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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 15
ADDITION TO BE
MADE TO LOCAL
GUANO FACTORY
Manager Says Volume of
> Business Would Justify
Doubling Output
LESS THAN YEAR OLD
Orowfkjjf BMiiwM Hit Been Remark
able-Plant Operated Night and
' Day During Busy Season
According to official reports given
out by General Manager C. G.
Crockett here yesterday, the Stand
ard Fertiliser Company will add to
its factory here within the next sev
eral months, making it one ot the
largest fertiliser plants in this sec
tion. The plans for the company's
expansion have not been completed at
this time, but the amount of business
carried on this year will justify a
second unit about the sise of the one
now in operation, it is thought. Mr.
Crockett stated, however, that final
plans would not be made until the
' first of June when the company's
president, Mr. Georgs Whiting and
other officials, of Baltimore, would
eome here and study the situation.
The Standard Fertiliser Company,
since its establishment here within
the past year, has experienced a most
remarkable growth in the manufac
ture and sale of high-grade fertil
izers. Taking step with the march of
progress so evident in Eastern North
Carolina at the present time, this
concern has made good its every
. promise and met with a high degree
of efficiency the demands of farmers
in all parts of the State.
During this yea* the large plant
of. the company has operated night
and day to fill the orders t!hat literal
ly pouted into the office. Hardly be
fore the season*was well underway,
shipments by the train load, special
boats and hundreds of carts, wagons
and trucks were leaving the factory
weekly. It was success almost unbe
lievable in its scope, and while the
plant was turning out its fertilisers
at a rapid rate, orders were turned
down in large numbers. This week,
the material that seemed to be in
exhaustaMe in the beginning, dwindl
ed, aai even though additional ship
ments were made in barge quantities
regularly, all the orders could not b#
filled. The general trade will be cared
for by the regular it was
stated yesterday by Mr. Rush Bon
durant, plant manager.
The company, under the direction
of its ftnerml manager, Mr. C. G.
Crockett, "has played a prominent
pait hi applying the needs of hun
dreds snd hundreds of farmers in
the State, especially in this snd ad-
Joining counties. The orders, whether
large or nail, have been handled
with cars, and the interest of the
company's customer has been one of
the chief aims in running the busi
ness.
Realising the advantages to be
gained from a fertiliser plant locat
ed in this section, officials of the
Standard Wholesale Phoaphste and
Add Works, Baltimore, established
the factory here, looking upon it
entirely as a North Carolina business.
Following the policies of thst com
pany of offering superior quality fer
tilisers St the most prices,
the Standard Fertiliser Company has
entered the trade here with success
assured.
Prohibition Agent Moves
Hit Headquarters Here
C. F. Alexander, Federal Prohibi
tion agent, has moved his post of
toty to Williamston. Mr. Alexander
haa been stationed at Washington
for the past two years. On account of
the location, he was transferred to
this point, it being more convenient
for him to «Mch Bertie, Hertford,
Washington and Tyrrell counties.
Mr. Alexander's home is in Char
lotte, but he has worked in the East
em district for several years.
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SATURDAY
Special Epic
I "FALL OF ALAMO"
I Alto Comedy
j "Too Mf%ny Kisses"
"King of the Jangle"
I Also Serial
I 'Blake oi Scotland Yard
THE ENTERPRISE
f t Standard Fertilizer Company Plant Here To Be Enlarged During This Summer J
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Business of the Standard Fertilizer Co. has outgrown its present local plant, pictured above, and yesterday of
ficials of the company announced that they were, planning to greatly increase the output of the plant by erecting
new buildings. The plant here is less than a year old, but its success has been phenomenal from the start.
Construction of the new buildings is expected to be made during the summer.
CHANGE DATES
OF POULTRY CAR
Here Afternoon of 25th and
Morning of 26th; At Rob
ersonville in Afternoon
At the request of the Diviaion of
Markets, the dates for loading the
next poultry car in this county, have
been changed. Instead of loading the
car on the 24th, it will be here the
morning of the 26. Arriving here on
the morning freight, the car will be
at the local station all of Wednesday
afternoon and a part of Thursday
morning. Thursday afternoon it will
be in Robersonville for receiving poul
try.
This car will be the first to stop
in Robersonville and a large offering
of barnyard "boarders" are expected
to be delivered.
OAK CITY SCHOOL |
COMMENCEMENT |
Begins Sunday Night With
V Sermon by Dr. O. P.
Fitzgerald
The first of the Oak City school
commencement exercises will be held
in the school auditorium there Sunday
evening: at 8:00 o'clock when Dr. O.
P. Fitsgerald, pastor of the local
Methodist church, will preach the
commencement sermon.
The next exercise on the program
will be a musical rec'tal by the pu- ,
pits of Miss Compton's clue, Tues
day evening. Much attention has been
given the preparation of the program
for that evening, and the varied
numbers will, no doubt, be well re
ceived.
Wednesday evening, the senior
class will hold It# exercises, "The
Outside World."
Thursday, at noon, there will be a
picnic on thi campus. A special pro
gram is being prepared for the day
exercises. Thursday evening, Hon. W.
8, Burgwyn, of Woodland, will de
liver the annual address, bringing to
a close the 1927-28 term.
DISAGREE WITH
DETOUR SIGNS
Travelers Say Signs Placed
By Ferry Company Are
Misleading
According to complaints heard
here, ferry signs directing traffic over
Route No. 90 to Edenton instead of
the route from Windsor to Edenton,
are causing travelers much trouble
because the detours at Eden House
are batter than those on Route 90.
Both routes are under construction
t and the »"i" argument for travelers
to go by way of Mackeys is the $2.
revenue paid ferrymen, it is said.
Traveling men say they do not
object to any person's taking his
choice of the roads, but they do
object to signs that cause extra tro%
ble, extra expense and the loss of
time.
Colored School Closing
Exercisea Next Week
The local colored scHbols will hold
their commencement exercises in
the court house next Monday evening
at 7:80, it was announced yesterday
by E. J. Hayes, principal.
"The Funeral of the Class of 1928"
will f&ture the class day exercises
Monday. The high note in the gradu
ation exercises will be reached Tues
day evening when Dr. Jamen H.
Shepard, president of the Durham
Negro College, makes the main ad
dress. *
The closivg exercises are well yre
pared each year by the teachers of
the school and are enjoyed by large
numbers, as a rule.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Apri1,20,1928
High School Boys Win
Slugfest From Columbia
Coach Hood's high school baseball
boys walked away with those from
Columbia here last Tuesday after
noon, winning 15 to 6 in the slug
ging feast of the season. The locals
soon caught on to the visiting twirl -
er and knocked him to all comers of
the lot, but the majority of their
runs were gained by perfect bunts.
In the ninth, the visitors had not
scored. A change in the local line
up and a few errors resulted in Ave
runs for Columbia.
Today Coach Hood and the boys art.
scheduled to meet Washington Col
legiate Institute in Washington this
afternoon.
MAN CAUGHT AT
STILL THURSDAY
Vance Brooks, Colored, Put
Under SSOO Bond for
Appearance
R. Vance brooks, colored, was
caught at a still near Dardcns yes
terday by Federal Agents T. C. Wil-
Idng and C. F. Alexander. When the
officers arrived at the still there
were three colored men present, but
two made their escape, leaving
Brooks to tell the story to the agents.
Brooks was brought here and given
a hearing before a U. S. Commis
sioner wno ordered him held for the
October term of Federal court under
a f6OO bond. The man declared he
tiad nothing to do with the still, and
stated that he saw smoke and went
down to the plant where he found
two men at work.
He refused to disclose the names of
his two friepds, stating that he was
too loyal to tell on his friends
About 800 gallons of beer, 'he 60-
gallon still, One gallon of liquor and
equipment were captured and de
stroyed by the officers.
CATCH VIOLATOR
OF FISHING LAW
W. H. Ellison To Appear
Before Recorder for
Second Offense
W. H. Ellison, colored' of James
ville, is scheduled to appear brtore
Judge J. W. Bailey here May 1 to
answer to charges of violating the
State Game and Fish laws. Ellison
was fined $25 a few weeks ago for
using a drift net in the Roanoke at
Jamesville. County Warden J. W.
Hines explained to the fisherman
that it was against the State law to
use a drift net over a certain number
of feet in length.
It was thought that Ellison would
alter his net and refrain from violat
ing the law, but recently Mr. Hines
made another trip to Jamesville and
caught Ellison using the same net
as he used when the first arrest was
made.
Presbyterian Services
To Begin Sunday Night
Dr. E. E. Glllispie, of Greensboro,
Superintendent of Home Missions of
the Synod of North Carolina, Pres
byterian, and an Evangelist of nuueh
experience, but in no sense a sen
sationalist, will begin services in the
special tent on the lot facing Smith
wick and Church streets, Sunday
night. , • 4.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend these service*, and the cooper
ation of all the pastors and their con
gregations is very much desired. We
hope that all the choirs and singers
of the town will attend, and assist
in the music which we hope to make
one of the leading features of this
meeting. We will have a trained song
leader of long experience come to us
Monday night.
A. J. CRANE.
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PLAN ERECTION
NEW BUILDING
Understood That Owners of
Main Street Property
Will Build New Store
Although unofficially announced, it
was learned from reliable sources
yesterday that the owner of the
property adjoining the store of O. S.
Anderson and Company and where
the J. A. Manning Grocery Comf&ny
now carries on its business, plans to
erect a modern store and office build
ing there. No definite decision as to
what type the building will be, but it
is understood that severul contrac
tors have made preliminray plans and
offered cost estimates.
Should plans under consideration
materialize, it is understood that the
first floor will be used for a grocery
store and that the top floor would be
used -for offices. The approximate
cost of the building could not be
learned.
The little barbecue stand, occupy
ing a part of the property during
the past several years, was moved
away Wednesday by its owner, Mr.
Simon Lilley. The moving of the
little house marks the clos/ flf the
barbecue and hot dog business on
the town's main street. The house
was moved to Mr. I,illey's farm, eight
miles from here.
RECORDER HAS
SHORT SESSION
But Three Cases on Docket
Tuesday; Smallest in
Several Months
Recorder IJailey and Solicitor H.
G. Hortoh had a light day in their
last court, only three cases appearing
on the docket for trial. It was the
smallest court held here in months.
The case continued over from last
week, charging J. S. Jolly with as
sault was nol prossed with leave.
The case, charging Tom Hardison
with assault with a deadly weapon,
was continued for one week.
Found guilty of operating an au
tomobile while intoxicated, Amos
Spruill was fined SSO and required to
pay the costs of the action. His li
cense to drive a motor vehicle was
revoked for four months. Spruill
maintained his innocence, but the
court differed with him after the
evidence was given.
WRECKS CAR AT
GRADE CROSSING
Overland Sedan Hits Rail
Motor Car Here This
Morning
J. J. Stewart and his . driver, em-1
pioyes of the Coast Line, and several
boys.were badly bruised and cut this
morning when a rail motor car ran
into an Overland sedan belonging to
Mr. Norfleet Simpson at the Wash
ington road rail ciorsing near the
Murray-McCabe Lumber Company's
plant.
The automobile was almost across
the track when the rail car hit it and
caused it to turn over twice. Mr.
Simpson's son was driving the auto
mobile, and he stated that he was not
running very fast at the time. The
rail cat left the tracks and the Over
land car was badly damaged.
Shortage of Material
. * Stops Work on Street
A shortage of material has caused
the contractor to stop work on ths
widening of Washington street'here,
and it will be same time next week
before the paving is completed. An
other carload of rock is expected this
afternoon, but should it arrive, the
, completion of the job "Will not be pos
i sible before Tuesday or Wednesday
j of next week.
OAK CITY GIRL
IS SECOND IN
ORATORY TILT
Miss Rachel Rawls Was
County Representative in
District Finals
NASH COUNTY FIRST
Justus Daniels ,of Nash, Defeats Rep
resentative of Martin and Edge
combe at Rocky Mount
Hep resenting Martin county at
Rocky Mount last night, Miss Rachel
Rawls, of Oak City, was awarded
second place in the district finals of
the.State Oratory Contest being con
ducted by the News and Observer as
a part of the Fifth National and
Third International Contest for
secondary schools. Mr. Justus Daniel,
representing Nash county, was given
first place in the contest.
"The speakers, Justus Daniels, for
Nash county; Miss Rawls, for Mar
tin and Miss Lily May Marsh, for
Kdgecombe, ..acquitted themselves
well," it was said in a press report
The contest in Rocky Mount was
held one day ahead of the regular
schedule for the contests on account
of conflicts in the schools represented.
All the other district contests will
be held tonight.
Miss Rawls won the right to repre
sent the county at Rocky Mount last
night when she was awarded the ron-
over John Robert Jenkins here
Wednesday, April 4.
OAK CITY MAN
OUT FOR SMITH
Many People Not Interested
Despite Large Amount
Of 'Just Talk'
* While the battle wages for and
against Al Smith as a possible candi
date for the Democratic nomination,
Teddy Jackson, well known character
of Jamesville, is understood to say,
"Don't vote for Smith. Why trade
off all the good whitfkey for light
wines and beerT"
It is true that there is n great
deal of talk about Al Smith iuid the
political outcome in general, but it is
quite evjdent that there are not many
who take an (Interest or even care
a hang about the whole, order. At
last, that appears to he the attitude
in this section. The Al Smith club of
the county adds one new member,
while several who favor Smith, but
yet do not want their nameN made
public.
Mr. J. W. Hines, of Oak City, in
reviewing the political situation in
his section writes:
"It is to be admitted that Al Smith
is a back niimber in Oak City, and
if he is nominated, it is my opinion
that he will not get but two or three
votes here.
"However, Mr. Smith has one or
two staunch supporters here, and I
sincerely believe that he is the
strongest man that the Democrats
can offer in the next presdiential
ra^e.
"1 do not believe the prohibition
situation will be made worse if Mr.
Smith is nominated and elected to
the presidency, and believing this
firmly I do not see why it should la
used in the battle against him. A
man who champions the rights of the
common masse, as Mr. Smith has
done in New York as governor of that
State is obliged to appeal to the vot
ing power of the nation.
"J. W. HINES,"
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Baptists To Hear Rev. F.
A. Burns Sunday Night
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Rev. F. A. Bums will be special
spoaker at the Baptist church Sunday
night at 8 o'clock. The pastor will be
present at both services, and Mrs.
Hnrper Hollidny will sing at one of
the Sunday services.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the
pastor will speak on, "The Meaning
of Church Membership", and is es
pecially anxious that everyone of
those who have recently unite) with
the church be present.
The pastor is inexpressibly grate
ful to his congregation for their
thought fulness and generosity as ex
pressed at a recent service.
Closing Exercises at
Griffins School Today
With several prominent^speakers
on the program, the Griffin's school
at Smithwick's Creek, Is holding its
annual picnic dinner and closing ex
ercises today.
Jamesville School
Finals Next Week
The commencement sermon in the
Jamesville school auditorium Sunday
night by Rev. C. B. Mashbum, pas
tor of the Robersonville Christian
church, marks the beginning of the
closing exercises of the school there.
Only $3,000 Allowed
For Deepening River
The negligible uum of $3,000
ha* been allotted for improve
ment of the lioanoke river, ac
cording vti an announcement
made by General Kdgar Jadwin
last Tuesday in Washington,
l>. C. 'I he allotment ia for work
during the year beginning July
1. Pamlico and Tar rivers were
allotted $25,600; Cape Fear#
river at and below Wilmington,
$184,000; Neuse river, $.">1,800;
Trent river, $4,200.
Local people who are ac
quainted with the condition of
the Roanoke river's mouth are
at a loss to understand the why
so small allotment was made.
Ihey state that the amount is
entirely too small to be of any"
value in deeping the river at its
mouth, and it would be better
should the Roanoke's $3,000 be
given over to the improvement
of some other stream.
FORMER CITIZEN
TO OPPOSE KERR
Hoyt G. Roberson Enters
Race Against Smith
Advocate
Hoyt G. Hoberson, of Snow Hill,
has entered the race for Congress
against Congressman John H. Kerr.
Mr. Hoberson is a native of Mar
tin county. He was horn in Williams
township near heje .where, he lived
until he was about seven years old
when his father, John Alfred Hob
erson jnoved with hits family to
Jones jaunty. Hoyt attended the
University of North Carolina and re
ceived his degree there. He taught
school at Conetoe in Edgecombe
county for several years and married
Miss Cobb of that county.
Although Mr. Hoberson "is a law
yer, he has not practiced for several
years, having served as sdperintend
ent of schools in Greene county where
he has done a constructive work for
the advancement of education.
Congressman Kerr has been one of
the most successful politicians in the
State, having held office for twenty
three years. He is leading the Al
Smith campaign in North Carolina
while Mr. Roberson is against Smith.
FARM AGENTS
IN MEET HERE
Quarterly Conference Held
With B. Troy Ferguson,
District Agent
The' quarterly conference of farm
agents in this section was held hert>
yesterday with District Agent 11.
Troy Fergdbon, Raleigh, E. P. Welch,
Beaufort County agent, R. E. Dun
ning, Washington County agent, and
T. B. Brandon, local county agent, at
tending. •
District Agent Ferguson reviewed
the reports of the several agents, of
fering constructive suggestions to
the agents in oultining their work
for the next several months. The pro
gram outlined at the conference calls
for a constructive work this summer,
County Agent T. I!, Brandon stated
this morning.
Mr. Ferguson, sent out frum Hal
eigh, holds conferences with the var
ious farm agents in the State and of
fers suggestions in bettering demon
stration work.
Oak City Elementary
School Standard Raised
Thorugh the efforts of the principal
and several teachers, the elementary
school of Oak City will be raised to
class A for n«xt year, it-waß an
nounced yesterday by an official of
ths schools there. „
During the past several years, the
principal, Mr. H. M. Ainsley, with
his teachers, has worked toward this
end, and the promotion given the
school comes as a just reward to
their efforts.
District Meeting of
Modern Woodmen
The Everetts camp, Modem Wood
men qf America, held a special meet
ing last Monday night with more
than thirty members attending. Plans
for the district meeting to be held
with the eamp, Thursday, April 20,
were made. Hon. M. L. Treniain,
State Deputy, will be the principal
speaker at the meeting.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the morning session which will
be held in the Everetts Baptist
church. '
Macedonia School
Will Close Tonight
The Macedonia school will close the
1927-28 term tonight with the presen
tation of a play. The students are
also staging a minstrel tonight.
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Advertisers Wut Find Our Col
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• Homes of Martin County
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ESTABLISHED 1893
PEEL MOTOR CO.
PLAN TO ERECT
MODERN GARAGE
To Erect New Building On
Site of Present One; Bity
Additional Land
TO START NEXT WEEK
New Building Will Have 75-Foot
Frontage on Washington Street;
Whole Front of Plate Glass
Plans have just been completed,
and the Peel Motor Company will
start the construction of a new
garage within the next few weeks, i*
was stated yesterday by Mr. H. T.
Roberson, member, of the firm. The
building, to be located on Washing
ton street where- the company lias
its present quarters, will be modem
in every respect and will be'modern -
ly equipped with duco rooms, wash
and grease pits, a spacious showrqom,
offices and repair department. .
The com|fcny is purchasing ad
ditional land from Mr. c. S. Peel,
making possible a structure with a
seventy-live foot frontage and a'
depth Of around ninety feet. Accord
ing to tin' plans there will be no front
entrance to the building, but a drive
way will be built and all cars will be
entered from the side. "The entire
front of the building with cr.ti ex
ception of a small door to the main
office will have large windows," Mr.
Roberson stated in explaining the
plans for the now structure. At the
present time, the builder,s are plan
ning only for one story with provis
iftn.s for a second story ai a later
date, if necessary.
While operations on the new build
ing will not be started until the lat
ter part of May, carpenters will be
put to work tearing down the present
garage sometime next week. Much of
the material for the new building
has already been purchased, and
once work is started, the builders
say they will have it co.npleted by
the first 'of August or near that
date.
During the .construction of the
garage, the company Will maintain
, it's repair department in the rear of
the York building (in WashingUm
street, it is understood. Arrange
ments for storing cars are being
•made at the present time, but >.r>
definite agreement that Would provide
a showroom had been reached this
morning. It is probable that the
Farmers warehouse will be u;;ed for
the storing ami showing of cars tem
porarily. ' t f* T '
The Peel Motor Company has "bern
in business here about a year and a
•half, and dtlring that time it has met
with much success in the handling of
Chevrolet cars and truclcs.
ARREST THREE
FOR SPEEDING
Two Men and Girl Arrested
Here at Request of Hert
ford and Edenton
Yesterday afternoon John L. Wood
and U. L. Saunders, of Elizabeth .
City ami a Miss Parker,,whose ad
dress was withheld, were arrseted by
l.eputy Sheriff 8, H. Crimes and
Chtef of Police Daniel on the Roanoke
river bridge, charged with speeding
in Hertford and Edenton.
The ride seemed to outclass Paul
Revere's Bostun-Lexington dash. As
the party passed through Hertford
the rush was so great that the sue
tion 'almost snatched the awnings
from store fronts, it was said. Pedes
trians there had to shrink up to
prevent being swept away. The Hert
ford police asked the Edenton author
iUes to pick up the car when it reach
ed that town. The party was too fast
for the Edenton forces, so Windsor
officers were asked to stop the speed
trs. When the officers there failed,
the Job was passed on to officers here
with the result that the car was met
beyond the river bridge where the
speeders were' enjoying the blessing
of a fiat tire. Messrs Grimes and Dan
iel detained them and called Chief of
Police T. S. Hroguhton, of Hetrford
and Chief R. L. Pratt, of Edenton,
who formally lodged charges of
speeding and reckless driving.
The car, a new Hupmobile, belong
ed to Wood and was driven by. D. L.
Suunders against whom the charges
were ma^e.
The members of the party, claimed
that they were going to Kinston to
see the sick mother of Miss Parker.
They gave bond for a hearing at 4
o'clock today in Hertford.
Former Pastor To
Preach in Everetts
Rev. F. A. Burns, former pastor of
the Everetts Baptist church will
preach at .the church there Sunday
afternoon (at 3:00 o'clock. Mr. Burns
is now connected with the Baptist
Orphanage and is doing a splendid
Wbrk for that institution.
The pubUc is cordially invited to
hear him.