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Advert iaera Will Find Our Col uuto a Latchkey to Over 1600 Horn tern at Martin County. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 80 Enter Suit for $15,000 Against Town Account Death of Child Was Struck by Board Falling From City Hall It is, Understood That Town Will Fight The Claim A suit against the town of Wil liamston for |15,000 was started last night when a claim for that amouat was asserted to the board of com missioners. The claim is being made by Mrs. Lucy Mobley, administratrix, and comes aa t result of the death of Ruth M. Modlin, a 9-year-old gill, who was killed when a plank fell from the roof of the cLy hall hero on the 18th of August Addressed to the Board of Council of the Town or Williamston, the claim contends that the death of the child was due to negligence of the town's agents and employees. B. A. Critcher is attor ney for the plaintiffs. The firm of H. J. lieamnn & Son, painters, of Suffolk, W., haef con tracted with the towb to paint the roof and steeple of the city hall, and while fulfilling the contract a board in some way was pulled from the roof by a swinging rope. The timber plunged dow*l and went through an umbrella carried by tho girl ana struck her on the head, crushing the skull. Several of the umbrella rfffi were driven in'.o the child's neck uy the faßhg plank, and though she re gained consciousness shortly after wards she died about 7 o'clock in the evening. The child was the daugther of Mrs. Lucy Modlin and the late William Moffln, and at the time of the acci dent she was on an errand for her mother to lhe~city rtfaraei. Just what course the town will take in the matter has not been definitely decided Tipon, but ft Is generally be lieved that the town will fight the claim. There are some, however, who think the casa will b« compromised. Tree Has 19 Tons of Concrete Poured In It Doubtless the heaviest tree in this section of the State is to be found at the home of Mr. B. B. Evere t, at l'almyra. The tree, a giant oak, 6 1-I feet in diameter, was hollow and showed much sign qf decay until a bout eight years ago, when Mr. Ever *tt had the tree doctored. First of all, he had it reinforced by heavy iron rods, passing entirely through the tree from side to side to hold the out side shells together. He then had the hollow cleaned and scraped, TT moving all the dead and loose wood in the great cavity. After the t«* had been thoroughly put in order Mr. Everett had 19 tons of concrete poured and packed into the hollow. The tree has since taken on new life and grown very rapidly. The hollow, which was formerly open to view for about 25 feet up the tree, has now almost totally been over grown with good healthy fiber, the foment being visible only at a few places. It is doubtful if there is another tiee in the world that has taken one dose of medicine that weighed 19 tons and still retains it and is thriving on it. The tree is on Mr. Everest's "Wood stock" farm, one mile from Palmyra. . Mr. Everett says he feels sure the tree will not be cut with either axe or saw, for not only is the entire hol low full of concrete, but it is rein forced with iron and steel rods. STRANFt THEATRE I 3 TONIGHT DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS * - in * "THE THREE; MUSKETEERS" * Always a Good Show THE ENTERPRISE Last-Minute Couple Helps County to Beat Marriage Records of Two Preceding Years by 1 of 1 Per Cent mm - SHOP SWi EARLY BUY Christmas j Basketball to be Feature of Peanut Show At Least Two Teams Ex pected to Be From This County i Open to any school in Eastern Car oline and Tide Water Virginia, the | basket ball tournament at the Peanut Exposition in TTlm'sor the latter part | of this month will be a real feature J d the show. Beginning Tuesday n'ght, December 21, the tournament is expected to last through Thursday night when the final game will be piayed. Schools all over this part of the State and Tide Water Virginia are preparing for the event After all of the teams shall have been entered a drawing wHI take plaee by numbers and the teams w.li play in the order of the numbers urawn. For instance, team No. 1 will play in the first game, team No. 2 will play in the first game, Nos.'3 and 4 will be together and .■ o on. The elimination contest will follow the or der as the various teams are eliminat ed. The people of Windsor have very willingly promised to care for the players on the teams, and three days entertainment—i* — assured • Each team will be allweu to tfave three substitutes besides the regular team in the tournament. Those in charge of the contest are working to make this a most enjoy able part of the exposition. A silver loving cup has been purchased and will be awarded the team winning the filial game. All the teams' members will hi' entertained tree by the people of Windsor during their stay there. Keferees and umpires will be select selected from the schools not having teams in ihe tournament. Nothing but. bona-flde high school players will be allowed to participate. The scnools ex pecting to enter teams in the tournament and haven't already done 10, should certify a list of their play ers and send to secretary-manager, N. (i. Bartle t at Kinston before the 20th of this month. While it is not defini ely known, it is generally expec ed that this coun ty will at least two teams en tered in the contest. Bazaar at Woman's Club Next Thuisday The bazaar this year will be given by the ladies of the Me'hodist aid | society in the Woman's Club rooms | Thursday evening-. The doors will to j opened at 5 o'clock and a delicious | 'urkey dinner will be serveC at the dinner hour. There will be other good things to eat; in fucfc almost any thing one wants. The women have made many lovely things 'suitable for gifts for any member of the family for the Chris" - mas season. They will be priced rea sonably, an J tho ;e who want the pret tiest articles will daTWI to go early. Everetts Woodmen to Meet Next Monday 1 The regular meeting of the Everetts Camp, M. W. A., will be held Monday night, Decenfber 18. All members are urged to attend. After the meeting oysters will be served to those present. It is very important that members of the local camp be present, as it is time for the election of officers at this meeting. WUliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Dcppmhcr 7, Pete Fowden Master of Ceremonies at Biggs Drug Store Wedding ! Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger was somewhat concerned last week ! for fear that good old Martin was In : a state of decadence, or at least at a dead standstill, so far as marriages were concerned, since he issued 198 licenses in 1924, 19!T"tn 1925, and it looked like he never would go past the mark of those years, and he went to bod Sunday night) and felt sure that the 1926 number would stand at 199, as the year officially closed at midnight on December 5. However, to his surprise and delight, a pair of young colored people drove over from Bertie and helped old Martin gain one notch, just a half of one per cent better than last year. It so happened that the young pair W(;re green at get.ing married, but they made inquiries and moved step by step until the ceremony was per il rmed. First they had to call up Dr. Rhodes to pass on their physical fitness, and then they had to go before Mr, Get singer, who asked them all kinds of duestions about their and Anally the groom satisfied him that he was 28' years old, while the bride managed to boost her age up to 18. It is one of the easiest things in the world for a girl in love to get to 18, and ofTe of the hardest for any kind of a girl to pass 22. The happy couple, Mollie Anthony and John Itascoe, had'eloped * their friends ami families and were minus only a magistrate. Seeing a light in the Biggs drug store they went in to inquire the whereabouts of one. Mr. I I'ardo happened along about that time and he felt it a shame to send turn out in.o the cold in search of a J. P.; ao he kindly offered his serv t ices. : L. T. Fowden was master of cere monies an S. Rome Biggs finished up the wedding in grand style by pre ; renting the bride with a handsome present. , Fire Does Little Damage to City Hall Sati^rday Liltle damage was done last Satur day night when two moving picture fiims burned at the Strand theatre In the Clly Hall. The fire department v. us called, and the blaze wa& soon | Yvhile the damage to the building was small, » loss of about S2OO was suffered by the show's management. The fire interefered very little wu?i I tin showing of the pictures since the ' Saturday night show was almost over ! when it occurred. The machine has been repaired and pictures are being | .shown as usual. Douglas Fairbanks presents a splen [ did picture tonigTT wtreri the "Three I Musketeers" will be shown. The policy ot Che sTiow giving a free pass Friday night to those who attend' on Wedneslty . is meeting v.'ith approval numbers. Jamesville Team Practices Here The Jamesville liTgh School basket ball squad is very much in earnest in LI effort aj is seen when the team's members visit here ana practice in the Brick Warehouse. Ten of the school's 'boys were here yesterday af ternoon working to better themselves for future games. Interest in that game at Jamesville is of no small measure. The boys of the school show a real cooperative spirit and they are well supported by the patrons of the school. The team t is one of the strongest in the county 1 end section, having only as an equal. Oak City Defeats Hamilton 28 to 7 Oak City, Dec. 6.—(Special to tha Enterprise).—The Oak, City High School won its second basketball vic tory here today when they ran away with the Hamilton team by a score of 28 to 7. The losers put up a good fight and improved in the later stages cf the game. The score at the half was 9 to 1. Oak City's scoring was well distributed, with Manning high point man with 14. Everett lad in scoring for the losers. Dr. J. E. Smi hwick of Jamesville was here on business yesterday. Market toClose 17th; to Reopen After holidays Mr. W. I. S&inner Ap pointcd to Head the Board The local Tobacco Board of Trade met this morning in the offices of the Brick warehouse in the last meeting before the Christmas holidays. Tak ing up such matters that are of much interest to the tobacco market, the Board was thorough in caring for those particulars that will be of aid 10 the market. The closing date for the Christmas holidays was determined by the Board, December 17 being set for the last sale date before Christmas. Upon motion of several iof the members, the Williamston market will reopen after the Christmas holidays about the 12ih of January, and will remain open as long as it can be of service t'i the farmers of this section. All the buyers stated they would be back a gain after the holidays. Mr. W. I. Skinner, one of the mar kets most reliable tobacco men, was appointed to head the Tobacco Board Of Trade, his duties beginning the 17th of this month und continuing through the summer of next year. Remembering the hospital^y of the local Chamber of Commerce when it gave a reception to the Tobacco Board of Trade, it "Was decided by tne to7>qc co men that the favor be returned. Tc do this a supper Is being planned for next Thursday night. Messrs. K.' B. Crawford, Frank C. Bennett and S. Baughm were appointed as a com mittee to attend to the details of pre paring the feast. All the members of the Board are very anxious to make the supper a success as was seen during the meet ing this morning when they talked of Luying oysters to the amount of 40 bushels and more, along with large quantities of dressings, pickles, etc. Definite arangemer.ts will be made by the committee today und tomor row prcpara ory to the supper Thurs "tiy night. sj&x. - , Tobacco Averaged 28 Cents Yesterday Tobacco on the local warehouse floors averaged artmmh2B cents yes-' terday \vheh a fairly large amount of the weed, was put on sale. The average today, while not complete, Is e.-ti mateil to equal that made yesterday when '.he approximately 50,000 pounds are sold The market clones the 17th of this mnnt.li fnr Llic Christmas holidays. At a meeting of the Tobacco Board of Trade this morning, it was decided to have the market reopen after the holidays and remain open until all the section's 'tobacco had been housed. Jus: what date the market will re open was not decided upon. Woman's Club Meeting Postponed to Friday Upon, request of the Methodist wo men, who will have theif'bazaar in the club rooms Thursday, the regular meeting of the Woman's Club will be postponed un il Friday afterftoon at 3:15. On account of work was being done on the building the wo men were unable to get the rooms in readiness for the bazaar before Wed nesday, The meeting Friday bids fair to be vesy interesting. Mrs. Wheeler Mar tin, chairman of the program com mittee, has asked Superintendent Pope, of the county schools, to talk on the county, school affairs. This subject is near to th£ hearts of the women and they are requested to alt come to the meeting. County Agent's Report For Month November Follow is the report of County a f;ent T. B. Brandon, as submitted to the Board of County Commissioners at their meeting here yesterday: 14 days spent in the field. 12 days spent in the office. 67 office conferences. 67 telephone 74 letters written on official duties. visited during month. 611 miles traveled on official duties. 4 articles written on official duties. 32 head of hogs treated. This month 1 made up an order for 28,450 pounds of Pyratol. \ One week of this month was spent in making the annual report. EPISCOPAL MEN TO DINE TONIGHT AT PARISH HOUMtt The women of the local Episcopal church will entertain the men of the church tonight in the parish house. A fine turkey dinner will ba served at 7:80. Several out of town guests are expected to attend. New County Officers and Commissioners Took Over County Affairs All County Officers Take _ Q&thof Office r J. Peel, Clerk Meeting for its la.st time, the out- i going Martin County Board of Com- j missioners turned the county's busi ness over to the new board yester- ! day when it met in the rooms in the' courthouse. The old board of commissioners, 1 composed of H. C. Green, chairman;' H. M. Burras, J. N. Hopkins, T. B. I Slade, jr., and J. G. Barnhili met to 1 approve the minutes of the last meet-! ing and to receive reports from the various county agents and complete the work left over from previous meet ings. A resolution to extend a $25,000 current expense note for 60 days was passed. A loan not to exceed $2,600 to Ed ward James was authorized out of the interest and sinking fund of the county. All bills for accounts made under authority of the board were ordered paid. At this point the old board, having flni hed aTI t'.s business, turned | over the county's work to the intom ing board. The members of the new board of j commissioners, J. G. Barnhili, T. 17. j Slade, jr, John E. Pope, T. C. Gru-i fin, and L. P. Holliday, all being pre •-1 *nt, took and subscribed to the oatn [ required of county commissioners be-1 fore R. J. Peel, clerk of court, TfeR 1 j yesterday at noon. After taking the oath of office the board was organized by electing J. G. Barnhili, of Hobersonville, chair man, by a unanimous vote. 11. J. Peel, clerk of the superior tourl-elect, presented his official bond in the sum of slo,ooo, which was ap proved and accepted. A. L. Roebuck, sheriff-elect, present ed his official bond in the sum of $5,000, with the American Surety Co., of New York as sure.y. The bond was approved and accepted, and Mr. Roebuck was qualified by taking tho oaih of office required of the sheriff. J. Sam (ietsinger, register of deeds elect, presented his official bond in the sum of $6,000, with the Atlantic Surety Co., as surety. The bond was accepted and he took the prescribed oath of office. C. D. Oar.»tarphen, treasurer-elect, piesented his two bonds, his county bond in the sum of s2f>,ofT, the other, his school tax bond, In the sum of $£0,000; wi h personal sure tres; Ttm bondH wnrc accepted and i.pproved, and he took the oath an treasurer. ] W. E. Early, of Goose Nent lowf»-i ••hip, also presented hi* bond as con- ' s.able of the town hip, which was approved and accepted. John Bland was unanimously elect ed keeper of the County Home for j the year, 1927. Mr. Bland has been keeper of the home for several j years. During that time he hat gained the confidence ot all the in-1 rtiates and has served the Counly > well. J. B. Roberson was alowed the sum of $4 00 par month until further or ders on account of outside poor. Dr. W. E. Warren was re-elected county superintendent of health at a tiu ary of $30.00 per month. The Bjard or ler.d that W. A. Ay ers be paroled a. the expira.ion of | three months from the Sep:ember Urm of the superior court under au-. thori y granted under a judgment of Judge M. V. Barnhili. Ayers was charged with drunkness and was sentenced to six months in jail with a posibility of parol at the end of three months. His conduct i during the past three months makes possible his release. Lucenda Scott of Robersonvillc township was released from payment of taxes on property valued at SSOO and liated by error in 1920. Walter Bailey presented his of ficial bond as constable of Bear WrtfSs township. The bond was accepted and Tlailey qualified by taking the re quired oath of office. The Board ordered that J. S. Gets inger be paid the sum of per month as auditor of the county. After approving the bonds of the several county officers and ordering a special school election in Biggs school district, the new board adjourned for its first meeting. Paernts-Teachers Meet Thursday Every parent is urged by Mrs. P. B. Cone, president of the parents ttachers association, to attend a meet ing of that body next Thursday at 4 o'clock in the school auditorium. The meeting will last for only a short time, and a good attendance la hoped for. ,si.. Jiw-Ssle • —--j ,o' r-if (/ \u ro ■. Awr Believing that she can attain the heights of stardom in movie world, but lacking financial backing, Char leiie Meredith of Los Angeles has incorporated herself for $50,000 and i« selling stiwk. .Dividends will de pend upon Her success. E. A. Edwards Died at High Point Friday -- 11 .iii..—. Was Resident Here For Many Years; Burial At Hitfh Point Tho following, taken from the High Point Enterprise, bespeaks the high-regard in which Mr. E. A. to wards, who died in that city last Fri di'y, was held in that city. He and lii's faindy were residi n s of this sec i tin lor many years and there are •iKuiy, 1 lienils in le who were deeply ;i;r£i'ved-ti> hear of his 4eath. The ahicle I'o.lows: E. A. Edwards, 58 yeUrs old, a well khown and re.- pec .ed citizen of this ci yl' died at hi* recsidence, 300 Sun sit Drive, la. t night at 10.30 o'clock following a short illness. Mr. Ed* wards had been in declining health for .several week.., lint his death, a result oi heart fitiluie, came as a distinct shock ,o his' iriv nds and relatives. Emmet Albert Edwards was oorn in Cumberland County, N. C\, Decem ber la, I Mils, a son of the late l{ev. E J. and I abulia ll.are Edwards. On January 10, 1 !597, lie was married to Miss Addie E. Ward, and for a num ber of years was in the mercantile lii .in .ss a Wi|j; lin-.tim, — N, (J : — He-' moved to Hi ;h I'oin from that ci y in 1910, and for a few years was connected with Wood Brothers. Following his- retirement from Vood Bios., Mr. Edwards agafn en- Ured ihe m rran.ile business njid op crated u store- on east Washington !i itel. lie was forced to give up this iiusines. about two years ago on account. of ill Health. - -—M+v-+jtfw;trrbi— wns" "a momhef of I We. lev Memorial (Tiiurch, an TV** Wt I ve in religious affairs up to the time : ef his illness. '1 he c.eceai.ed is survived by his widow, three sons, E. Jack Edwards, i.aiph Edward, and Wjlliam W. Ed wards. Two daughters, Mrs. Wilton A. Knox, of "Williainstou; ®and Miss I.nuise Edwards, of thia city. A 11other, J. F. Edwards ,of C'uero, Texas. Two sist.rs, Mis. Ella Blake i:nd Mrs Julian Uruton, of Sanford, N'. C. Funeral services will be conducted al the residence tomorrow afternoon a 3 o'clock by the ltev. John W. Moore,. pas'.or of Wealey Memorial hi. E. C lurch, and Dr. Lloyd T„ Wil on, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial will be made at Oakwood cemetery. Boat Hits Submerged Loses Propeller The mo or ship Albemarle, of the Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line, . : was put adrift Sunday evening when i i log hit and knocked the propeller wheel of the boat off. Coming down what looked to be a clear river, the ooat struck a submerged log just ChTa side of Spellers Ferry on the Koan oke, causing it 11 tie up. Simultaneou ly with the blow, the engines of the boat began to race, and Cap ain Toler knew the propeller v.as loose. The trouble was reported to Norfolk""and "a tug arrived this morxng to tow the damaged boat yt'i h its load of 2,200 bags of peanuts and many bales of cotton to Norfolk. Other than the loss of the propeller wheel no damage was evident. Mr J. I'. Hooker of Winston Salem paid his son, Jack of the Enterprise a short visit this morning. He was accompanied by J. P., Jr. Watch the Label Ob Yaw Paper; It Canto tto Onto Toor Subscript ion ESTABLISHED 1898 City Fathers in Monthly Meet Monday Nignt City of Richmond . Will Send Street Truck On Approval The meeting of the Town Comihis sioners last nighi was a busy orTB when matters pertaining to claims, the fire department, the street clean inn department, and dances came be fore the Board. Members of the local fire depart ment headed by Chief Henry Harrison appeared before the Board and asked that change in the present fire alarm Ostein be made if possible. TTO ujluns of the proposed system call i'of the installation of a siren with control boxes in several parts of tfle -uwn. The boxes, once the system is adopted, will be ins.ailed lrom time to time. No action was taken by t?ie Board, but the fire department's mem bers were instructed to investigate the system anu report to the Poard at a-fu.ure meeting;. Mrr Norris, of tlw Federal Electric company, was here explaining -his company's sys tem, but Cf.e matter of inves'igation was left entirely with the member?; of the fire department. The question comes up as a result of the inade quacy of the present alarm system. •Should the Hoard support tlie fire department in the matter, a double header siren will be installed with con rol boxes in various parts of the town. Mr llopps, representing tKe City ->f Richmond, wen* before the com missioners and offered fhem a bar gain in street cleaning equipment. His offer includes a' !?ve-ton *?at« truck with sprinkler, washer, and Vnag jpi.th other necessary street cleaning equipment. For the enttr# outfit the Ci y of Richmond is ask ing $ 1500, which is about one-fifth the actual cost of such equipment. While the Hoard did not purchase, it was agreed that the equipment be sent here on 30 or 60 day approval. Ship ment of the trtick is to be made with in the next few days and will be •seen at work on the streets then. I'pon motion, the churches of the ti wn are to receive current for lights and motors free of charge. Permission was gran ed Frank Car- to hold a dance here dur ing the Christmas season. No date was mentioned. ChristmasrfActivities * at the Baptist Church A continuous roOnd. of extra «pec al services are being planned and perfeo e.l for the Chri tmas se -son in 'ie local Baptist Church of William stou. The Christinas sermon will be de livered on Sunday morning, December 10.h, and the text will be, 'W'e have si-en His Star." Following this serv ice, there will be a white gift Christ um* xxrviee- heM at tbe church at twt li"ht. tho same afternoon at 6 o'clock For this service elaborate prepara tions are being made, and ff,e general public, in and out of town, will be invited. The twilight service will con clude the service in the church for that day. Then Thursday night, December 23, the church will give a Christmas tree for its boys and girls, at which there will be a shori special program. There will be no other service until Sunday n-.orning, December 26. Sunday school that morning, as usu al, followed by a unified church serv ice at 10.30 o'clock, which concludes the church program for that day. The b uly service held in the church the week after Christmas will be a midnight watch service promptly at 12 o'clock Friday night, which will be December 31at. The first' Sunday in January the morning service will be given over to an observance of the Lord's Supper. And at the evening hour the church will observe the first anniversary of the occupancy of the present pastor. This will conclude the round of special services for the holidays, and bring the church HTb Ihe new year, where the first major program to be set forth wi!! be a church school of missions, the fITSt one to be held in this section. Town Team Will Meet Rocky Mount Tonight The brand of basketball generally confined to the colleges of the Stats will be seen here tonight when the Williamston Town Team meets that of the Kocky Mount Y. M. C. A. at ' the Brick Warehouse. The local team playedthe "Y" last year, and while the visitors won by a good majority the game wa i thorough ly enjoyed. It is generally conceded that the score tonight will be muck closer than in the previous famea.