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WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUK PAPER, IT CARRIES THE DATE , TOUR SUBSCRIPnON EXPIRES VOLUME XXV—NUMBER 101 Richard G. Alls brook Attorney and For Killed in Auto HEAD CRUSHED AND NECK BROKEN WHEN CAR LEAVES ROAD AND CRASHES INTO TREE; NEGRO DRIVER HELD OX CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTFQ. Due to carelessness and reckless driving on the part of his colore'i ehruffeur, Mr. Richard G. AUsbrook. a prominent attorney of Tarboro, for i »er prosecuting attorney of the fourt* judicial district (now the second dis trict), was instantly killed at 7.50 Tuesday night on the Greenville-Bet nel load near Greenville, while driving from Wilson to his home in Tarboro. At least that was the verdict of the coroner's jury Tuesday night over Ihe dead body of Tarboro's most re spected son. A warrant was served on King Wednesday morning by the authorities charging him with man slaughter. Mr. AUsbrook left Tarboro early Tuesday morning for Wif son to try a case in the superior court there arri he was caried to Wilson by a colored man by the name of C. L King in a Peerless car. Tuesday evening when they were returning from Wilson, byway of Greenville, the driver of the car in at tempting to pass a Ford coupe that aas just ahead, suddenly saw before liim an approaching horse and buggy and in trying to avoid a collision be put on his brakes too suddenly, atid it so doing lost control of the machine which suddenly turned completely arcund on (he highway and in plung ing from the hard-surface road the car threw both Mr. Allsbrook and the driver against a tree beside 1 the high way. The top of the car was smashed by the tree and both inmates were pin ioned between the car and tree. Mr. AUsbrook'i head was crushed, sad it it supposed that his neck had beei. The driver had his collar bone brok en, and it is thought that his back w*s badly wrenched. He was taken to t.'e hospital at Greenville at once. The remains of the deceased were carried to Tarboro Tuesday night, and the funeral service was conducted by the pastor, Rev. Daniel Iverson, We.l - afternoon at the Howard Meni trial Presbyterian Church in the pres ence of a large concourse of loving friends and relatives. The intermen: was in Greenwood Cemetery with full Masonic honors. The floral offerings were beautiful being the silent tributes of the great eiteem and love in which this splen did man was held by scores of his friends sad relatives. The deceased waa born in Halifax County, near Scotland Neck, Decem ber 13th, 1974. He was licensed by the supreme court at Raleigh at the February term, 18M, end soon there after went to Tarboro and opened a law office, being associated with tV late Clsude Kitchin. He built up s large and lucrative practice. A few years ago the deceased form ed a copartnership in the practice of the law with Mr. H. M. Philips and this copartnership existed until hi* death. % Mr. Allsbrook took a great interest hi all public matters and prior to his election as mayor of Tarboro in the year 1902 he served a term ss com missioner. For six years he was chairman of the county board of adoration. In the fall of 1910 he was elect ad solicitor of the fourth judicial district, which ffiee ha held until he resigned last year to make the race for Congress in . the second district. THE STRAND SATURDAY Fred Church, x Wolf of Placer ttACK gCNNETT "COMEDY— In Bad, the Sailor L - _ KpMe Na I Into the Net 15c and 90c THE ENTERPRISE • mSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSmimSIimSiiSSm | High School Quint at Tarboro Tonight The Williamston High School basketball team will Journey to i Tarboro tonight to play the Tar > boro High School. Those with cars are urged to drive to Tar boro and help the boys out by rooting for them. ' BIBLE CLASSES PLAY TO A TIE Hoily Contested Game Ends 11-AII; Game Provides Much Fun for Spectator* In one of the hardest-fought ani most exciting games ever staged on the local court, the Episcopalian and Methodist Bible classes battled to an 11-11 Me last night. The game was exciting from beginning to end, ar.d the result was in doubt until the fin-.l blow of the referee's whistle. As the players looked to the spec tators— Joe Godard—Furnished rides for everyone on the court, and was ac curate in his 100 dashes to the goal. Cortes Green—ls barely able to hi' out thin morning. ' He was treated lough last night, and being the sir.idl est man on the floor his bones could be heard clacking at all times. Hurt Stubbs—lt's a good thing he's built aplenty in front, for he stoppe I some of the hardest passes ever made with his stomach. Pet® Fowden—Was on the floor ot on top of somebody three-fourths of the time. He enjoyed the game. Maurice Moore—Had bad luck in his shots for the goal. We think the reflection of tha electric ligbt on J. W. Andrews's bead hart Maurice's eyer Charlie Aim I HI waa as long and all mm C .D. and could almost stay with "D." That's going some. Jim Andrews—Played a good and waa ushered around rather rou-ft at the opponent's goal. But he punched he ball every time it went by. Jordan Ward—Made some pretty irood flying tackles and 3 touchdown:: is may be seen in the box score. R. L. Coburn—Was always anxious iO get rid of the ball, especially whe:. Joe and Pete were headed towards him. Maurice Watts—Played as a finis! ce college player, only he was slowed down by he onrush of Stubbs, Fowder, and Green. Cunningham—Certainly liked to rid' Joe's back. He rode it the fall leng' i.f the court about twice. Joe alwavv eumped him at the goal. C. D. Carstarphen—Played a hard (fame and ran into many tamely, the guards of his opponents The lineup follows: tlilhodials, II Episcopalians, 11 R. F. Ward 6 Stubbs 0 L. F. Carstarphen 0 Moore 0 C. Watts 2 . Green ;t R. G. Coburn 0 Godard fi L G. Cunningham 3 Fowder. 0 Substitutions: Episcopalians, Jame* (2) for Moore; Andrews for Fowden. The game, taken altogether, was n very good one and waa much enjoyed by the few spectators present. There were only a few people present, owiny to the teachers' meeting and rtiovi" show. The gate receipts will be dt- 1 vided 50-60, since the game was play ed to a %. Mr. Allsbrook was a graduate of th university, having received his prep aration for college in the Vine Hil! Academy of Scotland Neck. He waa a Mason and a member of thr Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church of Tarimro. He is survived by his wife and three children. Meeting of Christian PhUatheas Tonight The Philathea class of the Christian church will meat tonight at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Georre H. Harrison at her horaff on Main Street. A very attract ive entertainment has been planned hv the hostess and all memheiu are urged to be there. ■ * f i ■, MARGARET MANNING, Secretary. Misses Clyde Hassell, Hattie Throw er, and Sallie Harris motored to Wash ington Tharsday afternoon. Willianiston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 6,1925 6 BOYS FREED OF LARCENY CHARGE Traded Auto Top* With Man's Cat Stuck in Mud on Jamesville Highway Mayor's court yesterday had only one case on docket, but there , were six defendants from four States of the Union appearing in the case. It was against W. B. King, 18 years of age, of Atlanta, Ga., Joe Hurke, 24, of New York, Thoma:i Kelly, 19, of Binghanipton, N. Y., R. B. Surles, 2), of Proctorville, N. C., Lawrence Hill man, 16, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Ber nard Wcisberg, 18, of Allcntown, Pa. They were brought before the couri charged wi'h taking the top off of a Ford car near Jamesville and placing it on their own car. The car from which the top was re moved belonged to Mr. J. N. Payne, of Plymouth, and ha.l been stuck on the road near Jamesville for several days, and the young men, passing l>\, exchanged tops without consulting the owner. The young men plead the s'atuV of good honest workers ami produce)' evidence that they were honestly work lrg for a paint and varnish house in Atlanta, and claimed the belief that the car was abandoned or (hey would rot have changed tops, which pled eemed to pet the sympathy of Mr Payne and he withdrew the warrant The defendants were all discharged paying the coats and the value of t!u top. COURSE AT A. & E. FOR FARM WOMI.N Will Last One Week; Coat Will Not Exceed $10; Want 10 Women From Each County Raleigh, Feb. 6.—Club girls havo been given u short course of insi ruc tion by home demonstration woikei { the State College extension service each y. ar, but their mothers have d:een overlooked, and now Mrs. Jure o. McKimmon plans that these mo'lt ers shull have the opportunity which is righ'ly theirs. So Mrs. McKimmon ami her co tvorkors in the home demonstration division have planned a short course t or rural women to be held at the college during the summer school. The course will deal with family mea'.s. "stume planning, millinery, and 'Usehold furnishings. Work wi h ...rnltry and the home dairy will alsc i:,j featured for the woman, wanting in ormution on these subjec's. Mrs. Mc riimmon is now preparing for the corps of instructors who will give thr work. "I want 10 women from each cou>>- y to attend this course," says Mrs >lcKimmon. "The prospective student ifay arrive at ;he college on Monday morning, register and be ready for •.ork Monday afternoon. She may re turn home Saturday afternoon, ami mait any woman can afford to ix sway from home for at least th time. No woman will be allowed to ake over two subjects, as we wa'». lime for conferences and recreation "The cost will be moderate. Meals lodging and laboratory fees will amount to |1.60. An extra dollar wi te needed for material if the atudern '(•ken clothing work, and this means that the whole course will cost less than $lO. We have received so many, requests from rural women for a short course f this kind that we plan to begin the work this summer, and any farm wo man who wishes to take part in th«> course should write me in care •» State College at Raleigh, telling me just what subjects she wishes to tak" up." Go to Church Sundy; Programs of Services in the Various Churches Baptist R. L. Shirley, Pastor Sunday school, 9.46 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. B. Y. P. U. Meeting, 6.30 p. m. Evening service, 7.30 p. m. Fine congregations were present a* all services last Sunday. An offer ing of $26 with an attendance of more than 160 was the Sunday school re; ord. In the afternoon the pastor prcachc UJ a fine congregation at Riddick'-* Grove. This country church is pro cessing splendidly. They voted to go to half-time services beginning or. March Ist. Our young peoples' unions and the prayer meetings are very encoura?- jjt "r ' * ■ The past«r has been preaching a if Mr. Reidt Passed We Didn't See Him If Mr. Reidt, a well-known man in a quiet little island community of New York State, and his fam ily of Ave passed by kere on their way to Hollywood in a cloud char iot this aMrnlng. we did not see 111 Mr. Keidt and his family were looking for the milleaium to come in the early morning hours of to day. Hiey believed , Jesus would come in a cloud chariot, call for them at a nearby hill and trans port them to Hollywood, (al., where lived the leader in the be lief that the earth and all things temporal would end todn> . Mr. Reidt sold all his household effects to a second-hand dealer, but safeguarded against the mis carriage of his belief by reserving a right to repurchase his effects if the prophecy failed PITT ACTIVE IN ROAD BUILDING To Pave Koad from Smokes to Bethel Greenville Highways Get Lower Bids Than Stal* Work The highway commission of P : ti County awarded a contract to tlu Roberto Paving; Co., of Salisbury, Mil. th's week for the construction o* 0•> miles hard-surfaced road from Stoko to 'he GreenyUle-Bathel hard-surface load and 4. miles from Ayden to thi Green County line. The road is to be 16 feet wide. Thr contract price is r |20,46K, which is very much below the cost of similar roads '>uitt by the State. The progressiveneas of the Pit; County commission will very soon put Pitt at the head of he list of all North Carolina counties in good roads. The Stokes road will largely affect tho southwestern section'©f Martin Com ty and will eventually prove a bin rude getter for Greenville. Prominent Citizen of ■ Jamesville I)eat» Archie S. Brown, of Jamesville, died at the A. C. L. railroad hospital at Kocky Mount yesterday morning fro*' ; n attack of pneumonia. Mr. Brown had been employed by he railroad company for severs! years, but his family remained on the l'trm. When taken sick he was rushed tc the hospital, where it was fourd hat his case was very serious. Mr. Brown was 40 years old. He married Miss Dare Roberson, Jamesville. She, with nine childreit the youngest one year old and tin eldest 16, survive; also one brothf". Thomas Brown. He was a member of the Masoni fraternity and was buried ut thi Brown burying ground at 2 o'clock th> afternoon by the Masonic order. On the same plot and at the same hour his cousin, Oscar Brown, wa* also buried, the double burial only in creasing the sadness of the scene. Two flne young men gone, widows and small children to weep, and many kindred and friends to sorrow. Womans Federation February Meetings The Woman'* Fadoration will meet with Mrs. J. O. Manning «v«ry Tue v J day and Thursday at 8.30 o'clock through the month of February. Ai: I Christian women are cordially invi'ed I U> attend. Announce Birth ot Hon Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Jones this morning; a son. aeries of sermons OB Old TefitameV characters like Daniel, Jacob, ar.'l others. Sunday morning he wl'i speak on "Praise and Thankfulness." At night on "Abraham a Blearing.' Everybody cordially invited and al- 1 ways heartily welcomed to all otu services* Christian A. J. Manning, Pastor Sunday school, 9.45 a. m.—W. C. Manning, superintendent. We had 44 present last Sunday one year ago. Sunday we liod 114 present, and we aim to get 200 before another year passes. Help as to do that and help yourself by coming and worshipping with us. Morning service, 11 a. m. | Evening service, 7JO p. m. FIFTY-GALLON STILL CAPTURED Deputy Peel und J. R. Manning Main- Raid in Dardens Section Wed nesday; Two Men Held Deputy Sheriff Luther Peel and J. K. Manning went down to the DardeM« section Wednesday, where they can tured a still and two men, Mr. Bur ma Rogers and Alfred Boston, a col c ied man. The still had only been running a short while . About one gallon of liquor was found. Two hundred and fifty gallons of corn-meal beer and a 50-gallon copper still were taken. The defendants were required ft' come before the recorder next Tues day. Mr. Burras disclaimed any interest in the business. He had a bottle in his pocket and perhaps called himself a customer. The negro Boston said that he had no interest whatever in the plant fur ther than as a laborer but he w>is hired by T. B. Nobles to run the still and that Mr. Nobles was the owner. The plant was found on land in eharge of Nobles, who hail rented tlie farm from Mr. A. T. Perry, of Wil liamston. ROCKY MOUNT Y. AGAIN VICTORS Defeat Williamston Town Team ! Good G*»e Tuesday Night; Score: 40 (o 23 The Rocky Mount Y. M. C. A. team added another victory to its already letig list when they defeated the loci! tuwh team here Tuesday night by tin sccre of 4(t to 23. In view of the fact that Rocky Mount has not been defeated this yeai and has beaten teams of much lartjei '.owns Williams on fans should fee proud of the fact that the town tean kept the score so well together thfough i ut the game. It was decidedly the best game of he season, baske:hall fans agreed, and was thoroughly enjoyed, even though lie local boys suffered defeat. Calhoun, of Rocky Mount, starred 'or his team, making 18 of their 4( joints. Johnson and Anderson, for Williamston, both played exceptional' > fine games, The line up follows: Williams on, 23 Rocky Mount Y, C R. F. Purvis 6 .. Whitlev 9 L. F.- Johnson 9 .»£- Sprinkle 5 " ctifw — Britt T 7. Calhoun 1* It. G. Margolis 0 R. l>unn 0 L. G. Anderson 1 Brinkley 10 Substitutions: Rocky Mount Y: I). Dunn for R. Dunn. Philathea Class To Meet Tonight The Philathea class of the llapti.it church will meet with Mrs. It. L. Shir ley tonight at the regular hour at the Haptist parsonage. All member? rre urged to be present. MARGARET KVERKTT, Secretary. Jamesville Defeats Justice Saturday Justice, N. C., Feb. 6.—Last Satur day afternoon a very interesting name of basketball was seen here whin Jamesville defeated Justice, 32-0. Moore, for Justice, played a very (food Kame, but the fast playing of Kykes and Brown of Jamesville was too much for them. Methodist E. I). Dodd, Pastor Sunday school, 9.45 a. m.—R. A. Pope, superintendent. Morning prayer, 11 a. m. Evening service, 7.30 p. m. The pastor will preach in Hamilton Sunday morning and evening, but Mr. P. Duke Critcher will conduct both services in Williamston. Episcopal Rev. C. O. Pardo, Rector Sunday school, 9.46 a. m. Bible school, 10 a. m. Mornin gprayer, 11 aJ m. ' Owing to the absence of the pas or a lay reader of the church wit] lead the morning prayer service. Simon LUley Now Sole Owner of Lunch Room Mr. Simon Lilley Km bought out the interval of Mr J. D. Ward in the Williamaton Lunch Room and ia now the aole owner. Mr. Lilley, one of the town'a rawt proKreMlve jrottan men, hopea to have • cafe and lunch room be fitting a town of thia aiae and will work toward thia end. KICKS REPLIES TO FAIR I'LAY l oach of Nckooi Teams Explains Why 1-on lliiwll Han Not IMayed In bounty Games In reply to the article written by "Fair Play" in the Enterprise of Janu ary 30 I wish to take this opportunity ' o make clear Home of the answers vhich "Fair Play" so strongly desire., to know. In the first place the question was i.eked just why it was that Lon Has sell had been "barred" from the high school basketball team T And why it was that the Williamston coach af lowed the other member* of the Mar 'in County Athletic Association to give him plenty of "put-me-to-slecp" medicine, while they slipped a done to v /illiamston ? An individual can only !>e in one place at a time, ami it .o l.uppened that I had to take our b«s ki tball team to Edenton and Hertford lor games which we had scheduled a i'er what the parents of the town would have thought had I sent the team alone to play the Kanvw with no one to manatee the affairs of trip? Suppose an accident from cafre less driving had occurred while th»« were on the trip and Home mother's son had been killed? Whose fault would it have been that there was one along to look after the boys, who tire as young as some of t hern are': i take it that the people of the town would have held me responsible Therefore; I went with them and missed the athletic meeting, which 1 thought was the thing to do. It is true thai they but how could I help myself, 1 be ing out of town ? On iny return 1 found out the situation and demanded that they call another meeting »! which I could be present. Nothing tame of it, as is often the case. Ir> the meantime Hasset! has been, in ychool one month at the present date, «nd, having examined his marks on bis studies, I found that he was pass ing his work and thus played hirt in our last game. The case is thla: W* of the William ston faculty are striving to raise the s'iindard of the school, and we prefer to have one In school one month be fore we play him on any team. This is to see if he is capable of passing Ids work. If so, then he may play. If not, then he can not. If "Fair Flay" is so interested hi the athletics of the Williamston school why not be interested enough to come to the games and see the honest effert of the two teams? Certainly there should be a good i ..Hired rivalry between the teams, and this is a thing which I try to foster. Hut if we have to be crooked in our playing, then, as for my part, I had rather not play. Win in a clean, honeat, sportsmanlike manner or do not win. Being the coach of the two teanv. I think I have backbone enough tc stand for (hose principles which art right, both in dealing with my player and other*. After HaNsell has beei in school 60 per cent of the term, he io eligible to play, and sipce he ha* l>ecn the required percentage I have begun playing him. Hoping that this in the desired in formation and that I have made i f plain enough, I am, Sincerely, W. F. RICKS, Athletfif Director. P. S.—The article written by "Fair Play" didi not force me to play Hat "V Former Citizen Found Dead in Car Tuesday On the same night that Solicitor B. G. AI Is brook was killed on ttva Greenville-Bethel highway, Mr. John L Hooker, of Scotland Neck, was found dead in his car near Greenville. It is not positively known, but it is thought that he died of an attack of acute indigestion. Mr. Hooker was born and reared In Hamilton, living there until about IS years ago. Since that time he has lived in Scotland Neck. , Mrs. Myrtle Harris, Miss Sallie Har ris, and Mr. Paul Jones motored u> Tarboro Tuesday night f, -= ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OUR COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600 IOMES OF MARTIN COUNT! ■ i u ESTABLISHED 1898 PARENT-TEACHER MEET LAST NIGHT Haa Largest Attendance Since Body Waa Organized; Interesting l'rograni Presented The regular meeting of the Parent- Teachers Association was held last night d'. the gra(*on-&chool u>*. toriuin w'lTi. 'lrr 1 e' ,i idnncc irr any meeting since the organization of the association. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. A. K. i sunning. The first thing on the program wa.- an interesting play given by pupils cx the seventh grade. After this the business was attended to. The var! tus committees made reports of the work done since the last meeting. One of the most interesting features >f the meeting was the Voting on the trade prize, which is to be some well known pictures for the room of the winning grade. It was seen that most of the children have mothers atid fathers, since both were on the ground voting. One other feature of the vot ing gave hope and cheer. Every fathei mother, and grandparents knew the grades their children were in. The iigKth grade won the prize, though the fifth grade ran them so close a •second that they had to count frac tions. Mr. Sam Worthington, of (Jreen ville, representing the P.vthian Orphan j Home, was anil made a plea for the orphanage. There will be a play presented at the Opera Housa "Tuesday night, February 10, for the j benefit of the orphanage. The parent I teachers association will assist in the (irrongements for the play, whicli promises to be one of. the best entei tiiinments ever given in the town Many now members joined the as ociation at last night's meeting. PEEL-LEGGETT On Wednesday, February 4, the home of Mr. and Mrs. J 11. Leggott, if Martin County, was the scene ol J very pretty marriage, when their j ounge.st daughter, Sarah ISrown l*eg irott, wedded Mr. Heman 1 . I'eel, El !er W. B. Harrington giving the vows before an improvised altar arranges in the reception room, where a I writ L numbe of friends ami relatives h i assembled. Promptly at the hour of tj o'clock just as the soft twilight gli w (jlle the world, linking the dying day wit '.he coming night, the bridal party er tered the room and awaited tli" oridv. who came in on the arm of ihe groour ('owned in a softy gray costume wit hat and gloves to match, the bri'' 11 ver looked lovelier The attract iver dressedhridesniaids were: Miss Patte Hdmondson, Miss Lillian Pel, Mi Virginia Peel, and Miss Maude rttt, sister of the bride. The groom men serving with the maids wer Mi. Klbert Manning, Mr. Ilewey I*" gett, Mr. Alma Leggett, of Ayden, an Mr. I.ucian Peel. The l»««hrtr-»vne of the most charm n.g members of the younger member . of the social set of the county and ha gained the admiration of friends b the possession of those qualities which makes for a splendid womanhood. Sir.' has many friends in Willinmstor where she attended Rchool for severa years, residing during the time wi h her sister, Mrs. J. O. Manning. Mr. Peel is a well-known agricul turist and has won the hearty esteeii, of the people by the exhibition of ster ling qualities both as a neighbor am citiien of Martin County. He is the fon of Mrs. Florence Peel, with whom he resides. During the World War iic went to France with the invincible American legions, returning unscratrV After the ceremony Mr. and M- Peel, accompanied by the hosts g guests repaired to their future re: dence, where pleasant hours wen spent in the enjoyment of social err. verse and delicious refreshments Mr. Oscar Brown, of James vilje, Dead Mr. Oscar Brown, of Jamesvilo. died Thursday morning from an at tack of meningitis. He had suffered from some form of head trouble for a few weeks, but had Unproved much that he was able to attend o some of his farm duties when he v s seised with the deadly disease. Mr. Brown was the only son of I" -. W. A. Brown, and was 24 years He married Miss Hardison about t\ -a yean ago who, with one child, t ■- viveti him. He also leaves one sis; Miss Efie Brown. _ The funeral was held at the r. dence at t o'clock this afternoon ' /» Rev. A. J. Manning. Burial war the Brown family bur^grou^J
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