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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1927
NO. 26
LOCAL NEWS
LeRoy Harris spent the week
end in Wilson.
H. A. Williford and Lloyd Gil
bert motored to Wilson Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Clayton
motored to Lake Phelps Sunday.
Mrs. R H. Patterson of Wilson
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Williford.
Jack Peele. Lue Read, and
Rober Martin motored to G.'eenJ
ville Sunday.
Miss Lyda Forman spent Sun
day in Greenville with friends
and relatives.
Attorney Edward Owens and
Tayloe Read spent Sunday in
Southern Pines.
Miss Ruth Norton of William
ston is spending a few days with
Miss Louise Ayers.
Miss Olga Gardner and Mrs.
C. L Jackson motored to Vir
ginia Beach Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Abler and
Miss Fannie Hilliard motored to
Coleraine Beach Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hardison,
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hardison
motored to Rosemary Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Davis
accompanied by William Arps
motored to Rocky Mount Sunday.
Mrs. Chlode Gardner of Nor
folk, was the guest of her sister
Mrs. Ida Midgett, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Ainsley,
Mr. and Mrs. L. C- Holliday
moto-ed to Pamlico Beach Sun
day.
Misses Annie and Clara Oliver
of Roper are spending sometime
here as guests of Miss Nellie
Blount.
[
Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Lyon of
Ayden, spent Sunday here as the
quests of Mr. and Mrs. L. P.
Hornthal.
Miss Virginia Hobbs and Mr.
L. S. Reed of Hilton Village are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. A
Williford this week.
Mrs. G. H. Harrison attended
the graduating at the Eastern
Carolina Teachers College at
Greenville this week.
Mrs. Katherine Harrison left
Tuesday for Scotland Neck en
route to Chapel Hill where she
wiil attend summer school.
Mr3. Henry Harrison left Sun
day for Greenville where she
will spend a few days as the
guest of Mrs. E. J. Conklin.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Williford
Mrs. H. V. Austin, Miss Ruby
Templeton and Frank Brinkley
motored to Lake Phelps Sunday.
Mrs. I. Bluford, with her
daughter, Mrs. Richard Scott, of
Ricmond Va., visited her sister
Mrs. Ida Midgett, the past week.
L. H. Horton and and Everett
Burgess motored to Rocky
Mount Sunday and were accom
panied on their return by Mr3.
Horton.
Miss EvelynCahoon, a student
at the Virginia State Teacher’s
College, Farmville Va. returned
home last week for the summer
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell
and children left Tuesday for
Sanford where they will make
their future home. Mr. Campbell
is employed by the Masonic
fraternity and his duties will be
in that section.
I. 0.0. F. HONORS
GRAND MASTER
W. L. WHITLEY
The local members of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows
gave jl banquet at the Odd Fel
ilows Hall last Thursday evening
in honor of W. L. Whitley, who
was recently elected Grand Mas
ter of North Carolina, at a state
convention that was held in Bur
lington sometime ago. About
one hundred members of the
fraternity representing lodges in
Washington, Belbaven and this
place were seated around the
festive board which was bounti
fully spread with delicacies.
L. J. Spear of this place made
the welcome address. W. L.
Whitley was the speaker for the
occassion. A. B. Whitley, Dis
trict Supervisor, of Washington
also addressed the body. Other
short speeches were made by
John W. Darden and J. H. Leg
gett, Plymouth: H. E. Ricks, L.
T. Houston, and J. N. Edwards
of Belhaven.
Home From School
The following students are at
home from school for the summer
vacation: Misses Minnie Gordon
Cahoon, Elizabeth Norman, Eth
el Spruill, Thelma Getsinger,
North Carolina College for Worn-;
Sen, Greensboro; Misses Margaret!
Ross Walker, and Carolyn Brink
ley, Salem College, Winston
Salem; Miss Helen White, East
ern Carolina Teachers College,
Greenville; James Wood Norman
Gordon Norman, Dale Tetterton,,
State College, Raleigh; Louis P. j
Hornthal, Davidson College, j
Davidson: James Smith and Hu-J
bert Coburn, University, Chapel
Hill; Lawrence Jones, King’s
Business College, Raleigh; LeRoy
Harris, Atlantic Christian Col
lege, Wilson; Van B. Martin,
Wake Forest, Wake Forest;
Robert Martin, Oak Ridge Mili
tary Institute, Greensboro.
Local Red Cross Doubles Its
Doubled Quota
\V. R. Hampton. Chairman Ply
mouth Chapter. American National
Red Cross, is in receipt of a letter
from headquarters of the organiza
tion stating their appreciation for
the quick remittance of the fund
from the donors in this place.
$236.90 was forwarded to the
officials by Mr. Hampton to aid
the flood sufferers in the Mississippi
valley.
This chapter more than doubled
its doubled quota. J. Arthur Jeffers'
Assistant to the Vice Chairman,
writer of the letter extends his
thanks to Mr. Hampton for his
endeavors and the donors for their
liberality.
ALMO THEATRE
To-Night
Norma Talmad^e
I N
Al_SCf A GOOD COMEDY
Saturday Night
Aldolphe Menjou
IN
“The Grand Puchess
and the Waiter”
ALSO LAST EPISODE
“Wild West”
and
FIRST CHAPTER
The Power of God
Monday and Tuesday
Night
John Gilbert
IN
“The Show”
PRODUCTION OF
EGGS DROPS
IN SUMMER
“Though egg production drops in
hot weather the poultry flock should
receive attention so that best re
sults will be secured when product
ion starts on the upgrade again",
stated Dr. B. F. Kaupp. head of
poultry department in State College
The decline in egg production be
gins in June and each hen lay about
thirteen eggs during this month.
Since the breeding season is over in
this month it is a wise plan to sell
all the old birds at this time, The
males that are kept should be
placed in a separate field with
plenty of range and a comfortable
small house. Keep the male chic
ken away from the flock as infertile
eggs keep better than fertile eggs in
hot weather. Market them at least
twice a week.
Dr. Kaupp suggests that it might
be a good idea to caponize a few of
the early cockerels and grow them
aut on the range this summer for
the holiday trade that comes around
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The birds should be dipped to
:ontrol body pests, a warm day
should be selected and a solution of
3ne per cent zenoleum or some coal
tar dip used. The house should be
ventilated, but no draft allowed to
olow on the chickens. All the birds
need plenty of shade and fresh
dean water during the summer
months.
Mrs. Martha Harris
Entertains Young
Folk:
Mrs. Martha Harris entertain
ad a small number of young folk
at her home on Washington
street Monday afternoon in honor
if Miss Elizabeth and Master
Robert Campbell, who left Tues
day morning for their new home
in Sanford. The home was artis
tically decorated with spring
flowers. Several enjoyable games
were plaved by the children, after
which the hostess served ice
[Team aiiu wive.
Those present were: Little I
Misses Elizabeth Campbell Kath-]
arine Midgett, Helen Harrison, |
Lillian Reid Mcgowan and Kathe
leen Midgett of Elizabeth City,
Master Robert Campbell Miss
Pearl Motley and Mrs. Martha
Harris.
Wedding Announced
A telegram has been received
in the city by Mr. B. D. Latham
announcing the marriaire of his
daughter Miss Nona Latham, of
Norfolk, to Mr. J. E. Outen, of
Norfolk, on June 4th at Elizabeth
City. The newly-weds will re
side at 226 West 15th street in
that citv.
Mrs. Outen is widely known in
this section, being a native of
this county. Mr. Outen is a
salesman representing a barber
supply house in the Virginia city
Mrs. John Darden and Mrs. W.
W. Stubbs of this place are
sisters of the bride.
Party at Lake Phelps
A delightful week-end house
party was enjoyed by about a
Jozen young folk from this
place during last week-end at
lake Phelps. Pishing, swimming,
rowing, dancing and bridge
parties were enjoyed. Meals
were served by the ladies in the
regular camp style. The gentle
men caught the fish and supp.ied
the food for each meal.
Those attending were: Misses
Lenore Stone, Louise Ayers,
Frances Warren, Elizabeth Ram
sey; Messrs. Llovd Horton, Llnvd
Gilbert, Ldland Tompson, and Dr.
C. McGowan. Mr. and Mrs. B.
A. Sumner and Mr. and Mrs. J
IP. Sutton.
WILL LIKELY
ERECT NEW
HOTEL
According to information obtain
from Representative Van B. Mar
tfn, of this city, who has just re
turned from a visit to several cities
conferring with capitalists concern
ing the erection of a new hotel,
there will soon be one under con
struction in this place. The finan
ciers who wish to sponsor this un
dertaking will own the controlling
stock and wish to make it a com
munity project by obtaining in
vestors locally. These parties offer
to advance about fifty or sixty per
cent of the funds needed for the
erection and equipment and ask
thac the townsmen put up the other
money.
The new hostelry will have about
forty five rooms, each equipped
with all the modern conveniences
such as running water, heat etc. It
will be two or three stories high,
with an elevator for the benefit of
the patrons and the baggage.
Three prominent street corners
are under consideration as sites
although none of them have been
chosen as yet. These capitalists
declined to invest any money in
a hotel erected in the middle of a
block.
The capitalists that wish to in
vest in the local hostelry are finan
cially interested in several hotels in
this section of North Carolina.
They wish to form a chad|of hotels
on highways No. 10 and W.
SKI NNERSVILLEIN ews
Mr. Roy Barnes was the guest
of Mr. Joe White Sunday.
Mr. Jack Swain of State Col
lege, Raleigh, has returned for
the summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
C. T. White in Edenton.
Misses Alice and Eva White
were the guests of Mrs. W. E.
Blount in Roper Sunday.
Children’s Day Service will be
held at Rehoboth Church Sunday
evening at eight o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Swain and
family of Plymouth spent Sun
day afternoon wilh Mrs. Hen
rietta Swain.
The Sunday School Convention
of Skinnersville District will be
held at Oak Grove Church Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White,
Mr. and Mrs. John Swain spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Edgar Chesson,
Messrs. Milton Davenport and
Corbett Swain attended the meet
ing of the cout ty ccmmisioners
at Plymouth Monday.
Mrs Matilda Aumack, Mr. ar.d
Mrs. Clinton Everett spent Sun
day afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Snell.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Sawyer
and family of Spring Hope were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Guilford Davenport Sunday.
Mrs. Mollie Wiley, Mr. and
M rs. S. A. Holton and son George,
were in Columbia Sunday the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Knight.
MissSebra Bateman, a student
at the North Carolina College
for Women, at Greensboro, re
turned home this week to spend
the summer vacation with her
parents.
Injured at Handle Plant
Thomas Davis, middle-aged
hite man. of Darden’s, is suffer
g from a badlv mashed foot,
Iceived Wednesday when a leg
! his trousers caught in the log
irriage and pulled his foot un
»r the carriage, at the plant
t the National Handle Company
a the outskirts of the city.
;The injury sustained is not
jrious hut will incapacitate him
r a few days, is the opinion of
r. T. L. Bray, who attended the
tient.
HARRIS HDV
WILL OPEh
HERE
The Harris Hardware Cc
with headquaters at Washington
will open a store here in a few days
in the building that was once oc
cupied by the Post Office. The in
terior of the building has been re
paired. It has been renovated,
remodeled and painted. A new
front including the glass and door
will be made. New electric fixtures
installed. New shelves will be
built and arranged and several
counters will be placed in the build
ing. display windows will be
cleaned and remodeled.
Mr. Jordan of Washington will
be manager of the local store. The
firm will stock a complete line of
hardware that will meet the neces
sities of the purchasing public.
Farming utensils will be included in
the stock. Every hardware com- j
modity will be found here. This j
new enterprise will be an addition
to the other hardware merchants
and it is thought that this will be ^
the means of inducing people from
other sections to trade in Plymouth. J
No definite opening date has
been announced yet. Some of the
commodities have already been
orought here from other stores of
the company in other cities. This
is only another step in the progres
sive strides of Plymouth.
Free Typhoid P***'* ‘ ~
Giver}
Washington coin)
State Board of Hea
ing protection by 1
tion against typhoid
diphtheria to every person in
this county. Vaccination with
typhoid vaccine has been one
way of reducing the deaths from
these diseases.
Every child should take these
treatments. It has been shown
by careful aud accurate records
that 85 per cent of the children
taking this treatment are im
munized from these diseases,
rhree doses are neccessary.
Each is harmless, practically a
certain preventive and is almost
painless.
A dispensary will be in Ply
mouth on three Saturdays in
succession, June 18,25, and July
2nd. Other points in the county
have been named where people
may go to obtain this gratis
treatment.
City F?thers Vote To Pay
Interest On Bond
Indebtedness
The board of city aldermen
in session here last Friday even
ing passed a motion to' pay W.
H. Stewart, who is representing
a firm in Jacksonville Fla.,^80.
36 due on a sewer cleaning
machine purchased from the fiitm
about four years ago. Mr. Ste^
wart also presenfed a bill of $500,
jontracted at the same time,
which the past councilmen have
failed to settle.
The city fathers also agreed to
buy some nozzles for the hose in
the fire fighting department. The
firemen have only two that can
be used at the present.
$2250. was voted to the inter
est on the bond indebtne3S
against the city.
The following members of the
school faculty left for their
respective homes during this
week: Mis3 Peavl Motley, Dan»
ville Va.; Miss Lenore Stone.
Grifton; Miss Elizabeth Ramsay,
lvorVa.; Miss Frances Warren.
Conetoe; Miss Ethel Perry, Kin
ston; and Miss Ruby Templeton,
Augusts Ga.
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LOMAS ARE
VARDED TO
SIXTEEN
stian Citizenship", was the
, used by Dr. J. K. Gorrell,
Professor of Modern Languages at
Wake Forest College, in the com
mencement sermon preached to the
graduates of the local high school
in the school auditorium on Sunday
morning. Sixteen graduates were
present, eleven girls and five boys.
Music was featured by a combined
choir which had representatives
from each of the local church
choirs. The nr'nisters of the four
local churches participated. Rev.
J. R. Everett, pastor of the local
Baptist Church, introduced the
speaker Invocation was made by
Rev. W. E. Norris, of the
Christian Church while the scrip
ture was read by Rector H, W.
Knight of Grace Episcopal and
Rev. R. G. L. Edwards of the
Methodist Church led in prayer.
A large audience wa;
Congressman Chi
thy of the seconds
/
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I
Aberne
elivered
the literary ac
evening to thej
city attended tf
th grade diplorj
Prof. J. W. j]
Hubble preser
grade certificates,
ris delivered the,'medals. Several
students won midals for distinc
tions. Invocation was made by R.
G. L. Edwards. The music featur
ed two choruses.
•’ire Damaged Buildings To
Be Replaced
The three buildings on Water
, reet that were partly demolish
ed by fire a few weeks ago will
oon be renovated and be ready
or occupants. Work on the
lakery has been completed and
he same firm, Hassell Bros, will
oon re-open for business. New
n m /] Pi Itt I I I V\ A
M
1U1 UICJllU&O
installed by the firm.
Mrs. W. F. Winslow of Wash
ington is now ready to letth^
contract for the repairing of Ih
other two buildings. Orders hav
already been placed for soma of
the material. The name of the
contracting firm has n^t been
announced yet. A new roof, front
wall and back wall will be built
while the side walls will be re
novated. New counters and ot
her fixtures will replace the old
ones that were partly destroyed
by the fire.
The persons who will occupy
the business places will scon be
announced.
M3
County Commissioners Order
Books Audited
parlor at
residence
ill be com
i room thi»
. E. Ayers
rs will be
delightful
The If
the beau
of Mrs. /
bined ir
eveninf
and Mi
joint hostesse!
bridge partly The room \$ill be
handsomely decorated withsprinjar
fioweis. Nine -bridge tab'es and
one rook table will be arranged.
Forty guests are expected to
attend this elaborate social func
tion. A delicious dessert course
will be served during the eveii*
in^d * *
J
At a meeting of the county
:cmmissioners that met in the
:ourt house on last Monday the
looks were ordered audited.
Several firms applied for the con*
ract and (ieorge R. Dobie & Co.
:ertified public accountants, of
ireensboro were awarded the
•detract. No amount was speci
ied in the contract as it was
nutually agreed that the auditors
■eceive a remunerative commis*
lion. Actual work will begin
lext weekr' Tt wiH perhaps take
ibout thr/ ^ish the
vork. m .ified.
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