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Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires ——a—eg■ ■ VOLUME XX VIII—NUMBER 86 COMMISSIONERS IN REGULAR SESSION HERE YESTERDAY Little of Importance tomes Up At Meeting; Make Provisions For Aaothor Small Bridge The Martin County Board of Com missioners held their regular monthly mooting at the courthouse Monday, January 4, with the following mem bers present: H. C. Green, H. M. Bur raa, T. B. Slade, jr., John N. Hopkins, and J. G. Barn hill. The Eureka Lumber Company was released from the payment of taxes on $640 worth of property improperly listed in Boar Grass Township, for the yonr 1985. The minutes of the three previous meetings were read and approved by tho board. Lumber was ordered furnished for a bridge across a branch near B. L. Cross's residence in Wiliiamston Town ship. W. A. Stocks was placed on the county pauper list with a monthly al lowance of S2O. J. T. McCLaron was released from the payment of $1 dog tax for the year 1926. Mrs. Mary E. Peel was released' from the payment of taxes on a piano listed by error in Wiliiamston town ship. J. L. Season was released from the payment of $1 dog tax. It was ordered by the board that the register of deeds be paid the sum of S6O per month for service as clerk to the board and keeping the books of the county for this year. Everetts Woodmen Elect New Officers (Special To The Enterprise) Everetts, Jan 6.—At a meeting of Everetts Camp, No. 16642, Modern Woodmen of America, held Monday night, December 14, 1926, the follow ing officers were elected for the year 1926: Messrs. H. L. Roebuck, Counsel; C. B. Roebuck, past counsel; Mayo PeeL advisor; W. L. Aus born, banker; Paul Bailey, clerk; Monie Mobley, es cort; C. G. Bailey, watchman; J. H. Bland, sentry. The following were elected to serve ax trustees of the camp for one, two, and throe years, respectively: J. Ar thur Wynn, V. G. Taylor, J. W. Cher ry. It is hoped by these officers that the members will cooperate with them to the fullest extent during the year 1926, making this a banner year for the M W. A. Purvis Brothers Buy Out R. F. Pope Pruvis Brothers is the name of the new firm which has succeeded Mr. R. P. Pope on Washington Street. They will continue the cleaning and pressing and fountain drinks business formerly conducted by Mr. Pope. Manning-Browning The following invitation has been rocaived by friends of the contracting parties in the city: "Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Mack Manning request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter, Carrie Delle, to Mr. John Robert Browning, on Wednesday the thirteenth of January, at eight o'clock in the morning, at home, Jamesville, North Caroling." Enclosed card reads: "At home after the twenty-third of January, Wiliiamston, N. C." Miss Manning is well known here, having attended the Wiliiamston High School for several years and visited her brother, Messrs. J. O. and J. A. Manning. Mr. Brown, who is at present own pf of thp Wiliiamston Lunch room, h very popular her*. Strand Theatre TONIGHT "THE DRESSMAKER FROM PARIS" with Leatrice Joy and Ernest Torrence THE ENTERPRISE "Kid Mayor" j ie 11 mi nmi . > .c.vv ' If Washburn, Wig., hu th« rnung •at Mayor of an* municipality Li Amorlca. Paul Ungredt wu tied ad to rofonn th« town whan hard ly mora than • boy. Now, at the ago ■ K )t ku made a great IWMH of Ms administration, han dling the «lt/'«*aff*!r» with raw jjjgjj* frn «M?N UwiWd «• DOHENY INTERESTS DEALT BODY BLOW BY COURT APPEALS Upholds Lower Court in Findings That Naval Oil Reserve in California Was Obtained by Fraud San Francisco, Jan. 4.—A decision, which, if upheld by the United States Supreme Court, will strip the Edward L. Doheny interests of ail the present oil leases in Naval Oil Reserve No. 1 in California ana deny them any re lief for work performed in such re serves and at the Pearl Harbor oil station at Honolulu, was handed down here today by the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals. The court upheld the action of the United States district court in LOB AN geles in ordering the cancellation of the leaseholds in question on the ground that they were obtained thru conspiracy and collusion. The court, however, reversed the finding of the trial court that the Pan- American Petroleum und Tiansport Co., the lessees, should toe compensat ed by $11,786,928 for work done in establishing the Pearl Harbor oil base and for exploitation and drilling work in the Elk Hill fields, the focal point of the controversy. In efTect, the court held that if the leases themselves were obtained thru an illegal exchange of any sorter" the lessees were not entitled to the return of any moneys expended as an out growth of such illegal act History of the Case The government's suit against the E. L. Doheny oil interests was the first case investigated by the United States Senate committee to come to trial. During the Senate investiga tion Doheny testified that he Qxpect d to realize $100,000,000 on the? con tracts and leases involving the Elk Hill naval oil reserve, Kern County, Cal., and construction of the naval oil base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Federal Judge Paul J. McCormick at Los Angeles, after hearing the case which opened in October, 1924, order ed the leases and contracts canceled on two grounds. First, that they were against public policy because the ac tion of the then Secretary of the In terior, Albert B. Fall, in making them was fraudulent, and second I ecause the executive order under which the instruments were executed was invalid In its complaint, the government charged that a fraudulent conspiracy between Fall and Doheny entered in to negotiations surrounding the leases Government counsel charged specifically that the IOO,OOO "loan" Doheny made to Fall in November, 1921, was a bribe and constituted a fraud on the United States! Counsel for Doheny defended the SIOO,OOO transaction as a personal loan between friends of life-long standing, and held that it played no part in securing the leases, since the tender took place more than a year previous to the letting of the major lease in suit. During the trial at Los Angeles the i government introduced a mass of evi dence designed to show that through out the negotiations Fall and Doheny were the chief factors in all import ant matters leading up to the letting of the (eases Other evidence tended to show that secrecy surrounded the negotiations and that the leases, were made without competitive bidding. Mr. Worthing Norton left yesterday for Detroit, Mich., after spending Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. If. I. Norton. BAD COi Wiliiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, STATE IS ALLOWED U,'708,544.00 BY U. S. bOK GOOD ROADS .Concrete Road From Wiliiamston Bridge to Bertie Highlands Considered Probable North Carolina has been allowed $1,708,544 by the Federal Government to be expended on the highways of the State on the Federal-aid projects. Texas gets more than any other State, its total reaching four and a half million dollars. Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Hawaii each get the sum of $366,625. The total sum allowed under the post office appropriation act of Feb ruary 1925, to be expended during the year is $73,125,000. The Federal Government paid about one-third of the cost of the Wiliiam ston Bridge, amounting to about $200,000. It is considered probable that they will make further expenditures on Route 30, from the northern end of the concrete to the Bertie highlands. So far, Martin and Bertie Counties have been well recognized by the Federal division of public roads. Smaller World Crop Of Tobacco Indicated Washington, Jan. 3.—A world to bacco crop slightly less than those of the past two years, but 38 per cent greater than the annual average of the five years before the war, was in dicated tonight in department of agri culture reports from 19 countries which last year produced 74 per cent of the world crop. India and China were not included. The more important producing coun tries in Europe show a decline of 13 per cent from last year, tho depart ment announced, the drop being the heaviest in France, with a loss of 45 per cent; Jugo-Slavla and Bulgaria also show declines while Czechoslo vakia and Greece have materially In creased production. Production reports have not yet been received from the Dutch East Indie* in the I'lulippines, but the crops there were said to be of inferior quali ty. Turkey reports-a crop of better duality than usual. Farmers Mutual Annual Meeting Here Saturday The annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association will be held at the courthouse Saturday, January 9th. This company has operated in Mar tin County for more than 30 years. It has nearly a million dollars insur ance in force and has never failed to pay any loss. In tho gteat tornado which swept over this county in April, 1924, It paid for every building damaged by the wind or otherwise. The cost for the 30 years has not averaged $3.60 per thousand per year for all losses, including fire, wind, and lightning. Philatheas Meet With Mrs. Mobley The Philatheas of the Christian Church mett with Mrs. Charles Mob ley on Friday evening at her home on Church Street. "The meeting was presided over by I Mrs. J. L». Woolard in the absence of the president, Mrs. G. H. Harrison. A short business session was held after the religious worship. The social program was given over to the hostess. A contest was held and Mrs. J. O. Manning and Mrs. Henry Harrison won, Mrs. Harrison getting the prize, a double compact. A lovely salad course with coffee was served by Mrs. Mobley assisted by her daughter, Miss Ollie M. Rob erson. Mr. Marion Griffin Accidentally Shot Mr. j. Marion Griffln was painfully wounded by a glancing shot fired Sun day morning by a boy who was shoot ing at a rabbit. Mr. Griffin happened to be near by and the shot struck him in the back, inflicting a painful wound. Dr. Smithwick, who attended him, was unable to extract the shot and took him to the Washington Hospital, where an X-ray examination was made, which indicated that the in jury was not serious. Mr. Griffin is a clerk in the William ston post office and was spending Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Griffin when the acci dent occurred. He was at one time employed by The Enterprise and the local telephone company. . 4 Only Part of School Building: Condemned A mistaken idea'ia abroad that the whole school building has been con demned. - This is entirely wrong, but the stage end of the auditorium is considered unsafe and the room is used very rarely and never by the school children. The drooping of the arch over the stage is due to a trench having been dug under the building when water connection was made with the town, and the trouble is entirely confined to that point. Professor Seymour asked us to give this information, as some of the par ents have heard the whole building had been condemned and wore uneasy about their children attending school. FORMER RESIDENT OF MARTIN COUNTY DIES IN GOLDSBORO Dr. W. H. House, Formerly of Oak City, Seised With Angina Pectoris And Dies in Tan Minutes Goldsboro, Jan. 3—Dr. W. H. House, 34, one of the most popular physicians and citizens of this city, died at the Goldsboro Hospital at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon, following an attack of an gina pectoris, which ended his life in ten minutes. Dr. House was at the hospital attending to some patients in as apparently good health as ever when the heart attack came upon him. A fellow physician was immediately at his side, but to no avail. As a physician, Dr. House was pop ular with old and young, and while he made a specialty of children's diseases he was also much in demand for the treatment of older folks. Dr. House served with distinction in the World War. He was given four war crosses, one of them from the King of England, who personally placed it upon him. He dined with the King and Queen of England fol lowing the close of his war service. He was a member of the American Legion and an Elk in high standing. Besides his widow Sr. House leaves his aged father and mother, of House, N. C., and a number of brothers and | sisters. Dr. House was io*:**«i at Oak City for several years, where he was en gaged in the practice of medicine, prior to the world war. PARENT-TEACHERS TO MEET THURSDAY AT SCHOOL HOUSE Meeting Will Be Held at Schoolhouse In Afternoon; Hop* For Bettter Attendance By Parsnts The parents-teachers association will meet at the grade school build ing on Thursday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The previous meetings this year have been held at the courthouse, but the attendance has been so very poor that the officers decided to meet at the schoolhouse again. The meeting hour has been changed from the even ing to the afternoon. It is greatly deplored by the leaders and the members of the faculty that the majority of the parents of the town do not take any interest in the Parent-Teachers organization, because they can accomplish very little unless a greater number of the parents of the children are active in their work. Slade, Rhodes & Co. Dissolving Partnership The Arm of Slade, Rhodes A Co.. are beginning a dissolution sale Sat urday, January 9th. This is a sale that will be held to decrease the large stock of goods which has been carried by this Arm, composed of Messrs. W. S. Rhodes and Don Q. Matthews. Mr. Matthews is retiring from the Arm, however, which will be owned and managed in the future by Mr, W. S. Rhodes, one of the county's leading business men. In this issue of the Enterprise a page ad appears which is an index to the bargains that will be offered at this sale. Small Fire at Home of Frank Bell Thursday On Thursday night the home of Frank Bell, which is on the planta tion of Mr. Marshall Wilson in and bordering the outskirts of Wlliamston, caught on Are and it was a case of timely work that saved the day. A bucket of ashes had been left standing for a day and the heat caused a blaze to start in the floor. Miss Minnie Robertson left Sunday for Winston Salem, v.Hre she teaches in the public schools. Miss Alice Bloom has returned to her home in New York, after visit ing her sister, Mrs. Frank Margolla REGULAR SESSION RECORDERS COURT HELD HERE TODAY Judge Smith Sends Quite a Number Of RAruita To Edgecombe County Roads Judge Smith recruited quite a num ber for the Edgecombe County road force at the regular session of the recorders court held here today. The following cases were disposed of: Irving Latham, charged with lar ceny. He plead guilty and was sen tenced to the Edgecombe roads for a term of four months. Augustus Wynn, charged with an assault, was found not guilty. Thomas S. James, charged with abandonment. Guilty. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the costs and furnishing a SIOO bond for his ap pearance at the March term of court. Henry Harrell plead guilty to n charge of assault with a deadly weap on and was charged witn tfie costs. J. B. Stevenson plead guilty to the, charge of assault with a deatfty weap-1 on and was taxed with th# costs of the action. Milton WilliMßs, charged with lar ceny, was adjudged guilty and sen tenced to serve four months on the roads of Edgecombe County. Everetts Wins Another Basketball Contest (Special To The Enterprise) Everetts, Jan. 4.—To celebrate the passing of the old year in good style the Everetts high school boys defeated a team from Washington composed of local players, high school players and two college boys. The score was 18-6. The game proved to be a rough and tumble affair from the very start. Thu few spectators received their money's worth in seeing the Everetts boys completely outpass and outguess the opposing team. Cherry got back into the game af ter a lay off of over two weeks, due to an accident. He was high scorer, though only playing three quarters. Captain Roebuck was kept out part of the game due to an injured hand but nevertheless scored 6 points. The whole Everetts team, including the. subs used, played a fair game af ter a two-weeks lay off. They are now getting down to practice for a hard week of basketball just preceding ex aminations. This coming Friday night there will be a double-header between Washing ton High School and Everetts High School, both boys and girls playing. These should be the best games of the season. Come out and lend your support. , Line up and summary of last game: Washington Everetts R.F. Ellison Cherry, Keel L.F. Ross : . James, Faulkner C. Johnson (Capt.) Bullock R.G. Harris, Boyd .. (Capt.) Roebuck, Keel L.G. Adams Alph Roebuck Scoring: Washington—Boyd, 4; Johnson, 1. Everetts—Cherry, 9; Bul lock, 2; James, 1; Roebuck, 6. Referee: Johnson. Windsor Railroad Is Ordered Sold by Court Judge Isaac Meekins has ordered a sale of the Wellington & Powellsville Railroad running from Windsor to Ahoskie. The sale will be made un der Judge Meekins order by Attorney W. R. Johnson, of Ahoskie, who has been appointed special master, The road is about 20 miles in length and a narrow-gauge road. All standard cars have to be placed on special trucks of the narrow-gauge type before coming from the A. C. L. tracks at Ahoskie to Windsor and points along the line. Local Men Return From Ducking Trip Messrs. K B. and W. H. Crawford, J. G. Staton and J. S. Rhodes returned Friday evening from Currituck Sound, where they spent nearly twp weeks hunting. On account of the extremely cold weather the hunters did not get so much game, as they could not t* out on the sound without "walking the Ice." When asked if he did this, Mr. Sta ton said he might have put some weight on his toes to see if the ice •t the shore line would break, but never did he get flat-footed on the ice on that sound. Miss Lucille Hassell returned this morning from Kinaton, where she vis ited Miss Delia Jeffries. She waa met at Parmele by her father, Mr. C. B. HMWIII • A Hard Worker o Opal Coda,*from Fort Worth, fixa*. hat plowed her Bell County farm for four yeara, making a U*> ting for tlx members of her family Now that her young brothers and ■later* are provided for she Is Gridng her way thru Baylor-Co}> * aarring u waltma. - - • . • .¥*•' LARGE FORTUNE AWAITS HEIRS OF ROBERT I). EVANS Twenty Million Dollar Estate To lie Divided Among Heirs of Kobt. D. Evans in Hertford and Bertie ' Ahoskie, Jan. 4.—Bertie and Hert ford County folks are very much in terested in the prospect of great riches that are about to come to some of the people of this section by in heritance. The thrill comes from a will made by Robert D. Evans, of Boston, in 1909, in which he conveyed all his property to his wife for life and then one-half to go to the heirs of his wife and the other half to his legal heirs. Robert D. Evans, it seems, went to Boston from—Bertie Camay m«wiy years ago, where he married and made a large fortune, supposed to be above si£o,ooo,ooo. He never had any children, and under the terms of his will half of the estate will go to the Bertie and Hertford County relatives. This sudden prospect of great wealth has brought out many old Bibles to see the names of father grandfathers, mothers and brothers, sisters and sons and daughters, to find the blood strain of Robert D. Evans. There seems to be every indication that a largo legacy awaits the de scendents of Robert D. Evans, most of whom live in this section. Virginia Governor's Wife Badly Burned Richmond, Va., Jan. 4. —Mrs. E. I/ee Trinkle, wife of the governor of Vir ginia, suffered what physicians termed "first degree burns" when she tried to rescue her small son, E. Lee Trinkle, jr., from the third"floor of the executive mansion which caught fire this morning from a sparkler in the hands of her four-year-old son Billie. Mrs. Trinkle was taken to Memorial Hospital, where physicians said she was severely burned about the hands and face. MRS. R. J. PEEL EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS WEEK Mrs. R. J. Peel, who underwent a rather serious operation at the Wash ington Hospital about two weeks ago, is recupating very rapidly now and is expected home in a very short while, possibly this week. LITLLE DAUGHTER OF REV. AND MRS. CRITCHER ILL Rosamond, the little daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. B. D. Critcher, Is ill at the home of Mrs, J. E. Pope, She wus taken ill immediately after they re turned to their home at Garysburg, •o they returned to. be with relatives hm, Mrs. Bloom and daughter, Hilda, of New York, are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Margolis, and Mr. Mar golis at their home in the Tar Heel Apartments. Mrs. G. H. Harrison returned Sun day from Richlands, where she visited her mother during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Robertson and .•luldren, Roland Hatton and J. R., left yesterday for their home at Suf folk after spending a few days here with relatives. Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes ESTABLISHED 1898 SKEWARKEE LODGE IS 100 YEARS OLD; PLAN CELEBRATION Local Masons Plan Celebration Next iuesjiay Night; Alany Prominent Masons Invited To Atttend Skewafkee Lodge will celebrate its one hundredth birthday at ita regular communication to be held on Tuesday night, January 12. Skewarkee Lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina on the 2nd day of January, 1826, being " the ninetieth lodge to become char tered by that body. The charter was granted to the new lodge named Skewarkee, with Alfred M. Slad", Worshipful Master; William R. Bennett, Senior Warden, and Jo- seph l{. Ballard Junior Warden. The charter was granted while H. G. l urton was Grand Master; Frances L. Hawks wail deputy grand master; Geo. E. Spruill, senior grand warden; I mis U. Wilson, junior grand warden. The lodge purchased most of the 1 block of land surrounded by Main, \ utts, Smithwrck, and Church Streets, later selling all except the lot upon w hieh the lodge building is now locat ed at the corner of Smitliwick and Church Streets; where the present ledge building now stands. The old building was remodeled and enlarged quite a number of years ago. The lodge room is spacious and beautifully furnished with Masonic fixtures and furniture. The lower floor has been leased -recently to the Woman's Club to be used for thoir headquarters. Since the organization of the lodge 11)0 years ago a majority of the lead ing men of Williamston have held membership with it. Its member ship for many yea.s has been near the 100 mark. Nearly all of the lead ing young men of the town ami many from other parts of the county have recently identified themselves with the order and are making it a real live and useful institution. At the centenary birthday meeting to be held on the 13th, many promi nent Masons from other lodges are expected. Degree work will lie done tmd a supper will be served. Mrs. W. E. Warren Entertains Friday At her home on Haughton Street, Mrs. William E. Warren entertained with two tables of rook Friday, New Year's, evening. While her guests were playing cards, Mrs. Warren entertained them with John McCormack's recital on the radio. A delicious frozen egg-nogg, with cherries, stuffed dates and coco nut cake was served. Those present were Mesdanies P. B. Cone, John Cook, A. Hassell, L. B. Harrison, C. D. Carstarphen, C. A. Harrison and Misses Sallie Harris and Carrie Dell White. New Saw Mill To Be Located Here A new saw mill is soon to be in op eration heru, according to rumor. Mr. C. D. Webb, of Edenton, has leased the site of the old Southern Willite Plant. It is reported that he will put in a new mill, including dry kilns and planing mill. It is expected to be in operation in the early spring. J. B. McGowan Suffers Stroke Of Paralysis ~ Mr. J. B. McGowan was stricken with paralysis at his home, Garden Terrace, on Friday night. He was still unconscious when he was taken to the Memorial Hospital at Greenville yes terday, and at this time his recovery is very doubtful. Juniors To Meet Thursday Night The local council of the Jr. 0. U. A'. M. will hold its regular meeting in the Woodman Hall Thursday night, January--?,- 1926, at 7.30 p. m. All members are urged to be pres ent. J. S. SEYMOUR. J. E. POPE. MR. AND MRS. COLLIN PEEL LOCATED HERE Mr. and Mrs. S. Collin Peel, who, since their marriage in the fall, have made their home in Jamesville, moved to Williamston Saturday and are at home with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall D. Wilson. Miss Eva Peel returned to her school work at Robersonville yester day. Miss Fannie Godard returned to ber home in Dunn Saturday, after visit* ing her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Robertson.