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Watch the Laboi On Your Payer; It Carries the Date Year Subscription Expiree. VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 21 Officials Consider 3 Power Propositions Two Proposals Have To Do With Oil Engine, Other with Franchise '1 wo contracts relating to power and i ghts for the town arc now ir the hard* of local officials awaiting acceptance or waiting to be rejected, no body knows which. A third con tract is expected from the Virginia Engineering company within the next few days, and as far as is known one of these three propositions will be accepted by the town within the near future. Two of the proposal? deal with the installation of a new oil engine, while the third is that of the Virginia Electric and Powei company. Town officials ate investigating- the situation, and are reporting their findings. A recent questionnaire di rected to the Virginia Electric and Power company has been returned with answers attached. The questionnaire and answers fol low: Q. Do you serve the Town of Wei don. A. Yes. , ——\ Q. Do you own the franchise of the Town of Weldon ? A. Town of Weldort granted us a franchise November 3, 1913. Q. What do you charge the Town of Weldon for street lights and water pumping? A. Street lights, 400 C. P. 160.00 per annum; 60 C. P. SIB.OO per annum. Water pumping, lc per kil owatt hour; $650. per year minimum, 80 K W maximum demand. Q. What do you charge the citizens of Weldon for house lighting? A. Rate 1-A and 11-A. Q. What is your cooking rate in Weldon? A. Rate 7-AP, 6c less 10 per cent cooking; Rate 11-A, 40 Kw. hrs. 9c; 60 Kw. hrs. 5c over 100 Kw. hrs. 4c. Q. What is your Frigidaire rate? A. 4c. Q. What is you small motor rate in WeMonT A. Rate No. 4. Q. Is there a demand charge in Weldon on household lights and small motors? A. No, there is a minimum charge. Q. Is there a demand charge in Weldon on large motors? A. Yes. Q. If so what is minimum siz>? A. Not specified. Q. How long have you operated tht lights in Weldon. A. About 13 years. Q. Has there been any new indus tries opened in Weldon since you owned the plant? A. Yes, Coca Cola Bottling Works, 26 H. P.; Anarey Spinning Mills, 275 H. P.; Grant Brick company, 226 H. P.; Jersey Cream company, 28 H. P.; Carolina Peanut company, 60 H. P.; Turnet Box Factory, 22 H. P. Give us the names of a few small towns, about our size, that you are now serving in our vicinity. A. Roa r.oke Rapids, Weldon, contracts with Aulander and Ahoskie. Q. In the event Williamston should sell you the plant and franchise for the sum of $160,000.00, would thrs amount on your books be charged to capital invested in Williamston plant? A. No, it would be set up as capital invested in North Carolina Division, which in turn is merged with total capital invested. Q If so, would your company ex pect an 8 per cent, divident on tids investment? A. See answer to ques tion No. 13. Q. In the event Williamston selh to you where would your line come from ? A. Lewiston by way of Wind sor to Williamiton; and, Tarboro by way of Conetoe, Bethel, Robersonville to Williamston. Q. How many miles is it from the connecting points to Williamson? A Prom Lewiston, 22 miles; from Tar boro, 31 miles. Q. What will be the cost of bring- STRANH THEATRE! 3 WEDNESDAY FRED THOMPSON and SILVER KING in "A Regular Scout" COMEDY and SERIAL And a Free Ticket for Friday FUDAiY Rin Tta Tin in "THE NIGHT CRY" Sg Always a Good Show THE ENTERPRISE 13 Marriage Licenses Issued i April marriage licenses issued by Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger equaled those issued in March. As was the case in March, 7 permits went to white couples while 6 were issued to colored. The licenses for April, however, were for more ma ture couples, since the ages were in several cases around 45 and 55 years. The list follows: Whites Offie Baker 52, Bettie Newaome 22; Arthur Bowen 24, Nellie Ward 19; Joseph H. Perry 80, Maggie Gardner 28; Alton Frank Li'lley 22, Mildred A. Batuman, of Washington County, 19; Reginald Pieice 21, Viola Coburn 16; Joseph Warren House 21, Annie LucUe Murphy, of Stony Creek, Va., 21; John U. Bland 41, Beulah Mae Griffin 18. Colored Matthew Ore 22, Aroecie Hassell 19; Willis Bryant 22, Susie Cromwell 21; Jos. W. Wiggins 45, Lou Moore 40; Henry Moore 65, Georgians For rest 51; Gideon Spruill 42, Pearl Chance 30; Luther Hardy 21, Olivia Bland 18. Little Hope Held for Paris-New York Flyers "The White Bird" Captain Nunges ser's New York-Paris plane spread iltr wings in France at daylight Sun day morning and made a dash for New York with the intent of touch i'ig neither land nor water until it sighted the Statue of Liberty in New Vork harbor. The journey was appaiently staked on the hope of good luck, all depend ing on one engine to run 40 hours or more without a mishap. Captain Nungesser was accompan ied by Captain Coli, his pilot. Th*y did not carry an extra pound of burden, gas and oil being almost the only things taken with a scant sup ply of food. People aboard ships along the line of travel from Europe to America stared all day Sunday and again yes terday in an efTort to see the two dar ing men and millions of people have looked and listened for the sight and hum of the big plane along the A merican coast, but not a word has been heard from them since they left their homeland. The flyers were scheduled to land yesterday afternoon at two o'cloek, but at noon today they had not been seen. Little hope is expressed for their safety. ing your lines from these points to Williamston? A. $175,000.00. Q. What entry on your books would this cost be charged to ? A. Power line extension in North Carolina. Q. If charged against Town of Wil liamston, would you expect an 8 per cent, dividend on line investment? A. See 18 above. Q. If you were to pay $150,000.00 for the franchise and plant of the Town of Williamston, what would you say the Coorporation Commission would put this on your tax books at? A. Our estimate would be between $U0,000.00 and $40,000.00. Q.YThat is your minimum demand charge on 75 horse power cotton gin motors? A. See record of actual bill ing for cotton gin on our lines. Q. What length of time does this demand charge cover? A. Tweleve months. Q. Answer same question as above as to tobacco stemmery approx. 40 11. P. A. More information necessary. Actual KW demand—Kw. Hrs. used per month—months operated per year. Q. Is it customary for the Power company to make a demand charge of SI.OO per H. P. on all motors? A. Rates for this class of service vary with different companies. Q. If the town sells its plant and franchise does it not lose entire con trol of rates and service? A. No. Th» control of rates and service is trans ferred from Town officials of Wil liamston to State of North Carolina Corporation Commission. Elected by popular vote of voters in North Caro lina, to which Commission Wftlliams ton has right of appeal. Q. Is it not true that the majority of the Power Companies are over cap italized? A. We request your investi gation of our company. Q. Is it not true that large com panies do not pay off their capitaliza tion. A. We request your investiga tion of our company. Q. But that towns and cities do. A. We canot answer this. Q. Is it not true that their capital charge alone accounts for two-thirds of the cost of producing your cur rent. A. No. ? Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 10,1927 Judge Winston Talks at Rober sonville Finals Certificates Awarded to Seventeen Young Graduates The Robersonville high school com mencement exercises reached the top notch last night when graduating cer tificates were delivered to 17 fine boys and girls and about 24 certifi cates were given for grammar grade work. Judge Francis D. Winston climaxed the occasion when Ke pre sented the three greatest institutions that Divine thought and human love have givfen to the world, Church, Home and School. The Judge was full of his old-time fire and while he spiced the address with fun, he never turned from the main points of the subject. He charged the home with tlie responsibility of presenting to the school a child healthy and clean in mind and body, a hundred per cent, or whole child and not one impover ished by the poisons that the child so easily absorbs when placed in an en vironment that is not free, clean and clear. When the child enters school it is then to be fitted for the great tasks of citizenship. The church is the only safe guide, not only to the child, the student and the citizen but the parents, the teach ers and those in authority of State, trust be guided by the influences of the church or we will have a feeble child, a poor pupil and a weak citizen. Success of Kiwanis Minstrel Assured Judging from the advance sale of tickets for the Kiwanis Black and White minsitre! revue which is to be presented at the school auditorium on Friday night, May 13, the "stand ing room only" sign will be displayed long before the curtain rises. Every one is anxious to see Dr. Cone do the black bottom, "Parson" Pardo and John Biggs appeftr as the "GoidOst Twins" and Murt Stubbs in the char acter of "Josiah Willoughby" in "A Dollar for a Kiss". That comedy quartette is a scream and Charlie Frank's dancing act is worth the price of admission alone. There will certainly be more fun than a box of monkeys. Mr. Mclver's shows always prove to be chock-ful of'fun, and the "First Annual" will, have an abun dant supply to tickel the ribs of old and young. But don't overlook that big beauty chorus, "Those girls are real dancers, said Mr. Mclver today. "I've never coached better dancers anywhere, not even in the larger cities." One big feature is the elab orate costuming which will equal that of any road show. Reserved seats go on sale at Barn hill Brothers and company Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Red Cross Receipts Are Added to Here Local Red Cross receips were added to this week when several of $lO. and $5 were made to chair man J. D. Biggs. The local chapter of the D. A. R. society gave $lO. and Messrs. R. A. Critcher and T. S. Critcher each gave $6. The flood situation along the Miss issippi valley is still demanding funds for rescue work and the quotas in many paces have been doubled., A call for relief continues, and any one wish ing to offer help are asked to send their donations to Jno. D. Biggs, lo cal Red Cross chairman. Deputies Capture 100-Gallon Still Deputies Grimes and Roebuck made a trip Monday of last week and found a 100-gallon still near Hickory Grove Church, 5 miles south of Wil liomston. They also found 6 barrels of beer. The still was hidden bushes near the site, and the officers thought there had been some one at the still only a short time before their arrival. The beer was poured out, and the still seized. The officers did not know whose land the still was on. Maude Peaks Dies in Washington Hospital Maude Peaks, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Peaks, of Macedonia, died in a Washington hospital early yesterday morning. She had been sick sometime with "flu" and later suffered with an infected ear. Other troubles developed and she was carried to the Washing ton hospital about ten days ago wliere several operations were per formed. The trouble had gained such headway it could not be arrested. The burial was in the family bury ing ground near the home today. , •*** .. . . 'V ; ~L. ■■'-■aHm Worms Destroy Tobacco Plants The first set back in Know ing tobacco this season has been reported by man> farmers where cut worms have destroy ed 50 per cent of the plants. Certain sections in the county have suffered a damage from the worm estimated to be over 50 pfcr cent and in those cases the farmers, are said to be re setting their crop. The damage' this season is said to be greater than usual because the cool nights have made it possible for the worm to be more active. Liberty Bonds To Be Paid on November 15th Order Calls for Payment of Second Issue Bonds Only Washington, D. C., May !>. —Secre- tary Mellon has called for payment on November 16, 1927, all outstanding Second Liberty Loan bonds. Interest on these bonds will cease on Novem ver 18, 1927. Approximately $1,700,- 000, OIK) of these--bonds are now out standing. While the bonds will be paid on November 15, 1927, it is quite prob able that during the next* nix months the Treasury will extend ko the hold ers of the Second Liberty Loan bonds an opportunity to exchange them for other Government securities. No an nouncement has as yet been made as to the type of security to be offered in exchange, or the date on which the exchange offer may be expected. The Treasury explains that the terms of the bonds require that a notice be given to the public six months in ad vance of the redemption date. The Secretary's announcement, therefore, not ttu-iui. U\«i. Lite kMhd« will -be paid at the present time, but merely places the holders on notice that their bonds will be redeemed on November lb, and will cease to bear interest on that date. Steal Tires From Truck Last Wednesday Night Sometime during Wedn sday night, thieves robbed a truck belonging to Mr. J. T. Savage of its tires. Mr. Savage, who lives on the Staton farm near here, had loaded the truck late Wednesday with tobacco plants ready for an early start yesterday mornin" The thieves were evidently in netxl of tirs only, for Mr. Savage found the truck as he left it with the exception of the tires which were gone,. Local (iirl to Censor Movies for Students Miss Velnui Harrison lias boon ap pointed censor for Salem College, at Winston-Salem, for the balance of the current term and the next one. This is one of the highest honors that could come to her, since it is an ex pression of confidence by the faculty of the college in her judgment and discretion as to what is suitable for the young ladies of the institution to see at the moving picture theaters. The college students are permitted to attend the theater once each week, if accompanied by a teacher. They, however, will not be permitted to see any picture without the approval of Miss Harrison. Williamston feels justly proud that such an expression of confidence has b«en delegated to one of her daugh ters. Only Six States Spend Less Than North State According to latest reports, North Carolina ranks forty-second in the 48 State in expenditures' for all pur poses; that is ft) say, only six States spend less tha.fi we do. The following are the items em braced and our rating on eacr: For general government expenses, wcare 40th; for agriculture, 36th; for fight ing communicable diseases, sixteenth; highway supervision and maintenance (not road building), twenty-sixth; charities, thirty-fourth; education, forty-fourth; recreation, thirty-first; miscellaneous, mainly for pensions, twentyfourth. The total is $6.09 for each inhabitant. It is graitfying to see our rank is higher in the charities and benevo lences than in any other of the lines of. expenditures. r Mr. J. T. Chase of the Virginia Electric and Power company, Roanoke Rapids, was in town this morning at tending to business matters for his company, , , Painfully Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Parmele Amelec Gur&anus Held Under Car For Half Hour Amelec Gurganus, a your.g man a bout 21 years old, wrecked his car, a Ford runabout at a bridge near Rob crsonville early Saturday morning. Mr. Gurganus who lives in Tarboro lift that town early in the morning ti visit His brother, Mr. W. S. Gur ganus, who lives near Everetts. Mr. Gurganus thinks "he went A) sleep and allowed his car to swerve from'the road until it struck the a liutments of the bridge, causing the cur to turn over and pin him down. In that position he remained (or a half hour with the gasoline from the car's tank leaking on him. Fortunate ly the gas did not catch fire, but it burned him, almost blistering him by M'aking him so long. When people reached the scene and removed the car they found his left knee anil face, badly cut and many other wounds 011 his body. For a time it was though his wounds would prove fatal, but tha last report stated he was out of danger and getting along well. It was at this samo bridge that a colored man was killed last year when his cur struck the bridge and turned over. State Dentist (Joes to Jamesville Next Week Dr. L. H. Hutler, State school den tist, will be in Jamesville five days of next week, according to an order issued by the State department of health. Dr, Hutler completed hip work in the local school several days ago, and since leaving here he has been examining and treating teeth of school children at Kveretts. The work at Jamesville, which is scheduled to begin next Monday anil continue through Friday, is being of fered wTth the hopp that as many chil dren as possible will see the doctor and have their teeth examined. The examinations are carried on under State supervision and are offered free to all children between the ages of 0 and 12 years. Refuse To Give Them Food Convicts Quieted Food was refused 360 convicts last week at the Caledonia State farm when they engaged in a mutinous riot and destroyed $6,000 worth of State property. Neurly two days of hunger brought them to their senses und caused them to vouch for their general behavior in the future. All the prisoners with a few exceptions were given .their same privileges af ter the riot, but the leaders of the gang are now being held for investi gation and may face trial for causing the riot to take place. They have no more right to break the law while prisoners than free men have. The riot started at the prison when a strike was called to demand a 10- hour working day on the farm. Mrs. Martha Jane Cross Dies Near Bigffs School #■ Mrs. Cross died Sun day evening at her home near liiggs school house in her 72 year. Mrs. Cross had been an invalid for a long number of years, Mr. Cross who sur vives is also an invalid. She had but one child, a son James, who left home several years ago and who has not been heard of in the past few years. She was. the daughter of Henry Kailey and leaves one brother, John Raiiey, of Jamesville. The funeral Was held by Rev. C. H. Dickey, her pastor. Burial was in the family plot on the home farm. First Degree Verdict in Snyder Murder Case Henry Juckl (»ray and Mrs. Ruth Whitehurst, of Bethel, as he was leav- Snyder were each convicted of first jug Kobersonvilln for his home on a degree murder in a Ixng Island, New | motorcycle about midnight last Sat- court yesterday for the killmtcj onlay. Whitehurst's collar bone was o» Mrs. Snyder's husband, Albert broken, his left hip bruised and his Sn y der - . ' | face hurt. He is now getting better. The trial lasted several days and j 'j'he driver of the Chevrolet car did brought out some of the most hor- j no t K top and could not be identified rible things that the mind is capable cf receiving. The date for the execu tion will not 1m? set until next Mon day. The verdict was applauded by a large audience in the court room. Mrs. Rosa Griffin, of Fowler, CaL, is visiting her sister in law, Mrs. J. W. Hight. Mrs. Griffin has been away from North Carolina for 25 years. She is very much interested in the Golden West and praises her adopted state, yet she has a great admira tion for North Carolina. She leaves tomorrow for Rocky Mount where sne v.'ill visit relatives. > ' 1 DR. HUBERT M. PRINCIPAR SPEAKER A T JAMESVILLE EXERCISES April Report of County Agent Sell Demonstration Fed Hog's on Richmond - « Market Following is the report of County Farm Demonstration Agent Ilrandon, as .submitted to the county commis-' sioners at their meeting ■, here last week, for the month of April: Days spent in field work, 19; 7 days spent in office work; '.MI office confer ences; K4 telephone calls; 114 letters written; 64 farms visited; 705 miles traveled on official duties; 2 articles written for local papers; 2,000 hand bills distributed. .'{f>o head of hogs treated during the month. One car of farm drain tile deliv ered, making 4 cars since first of year. Two cars of demonstration fed lugs sold in Richmond. First car sold, tops, $11.50; second car $111.75. One car of poultry sold; 6,514 pounds brought $1,438,54; this mak ing the third car for the year. Arranged two fertiliser and variety tests for tobacco. , One demonstration of nitrate of soda on corn; one demonstration sul phate of ammonia on corn. There will probably be one more car of poultry loaded at Williamston, and there will be four or five more curs of hogs loaded in Williamston. Not Man's Body Seen in River Here Friday The report made by Will Staton, aged colored man, that he saw u man's body floating down the river Friday morning was branded as false vurly Sunday morning when a two days' search revealed nothing but a hog's body. Staton saw the carcass drifting down the Roanoke early Friday n.orning and thinking it was the body of a white man, he was afraid to drag Ft ashore. He reported his find ings and the County. Coroner, S. R. I'iggs, had several to search for the drifting body. After a two days' s arch, it was agreed among those who hail joined in the search that Staton mistook the hog's carcass for a human b,ody. It was rumored that a man was li owned at Weldon several days ago and that his body had not been re covered. Such rumors were unfound ed. Mrs. Bettie Harrison J)ies at Norfolk Home Mrs. liettie Harrison, widow of the late Thos. J. Harrisoo, formerly of Martin county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Ward in Norfolk last Tuesday afternoon following an illness which lasted sev eral weeks. She was in her eighty first year. Mrs. Harrison was the daughter of John Hardison who was killed in ac •tion in the Civil War/and his wife, Fannie Hardison. In early life shf joined the Missionary Baptist church, but in later years she changed her membership and went with the Prim itive Baptist church and was baptized about 1881 by Elder Clayton Moore. She was a woman of admirable cour age and character and was greatly beloved of many whom she had been able to help in her early life. The funeral took place from her late home and interment was made Thursday in Forest Lawn cemetery, Norfolk. Hurt By Hit and Run Driver Saturday A Kit and run car struck Perlie Citizenship Department To Meet Thursday, 4:30 The Department of American Cit izenship will hold its regular month ly meeting at the home of Mrs. T. Wi. Lee, Thursday afternoon at 4:30. The following program has been ar ranged, Reading, Mrs. Lee, "The Industrial History of Williamston" by Mrs. John D. Rigga; vocal solo, Mary Grady Gurkin; "History of the Churches in Williamston", Rev. A. J. Manning; Instrumental solo, Mrs. Wheeler Martin, jr. • - . 'ji Jm Advertisers Will find Oor Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1600 I Homes of Martin Coanty. ESTABLISHED 1898 Tells Graduates of Great American Game That Is I>ein£ Played Seventeen young graduates, twelve girls and Ave boys, looked bewildered when Dr. Hubert M. Poteat, of Wake Fiiiest, turned to them last Friday night at the conclusion of his cor.i meicement address in the Jameaviile nhool auditorium and told them it was their-duty, their task la go out a.! I destroy tin; "Croat American Gan.e' According to the speaker, when ore is feeding th • public what it de mands and does so for a pri'.it and •vi ltout any hope oi elevating : _n>i l:on£ in general, he is playing lie Gre.it American (jame. In l)r Pa tent's opinion, th» Great American Came is going on in politics, religion, cu-i \ newspapers, niagazins, books, and in ilie field of education In .tincrican politics, Dr. I'oteat slated that the appeal is male to prejudice nnd personalities and n.-t to issues. lit iited the recent, Chicago election as an example and state i that s.ni lar conditions existed everywhere ii the United States. The game has ,>l:ived havoc with music until to 'ay pine-tenths of the songs are indeoent, and the church has its share of such songs, stated the orator. As examples, he mentioned "In the Middle of I lie Night", and "Brighten the Corner * r " 'Hie.se and similar ones should be cast aside, he said. Newspapers have no longer a code of ethics, but work with one eye on the subscription list and the other on the advertising page. The cheap magazine is lower ing the ideals and feeding its millions of readers with slu»h and diverting their minds from elfcvating channels to degrading one- When he reached the field of educa tion, the speaker stated that thous ands of school children ail over the I'nlted States are being used as lab oratory material, that new methods in education are being advanced at the expense of the small school child. Instead of teaching those things that count, the schools aVe giving courses in dodging automobiles,and whistling. 'I lie writing of movie scenarios is becoming popular in many of the li.rge schools, becoming so at the ex pense of other subjects that are vital to the real training of a child's mind. Vocationalism in its true sense is not had, stated,the Wake Forest man. The teaching of agriculture is all right, but when courses are given in whistling and dodging automobiles, it is nothing but another instance of the workings of the Great Ameri can Game. ' If such a Kamc is destroyed, the yc ung graduate now leaving the high schools of the country has got to do it, and in jts stead he must develop those things that are elevating, de clared Dr. Poteat. At the conclusion of Dr. Poteat's Principal J. 1.. Jones award ed the seventh grade certificates to a large number of pupils. Frizes were the best two reciters. Certificates of given to the best two declaimers and graduation wen? awarded the seven- teen young graduates, young graduates. Mr. Jonas announced that the ma jority of this year's faculty would be back again for the 11)27-28 session. Comencement Program Begins at Everetts The commencement program of the Everetts school will begin tonight at 8 o'clock when tho pupils of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades present an operetta, "The Enchanted Wood." On Wednesday night, at tha same hour, the pupils of the first, second, third ar.d fourth grades will present a sec ond operetta, "When Folly Was Crowned Queen of May." 'The Path Across the Hill" is the name of the play which will be pre sented by high school pupils on Thursday at 8 p. m. The play is an unusually good one, and those tak ing part have been working hard for seme time. The play promises to be one of th«n best ever presented by the school. . Friday has promise of being a big day with an address by Rev. Richard Itagby, of Washington, at 10:30 a. ill., a picnic dinner and • a baseball game on the sche*lul&The commence ment will be broght to a closo that evening at 8 o'clock with a musi cal recital and the presentation of certificates to the graduates. Play at Farm Life School Saturday The play, "A Daughter of the Des ert," will be given by the Cross Roads School at the Farm Life School Au ditorium Saturday night, May 14. The play is said to be very good by those % who have seen it.