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PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRfDAY, JUNE 11, 1926
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NO. 27
LOCAL NEWS
J. L. Horton of Beaufort spent
Sunday here.
Mr. George Short of Enfield
was in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hayes
spent Sunday in Windsor.
Dr. T. L. Bray and Lue Read
motored to Wenona Sunday.
Lewis Mizelle and Hugh Davis
of Dardens were in town Sunday
Mrs. A. R. Dupree left Tues
day for a short stay in Norfolk.
Buster Adler of University,
Chapel Hill, is home for the sum
mer.
Mis3 Myrtle Dav of South
Creek is the guest of Mrs. S. B.
Hilliard.
Mr. and Mr^, B. F. Read and
little daughter were in Norfo k
this week.
Mr. Taylor Bead has returned
to his old position with J. R.
Campbell.
Aubrey Owens of Rocky Mount
spent the week-end here with
his mother.
Mr. Julian Brinkley of Raleigh
spent the week-end here with
his parents.
Gordon Norman, a student of
State college, Raleigh, is home
for the summer
Rev. W. G. Lowe left Tuesday
to attend the summer school term
at Duke University.
TV.TIoa P.lno Sullivan nf Aviirn
spent Sunday with Miss Velma
Satterihwaite.
Mrs. E. H Liverman is attend
ing summer school at Duke Uni
versity in Durham.
Miss Emma Morehead attended
the Demonstrators' convention
in Raleigh Saturday.
Miss Bessie Alsbrook of Green
ville is the guest of Miss Edna
Nurnev on Jefferson street.
Messrs F. J. McGuire and Er
nest Swain of Durham spent the
week-end here with friends.
Miss Thelma Getsinger of N.
C. C. W.,Greensboro i- home fur'
the 3ummer holidays.
Miss Margaret Moore of Smith
field is visiting her sister, Mrs
T. L, Bray on E. Main street.
James Wood Norman returned
Friday from Raleigh where he is
a student at State college.
Frank Brinkley of the Univer
sity at Chapel Hill is in our city
for the summer months.
Misses Mildred Swain and
Mildred Marrow of Roper are
visiting Miss Agnes Davis.
The roenbers of the Plymouth
Graded school faculty left this
week for their respective homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell
of Rocky Mount were the week
end guests of Mrs. J. R. Camp
bell.
Mesdames L. H. Horton and
Jewel Ayers attended the dance
at Morehead City on Saturday
night.
Miss Pauline Lucas left Satu -
day for Durham where she wili
spend some time with relatives
and friends.
Mr. Lawrence Jones, who has
been attending Duke University,
Durham, is at home for the sum
mer holidays.
Miss Evelyn Cahoon, who has
be=n attending E. C. T. College
at Greenville, is home for the
summer months.
Mrs. C. S. Ausbon and little
son left Sunday to attend the
aommeocement exercises of Duke
University in Durham.
Mrs. ‘G. H. Harrison, Jr., left
Tuesday for Chapel Hill where
she will attend the summer
school session at Carolina.
Mr. and W. F. Winslow of
Greenville spent Sunday with
Mrs. Fanny Ayers and were ac
companied home by Miss Louise
Ayers.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Pennv
of Memphis. Tenn , arrived Sat
urday to spend the summer with
Mrs. Penny’s sister, Miss Mavis
Thigpen.
CROWDS HEAR
ADDRESS
The commencement program of
Plymouth high school came to a
close here Monday night with a
very appropriate invocation by
Rev. Theodore Partrick, who later
introduced General Albert L. Cox
of Raleigh, who delivered a veri
inspiring address to the graduating
class. The crowds attending com
pletely filled the auditorium, crowd
ed the halls and many were left
outside. The address on “Service”
was listened to intently by the
audience, who declare it one of the
best ever delivered here.
At the school auditorium Sunday
morning the baccalaureate sermon
was preached by Rev. G. F. Hill,
rector of Christ church, Elizabeth
City, and was received as one of
the best ever heard here.
The largest graduating class in
the history of Plymouth schools re
ceived diplomas, which were de
livered with very appropriate re
marks by Superintendent James W.
Norman. The class was composed
ot twenty-six members, eighteen oi
whom have already registered to
enter college with the beginning of
the next session. The following
young ladies and gentlemen received
diplomas: Mildred Vail, Hildred
Swain, Carolyn Brinkley, Margaret
Ross Walker, Bessie Spruill, Addie
Weede. Thelma Spruill, Minnie
Gordon Cahoon, Bettie Coburn,
Annie Allen, Miriam Ausbon, Atha
or* A iTrrne
Bateman, Lorena Stillman, Lee
Roy Harris, Earle Bateman, Gil
bert Davis, James Smith. William
Waters, Alton Harrison, Hocut
Ange, Jack Swain, Aubrey Ange,
Marion Martin and Dale Tettcrton.
The presenting and receiving of the
diplomas was a very impressive
ceremony, and the youthful gradu
ates seemed to be thoroughly en
grossed in the significance of the
occasion
The seventh grade diplomas were
delivered by Prof. L. H. Hi.bale,
who chose well his remarks in
tendering to them the certificates
entitling entrance to the high school
next session.
Student government was estab
lished during the term just finished
and the amount of benefits derived
highly exceeded the expectations of
the faculty. The assistance result
ing from this plan was of such a
pleasing nature that an organization
for the coming term has already
been formed and will be ready for
operation at the opening of the
session.
There will be very little change
in the faculty arrangement for the
1926-'27 term, so we are informed
by officials of the school.
SHOWER FOR
BRIDE-ELECT
On Saturday afternoon from 4:00
until 7;00 o’clock, Mrs. T. L. Bray
delightfully entertained at a mis
cellaneous shower for her sister.
Miss Margaret Moore of Smith
field, whose marriage to Mr. John
H. Bonner of Siler City, takes
place this month. Quantities of
Dorothy Perkins roses, *sweet peas
and hydrangeas were used for dec
oration. Six tables were arranged
for cards, the guest finding their
places by attracthe place ccrds.
The bride's place being marked by
a tiny brides’ shower. At the end
of the game, cards were distributed
on which each guest wrote a toast
to the bride-elect. These were
read aloud and afforded much
merriment.
The hostess served a most de
licious salad course, consisting of
Los Angeles salad garnished with
tomatoes and cucumbers, cheese
straws, hot rolls and coffee, which
was followed by fruit sherbert and
angel food cake, carrying out the
color scheme of pink and white.
The favors were miniature white
suit cases filled with pink mints
with a card attached bearing the
inscription “Siler City ’. At this
time Mary Elizabeth Bray, attrac
tive little daughter of Dr. and Mrs,
Eray. presented the bride-elect
with a large white suit case, that
matched the smaller ones, filled
with innumerable packages, gifts of
the guests for the guest of honor.
Two top ..score, Alisas, were given,
a brass card tray to Mrs. W. R.
Hampton and a hot dish mat to
Mrs. J. R. Gampbell. The guest
of honor was presented with a
dainty piece of lingerie.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
i ...
M s C V. White visited in
Edenton Wednesday.
Miss Fanny Halsey is visiting
relatives in Norfolk, Va,
Messrs. Guilford Davenport
and W. E. B'ount were in Eden*
ton Saturday.
Mrs. Henrietta Swain is spend
ing a few days with her children
in Plymouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White
and daughter were the Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Snell.
Miss Arden Blcunt, Mrs. W. E.
Blount, Mrs. Carol Blount and
Messrs. Guilford Davenport and
W. E. Blount motored to Colum
bia Monday.
Miss Corrinne Bell, Mrs. Ida
Brickhouse and Mr. Ccrbett
Swain attended the graduation
exercises in Plymouth on Mon
day night
Battling In Iowa
National political interest has notched from Pennsylvania to Iowa
where another hot fight in June primaries is nearing a knockout for
the G. 0. P. senatorial nomination. Former Senator Smith W. Brook
art, insurgent recently ousted through the contest of Sen. D.F. Steck,
(D.), is seeking to take the nomination away from the veteran, Sen
ator Albert B. Cummins who has been in the Senate for 18 years.
MRS. JULIA ANrs
ANGE DEAD
Mis. Julia Anne Ange, aged 8-1
died last Saturday afternoon a
five-thirty in the home of her son
Mr. ltevin Ange, who lives a shor
distance from here, after an lllnes
extending over several months.
She was a member of the Free
will Baptist church at Mt. Olivco:
Long Ridge. The funeral and in
termeht occurcd in the old famil;
burial ground Sunday afternoon a
three o'clock, Rev. Alexander Core;
conducting the service in the pre'
sence of a large crowd of friencf
and relatives.
She leaves five sons and om
daughter; Mrs. N. N. Allen of Ply
mouth, Levi Ange of Dardens
Lawrence, James, Charlie and Lc
vin Ange of Jamesville. Also thre<
sisters survive her, Mrs. A. S. Allei
and Mrs. Martha Moore of Ply
mouth, and Mrs. Malissa Hollida;
of Detroit, Mich, There arc twen
ty-three grand-children and fiv
great grand-children.
CRESWELL NEWS
Mr. W. M. Bateman v/as it
Plymouth Friday.
Cecil Godwin motored to Wash
ington Tuesday morning.
Mr. antf Mrs. 0. D. Halfielc
motored to Plymouth Sunday.
Mrs. t! E. Spruill and Miss
Matilda Alexander were in Ct«
lumbia Monday.
Meadymea Bill, Ilowitt m
Seaton Swain of Columbia wert
in teforn this week.
Mr nnd Mrs. W. J Starr. whr
have just returned from Mexico,
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Elizabeth McCabe left
Wednesday morning to attend
summer school at Oriental.
Miss Virginia Peele, who is a
student at St Mary’s college in
Raleigh, is home for the summer.
Misses Edna and Christine
Stillman ar.d Ruth Davenport
have returned from Chowan col
lege.
Miss Louise Holmes has re
turned from Robert’s Hall, High
Point, where she has been ir
school.
Mr. and Mrs. William Phelps
and little daughter, Ida Jones,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J
L. Phelps.
Messrs. Joe Basnight and
Thomas Chaplin of St. Brides,
Va , were the week end guests
of Mr. L. L. Basnight.
Among the students to return
from Wake Forest college were
Milton Basnight, Glenn Holmes,
Albert and Herman Brickhouse
and John Sawyer
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Starr gave
a fishb g excursion Tuesday at
Lake Phe'ps. Those present
were Mr- and Mrs. W. J. and J
W. Starr, Mr. and Mrs. William
Phelps, Messrs Matron Phelps
and Douglas Starr.
Achievement
When Miss Louis Lerch of Alien
town, Pa., was 9 years old she
started singing in the church choir.
Last week she received a contract
from the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany for a 1926 premit'r. If_ ..
I
VERY LIGHT VOTING IN
COUNTY PRIMARY
, OVERMAN WINS BY FEEBLE MAJORITY. ALSO
AUSBON AND HASSELL GAIN MAJORITIES.
VOTING ATTENDED BY RAIN
1
The Democratic Primary electior
r held in this county last week wa:
one of the quietest in the histon
of the county.
A rain thoroughly welcomed U
the people kept up practically ,al
day. and there being contests foi
only two offices the usual interesi
was not manisfested and conse
quently the vote was very light.
In the race for the nominatior
for the United States Senate the
present incumbent Lee S. Overmar
attained a majority of five ovei
his opponent, Robert R. Reynolds
Overman received 228 while Rey
nolds was given 223.
For clerk of the superior couri
the present incumbent, C. V. W,
Ausbon gained a majority of 22!
over the opposing candidate, Ber
i A. Davenport. Ausbon receiver
339 and Davenport 117.
, In the contest for county treas
urer there were three aspirants
I L. E. Hassell of Roper was given a
maioritv of 131 over the two can
didates from Creswell. E. F. Swain
''and J, F. Belanga. Hassell re
ceived 303. Swain 141 and Belanga
I
31.
. ■ The campaign was conducted in
' a high-class manner, each aspirant
being eminently courteous to his
■ opposition, and a spirit of genuine
i friendship and regard was evident
■ on all sides.
The following is the Democratic
■ ticket to be placed before the voters
in the general election next Novem
ber;
For representative, Van B. Mar
tin.
For coroner, T. L. Bray.
For sheriff, Joseph K. Reid.
For clerk of Superior court, C,
V. W. Ausbon;
For register of deeds, Addie L.
Brinkley.
For recorder, Z. V. Norman.
For treasurer, L. E. Hassell.
For county commissioners, A. L.
Owens, W. T. ' Alexander, E. R. ~
Lewis,
For board of education, W. R.
Hampton, H. H. Bateman, W. B.
Davenport.
The following is the vote received
by each candidate from each of the
five precincts:
Candidate
[U. S. Senate]
Overman
Reynolds
[Clerk Court]
Ausbon
Davenport
[Treasurer]
Hassell
Swain
Helanga_
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i'lym: utb I Mills
PS
131
ISO
14
ISO
21
2
51
47
84
15
104
14
0
Skinners
v ill e
17
6
22
0
3
10
0
Scupper
noug
91
2S
35
88
8
Sri
29
VV enona
1
8
9
0
8
1
0
Total
228
223
339
117
803
141
31
Majority
5
222
131
'ENTERTAINS
AT BRIDGE
Mrs. Jack Read and Mrs C. L
Groves charmingly enl rtainec
on Tuesday morning- at the horns
of Mrs. Groves at a bridge part.v
gi\en in honor of Miss Margaret
Moore of Smithfield, June bride
; elect. The prize for top score
• an ivory tray, was won by Mrs.
James Penny of Memphis, Tenn
and presented by her to the guest
of honor. A bread board \\ as al
so presented to the bride-elect.
An attractive and delectable
salad course was served by the
hostesses and the guests number
ed about twenty-five.
SHE’S MISS BROADWAY
Miss Irene French, winner of tl>«
“Miss Broadway" contest cbfldtftW
by the Broadway association la Xev
York, ____
MUSIC STORE
TO OPEN
News of the opening of a
music store hero will be welcom
| inglj* received by music lovers of
this community. Russ Brothers
of Washington are repairing,
painting and otherwise improving
the building recently vacated by
the Insurance and Realty Com
pany with the view of establish
ing a retail music business here.
They expect to begin business
about the fifteenth of this month.
Their stock will embrace mu
sic of various kinds, pianos, vie.
trolas, radios and other merchan
dise usually found in music stores.
Champ Movie Goer
The world’s long distance movie
attendance champion is not a flap
per or a star worshipper as might
be imagined. The title is claimed
by Burt Thompson, Spencer, W.
Va., movie fan extraordinary, who
has never missed a show at the
Robey Theater since 1907; almost
^ 20 years.