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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1927
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NO. 13
LOCAL NEWS
Civil Court next week with
Judge Nunn presiding.
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Mr. It E. Tarkenton Jr- w*-s a
Windsor visitor last vveek.
Louis Horton and Lue Read
were in Cresw ell last Monday.
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Atty. Jerry A. Sawyer made a
business trip to Washington last
Monday. •
Mrs. Lula Hampton and Rev.
H. W. Knight motored to Suffolk
Tuesday.
I'.Ir. W. R. White, Miss Ethel
Perry and Jack Peeie spent last
Sunday in Greenville,
Mr. 0- H. Lyon and Attorney
Van B. Martin were in Norfolk
this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Payne of
Washington was the guests of
Mrs. B. F. Read Tuesday.
Mr. John R Sawyer, Junior
at Wake Forest College spent the
week-end with his brother, Atty.
Jerry A. Sawyer.
Misses Mary and Olga Gardner
and Mrs. H. W. Latham returned
Wednesday from a week-end trip
to Baltimore, Md.
Miss Perla Hopkins of the
Roper School Faculty visited
Miss Emma Gray Moorhead on
last Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chopick,
Mrs. J. S. Brown and Misses
Marcia and Elizabeth Rice epe.it
Monday in Williamston.
Mrs. J. W. Williamson, Misses
Mavis Thigpen and Fannie Cor'
don .Messrs. H. W. Knight and
James Williamson moiored to
Scotland Neele Sunday.
A beautiful Ford sedan was
presented Rev. H. W. Knight by
the friends and members of his
churches in Roper and Plymoi th.
Mr. Knight is pastor of the Epis
copal Churches of these towns
The Building Committee of the
Methodist church met in con
ference with Mr. Koch of Rocky
Mount, in the courthouse Wed
nesday afternoon. Mr. Koch is
an architect of unusual ability
and will perhaps draft the plans
for the renovating of the Metho
dist church.
Card of 1 hanks
The family of the late Mrs. T.
L Satterthwaite take this meth
od of stating their appreciation
for the kind deeds and words of
consolation spoken during the
recent illness and for the beauti
ful floral offering at the death of
the beloved Mrs. Mary A. Satter
thwaite.
Husband and Children
Episcopal Services at Roper
There will be special Easter ser
vices at the Roper Episcopal
Church. Sunday School at 9:45
A. M. Jubilee Mite Box Offering
at the eleven o’clock service. Ser
mon by Rev. H. W. Knight, at the
evening service at 7:45, Special
music will feature both services.
Every one is urged to attend.
Card of Thanks
The family of Mr. Ira T. Hard
ison take this method of stating
their appreciation for the mess
ages of condolence and the deeds
of kindness done and wish to
thank the friends for the beauti
ful floral offering contributed at
the death of our beloved Father,
Mr. Ira T. Hardison.
Children
CITY SCHOOL
GIVES PLAY
The primary department of
! the local school presented a de
lightful entertainment at the
school auditorium, Tuesday even
ing- Nearly five hundred
people filled the auditorium with
numbers standing, after the seats
had been tilled. The program
was a mixture of comedy and
drama. This rollicking merry
making crowd of youngsters con
t ined some very promising per
formers. A number of times
the audience applauded the you
thful actors and actresses.
The cast included about 125
pupils in the elementary grades
of the school. The program was
divided into three parts; The
Butterfly Dance, The Baby
Show and the Mother Goose
Operetta.
This entertainment was direct
ed by Misses Ethel Perry, Neliie
Tarkenton, Elizabeth Ramsey
and Mrs. H. A. Liverman. These
ladies are members of the teach
ing staff of the elementary de
partment of the school.
Chamber of Commerce
Wants Action
President A, Lewis Alexander
ot the Gi amber of Commerce,
appointed Chief of Police, P. W.
Brown, Pastor R G L. Edwards
of the Methodist Church and A.
Sydney Ward, local insuranceman
as the finance committee of the
Bov Scout troop which has been
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committeemen will meet at an
early date and devise means of
procuring money to aid the boys
in purchasing equipment for
the troop. These men will make
a personal canvass of each busi
ness man and fitm in the city
raising funds for this cause.
The appointment of this com
mittee followed a speech made by
Scoutmaster Rev. H. W. Knight,
in which he outlined the various
needs of such an organization,
staling that the business men of
the city were backing him in this
venture.
At this meeting R. G. L. Ed
wards, Paul Brinkley, L. W.
Gurkin and Walter H. Paramore
were appointed on the special ad
vertising committee, replacing
the former committee which fail
ed to function. These committee
men have been authorized by
the body to devise and formulate
an advertising campaign through
the local paper.
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ALMO THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
“1 lie Boy Friend ’
With
AN ALL STAR CAST
SATURDAY NITE
Jack Holt
IK
“The Sea Horse”
ALSO
SECOND EPISODE
“Wild West”
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WED. AND THURS.
NIGHT
The Four Horsemen
Featuring'
Rudolph Valentino
and
Alice Terry
PRICE 20 AND 35^
COUNTY BONDS
SOLD
Seventeen bond buyers repre
senting as many firms were pre
sent at the sale of the Washing
ton county bonds which were sold
at auction in the office of the
county auditor at the courthouse
on Tuesday afternoon. The seal
ed bids were opened and rejected
and the bonds auctioned off to
the highest bidder. Tnis proved
to be the most profitable bond
sale that has been held in this
county for sometime.
The highest bidders were Dur
fey & Marr, of Raleigh and Otis
& Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
The bonds were sold jointly for
par and premium of $1,210 00 the
$150,000.00 bonds bringing
$151,210.00 to bear interest at the
rate of 4% 7c, the bidders to pay
expense of legal opinion, furnish
bond forms and pay accrued in
terest.
Easter Services at Grace
Church
There will be a special three-hour
Good Friday service, held today at
the Grace Episcopal Church, be
ginning at noon and concluding at
three o'c'ock. The music and ad
dresses will center around the theme
‘ Jesus On The Cross." It will be a
union service with all the ministers
of the city participating. Special
music will be rendered by the choir
which will be composed of members
from the other church choirs.
Every one is urged to attend.
r^iicirw>cc nnrl nt vi; icl-i i rwr tn
come and leave before the service
is ended Will be granted special
privileges to do so.
A special musical cantanta and
children's service will be held at 4
o’clock in the afternoon on Sunday
Special preparations have been
made to make this a very delight
ful and inspiring service and a
cordial welcome is extended to all.
LITERARY CLUB
ENTERTAINED
The Thursday afternoon Liter
ary Club met on Thursday after
noon of last week at the home of
Mrs. henry S. Midgett in Wash
ington street. Various reports
were rendered, and Mrs. J. B.
Edmondson, chairman of the
program committee, announced
that “Current Literature” ly
Cornelia Spencer Love had been
selected as the course cf study
for next year. The president re
quested each member to solicit
candidates for entrance in the
Cotton Fashion Revue which is
to be presented May 6th.
The literary program dealt
with the p'avwrights, William
Vaughn Moody ar.d Percy Mc
Kay e. Mrs. T. L. Bray read a
paper and lead in a discussion of
“The Great Divide.” Mrs. S. A.
Ward read a paper concerning
the life of Percy McKaye. Mrs.
Z V. Norman lead in a discussion
of the “Scarecrow.”
At the close of the program
the hostess served a delicious
chicken salad course. Mesdames
C. L. Groves, H. A. Williford,
Harry Stell and M. W. Spruill
were invited guests in additional
to the regular members.
Local Man Awarded Prize
B, G. Campbell of Jefferson
street received an official notice
that he was the winner of the
Royal Elastic Mattress at the
Eastern Carolina F position, his
number being 76 This mattress
was displayed in a booth at the
exposition which was recently
staged in Rocky Mount.
Each guest ot the Exposition
was invited to register and the
one recording their name on the
line having the above number,
won the prize mattress.
This mattress was made by
Royal and Borden of Goldsboro
and is so’d by a Rocky Mount
firm.
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Sunday, April Seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Seven
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MORNING WORSHIP 11:00 O’CLOCK
Organ Prelude,
Anthem, Christ Has Won the Victory, (Choir)
Hymn 162, Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise,
Apostles Creed
Prayer
Response, Hear Ale O Lord, »
Psalm and Gloria Patri
Lesson from the New Testament
Offertory,
Hymn 164,
Sermon,
Hymn 169,
Doxology
Benediction
Organ Postlude
Victorious Morn,
The Day of Resurrection,
R. G. L.
Look Ye Saints the Sight is Glorious,
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EVENING WORSHIP 7:45
The King of Glory, (Choir)
Chirst The Lord is Risen Today
Seek Ye the Lord, (Choir)
Victorious Morn, (Choir)
Organ Prelude,
Anthem,
Hymn 156,
Prayer
Anthem,
Anthem,
Offertory
Duet,
Address.
Solo, The Voice Triumphant, (Stainer) Mrs
Anthem, Oh That I Had Wings, (Choir)
Hymn 180, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name,
Doxology
Benediction
Organ Postlude
Crucifix.
Selected
Tyler
Clark
Croft
Wilson
Tours
Edwards
Smart
Selected
Selected
Ashford
Davidica
Roberts
Wilson
R. G.
R. G.
Faure
L. Edwards
L. Edwards
Williams
Shrubsole
Selected
UNION STATION
OPENS SOON
The recently constructed Union
Station on the Southern end of
Washington Street will open about ;
the first of May, according to in- 1
formation obtained from M. 1 . 1
Bradshaw, local agent of the!
Norfolk .Southern Railroad. A
definte date for the opening has i
not been set. However, Mr. Brad- <
shaw, thinks it probable that the 'i
opening will be near this time. The i
statiop is completed but the open- j (
ing has been delayed because the j 1
seats have not yet arrived. <
This beautiful small building has I
three rooms excluding the ticket
office. Two of these rooms will ac- ;
commodate the passengers while i
the third will be used as a baggage I
room. The total expenditure for ! s
'erection of this building amounts to , ]
about $13,000. j<
The station will be equipped as a 1
much larger station, with the mod- 1 i
ern Areola hot air heating system ; ]
and a splendid lighting system with 1
four 75 candle power lights adorn- | ’
ing the front and two lights over 1
the street between the two tracks, i
Large windows will furnish the ven- :
tilation. Each passenger room is
equipped with two toilets and a
lavatory.
There will be two porters, one
for the day shift and another for
the night. Each company will send
’ their ticket agent to the train pre- j
vious to the arrival of their respect-1
ive trains. No night tickets will be |
sold at the present.
The Norfolk Southern train '
between Raleigh and Norfolk will j
not back up to the Water street j
station as heretofore. All passengers
will cither get on or off at the
L’nion station.
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SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
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Mrs. C. L. Everett and child
ren attended the commencement ,
at Mackeys Tuesday evening.
Misses Jessie Curies, Fannie
Bigg3 and Mrs. G. L. Davenport .
were in Roper Tuesday afternoon ‘
Rev. R. L Het.hcox of Creswell ;
held his regular Sunday services <
at Rehoboth Church on last Sun- |
day.
Mrs. M. J. Elliott returned
home last Fridav accompanied
by her grandson Bruce EIHott of
Suffolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cooper 1
and sons of Greensboro spent, the <
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. <
Guilford Davenport.
Miss Emma G. Moorhead,
county home demonstration agent j
met with the ladies of the A.lber- (
marie Club Wednesday afternoon, ,
The Sunday School Convention <
of the Skinnersville Townships
will meet at the Scuppernong ,
Church Sunday afternoon at .
2:30.
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; air. ann ivirs. waiter vvmie,
j Misses Margaret Everett and
j Margie White and Dr. W. H.
Ward motored to Wenona Sunday
afternoon.
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The Ladies of Oak Grove ,
Church held their missionary
society meeting Wednesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. At
; wood Stillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ayers
and child with Mrs. Jim Chesson
of Plymouth were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Everett
Sunday afternoon.
An Easter egg party will bej
given at Rehoboth Church im
!mediately after the conclusion of,
! the Sunday School exercise- Sun
day morning. The party will be
given in honor of the members
of the Sunday School.
France's population is 40.743.351.
IbCOUlb* lA^t
FLEDGES
Standing' on the lawn of the
Episcopal Church amid a colorful
irray of American flags, with
leads bowed and hats off, thirty -
ive boys marched forward and
;ook their pledge as scouts, last
rVeduesicy afternoon. Scout
naster II. W. Knight, presided
>ver the c remonies and admin
stered the oath. At this meet*
ng Walter II. Paramore was
dficially appointed Assistant
Scoutmaster. Showers of rain
:aused the impressive ceremony
o be shortened.
The ceremonies opened with a
irayer by Rev. J, R. Everett. A
nusical program consisting of
wo songs were rendered by the
icouts and visitors. The songs
>eing “Onward Christian Sol
ders’’ and “America”. Mr. W.
T. Ausbon delivered a short and
mpressive address. Scout
naster Knight formally assumed
he duties as scoutmaster and
vith appropriate remarks he
ook the scout pledge. The cere
nony will be concluded Saturday
ifternoon. *
Tax Listers Appointed
Information made public from
he office of the county auditor
eveaied that the list takers and
ax assessors have been appoint
;d for the year 1927. Two ap
lointments were made in each
ownship because this is the year
’or revaluation of property.
The tax listers are to begin
vork Tuesday after the hrst
Monday in May, 1927. A joint
neeting of ail list, takers, county
upervisor and county commis
;ioners will be held in the cffice
)f the county auditor at the
:ourthouse the fourth Monday in
April, 1927 to formulate plana
tnd methods for procedure.
The appointments are as fol
ow&: Plymouth Township, T. J.
Swain assisted by J. B. Stillman;
L,ees Mill Township,M. Clagon
istdsted by Geo. W. Dixon; Skin
rersville, Township, J. C. Swain
issisted by M. F. Davenport;
Scupperoong Township, J. F. Be
anga assisted by E. F. Swain.
Heavy Frost Here
Farmers coming into town this
veek reported that a killing
rlanket of frost, very much re
lembling a light snow, descended
sunday night and laid waste to
day pea blossoms.
The effect of this unseasonab’e
'rost is expected1 to belate the
:rop and to gierlly diminish the
held. Optimistic planters are
:onsoling themselves with the
.boughtthat a short crop wiil de
nand higher prices. Damage is
dso reported in the potato crop.
Improving Freight Station
The Norfolk and Southern
'reight station on the " est erd
>f Water street is undergoing
extensive repairs. W hen finished
;he total expenditure will fce
ibout $1500. This improtement
.vas made necessary by an in
crease of business. The station
.vill receive a new roof and a
new platform with a new wiring
system installed. The plans in
elude the enlarging of the pre
sent building. The effice will be
remodeled and the boat docks
improved.
A small blaze originated by sparks
issuing from a stove in the dining
hall at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Chesson on Jefferson street, Mon
day' morning, resulted in slight
damages to the roof.