. Year, in Advance.
“FOR COO, FOR COWTRY AND FOR TRUTH.”
VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1924
NO. 5
FOOTBALIj game during fair
The athletic director o£ Plymouth
high school advises us that plans are
being made for a game of football
between the local squad at Elizabeth
City. Nothing definite has been ac
complished as yet, but it is practi
cally assured that the game will be
played.
The baseball grounds will be con
verted into a parking space for auto
mobiles during the fair, and it is
probable that the football game will
be played on the school athletic field.
When plans have been completed we
will make an announcement through
these columns.
Candidate For Governor
Speaks Here Next Week
Hon. A. W. McLean, Democratic
candidate for governor of North Car
olina, will speak here at the court
house nexi Tuesday afternoon at one
o'clock.
This speaking is being well adver
tised by the county Democratic com
mittee and it is expected that a large
crowd will be here to hear this splen
did speaker. Mr. McLean will speak
■during the recess hour of court, on
that day, using the auditorium of the
<eourt house.
It is especially urged that all peo
ple who are interested in the devel
opment of North Carolina be in the
auditorium promptly at one o’clock,
so that they will not miss any of the
.speech.
\ cordial invitation is extended to
.he ladies.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Mrs. Clinton Everett spent the
week-end in Edenton as the guest of
Mrs. P. H. Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Spruill and
daughter, Miss Mary Jane of Wind
sor were guests of Mrs. Pattie Spru
ill Sunday.
Rev. R. L. Hethcox held his regu
lar appointment at Rehoboth Sunday
morning at eleven o’clock.
Mr. W. E. Blount and daughter,
Miss Donnie, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Elizabeth City.
Mrs. M. L. Wiley, Mrs. Stark Holt
tton and son, George, were guests of
Mrs. M. J. Elliott Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Jack Swain, Mr. and Mrs. T.
J. Swain and children spent Sunday
with Mrs. Henrietta Swain.
Mrs. A. B. Holmes of Charlotte, is
here the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Blount,
Quite a number of Skinnersville
people are attending the evangelistic
meeting at Plymouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Davenport
are attending the Chowan Fair this
week.
NOTICE
Bids will be received by the Board
of Commissioners of Washington
County, North Carolina, at the Court
House in the Town of Plymouth in
mid County, until October 30th,
1924, at 10 o’clock A. M., when they
will be publicly opened, for the pur
chase of $10,000 School Bonds of
Washington County, payable exclu
v cut of taxes to be levied in
\ . ■!." High School District, Wash
. i.unty, North Carolina. The
td bonds are coupon bonds, in de
: jations of $500 each, dated
.August 1st, 192 4, and payable on
'the first day of August, $500 thereof
• itch of the years 1927 to 1946,
< cili inclusive, bearing interest at
the rate of six per cent per annum,
semi-annually, both princi
pal and interest being payable at the
Chemical National Bank, in the City
and State of New York.
; '-id? must be accompanied by
■ '•heck upon an incorporat
trust company, payable
■ order of the Treasurer of
A ashingtnn County, North Carolina,
dor two per centum of the par value
of the bonds bid for, to secure the
bounty against any loss resulting
a failure of the bidder to com
with the terms of his bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
- -n bids or to accept the bid
' advantageous to the
ADDIE L. BRINKLEY, Clerk,
^„mmissioners,
• nth. North Carolina.
LEAMAN-COSTAN REVIVAL MEETING
BEGINS SECOND WEEK OF CAMPAIGN
Large Crowds in Attendance at All Services. Tabernacle
Packed for Two Services Sunday.
I
MEL G. LEAMAN
EVANGELIST
The Leaman-Coston Evangelistic
Party, now conducting a reyiral in
a large wooden Tabernacle on the
Hampton lot, began the second week
of their campaign Tuesday morning
with the largest morning crowd that
has yet attended.
The meeting, which began last
Wednesday, has been largely attend
ed every service. The Tabernacle
was practically filled last Saturday
night to hear the evangelist in a
gripping discourse on “The Division
of the Bible." For nearly an hour
he gave himself to showing the peo
ple God's dealings with man in other
Dispensations, and closed with an ap
peal to come back to the “Old Book
which is God’s revelation to man.
Approximately five thousand peo
ple heard Mr, Beaman at two servic
es Sunday in two o fhis most power
ful discourses. At thr.ee o'clock he
preached a stirring message on the |
“Signs of the Times," bringing to the I
minds of the audience some startling
facts concerning Bible prophecy and
their fulfillment, Mr, Leaman stated
that there was not one prophecy in
the Bible which was to be filled be
fore the second coming of Christ that
had not already been fulfilled, and
warned the people to be ready to
meet Christ at any time. At the
night meeting he brought a message
on “The Unconscious Backslider." It
was a discourse directed mainly at
the church members who are living
in sin. Again Mr. Leaman warned
them of their indifference toward
God, «ru4 p]ead with them to let go
their sins and eOJJie back to the
Christ who has the power fp save.
Mr. Leaman is a powerful and
earnest speaker, and the effects of
his preaching can already be seep in
Plymouth. He is a fearless preaeher
of the Gospel and plain spoken in
his condemnation of sin.
Chorister 3, C, Costop, who is in
charge of the music, ig developing
a large choir of about two hundred
voices of mep and women who have
given their gej'yigeg apd tgjeptg |o
the support of the meeting.
A large number of business men
are voluntarily closing their places of
business for the morning services
which last one hour, from ten until
eleven,
Cottage prayer meetings were in
augurated Tuesday; three being held
in homes throughout the town to
pray for the salygtion of the lost in
Plymouth. Mrs, paidep, Mrs. Over
ton apd Mrs. Gaylord ajl opening
their homes for a service, These ser
vices will continue eagp day In the
different homes, and it is hoped that
they will be largely attended by the
women to pray for the salvation of'
Plymouth.
FOOTBALL GAMINS
Charlottesville, Va.
Thursday, Nov. 27, 1924.
Round trip tickets at fare and one
half on sale November 26th, limited
to November 28th
via
NORFOLK SOUTHERN R R
Special sleeping cars will be operat
ed from Kinston, New Bern, Wilson,
Goldsboro, Washington and other
points as the volume of business re
quires. Secure reservations now,
For further information apply to
or write any Ticket Agent or
J. F. Dalton
Gecnral Passenger Agent,
NORFOLK, VA.
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a
power of sale embraced in a mort
gage executed by Julian W. Allen
and wife, to A. L, Owens, on the
12th day of October, 1918, and re
corded in Washington County in
Book 67, Page 512, the undersigned
mortgaee will expose at public sale
to the highest bidder for cash on the
15th day of November, 19 2'4, at the
courthouse door in Plymouth, North
Carolina, at 12 o’clock noon, the fol
lowing described real estate:
That tract of land formerly be
longing to Geo. Allen and devised by
him to his wife, Levinia L. Allen,
during her natural life and then to
l her children in fee simple, lying and
I being in the County of Washington,
adjoining the laud of Gabe Ange on
the south by the lands of Geo. L.
i
Bowen on the west by the lands of
E. R. Allen and the road leading
from Plymouth to Bath, N. C., on
the east by the lands of John L. Ro
per Lumber Co.
This the 15th day of October, 1924.
A. L. OWENS, Mortgagee.
TO SPEAK HERE MON
DAY AT NOON
Mr. Hariy M. Jacobs, Presir
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce of New Bern. N, C- will
address thivo'ers of Washingtin
< ounty at the Court House im
rrediate'y after the adjournment
of court at Noon Monday October
20th, AH vot ri interesteu in
Port Terminals and lower freight
rates for North Carolina are re
quested to be present, the ladies
being invited to i t.end also.
Gus Holmes of Creswell, was here
Nonday.
Dr. D. B. Mizelle
DENTAL SURGEON
in Plymouth every day ex
ce it Monday prepareo to
to do all kinds of Modern
P DENTAL WORK
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
Experience Develops
Efficiency
I am the Democratic candidate for
Treasurer of Washington County,
and was placed on the ticket through
the action of the Democratic primary
held on June 7th of this year.
It is being argued by my opposi
tion that the fact that I have held
this office for some time is sufficient
reason to displace me and place some
other person in the office. It is a
fact that I have held this office for
a period of eight years and it is also
an undisputable fact that I have dis
charged the duties of the office, so
far, exactly as the law requires.
There is no need for me to state that
the first years of my duties as treas
urer were easy and smooth. If I
were to make that statemeiit I would
be guilty of telling a bald-face lie.
The duties at first were strange and
difficult for me, and at times I real
ly regretted having these duties to
perform. J gathered information
from every authentic source possible
and as time passed I gradually be
came more accustomed to t}ie re
quirements of the office, and now I
truthfully belieye that I am better
prepared, by reason of my eight
years’ continuous contact with the
duties of this office, to keep the
wheels running more smoothly than
any other man in Washington Coun
ty.
I do not mean by that statement
that I g.ji] any better equipped men
tally and intellectually than other
men of the county. I know that there
are ’Scores cf persons, maybe hun
dreds, In the eounty who are better
qualified educationally than I am,
but I belieye that my past experience
has given pje ft kao>vh dge cf the af
fairs of tile Bounty, financially, that
is a valuable asset to any person who
is fo control mictj ft position. Expe
rience of eight ypars in any vocation 1
.
where practical application is em- :
ployed thUSt develop a familiarity
with the rudiment sand works de
manded that simplifies the duties to
a great extent. I believe that I am
equipped to handle the office of
treasurer to f.lie satisfaction of every
true and loyal citizen of Washington
County,
Some niay also advance the argu- i
ment that continued service will de
velop a laxity and carelessness of the
conduct of the office, in reply to '
this } pan only invite attention to
the records that have be en kept by
me during these eight years, | mean .
thifi an an opep invitation to any per- ;
son who is sufficiently interested to “
take the trouble of ascertaining for t
himself exactly the status of the rec- •
ords of my office.
I have no deroggatory remarks to
make against my opponent, and from
what association I have had witli
him I haye learned to respect him 1
as an upright gentlepiap of file high- £
est order.
I
I will appreciate the vote and sup- ,
port of the people of Washington ,
Coupty jn tl)o pleetjop to l}e held (
November 4th, and I sincerely trust I
that eight years of faithful service t
will not be held against me by the '
ppoplp whom l have been serving. '
With the highest personal esteem ,
for my opponent, with the earnest
hope that you will support me and £
the assurance that I will serve you I
to the very best of my ability, 1 am, <
Respectfully yours, ^
A. L. HOLMES, ‘
Mr, G. H, Parrot of the Bruce ;
Greater Shows, who will be here dur
ing the Pair, was in town on business
Wednesday.
Mr. D. 0. Newberry of Norfolk, was
in town Tuesday.
Atty C. E. Thompson of Elizabcv h
City was a business visitor here Tuc. -
tl«y.
THE MAI ME
PORT TERMINAL
The advantage to be derived from
•he development of water routes is
well illustrated k (y tbs experience of
Maine which has only this year com
pleted tne first state-owned terminal
at Portland, on ; i site donated by the
municipalities. T he state has invest
ed $130,000 in; building a modern
type of pier witl /. ample freight hand
ling equipment iidapted both for over
seas and coastv vise traffic. The need
f this pier was so great that lurim
the co:utvuctioi» as fast-as one por
tion was completed it was put to use
•for 11 c accomodation of ships.
Self-supprting from the Beginning
During construction a new line oi
steamships between Portland and
New York was inaugurated. Early h
192;; a portion of the pier was so fgj
completed as to permit its use by ;
line of steamships running from Port
land through the Panama Canal U j
Pacific points. This season the pie* is
being fully utilised both for coast
wise business through the Panama
Canal, and for trans-Atlantic busines.
irul during the past punnier its use
so increase;! Ihyt only a few weeks a
:'o a steamship loaded with wood-pulp
fiom Europe could not be acom
i odated at too state pier which war
that day being' used to its full ca
pacity.
Even aunng construction when onh
partially in use, the pier as an oper
ating proposition has paid its own
way. For the twelve months peiio(
ending June 30, 1924, the receipts
have exceeded operating expenses by
more than $10,000. With the piei
complete and in full operation and
with the building up of the business
to a normal figure, the pier should
show a very substantial surplus ap
plicable to paying interest and other
harges on the investment.
Benefit? to the State
The benefits to the state from the
rovision of this modern water-front
erminal have been the development
t now steamship lines, the lowering
;f freight rates, the widening of old 1
markets and the development of new
markets for new products. This has |
been particularly true with reference
!o the business carried on bctweei
Maine and the Pacific coast states
Through (he medium of cheaper water
ranspertation a shoo manufacture!
u an inland e/ry of Maine can ship
''is shoes to Portland by rail and a( <
the state pier load them aboard a ■
i’acific coast .steamship for transpor- {
atioit through the Panama Cana! an;
and his shoes at any port oil the Pa
cific coast at a transportation cost
:onsiderubly below that of any shot
manufacturer at St. Louis who must <
•ay rail rates from his factory to this 1
nme Pacific coast market.
Kates l ompared
various water lines for the year end
ing June 30, 1924, have been ovei
?300,000 or more than 20 per cent of
.he state's investment in the state
erminal, and this result has been a
hievod during a period in which the
tier was still incomplete and used tf
nly a part of its full capacity.
Water Service Superior
Transportation by water, regard
ess of the route, has been found
ldvanfageous to shippers because ol
.he certainty of the service rendered
>y vessels sailing cn regular schedule
I’iiis has been an important factor ii
the development of be mess through
.he state pier The {••iilj.l ers between
Maine points and New York City can
nos e t' e:r fudglo v ill: certainty and
in at■ lit iudf Mie time by water that
.ve>i. 1*1 be con urned ju the movement
the same freight t an allruil route
1 he ships engaged in the Pacific coast
On the freight 'moved through the
state pier in one year’s time between
Maine and the Pacific coast by way
,'f the Panama Cana! the savings in
freight rates, oyer what this merchan
dise would have eost for rail carriage
across the continent, have amounted
to approximately one-quarter of a
million dollars.
On the water line between Port
land and New York City the railroads
and water carriers have made a dif
ference in rates which average around
$100 per ton, and the result so far
is a saving of more than $50,000 on
freight rates in a year's time. The
total savings in freight moved through
the state pier and transported by the
trade run on regular schedules and
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. O. O. Jackson, manager
Smith Motor Company, retur
Monday from Washington with
now model Studebaker automob:
It is a beautiful machine and
attracted quite a bit of attention.
Mr. A. F. Johnston of Roper,
in town for a while Tuesday.
Mr. S. B. Davenport of Beast
was a business visitor here Tuesd
Mr. Wesley Hardison of the Be
on force made a business trip
Washington Monday.
Mr. T. J. Swain spent the weel
end in Norfolk.
Mr. J. c. Swain of Skinnersvill
was in town on business Monday.
Messrs. It. W. Johnston and T.
Swain made a short business trip t|
Wenona Tuesday.
Mr. J. F. Ausbon and Mrs. C.
Ausbon and little son returned froi
Durham Tuesday afternoon.
The evangelistic meetings beinj
conducted here by the Leaman-Cos
ton party are being well attended
by people alt over this section.
Messrs. Wesley Hardison and Dai
Satterthwaite motored to Mount Ol-j
ive Sunday.
Mr. W. D. Peal of Creswell wai
a business visitor here Monday.
Quite a number of/our people ar
attending the State Fair at Raleigh
There axe many who are also attend
ing the Chowan Fair at Edenton thii
week.
Mr. W. T. Alexander of Creswell
was in town Monday.
Mr. Eh- S. Blount, county, was i
town Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. W. C. Burgess and Miss Viv
ian Swindell of Belhaven were Ply-j
mouth visitors Sundtxy afternoon. |
Mr. Lou Craft of Norfolk has been
visiting his brother, Mr. C. C. Craft,,
this week.
Mr. Len Reddick, county, was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. L, D. Barca of Roper was in
town shopping Tuesday.
Miss Corinne Bell of Skinnersville
was in town shopping Tuesday.
Just a short while before the fail
opens. Have you prepared your ex
hibits and made arrangements to at
tend?
Mr. O. Q. Jackson made a business
trip to Charlotte last Friday.
Messrs. J. W. Read, T. L. Smith1
/1
xnd Rev. O. W. Sawyer left Monday!
for Raleigh, where they attended the 1
State Fair. I
shippers kro.v v.drill a day or two'
when their c-onsigun.fnts are due atj
any point.
The greater speed as well as cer- |
taintv of move.neat water freight]
• n-»y be appreciated when we consider;
that, taking me country over, ti;-;
average ■freight car cn our rail:. |
moves less than 30 1. ies a day. '• 1
interesting esinpunson of the mo ■ -j
ment of height by water and by rail
i-> shown in Ihe tinnsporta ' . : of]
.train on the Cheat Lakes and 'hc-neia
by raii to ‘iou'I.crn ports. The avera
l ake >ate on wheat from Duluth to >
Buffalo for about three years has J
bee just under 3 cent.; per bushel,
e*juiva'ont to one mill per ton mile,
Th's same wheat moved by rail from
BuiTa.o to New York City, if destined
fer the export trade, is carried at
Die rate of 7.1 mills per ton mile, and
if for domestic markets at 9.7 mill;
per ton mile. In other words, in trans |
prrting wheat by Lake-rail route
from Duluth to New York City the
transportation charges for that part >
of the distance carried by rail is
from seven to ten times the charges
for carrying that same wheat by
water. ,1
The people of Maine are eminentlyij
satisfied with the result of their un- j
dertaking to date and look forward'
to the continued growth of freight1]
movement by water routes to such am
extent that another pier will soon be'
needed at Portland to accomodate;]
the growing business of <he Maine"
industry.—F. H. Fay, of Fay, Spoffer
and Thorndike, Consulting Enaineerrsi
in planning and building the State]
Piers at Portland, Me.