VOLUME 29—NUMBER 33
Last Meeting of
Woman's Club
Until Next Fall
Will Be Held Tomorrow
Afternoon; Consider
Several Reports
The Woman's club will hold its last
meeting tomorrow at 4 o'clock ,thii
to be the laat meeting until fall.
There are several reports of im
portance to be voted on, one of them
a swimming pool and play ground for
the children; changing the present
constitution so that it will conform to
the organiiaion of the Federated
clubs.
The program outlined requires the
cooperation of all the women of the
town and it is hoped that all mem
bers will be present. There are ways
to help a club and there are ways to
kill one. Here are some of the ways
to kill our club; let's not practice
them:
Don't attend the meetings,
If you do go, go late,
If the weather does not suit you,
dont thing ef going,
If you do attend a meeting, And
fault with the work of the officers and
its members,
Never aceapt an office—it is easier
to criticise than to do things.
Get sore tf you are not appointed
on committees, bat if you are, do not
attend committee meetings,
If asked by the chairman to give
four opinion, tell her you have noth
ing to say. After the meeting tell
everyone how things should be done.
De nothing more than absolutely
neceahary, but when members use
their ability to keep matters along
howl that the institution is run by a
clique.
Don't bother about new members,
"Let Mrs. Brown do it"
New Grocery
Opens Friday
fohn A. Manning: To
Open Gold Star
Store Here
The Gold Star Grocery store will
•pen Friday morning. The store will
be managed by Mr. John A. Manning
for a wholesale Arm of Norfolk, Va.
The flat iron building on Wash
ington stipt haa been converted into
an up-to-dille grocery and feed store
and many prices of the goods are
given on the laat page of this paper.
This store will daal largely in fe«ri
stuffs which will be sold at the low
eat prices.
It will be run on a cash basis, but
there will be two delivery services
each day and for the convenience of
those who cannot get down town to
•hop telephone service has been add
«A
Mr. Manning has been engaged in
the grocery busineas for several years
and has enjoyed the patronage of a
wide circle of friends. He needs no
Mwdinten to the people of this sec
tton.
Royal Arch Masons
To Meet Thursday
There will be a special communica
tion of Conoho Chapter, No. 12, of
Royal Arch Masons, Thursday night,
Jane 24, at 8 o'clock. Work in the
Mark Master and Put Master de
gree#. All members are urged to be
prsaent
N. K. HARRISON,
Secretary.
IOTRANr\
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WEDNESDAY
Fred Thompson
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THURSDAY
RICHARD DOE
"Womanhandled"
THE ENTERPRISE
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Mac Donald's Royal Scotch High
landers Band, which delighted thous
ands at the Roanoke Fair here last
year, has again been booked by the
fair officials for this year, and will be
Shelton Daniel
Died Saturday
of Appendicitis
13 - Year - Old Son of
Chief Daniel Dies in
Washington
James Shelton, the 13 year old ton
of Mr. and Mr*. W. B. Daniel, died
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock at the
Washington hospital where he had un
dergone an operation for appendicitis
From the Ant it was thought that
his recovery was doubtful, owing to
other complications.
The funeral was held at the resi
dence in New Town Sunday at 3:30
by Reverend C. H. Dickey of the Bap
tist church in the absence of Keverend
Mr. Lee, pastor of the Methodist
church of which young Shelton was a
member.
The burial was at the John S. Short
grave yard near Holly Springs.
The local boy scouts acted as pall
bearers. It is seldom that more sol
emness and reverence is seen at a
funeral and burial. The youthful com
panions of young Bhelton performed
the duties of pall bearers with a de
gree of respect that impressed the
large company in attendance.
Miss Martha Anderson
Is Now in California
Miss Martha Louise Anderson is
touring the West with the Edgerton
touring party and has arrived in Cali
fornia where she will spend six weeks
in the Berkley summer school. While
there she will be a guest of the Cali
fornia Sun on Bancroft street. J
While on the trip West she visited
one or two places in Mexico. On the
return trip sixteen days will be spent,
stopping at all the places of interest
in the West.
Philatheas Having
Picnic at Bayview
The Philathea classes of the Bap
tist and Christian churches are hav
ing a picnic at Bayview this after
noon. Accompanied by several in
vited guesta, the members of the two
classes left at 12:80 today for the
new resort just below the historic
town, Bath, where a real up-to-date
resort has recently been built
An evening luncheon will be served
before the Philatheas return tonight
Confederate Veterans
Meet in Wilmington
The Confederate veterans are hav
ing: * lively time at the fathering of
the State association at Wilming
ton this week. They are again review
ing old Fort Fisher and the grounds
over which they marched 61 years
ago.
Of the delegation going from the
Old Soldiers' Home at Raleigh, the
name of Mr. W. C. Kirby is the first
to appear on the list Mr. Kirby was
a resident of Martin county for many
yean, and for some time ran the only
hotel in Williamston.
Mrs. Pertie Lilley left Sunday for
Richmond when ah* will spend sev
eral weeks with her hnauand.
Mr. Aubrey ShaekeU of Edenton
spent a few boon hare Sunday.
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Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 22,1926
heard twice daily on September 28,
29, 30, and October 1. The mere an
nouncement that it is coming back is
all the advertising it needs. Ask
those who heard it last year.
Roanoke Fair
Free Acts Are
Being Signed
Highlanders Band And
Funny Ford Acts Are
Already Booked
It is now a certainty that the
famous Scotch Highlanders' band will
again be one of the outstanding at
tractions at the Roanoke fair this
year. The band returns as a result of
the many requests of the patrons of
the fair and through the arrange
ments of ttie fklr'fc manager, Wr. H?
M. Poe. It was hoped that the band
would again play at the fair, but not
until recently was it determined that
the patrons would be favored.
The Scotch Highlanders form one
o* the best bands in the country, and
those who heard it at the fair last
year have expressed their desire to
hear every concert given by it at the
fair here this year.
Manager Poe informs us that he is
continuing his search for the best
free acts in the country, and that
he has several contracts already sign
ed and which will be officially an
nounced within the next few weeks.
Among them is one bringing the fun
ny Ford here. The particulars are
not known at this time but will ap
pear with the regular announcement
It is understood, however, that no
Fords in these hereabouts will com
pete with it when measured from a
"funny" standpoint
Exceptional Program
At Strand This Week
Exceptionally*? good programs are
booked for the Strand theatre this
week. Pola Negri appears in "Flower
of Night" tonight. Those who have
seen this picture term it "good", and
press reports highly recommend it.
"That Devil Quemad"' with Fred
Thomson is booked for tomorrow
nght It is not saying too much or
assuming too much when we say that
local theatre-goers will enjoy this
picture. Then on Thursday night there
appears a favorite among favorites,
for Richard Dix will appear in a well
titled picture, "Womanhandled."
Mrs. Sarah Eliza
Leggett Died Today
Mrs. Sarah Eliea Leggett died this
morning after a long attack of chron
ic nephritis. She will be buried tomor
row near the home, about five miles
from Williamston.
Mrs. Leggett waa 72 years old and
she leaves her husband, Mr. J. R.
Leggett, one brother, Mr. H. B. Peel,
of- Smithwick's creek and three sis
t rs, Mrs. James D. Bowen and Mrs.
Samuel Rogerson of Bear Grass and
Mrs. M. E. Whitehurst of Pitt coun
ty.
Telephone Officials
—* ■' Are in Town Today
Officials of the Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph company ara in town
today id the interest of that ctftapany.
The Carolina company is
to build within the next lew weeks a
modern telephone exchange building,
and it is understood that they «•
considering the location of the build
ing while In town today.
Hope for Farm
Relief by 69th
Congress Gone
House Committee Has
Adjourned; Other,
Capital News
Washington, June 81. —The com
mittee is finding much new evidence
ir. the recent Republican contest in
Pennsylvania. The committee has al
ready found that tbne million dollars
were spent. It now finds many items
that would apparently call for an in
vestigation by a grand jtity, accord
ing to statement* by Senator Jim
Reed, chairman of the committee.
Congress haa talked a lot for the
farmer all through the aession, yet
the House Agricultural committee ad
journed today, announcing that it had
no hopes of any farm relief legisla
tion at this session.
The conference committee of the
Senate and House haa practically a
greed upon a program of aviation
which calls for the building of 1,800
new army planes during the next five
years, and the building of two new
dirigibles twice the slsa of the Shen
ardoah, the ill-fated ship which was
destroyed in a thunder storm while
sailing over West Virginia laat year.
The new air program Inclades the
appointment of an assistant secre
tary of war, who wil have charge of
the entire army and navy air corps.
There has already been created the
office of assistant secretary of com
merce, who will be charged ftth the
promotion of commercial flyfcg.
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New Lumber
Mill at Work
Working Twenty Men;
Most of Product Is
Being Shipped
With twenty men on iU force the
Williamston Lumber company, recent
ly put in operation here, iB now run
ning full time and ia supplying lum
bal- to varios pointuH in thia state and
In Virginia. Large ordera from Hert
ford, Elisabeth City and Norfolk are
waiting to be filled. Mr. Webb, owner
and manager of the new plant, states
that it will require about four
months to fill theae orders, and that
hit plant will run ful time.
The dry kilns are now in use and
approximately 86,000 feet of timber
go through them every two days. A
large forte in the woods is required
to keep the mill busy and several
trucks are continuously feeding the
mill loga.
The mill is located on the Washing
ton road near the Coast Line tracks,
and it gets its logs from all sections
of the county.
Ford Reduces
Prices Again
Balloon Tires Are Made
Standard Equipment;
Reductions Vary
The announcement of another re
duction in Ford cars and trucks has
just been made and the revised prices
take effect immediately. The Fordor
sedan tops the list in price now and
is selling for $612.00, while the truck
without body and cab takes a bottom
position and sells for $337.00. Reduc
tions have been made in every type
of the Ford products. These reduc
tions run as high as $65.
Within the last year or so astonish
ing reductions have been made in the
prices of all automobile products, but
those made in Ford prices have been
outstanding in that the price affects
a larger buying public than the other
types of cars. It would seem that a
low point has been reached in prices,
and while no increase in prices can
very well be expected, it is nothing
more than reasonable to assume that
this reduction will hod for some time
to come.
A complete revision of prices ap
pears in this issue.
Child Dies From
Pneumonia Attack
• Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Bowen, who
live in the Bear Grutin section, loet
their little eon, John Frank, Sunday
morning at the age of one and one
half years. Death was caused from an
attack of pneumonia. Borial was in
the Bowen cemetery Monday after
noon.
Officials Urge
Safe and Sane
Fourth of July
Insurance Commissioner
Asks That Fireworks
Be Dispensed With
Insurance Commissioner Stacey W.
Wade has sent out to mayors and
sheriffs a strong appeal for concerted
action on the part of city and coun
ty authorities in suppressing the sale
of fireworks for the fourth of July.
Ir. nearly all of the more progres
sive towns and cities of the State
there are ordinances forbidding the
sale of fireworks within the corporate
limits of the town or city, and these
ordinances are strictly enforced. In
many cases, however, the ordinances
are practically nullified by county au
thorites issuing license for the sale ot
Are works just outside the city limits.
The division of safety education of
the North Carolina inaurance depart
ment has in its Ales a long record of
fourth of July disasters. - For hun
dreds of happy boys and girls in the
State the joyous holiday has ended
as a day of pain, and, in scores of
cases, families who started the day
with happiest anticipation found them
selves homeless at the close of it.
While children delight in the noue
and display of exploding fireworks the
risk is too much to run for the pleas
ure involved, and every good citixen
should use his influence to have the
fourth of July observed sanely. There
is nothing patriotic in endangering
the lives and property of other people
S. S. Meet at
Robersonville
Begins Tomorrow and
Lasts Through Thurs
day Night
f The Martin County Sunday School]
Conventioij begins tomorrow at Rob
| ersonville jand lasts through Thurs
night. The convention is-held undSr
the auspices of the Martin County and
North Carolina Sunday School As
sociations and is for all Sunday school
workers of all denominations. The
convention will be held in the Chris
tian church.
It is understod that a large num
ber of the local Sunday school work
ers will be in attendance at the con
vention.
A very interesting program has
been arranged and is as follows in
part:
Wednesday Night
Opening of the convention with a
song and scripture reading and pray
er by Mr. W. H. Holliday, of Rober
sonville. Miss Daisy Magee, of Ral
eigh will address the convention,
using as her subject, "The Child in
the Midst." Mr. X). W. Sims will of
fer suggestions to Sunday school
workers.
Thursday Morning
Miss Magee will talk on "Young
People and Their Work." Following
her talk there will be a business per
iod lasting for twenty minutes. Im
mediately after the business meeting
Mr. Sims will speak on "Better Re
sults Through Better Cooperation."
Dinner will be served on the ground.
Thursday Afternoon
Miss Magee and Mr. Sims will a
gain address the convention, Ma
gee using as her theme, "Putting It
Across" and Mr. Sims talking on
"Some Little Things That Make a Big
Difference in the Sunday School."
Thirty minutes will be used as sug
gestion and problem solving period.
Thursday Night
Rev. F. F. Eure appears on the
program, reading scripture and offer
ing prayer. Miss Magee and Mr. Sims
have interesting topics for ttye night's
meeting, Miss Magee's being "Stew
ardship" and that of Mr. Sims being,
"Getting and Holding Adults in the
Sunday School."
The Sunday School having the
largest attendance throughout the
convention will be presented a pen
nant.
Judge Pender Dies at
His Home in Tarboro
Judge James Pender died at his
home in Tarboro Sunday morning.
Judge Pender was one of Kdgecome
county's leading citizens. A trusted
lawyer for about forty years and for
many years judge of the recorder's
court and mayor of the town of Tar
boro, he uphold his duties in a most
rightful manner.
He was a half brother of David
Pender, the chain store man of Nor
folk. He leaves two daughters, Misses
Ellen and Catharyne.
AMERICAN YOUTH
JuP^ra
I
Elliabeth ("Betty") Clark, IS, of
Cedars. Delaware, la one of that
State's girl candidates for the Ameri
can Yotith Award, established by the
directors of the Sesqul Centennial In
ternational Exposition, to be held at
Philadelphia from June 1 to Decem
ber 1 in observance of ISO years of
American Independence. If "Betty" is
finally chosen to represent Delaware
she will be given a week's trip to the
Exposition and to Washington and the
White House, where slfe will receive
■ medal from tU# hands of President
Ooolldge
Popular Young
Lady Married
To Dunn Man
Miss Louise Harrison
and R. J. Parker Mar
ried Here Monday
Miss Louise Harrison, eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F..Hkrrison,
and Ralph Jerome Parker, son of Mr.
b. L. Parker, of Dunn, were mar
ried Monday morning at 10 o'clock in
a ceremony characterized by simple
beauty and effective detail, at the
home of the bride's parents, on
Haughton Street.
Floral decorations formed a lovely
background for the Wedding, the low
er floor being converted into a bower
of blossoms and greens. lighted
cathedral candles and tall baskets of
rose geraniums were also used in the
rooms.
Only the immediate families of thn
bride and groom and a few close
friends were present.
As the l\our for the ceremony drew
near Miss Barwick, of Ayden, lighted
the candles and invited the guests into
the front parlor. Miss Esther Har
rison, sister of- the bride, furnished
the wedding music. She wore an or
chid crepe georgette gown with pic
ture hat to match, and carried ao
arm bouquet of orchid, sweet peas,
and white roses.
Miss Martha Harrison, another sis
ter of the bride, was maid of honor.
She wore a gown of yellow crepe
Elizabeth with French lace trimming
end hat to match. She carried an
arm bouquet of Killantey roses.
The bride's mother wore u 'dark
blue flat crepe.
The bride entered with her father,
who gave her in marriage. She was
becomingly gowned in a Navy crepe
Elizabeth ensemble suit with pearl
grey accessories She carried a bou
quet of valley lilies, orchids, and
bride's roses. The bridegroom w;is
attended by his brother, E. T. Parker,
of Rockingham.
The ring ceremony was performed
by Rev. A. J. Manning, of the Wi|-
liamston Christian Church and pastor
of the bride.
Breakfast was served the wedding
party immediately after the ceremony
Then Mr. and Mrs. Parker left for an
extended automobile trip through the
historic valley of Virginia. They will
make their home in Dunn.
Mrs. Parker is one of Wiliamston's
flnest young women. Cultured and
charming in her manner, she has air
ways been popular in her set. She
studied at Atlantic Chriatian College,
Wilson, and the University of North
Carolina. During the past year she
taught in Dunn, where the romance
began which culminated in her mar
riage yesterday.
Mr. Parker is a successful and
highly esteemed young business man
of Dunn, and is engaged in the mer
cantile business with his father.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
included Mr. and Mrs. E. TNParker,
of Rockingham; Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Sanbum and little daughter, Martha
Evelyn, and Mr. E. T. Parker, of
Dunn; and Miss Beulah Barwick, of
Ayden. ■
- Announcements httfe been mailed,
reading as follows:
"Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Fernando
Harrison ano u nee the marriage of
their daughter, Louise, to Mr. Ralph
Jerome Parker, on Monday, June the
ESTABLISHED 1898
Survey Shows
Crops Here Are
Above Average
Crops as Whole are Late
Very Poor Stand of
Tobacco
While the crops as a whole in Mar
tin county are lute for the time ol
year, they are ahead of those in the
upper counties adjoining it. Knee
high tobacco is seen in many fields,
but good stands are not so general.
The peanut crop is in fine shape,
there being little grass. While cotton
in several parts of Halifax is way
behind in growth, it is in a much bet
ter condition in Martin. However, it
is late for the time of year here. In
the face of adverse weather condi
tions, the crops as a whole are very
good. «b".
The rain Sunday, which was gen
eral throughout the county, was much
needed, and with a few days of warm
weather much advancement can be ex
pected in all crops. Farmers state in
several sections that rain is yet need
ed, but that Sunday's rain did much
to better the farming conditions.
Carpenter Is
• Hurt In Fall
Mr. Joe Sam Taylor Fell
From Staging at
Warehouse
Mr. Joe Sam Taylor fell from a
stage while working on .Biggs ano
Stalls' warehouse last Friday and was
very badly hurt. In the fall he broke
hi? right arm in the elbow and frac
tured some of the bones in his right
hip. He was immediately removed to
Dr. H. It. York's oftke where x-Hay
picture** were made.
Mr. Taylor was carried to his home
in Robersohville and is now getting
along very well. The nature of his in
jury will cause him to be from work
several months, it is thought.
Mr. Taylor used "to live here ami
has been at work heie since moving
to Robersonville a great deal of the
time.
I V
Malaria Is Rapidly
Passing Away
Malaria is rapidly passing away ae-'
cording to the (iorgus Memorial In
stitute of Chicago.
The report states that of the 4,K>o
- American soldiers called in the
World war there were only 15,000
found with malaria and only 36 deaths
occurred as a result of it.
The excellent work done by the anti
malaria agencies reduced the number
of malaria infections amtfhg the sol
diers from 22 per thousand in 1916 to -
3 1-2 per thousand in '1919.
The institution predicts that malaiin
which has been source of untold
suffering and many deaths will, in
Ui» new future, be finally eliminated —*
as one of the plagues of the human
family. They find it to be nothing
more nor less than the mosquito.
Dr. Laujrhinirhouse
Elected. Secretary
Raleigh, June Chas. 0. H.
of Greenville was
elected Secretary of the State Hoard
of Health today. Dr. laughing house
was a member of the State Board for
16 years from which position he re
signed to become secretary.
He succeeds I)r. W. T. Hankins, who
wae secretary for many years, but
who recently resigned to accept a
trusteeship in Duke university. He
will be one of ihe leaders in the
Duke medical school.
Dr. G. W. Cooper has for some time
been the active head of the State
Hoard work and will continue with
the Hoard until Dr. Laughinghouae
assumes his duties October 1.
Miss Dickens Wins
Trip to Europe
Miss Sallie Dickens has,been suc
cessful in her subscription contest
and has won the only trip to Europe
given by the News and Observer ®f
all those who tried over the state.
Miss Dickens has many friends her*
where she has been court stenograph
er) for several years, who will be
glad-to learn that she waa successful
in the News and Observer's contest.
She sails from New York, July 3.
North Carolina.
"Will be at home after June 27th,
610 West Broad Street, Dunn, North
Carolina."