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VOLUME XXVII—NUMBER 58
COMPLETE TESTING
OF COUNTY CATTLE
2,375 Head of Cattle Tested; Only 5
Found to be Infected With
Tabercoloais
Dr. J. V. Duckworth has just com
pleted testing all the cattle of Martin
County for tuberculosis. The work
has been going on now for nearly six
months. 2,375 cattle were tested ana
only 6 were found to be infected, all
of them aboye 8 years old. Three of
them were milk cows from Tennessee.
The five cattle were all killed, the
United States government paying one
third the value of the animal, the
State one-third, and the owner losing
one-third.
This is quite an unusual record, to
find so little infestation. Eastern Car
olina so far has shown very little of
the disease, as compared with the
north.
The broad, free range, with so few
cattle imported, of course, accounu
for that.
The cost to the county has been a
bout SBOO, or 33 1-3 cents per head.
All things considered, this is evidently
a good investment. •
The satisfaction alone of knowing
that our children are not drinking tu
bercular milk is worth more than the
cost.
Dr. Duckworth says he has found
Martin County folks to be fine people,
and that they have given him splen
did cooperation. He goes from here
to Brevard, in Transylvania County,
where he will be engaged in the same
kind of work.
COP RESCUES CAT
FROM BIG HAWK
John Cook Shoots Huge Hawk That
Had Just Picked Up Small
Kitten
John S. Cook, night policeman, res
cued, a kitten from two big hawks
Thursday morning about four o'clock.
While patrolling Main Street Mr.
Cook heard a peculiar noise in the
elements that arrested his attention,
and observed that it appeared to be
coming down, and soon fell in the
street between the Enterprise office
and the Post Office. When Mr. Cook
reached the spot he saw a small white
cat running away, and two very large
hawks' in the middle of the street, ap
parently in a dazed condition. He im
mediately fired into them with His pis
tol, killing one and missing the other.
Mr. Cooks thinks the disturbance in
the air was caused by the hawks fight
ing over the kitten, and they carried
the fight so far that they lost their
aerial control and fell to the ground,
and that when they fell through the
entanglement of telephone and elec
tric light wires that the custodian of
the kitten loosened his hold, all fall
ing together.
The fighting was lucky for the kit
ten, unlucky for the dead hawk, and
very dangerous for the other one, as
the shots from the policeman's gun
cut some of his tail feathers out. The
dead hawk measured five feet and
three inches from tip to tip.
Baptist Church
Services Sunday
Sunday school, 9.45 a. m.
Morning service, 11 a. m.
Evening service, 7.45 p. m.
Mr. R. E. Sen telle, of Tarboro, will
conduct both morning and night serv
ices.
All members are especially request
ed to be present Sunday night for an
important business conference.
The public is cordially invited to
attend any and all of these services.
Strand Theatre
TONIGHT
Jack Holt - Lila Lee
in 'NORTH OF 36'
SATURDAY
Western Special
'Dangerous Trail'
Our Gang Comedy
. Episode No. 5 of
'Fighting Ranger*
$8 in Three Prizes
Giyen Away FREE!
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THE ENTERPRISE
Three Injured When Train
Wrecks Truck At Crossing
Here Yesterday Afternoon
Men Were From Bath
Section of Beaufort
County
CAR IS DEMOLISHED
Two Only Slightly Hurt;
Other Man Taken to
Hospital
Thursday afternoon, as a Ford
truck driven by Mr. John L. Harris,
accompanied by his. brother L. T. Har
ris, and George W. Woolard, reached
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad cross
ing on the Williamston-Washington
road, at the Standard Oil Tanks, the
five o'clock passenger train from Ply
mouth struck the truck, crushing it
into splinters and carrying it some
distance down the track. Mr. John L.
Harris was .seriously hurt, while his
brother and Mr. Woolard suffered only
minor but painful bruises. Mr. Har
ris was carried to the Washington
Hospital for treatment.
The parties had taken a load of to
bacco from their farms near Hunters
Bridge, in Beaufort County, and had
just sold it and were on their way
home when the accident occurred.
The men had failed to see the rail
road crossing sign and they heard nn
train blow. The approaching train,
being in a cut which was skirted with
bushes and weeds, was almost upon
them before they saw it
Thomas-Walker
The following account of the mar
riage of Miss Ellen Ellery Walker to
Mr. Willard Frankliy Thomas, from
the Sunday issue of the Lynchburg
I Va., News, will be of interest in this
city, where Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will
reside during the tobacco season.
"Grace Memorial Episcopal Church
[Avas decorated last evening in stately
fu&hion for the marriage of Miss Ellen
tilery Walker, daughter of John Stew
art Walker, and the late Mrs. Ellen
Ellery Caller Walker, to Willard
I Franklin Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alson Franklin Thomas, all of Lynch
burg . The officiating clergyman was
Rev. Carleton Barnwell, rector of the
church, and Mr. and Mrs. Gustav A.I
Kleunter furnished the wedding music.
The chancel was decorated with Ken
tia palms and ferns, with trailing
smilax, and in the sanctuary, masses
of brides roses, feathery Feverfew and
lily of the valley.
"Miss Mary H. Walker was her sis
ter's maid of honor, her gown of pale
yellow georgette crepe, following the
straight line mode observed in the
gowns of all the bride's attendants.
She carried a cascade shower of Mrs.
Aaron Ward roses and light blue del
phinium. The bridesmaids, who car
ried butterfly roses in combination
with summer lilac, worse soft frocks
in lilac shade. Mr. Thoinas wa* at
tended by Patrick Dirom as best man.
His groomsmen and ushers wore bou
tonnieres to correspond with the
bride's bouquet, consisting of a spray
of lily of the valley.
'The bride entered with her fathec,
by whom she was given in marriage,
and her gown was of georgette crepe,
heavily beaded, the tulle veiling form
ing the graceful train. Her flowers
perfected the wedding note, lilies of
the valley and bride's roses in a show
er arrangement
"After the ceremony the bride and
groom left for the North Carolina
mountains, and they will go later to
Williamston, where they will make
their home for the present."
Lightning Strikes Pack
House; Kills Two Mules
Monday evening during the thun
der storm, lightning struck a pack
house belonging to Mr. Henry D. Peel
occupied by J. H. Jackson, killing two
mules and three chickens. Mr. Jack
son was grading tobacco at the time
and was sitting Ufa chair by a poat,
which was split and splintered down
almost to his head, where a nail was
driven and a piece of hay wire at
tached to it went out of the house,
which, it is thought, saved his life.
He was knocked out of his chair on
hiß grading bench, but not injured in
any way.
The mules were very valuable, esti
mated to be worth around S6OO. The
lightning also knocked a hole in the
top of Mr. Jackson's car, which was
sitting in a shed bnflt on. to the side
of the pack house and near the stables
where the mules stood. , J
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Williamston, Mai-tin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 18,1925
SCHOOL TO HAVE
FOOTBALL TEAM
•
Many Youngsters Reporting For Prac
tice; Is First Football Year
For Williamston
Practically all the boys in the Wil
liamston High School are turning out
for football practice, which is being
held each afternoon under the super
vision of Coach Bowden. Twenty
three boys reported for practice yes
terday afternoon, which is a large
percentage of the total number of
boys in the high school. This is the
Williamston school's first year in foot
ball, and the coach is gratified at the
amount of interest being shown by the
boys. Mr*. Bowdeh plans to put a
fast, light team in the field, there
being few boys in the school who
weigh more than 125 pounds. Despite
the lightness of the team, the boys
hope to put up some strong fights
against teams of neighboring high
schools.
Rigid training rules will be put in
force when the team gets down to
real practice. This mean no smoking
and regular hours, among othet
things, for all those who hope to make
the team, and football would easily
be worth while if for no other reasons
than these two.
So far, practice has been confined to
kicking and learning how to handle the
ball, with a few simple formations be
ing explained. Scrimmage practice
will hardly begin for two or three
weeks yet, as the boys have a lot of
toughening-up processes to go through
with before they begin to hit the line.
HAMILTON HIGH
SCHOOL OPENING
Session Began Monday With Enroll
ment of 109; Expect More
Pupils Later
(Special to The Enterprise)
Hamilton, Sept. 14.—The Hamilton
High School opened this morning with
an enrollment of 109. The enrollment
it expected to reach a much higher
figure in the near future, as some of
the students are kept away on account
of farm work now.
, Hamilton High School is one of the
best small schools in the county, und
is working toward the accredited list,
v/hich it will reach with the coopera
tion that seemed to exist at the open
ing.
We were very fortunate to have
with us at the opening the following
visitors, who made short speeches:
Rev. E. D. I)odd, conducted the
devotional exercises; Supt. R. A.
Pope, who spoke along the line of
character development, and giving all
children equal advantages; Rev. Mr.
Pardo, of Williamston, spoke along th»
li'ie of putting "pep" into the work
and injected some of the real "pep"
into the lives of the students and pa
trons. Mr. P. L. Salsbury, chairman
of the local board, made a brief but
interesting talk, and inspired the
school to a higher standard of work.
The following is a list of tha fac
ulty who will have charge of the work:
J. L. Jones, of Apex, N. C., gradu
ate of Wake Forest College, with 3
years experience at Frultland Insti
tute, and last year principal of the
Hamilton school.
Miss Cornelia Ayers, Rowland, N.
C., graduate of Meredith College, and
four years as teacher.
Miss Blanche Poe, of Apex, who has
charge of the sixth and ieventh
grades.
Miss Myrtle Dixon, Rose Hill, N. C.,
fourth and fifth grades.
Miss Lucy Palmer, Camilla, Gp.,
second and third grades.
Miss Effie Waldo, Hamilton, first
grade.
The school enters this year Into the
new modem building and has an op
portunity to grow and be a real asset
to the community.
The spirit of cooperation was every
where manifest hare this morning be
tween students, teachers, and potrona.
and we are looking for a great year's
work.
Pecan Growers Society
To Help Market Crop
The Pecan Growers Society, of
which W. N. Roper, of Raleigh, is sec
retary, plans to help its membership
market their output of pecans so as
to receive the beat possible prices. It
may pay pecan growers of the State
to investigate this plan.
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THE ENTERPRISE
WEEKLY SERMON
"Honor God with thy substance,
and with the first fruits of all
thine increase; so shall thy barns
be filled wih plenty and thy vats
overflow with new wine."—Prov.
3:9-10.
This call to self-sacrificing devotion
by the appropriation and use of what
we possess to the service of God is no
new one. If we read God's word, we
find from the beginning how God has
required of man a sacrifice. Cain and
Abel knew this and one offered a sac
rifice that was not acceptable and one
offered a sacrifice wholly acceptable.
One was condemned. One was .>lest.
We find the Israelites "honoring God
with their substance" when they con
tributed toward the erection of the
t:ibern'icle in the wilderness, and later
when they assistd in the preparations
of the temple, and in payments of'
tithes.
In the Book of Proverbs we are
cautioned to "Honor God with our sub
stance and first fruits of ALL our
increase. .But do we do it?
Perhaps there may be some who
realize that God is the giver of every
thing we have; but most of us either
fail to realize this or realize it but
fail to honor God by sacrificing our
desires, our selfishness, our greed, by
giving back to Giwl that portion He
requires.
As a matter of fact, most of us,
when prosperous, fail to remember
our obligation to God. If we are far
mers and have a good crop and sell to
advantage and make a little money—
Bang!—A new automobile, first thing.
If we are business men and have a
good profitable year in business, up
goes an expensive house—too expen
sive:- Then general extravagance in
living. High-pried clothes for the
men and low-necked gowns for the
women.
If we are doctors and lawyers and
have a prosperous year—collections
good and a surplus ahead—we under
take enterprises way beyond our ca
pacities and groan under the load for
several years to come.
But if we are preachers, our con
dition is about the same, except we
have to plead a little harder and
think a little faster to devise ways and
mfcans of attracting the prosperous to
church. And why? Simply because
in times of prosperity men are prone
to forget God.
l«t several years of poor business,
poor crops, poor prices hit a communi
ty and people have to curb their high
priced desires. When misfortune
comes, they turn to God. When help
less, without money and prosperity,
they seem to realize that God is, after
all, to be considered. In times of a
long drouth they call upon the
churches to pray for rain. Sun
day prayer was offered in the various
churches, asking God to send rain.
The preacher led the people^,in these
prayers.- We have had a fine rain, but
I've not heard of or read of a single
request for the preacher to lead the
people in a prayer of thanksgiving and
gratitude -to God for answering th»
prayers and sending the rain.
We are ungrateful, for the most
part. We easily forget oar distress
and anxiety and God when we have
no present distress and- no pressing
need of God.
The Book of Proverbs tells us "Hon
or God with our substance and * * *
our barns shall be filled, our vats
overflow with new wine." That is to
say, consistent honoring of God, sup
port of God's institutions, the church,
denying ourselves for His sake, will
bring to us a continued well being.
No one who has ever made the
practice of giving to God out of his
substance ever regrets ( it.
Our churches fieed supporting. They
are here—erected to the service of
man in the name of Christ to the
glory of God the Father. Support
them out of Your substance, which you
have received from God. And God
promises yop & blessing.
Rev. Pardo to Preach
Anniversary Sermon
The Rev. Clarance 0. Pardo, rector
of the Church of the Advent, has been
invited to preach the anniversary ser
mon 1n St. Paters Episcopal Church,
Washington, Sunday night, September
20th. This is the 52nd anniversary
of the rectorship of Mr. Harding, for
to many years the beloved rector of
St. Peters, and the sixth year of the
present rector, Rev. Stephen Gardner.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those friends
who so kindly assisted and sympathiz
ed with us over the accident to our
little son, .Preston, when he was hurt
by an automobile.
Beapectfully,
F. L. EDWARDS and WIFE.
Peoples Bank Building Is
Sold To Men Who Plan
To Establish Bank Here
BEAUTY CONTEST
WELL UNDER WAY
Rules and lieKubitions For Contest
Announced; Nominations (.'lose 
Monday, September 28-
Much interest is being shown in the
Uounokc Beauty contest now being
conducted throughout the community.
Already many popular and beautiful
young ladies have been nominated by
their admirers-and there is every in
dication that many more will be nomi
nated before September 28th, at 5 o'-
clock, the time when the nominutions
will be closed. Reniembei 1 thut you
positively must have your nomination
in before 5 o'clock Septemoer 28th.
This is important. No one may be
eligible for the first prize—the beuu
tiful diamond ring—unless nominated
before the hour for closing the nomi
nations.
In the towns of Windsor, Jamesville
Hamilton, Hethel, Robersonville, anil
Williamston the enterprising mer
chants have the votes for the great
Roanoke beauty contest. The names
of these merchants will he published
in the next issue of this paper, so
watch and see where you may obtain
the votes und then get your friends
and relatives to help you to secure the
winning number of votes from your
district. .
As announced before, each of the
districts named above will have some
beautiful and popular young lady wh*
will win the district prize. This young
lady will then represent her district
and be a contestant in the beauty con
test which will be held October 29th.
At this time one of the district win
ners will be chosen Queen of Beauty
and receive for her very own the
diamond ring, us well us thf
honor of being selected us the Queen
of Beauty. Then on the first night of
the Roanoke Fair this fortunate young
Indy will be crowned queen of beau
ty. Surrounded by her friends and
admirers it will-be an occasion long
to be remembered.
Rules for the tlonteut
1. All nominations must be in not
Inter than 6 o'clock September 28.
2. With every purchase of merchan
dise from the merchants holding votes
you will receive 100 votes.
3. With every dollar purchase you
will receive 1,000 votes, plus the 100
votes given with every purchase.
4. Over one dollar purchase you re--
ccive 260 for every 26 cents purchase.
If your purchase amounts to $1.78,
you would receive 1,860 votes.
6. No married woman eligible. Noj
one under 16 years of age may enter
the contest.
A little work on your part may win
you the diamond ring. Hurry. Worl^.
Nominations To Date
Hamilton came forward with five
nominations since the last issue of the
Enterprise. The list of those nomi
nated ao far
Hamilton
Ethel Davenport ' „ 10,000
Helen Davenport 10,000
Gertrude Lilley 10,000
Lucy Palmer 1— 10,000
Carrie Dell Roebuck -- 10,000
Windsor
Mary Etheridge Rhea 10,000
Virginia Spivey —l 10,000
Flora Mitchell - 10,000
Williamson
Trulah Ward Page 10,000
Laura Norton ~.J~ 10,000
Geneva Cook .-- 10,000
Elizabeth Hurras ___ 10,000 j
Nina Upton 10,000
Marguerite Cook 10,000.
Frances Gurganus lO,OOOl
Carrie Dell White _ 10,000]
Lyda Cook 10,000 j
-Rita Norton --- ------ —-MMHW
Robersonville
Helen Roberson 10,000
Ruth Whitfield ... 10,000
Carrie Louise Grimes 10,000
MM ' 9
Frances Smith lO,OOO
Perry
Died Thursday
Mr. Samuel Perry, of Williams
iWnship, died Thursuay night, after
a four-days' attack of pneumonia,
with which he was suddenly taken on
Monday.
His was the son of Mr. Louis Perry,
who also died early in the year from
an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Perry
married a Miss William#' only a few
months ago. He will be buried this
afternoon at 8 o'clock at Reddielcs
Grove. The funeral will be conducted
by Rev. R. L. Shirley.
Kinston and Avden Men
Are Promoters Of
Undertaking
DATE IS UNCERTAIN
New Institution Will Be
Run Under Federal
Charter
Messrs. Fred 1. Sutton, attorney and
.financier, and J. C. Raspberry, banker,
both of Kinston, and Mrs. R. L. Turn
age, banker, of Ayden, have purchased I
the old Peoples Hank building and an-1
nounce their intention of opening a
national bank here at an early date.
The National Hank of Kinston,
which has been a very successful en
terprise, will he one of the principal
backers of the new institution, al
though it is understood (hat the Wil
liamston bank will operate under an
independent charter under the laws
governing, national banks.
The plans, however, at preijent are
understood to he only tentative, but
full details? ure expected to be given
out at an early date.
It is a source of satisfaction to peo
ple generally to we a restoration of
confidence along financial lines.
The fact that beginning at William
ston, with the failure of two banks,
und extending to Jamesville, Plymouth
and Roper, until five bankn were fore-,
ed to close their doors following the
1020 catastrophe, leaving only the
Farmers and Merchants Hank to fight
the battles alone, has not only wfllrked
i hardship on the people but on the
surviving banks as well.
The vast territory, with only one
hank operating, will give a sufficient
field for a new bank to prosper.
New Series Building
And Loan Now Openj
The Martin County Huilding and,
Loan Association is now busy selling
certificates in the seventeenth series,
which opened early in September.
They find it pretty easy to sell
now, since So many people have been
paid off on several of the early series.
They have learned, at first hand that
it is a paying investment and a sure
investment.
The history of building and loan
associations in North Carolina does
not record a single failure from its
earliest history, which is a great rec
ord when we see the amount invested
exceeds assets of the hanks of the
State. The shareholder does not have
lo pay any taxes and has no risk.
Declaer Embargo On
Florida Resort Cities
llail roads und sleamsTTfji) lines "KffVr"
declared an embargo on freight from
northern points to Florida resort cities
The reason given for the embargo IB
that the rush is so great they are un
able to handle the great volume of
business.
Food stuff und live stock are ex
cepted in the embargo.
Officers Get Four Stills
During Present Week
Federal Agent Thomas W. Snell,
with J. Raleigh Manning and Vance
Price, captured an 80-galJon copper
still in Bear Grass, near the old Mi
zell Hchoolhouse this week. About 900
callons of beer was found nearby.
On Tuesday the same parties went
in the famous Free Union section,
where they captured three copper stills
and about gallons of beer.
No operators were seen near the
.stillß, and none of them were in op
eration.
Mr. Meador, of Asheville, N. C„ is
visiting his son, Mr. Harry Meador.
Mrs. E. L. Jones, of Greenfield,
Ky., is visiting Mrs. Harry Meador in
New Town.
Beauty Contest—Nomination Coupon
I nominate for ike Beauty Contest
Miss i s ■ ——
P. O. Address
Nominations must be mailed to The Enterprise, care of Beau
ty Contest Editor not later than September 21, IMB.
Use This Coupon To Secure 10,000 Votes For Your Favorite
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Columns a Key to 1,600
Martin County Homes
ESTABLISHED 1898
LOCAL SALES TOTAL
ALMOST 2 MILLION
Price on Better G r ade* of Tobacco
Seems To Be On Increase; All
Record* Broken Here
The Williams ton tobacco market, in
cluding today's sale, has sold prac
tically two million pounds, and the
prices for the weed seem to be on the
increase, particularly on the better
grades of tobacco.
The local market is making for it
self, on its own merit, a name as a
tobacco market, as indicated or shown
by the amount of tobacco sold here
from all the eastern section of the
State.
The warehousemen are working
hard and cooperating in an effort to
sell all tobacco at its maximum value
and lastingly . please the farmer.
Fronr all indications, the local mar
ket is surpassing all past records, amt
this year is scheduled to put William
ston on the map with the larger mar
kets of the State.
OAK CITY SCHOOL
OPENED MONDAY
Around .100 Students Enrolled; t>o in
High School; Largest Senior
Class in History
(Special to The Enterprise)
Oak City, Sept. 17.—The Oak City
High School opened for the fall term
Monday, September 14, with a good
enrollment. Three hundred students
were present for work. Sixty of this
number are pupils of the high school,
h ml twenty of the sixty ure in the
senior class, the largest in the history
of the school.
At 10 o'clock the school marched in
to the auditorium, which was almost
filled to capacity. The following pro
gram was rendered;
Song—America.
Devotional—J. C. Koss.
Address of welcome—J. A. Everett,
secretary of the school board.
Response-—H. S. Everett.
Piano solo—Miss Elizabeth Jones.
Aim of the School—H. M. Ainsley.
Veils—High School.
A distribution of souvenir lead pen
cils by J. H. Ayers to every child and
teacher and tablets and rulers by 11.
S. Everett brought the opening to an
informal get-acquainted meeting.
The remainder of the morning ses
i-ion was-given over to the classifica
tion of students, securing book lists
and other preparations incident to be
ginning regular class work Tuesday
morning.
Episcopal Church
Services Sunday
Rev. Clarance O. I'ardo, Rector
First Sunday after Trinity:
8,00 af communion.
0.45 a. school.
10.00 a. m.—Advent Bible Cluss.
11.00 a. m.—Morning prayer and
sermon.
i.BO p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission.
No night service.
Attend Ford Clinic At
Norfolk This Week
J. D. Woolard, of the Williamston
Motor Co., accompanied by Mr. Mar
shall Rogerson, machinist, attended
the "Ford clinic" at Norfolk this
week, where all the minute details of
the "construction of a Ford car were
gone into by factory experts.
The Norfolk branch is now putting
out all Ford mo4pls.
Regular Meeting: Of
Masons Tuesday Night
There will be a reguar communica
tion of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A.
F. & A. M., Tuesday night, September
22. . ;
Members are especially urged to be
present, as some very important busi
ness is to come before the lodge.
C. D. CARSTARPHEN, Jr.,
N Secretary.
Master Thomas Summerlin, the 14-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Summerlin was rushed to the Tarboro
Hospital Monday, where he was oper
ated on for appendicitis. He is get
ting along very nicely at this time.