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PLYMOUTH EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME TO HOMESEJ KER-S THE BEACON OFFERS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISER Year, la Advaaaa. -FOR GOO, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copy 5 Cents. 7 VOL. 33 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927 NO. 12 LOCAL NEWS Mr. Abe Adler was in Wash ington Monday. Miss Ler.ore Stono spent the week-end in Tarboro. Misses Mary and Olga Gardner were in Aurora Sunday. Frank Ri23 of Greenville visit ed friends here Sunday. John Brown and Louis Horton left Sunday for Roanoke, Va. C. B. Phelps of Cherry was a business visitor here Monday. Miss Louise Ayers returned Tuesday from New York City. Arthur Williams of Washing ton was a Sunday visitor here. Mrs. Raymond Leggett left Surday to visit her parents in Edenton. Mr. D. A. Hurley of Greens boro spent Tuesday here with his family. Mr. and Mrs. L. L Phelps of near Roper, were in town on business Monday. County auditor J. C. Gatlin spent the week-end with his family at Creswell. Misses Leila Dunbar and Myrtle Jackson of Hoke have been visiting Miss Hazel Ausbon. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Bradshaw and children spent Sunday with relatives and friends in Washing ton. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ausbon, Miss Hermine Ausbon and Mr. Marion Ramsey spent Sunday in Bath. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Buck and little son of Washington were guests of the family of T. T. Gardner Sunday. Miss Ruth Bowen, member of the school faculty at Shiloh, visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bo)ven the past week-end. Miss Helen White, student at East Carolina College, Greenville, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. White. Misses Mildred Vail and Hil dred Swain, East Carolina Col lege students, Greenville, spent the week-end with their parents at Westover. LeRoy Harris, student at At lantic Christian College, Wilson, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G- K. Har ris. He was accompanied by two of his classmates. Miss Athalia Gardner, who is taking a commercial course in the Southern Shorthand and Business University, Norfolk, spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Gardner. Mr. A. E. Brothers, popular manager of Buchanan Motor Company, has moved his family from Elizabeth City, and they are now occupying the residence recently vacated by Mr. G. W. Marsh, in Third street. Mr. and Mrs. J. L Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Beasley, Mr. nnd Vlrs. E ft. Jackson, Mr. ard Mr3. L. W. Gurki.i and sons, and Mrs. Emma Willoughby visited Caledonia, the state’s prison /arm and Halifax Sunday. !LARGEST SNOW SINCE 1908 With the thermometer registering j the mean temperatupe of about I twenty-six degrees this sections ex perienced the largest snow-fall ir jyears. It overspread the sectior like a huge white blanket, covering trees, blossoms and other blooming vegetation. The snow-storm raged during the whole of Wednesday. At six o'clock in the evening the snow averaged a depth of about fifteen inches and in some places where e drift was seen it measured arounc twenty-inches. Traffic w'as con gested, caused by autos becoming stalled in the streets. Trains were several hours late. Rural and city mail delivery were suspended for the day, and many business houses were closed. While tne storm raged and the snow-flakes in fury beat in the face of every person that dared to ven ture forth, this office has received reliable information that a certain merchant, w'ho happens to be one of the regular advertisers of the Beacon, sold two spring coats. The daring purchasers were doing their spring shopping on this day. Taylor—Sawyer In the office of the county auditor Saturday afternoon at about two-thirty Miss Coniee Elizabeth Taylor was married to Mr. Charlie Isaac Sawyer, the ceremony being performed by justice of the peace ,T. C. Gatlin ill die who happened to be-in the court house at that time. The bride arid groom come from Tyrrell county, in the neighborhood of Columbia. They wi-.l make their home near Roper where 4L\ Sawyer will engage in farming. Mrs. Johnston Entertains Mrs. R. W. Johnston delight fully entertained at her home in Main street with fourteen tables of bridge on Friday afternoon and evening honoring her sister, Mrs. C. W. Cahoon of Murfrees boro, Tenn.,and Mrs. Clyde Mc Callum who has recently moved to this city. A delicious ice course was served, and on each plate was a flower suggesting Spring The honor guests received lovely gifts, and the out-of-town guests were Mesdarres Ellis Broughton andEmmitte Winslow of Hertford. England has a Flue epidemic. ALMO THEATRE TO-NIGHT “The Untamed Lady” Featuring (iloria Swanson ALSO A GOOD COMEDY SATURDAY NIGHT Matt Moore and Marie Prevost IN “The Cave Man” ALSO FIFTH EPISODE The Phantom Police and A GOOD COMEDY --* COMING! TUESDAY Mae Murray and Conway Tearle I N “Altars of Desire” NEW PuA NT TO OPEN SOON The National Handle Company is erecting a new plant, in the Ply mouth unit of the corporation The new buildings that will house the plant are located in a westerly di rection from the business section of the city Approximately the amount expanded will reach the hundred and fifty thousand dollar mark. About fifty skilled workmen are engaged in hastening the completion of the structures. The plant will consist of five spacious buildings; warehouse mill building, two story brick, power plant, machine shop and boat-house, with an additional office building located at the en trance to the grounds. About sixty acres of ground has been purchased by the company, however, only about seven acres will be utilized at the present for building sites. Al ready workmen are busy grading the grounds for improvements to the premises. An artificial lake will be located in the enclosure. Gates will be used to control the water. The premises will be surrounded by a factory-type wire fence six feet high. Through the cooperation of the town and county authorities a paved road leads to the plant. Nearly one hundred employees will be engaged in the various positions offered by the company when the new plant is opened. Since the plant is larger it will be an incentive to increase man-power. Under the efficient management of C. L. Groves, the plant has add ed many eminent features to its' capacity. This unit operates un der direct supervision of the Fort Wayne plant, in Indiana. The com VUI 1UU5 pany nas several plants m sections of the country. On the seventeent h of the month, an elaborate dance will be staged under the auspices of the local Chamber of Commerce. Much pub licity will be accorded the gala af fair, crowds are expected to swarm the dance pavilion in the warehouse building. Mrs. R. P. Walker Entertains One of the outstanding social events of the pre-Lenten season was the party given bv Mr. ar.d Mrs. R. P. Walker Monday P. M. and evening at their home on Adams street. There were seven tables in the afternoon and eight in the evening. The house was beautifully de corated with spring flowers, daffodils, first breath-ot-spring and ferns. The hostess, assisted by her mother, Mr3. James A Chesson, served a delicious fiozen course with fruit cake,. vVard and Burgess Exchange Buildings Sydney A. Ward, local insur anceman, has purchased f-om E. R. Jackson, the building on the East side of Washington street, which has been occupied by Jack’s Pressing Club. Mr. Ward has moved in his new office building and expects to re model it at an early date. In the meantime, E. W. Burgess, pro prietor of the pressing club rented the building formerly occupied by Mr. Ward. The two firms changed their office equip ment to their respective build ings on Monday. According to information the pressing club, under new management of Mr. Burgess, will adopt another name and will in the future be know as the Burgess Cleaning Works. Inverness, Scotland, has ban ned all Sunday band concerts NO ATTRACTION OFFERED A New England investor writes a South Carolina editor that his con cern is not interested in either of the Carolinas, as a prospective lo cation for a new enterprise, which he wishes to establish in one of the Southern states. This reply was re cieved by the editor, answering a letter in which the newspaper man had urged him to settle in his section The writer complains that the Caro linas do not offer the glaring induce ments presented by other Southern states, Arkansas, for instance, has just by overwhelming vote, extend ed a seven-year tax-free invitation. Florida did somewhat like-wise years ago and several southern states have followed suit, The two Carolinas arc iust now laboring under a serious handicap in the race of industrial expansion. North Carolina taxes manufactures more heavily than any other state in the union, while South Carolina maintains an attitude inherited from the “gay nineties” of “socking the corporations," while other Southeast states are maintaining an open-door policy, dazzling the eyes of tfe capitalist with many material offers. The recent session of the legislature, has been considering adopting measures to once more put the “Old North State," on com petitive basis with other states for these new enterprises. * Many bene fits will be derived if the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce and other similiar organizations operat ing in this state, should formulate plans for some definite action in be half of these capitalist and assist them rather than penalizing them. SK1NNERSVILLE NEWS Mr H. Harold Bendler spent Tuesday at Mackey s high school. Mr. Walter White was a busi ness visitor in Edenton Tuesday. Dr. W. H. Ward was a business visitor in this section on last Monday. Mrs. S A. Holton, Mrs. Molly Vv'iley Holton were in Roper Saturday. Miss Jessie Curies spent Sun day afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. V. White. Several local citizens attended the plav “Safety First” at Mac keys last Friday evening. Mrs. Matilda Aumack left Sun day lor Aulander to visit her daughter Mrs. S. A- Saunders. Captain Rom Lee has returned to Aulande- from an extended visit with his mother, Mrs. Molly Wiley. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Swain and family of Plymouth were the quests of Mrp. Henrietta Swain, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Davenport and Miss Fannie Biggs spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Pattie Spruill. Rev. Duncan of Buies Creek, preached the maiden sermon in his new pastorale at Oak Grove Baptist Church on last Sunday morning. Mrs. Walter White, Mrs. Molly Alexander and Misses Margie White and Inez Alexander and Mr. Aumack Everett motored to Creswell Sunday afternoon. M, H. S. GIVES PLAY “Safety First*’ a delightful o'ay presented by the senior, class of Mackeys high school was thoroughly enjoyed by a large| audience. Those who did not at- j tended the production missed a treat, while those who were present were fully entertained with a plot that was well worked J out with characterization of life, from the period of George Wash ington until the present day Flossie Woodley, as Mable Montgomery a nervous young wife, in which she depicted an actress in a most capable manner and carried on the part of the young up-to-the-minute widow with excellent judgment. Cherry Mae Ainsley played the part of Virginia, Mable’s sister and Toloda Davenport, costumed a3 a man Jerry Arnold, Virginia’s sweetheart, Virginia was a most lovable little woman and very pleasing to the audience. Jerry’s facial expressions were real stage work. Alma Grifhn as Elmar, age 21, made ever ything out of a part that was hard to handle and got the laughs as she intended. Matilda Swain was very attrac tive and winsome as Little Zu leika, a turkish girl, and Clyde Biggs as Abou, her father, pro trayed the excited parent. Jamie Riddick, who took the part of Mrs. Bridger, mother of Mable and Virginia, wasted no time trying to keep them in bar mor,y. Nancy Nverett, repre senting Mary Ann, the maid was very ele\er and eloped with Mc Nutt, the Irish detective, played by Ray Patrick. In the third act the stage was picturesque in every detail, re presenting and old fashion gar den with a timely well. Misses Rena Everett and Virgil Daven port, adorned in beautiful Martha Washington costumes, rendered a delightful old fashion song in an old fashion way. Miss M ildred Terry, repre senting George Washington, danced the minuet charmingly. Between each act Miss Matilda Swain delighted the audience with a vocal solo, accompanied! on the piano by Miss Margie: Snowden. Miss Mildred Balance, the' director, deserves great credit for the perfection of the produc tion. Poultry Specialist Delayed A letter received by Mr. R. E. Dunning, County Farm Agent, revealed that in view of some m i s u n d erstanding concerning dates, Mr. C. F. Parrish, Ass’t. Poultry Extension Specialist of State College, will be forced to cancel the campaign in the in terest of poultrx that was sched uled to begin hereon Monday and last the first four days of the week. Mr. Parrish, expressed his regrets of this inconvenience and embarrassment to Mr Dunn ing but could offer no alternative except that lie would be glad to , comeat seme future date. The, several communities which have; looked forward to this event with pleasure are instructed that as soon as the time arrives that the service of this party can he ob tained he will be invited to come. This is one more step to diversifi cation. Notice the Beacon for] further informati •> on this mat-1 ter, A c mbined match box and belt buckle has been invented. FIRE CHIEF SEEKS AID In the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Monday night L. W. Gurkin, chief of the volunteer fire company asked the aid of that body in pursuading the board of town councilmen to extend the fire dis trict to include the west side of Adams, all of Washington artd the of Jefferson streets to the poin's where they converge with Main street. As it now stands the fire district only includes 200 feet of the streets named running south. Re pairs on residential property were excluded in the request, and L. W. Gurkin and G. D. Davis were ap pointed as a committee to bring this proposal before the council in their meeting Friday night. Schools Closed by Snow Storm According to information received from Mr. J. W. Norman, superin tendent of public schools of the city, school will be supencled in definitely. Since going to school in the snow might injure the health of the younger pupils it was deemed wise to suspend school for Thursday and Friday. Society Give s Colonial Tea The Young Woman’s Missionary Society entertained on Tuesday nignt d v^uiuiucu ita au the home of Mrs. D. A. Hurley. The guests were received at the door and ushered into the spacious living room, by Misses Lossie Hardi son, Alice Grey Wolfe, Jeanette Ambrose, and Mildred Waters, who were attractively dressed as colonial James. Numerous contests and a musing games were played under the leadership of Miss Fannie Hilli ard. At the close of the games hot: tea and sandwiches were served by the young girls in costume. 1 he silver offering taken at the door amounted to nine dollars. Bridge Party Me.'dames Jack Read, H. V. Austin and Miss Mavis Thigpen were joint hostesses at a bridge party Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Read in Washing ton street, honoring Mrs. C. W. dahoon of Murfreesboro, Tenn. I’here were ten tables and Mrs P. M. Arps won the bridge high score prize. Mrs. Raymond Leg gett received a hand made towel is low score winner. The rook high score prize was won by Mrs. C. E. Avers, an attractive llothes brush, while the low score prize, a towel, went to Mrs. W. W. Whitson. The guest of honor received a perfume atomizer. The out-ol town guests, besides the guest of honor, were Miss Mary Brinn of Newbern, Mrs. M. C. May of Morganton and Mrs. WT. W. Whit son of Washington, D. C. Martin County Couple Married Here As the culmination of a beau* tiful romance that has existed for sometime between Miss Ada Iso lind Simpso < and Mr. Zeb Vance Price, the couple were happily married in this city on last Tues day. After the nuptial knot was tied the couple returned to their home in Jamesville. Miss Simp son was the attractive daughter of (drey Simpson, of Jamesville while Mr. Price was the son of a local citizen, Mr. Z. Z. Price, The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. G L. Edwards, paster of local Methodist Church.
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