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Watch the Label on Toor Paper Aa It Carrie* the Data Wbea Toor Subscription Expire* VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 56 PATROLMEN FIND MANY MOTORISTS WITH BAD LIGHTS State Police Here Saturday Send Many Drivers to Garages NONE ARE * ARRESTED • - Eighty Rear Lamp* Repaired at One Corner; Other Driver* Required To Have Lighta Tested A marked increase in the garage and filling station business resulted ban late Saturday and yesterday fol lowing an inspection of automobile lights, both rear and front, by three of the North Carolina partolmen Saturday night. Stationed at the corner of Main and Haughton Streets the patrolmen started work soon aft er dfrk and until late in the evening the cops handed out the little slips, escorting many of the drivers to near by Ailing stations where the defects in the car lights were remedied at once. Approximately eighty rear lamps were repaired, and many machines wer* driven to garages yesterday where headlights were tested and other lighting defects were corrected. Horse-drawn vehicles added to the duties of the patrolmen but the num ber traveling that evening was so small that the officers found it neces sary to turn their attentions but twice from the autos. The work of the patrolmen cre ated much excitement at the corner, and at times autos were parked in long line* along the four streets. So rushing was the business that many auto owners backed from the scene and rushed to the Ailing station* and repaired their ear lights before the offioers could issue ticket*. Unaware a* to what was going on, many new to the scene parked their cars half a block away to rush to the center of the excitement and turn away disappoined at not finding a work, a fight or something. No arrests were made in this sec tion, however two boys narrowly es caped going behind the bar* when they refused to stop when hailed by the officers on the river fill. MARTIN-BERTIE WIN 2 AND LOSE 1 • Defeat Bailey Twice; Lose Game Saturday by 2-1 Score The Bailey baseball nine, champion* of the Central Carolina League, went down in defeat twice in a three-game series with the Martin-Bertie aggrega tion of the Bright Belt League last weak. The Central Carolina champ ion* dropped the firit of the teriet here Tuesday of last week and another last Friday. In the game Friday, Gardner, the ilim fellow from Jametville, twirled a splendid game, allowing only five hits, and won the game with a two-bate hit with two men on. Pace and Pittman worked on the mound for Bailey, al lowing only two runs. Gardner and hit team mates limited Bailey to one run. Saturday, a battle between pitchera White, for Martin, and Lindtley, for Bailey, featured the play. The ordet of the day before was reverted when Brantley, for Bailey, batted for two baMt with two men on, counting them on, A tingle by Roebuck with one man on bate accounted for Martin's lone score. • Lbcml Masons to Have Meeting Tonight, 7:45 Suspending their meetings during the summer months, members of the local Masonic lodge will reorganise at a meeting to be held he 4 tonight at T:46 o'clock. Important business will be placed beiere the meeting, it was stated, and all members are urged to be present. |W ATT S 1 T THEATRE I Wednesday September 11 BUZZ BARTON in "Pals ot the Prarie" Atep Comedy and Serial I Thursday September 12 B "THE PACE THAT KILLS" a A Tragic Tale of Boys and Girls Who May Too Hard in the Ttagfe Game of Life Ate News and Comedy I- Friday September 13 I "The Voice of the City" I With Robert Amee, Sylvia Fields and Willard Mack Alee Mewa and Comedy I MUSIC BY PHOTOTONB THE ENTERPRISE Sixteen Divorces Granted In This County IS TWO LESS THAN GRANTED IN 1927 Judgment in Several Cases Have Never Been Made Complete Sixteen divorces were granted in this county during the year 1928, ac cording to a recent check of the court records in the office of the clerk of the superior court. Mr. R. J. Peel, here. The number was less by two than that for the year 1927, it was learned ty a comparison of records. While the number was decreased by two, the per centage of divorces as compared with i.iarriages was considerly less than in 1927. In that year there were around 200 marriages, while last year there were 238 marriages and only 16 di vorces. It was pointed out, however, that the number apply for divorces' was much f;t eater last year than in the preceding one. The court clerk also stated that judgment in several of the cases where divorces were granted had never been made complete as the full settlement of the costs had not been effected. It is understood that several of those re ceiving divorces are married again, 'and lu those cases where the costs have been paid bigamy is being practiced. However, it is the common opinion that the violators are not aware of any guilt, they entertaining the belief that the decree was made complete at the t:me the divorce was granted by the court. With the exception of one, the cases are confined to colored parties. The number of divorces granted is al>out equally divided among the two races, the colored* leading by a small margin. Ten of the applications were filed by the husbands, the check showed and abandonment was the ground ad vanced in the proceedings. According to an unofficial report, therf were more divorces granted in the year 1927 than in any other period of equal length in the county's history. Prior to that the number averaged a rcund 7 or 8 each year. Comparing the number of divorces here and those reported for the country as a whole, Martin County has a very low divorce rate. ORDER MISTRIAL IN STRIKE CASE One of Jurors Is Adjudged Insane and Famous Trial Halt* Charlotte, Sept. Two weeks of the time of score* of people and thousands of dollars today went to naught and the most dramatic trial 'North Carolina has ever known re ceived another high spot when Judge M. V. Bamhill today found as a fact that one of the jurors in the case of the 16 textile strikers and strike leaders charged with the murder of Chief of Police O. F. Aderholdt of Gastonia had become insane. The juror was J. G. Campbell, a 85-year old news vender and an obvious ec centric. it required three attendants to drag him to court this morning. A mistial was ordered and Governor O. Max Gardner immediately issued his third commission to Judge Bam hill to hold a special term of court for the trial of this case. The term will be held on September 80. The defense was anxious to retain the 11 jurors left in the box by some method, but attorneys on both sides admitted that there was nothing Judge Bamhill could do but order a mistrial and then adjourn the term. His commission expired on last Sat urday night, and under the law the only thing he could do after the term ended was to continue a trial in progress at the time. Former Rector oi Local Church Dies in Canada Rev. J. E. Warner, rector of the Church of the Advent here for a abort period several years ago, died at his home in Canada a few days ago, according to information receiv ed here this morning. Rev. Mr. Wamef was around 80 years of age, but in spite of his ad vanced years he was active in church work up until a short time prior tft his death. During his ministry here he made many friends and was re garded as an able religious leader. Mrs. D. M. Roberson Accepts Position Here Mrs. David M. Robe rson, formerly | Miss Ethel Griffln, of thi* plaoe, has accepted a portion in the local achool aa teacher of the fifth grade. While it ia reported that her ac ceptance ia not final, Mrs. Roberson entered upon her new duties yester day morning. It will be remembered that she taught here several years ago, going later to Charlotte where she taught in the schools then un til this year. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 10, 1929 * BEARS MAKE RAID ON HOGS * Jamesville Township Farm ers Kill One and Drive Others to Swamps Troubled by bears, fanners in the Laurel pocosin section of Jamesville Township staged a hunt there last Sunday, bagging one bruin and chas ing others back into the woods. Saturday morning, Mr. Vance Price, a farmer in that section, upon hearing one of his hogs squealing, rushed to the pen to find a big black bear attacking the porker. He fired twice into the body of the bear, but each time it recovered to find refuge in the thick woods nearby. Sunday morning an other report was heard, and tjiat tinK the neighbors joined in the hunt. Aft er the dogs had been on the trail a few minutes, a bruin was started by William Price, who felled him. Bears have killed several hogs be longing to Mr. Price and other farm ers in that community during the few weeks. While the season for hunting bear does not open until the first of next month, the hunt was permissible on the grounds that one is allowed to kill an animal that molests or Jamagcs property. NEW COACH AT ROBERSONVILLE —• Ira C. Ainsley Takes Place of L. S. Crisp as Coach And Teacher Robersonville, Sept. 9 (Special).— Mr. L. S. Crisp, athletic coach and higli school teacher, left yesterday eve ning for hrs home at Falkland, where lie will be until he goes in November to the State Sanitorium for rest. Mr. Crisp taught in the Robersonville school last term and was generally liked because of his extraordinary qualifications a* teacher, coach, and fnend. He accepted reelection in good faith, knowing nothing of his trouble. After special examination he was ad vised on August 26 to give up his duties temporarily in the school. Acting up on the advice of his physician,, he at once offered his resignation to the lo cal board, who, upon the circumstances, released him from his contract. Mr. Crisp, with the interest of the school at heart, remained in Robersonville for the organization of the eighth grade boys' section, and the boys' athletic association, keeping his resignation a secret from the students until his suc cessor was named and acqainted with the system. Mr. Ira C. Ainsley, of Oak City, suc cessor of Mr. L. S. Crisp as high school teacher and coach, entered up on his duties on Tuesday morning, September 10. «. Mr. Ainsley comes to the school highly recommended. He wat educat ed at the University of North Caro lina. While at the Univertity he re ceived instruction in sthletict from Coaches Collins and Bob Fetaer. Last year Mr. Ainsley was a member of the faculty at Steadman. Reelection by the Steadman officials shows the esteem in which he was held by the school and community. In both cur ricular and extra-curricular activities hit work was outstanding. He made a succett with football, basketball, and baseball. Upon request he was re leased from hit former potition to take up the work here. He intitts that community and tchool pledge him loyal tupport in carrying on the work so well begun by Mr. Critp. At present teveral letteri are out, and it is hoped that the schedule will soon be completed. 496 Pupils Enrolled in Robersonville Schools I Four hundred and ninety-six pupils | enrolled in the Robersonville schools during the first week, according to an official announcement made today. The report reads: "For the week ending, September , 6, 1029, there were enrolled in the f elementary department 812 students ( —163 boys and 169 girls; in the high ( school 160 students—6l boys and 108 girls; and in the business or com mercial department 20 students, 16 of which are not enrolled in other classes. The ..total for the school, then, is: elementary school 812 and high school and commercial depart ment 4M. ' IT "During a similar period last year there were enrolled in the school 448 stnednte—in the elementary school 286 and in the high school 168. Of the 286 elementary pupils 186 were boys and 160 were girls. Of the high school enrollment 66 were boys and 102 were girls. "There has ban an inereaee is *n rollment over last year. More chil dren have entered since September 6, and others are expected." TEACHERS GIVE WORK TO ASSURE 8-MONTHS TERM • Bear Grass Faculty to Work Two Months for Pay Of One WILL START MONDAY Expect to Enroll About 300 Children Opening Day; S. M. Lee Again Principal Agreeing to teach two months for one month's salary, members of the Bear Graas School faculty made pos sible for that district an eight-months term at a meeting of the committee, faculty and officials held there last Friday afternoon. The school term there has been limited to six months in the past, and it was by the sacri fice of the teachers and principal that the way was paved for the long er instruction period. The district levies a 20-cent special tax at the present time, and it is understood that the rate will care for the expense of the other month. Committeemen A. B. Ayers, Ed mo nd Harris, Wheeler Rogers, J. D. Wynn and W. R. Roebuck met with the faculty and explained the situ ation, and while it is an imposition, the teachers offered their services free during one of the extra months. With the service of the teachers pledged, the school authorities im mediately started arrangements for opening the school next Monday morning, according to information given out by the secretary of the board there yesterday afternoon. Ap proximately 300 children are expect ed to enter for claas work that day, it was stated. The faculty there this year in cludes, Mr. S. M. Lee, principal; Misses Rachel Godwin, Louise Rogers, Carrie Lee Roberson, Ernestine Johnson, Hilda Modlin and Florence Clark. ADD WARREN TO FIGHT SHUFORD ■ • - Bout To Be Staged at Kug ler Field, Washington, Thursday Night Washington, Sept. hit hardest foe since he entered the pro fessional ring, Addison Exuni "Warren, Beaufort County boxer, will battle Graydoji "Ox" Shuford, of Lincolnton, in a championship bout to'"be staged here on Kugler Field on Thursday night, September 12. Shuford, captain of the Univeraity of North Carolina boxing team, and heavyweight champion of the Southern Conference one year with Warren cap tain and likewise heavyweight cham pion of the conference the next year, will for man interesting enigma which can only be solved with the appear ance of the two men in the ring. Shuford'* managers have been after the bout aince their man entered upon hi* professional ring career to prove conclusively that Shuford was and is atill the better man. Warren wi endeavor to stage his comeback in the match with Shuford, aa he started an intensive training per iod following the bout in which he lost hia first decision to Jake Denning in the ring at Durham. A fast set of preliminaries has been arranged by the promoters to give the fans one of the best fight cards that hat ever been staged in Eastern Caro lina. Tickets have been placed on sale at the Diamond Cafe here. ASKS SURVEY OF CATTLE IN SOUTH • Congressman Warren Seeks Aid of Congressmen in Securing Appropriation • Congressman Lindsay C. Warren, of j the first North Carolina congressional district, announced today that he has sought the aid of all member#~»kCon -1 Kress from the States of Virstua, North and South Carolina, Georgtt, ' Alabama, and Florida to aecure an ap propriation of SIOO,OOO at the next ses sion of Congress to investigate beef cattle and related livcatock problem* j in the area recently released from cat tle tick quarantine. Mr. Warren stat ' ed that there were 1,307,000 fewer cat ' tie in the States mentioned in 1927 than in 1922, and that there was a net lot* of 19.Q3 per cent in value during the same period. The appropriation would be supplanted by State fund*. If. funda cart be secured, it i* pro posed to investigate the following prob- lems together with such others as may arise in the future: (a) Utilization of native grasses and reeds for beef cattle, production. (b) Utilization of home-grows feeds for finishing beef Icattle. (c) A study of the factors affecting the production and cost of pure-bred beef cattle. (d) A study of methods for the best utilization of soybeans and other feed stuffs for beef cattle and swine. Prices of Market 18 BOYS ARE OUT TO MAKE TEAM • ■ Coach B. E. Hood Gets High School Squad To Work Eighteen hoys in the local high school responded to Coach B. E. Hood's call for football practice last week, and already the young athlt;jcs have settled down to work preparatory for opening the season the latter pari of this month. Tomorrow the boys will hold their first scrimmage of the season and with a daily practice sched ule in effect,', the coach anticipate; opening the season with his team in excellent form. While several of the letter wen of last year will not be in the ranks this season, Coach Hood is carefully filling their places and states that the school enters the play this fall with a team equally-as good, if not better, than the one of last year. The boys are com peting with much earnestness for a berth on the regular squad, and splcn did progress is/being reported in the practice each afternoon. The team's manager is busy at this time arranging a schedule of play for the fall, but no contracts had been en tered into up until last night. While it is probable that the team will play its first game of the season the 27th of his month, it is certain that they will open the season not later than October 4. If present plans materialize, the season's schedule will include sev eral of the larger school teams in the play. T Reporting for practice last Thurs day were Holding, Saunders, Shearon, Simpson, W.hitley, Walter Cook, Har dison, Cowan, Harrison, Summerell, Crockett, Rari(£s}l, Taylor, Brown, Jones, Albert Cook, Clark. Billy Liv erman and Oscar Anderson, jr., are al so attending practice regularly, and even if handicapped in size, they are taking an active part in the practice. The boys are practicing at the new high school buijding. where, it is un derstood, the games will be played this fall. RUSSIANS AND CHINESE FIGHT Real War Seems to Have Broken Out Along Border According to late press reports, real war seems burst along the Manchurian border between the Chinese province of Kirin and the Siberian Maritime province where for a month Russian and Chinese forces have been strengthening their positions on each side of the border. The stragetic railway center of Pogranichnaya, Eastern terminal of the Chinese Eastern Railway, has been the scene of fierce fighting for three days. It has changed hands twice in the heaviest fighting yet to occur since the beginning of the Manchurian dispute two months ago. Despatches from various points in the far east, Harbin, Mukden, Shang hai and Tokyo indicate the serious ness of the fighting. Artillery and airplanes were used by the Russians but there has been no report of the large number of casualties which may Indicate exaggeration of the gravity of the situation. For aix weeks mssian troops have been moving into the Uaauri district and reports have said there were 30,000 Soviet aodiers between Vladi w>stock and Khabarovak, Shanghai reported Chinese reinforcements rush ing northward where fighting is sup posed to be progesaing along "the en tire Manchurian-Siberian frontier." This would mean along a 2,000-mile stretch of primitive country and the re port a probably highly speculative. The new flartup in Manchuria comes at a time when it seemed likely that diplomatic negotiations would result in an amicable aettleV ment of the dispute which arose wheri Chinese provincial authorities seized the administration of the Chinese\ Eastern Railway and ousted Russian staff members. f » I Dry Officers Have / Poor Day's Hunting ♦ Federal Prohibition Agents Street and Roebuck reported small catches yesterday when they searched practi cally all day and found only one small li|uor plant. The officers started in Griffins Township'and accidentally ran across a plant with a small quantity of beer and a kettle of 50-gallon capacity. The still was cold, - and the agents found no liquor. * I Meeting with little success in this 'county, the officers carried the search 'over into Beaufort, but arrived 'here too laU to make a catch. Tobacco on Local Are Stronger Today INSURANCE MAN GETS 2 MEDALS i Kader Crawford Honored by Companies for 25 Years Of Service K. B. Crawford, local insurance man, lus just received from the Continental Insurance Company and the Fidelity f'henix Insurance Company "lortg serv iit" gold medals, the official decora tions of the companies' "old guard," in recognition of his connection with them for thf past twenty-five years. 1 he badges of service were accom panied by a letter from Paul L. Haid, president of the companies, who ex pressed his appreciation of Mr. Crawford's record of loyal and faith ful service, saying in part: "It is with distinct pleasure that the writer and his associate officers wel come you into the increasing circle of those who by twenty-five years or more of loyal and faithful association with us have earned thrs medal of honor. "We may all bo exceedingly proud of the continued made by the t ontiudntal and the ' Fidelity-Phenix and the position they now hold in the insurance world, reached, in a large by the conscientious "and ag gressive service of their remarkable agency force." In commenting upon the award, Mr. Ilaid said: "It is due to the interest and earnest cooperation of valued a gents like Mr. Crawford that the com panies have enjoyed'such long and suc cessful careers and >vhich will make tliem of still greatejf service to the public in the future; At a dinner party given by Mrs. Crawford on Wednesday evening, Sep toml>er 4jh, to a party of Mr. Craw ford's friends, Mr. Jaine> W. Cheshire, of Kaleigh, State representative -of the Continental Insurance Co., and Mr. Robert B. Scott, front (ireensboro' the State representative of the Fidelity l'hcnix hire Insurance Co., presented the medals to Mr. Crawford. SCHOOLOPENS AT HAMILTON New High Enrollment Rec ord Is Set With 220" Registered Opening the 1929-30 term yesterday, the Hamilton school established a new high enrollment record when 220 chil dren registered for work in the various grades there. The -enrollment yester day was greater by 53 pupils than the one last year and marks the Kreatcst increase evet recorded in the school tlu-re in any one year. Following short talks by Messrs P. L. Salsbury, 1). CI. Matthews, and Rtv. E. P. West, Mr. VV. E. Plyler, the new principal of the school, made the opening announcements, assuring the patrons the teachers' undivided ef forts in matting the term a successful one. i The faculty includes Misses Rabon, Met lock, Williford, Ward, and MkVffldo, and jjr. W. E. l'lyler, princi pal. B. S. Courtney Holding Furniture Auction Sales For the first time «tn auction sale in a regular furniture store will be held. Beginning tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'- clock, the B. S. Courtney store on Mailt Street will offer its entire stock at auction, selling piece by piece to the highest bidder, regardless of the cost price. Under the direction of the C. Law rence Cook Co., America's foremost furniture auctioneers, the sale will con tinue for a few days only. Sales will be held twice daily, one in the after- I noon from 2 to 4 o'clock, and another lin the evening from 7:30 to 0:30 o'- clock. To the first 50 ladies attending the opening sale, a useful present will he given, and at each sale the manage ment will give away a useful article of [furniture. Martin-Bertie Missionary Women in Meeting Today The meeting 6t the Bertie-Martin Missionary group of the Methodist churches in the two counties is be ing largely attended, according to information -received here at noon to day. Lewiston ia entertaining the various delegates to the meeting and an appropriate program ii featuring the two sessions, it was stated. The local church is being repre sented by Mesdames. L. B. Harrison, W. E. Warren, J. W. WatttTJr., J- E. Harrison, R. A. Critcher, Jodie Barntiili, J. F. Thigpen and W. C. Liverman. ~ I Advertiser* Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Q4er 1,600 Home* of Martin 7 County ESTABLISHED 1898 PRICE BELIEVED TO BE AROUND 2 CENTS'HIGHER Sales Continue To Be Light Throughout Whole Belt 100,000 POUNDS HERE Farmers and Warehousemen Are in Little Better Spirits As Result Of Slight Increases STUr remaining around the 12-cent mark since the opening last Tues day, prices on the tobacco markets were unofficially reported higher today. While the increase is only slight, from one and one-half cents to two cents per pound, the upward turn had a very noticeable effect in that the farmers and warehouse are in better spirits than they were during last week when little hope was entertained by anyone. According to reports from a num ber of markets, the sales continue light throughout the belt, no block sales being found on any of the markets. According to' estimates, approxi mately 100,000 pounds of tobacco are on the floors here today. The sales are brisk, the buyers paying more attention to the golden leaf than they did last week. The spirit of dullness was apparently relieved to some, tfxtent and dullness was push ed asiAe to give way for. a more lively market. Individual averages were reported around the 80-cent mark today, and prices reached and went i.ibove forty ' cents on a number of piles. The upward trend in prices is ex pected to result in an increase in"" sales on nil the markets in the belt the next few days. PELLAGRA SHOWS RAPID INCREASE State Health Officer Tells How to Avoid Disease Kaleigh, Sept. 10.—Pellagra is in creasing in North Carolina by leaps ami bounds, carrying with it a con stantly mounting toll of death and insanity, according to Dr. Charles- O'H. Laughinghouse, secretary of the State Hoard of Health, who views the situation with alarm. The death rate during the past five years has increased from eight per hundred thousand to 30 per hundred thousand, while the increase in in sanity caused by pellagra is also large. Two years ago five per cent of the admissions of insane patients in the Stpte Hospital at (joldsboro was caused by pellagra, Or. laughing house stated. Last year 10 per ceni and since July of this year the per centage has been climbing until 'now T8 per cent of the admissions are in sane from pellagra. "Pellagra is not only a public health, but is also an economic problem," declared the physician. "Its treatment is more red meats, eggs, milk, tomatoes, corn field peas, and other green vegetables, and less self rising flour, grits, rice, fat meat and molasses. "The disease is increasing so rap idly that the physicians and the public need to have their attention called to it so that immediate steps can be taken looking to the proper feeding of people in the State. We need to raise more green, vegetables, more chickens and more cattle. We need to consume more red meat, more milk and more eggs. Every rural family should have a garden." ft Mrs. Joshua Corey Dies —ln Griffins Township Mrs. Joshua Corey, 54 years old, died -at her home in Griffins Township hist Friday morning of apoplexy. She had IK-CM in poor health during the past five years-and suffered much of that time. The funeral was conducted at the home Saturday afternoon bjr Rev. W. U. Harrington. Interment followed in the Ti.ce cemetery near by. • Mrs. Corey, the daughter of the late Major Corey and wife, Millie Lilley Corey, is survived by her widower and two daughters. r —,— No Meeting of Kiwanis Club Set for Tomorrow The local Kiwanis will not hold their regular luncheon tomorrow as the club is planning to entertain the loqai | school teachers next Friday evening, it v/M announced this morning.