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VOLUME XLIII—NUMBER 13
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, March 25, 1932
ESTABLISHED 1889
26 CASES ON CIVIL
DOCKET APRIL
TERM OF COURT
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Judge J. Paul Frizelle, of
Snow Hill To Preside;
One-Week Term
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Below is the calendar, carrying 26
cases for trial at the civil term of
Washington County Superior Court
which will he held for one week be
ginning April 18 with Judge J. Paul
Frizelle, of Snow Hill, presiding.
Monday, April 18.—Mae Simmons,
guardian against Emma Brantley,
administratrix; H. G. Walker, et al
against W. T. Phelps, et al; Plym
outh Wholesale Co., against L. R.
Davenport; W. T. Phelps against
Virginia-Carolina Joint Stock Land
Bank.
Tuesday, April 19—Tidewater Brok
erage Co. against Southern Trust Co.,
et al.; W. R. Hampton, et al against
B. A. Griffin Co.; American Agricul
tural Chemical Co. against Joe No
warah; E. L. Owens against Noah
Paul, et al; Eastern Cotton Oil Co.
against E. B. Spencer; D. I. Marrow
against Eastern Cotton Oil Co.
Wednesday, April 20.—Dr, C. Mc
Gowan against Alberta Swain; J. L.
Swain against Romulus Ange; E. D.
Kemp against J. S. Sliugar: Fannie
Smith against Odd Fellows Lodge;
Eastern Cotton Oil Co. against J. C.
Spruill; H. C. Owens against Nat
ional Handle Co.
Thursday, April 21.—S. F. Darden
et al against Norfolk Southern Rail
road Co.; Eastern Cotton Oil Co.
against J. S. Davenport; Mrs. F. M.
Simpson against J. S. Davenport; M.
E. Smithson against S. L. Davenport,
et al; W. L. Whitley against W. W.
Griffin.
Friday, April 22.—H. T. Davenport,
Jr., administrator, against S. D. Bur
gess, et-al; A. Davenport against
Chicago Mill and Lumber Co.; Odell
Sykes against Elwood Lee; Eastern
Cotton Oil Co. against H. C. Boyd,
et al; Eastern Cotton Oil Co. against
W. M. Allen, et al.
Motion and divorce cases will be
called at the pleasure of the court,
Mr. C. V. W. Ausbon, clerk, said.
GOOD RECORD BY
CRESWELL GIRLS
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Win Five of Eight Games
Played; Lose to Roper
And Jamesville
Creswell.—The Creswell girls re
cently ended a very successful basket
ball season by a 16-9 win over the
strong Jamesville sextet. The game
was hard fought from beginning to
end. Creswell guards exhibited a de
fense that baffled the sharpshooters
from Jamesville.
This season the Creswell team has
won 5 out of 8 games, losing one to
Jamesville and two to Roper. Cres
well scored an average of 18.8 points
in every game to their opponents’ av
erage score of 15.7 points.
The work of the Creswell guards was
very commendable. They played a
great defensive game, which accounts
for their opponents’ low score. Myra
Gibbs’ playing was superior in this
department of the gante,^ although ,
Mary Tarkenton and Virginia Com- j
stock each deserve their share of ^
credit.
The sharpshooting of Minnie Fur- ^
logh and Blanche Speare, and the ac- ^
curate passing of Annie Speare, gave
to Creswell this season an offense that (
was difficult to check.
The following is a list of the games |
played, with the score of each: (
Creswell 21, Roper 30; Creswell 21, |
Columbia 9; Creswell 13, Columbia 9;
Creswell 26, Roper 20; Creswell 16, j
Roper 25; Creswell 28, Columbia 6; j
Creswell 9, Jamesville 18; Creswell 16,
Jamesville 9. I
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Easter Services at Local ,
Methodist Church Sunday
An Easter program will be rendered
in the Methodist church Sunday school .
Sunday morning to be followed at 111
o’clock with special Easter music and
an Easter sermon on "The Gospel of |
the Resurrection,” by Dr. J. \V. Har
rell. |
There will be no sermon in the eve
ning, as the pirmary and juniors in the
church will render a program entitled j
"The Garden of Easter.” The special
service being conducted this week will
be climaxed by a sermon on Easter
Sunday morning. Friday evening the
subject will be, "Tbe Cause and Cure
of Mental Unhappiness.”
Sunday School ^To Hold
Easter Service Sunday
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Skinnersville.—The Sunday schools j
in the community are invited to attend i
the Easter service and egg hunt at ;
Rehoboth Methodist Protestant church i
Sunday afternoon. The Easter service i
will be conducted by the members of ;
the Sunday school. Pastor J. C. Rus- i
sell is expected to be present. ;
County Federation Meeting
At Creswell Friday, April 1
Creswel.l—The Federation of
Washington County Home Dem
onstration Clubs will meet in the
Creswell School auditorium at 2:30
o’clock, April 1, it was announced
here today by Miss Eugenia Pat
terson, home agent, who urged
every member to be present.
The meeting will open with a
song by the congregation, with
the Rev. W. H. Hollowell, pastor
of the Baptist church, pronouncing
the invocation. A violin duet will
be rendered by Misses Sally Car
eer and Elizabeth Brinn. Mrs,
Frank Wilson, of Roper, will talk
| on “Every Day Work.” Mrs. L. S.
Brey will serve as secretary.
Rev. W. H. Winstead will sing
a solo. “Landscape Gardening,”
will be the subject of Miss Georgia
Piland, home agent of Tyrrell
County. A chorus, including Mrs.
Walter Starr, Mrs. W. H. Hollo
well, Mrs. A. ,S. Holmes, and Mrs.
Ray Hopkins, with Mrs. Herbert
Bateman at the piano, will render
j an old folk medley.
Mrs. George Bowen, of Ply
mouth, will award the trophy to
the club having the most mem
bers present in comparison of miles
traveled.
SPECIAL MEETING
For the purpose of determining
as far as possible the attitude of
the people of Washington County
in the “possibility of discontinuing
certain services and agencies sup
ported in whole or in part by coun- |
ty funds and reducing of salaries |
in certain departments of the
county government,” the county
commissioners will hold a special
meeting, Friday, March 25, at 10
o’clock for the purpose of further i
considering these matters.
DISTRICT MEET
OF U. D. C. TO BE !
HELD TUESDAY
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Major Charles Louis La-|
tham Chapter Members
Are Hostesses
The fourteenth district of the United,
Daughters of the Confederacy, includ
ing chapters in seven towns, will gath
er here in the Methodist church Tues
day morning, March 29, at 10 o'clock,
it was announced today by Mrs. T.
L. Bray, president of the Major
Louis Latham chapter of Plymouth.
The local club will be host to more
than 50 women that will come from
clubs in Elizabeth City, Hertford,
Edenton, Gatesville, Windsor, Aulan
der, and Plymouth, as well as women
who are not members, and who are j
being urged to attend. Music will be
rendered by talent found in the clubs
and with talks which will feature the
occasion.
Mrs. Glenn Long, of Newton, presi- [
dent of the State organization, will
preside over the meeting. Mrs. F. M. |
Dunstan, of Windsor, a member of the
board of directors representing this j
district, will be featured on the pro- :
gram with an address. Lunch will be !
served to the visitors in a down-town
store building.
All ladies in Washington County are
issued a special invitation to attend, ^
and all the members are expected to
be present, according to Mrs. Bray. |
OWENS IN RACE
FQR RECORDER
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Makes Formal Announce
ment This Week; Issues
Statement
“Through and by means of the col
umns of your paper I wish to express
my appreciation for the cooperation
of the county officers and officers of
the court, and for the manner in which
they have assisted in carrying out the
order and purposes of the recorder’s
court of Washington County,” said E.
L. Owens in a statement today when
he officially announced his candidacy
for nomination to succeed himself as
judge of the recorder's court.
"I also wish to epress my apprecia
tion to the citizens of Washington
Counfy for their support and cooper- I
ation to the court and its officers with
a view toward bringing about equal
and impartial justice to all. After all,
the law and order maintained in each
community is dependent upon the
voice of the law-abidin citizens who
have resolved to enforce the peace and
dignity of their community, their
county and their state. The recorder's
court is your court and is here for your
protection, and I am glad to say that
its success is the result of your ef
forts and assistance to the officers in
bringing the same about.”
Opposing Mr. Owens for this of
fice is John W. Darden and Van B.
Martin.
James E. Davenport. Of
Mackeys, Out for Sheriff
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Mackeys.—James E. Davenport, of
this place, entered the political race
in Washington County today when he
announced his candidacy for nomina
tion as sheriff subject to the Demo
cratic primary in June. Mr. Daven
port is a well known and well-liked
farmer in this section. He will op-]
pose Sheriff J. K. Reid.
FIX SCHEDULE
OF VALUES FOR
j MANY ARTICLES
Figures Given To Be Used
As General Basis for
Listing
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No minimum value has been fixed in
the estimate of automobiles in Wash
ington County for this year in the
listing of personal property tax for J
1932, it was announced today by John
W. Darden, supervisor of tax listing.
A few other commodities were reduced
in the basis of estimate from last year’s j
value.
The minimum on peanuts was es-_
tablished at one and a half cents a
pound, with each chicken being worth ^
50 cents. Hogs will be figured on the’
■ basis of 4 cents a pound, with meat.
at 10 cents. Corn will be based on $1
a barrel. Cattle other than milk cows
will be valued at 8 cents a pound,
while milk cows will go down on the
I books at ?40 each.
Hay will be marked at about $8 a
ton: lard at 7 cents a pound: cotton
at 6 cents a pound; soy beans at 35
cents a bushel; sheep at $2 each, and
goats at $1 each.
i Mr. Darden wishes it understood
that the above rates of valuation will
not be iron-clad, hut that circum
stances will govern cases. However,
the above figures have been recom
mended as a basis for the valuation of
personal property,
I In addition to being supervisor, Mr.
' Darden will serve as lister in Ply
mouth Township with these others
serving in their respective locations:
|L. E. Hassell, Lees Mills; C. L. Ev
|erette. Skinnersville; E. S. Woodley,
Scuppernong.
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TOBACCO FIRM’S
|PROFITS FOR 19311
SHOW INCREASE
American Company’s Net j
i Earnings for the Past
| Year Are $46,189,741
i In its annual financial report last i
| week, the American Tobacco Com-I
pany announced a net earning during >
1931 amounting to $46,189,741, as com- ,
pared with $43,294,769 earned in 1930. j
The president of the company, Geo. i
W. Hill, was paid $2,383,000 for his ,
services, giving rise to an argument a
mong the stockholders and a few di
rectors.
In his statement to stockholders, ■
George W. Hill, president, stated that ,
in 1931, a year of generally reduced tax |
receipts, the company paid Federal
taxes of $158,000,000, “a high record,
I believe, for any corporation or en
terprise. For every dollar of profit
our company earned, we earned, in ad
dition, nearly $3.50 for the United
States Government.
“At the same time, our company !
has been mindful of the difficulties
w-hich have confronted the tobacco i
grower through the collapse of the !
export market, by substantially enlarg
ing its purchases of leaf tobacco, and
thereby increasing the American de
mand.”
The company’s balance sheet showed
cash of $26,810,000 and accounts re
ceivable of $2,683,000. Accounts pay
able amounted to $3,584,000. Surplus
was carried at $106,448,000. Total as
sets were $294,390,000.
The company was able during the
year not only to maintain its former
wage scale without laying off work
men, but in addition-to give employ
ment at full wages to a greater number
of employees.
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Home Agent Announces
Schedule for Next Week
Women's clubs will meet next week
as follows, according to the home a
gent. Miss Eugenia Patterson: Cross
Roads Club, with Mrs. S. A. Smith
Tuesday afternoon; Piney Grove, with
Mrs. J. A. Stillman, Thursday after
noon at 2:30.
Seed sweet potatoes have been
bedded in preparation for the new
crop in Currituck County.
COUNTY MAN TO
ATTEND RALLY
AT WASHINGTON
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Capt. C. E. Mizelle Invited
To Attend Jefferson
Day Dinner
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Washington County may be repre
sented at the national Democratic rally
j that will be held under the auspices of
| the Democratic National Committee
ion Jefferson’s birthday, April 13, at
j the Hotel Willard in Washington, D.
C., by Captain Charlie E, Mizelle, who
has been issued an invitation.
The rally will open at 9;30 in the
morning with John J, Raskob, hon
orary commander, presiding over the
first annual meeting of the “Minute
Men” of the Democratic National
Committee, Inc., at which time offi
cers will be elected, activities deter
mined for the coming year, and other
business attended to.
Jouett Shouse, executive chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, and John W. Davis, general chair
man of the Victory Campaign of the
Democratic Party for 1932, will preside
over the mobilization meeting which
will be held to survey the political sit
uation and to receive reports from
those engaged in the Victory Cam
paign Fund drive.
A luncheon wil be held from 1:30
to 3 o’clock, presided over by Mr.
Shouse with the following speakers on
the program: Mary T. Norton, Henry
T. Rainey, Joe T. Robinson, Mrs.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governor George
White. The featured address will be
delivered by Claude G. Bowers, na
tionally known editor, on “Thomas
Jefferson, the First Democratic Pres
ident.”
Newton D. Baker will make the
principal address at the Woodrow Wil
son Memorial service, which will be
held at the Washington Cathedral to
honor this famous president. The
Jeffeson dinne will begin at 7:30 in
the evening. John J. Raskob will pre
side, with James M. Cox as toastmas
ter. |
Speakers include Harry Flood Byrd,
J. Hamilton Lewis, Janies A. Reed,
Albert C. Ritchie, Franklin D. Roose
velt, and Alfred E. Smith, who will
endeavor to demonstrate to the na
tion Democracy’s unity of purpose, and
the leadership and organization which ^
the Democratic party commands to as
sume the responsibility of national
govenment.
GIVES POISON
MIXTURE FOR
TOBACCO PESTS
Says Flea Beetle May Be
Controlled by Dusting
Young Plants
The tobacco flea beetle may be con
trolled by dusting the young plants
with a mixture of paris green and ar
senate of lead where the tight trap
beds were not used and there is a
heavy infestation.
C. H. Brannon, extension entomolo
gist at State College, reports wide
prevalence of the flea bugs this spring
due to heavy infestations in the fields
last fall and the unusually mild win
ter. The insects are appearing in large
numbers over a wide area of the State, 1
he Says, and some growers report |
heavy damage even at this early date, j
The flea beetles are at least a month
earlier in their attacks.
"Those growers who are using the
tight trap beds are pleased with the
excellent protection afforded by such
beds,” says Mr. Brannon. “We have
established a number of these as dem
onstrations in various parts of the
State and if possible, near-by growers
should visit such a bed and be pre
pared to build one like it next season.
Those who do not have such beds
and are troubled with the flea bugs
should prepare now to poison them.
Mr. Brannon recommends the use
of one pound of paris green and five
pounds of arsenate of lead mixed to
gether thoroughly and dusted on the
young plants dry. He recommends us
ing the miture at the rate of one-half
pound to each 100 square yards of
plant bed. Remove the cover to make
applications and so dust the poison
that each plant is covered uniformly.
To dust in lumps or splotches will
cause burning of the tender leaves. A
good hand duster is the safest machine
to use.
The number of dustings will of
course depend on the severity of the
infestation. However, Mr. Brannon
suggests making the applications once
each week as long as the beetles are
noticed on the beds.
Two Marriage Licenses
Are Issued During March
Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following by Mrs. Addie L.
Brinkley, register of deeds, during
March: Joe Thomas Liverman to
Mary Craddock, white, of Roper; Ruf
us Norfleet to Lucretia Puckett, both
af Plymouth, colored.
550 FARMERS TILL
25,912 ACRES LAND
IN COUNTY IN 1931
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Farm Survey Necessary In
Order To Properly
Plan Crops
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Washington County reported 25.912
acres planted to its principal crops in
1931. While these were not all of the
acres planted, yet it indicates that a
real farm survey was made. The one
for 1932 is due in April.
! A farm survey is an inventory. It
is educational. It tells what we have
I and where it is. Briefly stated, it
provides facts that farmers may well
| use for safely planning their crop
acreages.
i It is well known that manufacturers,
professional and commercial interests
are organized. They all keep daily
records of "out-go" and ‘'income," as
well as yearly inventories of what they
have on hand. The weak link in our
farmers’ work is that these essential
features are usually left out.
Since individual farmers i seldom
really study and use statistical re
ports, they say that they never see
these Farm Census reports. It is,
therefore, necessary for this informa-j
tion to be interpreted and "passed j
on." Thus the county farm agents and j
agricultural teachers are its main j
agents.
7 BOYS AFTER
SCHOLARSHIP
Five From Plymouth, One
Each From Mackeys and
Roper To Take Tests
Seven Washington County hoys, five
from Plymouth and one each from
Roper and Mackeys, have qualified for
the Culver Military Academy schol
arship competition being held this year
year in North Carolina. They are:
Louis W. Alexander, 13 Main Street;
Taras Ivachiw, 113 W. Water Street;
Charlie L. Jackson, 120 West Third
Street; Ralph L. Swain, 507 Washing
ton Street; and Luther W. Gurkin, 441 i
Washington Street, all of Plymouth; |
Thomas W. Davis, of Roper Route 2; |
and William S. Davenport, of Mack
eys. The hoys from Plymouth have
been notified to report in Washington
Saturday for the preliminary examina
tion, while those from Roper and
Mackeys will receive their preliminary
tests in Edenton on the same day.
The scholarship is for three years
and covers all expenses, including uni
forms and textbooks. It is valued at
$6,000.
One hundred and forty-three North
Carolina candidates have applied for it.
The winner will be selected by a com
mittee composed of Dr. Edgar W.
Knight, of the School of Education
of the University of North Carolina;
Dr. W. A. Brownell, professor of edu
cational psychology of Duke Univer
sity; and R. H. Latham, superintend
ent of schools of Winston-Salem.
The 12 or 15 boys making the high
est records in the preliminaries will
be given a final eamination and a per- i
sonal interview with the committee !
at Duke University on May 7. From
that group the winner will be select
ed.
Local Lodge Members Are
Invited To Williamston
All the members of Perseverance
Lodge of Masons here have been in
vited to attend a special group meet
ing of the lodges in the section, to
be held at Skevvarkee Lodge in Wil
liamston tonight (Friday), at 8 o'clock.
John H. Anderson, secretary of the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina, will
be present and in charge of the pro
gram. A number of members from
here are planning to attend.
Easter Services at Creswell
Church Sunday Announced
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Creswell.—Easter services will be |
conducted at the Methodist Episcopal]
church, Creswell, Sunday morning at
11 o'clock, with a sermon by Rev. O.
W. Dowd, presiding elder of the Eliz
abeth City district.
Special Easter music will be render
ed by the choir and members from
the other churches. The quarterly
conference will be held after the serv-j
ice. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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Lenten Service at Roper
Church On Good Friday
Roper.—Lenten services will be
held at Roper Methodist church Fri
day night, March 25. All are invited
to attend.
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Easter Services At Roper
Episcopal Church Sunday j
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Roper.—Easter services will be held j
at St. Luke’s Episcopal church on
Sunday, March 27, at 3 o’clock in the
afternoon. All are invited to attend.
J. A. Getsinger Dies
| Suddenly Tuesday
MORE TEACHERS?
Additional teachers for some
schools in Washington County for
the next session are almost assured
if the present attendance records
| are maintained from now until
school closes, it was announced
today by James W. Norman, sup
erintendent of public instruction.
The aid of parents and teachers
is requested so that these pupils
will continue in school. The par
ent-teacher associations are urged
by Mr. Norman to continue the
present attendance record. Mr.
Norman would not reveal the
schools that he had in mind.
BIG DAMAGE BY
FOREST FIRE IN
PART OF COUNTY
Homes, Barns, Timber, Cat
tle and Hogs Destroyed
Early This Week
Fanned by a stiff breeze that swept
across this section Tuesday night, a
fire originating in a forest on the Long
Acre and Terra Ceia road damaged
property estimated into the thousands
of dollars, destroying barns, produce,
dwellings, timber, and bridges, it was
reported today by A. W. Harris, mail
driver.
The Norfolk Southern station at
Pike Road with a carload of corn on
a siding and camps occupied by col
ored workers near by were destroyed.
Two trestles were burned and the rails
on the track warped—the train run
ning between Belhaven and Mackeys
being forced to go around by Pine
town. A warehouse at Wenona sta
tion owned by the New Holland Cor
poration was destroyed.
A corn barn and some cattle at the
Blackland Test Farm at Wenona were
destroyed. The dwelling of J. M. Paul
with a barn filled with corn, and a
smokehouse burned to the ground.
Four carloads of hay on the Wenona
Station siding were also destroyed.
The middle bridge on the turnpike
road from here to Wenona was burn
ed, forcing traffic to detour by We
nona and Pantego.
The following loss was sustained
by people living in the path of the
roaring demon as it laid to waste that
section: Louis Allen, barn and calf:
T. L. Williams, corn barn and 14
hogs; W. A. Respass, corn barn:
Golden Williams, barn and tractor;
Marvin Barnette, corn barn.
A bucket brigade of volunteers had
checked the fire today. The fire-fight
ers worked all night. Residents kept
their dwellings wet to prevent them
catching fire.
Sunday 'School Institutes
Planned in May, June
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Trained workers will conduct insti
tutes or lecture tours among the Sun
day schools in the Pamlico Baptist As
sociation that comprises Sunday
schools in Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde
and Beaufort Counties during the per
iod between May 28 and June 5, it
was learned here today. More than a
score of workers will he used in this
campaign. Workers of any denomina
tion are urged to attend these serv- (
ices.
Republican County
Ccynvention April 7
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Roper.—The Republican county
convention is called to meet at Roper
April 7. 1932, at 2:30, for the purpose
af electing delegates and alternates to
the Congressional and State Conven
tions and to attend to such other busi
ness a^ may come up before the con
vention, it was announced today by
). T. McAllister, chairman.
The congressional convention is call
ed to meet at Williamston on April
1. lhe state convention is called to
licet at Charlotte on Thursday, April
14.
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County Students Eligible
To Enter Music Contest
High school students n Washing
ton County are eligible for enrollment
by April 1 in the annual music con
test that is to be held in the North
Carolina College for Women at
Greensboro April 28-29, it was learn
ed here today through Mrs. E. H.
Hicks, a music teacher in the local
school.
The elimination contest for the
Greenville district which includes
Washington County will be held in
Greenville with J. H. Rose in charge
April 16. Last year 2,397 boys and
girls from 80 high schools participat
ed in a similar contest.
WAS LEADER IN
BUSINESS LIFE OF
TOWN FORYEARS
Stricken Suddenly at His
Lumber Plant Here;
Funeral Thursday
John A. Getsinger. prominent in lo
cal business affairs tor many years, al
I thought his home was in Martin
County, and for several terms a
I member of the Martin County Board
| of Education, died suddenly at his
j home in Dardens shortly before noon
| J uesday, his death coming as a decided
, shock to his relatives and friends
| throughout this section.
Upon arrival at his mill in Plymouth
Tuesday morning, he complained of se
vere pains in his stomach. Medical aid
was summoned there and his remov
al to his home in Dardens was advis
ed. The family physician, Drs. Jas.
E. Smithwick, of Jamesville, was call
ed but before lie reached there, Mr.
Getsinger was dead. His death was
attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born and reared on a farm in Grif
fins Township, Mr. Getsinger was 55
years old. He was the son of the late
John Conrad Getsinger and wife,
Sarah Brown Getsinger. In early
manhood, he moved to Dardens and
bought a farm where he has since re
sided. In addition to his extensive far
ming operations, he owned and oper
ated a lumber mill in Plmyouth for a
number of years.
He was married to Miss Alice Gib
son Darden, when a young man, and
she with four children. Miss Thelma
Getsinger, a teacher in the Plymouth
schools, Thomas, Jack, and Duncan
Getsinger, all of Dardens, survives.
He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Buck
Roberson, of Griffins Township, and
four brothers, Messrs. N. A. Getsin
ger, of Dardens; Fernanda C. Getsin
ger, of Washington, D. C.; Perlie G.
Getsinger, of Griffins Township, and
J. Sam Getsinger, register of deeds of
Martin County, Williamston.
He was a member of the Plymouth
Baptist Church for a number of years,
and in religious work as well as in
community and county betterment ac
tivates he always took a prominent
part. He had served on the county
board of education for several terms,
having been re-elected at the last
general election. In educational work,
he was a recognized leader, always
taking a marked interest in the edu
cational training and development of
Martin’s youth.
Funeral services were held yester
day afternoon at 3:00 o’clock from the
late home by Rev. J. W. Harrell, lo
cal Methodist minister, assisted by
Rev. Frank Lucas, Baptist minister.
Burial was in the Methodist church at
Dardens.
PLAN SERVICES
DURING SUMMER
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Simultaneous Services Will
Be Held At 8 Baptist
Churches
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Simultaneous services will be held in
eight Baptist churches in Washing
ton and Tyrrell counties between Aug
ust IS and 28 as the organization be
gins an evangelistic campaign in its
churches this summer, it was learned
here today from Rev. J. P. Harris, pas
tor of the Baptist church at Beaufort,
and part-time field man for the North
Carolina Mission Board.
Present pastors of these churches
are as follows: Plymouth, Rev. R. H.
Lucas; Roper. Creswell, Mount Pleas
ant, and Oak Grove. Rev. W. H. Hol
lowell, who resides in Creswell: Co
lumbia. Sound Side. Gum Neck, and
Travis, pastors' names unlearned. Min
isters from up the State will be in
charge of the services. Good music
will feature.
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To Serve Tea At Local
Library Wednesday, 30th
Tea will be served in the Library
Wednesday. March 30, from 3:30 until
5 o’clock. There will be no charge,
but each person who comes is request
ed to bring a book to be given to the
library.
The members of the library commit
tee cordially invite you to come, have
tea with them, and help the libray to
grow.
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Mission Society To Sell
Pies and Cakes Friday
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The Ladies’ Home Missionary So
ciety of the M. E. Church will have
a sale of cakes and pies Friday after
noon, March 25, in the Brinkley store
by the post office.