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VOLUME 29—NUMBER 43 Turns Car Over Trying to A void Striking a Dog Mr. and Mrs. Larmore, of Norfolk, Have Oose Call This morning, as Mr. and Mrs. Lais more were enroute from Plymouth to ► Ayden they had a rather disastrous ac cident just as they were passing the Anderson fawn about a mile from town. A little dog wms running along the edge ox the pavement and as they came up he cut across the road. Mr. Larmore, who was driving, turned his car sharply to avoid hitting the little animal and the machine turned a complete somersault. # Tha- driver was thrown through the windshield and received painful in juries. His hand was badly mangled and his hip was painfully hurt, but not seriously. His companion was not' hurt at all. Mr. and Mrs. Larmore are from Norfolk, but Mr. Larmore supervises the erection of service stations for the Standard Oil Co., and is working in this section at present. Mrs. Lar more, who was visiting him, bought their car, a big Buick, dowii from Nor folk with her. The car was badly damaged. Doctors Warren and York rendered medical attention to Mr. Larmore. Advertises in Home Paper for 55 Years The following letter was published in this week's issue of,the Publisher's Auxiliary: "Publishers' Auxiliary, "Chicago, 111. "Some time ago you were inquiring about old advertisers, continuous ad vertisers, and I believe I submitted the case of a doctor who had carried a card hi my paper since its estab lishment. "But 1 think I have that beat. The first issue of the Canton Sentinel was published May 4, 1871, and promi nently displayed in that first edition was a half-column advertisement for the hardware firm of Pierce, Tripp ft Pierce, This firm continued to ad vertise, generally a half-column, un til the firm changed to T. ft M. W. Pierce. In 1878 Theodore Pierce bought out the interest of his brother in the firm and moved to a new loca tion/ in a newly erected brick block on Main Street. A nice big advertise ment announced the change in the firm name and the new location. The odore Pierce continued to advertise until August, 1909. He sold out the business to Wynne Brothers, who im mediately increased the space to a quarter of a page. They kept this up until October, 1925, when they swung cut with a full-page advertisement, announcing that they had about com pleted their new fireproof brick build ing and would move to the new loca tion soon. They mevpd March 31, 1926, when they dropped back to the quarter-page advertisement. The pe culiar part of the business is that the now store erected by Wynne Bros, oc cupies exactly the ground formerly occupied by Pierce, Tripp A Pierce, in 1871. Thus, for 55 years the same hard ware store has continuously carried anywhere from half a column to a whole page in the home town paper— the Canton Sentinel. Very truly yours, FRED NEWELL. Canton (Pa.) Sentinel. Messrs. Hubert Morton, Leamon Barnhill, Frank Bannftt, Jamas Grif fin, and Willie Watts wera among those from this county who attended tha Masonic picnic at Murfrettboro yesterday. STRANH THEATRE! J TONIGHT CLASSIFIED " with Coring Griffith A First National Attraction and PACEMAKERS v in "What Price Gloria" ■ . y - THE ENTERPRISE MRS. HOOVER TURNS BRICKLAYER EtfKSl n« HNGraBK: vIM n - r ,,, r , r i «■ -■ *• ji yM|H| Mrs.'Herbert Hoover, wife of the Secretary of Commerce In President Cooiidge's cabinet, is shown laying the cornerstone for (he ftiodel home being erected by Retter Homes in America organization lit the Scsqul-Ceutennlal International Exposition, In Philadelphia June 1 to December 1 to celebrate 160 years of American Independence. Opposite Mrs. Hoover stands Mrs. Vance McCormlek of Harrlsburg. The Ctrl Scouts grouped around the women will operate the house. Meeting to be Held Tonight To Organize Kiwanis Club Will Be Held at Britt Hotel at 6:30; Thirty-Five Local Men Have Applied for Membership; Field Representative Now In Town There will be an organization meet tonight for the purpose of organizing a Kiwanis Club in Wtl liamston. The meeting will be held at the Britt Hotel at 6.30 o'- clock. The field representative, who has been in town for the past few days getting members Migned up is Mr. J, E. Van Herschot, of Chicago, 111. He has the required number of members, and there are several citizens of the town who are expected to join. Those who have applied . for membership are: C. I). Carrstar pheit, jr., P. B. Cone, H. M. Griffins School Meeting to be Held Saturday Will be Held in Interest of fetter High School Facilities Mr. John D. Lilley, of Griffins Township, was in town today. He says the school committeemen of the schools of his township and the par ents of ail high-school pupils will have a meeting at the township build ing Saturday, July 31, at 3.30, in the interest of better high-school facili ties for the township. They have more difficulties in estab lishing a high school than the dense ly populated sections. They have a lurge thinly populated territory, which means a small amount of taxes, and pupils a long way off. This meant short terms and few pupils. With the full cooperation of the peopki And sufficient trucks to centralize their high-school pupils, they will be able to raise their standard very much. Mr. Lilley is anxious to have all parents of high-school pupils, as well as all the committeemen to attend this meeting. Elder Hassell Passes 84th Birthday Quietly Elder Sylvester Hassell celebrated his birth, s which was his eighty fourth, very quietly at his home here Wednesday. Elder Hasiell just returned Monday from Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, and several churches in Pasquotank Coun ty, where he spent several days en joying the sea air at Nags Head and then made a preaching tour to the churches. For nearly thirty years he has made this aame trip, and despite his age he makes the night trip to Elizabeth City, then waita seven or «ight hours for the Nags Head «phich is considered a very route by those much younger in years. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 3b, 1926 Stubbs, L. _T. Fowden, William Carstarphen, J. 1). Biggs, E. 8. Peel, Hugh Horton, Wheeler Mar tin, J. C. Staton, J. Sam Get singer, E. I'. Cunningham, P. L. Edwards, J. D. Woolard, G. 11. Harrison, C. A. Harrison, J. H. Saunders, J. S. Rhodes, P. U. Barnes, T. B, Brandon, Clayton Moore, V. G. Taylor, W. C. Man ning, 'jr., W. H. Everett, B. S. Courtney, C. O. Moore, J. H. Britt, K. J. Peel, R. L. Coburn, W. C. Wanning, K. P. Lindsley, W. H. Booker, W. R. Everett, of Palmyra, J. E. Pope, W. M. Sit terson. Woman's Club Benfit Picture First of Week 'The Keeper of the Bees' To Be Shown Mon day and Tuesday "The Keeper of the Bees," one of' the strongest stories ever written by Jean Stratton Porter and the last one she completed before her death will be shown at the Strand Theater next Monday stnd Tuesday nights. Mr. Watts, manager of the theater, has kindly consented to give the Wo man's Club 30 per cent of all the re ceipts on tickets that the members sell before 6 p'clock each day before the performance. Croup No. 2of the club is selling the tickets, and they can be had from one of the following women in case they should fail to see you: Mesdames Z. H. Rose, chair* man; H* M. Stubbs, Wheeler Martin, W. E. Dunn, Harry Meador, Law rence Lindsley, A. T. Crawford, A. R. Dunning, T.-F. Harrison, C. B. Clark, and Elbert Peel. These women will try to make a canvass of the entire town and see as many people in tha community possible, but in case they miss any one, it wilt help the club, something that is trying to help the whole community, if that person who wants to see this picture will call any one of this group over the tele phone so that a ticket may be deliv ered to him or hei, as the case may be. "The Keeper of tha Bees" is tha finest story Jean Stratton Porter aver wrote, It is warm, sweet, fresh, and wholesome. A story by 9 master flc tionist. It is a very vital drama, depicting unconquerable courage—the bravery of a World War hero, doomed to dia; and of a shame-garbed gffl, con demned to live, and it will appeal to both young and old. t , Mr. J. J. Stuart, who Is an old-tin#r with the A. C. L., was d Willi#mswn visitor yesterday. | The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief t Aug. I.—"The Deliver ance at the Red Sea."— Ex. 13:17-22, 14,10-16. \. . / By C. H. DICKEY The army in exit went out bearing the bones of Joseph. they were carrying more than his panes—they were carrying Joseph, at least in their hearts. Joseph being dead, yet lived. Now, in geometry, the shortest dis tance between two points is a straight line. That is not always' true in re ligion. For "God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, al thought that was near; for God said, 'Lest peradventure the people repent them when they see war, and they return to Egypt.' For God led the people about by the way of the wil derness by the Red Sea." . This army of the children of Israel was armed, says Scripture: but when they saw the pursuing armies of the Egyptians, all heart went out of them. And it was a situation calculated to produce fear in the hearts of men if they had nothing to lean on except their feeble means 6f physical deftnse. Hut, thanks be to God, the Christian does have something more on which to lean than upon shields, and buck lers, and spears. Something more than mere physical armor. For the Christian can put on the Whole armor of God. When these advancing Egyptians came upon the children of Israel, they trapped them between th#hiselves and the Red Sea. It looked as though they were already delivered i«to the hands of the Egyptians. But ma\i proposes, end God disposes. said to the people, "Fear ye not; stand still and see the salvation l of Jehovah which He will work for you today. • ♦ • Jehovah will fight for you." How heartening that Is. And all through this Soripture here, in 3on r.ection with thsir exodus, and even their possession, the Ix>rd keeps tell ing them that He will fight for them. And He did. And He does, tjven to this day. If God be for us, who can be against us? God and one man constitute a majority, it has been said. Many wars have been wort, not because of superiority of forces, but ir. spite of such things, because God had championed the cause and threw iu His weight with the side"Which was contending valiantly for the right To one who has not taken the palo* to look it up on a map, this Scripture here about the crossing is somewhat misleading. Up from the Red Sea proper extends two gulfs, in a direc tion of northwest and northuast. From the Scripture here, and by the places designated, it was this prong of the Red Sea, this Gulf of Sues, which opened and let the Israelites pass over. This gulf extends -tip from the sea proper more than 200 miles. It is thought that yi that ancient time, it extended evdn further. Anyway, if one follows the Scripture here, not ing the names, places, cities, and lo- 1 cations in general, he is "convinced that it was this northernmost prong of the Gulf of Suez which opened for the entering Israelite army. They went in and passed over. The pursuing Egyptians went in and went down. God was fighting for one group and against the other g(pup. James H. Snowden says this was the greatest crossing of history. That they crossed from Africa into Asia, and thereby strode over continental distance and differences. And prob ably this was the greatest crossing in history. But, if 80, the next great est was the crossing of the Atlantic by the Pilgrim Fathers, coming across from Europe to America. And if God was with the Israelites in crossing, he must have as truly been with the Pilgrims. Dr. P. B. Cone Installs Dentists X-Ray Outfit Dr. P. B. Cone has just installed a modern X-ray machine, made espec ially for dental purposes. The machine is very easily handled and pictures can be made very quick ly. The machine makes pictures so perfect that any defect of whatever nature can easily be seen, whether it be ia the teeth, gum, or bone. Since it has been discovereL that many of the diseases common to the human family are caused from the teeth, it i* very important to And de fects which may cause such troubles. This has made the X-ray quite as use ful to the dentist as it is to the sur glon. It enables the dentist to pro ceed with his treatment just as welt if the trouble is at the root of the tooth as if it is in full view of the eye. i Fair Premium List to be Mailed Out List Shows 1926 Fair Will Outclass All Previous Ones; Fairs Opens Monday Nitfht, Septem ber 27, With Scotch Band Concert The premium list of the Roan oke Fair will be completed by August 1, and will probably be mailed out during next week. Those who desire a copy may get it by calling at the Enterprise office next week. The fair promises to outclass all former fairs, and since there will be no State fair this year the Koanoke wil undoubtedly he the leading fair in the eastern half of the State. Find Cranford Not Guilty of Killing Convict Former Convict Boss Is Freed by Anson Jury Last Night A jury of 12 Anson County citizens at 9:40 last night closed one of the most sensational cases over tried in a North Carolina court when thoy re turned a verdict of not guilty in the case against N. CT'Cranford, of Stan ley bounty. Cranford, n formei chain-gang boss on the Stanley Coun ty roads, was on trial on the charge" of whipping two convicts to death in 1918. For nearly three weeks the trial had been going on at AlbeiHarle, in Stanley County. The jury* had been brought from Anson County, because of the feeling in Stanley, Judge W. li. Finley presided and both the State and defense were rep resented by a number of leading law yers. Everybody was given a free hand in court, both the defendant and 1 State were permitted to put on scores and scores of witnesses, and at times it looked as if Cranford should be hung without a trial; and then would come a barrage of testimony that would entirely offset the charges. Many things were apparently prov en against Cranford, principally by ex-convicts, that .had never been charged against him. All manner and kinds of cruelty were charged against him, only to be shrouded in doubt when the defendant came back at them with his testimony. The full investigation frms to have satisfied everybody, as it gives everybody an opportunity to pass on the 6 question at issue, the handling and treatment Of prisoners in North Carolina, so far as Stanley County is concerned. Th| most vigorous part of the trial was the speeches by counsel;' each side claiming right and charging the other fellow as wrong. Judge Fin ley's charge was agreeable to all and regarded as fair and impartial. The jury deliberated only 40 min utes before coming out with its ver dict, which relieved the high tension in the minds of the people of the State as well as in the home county. W. L. Brewer Accepts Position in Windsor W. L. Brewer, who has been plant manager of the municipal light and water plant here for several months, has resigned his position here and has accepted the position of superintend ent of lights and water with the town of' Windsor. Mr. Brewer began his duties Monday and his family left to day to join him at their new home. Mr. Brewer is one of the finest me chanics as well as electrians ever to live in Williamston, and Windsor made a fine selection when she got Mr. Brewer to take care of her munic ipal light and water system. Free Trip to France Offered Legionnaires The steamship companies are put ting on a fine advertising stunt by of fering a free trip to Fwince to attend the 1927 convention of She American Legion, which is to be held in that country next year. They are offering the free trip to the member of the legion or any aux iliary unit who writes the best essay on "Why I want to go to France in 1927 with the American Legion." The essay must not contain v fnorje than 400 words, written on only one side of the paper and must bear the author's name and number of Region post or auxiliary unit All essays must he mailed to the contest editor of the American Legion News, Indianapolis, Ind., by Septem ber 15th. The program opens Monday night, September 27, with a con cert by Macltonalds Royal Scotch Highlanders band and the free acts. The inidway or "Joy Plaza" will also open on Monday night this year, making five nights and four days of the fair, September 27. 28, 2i>, 30, and Oc tober 1. - The fair book shows stronger features in crops, livestock and poultry than any of the previous Parmele to Get State Meet of Negro Farmers Will be Held There Autf v ust 25 and 2ti; 1,000 Are Expected The semi-annual State convention of negro farmers and farm women •will be belli at I'armele August 25 and 26. There are two such conventions held each year. One is held at '(■reensboro, called the annual meeting, while the other, called the semi-an nual, rotates from place to place. « Martin County is honored with the meeting through the efforts of Oliver Carter, colored county demonstrator lor Martin County. Carter says they expect to have at least 1,000 negro farmers from all sections of the State. The, program will be In charge of C. K. Hudson,, director of negro farm work in the State, and the same plans will be brought to this group of col ored farmers and farm women from the various departmental heads of. our State agricultural colleges as were given at the meeting of the white farmers at State College this week. I Studies in live slock, general cropsj gardening, cooking, canning, and or ganizing club work will all be brought before these groups. The negro farmers of Itertie County through their county agent, J. C. Hub bard, will serve dinner to the entire assembly on the first day of the as sembly, and the negro farmers of Martin County, with bhe help of theii friends of adjoining counties, will pro vide dinner on the last day's session. There will be a morning, afternoon, and night session each "day. Mr. C. It. Hudson has done a large work for the negro farmers of the State. He has succeeded in getting regular helpers in 16 counties, of the State, who themselves are reliable and practical negro farmers. Oliver Carter has done work in this county Since 101,' I, except for a period ol two years. A part of his service, however, was in I'itt and Edgecombe Counties. Recently I'itt County hus put on its own agent and Carter is now giving his entire time to Martin County. He receives from this coun ty the small sum of $25 per month for his services. He has largely worked with indi vidual farmers, helping them with their general crops by the best meth ods of preparation, fertilization, cul tivation, selection, etc. Ho has also specialized in a better live stock campaign. One of his most iniportant ' works has been to help in an all the year around garden campaigns. Promised Storm Fails to Hit This Section Tho promised storm failed to ap pear in eastern Carolina this went with ift wind, but it delivered the iain all right. The terriflie storm which tossed the West Indian Seas and drowned hun dreds of people, went to the south west of us and finally played out in Alabama. The storm did- the heaviest dam ago around the Bahama Islands, where about 75 vessels were reported lost. These were generally small boats engaged in sponge fishing. The entire section from thd Bahamas to the northwest, reaching from the Florida Keys to Charleston was struck by the high winds and heavy seas. The storm is thought to have oc casioned the loss of $ 10,000,000 in property, besides the lives lost. In the eastern Carolina cotton belt, the heavy rains will cause cotton to sbed and increase tha boll weevil. So far, the weather hag not dam aged tobacco, but the continuance at the heavy rains for a few days Iflßg ei will wash it thin. ESTABLISHED 1898 Advertising of Local Market Getting Started .sls Gold Prize for Best Advertisement Has Aroused Interest The sls in gold that the chamber of commerce is giving away to the farmer who writes the best advertise ment advertising the Williamston to bacco market will be won by some one, and why not try your luck at it ? There are many reasons why Martin County farmers should desire a bigger and better market in Wil liamston. It is centrally located and close home to them, good roads radi ate in every direction, and besides it would build for them a better county. There is nothing like business to make a county grow, and selling your pro duce and doing your buying at home i? business. The chamber of commerce is doing what it can to advertise our market to get the and then the ware housenjen are going to live up to their promises just as they did last year. They promised high prices for the farmer's tobacco, and there is none who can say that they did not.do it for the year's average was higher in Williamston than on any other mar ket. Several thousand copies, of "Mar ket Briefs," giving information about the location and desirability of this market were distributed at the Ma sonic picnic held in Murfreesboro yes terday. They caused much favorable 'comment by people in those counties on the other side of the Roanoke who •■old their tobacco here last year. This little leaflet was compiled and gotten out by the chamber of commerce. Sunday Services At Cedar Branch Church Kvery automobile belonging to a Christian family should go to churcb tvery Sunday. Kvery seat in these cars should be filled. You have neigh bors who will attend church you if they are invited. A large number of automobiles in front of a church during services preaches a sermon to ull who pass. While you are inside worshipping, your car is reminding the communi ty that a large number of people ap preciate the church and its ministry. The church where you attend should not be a matter of accident or of in difference. If it is not the one to which you belong, it should be one in whose worship you can freely join- If it is not of the faith, remember that doctrinal expressions conform to the church's ideal and should be without ill will. / . When circumstances si*' require. Choose anoth4 than your own, 'tis better worship thus Than try to- serve jrlone. With malice toward none, Witfa charity to all, We welcome you on® and all Sunday morning and even ing. Cedar Branch Church, A. Corey, I'astor. * Mrs. Clara YVoolard Died Thursday Night Mrs. Clara Woolard, one of the old est inhabitants of bear Gra.su Town ship, who liv«d with her niece, Harriet E. Harrison, in the Macedonia sec tion, died last night. She was 84 years ohi and had been blind for more than a year. Old age is considered as the principal cause of her death. She had nos been able to be up for about two months, and for more than two years had been (juite feeblo. Mrs. Woolard was born in Bear Cravs near the place where she died. She was the daughter of Kansom kogera and her faultily is remembered as being among the earliest settlers u r our county, Sh.' was married to Jordan Woolard of Beaufort County, where she lived until his death Home 25 years ago. She had na children and leaves no brothers nor listers. She will be buried at the burying ground on th» farm where she died this afternoon. ( Jamesville Vocational Teacher Begins Work Mr. Overby, who will teach voca tional training in Jamesville has al ready , arrived from his home in Northampton County and begun hia work. Professor Overby has recently graduated from A. £ E. College, at Raleigh. I'rof. M. L. Tatum, who has held tiffs position for the past two yean, will not be in the county again this year. Mr. Overby and Mr. R. O. Martin, of Jamesville, visited the county sup erintendent's office yesterday.
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