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COUNTY TWI« A WEEK B V
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VOLUME 24. —Nl MBER 1L
TOBACCO CO-OPS
TO ELECT IHEIR
DELEGATES SOON
SATURDAY. APRIL 7TH SET FOli
DATE FOR MASS MEETING
OP MARTIN MEMBERS
A —B meeting oi the members oi
the Cobacvo t.lowers Cooperative as
sociation of Martin county is called to
be held at court. house in Wil
liamston on Satuidax, April 7th, ui
12 o'clock noon, ffor the purpose o;
nominating delegates from this coun
ty to attend the state uK-eting of tlic
glowers association.
- This matter is xery important for
exery member of the association, and
should be attended one hundred pet
cent. The deiegattes Hum the county
associations will direct the progress
of the association for the coming yfeai
and should be picked fro mine mo; l
progressive members of tiie associa
tion to insure the continuance of t e
association's progress
Matte this kii'.d arc just ...
important as your menilieiship in thi
' association and every farmer who Is
a member of the association is urge !
to attend this uieetug, with tiie in
teracts of tne associattion and every
;riember in it, as well as his own at
heart and vote for the delegate who
you believe can do most for the pi*.
gr«> of the a»swcMtUt>i..
Only members of the Tobacco Crow -
ers Cooperative association are ent: -
tied to participatte in this noinina
tion.
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PRISON OFFICERS IK
MELTIKC AT CAPITAL
NUMBER OF MATI ERS PERTAIN
ING TO WORK UCSUISSED
AT CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2L—Produc
tion a»d distribution problaius aJTcc -
lug pfouu «I«1 u AUk flani-i I
»eu- in UrUil at group
luevtiugs Uxtay oi puson oibcials an«i
utliera aubeuitiini bete lor a eotuei
eaee by the UUoiui couumiloe w
4 prteua* and labor. I mw
uiactuie oi autoiuoOtie tags also was
co.isioered b> another section, ll.e
uillH-uilieM oi their mauulacturs ill
|s.nal bviog particularly
emphasized.' __ J. a.
ll.e advantage of standaidiu-i
grades of jigi iiUiUiral piuuu I w r
' -strewed by tiepartment of agriculture
ex|ierts ano pnson tarm otficuats, botii
Ironi the standpoint of profu flout
pales a»ti With respect to puicha.-c*
of supplies for tiie states' institu
tlons. Penal fatms tnat show a
profit, it was brought out, ate oevote .
cntefly to staples, while live stock
lai.-iing at .-nth institutions is ail v tjr
al>le in mostt cases on y to supply
meat and dairy products for "home'
coaSuiptina • '
With reference to manufacture c.
tf pi prisons, the i-ecd of starin
ardized rqoipipeflt and output w
pointed out by a number of speakers
It was the eoncr"*!** that tie xoiuia>
of surplus prison products would al
ways be so small in ration to supply
- total that tScy could not ai
lect commercial markets '
SHERIFF BILL GRANT W AS w
THREATk.NEU BY KEGRO
1 least at mm Fsr» of Frank Hooka
, liev Witsaa tsssljr Line, Oxer-
powered by ShwiCi Men
GOLDSBORO, Mar.
i Grant narwwly escaped death yester
day out on the fisrm at Frank Hooks,
• imar the W ilssn couMy line, when
* a hegro tenant ICvel«d a .44*Yepeat
ing Winchester nfle on his breast.
Sheriff Grant had been standing in
tip yard apparently kidding the ne
gro about having liquar in his house
when the darky, who was seated on
his poreft for the purpose of kiTlisfr
' a hawk, snatched the rifle from his
bases _ and leveled it oa the sheriff,
lurking in his doorway as he did so.
Iliad Howell, who was with the
sheriff, sided around the door facing
out of sight of the negro, drew his
, JL *|—|f h tho doorway with MM
hand shoving the rifle barrel away
ami his pisttol m the wen's face, at
"the same time threatening to kill him
instantly if he didat lot go of the
rifle. By this time Chink Rhodes had
arrived in the yard from the Ford in
the mi - * -
; Hie officers had wet goae to ar
im 111 II da*y a»4 suMpected no re
sistance from him. They searched
 the home after the trouble, but found
THE ENTERPRISE
EASfiiRN CAROLINA
OUEbNS SELECTED
MISS HILDA BI.YTHK, WILSON.
AND MISS HELEN JOYNER,
GREENVILLE, WIN
WILSON, Mar. 24.—"Queens Day"'
at the Eastern Carolina exposition
was largely attended, theie being ox
er *,OOO paid entrances. People xvere
heiv from every section to boost their
favorites for queen of the east a; !
incidentally to trip the light fantas
tic at the "Queen's ball" which was a
fitting climax to the day's fes«ivit.er>:
The votes for the successful
"Queens" were not announced until
yesterday afternoon. A s£oo diamond
Ting was !t\x"arletl Miss Hultla Hlylhe
of Wilson, whd. received the greatest
number of votes for h>eal 1 onors.
Miss Helen Joyner, of Greenvtli® hpv
inn received the greatest num er
votes of any of t ie counties !'t large,
was presented xvith a counter |*r;
of the stone presented to the W'il
son tjueen. Tilt re xvele 6,062 votes
cast. Miss lily the leceivt d 1,175, and
Miss Joy ner 1,212. Tie crowning took
place yesterday evening.
Thi* was "Children's. day," The
street procession was the event of the
day. Txvelve school chil
dren were in line ami the procepsivn
was betwern t!.r*e and four mile?
long, heatletl by a brass band, -which
was followed by the 30 schools afoot.
Then came the county schools >n
truth*, flours and automobiles.
Mis,. Will Krwiu of Durham, a well
known singer entei tained the crowds
at the exposition here yesterday ev
'•"ing-. ~..... * 'i n
HELPING THE SCHOOLS
Of interest to the man yniemhei*
of local parei)l-t«achei associations m
this section is the new hand book call
ed The Parent Teacher Association,
inst issued in revised folm by the
Extension division of the State uni
s'ity. The new edition is In the form
of a bulletin written by Professor 11.
J). Meyer of the School of Puhl c
welfare.
The hand hook rptirhf \ve'l he call
ed How to Organize and Conduct a
Parent-Teacher Association, for it
contains chapteiH on ideals ami pur
poses, organizing an a.oeiation, de
veloping antl maintaining interest
and how to rtHse* funds lor the woik
of Uie association.
Detailed programs for sixty meet
ings of an association are gixen in
six groups on following Kublee'.
The School lluihling and Ground*.
Child Welfare, Educailonal Aims aid
Shool Laws, The Teacher and Some
Kchool Problems, Agencies Aiding
Community and School, and Miscella
neous Subject.
It was stated by officials of the
University Extension division that one
copy of the hand book would lie sent
free to each Parent-Teacher associa
tion that a|»plied for it in writing.
A TWO WEEKS' SERVICE AT
l»E NTEci IST A L HO LI N E.SS
CHURCH UELNNING MAR 2H
/ e'l'hre will be a revival meeting at
the Pentecostal Holiness church near
Willianistoii, N. C., commencing Fri
day night, before the first Sunday
in April, antl will continue through
the following two weeks. Services
will be held each night at 7:30 o'clock.
- -All are cordially invited to attend,
and a hearty welcome you.
Preaeching by Rev. W. T; Meriitt,
the pastor ,and Rev. J. A. Wallace.
NO MORE DIAMONDS, SAY
THREE MEN
Looking for Broadway "Lire" They
Declare Against All of Ike
"Girlie Shows." . .
NEW YORK, Mar. 24 Back to
cJyi!i*atioj| ffter five years in-the
African wilds, and eagerly seeking a
little, "life," three young men Uvlay
coldly turned down suggestions that
they view two of the things Broad
way is famous for—"Girlie chows and
jewelled women." *
"How al>out the Joißes?** it was
suggested to them when they asked
•where they could see a good show.
"Nothing doing," they cried in uni
son. "We have seen nothing but
naked women for the past five years.
What we want to see is women with
■some dothes on." - *
Then somebody suggested the Met
ropolitan opera, where richly clad wo
men, with fortunes in diamonds might
be seen.
"diamonds!" they exclaimed, "we
never want to see another one of the
darned things."
The hard to please young men we*f
Orliff Lyles, C. Mason Famham and
Edward Horrie, who have been work
ing in a diamond mine in British Af
-1 rica.
WILLIAMS! ON. MARTIN COL'NTT, NORTH CAROLIN A. TUESDAY, 'MARCH 27. im
LEGAL GRIND IS
CONTINUING AT
COURT HOUSE
TWO SENTEN' ES OF FIVE YEAR.-
' EACH HAVE BEEN PRESENT
ED BY JUDGE SINCLAIR
Judge N. A- Sinclair ao-3 Solicito'
K. G. Allsbiwks ate again iu town
this week pleasing the good people
ant! displeasing the led people, art!
while Judge Sinclair has only bee t
with us a short while he ha* gained
the esteem of our people.
The only cases tried this week, up
to going to press were: The State
vs lien Uivo, William Slade an l
Flunk Crex.v Tiiey were all found
gui'ty. .T e e ervlant.- Slade and
Crews were e: upon roiitimun.e
of prayer i.-r ja ';*pment for the Uti
of one year, upon the payment of I'v
cost and antering into, bond for the t
behavior. The defendant Rives was
sentenced to the state prison for not
less than Ave years, nor more than
ten year?
State vs Geo. W. Bast on. murdei
found guilty, and sentenced to the
state prison for the term of fixe
years'.
The ease of the State vs Miaell,
for nutr«ler. «a> commented to'ay,
and will not be finished before late
Wednesday.
DRYS PLAN TO STOP FtM»D
FIOW TO THE WET PIRATES
The rum fleet which Was anchored
off the New Jersey coast since the
holidays up to a few days ago, ha
again been reported anchored off our
coast. The fleet is said to lie made
up of six steamers anil fixe schooi.ei
The customs officials haxe asked
for a ruling from the treasury de
partment empowering them to stop
food from Ihil>k ft'rriel to the rum
pirate* from shore. Officials are In
tent upon starving out the armada !f
they can arrest the food purveyor* »«
conspirators to violate tie anti smog
«.l—„ ..J " -I-. j i~— c.. r
-kippers have asked if the law allow «
tl ein to carry foot! to the ships if
they bring back no lienor.
.
Clecin-Up Suggestions
Home Inspection
l.et the women, tlie boy arid g.rl aeouts and lie children hamlle the
home inspections
Inspect Public Buildings
Work of inspecting Manufacturing plants, olfiers. public hnldifs.
churches ami -chools should be done by the fire chief .members of fire
department of local fite prevention committee. .
Remove Rubbish
Rubbish should be burned ur.der direction of fire chief-
Bale waste paper. It is worth money. Old iroa, metals, discard
ed furniture, etc., all have a value ' v
I - . t _• _
Do not burn anything that ran be ronxerted into cash.
Whitewash Premises
r -• • ' "...
Whitewash is a good fire retardaat and make- aa rightly ftnc
look respectable. ; , •' - • i r , . i
' " Bvery "avai—ie that wll grow thMf —a ■"
vegetables. Exery vegetable thatt natures is that much off the high cnet V -
of living.
, r A bushel of potatoes is a b.gger to .a family than aa aft
pile. ■ ■ y- „ %
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After you hare cleaned op, your premises, help your neighbor. He may
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not know hew. ; . . . .
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AFTER TOU HAVE CLEAN" KD TOUR TOWN. BE MORE CARE
FUL AND KEEP IT CUAN. .
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LAHUa BERRY
WYNNE DEAD
W AS IMSTMASTT(R AT WILLI AM
STOX DI RINGTTBE WILSON
ADMINISTRATION
laniiiel llery Wy nee died Finiay. I
March 33rd after beinjr conffne>l to >
his heme for throe isonth with a i
case of chronic ilbuue.
Mr. Wynne was (| jcnei- of agi .
February sth. He was born in Ev- [
erotts He married |liai: J. El'.a Ev- '
enett of Everetta tldr> eight years
ago and she with afat children sur
vive him: Miss DWsy Wynne, assis
tant postmaster, at William>ton. Miss
1 ala't Wynne, of Sjher City, New
Mexico. Mrs. Jnoi. A. Marn>ng, Mrs.
I Roger A. Critcher, and Messrs. F.
Earl Wynne of and L.
jB. Wynne. Jr.. now of Tiimty col
, lf*e. Durham.
Mr. Wxwne lived in Everetts afier
'his for about twenty five'
>ears wheie be was fngace-l in farm- j
ing ami inerrhandisieg He w-as may- |
or of the town for mxeral years and
1 one of the leading, citizens »f that
' coaimuiiity..
Fifteen years ago kt moved to Wil- |
liiunston, since which time be has !
*erxe.| as postmaster at W.lhamston
Tor five years and farmed
lite funeral was conducted from
the- ie>idence Sunday afternoon by-
Rev. A. V Joyner. pastor of the Bap
tist church, aft#r which stonewall
hid *e «f Robersenville took charre of
the -eremouies and burie>l him with
the Masonic service- A l.tn-e numbei
' nf from both >'Vi warkee ar.il
, Conoho l«ls*« also atten.led and took
ILtrt in the services,
j Jtbe attetMlance at the luneral was
'very large, people atter-ling from a I
I sections of the eoonty ai|d tho ailjoln
. inx • ••unties, attesting tie r friendship
Ifor the deceased.
While serving the public a* pout
master Mr. Wynne made many friends
I antl his death is greaPy regretted.
CAN TOU BE \T IT?
*■ r*T* o —'- »- I—l-1 r»
murder o r hi ; parent;, pleale.l for
nwr.-v on the ground that he was
an orplian
WALL SHEET LHXED
BADLY BY PRESIDENT
PIGGLY WIGGLIf
PIGGLY WIGGLI PRESIDENT HAS
NO PRICE OF ANY KIND
TO OFFER SHORTS
MLMPIIIS, Tenn . Mar. 2t- - Sbaies
of ciasts A I'tgjiy Wiggly common
stock he d by Clarence Saundci >,
picskient ptggl) Wiggly Stoies. inc.,
and badly wanted by "shorts!"' sellei -
wbo we»v caught m the janr Tuesday
w her a bear raid on the stock was
pnce'csa toitay.
Of this stock, wh>ch yesterday the
Piggly W iggly bead quoted to tlie
""shorts"* at J It*' per share. Thur&iay
at J lot l , until U ociuck in the after
noon and for a time thereafter at
fiin, Mr. Saunders declared in a
statement uttering "defiance to Wall
street late la.-t niglit.
I "1 haxe no pine of any kind to of
j fer to any short interests. Even fl.
01 * I a share would n„t buy from me
I a single certificate for a 'abort.' M>
offer of tliw was ft»r one day only
| and will not t« extenaled.^
Mr. Saunders bitterly denounced
I W all strvet and it.- "tactics™ and de
lelarrxl that he espe«-ted to enter suit
I again t the New York Slock e\
chance whwb no chiat acterired as "of
jail Mrluth-n- in America the woist
i menace m all its pomer te ruin all
I" who dare to oppose it."
"Wall %treet got licked Ua.vy." Mi
Saunders eoatinued. "and tim-n called
for 'mamma.' Of course 'mamma,
the New York Stock axchangex. heard
■ the cry of rt» p. 'ted Htild.'
1 Out of appr«ii>njlrly £i,(4U share
j w htch M r Saur«b-rs said w ere due
htm. Ju-t one 1.» -ilied and forty wer«-
■ ile'Hered to Kim Friday lie >4ul.
Mr. Sau-.ler s»sl ho would here
after dispose of his stock by selling
{"direct to the people-they trust me
•but they •lun't tm«t Wall strvet."
He would not allow the stork to he
j sold in tbe curb marked, he insiste.l
> UB not afraid. Let Wall itnrt
let me if they ran. It is because
'• nm-i people are afraid that nothing
- is ,!«.» nh»v( ttiis kind of business "
JUDGE KERR GROOMED
FOR GOVENER'S SEAT
Jt ik;e admits friends aiier
HIM TO Kl \. BI T HASN'T
MADE I V Ills MINI)
WILMINGTON. Mar.
'Soha 11. Kerr of \\ arrenton, who is
presiding over a criminal session of
New Hanover county superior court,
is be lug groomed by many friends
here and throughout the state for
governor of North Carolina in the
gubernatorial campaign in November.
1924.
Jualgc Kerr, when ijuestioneal this
aftonoon regarding the report, admit
ted thai friends were en«leav"i>ring to
pet him to run for governor, but he
stateal that he had not yet definite
ly decided whether or not he would
announce his candidacy. Judge Kerr
stated that he highly appreciated the
honor implied by merely mentioning
him as a possible candidate for the
office of Noith Carolina chief exec
utive.
I'unnp this vv«ek of criminal cvuil
which is lacing featureal by the Sec
onal trial of Hertieit E. Dallas. who
is charged V nil killing Joseph South
well, Juaige Kerr has made many
fr-a»nals in the city and a number of
citizens have already sounded the slo
••an. "Kerr fa>r governor."*
LOCAL NEWS ITKMS
FROM BEAK CRASS
Mis® Mary Harris, Miss Louise Tay
lor anal Miss Helen Croften pent Sat
untay night with Mi*. Dennis Itailey
rhere vv:is a minstrel pie party,
tacky vvedaliiig and square dance at
I'fai Grass school Friday night. The
collection was very good, and was for
the benefit of the piano fund.
Miss Mary Harris. Miss Louise'iTay
lor ami Mr. Loyd Cowin were out
Haling Sunday.
Mis* I aauljj, Stalls si«ent Saturday
night with Miss Icyleen Rogerson.
Miss Jewel Overstreet, Mrs. Charles
Kaaelauck anal Mr. Noah went
to Washingtain shopping SatunLiy af
ternoon.
Mr. Herman Rogeison spa-nt Sat
urday night with Mr. l*-on M alone.
—a——— r
Mr: Tom-Bailey was the guest of
M ss Gladys Curganus Sun.lay even
ing.
Mr. W ilmer M.tlone spent Satui
alay anal Sunday witth Mr Herbert
Harris.
M? ami Mrs. M D. Taylor and chil
•Irvn spent Sunday night with Mi.
Jim Joimm.
T '
Miss Stella Taylor anal Mi s Vir
ginhi Taylor «pent the week end with
Mrs. Mark Mohley.
Mrs. Javan Kopers spent the week
end With her mother, Mrs. W M
lirren of Koher-otit ille. Misses llt-l
en anal Vara (ireon went Suixlay.
!*■
Mr. Louis Hul'aack was the guest
of Miss Iteuluh Cowin Saturday ev
ening.
FREE PRESS KDITOR
FASSED THROIGH t
Was Enroete Home Fran Shaw bar.
Where lie Found His Car
Stoles Two Weeks Ago
Mr. H. Gait It rax taw of Kinstna.
who is editor of the Free Pr»s, the
leading paper of that town, passed
through here Saturday, enroute home
from Shawboro, N. C., where he had
been to get his automobile which ha.
been stolen about two Weeks ago.
while he was: attending I.A dm.«
services. -r-r
- His car was one of those taken in
a wholesale stealing at Kinston ami
Rocky Mount aliout two weeks ago
The members of the gang in the
thefts were apprehended by one «f
the party who got caught in a tight
and under pressure gave the whole
bunch away.
Mr. Braxton found his car to be
in good shape excepting the aussw
iee, which had been .taken free* R
The car had been sold several titme*
the first time selling for |2ts The
party who bought it the last tiasc
gave it up readily.
BROTHER EPH PINES
It useed to take a man SO y mmn
to drink his'elf to ilueth 'new ha can
do it in & secoads.
THE BEST ADVERTISING ME
wm FOR THIS SECTION WILL
BE FOl ND IN" THE ENTERPRISE.
UN
Oftfc .
BRllbo i LACE A
BOND ON EACH CASE
OF EXPORT WHISKEY
iMPUSES *2S HIND ON EVESY
CASE OF WHISKEY LEAV- *•
ING BRITISH FORTS
to a spec -mi Luuloa ca
ble to the Cincinnatti Iquirer Ukkr
date of March *». the linUth govern
or t ha& lupwed a Unl of five
pounds » $S> i on every case of whis
key leaving a British port.
The bo»Ki will be forfeited if the
cargo is uot delivered to the port
Jc»igiul«l in Uie bill of lading. A
case of »iu.-iry costts oo shillings
ttrom il3 tot H-i) and sells at the
three uu.e limit fur ti\e potuis per
case.
It is beiieved that the bond order
will breach the nun running from
Ltigiis hport a.-> it will no longer
be prvfiublr. Ttus is welcome news
to the peoeple of the Lnited States.
It at least shows a disposition on the
|»ait ot SBc British government to co
operate with the government of the
I listed StatU-s in the suppression of
rum smugglii>r.
The chief . ources of supply of the
smugglers a;* located on Bnttish ter
ritory , not the Bahama blaodt.
rhe state .e|aartment of the I nited
States hat- made representation to
the BnlU-ti government seeking to
enter intu for the exten
sion of the thuj mile dry zone at
U-a.-.t to twelve miles. The British
n»v eminent n plied that it could not
see its way dear to enter intot such
an agreement at the present time, but
pledged cooperation io combatting the
activities of the rum smugglers. Or
ders were issued to Ihe coloaial gov
ernments that uiorr rare be taken in
Uie matter of issuing clearance pa
pers and in the transferring of reg
istry.
This apparently has not brought
the desired effect for the Atlantir
coastal waters off New York and New
Jersey are infested with rum boats,
a large portion of which fly the Brit
ilae The'* boats are immune
from seizure by the, United Stalw
Kvtemment unless detected in the •*-
vert act of delivering contraband by
by means of their own craft to out
hores. although it is known that they
are anchored watchin gfor an oppor
tunity to violate our customs and pro
hibition laws.
CROSS ROADS *
LOCAL ITKMS
A la rice number of people of Crews
Roads attended the funeral of Mr
I. B. Wynne att Williamstori B—-
lay
t
Mi- a»«l Mrs. W. F. Crawford spent
Satunh) night alvi Sun-lay with hi*
father, near Greenville.
Mi.v» Mamie MuUey spent Saturday
mght with Mix- Mane Roberon.
Miss Essie Mae Gurganus s|>ent
Saturday ni r ht aith Mis Beulah
Vkynwe.
T>»- Cn»>s Roads school is prepar
ing for a nice commencement this
>*wr.
Mis Martha B. Wynne is on the
Krk list but we are glad to say that
die is improving some
Mr. Archie Roebuck and Mr. Gas
ton James were the guest* of Misses
Ruth and Virginia Barnhill Sunday
evening.
Mesisr. Joe m) Johnnie Bland at
Uf—ded church at the Bear Graas
•chool house Sunday afternoon.
Mi's. W. F. Crawford entertaia
ed a aiunber of friends att a peana"
shelling Friday night.
Men. 4—/t forget the ftMHi*
meet- at the Ooas Rends school haute
Wednesday night
' There will he services at Chri-tfiaa
Chapel next ■—i Saturday. Satar
•lay night, Sunday and Sunday night.
Dinner will he serrsd mm the ground
San day. There will alee kg Sua
is iaeilnd.
CAT AND KITTEN 7
Mwry Clyde: 'Jam writes me in
twee in tafl. wmi wfli mm km hnck
to nun the lewted gU hi the «•
tire world."
L to yew far four yuers?-