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Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 29 NO DECISION IN SHERIFFS RACE . i - t i | t t Q Q Q t _ o __ o _ 0 _>_ 0 , , t , _o_ —o — —o— —o— —o— Roberson and Roebuck Second Primary Contestants; Taylor Eliminated PEEL WINS FOR CLERK COURT; BAILEY IS NEXT JUDGE COUNTY COURT Overman Gets Small Majority Over Reynolds Heaviest Vote Ever Re corded in County, Despite Rain After the most hotly contested cam paign ever waged in Martin County, in the primary Saturday, R. J. Peel led the ticket with a majority of 1,1?2. He was opposed by W. H. Crawford for the, office of clerk of court. The three-cornered contest for sher iff throws H. T. Roberson and A. L. Roebuck into a second primary, Rob erson receiving a lead of 140 votes over Roebuck. The second primary, which Mr. Roebuck has already stut-, ed he will demand, will be held Sat urday, July 3, and Roebuck and Rob erson will have to wrestle for Taylor's vote, which was strong in William- 1 ston and Bear Grass. Roberson needs 236 to elect and Roebuck needs 377 if each holds his vote just as it stool Saturday, and the Taylor vote all comes out. » r For the office of judge of the county recorder's court J. W. Bailey, of Ever •tts, defeated Judge Smith, with a majority of 230. In the senatorial contest, Overman led by a 300 majority over Reynolds. Reynolds made a very good run in Williamston, especially among the wo men. For county commissioner '"from Jamesville and Williams Townships, L. W. Holliday beat John N. Hopkins, present incumbent, with a vote of 267 against 116. Each candidate received the unstinted support of his respect ive township. In Griffins and Bear Grass Town ships there was a pretty warm cam paign waged for the office of county commissioner. T. C. Griffin won with 260 votes, over Jas. L. Coltrain, who polled 222. Both candidates were from Griffins Township. For the same office J. E. Pope won over H. M. Burras, incumbent, in Williamston and Poplar Point Town ships. The vote was for Pope, Wil liamston Township, 338; Poplar Point 49; total 397. For Burras, William ston 261; Poplar Point 83; total 284, giving Pope a majority of 113. j> J. G. Barnhill, the present incum bent from Robersonvi He and - Gold Point precincts and Cross Roads Township, made a sweeping victory in Robersonville and polled from the three boxes 463 votes. J. W. Bailey, who opposed him, received 228 votes. There was no one to Ale against T. Bog Slade, jr., of Hamilton, and he will be duly nominated, making the next board of county commissioners be composed of the foUowing men: T. B. Slade, jr., J. E. Pope, T. C. Grif- An, J. G. Barnhill, and L. W. Holliday The road commissioners.', contest in Griffins Township was rather warm, there being nine candidates for the STRAND THEATRE I ■ 1. 111 A WHOLE WEEK OF SPECIAL PICTURES THIS WEEK THE ENTERPRISE Official Count of Votes Cast in Primary, by Townships Clerk Ceurt Sheriff Judge B.C. Senator I ! „ -s 5 I _ > j -S J € Jk Si V*4** c •= * R 0, . U K H K t» 2 o£ Jamesville 206 54 123 6!t 68 167 89 171 75 Williams , 72 46 56 41 21 70 45 52 58 Griffins \ 285 13 284 11 10 56 204 54 121 Hear Grass _j 110 79 41 115 35 37 150 78 63 Williamston 369 222 317 227 48 174 400 301 270 Cross Boads „jt_ 171 90 19 29 219 45 220 174 50 Robersonville ... 285 67 87 17 237 J 307 44 250 63 Gold Point - 86 3 56 0 32 68 16 36 61 Poplar Point 64 "32 34 22 41 24 70 50 31 Hamilton 86 84 24 46 103 78 91 62 107 Goose Nest 163 39 39 38 135 131 76 78 102 Totals 1K96 728 1090 614 949 1167 1404 1306 981 Majorities 1168 247 325 Revival Closed Sunday Night Eight Young: People Church at Last Service On Sunday evening the Methodist revival service, which has been goimj on for two weeks, came to a success ful close. The house had been crowd ed each night, with good attendance at the morning services. Rev. T. W. Lee, the pastor, preached sound, Chris tian religion to the people, and a great (leal of good has been accomplished. The music, led by Mr. J. C. Coston, who has done so much for the spir itual uplife of this community, was inspiring and a great help to the suc cess of the meeting. Mr. Coßton is a modest, straightforward Christian character, who never fails to acquire the faith ami trust of all to whom he carries the message of Christ. He left yesterday for Brevard, where he will go into another meeting this week. Rev. sermon text Sunday evening, his last service, was taken from the 22nd chapter of Revelation, 17th verse, "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that say, come. And let him that is athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the water of We freely."- He, through his sermon, invited all who would to come and enjoy the blessing that are found in Christ. There were eight young people bap tized or received into the church at this service. Mrs. Stephen Gano, of Norfolk, Va., is visiting her daughter and family, Mrs. Lawrence Lindsley. Bryant Carstarphen arrived Satur day night to spend the summer vaca tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Carstarphen. five offices There votes were as fol lows, the first five men winning: George C. Griffin 219 John E. Griffin 177 B. R. Manning 173 J. R. Corey 169 N. R. Manning 159 J. A. Roberson 98 J. J. Roberson 86 Harmon Roberson 82 Mack D. Hardison 71 For road commissioners in James ville Township, J. F. Martin received 202 votes; Luther Hardison 103; B. M. Holliday 131; W. B. Gaylord 124; and H. L. Davis 174. Martin, Holliday, and Davis will be declared nominated. In Williams Township for road commissionera. Joshua L. Coltrain re ceived 96 votes; L> D. Gardner 114; W. J. Gardner 108; and O. S. Green 69. The three highest men won. The rainy weather did not prevent the voters getting to the polls in any township or precinct, there being a bout as many east as have ever been at the Democratic primaries in the PMt. Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 8,1926 Bishop Darst Here Sunday Confirms Class of Seven at Morning Service; Evangelist Talks The Church of the Advent was vis ited by two of the country's most dis tinguished churchmen on Sunday. The Rt. Rev. Thoma:i C. Darst, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of East Caro lina and chairman of the National Commission on Evangelism and Rev. Ioaring Clark, D. D., general cvan-> gelist of the Episcopal Church. The morning service was held by Uishop Darst, at which time he con firmed six boys and one young lady. The text selected for his sermon was "For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the wa ters cover the sea." He asked if the knowledge of Jehovah has not reached the 60,000,000 out of the church in America alone, what is the reason ? Selfishness, materialism, a lack of spir itual knowledge by those who are in the church was his answer. Some have intellectual knowledge of God but not the spiritual; most people are striv ing to satisfy their own selfish de sires in this materialists era. There is the greatest need in history to stand for Christ, if one has to stand alone, as he probably' will, said the bishop. Dr. Clark led the evening service and preached one of the strongest ser mons heard here for some time. His text was taken from II Kings, 6th chapter, part of the 17th verse, "And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, 1 pray thee, open his eyes that he may see." When the Syrian king attmept ed to entrap Elisha his handservant was frightened. Elisha prayed that he might see the chariots of the char iots of the Lord that composed them about. Dr. Clark said that we speak of "the good old days, but history, authenticated by the Bible, teaches us that there were one good old days. There have been wars, pestilence, famine in all ages and always will be because the people did not "see" God. That may be the ending of our own country, which Dr. Clark, an English man, declared "the greatest one on earth," unless we fight the material ism which is the root of the evil. We are endowed with souls, capacity to love and enjoy spiritual blessings, and we must enrich our spiritual lives in stead of our fortunes if we do not want to fall as many nations have done. His remedy was to teach the chil dren by example, not by precept. "Go to church and Sunday school with them, pray with them, and not for them." The sermon was plain and practical, devoid of all fancy oratory but thor oughly practical and helpful to all who were fortunate enough to hear it. Mrs. Nancy Manning, who has been visitng her daughter, Mrs. Jesse T. Price, has returned home. Report County Farm Agent for Month of May Car Hogs Shipped From County; Also Cars of Lambs & Poultry Following is the report of County Agent T. B. Brandon, as submitted to the county board of commissioners at their meeting Monday, June 7: 20 days spent in field work. 6 days spent in oAce work. Jl3 office conferences with farmers. 123 telephone calls. 917 letters written. 47 farms visited. 862 miles traveled on official duties. 5 articles written for local papers. 178 hogs treated during the month. One car of hogs was shipped to Richmond, where the hogs were sold for immediate slaughter. These hogs were fed and grown by Mr. J. S. Whit ley on a balanced ration. The car contained 100 hogs with a total weight of 16,823 pounds. The market quota tions on this class of hogs is about lf> cents a pound. This is the first {ar of this kind to leave Williamston. One car of poultry was loaded dur ing the month. 2,800 pounds of poul try were brought to the car. Hens sold for 26 cents a pound. One farm er sold a hen that weighed 9 pounds and brought $2.26. One car of liynmbs were sold; Mar tin dnd Kdgeconibe selling together. The car contained 103 lambs. Martin furnished 26 of this number. The en tire car brought an average of $9.01 per head, net. Another car will be sold in a few days. Fire Destroys Colored Man's Home Sunday , What turned out to be one of the quickest and most spectacular small fires seen h" v for h long 'while occur red Sunday afternoon about 2.30 o'- clock, whei Caesar Purvis' home .vas burned to the ground in less than 20 [ minutes. ' - p I All the family were gone. Caesar himself happened to be visiting the cemetery, which is directly back of his home when he saw flames leaping from the upstairs windows. He and a few neighbors who gathered post haste were able to save a portion of his furniture and clothing. The was a two-story, six-room building. It was constructed of good material and made a big fire. There was no insur ance carried on the house, the loss be ing estimated at around $2,600. The fire department, which has low ered the fire loss .so much in the town, arrived on the scene in time to have saved something, but there was no hy drant near chough to do any good. | Some Pointers On Tobacco Culture By E. V. FLOYD (Tobacco Specialist, North Carolina State College.) The cultivation of tobacco should begin just as soon as the plant begins to grow, usually about 10 days or two weeks after transplanting. In dry weather, it is necessary for the plant to have a better root system than when he season is good. For the first working, while the plants are still small, a three-tooth harrow may be used, and, as the plants grow, use the sweep and turn plow. These will help to add soil as needed to keep the plants taking new roots. At each plowing open the middle. This will take more plowing, but even if it is a dry season the tobacco will grow bet ter, and if it is an extremely wet sea son draining the rows in this way will be the means of paving the crop from drowning. Tobacco should be cultivat ed every ten days, if possible, to get the best results, and the last cultiva tion should come a few days before topping and the soil placed well up around the stalks. Royal Arch Masons To Meet Thursday There will be a special communica tion of Conoho Chapter, No. 12, Royal Arch Mason*, Thursday night, June 10, 1926, at 8 o'clock. Work in the past master degree. All member* are urged to be present. Nt K. HARRISON, Secretary, j Roberson And Separated by About 150 Votes; Taylor Same Rules Will Govern Second Primary That Affected First One; No New Registration; Close Contest Is Expected The contest for the office of sheriff wil be run ofT Saturday, July 8. The primary law provides that if no can didate receives a majority of the votes cast, all candidates except the two highest jhall be dropped and the two highest may enter a new primary. In the primary, for sheriff, the vote stood: H. T. Roberson, 1090; A. L. Roebuck, 949; and W. J. Taylor, 614; making a total of 2660 votes cast, 1326 votes were required to nominate, leaving Roberson 236 and Roebuck 377 from the goal. New Contract For Old Belt Prepare To (io Forward With 50 Per Cent Sign Up Active campaigning for a new asso ciation of tobacco growers in the old bright belt of Virginia and North Car olina will begin early in July, when the contracts calling for 60 per cent of the production of tobacco from ttte old belt and for delivery of all tobac co from the land of every signer will be ready for distribution to the grow- Thin announcement was made on June 4 by the committee of old belt tobacao growers selected by the farm er* of forty counties who met in Dan ville laNt month and declared iheir de termination to continue cooperative marketing and the protection of to bacco prices by formipg a new asso ciation in their territory to take the place of the Tri-State Association, which is now in its last year. The organization committee in thefr meet ing last week at Danville followed th; wishes of the tobacco farmers in draft ing the terms of the new contract and incorporated safeguards and improve ments which have resulted from four years of cooperative marketing. The term/of the contract are bein: 'sent to Aaron- Sapiro, famous coopera tive attorney, with the request to put them iq form and complete the le gally binding draft of the new mar keting agreement in conference witii the organization committee tit its next meeting in the near future. The tobacco farmers charged with the organization of a new association are receiving the benefit of the ac tive leaders from Virginia and North Car olina. Extension directors, chiefs of the bureaus of markets, representa tives of the State colleges of agri culture and other prominent officials and leaders in the farm life of North Carolina and Virginia are meeting with the organization committee at its sessions. John R. Hutcheson, director of ex tension for Virginia, and Dr. Clar ence I'oe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, earnestly at T last Friday's meeting in Efanvilfe urged upon the committee the importance of succefis in the coming campaign for a neW| association of tobacco growers. Musical Service at Memorial Baptist Wednesday night at the Memorial Baptist Church, instead of the regular weekly Bible study, there will be a special musical service and sermon ette. There will be a male quartette, a mixed quartette, and solo, besides the regular congregational singing. The pastor will preach for about 15 minutes. -The general public is invited. Masons Will Elect Officers Tonight There will be a regular communfca tion of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. F. A A. M., tonight at 8 o'clock. The annual election of officers will take place. All Master Masons are requested to be present. C. D. CARSTARPHEN, Jr., v Secretary, i * \ I The county board of elections has received a written request from Mr. Koebuck for a second primary, which will be held on July 3rd. The same rules that prevailed at the primary Saturday will bs followed in the second one. All prisons who voted in the first primary are eligible to vote in the second. There will be no new registration. When the reg istration books closed for the first pri mary no further registration can be made for the primary. Good Returns From Car Hogs J. S. Whitley Gets a Net Return of $2,300 For 100 Head Hogs Mr. Jesse S. Whitley shipped the first carload of finished hogs from YVillianiston Saturday, and we under stand it was the first carload of hogs ever shipped from Martin County In northern markets. Mr. Whitley loaded the 100 hogs on a car Saturday morning, and they left at 9 o'clock by freight. They were unloaded in Richmond Sunday morn ing at 4 o'clock, were sold the same morning at 9 o'clock, killed and dressed before noon of that day. The hogs weighed 15,823 at the farm and 15,735 at Richmond, a loss of only 88 pounds. Mr. Whitley really thinks there was no loss, as the de duction for his wagon was taken each time at the same amount and during half a dozen weighing's the wagons' had been driven through the rain, making the deduction too much. 4 The hogs sold at the very top of the market, 14 3-4 cents, making u total of $2,320.91, gross. The freight was $42; commission $46; feeding sl6, a total of $103; making a net sale of $2,217.91. Mr. Whitley raised the most of the hogs, which ran about 5 months oldT some he bought from neighbors. He let them graze his peanut fields until March, when he put them in a 5 acre pasture, since which time he has fed them according to the method advised by Mr. W. W. Shay, head of the swine division of the State department of ag riculture. The ration consisted of com grown luUey JuinatUf auwHuoitutud by 1 ton of fish meal, which cost S6O, and three tons of wheat middlings, whjch cost $37 per ton, or a total cash feeding cost of sl7l. Mr. Whitley says he got more gain from the durocs than any other hog? in the drove. One thing that Mr. Whitley found that not only operated against him but against the peanut section of Car olina, was that he could not get set tlement for his hogs until they 1 are kept in a cooling process for 48 hours to see if they have any of the peanut softening in them. Mr. Whitley thinks he made a good profit from his feedlpg. He still has about a half car ofChand ami has not got the exact figures of cost and gain. P. H. Brown Finds Car Stolen Two Weeks Af?o P. H. Brown found his Ford coupe, last Saturday.- It had been parked| back of Jim Revels' house near Lilleyt Hall since the Sunday after it was stolen two weeks ago. The Children of Mr. Revels told their father a car was parked back of their home, but he did not think there was anything unusual about it. Some time after that they told him the same thftfg, and he, with Abraham Peel and George Harris, jr., went out and in vestigated. They found the car with all the furnishings except the seat covers that had been thrown away. Mr*. Ida Mae Moore and chidren, af Norfok, are viaiitng her sister, Mrs. L. C. Robertson. She will leave the latter part of this week for Florida, where she will make her home in the future. Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 Commissioners Meeting Held Monday, June 7 Special School Tax Elec tion in Hamilton Is ()rdered The lioaril of county commissioners met yesterday, June 7, with all the members present, as follows: H. C. Green, chairman; J. G. Harnhill, John N. Hopkins, H. M. Hurras, and T. Bog Slade, jr. Routine business engage*! the hoarii a great portion of the liay and few orders were made. J. K Hardison, of Jainesville Town ship, was relieved of taxes on $2,400 solvent credits, improperly listed; ami T. S. Had ley, of Williamston Town ship, was relieved of taxes on the Swanner place, valued at $4,000, on ac count of error made in listing. The proper authorities were ordered to lay off a road leading from Holly Springs Church north by S. E. Har dison's farm. A petition was sent in by the residents of that communit. asking that the road be made a publi • one. It was ordered that $lO be paid W, H. Everett for coffin for Harry Bell. A motion was carried that was made by T. B. Slade, jr., seconded by J. G. liarnhill, allowing no circus, wild west show, or"carnival to have a li cense to show in the county .'SO days prior to September 2?th,- on .account of the Koanoke Kair. The people of Hamilton school dis trict asked for a special school elec tion and the request was granted by the board on motion of J. G. llarn hill, seconded by John N, Hopkins. The exact date has not been set, but it will be some time in the near fu ture. Modern Woodmen To Attend Church Services Xiie members of Modern Woodmen will attend the revival services -at Kv I eretts llaptist Church Wednesday ! night, June D All members are urged to meet in the hall at 7.30 in order to march to the church in a body. To Survey (Gardners Creek and Devils («ut —_ (Special to The Enterprise) | Washington, June 4.-—Kepreseflta Itive l.indsuy Warren had the fijlcw ing surveys for waterway improve ments in the first district included in the rivers and harbors bill passed by the House today: Gardners Creek and Devils Cut, in Martin County. Channel from Maple, Currituck tir the n4u4t*l- wMt»rway« ■■ Channel from l'oiyt Harbor, Curri tuck County, to Albemarle Sound. Channel from Currituck Cpurlhouso [to the inland waterway. Far Creek, Hyde County, front f'aitv lico Sound to Engelhard. Douglas Bay, Hyde' County. Deep Creek, Washington County. , Kunyon Creek, Beau/ort County. Dr. Freeman Talks To University (iraduates I)r. Douglas Freeman addressed the graduating class of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mon day. Dr. Freeman is editor of the Richmond News-Leader, cine of the South's f&remost newspapers. He based his topic on "Things Beau tiful." He warned the class that the did obligation of rebuilding the Sou to was now off their shoulders, the South had already overcome the de struction anil gloom of the Civil War; that the art of money-making r»eeil not engross their minds, because there i* a greater service—to increase the beauty of the South, not so much in houses and lands, hut in the things that create friendship, love and high er ideals in life. The things that will make future generations look back ofl. with pride rather than regret. Leaguers Will Have Picnic Wednesday - The Epworth league will have a picnic at Riverside Wednesday. All members of the league are requested to be at the Methodist Church at 10 o'clock. Each member may invite one guest if a basket is providad.