Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1600 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 63 Price of Cotton Threatens Dis aster to South Firm oyCotton Brokers Says 4uick Action Is Needed The Enterprise is in receipt of a letter from Fenner & Beane, a prom inent cotton broking firm, of New York and New Orleans, in which they s>ay that disaster is threatening the South in the present price of cot ton. They offer the plan below as an aid. The complete letter follows: "Dister threatens the South because of the present price of cotton: It is rank lunacy to throw reason to the winds and market any appreciable portion of the crop at current values. Growers are hysterical and are wil fully committing economic suicide, the effects of which will' be far-reach ing and distressing to the entire South. "This is no time for fanciful schemes but for sound judgment and quick action. "Banks in every city and town in the old cotton belt should immedi ately advertise their readiness to help in a practical way. Where cotton is the chief crop many banks will be aUtonfetically wrecked if cotton de clines to 10 cents per pound. There fore, let these banks proclaim their willingness to advance their local farmers 10 cents per pound at 4 per . cent on all white grade cotton prop erly stored and kept ofT the" market. At the same time require a pledge fiom the borrower that his next year's acreage will be reduced at least 33 1-3 per ceflt. "This is the least that can be done and its effect will be instantaneous on public opinion in this country and a broad and will doubtless result in an immediate price rebound. "We are doing all we can to get this message to the farmers and banks. "We feel you will desire to do what you can to the same end for the ox' the region you serve, and that you will at least write a strong editorial urging sound judgment and quick ac tion. , Very truly, FENNER & BEANiJ. New Orleans, October, 6, 1926. Sermon Subjects at Memorial Baptist "Is it nothing to you?" in the text for the Sunday morning sermon. "We arc journeying to the place of which Jehovah said, 'I will give it to you;' come thou with us, and we will do thee good," is the text which will be used at 7.H0 o'clock at the evening worship period. ,*J The attendance upon our services has shown a marked improvement in recent weeks. The offerings are very much better. People are learning to come to the services, bringing their of ferings with them. "Upon the first Hay of the week." "As the Lord has prospered us." "Every one of us." "Give, and it shall be given unto you." Our association meets with the Bethel Baptist Church Tuesday morn ing at 10.30 o'clock. Sumhry morning at our Sunday school, the entire offering will ho to State Missions. The people are urged to do a noble thing on this occasion "for others." Mr. W. B. Raiford, of Ivor, Va., is spending some time in this county this week in the interest of the pea nut growers, who are attempting to build up a sufficiently strong organi zation to defend the peanut industry. Mr. Raiford would like to meet all friends of the peanut while in the county. STRANrv THEATRE! J BUY YOUR TICKET NOW for THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-23 Adults Only SI.OO Children Only 50c for SIX GOOD SHOWS THE ENTERPRISE Fine Progress Made on County Home and Jail The county home and jail buildings are both looking very much like houses, the home being further ad vanced that the Jail job. When completed the home will com pare with any in the State for com pleteness and comfort. It is, of course, not so large, as Martin is only a comparatively small county. The weather has been ideal for both mason and mechanic, enabling the contractor to make good progress Recorder Tries Number Cases Liquor Fighting and Stealing Furnish Four Cases Recorder's court, this week, was confined to only three types of cases, liquor, fighting and stealing. It ap pears that liquor was the principal factor in producing the fights and may have urged on the stealing. The case against Geo. Gardner and Ix>nnie Hoggard for driving an auto mobile while drunk was continued until October 12. B. K. Kelly, of Altoona, Pa., charg ed with driving a truck over a Ford coupe in Main street last week, plead guilty and was sentenced to the muds for 60 days, the term to com mence one year from date. He was required to give his personal bond in the sum of SSO. for his appearance at that time. The case against Geo. Rogers, Stan cill Perry, Kelly Moore, Stancill Jen kins and G rover Perry, charging them with taking cooked barbecue from a colored man who was cooking for Roberson and Newton some weeks tfico was continued until November. Peter Spruill was found guilty of larceny and was sentenced to the Edgecombe county roads for a term of six months. George Clemmons and Floyd Bon ner, charged with an affray, were found guilty. Bonney was required to pay half of the cost and Clemmons was to pay the other half asd serve u jail sentence of one week. Clem mons was also found guilty of as sault with a deadly weapon. For this he received a sentence of six months on the Edgecombe county road*. The term to begin one year from date. Mrs. Sarah M. Roberson Dies Funeral Held Wednes day Afternoon; Lived Near Maple Grove Mrs. Sarah Margaret Roberson.died Tuesday evening, at her home near Maple Grove, just as the sun slipped behind the western hills. She passed quietly away. She had been sick on ly F»ys- Her infant son pre cededrTier in death by only a few hours. Mrs. Roberson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Manning, and was 26 years old on the 18th of Septem ber. She married Benjamin F. Rober son six years ago, who survives her. She leaves, besides her husband and father and mother, two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Brown, and Mrs. George R. Roberson, and Messrs. H. L. Manning and N. R. Manning, J*- The funeral was held from the res idence Wednesday evening by Rev. A. J. Manning. She had been a member of the Christian Church for a number of years and was highly regarded by ull who knew her for her gentleness and kindness of life. She wrought well in the field of service, and build od for herself a character worthy to be emulated by those she left behind. She was buried in the family plot on the N. R. Manning farm, in a grave which also received her infant son. A large attendance of friends and neighbors mingled their sorrows with those bereaved. Christian Church Calendar for Week A. J. Manning, Paster Sunday school, 9.46 a. m. Morning service, 11 a. m. Evening service, 7.30 p. m. Woman's Missionary Society, meets at 3.30 Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. W. Anderson. Prayer meeting at 7.30 Wednesday evening, B. F. Perry, leader. All members are urged to attend these services, and others are cordi ally invited and welcomed to them. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Watts will see "Listen Lady" at Greenville tonight Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 8,1926 Snow Resigns as Principal of Local Schools Resignation Meets With General Approval of Community D. A. Snow, principal of the local school for the past four weeks, left here yesterday afternoon for South Carolina. His resignation was ten dered ten days ago and was glad|y ac cepted by the local school board. His resignation meets with the approval of students, faculty, and a large num ber of the citizens of the town. Since his arrival here, Mr. Snow has met with disfavor in a large way throughout the community, and it was after several alleged remarks un becoming a gentleman were made that the resignation came about. He is of a most nervous temperament, and it was acknowledged by all that his stay hi re was not advisable. Mrs. W. H. Harrell, assistant prin cipal, is now in charge of the school and she will continue in this capacity until another principal is secured. At present no one has been named to fill the position, but several applications are now before the hoard, and a de cision is expected some time this af-i ternoon. Local Football Stock Goes Up I*lay Washington Team to 6-6 Tie Wednesday - in Good Game Local football stock went way a bove par when our boy* tied Washing ton 6 to 6 in a spectacular game here last Wednesday at the fair grounds, The game was marked by many • features; drat down* were made in large numbers; forward pas sen were intercepted and only one was com pleted; end roiis proved to be thrill ing in many instances. The game was the best ever seen here, and it awakened much interest in that sport when the talk of the people turned to high school football. Washington scored its touchdown in the second quarter when one of its men made a neat run around the end for about 86 yards. William.ton missed a good chance to score when it fumbled the ball near the oppon ents' goal in the early part of the game. It was late in the third quar ter that our boys took the ball in mid field and made first down after first down until they crossed Washington's goal line just after the beginning of thr last quarter. Captain Eli Ham hill carried the ball over on a plunge through center, scoring Williamston's first touchdown and bringing many cheers from the handful of fans. Members of both teams played ex cellent football, with the exception of a number of fumbles, and the game was of the highest order. Coach Phillips is doing excellent work with the boys, and is due the support of the citizens of the town. Ayden meets the local team here this afternoon, and a good game is expected. The schedule for the local team up t'j November 5 is as follows; Oct, B—Ayden, here. October 16—Ahoskie, there. October 22—Coleraine, here. October 20—Plymouth, here. Nov. 6—Coleraine, there. There are several games pending after Nov. 5. Announcement will be made later as to the rest of schedule. Lane Leading to School Grounds to be Closed The lane between Mrs. J. D. Leg gett's and K. B. Crawford's property and leading to the school grounds has been ordered closed to all trucks, and horse-drawn vehicles. The lane is closed by an order of the town "commissioners, they finding the step necessary toward the protection of the children going to and from school. Strand Theatre Makes v Very Attractive Offer The management of the Strand theatre is making an exceptiosal of fer to local theatre goer* by giving one ticket which is good toT aix shows tot the price of one dollar for adulta and 60 cents for children. The program for week of 18th, the time the ticketa go into effect, is one of the best to be offered here in some, time. During the week, pictures of nation-wide fame will appear. Miss Orpah Steed, a member of the local high school faculty, will spend the week end at her horn* in Rich lands. , Chief of Police to Collect Town Taxes For the past twelve months, the collection of town taxes has been in the hands of Mr. M. N. Moore, superintendent of the *?ghts and Water system*, but thf tank has been placed back to th« chief of police. At a meeting of the town board thyi week, this change was ordered to-be made, and within the nest few days Chief W. |{. Daniel will start collecting the 1926 taxes. The change was brought about when the duties of Mr. Moore as superintendent ef lights and water became more numerous, making jt impossible, for one ntnn to handle the two jobs. The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief t A Oct. 10.—"The '.eport of the Spies."—N.rubers 13:23-33. > By C. H. IMCUKI From their year's stav at Sinai, Moses and his people marched direct ly northwurd, and soon fame to its routhern borders a; Kuii h Harnoa. One brave dush, and the conquest woukj, probably have been mae. Hut it was decided to send out a commit lot- of investigation. AnAj'or lUc pur pose of going into the P umised Land and ( investigating and Intoning in n report, twelve men Were Selected. They were to go right into the land,, a rather, perilous busincs , and ob-1 serve it closely. They would, of course, observe its inhabitants, the fortifications, the soil find its prod-' ucts. The land wnfi already theirs by promise, and as they went out, they were ordered to.be of good courage.* In making this sally, tliejr were right, One must always count the cost of a house befo> > bulling. No step should ever he takert until one knows what he wants to do and how ' he, is going to do it. The committee performed its func-j tion and came back to report, fhoy at first confined themselves to some broad general truths, and on this pre-,| liminary report the entire committee was agreed. Hut then comes a minority ami a majority report. The minority made it« report first. It was a goodly faml flowing with milk and honey; its lands' were fertile and its pßoduets were] vouchsafed by the samples they I brought back; Hut —alw&ys this "imt7 h this "how I belt," this "however"- -the majority must make its report. It was an ob structionist repori. It said, "The peri 1 pie are strong that dwell in the land * * * their cities art walled * * * ' there are giants there * * * these people are stronger than we * * * we were as grasshoppers in theft*' sight * * * we are not able to possess it." Caleb and Joshua of the minority ! \ report said, "We are well able to overcome it." The majority said, "We are not able to JHIHSOSB it." There you are—this i your picture of the world. Those who think they can, and those who think they can r.ot. Those who are willing to try, I and those who are not. The majority i is not always right, either. Indeed, the world goes round not the report of the majority but on the minority's report. This majority report gave them selves away by two notable sentences, !'We were in our own sight as grass hoppers; and so we were in their sight." Certainly. If you are a 1 grasshopper in your own sight, you I will be a grasshopper in everyoody else's sight. Self-depreciation is as great a sin as overconlidence. It is probably Worse. Too muhc confidence d',es at least beget action, while un derappreciation breeds stagnation. The majority report ruled the day, but they didn't rule future eve Us. They are all dead now, you know the names of Caleb and Joshua, the men who brought in the minority re-1 port, but can you name a single man | who was on that majority report? So goes the world. To place oneself on the unpopular side of a question may be the greatest step one ever takes! When the majority report was adopted, the crowd turned against Moses and Aaron. But men have al ways done like that. They have stoned their prophets and killed their best ifien.- Socrates drinking the hemlock and Jesus on the Cross are the best illustrations of this. * But they, being dead, yet live. Mrs. J. P. Biggs, jr., and Misses France* Williams and Carrie Dell White will attend a show in Green-1 ville tonight. Local Parents and Teachers Hold Meeting Several Important Mat ters Taken up; Only 33 Present The Williamston Parent-Teacher Association held its regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon at the graded school auditorium. Mrs. I'. B. Cone, the president, presided. Many minor matters were taker, up and disposed of, and several commit - l ; 'C reports received. Also a number of more important matters Were brought up, among them more drink ing fountains for the school. It was shown that there were only two foun tains for the use of 403 children. Quite u few things which apparently ore badly needed were discussed. Mrs. VV. 11. Harrell, of the high -chool department told about the re lent change in the cour e of study re quired by the State Board of Educa tion, which takes care of much of the trouble in the foreign language de partment. The weakest point in the meeting v as the attendance, being all told but :!3 present, including parents and teachers. Of course, that was a good working organization. yet it tended t i give all, and especially the teach ers, the step-child feeling of being neglected and unappreciated. A general personal resolution seem ed to enter into every one present to ivtke the organization one of useful ness and to inspire others to help to u uko ii grow. Several articles will soon appear answering the question, "Why -should I be an active member of the par ent-teacher association." Anyone who wishes may make such contribution. L. J. Baker, of Palmyra, Dead Was Prominent Farmer and Merchant; Died in Baltimore Mr. 1,. J. Maker, of Palmyra, died this morning in a Baltimore hospital vhere he had been several days for treatment. Mr. linker was horn in Martin Coun ty 75 years ago and moved to Pal i iyra while a lad. lie started out as assistant agent for a steamboat line, luter. entering the. mercantile busi ness and engaging in farming. He seemed to succeed in every undertak ing, perhaps because he knew how to «onneet good men with his work. The late IJ. 10, Uoberson was for a long time employed by and later associated with him in business. He was always, careful to employ the honest, indus-i trious young man rather than the talkative young man. He was active in business, eve n up lo his repent illness, being senior mem ber of the firm of 1,. J. linker & Co., composed of himself and H. 11, Ever ett. He also was largely interested in farming, having half a dozen large, farms in lower Halifax and upper Martin County. He married Miss Pattie Spruill, of I'almyra. She and their only child, Mrs. Hen B. Kverett, survive him. The funeral arrangements have not been announced, but it will probably be held Sunday. Drives to Louisburg: On Hi« 83rd Kirthday Mr, John D. Himpupn celebrated his eighty-third birthday Wednesday, the 6th, by driving his big Studebaker cai lo l»uisburg> and taking dinner with his daughter, Mrs. S. A. Newell, and her family. Mr. .Simpson wan accompanied by hit' wife. He says it 'does not tire him to drive; that he thinks he could easily drive all clay.: He' does not find it as hard to drive a nice auto mobile on good roads as he found marching in the mud and slush of the North Carolina and Virginia roads 66 years ago. Mr f Simpson is not only a good motorist, but a good farmer, too. He fcives his personal attention to his farm near the fair grounds, where he goes practically every day. Kveretts Woodmen To Meet Monday The Everetts Modern Woodmen will hold their regular meeting in the hall Monday night, October 11, at 7.45. All members are urged to be present. The ones that miss this meeting may miss some fun, as there very likely will, be one candidate to initiate, and some very important business is to be attended to. Offers Martin County f Bonds For Sale Or the-$175,000 worth of bonds is sued by this county lust year, $50,- 000 worth of them are being offered lot salo by Spitzer, Rorick and com pany, purchasers of the issue at New York. These bonds, issued for general road Uiid bridge work in the county, sold at a good price, and while they are a general obligation to the taxpayers of the county, thu sale conies as a Sur prise here. Robersonville School News New Teacher and Coach for Boys' Teams Arrives liobersonville, Oct. B.—(Special to lhe Enterprise.)—Tlu* —high schnol department lust a good teacher when ' Miss Dorothy Taylor, of l,a Grange, v.as called home on account of the ill • ftss of her mother. She had hoped to be jrblc to remain in the school, hut her mother's condition would not war rant such. It is hoped that her moth er may improve rapidly. While here Miss Taylor was the ninth grade room teacher. .. Her subjects were eighth English, and ejghth, ninth, and tenth mathematics. ' ■. t I he school was indeed fortunate ill Siocuring so soon some one to till the vacancy made by Miss Taylor's leav ifig. Mr. H. C. llainer, originally of Canada, but now of Richmond, Va., succeeded Miss Taylor, on Monday morning, October 4. Mr. llainer comes to us well recommended. He is not only a good but an equally good athletic coach" He attended preparatory schools in Boston* ami Providence, and was graduated frpm L'lon College. He has since been principal of the Klminr School at Hur liugton and coach and instructor at Collegiate Institute, in Mount Pleas ant. He will teach here general science, biology, and ninth and tenth algebra. Superintendent It. li l,eake has se lected a number of committees to work with him in trying to make the sihool year a -successful one from every standpoint. Misses Millie Hoe- I nek and Alma Murray will see that • the building ai|d nurlitoriTim are suit ably decorated and arrange for spec ial occasions, such as meeting of the parent-teacher association, etc. Miss Kva Irene Peel will furnish the school IK WS to the local and county .papers. ALL. 11. C. llainer, as chairman, with MlHs Agnes Jenkins, will have charge oj dramatics, plays, and debates. Mr. llainei will also coach the boys ball ttain-. Miss Annie 1,. Phillips, song i leader, and Miss Mary Adkins, pian | i.' t, will care for the songs and music. It is hoped that with these commit tees at work the various phases of school life will lie provided for in an efficient way. I lie following items will be of in t rest to tho» patrons of the school: For the month ending Oclober 1, the high school enrollment wa, 131, there being 62 boys and G'.l girls. The ele mentary enrollment was 248, there be ting 125 boys and 123 girls. The to tal average daily attendance Was 180.8 hoys, 1*6.2 girls, totaling .'Uitj.s. Of this total, 127.; i was the high school's average daily attendance, and 2.'J!» the elementary. I > liilathea C laws Meets With Miss White Mian Carrie Ddle White delight fully entertained the members of the i'hilatheu class of the Memorial Baptist church Jast evening * at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Manning on Church street. The meeting was well attended, over sixteen members being present. During the evening many business matters of the class were attended to'. The preparation of a box for Miss Bonner Peeler, an orphan of the '1 homasville orphanage, was discuss ed. The class has supporter! an or phan at the institution for several years, and it is with much pleasure that its members attend to this work. Next Friday night the ciass will give an oyster supper, the place to be announced* later. Mi.ss White assisted by Miss Mar f;..ret Everett served a salad course m the conclusion of the business hour. Sunday Services at Episcopal Church Kev. C. O. I'ardo, Rector Sunday," Oct. 10, 1926. 10 a. m.—Church achoo and adult liible class. 11 a. m.—Morning prayer and ser mon. 3.30 p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission. 7.30 p. m.—Evening prayer and i«r mon - . £1 Watch the Lab«l On Your Paper; It Carrie* the Date Your .Subscription Expire*. ESTABLISHED 1898 1400. Growers of Peanuts Attend Meet in Suffolk l>ra\v Up Wnti-Sapiro' Contract to Sign up 150,000 Bag's Three or four hundred farmers met in Suffolk, Va., Tuesday to determine what would be the next step to take with their peanut growers associa tion. r —This mrFtnrg i . evidence of aTrwett ing tide for cooperative marketing. A ft w years ago under the leadership of Aaron Sap ire started the Virgfnia- Ca.oliija I'eanut Growers Association, j They grew rapidly to ,700,0110 bags of peanuts, lAit quickly and hard did they f|l! tn ".">,ono bags three years ago. I,a. t year they operated upon a pledge tor 106.000 bat's, and. the farmers ac tually delivered I 10,000. Troin this experience has grown u new contraet and a new effort. The new -contract : specially in teresting: because it contains those | liberal provisions which give it the title in some quarters of the anti- Sapiro contract. True enough, the peanut associa ion is working out its own salvation along plans advocated by the growers and their manager, bused upon the idea of their associa tion being a service sales organiza tion. This contract is perpetual but has an annua! diawinc Hause. The farmer is not asked to pledge any particular part of his crop, but he does pledge a definite number of bag§ of peanuts of a like grade and quality grown on his farm. They have now signed 134,000 bags of peanuts, and for their contract to become effective they must sign 1 00,000 . bags by the loth of October. This contract deserves the support of not only the old members of the peanut 'association but the merchants and bankers (if northeastern North. Carolina. It does not matter, how ever, we may differ as to the tariff on | peanuts, there i,-; now a tariff of 4 cents per pound, and the import of | Japanese and ChnU .c peanuts is very Irrge, amounting to forty and fifty million pounds as compared to the production in Virginia and North Car oJain of about live times that amount. It matters not what the" trouble may h wih 4hn nwwiMl imtknriry «f:-north eastern North Carolina, whether it be the tariff question, the production question, or the marketing question, this industry can best be protected and advanced by each farmer,* mer chant and banker helping to maintain "thin Vlrginfa-Carolu uf peuiiul"growers association in order that their, inter: est mav bo t presented at the right tim-'' iiiul in the right manner. hi (cresting Show al Strand Last Nitfht Cleve l a Hue and wife and their little '5 year old son, Corliss, put on a real old-fashioned Wild West show last night at the opera house. The I.a Hue family is of the real Texas range type, where they re sided until a few years ago, now fol low .something of the nomad type of life. They began their present jour ney November l'Jth, 1921, starting out from lima, Ohio, in a portable house 6 1-2 feet wide, 17 feet long, and 6 feet high, making quite a com fortable home, with kitchen and din ing rbom.ifted room, and parlor, with luce curtained window-. This home is catried from place to place by a pair of hordes. They also have a light wagon or caboose, in which they car j ry their show equipment, horse tents, and livestock. Since sdjting out on their journey they have visited 28 StatesVand traveled .14,615 miles. They took "lluddie," (the 88-year? old calico broncho on the stage', where he performed, % "Puddie" has had an extensive traveling experience. He traveled across the American conti nent from north to south, and east to west many times with his former own er, "Buffalo Itill," who also took him abroad and touroil most of the lead ing 'countries of Europe. "Buddie" can walk the gang plank t'l a ship, or go up and down long stairways almost as quickly as a boy. He is able to pull rij wagon as well as perform show tricks, and though he hqs lived long past? the allotted horse age appears to be £ pretty game ani mal. Mr. La Hue says he saw no sign of failure in him until he was past 33, since which time he will not keep fat. The little five-year-old La Hue is trailing his dad's footsteps in the show business, performing on the stage with Mike, his 5-year-old pony, which is only 29 inches high and weighs but 76 pounds. The show brought back some of the old-time spirit and thrill of the great. West, and made one forget for a time the smell of Hollywood. . •• A