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x Year, in Advance.
JFOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
Single Copy 5 Coate
VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1924
NO. 6
Delivered Address
Here This Week.
Extracts from Speech of Hon
A. W McLean, delivered at Ply
mouth Tuesday, October 21st, at
2:00 P. M.,
"There is nothing, I assure
you, that has given me greater
pleasure than to observe the con
tinued interest the people are
taking in education, in every
nook and corner of our great
State.
If you will tell me what the
men on the railroad trains, in the
market places and in the fields
and factories are talking most
about, I will tell you pretty ac
curately how happy and pros
perous they «re, said a careful
observer to me, recei.tly.
Education the Chief Concern
"I have had occasion to try out
this bit of wisdom within the last
few months as I have traveled
over ever» secti n of the btate
I j f Hv- found out v hat
st ntere-ted in. Is not,
i,oo roaufc, although they are
jusu> piouti 0.1 me W'jiiuefiu,
<■!(> , op ,i • it "f < ur gre.»t. high*
,; ,c s 'In i n.a )•
put li I U tn.lliU
t, clu iiig resources, thoui'Ii this
e empnt of our progress is now
(. , Me a d favorable
t'( ■> * , (sc country
' i. * u 1
, n ouruy
uui Co zei ship,
chough we have just cause to
tbake great, pride in all these
things;-it is the cause of edu
cation in its broader aspects in
waich North Carolina has made
^uch wonderful progress, with
in th-» past few years, that every
cla s oi our citizenship is most
in <-tested in at the present mo
mcm. Aid in t hi* connect ion, let
sne emphasize this significant
encouraging fact,— that
V, hi v our people are proud ot
v.-loa' has already been accom
plished in connection with the
expansion find development of
<our educational system, they are
determined to press steadily for
ward until even greater results
are accomplished. They have put
their hands to the plow and there
will be no turning back until the
citizenry of North Carolina en
joys as good educational facilitk s
as can be found anywhere,"
Development of
Public Education
Education, like every other
.great force in life, is a matter
of growth. It is often handicap
ped by social, economic or other
causes that for the time arrest
its developement and weaken its
i>°whUe progress during the
period of the Civil War was slow
it was stead.’, and finally, ab ut
1900, we saw the dawn of a new
day When awakening of the
people in the couse of education,
was caused by theinspi.ing cam
paigns of Aycock and his com
patriots From thence forward
there was a constantly increasing
rate of progress until 1921.
When there was a veritable
plunge forward along all edu
cation lines in the State.
‘ It is not necessary for m« to
recount to this intelliger f audi
ence the progr ssive steps that
we have taken in the last few
jears- The wonderful growth of
POPULAR CHOIR LEADER HERE WITH
LEAMAN-COSTON PARTY
J. C. COSTON
TV* o
Serves Humatnty
our public school system, in the
number and value of school bui d •
irms, the general character ot .he
school work and the 'onger terms
are matters of common knows
ledge. Many of our communities
have not been satisfied to stop
at the constitutional minimum ot
six months, and therefore the
average for the State is gradually
increasing, but it is still true that
only 53 per cent of the white
school children in North Carolina
have the advantage of attending
school for a term longer than six
months. , ,
“Personally , I hope that we are
on the very threshold of the day
when the children in the most
remote rural sections of our com
monwealth will have the same
opportunity to obtain an educa
tion both academic and vocation
al. as those in our most pros
perous towns and c'ties. If our
material resources continue to
increase, thi3 result will be at
tained in a very short time.”
f
Mr. F.'liner }.yi>.- of Be ha' en,
we* in town on business this week. |
Mr. Glenn Walte-s was a business ]
visitor here this week. j
The high school foot ball team are J
in Belhaven todry. ^
Mr. E. H. Denny of Greensboro was
n town on business yesterday. <
Mr. and Mrs VV. O. Ralph and child
ren of Norfolk, have been town visit
ing relatives und friends.
A. large number of our people ara
attending the Martin county Fair each
day this week.
Mr. H. M. Jacobs of Fewbern was i
in town Monday. He spoke on port 1
terminals in Roper that night.
Mr John Hollis of Albemarle Beach
was in town on business several days
The Leaman-C jstor Evangelistic
party,conductingan evengelistlc cam
paign here,are having large crowds at
all their meetings.
s NEW LIFE PILLS
The Pillar That Do Cura.
THE FOLLOWING TICKETS WIL ,L BE AT THE POLLS ON
TUESDAY, NOVE MBtR 4th
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY* BALLOT
For State Senators from the Second
Senatorial District:
CARROLL B. SPENCER
P. H. JOHNSON
For Solicitor of the Second Judicial
District:
DON GILLLIAM
For Representative in the General
Assembly:
CARL L. BAILEY
For Treasurer
AUGUSTUS L. HOLMES
For Register of Deeds:
ADDIE L. BRINKLEY
For Sheriff:
JOSEPH K. REID
For Recorder:
ZEB VANCE NORMAN
For County Commissioners:
HENRY C. SPRUILL
LOUIS E. HASSELL
JAMES W. SPRUILL
For Justices of the Peace,
Plymouth Township:
JULIAN W. HARRISON
JAMES R. LATHAM
WILLIAM F. AUSBON
For Justices of the Peace,
Lee’s Mills Township:
JOHN E. SINGLETON
WILEY O. NORMAN
H. J. FURBEE
For Justices of the Peace,
Skinnersville Township;
h C. SWAIN
M. F. DAVENPORT
GEORGE W. PHELPS
For Justices of the Peace,
Scuppg: IlQPff Township*
J5HPE c; QATLTN
THOMAS F. DAVENPORT
. JULIUS F. £NSi L
republican county ballot
For Representative in the General
Assembly:
B. B. SPENCER
For Sheriff:
J. C. TARKENTON
For County Commissioners: ^
John t. McAllister
CHARLIE W. SNELL
JOHN L. PHELPS
Eor Justices of the Peace,
Plymouth Township:
WILLIS ROBERTSON
JOHN T. BROWNING
EDGAR BATEMAN
For Justices of the Peace,
Lee’s Mills Township: . -
J. M. CHESSON 7 r
B. F. SPRUILL
W. M. LIVERMAN
For Justices of the Peace,
Skinnersville Township:
N. D. BATEMAN
ELMER PHELPS
GEORGE STALEY
For Justices of the Peace,
Scuppernong Township:
J. L. NORMAN
G. A. OVERTON
J. A. AMBROSE
DEMOCRATIC CANVASS
The Democratic Candidates of Washington
County will meet the voters o fthe county to dis
cuss the local issues at the following places, an\ri
dates.
Everybody, especially the ladies are cordially
urged and invited to be present,
H. D. Davenports Store, October 29th, 9:30 a. m
Roper, N. C, October 29th, 10*,00 a. m.
Pleasant Grove, October 29th, 11:00 a. m.
S. B. Davenport Store, October 29th, 12:00 a. m.
G. W. Phelps Store, October 29th, 1:00 p. m.
Cherry, N. C., October 29th, 2:00 p. m,
Creswell, N. G, October 29th, 3:30 p. m.
Mrs. N, Rhodes Store, October 29th, 5:00 p. m.
Piney Grove, October 29th, 6:00 p. m.
Mackeys, N. C., October 29th, 8:00 p. m.
T. R. Chesson Store, October 29th, 8:00 p. m.
E. H. Davenport, October 30th, 10:00 a. m,
N. H. Harrison, October 30th, 11;00 a. m,
R. H. Gurganus, October 30th, 12:00 noon.
Stewart Morris, October 30th, 1:30 p. m.
Jim Latham, October 30th, 3:00 p. m.
Hon, Van B. Martin will speak at the School
Auditorium Creswell, N. C. October 31st, 1924 at
8 p. m.
Hon. H. S. Ward will speak at the school au
ditorium Cherry, N. C. November 1st, at 8 p. m.
Col, Wiley C. Rodman will speak at the Thom
pson Hall, Roper, N. C. November 3rd, 8 p. m.
T. J. SWAIN, Chmn. of Dem. Ex. Co.
PLYMOUTH LOSES
AT FOOTBALL
Plymouth high school played it
first football game and put up a plu- jjr
cky fight against Eliza >eth Cit / high
school last Friday, bm weie unable jj
-o st p the more Experience'and faste
back field of thier opponents.
The Plymouth boys playinar and see*
ing their first game, were bewildered
by the quick shifts and fake plays *x
ecuted by the opposition. The latter
part of the game showed a different
team representing the Plymouth sch
hool They had learned the tricks of the
other team and iu the fast quarter
held them to one touchdown. Piy*
mouth threatened to score in the last
ew minutes of play when Coburn,
half-back for Plymouth, scooped up
a blacked punt aud raced forty ya:ds
to Elizabeth Citv's ten-yard line
Plymouth meets Washington here on
iTuesday, October 28ih, for their.
! first home game. The local term is
being put through hard practice and
promise a good game.
A return game with Elizabeth City
has been scheduled here during the
Fair.
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a v
power of sale embraced ii: a inert- T
gage executed by Julian VV. Allen
and wife, to A. L. Owens, on the
12th day of October, 191S, and re
corded in Washington County iu
Book 67, Page 512, the undersigned ■ j
raortgaee will expose at public sale
to the highest bidder for cash on the
15th day of November, 19C4, at the
courthouse door in Plymouth, North
Carolina, at 12 o'clock noon, (he 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
her children in fee simple, lying and
being in the County of Washington,
adjoining the land of Gabe Ange on
the south by the lands of Geo. L. • ‘
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. J
The evangelistic meetings being
conducted here by the Leaman-Coa- 1
ton party are being well attended
by people all over this section. »
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