f ■ I WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPEB, IT CARRIES THE DATE YOUB SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES VOLUME XXVU—NUMBER 43 BANNERS BOOST TOBACCO MARKET Chamber of Commerce Advertising Campaign Now Under Way; Got 1 Banner for Your Car Heal signs of the chamber of com merce advertising campaign were no ticed this morning when many auto banners were attached to autos. The banners, having the following printed 011 them: "Sell your tobacco in Wil lianiston—four independent houses run ' y experienced men," are red on a white background. 'iihe banner is irery at tractive, and the advertising manager wishes that all car owners will help in keeping them on their pars iron now until the tobacco sea son is well under way. There are sev eral hundred of these Danners, and all toid they will travel many thousands ' of miles between now and the middle of September. While most of the work in the cam paign will not be seen or noticed right iu town, it is the hope that it will i»ach those places where the people are not so acquainted with our mar ket. Two thousand cards are being distributed, and on these are mention ed, in a collective way, several advan- that the Williamston market of ferfc. A small leaflet is now ready for the press and will be ready for dis tribution next week. In the columns of this leaflet the value of the redry ing plant to be operated by Mr. W. I. Skinner is mentioned. There will be approximately 7,000 of these printed. lhe 'personal cooperation of the people of our town is being shown in a splendid manner. Uany have made special trips in the interest of the totiacco market, telling what William son is trying to do and givng the rea sons and grounds why Williamston is iuviting every farmer to visit this market The meeting at the courthouse last night orgs well attended, and, in fact, one jf the largest crowds seen in some time was there. Howtftfer, there were net u many there as should have been. > Unusual Along: The Egg Line In 30 years' handling of eggs, Mr. A. Hassell says he has never seen one similar or anyways like the one he aoid Mr. C- W. Keith not so long ago. We agree with Mr. Hassell when he says that it is something unusual in the egg world. Mr. Keith bought a dozen eggs and all was well until he tried to crack this one. Upon investigation it was found that it could not be cracked by an ordinary knock; so he returned the egg to Mr. Hassell and he pealed the shell off and there was nothing but a petrified egg. The place where the yolk generally is was dark in color and the remainder of it was white. One Editor Gets Suitable Religion W. 0. Saunders, editor of the Elisa beth City Independent, seems to have found a church in New York which suits him. That church is the Com munity Church, 84th Street and Park Avenue, which he joined last Sunday. Mr. Saunders said, "I have thought for years that if I ever found a church that laid greater emphasis up on the brotherhood of man, as pro poned by Jesus, than upon the mud pic genesis of man, as related by Moses, or upon the seedless origin of Jesus, I wuold Join that church." Leaguers Enjoy a Chicken Supper Members of the Epwor+h league en joyed a chicken stow at Cnariie God win's tobacco barn last night from 8 until 9. A most enjoyable time was re ported by those in attendance. Strand Theatre TONIGHT f Buck Jonca m dinner Take All" TOMORROW Dick Hatton in Rip-Snorter" and >The Riddle Rider" THE ENTERPRISE ■ i n ' I ' •*• ■ r s • ; ■ —' —^ —- ■ —: — r 7^ "In The Good Ole Summertime" - ' Lindsley-Lilley.'s cooling vat coots more than mere coils of pipe. So far this summor the children of the town have matle use of the vat from morn -ing-un.il night. The above wa- snapped when tfie vat was almost empty. Professor Matherly Makes Forceful Address to Local Business .Men Last Night WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO WRiiCK Annie Mae Stevei»u»n Drowned When Car Plunges From Road Into Creek at Tarboro (Tarboro Southerner) An Overland automobile, in which were Paul House ami Mob Privette, of lucky Mount, and Miss Afuiiu Maej Stevenson, of Tarboro, plunged oil the embankment near the liilina Golf Club into the creek on the north side of! the culvert last night about 10 o'clock, | killing Miss Stevenson and resulting in hut little injury to the two men who were with the young woman at the time of the accident. Just as the car left the highway it struck a heavy wire fence, tearing it Cown and carrying with it several iron posts. The wire was cut as if by a steel cutter. The water where the car landed was ueveral feet deep in places and the J machine hud tyirned completely over., Willie A brams, an employee in the Hait Cotton Mills, stated that when he reached the scene he heard suinej one say that there was a woman un i'e{ the car. He stripped off his clothes unu plunged into the hole or waier. He found the car was lying bottom side up, and ill this position he was unable to reach the seats, so with the aid of several others, the machine was pulled over on its side and he then located the body of the woman. One of her . feet was hung in the lop pad of the car and the other foot was pinned in the bottom of the creek underneath the body of the car. After much effort on his part, Mr. Abram states that he Anally succeeded in get ting the body to the top of the water and with the assistance of H. L. Elks and others the woman was placed on the bank. Mr. Elks stated that she showed some"signs of nit a minute or two after she was placed on the bank of the creek. The remains were brought at once to an undertaker in Tarboro and there prepared for burial. An examination of the body was made there and dis closed no signs of Injuries other than a scar oft the arm and slight bruises elsewhere. , The two men, Paul Rouse and Bob Piivette, were taken to the hospital, but it was found that they had not received any serious injuries. This morning Sheriff Martin was notified of the accident and he at once swore out a warrant against Rouse and Privette, charging them with mur der. They were placed under arrest, and have since been released under a bond of $2,000 each. The deceased is known here and at the time of her death she was living in the Hart Mill section. Her father, J. B. Stevenson, of Pal myra, arrived here this morning and took the remains back to that place where the funeral was held this af ternoon. Wednesday a Stormy Day Over the East Wednesday was a stormy day over a large territory along the Atlantic seaboard. In the late afternoon storms began to rise up from the .southwest and before one would get fully past it was followed by another, until at least four heavy rains had struck this section. v The wind was not heavy enough to irtten crops, but enough to tangle them up badly in some sections. Much sharp lightning and heavy thuh4f ac companied the rain. Some farmers estimate at least a fall of S 1-2 inches of rain, and some crops ware damaged. * Willianiston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 24, 1925 Address Well Received' I>y Those Who Attended Professor W r . _J. Motherly, of the University of North Carolina, made a strong, practical speech to the cham ber of commerce at the courthouse Thursday night. Hi* subject was, "The ethics of busi ness enterprise." The question of bar- Ifuiriinifc and selling for profit was dis c issei) at length and commended when done in a way that it worked for community progress, as well as for in tlivitluttl profit. '1 he distribution of the collective re sources of one section with those of another and the manner in which dis lubution sustains and blesses man, ui.d the various ways in which such op erations may be affected by transpor tation, natural advantages, or even I C'lit ical conditions, such as the tariff, •\v,ts forcefully explained. Among the great curses described by the speaker was the nonprotlucers, ihe fellow tfho eats hut don't work, blights but don't bless. They take but don't give. He recommended the uoctHne of Captain John Smith, who said that those who do not work should not eat. That the world owes no man a liv ing and that no man should have a living unless lie paid for it with sweat was one of the pointß stressed by the tpeaker. He added that Mr. Edison found success in perspiration and not by inspiration. The professional idler was held up as the world's greatest drawback, the hobo being the chief one, the man who pots his living by handouts from the working people, going from one end of the country to the other, never work ing but always eating. Not Enough Cooperation One of the shortcomings of the peo "pte"of an*"clahses"was described as not .enough cooperation in local communi ties, counties, States, and nation, and IVeii internationally. The fellow that ill not pull with his neighbors for a better community a community drawback, even a greater drawback than a balky horse, which has to be pulled by the other horses in tha team. The man who fights every movement for community uplift holds things back in the proportion to his weight in the community. Fortunately, the fellow tiiat fights such things usually does lot have very much weight. By local rooperationwe get our churches, in stitutions, and other things which touch our everyday life. In a larger way we get our high ways and great bridges by State co operation. Hy national cooperation we get more oi the conveniences than we know. The treat postal system, whereby we can touch millions for the small sam of 1 cents is all the result of coopera tion. By international cooperation we are Messed with the products of land and sep fro mevery clime; by it we make friends with those we have not seen; we send them the fruits of our la horn while they send us in exchange =otne article produced by the sweat of their faces. It keeps down wan, it makes us think. It teaches us that all men are intended to be one common brotherhood. One of the things that stung us deepest was the statement that we a wasteful people. We know it is true that we have wasted out forests, our oil, our coal, our soil, and much of our food, clothing, and valuable time. The need to hearken to a better co operation to the end that we may work better and serve and and save better would be a fair way to describe the entire speech. Chamber of Commerce to Meet Tuesday Night There will be an important meeting of the chamber of com merce Tuesday night at 8.15 in the law offices of Dunning & .Moore. Every member who is interested in hia own business in the welfare of our town and com munity, u requested to attend. The meeting will lust only a few minutes, and will be of a busi ness nature throughout, there be ing no speeches or new issues to , „ be discussed. WET WEATHER IS HURTING TOBACCO Tobacco Looks Good, Hut Quality and Weight Is Short; Experience Trouble In Curing '' The curing of tobacco this year throughout this section has been noted so far for the time required to "kill out" the tobacco, the leaf as well a-s tlie stem. Farmers state that never lefore have they met with such diffi culty in trying to cure tobacco, In many instances, It has required as many as five to seven days to cure a barn of tobacco. This is of a general nature throughout this section. A few weeks ago ii was thought t>\ many that this year's tobacco ci;pp wpuld be the best in years. The heavy rulntt of recent weeks altered this hope, and while tobac«o is curing with a blight color, the weight and quality are missing. The rains, of the past few days will have some effect, but just how much they will interfere is not known at this time. In the Bear Grass section Heveral Larns have been lost by fire. There 1.- very good-loolclng tobacco in that section, but as Is the case most every where the quality and weight are ■fchortt — tt _ C. I). Carstarphen, Jr. Named Bank Cashier Mr. C. D. Carstarphen, Jr., has been elected cashier of the Farmers & Mere, chants Hank to succeed Mr. J. D. Woolard, who resigned to go into the a itomobile business. Mr. Carstar phen is a young man of sterling quali ties and has had experience which has well grounded him in the funda mentals of banking, one of the prin c.pal ones being the safeguarding of funds deposited with his bank. He is one of the most popular young men in our city and is in every way well qualified to fill this important position. Mr? Carstarphen is backed by a strong board of directors who have shown by their actions that they are not only willing but financially able to hack his bank to the limit. The Farmers & Merchants Hank has serv ed this community for twenty years and has always had an eye singly fo* the best interests of its depositors. We predict~a successful career for Mr. Carstarphen and a continuance of the fine service" which .his bank has ren dered this section. Fiddlers Convention At Hamilton Tues. A gala time is assured, those who attend the fiddlers' convention in Ham i'ton next Tuesday night. The conven tion will be held in the Hamilton school building and the proceeds will go to the. benefit of the parent-teach ers association of that place. A large number of the best musicians in this section are scheduled for the occasion. All kinds and makes of instruments will be used in carrying out the pro gram. Added to this there will be singing and clog dancing and a plenty to eat. Mr. Page Very 111 Mrs. C. A. Johnson and daughters, Grace and Trulah Ward, are visiting 1,1 r. C. F. Page, who is critically ill at his home on east Main Street. * In Kocky Mount Wednesday Messrs. A. K. Dunning and Clayton Moore spent Wednesday in Rocky Mount. In Town Yesterday Mr. and Mrs, C, A Anlrnw nf Jamas ville, were in town yesterday. Will Arrive Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fulghum and children, cf Wilson, will arrive Sunday to visit Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Coae. lu Aulander Yesterday Mrs. A. R. Dunning and daughter, Miss Mary Alice, spent yest«rday with relatives in Aulander. Leave for Ottawa, Tenn. Mr. and Mn. L. B. Harrison will leave tomorrow for Ottawa, Tenn., to visit relatives. Mr. Charlie Daniel was a visitor here thi. morning. Think Arrest of Everetts 2 Store Robbers Will Lead « * To Uncovering Big Gang Everetts One ol Many Towns Robbed an Three States What appears to be the breaking in on one of the largest band of oi ganiz ed thieves that ever operated in this section occurred last week when Chief of Police Martin of Bethel arrested Frank Modica and W. L. I'orrest of House Station. The arrest was made upon complaint-, of Whitehurst and Andrews of Bethel whose store had recently been broken into and much merchandise stolen, lnforma iirn had reached Whitehurst. and Andrews that Mordica had been ."tiling various articles of wearing ap- | parel around the camps of a road con struction force and to the workmen of a contractor near by. Both Mordica and Forrest were ar rested and placed in the Greenville jail. The trail led to the discovery •»>£>. a large number of items which had been stolen. Among the articles be ing a suit of clothes and a shirt bear ing the cost mark of Bailey and Barn hill of Everetts which were identified by Mr. C. B. Roebuck, the clerk who marked the goods. For sometime the negroes refused ti> talk but after a time Mordica ad mitted not only , the Whitehurst and Andrews, and Bailey and Barnhill lobberics but many others. He stated that he was the local i:gent of two men and one woman who • general I y traveled "'as salesmen in a Cadillac and a Hudson automobile and tl'at they would dihe into the terri tory by appointment and, when the .-hailows of night grew deepest, they would enter some store', generally good dry goods and clothing houses. He also stated that he was at the breaking iu of the Bailey and Barn hill store, ,Jthat a T white man also went in, that they divided and packed the goods stolen on the old ball park when the trail hail been followed by biood hounds. Mordica further stated that they were never to take too much, but were to take a suit, shirt, dress or pair of shoes from here and there in such a way that the stolen articles would not be missed. He stated that the stofe of Bailey ami Harnhill and 'also that of Johsnon, Smith Co., of Itobersonville, had been robbed recent ly. The owners did not even know their stores had been robbed. The same occurred at Uethel, where they had gone in Bunting's store and Blounts store. Mordica said (hey paid him on a percentage basis, that is he received a portion of the stolen goods, which he took to the pressing club of For rest and worked them off by"degrees. The territory worked by Mordisa was Pitt and Martin counties, from Lveretts west. He said he was not in the robbery of the B. F. Perry store which -occurred a few ~ month's ago, though he knew about it and the white people were the same people whom he served, but their allies were local men. The store qf Turnace brothers of Ayden and stores at Four Oaks had also been broken into and robbed. A negro named George Young, who was seiving as agent for the gang has al so been arrested with two other lie vines who were in the Four Oaks roh bery. __ v - Sheriff Jackson and deputies of Pitt county, following the statement# of Atordica took he and George Young to Norfolk to search for the white people implicated in the stealing and leaders of the gang. They found that the parties living at the place alleged to be the receiving station for the gang had been abandoned and the oc cupants in jail for larceny, but no Roods were found. In the mean time four parties, three men and owe woman had been ar rested ami were in the Perquimans county jail for a robbery of Towns and Chappel, a blind merchant living six miles from Hertford. They had given their names as Louis Powell of Durham, Ernest —Wade —Hart sell of Oxford and Same Louge who has re cently done time on the Durham coun ty roads. The girl gave her name as Mary Howard, gave no address, but claimed to have a brother In Wil mington. The officers took the twe negroes to the Hertford county jail and they identified one of the men and the woman as being with them in many robberies. Young said they help ed him in the Four Oaks robbery and Mordica said they helped, him in half a doxen at Bethel, Rohersonville and Everetta. The woman proved to be Mabel Holmes who some years ago lived in Greenville and was noted for her bad leputation there. They will be murfemlared by the ( * New Dry Drive i. . ■ » ■ ■ ■■ * Brig.-Gen. L. C. Andrews, As *istant-Sec'y of the Treasury, who August Ist puts into effect a new system of prohibition enforce ment. Disregarding state linen, . thV rjit'on will be divided Into 22 dirtiicio and divlsiunal heads giv en supreme* authority to stop itrink "at the source." l AKMLIiS IN i\.C. 1,1.1.15LA11 KK Mole I Man 1 )ne- loui i h ol Members oi State Asacmbly Cwiite I'rom Farms Mi ,e than one-fouilh of all the ''ii'rUih.eltv oi ihe .\ortli C-iioUhh Slate leg 1 I attire arc farmers, according to a national agricultural foundation,' which has lie, u compiling liyures of Tariiur representation in the Slate legislatures and in Congress Oi th« 60'Seiiaiurs in the Stale leg isluiuie, 7 are. farmers, states the foundation, and ;(1 out of the 120 members of-thn lower house list them- I fitlvt— as agriculturists. A few dt-1 vide their time between farming and tanking, farming and 'insurance, or I some other profession or occupation itij audi ion lo their farm interests. lowa, with a farm population 'of -ICj p(?l' cent, 11.1., farmers ui its legisla ture nicnib rship of li>*, the highest proportion of hiiy of the State studied, the founda ion states, Pennsylvania with its II per cent farm population has only To farmers' in its legislature out uf a total of 2i>B members. Mrs. Maliel A. Gillespie, of Gretna, 11 mem ber of Nebraska lower lnni.-e, is the only farmer's wife on record hold ir.g n legislative Job. The'ratio of representation of. far mers in Congress is lower than the 'average found in the State legisla tures, according to the foundation. With a national farm population of "0 per cent, the sixty-ninth Congress Hurls only live farmers in the. Senate and 21 in the House of Representa tives. Card Club Entertained By Mrs. J. S. Rhodes Mrs. .1. S. Rhodes entertained her 1 Tub at a bridge luncheon yesterday morning from li to 1 o'clock. High score was made by Mrs. S. R.' I.iggs, and she was given a box of stationery. A delicious luncheon was served, .insisting of fried chicken, cucumber! Xind tomato ,sandwiches, potato/chips,l sweet pickled peaches, iced tea, and cantaloupe, j V isits Dr. Warren Wednesday Dr. George Collins, of the State, Hoard of Health, of Raleigh, visited Dr. W. fi. Warren 011 Wednesday. In Fremont Yesterday Mi:, and iVTrs. Z. Hardy Rose and 'son*-, Tom and Hary, attended a re union of the Rose-family, which was held in Fremont yesterday. Here Prom Scotland Neck Mr. Nqwsome Kiddick, of Scotland Neck, was a visitor here this morning Leave for Greensboro and Lexington l'erquimans authorities to Pitt 'couti' ty authorities where they will be tried for the greater offense. Sherfff Jackson expects to arrest one more man in Virginia who is con nected with the gang. His arrest will make three whites and five colored to date. Yet there are others not yet known, it is thought. The gang of whites seemed to have divided the states of Carolina, Virgin ia and Maryland into districts in which they picked up a local negro to help them rob. Mordica said he help ed them in Virginia last ~vear. The party be tourist* at times, then they be salesmen, bat were really picking up goods from every where and dispoaing of them through a clearing house in Norfolk. ' j ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OFR | 7 COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600 | HOMES OF MARTIN COUNT* jj I= —3« ESTABLISHED 1898 TUESDAY UNLUCKY i Uli IViUOiN biilxN bite. 1 (diTitl Officer and Deputies Lu|),urv Three Plants and .Make Two .uresis Agent T. W. Snell, uC'.omputut'.t uy acputie* J. U. "Ala ining» Lultier ( eel, II- L. Martin, were called about >ne and a nail or Iwo ;UlUe£> »Cj of *'M ■iliAU. Grass, iu-i, qutexi-. trrUi-. i 7 —'~ a oinall copper aim ail necessary ojj cruUng equipment wiui about g.i • ie.'c. oi uual uiKi &u,- ti beer;- Two yonug while men, Cecil Gur tj;.iius ami .Hilton Aleiuknimll, had ju«it kindled a hie and were getting tilings ill older when the ollicei . ap | a red ihe vy unft n> ■' tun/' but tturgaiiu.. Has «"u caught, Alfitdeiu hull made ins I'Mupe, winch,. however, Hovc.r but Umpoiary, as.olticer Alan iiing .->OOll came across |>.m. I lie officers made lull, His arch, sloii milling several (141111., ol beer j a.iC everything necessary «..r the-inan u acture of liquor e.xcep a still. Another built brought the odicers on a tilf-galion copper still, UOc gal lons of beer and liuinotou.s accessories used to make liijuor. I.uck was lui 1111 tiVu vuod thai the • >iiii-oi ~ coutimii.il iheii iiui.i,. .soon 1 lining across another lirge still ,o£ i.noui. >.w«> baud capaev'y and eight barrels of" meal and sugar beer. No liquor wu.t found at any of the. stills, and no clue to the owners or operators except the tirsl, still. ,Gurgaiius and Moiideuhall were lik Kttrf 011 to \\ and each gave bond in the ssum of $501) for his appearance at the I ni'ed States _ UiaU'lct L'u.urt in Washington in tie toiler. It seemed to be a very untuck) day for these two young men, as i„t was the Unit time in llieir- hvejrthn' either had ever attempted to run a still, and to be calight in the very first "act was ui.hii ky, if tUeiie .k> such a' thing. . Several (ioinu lo Farmers Convention . Several people of the town ;iiul, it i- understood, marry of the farmers of , the county will attend the farmers' cenvenlion in Raleigh nixt week, July* Jb, gu, .'to. s The convention is mi annual ntVair, liinl every .year farmers from all over lie State attend. Agricultural sub jects are discussed, uud I general view of the farmers in the different ir.irts . of Ihe State are exciianged. M \( KDOM \ LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS' Mi. and Mrs.-IT. M Iteacliani were I lie guests of Mr. and M r.+ Charles -'i'l> rain Sunday, lflornihg.. Miss Vivian L'eele spent Saturvlay fight .willi Virginia l'eele. Miss Carrie Ward and Kate Corey . pent Saturday'night with, Mr.. Jim Revel.-,. Mi. Robert Coluaiii was the guu.-.L e! .Miss Mjrtie Iteavham Sunday, bight. * Mr. George leele was'the guest.of Miss Yiviuu l'eele Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Revels spent Sunday afternoon with Air, and .Mis, "* A. {J. lladley. Mr. anil Mrs. R. I* Perry spent Sun iiay with Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. l'eele. Mi. and Mrs, N. J. Corev ail end ed church at Maple Grove Sunday. • Mr. Hennie Gurkiri was the guest of Miss Virginia Peeks Sunday night. Mrs. H. U.. l'eele spent Saturday night with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. l'eele and sou f|.cnt Sunday aftetnotJli with Mrs. U. S. I-eggett. Mrs. J. W. Hailey was the guest of Mrs. It. 11. Peele Monday afternoon. MISS SADIE PERRY ENTERTAINS FKIKNDS Last night Miss' Hadie Perry invited | about 15 of her young friends to. a chicken stew at her home on the Washington road. Freezing the ice cream gave the hoys and girls a big appetite. Ruth was found to posses the biggest appetite; evidently she worked the hardest. The ice cream was served at the house and after a coun cil gathering the party moved to the tobacco barns, where deliciou- chicken, sandwiches, pickles, cake, and many 01 her eatables were serveil. The boys returned to town last night, but the girls remained all night, silling up nt tho tobacco barn. —-ma i. ■ Suspend sermon UNTIL SEPTEMBER Due to the fact that the Rev. C. O. Pardo, who writes the Enterprise ser- . mon each week, Is leaving for a month's vacation the .sermon will be suspended until September. . TO HOLD SERVICES AT f RIDDICKS GROVE SUNDAY al Rev. R. L. Shirley will preach at the |j Riddicks Grove Baptist Church Sunday at the usual how. , y ' . *-■ ■ Mr. Frank Gladstone, of Hamilton, was ■ business visitor hero this morn- ygJi

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