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VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9,1925
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YOUNG NEGRO MURDERED IN PEA RIDGE SECTION
Asphalt Paving in
Plymouth Begins.
Corps of Construction Workers Began
Work Here Monday. Shelters on
Water Street Are Removed.
The Simmons Construction
company began work here in
earnest Monday morning which
represented the first eon strac
tive work on the paving of Ply
mouth. Granite curbing is being
set on Water street from the
Norfolk Southern to the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad stations and
sewerage lines are being changed
so that the actual laying of pave
ment will not be impeded.
The wooden shelters which
have disfigured the North side
of the street for such a length
of time have been removed, and
such an improvement has been
made just in this step that the
street is hardly cognizable.
Merchants who owned such
shelters gladly and eagerly de
molished them upon request of
those in charge of the paving
program.
It is our information that, with
favorable weather, this street
will be completed sometime in
March.
The type of paving will be a
five-inch cement base, with a
one and a half inch binder upon
whieh will be layed one and a
half inches of'sheet asphalt. It
is said that this is the very high
sat class of street paving material
and is used in the principal cities
of this and adjoining states.
A general idea and hope is that
all the streets of the town will
be paved with like material as
rapidly as possible. Of course,
however, it will be necessary for
the property owners on such
streets, representing fifty-one
precent of the lineal frontage
and fifty-one percent of the pro
property owners to make appli
cation to the city council for aut h
paving before contracts may be
let for same.
One fourth of the cost of the
work will be defrayed by the
property owners and one half by
the town. The property owners
are given twelve years in which
to pay their parts, the first pay
ment becoming due wi hin • wo
years.
NOTICE OF SALE
Usder and by virtue of a power of
■tie embraced in a deed of truit exe
cuted on the 8th day of November,
1916, by J. Gurganus to M. D. Watts,
Trustee, and recorded in Book 73 page
210 and default having been made in
the payment of the note thereby se
cured and application having been
Made to the said trustee for a sale of
the land des.'ribed in said deed of
trust, the undersigned trustee will ex
pose at public sale to the highest bid
der for cash at the courthouse door in
Plymouth, North arolirr, n« the 26th
gay of January, 1925 at 12 o clock,
aoou, the following described tract of
llii:
Said J. Guaganus one-sixth interest
Ib the trret of land on Hollis Road
owaed by J. T. Gurgaaua adjoining
W C. Harrison and G. L. Bowen.
This the 22nd day of Dec. ’924.
M. ». WAT IS, Ti u. ten,
py Z V. NORMAN, Attorney
[defective flue
CAUSES FIRE.
The burning out of • chimney
in the residence occupied by
Mrs. Claude Read and owned by
Mrs. O. R. Leggett ignited a
wooden boxing that surrounded
the chimney.
' No damage was done except In
removing flooring and c iling in
an effort to locate the blaze.
The ehimney in constructed it
brick placed on edge and serves
to stoves just opposite each other
The fire commissioner is en
deavoring lo have all such chino
ifeys replaced by ones that will
conform to the requirements of
the state insurance department
The siren at the light plant
was flooded, 30 so general alarm
was sounded, but the fire depart*
ment turned out in almost its
entire strength.
VANDERLIP GUARAN
TOR ON MEANS BOND.
New York. Jan. 8—Frank
A. Vanderlip, former presi
dent of the National City
Bank, is the guarantor it was
learned today, of the $10,000
bail bond on which Gaston
B. Means, former department
of justice agent, who has been
free since his indictment sev
eral months ago on charges of
bribery and conspiracy to ob
struct justice.
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of the power and authority
ontaiued in a certain mor gage deed
xecuted by Irena A. Jackson and
them to M. H. Jackson dated May 7th
921, and duly recorded in the office
f the Register of Deeds of Washing*
on County in Book S3 page 205 to
rhioh reference is hereby made, de
ault having been made in the pay
lent of the indebtedness thereby sc
ored, the undersigned will on the
9th day of January, 1925 at 12 o’clock
loon, at the Court House door in
Washington County offer for sale to
he highest bidder for cash, that cer
aiu real property described in .said
ostrument as follows
Bounded on the Norfolk Sonthern
tailroad Company on the South,
Sast and West by I. H. Jackson.
Beginning at n pine on the east
side of the main road, (n corner
nade and agreed to betwaan G. W.
md I. H. Jackson) thenee running
lorthwardly along the main road to
»r. iron stob, a eorner in the Roanoke
Railroad and Lumber Co.'s line;
shence southwardly along said rail
road to the said I. H. Jackson’s line;
thence westwardly along said line
to the beginning, containing twenty
acres, more or less, for ra<>re fill
lescription see deed from Geo. W.
Jackson to H H Jackson nd ena
I. Jackson, dated April ***h01#F
•eenred in Book #8 page 308 Register’s
)ffic< of Washington County.
he bidder at such sale wilt be re
tired to deposit as much as ten por
tent of the amount as a guaranty of
rood faith pending confirmation of the
tale by the court and tho right is re*
terved to reject any and all bids.
Thi, Dec. 18th, 1924
M. H. JACKSON,
Mortgagee.
PLYMOUTH MAN DIES
IN NORFOLK
Mr. E M. Brinkley, Former
Resident of Plymouth Succmbt
to Spinal Meningitis in
Norfolk.
It was With a feeling of great’
sorrow that the people of this
community learned of the death
of Mr. E. M. Brinkley, aged
thirty-nine, who died in Norfolk
Sunday morning at nine o’clock
He had suffered for several days
with spinal meningitis, a very
painful and malignant disease.
Mr. Brinkley left here several
years ago for that city and be
came associated with the govern
ment as manager of their laundry
at the naval base, which position
he held until the time of his ill
ness.
He was buried M inday after
noon by the Oddfellows, of which
lodge he was a valued member.
He-was also identified with tht
Modern Woodmen and the Ku
Kiux all of whleh offered beauti
ful and appropriate floral tri
butes.
The deceased with be remem
bered by a great number of peo
ple here who saw him grow from
a child into manhood.
He leaves a wife, and child, hia
mother, three brothers and ona
sister besides a host of close
friends to mourn his death.
His wife and child will leave
Norfolk in a short time and make
their future home in Plymouth
with Mr D. O. Brinkley, corner
Main and Jefferson streets;
ADMINSTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as Administratrix
of theestat* of James Phelps late of
Washington county, this is to notify
all persons having cla<mes against tta*
estate of said James Phelps, deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
or orbefore the I5th day of Novem
ber, 1925, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar ef th-ir recovery. All peraons
indebted to said estate will pleaae
make immediate payment to me.
Tbi8 15th day of Nov., 1924.
Harriett Phelps, Admx.,
Creswell, N. C.
SUPERIOR COURT
The January term of Su
perior court convened here
Monday with judge N. A.
Sinclair of Fayetteville, pr -
siding. Solicitor Don Gilliam
of Tarboro represented the
state in the following crimi
nal cases that were disposed
of:
Lucius Garrett plead guilty
to entering Adler’s store on
the night of November 26th
and taking several articles of
clothing- He was given twe
lve months on the roads.
David Everett was caught
carrying a concealed weapon
December 28th and was re
quired to pay seventy five
dollars and the cost.
Jim Gee was fined twenty
five dollars ana cost for pub
lic drunkenntss. Gee also has
a suspended sentence of four
months on the roads that was
jwiven him some time ago by
She Recorder’s court.
[ Court adjourned yesterday
| at noon and will convsne
[again Monday._
NORTH CAROLINA,
In the superior coart before the clerk
Tyrrell County,
W. S. Wilkinscn Admr of J. H Part
Widow
vs
Merrice Partridge Willia Partridge,
AlUe Partridge, Sadie Littleston
Heirs at law
NOTICE
The defendants above named will
take notice that and action Enttsled aa
above baa been commenced in the
superior Court of Tyrrell Cosnty same
to being to sell certain real eatate
situated m Tyrrell Count? to make as
sets. to pay off debts of deceased, and
the said defendants will take uottce
that they are required to appear with
tn forty days from the date hereof and
answer or demur to complint filed in
the office of Clerk of the Superior
Court or the plaintiff will apply for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Tkia the 12th day of Dec. 1924
Jerry Brickhouae
Clerk Superior Court
ridege Deed,
F. A. Partridege.
tiRg-s NEW LIFE PILLS
The Pill* That Do Cure.
TWO STILLS CAPTURED.
Three White Men Arrested as Pos
sible Owners and Operators
l
About noon Wednesday two
hundred-gallon, double • header
stills were seized in the Pea Rid
ge section of Skinne-sville town
ship by U. S. Agents A. L. Ash
burn and Vt. King of Norfolk,
and Mr. E. W. Chesaon of this
place. Thirty-two barrels of beer
and two bags of sugar were also
found at the stills.
Cecil Simpson and son. Earl,
and George Patrick were a-rjest
ed and brought here. Owing to
the absence of the U. S. com
missioner they were placed in
jail to await a hearing, which
will probably be made today.
Both stills were oil burners and
ft ia alleged that the Simpsons
were found in the proximity of
the atiH sawing wood.
Patrick, it is charged, took
three shots with a sawed off
shot gun at the officers but the
r*nge was too great to cause any
effect.
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NOTICE OF SALTS
Pursuant to the terms of a mortgage
Deed, dated January 2nd, 1920, and
duly recorded in the office of Res inter
of Deeds ot Washington County, North
Carolina in Book 77, page 19, dafaelt
having been made in the payment of
the debt thereby secured and the in
terest due thereon, the undersigned
will offer at public auction at the doer
of the court house in Washington
County North Carolina, at twelve
o’clock noon on Monday February Tnd
1925 the property described in said
mortgage deed as follows:
Beginning in the W*'d line on the
Nnrth aide of the Hollis Road, tbonce
running eastwardly along said line to
the back line of the Edward Blent
Une, thence north 40 poles E. to the
earner, thence N. 50" W. 75 poles toi
Wards corner: thence S. 40" W-te the
Hollis road, the place of beginning,
containing 50 acres more or leas, and
being the same land cor veyed by deed
of even date from J. H. Gurgauna k
wife to It. C. Jackson and wife and
Theo. B. Jackson, recorded In Reg of
Deeds office Washington County, in
Book_l*age to which deed refer
ence is had for m:re foil description.
Terms: CASH.
This the 1st day of January, 1925.
Mrs. Meda Nurney, Mortgagee.
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RECORD DISASTER YEAR
KEPT RED CROSS BUSY
—
Hi 192 Places in United States
Its Relief Operations
Cost $737,603.
One hundred and ninety-two dtsaa
(gfn resulting In 735 deaths and Injury
to 1,131 persons, rendering nearly
44.M6 homeless and causing property
1 etui estimated at more than 3*4.750.
•M, established a new record In the
United States in the year ended laat
June 3fi. according to reports of the
Red Cross In all of these
disasters Immediately relief activity
was applied by the Red Cross, which
expended 1737.603.37 through the na
organisation and the local
Chapters la assisting stricken com
munities.
▲a the nation's chief relief agency,
whose service covers over 43 years.
! the Red Cross is expected to be on
duty almost as soon as disaster
; strikes any locality. This trust and
confidence is amply justified by the
increasing equipment of the Red
Croon, which recently organized a mo
MLf diaoster unit of experienced work
ers ready in all parts of the country
to respond on the instant to a call
for active duty. This unit is capable
of operating in several disaster areas
under one general direction, and re
cently was at work in seven communi
ties la live states at the same time.
Ability, alertness and increasing
T«ftu of volunteer workers in more
1,500 chapters are reasons for
tin preparedness of Red Cross for
operations, be the call tor a
in a restricted local area
or for mUUoas in relief funds for a '■
staggering catastrophe such as th«
in Japan.
Cross, howaver, is far
self-satisfied, for the or
is giving tha moot
to measures tor
disasters, its relief admialo
and rehabilitation policies
Aar# wan tor it nation-wide regard.
Tkat **u important work can always
■maanro up to every demand needs
♦s. nsntlnmrfl support of the Amer
r - through Red Cross mem
Tfce annual enrollment will
_ 'Armistice Day. November 11.
ouory American is urged to join
tembership in the Bad
Charlie Norman
Killed Sunday
Seaton Norman Shoots and Kills Man
Because of Improper Relations
With His Wife.
Sunday night about eleven
o’cock Seaton Noiman, co’crert
man aged about thirty-five year3
who lives in the Pea R'dge sec
tion of Skinnersviiie Tow ship,
hot aid kil td Charlie Not mar,
co ortd man of about tweniy-fi\e
years of age.
According to Seaton's test imonv
he went home Sunday 1 ight and
failing to find his wife there,
look his shot gun and went in
search of her. She was locat'd,
so be claims, in an outhouse in a
rather ct mpromising situation
i with Chail e Norman. Seatcn
espied them through an apt rtuie
and arrested their atterti n.
Charlie looked up at his com
panion's husband and the enrag
ed man shot him in the left br&aalMi
with a full load of shot, killing
him almost instantly Tke wor
man ran from the building in an
effort to escape the wrath of her
husband but wa3 struck with the
gun which was broktn ly the
blow.
Deputy sheriff Peal was noti
fied and immediately hastened to
the scene of the shorting. After
viewing the body of the dead
man he went in quest of the man
who killed him, who was found
at his home. Mr. Peal, upon get
ting a confession from Seaton
instructed the desd man’s rela
tives to take him home ai d pre
pare him for burial. Sheriff Reid
was notified early Monday morn
ing and went to Skinnersville,
returning immediately with the
prisoner. >»•
Seaton was placed in jail to
await the action a£. th e grr i d
jury which was in setsion on
that morning. A true bill was
found and returned (6 the solici
tor and Seatcn was immediately
tried before Judge Sinclair. Sea
ton admitted his guilt and was
adjudged guilty of murder in he
second degree and was sent er.ee d
to serve a term in the state pet «
itentiarv not less than three notf
more than five years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA,
Rebecca Basnight
vs
Joseph Basnight
NOTICE
The defendant above named
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Washington County for absolute
divorce; for the reformation a
certain deed dated 1st day of Au
gust 1918 to the said defend? n \
which deed is recorded in Re, i -
ter of Deeds office of Washi’ y -
ton County in Book 76 Page L7.
the defandant will further take
notice that he is required to ap
pear before the Clerk ofSuperi r
Court of Washington County at
his office in Plymouth, N C on
the 25th day of February 1925
and answer or demur to the com
plaint in said action or the plain
tiff will applv to the Court fn
the relief demanded in said com
plaint
Thu 6t'i. dav of January 19£f>,
C. V. W. AUSRON.
Clerk of Superior.Court
Washington County.