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LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY
OFFICES; NOMINEES TO BE CHOSEN
AT PRIMARY SATURDAY, JUNE sth
Most Important Races
Are for Register of
Deeds and Sheriff
ONLY 1 STATE OFFICE
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Reynolds and Overman
Fight for Senatorial
Toga Interesting
The primary to be held June 6th
promises very little excitement except
in local affairs, there being only one
State contest of importance; that of
United States Senator. Han. Lee a.
Overman and R. R. Reynolds being
the aspirants for that high office.
There are no contests for Con
gress the State senate nor for solici
tor.
The candidates who have flled for
the several county and township offices
of this county are:
For clerk of superior court: R. J.
Peel and W. H. Crawford.
For sheriff: H. T. Roberson, W. J.
Taylor, and A. L. Roebuck.
For judge of recorder's court: J. C.
Smith and J. W. Bailey.
For county commissioner from
Jamesville and Williams Townships:
L. P. Holliday and J. N. Hopkins.
For county commissioner /rom
Griffins and Bear Grass Townships: J.
L. Coltrain and T. C. Griffin.
For commissioner from Williamston
and Poplar Point Townships: H. M.
Burrass and J. E. Pope.
For commissioner from Cross Roads
and Roberaonville Townships: J. G.
Bamhill and J. L. Bailey.
For member of the board of educa
tion from Williamston and Poplar
Point Townships: T. F. Harrison and
K. B. Crawford.
For road commissioner in Jameavjli
Township: J. F. Martin, Luther Har
dison, P. M. Holliday, W. B. Gaylord,
and H. L Davis.
For road commissioner in Griffins
Township: J. J. Roberson, Jno. E. Grif
4a, N- & Maniiism. B. R. Manning.
Geo. C. Griffin, J. R. Corey, Jas. A.
Roberson, Mc D. Hardison, Haiqnon
Roberson.
The voters of Jamesville Township
will vote for three while those of
Griffins Township will vote for five
road commissioners.
There will be a small square at the
left of each name on the ballot and
the voter will make a cross mark m
the space opposite the name for whom
he votes.
Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwards Operated On
Mr. and Mrs."F. L. Edwards were
called to Kinston late Friday, where
their oldest child was suffering with
an acute attack of appendicitis. The
child was spending some time with
his grandparents, and going to school
in Kinston.
When Mr. and Mrs. Edwards ar
rived the little fellow had already
been rushed to a hospital and oper
ated on, and he is now doing well.
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List Taker to Close
Books Next Monday
The time for listing taxes expires
May 31st Mr. Oscar Anderson, the
local Ust taker, says a large number of
property owners have not yet listed
their 1926 takes.
After June 1 the listing, according
to law, will have to be before the
board of county commissioners.
Mr. Anderson will keep his books
open at his office in the Peoples Bank
Building up to and including next
Monday, Hqf 41.
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THURSDAY '
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
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Torrence, Wallace
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THE ENTERPRISE
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Waiter S. Gilford (left), president of the American Telwphone and Tete
rra ph Company, aud' Leonard H. Klnnard (right), president of the Hell Tele
phone Oompanv of Pennsylvania and Associated Companies, are shown
itanding on the ezact spot where Alexander Graham liell first talked over
lila Invention at the Centennial Exposition 60 years ago. in the background
tan be seen Memorial Hall, relic of the Centennial, and which Is now being
used as a museum. It was on this spot that l>on Pedro, then Emperor of
Brasll, met the £9-year-old Inventor and exclaimed, "My God. it talks!" when
be heard Bell's voice come over the wire. The exhibits to be staged by the
organization these men represent will be one ,>of the great features of the
Sesqul-Centennlal International Exposition, which opens In Philadelphia June
1 and continues to December 1 to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence. •
Women Voters of Pitt
Hold Mass Meeting
From three to Ave hundred of the
leading women of Greenville, Bethel,
and surrounding territory met in the
high qthool auditorium at Greenville
on Friday afternoon for the purpose
of discussing the coming election.
Never before have the women of Pitt
County felt so keenly the need to be
stir themselves about this matter of
voting and letting their voices be
heard by cooperating with men and
putting into office the best candidates
for , their public affairs. Everything
that touches the homes of these Wo
men and because they want in office
God-fearing respectable morally
straight men to handle the public af
fairs, to protect their children from
the many evils prevalent today, they
vote.
The names of the candidates were
read, but no candidate was endorsed
by the women—it being left to the
common-sense intelligence and inter
est of each woman present to vote for
the best man as she saw him, after
investigating his record in the past
public offices, his treatment of his
wife and family, his standing on pro
hibition and his moral character. _ ..
Ths is the real organized beginning
of the women voters of Pitt County.
It was quickly arranged before the
registration books should be closed,
and few people were reached by tele
phone, but the meeting far exceeded
the expetations of the Instigators and
next election year will find the wo
men of Pitt County a real working
force, a force to be respected by the
candidates.
Infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Griffin Dead
y/llaon, jr., the infant son of Mr.
apd Mrs. Wilson Griffin died last week
and was brought to the home of its
grandfather, Buck Brown, near James
ville, for interment The child waa
only Ave months old and died follow 1
ing an attack of bronchitis.
The services were conducted by
Revs. Omar, of -Geldsboro, and A. J.
Manning, of Williamston. The pat
ents were accompanied by Rev. and
Mrs. Omar, Mr. and Mrs. Winstead,
and others of Goldsboro.
Arrest Negro With
Automatic Pistol
Deputy Sheriff Luther Peel and
Chief Bareil Daniel became suspicious
of m pert young negro named Henry
Purvis, who strutting around the
down-hill end of Main Street Sunday
and placed him under enest. They
found he had a big automatic pistol
on him. This was taken and he was
placed in Jail on a charge of carrying
concealed weapons. Purvis is from
the Robersonville section.
Williainslon, Martin County, North (paroiina, Tuesday, May 25,1926
Woman's Club To
Meet Tomorrow
The regulsf meeting of the
Woman's Club will be held tomor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock. There
is important business to come he
fore the club at this meeting, and
it is hoped that every member, if
it is possible, will attend. It will
be brought up for decision wheth
er the meetings shall be continued
throughout 'the entire summer,
and in case they are not held
there are some changes to he
made in the departments, if the
club is to accept the Federated
club standard before the ,'une
meeting, and u good attendance
is especially urged.
Mrs. J. O. Peel, of Cross
Roads, Died Saturday
Mrs. Lizzie Peel wife of James O.
Peel, of Cross Roads, died early Sat
urday morning from Hright's disease,
from which she had suffered for a
long while.
„ Mrs. Peel was 55 years old, the
daughter of the late George James and
wife. She leaves four brothers, Julius,
Mack, Lum., and D. L. James, and one
sister, Mrs. Ida James. She also
leaves one Boh, Mayo Peel, and one
daughter, Mrs. Jackson.
The funeral was held Sunday even
ing at the James grave yard. The
service was conducted by Rev. A. J.'
Manning.
Mrs. Peel had been a member of the
Christian church at Everetts for a
number of years. She was a woman
of true worth to both her family and
her neighbors, who bear testimony of
her upright and unselfish life.
In additipn to the sadness of the
death of Mrs. Peel, her husband v
stricken with paralysis Thursday and
a grand-child had an arm broken on
Friday before her death Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Beach Died
Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Eatha Wynne Beach died at
her home Sunday afternoon after suf
fering constantly for nearly a year
with pellagra. The funeral services
took place yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the local cemetery, with
Rev. James, of Tarboro, officiating.
The deceased was the daughter of
George Wynne and his wife, the late
Eliza Wynne, and is a native of Mar
tin County. When quite a young wo
man she married J. Henry Beach, also
of this county. She is survived by
her husband, two daughters, Mrs.
George Bunch and Ada Beach, and
three sons, George, Marshall, and Si
mon Beach.
Some time ago she united with the
Holiness Church and has been a de
vout member, aa well as a faithful
wife, mother, and friend.
REVIVAL SEBwICES
DRAW BIG CROWDS
Services Being Held Methodist
Church by Rev. T. W. Le, Pastor;
J. C. Coeton LeadiȤSinging
The revival services (Ming; held at
the Methodist church 4*l at
tended by crowds. The pastor, Rev.
T. W. Lee, who i# doinj, the preach
ing, is being ably supported by the
churches that he serves. The other
churches of the town held no services
Sunday night, and th«| Methodist
church was filled, even tc the aisles.
The meeting began with a great a
mount of enthusiasm an 4 great re
sults are expected.
Miss Eva Peel is piam'st. She and
Mr s Coston are putting a great deal
of life in the music and service
and are adding thereby much (o the
services.
Rev. Lee, in his Sunday night ser
mon, "The Need of a Revival of Re
ligion," gave the reason* for having
a revival, likening the Individual to
an engine; it needs fuel systematically
to make it go; and unless religion is
revived at intervals it dirt. Mr. Lee
also differentiated between religion
and Christianity. He said that those
who have true have no
dgsire for worldly thing* but enjoy
giving to and helping oth«rs.
The sermon was a leader to the ones
that the minister will during
this meeting and outlined the moral
needs of this particular community.
Services are being held ut 8 o'clock
each night and at 10.80 ea«ii morning.
C. R. Clark Killed Near
Windsor Yesterday
Mr. C. R. Clark, a Vira-ia trayel
ing salesman, drove to death on
the highway a few milc-Jf north of
Windsor Monday mornings nmt ,«* »'
clock.
Mr. Clark was a salesman for P. O.
Gwaltney, Jr., & Co., of Norfolk, and
left Norfolk about 4.30 Monday morn
ing in company with Mr, Gwaltney.
When they reached Aloskie Mr.
Gwaltney stopped and Mr. came
on to call on his trade 09 the south
side of Roanoke River. Hp was driv
ing alone and out of sight of all peo
ple except a man .plowing! in a near
by Held, who saw the car Ms it turned
over, from all appearances, three
times. The car had run for some dis
tance practically off the pavement, as
if the driver was either asleep or had
some heart trouble. No one knows to
tjll the story.
He was said to have spoken a few
words after he was reached, though ho
was very badly bruised and broken up.
Prom various receipts from his Ma
sonic lodge anil other lodges and in
surance companies it was found that
his people lived in Wakefield, Va. They
were soon located and made the jour
ney to Windsor_by automobile, where
the body had been prepared for bur
ial. He was taken through the coun
try to his home in Wakefield, where
he will be buried.
Mr. Clark was 32 years old, a man
of splendid reputation and very popu
lar. He leaves his wife, father,
mother, two brothers and five sisters.
Ford Coupe Is Stolen
Here Saturday Night
Mr. P. H. Brown's Fori) coupe was
stolen Satu rda y • jught-Jistwusn U an .I
11 o'clock. The car wari parked on
Main Street, between Culpepper Hard
ware Store and the Tar Heel Build
ing.
The key was not in the car, but the
thief seemed to know the 1 ar business
so well that he was able to get it front'
a crowded street and K"t away unde
tected. There is no clue whatever as
to who did the stealing nor which way
the car went.
The car was nearly new. The motor
number was 12,757,061, and the State
license'number was lt-3205,
Man Killed in Auto
Wreck Near Bethel
Dan Pollock, of Trenton, N. C., was
killed in an automobile wreck Sunday
night on highway No. 90, one mile
west of Bethel. Mr. Pollotk was driv
ing a Ford car and from appearance
was almost off the road When he was
struck by a Chrysler car, driven by-
Andrew Jenkins, who lives in Beau
fort County. Mr. Jenkins was accom
panied by Albert Warren *nd Joe Ter
ry/ two young men of his section.
Mr. Pollock was taken to a hospital
in Tarboro but was dead when he
reached there.
Peel-Carrawan
Mr. Roy A. Peel and Miss Ruth
Carrawan were married at the resi
dence of Elder W. B. Harrington, of
Smith wicks Creek, last Saturday
night. "
Mr. Peel is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Peel, of Griffins Township.
Miss Carrawan is from Hyde County,
from the Swan Quarter auction.
Commissioners Decide On
Location For Almshouse;
Agree On Salary Schedule
"Bob" Reynolds to be
in Town Tomorrow
R. R. Reynolds, better known
as "Bob" Reynolds, will be in
Williamston tomorrow for a short
time. Mr. Reynolds is making an
extensive tour of eastern Caro
lina in his campaign for United
State Senator. He is from Aahe
ville and is well known in weetern
Carolina, where he is extremely
popular.
He was in the city last Sunday
and was the guest of Mr. Z. H.
Rose, who was a schoolmate of
his while at the University.
Well-Known I>octorof
(irimesland Is Killed
Dr. C. M. Jones, of Grimesland, was
run over and killed at that place Sun
day night about 8.15 by Earl Gallo
way, also of Grimseland. Dr. Jones
was crossing the street on his way to
uttend church when Galloway, driving
a Dodge car, came around a dark cor
ner into the light and was blinded
Dr. Jones was dragged about 20 feet
end rendered unconscious. He was
taken to the Washington Hospital suf
fering greatly from shock. Severe
tuts were found on his head, both
arms, and all over his body. He died
at 12 o'clock, never regaining con
sciousness.
Dr. Jones was 66 years of ago, was
prominent in business and church life
of the town and had been a practicing
physician in Grimesland for between
30 and 40 years. He was regarded as
one of the town's best citizens.
"•"Dr. Jones is survived by his wife
and four children. One son, Fred, of
Houston, Tex., was advised of his
father's death over long distance. He
is now on his way home for the fu
neral. Three daughters, Misses An
nie Ruth, Virginia, anl May, also sur
vive in addition' to' many relatives
scattered throughout Pitt.
The funeral will probably b* held
some time Wednesday in Greenville.
Dr. Jones was a member of the Chris
tian Church.
Many Operated on
at Children's Clinic
Many operations for the removal of
tonsils and for other diseases of the
eyes, ears, nose, and throat are made
each day at the clinic now being held
here. Monday Dr. Carter operated on
25 cases,'and from all indications he
will have the maximum number each
day, with a certainty that lie will not
be able to reach a large number of
qases that have been approved and
need attention.
People from every section of the
county gather here with their children
early in the morning, and after they
are operated on they are kept under
the constant watch of doctors and
nurses for about 24 hours before they
are permitted to go home.
.Standard Making.... ...
New Motor Fuel
The entirely new motor fuel recently
developed by the Standard Oil Co., will
be available to motorists this week.
This new fuel is more powerful than
gasoline, und besides giving greater
efficiency to present motors, will make
possible further practical use of high
er compression motors.
According to a statement today by
Frank Howard, head of the develop
ment department, and who was respon
sible for its production, the new fuel
will be marketed under the name ofj
Esso, It is red in color and will be
dispensed only from silver pumps at
"Standard' 3 stations and* dealers.
"This new fuel," said Mr. Howard,
"is not intended to displace the reg
ular 'Standard' Gasoline, but it hao
(been developed and will be manufact
ured to meet the special motoring con
ditions such as motor knocks, carbon
accumulation, high-compression mo
tors, old cars and engines operating
under excessive loads.
"The continued use of Esso will giVe
n motor greater flexibility, less gear
shifting, freedom from crank-eu
lution, instant starting, faster pick up
better speed, and pull on the hilts,
■more power and longer life.
"It is our aim to put the test of
Esso's efficiency directly up to the mo
torists. After a trial he can deter
mine whether his car needs Ksso or
whether he should continue to use the
regular gasoline."
During the past three weeks, all of
the Standard Oil Company's refineries
have been busily engaged in the pro
duction of this new motor fuel and
now report that they are ready to dis
tribute it in their respective territories.
All Candidates for Local
Offices Agree to go on
Salary December 1
ERROR MADE IN LAW
The Hoard of County Commissioners
met in special session Monday for
the purpose of considering the final
location of the county home.
The location selection is on the lands
now owned by the county and which
lies just west of the fork of tJi«'
Greenville road and the highway to
Everetts, Route No. 91).
The building will be erected 100
yards south of the highway and 100
yards west of the Greenville road.
The board also received replies to
their inquiry as to the willingness 01
the various candidates for the several
principal offices of the county to go
on a salary basis December 1, 1926.
By an error in the ihite of the bill
authorizing the board of commission
ers to fix salaries, they could not make
it effective until December, 1927.
All the candidates having answered
the inquiry in the affirmative makes
the salary basis, as fixed by the com
missioners, operative at the beginning
of the new term on December 1.
The full report of the boa'rd of com
missioners as to the inquiries follows:
There appears in the public local
laws, chapter 661, session of 1925,
General Assembly of North Carolina,
an act authorizing the commissioners
of Martin County to place certain of
ficers on a salary. There was an er
ror in the drafting of this bill. It
was meant and intended to be effect
ive the first Monday in
instead of the first Monday in Decem
ber, 1927, as the law now reads.
The board of county commissioners,
being desirous of placing certain offi
cers on a salary, passed an order in!
session Tuesday, March 2, 1926, fix
ing the salaries of the officers of Mar-,
j tin County, as follows:
Clerk of superior court for all serv
ices, j.ITWo per year.
Sheriff, for all services, s6,o)() per
year.
Register of deeds, for all services,
s.'U>oo per year, with an allowance of
$1,200 for helper.
Treasurer, for all services, $1,200
per year.
Said law to be effective the first
Monday in December, 1926; it
intended and expected to have the law
amended in the next session of the
General Assembly to read in accord
ance with that date.
It was not the intention of tin
county commissioners to conflict in
any way with the gaueral law now In
effect as applies to collection of 1926
taxes.
A questionnaire was submitted to
the various candidates filng for office,
requesting thein to signify their will
ingness to abide by the above salary
schedule, which they have answered
as follows:
R. J. I'eel—Yes.
W. H. Crawford—Yes.
J. Sam Getsinger—Yes.
C. D. Carstarphen—Yes.
—-Hr-Tr ltoberson> ■Yw i-,—i
W. J. Taylor—Ye^
A. L. Roebuck—Yes.
By order of the board this 24th day
of May, 1926.
HENRY C. GREEN,
Chairman, Board Co. Commissioners I
Attest: J. Sam Getsinger, clerk to|
the board.
No Relief Seen From
Very Severe Drought
No prospect* of relief from the un
preeedented drought is seen by the
Raleigh weather bureau for the. next
few day*. Chances of ruin following
the temperature rise predicted for to
day were reported as being very slight.
Although the drought is continuing,
for duration it has already far ex
ceeded all records for this period of
the year of the lialeigh weather bu
reau which date back 40 JPhe
dry period, which started in April,
has already caused a deficiency in
rainfall for April and May of 5.18
inches, and of 3.67 inches for the year.
This figure ia lowered because of an
excess of rain during January and
March. During the last 41 days, but
.43 of an inch of rain has fallen in
Haleigh. This was scattered over a
number of showers, any one of which
was little more than enougn to settle
the dust. •
Messrs. A. Hassell, jr., and W. H.
Williams, jr., left this morning for
Asheville, where they will work for
some time. 4
Mesdames Whit Purvis and Leslie
Fowden arc spending today in Bel
haven with Mrs. J. H. Purvis.
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ESTABLISHED 1898
THREE IN TROUBLE
FOR STEALING MEAT
Don Purvis Accused of Breaking in
Smokehouse of W. M. Perry; Two
Other Negroes Also in Jail
I>on Purvis, who may be properly
called Williamston's hard-luck ne«ro.
is again in jail. This time on amount
of the stealing of Mr. W. M. Perry s
meat last week. Don says that a
friend of lii.s stole the meat and that
he is an innocent man; but Chief 01
Police Daniel, who worked up the ca.se,
is not convinced of the truth of this
statement.
Hod Rogers, a young colored man
.ho lives ncd - .' Site a:'.rke \ tuvl Wnltei
Hassell, jr., \ ioloted h'>y, pic veil
Vi i "*ves to t» • pi. »;-!r >u«
, uiig larnio ; liil.iv. !' > hiio
(!''K hams •.> meat all a
round town. Chief Daniel bought threi!
hams and observing the boys closely
concluded ,-rto. go out to the home of
the llassell boy. His father, who is
a man of honor and truth, informed
him that there must be something
wrong, as the boys hail no meat. Chicl
Daniel then arrested Rogers, who told
him the meat was stolen from the
smokehouse of a colored woman on
the C, S. Price farm.
Rogers and llassell each attempted
to lay the fault at the hands oC.tlie
The stealing of meat is only a
common thing in and around William
ston of late. The smokehouses o(
Messrs. A. J. Manning, Eli Gurganus,
W. C. Manning, and W. M. Perry Have
all recently been broken into.
Colored School To
Close Tomorrow
The Willmmston.colored school will
plose its most successful year's work
Wednesday night at the courthouse,
with exercises by the graduating >:I«AK
and an address by Dr. C. S. Brown, of
Winton, N. C. 1
The exercises began Friday with a
program by the primary grades.
The annual sermon was preached by
.Rev. C. J. Henderson, D. D., pastor of
the colored Methodist church at Wash
ington, in the colored Baptist church
here Sunday.
I The grammar grade exerciser will
be held tonight.
The principal of the schools, Frfpar
I J. Hayes, has shown his efficiency not
only as a well-trained teacher ami a
willing worker but as a gentleman as
well, ami commands the respect of the
peope of the town.
The school invites white vistoiw to
all the exercises. • i
Believe Bill
Should be Modified
Washington, May 22.—Despite the
defeat of the llaugen farm relief bill
in the House of Representatives yes
terday, members friendly to price sta
bilization measures and representa
tives of farm organizations conferred
today in an effort to frame similar
legislation with some of the more con
troversial features left out. Several
House members from the Middle West
said that they still believed that such
a bill could pass if it were modified.
Conferees hope to get a compromise
hill before the agricultural committee
early next week and will press for a
favorable report.
Little of Interest in
Recorder's Court
Recorder's court Tuesday was with'
out much interest, though it netted the
county school SIOO.
Henry Purvis was convicted of car
rying a concealed weapon and fined
SSO and the costs of the action.
lloscoe Clcmmoiis was charged with
driving an auto while drunk. He was
convicted and fined SSO and the cost*.
Don Eurvis, one of the town's recogr
nized thieves, succeeded in nullifying
the State's testimony with doubt, ren
dering the State unable to connect
Don with the stolen meat. He was re
leased for luck of evidence.
Hod Rodjrers, another smokehouse
break, asked for a continuance until
next week.
Editor Made Member of
Centennial Committee
Governor A. W. Mclean haj ap
pointed W. C. Manning, editqx o£ the
Knterpriße, a member of the Statf
Committee in connection with the se»-
qui-centennial celebration in Philadel
phia from June 1 to December 31,
1926.
Special Meeting
Of Conoho Chapter
There will be a special communica
tion of Conoho Chapter, No. 12. of
Royal Arch Masons, Thmsday night,
May 27th, at 8 o'clock. Work in the
Postmaster degree. All menibvm arc
urged to be present.