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Advertiser* Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1600 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 61 Poultry and Swine Exhibits Featured sth Roanoke Fair Officials Claim Largest Ever Shown in State Exhibits of Cattle Also Show Increase Over Previous Years Roanoke Fair exhibita this year far surpassed those of previous years, es pecially is this true in the cattle and bwine departments. Even the chick ens raised their own high standard at tained in previous years. The display of the home demonstra tion department was the most com plete of any year in the history of the fair. In the swine department, therepjJß 323 hogs. The Duroc-Jerseya iflH number, with more than a hiffl^ed.. Mr. Henry A. Trulington, of Dunn,j N. C., was the leader in blue ribbons | and premium money. J. J. Roberson & Sons, of Jamesville, were a close second, and Mr. W. S. Eaton, of far boro, third. The display of Poland-Chinas was also large. Mr. O. E. McDowell, of Mercer, Pa., took the championship tor his herd, which was one of the finest displays to be found in any of the fairs. Though the prise for the grand champion boar was won by Mr. W. H. Turlington, of Benson, Mr. A. E. Smith, of Robersonville, exhibited the grand champion sow. These two ex hibitors also won several other indi vidual prizes. Mr. W. J. Dupree, of Walstonburg, also was a prise winner with his herd of Poland-Chinas. It happened that there was the same number of Hampshires and Po land-Chinas, 98 of each. Jack Murray, of Fayettsville, seemed to have the favorite hogs of the belted type, he taking more of the prises than any other exhibitor uk this class. T. A. Grantham, of New Bern, and Toler A Bartol, of Fayetteville, were all good winners with their Hampshires. The Chester Whitep ricss were all b-ken by J. J. Roberson and Sons of Jamesville. Nothing in at tracted the attention of the visitor more than these fine white hogs did. Mr. E. H. Hostetler of State Col lege was the judge of the hogs. Hog men say the exhibit was the largest and best ever shown in the State if not in the South. In the cattle department only three herds were shown. John P. Carr and Sens of Haw Kiver exhibited their Jerseys which, of course, took all the Iprises .offered for that class. Mr. B. F. 3helton of Edgecome, exhibited his fine herd of Rerfords which have taken so many prizes in previous, his fine herd of Herefords which have Elisabeth, West Virginia, took most .of the prises offered in this class nith their famous herds. These herds have won prises in several state fairs and numerous district fairs. Junius Fairfax, Jr, his 4-year old 2600 pound bull took the first prise at the West Virginia State fair and beat the winner of the 2nd prise at the Inter national Live Stock show at Chicago in 1926, took the prise here. In the poultry building there were 1250 birds, making an increase over last year. Birds came from all over the Eastern snd Southern States. Sweep stakes and special display prises were all won by North Care lina and Virginia exhibitors. The win (Continued on the back page) , STRANr\ rami J Good Programs FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS THE ENTERPRISE Attendance at Fifth Better Than Ever Despite Cloudy Days; Event Will Close Tonight Last Tuesday witnessed the largest opening day at the Roa noke Fair here ever enjoyed by any fair in this section, according to offlcials of 'the Roanoke Fair aasociation. Getting off with a alow start the throng of people did not thicken until late after noon when the grounds began to overflow with people from miles around. "It was the greatest opening ever enjoyed by any fair in Eastern North Carolina", stat ed Manager Poe. Wednesday was Meet of Peanut (Growers in Suf folk on Tuesday Meeting: Called to Sus tain Association for *' Another Year Vfrgtnla »nd North Carolina pea nut will meet in Suffolk next Tuesday, October 6th, for a grand rally in an effort to sustain the pea nut association. The meeting is call ed for the purpose of sustaining the association long enough to make the tiiriff investigation and to flght for the equal rights due the American peanut before the Tariff Commission Board. The association proposes to continue through another year on a one-year sign-up of 160,000 bags which must be completed by October the 16th. About 100,000 bags have already been pledged and unless the peanut grow ei gets busy and pushes hard during the short time left for the sign-up, there is every indication that the a»- sociatioa will have to surrender and allow the peaaat industry be dominat er 1 by other hands than those of the farmer. The merchant and the banker has ! at last seen the point of advantage | in helping the farmer and they are falling in line in a more liberal way than they have ever done before. Farmers and all others who are in terested in the well-being of the pea nut will do well to attend the Suf folk meeting on October 5, Only * three hours drive with • Ford, Dr. Long, on Way to Wreck, Has Smash-up The Dodge coupe wreck at tha Coast Line underpass brought about another in an indirect way, when Dr. E. M. Long was rushing there to of fer assistance. The doctor was go ing at a good rate of speed when a Buick stopped immediately just in front of him, leaving nothing for Dr. Long to do but hit it. His car, a Chevrolet coupe, was badly smaahed in the front while the doctor escaped injury. A man from Tarboro was with the doctor, and he suffered several cuts, none of a serious nature. Services at the Church of the Advent Sunday Rev. Clarance O. Pardo, Rector 10:00, Church school. 10:00, Adult Bible class. 11:00, Holy Communion and sermon. 8:80, Holy Trinity Mission, Preach ing service. 7:80, Evening prayer and sermon. Cotton Prices Are Dropping Daily t Cotton goes down every day with about as much regularity as the sun. That half million balea at tha top of the estimated crop has squelched the price from bottom to top. Another case of punishing the South for over work. We have raised too much cot ton. The world only wants 96 per cent of our crop and the surplus fi lter cent is fixing the price on the en tire production. It is strange why 14,000,000 bales of cotton are worth a quarter of a billion dollars more than 15,000,000 balea. Mr. J. J. Harrington, of Greenville spent several days in week. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Smithwick and son James, and Misses Jordan, Sum merel, Jordan and York attended the fair here this week. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 1,1926 a medium day, while yesterday fsr surpassed the Thursdays of previous fairs. Today, in spite of the fretful weather, will compare favorably with ths others, the last dsy being eoMMersd. Yesterday was the greatest day, the elsborate fireworks program, concerts and free acta being given at their best, drawing thousands to the grounds, Today marks the close of the fifth annual fair, and surely its repu tation has been added te. 20 Permits to Marry Issued in Past Month Many Licenses Issued to Couples Under Voting Age The number of marriage licensee is sued last month was greatly increased when Register of Deeds J. Sam Get singer issued 20 permits, as compared to 6 the month before. During the month of August three permits were issued to white couples. We are not saying Who was number thirteen, and the last one on this list was not the lust to be issued. We don't take much stock in all that is said about "13" and we are sure thnt it makes nu dif ference; but, anyhow, we wish 'em all the best o'luck it will be noted that of the 13 ifhite couples, four of the men are not old enough to vote, while ten of the wo men are under voting age. The list follows: Wh|t# E. H. Liverman, Plymouth, 36; Mate Gaboon, Plymouth, 97. George E. Andrews, Kinstop, 66; Helen Council, 31, Jto bt. E. Taylor, 19; Elizabeth Powell, 18. Marion P. Hodges, 27; Myrtle B. Coltrain, 18. Walter Ayers, 21; Fannie Brown, 18. Pete Alex Cherry, 20; Lucy J. Har dison, 18. Alien Gossett, 21; Naomi Johnson, 17, Percy Stalls, 19; Irene Woolard, 16. Dawson E. Taylor, 24; Carmel Jones, 16. Geo. R. Roberson, 18; Reba C, Man ning, 18, John N. Hopkins, 40) Bstelje White hurst, 27. Clarence Barnhill, 21; Kate V. Wil son, 18. Bill Stalls, 27; Mamie Scott, IS. Colored Jas. E. Keys, Beaufort County, 47; Hattie Towne, 39. Matthew James, 19; Carolina Bul lock, 19. Levi James, 36; Lena Teel, 30. Alton Baker, 23; Emeline Boyd, 20. Clinton Davis, 20; Hattie Boston, 18. Ben Clemons, 21; Essie Hardison, 16. Brasco Thomas, 24; Matilda Fore man, 26. Mystery Surrounds Gashed-Leg Negro Nothing more than a gash 6 inches' leng in the leg of a negro could be learned when the man came here for treatment before daylight this morn ing. Just how it happened, why, and by whom it was made could not be learned. Even the mans name could not be had. It is thought the injured man was a member of the show crew and that he Was cut while fighting. Mrs. Lucy Lilley Dies at Home of Her Son Mrs. Lucy Lilley, the widow of the late W. D. Lilley, died Wednesday at the home of her son and only child, Jim Lilley, who lives on a farm near here. Mrs. Lilley was 74 years old. She was one of the old type, hard-work ing, uneducated, hut honest citizens. Modest in her wants and submissive to the laws of her country and her Maker, she set An example for her children to follow. Burial took place at the T. U. Ila wis farm yesterday afternoon. The funeral was by Elder W. B, Marring- Salesman Has Demonstration Airship at Fair All-Steel Plane, With 90 H,P. Motor, Sells for Only $2,400 A 1 Stewart, of Coates, N. C. ( has been exhibiting his plane, the "Wa co" at the fair groundaV here this week. «■ \ The Waco is of the new«H type steel construction and glides through the air and clouds so smoothly that it makes you feel as if you were rid ing a sweet dream. The machine uses the famous 90- horse Curtis motor which pulls you along at 100 miles per hour when at full .speed. It is unlike the older type machines in that |t can be slowed down. Mr. Stewart is sales agent for the Advance Air Craft company of Troy, Ohio, the company manufacturing the plane. He sells one for s2,4o> and teaches the purchaser to drive. This price is only that paid tot the middle class automobile. The plane carries two passengers. In Europe passage is common by »ir and doubtless, planes will be used extensively for the same purpose in this country in the iiear fixture. Biggs-Stephenson Nuptials at Raleigh In the Cathedral Rectory of Sucred Heart Church, Raleigh, on Wednesday morning, September 29, aty.3o, Miss Marie Stephenson, of McCqllers, ami Mi. Charles Small wood Bigcs, u for mer Wijliamston boy, wer* married by father Griffln, minister of the Lride. There were a number of rela tives and friends present to witness the ceremony, which was vftry impres sive on account of its simplicity. Immediately after the ceremony, they left by automobile for a wedding trip to western North Carolina. Mra. Uiggs, who has visited here, made a very fine impression on Wil liamston people. She ia the only child of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stephen son. Mr. Biggs is the youngest child of the late S. R. and Sallie Small wood Biggs. Hfe is a descendant of some of the oldest and best families of this section. He is a very fine young man and has the best wishes of a host of friends in his home town. He is as sistant engineer in the bridge mainte nance department of the State High way Commission, with headquarters at Raleigh. Upon their return from Western Carolina Mr. and Mrs. Biggs will be at home in Raleigh. Find Nine Months- Old Bay in Car At the fair grounds late yesterday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Spruill left their nine-months-old child in the uare of a small boy while they went to view the exhibits. The boy tired of his job and no sooner had the child fallen asleep when he placed it in the back seat of a Ford car. Nothing more was heard of the child until af ter Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Mobley had driven to town, had supper, and were ready to return for the evening per formance, when they happened to glance in the rear seat of their car and see the child. Apparently at home, the visitor re mained quiet through it all, offering a most cunning smile every now and then and taking his new rides in all calmness. The child was called for by Mrs. Spruill after announcement had been made that the baby was found. Methodist Program For The First Week Sunday school, 9.45 a. m. Preaching 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Junior Epworth League, 2.30 p. m. Baptizing at creek at 2 p. m. All who wish to be baptized by immer sion please meet there. Preaching at Holly Springs, 3.30 p. m. Ladies Aid Society meets with Mm. T. W. Lee Monday at 4 p. m. Senior Epworth League, Monday, 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7.30 p. m. Intermediate Epworth League on Thursday, 7.30 p. m. Gold Point Church Holds Revival The God Point Christian church re cently held a good meeting with home forces, the pastor Rev. A. E. Purvis doing the preaching. There were large crowds and the spirit and fellowship were good. Wilson Boys Hurt When Their Car Goes Head-on Into Underpass Support The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief _____ / : \ Oct. 3.—"lsrael Jour neying Toward Canaan." —Num. 10:11-36. By C. H. DICKEY The great year at Sinai is finished, and now it is time to go on to some thing else. It matters not how pleas ant good is the place where we are today, the time comes when we must pack up and go-on. This time they were headings directly for the promised land. Hut it matters not what journeys we may take, it is a pare thing when we arrive on time. There are unex pected detours. Our plans never quite work out in the reality as they do on paper. We may know where wo are kqing, but w« can not know what is' going to befall us on the way. At times we must stop dead still; again, we must make repairs; and, then, we sometimes lose the way. It is a rare thing that any journey is carried out exactly as planned. Knowing this, we should he prepared to take the delays, the detours, and thed isappointments. And a fine test of Christian character lies right here in seeing how we meet the unexpected. It appears in this'lessop that Moses father-in-lpw is called by two differ ent names, "Jethro" in Exodus 18th chapter; Hobab, in this lesson. Soon after leaving Sinai, Moses meets this shiek of tjie desert again, - Possibly he was roaming about In search of better pasture for his flofck. But God brings people together in various ways. _!' One throw of the shuttle af Providence, and it is done." The heart of our- lesson is what Moses here said to his father-in-law; "We are journeying untp the of which Jehovah said, 'I will give it to you'; come thou with us, and we will do thee good." A number of th'.ngs come out here: lr In the first place, we are not all traveling the same road. 2. Rut we all are journeying; this is fact. None of us can remain static and live. We must move on. We must go up or down; forward or back ward. 3. This invitation implies that we tan all travel together—on the same road—to the same glorious objective. 4. On the other hand, we are never compelled to travel a certain in our spiritual lives. We. . should; it would be best. But God does not com pel and coerce the human will. B. Yet, it is profitable to travel this road with Moses and the good people of the earth. He says that if this man (and us) will come and go with him that what good soever Jehovah r.hall do unto us, the same shall we do unto you. This message is evangelistic in every one of its implications. /Phis is a passage that lends itself admire ably to evangelistic preaching. It has many of the elements—an honest ap : peal, a definite course of action, a promise. It is the experience of those who have traveled Moses' road that the Lord does bring good to them. Meeting of N. C. C. W. . Alumnae at Hamilton On October 5, at 4 p. m. in the school auditorium, Hamilton, there will be a meeting of the' Martin coun ty alumnae of the North Carolina College for Women. The meeting will be in charge of the chairman, Miss Hattie Everett, who has appointed the following persons to assist her: Mrs. Selma Staton Deal, Mrs. I). B. liar rison and Misses Margaret Everett, Elizabeth Jones, and Helen Dozier. Every alumnae, within reach, is urged to attend this meeting to cele brate Founder's Day. Sunday Services at Memorial Baptist "Unfaithfulness to Him" will be the theme of the sermon at the morning worship period. "Behold! I set before you the way of life and the way of death," is the text that will be used at the evening hour, and it is found in Jeremiah 21:8. All evening services in this church are at 7.30 o'clock. Just now the evening services are evangelistic, and the people are mani festing their interest in the themes. Let us not, tomorrow, forsake the assembling of ourselves together. Two in Hospital as Re sult of Wreck Here This Morning Four young boys from Wilson nar rowly escaped death here this morn ing when their car hit a concrete support to the Atlantic Coast Line underpass on west Main Street. Going about asl fi s their. Dodge coupe would j Messrs. W. T. PowellL Truehlood, W. X, Davis, and a fourth boy, whose name «uld hot be learned, hit the post a center blow, completely wrecking the car anil hurting Trueblood and l'ow ell. id was thought at first that the two bcjys were seriously hurt, but a message today from the hospital at Washington, where they were carried J stated that Trueblood suffered a brok-' on leg and a broken arm and several cuts on the face, while Powell suffered an ugly cut on the face, it separating his nose from his lip.i The other two boys escaped injury. According to attendants upon the wreck drunkenness was given as the cause of the accident. Trueblood and Powell were'carried to the office of Dr. J. H. Saunders, where he, with Dr. York, gave the injured boys first eid treatment, later sending them to the Washington Hospital. It is nothing less than a miracle that tlie boys escaped death, for the car was completely wrecked. The en gine was knocked back a foot toward the seat, the steering wheel shatter ed and steering rod pushed toward the front, while he engtine itself had several hole? punched through it. The rear axle is'in u "V" shape, the blow having pushed the rear ©nil outward. The tires are still inflated and the license plate is still attached, other than this the oulit appears worthless. The boys had attended the dance and -were on their way home with Davis at ,the whgel when the wreck occurred. Sunday Services at Cedar Branch Church To all of the members of our church, to all who enjoy a helpful worship Sunday and mid week K to all who are weary and would find rest, to all who are strangers and have no church home, to all who are not satisfied and would find a. higher life, to all who are willing to help in heralding the coming of the Kingdom, and in apply ing the truths of the gospel to the of life, our church extends a cordial welcome. Sunday is quarterly meeting -and there, will be a conference and service at church Saturday morning at 11 o'- clock. All members are requested to come Saturday, and all who will on Sunday. Subjects-are as follows; Sunday, 11 a. m , "Lives that Lift." H p. m., "A Young People's Service." Our church greets you —A. Corey Pastor. Carrier Pigeon Visited Court Room Yesterday j Members of the local bar and court attendants witnessed something in the way of an. oddity yesterday when ,a carrier pigeon sailed in a court house window and alighted on the judge's desk. For a half hour or more the biril remained in the court room, allowing those who cared to do so to examine him. Two- small hands on his legs in dicated that he belonged to Uncle •Sam's army. No message was found on him. He was carried to the window several times, but in each instance he refused to leave until after having hear the court proceedings for a half hour. The bird failed to break court pro ceedings, but it did cause a great deal of excitement. Wreck Failed to Stop The Minstrel Show A jitney wreck yesterday morning with two colored women in it failed to stop the negro minstrel show at the fair grounds, for it was stated that the show was going on even if one of the performers was carrying a good-sized knot on her forehead. The wreck happened at the Coast Line underpass when a pitney hit one ot' the pillers supporting the tracks, turning the car on its side and hurt ing slightly the three colored oc cupants. Damage to the car will a mount to around fifty dollars, the clash breaking the windshield, burst ing tires and knocking the front wheels out offline. Jack Faulk, who has been raiuiing * tiansfer for the past several daya was driving the Ford. Watch the Label On Your Paper; It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires. ESTABLISHED 1898 Number Auto Smashes Near Here Thursday Nine Accidents Record ed From Monday up to Noon Today Dating from last Monday and up until noon today, nine auto wrecks have been recorded in this section, some of them complete while other* resulted in littlp injury. Ihe Dodge truck belonging to one ot the shows started the record when it completely demolished a Ford coupe on Main Street last Monday morning". No .others were known until Jack Faulk, driving a "jitney,", hit one of the' underpass supports to the Coast Line tracks Wednesday. In this wreck no one was seriously' hurt, but the two passengers were bruised. Anannias Davis, driving a Dodge louring car, hit a Maxwell and tore the Dodge's right front wheel off at the station here last night. Then there was the Dodge coupe wreck with the four boys from Wilson in it la>t night. 1 his one was followed immed iately by that of Dr. Iv M. Ung's, of Hamilton. The remaining four were seen on the Washington Road, ohe happening just beyond at the Standard Oil tanks where a ISuick'was wrecked, and the other three taking place between Hatta' Store and Washington. The nature of these could not be learned as there WHS little evidence ti. be had other than the cars themselves. Lack of Facilities; Applicants Refused Nine young womeiy'Trom Martin county were admittance for the present year iJ Carolina leaciiers college at Greenville when registration tiegan there this week. I wenty two were refused admittance from South Carolina, 14 from Vir ginia, two from Georgia, ami one each from Florida, Louisiana and' New) York.- ' 1 . The eXact number refused for- the present school year was 77! l while on ly 700 were admitted. President l{. 11. Wright, in-his bi ennial report to the trustees, has reco mmended that the next legislature ho asked to make appropriation sufficient to increase the capacity of the col - lege to line thousand students, This the only college in the .state whose exclusive work is devoted to the train ing of teachers. 'he following young women are registered form this county for the piesent :,uhmd year: Myrtle Kverett, llltinche Mizelle, Mary Powell, Allie Roebuck, Mildred Taylor, Heat rice Whitfield, Azlie Mowers, Oma ,Faye I'arnhill, Pauline Davenport i'tiit i. Kdmondson, Sara Johnson, Sadie Per ry, Carrie Lee I'eel, I/ouise Koebuck, Kathleen Ross, Ruth- Whitfield, and Marjorit Bryan.' » Robersonville School Wins First Prize Friends 'and patrons of the Rober sonville High School will be interest ed to know that the judges considered its exhibit the best of the school ex hibits at the Marin Couny Fair. Of he nine possible entries, nine were 'if such grade.as to merit, first or (second ■prizes. In other words,, the school exhibited every class of work listed in the premium list and won prizes on everything entered. Kxhibits winning prizes and a niounts follow: In the grammar grade and primary departments first prize on collections of spelling 'pads, $3; nature booklets, $4; Fnglish n6te'books, $2; and free hand drawing, $4. Second prizes were won by collections of writing, $1; paper cutting, #1.76; posters, $5; and maps, $5. 1 .• In the high school department, first prize of $lO was won for the best collection of posters. The total a nrount of prize money won by the Robersonville school was $'15.75. Bonding Company Pays Pitt Sheriff's Shortage The Fidelity & Deposit Co., of Mary lund, has pWid to Pitt County the sunr jt $26,352.18, which amount they ad mit was the shortage of A. C. Jack son, former sheriff of Pitt County, who was recently removed from of fice. • 4 The bonding company took charge of the Pitt County tax books immedi ately after the county notified it that Sheriff Jackson had collected taxes and failed to turn them Into the hands of the treasurer. «. The bonding company also .i*rees to make good any other lessee which may be discovered on account of sher iff Jackson.