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VOL, 40
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929
NO. 9
ADVERTISED
$15,890 TAXES
NOT PAID 1928
Would Reprea nt A Greater
Amount If Other Taxes Than
Lar\d Were Included In The
Tctbl
Taxes owned by landowners and
advertised as delinquent in Washing
ton county in 1928 amounted to $15,
890 with a tax levy of 9.29 cents.
Other counties in the Albemarle sec
— tion including Tyrrell had delinquent
taxes advertised amounting to $3,
275 with a tax levy of 4.47 while ir
Perquimans $12,084 worth of taxes
was advertised for the same perioc
with a tax levy of 7.11. Only the taxes
of landowners were advertised, and
the amount of delinquency was some
what greater than advertised.
This information was assembled
by the State Tax Commission m con
nection with its study of tax adminis
tration and tax delinquency. The
data was derived from the editions oi
newspapers carrying the tax list
There were upwards of some 4<X
names on the delinquent tax list oi
Washington county that appeared ir
the Beacon last summer. It appear,
that the farmer is no more inclinei’'
to be delinquent than the townsman
a study of the list reveals.
The criticism is some times made
that the interest and the cost im
posed on delinquent taxpay«( '*• squal
or exceed the original tax. Th. .nay
easily be so in the matter of smal'
taxes, but it hardly follows that the
penalties are excessive. It involve
as much trouble to advertise and col
lect a small tax as a large one. The
penalties could hardly be less ant
serve their purposes. To the contrary
there is ordinarily no just reason why
a tax of twenty dollars or less shouh
become delinquent.
Most people in Washington count:
become delinquent not because th
tax is particuiarta burdensome, bu
because there iafniUstigma attache*’
to delinquency injjhnc State and the
wait to be coerced! Another cause c:
delinquency is the fact that taxes an
not payable in a limited time as i
so in some other states. The people
who pay their taxes regularly am
promptly are carrying an extra bui
den because of the delay and delin
quency Of others.
WOMEN AGAINST PASSAGE OP
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL
Some people in Wash’ngton county
/ are keenly interested in the defeat oi
the proposed Australian ballot bil’
whicji is causing the legislature ho
fliucjj' trgviWe »t the present time as
is evidenced by the fact that three
persons have taken trouble to notify
solons in the Capital City of their
wishes in the matter. It is not known
' exactly who the three persons are or
what organizations they represent
Although it is kwr>wn that they we^
women. Inform ’ rggpiyed here
L Mi neral help
. ■'V STEW AES’ MAfiSS TUESDAY
' /uneral services weip held at the
homp Tuesday (or Stewart Marsh
prominent farmer of this Section, who
died at his home near here Monday
morning. Interment was made in r
cemetery near his home. Survivng
him ie a widow and several children
Louis Horton and Lue Bead were in
Williamston Monday cn business.
ALMO THEATRE
TONIGHT
Joaa Crawford
IN
“Qtir Dancing
ZJaufchtors*'
AND
TWO REEL COMEDY
Saturday Night
Clyde Cook
IN
“Pay as you Enter"
Serentk Episode of Serial
“Mark ^ the Frog”
M. G/M. NEWS
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Coleea Moore
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"Happiness Ahead"
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Find Ancient Coffin
In Search For Lost
Money And Records
i
Old Coffin Found In Grace
Episcopal Cemetery First
Time Ten Years Ago
CASKET REBUBIED
YESTERDAY
Unique Coffin Was Thought
To Have Contained Va^ueable
Papers Of Church And Money
Buried Around The Church
Years Ago By An Eccentric
Churchman; Vestrymen
Order Casket And Contents
Reinterred.
The unique casket which was
exhumed here this week interred
with its contents yesterday in ac
cordance with an order issued by
the vestry of the Grace Episcopal
Church as they were afraid#that
action might be taken against them
charging them with violation oi
burial statutes.
The coffin is shaped like an Indian i
canoe with the sides from the heat: j
part gradually coming together a' :
the foot, and it is about four feet i:i
length. It contained the skull with
hair on it and the bones of what is
thought to be a child of a wealthy
family that was buried there during
Colonial days or pre-Civil War days.
It is thought that the coffin was
buried in the cemetery about a lOf
years ago. It is possible that the
cemetery was in use before the church
was erected on the spot.
The casket was dug up following
permission given to the Rev. A. H.
Marshall, rector of the local Grace
Episcopal Church, from which ceme
tery it was derived by Bishop Dar
after the minister had suggested that
it might contain lost church records
and money that is thought to have
been buried around there years ago j
The coffin was first disinterred!
about ten years ago when grave dig !
gers struck It while it was deep down j
in the ground as they were digging]
a grave for the remains of a local
man. Those in charge of the work
would not permit the opening of the
I casket at that timf. So it was re
buried under the coffin containing
the remains of the local person from
wheie it was taken after the minister
had heard tales that made him think
'that this was the iron chest con
taining money and records of thr
churdu
' Persons are trying now to scrape
the rust and dirt off in order to read
any inscription that will likely be
found on it.
COLUMBIA HIGH
RECEIVES
A BOOK
Columbia, Feb. 7.—Columbia High
School was among the fifty high
schools and private schools through
out the country, members of the
Brooks-Bright Foundation that have
just been sent copies of “Origins of!
the World War’’. The book, written
by Prof. S'dney Fay of Smith Col
lege, will be used by the students in
preparing their papers for competi
tion in the annual interscholastic es
say contest now progressing.
Last year more than 40,000 secon
dary school pupils were enrolled in
the contest in this country alone.
During the current season, boys and
girls in England, France, Canada,
and perhaps Germany will unite with
American students in the study of
war origins and preventatives under
the guidance of the Brooks-Bright
Foundation. The topic this year is
concerned with the psychological ef
feet of great armed forces on the U
nited States and other nations .
Prizes for the competition will bt
a year’s study abroad with all ex
penses paid by the foundation. Mino:
prize winners will receive suitable a
wards.
START MOVE TO REPAIR
LOCAL METHODIST CHURCH
Plans are being made by the Wo
man’s Missionary Society of the local
Methodist Church to expend about
$2,000 in remodeling and repairing
the present church in an endeavor
to make it a more adequate and com
fortable plant, it was discussed and
voted on in a meeting of the society
at the home of Mrs. Joe Norman on
Adams street Tuesday afternoon. In
cluded in this sum is $500 presented
to the church by Nathan Toms, ’of
New York, president of the Liggett
and Myers Tobacco Company.
Before any details are announces
about the remodeling of the present
plant the matter will be discussed I
with the trustees of the church am1
the Board of Stewards. Special at
tentipn will fee paid to the exterior im
provements.
The Tuesday's meeting was sche
duled to have been held at the home
of Mrs. J. W. Norman, however, or
account of the illness of Miss Prat
Covington, Washington county horn-'
demonstration agent, it was de
to meet with Mrs. Joe Norman. Ther
were fourteen present at the meeting
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Watts of Wil
liamston were here Sunday afternoon
visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hornthal
Lower Carrying Charges Is
A Feature Ford Finance Plan
J. W. Buchanan of the Buchanan
Motor Company, Plymouth, For<’
Dealers, returned recently from Kins
ton, where he received details of the
new Ford finance plan.
The new finance plan will he oper
ated by the Universal Credit Comp
any, an affiliated specialized organi
zation controlled by the Ford Motoi
Company and operating solely for thr
purpose of financing Ford Productr
on a “time” basis. The ljrai\ch office
serving this territory is located on
the 13th floor, National Bank of
Commerce Building, Norfolk, Vir
ginia
This is of special interest to pros
pective purchasers of Ford Product
on a “time” basis. Under this au
thorized finance plan, Ford customer
will have a finance service available
which is sound and in keeping with
Ford policies and standards. The plan
is nation-wide in scope and for the
exclusive use of Ford dealers.
It is another step of the Ford or
ganization in reducing costs by con
trolling operations from the mine t
the consumer. The cost of this service
will be lower than any heretofore
available to Ford customers on r
national basil, and automatically re
duces the price oi f ora cars pur
chased on a “time” payment basis.
It is a further expression of the
established Ford policy of giving out
standing values and complete servic.
to the consumer at the lowest pos
sible cost.
The plan also contemplates the pur
chase of Universal Credit Company c
sound and adequate fire and theft in
surance, protecting the joint interests
of the purchaser, the dealer and th
company in the car.
The purchaser receives a policy of
standard form insurance providing
protection for one year. Such policies
are issued by the Home Insurance!
Company of New York, the large?*
fire insurance company in the U
nited States. The policies provide
for settlement based on the actual
cash value of the car at time of loss
The Universal Cred t Company and
the Ford dealer will work together
in making this new economical Ford
service available to all purchasers o'
Ford products on a “time” basis. The
Buchanan Motor Company, local Ford
dealers, will be glad to explain al1
the details of the plan, which ap
plies to both new and used cars pur
chased from Ford dealers.
LOWER RATE
IN INSURANCE
IS UNLIKELY
Hopes For Fire Insurance Rate
Reduction Fading As City
Council Pro ongs Period Of
Si ence On New Engine
Hopes for a reduced fire insurane
rate in Plymouth is gradually fading
tot the time being as the City Coun
cil is prolonging its period of inac
tivity in regards to the purchasing ol
a new 750 gallons pumper fire engine
For a time there was much 1.
terest and concern manifested in the
decision of the City Fathers in re
gards to this matter. During th
season of inactivity the City Counci
has authorized Clerk M. W. Spruit
to purchase a new set of hose con
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hose. However, as concerns the ne',
fire truck the silence in the meeting
is marked.
Firemen have answered two alarms
in the last two or three days tha
Iiave been sent in for protection
against the spreading of conflagra
tions. So far these alarms have prov
ed to be of no material danger
immediate spreading and consequent
ly the loss has been comparativel.
small or nothing.
In order to adequately afford the
citizens and their property protectior
and to obtain a reduction in the fir<
insurance rates certain requirements
have to be met if the Southeastern
Underwriters Association endorses
the lowering of the insurance rates.
Some of these rules as pointed on
by correspondence with Chief L. W.
Gurkin, of the Fire Department, an
that an approved triple combinatioi
pumper, chemical and hose truck
with pump'ng capacity of at least 750
gallons a minute at 120 pounds ne
pressure, loaded with a thousand fee
of hose must be installed. The preser.
truck must be retained as a hose
carrier.
A full time operator must be on
duty day and night and in charge and
responsible for the truck and equip
ment. Records must be kept of in
spections made, conditions found, an<
of fires and losses by a member of the
Fire Department. Regular drills mus:
be held and the members trained and
drilled in the use and care of the
equipment. A minimum of 2,000 feet
of hose must be kept in service a
all times, A telephone must be in
stalled in the fire station for fire call
only.
If these specifications could be me
it would mean an annual saving ci
many thousands of dollars to citizen
that are paying high premiums on
fire insurance. This would be one
step twoard the preparation for
fighting the impending menace c
fire. Interest in this matter will morr
than likely be revived at a futuri
meeting during the administration o
the local members of the City Com
cil.
COUNTY FORCE HELPING
IMPROVE WENONA ROAL
Citizen^ in the Wenona section arc
getting the cooperation of the Wash
ington county Board of Commission
ers in their endeavor to rebuild and
improve the road from the turnpihf
road to the home of H. J. Furbee a
the result of a meeting here with th
rnmmiffsioners Mondav.
Already Mr. Basnight has rounder'
up the shoulders of the road and dii
is being hauled on it for a top soi
cover. The inclement weather has re
tarded the progress on the road im
mensly, however, as soon as thr
weather permits the Wenona peoph
with the aid of representatives c
the county force will continue work.
In some sections turnpike roar’
wood is being given free to the pe;
sons that will cut it. This is bein
done in order to get the timber cu'
and hauled away so that it will be re
moved when the force goes in to
build a road.
SAW CUTS ENDS OF
MAN’S INGERS OFF
Gus Atkinson had the ends of all
the fingers on one hand severed when
they were caught in a saw at a plan
ning mill near here Wednesday aft
ernoon. Each one of the fingers, ex
cluding the thumb, were cut at the
ends below the first joint near the
nails. For some time Mr. Atkinson
has wofked at this place.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Leg
gett, Wednesday afternoon, a boy.
Transport Children
To County Schools
At Very Low Cost
TWENTY WOMEN
AT LEADERS
SCHOOL
More than twenty women were
present at the leader’s school held
here in the office of Miss Pratt Cov
ington, Washington county home
demonstration agent last Wednesday
with Miss Mary E. Thomas, nutrition
specialist of State College, Raleigh,
as the chief speaker of the occasion.
Miss Thomas spoke at length on thei
kinds of foods for the body, the
production of foods, improved meth
ods of preparation, and balanced
meals. In discussing nutrition, she
stated that food, water, fresh air, rest
sleep, recreation, sunshine and clean
liness were necessary factors for a
healthy body. Wrong diet, wrong
food and irregular meals were giver,
as causes of constipation, by th<
speaker.
In explaining the need of food, she
pointed out, that food builds and re
pairs body tissues, gives energy and
heat, regulates the internal organs
and promotes growth and health. Red
corpuscles are necessary where red
meats, yolks of eggs, dried beans
leafy vegetables and molasses arc eat
en, the speaker continued.
Guides to meal planning were giv
en to each leader and carefully gone
over with and expla'ned. After thir
the song of “The Six Best Doctors’
was sung.
Those present w«re Mrs. Hilda Rob
inson, Chapel Hill; Mrs. L. E. Has
sell and Mrs. R. L. Stillman, Roper;
Mrs. Davenport, Mrs. Bowen and
Mrs. Addie Robinson, Alba; Mrs.
Norman and Mrs. Spruill, Scupper
nong; Mrs. Ida Brickhouse, Albe
marle; Miss Corrinne Belle, Pleasant
Grove; Mrs. Swain, Mrs. Dick Ches
son and Mrs. W- B, Davenport, Mac
keys; Mrs, R. C. Jackson and Miss
Martha Pierce, Hoke; Mrs. Brown
ing, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. R. C. Heynen
and Mrs. Harris, Wenona; Mrs. Alex
ander, Miss Matilda Alexander and
Mrs. Davenport, Creswell; Mrs. Joe
Reid and Miss Pierce were visitors.
URGE ATTENDANCE AT
HIGHWAY MEETING
Committeemen from the chamber
of commerce are visiting towns in
Perquimans, Bertie, Martin, Tyrrell,
wasmngton anu outer surrimmuug
counties asking them to have dele
gates at the meeting of the State
Highway Commission in Raleigh on
February 19 at which time a hearing
on the matter of the bridges tc
cross the Roanoke, Middle and Cashie
rivers and Broad Creek and the con
struction of a causeway linking the
bridges together thus connecting
Washington and Bertie counties.
At this meeting the fate of the
movement for the bridges will be
written. The pressure brought to bear
at this meeting will be used in de
ciding the question and the com
mercialists are urging the towns tc
have a large delegation present. Al
so the outcome will depend largely
on the report of the traffic survey
made by highway engineers.
WILL REORGANIZE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE IN COLUMBIA
Columbia, Feb. 7.—Interest in the
reorganization of a chamber of com
merce here is steadily increasing as
the time draws near for the first
meeting which it is thought will be
held here early in next week. The
new organization will be perfected
out of the remains that are left of the
former commercial organization
which functioned very effectively foi
a time. Lack of interest finally re
sulted in the suspension of meetings
by the old chamber.
THREE MEN INJURED IN
WRECK NEAR MACKEYS
Mackeys, Feb. 7.—Three men were
injured near here today when the
stereing wheel of an automobile came
off the handle and the car struck a
tree by the side of the road. In the
car with Mr. Newsome, of Wallace
were two Negroes. One of the Ne
groes received sevral minor injuries
while Mr. Newsome and a second Ne
groe escaped with only scratches.
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Total Expenditure For The
Period On Tranportation
Was Only $1,203.18
MAKE GOOD RECORD
IN ATTENDANCE
Eight Trucks Traveled 16,788
Miles During Four Months
Expenditures Contained In
Report; Minimum Amount
Of Gas And Oil Used; 371
Pupils Ride Trucks Every
Day; Replacements And
Repairs Only $312.42
Transportation costs for rural
school children that have been coming
into the towns of Roper, Creswell,
Mackeys and Plymouth, in which are
high schools, has been kept at a mini
mum for the first four months of the
current school term as only $1,203.18
has been expended for this purpose,
it was learned here today from sta
tistics compiled in the office of J. W.
Norman, county superintendent of
public instruction.
There are eight trucks that are
operated on runs in the New Lands,
Scuppemong, Westover, Long Acre,
Wenona, Swain, Mt. Tabor and Long
Ridge sections of the county. Includ
ed among these trucks are four
Ghevrolets, two Model T Fords, one
International, and one Model A Ford.
Some of these runs are rough while
others are routed over roads that are
kept in good condition.
These eight trucks have traveled
247 miles daily for the first fou,
months of this school year, and have
been in operation for a total of 54*
school days, and during this time they
have traveled about 16,788 miles.
About 204 quarts of cylinder oil and
1,935 gallons of gasol ne were used
in the eight motor vehicles during
this time. The truck operated on tht
Westover route has a total of 2,780
miles of traveling to its credit which
is the largest total amount of miles
traveled by any of the trucks.
An average of 371 pupils rode these
buses every day. During the four,
months every child in the New Lands
route rode 21 miles daily to and
from school. Children on the We
nona route rode the shortest distance
of only 30 miles every day, while
those on the Westover route rode the
longest distance of over 38 miles a
day to and from school.
Repairs and replacements on the
trucks during the period cost only
$312.42. The highest cost per mile
was expended on the truck on the
Wenona route which was an average
of 9 cents during the period. The low
est per mile cost on the trucks was
the one used on the Westover route
which called for an expenditure of 5
cents a mile.
White School Attendance
The attendance report of the white
elementary schools in the county re
vealed some interesting facts in re
gards to the schools as it shows that
there has been a 2 percent increase in
attendance orer last yar. The thirteen
schools in the county, which exclude*
Plymouth, show a continued gain in
enrollment and attendance in the
county schools. The white high
schools had an increased enrolment of
10 per cent and an increase in at
attendance over last year. The 1?
average per cent of attendance ir.
1927-28 was 91, while in 1928-29 term
the increase is 92 per cent.
Colored Schools Report
There are twelve colored elemen
tary schools in the county which have
a gain in enrollment of 8.7 per emit,
and a gain in attendance of 5.5 per
cent. The attendance in 1927-28 was
82.2 per cent, and while they had a
77.3 per cent of attendance in 1928
29*
Mrs. E. H. Liverftian, Misses Vir
ginia Cahoon, Neva L'verman, Eotien
Overton and Leslie Darden were in
Williamston Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P Lucas of IhNH
ham are here visitiag relative**