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VOL. 40
PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1929
no. as
FAIL TO MARK
, BUILDINGS FOR
AID AVIATORS
No straps were taken in the aneeting
of the ehamper of commence here
Monday evening to sponsoh a move
ment to mark -roofs in the town for
identifification as an aid-to;*erial com
merce,
This suggestion was received from
the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the
Promotion of Aeronautics which has
as its member Col. Charles-A. Lind
bergh. This .project was to be under
taken with the cooperation of the
Post Office Department -and the De
partment of Commerce. Plymouth is
one of the -2,000 out-of 7,500 towns
of intermediate size that has failed to
<Jb this.
The work and cost involved in roof
marking is not laxge. In recognition
of its value Colonel Lindbergh has
agreed to send a certificate of appreci
^ ation to the group responsible-for
placing the roof marker in any town.
This would be a great aid to flyers
in their cross-country flying in check
ing locations.. Many flyers have been
unable to establish their exact loca
tion on their map because the town
over which they were flying was not
identified by rod:!, marking. This-has
made it necessary for the aviators tc
fly close enough -to the ground to
read the signs on the railroad sta
tions
With the growth of commercial am
private flying :a ^growing amount of
air traffic is being diverted from '.the
regular .air .routes. The commercial
ists agreed at .the meeting that , there
was .so little flying in this section that
there was no immediate necessity for
this.
Edsel .Ford.requested the Ford deal
ers over the country to assist by
marking jrodfscof their stations where
ever it was practicable. Some of the
automobile dealers that own : their
buildings .have put these signs on
them.
SCHOOL FINALS
CONCLUDED
LAST EVENING
ConEraenaement oesercises in the lo
cal <^honl .were .concluded last even
ting by jan address Lby Dr. H. T. Lef
ler, heafiacff^he;hi*tary department in
State Cnlkjgfi, JRatejsh- {■
Jame* W.. .‘Norman, county sup3f|
intenden; Mf ^public instruction intro}
duced the speaker. XL.; H. Hubble, suf
perintendont off ucity ssfehools, read the
list of distinctions. /Principal C. W.
Dinkins awarded tthe .seventh grade
certificate® while L. H. Hubble pre
sented the a&b ‘Schooljgr aduates their
diplomas.
Elizabeth Hfetterton made the salu
atory address while Josephine Ange
acted as dsss prophet. iBemis Bas
singer read the 'history odi the class.
Donnie Cliftonaread the 'last will and
testament. Lmcy iDayis resfd the poem
while N. C. Vaiil -acted as-statistician.
(.Gladys Martin amalfe '.the vsftfedictory
-address, and Midlon Baxter-presented
gifts.
Dean F. F. (©a) 'Grim of/Atlantic
Christian College;, at ^Wilson,-preach
ed -the baccalaureate teuton'tc the
grsjJuating class .Sunday mo«9nc|? to
a lt*<ge audience ef 3»«®ons
C HILDREN’S ©ATT SOON
Chewy, June.—A qpecM (ChiWren’s
Day l-f.-gram will be given at Phh
lipi Chtrffh the third Sunday after
noon. li^syone is urged to attend.
News For Farm And Home
By M-JSS ELEANOR PRATT £©fc'INGTON, Hsme Agent
R. E. DUNNIMC., County Agent
s.
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This is Static tWPTF, Raleigh,
N»w,th Carolina, broadcasting the
weekly agricultural program for the
NortS Caolina State Co#J*ge>” Is t^ie
announcement that will fee heard by
people jn Washington comty during
the next two months on each Wednes
day at IZ'.IO noon.
The lectures which have been ar
ranged on this program are as fol
lows:
June 5.—Fur*** Outlook for 1929 ®tu|
■j930—Dr. G. W. Forster, head de»
pertinent of agricultural economics.
June 12.—Parasites of Poultry—H,
ft WitfSP.** rese§rfJ? jWSltiy™"1
June 19.—Preventing Decay of
tiun—M. Gray, **£jetary.
Farm 'Women’s Short Course, Mrs.
Estelle % Smith, secretary.
Fruits and Vegetables in the Home—
Dr. R. F. Fc&Je, plant pathologist.
Jane 26.-='S$jrfe Farmers’ Cfljtven
HOME AOEMfS SCHEDULE
Weew BepinaWg June 10
Monday, Scuppernawg
Tuesday, Mackeys
Wednseday, AlbemarJs
Thursday, Monti* ejly
Friday, Wenon*
^atSf«3<»y. Office
Eminent Attorney Cites Usual
Causes Of Bank Failures To
Prove They Are Inexcusable
For*ner Representative Martin
Talks To Newspaperman In
Interview On Skiddish Thing
(Known As Money And The
Institution In Which It Is Kept
For Safety
“There is no excuse for bank fail
ures,” former representative Van B.
Martin told a representative of the
Beacon and News in an interview yes
terday regarding the bank failures in
different sections of the State ^during
this year.
There are only three main causes
for a bank to close its doors, .accord
ing to Mr. Martin. These are negli
gence on the part of officials in pass
ing loans or delegating too much au
thority to one man as is done in many
banks. Each bank should be careful
to have its own finance committee and
not resort to allowing the cashier or
other officials to pass on the applica
tions alone.
Another cause is the officials com
prising the finance committee or
others passing favorably on ’.a note for
personal benefit or gain. Many times
a person may pass on a note because
of friendship for the applicant. At
other times it may be that the of
ficials will favor the notes <m account
of personal obligations to the appli
cant.
A third cause for bank failures ir
the conduct of the cashier. Many
times the cashier passes ion a note
that on the face of it has ample se
curity. However, it turns «ttt that he
ha's been tricked. Then officials may
embezzle the money. Thermost co
mon cause is the fact that 'the of
ficials conduct themselves ~m such a
way that the depositors begin a run
on the bank and causes the bank to
fail simply because they haven’t
faith or confidence in the-cabbier who
spends money too freely.
HON. VAN BUREN MARTIN
This was illustrated by pointing out
that in a few days after a certain
bank failed a new banking firm be
gan doing business in the same bank
and the people had faith in the new
bank officials and deposited their
money in the new institution. It is no
good to put money in a stump-hole
to keep it if there is a good safe
bank in the community.
Money is a fundamental for the
business and commercial life of any
community. When a bank fails it has
about the same effect on a community
that the heart does on the body when
it stops functioning.
"Take the policy of the local bank,”
he said. "They will loan the applicant
money providing he has ample secur
ity with a meritorous reason for need
ing the money and a good reputation
for paying his debts.” “I have never
been to the bank yet with a client
that really was provided with these
prerequisites that he did not get the
money,” Mr. Martin concluded.
CLUB WOMEN
CAMP MACKEYS
LATE IN JUNE
Mackeys, June.—Tfatvwsask citEiusie
24 to 29 has been aagjgaed to.the
home demonstration clubs df Washing
ton county for their encampmentof
.Mackeys. The clubs wi%go into camp
,on Monday and leave -on ^Saturday.
Only club members both women and
girls will be allowed to.fsttend. No
girl below 12 years of age will be al
lay ed.
The camp will be property super
vised by teachers and state authori
ties. Athletic directors, and -experi
enced cooks will be provided. Classes
of destruction will be given a*i bas
ketry, interior decoration .and picture
study. Outdoor sports, such as swim
ming,! fishing, boating, tennis, graces,
contest*, and games will be enjajwd by
the eatrpers. Through courtesy -of P.
M. Ar$i, of the Rexall Drag More
I a radio will be installed for use by
the chatt)*"1.embers during tbe week.
During < the week some splendid
tours wiili V be taken. On Friday June
28 a cowntty-wide picnic wfi! be held.
Contest, gttnaes and free mowing pic
tures wifi tfe the main feature of the
day. Every ^member of the home dem
onstration chips will be allowed to rti-5
vite friend* ht 'this picnic.
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APPROPRIATE
$600 COMBAT
FOREST FIRES
Six hundred dollars, was apjpwpn
ated Monday by the County Com
missioners to protect 171,587 -acres
of forest land in Washington county
complying with a request from -a com
mittee from the local chamber of
commerce and L. A. Carter, of Wind
sor, forester of the Northeastern
district of North Carolina, and E. S
Askew, of Avoca in Bertie county, a
member of the board of ConseTvatkm
and Development.
Approximately 82 per cent of the
land in Washington county is forest
land as there are only about 83^013
acres of cleared land in the 209^00
acres in the county. This appropria
tion, represents a cost of .007 per cent
on $100 valuation of timber.
Forest fires cause a lossage from'
merchantable timber, second-growth,
soil fertility, soil, wild life and graz
ing. In previous years there has been
much good timber wasted in this
immedia&e vicinity by fire. Many
times la»t summer the atmosphere
was smotey. on account of these forest
fires whick 'burned in close view of
this town.
iFIND CHILDS GARMENT
ON WASHINGTON STREET
A beautiful child's garment was
fpsuad on the sfcrart in front of Mrs.
Oktodia Read’s hs«me on Washington
stifcteJ, last week on Uhe afternoon that
the pyomen of the county went on the
better homes tour. Jf*s. Read thinkr
that inasmuch as the women visited
the home of C. J. Norman next to he:
that perhaps the garment belongs tc
a child .of some of the women on the
tour. She -asks that claimant apply tc
her for the (Cfeijd’s coat.
PINETOPS MINISTER TO FILL
BAPTIST PULPIT SUNDAY
Rev. T. E. Gresham, of Pinetops,
will preach in the local Baptist
Church at the morning and evening
services Sunday. Member* of the con
gregation and others are urged to at
tend. i&ev. Mr. Gresham has preach
ed here before, and is well known in
Hie cmwwKr'
SLAVES BUILT
FIRST CHURCH
AT REHOBOTH
Skinnersville, June 8.—Slaves built
the first Methodist Protestant Church
in Washington county in 1857.
It is located on the road between
Plymouth and Columbia in this sec
tion. The land which contains about
two acres was sold to Thomas
Norman, Gibson I. Cherry, William C.
Slight, Ire E. Newman and Abraham
Chesson, trustees of the church, by
Joseph S. Norman for the sum of $5.
From meagre information it seems
that this land goes back to the heirs
of Mr. Norman if it is not continued
as a churchyard. The deed was con
firmed at the February term of Su
perior Court in 1853. It was witnessed
by William P. Noman and Samuel F.
Davenport. F. F. Fagan was clerk of
the court at that time.
The members of the church at one
time worshipped in a small church lo
cated on a tract of land owned by
William J. Norman. They were mem-1
bers of the Charles Wesley denomina
tion. Several meetings were held in
this church by men from various parts
of the country who differed with the
Methodist Episcopal Church in their
views on rules and regulations of
worship.
The origin of the Methodist Protes
tant Church is thought to have been
in Baltimore in the year of 1828. Two
brothers, William J. Norman and
Capt. Thomas S. Norman, slave hold
ers and Confederate soldiers, gave a
tract of land upon which RehOboth
Church now stands. The columns of
this church and the Bible stand were
used in the church at the time that
John Wesley preached in the church
while touring this section. These are
in the gallery of the church at the
present.
The gallery at the time it was first
built was used by the slaves. Many
influential people of the county attend
ed this house of worship. Gibson
CheTry, a young surveyor came into
this section and became attached to
the family of Noah White, and went
to church with them often. When the
present church was erected he sug
gested that the church be called Re
hoboth. This church is called by this
name until now. Among the prominent
people that attended services here
were Col. William Pettigrew and his
brother, Charles, and the families of
the Whites, Slates, Normans and
Swifts.
The first children’s day sendee was
held in the county at Rehoboth church
under "the direction of Rev. F. T.
Tagg, of Baltimore, Md., in 1885, and
for 44 years this has been a foremost
dispenser of missionary information.
A Christian Endeavor society also
firmrishes at the church. Some of the
leaders were Mesdames "William Tot
ten, John Clayton, May Bray, Miss
Eleanor Tarhenton, Noah, Sam and
"Neal Tarkeirton, Misses Dora and
Fannie Braswell and Joe Braswell.
Mrs. Guilford Davenport and bro
! ther, Gibson Cherry, of Charleston, S.
C. ,and Rev. David Braswell did much
work in the interest of the church.
They also aided in founding the
Methodist Protestant Church in Ply
mouth which was sold to Negroes.
Other pastors include Rev. Edward
Forlines, professor in thte Westminis-'
ter Theological Seminary, at Balti
more, Md.; Rev. L. W. Getsinger, of
the North Carolina Conference; and J
H. Abemethy.
Rev. R. L. Hethcox has been pastor
of the church for the last 10 years
During this time the church has ex
perienced many improvements.
ALMO THEATRE
TONIGHT
AND
Saturday Night
Anne Nichols
IN
"Abies Irish Rose”
Sixth Episode
Terrible People
♦
SPECIAL MUSIC
BY
Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Rogers
ADMISSION
25 & 40
Skinnersvilie Man Is
Convicted On Four
Counts Auto Crash
Little Whoopee
A Flapper’s Moan
Mary had a little lamb,
Who kissed her on the shoulder;
And every where that Mary went,
That lamb was sure to hold’er
But this was all the lamkin did,
“I love you maid,” he told her;
“That may he so,” the young thing
said,
“But be a little bolder.”
Best Etiquette
I eat my beans with honey,—
I’ve done it all my life,—
It makes the beans taste funny,
But it holds them on my knife.
Something New
Mary had a little nanny goat,
Ate cotton from the bolls;
And when the little lambkins came,
Gee, they wore them rolled.
OPERATORS OF
BEAUTY SHOP
SUED FOR $3,000
Injuries sustained as a result of
negligence in attention while giving
her a permanent wave by operators
of the local beauty shop was the al
leged basis of a suit commenced in
Superior Court here last week by C.
L. Bailey, attorney for Miss Alma
Knowles daughter of T. E. Knowles of
Roper, the plaintiff.
The complaint named Mrs. Irene
Latham and Harry W. Latham, as
co-partners in the local beauty shop
as defendants in the $3,000 suit. An
answer has been filed by the law firm
of Ward and Grimes, of Washington,
in which the defendant Harry W.
Latham denies any interest in the
business.
The complaint alleges that during
the operation of curling the plain
tiff’s hair by electrical instruments
that Mrs. Latham left the room twice.
During her absence the electrical ma
chines burned the scalp of Miss
Knowles. This causes the glands of
the plaintiff to swell torturing her,
she alleges.
LOCAL JUNIORS TO
ATTEND LEXINGTON MEET
Juniors from Plymouth will likely
attend the cornerstone laying at the
North Carolina Junior Order Orphan
age near Lexington Sunday afternoon,
June 16. With members of the nation
al board of officers and hundreds of
other members of the national council
of the order, in addition to an army
of North Carolina Juniors, in attend
ance, the event gives promies of being
the biggest thing of its kind ever to
occur in this State.
The exercises are scheduled to be
gin in the afternoon at 2:30 with the
cornerstone being laid by E. A. Llew
ellyn, of Ohio, national councilor. Two
North Carolina Juniors have places
on the program.
Louis Bateman Guilty Of
Reckless, Drunken Driving
Damaging Property
OFFICERS SEEKING
JIMMIE SPRUILL
Randolph Morriss’ Car Was
Damaged To Extent Of $100
Or More In Collision In
Skinnersville Section Sunday
Afternoon; A. R. Patrick was
Found Not Guilty Of Selling
Whiskey; Two Martin County
Negroes Tried
Skinnersville.—Fines totalling $85;
costs of the court increasing this
amount by $20 or more and an order
to pay $100 damages on automobile of
Jimmie Morris as the result of an au
tomobile collision in this section Sun
day was the combined sentence im
posed on Louis Bateman in Recorder’s
Court Tuesday in Plymouth after he
was found guilty of four charges
growing out of the wreck.
He was found guilty of operating an
automobile under the influence of li
quor; reckless driving, being publicly
drunk and damaging personal proper
ty by a jury. They failed to find him
guilty of the second charge that of
transporting whiskey. Jimmie Spruill
who was charged in the warrant as
being an accomplice has not been ap
prehended as yet.
Tom Norman was sentenced to the
roads for four months for abandon
ing and non-support of his wife and
family. He served notice of an appeal.
His bond was fixed at $500. James
Davis and his brother of Piney Woods
section of Martin county are out un
der bond of $300 each for transport
ting whiskey.
ATTENDING YOUNG
PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE
Misses Virginia Cahoon, Neva Liv
crman, and Leslie Darden were taken
to the Neuse Forest Summer School
near New Bern, where they will spend'
this week in the first annual North
Carolina Young People's Conference of
the Christian Church, by Mr. and Mrs
E. H. Liverman.
This conference is being held under
the auspices of the department of ed
ucation of the United Christian Mis
sionary Society in cooperation with
the North Carolina Christian Mission
ary Society. Others attending from
here are Bessie Blount and Claire Wil
son, who were taken to the confer
ence by Rev. W. E. Norris,
REVIVAL BEGINS
CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUNDAY
A series of revival services will be
g’n at the First Christian Church here
Sunday evening, June 9, with the Rev.
John Boyd Jones, of St. Petersburg,
Fla., as the speaker. Services will be
gin each evening at 8 o'clock. Music
will feature each service.
The visiting revivalist has a repu
tation of being one among the lead
ing speakers of this denomination.
[ POET AND PEASANT
I
f “Say,” said the Peasant, “have you
[ been out to the union station lately?”
“Yes, 1 have to go out real often,”
replied the Poet.
“Then you know what a hell of a
condition that road is in out there
between the two railroads,” said the
Peasant. “Who is supposed to be keep
ing this road up?”
“I don’t know who is supposed to
be keeping it up,” replied the Poet,
“but I do know that it is certainly a
black eye to Plymouth, and whoever
is responsible for the condition it is
in. It is almost impossible to remain
in your car going five miles an hour
over this piece of road.”
“I heard from a very reliable source
the other da ythat this piece of road
belonged to the State Highway Com
mission and that their roadman here
was working on it when Chief of Po
lice P, W. Brown went out and told
him that if he would turn the section
over to him, he would keep it up,’’
said the Peasant. “Is this true?”
“Yes,” replied the Poet. “It seems
that Chief Brown went out there and
hauled a few loads of cinders and then
left the road to look out for itself.
I don’t know whether he has recently
turned this road back ovet- to the
highway or not, but I do know that
whoever is in charge of it or the coun
ty commissioners one or the other
should see that something is done at
once.”
“Have you heard anyone say any
thing recently about the condition of
the Pike road?’ ’asked the Peasant.
“Yes,” replied the Poet. “I heard
a man say the other day that it was
one of the best pieces of dirt road that
there was in the county. He said that
Mr. Basnight had made a very good
1 iob of it. He is to be congratulated.’’