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VOLUME XXVII—NUMBER 57
PROFITS DOUBLE
FARMERS INCOME
Six Large Tobacco Manufacturers
Made Large Net Incomes
Last 'Year
Raleigh. Sept. 15.—Net Incomes of
nix of the large tobacco manufactur
ing concerns last year amounted to
nearly double the total gross income
of the tobacco growers in North Caro
lina last year. These profits of the
tobacco companies were larger than
ever before, but they have been large
for every year since the world war.
The Imperial Tobacco Co., a for
eign corporation, is reported to have
made the largest net income last year,
total gross income of North Carolina
$37,104,822, or moore than half the
ttal grogs income of North Carolina
tobacco farmers last year, which was
around $65,000,000.
From the best available figures,
based on reports that are considered
reliable, the net incomes of leading to.
bacco manufacturers last year were as
follows:
Imperial Tobacco Co. $37,104,822
Reynolds Tobacco Co. 23,777,000 •
American Tobacco Co. 20,839,000
Liggett-Myers Co. 13,700,000
Tobacco Products Corp. 7,618,832
P. Lorillard Co 5,200,000
General Cigar Co. _1 3,000,000
U. S. Tobacco Co 2,197,083
American Snuff Co. 1,858,687
Consolidated Cigar Corp, _ 1,081,431
The above list does n»t include the
British-American Tobacco Co., which
had a net income the preceding year
of $21,890,514.
For the preceding year of 1923, net
incomes of the large tobacco com
panies are reported to have been as
follows:
Imperial Tobacco Co. $33,094,800
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. 23,039,876
British-Amer. Tobaccd Co.- 21,890,514
American Tobacco Co. 17,768,690
Liggett A, Myers 9,622,396
P. Lorillard Co 5,938,042
Tobacco Products Co. - 4,757,927
General Cigar Co. 2,938,285
U. S. Tobacco Co. 2,197,083
Geo. W. Helme Co. 2,096,306
American Snuff Co. r 2,082,620
The net incomes for 1922 were not
greatly different from the net incomes
of 1923. The net incomes for 1920,
the year of the great slump in tobac
co prices, were as follows:
British-Amer. Tobacco Co.-$23,761,592
American Tobacco Co. 16,161,166
Reynolds Tobacco Co. 10,691,294
Liggett & Myers 7,697,803
P. Lorillad Tobacco Co. 6,938,042
General Cigar Co. 3,400,420
American Cigar Co. 2,489,870
American Snuff Co. 1,906,760
U. S. Tobacco Co. 1,806,635
George W. Helme Co. 1,362,650
Consolidated Cigar Co. —— 1,486,447
Long: Drougth Finally
Broken by Big Rains
General rains are reported through
out Central and Western North Caro
lina and Virginia, enough in many
places to break the long drouht and set
some streams to running.
The rains have also extended to
the coast in many places. At Norfolk
a heavy rain flooded the streets Mon
day afternoon. 4
The hot weather has lasted longer
than any. spell that the North Carolina
records show, going for almost three
montjia.
Mr. Hugh Burras, jr., arrived home
yesterday from Havelock, where he
works with the highway commission.
Mr. I. G. White, of the KJmbalton
Lime Co., of Shawsville, Va., spent
the week end as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Dunning.
Strand Theatre^
TONIGHT
Thomas Meighan in
"Tongues of Flame"
Tomorrow
Norma Shearer in
"If I should Marry
Again"
Thursday & Friday
Jack Holt - - Lila Lee
in "NORTH OF 36"
THE ENTERPRISE
Wiliiamston Has One of
Leading Tobacco Markets
In State; Averages Good
BOILER BURSTS
IN COTTON GIN
Negro Fireman Scalded and Bruised
In Boiler Explosion At Randolph
Bros. Gin, House Station
Randolph Bros., who run a cotton
gin on the Bethel-Greenville road,
near House Station, had a boiler to
burst last Friday, totally destroying
their boiler house, injuring the negro
fireman, and carrying heavy timbers,
brick, and iron hundreds of yards a
way.
They started their gin on Friday.
The boiler having been idle the whole
season, and ginned until 12 o'clock,
when they shut down for dinner. The
steam seems to have gone up rapidly
and the boiler bursted wide open from
end to end and went In the air, sup
posed by those who saw it, at least
200 feet high and fell 126 yards from
its bed. There was nothing left to
mark the spot where the boiler stood
except a great hole in the ground.
Brick, dirt, splinters, timber,, and
twisted iron and steel were scattered
over many acres of land.
The boiler, 100-horse capacity, was
apparently firm and solid around the
flues and rivets, but on several places
on the interior rust had almost eaten
through, which was thought to have
been the cause of the explosion. . .
The only person near the mill was,
the eolored fireman named Parker; he
was found some distance away, badly
scalded and bruised and almost buried
in dirt a-id wood.
MANY ENTRIES IN
BEAUTY CONTEST
All Contestants Nominated Before
September 28th Will Receive
10,000 Wotes
The beauty contest editor has re
ceived many nominations from the
various places in the districts of Wind -
sor, Hamilton, Robersonville, James
ville, Bethel, and Williamston for the
beauty contest which will be held in
October.
Every young lady nominated before
five o'clock Monday, September 28th,
will receive 10,000 votes to start her
toward the winning of the great pop
ularity and beauty, contest.
The first priie, which will be award
eo to the winner of the contest, is a
beautiful genuine diamond ring of su
perb coloring and perfect in every de
tail. The dainty and attractive dia
mond ring will be given free to the
winner of the contest and becomes her
own personal property.
Remember you receive 10,000 votes
if your name is sent in to the contest
editor by 6 o'clock September 28th.
The first prize—the beautiful dia
mond ring—will be on display in the
show window of- Margolis Bros, and
Brooks, Williamston, sooon. Come and
see it, and you will want it. So hurry
and get your nomination in as soon
as possible.
Use the nomination slip printed
elsewhere in this paper. Mail it to
the Beauty Contest Editor, The En
terprise, Williamston, N. C., and re
ceive 10,000 votas. »>
Following is a list of the contestants
who have been nominated to date:
Windsor
Mary Etheridge Rhea 10,000
Virgii la Spivey 1->M>O
Flora Mitchell 10,000
Williamston
Trulah Ward Page ,0 - 000
Laura Norton ... 10.Q0O
Geneva Cook : 10,000
Elizabeth Burras 10,000
Nina Upton lo ' oo °
Marguerite Cook 10,000
Frances Gurganus 10,000
Carrie Dell White 10,000
Lyda Cook _ 7 —
Rita Norton 10,000
Robersonville
Helen Roberson 10,000
Ruth Whitfield l— 10,0X>
Carrie Louise Grimes 10,000
Bethel _
Frances Smith lO,OOO
Mr. Frank Sexton arrived last night
from Florida to vtait Mrs. Sexton,
who is at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. S. E. Hardison, who is seriously
ill at her home near here.
Mr. Reginald Burrell, of Murfrees
boo, was a.business visitor here this
morning.
Meadames B. A. L. L. Williams and
Master Lawrence Williams, of Norfolk
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs
J. L. Williams.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 15, 1925
Big Break Here First of
Week; Prices Seem
To Be Better
The Williamston tobacco murket is
still leading in prices many mar
kets throughout the eastern part of
the State.
Yesterday—Monday—there was a
large break, and quantities of very
pretty tobacco on the floors. Prices
were somewhat advanced over last
week, especially for the better grades,
making the average around 20 cents.
Hundreds of farmers are coming to
ihe Williamstoon market, and almost
to a one they are going home satis
fied with the sales the warehousemen
here have given them. It is genet--"
ally known throughout the territoiy
from whence comes the tobacco to Wil
liamston that the warehousemen here
do all they can to boost the tobacco
entrusted to them to sell, and that
they have the cooperation of the corps
of buyers. *
The plant of Mr. W. I. Skinner, one
of the best aiul largest plants in this
rec.ion of the State, is able to tak '
rare of large quantities of tobacco.
Mr. Skinner is interested in putting
Willianistbfi where she belongs among
the tobacco towns of the State and is
giving the farmers all that the pre
vailing prices will stand.
Bear Grass Ix>cal
And Personal News
Mr .and Mrs. J. Rogers and family
motoiert to Robersonviile Sunday .
Mr. M. D. Taylor and Mr. E. I'
Harris motored to Greenville Monday
morning. "
Mr. J. Rogers and Jessie Bailey
have returned from Baltimore, whero
they have been selecting fall goods.
Mr. Urbin Rogers left Thursday
morning for Raleigh, where he will
attend college.
Mrs'. Bill Harrison spent the weel;
end wiVh her sister, Mrs. Bob Sexton,
of Jamesville.
Mr. Dewey Leggett, Mr. Ross I
Rogers and Misses Mary and Eu
genia Harris attended the show af
Williamston Friday night.
Miss Essie Taylor left Sunday for
I'antego, where she will attend school,
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Rogers and
children and Misses Helen and Vara
Green Rogers attended the show at
Williamston Friday night.
Mr. Pete Mendenhall, Miss Essie
Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs. Kneezer
Harrison attended church at Cross
Roads Sunday night.
Miss Vara Green Rogers spent Sat
urday night with Miss Nossie Lei!
Taylor. > *
Mr. Will Gurganus and wife spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peel and son,
lister,' spent Sunday- with Mr. anil
Mrs. Eilmond Harris.
Miss Selma Ayers spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ayers.
Miss Louise Rogers anil Juliu*
Jackson attended church near Wash
ington Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey attended
ehurch at Briar Swamp Sunday.
Mr. Thad Taylor/ was visitinsr
friends here Sunday.
Miss Mintie Bailey and Mr. Arthur
Martin attended chinch at Old Fl rd
Sunday night.
Miss Mary Bailey and Mr. Leroy
Ausbon attended church at Old Ford
Sunday night.
Former Chief Justice
Hoke Died Sunday
Judge William H. Hoke died sudden
ly at Rex Hospital at Raleigh Sunday
morning from heart failure. He had
recently befen operated on for goitre,
but was considered almost fully
covered when the end came without
warning.
He will be buried today at Lincoln
ton, the town of his birth, and until
20 ago, when elected to the Su
preme court, hie home.
He was for 12 yearn on the super
ior court bench and on the supreme
court bench for 20 years. A part of
this time he was chief justice.
Judge Hoke retired from the chief
Justiceship early this year and has
since led a quiet life.
Those who best knew him speak
most highly of him. His decisions have
been commended by eminent lawyers
throughout the nation.
Mr. and Mrs. H. London, of Wilson,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Frank J. Margolis.
iJ
REGULAR SESSION
RECORDERS COURT
Two Family Rows All That Kept The
Court From Stopping Before
It Started
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The recorders court today would
have been a blank if it had not been
for a couple of family rows.
In the case of State against C. M.
P—vy, charging him with an assault
with a deadly weapon, Perry plead
guilty and begged the mercy of the
court. Judgment was suspended upon
payment of costs and the defendant
entering into bond for his appearance
on 1 the first Monday in every third
month to show to the court that he
had been quiet arid peaceable and had
not been under the influence of liquor.
It seems that Mr. C. M. Perry and
his brother, Ransom, have been having
considerable trouble for some time and
came together in a general fight. ('
M. l'eriy was the unlucky fighter, anil
in a tit of rage he grabbed a gun and
fired ut Ransom, whereupon he was
indicted by his brother.
When they entered court the fi»»ltt
ing brother seemed to think that the
case might take a compound turn, as
M. Perry evidently knew many
things about his liquor career, which,
neighbors .lay, was the cause of the
whole trouble.
The other case was an indictment
against Lucian Bellamy, charging
abandonment. The court found the
defendant guilty. Bellamy was order
ed :o pay the sum of $7 per week for
the use of his family.
The court was then adjourned to
meet the first Tuesday in October.
Mrs. Arwilda leggett
Died Sunday Morning
Mrs. Arwilda leggett, wife of Mr.
John 11. Leggett, died at her home
Monday morning.
She was stricken with paralysis
nearly three years ago, and has been
ah invalid since, growing much worse
in the early spring. She has been
banging at death's door since, passing
nway Mnday morning without any
special warning. -
She was the daughter of the late
McG. Wynn and wife, of the Cross
I'oads section. Besides her husband,
she leaves three sons, Redding, Marvin
and Dewey I/>ggetlj, and four daugh
ters, Mrs. A. E .Manning,-Jamesville,
Mrs. J. O. Manning, and Mrs. H. Uf
Peel, of Williamston, and Miss Maud
I.eggett.
She was buried at the family liury-
th':i afternoon at ".."50. The
funeral was conducted by..Rev. A. J.
Manning. ,
Rattlesnakes Numerous
In Hardison Mill Section
Rattlesnakes are very numerous in
the Hardison Mill section. Five, most
of them very large, have been killed
near there within the last few weeks.
One was killed in the yard of George
E. Robejson and another only a few
days later in the yard of J. A. Rober
son. ~ ™
The rattlesnake is generally very
g ntle and peaceable. Nope of those
killed were doing more than simply
trawling around.
In this particular section of Martin
County there were a large number of
rattlers killed last year, and from the
large number seen and killed, this
season will come up to last.
It is rather strange that there has
been such a large increase in rattle
snakes within recent years.
Beauty Contest—Nomination Coupon
10,000 VOTES
I nominate for the Beauty Contest
P. 0. Address I ; _• ±--
Nominations must be mailed to The Enterprise, care of Beau
ty Contest Editor not later than September 21, 1925.
Use This Coupon To Secure 10,000 Votes For Vour Favorite
Naval Board to Probe
Shenandoah Disaster
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur has
ordered o court of inquiry to investi
gate the Shenahdoah disaster.
The court will be composed of the
following: Admiral Hilary P. Jones;
Capt. Frank H. Clark, Captain
B. Mcßridge, Commonder John H.
Towers; Lieut.- Com. Ralph C. Peu
moyer, Captain Paul Foley, and
Lieut. Com. M. R. Pierce. The hear
ing will be held at Lakehurst, N. J.
The investigation comes because of
the drastic charges made by Colonel
I Mitchell.
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SENSATION IN
WILSON COURT
Jury Brings in Guilty Verdict Against
Man, and Woman Says She
Did killing
Wilson, N. ('., Sept. 14. After be
ing in custody lor four days, and
nights,.the jury sworn to ilijd a ver
dict for or against Arthur Lamm ami
Tanner Poythrcss, indicted U>,r the
murder of Clayton E Beamon, - slid
machine operator, Saturday night filed
iirto court and pronounced "guilty of
inurder in the second degree" against
Lamm, and "not guilty" as to l'oy
tliress. At this juncture Senator John
Woodard, attorney for Lamm, usked
Judge Cranmer to withhold pronounc
ing sentence until he could present
eleventh hour affidavits to lit; heard In
Tarboro on Monday.
"I'm sorry, Senator, but you vc
waited too long," replied t lie judge. A
sensation was then created when Pctei
R. Hi lies bolted into the court room
and exclaimed, "In the name of jus
tice.-judge, I implore you to hear me
on behalf of the man you are nyw a
bout to sentence. There is a woman
in my office now who has made a vol
untary Confession to tne that is
innocent of the charge and that she
alone is the guilty party who shot
Beamon. She is willing to come he
fore you and admit her guilt and
bring a witness who saw her fire the
fatal shot."
"Yuu have waiUd— ALt-
Hines, and will have to tell >oui MI.I>
too the governor," replied Judge
Cranmsr. "1 would like"to restore the
prisoner to his family,Jiut I have a
duty to perform."
Lamm faces an indefinite" sentence
of not less than 20 nor mme than ito
years in the penitentiary.
Ernest Boswell, no\v in the hospital,
who is implicated in the .same crime,
was ordered held until further orders
from the court.
larger Crop Tobacco
This Year Than Last
„ The North Carolina tobacco crop
will be about an average for the last
ftve-year period, according to govern
ment figures.
The estimate is a production of
826,296,000 pounds, against 278,320,-
000 pounds last year, a gain of 46,-
976,000, pounds and an increase of
about 15 per cent. Yet it has lowered
the price about 26 per cent.
Mrs. J, D. Woolard left this morn
ing for Baltimore, where she will
spend two weeks her parents.
FREE CLINK FOR
CHILD CRIPPLES
Will Be Held In hillston In October
of This Year; Interested
Persons Should Attend
I'lie .season for fairs draws nearer
ai .i with it the time for mendicants
tu take to the road, many of whom
tire cripples. To encourage cripples to
wander far from home on begging
mnr> IK rint to their best interest or
the best interest of society at large,
seems to be the opinion of the best
minds. The governmnt wis lis to dlfi
mirage the same by holding out more
employment from which
1 best: so aJllicted may derive steady
income ami make good citizens.
l'ljius are'being made for holding a
clinic for crippled children at luuston
i n October I of this year. This is the
14th of a series of clinicsVheld 'under
the direction of the State Department
of Cha cities, und Public Welfare. Par
ents of crippled children should take
advantage of tliis importunity. A
maimed colored child may become as
much a burden on society by begging
.nd wandering «s a child-of any other
rave, therefore, these will be treated
J so.
The rehabilitation department, a
subdivision f department
of education, provision for
the training of any promising children
or adults after medical science has
111111e all il can to restore them to
their normal state. A person, though
alii.eted for life, may find some TilfhU
in the economic fabric of our society
whore, he may make an honorable liv
ing, and it is on this theory that the.
department may help such _persons
find his place in society (hat State
-aid-...is given. The success of such
v.mk depends largely on the activity
i f everybody for the good of these
unfortunates. Kindly give the. name
and addresses of any persons interest
ed in the above to K. A. I'ope, Wil-
Tlarfis'nm;' N. ('.
Cotton Opening-
Karlier This Y ear
Cotton is opening earlier this ,yeai
over most of North Carolina, due to
drouth conditions. This affords a good
opportunity to pick it out an 4 plow
under the cotton stalks, thus hitting
the boll weevil a healthy lick, say
agronomy workers of State College.
HEIMTOKD I AKMKRS HSU
I.IMKSTONK UNDER TOBACCO
Farmers in Hertford County who
used magnesium H/nestone with their
tobacco this year Ireport to farm a
gent C. A. Itoae thut they will never
plant another tobacco crop without
using "limestone under it.
.1 KItSHY CAVPMC CLUB TO
MKET IN CHARLOTTE
The .North Carolina Jersey Cattle
Ch/b will hold its annual meeting and
sale of pure-bred cat(le at Charlotte
on November 5. About 60 pure-bred
cows, heifers, and bulls will be sold
a( that time.
Sheriff James H. Harris, of Beau
fort County, was in town today on
official business.
Advertisers Find Our
Columns a Key to 1,600
Martin County Homes
ESTABLISHED 1898
REPETITION OF THE
NEEDLEMAN CASE
Farmer Near Monro* Forced Co Sub
mit to Criminal Operation;
Didn't Pay Grocery Bills
Monroe, Sept. 14.—A repetition of
the Needleman case, which .set the
town of Wiilianvston in commotion a
few months ago, occurred on the Mon
roe-Charlotte highway, two miles west
of Monroe, early Sunday morning,
when Turner Hlanchard, aged 32, was
' 'k.ni from his home by a hooiled mob
and subjected to a criminal
Hlanchard has been a cotton mill op
erator n Monroe for years, but re
cently moved to a farm west of Mon
roe on highway number 20.
Several jears ago he was married
to Mrs. l.uta Griffin, a widow with
three childret.. To their marriage
five children have been born. The
eight children and Mr. and Mrs.
Hl.toehaid I've in a farm house about
three liundn yards from the high
wax. » ~T~ ~ -
Carried Off in Vuto
A short while before dav on Sunday
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m 'rniiig, there >viVs a call at the door
•'or ltlancharii, and he went into the
..aid; immediately an automobile
drove uxvay, uis.' ni-. wife went to the
door culled but got no reply. In
a short wl ile thv. .midline returned
'and the occupants put lllancharvl
at'hi . home. This is Mrs. Hlanchard's
story of the affair, and is all that sho
knows about it.
Hlanchard, who has been unable to
talk but little, says that when he went
out the dror lie was immediately blind
folded ami thrown into the car by a
party of hooded men, he thinks about
four in number. He was then driven
out about the highway and the crimi
nal opera' ion |>erformed. He was re
turned to ni" l.uinie and told that he
would now pay his "grocery bills, and
lie men drove away.
Kept Condition Secret
It was about day • break when
f'lanchard was returned to his home,
lfe went, into his room and he and
his wife kept the affair a secret until
about noon. About this time the vic
tim fainted from the loss of blood,
and County Physician G, M. Smith
was called. On his arrival he notied
Sheriff Clifford Fowler and Hlanchard ,
wits rushed to KUen Fitzgerald hospi
tal at Monroe for treatment. Hospital
reports are to theieffect that ltlanch
afd was almost dead from loss of
blood when he arrived there. He was
given a transfusion and revived and
reports at H o'clock tonight say that
hm condition is serious, but there is
siime hope of his recovery.
Sheriff Clifford Fowler and his depu
ties have' worked all day for a clue
as to the assailants. Official report*
l ite in the day are to the effect that
;hey are reasonably certain as to the
guilty parties.
Two Stores to Observe
Holiday Next Saturday
The tirms of Margolin Hros. &
I.'looks uiul W. K. Orleans will be
closed Saturday in observance of the
-,+ewt?di---New--¥«»w : ~-holidtty.~
Mr. Frank Margolis, of Margolis
llros. & llrooks, will close his store
Friday afternoon at 4.30 in order that
he and his family may reach Norfolk
in time for the religious services held
on the New Year.
Cover Crops Needed
More Than Ever Now
Cover crops were never needed
more than they will be this winter
nnd next spring, say agricultural
workers at State College." Plant rye,
clover, ami mixtures to furnish graz
irig and prevent the land from wash
ing, they say.
Tom Tarheel Getting
Ready for Big Fair
Tom Tarheel says he is already se
lecting his material to exhibit at the
Roanoke Fair, November 3-6. All
those Vho have not received their 1926
fair premium books and want one
drop a card to The Enterprise and one
will be mailed. _> /
12 PIGS WEIGH 2,722 LBS.
WHEN SIX-MONTHS OLD
W. C. Wood, of LaGrange, entered
twelve pigs in the ton litter contest,
and when they were six months of
age they weighed 2,722. The pigs
were sold for 13 cents per pound at
the farm, reports Farm Agent C. M.
Brick house. .■*=
Mrs. Mickey Hod arrived last
night from Madison, Indiana, to Join
Mr. Head, who buys for the R. J. Rey
nolds Tobacco Co., on the local to
bacco market
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