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PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927
NO. 43
\\pcAL NEWS
Att. . Jerry Sawyer was in
Columbia this week.
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Mr. Arthur Chesson, of Wilson,
was here yesterday.
Dr. D B. Mizell, of Charlotte,
was in town Sundav.
Mr. Leland Thompson was in
Gieenville this week.
Mrs. C. W. Snell, of Mackeys,
was in town Wednesday.
Atty. Louis Gaylord, of Green
ville, was here this week.
Atty, Miley C. Glover, of
Bailey, was here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hornthal
were in Washington^his week.
Mr. George W. Hardison
motored to Jamesville yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Jordon
were in Richmond last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L Smith, of
Roanoke Rapids, were here Mon
day.
Atty. Jerry A. Sawyer was a
business visitor in Raleigh this
week.
Messrs. Clyde Fretwell and
Jack Peele motored to Greenville
Sun nay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Edround
son and family were in Everetts
Sunday.
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Attv. Van. B. Martin and Mr
Tom Snel1, were in New Bern
this week.
Messrs. T. D. Woodley and
Leland Thompson were in Cor.e
toe Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. H. A. Liverman,
daughter Anne, motored to
Ayden Sunday.
Messrs. B. F. Read, L. L
Owens and .Jewell Ayers motored
to Washington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Horton and
Mrs. P. M. Arps motored to
Rocky Mount Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Holton, Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Blount spent
Sunday in Bear Grass.
Messrs A. L. Alexander, A. L.
Owens and R. P- Walker motored
to Suffolk yesterday on business.
Miss AHie Clark and Mr, Qm
ward Davis, of Greenville, were
here Sunday the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Read.
Dr. J. M. Robeson, rector of
the Grace Episcopal Church,
is spending the week with
Bishop Thomas C. Darst, i n
Wilmington.
-fa\i>sr?. Joe Arps, J. S. Brown,
L^Jtf'Horton, Sterling Marriner,
and Earl Bateman are in New
York this week attending the
World's series of baseball games.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Campbell,
and little daughter, Mary Lillian,
accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Ed
mundson and Mrs. C. H. Robbins
motored to Washington yester
day.
^ Mr. and Mrs E. R. Jackson,
Miss Margaret Ward Jackson
Mrs. L W. Gurkin, Mi8. Emma
Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. S. VV.
Beasley were in Seven Spings
Sunday.
FUNERAL HELD
FOR WIFE OF
EX-SHERIFF
Funeral services were corducted
yesterday afternoon at the local
Baptist Church for Mrs. Leah V.
Jackson, who died at her home on
Third street. Wednesday morning,
at the age of 67. She succumbed
to a severe attack of heart trouble,
after having been confined to her
room about four months. Mrs.
Jackson has spent the greater por
tion of her life here, having moved
to this county a number of years
ago. from Martin county the place
of her nativity.
Incidently this was the clay to
celebrate the 69th birthday of her
husband Mr. W. J. Jackson. Sr.
Mr. Jackson is prominent in county
politics and during his services as
sheriff, was prominent in several
progressive movements of the
county.
Mrs. Jackson had been a member
of the local Baptist Church prac
tically all of her life. She was noted
for benevolent deeds and charitable
acts. For a number of years she
was a loyal member of the Wood
men’s Circle, a ladies auxiliary to
the Woodmen of the World.
She was ’ « married to Mr. W.
J. Jackson, Sr., December 23, 1880.
To this union were born six chil
dren. two of these preceding their
mother to the grave.
The deceased is survived by a
husband, W, J. Jackson, Sr., three
sons, Elmer, Joe and Charlie, all of
Plymouth, and one daughter, Mrs,
W. B. Cox. of Charlotte.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. W. E. Norris, assisted by
Revs. R, G. L. Edwards and J. R.
Everett Interment was made in
the old Baptist cemetery, near the
home. A beautiful floral offering
was contributed by friends.
Some Facts About
The County
There are 334 square miles in
Washington county. M easuring
further we find that this is equi
valent to 211,217 acres. This
iand is valued at $4,715,698.
There are 8.276 acres of mineral,
timber, quarry and waterpower.
Town lots number around 1,059.
The population is estimated at
15,000.
On the various farms in the
county there is a total of 648
equestriens. Mules number
1,255. There are 1,375 cattle in
the county, 830 of these being
milk cows. Hogs number 6,652 '
while there are 437 aheep. Dogs
were numbered at 517.
The number of white males
assessed for poll ta^es is 1710.
Qnlv 708 colored males are pay
ing their poll ta*es. Women
will increase the number of quali.
fied voters immensely,
ALMO THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
Douglas Fairbanks
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“Thief of Bagdad”
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Saturday Night
Dorothy Gish
‘‘London”
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M. G. W. NEWS
AND
FOURTH EPISODE
Officer 444
Mon. and Tues.
Joan Crawford
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Understanding Heart
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NEW RECTOR AT
EPISCOPA L
CHURCH
Dr. J. M. Robeson, of Lynch
burg, Va., preached the maiden
sermon in his rectorship of the
local Grace Episcopal Church, at
the morning service, Sunday.
“Lift Up a Standard for the
People.” was the subject of the
initiatory discourse. A large
congregation was present. A
vested choir rendered several
special numbers. Miss Miriam
Ausbon sang a solo. Mrs. Laura
Johnston was organist.
An earnest, consecreated,
talented minister, an outstanding
minister in the pulpits of two
states, North Carolina and Vir
ginia, he has, during his last
twenty-five years in the minis
try, made an indelible impress
for the cause of the Master,
where ever he has labored. He
has served parishes in St Steph
ens Church, Goldsboro, and St.
Pauls Church, Lynchburg, Va.
In each of these parishes a
material gain in membership and
contributions toward various
phases of church work have
been increased.
He is a graduate of Alexandria
Theological Seminary, at Alexan
dria, Va. A classmate of the ven
erable Bishop Thomas Darst, of
Raleigh. Served for a number of
years as chaplen in the Second
North Carolina Infantry, when
the Mexican trouble arose in
1916.
No announcement has been
made as to the permanency of
the service of this minister in the
local parish. Possibly he may re
main permanently. He declined
to make an announcement as to
his intentions.
On the first, second and fourth
Sundays, he will be at the local
Church; on the third and fifth
Sundays, he will preach at the
Roper Episcopal Church.
Dial System Will Soon
Be Completed
Officials of the telephone com
pany installing the new dial sys
tem in the city announced yes
terday that the new system
would be in use by the latter
part of next week
A crew of workmen are here
installing the new telephones and
wiring the station. At this time
they have about half of the 109
telephones installed.
When everything is in readi
ness all the telephones will be
cut in on the new system at the
same time. Another crew w ill be
here to test them. Then the ser
vice will he complete.
This new system is a new di
rect call from party to party
This avoids confusion. All this is
new equipment. The old w’ires
and etc., will be discarded. Wil
liamston office will continue to
handle the tolls. The operator
will be at Williamston also.
Revival Closes At Roper
A series of revival services
have just concluded at the Roper
Methodist Church. Pastor H. A.
Chester has been assisted in the
preaching by several ministers,
among these, Revs. J .R. Everett,
R. G. L. Edwards, of this place,
R. L. Hethcox, of Creswell. A
number of accessions to the
church W9s the result of the
meeting. Miss Mabel Everett, of
Norfolk, was numbered among
the converts.
A baptismal service was held
at Blount’s Beach last Friday.
Brazil has a used-car pr oblem.
METHODISTS TC
BEGIN REVIVAL
WEDNESDAY
Beginning Wednesday evening. ;
series of revival services will b
conducted at the local Methodis
Church. These services will begir
promptly at 7:30 in the evening
For twelve consecutive evenings
these services will continue
Pastor R. G. L. Edwards will b<
the speaker. The minister is an el
oquent orator, and is in much de
mand as a speaker, not only in the
churches, but in secular assemblies
His discourses are instructive anc
powerful.
Since this meeting is followin':
the conclusion of the Baptist ser
vices, no preparatory services wil
be conducted. An intermission foi
the church goers will be allowed
between the revivals.
Talented members of the congrc
gation and those of other churches
will furnish the special music. A
combined choir will be organized
consisting of members from al
town choirs. A musical program
will be rendered each evening At
tention will be given the yount
folk in the singing at the services.
A cordial invitation is extendec
to all, with an urgent appeal thal
every one attend during the specia
services. Church members are urg
ed to prepare themselves to aid ir
the meeting.
Evangelist Preaches Final
Sermon
Interest in the series of evan
gelistic services being conducttr
at the Baptist Church will read
its climax this evening, whei
the Rev. I. L. Yearby, deliver!
the final sermon. Attendant
was good during the meetings
The Rev. Mr. Yearby is a verj
influential minister in the eccles
iastical realm of this denomi
nation and much good has beet
accomplished by his services
There has been five accessions tc
the church.
Special music was rendered bj
a combination choir. A junioi
choir composed of youthfu
singers was organized by the
evangelist and rendered severa
selections at each service. Con
gregational singing was featur
ed.
Canditates for baptism will re
port to the pastor and make
preparations for this service t<
be held on Sunday evening.
Convicts Escape
A series of jail deliveries hav<
been in vogue here this week. Nor
man Ford, colored, started, the se
ries when he escaped Sunday night
John Rawls, white, and Henrj
Hobbs, colored, followed suit. Mon
day night. They are at large de
spite the efforts of officials to ap
prehend them.
Information concerning t h <
method of escape by the negroc:
and the white man. has been mea
ger. It is generally thought thai
Ford ran when they were preparing
to lock him in the stockade Sundaj
night. The other two escaped in i
similiar method.
Norman Ford, was arrested ir
in Washington in June and deliver
ed to Sheriff Reid. He was chargee
with the theft of a Chrysler auto
mobile owned by P. H. Darden
The car was recurned to the ownei
in fairly good shape. Follow ing th<
escape of the negro a car was stol
en from the garage of Mr. Jcy
Snell at his home, op the William
ston Plymouth highway.
It sometimes happens that th<
man who dubs his house his casth
has the moat in his eye.
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SEEKING FARM
COLONY FOR
C O U NT Y
i Finding the irrigation project
: unprofitable in Western States, the
: Reclamation Service Bureay, of the
1 Federal Government, at Washing
. ton, D. C., is turning its efforts to
, the reclamation of North Carolina
land by drainage. Recently, the
: Bureau sought to establish a farm
■ colony at Pembroke, N. C. This
■ proved to be unsatisfactory and
: was abandoned.
Members of the local chamber of
! commerce, with Hon. Van B. Mar
tin as their representative, are urg
; ing the department to investigate
the black, fertile soil in Washing
ton, Beaufort and Hyde counties.
1 in this county near Wenona, is an
ideal spot for the colony, is tne con
sensus of opinions of commercialists.
Senator F. M. Simmons has been
informed of the matter. J. K. Dix
on of Raleigh, also recommends this
location for the colony, C. I. Mil
lard, prominent farmer of this sec
tion, is also interested.
This new project will be operat
; ed similar to the founding of New
Holland, Should this soil meet the
requirements of the officials of the
bureau, a permanent colony will be
established. Several hundred acres
■ of bottom lands will be divided in
to small farms. Government ap
praisers will set the price. The land
will be purchased by the govern
ment. Inducements offered those
will settle there. Money will be ex
pended to further enrich the soil
' and make it a ravorable place to
live. This money has already been
1 appropriated for this reclamation
1 work at some place. Members of
1 the commercial body wish it to be
1 near here.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Rev. R. L. Hetheox, of Cres- {
, well, was in the community Tues
day.
i Miss Alice White was the
guest of Miss Jessie Curies Sun
, day.
Miss Eva White was the guest
of Mrs. Andrew Phelps Sunday
, afternoon.
[ Mrs. Ida Brickhouse attended
. the county council meeting at
Plymouth Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Earbarker,
. of New York City, are here the
, guests of Mrs. M. j. EHfott.
i Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White and i
daughter Marjie, attended the
fair at Williamston last Wednes
day. ••
Miss Edna Stillman spent the
: week end with her parents Mr.
• and Mrs. Will Stillman of near
Creswell.
Mrs. Clingham Mitchell and
Mis? A'ma Lee, of Aulander,
spent Tuesday at the home of |
Mrs. M. J. Elliott.
A large number of people of
the community attended the
Grand Rally Day ser\ice at Mt.
Hermon Church Sunday.
Mrs. Nannie Litchfield left last
Friday for her home at Great
Bridge, Va., after a visit with!
her brother Mr. Guilford Daven- j
port. *
Mesdames Stark Holtcn,
, Mollie Wiley, C. V. White and
Mr. George Wiley Holton attend
| ed the Williamston fair last
Thursday.
Mrs. Lillian Everett, Miss
. Mabel Everett and Mr. Vernon,
1 have returned to their home in
: Norfolk, after an extended visit
■ with Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
: Everett.
Rehoboth Church will be host
to the meeting of the district
Sunday School convention Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev.
: R. L. Hetheox will be one of the
j speakers, Officers will be elected
I for the en&uiog term.
SCHOOL BOARD
MET HERE
MONDAY
Members o f the Washington
County Board of Education met in
the office of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, J. W. Norman,
Tuesday, to consider sites for the
erection of a colored school build
ing in the city. Three sites were
submi-ted for sale.
D. O. Brinkley submitted a lot ;
on the highway out toward Wi! •
liamston, known as the baseball
I park. 1 his lot is 400 feet square
land the owner asks $2,000 for the
j lot. S. A. Ward offered a lot 400
feet square on Fifth street, facing
Spring Green Church, known as the
Stubb’s property, for $3,000, T, C.
Burgess, exposed for sale, a site on
Fourth street, extending to the rear
of the colored Methodist Church
for $300 an acre. Selling as many !
acres as the purchasers wish to ac
quire for the school.
There are certain conveniences
that are considered in purchasing
the sites. Accessibility to the water
mains and sewerage is desired, also
centralized location, *
The building will cost around -*
$26,000. The board hopes to pro
cure about $4,000 of this money
from the general fund, Rosenwald '
Fund, Slater Fund and Jeans Fund.
W, H. Creddle, state agent of the
Rosemvald Fund will be invited
here.
Baxter Durham, State Auditor,
ot Raleigh, also met with the board.
He tried to aid in the adjusting of
the matter between, A. L. Holmes
and county. Mr. Holmes insists
that the board owes him $1600 for
his services as treasurer. The board
denies this, Mr. Carter, public ac
countant, who audited the books
while Holmes was treasurer, will be
called as a witness. .
Local Highs To Battle
Columbia Today
Failing- to bring home the ba
con, in a recent tilt with the
Robersonville Highs, on their
gridiron, last week, Coach Hub
ble is priming the local high
school eleven for a gruelling
gridiron contest, with the Colum
bia football aggregation, this af
ternoon, at the Brinkley
Park. The game will be called at
3 o’clock.
This promises to be a lively
fracas. The visiting team is re
ported to be in good condition
and Coach Hubble, assures the
homefolk, that the Hubblemen,
are eagerly awaiting the contest( 1
with a confidentel smile.
Coach L. H. Hubble, announc
es the season’s lineup, as follows; ,
Andrew Arnold, left end; Lafay
ette Weede, left tackle; Clvda
Cahoon, left guard: Ottis Ange,
center; Edison Allen or Harry •
Landing, right guard: John Ski!- \
es, right tackle; Marvin Darden. / *
or Richard Chesson, right end; it,
Joe Smith, quarterback; Burl
Gurganus, right halfback: Miller
Warren, left halfback; Lloyd
Owens, fullbuck; George Barden, ,
utilityback. Lloyd Owens will
captain the squad. Mr. C. W.
Dinkins, of the school faculty,
was elected manager. ,*
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thankallthose who
so kindly remembered us during
the extended illness and death of
our beloved husband and father; _
also to those who contributed
such beautiful flowers, and ex
tended other courtesies. We
deeply and lovingly appreciate *
their kindness and thoughtful
ness.
Mrs. Charles W. Snell and
Master Charles Jr. - ■