Wach the Label on Your Paper; It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 52 - DEPUTIES SEIZE SEVERAL STILLS IN PAST WEEK Get Big Steam Plant and Outfit Near OakXity Thursday OPERATORS ESCAPED Another Plant Destroyed Near Old Sam Andrews Mill Site in Parmele Section Last week while the federal officers were pushing their work in these ptrts, Deput 8. H. Grimes With as sistants pushed his own. Thursday morning the Deputy went to a point about a mile back of Rospoe Lark's near Oak Ciy and found a big steam j.lant. The officers arrived at the scene while the plant was running wide open. The liquor was worming itf way to the jug, and the operators were firing the outfit o a finish. The officers were detected by the still's operators just a little too soon ,to make a chase possible. While the of ficers heard a conversation, they did not see but one man, and could not recognize him. ihey stated that they though he was whie, bue there wast so much dirt and smoot on his face that they had to express doubt as to the right color. The plant war. completely destroy ed when the officers pield it in one big pile, primed it with the five gal lons of liquor found there and applied ;i match to it. Saturday morning Deputy Grimes went into the Parmele section where hp desroyed another steam outfit. The plant was near the old Sam Andrews mill pite near Parmele. The operators were running a little ahead of the deputy's schedule, for all the mash had been worked up and the results carried away. The outfit was destroy ed. YOUNG MEN TO HOLD SERVICE Baraca Class of Baptist Church to Hold Prayer Service Wednesday Wednesday evening of this week, fl 8 o'clock, the young men of the liaraca class of the Baptist church v/iil conduct the regular mid-week service for the pastor, who is away. This class of young men have been makiitg~-a-fc6cord for themselves this summer, under the able management ol Mr. C. K. Fleming. The class has frown from a few, untii now there is a real class of real young men, meet ing every Sunday. The pastor is proud to have theni in charge of this service, and reminds the church membership that they will want to be present. Two Local Men Pass Bar Examinations Messrs. L. H. Davis and William Hodges were successful in their bar examinations taken at Raleigh yester day a week ago. The two young men had studied at Wake Forest during the summer months preparatory to the examination. Making Arrangements To Open School September 12 Professor L. H. Davis arrived here yesterday ami is now busy with final arrangements preparatory to the opening of the local schools on the mh of next month. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. M. Leggett and children, Jack and Mary of Suffolk have returned to their home after vi.'-.iting relatives in this county. Misses Pattie Edmondson and Maude Leggett are visiting in Suf folk. STRANH THEATRE \J WEDNESDAY "The OUTLAW DOG" with RANGER % JIMMIE ADAMS in "BE CAREFUL" . and FREE TICKET FOR FRIDAY • Always a Good Show THE ENTERPRISE Averages Show Increase on Markets in South Carolina In brief, reports coming from the South Carolina markets indicate a little higher average than has been given since the markets in that State opened. In a personal leter to a to bacconist here a man on one of the markets there stated that several of the markets were averaging around 26 cents, and that the Imperial Tobac co company was making heavy pur chases on many of the markets. HOT-DOG STAND MOVES TO ITS NEW LOCATION Town Ordinance Forces Removal From Main Street ONE MORE TO GO Simon Lilley To Move His Stand As Soon As He Recovers From Present Illness The hot dog stand once located next the Atlantic hotel and belonging to Messrs, Andrews and Leggett, was moved to a new location on Haugh ton street extension next to the I!rick Warehouse company's property and that of the Roanoke-Dixie prop erty. The move to- the new location •was brought about as a result of an order passed by the town commission rs some time ago requiring all hot dog stands to move from within the fire district. The one next to the bank Jiore has been closed since the l'th of this month, the limit made by the com missioners ,and its occupant took his business to the building next to the Dann plumbing shop." The building which is now vncant will be moved fro mthe street as soon as its owner, Mr. Simon Lilley, recovers from a case of typhoid fever, it is under stood. FEDERAL AGENTS CAPTURE STILL 13-Year-Old Boy Only Per son at Still; Released Under Bond Saturday morning, P. L. Flinchum, enforcement officer from New Bern with tow assistants, turned into the "Honey Road" at Corey's store near here ami after going about two miles found a still running full blast. Johnnie Carrawan, a boy 13 years old, was the only person present. Ho said he passed along with his broth er and the operator and owner of the still asked him to stay and watch the jugs for him about an hour when lie would return. In the meantime, however, news of the appearance of the officers in the neighborhood had spread and the owner never returned. Joe Catrowan after learning of the presence of the officers, ruhsed down to the still to get his brother, Johnnie, and fell into the hands of the enforcement men. The still was captured and the beer along with several gallons of liquor \,'as poured out. The two Carrowan boys were car ried before a U. S. commissioner and bound over to federal court at Wash ir.gton to be held October Is. Factory Manager Moves Family Here Yesterday Mi. C. T. Crockett, resident manager of the Standard Wholesale Phosphate and Acid Works factory which is now under construction here, moved his family here yesterday from Nor«e, Va. They will b e at home with Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Crawford on Smith wick street. Miss Emily Wood Badham and a party of friends visited her aunt, Mrs. S. R. Biggs Monday. Mrs. Jim Bullock of Suffolk is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. , Lawrence Peel and Mr. Peel. Mrs. Roger Critcher, Mrs. W. H. Biggs and Mr. R. C. Critcher are visiting in Lexington thin week. D. Bailey, of Bear Grass, was a business visitor here yesterday. Miss Elisabeth Warren, of the News and Observer, Raleigh, was in town yesterday.^. Two More Emergency . Judges to be Appointed Two more full time emergency judges are soon to be appointed ac cording to reports coming from the Governor's office. It was first thought that the four special Judges named savcral months ago would clear the congestion in the courts of the State, but there seems to be need for at least two more. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 30,1927 TWO FARMERS OF COUNTY TRY OUT BORDER MARKET Much Tobacco Being Sold In Kinston and Wilson Territory GET AVERAGE OF 18c One Farmer Said He Saw a Few Piles Go As High As 35 Cents, But They Were Unusual Two farmers from this county a\eraged 18 cents for a load of to bacco sold on the Lumberton and Whiteville markets last week, accord ing to indirect reports learned here, he names of the farmers were with held, but the average was given as being correct. The sale on the mar kets near th ( > border were said to have been made more as an experiment than anything else, but it is under stood that much tobacco in the Wil son, Kinston and their surrounding territory is going to the makets near the border. The situation as it affects the mar kets in this immediate section is very little noticed, but in some sections it is not looked upon very favorably, Around ten million pounds of tobac co ha%'e been or will be sold from certain sections in this part of the State on the markets bodering the South Carolina line, according to esti mates made by citizens in the towns where the tboacco is said to be leav ing. One of the farmers from this coun ty who is said to have sold tobacco there stated that he saw one or two piles g oas high as 35 cents, but that v.-as out of the ordinary run of sales. SUGAR CAUSES CAPTURE STILLS Officers Looking for Stolen Sugar Run Across Several Stills A quantity of sugar stolen from a box car in Parmele a few days ago led to the capture of several stills in that section this week and the latter part of last. Knowing the uses that sugar is put to in the manufacture of liquor, officers started searching the woods. Dephty Grimes was suc cessful as far as stills were concerned in one raid, but fouful no sugar. Sheriff Roebuck also captured anil destroyed a steam plant yesterday morning about a mile and half the other side of Parmele, but found no t> ;ce of the stolen sugar. Officers are still working after the stolen sugar and arrests are expect ed today or tomorrow. But Two Cases in Recorder's Court Recorder's court today disposed of two cases. William Williams plead guilty to the charge of driving an automobile while drunk and was fined $75., the cost of the case besides hnv ing his license revoked for one month and placed under a six months sus ptnded road sentenfee for a two years terra. ' Alonzo Keddick plead guilty to a charge of assault, was charged with the court cost and placed under a two yr urs' suspended sentence. Four cases were continued while the defendant in one case did (hot ap pear and forfeited--his bond. Continue to Hope for Safety of Redfern ■"fio news ha- yet b- .i heard from Paul R. Redforn, the Brunswick, Ga. flier who left Ccorgia last Thursday for South America the distunce to his proposed destination being 4,000 miles. He was scheduled to land in the early afternoon Saturday but up to now not a word ha* been heard from him. A storm raged in his proposed pfcth at about the time he was due. Many theories are being advanced as to his fate. Some say he was blown f/om his course and finally landed in midocean, others thir.k he was forced down in some of the lonely islands in the Caribbean sea and that he may i» wandering around lost. There are seme who think he reached the main land of South America and that he is lost in the 2500 miles of jungles f.omewhere between the shores of the Caribbean sea and Rio. Mr. E. S. McCabe Moves Family Here Mr. E. S. McCabe, of the Murray- McCabe Company, moved his family here from Hertford last week. They are now living in the Godwin house once occupied by the Orleans, on Main street. Mr. C. T. Crocfcett resident manager of the fertilizer factory now under construction here, left this mornir.g for Norfolk. He will retun. late this ovtning. ; t 1 onic Lecturer 'A t Local Lodge Vfris Week ecial lectures will be delivered at t Masonic lodge thlliweek by Mr. Af. Winstead, assistant grand lec u ir of the order. Mr. Winstead will bf: at the lodge each day ami evening broughout the week, and all Master Musons are invited to visit the lodge and ask any information on the sub ject Mr, Winstead is from Bailey, and is well informed in the subject of masonry. PROMINENT MAN OF WASHINGTON KILLED IN WRECK H. G. Pohlman Killed in Auto Collision Near Aulander OTHER MAN JAILED T. F. Emery, Also of Washington, To Be Tried in Bertie Superior Court This Week H. G. Pohlman, prominent Wash ing-ton citizen, was killed in an auto mobile accident on highway No. 30, between- Aulander and Windsor at 10 o'clock Saturday night. i Mr. Pohlman, at the time' of the accident, was on his way to Aulaitder where his wife was visiting friends and where he expected to spend th;> night. When within about 3 miles of Aulander he met T. P. Emery, also of Washington, the two cars hitting in a head-on collision, eausing Pohl man to suffer internal injuries and a crushed skull. He was rushed to Au lander where doctors found they could do nuthing for him. The Doc tor Taylors, of Washington hospital, w« re called to meet the wounded man h« re, but in some way they failed to ni' t't here and Mr. Pohlman was car ried on in an outomobiltf to the hos pital where he died at 1:30. Emery who was also from Wash ington, working for the town, wan taken into custody and heW without bond pending an investigation of the cause of (he accident. Mr. Pohlman came to Washington fro I*-Baltimore about "(fght years ago and was credit manager for the Pamlico Chemical company for a few years. When the Eastern Credit com pany was .organized he was made manager and later he went with the Harris Hardware tompany as its credit man. He was years old and leaves a widow ami a daughter about 10 years old. The body was taken to Baltimore where funeral servic s were held and irterment made in a cemetery there. Theater Management Puts Ban on Unnecessary Noises As it result of numerous complaints made by putrons of the Strand the atre about unnecessary noises while th pictures were beinij shown, the manager is requesting all patrons to be us quiet as possible ( during the show. Two little movie fans were ask ed to leave the picture house last week whun they violated the rule and made more noises than was their share, The manager of the theatre stated that on the face of the reqsuest, il seemed out of the ordinary, but that the many requests justified this step and it was his hope that all movie funs will uid in keeping the house as quiet as possible while the pictures nre being shown. Many Aurora People Visitors Here Friday A group of about 120 farmers, mer chants and business men from Anrora visited our town late Friday after noon. They were not only seeing their rtfighbors and friends, but were call ing attention by banners attached to tnHr cars to the many opportonities their section afforded. The Aurora ! ection is a fine corn and cotton coun t ry and where truck crops are grown arid hundreds of thousands of barrels of potatoes are shipped annually. Dr. J. L. McMillan Will Preach Here Sunday The pastor of the Memorial Haptist Church has just received a telegram from .Dr. J. L. McMillan, at Wake Forest, saying that he would be here to supply the pulpit Sunday morning a' the 11 o'clock service. The pastor will be out of town Sunday, this being the occasion of his coming. Dr. McMillan should bring the peo ple of Williamscon an able rMssage, t»nd they are invited to hear mm. Philatheas To Meet With Mrs. Lina Martin Friday The Philathea class of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Lina Mar tin Friday night at 8 o'clock. All the members are requested to be present. SUPERIOR COURT |IN BERTIE DRAWS MUQH ATTENTION Prominent Ahoskie Man To Be Tried on Charge Of Seduction BIG ARRAY COUNSEL Case of T. F. Emery, Who Was in Auto Collision Causing Death of Another, To Be Tried Thursday liertie county's Superior court is attracting wide attention this week, according to reports coming from Windsor where the court is being held. T. F. Emery who was in an auto mobile • collision with Mr. H, K. l'ohlman Saturday night, resulting in the death of Pohlman three hours later, is being held under a $1,5(10. bond. His case is scheduled to be 1 eard Thursday of this week. • While opinions differ as to the cir cumstances of the accident, reports are going that the Pohlman Ford car was forced off the road about two teet when it was struck by the Star car driven by Mr. Emery. It was further reported that Emory was partly intoxicated, while it is stated that at least two witnesses *wtH sup port the statement that he wa.> drunk, others will dispute it. M. Clay Carter, of Washington, will represent Emery while the State will be represented by Solicitor Park er The case that is causing more talk and producing the bitterest tight scheduled for the term i;. the charge cf seduction under promise of mar riage against Jack Bowi is, a pro mi nent auto dealer of" Ahoskie. The prosecuting witness is Miss Janie Bryant, of Rcxobel, a beautiful blond of 23 years who is a member of a prominent and highly respected fam ily. Powers also stands well as a business man in his community. Bowers is represented by Winston Matthews and Kenny and 11. (J. Har rington. The prosecution is represent ed by Solicitor Parker, K. K. Jylor and W. 11. S. Burgwyn, of Woodland. It will probably take three days ta try the case. Bowers is held under a |36fiO bond, ■ •« COPY OF OLD NEWSPAPER "Martin County Times," Published in 1883, Has Interesting Items The Knterprise procured the 28th edition of the "Martin County Times" which Was printed under the date of April 20, 1883.' The paper was founded by Den nison Worthington and W. Z, Morton, both practicing lawyers of this town in Oct. 1882. This copy of the Times was addressed to Miss l.izzie Taylor, of Spring Green, now Mrs. A. K. Smith, of Robersonville, Mrs. Smith has preserved it because il carried in its news items the account of the manage of Mr, A. M. Kiddick and Miss Willie Allsbrooks. The paper, a six column four page sheet, was foiiegn print for the two outside pages, the two inside pages being hand set and h;nne print. Phe subscription price was sl.f>o per year, the same price charged for the semi weekly Enterprise. The advertisements were numerous and embraceil a wide range of busi ness and many professions. In the copy appear two church ads, two for lodges, one for town government, one for county government, four for lawyers, one for doctor, one for shoe maker, one for lumber, two for boi k makers, one for railroad, one for a steamboat eompiny, 15 for general me rchandise, 4»v« legal ads, one guano ad, combination .ids mentioning dry Moods, groceries and offering Paul Jones and Cabinet brands of whiskv ec specialties, one horse ad, on l jack ad, one hotel ad and one ton sonlal. i In the group of advertisement*, there wore three from Hamilton, three from Tarboro and U7 foreign ad«, mostly of the 'medicine kind such af St. Jacobs oil, Mexican Mustang liniment. With ivery few exceptions all the local advertisers in the paper are dead but several of the business firms are in existence today. Mr. Eli Gurganus, merchant, Harry W, Stubbs; lawyer and T. R Slade, of Hamilton advertised in the paper. A news item under a Windsor date line, April 11 describes the lynching of a negro named William Council. It states that 200 Windsor people, both white and colored, opened the Windsor jail at 2 %_m. and carried the man a mile oiit and swung him to a limb of a tree, but that all were ignorant as to the participant*). The aiticlgjs signed,"Handy". According to the best information obtainable, the paper was printed in a little building located on the spot where the City Hall now stands. RIVER-FRONT SCENE OF MUCH ACTIVITY WITH 3 PROJECTS UNDER WAY Kiwanis to Hold Regular Luncheon Wednesday The Kiwanis club will meet Wed nesday August 31 at 12:30 at the Woman's club. l)r. J. ,H. Saunders will be in charge of the meeting POSTMASTER AND FAMILY SPEND WEEK TOURING Take Trip Through Shen andoah Valley of Virginia TRAVEL 1,083 MILES Also Go Up Into Pennsylvania Moun tains, to Gettysburg, and Visit Washington on Way Back Postmaster Jesse T. Price and fam ily left last Tuesday morning for a week's vacation. They chose to see the beautiful ; hennendoah Valley and on up thru t.ie Pennsylvania mountains rather than the sea breeze'and ocean waves. Iht' first day took them up length wise the good old North State pass ing along. Highway No. 90 to Raleigh then along No. 10 through I'urham to -Greensboro wh »re they took No. (50 to Winston-Salem. This journey had already carried them through the greatest Education al center in the world in proportion ii/ population. In the circle which includes Greens- I" ro and Raleigh with their fine col leges are to be found our State Uni versity at Chapel Hill, and l)uke at Durham, also Eton College, and when all are counted the statement, the greatest educational center in,the world according to the population em braced will prove true. Another thing seen in the first day's trt.vel before getting out of our own State is Winston-Sulemn, the town that pays more Federal tax than any other city in the world of its size. They found the first days run would carry them over into Virginia and continued over to Roanoke, 361.60 miles from Williamston and spent the r.iKht at Hotel Roanoke. Wednesday morning they moved to Natural Itridge, which is the best bridge ill all the State of Virginia built before the foot of man was ever .set on the continent. It is now used to look at only. A visit to the Endless Caverns was made which is also one of nature's wonders. So many things were seen lhat (he second day only carried the party 14:t.K0 miles and tin y lodged for the night "t the it rock Hotel at New Markut Va. "Ham" said the proprietor of this hrtel keeps all of lvis hams until 2 .viars old so they will be good, and "Ham" sayH they were good. Many of the old battlefields of this M ction were visited during Thursday's trip which took them by Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, a distance of 140.60 miles to Gettysburg where they spent the night and next day rode through the graveyard of one of the world's greatest buttles, where a Mar tin County man, the lata James A. Whitley was one of the three "Far thereat at Gettysburg." They describe both the Federal iiinl Confaderate cemeteries which art now kept by the United States Government spotless The Confederate cemetery ic now embraced in the territory of the City cemetery. They Hi.w the spot where the North Caro lina ()etynburg Memorial monument will be erected, the place was se ll cted the day before they were there. Our last legislature appropriated 5 ,0,000 to erect this monument. After leaving Gettysburg our I'ost r.aster and, family set out for Wash i i'?ton City, the seat of our. govern ment, the denset Bplitical jungle in the world. The city of red tape and recognition of voters just before pri mary time, yet 'the most beautiful t'ty in all the world. Sunday morning at 8:20 they set the Huick for Williamston and glided along the 277.60 miles with Uwj stops of about an hour and . a half ami reached home at 7 P. M. They had traveled 10H3 miles burn ed one quart of oil, 75 gallons of seen a fine section of coun try in five states, at a comparatively low cost. Craven County Farmers Pass Through Here A delegation of Craven county farmers drove through Saturday evening from a tour through Virginia and up to Washington. They came back through the truck and peanut section of Virginia and North Caro lina. They made the Journey*m tjwo Craven county school trucks. Advertisers Will Fin/} Our Col umns a iMtchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 START WORK ON NEW FERTILIZER FACTORY HERE Highway Commission Is Having River Bridge Repainted TO REPLACE ASPHALT Railroad Company Is Also Rebuilding Spur Track to Site of New Fertilizer Plant With three concerns working large numbers of men, things around the river here have taken on a very live ly appearance during the past few days. The highway commission is hav ing .the river bridge painted and other improvements made. The com-' mission's workmen will take up the coat of asphalt now on the draw part of the bridge and replace it with new, Sevesal days will be rettutrpU to com plete the job. Yesterday a Sullivan paint -prayer was being used to paint those parts of the bridge where a brush could not be used effectively. Front tin' bridge here the sprayer will l.i carried to Sweeten Water and Gardner'* creeks where the painting of the two bridges there will be com pleted. A law number of men started work oil the fertilizer factory yesterday n.timing, and it is understood the work will be rushed to competion. While some of the men are busy clearing the lot of old material once used by the old Cooperage company, others are preparing the foundations for the new plant. Judging from the space marked off by the surveyors, the three story buiflhtg' will cover n large space. Next to the factory, track em ployees of the Atlantic Coast Line ere busy replacing old ties with new ones and attaching the rails to them. Work will be started on the railroad trestles within the next few' days, nicking ready for the dirt train which will rebuild the roadbed in several ph'.ces where the rain has washed the dirt uway. HUNT LICENSES NOW ON SALE Can Be Bought From Clerk Superior Court and Came Wardens Hunting license blanks have been mailed out- by the Department of Conservation and Development to all clerks of superior court, deputy game and fish commissioners, and courtly vurdens, and will be placed on sale immediately in prrpaiatiun for the opening of the first season next month, it was stated. Fifty thousand huntiftg license blanks have been prepared by the de partment. Of these 2,0(1(1 are non resident; 20,000 resident State and 2(i,0(l resident county. Clerk of the court here, Mr, It. J. Peel, has if sued many licenses to fish i ' men and a few to hunters. The sea son for hunting has not opened at this time and few licenses are expect ed to be sold during the next few days. The squirrel law will be out the 15th of next month, and by that time a goodly number of licenses will have been sold. The law allow the hunting of squirrels until the 15th of January. The season for other game common in this section is as fol lows: Kabhit, Nov. 1 to March 1; d«>er, October 1 to January 1G; bear, October 1 to January 15; raccoon, October 1 to January 31; o'pposum, October t to January 31; partridge, December 1 to March 1; wild turkey, December 1 tu March 1. License blanks have also been mail til to Mr. J. W. Hines, (tame warden for this county, and he with Mr. Peel will issue licenses. County hunting licenses cost sl.2u; resident state license, $6.25 while the cost of fishing licenses is for county, sl.lO and residence stqte, $2.10. Non lesidence state" license cost $15.25. James Bowen To Build Home On Main Street Mr. James Bowen, who lives near here has purchased the lot on the corner of Main and Pearl streets and will buifd a new home where the old Williams house now stands. House n-overs are busy this week moving the Williams house to the adjoining lot next to the home of Mr. W. H. Williams. Mr. R. F. Pope is in Snow. Hill this week where he Is leading the song* service* in a meeting conducted Kjr Rev. J. A. Russell. R .L :S ■ ISJ