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THE ROANOKE BEACON Published Every Friday in Plymouth, North Carolina G r »' A VS BON,.Owner .v.l DIR A US BOW ..... Hasitiesa Mxr. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Address all communications to Ihe Roanoke Deacon, Plymouth, N C. Entered as second-class mail matter at the Postoffice at Plymouth, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1887. FRIDAY, OCTOhER 21 1927 Sell Plymouth It makes no difference what line of work any citizen ot Plymouth may follow; be he tradesman, mer chant or professional, each and every one of them is primarily a salesman. If he is a merchant, he is en deavoring to sell his goods of one kind or another If he be a trades man or professional man it is service which he hopes to dispose of to the general public. W ith this general tact in mind, it may or may not have occurred to those who live here that there are wonderful possibilities in this idea for the general upbuilding of Plymouth and the community sur rounding this city. There was a time when a store keeper or other business man waited patiently for customers to come into his place of business It is diilerent now. Everyone who hopes to carry his business to suc cess must be a go getter, I his has developed the salesmanship in every line of business What is true of the individual, is also true of the city and commu nity If a town now-a days hopes to push forward and take its place among the progressive cities, of its state or the nation, it must follow very much the same law's as govern business for its steady up building. A town has to be a go getter to attract new residents, new business houses and new industries. Through the upbuilding of the city comes the upbuilding of the business interest located there. Therefore, why n>>t practice a little salesmanship for your home town. Sell Plymouth to everyone you meet. If you are called out of the city to any nearby city or com munity, let those folks know where you came from. Tell them of the many advantages to be found here. It will do a world of good in bring ing about and continuing the pro gress of your home town. j NOTES AND COMMENTS j A camouflaged still was raided * in New Jersy. It was making stuff camouflaged as whiskey. There is probably nothing in the world that gives a man that tired feeling quicker than to have anoth er man say. “Why don't you do as 1 do?" A guest may be as glad to go as the host is to have him go. Truth may be eclisped, but it car not be extinguished. In the real drama of life the lead ing ladies are cooks. floe khead is a man who is un o fit his opinions to your chan .A silver dollar isn't very heavy but some men find it difficult tc raise. If some men owned the earth they would try to dodge the tax collector just the same. Quite a number of men hau managed to mount the ladder o fame by hanging on the coat tail: of others Actresses can appear at only tw< theaters in Jupar, Some men are afraid of nothin; but danger Some people can make us posi cicely happy if they will leave u: alone and keep out of sight. The orator who deals large ir quotations speaks volumes. SKINNERSVILLE NEWS Messrs. Walter White and John j Swain were in Greenville Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. V " hite and family motored to Bertie c. untv Sunday Mr. and Mrs. A R P>:rick and family motored toN< ifolk Monday. Quite a Number of peop'e from this section attended tie ;a>r at Edenton last we k. Mrs. Iaa Bricknouse and Miss ; Corinne Beli and father motored 1 to Aulander Saturday. Miss Margaret Everett spent j i the week end with Miss Edna Sti Iman, near Creswell. Mr. Milton Everett, of Suffolk, is here this week the guest of his mother, Mrs. M. J. Ed ott. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Everett and family spent Sunday after noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Davenport The fourth Confererence of the Creswell M. P. Church cir cuit will be held at the Creswell Church Tuesday evening October 25th. i Mr. and Mr. Hanry Phelps, Misses Inez An.brose and Mary Walker, of Bay Post Office, spent Sunday afternoon in the community. Mrs. Andrew Phelps was hos tess to the Aibermarie Woman’s Club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Pa rick, a traveling lady, gave a demonstration on baking. Mesdames M. J. Elliott and Matilda Aumack and Mr Aumack Everett attended the meeting of the district federation o f women’s clubs held in Aulander Saturday. Frightened by a bale of hay, a mule driven by Guilford Daven port, ran away throwing Mr Davenport to the ground and seii usly injurying him. He is improving steadily. A hog falling from the car in which they were being loaded, f II on Mr. Dennis Hufton, at Beasley Station Saturday after noon rendering the man uncon scious. He is gradually recover ing. _____________ FARM LAND VALUES STILL DECREASING Average Is 50 Per Cent Lower Than in 1920. Washington.—Farm real estate val ues continued to tumble during the crop year just ended, marking 4 con tinual depreciation during the last seven years, the Department of Agri culture said recently, adding that there are plenty of farms for sale with buyers few and cautious. Present values are about at the level of i!)17 values, being placed at 11!) per cent of the prewar level, while 1920 values were Hit) per eenI above the prewar figure. The decline in the last year was not to lie wholly unexpected, accord ing to the department, on account j of the marked decrease during the ] year in the price of certain of our j major farm products, the sharp drop ! in farmers’ Incomes, and a generally inactive farm real estate market. Ttie South Atlantic states showed the largest decline, being 137 com pared with 148 In 1926, and 108 in j 1020. In other state divisions values were: East North Central. 103 against 110 | in 1026 and 159 in 1920; West North ! Central, 115 against 121 and 184; i East South Central, 133 against 139 j and 109; West South Central, 139 | against 144 and 177; Middle Atlantic, 111 against 113 and 136; Mountain, 101 against 103 and 151; New Eng land, 127 against 128 and 140, and Pa cific, 143 against 144 and 156. ' Values for the United States as a whole have gone down 50 points, from , 169 in 1920 to 110 in 1927. Youth, Alone, Keeps 8, With Father in Prison Frankfort, Ky.—Written between . the lines of a petition for executive j clemency for Enoch Polly, serving a ; life sentence in state reformatory ' . here, Is the story of n five-year strng 1 gle by a youth, now’ twenty-three years old, to support the family of a father > convicted of murder. In 1922 Enoch Polly was found guilty of slaying Mandy Caudill. When Polly was sent to prison Itis oldest > son, Richard, eighteen, w’as forced to . quit school and go to work in the coal mines of Cornettsvllle to support his mother, ten brothers and sisters. ; Richard, neighbors say, has kept the family well fed and clothed and the children In school. Two years ago the mother died, and since two of ■ the older girls have married. ■ Still, Richard has quite a little fam . tly to take care of—eight children, the I oldest thirteen, the youngest six. \ Spring floods swept away most of 1 j bis possessions, bat be is "carrying v BIRDS IN CAPITAL FOR TOUR TO SOUTH Flock Into Washington From Nearby States. Washington.—Thousands of feath ery members of the Purple .Martin so ciety have flocked to Washington from nearby states for their annual con vention. preparatory to embarking on their usual winter tour of South America. The birds have selected as their meeting place the wires atop the poles on Floral street, between Thirteenth street and Alaska avenue, where they hold early morning and night sessions to the wonderment of residents of tlie vicinity and passing motorists. The other morning they rested side by side on the wires for « distance of two blocks. Utter taking off Tor an in spection tour and “bird’s-eye” view of the city. In the evening they re turn again and one of these mornings they are going to adjourn suddenly and begin their flight southward, ac cording to Dr. C. W. Richmond of the division of birds, Smithsonian institu tion. Doctor Richmond points out that tlie martins seem to have selected the national capital as an annual meeting place in the late summer. In previous years they have hold their sessions at different points around town, one year selecting the elm trees near the Pan American building, another year us ing the trees near the botanic garden and stil! another year meeting on Rhode Island avenue in the northeast “After assembling from nearby places and from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and other sections near Washington, they usually hang around for a few days before suddenly taking off In one group for the South,” Doc tor Richmond Stated. “They will take up winter quarters probably in South America. Sometimes they number from 10,000 to 20.0O0 birds, according to various estimates.” Other large flocks meet In other cities about this time of year, Doctor Richmond said, and they, too, will journey to warmer climes. While the exact date of departure of the visitors on Floral street can only be guessed. It nppeared certain that leaders of the flock will see that the migration begins before the hunt ing season opens. Chess Favorite Game, Whole Village Plays Rerlin. — Virtually every Inhabi tant of the little village of Stroe beek, near Halberstadt in the Harz mountains, can play chess. Proficiency in chess playing ranks with reading, writing and arithmetic in the Stroe beek village school. Every year just before the Easter vacation the school conducts a chess tournament. The winners receive chess boards donated by the village. Tradition has it that the Stroe bockers have known how to play chess since tlie Eleventh century. At that time Bishop Arnulf of Halberstadt de feated his opponent, Count Gunzelin, with the aid of the villagers of Stroe bcck. Tlie Stroebeckers held the count captive in an old tower, still known as the Chess tower, until he was ran somed by friends. To while away the time Count Gunzelin began to instruct his guards In chess. The guards passed the knowledge on to tlie other villagers, until every body knew ttie game. 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PEANUT” OF The Planters Nut & Chocolate Co. % Suffolk, Virginia t MR. PEANUT IS ALWAYS O N THE MARKET FOR PEANUTS WITH TOP PRICES I THERE ARE NO LOTS TOO LARGE O R NONE TOO SMALL THAT WILL NOT HAVE HIS PER SONAL ATTENTION THROUGH MR. LOUIS P, HORNTHAL HIS LOCAL BUYER AT PLYMOUTH, N. C. PEANUT EfA GSOFALLG RAPES ifw4i I Ji jut I ii 1111 imi i iv ) mi u n Take> ct ecOu|ui nnva/n& m\d ioi At\WX/ mtfnx/vv ktt-WwO-JbaJ? iftv "iW/ B<mfc -.Ua TAKE ft CAREFUL MAN’S ADVICE. YOUR MONEY WILL PROVETO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND. BEGIN SAVING NOW. ADVERSITY IS LIGHTENED BY THE PURCHASING POWER OF MONEY. IT HELPS IN TIME OF NEED. PREPARE FOR THESE UNPLEASANT MOMENTS. WE WELCOME YOUR ACCOUNT. BRANCH BANKING 8c TRUST CO. PLYMOUTH, N. C. UMWMMWi'.: NORTH CAROLINA, I WASHINGTON COUNTY. i Pursuant to a judgement of the Su perior ' ourt, signed on the3id day of Dctober, 1927, authorizing and direct ng a sale of the iand hereinafter de scribed in an action entitled Sheldon dowservs W. H. Mitchell, the under signed Commissioner, in obedience to laid order and appointment, yviil sell to he highest bidder for cash, at the Sourt House Door, in Plymouth, North Jarolina, on the 51 h day of November, 927, at tweh^MittMlUPn, the lol owi All I Mi A iORTI-I CAROLINA, VASHINGTON COUNTY, Pursuant to a decree of ihe Superior lourt, signed on the 26th day of 3e ember, 1927, in an action entitled r Norman vs. Rebert Gilliam thers, the undersigned Com r, will expose at public sale ighest bidder for cash, at tji I*use Door, Washington lorth Carolina, on the 29th sber, 1927, at twelve o’cl lie following described real Lying and being in the Town unith, North Carolina, and lastern
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