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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N. C„ FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1927
NO. 24
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. Bruce Tankard spent Sun
day in Washington.
Jack Peele and Lue Read were
in Greenville Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. E. G. Arps spent
' Sunday in Williamston.
Mr. H. F. Allen of Bath was
here a few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Beam were
Greenville visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hartung
of Wenona were in town Satur
day.
Henry Harrison ana Miss Neva
Bateman motored to Aulander
Sunday.
Rev. E. R. Noe of Wilmington
was the week-end guest of Rev.
H. W. Knight.
Mr. and Mrs R. A. Williford
motored to Rocky Mount and
Wilson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sumner have
returned from a trip to several
Northern cities.
Miss Madeline Knight of Dur
ham, spent the week-end with
Mrs. R. P. Johnson.
Messrs. Onward Davis, Sterl
ing Marriner and Jim Smith left
Monday for Norfolk.
Mr. Robert Martin, a student
at Oak Ridge Institute is home
for the summer vacation.
Miss Louise Harrison spent
the week-end in New Bern as
the guest of Miss Louise Jack
son.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Lyon and
son harry, accompanied by Surry 1
Wright motored to Ayden Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cooper of
Philadelphia were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ausbon
Friday.
Mr. James Wood Norman of
Raleigh, spent the week-end
with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
J. W- Norman.
Rev. H. W. Knight returned
from New York Friday where he
went to meet his wife and escort
her to this city.
Mr. LeRoy Harris a student at
Atlantic Chrristian College at
Wilson is at home to spend the
summer vacation.
Mrs. J. P. Sutton who has been
on a business trip with her hus
band for the past several months
has returned to her home.
Misses Thelma Harrison and
Edith Everett. Messrs. Robert
Tarkenton and R. E. Du aning
motored to Belhaven Sunday.
Miss Mary Spruill, who has
been on the teaching staff «*f the
Windsor public school returned
home last week-end to spend the
summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs1 Jerry A. Sawyer
who were married in Raleigh a
few weeks ago returned to this
place Wednesday where they
will make their home. '
Mr. L. H. Hubble will be
master of ceremonies at the de
clamation contest that will be
held at the school auditorium
Monday evening ateigl it o’clock
Eleven students will coptend Spr
honors.
RECORDERS’
COURT
Judge Zeb Vance Norman meted
out swift judgement to the offend
ers of the law, in Recorder’s Court
last Tuesday as follows:
G. W. Marsh, forceful trespass,
judgement suspended on payment
of costs.
James Goodman, fraud not guil
ty.
W. C. Davenport, disposing of
mortgaged property, judgement
suspended on payment of costs.
Henry Jones, violation prohibi
tion law, assigned to road for four
months, judgement suspended on
good behavior.
Willie Oliver, entering and grand
larceny, probable cause found, case
referred to Superior court.
Willis Keys, assault with deadly
weapon, probable cause found, case
referred to Superior court.
Willis Keys, carrying concealed
weapon, assigned to the roads for
three months,
James Raynor, assault with dead
ly weapon, committed to jail for
two months, judgement suspended
on good behavior.
Jasper Davenport, violation pro
hibition law, not guilty.
Roper Womans Club Extends
Thanks To Local
Merchants
The Woman’s Club of Roper is
undertaking to put in equipment
for Home Economics according to
Smith Hughes requirements in
Roper High School. In this work
it has met with a very sympathetic
response from the people in the
school district, and several value
able gifts including a sewing ma
chine and an oilstove.
The Club particularly wishes to
express its appreciation to the mer
chants and other firms of Plymouth
who so graciously and generously
contributed to this cause as an ex
pression of their appreciation of the
business accorded them by this
community. It trusts that the
people of the district will return
the complement by giving them a
larger measure of their trade when
ever it is necessary to leave the
home town. The following is a
Ifst of those who have contributed.
Thompson—Clagon. Inc.
Cahoon Quality Shop
Abe Adler
The O'Henry Drug Store
\ormans
Plymouth Wholesale Co.
Davis & Liverman
E. G. Arps Drug Store
The Rexall Drug Store
Buchanan Motor Co.
Mrs. L. E, Hassell
Pres. Woman’s Club
$5.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Don’t forget Plymouth's Dollar
Day next Wednesday.
almo theatre
Friday & Saturday
Night
Heboid Lloyd
IN
“The Kid Brother”
ALSO
EIGHTH EPISODE
“Wild West”
Monday & Tuesday
Night
Conrad Nagel
IN
There You Are
DOLLAR DAY Wednesday
June 1st
DR. SIMON TC
PREACH HERE
SUNDAY
Dr. W. D. Simon, ofLouisviiW
Ky. will deliver a discourse ai
the First Baptist Church at thii
place on Sunday morning a
ele\en o’clock. Dr. Simon is i
graduate of Richmond Universitj
and the Baptist Theological Sem
inary at Louisville Ky. Recentlj
Dr. Simon acquired the degree
ot Doctor of Theology.
The Baptist Young People’s
Union, a young folk societj
of the church, will render
a program at the evening
service. The subject for discus
sion among the various speakers
of the young people is “ The Big
Question.” A dozen young folli
will participate in the rendition
of the p^ogam, which will con
sist of speeches, music, Bible
drills and quizzes.
Every one is urged to attend
these services.
Junior-Senior Banquet
The local school building was
the scene of a gala affair Tues
day evening when the Juniors
entertained the Seniors of the
high school at a banquet. The
high school faculty were the hon
ored guests. As the guests en
tered the building they were
ushered into the reception room
which was artistically decorated
with blue and white, the Junioi
class colors. Here they were
served punch and enjoyed danc
The repast consisting of threr
courses vas served in the room
of the home economics depart
ment. The room was handsome
ly ornamented with lavender
and gold, the senior class colors.
Attractive souvenirs of horns and
nut baskets were presented the
guests. Each guest was attired
in the usual formal evening dress.
Miss Pearl Fleming was toast
mistress. Ludford McNair toast
ed the seniors and Senior Ned
Swain responded. Prof. J. W
Norman replied to the toast to
the faculty made by Miss Nancy
Bateman.
The class mascots were little
Ann TJverman and James How
ard Ward.
Globe Trotter Lecturer
Barred From Church
Happy Jack Caves, noted lectur
er and walker extraordinary whc
claims to have traveled around the
world since 1919 pushing a wheel
barrow with equipment, weighing
250 pounds, was barred from lec
turing at the Dardens Christian
Church, which is located in a village
about four miles west of here on the
Plymouth—Williamston highway,
Sunday when he appeared ready to
deliver the instructive address at
the proper hour with too much
“Martin County Corn", under his
shirt. The lecture had been pro
perly advertised and the crowd as
sembled when the church authori
ties noticed the speaker under the
influence of whiskey.
Happy Jack is not supposed to
beg borrow, steal nor sell anything
for expenses but secures money
enough from his lectures to exist.
He is on the last lap of his 100,000
miles journey with about 900 more
miles to cover which he thinks will
be covered by the fall, one year
ahead of the schedule.
He hopes to win the prize of
about $39,000 offered by the Johns
Hopkins U n i v e r si t y medi
cal department. Sixteen contest
ants registered for the trial of en
durance about nine years ago but
all have dropped out but this single
^lobe trotter.
$236 RAISED
FOR FLOOD
SUFFERERS
i Eight committees composed of
; sixteen persons members of the
i churches and representing the
; various civic and fraternal organ
, izations of the city, who were
to solicit for the Red Cross
to the relief of the Mississippi
flood sufferers, devoted Sunday
afternoon to this duty and real
ized a benefit fund of $236 for
these needy folk, according to W.
H. Hampton, district chairman
of the Red Cross.
Some fraternal organizations
will meet at an early date and ap
propriate money and swell the
amount to $300, is the opinion of
Mr. Hampton.
120 names were recorded on
the honors list to this fund.
Week-end House Party
At Lake Phelps
A party of fifteen people of this
place journeyed to Lake Phelps,
a resort located about five miles
beyond Creswell, last Saturday
evening where a delightful week
end house party was enjoyed.
The guests assembled at the old
Somerset Farmhouse, that is on
the beautiful lake, where supper
was served. Weird and uncanny
stories are told of this house.
Swimming, dancing, feasting i
and bridge parties featured the
entertainment. A portable vic
fola furnished the music for the
occasion. The party was con
cluded on Sunday evening.
The ladies attending were:
MissesLenoreStone,Louise Ayers!
Frances Warren, Elizabeth Ram-|
sey, Ruby Templeton and Hopei
Hardison. The gentlemen;Messrs I
Lloyd Horton, Leland Thompson,
Lloyd Gilbert, Frank Brinkley,
Tay’oe Read, Nathan Thompson
and Dr. C. McGowan. Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Sumner were chape*
rones.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Mr. Walter White and daugh*
ter Marjie were in Edenton Mon
day.
Mrs. M. J. Elliott and Miss
Fiances Everett motored to Ro
per Sunday.
Rev. N. G. Dur.can spent Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
S. A. Holton.
Mrs. C- V. White and daughter
Miss Alice, were in Edenton
Tuesday shopping,
Mrs. Mollie L. Wiley and
grandson, George Wiley Holton,
were Edenton visitors Sunday.
Messrs. Milton Davenporc and
Corbett Swain were in this com
munity last week listing taxes,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Swain and
family of Plymouth spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Henrietta Swain.
Mrs. Pattie Spruill and son,
Mr. Leone Spruill spent Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Guilford Davenport.
Misses Eva and Alice White
and mother were the guests of
Mrs. W. E. Blount Monday
afternoon at Roper.
The Union meeting of the
Baptist churches of this section
will meet at Oak Grove church
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pritchard,
Miss Flossie Woodley and Master,
Jim Pritchard Jr. motored to
Rocky Mount Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swain and
family of Mackeys moved in the
community last week at Dr. W.
H- Ward’s place on the sound.
Misses Mary Walker and Inez
Ambrose of Bay Post Office
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mcs. Andrew
Phelp3.
Mr. Matilda Aumack, Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton Everett and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ches
son near Plymouth.
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TOWN BOARD
ENACTS DOG
LAWS
At a meeting of the town
councilmen last Friday evening
it was decided to empower the
power and light commissioners
to enter into contract with the
Carolina Telephone Company,
relative to allowing the telephone
company to spring their tele
phone wires on the poles of the
city light wires Water street.
At the next meeting a night
policeman will be appointed to
succeed ihe present Policeman
Mr. Paul.
An ordinance was passed mak
ing it unlawful for any person to
have in their possession a dog
that has not been inoculated
to prevent hydrophobia. The
owner of the dog must have a
certificate from the veterinarian
certifying to this fact. A copy of
this certificate to be filed with
the Chief of Police. A fine of
$10.00 will be levied on the own
er of the dog and failure to ino
culate the dog after four days,
will result in the dog being kill
ed.
Prominent Radio Artist
From This Section
The radio bugs of this section
that tuned in on station WWNC
at Asheville Monday evening
heard the familiar voice of Miss
Gertrude Johnston, as 3he enter
tained radio fans in the various
parts of the •'ountry. Miss John
ston entertains with classical
music and the latest song hits,
always concluding the program
with the rendition of her own
compositions, vocal and piano.
This radio artist is now residing
in Biltmore, a Buncombe county
village. She resided in this
county until about two years
ago.
She is the grand daughter of
the late William Mackey Chesson
of Mackeys and Capt. Stuart
Johnston of this p'ace.
' Among the numbers of the
compositions published,that came
from the pen of this artist is,
“ When the Skylark Calls in the
Spring.” ‘ Spring Time in Dixie,’
and “Star of Love.” These are
especially delightful played on a
piano or violin and a^e issued in
orchestral form. Two more
numbers will soon be released by
the publishers, from the pen of
this talented musician and com
poser.
Mr. W. O. Twiddy and Miss
Mollie Barnes of Martin County
were married at the Washington
street home of Mr. W. F. Ausbon
by Mr. Ausbon, magistrate. Mon.
day evening.
WESTOVER NEWS
Mr. Louis Weaver of Williams
ton spent Sunday night with Mr.
Elmer Davenport.
Misses Matilda Swain and Ada
Blount are spending a few days
with relatives in Chocowinity
Little Miss. Lillian Margaret
Robbins has been spending a few
days with relatives near Roper.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Good
man and family were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Vail Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Jackson and fam
ily of Plymouth spent Sunday
with Mrs. Jackson’s father,
Frank Skiles.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Skiles, who
have been spending sometime in
Windsor with Mr. Skiles' parents,
have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Gnmes
and Mr. Burton Gray of Rober
sonville spent Sunday with Mrs.
W. T. Robbins and family. 1
JUNE FIRST
DOLLAR DAY
Following traditions handed down
by larger municipalities and metro
polises of greater importance as a
greater trading center, the local
Chamber of Commerce has insti
gated a Dollar Day, which will be
participated in by nearly every
merchant and business house in the
city. In other colums of this paper
a full two-page advertisement ap
pears full of bargains for the
shoppers which will be drawn into
the city with this great inducement.
Counters in the various business
houses in the city will be lined with
bargains and people from over the
county and other places will journey
to this place and aid the natives to
celebrate this commercial event.
On this day King Dollar will reign
supreme.
The organization sponsoring the
event in this manner undertakes to
aid the laborer as well as the shop
keepers. Prices will be slashed.
Cost of goods curtailed in order to
be an inducement to the purchasing
public. Rock bottom price tags
will adorn the goods in the windows
of the merchants. Every day com
modities will receive lower price
cost tag placed on them. Attrac
tive windows will exhibit fascinat
ing displays of high class merchan
dise at a lower price than in the
annals of local trading history.
Clerks will barter with the local
buyer. Shopkeepers will dicker
w'ith the crowds that are expected
to visit the city for this price cut
ing event.
These merchants invite every
person in this trading vicinity to
look these prices over and choose
the desirable commodities, at these
low prices. Compare the values
offered at this great underselling
event and purchase while the sale
is on. Select the desired article*
purchase now and save.
Young Man of Roper Held
For Superior Court
Willie Oliver, voting whiteman
of the Roper section, was arraign
ned before Judge Zeb Vance Nor
man, of Recorder's Court, Tues
day morning, charged with enters
ing and larceny of the West End
Filling Station, near Roper, on
Saturday night. C. D. Gaylord
owner of the gas station, alleged
that he missed about sixty-five
dollars.
Solicitor Carl L. Bailey came
into the court room with an array
of witnesses and a chain of cir
cumstantial evidence was wound
around the defendant. Probable
cause was found and the defen
dant was placed under $500 bond,
for his appearance at July
Superior Court.
Mrs. E. G. Arps Hostess At
Bridge Party
Mrs. E. G. Arps entertained a:
an elaborate and charming bridge
party at the home of her mother
Mrs, W. F. Ausbon, on Washing
ton street, last evening. The
guests of honor were Mrs. E. C.
Caton of Hampton Va, and Mrs.
J. B. Stewart of Rofcky Mount.
Bridge was played at nine tables
with an extra table for rook.
Fink and white roses were
handsomely arranged about the
room with potted ferns as an ad
ditional ornament. This beauti
ful color scheme was carried out
in detail. A delightful salad
course was served by Mrs. J. S>
Brown, Misses Miriam and Her
mine Ausbon.
Three lovely prizes were award
ed the high scorers. Over two
score feminine guests wer#
present