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VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 33
Machinery for Redrying Plant On Way
Here; Repairs to Building Being Made;
Prepare to Open in August or September
Work to be Rushed So
As to Make Tests
Possible Soon
According ,o ihe information
received here tasi the tobacco re-dry
ing plant which has been idle lor
tiie past. bejuon will be overhauled,
new installed and tested
out by the endfol five or six weeks.
A bill of Wing has been received
and the machinery in expected to ar
rive here today. Mr. L W. Skinner,
of (ireenvilie, is expecteu here some
time tho first ol' the week to rush the
work so that proper and sufficient
tests might be made before the time
ol opening which will be the laiiei
pari of August or eariy September.
The services of an expert steam
man have been secured and he will
have charge of the installation oi the
machinery. For the past twelve years
he has been connected with one ol
the large companies and smoothness
ol work is assured under his direc
tion. It is understood that Mr. Skin
ner has so arranged that he will be
here for several seasons and this is
no small asset to a redrying plant
since the steam man is considered
very important to successful opera
tion..
Carpenters are busy repairing and
remodeling of the building which is
located just back of the Roanoke and
Dixie warehouses. It is understood
that they will not interfere with the
installing of the machinery.
Superintendent of ligths, Mr. M.
S. Moore has investigated the needs
ol the plant and proper electrical fix
tures have been orderd.
At the rate that work has been go
ing on in the last few days toward
preparing the building and loading
the machinery, a test can be expect
ed not later than August 0 or about
that time, according to those who arf
acquainted with this class of work.
Just how many employees there
will be is not known at this time,
but with Mr. Skinner at the head of
ihe plant an asset of much value can
be expected with all certainty.
House Guest Of Mrs.
Brandon Honored
For her sister, Mrs. Johnston, of
Greer, South Carolina, who ia her
house-guest, Mrs. T. B. Brandon en
tertained Thursday afternoon at a
look and bridge party. The lovely hall
with its colonial furnishings very at
tractively arranged was a pretty set
ting for a party. Summer flowers
were used in profusion. Attractive
rose bud cups oi suls and place cards
were used at the tables.
Mrs. W. A. Cherry made the most
progressions in rook and Mrs. C. A.
Harrison high score in bridge. They
were presented with attractive gifts
and the guest of honor with two dainty
handkerchiefs.
An ice course was served by the
hostess assisted by little Miss Elsie
Andrews.
Those present were Mrs. Johnson,
the honor guest, Mesdames W. A.
Cheriy, A. R. Dunning, J. G. Staton,
S. R. Biggs, J. W. Andrews, Elbert
Peel, George Harrison, J. D. Woo lard,
C. A. Harrison, Roy Gurganus, L. C.
Bennett, J. H. Saunders, F. Lee Ed
wards, Luke Lamb, Maurice Watts,
B. W. Hardy and Misses Carrie D.
White, Sallie Harris and Mary M. An
drews, and Mrs. C. H. Godwin.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gur
ganua, a daughter, Wednesday June
10. Both mother and child are. doing
well.
Strand Theatre
FRdDAY NIGHT
(ONE NIGHT ONLY)
Did You See "Riders
of the Purple Sagre"
? ? ? ?
Then Yon Cant Af
ford to Miss the ,
Sequel
'RAINBOW TRAIL*
THE ENTERPRISE
New Champion
Paul Berlenbe* of New Yort
-vho won the llght-heavyweigbl
'itle May 31, by defeating Miks
McTigue in 15 rounds.
Sixteen Young People "
To Go To Fayetteville
The following young people of Wil
liamston are going to Fayetteville
Monday, June 15 to attend the con
ference on Young Peoples' Work be
ing held by the Episcopal church of
the Diocese of East Carolina:
Lucille Hassell, Frances Hoyt, M.
Melisa Andrews, Biddle Hassell, Thel
ma Brown, Frances Williams, Susie
James, Margaurite Cooke, Sarah Har
rell Paul Godwin, William Cooke. Ac
companing the young people will be
Mrs. Clayton Moore, director of young
people; John Hassell and Bob Biggs
kindly consented to drive a car full
of the young folks and the Rev. C. .0.
Pardo who will address the conference
on the subject of 'Evangelism."
Messrs. A. Hassell, jr. and Frank
Carstarphen will also make the trip
to Fayetteville..
About four hundred young people
are expected to be present at the con
ference.
The Episcopal Church is making
great strides in young peoples' work
snd evangelism. Bishop Darst recent
ly made the significant statement,
"Upon Evangelism and the Young
Peoples' Work depend the Future of
the Church."
Green Tag
Sale Is Unique
The green tag sale or festival be
ing staged by Margolis Brothers and
Brooks is unique in the history ot
merchandising in the town of Wil
liamston.
Thf advertising program before the
sale was different, entirely unlike any
ever used by a local store before.
Green tags were displayed by the
roadside, mailed to the people and
brought before the attention of the
people generally.. The tags are
worth fl.oo on every SIO.OO purchase,
and everyone who received a tag is
keeping it for the sale which began
this morning and which will last to
June 20.
The entire stock is on sale and
great bargains are offered. '
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Memorial Baptist
. ; Church Notes
Sunday School, 0:46 A. M.
Morning service, 11:00.
Evening service, 8:00.
Mr. R. E. Sentsile, of Tarboro
will conduct the services both morn
ing and evening. Those who heard
Mr. Sentelle here a few Sundays ago
will need no further invitation. He is
a very forceful speaker and a favor
it* with local church atlenders.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
MACEDONIA LOCALS
Mrs. Nora B. Whitehurst and sona
of near Washington spent last week
end with Mrs. A. D. Hadley.
Misses Myrtie Beachman, and Sadie
Mae Hadley and Messrs Robert and
Leonard Coltrain attended church in
Williamston Sundsy evening.
Mrs. Mae Stalls and children of
Everetts spent Sunday with Mrs. N
C. Cherry.
Mrs. Fannie Rodgerson of Ban
Grass spent Sundsy with Mrs. R. G.
Rodgerson.
LOST ON STREET IN WILLIAMS
aton, one blue serge man's coat,
.. letters and book in inside pocket
Finder please return to H. B. Hoi
loman at Courtney's Furniture
•tore and receive reward. lt,pd
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 12,1925
THE ENTERPRISE
WEEKLY SERMON
"And the God of Peace sancify
you wholly; and may your spirit
and soul and body be preserved
entire without blame s tthe com
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ."—
I Thess. 5:23.
By REV. C. O. PARDO
There arg two'"great obstacles to
humpu progress, two errors which re
tard the individual and the race, two
inborn prejudices which prevent men
from choosing and entering into true
und last prosperity. The first is thut
men will always persist in seeking
their happiness in something outside]
ihemselves; the second is that even
when they coma to see where true
happiness lies they can not find the
way to it. Wise and even godly peo
le have thought; that the happiness of
mankind depended' upon such things
as a free state, where the heart and
conscience could exercise full freedom
unhampered and unhindred by any
human agency or the peril of any
penalty. In self government, lighten
ed taxes, a purified- social order, and
an ample government protection to the
i i l.vit.ual and the state; and in this
they were not altogether wrong, but
the way to this condition, they believ
ed, lay through a worldy wiscness, a
material safeguard, an assurnce cre
ated by the very agencies seeking the
created. This a form 6t worldliness
and materialism which has always
been present in man, and perhaps al
ways will be. Radical misconceptions
though tfcey may be, they appear in
every generation in one form or an
other. Such theories and ideas as so
cialism, Sovietism, Bolshevism, com
munism, and Fascism are but expres
sion of the common yearnings of man
kind, for the idealistic, for the ftat
isfying and happy condition of life.
Our blessed Lord had this condition
and this attitude of men to contend
with when He was upon earth. And
in the attempt to lift men up and
point them to the true source of hap
piness, to make mankind /understand
that true happiness consisted in more
than material prosperity ,more than
physical pleasures, more than mere
selfish and personal satisfaction, He
gave His life. IJut I'm sure whenever
He looks down from heaven and sees
a man who has discovered the true
way, the Christ way; when He sees u
man who has turned away from the
material elements and seek* the spir
itual ;one who recognizes that the-
Spirit of God in man and in man's
affairs is the only true remedy for
the world's ills; the only -true source
of happiness, and seeks this through
Christ ,then I'm sure He "sees the
travail of His soul and is satisfied '
for all he haß done for man.
o St. Paul teaches in the fifth chap
ter of first Thessalonians, the twenty
third verse, that man is a three-fold
being—body, soul, spirit. And Christ
died to save the whole of man, not
only his soul but his body as well.
Therefore, Christ was lifted up on
the cross—a saviour of man—man in
body, in soul, man in spirit. And
true happiness to mankind must con
sist of something that will be satis
fying to man in his three-fold entity.
Money, ease, luxury: These satis
fy the body.
Beauty, to possess and to admire!
This satisfies the spirit or the aes
thetic.
But to satisfy the soul of man, to
produce a true soul happiness, which
unless a man possesses, he does not
have true happiness in body or spirit;
this must come from other than ma
terial and worldly sources. This hap
piness of the soul comes from God.
Now, pince God is the giver of every
good and perfect gift ,and since man
kind desires happiness in all his af
fairs, doesn't it seem reasonable that
we should go to God and ask of Him
for whatever we lack or need to bring
us unto happiness?
Well, that is just why God gave His
son, Jesus Christ, to us. That through
Him we might have life. life in its
fullest, completest, happiest expres
sion. Life in body, soul, spirit. Life
in this world; life eternal, everlasting
life in the world to come.
Now, I'm a preacher ,and I'm going
to tell yon a sceret. This secret has
been hid for a good many years and
from a good many people—l dont
know why—by here's the secret: The
only reason there are any churches
oi' preachers in the world is to mrin
mankind really and truly happy—
body, soul, spirit—through Christ.
(Please dont let the other preachers
know I've told the secret.)
SUGGESTS AMATEUR
BASEBALL LEAGUE
FOR THIS SECTION
Washington .Man Wants Williamston
Greenville, New Bern, and Wash
ington to Organize Teams
Washington, N. 'C.
June 10,1926,
Mr. Bill Manning,
Williamston,N. C.
Dear Bill:
The baseball fans of this metro
polis are eager f»r some real base
ball this summer and they have direct
ed me to write this letter to you and
'o Jim Dawson at New Hern and Dave
Whichard at Greenville the pur
pose of sounding out sentiment in
your communities.
We want some high-class local ball,
played exclusively by the boys and
young men living in our respective
communities and bai ring all profes-'
*ionals ahd semi-professional#, Oui
suggestion is that some
citizen in each community be appoint
ed to take care of the eligibility of
the players on his team. All
the o'her teams would abide by his
decision, and I know that if the right
men are selected, there never will be
any argument, for they certainly will
think more of ttteir reputation for
honesty than for winning ball games.
Our crowd here suggests a schedule
of two or three games a week through
out July and August Just a four
club league this year. Then, if it
takes well, make it a six-cluh league
or eight clubs next year.
Our folks here are . r'urin to go. I
would suggest that you ascertain how
your folks feel about it, and then let
us - call a meeting and see what ar
rangements can be made. There isn't
much time to lose, so let's get busy.
Where only local men are employed
and where no salaries are paid, none
of the towns would be put under very
great expense. In fact, the Cost should
be very little indeed.
Yours for some good baseball this
summer—among the home-boys,
CARL UOERCH, Editor,
Washington Progress.
The above letter received by our
business manager, Rill Banning, is
self-explanatory. Our people will see
the idea or plans as presented by Mr.
Goereh are very good ones and if our
people want to join a four-town
league with our neighbors, Greenville,
Washington and New Rem we aslj..
them to express their sentiments' in
our Tuesday's paper. It will have t*
be done immediately if the league is
to he orgat^sed.
IJoad Meeting to Be
Held Next Month
The annual meeting of the Route
:>0 Highway Association has been in
vited to Washington. The tenative
late is July 24.
While It hJis nofyet been definitely
decided whether the convention is to
be held in Washington or not, the
chances arc that it will take place
here. Washington has extended the in
vitation.—Washington Progress.
Mrs. V. G. Taylor Wins
In N. and O. Contest
Mrs. V. 6. Taylor, of Everetts, was
one of the twelve who won the News
and Observer free vacation trip to
California. The party will leave Ral
eigh next Monday and will be away
for 25 days. The party will visit
many of the famous places of the
Western country.
Flag Day To
June the 15th
Raleigh, June 10.—Governor Mc-
Lean today issued a formal proclama
tion calling for a state wide obser
vance of Flag Day on Monday, June
15.. He urged the people of North
Carolina to display the national col
ors on that day principally observing
the rolies of' sanctity wltich should
govern their display.
Superior Court to
Convene Next Week
The June term of the Superior
court of our county will convene next
Monday morning with Judge N. A
Sinclair of Fayetteville presiding.
This will make the third court held
by Judge Sinclair, he having presid
ed over the term of eourt call
ed by the Governor to try the Needle
man case.
There is one murder case to come
before the court and outside of this
one case the others ft re of very little
importance. It is thought that a great
man cases that have been hanging
over for several terms pass will be
cleared from the docket..
The murder case is one of several
*•«* age.
Sunday Schools of Martin -
County Will Gather Here
In Convention June 25-26
p*
Sunday School Work
ers Are to •
Attend Meeting-
OfScers of Martin County Sunday
School Associa' ions are of the opin
ion that oii£ of the most interesting
and helpful, as well as one of the
most largely attended, Sunday School
meetings ever held in the County will
be the annUal County Sunday School
Cnvention at the Methodist church, on
Thursday night and all day Friday,
June 25° and 28. Programs of the con
vention have been mailed to all pas
tors, and Sunday School superintend
ents -in the county, with special in
vitations to attend the convention
hemselves, and requesting that they
T ry to get all of their Sunday School
teachers and officers to attend... '
The Convention program includes
addresses and conferences on practi
cally all phases of the work of the
modern Sunday School. In arranging
'he program the small Sunday School
was given much attention. During
the Convention there will be question
and discussion jieriods, when those
present will have opportunity to give
and get information concerning any
Sunday School problem. * ,
The Martin County Sunday School
Association is one of the units of the
North Carolina Sunday School Asr
bociation, in which Sunday School
workers of all evangelical denomina
tions participate. At this time ninety
eight of the one hundred counties in
the State are organized into County
SuniTay School Associations, many of
"which are completely organized and
doing fine work.
Bus Line Starts
Operation Monday
The bus line under the manage
ment and owned by Mr. Mitchell a
former Windsor man, running from
Washington to Aulander and serving
Williamston and Windsor along with
Washington and Aulandec begins
operation Monday. The line's schedule
is so arranged as to meet trains go
ing and returning from Norfolk and
Aulander.
With ..this service it will be possible
to make a short visit to Norfolk and
return the same day.
Card Club Meets with
Mrs. J. G. Godard
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The Card club met with Mrs. J. G.
Godard yesterday afternoon from 4
to 6 o'clock at her lovely home in
New Town. High » score prize was
given Mrs. James S. Rhodes. It
was a box of three hand made hand
kerchiefs;-
Marshmallow salad with saltines,
sandwiches and tea were served after
the games.
Those playing were Mesdames J.
H. Saunders, C. H. Godwin. J, S.
Rhodes, A. R. Dunning, F. W. Hoyt,
Titus Critcher and S. R. Riggs.
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
PAVING STREETS
Paving of the main thorroughfares
in Windsor, Plymouth and Koberson
ville is progressing nicely at eah
place. The work at Plymouth has ad
ded greatly to the looks of the town,
and to make it more city like the
town authorities are having placed
along the side walks lamp posts. Wind
sor will have four of its main streets
paved when the present plans are
completed.
RAIN OF MUCH
HELP TO FARMERS
The rain of the earlier part of this
week was of much help to farmers In
that it brightened the outlook for
better- crops.. While the outlook is
of an immediate nature it . was im
portant in that the rain was greatly
needed.
While the crops in the lower part
of the county look smewhat better
than those through the middle and up
upper section all of them are in fair
ly good condition."
Farmers for the past few days have
taken advantage of the showers snd
have been working very extensively
all of their crops.
Rev. A. J. Manning and daughter
Miss Ruth and Miss Carrie l*« Peel
are attending the Baraca-Philathea
convention in Raleigh today.
Miss Carrie iDelle White and Mrs ,
Kenneth Lindrite y are in Raleigh at
tending the Pftylathea convention.
Misses Margaret Manning and Pat
tie Edmondson and Mr. James E. Har
rell are attending the Baraca-Phila
thea convention in Raleigh this week, i
Trained "John L"
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AN exclusive photo ol the farrv
Win. Muldoon, who trained
John L. Sullivan. He claims ht
has proved that physical fitness it
• rget aMtl Ht wat tlchtr Im*
Recorder's Court In
Session Tuesday
J he Recorder'* court, convened Tues
day morning at J:SO and lasted only
an hour and a half. It held to its re
markable record ; .f the past few
months. There were few cases
"'"I they were.of Utile importance.
The first case called before his
.Honor, Judge Smith wu« that of Jno.
K. and Tom Pitt. Tne defendant was
charged with the manufacture of liq
uor. The c&se was continued with the
defendants under bond.
A second case was called against
J. E. Pitt, charging him o1 assault
with deadly weapon. His attorneys
obtained a continuance in this case,
also.
r The third case was that of S.. H.
Martin, he being charged with alleg
ed assault with deadly weapon. De
fendant failed to appear and a verdict
of nisi scifa et capias was rendered,
o The next' case on the docket was
that of Frank (Iriflln. (irifiin pleaded
not guilty to a charge of larceny at id
receiving. The court, upon the
evidence adjudged him gujlty and a
fine of 115 00 and costs of the action
added was imposed.
For resisting an officer, Joseph K
born, who pleaded guilty, was sen
tenced to nine months on the Edge
combe county roads providing it could
be shown that his behavior was not
good for a period of two years. He
was required to pay the cost* of the
action.
Joe Kborn was fined $25. and costs
for assaulting an acquaintance. He
plead guilty to the charge against
him. '
Local Firm Purchases
New Motor Hoarse
The S. R liigg» Drug company has
recently purchased a new hearHe and
until it comes, the company with
which they have placed the order for
a motor hearse and ambulance com
bined, has lent them one for use un
til the new one arrived.
LA ft UK NUMBER REPRESENT
ING WILLIAMSTON AT THE
BARACA-PHILATHEA MEET
Williamsttfn is being: well repre
sented at the Ilaraca-Philathea con
ventiorj at Raleigh this week. Several
cara have already arrived at the capi
lol and several are en route there
now. In all there are about thirty
DALLIS EDWAKKDS DEAD
Dallis wards,, the little son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. 8. .Cherry, died
after an illness of a
week's duration.
He was eight months and one day
old. His little body was buried at
the old Short plac* Sunday afternoon.
Rev. E. D. Dodd conducted the serv
ices. _ _ .
Rev. and Mrs. A. V. Joyner and
family of Wilmington were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hodges while
they were in the city yesterday..
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Clark of Quanti
co, Virginia and Miss Nellie Clark of
Durham are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. .Clark for several days at their
home-fa Maw Town.
Miss Annie Gaynor qt Rocky Mount
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. H. B. York
•nd Dr. York for several days.
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ADVERTISERS WILL PINO OIJE
COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 16M
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY %
ESTABLISHED 189*
FOUR MARTIN COUNUY
MtN RECEIVE DEGREES
AT MAIL UNIVERSITY
Elder Hasaell Receives LL. D. Decree;
M. M. Everett, Cecil Duval, and
J. E. Gritfin Graduate
Out g. about 330 degrees given at
the University la.-u Wednesday Mar
tin county men received four.
Otie of the highest was bestowed
upon Elder Sylveser Hasaeil, that of
doc.or ol laws. It .was no small oc
casion to be present and hear the
record of our fellow townsman. A
record inspiring in every feature, one
that all.young men should strive to
equal. In our daily lives little do we
stop and consider the work this is
being carried On aroumt us. But to
hear the deeds that have been accom
plished, deeds that have brough out
standing results read out by noted
educators before hundreds of people
op"ns our eyes 10 th? point where we
can appreciate the efforts of one who
has so unselfishly worked for the
good. There were only three of these
dejiees given and Williamston should
feel proud to know that one was earn
ed b\ its fellow townsman, Mrs. Has
kell.
Messrs. M. M. Everett, of Oak City,
CreU Duval Turner of Partnele and
J. E. Griffin of this pleace received
| B. S. degrees from the school of com
merce at that institution. All of. these,
hoys represented old Martin weir in
thoir work, having earned high marks
throughout their four-year course.
Mr Griffin will receive his master of
arts degree upon the completion of
a thesis, he having gotten off suffi
cient work to entitle.him to that de
*ree -
Mrs. W. Davis
Roberson Dies
At her home near Hear Grass, Mrs.
W. Davis Roberson passed away last
Wednesday and was buried Thursday
afternoon by Rev. A. Corey of James
vitle. Mrs. Hoberson had been a mem
ber of the Cedar Branch Baptist
church, near Jamesville, for more
than fifty years.
Death came to her in her 65th year
atti r living a useful and exemplary
life among her relatives and friends.
In early life sTTe was married to Mr.
Kawls of this county. After his death
shf married Mr. W Davis Roberson.
He, also, preceded her to the grave.
She is survived by- four children
Mrs. R. (i. Sexton of Jamesville, Mrs.
William Harrison and Jesse Rawls of
Williamston and Herbert Rawls of *
Tarboro, nineteen grand children and
three great grand children.
Churches I»uy Revival
Benches and Platform
lie .several churches of the town
for very reasonable
price the and platform which
were used in the Stewart-Goodchild
evangelistic meeting which ended last
Tuesday night. The benches will be
TfTOVe'tl' to the Dr. Saunders lot *oB"""~"
Main and Watts streets where open
£iir services will be l*eld each Sun
day evening. All the churches will
Inke part in this weekly evening ser
vice. - ,
The price paid for the outfit amount
Led to 150.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
EDITORS MEET IN RALEIGH
The American Association of Agri- «
cultural College Editors will meet a!
State College Raleigh July 7, 8 and 9.
(Over one hundred nun and women in-
in agricultural journalism
will attend this meeting..
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Tom Tarheel says he expects his
pecan trees to take the worry out of
old age and dependence.
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MONDAY'S PICTURE
"SO THIS IS MARRIAGE"
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