VOLUME 29—NUMBER 38
COMMISSIONERS HAD SPECIAL MEETING TO CONSIDER TAX
QUESTION MONDAY; 1926 TAX RATE NOT YET DETERMINED
Funeral Rites
of Judge Lloyd
Horton Today
Died Sunday Afternoon
Suddenly; Youngest
Judge in State
Raleigh, July 12.—The final tribute
of respect to iformer Judge J. Lloyd
Horton waa paid this morning at 11
o'clock at his boyhood home in Farm
ville.
Judge Horton died Sunday afternoon
after he apparently had withstood the
ravages of a severe attack of menin
gitis, and was believeii to be on the
read to recovery. Death was caused
by an acute dilation of the heart. He
died instantly only a moment after
conversing with his physician, Dr.
Hubert Haywood, jr.
Judge Horton was said to hav%
been the youngest jurist ever to sit
on the North Carolina superior court
bench. At the age of 28, after serv
ing as county prosecutor and solici
tor of his home district, he was named
judgte of the ftfth judicial district. He
served in this capacity for five years,
resigning last year to become a mem
ber of the law firm of Jones A Jonas,
of Raleigh.
Judge Horton is survived by his
widow and two small chldren; two
sister, Mrs. Prank Capps, of Green
ville, and Mrs. Charles Kountree, of
Farmville; and a brother, Mr. Mar
vin Horton, of Farmville.
l Joseph Lloyd Horton is believed to
have been the youngest man ever
fleeted to the superior court judg
snip in this State. He took his seat
at the age of 26.
Norfolk Newspaperman
Visitor in Town Today
C. E. Fike, representatie of the
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, is in town
today in the interest of a special
eastern Carolina edition of that pa
per, which will appear some time in
August,
It is proposed tp gather many im
portant facts and give much informa
tion on eastern Carolina in this edi
tion.
Williamston being the substation of
Eastern Carolina, through which
everything passes, should take special
interest in this special issue.
George H. Gurganus
Steadily Improving
George Hatton Gurganus, who was
recently operated on at Park View
Hospital, Rocky Mount, is slowly but
steadily improving, so we were in
forrtßd by his uncle, Roy Gurganus,
this morning.
The lad was under an anaesthetic
and the surgeon's knife for four hours
and a half, and the operation proved
tc be one of the most delicate that
Dr. Willis ever performed, according
to his own statement.
George Hatton was working with
the State Highway Commission with
his Uncle Durward, at Moyock, when
be was taken suddenly ill 'and rushed
to the hospital by those of his home
here. He has numerous friends a*,
mong both the young and old people
who wish him a quick return to health.
Mrs. Emma Ward Thompson was
taken to Rocky Mount Monday, where
she entered a hospital for treatment
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STRANH
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REMEMBER—
The Radio will be
given away Wednes
day night provided
the crowd is large
enough. Come and
bring some one with
you.
Superspecial Thurs
day Night
"Dancing Mothers"
THE ENTERPRISE
County Home Demonstration Agent
. Arrived Saturday to Begin Work Here
COOPERATION OF PEOPLE IS NEEDED T(TPUT WORILACUOSS
Miss Anna Trentham, of Spring
City, Tenn., has arrived to take
up the work of a home demonstra
tion agent in this county. We
were informed by Miaa Pauline
Smith, diatrict agent, that we
would be very fortunate to get
Miaa Trentham, and all those who
have met her think that Miss
Smith waa right.
Miaa Trentham haa done simi
lar work in her home State and
comes highly recommended from
there. She haa a diploma from
Peabody Normal School, of Nash
ville, Tenn., which ia one of the
boat in the South.
Local Tobacco Market Prospects Brightest Ever
PHUNNY PHORD PHREE ACT AT PHAIR
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Above is shown the Phunny Phord act, one of the side-splitting free
acts to be put on at the Koanoke Fair this year, September 27-Ortober L '
This attraction was well recommended to the fair management and should »
prove one of the biggest attractions there. Besides this, Mac Donald's Royal '
Scotch Highlanders Hand and the Armstrong Trio, aerial and wire artists
extraordinary, have already been booked ami other acts will be secured. I
ChildrensHour
Each Thursday
Woman's Club Appoints
Committee to Enter
tain Children
The Woman's Club appointed a
committee at its last meeting to get
some one to entertain the children
with stories and other forms of amuse
ment once each week.
Thursday has been selected, and all
the children in town from the age
of 5 to 10 years, inclusive, are invited
to go to the club rooms at 4.80, where
Mrs. A. R. Dunning will have charge
for the first afternoon.
The leaders will be announced each
week in the Enterprise, and all the
children in the age limit are cordially
invited to attend.
It is the purpose of the club to en
tertain the children with stories, plays
etc., that will be beneficial to them,
and competent leaders who love chil
dren will be selected.
Local Firemen to Attend
Ayden Meeting Tonight
The Williams ton ft re company will
be well represented at the meeting of
the Eastern Carolina Firemen's As
sociation, which meets at Ayden to
night.
The eastern Carolina association
has been about a year and
has done much in the way of build
ing up better fire-fighting units in the
towns which are members of the as
sociation.
Tobacco Board Trade
Will Meet This Week
The tobacco board of trade of Wil
liamston will have a meeting some
time this week, probably Saturday,
Definite plans will be made for the
coming season.
Williams ton led the markets of this
section a greater portion of last sea
son and made a reputation for high
prices and courteous warehouse serv
ice. " Our warehousemen are expect
ing to formulate plans at this meeting
to bring our market up to the big
market class. s (
Messrs. J. L. Williams and J. G
Anderson spent Sunday in Greenville.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 13,1926
Marttn County has not had any
work in home economics for sev
eral years; in fact, nothing since
the close of the war period, and
the field is quite ripe for work
along that line.
Miss Trentham will work under
the direct supervision of Miss
Smith, who is supervisor of this
section of North Carolina with
headquarters at Washington.
The general plans will doubt
less be to go out to tn« people
through the schools, the women's
clubs, the organization of girls'
Recorder Had
Dull Tuesday
One Violator of Liquor
Law Tried; Several
for Fighting
Only a few cases were on docket at
recorder's court today, most of them
'being the outgrowth of fights. The
following cases were disposed of:
William Crew; assault. Guilty.
Prayer for judgment continued to
first Tuesday in November upon pay
ment of the costs.
Walter Bennett, violation of liquo,
law. - Fine $25 and costs and given
until October to pfiy same.
Willie G. Wynn and E. S. Williams
were charged with engaging in an
affray. Wynn was adjudged guilty
and charged with the costs of his
case. Williams was found not guilty.
Mrs. Susan Crofton
Of Gold Point, Dead
Mrs. Susan V. Crofton, of Gold
l'oint, died at Robersonvllle Wednes
day after an illness of more than a
year. She was a daughter of Mr.
Robert Roebuck and married Mr. J.
W. Crofton, who with four children |
survive her.
Mrs. Crofton had been a member
of th*. Christian church since girl
hood. The fuheral was conducted by
Rev. A. J. Manning and the burial
jr., J. G. Godard, jr., and Joe 111 spent
tery Thursday afternoon.
Ice Cram Supper for
Benefit of Church
There will be given aa ice cream
supper for the benefit of the Chris
tian Church at Wallace's Grove,
Jamesville, Friday night, July 16th.
Ice cream, cake, salads, and sand
wiches will be served. Everybody is
invited to attend.
Mr. G rover Washington Hardison
will leave tomorrow for New York
and other northern cities, where he
will spend some time on the market.
(J rover is one of the best
"hat sellers" in all New York and af
ter meeting the merchants on the mar
ket he goes out and travels all the
South Atlantic States after covering
his native State.
clubs, and in any other ntunner
in which she will be able to help
the people.
Our people know the value of
the work that a home agent does,
so let us assist Miss Trentham
in any way that we can. because
unless she receives support, no
matter how competent she may
be, very little can be accom
plished.
Miss Trentham's office at pres
ent is in the grand jury room at
the courthouse. It is hoped to
arrange for a permanent office
for her within a few days.
3 Warehouse
Firms Assure
Record Sales
Redrying Plant Also an
Asset; Goal Twelve
Million Pounds
With the tobacco crop outlook in
this immediate section .-to (food and
our three big warehouse tirins all
lined up with «trong^uJ[Bja|jtjjil
perts to put Williamston and Martin
County on the map as u tobacco mar- -
ket.
Williamston—and we can attain say
Martin County, too—has had severe
and several hard knocks in the past;
hanks closing in every direction, along
with the period of depression; Imt we
have fought hard anil come up hill
at a fairly good pace, and now we
hope to get our footing, market our
crops at home, spend our money at
home, and grow so that we can pay
our taxes more easily UTid then have
something left. >
Williamston has prepared for the
tobacco market—first with three
houses that will be run by some of
our county's most successful men, as
well as some of the best tobacco men
ip the whole. bright;leaf belt.
We have with us also Mr. Skinner,
who is considered probably the best
judge of* tqhacco of Eustern North
Carolina; a man who believes in giv
ing the farmers a square deal. He
ie vitally interested in the Buccess of
this market and has influence with
the real powers who control the to
bacco world. In addition to running
the large steam redrying plant here,
Mr. Skinner buys tobacco for himself
and a number of big tobacco corpor
ations. *
The Farmers Warehouse will be
competed within th£ next two weeks
provided lumber can be secured, and
very soon thereafter the partition be
tween the Koanoke and Dixie Ware
houses will be taken out, making one
big warehouse with more than an acre
of floor space. x
With the increased floor space and
competent management Williamston
should have one of the most stable
markets of eastern Carolina.
The" personnel of the three ware
house firms could hardly be improved,
on. Taw Bamhill, Frank Bennett and (
Hubert MortoA'will run the Farmers
Warehouse; Dr. Biggs, Dave Stalls, J
Claude Griffin and Joe Taylor will ie
at the helm pf the Brick Warehouse;,
and the Roanoke-Dixie will be in the r
capable hands of "Uncle Buck"|
Meadows , Bifl Watts and Harry
Meador.
More Than 3,000 Auto
Licenses Issued Here
The State of North Carolina, thru
the Motor Clubs local agency,
the Williamston Motor Co., has Issued
more than three thousand automobile
licenses here since the bureau opened
early in June. Most of the licenses
i issued were for Fords, although the
I total amount received for the sale of
i the new tags is in excess of $40,000.
Many are still being sold daily.
; Although the time has expired in
which to purchase licenses without the
risk of arreit and indictment there
i are still a considerable number of car
; owners who have not bought their
new licenses.
FORDS ARE SENT HERE BY SHIPLOAD
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This shows a .ship being loaded with "Lizzies" at Norfolk, Va„ from
where they are shipped to Williamston for distribution throughout eastern
North Carolina. More than 1 ,>oo Fords were shipped here last month.
Do You Know Name
Of First Railroad
In Martin County?
A historical sketch of the
county's first railroad »ill he
found on page 2 of this puper
today. It is very interesting,
giving a brief review of the
road's history ami also dealing
with a section of our county
which was at one time the most
prosperous and Nourishing but
which is now used for stock rais
bear huntmg.
Union Services
Began Sunday
Held at Christian Chur
Will Continue Through
Summer on Sunday
Nights
The first of the summer union serv
ices by the several churches was held
at the Christian church Sunday night.
Kev. C. H. Dickey, of the ituptist
Church, preached an able and inter
esting sermon from three texts of
Scripture, "Grieve not the spirit,"
"Quench not the spirit," and "With
diaw not thy spirit."
Two of the nexts were warnings to
men not to do something. Grieve not,
or make sorry, the spirit of God nor
iuench; that is, put out, the spirit
of God in your heart.. The third waf
M prayter from David to. Qod when
he had traveled, the road of sin un
til there was nothing good in sight.
He became i|Uite humble ami remem
bered the great joys that had former
ly came from God and caused peace
ii. his soul. Then he was willing to
implore God and ask that He with
draw not His spirit.
The attendance at the service was
very good. The service next Sunday
right will be at the Haptist church,
end Rev. T. W. will preach.
Windsor's Railroad
May Yet Be Saved
The Windsor-Ahoskie Railroad, the
Carolina-Southern, may yet be saved.
Home effort is now being made by the
people uloitK the line to ftnuiue the
change of thfc road from narrow to
standard gauge. If all the towns a
long the road strongly support the
new line the road may yet be saved.
INVITATIONS ISSI'KD TO
PARTY FOR RECENT HRIDK
Mrs. J. W. Andrews and Mrs. Tifu.-i
Critcher have issuel invitations to a
bridge party Thursday evening from
8.30 until 11.80) complimentary to
Mrs. Earl Wynne, a recent bride.
Jesse Gurganuft, the little son of
Mrs. Tom Gurganus, was operated on
last night for appendicitis at a Wash
ington hospital.
Solly Orleans returned yesterday
from New York City, where he has
been visiting relatves' and friends foi
six weeks.
William Legrgett, of New Town, wai
taken to a Washington Hospital Mon
day for an operation for appendicitis.
He is reported as doing well.
Crop Reports
Over County
Encouraging
I {oil Weevil May Hurt
Cotton; Corn Crop
Best Ever
Crop reports are very encouraging
from all parts of Martin County, as
well aw throughout most of eastern
.'"'Vol ton has t>een blooming rapidTjf
|or about a week now.. Many farm
ers say they have the best looking
tobacco they have ever hatl. A good
many of them are curing this week
anil practically all will be getting in
full swing next week.
The peanut crop is one of the most
even ever seen in the county, with a
t'oo«l stand and clear of grass.
Corn is unusually good and with an
other rain or ..two Martin will grow
a record breaking corn crop this year.
The moderately-dry weather in the
early season held the fertility in the '
soil which has been made available by
the rpcent rains and gives promise to
sustain them through maturity.
The boll weevil is in evidence and
if the weather turns wet and cloudy
for the next 10 daysjie will do great
damage to the crop.
Infected Teeth Found to
Cause Heart Trouble
Albany.—lnfected teeth are respon
sible for various kinds of heart ir
regularities, J)r.S. Calvin Smith, of
Philadelphia,' told an audience of phy
sicians and dentists here recently.
The poison discharged by dental ab
scesses js ahorhed by the circulatory
system aijid brings about irregular ac
tion of the heart* This condition has
leen known to lead to chronic heart
muscle defects, more or less serious
to people of mature years, declared
Dr. Smith.
The relation of heart defects to
diseased teeth has been- ' established
by the use of X-rays, which locate the
abscesses of the jaw and a more
cently developed apparatus, the car
diograph. Ity means of this inven
tion, the electric- current generated by
the heart is passed through electrodes
'attached to the patient and registered
' on a revolving photographic plate, en
abjrnjr the hear' to write its own stiiy
In obscure cases of heart difficul
ties where lack of positive indica
tions renders' diagnosis difficult, the
cardiograph gives a picture of the
heart's behavor. X ray photygraphs
are then recommended, said Dr. Smith
to ascertain if the teeth are actually
infected, aiuli? so which ones. After
the clearing up of dental difficiVties,
the heart will return to he
maintained, if the case has jiofc pro
gressed too far before action was be
gun.
Kdgecombe Building
Road to County Line
Edgecombe County is now building
a hard-surfaced road from Tarboro to
the Martin County line. The road is
being built in the Oak City direction.
Tarboro interests expect to draw a
heavy trade from.the Oak City ter
ritory, and especially tobacco.
The road will be completed in the
near future.
ESTABLISHED 1898
1926 Valuation
Of Property Is
Smaller Than
For Last Year
[ County Loses £73,000 in
Valuation; To Meet
Again Thursday
Monday was one of those bail days
for the Board of County Commission
ers." - It was tux day. The day to re
ceive the-rax books from the various
list-takers for the 10 township* and
the day .when all the people were per
mitted to appear and allowed to conv
plain, if they wished—and they-'did.
The 101 poor weary list takers said
they had done their best to do right,
but it was a very hard job, as so many
f' Iks were unwilling to do ri«ht that
it made it hard for them.
Ihe county assessor was present,
With his hands tied by the huge job.
The commissioners were the only fel
lows who were men to sit
through the trying ordeal, and they
looked like they would have preferred
climbing trees to get away from fac
ing this great tax' problem.
They had inequalities; they knew
it; but tijey, like any other good sen
sible cituens, could hardly tell how to
remedy the trouble. I hose appearing
before them were )n many instances
taxed about like their neighbors. A
member of the board said that those
who appeared there were generally
those who hated taxes wo'rst and that
made them Chink their property was
listed too high.
numitt-r of taxpayers,'and the follow
ing changes in values, as they ap
peared on tin tax list*, were made:
I'' C. Hennett, guardian, valuation
ieduced from $4,500 to $3,500.
M. S. Moore's residence reduced
from $7,00n to $5,000.
Uoajioke Fair (i rounds, reduced
from $.10,00(1 to sls,ooi'.
Fannie C. Staton, "vacant lot on
Main Street reduced- from $H,700 to
SU,OOO.
VV. M Sitterson's lot on Simmons
Avenue reduced from $1,750 to SI,OOO,
i'lut application of J. («. SUtton to
reduce the valuation of the t'nioii
Storage properly from $12,000 to st>,-
000 was rejected,
The Southern Dairy • Products Co.
(d Greenville, N. were - charged
with two Prigiduires in Cross Koads
Township. I'he SiuclairrOil Co. was
also charged with $1(»0 worth of
property in the same township.*
The following persons were ret m li
en as unlisted in Cross Koads Tuwn
f.hip: Henry Stalls, J. D. Lcggett,
Mrs. J. 1,. I.egge.tt, guardian; Keubiu
I.ailey and Willie llardison; also
Spencer Dickens. ,
The stock of merchandise of the
Andyisnii Crawford Co. was not listed
by the trustee. It has been sold ft> r
15,(»6S since May 1.
Valuation on W. T. Ward's lot on
Railroad "Street was increased from
st>oo to si,:too.
In Ltcar Grass Township the Sin
clair Oil Co. was charged with pumps
and tanks at slini valuation.
The following were returned as
unlisted in Hear (irass Townshp: C.
I . Sturgeon, poll tax; Dewey l,ee, poll
tax; Hill Jones, dog tax; Churlie Da l
vis, Ford car and poll tax.
The following were returned as un
listed in Goose Nest Township: Stan
dard Oil Co., W. ti. Afythony, (i, ('.
Wynn, Sinclair Oil Co., Texas Co., F.
K. Moye, uml Southern Dairy Products
Co. Also the following colored peo
pjtfl were returned a.-. unlisted: Hen
llaker, Ned Hyman, Kl Spnull, Hen
Walton, and Tfini Williams,'
Upon motion a refund of sllO was
made on the taxes of the W'illiamston
Telephone Co. i
To Meet Axain Thursday
All the other tax matters will be
talcen up at an adjourned meettrtg to
be held Thursday, July'lß, at" Which
time the county board of education
wilj submit its budget for the coming
school year.
The tax list showed a loss of $73,-
460 in the county; six townships lost
in valuation, while only four gained,
as follows:
Hear Grass gained $28,596.
Williamston gained $35,106.
Cross Koads gained $2,764.
Goose Nest gained $3,984.
Those losing and amounts were:
Jamesville, $6,481.
Williams, $29,078.
Griffins, $421.
Kobersonville, $41,461.
Poplar Point, $21,738.
Hamilton, $44,731.