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Advertisers Will FWI Our Col nap • Latchkey to Over 16.00 Hw of Martin County. VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 75 Local Market MWion Pound Mark in Sales of "Gol Second Block of Season Came Last Wednesday, 180,000 Pounds Here Tobacco sales on the local market during this week have been most ir regular in aixe. The market had its first block sale Wednesday since its opening early in September. The day following, there was a marked de crease in the number of pounds put on the market. Prices are ranging in the main from 20 to 35 cents, with few piles going over 37 cents. The drop is general on all the markets in" this belt, according to informatifti gathered from those visiting a number of the markets. Wednesday the sale was started here at 8:80 and in the later afternoon all of one house was practically un aold. Wednesday and yesterday's ■ales totaled 278,570 pounds, the av erage price paid being near SO cents. The number of pounds sold on this market up to and including yester day's sales amounted to 5,501,608. The price paid out to farmers for this amount of tobacco is more than a mil lion and a half dollars, and gives this market a season average of about 28 cents. Ahoskie Defeated by Locals Tuesday Night Showing a complete reversal of form displayed in the two practice games with Jamesville and Everetts, the Williamston town basketball team anowed the Ahoskie town team undeM on avalanche of field goals to win the first scheduled game of the seasq(|j here Tuesday night with a scoie #j 88 to 10. The local guards, and Margolis, held the visitors to two field goals In the first three quarters. In the last quarter, the visitors, in desperation, after failing to solve the defense work of the two substitute guarJs, Phillips and Franks, took to long shots at the basket and counted twice more. This was the extent of their scoring with the exception of two foul goals. On the offense, Britt and professor Davis showed up well for the Hirst game, with "Bud" Orleans feeding the ball to them. Britt was high acorer with 8 field goals. Professor Davis was l'ght on his heels with 7. "Bud" contributed two goals for, 4 points and Hugh B. Anderson shot the odd point on a free try. Professor Davis was a revelation ; at center. His height was a decided advantage to the home team, as he either secured the tip-off or the ball on every jump. His passing was a little erratic, but will doubtless im prove with practice. The whole team showed up well, the score not being indicative of the fight put up by the visitora. The home team had a scrap for every point, and though the result was not in doubt after the first quarter it was a very interesting game from a local standpoint. To show the close guarding, neither aide scored in the first quarter, and the visitors didn't count a point un til after the half. A return game is being played in Ahoskie tonight with the same team. A number of games for the locals are pending, but a definite schedule has not yet been made. The game Tuesday night was well attended. Mr. and lira. C. B. Siceloff, Mrs. J. H. Britt and Mrs. C. H. Dickey spent yesterday afternoon in t*arboro with Mr. H. M. Britt who is ill in the Edecombe General hospital. STRANH THEATRE! TONIGHT "ELLA CINDERS in the MOVIES" Always a Good Show THE ENTERPRISE^ Negro Clears up Mystery of Shooting Scrap Cherry Brought Here By His Father; Placed Under a SSOO Bond Mack Cherry, colored, of near Oak City, was brought here this week by his father and turned over to Sher iff Roberson. He was given a hearing and released under a SSOO bond. Cherry was wanted for shooting Daw son Council and George Staton both colored, last Sunday night at a wine party at Stingy Point The shooting was investigated, Cherry escaped, and no one would of fer any reason for the happening. It remained a mystery until Cherry was brought here to Sheriff Roberson. Cherry stated that it all happened when the three were testing their strength. One would "muscle out" a weight, then another would do the same thing. Everything was all right until one held out a very large weight one that the other companion could rot manage; and, according to Cherry, the companion said, "I don't have to do it" An argument followed, and it became so warm that Cherr> be gan running around the house, with Council in pursuit. There were very few trips made when Cherry drew the line, and ami whatever, fore Judge Smith. J. B. Nicholson Dies at Hfis Home James B. Nicholson died at his home last night from the general in firmaties of old age, he being 86 years old. Mr. Nicholson was bom here and lived in and near this place all his life. He married three times, and out lived each of his wives. He had 12 children, six are dead. Those living are Joseph Nicholson, James Nichol son and Mrs.. D. O. Brown of Wil liamston, Mrs. W. A. Clark of Ever etts, M. L. Nicholson, of Baltimore and John L. Nicholson, of Los Angeles Col. The burial will be at the family plot on his farm, this afternoon at three o'clock. During his life Mr. Nicholson gain od an exceedingly large number of friends, and it was his sincere pleas ure to assist any one of them at any time he was able. His last request wan that his body be placed to rest by Mr. W. H. Gurltin, one of his best friends. TO ATTEND WEDDIN OF SON IN WINSTON-SALEM TOMORROW Mrs. Justus F. Randolph of Wash ington left for Winston-Salem to at tend the wedding of her son, Justus F. Randolph, jr., to Miss Reby Brown Nisaen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Nissen, which will take place Sat urday morning of this week at 9 o'- clock at the First Presbyterian Church Mr. and Mrs. Justus F. Randolph, jr., after a southern tour, will be at home in Washington on or about De cember 10th, ikr. Randolph is"the grandson of Rtv. J. B. Haughton and Mrs. Susan Lamb Haughton, who were residents of Williamston for many years, Rev. Haughton being rector of the Church of the Advent Mr. Randolph's mar riage will be of interest to William ston and Martin County people, where his people are well known and con nected. Parents-Teachers Meet • At Robersonville RoberMnville, Nov. 18.—(Special to The Enterprise)*—'The regular meet ing of the parent-teacher association was !)o)d on Monday evening, Novem ber IS, rather than on the Thursday' evening preceding. The eleventh grade, having more parents and friends to represent it in the voting contest, won the picture for the month. After the business meeting the fol lowing program was enjoyed: Song, "An Auto," eighth grade gMa. Talk, "Why We Celebrate Armis tice Day," Rev. E. W. Mason. * ~~~ Play, "The Month of November,'' elementary and high-school pupils. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 19,1926 Potato Storage House Built by Martin Farmer £SOO a Year is Return on sßou invested by Mr. Griffin Mr. W. W. Griffin, of Williams township, has just filled his putato storage house with 1200 bushels of nice sweet potatoes. Of the 1200 bush els, Mr. Griffin raised 1100, while a neighbor raised and is storing a hun dred in Mr. Griffin's storage house. The curing house, belonging to Mr. Griffin, is approximately 16x28 feet, having dead air walls. The house is heated by a small wood stove placed in the top of the building, about a cord of wood being required to run the stove during a season. When the potatoes are first placed in storage, the heat is run until small sprouts are noticed on the potatoes, at which time the tempature is allowed to drop and remain down for the remainder of the season, just enough heat being kept to prevent the potatoes from freezing. The cost of the was SBOO, which runs the housing cost for the first year up to 66 cents per bushel. The plant will last for at least 25 years, and when the nousing cost is figured on that basis, it will amount to about 3 cents per bushel each year. To this cost there wiir be added time and work required in the handl ing of the building, but even with this, the cost for storing will be most reasonable. Mr. Griffin will get 25 cents more per bushel than the farmer will who places his in a bank. This will be a profit of $250 a year on 1000 bushels of potatoes for Mr. Griffin, Another $250, it is estimated will be made tatoes are aaved. A buuie.is prffring 1500 a year when then is only ftOO invested is bomnd to be a good one, and that more farmers might outer into. Mr. Griffin ia besides a good potato pro wer, a great hog laiser and poul tryman. He kills thousands of pounds of meat each season and hundreds of chickens fill his coops all the time. With potato houses, hogs and chic kens to attend to, it would reem that Mr. Griffin would have little time for anything else, but yet he finds time for many other things. Each season he hunts and kills deer, turkeys, souirrels and coons. He follows the diversified system of farming, taking ofood prices for some of his products and poor ones for his others, but al ways sure that he will hove some thing that will bring a fair price. Manning-Peel Mr. Elbert N. Manning and Miss Virginia Peel were married Thursday evening at 6.30, at the hjßiae of the bride, near Macedonia. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. J. Manning. Only a few rel atives and friends witnessed the cer emony. Mr. Manning is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Manning, of Jamesville, and has been employed by the Har rison Oil Co., for several years. Mrs. Manning is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Slade Pee). They will make their home in Williamston at the Roberson home on Watts Street. Embroidery Club Met With Mrs. P. B. Cone The Emboridery club met with Mr®. P. B. Cone at her home on Church street last Tuesday afternoon. For the occasion, Mrs. Cone had used vases of yellow and white chry santheums in the reception hall, liv ing room and dinning room very at tractively. She had as her special guests for the afternoon, Ifesdams. C. H. Dickey, J. S. Early and Clayton Moore. Near ly the whole membership of the club waa present and they spent a very de lightful hour with their hostess. Refreshments served were chicken salad, sandwlchea, olives, wafers and coffee. , Dance Well Attended Here Last Evening The dance held here last' evening at the Roanoke-Dixie warehouse was welL attended when couples from as fat* away as Rocky Mount appeared on the floor. The dance as far as could be learn ed waa otderly, there being no dis turbances whatever. Several, during intermission, felt, through force of habit probablv, that they had to ran to the bottle But with thii there was nothing so bad that a charge could be placed against anyone. Small Blaze at .the Theatre Wednesday _____ H A small blase cause« when the film I caught in the mov'nr picture ma chine at the Stran Therter Wednesday night frightened the fans greatly. The greatest commotion took place in the balcony when several colored people made a lunge for the stairway. Their fast stepping, heard below, | caused an immediate exit of a largi I number who were hatching the show from below. The damage was negligible, and ihe fire was out before the crowd could get to the door. Only a few seconds passed before the show was peace fully going again. Propose New Phone System Subscribers To Decide Type of Equipment To Be Used Here. At a recent meeting of the local chamber of commerce, Messrs. J. R. Porter, executive vice president, C. P. McClure, general manager and W. M. Hines, district manager of the Caro lina Telephone and Telegraph com pany submitted a proposition to in stall a common battery telephone sys tem in the town provided they are permitted to make a new schedule of rates. The new schedule calls for a rent of $3.60 on special business tele phones; special residence phones, $2 26. For duplex service, that is where two parties are on the same line, the rent would be for business $3.00, the same it now is, for residence i. would be $1.76, a reduc.ion oi 25 cents. -A petition was suggested, with it agreed that it be submitted to all subscribers In town. The petition is to determine whether or not the old and present system shall' continue in M* «Mf fciiallit be replaced by a more modern ona, th* common fcattcry sys- Th* matter is with th* wMitttn and it tinker wttl d*» cide the nature of'the equipment to be u ed here after the fiist of 1927. No ac ion has been taken in the matter up to the present time, but steps to prepare a petition and have it circula ed are b' ing taken, accord ing to the best information to be had regarding the matter. Jig Day For Hyde County Yesterday Hyde County had its biggest day yesterday, when thousands gathered at its capital city, Swan Quarter, to cule.,rate the completion of highway No. 91, which links it up and ties Hyde to all parts of the world, and incidentally gets-it out of the mud. Hyde County voted last year on the question of building this road, which extend from Pungo River at Loechville to Swan Quarter, a dis tance of 19 miles. The measure for the road carried by a good majority, and it is said thote who did not vote for it are now sorry they did not. At any rate 5,000 assembled yesterday tf celebrate the opening of the rra>l and to get a royal feed. They had everything good to eat, even to roast ed oysters by the wagon loads. Governor A. W. McLean, Hon. Frank Page, chairman of the S ate Highway Commission, and Frank Kug ler, highway commissioner for the first district, were the speakers. They had to speak in the open air, on the school campus, an no building In the county would hold half the folks. L. B. Culpepper Has / A Narrow Escape A bullet fired from out of the night crashed throuch the weatherboarding of the home of Luther B. Cu'pepper, a member of the firm of Culpepper Hardware Co., which has a store here, in Elizabeth City Sunday night, lodg ing in the plastering about eight inches below a window at which Mr. Culpepper was standing, listening to a radio program. It was about 8.46 o'clock at the time. "If the bullet had gone through the window, it would have got me," Mr. Culpepper said ye terday, with a smile, in telling of the Incident 'He was of the opinion that it was fired by joy riders passing the house in an automobile, and though he Was'in a middle room, the bullet struck the house diagonally. Mr.' and I Mrs. P. E. Manning and children were in the city this week. Mr. and Mrs. Javan Rogers of Bear Grass were shoppers here Wednesday. Misses Hattie and Margaret Everett and Mrs. Don Harrison of Pglmyya were sohppers here yesterday. Train Schedule Change Affects Local Travelers Cannot Leave Here In aiternoon and Reach Kaleight that Might The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad has just announced changes in the schedule of two of its train : running between Wilmington and Norfolk, the new schedule to go into effect Sun-" day, November 21. The new schedule while it does not affect passenger travel in this immediate section, will be felt when travel goes beyond Tar boro. As it now stands, it is possible 10 leave here at 4:60 p. m., and reach Italeigh about midnight, but once the change takes place, this will not oe possible. The train leaving Norfolk will arrive in Kocky Mount at 4:60 and will leave at 6:60, preventing connection with the Plymouth-Tarbor» train by approximately two hours I time. The change of schedule for the | train from Wilmington to Norfolk | will cause a later arrival in Norfolk j by an hour and ten minutes. Passenger traffic from Norfolk here will be affected, in that the train run ning from Norfolk to Wilmington will leave Norfolk before noon not after, |as has been the custom. Since the ei tablishment of the Washington-Wil liamston-Windsor-Aulander bus line, many of our people have been leav ing Norfolk in the afternoon and go ing to Aulander, where they would tcke the bus and reach here that even ing. It is not known whether the bus line will alter its schedule.to meev that of the Coast Line or not. The trip by train all the way from Nor folk here will not be affected. The new schedule, making it impos sible to reach Raleip.h from here in the evening will be much felt by many people in this section. New Livestock Firm Is Organized JJere A new livestock firm, operating a* (he Wntlameton Livestock .Co., has been organized here and will open for business around December 6. Buyers for the firm will leave for the larger .stock markets in the west within the next day or two, and the first cat- Lad of mules shipper to this firm is expected not later than the 7th of next month. The business of the company will be located at the Brick Warehouse, where the stables are now under con struction. Mr. W. T. Ward, long in the live tock business here, is the senior mem ber of the firm Other members of Ihe firm, Messrs. T. C. and S. C. Griffin agd C. J. Roberson, will take an active interest in the budness. The company, with these four partners in charge, promises to do a big business here this season. Sunday Services at of the Advent (Episcopal) Rev. C. O. Pardo, Rector Sunday, November 21: 8:00 a: m.—Holy Communion. 10 a. m.—Church school. 11 a m.—Morning prayer and ser >r>n. 3.80 p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission. 7.30 p. m.—Evening prayer and sermon. W. K. PARKER ATTENDS FUNERAL OF UNCLE Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Parker attend ed the funeral of Mr. Parker's uncle, Mr. W. M. Parker, of Bertie County, Wednesday. Mr. Parker was 63 years old, and died as a result of pneu monia. He was one of the leading formers of the county, also a surveyor by profession, having at one time served as county surveyor. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Rosa Parker, but no children. Windsor Girl Found Dead in Pullman Car Miss Fanida Goldstein, 22, of Wind sor, was found dead in a Pullman berth at Washington D. C., early Thursday, morning, apparently from natural causes. She with her brother, Benjamin, were en route from Southern Pines to Baltimore. Miss Goldstein was well known in ton, where she had often vis- SuA. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Brandon were 'ti Robersonville for a short while yesterday. Mr. Gurganus was here Wednesday visiting his father, Mr. Eli Gurganus. V Complete Plans For Red Cross Drive A committee composed of Mrs. A. R. Dunning, Mrs. C. R. Flem ing, and Dr. John D. Biggs, met this morning and completed their plana for the Red Croes Roll Call drive which will be started right sway. The town has been divided into sections and there will be a captain for each section. There will not be much work for any one to do, as the work has been well proportioned. The Enterprise Sunday School Lesson in Brief f November 2L—"Joshua Renewing the Covenant." —Joshua 24:14-25. By C. H. DICKEY Events are moving rapidly here, as these lessons are laid out. Last Sun day we had the rewarding of Caleb's faithfulness; and this lesson passu* on tc a time after the division of the land had already been made. Joshua is the Grand Old Man of the nation, and the time of his departure is near at hand. Of course, the people and their des tiny is near to his heart. He must give great thought to them. Indeed, there was nothing else to think about. Many, many people have no fear at all of the future, and when the sum mons to go has come, find themselves engrossed not in the contemplation of what awaits them in the future but of what shall become of their people when they are gone. Many a pareilt has felt like this; also many a preacher—many a statesman. The attention of the people was called to the marvelous dealings of the Lord with them. His matchless blessing* and Us Providential deal ings with them were brought to the front; and than Joshua act before tham a choice—a great and definite choice big with destiny. They to definite choose whom they wo ill d serve. This is an ii reducible minimum in Christianity. What is Christianity? That would be difficult to answer—many different people would have u multitude of dif fering answers. But all would agree that it involves a choice. Now, Joshua set a choice before his people. It was clear cut, definite and unmistakable—they were to choose between Jehovah and idolatry. That same question confronts us today. Fach individual—every new generation must make this same choice. Jesus is inevitable—we must deal with Him whether we will or no. Choose, says Joshua; Choose, says Jesus. The people were loud in saying that their choice was already made up— they said, and affirmed it, that they would serve Jehovah. Well, no doubt they were temporarily honest in their intentions. Peter was doubtless hon est when he told Jesus that if every body else should deny Him that he (Peter) would never do it. Thomas was doubtless in earnest when he told Jesus that he was ready to die with Him. And so we may suppose that on this memorable occasion these people were in earnest when they all affirmed that they would serve Je hovah. ,One. had better always be careful in saying with too great finality what one will do. A man thinks—nonestly thinks—that he will do so and so. But when the testing time comes, he fre quently does the unexpected thing does right the opposite of what he said and thought he would do. "Know | thyself" is an injunction that we j should ponder. The future events of the Scripture will indicate to us how well these peo ple carried out their high and noble determination. CAKE DEMONSTRATION AT DRUG STORE TOMORROW A representative of the National Biscuit company wity be at the Clark- Bennett drag store tomorrow and give a cake demonstration. The representa tive will be there for the day and will cut, give samples and demonstrate the cakes made by his company. "CAROLINA BLACK AND WHITE REVUE" HERE THANKSGIVING The "Carolina Black and White Re vue" has been booked for an engage ment at the Strand theatre, and will give its performance Thursday, No vember 26, Thanksgiving Day. The revue is under the management of Bob Hoggard, who is well known hare by many of our people. Watch the Label On Year Paper; It Carries the Date Yonr Subscription Expiree. ESTABUSHED 18f8 Negro Is Foiled in Crude Check Flashing Stunt is- Questioned When lie Attempts to Get Check Cashtd Louis Windley, la .led to get $22.50 when he a.tenip v eu to &U a check cashed for tfiat amou.u at the Planters and Merchants bank at Everetts, yesterday. Mr. Roy T. Griilin, when he finish «' making checks for the tobacco sale at the Brick warehouse Wednesday, placed the check book to one side. Some one slipped a check from the book, wrote it for $22.50, making- it payable to cash and signed Cevri;e Shelton's name to it. Windley peared at the bank and a kei tor payment of the check. Cashier Paul Bailey called the Brick warehouse and asked if George Shelton ha.i.au thority to sign checks belonging to . that warehouse. No such au hority had been given, and Mr. Bailoy re fused to cash the check Win il. y wa-' questioned, and he stated tlsa Shel ton had given the check for fi.;h sol! him by the Pamlico Fish company c ° Washington. Windley claimed he was a reprcsen tative or*the Pamlico Fish company, and that he was making collections for that firm. The man was held for a while, hut escaped before officers arrived to make an arrest. No one by the name of Shelton is known here, and it is thought that Windley slipped tho check form, anil wrote it with the intention of getting easy cash at the bank in Evcretts. Many methods have been fo'.lowo' this season by various crooks in se curing money from warehou omen and farmers selling tobacco, but th& is the first time that such an awkward | attempt as this has been made here. Sunday Services at Memorial i>apu&i The pastor pfeac.'i Sufctlfi; uorn | uig at II o'clock, uviag np- I ture Mark 12:41-44, iHiich » a ac | count of a certain poor widow and ! her last penny. Sunday afternoon ut ;i o'clock, the ■ pastor will preach a special sermon before the young people ot ii> auiort I County, as they meet in special con vocation in the uuilitorium 01 toe First Baptist Church at Washington, There will be no preaching services in the Memorial Baptist Church Sun-; day night, and the pasior very ter-' vtntly desires that all members of his congregation will employ this time in attending the otner enuiehes in Willianuston. These goou people have come to our church in great numbers, and it is greatly to be de sired that we show our appreciation by going to their services every time Wlihave opportunity The last Sunday in this month at 11 o'clock we shall have in our church another special service for-children,, at which time announcements ol tne Christmas exercises will be ma le, anil one of these children will be bap tized. Feeling that the people would like to have Thanksgiving Day free, the ministers of the town have decided to hold the Thanksgiving service the night before, which will be November 24th. That service will be held this year in the Christian Church, wuh Rev. Pardo preaching the sermon. Methodist Church Program for Week Sundy school, 9:45 a. m. Services, 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. «J. " Junior Epworlh league, 2:30 p. m. Intermediate league, 3:00 p. m. Services at Holly Springs, 3:00 p. m. Senior Epworth league, Monday at 7:30 p. m. Woman's Missionary society meets Monday 3:00 p. m at the church. Prayer meeting, Wednesday night 7 ;30 o'clock. ASSISTANT STATE HOME AGENT IS VISITOR HERE Miss Maude E. Wallace, assistant State home demonstration agent, of Raleigh, spent several 4ays this week visiting the county with Miss Anna Trentham, the county agent. Misa Wallace found the work of Miss Trentham in fine shape and well oi ganised. CALLED HOME ACCOUNT OF ILLNESS OF FATHER Mr. W. L. Nicholson, of Baltimore, was called home Wednesday on ac count of the serious illness of hia father, Mr Jamei B. Nicholson. His father is~BB yean old and has been quite aick for several day*.