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VOL. 37
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, NOV. 5, 1926
NO. 48
LOCAL NEWS
S. D. Davis and Lue Read were
in Wenona last Saturday.
Mrs. JackR^ad is visiting rela
tives in Avden this week.
W. E. Allen of Wenona, was in
town on busii.ess Tuesday.
Walter Clark and J ck Pe..
were in Greenville Sunday.
J. W. Darden and Lue Read
were in Cherry Wean-aday.
Rev. and vj s W. G. Lowe
spent. Sunday in Jam*- vine
Mr. ti.d Vi a G. W iars‘i ai d
family spent S-inda.v in Bath.
Mr \ Jim Payne of Washington
is visit]i g Mrs. G. W Marsh.
vir. and Mrs. W. H Taylor
spent Sunday m Rich Square.
W. C Spruill of Rdeigh, ha
been in town for several ua>s.
. P. 0 P'-iee of Beaufort spent
the week end he>e with ids
family.
P. 0. Price of B *.iufort spent
the pasr week h re with his
family.
Mr. Robert Jones of New
York is visiting M/s.. B G.
Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Read and
daughter left Wednesday for
Richmond.
Tayloe Read left Wednesday
to spend a few days in Noifolk
on business.
Mrs R f. B inner or Aur ra
is visi iug her mothe , Mis.
Myrtle Peal.
Atty Z. V" Norman, Sheriff J.
K Reid and Lue Rea dwere in
Williamston Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. 'v. B. Chesson
of Mackeys were in town on
business Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Harris of
Washington spent Sunday here
with Mrs. C. T Robbins.
On account of Tuesday being
elect.on day Recorders court was
deferred until Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. W B. Watts of
Williamston were the guests of
Mrs. L. P. Hornthal Sunday.
Mr. I. T. Hardison returned
Tuesday from a lengthy visit to
his children near Jamesville.
Mr. 0. H. Lyon and Misses
Hope Hardison and Lenore Stone
were in Rocky Mount Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A Williford
and daughter, Mias Jacqueiin,
spent Sunday in Rocky Mount.
The boards of county commis
sioners, road commissioners and
education were in session Mon
day.
Dr and Mrs D. B. Mizelle of
of Charlotte are spending a few
days here with r and Mrs Hal
Williford.
The election Tuesday drew
large crowds to town who mani
fested mire than usual interest
in the occasion.
Council Met in Cresvvell
A couicil meeting of the Wo
me Vs Club3 not in tne school
auditorium at CresweH last
Thursday.
The meeting wat called to or
der by the president, Mrs Ida
Brickhouse, and the minutes
read bv the secretary, Mrs. A.
L. Holmes. The devotional ex
ercises were conducted by Rev.
D. L. Williams.
The meeting was delightfully
entertained by violin trios ren
dered by Mesdames Louis
Hassell, Leon Lewis and Rov
Stillman, and vocal trios by Mes
dames Walter Starr. C H Harris
and vtary Spruill. The numbers
rendered were greatly enjoved.
Miss Esther Efi'terbrook, for
merlj of New York state, and
now state home beau tiller and
clothing specialist, addressed
the gatheri g at length and gave
valuable information concerning
the improvements that can be
made at home.
A delightful course of fruit
salad, cream and coffee was
aerved.
i
V \
IVAN B. MARTIN IS
SUCCESSFUL
Mr. Martin received a substan
tial majority over his Independent
opponent in Tuesday’s election,
and will represent this county in
the General Assembly to meet next
January.
He has had considerable legisla
tive experience and is the best
equipped man in the county to be
sent there. All important legisla
tion for the past several years hai'
the ear marks of Martin, and with
the connections gained by his ac
tivities he will be prepared to be
gin his work immediately upon the
opening of the session.
In the several speeches during
the campaign just closed he has
promised that he will exert himself
in an effort to get more recognition
for this county from the State
Highway Commission; to support
any bill that will place the schools
under state supervision with a pro
gram for an eight-months state-wide
plan, and to interest himself in any
measure that will equalize the tax
burden. His solution to the latter
is to enact a luxury tax.
Martin will be an interesting
figure in the next Legislature.
The School Observer
The first issue of the second
volume of the School Observer,
published and edited by members
of the high school, greeted the
people of Piym >uth last Friday.
It is a neat appearing five
cnluine, four-page paper, arrang
ed in regular newspaper style
and a decided credit to the efforts
ot its pul lisners and editors, and
is web deserving of the support
of the patrons of ihe school.
WESTOVER NEWS
Dossie Jenkins spent the past
week-end i- Williamston.
H^rry McMullan of Washing
ton was a visitor here this week.
Miss Daisy Hathawav spent
Saturday in Plymouth with
friends.
Little Miss Pauline Biggs of
Jamesvi le, spent the week-end
with her grandparents here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swain and
children of Mackeys, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. M Robbins
Monday night.
The people of Swain graded
school are expecting to give a
real Hallowe'en partv tonight.
The public is invited.
Miss Mildred Vail, who is at
tending school in Greenville,
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Vail. She
was accompanied by several
friends..
New Agent at N. S,
Mr. W. C. Mil er having ie
signed his position as local agent
for the Norfolk Southern rail
road, that position has been
filled by Mr. M T. Bradshaw.
Mr Bradshaw is well known
here, he having been an employe
of the rail-oad company at this
place some few years ago.
TO CELEBRATE
ARMISTICE DAY
An Armistice celebration will
be heir! in ihe high school audi
torium next, Thursday night,
November 11th, at eight o’clock
The purpose of the occasion will
be to revive interest in the Junior
Rtd Cross and to perpeuate
the part that this country played
in the WoHd War.
Major Scott Privott. who ser
ved wi.h outstanding distinction
with the famous Thirtieth Di
vision, is expected to make a
patriolic address. He is well
known to men who served from
this county.
All ex-service men a?e extend
ed a warm welcome to attend the
exercises that will be held for
th.em, and ribbons or fligs will
bs provided to distinguish them
and special seat reservations have
been made.
The men who served in the
army, navy or marine corps
from this county should be giad
to accept suen an invitation, ai d
we trust that a large number of
them w 11 be present.
To Beautify Court House
Grounds
The coun'y council of the
Washington county home demon
stration clubs is sponsoring the
planting of the court house
grounds on November 10th. Mrs.
Addie Brinkley. Mrs. Eva Wal
ker and Mrs. Ida Brickhouse
have been appointed aa a com
mittee to plan the planting
Several out of town visitor*
will be present for this occasion.
Mrs- T. M. DeVisconei, chair
man of the planting committee
of the fifteenth district federa
tion of clubs, will be present to
offer her assistance. The Rev.
E. W. Cook, rector of St. Paul’s
Episcopal church, Greenville,
will be the principal speaker.
A tree will be planted on th
court house square dedicated to
Miss Alice McQueen, a much be
loved woman who was this coun
ty’s first home agent.
Wilts Veneer Co , National
Handle Co., and Getsinger’s mill
are furnishing the material for
the trellis which will hide the
back and lower part of our court
house grounds
Eve’-yone is invited to attend
the planting, and are asked to
br ing shrubs, plants and bulbs.
Rally Service Tonight
A Raliy Service will be held
at the court house tonight by
members of the Methodist church
at seven thirty. Rev. C B. Gul
breth, presiding elder, und
several laymen wiil deliver talks
concerning church affairs All
adult members of the church are
urged to attend.
Refreshments will be served
by the ladies, and appropriate
selections will be rendered by
the male quartet of the choir.
Services will be held at ihe re
gular hour Sunday morning, but
the evening service will be dis
pensed with in deference to the
meeting in progress at the Bap
tist church.
The morning service will be
the last preached by Rev. W. G.
Lowe before leaving for Durham,
where he wiil attend the annual
conference.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Whitehurst
an dMiss Mildred Vail of Green
ville were the guests of Mrs. W
T. Nurney Sunday.
Mrs. viyrtle Peal and Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Peal attended the
funeral of Mrs. Myrtle Odom in
Washington Wednesday.
Democrats to Guide
This County’s
Affairs
Dr. Bray Leads Ticket and Martin to
Go to Legislature. General Maj
ority of About 250 Enjoyed.
Entire Ticket Elected.
The voters of Washington county
Tuesday raised their voices in un
mistakable terms expressing their
desire for a resumption of complete
Democratic administration of their
public affairs, by casting one of the
largest votes in the history of the
county in an off-election year, com
pletely swamping the old-line Re
publican contingent and carefully
devised coalition of disgruntled,
ambitious Democrats with the Re
publican ticket.
The chill of the early morning
air found workers of all elements at
the various polling places wrapped
in overcoats, exchanging friendly
greetings and ready and eager for
the fray. As the polls opened
there were only two county tickets
on the table, and the Democrats
began toy wonder if the Indepen
, dent-Democrats were going to lock
horns in the corflict. Pretty soon
these tickets came into view from
the pockets of supporters of that
element, and instead of being an
Independent-Democratic ballot it
was a regular Republican ballot
with spaces provided at the bottom
with the captions and lines provided
for the third party candidates.
Then it was evident that there
was not to be a three-cornered
fight, but the line was firmly drawn
with the regular Democrats on one
side arrayed against the forces of
both regular Republicans and In
surgents.
Not in recent, years has there
been seen such energy and activity,
hustle and bustle, displayed. Sup
porters of each side took careful
inventory of their sure stock and
vied with each other in securing the
doubtful. Ladies as well as men
entered into the fight, numerous
automobiles were placed at the dis
posal of the workers and the Wk
went doggedly on.
Before noon it could be seen
plainly that the coalition ticket was
not as formidable an instrument as
was at one time feared, but still ef
forts did not lax until the last
minute of voting time. The work
ers were tired, hungry and jaded
but stood stoically by to hear the
county ticket counted, first as they
were cast solidly, then the "scratch
ed". Before the counting began
~eb Vance Norman, chairman of
; the Democratic county executive
i committee, promptly challenged
i the ticket arranged by the insur
[ gent faction.
In the Plymouth box there were
cast four hundred and one straight
Democratic tickets and two straight
Republican ballots, one hundred
and twenty-five Independent tickets
'and the remaining seventy four
; Baptists Enjoying Meeting
Rev. J. M. Duncan of Farmville
is assisting Rev J. R. Everett in a
series of meetings which began in
the Baptist church last night, and
will continue for ten days
Mr. Duncan is a warm hearted
pastor-evangelist of many years ex
perience and his sermons are suie
to receive a response from those
who hear him.
The singing will be lead by W.
Betts of Raleigh, who is also a man
of wide experience.
A cordial welcome is extended to
| all who will attend these meetings.
were of the "scratched" variety
We are unable to get these details
from the other precincts.
A vigorous campaign which was
advertised was waged by Demo
crats for two weeks prior to the
election. This campaign was car
ried to al! parts of the county by
able speakers, and the promises
made were sound and consertative
and of possible execution.
The opposition of both factions
made no open campaign, and the
promises and charges, completely,
are not known to this newspaper.
Some charges made by them are
known, however, by all the voters
of the county, and answer to
them was made before tine election.
On account of lack of space we
are only giving the vote given the
county officers, which will be found
below. A general majority of ap
proximately 250 was given all state
and district candidates, as also was
given the veterans' referendum and
amendment.
For Representative
in the General Assembly
VAN B. MARTIN D.934
JOHN E. SINGLETON, Iud . . . 738
For Recorder
ZEB VANCE NORMAN
(No opposition)
For Clerk Superior Court:
C. V. W. AUSBON D.937
W. J. JACKSON, JR. R.714
For Treasurer:
LOUIS E. HASSELL 0.93J
LEON S. BRAY, Ind.731
For Register of Deeds
ADDIE L. BRINKLEY D . . 961
W. E. WEEDE, Ind.712
For Coroner:
DR. T. L. BRAY D.1002
3. J. BARCO, Ind.6S3
For Sheriff:
JOSEPH K. REID
(No opposition)
For County Commissioners:
ERNEST R. LEWIS D . . 9<G
AMBERS L. OWENS D.980
WILLIAM T. ALEXANDER D . 962
J. T. M’ALLISTER R.Till
JOHN L. PHELPS R.696 j
C. WL SNELL R.717
The following were elected by major
ities of approximate'}’ 230 each:
For Justices of the Peace,
Plymouth Township:
W. F. AUSBON
JOHN II. ALLEN
J. R. LATHAM
For Justices of the Peace,
Lee’s Mills Township:
ROBERT W. LEWIS
WILEY O. NORMAN
H. J. FUREEE
For Justice? of the Peace,
Sltinnersville Township:
J. C. SWAIN
M. F. DAVENPORT
G. V/. PHELPS
For Justices of the Peace,
Scuppemcng Township:
THOMAS F. DAVENPORT
J. C. GATLIN
JULIUS F. SNELL
Their friends were delighted
to S:e Rev. and Mrs. Theodore
Partrick and children of Scotland
Neck in town yesterday.
Mr. Brvant of Plymouth Bott
ling Works has loaned display
window space for exhibit work
for October of the Home Demon
stration Club Women.
Miss Sammie Harrison return
ed Monday from an extended
visit to friends and relatives in
Norfolk, and was accompanied
home by Mesdames Norman Dtr.i
can and Jack Morgan.
ACCIDENT NEAR
MACKEYS
Mi^s Mary Brantley, home agent
of Chowan county, was returning
from -Tar'eoro Tuesday afternoon
j where she had been .attending the
i Coastal Plains Fair, where she had
i gone to exhibit products of her
county, and in her haste to make
the ferry from Mackeys, which
leaves at five o'clock, was losing r,o
, time in making the schedule. She
was driving a Ford coupe which
contained the bulky exhibits. In
the narrow approach to Mackeys
bridge she was met by another car
occupied by Mrs Guilford Daven
port and Miss Jessie Curies, who
drew as closely as possible to the
side of the narrow road and stopped
to permit Miss Brantley to pass
more safely.
On each side of the road is a
swamp, boggy and of uncertain
depth. The young lady proceeded
with utmost care, but in some man
ner her coupe slided from the sur
face of the road into the water and
the car was rapidly sinking. Han
dicapped by the numerous con
icnis ui me tar sne was unaDie to
open a door and make an exit from
which to escape. Young Miss
Curies, sensing the danger of Miss
Brantley, came to her rescue by
opening the door nearest the road
and lifted her bodily from the rapid
ly sinking car.
She was taken to the home of
Mr. W. B. Davenport nearby where
she was provided with the neces
sary garments in time to catch the
ferry for Edenton. Fortunately
she suffered no phpsical injuries.
As we go to press we have not
learned whether the coupe h^s
been removed f rom the swamp.
Mrs. Swain Entertains
Mac keys —An interesting
meeting of the home demonstra
tion club was held at the home
of Mrs. W. A. Swain Tuesday
afternoon.
The meeting was the occasion
of the election of officers, and
was conducted by Miss Emma
Gray Morehead, county home
agent. The new officers elected
were Mrs. W. Lk Chesson, presi
dent, Mrs. Natn Everett, secre
tary, and Mrs. C. W. Snei!, boos
ster.
Miss Morehead gave a practi
cal demonstration in art and
home beautifying. Her idea was
to take nothing and make some
thing out of it. The instructions
gi\en were most interesting, as
jars, jugs and other articles con
sidered useless, were transformed
from their state cf ugliness to
articles of charming and ex
quisite appearence. She demon
strated the ease with which they
could be hand-painted and other
wise improved to such an extent
that they might occupy u position
ot much prominence in any par
lor or drawing-room. She also
instructed in the art and methods
of renovating old furniture.
Mrs. Swain was a most charm*
imr ar.d hospitable hostess on
this occasion, as she is on every
thing she undertakes, and the
delicious course of jelly, cream
and cake served by her \v as most
heartily enjoyed.
Celebrates Birthday
Miss Dorothy Goodman charm
ingly entertained about seventeen
of her friends Monday afternoon
from four to five-thirty in honor of
her eleventh birthday.
Quite a number of interesting
games were played and at tfie close
of the afternoon delightful drinks,
cake and candies were serv ed.
Miss Gertrude Norton of \Vil!~
iamston was the week-end guest
of Miss jtfargarec Ward Jackscn,