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VOLUME 29—NUMBER 47 Plans to Advertise Tobacco . Market Take Definite Form Kiwanians and C. of C. Will Do Work Together Enterprise Will Publish Special Tobacco - Edition With the aid of the local Kiwanis club assured, the chamber of com merce has increased its undertakings v toward advertising Williamston and its tobacco market. While the form er plans as were outlined by the ad vertising committee have not been materially changed, they have been altered so that it will be possible to cover the work with a greater effi ciency. The aid from the Kiwanis club comes in a personal way and not by money donations. With this as sistance assured, the officers of the chamber of commerce are seeking to ii crease its advertising appropriation to compare with the cooperation on the part of the Kiwanis club. While the dues to the treasury of the chamber of commerce have not all been paid, a decidedly larger number have been paid in so far than there were last year. One more drive will be made for outstanding dues, according to the organization's officers. The fact that so many of the members are backing their organization doubly as sures the success of the campaign now under way. Mr. Griffin will call on all those members who have nft yet been visited so far within the next few days. Market novelties have been order ad and should be here ready for dis tribution within the next few days. These novelties met with high ap proval from the children of several Counties last year. Numerous requests have been made for the little novel ties this year. Just the nature of the Aovelties Ui.s year k unknown at this time. Thorough distribution of these will be made about the first of next month. Following the plans to a certain ex tent of last year, a special edition of The Enterprise will be issued under the supervision of the chamber of commerce the early part of next month. This edition will carry in de tail everything relating to the local tobacco market, its history and pro gress. It will be so constructed as to furnish information to those asking for data on Martin county as well as reviewing the situation for our own people. The requests made by foreign concerns and individuals have been many within the past several months and such an edition will meet these requests to a very great extent. The exact size of the paper has not been definitely agreed upon, but indica tions will hae it to be considerably larger than the one issued last year. Pictures of all the principal business firms will be made and will appear. The pictures of the town and bounty's leading business men will ai»u appear. It will be mainly a county edition, but carrying in detail every phase of Williamston commercial affairs. The edition issued last year by the chamber of commerce met with high approval generally. The distribution of the five thousand copies was complete in this county, and was done through the post office. Outside the county distribution was made bytthe advertising manager, several days being required to complete the task. Iu the advertising uanager's report last year around fifty towns were visited, and every store outside the STRANni THEATRE I J DO NOT FORGET— HAROLD LLOYD in "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" Next MON. - TUES. THE ENTERPRISE Pennsylvania's Contribution to the Sesqui A"6 A x i uips® Bbm® ™ • I BP l ... V Here is the Keystone State's building at the great Sesqui-Centennlal Inter national Exposition at I'hiladelphla, celebrating ISO years of American Inde pendence. In this huge structure Pennsylvania 1s displaying her progress from the arrival of Penn to the present day. The building is one of tha handsomest on the big exposition grounds and hat proved a rendezvous for hundreds of thousands of people who have come from near and far to see tha magnificent exhibits (Btshlished by forty-threo of the leading nations of tha world. Tlie Exposition continues until December 1. Several Tobacco Barns Burned Last Few Days During the past several days many tobacco barns in this section have been lost by fire. Mr. Tom Lilley, near here lost ose last week, the to bacco in the burn being one of his best cures. Mr. Lilley was forced to build a new barn to handle the re mainder of his crop. Joe Godard, at the Biggß farm, suffered the loss of a nice barn of tobacco when fire de stroyed everything except the log walls. Mr. Doc Hardison lost a barn this week. He lives in Griffins town ship and according to reports reach* ing here someone was asleep at the barn when it burned, waking just in, time to make his escape. , Several other barns have burned, the names of 4fie owners not being known. ' Sunday School Picnics Are Enjoyed by Many Both the Episcopal and Methodist Sunday schools gave their pupils a picnic yesterday. The church people almost in a body attended each and gave the young people a day of much pleasure. The MethodistT to Riverside Park and the Episcopalians went to Coleraine Beach. incorporated limits of any town was called on. The Kiwanis club will play a big part this year when it will under take the task of distributing the e dition when it makes its .tour of several of the surrounding counties. This feature of the campaign is re ceiving special attention on the part of the officials of both the Kiwanis club and the chamber of commerce. If present plans are successful, this will be offe of the most unique un dertakings ever attempted by any or ganization of our town. The tour will be made the early p»rt of next month and will cover two counties and will go into %a many more. It was not definitely, knovrtn this morning just how many cars would take p«t in the trip, but be tween twenty and thirty are expect ed. In the personnel of the group go ing will be found the town's leading men. A three-minute stump speaker is 'up for consideration, the outcome of this to be known later. A man will be hired or the lot will fall to some of our local men. The trip is not necessarily confined to advertising our town and county but it is to better acquaint those visited and those visiting. It is not to be of a "trade snatcher" kind, but to make known to our neighbors that -they are welcome to our town and that we want them to feel at home should they visit us. It is well understood that not one will be aaked to sell his tobacco at this market, but that he will be told what the market is, who makes it up and how it is run and that he is cordially in vited to visit it, meet the proprietors and make possible real personal busi ness connections. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, August 13, 1926 Hannah Hassell, Former Slave, Died Wednesday Hannah Hassell, one of the oldest and most highly respected colored people of Martin County, died Wed nesday after passing 83 years of use ful life. She was doing good cooking for some of the town's leading families while General Lee was marching to Gettysburg and while Grant lay a round Richmond Although she was then a slave, yet she was of that type that regarded duty, truth, and justice higher than she did her own freedom. When the war "d rums were silenced nnd'Aer freedom assured, she contin ued in her honest toil. She was con sidered one of the best cooks that Williamston ever had, and when she was on the job "company" might come and go but the "something to eat" was always there and always right. She became an invalid from rheu matism several years ago. Since that time the members of her race, with occasional help from a few whites and a Sunday dinner sometimes sent her, was her dependence. Perhaps there was not as much attention shown her as her honest faithful service in life merited. She was deeply religious and was tor many years a member of Ske warkee Baptist Church. After the colored Baptist Church was organized in town she continued her church service with the whites. John R. Leggett Died Wednesday Mr. John K. Leggett, of Bear Grass died at the Washington Hospital Wed nesday afternoon, after an illness lasting for two weeks. . Mr. Leggett was 72 years old in April. He first married Miss Susan Griffin, of Bertie County, who was the mother of Luther G. Leggett his only living son. After her death he married Miss Bettie Pitt, of Nash County. By this marriage he leaves two daughters, Mrs. 0. M. Lilley and Mrs. J. H. Heath. His last marriage was to Miss Sarah FT.' Peel, of Smithwicks Creek, who died June 22. Mr. Leggett was a good substan tial hard-working farmer, highiy re spected by all people who knew him. He had been a member of the Primi tive Baptist Church at Boar Grass for a number of years. He was bur ied at the Ward grave yard on his home farm. The funeral was held by Elders Rogerson and Coaring. Union Services at Methodist Church The union service will be held in the Me&hodist church Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Rev. C. H. Dickey is ex pected back from a visit to Tennessee and'if ho arrives by that date bo will conduct the service. In case he does not arrive, Rev. Mr. Manning of tho Christian church or Rev. Mr. Lee of the Methodist church will hold the service. The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief / . 11 1 " " " \ August IS. —■ "Jethro's Wise Counsel."—Exodus 18:13-24. \ / By C. H. DICKEY With manna raining down on them /rom heaven, the great caravan of the Hebrews move on through the wilder ness to their first great objective— Mount Sinai. There coijSs a short age of water, and a contest with the Amalakites, in which Joshua was vic torious. Here and befoxs reaching Sinai, Jethtrr, Moses' father-in-law appears on the scene, bringing to Moses his wife and his children. He also brought something else to Moses. Thank God for the counsel of the righteous. What did Jethro find T He found that the leader of this great people was swamped with detail work. That instead of mastering the details, the details had mastered Moles. In other words, Moses was giving most of his time to mAteri which other people could handl«s frt tfs wel) and was, consequently, neglecting the weightier matters which only he could look after. There is a marked parallel to this in the conditions which afttound the average religious leader today. Youi preacher, if he is giving his life to hik work, finds that ha is swamped with a whole troop of minor and in ferior matters. And if tor wilt permit, the good people will load fcim op with such work until, like MU»es he will be occupied with it from warning un to the going down of that sun. Broadly speaking, ttfe preacher is the general of the congregation; he is not the detail man. But today, probably as never before, the minis ter finds that he is supposed to be the "jack of all trades;" and in propor tion as this condition of affairs ex ists and multiplies, he will presently find that he is master of no trade in particular. » . This is a complex age. And the complexities of life have flown over into the chureh. It ««%; KMI tljat the minister's chief business was the general- oversight of his flock, the preaching of the word, and the giv ing of himself to prayer, meditation, and study. But today he is supposed to be a leader, a "mixer," a patter of people's backs. He is supposed to preach to teach, to be master of finances. 'He is called on for this "little talk," and that "little talk." He must say a word here, and introduce a speaker there. He will surely serve of this committee and assist with this affair. He will teach, no doubt, in the Sunday school and should be head of the Boy Scouts. This thing has gone on until the minister is more than the servant of the people—he is their slaves. And a whole company of preachers would say today that it is not their regular work which saps their energies. It is not their regular preaching and visitation and managing. But it is the uncalled-for multiplication of this whole troop of details, and un necessary work which takes up his energies and makes him feel that he needs about three times as many va cations as he gets. Jethro saw that what Moses was doing was taking up all his time. He suggested to Moses a "division of la bor." What a great suggestion that was. Not that one man should do it all, but that every man should bear his own burden. Now, that is what a general is sup posed to do—to apportion and make a division of work. A good execu tive is not a man who does all the labor himself but is one who knows how to get the other people to do it. And in so arranging matters, he is not shirking. He is doing the very finest thing possible for the people. When he apportions labor to them and helps them to perform it, he is bringing an incomparable blessing to his people. She is not the best teach ers who solves for the pupil his prob lem; she is the best teacher who man ages the pupil in such a way that he will solve his own problem. The swamping of religious leaders ought to be stopped. A member of a congregation ought not to ask his pastor to do something which he him self can do. He aught to seek to shield and protect his pastor from un necessary entangling alliances. Those good people of the early church tried to swamp the twelve apostles with detail work, with work which any of the members could have done. Bat they refused to bother with such matters. Here is what they said "It Is not reason that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you men of hon est report, full ef the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom wa may appoint over Important That Members Chamber Comm Meeting Monday Night The Williamston Chamber of Commerce will meet in the ollice* of Dunning & Moore Monday night, August 16th. All the citi zens of Williamston, the Kiwan ians, and those interested in a larger and better Williamston are "urged to attend. The purpose of this meeting will be to get a report of the com mittees and further discuss the development of the local tobacco market. Negro Held in Jail Charged With Robbery Albert Riley Broke Intoi Home of Joe Spruill This Morning Albert Riley, a strange negro who lias been here for only a few days, broke in 4 o Joe Spruills house this morning' ibout 8 o'clock, robbing all of Spruj s clothes, suitcase to takp them away in und several other ar ticles. Spruill, a colored mail, was at his job early and after the*morning train passed he went home on An errand. Upon ente-itig his house he observed that someone had beeh in and had ransacked things from one end of the Tumse to ~the other. Closer investiga tion showed that all' of his clothes save the ones he was wearing were gone. ; lie reported to Chief of Police Dan iel and they soon found the trail of the thief. Starting with signs at the window where he entered they follow ed the foot prints to Washington street where they found several peo ple who had seen the thief pass with the goods. Riley was soon found but he had no goods, they having been hidden by him. Riley told where the clothes were and was carried before Mayor R. L. Coburn who bound him over to the Superior c(Airt under a S6OO. bond. Riley was unable to give bond and now awaits his trial in the county jail. Riley in all probability has a court record, lie was reared in Jackson ville,' Fla. r leaving there when he was fifteen and going to California where he married at the uge of 17. Three years ago he left his wife in Buffalo, N. Y., going from there to Jackson ville and from there he went to Fly mouth where he has been for the past two months. He has worked in mills and garages and was on his way to Tarboro when he invaded Spruill's house. He is a medium sized negro, >27.- years old, dark West India molasses colored and has two gold teeth. Agricultural Review Published by State - r ' The Agricultural Review has just come from the press with volume 1, number 1. This is the outgrowth of Market which has been pub lished by the North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture for the past sev eial years. The Review will be han dled by W. H. Richardson, agricul tural editor. The paper will be pubished twice a month and will be sent free to any farmer for the asking. Infant of Mr. and Mrs. I). L. Feel Died Sunday On Sunday, August 8, the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dr L. Peel and took their little 4-months-old daughter, Lydia Ethel I«ne. The child had been ill for near ly a month of its short life. Besides its parents, it is survived by a little brother and sister. m The funeral services were conduct ed by Elder John N. Rogerson and the burial was made in the family ceme tery Monday afternoon. r this business. But we will give our selves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word." Jethro served a good mission to Moses. Any many of us, if we would sit at Jethro's feet today could learn something. The church already has a trained ministry v What it needs is a trained laity. An honest division of labor; ev*y man according to his abilities. Not the swamping of on* man, but the sharing of burdens by all. Moses' father-in-law s«id that -Moses was to be "for the people to God-ward," Some of the past meetings have been poorly attended, and the jtaces missing were those that kick and knock the loudeat. Are you a human parasite living on the advertising and work of your neighbor. If not, come to the meetings and if you are not able to give your financial assistance, at least contribute a little of your precious time. All members are urged to be there at 8:15 when meeting starts. Winner to be Known First of Next Week All ads submitted in the prize contest by the many contest ants liave been read thoroughly and the number has been judg ed down to live. One will be se lected from this number and the winner announced next week. It was hoped that the name of the winner could be decided upon and announced today, but the large number prevented an easy selection. Another day will be required to make the final selection, according to those in charge. Wife a Twin; Twin Husband With Twins The article below, taken from the Hertford County Herald, beats any thing we can oiTdr in the way of num bers of twins in one family,' but we will wager that they do not have a bitter-looking pair in Hertford Coun ty than the two little fellows we see on our streets every day. It always ii'iv es one a pleasurable thrill to see "Martin and Arthur" or "Arthur and Martin" when they get up town after noons, looking so happy and content ed after their daily nap. The Herald says: " Whuii Mus -Mary Uailey and Mike Vinson, both of Ahoskie, were mar ried Jast Saturday afternoon, a new record was set up for others to 'shoot at' in the number of twins included in the families of the two. The groom is"one of twins, his wife is also one of twins; Mr. Vinson's only two chil dren are twin boys, Beta and Gamma, both of them living in Ahoskie. And, I > cinch the record, Messrs. Heta and Camilla Vinson married twin sisters some years ago. In the name of Ahoskie and Hertford County, the cha'i lenge is extended for one to equal or 1 etter the record." Everett s Woodmen To Attend Revival The members of the Modern Wood men at Everetts are requested to meet in the hall Wednesday night, August 18, at 7.45, for tho purpose of, at tending revival services at the Chris tian Church. All members of the camp are in vited to be with us on this occasion, as something will be worked out whereby an initiation will take place early in September. Harrison Co. Buyers on Northern Markets Mr. T. F. Harrison, buyer for Har rison HrOs. & Co., left Wednesday for Haltimore, Philadelphia, and New York to purchase goods for the store. He. will be gone about two weeks. Mrs, Anna Harrison, who buys for the millinery department, has already visited New York and bought a large stock of millinery that will begin to arrive soon. - Issue Book Showing Progress of State A beautiful 80-page book has just been issued by the State department of conservation and development. The book has two important cap tions, the first "North Carolina, the Fifth State Today"; The second, "North Carolina, the Pacemaker in Tndustry, Agriculture, and Substan tial Progress." Of the 48 States in the Union, North Carolina, with no important .seaport and no important cities, has made a greater progress than any of the States during the last 26 years in a substantial and permanent way and while it is true that it is the fifth State, yet lhat is not quite so food as to be the pacemaker among the States. The entire book is filled with valu able information and many beautiful illustrations. ESTABLISHED 1898 Highway 30 in N. C. Will Get Fine Publicity A. A. A. Representative Who Is Logging No. 30 Here Thursday Darden Allen, special staff repre sentative of the AmeKcah Automobile Association, who is logging the South Atlantic Coastal Highway (Route 30 in North Carolina) and its branches and gathering information for tljo va rious touring publications and other data which will be helpful to the 3,000 clerks of tfie touring bureaus of the 818 clubs and branches in routing tourists south, was in Williamston yesterday. He was accompanied by Mr. Evans, a representative of the Carolina Motor Club. Highway Route No. 30, the North Carolina link of the Atlantic Coast Highway, is in for some fine public ity through a special article to published in the American Motorist, cfticial organ of the American Auto mobile Association. The article will be written by Dar- Uen Allen, who is now engaged in assembling the facts for the story and for a log of the highway. The article will appear in the October number of the publication, in addition to the regular circulation, whicli is in excess of 100,000, extra copies numbering 100,000 will be published for reprint ing and for such other advertising as the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association may see fit. This investigation follows a person al tour made by Mr. Ernest N. Smith, general manager of the American Au tomobile Association a short while ago over this route. He was so much impressed with its touring possibili ties that he ottered to include a 16 or 24 page section featuring the route and the communities along the way in the October issue of the American Motorist, which will be devoted to southern touring. This otter is only contingent on the I communities along the way taking 60 per cent of the space in the section for individual community advertising. The other half of the section would be devoted to striking pictures and the word paints of the lure and rec reational attractions of the communi ties along tho way. Mr. Allen and Mr. Evans both com mented on the lovely crops in this community. They said pictures show-" ing the luxuriant growth of corn in some fields they saw near Williamston should be drawing cards to this sec tion. A portion of a letter written Mr. Jacobs, State chairman for North Carolina, by Mr. F. O. Miller, who is president of the South Atlantic Coast Highway Association, emphasizes the need of our advertising and complet ing Koute 30 for the ever-increasing tourist trade. "Since the inception of the great project," he wrote, " with tho certain tly that some day it will become the most popular highway in the United States, quite a number of other high ways, in unscrupulous efforts, not on ly now are endeavoring to capitalize themselves on the work that we have clone but will continue to do until we get fully established, and our work this year should be devoted almost ex clusively to cementing together the great interests of the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association." Mr, Jacobs is very much elated over the prospect of getting this valuable publicity through the nation's lead ing automobile trade paper. Methodist Program For The Next Week "feunday school, 9.45 a. m.—E. P. Cunningham, superintendent Regular services at 11 a. m. and union services 8 p. m. Everybody All choirs are invited to join us. Junior Epworth League, 2.30 p. m.~, Sunday afternoon; Mrs. J. F. Thigpen, superintendent. Senior Epworth League at 8 p. m. Monday. Martha Leggett, superin tendent.. Services at Holy Springs Sunday, 3.30 p. m. Prayer meeting, 8 p. m. Wednesday night. . Intermediate Epworth League, 8 p. m., Thursday; Mrs. W. H. Booker, superintendent. Mrs. Mattie Price Dies At Jamesville Home Mrs. Mattie Price, wife of Mr. Vance Price, of Jaanesville, died last night. She had suffered for some time .with ostomylitis, a disease of the jaw bone which resulted, in this case, in blood poison. She was 80 years old and leaves five small children. She will be buried on the home farm