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NO. 46
VOL. 40
PLYMOUTH. N.C., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1929
Mayor Walker Resigns;
H. C. Spruil I Is Mayor
Protem; New Fire Truck
Big things have been happening
at the recent meetings of the Ply
mouth City Council. A new fire
truck has been purchashed; Mayor
R. P. Walker has tendered his re
signation; II. C. Spruill has been
appointed Mayor Protem; the bud
get has been completed and the tax
levy settled.
At the meeting Friday night an
American La France, 750 gallon
pumper fire -truck was purchased.
This truck has equipment that will
make it possible to take care of the
usual fire without having to hook
up to the fire hydrant and cost the
city a total of $12,500. Some have
* said that it was a big mistake to
purchase the truck before some newr
source of water supply had been
arrainged The present system would
not last 15 minutes with the new
pumper, which is expected to arrive
in the next few weeks, going in full
blast. Plymouth’s present water
supply will be given out in the next
three or five years. At the present
it is impossible to get the tank on
Water street full.
When the question of the fire
truck first came up the city fathers
were informed that the insurance
premium would be reduced $3500
yearly. On and investigation, it was
learned that in order to get any re
reduction on the insurance pre
mium, it would be necessary to not
only purchase a 750 gallon pumper,
but also that a water reservoir,
with a reserve pump, would have
to be acquired. This truck was pur
chased in such a manner as to not
increase the tax rate for the coming
year.
At the adjourned meeting Tues
day night ef the City Fathers,
Mayor R. P. Walker informerly
tendered his resignation and stated
that he would formerly do so in
writing in the near future. This
was owing to the fact that his work
makes it impossible for him to be
here as much as he would like to.
H. C. Spruill was appointed Mayor
Protem and it is thought that he
will be permanently appointed to
serve the unexpired term.
The budget for the coming year
was also drawn up at this meeting
Tuesday night and the tax rate for
the coming year set at $1.68. This
makes the people of the Town of
Plymouth have to yay a tax of
$3.78, the county tax being $2.10.
FRED SMITH
SUCCUMBS TO
CANCER FRIDAY
BURIED SUNDAY
Fred Roland Smith, who for years
have been in the employ of W. R
Hampton, died at a Norfolk hospital
Friday night. Mr. Smith had been
in the hospital for some time suffer
ing from a stomach cancer. The body
came in on the mid-night train Sat
urday night and was carried to the
home were it laid in state until
Sunday afternoon. Funeral services
were conducted at the home by Rev
R.G.L. Edwards Sundaya fternoon
and interment was made at the
family burying ground at the old
homestead near Dardens in Martin
county, immediately following the
funeral services.
Mr. Smith was born March 3.
1876, near Dardens, Martin county.
He was 53 years, seven months and
12 days old. On January 5, 1908,
he was married to Miss Mary Mar
garete Darden, a daughter of Mar
tin county. To this union five
children were born, all of which
survive; James C., Maurice, Joe.
Margarite and Fred Jr.
Those surviving Mr. Smith, are
his wife; three brothers: J. C. Smith,
of Norfolk, Va.; Roy Smith of
Chapel Hill, N. C.; three sisters,
Mrs. M.S. Fagan of Martin county:
Miss Minnie Smith of Norfolk, Va.,
Mrs. L. H. Harrison of Raleigh, N.
C. and a host of friends.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
SkinnersvilleLittle Margie
White celebrated her seventh birth
day at her home on Monday even
ing from seven o’clock until ten.
The attendents were Miss Margaret
Everett and Master Grayson Ever
ett. The mother, Mrs. Waltei
White, served cake and jello.
The birthday cake was addorned
with seven beautiful candles, Little
Margie blew out the candles. The
evening waj spent by playing
games.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. A. H. Marshall, Rector, Mr
Frith Winslow, Lay Reader. Sun
elay School at 10 A. M. No Service
at 11 A. M.
News For Fc.rrn And Home
Br MISS ELEANOR PRATT COVINGTON, Home Agent
R. E. DUNNING, County Agent
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HOME AGENTS SCHEDULE
Monday and Tuesday, Tarboro
Fair; Wednesday, Edenton Leaders’
School; Thursday, Beech Grove;
Friday, Tarboro Fair; Saturday,
' Office.
COUNTY HOME AGENT
MAKES REPORT
The following report of the work
being done by Miss Pratt Coving
ton, Washington county Home De
monstration Agent has been com
piled by Miss Pauline Smith and
sent to the various papers tnrough
out the North Eastern Diftrict.
There was not any other county in
the district which had any better
report to make than did Washing
ton, which is one of the smallest
counties.
Miss Pratt Covington of Wash
ington County has recovered from
her appendicitis operation.
The Beacon and News the local
newspaper was devoted entirely to i
I Home Demonstration Topics, in a
recent issue. This special edition
was the work of Miss Covington,
Mrs. Ida Brickhouse, President oi
the County Federation, Miss Cor
rine Bell, Mrs. E. R. Lewis, Mrs.
C. N. Davenport, and others who
assisted in many ways. It is a
monument to the cooperative efforts
of the women of Washington County
Washington County had the
honor of having Mrs. Ida Brick
house, a prominent Home Demon
stration Club Woman, awarded one
of the five certificates given in the
State as a Master Farm Home
Maker. Another honor came to the
county when Lossie Hardison was
elected Historian of the State 4-H
Club Organization.
‘TAINT FAIR
‘'Women drivers are improving,”
says an expert. That’s just it. They
sometimes go in the direction they
signal and people are not used to it.
WILDCATS PUT
IT ON WINDSOR;
SQUAD WEIGHS
141 AVERAGE
The Plymouth High School
“Wildcats” went over to Windsor
Friday and gave the football eleven
of that place a good thrashing to
the tunc of 47 to 0. The Windsor
team failing to make even a first
down during the entire game.
Some person from that section
i reported the game to the Elizabeth
i City Daily Advance and stated that
the Plymouth team averaged 160
pounds against a 125 pounds for
the Windsor boys. The person who
made the report certainly doesn’t
have very much of a conception of
weight, the heaviest boy on the Ply
mouth squad, who only carried the
ball three times weighs 159 pounds.
The average weight for the entire
first team, which at no time played
during the game after the first five
minutes of play, is 141 pounds, and
one of Windsor’s players, who play
ed during the entire game will
weigh at least 170 pounds.
Gurganus and Warren showed
their ability to run interference.
C oach Hubble would not allow
either of these boys to carry the
ball as they usually do. They were
allowed to run only when it was
absolutely neccessary to make a
first down. Gurganus carried the
pig skin three times while Warren
carried it about six times during the
entire game. It was the first time
that Gurganus had played safety
and he received and ran back two
punts for touchdowns. On one play
he showed the entire Windsor ag
gregation up by allowing a punt to
fall on the 30 yard line and stay put
until everyone was out of his way
and then he picked it up, leaving
21 astonished boys behind him, a
part wondering how he did it and
the other 11 wondering what he
was going to do until he put the
ball down for a touchdown. The
sidelines also wondered what it was
all about.
The outstanding player of the
game was little Sessoms for Wind
sor. He was the smallest man on
the Windsor squad, yet he was the
only man on the team that could
make any gains what-so-ever. He
showed more real football than did
the rest of the two teams.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to use this means of ex
\ pressing our sincere appreciation tc
our many friends who so unselfishly
assisted us during our sorrow at the
recent demise of our daughter and
sister, Mrs. Beatrice Roberson
White. We also wish to thank
those who so generously sent
wreaths of flowers..
Mrs. Della Roberson and Mrs.
R. L. Stillman.
Not until he has been some
time married does a man really
begin to think seriously of mat
rimony.— Boston Transcript.
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ALMO THEATRE
TONIGHT
William Haines
IN
“A Man's Man”
COMEDY
Saturday Night
Joan Crawford
IN
“Dream Of Love”
BACK BY
SPECIAL REQUEST
Eighth Episode
iFire ptUrtiv*
Plymouth Girl Operates
Business While Lover Is
Guest Of United States
Superior Court Opened.
Monday; FulSCivil Docket
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Superior Court was opened at
Plymouth Monday with a full
docket for the week through today
Judge W. A. Gramner of Southport
is sitting on the bench and in his
i very amiable manner saying, “ob
jections over ruled,” or “objections
sustained.”
At the opening of the court, Mrs.
Doris Owens Ayers was granted a
divorce from her husband Jewel
Ayers, who failed to answer the
complaint. The case of Owens vs
Carstarphen was continued.
Other cases on the docket are,
some of which have beed com
pleted, continued or refered to a
referanee:
Martha Hornthal vs Louisa Mc
Nair, et al; United Commercial
Bank vs C. W. Ange, et al; Wilts
Veneer Company vs T. C. Holmes;
A. L Holmes vs Washington Coun
ty Board of Education, et al; Nor
folk National Bank vs H. C. Brinn
et al; M. L. Ange et al vs Wilts
Veneer Company; It. A. Tetterton,
et al vs W. R. Hampton, et al; L.
E. Paul vs C. McGowan; Eva M.
Johnson vs Eliza Cole Wood; L. E.
Paul vs G. W. Marsh; Plymouth
Wholesale Company vs L. R. Dav
enport; McCall Comp my vs C. J.
Norman; P. D. Allen vs T. A.
Stubbs; V/. R. Hampton vs J. L.
Ange; Plymouth Wholesale Com
pany vs C. I. Millard; W. R.
Hampton vs American Railway
Express Company; Wilts Veneer
Company vs William Johnson; J. S,
Shugar vs Arthur Woodley; Mrs.
W. H. Davenport vs Garfield Mid
gett, et al; Julia A. Patrick vs J. W.
Patrick; E. R. Edwards vs A. R.
Patrick; Mrs. M. P. Lucas vs W.
P. Hyman; Dr. C. McGowan vs
Harry Latham; Dr. C. McGown
vs Mrs. L. A. Peal; R. C. Jackson,
Admr., vs T. H. Copeland; J. L.
Norman vs C. L. Voliver, et al;
Alma Knowles vs Irene Latham, et
al; Win chest er-Simmons Company
vs A. L. Holmes; W. T. Alexander
vs Jas. Baum; Jno. L. Roper Lum
ber Company vs Saddie Murry, et
al; Woodley Chevrolet Company vs
General Norman et al;
Motion and divorce cases will be
called at the pleasure of the court.
MRS. HOPKINS ENTERTAINS
The meeting of the Creswell
Club was held at the home of Mrs.
R. L. Hopkins Sept. 19, 1929. 22
Chapter of St Matthew was read
by President, followed by prayer.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. Roll called and
fourteen members were present.
One new member was added to the
list.
Miss Covington explained in de
tail the old furniture that is being
remodeled and exhibited at the
Tarboro fair. This club is to make
the Silhouetts for this exhibition.
Miss Covington exhibited a very
pretty boudoir pillow which will
be oil display. Secretary turned
over to Miss Covington 55 paid by
many ladies for the special edition
of the Beacon and News of the club
work in the county. Papers not
will received by the ladies be for
warded very soon. Next in order
was the election of officers. It was
unanomously agreed that the same
officers should serve another year.
It was decided that the club should
meet at the various members homes.
The meeting adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Rennie Alexander in
October.
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MRS. W. B. CHESSON
ENTERTAINS
The Ladies Aid Society, and Wo
man’s Club of Pleasant Grove con
solidated their meetings, and met
at the. home of Mrs. W. B. Chesson
on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. C,
Tarkenton, President of the Aid
Society, and Mrs. W. B. Chesson
President of the Woman’s Clul
presided. The devotional exercise
was led by Miss Jammie Riddick
followed by the Lords prayer. The
minutes of the Aid Society were
read by the secretary, Miss Myrtle
Tarkenton, while the financial re
port was rendered by the treasure!
Mrs. C. W. Snell,
After tho business meeting of the
Aid Society was fully discussed the
Woman’s Club was opened, The
club song was sung by all of the
members Mrs. W. B. Chesson aetec
secretary due to the absence ol
Miss Corrinne Bell, silent prayei
followed by a prayer of the eTul
members was offered in respect anc
sympathy for Miss Corinne Bell ir
the loss of her father.
The roll call was rendered wit!
a respond of a favorite vegetable
and the paying of their federatior
dues which wras taken by the clul
treasurer Mrs. T. W. Tarkenton
Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton, the clul
booster read a very impressiv<
poem on “Duty.”
Miss Pratt Covington gave a de
monstration on making Cheese
Straws and talked on the value o
Cheese in the diet.
After which she presented, Mrs
W. B. Chesson and Miss Corinne
Bell, each a dainty little prize fo
their faithful efforts as officiers o
the club.
A delightful social hour was en
joyed with a large attendance o
members. Four new members wen
added.
A verp enjoyable course of chick
en salad, crackers, cheese straws
wTith coffee and cream, after dinne
mints was served by the hostess
POET AND PEASANT
“Let’s talk about graveyards this
week,” said the Peasant.
“Alright,” said the Poet, “which
will be the first one?”
“I have been noticing that grave
yard onThirdstreetJustasyou come
into Plymouth from Williamston,
and I don’t know who is in charge
of it, but it certainly is a disgrace
to the town and the people who
have lots in it.”
“That is where the Baptist
Church used to be and is now the
property of that church although
they have divided it up in lots and
sold them to individuals. No one
seems to know who is in charge but
someone should be in charge,” said
the Poet.
“This here business managing
might be alright for business,” said
the Peasant, “but I don’t know
whether it would work in this grave
yard business or not. If that ain’t
the right system to use, some other
means should be devised to keep
from giving people who come to our
town a bad taste in their mouth
before they get in. They tell me
True as steel!
We often see in picture shows
and read in love story magazines
where a young man is sentenced to
a long term in some city or State
jail, or some place of confinement
and a young lady waits for him to
serve his time or in someway shows
her affection for him.
During the World War we had
young girls around us who had pro
mised to be true to some young
man who had gone to the battle
front to do his bit in that greatest
of all wars.
In the picture shows, magazines
and during the war some of these
girls betrayed their trust. They fell
in love with some other fellow who
was the villian in the case.
In Plymouth there is a young
lady who has shown to the world
the stuff that she is made of. She is
willing to daily show the public
that she has faith in the man she
loves.
Every day we see her in the
place of business that he used to
run, taking his place and in a way
she is doing better than this young
man did. She renovated the inter
ior of the place of business on
Washington street and daily she
places fresh flowers on the tables
where she serves her lovers old cus
tomers and the new ones that have
been added to the list since he has
gone.
This young man showed his faith
in the girl he loved and his best
friend by placing him at her dispo
sal to use in helping her to keep
the business together. This young
boy friend and the young lady are
doing a far better business than has
been done at Harry’s Place in some
time.
Harry Hopkins has gone to At
lanta for a year and a day; Miss
. Ethel Pinkham is running his busi
ness for him and is assisted by
. Benny Lilly of Martin county,
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' Wear Working Clothes If Any
Perhaps one of the very nicest
things about the present styles is
’. that chorus girls can wear their
working clothes on the street.—Life.
that people have been so indifferent
towards the way they take care of
their supposedly loved ones who
have gone on before them that they
don’t know wether they are buried
on top of someone or someone is
buried on top of them. None of the
graves hardly have markers other
than weeds growing all over them.
I thought that these here town
folks liked to show their respect at
least for their loved ones and al
ways placed something where they
were buried to honor them after
they are dead.,’
“Apparently they believe in giv
ing their loved ones the flowers be
fore they die or not at all,” said the
Poet. “If the people who do have
lots on this place do not think
enough of their loved ones who are
laid there to rest to place a marker
at their grave or they are not able
to do so, they should at least keep
the grass cut on their respective
lots, and if they fail to do so, the
town officials should have the weeds
cut and the grounds cleaned and
charge it up to the owner’s taxes.’’ jj