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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JULY t, 1927
NO. 29
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. J, M. Arps spent the week
end in Columbia.
Mr. Robert Tarkenton was in
Windsor last week.
Mr. Leland Thompson spent
Sunday in Conetoe.
Mr. E. S. Blount motored to
Hampton Va. Saturday.
Mr. Carl I) White was a
Norfolk visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Liverman
motored to Ayden Sunday.
W. E. Blount of Suffolk was
here on business Saturday.
Dwight Weathers and Tayloe
Read motored to Ayden Sunday.
Atty. W. L. Whitley left Mon
day for Asheville on a business
trip.
Mr. Joe Baker of Williamston
spent Sunday afternoon in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Holliday
spent Thursday at Virginia
Beach.
Messrs Erwin Bowen and Ro
bert Stubbs motored to Oriental
Sunday.
Mr. George T. Leach of Wash
ington was in the city Monday
on business.
Messis. E. W. Ayers and
Cleveland Beasley left Sunday
for Richmond
Mr. W. F. Ausbon and Sheriff
J. IC. Reid motored to Rocky
Mount Sunday.
Messrs. Lewis Horton and
Buster Adler left Monday for
Virginia Beech.
Miss Louise Hayes of Free
mont, is here the guest of Miss
Elizabeth Norman.
Mrs. A. L. Booth and family
of Rocky Mount are the guests
of Mrs. L. P. Hornthal.
W. S. Nurney, local mortician,
made a professional trip to
Rocky Mount Saturday.
Mrs. Jack Windley and Miss
Grace Windley of Swan Quarter
aie visiting friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hilliard,
Mr. and Mrs. William Dixon
motored to Bayview Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Ausbon of
Richmond were week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. W. Ausbon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clark and
son Lawrence accompanied by
Mrs. J. B. Eimundson left Wed
nesday for Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jones of
Norfolk and Miss Mildred Dorset
of Portsmouth are visiting
friends here this week.
Mrs. Mollie Wiley and
daughter, Mrs. S. A. Holton, of
Holly Neck, were shopping visi
tors in our city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Margolis
and son Richard, of Williamston
spent Sunday here as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Adler.
Messrs. Henry and Alton
Harrison returned Saturday from
Washin ;tou City wheretheyhave
jfceea visiting for a few days. .
JOINT COUNTY
ENCAMPMENT
AT MACKEYS
Miss Emma Gray Moorhead,
county home demonstration
agen*j announced that nearly
two score girls, from Chowan
and Washingtion counties, will
go into encampment at Mackeys
school house, which is located
near Ihe Albemarle Sound, on
July 4th and will remain there
until the 9th. These girls are
members of the 4-H Clubs in the
mentioned counties. Washington
county girls will be hostesses to
the Chowan members. A delight
ful time will be had it is predict
ed. Swimming, canoeing and
other sea sports will le enjoyed.
Demonstration lessons will also
be given.
Miss Beaulah Rodgers, a rep
resentative of the educational
lepartment of Ball Brothers
Company, an Indiana fruit jar
concern, will be there on Tuesday
and Wednesday and will give a
Canning demonstration. She is
well known as the former Nation
al Canning Club Champion.
Peal-Furlough
Unsual in its loveliness and
simplicity was the marriage of
Miss Odell Furlough to Mr. Dal
ma H. Peal, at the home of the
bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. T E*
Furlough, near Roper, on Sun
day afternoon. June 18th. The
impressive ceremony was per
formed by R. W. Lewis in the
presence of a large number of
friends and relatives. The room
was handsomely decorated for
the occassion.
The bride was beautifully at
tired in white crepe de chine
with hat and shoes to match and
carried a lovely bouquet of sweet
peas.
Mrs. Peal is an attractive
young lady and is greatly admir
ed in this section, and is promi
nently connected.
The grocm i3 a prominent
young farmer. He is the step
son of Mr. .). E. Singleton, a
prominent Washington county
citizen.
Immediately after the cere
mony the newly*weds left for
Washington and other points
where they will spend their
honeymoon. They will reside at
their home, near Roper, after
their return.
Gray-Davenport
Mr. John William Gray, of
Edenton, son of Mr. and Mrs. A
L Gray wa3 married to Miss
Sadie Odell Davenport, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Daven
port, of this place at the court
house, on Wednesday morning.
Justice of the Peace J. C. GaHin
performed the ceremony in the
presence of a few intimate
friends. They left for Edenton
after the ceremony.
Your wife, as well as your sins,
will find you out.
Miss Miriam Ausbon returned
Sunday from Hampton Va.,
where she has been spending 8
tew days with friends and rela
tives.
Mrs. C. M. Richardson and
family of Berkley and Mrs.
Eloise Rouse of Norfolk are th(
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roj
Swain.
Mr. C. F. Parrish, poultrj
extension specialist of Raleigh
was here the first part of th<
week in the interest of th<
poultry work in this section.
dCoatioued op page 3)
DIES AFTER AN
EXTENDED
ILLNESS '
Mr. W. M. McGee, 73 years of
age, died at his home on fourth
! street, Wednesnay evening at nine
o'clock. He expired as the result
of the infirmities of old age. For
1 several months he had been con
fined to his room, gradually growing
; worse.
j He moved here about fifteen
years ago and has been a very con
sistent citizen since his arrival in
this place. Since childhood he has
been a staunch member of the
Christian Church. Carpentry was
his profession, this he worked at
until a few months ago when he
was confined to his room. Several
years ago he joined the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and he is also
a member of the local lodge of the
Charitable Brotherhood. The de
ceased has filled several offices in
these fraternities. He is promin
ently connected in N. C. and Vir
ginia. The funeral service will be
held at the Christian Church to
day at three o'clock. Rev. W.
E. Norris will officiate assisted by
Revs J. R. Everett. R. G, L. Ed.
wards and H. W. Knight. The
members of the secret fraternities
to which he belonged will perform
their funeral rites over the deceased
Interment will be made in the
Windley cemetery.
The deceased is survived by a
widow and one child, Miss Lyda
McGee.
WESTOVER NEWS
Mr. W. T. Robbins was in
Robersonville Wednesday.
Messrs. Jack and Fred Everelt
of Robersonviile were visitors
here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weaver
and son Louis, of Spring Green
w;re visitors here Sunday.
Misses Marjorie and Katherine
Forbes of Shaw boro have been
spending sometime with Mr. and
Mrs Will Davenport of Mackeys.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lowe of
Colerain spent the week-end
with Mrs. Lowe’s parents Mr.
and Mrs. George White.
Mrs. J. W. Grimes of Rober
sonville, who has been spending
sometime with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Robbing was
called home Wednesday on ac
count of the death of a relative,
Mr. Tom Grimes.
Will Speak At Roper
Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon,
State Home Demonstration
Agent, of Raleigh, will speak at
the Roper School auditorium on
July 19th, at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon. There are thirteen
women’s federation clubs in the
county and they will gather to
hear this notable worker in this
field speak. Every one is cor
dially invited.
almo theatre
To-Night
Thomas Meighan
IN
Tin Gods”
Saturday Night
Rex Beach’s
“Padlocked”
ALSO
FOURTH EPISODE
“The Power God”
No Show Monday Night
COMMISSIONERS
MEET JULY
SIXTH
The first meeting of the county
board of commissioners in the new
fiscal year, which begins July 1,
will take place Wednesday, July 6,
because the first Monday in July
is a national holiday, announced A.
L. Owens, chairman of the Wash
ington county board of commis
sioners; to a Beacon reporter Tues
day afternoon.
The new fiscal year will bring
with it many duties and responsi
bilities under the new county
government legislation, and the
officials principally charged with
these duties besides the county
commissioners are the county audi
tor, sheriff and tax collector.
At the first meeting of the board
of commissioners in July, the county
auditor must submit his budget
estimate, which represents his
estimate of the amounts necessary
to be appropriated for the different
activities of the county and sub*
divisions for the next fiscal year,
In some counties con
siderable difficulty has been ex
perienced in the preparation of the
budget estimate, as the figures for
last year and for the current fiscal
year are not obtainable.
The board of commissioners at
this meeting is expected to provide
appropiiations for the purpose of
paying fixed salaries, the principal
and interest of indebtedness, the
stated compensation of officers and
employees, and for the usual ordi
nary expenses of the county and its
subdivisions for the interval be
tween the beginning of the new fis
cal year and the time for the adop
tion of the annual appropriation
resolution, which is the fourth
Monday in July. The appropriation
made on the first Monday shall be
chargeable to the several appropri
ations thereafter made in the an
nual appropriation resolution for
the year.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Rev. and Mrs. N. G. Duncan
were in the community last Sun
day.
Blount’s Beach now owned by
Dr. W. H. Ward has opened for
the summer.
Mrs. Tom Curies is spending:
this week with her brother in
Franklinton.
Mesdames S. A. Holton, C. V.
White, and Mollie Wiley were in
Plymouth last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bell of
Edenton, spent the past week
end with friends in the communi
ty.
Mesdame3 Walter White, John
Swain and Matilda Aumack were
the guests of Mrs. Edgar Chesson
Tu.sday afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Sanders
and son. Stewart, of Aulande.,
spent Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Matilda Aumack.
Mrs. M. J. Elliott and Mr.
Aumack Everett motored to
Suffolk Saturday to spend the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Elliott and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Sawyer
and.family of Franklinton, Mr.
arid Mrs. John Sawyer and family
of Spring Hope, spent Sunday
at the home of their sister, Mrs
Tom Curies.
Mr. Corbett Swain and Mrs.
Ida Brickhouse accompanied by
Miss Elizabeth Sty*on motored
to Rocky Mount last Saturday
where Mis3 Styron left by train
for New York to visit her mother.
Rev. J. D. Hall, of Philadelphia,
delivered several discouses at the
Grace Episcopal Church during the
■ last few days.
MASONS FEAST
AND INSTALL
OFFICERS
At the regular meeting of the
members of Perseverance Lodge
No. 59, of the Masonic fraternity,
on lest Tuesday evening, officers
which were elected at the previous
weekly meeting were installed and
other matters of importance attend
ed to. Past Master. Harry Stell.
presided over the installation cere
mony, A banquet was spread on
festive boards for about thirty-five
members who were present on this
occassion. A delightful menu was
provided by the persons serving.
Rev. R. G. L. Edwards, pastor of
the local Methodist Church was
the principal speaker. Each of the
new officers delivered a short and
appropriate address. The climax of
the evening's amusement was reach
ed when Past Master John W. Dar
den, in a very impressive and ap
propriate address delivered the past
j master's jewel to Past Master Harry
Stell, who is retiring from office in
favor of the new executive. Master
Jack Willoughby.
The following officers were in
stalled; J. B. Willoughby, Master;
J. T. Terry, Senior Warden; D. A.
Hurley Junior Warden; J.G. Dixon
Secretary and T. C. Burgess, treas
urer.
Held Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Bowen,
parental leaders of the local
Bowen clan estimate that about
thirty members of the family
were here on last Sunday at a
family reunion. Relatives from
the immediate family that were
here, represented Martin. Hali
fax, Pitt, Nash, and Washington
counties, A Simple and enter
taining program was presented
before the lunch hour.
A delightful picnic dinner was
enjoyed at the Old Home Place
about four miles from the city
on the Lcng Acre road. Families
from several towns in the state
were present. After lunch hour
the clan members retired to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen on
Jefferson street where the re
mainder of the evening was
spent in progressive conversation i
The rain in the fore part of the
afternoon shortened the visit of
many, who hurried home to es
cape the shower.
New Shoe Shop Opened
Today
Mr. Carl D. White, opened a
new electric shoe repairing shop
in the Hampton building next
door to the coca-cola bottling
works, this morning. Mr. White
has employed a shoemaker with
fifteen years experience. Shoe
repairing and dyeing a speciality.
A complete line of polishes and
j laces will be stocked, Hat clean
ing, blocking and a pressing out
| fit will soon be installed at an
early date. The entire plant
will be modernly equipped.
Notice To Pension Board j
The first Monday in July this
year falling upon the fourth, a
(National Holiday, the pension
Board will meet on Wednesday,
July 6th.
Members of the Board and all
others having business with it
will please note this and meet in
Clerk Superior Courts office at
10:C0 o’clock, A. M., on the above
mentioned day.
N. H. Harrison, Sr.,
Chairman.
There is always room at the
top; the elevator dosen't run
that high.
1
YOUNG GIRLS
TAKE COURSE
IN COOKING
Miss Emma Gray Moorhead,
county home demonstration agent,
is conducting a cooking school here
this week, in a room in the base
ment of the court house. Several
young girls of the city have matric
ulated and the number is increasing
daily. These young girls are being
trained in the science of proper
foods to be prepared for each meal
and the preparation of the food.
Miss Moorhead reports that a
number of the girls have manifested
strides of progress during the class
days.
Monday and Tuesday morning
were devoted to the choice and
preparation of breakfast foods.
Cereals, fruits and other breakfast
foods were served in various ways.
Each student has personal contact
with the teacher which makes the
lessons more easily understood.
The remainder of the week was de
voted to the choice and preparation
of the other meals. Correct and
proper food value for the nourish
ment of the body is being stressed
by Miss Moorhead.
On Wednesday evening a party
was given the girls, that were in
strumental in preparing for the
cooking occassion by renovating,
cleansing and making tidy the
room. These girls under the super
\nc>inn \/ticc \Ar\r\r\~\(>c\r\ tlimpH PI
junk room into a modern culinary
department. The expense for this
undertaking, including equipment
that was loaned and bought, was
installed at a very low price. Work
of this kind is included in course
taught by the county home agent.
The party was a very enjoyable
affair with all of the cooking school
students present. Many games
were played and other amusements
were enjoyed.
On tomorrow morning the class
will prepare a breakfast for two
honored guests. Each of the girls
will be employed in serving the
meal. Some will be cooks, others
waitresses, dishwashers etc. The
students will make this choice
among themselves. Names of the
special guests have not been learn
ed. Serving these guests will be
an examination, testing the know
ledge of the practical methods
taught them in the cooking school.
Everything In Readiness For
Bout Monday
Teddy Blount, local fight
promoter, announced today that
seats, for the Vail-Lawrence bout
that is to be staged here in the
Almo theatre on the evening of
July, 4th, will be on sale Monday
at the Rexall Drug Store. Every
one is urged to buy their ticket
early and avoid the rush at the
box office.
Speedy Lawerence, a Virginia
fighter from Fortress Mor.roe,
will meet Ed (Kid) Vail, local
battler. Fans are assured a whirl
wind fistic encounter. Both
fighters are practically the same
weight. No special advantages
are featured in of either
battlers. Lawrence is an army
fighter and has been under a
strict training master since the
agreement to fight.
“Ed Vail, local boy has been
training on his father’s farm
near Westover. Teddy Blount
manager of the local contender,
claims that he is in fine shape for
the bout. Vail has served in the
army and navy for about seven
| years. In his fighting career he
has been in seventy-five battles
and has never been knocked out.
Sometimes a wife can read her
husband like a blank book