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w Wadk the Label on Your Paper; It Carries the Date Yam Subscription Expires OLUME XXX—NUMBER 94 HOME AGENT TO HOLD 2 MEETINGS HERE SATURDAY First Meeting Is For 4-H Club Secretaries and Presidents TO PLAN PROGRAMS Socond Meeting Is For Presidents and Secretaries of Women's Clubs Of County Although she has been in the county a very abort while, Miss Lora E. Sleeper, the new county home demon strator, has visited practically all the schools in the county, arranging a program to be followed throughout tbe year. • Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, Miss Sleeper will hold s meeting in her office at the courthouse with the presidents and secertaries of all the 4-41 clubs in the eounty. The atten dance of the dob presidents and secre taries is urged, as definite plans will be made in carrying out the program for the year. A meeting of the presidents and aecretariea of the Women's clubs in the county will follow that of the 4-H club secretaries and presidents in the agent's office. This meeting will be bald about 3 o'clock. In working out a unform program lor the year, Miss Sleeper stated that it was very important that the secre taries and presidents of the clubs at tond these first meetings, and that if it was not possible for s secretary •r a president to attend, she should send some member of her club to represent the group. FIRST NEW STARS HERE NEXT WEEK It First of New Models To Be Shipped Into North Carolina The first carload of the new model Btor aato mobiles to arrive in North Carolina will be unloaded here next s#aek, Mi. B. R. Barnhill, of the Barnhill Motor Company here stated this morning. The cars were shipped from the factory last Tuesday, and are expected here not later than tho latter part of next week. The factory is beginning to make afcipsMßt* of its car all over the country, and the carload billed for this- place is the first to be shipped to this State. Register of Deeds Has Many Jobs That the Register of Deeds of Mar tin county does more than issue mar riage licenses, act as clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, re cord the vital statistics, keep the aounty's books, prepare statements, sign vouchers, and other things, is shown by the number of instruments carried to his office for recording in one day. Yesterday there were fifty four exceedingly large number, one •peeeding large number, an done that uiows there are many transactions be ing carried on in the county. Mr. Getainger stated that the work of the Register has more than doubled itself since last December, indicating a busy year for 1988. Man To Be Here To Assist In Filing Tax Returns Representatives of the U. S. In traal Revenue Department will be in the county February 17 to assist tax payers in filling in Federal Income tax returns, according to an announce ment made by Gilliam Grissom, U. 8. Collector, Raleigh, N. C. The repre sentatives will be in the county for one day only and will be located at WUliamaton. I^TRANH THEATRE | SATURDAY " YAKIMA CANUTT "Wild Horse Canyon" Also Two - Reel Comedy And Serial Theatre Well Heated THE ENTERPRISE BUSY TUESDAY FOR RECORDER Twelve Cases On Docket; Big Crowd Attends Proceedings On account of the two weeks' special term of superior court, beginning here next Monday, a case continued in the recorder's court here last Tuesday was considered of great value by those defendants who have a fair chance of sentences. However, Judge Bailey did not favor many of the defendants, for only three out of twelve cases were continued. The Tuesday session was of much interest to many, and the court took on the appearance of a small superior court. After having his case continued several times, Floyd Moore pleaded guilty last Tuesday of simple assault. His plea was accepted and judgment tgas suspended upon the payment of the coats of the action. The against Moore was that of obtaining a marriage license falsely. Alexander Williams and David Cooper appealed from the sentence pronounced by Judge Qailey, and de cided to face the next regular term of superior court. Ekch of the de fenadnts was placed under a $!>00 bond. The sentence meted Williams was of nine months' duration and pro vided for him to work on the Edge combe county roads. Cooper's sen tence was six months, with the same privileges—mainly, to work on the Edgecombe county roads. The two men appeared before Judge liailey last week and plead guilty of manu facturing liquor. Gus Knight plead guilty to an as sault with a deadly weapon charge, and by his paying the prosecuting wit ness, Handy Ore, S4O and a (IS doc tor's bill, judgment was suspended. The. MO went to Ore because he was unable to work for two weeks after the assault. The case charging Joe Henry Gil more with assault with a deadly wea pon was nol prossed. The case against J. W. Bailey, Mel vin Bailey and J. S. Bailey were nol prossed. Perline was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon; the other three defendants were charged with trespassing. The case, charging Mack Gilmore with assault with deadly weapon, was continued until February 14. Peter 'Spruill, charged with attempted as sault, had his case continued until that date also. In settling the reckless driving charge against Jesse Killebrew, the court required him to pay Paul Leg gette, prosecuting witness, S9O and the costs of the action. The case against Enly Spelter was again continued, this time until Feb ruary 14. Speller is charged with as sault with deadly weapon and carry ing a concealed weapon. The court agreed with Herman Manning, John Manning and John Mobley when they plead not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. Many people from the Oak City commun ity were down to attend the trial of the case. The court's order in the case charg ing Ned Bone's with operating a car while inUul a ted reads; "Judgment absolute in accordance with the scifa and scifa to be discharged upon pay ment of the sum of $200; clerk to pay the cost of the action and the rest to go to the school fund." Two Road Projects in This District Are Let Yesterday Seventeen projects, including 116.98 miles of State highways and a bridge over the Pamlico river, and totaling (2,321,400.70 were let by the Highway Commission in Raleigh yesterday. Two of the seventeen projects affect this section, one at Washington and the other from Windsor to Edenton. The project in Bertie county calls for the hard surfacing of the road from Windsor to the new Chowan bridge. The cost of the project is $357,279.80. The road from the bridge to Edenton will also be hard surafced. The latter will cost $98,918.00. Both contracts go to the Roberts Paving Company. The Washington project calls for the construction of a bridge across the Pamlico near Washington at a cost of $189,539.60. ' The bridge will be 1,225 feet in length, and will contain a 168-foot steel swing span. Junior Class of Sunday School Is Organized A junor class was organised by twelve members of the Christian Sun day school when they met at the home of Mrs. J. O. Manning this week. After a short devotional program, led by Mrs. J. H. Hale, officers were elected and committees appointed. The class joined in ringing, "When Love Shines In." The meeting was brought to a close with the hymn, "Blest be the Tie that Binds" and benediction by the pastor, |tor, Mr. 1 Hale. After which, refreshments were j served. | Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 27, 1928 SPECIAL TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT STARTS MONDAY Term Is For Trial of Civil Cases Only; Lasts But Two .Weeks 71 CASES SCHEDULED Judge Clayton Moore To Preside; Wide Variance in Case*; None of General Intereat A calendar, showered with cases, faces the special term of Martin Coun ty Superior court which will be held here for two weeks beginning next Monday. The special term is for the trial of civil cases only. Judge Clayton Moore will preside. At their meeting here in November, the County Commissioners asked that a special term of court be held in an effort to relieve the badly congested docket of some of the civil cases. Seventy-one cases are scheduled to be heard during the two weeks' term. Deducting that number from the tire list of cases appearing on the records, there remain around 134 civil cases on the docket. The cases vary in their nature, and are brought into court under every conceivable statute, it seems. None of the suits is of particular interest; that is, to the general public, however. J. W. HOPKINS DIES TUESDAY Pneumonia Cause of Death; Lived in Williarrih Township Mr. J. Will Hopkins died early Tuesday night at his home in Wil liams township from an attack of pneumonia. During the past several weeks he had been in feeble health, but his condition was not considered tjerious until i a day or two before his death. Mr. Hopkins had lived practically all his life -in Williams township where he farmed. He was 53 years old. " * The deceased.is survived by his widow and nine . children, Herbert, of near Hamilton; Annie, Harry, Lou vina, Joe, Delma, Clarence, Eloise, of Williams township and Minnie, .of Akron, Ohio. The funeral was held at the home yesterday afternoon by Rev. C. H. Dickey, of the local Baptist church, and interment took place in the Hopkins graveyard in Williams township. Auto License Bureau To Close January 31 The local automobile license bureau will close along with twenty-five other bureaus in the State, next Tuesday, January 31 by order of R. A. Dough ton, State Commissioner of Revenue. Several bureaus in the State will remain open, the nearest one to this place being Rocky Mount. The issuance of licenses here is run ning a little under the maik of last June when five thousand tags were sold. The issuance of the licenses is running about thirty thousand behind the number issued in June. Billy Sunday To Stage Big Revival in Greenville Greenville, Jan. 26.—Plans for the evangelistic campaign to be conduct ed in this city by Rev. William Sun day, widely known evangelist, contin ued to assume more concrete form to day with announcement of the coming of Mr. Sunday not later than the week of April 22nd. This announcement was made to day by Rev. W. S. Harden, chair man of the local campaign commit tee, following receipt of a letter lrom Mr. Sunday, delaing with plans for his visit to Greenville. A representative of the evangelist will come to Greenville during the 'month of March to make final ar rangements for the campaign. Mr. Sunday at the present time is closing a whirlwind campaign in the city of St. Louia. He will go to Kansas at a later date where he is scheduled to conduct a lengthy series of services. From there he will come to Green ville. Republicans To Meet Here Next Wednesday The Republican Congressional com- I mittee of the First District will meet in the office of Attorney Wheelei Martin here next Wednesday, Febru ary 1. One of the leading members of the Republic Party in Beaufort county says they are going to endorse Low den for President. He further stated that Lowden is one of the strongest and best-known men in the country and can win easily if nominated. The matters of special importance will he the making of arrangements for solocting delegates to the National and other conventions to be held dur ing the summer. CHURCH MEET . IN EVERETTS Union Meeting of Christian Churches There Saturday And Sunday The union meeting of the Chris tian churches in the Roanoke district will be held with the Everetts church tomorrow and Sunday. Many members from the forty churches in this dis trict are expected to attend theAsbv eral sessions. * The first session will be held to morrow morning at 10:00 o'clock. A second session will be held in the af trenoon and a third tomorrow night.. The meeting will close with a regular preaching service Sunday morning. A carefully arranged program will be folloiwd during the meeting and many of the pastors in the district will discuss the various problems now confronting the Sunday School and the Church. • TAKE STRANGERS SNIPE HUNTING Visitors To South for First Time Spend Night in Woods—And How! After explaining the theory of snipe-hunting over a period of several days, employees of the local tele phone company, at the request of 11. J. McVetty and C. A. McNelis, of New York, willingly consented to teach the two young men snipe-hunt ting from the practical side. c It was during the few days of re cent cold weather and about 9:30 o'- clock, the time when the snipes begin to jump freely, that the party left for a small stream about three miles from here in the Tyner Town section. Mac and Mac felt highly honored when they were privileged with hold ing the sacks while the "wise" fellows went up the small creek to frighten the unsuspecting snipe down the strearty and into the sacks held by the two young men. And McVetty was well prepared to care for his snipe; for, under his arm, was an extra sack. His partner "allowed" that he would make the larger catch, however, for he had thought to carry along a piece of cardboard, the use of which would make it easier to hold the mouth of the sack open. An hour passed, the sound of the drivers' voices grew faint, but still Mac and Mac continued with high hopes and faithfully held to their sacks. A spark offloubt was lighVd by the passing of a second hour, but even then the at thptr posts, hoping against hope that a ■irtipe would per chance jump at a last minute. It was with vain regrets that the faithful hunters turned from the stream to explore the woods.. Highly pleased with the idea of trapping a large number of snipe, the two young men had paid little or no attention to the landmarks as they entered the wood.*, and their exit was in doubt until a farm cock crowed a mile away to the east. That crow must have been a sweet note to the boys, for they immediately plunged into a stream of water up to their knees in an effort to reach the pride of the barnyard. A briar patch was en countered, a forest of thick trees made the situation even more frightful, but on and on they sought the rooster. A short while before daybreak, the two huntsmen reached civilization again. They called a farmer and bargained with him for a ride to town. Two dol lars was the price of the two-mile ride, but that was cheap according to Mac and Mac. Messrs. McVetty and McNelis are employees of the Western Electric Company, and are, at the present time, installing repeater equipment in the local telephone exchange. This is their first trip this far South, and their first and last attempt at snipe hunting. Pete Fowden Dresses Up Local Town Team Pete Fowden has just purchased suits for the town basketball team. The trunks are red and +he shirts are white. When they see defeat ahead, they will wave the white and with victory assured, they will wave the red trunks. Danger or no danger, win or lose, Pete is teaching his boys it pays to be insured. Pete has his company's name in red letters on the jerseys ana his name on the sweat shirt. That arrangement is very appropriate, he said. Union of Primitive Baptist Churches Held This Week The Union of the Primitiv BapUst Churches in the Skewarkee district will be held with the Con oho church near Oak City today, tomorrow and Sunday. This union of churches em braces those of several counties and is held each fifth Sunday and the Friday and Saturday before. The meetings are generally largely attended. TRAIN HEARING IS CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 24 A. C. L. To Arrange for Mail and Express Service MANY AT HEARING While there were no definite steps taken at a hearing on the petition of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad to re move trains 56 and 57, operating be tween Tarboro and Plymouth, it was the opinion of those present at the meeting before the Corporation Com mission last Wednesday in Raleigh that the train company will arrange mail and express service and discoiK; tinue the two grains. The hearing was continued until February 24 to allow the railroad to make arrangements for mail and express service other than by handling the two by train as it now is tioing. Representatives /from practically all the towns now by the two trains attended a meeting here last Tuesday night when delegates were selected for the Raleigh ' meeting. Many of those attending the Tuesday night meeting expressed themselves as being bitterly opposed to the pro posed action of the railrorad. How ever, they did not contend for pas senger service, but they stated that they objected losing the mail and ex press facilities. It is reported that the Superintend ent of the First Division of the At lantic Coast Line presented figures before the meeting last Wednesday,' showing that it cost his company $43,0(10 to operate the two trains and that the revenue amounted to only $13,000. Poor passenger Connections and nth class passenger service were not mentioned by him, it was stated. Plymouth, Everetts, Jamesville, Robersonville, Tarboro and Williams ton entered protests' to the removal of the trains. Dr. J. D. Biggs and E. S. Peel were the local representatives at the Wednesday meeting. The two trains will 'continue to operate with the same schedule until the 24th of next month, when the rail road company will present a compro mise proposal. KIWANS HAS GOOD MEETING Mr. C. G. Crockett, of Stan dard Fertilizer Co., Is Speaker _J Speaking before the Kiwanis club at its regular meeting here last Wed nesday, Mr. C. G. Crockett, general malinger of the Standard Fertilizer expressed great faith in tljju gw*ion and its unsurpassed op portunUrfej/whith are sure to develop into a ghigt progrecsive growth im mediately. only thing we need is a strong cooperation and a united pull \ty all the interests of the sec tion," the speaker stated. Rev. C. O. Pardo who has been sick for several weeks, was able,to attend the meeting, and while he was not able to stand for a speech, he made an appropriate talk from his chair. Several important questions came before the meeting, among t|ifcm was the deepening of the mouth of Roa noke river and the erection of a pulp mill in the town. The meeting was in the charge of the club's president, Mr. R. L. Coburn, and was said to be the best held in several weeks. CANCER IS CAUSE OF MANY DEATHS Now Stands Fourth As Cause of Death In United States A bulletin from the North Carolina Society for the Control of Cancer, Durham, N. C. states, "The latest statistical information collected and published by cities, states, and the national government goes to prove that cancer stands fourth as the cause of death among the citizens of this country. "Cancer of the stomach causes 32 per cent, of the cancer death rate; I cancer of the female genital organs causes 14 per cent; cancer of the breast causes 9 per cent; cancer of the skin causes 3 per cent. "Cancer authorities agree that there are at least 300,000 cases of cancer in the United States today. North Caro lina has more than 6,000 people every year ill from cancer, and every day I there are in the State four deaths from this disease. "While children and young people have cancer, the disease attacks men and women beyond the age of 35 more often thaijnrior to that time. Among all deattiflnaaen between the ages of 45 in eight is due to cancer and among all deaths in women between 45, and 65, one in five is due to cancer.'* Storm Tuesday Night Did Considerable This Immediate Section CAGE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING Games Being Played Here Practically Every Night So numerous are the basketball games played here, that it is a hard matter to keep up with all of them. Hardly a night passes without a game's being played, and real often there are two games and sometimes there are three games scheduled for the same night. In a double header here last Wed nejjday night, the local school boys and girls defeated Farm Life and Hamilton. The Farm Life boys gave the locals a hard fight and lost by a margin of only two points, the final score being 11-9. The local girls showed better form the same night when they scored 27 points to Hamil ton's 1). The same night, Jamcsville turned Woodland back 22 to 12 in a slow but hard fought game. Last Tuesday night, the local town team and the Greenville .National. Guards battled to a 14 tie. The visitors refused to play an extra period. Last night the town boys lost to the Rocky Mount Y. M. G. A. team, 21 to I'J. A decided improvement over their play ing last Tuesday night was noticed in ' the last night's yet the ! young men are not quite up to last year's form. Tonight the local school boys and gills journey to Belhaven whei'e they meet the two teams of the school there. Jamcsville girls and boys meet the boys and girls from Columbia here tonight at 8 o'clock in the Itrick warehouse. Farm Ljfe and Kobersonvillc aIP scheduled to play tonight here. Everett* sends its team to Ayden to meet the boys of the school there. Nt'nt Tuesday night Everetts and Jamcsville meet here for the first time this season. Baptists Announce Services for Sunday —- Mrs. liiggs will be at tV.e ' organ for both services. Mrs. Harper Holliday Will be in the choir at both morning and evening . worship hours. ■ Sunday morning the pastor will have for his subject, "Stamped with God's Image." At the evening hour the theme will be, "Standing Koom Only", taken from the instance where the crowds thronged-Jesus untile there, wua ruoui for no more. Last Sunday we were pleased to have in the congregation many from the Methodist church. Christian church has no services Sunday, we shall be happy to have any of them come with us. We note with pleasure that Rev. C. 0. I'ardo is well enough to be out aguin. This church stands ready to do anything for him and his people whie he is convalescing. Christian Church Program for Week Sunday school, 0:45 a. m. There will be an installation of the teachers who were elected for the various classes following the teaching of the . lessons. l'rayer meeting Wednesday night. Topic, "Worship during the Taber nacle Period." These uniform prayer meeting topics are proving to he oi interest, judging from the attendance. People without a church home will find a real welcome awaiting them. All are cordially invited to attend our service. J. H. HALE, Pastor.' Good Program At County Theaters Theatre programs in the county for next week will attract many, no doubt, for splendid programs appear for both the Strand theatre here and the Trio theatre, Robersonville. "The Third Degree" scheduled for the Trio theatre, Monday and Tuesday nights is highly recommended by botTT press and those who have seen it Wallace Berry in 'Casey at the Hat*' Monday night and Norma Talmadge in "Camille" Tuesday night will be seen by large audiences at the local theatre. Silver Tea at Woman's , Club Next Tuesday A silver tea has been announced for next Tuesday afternoon by the the Woman's club to be held in its rooms from 4 to 6. The proceeds art to be used in the purchase of records for the new automatic Victrola recent purchased by the club. The public is invited to attend the tea. Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1/iOO Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 HOUSE BLOWN DOWN HERE Many .Trees and Small Buildings Are Blown Down GIRL SLIGHTLY HURT Storm Covered Wide Territory in Eastern North Carolina; Much Property Destroyed ' A storm of great intensity struck this section Tuesday night-at. ten o'- clock. Property fforn the State of Tennessee through North Oro and into Virginia was destroyed b>- the heavy wind, rain ami lightning. •Very few deaths caused' by ih'i* storm have been reported,-but many were said to have been the State of Tennessee. A large two-story house on West Main street here, occupied by colored 1 l>eople, was blown do«-n. All the nr. cupants ran out before the house fell* except'a 13-year-old girl who was left sleeping by-other members of the family.- She was caught by the' upper floor of the building which,crushed the bed upon which she was sleep ing. So excited Were the members of the family that they failed,to return and look for the girl and no one knew where she v,ui until a faint cry was heard. Several axes were brought in to use to from the brok en timbers. She was not seriously hurt. A number of chimneys were Blown from the tops of the houses here and throughout the county. Numbers of. trees were blown down and ma? -• .sheds were .scattered in the wind. •A goodly number of chickens.' WLU lost in New Town when three coop were blown down In one neighborhood ' there. On the Hamilton road, several houses were blown down, but "no olio was dangerously hurt. Near .Everetts, several buildings were reported damaged /I" the section extending from Put 'fnele to Gold Point, several pack houses and a number of tobacco barns were destroyed. The storm was heavy in Edgecombe. - Bertie and Beaufort counties where ■ much property was completely de- The storm .covered jdl of. Eastern Carolina altd ji 'ition. of VM ginia after leaving Tennessee. SCHOOL NEWS OF ROBERSONVILLE* 104 Students On Honor Roll Past Month; P.-T. A. Hears Mrs. Martin One hundred and four names ap pear on the honor roll of the Robfer sonville schools for thw?—month ending January '*■" Of especial interest to those in attendance upon the call meeting of the parent-teacher association was the abe address' delivered by Mrs. _ Martin, of North Carolina College for ' Women, Greensboro, N. C. Mrs. Mar tin is a woman of outstanding ability, having received training as a teacher and president of P. T. A. previous to her employ by the State P. T. A. The ltoersonvll|e school faculty was present for the County Teachers*" meeting held in William.ston on Satur- '• day, January 21. Mrs. Adkins was ex cused fro'm attendance because of ill ness. Service At The Episcopal Church Sunday Morning I Services will be held at the ! pal church here Sunday morning" aji 1 11:00 o'clock, it was announeed'yes ! terday by the Rector, Ol*Tl«rdo. O ] There will be no eveninjPTenriK I On account of an illi re na,' ( i has been unable to holip'wfvic§s dur- I Ing the past few invited to attend the service at tj#v I morning hour. I To Hold Special Service at ; Jamesville Church Sunday The pastor, R. G. L. Edarards, of the Jamesville Methodist church,, is an nouncing a special service to be/held there next Sunday night' at 7:30. The service will be conducted by members of the Modem Woodmen Camp there, assisted by fellow members from othir camps in the county. An appropriate program, including Special music and a sermon for the Woodmen, has been arranged. The public ia cordially invited to attend. Members of the camp there with visit ing members are asked to assemble at the camp Just prior to the time for the service at the church.