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Fourth Annual Roanoke Fair, November 3-4-5-6, 1925; Bigger and Better Than Ever Before Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires VOLUME XXVII—NUMBER 69 ROANOKE FAIR NEXT WEEK Brown and Dyer Shows Will Arrive Here Sunday to Furnish Midway Attractions; Everything and Everybody Ready for Fair Fifteen Tented Shows And Six Riding: Devices Perhaps the most pretentious tent ed organization to •fver visit William ston will be seen in the Brown & Dyer Shows, which arrive in this city Sunday to furnish the midway attrac tions at the fair gronuds. Replete with everything amazing, entertain ing, and instructive, the Brown 4 Dyer organization carries fifteen tent ed shows and six up-to-date riding devices and travel in their own special train of 25 double-length railroad cars. The shows have been meeting with unprecedented success since its incep tion and has met with the approval of its patrons in every city in which it has exhibited. The company com prises four hundred employees and executives, and the rule of the man agement is cleanliness first and al ways. Among the shows which will be seen is a minstrel show second to none on the road today. The Florida SUutters, as the show is known, car ries fifteen singing, dancing, and talk ing exponents of the art of minstrelsy and a visit to this show will net the patron an hour's amusement seldom found outside of high-priced theatres. "Beautiful Sahara," in which is pre sented ten young ladies in singing and dancing number interspersed ' with classic poses. This show caters es pecially to the ladies and children. In the gigantic circus side show may be been freaks and curiosities gathered from all parts of the world. Partic ularly interesting here is seen perhaps the greatest of living freaks, Randion, born without arms or legs, but capable '■ of attending to the daily duties of a normal person. Many other attractions of merit are to be seen here. Captain Jack Valley presents in his water circus numerous feats of under water work performed by members of his company who have toured exten sively through foreign countries and whose work has met with the approv al of the dignitaries of each country. On the midway will also be seen Wood's monkey circus, featuring a mong numerous other numbers per formed by the little Simians, the highest-diving monkey in the world. Auto races and aerial feats make the monkey circus one of the leading at tractions. Victor Lee's "Wormwood" shows depict to the young and old wax figures of the most notorious men and women accompanied by a lecture,which is most interesUng and instructive. Herein may be seen life size figures of Loeb and Leopold, Qe celia Cooney and Chapman keeping company with the earlier-day road a gent.s and bad men. An interesting collection of rattle snakes and curios from the South Sea Islands is to be seen in the Emo show. Lovers of the west will be entertain ed in the wild west show by Frank > Kenjockety and his congress of cow boys, cowgirls and real Indians, who furnish no end of amusement in their endeavor to stick to the back of a bucking bronco or to match tfetir strength with real western cattle while wrestling. To those who have never seen edu- Strand Theatre TONIGHT BEBE * DANIELS I Dangerous | I MONEY" THE ENTERPRISE Mac Donald's Royal Scotch Highlanders Band Another one of the big free aet« to be at the Roanoke Fair here next week. The free act program is given twice daily, 12 30 and 7.30 p. m. PICTURE SERVICE IS MUCH ENJOYED Rev. C. O. Pardo Will Conduct Service Sunday Night; Christian Church Sej-vice Last Sunday On Sunday night, October 25, Rev. A. J. Manning, pastor of the Christian church, preached at the picture serv ice in the Strand Theatre. Mr. Man ning's sermon was heard by more than WO delighted listeners. Following the sermon, the six-reel feature picture, "Lest We Forget," was shown and en joyed by the large congregation. Next Sunday night, Rev. C. 0. I'ur do, rector of the Episcopal Church, will be the preacher and the picture for next Sunday will be a Paramount feature, "If You Believe It, It's So." The theatre service is proving very popular and is enjoyed by large num bers, both from the country as well aa the town. Service starts promptly nt 7.30, and no one is admitted after 7.45. Last Sunday night more than 50 persons were unable to gain ad mittance owing to the immense crowd. Please remember that there is no ad mission charged, but everyone is re quested to bring a free-will offering to cover the expense of the service. Health Conditions Good in Scotland At the recent funeral of Joseph Smith, 78 years old and a high offic ial in the Scottish Councils, his mother in law, 92, and two brothers, one 72 the other 86, all stood around the open grave to pay their last respects to their kindred. Just think of a mother in law, 02, going with her son-in-law to the "last ditch." cated fleas a visit to Prof. Alexanders' Flea Circus will be both entertaining and instructive. If you can not imag ine a flea kicking a football, juggling, dancing, drawing a chariot several times its own weight, visit the circus and be convinced. You will also see Tyneemite, the world's smallest horse, truly a beauty, and an animal all the children should see. " For thrillers there is Speedy Bauer's motordojne, wherein dare-devil riders encircle the perpendicular walls of the motordome while going at break-neck speed. These are but few of the attractions to be seen on the midway next week. The riding devices include the new German importation, the Dangler, conceded to be the world*! prettiest and safest ride, the well-known merry-go-round, a chair-o-plane, ferris wheel, cater pillar and others. Do not try to take in the entire midway in one day; it can not be done. The Brown and Dyer shows come to this city for this engagement only after a minute inspection of all show and rides was made, and a gala week ahoold be the result. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 30,1925 MABELCODY AIR aucus COMING All Kinds of Air Stunts and Automo bile Races At Fair Grounds Saturday, November 7 Mai. el Cody and her flying ciicus— changing planes in mid air, parachute drops from un aeroplane, air stunts of all kinds by America's greatest avia trix—and automobile races by profes sional drivers, in high-powered cars— -8 jven in number—will take place at | tiie fair grounds Saturday, November 7th. This is not a part of the fair pu,-rai i and will not be run as a part of the fair. Watch for the announcement next week and the great plane that will fly over this section daily, beginning Mo; lay, with Cody in the pit of the machine. Thc.se drivers all have a national reputation, and drive the fastest races of the time. There is not an amateur among the number. All profession als. Miss Cody appears each year in the daring feat* on the screen, and will leave directly for California from Williamston to enter on her contract with one of the greatest picture com panies, which will produce air thrill ers this year. Mobley & Browning's Sale Begins Today in our Tuesday's edition, we carried un ad for Mobley & Browning, of Everetts, N. C., advertising a sale which is to begin Friday, October 30. Through an error made in writing the copy, November was inserted-for Oc tober, which led their patrons to be lieve that the sale was to begin a month from October 30th. We wish to make this correction and notify all their patrons that the sale will begin promptly Friday, October 20. Mobley and Browning are mak ing arrangements to, make drastic re ductions on all their fall goods and make room for further shipments for the Christmas trade. They have many values to offer and affords the people of their community a wonderful op portunity to Bave money on their fall " goods. Nation's Timber Supply Fast Growing' Smaller Taking the report of tne Census Bu reau for the year 1924, it is seen that more than half of the States am lot porters of lumber, and many of the larger ones are now dependent on other States for almost their entire output. None of our natural resources seems to have suffered more wanton waste than our timber. The present condition, shown by the i : report, suggests the immediate need I of more care with our forests. | ALL STOLEN GOODS FOUND IN BERTH Raymond Roberson Tells Where He and Dennis Koberaon Disposed Of FruiU of Robberies All the (foods stolen from Buntings store in Bethel on October 18 and 80• peanut bags stolen front a freight warehouse at the river wharf here two weeks ago were located ill l!er tie County Wednesday. Young Kaymond Roberson, who had l>een of the theft and lodg ed In pail at Greenville told hia fath er and friends while in jail that he and Denn . Roberson had takoit the goods and carried them to tyrtie County, \ itiv ..they sold 320 to M. Pettiford, a colored man livifm- in the Grab Town Miction, and the re mainder to Tom Speller, a white man, who lives near the Roanoke River bridge. The bags were soi l at It) cents each, only about half of their value. The Roberson boys had also tried to sell the Hunting goods to Speller for S3OO, but he Would not buy at that price. However, he allowed them to store the with liim until they should come again. When young Roberson gave out the information Sheriif Jackson, of Pitt County, Sheriff Koberson, of this coun ty, Sheriff Cooper, of Bertie County, and Chief of Police W. B. Daniel, of this city, went i.o Betrie. They di vided their ;OITC.> and reached each place at the same ||me. lloth Speller and Pettiford gave up their good.*! without hesitation, with the exception of a few of the bag* which each of them had sold. Much surprise was expressed by the it was learned that fcjpell er and Pettiford had concealed the .stolen goods. Speller had been axked twice whether he had seen or heard of any stolen bags, which hu very innocently denied. Mr. C. I). Curstav phen had even gone to the point of telling him that he h&d heard that he oought 800 peanut hugs at night for SBO, which he strenuously d.nied. Pet tiford had been kusp».■ to l of selling liquo:, but nothing eke seemed to be ngainst him' Both l'tttlford and Speller were arrested and taken to Windsor, where they waived examina tion and gave bond for his appearance at the next term of the superior court of Bertie County. They both freely admitted the crime of receiving the stoleii goods knowing them to have been stolen. Dennis Roberson, who was appar ently the moving spirit in the matter, i.4 ill Greenville jail, where he will go on trial for store breaking. He will also have to face the charge of house bieaking in Martin County. Raymond Roberson, who gave the . testimony which enabled lite ufßeers to find the parties and the goods, and who is out under a SSOO bond, will also have U> go to court in Greenville to give testimony against Dennis Rob erson and plead to the charge against himself. Sermon Omitted Through Necessity For two reasons our weekly sermon written by Rev. Clarance O. Pardo, which ia so greatly enjoyed by many of our readers, was omitted in today's issue. * We got our paper out Friday morn ing instead of evening, so that we might get out "The Fair Booster," a Roanoke Fair edition which is being sent to those people throughout the several counties which the fair ter ritory includes. "The Booster" rarries only fair news, which our strbscirbers have seen in the Enterprise. Rev. Pardo was so busy through yesterday and last night helping the Young People's Service League stage the beauty contest and fashion show thatTiecbuld not get time toget his " sermon in before we went to press during the night. Rules For Parking At • Fair (irnurds Sunday Manager Poe, of the Roanoke Fair, requests that people who visit Hie falF grounds Sunday afternoon park their cars along the fences and not drive up in the grounds near the buildings or on the site to be used for the mid way. The failure to observe this re quest will necessitate the closing of the gates. The public 1a welcome, but Imust not interfere with the move ment of the shows and others in the grounds. This to avoid accident*. Official Program for Fair Week; r Gates Open Tuesday Morning; Something Doing Every Minute TI'ESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 , School Day—Gates Open Ba. m. All iM'hool chcildren white and colored admitted free at main Kate until ■"> p. m. Special athletic pro gram by the schools. Hand concert, free acts, and rac in gbcgins at 12.30 p. m. Night program begins at 7.30. Coronation of Queen of recent beauty contest. Fireworks. Fun on the midway. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Heitie Day—Gates open at 8 a. m. Judging begins at 9 a. m. Hand concerts, free acta in front of grand stand 12.30 p. m. Racing called at 1.30 p. m. 7.30 p. m.—Ku Klux Klan pa rade and exercises. Free acts and band concerts. Fireworks of a AUTO RECOVERED; THIEF AIlRESii;i) i Chevrolet Auto Stolen in Goidsboro i is Found and Returned by Local Night Policeman Hector Poierer, a young French-Ca nadian, was found asleep in a Chev rolet car about 11 o'clock Tuesday night by J. S. Cook, night policeman, i The car was taken and the boy ar- j rested. Mr. Cook saw '"Goidsboro" on the spare tire on the back and phoned the police authorities of that place, who gave him instructions to hold both the car and the man. N. D. Gualtney ami J. H, Howell, of the Goidsboro police force, came lor the car Wednesday. The car was stolen at (5 o'clock on Tuesday morning in front of the Goidsboro Sanatorium and belonged to Dr. William Spicer. Young Poierer looked -to be about 17 years old and was working at a carnival there, oftlcers said. A friend of his also stole a car from the same street at the same time I'oirerer did, but failed to get away. When Mr. Cook made the arrest there was a large number of blankets in the car which had been stolen by the boy, but while the policeman was phoning to Goidsboro, parties suppos ed to be from Williamston, stole them from the car. 1 Yog-ram For Armistice Day At Washington The program, as outlined by the Armistice Day committee at Washing ton, Armistice Day, 11, f.-t an follows: 10 a. m.—Parade. 11 a. m.—Exercises at New The ater. 12.30 p. m.—Barbecue. 2 p. m.—lnitiation, "40 Hommes, 8 Cheuveux." —^ 3 p. m.—Football game, Washington vs. Hattery D, 117 th Artillery, of New Bern. 6 p. m.—Boxing match and battle royal, courthouse lawn. 7.30 p. m—Musical program and lunch, at Legion Hut. For local and visiting legionnaires. All ex-service men, whether Legion naires or not, are asked to register at the I/egion Hut to secure a badge for the barbecue. Ex-service men should "join up" with the Williamston Legion and en joy the entertainment in the Legion ifutat night Make year plans to be tn" Waßhlnp ton Armistice Day. All ex-service men are invited. Episcopal Church Sunday-Services ——p r Rev. C. O. Pardo, Rector Sunday November % 1928: 9.46—Church school. 11.00—Holy communion and sermon 3.30—H01y Trinity mission. 7.Bo—"fheatre service at Strand The atre. Mr. C. L. Pittman, of Trenton, N. J., will be the guest of Mr. Clayton Moore next week. Mr. Pittman is a nationally known turfman and will have his great string of racers here next week. Dr. W. E. Warren attended the Coastal Plain Fair in Tarboro today. I special nature. The midway in I ~ full blast. T THURSDAY, NOVEMBER/ j Everybody's day—Gates open at 8 a. m. Everybody on midway. Free arts and band concert in front of grand stand at 12.30 p. m. Races called 1.30 p. m. j 7.30 p. m.—Special concert and | tree acts in front of grand stand | with greatest display of lireworks ever in Carolina. The midway open for fun and amusement. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 tiates open at 8 a. m.—All ex hibits will remain up and in their places until 4.. p. m. Hand con certs and free acts in front of the grnnd stand at 12.30 p. m. Races called at 1.30 p. m. Full night program with spec ialties in fireworks. . FARM EXHIBITS AT FAIR FEATURED ■ I j Ixymokr (Siven Recognition An One of j I eadinx Fairs in Eastern Caro lina by State Department Given recognition by the State De partment of Agriculture as a leading fair in eastern Carolina will enable Die Kotinoke Fair this year to. offer j many features in the agricultural de partment that have never been on ex hibit in this section before. The State agronomy department will have an interesting booth in the hands of a specialist from Raleigh. The next booth will be occupied by the department of forestry and then there will be an exhibit from the Pe can Growers Association of the State, who work under State supervision. The judges will be men who are well versed in the ar tof awarding the premiums and ribbons. This department is under the sup ervision of Mr. Thomas llrandon, ■ farm agent of Martin County, assist ed by Messrs. Grant and Welsh of - ' Bertie and Heaufort. , Permanent Pasture Specialist In Town Mr. S. J. Kirby, of the State College Experiment Station, who is a perma nent pasture specialist, has been in town this week helping Mr. itrandon make a study of the kinds of grass that will grow all the year around in this section. Mr. Kirby said they found that blue grass would grow on the heavy and . I)|acfe jftnd. but not on the liirht r qandy loam. Other kinds of glasses that are es pecially adapted to this climate are carpet, white and alsace clover. It is being intensely studied to see whether the blue grass, which is a i.ative of Kentucky, will grow suc cessfully in eastern Carolina. Spec ialists are practically convinced that i it will; but it just recently that they have come to this conclusion, for it ' was thought for years that it could only be grown in Kentucky. Aunt Annie Slade Died Here Sunday "Aunt" Annie Slade, one of Wil liamston's most highly respected col- > ored citizens, died Sunday and was 1 buried Wednesday. She was at least 7b years of age 1 and was before and during the Clvit 1 War a slave of Mrs. l'enny Slade. She if survived by a brother, Luke Slade. Besides her colored friends and rela tives her death is moaned by scores 1 _fl£ white friends. „„ Hallowe'en Party At Eveertts Tonight The Everetts High School will give a Hallowe'en party tonight at the school auditorium. There will be no admission charge. ■. i The program will consist of amuse- founts, games, and sales of fruits, can- i dies, etc. i The proceeds will go for the bene fit of the school library. 1 I Horn p) Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hunter, i a daughter, Virginia Louise, Tuesday, I October 27th, at their home in Greens- i bow. _ 1 1 Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes ESTAIHJSHED 1898 TOBACCO BRINGING BIG PRICES HERE Several Warehouses Average Over 40 vt'enU on Entire Sales During Present Week Tobacco in great quantities and "sell ing extremely liigh is what can be said of the Williamaton market this week. Nearly every day there ha* been a round 2(M>,000 pounds with several of the warehouses' daily averages reach ing forty cents an dabove. On Thursday the sales lasted prac tically all day, but those who waited all day for their tobacco to be sold were so pleased with their averages that they were just as pleased as the first man who received his check. What was a remarkable sight to us was to see a whole row in one of the largest warehouses sold at a mini mum price of 72 and a maximum of 98 cents per hundred. Some of Mar tin County's most substantial citizens as well as farmers had tobacco in that row. The only two names that come to us now are Messrs. Sam H. Mobley and I)aney Taylor, but there were others. That row was an exception, we will admit, but there were many, many baskets of the golden weed selling up around the dollar mark. MANY HORSES HAVE ARRIVED FOR PAIR Solid Train 1-oad of Kacers Will Come In Sunday; Shows Arrive Same Afternoon Many horses have already arrived at the fair grounds, and are daily warming up for the coming week's racing. A solid train load of horsei will arrive Saturday on a special train. Mr. Thomas Cannon, who will pre side as judge at the races next week, in expected to arrive in Williamston Saturday. Mr. H. A. Smith, general agent of the Hrown & Dyer Shows, is in town making arrangements for the arrival of the shows Sunday afternoon. All supplies that are used in feeding the horses and animals, as well as the large amount of food needed to feed the 300 attaches of the show will be purchased locally. This is a policy strictly adhered to by this show, to buy all supplies from the local mer chants. Otthophonic Talking Machine at Russ Bros. November 2nd will doubtless go down in history as the most outstand ing musical event of the world. Sim ultaneously with the orthophonic dem on tration to be given by Russ Bros, !) o'clock all through the day, similar presentations will be made and cities und town throughout the United States. Said by accoustical experts and mu sical authorities to be not less than 100 per cent more efficient that any previous development in the reproduc tion of sound from a record, the new instrument, known as the Orthophonic Talking Machine, is to make its pub lic debut November 2nd. Developed upon the same basic prin ciple which made possible long-dis tonce telephone communication, the orthophonic talking machine is de scribed as a mechanical instrument which reproduces accurately practi cally the entire range of musical sound. Its outstanding virtue is said to be the elimination of all unmusical vibrations which marred reproduction on old-type instruments and the extra ordinary faithful" presefvatioho'fToiW color. Notes which heretofore could not be reproduced at all or were so distort ed as to be unpleasant ok* almost un recognisable, are now said to be given forth by the orthophonic instrument in all their true beauty. Philathe&s Serving a Turkey Dinner Tonight The Philatheas of the Memorial Baptist Church will serve a turkey dinner with oysters and other deli cious foods at the Masonic Hall to- ♦ night beginning at 5.30, and lasting until everyone who calls has been served. These turkey suppers were very popular last winter and knowing this the Philatheaa have prepared for a large crowd. There will be a Ash ponrf for the children in addition to tfcil regular meals.