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umns a Latchkey to Over 1600
Homes of Martin County.
VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 73
More Evidence
Secured in Case
Against Negro
Bazemore's Wife Makes
Several Changes In
Her First Story
Local and county officers are con
tinuing their search for evidence in
the Gordon Yelverton murder «ase.
They have, in every case where ad
ditional information was had, found
the facts to supplement the evidence
gained at the time of George Baze
more's arrest
James Gurkin, of Griffins township,
told Chief of Police Daniel here that
he saw Bazemore about 40 feet from
the truck Thursday evening while it
was being loaded preparatory for the
trip early next morning.
Bazemore's wife, when questioned
a second time by officers, made to
vary her first story, saying that her
husband left home Wednesday, No
vember 3, ami did not return until
Saturday night about 8 o'clock. When
she was first questioned by officers,
she stated that he returned Friday
night, the day of the murder.
The officers learned last Wednes
dry that Bazemore asked Bob Rich
mond, a colored man working for one
of the tobacco buyers here, if he had I
seen Gordon Yelverton that day, >
Thursday, November 3. When Rich
mond told him that he had not seen
Gordon, Bazemore stated that he
wanted to see the boy about going to
Wilson with iiim the next morning,
that he had planned to go and wanted I
t> find out just what time they would i
h-ave. Richmond with SherifT Rober
son are in Wilson this afternoon in
the interest of the case.
The state is doing everything pos
sible in gathering all facts, and will
call for a verdict of first degree mur
der when it traces the accused man
from here to the scene of the killing,
and from there to the warehouse in
FarmvDle.
Baptist Church
Announcements-
On the third Sunday in 'U month,
there will only one preaching st rv
ice at this church and that will be
at the 11 o'clock hour.
It is hoped that this congregation
will take advantage of this to pay
back some of the many, many church
calls of the other denominations. |
The pastor will leave Williamston
Tuesday moming for the convention
at Wilmington, which convention is
expected to be epochal. There will be
the regular mid-week service in the
church Wednesday evening, announce
ment of which will be made Sunday
from the pulpit. > |
This church will be happy to have
/' every one come to its services Sun-1
•day, if not engaged in services at
their own church.
The pastor will preach at the morn-;
ing and evening hours.
I Might Move Hertford's
y County Seat to Ahoskie
--Hertford county, according to an
editorial in the Hertford County Her
ald, is debating the question of mov
ing thr county seat from Winton to
Ahoskie. i
The greatest stumbling block to'
■ the question is found in the cost of
a new court house and jail, which call
for a bond issue, a thing nyt so very
popular with the voters.
Winton is the present county seat, 1
situated on the banks of the Chowan
river.
Mrs. J. T. Treewits and children
and Mrs. J. H. Thrower and son of;
Littleton are visiting relatives in
town for several days.
STRANG
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SATURDAY
2-reel Comedy
Western Feature
and
"The Green Archer"
Always a Good Show
HE ENTERPRISE
Oppose Parole
For Sparrows
Letter Reveals Bitter
ness; No Name Sign
ed to Letter
A letter bearing no signature was
received by the Pardon commission at
Raleigh this week, opposing the grant- 1
ing of a parole or pardon of F. W.'
Sparrow and son, Wilford Sparrow.
The letter was written, according to
reports, opposing the parole of the
two men in no uncertain terms, it!
being of a very violent nature Bit-1
temess on the part of the writer was
clearly expressed when such terms as
hyenas and similar vituperative ex-:
pression were used.
The letter opposing the parole or
pardon of the two men was written
when an application was made to the
Governor a few days ago, asking the
Governor's aid in realeasing them.
The two men were sentenced to the
State's prison for not less than six
years and not more than ten years,'
when they were found guilty of par
ticipating in the mutilation of Joseph
Needleman in 1925. Judge Sinclair
passed the sentence on them along
with those of several others, at the
special term of Marlin county super
ior court held here in May, 1925.
Those who are investigating the case,
predict that Governor McLean and |
Hoyle Sink, pardon commissioner, l
will give little consideration to such
a line of opposition. The matter yill
be taken up in regular order by the
pioper authorities, with a decision at
a date as early as possible, according
to reports.
Many to Attend
Road Opening
General Invitation Is
Extended Thousands
of People
Thousands of people are expected
to attend Hyde County's celebration
and county fair November 18 antf 19.
An invitation has been broadcasted
over several surrounding an I neai' by
counties, asking every one who will
to come and enjoy the two days in
that county. The celebration comes
when a road in that section of the
State is formally opened.
The people of the.entire county are
preparing for the event. Several of
the State's important personages will
attend and make addresses. A . bar
becue dinner will be prepared to fee l
the thousands of visitors, and it is
from the mouths of real people that
the invitation is sent to every one to
come and enjoy the day there.
The celebration will start at Leech
ville, where an address will be made
by Hon. H. S. Mann. From I,eech
ville he party will go to Swan Quar
ter, the county seat, whore the major
part of the program will be held.
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Government Reports
Shows increased Crops
The government crop forecast for
1926 gives an average increase of all
crops three per cent.
The forecast places North Caro
line at the top of all other Btates,
in leading in tobacco with 371,680,-
000 pounds of tobacco. Kentucky is
next to this state with 368,400,000
pounds of tobacco. Virginia comes
.third with 137,680,000 pounds.
in peanut production, North Caro-,
lina leads Virginia and Georgia, mak
ing nearly as large a crop as that
raised by those two states. North
Carolina, according to the forecast,
has 209,000,000 pounds, Virginia,
125,680,000, and Georgia 100,800,000.
Georgia and Texas lead un by a
small margin in the production of
sweet potatoes.
To Move Episcopal
Rectory Soon
Plans are almost complete and the
Episcopal rectory will soon be oc
cupying a new spot. The bunding
will be moved from its present loca
tion, corner Main and Haughton
streets to a lot adjoining the present
one occupied by it. Rev. and Mrs.
Pardo have vac ted the building and
all the furniture has been removed
ready for the workmen to start their
task within the next few days.
The Sandard Oil company "will
erect a modern filling station on the
lot. Matreial for the structure, which
will be of brick, has been (hipped and
r. large amount is now on the lot
At what time work will begin on
the structure has not been announc
ed, but it is understood that work
will begin as soon as the house Is
off the lot .
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 12,1926
Officers Catch
Moonshiner at
Still Near Here
Stranger From Cumber
land County Learns
Martin's Way
Federal Agent T. W. Snell and
Sheriff H. T. Koberson were out Wed
nesday and succeeded in finding a red
hot still with a man hard at work at
it. The man was a stranger in our
midst, a visitor from the Cape Fear
country of Cumberland County, named
Seymour Lackamy, who from all in
dications was an expert He had 30
gallons of liquor, 800 gallons of beer,
nine large vats and nine 10-gallon
kegs, also an 80-gallon still, all of
which was destroyed.
Lackamy was taken before Com
missioner W. C. Manning and requir
ed to give a SSOO bond for his ap
pearance before Judge Meekins court
in April, 1927. This aiill plant was
located about S miles southwest of
Corey's Store.
Another atill was found about a
half mile away, a steam type outfit
There were about 600 gallons of beer
at this stand not quite old enough
to run. No person was seen near it.
Lackamy requested the officers to
let him run away, and stated he re
gretted he did not fall dead with
heart disease when caught Lackamy
claims to have come to Martin County
six weeks ago and states that he has
a wife and three children.
Tobacco Still
Selling Good
The tobacco warehouses were flood
ed today when approximately 165,000
pounds of tobacco, coming from every
direction, wa placed on sale.
Those having common grades of
tobacco were more than pleased with
the prices received, while those nav
ing the better grades stated that the
price was not as high as it was one
time this season. According to the
be it informa ion available from those
ccquainted wi'.h the industry, prices
are expected to vary very little from
now to the remainder of the season.
Certainly it can be said, the#* Is lit
tle hope for higher prices for the re
mainder of this crop.
Four-Afths of Crop Sold
Information gained from farmers,
warehousemen and those buyers best
acquainted with the industry in this
section, state that about four fifths
o f the crop has already been sold
This estimate applies in general to
all Eastern Nor'h Carolina, but hiain-
Ij to this immediate section.
Red Cross Drive
Started Yesterday
The drive for membership In the
Red Cross organization was started
yesterday throughout the country. |
Announcement for a drive in this
county has not been made yet, but
tlioae in charge are working on plans
at the present time, and they will be
made public wi'.hin the next few
days-
Membership In the organization
coats only a dollar, and It can be
truthfully said that no other organ
ization returns so much for the a
mount invested than does the Red
Cross. During the cyclone which
struck thia county a few years back,
the Red Croas did splendid work in 1
aiding the sufferers. It had a field
representative here for aeveral week*,,
and where ther was a case of need,
the Red Cross gladly answered with
it* every possible ounce of assistance.
While that is only one event where
the Red Cross has answered a needy
claai, all you have to do is glance
at a daily newspaper and see'where
the Red Croaa is keeping itself busy
aiding people in all parts of the
United States.
Only One Case Before
Judge Smith Tuesday
Only one case came before Judge
Calvin Smith in Recorder's court
here last Tuesday. John Edwards
plead guilty when the charged him
with doing injury to personal injury.
Judgment was suspended upon Ed
wards' paying the cost of the action.
Edwards tore away wire from an
ensrine when he got mad with the
owner.
Willie Peel, charged with assault
with deadly weapon and tried in a
previous session of the court and
found guilty, wa«""senteneed to the
Jail for four months with leave to
be hired to Edgecombe eountv author
ities and worked on the roads of
that county. •%£
Armistice Day
Holiday Quiet
Many Local People Go
To Celebrations All
Over the State
Yesterday was on® of the quietest
days here in some time when numbers
of people left for vifrious events in
many parti of the S fite. Practically
every town in this sec. ion had some
type of celebration, «pd those in this
immediate section saw many of our
people in at endance> large numbers
witnessed the foo ball B*me in Wash
ington; others went to Greenville, Wil
son, Scotland Neck and Tarboro, while
a few went aa far as Charlotte to see
the automobile races.
In 1919, one year afer the sign
ing of the armistice, Williamston
staged a tremendous celebration. Since
that time it has don* nothing except
cloae Its business houses and join in
with the o her town* around here.
In that year it staged such an elab
orate affair that Its citizens seem to
think it should last lor all time. Of
it there might be a few bills, but
that's all that can be remembered; or
just about all, for the 50 barbecued
pigs were forgot en Ifr'fore the dinner
was over. The speeches, in many
cases, never even reached the ears
of 99 per cent of the throng attend
ing. Airplanes were here, but we
heve forgotten all about them. Prob
ably Mr. Emmett Whitley remembers
the plane, for it was he who went with
the pilot on the exhibition flight.
U. S. Senate Holds
Very Short Session
The United States Senate held the
shortest special session ever held by
that body last Wednesday when it
met for the purpose of impeaching
Federal Judge English from Illinois.
Vice President Dawes rushed the
proceedings HO rapidly that the an-,
tire session lasted but 10 minutes, in- j
eluding the prayer of the chaplain,
containing more than 100 words, and
the proclamation of the sergeant at
arms of 66 words.
After the session had been opened
the assistant doorkeeper announced
the arrival of the managers from the
House ol Kepre en a ives who were
charged with projecting the impeach
ment proceedings. It was also an
nounced at the same t.me that the
juuge to be tried had resigned, and
tile impeachment court wai continued
until December,
The death of Sena'.ors Fernald, of
Maine, and Cummingii, of lowa, were
announced aud the usual resolutions
of respect passed.
Senator appointed to fill the
unexpired term of Senator Cuinmlngs,
was encor ed to the Vice President's
chair and r wom in.
Several things were done, and
the Senate adjourned after being in
tibuaion but ten minutes.
Some one has a ked the question,
| ''how much work could the Sena.e
ilo if il would woik like that all the
time?"
Armistice Day At the
Oak City High School
Oak City, Nov. 12 —(Special to The
Enterprise).—Armistice day was cele
brated at the hiffh school with ap
propriate exercises, after which the
graves of the world war veterans in
the community were decorated.
The exercises were in charge of
Superintendent H. M. Ainsley. L. B.
Ezell explained the meaning of arm
i istice day. This was followed by a
! patriotic pageant by the children of,
the fourth grade, under the direction
of Miis Trixie Jenkins. Rev. W. R.
Yoakley, a chaplain in the war time
army and a reserve chaplain today,
led the devotional exercises and gave
a talk on the appreciation due those
who fought the war.
| The principal address was made by
Hugh Horton, of the Williamston bar.
Mr. Horton paid a tribute to the war
president, recounted some personal
experiences of the war, and urged
that all honor and respect be paid
those who made the greater sacrifices
I for their- country.
Parents-Teachers
Met Today at 3:45
The parent-teachers association is
holding its regular monthly meeting
this afternoon in the graded school
buildings with its president, Mrs. P.
B. Cone, in charge. The meeting was
announced for yesterday afternoon,
j but it being a holiday and many
of the people of the town visiting
j eleswhere the meeting was called for
today.
Superintendent R. A. Pope is at
tending a meeting of the Eastern
Carolina teachers at Greenville this
l weet .
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The Enterprise
Sunday School
Lesson-in Brief
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Nov. 14.—"Caleb's Faith- '
fulness Rewarded."—Josh. i
IStl and 14{
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Hy C. 11. DICK KY
A man does not always get his pay
ut the close of the day. Ami thank
thing'that is coming to him when the
sun goe, down has not. very tniteh to
lc.ok forward to, except another day
oi toilsome grinding at the mill.
I am glad that our dividends are
..Uiiiuluti.e--something coming in
toinor-row, a.id the next day. So
U was with Calrh So it may he with
us.
You remember the. story-of the
spies—how that a majori y and .. mi
nority repefit was turned in. Caleb
was wi.h the minority. It looked as
ihough the majority had completely
mowed
often looks. Hut, then, we can't ul
way tell what the is; ues will be un
til the years of God have revealed it.
Gone now are the m ijority—and, for
the most part, forgotten is' their
names. Hut Joshua and Caleb-- Who
can ever fofget either of them!
Hack yonder in the hard and diffi
cult days Moses had made Caleb a
promise—that he would inherit a home
in the promised land. Now, he eomes
into the posses ion* of it. It came,
too, at a fitting time; for while Caleb
was strong and vigorous, nevertheless
the bes,. things of life ought to come
at its close Caleb received his in
heritance. We wonder what reward
the majority crowd got. Perhaps they
had their reward- in snowing under,
temporarily, the minority.
A great deal could be said here a
bout Caleb's choice of the country
that he inherited. He was allowed to
choose it. We recall, in thin con.ac
tion, the uort of choice Lot made,
when he lifted up his eyes and pitch
ed his tent towards Sodom and Go
morrah. That the prodigal son, so
rays tradition, chose the lowland coun
try where clustered the wicked cities
of that day—that far country to which
he journeyed was a low country.
But Caleb chose the hills.
A number of things could be said
about this. First, that he didn't, like
Lot, seek out a "soft spot," a "snap."
It's hard to make a living on the
hills—it takes work. There are rocka
and stumps. But it has its advan
tages. For the air is fresh and in
vigorating; the outlook is excellent
it is healthy upon the hills.
Then down in the valleys just be
low the hills live the snakes and rep
tiles—there be the swamps and bogs,
the moaquitoes, breeding sickness and
disease. There are some desirable
th'ngs down there, too, but often those
who go down after them are bitten
| by the poisonous reptiles.
Then, somehow, upon the literal
mountains, we net something from
nature that we don't get anywhere
else. And maybe this Is the reason
| why so many of this earth's great
|East Carolina
Firemen Meet
in Washington
Association Has Been of'
»reat Aid to Small
Town Companies
j
| The Eastern Carolina Firemen's
■' Association held its regul.ar annual
)/ meeting at. Washington last night
 wi h tlip largest attendance of any
- previous "meeting.
e . th! assoc. a ion was organized a
0 "yeiir'ago at Washington, when the fire
P (_oni(i,.lues of Wiliiamslon, Washing
ton, Uuber.sonville, and Greenville met
e ior tne purpose of ..working in har
n inony as one great tire-fighting unit.
t> Willi the ne.vsor '»of hard-surfaced*
h n,uds in lhis section, none of the
ii'tuiher towns are much more than
» iiO minu es from.: the neighboring
towns that can I e called on for help
b in ca.-ioa of conflagrations, such as
s 1., ppened ill New Hern a few years
y ago wlun the Washington department
t nil i lo be sent by special train to as
- sist in' the fight against the greatest
- lire that e»er occurred in thin State.
Since .he association was organized
r »even otner town , I'lymoulh, Ayiien,
r fannvi.! , H.I a. en,. Kins ton Sntjw
" Ili.l a d New Hern, have all joined.
hli .tne menib r towns have suc
c. lieu in pioc. ring a uniform type
* .1 eqJp.ut.t. Her tolore, one cora
juiiiy. cyunl take it., enure equipment
8 m a neighboring town, only to see it
'• iiiii uovvn WiUiout being able to ren
 any its. j.-. anco because the threads
s i vhe hydrunts woulu noi fit their
L ' ..cf.ie. Tli.s uitiicuUy ha. been elitn
* ..a.oil and ad tne towns now have
• e same iitan .ard.
»»ii. a ion has been very help
' -.j! to the small town companies,
1 winch have not had proper tra.ning in
heir own organizations and have to
' pjml suk-iy on vo.untcer service.
9
iar. yheiwood Hlackwdl, of the
, .. or Ji Carolina in uranee Department,
_ | undressed tne meeting last nigni.
. ihose who have heard Mr. black well
..now that his speeches carry two dis
_ linct fea ures, pleasure and profit. He
a ..tressed the need of more non-cum-
I, bustible roofs. The shingle roof is
charged with half the fires. And
I when we count the fire loss of the
( j State we find that it amounts to about
e ;alf as much as the State highways
„ est. The shingle roof also adds 20
e per cent to the cost of insurance.
There- is but ope town in the State
! with as much as 20,000 inhabitants
that will allow a shingle roof in the
_ town.
The next mee ing of the associa
>_ fion will be held at New Bern on the
uecond Tuesday In January,
s. The Washington firemen gave all
d visitors a great oyster roast and a
e  eiul good time,
e The following officers were elected
n for next year: W. C. Manning, Wil
liamson. president; H. L. Jones, Ay
il den, vice president; W. H. Gray, Rob
n
e ones come to uk from the knobs and
n hi'ltt—from ho uplan.la and moun
* taina. . waHH
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Paper; It Carries the Date
Your Subscription Expiree.
ESTABLISHED 1898
Old Skin Game
Is Worked On.
Several Here
tarmville officers' Have
nau Similar Cases
To Happen A here
During the past two weeks several
mtn, all colored, have lost money
when they walked into careiui.j 1a...
plots. lx>uis V\ iiliams was at ona of
ihe tobacco warehou .es here recently
v.hen another negro walked by and
dropped a pocket book at his teat,
doing so without the knowleuge ol
» iiliams. The pocket book had hard
ly hit the ground when ano.her
negro, partner to the one who «rop
ped it, came along and picked it up.
Williams saw this part 01 tue ac>., a..d
was told if he would not mention >.
.lie money would be di.ideu, and, 01
course, he readily a,,ieeu. Lpon in
vestigating the consents $llOO. wu.>
found in the leather purse, and since
this could not be divided equally be
cause it was in bills of larjju dcnoi.ii-'
rations, the two plotters askcu \Vu
liams if he had any money. He urew
out a check amounting to sb 2, anu
then it was agreed that one of tiie
two frame rs should ko and get n
cashed so that an equal ui\ ision coulJ
be made. One of the men lett, giving
the pocket book to his pur.ner lu
keep until his a to throw
 IT suspicion. A hall hour pasae.i ai
he did not return, and his partner
began to show signs ol" uneasiness,
finally suggesting to Williams that it
would be advisable to go and look lor
the missing negro. Williams was of
the name opinion, and it was decided
that he remain at the same spot
while the partner of the mis ing
negro made a search for the slow
friend. Williams stood there and saw
his last hope and chance of recover;,
walk from his sigh.. Since that time
| the two men have not been seen here,
, and are, no doubt, continuing their
shrewd trick at the expense of many
others.
There have been several cases sim
ilar to this one, and as high as a
i hundred dollars have been lost by
| one man. Williams offered descrip
; tions of the two men, but not/ting
■ can be learned about them.
I Police authorities in Karntvillc re
t ported to officers here that thoy have
Jiail many such cases. In several, it
was found that those playing fhff
trick would disguise themselves by
unng gold shells for their teeth ami
wearing jewlery.
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| First Basket Ball
Game Here Tuesday
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i TJtie opening game of baske.ball for
t ihe 1926-27 season w.li be played lu re
t Tuesday nigh., when t' e Williamston
- Town Team meets the-Ahoskie Town
t Team. These teams played a five
game series last year, the local team
I winning three of them. The team
fiom Ahoskie this year is featuring
\ two players who were with the Dur
ham High Sfchool's State champions
last season..
The Williamston line up has not
yet been announced, but it is quite
, certain that Hugh 11. Anderson, Ly
'L man Britt, Irving Margolis, and "Bud"
Orleans will perform, with a number
1 of young men figli irig for the fifth
position. Members of,-{he team have
been prac icing for about two weeks
and akhough they lost a practice
' game with Jamesville High School
Wednesday night, are in fairly good
condition.
The fact that "Buddy" Orleans was
1 j n member of the Ahoskie team last
' i season and will be playing a/rain, t
I several former team males adds in
-1 ti rest to the game. Quite a crowd is
- expected to at end, as Williamston is
• considered a "good" baske ball town,
1 and its teams are u ually well sup
ported.
3 The high school team has not utart
" ed practice as yet, on account of most
s of the players also be ng on the foot
-1 ball team. Coach Phillips has an
-8 nounced that he will call practice im
' mediately, after Thanksgiving, when
s the eleven will end its season.
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B Special Meeting of
J Masons Tuesday
There will be a special comnmjiica
tion of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A.
8 F. k A. M., on Tuesday evening, No
vember 16, at 7.30 p. m. Important
' busine a. All members are requested
1 U attend.
I C. D. CARSTARPHEN, Jr.,
1 j Secretary.
-' Mr. Vance Bunting of Bethel was
- a business visitor here today.
1 crsonville, secretary: Mr. Fael, Kin
eton, Treasurer; and Rev. Lucas, of '
[!| I! ol haven, chaplain.