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VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 31
Williamston Re-drying Plant To Be
Operated Here Next Year; Prominent
Greenville Tobacco Man in Charge
Mr. W. L Skinner Buys
Plant From Imperial
Tobacco Co.
Mi. L Skinner, of Greenville, was
here last week, meeting CoL W. B.
liallou and Mr. Sleagall, of Rich
mond, officials of the imperial Tobac
co Co., to negotiate a deal with them
to purchase the redrying plant that
was erected by the F. W. Graves Co.,
in 19X8 and 1010, and which now be
long* to the Imperial Tobacco (Jo.
It is now practically certain that
Mr. Skinner, who has be*n with ths
Imperial Tobacco Co., in Greenville
for many years, will be here and >vill
have the plant ready for operation
when the market opens the last of
August or the first of September.
Mr. Skinner is one of the leading
ritiinni as well m tobacconists of
Greenville, and his coming here will
mean a great deal to the local mar
ket. Ue expects to have large ship
ments of tobacco from other markets
brought here for redrying. This plant
is one of the largest and best in this
section of the State ,and has ample
capacity to take care of large quanti
ties of tobacco. It is also one of the
moat complete plants in this section
and is all ready for operation with
the exception of some iuside machin
ery which was taken out by the Im
perial during the strenuous times of
1920-21.
Mr. Skinner expects to ship the
needed machinery ut an early date.
FOP DRESS COTTON
WITH NITRATE NOW
Earners Have Shorter Season for
Cotton On Account of BoU
Weevil Menace
Raleigh, June 2. —The cotton soils
of North Carolina need nitrogen,
phosphoric acid, and, except on heavy
clay soils, potash to make profitable
yields of cotton. The general prac
tice of most farmers it ajpply the pot
ash before the cotton is planted and
part of the nitrogen, reserving the
remainder as a top dresser after the
cotton begins to grow. This practice
has shoVta good retults, as the phos
phates and potash are held by the soils
so that the plant has sufficient supply
during the growing season. The nitro
gen compounds may be lAst, giving the
reason for a top dresser. -
"Before boli-weavil days our farm
ers had a longer season in which to
make their drop of cotton," says W.
.F. Hate, fertility agronomist for the
North Carolina Experiment Station,
"but now the season has been short
ened and it is imperative that as
much cotton be made as early as pos
sibly as there probably will not be
anjr late or top crop.
"All of our soils need nitrogen in
fairly large amounts to produce weed
enough to main a good crop of cotton*
If all of the nitrogen is put on before
the crop is planted, it is possible under
Certain growing seasons to make too
much weed at the expense of the fruit
ing. Also the nitrogen may give out
before the crop has stopped fruiting,
causing a decrease In yield. It ' is,
; t/jerefore, a good practice to put on a
I'P dresser after the crop is up and
: errowing.
"When this is done, the plant has a
shorter period of time in which to use
J i,t>. JK>d It is therefore necessary that
trie top dresser be quickly available
to the plant. For this reason materi
als like nitrate of soda, sulphate of
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DONT FORGET
THE SHOW
FRIDAY *
A SPECIAL
PICTURE
with
BUCK JONES
THE ENTERPRISE
Women of Williamston Want Cheaper
Rate For Current In Order To Put In
Electric Ranges; Present Rate Too High
It has been called to our atten
tion several timee in the past few
weeks by women of our town that
they are very anxious for a spec
ial rate for electric ranges.
We are sure that the city fath
ers have never considered the
proposition. A little advertising
and a cheap ra(e would increase
the money in the coffers of our
own home town instead of those
of the big. oil companies. A 8-cent
per kilowatt hour rate has been
suggested by one of our leading
business women, who says that
Poor Advertiser
B
J
Merchant* «Wi goods to Mti
might profit by rtu.lytng till* fea
ture. ThU fallow Is to \odtUm to
b« nationally known If ho wouid
take ad vantage of Ma opportuni
ties. Mo l» "Rob Eor" the Wkito
Houae eelSe—who "crashed" Into
a picture with Pro*. Coolidge the
other da* the foot time la
months: Compare thla with "Lad
die Boy," Pre*. Harding'! "pore."
Afff thoro ww aa advertise*—
"Laddie Bojr."
MRS. ANNIE MAUD
HARDISON DEAD
Death Came At Washington Hospital
Friday, May 2*», Following An
Operation on Thuraday
Mrs. Annie Maud Hardison, of Wil
iiamti Township, died in the Wash
ington Hospital Friday, May 29, fol
lowing an ope ration on Thursday.
For some time after the oporution
she apparently had a good show to
get well soon, but she rapidly grew
worse on Friday and passed away in
the late afternoon.
She was taken to her home, and on
Saturday evening the funeral was held
at the residence by Rev. A. J. Man
ning, and she was buried at the Short
Graveyard, near Holly Springs, by the
aide of many sleeping relatives.
She was the daughter of the late
Joseph A. Manning and wife, Nan
nie, and was 27 years old. While
young nhe married A. W. Hardlaon,
who with four small children, he old
est only 6 years old, survive. Also
her mother, four brothers and two
slaters.
She was loved for her gentle and
kind spirit by all who knew her, as
was attested by the garland of flow
ers placed around her grave.
ammonia, or other quickly available
compounds are recommended.
. "It is also recommended that a top
dresser be used in order that the crop
, may be cultivated to kill grass before
too much nitrogen has been added,
stimulating the early growth of the
grots as well as the cotton. When a
top dresser is used, enough phosphates
should be applied before the crop is
planted in order that the plant may set
a large amount of fruit early, matur
ing it a,t an earlier date than was
thought necessary before boll weevil
times.
"On light, sandy soils, when the
rains are heavy, it might be necessary
to put on a second top dressing. If
the top dreaser is put on now, and it
is recommended that this be done, in
case of rains another application ma;
be applied with fairly good results.
"Most farmers d. not use enough
nitrogen for the best results. It is
therefore recommended that where 600
to 800 pounds of a fertiliser like si
8-3-3 has been added, that a side dresi
ing of from 100 to 150 pounds of ni
trate of soda or sulphate of ammonia
be applied to furnish nitrogen enough
-for-mssimum crops. Apply now."
Mrs. W. H. Booker and Josephin«
Sykes an in Greenville, Today.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 2,1925
she knows of two other women
who want electric ranges but the
present rate is prohibitive.
Since we are manufacturing
more electricity than we are us
ing, why not start a crusade to
"use things electrical," and in
crease the revenue cf the plant?
We suggest that the city com
missioners investigate the situa
tion and do something at once.
The time to use electricity is in
the summer, and the good old sum
mer time is with us io full blast
this week.
I o Stop Childr en Under
u 16 From Driving Cars
At the lirst meeting of the new
board ot city commissioner* with
the new uutyor, R. L. Coburn, an
order was passed to enforce the
law which prohibits children un
der 16 driving automobiles.
Notices were given the auto
owners of the town that rigid
enforcement would he insisted up
on, and they were asked not to
let the children have the cars.
MAYOR COBURN
TRIES FIRST CASE
Waverly Johnson Fined $25 for Being
Drunk, Driving Car While Drunk,
and Resisting Officer
Waverly Johnson was the first law
breaker to face R. L. Coburn, the
new mayor today. The charge against
him was driving an automobile while
drunk .resisting an officer, and drunk
and disorderly.
Johnson claimed he was not driving
the car, but a dusky damsef with whom
he was riding was at the wheel, when
the car jumped from the road and
turned turtle. Mayor Coburn acceptv
ed his denial, but found him guilty on
the other charges and fined him $25
and the costs.
Johnson was bruised up in the
wreck and lost some blood, but his in
juries were not of a serioup nature.
Short Session of
Recorders Court
V The regular session of recorder's
court was held today, only one case
being called, that againßt David O'-
Mara, charging him with manufactur
ing liquor. He plead guilty and was
fined SSO and sentenced to jail for
10 days and required to pay the jail
fees.
The opinion prevailed that O'Mara
was not more than a working agent
and that the "higher-ups" were escap
ing. For that reason the penalty a
gainst him was not more severe.
Martin County Board
Hold Regular Session Here Monday
The bourd of commissioners of Mar
tin County met in regular session at
the courthouse Monday, June 1, with
a|l the commissioners present, us fol*
low*: Henry C- Green, chairman; T.
B. Blade, jr.; J. G. Barnhill; H. M
Hurras, and J. N. Hopkins.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved by the board.
K. P. Hyman was released from the
payment of |2.75 poll tax improperly
listed in Goose Nest Township, year
of 1924.
T. S. Hadley was released from the
payment of taxes on land valued at
$4,000, improperly listed in William*
ston Township, year of 1924
Willis Ward was allowed |3 per
month until further orders.
By order of the board an election
was called to be held in the Smith-
Wick school district, authorizing a
special tax of 30' cents on each SIOO
property- valuation, and the said to be
annexed to the Jamesville district.
The board consumed considerable
time in revising the jury list, which
the law requires shall be don# on the
first Monday in June of each year.
.Hie items below wen passed on
and paid by the board, only two bills
in the Needle man ease being agreed
upon and paid. Guards Jack Yarrow
Special Meeting-
Masons Tonight
a There will be a
special communi
cation °f Ske
warkee Lodge,
No. iH), A. F." &
A. M., tonight at 8 o'clock. Work
in the first degree. All Masons
in good standing are cordially
invited to attend.
C. D. CARSTARI'HEN, Jr.,
—_ Secretary.*--
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MARKET NEWS
OF PAST WEEK
. a
Shipping Season for Irish Potatoes
Working To Advantage of
* North Carolina
'Raleigh, N. C., June 2.—The ship
ping season for early irish potatoes
is apparently working to the advan
tage of North Carolina this your, finds
George Ross, chief of the State di
vision of markets, Mr. Ross states
that Florida, with its 5,000 cars, is
alrepdy out of the way. South Caro
lina, by no means through .shipping,
has moved a considerable part of its
tonnage. Louisiana had moved up" to
May 20 over one-half its crop, and if
Y irginia should by any reason be de
layed North Carolina will have tho
field this season practically to itself.
The shipments of new potatoes have
been almost double those of last year.
Favorable weather conditions and the
early shipping spason advanced har
vesting ilates about ten 'lays earlier
than last year. Shipments from this
State b>Ran practically on the average
date. The first cars moved from
licaufort, in Carteret County, on May
20, and by May 25 tile shipments were
going forward in quantities from both
the WilmingtoH and Beaufort dis- 1
tricts. The Mount Olive section be
gan about June 1.
Mr. Ross states also that the straw
berry season just closed has been prof
itable to the North Carolina growers.
Factors in _ Rose Hill and Chsdbourn
report an average price of between
four and five dollars per crate through
out the season, though prices were
low during the last few days. These
low prices were caused by the general
poor quality of berries on arrival at
the consuming rtfarkets, though there
Was strong,, competition from other
producing centers. The shipments of
berries from North Carolina were low
er than last year. On May 16 only
1,537 cans had beet) shipped, as com
pared to 2,047 on the same date lust
year. Workers of the State division
of markets estimate that only 200 cars
remained to he shipped after tylay 16.
Meetings were recently held by
livestock marketing workers in Mfldi
son,)Buncombe, Haywood, and Jt-ck
son counties in an effort to organize
the beef cattle growers of these ei i
ties.
Delinted Cotton Seed
Comes Up More Even
Delinted cotton seed in Hertford
County came up nicely and evenly be
fore the~ordlimry untreated seed had
cracked the ground, found County
Agent C. A. Hose, as a result of soma
demonstrations made this spring.
and D. F. Simmons were paid $54 and
$44, respectively, in addition to the
$220 paid each man at the special
meeting of the board held several
weeks ago, Another bill out of the
regular order of expenses was the one
of Dr. H. T. Bonifield, who is making
the tuberculosis tests of the cattle in
the county, and the amount paid,
$243.75, was for attending expenses.
The other items Vere:
61 county poor |176.60
John Bland, superintendent of
the county home 50,00
J. C. Smith, judge recorder's
court i 126.00
T. B. Brandon, county farm
demonstration agent 100.00
R. J. Peel, fees recorder's court 8.94
T. T. Roberson, recorder's court 6.60
N. C. Hyman, recorder's court ,
witness #.60
C. C. Sheppard, R. C. witness .. 1.20
J. A. Powell, R. C. witness _— 1,70
W. J. Johnson, R. C. witness 1.70
G. H. Xeggett, R. C! witness .... .90
H. M. Peel, R. C. witness 1.70
Carrie Dell Hair.lip, recorder's
court witricss ... 1.16
Oliver Carter .oolored farm.
demonstration ngent 26.00
Town of Wnnamston, lights 1 1tT.78
B. 8. Courtney, chair rent 6.00
See man Printery, license book 4.66
Farmers Of County To Ship Carload Of
Lambs Thursday, June 4; Other Itcuio Of
, Interest in County Demonstrators Report
Following is the report of Coun
ty Agent T. B. liramlon, as sub
mitted to the County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting
yesterday:
22 days spent in field work.
5 days spent in office work.
138 conferences with farmers
in regard to farming.
84 letters written.
51 farmers visited.
749 miles traveled in the county
in performing my duties as county
agent.
88 letters received.
1 weevil meeting held with 8
farmers present.
1 circular letter prepared and
100 copies mailed out.
4 articles prepared for local pa
pers.
2 orchnrds inspected and 100
trees sprayed.
Martin County to Receive
$11,627 This Year From
State Equilization Fund
For First Time In Years
Martin Gets Share Of
State Fund
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■ For the first - time in recent
Martin County School will participate
in the State Equalizing Fund. Sup
erintendent Pope has observed gr.;at
careful selection of teachers according
to the salary schedule and in assist
ing the committeemen to hire only
those teachers warranted by prior year
average daily attendance in each
school; so that the State Equalizing
have little criticism
on which to base a failure to allot
such fundr. to Martin County. In sea
son and out of sei'son Hon. Clayton
Moore has laboteded incessantly, at
times sitting on a legislative commis
sion to make a study of the equalizing
fund distribution and submit recom
mendations to the legislature. Al
though the amount allotted finally to
Martin County is not exactly that
recommended to the legislaturo in its
1025 session by th* legislative com
mission, in light of the retrenchment
program brought about by tho State
deficit, it appears the equalizing fund
commision based the apportionment
to the counties mainly on figures and
tables recommended by the legislative
commission. The amount of $11,627,
lees a possible f> per cent reduction by
the governor as budgetr director, will
bo available for salaries of teachers
ami principals When Martin County
commissioners levy a fhinimum of 44
cents on-present velue for that pur
pose.
In Town Monday
Mr. Tom Timberlake and Evan Wil
lard, of Goldsboro, were in town
Monday.
Spend Yesterday Washington
Mrs, W. S. Harris and Miss Sallie
Harris spent yostorday In Washing
ton " "•
Edward* & Broughton, record
and abstract books 66.75
J. W. Manning light repair* . 1.00
tides ....... ..... 6.7f>
Harrison Who. Co., dUst down 7.00
S. R. Biggs Drug Co., drug* for
jail and county home 18.60
Dr. W. E. Warren, county phy
sician 80.00
W. E. Dunn, repairs, jail .-... 23.10
H. T. Roberson .recorder's court 10.00
H. T. Roberson, jail account.... 68.10
H. T- Hoberson capturing still 10.00
HT T. Roberson summons, jury 18.00
J. A- Gardner, repairs bridge 6.00
W. W. Roberson, bridge acct. 6.77
Anderson Crawford ft Co., sup
plies, county home 156.00
Clark Bennett, drug account ... 14.00
Enterprise Pub. Co., printing
accouat - 29.00
Williamston Telephone Co., tel
ephone accounts * .... 1&.90
Willis Ward, indium ... 8.00
Jno. E. Griffin, bridge account 88.71
Bailey ft Barnhill, casket ..... 10.00
J. G- Bamhill, county com 12.40
T. B. Slade, jr., bridge wort— 11.00
T. B. Slade, Jr., county com, 12.60
Mrs. S. A. Harrell, highway
damages —87.53
H. M. Burr**, county com 26.00
I 7 9~ Getslnger, clerk to eorrf. 81.28
J. N. Hopkins, county com 18.00
H. C. Green, county com. 11.40
2 cars poultry loaded at Wash
ington with county agent, this
making 6 cars loaded there or
partly loaded. The 6 cars brought
to Martin, Pitt, Beaufort, and
Craven counties this year nearly
$28,000. '
One truck of pigs was sold; The
31 pigs .averaging .60 pounds,
brought $232.50, which was the
very top of the market.
We are preparing to ship a car
of lambs which will he loaded on
the fourth of June.
The farmers nt Hamilton are
planning to ha%'e their cotton
dus'ed with aeroplane, which ap
' pears to he a very practical way
of controlling the weevil.
68 hogs were treated to con
trol the hop cholera. At present
the cholera appears to be well
under control.
| Amundsen
I WmtWßßfm
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Captain Roald Amundsen, vetar*
an Norwegian explorer, thrilled the
world May 21, when he "hopped
ofT" in an airplane fronr >Kings
Bay, Spitzbergen, for the North
Pole—a distance of 700 miles or R
* hours Hying time. Two. pi tinea
were in the expedition.
rOMMAIiSHAuT
DIES SUDDENLY
♦ A _
Vice President Under Wood row Wil
son I lie* of Heart Disease in
Washington Hotel
Washington, June *1. —Tjiomas K.
Marshall, war-time vice president of
the L'jiiied States, died here today.
He passed away at the New Willard
Hotel, where he hud been ill for sev
eral day* with cold and heart affection.
He had been confined to his hotel roomj
and plans had been made for his.re-1
turn to his home in Indianapolis Home,
time this week'.
Death rpsuited from a recurrence of
heart attack. Tentative plans were
made today for the burial at Marion,
Indiana.
When the end came the former vice
president was sitting up in bed read
ing frbm the Hible. Only the nurse
was at his bedside. Suddenly slump
ing down upon the pillows he passed
away without a word and apparently
without pain.
W„ L. Johnson Dies At
Home\ln Robersonville
Mr. W L. Johnson died at his home
jn Robersonville Monday night after
a long illness. Some time last year
he suffered from a stroke of paraly
sis, from which he never regained his
strength. He had been confined to his
bed abotjt two months when death
came. ♦
Mr. Johnson was married three
times, the last marriage to Mrs.
Brown, who HujVives. He also leaves
four children/klrs. Samuel T. Everett,
Messrs. Jasper, Arthur, and Edgar
Johnson, all of Robersonville.
Hw will be buried Wednesday after
noon at the family cemetery on the
Everett farm, near Robersonville.
Some Simple Ways To
. Improve The Kitchen
A.Cftlf furnished funds for water to
be put in the Idtehen, scrap cotton
gave the floor covering, an old banis
ter held up the sink, and a discarded
incubator was made into a ten wagon
when one woman -wanted to enter the
kitchen improvement contest in Samp
ton County.
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ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OJWf
WLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600
HOMES OF MARTIN COCNTI
Am. - - n . ■vitmgT.H
ESTABLISHED 18!) (4
COL. btNtiiAM
LAMMifi UIAD
Was Head of Bankhead Highway At
suciaiion, and souths Ureatest
Advocates oi C>ood Roads
. \
Colonel Beneham Cameron, head of
tne Bankhead Highway Association,
Confederate veteran, and southern
planter, died in his ltaieigh home of
pneumonia yest3rday. He contracted
a cold at the Confederate reunion n
Dallas, Tex., and- upon reaching home
was taken ill with pneumonia, which
caused his death yesterday.
A telegram to the Misses Mayo and
Annie Lamb, daughters of one of his
closest friends, the late Wilson G.
Lamb, announced his death and the
time- of burial tomorrow. The inter-' ~
merit will take.place at the old bom ,-*
stead, "Stagville," near Hillsboro.
Colonel Beneham is the last of a line
of Camerons extending back to the
-pre-revolutionary days and leaves
thousands of acres of land granted to
his forbears by the crown of England.
Colonel Cameron is survived by his
wife ,who was a member of the prom- •
and two daughters, /Misses Sallie and
Belle Cameron. /
He was perhaps! the greatest factor
for good roads of any North Carolin
ian. lie was for years president of
the Bankhead Highway Association.
More recently ho had visited Panafrfa
and assisted in the organization of an
association to connect the most north
erly part of North America and the
most southerly part of South Ameri
ca by a continuous highway, which
would be the greatest feat in road
building ever known, making one con
tinuous road for 10,000 miles.
Colonel Cameron was made chair
man of this association, which num
bered amo/igils members many prom
inent . pt-uple irom tire' United States,
Canada, Mexico, the Fan-American
States, and all of the South American
countries.
Colynel Cameron had also Visited
the old countries of Europe and made
rv,search investigations on the con- ,
M ruction of the rortds built there
thousands of years ago..
This particular section owes to Col--
onel Cameron a lasting debt of grati
tude, because to him we are indebted
for the routing of Highway No. 30
-through Martin County, which, result
ed in bridging the Roanoke riVer at
Williamston.
important Notice
To Episcopalians
Every member of the Episcopal
church' is urged to attend a most im
portant meeting of the congregation
next isiwduy night at 6 o'clock.
A shortened form of evening prayer
will be followed by the meeting of
the congregation, which is of the
greatest importance to' every member
of the chutch.
The VESTKY and HECTOR.
To Build Swimming
* Pool At Kawls Mill
~""TSl£r Stmon I4Hey has ret. ntly pur
chased the Kawls Mill site, where he
contemplates building a summer re
sort. Assisted by some of the Boy
Scouts he began work last week and
considerable improvement is noticed
already. An ideal swimming pool will
he fixed about 100 yards from the
highway and before very long he will
have completed arrangements for
bathing.
Mr. (jiilley will not be able to com-,
plete the resort that he has in mind
this summer, and it will probably be
1926 before he gets it completed, so
he told the Enterprise this morning.
The old house will be rebuilt and a
modern tea room and pavilion will
he added to it.
Midway Filling Station
Ready For Business
The lust word in filling stations has
just' been opened up for business In
Williamston. The Midway station,
owned and operated by Frank Hitch .
on Main Street next to the Tar Heel
Apartments and near the Atlantic
Hotel was completed and formally
opelted last Thursday.
Standard and Texaco products are -
sold, and a large storage room at on*
side ,a mammoth highway map at a
convenient angle for,tourists and a,
track for greasing cars make the Mid
way one of the most up to date sta
tions to'be found. v 'I
In Wilson This Week
Mrs. Carrie Biggs William* and Mr. ;
Harry A. Biggs will leaer this aflar- £
noon for Wilson, where they will at* J
-tend th» State reewlsn r * nn '-fj
federate veterans .which will t*>.ke 5
place in that kity this week.
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