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uauu a Latchkey to Over IWO
Homes •( Martin County.
VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 69
$1,200 Won by
Martin Man's
Hogs at 7 Fairs
David Roberson Aver
aging Almost $250
Week in Premiums -
Mr. David F. Roberson spent a few
hours in town Thursday, running
down from the Tarboro Fair long
enough to deposit his premium money
in the local bank.
Mr. Roberson started the fair sea
acn by coming to the Roanoke Fair
with his herds of Chester Whites and
Du roc-Jersey hogs, and won (160 in
premiums.
Leaving Williamston the next week
he carried his white hogs to Richmond
where he entered them in the Virginia
State Fair. He was in competition
with famous herds from both Ohio
and Michigan, and won a third of the
premium money there. His red hogs
brought slOl in premiums from the
Kinston Fair the same week.
The next week he attended the
Greenville Fair and won $246 in pre
miums. Following that he split his
htrd, going to the Wilson and Fay
etteville fairs, getting premiums that
week to the amount of $327. This
week he is attending the Coastal Plain
Fair at Tarboro, where his premiums
went up to $277.00. This does not
count the $lO he won at this fair in
the hog-calling contest. He happened
to amble around to where the contest
was being staged in front of the grand
stand Thursday afternoon and was
urged by a bunch of his friends stand
ing by to "get in." Whether they
thought Dave's voice was especially
adapted to the calling of swine or
whether he has learned through ex
perience the particular musical vi
brations that appeal to their acute
ears we don't know, but they were
betting on a winner, for after three
minutes' vigorous vocal exercise he
brought down flrst honors and a new
$lO bill.
Mr. Roberson has already won
premiums aggregating $1,203; adding
the prise of $lO for being the best
hog caller in the two State making
his receipts aggregate $1,213 for the
Ave weeks he has been showing at
the fairs.
He leaves Tarboro Saturday for
Clinton for next week's Sampson
County Fair. From there he will
tour South Carolina for four weeks.
He says that so far the Roanoke
Fair swine exhibit here contained
more than a hundred hogs more than
any other fair he has struck, includ
ing the Virginia State Fair at Rich
mond.
Building Committee of
Woman's Club Meets
The building committee of the
Woman's club, composed of Mrs. J. |
G. Staton, Mrs. L. B. Harrison and'
Mrs. A. R. Dunning, met Tuesday af-|
ternoon and completed arrangements'
for the remodeling of the club house.
The contract for the job was given
A. T. Perry, contractor, after he had
submitted a bid. This will call fof,
two dressing rooms and several
changes in the present arrangement'
The rooms will be fixed up with water
and other conveniences and the entire
house will be rewired. The painting
will be done immediately after the
carpenter work is completed. The
walls and woodwork will be painted
in hormonious colors and will make'
the club home one of the most at-}
tractive to be found in any town of
this size in the State.
BORN to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Daven
port, Hamilton, a son, Patrick Henry,'
jr., Wednesday, Oc'.obcr 27, 1926.
STRANH
THEATRE I J
TONIGHT
(Friday)
Conway Tearle in
"THE SPORTING
LOVER"
SATURDAY
Comedy
Good Western
and
"The Green Archer"
THE ENTERPRISE
! Alleged Bank Robbery Conspirators I
Phillip Worthington, alias R. J. McKim, alias James Walters, of Kan
sas City und Percy F. Woodward, of Pamlico County, N. C. They are now
in the Tarboro jail in default of $5,000 bonds.
ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS
BANK ROBBERY JAILED
IN DEFAULT $5,000 BONDS
Local Man Receives a
Letter from Needleman
Mr. George H. Harrison recent
ly received a letter from Joseph
• H. Needleman, who is now living
in Pennsylvania. Needleman in, of
course, well known in this sec- I
tlon as his name wan used more
frequently lhan any other con
nected in the most sensational
trial ever held in this county in
May of last year.
Just where NeedJeman has
been since the trial was not
known to people here until Mr.
Harrison received a letter from
him a few days ago.
Statements in the letter indi
cate that he is atill a "ladies'
man."
Large Crowd Expected
At Carnival Tonight
The work of the members of the
Kiwanis Club in behalf of school ath
letics assures a large crowd at the
Halloween carnival tonight. For the
past few days they have been bu.sy
advertising the party tonight, and
their talk points to a good time for
Ol. , • ' I
• Preparations for the event have
been going on all this week, teachers
as well as pupils of the school giving
much of their time. The proceeds
will go to the high school athletic as
sociations.
The local Kiwantn Club lends its
support to all worthy undertakings,
and it is with pleasure, we are sure,
that its members lend aid to those in,
charge of the carnival.
Football Team Guests 1
At Kiwanis Luncheon
The Kiwanis Club, at the regular
luncheon on last Wednesday acted as
host to the Williamston High School
football team and coaches Phillips
and Davis.
Mr. Phi Hips made a short but im
pressive talk, introducing the boys
and thanking the Kiwanians for their
hospitality and cooperation in pro
moting athletics in the local school-
Wheeler Martin was in charge of
this particular meeting, but selected
ar his principal speaker R. A. Pope,
who in an appropriate way discussed
tlie present standing and possibilities
ot the WUliamston school.
Celebrates His 65th
Birthday with Party
Mr. £. Slade Peel's children gave
him a delightful birthday party Sun
day, October 24, it being his 66th
birthday. The party really was u
combination party for Mrs. Peel, as
her birthday was on Tuesday, the
26th, she being 58.
The 10 children of Mr. and Mrs.
Peel and all the 17 grandchildren
and "in-laws" of the family were
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Peel have been mar
ried 42 years; their ten children, all
now living and grown, are noted for
industry and honesty. Beside the
pleasantness of the day in th« itch
food and friendship, all the members
of the family carried some present,
an article of usefulness or ornament,
as a token of devotion for the father
and mother and honoring the old
home. _ I
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 29,1926
One of Men Escaped
From the Caledonia
Farm in 1923
Percy F. Woodard, Phillip Worth
' ington, C. K. Morris, and George
| Grady Morris were all charged with
conspiracy to rob banks in a warrant
sworn out Wednesday by sheriff Rob
-rson before Justice of the Peace John
L. Hasselll, Ail the defendants waiv
ed examination and were placed un
der bond of $6,000 each except George
Grady Morris, who wus required to
furnish a $2,600 bond. They were
each required to face a warrant charg
ing them with automobile thefts, the
bail in the case was flxwl at S6OO for
each. Failing to furnish bond, all of
the defendants are now in the Tar
boro jail, where they will remain un
til the new jail is completed.
Three of the men were arrested
al a local cafe Sunday night and the
other taken into custody by Wash
ington authorities Monday morning.
A Federal warrant has also been,
issued upon affidavits of the Depart
ment of Justice by the local United
Stute Commissioner. These warrants
charge each of the men with trans
porting stolen automobiles in viola :
1 tion of the national vehicle theft law,
known as the Dyer Act. This war
rant has not been served yet, and the
Federal government will not demand
them on its warrant until the State
has exhausted its charges. The case
i v/11l be heard at the December
1 term of Martin County Superior'
1 court, with Judge H. A. Grady sched
' uled to preside.
One Man Is Escaped Convict
I One of the defendants, C. K. Mor
ris, alias C. K. Moore, was one of the
first persons to come before Judge j
Grady when he was elected on the
| superior court bench in 1923. He was!
. convicted of forgery in Craven Coun-'
, ty iind sentenced to the State Peni
[ tentiary for a 6-year term.
! He was first assigned to the west
ern North Carolina camp and sent to
Kobbindale. Morris declares the war
! den in charge, Captain Peebles, was
, so cruel that it was he that procured
. the assistance of Mr. Dudding, head
of the National Prisoners' Relief So
j c «ty, pf Washington, D. C. who in-
I «estimated and caused hie removal to
the Caledonia farm in Halifax Coun-
J'ty. , ]
g The prison authorities say that he
made his escape in July, J921, and
ttill owes the State four anti a half
years on his term. The superintend
ent of the S'ute penitentiary says he
f will not call for him until he stands
J trial on the charges now facing him. I
e Morris says for himself that he
. j was born at Whartonville, Pamlico
i ; County, 33 years ago, that his mother
i d?ed when he was one day old, since
3 which time he has been a victim of
> hard luck He claims to have been
in the Army Air Service for about 22
months, and that when he came home
, from France he was Victimized by
. false friends, beaten on in the peni
tentiary; all of which seems to have
. case-hardened him until he thinks he
\ imposed upon.
r Phillip Worthington, alias %J.
, McKim, alias James Waters, is quite
, a different sort of man, a sport, a
, drinker, a poker player, a dancer and
, a "ladies' man"; r real gay fellow.
, He does not hesitate to say he is not
r ar good as his people..
I Percy F. Woodard, alias Harry Jen
kins, is 26 years old, and a pretty
The Enterprise
Sunday School
Lesson in Brief
Oct. 31.—The KviL, of
Strong Drink,—Pi. 101:
1-8 & Prov. J-sl9-35.
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Some of the seasoned political cor
respondents for the flftional press
think that there is butane outs and
iug issue before the two major par
ties as we rush on again to the time
for the national election—.he issue
sbout prohibition, about whisky or no
whisky. In one great State they have
gone on record as trying to nullify
the amendment to our constitution,
and great hoats of people in other
States would do the same thing if
they could get a majority.
Politically the issue is not dead.
The nation is making its "line-up"
along this line, to a very considerable
extent. It affects us /«re in Martin
County because w* v are a part of the
nation; and our will count as
much as the voice from any other sec
tion. i
I do not favor thocjiurch taking a
political stand as a cliurch. But I
know that the members of our
churches, who are first of all citixens
of the land, should Uke a stand—
take the stand as individual*, as citi
zens, and as voters. To do otherwise
it to fail to function fts a citixeo when
a k'rout matter is preshjng for enough
sentiment to cau»e it to "stay put."
Time is past when it is nooeasary to
argue about the evil of alco
holic drinks —we ail ydmit that But
merely to convince a myi that a thing
is wrong, does not alwaya win him
to the other side.
We have the problem which resolves
itself into two phases: Dealing with
the people who already have a con
firmed appetite and habit; the other
class, who huve neither
There is not much hope that we
shall ever be able to reform the con
firmed drinker. Out there is high
hope that for the younfter generation
coming on wc can so Sad th%a that
they will never form the appetite, and
consequently never be confirmed top
era.
The point for pressure on the part
ot the religious people of the country
undoubtedly lies right here. We are
to center upon the youth of the na
tion—of the community.
This is the task of the home, of the
public schools, and of the church. We
shall never see a nation without alco
hol until we first see a nation of peo
ple without appetite for it We shall
never see that nation umil we grow
it. The only hope is witl> the young.
To concentrate here is the part of
wisdom. And, if it is a long look,
long looks are generally the only sort
that in the end win out and continue
to stay so.
To Organize Finance I
Corporation in State
Governor Angus W. McLean says a
finance corporation will be organized
at once in this State for the purpose
cf absorbing and carrying over a por
tion of the surplus cotton.
The South Carolina Hankers Asso
ciation has set out to form a million
dollar finance corporation in that
State to hold 300,0fK) bales of the
South Carolina crop off the market
for a year or two, and to organize
an acreage-curtailing campaign for
the next crop.
Texas bankers are organising for
the purpose of holding a million and
a quarter bales.
Louisiana is also preparing to fi
nance the holding of 300,000 bales
until the middle of 1928. Severul
other States are also preparing to
hold about one-fourth of their crop
from the market. The government,
through the chairman of the Piesi- 1
I dent's Cotton Committee, Eugene
Myer, who was president of the War
Finance Corporation at one time, as
sures these organizations that the
government will extend liberal ad
vances on the holding schema.
clean keen-looking fellow. He seems
to have had UU of experience along
the eastern side of United States
with the Coast Guard and other fleets.
He married in Norfolk in 1923, lived
in Philadelphia a year, went to sea
two years, and dropped his wife in
1925. claims he has only been
off sea duty since October 1.
George Grady Morris is a pretty
clever chap, too. His loyalty to his
associates may make his caae go
harder in the courts. He b a half
brother of C. K. Morris, both of whom
claimed their names were Moore
when first arrested. His father die-l
when he was quite young and he had
the advantage of a home in thi Ox
ford Orphan Asylum until he was If
Hi* is fairly well educated. He did
not join the other three men until Sat
urday before he was caught Sunday
evening.
Sales Increase on Local
Market; Has Passed Four
Million Mark for Season
Tobacco is turning to this mar
ket, and during the past few days
sales have undergone a decided
increase. According to officials,
tobacco in large quantities is
turning from the larger markets
ar.j finding its way to the small
er ones. An increase in sales here
amounting to more than 20 per
cent of previous sales bears out
this statement.
The number of pounds sold up
until yesterday on the local
llsors has passed the four million
mark, and the market is goinK
strong. Approximately 152,000
pounds are on the floors here to
day with certain grades of the
weed bringing good prices.
V Held for Conspiring to Rob Local Hanks ]
C. K. Morris, alias C. K. Moore, and Geo. (irady Morris, alia (!. W.
Moore, who will face trial here in December. C. K. escaped from the Cale
donia farm July IJ>23 and is indebted to (he Stale four and a half years.
Unable to Care for
Prisoners in Plymouth
Roberson's prisoners, Percy
Frank Woodard, G. W. Moore, C. K
Moore, and James Walters were re-j
fused admittance to the Washington
County jail at Plymouth last Wednes
day when the sheriff carried them,
down for an anticipated visit. Wash-,
iugton Conuty authorities stated their
juil was filled to capacity, and that
it would be impossible to care for
more prisoners. The jail there is so J
construe.ed that only a small portion!
is used for the whites, and that part
reserved for them is not completed.'
It wasn't because Washington County J
had a "house full," but because it had
an incompleted house and visitors'
eould not be received.
Upon their return, the boys thank-1
e" Sheriff Roberson for the "buggy j
ride." They further expressed them-j
selves when they lold the sheriff that
after taking the ride it wouldn't be
the best o' manners to spend *hej
night as his guests. Sheriff Rober- >
son wouldn't listen, so Jtljey spent the'
night, any way. Yesterday they were
removed from the jail here and are
now visiting in Tarboro, being the
guests of the jailor there.
At Tarboro they will stay, or rath
ei it looks that way, until the next
term of court here in December, for
bond could not be raised.
Mr. J. A. Manning
Accepts New Position
Mr. John A. Manning, who has been
connected with the Gold Star Store
here for the last several months, ha.*
resigned and will associate himself
with Messrs. Eli Gurganus & Son,
who are in the peanut business.
Mr. Manning's numerous friends re
gret to see him sever his relations:
with this company, as he has built;
up an enviable reputation as a gro
cery man and the business has exper-l
it-need a remarkable growth since its'
opening under his management.
Mr. E. L. Ward, of Rocky Mount,!
will succeed Mr. Manning i» mana-'
fcer of the Gold Star Mr I
Ward was formerly with he Yellow
Front Stores, of Rocky 1 ount, and,
comes to Williamston highly recom
mended.
Mr. W. G. Hardison of Griffins j
township was a pleasant caller in
our office this afternoon.
Mr. C. F. Modlin of Jamesville
i* attending to business matters in
town today. I
A Urge number from here attended
• dance in Tarboro lut night.
No official statement could be
had as to the amount of the crop
yet to be marketed. Those con
nected closely with the industry
estimate the crop to be about two
thirds sold up to the present
time with the majority of th«t
unmarketed said to be of the best
grades. This does not include the
scrap tobacco.
The sales here this year are
slightly behind those of last year
same number of sale days taken
as a comparison. The exact dif
ference could not be learned this
morning, hut members of the to
bacco board of trade stated that
it isn't as much as is generally
believed to be.
Sunday at Local
Baptist Church i
'l'ho pastor will preach at both tin'
morning and evening hours, ...
Our Baptist churches in 'North C.%r-j l
olina are approaching the enVof their «
conventional year, ami .soon wo shall, t
-as is our custom, put on our yearly i
Every Member Canvass. Our people,
are requested to hear this in mii,d,
and figure it into the yearly expendi I
tores. We are going to have a inocl-i
em up-to-date budget this time placed j
ii* the hands of all the members, so ]
they will know exactly how much I
money we shall need fur the your, and c
how. and where It w ill be expended.'
Then the membership of the church '
v/ill adopt the budget upon which theyj
agree, and TTshaTl go into effect for |
te next twelve months. -
We plan this year that the church ' 1
treasurer make a monthly report of 1
the collections and expenditures of all '
money to the people of the congre-i
gation. We do this believing that if '
the people know in detail just what j.
money is needed, and exactly where
it is going they will respond, after H
noble fashion. j
Two Cases lief ore \
Judge Smith, Tuesday 1
Only two cases came before Judge '
■Smith in Recorder's court here Inst '
Tuesday, and court lasted for only a I
few minutes. Liquor ft«ured in both '
cases, and resulted in SSO. fines and '
costs of action.
James H. Taylor plead guilty in
his case in which he was charged '
with drivinx an automobile while in- '
toxicateck He was fined SSO. and the '
cost of action. '
L. M. Williams, charged with
drunkness was released upon payment
the costs of the action, he having
plead guilty to the charge.
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Planing Mill Resumed
Operations this Week '
Located at the same place formerly
occupied by the Koanoke Supply Co., j
Taylor's Planing Mill started operat- 1 j
Ing this week with Messrs. Hubert ,
Gurganus and James Bellfiower in (
charge. The mill was bought by Mr. j
V. G. Taylor, of Everetts, several (
weeks ago, and he announces the con- f
tinuation of the type of woxk car- t
ried on by the former company. I
Mr. Taylor is president M the
Planters & Merchants Bank at Ever- 1
etts, and his interest in the new plant J
htre is learned with much pleasure on j
the part of those connected with the 1
building industry. 1 1
Watch the Label On Your
Paper; It Carrie* the Date
Your Subscription Expires.
ESTABLISHED 1898
Cotton Ginning
Far Short Last
Year's Record
Only 1,832 Bales Ginned
in This County Up
to October 25
North Carolina cotton ginntd to
October 25 this year fell 214,117 bales
shorter than for the same time last
V«'»hv which is a decreaslTof over 30
per, cent. There had bcjen ginned t in
this period last year 711,2'>8 bales,
while this year only 497,151 bales
have been ginned.
Only eight of the 100 counties had
ginned as much this year as last,
most of them being border counties,
where they have produced a better
crop than last year.
Martin County had ginned only 1,-
832 bales, against 3.5U3 last year.
The tobacco sections show a lower
percentage ginned than the counties
which do not grow tobacco.
Perhaps the cheapness of cotton
tiaS much to do with holding back
ginning. Farmers tind no inducement
i". putting it on the market and can
house it cheaper before than after
ginning.
Sunday Services at
Episcopal Church
Kev. C. O. I'urdo, Kector
Twenty-second Sunday after Trini
ty, October 31, 1926:
10 a in - —Church school. - %i
• 10 a. m.-»-Adult Hible Cla.^s.
11 a. m.—-Holy Wommunion anil .ser- .
mon.
7.30 p. m.- Evening prayer and ser
mon.
•November I is All Saints Day, and
usually a communion service is held
at 11 o'clock on that day. This yeai
there will be no service on All Saints
I'ayyas.the clergy of the Diocese, to
gether with the. laity, are invited to
attend the fiftieth anniversary of the
rectorship of Dr. Hobert Drane, of
1 St. Paul's Parish, Edenton.
Those who desire to present floral
offerings for All Saints Day are re
quested to carry out the spirit of that
'day on Sunday.
Rev. S. A, Cotton to
I'reach Here Sunday
The public is cordially invited to
hear Hev. S. A. Cotton, Presiding El
der of the Weldon district, preach at
th" Methodist church, Sunday even
ing -at 7:30 o'clock.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Preaching -service 11:00 a. m. at
Hamilton, -
Junior Epworth League, 2:30 p. in.
Intermediate Epworih league, 3:00
p in.
Preaching service , at Williams
chapel, 3:00 p.m.
Senior Epworth league, Monday at
7:30 p. in.
■Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30
p. m.
The Intermediate Epworth loague
will have its regular monthly social
at the Methodist parsonage, Tusday
evening, beginning ut 7:30 o'clock.
Woman's Club to Raise
Funds to Fix Rooms
On November (j, the Woman's club
will have a rummage sale for the
b nefit of the building fund. Mrs. A.'
It. Dunning assisted by Mrs. L. B.
Harrison and Mrs., W. C. Manning
will sell the articles and anybody in
town who has any old clothes they
would like to donate to this work
please send to Mrs. Dunning's home
o" notify her if you can't get them»
there. • -
To (ihe Musical Soon
In the near future, a musicalt will
h> given for the benefit of the club
building fund. No official program hus
been made, but it will be announced
ul an early date. ■ -—' . "* ,r
t'lub Members Urged to Vote
Every member of the club is urged
by the State headquarters to vote
the next coming election day, Tues
day, .November 2. \
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Judtfe Winston To
Speak at Everetts
A large number of citizens will
hear Judge Francis D. Winston when
he delivers a real Democratic speech
next Monday night in the school audi
torium at Everetts. The Judge will
hold his talk mainly to the issues of
the Democratic party. The executive
committee of this county considers it
a real pleasure to be able to announc*
this speaker for the occasion.
A primary, election or anything in
the political world without the
Judge's views' woijld be most incom
plete, and it is with eagerness that
the voters in and near Everatta a
wait th» data announced.
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