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Wack the Label ou Your l P**r; It Curries the Bate I Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 11 TWO BOYS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE IN AUTO WRECK X George Modlin and Dallie Hardison Wreck Car Near Jamesville Tuesday DRIVER IS ARRESTED Haniisoo Boy Is Badly Hurt, Cut in Do—ns of Places About Face and Head liquor, speeded up, came very near adding another victim to its list of tragedies last Tuesday night when George Modlin, a 15 year-old white boy, ran his Ford car, at a fast rate of speed, into a ditch bank near Jamesville and caused Dallie Hardi son, his companion, to dive through the ear's windshield. The two boys wen on their way to a pie party at Cedar Branch in the Jamesville sec tion when young Modlin speeded hig car to its fastest pace and caused it to jump a ditch and run into the bank of the ditch. Modlin was slight ly cut and badly shocked, while the Hardison boy was cut in almost a dosen places on his face and head. Ths two boys were placed in an other car, and while on their way hare another wrack was narrowly avoided at a railroad crossing. Upon their arrival here, Dr. James S. Rhodes started patching the eleven cuts on the Hardison boy. So thick were seme of the cuts that the doctor covered two and three at a time, but the most dangerous one was on the boy's neck. The gash there laid bare arteries and veins, and had it been a fraction deeper, Hard Hi on would in all probability, bled te death. When turned from the doctor's office, young Hardison resembled a member of the Ku Klux Klan in full regalia. Young Modlin who lives in the Cashie Nock section of Bertie county, at first denied that he was driving the car at the time of the accident, stating that a boy from Tennessee was at the wheel. His statements Varied greatly ,and while in the doc tor's office here he denied practically everything In connection with the wreck. He stated that he was driv ing another car 76 miles an hour i whan the wreck happened, and that he was oars it was a Stutts Bear Gat. When Sheriff Roebuck, not knowing the true condition of the Haidisefa boy, askod young Modlin to spaod the night with him, he accepted the invitation cheerfully. When the Sheriff turned toward the county's Jail, Modlin changed his attitude and modified all his statements. He was later released under bond for his ap pearance before Recorder Baily here next Tuesday when he will answer to charges of reckless driving while in toxicated and ander sge. HIGHS DOWN TARBORO, 10-8 Is Second Win of Season for Local Boys; Tied Town Team Yesterday / William ston's high school boys turned in their second win here last Wednesday afternoon by defeating a hl|h eehool team from Tsrboro 10 to •. Bamhiil started the game in the bam. for the locals, but gave up the duties to Hardison who held the ▼iaiton to two runs during the re —iniiir of the game. With an up hill fight on their hands, the locals started a batting attack that resulted , in ten runs. Reports coming from the several j games played bold that While the fcqya are Just entering the season, an inUnsstt* brand of ball ia being played. ' - Yesterday afternoon the high school tied the local town team, made np QD t all atara. In the last inning the Sriflia jadaaad wearing a win by a icin^ I I 1 I SATURDAY I YAKIMA CANUT I "HELLHOUNDS OP I V THE PLAINS'* } I 2-REEL COMEDY I AND SERIAL HE ENTERPRISE GIVE UP IDEA OF NEW STREETS Opposition and High Prices For Property Given As Reasons —- In the face of opposition and high price* charged for property , the matUr of opening two streets, one from Main to Warren street and an other from Main to Church, has been officially dropped. These obstacles, it was hoped by several of the town of ficials could be overcome, but since Mr. P. H. Rose, of the Rose's Five and Ten-cent stores stated that the lot would be very suitable for a store, town officials abandoned the idea of opening the proposed streets. Owners of the property that would have been affected by the opening of the street* will be notified that the matter has been dropped so that they can go ahead with their plans. Mayor Coburn stated this morning that everything had been done that was possible to be done to get the streets, and that he had come to the definite conclusion that additional streets here are things of the. past. SCHOOL NEWS OF ROBERSONVILLE Vernon Ward Wins First Place for Best Original Poem • In a contest held recently by the Robersonian literary society of the Robersonville high school, Vernon A. Ward, jr. won flr%t. place for the best original poem. Mildred Powell, sec ond and Vergie Roberson, third, read very good poems. Seven seniors took part in the contest, and each did splendid work. In the Group Center commencement held at Bear Grass last Friday, the Robersonville school received the cer tificate of award for having won the highest number of points in the con tests between the Group I schools. The nineteen points were made on two first, one second, and three third places. According to rulings only first-honor students compete at the County commencement; so' Virginia Bailey and Louise Bawls will repre sent the school at Williamston April 13. Remember "All A Mistake", a farce comedy in three acts, will be pre sented by the school Wednesday even ing, April 11. The music recital given by the pupils of Miss Essie Leigh Robinson Thursday evening, March 29, was a ff'Qd exhibition of the work done dur ing the school term. The selections showed excellent training and care ful execution on the part of teacher and pupils. Remember the elemen tary recital to »e held April 12. Easter Services at Baptist y-Jfhurch Instead of the regular Sunday School Sunday morning at 9:46 o'- clock, the Sunday School and church congregation are asked to meet in the church auditorium Sunday morn ing promptly at 10 o'clock, at which time the closing session of the Bible School will b$ held. At the close of the lessons every one will reassemble again in the au ditorium. This will be about fifteen minutes before 11 o'clock, and the pastor asks that the people all be ip the church by this time if possible. The doors of the church will be opened, and the pastor desires that all who are contemplating joining the church on Easter Sunday be in the church at this time. Immediately after this, an oppor tunity will be given the smaller chil dren to go to their homes, if they so desire. Then, without Any intermis sion we shall go right into the Easter Day service. Thi awill be featured by an Easter anthem, upon which the choir has done a great deal of work. Hie pas tor will have for his short Eaater address an exposition of the Walk to Emmaus. Since there will be no evening service in this church, and since it is Easter Sunday the church is anxious to concentrate a very great deal into these two morning services. The people generally are invited to worship with us Easter. Two Stills Seized in Free Union Section Wednesday Special Deputy E. H. Gaylord as sirted by E. G. Walters brought in two stills from the Free Union sec tion last Wednesday. The first cap ture was made bact of the Major Boston farm where the 40-gallon still was found cold, and with few signs of recent operation. Four hun dred gallons of beer and all equip ment *vere destroyed. The second outfit, a AO-gallon cop per kettle, 800 gallons of beer and other equipment, was found back of Lather Cordon's store. The kettle was cold and nobody was seen near the Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 6,1928 OAK CITY WINS IN ORATORICAL CONTEST HERE Is First Preliminary of In ternational Contest; Held Wednesday JUDGES' VOTE 4 TO 5 Orations, Dealing With Development Of Constitution, Very Good; Miss Rachel Rawls Is Winner Miss Rachel Rawls, representing the Oak City high school, won in the first preliminary of the National and International Oratorical contest held in the local school last Wednesday af ternoon. John Robert Jenkins, repre senting the Robersonville high school in the first roundof the contest here Wednesday, lost by one point, the judges deciding iri favor of the Oak City representative, 4 to 5. The orations, dealing with the Development of the Constitution were very good and did ' credit to the schools represented. Two of the judges stated that the two' speakers had evidently spent mi\pn time in preparing their talks and that their study of the Constitution was com plete. Miss Rawls will take part in the next preliminary April 20 when the winners in the county; contests will compete for a place in the State finals to be held April 27. In making their decisions the judges are asked to consider three points as follows, The fitness of the contestant to make a worthy show ing in the highest stages of the contest—character, poise and person ality to be the criterions; The com position of the oration, with par ticular emphasis on historical ac curacy, logic and general literary ef fectiveness; Moving power—the ex tent to which the speaker can thrill, quicken and compel. TOWN TO GET 5 & 10 STORE P. H. Rose Buys Lot on Main Street and Will Erect Building That Williamston will have a 5 and 10 cent store is the very near future was practically assured yes terday when Mr. P. H. Hose, of the Rose's Five- and Ten-cent stores, purchased the lot whore the H. W. Stubbs office now stands, and where he expects to erect a modern store within the next few weeks. Mr. Rose was here a few days ago looking for a building suitable for'a 5 and 10 cent store, but could find nothing available at that time. Upon his return yesterday he looked over the Moore property and decided to erect his own building. Mr. Rose is from Henderson and his Arm, at the present time, is operating thirty-five modem five and ten cent-stores throughout the State. He talked very favorably of locating a store here, stating that should his present plans mature, he would be ■ready to start building in a very short time. Easter Services at Christian Church Sunday morning, 7 a m.—Sunrise Prayer meeting. This service will be at the church. > Church school, 9:46 a. m. The measles is keeping down the attend ance. Were it not for this fact we would be having our 160 \yhich we have hoped, but let us see how near the 160 we can come this Easter Sunday. The public is cordially in vited to our services. Easter Service, 11:00 o'clock—"Too Good News to be True." Baptismal Service, 7:30 p. m.— "The Resurrection Power." J. H. HALE, Pastor. Finals of Farm Life Commencement Today According to early reports coming from Farm life today, the final exercises on the commencement program at the school thefe are be jng largely attended. Rev. R. G, L. Edwards, of Plymouth, iA making the main address, following Which a picnic dijmer is to be served. The commencement will be brought to a close this afternoon wheh de clamation and other contests wfll be held. \ HIGHWAY HAS MOVING DAY Today was moving day for the State Highway forces. A few less than a dozen of the big trucks and house trailers were carried through the main street today. And there is a doubt but what the Highway Com mission could put on a parade that would surpass all those of the big circuses. The trucks are used -in mainten ance work and are moved from place to place where repair work on the roads is necessary. GROUP - CENTER COMMENCEMENT, For Group II Schools Being Held at Everetts Today The second of the group center commencements for the county this year is in progress at Everetts to day where all the schools in Group 11 are taking part in the preliminary contests. Winners in the Group 1 schools were determined at a meet in Bear Grass last Friday and they will compete with the winners of the contest today at Everetts in the county meet here next Friday. The attendance at the meet today, while not as large as it was at Bear Grass last Friday, is reported to be large. The contests are proving of much interest, and all indications point to a most successful county meet here next Friday. NEGROES BEAT UP WHITE MEN Aftermath of Auto Wreck; Trouble Occurred At Wards Bridge A dangerous and bloody fight took place Sunday night about 10:80 o'- clock, just beyond Ward's bridge in Washington county when five young white men were held up and beaten by three carloads of negroes, number ing about fifteen. The first trouble occurred a half hour earlier when the car of C. B. Strum, of Maxton, one of the road buildera-now working on No. ttO, was struck by a car driven by a colored man at Plymouth. A fender of the Strum car was torn practically off, and in the course of settling the damage, an aigument resulted. A few licks were passed, but peace soon reigned and everything appeared to be all right. - Mr. Strum, accompanied by Jrving Coltrain and Staton Godard, of Wil liams township, and two young men from Jamesville started home and just us they approached Ward's bridge three earn dashed by them and blocked the road. The negroes filed out and rushed on the Strum car with automobile jacks, pumps and other weapons. Coltrain was beaten up badly, and Strum was almost kill ed. The other three boys saved them selves by running uway and hiding. Six arrests have already been made by Washington county ofHceis and the negroes, who are from the Free Union section of this county, were required to furnigh bond in the sum of S6OO for their appearance at the recorder's court in Washington coun ty in Plymouth next Tuesday. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW DIES Former New York Senator And Railroad Man Died Thursday- Chauncey M. Dephew, one of the nation's most distinguished citizens died in Now York Thursday, missing his ninety-fourth birthday by only a few. days. Until quite recently Mr. Depew had retined much oi the power and vigor of youth in both mind and body. He was a lawyer and politician, as well as a business man. He was one of the .leading campaigners for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. In 1868 he was appointed ambas sador to Japan, but declined the offer to become general counsel to one of the country's largest railroadf, the New York Central. He was later made president of the system. For twelve years he served his state as •Senator. / Ghauncy M. Depew, it is said, gained the confidence of the world by his good nature, after dinner speeches fair mindedness and reasonableness in all business dealings. Make Second Attempt To Enter Lamb Home A second attempt to enter the W. G. Lamb home was made by on un known party or parties early in the evening last Wednesday. A noise was heard at the back door, and when Miss Annie Lamb asked who was there, the party ran. Police were called and a search was mode, but the findings were not sufficient to lead to an arrest. . Last Friday night two men made \«veral attempts to enter the home, bat failed. Burglary has been the talfcsjf the town during the pafet few days, aftA-jt_J» understood that the residents are' repairing their door locks and stocking thrir ammunition cheat*. Superintendent R. A. Pope left this afternoon for Creedmore where he will visit relatives. He will be ac companied home by Mrs. Pope and children. PETITIONS ASK EARLY OPENING WEED MARKETS Being Sent Out By Eastern Carolina Chamber of V Commerce FEW SIGNERS HERE Farmers Who Are Interested in Ear lier Opening Than Last Should Sign At Once • Petitions J. sking o-for an earlier tobacco opening for Eastern Carolina have been sent by the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Commerce to prac tically all the towns in the section for signatures. Hundreds of farmers and business men are signing the petitions, but so far there have been very few to sign here. Farmers who are interested in an earlier opening of the tobacco mar kets should sign the petition which 4s in the office of Elbert S. Peel, one of the directors of the commerce body. The petition with the hundreds of others will be sent to the To bacco Association of the United States, where it is hoped favorable steps will be taken for an earlier market opening for this section. The petition has to be in the hands of Secretary N. G. Bartlett next week, and farmers and business men who are d3sirous of an earlier open ing and who find it convenient to do so should sign the petition here be fore lato next Monday, BIG INCREASE IN BOLL WEEVIL Announced As Result of Survey by Department Of Agriculture Washington, April 5.—A startling increase over last year in the number of boll weevils which survived winter hibernation is indicated in a report announced today by the Department of Agriculture, bawd on examina tions of Spanish moss in the states of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. The findings, based on the num ber of weevils per ton of moss; record 65,9 ts t£r> Louisiana state average, compared with 15.7 for last year, 53.0 in 1P?.6 and 8.0 in J925. In South CatoMnia, 21.J were found,*, compared with none last year. Southern Louisiana showed 366.1 per ton in 1928, compared* with 70.0 last year, while the northern part of the state had 1.0 compared with 4.0 last year. Comparative figtiies are not avail able for the entire cotton belt, as examinations were made last year in Louisiana and South Carolina only. Outlook Had The department observed that con ditions, generally speaking, were favorable In most ■ sections for a large number of weevils entering hibernatidn last fa 11.,. "Although the figures presented above are indicative- of the per centage of weevil survival," the re port added, "It is recognized that the examinations were made at an insufficient number of points to give figures from which accurate conclusions n.ay be drawn for the entire cotton belt." In the Northern part of Louisiana, the Department recalled that most of this area was included in the Mississippi flood area during the 1927 season and ihat in some sec tions very little cotton was planted. The. records for this section thus represented primarily the after effect of the overflow rather than winter mortality the report said. To Present Play At Hamilton Tuesday Lillian Mortimer's comedy-drama, "The End of the Lane", will be stag ed in the Hamilton School auditorium next Tuesday night, April 10, at 8 o'clock. The cast is composed of the teachers of the school and towns people there. This is a royalty play, eliciting in creasing interest as the plot unfolds. Much time and effort have been put in rehearsals, and the production of the play promises an evening of wholesome recreation Present Play at Farm Life School Tonight The teachers and pupils of Has sell school are presenting the play, "Somewhere In France" tonight at Farm Life at 8 o'clock. The proceeds of the play will be divided between the two schools. Misses Jordan, York, and Garren, ifßrhers in the amesville schools were shoppers here today. Mr. B. E. Hood, professor in the local schools, is spending the week end in Raleigh with friends. COUNTY BANKS CLOSE MONDAY Other Places Of Business To Remain Open; Schools To Be Closed According to an official announce ment made yesterday, the Farmers and Merchants bank here, the Plant era and Merchants bank, Everetts, and the Bank of Robersonville will observe Easter Monday as a holiday. It could not be learned officially, but it is understood that the Bank of Hamilton and the Bank Oak City will also take the day as a holiday. Other places of business will re main open, according to reports com ing from several of the towns in the county. The closing of the stores was discussed, but since it has been the custom for the scores to remain open on Easter Monday in the past, the merchants announced that they -would keep their stores open this year on that day. A holiday in the schools is'optional, it is understood, and .several ,of them throughout the county will close the, option and hold no classes Monday. The post offices Will be open and de liveries of mail will be made as us ual. OAK CITY SCHOOL AND TOWN NEWS Seniors Busy With Class Exercises; Sermon On April 22 Oak City, April s.—Mrs. Hale died at her home near Oak Citv Fri day night March 30 after an illness of only a few hours. She leaves a husband and eight children. Interment was made Sunday last Sunday in the Conoho cemetery. . Misses Mildred and Pauline .Daven port from E. C. T. C. are spending the Easter holidays at home with parents. Mr. Kudolpii Whitley visited his mother, Mis. I>. J. Davenport last Sunday. Construction on a new home for Mr. and Mr«. Robert Everett on the corner lot next to the school building will be started within a few days. Farmers in this section are very busy looking after tobacco beds and planting corn. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Etheridge and two daughters were shopping in Scotland Neck Wednesday. School News Mr. W. C. Manning, Nif. made a very interesting and suggestive talk in chapel Monday. The school ap preciates such timely suggestion and hopes Mr. Manning will visit it again soon. The committee on library funds is organized and out collecting. The object is to increase library volumes by soliciting subscribers for the En terprise. The senior class in home economics servtnl breakfast for the class Tups day. The parent-teacher association held a very successful meeting last Fri day night. A nominating committee fpr new officers was appointed and other genera! business transacted. The seniors are very busy with the class exercises. They are prepar ing a play entitled, "The World Out side". Dr. O. P. Fitzgerald, pastor of the Williamston Methodist Church, will preach the annual sermon to the graduating class in the school au ditorium Sunday evening, April 22. Miss Rachel Rawles won in the Oratorical contest Wednesday after noon, when Oak City school met Rob ersonville in a final county-wide elimination contest at Willjamston. Gaylord High Score Man _ln County Basketball Jamesville, April 5. —(Special to the Enterprise).—Onward Gaylord is the high score man in basketball in the county this year, making 347 points during the season recently closed. Guylord is well known all over the county for hia excellent playing dur ing his four years on the Jamesville team. In hia Urst and second years, he waa a sub. but he played a regular position on the varsity the third and fourth years. During the past season he played in thirty-eight games, twenty-eight high school games and twenty with various other teams. H" is just eighteen years old and weighs 137 pounds. In school he leads the senior class. One of hia greatest faults in a game is when he gets worried and loses hia temper, When the acore keeper sees him start to shoot at the basket, he begins to reach for hia pencil because he is one of the best shots in Eastern Carolina and-Tide water Virginia. This boy speaks well of .ir. John son's refereeing but he doesn't like a smile that comes from Jim Cook's face as a referee. Gaylord is expecting to make a berth on some college team if he gets off to school next year. ■ 1 N Advertisers Wui Fmd Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes oj Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 RECORDER HAS NUMBER CASES HERE TUESDAY First Session of Court in Three Weeks Faced By Crowded Docket 17 CASES DISPOSED OF Three Found Not Guilty; Two Waive Examination; One Continued; Eleven FAund Guilty A crowded docket - faced Judge Bailey and Solicitor Hugh G. Horton at the last Tuesday session of their, court. Ihe re were seventeen cases oil the docket, in two of which the de fendants waived examination, and in a third the Judge allowed a con tinuance of one week. In eight of the cases, the defend ants plead guilty while in three others the court agreed with, the de fedants wl\en they plead not guilty. J. W. Overton, charged with driv ing: an automobile while intoxicated, plead guilty and was fined SSO and required to pay the costs. Tom' Mason and C. S. McFurland were fined $7.50 each and were re quired to pay the costs in drunk and disorderly charges. Silas Williams, transporting liquor, plead guilty and was fined sls. and required to pay the cost of the ac tion. The fourt agreed with Pos Wil liams when he plead not guilty to a larceny and receiving charge! The case charging C. It. Weathers bee with operating an automobile while intoxicated and reckless driv ing, was called and failed. John Mobley plead guilty to an as tsault charge and was charged sls with the costs added to that amount. In the case charging him with a*s-. sault, Sylvester Taylor plead guilty and judgment was suspended upon his paying the cost df the action. In a second case against Taylor, he plead guilty of manufacturing liquor and was fined SSO and charged with the cost. Tom Rogers was found not guilty of trespass. England Hyman, charged with 'an assault with a deadly weapon, was found not guilty. In another aase against England Hyman, a nof pros resulted, but Thurman Hyman and Spencer Hyman plead guilty to the court's charge and were given two months each in jail to be assigned on the Edgecombe county roads. For resisting "officers, Thurman Hyman and Spencer Hyman were given nine months on the roads, the last five months t obe suspended upon the good behavior of the defendants. They not guilty, but after hearing the evidence, the court found them guilty. Henry Page plead not guilty when charged with an assault on a female, but the court declared him guilty when the evidence' was heard. Judg ment was suspended upon his paying the costs of the action. On account of the two weeks' term of superior court, this was the fiist session of Judge Bailey's court since March 13. DEBATE BEING HELD TONIGHT Local Negative Team To Go To Pantego; Affirmative Debates Here Miss Marjorie Taylor and Clyde Griffin will represent the local school against Belhaven in the triangular debate here tonight at 8 o'clock. Misses Ollie Marie Roberson and Josephine Harrison go to Pantego where they will debate the affirma tive team of that school there. Around 800 high schools in the State/are debating tonight to decide whether the McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill should be passed in the same foim that it received tho President's veto. The_ public is cordially invited to hear the speakers tonight in the school auditorium. To Let New Mail Service Contract on May 31st According to an advertisement for mail service, sealed proposal* will ■ be received at the office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Wash ington, D. C., until May I, 1928 for carrying mail from the railroad sta tion at Parmele to Plymouth and re turn. The present contract, placed at a very small price it is stated, ex pires June 30. The new contract will go into effect July 1, and will hold until June 30, 1932. Senior Epworth League ' To Have Sunrise Service The Senior Epworth Leaffue of the Methodist church will hold- a sun rise prayer meeting at the church at 6:80 Sunday morning.
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