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Watch tha UM am Tow Paper Am Date VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 64 STUBBS SPEAKS AT COURTHOUSE HERE TONIGHT Large Crowd Expected To Hear Former State Senator „ TO SPEAK 6N 3 ISSUES Speech Will Deal* Principally With National Questions; A 1 Smith's Religion To Be One Topic Speaking here tonight at 8 o'clock in the courthouse to Martin County citizens, former Senator Harry W. Stubbs will discuss three of the mil in issues used in the fight againit Gov. ernor Al Smith, nominee for the pres idency. These issues, it was pointed out, will come under the heads of pro hibition, Tammany, and religion, and will form a greater part of Mr. Stubbs' speech / some mention will be njj/of the State ticket," Mr. Stubbs «*4fated yesterday, "but it will be from the national standpoint tha I will talk to the people of this section tonight," he concluded. Large nunil>ers of people arc plan ning to hear the man whp has played such a prominent part in county and State politics for years tonight when he upholds the Democratic Party and its principles. And they will not be disappointed, for hi* speech will ring with the same zeal and earnestness aa characterized' campaigns of yeari gone by * FIRE TRUCK TO BE HERE SOON Chief Receives Word That Truck Will Get Here Week After Next Williamston's new $12,500 fire truck will he delivered here week after next, according to a wire received here by Mr. H. D. Harrison, chief of the fire company here. The delivery of the truck at that time will make it pos sible to include the new insurance rat ing in the next report, it was stated by Mr. Harrison yesterday. While the saving in fire innurance premiums is not definitely known, it is understood that the rate will be de creasedTrom 15 »o 20 per cent, accord ing to estimates furnished by insur ance authorities. A factory representative of the American La France Co., manufact urers of the truck, will be here for 10 or 15 days to instruct the members of the local fire company a*, to the use and operation of the machine. The machine ia of the latest make and modern in every respect and will greatly add to the town's fire-fighting equipment. 1 Firemen Meet Tonight In Robersonville Practically every town in Eastern North Carolina will be represented at a meeting of the firemen's association, it was .stated this morning by officials of the organization. The meeting will be held in the ichool auditorium there and will open at 7:30 p. m. Officers for the coming year will be elected and other matters pertaining to the association will be carried be fore the neeting, it was stated. Robersonville is planning lo wel come the- visitors tonight, and a large attendance upon the meeting is ex pected. Kiwanis Club To Meet Tomorrow A large attendance upon the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club tomorrow la urged by the president, R. L. Co burn, for at the luncheon tomorrow Newell G. Bartlett, secretary of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce will make a short talk before the body. The club's regular business will be transacted and Secretary Bartlett will discuss advance plans for the 1928 peanut exposition. fcTRANn I I J I WEDNESDAY I TIM MCOY I RIDERS of the DARK I 2 - REEL**COMEDY And lerW ■ "The Jungle Goddess" I FREE "TICKET ■ vad ftunu/ wpmAV s rUK pllvW rmi/Ai ■ THE ENTERPRISE BIG DECREASE IN PEANUT CROP IS SEEN AS HARVEST IS BEGUN 1 ♦ Farmers oi Martin County Say Crop Is 35 Per Cent * Smaller Than Last Year; Extremely Wet Season Given As Principal Reason lot Decrease The peanut crop in this section will fall short at least 35 per cent this i year, according to farmers throughout the county Who are acquainted first hand with the conditions of the crop. Last year estimates held that there ' was an increase in the crop, but actual findings proved the estimates to be ' wrong, and this year the decrease is ' expected to be even greater. If the ' short yield is general throughout the peanut sections, it is the opinion of ' many that the price for the crop will be as good if not better than it was | last year. Many farmers are now at work dig ging their peanuts, but only one farm er out of many has reported a normal i —, . I—»4t,1 —»4t, : MASS MEETING OF LOCAL BAPTISTS ♦ 1 To Be Held at Woman's Club Wednesday ! Night The entire membership of the local Baptist Church is being called togeth -1 er in a mass meeting in the women'* ciub room Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the erection of a Sunday school annex to the present church. Mr. Eric G. Klannagan, church ar chitect of Henderson, N. C., will be present, and will display a drawing of possible plans. The women of the church will serve light refreshments at this gathering, and every member of the church is asked to attend. MISSING FARMER IS FOUND DEAD ♦ ■■ Ed Cherry, 48, of Old Ford Section, Disappeared 10 Days Ago —♦ ' - Washington, Oct. 7.—Ed Cherry, 48, farmer of the Old Ford section, miss ing from home for 19 days, was found uead this afternoon, his body in a badly decomposed condition and near liim a five gallon jug containing one gallon of liquor. Cherry was found in a field 200 yards from highway No. 30 by a negro man. He left home the day of the storm, said to be in an I intoxicated condition, and although f search had been made no trace of him could be found. It was thought that lie wandered in the wopds and likely developed pneumoniayfrom ex , posure to cold weather and rain and died without being discovered. Sher iff Harris and the county coroner in stigated the case and deemed an in , quest unnecessary. Funeral services . will be held from his home on Route I 1 Monday afternoon. He is survived by his wile and several children. —■* EFFORT TO SAVE HICKMAN FAILS . Slayer of Marion Parker, of Los Angeles, To Be Hanged on 19th Washington, Oct. B.— For the sec , ond tiw today William Edward Ilickman, youthful slayer of Marion ' Parker, 12-year-old Los Angeles ' sthoolgirl, lost in efforts of hia at torney to have execution stayed by ' a justice of the United States Su ■ p rente Court. Justice Brandeia refused tonight to - consider the plea of Hickman's at torney, Jerome K. Walsh, of Kansas s City, after Justice Sutheriand, who I handles Pad lie Const appeals, made ' a similar refusal earlier in the day. Consent of only one jnatice is ' necessary for an appeal, filing of «hich wonld pave the way for a stay Failure of the appeal to the lotted Slates Supreme Court on behalf of Hickman will not be communicated to him until official notification of the denial is received, Warden James B. Holohan, of San Quentin Prison, California, said today. Preparations for the slayer's ex ecution, act for October 19, will be made at once. Invitations to the ex ecution have not been issued, bat hrtdrods of requests for permission to attend have been received. • Parents-Teachers To • Meet On Thursday The parent-teacher association of the local school will meet Thursday after noon in the school auditorium at 3:45 o'clock, it was announced by the sec retary, Mrs. M. J. Moye, yesterday. Parents and patrons of the school Uke a part in the school's supplemen tary work. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 9; 1928 yield in his bwn fields. The work will HOT be completed for several days yet. 1 however.,and actual conditions in the | county can not be learned until then, i Very few reports have been received I from other peanut sections, hut it ia i generally understood that a shortage is impneding throughout the sections. In numbers of the fields where the crop has been placed in stacks, the loose peanuts literally covered the grcund. offering splendid prospects fA many fat swine this year. The unsually wet season with no increase to amount to anything iu the acreage is given as the cause of the short crop. WOMAN'S CLyB MET THURSDAY Club Has Recently Been Incorporated; Give $lO To Red Cross The local Woman's club, which has recently been incorporated under the name, "The Woman's Club of Wil- Uamston, Incorporated," held its first meeting of the year last Thursday at four o'clock. Mrs. Wheeler Martin, president, presided and Mra. W. B. Watts, the new secretary officiated. A review of 'the previous meetings of the ex ecutive committee brought up the question of whether we should have a cooking school this fall. Mrs. John D. Biggs explained the terms, but no dedsion was reached and it is not likely that a school will be held thia year. The club has been incorporated so that it may hold title to property ond at present It owns one town lot, a ten year lease for rooms from the Masonic Lodge and a leane for play ground lot from the county. The club expects to begin work immedi ately on its lot and will spend a large sum developing a playground. An invitation was received from the Plymouth club to the annual district meeting to be held there October 19 and the president made a special request to the members to attend. ' % * Mrs. S. R. Biggs was appointed chairman of the civic committee and Mra. Elbert S. Peel chairman of the press committee. j The club voted to give 110.00 to the Red Cross for funds to be used In Florida and Porto Rico. Mrs. W. C. Manning, jr. and Mrs. Carrie • Biggs Williams rendered a piano duet as the first number on the program and which was followed by a talk on "Cooperation" by R. L. Cobum, mayor. Mr. Coburn said, "Don't merely wish for a thing, but want what you want bad enough to go get it" He enumerated the pro jects the Kiwanis club is Vt present working upon, a hotel for the town, an ice cream plant, a cheese plant, and other new industries. "The only way we can reach any of our goals is through cooperation," he stated snd his talk was well received by the cllib members. TEACHERS AND PARENTS MEET ♦' Organize Wide-Awake As sociation at Everetts Last Friday ——♦ At a meeting of the patrons and teachers of the Everetts school held in the auditorium there last Friday evening, the organization of a wide awake parent-teacher' association was effected. Mrs. J. S. Ayers was elect ed the head the association, and Mrs. Leanion Taylor will serve as vice, pres ident. Miss Bonner Gurganus was made secretary-treasurer of the or ganization. , Plans were made at the meeting for developing a better cooperative spirit between home, school, and communi ty, and an effective membership drive will be launched within the next week. The membership committee plans to fill the auditorium with school patrons snd friends when the second meeting is held the first Thursday evening in November. A program, calling for a construct ive work on the part of the associa tion and it* members during the year was prepared at the meeting. Spec ial mention was made of the school grounds and the high school Hbrary. , An effort to beautify the grounds will be made within a short time, and it was agreed that a purchase" of the re quired books for the high school li brary should be made it once. The interest on the part of pupils, patrons, and teachers assures the school and community sn effective or ganization and a splendid work is ex pected to result during the coming months. GROWERSAND BUSINESS MEN TO MEET HERE —♦ ■ Tobacco Situation To Be Topic at Meeting Here Tomorrow URGE SMALLER CROP ♦ Overproduction la Ruining Producers Financially According to Eastern Chamber of Commerce I Farmers, business men, and other 'citizens are planning to meet here to-., morrow morning at 11 o'clock in the courthouse in an effort to effect a movement for a decrease in the sec» turn's tobacco acreage next year. Sim ilar meetings are being held through out eastern North Carolina, and East ern Carolina Chamber ot Commerce officials, who have the undertaking in charge, are hopeful for the success of the organization. At present the pros pects are bright, many farmers having attended meetings in Greenville and ! Kington, where they pledged their full support to the undertaking. "Overproduction all com modities is ruining the producers fi nancially," officials of tha Eastern Car olina Chamber of Commerce believe, and it is they who arc leading in the movement to curtail production ami bring about reasonable prices for farm commodities. In sponsoring the metings, the or ganization believes that something can be done to improve farm commodity prices and that any action toward that end is timely. All tobacco farmers, and the public at large, are urged and requested to attend the meeting here tomorrow morning at ,11 o'clock jln the court house. 1 . MAY IMPROVE LOCALSTREETS Unofficial Movement Starts To Pave Sidewalks and Streets f $ T, With the demand for better streets and sidewalks ever increasing here, an unofficial movement is being launched to start a street and sidewalk paving program. Estimate* fw the paving of one or two streets and the construc tion of several miles of concrete side walks are being made, and while no official action has been taken in the matter, it ia understood that the town authorities are planning to investigate the matter in an effor o bring about an improvement program. A Strong appeal is being made by the people of the town for better side walk* and streets, and it is understood tha tthe proposed improvements will be officially considered in the near future. The widening of the town's main thoroughfare has been considered now , for some time but no official action has | been taken in the matter. If the street i is to be widened, it has been pointed cut that the work should be done with in the next few months, or at the time the power company rebuildts the town's electric distribution system. Farm Life School Opens October 22 \ The Farm Life*school will open j the 1928-29 session Monday, October 22, it was announced thia morning b) school authorities there. Mr. R. B. Talley, teacher' in the school last year will head the work this term. He will be assisted in the high school by Miaa Zilla Wynn, of Danville, Va. In the grammar " n( l primary grades Misses Alma Miielle and Fannie Martin, of Jamesville, and Miss Lillian Haislip, of Hassell, will have charge of the instruction. Miss Reva Jefferson, of Washington, will htad the music department in the Echool. # Everetts Woodmen Have Good Meeting The Everetts tlodern Woodmen i held a very successful meeting last nifht when around forty members of the Camp attended and took part in the program. One candidate was initiated and delegates to the district convention In Farmville were elected. Mesara. Paul Bailey, W. 8. Davenport Wiley Crawford,/Arch Roebuck and John R. Bland will leave early to morrow for tha Pitt County town to Attend the convention. . At their next meeting to be held the 22nd of thia month, the Woodmen ure planning a big oyster supper and a large repraaentation of members is expected to attend. * Local Junior Order To Meet Thursday Night The local Junior Order will meet next Thursday at 7:10 p. m. in its hall over the Peel Jewelry store, it was announced this morning by Coimcninr CL B. Harriaim. AH mem btrs are requested and urged to at tend the meeting. GOVERNOR SMITH TO MAKE FOUR STOPS IN STATE; NO SPEECHES Democratic Nominee for President To Be in Big Street Parade in Raleigh Thursday Afternoon; Also To Visit Greensboro, Salisbury, Charlotte Raleigh and all North Carolina will have an opportunity to see Governor Alfred E. Smith in a street psrade in the Capital City Thursday afternoon. October 11, it was definitely and of ficially announced yesterday, follow ing many shifts in plans for the sec ond campaign tour fo the Democratic Presidential nominee, which will in-j elude four short stops in this State, j but no speeches. State Chairman O. M. Mull, who will head a party of North Carolinians which will join the special train either at Richmond or Norlina, was advised ot the revised plans yesterday. Governor Smith's special train will come to North Carolina from Rich-j WAREHOUSE GIVES PRIZES Major Gardner Gets $25 for Highest Average, $51.31, At Brick Warehouse Major T. Gardner, expert tobacco grower of Williams township, won a $25 priie at the Brick warehouse here today when he delivered to house the best load of tobacco. Com petition in the Qontest was very keen and where Mr. Gardner averaged $51.35 a hundred for his barn, Messrs Lester and Haywood Rogers were very close with an average of $49.00 , n hundred for their barn. Mr. W. L. I Manning was a close third in the I (ontest. . . " Mr, Gardner who has always sold en the Williamston market, placed on the floor today 692 pounds of to bacco, receiving $355.86. Next Tuesday the proprietors of the Hrick will award $25 in gold to the farmer making the highest aver age on 500 pounds or mor e tobacco sold on their floor. . FIREMEN ELECT 8 NEW MEMBERS New Truck Will Be Here Within Next Two or Three Weeks > ■ 'I The membership of the local fire company was increased to 18* men last night when 8 applications were ap proved by the regular members of the company. With the addition of new equipment within the next few days it was considered necessary by the mem bers of the company that a larger num lier of men be placed tin the regular list. The new members will take an active part in the company's regular activities, beginning November 1. I A large number of applications was entered, but the additions were made in the order given. Compensation figures were decreased from $3.00 to ' $2.50 aS month for each member, mak ing the total cost to the town to lie around SSO. j Chief H. D. Harrison stated last night that a special meeting of the iii nibcrs of the company will Be called about. October 22 or 2.?, when plans lor handling the new equipment will be made. At the present time the tire officials are considering a special practice schedule to be maintained the first few days the truck is here and while a mechanic of the company of fers special instruction as to its use and operation. The purchase of the new equipment has already added greatly to the popu larity of the fire-fighting aggregation, and a highly efficient organization is expected to develop. Game With Ahoskie Last Friday Called Off Athletic relations- betwen the local • and Ahoskie High Schools were said I to have been severed last Friday when , the local football team journeyed to i that town to return-.the game played 1 here September 28, and when the 6f- | • firials there called the game off. Sev -1 eral reasons have been advanced for ' the failure to play, but, according to • the boys here, the Ahoskie team had ' not fully recovered from the 61-0 de ' ftai handed it here and dared not per ' mit a second similar defeat. , » 10-Year-Old Girl Dies Near Here Tuesday 1 Fannie Avis, ten-year-old daughter ' of Romulus Roger son and his late wife, Rogerson, died of a complication of diseases last Tuesday night after an illness of several i months. The little girl was a favorite among her school and playmates in t the Macedonia section where she liv- B ed, and will be greatly missed by t them. f The last rites were conducted by - T. Holliday, minister of tho - Church of Christ Wednesday, after-, noon. i mond, where the nominee will be j Wednesday night. The first and long- | jest stop in the State will he at Raleigh (from 3:35 to 4:35 Thursday afternoon, | and the time will be utilized for an j elaborate parade and a press confer- I ence at Democratic headquarters in the I | Sir Walter Hotel, where the nominee ! will talk to the 40 newspaper forre- J spcndents accompanying him, as well I as the North Carolina newspapermen I here for the occasion. i The «cxt North Carolina stop will : be in Greensboro from 7 p..m. to 7:20 I p. m., to be followed by stops at Salis bury from 8:40 to 8:50 p. m., and at ' i t harlotte from 9:50 to 10:10 p. m. ' PLAN TO ERECT SEVERAL STORES * On Lot Between Postoffice And New Theater Building ' .Although the plans are not coiif- plete at this time, brick and other ma terial are being placed for the erection of several new stores on Main Street here between the new office and tin new thjater building. It is un derstood that four stores will be placed on the lot, but when actual building operations will be started is not known at this time. Mr. J. (j, Staton, build er, stated thu tit might he spring be fore the construction' work is started on the buildings; however, should plans ipateriali/e before ftiat - time, work would be started at «m'e. — • According to the best information obtainable, the stores will be two-story structures and will practically tiH the space betwene the new post office and tin J. W. Watts theater building While no contracts have been com pleted, it is understood that two of the buildings have already been leased to business firms, but the we're i'"f gfyj»"[ ! ! I—l * MIZELLE BOY UNDER BOND — Boy Arrested in Connection With Fatal Accident, Under $1,500 Bond — James Mizelle, arrested in connec tion with the fatal automobile and truck wreck near the river here week before last, wjjis released from the Martin County jail yesterilay morning when a Bond in the sum of $1,500 was provided. The boy, only 17 years old, was given a preliminary hearing here last Saturday afternoon hut was or dered back to jail when his attorneys were unable to raise the S.I,(MM) bond that time bV J. L. Hassell. justice of the peace. At the bearing here Saturday A. I ■ Dunning .attorney for the defendant, pleaded for a small bond that the Ijoj» might not lie forced to wait ill jail un til the middle of Decenfber, when his trial will be, held. Attorney Dunning waived examination and left the set tlement of the bond 'he discretion J of the court. H. A. Critclier, of the private prosecution, asked that the 1 bond.be SIO,OOO or more, and it was then that the court deferred the niaf tcr until yesterday, when the bond was reduced to $1,500. 1 Messrs. A, 1.. Alexander and VV. K: I Hampton, of Plymouth; J. I'. Jackson and E. S. Mizelle, the boy's grand- I father and father, were signers to the 1 bond, „ I Young Mizelle expressed his appre ciation to those instrumental in effect ing his release and assured them that hv \yould make no attempt to flee, nu tria! will be held during the next term ' of Martin County superior court which convenes here the middle of December. . » IH. C. Carter To Speak In Jamesville Friday H. C. Carter, Washington attorney, will address the Democratic voter* of Jamesville and community in the vchool auditorium there Friday night at 8 o'clock, it was announced this looming by E. S. Peel, county chaif man of the Martin County Democratic ' Executive Committee. Mr. Carter will discuss the issues of the Democratic campaign, and the SS9~ pli of that section are assured of a splendid address. i * » Say Barley Is Better » Than Rye and Oats r fWrdless barley is superior as a winter-grazing crop to rye and oats, f »ay farmers of Davidson County. Many of them grate the, barley until - late in the spring and then make a good yield of grain. Advert lmh WU Find Our CoL umns a Latchkey to Orw 1,600 Home* of Martin Coonty ESTABLISHED 1898 DEMOCRATSGET TWO SPEAKERS FOR NEXT WEEK * Congressman Whittington, of Mississippi to Speak Here Monday MORRISON 17TH Cc ngreuman Whittington'* Addrert To Be Of Particular Interest To Farmer* The cause of the Democratic cam paign in this section will be furthered next week when Congressman \\ . M. Whittington, of Mississippi, and Cameron Morrison, Democratic National Committeeman and former Governor of North Carolina, addresses the voters here in the courthouse. Mr. Whittington, a large dirt farmer of Mississippi, is scheduled to make his address next Monday night at 8 o'-" clock. Mr. Morrison will address the voters the following Wednesday night at the same hour. While the topics of the two ad dresses have not been given out, it is understood that Mr. -Whittington will deal with the problems affecting the farmer, and his address will be of es pecial interest to them. Mr. Whitting ton is well acquainted with the farm problem as viewed from both the in dividual and national standpoints, and his address will be well received here, lie is not only an informed speaker, but an interesting one as well, and a large hearing is urged. As one of the State's most promi nent Democrats, former Governor Morrison comes here in full support of his party's nominees and will discuss the general issues of the campaign. I lis address here in behalf of his own nomination for Governor is well re tiiembered here and a packed house is expected upon his return here Wednes day night -of next week. r- REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN —6> — Only Five People Have Reg istered Here Since Books Opened Saturday ——« | The cal of tliT registrars throughout the State to'the people who have not | yet registered for thtv November elec ! tioti is getting a very poor response, according to reports from many of the sections. It is the opinion of many •however, that the registration will show a decided increase before the hooks close over previous ones and that the election in November will be belly contested. Mr. J. L. Hassell, registrar for this township, reported five new names on bis books since they opened last Sat urday morning, and he believes the number- will gradually increase be tween now and the 27th, the time the books close. "There are approximate h 800 names on the registration books in this township," Mr. Hassell stated when questioned as to the number of qualified voters in this precinct. "We (ire planning to make an accurate cheek of the list between now and the 27th and record .the percentage ot qualified voters as to the population and the,percentage of votes cast in the' election as to the number of votes on the books,'-' Mr. Hassell slated. The books are open in the office of Mr, C. B. Hassell, next to Harrison I Bros. & Co. store, and will remain' I open each week day through the 27th I Saturday, November 3, will be chal lenge day, and Tuesday, November 0, will be the day of the big battle. $ Pat Harrison Sees Trend To Smith Washington, Oct. 6.—A political rev ollltion which will result ill a Demo cratic landslide is sene by Senator Har rison, of Mississippi, now in charge of the Democratic campaign in the Southern States. Reaching Washing ton today, he spoke of the Democratic | outlook in an optimistic way. "Since 1 was here four weeks ago, a political revolution has taken place in practically every section of the country," Senator Harrison said. "The •.whole trend of the campaign now toward the Democratic ticket. It is confined to no section or no particular State. It is nation-wide. ."The ' most pronounced favorably change has come front Southern and Northwestern sections of the country. If th« trend keeps up from now until the election, as has lieen manifested during the last four weeks, there will be a Democratic landslide. i Many People Planning To Hear Clyde Hoey i ♦ Many people from this and section are planning to hear Clyde Hoey, prominent Democrat of west ern North Carolina, when he speak* f in Windsor and Washington next Fri day morning and Friday night. Large k crowds are expected to hear him in , both places. r Mr. Hoey is making a number of 1 speeches in behalf of the Democratic r campaign and has been in thi* section during the past several days. "'V-- - ' . - : >4
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