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Waldi the Label on TOW £»P*r A. It CarriM the Date When Your Subscription Kaphas VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 76 6 CASES HEARD BY JUSTICE PEACE All Were for Violations of Game Law; Several Pay Costs Sl* cues charging violations of the game laws were heard by Justice of the Peace John L. Ijassell here yes terday, the court imposing no fines. Willie Bullock was found not guilty, • similar finding resulting in the. case against Charles M. Bullock. Gus Bullock, guilty of violating the gune law, was discharged upon the biftaient of sl4 court costs. Ofrover Godard, pleading guilty of buying skin of fur-bearing animals out Of season, waa discharged with the payment of sl4 costs. The case charging G. A. Burroughs With trapping out of season was dis misaed for want of evidence. T. T. Ruffin, of Bertie County, charg ed with sellnig skins out of season, plead guilty, the court discharging him upon the payment of the costs, sl2. Aside from hearings having to do With game law violations, Justice Has aell bound Jack Bond, colored, over to the recorder's court where he will an awer a simple assault charge on a female. COUNTY HOME INMATE DIES Mr*. Nancy Styron, of Pam lico County, Buried Sunday • Mra. Nancy Styron, a Pamlico County inmate, died at Martin'a county home near here last Saturday at the age of 81 years, her death bringing a marked sadness to the home. Only lait month, Mrs. Styron, with six oth er inmates, was sent from ' Pamlico County to be cared for in the home near here. She suffered an attack of pneumonia last week, her age making it impos* aible for her to resist the disease. In Potter's Field, near the county home, the body was placed last Sunday aft ernoon many miles from her native hfcme. Mr. C. L, Daniel, of the Holly Springe Methodiat Church, conducted the services. Of the six remaining Pamlico in- Ipctes in the home here, Mr*. Styrons' #ei«, now 54-years old, and her sister, Miss Lizzie French, 86 years old, sur vive. Mra- Styron's death breaks a union that had been welded during the ' past months. Expect Hard Fight on Drink Bill in Belgium Braaaela, Nor. 2.—A long and fierce fight on the country's drink j bill ia expected at the opening of the I Belgian Parliament. Experta, who 1 hate put the final touches on the liquor law, fearing the approaching storm, are aheltering behind female opinion. They have issued a state ment to the effect that they could not take any other course than, to stiffen the existing blue lawa, because of the view* of the reprasentativea of the working classes and the delegates of the women Socialists, who begged them , not to ."expose the Belgian people to the dangers of a return to free trade in drink." The commission has decided that the quantity of spirita purchasable at one time should be reduced to one Utn, while no bottle* of less, than j three-quarters of a litre shall be sold, thus preventing the sale of sample bottles. -■■ ■ ■ Hunters Get Five Deer In Washington County Mr. Charlie Miiell, former Army captain, and doctors from Salisbury, Mocksville, and Sparta, were here yes terday exhibiting some of hte fine deer they killed in Washington county re cently. Five deer were killed. These doctors have been camping in Washington County for the last five Chrs for the purpose of deer hunt g, but this is the first real success they have had in the five yeats. WATTS THEATRE ** Toasday-Wednesday NOT. Fox Movietone "FOLLIES" An Singing, Dancing, Talking 1 ■ Revue' Alao NKWS AND PABLEB rhuraday-Friday Nor. 21-22 Uahraraal'a Talking and Singing Triumph EDNA FERBER'S "SHOW BOAT" with tha musical hita from „-,-j Flo Zeigfeld's Original Broadway Production Alao NEWS AND COtfftDY f®E ENTERPRISE Australian Ballo Trial in County For the fy-st time in the county, and probably for the first time in the State, votes will be cast under the act passed at the last legislature providing for the Australian ballot, tomorrow when vot ers in the Hurst School District, this county, determine the outcome of a special school tax election. Learning that the election would have to be held in accordance with the act, which became effective June 30, officials yesterday and today were bus ily engaged preparing the tickets and a voting booth. A careful review of Woman's Club To Meet This Friday The data of the Woman's Club meeting baa been changed from Thursday of next week, which ia Thanksgiving Day, to -frida; of this week, November 22. There is some special bus iness to be passed on, and a good attendance ia deaired. Owing to the fact that this ia not the regular day of meeting, the hour has been changed to 3 o'clock, aa there are other meet bigs and services at 4 o'clock. Members are urged to be present and on time, so that the business will be finished during the hour, COUNTY LAGS IN RED CROSS DRIVE No Active Campaign Being Waged Because of Lack Of Organization The annual Red' Cross Roll Call chive i» on and will go through Thanks Riving Day. Owing to the fact that no one has been found to accept the chairmanship for the county, there has Ix eu no organi*ation. If any one wants t« donate a dollar and join for the year 1929, or if any one in the various town ship* of the county will give a little time to soliciting renewals, if he or she will go to Dr. W. E. Warren, county chairman,' or Mrs.. Elbert S. Peel, vice chairman, buttons and ma terials will be furnished. Martin County has not had its usu al good crop year, and times are hard er here than for »ome years probably, I but we have not had any terrible de struction of life and property as there has been in spots over the world, and wc should donate something to this of 'ganization, which is the first aid every- I where in time of trouble. [ There is no organization on earth for | ministering to the needs of humanity that can marshal! its force's, for thp administration of relief work as quick ! ly as tan the Red Cross, and there is no better method or means of helping our fellow man than through the channels of the Red Cross. So if there is any one who feels that he can either join or help in the drive, please do so at once. v ' » "Peeping Tom" Narrowly Escapes Severe Beating Pete Pierce, white man of Bertie County, employed here at various times as a night watchman for a ware house, narrowly escaped a thrashing last Saturday night when, he was caught peeping through a window of Eliza Barnes', home, colored, who re sides below the river hill. Pierce was caught when he started to run after hearing the woman yell. Elite's sons uere about to beat Pierce on the spot, but pleaded so hard that he escaped with only one or two blows. Pierce is said to have told them that he meant no harm, that he heard some one talking in the house and waa at tracted by It While it could not be officially learned here yesterday, it is understood that an investigation has been or dered and a warrant issued. Pierce is said to have returned to Bertie. • Secretary of War Good fries In Washington ■ ■ Washington, Nov. 18.—James W. ( Good, Secretary of War, died tonight after blood-poisoning overwhelmed his courageous resistance. Funeral services will be held in the *£ast Room of the White Bouse Wed nesday morning at 11 o'clock, in the presence of President Hoover, his Cabinet and important officials of the government. Tomorrow afternoon the body will be placed on the Capitol Limited of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad en route to Cedar Rapids, lowa, where bttrial will be made in the family plot Friday. The heavy burdens of the War De partment were transferred by the death of Secretary Good to the com paratively youthful shoulders of Pat trick J. Hurley, or Tulsa, Oklahoma, who, as a Major and Lieutenant-Col onel, participated in three big of fensives of the World War, and now wears the Distinguished Service Medal of the American government. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 19,1929 the new voting law has been made, and it is understood that the election will be handled strictly in accordance with the requirements of the act The Australian ballot system in this county is marked for its small begin ning, only 28 voters being qualified to cast their votes tomorrow in the school election. Messrs. J. P. Harris and J. D. Coltrain are the poll holders, and Mr. Luther Leggett is the registrar. The election, if carried, will make possible a special tax levy of 30 cents tc be used for educational purposes. SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION HERE Proceedings Are Attracting But Little Attention; No Outstanding Cases Opening the November term here yesterday morning, the Martin Coun ty Superior court continued practical ly all the cases scheduled for trial during the day, the seasion coming to a close about an hour after it was called. The jury took its sest and aft er waiting for work about an hour, Judge Clayton Moon, presiding of ficer, dismissed the members for the day. One or two cases, involving mall suits, were settled when the court pointed out that the trial costs would be much greater than the amounts involved, that aettlementa should be effected. It is understood that sev eral cases scheduled for trial yester day and this week were settled by the parties after the court closed the session yesterday morning. This morning several cases were underway, the jury working in some of them. The number of attendants upon the court was small and the pro ceedings attracted very little atten tion today. The Modlin versus Town caae will not be called this term, it was unof ficially learned yesterday. The case was to have been called today, ac cording to the calendar prepared by j the Martin County Bar association i several weeks ago. MAN KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION Rocky Mount Traveling Man Dies After Wreck Near Bethel Greenville, Nov. 18.— W. L. Thomp son, traveling salesman of Rocky Mount, was fatally injured in an au tomobile collision on the Greenville- Bethel highway, about four miles from Bethel, yesterday afternoon and died while on the way to the local hos pital. The top of Thompson's head was almoat completely shattered. Clifton James, of Greenville, driv er of the other car, and Miss Nora Lee Burnette, of Bethel, his compan ion, received painful bat not serious injuries. Miss Baker lost three teeth and suffered cuts and bruises about the face and head. James' injuries consisted of cuts and bruises about the head and shoulders v - Thompson was on his way to Rocky Mount and James and Miss Burnette were returning to Green ville. The accident occurred on a straight stretch of highway, and an investigation by County Coroner E. S. Williams and Sheriff Whltehurst showed that Thompson was respon sible for the wrack. Thompson's home was in Washing ton, and the body was sent to that place for burial. * . Both cars were almoat completely demolished by the impact. Passing motorists brought Thompson to lireenvllle for medicsl aid, but he died before reaching the hospital. James and Miss Burnette were car ried to Bethel for medical attention. Two Men Captured at Still Near Oak City Walter Lee and Charle* Jonei, col ored, were captured at a still near Oak City last week by Deputy S, H. Grimes and hi* assistants, Jonei fur niohing much fun when he ran into a group of six deputies. Lee wa* un able to make a start and surrendered at the still. > » S The plant was operated on a small scale, the kettle only holding 40 gal lons. The operators stated their first run of beer was a complete failure, as they poured the liquor out on account of it being so sorry. B. F. Perry To Begin Big Salt Thursday m Beginning Thursday of this week, the B. F. Perry store here will otter its large stock at reduced prices, ac cording to the owner, to a new and unheard of lerel. The entire stock will be included in the sale, it l was stated, and large number* of people from this and the surrounding counties are expected to attend the sale. TEACHERS HOLD MEETING HERE Elect Delegates to District Meeting of Educational Association . ■■ ' a A program prepared by teachers in the local school and pointing out the significance of "American Educational Week," featured the general assembly of a large number of Martin County teachers in their regular monthly meet ing in the new high school building here last Saturday afternoon. The ex ercises were well planned and pre pared by Misses Allen and Harrison and Mrs. Roberson, and are said to have met with marked approval. Sup erintendent R. A. Pope urging the schools to put this program before the public during the fall if it had not al ready been done. The meeting was opened with the devotional conducted by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, of the local Presbyterian Church. Following the program, the meeting elected delegates to the dis trict meeting of the North Carolina Educational Association to be held in Elizabeth City the latter part of this week. Messrs. Pollock and Ainsley and Miss Peel, acting as a nominating committee, selected Mr. Watson, Misses Bishop, Smith, Waldo, Hafrr, JoHan, and Roebuck and Mr. Lee as delegates, and Messrs. Leake, Wynne, and Talley, and Misses Getsinger, Crowson, Newton, Baldree, and Roe buck as alternates. The new course of study to be a dopted or rejected was discussed briefly by Mr. Pope, who asked the delegates to cast their votes either for or against the measure before the as sociation. BAPTIST CHURCH SERIES SERVICES ——♦— Dr. James B. Turner Draws Large Crowds; Delivers Strong Sermons The first of a series of radvices in progress at the Baptist church here this week were largely attended, Dr. James B. Tuner, pastor of the Hayeß- Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh, de livering strong sermons at the Sunday and laat evening services. Dr. Turn er preached his first sermon Sunday evening and will continue through this week with two services daily, one at 7:30 each evening and a special service at 4 o'clock each afternoon for the children and young people. | This evening, Dr. Turner will have for his subject, "Three Certainties of the Christian Life." A goodly number is expected to hear the discussion this evening and a cordial invitation is extended the public to attend. Dr. Turner, a native Carolinian, received his education at Buies Creek, 1 Wake Forest College and the Theolo-1 gical Seminary, Louisville, Ky. He is a World War veteran, and was, at one | time, a player in the big baseball leagues. Prior to his acceptance as pastor of the Raleigh church, he was pastor of a large church in Valdosta, ! Ga. He is a aplendid speaker, and j his preaching will, no doubt, attract large audiences throughout the week, the period the meeting will run. Principals' Conference Tomorrow in Oak City j The third principals' conference' of the present school term will be- held tomorrow evening in Oak City, with Principal H. M. Ainsley acting as host. It was announced yesterday that the members of the county board of edu cation will attend the conference and that all principals are urged to. be present. Box Party at Farm Life School Thursday Night In an effort to raise funds for the athletic association, the Farm Life School is holding a box party there next Thursday evening at 7:30 oclOck, the teachers and pupils extending the people of the community a cordial in vitation to attend. Hindered by a boiler trouble during several day*, the Farm -Life School is back to a normal operation today, me chanic* repairing the boiler yesterday. A faulty water line is said to have caused the boiler to crack. Turkestan Auto Tag Seen On Car In Local Streets Automobiles carrying license tags of itates as far away as California, Maine and New Mexico have been aeen on the streets here, but a new record was set up this morning when Thomas Ray drove in an Oakland car carrying a Turkestan, central Asia, tag. While it could not be defi nitely learned, H is believed that Mr. Rayi s now representing a concern in South Carolina. Box Party at Cross Roads School Tuesday, Nov. 26 a The teachers and pupils of the Cross Roads School will give a box party on Tuesday night of next week, Novem ber 26, at 8 o'clock. A r.ordial invita tion is extended to everybody to at- Prices Holding Up ■* On Tobacco Market * Sales on the local otbacco mar ket continue to be around 75,000 pounds each day, with not much change in the prices, although a number of obeervers say they range some higher than last week. A number of farmers from other counties are selling here to day. They say that after try ing all the markets, they find their checks as large here as any place they go. Warehousemen expect fairly good-aized breaks all thia week and next. It ia generally report ed that more than 90 per cent of the tobacco in this particular section of the eastern belt has already been marketed. LOCALS DEFEAT POPLAR BRANCH Win One-Sided Contest, 62 To 0, at Poplar Branch Last Friday • Coach B. E. Hood's football eleven last Friday defeated the Poplar Branch in a one-sided and listless affair, tlie locals making 62 points, while their opponents were without a score. The gumc was played at Poplar Branch, CoacJj Ilocd and many of the boys go ir.g to the Currituck town for their first trip. • In size, the locals were matched,* but Williamston's offensive tactics com pletely baffled the Currituck boys and the scoring was quick and often. Next Friday afternoon Herlderson will send its eleven here to do battle with the locals, the visitors being classed among the best teams in-the section. The game will be called at 3.00 o'clock on the new high school field. TALK OF SHRINE AT PRIEST'S TOMB 10,000 to 50,000 People Visit Grave Daily Expecting Miraculous Cures Boston, Nov. 16.—Extraordinary scenes have taken place for several days now in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Maiden. To that old and quiet rest ing place of the dead there traveled on the first Sunday of the month 10,- 000 persons, on last Sunday ten times that number, during the week days from 15,000 to 40,000, and on Armistic Day some 60,000. These are estimates based on the opinions of first-hand observers and of policemen who have spent strenuous hours striving to prevent injury and dis order. The people come, men and women, the young and old, the poor and the well-to-do, the halt, the lame, the! blind, and the strong, most of them| devout, only relatively a few of the curious and indifferent, to place their hands upon a grave, to touch their lips to a marble slab, to wipe their faces with water from the chalice j that is chiseled in the flat surface of; that slab, which is upheld by stone 1 supports like a table. This monument-' covers the grave of a young Catholic priest, the Rev. Patrick J. Power, who was buried almost sixty yearr ago. Just how the idea that miraculous cures are wrought at this grave had its origin is not known. For years there had been occasional reports if such healings; the stories were pasted from mouth to mouth without publication. More recently the sub urban press from time to time has printed account* of remarkable hap pening! in the cemetery, but these attracted cnly limited attention. The spark which produced the present ex citement was probably the report in a Boston paper of the healing of a young girl, narrated in detail with ac- pictures. When first scores and then hundreds of persons began to travel to the grave all the city editort In Boaton placed the cemetery on their news schedules. The general public, however, was startled when the "big" news stories began to appear. T* Everetts Literary Society In Meeting Last Friday Everetts, Nov. 18.—The Wilsonian I.iterary Society of the Everetts High School held its third meeting this year on Friday, November IS, in the high school auditorium. After a short bus- 1 iness discussion,«»an interesting pro gram was presented. Wit and humor were featured. The officers for the 1929-30 school trrm President, Bruce Roebuck; vice president, Gentry Mills; pianist, Helen Keel; chorister, Lola Moore; publicity agent, Thelma Peel; chap lain, Silds Leftgett. Program commit tee; Thelma Peel, chairman; Helen Katherine Taylor, LQla Moore, Ella (jherry, ■ Ilene Wynne., Social com mitted; Syble Clark, chairman; Ruth Roebuck, Janie Biggs, Woolard Peel, J»tn?s Maflofy. Negro Prowler Is Arrested Saturday LARGE CROWDS HEAR'TALKIES' Initial Programs Are Well Received; "Show Boat" on Thursday and Friday Showing at the Strand Theatre here for the first time last Monday morn ing at 12:05, the "Talkies" met with much success, a large audience going to see the "Fox Movietone Follies of 1929." Many in the audience, seeing ind hearing the talkies for the first time, were very much surprised; others hearing and seeing the type of pictures in other places were warm in their praise fur the equipment and its per formance. The program starting Monday morn ing continues through Wednesday, the theatre management announcing the "Show Boat," a corking good show, for Thursday and Friday of this week. "The Show Boat," a Universal talk ing and singing picture triumph, based on the famous novel by Edna Ferber, brings for the first time the cream of a Broadway musical hit while it is still playing in New York. "Never before has so much entertainment been crowd ed into a single production as you get in Carl Laemmle's glittering, gorgeous and glamorous "Show Boat," a report reads. HURSTS SCHOOL TAX ELECTION If Carried, School Will Be Consolidated With Everetts Twenty-eight eligible voters will de termine the outcome of a special school tax election in the Hurst school dis trict tomorrow, the election having been railed some time ago by the •County Board of Education at the re quest of several citizens in the dis trict. The registration, totalling 28, and reported by Registrar Luth Leg gctt, is considered small, many of the citizens failing to enter their names on the books. Should the election carry, a special tax of 30 cents on the SIOO property valuation will he levied in' ths district. The school will be consolidated with the one in Everetts, where many of tin Hurst district are now receiving instruction. According to a census made in the district last year, there are approxi mately 60 children of school age in the district. Records show that around 40 were enrolled in the school last year, the average daily attendance being on ly 13. One" truck. Jv ill accommodate the district, it is believed. The petition (or the election carried 32 names, the total registration num bcilng only 28, according to a check ijhads and reported by the registrar. The election will be held at the Hurst school house. OPEN SEASON ON ALL GAME Quail, Wild Turkey, Rabbit and Dove Season Opens Tomorrow , The hunting season in this part of th State opens in full swing tomor oow, the season opening wild turkey, dove, and rabbit. The season opened on all fur-bearing animals last I'rii'ay. With the Thanksgiving holi day just a few days off and the season open on practically all game, hunting will be popular in this section during the next few weeks.' The sale'of hunt ing licena«s has materially increased 1 clur ng the past few days her*» and the j next few days will bring another sub l stantial increase in the sale, it is be : lieved. According to report* coining from hunters in this section, the season has been exceptionally good for hunting squirrel and deer. The large catches of fur-bearing animals during the past ft w days indicate that this type of game is also to be found in large numbers. No definite reports have bten heard as to the number of quail and wild turkeys. ♦ Checking Mail To £ Upper Part County With many requests coming from patrons in the several towns, the pott | office department is making jt. check of the mail handled between Wcldon and Williamston, the line proposed for a star mail route. The check made here the latter part of last week waa small, according to Postmaster J. T. Price, out it mutt be remembered, Kr. Price said, that mail going from here to all points it very light at this time. "We have received many requeata for the route." Mr. Price stated,' "and we are reporting them to the proper I officials.'' Advertisers Win Find Our CoL I umiM a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 ATTEMPTED TO '! BREAK INTO 2 ( j HOUSES HERE ■ Tried to Get Into Homes of C. B. Godwin and A. Anderson HEARINCTTODAY AT K : Strong Chain of Evidence Worked Up Against Crew; Was Drinking I, V When Arrested William Crew, 25-year-old local Ne gro, was arrested and placed in jail lure early Sunday morning, charged with attempted housebreaking and at fimpting to enter a house. U_c wjjl be Riven a preliminary hearing before Jus tice of the Peace J. L. Hassell at the Courthouse here at 4 o'clock today. Crew's arrest is believed to be a cli max to night prowling around private homes and property here. During the past several weeks a number of cases' have been reported, but the situation reached an acute stage last Saturday about midnight, when Crew attempted to enter the home of' Mr. C. B. God win, on Main Street, and that of Mr. A. Anderson, corner of Haughton and Simmons Streets. While no official re port has been made by officers at this •time, it is understood that Crew will face a strong line of evidence at the hearing today. Prowling around the home of Mr. Godwin for a long while, Crew is said to have committed the first offense, attempted housebreaking, when lie started in the front d'>or of "the home at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Godwin heard a noise on the front porch and went to the reaching there in time to turn the knob on the inside while the Negro turned the one 011 the outside. I'artty opening the door, she' saw the Negro and, closing it immediately, she ■■asked him what he was doing there. Crew made several remarks and was slow in leaving. After lie turned from the door and left the porch, Mrs. God win called her husband at his place of employment. While jiwaiting her hus band's arrival, Mrs. Godwin returned to the front door and Crew continued around. Bringing a gun into action, Mrs. Godwin warned Crew, who had retreated across the street at that time. When Mr. Godwin and Officer Alls brooks reached the scene, Crew ran down Pearl Street, evading Mr. God win and Officer Allsbrooks. It was only a few mllmte t s after he was chased down Pearl" Street that Crew is saiil to have committed the second offense. Thi% time he went to the home of Mr. Anderson and climbed a water drain, apparently planning an entrance through a window overlook ing the porch. Misses Allen and Pea cock, teachers in the local school, and who were in> their room, heard the man as he grasped the water drain to climb to the porj;h roof. The noise was reported to Misses Ivey and Sam ple, two other teachers rooming just across the hall, and Mis Ivey went in to investigate the noise. She went to the window, raised the shade and re moved the screen, seeing the man stooping on the roof within reaching distance. Hearing her call for help and the screams of the other teachers, the man jumped from the roof! and ran away. At 1 o'clock, about an hour after he left the Anderson home, Crew was taken into custody by Mr. Godwin and Officer Allsbrooks" at the corner of Pearl and Main Streets. Crew prac tically admitted one of the charges, and when asked where he had been during the night he offered an alibi that was proven false by Policeman Alls brooks and Mr. Godwin upon inves tigation. j In the jail here Sunday aftwnoon, Crew, lined up with II other prisoners, was identified by -the teachers as the man who had attempted to enter the Anderson home. Sheriff C. 1). Roe buck, investigating the case, found white paint on Crew's clothes, the of ficer stating that Crew apparently rubbed the paint from the drain as he climbed to the top qf the porch. It is stated that Crew had been drinking, but that he was not drunk, however. Jury Returns True Bill * Against Sylvester Taylor While it could not be officially learned yesterday, it was reported that a Beaufort County jury yesterday re turned a trlfe hill in the case charging Sylvester Taylor, formerly of this county, with entering the store of Mr. F.. H. Roberson, at Batts Cross Roads between here and Washington, and re moving a safe and several article*. It is understood that the court in jession there this week has such a large docket that it is not likely -4hat the case will be called at this term, It it re ported, however, that the prosecuting witness' is pushing the case and is anxious to have it heard during the present term of the court
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