i Year, in Advance.
“FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
Single Copyȣ Cents,
VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1924
NO. 4
BAUTY CONTEST
at the
CHOWAN FAIR
Two Queens to Be Selected
There will be a Beauty Contest at
the Chowan Fair. Voting will start on
Tuesday, Oct. 14th. on tire Fair
Grounds at the Queen Headquarters.
One queen will be selected for Chowan
County and one for the Neighboring
Counties. The contest will close on
Friday afternoon and the two queens
crowned in front of the Grand Stand
with ceremonies. Each queen will be
given a handsome Diamond ring.
PARADE
The Chowan Fair will open with
a BIG PARADE. All school Children
who are in the parade or all children
accompanied by any adult with paid
admission (one child to each adult)
will be entered to the Fair Grounds
free. The parade will be composed of
.irshalls, mounted ladies, officers,
children, bands, ambulance
boy scouts floats decorated cars
I boys mounted on ponies. Over
000 children are" expected in the
parade. Parade is to form in front of
ihe Court House. The Higgins Ameri
can Band will lead in the parade and
give concerts twice daily in front of
*i\ C re rid Stand.
FREE ACTS
1 our Big Free Acts will give ex
hibitions in front of the Grand Stanc.
both in the afternoon and at evenings
jts't before the Fire Works begin to
r.r. Poodles and Dottie, a comedy
: , will keep you laughing all the
Don’t fail to see these great
ors do the stunts that will keep
you in smiles the rest of the week.
See them fall from tables and chairs
20 feet high. Bassett and Bailey wil:
give an act that is startling and new.
They are just over from Europe with
all new stunts. Watch Bassett climb
a table built of several chairs and
bind on the top. Watch these strong
people, a strong man a strong woman.
The flying Wilson’s will give two
• - s in the air, a ladder act that will
and entertain—A trapeze act
' h-t will startle. See the boys drill
each afternoon. The Fire Works will
be something new every night.
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MECHAJNIUAL, io
There will be two mechanical ex
hibits at the Fair. One will be a
striking device. This will consist of 4
boys who are tryng to ring a bell by
striking a device. Don’t fail to see the
Ik ys, they are continuously in motion,
children can you ring the bell, come
nd see which boy is able to ring
ae bell and do likewise. The other
exhibit is in the form of a Ferris
Wheel. As it revolves it gives eight
health rules. These two exhibits are
run by electricity and will be at
tractively arranged and will be en
tertaining as well as amusing.
PRIZE DAY
On Friday, $100.00 will . be given
,ay in prizes to the holder of lucky
nbers. Come and get one of these
prizes. As you enter the gates and
buy the ticket, retain the coupon with
the number. These prizes will be a
warded in front of the Grand Stand
on Friday.
COLORED DAY
Saturday will be colored day and
special features are being by the
colored people for that day. Racing
borh horse and auto will be a specia.
feature of the day. All racing will be
done by the colored people. The col
led people will attend any and every
day but on Saturday all amusements
wiil be for their benefits. Admission
for all children on Saturday will be
15 cents.
NOTICE OF SALE
Lnder and by virtue of a power of
iiuie contained in a Deed of 1'rusl
executed by P. H. Darden et als to
Vv. B. Watts, Trustee, on the doth
day of November, 1918, and recorded
in Book 73, Page 392, Washington
County records, and default having
been made in the payment of the notes
secured thereby, and application hav
ing been made to the said liustee
b lie holders of said notes for a
sale of the land described in said
Deed of Trust, the undersigned trus
tee will expose at public sale at the
Corn-house door, Plymouth, North
' olina, 12 o’clock noon on the 11th
da. of Octber, 1924, to the highest
b dder for cash, the following describ
ed tract of land:
All that certain tract of land lying
end situate and being in the County
of Washington, State of North Caro
lina, near the Town of Plymouth and
being tracts numbers 3, 4 and 5 on
»!at of land formerly owned by R. L.
ITayes and known as tlie R. L. Hayi..
Woodland Farm, as surveyed and
plotted by Jno. B. Respass, plot of
,-hich is on record in Washington
r'nntv, Register of Deeds office in
'Tap Book on page 4 to which said
plat reference is hereby made for c
more perfect description.
Tract No. 3 contains 37.93 acres.
Tract No. 4 contains 37.81 acres.
Tract No. 5 contains 10.00 acres.
Being'-a total of 85J4 acres.
T1„v ti,<, qtb dav oT iSeritemher, 1924,
W. B. WATTS, Trustee.
WiN'T'ED To BUY-We Wish
o purchase an iron safe ni
d eonfU.Und(.» George L., tw&ilt
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PREMIUM LIST TO RE
DISTRIBUTED NEXT WEEK
General County-Wide Advertising: Trip Will Be
gin Next Wednesday Morning.
The second annual Washington
County Fair premium lists are about
ready to be distributed among the
people who are interested in the de
velopment of the county. It is also
planned to print the entire premiur.
list in the Beacon next week, so that
a greater number of people may be
reached.
Recent advice from the manager of
the amusement company that will oc
cupy the midway is that the people
of this section will have the opportun
ity of seeing a more diversified ar
rangement of amusements than has
wer been in this county. A corps
of carpenters and helpers are now
busily engaged in getting the fair
grounds ready for the annual event,
and everything points to a much larg
er and more successful occasion than
was held last year, although last
year’s affair was much more satisfac
tory than was at first anticipated.
Next Wednesday morning a cortege
of fair boosters will leave Plymouth
for a general trip throughout the
county for_the purpose of advertising
the Washington County Fair. People
from other sections will join the par
ty and assist in the work.
The base ball park is being ar
ranged for the accomodation of auto
mobiles, and a sufficient number of
men will be on duty continuously to
see that the cars and their contents
are not disturbed.
Tuesday night, November 4th, elec
tion day, radio returns from the en
; ire nation will be received in the
exhibit hall and will be announced so
that everybody. might share equally
in the news.
Wednesday is set aside for the
schools and school children will be
admitted free of charge, provided
they are accompanied by teachers.
Saturday will be colored day, and it
is thought that the colored people
will surpass the splendid exhibits that
were displayed last year by them.
Begin to get your exhibits ready now.
The premium list will be with you
next week.
MRS. AUSTIN
ENTERTAINS
On Tuesday night at the home of
her mother, Mrs. James. H. Smith,
Mrs. H. V. Austin entertained the
Bridge Club in a most charming man
ner
The high score was won by Mrs.
R. P. Walker.
A delicious said course was served.
Those present were: Mesdames R.
W. Johnston, C. W. Cahoon, R. I -
Walker, J. B. Flaugher, J B. Edmond
son, James Williamson, S. B. Hilliard,
2, V. Norman, Theodore Par! rick, Jr.,
H. A. Blount James Grey, Henderson
ville, Jack Reid, T. L. Bray, Misses
Marvis Thigpen, Elizabeth Tucker,
Doris Owens, Martha Hornthal, Delano
Wilson, Evelyn Hogg, Mrs. E. G.
Arps and Mrs. A. L. Alexander.
Mr. Joe Sammanie of Roper, was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
LEAMAN-COSTON
MEETING
Revival Meeting Began Wednesday
Night With a Large
Congregation
The Leaman-Coston Evangelistic
Party began a series of revival meet
ings here Wednesday night at seven
forty-five.
The party has just completed a five
weeks’ meeting in Williamston where
they accomplished great things. They
come here with a splendid reputation
for putting a great amount of en
thusiastic zeal in church members
and causing others to put more
thought in God’s work.
A large delegation from Williams
ton attended the meeting Wednesday
night, anti we learn that there will
be a large crowd to visit the meet
ing Sunday from that place. We wel
come the visitors and are always glad
to see them in our town.
SKINNERS
VILLENEWS
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blount and
daughter, Miss Donnie, made a trip
to Elizabeth City Saturday.
The Albemarle school opened last
Monday. Miss Mary Many of Black
Mountain, principal, and Miss Belie
Simpson of Currituck County, prim
ary teacher.
Mr. Clinton Everett of Edenton,
who has accepted a position with Z. P.
Ziegler came Sunday to spend the day
with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom White and son,
Tom, Jr., were the geusts of Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. White Sunday.
Mrs P. H. Bell of Edenton spent
Sunday with Mrs. Clinton Everett
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Davenport and
Miss Callie Tarkington were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Blount Sun
day afternoon.
Rev. W. E. Withers of Creswcll,
held his regular appointment at Oak
Grove church Sunday at eleven o’
clock.
Mrs. Tom Swain and children and
Jack Swain of Plymouth spent Sun
day with Mrs. Henrietta Swain.
Mrs. M. J. Elliott was the guest of
Mrs. M. L. Wiley Sunday afternoon.
Miss Pearl Alexander returned
Monday after a pleasant visit wrh
relatives and friends in Norfolk j
Registration books are now open for
all who have become of age in Skin
nersville township. C. V. White, regis
trar, will hold the books open until
October 25th.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Di vine; qualified as administrator
c. t. a. of the estate of Margaret M.
Allen, deceased, late of Washington
County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims a
gaiint the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned at
Plymouth, N. C„ on or before the
10th day of September, 1925, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
payment. ,
this 10th day of September., 1924.
Ri. ,T. H. ALLEN,
Admr., c. t. A,
SCHOOL TRUCK
• COLLIDES WITH
AUTOMOBILE
1’hursday afternoon of last week
the school truck that serves the sec
tion between here and Westover for
tbl Plymouth high school collided
w*h a Chevrolet sedan driven by Mrs.
T.jc. Burgess and was overturned.
Miss Sadie Davenport, received
painful, though not serious bruises,
and Miss Mildred Vail was slightly
injured by being trampled upon by
the children who were making a fran
tic exit from the truck. Miss Daven
port was brought to Plymouth where
she received treatment from Dr. T. L.
Bray, after which she was taken home '
by sheriff Reid.
prom what we can gather the
truck was moving on the cross read
at the Ambrose farm, and Mrs. Bur
gess was on the highway coming
from Roper to Plymouth. Neither of
the drivers could see the other until,
too late to avert a collision. This j
point is one of the most dangerous in j
this immediate section, as there is a
thick growth at the intersection of
the roads an dit is practically impos
sible for one driver to see another un
til they are within a few feet of each
other.
The truck was turned over on its
"s^jfcLe, while the Chevrolet suffered two
broken wheels and other minor in
juries.
The young ladies who received in
juries are back at school.
FIRE ALARM
About ten o’clock Wednesday morn
ing the fire alarm was sounded, and
a prompt response was made by the
fire company.
A defective flue in the kitchen of
a house occupied by colored people on ,
t;ne street known as the Company Mill
Road was responsible for the alarm.
No damage was done and the fire was :
extinguished without the use of the
water hose.
The chief of the fire department ad
vises us that there are several such
flues in Plymouth, and that he anti
cipates many more fires unless such ,
defects are remedied as according to
the requirements of the law.
Mr. L. C. Nurney has become as
sociated with Mr. C. W. Blount in a
general merchandise business. See an
nouncement on another page of this
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issue.
WESTOVER NEWS
Mr .and Mrs. Lonnie Dunbar ar.d
children of Wenona, and Mias Carr.c
Smithwiek of Hyde county, \\v. '
I guests of Mrs. N. C. Vail Suntiay.
Mr .and Mrs. Rufus Tetterton c.i
Plymouth, were guests of Mrs. Sami
Sitterson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Coburn a:•
children motored to Dardens Sunday.
Miss Mildred Swain spent the week
end with Miss Ella Pea1 in Plymouth.
Mrs. Carrie Baldwin of Washington
spent the week-end with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ayers.
Miss Edna Earl Nurney and Miss
Lydia Norman were guests of ML.
Mildred Vail Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. D. N. Bateman left Saturday
for Washington where she is visitin'.j
her daughter, Mrs. George Freeman.
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY
CCMMISSIO K'ER:
J E. Stillman, vat labor .. 4.0(
Pc well & S.okes, calcium'arse
nate .. 42-5(
Cash, expense Delegates to
State Convention .
Jcnes Eros. Co., part payment ■
jail contract ... .€86.69
Mrs. A. L. Grinkley, Register's (
fees .. 5.00
rl. C .Spruill, Commissioner's.
per diem ....« 5.00
T. J. Swain, Commissioner’s 3
per diem ..... 5.Of
Jar-'. W. Spruill, Commissioner’s
per diem . 8.0C
Zeb Vance Norman, Solicitor's;
salary . 50.00
Carl L. Bailey, Recorder’s sah
arv .. 70.00
A. B. Litchfield, Auditor’s sal
ary .. 200.00
J. H. Hamilton, Jr., Janitor’s
salary . 75.00
J. H. Hamilton, Jr., court costs .40
Childrens Home Society, Dona
tion ._... 5.00
John W. Garrett, Poor Allow
ance . 8.00
Elijah Joyner, Poor Allowance.. 8.00
Berry Harrell, Poor Allowance.. 3.00
Lena Gurganus, Poor Allowance 5.00
Harriet A. Davenport, Poor
Allowance . 5 00
Sophie Hunter, Poor Allowance 3.00
John Gary, Poor Allowance .... 3.00
A. B. Litchfield, Stationery &
Printing . 27.08
Ethel Spruill, Work on Tax
Books . 64.75
Elizabeth Tucker, Work on Tax
Books . 22.75
W. W. Chesson, Vat Labor .... 450
\7. F. Ausbon, Coroner’s Inquest 24.75
R. W. Tetterton, County Home
Supplies ....... 3.25
Dr7 W. If. Ward, Health ' Of
ficer ... 31.50
Miss Delano Wilson, Home De
mons'ration Agent . 50.00
it. W. Johnston, County Demon
strator .. 75.00
■ '. IT. Hampton & Son, Office
Supplies .. 1.09
\7. H. Hampton & Son, for Poor
Allowance .... .. 12.00
W. II. Hampton & Son, County
Home Supplies . 43.07
Plymouth Market & Grocery Co.,
County Home Supplies . 5.20
V\. A. Barnes, County Home
Keeper _. 33 33
V. A. I.’arnes, County Home
Supplies . 2.00
A. L. Holmes, Treasurer’s Sal
ary .-.- 93.75
Mrs. Goldie Sawyer, Poor Al
lowance . 10.00
i ROCEF.DIKCS OF HOAD
COMMISSIONERS
\7. A. Swain, Commissioner’s
per diem .$16.10
\7. T. Alexander, Commission
er’s per diem .... 13.00
\ . A ..iizeil, Commissioner’s
per diem .. -. IS.55
Mrs. A. L. Brinkley, Register’s
Fees ... 10.00
L. I, Basnk’ht, Supervisor’s Sal
ary . 125.0C
A. S. Moore, Supervisor’s Sal
.ICO.
A. 1 Primes, Treasurer’s Sal
93.7
the Peoples Bank, Spruill’s
P!v?.ior.;h Gava.no & Motor Co.
PI).r.i-ruth Wholesale Co., Peed .. 18.77
A. -J. Cahoon, Feed & Oil .. 28.00
William Wiley, Supplies.11.09
Hue v Mam; facturing Co. Ke
pt, irs to Equipment . 8.46
! C. Spruill, Supplies .. 89.00
Standard Oil Co., Oil .40 00
Standard Oil Co., Oil . 2.75
Stand: rd Oil Co., Oil . 40.00
Standard Oil Co., Oil . 2.75
Standard Oil Co., Oil . 4.75
Standard Oil Co., . 29.30
X. 11. I' ’rvison, Jr., Material 29.78
W. t’ tmpton & Son, Convict
S . dies . -121.14
\V U H mpton & Son, Supplies 6.4?
v. P withal, Pay Roll . 98.1/:
United Commercial Bank, Pay
Roll ...-.57143
Uri ed Commercial Bank, Sup
plies . 2.00
P. W. Brinkley, Attorney’s Fees 15.00
:\;:z Account
l,938.9r
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LOCAL NEWS.
I
Mr. J. i>. Fiaugher left Tuesday for
I a business trip to Baltimore.
Gus Holmes of Creswell, was here
| Monday.
Messrs. T. J. Swain and E. W.
Johnston made a business trip to
Washington Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nurney and
children motored to Mackeys Sunday
afternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Gregory and
children and Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
White made a motor trip to Columbia
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. M. Woodley of Skinnersville,
was in town Friday.
Mr. J. C. Coston attended the Ham- j
Ramsey revival meeting in Elizabeth j
City last Sunday.
Atty C. E. Thompson of Elizabeth
City was a business visitor here Tues- j
day.
Mi’. D. 0. Newberry of Norfolk, was
in town Tuesday. ■
Quite a number of our people are
planning to attend the State Fair
next week.
We understand that the Mackeys
Ferry-Edenton boat line wiil effec'
special schedule for the convenienc
of Washinton County people who are
planning to attend the Chowan County
Fair next week.
An advertising trip throughout the
county will be made next week in the
interest of the Washington county
Fair winch begins on the night of No
vember 4th.
The high water at Tarboro which
has kept trains from coming direct
from that point has receded so that
trains are now making their regular
schedules.
Messrs. Forrest and Clyde Liver man
have been in the city visiting Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Liverman anil Mr. and
Mrs. O. H. Lyon.
Mrs. L. M. Hampton, who has been
visiting in Richmond for seme time,
has returned home.
TO THE VOTERS OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY
I hereby announce myself as
an independent candidate for the
office of coroner for Washington
County, and solicit the voles of
all the people.
If elected. I shall serve the peo
ple to 'he best of my knowledge.
I am a Democrat and stand for
democratic p: irciples.
S. J. BARCO
TO THE VOTERS OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY
I hereby anrcunee myself ; s an
Independent Democrat' for the
office of treasurer of Washing
ton County. Will \ ery much ap
preciate all votes that may he
cast for me; and kindly so icit
the support of every voter.
I have no r< marks to make
agains: my <■ ppc ; uii; but think
he has held this office long
enough, therefore-am giving the
voters a chance for a change
If elected I pledge the best ser
vice possible.
LEON 3. BRAY
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Ai RLE ATiC'x FOR COi'.Gu.
TION OF
EDGAR SAWYER
Application will be made to the
Governor of North Carolina for the
comir.aiation of Edgar Sawyer, con
victed in the Recorder’s Court o ' Wash
ing c.a County on the . day cf
July, 1924, for the crime of assault
in'.'; hi.- wife with his fust, and sentenc
ed to the public roads of Washington
0- unty for a term of eighteen months.
This 29th clay of September, 1924.
HORACE V. AUSTIN,
Attorney for Applicant.
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