PLYMOUTH EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME TO HOMESEEKERS The CFRoescniocke Deeeon W-————-—-———.——--— THE BEACON OFFERS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISER '« Year, In Advance. -TOR COO, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH.' Single Copy 5 Cento. VOL. 38 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 1927 NO. 9 LOCAL NEWS A. P. Lefever of Wenona was in town Saturday. Rev. H. A. Cheste- of Rope.' was in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. A Wiiliford motored to Columbia Sunday. William Wiley ot C res We 11 wrs a business visitor he.e Monday. Messrs. W. R , and Ira Hardi son motored to Columbia Sunday. Mr. Wade Philips of Greens boro was a visitsr here Sunday. Mr. C. L. Groves has been in Scotland Nick this week on busi ness. B. A. Sumner left Sunday for New York city and Danbury, Conn. Mrs. Van B. Martin returned Monday from a short stay in Raleigh. S. D. Burgess of Roper was a business visitor here Monday morning. D. A. Hurley of Greensboro spent the week-end here with his family. Mr. and Mrs. W B. Chesson of Mackeys were in town Tues day shopping. Mesdames T. T Gardner and Fred Wadkins were in Rocky Mount Sunday. Mrs. George Barden and son, George. Jr., have been visiting relatives in Kinston. Mrs. Margaret C. May left Sunday for Newbern where she will spend some time. Mr. and Mrs H. A Livsrman and little daughter, Anne, motor ed to Belhaven Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Norman were in Raleigh Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Alexan der and Mrs. A. L. Alexander were in Belha\en Sunday. Miss Louise Ayers left Sunday for New York city to purchase her spring and summer millinery. Jerry Spruill and Misses Mary Gardner and Lida B Ange moiored to Williamston Sunday. Mrs L. L. Owens returned Monday from Durham where she has been visiting friends and relatives Mrs. C. V. W. Ausbon returned Saturday from Norfolk, where she has been visiting relatives and friends DaleTetterton of State college, Raleigh, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Tetterton. Mr. G. D. Davis has returned from New York where he pur chased spring merchandise for Davis and Liverman. Mr. Billy Morgan and Mrs. James Thomas of Elizabeth City were the guests Sunday of their sister, Mrs. Ida Midgett. The county commissioners, the road commissioners and the board of education were in regu lar monthly session here Monday, SCHOOL OF MISSIONS The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of 1926 inaugurated a new ere in missionary administration and ac tivity in that it provided the months of January and February of the conference year should be set aside as a special period of missionary cultivation and information asto the work and needs of the Church. It appeared that many in the de monination knew all too little of what the church was doing and the needs of the church in the twelve places where missionary work was being carried on. The Methodist Church of Ply mouth is holding this school of Vlissions this week Rev. R. G. L. Edwards is conducting the work, with the assistance of some of the leaders of the church. Every service each night, those who are attend ing are realizing more and more just what agreat place missions has in all Christian churches. Starting with the work today and tracing it back to Christ, the only Son of God whom he sent to earth as a foreign missionary to mankind, Mr Ed wards teaches that the missionary spirit of a church is the soul of the church. “Methodism is reconizing in this call of the church a call of the Christ, the voice of God. and a leadership of the Holy Spirit. Mr. Edwards says that it is a providen tial challenge that will mean a deep er spiritual life of the church every wiici c. This School which is so greatly informing and educating that church, as to her members, is being attended by numbers each evening It is a great thing that in our midst a Church is attempting to do such great work. What would out com munity be, if there were no churches in it? One shudders to think of such. Then their presence behooves us all the more to be up and doing our share in helping in every way to carry on her work among us. Norfolk-Southern Rebuilds Wharf Workmen are engaged on the building of a wharf at the Norfolk Southern station. Heart cypress is employed in this construction and a permanent wharfage is as sured. Mrs. Ed Ayers and children and Mr, Aubrey Owens of Rocky Mount were the week-end guests of their mother, Mrs. Georgina Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Harrison of Louisburg, and Mrs. Roy Man ning of Newbern spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harrison. Rev. R G. L. Edwards return ed Saturday from Elizabeth City. He wishes us to advise his many friends that his little daughter is steadily improving. Abe Adler left Saturday for New York, where he is selecting early spring merchandise. Dis play announcement is made on another page. Read it. Representatives of the U. S. Internal Revenue Department will be in Plymouth on February 23rd and 24th, to assist taxpayers in filing their federal income tax returns. Miss Ruth Bowen, a member of the faculty of Shiloh school, Elizabeth City, spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W Bowen She was accompanied by Misses Selma Morgan and Bessie Albert. FACULTY PLAY SUCCESSFUL “Polly with a Past", the three act comedy-drama given last night by the faculty of the Plymouth graded school, assisted by a num ber of the young men of the town was one of the most entertaining and successful presentations of the i year, A large and appreciative! audience filled the auditorium. Mrs. W. H. Clark and Mrs. H. A Liverman coached and managed the play, which reflected much cred it to their ability in that capacity. One of the most notable features of the production was the artistic and attractive arrangement of the stage for each change of scenery. 1 he cast was well-trained and no better selection of the principal characters could have been made than that of Miss Lenore Stone, as Polly Shan non and V. E. Everett, as Rex Van Zile, The proceeds of the play have not been determined as we go to press, but we are advised by those in charge that a performance will be given in Windsor tonight. j AMONG OUR | | CHURCHES | METHODIST Rev 11. U. L. Edwards, Pastor MORNING SERVICE: Sunday School, 9:45 o’clock. EVENING SERVICE: The Sunday evening services will be in charge of the Epworth League with the following pro gram: Devotional Exercises conduct ed by Mildred Spruill. Prayer. Bible reading followed by sil ver offering. Solo by Mr. C. J. Norman. Playlet, ‘ Keep The Home Fires Burning”. cast of characters: Mr. Charles, Harry Stubbs Mrs. Charles, Lossie Hardison Mary Charles, Nellie Beasley Harry Charles, Hampton A usbon Mr. Mains, Joseph Smith Mrs. Mains, Alice Grey Wolfe Mid-week prayer service Wed nesday evening 7:30 o’clock. * * EPISCOPAL Rev. W. II. I. Jackson MORNING SERVICE: Sunday School, 9:45 o'clock. Preaching service. 11 o’clock. EVENING SERVICE: Preaching service, 7:30 o’clock. * * BAPTIST llev. J. R. Everett, Pastor MORNING SERVICE: Sunday School, 9:45 o’clock. Preaching service, 11 o’clock. Subject; “What It Means To Be Converted”. EVENING SERVICE: B. Y. P. U., G:30 o’clock. Preaching service, 7:30 o’clock. Subject; Seventh Commandment or “What Is Adultery”. Mid-week prayer service Wed nesday evening 7:30 o’clock. Vtial Statistics For January The report from the keeper of vital statistics for the month of January shows no deaths and two births among the white po pulation with two deaths and six births among the colored. Wesley Hardison, who has been working in Kenly, is in town for a short while. LOWER RATES FOR TOWN At the regular meeting of the town council last Friday night a re duction on the electrical current of Plymouth was made to take effect March first. Residential current of twenty cents per k. w. will be reduced to fifteen cents perk, w., with the min imum charge of $2.00 to remain un changed. There will be no changes in the horse power rate, but a sliding scale is being worked out. Howeve what is known as domestic current, such as frig'daires, washing mach ines, etc., will have a rate of five cents per k. w. All meters now owned by indivi duals will be bought in by the Mun icipal Light and Water Supply, The lower rate has been long an ticipated by the people of Plymouth and w'ith the expectation of a great er consumption of current those in charge of the lighting plant have endeavored to meet this demand. Ladies’ Aid Society Entertained Mackeys, Feb. 10th. — The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Plea sant Grove Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. VV. B. Chesson on Wednesday after noon. The fact that the weather was unusually bad did not keep the meeting from being well at tended. Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton, vice president, piesided in the absence of the president. Minutes nrnfA Ku i c c M vrflo I Tarkenton and heartily approved 'ey the society. Plans for the improvement of the church were discussed. At the close of the meeting the hostess served a delectable course of fruit salad wafers and cream. Attractive baskets of mints were useu as favors. Fire Destroys Dwelling On Wednesday night about eight o’clock fire was discovered in a dwelling occupied by Orando Simmons, colored. The alarm was turned in and quickly res ponded toby the fire department Owing to the fact that the house was beyond the fire district, the scarcity of water and lateness of the, alarm fire was beyond the control of our diligent fire com pany. The house and furnishings were a complete loss. M r. .1. A. Getsinger, who owned the property, estimated the loss it $800 with insurance amount ing to £400 on same. To Open Soon. Jack’s Cigar Store, a new en terprise, will open here shortly in the new Brinkley building next ioor to fhompson-Clagon, Inc. Jack Peele, a young man wpII known to the people of Plymouth will be the proprietor. We are id vised that a good line of cigars, cigarettes and candies will be carried and an up-to-date foun tain installed for soft drinks. Appropriation Made To Safe-Guard Cattle The countv commissioners in session here Monday appropriat ed a sum sufficient, when applied to equal amounts authorized by State and Federal governments, to provide for the testing of cat tle for tuberculosis Dr. B. L. Dawson, of the Unit ed States Department of Agri culture, presented the proposi tion, and with little or no delay this proposition was accepted by the board. RECOMMENDS ROUTE 97 VIA LONG ACRE At a joint meeting of the board of county commissioners and the board of road commissioners of Washington county, held here Monday, a resolution was adopted recommending to the State high way commission that highway No. 97 should run southwardly along the Long Acre road to the Beaufort county line and thence j on to intersect Route 91. It was decided that a larger j number of people will bebenifit ed and a larger area of developed territory covered by the Lo g AoreroWe than by any other road connecting Washington and Hy de counties. Favorable Comments on Bill Presented By L. C. Warren Representative Lindsay Warren' Tuesday made a speech in the Mouse in behalf of his bill for a national memorial to the first flight made by an airplane, which occur- ! red at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ! on December 17th. 1903 when Wil-1 bur and Orville Wright started civilization with their new invent ion. The speech of the North Caro lina represenative which was a carefully prepared address caused a very favorable comment, and was listened to with interest. He was assured by Speaker Longworth that he would be given an opportunity to call up and pass the bill at this session. Senator Bingham of Con . 1_C 1 UIV-V.il., IIIV. tv/'UUUIUI VI uil. IIIWU^ j ure has already spoken on same in the Senate, and Represenativc La Geuardia of New York, who was a noted aviator in the World War. will speak in its behalf tomorrow., If the bill should become a law at( this session it is cfoubtful if any ap- i Dropriation can be seured until next December. The attitude of mem-1 bers is that the memorial should be something notiabale and imposing. Turkey Dinner To-Day The ladies of the Episcopal church are holding a turkey din ner today in the old pos'office building on Water street Dinner served from 12 to 2 o’clock will cost 75c, consisting of turkey with all its embellishments and a des sert. A fifty-cent supper will be ser ved from 6 until 8 o’clock and will consist of chicken hash, chicken salad and waffies. The public is mo;t cordially in vited and the meals served wiil be very delectable. ALMO THEATRE TO-NIGHT “Wet Paint” Featuring Raymond Ciriffith ALSO GOOD COMEDY SATURDAY NIGHT “Gilted Highway” ALSO SECOND EPISCEE The Phantom Police o —««4 MONDAY NIGHT Mae. Vfurry IN “The Merry Widow” ALSO LAST EPISODE O F “Sunken Siivei” RECORDER’S COURT The folio a ins: cases were dis posed of before Reco-der Norman last Tuesday: Mamie Alexander, charged with assault with deadly weapon. Defendant plead guilty to being a party to an affray with another woman, and was discharged up on pay ment of cost. B nTwiddy, charged with dam age to personal property, plead gui ty to colliding with a horse and cart. Ilis case was nolle pressed. Joseph Bu'lock, charged with violating prohibition laws, pre sented to the court by good wit nesses that he was of good char acter, and a steady worker, and as no actual dickering in liquor was Bhown, he was let off by paying a fine of $?5.00 and cost. Jake Simmons, charged with failure to pay road tax or report for road duty as cited, was let off upon payment of the road tax and cost. Crawford Ar.thony, charged upon two counts with having stolen wood from the colored school house at Roper, called for a jury trial, the jury returning a verdict of not guilty. Eighth Grade Class Meeting Mackeys Feb. 8th: Mrs. \V. B. Chesson delightfully entertained the eight grade of Mackeys high school from 8 until 12 o'clock on Thursday evening, February 3rd. The guests were met at the door by Mns Della Hodges and ushered into the living room where many interesting games awaited them. Beautiful music was rendered by Misses Marjorie Snowden. Irma Lamb and Deanie Spruill which was greatly enjoyed throughout the evening. One of the most interest ing features of the occasion was an automobile contest, which consisted af sixteen different makes of cars wasted on large cardboard de. eorated with red hearts, cupids and arrows. The one guessing the cor rect names in the shortest time was awarded a prize, a nice box of can :!y. There being a tie between Miss Hodges and Miss Lamb necessitat ed a drawing. Miss Lamb drew the lucky number. There was a large crowd present and also a number of visitors. The entire evening was thoroughly en joyed. Mrs. W. B. Chesson and Mrs. C. L, Everett served a de icious course of fruit salad, wafers and cream and each guest was pre. sented with a miniature basket of af mints as favors. MACKEYS NEWS Miss Marjorie spent Snowden the week er.d at her home in Snowden. Mrs. Tom Ainsley left Monday for Rocky Mount where she will jndergo treatment at Parkview hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Carlton Daven port returned Sunday to their home in Ileitfoid. rJh