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I e - u- , a, I H Paper As It Carries the Date | WS-T-S—»-»»» VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 84 I LIGHT SYSTEM OF TOWN IS DEEDED TO V. E. & P. CO. » Transaction Takes Place at Special Meeting of City Board Yesterday GET CHECK FOR $65,000 Commissioners Also Take Up Prob lems Relative to Operation of , Water System The town's lighting and distribution system was deeded to the Virginia Electric & Power Co. here yesterday by town officials in £ call meeting fol lowing the ratification of the sale by the people of the town the 20th of last December. > A check for $65,000 was given the town * treasurer by J. T. Chase, manager of the Carolina Di vision of the company, and for 30 years, at least, the Virginia Electric ft Power Co. will supply electrical en ergy to the light and power customers here. Ten thousand dollars had been paid to the town several months ago. All of the town officials, Msyor R. L. Coburn, Geo. H. Harrison, L. P. Lindsley, W. T. Meadows, with the exception of Mr. E. P. Cunningham, ♦ commissioner, who was out of town, read the bill of sale and discussed var ious clauses of the deed before passing a resolution ordering the signatures of the msyor and town clerk put to the deed. Much time was given the discussion of problems affecting the operation of the town's water system, Mr. Chase assuring the officials that his company t 'would be glad to cooperate with the town in any way that it could be of Mnrtet. Mr. M. S. Moore, who has faithfully served the town as super -i intendent of the light and water de-; partments, will continue with the town until February 1, when he will go with 1 the new company. During that time' he will lay a water line to the Stan dard Fertilizer plant on Roanoke River, familiarize a new man with the workings of the water system, and other work subject to come up. Mr. A. P. Preddy, who has been here dur ing the past several months, will have charge of the local unit until other arrangements are made, it was stated. The new company will completely | rebuild the distribution system, begin- 1 ning some time after the first of the year. It was stated that the new sys tem would be completed within 90 days. During that time, the company will have several men here to main tain the present system. In rebuild ing, it was stated that the present equipment will all be practically junk ed, and that new material will be put up in its place. The new system will cost, according to estimates mentioned in the meeting yesterday, approximate ly $29,000. The new distribution be patterned after the present one, that is, open wires will continue to swing on Main Street, and the present type of lights will be used. The number of streets light will remain the same, according to stipulations in the con tract. One year ago next Thursday the sale of the local power system was ratified, 238 to 9; and almost at the last hour the new company comes in to supply ■lrctrical energy, the terms of the con tract calling for the connection any time before December 20, 1928. Current will be retailed to light cus tomers at 8 1-2 cents per kilowatt hour insttad of the present rate of IS cents. The cost of power users varies as to the amount consumed. For 30 years the company will pump the -town's water and furnish and maintain lights l - on the streets free. Junior Club Postpones Meetings to January 3 The Weal Junior*dab has postpon ed all ite meetings until January 3rd, on account of other activities during the holiday Mason. Members of the chsb hope a large ■amber of the young people will be n hand January 8 fokr 'he first meet ing In the New Year. —a- fQTRANH ■ I J I WEDNESDAY I BUZZ BARTON I "THE BANTAM QOWBOY" I 2 - REEL COMEDY I FREE 'TICKET THE ENTERPRISE Peanut Exposition Steering Committee Me > A A TEACHERS HOLD MEETING HERE a—# Fourth Meeting of Terrrf Is Held at Local Methodist Church Saturday Martin County teachers h«ll their fourth meeting of the term here last Saturday afternoon in the Metho dist church, a largo number attend ing the session. During the meeting Miss Uuth Pearson, a pupil in the Oak .City schools, was presented u medal for writing a winning essay on "High way Safety" Offering a new idea in education, Mr. Cattel ,a publisher representa tive, demonstrated the use of a set of books, "The New Human Interest library", in interesting the pupil in his work and holding that interest. Superintendent Pope asked that all payrolls be prepared by today, checks might be made hofore the va cation period began. BTEAMSENTER TOURNAMENT Peanut Show Promises To Provide Some Good Basketball Eight basketball teams, Robe r son ville, Greenville, Everetts, Aulander, Jamesville, Plymouth, Whitakers and Williamston, will take part in the basketball tournament at the Eastern Carolina and Tidewater Virginia ex position to be held here Christmas week, according to Mr. N. 3. Bart lctt, secretary of the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Commerce. The tournament will be 'started Thursday, two days after the opening of the exposition on Christmas day. and will b« completed Saturday night. Representatives of the teams enter ed will meet hore some time next week to draw for a place in the tournament, it was stated by the sec retary yesterday afternoon. During the past two years, the tournament has attracted large num bers many basketball fans are expecting to be on hand this year when the tournament gets underway. CAR HITS CART; ONE IS KILLED —i —— Accident Occurred Near Windsor Saturday Night Mr. W. E. Williford, Bertie County farmer, was killed and a colored man seriously injured last Satunhy night when their cart was hit by an auto mob.le driven by J. IT. Porter,* four miles the other side of Wind or on Ihc Aulander road. Mr. Williford died while he was being carried to a hos pital in Suffolk. The extent of the colored man's injuries could not be dt finitely learned, but accord ng to reports, he was seriously hurt. The driver of the car escaped serious in jury, it is understood. Mr. Williofrd and the colored nan were riding in a cart, going toward their home near Windsor. There was no light on the cart and a heavy fog was over the road, making the ac cident almost unavoidable. ■ .... . ft Local Tobacco Market Will Close Tomorrow The looal tobacco market will olos- for the season tomorrow according to an announcement made th's morn ing. Whether or not other smaller markets will reopen after the holi days is not definitely known at this time. Approximately 40,000 pounds were on the floors here today, and con sidering the quality, the price was said to be good. A fair sale is expect ed tomorrrw on the local floors. • > Mrs. Wheeler Martin Is Directing Pageant When told that Sirs. John D. Biggs wrote the pageant "The Peanut in the Making", the reporter was under the iroprauion that Mrs. Biggs would direct it and a statement to that effect was printed in the last issue of this paper. Although' Mrs. Biggs did write the pageant and is assisting with ita direction, she stated -that Mrs. Wheeler Martin is in charge of the work. We regret the error and gladly correct it here. Additional Prohibition Agent Stationed Here Prohibition force* in this section Urtre strengthened this wssk when M. A. King, federal agent, was trans ferred from the Norfolk district to the one here. Mr. King will work wiOi Agent C. P. Alexander who has been stationed here during the post several months. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 18, 1928 SIOO IN PRIZES OFFERED FOR BEST FLOATS Indications Point To Large Number of Floats and Cars in Parade DECORATE** BUILDING ■ Committee Puts finishing Touches To Plans for Exposition, Which i Begins Here Christmas Day * , The Steering committee of the Peanut Exposition met here last night in the mayor's office ami put tJie finishing touches on plans for the opening of Eastern Carolina's biggest mid-winter event, Dec. 25 at 3 p. m. The peanut show will open with a parade at 3 o'clock Christmas afternoon. Indications are that there will be a large number of floats ami decorated cars in the line of march. Chief Marshal E. A. Anderson, of llobersonville, and his lieutenants sre lining things up in fine shape. The citixens of the nearby towns, a« well as those here are asked to L. ve just as many decorated cars in the parade as possible. Th e more cars that come from a town in the pa | rade the better the town will be shown to the public, it was stated by j Secretary- Bartlett this morning. Three prices, S6O. first prise; SBS second and sl6. third will be given for the best three floats in the pa rade, it was stated. Many reservations for floor space in the building have been made, and the officials are anxious to book all of the remainder before the open ing day. This will greatly add to the show, and exhibitors are urged to. make their plans as soon as possible. Mr. Fred R. Reh, veteran decorator for the Eastern Carolina Exposition, has charge of decorating the house, ui:d that work is now underway. Thousands of yards of festooning win be used by the decorator and everything will have the air of the holiday spirit. All local talent ettfortainment will be put on the opening day at night instead of having some of them in th.T afternoon. However, a full pro gram of profeasional acts will go on ia the afternoon of the opening day, the exposition manager stated. Congressman John H. Kerr, will make the main address at the semi annual dinner of the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Cpmmercd, Thursday December 27 here.lt is expected that ISO or 200 men and women from r a stern Carolina will attend this dinner. Local Car Owners Asked To Park on Side Streets ft__ To aid shoppers coming here from out of town, local automobile owners! .arc asked to park their cars on th' 1 j fide streets or walk to their business during the few remaining days be-! fore- Christmas. Each year the park ing situation here becomes more and more congested, and especially is this true during this season of the year. Parking limits have mentioned,' hut it is the belief that no such pro- I vision will be necessary, provided 10. . cat car owners walk to their business , or park theirs in some out of the way [ place. By providing more available parking space, the visitors here will be greatly aided. 1 e Blount's Store in Bethel Robbed Saturday Night Forcing an entrance at a side win dow, thieves stole a big lot of goods from Mount's store in Bethel late last Saturday night. Bloodhounds were put on the trail the following morning and three negroes were arrested, 'fliey admitted the theft, and almost all of tin goods were recovered. Population in County .Jail Is On Decrease With the exception of six prisoners, five serving federal sentences and one waiting trial, the county's jail was practically cleared yesterday af ternoon when Superintendent Harper, of the Edgecombe road force, carried a carload to Tarboro to work the roads in that county. Roy lilley was removed to the State's prison last Friday and four, colored prisoners were carried away by Superintendent Harper. Clarence Wynne, young white boy i« waiting transfer papers admitting him to a training school for boys at Rocky Mount. ■♦ . - Truck Load of Tobacco Is Wrecked Near Here —♦ . . A truck loaded with tobacco and driven by Calvin Pritchard was bad ly wrecked and a roadster was ditched between ber« and Windsor last Sun day afternoon when they ran together. No one was The road ster was driven by Robert Byrd. Stores Open Evenings Daily Until Christmas » With only a few days remain ing for Christmas (hopping, the majority of the local (tore* are holding their doors open until 9 o'clock in the evenings. The number of holiday shoppers is * increasing very rapidly each day here, and the two or three ad ditional hours will aid the shop pers. SALE OF TAGS VERY SMALL Total Sale Here Less Than 250; Last-Minute Rush Is Expected ♦ The sale of automobile tags at the local bureau is moving along very slowly, according to a statement made by one of the employees yesterday. The total sale is a little over 200, 165 ot which were issued in the "E" class. There are approximately 6,000 of the licenses here for sale. Reports from other bureaus through out the State show a small sale to date, However, an increase is being noticed in the sale but not one of any note. It is understood that the car owners can place the new tags on at any time. DEALERS SEE NEW PONTIAC —• —•— W. L. Stalls and Joe Win slow Attend Meeting In Charlotte —• Messrs. VV.' L. Stalls a ltd- Joe Witt slow, of the Kobersonville Motor Co., who have_ just returned from the an ; nual "Oakland-Pontiac dealer meeting held in Charlotte on December 15th ate highly enthused over'the New I'on tiac Big Six, which was shown at this meeting. Oakland-Pontiat"dealers''from North * and South Carolina, Virginia, lennes ►ee, and West Virginia were present. An innovation in the presentation of the new Pontiac car to the dealer organization was provided by the use of the Movietone, the talking him, the first to be used by any gutomobile manufacturer in America, to bring to., the audience the message of A. R. tili-ncy, president, and \V\ K. Tracy*, vice president in charge of sales, of the Oakland Motor Car Co. Although both executives were many miles, from the meeting, the medium of the silver sheet and Movietone enabled the au dience both to see and hear the Oak land officials deliver their addresses. The meeting was a wonderful suc cess and was attended by over 221 Oakland-Poutiac dealers. \ — ' ~ Cantata and Twilight Service for Baptists Following their custom for somo years, the local BapUst church will have as one of their Christmas serv ices,* a twilight service in the church at 5 o'clock next Sunday afternoon. The Christmas sermon will be de livered at the Sunday morning hour. Its subject will be, "What Christmas Doe ß To Us". At the Twilight Service a Christ mas Cantata will be rendered by u choir of many voices. There will be carols, solos, duets, quartettes and choruses. . Much preparation is being mode for this service. Some of the young women of the church will usher and receive the offering. The church will be. beautifully decorated, and the building warm and comfortable. This is the service being featured at the church this year, and prepar ation is being made for the handling of a very large crowd of people. The entire public is invited to come. The children will enjoy all of the program. And the hour at which the Cuntata will be rendered is such that it will not conflict with any other service in Williamston. Martin County Band To Lead Exposition Parade Irving Smith's Tobacco Breakers, of Robersonviile, will furnish the music parade at the opening of the Eastern Carolina and Tide water Virginia exposition here Christ mas day at three o'clock. Mr. Smith with Sherwood Robe rson expects to hav* a real Martin county band here 1 for the big parade, it was stated by Secretary N. G. Bartlett yesterday. ♦ Supply of Holly and Mistletoe Diminishing The holiday demand for holly and mistletoe is so great that the supply is fast dwindling, and although many people here are decorating for the sea son's occasion, the amount of holly used here is not near sa great now as it was several years ago. The small ~cedfr trees are used 16 a greaf ex tent, and while the loss is considered small to As here, it is said to run into millions over the country. URGES MAILING EARLY IN DAY Local Post Office Will Re main Open Until Seven O'clock Each Day To better accommodate the patron* I ot the local post office, Postmaster J. | T. I'rice announces that the window I Mirvice will be continued until 7 o'- clock each evening beginning today and continuing to Christmas. Mr. Price stated that the business at the local office is increasing very rapdly'now, that indications point to an unusually heavy seasbn this year. The majority of the package business, it was stated, is originating in the community, but the inward flow of presents from friends out of town to friends and relatives here will begin within a day or two. The employees will be very busy then, arid in an effort to render the very best service the postmaster is urging the patrons to mail their card's, ljt tf is and package's in the mornings wften it Is convenient to do so. Only one mail is distributed here in the morning while in the afternoon there are several to dispatch and distribute. Postal officials are urging patrons to mail their packages at once so i that delivery can be made certain be- I fore Christmas day. Of course the employees will serve the people as efficiently as possible, but ""when Christmas eve comes, deliveries will bo stopped late that day. _*> GETS FATHER OUT OF JAIL After Being Driven Out of Home Boy Puts Up All He Has for Bond Family ties are sometimes Weak lut the one between John Bonds anil hi» son was proved very strong yes terday afternoon when the . boy, a stalwart little fellow h».txlly in hi* teens, went to Sheriff A. L. Roebuck here with a $76 cash bond and asked -41 ms release of his father after Bonds had driven him with his mother and ot her children out into the open road lust Sunday night. A big portion, $55, of the bond belonged to the bi>y who hiid worked at a peanut picker for weeks to earn it. But where the futher was anxious to get his family out of the house, th 3 boy wus equally Uf anxious, to-get;his father out of juif. When he furnished the bond, he told the sheriff, that he would have i* father down this morning for trial j before Judge ltailey. The little fellow suffered 4 the impression for a while tnut his money was not to bo return ed, and when the sheriff told him he could get it upon the appearance of the father this morning at the court house, happiness gripped th# boy and he smiled and smiled. According to the warrant served by "Sheriff Roebuck late Sunday night, Bonds is charged with assaulting his wife with a chair. lionds, a farmer living near here,, is said to be a heavy drinker at times, and the trouble Sunday tvas started when he got intoxicated. He has been in the court here several t mes, charged with drinking and driving un automobile wliil" he was drunk. Twenty Pupils on Honor Roll at Hassells School Twenty pupils met the require ment* and made the honor roll irt the Hassell school during the month just closed, accordinj to a list given out by the principal. The list follows: First grade—Susie Mae Savage, Nellie Faye Wynne, Ruby Florence Ayers, P. C. Edmondson, jr., Cam eron Savage, Bpn Long Weaver. Second grade—Mildred Cannon and Juanita Haislip. Third grado—Mavis Purvis, Claude Nelson, jr. Fourth grade—Luclle Downs, Au drle Purvis, Margaret Cannon, Gladys- Purvis, Thelma Cobum. 1 . Fifth grade—Emma Savage. Sixth grade—Gertrude Ayers, Henry Haislip. Seventh grade—Elisatilteth Downs, Hannibal Haislip. Richmond Couple Married At Courthouse Yesterday 1 Several employees at the court house, a reporter and two or three ethers there at the time were great-1 -ty disappointed yesterday afternoon when they failed to witness the jnar riage of Miss Patsy Elisabeth Lee and Mr. Robert Thompson th«st took place In the grand jury room here. The would-be attendants thought the ceremony was open to all since it was to be solemnised in a public ot- Oct, and as they walked In, the con tracting parties wit.li their friends evaded the gase of the curoslty-seek ers when they repaired to th grand - Jur/ room where the vows were made before Rev. C. H. Dickey and a few close friends. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are from Richmond. Mrs. Thompson was form erly of this county, It was learned. y. E. P. Will Take Charge Tomorrow FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE AND CAR i„ . • Short Circuit Believed To Be Cause of Blaze at J. G. Godard's Friday I' ire of an undetermined origin de stroyed the garage and Buick sedan i Mrs. J. Ci. Godard, jr., early last Friday niglu. The fire had gained much headway before the alarm was turned in, anil the building was prac tically burned, when the fire apparatus v. LS carried to the scene. The com |any made a quick response, and al though the car and garage were de stroyed, the firemen held the tlamcs to Ibe one structure, preventing further loss. " , • Painters had been at work in the garage during the afternoon, but it is thought that the fire started from a cross circuit in the car's wiring. The loss was partly covered by insurance. ' -« STATE COTTON CROPSMALLER Martin County Has 236 More Bales This Year Than Last ♦ A decrease this year of 47,04:; t Uiles in the cotton piuductioii of this State up to December 1, has j been reported by the United States I Department of Commerce, In 1927, J 7?7,208 bales were reported while 'the number for the same period thi I year was only 740,165 Thirty [ four of the counties making return reported increases in the crop over i tl at of last year, but the increases, |uh a whole, were very small..The do ! creases reported were likewise very f small and- judging* front" tVe VvpoFlv the North Carolina output this yeai »vIU not vary greatly from, that "of the past year. Magtin county reported an increas' of 236 bales over the production last year up to November 30. Edgecombe, '-i large producing county, reported f decrease in the crop. Washingtoi. county reports an increase, and s dees lieaufort. Bertie has 1,008 bale' more this year than it did la.it, fo a corresponding period. The report includes only running bales, does not include linters. COMPLETES HIS PASTORATE HERE Rev. J. H. Hale Preaches Farewell Sermon at Local • Christian Church KeV. J. H. Hale completed his year's work as pastor of the local Christian church last Sunday night .when he preached his farewell serm on. • . He used as his subject, the second coming of Christ, which fact he stat d is attested more than one hundrefl t mes in the Scriptures, The subject, was well developed, the preacher stat-' ing that tho little things wg do day by day in our dealings with men and ofir giving our best service to Him will be the service that will determine cur call. , Mr. Hale leaves the work here carrying the universal respect of all, tor his spirit of humility, end the many acts of service. He was foithful in his duties and goes from the church here to Wilmington where he will spend several weeks visiting friends and relatives. Christmas Party for Methodist Ladies On Thursday evening, December 20, at 7:80 o'clock there will be a Christmas party in the home of Mrs. O. P. FitiGerald, in which all the la dies of the local department of the Missionary Society will participate. A very elaborate program is' being planned. There are expected some fifty guests or more. All guests of the Christmas party ore urged to send their presents to the parsonage during Wednesday, December 19th, otherwise, they will be called for early Thursday morn ing. Vl: - Petition Would Bar Use of Steel Traps ♦ Hunters in this seetion are prepar ing a petition to submit law makers in an effort to make it illegal to set steel traps or use unfair meth ods in hunting. The petition it meet ing with general favor, many having feigned it in a very short time. In this petition it is stated that the trap has practically caused the pass ing of the 'coon and oppossum in thi»section, and unless something is done ,to do away with the traps, the two animals will soon become extinct in this seetion. '-_ I A Advertisers Will Find Our CoL umns a Latchkey to OWr 1/600 Homes of Martin Cojnty ESTABLISHED 1898 BUILDERS" PLAN TO FINISH WORK ON LINE TODAY Had Been Held Up for 30 Days By Property Owner Near Robersonville HEARING YESTERDAY ——♦ Board of Appraisers Is Appointed At Hearing Before Clerk of Court and Company Proceeds With Work 1 Williamston's light and power plunt, costing approximately SIOO,- 000, will be closed down for 30 years and probably for all time, to morrow morning when the Virginia Electric and Power Company con nects its transmission 1 lies to the town's power and light systen. The exact time the company .will make the connection is not known, but ac c( ;ling to present plans, energy will * be on the transmission lines from Varboro here today icady for the ci nnection in the morning. Ihe change is being inad e after a d lay of thirty days caused by J. P. Dicus, property owner near Bober sor.vilic, when he refused a. right-of way to the company over his land. Condor-ration proceedings were start er some time ugo and at a hearing h' fore Judge R. J. Peel here yester dtty morning it was stated that the plaintiff company was entitled to a right-of-way under the law upon proper condemnation proceedings and the payrrtent of a'Jury's award. The hearing was called for lOVclifck, and after the court had waited some time f'>r the defense and his attorney, I -timony was heard showing that the company had made an attempt to buy thefc right-of-way. It was also jilted out that Dicus hud been asked U. state a price he would take, bu&. iir refused an answer, stating to an agent of company,'however, that !v was go ng to give them all the i rouble he possibly Could before the pioperty was crossed. Messrs. Frunk S. Spruill, jr., of lioeky fount, and K. S. Peel, of this place, represented the power com pany while neither Dicus nor his at torney attended the hearing. Several officials and employees, C. W. De\ - reau and F. C. Dane, of the Stone and Webster organization, and it. J. Thavekmorton, --general manager, Richmond, .E- B. Curdts, -superintend ent of the Carolina Division and J. T. Chase, manager of the Carolina Di\ visiog, -were here for the hearing. \ following the yesterday hearing, \ a jury, L. B. Harrison, W. H. Car 1 -starphen W. C. Manning, appoint ed by the court, went to the Dicus property and assessed , the damage that would be done and awarded the owner SBS, an amount that is less than that once offered Dicus, accord- „ ng to an official statement. property owner was awarded $5 oawßl for seven poles and SSO for an eightlnjM pole where anchors were to be bui ied^^l Within a very fewj minutes after . tits awardj/Rad been mmle by the jury, ti c Vw(| company hid a crew of forty men working on the line across the property, and one of the officials stated that 100 more were being held ir reserve pending the c/utcome oi vhe work yesterday. The line is com pleted today, and tonight the wires are being tested with 33,000 volts on them. It was understood that had the de fendant's attorney waited the full time allowed in filing an answer, probably other arrangements would have beep made to complete the line. It was also understood that the com pany w6uld run around the Dicus property, but when it was learned that the answer had been filed five, days ahead of the time allowed, it v.as decided to hold up operations und come directly as they had start ed. By waiting the company is within one day of the time limit allowed for the taking over the system here. For sometime, power and light cus tomers here have been getUng poor service, and although the employees have done their best to render of- vf flcient service, the plant was too small, and many motors have been ordered turded off during cer tain periods of the day. _ *— » Sheriffs Office Gets Thousands in Taxes "Tax payments been unusual ly good duflng the put few days," Sheriff Roebuck stated yesterday when asked how the work was pro gressing. During 4he latter part of last week and yesterday, the sheriff's office received thousands of dollars in taxes. The tax collector, however, stated that there were many thous ands left to collect yet awhile. = It was pointed out that the pay-,, jnents were made mainly by small property and real estate owners in all parts of the county.
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