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PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1925
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VOL. 36
4th of July Was
Big Day Here.
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One of La gest; Crowds in the History
of Plymouth Gathered Here
Celebrate Fourth.
BASE BALL, PARADE, BOAT RACES AND FIRE
WORKS HOLD INTEREST OF CROWDS
The Fourth of July celebration
’held here ast Saturday under
the auspices of the Plymouth
Fire Company was conceded by
all to have been one of the most
: successful events of its kind ever
staged in the county.
Except for the fact that it was
•rather warm better weather
scould not have been hoped tor,
:and consequently people for
many miles around swarmed here
for the celebration. Parking
space for automobiles could
hardly be found, and the streets
were filled with people.
The base ball game which pre
ceded the parade between Rocky
Mount and the locals resulted in
a victory for Plymouth by the
score of 7 to 3,
The parade began at the high
school building at about eleven
thirty and wended its way thro
ugh the principal streets ot the
town, a brilliant and engaging
spectacle. The various floats
were each in itself a masterpiece
and reflected a great deal of
credit upon those who designed
’’ and builded them. The fire truck
Itself carried very little decora,
tions on account of the possibi
lity of its being needed at any
moment, and decorations might
have been a handicap t o the
. company in such an emergency
Nothing happened, however, and
. and the parade was huge success
In the afternoon field events
•.and another ball game between
>the above named teams were en
joyed- This game also resulted
jin a defeat for Rocky Mount.
‘Score: Locals 11; visitors 5 Im
mediately after the game an in
tteresting race of speed boats at
tracted probably the largest
crowd of people that have ever
at one time gathered on the banks
of the Roanoke River at this
point. The race was won by tht
boat owned by Mr. P. 0. Price.
At nine o’clock the river banks
' were again crowded with people
who witnessed the greatest dis
play of fireworks ever made ii
this county.
The Roanoke Rapids Concert
Band furnished splendid musit
during the parade and through
out the entire day. and played *•
concert at night prior to the
fireworks display.
Such events as this are great
assets to any community, and it
is hoped that the visitors here
• enjoyed themselves as mjlfch as
Plymouth enjoyed having them.
The day was marked by order
ly ev nts, and $he celebration
was devoid of all disorders and
i unpleasantness. f
The following prizes were a
• warded:
Floats:
1st prize—National Handle Co.
2nd prize—L. P* Pinkham
Decorated Automobiles:
„ , 1st prize—Mrs. L. W. Gurkin
<2od prize—Zeb Vance Norman
Decorated Bicycles:
1st prize-Miss Katherine iFlaugher
^ad prize—Ottis Vail
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DANCE HALL COLLAPSE BELIEV
ED DUE TO CROWD IN WEAK
BUILDING.
Boston.—The number of persons
known to have lost their lives when
a wall of the Pickwick club, all-night
Chinatown resort, crashed in upon a
party of more than 100 dancers, grew
steadily larger as firemen dug deeper
into the mass of wreackage left by
the collapse. At midnight 39 bodies
had been recovered, 29 of which had
been indentified. No one knew how
many more might be found. Sixteen
persons were in hospitals, four of
them seriously hurt.
Among the bodies recovered was
that of Police Inspector Benjamin
Alexander. He was believed to have
been in the club looking for a mem
ber of the underworld wanted by
authorities. His police pistol was
found beside his body. The body of
a patrolman, Paul Halloran, also was
found in the ruins and his body was
recovered.
It nas neen lmpossiuie 10 uy
on the number of merry-makers who
rushed to safety through doors and
windows when a wall of the old five
story building that housed one of
Chinatown’s best known all-night re
sorts buckled In to the} basement.
The dead are:
Mrs. Edith Jordan, 28; John J.
Scales, 21, singer in the club caba
ret; Margaret Murphy, 29; J. Lanzer,
25; Carol Paulson, Jr., 23, taxi driver;
Patrolman Paul Halloran, 33; Stuart
Henderson, William D. Cochran, 28;
Prank Tillo, 28. boxer; William J.
Grossman, 3G; James F. Glennon, 28,
manager of the club; John J. Mc
Laughlin, 36; W. H. Mayer, 30; James
Cogdon, 45; Patrick Glavin. 40, a
waiter; Loretta Keegan, 36; Edward
S. “Neddy” Flanagan, 29; Barthol
mowe O’Donnell; Margaret Lawson,
27; Mrs. Pauline de Luca, 35; Frank
"Teddy" Vera. Joseph Smith of
Providence; Mrs. Dora Stern, 24, of
Brooklyn, and J. G. Pahnufui; John
Duffy, 30, a boxer; William Murray,
35; Terry Longobardi; Miss Nixon,
New York.
Lightning Kills Three.
New Kensington, Pa.—Three per
sons were killed by lightning here and
two others were injured when a tree
under which they had taken shelter
in a park during a storm was struck.
The tree was badly shattered but did
not fall.
The dead are: Andrew P. King, 38,
and his wife, and Edith Shearer, sev
en years old, New Kensington, Wil
liam, 10, and Alice Shearer, four, the
other victims of the bolt, were taken
to a hospital.
Seven Perish In Fire.
Saranac Lake, N. Y.—Seven persons
lost their lives in a fire which swept a
three-story wooden apartment house
here, either trapping the victims in
their rooms or cutting off their escape.
The origin of the fire was undeter
mined. The flames started in the rear
of the building, either in the basement
or on the first floor.
Brazil Cotton No Competitor.
Washington.—Future expansion of
cotton production in Brazil is largely
dependent upon the prospect of profit
from cotton in competition with other
crops, notably coffee and sugar.
Considerable interest has recently
been manifested in the possibility of
Brazil becoming ^u.hnpojpt^nt compet
itor of the United States in the world
cotton market,' There is not likely to
be any great ificp&nsiofl in the area de
voted to cotton in Brazil for the next
110 or 15 yean.
33 Years Ago
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Washington
County
Items gathered from issue of
The Roanoke Beacon published
Friday, July 15, 1892
Watermelons made their
appearance Wednesday.
Things have been made li
vely around the Howcott
House this week by the pre
sence of that bright little chap
Master Herman Ward, the
two and a half year old son
of Mr. Theo. Ward of James
ville.
Little Miss Ruth Barden,
who has been visiting her
grand-parents at Mildred has1
returned home.
The mail is being carried(
from this place to Windsor)
under many difficulties.
Mrs. H. M. Brown of E
denton, is visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Stocks.
Mr. B. F. Owens lost a!
fine horse Tuesday night.
By permission of Mr. D. O. Brinkley
we reproduce the following ad that
appeared in this paper 33 years ago:
D.O. Brinkley & Co
Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic
Wines and Liquors
ICE, COAL & HAY
For sale by wholesale or retail
State Graduates Get Jobs.
Within ten days after comment:*
ment State College had placed every
one of the 137 members of the grad
uating class of 1925, according to in
formation just received from that in
stitution, thus maintaining one of her
most cherished traditions, namely, that
State men never fail to land jobs.
The problem, of placing her men
looked more difficult to State College
this year than formerly because of
the large class of students graduated
from the School of Science and Busi
ness, the class in business administra
tion being one of the largest in-the
South. A», placement bureau, within
the school, under the direction of R
W. Henninger, Professor of Industry,
secured the .positions.
In each case in which the College
helped to place the men. care was
taken to see that the applicant had
received training which seemed suit
able for the position available. There
were more openings in the various in
dustries in the State for men trained
in business subjects than the college
Could fill. The positions included ac
counting, store management, indus
trial management, sales, county agent
work, farm management, commercial
houses dealing in agricultural imple
ments, and research work in agricul
tural and economies.
Will Reimburse Money.
Bonds in the sum of $47,500 to re
imburse the general fund for money
advanced on the -65,000,000 road bond
fund will be issued, it was decided at
a meeting of Governor McLean and the
Council of State. Of the total $66,000.
JJ'JO authorized, $417,400 remained un
issued, and it was to take care of this
that the Governor and Council of State
decided to issue bonds.
Want Auto Title Numbers.
Commissioner of Revenue R. A.
Doughton stated that applicants for
automobile license tags, both at the
centra! office in Raleigh and at the
branch offices throughout the state
will save a great deal of time both
for themselves and the department if
they will bring their title certflcate
cards with them, in the absence of
such cards will bring the numbers.
It is estimated that a license can
be issued in one-tentli of the time
otherwise required when the number
of the title certificate Is known.
FOR SALE Eiw shares Peo
pies Eauk stock, Creswell, for
cash. Let me have an offer A L
Smithson.
C. B. H. Pic-Nic
At bst Friday night’s meeting
of Plymouth Lodge No. 3. Char
itable Brotherhood it was decided
to hold their annual pic-nic at
Ocean View, Va., on Friday July
31st.
A special train has been se
cured from the Norfolk Southern
which will operate that day leav
ing Plymouth at six o’clock in
the morning, stopping only at
Mackeys from which station in
will leave at six-thirtv. There
will be no more stops until the
union station at Norfolk is react -
ed at which place the pic-nickers'
will be met by trolley cars which
will immediately proceed to
Ocean View, arriving there at
about ten o'clock. Coming home
the party will leave Ocean View
at five-thirty in the afternoon.
This pic-nic is not restricted to
members of the Charitable
Brotherhood, as any person may
avail themselves of the excursion
price which is set at $2.25 for
adults and $1.25 for children.
These prices include all trans
portation charges.
This;pic-nic excursion affords
a splekdid opportunity for the
people ‘ of this section to spend
almost an entire day at one ol
the modi popular summer resorts
on the Atlantic Coast, and at a
cost so low that most everybody
can air^nge to make it.
Meeting at Phillipi
Rev. Lawson Campbell, evan
gelist, of Winston-Salem, will
begin a series of evangelistic
services at Cherry in Phillipi
Church Thursday, July 16th.
This evangelist is a man of
commanding personality, force
fu' argument and divine inspir
ation, and it is urged that all
who can attend these meetings
A good choir will render music
for the meetings and a cordial
welcome is extended everyone
Shake-Up Among "Dry" Officers.
Salisbury.—While there has been no
intimation from Washington regarding
I the changes that will be put into effect
I when the two branches of the prohibi
tion enforcement agents are consoli
I dated with headquarters in Atlanta,
there is considerable anxiety express
ed in Salisbury that both the forces
of Ben Sharpe, divisional chief, and A.
B. Coltrane, state director, will be
moved or cut to a handful.
! Sharpe, in the opinion of several
people closely connected with the or
ganization. is slated to have charge of
the new division with headquarters in
Atlanta.
A move has been made recently to
get larger quarters in Salisbury.
This move, would indicate that the
I offices were to re:, ain in Salisbury,
i However, it is understood that facili
I ties were not available.
| Whatever changes are contemplat
ad is likely to provide for North Caro
lina headquarters and as Salisbury is
centrally located, it will probably re
main here, hut it may mean a material
reduction in the number of men era
' ployed.
j New Record Established.
| High Point.—A new high building
; record was established here in June,
j The monthly report of the city build
ing inspector issued shows that dur
ing the month permits were issued for
the erection of 5--365,580 »o.th of build
ings.
! To Spend His Sundays in Jail.
1 Salisbury.—Judge Charles Coggin, of
the Rcwan county court, inaugurated
an innovation in the way of sentences
I in his court when a white man of Kan
napolis was found guilty of operating
an automobile while under the in
fluence of whiskey. Not wishing to de
prive his family of anything the man
| was fined $50 and costs and also or
' dered to report to the Rowan jailor
every Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
and be confined in Jail until 7 o’clock
I Sunday evening for a period Ot tan
| weeks. __j#;»
K. K. K. Parade,
The parade of the Ku KlUx
Klait that had been adveitised
for Monday night drew one of
the largest crowds ever seen on
our streets at night.
The streets were practically
jamm d with automobiles and
people, and the parade which was
advertised for eight thirty did
not occur until a few minutes af
ter nine. It halted in front of the
Almo Theatre where an impro
vised stage was hastily arranged
from which Rev. YV. L Straub of
Kinston delivered a lecture on
the purpo.-es ana reasons for the
Klan. He stressed theimpoi lance
of continually he. ping American
ideals and tradlii ms before the
people in such a manner as to
create a gica'ei icvc-rcr.ee for
the government <>f -he United
States. He attach ed no particular
sect or creed, but confined him
self to preaching gospel ef the
Ku Klux Klan.
Then* were about twenty-five
robed Klansmen in the parade,
and speaker explained that a
dearth of robes and inclement
weather were responsible for
the small number.
Inmates Finacially Able Must Pay.
State institutions for the insane,,
leaf, blind and delinquent, under leg
islation enacted by the 1925 session of
the general assembly, are now making
a, charge for those students and in
mates who are able to pay. Further,
the law provides that should a person
enter one of these institutions an indi
gent and later inherit or acquire
money or property he would have to
pay for his support or instruction as
the case might be.
The constitution provides that “tho
general assembly may provide that
the indigent deaf mute, blind and in
sane of the state shall be cared for at
the charge of the state.” In the next
section, however, is the following: "It
shall be steadily kept in mind by the
legislature and board of public chari
ties that all penal and charitable insti
tutions shall lie made as nearly self
supporting as is consisten with tlie
purpose of their creation.”
Advocates of legislation making a
charge mandatory in every case where
the inmates or pupil is able to pay,
insisted that this was in line with the
provision of the constitution declaring
that institutions should be as nearly
self-supporting as possible.
The institutions specifically named
in the 1925 legislation include
the state hospital at Raleigh, the state
hospital at Morganton, the state hos
pital at Goldsboro, the state home and
industrial school for girls and women,
(Samarcand) the Caswell training
school at Kinston, the Stonewall
Jackson training school at Concord,
the East Carolina training school for
boys near Rocky Mount, the Morrison
training school for delinquent negro
boys in Richmond county. Ilie state
school for the deaf and dumb at .Mor
ganton and tlie state sanatorium tor
the treatment of tuberculosis.
The law provides that the govern
ing bodies shall fix, in their discretion,
the cost to be imposed on each patient
or student.
It is specifically proviueu, uuwe*e».
that at none of these institutions
shall the policy of caring for the indi
gent free of charge to them he aban
doned, although it is further provided
that any person listed as an indigent
who afterward acquires means of pay
ment shall pay. Suit for the recovery
: of such pay may be entered in the
Superior court of Wake county, the
i law provides.
I It has been pointed out that the
charters of the original institutions
for the care of the insane, that is, the
asylums at Raleigh and Morganton
made specific provision that preference
was to be given indigents and that
those who were able to pay should bo
made to do so.
These institutions, it is said, huvj
! charged for the support and care of
persons who were able to pay, from
that time to the present day. it is
only the institutions later created that
are said not to have carried out this
policy.
Goternor McLean recently announc
ed that he intended to appoint a com
mission, headed by Dr. Watson S. Ran
kin, to look into the affairs of the
Caswell training school and to del er
mine definitely what class of pat cats
should be admitted there.
Whether the governor later would
j conduct similar investigations of other
Institutions was not stated.
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MOST,; SANGUINE EXPECTATION#
EXCEEDED BY $166,000,000
::,>**rTOT AL.
Raleigh.
During the fiscal year ending June
SO, 1925, the State of North Carolina
paid into the Federal Treasury in
the form of Federal taxes a total of
approximately $166,000,000. the largest
collection ever made of Federal taxes
in North Carolina, according to Gilliam
Grissom, Internal Revenue Collector
for the North Carolina District, wh<a
characterized the shewing mud- bJF
North Carolina as “phenomenal.” Th«
collections were about six million dofe
Jars more than Mr. Grissom had estfc
mated at the first of June, and werg
made possible by the unprecedented
Increase in the tobacco manufacturing
industry which has large cente-s it;
this State, especially at Winston. S.iYi
lent and Durham. i
Collections for the fiscal year ending
June 30. are approximately eight mil*
lion dollars In excess of the collection^
for the fiscal year ending June 1. 1924.
during which year $153,000,000 was
collected. Incidentally North Caro
lina's collections for the fiscal year
are approximately four times as large
as the total collection of Federal taxe*
1n the entire United States in 1863.
North Carolina last year ranked fiftfy
in Federal tax collections In the Unit
ed States, with New York, Pennsyl
vania, Micigan, and Illinois leading iff
order.
Ur trie taxes collected approximately
$16,000.1100 represented income taxes,
individual and corporations. This col
lection. due to a sharp decrease in tlie
income tax rate, was approximately
two million dollars less than the total
Income tax collections of the previous
fiscal year. The two million dollar
slump in Income taxes, however, wa£
much more slight than had been ex
pected.
Collections of taxes other than in
come taxes were approximately ten
million dollars ahead of last year.
Cost of the collection of the taxes
according to Mr. Grissom was between
ten and twelve cents per hundred dol
lars wliic his the lowest tax collection
rate in the United States, being about
one-twelfth of the average cost of col
lecting United States taxes. ,
Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs Plan Car.-.p*.
Twenty counties throughout the
state have reported plans for summer
camps for boys and girls to the home
demonstration department and ad
ditional counties are expected to re
port later on. These camps are 1?
charge of the home demonstration
agents and farm agents, and in mos|t
cases will be joint camps. Other c ma
ties are planning summer camps for
women belonging to the rural clubs.
Camping has come to be a reward
for work well done. Miss Maud > E,
Wallace, who is head of the Girls'
Club work in this state, states and
the old idea of strenuous instruction
has been largely discarded. A few
hours of instruction will he given in
the morning, and the rest of the day
turned over to recreation. Most of the
camps will be on the shore or near
lakes where water sports may b • in
cluded in. the amusements. Contact
with other boys and girls is the c’.iioi
object and benefit from the camps.
New Policies Put Into Effect.
The executive budget law. estab
lishing executive supervision over
slate expenditures; the budgetary ac
counting system, holding the state uo
partinents and institutions to strici ac
countability for all disbursements and
requiring them to live within their ap
propriations, an dthe daily deposit law
became effective July 1. These meas
ures, advocated by Governor McLean
were enacted by the general assembly
of 1925, effective July 1, which marks
the beginning of a new fiscal-year.
The executive budget law, in brief,
sets up a control of state finances
The governor is the director of the
budget and, under the new law; he
"shall have power to examine under
oath any officer or head of any de
partment or any institution, and any
clerk or employee thereof." Further,
he is empowered "to cause the attend
ance of heads of responsible represen
tatives of the departments, institu
tions and agencies .vf the state to fur
nish information; to compel the pro
duction of papers, books, and accounts
or other documents in the possession
or under the control of such officer or
head of department, and the director,
or afly authorized representative, shall
have the right to examine any state
iOiHijuUap or agency, inspect its pioP
e£van$,require into its methods of
*ftppnttion a.M manggaptent," — -J
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