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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1927
NO. 23
LOCAL NEWS
Rev. H. W. Knight left Mon
day for New York.
‘Mrs. Stella Martin spent the
week-end in Trenton.
Dr. R. L. Whitehurst spent the
week-end in Columbia.
Mrs. H B. Brown is spending
a few days in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Jacksor.
Spent Sunday in Raleigh.
Miss Lon'se Chesson and Mr.
Milton Smith .motored to Bel
haven Sunday.
Messrs R. E. Dunning and
William Alexander motor«d to
Raleigh Monday.
Mr. W. C. Miller spent the
week-end here as the guest of
Miss Edith Everett.
Messrs A. T. Leary, Lue Read
and John Atamanchuk were in
New Bern Tuesuay.
Messrs W. H. Russ and W. K.
Browning of Washington spent
the week-end here.
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Clayton
and Miss Louise Ayers, motored
to Washington Sunday.
Messrs Henry Williams, Jack
Peele and Miss Louise Harrison
motored to Greenville Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Read ac
companied by Mrs. ClaudieRead
motored to Washington Sunday.
Messrs C. W., James and Gor
don Norman and Miss Lula Wynn
of Raleigh spent Sunday here.
Sheriff J. K. Reid, Marion
Ramsey and Miss Hermine Aus
bon motored to Rocky mount
Sunday.
Mrs. E. C. Caton of Hampton
Va. spent the week-end here with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Ausbon.
Miss Elizabeth Respass of
Edenton spent a few days here
this week visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Fred Potts and Mrs
Donald White of Craven County
have been the guest of Mrs. Abe
Adler this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lcggetl
and iVir. Tayloe Read and Miss
Elizabeth R spass motored tc
Washington Sunday,
Mr. Frank Spruill of Rocky
mount spent a fe v days in the cit\
this week with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Sptuill.
Miss Miriam Ausbon, Mes
dames E. C. Caton, J.B. Stewar
and Mrs. W. F. Ausbon motoret
to Williamstou Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bond, Mrs
N. T. Saunders and daughtei
Miss Hilda, of Norfolk, spen
Saturday with Mrs. C. L. Jack
son.
Mrs. J. E. C. Johnston, o
Roper, was visiting relatives i
Plymouth this week. While lb
ing within several miles of PI:
mouth, this is Mrs. Johnston
first visit here within eigl
years.
The O’Henry Drug Store
undergoing repairs and beir
remodeled The ceiling is beir
painted. Fixtures being oik
and re-varnished. Soda founta
has been cleaned and other lii
work will be done.
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RED CROSS TO
HELP FLOOD
SUFFERERS
At a meeting of the four com
mittees, appointed by the
churches of the city, which was
j held at the local Christian Church
Thursday afternoon, it was de
cided that the goal to be reached
by these canvassers be placed at
$500 for the Red Cross Relief
! Fund which will be contributed
to the Mississippi flood sufferers
YV. R. Hampton, County Chair
man of the American Red Cross
presided over the meeting of the
committees.
It was decided that these can
vassers 'would began work on
Sunday afterneon and give the
city a through canvass. Four
teams were organized and cap
tains appointed. These teams
represent members from each of
the local churches, Methodist,
Baptist, Christian and Episcopal.
The local theater will feature
a picture on Sunday as a bene
fit for this fund. Bazaars and
other benefit novices will be held.
The churches, theatres and
other societies and civic organ
izations of the city are swelling
the fund, that will be used for
the benefit of the homeless and
needy people of this flood strick
en area. Officials think the
amount which far exceeds the
quota requested will soon be
raised.
Local Filling Station Change
Managers
Mr. Paul IT. Ray of Rosemary,
has succeeded Mr. C. Clark as
manager of the Plymouth Filling
Station that is located on the
corner of Adams and Water
streets. Mr. Ray will endeavor
to render the patrons the same
prompt, courteous service that
they received Rom the former
manager. The service station
under the new management will
be modernly equipped in a short
time so as to be capable of wash
ing cars, changing the oils and
other filling station require
ments.
This enterprise is owned by
i Steadman and Company, a Hali
| fax County firm, with headquar
ters at Halifax N. C.
j Mr. Clark returned to liis home
in Weldon where he will become
identified with another firm.
Ylr. Charles T. Hopkins, well
own jeweler and watch repair
of this place, "who has been
ated in the 0’H*nrv Drag
ore on Wate- street, lias ac
oted a position with the Fisher
pply House, a wholesale jewe
s concern at Roanoke Va.
At,BIO THEATRE
Friday Sight
Ten Ronul
BOXING BOUT
Kid Sterlirg
Norfolk, Va
vs
Kid Vail
Plymouth
ALSO A GOOD MCVlE
Saturday Night
Irene Rich
“Compromise”
ALSO
SEVENTH EPISODE
“Wild West”
TWO NEGROES!
ATTEMPTS
HOLDUP
F.-om out of the darkness came
the harsh signal of a highway-j
man, ordering John T. Ransom,
aged negro, living on the out
skirts of the city, to halt. The
victim began yelling “Jennie,
Jennie bring my gun, these
negroes are holding me up”.
Immediately after this the high
waymen, EHis Brocks, local ne
gro and George Brown, a negro
from New Bern, began to run.
The highwaymen fired one shot
at the victim as they were leav
ing. Two white boys hearing the
shot rushed to the scene and i
saw two negroes scaling a fence
in their attempt to escape.
Sheriff Reid was informed of i
the matter and arrested the rob
bers. They were haled before :
court Tuesday morning and as c
signed to the county roads for t
eight months each on the charge 1
of assault vith deadly weapons 5
and received three months each
for another charge registered i
against them, carrying concealed I
weapons. ‘
Ford Coupe Taken 1 hrough ^
Mistake
John Rawls, middle-aged, white j
man of Mackey’s Ferry, was arrest- k
ed here on the charges of being j
drunk, disorderly conduct and .
operating an automobile while in- j
toxicated, was fined and Judge Zeb
Vance Norman of Recorder's (
Court, decreed that he be denied the '
privilege of operating an automobile
for three months.
Sheriff Joe K. Reid, released
Rawls Tuesday mornirg after the
trial. Rawls stepped from the
courthouse into a Ford coupe own
ed by Representative Van B. Mar i
I tin, local attorney, through mistake ;
Coming fiorn the courthouse Rep
resentative Martin failed to find his
Ford and notified the authorities.
A search began at once and the car
was located at Mackeys where the
released prisoner resides.
Rawls will be arraigned before
court again, on the charge of con
tempt of court, resulting from the
operation of the automobile after
having his drivers license revoked.
According to information Mrs.
Rawls is seriously ill at their home
in Mackeys.
Music Recital By School
Students
A delightful music recital was
given in the school auditorium 1
last evening. With the except
ion of two choruses, the recital l
was exclusively a piano recital. '
'Twenty numbers were rendered J
by the class ranging from be
ginners to the advanced. Seven- £
teen students participated. The;"
music numbers consisted of sere-1 <
nades, waltzs, marchs and class-P
ical music. Miss Lenore Stone, ^
teacher of the local class, directed ‘
the program. The renditioi of a
the program was finished in t
about fifty minutes. v
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;; Searchlights Fool
!! Moon-Loving Animals *• c
d
Pasco, Wash.—Kabbits ami
other small fur-bearing animals
that love to roam by the light
of the full moon have been en
joying one continuous carnival
this winter. Nature Is uuable
to explain to her underground
subjects the cause of the bril
liant nights, but mere man
knows. The huge electric and
gas beacons stowing aviators on
the Pasco-Elko ulr-mall Hue
pcoper directions are the at
traction for the iutermouutain
wm life.
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CITY FATHERS
ORDER BOOKS
AUDITED
At a special session of the board
of city aldermen that convened last
"riday evening it was decided to
nstruct the town clerk to obtain
:he services of a certified public ac
:ountant to audit the books of the
city authorities. This person arrived
T'uesday.
The councilmen agreed to permit
;he boxing match that is staged to
:ake place here next Friday evening
it the Almo Theatre. Kid Sterling,
Norfolk Battler, will meet Kid
/ail, Carolina’s Pride, of Plymouth
n a ten round bout, each weighing
lbout 150 pounds.
Judge Zeb Vance Norman, City
\ttorney, instigated a motion to
•equest George J. Brooks, Engineer
n charge during the paving of the
treets to return and refigure the
ost of paving the drive-ways, so
hat the citizens will have the
owest possible cost to pay for this
ervice.
L. W. Curkin, Chief of the Vol
inteer Fire Department and City
kidding Inspector, received a boost
n salary of $30 a year making a
otal salary of $60 per year for
ervices rendered as Building In
pector.
C. L. Groves, H. E. Beam and
T. W. Norman, new City Water
ind Light Commissioners, assumed
ull control of the municipal light
ind water plant here, at this meet
ncr
SKiNNERSVILLE NEWS
Mr. Edison Swain of Plymouth
vas in the community Sunday.
I)r. W. H. Ward of Plymouth,
vas in the community Saturday,
Mrs. Clingham Mitchell and
■hildren of Aular.der were the
quests of Mrs. M. J. Elliott last
,veek.
Mrs. Lonnie Wence and son
Lari, of Roper, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Bolton.
Master Earl Liverman of Bay
post Office is spending sometime
with his aunt, Mrs. Andrew
Phelps.
Mrs. Matilda Aumack has re
turned home after a visit with
Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Saunders of
Mr. and Mrs. John Swain and
children of Mackeys were the
quests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
White Tuesday.
Miss Margarett Everett is
spending the week with Miss
Margaret Mitchell at the home
>f Mrs. M, J. Elliott.
Miss A'ma Lee of Bertie
bounty, spent Thursday of last
veek here with her grandmother
Mrs. Mollie L. Wiley.
Mr, and Mrs. Edward Spruill
ind daughter little Miss Mary
ane, of Aulander, spent Sunday
,t the home of Mrs. Paitie
Spruill.
Our community experienced
ast Wedesday a dreadful hail
nd wind storm. The most dam
ping that has been known in
his section for years. Trees
/ere uprooted and property
amaged to a great extent. Mr.
Vill Chesson’s home was partly
emolished.
The regular monthly meeting
f the Albemarle Ladies Club
/as held at the schoolhouse on
ist Wednesday evening. Demon!
trations were given on home
/ork and Inures were also a
eature of [he meeting. This
lub is undfer the super\ision of j
liss Emma Gray Moorhead,
lunty hofhe demonstration
igenjti ' _
A shV^ecently built has pumps
japab'e of handling enough
water to supply a city of 1,936,000
Lei ope. T
MERCHANTS TO
HOLD $ DAY
The Chamber of Commerce of
Plymouth is interested in the men
and women of this section, with
a deep and vital interest. It is al
ways trying to discuss ways and j
means of being of service to this
community.
Other cities in the state arc real
izing the help that comes from this
brotherly spirit and doing things
helpful. Plymouth may be a little
slow falling in line in every sense of
the word but realizing that other
towns are attempting to help the
outlying country, the farmer who
till the soil and must make every
penny count and count big. but
there is no town nor city that has
the interest of every body at heart
any more than Plymouth. And
the Plymouth Chamber of Com
merce has decided that in order to
help each other that A Dollar Day
put on here would be a big brotherly
way of helping.
Now a Dollar Day is a day. one
particular day, separate from other
trading days, that certain big heart
ed merchants or business men in
any given city offer the public for
sale some article or group of articles
worth more than a dallar for a dol
lar, In other words it is a dollar sale
nothing more nor less. But it is a
I Big Dollar Sale.
In next week's issue thirty-two
merchants and business men will
,tell you in a double page adver
tisement the many offers of this
I kind they will make. The Dollar
Day has not yet been named, but
in next week’s issue the day and
the kind of offers, both, will be told
the public.
In the middle of this double page
of Dollar Day Offers will be a mes
sage from the Chamber of Com
merce. Look for next week's paper
the Dollar Day Ads and be sure to
read the message from the Cham
ber of Commerce and come to Ply
mouth on Dollar Day.
Boy Sjouts Enjoy Banquet
Over two score boy scouts
seated themselves around the
festive boards in the dining hall
of Hotel Brinkley Friday even
ing, where a delightful and
sumptuous repast was served
them by Mrs. Ella Marriner,
proprietress of the local hotel.
Owing to the tardiness of Scout
master H. W. Knight, Assistant
Scoutmaster Walter H. Paramore,
presided and acted as toastmast
er. The scout creed and other
scoutcraft ideals were discussed.
Van Buren Martin, local attor
ney and Representative to the
recent North Carolina General
Assembly, addressed the boys,
inflating his speech with advice
and cautions against the evils of
the day. The eloquence of the
address was revealed in its sim
plicity. h. V. Austin, local attor
ney and Secretary to the Boy
Scouts Executive Committee and
D. V. Clayton, local banker, who
is Executive Treasurer of the
local organization, with the Scout
master Rev. H. W. Knight, parti
cipated in the speech-making.
At the close of the program
husky youngsters gave the sceut
yell.'.The rm : ers in attendance
extended to ' s. Marriner a ris
ing vote of thi cs for the bounti
ful spread p epared for them.
The scouts retired in a body to
the club rooV, where they were
dismiss^-) ^ ^ benedictory pray
er.
A gibbet. ttU 1 wjlicy1 men were
.ibhcly hanged . she»p stealing
la^e as the ^ 500, is peserv
uthin. Vfal,
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FIRE DAMAGES
BUSINESS
HOUSES
A fire originating in a negro the
ater from faulty electric appliances
caused a damage estimated at
about $10,003 at 12:30 Wednesday
night. Four business houses on
Water street, were damaged, two
being almost completely demolished
A combined market and grocery
store operated by John W. Jackson;
a theater operated by Harry Chop
ick; Hassell Bros. Bakery and Miss
Louise Ayer's Millinery Shop were
damaged. The blaze was discover
ed by the occupant of a room across
the street from the building. In a
few minutes the alarm was turned
in and the firemen arrived promptly
to find that the fire had been burn,
ing for sometime and had gained
considerable headway. They im
mediately endeavored to keep the
fire from spreading, confinining the
blaze to one building. The fire
department deserves commendation
:or the splendid manner in which
thefire fighters acquited themselves.
The buildings were owned by
Mrs. W. F. Winslow, of Washington
and Mrs. Ben Sumner of this place.
According to information the de
struction will be partly repaired by
insurance.
Robert (Bob) Tarkenton, local
postal clerk and member of the
Volunter Fire Department, received
a serious skull wound, when the
roof fell in and some loose bricks
hit him on the head.
A remarkable incident occurred
ir. that the proprietor of the market
Mr. Jackson, left about $158 in a
cigar box in the store This he
found next morning intact floating
around on the water in the building
It is also remarkable to note that
hardly any of the meats in the mar
ket were damaged.
Thanks Extended Fire
Company
In behalf of my sisters, Mrs. B.
A. Sumner and Mrs. W. F. Win
slow, my mother, Mrs. Fannnie
Ayers and myself, I wish to ex
press our sincere appreciation to
the fire chief and his loyal com
rades of the Plymouth Fire Dep
artment for the splendid work
they did in protecting our inter
est during the fire which had
gained such headway when they
arri ved and limited the loss to one
hnilrlimr
I’m sure the whola town will
join us in congratulating our
shief and his official company on
the training they showed in such
an emergency.
They deserve the loyal support
of the entire community in their
volunteer work and we realize
more than ever how fortunate
Plymouth is to have a real train
ed fire department.
Miss Louise Ayers
Baptist Young Folk Have
Weiner Roast
A delightful weiner roast was
;njoyed by about twenty young
folk of the Baptist Church last
ruesday evening. The menu
:onsis*ed of weiners, bacon and
ight bread rolls. A large bonfire
was built on a clearing about two
mile3 fr6m the city near the
Chapel Hill schoolhouse, where\
the hot dogs were roasted.
The feasters met at the Bap
tist Church and proceeded to the
place of the feasting. Several
3ongs were fung, ghost stories
told and gpme3 were played.
After leaving the scene of tho
vvenie roasting the, happy-ycunff
folk w«
special
took fcjj
party.
e carried kb Roper on a
ride in that ruck which
m to the wjNnie roasting