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Keep Martin County Money in Martin County, Where It Belongs—Do Your Trading in Williamston WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPER, IT CARRIES THE DATE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES 'I VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 29 OKATH OF MRS. W. L. RUSSELL Was Miss Ulla Wynne before Her Marriage; Died in New Mexico Last Saturday Mrs. L. 1). Wynne received a mes sage from Mr. W. L. Russill on Sat-' urday stating that Mrs. Russell, who is the daughter of Mrs. Wynne, died at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, May 23, in "Silver City, New Mexico. A letter received the day before haa brought word to her mother that she was slightly improved after an acute illness of which she had suffered for a month. The-message bringing news of her death was a shock to her rela tives and many friends here. Mr. Russell left with the body on Sunday and will reach Greensboro Wednesday night, where he will be met by Mr. Brace Wynne. They will reach here some time Thursday. Mrs. Russell was the fourth daugh ter of Mrs. L. B. Wynne and the late "* Mr. Wynne. Born in Everetts October 16th, 1891, she was a member of a large and happy family of six girls and two boys. During her girlhood her family moved to Williamaton an'' here she has many friends who have always admired her charming person ality and strength of character. She was educated in the Eastern Carolina Teachers College and North Carolina College for Women, where she receiv ed her degree. For a few years she taught in this State, but for several years she has taught In New Mexico. In Silver City she met Mr. William L. Russell, a prominent real-estate and insurance man of that city, and when en route to New Mexico from a visit to her people here last August, she met Mr. Russell in El Paso, Texas, where they were married. Since that time they have made their home in Silver City. In early life she was a communicant of the local Baptist church, but during the last few years she lias become a believer of the Christian Science ctiurch. Survlring the deceased, besides her husbamPand mother, are three sistera, Mrs. R. F. Pope, Mrs. Roger A. Critch er, and Mrs. John A- Manning, ana V two brothers, Earl W. and Bruce Wynne, all residents of Williamston. Fnueral services will be held at 3.30 Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. L. B. Wynne. Mr. and Mrs. Sherrod Visitors Here Today Mr. and Mrs. A. Sherrod, of High Point, are visiting Mrs. Sherrod's brother, Mr. B. B. Sherrod and Mrs. Sherrod in Hamilton. They are for mer residents of Martin County, but are now among the moat citizens of High Point, Mr. Shorrod t has made a great financial success in real estate business and is conaid- i ered one of the soundest business men , in his section. They are spending today in William ston visiting frienda here. They are very fond of the scenes around the old home and find great pleasure in visit ing them and their old friends. Proof That Pure- Bred Stock Pays ] Daughters from a good sire pro duced an average of 427 pounds more . milk per year than their mothera, ac- ' cording to recent figures supplied by 1 a bull association. What would have 1 happened if a scrub aire had been used : would be hard to guess, says" John Arey, dairy extension specialist. Tom Tarheel Says Torn Tarheel says shoes will last a bout twice as long in hfs family if polish is used regularly. ( I Strand Theatre I i I- ' FRIDAY i J I DONT FORGET , TOM MIX I 10TOERS OF THE , UPURPLE SAGE" I FRIDAY , THE ENTERPRISE Union Revival at Roanoke Warehouse Gets Off To (iood Start Sunday Night; Stewart txoodchild Party is In Charge of Services Sunday night at eight o'clock the revival of the laymen's' federa tions began, with lie v. Stewart, of Hurling)on, preaching, Mr. Goodchild, of the same city, lead ing the singing, and Miss Eva l'eel playing the accompaniments. At this first service thrgre~w&re six or seven hundred present, and the meeting began in earnest. Mr. Stewart delivered a good sermon; his subject being, "Who touched me ? w "Tt was well received by tHe large congregation. Last night a very good service was held, and despite the extreme cold weather, since the change yesterday there was a fine crowd present. Th,e sermon subject was "The Master is Come and Calleth for Thee." This morning's service, which Attorney General Rules That Dennis Griffin Can Be Released Under Bond I "Howdy King" jB B « "Howdy King!" in true AmZri can atyle, brought forth a hearty handshake from King George of England for John Cownis of Des Moines, la., who was aeeing the sightstn London. "Meet my son, King!" said the smiling tourist as His Majesty advanced to accept the outstretched hand- Presbyterians to Merge With Conffregrationals Despite a statement by Dr. C. E. MacArtney, of Philadelphia, that such a step would split the Presbyterian Church wide open, 10,000 commission ers thunderously voted "aye" in favor of the unifying of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches in the Presbyterian General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, Leading members of the .church are favoring the movement, declaring that the Presbyterian Church stands at the highways today, of whether to per petuate a denomination or to unite in the. "work of the living Christ". "We submit that there is only one job for all Christians,' a prominent Presbyterian is quoted as saying, "and that is that the the Presbyterian church "instead of having strength to fight for its own creeds and doctrines has strength to love one another as Christiana." • " Music Teacher, Tired _ Of Life, Kills, Self Kinston, May 20.—Penciling a note in which she said she was "tired of everything; tired of living," Miss Geniveve Ketchum, a 26-year-old teacher of music, shortly before noon today, swallowed 25 tablets of bichlor ide of mercury. Death followed in a local hospital at 5 o'clock this after noon. Before her death the young woman is reported to have atated to a nurse and minister that a combina tion of circumstances caused her to commit the rash act. Domestic dis cord, superinduced by parental objec tions to some of Miss Ketchum's com panions is said t> have been chiefly responsible. The funeral services will probably be held today. Dr. Rhodes Returns from Hospital Friends of Dr. J. S. Rhodes were delighted today to see hirti out again after several week» confinement on of an operation. •r ' Mrs. Roberson Continues 111 Friends of Mrs. H. T. Roberson re gret to know of her continued illlnes*. For several days she haa been criti cally ill at her home in New Town. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 26, 1925 was the first one of its kind to be held was particularly enjoyable. The preacher made a short talk on tiie powers of prayer and a song service was held. These morning services will, be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. They be gin promptly at 10 and end at 11 o'clock. 'The men's prayer services are be ing lieTii at 7.45 each night in the inquiry room. The women's meet ings will be held in the office of the warehouse. Tonight Mr. Stewart will, talk on "Advertising for God." This is one of his strongest sermons and.. many should hear it. The song service begins at 8 o'alock each night for 30 minutes. Reverses Ruling of Don Gilliam and Judge Sinclair , Dennis- Grittin,'whose 'friends nave so faithfully worked to secure his ire lease 1 loin the State penitentiary un def bond, ending an appeal to the Su preme Court from a sentence of 30 years imposed by Judge Sinclair at tlie trial early this month, will be re leased imrtiediatelyr For several - dayfc u has apeared that ail his chances of being released were lost, but Attor ney (ieneral iirummitt reversed Judge Sinclair and Solicitor Gilliam in their' inurpretaton of the Statutes, and said that the appeal bond did not have to be in possession of the court before ■ite Uiai was cigaedt - When attorneys for Griffin gave no tice of appeal before the special term of court adjourned, Judge . Sinclair made his appearance bond $50,000. Being such a heavy one, the attorneys thought it would not be raised and they failed to put up the apiieal bond of only SSO before the court session was ended. This bond is required to cover the eust of printing the record.] Hut the friends who so closely stood by him through the whole utfair, from the time of his arrest the first of April, when they put up a bond of $20,000 for his appearance at the special ternfof court, secured his re lease and then testifie d in his behalf during the trial, ot busy and in a day or so had put up a bond of $50,000, and if need had been they would have put up as much mora. It is generally believed • that the only purpose of an a| ipeal was to get two or three monthM of liberty for Griffin, because thei*> were very few exceptions and little ground for an appeal resulting from the trial held in this county,. Solicitor Gilliam wrote Governor McLean, stating that he and Judge Sinclair were of the opinion Tobacco Growers Welcome Chance To Tell' Public lit linie with the recommendation' recently made by the investigating, committee composed of State officials and editors of farm papers, the Tri- State Tobucco (growers' Association in publishing a series of advertisement® in more than 60 newspapers for the purpose of acquaiiuting the general üblic with the intimate 'fietails con nected with the operation oif the asso ciation ■] Number 2 in tlie series has appeared in the newspapers of North Carolina and Virginia. It refers to the com ment of the committee on salaries paid to officials of the association and points out, among other things, that the highest salary the lssociation pays anyone is the S2O,(M tO annual compensation for the aervices of Gen eral Manager R. R. Patterson. "Compare this,' the advertisement suggests, "with the $75,000 salary ol one of the "head men'" in America of the Imperial Tobacco Corrtpany.' ' That Is about as far as the adver tisements go in comments. They con sist almost exclusively of the quoted statements made by the committee, which, at the- invitation of Oliver J. Sairds. chairman of the eieeutive com mittee, made a sweeping probe of the affairs of the association and of the rapport and lade of rapport it baa been receiving from CHURCH NOTICE 10 EPISCOPALIAN S S l HI'RH OF Tillv ADKNT (I'rotestant Episcopal,, 1 have b.*en requested by. a wp're sentative of thu lay mens fede'ration to announce to the cougregu ion of t.he .Episcopal chyrch thai they ate invit ed to atU6nd~the services of tlie evan gelfstiCntission being'held ;n cite oi the tobacco warehouses i'n \\ illiam ston. Also any who may desire 16 do so are invited >o sing in the chpir. Due to the fact tlnit tin- 'request was. not presented to n\e un il late in the evening of KrMiu, M;i> 31!, I could-hot mako "an announcement in he church on the preceding Sunday, And as on the 'fourth Sundays my services'are in St. Martins (•'Kurrh.'at Humiilton, I take ths way "of com plying with the request. A good number of my congregation i have asked what Episcopalians should do in regard to attending this meet ing. My best and only answer to that ■ i question can be—-let your heart ana conscience guide you. If you desire to attend, do so. There ait perhaps many reasons why you should. It " inny do you good. You may need the benefit of just such services. The true Church of Christ has never desired I her children, or requested them, to re [•, frain from any good works or the seeking after righteousness. "In the event the preaching at this I meeting proves offensive to gooil taste", as 1 understand the last evan gelistic meeting lid, then by all means cease going. . • In reard to the matter of tt j nancial aid and support: The laborer . is worthy his hire. 1 have no douht - hut the laymen's federation have al v . ready attended to this important de- I tail. But if you are asked or solicited , for funds, by all means jtive . erally as you feel able—l icing sure, i" "trf course, you have ■ met your own [ church pledge and obligations first. The representative of the laymen's > federation informed nie that the cliurqhos were not asked to give up their own t>ervic>s during this raeet i iiHc. Therefore, the usual Sunday ■ services, morning arj«'l nigh., will" be • in lhe eitureh n*'xt Sunday. Faithfully, CLARANCE O. I'AKDO, f , Rector. Find It Pays to Keep Records of Cows Tar Heel dairymen are finding that it pays to keep records of their cows. •Some of the boarders are being sold foi beef and better sires are being purchased, states John Arey, dairy extension specialist. that Grilfitm rights hud I teen forfeiting In the same message he suggested to the Governor in case he was not sat isfied with their conclusion that he se cure a ruling from Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt. Yesterday the governor sent the at torney general the,papers in the case and he returned an opinion that Grif fin „was entitled to be released, pend ing the apjteal to the Supreme Court. Attorney H. M. Stubns left this af ternoon for Raleigh to make the nec essary arrangements for the release. They will return tomorrow. The first of the series of advertise ments appeared in the daily papers' on Saturday, May 16, and in the weekly papers. It referred to the audit, which opponent* of cooperative marketing have , sought to discredit. Briecy the advertisement recited the fact that the committee^ after painstaking inquiry, had found that F. W. liafrentz A Cb. t the firm accountants which made the audit, was one of t he lending firms of auditors in the United States, uid was "tcliable in every particular." "It was established to the satisfac tion of the commi'tee," the first ad vertisement said, quoting directly from the committee's report, "that any frir*s given by this firm could be de pended upon." Concerning the matter of salaries, yhich is treated in the second of the series of advertisements it is stated by M. O. Wilson, director of field service that the full salary of every official of the association has. been disclosed to the 96,000 members of the associa tion. Average salaries of all classes of employees will also be furnished' the jnembership as available. For the benefit of t ha fubllc at large ihe. e'ommittee made the following comment concerning all salaries: "We find that the general manager, has twice voluntarily reduced hlfi own salary and the salary listed for him I » Mill Th» Rlahm la A. Worid » j # 1 I Farm life School District Votes Special • Tax Monday To Be Used For Maintenance and Better Equipment for District School Yesterday an lection was held in the .Farm Life School District, which was carried by a vote of 66 to 5 for local tax. This- wiis the second election held within twelve months, the first failing by a very small margin; The tax voted will be 15 cents on the s>loo valuation, and is to .be used'for maintaining arid better equipping the r-Farm ' Life School, which had its de|>art ment of vocational agriculture discontinued by th« State, Hoard of Education because the average Opening of Bridge Which Spans/jChowan River To Be Big Event for Winton Dedication ot Kridge Thursday Will Draw Thousands The Chowan River bridgo at Win ton will be opened and dedicated on Thursday, Muy 28. Thousands of visi tors will attend; many are coining from Virginia, including roprtsseiita tivea from the highway department of that Statu. Col. Kr- E. Holland, of Suffolk, will begone of the upeukers. (111. Frank I'.iire ■ chairman, of the. State Highway Commission, W. A. Hart, commissioner from the first dis-1 trict, L'lidsay C. Warren, Congress man from this'dit, trict, and several others will also :«peuk. The bridge takes, the place of a fer ry,, which has been in operation for more than 200 years, and is the first bridge to be built across the Clnrwan River in* this State. -The bridge is 25a yards .long. The contract price for the bridge, complete, was $148,- 133,66. It required' 13 month* to build the structure. . in the budget for 1925-26 is but two thirds that provided for in the con tract unuder which lie uccepted em ployment with the association in 1922. All others of more highly paid em ployees have taken reductions in sal aries ''about commensurate with that of the general manager. 'Smaller re ductions have been made in the sal aries of other employees. "The members of the association must realize that their association is conducting a big business, amounting to from $25,000,000 to *35,000,000 an nually, and that it takes a high type of man to run the various depart ments of such a big business. It ap pears that the present salaries of the highpst-paid employees of the Tobac co Growers Cooperative Association are not in excess of salaries being paid officers in similar positions with other bg tobacco companies or other big co operatives and that this is a necessary expense attached to the marketing of tobacco under any system of mar keting." Number 3 in the series of adver tisements will deal with expenses. Op ponents of the association have claim ed wild extravagance on the pdrt of the management of the tobacco asso ciation. The asaooiation this week will publish exactly what the commit tee found concerning expenses. did not come up to the required number, of enrolled'students. The past term hits been a most suc cessful one with a faculty of four teachers: Mr. John D. Lilley, be iii)'; principal, and" Mr. Bruce Wynne,* Mrs. C. T Roberson, Mis.' Carrie l>ell Manning, teach ers assisting. Tlie people in the district are d:ejily interested ill the life if. the school, and are be hind any movement for the en- Innse.ment of the facilities of the if. - - - Special Meeting Masons Tonight jn There will lie a special communi ::z." ,z. No tto A F & A. M., tonight al 8 o'clock. Work ill I he- lirst il«|im. All Masons ill good standing arc cordially invited to attepd. ' C. I). CAR.HTAKPHKN, Jr.. Secretary. Recorders Court Has a Dull Day Resting in the quiet after the .storm, o|ie rnighl suy OF the Recorders court, judging from the smull dockets and the« trifling cuses that that have>ap i poured them for the pust two weeks. There were only two cases brought i up this morning and both defendants were cleared. > The first one was against Win Cam per, charging him witll enticing labor He WHS found not guilty. Elbert Bennett was charged with an assai'lt, and lie also wan found not guilty by Recorder Smith. Fanners Convention At Raleigh in July The farmers convention will be held at State-College this year during the three days of July 2K, 29, and 30. Make your plans now to be present. Do Not Crowd Your Growing Chickens i , 1 It doesn't pay to crowd the grow ing chickens. Mice and lice thrive under such conditions and the young birds also kill one another. As soon as the birds are weaned from the hea', move them out on H better range. In Raleigh Thut Week Mesprs. C. w. Siceloff and" Lyman • L. Britt are spending a few days In Raleigh this week. * —■ (•ueMts of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Mrs. Pat Lanier, Mrs. Bitsy Gard ner, and Mrs. Seth of Green ville, were the guests 0 f Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Huunter here Sunday. ————— Time help on farm problems may be secured hy consulting the county and home agents or by writing to the State College at Raleigh -for-an ex tension publication dealing with the problem. If ■ ■ »l ADVERTISERS WILL FINI) OUR COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600 HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1898 MANY FAIRS TO BE HELD THIS VLAK More" Than Fort) County and Indc . pendent Agricultural Fair* Hooked for 1925 . . More than forty county and inde pendent agricultural fairs ,noi taking into- account community shows, will be Iheld in North Carolina this year. !■ roni the activities shown by the I managements at this early date big- v gcr and bettor fairs than ever before will bp staged (his yearr»rjllost any kind of fair could be held in years 4iaj.l~uud. -tU»-wanngemetrt—"Cfrmplt-" Wiu ii illby ihe |»:i' rons for Having the liost show of any county in the Slate. With the advent of good roads and the nuionioliilo ctminions - fiavc been very nuiOh changed Tod:iy neighbor ing fairs are visited and comparisons . made and it behooves local manage- I merits to put on as nood a fair as any other iij order to satisfy tlieir home patrons and to attract others more distant. More free attractions are cured each year for entertainment, •: and larger premiums are offered to at more and btUler exhibits in the various departments. More enthusiasm than formerly is shown in arranging for larger livestock displays, particu larly dairy cattle and swine. Some of the larger fairs-are offering attract ive classifications for these breeds and are building additional - stabling in 'which to house them. (•renter interest than ever before Is being shown in arranging race pro grams. Two race circuits have been formed witliin tKe State, the North Carolina grand circuit, With four iiiomhertf)|jind ihe Carolina Short Ship Circuit,' with a membership of ten. I'urses varyng from $:t,000 to $7,200 | have been adopted, the latter amount being offered by each of the foui fairs Comprising the North Carolina trtand circuit, viz: Four, one-thousand dollar early closing stakes and eight four huudrud late closing events. Nearly one hundred horses have been entered in the four one-thousand dollar stakes, onirics to which closed May 1. Mem bers of the North Carolina;Graifd cir cuit offer the most libera) purses that [ have ever been raced for within the State. Patrons of fairs wilt '"not be disappointed this year if the plans ' now being formulated are carried to com|iellion. . Philatheas Honor Mr. and Mrs. Shirley The I'hilatheas of the Memorial Baptist Church 'entertained Mrs. R. L. Shirley, their former teacher and Kev Shirley, With a' surprise shower last Friday night. It was a veritable pounding and Ihe large dining room table was literally covered with pan try supplies. After an hour very pleasantly Bpent with the honorees, the class served sandwiches and tea, which they had carried with them. l)e --licious iee cream-, a gift of Mr. Kader Itodirerson. of tiifi Willlarpstoq l unch Room, was then served. Beaver Dam Local And Personal News Mi*. W. F, Ray nor and daughter, Miss Irma Rnynor, of hour Everetts, spent Thursday flight with Mrs. Syl vester Baynor. Mr, 11. A. JSillipber' went to Wil liamstorr Wednesday on business. Mrs. .Kli Ray spent Saturday after noon with Mrs. Hen Weaver. Mi. Itillie CuHipher spent Saturday with Mrs. J. H. Rogers. Mr. -Richard Martin, of Roberson ville, spent the week end with Mr. W. F. Allen Mr. M (>. Beele went to Williunuitoii Saturday wr business. Mr. Marvin Bead has been on the sit'k list for tiie past several dnys. Mrs.. W. H. Rogers went to, Wil liamson Saturday shopping. Mr. Muyo Hardison motored to Wil liamstofa Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Churlio Blount, of near Plymouth, sjient Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Kerd Holllday. Miss Sallie Wynn sjient Sunday with Mfts Vada Bead. Mr. Roscoe Peele arrived home Wednesday. He has been .attending school in Wingate. Mr. and Mrs. Gushing Holliday, of near Plymouth, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Holliday. v - Messrs. I jester Rogers and Boscoe Beele motorel to Robersonville Sun day afternoon. , t Mr. Haywood Rogers Is on the sick list this week. Mr. Ferd Holliday motored to Jamesville Monday. Mrs. G. W. Hardison, of William ston spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. W. H. Rogers. Mm. W. A - Bourghous entertained a number of friends Monday night with a peannt popping.