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VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 96'
Firemen's Indoor Circus Will
Get Under Way Here Monday
Twelve Teams
Enter Basket
ball Tourney
Many Features Are on
All-week Show's
Program
The firemen's indoor circus will get
under way here next Monday night,
when the show opens with a full pro
gram. Plans have been completed for
the circus, and the program already
announced has been added to, and the
present outlook points to a gala week
here. .
While the week will be crowded
with featurea, the basketball tourna
ment is attracting the attention of
many. Twelve teams have been en
tered, and on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday there will be double head
ers with the best teams in this sec-i
ticn in action. The teams have been.
divided into throe groups, and to the :
winner in each rgoup a silver loving j
cup will be. presented. Everetts will j
meet Washington in the first game of i
the tournament Monday night, and!
Robersonviile will play Hamilton on 1
the same night
Members of the cifcus will arrive j
here early Sunday, and the stage will
be all set for the opening performance'
Monday night. Hie circus carries 10
acts.
A committee has been appeitaM to
decorate the warehouse, and when the
show opens at 7 o'clock Monday night
all arrangements will be complete.
The Virginia • Carolina Acee, a
splendid orchestra, will be in late to
morrow night and early Sunday ready
far the opening performance. This or
chestra will furnish music throughout
the week.
More than a dosen booths havi
been rented to various parties ia the
town. Several of the churches have
accepted the offer of the firemen, and
they are making preparation* for
their booths. Local automobiie deal
ers will have on display sereml
makes of automobiles. The Arena*
will have one main booth, while there
will be others run by private con
cerns.
A large number ia expected to take
part in the Charleston contests, and
these events will be wail worth see
ing. On Friday night the fiddlers'
convention promises to be one of the
pleasing features of the show. Sev
eral of the real old-tin* fiddlers have
expressed their intention of being here
that night to take part
One of the largeat dances of the,
year is scheduled for Thursday night
It ia being well advertiaed, and coup
lea from all over eastern Carolina are
expected to be here that night While
every night offers a good program,
Thursday is expected to bring the
largest crowds, since the dance comes
oa that night
The circus is sponsored by the lo
cal firemen, and a fair part of the
proceeds will go to their volunteer
organisation. They do not expect to
make any big sum off the circus, but
all proceeds going to them will be
used in purchasing equipment for the
company.
NUMBER OF STRAY DOGS
. KILLE DBY POLICE CHIEF
During the past few days several
mad dogs have been killed on the
streets by Chief Daniel. All dog own
era are urged to keep their dogs shut
op for a few days until it is* safe to
allow them to run the streets.
STRANrv
THttTOIJ
FRIDAY
A Woaderfal Pietara—
"PARADISE"
With MILTON SILLS mid
BETTY BBONBON
SATURDAY
AlHoxie
hi "THE BATTLING KID"
Mack Sennett
Ctmljr
"BONKYMOON HABDBHIPB"
"Casey of the Coast
Guard"
Eyiaede Na. I
Always a Good Show
THE ENTERPRISE
Parents-Teachers
Play Tonight 8:30
After two weeks of tatoaMT*
practice, forty local people wtu
present under the auspice*
of the parents-teachers associa
tion tonight In the grattn*
school auditorium "A Bachelor's
Honeymoon."
Thoee who have seen this
show in other towns praise . if
highly. Mr. Mcirer, the director,
is well pleased with his cast,
* saying that it is composed of
the moat promising members
so far coached.
Tickets hare been on sale dar
ing the past few days, and a
record attendance is most e?|-
dent. The doors will opea at
7:30 and the performance will
begin at 8:30.
Robersonville
School News
County Commencement
to be Held 23rd
of April
On Saturday morning, January 29,
a number of the high school principals
of the county met in the Robersoi
ville school building to assist Supt. R.
A. Pope in formulating definite regu
lations to govern the management of
the county commencement. One group
center meeting will be conducted on
April 9; the other April 16. The
county commencement will bo held on
April 23, entering - for competition
those who win out at the elimination
nitcte,
Dont forget the Chautauqua pro*
Ttfrttif that will be given here an Fri
day evening, February 4. The Par
ent-Teacher Association expects every
parent and teacher to do his duty.
Coma.
On Thursday evening, February 10,
the pa rent-teacher association will
hold ita regular meeting for Febru
ary. Interest is otill good; so a large
attendance is anticipated.
The committee that was to consid
er ways of improving the achool au
ditorium reports that a firm from
New York will aeon coma to make
aems changes, in the addition of
felts, to better the acoustics of the
hall. Such is good news to those who
reallie the importance of the move
ment.
Venus and Jupiter to
Appear Like Twins
February will afford the opportunity
of a lifetime by showing two planeta
which are otherwise never easily Risi
ble and giving a close approach of
Venus and Jupiter.
Tomorrow, as soon as the sun has
set, look out on the western sky and
behold the spectacle of the brightest
two of all planets, Venus and Jupiter,
shining as if they were twins. Jupiter,
the giant of our solar system, is the
upper one of the two, but Venus is
far more brilliant.
On February 18, Jupiter has ac
quired another temporary companion;
this time it is Mercury paying a close
visit It would now be entirely im
possible for the full moon to pass be
tween them.
On February 24, therp will be still
another phenomen6n, less spectacular
than the other two, but well worth
seeing. By that time Jupiter has dis
appeared in the sun's rays, Mercury
is still fighting its hopeless battle to
keep ahead of the sun, but Venus
stands high in the sky, apparently a
lone, and yet not alone. Her compan
ion for the evening is Uranus, one of
the outer and slower members of the
solar system.
Fiddlers' Convention
at Jamesville School
The Jamesville High School Athletic
Association is going to stage a real
old-time fiddlers' convention Friday
February 18, at the school auditorium.
Any violinist living in the - United
States is eligible to enter, or any #o
loist or clog dancer. There will also
be a Charleston contest Several gold
prises will be awarded for the beat
fiddlers, dancer*., and singers.
A fiddlers' convention is one of the
few gatherings that everybody alwayi
admits that they get more fun out
of than they pay for.
The members of the association are
determined to spare no effort in mak
ing this • success.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 4,1927.
Honor Roll of
Local School
Lower Grades Are Well
Represented in the
Honor List
Following is the honor roll for the
Williamston Graded and Hig4i School
for the past month:
First grade, section A: Charles
Dickey, Pete Egan, John Fleming,
Carlyle Hall, John Fleming Thigpen,
Jean Watts, Addie Le# Meador, Mar
jorie Lindsley, Ruby Harrison, Lois
Taylor.
First grade, section B: Janie Gur-
K»nus, Velma Bennett, Thelma Miiell,
Nellie Gray Hopkin.% Myrtle Nichol
son, Burras C rite her, Joseph Barnhill,
Wilson Spruill, Joseph Gardner. A
Second grade, section A: Evelyn
Stalls, Mamie Clyde Taylor, Mary
Robertson, Howard Cone, Edna Bal
lard.
Second grade, section B: Ben Man
ning, Jim Manning, Milton James,
Erum Ward, jr., Frances Cox, Jesse
Mae Holloman, Ara More, Kathleen
Price. |
Third grade: Billie Griffin, Jessie
Mae Anderson, Mary» Belle Edmond
aon, Alice Harrison, Grace Manning.
Fourth grade: Josephine Anderson,
MabeHe Hardison, Mary M. Price,
Wheeler Martin, jr., Julian Roebuck.
Fifth grade, section A: Grace T.
Barnhill, Myrtle W. Brown, Nettie F.
Meador, Jennie S. Moore.
Seventh grade: Edith Peele, Albert
Clark and Charles Manning.
Eighth grade: Josephine Harrison,
Ollie Marie Roberson.
Baptists Announce
Sunday Activities
The old Roman tribulum was an
implement used in threshing. From
It we get our wordj'tribultition." And
"Tribulation" will be the sermon sub
ject at the Baptist Church Sunday
morning.
What is the meaning of the word?
Why is tribulation in the world? Does
any good come out of it Who suffers
ft? What does it do for us? Hear
this sermon Sunday morning.
There Will be no service in this
church at the evening hour—our con
gregation joining with the Metho
dists in their evening worship at 7.80
o'clock. The pastor is concerned that
his people attend this service in large
numbers,
There are but two more sessions of
the missions school, at which recita
tions and lectures will feature. The
closing night will be given over en
tirely to Dr. R. T. Vann, former pres
ident of Meredith College. Already,
as many people have attended the
first three sessions as anybody thought
would attend the six. The subject of
the lecture to be delivered to the
adults next Tuesday evening is "1 he
Harvest of Missions."
Dr. Poteat is to speak for us at the
morning hour on Sunday, February
18th.
Kiwanis Members Join
E. C. Commerce
The Kiwanis meeting this week put
a goodly portion of its efforts towards
advertising Eastern Carolina and a
number of those present joined the
Eastern Carolina chamber of com
merce. l
There were several visitors present
at the meeting, umong them Mr. Luke
Lent, of the Wilson Rotary club, who
wsa called and who talked on the
Rotary work.
B. S. Courtney Secures
Licensed Embalmer
Mr. Harper Holliday, of Dunn, has
accepted a position with Mr. B. S.
Courtney, and will have charge of the
undertaking department of that store.
Mr. Holliday is a licensed embalm
er, and has had several years experi
ence as undertaker and funeral direc
tor. He comes to our town well recom
mended not only in business but as
a good citizen, aa well.
Barbershops Merge;
Located in Hotel
The Service barbershop, for several
months located in the Bowen build
ing on Washington street moved today
to the shop recently prepared by Mr.
W. J. Jernigan in the Atlantic hotel.
The two sho|fe have combined and will
operate as the Service Barbers hip.
The shop will have three chain and
will have for its proprietors, Messrs.
Jernigan and Jenkins.
Judge Bailey
Tries Number
Liquor Cases
Several Boys too Young
to Convict Appear
In Day's Court
■ •
Liquor and automobiles jointly fur
nished the basis lor the Recorder's
court here last Tuesday. Outside of
cnc or two cases coming from a form
er session, the court dealt only with
liquor and automobiles in one way or
another.
The case charging L L. Ange with
disposing of mortgaged property fi
nally went in the nol pros with leave
column after coming over from a
former session of the court.
The judgment coming from a pre
vious session waa made absolute in
the case against Will Hinee, colored.
Hines was charged with assault.
Joseph and William Hollis came in
to court and plead guilty; Willian to
a charge of illegal possession of li
quor and public difenkenness, and Jo
seph to tho charge of driving an auto
while intoxicated. William was ftned
$ J5, required to pay the cost, and es
caped a 80-day jail Sentence by pledg
ing his good behavior. Joseph was
requirod to pay S6O and the cost of
the case, and on top of that lost his
right to drive an auto for 60 days.
Tuesday of last weak Sheriff Hoe
tuck and his deputies brought in Pete
Brooks, William Keys, and Worley
James from the Fni Union section
and placed them in jail. Last Tued
duy they faced the charge of aiding
and abetting in tho manufacture ef
liquor. William Keys was adjudged
not guilty by the court. James, be
ing under 14 yean of age, was held
under a (60 bond for his appearance
before the March term of superior
court Brooks was found guilty,
l'raycr for judgment was continued
fcrohe.week. **
Lonnie Bullock, Paul Irvin Bullock,
and Jimmio Jones were next in line
to face a charge of larceny and re-!
ceiving. Lonnie afyi Paul, both mi
nors, were turned Over U the Juve
nile court. After th* hearing of the
case, Jones was found not guilty.
J. K. Griffin plead guilty to a
charge of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. He was fined $lO and a six
months road sentence on the Kdgt
combe County roads was held before
him, but this was suspended and re
mains so as long as he shows good be
havior or until capias is called for by
the sheriff.
The case of Ben Mason, charging
him with assault with deadly weapon,
was continued until next Tuesday with
Mason under a S6O bond.
Try to Combine Two
Colored Schools
A committee of the Spring Hill col
ored school was here yesterday in the
interest of a school in that section.
The Spring Hill school was burned
several months ago and since that
time a church has keen used to carry
on the lessons. It is up for debate,
since the Burroughs colored school
burned, whether to consolidate the two
or to build separate houses. The mat
ter will come up before the board at
its April meeting.
Tobacco Acreage Being
Increased in the County
Mr. T. H. Brandon, farm agent,
finds in his trips through the coun
try that the acreage devoted to crops
will bear a greater ratio this year
than in the past several. Tobacco
will have the greatest increase of all
the crop 3.  Cotton will show the
greatest decrease, while corn will
about hold its own.
Livestock and poultry are fast be
coming popular with many of our
farmers, and a much greater atten
tion will be given them. Due to un
favorable weather conditions, cover
crops occupy a much smaller acreage
this year than lent.
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Cotton Ginnings in
Martin Fall Short
Martin County is behind in cotton
ginned, in comparison with the 1926
crop, whioh stood 8,368 January 16,
1026, while it showed only 6,811 bales
of the 1926 crop ginned to January
16 1927, a falling off of 1,667 bales.
The low price may have caused the
farmers to be slow in getting their
cotton to the gin.
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
Rev. C. 0. Pardo, Rector
10:00 Church School.
11:00 Holy Communion and Ser
mon.
8:30 Holy Trinity Mission.
7:80 JSvening Prayer and Sermon. I
Plan To Have
Test Farms in Different
Parts County This Year
According to the plans of Farm
Demonstration Agent T. B. Bran
don, there will "be three test
farms in the county this y«ftr.
While the tests will cover the
several phases of farming, it is
understood they will be princi
pally for testing fertilizer in the
■growing of tobacco. No particu
lar farms have been selected
where the tests will be carried on,
but Mr. Brandon staites that they
will be located one in the upper
part, a second in the middle, and
a third in the lower part of the
county.
A test was made on a farm near
here last year, and many valuable
Regular Meet
Woman's Club
Many Reports Made by
Club's Various
Committees
The regular meeting of the Wor
man's Club WM held Wednesday and
so much time was taken up by the re
ports and new business attended to
thatthe program was dispensed with.
The American Citizenship Depart
ment, Mrs, T. W. Lee, chairman, gave
an outline of the course of study se
lected for its year's study. Influences
of the different organizations of life,
the home, community, State, national
and international relations on the citi
zen will be studied during the com
ing year. Mrs. Lee is making the
work very interesting, and those who
have selected this department expect
to enjoy it as well as receive the
benefits.
Miss Trentham, chairman of the
home department, reported her plans;
and "Nutrition" will be the subject of
her first meetbig. Miss Trentham
knows her work and has provided a
course of study that embraces every
phase of a housekeeper's duties.
The building committee made its fi
nal report, which was accepted, and
the committee discharged with a vote
of thanks. It read that the rooms had
been remodeled by taking out tho
itage and making all floors on the
same level, several additional rooms
built, the painted, the floors
sanded and waxed, besides water be
ing installed and the necessary wiring
dene.
The "bills incurred were as follows:
Albert Perry, woodwork and
labor $ 576.08
W. E. Dunn, plumbing and
fixtures r. 248.15
J. W. Manning, wiring 110.60
W. H. Williams, paint and
labor 176 WO
C. B. Skeloff, fixing floor __ 26.00
Total $1,143.83
Of this amount over S4OO has been
paid.
The welfare department made a
good report, but their work will be
mentioned later.
Jno. Manning Back
In Grocery Business
Mr. John A. Manning has purchased
the stock of the Green Grocery Co.,
and will open for business next Wed
nesday in the building adjoining An
derson's store. The store is closed
this week while new fixtures are be
ing added and other arrangements
made.
Mr. Manning is well experienced in
the business, and he has many old cus
tomers who will welcome him back.
His store will be run on a cash basis,
but deliveries will be made twice
daily.
Many Hogs Treated
in County Last Month
During the month of January, Coun
ty Agent T. B. Brandon has vaccinat
ed an average of 60 hog* a day. The
treatment was for cholera, and a* a
rvbult there have been very few cases
reported. Of course, there have been
some, but as a whole the disease has
been held considerably from the a
niount reported in previous years.
Treatment has been in all sections
of the county, but recently the great
er port has been going on in the up
per part of the county.
TO BUILD BUNGALOW
___ j
Mr. Lawrence Peele is planning to
build a new home thiss pring. He re
cently sold his old home to Stewkrt
Brown and workmen are busy moving
the building from the lot on Church
street to a point a block away. i
results were obtained in studying
tht soil, types and mixtures of
fertilizers. Certain types of fer
tilizers on various kinds' of land
were found to produce a better
crop as for weight and quality.
Mr. Brandon has all the statistics
gained from the te-t, and he will
be glad to show them to any farm
er interested.
• This year the tests will be car
ried on in a-larger way than last
year, and more valuable informa
tion is expected. Much interest
in the undertaking was expressed
by a large number of farmers,
and with three tests on this
year, a much greater interest Is
expe ted.
Ground Hog
Fools Many
The ground hoc has fooled
everybody this time; like the
folks, he is getting braver and
braver every year. He is net
ting no brave that he isn't even
afarid of his own shadow. He
just brought spring with him.
Some of the weather men slill
expect to see Mr. Hog have
to go in his hole 40 days before
the roses bloom again.
Mr. Wilmer Sitterson believw
there is nothing to the whole
business, while I'ete Fowden . is
a tirm believer, he stating that
the hog wore goggles this time.
Smtihfield, 29;
Town Team, 31
Team its Un
broken Record of—
Victories
The town basketball -team maintain
ed its unbroken record of victories
here last Tuesday night when" it de
feated the Smithfield National Guards
in a -well-played game. The visitors
offered the strongest opposition of any
the teams the local boys have met
this season, and not until the final
whistle were the winners decided.
The first half went by without special
features, Smithtield holding the top
of a 17 to 14 score. In the second
half Gaylord went in for Frank, and
during the period a fast brand of ball
was played. Neither of the teams
could build up a lead, and the score
remained tied the greater part of the
period. The locals forgiwl ahoad in
the last few minutes of play when
Brown made a most difficult goal. His
shot prevented a tied score, for the
final whistle found the visitors with
2S> points and the locals with 31.
Brown led both teams in points
scored when he threw four field goal;:
in the first period and three in the
last. Ellington, for the visitors, fol
lowed with 11 points, and Britt next
for the locals with 7.
The passing of both teams was l
equal that of any college team, and
the playing of all members was
classed to be the best seen on the lo
cal court this season. A large num
ber witnessed the game.
Williamston Defeats
New Bern (Guardsmen
The local town team continues un
defeated, it having bested the New
Bern national guards here last night
in an off contest by a score of 528-25.
Ably assisted by members of other,
teams, the locals started in with a
rush and before the half was over,
22 points had been rung to New
Bern's si*. During the first period the
visitors failed to score from the field,
and it looked aa'if the game would
be a walk-away. New Bern came
back, however, in the last half better
acquainted and threatened to tie the
acore before the final whistle sound
ed. Njnteen points, the visitors made
m that period while the locals made
sik. v '
Both teams played well at times,
but as a whole the game was not as
interesting as the Smithfield game
here last Tuesday was. Brown and
Gaylord played a splendid game for
the locals and they had much to do
with the victory. The visitors were
well guarded in the first half and in
the last they made their points by
accurate foul throwing and long field
shots. .
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MAY COHURN TO TALK
BEFORE WOMAN'S CLUB
Taking as his subject, "Good Citi
zenship," Mayor Robert L. Coburn will
speak to tho members of the Woman's
Club next Thursday afternoon.
Watch the Labru OB YNT
Paper; It Carries the Date
Year Subscription Expiree.
ESTABLISHED 1898
W. B. Hadley
Answers His
Final Roll Call
Served in Confederate
Army; Dies at Old
Soldiers Home
Mr. W. B. Hadley, an inmate of
the North Carolina Soldiers' Home,
died several weeks ago, according to
news from one of the old gentleman's
acquaintances.
"Uncle Billy" as, most of the Wil
liamston people called him, was a
member of the Junior Reserves in the
Confederacy and had just passed his
eightieth year when he died. He was
a native of Williamston where he
spent practically all of his life. He
lived a while in the West and a few
ytars in Pitt county. Ekfr~tKe past
five year:* he has been in the Soldiers
Home in Raleigh.
Mr. Hadley was very well educated
rnd was regarded for many years as
Williams on's best clerk, working for
a long period with W. H. Carstarphcn
and later fcr C. D. Carstarphen.
, For a long while he was a slave to
liquor, but of his own will power,
he stopped the drink more than 25
years ago, and since that time he has
been one of the drink's bitter enemies.
In his last years here he lived a
secluded life and his mind began to
fail hiuj»J*efore lie left for the Home
ar Raleigh, He lived under delusions
and fright and while he was rooming
in the Godard building, he would of
ten tramp down the hall to the cen
tral offlco at two and three in the
morning and the operator not to
let "them" get him. He nevtjr explain
ed what he meant when he referred
to "them". After a few minutes' spent
in talking with the old nentleman, he
would return to his room as is nothing
had happened. His case was truly
pitiful at times, for his friends were
numbered and no one had time to
■spend in overcoming his ways com
mon among everybody almost in old
age.
After his long career, the people in
his home town did not knpw of his
death until weeks after the potters
field hail embraced his body.
It makes it all the more -*ad when
w think how quickly we pass down
the road and how little we know of
each -other as we get near the end,
especially is it true if we have no
money.
This old man had passed his entire
life in peace with his fellowmen. He
was industrious, always willing to
work. He never married, just faded
and faded until he had passed from
the memory of the people of his
town. He had a heart as kind as
man generally possesses,
Plan Campaign for
A. C. C. Endowment
Two hundred ministers and laymen
of the Christian churches in North
Carolina are meeting at Greenville to
day to discuss the plans and purposes
of the $300,000 endowment crusade for
Atlantic Christian College, Wilson.
The rm uting is being held in the
Kighth Street Christian Church. Rev.
R. J.-Hamber, pastor. Dr. H. 0.
Pritchard, of Indianapolis, Ind., gener
al secretary of the board of educa
tion of th** Disciples of Christ, ad
dressed the morning session. A lunch
ton was served the delegates at noon.
Dr.-H. H. Harmon,. Indianapolis, sec
retary of the department of endow
ments of the Disciples of Christ, pre
sided at thp luncheon program. Ad
dresses were made by. Dr. Pritchard,
'Dr. A. E. Corey, Kinston, and other
/ninisters of the State.
Atlantic Christian College is a Di
sciples' College, founded in 1902 by
action of the North Carolina State
convention. Dr. Howard S. Hilley has
been thu president of the institution
for eight years.
W. C. Manning and Rev. A. J. Man
ning, of' Williamston, attended the
meeting in Greenville today.
Joshua D. Griffin Dies
at Home in Griffins
Joshua D. Griffin died at his home
in Griffins township last night follow
ing an affliction of about five years,
caused from a stroke of apoplexy.
Since that time he has been an in
valid, yet he could walk with some
at>si*tance. For the last month, he hat
suffered from what was supposed to
be cancer and which seemed to hare,,
been the direct cause of his death.
He was 60 years old, married Miss
Bettie Ward who sarvivei him. He
leaves no children.
PLAN SURVEYS OF
CAROLINA RIVERS
According to reports from Wash
ington, rivers in eastern Carolina, in
cluding the Roanoke, will be surveyed
Ity government agents. The surrey
will include a study of the possibili
ties of water power.