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Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 6 Local Tobacco Market Will Increase Its Capacity 35 Per Cent This Year Enthusiastic Meeting Chamber Commerce Held Last Night; Important Subjects Discussed . r Committee Is Named to Help Organize Rural Telephone System The chamber of commerce held an enthusiastic meeting last night, which was largely attended. The warehouse committee reported that each of the four warehouse own ers had arranged to enlarge their floor space for use by the opening of the coming reason, which will enlarge the capacity of the market per cent Details of this"'work will ap pear in a later issue of The Enter prise. The committee appointed to investi gate the advantages that might be de rived by getting electric power by connecting with some of the large power development companies made its report, but had no definite plans ready to submit. Mr. Anderson of the Carolina Motor Club, was pre*..,t and made an ad dress describing the work of the club and its affiliations and service to its members. They charge an annual membership fee of flO, for which the, member is entitled to free service by 650 garages in the State. If a mem ber has a blow-out or puncture within a 10-mile radius of any one of their 550 affiliated service garages they send a mechanic and repair the tire free. They also assist in the work of bet ter traffic rules, principally in schools and among children. They also as sist in recovering stolen cars, and of fer a reward for both car and thief. Thf question of promoting and help ing is organising a rural telephone system for the Williamston section was discussed and the movement en dorsed. A committee, consisting of Clayton Moore, C. D. Carstarphen, jr., and J. D. Woolard, was appointed to assist in such an organization, which when effected will insure an extension of the rural or party line service for this section. Robersonville Girls Beat Hertford Here On Tuesday, March Id, the girls' basketball team of Robersonville played the third game in the cham pionship series in northeastern North Carolina with Hertford. The game was played here in the Dixie Ware house and was hotly contested through out. Every inch either team gained they had to fight for it. The score was 32 to 10 in favor of Robersonville. Practically every one who saw the game agreed that It was one of the best they had seen. The Roberson ville girls are unusually fine and very much above the average girls team of small or large towns. They were very fast last year, but a second year's training under Miss Hunt, their di rector, has developed them into a won derful team; throwing goals, guard ing or passing with equal effective new. Attend Revival Services At Garysburg Church Messrs. R. J. Peel, Robert Brown, H. B. Holloman, P. B. Hall, and J. O. Manning and R4*. T. W. L*e attend ed revival services at the Garysburg Methodist Church Thursday evening. Rev, B. D. Critcher, who ia paster of the church, is conducting the re vival services, and is having a very successful meetlnfc. STRAND THEATRE W- SSSB =s=BS==■=• TONIGHT William Farnum in 'The Man Hunter" Also Sunshine Comedy And Remember It Is Only 15c THE ENTERPRISE WEEKLYSUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON March 21.—"Jesus dies and rises from the dead."-^-John 18:1-20; 23. By Rev. C. H. DICKEY In the upper room Jesus had ob serve the l'assover, had washed His disciples' feet, and, whil Judas had ' gone to betray Him, spoke His last message to the disciples. With a song on His lips, He, with the eleven, left this room for the Inst time and went into the garden of Gethsemane. It may be assumed that we are familiar with the events which hurried Him on to His cross. "I see my Savior, with thorn-crownod head, Thorn-pierced His brow, as by sol diers led. "I see Him pass through the city gate, On midst the taunts and the people's hate. "1 see Him burdened with this world's sin, Witling to suffer, all hearts to win." And He bore His own cross until His body, weak and exhausted, gave way under the load and another had : to be drafted for the purpose. The people about the cross are worthy of notice. The rabble was i there as they always are—careless, borne on with the throng, like all rab bles are. Unaware were they of the transcendent event that was taking i place right before their eyes. [ The gamblers were there—soldiers i in this case. And here is the out standing example of what that prac tice will lead to. These men took out i their dice, and while their Savior died tat under His cross and gambled for I His garments. They are still doing i that-—gambling underneath the spires of our churches, totally indifferent to ' what is going on. The women were there. They al ways are where Jesus is. Last at the cross, first at the tomb, still follow ( ing on wherever they can catch sight ' of that chaste Wanderer. ( If all Uie other disciples had grine, scurried away to safety, the Chris -1 tian world is happy that one man stayed by. John was there and stayed 1 until the end came. But ebfore that! death, Jesus, ever mindful of His mother, paid a final tribute to her, ' and to all motherhood. He gave her , into the keeping of that one who had 1 leaned on His boaom—to John. And from that day Jesus' mother made : her hone with John. ! The disciples seemed to never have dreamed that Jesus would rise again. ' Their hearts were in the grave with Him. But on Sunday morning, on f Easter Day, it was discovered that the tomb was empty. And that empty tomb is a mighty fact in the history of this world and the religious his tory of the world. It was not Just merely another death, another tomb. It was the sac rificial death of the Redeemer, and I the empty tomb of the risen and res- I urrectod Lord. Our hopes all cluster right here. If Christ be not raised from the dead, | then is our preaching vain; .we are . still in our sins. f But He came forth in glorious res urrection. He Appeared to His dis r ciples, and they went out and thrilled . the world with that story. f Jesus, the Incarnate Son of God; Jesus the Crucified; Jesus the Risen; . Jesus Uy Magnet, drawing the hearts of the world to Him. k Mrs. Martha J. Bennett Died At Home Sunday Mrs. Martha Jane Bennett died at her home Sunday after long suffering from a cancer which finally overcame her. Mrs. Bennett was the widow of the late M. M. Bennett and leaves six daughters and one son. The burial was held at the Bennett burying ground at the Garret place. The funeral was conducted by Revs R L. Shirley and C. A. Dickey. She was a member of the Riddicks Grove Baptist Church. Mr. J. R. Roberson Is Seriously 111 Friends of Mr. J. R. Roberson are very seriously alarmed at his critical condition from an attack of pneumonia Yesterday morning It was hoped that he waa slightly better, hot later day began to grow worse. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 19,1926 PARENT-TEACHER i MEET YESTERDAY S Fairly tiood Attendance; To Put On loin 11'.uiub Wedding To ltake l'uiidii Tiie Williamston Parents-Teachers 1 Association held ii.s regular meeting yesterday axieinoon at 3.30 o'clock at the school building. Mrs. P. B. Cone, president, was in the ciiair. -—j . Various committees made reports, but a few chairmen failed to answer when called. The Ways and Means Committee announced that in the near future it would put on a Tom Thumb wedding to raise funds. L minished business was taken up, and then a committee was appointed to see about the town clock faces that they may all be timed the same, as several children had been kept off the honor roll on account of the time be ing registered different on the four different faces. Another committee was appointed to see if the car track between Messrs. K. B. Crawford and J. D. Leggett can be closed and only a pedestrian walk be left open for the safety of the school children. Mrs. Dunning, chairman of the pro gram committee, asked Miss Penland to have her sixth grade entertain. Edith Taylor. Ruth Norton, Elsie Gur ganus, Delia Harrison, Albert Clark, and Charles Manning had readings and essays and the whole class rendered special music. The entire program was very enjoyable. Before the meeting adjourned, Mrs. Cone gave the members an invitation from Mr. Seymour, who was in Ra leigh, to inspect the building to judge as to the safety of it for themselves. To Start Building New Filling- Station Monday The Harrison Oil Company will be gin building a new Ailing station Mon day on the comer of Main and Wash ington Streets. The building will cost $5,000 and the station will be one of the most complete and beautiful in this section of the State. The site is also ideal, being at the most prominent corner in town. This will make three complete sta tions in this block owned by the Har rison Oil Company, the Texaco and Highway, both extending from Wash ington to Haughton Streets at the south end of the block. The new station will be completeo about May Ist and the entire equip ment, tanks, pumps, and other things needed in a modern filling station will bring the total cost to around $16,000. Revival Begins Sunday At Memorial liapcist Sunday this church will enter upon a two-week's meeting. The member ship should sidetrack, whenever at all possigie, all business or social engage ments that would hinder their pres ence. The preacher will do his best in his messages, but will need the presence and spiritual support of all the mem bership. Whenever the people of other churches can come in with us, we shall be glad, for a meeting needq the moral support of all the people. Especially are other ministers invited. ~ Let us be prompt in coming and be ginning. Sunday morning the theme will be, "Who Needs a Revival?" And at the evening hour (8 o'clock) II Chron icles, 7;14 will be the text I For the good of our own souls, for the good of the people of this section of the county, and for the glory of God, let us enter whole-heartedly in to this, the Lord's work. Town Team to Play County Champions 'The town team will play the coun ' ty champions, the Everett* High : School team, Tuesday night at the ! Dixie Warehouse at 8 o'clock. Hsis expected to be one of the most sen ! sational games of the season. The : Everetts boys have developed a very wonderful team, one of their guards E having been mentioned for all-State . honors in the * non-accredited high i school class. ! ' Hamilton School Closes Account of Influenza Hamilton is in the midst of an in- I fluenz.t epidemic, there being nearly a hundred cases, or probably more, i in the town. School has been closed I for an indefinite period, as there are i many cases among the school chil t dren. It is hoped by attending physi ) dans that there will be no fatal cases in the community. iSERVES CHURCH i FOR FIFTY YEARS F.ldtr Sylvester Hassell Had Preached j At Kkewarkee Church for i-lfty Years Last Sunday The tVtieth anniversary of the pus-' to rale of the Skewarkee Church held by Llder Sylvester Hassell was ob , served last Sunday. The present pas | tor succeeded his lather, the Cush ! , ing i>iggs Hassell, who served the; • same church for many years. Elder Hassell, who was ln Wil I •liamston in July, 1842, the son of I i Cushing biggs and Mary Davis Has j sell, 13 Mai'tirr County's most distin-; , &uislied citizen and a son of one of North Carolina's most noted church- i men and scholars. He graduated from the University | of North Carolina, and that institu tion ha.s since conferred upon him the ' degree of doctor of laws. After his graduation, Dr. Hasseil ' taught .school in Williamstoa and af ter that was professor of languages in i the Delaware State Normal School at : Wilmington, Del. Later he was prin i cipal of the William Penn public schools at New Castle, Del. in 1892 he became editor of the Gospel Mes senger, an organ of the Primitive Bap tist Church, which had a circulation throughout the United Stat**. Ho also lectured at the University of North Carolina on astronomy and' I in 1880 he was principal of the nor-, i inal school at Wilson, N. C. Dr. Has- j sell is the joint editor of Church His-, • tory, which is a history of the church i from creation to 1886, his father hav • ing been co-editor. He is also the au i thor of many religious pamphlets which have been read throughout the south. Dr. Hassell Berved as secre tary to Col. Samuel W. Watts, of this county in the Confederate Army- Not only is Elder Hassell, as he is best known to our people, the most distinguished citiien of our town and county but he is the best beloved by the greater majority of the citizen ship of the county. ! Miss Martha A. Corey Succumbs to Paralysis Miss Martha Ann Corey, 81, suc *' cumbed to un attck of paralysis Wed - liesday night after an illness of two I days, at the home of Mr. W. A. Man-! ning. She had made her home with ! Mr. Manning for thirteen years. Prior U> that time she lived in the ' home of Mrs. Manning's grandfather, Mr. Joseph E. Grillin and was loved ' by the family as one of its members. | ' The deceased was a daughter of • Henry and Heppie Corey and was born in Griffins Township where she lived all her life. She was never mar- I ried but helped to raise several or phan children and through her kindly j ministrations to them lived a self-sac- I I rificing life. . 1 She was never a communicant of any church, but she held the faith of the Primitive Baptist and was buried by Elder W. 11. Harrington, of that church. Funeral services were con ducted Thursday at 3.30 o'clock at the home of Mr. Manning and interment made at the John E. Lilley cemetery. Surviving their sister are Mrs. I Stanley Warren and Gray Corey, of . Pitt County, and N. J. Corey, of Mar '| -j- - j No lie venue Stamps on ! Deeds Under New Law • Congress has at least done one thing that the buyers and sellers of land will approve. That is the repeal of r the documentary revenue stamp tax Jon deeds, etc. This law goes into ef- I feet March 29, after which time no fctamps have to be affixed. The old law required the maker of each deed to affix stamps on a base of $1 per thousand of the purchase j price. The Wil liamston post office has sold about SIOO worth of such stamps each month. e President Coolidge designated the H documentary revenue stamp as a nui sance. e y Misses Varo Hairr, of Jamesvilie, g and Emma Robertson, Superintendent e R. A. Pope, and Prof. J. S. Seymour l I are in Raleigh attending the teacher's assembly this week. Mrs. J. IS. Gilliam and daughter, of Windsor, were shoppers here this | week. i- Dr. John D. Biggs and Mr. John L. y Hassell attended the funeral of Judge I, Brown in Washington yesterday. d e Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Shirley, Mrs. I- Z -H. Rose, and Misses Margaret Ev- I- erett and Alta Proctor attended a s meeting at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Greenville yesterday. * ••/- - * A Famous rf / -Jill hSU • y* 4 ■ ■ —... I, ■— 'in '■ ndCs"** Lined up on the Murk we have Toay Ptaaeky, Qaurgatown Ifct varsity and Intercollegiate Pena relay «hampi Bmereea Motto* lb ! door College High Jump champ and Charlie Hoff, Norwegian ra| Vaulter. ready for a trial run at Georgetown University, where Htm and Norton trained for the N. Y meeting nfth IwM Mm M ihe world decathlon nhsmplisishlp * uVERE'IIS WINNER ! O* CHAMPION bHll' i Win Kxtra-iVriiwi Game lioni James 1 ville Here Tuesday Night, 11-8; Hard Fought Game (Special To 'l'he Enterprise) Everetts, Mar. 18.—The people of I Williamston, who were hosts of the Everetts-Jamesville basketball play ers last Tuesday night, saw a fitting -climax to the county championship | race. The game coming after the Rob ersonville-Hertford girls' game furnish od plenty of thrills and good basket hall. The spectators saw two fast teams display good paaaing and guard ing. The only incident to mar the occasion was when J. Brown, James ville player, hit the floor face down while attempting to shoot from in the air. Though not seriously hurt, his arm was broken above the wrist, end he was forced to leave the game. The first half was all for James ville They led, 5-0, for good luck had been with them. The Everetts players, Cherry, Hullock, and Faulk ner time after time brought the ball to their goal only to have it refuse to fall in. Jamesville at this time dis played a beautiful running attack while the two Roebucks for Everetts i put up a wonderful guarding game. The second half found the Everetts boys fighting with their hacks to the wall until Faulkner looped one in from the center. The next play gave Cherry a chance to shoot or pass to Faulkner, lie pansed on ihe floor to' i Faulkner tfor the second field goal. The third quarter found the score 5-4 in favor of Jamesville. On the first j play Cherry dribbled through the Jamesville team to score, putting Ev-' eretts in the lead. Then Faulkner counted again, only to be followed by, r. field goal and a foul for Jamesville, evening the score. In the extra period the scoring was done by Capt. Roe buck and Cherry for Everetts. The cup goes to Everetts for at least one year. The features of the game was the all-round good playing of both teams, with H. Gaylord and A. Roebuck do-1 ing superb guarding, bullock, for Ev-I eretts, showed his superiority in the' tenter. M. Fanning, of the Washing ton High' School, refereed a great game. Methodist Program For The Next Week .Sunday school, 9.45 a. m.—E. I*. Cunningham, superintendent. Preaching services, 11 a. m. and • 7.80 p. m. Junior Epworth League, 2.30 p. in. 1 —Miss Emma Robertson, superintend ent Preaching services, 3.00 p. m„ at !■ Holly Spring*. Meeting of Woman's Missionary Society, 4 p. m., at Holly Springs. 1 Meeting of the Woman's Mission -1 ary Society, Monday at 3.30 p. m., at the church, Mrs. W. C. Liverman, 1 president. Senior Epworth League, Monday at 8 p. m., Mrs. J. W. Watts, jr., super intendent. » —* : Eastern Carolina Exposition April 5-9 The Eastern Carolina Exposition is f running an extensive advertising cam- I paign. And the exposition which will be held this year at Greenville April 6, 6, 7, 8, and 9 promises to be the . beat yet held. 3 These expositions are held yearly lor the purpose of advertising East ern North Carolina people, products, . and opportunities. The comedian, Will Rogers, former i ly an Oklahoma cow puncher, but now t possibly the world's greatest humor irt, will exhibit on the 6th of April. JUDGE G. H. BROWN i IJIED LATE TUESDAY ' I I Distinguished Jurist Dies After Ling-1 ering Illness; Funeral Yesterday Afternoon Judge George H. Urown died j|i 6 o'clock Tuesday evening at his home in Washington, Judge Urown was born and raised in Washington and only liked a few months of being 76 years old. In early life he served as a tele graph operator in Goldsboro, New York City, and other places. While in New York he studied law and pro cured law -license in North Carolina, wheie he began his first legal prac tice in his home town, which practice was continuous until his appointment to the superior court bench in 1889 to succeed Judge James E. Sheppard, who had been appointed to the su preme court bench. Judge Urown wue elevated to the supreme court bench- in 1900, and re mained there until 1920, when ill health forced him to retire. Since thut time ho has served as an emer gency judge and held court in many counties. His work on the bench covered 37 > ears, and in thut long period he es tablished his ability both as a judge and as a lawyer with few equals in America. He was not'only a judge and law yer but a keen business man as well. It was said of him by his home pa pers that he had accumulated an es tate valued above the quarter million dollar mark. *-H j' He was buried Thursday at Ouk- j dale. The funeral was held at the; Episcopal Church by Rev. Stephen j Gardner at 12 o'clock. Governor Mc i Lean, Chief Justice Stacy and the members rif'the supreme court und many of the State's leading citizens j were present at the funeral. Judge lirown leaves a'widow but no children. Christians to Stage Every-Member Canvass II There have been committees ap pointed to meet at the Christian church Sunday afternoon. From there thoy will visit all members of the Williamston church to secure pledges for the church work for a new year, beginning April Ist. The members will help those appointed to do the work if they will remain at home un , til they are visited. There will be no church services as. I I will preach at Maple Grove Sun day. Sunday school at 9.46 a. m. A. j. MANNING, Pastor. Epidemic of Grippe Throughout County Many cases of grippe are reported t throughout the county, some cases go , ing into pneumonia .although the epi demic is not so extensive as it is re t ported in other places. The condition centering around Ply mouth seems to be worse than most places. The schools were forced to close for two weeks and every doctor in town was In bed. Telephone oper ' ators had to he sent from other places, as every one at that town except > one n was sick at the same time. | Court Adjourns For b Judge Brown's Funeral jr The superior court adjourned r Thursday for the purpose of attend i, ing the funeral of Judge George H. Prr.wn, of Washington. Judge Thomas H. Calvert, presiding, v and most of the members of the Wil - liamstcn bar and a number of the cit j ixena attended the funeral. Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 BKIGHTPKOSPtiCTS turn uXiUbliiON Lucti-tary liartiett Visits Williamston: Uiss Laura Norton Chosen A* Williamston » 'Qufen" t ;\ Wednesday Vvilliamston was via iten by a number of oflioials of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce, among thorn beinj? Secretary New4l G. Hartlett. Mi. Hartlett is very much elated over the prospects for the fourth an nual East Carolina Expositor), which will begin April sth in Greenville.- I'mrtically ull the seats have been sold i for the two main attractions, Annn j Casv> and Will Holers, and he say s , that all those wanting seats to hear 1 these two entertainers haU better | for them at once. The program u.l ! the entire week is unusually good an ,j ; thoso attending any day of the week ' wili i>e happily entertained. Miss Norton Selected Queen A secret committee selected by the officers of the local chamber of com merce met yesterday and appointed Miss Laura Norton queen to represent Williamston in the Queen's Contest at j the exposition. It is expected that more Williamston people than ever More will* visit the exposition this year, because it is so much nearer than any of the other towns where the exposition has been held hereto fore, and the queen representing the town will receive strong support in the contest. The winner, who is se lected tor her beauty, is awarded a sf>(»o diamond ring. Memorial Coin Sale Disappointing So Far Mrs. K. 11. Crawford, chairman, re ports to The Enterprise that the Stone Mountain memorial coins are going very slowly. WiHiamstonV quota is 860, and Mrs. . Crawford says that they have sold only 100. Saturday, the day set to 1 begin the campaign, was such an un usually cold and snowy one that the ' chairman and her committees haVe ! been forced to work all the week. All those who want to buy a coin and help to build this wonderful memorial to our Confederate dead will make it easier for those who so kindly offered their services by sending the money ' to Mrs. Crawford or any of the young 1 Indies or Scouts who assisted her. (Hlicers Get 8 Barrels Of Beer But No Still l.uther I'eel, deputy sheriff, and his iissistants captured 8 barrels of beer I at u point very near Brown Spring : Thursday. No one was near the beer , nor could the still be found. The woods were full of signs of I oi l plants and considerable stilling hail been done where the beer was found. The beer was made from rye, and was evidently intended to manufacture beverage for "royal throats." Special Convention 5 Of Christian Church I'resident W. C. Manning, of Wil -1 uumston, has called a special session of the State convention of the Chris tian church which will be held in 1 Greenville next Thursday and Friday, '.Slersh tfth end 2Cth. ' 1 lie purponj of this meeting of the u'ln.-ntion is to make a decision aa to whether Atlantic Christian College shall remain in Wilson or be moved lt ' to Kiin»e»)ther place. Rocky Mount is stronglyV favored by some of 'the church people for the school and other places are in view. The question wl»h has been unsettled for some time will be definitely answered by the • brotherhood at large at the called r meeting* j Baptists to Gather Here - For All-Day Institute A baptist rally was held with the Greenville Emmanuel Baptist Church - Wednesday. t This meeting was in the interest of » the 1926-26 Baptist cooperative pro* r grum. The principal speaker was Dr. - Charles E. Maddry, of Raleigh. Other i> hpeaksr included Messrs. Gihnore and e Muggins. . Those attending from Williamston were Rev. and Mri. R. L. Shirley, Miss Margaret Everett, Mrs. Z. H. IKose, and Rev. C. H. Dickey. The Baptist churches of this section of eastern North Carolina are to have (i an all-day institute in Williamston about the second week in April. Thia '• will bring a hoat of people to ouj: town on that day. t, I- Mr. Robert G. Harrison left yester > day far Raleigh, after spending sev eral days with his family hare.