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Sell Your Tobacco in Williamston; Four Independent Warehouses, Run by Experienced Men Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires VOLUME XXVII—NUMBER 63 Town Commissioners Contract for Crude Oil Engine to Replace the Present Steam Equipment; Will Be More Economical Other Towns Are Mak ing Money With Oil . . Equipped Plants The town commissioners contracted for a crude-oil engine to take the place of the steam power plant now used for the lighting and water sys tem of the town at their regular meet ing Monday night. 11 The present plant has been so ex pensive that the board became alarm ed and after investigating oil engines in towns of our size find that the crude-oil engine is paying the towns a good profit rather than being a draft on the taxpayers. In fact, they put good revenue into the treasury. Belhaven makes about $4,000 a year, Lo'uisburg is said to be clearing about SI,OOO per month, and others towns with this type of engine are said to be paying similar amounts. Sandy Ridge Local And Personal News Mr. and Mrs. Bqb Parker and son, of Rocky Mount, were the guests of Mrs. C. *V. Lanier Saturday and Sun da^. Miss Godard returned Sun day from a visit llockyi Mount. Miss Gladys Roberson is visiting rel atives in Rocky Mount for several days. Mr. Hudson, of Rocky Mount, was the guest of Miss Gladys Roberson Sunday- Practically e.eryone in the com munity attended services at Spring Green Sunday. Mrs. C. Hoggard and daughter were the guests of Mrs. T. A. Feed Sunday Afternoon, - Messrs J. T. Harrell and Allen Peed and Miss Coralie Peed were the guests of the Misses Capps Sunday. Allen Peed spent the week end at home with his mother, Mrs. T- 'A. Peed. ' —•• • Mrs. J. H. lleddick ami Mr W. L. Jones' family attended services at Macedonia Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. I>. Jones were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.'W. L. Jones Sunday. Mr. A. W. Hardlson motored to Walstonburg Sunduy to visit rela tives. Everybody is invited to come to | prayer meeting next S«nday night at Holly Spring*. Mrs. T. W. Thomas and Mi:is Ger aldine Peed were the guests of Mrs. T. A. Peed Friday night. Mr. J. T. Harrell was 4he guest of Miss Coralie Peed Friday. Mrs. W. H Daniel was the guest of Mrs. C. V. Lanier Sunday after noon. Mrs. Sam l'arrisher is expected home from Rocky Mount Monday. Mr. J. N. Hopkins and Misses Maqf and Blanche Riddick attended sen ices at. Spring Green. Sunday. Mrs. Robert F. Heydenrelch is in Staunton, Va., where she is visiting Mr. Heydenreich's mother. She will ~*also take a part in the marriage of Miss Louise Heydenreich, which takes place on Saturday. "KeV. A. J. Manning is attending the International Convention of the Chris tian Church at Olkahoma City this week. He will be gone for about 10 days. Strand Theatre v - y 1)0 NOT FORGET—. "THE LIFE OF JESStE JAMES" FRIDAY NIGHT Portraying the ac tual adventures of the world's most fa mous outlaw. COMING OCTOBER 12-13 "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS* THE ENTERPRISE Tobacco Prices On Local Market Soaring Today; Averages As High As 70 Cents Bring Back Fond Memories of Other Days Tobacco prices are soaring this morning—not to the highest pitch in its history, but making it a close second. Walking up and down the rows one will find almost as many piles bringing 80 and 90 cents as were seen _Uk A 191- In the Roanoke, where the first sale was held there were several farmers averaging BROWN ANI) DYER i SHOWS ENLARGED Several New Attractions Are Being Added For Fair Dates; Here November 8 to ♦» The Brown & Dyer Shows, which furnish the hmu.sements on the mid way at the fair this season have been meeting with much approval on the j part of fair visitors who have attend ed the Rutland, Vt, Burlington, Vt., Rochester, N. H., and Brockton, Mass. fairs, according to reports received here from Fred G. Walker, special press representative, who informs Us from Danbury, Conn., that the shows have been greatly enlarged for the fair dates, and that everything is in spic and span shape and presents a line appearance. Among the new at tractions offered will he Over the Jumps, a riding device new to pa trons in this territory, a large illu sion show, and a diving show with fancy and acrobatic water workers and high divers. A children's playground will be one of the features. Here are mmature riding devices, three in number, es pecially adapted for the kiddies, and where they muy beslfift in comparar tive safety while the parents enjoy the midway sights. The trained Ilea circus has taken the ( different cities by storm. There are only three such exhibitions touring the country today, and according to reports it is mosffentertaining and in structive. Western sports are indulged in at the Hippodrome and Rodeo by a con gress of cowgirls, cowboys, and In dians, and the real days of '49 are a-! gain lived in thi., tented arena. Vic-1 tor Lee's "Wormwood" shows include' life- nize wax iisrures of,many of the world's most - notorious men and wo men and a capable lecturer holds the puiiience spellbound while depicting j the past of these much read about 1 people. A gigantic circus side sh w where a small admission admits to the in terior, exhibits soma strange people gathered from all part* of world, in cluding tho fat girl, fut man, armless and legless wonder, living skeleton, and many other equally interesting folk. Perhaps the most entertaining mid way attraction is that of the minstrel show known as the Florida Strutters. Here will be seen and heard as fine a singing and dancing aggregation of colored performers ever presented un (ler one top. A band and orchestral accompany this presentation and a' thoroughly enjoyable performance is| rendered. Beautiful Sahara, a singing dancing and posing show of' merit, lias been' enjoying a liberal patronage since its inception. Here is seen a sprinking of vaudeville and the classic, free from any BUggeativenese and a per formance which caters especially to the. ladies and children. Eight spright ly misses and special orchestra pre side here and taken all in all no one can afford to miss this offering. The Brown and Dyer Shows are members of the Showmen's League of America, and are especially recom mended tor" their cleanliness and the refinement of their attractions. ________—————- Jamesville Wins Last Ball Game of Season (Special to The Enterprise) Jamesville. Oct. 6.—-Possibly the last game of baseball that Jamesville will play this season was played on the local grounds last Friday, when Bath was defeated by the score of 15 to 3. H. Martin occupied the mound for the locals and hurled the usual brand of ball. The feature of the game was the hitting of J. Brown, H. Gurkin, H. Martin, and P. W iters. Williamston, Martirf County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 6,1925 tiO cents and over, and one made the highest of the season, 70 cents. The average for that ware house willbe-M* good bit over 80 cents, f The * three warehouses were doing equally as well as was done on the first sale. There was a great deal of pretty tobacco on the floors, some very nice grades coming from Bertie County. TWO CHILDREN HURT BY AUTO Miss Beatrice Stalling!*, of Jamesville, Runs Into Two Small Colored Hoys; Not itadly" Hurt Monday afternoon Miss Beatrice Stallings, of JaTr.rsville, accompanied by her sister and Miss Fannie Martin, ran into two small colored boys about 7 or 8 years old near the home of Mr. S. L. Andrews. The Stalling* car hail just met a cur which had left a cloud of dust, causing them to slow down. The col ored children attempted to cross be -11 rid the car which had just passed \nd could not see the approaching car '1 oi the dust, nor could they be seen by Miss Stallings until they emerged iron- tho dust just in front of he» (.Hi They were knocked down and the thigh of one and the collur bone of ' the other were broken. Dr. York was 'immediately sent to see them by Miss 8 tailings. TJje accident seems to have been un avoidable. The car was moving slow- I. when il hit the boys. BAPTIST WOMEN IN MEETING HERE ' Woman's Missionary Society of Roan-! okc Association Held Annual t Meet Here Wednesday The Woman's Missionary Society of the Roanoke Baptist Association held its annual session as the guest of the Woman's Missionary Society of the local Baptist Church lust Wednesday, September .'i. There were about !!50 visitors present, representing the s> missionary societies of the associa tion. There Were ulso representatives | fiom the young peoples' societies. Dr. Maddry, of Raleigh, secretary made tffe principal address of the day. Dr. Maddry, who is a wonderful speuker, made a speech thajt*inspired his audience to uttempt constructive work on a larger scale than ever be fore. Many other good and helpful talks w re made. The reports evidenced much work done during the past year by the women's societies. j Mrs. L. T. Vuughan, of Nashville, wlo has served as superintendent of the societies for Ave years resigned, an I Mrs. Heasley, of Fountain, was j elected to the position. Mrs. Vaughan has served the association well and accomplished many good works. The ladies of the Williamston so ciety entertained the guests at a real barbecue served at the Masonic Halt. The session was regarded as one of the best in the organization's history. The - next meeting will be held at Nashville, County Commissioners Hold Regular Meeting i The Martin County Hoard of Com misslohere held their regular meet ing yesterday. H. C. Green, chair man, J. N. Hopkins, J. G. Barnhill and T. B. Slade, jr., were the mem bers present at the meeting. The fol lowing business was transacted: It was ordered by the board that W. E. Kogernon, of Bear Grass, be allowed the sum of |2 per month; indigent poor account The sheriff was ordered to lay out a public road in Williams Township as per a petition filed with the board on the first Monday in September. It was ordered that a note in the sum of |176,000, soon to fall due, be renewed for the term of six months. It was also ordered that the coun ty issue a note for $40,000 for the term of three months. Upon motion the sum of $l5O was appropriated to defray the expenses of Alfred Hodges, to Hot Springs, Ark., for medical treatment. SEPTEMBER REPORT OF COUNTY AGENT; ■ Cover-Crop Campaign Put On And More Than liushels Seed Sown Following is the report of County : Agent T. 11. Brandon, as submitted! • I to the county commissioners, for the i month of September, 1925: 17 days spent in field work. *■- 5 days spent in office work. •I days annual leave. 187 conferences with farmers in re gard to farming;. 136 letters written.—- —— 67 farms visited on official duties. 833 miles traveled on official iluties in the county. 170 tetters in regard to the work. 6 articles written for local paper 96 hogs treated this month a-al-iut cholera. Cover-crop campaign was put' on this month, 'and advised an I assisted farmers in sowing over 1.4(H) bushels of rye, clovar, and vetch, etc. Cotton variety test, with 10 dilTer cnt varieties was picked twice this month and weighed up. At the Muf of the second picking the varieties- are ■is Half and half, 1,270 potinds per acre Edgecombe Cleveland, !'!•() pounds per acre. Wunanutker, 1,600 pounds per acre. Improved prolific, 960 pounds per acre. Mexican, 1,240 pounds per acre. Cokers Cleveland, 1,370 pounds per acre. Cokers Hartsville, 1,260 pounds pel acre. Cokers Cleveland, No. 4, 1,060 lbs. per acre. Helta Webber, 1,170 pounds per acre Express, 1,180 pounds .per acre. This is only the second picking, and ythe total yields will not be the same as above. T. B. BRANDON, Count* Auent. Large Crowd Attends Skewarkee Association The Skewarkee Association meeting oi -the Primitive Haptist church was held at Spring Green Church, near here, .Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, i.arge crowdeds attended. On Sun day the crowd was variously estiniat i d at f rom five to eight thousalid. At these meetings the preaching is lone from a stage erected jjn a grove, surroundeil by seals enough to, accom modate thousands. The next meeting will be held at 'he Sparta church in the town of Old Sparta, in Edgecombe County, in Oc tober, 1926. Elder Sylvester Hassell is modera tor of the Association. Mrs. Lida ('ox Dies In Arkansas News of the jleath of M rs. Lida Cox of Robersonville, was received by,rela tives of Mrs. Cox last week. Her death occurred August 19th; while she was en roulf from Arkan sas, where she had been s pending sev eral months with - Ker son. She wa« coming home to be with her sister Mrs. Stephen Outterbridge. She was a most charming lady, one of the true daughters of the old South. State Inspector Says Martin Jail Is Unsafe Mr. L. G. Whitley, chief sanitary inspector from the State Board of Health and Public Welfare, was in town Monday, inspecting the county jail. Mr. Whitley reports the sani tary condition of the jail to be excel lent, especially the bedding. .... He found and reported the jail very unsafe and dilapidated, with the ce ment floor broken in to the extent that it is hard to get about in some parts of the building. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our apprecia tion to our dear neighbors and friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us at the death of our precious dar ling boy, James Furney Howard; also to express our appreciation for the many beautiful floral tributes; also for the use of cars. May God bless each and every one of them. Mr. and Mrs. FURNEY HOWARD. J. T. James Able To Retukti to His Work Jule T. Jfcmes, popular member of the Arm of Rice £ James, ftf the Far mers Warehouse, has entirely recov ered from his recent illness. He is able to take his place at the Ware house and work for Ms farmer friends as hard as ever. TEACiiEiiS HOLD FIRST MEETINI ; / Klect Officers and Make Assignments For 1.925-2S Term At Meeting Here Saturday A large representation of the Mar | tin County teachers met in William ] ston on Saturday, October 3, to re organise the local teachers' associa tion. After a short devotional period the ' following officers were appointed: 11. M. Ainsley, Oak City, president. R. 1. Leake, RonM'sonville, vice pres ident. Miss Jones, Oak City, pianist. J. L. Jones, Hamilton, song leader. Eva Irene Peele, Robersonville, sec retary-treasurer. Superintendent R. A. Pope - briefly of the value and purpose of the reading circle, and assigned the teachers to either of five divisions. The divisions are as follows: (a) High school administration (just tentative) J. R. Seymour, leader, J. L. Jones, assistant. (b) High school teaching methods.; K. 1. Leake, leader; Eva I. Peel, as | sislant. (c) Course of study—English, his tory, and geography (fifth, sixth, and j seventh grade teachers). L. Bruci Wynne, leader; R. A. Pope, assistant. (d) Coure of study- reading, aritli ! me tic, and spelling (fifth, sixth, and seventh grade teachers). Mr.'Dupree, leader, J. D. Lilley, assistant. (e) Primary subjects (first, second | third, and fourth grade teachers). II | M. Ainsley, leader; Emma Robertson, assistant. All teachers interested in athletics and in the field day to be held-during the fair are requested to meet in Wil liamston on Tuesday, October 6, at four o'clock. Mr. J. S. Seymour outlined in brie' j the plans made relative to the entry ; of school exhibits at the fair. He staU'd that entries would be made by grades and not. by individuals, and that prizes would be thus awarded. After those assigned to the various groups met and selected texts to lu ll sed in the reading circle, the associa tion adjourned. Before leaving, quite a number of the teachers enrolled as members of the North Carolina Educational Asso ciation. It is hoped that Martin Coun ty will go one hundred per cent strong in its membership of the State organi zation. "ROSETIME" PLAYS TO PACKED HOUSE j Was Very Pretty Play, But Showed Inexperience of Coach; Nets Parents-Teachers About s6.'> "Rosetime," which was presented by the Wayne P. Sewell Producing Co., with a local cast, proved to lie a very pretty play", hut rather long drawn out. The opera house was packed for the performance Friilay night, but a large number, were disappointed in the production. The cast was made Up Of local people who have made de cided hits in past performances, but lacked the proper training this time, the coach being rattier weak. Thin was her first attempt at putting on the play alone, and she showed a decided lack of experience. After, the producing company Jfas paid sl2l, the manager of the opera house $37.50, Very little of the gross receipts were left for the purents teaehers association, under whose au spices the production was staged, they receiving something betwoen sixty and sixty-five dollars. Pitt County Fair At Greenville Next Week j The Pitt County Fair will be heldj in Greenville next week, beginning on Tuesday and lasting through Friday. One of the most attractive features" of the Pitt County Fair is the racing program. Mr. Haywood Dail, man ager of the fair, is one of the lead ing horsemen of the State and owns many fine horses himself. He says there are already entered over 100 of the horses seen on the tracks thLs yearN r4_ They Brown-Dyer Showfl. will oc cupy the midway, and they have over fifty different shows. The free acts will bfe very good, but one of the best will be the "funniest Ford in the world." The exhibits will be very fine. They are expecting a very good display in 1 the woman's and aTgicultural depart ments. ''•••* * Mr. R. F. Heydenreich is spending several weeks in Princess Anne, Md., i where he is on a paving job with the Union' Paving Co. Higher Peanut Tariff Sought By Virginia-Carolina Growers To Meet Foreign Competition 1 PLAN CELEBRATION ON ARMISTICE DAY i i V. ashinnton Cost of Anu-rcan Legion I invites,. Williams ton l.eiiionnaires To Participate In Festivities —-I'ho Beaufort County- Post-,-No. In, American Legion, of Washington, is making big preparations for the cel ebration of Armistice Day Wednesday .November Uth. Legion Posts from surrQUiuting towns, including William ston, are to be invited to participate and Col John Hall Manning, of Ra leigh, has been invited to be the speak ir of the day. A mammoth parade, boxing matches, and other sports are on the program, and- also big eats, to which all ex-service men are hi vited. It is hoped that all Martin County | ex-service men, as well as the citi.- zeiis in general, will make it a point I tn be in Washington that day. Standing of Entrants In Beauty Contest llelow is the standing of" the con- I testants in the Koanoke Heauty Con- I test, .up to and including Saturday, i October 3: WilliamsUm Trula h W. Page : 264,300 Elisabeth Hurras 1.'U.000 Ruth Manning - 130,750 10 in ma Robertson ... 05,750 T.yitll Cook i " 50',600 l.aura Norton 37,000 Vranees Hoyt 2:1,200 Rita Norton - 13,500 ' Frances Gurgarius 11,300 1 Carrie I). White .1 10,600 I Mary C. Leggett 1 10,100 Marguerite Cook 10,100 1 Ruby Harnhill 10,000 Robersonville Ruth Whitfield - 78,100 J Hernlce Everett . - 71,300 Eleanor Whitfield ---- 46,900 Hilda Ross 45,700 Carrie Louise .Grimes i ' — 10,000 Lucy Stokes 10,000 Ernestine Taylor 10,000 Helen Gurganus 10,000 _ Hamilton Helen Davenport 380,360 Norma Hines 132,160 i Kthel Davenport 101,360 1 Carrie Dell Roebuck 00,560 Gertrude Lilley 16,400 ' Pauline Johnson 15,350 Mary Stokes 12,700 l.ucy Palmer 10,100 (irace Starling . 10,(MMi Julia Salsbury 10,000 ! Martha Roebuck 10,000 Anna Lee Anthony : 10,(MM) Blanche Poe . . - - 1. "10,000 Myrtle Dixon 10, (MM) Mary Johnson 10,(MM) Helen Johnson "... " lo,(KM) Jainesville Ruth Modlin 70.150 Ollie Ruth Gardner ' 20,600 I'earlie Jojies 1(1,.'100 M»ry Clement Fagan 4 10,000 - Sadie L. 1 Beatrice White —jCltTZ™ 10,000 Vfcnrnitfr ' 10,000 ' Gladys Martin 10,(MM) 1 I.illie Mae Roberson 10,(MM) 1 Mary Gurkin * j.ij. 10,000 ' Hazel Roberaon 10,000 Betty Martin —IO,OOO Fannie Mac Riddick 10,000 ' j Lillian Jones 10,000 I Beatrice Stallings 10,000 ' Annie Mae (!ray -—IO, (MM) 'Marie Heldrick~r~rrrrz- - 10, (MM) I Ruby Gurkin 10, (MM) | Mary Fagan • 10,000 | Irene Tetterton 10,000 l| ■ Windsor ' | Virginia Spivey _•_! 58,150 • I Mary Etheridge Rhea 23,550 . MaybeTle Perry : ... -■—2JM»OU r Rosalie Rhea 22,300 Mary White ... . . 20,550 ■ Minnie Matthews _ . 20,260 ' Jrannette Sessoms 20,200 I Flora Mitchell =» lOJMMI I I.ois Spruill 10,(MX) ■> Mamie Stokes '—-- 10,000 (Remember: After this week all - contestants who .do not have more f than 10,000 votes will ,be withdrawn. your friends gei to work for t you. Somebody's going to win that t pretty diamond ring—why not YOU 1\ ; Jamesville Girls To Give Benefit Party The girls of the Jamesville High ; School will give a party for the beife , fit of the Girl's Athletic Association i-t'riday night, October 9th. The pub lic is cordially invited. Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes ESTABLISHED 1898 Co-op Association Gets I Enough Pledges To Continue Operation Norfolk, Oct. 4.—The campaign oi the I'eanut Growers' Association to obtain pledges by October 1 of 100,- 000 bags of peanuts as an alterna te to dissolution has more than real ized its goal, J. Rives Worsham, gen eral manager of the association, an nounced 'yesterday.. This insures the life of the cooperative association fot another year at least and makes pos sible the development of plans ta benefit the growers as a whole, Mc Worsham .said. Presentation of a petition to th« I'nited States Tariff Commission with in a few weeks asking for an increas ed duty on foreign peanuts, Mr. Wor. sham stated, will be one of the first aims of the association, which is en deavoring to enlist the aid of ,th* Georgia Peanut .Growers' Association in the move. Tentative plans for the petition j- have been under way for some time, he said, and it needed but the assur ance that the requisite 100,000 bags of this year's crop would be forthcom ing to take definite action. Feeling that the present peanut du ties are not sufficient to protect th« ( domestic market against the inroad* 1 of foreign peanuts, the association j will endeavor to protect the growers j by submitting the petition, Mr. Wor t shain stated. He added that 13,171 V j 844 pounds of Chinese peanuts have I been imported to the Norfolk market I alone since last November I. A legis j lative expert will arrive today frott Washington to assist in framing th» [( formal petition! II An immediate improvement which ~ the association will institute, he >an -1 nounced, will be that of making an advance payment on peanuts as they are delivered at the shipping stations. This cash on shipment policy, he said, will .assure the grower an immediate rash advance Instead of compelling ' him to wait ten days or two weeks as hitherto, before getting his! check. Mr. Worsham said that the 100,006 bag pledge represents* at a normal marker, about ? {>oo,ooo, and that, a.s ' u matter of fact, the 100,000 mark ) has been exceeded with pledges still ' coming in from growers in outlying 1 portions of the territory. The terri tory embraced by the Peanut Growers' ' Association consist of eleven North Carolina. counties and nine Virginia 1 '• " counties. 1 "Prospects for the crop are good. ' both as to quality and yield," he said I and it looks as though it would b ' aterially better than last year's. Ap ' proximately 2,0(M) growers have sent ' their crop pledges in and during tin ' campaign 150 new members joftied the association." -* Time Limit Extended 1 Several months ago the directorate ' of ■ the association issued a bulletin 1 stating that it would be inadvisable ' to continue unless 1()0,000 bags of the ' ypming crop were pledged by Augu.-* ' 12, the date of the stockholders' meet ' ing which determines the policy of 1 the organization. The stockholders met in Suffolk and " decided to .extend the time limit foi ' the crop pledges until October 1, sine* 1 all the territory had not been heard ' from and it seemed a certainty tha ' the requisite number of bags would 1 be pledged by the members. ' Annonucement yesterday by Gen '■ era!' Manager Worsham that the quot# 1 has been filled constitutes official as -1 surance of the success of the cam " paign arid automatically insures thi life of the cooperative association I through this season. I) • Di * •- l 0 Cotton Co-op Speaker J At Scotland Neck 0 . I, C. O. Moser, general manager c| I, the American Cotton Growers Assocla [j tion, will speak at Scotland Neck on II Thursday, October 8, at 3.30 p. m. e In hjs speeches in this State Mt { Moser "wilLattemptr to give-a true con r ception of the cooperative idea among t cotton farmers. j Everyone is requested hear Mi Moser, who is one of America's lead ing business men. J Mr. Paul Heydenreich, of Virgbtiq spent the week end here as the gued h of Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Watts. n Doctors D. T. and Josh Tayloe wew >- visitors on the local tobacco marktf this mominff. .. . r .. . M P - - "-.'j {Am
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