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W+ok tie Label on Your Afv; It Carries the Date Fnt Subscription Expires - i ' VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 13 EAST CAROLINA IRISH POTATO u GROWERS MEET Meet In Washington To Discuss Organization Of Association LEFT TO COMMITTEE Plan To Organize Association Similar To Ona of Farmeri of Eastern Shore of Virginia East Carolina potato growers held a meeting in Washington this week in an effort to organize a growers asso ciation similar to the organization of the eastern shore of Virginia. Rep resentatives from the Bethel, Mount Olive, Pamlico, Aurora. Washington, Columbia, and Elizabeth City districts attended. " R. C. Job, secretary of the Eliza beth City chamber of commerce, was msde chairman and J. Leon Roebuck, oi Washington, secretary of the com mittee on organization. Other mem bers appointed were H. D. Andrews, of Mount Olive; M, O. Blount, of Bethel; W. S. Carrowan, of Columbia; B. T. Bonner, of Aurora; and D. C. McCotter, of Cash Corner. E. \V. Ross, of the eastern shore (rowers, was present and explained the method followed by that section. He •Uted that a normal crop for hit sec tion was around 15,000 carloads, hut the yield last year went up to 22,- 000 carloads, and the allotted time for marketing was 8 weeks. "''With the crop* of North Carolina and Norfolk joft ahead of tbcm and the New Jer my crap fast on their heels they found theoHClvesin a pocket, but through the asaociQtion they marketed their entire ci op, trhen previous to their organiza tion abnormal crops had to be left in the grfeund. H« further stated that they used hofte sense by offering their crop no faalar than it could be taken, thereby * glut of the market. NiaKjr per cent of the growers in the east«ft area are members of the asso ciate* The matter of standardized grading was diacussed at length. The associa tion members have decided to accept no ordeft for futures, to be delivered be fore June 10, for less than $5.00 per barrel; nor less than 4.50 to June 15; nor Uas than $4.25 for the balance of the saason. The delegate* present left the final detail* to be completed by the mittee, and the opinion prevaild that the crop will be handled this year through their organization. Fire Siren Is Being * Moved Into Open Ne longer will the members of the leeal volunteer fire company have an excuaa for not responding to the rail of the fire airen, for Supt. M. 8. Moor* ia moving the alarm signal today from beside the City Hall's tower to an open apace on top of the —»»» building. Backed against the wall, the apparatus has not worked successfully since its installation several months ago. That trouble, however, will be eliminated by the move, it was stated by the company's chief. The A rat test was made shortly after the noon hour today. Raias Hold Up Work On Highway No. 90 Work was started again this mernfeg after heavy rains this week had bald up construction for several days on Highway 90 between here and) fanasrille. Detours are said to bed, but with a bright sun yarilMg and today, traffic has been NtHliM little am account of mud siaoe 'late Wadneaday night Approximately three-quarters of a mile ef concrete has been poured by the attracting company during the few gays that operations have been CTRANn aITBEATREI | SATURDAY TOM TYLER And Hi* Pali in "THE FLYING U RANCH" * Alto 2 - REEL COMEDY And Serial 'KINO of the JUNGLB' .1 .. .Mi « tV . * I THE ENTERPRISE GERMAN PLIERS SIGHTED TODAY King sport, Nova Scotia Re ports Sighting Them at 10:30 This Morning According to unofficial reports, the Geran plane, Bremen, wending its way across the Atlantic, was sighted around 10:30 this morning at King's Port, Novia Scotia. With approxi mately 1,000 miles to go from that point, the fliers are expected to reach their destination, New York, late this afternoon. The flght was started yesterday morning. Pete Fowden, local insurance man, attributed the apparent success of the plane to the Irishman aboard. Elaborate plans have been made in New York to receive the airmen, Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld, the sponsor and passen ger-handyman, and Capt. Hermann Koehl and Col. James Fitxmaurice, the piolta. The flying field was to be policed today by large details of soldiers and police and delegations from New York's fliers' organisations and German and Irish societies made plans for a royal welcome. Mayor Walker appointed Grover Whalen, head of the Mayor's Committee for the Reception of Distinguished Guests, to receive the fliers in the name of New York City. The Federal Government took cog nizance of the flight, Secretary of War Davis instructing the Army Corps commanders at New York, Boston and Philadelphia to prepare to offer every possible assistance and courteay to the foreign fliers wherever they might land. PREPARE NOW TO T3PRAY ORCHARDS When and How To Apply To Peach and Apple Orchards By T. B. BRANDON , and apple orchards should re ceive applications of spray in the very iitir future in order to prevent heavy losses from the attacks of diseases and insects. These summer strength sprays are essential if clean and sound fruit i« desired. Following are a few direction* as "to when and how to apply: For apples, a spray consisting of 5 quarts of standard liquid lime sulphur to 50 gallons of water should be used. In case aphids (plant lice) were pres ent last season, add one-half pint of nicotin sulfate to each SO gallons of spray. (If dry lime sulphur is used instead of the iTquid. apply in accord- snce with the manufacturers' directions for preparing summer strength.) This spray should be applied when the pink frst shows in the buds. For peaches, used one pound of dry arsenate of lead plus three pound* of good (tone lime *laked in a little wa ter to each 50 gallons of water. Apply this spray immediately after the petal* have fallen from the blossoms, and again when the calyce*, or shucks, which surround the small peaches are shedding. Five pounds of hydrated lime may be used in place of the three pound* of stone lime. Mix the mater ials well by stirring before applying the ipray. Capture 60-Gallon Still In Free Union Section Mr. E. H. Gaylord brought a 60- gallon copper still in this morning which he and E. G. Walters captured recently back of the Abe Cordon farm in the Free Union section. The still waa not in operation when the officers found it, but extensive operations were planned. The officers destroyed Ova vats of beer contain ing around 2,000 gallons of beer. To Show Lindbergh Picture Again Tonight "Forty Thousand Miles with Lind bergh", a newa leel of the Fyling Ace will be repeated tonight at the Strand theatre, according to an an nouncement made today by the man agement of the theatre. Many saw the picture last night and enjoyed viewing the hero in his various roles. The repeating of the news rell will be in addition to the picture adver tised for tonight. Mr. Miaga Sogers, of Bear Grass, ondcrwMrt an operation in a Wash ington hospital yesterday. He is get ting along very well, it waa reported by a relative who visited the hospttal this morning. Smjll Chinks Should Be ***£ofd or Used'At Home Small unthrifty chick* should be sold or used at home, say poultry workers a f State College. These thick* never make good layers and they also act as disease carriers. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April J3,1928 NEGRO BOUND OVER TO COURT FOR FORGERY Alexander Smallwood Tries Same Stunt Twice and Is Caught FAILS TO RAISE BOND Was Successful in Cashing First Chock, for sls; Other Cases Before Recorder Alexander Smallwood, colored, was bound over to the next term of Mar tin County superior court on a for gery charge by Recorder Bailey here last Tuesday. * Smallwood forged Mr. John D. Tet tcrton's name to a sls check and went to the store of O. S. Anderson & Co., where he bought a hat, trousers, and other merchandise. Posing as a hired hand of Mr. J. O. Manning. Smallwood then went to the J. H. Ward market, where he got several pounds of choice steak. The market owner called up Mr. Manning and learned that no one l.»d been sent there for Small wood had not gone more thai) a block bctore Mr. Ward was out after him, and when he reached the railroad he dropped the steak and increased his speed. Meeting with success in his first fotgery, Smallwood wrote a second chock ami was caught at a store on Washington Street when he tried to get it cashed. Upon his failure to raise 5750 for his appearance at the next term of court he was placed in jail- Other cases before Judge Bailey last Tuesday included: Hurt Winberry and John Winberry plead not Kuilty to an assault with a deadly weapon charge. At the com pletion of the evidence Burt was ad judged guilty of the charge and a sim ple assault charge was proved against John. Judgment was continued until the first Tuesday in November of this year upon the defendants paying the cost- of the action and entering bond in the sum of SSO each. James Coftield plead guilty to an as sault on a female charge and was re leased upon payment of the costs of the action. The case against Henry Razor, charging him with larceny and receiv ing, was not prossed, the defendant agreeing to turn back the batteries in question to R. S, Critcher & Sons. The case charging Richard Cullifer with reckless driving was nol prossed with leave. C. R. Weathersbee, charged with rrcklet* driving, plead guilty. Judg ment was suspended upon his paying the cost of the action and $lO to L. R." Alisbon, prosecuting Witness in the case. The court agreed with Rufas Saied "when he plead not guilty to a larceny and receiving charge. The case against Claud Lynch for giving worthless checks and another against J. S. Jolly, charged with as sault, were continued one week. Scho&l Boy Suffers Broken Ankle In Accident Today Today, while playing at the Griffin school house, Carroll Griffin, the 14- year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Uriffln, had his ankle crushed when run over by a car driven by Miss Tillie Ricks, a school girl. Special Meeting of . Everetts Woodmen The Everetts Camp of Modern Woodmen will have a special meeting Monday night, April 16th. All mem bers of the local camp are urged to attend and member* of other camp* in the county are urged to send repreien tatives, as the meeting will be of in tereit to all. Unloading Cat of Drain Tile for Farmers Today The eighth car of drain tile this Heanon ia being unloaded today at the | station here. Mr. T. B. Brandon, emonstration agent, state* that farmers in Martin county have paid more attention to the drainage of their landa this year than in some time. ' The tile ia bought from a concern in Greensboro, and is sold to the farmers at reduced prices made pos sible by cooperative shipments. Complete Repairs To Pamlico River Bridge The bridge at Waahington on High way No. 80, which collapsed Monday morning with four loaded trucks has been repaired and was opened to traffic yesterday afternoon. Locals Play Collegiate Institute Here Today The local high school nine is play ing the Washington Collegiate In stitute baseball team,here this after noon on the Cunningham diamond. HanHson is doing the twirling for the locals and Tom Teel is working behind the bat STEPHEN GRIMES DIES YESTERDAY Prominent Citisen of Coun ty Dies At Home in Gold Flint Stephen L Grimes, 69, died at his home in the Gold Point section late yesterday afternoon, after suffering from stomach trouble for the past several months. The son of Wm. Grimes and wife, Sarah Grimes, he was born and reared on the same farm where he lived. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon by Elder B. S. Cowing, minister of the Spring Green Baptist church, of which Mr. Grimes had long been a member. Interment will be made in the family plot on the home farm this afternoon. The deceased leaves a widow and eight children, A. H. ( R. L. and Mayo Grimes, of Robersonville, W. J. Grimes, A. C. L. agent, Hobgood, Deputy Sheriff S. H. Grimes, of this place, Mrs. J. W. Capps, of near here, and Mrs. A. D. Cherry and Miss Charity Grimes, of Robersonville. TO TALK BEFORE LITERARY GROUP B. B. Carstarhpen on Pro gram of League of Ameri can Penwomen Meeting Bryant B. Carstarphen will speak on 'I lie College Magazine before the meeting of the League of American Penwomen at Washington, D. C., Sat in day morning, and in the evening he will speak on Poetry in the College Magazine before the poetry forum of the league. This is one of the big literary leagues of the country, having 4fc vice president, one for each State. Mr. Carstarphen ir the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Carstarphen, of this place, and is completing his senior year in Duke University. The work of Mi". Carstarphen as editor of The Ar chive, Duke University v magazine, brought jlie honor of the invitation to speak before this distinguished liter ary body. A further honor which has been ex tended to Bryant is a scholarship at Harvard University ijext year. Tobacco Plants Are Now Growing Rapidly As a result of the rains this week, tobacco plants in this section are grow ing rapidly, and, according to farmers, the tobacco beds will be ready to give up their plants, before the farmers are ready for them. An early transplant ing season is forecast by many farm ers' in this section. While farmers hare poor beds, it is the general opinion that there will be no shortage in plants this season.' Sand Ridge School Finals Yesterday Commencement exercises, bringing to a (;lose the 1927-28 term of the Sandy Ridge school, were held yesterday, Mr. R J. Peel delivering the main address. A large picnic dinner was prepared by the people of the community, and j tunny friends of the school attended, i The commencement sermon was post [ jp ned last Sunday night until next Sunday. Rev. W. B. Harrington will pitach the sermon, it has been an nounced. Methodists Have Two- Day Meet in Weldon The Methodists of the Weldon dis trict held a two-day conference In Warrenton Wednesday and Thursday of this week. More than 150 delegate from the various churches in the group attended the session. The local church was represented by Rev. 0. P. Fitzgerald and Roger Critcher. Many New Automobiles Are Delivered in County While not at all rapid, the delivery ol new Fords goes on gradually in the county. This week the Williamston Motor Company delivered two, one, a roadster, to Mr. F.. F. Cunningham, and a second, a coach, to Martin Coun ty- The first carload of the new Durant cars was unloaded here last Wednes day by the Barnhill Motor Co., an_d several of them have been sold. Other makes of cars are arriving weekly. j Next Poultry Car To Be Here On April 24 and 25 County Agent T. B. Brandon, co operating with the Division of Mar kets, will load a third poultry car of the season here the 24 and 25 of this month, it was announced this morn ing.* "This will probably be the last car to be loaded here this season," Mr. Brandon stated and all farmers who have headers in the barnylrd are urged tJjjJipare to sell when the car arrives the 24th. Third County Commencement Exercises Held Here Today 22 MEMBERS IN . AL SMITH CLUB One of Them Writes Short Treatise on "Why The Democratic Party Yes, Al Smith has a. large number of supporters in these parts, but thai isn't all, ho has SOME opponent*. Outside of -the organizers, the club has now twenty bona-fide members, one of whom says, "Why the 4>emocrstic Party? "American government is what is known as a party government. In all democratic countries, the affairs of the state are run by parties. Students jOf government as well as statesmen contend that the most efficient party I government is where there are few parties. The two party .system is plac ed at the top of the list of well-work ing governmental instruments. "Wherein does the advantage t>f this two party system lie? Simply in the fact that one tends to check the other. The party in power has no smalt amount of money to spend. Millions and hundreds of millions of dollars are appropriated and spent by each administration in power. Were it not for the other party constantly threatening the life of the one in power, the temptation to grow indo lent and spendithrifty would be too great to overcome. Parties would be come dead things and the affairs of government would have nothing to stimulate wise legislation and eco : nomical expenditure of public money. "The checking party must threat *n. In other words, it has to be suf ficiently strong to be put in power occasionally. Without its getting in power occasionally, there would be no need on the part of the party in power to fear., "The Democratic Party in the United States is considered weaker than the Republican Party. Possibly it is weaker, but the record of our government from 1912 1920 signifies strength. It has been estimated that more constructive legislation was passed in those eight years that) in all the years from Cleveland's admin istration to Wilson's and since Wil son's. Why this one-sided affair? No doubt because the Democrats had to do something towards making good the promise i that the public had been offered "if we get in power." "The Democratic . Party must be "kept sufficiently strong to win at in tervals. It came near suffering dis aster in 1924. Since then it has ex erted every ounce of energy to gain back its old strength. Today it stands in a position to add yet greater strength by following the proper star, the star of harmonious effort and centralization of purpose. There is in its ranks a man who embodies those principles and qualities that challenge the party to stand firm upon the party principles. There is but to cast off the petty whims about religion and absurd nations of pro hibition to make the flfcrty of Jeffer son and Jackson a winning party, thereby insuring the country another administration of sound government, Unity in support of these principles with a personality leading that has led and la still leading will give the Democratic Party that necessary faith to grow, to win, and to govern. Let us have unity and the man of the hour to lead us. "L. H. DAVIS." Mr. Davis, writing of the Al Smith Club, ujri, "To invite a discussion of the pres ent political outlook from the Demo cratic Party standpoint and to give apace for such discussion in the columns of the Enterprise is com mendable, and indicative of a wise policy for any newspaper. Martin county should be proud of its county paper. Through the courtesy of this paper, aapects of the question, "Why the Democratic Party"? are present ed to the 1600 readers of the Enter prise." Stolen Car Abandoned After Four-Mile Drive Hardly more than two minutes after Mix* Esther Harrison parked her car in front of Tuesday night a bout 8 o'clock, | a thief got in it and drove the new Chevrolet down Haugh ton Street to Main, where he turned and drove through the main part of tcwn. Miss Harrison heard the car leave and ran out junt in time to see it turn -the corner. Officers were no tified and police in neighboring towns were notified, but nothing was heard from the car until an hour later, when it was found in the middle of Watts Street, a few yards from Main. The car had been driven about four mile* «nd when found the cxtru tire, motometer, and a few other parts wire missing. k Start Widening of Washington Street Work was started this morn ing on the widening of Wash ington street from Main to the A. C. L. railroad. According to , the contractor, it will require about two weeks to complete the job. Se>eral light poles will have to be moved and one of the lire hydrants will have to be set back several feet. The contract calls for a seven foot addition to the present street, and when completed it will greatly relieve the traffic congestion in (hat part of the town. v— : JUDGE SENDS 2 GIRLS TO PRISON Judge Clayton Moore Pre sides Over Bank Robbery Trial in Rockingham For the first time, since he was ap pointed emergency judge, Clayton Moore, ill the Richmond County Su perior court Wednesday sentenced two young girls to the penitentiary. The girls, Delia Black and F.ssie. Fos ter, were implicated 1n a bank rob bery in Norman February 21, and were "given a minimum of one year and a maximum of iour years in the peniten tiary. Bill Payiie, Jack Borden, and Worth Davis, also connected with the Rank of Norman robbery, were sen tenced to nine years in the State pris on by Judge Moore at the same time. According to reports from Rocking ham, where the trial was held, the court room was completely filled when the ca>e was called, tine of the pris oners, suffering from a shattered leg, had tn be carried to the bar of justice on a cot. Essie, Foster, blinded by a bullet in a.gun battle at Newport, Tenn last month, was led into the court room. From a legal standpoint it was questionable whether the two girls could have been convicted for their part in the Norman robbery trial, but the Foster girl is so badly shoCthat she felt the penitentiary could give her { better medical attention than she would receive outside of prison in a friendless world. A plea of guilty wa»*entered hv her. Baptists Announce Sunday's Services The pastor will be in the pulpit at both services Sunday. Mrs. Warren Biggs will be back at the organ, and Mrs. Harper Holliday will sing. .The Sunday morning's sermon will have for its text, "How can we kivvw the way?" aud is found in the four teenth chapter of John. At the even ing hour, which from this time on is 8 o'clock, there will be a bapti. mal service. The pastor feels that there are several others who should and prob ably will, unite with the church Sun day morning. To such he would like to say that it will be convenient for everyone who wants to be baptized to be ready for the Sunday night serv ice. Therefore, the doors of the church will be opened again Sunday morning at 11 o'elock. • The Baptist church was very hap py to have so many of the people ip Williamstaon worship with it on Kas Williamaton woiship with it on East er Sunday morning. The church is also grateful to Mrs. Willie Watts for handling the organ so efficiently in the absence of Mrs. Warren Biggs. To both of our services Sunday we , invite all who care to come. Durham Contractor Denies Mutter Charge Durham, April 12.—"I'm not guilty. 1 didn't leave the city of Durham that night, and I don't think there will be any trouble in establish ing an alibi." Such were the wrods of W. H. Lawrence, prominent local contractor, who was arrested Wednesday night by .Chief of Dur ham Police Walter F. Doby on « warrant out in Chatham county for his arrest for the murder of Mrs. Annie Terry, Durham dress maker, at Avent's Ferry bridge on the night of March 24. The murder of Mrs.- Terry attract ed State-wide attention, and the de velopments in the case >. v have been eagerly watched. A large number of officers have been working on the case continuously since the murder, March 24, but the first arrest came Wednesday night. The car belonging to Lawrence was Identified by two fishermen who were near the scene when Mrs. Terry peladed for her life. Advertisers Wui Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over lfiOQ Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 1,500 STUDENTS AND PATRONS OF COUNTY ATTEND County-Wide Contests Get Under Way This Morning At 10 O'clock DINNER ON GROUNDS Local Kiwanians and Business Men Provide Refreshments for All Visitors Martin county's third annual com mencement was opened here this morniog shortly after ten o'clock with approximately 1500 school chil dren and patrons from various parts of the county attending. The first of the exercises was opened by all the schools singing America. Rev. O. P. Fitzgerald, 01 the local Methodist church, led the body ill prayer. Mayor Uobert L. Cotourn welcomed the visitors, Profes sor L. 11. Davis responding in behalf of the schools of the county. Immediately after the opening ex ercises, a male quartette from. Farm Life entertained the assembly for a few minutes. The first contest on the program .was A-grade spelling with Koberson -ville representing Group 1 and Bear Grass, Group 11. Two girls, Louise Rawls and Winnie Mizzell appeared for Robersonville while Annie Cowing and Ralph Mobley carried the flag for the Bear Grass school. For more than a half dozen rounds, there was not a break; and it looked as if both schools were winners. A mistake, generally perfnissable in spelling but not in contests, was made and Miss Cowing lost her place. Young Mobley held fi-rn for Bear GrUss a while, long er, but finally tripped. He was soon followed by Miss Rawls when she twisted the letters in a word tl\e wrong way and was. counted out by 1 the judges, leaving only Miss Mizzell. It was generally conceded by those attending this contest that the art of spelling is not lost and that each of the representatives deserve honors. Following" the spelling contest, twelve girls from the Robersonville school gave a folk drill with songs, which was very good. The monologue, Si and I, by Miss Marjorie Roebuck was one of the fea tures of the morning session. Throughout the contests, the rep resentatives of the various schools performed splendidly, each working earnestly to better his school's stand ard of efficiency. In the Group A schools, Robersonville led with a score of ten points. Sandy Ridge, in the Group B schools, led with nine teen points, the highest score made in the commencement. Cooper followed at close range with fifteen points, in the Class C schools. The final scored were: Group A —Jainesville 8 points, winning first place in geography and second in reading. Wendell Peel and Melba Martin represented the school. Bear Grass 8 points, Ralph Mob ley winning second place in spelling. Williamston eight points, Julia Fverett winning first place in the story-telling contest and Pearl Griffin taking second place in arithmetic. liveretts, eight points, Hattic Rob erson first in arithmetic and Sidney Mallory second. Robersonville, ten points, Winifred Mizelle winning in spelling, and Vir ginia Bailey gaining first place in reading. ! Oak City, three points, Samuel. Cas ! per winning second place in the story f telling contest. Group B.—Sandy Ridge, nineteen points, Sarah Daniel, first place in qpejling; Helen Coll rain first in read ing; Alton Andrews, second in arith metic; Warren Cherry, second in the story telling and Alton Andrews second in geography. Gold Point, eleven points; Oma Fae Whitefleld end Fannie Mae Hurst, first in spelling. Parmele, ten points; Lula M. Roe buck, first in arithmetic and Jessie M. Matthews', first in story telling. Smith's, six points; Carrie Stalls, second in spelling; Leon Wyjm, sec ond in story telling. Cooper, fifteen points; Mildred Long, first'Ml spoiling; Marie long, first in spelling and Marjorie Jackson first in story telling. Macedonia, fty.e points; Marie Peel first in geography. The Khtonis club, assisted by the parents-teachers' association, prepar ed lunch for #Molp orfl - Approxi mately 1860. Agjfnted by mem bers of the clulnWniiercharts of the town. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Harrison are in Greenville this afternoon attending the funeral of Mr. W. A. Bo wen, prominent merchant *f that Jo wn.