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THE ROANOKE BEACON And Washington County News Published Every Friday in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina WALTER H. PARAMORE Managing Editor The Roanoke Beacon was established in 1889 and consolidated with the Washington County News in 1929. Subscription Rates In Washington, Martin, and Tyrrell Counties One year . .-- $1-50 six months - .- -75 Outside of Above Counties One year $2.00 Six months .—...— (Strictly Cash in Advance)* Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Friday, January 10, 1936 From the Editor’s Diary Constantinople, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1935 Our ship sailed through the Bosporus in the early morning and on nearly to the Black Sea before it had room enough to turn around. Returning, it docked at a wharf on the European side, which put us through the gate that divides the Great East from the Great West. The city of Constantinople is situated in two continents, and travelers of experience say it is one of the four natural beauty spots on earth to build a city. Our travels brought us through the Dardanelles at 5:30 yesterday. This presents a rather pleasing scene so far as its geography goes. The high rocky hills on each side of the narrow body of water are lined with old fortifications, which are now obsolete, since they can no longer withstand modern high explosives. The main defense is found in the new type of hidden guns which rise up to fire, as they did when Britain and France tried to push their navies through during the World War but were unable to do so. There is now a very large English cemetery on the western side, containing the bodies of thousands of soldiers and sailors who lost their lives in the World War. We spent an entire day in the city sight-seeing, get ting only a glimpse, of course, in this short time. It seems that Turkey is the only country I have seen that the World War helped. Constantinople is a city of 800,000 people. Before the war its population was more than one million. The Turkey of that day had a citizenship of cruelty and oppression, of bigoted sultans and subordinates, with bristling mustaches, ready to kill. Now things are different, as can be seen in their own military museum, where you can see the wax figures of their heroes of ancient times and of the present. The men of the past ages are so hideous that they almost make women scream when they look at these figures, and only men of strong nerve can stare them in the face. We now find the modern soldier shown there as a neat, well-groomed gentleman, somewhat as our own Amer ican boys. The change has evidenly come about be cause they got a sound thrashing during the war, and that has brought about a new line of thinking and humbleness and changing them from cruel despots to a more humane nation of people. Constantinople is one ot the world s old cities, Hav ing been built in 700 B. C. It was originally a walled city. Theodosia II built 5 miles of walls in 415 A. IJ. Many of these walls are still standing. I went to the top of one which gives a fair view of the entire city. Originally there were two walls, built 70 meters apart, with a moat between. They were so perfect that they withstood all sieges until captured by the Turks in 1453. It then took a force of 70,000 soldiers 59 days to overcome 5,000 defenders. There is an old Mo hammedan cemetery—the largest I have ever seen— only a few yards from the walls. The gravestones are as thick as cornstalks in our fields; all alike as to size, those of the men are capped with the emblem of a turban and those of women with a vase of floweis. Theer are 520 domed mosques of the Mohammed in the city and only 100 churches that proclaim Jesus abed of Mohammed. I cannot tell how many minar ets there are in the city, but they pierce the skyline in every direction. I visited the Mosque of Mecca, once a Christian edifice now dedicated to Moham med, with the Turkish government paying the priest This church was built 1.400 years ago and has suffered from earth shocks so that it had to be repaired. \Yc also visited the Mosque of St. Sophia, which is now being converted into a museum. The dome of this mosque is 185 feet from the stone floor, and its arches pillars and columns are in proportion. Its size is 77 meters by 79 meters—a meter is 39 inches. There are nine entrance gates or doors. The big center gate is called the sultan's gate, through which it was the ruler's custom to come every Friday. On the left of this was the gate for the princes, with one on the right for the officers. Three smaller gates on each side were for the common people. Many other things were seen. Perhaps the most beautiful mosque in the city is the Blue Mosque. We visited Constantine’s big cistern, built deep be neath tiie ground. It is 160 yards long by 80 yards wide and was built in the period from 303 to 565 A. D. The roof is supported by 330 columns. The water was once used by the city people but is now discarded for drinking purposes. The water comes from a distance of 18 miles. There are no dogs in this city. Perhaps one of tire most cruel things charged against the Turks was theii method of exterminating these animals. In 1892, the German Kaiser was to visit the sultan in this city, and at that time the city was overrun with dogs, fleas and man"?. The sultan, being ashamed for his friend, the Kaiser, to see such tilth, orde ed all the dogs tak en out of the city and left on High Island in the Black Sea near by to starve. That was the last of the dogs except for a few that swam ashore. The future of Turkey is now apparently more hope ful, The people seem to be kind and fairly intelli gent. Both the men and women are generally well dressed. The women, rather good looking, are not allowed to wear the head and face coverings that they did a few years ago. The men are not allowed to wear fezzes and turbans but all have to go dressed in the usual street garb of western nations. We visited the bazaar, a vast area covered overhead and laid out with 90 streets in it. Small stores and stalls line each side of these streets with goods of many, if not all, kinds for sale. The bazaar is owned by the mosques and operated or rented by them. We pulled out at 5 p. m., entered the Sea of Mar mara and pass out through the Dardanelles before morning. We land at Peiraievs, Greece, for a brief visit to Athens tomorrow. Piraeus (Greece), Thursday, Sept. 18. We went ashore at S:30 and took Cadillac cars for Athens. When one goes to this city, he necessarily thinks of an ancient city of culture that excelled the world in philosophy, science, statesmanship, oratory, art, and many other fine qualities of man. Also of Paul, who addressed “Ye men of Athens.’’ It is the city where the two greatest orators that ever lived—• Demosthenes the heathen and Paul the Christian— stood before great audiences and moved thousands. Most people would expect to see a dilapidated, decad ent civilization there now, with poor people and pov erty on every hand. But not so. As we drove along the streets, I was surprised to see good homes, well kept, neat and clean. The women in and about the porches and yards were well dressed, and the chil dren. dresesd in neat clean clothing, with every ex pression of health and happiness, were as ready to respond to a hand wave and a smile as any people I have seen at any place. All of w:hich must mean that Greece is on her way to a new glory which may rival that of her distinguished past. Few cities have had a greater percentage of gain in population in a cen tury than Athens. In 1830 it had a population of 9,000; now it is 663,000, and its outlying districts has about 350.000 more, which shows it is a “coming back” city. It has good schools and universities. Of course, there is still some poverty and misery. Very good business houses and shops. We dined at the best hotel and enjoyed the best cooking we have had since leaving America. The Greek language is by no means dead, for it is used all over the city. Every sign is printed in Greek. Educated people say the Greek language is the most expressive known; that the highest thoughts and finest sentiments of mind and heart can be expressed more perfectly in Greek than in any other language. The two most noted places in Athens are Mars Hill—to the Christian— and the Acropolis—to the historian. The Acropolis was the center of Athens’ ■ earlier civilization. When you stand in it, looking 1 southwesterly about 200 yards, the Greek guides point to a rocky level just a little lower down, with a few pines and other small trees, and tell you that evidence of the earliest residence of man was found in the caves of this hill, where certain inscriptions have been found on the rocks which, they say, date back 5,000 years. Of course, they do not claim it as man's first place of abode, only the first visible evidence of it. The mus eum of Athens contains many relics of ancient civili , zation, as well as those of the medieval period. Many i of them were recovered from graves, gold and jewelry, bones, armor, and some war implements. Ancient buildings are also yielding up many secrets of the past. There are now seven American and three Greek archeologists engage in removing 2,500 homes north east of the Acropolis and excavating the old market place with the expectation of finding much valuable inofrmation. It wrill require about five years to com plete the job. They have a plan of the city made be fore Christ by a Greek traveler that gives the notable places, streets, buildings, public and private, in this particular area, and so far the details of the map have been proven remarkably correct. More than 250 buildings have been taken down, covering several acres of ground, and honeycombed with excavations, where many valuable historical facts of the past have i been found. The Acropolis, which means "City on a Rock,” con tains about 66 acres of land and embraced the entire city of Athens for years. It was walled against at tack, as all eastern cities of old are. The kings and nobles continued to live there when later, about 600 E. C., the population of the poor had grown ar.d spread without the walls. A great temple was built there for public worship, mostly filled with heathen shrines. This building was practically destroyed by a stroke of lightning and later, in 3 827, it was further damaged when the Turks threw a shell in it that ex ploded a mazagine housed there. Achilles claims that this temple was one of the most beautiful in simplicity that was ever constructed, as well as several small buildings surrounding it. About 100 yards to the northwest of the temple is Mars Hill, a rugged rock upon which Paul stood, as is described in Acts 17. There has been uncovered by removing the great mass of stone and debris on the southwest side of the temple a great amphitheatre with beautiful marble I seats, with names and other inscriptions on them. The parks in the city are generally thickly wooded and beautiful. The king's palace is a simple but beau tiful buildings, as are all their public buildings. W. C. Manning. CARD OF THANKS We take this method of expressing our appreciation to the many kind friends who were so helpful and com forting to us during the death and funeral of Luther Sitterson. Espec ially are we grateful to those who contributed flowers and provided their cars.—Mrs. Luther Sitterson and family. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as executors of the estate of D. F. Roberson, de ceased, late of Martin County, North Carolina, this is to notify all per sons having claims against the es tate of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of January, 1937, or this no tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment. This 1st day of January, 1936. WILLIAM H. ROBERSON and E. D. PURVIS, jl 6t Executors. NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Under and by virtue of authority contained in a certain deed of trust executed by C. L. Walker and wife to the Citizens National Bank of Ra DR. VIRGIL H. MEW BO RN OP-TOM-E-TRIST Williamston office at Peele's Jew elry Store, Mon., Jan. 20. Robersonville office at Robersonville Drug Co., Tuesday, January 21. Plymouth office at Liverman’s Drug Store, Thursday, January 23. Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted Tarboro Every Wed.-Sat. Rocky Mount Every Friday leigh, N. C., on the 20th day of Sep tember, 1927, recorded in book 102, page 33, registry of Washington County, North Carolina, default hav ing been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, the undersigned commissioner of banks, having succeeded to the rights and duties of the North Carolina Bank and Trust Company, successor to the Citizens Bank of Raleigh, N. C., trus tee. will offer for sale at public auc tion, for cash, in front of the Wash ington County courthouse door on Monday, February 3, 1936, at 12 o’ clock noon, all tht certain parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Roper, Lees Mills Township, Wash ington County, State of North Caro lina, and described and defined as follows: Adjoining the lands of C. L. Walk er on the south and east, Lonsdale Street on the north; and Bank Street on the west, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of the intersection of Lonsdale and Bank Streets in the town of Roper, N C., and running thence north 50 degrees 15 minutes east 150 feet a long Lonsdale street; thence south 39 degrees 45 minutes east 100 feet; thence south 50 degrees 15 minutes west 150 feet to Bank Street; thence north 39 degrees 45 minutes west 100 feet along Bank Street to the beginning, same being lots Nos. 19 and 20, corner Lonsdale and Bank Streets in the town of Roper, N. C., as designated by map of said lands recorded in book 56, Washington County Registry. Subject to restric tion contained in a deed from L. G. Roper and wife to W. McD. Peacock, said deed recorded in book 53, page 454, Washington County registry. Dated this 2nd day of January, 1936. jlO 4t GURNEY P. HOOD, Commissioner of Banks of N. C. NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Pursuant to instructions issued to me by the City Council of Plymouth. I will offer for sale at the courthouse door of Washington County, at 12 o'clock noon, Monday, February 3, 1936, for 1934 taxes due and unpaid, the following described property, unless said taxes, costs, and penalties are paid before February 3, 1936. This 7th day of January, 1936. P. W. BROWN, jlO 4t Tax Collector of Town of Plymouth. White Alexander, Mrs. Sadie F., 1 lot Main Street $ 70.92 Ange, W. W.. 1 lot Water and Adams Street 40.50 Ausbon. C. V. W.. 1 lot Jefferson Street . 25.65 Ayers, Mrs, A. M. Estate. 1 lot Main St, 1 lot Water St 25.92 Bateman, Mrs. S. R., 1 lot Jefferson St 17.64 Beasley, J. C., 1 lot Washington Street 7.20 J. C. Beasley and M. M. Swain, 1 lot Washington Street - 18.00 Beasley, J. W., Est., 1 lot Wilson Street 18.00 Brinkley, D. O. Est., K. S. Cooper Monroe St, old home Jefferson St. baseball park. 1 lot Water & Jefferson St, 1 lot Jefferson St, 1 lot Jefferson St Brinkley Ave, 2 lots Brinkley Ave, 1 lot Water & Jefferson St. 1 lot Highway No 90, Harper Place, Washington Harrson, New Town 6 lots, Washington St 1 lot, 1 lot Jefferson St 700.38 Cahoon, Mrs. Minnie, 1 lot W Main Street 48.60 Cox, Mrs. Zulia L., 1 lot Third St 39.60 Doughtie, Mrs. J. E., 1 lot Monroe Street 8.55 Everett. J. O., 1 lot E. Main Street 33.75 Faust, Paul, sr., 1 lot Fort Williams Street 15.21 Gardner, Mrs. Sallie, 1 lot Wilson Street . 31.14 Hardison. Mrs. W. R., 1 lot W. Third Street 10.80 Harney, Mr. G. W.. 1 lot Third and Main 97.26 Harrison. Mrs. E. G.. 1 lot W. Main Street 43.83 Hooker, Mrs. Annie, Washington Street 1 lot, 1 lot Brinkley Ave. 48.96 Jackson, C. L., 1 lot Third Street 14.25 Jackson, J. H., Log Cabin Ball Park 7.79 Jackson, E. R., 1 lot Washington St, 1 E. Water St, 1 lot W Third St, 1 lot W Water, 1 lot WWater, 1 lot Main & Washington, 1 lot E Water, 1 lot Monroe 176.25 Johnston, Mrs. R. W., 1 lot E Main Street 44.46 Jones, Mrs. D. S., Washington Street 66.87 j Kemp, Mrs. E. D., 1 lot Brinkley Ave . 21.60 Landing, L. S., 1 lot Water St, 1 lot Jefferson St 60.68 ! Landing, L. V., 1 lot Brinkley Ave 28.20 ' Leggett, Mrs. Margaret, Est., Washington St 14.40 1 Leggett, Raymond, 2 lots Wastington St, 1 lot Wilson St, 1 lot Brink ley Avenue 63.57 : Lucas, Mrs. T. S., 1 lot Third Street 22.86 Lyon, O. H., Guardian, 1 lot Madison, 1 lot Adams 81.54 Lyon, O. H., 1 lot Jefferson Street . 47.01 Lyon, Mrs. Madge, 1 lot Main Street 53.28 Martin & Getsinger, 1 lot Wilson St 1.44 Martin, Van B., jr.. Washington St 19.98 Mizell, Dr. D. B„ Water St. E Third St ’ 207.00 Newberry, A. J., Heirs, 1 lot Water St 5.76 Norman, Mrs. Claude, 1 lot Third Street 25.92 Nurney, W. T. Estate, 1 lot Jefferson St 47.25 Owens, E. L., 1 lot Madison St, John Patterson, I T Sawyer lot 15.10 Price, P. O., 1 lot Fort Williams 18.80 Rodgers, J. J., 1 lot 3rd Street 20.19 Slade & Rhodes, Warehouse 36.00 Smith, J. H., sr., 1 lot Third Street . 36.00 Spruill, Clarence, 1 lot Washington Street 14.97 Swain, J. L., 1 lot Wilson Street 14.07 Weede, L. T., 1 lot Jefferson Street 28.80 Colored Allen, Julia Ann, Madison St, 1 lot 5.04 Armstead, Fannie, 1 lot Wilson Street 7.20 Axem, Thomas G., 1 lot E Water Street 14.79 Ballard, E. Dean, 1 lot Madison Street 4.32 Ballard. Hannah, 1 lot Madison Street 7.20 Barns. Maggie, 1 lot Wilson Street 4.32 Bateman, Daniel, Estate, 1 lot Wilson Street 5.76 Bell and Johnson, 1 lot Fourth Street 8.64 Bell, John, Heirs, 1 lot Madison and Third Street 28.80 Bell, P. H., 1 lot Little Court and 4 lots Third Street 15.84 Bembry, Thomas. Heirs, 1 lot Fourth Street 5.04 Blount, John, 1 lot Wilson Street . 4.32 Boom, Rebecca H., 1 lot Fourth Street 7.20 Bowen, J. L., 1 lot E Water Street 14.36 Bowser, Shelton, 1 lot E Water Street 9.84 Boyd, Matilda, 1 lot Wilson Street 4.32 Cherry. Wesley, 1 lot Brinkley Avenue 1.44 Clark, Mary, 1 lot Fourth Street 6.48 Cobb, David C., 1 lot Fourth Street 5.76 Cooper, Williams and Dewey, 1 lot Wilson Street 7.77 Cooper, K. S., 1 lot Monroe Street 11.52 Cooper, Theodore, 1 lot Wilson Street 10.74 j Cotton, Frank, 1 lot Madison Street 6.89 ' Dempsey, W. M. Heirs, 1 lot Wilson Street 3.60 i Downing, Annie, 1 lot Fourth Street . 14.40 j Ellis, W. H., 1 lot Water Street 22.42 Everett Addison, Est., 1 lot Main Street, 3 lots Wilson Street 36.00 j Felton, Jessie, Heirs, 1 lot Madison St . 7.29 Felton, Victoria, 1 lot Wilson Street . 3.60 i Freeman, Hannah, Heirs. 1 lot Freeman Court 6.48 Gardner, Lucretia, 1 lot Madison Street 1.80 Garrett, Adline, Est., 1 lot 4th Street . 3.60 Garrett, Charlie. 1 lot 4th Street 8.67 Garrett, J. H., 1 lot 4th Street 3.52 Garrett, Lewis, 1 lot E Min Str eet 10.80 Garrett, Mamie, 1 lot Wilson Street 7.20 Hall, Gastonia, 1 lot W Main „ . 2.88 Hall, Susan, 1 lot Adams Street . 5.40 Halsey, Millie, 1 lot E Water Street 5.04 Harrell, Erving, 1 lot Water Street . 5.08 Harris, Abraham, 1 lot Adams Street 5.78 Hart, Louis, 1 lot Brinkley Avenue 2.16 Hassell, Mamie, 1 lot E Fourth Street . 14.40 Heath, C. C., 1 lot W Water Street 5.76 Heath, C. C., 1 lot Main Street, 2 lots Water St 20.88 Hines, Henry, 1 lot Main Street . 14.77 Holley, Wheeler, 1 lot Main Street 11.34 Howcott, Mary, 1 lot Madison Street . 2.88 Harrison, David, Heirs, 1 lot Madison Street . 8.64 Harris, J. J., 1 lot Fourth Street .. 8.49 James, Eliza and Edith, 1 lot Wilson Street 10.44 I James, .John S., 1 lot Monroe Street . 12.54 James, 'Mary. Heirs, 1 lot Water Street 11.52 Jenkins, Emma, 1 lot Fourth Street 8.64 Jennett Cane, 1 lot Adams Street . 2.92 Jennett, Zion, 1 lot Fourth Street . 7.20 Johnson, Dempsey, 1 lot Wilson Street 10.80 Johnson, John, 1 lot Wilson Street 3.60 J Johnson, Willie J., 2 lots W Main Street . 13.53 Johnson, W. M., 1 lot W Main Street 7.92 Johnson, W. R., 1 lot E Water Street 5.76 Jones, C. H., 1 lot W Main Street 5.76 Jones, Elizabeth, Estate, 1 lot E Water 2.88 Joyner, James, 1 lot Shugar Hill 11.88 Joyner, Lucy, 1 lot E Fourth Street 3.60 King, Annie, 1 lot Madison Street 18.72 I Lee, Dawson, 1 lot Monroe Street 6.50 Linson, Ernest, 1 lot W Main Street 10.65 Little, Hampton, 1 lot Little Court 8.73 Little, Louisa, 1 lot Madison Street 11.52 Leary, Mary E., 1 lot Monroe Street 11.52 Mitchell, Isaiah, 1 lot E Water Street 8.64 Mitchell, Dr. L. S., 1 lot Monroe Street 35.46 Moore, J. D., Est., 1 lot Adams Street, 2 lots Madison St., 1 lot Moore Court, 4 Little Court, 1 Wilson Street 80.46 Moore, Lucy, 1 lot Freeman Court 5.04 Moore, Sam, 1 lot Wilson Street 8.64 Nixon, Emma, 1 lot Madison Street 14.40 Norman, Axie, Est., 1 lot Monroe Street 2.88 Owens, C. M., 1 3rd St, 1 lot Madison St 23.49 Pettiford, Rev. Mack, 1 lot Main Street 8.73 Pettiford, Roberta, 1 lot W Water St 7.20 Pettiford, Rubin, Heirs, 2 lots W Main St, 1 lot Water St, 1 lot 4th St, 1 lot Wilson St, 1 lot 4th St, 2 Water St 74.16 Rhodes, Joe, Heirs, 1 lot Madison St, 1 lot RR St 3.96 Rascoe, Ladie, 1 lot Water St . 2.16 Simon, Nancy, Heirs, Freeman Court . 4.32 Simon, Washington, Heirs, McLee 5.18 Smith, Abram B., Fort Williams Street 2.93 Smith, Ethel, We.tt Street . 3.60 Smith, George, 2 lots Wilson Street 12.09 Smith, George W., 1 lot Madison Street 11.52 Smith, Josephine, 1 lot E Water Street 4.32 Smithwick, Elizabeth, 1 lot W'ilson Street 5.04 Smithwick, Lenora, 1 lot W Main Street 8.64 Thach, Albert, 1 lot Fourth Street 10.80 Tharps, Jas. S., 1 lot Water Street 15.03 Toodle, Fannie H.. 1 lot Washington Street 46.80 Towe,Au gustus, Heirs, 1 lot Third Street 5.22 Towe, A. L.. 1 lot Norman, 2 lots Wilson Street 31.48 Towe, Malethia, 1 lot 4th Street 12.96 Towe, Rosseta Heath, 1 lot Fourth Street 5.76 White, Cornelius, 1 lot Little Court . 4.32 Wiggins, Arthur, 1 lot Fort Williams . 9.21 Wynn, Caroline, Heirs, 1 lot Little Court _ 2,16 MMffMJD’M/tfCAMElSm/ READ OUR INVITATION TO YOU - Smoke 10 fragrant Camels. If you don’t find them the mildest, best-flavored cigarettes you ever smoked, return the package with the rest of the cigarettes in it to us , at any time within a month from this date, and we will refund your full purchase price, plus postage. {Signecf}R.J. ReynoldsTobacco Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. l I ENJOY CAMELS MORE COSTLIER TOBACCOS CAMELS MUST PLEASE YOU... OR YOU PAY NOTHING! NOTICE OF SALE OF Personal Property AT 10 A. M. ON Tuesday Jan. 14th I shall offer at public auction the fol lowing personal property belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Emma P. 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