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Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes VOLUME XXVUI—NUMBER 95 JAMESVILLE ONE OF COUNTY'S BEST A Good Health; Town; Noted For 1U Large Seine Fisheries; Many Inducements for Industries By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT James ville—a good healthy town— i* located on the south bank of the Roanoke River, about 12 miles south east of Willi* ma ton. It is one of the older towns of the county and is noted for its large seine fisheries, which are run for several months in the spring season, catching large quantities of herring, shad, rock, and in former days many sturgeon. These fisheries are visited by thousands of pMple from many counties in this section of the State. The Roanoke River not only brings the fish in the spring to support the fishing industry, but it brings steam boats from Norfoti, Baltimore an;l in termediate points, loaded with mer chandise, and in turn carrying away lumber, cotton, peanuts, and othei crops produced in the fertile soils sur rounding the town. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad also passes thru the town, with six daily trains, afford ing good traveling advantages and freight service. Jamesville does not enjoy full-time good road service, since no paved toad touches it. Although Route No. 90, from Columbia, in Tyrrell County, to Raleigh passes through the town, it is still unpaved from the Washing ton County line to Williamston, and there is a well-grounded hope that the Jamesville link in the highway will be paved before the mud of an other winter has to be endured in and around this good town. The local conditions, as well as the transportation advantages offer in ducements for manufacturing plants. The local citizens would offer free rites to legitimate manufacturers. The town officers are: Mayor, A. Corey; mayor pro tempore, C. A. Askew; Town clerk, O. G. Carson; chief of police, J. R. Manning. The town commissioners are A. Corey, O. G. Carson, W. B. Gaylord, and James Rooks. There are two fine schools in James ville thaf are the pride of the com munity. The white school is an accredited high school. Prof. C. O. Small is ] principal, C. C. Smith, assistant principal; Prof. M. L. Tatum, instruc tor of vocational agriculture and bi ology; Miss Ora B. Pace, eighth grade M. J. Batchellor, seventh grade; Miss Hilda Summerill, sixth grade; Mis* Lucy P. Carrington, fifth grade, Miss Vera Hairr, fourth and fifth grade; and Miss Essie Jordan, first and sec ond grades. Miss Annie Glasgow is the music teacher. The school has one of the very best basketball teams in the county. Mr. C. C. Smith is the coach. They have played three games this season and won two of them. The school building is of brick and is large and beautiful. It is fully equipped with ten rooms. The school has a nice lot of nwps. Especially good and instructive are the products maps by the Misses Summerill and Carrington. The auditorium is the largest and best equipped in the coun ty. The chapel exercises are well at tended and very interesting. The school has a very large play ground. The boy's basketball team won the championship of the county last year and the year before, not having been defeated during the sea sons of 1924 and 1826 and only once this year. The school library has 600 volumes . foV all grades. There is a well-equip ped laboratory for genera" science, bi ology, and vocational agriculture. The parents-teachers association is an active organisation and helps out greatly. The dramatic club of the high school gave a good entertain- STRAND THEATRE USUAL GOOD PROGRAM i TONIGHT AND TOMORROW 2 Shows Tomorrow Night 7:00 and 9:00 P. M. TITI7 i?\TTI?PPPIG]? 111JL Hi IN XHiXV l IVI & JJJ Fright or Guilt? David L. Marshall, Philadelphia Chiropractor, confessed dismem bering the body of Miss Dietrich, whom he claims took poison be cause of a blasted romance—and died in his office. Through fright, he says, he tried to do away with the body * BECOMES A GREAT GRANDPARENT AT 50 Martin County Colored Woman Prob ably Country's Youngest Great- Grandmother We fee sure that we have been vis ited by one of the country's youngest great-grandmothers. Our visitor, Matilda Jones, a colored Woman, was 62 on her last birthday, but her great grandchild will soon be 12 years of age, which made her a great-grand parent at 80 years of age. Matilda, who now lives with her third husband a few miles from Wil liamston on the Hamilton road, was bom in Goose Nest Township Septem ber 30, 1863, a year and a half before the close of the Civil War. Her first 1 daughter was named Bettie. Bettie became the mother of Melinda Bell, who is the mother of Beatrice, who will be 12 years old March 2nd. This makes Matilda only 50 years, 5 months, and 2 days older than her great-granddaughter. We are always hearing strange things concerning figures, but if any body can show any more prolific fig ures than the above, come on with them. Matilda gives the figures above herself, and from every appearance she would be thought even younger than she says. ment just before Christmas and ex pects. to give another in March. Miss Vera Hairr is leader of the dramatic club and voice teacher. She is doing u fine work. The agricultural course, with Prof. M. L. Tatum is the outstanding fea ture of this great school. This is the only school in the county that teaches this course, and only about 100 schools in the State teach the course. This work prepares boys for the business ol farming and for a happier and more useful life on the farm. The "moonlight" or night school foi the older farmers is well attended by representative farmers young and old. An unusually eager interest is taken in all the studies in arithmetic, writ ing, besides the lectures on timely and valuable subjects to farmers. In one of the lessons the teacher, in teaching seed selection, said, "Hold on to something good if you have it; if not, get it!" Among the things cov ered in this course are good seed se lection, fertilization, green field cover crops, dairy products, care of swine and poultry and how they pay more tlian some of the other products; how to write and get the free folders and bulletins from the North Carolina De partment of Agriculture. The farm ers' interest in this school is plainly seen. Jamesville has two fisheries where at many as from 4,000 to 20,000 fish are caught in the great power seine* at a single haul. Many barrels of perch, herring, shad, and rock are blso caught there each season. Stur geon are sometimes caught, one of them caught there weighing more than 300 pounds and measuring over 9 feet in length The timber is very good for many miles around Jamesville. There is a saw mill and a good gin system lo cated in the town, a grist mill, a large wholesale oil and gaso line storage tank station on the river front There are four white churches here, having services every Sunday besides the Sunday school and mid-week prayer meetings. The colored folks have three churches, a shoe shop, and a graded school. M. L. Armistead is principal of the school, which has a very ,nice wooden building, well lighted and painted. They teach, besides the reg ular scholastic course, cooking, sew ing, garment making and fancy work. There aeema to be very good inter est in the colored school throughout the community. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, February 2, 1926 CAR CRASHES INTO TRESTLE SUPPORT •Charlotte Traveling Salesman Hat. Miraculous Escape When His Car Crashed into Concrete Pout Here surroundings, was almost a miracu lous escape from death occurred Sat urday night when Mr. J. M. Biter, a traveling salesman, of Charlotte, drove his car head-on into a concrete 1-illar supporting the railroad trestle ever west Main street. , Mr. Biter was approaching town and just before reaching the railroad bridge met a car which splashed mud cn his lights, so that they scarcely showed the road ahead. The lights at the bridge were not burning, and Mr. Biter in his effort to observe the rules of safety was keeping in the middle of the load at a 30-mile speed when suddenly he struck the concrete pillar, which is located in the middle of the road. Mr. Biter was thrown under the steering wheel and was badly scratch ed and bruised in the face, on the arm, body, and legs. In fact, the dis l tribution of his injuries was possibly the things that saved his life, for if the entire force had been centralized they would perhaps have been more serious. Mr. Biter was able to get on a pass »ng car and come to town, where he was cared for by Dr. Rhodes. He seems to be doing quite well now, i though he will be in for a week or two. His wife was immediately sum ' moned and is caring for him at the Hritt Hotel. This is the first accident to occur at this place, and if the bridge lights had been burning it most likely i would not have occurred. The even . ing was dark, rainy, and a gray fog i made it almost impossible to see any , 1 object for any distance, and when the i lights were covered with mud by a , passing car it made it practically im i possible to see anything. -—t Somebody should see that the , bridge lights are kept burning and • that the concrete posts are kept paint ed with some color that can easily be • seen by approaching cars, as no one, ■ and especially strangers who are not; familiar with the road, are safe to i pass that point without the necessary > markings. ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOUT COUNCIL R. A. Pope, of This City, Is Elected Vice President of Pamptico Council; Discuss Plans Greenville, N. C., Feb. I.—Election ' of officers and adoption of a program for the year's work featured the an ! nual meeting of Pamptico Council of 1 Boy Scouts of America, held in the ' Rotary building here on Thursday 1 night. The business session was pre ' ceded by a delightful dinner which ' was greatly enjoyed. The officers elected were: M. O, Fletcher, Washington, president; J. R. Turnage, Ayden, vice president; R. • A. Pope, Williamston, vice president; 1 H. C. Miller, Washington, secretary; J. D. Webb, Washington, treasurer. J. H. Wilcox, Scout executive, made 1 a report on the accomplishments in 1 the Pamptico area during the year 1 and submitted his program for the 1 year just beginning. The program calls for the organization of twenty additional scout troops in the area r this year, bringing the total to forty 1 troops. Training courses in Scout ' leadership to be put on in each coun ' ty in the area are also included in I ' the program and a Scout council camp at Camp Leach in June is plan ned for all troops. ' M. O. Fletcher, newly elected pres ident, delivered an inspiring address ' on "Boys," and this was followed by ' short talks by several of those pres f cnt. 1 Members of the council expressed 3 gratification at what had been accom ' plished in the Pamptico area since f Scouting was begun in a systematic 8 way at the program of work planned r for the present year. [ Meet of Woman's Club Executive Committee t The executive committee of the r Woman's Club met yesterday in the club rooms at 3.30 o'clock, with a i representative attendance, s The lease of the lower floor of the t Masonic Hall for a period of ten yeart from the Masons to the club was read e and accepted and the corresponding J secretary directed to thank the Ma- I eons for their kindness, e Mrs. Staton was appointed a com- J mittee of one o ask the town commis sioners for water and lights. She re - ported this morning that they grant - ed both very graciously. Other business was gone over and t referred to the club meeting which will be held February 10th. A « .... _ : j ' 1— Pushes SI,OOO Bill Over Counter For Change ft esterday morning when Mr. Herman Howen opened the doors — of the Farmers & Merchants Bank he was followed in by a col ored man who asked to. have a bill changed. Mr. Howen told liim he would and went around to the window. What greeted him over the counter was a gold certificate for SI,OOO. He had to excuse himself for a few minutes and open up the big safe, for the F. & M. does not leave change for SI,OOO bills laying around on the counter overnight. • . The colored man was from near Jamesville, but we couia not lind nut his name. REGULAR SESSION RECORDERS COURT Gawk Liiiuor Cases Up Again For Trial; Prospect of Session Last ing Two or Three Days Recorders court got under way here today with many cases on the docket for trial. The famous Gawk liquor eases, where 14 negroes are up for trial charged with wholesaling liquor, is in process of trial, with a jury awaiting for the usual culling-out procedure, not so much for their good graces as for their leadings on the questions at issue. The stupe seems to indicatt * bat tle royal. One of the principal wit nesses for the State is not able to be present on account of sickness, The case may go through some days or may suddenly come to a final settle ment, as at present there ae«>nis to be some indications of compromise offers. The other cases disposed of at the session were: Uertha Williams and Minn.. Leg pet, charged with house burning 1 - lioth plead not guilty, and after hear ing the evidence the recorder decided that probable cause had not, been : shown. Kader Brown plead guilty to tlu* charge of assault with a deadly weap on. He was charged with the cost and ordered to pay John Mason S2O. Alexander Hill, who was charged with larceny, was found not guilty. 1 John Harrell was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and was fined SSO ami the costs . Sandy Ridge Local And Personal News Misses lieulah and Sallie Roberson ' Were the guest of Miss Bessie Green • Sunday. Misses Roxie Jones and Helen Ben nett and Mr. Marvin Jones were the guests of Miss Sadie Mae Hadley Sun day morning. Mr. Vance Bennett was the jruest , of Misses Ruth Jones and Inez Grif fin Sunday. Mr. Vance Bennett and Misses Inez and MarKUerite Griffin attended the show Wednesday night. Miss llernice Williams sjient Satur -1 day night with Miss Elizu Coltrain. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Roberson spent i Sunday with Mrs. J. H. Riddick. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williums spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Reubin 1 Roberson. Miss Coralie Peed spent Thursday . night with Miss Betty Tyre. Miss Beatrice Cherry was the guest 1 of Miss Vida Mae Roberson Sunday. I Mr. Otis Hardison was the guest of Miss Marie Riddick* Sunday. Mr. Lester Briley and Mr. Bruce Whitley spent Saturday night with 1 Mr. Allen Peed. Mr. Lester Briley, Allen Peed, am! • Bruce Whitley motored to Roherson ville Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Roberson, Miss ■ Katie Mae Cherry and Messrs. Frank ; Hopkins and Irvin Coltiain motored : to Everetts Sunday. I Miss Fannie Latham Martin spent the week end with her mother in Jamesville. Miss Mary Eliza Harrell, who is ' Williamston's oldest citizen, is criti cally ill at her home on Smithwick 1 - Street. She is gradually weakening 5 tnd her condition is considered very 1 serious. ; Tobacco Market 1 To Close Friday The William*ton Tobacco Mar ket will close Friday for the 1925- 26 season. A resume of the amount sold, prices paid, and the general ac tivities of the market this year will appear in Friday's issue. - I .Most of the tobscco is all in, 1 snd the majority of the markets will close this week. | OFFICERS RAID 6 LIQUOR STANDS FmdTwo th Griffins Township, and Get Other Four Along One Road In Bear Grass Section Federal agents Snell and Grandy and deputies Luther Peel and Johr Manning were called out to Griffins Township Monday, where they found two moonshine liquor stands. At the first place they found 15 gallons of beer, and at the second they found -1 barrels. All of this was destroyed, but no stills could be found. The beer was found on the land of Mrs. J. W. Manning. They then answered a call to Bear Grass, where they found near what is known as the "Five-Cent Road," hading from the Jim Coltrain place to the Gurganus place, first a batch of 11 barrels of beer. From this place they crossed to the-other side of the road and found an 80 gallon i copper still boiling hot, with a few • gallons of liquor and 600 gallons of beer. The operators, who had heard the noise made in cutting up the first beer, had fled and were not seen. ) From this point the huntsmen were I called across the road again a few hundred yards further On, where they , found a four-barrel butch qf beer, but I rio still or operators. Then they re- I crossed the road for the third time and four another 50-gallon still and , three barrels of beer, i All four places were very neur the t road and in "smelling distance" of several homes, v ; Alma And Robert Shirley Have Party r At ihe h me of their parents, Rev. , and Mrs. Ii L. Shirley, little Miss Al » ma and Mater Robert Shirley cali brated il V tenth and twelfth bii.l - \ . \ . days It*ft t-j.turday afternoon Pe pi to i lie ii element quite a . number of their little friends were . present atld enjoyed the festive "OTTO . sion with them. They were the roup- I ients of many pretty birthday gifts, i Ice cream, cake and candy werej served by the little folks' moher, Mrs. » Shirley. 1 COUNTY AGENT'S , MONTHLY REPORT f Report for January Shows Two tars • of Tile Ordered for Drainage, Among Other Things Following is the n unty ugent's re port for the month of January, 15)26, 1 as submitted to the board of county commissioners at their regular meet l n ing Monday, February I, I'.iiW: n 16 days spent in field work. 8 days spent in the office work. 69 conferences with farmers." e 83 phone calls from farmers. i 66 letters written. 20 farms visited on official duties, t 2 days taken us annual leave. 218 miles traveled on official duties in the county. z Two articles written for local pa i? pers. This month was devoted to getting - up orders for two car loads of tile for farm draining, getting up orders t for a car of good cottonseed that made the highest yield in uie variety t tests conducted in the county for the n last two years, am also getting or ders for a partial car of pyratol. The y work of getting up those orders will be continued for some time in the t month of February. f Number Local People e Leave for Florida Trip ii The following people left here this i morning for Florida, on one of the party trips: Mesdamcs J. C. Craw ford, A. R. Dunning, J. A. Manning, s I F. U. Barnes, P. B. Cone, C. A. and i, G. H. Harrison, C. I> Carstarphen, L, ( j C. Bennett, and Miss Sallie Harris, They were joined by Misses Kstelle t Ciawford and Elizabeth Stearns, of n Belhaven, and Dr. an Mrs. D. T. Tay loe, Mr. and Mrs. June Grimes anil Mrs. Wiley Rodman, of Washington. • 1 j_ Mr. Theodore Hassell has returned from Louisburg, where he has been g visiting Rev. and Mrs. McKiver. y Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Crawford will return Thursday from Florida, where they have been spending a week. / Elder Sylvester Hassell returned Sunday afternoon from the union meeting at Kehukee. Mr. Godwin Dunning, of Aulander, visited his brother, A. R. Running, last night. Mrs. Jennie Yarrell has been quite sick, but she is much better now than she was several days ago. She is at home with Mrs. Fannie Carstarphen. 'Cavern 'Elp U«! | | wa^w Well, It's oontaat» for men—and poor Allan t. May be#, Columbia Oolltn Banlor— had to go and win first prlM aa tM 'Andsomest Man'. Ha «M »o em bnrrassed that he want Into seclu sion—and taya he will auwiad At law in aplte of all thU. MRS. L. J. CHAPMAN, OF (JRIFTON, DEAD Was Mother of Mrs. J. L. William*, of This City; Several Local l'eoplc Attended Funeral Sunday Saturday mo'rning, at her home in Grifton, Mrs. L. J, Chapman passed away, with all of her family, who have so tenderly ministered to hei during an illness lasting several years, at her bedside. .Sue was in her sixty tTiii'd year. liefore her marriage to Mr. Chap man she was a Miss lirooks, of I'itt County. The deceased is survived by her husband, five daughters, Mrs. J. 1.. Williams, of this city, Mrs. Gladys Charles, Misses Ruth and Marie Chap mail, of Grifton, ajul Mrs. Ucocge Toiullnsoil, of Wilson, and two sons, Jack and Uoyd Chapman, a Lao ol Grifton. Mrs. Chapman was a fine Christian I woman with a strong personality that I endeared.her to a host of friends. She w.i. a member of the Christian church am! the funeral services were con ducted by Rev. C. W. Howard, of Kinston, and Professor Case, of Wil son. Messrs. W. C. Manning, G. H. and T. F. Harrison, J. I). Woolard, and Stanley Sessoms attended the services which were held Sunday at H o'clock. Highs (Jet In Winning Column Last night a few local fans saw our high school team play the fast est and best game they have showed this year when Windsor was turn ed back on the short end of 11 to !) score. About three weeks ago the boys played Windsor in Windsor and were right badly beaten, but when the visitors tackled them last night the time was changed, Both teams put up a nice game, but Williamston was just out to win and that's ,ull there was to it. On Friday night both the boys' and the girls' teams were beaten by Ever itts by one-sided scores, but the game last night served to soothe the hoys' feelings somewhat. Now it's up to the girls to win one. A. C. C. To Play Local Town Team Tonight The town team will play Atlantic Christian College tonight at the bixie Warehouse. The game will be culled at 8 o'clock. This team was defeated by the local boys last year, but they are much stronger this year, and a very hard fought and close game is expected. Oak City Seniors' Play Friday Night The senior class of Oak City high school will give their play, entitled "The I'ath Across the Hill," Friday night, February 6, at the school au ditorium. The admission will be 25 ' and 86 cents. 1 All are cordially invited to attend and show your cooperation with the school aniLjuld encouragement to the 1 class. This promises to be the best play of the season, full of fun, carries a good plot and moral. | Mrs. Biggs Hostess To Members of Card Club , The card club wws entertained b) , Mrs. S. R. ltiggs at its regular meet ing last week. Mrs. Titus Critcher made high ! score and was presented a box of fancy stationery, t Mrs. Bijjgs served delicious home made ice cream and cake. Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 COMMISSIONERS IN TWO-DAY SESSION 'Mks ——» ■ Jail Ontored Bwitt; $175,000 Rhl * All M«nb«r« of Board* Present; New Itonds To Be Issued The county commissioners are hav ing a fwo ilays session this month with "alt the nl'embers present, H. C. Green, chairman; J. G. Barnhill, Jno. N HCpkins, Hugh Burras, and Bog Slade, jr.- The question of whether the fair grounds, now listed at $30,'100, should lu exempted from 'taxes, on account of being an agricultural fair arid be- " ing run' on a plan that makes it edu cational to the county, was discussed yesterday, and upon motion of T. B. Slade, jr., sounded by H. M. Burras, it was voted that it should be exempt ed from taxes on that ground. The property belongs—to' Mrs. -Fannie ' ~ Chase Staton, and it "was shown the county officials that much attention was given the homi and farm inter csts at each annual fair of the Roan oke Fair Association Other things brought up and voted • on yesterday .were: Martha Stokes was allowed $3 per month on pauper account. W. E. Rogerson, of Bear Grass, was admitted o the county home. Stanley, Mollis was released from the payment of poll tax in William ston, as he was paying it in Cross Koads Township. R. J. Whitchurst was released from the payment of, $5.15 special school lax in l'armclc. J. M Pugh was released from the payment, of taxes on SI,OOO worth of land, known a.T the Bond place, in Hamilton, it belonging to the county board of education. The allowance of W. A. Stokes was c idered discontinued after one mont' Mc. G. Nelson was released from the payment of $7 taxes on 7 dogs, listed by error in Robersonville Town ship. .. - # Tuesday Session that a new county jail he built and that specifications be procur ed from the State Board of Pub lic Welfare. It was also ordered that the county , tell roail and bridge bonds, in the sum of $175,000. The proposal of the \\ K. Terry Si Co., to prepare the bond.- and resolutions Tri connection with the sale of the bonds was accepted. The following named jurors wen drawn to serve at the March term ol the superior court: C. G. Curkin, Geo. W. Martin, C. T. Mizellc, of Jumesville Township. Noah P. Roberson, of Williams. Plen.v Peel, liuck Roberson, Jos. E; , Griffin,, C. C. Coltrain, of Griffins. John W. Bailey, W. R. Roebuck, I Dennis lfailey, of Hear Grass. S. B. Sessoms, G, N. Gurganus, J. t W. Watts, jr., W. G. Peel, M. I). Wil son, C. .A Harrison, Geo. C. Jenkins, F. U. Ijarnes, of Williamston. J. 11. Ilullock, Lester Peel, Mc. L. James, ilayo Peel, of Cross Roads.' W. S. White, Poplar Point. L. R. Everett, It. T. Johnson, Ham ilton, 1.. L. llar'rell, H. S. Everett, Willie .1 Johnson, W. S. Bunting, of I Goose Nest. C. A. Roberson, W. W. Taylor, J. , H. Roberson, jr., J. Q. Andrews, J. C. Martin, of Robersonville. t » Second Week Jurors drawn- foj the second week of the .same term are: J. C. Sexton, C. J. Griffin, N. R. Griffin, N S. Cherry, P. E. Getsinger, ,1 A. Klli . J. A l,eggett, H. fat Mead or, J. H. Mizell, W. H. Rogers, T. S. : Critcher, A. L. liarnhill, W. H. Holli > day, Clyde Everett, W. E. Grimes, B. I F. Myers, T. G. Manning, E. N. Har rell. I , ; 1 Margolis Sale To Be » * Continued This Week The annual January Clearance Sale of Margolis Brothers will last •» .through this week. It was supposed to end last Saturday night, but owing » i 10 the rainy weather of last week I the Messrs. Margolis decided to con i tlnue it through this week. The new spring goods that are arriving are all > -being sold at sale prices and a great many people are taking advantage of I this reduction. » ■■■ ■ mi ■ n ■ 1.1 ,M i. - t f T ' DJoul Borrow yourNei&hbort T)(lDCrp"'W ; OwnjocrOivnl
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