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* Sixth Annual Roanoke Fair—September 27, 28, 29, and 30—Bigger and Better Than Ever—Be Here . . 1 ' J. S '* ' . Wack the Label on Your Paper; It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expirts VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 55 SALE OF LOCAL POWER PLANT IS STILL UP INr AIR Nothing Further Heard From Interests Which Asked Postponement ONLY 5 MORE DAYS Board Has Promised Virginia Electric ft Power Company Definite Answer in 10 Days Five of the ten days allowed for Ihe filing of a definite answer relative to the sale of the Williamston light and power system have passed with no developments having taken place. Mayor R. L. Coburn received a wire from Mr. Gregory whose name was signed to the telegram request ing a few days delay so that proposi tion could be submitted giv.ng his temporary address in New York, and asking that all communications be directed to him there. Other than this lathing has been learned. The name ot the company represented by Mr. Gregory remains a secret here, and vary greatly as to the out come 'of the matter. Many citizens of the town express themselves as favoring the offer made by the Virginia Electric and Power company, and unless matters have fully developed in the latest proposi tion by the time set, to go ahead and file a definite answer with ttle Vir ginia company. GAME WARDENS FOR TOWNSHIPS RECOMMENDED List Has Been Sest to State Department in Raleigh For Confirmation -> DO NOT GET SALARIES irdens Cor Bear Grass and Cross Roads Not Yet Named; Get |5- For Each Conviction Meeting at Jamesville Methodist Church While game wardens in the townships in tho county have not been rppointed, Mr. J. W. Hines, county came warden, has sent a list of names to Raleigh, recommending the ap pointment of the wardens. There is no doubt but what the list sent in will meet with the approval of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment. The citizens recommended for the various townships follow. Goose Nest township, R. C. Brown, and R. L. Cochran; Hamilton town ship, W. G. Anthony and Qeo. H. 1/eggott; Poplar Point township, L. H. Rouse; Robersonville, William Gray; 'Williamston township, Paul Ballard; Williams township, William C. Griffin; Jamesville. and Griffins townships, J. Raleigh Manning. Wardens "for Bear Grass and Cross Reads' townships had ■y r.ot been named yesterday, but will be , According to County Warden Hines. The various township wardens do not receive salaries, but are given $5 for each arrest and conviction. The first -made allows the case to go to a magistrate's court where a fine as high as (50 may be imposed or a 30-day jail sentence meted out. The second offense carrier the case 9 to a higher court where a S2OO fine n ny be laid and a jail sentence lasting .six months given. The majority of the cases will be triod before the various magistrates iu the townships, but all cases in this immediate section will be heard in th' recorder's court, according to Mr STRANrv THEATRE | J SATURDAY Don't Miss HOOT, GIBSON in ONE OF HIS BEST Also , Also C.omedy "Wide Open Faces" and Episode No. 5 RETURN °> RIDDLE RIDER" Always a Good Show THE ENTERPRISE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR OPENING SCHOOL NEXT MONDA Y WOMAN'S CLUB CHILDREN ASKED HOLDS ITS FIRST TO BE AT SCHOOL MEET OF SEASON BY 10:00 O'CLOCK' # | " Expett to Begin Campaign P r u?tipaL L. H. Davis Says for Creamery and New Plans for Years Work Hotel Here Ar « Complete WILL SPONSOR PLAY TEACHERS ARRIVING Meetings Will Be Held on Fourth Thursday in Each Month; Next Meeting September 22 A campaign for a new hotel and a ueamery here is expected to grow out of an executive meeting of the Woman's club held in the club rooms last Tuesday night. - At the meeting, Ihe ladies expressed themselves as being very anxious for a new hotel to be erected and a creamery opened here. v- • This was the first'meeting of the club since the early part of the summer, and its members are plan ning! to carry out a splendid program 'during the coming fall and winter. No definite program for the launching of a drive for a new' hotel building and a creamery was advanced, but it is that the ladle's of the club will work toward that end where plans, bringitig about a hotel drive, can be made. Shortly after.the club was organiz ed, the members had the lower floot of the Masonic hall remodeled. Dur ing the past several months, the _____ (Continued on the back page) 12 MARRIAGES DURING AUGUST One Less Than in July, Ac cording to Records of Register!)? Deeds Marriage licenses for the cpunty dropped during the month just past from 13 in July to 12, but showed 1 100 per cent, increase over the num ber issued during the same month last year. The licenses issued by Reg ister J. Sam Getsinger and his clerks follow:' . ' ' White Fred Louise Chesson, 21-Trma lo nian, 18; W. A. Moore, 26-Blanche Lucille Phillips, 16, both of "Beaufort; Clyde C.. Chesson, 22-Annie Mae Jack' uon, 20, of Elizabeth City; Theodore Mrndenhull, 21-Essie Taylor, 18; Ed ward Vanoy Smith, 27-Helen Debor t.h Hyman, 18. ... Colored " ' Willie Sherrod, 88-Sophronia Brown, 81; Richard Manning, 60- Sudie Price Dflggan, 40; James Whit ley, 17-B ulah Skyles, 18; Leßoy Ty ner, 22;N01a Highsmith, 20; Henry Raynor, 24-Ranie Spruill, 21; Charles Williams, 21-Cora Brooks, 18; Whil Hyman, 26-£ue Griflaea 23. Baptist Announcements Of Sunday Services The pastor of the Baptist church will he home, and will preach Sun v day. At th« 11 o'clock hour, the regulsr Commurion service be held. Thin is alw.-.ys a short, fiut impressive service. Sunday night at 8 o'clock, the firrt evening service of the fall season will be held. At that hour, the pastor will legin a short course of ftve sermons which will run into October. The subject, of the sermon Sunday night will be, "The V old-Time Religion". With the vacation and holiday sea son over, everything takes on new tlfe for the winter. Business re-doubles its activities, the schools open and the churches face the months of their greatest opportunities. This; chujch begins the fall season by launching a series of sermons which it is believed have a popular appeal. MEETING AT JAMESVILLE 1: . METHODIST t'HLRCH Beginning next Monday night, Sep tember 12, Rev, R. G. L. Edwards, pastor of the Methodist Church in Plymouth, will hold a ode week's meeting in the church at Jamesville. "* The people of the community be longing to all denominations are cor dially invited to and take part in the mooting. ■si »■»»,- n .-iii . . Hines. This was brought about when „ths'ltwo magistrates here, Messrs. A. T. Crawford and Jno. L. Hassell stat ed they preferred that offenders be tried in the recorder's court as they were not in sympathy wuh the new game laws. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 9,1927 Elbert S. Peel, Mrs. W. C. Livei'map, and County Superintendent Pope To Make Addresses Ten o'clock Monday morning and the local school .will have started on its work for the 1»27-'2B session.) with one of its brightest years ahead. Principal L. H. Davis announced this nturning that all the year's plans 'arc now complete, part of the teachers will arrjver tonight and all will be present for the teachers' meeting to morrow morning. Repairs to the build ing will be pactically completed to day. Children and patrons attending the cper.ii'g will nssefhble in the audi-' torium at 10:00 o'clock when tiie ex eveisrs will b»> opened with the sing irg of "America". Mr. C. D. Car starphen, chairman of the local school beard will introduce the teachers" to the children and parents attending the opening. In u short talk, Mayor R. L. Coburn will extend-the town's wel come to the. teachers and pupils at tending from out of town. The presidents of two of the town's (l'ganizations have been called upon *i> say a ftw words during the \er eises. Libert S. Peel, representing the Kiwunis club, will tell about the re lations between the cluj' And tlv school. Mtk. Liverman, of the parents teachers' association will outline in a general way the plans her urguaiia.- tion will foMow in beautifying th grounds and the building. ,Supt. It. A. Pope will add rear. the assemblage for a few minute?,* giving the county's side intho running and handlMig of th' - school:!. . Following the taks which will he of I'bout Ave minutes' duration fac'i, Mf. L. JL Davis, principal, will ma' ■> the general announcements and' th chil dren will repair to their res'p cllve rooms. * The pupils are asked to be ei|uip ped with pencil and paper HO the? can fate a litrf of the hooks and assign mcnts. ' Special Demonstration Of Oil Stoves at Culpepper's A representative from the factory were Perfection oil cook stoves and ovens are manufactured will give a uemonstrution at the Culpepper Hard ware store here next Wednesday, September 14th. Present owners of Perfection stoves arc cordially invited to the demon stration, for it is" the assurance of the representative from the tmlory that he can offer a good many hints that will be well worth while. It is a useful demonstration and everybody it invited to attend. , / C-olored Preacher Is Trapped by Game Law Gus Staton, Negro preacher near Hamilton, was the third person in the county to be prosecuted for hunting cut of season and without a hunting license. He was arrested the latter part of last week, and charged with the costs at a hearing in Hamilton la/it Tuesday evening. - The three arrests and prosecutions took place nsar Hamilton. Other vio lation* have been reported and ar rests are expected to be made within the next few dayn It is understood one is scheduled for the recorder's, court here next Tuesday. Local Man Is Racing His Horses at Fair in Norfolk Dr. J. F. Thigpen is racing his two horses.' Billy Armstrong and' Wilto Tramp at the Norfolk fair this week. Tho two horses have been high up in thi winning classes in many of the races. Joseph Thigpen Bitten by Mad Cat in Aulander Joseph H. Thigpen, the four-year hid son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Thig pen was bitten by a mad cat while visiting his grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Sumner at Aulander Tuesday. The l.pad of tha cat was sent immediately to Raleigh' where it was found the rat had rabbies. The child is now tak ing the Pasteur treatment. EXPECT TO SELL MORE THAN 500 HUNT LICENSES County Game Warden Says Demand Is Increasing . ' 82 ISSUED BY CLERK Local Licensing Ocffif Runs Out of Blanks and Button*; More Expected Toj|j |y ~*" Aeeodinjr to J. W. Stores, jaunty game warden, more than S(H) hunting licenses are expected Up be-sold in this county during the ncxi several weeks. The demand fur licenses has J owed a marked increas? within the jj*st few days, and when licenses are placed on rale in all the townships, (,'ib number is expected to show a nn:ch greater increase. (janie warden's in th* several town ships will have license ■» for sale?, and i - i some cases they will be sold by irerchanta in the cdunty. The demand for thj licenses has grown so rapidly thr., the clerk of tl,ia court's office Mn out them last Wednesday. An order, i' placed and a large supply is Apeoted in today. Since the law was putted, the clerk of the court for this ounty has is sued more than H2 lit tnses. Of that number, 28 went fi ihermen, 49 to hunters wishing to hunt in this coun ty, and five to hunters desiring to hi.ve the entire State as a hunting ground. The county license Js only |r.2f> while the residence state" license is $5.25. The number of residence state licenses for is considered strull because many pt"ple,jfl Martin l.unt in this and in mn.iy, surrounding c(.'unties. ' Mr. Mines has issued around 25 licenses, bringinff to tolal number ; (Id to date to 107. RECORDER TRIED 4 CASES TUESDAY Assault on Female, Eaves dropping, and Liquor Law Violation Tuesday's recorder's court here had itr .spotlights when cases. , ranging fro n ussault on tt ftnialo on through oaves-dropping tc violation of the liquor laws- came before Judge Bailey. Two of tha si uncases before the court were continued. Riley Andrews hud his case con t.iued one week and-1-1 the assault with deadly weapon charge against] Walter Ithodes,' prayer for judgment j was continued one week. J. W, Lcggett plead guilty to a charge of assault upon a female. Pp-j (.11 motion of Solicitor Hugh f>. Mor ton and B. A. Critcher, private at torney for the prosecution, prayer l'or judgment was continued for one year upon the defendant's paying the ost of the Action' andshowing good j behavior. Floyd Bonner, charged with eaves dropping, plead guilty and paid a fine of SSO with the coats, of the case, j >ln addition a 2-viar road sentence on i the Edgeeombe county roads was im-! posed, bit was suspended during a term of two years upon the condkiwfT' tlmi; the defendant show good be-1 hdvior. - / The only liquor case of the day was that of Floyd Jones. In this caufi6 it appeared to the court that the defend ant was under bond in the sum' of s6(l for his appearance before the court on the lflth day of August. Fail irg to appear, judgment for his fail ing to answer was ordered against him. Upon motion of Solicitor Mor ton, it was ordered, adjudged and de creed that the judgment be made abso lute. The SSO was broken when the costs wore taken out, the remaining portion going to the treasurer of tha county for the use all benefit of the school fund. The order was signed by Recorder Bailey. Sunday Services At Church of the Advent Kev. C. OT'Psrdo, Rector f 10:00 Church School. • 11.00 Morning Prayer-and Sermon. 3:30 Holy Trinity Mission. 8:00 Evening Prayer and Sermon. Sunday Services At Christian Church ** . *f Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. "All members urged to attend th,r Sunday morning. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 8 o'clock. Rev. J. W. Shockley will conduct both serv ices. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Mrs! Harper Holliday will sing at both the morning and evening serv ices. ' . 391,548 Pounds Tobacco Sold On Local Market Opening Day TEACHERS AND PARENTS PLAN WORK OF YEAR Executive Committee Met With President and Outline Plans ATTENDANCE PRIZES To Hold Reception for Teachers and Parents at Woman's Club Build ing Next Thursday At an executive meeting: of the pnrents-teachers' association u few Jays ago In the home of Mrs. W. C. Liverman,- plans were made for car rying: on the work of tho organization during the coming school- term.' • The play ground committee re ported the equipment would soon be plated on grouhds. There wjis a committee appointed to see Superin tendent Tope about getting school rooms ceiled before of school. It was planned to have tho parents meet the teachers on Thurs day night of the 15th at the Woman's club rooms. It '■* the, wish pf the of ficers of tho asi elation H it th ( . par ents will renw.nber th»» and make a special effort to attend and tmel the teachers.- I -It was decid "d to give the grade having the largest percentage of parents rt each monthly meeting either a cake or a box of candy. last year the a. socialion guve iwpicture to the grade winning. FIRST SHIPMENT BY FREIGHT LINE Two Truck Loads Freight Carried to Tarboro and Rocky Mount The first shipment of freight de ljv red to this point* by the ,K. i folk, Baltimore an.l Caronna line -and- hilled for Tarboro- ami. Rocky M( lint'w is (arried to those towns by two large ;. M. «,'. trucks yesterday afternoon. Practically the entire shipment was billed tn Pendei's stores in Tarboro mid Kocky Mount. Two trailers load ed with cotton bagging made the first shipment equal that carried in a ; freight box car. ~ ' The local chandler of commerce has had many inquires from towns sloni tiu route regarding the rates and schedule of the ne,w service. All in dications point to a mosl, successful '} business for the new truck line. I. - -I East Carolina Firemen To Meet in Plymouth . The Eastern Carolina Firemen's us- I ..ociation will meet with the Plymouth I Fire company next Tuesday night, f ¥h>-' tHH he neprp-- ! ceil ted at the meeting by ten dele including Chief .Henry Harri 7,aon\ '' Tlia. Plymouth firemen are pn-par ' ing far tho largeat meeting yet held I b> thiXassociation. Hunters Are Allowed To Trap In Seastin i According to J. W. Hines, county i game warden, it is not unlawful to I trap game in season. Mr. Hines stat ed the commission first made it un i i lawful to do any kind of trapping, II l,ut -Thursday of last week that pan • of the game law was recalled, und ! ! now so long as the hunter traps in .'season and has license, he is r violating no law. Mr. Hines further stated that a farmer has a perfect right to protect his property from animate in or out of season, co long as he caught the t atiimal or-bird in the act of destroy -'•^property. Will Begin' Revival At if ami! ton Baptist Church Hamilton, Sept. 6. —The Haptist church here will begin a special series of revival services next week, begin ning Monday night, the 12th and will continue through the week. Services will be held each night at 8 o'clock, i Rev. H. Frederick Jones, pastor of the Memorial Baptist church,' Gree nville will do the preaching. Brothei . Jones is an able speaker and his men ■ seges Will be received with unusual I delight and profit. Those of the neighboring towns and t communities as well as the local peo ple are specially invited to attend these services. } Local Firemen Will } Meet Monday Night } j*• thief Henry Harrison an- j •■j Bounces a meeting of the local | j lirtmcii next Monday at 7:110 p. j | m. A large attendance is urged { j as there will be practice that j i ni|(ht. j Fortunately the town has had j | very few fires during the past » { several months and many mem { j hers of the department think j j practice u*ele*«. Chief Har- j I j lison believes in preparedness S 1 1 and wants as many members j | j out Monday as possible. *■ | SCHOOL OPENS NEXT MONDAY AT EVERETTS Parents and Friends Urged I To Attend Opening Exercises D. N. HIX IS PRINCIPAL Expect to Enroll' Than Two Hundred Studentsat Opening On Monday. More than 200 boys and girls are expected to enroll on the opening; day of the Everett s school next Monday morning. All equipment at th ■ school is being put iu order and Principal I. Hix stated everything will be jfiudy to begin work neijt M day morning. The teachers for th'* coming term nit; M ixses Martha Haldree, Kebei-ea. lionner, Bonner (juiganus, Mrs. C. It. Hassell and Mesr.rs. S. A. I'ope and I),Jir-Hiir. t ' The opening of schools in any com munity is probably the most impor tant, civic event of the year. It is of V.reat importance, states Mr. Hix that pupils enroll tho epening day and- at- Itjpd regularly throughout the term. Buildings* equipment and instruction ure provided at great cost and waste If v v «le'it when attendance is poor. Officials »f the school there are very tnxious for the welfare of the chil dren in the community a.nd'they are urging the children to be ready for work next Monday. faTonts' are cor 'di&lly invited to attend the opening exercise . TEACHERS TO BE KIWANIS GUESTS Local School Faculty To Attend Luncheon Next Friday Night The local Kiwunis club has, fo* «me time, >stuliel the question of t.Uf! it has found numbers of children Who art umlble to purchase the neces sity school books. The club will take Ihe matter up at once with the view el seeing that no child is denied the privilege of attending school for the want of books. At the meeting of the club Wod rcsd&y, it was decided to bald the next week's'' meeting Friday evening instead of Wednesday, the regular time. A special invitation Will be ex tended "the members of the school fu ulty to be the guests of the club that evening. K.*S. Peel, is making an u|.peul to all the members to be pi eaent. I . Yearly Meeting at Parmele To Be Held Next Sunday l'armele, Sept. !».—The® people of Pi'rmeltf are getting ready-for their yearly meeting which begins Sunday, September The officers and members axe re quested to meet at the church on Sat "Uiday the 10th. in order that thev ( may put everything in readiness for the jipecial meeting. -V ,The parsoK,"Rcv. J. H. Warrenr will he assisted by M. L. Chappell, W. D. IJennelson atfd M. 0. Fletcher. Everybody is invited to attend thes-j Services and enjoy the revival nieet injr. Methodist Program For_the Next Week Preaching at Hamilton, 11 a. m. and at Vernon 8;3(X p. m., at which time we shall begin our protracted services running the following Week pt 7:45 p. m. each evening. /""v£ » Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over J,600 Homes of Martin County • i J ESTABLISHED 1898 BROUGHT AN AVERAGE OF, $19.80 PER 100 V Sales Continue Heavy Dur ing Entire Week; Market Here Regarded Best NO TAGS TURNED Local and Independent Buyers Have Purchased Over 75 Per Cent "• • ' Of Offerings Estimates given out liy tobacco i.an anT many ethers pro veil "w Cong last Tuesday, and instead of .'>25,000 p> unds of tobacco on the several wi. rehouse lliioii here.tthuv wcie ex actly '!91,6*48 poun X. selling' -at an .'vefuge oX. (J19.50. Tlt'e. sales have continued heavy every day sine&.lht opr niiig. However, the well org-ini zed foios of tin- ware i louses'have md'iagiil "to prevent, fur ther blocks. Farmers generally rPETfrd pcces as leiii;r lower than th y W.To 7 ht?rr~sSa-" i'cn, Vet, Jure are no tuivs beinx turn etl. In .fact the farmers all say there is no" use to turn lags at Williamston" because they 'can find- no place tliat ber.ts the sale; heie. Farmers visrK ing many of the. markets in Thi Sec tion state that they fin I the same low prit.se everywhere they JJO. So far the Williamson, market ha been held up by a large number of nrrung local and small company buy «>r>: who are buying more than 75 p»r rent of the ofrerinW Thtr~so cy*ll- rl hi;: companies are buying very littlo ::ti far. Warehousemen predict a favotsubK> reaction in prices just as tfoon as tho -Mange roua hot and rainy weather pp.-ses- away. - • While farmer;;-are not getting as high .prices generally as tfs»y bad hop ed for, thiir tobacco is weighine lii;avy'and the quality ia good. SAYS DISEASES INCREASE AS, SCHOOLS OPEN Health Officer of County Warns Against So-Called "Children's Diseases" ASKS COOPERATION Says and Pneumonia Responsible for Loss of Much ~"i Time From School Uy DR. W. K. WAUHKN School deys lire licre anil wtui them comets-un ilKiPa.se of tliu -communi cable \ diseases. Measles, whooping sfouKh,\ dipthem ami 'scarh't fcv.-r me tin; ones which ft quire the most refused. from school than all th« others combined. However, colds, in fluenza and pneumonia are also re sponsible for the loss of many school days., «* Too manypeopb look upon comnuini cfflile diseases as something necessary for school children to havc. v/liile it is true that a large percent age of school children in the upper l.iades ha\H hadjiiost of the.common diseases, often referred to as "chil dren's diseases", it is never a 'fact that all children have had or mu.il have these diseases. There ip a pos sibility that wlioopiiig cough, measles. CUd chicken uox will attack .some times in 'childhood a larger percent ile of children but this is .not true of the many other children's diseases. Vaccines and preventive measures* arc precautions which can be applied to children susceptible tf (liptheria, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhoid fever and to some extent measleswhooping coufeh. Qtfuit ratine is not an effective measure against all common diseases. Its ef fectiveness depends to a great extent en the knowledge of the parent, at tt'inpting tc keep it. If ull parents cojftW. as simple as it is, imagine the many wayn .communicable disease- IHII be, carried from a sick person to a susceptible one, then quarantine would be kept much more effectively. Quarantine to be beneficial must bo observed in- a manner to prevent secondary eases. At this season of the year it behooves everybody put forth every effort to prevqjit diseases occurring in the -schook. This can only be done by the intel ligent cooperation of the teachers mid parents. AH vaccines of proven value should be used to prevent dis eases. * •> ■ Y®/-. Jt,