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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 1927
NO. 4
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LOCAL NEWS
J. P. SaUon left Sunday for
New \ork.
T. J. Gaylord of Norfolk was
a Sunday visitor here.
Mrs. Jack Read spent the
week-end in Ayden.
Mr. and Mrs. G W. Marsh
spenl Christmas in Bath.
Lue Read has accepted a posi
tion with the Almo Theatre.
J. R. Campbell and fami'y
spent Christmas in Como.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nu*ney
spent Sunday in Hertford.
J. L. Rea of Wenona was a
business visitor here Monday.
Miss Christine Ward of Viays
ville, has been visiting Miss Mar
garet Ward Jackson.
Lawerence Jones of Raleigh
spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr. and Mis. U. S Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F Read and
little daughter, Elizabeth, spent
the week-end in Laurinburg.
Miss Elizabeth Tucker of Col
umbus, Tenn., was the week-end
guest of Miss Mavis Thigpen.
Misses Ilazsl Clark and Ber
nice Dixon of Weldoft spent the
week-end with Miss Evelyn Ca
hoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Leg
get of Suffolk, spent the Christ
mas holiiiys with Mrs. Mable
Legget.
Stanton Normal, of Washing
ton, D. C., was here visiting his
mother during the Christmas
h jI i days.
C T. Hopkins of Richmond,
and formerly of this place, is in
toe city arranging for the open
ing of a jewelry store here,
Mrs. Emma Swain and son of
GreenVii e and Mrs. Lena Hollis
and chiolren of Norfolk have
be«*n vi-i ing Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
riVt!e> ton
iss Ru v Harris..n, m mber
of the Swan Quarter high school
faculty, npent Christmas here
witn he ’ parents, Mr. and VI rs
E. G. Harrison.
vl s E. Caron, Mrs Allan
Croiker M *l>. and M s Harry
Li r« * t son of H impton,
\T . U rv K , irioi |-i »xir \/I i i. n
Mrs W F Au'bon.
Misses Evelvn Cahonn, Helen
White and Hiidrtd Swain, who
are attend ng the Eastern Caro
linaeil'etr at Greenville, were
hornedming hristmas.
ALMO THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
SYD < MAPLIN
IN
’’The Man on the
Box’
SATURDAY
NIGHT
MILTON SILLS
“The Making of
O’Malley
ALSO
SIXTH EPISODE
OF
“Sunken Silver’’
PH ELPS CASE
NEXT WEEK
Much interest centers around
the case of State against Mrs G.
W. Phelps and daughter. Miss Lu
la Pritchard, who are held in five
thousand dollar bail in connection
with the death of Mr George W.
Phelps, which occured on Sunday
night, December 26. 1926, at his
home in Skinnersville.
The case will be tried before
Judge Romulus A. Nunn of New
bern next week in superior court
here, provided a true bill of indict
ment is found by the grand jury.
Solicitor Donnel Gilliam of Tarboro
will be assisted in the prosecution
by Hon. Van B. Martin of this
place. Hon. H. S Ward of Wash
ington and Atty. W L. Whitley of
this place will appear for the
defense,
A large number of witnesses have
been subpoenaed and it is expected
j that the trial of the case will con
I sume the greater part of the first
| week of court.
We will not review the circum
stances of the death in this issue,
as most of our readers are familiar
i with the facts as they were brought
i out in me preliminary ncaimg u^
i fore Recorder Norman.
Mr. Hurley Resigns
It is with sincere regret that the
people of Plymouth learn that Mr.
D. A. Hurley has resigned his posi
tion as city clerk to accept a berth
with a bonding house in Greensboro.
Mr. Hurley’s resignation becomes
effective tomorrow and Monday he
will leave for Greensboro, where he
becomes identified with Bray
Brothers, well known bond brokers.
For the past two years he has been
city clerk of Plymouth, which
duties included the management of
the Municipal Light and Water
Supply. He has filled that office to
the general satisfaction of the pub
lic. He has been a resident of
Plymouth for the past eleven years,
and his affable manner and strict
attention to business has won him
many friends, who regret to see
him leave, but who rejoice that his
new field of endeavor offers many
opportunities of advancement.
No steps have been taken so far
by the council for his successor as
city clerk. We understand, how
ever, that a meetirg will be held
tonight for that purpose.
Free Poultry Course at State
College
The raising of poultry for mar
keting purpose is just beginning to
be agitated in this county, and civic
organizations are planning to en
courage as much as possible the
raising of fowl as an all-year money
producer for the farmer.
It is highly essential that careful
preparation and study of this busi
ness be made by those expecting to
engage in it extensively, and we
learn from Miss Emma Grey More
head, home demonstration agent,
that a special course in poultry
raising be given at State college.
Raleigh, from January 17th. to
22nd. The course, which embraces
all phases of this work, is entirely
free to those attending and arrange
ments have been made to supply
meals at the college for twenty-five
cents each, and rooms may be se
cured near the college at a nominal
rate.
It is hoped that many of our
farm folks will avail themselves of
this opportunity to acquaint them
selves with the details of this high
ly lucrative business, and full par
ticulars may be obtained from Miss
Morehead, who is highly interested
in the work.
| Join the Chamber of Coirupcrce!
i
R STAFFORD IS
INJURED
Mr Reginald Stafford suffered
a five inch laceration of the
scalp and c )ncuss;on of the brain
late Tuesday afternoon when he
fell from a ladder to a platform,
a distance of about fifteen feet.
Mr Stafford was engaged in
makif g some repair work at the
A jits V-neer C impany’s plant
here and was standing upon a
1 older which rested against a
-haf It is thought that the lad
der slipped and c .used him to
lose his balance, which resulted
in his fall to the platform, Co
.v kf*rs hun iedly carriea him to
he ffice of Dr. T. L. Dray,
where first aid was given. He
w s then taktn to Rjcky Mount
nd p'aced in the care of the
‘’arkview hospital. He was ac
c mpan ed b D •. T. L. Bray,
H. S Midget i and A. D. Basin
; .
We are nformed that bis
ehances of recovery are good, al
ia ugh there is danger of com
i iications
Mrs. Owens Entertains
Mrs. A. L. uwcns aengnuuuy
entertained a number of friends at
a bridge party at her home on
Main street on Friday evening Dec
ember 31st, in honor of her daugn
tcr. Miss Mildred Owens and her
house guests Miss Mariorie Halli
burton of Philadelphia and Mrs. M.
C. May of Morganton. who were
here for the holidays.
The house was beautifully de
corated in the Christmas colors
with red candles burning through
out the lower floor Miss Mavis
Thigpen received and introduced
the guests to the receiving line com
posed of Miss Owens, Miss Halli
burton, Mrs. May and Miss Tucker.
There were six tables of bridge and
each honor guest received a lovely
gift. At the conclusion of the games
the hostess served delicious fruit
salad and cake, then followed a
most enjoyable dance. Punch was
served throughout the evening.
Those enjoying Mrs. Owens hos
pitality were, besides the guests of
honor; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Johns
ton, Mr. and Mrs. H. V Austin,
Misses Evelyn Cahoon, Carolyn
Brinkley, Dixon and Jones of Wel
don, Elizabeth Tucker of Columbia,
Tenn., Elizabeth Norman, Minnie
Gordan Cahoon, Edith Everett and
Mavis Thigpen. Messrs. Frank
Brinkley. Leland Thompson, Bus
ter Adler, Lloyd Gilbert, Nathan
Thompson, fayloe Read. Jimmy
Smith, James Wood Norman, Ed
ward and Lloyd Owens.
Services at Baptist Church
The following will be the or
der of services at the Baptist
church for Sunday:
Morning Service
Sunday Schoo', 9:45.
Preaching service, 11:00; sub
ject: “Whv Our Prayers are not
swered.”
Evening Service
B, Y. P. U. service, 6:30
Preaching service, 7:30; sub
ject: “Second Commandment, or
What Do You Worship?”
Mac keys Aid Society Forms
Plans
The Ladies’ Aid Society met
with Mrs, Thomas Bell and
daughter, Miss Corinne, on Wed*
nesday afternoon The meeting
was called to order and business
discussed in full, after which the
secretary. Miss Myrtle Tarken
ton, read the minutes, which
were approved. Miss Corinnp
in her usual graceful manner,
served a delicious and appro
priate course of refreshments.
ROU'l E NO. 97 IS
ENDORSED
The question of the attitude of
Plymouth chamber of commerce in ,
connection with the proposed new
road connecting Plymouth with
Swan Quarter consumed the entire
session of that body, which was
held on Monday night.
A delegation from Wenona, head
ed by C S. Heynen. vigorously ad
vocated the route be taken as is 1
shown on the highway map as '
highway project No. 97, which
courses from Plymouth up the >
Long Acre road to the turnpike, j
thence castwardly to Wenona, Pan
tego, Belhaven and on to Swan
Quarter. The contention of the
Wenona delegation was that the <
route as it now stands will serve
more communities, more farms and
will be of generally more benefit j
than any other route. They stated (<
that the turnpike affords a splendid
foundation of clay and sand, and
not decayed vegetation as is the
general opinion.
Their arguments were stoutly '
supplemented by John W. Darden, ■
Zeb Vance Norman, W. F. Ausbon
and other Plymouth people. And
a motion that this route be en
dorsed was made and unanimouly
carried. Letters of information of
this action were ordered addressed
to the highway omcials, the dis
trict senators and to the represen
tives of Hyde and Washington
counties.
The chamber of commerce in
Belhavcn is waging a vigorous fight
to have this route pursued, and it
is our information that this road
will be built as soon after the pres
ent legislature makes an appropr'a- -
tion as is practicable.
5KINNERSVILLE NEWS 1
Miss Fanny Biggs is spending
soma time in Norfolk with re- 1
latives.
Anmack Everett and Mrs. M.
•J Eliioti spent the past week in
Auiandi-r and Suffo k, Va
Jack Swain of State coll- ge, (
Raleigh, sp nl the holidays here
with his mother, virs Henrietta
Swain.
Mr, and Mrs. H >rb< rt B te
man of Cresweil were the gue-ts
of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blount
Sunday.
Mrs. Mati da Auinack a n d (
Mr. and Mr?. C. L. Everett and
family motored to Aulander for
the holidays.
Capt. Rom Lee of Norfolk
spent last week a ith his mother,
Mrs. Modie Lee Wiley and Mrs. (
St.uk Hoitcn.
VIr Herbert Swain, teacher ,
at St. Pau1, spent the Christmas |
holidays with his parents, Mr. ’
and Mrs. Henry Swain.
Carleton Brown Sheaffer of
Norfolk spent the Christmas (
holidays with his uncle and aunt,
vlr. and Mrs C. V. White.
Misses Jenny Swain and Alma
Woodley, nurses in Rex hospital, '
Raleigh, spent the week-end as
the guests of their parents.
Mrs. Leila Styron of New
"York spent Christmas here with :
her daughter, E izabelh Styron
and mother, Mrs. Henrietta
Swain.
Mr. and Mrs Guilford Daven
port returned Wednesday from
Charles*on, S. C., where they
have been spending the Christ-)
mas holidays
A very nice Christmas enter
tainment was held at White
Chapel church on December 28: h
It was given by the school child
ren and teachers of Scuppernong
school for the children who are
members of White Chapel church.
A program of songs and recita
tions was beautifully carried out- j
Presents were distributed and j
Old Santa arrived to amuse thei
little folks. Quite a crowd attend-1
ed and enjoyed the amusements. ^
FARM AGENT TO
SERVE HERE
The county commissioners in
regular session Monday voted an
appropriation of $1,200.00, which is
equalled by a state appropriation,
or the purpose of obtaining the
services for the twelve months oi a
:rained farm agent for the county.
The proposition was placed be
orc the commissioners by J. M.
dray, extension director of State
lollegc. and delegations from various
oarts of the county were present to
nsist that the appropriation he
nade.
The duties of the farm agent arc
o keep in intimate contact with all
markets effecting Washington
:ounty crops, to assist the farmers
n soil analysis, ti e plan of crops,
;he care and culling of stock, the
purchase of materials, and various
jther things essential to progressive
ind lucrative farming.
B. Troy Ferguson, district agent,
s on the lookout for a man with
:hc qualifications required, and the
Tfice will begin to function as soon
is such a man has been obtained.
MACKEYS NEWS
Mrs. E’la Waters of Greenville
s spending some time with Mrs.
j. W. Snell.
Rov Barnes returned to Chapel
Bill Sunday to resume his studies
xi tins u 111 vei si ly.
Itev. and Mrs. H. A. Chester
were dinner guests Of Mrs. W.
[3. Chesson Sunday.
Mrs. Annie E. Chesson and
;on,Thomas, spent the week-end
jt their country home as guests
>f Mrs C. V/ Snell.
Mrs. Mick Spruill has return
?d to Edenton after spending
several days with her mother,
Mrs. M. E. Tarkeuton.
Miss Deda Hodges and Dallas
dhesson were quests of the
Mackey s teachers at the home of
Vlt-s. Bob Chesson on Monday
light.
The Board of stewards mot at
lie home of Mrs. YV. B Chesson
>n Monday afternoon for the
yurpose of formulating plans for
he new year.
Miss Audrey Knowles charm
ngly entertained a rumber of
ter friends on Thursday night.
Many interesting games were
ylayed. after which a delicious
:ourse of fruit salad was served.
Miss E3‘el!e Ainsley gave a
\Tew Year's partv on Friday
light. There were a number of
ler friends present who enjoyed
he delightful hospitality render
id them by the charming hostess.
Miss Christine Hodges and
mother. E. B. Hodges, returned
o Baltimore Sunday, a Her spendi
ng the holidays with (heir
nother. Mrs. Ida Hodges. Miss
dodges is taking a course in
jhiropraclic at that place.
VHck-ys school resumed work
VI on day morning, bringing to r.n
>nd the ten-day holiday afforded
he children for celebrating
Christmas and the new year. All
he teachers were present and
several new scholars entered.
Mrs. A. J Barnos entertained
Friday 1 ight until twelve in
nonor of the senior class of 1926
'tf Mackeys high srhoo\ her son,
Roy, being a member of the
Hass. The entire class enjoved
the reunion to the fullest extent.
Mrs. Barnes served a very enjoy
able course of jelly, sillalub and
cake.
J. B. Hoover and Richard
Pe-ry of Alliance, Ohio, arrived
Sunday to join the "Ovster Hunt
ing Party.” L C. Oyster has
been very fortunate to gel
twelve raccoons five ooposums
and one large buck. He says
that he can return to Ohio wit!
comp’ete satisfaction if he car
tran or kill a bear, which he i:
making strenuous efforts to do
DIES AT HOME
OF DAUGHTER
_
! Mrs. Janeva Tarkenton, wife
)f M*\ II W. Tarkenton, aged
forty-six year?, four months and
seven day, died here at the home
f her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Allen,
| Wednesday morni g at 2:25.
For the past four years she
; had suffered from cancer and
j her condition gradually grew
j worse until the end. Through
out- her suffering she kept up a
calm and contented view of life
jand lifted many burdens from
Ih ? hearts and hands of the lo\ed
ones who surrounded her with
'.very comfort and attention
possible.
In early life she connected her
salf with the Baptist church, and
for the past twenty-six years was
a devoted member of that church
at Roper. She had been until
her illness a faithful and consis
tent member of the Ladies’ Aid
Society of the Iloper Baptist
church and a valuable member
of the Pacific League of Roper.
Besides a devoted husband she
leaves two daughters, Mrs. S. A.
Allen of ihis place and Mablo
Tarkenton of Roper, and one son,
Thomas Tarkenton of Roper.
She is also survived by a half
sister, Mrs. W. I. Sawyer of
Elizabeth City; two brothers;
W. R., and E. R. Swain of Au
rora; two half-brothers, J. S-,
and II. F. Swain of Columbia;
and an aged mother, Mrs. Sarah
F. Midgett of Aurora.
The funeral service was con
ducted in the Baptist church at
Roper Thursday afternoon at
three o’clock, and the interment
was made in the burial plot on
the farm of W. II. Tarkenton, a
short distance from Roper. A
large number of grief-stricken
relatives and sorrowing friends
accompanied the remains to its
last resting place.
Rev. R H. Lucas, pastor of
the Belhaver. Baptist church, and
Rev. II. A. Chester, pastor of the
Roper Methodist church, con
ducted the services.
Celebrates Sixth Birthday
Quite a number of the little
friends of Mis; Myra Ward
Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Moore, celebrated her sixth
birthday with her last Friday
afternoon.
The entire cl«ss of which sle
is a member at school was in
Ivitedand the litt’e hostess re
ceived many attractive gifts.
Appropriate games were clayed
and the occasion was thoroughly
! enjoved. Candy and fruits we:e
served.
Her guests numbered twenty
WESTOVER NEWS
Mr. Ben Harris and family
I motored to Windsor Sunday.
Mr Lillian Lone: of Williams*
ton is visiting Mr. James Harris.
! Mrs. 7. T. Robbins and daugh
ters, Blanche and Mildred, spent
|Tuesday with Mrs. U. C. Biggs.
' Miss Ruhv Gurganus returned
| to her home in W llliamston Sun
I day after spending several days
here with friends.
I Misses Mae and Annie Belle
; Ambrose returned to their home
near Bath Sunday afte- spending
ia week with Misses Blanche and
Mildred Robbins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Spiuilland
1 children have returned to their
home in Raleigh after spending
. several days here with relatives
and fiier.ds.