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• \i- ' V \ J- Sell Your Tobacco in Williamston; Four Independent Warehouses, Run by Experienced Men Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires VOLUME XXVII—NUMBER 61 Woman's Missionary Union Roanoke Baptist Association To Meet Here Tomorrow Miss Sara Funderburke, Returned Missionary, To Make Address The nineteenth annual session of the ■Woman's Missionary Union of the Ro anoke Association of the Baptist Church will begin tomorrow at 10.30 o'clock at the Memorial Baptist Church, with the missionary societies hostesses' to the association. This is the first time in eight years thatVthe local church has entertained the unKui and it expects at least four or Jwe hundred guests. Mrs. C. T. Plybon will lead the morning devotional, after which Mrs. John D. Biggs, jr., will make the ad dress of welcome, which will be re sponded to by Mrs. J. M. Wheless, of Farmville. Reports will be made by the lead ers of the various missionary organi zations of the association. They are M i«F Nina Collins, Nashville, Mrs. C. I V. Austin, Wilson; Miss Pearl Harris, Weldon; Mrs. A. C. Liverman, Scot land Neck; Mrs. L. A. Stroud, Green ville, and Mrs. Leon T. Vaughan, of Nashville. , A delicious lunch of barbecue and other delicacies will be served at 1 o'clock to the visitors, which will be followed by a short social period be fore the afternoon program begins. Devotional will be conducted by Mrs W. K. White, of Plymouth, and then the county leaders, Mrs. E. B. Beas iey, of Fountain, Mrs. 1. L. Yearby, of Tarboro, Mrs. J. D. Biggs jr., of Williamston, Mrs. T. M. Jenkins, of Rosemary, Mrs. Will Rhodes, of Wil son, and Mrs. C. B. Smith, of Whit akers, will be heard. They will be followed by Miss Sara l'underburke, of Kong Moon, China, wiie is a missionary to that country and who will make a missionary ad dress. Miss Punderburke is a very not ed worker among the Chinese and her address is expected to be a shining light in the meeting. Roanoke Rapids Flan Is Adopted in Greece Paying the doctor with a dollar a year is a plan which has long been in vogue-in a North Carolina cotton-mill town and which has recently been in augurated by the medical director of the refugee districts and approved by the Greek Government. Years ago the mills in Roanoke Rapids, N. C., of which Mr. S. F. Pat terson is the head and director, adopt ed a cooperative plan for payment of doctor's bills. Each person was taxed a small amount and a community doc tor was empLoyed to look after the sick, which service was free to the afflicted, with the exception of the small yearly assessment, 't was to the doctor's advantage to save all the time he Could to keep the people weH, I and the last report from the govern ment was that Roanoke Rapids had made a record in health statistics. Practically this same plan has been put over in GreeceTiy the medical di rector of the refugees and approved by the Greek Government. Each per son will be taxed one dollar a year and 250 dispensaries, each in charge of a doctor, will be established, throughout the district. The doctors will make tours on fixed dates through their and emergency calls when necessary. Special aim will be made to malaria and typhoid and other preventable dis eases, and also stressed effort in cut ting down the infant mortality rate. Strand Theatre 683 T - ■ —- —COMING *> ) V OCTOBER 12-13 "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS' * 0 THE ENTERPRISE ' 11 .»■ 4 Signs Dtmpwy VQ Above is Floyd Fitzslmmons, Michigan City, Ind., promoter, a real thorn in the side of the N. Y, Boxing Commission which is try ing to "punish" Dempsey for lack of respect Fitzsimmons claims to have the champion's signature for a title bout with Harry Wills, July 4, 1926—and for whicn Demp sey is to receive the record 'ptirM of all time—sl,ooo,ooo. CROWD (iATHERS FOR COLE TRIAL Rockingham Manufacturer Enters a Plea of Not Guilty to Killing Of W. W. Ormond Rockingham, Sept. 28. —The special grand jury assembled today to pass on the bill charging W. 11. Cole with the murder of W, W. Ormond 011 August 16 were only one hour in bringing in a true bill of indictment, charging that "W. LI. Cole did kill, slay, and'murder W. Wr Ormond on or about August 15, 1925." After the bill of indictment was turned into the court, Cole, who has been in jail since the killing, was brougnt 111 aiul tillered a plea of "not guilty." Judge Fulley giahte! the motion of t-ol'citor F. Don Phillips to call a spec ial venire from some ether county. The court that a vt idrj of 200 be call ed to appear Wednesday morning, *at \Viich time real action will begin in what promise.- to be cne of the hard est-fought cases iti \>ur State's his tory. The defendant i«' wealthy and stands high in his f.eetion. Ormond liarl friends all over the State, and t'hey arc putting up a real fight to the end , tbat his H.iyer may be brought to justice. The insanity plea may lie the real hope of Cole. Tliete is hardly any other straw to uitch Highway System Now Includes 5,444 Miles Figures recently complied show that on July "1 the State highway system included 6.444 miles of good roads. Of this mileage in excess of 2,000 miles has been paved or Js being pav ed by the highway commission, ex clusive of paving: done by counties and turned over to the State. Route 10, fine of the most important routes in the State, has approximately 500 miles of paving completed or under construction in its total length of 579 miles. First Teachers' Meet To Be Held Saturday , rf- The- first teachers reading circle meeting of the new Mhoot year wrH be held in the Williamston Graded School building at 2 o'clock p.m., on Saturday, October the 3rd, 1925. Every teacher is expected to be present, and each principal is requested to ask that all teachers come to this first meeting. All teachers in the county who have signed contracts and are awaiting the -QJIfiPiUJ. ®Lih®L r respective schools are expected to attend also""' R. A. POPE, > Superintendent. Jews Celebrate Yom Kipper Yesterday Yom Kipper, the Day of Atonement for those of the Jewish faith, was ob served by local residents Monday, Sep. tember 28. Mr. and Mr». Frank Margolis and Irving Margolis motored to Goldsboro ; where they attended services at the I Tanri Tamnla in dtv. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 29, 1925 PROCEEDINGS OF SUPERIOR COURT Convened Monday Morning For Trial 01' Civil Cases; Several Minor Case* Disposed Of The superior court having complet ed the criminal docket Friday after jioon, reconvened yesterday morning at 9:80 o'clock to hear the civildocket. Judge Cranmer spent the week end with his family in Southport, return ing Sunday afternoon. In a very few -minutes a jury was selected and sev earl cases of minor importance were rotten off the docket in the morning session, and the Hill-Railroad case was begun promptly after the dinner hour. Mrs W. O. Hill, formerly of Wash ington but now of Raleigh, is suing the A. C. L. f or damages to herselT and a Lexington car sustained about three years ago. , It will be recalled that Mrs. Hill was in a car driven by her son, who lackeil 60 day? of being 16 years of age, coming to Williamston about 1.30 p. in., and failing to see the train at the crossing by the Standard Oil Co. yards, ran into the on-coming train, demolishing the car and injuring her self. Witnesses for the plaintiff were heard during yesterday afternoon, and th'ose for the defense today. Counsel will begin their argument about three o'clock this afterndon, which will probably not be concluded until to morrow.- Court will very probably last the rest of the week, as therg are a good many cases 011 the docket scheduled to be tried. Sandy Ridge lx>cal , And Personal News Mrs. W. H, Daniel and Mrs. Etta Taylor spent Wedilesnday afternoon with Mrs. C. V. Lanier. Mrs, T. A. Peed and Master Felix visited Mrs. C. V. Lanier Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Etta Taylor is visiting Mrs. Lee Hardison this week. Rev. R. L. Shirley visited Mrs. Louis Perry Thursday afternoon. Miss Bessie Green spent Thursday' night with Coralie Peed. Mr. J. T. Harrell and. Misses lioxiiv Jones and Coralie Peed motored to Washington Sunday. Mrs. T. A. Peed and children spent 'he week end with Mr. ;ind Mrs., T. \\. Thomas, in Williamston. Mrs. J. H. Riddick spent Sunday with Mrs. S. E. Hardison.. Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Shirley were guests of Mrs. J. H. Riddick Sunday c vening. Rev. and Mrs. E. D. I)odd were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cherry Sunday evening. The revival meeting at Holly Sprinrt cTosed Sunday night with one addition to the church. Mrs. T. A. Peed is visiting her mother in Williamston this week. Mrs. R. D. Jones is much improved at this writing. / Mr. Sam visited Mr. Sam Pate Monday. Mr, and Mrs. Lucian Hardison, Mrs. Nin>iie Manning visited Mrs. C. V. Lanier Sunday afternoon. Walter L. Main Show Is Largely Attended Walter L. Main's. Circus was large ly attended by Martin County people Sa urday. Some enjoyed it, but on a wholi th? folks were disappointed with the performances at the same price of high-class circuses. A good ly number of elephants and two cam els practically covered the wild animal list, unless one wanted to attend one of the side shows-; of course, with an other admission charge. The ele phants were, in fact, a greater part of the show. We understand there was a great deal of complaint made by some of those buying tickets about being short changed by the ticket sell ers. This, of course, is not charge able to the show, but to the indi viduals. Baptist Services To Be Held by Rev. W.H.Dodd Rev. W. H. Dodd, of StantonsburK, will hold ..services at the Baptist Church Wednesday evening at 7:45. Rev. Dodd is brother to Rev. E. D. Po-ld, pastor of the local Methodist Church, and will be Mr. and Mrs. Dodd's fuest while in the city. Here From Naahville Messrs. Lee Laßoge aril Jess Mc- Cullum, of Nashville, spent Sunday in town. Mr. George Madre, of Windsor, was in town for a short while Monday. Local Tobacco Market Upholding Reputation The local tobacco market is sus taining its fine reputation, and fc right along with the best, and most of the time it is several cents higher. This morning the poorer grades seemed to he a little off, hut good tobacco was bringing very fine averages. At least a half dozen men who brought tobacco here this morning told us that they had averaged around 40 cents',~¥nT "Some of them even higher. ENTRIES CLOSE IN BEAUTY CONTEST Several New Nominations Filtered Since Friday; Standing Will Ik' Published Next Friday Several additional nomination were received before the time for closing yesterday afternoon, and the list of contestants is now complete. Voting began last Friday, and the standing of the contestants will be published hi the next issue of the Enterprise. Tile complete list of nominations follows: Jamesville Mary Clement Fagan 10,000 Sadie L. Fagan 10,000 Pearlie Jones _ , 10,000 Ollie Kuth Gardner 10,000 Beatrice White J 10,000 Vera Hair 1 10,(K>0 Gladys Martin 10,000 Lillie Mae Roßerson . 10,000 Mary Gurkin 10,000 Hazel Kobersoit . 10,000 Hetty Martin - ~ 10,000 Fannie Mae Rlddick 10,000 Lillian Jones 10,000 Beatrice Stnllings 10,000 Annie Mae Gray 10,000 Marie Heddrick 10,000 Ruby Gurkin __Tj. 10,000 Mary Fagan 10,000 Irene Tetterton 10,000 Ruth Modlin t— 10,000 Carrie Sexton 10,000 WilJ'aiiitfton Elizabeth Hurras . 12,700 Trulah Ward Page —-_u 12,600 Ruth Manning 11,500 Frances Hoyt 10,600 Mattie Lou Anderson Emma Robertson S2 . 10,li«>0 Laura Norton 10,000 Geneva Cook —»■ 10,000 Marguerite Cook 10,000 Frances Gurganus 10,000 Carrie Dell White __l 10,000 Lyila Cook 10,00(1 Rita Norton - r 10,000 Mary Clyde Leggett '— 10,000 Ruby Barnhill 10,000 Mami C. Rogers lO,OOO (Note—The names of Misseß Anni? Louise Crawford and, Carrie Iee Peel have been removed from the Willium ston list of entries, as they have re turned to school out of town and one of the requirements of the contest is that each contestant must be in her home town while t'he contest is on. Robersonville Helen lioberson - 10,000 Ruth Whitfield 10,000 Carrie Grimes lO,OOO A Keen Everett lO,OOO Lucy Stokes * 10,000 Hilda ltoss 1: —. 16,000 Ernestine Taylor 10,000 Helen Gurganus •• 10,000 Hamilton Grace Starling 10,000 Julia Salsbury —■*— 10,000 Norma Hines lO,OOO Mar,ha Roebuck 10,000 Anna Lee Anthony 10,000 Pauline Johnson , 10,000 Blanche Poe - 10,000 Myrtle Dixon lO,OOO Mary Johnson —----- 10,000 Helen- Johnson 10,000 Ethel Davenport ~ 10,000 Helen Davenport 10,000 Gertrude Lilley 10,000 Lucy Palmer lO,OOO Carrie Dell Roebuck 10,000 Mary Stokes lO,OOO . Windsor Mary Etheridge Rhea . - 10,000 Virginia Spivey —: 10,000 Flora Mitchell ____ 10,000 Lois Spruitl - lO,OOO Mamie Stokes 10,000 EpworthT^eag'U^ To Meet Tonight The weekly Epworth league meet ing will be held tonight at the Meth odist Church at 8 o'clock. The lar Monday night meeting was post poned on account of the chautauqua last night. Return to Portsmouth Mrs. J. D. Thrower and little son, Joe, jr., left Sunday for their home in Pofrtsmouth, Va., after visiting rela tives here for some time. INDIGNANT SUBSCRIBER WANTS SOME ONE TO BREED A NEW KIND OF IHXi ONeHhAT WON'T BARK (Contributed) We have the spinels wr us, the boneless ham, the seedless orange, the juicelcss lemon, the legless centipede, ihe brainless autoisl, the toothlss dentist, the hairless barber, and many other things 100 num erous to mention, but some one is yet to breed the barkless dog. Right here is where evolution ceases to "evolute," it seems. It is strange, too, how a man growls so when the baby yells with the colic, and he has to start on the hunt for parego r ic—and just for pure spite, pi-els the hide oIT both shins by kicking a chair ho left in the wrong place—Can sloop "the sleep of ihe just made perfect while a flea-ridden, long eared, liver-colored d"g sits beneath his window and barks at the place where Ihe moon was last week. The louder this ca nine favorite harks, the sounder and nweele r is the master's slumbers. Hut how about (he neighbors who are no 4 in the dogged business? They have no redress and little sleep to soothe their tired bodies, and so they are seeking some wizard who can breed a harkless dog, and all legislators will be elected on the promise to enact a law making it com pulsory for ivo r j dog lover to keep this breeil only. When all this comes to pas-*, one will bo able to hear Ihe mockingbird's song at har vest moon. MANY ATTENDING ROCKY MT. FAIR Secretary Says Kvcrthing Points to Greatest Pair la Its History The Rocky Mount Fair began today with everything pointing to the most successful fair in the history of that city. A conversation with Mr. N. Y. Chambless, manager of tli« 1925 fair, informed us tliaV they have a lair every phase' of wfcich tliey ure proud. Amusements are being enjoyed by a throng of people from all ovtfl this section. The horse racing is above anything that has been seeii Th Rocky Mount for several years. Tomorrow and Thursday will be the big days in the racing program, however. Fireworks are being shown every night, and they with several wonder ful acts are 1 among the free displays- Last, but greatest, conies the ex hibits. Rocky Mount ami vicinity hnve many poultry raisers,' and that department of the fair is above the average. There are several exhibits from Martin County entered in this department, and 25 as fine hogs as are to be found have been entered in the Swine Department by Mr. J. J. Roberson and his sons, David and Coy Roberson. ' The woman's building,-the canning department and agricultural fxliiWts are unusually attractive and well worth a day's visit to seiuJJwut..alone. W. A. Cherry Improving At Washington Hospital Mr. W. A. Cherry, who has been seriously ill at the Washington Hos pital for the past ten days is.steadily improving. This will be gratifying news to his many friends here and throughout this section, where Mr. Cherry works with the maintenance department of the, State Highway Commission. NfrsTcfWKDf is at his bedside, w here sW has beeS»constant ly since Ills suddelKijttaelf. 5-Year-Old Child Died Of Diphtheria Monday Furney, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Furney Howard, who live in New Town, died last night at 8 o'clock from an attack of diptheria. Unfortunately the trouble was not discovered until-disease had made so much headway that failed to arrest the trouble. Funeral services were held at 11 o'- clock today by Rev. C. O. Pardo. Bring Ford Cars Back From Norfolk Plant Messrs, J. D. Worilard, Perlie* Rob erson, J. G. Corey, Ira Harrison and George Harrison, jr., motored to/Nor folk Saturday to get Ford cars of the new models from the Ford assembling plant for the Williamston Motor Co. :J Martin Farmers Buying Big Lot Cover Crop Seed Over 1.000 himhelg of rye? send and 500 bushels of crimson clover have been ordered cooperatively to date by farmer* of Martin County, reports Count/ Agent T. B. Brandon. | • ' Visitors Here Sunday Miss Hattie B«ll Watson, and Messrs. Howard Cutler and G. W. Harris, of Washington, visited In Wil liamston Sunday evening. . m Mesdames Gordon Bailey and Geo. Taylor and Miss Nellie Foye Barnhill, of Everetts, were shoppers here this morning. _ , Postal Clerk Robbed Mail and Shot Himself John llurg-es, postal clerk of Rooky Mount, is under arrest at the Rocky Mount Sanatorium, charged, with robbing and embez zling the United State Mails in the amount'of $115,000, as a result of the investigation of the theft of three packages of currency con taining that sum from the Rocky Mount^posf^office on the evening of September liith. $15,000 of the amount was found last night in 4>he ..cellar of the post office build ing. The trial and preliminary bear ing bus been set for tomorrow af ternoon before United States Com missioner Arrington, of Rocky Mount. It will be -remembered that Rurges was shot when found and • said that he had been attacked by some-one he did no.t know. He was taken to the sanatorium, but will be able to stand trial tomor row afternoon. CROWDS WELCOME IMPROVED FORDS Beauty Is Keynote of Longer, I todies- Many New Conveniences Received Favorably It is 1.1 exaggeration to say that t'ie Ford dealer show rooms in Wil liamston were literally packed with people {luring the past week, all eager to see. (He new Ford cars, which went on display for the flirst time early in the week. There were exclamations of sur prise from' everyone anil enthusiastic coiiimojil.s of all kinds were heard (!vrn*ywhert\ the curs were exhibited,' whether in show roonts or on the streets. The cars are most attractive. Grace ful lines have been effected through the combination of lower bodies set nra lowered chusK'lK frame." Th rough iii'iuiaewibli: changes there has been blended into one whole an exception ally pleasing line of curs. From the higher, radiator, rising.Jpto the body lines, on back to the improved spare tire carrier at the rear and the tajl ligiit and license bracket on. the fen ilr, every car is distinctive. Those desiring: a two-passenger car will And it hard to choose between the coupe and the runabout. Both these types have particularly good . lines. The rear deck of each has been con siderably enlarged, and is now full width with increased luggage-carrying capacity. The touring car, most popular of allj Kord cars, has a considerably longer nppeafance and seats are wider. The TCiclor sedan likewise has been redesigned not only *hv tines, but in interior arrangement and seating com fort, while the Fordor has manx, churms for those who prefer a gar of this type. 1 „ • £ —. Examination of the curs reveal many other conveniences and refine ments which provide improved brak ing facilities, permit quicker adjust ments and contribute in many ways to easier driving, all of which can be .nation than by any description. While they embody features which give them new beauty, riding and drivinK comfort, the improved Fords are built on the same Model T chas sis which is the foundation of the de pendable and economic performance of more than 9,000,000 Ford cars now In service all over the world. ( Vixit Friends Here Gilbert Highsmith and Jesse James, of"Robersonville, visited friends in, town Sunday evening. Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County HOmes ESTABLISHED 1898 BENEFIT PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT "KoHetime" To Be Presented Under Auspices of Parent a-Teachers ( Association "Hosetime," a Wayne P. Sewell production directed by Miss Cart wright, of Boston, will be staged at the opera house Friday night. It is for the benefit of the parents-teachers association, and that fact alone merits the patronage of every man, woman ami child. .Those who jttteiul will see a delight ful performance, the cast all local people hut directed b> - .a professional. VVayrie P. Sewell ,who staged "the Flapper Grandmother," always sends out delightful comedies that appeal to the modern audiences. In many places people have considered "Rosetime" much l>etter titan "the P'lapper Grand mother," which made such a success here. The chorus" girls, Misses Mary M. Andrews , Flu gen la tfoyt, Sustp James, Trulah Ward Page, Elizabeth Gur ganus, Frances Williams and Thelma Brown anl Mrs. W. H. Capell, jr., are the most attractive bunch of girls Miss Cart wright has found since she has been directing "Rosetime," accord ing to her statement. Miss Darden, M Laura Norton, Miss Martha L. Anderson, Miss Lu cille Hassell, Mrs. I'. !!. Cone,' Messrs. M. 1). Watts, John Philpot, James Grillln, 11. M. Stphbs, and Solly Or- I uns form the cast proper and they ire each one well suited to his or her •part. . The young men who support the cl.orus girls are Messrs, John Booker, Stanley Se.st.om*.. William -Cook, Charles Knight, and John Wadsworth. SHIP CARLOAD HOGS TO FAIR .1. J. itiibrrMin and Brother Send 25 Of Thei r lU'hl N»k> to Rocky Mount Fair The best carl out I of hogs ever ship ped from Martin (.'ounty went to Itycky Mount Monday morning.- J. J. Koberson & Ilrother sent 25 of their picked Durocs and O. 1. C.s to the Rocky Mount Fair. They ranged in \yeight from 250 I ounds up. The heaviest, a Duroc boar, which was two years old last . March, weighed 875 pounds; one just a year and a half old weighed 625, while one of the others tipped the ! cales at 575. Two others, 12 months old, weighed 400 pounds each. Mr. D.-M. Koberson will show the hjjfs at the Kooky -Mount Fair this week. Next week he will exhibit at the Kinston Fair; from there he goes to Iho (ireenville Fair; then to Wilson, Tarhoro, and to Williainston in time for the Roanoke Fair the first week in November. At the present price of live hogs the oar load would be worth around sii,ooi i for stock purposes. They have, >(" course, a niui'h greater value. Messrs. Koberson have been engaged in pure-bred stock raising for iunr.riil-.yuuih, and have taken ■many first prizes in the" fairs of East ern Carolina. They have matte a success of stock taising, proving it.to be safer than iobiicct. k rowing. Nineteen Projects To p * Be Let October 13th Ninetren projects are included in the tentative list of work to be let by the State Highway Commission on- October I,'ith. Nine of the projects are to be hard surfaced immediately, while the thers are to l>e graded at the present and paved at a later date. The section of Route 40, between Rocky Mount ami Halifax, is includ ed in the list for paving, as is the section of Koute 10 between Smith field •nut thj Wayne County line towards Cold tltoro. NOTICE j I have opened a fresh meat market ju t he voiHt the cemrtrry on the Ham ilton load. Come and give me a trial. I sell chejlß, Respectfully, S. C. RAY. Mr. Hob Fearing. of Windsor, was in town this morning attentling to bus iness. A good many girt- children, instead of jbeing brought up to become use ful (and worthy women, are being trained for an alimony career. One objection to the expression, "used car," isc that the adjective is so darned inadequate. Don't bra* about coming from good people unless the good people bras »- bout yon.
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