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Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes VOLUME XXVIII—NUMBER 94 WILLIAMSTON SCHOOL NEWS Many Abaences This Week on Account of Sickness; Material Received On Triangular Debate By CECIL TAiYLOR and MARGUER ITE COOK There have been many absences in the school this week. Those who have been at home on account of sickness are as follows: Annie Nicholson, Bettie Bowen, and Rosalie Hardison, first grade A.; George Lee Roberson, Mary Robert son, Doris Teel, Howard Williams, of the second grade; Carroll JoneS and Billie Peace Pope, of the third grade; Grace Taylor Barnhill, Julian Roebuck and Hardy Rose, of the fourth grade; Lina Davenport, of fifth grade; Elisa beth Webb and Susie Barnhill, of the Sixth grade; Nellie Teel, of the eighth grade; and Henry Gabe Roberson, of the tenth grade. Debate Material Received A letter from Mr. E. R. Rankin, of the extension division of the Univer sity of North Carolina, to Mr. J. S. Seymour, announces that the triangu lar preliminaries all over the State will be held April 2. Each school of the debating union will have two teams. The negative will debate away from home and the affirmative will debate at home. All material for the debate has been received and the de baters are beginning to work. Prepare For Good Tobacco Crop Now By J. L. HOLLIDAY (Farm Demonstrator for Phillips Fer tilizer Co., Washington, N. C.) Good seed of the best varieties are items of extreme importance; soils, location, preparation, and fertiliza tion are in their turn of importance, and now is the time to prepare for profitable tobacco crops this year. Magnesium Limestone has proven to be one of the best investments in to bacco culture. This limestone lesseps disease damage, sweetens the soil, supplies the lime and magnesium defi cit so essential to quality crops. Or der early and apply in time to receive maximum returns. It is not acres or bulk of tobacco but pounds and quali ty which counts; hence the need of properly starting the crop. Poor soils, hillsides, and bleached sandy soils are helped very much by light applications of stable manure, applied now or in the row in late March or early April, the latter ap plication should be applied in the drills one hundred to one hundred and fifty bushels per acre, and thoroughly mixed with the soil in drills. This is a supplement to 700 to 1,000 pounds of real tobacco fertiliser makes the kind and quality of tobacco that all farmers are proud of when they go to market „ , Tobacco is one of eastern Carolina's best money crops, and is destined to be for many years, but is as a whole far inferior to what it would be if proper methods were followed. To bacco, of all crops, is the most deli cate, shows greater returns from prop er cultural and handling methods, and gives the greatest returns to the farm er who puts quality ahead of every thing else. The tobacco fields should be planned so as to give the nearest perfect drain age. The soil should be given thor ough and complete preparation, which should be plowed and replowed and fertilised in time to get a well-settled seed bed before transplanting tobacco in the fields; this with fertiliser of the right qualit yand quantity ap plied right, will grow tobacco right and all will be well in the marketing season of 1926. Born to Dr. and Mrs. H. B. York, a son, today, Friday, January 29. STRAND THEATRE USUAL GOOD PROGRAM TONIGHT AND TOMORROW 2 Shows Tomorrow Night 7:00 and 9:00 P. M. THE ENTERPRISE I AOUttgcSC /wuao. , | ca«"T£s")l i wmmmmm Photo shows Fsrriam Parser, thirteen year oM pilot of planer and the youngest qualified flier in the World, addressing his radio au- t dtepee thru the microphone. Don't you awry him, boys? HONOR ROLL FOR OAK CITY SCHOOL 125 Points Necessary to Get On Roll; Nine Pupila On Roll for the Fall Semester (Special To The Enterprise) Oak City, Jan. 28.—The following is the Oak City high school honor roll for the fall semester ending January 15, 1926. The object of this honor is to keep constantly before the pupils things worth while. To make the honor roll ,a score of 126 points is necessary. The score is made at the end of each . semester and the honor roll read be fore the school and published in the county paper. The scoring method used is as follows: Points Representing society in debate.. 28 Representing socieyt in declama- j tion or recitation 16, Making one or more clan teams 15 Making one or more school teams 40 General good behavior 50 Two hours per week in library.. 26 Grade of 90 on two subjects 20 Average grade of 90 on all sub jects -0 60 Not tard/ during semester 16 Not absent during semester lb Those making 126 points or more for the first semester are: Mildred Davenport, 125; Sara Long Johnson, 165; Pauline Davenport, 136; Willie Johnson, 126; Lillian Haislip, 180; Pauline Johnson, 150; Ollie Marie Roe buck, 125; Ethel Bunting, 136; and Naomi Etheridge, 140. Several others' score was close, but did not reach the required number of points. Sandy Ridge Local And Personal News Mr. Haulsey Hardison left Monday to enlist in the United States Army. Miss Blanche Hopkins visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Moore in Washing ton this week. Mr. J. N. Hopkins motored to Wash ington Tuesday. Messrs. N. S. Cherry, Frank Hop kins, Percy Cherry, Martin Cherry, Johnnie Hoggard, Joseph "Hardison, and Misses Blanche Hopkins, Katie Mae Cherry, and Mrs. Clyde Williams motored to Washington Monday with Mr. Haulsey Hardison. Allen Peed spent Monday night at home with his mother, Mrs. T. A Peed. Miss Caddie Perry spent Monday night with Miss Eula Green. Mr. Marvin Jones visited Sandy Ridge school Monday. Mrs. Bettie Green is very sick at her home near O. C. Greens. Mrs. J. H. Reddick will leave this afternoon for Everetts to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reddick. Mr. Roy Hardy and friend of Greenville' visited Mr. W. J. Cherry Wednesday morning. Miss Beatrice Cherry visited Miss Vida May Roberson Tuesday. Miss Beatrice Cherr yspent Wednes da ywith her sister, Mrs. W. L Man ning, J. E. Pope Attending Insurance Meeting J. E. Pope, local agent for the Mis souri State Life Insurance Co., is in Columbia, S. C., this week attending a meeting held in honor of the birth day of the president of the company, Mr. Singleton, of St Louis. A big banquest will be given by Marion Rich, general agent of the company for the Carolina*. Mr. Pope will return Sunday even ing. \ Jrntiiwm Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 29,1926 REPRESENTATIVE VISITS HAMILTON | Once Largest lown in Martin County; Still I* Hip Trading Center for Rich Community By J. L. JONES Hamilton, Jan. 28. —Hamilton—a goou place for home/ an unusually healthy place, with line water, trans portation and the prospects of a hard surface highway. Lioou opportunities in agriculture and manufacturing eu terprises—a surprising and pleasing lieighboriiness, and a fine spirit a mong the folks. In the early days Hamilton was the distributing center of this section and # the largest town in Martin County. A number of years ago Mr. Frank Hitch, a well known capitalist, made a small fortune running a big Saw mill here. This mill at one ' time turned out over 60,000 feet of lumber a day—a big amount at that time. He built a norrow gauge railroad as far as Tarboro. This road, built for logging purposes, served the people for a time as a means of transporta tion and helped to stimulate other en terprises. After Mr. Hitch left, how ever, it was discontinued. Hamilton was one of the first towns in the State to agricultural fairs, with industrial exhibits, racos, and carnivals, and now takes a prominent part in the county fair. It is located on the "Lordly Roan oken," an Indian name meaning mud dy water, and is suggestive of the noble Indians who once lived there. The Meherins, the Saponas, and Tus caroras lived there, but slowly moved westward with the coming of the white face. d J Just two miles below Hamilton is the site of Fort Branch on Rainbow Banks on the Viver. It was built by S. B. Alexander, of Charlotte, during the Civil War. Many battle were fought around here in that war. The famous Confederate ram "Albemarle," which was built at Rainbow lianks in Halifax County, was finished here and received its coat of aimor at this place. While the Albemarle patroled the Roanoke there were no Yankee boats to be seen. However, after the Albemarle was blown up at Plymouth, the Yankee came and plundered and burned Hamilton. Hamilton is on a high elevation for this section of the cpuntry, almost level, is healthy and beautiful, and especially noted for the charming man ners of its people. Several steamers come ana go from the docks here. The docking facili ties are good, and a new community warehouse e&mpany has built a large warehouse on the river. The Bank of Hamilton was organ ized in 1907. The bank has had a substantial and remarkable growth, it was organized with a capital of $5,- 000, which has been increased to $lO,- 000 with a surplus of $9,000. Cotton, tobacco, corn and peanuts are produced in great abundance in the community around. The farmers are hard working and progressive and live comfortably. Hamilton has four wnite cnurchtv and two colored, with Sunday school and preaching every Sunday. There are two good live schools, one colored and one white. The business establishments of the town include a number of grocery stores, one shoe shop, one drug store, several general supply stores, black smith shop, barber shop, two filling stations, and a first-class garage. There are two practicing physicians located here. The transmission line, now being built, connecting Oak City and Ham ilton with Scotland Neck, will give a good power and lighting system at a reasonable rata. The Hamilton school has grown wondrously in the last few years. In 1922 the attendance was 66; and in 1926 i was 130. The total enrollment row is 160. The faculty this year is composed of the best set of teachers that the school has ever had. The principal is Prof. J. L. Jones, of Wake Forest. The other teachers in the high school are Miss Cornelia Ayers, of Meredith College, and Miss Poe. All are col lege trained and well equipped for their work. The students are about as fine a bunch of boys and girls as you can find anywhere. They are loyal to their work and their teachers. Miles Wolff Joins Staff Of Charlotte Observer Mr. Miles Wolff, who taught in the Williamston High School is "visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dunning. Mr. Wolff has been associated with the Concord Tribune as city editor for two years, but he will leave here Sun day for Charlotte, where he will do work along the same line tor the Charlotte Observer. Charity Committee At Masonic Hall Tuesday • The charit ycommittee of the Wo man's cine hour of each week, from 10 to 11 o'clock every Tuesday at the Masonic Hall to an swer any call for help from the peo ple of this community. As yet no one has been to see them at their rooms, but they will continue this system, which corresponds to the plan oi the associated charities—a place to report any needy cases and a committee to investigate and follow up cases that no needless suffering may be found in our community. Farmers and Merchants Stockholders in Meeting The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Farmers & Merchants I>ank was held at the bank on Wed nesday, January 27, at 2 p. m. On call of the fib 11 there were 687 shares represented, this being the largest rep-' resentation ever had since its organi-! zation in 1905. | The president made his report show ] ing the bank to be in good condition. I On account of the financial condition 1 of the county the bank did not make, any money in the first pi»rt of the j year. This bank withstood a run on the 2nd day of last March, and has been through many financial strains. Its officers and directors do not hesi tate to say it can weather any storm and that their depositors' money is always safe in this institution. The officers and directors were giv en a' vote of thanks for the splendid way in whiih they have handled the affairs of the bank during the past twelve months. Bank Of Oak City Has Good Statement In a statement of the condition of the Rank of Oak City, published else where in the Enterprise today, the re sources and liabilities of this Arm are shown to total $181,871.86. These figures give an indication of the healthy growth,which the bank ex perienced during the year 1926. In the resources, loans and discounts are shown to be $104,128.39. The bank ing house and fixtures are valued ut $16,130.07. Officers of the bank are H. S. Ever ett, president; N. M. Worsley, vice president, and B. M. Worsley, cashier. The directors are S, W. Casper, W. R. Everett, 11. S. Everett, S. J. Everett, J. 11. Harrell, E. H. Higgs, H. L. long, N. M. Worsley, J. T. Savage, and R. M. .Worsley. W. J. Hodges Buys M. B. McGowan Store Last Thursday Mr. W. J. Hodges purchased the grocery business of the M. B. McGowan estate. Mr. Hodges has been munaging the store for sev eral years and has influenced its growth from a very small store to one of considerable size. He will continue to employ Mr. W. T. Baker, who ha.s been in the store for several years. Mr. Hodges is one of the city's most experienced grocerymen, having had a store here for several years. Belhaven Postmaster Removed From Office Washington, D. C., Jan. 26.—Gabriel A. Connor, postmaster at Belhaven, N C, was removed from office under a letter of the post office department issued January 11. Announcement to this effect was made at the depart ment today, after inquiry concerning the report that Connor had resigned. Charges that Connor was short in his accounts with the department were investigated some time ago by postal inspectors and after they had made a report to Washington in the case, the' removal of Connor was decided on. The department would not state how much the shortage amounted to, but the matter was of sufficient import ance to warrant the removal of the Belhaven postmaster. W. W. Cuthrell has been appointed acting postmaster at Belhaven in the place of Mr. Connor and has assumed charge of the office. Mrs. Sallie Taylor, of Robersonville, Dead Mrs. Sallie Taylor, of Robersonville, died Tuesday and was buried Wednes day at the old home near Oak Grove iii Pitt County. Mrs. Taylor was Miss Sallie Keel before her marriage to the late Henry Taylor. She leaves three children, Mrs. Ola House, and Carwright ana Leonard Taylor. The funeral was held by Rev. A. J. Manning in the Robersonville Chris tian Church. ' ' YV. 1. SKINNER HOSI AT OYSTER ROAS'i Prominent Tobacconist Entertains Large Number Friends At lie drying Plant Last Night ihe oyster roast held last night at I 1 the redrying plant here proved lo lie! ' cue of the most enjoyable social events | 1 of the season. W. 1. Skinner, who has done so much to give Williamston, it moat sue j cessful season, acted as host. Mr. Skinner was assisted by Mr. Collins, plant manager, and by Seth Baughm and Frederick Hoyt. A long table had been constructed especially for the occasion and was covered with oysters, which were roasted and then served while still hot The affair wte attended by a large number of Williamston people and by a number lrom out of town. Among those from other places were: F. A. Kendall, of Greenville; C. A Turnage, and Drs. D. T. and Josh Tayloe, of Washington, ami Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Lilley, of Jainesville. Numbers of local peopK compli mented Mr. Skinner for m B excellent work here this year. The William ston market has surpassed all pre vious records in having over eight million pounds of tobacco sold on the local floors. Mr. Skinner, in running the redrying plant here, is considered as being largely responsible for this increase. Although Mr. Skinner's home is in Greenville, he has made his home in Williamston during the tobacco sea son. Miss Willie Skinner, his daugh ter, has lived here .with him. Other men who have been prominent in the redrying plant's activities this season are Mr. Collins, who lias acted in the capacity of plant manager; Seth Haughni, bookkeeper, and Fred erick Hoyt, assistant. Sermon Subjects At The Baptist Church Sunday morning at the Memorial Baptist Church the pastor will have lor his theme, "Jesus, the Supreme! Representative of God and Man." At the evening hour, "What Happened When Lot set His Face Toward, Sodom." For the present, it is the policy of the pastor to have one of his Sunday sermons tftktm from the Scripture which ha, been covered in.the mid week Jiible School. Since so large a! portion Of the membership has Been present at these services, it is thought that they will the better appreciate a subject with which they are fa miliar. . Last Sunilay was the banner day with this church during the new year. The large crowds have been greatly encouraging; and we are doing every thing we can to "feed them the living bread" when they come. When the church bells ring Sunday morning, let us be reminded of thu Scripture which says, "I was glad when they said unto me, 'Let us i i into the House of the Lord.' " First East Carolina - Creamery At Benson February 4th will be a ni morable day in Eastern North Carolina's his tory, when the new creiynery will open for business at Benson with pomp and ceremony at 11 o'clock. This will be the first real creamery to be opened in the territory- covered by the East ern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, It is but the culmination of a four year campaign for a better balanced program of diversified farming for this section, which the sectional or ganization has been working on ever since its creation nearly four years i'go. Great credit is due the progres sive Kiwanis Club, headed by Dr. A. S. Oliver, of Benson and the progres-i sive business men of that splendid little city in Johnston County for the excellent work that they have done to put this big deal over. It is there with a maximum capacity of 2,000 pounds of butter daily as soon as the! supply will be sufficient to run it toj its capacity. This is the more sig nificant when it is considered that thi*] —the first creamery—will open in the very heart of the best cotton section of the entire South and in the county that has led North Carolina in pro duction of cotton for the past severnl years. B. A. Critcher Moves To Godard Building B. A. Critcher, prominent local at torney, has moved his office from the Peel Building to the Godard office building. He has the rooms formerly cccupied b ythe Martin County Sav ings & Trust Co., and they make him very comfortable and commodious offices. ' ...... I 0 Helen in Puis I ■V.' : 4V $9 HKv MS Miss Helen Will*, America's tm nls queen, ia now In Europe to study art but friends say the wfl] battle Mile. Lengian for the world's net crown before returning to M* native shores. WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By C. H. DICKEY (Pastor Memorial HuptUt Church) Mr. W. C. Manning, editor of the Enterprise, has kindly tendered m space in his paper for short exposi tions of the Sunday school lessons. I wish to thank Mr. Manning for this courtesy. In making this arrange; mont with him, 1 said at the time lluit .he was offering me the biggest pulpit in Martin County—namely, the munf, nwtfty readers of the Enterprise It is a splendid thing when a newspaper values religion and religious teaching] to t..e extent Uiut it offers its columns lor purpose of religious teaching. In preparing these lessons 1 shall 1011, w the order of the International lesson studies. I "shall attempt to give eacTt week a brief and concise discus sion of the lesson. There will not bo sufficient space for any lengthy detuuy neither is that necessary. My pur-i pose will be to find a few of the cen tral teachings of the ScriptureH under consideration and to set forth those teffctitrrgs asforcefully ~hh i can. t shull hope that what 1 have to say may be a help (i) to the many, many Sunday school teachers over the coun ty of Martin; and (2) thai, it will as sist many people in the weekly prep aration of their Sunday school les^iis. To this new and large audience which Mr. Manning has offered me, want to say that it will give me great pleasure if in any way I can help you, and will greatly increase for good the possibilities of my ministry here in this county The first lesson will appear one v,e k from today; and then each week thereafter. There will he no, break in the appearance of these articles ex cept in case of sickness, lack "of spue# In tire paper, or some unforseen event Methodist Program For Next Week \' , j .Sunday school, 9:4fi a. m. E. 1' Cunningham, superintendent —Services at Hain il tun- 11- a. -m. and 7:30 p. m. Junior Kpworth League, 2:30 p. m. —Miss Emma Robertson, director. Services at Williams Chapel at 3:00 p. m. Senior Kpworth League, H:00 p. in. Monday night. The regular monthly meeting of the board of stewards will be held Tues day at 7.30 p. m. Every member is requested to be present. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7.110 p. m. Dynamite Cap Blows Fingers Off Man's Hand r Mr. Tom Alexander, a young man ol Williams Township, had the mis fortune of having his fingers on one hand blown off last week by dynamite raps used in stump blowing. The caps were in an open box and a boy dropped a match among them. Sunday Services at Episcopal Church Kev. Clarance (>. I'ardo, Rector Sunday school, 9.45 a. m. Bible class at 9.45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m. Holy Trinity mission, 3 p. m. Evening prayer and sermon, 7.30 p. m. „ , - Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 SALE OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TALKED t aroiinu telephone & Telegraph Co. Negotiating for Purchase of Local System It is rumored that the Williamston Telephone Company is negotiating the sale ol' its exchanges at Williamston and Plymouth, together with its toll lines Iron) I'armele to W iliianiston to itobersonvilte, Hamil ton, and Windsor, to the Carolina Tel ephone b Telegraph r Co. The local company will not sell its farmers' and party lines, comprising about 275 tel ephones and :iIH) miles of wire. The W illiuniston Telephone Co. ha* opt:rate., telephone service in' Martin Utility 'or more than 2& years, and lia* built up a bigger rural connection than ui -any county in the east. This feature of telephone service is the* niofii valuable of ail to the small towi. and rurai community. It is possible that a new company will be incorporated and each tele phone subscriber will be permitted to buy stock to the value of his tele phone, which will insure the continu ance m" the party-line service. This would greatly benefit the town, since tile HlO.-.1 of the business of the mer chants and professional men is with the country fellow. It is very import ttllt thai the rural service be main tained. The-Carolina' company is negotiat ing a merger with the Home Tele phone Co , which will make iv a very strong company, as each of the com panies now have outstanding capital of $1,1)1)0,00t>. Mrs. Staton Presented Loving Cup by Church • At the iJiocesan convention of th« Episcopal Church that was held in Wilmington this week, Mrs. James G. Stilton was presented a loving cup in appreciation of her work as president ol the woman's aukiliary and paro cliial .societies of the Diocese for 14 years. Mrs. Staton would not stand for re election, and Mrs. H. J. MacMillan, ol Wilmington, was elected in her stead. The duties of the president of these church societies are arduous, but no circumstances have arisen in her life since she assumed that otftce that have caused Mrs. Staton not to do the work effectively. Capable and ef ficient in alt that she does, she has given" her best to Tier church work. She was appointed a delegate with Mesdamcs H, J. MacMillan, S. I' Adams'and Richard Williams to the provincial synod. Macedonia l^ocal And Personal News Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Coltrain and children were in Hear Crass Saturday afternoon shopping. Miss Eliza "Revels spent Saturday night with Miss Sarah lladley. Messrs. Sidney Beacbam and Claud £ L. llaiTli y and Misses Carrie Jes file Jackson attended he show in Wash ington Saturday night. Mr. SidneyJleacham called on Miss ' Almira Koebuclf, of Hamilton, Sun day. , Miss Sadie Mae lladley spent the week end with Miss Martha Bailey^ Mr. Seth Bailey called on Miss Sadie Ma&4iadlcy Sunday. Little Misses Maude and Mary ■ Ji'iances lladley and Julia Harrison _ were in Williamson Saturday after noon. The many friends of Miss Carrie Ward are sorry to know thalt she is very ill, but we all wish for her ; speedy recovery. _ Mr. Gabe oltberson was the guest of Miss Carrie Ward Sunday morning. Albion Dunn Tenders Resignation Judge Albion l)unn, of Greenville, hus filed his resignation with Gover nor McLean. Judge Dunn hus only been on the bench for a few months, and has made a good record in the courts he has held. Two Small Children Have Pneuoirtnia Susie May and Grace, little daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Barnhill, are seriously ill with pneumonia. Their condition this afternoon was little changed from yesterday this time. Coltrain-Beacham Miss Mildredletaoinnuhmrfdwlynum Miss Myrtle Beach&m and Mr. Rob ert Coltrain were married Sunday night at the home of the bride. The young people are very popular in their community.