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VOL 36
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1924
NO. 8
LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
GIVEN AT COUNTY FAIR
Ladies Hold Interest of Large Crowds
During Their Daily Demonstrat
ions of Many Things Essential
To Hap y and Comfort
able Home Living,.
CLUB GIRLS DELIGHT CROWDS
Miss Helen Gaither, heme de
monstration agent of Hertford,
gave several interesting demon
strations in basketrv, bottoming
of chairs and the making of
shuck mats. The people who wit
nessed these demonstrations
were very much interested.
A demonstration kitchen was
planned and supervised by Miss
Delano Wilson, home demonstia
tion agent of this county. Mrs.
Eva Snell, the best pound cake
maker in the county, demonstrat
ed just how she makes such tas
ty pound cakes. Then Miss Los
sie Hardison, one of the club
girls, revealed the secret of mak
ing perfect muffins Miss Lnssio
brought the food value of bmad
and the necessity of having a
variety of breads: Two other club
girls, Misses Mildred Vail and
H’ldred Swain, demonstrated the
uses of fruits and vegetables in
the diet. Crowds stood around in
admiring amazement watching
these young ladies give their de
monstrations with such poise
and skill in handling their sub
ject. matter and equipment.
One wamen remarked that to
see these club girls give de
monstrations was worth the
price of the fair.”
Right here we wish to again
call to the attention of our read
ers that Misses Hardison and
Vail captured attractive prizes in
the State fair and also at New
bern.
Miss Wilson gave a demonstra
tion bringing out the food \alue
and use of milk in the diet. Milk
dishes were served to the public
She also showed how to cook a
meal in a steam pressure cooker.
The making of a dress form
was also demonstrated.
Charles Eliot once said that
landscape gardening was the art
of arranging land for use and
the accompanying landscape for
enjoyment. This was brought
out in a complete miniature land
scape project vvh’ch could b^
made applicable to any farm.
Recipes and general informa
tion of priceless value was freely
dispensed during the entire
week.
NOTICE OP 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, 1924, 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
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. U.
Bowen on the west by the lands of
E. R. Allen and the road loading
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.
“BEAU CAT’S” PART
NER CAUGHT HERE
Alleged Partner of Officer Vel
lines’ Slayer Was Former
Resident of Plymouth
Joe Nieholls, colored youth of
Norfolk, who was raised here
was am stedand jailed Saturday
by sheriff Reid. It is alleged that
Nieholls was a pa”tner of “Bean
Cat” Joe Thomas, a notorious
criminal that operated in the
vicinity of Norfolk. Nieholls is
also charged with se »eral crimes
of robbery and other offenses.
The city of Norfolk was stirred
from stem to stein last Friday
when it was learned that one of
its most respected police officers,
Edward J. Vellines, 29 years old
had been shot to death bv a ban
dit that he had under arrest, The
officer was shot through the
heart, and while in the last throes
of death's agony the gallant of
ficer raised upon his elbow' and
shot the fleeing negro to death.
The accounts of this hideous
affair have been read by the peo
ple of this community daily, and
a feeling of pity goes out to the
widow and children of the dead
officer.
More than five thousand dol
lars have been given the family
of the dead man by his admirers
in Norfolk.
Detective Leon Nowitsky came
down Monday night and returned
to Norfolk with Nicholls.
A R,Vi I ST ICE DAY WAS
QUIET HERE
Last Tuesday was the sixth
anniversary of the closing of the
greatest war in the history of
time. To many, it brought a
memory that will last for life,
and in them is instiTed a great
reverence for that day. Toothers
it is only one of the 365 years
that make up the cycle.
No celebration was evident in
Plymouth—the schools operated
as usual, business houses with
the excepticr of abmt three car-:
ried on their regular routine. |
The situation here was quite
different from what it was just
six years ago, so many have for
gotten that memorable occasion
that meant so much for the fu
ture of the world.
In other towns and cities of the
state and nation the day was
fittingly observed and many of
the ex-soldiers of this county
celebrated with their old com
rades in various other places.
We hope that next year we
may be able to let the people
know that our town held such an
occasion in the manor in which
it should be Iflc.
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AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance authorizing the issu
ance of bands of the town of Plymouth
Nortli Carolina, to the amount offer
the purpose of constructing street and
sidewalk improvements in said town.
WHEREAS, it has boen made to ap
pear to the Board of Commissioners of
tlie town of Plymouth, North Carolina,
that certain street and sidewalk im
provements are urgently necessary iu
the following streets of the said town
io-wit:
•Water Street - From Monroe to Mad
ison Streets inclusive. Washington St.
from Water Street to Alantic Coast j
Line Railroad. I
WHEREAS, it is the opinion or this |
Board that said improvements should j
be made in a permanent and substan- j
tial manner, the streets to be con
structed of bricks, blocks, sheet as
phalt, bitulithic or bituminous con
crete, laid on a solid foundation or of j
concrete, and the sidewalks to be con
structed of brick stone, concrete or
other material of similiar lasting j
character, and,
WHEREAS, all oi saiu improve- j
ments area necessary expense of said i
town, and
WHEREAg, the current revenues!
of said town are not sufficient to meet |
the obligations imposed upon the town j
and at tne same lime provide money
with which to undertake and con
struct said improvements.
Now', Therefore, be it Ordained by
the Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Plymouth, North Carolina;
SECTION, I • That for the purpose of |
constructing the street and sidewalk ■
improvements oi said town, more '
particularly specified in the preamble
of this ordtnanu;, bonds of said town
shali be issued the maxium sum of ‘
Otie Hundred Thousand Dollars.
SECTION, 11. That a Tax sufficient (
to pay the principal and interest on ^
the bonds shall be annually levied and t
collected by the Town of Plymouth, (
North Carol.ua, at the same time andj,
in the same manner as other town
taxes are levied and collected,
SECTION, 111. That simultaneously
with the introduction of this ordinance 1
a statement of the debt of the town
was filed with the Town Clerk pur
suant Lo.the Municipal Finance Act
as re-anacled at the Special Session
of the Legislature of North Carolina, ]
1921 and is open to public inspection.
SECTION, lv. At least one fourth of:
the cost of improvements herein pro
vided for, exclusive of the cost of pav
im>' at street in.ersections is to be
especially a-sessd upon the abutting i
property]! and th s ordinance sliall ac
cordingly take effect upon its passage ,
and shall not be submitted to the
voters. !
The foregoing ordinance upon roll
call was adopted by the following vote j
Yea* 6 Nays 0
The foregoing ordinance was passed
on the 17 day of Oct, 1924, and was
first published on the 7th day of Nov.
1924.
Any action or proceeding question
ing the. validity ot said ordinance must j
be commenced within thirty days after
its first publication.
J. 0. Everett
Town Clerk,
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
NOTICE OP SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in ttiat certain
Deed of Trust front A. B. Litchfield
and wife >o II. 6- Walker, Trustee,
dated April 28th, 1023, at d recorded in
the office of the Register o Deeds of
Washington County in Book S3, Page
54S, to which reference is hereby made
default having been made in the pay
ment of the indebtebness thereby se
cured; the undersigned Trustee will on
Monday, the first day of December,
1924, at 12 o'clock Noon, at the Court
House door in Washington County,
offer for sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, that sertain property descri
bed in the said instrument as follows:
It being part of the property formerly
belonging to IL W. Bateman and well
known as part of the H. W. Bateman
property and being the same laud des
cribed in the following conveyances of
of record in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Washington County, North
Carolina, and to which reference is
hereby mada and the same made a
part thereof for purposes of a full and
complete description of the land here
by conveyed: Deed front II. W. Bate
man and wjfe to E L- Gibbs, dated
April' 5th, 1918, and recorded in said
Register’s Office in Book 98, Page 5r9
mortgage deed from E, L. Gibbs and
wife to H. W. Batemau dated April ath
1018, and recorded iu said Register’s
Office in Book 7:1, Page 168; deed from
H. W. Bateman, mortgagee, to A. B.
Litchfield, dated the 30th day of March i
1923, and to berecor ed in the said j
Register’s Office; all of the aforesaid
conveyances doing hereby referred to
and made a part hereof for purposes
of a full and complete description of
the land hereby conveyed;it being
the same land so conveyed to the said
E. L.tlibbs by the said H. W. Bateman
ind wife.
The bidder at such sale will be re
quired to deposit as much as 10fc of
the amount bid as a guaranty of good
Faith [tending confirmation of the sale
by the Court and rigtit is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
This the 31st day of Oct. 1924.
H G. Walker, Trustee.
N O I I C E
Bids will be received by the Board
of Commissioners of Washington
County, North Carolina, at tlr. Court
House in the Town of Plymouth in
said County, until October 30th, 1924,
at 10 o’clock A. M„ when th ;y will
be publicly opered, for the purchase
of $10,000 School Bonds of Washing
ton County, payable exclusively out
of taxes to be levied in Mackeys
High School District, Washington
County, North Carolina. The said
bonds are coupon bonds, in denomina
tions of $500 each, dated August 1st,
1924, and payable on the first day of
August, $500 thereof in each of the
years 1925 to 1944 both inclusive,
bearing interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, both principal and interest
being payable at the Chemical
National Bank, in the City nr.d State
of New York.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified chccu upon an incorporated
bank or trust company, payable to
the order of the Treasurer of Wash
ington County, North Carolina, for
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Ex-Governor Dies
in Scotland Neck
Buried Monday in Cemetery
Where Forefathers Rests
Ex-Governor W. W. Kitchin
of Scotland Neck died Sunday
morning after a long illness and
was buried Monday afternoon
at 4:30 o’clock in the cemetery
of his ancestors.
Governor Kitchin was elected
to congress in 1896 from the 5th
district of North ‘'Carolina. He
then lived at Roxboro,
Later on he made the race for
Governor against the late Locke
Craig and Ashley Horne, in one
of the hardest fights ever stag
ed in a North Carolina conven
tion.
The four years of the Kitchin
administration as Governor was
noted as a safe and sound per
iod in our State government
At che expiration of his term
as Gover nor he located in Ral
eigh and engaged in the practice
of law with J. S Manning, in a
few years, however, Governor
Kitchin’s health failed and he
soon became an invalid. He
built a home in Scotland Neck
and has for several years been
bordering on the trink of the
grave.
Mr, Kitchin was perhaps one
of the strc ngest men in Congress
when he left its hall to make
the race for Governor. He was
always noted for his integrity
and honor find was known as a
true Christian gentleman.
I HOPE TO PLEASE,
To those who supported and
voted for me in the election I ex
tend my most profound thanks.
It is a great privilege to serve
the people of a community in any
capacity, and to serve them as
sheriff will be a great pleasure
to me and 1 sincerely hope to re
pay those who supported me in
real service. This service will by
no means stop when I have ser
ved the people who actually gave
me their assistance, but my ef
forts will be to give the most
efficient service to every person
in the county.
With deep appreciation, I am
sincerely,
J. K. REID
two per centum of the par value of
the bonds old for, to secuis the
County against any loss resulting
from a failure of the bidder to com
ply with the terms of h;s bid.
The right is reserved to reject
ary or all bids or to accept tha bill
deemed most advantageous to the
Countv.
ADDIE L. BRINKLEY, Clerk, ]
Board of County Commissioners, .
Plymouth, North Carolina.
STREET PAVING
Bids Close November 24, 1924.
Plymouth, North Carolina.
Sealed proposals on blank forms
furnished bv the TOWN and ad
dressed to' the “MAYOR AND
COUNCIL, PLYMOUTH, NORTH
CAROLINA” will be received until
2 P. M. November 24, 1924, at
PLYMOUTH, NORTH CAROLINA,
for furnishing all material, equip
ment and labor for doing the follow
ing work.
Approximately 14,000 square yards
of Bituminous Street Paving, to
gether with all necessary drainage,
curb and gutter and other work in
cidental thereto.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check or satisfactory bid
ders bond, made payable to J. O.
Everett, Town Clerk, for not loss tnar.
FIVE PERCENT of the total amount I
of the bid.
Plans and Specifications can be
seen at the office of the TOWN
I CLERK in PLYMOUTH NORTH
CAROLINA, or at the office of the
The. 5 'fen s
Federatioi
Religiaus L5-ganization to
Beneut u Plymouth.
The Leamau-Coston evange
listic party cone, tided their rc-vj
val meeting here Sui day nig]
when about two thou.-jand, it )|
estimated, heard the last spiritel
sermon by Rev. Leaman.
A few days prior to 1 he meet
ing a federation of men u,.s tort
med whose purpose it ic <o coni
tinue the prayer service ihaf
were inaugurated by Mr. C sr^
and which were so well attend*^
by men of this community. Ti ii
federation is headed by J.RI
Campbell, whs has long been a>|
active, conscientious and vigoi
ous church worker. The vacant
hall just above his store has beei
obtained and wi'l be used fo|
] prayer services each Thursday
' night. The organization is abouj
two hundred strong and is all
re«dy recognized as one of thi
leading elements for good in thi
town. They have pledged them]
selves to work%houlder to shoulj
der with the officers in their ef|
forts to cause Plymouth to be
come a more law-abiding place
and we venture the predictioi
that very soon many of the rot
existing lawless practices will ‘
eradicated. The effects of lh^
revival meeting is already evi
dent on every hand, and the if
aeration intends to use their eL
forts to keep alive the work oj
God here,
Members or the federation an
attending prayer services In thj
various churches of their parti
cuiar faith on each Wednesday
night, on that night of this weel
each prayer service had a larg^
and earnest congregation.
A latge number from the fed«
ration made a visit to Jamesvill|
last night Adhere a splendid meet
ing was held.
SKINNERS
VILLE NEWS
Mrs. M. J. Elliott and Mr. and MrJ
Sam Aumack spent the week-end ™
Aulander.
Mrs. M. L. Wiley had the misfe
tune of falling: at d injuring her shoul
dor while attending the fair last weel
S)'e is much improved now, howevei
Mesdames Ida Brickhouse Henrietta
Swain and Mr. Jack Swain motored
Washington Sunday.
Mr.Clinton Everett of Edenton, \vi
the guest of his family the past w'eel
l!ev. R. L. Hethcox held his reprula|
appointment at uehoboth Sunday
eleven o'clock.
Mr Guilford Davenport motored t|
Plymouth Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White atii
little Miss Margie, attended service!
in the tabernacle in Plymouth SundaJ
night.
CONSTANT CUR
RENT SOONl
The new machinery at the lighI
pant bar been installed com]
pletely and is in operation daih
Linemen have also been busy fo|
a good time in running the net
wire to accomodate current foj
the light patrons, giving ther
constant service. This sei^yic
will begin as soon as the wii
has been installed, which wfl|
only be a snort while.
Engineer in Beaufort, No: Ih Caro
linn.
Full set of Plans and Specification
may bo obtained from th» Engine
upon payment of Ten (10) Dollar
which will be refunded upon the
turn of the plans in good conditio
within ten day.: after the award
the contract.
The right is reserved to ’eject an]
or all bids.
HORACE V. AUSTIN, Mayor.
J. O. EVERETT. Town Clerk.
GEO. J. BROOKS, Engineer,
E< aufort, North Carolir
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