Single Copy 5 Cents. 3 Year, in Advance, “FOR GOO, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." VOL. 3G PLYMOUTH. N.C., FRIDAY, AUG. 14, 1925 NO. 45 LABOR COMMISSIONER, IN STATE ME NT, HAS STERN WORDS ON VALISE CASE. Raleigh. T) 't iaring that an mummed organi zation of Chariot;-- rite:opted to dic tate to him that vV. H. Yause should be ret fine <1 m Kisporinlond.- nt of the Fed eral-Stale Bureau nt that city, Frank I). Orlr.t, State con’mission or of labor and printing, > a p it pared statement, gave for Hi first time h" > ran sons for diammsirg V';*. >:. The I a':or Commissi:'-: t sn‘d he wanted In the employment office a man who vvculd dial impartially with bath union and non-union men and one who is not “controlled’' by any par ticular organization. He declared there is no personal feeling existing between Mayor Har vey W. Moore, of Charlotte, and him self. He added that he would be a “mere figurehead’ ’in office if he didn't make a choice of a superintendent in Charlotte. The City Commissioners sought to bring the personal element of Vause into the controversy and that the superintendent’s salary is paid with Slate funds, he asserted. The city and county appropriation is for tlie purpose of employing a clerk, he said. Commissioner Grist further declared that Superintendent Vatiee was given six months’ notice that he would be discharged and that during that time he “stirred up an agitation” for his retention. He declared it became im possible for Vause to work “harmon iously’’ with him. Declaring that, if the City Commis sioners tan not disregard the “per sonal element.” he can do nothing but close the Charlotte office and move"the bureau to a city whose commissioners “will co operate with me.” Place 3K0 Workers. Jobs for 3 183 workers were found in Nor;!; Carolina during July by the State and federal lBnployment Ser vice, according to a report made pub lic by tile State Department of Labor and Printing. The Raleigh office plac ed 3-18 workers during the month, while 18 deaf workers were also plac ed through the Bureau for the Deaf here. Workers placed during tho month in Raleigh were as follows: skilled, 23; unskilled, 218; clerical and profession al, 47; and domestic, CO. Of the workers placed during the month, 2,408 were men and 777 were women. The placements through the six of fices were as follows: Asheville, 716: Charlotte, 568; Greensboro, 404; Raleigh, .'US; Wilmington, 623; and Winston-Salem, 52G. During the week ending August 1. 601 workers were placed through the offices as follows: Asheville, 125: ■ Charlotte, 104; Greensboro, 63; Ra leigh. 62; Wilmington, 161; and Win ston-Salein, 86. Heavy Increases in Collections. The State Department of Revenue : collected §727,875 in taxes, exclusive ] of automobile taxes, in the month of july, as compared with $187,379 col lected in July, 1924, it was announced. . The 1925 collections include about. $200,000 collected in insurance taxes and $15,000 in bus line taxes which were not available in 1924, hut the other items showed big increases. - Inheritance taxes jumped from $44,000 to $258,000, license taxes from -TOO.000 to $205,000, franchise taxes from $6,000 to $12,009 and income taxes from $35. 000 to $49,000. State Leads in Negro Schools. North Carolina, leading all other Southern States, liaa -194 Rosenwald schools and 14 teachers’ homes, rep resenting a total expenditure of $*.. 319,053.,' according to A. L. Smith, of Nashville, Tenn., general field agent for the Julius Rosenwald Fund. These schools, said Mr. Smith, employ 1.331 teachers and care tor a9,895 pupils. North Carolina is the only State thrrt has passed the $2,000,000 mark. This State's nearest competitor in the way of Rosenwald schools, which are operated for the negro race, is Mississippi, as to the number of schools, with 327, an South Carolina, -as to total expenditures, with $1,013, 11G. The total invested in the entire South is $12,361,191. This represets 2,831 school buildings, 109 teachers homes, 7,404 taeachers employed and 333 180 pupils cared for. Of this total. Mr. Smith announces, $2 663.010 was •contributed by negroes, $599,219 by I-white people, $G,S78,979 by the public school authorities and $2,219,983 from £he Julius Rosenwald Fund, I 33 Years Ago —IN Washington County Items gathered from issue of | The Roanoke Beacon published Friday, Aug. 19, 1892 iw '!■ I'M ■ Hfdl ■ I MB B I ■ —B 11 WM 1 Dr. W. H. Ward has been absent at Nag’s Head this week. Miss Loula Tucker is vis iting relatives in Scotland j Meek" When the three daily boats and the four steam mills hap i pen to pull their whistle cords at the, same time it sounds like business. *A little work on the whar ves of the town would be an improvement. Mrs. John Stocks lias been visiting rel itives in Halifax and Ed groom b. Lillie A., wife of Mr. T. W. Davis died at her home here Wednesday. Miss Pattie Hardison of Williamaton, has been visit ing Miss Mary Hilliard this week. Mr. J. W. Harrison, a far mer near here, lost a tine; horse by staggers Monday. I Currituck.—Vv'itl. A. M. Mans field in jiiargg o£ all county r«-...d construction. Currituck is making rapid progress in j building tip ils county road system. One project that required considerable angineering skill is a road from Dells Island to the State Highway. Chapel Hill—Russell M. Grumman, former general secretary of the City Y. M ,C. A. at White Plains, N. Y.. arrived in Chapel Hill to assp.ime his duties as chief of the Bureau of Visual Instruction of the University Kitten- - sion Division. Dunn.—Colton is beginning to open j in the Dunn district. Open bdlls were j brought in by Ellis Goldstein and H. , W. Jernigan, those being the first to ; report open cotton here. Greensboro. — Crops in Guilford j county have been cut at Sea ft one- j third by the droustiu the greatest j damage being done in G-ibsonviHe-Me- j Leansville section, in tho eastern part j of the county, where the drouth has i been most severe. TCinMon.—Destruction by fire of lf> "barns" of tobacco wits .reported from the farm a few mile.; from here Arthur Edward:;, a well known planter. The report did not slot© the approxi mate loss, whi. ii we.s probably ?».©«(> or more. Madison.—.virs. i\:uu*y vears old, who was ser.vously injured j in an automobile wreck two weeks ago | near ,own, succumbed to har injuries, I her d ith occurring at the homo of her j daughter, Mrs. Ogburn Lamlreth. of j the K-len church community. Raleigh. — The first carload of i peaches of the season to be shipped ( from the Sandhills to London was i Itw dert at the JSdward A. Mantles or- j e-ta-.-d near West Hind. Arrangementa wore uiado tqr the shipment by Mr. , Mantas before lii:> death a week ago. Wallace.—TJ ■■ Duplin County fair to he held at Wallace August 18 to 22. is being well : dvertised. It is learned that the Tobacco Show will be a fea ture. | Newton.— (Vrriand McCoy, 21, Ire- j doll county, was drowned in the Ca- j tawbn river at a point just below the , Southern Po-ror ecmpanyls dam at j Leo’: at Shoals. Tie was in swimming j with a companion. Groeusboro.—Only saw .the lowest, recorded fire loss ever made in Greens-; boro, a total of $040 for buildings and. eent-nts damaged by fire. There was • only ono fire in which the loss was; over ?a. Hickory.-—Max Little, 9-y ear-old son of Charles Little, of Claremont, died at a le al hospital its a result of an accident when the. citr driven by Gldien Moser pinned liim Co a building on a main thoroughfare' here. Gaston.—Despite the severe weather, conditions, resulting from the prolong ed drouth, prospects are excellent here for first-class field crop display at the big Gaston County Fair, October (i, 7, 8, 9. and 10, Fred M. Alien, execu tive so ore* ivy, announced here. Subscribe to The Beacon. I Pic Nic in Wenona is Enjoyed. __ One of the most successful and enjoyable events held in this county for a great while was the basket pic nic and field day at Wenona yesterday. People from all parts of this ! section attended and speak in high terms of praise of the hos pitality of the people of that progressive neighborhood. The occasion was held at Blackland Experiment Station, a farm con ducted by the state under the supervision of Mr. J. L. Ray. Several state agricultural spec ialists were in attendance and gave splendid hints to the farm ers of this section. Those interested were taken on a tour through the different sections of the farm and noted the fine condition of crops and stock. The barbecue and other fine eatables were thoroughly enjoy ed In a base ball game with Ply mouth Wenona won by the ucoie of il to 9. County Receives Bequest Th will of William F. Mor gan, !■ a of Beaufort County, who died in September 1923, be queathed to this county the sum of fifteen dollars which is to be expended for the inmates of the county home, so the county has just been informed by the ad ministrator of the estate of the deceased. Five other counties received similar bequests. c lurday, August 1. the, Glynn Canning company here, was the first to start “cooking” and canning this season's crop of shrimp. While the shrimp season opened about the came time as last year the shrimp caught this season are proving much better than those of last year and the outlook is; more promising. North Wilke shore.—The mid-rium miner session of the Grand Lodgi? of North Carolina. A. I1’, and A. M., will j.ie held in North Wilkesboro beginning August 24. The convention will last four days and will ho attended by sev eral hundred grand officers and dele gates from the various lodges* over the State. Winston-Salem. Atto’rney Archie Ell-algo has return* d from a business trip to Raleigh, and in consequence io his observations made at the state prison he has started a' move stnoi'-t: the Earacca-Philathea classes in the state to provide a moving picture rna chine for the prison whereby the pris oners confined :!ie''e may reap enjoy ment and benefit from the showing «..f educational pictures. States','i llo.—Komi construction or. the .various projects in Iredell county is malting tine progress. The base is iii-'.v complete on the frill'd surfaced i jij'.d from Moorcsville to the Catawba j river, a distance of seven, and one-:mlf ■miles and the entire section, according to J. B. Roach, county -engineer, will be completed within two weeks. Tliomasrille.—Wiley Spencer lias -foist returned from a motor trip to VT-omit. Airy and brings quiut*: a show iSlong in his car. a rattlesnake having eleven rattles and a button, which, he says, be killed near the mountain town as the big snake was just starting across the road. The snake is as large as a. man’s arm and much longer. “ 1 Salisbury.—T. E. Conrad, Jr., of 711 North Fnlt.'on street, son of Engineer T. E. Conrad, of the'Asheville revision of the Southern railway, received from Alexander Williams, secretary of the American Chemical society, a check for $1,000 as first p’cize in an essay contest which, included al lcol’eges in the United Stages. v Elizabeth City.—Swetet poSatties are moving brisSly from Currituck jeounty these days. Slmpments to date have aggregated 20 to 25 cars, according to Norfolk Southern officials, who predict still heavier consignments through the coming week. t k SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON Orphan Class Has Large Audience, In spite e: hot and oppressive weather the hoys band and con cert class from th -* Odd Fellow.;' Home at Goldsboro were met with a record-breaking crowd at the school auditorium last nighr. The children gave* one of the best programs ever enjoyed here and their elEorts were met with a ready response from the au dience, which thoroughly enjoy ed each number. fhe sale of tickets was highly pleasing, and more than $150 00 was realized. Plymouth will welcome a re turn engagement from these boys and girls, and when they do re turn it is safe to predict that the reception will be even more pleasing. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Plymouth, N. C , August 12, 1925. Sealed proposals for the con struction of Sheet Asphalt, As phaltic Concrete, Warrenite ifituJithic, Kentucky Rock As phalt, or Cement Concrete Pave ment on the following quanti ties of work, with the name of bidder or bidders, will be receiv ed at the office of the city clerk of Plymouth, North Carolina un til twelve o’clock, noon, on the 22nd day of August, 1925, at which time the bids will be pub icly opened and read and rates noted. Rids must be made per unit of xc several different kinds of paving specified, but the com missioners reserve the right to let each street or avenue to the lowest bidder on the paving with which it is det ided to pave that atreet or avenue, or the entire work at the unit price bid. Each oid must be accompanied in a separate envelope by certified check on a well known bank in the sum of five per cent, of the bid, based on the foio.ving ap proximate estimate ot the En gineer. 2,000 sq. yds. paving adjacent to State Highway strip through city. Plans and specifications are on file with the city clerk, D. A Hurley, of Plymouth, North Car olina. It is desired to let the entire work to one contractor, but the right is reserved to reject any or all bids, or to award the work in parts or sections as is consid ered to the best interest of the citv. A1 bids must be on the blanks provided by the city, c py of which is bound with the specifi cations. Contractors are caution ed to examine the plans and specifications, form of contract, bond, and conditions under v hich the work will be done belcre bidding’ By order of the board of city commissioners. H. V. AUSTIN, Mayor 0. A. HURLEY, Clerk * False .-.I ■ it "itci Suen s'ci : Salisbury ■ Suit has b : ns in' Rowan Sup rior Court by .T. V. . Bastain against F. W. Woohvorth /Jompany, Tnc., anil T. D. Dun:.in mana;:-r of Wo-olworth’s Sulla my branch, for damagt-s in th sum of $50,080. The t-uit was an outgrowth ' of the: arrest and imprisonment for i short time of the plaintiff last ,\i; y 30 following charges of theft of y -oils j from tiie local a ore. The case was tried in Rowan Co inty j court June 1 and the accused man w:.:: ; acquitted. Ship More Peaches This Year. While a considerable decrease be tween the amount of watermelons marketed in this country this year and the amount marketed last year, the peach crop is much larger this y ar j than last, according to figures furnish ed hy the Federal bureau of agricul- ] turn and the State d.vision of maiu.-w. . The total «arlols of poaches shipped to August 1 Uvs year is given as in i comnlcto at 22.-145 while the total , number shipped to An ust .1 last yeat | was 17,012. North Carolina shipped I 1^057 carlots last year. — -— | Appreciates Clinic. ‘ The following is the copy of a ! • ■ or sent :loard of Health by Mr. T B. Davenport of Mackey s: i State Boa. u of Health, Raleigh, N- C. Gentlemen As a memh< • of ;!: > .Board of Education of Cm .'{on Coun ty and us a pa :r • the clinic held in Plym - ‘ tl is week, 1 want to expres: nr* > p..reflation and lam preciat’on of all who tool- u-.lva tage -of it. of the sue"-'-• ■. fid manner in j which it \v: f ulutheii, and of the excellent .-r.i. - rendered by the doctors, and nurses. They were all . o noughHul of the com '» t and t Hare of the little onto I-' : . their cure. The pai- om c ihi rot ask for more. I u • .rti v cornu mi these clinics to i. , op .> • the state. They are an. Cue ! est sen ic es now being . . rod the tax payers. I urge. ■ parents who have little ones nc. mg the ser vices of these clinics u> take ad vantage of them as they are held m their respective counties and to co-operate with the ef forts being put forth to aid the children of North Carolina. The benefits derived cannot be val ued in dollars and cents. I feel sure I am voicing the sentiments of the people of the county in expressing appreciat ion of the kindness and thought fulness of the good people of Plymouth and cur Home Demon strator, Miss iViorehead, to the parents and their little ones dur ing their stay in the clinic this week. I have heard so many ex press their appreciation of this 1 kindness air! : t; o sandwiches and hot coffee served each night. Kind word.; end thought ful deeds will r.!w.:• ; th Caro lina federal d . i . ..p r ing for the oj , ■ - 1 . ran t»mt* in the district, i. fir. vh! h will be at Shelby on < i: h ■ Monday in Sir i ruber, with .'in-'; ,• . s Webb to preside, Jude • W ' ill come here the,first Mcniiaj > her to open a term of court for the trial of criminal cases. Despite arduous work of oertirt, almost constant so.-o c>m ; s cumber of cases, criminal i ml civil, in ••• i:s-.*s faster tl n thej cleared and balh the North C •olhin d'-a>•’••• a need reljef in the creation of a “Cen tral North Carolina” district, in the opinion of those conver; ant with the work of .flic court. It is oo. Mured prac.ticaly certain that, effort will he made again at th> nest vess: a of Congress for creation of sm-h a dis trict, and with unanimous e rnsent of the North Carolina delegation in Con gress it could lie secured. Huge Distillery is Seized. Thomasvilie.- J. !. R mdall. Fed ral prohibition agent in company v ith Policeman C. F. Younts, of Tiiom .a ville. Deputy John Moore and Taxi Driver S. A. Fillings, of Lexington, captured a gallon steam distillery | three mil s ears of Fullers in Ran ! doiph couty. Also there wore taken 1 _'00 gallons of liquor. 14 fermenters, -1 feet high and -1 feet square. The out fit was found 65 steps from a man’s : house whose name is withheld for the present and ten stejfs from another 1 man's field where he had recently worked. The latter's name is also withheld. Mr. Randall says this was : one of the largest and most perfectly equipped distilling plants that he has come up with in a long while. Sam Y. Bryson Killed. Hendersonville. Sam Y. Bryson, former mayor of Hendersonville, was shot and instantly lulled by B. L. Brooks, local barb ". Brooks’ 13-year old son, .Murray, v with his father, ! and is being held also v shout bail on ;he charge of murder. Both men are of prominent families and are well known. i Tiio shooting occurred near the , Southern Railway Station, and a large crowd was leaving the station when ‘attracted by fusillade of a dozen or more she Is. Kry- i was hit by sev eral bullets, being instantly killed. Several men grabbed Brooks and after a sharp struggle, (luring wlhc-h lie snapped his revolver several times, he was subdued and taken in custody by the police. „ .