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VOLUME XLII—NUMBER 31
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina
Friday, July 31, 1931
ESTABLISHED 1889
HOW MY GARDEN!
HAS GROWN, BY'
MRS. HARRISON'
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Winner of First Prize in j
Garden Contest Tells
Of Methods
By Mrs. W. H. HARRISON
First Prize Winner in Garden Contest
At the beginning of this year, our
home demonstration agent, Miss Pratt
Coving, distributed among the mem
bers of the various clubs of the coun
ty a very attractive year book. This
book contained a complete outline of
our work for the year, together with
the names of the leaders for every
project that was to he taken for the i
year. My name fell among the garden
leaders.
As early as the weather would per- j
mit we began work. During the last I
week in January, we transplanted 200 i
strawberry plants; cleaned up and
burned old vines and stalks. My hus
band then flat broke the garden and
broadcasted stable manure. Abput [
the middle of the month we set 250
early Jersey Wakefield cabbage plants.
On the 19th of February we dug the
pit for a hot-bed, and sowed our seed
as soon as it was all ready.
With the beginning of March, the
weather turned so cold and everything i
was so wet, but we were not discour
aged. We kept gardening; most of it
being done by the fire that glowed
from an open fireplace. It was here
that we studied the seed catalogs and
garden books. About the middle of |
March, we planted May peas, onion I
sets, reset the sage bushes, which I
had planted from seed, horse radishes,
and leek. Our garden was growing.
We had carrots and lettuce growing
in hot beds, but we sowed more seed
in rows, also beets and mustard. Our !
agent then gave me seeds of five new
vegetables. I planted these and on
March 18th I distributed 1,320 plants
grown from these seeds to my club
members. I don’t think a one failed
to come up. We grew from these |
seeds, celery cabbage, asparagus chic
ery, spinach, brocallii, and corn. My
family liked all the new vegetables.
We were especially fond of the aspara- I
gus chicery, but I think it is one of |
the prettiest flowers I have ever seen.
For more than a month there has been
a gorgeous streak of blue running
down the entire length of my garden,
each morning bringing a fresh supply
of flowers.
On April 15th we planted irish po
tatoes, pole beans, sweet corn, okra,
squash, and made a second setting of
cabbage plants. We then planted cu
cumbers, and on May 13th we planted
squash the second time. We then
replanted our tomato plants the sec
ond time, which gave them a Strong
root system. We picked May peas
65 days after planting. We had been
having headed cabbage for some time.
On June 1st we put out sweet po
tato plants. By the middle of the
month the May pea vines were through
bearing, and we cut them down and
put out in its place the brocallii, after
giving the land a heavy application of
fertilizer. The garden would have
suffered for lack of rain about this
time had we not hauled in ten loads
of pine straw and mulched all the
plants. Soon after the next good rain
we began on our second planting of
practically everything that we grow
in the garden, and at this time put in
our third crop of corn. I
We have grown up to date 38 differ- f
ent kinds of fruits and vegetables in'
our garden. We have tried to culti-j
vate the garden after each rain and
keep all the weeds and grass down in
the corners an daround the borders
and along the walks. We have spent
very little. Most of the seed sowed
were saved from our last year’s crop.
We used manure from the barn and
poultry house, and only used fertilizer
after the second crop of May peas,
kale, mustard ana onions. We are
hoping to put up sauer kraut from our
late cabbage and also a good supply
of canned tomatoes and cucumber
pickles. These, together with the
collards, turnips, n\ustaifd, and kale
and spinach, that we expect to grow
in our garden this fall and winter,
will give us plenty of vegetables. We
also have a good supply of irish pota
toes already stored and plenty of
sweet potatoes growing; with these
added, and good luck, we will have no
fear as to the food for our family.
I must agree that good fresh vege
tables are not the only benefits from
a garden. There is vigorous exercise
in every muscle of the body. There
is plenty of sunshine and fresh air.
There is more health building in an
hour of such work than in a hundred
hours of setting-up exercises to the
tune of canned music.
Program of Services at
Grace Church Sunday
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Rev. A. H. Marshall, rector.
Mr. Frith Winslow, Sunday school
superintendent.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Holy communion and sermon at 11
a. m.
To Retain Members
Of Creswell Board
CHARGES HEARD
AT MEETING OF
COUNTY BOARD
One Teacher at Creswell
Not To Be Retained
This Year
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A special session of the Washington
County Board of Education was held
at the courthouse here Wednesday
from 10:30 o'clock in the morning un
til 6:30 o’clock in the afternoon, at
which time charges were heard against
the Creswell local school board,
brought by citizens and members of
the Parent Teachers' Association,
charging that proper consideration had
not been given to the best interest of
the school in the employment of
teachers.
These charges were first presented
to the county board of education at a
meeting held July 13th.
At the meeting here Wednesday.
Attorney Carl L. Bailey represented
the Parent Teachers’ Association
while Attorney W. L. Whitley repre
sented the Creswell School Board.
While the hearing was conducted in
an orderly manner, still the session
was rather stormy at times. Members
of the parent-teacher association and
citizens were united in demanding that
the Creswell school board be removed
and a new board appointed. Various
citizens of the Creswell School district
made speeches. Former Principal
Swain was present, having stated in
his speech that he came all the way
here from the University of North
Carolina to defend his reputation as a
professional man. However, Chairman
T. L. Swain of the county board of
education, stated that no attack had
been made upon Principal Swain's
reputation or character.
At the conclusion of the hearing,
which occurred about 6 o’clock, the
county board of eduction went into
executive session to decide the issues.
The members of this body decided
that the members of the Creswell
School Board should be retained and
continued in office, but advised Jas.
W. Norman, county superintendent of
education to make certain changes in
the Creswell school faculty for the
coming year.
MAN JAILED ON
ROBBERY COUNT
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Caleb Moore, of Tyrrell, Is
Charged With Robbery
Of Stations
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Caleb Moore, of Tyrrell County,
who has been under treatment for a
compound fracture of the leg, is lodged
in the local jail, having been brought
here Monday by Sheriff Joe Reid and
will be heard on charges of robbing
the Norfolk Southern Railway stations
at Creswell and Mackeys.
Moore’s leg was broken while try
ing to start the motor of a power boat
at Buffalo City, and he was recog
nized as the man wanted in Washing
ton County when taken to Manteo for
medical treatment.
It is alleged that the boat in which
the accident occurred was stolen by
Moore for the purpose of making his
escape from the authorities. It will be
remembered that the railway stations
at Mackeys and Creswell were broken
into several weeks ago, the safes hav
ing been opened and robbed of money
together with other items.
David P. Dellinger Out
For Lieutenant Governor
The Beacon has just received a let
ter from David P. Dellinger, of Gas
ton County, announcing that he will
be a candidate for lieutenant governor
in the June (1932) primary on his 20
years’ experience a* a member and of
ficer of the General Assembly.
Mr. Dellinger has been a lawyer for
30 years and has been associated with
other business. He was born in Gas
ton County, son of John C. and Bar
bara Glenn Dellinger, a distant rela
tive of the late Governor Robert B.
Glenn. He attended the public schools
old Rutherford College and the Uni
versity of North Carolina, is an active
Mason and active Baptist church work
jer since 12 years of age.
Home Agent Announces
Schedule for Next Week
Miss Pratt Covington, county home
demonstration agent, announces that
her schedule for next week will be as
fellows:
Monday until Saturday at Raleigh
attending short course.
All clubs scheduled for this week
will disband or meet together for can
ning, according to the wishes of the
members.
UNKNOWN GRAVE
CAUSES CONCERN
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Is In Burial Plot of J. H.
Gaylord Family About j
Mile From Roper
The identity of an unmarked grave
in the J. H. Gaylord family burial
plot, which is situated about a quarter
of considerable concern to C. R. Gay
of a mile west of Roper, is the source
lord, a member of the family who is
making an effort to properly mark
each tomb with a permanent marker.
The grave in question is said to have
the appearance of containing the body
of a child, and according to Mr. Gay
lord there is certain knowledge of its
presence in the burial plot during the
past twenty years, and efforts to iden
tify it have been without avail.
It is claimed that according to,
Washington County records this ^
burial plot has been in the possession j
of the Gaylord ancestry for about two
blundered yeajs, and! throughout Vie
length of this time the unmarked grave |
in question is the only one of which
there is no knowledge.
Any person who can supply posi
tive information as to the occupant
of this grave, and the time and cir
cumstances surrounding the interment
will confer a great favor by giving
this information to C. R. Gaylord, at
Plymouth, N. C. [
STATE’S FARM
INCOME IS LESS
IN PAST YEAR
Farmers Receive $42,760,
355 Less Money Than
They Did in 1922
The farmers of North Carolina re
ceived $42,760,355 less money during (
1930 than they did in 1922, according
t) the N. C. Farm Business, published
by the State College Extension Ser
vice. In 1922, the net farm cash in
come was $104,470,000 and, in 1930,
this income was approximately $62,
000,000 a decrease of 41 per cent. Last
year, the farm cash receipts were
$192,842,633, farm cash expenses were
$1 "T,123,136, leaving only $61,719,697
for farmers of the state to use in pay
ing taxes, buying clothing, paying
bills for food, feed, fertilizer and other
expenses.
The average net cash income for the
year from 1922 to 1930 was $83,472,
396. The 1930 net cash income was
approximately $10,000,000 less than in
1929. This condition in the state, which
is very serious, i§ due to the lower
prices of cotton, tobacco and peanuts
in particular. Cotton declined from
16.4 cents a pound in 1929 to 9.5 cents;
tobacco, from 18 cents to less than 14
cents; and peanuts also. The low
price of cotton was due to a world
over-supply of American cotton, which
increased from 19,320,000 bales in
1929 to 20,543,000 bales in 1930, with
a corresponding drop in use of cotton
by mills. Tobacco stocks on hand in
creased from 1,342,000,000 pounds in
1929-30 to 1,400,000,000 in 1930-31,
despite a small increase in the use of
cigarettes.
Reduction of these three crops is
necessary in order to obtain a price
which will cover the cost of produc
tion this year, the bulletin says. The
state government is urged to cooperate
in every possible way. The bulletin
goes on to say:
“There is evidence that the world
situation will not improve rapidly dur
ing the next year or so. If the pres
ent production of cotton continues
.with a falling off in purchasing power
of our customers, then North Caro
lina farmers will find themselves in
dire circumstances in 1931 and 1932.
“Referring to the tobacco situation,
the bulletin says that, if the crop is
not cut materially, “indications are
that North Carolina producers will ex
perience during 1931 one of the most
disastrous years since the war.”
Mrs. N. C. Vail Is Hostess
To Swain Club Meeting
Mrs. N. C. Vail was hostess to the
Swain’s Woman’s Club on Wednes
day, July 22. Fololwing the opening
exercises, the hostess gave as her 10
minutes demonstration, fancy quilt
patterns. The meeting was then
turned over to Miss Covington, who
I gave a demonstration on sandwich
I spreads. She also outlined plans for
the federation meeting, which will be
held at Roper in October.
The August meeting of the club will
be held at the home of Mrs. J. H. Vail
in the morning for the purpose of can
ning tomatoes.
The hostess served canteloupe, lem
onade and cakes, assisted by her
daughter, Elizabeth.
WINNER SECOND
PRIZE CANNING
CONTEST WRITES
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Swain Club Has Canned 676
Quarts of Vegetables
This Summer
By Mrs. EDGAR SWAIN
The following article was written by ,
Mrs. Edgar Swain, of the Swain club, '
winner of second prize in the canning
contest: I
On April 29th, a group of women
woh were appointed canning leaders in
the home demonstration clubs of the
county went to Greenville to attend
the canning school.
The meeting was held in the wo
man’s club building). Fifteen coun- i
ties were represented and we were i
proud that our county had the largest !
number of leaders present E.very club
of our county was represented.
Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris, district
agent, gave a very interesting talk on
the importance of canning surplus
fruits and vegetables, and also gave a
demonstration on making home-made !
whole wheat cereal. Talks were made
by leaders from other counties. Mrs. ,
W. G. Stancill, a commercial demon
stratro, gave a very interesting dem
onstration on the steam pressure cook
er. After Mrs. Stancill’s demonstra- j
tion, I think every leader without a
pressure cooker determined to try to
get one.
On my return home, I tlod my club \
members about the new method of 1
canning, and explained to them just i
how much easier and better it would j
be to can by this method. When j
women on the farm are convinced that |
time is saved; that fuel is saved; and i
that it costs less to can by such a
method, it is not hard to convince
them. On May 26th seven of the mem
bers of my club met at the home of
Mrs. T. R. Chesson and canned 72
quarts of May peas. We used two i
pressure cookers. Not a can spoiled, |
and if we had canned them the old (
way it would have taken us more than
a day to have canned them; as it was, |
every forty minutes we took out 14 >
quarts and placed them on shelves.
During the month of June, beans,
soup mixture, peaches, plums, cherries,
berries, corn, okra, squash, beets, to
matoes, kraut, and fruit juices were
canned. Our club is small but to date
we have canned 676 quarts.
1 was just as interested as couta ue i
in getting gll the club members inter
ested in canning the new way, so we
decided to have another canning
“spree.” Five members met this time
at Mrs. N. C. Vail’s, and canned 39
quarts fo squash, okra, and corn. i
The Swain club was the first club
to take advantage of the county steam
ptessure cooker and sealer. We saw j
the advantages of owning one early,
and now we have recently purchased
one for the club. We also have used
200 tin cans and like them fine.
Our club has only ten members, but
our slogan is: ‘‘Do not sit down and .
sit, but ‘git’ up and ‘git.’"
RIDGE METHOD !
IN CULTIVATING i
TOBACCO URGED
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Will Pay Increased Income
Of $50 Per Acre Under
Normal Conditions
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Cultiavting tobacco by the ridge
method will pay an increased income
of $50 an acre under normal conditions
and should be even more desirable
when the weed is selling for a low
price and the crop is delayed in growth
"Most of the earliest tobacco in this
State is now in a hard, peaked condi
tion due to the cold, wet spring.” says
E. Y. Floyd, extension entomologist j
at State College. “Apparently, the
cultivation of the crop from now on
will be an important factor in deter
mining whether good acre yields of
high quality and generally just as good|
a yield as any other planting during
the season.”
The ridge method oi cultivation n»»
proven its worth for the past five years.
As compared with old, flat method, an
increased income of about $50 an acre
has been secured from the ridge meth- j
od. This plan makes the peaked to-!
bacco take on new roots; drains the
water from near the plant, and causes
the soil to warm up more quickly,
claims Mr. Floyd. He has conducted!
a large number of field demonstrations]
with high-class growers in all parts of
the state and has found that putting
all the soil to the tobacco plant that
it will stand but scattering the mid
dies deeper than the siding furrow,
gives good results.
Cultivated in this way, the tobacco
plant will soon grow out of its pres
ent hard, peaked condition and will
look like a new plant. Mr. Floyd has
prepared a small folder giving a de
scription of this ridge method of cul
tivation. Copies may be had free of
charge on application to the agricul
tural editor at State College.
Home-Coming Day at Local
Methodist Church Sunday
BOOKLET TELLS
OF PROFITS IN
RAISING BIRDS
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Believe Farmers Can Make
Substantial Income By
Methods Outlined
In a comprehensive booklet just is- !
sued by More Game Birds in Ameri
ca, a foundation established to aid in
restoring vanishing game birds in the
United States, a detailed program is
outlined by which farmers can gain
i substantial annual income from the
propagation of game birds and the sale
)f shooting rights to sportsmen.
The booklet, titled, “Game Birds;
How to Make Them Pay on Your
Farm,’' describes how farmers can earn
in additional income sufficient to pay
the taxes on an entire farm annually.
Eventually, the foundation predicted,
a $300,000,000 industry for the farm- |
srs throughout the country is in pros
pect.
Renick W. Dunlap, assistant Secre
tary of Agriculture of the United
States, has endorsed the booklet. As
Secretary Dunlap points out, anything
tending toward diversification of farm
production is of vital importance to
the farmer.
There is, the booklet announces, a
wide demand in the country for good
game bird shooting. It is equally true
little of it is available today. While '
the number of sportsmen constantly in
creases, the supply of game birds de
creases steadily. Accordingly, the
booklet asserts the farmer and the rur
al land owner hold the key to the
upland game bird situation in the Unit- ,
cd States. But few farmers appreciate
game birds can be made a real farm
asset. As with any other farm crop
a reasonable amount of work is en
tailed.
Briefly, success of the venture is de
pendent upon the character of the land,
its accessibility to sportsmen, the a
mount of work to be devoted to the
enterprise, the state game laws, the |
size of the farm, and the attitude of I
neighbor farmers.
Once the requirements have been '
complied with, the booklet recites that j
revenue could be derived in the follow
ing ways: By renting shooting rights
on a per day, a per season, or on a
per bird killed basis; use of the land }
for training dogs and running field
trials; sale of pelts of predatory ani
mals; boarding visiting sportsmen;
supplying dogs, transportation, and
guide service to sportsmen; and the
incidental profits will accrue from the
sale by shipment of farm produce to
friendly sportsmen from the cities who
have been attracted to the farms dur
ing the shooting season.
The booklet sets forth in detail the
requirements for successful operation
of the venture. Copies can be obtained
without cost by applying in person at
the Roanoke Beacon office.
Alba Home Demonstration
Club Holds Meeting Friday
Mrs. W. H. Harrison with fifteen mem j
bers present last Friday afternoon.
Following the usual opening exercises, j
Miss Covington made a very compli
mentary talk to our garden leader,
Mrs. W. H. Harrison, and our canning
leader, Mrs. George Bowen. Both of
these ladies won free trips to the State
Short Course at Raleigh for their ex
cellent work. I
Miss Covington also gave a very in
structive demonstration on sandwich
spreads and gave literature on canning,
preserving, and pickling.
The guests were then invited out to
see Mrs. Harrison’s garden, and every
one was agreed that she was living at
home. On returning to the house, the
guests were served lemonade.
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Cigarette Consumption
In U. S. Is On Increase
Production of flue-cured tobacco in
the United States more than doubled
since 1921, according to government
estimates. Flue-cured tobacco is u-ed
chiefly in the manufacture of cigar
ettes and the gain in production of
this type of tobacco is the result of
the increasing numbers of men and.
-women who are reaching for cigar
ettes. According to government rec
ords, production of flue-cured tobacco
last year amount to more than 8/0,
000,000 pounds, as compared with only
372.000. 000 pounds in 1921. Production
in 1930 set a new record for flue-cure 1
tobacco, the next largest being about
750.000. 000 pounds in 1929.
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Dr. Carl Rothrock, of Lewistown,
Pa., who was caught in a recent storm
at a nearby State forest park, reports
that rain, which froze as it fell, en
case a live rattlesnake and held it fast
to the ground unt lithe clouds passed
ind the sun melted the ice.
TRIBUTE TO MRS.
IDA BRICKHOUSE
AT STATE MEET
Paper Read at Gathering of
Master Farm Home
Makers
The following is a tribute that is be
ing read to the memory to Mrs. Ida
Swain Brickhouse at the Master Farm
Homemakers' celebration at State Col
lege, Raleigh, this week at the farm
ers’ convention.
“From the time club work was first
organized in Washington County, Mrs.
Ida Swain Brickhouse took an active
part. The work has been put on in
the county for about 1-1 years, and!
Mrs. Brickhouse, due to her excellent1
leadership, was made president of her
:lub in the beginning and remained I
president until her death last October.1
“For four years she served as pres
ident of the Washington County Fed
eration and president of the county
council. In fact, she occupied every
office that any club member could hold.
Mrs. Brickhouse was elected district
chairman of the fifteenth district one
year prior to her death, and was elect
ed president of the fifteenth district
at |the fi,rst spring district meeting
ever held in the district, which took
place in Washington, in the spring of
iyju.
“Mrs. Brickhouse lost her only son
when he was seven years old. Her hus
hand died soon after the World War.
She lived with her mother and brother
at the home place, near Skinnersvitle.
in Washington County. Her home was
made welcome to every one. As sup
erintendent of lire Sunday school, she
was a friend to all classes. There was
no time that she did not make the most
humble welcome.
“The home demonstration clubs of
the county miss her, the members of
her church nad Sunday school miss
her, her county misses her, and all
the club women of the district miss!
her.
“Mrs. Brickhouse was a leader in,
every respect, and any honor coming i
to her could never be too great. She j
took part in community, civic, and so
cial life fo the county. She was in
terested in every phase of club work,
and her interest is showin through the,
offices that she held and held success-)
fully. hSe was the first Master Home
Maker of Washington County, an hon-:
or that was justly due her.”
Schedule of Prices At
Curb Market Saturday
Saturday special, butter beans, qt.
Corn, dozen .
T.ggs. dozen .
Young chickens .
19c|
14c
16c
25c |
Snap peas, per quart
Peaches, peck
Canteloupes, nice size
Watermelons .
Beans (pole)
Meal (water ground)
Butter, per pound
Dressed hens
Curb market opens
18c
50c
5c
15c
3c
28 c
promptly at 8
n'clock.
FEW FIRMS ARE
MAKING MONEY
American Telephone And
Telegraph Company Re
ports Larger Earnings
While a marked decrease in earnings
was reported by some big corporations
during the fir^t 6 months oi this year,
others made substantial gains, their
earnings str ements showing more and
more money was heaped upon the pile.
'1 he American Telephone and Tele-|
graph Company reported an increase
in earnings of nearly eight and one
half million dollars. Bohn Aluminum
and Brass, Colgate-Palmolive-Peet and
others made substantial gains. The
W’estinghouse Electric and Manufact
uring Company was one of the big
concerns reporting a deficit during tbe
six-months period. Paramount Publix
reported a loss of nearly three mil
lion dollars.
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Creswell Woman's Club
Holds Meeting Thursday
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The Creswell Home Demonstration
Club held their regular monthly meet
ing Thursday afternoon of last week
at the home of Mrs. Clyde Smithson.
The president, Mrs. A. L. Holmes,
presided. After the business period,
the meeting was turned over to Miss
Covington. She gave a short talk on
the beter yard tour, and gave a dem
j onstration on sandwich spreads. The
| social hour, led by Mrs. C. N. Daven
< port, was enjoyed by all. The hostess
assisted by Miss Essie Jordan, served
delightful refreshments.
TO CELEBRATE
FIRST SERVICE
IN NEW CHURCH
105 Years of Methodist His
tory in Plymouth To
Be Reviewed
The pastor ami members of the Ply
mouth Methodist Epsicopal Church,
South, are extending an invitation to
all former members and frineds to
share in tli eopening service of their
new church Sunday, August 2, at 11
./clock in tlie morning.
It is to be an old-fashioned home
coming day. All the local churches
.ml their pastors, anti the community
:-t large are invited to \v< rship with
the congregation of the Methodist
church on this day. Nearly 105 years
:A Methodist history in Plymouth will
be briefly reviewed.
The committee on arrangement- is
composed of the following: J. W. Nor
man, D. V. Clayton, Z. V. Norman,
Mrs. A. L. Owens, and Rev. R. G. L.
Edwards.
Rebuilding and r novating of the
church was started April 28, and has
just recently been completed at an ap
proximate cost of $8,000. An addition
was added to the old building 16 by
30 feet, the new building being of brick
and brick veneer of the Sanford rough
face variety. The main church audi
torium has a seating capacity of from
350 to 400 people. The building is mod
ern in every detail, being equipped with
hardwood floors, steam heat and other
conveniences.
The front presents a very interesting
appearance. The two leaded windows,
of beautiful glass, with a stationary
transom over hte front door with the
words, “Plymouth M. E. Church,
South, 1832,“ impresses one that the
building is a house of worship. The
interior is very pleasingly arranged, the
finish -being of walnut color. Art glass
windows, a massive altar, pulpit, choir
loft, a modern pipe organ, electrically
controlled, a large memorial window to
the rear of the pulpit and choir, all
combine to impart a spirit of peace,
quiet and place of worship.
Those who have been in charge of
the building have built for time and
the service of God, and they have done^
their work exceedingly weed, as the
new church proves for itself.
Tne pastor, Rev. R. G. L. Edwards,
w lit give a brief hisotry of the church
covering nearly 105 years in connection
with the service Sunday morning.
This is expected to prove very inter
esting. It is expected also that Mr.
Edwards will have a former pastor of
the church to preach at the evening
service.
In an interview with Mr. Edwards
here yesterday, he stated that a com
plete program of music and praise is
being arranged for the opening service
Sunday morning, which is expected to
prove a treat to all music lovers. He
also stated that his church was expect
ing a record breaking congregation at
both morning and evening services.
Mr. Edwards, who has been pastor
of this church for nearly five years, is
extremely happy in the success of his
church. Since coming to Plymouth he
liar made many friends not only here
but throughout this entire section, be
ing one of the most popular and well
liked pastors the town has ever had.
Plymouth and Washington County
consider themselves fortunate in being
able to have Mr. Edwards, with his
friendly word and outstanding ability
as a pastor and minister during the
past five years. The poeple of Ply
mouth will regret to lose Mr. Edwards
from their midst when he is appointed
elsewhere.
The Methodist congregation have
wrought well in the erection of their
new church, and the entire community
rejoices with them in their success.
Probably few' churches have a more
connected history of longer duration
and occupy a large place in the life
oi a community than does this one.
Cross Roads Home Club
Holds Meeting Tuesday
The Cross Roads Woman’s Club met
at the home of Mrs. D. B. Chesson on
Tuesday. July 28. After the opening
exercises the business of the club was
transacted. Three new members were
added to the roll. Mrs. D. B. Ches
son gave a short demonstration on how
to make a crochet bed spread. The
meeting was then turned over to the
agent. Miss Covington. She then gave
a very interesting demonstration on
how to make and have beautiful floors.
The next meeting, August 25th, will
be at the home of Mrs. J. A. Chesson.
A delightful social hour was enjoyed
. after the demonstration, and the host
■ ess served delicious watermelon and
| cantaloupes.