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VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPT. 4,1925
NO. 47
ROAD COMMISSION
LETS CONTRACT
SEVERAL CONTRACTS HELD UP
PENDING PAYMENT OF COUN-^
TY LOANS.
Raleigh.
Consideration of bids for highway
projects submitted at a contract let
ting occupied the State Highway
'Commission at Its regular monthly
meeting.
A delegation from Mt. Airy appear
■ed before the commission and urged
the construction of a hard surface
^highway north from Mount Airy to
-the Virginia line. A delegation from
Madison County asked that a road
:trom Marshall along Laurel River to
:the Tennessee line be placed on the
iState Highway System. Both matters
were taken under advisement by the
‘commission.
Contracts were let for the construc
tion of the following projects: 131-B,
•Gates County; 720-B, Caldwell Coun
tty; 416, Durham County; 4360, Har
nett County; 594, Rockingham County;
558, Montgomery County; and 906-A,
Buncombe Connty.
Contracts were held up on the fol
lowing projects pending the receipt of
county loan funds for their construc
tion: 219-B, Duplin and Lenoir Coun
ties; 334, Columbus County; 397, Robe
son County; 675, Rowan County; 843,
McDowell County; and 947, Haywood
County.
All bids on projects 193, Tyrrell
County, and 514,'Caswell County, were
rejected.
Record Cotton Crop For N. C.
According to reports from thousands
of farmers through the cotton belt
sent to the National Crop Reporting
Board, the conditions existing about
August 16 warranted an increase of
362,000 bales in the estimated produc
tion for the entire crop. This Is about
a 2.6 per cent increase over the pre
'vlous report based on August 1.
North Carolina rants among the
leaders in yield, with an estimate of
;259 pounds per acre. This represents
an increase of 16 pounds per acre
since the August 1 report, yet the
condition of the crop remains the
same—75 per cent of a normal or full
crop. A year ago the condition was
59 per cent. The forecasted produc
tion for this State is 1,ISO,000 bales.
If this crop is made, it will be the
largest production in the State’s his
tory. Two times before, the State has
made over one lpilllon bales; namely,
1914 and 1923.
While the weevil has been seen
and his presence is realized over al
most all parts of the State’s cotton
belt, the weather conditions have been
sufficiently dry so that no appreciable
damage has been done over the needed
setting of bolls. The Coastal Plains
or Eastrn half of the State is makinp
a wonderfully good crop. Light rain
in the Piedmont counties have result
ed in good bollage in spite of the
small plants. The prospects of th<
crop are good and a large crop ma>
be expected unless adverse condition;
follow.
Many reports of heavy boll weevi
damage were received from Easteri
counties, but more counterbalance,
and favorable reports were also re
ceivefl. That the crop is fruiting wel.
is also evident from frequent re
marks by reporters and by field obser
vations made. While reports of shed
ding were particularly numerous in
the Northeastern counties, this may
be expected where the plant is already
well filled with bolls. Little poison
ing has been done since natural con
ditions have held the weevil well in
check.
Demonstration Agent* Report.
. Twenty-seven home demonstration
: agents In North Carolina traveled
more than 6,000 miles during the
month of July, in performance of their
! , duties, it is shown by a resume of
their work prepared by the headquart
ers of the extension work in agricul
ture and home economics which is now
part of State College here.
During the month, these • agents
iheld 460 meetings which were attend
; ,e(j by more than 12,000 people, their
* reports show.
Attendance at the meeting in th«
eastern part of the state was much
better than meetings held by demon
stration agents in the western section.
In the east, 228 meetings were attend
■ «d by approximately 7,600 people,
' while the 232 meetings held in the
Piedmont and mountain.sections were
attended by 4,842 people interested.
Reports state that club women and
girls in Mecklenburg County have
been marketing butter, eggs, bread,
etc,, to make up for the vegetable*
\ they were unable to supply on no
'count of tha drought.
33 Years Ago
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Washington
County
Items gathered from issue of
The Roanoke Beacon published
Friday, Sept. 2, 1892
Mr. A. C. Garrett, who
has been running a saloon at
Nag’s Head this season, came
home this week.
The crop of tigs is fine this
season, both in size and quan
tity.
Miss Addic Ralph has been
visiting friends near Roper
for the past week.
Misses Dean Jackson and
Gertie Yeager returned Mon
day night from a pleasant
visit in Williamston.
Miss May Whaley has ret
urned home after spending
the summer in Virginia.
Mr. J. M. Arps, who has
been baking at Nag’s Head
this season, returned homt
Wednesday.
Atty. S. B. Spruill made a
profession il trip to Williams
ton Tuesday.
Miss Lorie Webb of Cres
well, has opened a school
three miles from Plymouth
on the Roper road.
LOST—Black portfolio con*
taining photographs of funeral
supplies; between Jamesvilleand
Roper. Reward if returned to
W. T. Nurney, Plymouth, N. C.
House For Rent—Third street;
apply to 0. hi. Chesson, Route 2
To the people of Washington County
—when in Plymouth come to Hotel
Brinkley for accommodations.
CORN FOR SALE-0. M. Chesson,
R.FD. 2. Plymouth.
STUDENTS ENTERING—the
Atlanta-Southern Dental College
in October,should matriculate at
once. This is the last year it will
be possible to enter a dental
college with only high school ed
ucation, and increased enroll
ment must be provided for in the
new building now under con
struction. ' adv
State Had 29# Killing* In 1924.
North Carolina contributed mora
:l»an Its quota to the crime wave of
;he nation during the past year, 299
leaths being designated as homicide*
n returns made on death certificate*
lied with the State Board of Health
tor 1924. Chicago, with a record of
more than a murder per day for the
year, may have lei the country, but
his State ranks well up in the fore
front.
Typhoid fever not so long ago w>a*
i large factor in the death rate of the
State. It has been one of the causes
jf death against Which both state and
local health authorities have waifet a
major offensive. Now murder and
automobile accidents each levies a
greater annual toll of human life than j
loes this once prevalent and dreaded j
lisease. j
The records show more than double i
ihe number of negro victims among
the homicides as compared with the
whites. The distribution is 9-1 white,
201 negro, and four Indian
The homicides are divided into four
classifications. Of the total, 235 were
killed with firearms. 47 by knives or
other piercing instruments, six were •
babies killed closely following birth, t
and 11 were killed by other mean*.
Name County Supervisor*.
Five additions have been made to
the list of rural school supervisors
for North Carolina making the total
26, according to information received
at the office of L. C. Brogden, State
supervisor of rural schools. Four
counties are employing supervisors
tor the first time.
Among the new supervisors are Miss
Margaret Gustln, of Dearborn, Mis
souri, who will take charge of the
work in Carteret county; and Miss
Ida E. Seidel, of ChlUlcatha, Missouri,
who will be located la Pork.
HEADS AMERICAN LEGION IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF J. K, REID
On Thursday night of last
week a meeting of ex-service
men of this county was held in
the office of Sheriff Reid for the
ourpose of establishing a post of
the American Legion for thi3
county. Members of the Legion
from Beaufort and Pitt countieB
were here to assist them in get
ting started.
Despite the fact that only a
few attended the meeting was
arr enthusiastic success and the
post formed.
The following were elected by
acclamation: J. K. Reid, post
commander; H. L Barnes, vice
commander; C, B. Mizelle, adju
tant; Claudius McGowan, finance
officer; H. V. Austin, service
officer; and Robert Tetterton,
sergeant-at-arms.
Inasmuch as Washington
county is credited with only one
man killed in action during the
late war the post, was named to
commemorate his memory
James Edward Jethro.
Delegates to the state conven
tion next week at Fayetteville
were designated as C- S. Ausbon
and H. L. Barnes, with J. K.
Reid and C. E. Mizelle as alter
nates.
The post will meet each Thurs
day night for the present, and
all ex-service men are urged to
become members.
Revival Meeting
Begins Sunday
Prayer meetings have been
held each night this week in the
Federation H»ll preparatory to
the opening of they revival cam
paign which begins in the school
auditorium on Sunday night.
These meetings have been well
attended and the meeting pro
mises to be a great success.
Rev. Earnhardt of Durham
will conduct the services, which
are held under the auspices of
the various churches of the town
and Mr. J. C. Coston, who is
well known here and enjoys a
wide circle of sincere friends,
will have charge of the music.
R. L. Whitehurst
D D, S.
Office in the Harney Building
for practice of Dental Surgery.
Office hours: 8:30 to 5:30
Special appointments can be
made for any hours.
Phone 79
Road Paving Pro
gressing Rapidly
The J. J. McGuire Construc
tion Company of Norfolk, -who
has tne contract for the hard
surfaced road from Ward's
.bridge to Roper, is eaxins Ply
mouth at a pretty lively gait.
They began construction at the
east end of Main street this
week and as we go to press they
have progressed as far as the
court house, and in all probabili
ties will finish through the west
end sometime next week.
Then work will be hastened
until the project is finished.
This road is of concrete sixteen
feet wide, except for the corpor
ate limits of Plymouth which is
being paved from curb to curb,
The excess of sixteen feet, how
ever, is being paid for by the
town.
Ships 2,000 Ponnds of Poultry.
Henderson. — The third poultry!
shipment of the past several months
was made from Henderson, when ap
proximately 2,000 pounds of chickens
were brought in by breeders, delivered
at the platform of the Seaboard Air
Line' freight depot, bought and paid
for by the commission men handling
the shipment, and sent away by
fre'ght. It was - largest single ship
ment of the kind ever made from this
point, and is taken as an indication of
the growing popularity of this means
of disposing of surplus stocks in this
county.
Curtailment Due to Long Drought.
Charlotte.—Owing to he prolonged
and unprecedented drought experienc
ed in Piedmont North and South Caro
lina affecting the water levels in all
streams in this section, the Southern
Power company announced a dractic
curtailment in the amount of power
available for distribution pending an
improvement in condition.
Cotton mills and other mannfactur
ing enterprises are requested by the
company to co-operate in the curtail
ment program and a schedule is out
lined under which power will be cut
off from certain industries for one or
more days each week beginning at 6
o’clock Wednesday mdrning.
All customers a’--' requested to dla
continue the use of power for the per
iods outlined excert such power as is
necessary for strictly public use or for
handling perishable produce and for
fire protection.
Owing to the fact that water is low
on rivers on which are located the
company's mammoth hydro-electric de
velopments, the company now is us
ing its steam plans in an effort to sup
ply, the current.
Bicycle For Sale—in Rood con
dition; Herman Chesson, Route 2
WANTED—A few roomers and
boarders. Hotel Brinkley.
Enjoy Bridge Party
On Tuesday evening Mesdam
es A. L. and Herman Alexander
gave a most enjoyable bridge
party to their many friends at
their home on Main street. The
reception hall and parlors were
beautifully decorated with cut
fiowers and potted plants. A col
or scheme of red and green was
carried out in detail.
Mesdames Gray and Edmond
son won top score prizes, Mrs.
Clarence Ayers the booby prize
and Mrs. H. A. Williford the
consolation prize.
Those enjoying the occasion
were Mesdames Percy Arps,
Jack Reid. Henry Midgett, 0. H.
Lyon, Gary Campbell, J. - B,
Flaugher. J. M. Spruill. H. V.
Austin, James Williamson, A. B
Litchfield, Gray, Hamlin, Roy
Hampton, Fred Knight, Robert
Walker, Robert Johnston, Sidney
Ward, H. A. Williford, T. L,
Bray, Clarence Ayers, J. B. Ed
mondson and Louis Horton and
Misses Martha Horntha', Hope
Hardison, Fannie Cordon, Mavis
Thigpen. Dorothy Willy and
Margaret Ward Jackson.
A delicious salad course was
served and enjoyed by all.
SIMMONS PRAISES EAST N. C
Resources of That Secticn of State Are
Only Beginning to 8e Appre
ciated.
New Bern.—‘ With exceptional agri
(■■iinir* .timber resonrces and
water transportation; with excellent
road, school and health- progarms;
with a temperate climate during the
late fall, winter and early spring and
with ocean breezes during the sum
mer, there is no reason why eastern
North Carolina should not appeal to
outsiders as strongly, if not more
strongly, than doe3 Florida,” Senator
F. M. Simmons stated enthusiastically
in an interview at his home here.
“The advantages and resources of
eastern Carolina are not fully under
stood ar realized by the people who
live here or by those who live in other
sections of the state,” the senator
stated. "It is gratifying to know
however, that not only our own people
but also those away from here are at
last beginning to show an understand
ing and appreciation of the present
and future posibilities of this section
‘ Our hard-surfaced highway system
is favorably advertising this sectior
and as strangers become acquainted
with it, they first applaude and then
express astonishment at our inesti
mable advantages of soil, climate and
water. It would be difficult to esti
mate the future of the section, wheL
it becomes fully known and develop
ed.”
As an experienced farmer, Senator
Simmons spoke of the wonderfu
crops of the east this year, the best
in a number of years. In his opinion
there is no finer agricultural country
anywhere than that of eastern Caro
lina, Its soil and climate blendint
particularly well for a remarkable
diversification of crops.
In addition to agricultural advan
tages, Mr. Simmons called special at
tention to the exceptionally fine tim
ber-producing lands. These he con
siders unsurpassed for their reproduc
tion of timber ,a new crop of merchan
tlble timber being possible every ten
or 15 years. People are also begin
ning to understand the healthfulness
of the section, as well as its physical
advantage.
Has Sold Grain For 35 Year*.
Greensboro.—C. S. Shaw, living near
Julian, in Guilford county, tends 100
acres of land, with the help of his
crippled son, Jim Shaw, and „he two
make sufficient grain to sell, at a
good price. Last year they sold 540
bushels of sweet potatoes.
Machinery does it. Crippled Jim
rides a plow; all the wheat is cut by
him. Most of the plowing is done by
the riding plow. Mr. Shaw, himself 73
years of age, says his legs are as good
as ever, and he works every day.
He will have “old corn” to go on
next year. The drouth this summer
was prolonged in his neighborhood
and his corn crop will be short, bnt
he doesn't have to buy. He has been
selling corn and wheat at good prices.
He has sold corn and wheat every
year for the past 35 year*.
Plymouth Schools
Open Sept. 16
School pupils are joyously (?)
awaiting the morning of Sept*
ember 16th, for at that time the
graded and high school will be
gin the session of 1925-26.
The opening exercises will be
held at nine o’clock on that day
and patrons of the school are in
vited to attend and to meet the
faculty.
A very successful year is anti
cipated, as every effort possible
has been made to equip the
school in every department so
that the maximum results might
be obtained. It is uncertain astp
just what disposition will |b.e
made of the rpral sphpols at this
time, as there has been nothing
d. finite settled upon that will
qualify students from these
schools to attend the school in
Plymouth.
On Saturday and Monday pro
ceeding the day of opening Prof.
Norman will be in his office for
the purpose of delivering books
to students of the high school,
and on Tuesday the faculty will
meet so as to plan schedule and
arrange for the year's work.
Following is the faculty for
this year:
First grade; Miss tmristine
Ward, Maysville.
Second grade; Mrs. H. A. Liv
erman, city.
Third grade; Miss Elizabeth
Ramsey, Ivor, Va.
Fourth grade; Miss Gladys
Bateman, Columbia.
Fifth grade; Miss Nellie Tar
kenton, Mackeys.
Sixth grade; Mrs. G. H. Har*
rison, city.
Seventh grade; Miss Ruby
Templeton, Hepzibah, Ga.
High school; Mr. L H. Hub
ble, Marion, Va., principal, Mrs.
H. S. Ward, Southport, Miss
Hope Hardison, city. The science
teacher is yet to be supplied.
Prof. Jas. W. Norman contin
ues in the capacity of superin
tendent,
It would be a fine thing if a
large crowd of our parents will
attend the opening exercises, for
nothing helps teachers mom
than to know that tie people
whom they are serving have ; n
interest in them and their w< ik.
Revival in Cresv. c !1
Revival services will br gin s t
the Methodist Episcopal chuith
in Creswell on Monday, Septum
her 14th.
Rev. C. B. Culbreth, presiding
elder, will preach at these sen -
ces. Rev. S, Salyer is pai tor of
the church- All denominatiei s
are cordially invited to alttid
these services.
Wenona Loses to
Jamesville
The base ball teams from W« -
nona and Jamesville met huo
yesterday afternoon and bta^td
a rather interesting game.
A home run by Furbee of W( -
nona, with two men on bases,
provided a thrill for the fans.
Jamesville won by the store
of 6 to 5.
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Hotel Brinkley
Plymouth, NO.
Solicits the patronage of the city
and country. Come give us a
trial; we Guarantee satisfaction.
Mra. Rosa & Mrs. Rowe
Managers