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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH. N.C., FRIDAY. JAN. 21, 1927
NO. 6
P. H S. FACULTY
TO PRESENT
PLAY
The faculty of Plymouth grades
school, assisted by quite a numbei
of local talent, is at work in pre
paration for the presentation of th<
three-act comedy-drama, “Pollj
With a Past", which will be pre
sentcd in the high school auditoriurr
about the tenth of next month
This date is tentative, however
and is subject to change. As soar
as a positive date is arranged ant
set appropriate advertising mattei
will be distributed.
This is a royalty play which wa:
presented successfully three hun
dred and twenty-six evenings ir
one theater in New York
It is expected to be the biggest
entertainment given under the aus
pices of the Plymouth high schoo
this season. The cast is exceptional
ly good and an evening of real en
joyment is promised the public.
Right here we wish to state that
we have the idea that our peopk
are rather lax in their material sup
port and encouragement to th<
efforts of our school teachers anc
students, and they are missing £
great deal of pleasant entertain,
ment by failing to attend the pro
grams provided.
City Council to Appoint
Clerk
The town council will hold it:
regular semi-monthly meeting to
night in the clerk’s office at th<
Municipal Light and Water Supply
for the purpose of attending tc
routine and special business.
A question of some interest tc
the public is the appointment o
the city clerk, which will be done
at this meeting Mr. D A. Hurley
the prior clerk, resigned some time
ago and the office has been vacam
for about two weeks. During thai
time important affairs of the tdwr
have been looked after by Mayoi
Austin and Dr. C. McGowan,
Applications to fill the clerk':
office have been filed by M. W
Spruill, J. H, Smith, J. E. Doughtie
W. B. Cox and J. T. McNair, /
few days ago. however, Mr, Co;
withdrew his aoplication, so as fai
os we know there are now only foui
aspirants for the position.
Mrs. Z>no Lyon of Avden was
the guest of her mother, Mrs L
P. Hornthal, this waek.
Mr. A. H Selling of New Yorl
city has been the guest of Mr
and Mrs. L. P Hor:>t.hal this
week.
ALMO THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
“The Vanishing
American”
This is a Zaue Gray story and
one of the largest and best
pictures we have booked this
season at the same old price
20 &
SATURDAY
NIGHT
“The Golden Cocoon*'
Featuring
Huntley (iordan
• and
Helene Chadwick
ALSO
EIGTH EPISODE
OF
“Sunken Silver”
LUNCHES FOR
STUDENTS
, An arrangement has been made
by the home economics class, and
under the supervision of the eco
nomics teacher. Mbs Hope Hardi
son, of the Plymouth high school,
whereby hot lunches will be served
daily for the convenience of the
rural students who are attending
this school This practice will be
gin next Tuesday and will continue
through the winter.
This plan is being used with most
pleasing results in other schools,
and certainly provides an exception
al opportunity for the children to
obtain tempting lunches which are
arranged in accordance with advice
given by the board of health and
so served as to interest and delight
those who partake of them.
The menu will first include soups
and cocoa, and other foods will be
added later. The nominal sum of
five cents will be charged for soup
and cracj|prs and the same price
will be placed on cocoa.
New Departure to Open
l Soon
1 A new departure for Plymouth
' is the establishment of the Woman’s
' Shop, with Mrs. Edison Swain as
proprietress, which will open form
ally Saturday, January 29th.
This enterprise will occupy a
store of the Brinkley hotel building
next to the postoffice, and will cater
! to women only. All sorts of silks
and piece goods will be stocked,
: and a capable and experienced
dressmaker will be employed to
1 make dresses according to the de
sires of their clientele. Hemstitch
> ing and button covering w ill also
be a feature of the business, and a
: line of brassieres and fancy trimm
ings Onyx, and Gotham hosiery
: will be included in the stock.
Freight Boat Sinks Near
1 Here
The Chelsea, freight steamer
operated by the Baltimore, Norfolk
’ and Carolina line, sank about two
miles from here early Saturday
' night as a result of striking a log
’ in the Perquimans river earlier in
; the day,
At the time of striking the log
Captain Poison did not think the
damage serious enough to prevent
the boat from continuing the voy*
i age, so came on here, unloaded his
■ cargo and was on the way back to
I Norfolk to put in for repairs, but
•! the pumps were not adequate to
. keep the water out, so the steamer
i was beached on the mud flats.
She settled down with the upper
decks above water, and the crew of
| half a dozen men were taken off by
a passing boat and brought here.
To Our Patrons
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found a display advertisement ad
dressed to our commercial printing
customers, advising them that here
after such work will be done for
cash only.
This is nqt done for any reason
except that there is suqh little pro
fit and such stiff competition in
this department that we are com
pelled to insist upon a cash basis,
so that we may be placed in posi
tion to meet our bills promptly and
,to curtail every expense possible.
The loss of one account may
easily absorb the profits on a dozen
or more.
It is hoped that our patrons will]
accept this rule in the manner in j
which it is intended, and co-operate
with us in the effort.
i
Mrs Fan^y Ayers left yester
day for Washington where she
wi 1 spend some time with friends
and relatives.
BANK CLOSING
REPORTED
Just as we go to press we learn
that the Peoples Bank at Cres
well had closed its doors. From
meager telephone information
we learned that such action was
taken for the purpose of making
arrangements for a consolidation.
Inadequate telephone facilities
handicapped us#to such an ex
tent that we could not get details
of a satisfactory nature.
Mrs. Ward Entertains
Literary Society
The Thursday Afternoon liter
ary club held an interesting
meeting i »st Thursday afternoon
at tiv- home of Mrs. S. A. Ward
in iviair street.
The topic for the afternoon
was Oscar Wilde, a social satir
ist. Interesting papers were
read by Mrs. H. S. Midgett and
Miss Mavis Thigpen. Mrs. W.
H. Clark led in a discussion of
the play “Lady Windemere's
Fan."
At the conclusion of the pro
gram the hostess served delicious
refreshments.
Members present wrere Mes
dames-W. H. Clark, H. A. Bloun*-,
J. B- Edmondson, J. R. Camp
bell, R. W. Johnston, B. G. Camp
bell, H. S- Midgett, C-S. Ausbon.
R. P. Walker, S. A. Ward, P. W.
Brinkley, W. R. Hampton, J. W.
Williamson, Z. V, Norman, T. L.
Bray, J. S. Norman, and Miss
Mavis Thigpen.
Federated CluDs to Meet
Here
The Federation o f Women’s
Clubs of this county will hold an
interesting: meeting at the court
house next Friday afternoon at
two o’clock.
Miss Maude Wallace, assistant
state home demonstration agent,
will be present and deliver an
address filled with valuable in
formation to the women of this
organization.
Mis3 Morehead, the county
agent, is making plans for the
reception of a record attendance
Members of this organization are
eager to hear Miss Wallace.
A; L. Fagan Dead
Mr. A. L. Fagan, years ago a
resident of Plymouth, died at
his home in Elizabeth Citv Wed
nesday night in the eighty-second
year of his life. His demise was
caused by heart failure.
Our elder citizens remember
him well and hold him in high
regard. The remains will arrive
here this afternoon on the south
bound Norfolk Southern trair,
and the funeral and interment
will be conducted immediately
in the Baptist cemetery.
Besides nis widow, he leaves
two children, Miss Belle Fagan
of Norfo’k, and Robert Fagan of
Thomasville, Ga.
Rounding Out Work on
New Handle Plant
Work on the new National
Hand'e Company’s plant here is
so far advanced that all brick
layers except one has left. A
large percentage ot the other
people engaged in the const rut'1
tion >vork have also finished,
machinery is being placed, and
the plant is getting in shape for
early operation.
A general detailed description
of this splendid enterprise will
be given in an eaily issue.
Z. V. Norman was In Cre swell
i Thursday on business.
MILLER STORE
TO MOVE
0. C. Miller of Greenville, affable
proprietor of Miller’s five cent to
five dollar chain stores, is in town
this week engaged in the super
vision of the remodeling of two of
the Hampton stores which will be
occupied at an early date by his
Plymouth business.
On account of cramped and in
adequate space he is being com
pelled to vacate the store formerly
occupied by Cahoon Quality Shop,
which he has been using for the
past several months, and when the
new store opens an extended service
will be offered the people of this
section.
The new store will operate with
two entrances into one capacious
floor. The west entrance will lead
directly to the home furnishings
and crockery department, while
the east, or larger, entrance leads
to the department which will be
filled with such articles as are now
carried by his store here.
Difficulty in obtaining suitable
material has delayed the work of
remodeling, but now that this hin
drance has been overcome, it is
expected that the removal to
the more commodious quarters will
begin shortly after the first of next
month.
New Chevrolets Arrive
A large shipment of the new
improved Chevrolet automobiles
recently received by Woodley
Chevrolet Company, local deal
ers, has causes quite a g’-eatdeal
of admiring comments from
motor enthusiasts. This company
also operates a branch at Colum
bia, which receives its supply
from this point.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Mrs. Mollie Wiley is recover,
ing from an illness.
0. L. Everett and W. W. White
were in Plymouth Monday.
Joe White was a business
vishor in EJenton Tuesday.
Tom Swain of Plymouth was
in our community Monday night.
Miss Donnie Blount spent Sun
day at the home of Mrs. C. V.
White.
Mrs. Lillie Everett spent
Tuesday night with the family
of C. V. White.
Wilbert Blount of New York
is here visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Blount.
Mrs. Andrew Phelps spent the
week-end with her mother, Mrs
McCabe, at Bay Postoffice.
N. W. Tarkenton and sons,
Denver and Sam, of Portsmouth
were visitors in our community
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White
and litth daughter, Margin
spent Sunday with Mrs. Edgar
Chesson.
Miss Emma Gray Morehead of
Plymouth, and Mrs. Ida Brick
house motored to Creswell Mon
day night.
Mr. W. E. Blount is moving
his family to Roper this week
The community regrets to see
them leave, but best wishes ac
company them.
MRS. FLORENCE
JACKSON
DEAD
Mrs. Florence Jackson, aged
fifty-seven years, died at her home
in Norfolk last Friday.
The remains were brought here
Saturday afternoon and placed in
the home of her brother-in-law, W.
J. Jackson in Third street, where
| they remained until Sunday after
noon at two o'clock at which time
the funeral was held. 1 he inter
ment was made in the Baptist
cemetery. Rev. J. R. Everett of
the Baptist church, performed the
ceremony.
She was the widow of the late
Levi F. Jackson, who died here of
pneumonia in March 1917.
The deceased leaves three sons,
Flenry, Harold and James Jackson
of Norfolk, and sister, Mrs. Fannie
Gurkin of Pinetown. (
She moved to Norfolk to reside
with her sons about nine years ago.
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Herbert Phtlps Loses
. Home by Fire
Our people deeply sympathize
with Mr. Heibert Phelps in th
loss of his home by fire which
occurred Monday afternoon at
about one o’clock.
Furniture, wearing apparel
and practically all its contents
were destroyed, and there was
very little insurance. On account
of the destruction of wearing ap
parel, his children were unable
to resume school duties on Tues
day.
The fire evidently originated
in a defective flue, and was dis
covered by Mrs. Phe’ps and a
colored servant, who were at
work in the kitchen. Mr. Phelps
was in town at the time
County Council to Meet
Th re will be a meeting of the
county council next Friday after
noon in the office of Miss Emma
Gray Morehead-, home demon
stralion agent.
These meetings are usually
well attended, and matters of
much interest are discussed.
A full attendance is desired.
j among ouR j
j CHURCHES j
BAPTIST
Rev. J. R. Everett, Pastor
MORNING SERVICE:
Sunday School, 9:45 o'clock.
Preaching service, 11 o’clock.
Subject; ‘The Irresistable Must”
EVENING SERVICE:
B. Y. P. U., 6:30 o’clock.
Preaching service, 7:30 o’clock.
Subject; Fourth Commandment,
or “What Do You Do With Sun
day?”
Mid-week prayer service Wed
nesday evening 7:30 o’clock.
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METHODIST
Rev. R. G. L. Edwards, Pastor
MORNING SERVICE:
Sunday School, 9:45 o’clock.
Preaching service, 11 o’clock.
EVENING SERVICE:
Epworth League, 6:45 o’clock.
Preaching service, 7:30 o’clock.
Mid-week prayer service Wed
nesday evening 7:30 o’clock.
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EPISCOPAL
Rev. W. H. I. Jackson
MORNING SERVICE:
Sunday School, 9:45 o’clock.
Preaching service. 11 o’clock
EVENING SERVICE:
Preaching service, 7:30 o’clock
LOCAL NEWS
T: R. Trueblood of Roper wafl
among our visitors Tuesday.
Harry Arp3 and Victor Everett
spent Sunday in Williamston.
Mr. 0. C- Miller of Greenville
was in town Wednesday on busi
ness.
John Chess,on of Durham spent
the past week-end here with re
latives.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Leg
gett of Suffolk were in town
Sunday.
Jack Peele left Wednesday for
a visit to his former home in
Roxobel.
Mesdames H. L Horton and
P. M. Arps were in Rocky Mount
Tuesday.
Prof, and Mrs. E. N. Riddle
of Roper were in town shopping
Tuesday.
Atty. Hugh Horton of William
ston was in town for a short
while Monday.
G. L. Bowen of the Long Acre
section was in town for a short
while Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Modlin
and Mrs. D. A. Hurley spent
bunday in Jamesville.
Rev. ar.d M rs, Theo Partrick
and children of Scotland Neck
were in town Monday.
C. L. Everett and Walter
White of Skinnersville were
among our visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 0 Brewer of
Rocky Mount were the guest*
Sunday of Mrs. C. V. W. Ausbon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Payne of
Washington were the week end
guests of Mr. ar.d Mrs. B. F.
Read.
C. J. Norman, Edward Owens,
Lkyd Gilbert and Hal Williford
were in Norfolk Tuesday and
Wednesday.
John W. Darden has been in
Raleigh thi3 week attending the
annual meeting of the Masonic
grand lodge.
Buster Adler left Wednesday
for Charlottesville, Va., where
he has entered the Virginia Mili
tary Institute.
Miss Margaret Ward Jackson
left Wednesday for Raleigh
where she will take a course at
King’s Business College.
Mrs. J. F. Ausbon left last
Friday for her home in Clayton,
being called on account of the
serious illness of her mother.
Hon. Van B. Martin left Sun*
day for Raleigh, in order to be
present Monday morning at the
opening of legislature, where he
is representing Washington
county.
A noteworthy improvement is
being made in the appearance of
Davis arid Liverman’s store. A
new front is being installed, a d
an accommodation in being made
for practicable show windows.
Mr. and Mrs L. E. Jackson,
Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Jackson and Henry,
Janies and Harold Jackson of
Norfolk, were here the past week
end to attend the funeral of Mr§
. Florence Jaeksoa.