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COU NTT TWICE A WEEK Bt
TAKING THE ENTERPRISE. sia
VOLUME KIMBEB It.
SPECIAL SFCITITS
OF MEETING AT
IS BAPTIST CHURCH!
DR. A W. KENCHELOE OF ROCKY j
MOUNT. AND RE|. JOY NEK j
TO CONDUCT SEE VICES
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There will be « special series of re
ntal services held at the Memorial
Baptist church beginning Suikhy
morning, March conducted by the |
pastor and Dr. J. W. Kencheioe, |k> j
•f the Kint Baptist church of Rocky "
Meant, N. C. Dr. Kewcheloc is one
of the strongest ministers in North
Carolina, and a most successful pas
tor. lie cones to us, sot as a pro
fessional evangelist, but as a pastor,
with a paster's love and sympathy.
I feel that our church aud teun |
town and community are most fortu
nate an having the opportunity of
hearing Dr. Kencheioe ia these spe
cial meetings.
Dr. Kmfhf.oe will bring to us hi
first message Monday evening at 7:4*. ,
Beginning Juesday he wil;
prtteh at SHI and ih the Evening I
at *7:46, continuing throughout th,
nA at these hours. t|
/f» pastor of the chareti, aad ia be !
i half of my entire church and con
(negation, 1 desire to extend a car
dial invitation to all the people of
the town and community to attmd
all these services. Especially do we
desire and ask for the prayers and
cooperation of all the Christian peo
pte of the town and commuiaty. The.-e
services, if we will do our part, will
bring a leal biasing to every church,
and each home in our community. t 1
A. V. Joyner, Pastor. ]
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WILL HOLD GROUP
SCBOUL MGEFLNB
DR. E. C BROOhS CALLS SI |
CON FERENCES OF OFFIQALS
TO IHSCLSS SCHOOL CODE 1
RALEIGH. Mar. ZL -- l>r. E. C 1
Brooks, ssfcnntenncot of public ia '
strurtion, has called six group meet '
ing» of county school authorities, in
cluding county and city superintend
enU and members of school boards '
aad committees for the discussion O. 1
the new school Code. The meeting* 1
ahieh will begin in Aahevide, Apni
11, will include Charlotte, April 13; '
Greeasuoro, April 18; Raleigh, Apni '
20, Greenville, April 26; and Wilmiag
ton April 27. '
lapses to be ilitcuifad at each of '
these group meetings include prepar '
at ion of old indebtedness; provisions '
for the erection of new ackool bouses,
aew loral tax aad bond laws; county 1
Wide plan of school organisation; ua- 1
ties of couaty boards of edmtior, '
county commissioner, and school com 1
mitt ten v*
The laws pertaining to these fit '
topics have all been rewritten ami
county boards of education aad coun- '
_ty commissioners are supposed to
aork together ia preparing the bad
gat, ia raising the necessary funds
Car maiataimn gthe school term.' 1
for erecting needed The J
parpoae of these meat wigs, tharefoic 1
is to acquaint as many county oil! 4
rials as psaaihle with the new laws, 4
before May Ist, when each county -
Burnt begin tot plan for the new
school year. It is euiawtly hoped 1
that —eh **> W*» ,
many members of each bovd to be *
present as caa tiMWuii iitly attend,
aad invite aay citiraa of hia county
to attend who amy be intereatod ia .
The new school law will be ready 1
Jar distribution by April lot, aad '
capiat wfll be scat to aapenatendents 1
"" far «strihot»oa ia tome for those ia- (
ai |iia»tl with the changes ia the '
law iefoee the dates above A ,
fuH aliusilaara ia deajued in aider f
that the aew laws amp be felly dis- (
cussad aad explained to aa torge a ,
group of rdVials as R ia pas Whir for ,
as to reach, iaforms «TaptrisMailnit j
lis air -- ' •» • ; * r '" i
WILUAMfIi-iNIANS ATTENDED
SOCIETY MEET AT WINDSOR i
A number of delegate-- from the ,
Weaaaa's Miasaaaary saciety here west ,
tog of th* three usaatias of Bertie, ,
Martin «i HcstJaid- Those attend ,
kg were Meadanaa L B. Harmon, ,
ton. Ml. li Deborah Eli i lag. Mary ,
Leggett, aad Mary Clyde Lacgatt,
ad the pastor. Mar. M. R. CMhn. i
, Miaa Emma Graham
THE ENTERPRISE
BELGIL M STRICT IN
IU.LES OF MARRIAGE
Thin Fact Oat By lettr
Mhsw.ag Straights of An An , j
erican Sailor
j GREENVILLE, S. C„ Mar. 21. —'
, Pluck little Belgium ma t know the I
j family history of an American riti- j
sen before she will grant to that
citizen one of her daughters in mat- J
rimony. At least that is the mear- ■
' ing. place-i upon a letter received by I
, Dr. C. E. Smith, health commission- j
Jer for Greenville, from Charles Cool?.'
jof St Nicholas, Bdrium. In this,
letter Hr. Cools asked for a copy of!
a death certificate of his mother, who
he says, was struck by lightning here
in UN*? and killed.
Cools wished to get named to a
i'elrium girl, but before the author
ities would issue license, they must
the c:ncum taj.ct- of his moth
er's death.
Dr. Smith said the death certifi
cate was not yet available .as the
city did not begin to keep such rr
car.k until about 1910. which date
was five years ahead of the sttf
requiring this.'
QUEEN DAY HELD
WILSON JUBILEE
MANY CONTESTANTS OIT
TIIK PRIZES Of FERED B>
COMMERCE CHAMBERS
j WILSON, Mar. tl—This is Qeea's
[day at the Eastern Carolina expusi
| tion and the admirers of the cm
U--UIIL- are working like Trojans f»i
j U.e.r favorites. Two s>4 diamond
|iu p. are the trophies nought for
i one to the most beautiful lady if
Wil.-on county, the octet to the lady
nte» mr*" the grcu*» »t wumbar -s.
vu!n> from the other 4$ counties at
large.
The three prizes for the most at
tractive float.- in Wednesday's street
|N>k were awarded: Wilnw's Wo
man's dub. first $10O; Fahnvilie
Magatiie dul>, second; Elm City to
bacco. barn float, third. ,
The crown.ng glory to thL- event
ful day was the 'queen's ball" thi
evening at convention hall. The
qui aa l . out>ide of Wilson contesting
for the diamond ring-ate: Miss Mary
Sue Carroll, of Wallace; Mrs. F. j
Bounds, Jr., of Weldon; Mi .- Hilda
Randolph, of Kinston; M>v» [VIL
Wicker, of Wanentoa: Miss Polly
CaiKpbell, of Washington; Mi-* Lu-
Icile Johnson. of Smithfidd; Miss Sue
' Best Morrill, of Snow Hill. Mm Ruby
Riggshee, of Kamivil.e; Miss Dorothy
Simmons, of Goldsbotv; Mr- J N
Var>n, of Ahoskie; Miss Inez Edger
ton. of kealy. Mrs. Mildred Mrt.o
Hon. of Ay den; Miss Mary ("tuakcr
lata Howard, of Tarhoro; Miss Emelie
Bis.-ett, jpf Nashviiie, and Miv> Nina
Tptoa ,of Williamson.
LEADING t OLORED CITIZEN
OF MARTIN conmr DEAD
Martin couaty '* leading colored ot
laen died Suadap, at his home ia
Jamet-ville. after a week's illaess. at
the ripe old age of 79 year*, lacking
only twn months of reaching the four
.-core mark. He was bora ia Detroit,
Michigan; i.nd ia hft eariy years be
rt to Ctnada where be Ihred ua
he was eifhteca, wrea he moved
ia Hayti. '- 'est ladie*; moving 10
Jaaerille (ni Rsyti w'e?e he '»-
for M yuan. ——
He orgaaized the Tabcniarlo of
Love and Charity, which has grown
into a strong ehsritalde and insur
ance organizatioa, approved and rec
ognised by the State Insurance da-
He was mayor of iame«vile for
two yean, from lfT5 to 1»77; was
a justice d the peace far 7 years;
aad was twice delegate to the Mapub
licaa National con vent toe, first at Chi
cago aad next at Minneapolis. He
was a member of the couaty board
of intoaftjuii for oaa term dariag the
Fashion period; taught school ia
I smwriße for mora thaa thirty years.
Ho had beaa a member at the Wi.
ymm*. Urn waa buried "ia faaaaiills
Thursday.
mora highly respected far truth asad
hsaaity thaa J. P. Butler; ha was
raoh. He did much far his race to
ways aa the right side. He taught
truth and bianlj aa the haaa of
CHURCH OF ADVENT. EPISCOPAL
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Smiday atherd 9:45 a. m, H M.
The pubKe ia rwialy TOW to
SIIXIAMMOV MARTIN COUNTT. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, "MVKCII a U3.
SUPERIOR COURT PROGRESSING n
) WITH SIX MURDER CASES 1
j I
JI DGE AND SOLICITOR WOCH G WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT TO j
CLE.\N OIT COCNTV JAIL OF ALL t BIT SES
SION WILL LIKELY LAS*T INTO NEXT WKEk
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I Judge Sindaii moves things along
I with a good pace, but csn*t possibly i
c!«aa out SherdT RoOerson's "bound
| ing hone' this week; the sheriff en
.teriained 19 last ni«ht, w.-.ich is pos
sibly the largest population the Mar
tin couaty jail ever enunierat.il, ami
Judge Sißctair and Solicitor All-brook
will have to spend x.me time next
weiek here to dear the criminal dock- '
et. Praactiaaliy every case being for ,
murder, exec ~ : a few minor appeals 1
from th» lacordc.court. There are '
jx separate - -er cases.
«»ne of the ca.-cs drarging George
Baston. coio. «-l, w .:h killing his wife, |
h.»s created consnierab e comment in |
the Hardens section where the inci :
•lent orcarred.
Ca»e> already disposel of are a*
fallows:
State v» Join Jones ami O. W
Jones. Verdict of the jury is that !
O. W. Jones is not guilty and John
Jones is guilty. Judgment of the
court that John Jones be sentenced ■
to the road for a term of one year.
State vs Norline Yarrell. abandon - I
menu Guilty, hired out for oe year
to W. W. Griffin, upon the payment j
of |75 fine and codh
Slate vs Ben KiCSi . a-o-au.t with
A TWO MEEKS' SERVICE AT
PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS
CHI'RCH BEINNING M.VK 2V
V-
eThi* will be a mivil mffting ai j
the IVnteeo-tal Holiness church near |
X. C , commencing Fri
•lay nirht. before the first Sumlay
ra Aprd. ami -will eoatiaue -through |
the following two weeks. Service I
will he held each nig.it at 7:30 o'clock.
All-are cordially invited to attend,
arid a hearty welcome awaits you. '
Preaaehiag by Rev. W T. Men itt,'
the pa«tor .and Rev. J. A. Wallace
According to fcieatists **K" is tlir
easiest letter to hear.
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{ CLEAN-UP WEEK
1 WHY? I
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Because the last week of March has l«*a prudaimH u CI£AN-i r w
WEEK, throughout every city, town, aid hamlet of North Carolina.
I—- WHO? I
Every citizen, white or colored, ol 1 or young, rich or poor, who define- ||9
to make our nutt a cleaner ami bet ler place to Uve. ;jjj
| . WHAT? 1 '' S
BR * Your untidy back yard with its weeds, ram and rahtok Your dirty
CL outbuildings filled with nhavinjjs, pa per and Ifuk ao liable to fire. Your
jUI attic* with IOOM paper and plunder you will need again.
W Your filled up drain ways, that are breeding place- for inonqnitoe* and V%
•jf diseases. Your chimney" and flues, t hat may be a fire ride to jrou and no
your neighbor. ;H HSUKBi ." B
I WHEN? 0 . J
During the week of Marrh 25-31 . IMS, whew jrtwr neirhhors and nil
patriotic citizens should be intent o n d— if wp their h—M and their
H - premise*. fll
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ILet all members of the family de their pert hr gathering all krwsh.
weeds, bottler, cans, papers shavin r a, wllafc ami tmh, end Hart it to- f{ j
ward the dump heap. ' V' .fl I
No objection will be maiie if yon iprtnd a little peAwt or white wash Q I
LET ONE AND ALL START THAT TRASH ON THE ROAD TO THE
DUMP HEAP! y
deadly weapon, plead gtulty.
i State vs Charlie Mobiey. Connie
Harris and Bill Chance, maßu actur -
tng liquor. The defendants each hav
ing plead guilty the of the
court was Mobiey- pay a tine of *sw».
and all the court cost ami that tie]
defendants Harris and Chance each'
pay a fine of SIOO and that Mobiey |
enter into aftond of for good )
, behavior.
' True bills were found by the grand
! jury against Charlie Webb for mur
! der, Sid Burchil for murder. George
W. Baston for murder,
i ' State vs Frank Armstrong and ,
; Sherman Moor, murder.
The trial of the ease has caused
I coiisih>rable intere-t and large cron.h j
of |>eople, both white and colored, j
j have filled the court room The man. j
I Sherman Moore is said to he a very :
! rough negro, somewhat of the dare- I
ilevil type and the better element of j
people, both white ami colored have j
I taken some interest in the case.
While the testimony in the ca-e •
is purely cireum-tancia', there l- very J
little doubt about the guilt of Moore. '
| There was a man filled, the man who ]
.killed ham shot him from ambush.'
No one saw it; the place where the]
•j niuideier stood was guankd and no]
; one went there until the blood hounds 1
j from Portsmouth, Ya.. ram* 18 hours j
after the shooting. Mr. B. T. Cuilon '
! put his two dogs on (he trail, which ,
• run th track for mor than a mile; !
jtliey paid no attention nor made iw'
attempt to stop at aay house along '•
lire load side, though tney pa-.-ed 14.
until they reached thg home of the
Moore ne»rro.
They entered the yarvl. and went
straight to the room where Moore
j dept ami jumpe>l on the he>L Moore
had made threats during the day; had j
; shown a gun shell omied with bark I
shot, al lof which woven together.!
made a fine chain of cireum-tancial'
rtriibuias
» CHARITABLE ORG ANIZATION
MET AT ROBERSONVILLK
| The Maitin county Council of the
Charitable Brotherhood held lU meet- .
( ing with the RobersonviUe on
j March 14th.
I A (rood representation from the va- i
rious suborxhnate lodges of the couu- j
4 ty was present. The next meeting"
of the council will be a joint meet
; u.(j with the Washington county
lodges in Jure, near Plymouth.
The officers of the council are: J.
W~. Ward, president, J. T. Lee, chap
hia; E. L. Ward, secretary, and W.
H Roebuck, treasurer
CAN PEOPLE STAND
RAILROAD RATES
CTISTS NEARLY JIM TO SHIP A
CAR FROM GREENVILLE
V ' TO WILIJAMSTON
A few days ago Mr. W. E. Beatty
>hippe>l a car load of orange from
I Florida to 'Greenville for which he
; paid IUsO freight; he let the car
I stand on the' tracks ta Greenville foi
i a few days and paid {6-1 demurage
| After sdling what the Greenville
j paid |£o freight: he let the car
: wAh the roidue of the oranges t«
• Williamston. where he paid a freight
, charge of S9S 9i. Note the co?t of
! the »hipmerit from Greenville to Wil
| laamston—about 30 miles—s99j9s on
Ja part of a car load of orangm.
The iailroa.is are loading the pub
j lie down with freight charges In
| some instance- they are charging the
| fanners twelve times as much freight
j on potatoes as the farmers are get
| ting. That is in our United States.
| in this month of Maich. A. I>., 1923.
I and yet when the country gasps for
relief ami here and there a man is
found whtf hM trie courage to fight
them, that .shippers may have a show
they have to charge a Hiadeoburg
line of lobby ists—advis«d. paid ami
maintained by the railroad*.
IWhea the peop'>e a-k for fair play
they are hamted the old railroad -l«»
, gan, "undemocratic, dangerous " an '
| thereby fool the folks and take a
J deeper bold next time.
TOBACCO GKOM KiLS FILE ""' |
FOIR ADDITIONAL Sl IT.s *
"»«■ •( lhcm Agaiant Mutj Can
ty Farmer; JadnaraU Art
SliU I adHrranH
KAI.EIGH, Mar. &-Pwr Mb
i»*»in.-4 member- alltcni to katr
broken contract.-, the first actions
' the kind to be filoi in several months,
were instituted by the Tobacco Grav
ers' Cooperative as.-oc:a:ion in Wakt
county superior court yrsterday.
Ij.~l fall the association inMitut '
ed about lot) suits against memters.
seeking at the rate of five '
cents a pouml Tor all tobacco alleg
ed to have been delivered outside of
the a.«ocuition, in atdition to attor
ney*' fees. The injunction against *
further deliveries were also secured '
in about 20 cases in which in June 1
tions were secured are now pending '
in the supreme None of the
the cases have bfcen tned on their 1
met it, but Vitruvjus Royster. clerk
of Wake county superior court, prant
ed about 30 judgments by default,
an.l inquiry in December aid Jan
uary. The-* cases have not yet been
-übmitted to a jury for appraisal of
'l-in-.ajres.
Nantes of the defendants named in
suits brought yesterday, together
with the oountie* of their residence
and the damages sought in each an- 1
as follows: ;«g ;
A L. Faulkner. Johnston. $330.
\V. S White. Martin, fiiii.
W. F. Mercer. Ihiplin. JSSO.
W. 11. Moo*. Wake. *4OO
SHRIM:KS HAVE PLANNED
VERY INTERESTING EVENT
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. The
Sbnne clud announce that the ev
ening's entertainment oa May IT. arvl
when Sulan Temple will put on its
ceremonial, will'be ofa character that
- will make the events remain in tb«"
memory of the participants for an
indefinite ~pei"tod;
The fireworks display will be on
a huge scale a»l will depict Shrin.
' featurrs inclu ling camels, emhletns.
and. of course, a novice, "holding the
mpe." Tl.e t>a!l will include a rose
| dance, a snow dance and best of all.
thirty of Washington's beautiful
1 . ounx !alies will see that Shnner
■iave not a dull moment. A prize will
i-e given to the most attractive young
i lady at the ball. Every Noble di-mk
| l« tiiere Get extravagant and mail
I a )i»st card and tell us you are com
ing-
ROANOKE RIVER TO
HIGH MARK ALMOST
IHE YELLOW WATERS OF THI
KOANOhE ltl\Eß ARE NOW
ON A RAMPAGE
What is expected to i>e the highest
> waU-r for twenty years is rushing
i down. The crest of the flood will
' probably reach William* ton Saturday
It is thought that the water al
Scotland Neck is about 18 inches
l«wer than the "threat Centenial." of
I 87«. ,
No serious damage w appreher.tl
ed. though practicall) the whole of
the river low ground is already -ev
erhl feet under water.
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WASHINGTON CONCERN
GIVES FARMERS AID
TO FIGHT WEEVIL
WILL CAN TOMATOES AND OTH
EH PRODI C E RAISED IN
. THIS SKCTION
' „ Farmers a»l gardeners of this »«r
tioa will now be in reach of a can
nine factory. J. M. Sniajdl and com
pany of Washington will can toraa
toe* this Mason oa a large scale, be i
•ag prepared to handle the product.-
from SOU acres with a normal yield
The farmers in sections where th*> i
can 'iipwe of tomatoes to I
factories generally find it a very' pro
fit able huriea™.
Mr. tfviadall-saye he will he pro- *
pared to take all that MM at g*oe i
price*. Read his adv. in this is-ae 3
of The Enterprise.
He also will furnish the farmer*
of this neighborhood plants ready far
setting which will greatly aid aT who
ga into the tomato raising tasiacjs.
This enterprise will make fighting the '
MI aw. 13 —lfag far those whs tak.
advantage of this uppmt—ity. To
matoes ate a profitable nop win
pro do end oa a large scale, aad it b ]
V to the faiacn of tftis artia u 1
get started this year with aa art ]
or so, which will eaabie them to get 1
THE BEST ADVERTISING UK
MI M FOR THIS SECTION WILL
BE FOUND IN THE ENTERPRISE.
ESTABLISHED UN
GRAND JURY INDICTS
THREE YOUNG WHITE
MEN FOR MURDER
OCCIRRED IN BFIAR GRASS SEC
TION IN 191*. AND EVIDENCE
IS NOW COMPLETE
The grand Jury indicted three jeaig
white men for killing an old negio
man near Bear Graas ih January,
1919. The old man was decoyed oat
of his house and shot on his porch;
be uas shot as much as twice at
about 11 o'clock at night, and fell ia
the yard with his feet lodging on the
•loor steps. An inquest was held, bat
information was very scarce, and no
thing more ♦*»»■» rambling suspicion
could be found.
The late Sheriff Page was develop
in gthe evidence when he died near
ly a year after the murder. Then
Sheriff Koberson had to pick up the
trail here and there until a true bill
was made agaiast Riddick Mizell,
Isaac Mizell and Jim Gat Mizell on
Thursday, and Sheriff Roberson with
Deputy C. James made arrests at
once and there are now in jail.
They will probably be tried Moo
•lay for their lives. These young
men have been called rough fellows.
Having on several occasions been the
principals in shooting frolics. On one
occasion shooting each other nigh un
to death. 1 lie murder was one of
the coldest idooded and most brutal
committed in our county for many
years.
ANOTHER DISEASE
ALWAYS FOLLOWS
IS DREADED BY A FEW OF W IL
UAMSTON'S INHABITANTS
BIT IS NOT FATAL
Not in the hristory of the oldest
inhabitant of Williamston, has there
l*en such an epidemic as that which
swept the town recently. With very
few exceptions every child in town,
not immune, had the meesules, and
this was followed in many cases by
a slight attack of the in fl near a. For
tuiatrl), there were no deaths, and
like all things, this, too, passed
away.
Now, aaother disease has struck the
town, but its victims are the giuwsi- ,
up*. This disease attacks usually in
the spring, and leaves no bad results.
It is a di-rase everybody should have,
at lesi>t once a year, and the spring
is the most propitious time for it*
appearance. Only a few "lazy bones'*
dread this disease, because it invig
orates and beautifies; it means better
sanitation; and it cheers but doe* not
inebriate. It is the red-blooded in
habitant who has the worst attack,
and the sagas show more plainly ar
ound and about him.
It is a common disease, and has
attacked the world ever since the
eave man and woman developed law
hie howe-buiUler; when their heart*
ami hands joined to make their sur
rounding* a fit place for the "lord
of creation" and his fair lady. In
emtremely plain English, this malady
is called "spring fever" with a tem
perature producing a "clean up" de
aire in the patient. When this de
sire is the strongest, you will aee
old fences removed or repaired, graas
freed fro mall the debris left by the
winter's winds, new shrubs and trees
planted, old ones pruned or removed,
tie paint brash being aaed freely, and
a general rehabilitation of both the *
lesi.lenre-and premises.
Many of the people of Williamstaa
bare already had an attack, but there
ate others who aeed to have a loag
t«-ll one that will do woaders for
tie places they call "home sweet
hi-me." When there are none whe
have escaped, will not this town ef
ours, which has so much to eflter to
the way of beauty, become a dream
of a in which to dwell, and the
wayfaring man. though a severe crit
ic. will speak of it ia terms of praise (
forever!
Why net cat iaocalated with the
■erum of thif "dean-Bp" fever to
day* It wil ed pay to watt. Tear
neighbors are eejoyiag it, erhy net
ymm. Mr. Otizen? Next weak is
"Cleaa-l'p Week."
W.EGokh.
Chairman BeaatifScetiea Cem
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