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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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<y
accompanied by Mrs. W. S. Da
venport.
Misses Audrey Knowles, Della
Hodges, Mildred Terry and
Messrs. Tommy Tarkenton and
Jessie Barnes motored to Windsor
Sunday.
Messrs L C. and George Oys
ter left Sunday for their home in
Alliance, Ohio, after spending the
winter here hunting. Their camp
was located in the grove of W.
B. Chesson’s farm.
The community meeting held
it tiie Pleasant Grove church
Monday night attended by
a large crowd which was greatly
enjoyed the interesting program
that was provided