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VOL. 38
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927
NO. 30
LOCAL NEWS
Tommie Hateman was in Wash
ington Monday.
Atty. Jerry Sawyer was
Edenton Tuesday.
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Miss Eoline Everett spent the *'
week end in Rich Square. 1
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Mr. and Mr3. Bert Bishop
spent Monday at Bayview.
Mr. and Mrs. ML W. Norman
spent Sunday at Bayview.
Mr. Victor Everett spent the
week-end at Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Jordon
spent Monday at Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. W. Ausbon
spent tne week-end in Norfolk.
Atty. Henry Spruill of Wind
sor was in town last week-end.
Mr. R. W. Johnson and Lue
Read were in Belhaven on July
Fourth.
Miss Louise Darden and Mr
Roy Swain spent Monday in
Norfolk.
Mr. W. K. Browning of Wash
ington was in town Tuesday on
business.
MiasHermine Ausbon and Mr.
Marion Ramsey spent Monday at
Bayview.
Me3srs. Louis Horton and Bus
ter Adler spent Monday in More
head City.
Miss Lenore Stone of Grifton
spent the week-end with Miss
Louise Ayers.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C- Burgess
and family motored to Ramhco
Beach Monday.
Miss Mary Spruill is home
from a visit to Moorehead city
and Rocky Mount.
Messrs. Lloyd Gilbert and
Onward Davis attended the dance
at Bayview Monday.
Emmett Blount and Surry
Wright attended the dance at
Bayview Monday night.
Mrs. E. G. Arps who has been
on an extensive visit to Hampton
Va. returned Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Campbell
and little Misses Mary Lillian,
motored to Tarboro Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bateman
accompanied by Miss Eva Owens
motored to Edenton Monday.
Miss Thelma Harrison accom
panied by a friend Miss Della
Moore, returned from Greensboro
this week.
Mrs. W. D. Powell and little
daughter Shirley, of Norfolk, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. D
Bassinger.
Messrs. Ronald Taylor, Hilliary
and Elmo Spruill of Fortress
Monroe, Va. spent the week-end
with their parents.
Misses Louise Jackson and
Elizabeth Lowery of New Bern
spent several days here with
Mies Louise Harrison this week.
M isses Margaret Lassiter, Irma
Jackson, Thelma Lassiter,
Messrs. Charlie Moore and Harry
Hopkins spent Monday at Bay
*iew. i
KIRBY ADVISES
FARMERS ON
PASTURES
How the pasture is handled
luring the mid-summer season
letermines the amount and
quality ot the grazing to be
>btained from it during the re
nainder of the year.
“There are two big things to
ook out for with the pastures in
nid-summer,” says Sam J.
Kirby, pasture specialist at State
College' “If weeds and bushes
ire allowed to grow, the grass
will be shaded and the sod in
jured. Uneven giazing will also
reduce both quality and quantity
>f the herbage. Some pastures
?ot off for a poor start this spring
Decause of the cool, dry weather,
rids provided a favorable en
vironment for weeds, native
?rasse3 and sedges but was hurt
ful to new plantings of tame
grasses. Fven old pastures were
ourt.”
If these weeds are allowed to
?row, they will rob the pasture
olants of light, moisture a:.d
plant food, states Mr. Kirby
A.11 pastures in which the weeds
aave made a start should be
mowed.
Bushes should be cut also.
Some shade is good for the live
stock that uses the pasture but
the close, dense shading produced
by low-growing bushes and
shrubs will kill grass and clover
plants. Bushes are especially
bad in pastures newly seeded on
cut-over or recently cleared land.
Mr. Kirby finds that uneven
grazing is another detriment to
good pastures in North Carolina,
rhis results when not enough
animals are placed on the grass
to keep the sod grazed evenly,
[f grazing is uneven, mow the
parts not grazed or better still
add a few more dairy cows to the
farm, advises Mr. Kirby.
Mackey’s Youth Receives
Honor
Master George Wiley Holton,
eon of Mr. and Mrs. Stark Holton
of Mackeys, has recently beer
notified of his membership in t.ht
“League of Curtis Salesman”
This organization is maintained
by the Curtis Publishing Com
pany, for the boys who sell its
publications.
Those admitted to membershif
in this organization must have £
regular school attendance and £
record cf efficient service to cus.
tomers. Through this prganiza
tion a boy is taught to be self
reliant and to realize the variout
responsibilities involved upon
him. It also stimulates interesi
in the school wook.
George is very proud of this
attainment and wishes to than!
his customers who made it pos
sible for him to receive his badg(
of membership. He is now plan
ning to equip himself for furthei
advancement in this field.
Messrs. G. H. Harris and P
H. Darden attended a meeting 01
the rural mail carriers of this
state in Raleigh, Sunday am
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B A. Sumner
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sutton, Missel
^anise Ayers, and Lenore Stone
[r. Llovd Horton and Dr. C
McGowan spent Monday in More
head City.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Long am
daughter Marjie, Mr and Mrs
C- E- Richardson and son Earl
of Elizabeth City spent th<
Fourth here as the guests of Mr
and Mrs. H. R. Lassiter.
{Continued ou page 3)
VAIL LOSES TO
MASONIS BY
POINTS
Sergeant Frank Masonis. light
weight champion of the Third
Corps Area. Langley Field, Virginia,
wended his lonely way to this place
on Monday evening, and snatched
a puglistic victory from Ed (Kid)
Vail, local boxer and unofficial
welterweight champion of North
Carolina. Masonis weighed 138
pounds while Vail tipped the sca'es
at 143. The visiting fighter was in
the best physical condition, al
though. Vail manifested much
endurance during the bout.
Local fans say it was the cleanest,
swiftest and most classical fight
ever staged in this section. Ma
sonis took the punishment inflicted
by the local battler in good spirits
and in return pounded Vail with
stomach punches and jabs at the
head which soon began to sap the
vitality of the local contender.
Vail won three of the rounds when
he showed his sparring skill by
blocking the punishing blows ad
ministered by the parachute jumper
and landing some creditable punches
close to the heart.
The bout consisted of eight
rounds, each comprising two min
utes. Vail was going fine in the
second, third and fourth round,
when the sergeant rallied and be
gan pounding the local pugilist, for
a decisive victory on points.
The fight took place in the Almo
theatre for the benefit of the local
fire department. Teddy Blount
promoted the bout.
Baptist Young Folk Elect
Officers
Members of the Baptist Church
and members of the B. Y. P. IJ
met in a joint session at the church
on Wednesday evening. At this
meeting officers were elected and a
definite platform of plans were
adopted for this ohrase of work
during the next quarter. Special
efforts will be made to organize a
Junior choir and to take steps to
ward a preparation for a better
rendition of the lessons assigned
eaeh person. Also methods will be
suggested and adopted toward an
organized procedure for visiting
and encouraging the absentees and
for increasing the number of mem
bers
The officers were elected as fol
lows: J. R. Everett. Leader. Mrs.
1 A. R. Modlin. President; Mrs. Bert
Bishop. Vice president; Ludford
McNair. Secretary; Virginia
1 Doughtie. Corresponding Secretary;
• Jim Swain. Treasurer; Jessie Me
Nair. Bible Quizzer; Walter H
i Paramore. Choister; Group Cap
tains. Miss Mildred Dixon. Morris
Poteat Jr.. Miss Ruth Ausbon and
Miss Grace Pinkham.
Celebrates Second
Anniversary
Little Miss Mary Lillian Camp
bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. G. Campbell, entertained
about tw»nty«five guests at her
home on Jefferson street, at a
- delightful birthday party, cele
i brating her second anniversary,
t Friday afternoon.
The dining hall was artistically
decorated with pink and white
crepe paper and lovely summer
1 roaes.
’ Toys were given the gay little
folk in a room dedicated thei:
use. An enjoyablsafternoon was
spent in playing with the various
pretty toys exhibited by the little
' hostess.
A delicious iced course anc
\ angel food cake >?as served ir
, addition to the birthday cakt
which was cut by the another ol
the little hostess.
MRS. NEWBERRY
DIES IN 85TH.
VEAR
Mrs. Deborah E'izabeth New
berry, 85 years of age, wife o;
the late Mr. Abram Newberry
died at the home of her daughtei
Mrs. E. A. Carter, on Mair
street, early Wednesday morning
Her demise came as the direci
cause of pneumonia and the in
firmitiesoto'dage. Shehadbaer
confined to her room for only i
week.
She was a native of this town
ship and has lived here since
birth. For years she has been £
staunch and consistent membei
of the local Christian Church.
She is survived by one sistei
Mrs, J. M. Bowen of this plact
and three daughters, Mrs. S. N,
Bateman, of Columbia; Mrs. W
A. Knight, of Norfolk; Mrs. E.
A. Carter, of Plymouth and one
son M r. J. T. Newberry of Selma
Funeral service was held al
the local Christian Church or
yesterday afternoon, with Rev
W. E. Nor. is, officiating assisted
by Rev. J. R. Everett, of the
Baptist Church and Rev. H. W
Knight, of the Episcopal Church.
Interment was made in the
family burying ground in the
Pee Ridge section.
WESTOVER NEWS
We are glad to see Mrs. R. L,
Davenport out again.
Miss Matilda Swain is in Ports
mouth visiting her brother Mr
Cecil Swain.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Daven
port spent Sunday with Mr. anc
Mr3. R. H. Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. Rixie White ol
Creswell spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. George White.
Miss Ernestine White is visit
ing friends and relatives ir
Cherry and Creswell this week.
Misses Lucy, Virginia, and
Josephine Ange and Miss Lucy
Davis spent Sunday in Creswell
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Swain ol
Portsmouth spent the week-enc
with Mr. and Mrs. John Svvair
of Mackeys.
Messrs James Harris of Wind
sor and William Gurganus ol
Williamston spent Monday hen
with friends.
Miss Margaret Phillips has
returned to her home in Rookj
Mount after spending a few days
with Miss Lucy Davis.
Misses Margaret and Elizabeth
Lilly have returned to Norfoll
after a few days visit here as the
guests of Mrs. J. R. Chesson.
Little Miss May Thomas Rob
bins and brother Onley, are vsit
ing their grandparents Mr. anc
Mrs W. T. Robbins this week.
ALMO THEATRE
To-Night
Welter Hines
Slide, Kelly, Slide
AI.SO
The World’s Great Hero
Capt. Lindberbh
I N
“The Raee to Paris’'
Saturday Night
Clara Bow
IN
Mantrap
ALSO
FIFTH EPISODE
“The Power God”
**COMING!
Tuesday - Wednesday
Lon Chaney
IN
“The Unknown”
CLOSE REVIVAL
AT CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
There were twenty one addition
! to the local Christian Church a
the result of the series of reviva
> services that has been in progres
i there during the past two weeks
Eighteen were new converts. wh<
; were brought to Christ during thi:
. time, while three transferred thei
i membership from some othe:
, church to this one. Rev. W. E
Norris, pastor, who has been con
ducting the services, expresses him
: self as being very pleased at th<
results, however, he is deeply ir
prayer that others that are losi
may be led to take a step in thi:
direction. Rev. Norris, has beer
delivering some very inspiring anc
educational discourses. Discourse:
on the "Prodigal Son", and "The
Christian as Compared to Nails”
were among the paramount ad'
dresses delivered during the meet'
ing.
Special music was rendeted b\
talented members of the congregat
ion. The male quartet and the
i mixed quartet of the church a:
well as the regular church choii
were valuable assests to the music
i Mr. M.G. Darden was in charge o:
! the music. Mrs. Joe Gurganus as'
sisted by others performed at the
piano during the services.
SKINNERSV1LLE NEWS
Mrs. Henrietta Swain is visit
ing her son in Norfolk.
Mr. Herbert Swain and sistei
' Miss Ruth Swain were in Fly
mouth Sunday.
Miss Fannie Biggs spent Sun
day afternoon at the home o:
Mrs. C, V, White.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sawyer ol
Plymouth were the guests o;
Mrs. Pattie Spruill Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Swair
and daughter Miss Doris, spen
the week-end with Mrs. Henrj
Swrin.
Master Stuart Saunders o;
Aulander is spending sometime
with his grandmother Mrs. Ma
tilda Aumack.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Phelps
accompanied by Master Ear
Ambrose motored to Bay Posi
Office Sunday.
Miss Ida Mae Spruill of Greens
boro was home to spend th<
; Fourth of July with her mothei
Mrs. Dean Bateman.
1 Messrs. Roy Barnes and Jo<
White motored to Columbia Sun
, day, while there they visited Mr
! and Mrs. Herbert Owens.
i The Sunday school members oi
the Oak Grove Church gave e
benefit lawn party on thochurcl
| grounds Wednesday night.
[ Messrs. Adison Clayton anc
Denver Tarkenton of Portsmouth
spent the past week-end at th<
. home of Mr. and Mrs. Guiiforc
■ Davenport.
* The ladies of Oak Grove Churcl
held their regular meeting of th<
missionary society Weanesdaj
k afternoon at the home of Mrs
Heartwell Jethro.
Woodley Chevrolet Company
Secures New Quarters
The building at the intersection
of Water and Jefferson street
formerly occupied by the Coffe
Shop is being renovated and re
modeled. After the completion
of this enlarging and remodelinj
process the building will be occu
i pied by the Woodley Chevrole
Company. The amount of th
expenditure has not been ascer
tainsd, however, it will be ap
proximatelv a thousand dollars
Mr. Woodley, manager of th
auto company wishes to be i
the new locution by August th
first. The Chevrolet dealer wishe
mare room and a better equippe
garage to take care of the in
creased business that he is gel
I ting.
. FORMER MAYOR
VICTIM OF
TYPHOID
; Horace V, Austin, about 28
; i years of age. died in the Park View
I! Hospital in Rocky Mount, early
> | last Friday night, as the result of a
severe case of typhoid fever. He
> had been ill only a short time, hav
s ing been in the hospital only about
• six days before his demise,
Mr. Austin was married to Miss
Corrinne Smith, daughter of Mr.
• and Mrs. J. H. Smith, a prominent
■ local family, June 27, 1923. Since
: the nuptial knot was tied the couple
t have resided in this place, for some
. time they have made their home
; with the bride's parents. It was
i from this place that he was taken
to the hospital.
Mr. Austin was a graduate of
; Wake Forest College, having com
pleted a law course at this institu
tion and since his arrival here has
been practicing in this vicinity.
During his five years of following
his profession he has won many
friends as well as a substantial
number of clients. He served two
■ terms as mayor of this municipality
' and under his administration many
noticea b 1 e improvements were
made. At the time of his death he
• was acting executive secretary of
: the local boy scout organization. A
number of years ago he joined the
Masonic lodge and was a consistent
> member till his expiration. Also
he was a veteran of the World War
and a member of the local post of
, the American Legion. Immediately
. after settling at this place he be
came a member of the Grace Epis
• copal Church and has been a
: staunch and devout follower since
this time. Recently he was ap
. pointed to membership on the State
Advisory and Sponsorship Board
interested in the erection of the
; Memorial Chapel, that is under
consideration to be built at Fort
Bragg.
Mr. Austin is survived by a
widow and several brotheis and
sisters and is prominently connected
. up-state.
The historic Grace Episcopal
, Church was crowded with people
gathered there to pay their last
' tribute to this friendly man. on
' last Sunday afternoon. Rev. E. J.
Craighill, rector of the Rocky
, Mount Episcopal parish, officiated
assisted by Rev. hi. W. Knight, of
the local Episcopal Church; Rev.
. R. G. L. Edwards, of the Methodist
Church and Rev. J. R. Everett, of
1 the Baptist Church. Apprc pr.ate
music was rendered by choral
singers of the various denomina
tional choirs. A funeral dirge was
T riilkarf ! ntpr_
I
~ -w.
mcnt was made in the Grace Epis
copal Church cemetery.
I Active pallbearers: W. R. Hampton.
> J K. Reid, Van B. Martin, W. 1*
Whitley, Z. V. Norman, E. G. Arps,
I'. W. Brown, T. J. Swain, Jerry A.
Sawyer, G. H. Hale.
Honorary pallbearers: C. V. W.
, Ausbon, Johnson Ward, Louis Has
sell Dr. W. H. Ward, Dr. Claudius
McGowan, Dr. T. L. Bray, Dr. Ry
1 lend White, Jack Read, E. S. Blount,
j Earl Bateman, Louis Alejc^d^r, John
Brown, J. W. Williamsq___J>aftl Har*
i J rison, H. A. Williford, ^.we Ayers
S. B. Hilliard, B. F. Retu., L. P. Horn
1 that, L. S. Landing, P. M. Arps, W.
r R. White, C. L. Bailey, E. A. Car
. ter, Ernest Carstarphen, T. C. Bur
^ gess, J. W. Darden, H. E. Beam, aid
Enoch Ludford.
Miscelleanous Showers
Miss Virginia Furlaugh and Mrs.
g Ida Bateman, of Creswell, were
1 joint hostesses at a miscellaneous
2 shower in honor of Mrs. Earl
s M idgette, recent bride. Contests
j furnished the amusements. Punch
- was served and also an ice course,.
- by little Misses Minnie and Kath
leen Furlaugh.