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r ■ v: —rp . ; Wmck the Lmbet on Your Pa for; It Carries the Date Yam Subscription Expires VOLUME XX3fr—NUMBER 65 LOdAL MARKET i ABOVE BRIGHT BELT AVERAGE September Sales Here Av eraged $17.46; Belt Average $16.01 PRICES BETTER NOW All llarksts Below Averages Made Last Year; Crop Estimated at 417.64t.000 Pounds The Williamston tobacco market was |1.46 per hundred above the aver age for the new bright tobacco belt according to a State report just made public. The belt average was $16.01, while the local market's was $17.46. The highest average was made in Windsor when that market sold 891,- 676 pounds at an average of $19.88 per hundred pounds. The various aver cges made in the bright belt for the month of September were about the >ame ,a:id in all instances were far below those made last year. In some caes, the drop in prices this year amounted to $lO. per one> hundred pounds. Not a single market averaged 30 cents this year, while the lowest average made last year was above 23.cents. The report showing the averages for the State included the September sales only. An increase in the average can be expected in the next report, but in comparison with that of the same month last year, it will in all probability be lower. There has been an increase iu prices during the past few daya on (he markets in the belt, but the increase will have,to go con biderably higher to compare favorably with that of last year. In reporting the present situation of the crop, the State and Federal Departments .of Agriculture state: "The present situation of the to bacco fanners, with relation to the low prices being received, is apparent ly tht result of over production, as the bright flu# cured types hav« very little comptition from foreign pro ducera. Last year's 393,000,000 pound crop was the third largest this State over grew. This year we produced est crop ever grown. Last year prices 417,#4M,000 pounds, the second larg were satisfactory—-this year they are toerHow. This situation is very similar to the year 1919-1920, and also 1922- 1923. "It is doubtful if excessive daily sales are responsible for lower prices as farmers are not in a position to store their crop for any great length of time and the buyers have a fairly clear conception of the sise of the crop they will be expected to handle. "Season's sales to October 1 have totaled 130,670,166 pounds producers', at an average of $17.82 per hundred, or a total value of about $22,600,- 000. Those sales are about 81 per cent of the total crop, aa compared with 28 per cent, sold to October 1 lust year. " * _ j "The 106,684,096 pounds producers' sales during September averaged $16.81 per hundred pounds as com pared with an. average last Septem ber of $24.80. The quality of the of ferings were reported by warehouse men as poor to average, having fair ly good color, but rather light in weight. "The condition of North Carolina tobacco on October 1 this year was riO per cent, of normal, aa compared with 78 per cent, last October and a average of 77 per cent." Tarboro Municipal Plant Claims Large Earnings ■ J. H. Jacobs, city clerk of Tarboro, in a letter to Mayor W. C. Hargrove of that town, showed the nt earn ings of the municipal light and power plant there over a period of ten years ending May 81, thia year to 127.60. ) The rate charged by Tarborf/s plant was not mentioned in the letter. STRANH THEATRE I J SATURDAY KEN MAYNARD in "THE GREY ' VULTURE" Also SENNETT COMEDY Aad Tenth Episode of « RETURN of the RIDDLE RIDER Always a Good Show i" ' . i - THE ENTERPRISE "Spice of Life" At Theater Tuesday The "Spic* of Lift," to be giv en at the opera house here next Tuesday night, promises to be one of the best productions of its kind given here in some time. Practice ia being held daily, ana the "twenty chorus gists under twenty" will make a big hit next Tuesday. ' \ The Williamston Woman's Club ia sponsoring the play, and the proceeds will go toward buy ing scales for the local school and for other needs. NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL SCHOOL Much Interest Shown in Various Organizations And Clubs Interest in various clubs and organ isations in the local school haa roach-1 ed a high point during the past few i uays and now the school has aeveral clubs and societies functioning. The Literary club held its first meet ing this morning, with twehty mem bers enrolled. This club will be under the direction of the teachers in the high school. The Dramatic club resumed ita work two weeks ago and has an active mem bership totalling SO or more. Miss Josephine Harrison is the club'a presi dent and Edwin Peele, ita business manager. The club's work is under the direction of Miss Mary Fletcher, of the English department. Thirty-five pupils have attended each of th« four meetings of the music club. Officers will be named at a meeting next Wednesday. Mrs. W. O. Manning, jr. is the club's director. Membership in at least one of these clubs is required of each high school student. Provision is made for each student to be affiliated with as many 'f the three as he wiaheß. Several atudents ware members in two of the clubs last year and they ranked high in all phaaea of scnool work. The cluba welcome all effort put forth by the student and only one fee io charged. Students in ail the grades are show ing much interest in athletics. Espec ially is thia true in football. Most of '.be players are taking practice on thu field and taking blackboard work seriously. Girls, under the direction of MiBB Elisabeth Willdns, organized yesterday and will begin basketball practce immediately. Mr. Hood will take over the work after the close of the football aeason. In the meantime the girls are expected to show mark et! improvement under Miss Wilkins. The honor roll for the month just closed suffered greatly on account of the large number of absences at the bginning of school. Many pupils were one or two days late entering, and since a pupil must attend regular ly and avoid being tardy as well as average 90 on all school work, the roll is small. According to the reports of the various grade-teachers the list would be three times is siic should one absence be allowed. First grade—Miss Peacock, teach er—Grace Barnhill and Reginald Man ring. Second grade —Miss Ivey, teacher- Ella Wynne Critcher, Fannie Spain Holliday, Lois Taylor, Carlyle Hall, Felix Peed. Secoad grade— Miss Darden, teach er—John Boyd Fleming, Ellis Wynn, Jean D. Watts, Marjorie Lindsley, Gwendolyn Watts. Third grade—Miss Ramsey, teach er—Milton James, Ben Manning. ThM grade—Miss Wilkins, teach er—Howard Cone. Feurth grade—Miss Sample, teach er—Grace Manning. Fifth grade—Miss Allen, teacher- Josephine Anderson. Needleman Suits Not To Be Tried Next Week The Neodleman civil suits against a number of Martin and Lenoir coun ty men, ordering them to trial at Washington Monday, October 17, will not be heard at that term of court. The court there next week is for the trial of criminal cases only. It is poaaible that Needleman's lawyers will move for some special date for the hearing of the cases. The next regular term of the court in this division will not be held until April, 1928 and it is understood that Need leman will aak for a special term. Seek Indictments Against 31 Magistrates in Wake Wake county is seeking the indict ment of thirty-one magistrates who have failed to make reports to the superior court of that county. Judge Sinclair ordered the procedure. While the law requires all justices of the peace te report all eases heard before them to' the superior eourt, in many cases they Rave no trials and do not make any reports, thinking it Williamson. Martin County, North Carolmm, Friday, October 14, 1927 KIWANIS HEARS DR. FLETCHER Speak* to Club Memberd'on Broader Meaning of I "We Build" The Williamston Kiwanis club had as its guest at the Wednesday lunch eon, Dr. Maynard 0. Fletcher, of Washington, who addressed the club members on the broader meaning of the alogan "We Build." Dr. Fletcher likened the progress of men and naUons to a fleet of ships ■ailing through the course of time, some good and some bad. The worst of all, according to the speaker, is the warship, -the weapon of hatred, distrust, want of faith. This is a ship that might be destroyed very easily by other strong ships; that k, if we liad a friendship strong enough to bind men together and which could embrace the nations of the world. This ahip would be backed by a serv ice ship which would make each man and each nation as willing to help others as they are to have others help them. ' Another ship , mentioned by Dr. Fletcher as important in the building program is salesmanship which should run into every heart and mind anionic i ll men and natons until they possess the idea that there is a better way lor men to settle disputes and show ing heir bravery than being shot down like dogs in muddy trenches. Leadership is also one ef the essential things to destroy the warship. This leadership must be in men who are willing to lay aside personalities and prejudices and forget their own sel fish ambitions for the common good. The speach was said by club mem. bers to be the best delivered since the organisation of the club. It touch ed the important things in our citisen ship. Dr. Fletcher thinkii our past history is a poor index to our future history, that with the advent of a better un derstanding between nations and peo ple, we will have a league of friends that will be unwilling to kill. Yet, he thinks if we are to be good friends with our neighbors across the wo must first cultivate and practice a stronger friendship with our near neighbors, the folks at our own doors. BIG DECREASE IN COTTON GINNING Less Than Fourth As Much Cotton Ginned in County This Year As Last There was le»H than one-fourth as much cotton ginned in Martin county this SEUHJN up to October 1 UH there was frinned up to the wme time laat year. Uertie county ginned about ene flfth aa much up to the same time thia year as it did laat year. Every county on the east side of a line drawn across the State from Warren to Robeson county wan behind the 1826 report in number of bales gin ned. A few counties west of the line were a little ahead in their gin ning aa compared with that of 1926. The report does not mean tliat the shortage will be that laige thia year, but it indicaleß that th« countiei eaat of the line from Warren to Robeaon are late with the crop. The reppjrt also indicates a poor crop. The cotton crop in the State has been reduced to 1,787,000 acres aa compared with 2,028,000 acres for 1926. The yield this year ia expected U> average 226 pounds to the acre as against 292 pounds for last year. In 1926 there were 1,218,000 balea harvested in the State, and Judica tions point to only 846,000 for thia year. Orthopedic Clinic in 1 Washington Monday A third meeting of the orthopaedic clinic will be held in Washington next Monday. These clinics are held with out cost to all cripples who are not able to pay f»r treatment. The clinic .'n Washington has done much during the past two months for cripples in Beaufort and surrounding counties. According to reports very few crip ples from this county have attended. In a letter addressed Xo the press, H. L. Stahton, supervisor, Vocational Rehabilitation, states that cripples in this county as well as Beaufort and other surrounding counties are invited and urged to attend the clinic. r ' Sunday Services at, Episcopal Church Regular services, U a. m. and 8 p m. Morning sermon subject, 'The Need of Method in Religion." Even ing subject, "The Kingdom of God." The public is eordially invited to attend these services. ENTERTAIN TETCHERg TONIGHT .. The numbers of the local school faculty will be the dinner guests of The Atlantic hotel this evening. Each year. Mr, and Mrs. Z. H. Rose nentertain the teachers at their hotel. y FORM ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO HELP SCHOOL h V - ■ ' ■ u Citizens and School Officials Work Out Plan to Pro mote Athletics MEMBERSHIP "FEE $5 Membership Card Entitle* Owner to ' See All Games Played by School Teams Here This Season Plana to effect a high school athletic association here were made ihis week when school officials ami several citiiens met and discussed Uie future of athletics in the local school. Tu establish the association no small amount of work hai to be done, and the assistance of those interested in the school/and the children 's welfare is urged. Memborsship cards have been pre pared and were put on sule today. Triced at $5, these cards entitle own ers admittance to all athletic events participated in by a Williamston bchool team in WiUiamaton. In de termining the price of the cards, the rthletic committee figured out the propoaod schedules for all athletic events here this season an*l found the membership charge in the association •to be about half the price fur admis sion to all the games. The association, young oa-lt might be, is not asking charity, but it is ask ing the cooperation of parents, pa ts ons and citiiens liera ki helping to bring about a type of attileUcs that the town will be proud of. Many peo ple of the town have already ex pressed their willingness to help make a real association possible, ami results can be expected within the next few days. While the funds will be used in part to purchase equipment, the main purpose of soliciting them is to pave the way for a real system of athletics when the new building is erected. Officials are very much pleased with the present outlook, and i * poet the ttale tf membership carda to reach around two hundred. *k —r *ll -* Methodist Prograa^qf Services for the Week Sunday school, 9:45 u. in. Preaching services, 11.00 a. m. The Ei-imon will be based on the following text. "Beer "ye, one another's bur dens", Gal. 6:2. Preaching services at Holly Springs " mi p. m. Regular preaching service, 7:30 p. m. Woman's Missionary society at the church, Monday at 3:00 p. m. We urge a large attendance at this meeting, and we especially request those who joined us through the local department to be with us. Junior Epworth league, Monday 4:00 p. m. Senior Epworth leagua, Monday 7:30 p. in. Intermediate Epworth league, Wed Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Rev. T. W. LEE, Pastor. Gaylord Harrison Has Narrow Escape -* Gaylord Harrison was badly but HOT s riously cut about the head last night when ho ran his Ford coupe head on into a highway truck a mile north of the Roanoke river bridge. Gaylord, traveling salesman for the Wcrrison Wholesale company, was re turning from the Indian Woods sec tion of Bertie county when his iightu went out. Under the conditions, he could do nothing but continue on his way here without lights. He was guid ing his car by the white railing along tlie All when he met the truck also ■without lights. The driver of the truck stopped and claimed he went ahead to signal Harrison, but it did no good, for the Ford toupe hit the , big truck and turned over several ' times, badly bruising its driver. Both the car and truck were badly j damaged. v. Fifteen Boys Arrested for Stealing in Greenville Fifteen colored boys, ranging in age from ten to eighteen years, have been arrested in Grneeville this week charg ed with house breaking and robbery. During the past several weeks, a number of houses have been entered in that town and various things stolen. Plan To Move To New Post Office Next Week Finishing touches are being made to the new postofltc this week, and it is understood that Poetmaater J. T. Price and other members of the postal force here will move into their new [quarters the early part of next week The office is taking on a more pleasing appearance each day, and completed it will be very at tractive. Over Half Million Pounds Weed Sold Here Jamesville Man Sells Forty Pounds for SI.OO Pound Several 50-Cent Averages Reported . During Week Today's sales on the local to bacco market will bring the total sold this week to arpund 600,000 pounds, and judging from the averages made the first four days of the week,' a little over a twenty-three. cents average will b« made. Today'a sale is the largest held here in several weeks, and some ihink it is a little off in price. Others report the market about the same as far as price ia con- PLAY COLUMBIA HERE TUESDAY Local High School Eleven Playing in Aulander This Afternoon The local high school football eleven left at noon today for Aulander to meet the high school team of that town in }i game this afernoon. Coach Hood has carried the boys through a heavy schedule of prac tice this week, hut- he enters them in the game today under slight handicaps. " Tuesday afternoon, Columbia will send its squad of football players to meet the local boys in a game here. The game will b e called at 2:80 at the fair grounds. „ That the members of the high school are greatly interested in football and pro deserving of able support has been shown by their practice work 1 (luring the past few days. MAKE ATTEMPT ROB WAREHOUSE Bores Holes in Iron Safe at D. D. Stalls Warehouse, But Fail to Open It Would-be robbers gave up in despair when they entered the D. D. Stalls warehouse here early this morning and bored three holes yi an iron safe there in attempt to open it. The guilty parties devoted their energy t the safe, for there was nothing missing. liloodhounds were called, and they took the track and follovyed it to a little shack near the railroad at the end of Maint street. Informaion gain ed there indicated that two young nogros in Bertie county were con nected in the attempted robbery. At noon today no arrests had been made, and officers refused to disclose the latest devlopements in th case. Regular Services At Local Baptist Church The pastor of the local Baptist' church will be in the pulpit for both i-ervices Sunday. At the evening hour, the sermo:i theme will _At ttrS" mid-week seryice next Wednesday night, the subject followed will be, "The Day of Pentecost". The second chapter in the Book of Acts will constitute the lesson. Those who were not present at the last service will please read both the first and second chapters. The Roanoke Baptist Association has just held an important session with the Enfield Baptist church. There were several hundred people in httendance from alt »ver the associa tion, and the programs were good. The next meeting goes to Farmville, with the pastor of this church preach ing the sermon. , „ Sunday morning and evening, there should be a large number of people at the services. Sixty-Five Farmers at Field Meet Near Here An interesting field meet was held yestreday when around sixty-five farmers met at Mr. Robert Lee Perry's near here and took part- in a contest staged by the Nitrate Ag3n cies. Farmers as far away as Jamesville were there and took part in the con tent. 'Several prices were given the best judges of production. Mr. H. H- B. Mask and County Agent T. B. Brandon are tabulating the results of the fertiliser lest. These data will be ready in a few days and will appear in this paper. They should L« of particular interest to corn growers in this section. ' \ 9 Special Meeting of Masons Tonight There will be a special communi cation in the local lodge tonight at 7:SO o'clock. Work in the first de gree will be done. All masons are in vited to attend. ■p cerned. Several farmers who vis ited the market this morning, but I who did not have tobacco on the floors stated their intention to sell | .as soon as they could prepare it for the market. Sales ran as high as SI.OO per pound this week, when Major Gardner, of near Jamesville, sold around forty pounds on the floors. | Averages as high as 50 cents a pound have be*n made this week here. JUDGE BAILEY HAS BUSY DAY One Defendant Demanded Trial by Jury; Revolting Case Is Aired The Tuesday term of recorder's court here followed after the style of the superior court when it culled in a jury to hear u case. ln this, how ever, it went only half way and se lected six men, W. L. Taylor, J. H. Gurganus, Henry D. Harrison, K. O. Martin, H. C, Green and Joshua L. Coltruin. The jury heard only one case, that of State versus Harvey L. (iardner who was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon. The case was of a very degrading nature and caused women to leuve the courtroom before the session was com pleted. The alfair started when Tom Askew, a colored man, flatly refused 16 execute UMommand made by Mr. Gardner. For his failure to do the kidding, Askew came very near los ing his life when he suffered a dan gerous knife wound on his neck. Th evidence in thp case varied, but the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Judge Bailey sentenced the defendant t the Edgecombe county roads for a period of fifteen months. From thii sentence, the defendant appealed his case, and he was resuired to enter into bond in the sum of $350 for hts. appearance at the next term Martin County Superior court. Tillie Smith and Sepora ifuckett were brought into court charged With disorderly conduct and violating the liquor laws. Their trouble started last Sunday when they came into this county from near Plymouth and dis turbed the peace at Dardens. The col ored women plead guilty to the dis orderly conduct charge but denied the violation of the laws churge. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs of the case and upon the condition that the two women leave the county und not re turn. The assault charge against Willie Wynne wa snol pro.sued. Dewey Manning, of near Hassells, came into court and plead not guilty to u reckless driving charge. After hearing the evidence in the case, the ccurt found that he was not guilty of reckless driving, but found that he was violating the "rules of the road." Judgment was suspended upon the defendant's paying the cost# of the case. *"•""* *" — Nornum Williams plead .jguilty when he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, and was fined $lO and reauired to pay the costs of thti case. Anthony Skyles plead guilty to an assault on a female charge. Judg ment was suspended upon payment of the costs of the action. Herbert Stalls entered court and plead not guilty of violating the liquor iaws and denied a larceny re ceiving charge. After hearing the evi dence, the court agreed with him on the second count, but differed with him when he said he was not guilty of violating the liquor laws. He was fined S6O for selling iquor, and was required to pay the costs of the case. He was allowed 30 days in which to pey the fine, but was required to en t»» into bond in the sum of SIOO un til 'November 15, 1927, the last day the fine may run without affecting the bond. ' —-v . . Two suits brought by,J. H. James, of Kobersonville, were tried and the plaintiff was allowed |6O and interest thereon from August 20, 1926 to date in one action and $33.34 with in terest thereon from July 9, 1926 to date. These suits were against the A. C. L. Railroad company, and were brought into court by Mr. James to recover damages to cows shipped over the defendant's railroad. Notice of appeal was filed in both cases by the defendant in open court. County Teachers To Meet Here Tomorrow The Martin county teachers will meet hare tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the sckool building. This 1b the second meet of the county teachers thiß session. , V Advertisers Will Find Our Col - jumns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes ol Martin County *- , ESTABLISHED 1898 SUPREME COURT REVERSES NUNN IN BANK CASE County Wins in Suit Brought by Bank's Receiver $2,400 NOTE INVOLVED Lucian J. Hardison Gets Judgment «■ Against Handle Company in Anothei Opinion The North Carolina Supreme court reversed Nunn' decision this week in u case, Coburn, receiver a-- gainst C. D. Carstarpiien. The controversy grew out of a case wherein Receiver Coburn undertook to collect $2,400 in notes from Car sturphen who- had oh deposit as coun tv treasurer a larger sum in the Mar tin County Savings ami Trust com pany at the same time the bank held the notes. The lower court held that the county treasurer could not use the depo^rcas an offset. The Supreme court found, however, that Carstar phen was individually responsible-for his deposit as treasurer, and was therefore entitled to a credit on his note for the full amount'/ Lucian J. Hardison a de/ osion handed doyn in his favor by the Supreme court this week. Hard it on* had brought suit against the National Handle company, of Ply mouth to recover damage done to h'hing machines in Roanoke river by I'oating rafts of logs belonging to the handle company. He ttrst brought suit in a J. P. court in this county, and found that he could not collect from the company's agent. He went to Washington county, the hom e of the company and tried the case again be fore a justice of the peace. He lost a second time. He then appealed to the superior court and won a judg ment of $37. The Handle company then appealed to the State Supreme court which sustained the lower court in its decision upon the ground that ~ the handU company was not entitled fc> a of the river, and that" Hardison was not obstructing free passage up and down the river. The high court further showed that there was ample room for all fiver traffic. START ASSEMBLY NEW FORDS SOON More Than 125,000 Orders For New Car Booked By Dealers between 66,000 ajid 75,000 men are working in the Ford Motor plants, ami assembly of the new model car will start in a few more days, according to a statement made in Detroit last Tuesday. Major parts of the new car l'ave been under production for sev icrrl weeks, the announcement said, and the first assembly of the new bodies was stalled "some days ago", The announcement also revealed that tha assembly line has been removed from the Highland Park plant to the River Rouge plant. The Highland l'ark plant will be used for the manu facture of parts. , • Just when the first of the new model cars -will be. distributed still remains unknown to the thousands of dealers throughout the Mr. J. I). Woolard, one of the managers of the local agency, stated yesterday that the information gained from various automotive journals and olier sources indicates that deliveries will be made within the next thirty days. He ex pressed hope, however, that deliveries would be made earlier than that time. An announcement made by Ford officials a few days ago showed whero 135,000 customers' orders have been placed with the various dealers in the Stutes for delivery of the new model cars as soon as they make their ap pearance. People generally have almost for gotten that there is a new Ford "just around the corner", and are content ing hemselves by just waiting. It will be just like the automobile magnate to send his contraptions around when they are least looked for. Greenville Votes to Issue SIOO,OOO in School Bonds Greenvflle, . Oct. 14.— Greenville's SIOO,OOO school improvement bond is sue was carried in an election held here yesterday by an overwhelming majority. Out at .ja registration of 630 there were 460 votea cast, 441 for the issuance of bonds and only 19 against? While it was conceded that the elec tion would be carried in favor of the project, the small vote against the measure waa a surprise. Between *BO,OOO and *90,000 will be spent to replace the building destroy ed by Are during the early spring, while the remainder will be used in general improvement to some of the ether buildings. Juat as soon as the bonds are ad vertised and disposed of work will be gin on the new building.
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