North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 29—NUMBER 49 NEW BANK TO BEGIN BUSINESS HERE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER East Carolina's Best Business Men Interested New Institution to be Named 'The Bank of Williamston" Negotiations were completed yes terday giving Williamston its second state bank, the institution to open for business the first of next month. For almost a year plans have been under way for the opening and operation of a second bank here, but not until yes terday was it officially announced that r. new bank had been formed. The bank's name will be "Bank of Wil liamston." Last year in the early fall several business men of Kinston purchased the building once occupied by the de funct Peoples Bank from Mr. F. L. of Hamilton. Mr. Glad stone purchased the building several months before that time. During the next few days the bank will undergo slight alterations and preparations \>ill be complete for the opening the first of next month. The new institution will open with a SIOO,OOO capital, and will be under the direction of Eastern Carolina's best business men. Mr. R. C. Ras. berry, of Kinston, will be president of the bank. Mr. J. G. Brown, also of Kinston, is vice president. Mr. G. T. Gardner, of Grifton, has been elected cashier and Mr. Norman K. Harrison, of Williamston, will serve as assistant cashier. All the capital comes to our town from without, and is invested by men of splendid business insight, and men who have made outstanding records in their respective businesses. Mr. Kasberry is president of the National Bank of Kinston, that institution having assets amounting to more than $2,500,000. He is also president of the National Bank of LaGrange and the National Bank of Snow Hill, both these banks are strong and pros perous institutions. Mr. Brown, the new bank's vice president, is a leading wholesale merchant in Kinston and Eastern North Carolina. Norman K. Harrison is well known in this sec tion, he having kept books for Har riKonJJrothers and company since his return from France after the World War. He stands high with all the people of this section. Every town the size of ours should have two or more banks, and thq es tablishment of the Bank of Williams ton meets a hearty welcome on the part of the people of our section. Death T. Gray Coburn Shock to Friends Here News has been received by friends and relatives in this section of the death of T. Gray Coburn, jr, which occurred yesterday morning at Buxton Memorial hospital in Newport News. The young man was down at the farm below Plymouth when he was taken ill about a week ago. Accom panied by his mother and Dr. Me- Gowan he went to the hospital where he died yesterday. He had been in perfect health until he yras taken ill last week. , His mother and sisters of Norfolk were visiting the young man at the farm which he has been running for the past two years. The funeral will take place in Nor folk Sunday at 3 o'clock from the •residence of his mother. The young man was very popular with a host of friends both in this section and in Norfolk where he was reared .' STRANH THEATRE I J TONIGHT "The Girls from Montmarte" With Barbara La Marr and Lewis ' Stone Also Pacemakers TOMORROW BEN WILSON in "SAND BLIND" Also Pathe Comedy THE ENTERPRISE A TOUCH OF OLD SPAIN Those entertainers have been brought to the Hesqui-Centennial Interna tional Exposition in Philadelphia where 180 years of American Independence 1> being celebrated, by the Los Angeles County, California, Chamber of Com merce. The westerner! have built a fine old Spanish mission in the I'alaca of Foreign, Civic, Fashion and Agriculture Display and there show the re sources and advantages of their native heath. The musicians and dancers entertain all visitors who enter the patio to rest a bit after "doing the expoal tlon." The Exposition continues until December 1. Negro Sent to Jail; Cut Up Wife's Clothes Dorsey Andrews After Fuss, Ruins Dresses His Wife Bought Dorsey Andrews, colored, yrw bound over to Recorder's court this morning after it was proved that he bad torn to pieces most of his wife's clothes. The bond was placed at SIOO and being unable to raise that amount Andrews is now in jail awaiting the next session of recorder's court Tues day, when his case will be heard by Judge Smith. ' Andrews is employed at Rocky Mt., working there with the Atlantic Coast Line, and was home for a few days. While he was here it was a greed between he and his wife that ht was to return to Rocky Mount and she was to attend a picnic at Cape hart's Fishery yesterday. Andrews I went hack to Rocky Mount, but for some reason wired his wife that he i would return yesterday. The telegram 1 was too late, for his wife had already gone to the picnic. When Andrews arrived he started to meet his wife, and whert about 30 miles from here lie met her and insisted that she re-' turn with him in a Ford coupe. It seems that the car she was riding in was the better of the two, so she re fused to make the change. Andrews was worried over the refusal, and through weak-mindedness he went home and cut to pieces four of his wife's dresses costing about s.'io. In quiry revealed that the dresses were | bought and paid for by his wife. Rev. and Mrs. Critcher In Automobile Accident Yesterday while'driving from Wel don to their home at Garysburg, Rev. and Mrs. DuSce Critcher were run into on the highway and Mrs. Critcher re ceived several painful bruises. The de tails as to how they were hit are not known, but it is understood that they were entirely blameless. Duke was not hurt nor was his little gfrl, Rosa mond, but Mrs. Critcher was knocked unconscious and had a wound on the head which required three stitches. Mrs. R. A. Critcher and Mrs. J. E. Pope left yesterday afternoon to be with them until today. Mr. Shirley to Hold Union Service Sunday The series of union services which have been in progress for some time, will continue through this month. The service for this week will be held at S o'clock Sunday night at the Chris tian Church. Rev. R. L. Shirley will preach at this hour. topic will be, "The, Greatest Figure of the Ages." Mr. Shirley, who has been pastor of Riddicks Grove Baptist Church for the past two and a half years, will leave September 1 for his new charge at Selma. This probably be his last service in Williamston. A cor dial invitation U extended to all. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 20,1926 Petitions Being Made on Pool Room Question Two Petitions Being Cir culated; One for and One Against Tho yool room t-ttmu liack KM) strong a few days ago, and at the present time it is unknown whether William ston will have or will not have a pool room in the future. After several hearings before the Town Commissioners, the privilege granting Charlie Sahd the right to operate a pool room was withdrawn. At a second hearing later on, anather tlat refusal was made. Seeing that all hope was lost in this method of at tack, the owner with his lawyers ap proached the question from another way. A petition was prepared and there are at leat 100 signatures on the paper. The petition has not been submitted to the hoard so far, but has been shown to a part of the Board No action has been taken in the mat ter. A petition opposing the operation of a pool room is in circulation, but just how it is progressing could not be learned today. It now looks as if the matter is out of the hands of the commissioner and has gone to the people direct. While it is not known definitely, it is un derstood that the question will come up attain at the Board's next meeting. Frank Margolis Back From New York Trip Irving Margolis motored to Rocky Mount this afternoon to meet his brother, Frank Margolis who haa been spending the past month in New York. He has been buying fall stock for Margolis Brothers store and visiting relatives in that city. Mrs. Margolis who has been with him will not return now but will spend some time visiting her parents there. Republican Candidate For Senate Is Visitor ' «!. Hon. Johnson J. Hayes, the Repub lican nominee for the United States Senate, was here yesterday visiting friends. Mr. Hayes *'is making his appeal for votes squarely on a high tariff for farm products, and is ex pected to make quite an impression upon the voters of eastern Carolina. Mr. Hayes says he will visit Wil liamston agwft in September, and if the weather pSrrmita would be glad to speak to the citizens of Williamston and Martin County. Colored Quartets to Sing Here Monday The Elk Quartet, of and the Church City Four, of NorfoQt Vw will meet in a contest at the eoßrt house here Monday night, August 28, at 8.00 p. m. Special seats will be provided for white people. If yoa an a lover tf real singing, be sure and come out and witness this program. The Enterprise Sunday ScKool Lesson in Brief Aug. 22.—The Ten com mandments : Duties to God —Ex. 20:1-11. V ' By C. H. DICKEY The Ten Commandments are cata logued twice in the Bible. First, in the twentieth chapter of Exodus; and again in the ftfth chapter of Deuter onomy. The essence of both writings are the same. A Pharisee one time asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment in the law. Jesus answered him, in Matthew 22:87-40, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And tjie second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neigh- I bor as thyself. On these two com mandments hang all the law and the prophets. In planning out our Sunduy-school lessons, the planners have divided the commandments into two regular les sons: The first section, consisting of four commandments, pertain to our duties to God; ths other six, which come in next Sunday's lesson, pertain to our duties to man. The four commandments pertaii.ing to our duties to God, are, briefly: 1. Thou shalt have no Either goUs before me. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. This came at a time when the people's imagination! were peopled with a multiplicity of gods. Paul much later found Athens a veritable city of gods. But there is not, and never has been room in the human heart for two gcds. We in this century do not wor-, f.hip the gods of Mount Olympus, but' possibly we have "other gods" as truly ai. the heathen ever had them. We Worship self, pleasure, money, power; we, too, have a multiplicity of these little gods. This first commandment, which Tiegins with God 7 thunders out .from the rugged heights of Sinai, "No other gods before Me." We must see to it that all strange gods be root ed out. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. "The first commandment relatea to the sovereignty of God; the second, to his character, especially His spiritual ity." These things degrade God to their level; the spiritual conception tends to raise men to God's level. Idolatry is accompanied with its idols. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Possibly reverence here is the key word. If we reverence, we shall not take His Holy Name in vain. One of the most rasping noises in the world is to hear a child, taking His name in vain. Of course, the child has heard his elders. Reverence banishes pro fanity. God is love, is to be loved, honored and reverenced. 4. Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. We shall have in next week's lesson that we are to work six days; but this lesson recalls us to the fact that rest is important. We have a day of rest for ourselves, and a day when in an especial way we can honor God. This day is a gift from God. We are U> keep it holy. But also we are to re member, with Jesus, that the Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. The enduring of real re ligion and the proper value placed on God is closely associated with the day ol rest. America will do well not to forget it I Standard Buys Two Sinclair Stations Here Beginning the first of September, the Standard Oil Co. will take charge and operate the two Sinclair stations in Williamston. The transaction was made the early part of last month, but was unknown to Messrs. Craw ford and Watts, who recently took over the local business for the Sin clair people. While the loss of these two stations will decrease the busi ness to a great extent, the operations of the company will continue with the stations scattered in the various parts of the surrounding territory. It is understood that the price paid for the two stations amounted to |4,000; $3,000 for the up-toifn station and |I,OOO for the one located on the Washington road where the Jameavflle road branches off. Young Girl Rece Injury When Dropped From City Hall Steals Auto and Leads Pursuers a Merry Chase Roy IJlley, Suspected of Stealing Car, Eludes Pursuers Martin county's automobile fiend was again busy yesterday and last night. Sometime in the afternoon, Roy Lilley drove over the river to a base ball (tame in Windsor, using a little Ford car and when returning he brought Buck Saunders and Albert Cook to Willianiston. When he reach eu the corner near the court house he told the boys he had to go another street and for them to get out. Robert KtXvards, who had parked his car on Smithwick's street near lllounts store, was looking the town over for his car. He was told by Chief Daniels that he had seen young! Lfltey driving a car similiar to the .ne missing and he with Edwards started to look for the car. When the chief reached his car which was park ed near the place where Edwards' was stolen he. found his key pone and tfce l attery run down. Lilley had taken th chief's key when he failed to start the car. He moved up a ittle and took Edwards' car using Mr. Daniel's switch key. From information received from the two boys, who had rode with Lilley, a party set out to And him. They first saw him.on the roald near Mr. Kader Lilley s, but he succeeded in (lodging them. After hunting the various roads for several hours they again got in sight of him at the Lilley school house where he again slipped aWIIV fiom them. After watching and hunt ing all the roads in that section for several hours, they jumped him a gain and followed him through many pats and cut-otl' roads until they got him on the Washington highway where they lost him again. Up until a few minutes before press time noth ing further had been heard or car or thief. J his makes the third car stolen by this young" man from the streets of this town within a year's time. Moth the other cars, were recovered. Lilley r« moves the license plate as soon as he gets out of town and runs at large all over the country. The young fellow seems to be weak in mind anil has a mania for automo bile stealing. He was convicted for stealing the first car and placed un der a suspended judgment on account of his weakness. Roanoke-Dixie Auctioneer Here Mr. L. H. Hurton with his wife and two children arrived here yesterday from Kentucky to make their home for the next several months. Mr. Bur ton will auctioneer for the Roanoke- Dixie warehouse this year. He is a inan of much experience in the to- I acco business and is an exceptional ly good auctioneer While here he and his family will be- at home with Mrs. Erah Cobb in New Town. Brother and Sister Have Birthday Party Little Billie Griffin and his sister, Thelma, entertained about seventy five of their little friends Wednesday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 in honor of their birthdays which come very close together. The little folks spent an hour play ing in the spacious yards and porch and were loth to go when they had been-served ice c;eum and cake and apples by Mrs. Griffin. The popularity of the little Billie and Thelma was at tested by the lively array of birth day gifts they received. J. W. DAVENPORT DIES ftif. John W. Davenport of Wind sor died in a Norfolk hospital at 0 o'clock this morning where he had been for the past several days for treatment for some stomach trouble. Mr. Davenport was born in Wil li* mston about 40 years ago at the home now occupied by Mrs. W. H. Karrell, several years later his fath er moved to Windsor. When the young man grew up he chose law as his profession which he practiced for a number of years. He was associat ed with M. B. Gilliam at the time of him death under the name of and Davenport. Ruth Modlin, Only 9 Years Old, Victim of Unusual Accident Wednesday morning shortly after 9 o'clock there occurred on our streets one of the most horrible accidents ever to happen here, when a plank fell from the roof of the City Hall and hit little Ruth Modlin, crushing the skull over a major portion of her head und driving a rib of the um brella she was holding over her into the child's neck. She was also in jured internally, bleeding from the intestines during the day. Im mediately following the accident, the child was carried across to Dr. J. H. Saunders' office where she was given first aid and then rushed to the hos pital at Washington. The Tayloes at the Wushington hospital operated at 12 o'clock, removing the skull that was crushed and her as com fortable as possible, for they saw there was no hope for her life. She lived until 7 o'clock, being conscious a part of the time and constantly ex pressing a desire not to die. The child was the youngest of Mrs. Lucy Modlin and the late William Modlin and was nine years old last Saturday. Others surviving are, three sisters, Mrs. Delsiphine Lassiter, Dorothy and Hazel Modlin, a brother, Earl, and her grandmother, Mrs. Alice Goilard. - The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Stephen Gardner at Washing ton this afternoon at So'clock and interment was made in the Baptist cemetery here. This unfortunate accident sadden ed the entire community where the little girl had many friends. She was bright, active and friendly and when t'oing errands met many of the older people who became very much at tached to tier. W hen she was nun she was on her way to the city market for her mother. 'I he plank which caused the child's death was being used by H. J. Bea man and son, Harry Leen and L, M. liradshaw of Suffolk, who were paint ing under contract the steeples on the City Hall. It had been used and then Taitl on the taping at the base of the' small steeples on the left of the building. There were several eye witnesses to the accident, Miss liattie Thrower, also, the first person to reach the child, Chief Daniels and otlieis. They thought at first that the wind bl;w the board oir, but some say, among them the painters, that it could not have been the wind but must have been that the ropes which they were using on the clock and steeple caught in .some nails that were in the plank. State Tobacco Crop Reported Short for 1926 Three Per Centht crease in founds Is Estimate With a crop prospect for 323,781,- 000 pound# of tobacco, North Caro lina will fall short in the amount of tobacco produced this year. In spite of a three percent increase in acreage, the prospect is fifteen percent lower than the amount last year. In 1925 this state .produced 341,903,795 pounds Taking the counties individually, Martin last year planted 13,758 acres and made an average of 867 pounds to the acre. Only one county, Greene, beat th s average. Applying the pros pective yield as a whole to Martin there will'be a fifteen percent de crease in this acreage average this year. Last year there were 11,290,606 pounds of tobacco raised here. Seven counties led Martin in the number of pounds produced. And'while there will be a decrease in Martin, accord ing to the report, the decrease, as fai a:i acreage average, is concerned, will be even larger in the other counties. II this is true this county will ag«\in stand at the top in number of pounds raised per acre. Reports, while they are of an unre liable nature, from South state that the tobacco there is not quite as high as it was last year. ■ Miss Bettie Ward returned yester day from Roper where she has been visiting her uncle, Mr. Chas. Miselle. Miss Tillle Perry has returned from Charlotte where she visited Jriends. ESTABLISHED 1898 Started Use of New Telephone Circuits Today Service Will Be Consid erably Improved After Change The first telephones to work on the new material installed by the Caro lina Telephone & Telegraph Co. were put on this morning by Messrs. Dono ho, Boardman, and Manning. The first lines to come through the new equipment runs to telephones around Hveretts. Starting at that point tele phones back this way will be trans ferred to the new lines as they are reach. If the weather permits about 40 to 50 changes can be made in a day. At this rate it will require sev eral days to make the change com plete. For the past several weeks there Have been numerous troubles on the local exchange, and they were of such u nature that it was impossible to clear them. The management in a statement this morning expressed it self as very much pleased with the cooperation extended by the subscrib ers. It will be several days before all changes can be made, and until this time there will be telephones out order, but just as soon as everything is transferred every trouble will be eliminated; and the management wishes the subscribers to bear with it for the few days required to finish the task. Thousands Attend Regatta at Norfolk Going from .all parts of Eastern North Carolina and Tidewater Vir ginia thousands of people assembled at Norfolk this week to enjoy a wate* eartiiva! vi ranged by the wholesalers of that city. The program prepared was unique in every detail and the best to be had. Wednesday night proved to be .un fortunate when a hard two-hours ruin fell and drove the 25,000 people to shelter at Ocean View. For over an hour the throngs stood packed in every nook covered by a shelter. The hotel was forced to close its doors when the crowd got AO largo iiiaidu that there was a possibility of the house's breaking through. Yesterday was an ideal day and the trip around the Chesapeake -Bay was most enjoyable. One of the Pennsyl vania's large steam ships was charter ed and a free sail was given the visitors. The trip took in the boat races and a several hours sail. Lunch, 1 links and smokes were served by the wholesalers.. Eastern Carolina was well repre sented when people from as far as Greenville, Kinston ami other towns attended. Return From Trip to California Wednesday Miss Martha l>ouise Anderson re turned Wednesday from California where she spent several weeks at the University of California at Bergley. She left there several days ago and visited when en route home Sacramen to, the Creat Salt spent five days in the Yellowstone National I'ark, saw Tike's Peak and played snow ball on the top of the peak on August 10th. After visiting Denver for a day, she stopped over for a f w hours in the following cities, Kansas City, Chicago, Cincinnatti, NasKvifte and Asheville. Miss Ander son when asked about the beauty of the scenery that she' had seen on her trip across the states in which she visited, 25 of them and one foreign country, Mexico, said that the moun tains of Eastern Tennessee and West ern North Carolina were the prettiest places she visited while away. Hon. and Mrs. Everett In County This Week Hon. and Mrs. R, O. Everett ar rived in the county yesterday and are at the country estate near Oak City. This is their first trip her* since their marriage in June. Mrs. Everett was Miss Kathleen Robinson before her marriage and was one of the few women in the state who are engaged in the practice of law. She was associated with her father, Col. Robinson in his office at Fayetteville and during the past few years she has made a remarkable record in her profession. She is now associated with her husband in his office at Durham and just recently argued a case for him before the Pardon Commission in Raleigh.