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Advertisers Will Find Oar Col umn* a. Latchkey to Over lfeMJ Homea ,of Martin Connty. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 71 But Little Interest in Election Shown by People of County; Less Than 1,000 Votes Cast 38 Votes Out of 954 Were Cast by Republicans Smallest Vote Ever Re corded in History Of County With-interest in an election aTthe lowest ebb ever knoWn here only 954 voters visited the various polling places in this county last Tuesday and voted. It was a matter of form that the 954 loyal citizens voted, for there was not a single contest for any of fice on the county ballot. In the June primary 2,624 voters cast votes, and when 1,672 of them failed to vote last Tuesday one of the smallest votes in the county's history was recorded. Everything yrent Democratic at the polls in the county that day. The Re publican nominee for the solicitorship of this district, Mr. Wheeler Martin, a local man, led the Republican ticket with 50 votes, while his opponent, Don Gilliam, Democrat, of Tarboro, polled 902; and as for the superior court judges 910 votes were given euch Democrat while 38 went to the Republican nominees. The Vote for Uuiy Oisin The county ballot was a matter of who would get the largest number of votes and who would get the smallest number within the party. Me.ssrs. J. Sam Getsinger, register of deeds, C. D. Carstarphen, treasurer, and T. C. Griffin, county commissioner, led the ticket with 952 votes tach. T. B. Slade jr. was lowest with 902 votes. "Scratch ing" was noticed on every one of the nominee's votes, and in one or two in stances it stood out markedly. The tabulation of votes gives a true pic ture of just how the various precincts voted. Lndsay Warren, congressman from this district, polled 880 votes. Lee S. Ovi rman defeated Johnson J. JHayes for the United States Senate when he polled 910 vote* to Hayes' 38 in this county. For the State Senate, Clay ton Moore recived 943 votes and C. B. Spencer 961. J. A. Everett, member o. c the General Assembly, was given 938 votes. Three hundred votes were cast for the referendum authorizing the Leg islature to, if it should see fit, to or der a sale of bonds not to exceed an amount of two million dollars for the purpose of making loans to ex-sol diers to bukl homes with Two hundred votes were cast against it. In Cross lioads there was not a single- 1 vote cbst either for or against it. William- ston went against it by a small mar gin while Jamesville polled 93 for and 10 against the measure. There were 379 votes cast for the constitutional amendment and 96 a gainst it. National The Democrats made good gains in both the House and the Senate, when more than a dozen seats in the House end seven seats in the Senate went to them. Their success is said to be a severe slap at President Coolidge. Senator Simmons, speaking about the election stated tha. the Democrats won a big victory in an off-year fight Miss Sallie Ross of Washington and Mr. Edward Corey were here a few hours yesterday. STRANH THEATRE TONIGHT Corinee Griffith in "Mile. Modiste" All shows start at 7:45 except those on Saturday. THEJLNIERPRISE Official Count of Votes Cast in Election > by Townships t -S n s .£ -!1!!I«a * 1 * i I d -% U. (3 J H -i -i H -i SB Jamesville 116 116 116 107 116 107 116 116 116 111 116 114 Williams 38 38 38 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 37 Griffins 69 68 68 58 68 64 -72 60 67 60 68 66 Bear Grass 45 47, 48 46 48 44 44 46 46 42 48 48 Williamston 151 153 152 L4B 168 153 163 153 152 148 153 153 Cross Road; 95 102 102 102 101 100 100 101 97 92 102 101 Robersonville 157 168 158 158 158 168 158 158 168 168 165 166 Gold Point 36 36 36 32 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 33 Poplar Point 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 18 3 5 19 19 Hamilton 121 122 122 120 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 Goose Nest 92 93 92 95 93 94 94 94 94 92 95 94 Totals 939 952 961 921 962 935 952 942 929 904 961 942 Kiwanis Hears Judge Winston Makes Many Sugges tions To Members ol the Club The outstanding feature of the weekly Kiwanis meeting was the speech maue by Judge Francis L>. Vvinsion ol Windsor. The usual pro gram was carried out and immediate- ly after the meal, Judge Wins ton, who is considered one of the country's most entertaining speakers, was in troduced. In a general way the Judge spoke of the ideals of Kiwanis. He made many suggestions, in his usual hap py manner, as to things that it could accomplish. Instead of a golf course, which the town is probably to small to keep up, he suggested a "faraway golf course." One that is on the main highways leading out from Williamston, with a tee at the warehouses and another probably at Skewarkee, etc. would be his idea of such. But, seriously speaking, the Judge suggested that the beautifying of the several main highways leading into Williamston would be one of the best means of aiding our little city in the estimation of the world, if that sug gestion woud be accepted from a neighbor and his wife, who are friends of Wiliam.ston and her people. Mr. Winston said a good many things that ware of much benefit and interest and the meeting was enjoy able and profltable. Petiton Granted School District The school committeemen of biggs school district, No. 20, were granted a petition by the Board of Education at its meeting here this week. Messrs. J. D. Bond and R. S. Price appeared before the Board, asking that an elec tion be held to decide whether or not there should be an annual tax levy of 35 cents on the SIOO valuation in that school district ' The matter wan thoroughly 1 investi gated by the Board and a petiton was prepared. Once there is a necessary number of signatures to the petition, the Board will order an election to decide the question of levying the 35 cents on the fIOO property valuation. Halloween Carnival > At Oak City Oak City, Oov. 6.—(Special to Thei Enterprise)— The Home Economics department of the Oak City high school gave a Halloween carnival Fri day night, under the supervision of Miss Thelma Frazier, the instructor, for the benefit of the department. The chief features were the side shows, fortune telling, Charleston contest, and cake ruffle. Peanuts, popcorn, candy, lemonade and ice cream were sold. A large and jolly crowd attended. : Misses Martha Harrison, Bonner Gurganus and Mildred Darden and Messrs. Robt. Turner Gillam aiid C. J. Rhea, jr., of Windaor, and Robt. Co burn attended the performance of the "Student Prince" in Kins ton Liut nifht 1 migj Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 5,1926 J. L. Speight, of Parmele, Dead Was Leader in His Com munity; Section Saddened Last Sunday afternoon, Mr. J. L. Speight died following an operation which he had undergone about ten days before. He had been in ill Iwalth for more than three jcars, but had suffered an acute throat trouble.for the past few months. His death brought great sadness to the community in which he lived. He had been interested first in his im mediate family and then in the affairs of his town and community. He was u member of the Parmele school board and the board of town com missioners of that place. The funeral services were conduct ed by the Rev. L. L. Smith of the M. E. Church of Bethel on Monday afternoon and interment was made at the burial ground on his farm near BetheL He was twice married, first to Miss Mollie Andrews and of this union one son, Hubert, survives. His second wife, who was Miss Eva Whitfield and six children also, sur vive. They live in the late home at Parmele. Washington County (ioes Democratic Washington county set aside its independents last Tuesday and re-es tablished a Democratic regime when it cast one of the largest votes in the county's history. Everything went Democratic and many reliefs came when the way of the election was learned, for it was a bitter fight in al ranks. All the Democratic. nomi nees led their opponents by at least a 200-vote margin. The election in that county created an interest unequaled in the political world in some time. It was a question for the voters to decide and no one was certain of the outcome until late last Tuesday after the leaders had spent a busy day urging voters to visit the polls and vote. Services at the Church of Advent Rev. C, O. Pardo, Rector Twenty-third after Trinity, Nov. 7, 1926. 10:00 », m.—Church school. . 11:00 a. m.—Holy communion and permon. 3:30 p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission 7:3o—Evening prayer and sermon. On Sunday afternoon, the annual every-member canvass of the parish wil be made. Members of the vestry will call upon every communicant. The rector and vestry are hoping that the canvass this year will be 100 per cent in that every member will make a pledge. '^/j Hunters Said to Be Violating Bird Law According to reports the bird law is being violated in this section by many hunters. The bird law for this section holds that quail ahall not be killed until the 15th of November, but, it seems, the- law is disregarded and many hunters are taking advantage of the birds as well as of lawful hunters. ■ The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief f —> November 7—"The Fall of Jericho."—Joshua 6: 1-27. h > By C. H. DICKEY A new page unfolds in the history oi these people at this juncture. Once over the Jordan River "the pillar of fire vanished, the manna ceased." More than eve*, they were thrown "on their own". The Lord h»t not depart ed from them—far from it. But they were henceforth to do for themselves some ot the things which the long march had necessitated His doing for tl>em. They were now addressing them selves to the taking of an important city. It was Jericho, later to bAomc so famous, and for ever made dear to us by its connection with the story of the Good Samartian which the Master told us. The plans for the taking; of the o ! ty were revealed to Joshua, from the lx>rd. All he and his amy, had to dc was to carry out the order given. That is true, 1 think, to-day. Any thing which is worth doing, the Lord knows better how to perform it than wi do; and if we earnestly seek His will, He will not abandon us to dark- Another thing I noticed here is that the priests were in the front! ranks, protected only by the armed j men. The order of march wa. like this: soldiers, the priests, and behind these, all others > In the Lord's Armies, wo may nat urally expect the ministers to be at the head of the march- leading it i»* j well as directing it. That is thpirj business, and, the people expect it. Oi them. It is a rare tiling when an aimy goes beyond its General's'plans It is a rare thing when a | church gets ahead of its pastor in its zeal for service, for giving, for con quest. This may happen sometimes, but it should not —ever. If the plan* fur cAnqtftring this city were strange plans, that is only be ctuse wo do not understand the Lord's ways. Here is where we ter ribly blunder sometimes. Merely be cause we (*n not understand a propo sition we doubt its veracity. Hut this line of thinking won't do. It is 411 but impossible for the carnal to ever understand the spiritual If we taste, we shall see that the Ixird is (food; if any man will actually test the doc* trines of the lord he will know, for himself, of their reality: The last thing 1 mention here was the length 0 f time taken in prepar ation, as compared to the brevity of time actually necessary for the ot the city. "Our work often seems to he marching around'a wall a daily routine of drudgery with nt> visible results." But thorough preparation in sures the vie'ory, and In due time we shall reap if we faint not. Kobersonvillc Team Loses Its First Game Kobersonvilie, Nov. 6.—, Special to The Enterprise) The local high school football team lost its first tame by a score of U7 to 0 when it played Columbia's high school team here last Friday. It was the locals' first attempt at the game, and con sidering everything the members did exceptionally well. Rogerson, High smith and Roebuck played good foot ball and were the mainstay of the game. The entire Columbia team play ed well, and this with the breaks of the game had much to do with the one sided score checked against the inex perienced locals. Williamston meets the locals here today, and a better game is expected. Oak City Plays First Game At Rocky Mount Oak City, Nov. 6.—The Oak City high school basketball team in fast rounding into shape, and Coach Ezeil states that they will be in fine con dition fotf the first of a series of pre-season games with West Edge combe high school, which is being played today at Rocky Mount. BIG SALE BEING STAGED BY STORE IN EVERETTS There will begin tomorrow one of the biggest sales ever held in the county when the two stores of Bailey and Barnhill begin their 25th anni versary sale. The sale prices are startling in their great reduction un der the usual prices. The low priee of cotton makes the merchant who bought with the ex pectancy of usual prices, sell his goods at a sacrifice and that is what Bailey and Barnhill's stores are doing. Training Class Closes Sunday Several New Depart ments Have Been Created There Although the examination will be given tonight by Mr. and who are kadres in Religious Educa tion in the Church and who are at present teaching workers for the in termediate and junior departments of the B. Y. P. U. of the local Baptist church, their work will not fee con cluded until Sunday evening when the organization of a B. Y. P. U. will take place. They will create a junior department for those between the ages of nine l and twelve and an in termediate department will take care ot those from twelve to eighteen years of age. v Mr. Clarke will talk to the Sunday si hool Sunday morning and every pupil is asked to make a special ef fort to attend, for Mr. Clarke is an interesting speaker and full of en thusiasm which he carries to his hear ers. On Sunday evening instead of the sermon by the pastor, Mr. Clarke will speak on the subject, "Religious Ed ucation." This is one of the most vital phases of church 4s?ork now. Kevenue Officers Get Two Si tils Wednesday Two liquor stills were catpred last Wednesday when Sheriff Koberson and Revenue officer, Tom Snell, made a visit to the Turkey swamp section and Leggett's mill in Cross- Roads tiwnship. In the path leading to the still the officers met a young man by the name of Leggett, and after they had passed them three pistol shots were heard, the shots serving as a signal to the operators at the still. The officers reached the still, in spite of the signal, in'tiyie to see the heels fly, but too late to' recognize any of the distiller's. They returned to Leg gfctt, thinking he had given the sig nal, but when they searched him and found no pistol, their charge wus drop pod. The still optfit was of the steam type, and had three barrels of bee? ready. It was destroyed by the officers Their second visit met with bet ter success, for in the swamp L. E." \\ illiams was firing away, and he with his fifty gallon still was cap tured right off\ Williams tried to es cape when he threw away his gun ami'headed south, running almost in tct Mr. Sibil's arms before he knew it. A chase followed, but not for long. A ten gallon Keg, containing three M»llons of liquor, was smashed, and the still put out of, working order. Williams was brought here and lodg ed in jail and will have a hearing time tonight or early tomorrow] morning before the U. S. Commis- This is Williams' second trip, he having had a small fine imposed upon him sorfte time ago when he was taught vyith liquor in his possession. At least a thousand dollars bond is expected to be placed 011 him, it is doulitful if he can raise the amount. Should he fail, it will mean a real vaca ion, for he will have to await trial in jdil until next spring. 'Sinclair Plant Here Changes Management The local plant of the Sinclair Oil company changed hands when Melsrs. W. H. Crawford and W. H. Watts turned the husine s buck to the com pany's district manager here this week. Mr. Iloy Jiarrell, of Pennsyl vania, has been placed in charge and he began his duties this week. Mr. llarrell will %ave charge of the en tire plant here, and will handle the sties and office work. The company has placed a larger truck here, and Mr. Harrell will make long deliveries with it. The Sinclair company has no fdling stations here, and it depends upon points as far away as Oak City for its busineu. Mr. llarrell, with his wife, is stop ping at the Britt hotel. Sunday at The Baptist Church The pastor will have charge of the regular morning service, * beginning promptly at 11 o'clock. At the even ing hour, Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Clarke will conduct the service. These Religious Educational work-' ers have been doing work in the Memorial Church all «the week, and' Sunday night will assist our young people in putting on and conducting a modern B. Y. P. U. program. It will interest the congregation to fee and hear what they have for us at the evening hour. A good attendance will be given them, of course. Water Famine' Still Operators Becomes Acute Have Unlucky Creeks liun Dry fr\)r Day Yesterday iirst lime in Life 1 01 iviany I'eople ' Thousands of Gallons of Inadequate water supplies are eau.-i-J inn: much alarm in many section* of. tile county, especially is this true in a large part of Grilling township.' Creeks thai have never been known to go ury betore in that section have lest all their water. Welis are no more than deep holes, for many of thttnt huVe been dry for several weeks. | Many residents are forced to haul wji.er many miles for their stock. In] one instance catJe fought to gufn a' place at a trough where a load ofj water was being unloads!. With such happenings, the situation is be- 1 coining most serious wii,h little hopo| for relief until heavy rains come. | I'uring the past few days many deep wells have been bo red, and in every instance water was not found until a dep.h of a hundred feet and more was reached. Many farmers are hard piessed, and as the expense of deep welU is so great they are unable to have them. Tanks holding several hundred gal lons have been built on trucks, and during the past several weeks water has been carried to many sections from the water plant here. Visitors to Speak To Everetts Woodmen Kveretts, Nov. 4.—(Special to The Enterprise).—There will be a meet ing of the Modern Woodmen of A tuerica in the Kveretts camp Monday night, November 8, at which time we will have withrHs two distinguished Woodmen. Mr. T. I. Moore, of Green ville, a field deputy, will be here. Mr. J. 11. (iitley, past State counsel M. W. A. will also be here.. Hoth of these men will have some good suggestions to oiler and all members'of Modern Woodmen are urged to be present. It is especially important that all of ficers of the Kveretts camp be pres ent as there will be some plans to work-out which will need their at tention. A very interesting meeting was en joyed by all prcsNit Monday night, October 25, and those who. attend this meeting is promised a better one. Koberson ville School News. Itoher.sonville, Nov. 6.—(Special to The Ehier pr i;it\) The aTFiletic cTebt has been decreased hy $05.90 realized from the foot ball came on Friday afternoon and the Halloween party on Friday evening. On Friday evening, November 19, there will be held two spelling bees. 1 hi' elementary and high .school will compete, there being four spellers'to lie chosen from the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades, and three from each of the high school grades. The other contest will he between the faculty and representatives of the commun ity. In addition to the possible fun from the unusual enter.ainment, a program will be given, The proceeds wdl be added to the sclu.ol fund. The Home Kconomics department is consciously doing a big piecu of work. Unconsciously, however, it has defied the law Of gravitation. A g(rl may be suspended in mid air, twelve inches above a table, and yet be per fectly s ill. This startling informa tion was obtaineil from a recent ex- ('initiation paper which stated: "A k partner to level while you stand on table perfectly still twelve inches from the table." Fox Found Mere In Farmers Warehouse Mr. J of? Sam Taylor, hight watch man at the Farmer* warehouse .said "half the people will believe it's a lie when he tells them he saw a fox in the warehouse here last Wednesday morning." The fox wan apparently asleep 'when Mr. Hodges, a tobacco buyer, thinking it to be a cat stamped his foot and frightened the fox. The animal went away with all haste hut not so hurriedly that Mr. Taylor could not tell what it was when the animal passed under the light. Methodist Program For Next Week Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Preaching services, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Junior (Kpworth League, 2:30 p. m. Intermediate Kpworth league, 3:00 p. m. \ Preaching, Holly Srings, 3:00 p. m. Indies Aid socie'y at Mrs. E. Warren's, Monday, 8:00 p. m. Senior Epworth league, Monday 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:80 Watch the Label On Your Paper; It Carries the D«U Your Subscription Expires. ESTABLISHEI 898 Beer Captured and Destroyed Yesterday was a busy day for luvcnue' officers when they broke all records so far established for captur ing liquor dealers and still... The ollicuri'- lucknot good when ii came down to catching operators, for all. the stills had closed down the day- before; the day must have been distillers' Saturday. Putting aside a few of our nal liquor "sots" there was almost enough beer captured to make all the people in the county drunk. The absence of stills will, no doubt semi the price of liquor up a few points in the lower pari of the county.. Messrs. Snell and Koberson , left here early yesterday morning for Jamesville. On one of the Main streets there they caught Henry Ki ttson, colored, with a- half gallon Q f liquor in his store. It was in a gallon jug, and ft i,-.; thought the other half had gone mainly by the reiail route. Leaving Jamesville, the officers set out for Free I nion where it seems a large number of that section have the impression they are free to itu anything. At the back side of a field between Joe and John Jame,.' homes, the officers followed, a small path to a pkint a few hundred yards in the woods- Approximately t.OoO gallons of beer were found and destroyed. The still, an 80-gallon copper one, was destroyed alter it was brought here bj the officers. The plant was com plete with the various things neces- sary in liquor making. Tracing back to the little colored church in th»« folks of two roads in that 'section, the officers drove to a field owned by Melvin James. Just a short distance in the woods a 50 gallon outfit was found and destroy ed along with about 500 gallons of beer. Judging from appearances, the officers think the still had 'been in operation the day before. This plant was also complete in evfry detail. The officers thought their" day's work done, and started, home via l>ar jlens when they saw signs of another p.'ant. A small road leading from the main .road bore track-; of automobiles and other vehicles., llut it was on ac count of the auto! that the of ficers drove in—to investigate the land. They could only drive a few hundred yards because too many stump* wt-i't- in the road to -mttke driving an automobile possible, They tiarked their car and walked a half t\le to an up-to-date plant. Thero wire over a thousand gallons of beer on t.inventory list there, and the plant was of a little over a hundred gallon capacity. It was complete, and ollered an aged appearance. It was icimjdete with doublers, worms anil caps. The officers brought the kettles here where they were destroyed by Jailor Job with a cap'.ured ax. In each case the officers thought the stills had been operated the day before. Sufficient evidence to bring about arrests was missing, so the officers brought in a car of copper only. Many (loons and 'Possums Caugjit Coops and 'possums are having a merry chase here of late, for many hunters are vi iting the woods nightly and are bringing in fine catches on every trip Messrs. Joe Pender and Pick Daniel go practically, every night and never fail to bring as many a« two in. Four coons and 'possums are considered a poor catch by Joe and Dick. They are hunting in the creek swamps near here. The woqds across the river are posted and there 13 little hun.ing done there other than that by members of the local hunting club. Power Company to Run Lines to Aulander The Virginia Electric and Power company has purchased the poorer plant of the Bertie Cotton Oil com pany, and has ananged the sale of current (to Aulander at both retail and wholesale. The sale was made a few days ago when Manager Chase o' the Carolina district of the power company appeared before the commissioners at Aulander. The con cern will erect lines to that town, and a big picnic' is being arranged to celebrate the completion of the work. Mr. Chase has appeared before several bodies here, but no contract has been secured by his company to bring its power lines here and sell current. The rate offered Aulander was net given.