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VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 40
Weil-Known Educator To Address Local Business Men Thursday, 23rd
Professor W. J. Matherly, of Chapel Hill,
Accepts Invitation Made by Chamber of
Commerce To Address Special Meeting
First Step in the Adver
tising Campaign to
be Staged
The first step in the advertising
campaign, giving the advantages of
selling tobacco in Williamston and
trading here, will be made Thursday
evening, July 23rd when Professor
Walter J. Matherly makes an address
here.
Professor Matherly is well-known
throughout the central and western
parts of the State, having addressed
KJwanis clubs, chambers of commerce
and other organisations in practically
every city west of Rocky Mount. His
addresses have been listened to with
much interest by many of North Caro
lina's leading business men. As a pro
fessor, Mr. Matherly holds an oustand
ing reputation in the School of Com
merce of the University of North
Carolina. To select a better speaker
for the occasion as has been outlined
by the local Chamber of Commerce
would be a big job, according to those
who have heard him.
Mr. Matherly's address will mark
•he beginning of the advertising cam
paign to be staged by our Chamber of
Commerce this year. Much publicity
has been given the campaign to be
staged, but beginning with Thursday,
July 23rd, it is hoped by those in
rh«rg» that the campaign will be of
a more general nature, a nature that
will involve the personal solicitation
of every man, woman and child in
this community.
We have the grounds to say that
our town faces one of the best to
bacco seasons ever known here, &nd
to allow such a chance to pass with
out lending our effort to make it so,
will fce little IMS than murder. It is
of no use to stand back and wait to
see what the other fellow is going to
do. Do your part and he will do his.
TIM warehousemen, who will operate
Um four independent houses here this
hss iff, are doing two to three times
the work that is usually done and
thev ate doing with the aim to build
a market that any town would be
proud to have. They are traveling
the country daily, mentioning the ad
vantages to be had when tobacco is
sold on this market. It isn't a line of
"bull" they are h an '*'"K out either, be
mm the facta are here to show for
themselves and to back-up what they
ity. to prove it, let us call these
. facts out. Beginning with four inde
pendent housee we find proprietors of
the hustling variety, men running the
houses who have had years of exper
ier.ee in the tobacco business. And we
don't mean maybe, for competition,
tnis year will demand them to work
It that since there are four
houses here this year they will have
to bring In the tobacco. Next we
have a modern steam re-drying plant
that will take care of the tobacco seld
here and also that of several other
towns. This plant wiU be operatod by
lir. I. Skinner, one of the most widely
known men in the tobacco business.
To go further into this one fact, we
And B hl t men in the employ of Mr.
Slfinntfr. For instance, there is Mr.
Collins, a man who has been in the
tobacco business for more than 36
years. Ha knows the from
every angle, he has worked with the
large companies the most of his time.
Same might ask, well why do such
come to our town. Well, it is be
cause they like us, we have the ad
vantages of making a real qparket,
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J. D. Woolard and N. C, Green
Secure Dealership for Ford Cars,
Trucks, Tractors in Tnii Section
WELL-KNOWN NEGRO
PREACHER IS DEAD
Holds Pastorate Here
For A Period of
33 Years
Solomon K. Reddick, old and highly
respected colored preacher passed
uway at his home Sunday night.
He was 77 years old, was born in
slavery in the "over the creek neigh
borhood" in Williams township. He
moved to Williamstcn 33 years ago
ai.d began the pastorate of the Mount
Shilo colored Baptist church which
he held during the long unbroken
term of 33 years.
Among the strange things about his
l>astorate, not one of his members
wanted him to step down and give
up the work to a young up-to-date
preacher. His people never complain
ed at a long nor a loud sermon.
No one ever charged or even sus
pected him with thinking as much
of other men's wives as he did his
cwr. They always found him walking
in the straight and narrow way a
moi.vg every one.
In" all his long life: in town no one
has said that he was not honest and
IniHiftil.
As a preached he was . a success,
not educated though through diligent
study he became able to read the bible
mid it is said that he memorized and
could quote many texts of the bible.
Though illiterate himself, he never
acquired a jealousy and hatred a
gainst those preachers who were
more fortunate -than he.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
when more than 30 preachers will at
tend andlake part in the service.
HRE DESTROYS COTTON GIN
AT EVEKETTS YESTERDAY
The gin house, system gin and grist
mill belonging to Bailey and Barnhill,
Everetts was burned yesterday about
6 o'clock by lightning.
The property was estimated to be
worth SIO,OOO with only $3,500 in
surance.
The saw mill, planing mill and dry
kilns were saved by the' heroic work
cf neighbors who had to fight vigor
ously in the midst of the storm that
was raging to keep the fire from de
stroying these buildings.
tiiat is the reason. We will mention
just one other facl for this time, and
that is that we have a union stor
age warehouse that will be of much
service to the tobacco buyers. These
are just a few of the facts that we
base the statement that Williamston
will have an excellent market this
} ear.
This is just one side of the question;
the other which deals with the mer
chants of the town will be made
known in the future.
A brief outline of Professor W. J.
Matherly's address will appear in
this paper within the next few days.
Look this outline over is all we ask,
for if you do, we are sure that you
will be in attendance at the meet-
Wiiliamston, Martin County/North Carolina, Tuesday, July 14, 1925.
New Firm to be Known
as Williamston
Motor Company
Two of Martin county's finest
)»ui»k men have been appointed deal
ers by the Ford Motor company to
represent that company in Williams
lon. It will be of much interest to
the people of this Bection to learn
tiiat Messrs. J. D. Woolard and N. C.
Green been appointed to operate
Ihe garage which will be known as
t u e Williamston Motor company.
Mr. Woolard was in the Hank of
Kobersonville for seven years, resign
ing as cashier of that hank to go in
the_ World war. He spent two years,
most of this time he was in France.
After returning home he was elected
cashier of the Farmers and Mer
chants bank in Williamston. This po
rtion he has held for nearly six
years. During his career in the bank
in/ field, Mr .Woolard has won the
admiration of every man with whom
he has had dealings, always striving
to do his best for everyone. He has
'many friends throughout the county
who will regret his leaving the batik,
but who will wish him success in his
h('\v undertaking.
Mr. Green, after graduating from
a school in Poughkeepsie has been in
the employ of thft- Harrison Whole
sale company. During his six years
stay with this firm, he has made an
ei viable record in their office, iioth of
tnese young men stand very high in
the estimation of our people and
success is all but assured them.
The new firm has not as yet open
ed for business but will as soon as a
new supply of cars is received and
the stock replenished.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Vtheieas, God in His infinite Wisdom
has Been fit to remove from us our
friend and co-worker, Mrs. Pattie
Cbiiurn,
Resolved, 1. That in her death we
have lost a true and faithful friend
and our society a loyal member.
2. -That though we may- miss her
presence amongst us, we will treasure
lit-i memory as an inspiration. In
spite of the fraility of the abode of
her kindly spirit, she possessed a
courage that enabfcd her to take an
active pari\ in the Lord's work almost
to the end. Her humility in the
piesence of iter Maker and other lov
able traits of characters have made im
pressions upon our live* that will
never be removed.
3. And that while we cannot fully
understand God's way we realize He
doeth all things well and therefore
bow in humble submission to His will.
Tnat we extend our sympathy to the
family of our friend and direct
.em to the Heavenly Father for
consolation. ••
4. That these resolutions be sent to
to her family, a copy sent to Tk» En
terprise for publication and »
spread upon the records of
Aid society of the Christian cljfcsk. j
Mrs. A. R. Dunning, Chmn. oUSttf,
mittee Resolutions, Mrs. J. oMC
oing, Mr*. Henry Harrison.
Hooded /Clansmen Act
As Pall Bearers at the
Funeral of Mr. Johnson
'i he first funeral in this section
accompanied by robed klansmeti
Han that of Mr. Augustus Johnson
when the funeral procession was
me. u mile from the cemetery by
six hooded pall bearers who took
charge of the body at the grave,
l'he klansmcn very impressively
performed the last rites. After
ihc grave was tilled, they knelt
and engaged in silent prayer.
The solemnity of the service
tended 10 dignify the order. Beau
tiful wrea.hes were laid on the
grave and a banner inscribed K.
h. K.
GIVES NO-GOOD CHECK
FOR AUTtyNOW IN JAIL
Leads Pursuers Many
Miles Before He Was
Caught in Bear Grass
li. W. Williams, who claimed to
, live near Windsor, lifted a Hudson
couch out of the Bonner Motor com
pany of Washington last Saturday.
Williams presented himselm at the
I.(inner Motor company as a custo
mer for a new Hudson coach, saying
iiis friend Charlie Jenkins of Aulaiul
er did not have one on hand a the
time. He further gave testimonials
01, the fine quality of the Hudson by
quoting Jim Staton of this place and
who owns a Hudson coach. He talked
iret'ly about every thing in this sec
tion and knew ntauy people. He said
that he courted in Rear Grass, but
later married in Wilson county and
now lived a few miles from Windsor
on his mother's farm.
His line' wfts so tine that Mr. J. F.
Latham of the Bonner Motor company
wiio happened not to have the spec
ial type of car he wanted, took him
to Goltjsboro and secured one for
him there.
Upon returning to Washington, Wil
liams gave him a check for sl,4bb on
i he Farmers Atlantic Rank of Ahos
kie, also a check on the same bank
lor sb.l)o. Williams wrote small
check and dated it July 4, though it
>vas written July 11, which error Mr.
1 aihum did not noticeat the time. Mr.
Latham wrote the large check, and
Williams signed each of them G. C.
Williams.
Twenty-four hours after the sale,
Mr. Latham drove over to Ahoskie to
inquire about Mr. Williams, only to
find that he was unknown and the
bank had no such an account.
(». W. Williams proves to be an
L assumed name. Messrs. Latham and
Honner of the Bonner Motor company
lound the Hudson car which they sold
to G. W. Williams Saturday, who
s gave them a bogus check on the bank
i;i Ahoskie. i
Sunday night they were driving
l'rom Washington towards Williams
ton and met the car. They turned
around and pursued MM stolen car.
The driver of tiie Hudson tried to i
i.odge them but they followed him for
many miles. The race carried them
almost to Washington where a turn
was made and went around to the
Kobersonville road and then on around
into Bear Grass where the race ended.
Ihe man claiming to be W illiama was
Charles Owens. He jumped from the
car before reaching Rear Graaa and
left the car in charge of a Mr. Rogers
and a Miss Cowing, who stepped to
j atch a tire when Bonner and Latham
approached and took the car. They
cnuld not locate Owens who wan hid
ing at the home of a negro a mile
away. Owens sent the negro to get
the car and arranged to spend the
night at the home of the negro.
Bonner and Latham followed the
ttsil and found Owens in theAroom
pieparing to retire. 'I hey tooly®m to
Washington and he is now jIT jail to
face a charge of' passing Vorthless
checks qt the next term of. theXgeau
fort county court. /
Owens came from the Wilbaales' sec
tion of Wilson county where He re
cently had to leave for the commital
of some evid deed. His wife and 7-
year old boy are stopping at the Sta
ton farm. Owens went from place to
place and was considered to be a rum
i unr.er.
SILVER TEA FRIDAY -
There will be a silver -teagiven by
the Ladies Aid society of the Metho
(LjA church at tJ>e home of Mrs. J. W.
jr. on* Friday afternoon from
BiC*o 6 AU the women
town are extended a very cor
( diarinviUtion to attend. '
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LOCAL LAWYER GIVES
UP A GOOD PRACTICE
TO BECOME MINISTER
Leaves This Week For
Red Springs Where
He Will Preach
Kurrell Duke Criteher stops the
practice of law to enter the highest
piofessiun, the ministry.
Mr. ant' Mrs. it. D. Criteher, ami
little child will leave this week \or
Ked Springs where Mr. Criteher witt
occupy the pulpit recently made va
cant by the death of Rev. G. M.
Daniel.
Mr. Criteher was born at Hilliard
!■ on, Nash county, 31 years ago. His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Criteher,
moved to this county when he was
only two years old.'He attended the
Wtiliamston school and then attend
ed Wake Forest college where he re
ceived his law license in 1915. Since
tnat time he has been engaged in the
practice of law except for about one
year while in the service of his coun
ry during the war period.
For some time he was located at
Koliersonville, th 3 junior member Of
the firm of Criteher and Criteher,
his brother B. A. Criteher being his
partner.
He married Miss Martha C. Craw
ford two years ago. He has been a
member of the church since he was
only a lad, but, like too many others,
was more of a Sunday member than
ull the week Christian. Yet he al
ways held the greatest .reverence for
God and godly things.
For a year or two, he began to view
Hie principles of religion and the duty
of man to God and during the Lea
man-Coston meeting last year he
flfmly resolved to dedicate his life to
the service of God and began at once
to speak and pray in His name. He
has supplied the pulpit of the M. K.
church here on one Sunday in each
month.
In April the District conference
licensed him to preach.
No man in our midst has merited
more profound respect than he in his
I umble and consecrated walk since
!iis ministerial service began. His
fi lends and all those who know him
believe that he will become a great
p'eacher and wish for him that meas
ure of success that his reart most de
;ires, to become a useful servant of
his Maker.
The church to which he goes is a
strong congregation and a well-or
ganized, cultured people.
FEDERATIONS ELECT
NEW PRESIDENT
At a meeting of the Christian fed
erations of the town last Friday even
ing at the Christian church, a new
president for those organizations was
elected.
The meeting was called by President
Duke Criteher for ths purpose of elect
ftp a president since"fr#"ttf"tßsvtnjfT>wr
town and will be no longer able to
serve the federations. It was with
much regret that those who have
followed and cooperated, with Rev.
Mr. Criteher gave him up. SeveraJ
short talks were made by various
members of the organization, thank
iiig him for the many kind deeds that
he had done for them and for his de
\ oted service to the Christian organi
zations since their establishment a
year ago.
After a vote of thanks was express-;
til by those present, a ballot waß tak
en and J. O. Manning was elected as
the new president.
The work of the federations during
'he past year is outstanding in many
respects. There have Deen drawbacks,
of course, but such are present in all
worthy undertakings. Looking over
♦he work, we find that the federations
Jiave brought into the church around
Bft members. Compare this number
with that which the churches have
brought in and you will find it to be
larger. And this work was, what
might be termed out of the reach of
the churches themselves. There have
been established prayermeetings in
various parts of the county. Services
liave been conducted at various places
and a daily prayer -meeting has been
held each day during the past several
nionths. / . .
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Capell, of Wel
dop, will arrive tomorrow to visit
Mrs. Capell's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Hassell at their home on Haugh
ton street
R- Dunning and daughter,
aQd Mrß, w * M * nnin,?
haldMffpfi from Atlantic City.
DK*'B. L. Long "»f
boaiaeee visitor here
Secretary Foe Asks For
Cooperation In Making
Fair Better Than Ever
"Elect My Son"
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Mother love again makvs KM
rifle*. Mrs. Robert M. La Fol
lette has withdrawn her name a»
• candidate to serve out the un
expired term of her late husband,
Mklng Wisconsin voters to elect
ifcr son, "Bob" Jr., (pictured
alfove) to the U. is. Senate.
County Agent 9 s
Report for June;
Car Sheep Sold
Heavy Infestation (>i
Weevil Expeeted
by County Agent
. The County Agents report for the
month of June as was submitted to
the County Hoard of Commioi.ioners ut
their meeting on the first Monday is
at follows:
22 days spent in field work.
Four duys spent in office work.
One hundred and seventy-two con
ferences with farmers in regards to
farm problems.
One hundred and fifteen letters
written in performing duties.
Eight hundred and ninety miles
traveled in performing duties as coun
ty agent. ,
Four articles written for local pa
pers.
One hundred and forty iettirs re
ceived.
* Two hundred and seventy-one hogs
treated with one outbreak of cholera
i.i thVcountyx, ~ .. _
One car of sheep was loaded at Wil
liamston ami sold in Baltimore. The
a dil from ttiaaa sheep was a)su sold,
this being part of our sheep project
work.
'1 he greatest part of this . month
was spent in Cholera control work,
tres'*ting hogs where they hud been ex
posed to cholera and treating hogs
w here they had cholera last year. A
good portion (tf the month was spent in
weevil control wb. k. There will be a
large amount of cotton poisoned this
year to control the weevil. 1 think that
the greatest difference will be seen
where poison is used and where it was
not used. Any farmers who want to
j oison, be sure to make arrange
ments within Ihe next ten days as 1
think there will be a. heavy infesta
tion by the 16th of this month. Any
farmers who want any help along that
line see me at once and begin the
work in time.
THis month farmers have made re
quests for 18,000 pounds of dynamite
ana two cars of farm drain tile hi be
delivered in October of thiti year.
T. B. BRANDON, County Agent.
HOLINESS MEETING
A Holiness meeting is being con
ducted on the spot weher the LSSltian-
Coston meeting was conducted on
tie corner of Watts and Main street.
Reverends T. M Biziell of Prince-,
ttn. N. C. and J. G. Crocker of Pine
Level, N. C. are. in charge of the
meeting and they preach each day at
8 o'clock p. m.
The public is cordially invited to at-«
tend and the cooperation of all the
Christian people iB desired.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. P, Cunningham
spent Sunday in Rocky Mount.
Miss Ethel Gaynor of Rocky Mount
returned to that city this morning af
ter visiting relatives and friends in
the city for several week#. 1
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ADVERTISERS WILL FIND Ol'R
COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600
HOMES OF MARTIN COL NTT
ESTABLISHED 1898
People Can Make a
Fair By Entering
Exhibits
Mr. H. M. Foe, manager of the
Roanoke Fair association was in town
i«.ht Saturday making arrangements
f ol our next fair.
Mr. I'oe is at work with more zeal
than eve; to make this Fair better
than the one last year. He frankly
states that it is the intention of the
Koanoke Fair association to make the
meeting the greatest fair in
stern Carolina, but "This can bo
■lone only, with the help from the peo
ple of the section in and around VVil
l'amston„ help in the way of exhibits
irom the 'farm* and homes of the peo
ple, the co-operation of the poultry
unit"swine breeders will make a great
show in this department and the Roa
noke Fair has always been known for
itr shows in this department through
out the State.
"No manager, regardless uf his eji
perience in a fair can have -success
without the help of the people in bring
ing exhibits.
The shows, acts, fireworks are easi
ly secured through agencies who ate
always ready to present the best and
VVilliamston has hail the best for the
past two years, hut the hunl part ip
making a fair is the exhibits, that is
entirely with the people.
"These three suggestions given eon- ,
.-nidation will lend more to making a
success of the inside of the fair than
any manager can book to «save
h,m. IS
1. Hy exhibiting something, no mat
ter how great or how small.
2. liy boosting and ottering sugges
tions for its improvement.
3. lly attending the Fair and bring
ing your friends.
"The premium hook now on the
pi ess is as good as any in the State,
when you receive yours read it over
and see how easy it is to help the
fi;ir and at the same time get a cash
premium.
"Co-operation is the life of a fair,
just as truly as competition is the
life of trade.
m "We need to encourage the use of
liiown at Home product's as well as
Live at Home or Buy at Home. lie- '
gin now to make Fair Week a big
holiday and home-coming—an annual
exhibit ion,that will be a credit t® this
section and State and a source of in
spiration and pleasure to all who at
tend."
Mr. l'oe's idea of , making a real
fair is all right and we-gladly pub
lish "Ifis few remarks a lid we do so
with the hope that our people will
lake them to heart and help to make
• r,e 19iJ& meeting (he most outstand
ing in Eastern Carolina.
Capell-Hassell
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, Miss
l.'izabeth llassell and Mr. W. H. Ca
pt 11, jr. were quietly married in tha
presence of a few intimate friend* in
the Methodist-Episcopal church of
Washington.
Their mbrriage was a surprise to
t heir friends here and in Weldon, the
home of the groom. Immediately after
' he ceremony they motored to Weldon
v here they will be at home, by the
way ai Williamton.
Mrs. Capell is the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. llassell of thin
City and is one of the most attractive
girls ever reared in this section. She
w#s also one of the most popular
members of the younger social set
end will be greatly missed by the
people of Williamstson and many sur
i eluding towns. She is possessed
with unusual musical talent and in her
school career usually led her class in
the local high school of which he is
a graduate. She is a descendant ot
some of the oldest families of this
section, a great granddaughter of the
Kluer C. li. Hassell and granddaugh
ter of Dr. A lon so Hassell and his wife,
who was Miss Ida Lanier. Maternal
ly, she is descended from the Bennett -
linteman families which have been
prominent in this county for gener
ations.
Mr. Capell is manager and owner
of the Carolina Sun Dodgers orches
tra and is reputed to "be a very fine
young man. He is the son of Mr. ami
Mrs. W. H. Capell of Weldon.
Mr, and Mrs. Richard Myrick and
children returned to Rosemary, N, C.,
ufter spending several days with Mrs.
Myrick's mother, Mrs. 3. B. Bennett,
and grapdmother, Mrs. Mary H.