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Watch the Latel On Your Paper; It Carrie* the Date Yew Subscription Expiree. VO'LUME^XXX—NUMBER 34 Preservation Specialist To Be in County Former Champion of National Canning Club To Demonstrate Miss Beulah Rodgers, a represen tative of the educational department of a manufacturer of fruit jars, well known as a former national canning club champion, will be in Martii: County on June 28th and 29th to give food preservation demonstrations to the women and girls of the entire county, whether they are club mem> ibers or not. On Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, June 28th, she will give her demonstrations in the Woman's Club building in Williamston. On Wednesday morning, June 29, at 9 o'clock, she will demonstrate in Ham ilton at the Woman's Club room. On the afternoon of the same day, ft 2j o'clock, she will demonstrate in the Williams Chapel community. In 1928 Miss Rodgers was one of, the 4-H canning-club girls chosen by the Committee for Devastated France to be sent to France and England im mediately following the recent World , War for food-preservation work. Up on her return to the United States, she resumed her high-school studies and, entered the State College of lowa, where she completed a four years course in home economics. Miss Rodgers' unique experience in France and England, and her splendid ! training in canning gives her an un u.'ual fund of information as well an extraordinary skill in demonstrating. All the women and girls are urged to i attend her demonstrations because they will be benefited greatly. Potato Shipments Near 6,000 Mark Potato Shipments to date from North Carolina total 6,W>2 car lots,, according to information from the State Department of Agriculture., Thus indications are that the advance I estimates of 0,000 car lot shipments ' will be more than fulfilled with the shipments to date nearing the 6,000 mark, and a small part of the crop yet to be harvested. Shipments to date last year were 3,237 car lots. Wednesday there were 365 car lot* of potatoes, five car lots of beans, 36 car lots of cucumbers and one of peaches shipped. Shipments of cu- J cumbers this year have totaled about 100 cars to date. Potatoes shipped from North Caro lina are practically covering the east ern part of the country, going as far south as Miami, and as far north as Boston and into other points in the New England States^ Car Stolen While Owner Is in Church The car of Mr. J. O. Manning was stolen from the streets of Everetts■ Wednesday night while Mr. fylanninß was attending church there. He had left his car, a Ford sedan about 10 ironths old, within 20 yards of the church door, but no one seems to have noticed the thief or thieves when i they started it up and left. Mr. Man | ning had left his hat and a girl's coat; in the machine, which were also car ried away. So%far, there have been no clues as to the whereabouts of the i | Everetts Woodmen To Meet Monday The regular meeting of the Everetts camp of Modern Woodmen of Ameri ca will be held Monday night, June 27. All members are urged to attend, as we have one candidate to initiate A good time is expected. I STRANH THEATRE |J SATURDAY * V I Buffalo Bill, Jr. in 4 Bonanza Buckaroo' also Clyde Cook in "Starvation Blues" and "The Power God" Episode No. 10 Always a Good Show. THE ENTERPRISE ABE GOLDSTEIN BOOKED FOR 1927 FAIR Wt*m\ ivy WL "J Abbie, a clown otrenown, will furnish many laughs for the thous ands who will visit the itba-ioke Fair here September 27-30. With his dog, Mr. Goldstsin creates all kinds of stunts that meet with hearty favor. Decrease Expected Estate Valuation Personal Property List Thought Approximately Same As Last Year, With Possibility of Gain According to unofficial reports from several of the tax-list tak ers, a sharp decrease in the valu ation of real estate can be expect ed when the books are received by the commissioners. The a mount of the decrease is thought to be great, but not as much so as some are expecting, according to various reports. One township, Griffins, it is understood, will have Press Praises Reiss Shows Rahway, N. J., Record Lauds Cleanliness Of Carnival Each week press reports are re vived from the towns where the Nat Keiss Shcflvs play, and since the shows will play the Roanoke Fair here next September 27-30, the repc|u> are vefy interesting. The carnival is at Rail way, N. J., this week, and in report j ing the opening of the shows there ; the Rah way Record says: "The largest and cleanest carnival ever coming to this city opened last night on the East Milton Avenue grounds with an unusually large opening crowd attending. * * *. "The carnival was officially opened at 7.30 o'clock last night (Monday, June 20), when Mayor Thomas A Fyffe turned on the switch which started the nine large riding devices und lighted the twenty attractions and two-score concessions on the grounds. The city executive was introduced " * * * Mayor Fyffe spoke of the wonderful work the Red Men were doing * * *. He stated that he hud looked the carnival over and found it lived up to the motto of the Nat Reiss Shows, "The show with a worth-while reputation.'" The Record goes on to's.ay, "At the invitation of General Agent M. L. Morris, members of the Kiwanis Club and other prominent citizens made n complete survey of the show and failed to find a single money wheel or girl show on the grounds, and every show was just as represented by the at- i tendants tftt'the outside, pf the tents A separate investigation tour was made by newspaper men, and every show visited was of the highest char- ' acter." The Nat Reiss in a train of 30 double-length railroad cars, and their coming to the Roanoke Fair here this year will provide amusement for all. Fire Siren Fails to Make Enough Noise When tested last Tuesday night, the electric Are siren recently install ed here, failed to come up to the guarantee made by the sellers. Chief Henry D. Harrison had representa tives of the fire company stationed in four directions, and in only one case was the sound of the siren heard. Mr. J. R. Stanley reported that he heard the howler at the end of the fill a cross Conine creek toward Windsor Other representative on the other but they stated that many automo biles were passing and that their three roads failed to hear the sound, passing might have prevented the I sound reaching their stations. The (ire department is writing the manufacturers, asking if there ar» ony adjustments that can be made to increase the volume of the siren's voice. \ Presiding Elder at Jamesville Church \ Elder H. I. Glass, of Eliz abeth preach at the Meth cdist Church in Jamesville Sunday moming~»t ,11 o'clock. The public is cordiaHy invited to attend this serv ice. .. 1 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 24, 1927 an increase estimated to be a round SIB,OOO. A decrease run ning around SIOO,OOO was report ed in one township, but it is not official, therefore little weight can be attached to th* statement. The valuation of personal prop erty will about hold its own, and it is thought probable that a small gain will be shown there. More Talk of Ford Models Advertisements of Ford Stolen from Agency And Published A jolly gentleman, neat in appear ance, walked into the office of the Williamston Motor Co., local Ford dealers, this morning, aitd asked to uee the boss. He was referred to the Messrs. Woolat® and Green, and af ter a hurrjed introduction, so hurried, in fact, that neither Mr. Woblard nor Mr. Green understood his name, he placed a newspapi r, "The Wall Street News," on the manager's desk and proceeded to read therefrom alleged specifications of the new type of Ford cars. The "dope" fell on ready ears, and I several of the company's employees stood with heads bent ami "rrumth.i | open in an effort to get all the rmin | had to read. He went all tKe way ' down one column and then a second one with no one in the audience doubting the sincerity* of his mission When he had finished, Mi 1 . Woolard caked him a few questions, but the gentleman stated that Mr. Edsel Ford had refused to give official specifica tions but he happened to run across the Wall Stivet paper with two columns of specifications and p.ladly passed the information along. While the specifications might be false, it will be interesting to know what the mysterious man read. As to the price of the new car, it war. a little higher thj.n the one row charged for Fords. Something was said about the car's running 60 miles an and averaging 86 mile* to tho gallon of gasoline. It will have the gear shift common in all cars and will have four cylinders. A great many other details were given, but the caller read so fast thai the /nanagers of the Williamston Mo toi Co. refused to mention any others for fear they would not quote him exactly. It must be remember that his specifications are not official and are not to he taken at their face val ue. He left hurriedly, never reveal ing the purpose of his mir.sion. It is tho general understanding that official information will be given the public around the first of next month While it is not certain, it is thought that the informaion relating to the new Ford is founded on certain pre liminary and experimental advertise nn nts and not on official statements The official Ford advertising agency stated that there experimental adver tisements were stolen from the a gency, and that the statements arc believed to have been originated in a New York financial news agency A telegram sent to all newspapers in the United States and Canada by N W. Ayer & Son, advertising agents o* the Ford company, told of the theft. The material used in the stol en advertisements, the telegram stat ed,'"which in many particulars is fic titious and imaginative, has been is sued as authentic by a news agency. N. W. Ayer A Son state that the car ir nDt complete; therefore any al leged specifications have no warrant cf truth." t Mrs. Clarance O. Pardo and Jimmy returned from Norfolk Tuesday where they had been visiting her mother. They were accompanied by Mrs. Par do's brother, Ernest Raughton, who ▼rill visit them for several days. East Carolina Chamber Co mmerce Meeting Held in Windsor Tues day Night; Congress man Is Speaker The Eastern Carolina Chamber of; Commerce held a meeting in Windsor Tuesday night. Mr. Newell G. Bart lett, secretary, of Kinstm, was in charge, and Judge Winston was toast- ! niaatar. The meeting was held in the Red Cross dining hall. Resides most I of the business men of Wtrfftsor, then ' I were many visitors from Ahoskie, Au- j h r.der, Kelford, Lewiston, Conetoe, Williams-ton, and several other towns. After the usual welcome and re- j sponse, W. C. Manning was called on for a few minutes to give some rea sons why the people should support | Eastern Carolina Chamber of [ Commerce. Mr. Hnrtlett showed his block of advertising muterial of Williamston, j which will be shown at flv* State fairs in the Middle West thij "fall as well as in a number of othes sections of the country. , A three-minute memb rship drive was made, which result* I in almost a hundred per cent sign up. Mr. J. 11. Matthev's thin introduced i Congressman Chas. 1,. A'lernathy, of New Llt'rn, who made a \ »ry interest ing speech with "Eastern Carolina, the Eden" as his subject. lie explained how he had taken a i 17,000-mile trip aroun I, over, and through our country and had been to places where one could »l(ear nothing but praises of the fine things they had •e offer coming from every mouth, j from bootblacks to the advertising specialists. Yet, he *.Jd he had found tip place where th-re was any improvement in climate, soil, rnln, J shine, transportation, aid the other ninety and nine things hat make a good country over that found in the very midst of his own hortie section He held up the Eastern Carolina ban- | j iter from start to finish nn! explained how we could do thing* if we would. I Clark Drujf Company Installs New Fountain The Clark Drug company is in- I stalling today a new fountain of the Itiltrite make. Work was start ml on the task last, night and after work-' | i-ig all night, th' greater part of to day and tonight will be used to com- ■ ,f.lete the installation. The new fountain-is-of the latest manufacture and has the modern features of refrigeration. Everything r.erved from the fountain will be sen- i ed nt a freezing temperature. Of couree, ice will be used in the mixing ! of cool drinks, but at the same time ! the syrups and water will be around the freezing point. Mr. C. B. Clark, senior member of ; rf the firm, stated this morning that there would be a few changes made in the present arrangements, but that i in the main, the store would remain j the same. Rev. I). C. Malone Dies After Extended Illness News of the death of the Rev Charles Daniel Malom 82, rector of I numerous churches in this county foi more than 20 years, reached here sev eral days ago. He died Friday, Juno 17, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Winn, in Ixiuishurg, after an extended-illness. He retired ten years ago. Mr. Malone had been confined to his bed for nine months and for the phst month had grown gradually weaker. He is survived by one broth er, Dr. J. E. Malone, of Louisburg, and six children, Mrs. Emily Fuller, rf Chocowinity, Mrs. J E. Winn, of Hem! 'i*Kon; It. J. Malone, of Louis burg; C. N. Malone, of Scotland Neck, Ellis Malone, of Williamston; and Rev. E. Lucien Malone, of Florence, Ala., and a host of other relatives and friends. County Potato Crop Comparatively SmaJ} The Irish potato crop in this county | is small as compared to the crop in i many surrounding counties. Carload shipments will 'not run over 50 in i number according to estimates given ! out this morning by th6se acquainted | v/ith the shipping end of' the crop. To date there have been loaded at the , local station around thirteen cars, and ! it is understood that similar. ship- ' ments have been made from James- ' villc, Everetts, Robersonville, Parm ele and Hassells. The price received by farmers in ' this county will not compare favor rbly with those received in those counties where the crop was a few days earlier than it wan here. The present price is $3.75 on the local market, and the average for the sea son here U around $5. Wynn Gets 3 To 5 Yearsfor Killing Baby Entered Plea of Guilty to Manslaughter; Is Accepted by State Oscar Wynne was placed on trial Wednesday for killing his' five-day old baby a few months ago. The cir cumstances in this case pointed pret ty clearly to his doing the killing, yet there were a good many weak links in the State's case, which, it is con ceded, would have prevented a convic tion of first-degree murder. To make the complications greater, Wynn recently stated that l.e had i. "spell" of some kind, similar to a fit, and as he felt it coming on he started toward the bed where the baby lay. He says he was not conscious when he reached the bed, and when he re rained consciousness he was lying on the bed with his arm across the dead~ baby's neck. There was no one to re fute this statement except his wife, and a wife is not admitted as a wit ness against her husband. As the laSv now stai.ds, even if a man wer* to kill a half dozen of his wife's chil dren before her very eyes, she can not come into court and tell it on the wit ness stand By agreement between Punning and Stubbi , who were appointed coun sel for the defendant by. the court, and the State's solicitor Wynn plead guilty to manslaqghter and accepted a sentence of not less than three -nor more than five years in the Stat* prison. Wynn had stated that if he could not be frej*d he hail much rather take a term, in prison than to go to the insane asylum. He appeared greatly pleased when ho found what his fate was and remarked that he did not mind the work in the least. This case concluded the criminal calendar, and only one civil case of any importance has yet been called, that of James vs. Taylor, which will take practically the rest of the week to try, it is thought. The superior court has been with vut excitement the entire week. Ap parently nothing out of the ordinary has happened, although two people were tried for murder and eight per sons broke the bonds of matrimony and were loosed on the world to do -cither better or worse. Of the divorces, there were two granted to white i uuples and two to colored pairs. Simon Fagan, jr., was convicted of house breaking and sent to the Edge combe roads for twelve months. - Ephraim Woolard, who drove a car into another one driven by W. W. Hrickhouse seven miles from William ston in May, plead guilty to the charge of manslaughter and was fined SSO and charged with the costs in the case. > The solicitor consented to this light judgment because Mr. Hrickhouse, whose father wsui killed in the accident, and others in the car had no idea that Woolard had delib erately caused the accident; but, like so many drivers, simply miscalculated his distance. A he (Goldstein, Clown, Booked for Fair With a thousand laughs compressed ii. his system, Abe Goldstein, clown, will be one of the funniest features at the fair here September 27-80. What would a circus be with a clown? And speaking of the art of pantomimicry, Abie, who has beyi identified with the leading circuses of the c*Untry, stands without a peer. The fair's 'manage! stated that this free act cost a con siderable sum, but with worth-while recommendations coming from many sources, he felt that it would be un just to the fair's patrons not to book it. - Mr. Goldstein is not only a clown but,' with his little dog, is a creator of stunts that brings a hearty laugh from all who see him. The booking of the famous Higgins band was announced last week, and this week we note Abie and his dog. Next week, Mr. Rodgerson states that he will have other bookings ready for announcement. He further stated that the list of free acts this year would constitute one of the main fea-' tures of the fair. 1)1 ItECTORK DISTRIBUTED TO TELEPHONE USERS Telephone directories are being dis tributed this week to subscribers, and many changes are noted. Rural tele phone subscribers win note that every number in the rural system has been changed, and that it is important to consult the directory before making a call. On top of this change in num bers about 6(1 telephones will be switched to new lines. All telephone. subscribers who do hot understand the 1 new number assigned them are asked to call central, give their name and | the number will be explained. Tomorrow Is Last Registration Day Court Likely to Go Into Next Week Inletw the unexpected hi*p peiiH, the present term Superior court will • extend into next week, probably ending Tuesday. Judge Nunn ha* another ap pointment fur next week and to brine this term to a close as soon as poKMible court will hold tomorrow. Should the session go into next week. Judge Nunn will arrive at his appointment a day or so late. There are around 2."> witnesses to he call ed now in the James-Taylor suit, and should the ca*e run its .•egular course, it w ill no doubt last through part of next week. Kiwanis Has Good Meeting .... , ■ ——— I 1 he Uiwuiiis Club .meeting Wednes-1 day took up .several matters of im portance to the community. Messrs. W. T. Meadows and Victor Shelburne, of the tobacco market, were present -to solicit the support of the Kiwanis for a bigger and better Übucco market this year. John l>. Biggs, Oeorge H. Harrison, and VV. C. Manning were appointed to help map | out plans of work for the Kiwanis, ! chamber of commerce, and tobacco board of trad.;. Hon. A. I>. McLean, of Beaufort | County, was introduced as the speaker of the oceuwion. Mr. McLean is one j of the State's roundest thinkers. He j served Beaufort County in the last | j r.Ossioil of the legislature and proved ' himself one of the wisest lawmakers' lof that body. He is not a politician ' in any sense of the word. The subject of his talk was "Tax* j ution," and he showed the easy poR- I j sibillty of more values for less money. The meeting was one of the best for I several months. Cake Contest at Woman's Club There wer*- quite a number of cakes entered at the cake contest held under the auspices of the Woman's Club' last week. The first three j prizes we'e awarded to Mrs. T. W. ; Lee, Mrs I'. Har.i' i, and Mi*. J W. Watts, jr., each receiving a may-' j onnaise set. Six persons drawing I lucky numbers were awarded prod ucts of the company which staged the j contest. The prize money of $lO was given to the club. At- a meeting held some time ago the president of the club was asked to name a first vice president, and Mrs. I'. B. Cone was named to fill j the office. Counter-Proposal Is Now Being- Considered I'pon his return from a several-j days business trip, J. T. Chase, man ajjer of the Carolina UivisioW of the Virginia Electric & I'ower Co., founo in his office this morning the town'.i counter power proposal. Mr. Chase j stated that he had not had the oppor tunity to go over th(* proposition, but j that he would go over it today and would take it before the board of di | rectors of his company as soon as pos^, ) sible. While Mr. Chase was unable j | to say how lohg it would take to get j the matter before his board, he was | sure it would receive prompt atten- j j tion. Services at Christian > Church at Jamesville There will be services at the James ville Christian church Sunday. Morn ing subject, "Is Cod Responsible for Man's Afflictions?" Evening subject, I "What Is Man?" There will also be preaching at I'Oplar Chapel Saturday right. Important Meeting- Of Firemen Monday Members of the local volunteer flru 1 • company ar to be in attend- : ance upon the m'eting of the com- j i pany next Monday night at 8 o'clock ■ Mr. Henry D. Harrison, chief, j will have several important matters to place before the body. The East Carolina Firemen association will meet here next month, and plaiis for the meeting will be arranged next Monday night. A few technical points pre to be straightened out in con nection with the firemen's relief fund This fund is donated to by the State, and after a few questions are answer ed, the local company will receive its i chare of the fund. Advertisers Will Find Our Col umn* a Latchkey to Oyer 1600 Homea of Martia Conaty. ESTABLISHED 1898 326 Registered Up to Today for Special • School Election A count of the registered voter* for the special school ■ election in tt»i« township showed that only 326 had en tired their names on the registration books. Ihe books close tomorrow at sunset, und if you would vote in th» election on July 5 it is absolutely necessary that you register before to n'orrow at sunset. Mr. t.rittin stated yesterday after noon that the number might reach 350 before tomorrow evening, but if it did it would be the largest day's rt gistration recorded since the books have been open. The possible voters in the township are estimated to number around (>OO, and, according to the books, just a few more than half have registered. During the last few (.'ays, the ma jority of those registering have been from outside the town's corporate lim its. In spite of this, however, the outside number is understood to be very small, and especially is it so when the number of eligible voters outside the town is considered. • The books are at the Farmers Sup ply Co.'s store on Washington Street, and every citizen desiring to vote in the election July 5 is urged to enter his name on the books before tomor roy at sunset. To Make No Further Point About Auto Tags Raleigh, June 24. -"We are now in the last week, and we will not start any racket about 'anybody using a new license smm' now on," declared Commissioner of Revenue R. A. Houghton yesterday. The department has not receded from its ruling that it is illegal to use a new license before July I, but will simply make no point about any vio lations of that ruling which may oc cur from now on, the energies of the department being directed to seeing to it that all licenses are furnished by July 1, there being no intention to extend the time for purchase of new licenses. Commissioner Doughton yesterday issued tile following statement urging automobile owners to secure their li ft rises early: "Sales of automobile and truck li censes are proceeding very satisfac torily at the central office in Raleigh in the Revenue lluilding, and reports of sales at some of the branch offices are very gratifying. '"I he entire month of June is be ing given over to the accommodation of owners of motor vehicles to the end that they may get their licenses be fore July I They are being warned against waiting for the very last days of the month and thereby causing de lay and inconvenience, both to them selves and the department. Last June, during the last two or three •lays before the close of the legal period owners of cars stood in lino fci hours waiLuit: for their turn to procure their liebnSWy Licenses must be procured before July 1 by those who expect to use their cars." Sunday Services At Baptist Church Sufiday mroning, the pastor will preach on "The Lord's Treasury." At X o'clock in the evening, the sermon subject will be, "Thorns in the Flesh." There will he the regular mid-week Bible study, at the church next Wed nesday night at K o'clock. Now that Uw*-w,j»rm weather is up on us, an effort will be made to make the church services as brief a.s is con sistently possible. Last Sunday morn ,ing we were in the church only 45 minutes. By having all services ex actly on time and shortening the time f the service, we can, therefore, ex pect the people to attend whatever services are announced. Those attending Sunday are re spectfully asked to bring their con tributions. If there should be individuals or homes about us which in any way need the ministrations of the pastor or the church, the pastor would thank ■any one for reporting the same to him. . *• J Christian Philatheas In Meeting Tonight The Philathea Class of the Chris tian Church will meet tonight with Mrs. John A. Ward at her home in New Town. All the members are re quested" to attend, as the delegates have a splendid report from the State convention. Misses Virginia and Vivian Taylor, of Greensboro, will arrive this we«k end to visit their parents, Mr. aad Mrs. Henry D. TajW^r.