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VOLUME XXV—NUMBER 92
CONVERT BONDS
BEFORE JUNE 30
FOUR PER CENT BONDS MAY
BE EXCHANGED FOR THOSE
- VALUED AT FOUR * QUARTER
Holders of first and second liberty
loan bonds may exchange the 4 per
cent series for 4 1-4 at any time
prior to June 80, 1925.
The Secretary of the Treasury an- '
ncunce.s that the privilege of convert
ing First Liberty Loan Converted 4
per cent Bonds of 1923-27, and Second
Liberty Loan 4 per cent Bonds of
1927-42 Into 4 1-4 Liberty Loan Bonds
will terminate at the close of busine is
June 30, 1925, and thereafter may not
be exercised. The conversion privi
lege with respect to such bonds .arose
May 9, 1918, and expired November!
9, 1919, but was extended by the
Secrstary of the Terasury under the
authority conferred by Section 6 of
the Victory Liberty Loan Act,
such date as might be flxod by the
Secretary of the Treasury on six
months public notice. Although 'He
privilege has remained open for over
MX years and public notice has been
called thereto from time to tire.
holders of about $33,000,000 of bonds
have not yet availed themselves of
the privilege of conversion.
Christmas Attack
Results in the Death
of 3 Million Turkeys
The turkey army suffered the great
est slaughter attack this Christmas
season in all history when about
million birds were rushed from the
(hopping block on to the table. In no
previous year have so many turkeys
been slain.
The turkey which is a real Ameri
can bird can say with all of his
friends that America is still ahead,
because the chicken, a native of the
old world, fared much worse If, the
Christmas slaughter than the turkey.
Philatheas of Bantist
Church To Meet
The Philathea class of the William -
ston Memorial Baptist church will
meet tonight, January 2, with Mrs.
Z. H. Rose at the Atlantic hotel.
Fvery member is urged to attend.—
Mrs. John Ward, secretary.
WILLIAMSTON LOCALS
AND PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Almon Clapp am'
Miss Pattie Harris will leave in the
morning for Richmond after spending
the Christmas holidays with their
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Harris at her
home on Hauirhton street.
Mr. Harry A. Biggs is spending
some time in Charlotte end Pinehur.- t.
Mr. and Mis. Julius H. Purvis, jr
have returned from a weddinc trip
to Richmond and other cities and are
at home with Mr. Purvis* father. Mr
Jule Purvis on Simmons avenue.
Miss Elizabeth and Mr. Lon Hnssel!
jr. attended the Christmas dance at
Hlllcrest, the country club at Kington
They were the guests of their auii'
Mrs. Clarence Jeffries.
Mr. Roscoe Cowper of Raleigh hai>
been visting his Mr,.
Jennie Moore during the Christmas
holidays.
Dr. W. H. liarrell will leave Sun
day for Washington where he will
spend several days en route to Bo; -
ton where hs is stationed with the,
U. S. Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson^,Mi- r
Thelma Brown, Mrs. Frank Hitch
and William Cook attended the dance
in Robersonville Tuesday night.
Mr. J. B. Evans was in Tarli o
yesterday attending to business.
Mr. Lawrence Harris of V/ake;
Forest visited his sifter, Mrs. H. M.
Stubbs.
Miss Maymo Adams of Washington
is thj house guest of Mrs. C. R.
Fleming at her home in New Town.
Mrs. Harold Clark of Belhnvcp has
returned to he' home after visiting
her mother, Mrs. J. C. Crawford for
. several days.
Miss Mary King Ellison of Bel
haven is spending several dcys here
with her aunt, Mrs. Thrower.
Mrs. E F. Walker of Norfolk is t'r.e
guest of her father, Mr. Jim Waters
Mr. A E. Smith of Robersonville
was in town Thursday.
Rev. R L. Shirley and sou, R. L. Jr.
and Cush Hass»ll motored to Raleigh
this morning. They will return to
morrow.
f LOST. STRAYED. STOLEN ONE
half grown pointer puppy, eolor
white with liver head and spot on
side. Answers to J«e. Lost last
Monday. Reward If returned to
& John A. Ward, dty. It
THE ENTERPRISE
MANY ATTEND
HIGHWAY MEET
IN WINDSOR
Many Speeches Made by
Delegates from the
Various Counties
Wednesday the last day of the old
year was rainy and gloomy and
ceused some fear in the minds of
the minds of the Chcwan bridge ad
vocates that the proposed Windsor
meeting would be a failure. All thee
rtt ending found, however, that to be
a mistake. When ".hp meeting was
celled to order, practically -*very
county in the * north-east corner if
the State was represented and some
cjT the in by big delegations.
Hon. Francis D. Winston called
the meeting to order and presented
llo:i. J. H. Matthews who made a
.speech welcoming th* people and ad
vocating the bridge too. Then Mr. R.
G'. -Jobc, secretary of the Elizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce responded
tc the welcome address at the same
time speaking for the Chowan bridge
At this point Mr. Charles Whedboe
of Hertford, president of the Coastal
Highway was presented by Judge
Winston. After a short speech, set
ting forth the purposes and needs for
the bridge, a resolution committee
composed of Francis D. Winston
Bertie, Clayton Moore, Martin, Lind
say Warren Beaufort, R. C. Jobe,
Pasquotank and Thos. Nixon, Per
quimans was appointed. Judge Wins
ton presented resolutions advocating
the building of a bridge across the
lower Chowan river. The same were
turned over to the resolution cor,
mittee.
Mr. C. W. Walton of Perquimai s
was called to speak. He said he wr.s
60 years old and had never been to
Windsor before and only knew one
man in Bertie county, although he
lived only a few miles away, and he
felt the building of a bridge, between
Windsor and- Edenton would lie the
best means of promoting social and
business relations between the two
sections.
Mr. J. A. Pritchard was next call
ed ijnd he made a short but interes'
ing talk.
Mr. A. S. Rascoe of Windsor was
tailed. He stated that he was gen
i rally counted as being against larre
public expenditures because he wi s
for economy. However, he was for
this project because it meant pros
perity for those concerned.
The committee on resolutions then
made its report, recommending "the
early construction of a concre'e
bridge across the lower Chowan river
at some convenient point betwe=r
Ilertie and Chowan counties. The
s»me to be done by the State.
"That we oppose all propositions
to builtl same except by the State
"That the building of said bridt'e
is a public necessity to a large sec
tion of the State."
The resolutions were adopted by a
unanimous vote.
Adjourn for Dinner
At the appointed hour all in at
tendance, a court house full, were in
vited to the lied Cross rooms in the
theatre building. There the nicest
dinner of real barbecue was served
by the ladies of Bertie that it has
been the writer's privilege to see.
Decorations were so attractive that
the room reminded one of a scene
for a wedding or old-fashione I fes
tivity. Flags, cedar, holly and oth'
things were arranged to perfection.
Everybody admits that Bertie takes
first place in serving a baibeiut
dinner and the serving of the dinner
by the ladies was perhaps the finest
feature of the whole occasion.
One of the entertaining features
of the day was the singing by the
male quartette, composed rf A. C.
Mitchell, Charles Byium, Claude
Evans and Jeddie Perry, who sa.ig
many popular songs, among them a
local composition, entitled "Chowan
Bridge" with Mrs. Winstfm playin.T
'.he accompaniment.
Mr. W. H. RUM A Viaitor Here-
Mr. W. H. RUBS of the firm of Russ
Brothers, Washington, was a busi
ness visitor to our city Tuesday. Mi
Russ is one of the moßt progressive
merchants of this section of the State.
He says that he is now selling the
new Victor Victrola machine and a
radie machine combined. You can lis
ten to a tune by any of the world's
great singers and immadiatcly switch
to the radio and hear a concert, po
litical speech or the cheering at a
price fight in Boston, Chicago, St.
Louis or Cuba.
The first public demonstration of
these machines was broadcasted last
night when the famous John Mc-
Cormick and Miss Lucreiia Bori sang
for the Victor people.
Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 2, 1925.
VETERANS RECEIVE
IST PAYMENTS OF
ADJURTED BONDS
Thirty Thousand Checks
To Be Mailed Out
March 1
Washington, Jan. I.—Approximate
ly six hundred thousand adjusted serv
ice certificates, representing- sev"i
hundred and fifty million dollars of
the adjusted compensation, voted •>>
t:in»i!ss for th? veterans of 'he
World War were mailed today.
The accumulation of the certificate?
produced by the smooth runniv: bonis
machinery now in operation in .he
War Department and the Vetera""'
Bureau, was nut into the Jiu'.ii.- at in: .i
night as the first distribution of r'-e
benefits under the adjusted conip?n;i
tion act l.vw,'which provide, tjx.iL cer
tificates could no', be issue*'* be fee
January first, and promptly as the
new year began, more than tw:> hun
dred and fifty sacks of -mail v.« re
moved to the railroad s'ation fr>'r
the postal branch so' up in the T •
icau to expedite the mailing
Thirty ' hou: and checks'for amou
of SSO or less, representing the c
laymen', for soldiers who served o
a short perioil, have been prepared it
the bureau, but these under the law
sre not to be mailed out until March
In mailing the insurance certfficate
the only preference made* was to !h >
veterans who have diel .-.mce v
plying for the bonus. These total no*
more than 700 and; beneficiaries af
' jse soldiers mav receive puycx i '
'mmedln'ely. *l**; • eeviiflcat'.', pr» p*-
ly indorsed, torrether wi'h proof -f
the death of the soldier, must lie-re
turned to ' the Veterans' Bureau b ■
f re paymern is made. I'aymerj s
any other certificates^re not to !-•
mndo bt fore March.
Direct >r I lines e;l ini'ttod' t h'V fro'iii
iiow on aboti' ccr|!ficat*.s w ''
he mailed daily. To data the War
Department has received tf.Ol'O 000
• lications for adjusted service con;
pensation, with an average of 12,-OtM)
uriiving daily.
NEW YEAR PAIITU
On New Year's eve, Mr. and Mr
A. It. Dunning atul Mr. and Mi . i
S. Peel .entertained a number
i. ,en«l with a watch puiv>, a; i
!'o,m • ' Mr. and Mrs. Dunning. 'll
decoi u.'ons usitl were HUVHestivit »
t'hristiras, holly and narcissi lain
attractively arranged.
Daia ug was enjoyed until the new
year w is ushered in by tin? rint iaj;
of the bells.
/ A luncheon was then served cor -
sisting of fruit salad, ham and 'ilr-'
sui.dv. i has, pickles anil salte.l nu»s.
.Tlu'.o present were Mf. ai»i M
Wheeler Martin, Mr. and fir ' *-«
Anderson, Mr. and Mr J 'i. ijoilarl
Mr. and Mrs. I . il lirown. -Mr;. '
W. Manniiig, Mr and K. i ; (
l)i. and Mrs. J. H. Saun I- ••». »b
ford, I• r anti ,Mi" P. I'. •
ft.rs. M. Htt.bb: . Mr an
I igi;s, Mr. and Mrs. 1.. Fow l-a M
Mrs. F. L'. Barnes, Mrs. K Hay ,
Miss Anna Crawford, Dr. II II i'-
rell, Messrs. Wilson l.anib, J'rt I
piggs, Wm. C. Manning, jr., l*
t ursta.'phen, jr., I,:;wiera !' .1
Wake Fo *sl.
On Thursday afternoon at three t'
clock Mrs. Dunning ami Mrs. Pet i
were fl-ain hostesses to eWi.r.rihrr
friends at an alternoon tea, tr"
home of Mrs. Dunninß.
wtre l ist at the door by Miss Mai
gare'v Manning ami were invited iii'o
the conservatory where tea and sand
wiches were sc®fel by Miss Ruth
Manning and Mrs. Dunning. A Ne-*
Year's contest was engaged in whir',
was very much enjoyed. Mrs. Cr.j
Mobley was the lucky contestant.
After this was finished an ice count
was served by Misses Marv 1 lire
Dunning and Mary Carsturphen.
Thos-; present were M sdam K
Jno. D. Biggs, R. L. Shirley, Many
Meador, Ben Barnhill, N. C. Green,
Chas. James, E. F. Walker of No»
folk, Va , J. S. Getsinger, C. R Flem
ing, A. J. Manning, Maurice Watfs
Maurice Moore, W. B. Watt.;, A.
dcrson, B. W. Rardy, V/. C. Liverm.in |
W. E. Warren, P. B. Cone, Aim r I
Clapp of Richmond, Va., Chas. M ••
ley, J. L. Williams, W. A. James, B
A. Critcher, Warren Biggs, John
Cook, W. E. Dunn, Fred Shute »f
Columbia, S. C., G. N. Gurganus, C.
B. Siceloff, Lee Edwards, R. F. Po,v,
and Misses Sallie Harris, Eva Peel,
Mayene Adams of Washington, Hat
tie Thrower, Clyde Hassell, Mayo and
Annie Lamb.
Mr. H. L. Britton was a busine-a
visitor in town today. „
Dr. Pritchard of Windsor wr.s fr v
town today.
NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION
AT WHITS HOI >E LIKE
THE PRE-WAR AFFAIRS
Mr. and Mrs. Coolid-te Stand in Lino
For Four Hour*. 1.000
Visitors
Washington, Jan. 1. Throwing open
the doors of the White House to all
who cared to call. President and Kr.«
C ilidire today received 4.000 visitor
a. heir New Year reception.
- the chief executive and his wife
for four hours and a half stood in
t'w Blue room, shaking hands with
•Vt'r callers ant extend in-: and' re
i. : * ng New Year ?reetinirs Begi»'-
nii>T a*. It o'clock, the reception wn-
rchoduleti ti end at but whet
tha. hcur arrived Mr. Coolidp" di-
tected i hat it he continu il until *li
who desired had opportunity to call.'
'i he number receive I was no iTf".'
ei that* in previous year-, hut ;he
pi r portion of the general public to
the portion classed a officir'l was larir
th portion classed a oflici.il was l?re
i there was less formalitv
about th * affair than in the m>>r» r»-
e#, : ; earn a-unie of *he older White
lipase at'aches •ledarinir a reversal
t« the New Year receptions of .re
pt -v.- r peri.v! when Washington. i
a si« -tier city, 'ookeil more on tie
I'resi.lent ami his wife as neighbor*
and on i'ten«lanc" at the rec.-ptii n
niuch like "a call on ay of their other
much like a call on any of their
friends.
FIVE AND TEN
CENT STORE TO
OP FN -H ERR 8(K)N
Ore e' the chenges in the business
ertmn rf Willi-r-..s'oi; wil! b"> the
.'lienifig of the Mc" til's fix— ind ter
cent store ii. the building r«"-ntly >c
cuived bv "The Ix-a«ler"* o i- of \be-
Mr. MrCi II h"s b-en m; ager "f
•the I/~ad-*r since it was o; -ne«l jp
r iwere! month- ago a* I has be
ne well known ami well liked bv
- t. jt-'- «,f ».h;s community.
i : -» :!! Iwiifl'i' a f-il li!;e .»f 5 md
r». » : n«' opt n !ip a store
: . K-etl in *l»e city.
'••• I ».-;«der .>? -re wdl d: ron.in'f
1 • 'ly ■ i- Willianiston in a few days.
s.inpin r of Toult! y
'f» Vinrinia (Hies
I s Restricted
Uichm >nd, Va., Jan. I —1 he shij>-
ment of '«>ultry into Virginia .urless
ic. en. ie»l by a permit from U•
I . S. Buieau of Animal Intluj'rj is
fc»rhi«!«!en. ur.tl-r a proclan at ion ny
'? • C »« rnor. '
This r illation became nece.-.-ary
of certain c >ntagious dis
. i f exL'tirr in th*
I ..iied Strtes.
v -hi,ip. r. i;: •. -arby . ates U!M.
• '!. ,;i ti \ ir-rinia c.ties no»
h.-.ve io merl !. ft.r th«ir prixlar'
A e. ■>> ide v.th- |uantity i f pi.ult
bes b f.i -S--I into Vitiiiui.-" a.-
■-i.ullj ■'ron! Mi.ir county a-i)' t's
j.tO tut ti., :!l i.ii he cf
"in V ~-ginh eii.c .
ii r. iv. ?. Sex'on
11:11. Pcrhe:' That
V't'i. lis Tounds
.Mr It >. ylloi. killed hot
■y«:*cri!; >. '.lie largest n, — tippeil the
'cal» at Iresseil Mr. Sexton
, «»!'r.- utei r a year old weighing
f.hi«;h- as 1 Mr. Sexton so far
letf'lf. tti* V un y - s champion hop
rarer Mr. Stxton raises Duroc
Jf r.-eys.
Browningr -Stubbs
Mr. W. K Browaiiig of Everef -
and Miss Bor.rie Stubbs of Pinetow"
wer r married the home of the I
bride, Monirry. Deeemb.r 2!Kh bv
Rev C. E let.
M. it Mrs. Browaing will make
their, • nt. in Everetts where Mr.
Brewnsr.if is er.i'aged in the mercan
tile busi-fss.
MRS. J F it)WELL DIES AT
HER BOMB IN WASHINGTON
Washington, H. C. Jan. t—Mr*. J.
F. Cowell died at her home on Main
street Wednesday from ar a'tack of
heart failure. Mrs Cowell was one
of the town*.- best women, the widow
oftji« late S. Towell and 'he mother
f-pt. Honce rowel 1 who was kfll
■! ! n France. She was bom in Cur
ritnek county and wis 59 years old
at the time of her death. She was a
devo'ed member rf the Methodist
■ hurrh-
RECORDERS COURT
HAD SMALL DOCKET
LAST TUESDAY
$25.00 Fine and Cost is
Punishment (iiven
By Judge Smith
The Recorder's court convened here
Tuesday morning with Judge J. C.
Sn-ith presiding and E. S. P"el prose-
vng. The dockot was the tasf of
ht year ami was very small.
''"her" were only a few cr_- «_s o*
dis >nler during the holidays, th;- first
was that of State against Johnny
Williams, Elbert Wilson ar i Loanß-
Williams. These young men *er? ur
dt: various ell o r which seem
ed .o center in a Chri.-"rr.->.s i'rank
Af er rewreint t H e OT the
* Y. ki >. they prcce?«i?d to" celebrate
with shot guns, shootinir into t»-«-
horoes of several p-onl • T°i"> -r -r
--overtaken and brought into cou.\
where they had to answer "lie h'ln.i-
Istinir charges against them For
turately icoml name.- , -rood frion.l
--. iw 4 sympathy saved them from bei:- »
mt. encsl to 'he ro.-i.i- ludit ' Sm!t*>
ree tired that each pry a fine > r
t"f and cost.
" O v wre & Co.
(Jive National
Sharing Coupons
C O. M«x»re an«l company. Wtlliam
«to'"s largest grocery, is rivine w>*h
f«c'' purchase of groceries nationil
pro'it sharing coupons which entitle
 ne to valuable gifts. They hre aK'*
rdv >r* is»nir reductions made in prires
of ruiny staple groceries
ll?ad their :»lvertisement in thrs is
sue how the profit sharinit
coujwns will divide the profits . ">•»!
the attractive prices i|Uoted on
ROO-LS
TWENTIETH CENTI'RY
CLl'B ENTERTAINED
BY MRS. CRAWFORD
The Twentieth Centur\ club ws?l
ei t-rtained at her home on W:«»li*- -
ilav afternoon at 3:30 o'clock The pro
•To n for the day war very in'erv •-
ing. study of the life and works of
Robert Frost, the »»reate>t living
j-ee( of America.
Mrs. Titus Crfich r hail r* t *
which was a vivid .»ke«ch «f his l**»
Mrs, S R Biggs reai a electi w»
from his work • for Mrs. W K Park* r
Mr-. Ilelha Carbon hal current *■-
vents.
-A fter the program w.is comptete» a
: lie hostess served tlelicious salad with
Saratoga chips, cheese straws ind
coffee. , L ._
'I he invi'e«l guests for th- aflet
noon were, Mesdames R. I. Shirley
t'. O Par io, P. Ii ('or.f, J. 1» Bigt's
W il. C A. T. Cfawford, A
K. Dunning, Carrie B. William-, W. I.
Pot at and Frank Hitch.
Entertains at Bridge
>!r*. J. D. YVoolard U fii!*i!aii i(t;
at a bridge and rook our > this >f
ten.o-in at 3 o'clock.
Invitations have been issued to abort
(or. y ipie
COMMITS SL ICIDE AS
KKSI'LT TRAIN WRE S
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. I -HarA,
J. t olwell, engineer of the Mini.fs
oli>, St. Paul and Sault Ste Mat e
railway passenger 'ran. who.-? tt|t
coach fell in to the Chippewa, riv r
near Chippewa Falls, Wis., on Der
etnVr 3i, resulting in eight desUs,
«'i. ~nilted suicide here last aight. •
('.•lveil, an engineer for 21 year. ,
lit ; never figured in an accident. On
IK (ember 20 he substituted for the
re?rular enjrineer of the Soo line -
Minneapolis to Chicago train No. -
He said he had looked back just in
time tp see the last cokcii of his
train tnppled from a trestle into the
Although the accident w»- Mane!
to a broken switch bolt, Colwell WJI
ried, claiming his perfect record .»ad
been marred.
Yesterday he drew his paid
 It the neighborhood storekeepers re
turned home, ate his supper and wert
to the basement.
Half an hour later his daughter
found his body suspended from a
beam with a clothes line around His
neck. A verdict of suicide wa* ■*-
'ume«i by the coroner.
RI "PERT HIGHES WED ACTRESS
Los. Angeles, Jan. 1. Rupert HugW
novelist and motion picture director
and Miss Elisabeth Patterson Dial,
known on the screen as Pateraoa Dial,
wan married hen yesterday
MANY MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED
IN DECEMBER
Weddings Were Domi
nating Features of
The Month
lNecem|)er-w:;s i:ideel a bury month
it- she office of the local Register jf
Deeds, for there were .14 licens*s L»-
» - :el to those wishing to enter the
n-a-nmonial ring Weddinjfs were
tie iominatmg features of the month,
a - nany as three at a time ani it
r a-'e no mailer when? 'he pine?, tot
t'e knots were ti?«i in the 1 itt''*
o 'he hill, the courthouse, churches.
»nl in the hornet of the various pas
tor-.
W hen y-t»u that o,i*>
hardly ever nwrj i han twice, you
hrve more reason to be surprise!
t-Vn you hear of one Register of
|Vfl issuing 34 license/ in one
month Surely December last has the
r. ;»rd as far ts weddings in Mart't
!« "t* r'«» concurred.
' s: foViw '
White
S*doc Autru tus Kcebuck 22—H.r
e' Everett, 19; Henry S. Hardison. 42
Annie l.illir.n Iteddick. 31: Rober*
J a ! ls, 25 Lillian Guriranus. IS;
V'Qliam H Roberson, 20 —Fannie
!'a >l. IX; James Asa I cyctt, .»5
! V .nor IVilltts llin'. 42; W 'llia"*
!!01-.»rt Johnson, 39 —Elma l.eg*:e".
1 ; David Raymond Moore, 22 —Fran-
 ■« Moore. 18: William Edward Gur
!a: as. 24--Allie Kawl , t»>: Wny.x*
. -i«.!ph K«»once, .15—Eva Jan" I.ive--
» a:*. 21; James Hi-r-ea Bl*'nd. 23
: Virrtte Gu'e'tnus, IK; Cleve H.iLsli;».
"if- l.iztie liUiul. 18: John 11. Gard
•vr 23—Annie E. Moore, 22: Jame--
Itawls. 22 l.ouallie Stalls. 1H;
'• h 1 Wabble on, 2t! — Roger*,
IS; Jewell C Ayers. 22—Dor'is
 'W.-ns, 19.
Colored
Burton May, 47—Roxie Simmons.
14; Kohert Mitchell, 21—1.'llie J. As
kew. 18; Joseph Henry Ewell, 21 —
I I'riee, IS; Walter tlar Iner. 2fi
S 'lie SmnllwoeKl, '!4; J»>rrv Gor
9iv, 22—1-ouallie I'piMiik, 22; Maik
!".eire, 21 Jessi- IV-I, 18; G:\rfi ■'l
Ma. nine, 21—Anna Harris, 19; Joe
Sta.oii. &2—Talethia Pit*, 45; Hen'v
« ' Spruill, -M'M*".i!a Watts, 37 :
Jui :es Rawls, 23—Idi;
t;ec:ire Scott, 23—Ella L-» tlrime--,.
1T1; Hubert Brown. 50—M;rt hen
!>riv ~s. .15; John M Andrews. 26-
Eva IJot>er. on, 21; Charlie Askew,
-1 —Annie Hunch. IK; lief u.. J one.
j *l Estella A.ikew, lh; Willie Cars
way. 26—Callie Andrews, 17; lJoyd
y ier. 22 Helen Mi'chell. G*S»
Kniht. 19 Ele.-nor Williams. 22.
Host at Luncheon
A - th- Williamston Lunch K »m t
nay, *1 r F lee Edwards entertail:
«;«. with a lunch at noon. Those par
!ici:atJit" in his hoipitalitv wei
'e sr J 11. Purvis, W M Perr.
A S: Dunning, Perley Brown an«l !»r
William E. Warren
• VFAYOWABI.E RFJTIRT
(»N CAPE FEAR PROJEt «
I . S. Engioeers Find Lark of SuMi
rieal Commerce To \\ ar
rani Coat
' V.'ilrainKton, Jan. I.—The third
j,nd dam project on the Cape Fear
i,«i r between Wilmington aiid Fax
ettcvUie has been unfavorably repot:
e«l by the local office of the I S.
Eis'rict Engineers, it was ann .unct>l
today.
"The principal grounds upon whi-h
the adverse conclusions are based.*'
says a statement issued by the of- 1
fice, "is the lack of sufficient eom
ne.te, present and prospective. «o
«ai ran* the expenditure involvel in
Sue ;tro|x>sed improvement "
1 h statement goes on to say: "All
int rested parties have the privilege
of all appeal from this conclusion to
the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, a permanent body sit
ting at Washington to which all ex
amination and survey reports of this
rKerae'er are referred."
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE
IN NEWSPAPER OFFICE
Wilmington, Jan. I.—Whatis oe-
Iteved to oe the first watch night serv
irt ever conducted in the office of a
North Carolina nespaper .was held >n
the Morning Star last midnight.
Members of the editorial ami com
posing room staffs joined in a Ave
mir u>es prayer service, led by the
Rev. Alexander Miller, rector of St
Pai l's Episcopal church.
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Messrs. Frederick Hoyt and Bryant
Carstarphen left this afternoon far
Durham and Chapel Hill. Bryant to
Dnke University and Fradertek to the
ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OUR
WLIMNS A LATCHKEY TO IMf
SOMES OF MARTIN COUNT}
ESTABLISHED 1898
NOTES OF THE
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School, 9:45.
Morning Worship, 11:00.
Evening Service 7:30.
The pastor .iad people greatly en
joyed a challenging message from
Dr. W. L. Potest last Sunday mo-n
--irg .V.- president of Wake Forest
College Dr. Poteat has been a jfrsat
factor in our I'enominationr.l work
and is indeed a great leader in our
St-te work. At night a joint union
•ervice of all the churches to hear
hev. A. C. Fellmon, a Christian Jew,
of Greensboro. Henptye us much ,n-
Corma' ion work
;.mong the Jews. -The service was
largely attended.
A Vpecial service for next Sundnv
at which time plans for the New
YestrV work wilt also be suggested
A? :h r co.iclu.sion of the morning mes
.sage 'he I-ord's supper will be served.
Every member is urged to be present
and everybody is cordially invited.
Many practical plans and helpful
suggestions for the New Year will
le offered by the pastor and super
intendent next Sunday. Please do not
disappoint them nor cheat yourself.
l> there and start the year right.
Yours for a greater church.
R L. SHIRLEY, Pa 'o
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1409 Marriages
And 340 Divorce
Cases in Norfolk
Norfolk reported 1,409 marriages
uuring last year, against 340 divorce*
v h ; eh means that out of every, four
and one fifth marriage* in thai city
one is dissolved by legal procedure.
Schools Open For
- Winter Term Monday
Tnc local schools will b-gin the
winter t?rm next Monday mornimf
at nine o'clock.
"Teachers who sp..nt the holidays
«ut t r town will arrive tomorrow and
Sunday and everything will bs in
tea. iness for beginning ■of the
second term of school," Professor
Seymour said today.
Kxamina' ions were all completed
l.efor tin Christmas holiday* began
■,nd all the pupils will begin the final
lap of the ysar with a clean sh»et. .
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Ayers- -Owens
On Tuesday night at the Episcopal
rtcoiy, Miss Dorris Owens and Mr.
Jewel Avers of Plymouth were mar
red l>y Rev. C. 0. I'ardo.
They made the trip to Williams
ton ll.roug hthe country on a Fo*
..ve- mud-ly toads but they were i
t-tspa.rihg ovvr roi.il \ roubles,
same ingot as .soon as the cert
v.ivs performed they 1 eft for~H~
tri|> - o Washington City tlespi
i ought weather. jg
Aii... Ayeis is the oldest da
of >!•. L. L. Owens of i'lymou
one of the most popular girls «.
hone u.nn. Sh- has often visit,
VVfll.ain.sUin at '.he home of Mrs
I;. Walts.
Sit. Ayers is a youiifc business n*-..
I'lymouth and they will continue
tc make their home in that city.
NOTE OF THANKS
I wish to thank the many friends
kirn |>-ople in and around Hamilton
for yie many kind acts rendered m
tite recent illness and death of my
l.usbaad and father.
Mrs 11 yman Whitley and children.
Mr and Mrs. J. G. Godard, Mr.i
J. S. Hhodts, Misses Lyda and Mary
 (.>k, Messrs. James Griffin, J. E.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Martin of
Blackstone. Va. spent the Christmas
holidays in town with friends and
relatives.
Evans and Charles Godwin attended
the dance in Robersonville Tuesday
night. -
Messrs. Gaylord Harrison and John
Booker left yesterday morning for
Washington City where they will visit
■everal days.
, Messrs. E. 8. Pesl, Harold Everett,
liill Harrell, H. 11. Anderson, C. P.
Carstarphen, jr., William Hodges,
Bryant Carstarphen and Herbert
red,' jr. attended th» show in WasL
ii.eton Tuesday night
Attend ("oaference in Raleigh.
Mr. Milton Norman is in EaWgh
attending a conference of the Field
Agents of the North Carolina Cot
ton Growers association.
Jmigm ft with fli^rrllni
Jadge J. C. Smith wm in tow"
yesterday. He started the New YHr
Hcht hr taking his county paper
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