North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 29—NUMBER 46 Kiwanis Holds First Regular Luncheon Meet Held in Woman's Club Rooms Wednesday; Well Attended The Williamston Kiwanis club held their regular mid-week luncheon last Wednesday at the Woman's Club in the Masonic Building on Church Street The meeting was well attend ed and enthusiasm ran high from the beginning, and especially soV when lunch was being served by the la dies of the Woman's Club. Several short talks were made rela tive to the purpose and aim of a Wil liamston Kiwanis Club, and the ob ligations of such a club to the com munity in which it is located; but the principal talks were made by P. B. promote and assist in the development of the Williamston Tobacco market and the Martin County Building and Loan Association, which is going to issue stock to new members in Sep tember. The following officers and directors were elected: Elbert S. Peel, president; Dr. P. B. Cone, vice president; J. D. Woolard, secretary; C. D. Carstarphen, jr., Cone and Elbert Peel. Messrs. Cone and Peel asked that all the Kiwanians treasurer; John D. Biggs district trus tee. - .. Directors: J. G. Staton, V. G. Tay lor, G. A. Harrison, F. U. Barnes, E. P. Cunningham, and B. S Courtney. Committee chairmen, as follows, were named: Agriculture: T. B. Brandon. Business standards and methods: Geo. H. Harrison. Classification: Wheeler Martin. Membership: William Carstarphen. Good will: F. L. Edwards. Club meetings: N. C. Green. Inter-club relations: Clayton Moore. Program: J. S. Getsinger. Public affairs: E. P. Cunningham. Publicity: W. C. Manning, jr. Song leader: Leslie Fowden. Near-Tragic Ending to Roadside Foot Race While motoring from Wilson last Saturday afternoon, Joe Taylor and Kader Crawford, who were in com pany with Jim Staton, Will Parker and Hubert Morton, became engaged in a heated argument about which of the two could run the faster. Each was so in earnest about his running capacity, that they both agreed to bet their limit —a dollar apiece was put up. "* .. - Mr. Morton was appointed referee and Mr. Staton stopped the car on a shady hill side and at the count of three the two fat men started. At about ten paces they were both neck and neck, but by some sad misfortune Mr. Crawford contracted a "charley horse", the kind one sees knock a man right down anywhere on the street, dance floor or anywhere, and rolled ovef three times. His white linen trousers were almost gone when he stopped his rolling. The trousers were not a circumstance however, to the injuries that Kad'er received. Even the pavement showed a few scratches. Mr. Crawford's accident did not stop Mr. Taylor who developed a slow and steady dog trot, managing to reach the stake holder. He was panting very heavy and was almost exhausted. They still have young ideas, but they have decided that they cannot run like the boys they had seen play ing ball that afternoon. Misses Jessie Fulghum and Janie Freeman, of Wilson, art visiting Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Cone. STRANpk THEATRE I J DO NOTFORGET— HAROLD LLOYD in "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" Next MON. - TUES. THE ENTERPRISE Several Towns Benefit by Star Route Service The new star route, which will serve Windsor beginning August 16th, will also serve Woodard and San Souci by rural carrier connection /and Quistna by a star route, all of which will connect with the carrier at Wind sor, where the mail will be taken and dispatched to the train at William ston. New Series of Building-Loan Opens Sept. 4 ,Now Is Time to List the Amount of Stock You Will Buy The Martin County Building and Loan Association will open its nine tienth series of stock Jn Saturday, September 4, 1926. Now is the time to list with the association the num ber of shares you desire in this se ries. t The Martin County Building and Loan Association started work in Sep tember, 1914, starting its series as No. 2, and the series to open Sep tember 4th is its nineteenth. Series numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, and 8 have matured and the stockholders have been paid over SIOO 000. Each of these series has earned" over 6 per cent. The association has $90,000 loaned to stockholders living in Martin Coun ty; this covers stock loans and mort gage loans. It has helped build more than 30 buildings, most of these be ing homes, and has helped others to pay for their homes. Lots of the stockholders have not borrowed on their stock to build and therefore arc saving and at the same time their money k earning more than 6 per cent. The building and lean stock is non-taxable, anil there fore this is net. It has more than £,500 active shares. lhe building and lo4n association u under the supervision of the State insurance Department, which has di rect control of it. The Martin County Building and Loan Association is in Rood shape and by taking shares you are helping your community—which will not cost you anything as you re ceive interest on your amounts paid in—by putting those who wish to build in a position to improve them selves and the community; further, you put yourself in a positfon, if nec essary, to build. Now is the time to get behind the Martin County Building and Loan Association and help make your com munity larger and better. Kvery pro gressive community has a good build ing and loan. So has Williamston. Miss Ederle Swims English Channel Miss Gertrude Ederle, of New York, succeeded in swimming from France to England last week, mastering the treacherous waters of the English Channel in 14 1-2 hours. Miss Ederle is the first woman who has succeeded in this hard task. She made the trip much quicker thin it has ever been made before. Only four men have ever been successful in their j attempts to make the trip. Miss Ederle, who is only 10, is the daughter of a German butcher in New York. She has received many congratulations on her success. She used what swimmers call the crawl which is to thrust the hand j ahead and pull yourself along by the water. Well-Known Doctor Dies at Raleigh Home Dr. R. H. Lewis was buried in Ra leigh Sunday. Dr. Lewis was for a great many years secretary of the State board of health, and had proved to be one of the State's most useful citizens. He was largely the builder of the State board of health, because in the early days of that organiza tion there was much foundation work to be done because the people did not understand the need of cooperating under a general health board so well as they do now, and he found it hard er to get appropriations with which to do health work than it now is. In the passing of Dr. Lewis, the State of North Carolina mourns the loss of one of its first citizens. ROBERT BROWN, JR„ RECOVERING RAPIDLY Robert Brown, jr., who was operat ed on tot an acute attack of appen dicitis last Friday morning, is recov ering rapidly, and he hopes to be able to leave the hospital before many days pass. Frozen fruit salad at Pope's Cafe. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 10,1926 Officers Find Mash Cache But No Still 150 Gallons Beer Found in Tobacco Barn Near Hamilton Federal Agents T. W. Snell and C. P. Alexander accompanied by Deputy Peel and Chief of Police Daniel, of Williamston, went to the x Hamilton section Monday, where, they found on the Boyle farm signs of where a still had recently been run. The place was in the hog lot of Mr. James T. Stev enson. They followed a path from the scene where the still had been lo cated, and it led to Mr. Stevenson's tobacco barn, which they found locked. The officers then went for Mr. Stev enson, who told them he'had beer in the barn, which he unlocked, and they found about 150 gallons of beer. Stevenson further stated that he had run the still on last Saturday. He claimed the still was nof his, and the officers were unable to find it on the premises. They could find no liquor nor other material except the beer in the tobacco barn. Mr. Stevenson was brought here before U. S. Commissioner W. C. Man ning, where he waived examination and was bound over to Federal court to be held in Washington the third Monday in October. Many Farmers Try Their Luck in Writing Ads sls Prize Offered by Chamber Commerce Getting Results The $15.00 prize olfered by the Williamston chamber of commerce has brought astounding results anu the big problem now rests in select ing the best ad. There are so ire very good ads in the group, but judging from the first fifty opened, they were not, quite specific enough, but dealt in a general way with William ston's tobacco market. Quite surprising it wg? to open the entire number received up till lasi night and to find not a single com plaint registered against this market. It was the hope that all due complaint be mentioned so that they might be remedied. Since none were mentioned, we are led to the conclusion that if there be any they must be of such a minor nature that they aren't worth calling one's attention to. The advertising manager state* that no ad will be eliminated with out first having paid it full and due consideration. In behalf of the Cham ber of Commerce, its manager ana secretary wish to express their many thanks to those who sent in an ad. It is their wish, though it cannot be granted, that each and every one could receive a prize. Several of our warehousemen who have seen some of the advertisements wish to ex press their thanks to those who were interested to the extent of sending in an ad. The time for all ads to be in closes tonight, and not until then will any judging be done. While the large list makes it an enormous job to select the best, it is hoped that announce ment of the winning one can be made by next Friday. Young Folks Have Picnic at Coleraine Miss Evelyn Harrison invited a few friends to join her and her guest, Miss Frances Carson of Macon, on a pic nic trip to Cole'raine Monday. After an enjoyable swim a delicious lunch was spread and heartily enjoyed by young people. Those invited included Misses Vel ma Harrison, Pat Harris, Ruth and Margaret Manning, Estelle Crawford, Frances Hoyt, Messrs. Bill Harrison, IJryant Carstarphen, Marvin Britton and Julian Harrell. Philatheas Guests of Mrs. Gaud Keith Mrs. Claud Keith entertained the I'hilathea Class of the Baptist church last Friday evening at her home on Main Street. The roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting were read and ap proved. After the business hour the class was turned over to the hostess. Mrs. Keith, assisted by Misa Essie Perry, served ice cream and cake. The class adjourned to meet the first Friday night in September with Mrs. Joe Pender.—Margaret Everett, reporter. City Carriers to Get Raise Next January Postmaster Jesse . Price has been trying for about two years to raise the mail facilities in the town from the system of village carriers to the reg ular standard city carriers. The Post Office Department has just authorised the change effective January 1, 1927. The present pay to village carriers is $1,350 per year. City carriers start at $1,700 per year and by efficiency they are raised SIOO each year up to a salary of $2,100 per year. Seymour Not to Return to Local School Former Superintendent Becomes Director of Cullowhee Normal ~ t Prof. J. S. Seymour has tendered his resignation as superintendent of the Williamston schools to become the director of Culloifches Normal School, at Cullowhee. Mr. Seymour has been in charge of the schools here for two years and ha* been one ~of the moat successful school men Williamston ha* ever lutyl. He is Ken tie and quiot in marine* yet he maintains a fine discipline. Ha not only succeeds in the handling ot children but knowß how t« organise his teachers and to secure a tne wort* ing cooperation with parents. Williamston will suffer a loss in hU going, but he receives a d: tided pro motion in becoming the head of the Cullowhee Normal at a* larger salary than he received fri.m the Wil liamaton School. X. Cullowhee is in Jackson County, in the heart of the NortV Carolina mountains, and approximately 5u miles southwest of Asheville. Jack son County borders on both South Carolina and Georgia. For beauty and climate, Mr. Seymour could find no more desirable place anywhere. Mr. Seymour's successor has not yet been named by the local board. - Purpose of Teaching in)School lij vjM|mKiu»Y (Teacher vtt 'Agriculture, Jamesville High School) The purpose of the department of agriculture in Jamesville High School is to give introduction and training to high-school boys in the business of farming, through class-room instruc tion supervised project work; to give organized instruction and cooper ate with adult farmers in their agri cultural problems, and to give the aid to boys who are out of school but engaged in farming. The work of the regular student in high school shall be organized so that £he study of the science of efficient farming in the class room will be put into practice as far as possible, and the skill necessary for profitable farm ing taught by actual practice. The class room, the farm shop, and the home farm are the places where this work will be done. The best way to , learn to do a thing is to fuily under stand how it should be done and then Ito do it. Practice not only makes |perfect, but it is the most effective and easy way to learn anything. Only those crops that are worth while in this section shall be stressed, and the way in which these crops can be or ganized and worked to make the most profitable farm business shall be the aim of the work. The same aim applies for the work offered for adult farmers and boys out of Bchool. This department belongs to you; and it can only be effective through your cooperation and use. The the school with its equip ment, the wealth of information avail able, and the aid of our government can best be used through our coop eration and study together, and we can make a more efficient and happy group by working towards that end. Men Shbuld Organize; Too Many Wives Freed Cincinnati, O..August 6.—T00 many wives are freed on self defense pleas after shooting their husbands. It's time we husbands banded together for self-protection, declared Municipal Judge (fN. D. Alexander here wheniie bound Mrs. Belle Maley, 86, to the grand jury without bond on a first degree murder charge. s Don't expect me to waste sympa thy on a woman who shoots her hus band in the back, he added as she was led away to jail where she now awaita jury action. She is alleged to have ahot and killed her husband early in July while he aat with his back turned at their home here. Frozen fruit salad at Pope's Cafe. Scouts Return From 2-Weeks Camping Trip 15 of 17 Boys in Troop Pass Junior Life- Saving Test The local Boy Scouts with their Scoutmaster, Simon Lilley, returned from a two weeks camping tHp last Sunday afternoon. This was the Scouts' third trip to Silver Lake, near Wilson, they having gone there the two years before this. The Scoutmaster reports a very good trip, it being free of all sickness, even that brdught about by wanting to be at home. The two weeks in the water de veloped several "ducks"; and the ability of the Scouts to swim was proven when IfV of the 17 passed the junior life-saving test. This test is given through the Ked Cross, and for ne to pass it several acts have to be done in the water. The life saver at the lake instructed the boys and »>ave them the testa. This is the fifth year that Mr. LiUey has been in charge of the local Scout troop, and in that time prac tically every boy in town has hail training under him. Will Soon Erect New Telephone Building Here Will Install New Switch board When Building Is Completed The Carolina Telephone & Tele graph Company is making prepara tions to begin the erection of a now building on Smithwick Street within the next few days. The building will be of a bungalow type and will be modern in every respect, Rest rooms will h« ptmded for the emplo|re»s, and also an apartment for the city; manager. Rapid progress is being made in in stalling the new cable and just as soon as the building is completed a new switchboard will be installed., This will give Williamston a modern telephone exchange, and the"service .is expected to be greatly improved. Cotton Mill Owners of East to Meet Cotton-mill owners of eastern North Carolina will meet in Wilson in Aug ust. The Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce is backing the meeting. One of principal things that is -to come before the assembly will lie the increased use of cotton. It is pro posed to recommend longer cotton skirts and cotton hose for women. This is expected to l»e an unpopular movement, but cotton-mill nmn say women will find it more agreeable to adopt cotton apparel through a line of sober thought than to have to abandon silk through poverty: • Similar meetings are proposed throughout the Cotton belt. Mystery Wave Sweeps Beach; Four Are Dead Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 9.—Fifteen lives appear to have been the toll ex acted by a "mystery wave" which swept lirant and Farnham beaches yesterday. Ten bodies had been re covered and five other bathers are missing. Mrs. W. B» Watts to Conduct Story Hour The story hour will -be led by Mrs. W. H. Watts on Thursday afternoon at 4 :i!0 o'clock. She will have some thing of interest for the little folks and if they miss it they will have their regrets, sure. Last week the committee from the club assisted Mrs. Pope in nerving lemonade to the little folks which they enjoyed as well as the stories told them and the games played. Christian Philatheas Meeting Friday Night The Philathea Class of the Chris tian Church met with Miss Velma Harrison Friday night. Th% routine business was disposed of after a devotional program led by the president, Mrs. G. H. Harrison, was enjoyed. After the meeting was turned over to the hostess she, assisted by Mrs. Harrison, served dainty refreshments of fruit salad, saltineß, and pickles. Methodist Picnic at Riverside Thursday The Methodist Sunday school will have its annua! picnic at Riverside Park, near Washington Thursday, August 12th. The-pupils, their fam ilies, and guests are asked to be at the church at 2 o'clock in the after noon. Everybody will carry lunch to be served late in the afternoon, after which the pupils will return home. Two Important Dates on Farm Calendar Soon August 17 Turnip Day; September 15 is Time to Sow Clover According to a rule that has stood good for many years, August "and SeptembcFeach has an important date for farmers to observe. August the 17th is Turnip Day; the day of which turnips should be sown for winter use, if you would insure the famous dish of hog's head and turnips and the good turnip greens 611 those frozen February days. Turnips are also tine for -stock, particularly tattle. Some sections >of Europe largely feed their cattle on turnips at certain seasons. The other important farm date is September 16, when clover should be sown. Clover is the best universal land builder. clover may be broadcasted among rank cotton, which shades the ground well; and if the (and is inoculated a good stand is pretty certain. The shade protects the young plants from the scorching sun until the roots can settle deep enough in tiie ground to sustain the plants. Kye is another of the important crops for fall sowing. Our own State department of agriculture gives three rules for rye; Sow abruzzi rye; sow jt early, 'and sow it thickly. Early sowing gives good grazing in November and December, and will give a heavy growth for breaking in early in the spring. Where rye is broken in and followed by a good ■ application of lime, much better crops can be grown. Baby Show Affords > Thrills to Many The baby show at the Strand The ater last eveimW gave "to practically every child in totyi a thrill heretofore not experienced when the picture of each one was (lashed on the screen. For the past several days picture rep resentatives have been busy making the pictures of the little tots, and last night it was found too large a task to complete'the. showing at that time, so those who missed their thrill last evening will lie fkyored tonigh.t , 'I lie pictures, as a'whole were very good,and numbered far more than we e\er dreamed they would. To tell the truth, we did not believe there to be that many babies in Martin bounty. Our belief in that ease, however, was no smaller than our powers of recog nition, for out of tin- entire group we knew only one or two. Tis np use tc comment on looks, for some were outstanding in their beauty, while others were not so fortunately fa vored. All of them, however, wore expressions of character and looked a: if they were ready to take over the duties right now, but which will be theirs later in their lives; Fifteen-Million Hale Cotton Crop Predicted Washington, Aug. 0. —A produc tion of 15,621,000 bales of cotton this year is indicated by the condition of the crop on August 1 which was 69.8 per cent of normal compared with the Forecast of 15,368,000 bales and a condition of 70.7 on July 16 thjs year, the Department of Agriculture an nounced today. K. L. COIJi:UN MOVES TO CODA UD BUILDING R. L. Coburn, who has until recent- practiced law in partnership with l.uke Lamb, who has moved to Wil son, has left the offices his firm-'occu pied and now has offices in the God ard Building. They, are situated on the second floor, front. * Miss Carrie Lee Peel who was op erated upon for appendicitis last Fri day afternoon is getting along fine. Her mother is with her while she is in the Washington Hospital. Mr. Julius S. Peel who has been on a diet for, sometime, is improving steadily, owing to great care of sleet ing foods. Friends are glad to know he can eat most anything and that he can enjoy his eggs in any style. Frozen fruit salad at Pope's Cafe. ESTABLISHED 1898 Many Changes Being Made on Business Block Several New Firms Open Up and Old Ones Move Around Several new changes will be made ir the business district on Main street within the next few days when sever al new Arms open for" business. Be sides these new openings there will be several changes in the old order of things with the present established businesses. Going under the firm named of 0. S. Anderson Messrs. Arthur Anderson end son, Oscar will open a store in the building once occupied by Ander son Crawford and company. This new firm will deal" in general mer chandise. The Messrs. Andersons are well known to the trading public in this and surrounding counties who wil be interested in their present under taking. While it is not definitely known just what date this store will open for business, it was stated this morning that every thing would be in readiness by the first of next week if possible and not later than the middle of the week The Norfolk Underselling cor. pany has leased th& large store it. the Tar Heel building and will open about the first of next mojith. This concern will carry a line of goods of its own, but its business will be con fined mostly to the underselling of bankrupt stocks. They will occupy both sides of the large store. Goods are being shipped in daily and Mr. Franks, the store's manager, expressed his desire to open by the first of September. The Citizens barbershop ' for the past several years located in the building adjoining the post office is to movQ to the Peel building adjoining the store where O. S. Anderson is pre paring to enter business. It Is under stood that the shop will move the lat ter part of the week. i . Wig Watts, jr., who for the past several months has operated a radio shop in the J. B. H. Knight office Is having the little room between wherr' the Citizens barbershop is moving and where the O. S. Anderson store will be and expects to move in it the latter part of this week or the first of next week. Mrs. L. C. Itobersoh who has had a section of the C. P. Carstarphen store for many years and has served the public as a milliner, doing over hats, and attending to special orders to suit her individual customers has moved her shop to her residence on East Main street, where she will con tinue In do business along the same i lime ; as heretofore. There are several other changes to t.ike place according to information reaching us but the announcement o! which cannot be made until further details are learned. Dry Officers Destroy Two IJquor Outfits Federal agents Snell and Alexander with local officers destroyed seven barrels of beer and four barrels of I cider near the Mobley mill on the west side of the mill pond yesterday. There had hoen no liquor made at the place where the cider and beer was found. No one was in sight and the owner could not be definitely learn ed. The officers leaving this point went near the LaFayette Cross farm where they found two small copper stills, one being of 40-gallon capacity while the other was only of 10-gallon ca pacity. The two were used in combi nation, the little one serving as a doubler for the larger one. There were three barrels containing beer rdwtroywt; contents of the barrels round was made from peaches mixed with sugar and whole wheat. The officers stated that the still had been operated within a day or two, but no one was near. Foot prints, leading to a neighbor's house which was near enough for the officers to hear an old hen cluck to her biddies, were seen. No arrests were made la connec tion with these two outfits. Episcopal Picnic at Coleraine Thursday The Episcopal Sunday School, the members of the Episcopal Church and their invited guests will leave on Thursday morning for Coleiaine Beach, where they will hold their an ual picnic. Mr. N. C. Green, superintendent of the Sunday school, insists that all members of the church be prfcaent and on time. The trucks and automobiles ere scheduled to leave the church promptly at 9.30 a. m.