j Year, In Advance.
-FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
Single Copy 5 C^nt*
VOL. 36
PLYMOUTH, N. C„ FRIDAY, SEPT. 11,1925
NO. 48
1
MAKES SECOND GIFT OF $50,000
TO LOUISBURG COLLEGE FOR
WOMEN.
Louisburg.—Benjamin N. Duke, of
Durham, has made a second gift of
$50,000 to the endowment fund of the
Louisburg Colege for Women, accord
ing to President A. M. Mohns. Mr.
Duke has previously given $50,000 to
the fund which makes his total gift
$100,000.
In addition to this $100,000, Mr.
Duke and the late Washington Duke
gave the coilege $25,000 fifteen years
ago.
“This makes $225,500 which our
Durham friends have recently given
to Louisburg" said President Mohns.
"Mr. R. H. Wright, a native of Frank
lin County, has given $122,500. Add
to Mr. Duke's $100,000 and Durham
has given nearly half of the $500,000
which we started out to raise.
“Franklin County has been liberal,”
he said. “With the big crops in East
>ern North Carolina, the territory from
which Lduisburg draws it sattendance,
we expect the fund to grow rapidly
before the year ends.”
Reward For Rescue of Daughter.
Southport.—Some years ago a young
man of this place became acquainted
with the owner of a passing yaucht
that had put into this port for a har
bor. While on board the yacht the
young daughter of the owner of the
yacht fell overboard. The Souhtport
young man without hesitation junsped
after the girl, and brought her safely
to the hands waiting to receive both
rescued and rescuer. Most grateful
thanks were given the young man at
the time. Recently while at a Florida
port, .the Southport man, no longer
young, but holding a position on one of
the shipping board s steamships, was
approached and asked his identity.
This proving satisfactory, the party
inquiring said that lie had been sent
to notify the Southporter that the
daughter of the yachtsman, whom he
had rescued, wished to advise him her
father had died and in his will had
left him $7,000.
Orange Man Killed By Lightning.
Durham—Roland Atwater. Orange
county farmer anil W orlil War veter
an, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed during a rain and elec
trical storm which swept this section
of the State. Atwater, with his little
son, were at a tobacco barn where a
portion of the crop was being cured
preparatory to being placed on the
market here, when the bolt struck him
The sobbing of his boy, who was un
harmed and ran to the house after
his father had been struck down,
brought Mrs. Atwater out to ascertain
the rouble. She found the body o'
her husband lying upon a quill at the
barn.
Seeks to Regain Bride Through Court
Dunn —Habeas corpus proceeding:
were started by El. Warren. Jr., wlu
fives near Dunn, to regain possession j
of his bride who was taken from him
soon after his marriage by her mother.
Mrs W J. Godwin. Mr. Warren and ,
Miss Odies Godwin, aged 15 years,
were married in Dillon, S. C. Ihe
newly married couple returned to the
home of the bridegroom Thursday
evening. Soon after their return the
mother of the bride called at the
Warren home and took her away. The
newly-weds have not been allowed bj
the bride’s mother to live together
since.
The habeas corpus proceedings weie ,
instituted in an effort to regain pos- I
session of the young wife.
Larra Tobacco Sales Expected.
Durham.—Fifteen million pounds of
tobacco sold on the floors of the Dur
ham warehouses during the 192o se.a
son is the slogan of the operators of
the warehouses in this city, and they
declare that there is every reason to
believe that this amount of tobacco
will be sold here during the time that
the warehouses are in operaion. Last
vear onlv ten million pounds changed
hands on the floors of tht warehouses.
Since that time an additional ware
house, with several hundred thousand
feet of floor space, has been erected
and thrown open to the growers and,
combined with the extensive tarm-to
faTm campaign waged by the ware
house operators in Durham and sur
counties during the P*« •*
weeks authorities believe that a lar
ger number of growers than ever be
fore will bring their tobacco here to
be disposed of. Indications are that
very good prices will be paid for to
bacco here at the opening of the sea
son, especially the bettergrades, j
33 Years Ago
—IN
Washington
County
Items gathered from issue of
The Roanoke Beacon published
Friday, Sept. 9, 1892
Pork was selling at 8 cents;
Hams at 12^ Sugar at 6
Eggs at 10 d; and candy at
from 10 to 25 <t.
Mr. L. H. Hornthal and
family have returned from
Nag’s Head.
Miss Neppie Toms, of
Hertford, has been visiting
Misses Stella and Neva Lath
am.
Miss Annie Mizelle of
Williamston has been visiting
Mrs. A. Barden for the past
few days.
Miss Blanche Barden leh
for Louisburg Monday where
she resumes her studies at the
Louisburg Female College.
The plays produced by the
Plymouth Dramatic and Tab
leau Association at the Town
Hall last night was first class.
JACKSON—EBORN—At
Yatesville on Wednesday
morning, Sept. 7th, at 10:30
Dr. C. C. Jackson, a success
ful young physician formerly
of Plymouth, and Miss M,
Lizzie Eborn, daughter of
Dr. Robert Eborn of Yates
ville, were happily married.
Immediately after the cere
mony the happy couple left
for this town where they are
now spending their honey
moon with the doctor’s moth
er, Mrs. F. M. Bunch.
Bridge Concern To Grc. -boro.
Greensboro.—Greensboro has secur
ed another big industry, the Atlantic
Bridge Company, now located at Roa
noke. Va„ which will move its plant
aid office to this city November 1.
Definite announcement of the re
moval of the concern from the Vir
ginia city to Greensboro was made
through Irwin L. Sperry, building
manager of the Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Cotppany, who for two
years has been negotiating with offi
cials of the bridge company. A suite
of eight offices on the Elm street side
of the north wing, sixth floor, has been
leased and will be occupied November
1. Entrance will be through No. G2S.
Awarded the Croix Do Guerre.
New Bern.—John C. Duffy, of this
city, has received certificate of award
of the Croix de Guerre with gilt star,
France's highest recognition of bril
liant military service, as a result of
citation contained in “Order No. 17.
1!)G “D,” dated May S. 1910. The
award which is dated January G, 1921.
is signed by G. Dumont, military at
tache to tho Minister of War of th 3
French Republic. Mr. Duffy, who was |
a second lieutenant in the 53d Intan- |
try, Gth Division, U. S. A., overseas, 1
was formerly awarded the Distin- j
gulshed Service Cross by the Ameri- .
can government. Mr. Duffy is our of j
the few American soiflic-rs to have re- ■
ceived the Croix de Guerre.
Look Forward To Four-County Fair.
Dunn.—Dunn district farmers and
farm women are looking forward wiih |
interest to October 20, 21, 22 and 2,i, j
the dates set for .the seventh anr.url i
Four County Fair. The dates selected
this year are somewhat later than
heretofore in order to give the far
niers time to harvest their crops.
Raising Pecans on Grape Vine, i
Gatesville.—Possibly Gates will not
bo able to produce larger cucumbers
than Hertford, but nature is perform
ing a regular Luther Burbank trick
in Mr. T. W. Co6ten's garden that wiil
make up for any deficiency in that
line. Mr. Costen is raising pecans on
a grape-vine. He is guarding them
carefully and watching to see how
luarly they will mature, all the time
wishing there were enough of them
to sample to determine whether they
look like grapes or pecans on the iu
•Jda uui which thar taste like. j
RECORDER'S COURT
The following cases were dis j
posed of by Recorder Norman on
Tuesday last:
James Walker, affray, Deft. |
plead guilty. Judgment suspend-;
ed upon payment of cost.
Charlie Maniy, affray, Deft,
plead guiity. Judgment suspend
ed upon payment of cost.
Melvin Dixon, trespass. Nol.
Pros.
Cleveland Rowson, trespass.
Nol. Pros.
Tom Wilkins, trespass. Nol.
Pros.
E. B. Graves, trespass. Nol.
Pros.
Dave Freeman, trespass. Nol.
Pros.
Henry Woodley, alias “Bunk"
Woodley, abandonment. Not
guilty.
Charlie White, a. d. \v. Re
manded to Juvenile Co .rt.
Ben Dawson, a. d. w. Deft,
plead guilty. Fined #5,00 and
cast,
Interrupted
The Rexal Store, which has ad
vertised special Radio Concerts
for each night, request us to ex
plain to the public that various
atmosphic hindrances have made
it impossible for them to give
these concerts in the early part
of the evening. Satisfactory con
certs were received, however, as
the nights grew older.
Conditions now indicate that
these concerts will be given as
advertised. See ad. on another
page.
$250,000—StiU Mends
Mrs. Annice Printer, 54, has
lias been mending: bathing suits at
Miami, Fla., for 15 years. Her
savings, invested in real estate,
have just netted her $250,000.i
What is she going to do? “Keep
on mending suits,” she says. “At
54 one is too old to lose their head
pver a quarter million.”
A Warning!
This boy, Everett Adams, 17, of
Wilmington, O., confesses murder
of A. R. Clawson, Lodi, N. Y., who
gave him a l.ift in his flivver out
in Missouri. The boy, “broke,”
shot Clawson and threw the body
in a ditch. Now he faces triai at
SedaUa,.Mo. <■
Revival Gaining in
Genuine Interest
The U .ion Revival now in pro
gress at the school auditorium
increases in public favor with
each meeting. Rev. Earnhardt,
by his forceful, sound and un
derstanding logic, has captivat
ed people of ail denominations.
Prayer services are held each ;
day in the Federation Hall and
in the homes of the peoph
throughout the town. A special
prayer service for men is held
each evening by Mr. J. C. Cos
ton, who is held in the highest
possible esteem by people of all
this section.
To attend these meetings is
the only manner in which a per
son might fittingly appreciate
the efforts and abilities of these
men, and thereby receive the
many benifits which are in abun
dance at these meetings.
Severe Storm Hits
Here Tuesday.
A rather severe wind, hail and
rain storm accompanied by vio
lent thunder and lightning
struck here Tuesday afternoon
doing considerable damage to
several trees here, coveting the
streets with limbs and foliage.
The,on y serious damage caus
ed by this storm, to our know
ledge, was to damage the resi
ded^ on Mr.'S. A. Ward’s farn
near here. The damage is esti
mated between 400 and ^oOO.
This residence is occupied by
Mr, Edgar L. Chesson.
Things You Should Krov.
Ice Cold Drinks
The invisible microbe is ever in
dustrious to find suitable media
for growth, otherwise his implant
will fail. Your respiratory pass
ages, your digestive canal, or your
eliminative channels must be in a
Towered state of vitality, if dan
gcreus bacteria colonize to do
hurt. Practice over-loading your
stomach until its normal function
is impossible; it becomes tired,
“flabby” and incompetent. You
chill the respiratory passages by
unwise exposure-—the resulting
stasis and congestion at once af
fords lodgement for active, health
destroying germs. Conversely, the
well-cured for digestive tract, and
the carefully “groomed” throat
are seldom attacked, being in
themselv -s provided with natural
antiseptics which resist disease. It
is only wren defenses are broken
< wn, that this sort of foe attacks.
One of the most harmful prac
tices is the immoderate use of ice
cold drinks. What frozen air is
to the breathing apparatus, cold
drinks are to the lining of the di
gestive tract. The walls of the
r; munch are chilled to a point far
below normal, stopping healthy
secretion at once. This weakens
the delicate glands until bacteria
find easy access. Snow and ice
should never La swallowed by a
healthy individual, no matter how
pure they are. Tt is cold that
does the mischief. Surgeons know
that a large per cent of appendi
citis operations are on ice-water
and ice-tea habitues, and that also,
there arc about five times as many
cares in hot as in cold weather.
The logical advice is, never drink
ice-cold fluids habitually. Never
expose the breathing organs to ex
tremely cold air for prolonged
periods. Proper observance of
there precautions may tuve a life.
Next Week
DANGER IN COLD,BUT—
Returns From Trip
Abrca i.
Mr. Edward Owens who has
been touring the British Isles,
Fiance, Spain, Luxembourg,
Germany and other foreign I
countries, returned a few days
T'go. He gives a good account of
his interesting travels which
were made for educational pur
poses,
Mr, Owens passed the Law
Board a short while prior to sail
ing for Europe and will continue
his studies before actively en
gaging in the practice of law.
Attend Convention
Messrs H. L. Barnes arid C.
S. Ausbor, delegates fri.m the
local post to the State Conven
tion of the American Legion
which convened in Fayetteville
Monday and Tuesday, returned
Wednesday and give a good re
port of the hospitality of that
city and an enthusiastic report
of the workings of the Legion in
tais state.
Any person who is eligible l‘< r
membership in this organization,
and who ever visits one of these
conventions and teams of the
purposes and activites of the Le
gion fails to understand why any
ex-service man who was a mem
oer of the Army, Navy or Mar
ine Corps during the past war is
not identified with it.
All ex-service men are urged i
to attend the meetings of the
.ocal post, which meets on every
Thursday night, and learn what
they can about it
Automobile Revenue Shows Increase.
Collections by the Automobile Li
cense Bureau of the State Department
if Revenue during August Mailed
.1396,954.46, according to report made
mblic. The collections this year show
i gain of $117,196 over August, 1924,
vhen the total was $770,753.46.
The principal gain this year is in
he gasoline tux. which was increased
,’rom 3 to 4 cents by the last General
Assembly. The gain is $111,213.09.
The collections last month were as
ollows: Automobile licenses, $372,
:.'14.34; gasoline taxes, $510,085.12;
mi title fees, $14,035.
The collections in August, 1924.
vero as follows; Automobile licenses
'367,716.43; gasoline taxes. $398,872.
3, and title fees, $13,170.
lovernor Comments on Drought.
"This situation forces to our atten
,ion the fact that North Carolina must
idopt a broader policy of for< U con
.ervation,” declared Governor McLean
.vhen the seriousness of the shortage
of water in Western North Carolina
due to the extended drought was
brought pointedly to his attention by
he forced postponement of the open
ing of the State School for the Deaf at
Morgnmton.
The postponement of the opening
of the si hool for the Deaf- was made
necessary in order to make its water
supply available for the State Hospital
for the Insane at Morganton. Both in
stitutions could not operate upon the
present water supply. The water sys
tems of the two institutions can be
connected and all the available water
given to the State Hospital. Since the
students of the School for the Deaf are
at home where they will not be affect
ed and the State Hospital must con
tinue to function, the management of
the two institutions agreed to post
pone the opening of the School for the
Deaf.
Governor McLean declared that the
policy of forest conservation in North
Carolina is a matter of preserving the
forests we have rather than any re
forestation policy. He patriculari,..
emphaiszed the importance of prevent
ing forest fires. !
Slate Forester J. S. Holmes inform
ed Governor McLean that extremes of
drought and flood can be to a large i
degree prevented by proper forests .
To the people of Washington County
—when in Plymouth come to Ho.el
Brinkley for accommodations
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
IS IMA BALL
PLAYERS KILLED
manager huhn and reiger
PERISH IN AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT.
Camden. S. C.—Tragedy befell the
Augusta baseball club near here when
Manager Emil Huhn and Frank Iteig
er, third baseman, were killed in au
automobile accident.
Five other members of the club, oc
cupants of the car which Manager
Huhn was driving, were painfully
bruised when the machine skidded into
a ditch and overturned at a sharp
curve.
The bodies of the club’s manager
and Reiger were brought to Camden
by President Wolfe, who was traveling
in another car and arrived at the
scene of the accident about -10 minutes
aflcr the crash.
The scene of the accident is about
fourteen miles north of Camden.
The party of ball players was re
turning from Charlotte to Augusta,
having left that City late in the after
non. a'ter defeating the Hornets, 6 to
5. in a thirteen inning contest.
The injured players are Cliff Haury,
pitcher; Harry Smythe, pitcher. Catch
er Livingston; Kenneth Scdgewick,
pitcher and Joe Buskey, shortstop.
TK: v. ere brought to a hospital here,
where their injuries were treated.
F«i. li was discharged within a short
tin after his arrival at the hospital.
Tii e crash act lin ed on a rather
“wild s ci.iou oi the road, and assist
ance d.d ;.at come immediately to the >
dead and injured, it was understood. •
Mr. Weil’e arrived in his car about 40 j
minutes after the tragedy, but other j
passersby had arrived a short time *
previously. In the meantime, the in- 4
jjured play rs were assisting one an- J
other, and had succeeded in removing J
the bodies from the wreckage of the 3
overturned machine. ■
On his arrival Mr. Wolfe took
charge of the situation and arranged
for the rein val of ihe two bodies to
Camden without delay. I'he injured
players were placed in oilier machines
and brought h re in hoite for med.cal
attention.
Cause of Wreck Not Known.
Columbia. S. C.—According to Co
lumbians who visited the scene of the
accident where Kind Hahn, manager
and Frank Reiger, of the Augusta
South Atlantic League baseball club,
were fatally injured, the failure to see
the curve ahead was reap arts.ble ior
the accident.
It is said that some negroes wera
standing near the seen > when they
saw the car coming, and one of them
is said to have made the a isarLon
that from the way the car war, com :tg
the driver was apt to miss the cr.r e.
The colored men said he then turned
to talk to another one in th party,
and then they heard the sue! on on
plying of the breakes, followed by i , j
noise of a crash.
The negroes rushed to the overturn
ed car. The motor of the upturn 1
machine, which had completely sv., .
ed around and was facing back toward
Ckarlote, was still running.
August Postal Receipts Less.
Washington.—-August postal rece'pts
totalled $25,034,541 at the 50 selected
postoffices of the country. Th re
was an increase of $2,539,263. or 1.2$
per Cent over August of last year, U.t
* decrease of $722,402 from the re
ceipts of July this year.
Every one of Lhe 50 postoffiecs
showed increases over August las t
year, the three largest offices—New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia—re
porting 110.7, 16.43 and 10.62 per cent,
respectively, while for August last
year each of these offices reported a
lecrease in receipts as compard with
he prvious August.
Jacksonville. Fla., led the list with
i gain of 33.35 per cent, Richmond,
fa., was second with 27.31; Fort Worth
.bird with 25 56, Detroit fourth with
J0.54, and Baltimore fifth with 20.16.
bos Angeles had the smallest perceut
ige of increase, it having been threo
juarlers of one per cent.
Bullet-Riddled Pair Murdered.
St. Louis.—Two bullet-riddled bo
lies of an unidentified man and wo
man were found in a three-room clu.J
house near Lake Hill, St. Louis co;.n
ty. They were unclothed in a 1 ed.
rhe man about 2S years old, was pene
trated by five bullet in the breast
and one in the hand. The woman
about 23 years old, was shot in the
chest and neck.
Coroner Bcpp and deputy sheriffs
made an examination of the effects
found in the house.