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/ PLYMOUTH EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME TO FOMESEF.KERS læ Doanoke Grau-H THE BEACON OFFERS SPLENDfift OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISER a Year, in Advance. •roil GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TROTH.' Single G«py * Co***, VGL. 35 PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY. MAY 6, 1927 - .. NO. 21 LOCAL NEWS Mr. Jern Sawyer spent the week-end inColumhia. Miss HopeHardison spent the week-end in (reensboro. Mr. 0. C. M'ller of Greenville was in town Wdnesday. Mr. and Mr^ J. E Swain were in Farmvil* Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C^rence Ainsley motored to Washixgton Sunday. Mr. Bruce Martit of Norfolk, was in town visitingfriends Sun day Mr. and Mrs. W. B.Clifton and family spent SundajAin James ville. Mr. J. C. Gatlin spent the week-end with his family in Creswell. Hon. H. S. Ward ot Washing ton was in our city Monday on professional business. Mrs. Lallah Lehman of Norfolk is visiting her sister Mrs F. J. Knight on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Messick of Pinetown spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hilliard. Attys. J. C. B. Ehrinhaus and P. W. McMullan of Elizabeth City were in town Tuesday. Mr. W. C. Brenson, Postmaster at Scranton N. C. spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Gilbert Davis. Messrs. C- E. Littlejohn and Frar.k Shields of Scotland Neck were business visitors in the city Friday. Mesdames Lizzie Thomas and Joshua Smithson of Elizabath City were the guests of Mrs. Ida Midgett this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewis Horton of Main street on Tues day morning, a seven pound son, Jack Latham Horton. Mr. C. B. Thompson and Miss Bessie Louise Albritton of Green ville spent Sunday here with Miss Edna Earl Nurney. Rev. R. G. L. Edwards is con ducting a series of revival ser vices at the City Road Methodist Church at Elizabeth City. Miss Hazel Ausbon returned from Rocky Mount Sunday, where she had been on an exten sive visit to friends and relatives. Miss Edith Everett, who has been on the teaching staff of the school in Teachy N. C., for the past term, returned home last week to spend the summer vaca tion. Rev. Theodore Partrick of the Trinity Episcopal Church at Scotland Neck, exchanged pulpits with Rev. H. W Knight, rector of the local Fpiscopal parish, on Sunday. Mrs. J. B. Stewart and Mrs. E. R. Ausbon accompanied by her son and daughter, Claude Ausbon and Miss Sallie Ausbon were in the city this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ausbon. Mrs. J. H. Leggett and sister, Miss Sammie Harrison, both went to St Vincent Hospital, in Norfolk, last Sunday for treat ment. Mr. Leggett, who accom i. panied them, returned home Wed nesday night reporting a success ful operation on his wife, and that both patients were doing frell. WALK ER WINS BY MAJORITY OF 57 Following a tradition handed jdow'n by the world’s metropolis. New York City, Plymouth citizens marched to the polls Tuesday and elected another of the Walker clan as the city executive. Robert Walker defeated Horace V. Austin, , incumbent, in the moyoralty race, with a 57 maiority, leading in each , of the three precincts. With an exception of Hal Williford, a new board of city aldermen were elected , by the ballot 'castors. The fight was warm but lacked the crooked ness and double crossing of recent elections in other towns. The new councilmen elected are. first ward; E. L. Gwens and H. A. ‘ Williford; second Yard. Gilbert D. Davis and Brooke F. Read; third j ward. Harry Stell and C. M. Tetter ton A tabulation of the votes casts ^ as follows: For Mayor Robert P. Walker Horace V. Austin 166 109 Aldermen First Ward Dr. Claudius McGowan B. Ei Stephenson H A. Williford 56 56 27 27 26 « \ Second Ward Brooki F. Read Gilbert T. Davis B. Garf, Campbell David 6. Brinkley 44 32 31 25 Third Ward Claude M. Tcttcrton Harry Stell J. G. Dixon L. W. Gufkin 59 57 56 54 A. C. L. Aids Red Cress J. B. Edtnundson, local agent of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road Company, received a notice from officials of the compaiy, that the A. C. L. would mdve free over its lines shipments of food, clothing, medicine and ot her emergency supplies for relief sufferers in flooded districts in Mississippi River area authorized by American Red Cross Repre sentatives. Application shouM be addressed to Mr. P. R. Albri ght, vice president and general manager, Wilmington, N. C. and be governed according to in structiori from his office. New Store Opens Saturday L. M. T. Stores, Inc. will open a store in this city on Washing ton Street next to the post office tomorrow. Thi3 firm will carry a full line of men’s and women’s wearing apparel. They sell for cash or easy terms. Men’s suits, pants, shirts, hats and other furnishings and for women dress es, hats, underwear and hosiery are specials. They enjoin every one to dress up for Sunday. ALMO THEATRE Friday Night Dolores Costello IN “Bride of the Storm’’ Saturday Night Jackie Coogan IN Old Clothes ALSO FOURTH AND FIFTH EPISODE “Wild West” SCHOOL FINALS AT MACKEYS The Mackeys school closed last week after three consecutive nights of commencement exer cises. Prof. Davenport and the entire faculty received an invita :ion to return to their respective jositions for the ensuing term. Vlrs. S. A. Blount, declined the nvitation. Music for the com nencement was featured by Mrs. N. B. Davenport. On Friday waning Prof. R. C. Deal, faculty nember of the Eastern Carolina feachers College, at Greenville, lelivered the commencement ad Iress. The speaker was intro luced by John W. Darden, retir ng superintendent of public in itruction. Diplomas were iwarded by Rev. H. A. Chester, >astor of the Roper Methodist Church. Ten girls and one boy institute the graduating class if the high school. On Wednesday evening the jrammar grades presented an iperetta, “Undprthe Sugar Plum i’ree", concluding their program or tha evening with their grad lation exercises. Nine pupils eceived their certificates from his department. Mrs. S. N. Jlount and Miss Marjie Snowden hare honors in directing this en* ertainment. A splendid play,“ Uncle Fred” vas presented bv the high school »n Thursday evening. The stage was appropriately arranged for jach scene. These merrymaking youths delighted the audience por nearly two hours. Mis3 Inez [looker directed this evening’s imusement. Creswell Host To Sunday Schools On Saturday and Sunday. May 7th. and 8th. crowds of people from :his and the nearby counties will vend their way in various means of :onveyances. to Creswell, where a urogram will be rendered by the Washington County Sunday School Convention, in the Baptist Church it that place. This observance of i Rally for the Sunday schools of ;his section will be under the au spices of the Washington County ind North Carolina Sunday School Associations, workers from each of :he associations will be on the pro gram. Several Sunday School notables will participate in the lecturing and speech-making. Songs intrumental music and oratory will be the features of the meet, with a delightful repast served on the grounds, at the conclusion of the morning exercises on Sunday. The four devotional services will be conducted by clergyman in the North Carolina Baptist Churches of the Eastern section, Rev. C. E. Williams. N. G. Duncan. A. B. Crumpler and R. L. Hethcox will open the services with scripture reading and invocation. Miss Ions Alverson. Young People's Division Superintendent of the North Caro lina Sunday School Association and her associate. Miss Floria Davis of Raleigh and Mrs. Ida Brickhouse, of Creswell, will deliver the educa tional lectures, on Sunday School work to the assembly. An attendance pennant will be presented at the close of the session on Sunday afternoon. This banner will be awarded the Sunday School having in the convention the largest number of representatives, sixteen years and over, according to the number of miles traveled. “Mammy's Lil" Wild Rose ”,-a comedy-drama of the Sunny South will be presented by Senior Class next Thursday evening. CROWNS KING COTTON THIS EVENING This evening at the school audi torium, King Cotton will be re placed on his throne which he has abdicated in the past owing to the small demand for this production. Sartorially clad and with the custo mary attendants this ceremony will take place. A bevy of damsels will vie for the prizes that will be offer ed the most attractively dressed person in cotton atti:e. Three county home demonstration agents will sit as judges. Miss Emma Gray Moorhead, Washington coun ty; Miss Virginia Watson, Edege combe and Miss Evans of Chowan will choose the winners in the con test and A special program has been arranged. Nearly sixty persons of all ages will be contestants. A local quartette will begin the program rendering several vocal numbers of southern songs. Small children will sing, “Rock-A-Bye Baby". Several girls ranging in ages between six and eight will pre sent a butterfly drill. A May pole dance will be staged by the next group of girls. A group of young maids will have a garden party on the stage. Then comes the fashion show in which young maidens and old women will participate, contend ing for the highest prize. The Williamston Orchestra will feature the music accompanied by Mrs. Watts, Mrs. Johnston and Miss Lenore Stone. Grammar Grades Stage Commencement Exercises “The Cruise of the Magic Car pet”, an operetta consisting of pageants, song3 and dances was straged at the school auditorium Tuesday evening. Seventy five children com prised the cast that presented this entertainment. These per formers were members of the grammar grades of the school, comprising the fifth, sixth and seventh grades. The entertain ment proved to be a delightful occassbn. Thirteen countries, were visit ed by the persons riding on the magic carpet. In each of these countries, pageants weres howr, revealing the various dances and other interesting jovful pastimes practiced in the different coun tries. The feature of the evening was the dancing by the young folk. The directors of the play de serve commendation. The rendi tion of the program was witness ed by a large number. Misses Ruby Templeton, Francis Warren and Lenore Stone, were directors. The members of the Junior Class have been obsening tag day now for several days. These tags are being sold at five cents each and the proceeds will swell the class treasure. Each one purchasing a tag is given a tick et- Climaxing the observance of these tag days on Thursday even ing at the Almo theater when, a ticket will be drawn, and the lucky one presented a banana cake. No Opposition in Creswell Election Without opposition from any source the candidates for mayor and alderman of Creswell were elected according to custom. H. W- Bateman, received seventeen votes for mayor and S. C. Smith son, C. A. Swain, T. C. holmes and C. N Davenport, received the same support for membership on the alderraanic board. 16 DAYS GRACE GRANTED TAX PAYERS Sheriff Reid appealed to the county commissioners, who were in session Monday morning, to give him an extension of time in which to collect taxes before resorting to the advertising method. The com missioners without demurring granted him an extension until the 16th of this month at which time publication must begin and the sale to consumate on the 16th of June. Tax payers here will receive this information rejoicefully. The law recently passed which requires the advertising to begin the first of May was unknown to a vast num ber of people who have been accus tomed to pay their taxes in the fall and the tax payers of the county were in a chaotic spirit of excite ment, This brief respite will enable a large number of them to arrange for a settlement before the extend ed time expires. Roper Election Quiet In Tuesday’s municipal election at Roper J. J. Hassell was elect ed mayor without opposition. The new councilmen elected are L. L. Lewis, C. E. Mizell and W. A. Blount. Much interest was manifested in the race for places on the council, but there was no bitter ness and the people generally are pleased with the result. Vital Statistics In the report of the official sta tistician of this township, Mr. W. T. Nurney, for months of March and April, it showed that among the white populace there were three deaths and two births, while the report showed that there were four deaths and ten births, among the colored. SKINNERSVILLE NEWS Mrs. Ida Brbkhouse was in Plymouth Saturday. Mrs. Pattie Spruill was the guest of Mrs. W. E. Blount Sat Uiday. Miss Donnie Bbunt of Roper, spent the week end at the home of Mrs. C- V- White. Mrs. Guilford Davenport. Miss Fannie Biggs and Mr. Joe White were in Creswell Monday after noon. Mrs. Ben Bruce of Suffolk, returned to her home Tuesday after a visit with Mrs. M. J. Elliott. Miss Jessie Curies, who was injured by a mule kicking her. sometime ago is recovering as fast as could be expected. Master Raymond Terry left Monday for his home in Belhaven aftei having attended the local school during the past session. Mr. S. A, Holton and son, George Wiley Holton, attended the performance at the James Adam's Floating Theater, Friday evening. Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Saunders, and son Stewart, of Aulander, spent Sunday in the community. Mrs. Matilda Aumack accompan ied them home. Misses Fannie Halsey, Eva and Alice White, Donnie Blount and Mr. Joe White motored to Col umbia Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. 0 vens. Mr. and Mrs. Walter White, Mr. Aumack Everett, Misses Eva and Alice White attended the show at the floating theater at Plymouth, Friday evening. Miss Elizabeth Styson and schoolmates, Misses Gladys Mar tin and Minnie Brinkley of Ply mouth spent the week-end at the home of Mrs, - Henrietta Swain, SEEKS PRIZES IN PIG CONTEST Two Washington county far mers have entered their litters of pigs in the breeding and fatten ing contest now on in the state, held under the auspices of the State Coilege Agricultural Ex tension Service. Mr. L. H. Lucas of near Plymouth and J. E. Sing leton of near Roper are the pro gressive fanners that have en tered this contest. The contest ants will use well balanced rations and hope to have the litter of pigs weighing the most at the expiration of 180 days. County Farm Agent, R. E. Dunning is supervising the feeding of these pigs. The National Duroc Record As sociation is offering $10 to the owner of the litter of pigs gain ing the most in weight if pro duced by a recorded Duroc sire or dam. The American Potfend China Record Association fls of fering a $50 watch for the heav iest litter of pigs at the end of the same period if the pigs are sired by Poland-China hoars. Citizens of Washington county shipped two thousand pounds of poultry to Richmond markets during last month. These fowls averaged a good price. Also four cars of pork was shipped to the same destination. The pounds of hogs shipped were estimated at about 48,000 lbs. The meat averaged over eleven cents a pound. To Operate Under Old Name The firm known heretofore as Davis and Liverman have dissolved partnership. Mr. Davis being the retiring partner. No change will be made in the business policies of the firm. The firm will continue to operate under the same name. Mr. Davis has made no public state ment as to his future business ventures. Mr. Liverman * the remaining partner invites a con tinuance of the patronage of the customers of this community as heretofore and assures them the same favors that they have received in the past. Mr. Liverman is re stocking the store, after the end of the heavy sa’e of goods. Tyrrell County Issues Rond Bonds At the meeting of the Tyrrell County Commissioners last Monday resolutions were adopted to issue bonds to the amount of $156,000.00 to pave the 27 miles, between Col umbia and Fort Landing. This road runs through the trucking section of the county. A bridge will span the Alligator River at Northwest Fork connect, ing Tyrrell and Hyde county. The road runs through Gum Neck and Fairfield. The Commissioners have not announced any furcher details. Mothers Day Services at Christian Church In the regular Sunday services at the local Christian Church, there will be special music and sermons dedicated to mothers. At the morning service which will be held at eleven o'clock will feature com munion and an address by the pas tor on Motherhood. At seven o’clock the Christian Endeavor will present a program with mothers as the theme. Special music wilt be 1 rendered at each service. Parents I and children are urged to attend the services at this time. A study in the Life of Christ in the Wednes day night prayer services make them interesting. Members and others are urged to get habituated to attending these mid-week vices.
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