Wack the Label on Your Paper; It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 75 WORK STARTED AT GUANO PLANT HERE THURSDAY Two Barges, With Three Million Pounds Material, Now Being Unloaded TO WORK TWO SHIFTS Nine Thousand Tons of Fertilizer and Material To Be Shipped Here A* Fast As Possible The Standard' Fertiliser company,, runuiacturing the famous Groraor* firt liters, started its first operations at its new plant here yesterday morn ing when it began unloading three million pounds of raw materials. The sea-going tug, "Dorothy" weighed anchor in the harbor at Baltimore early Friday evening, and started on its first voyage up the Roanoke, dock ing its tow here late Wednesday. The tug left yesterday morning at tliree o'clock for its home port where it will take two more barges of raw material sin tow. Trip after trip will l»e made until nine thousand tons of fertilizer in the raw state are un leaded at the new plant here. Resident Manager C. T. Crockett stated yesterday afternoon that con sidering the weather and the unex perienced workmen, the plant's first operations were moving along splend idly. "During the next few days, we will be forced to work day and""night shifts in order to care for the raw materials shipped here from our Baltimore plant," Mr. Crockett said. "After we train our workmen a few days, the work will be carried on rruch more rapidly, and extra shifts will not be necessary all the time," the resident manager went on to tay, The method used for unloading the material was carefully worked out, and when the plant is in full oper ation. the fertilizer is carried to the large bins almost continuously. A large -crane picks up over a thousand pounds of the material at one time in the barge's hold and places i; in a hopper where electric elevator* carry it to a shute, 60 feet in tl.ee air. Cars runing on tracks in the Up of the building, take it from the shute and distribute it to the bins in dif ferent parts of the plant. The un losu'ng process is very simple, and in a dav's operation, the plant wrtll un load many hundred tons of ma terial. While the machinery used in un loading the material has been com pleted and placed in operation, other parts of the plant are not quite com pleted, but with a large number of men at work, the entire plpnt will be put in operation within the next few days. Orders are being received daily by the company, and it will be only a few days before shipments will be ready for points in various parts of North and South Carolina. * The Standard Fertilizer company is ° one ol the largest in the South, and ito- plant here has a greater capacity than others in this section. No order is too large or too small for the company. I Parent-Teacher Association Executive Committee Meets At a call meeting of the executive committee of the Parents-teachers as sociation last Tuesday night in the home of Mrs. W. Liverman, Prin cipal L. H. Davis was authorized to spend S6O of the association's funds tor the beautification of the school grounds. Mr. Davis, who is chairman, of the committee in charge of beauti fying the grounds, submitted plans before the call meeting, and they were accepted by the parents-teachers' com mittee. Additional appropriations will be made by'the association at later dates. Additional funds will be raided through the sale of sandwiches and by the members of the association. STRANH THEATRE | J SATURDAY YAKIMA CANUtT in "THE IRON RIDER" Also Our Gang Comedy Agd Episode No. 2 of '"the Scarlet Brand" y Don't Forget Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday "BIG PARADE" Always a Good Show; THE ENTERPRISE FEATURES OF PEANUT SHOW Russian Cossack Chorus, Miss Betty Bodie, and Others Booked The program at the Eastern Caro lina and Tidewater Virginia Exposi tion in Ahoskie next month is one 01 the best ever offered In this section. It is well balanced and furnishes splendid entertainment throughout the five days. Among the talent that will appear on the program will be the Russian Cos sack chorus. Fourteen male voices will be heard Tuesday afternoon ana Tuesday night. Wednesday until 5 o'clock will be colored peoples day and a good program is being arr&ng ed especially for the colored people for tnis day. Wednesday night will be--the mammoth style show featured by the singing of Miss Betty Bodie of radio fame known throughout the whole Southland as the Georgia Blues. She has been booked for Wed nesday night, Thursday at the Mid winter dinner, Thursday afternoon, and night and Friday afternoon and night. Another feature-attraction will be little Miss Roberta Wyiui, the youngest acrobatic dancer in America. She will be on Thursday night, Fri day afternoon and Friday night. A tnrilling act will be put on every af ternoon and every night by the Bar low family made up of a family ot real entertainers and performers. K ten piece orchestra will be to give concerts every afternoon and ever}- night during the entire week "bf the Exposition. Another feature will be the baby clinic which will be held on Thurs day afternoon. Prizes will be offered for the most perfect baby and the most perfect girl baby. The ages will run from eighteen months old up to, thirty-six months old. This is open to any of the candidates in, Eastern Carolina and Tidewater Virginia. Foi information about this, write Mrs. C. A Rose, Ahoskie, N. C. , Tht basketball tournament thin year will be a drawing card as here tofore. Schools that are anticipating in this contest should notify the Secretary-Manager, N. G. Brrt lett, Kinston, N. C. Baptists Announce Services for Sunday J The pastor will preach Sunday morning, following the Sunday school, and in the evening at 7:30. The Thanksgiving service will be held this year on Thanksgiving even ing at 7:30 o'clock. The exact an nouncements as to preacher and place will be made in the several churches Sunday. The pastor, the members and the friends of this church sustain ti very substantial loss in the marriage and remcyal to another ~ stati) r atf Mtnf Carrie Delle White. She hau n or ganist of the church during the present pastor's encumbency, und hp r loyalty and faithfulness have been such ajs to merit and have the most grateful appreciation from both pas tor and people. As she leaves the com munity and the church, the good wishes not only of the people of the town, but of the church which she has served so faithfully, will follow her. Arrest Former Resident In Hopewell, Virginia Deputy Sheriff C J rimes went to Hopewell, Va. this week and took Kader Harnhill under a warrant, charging him with breach of promiitp. Harnhill did not demand requisition papers, but came from Virginia vol untarily. He appeared before Justice John L. Hassell, but the case was continued untH February, 1928 on acount of the prosecuting witness, Rebah Taylor, not being able to attend the trial. Ramhill gave bond for his appear ance at the continued Hearing. Mrs. Frank Freeman Dies In New York Word was received here Sunday night by her sister-in-law, Mrs. P. B. Cone that Mrs. Frank Freeman, of New York, had juat died. She wan ill only a few hours before her death. Mrs. Freeman, with her husband and littie son, Frank, jr., had visited the Cones here on, several occasions and she had many warm friends here. The Freeman family expected to come down for Christmas and their visit was eagerly anticipated by their Williamston friends. On account of a recent illness, Mrs. Cone could not attend the funeral. Library Acknowledges Receipts of Seven Books Thf local school library acknowl edges the receipt of seven new bookr, presented by Jim Rhodes, j». Jim has read the books and he enjoy ed tSem very much. The boys especial ly, will And great pleasure in each one, since they pertain to boys' life. Williamstojx, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 18, 1927 NAME ARCHITECT WHO WILL PLAN 1 2 SCHOOLHOUSES' Board of Education Selects Eric G. Flanagan, of Henderson AT MEETING TUESDAY 1 Will Start on Plans at Once; Expect' To Begin Construction in Early Spring r At an open meeting of the County Bin id of Education here last Tues day' night, Eric G. Flannagan was _ Mooted architect to preparpe plkns superintend the construction of two school houses in the county. Mr. Il'i'inagan is from Henderson, and tli.'ing the past several yearn, he has devoted much attention to school 1. vise planning and construction. The local school board attended the met)ting and listened to the sugges-1 lions made by Mr. Flannagan. Since the appropriation has been increased and the type of buildingn ( almost decided upon, the architect wilj start on his plans within the next few weeks. It is understood that building operations will be started j some time in the early part of next spring. U.N.C. GLEE CLUB! fIN WINDSOR 2ND Club Has Enviable Record; To Tour Europe Next Summer The University of North Carolina gleo club will appear in a concert in Windsor the 2nd of next month, according to an announcement made by J. A. Pritchett, director 'of the eighth district of the University Aluninia association. The club has made an enviable record in the past few/ years, having toured the larger cities of the United States and many cities in England and France during the past summer. So marked was the success in England and France that before coming home the club was offered m contract lor an eleven-week .tour next summer that will carry it through those two countries and Germany. A short tour will be made by the club during that week and a large number is expected to attend the con cur'. in Windsor. "The Big Paraße" In County Next Week "The Big Purude" one of the largest motion pictures screened in recent years has been booked for showings in the County next week. The picture will be shown at both the Trio theatn in Robersonville and the Strand thea tre here. The picture will run for two days, Monday and Tuesday in itober* sonville and three days here, Moo day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Very few pictures have' attracted as great a comment as the "Dig Pa rade" has and while it comes to this section a little late, hundreds >? peo ple are planning to see it. Miss Kate Burr Johnson | . Not To Be Here Sunday A telegram from Miss Kate Burr Johnson at noon today stated that she would be unable to address the community meeting here Sunday evening on account of Biclaiess. Services in the local churches will be held Sunday evening as usual, since Miss Johnson will not be able to be here. Hon. Josephus Daniels is scheduled for the community meeting Sunday, the 27th, and it is not know whether a later date can be arranged with Miss Johnson. Box Party at Cross Roads Changed to Monday Night The Cross Roads school due to bad weather, changed the date of its box party from the 17th to Monday night November 21. The public is cordially invited to attend. Sunday Services At Episcopal Church Church school 1D:00 o'clock, Morning praper and sermon, 11 0,- clock. ■ Thranksgiving Services at Reddicks Grove Church Thanksgiving services will be held at Reddick's Grove church, Thursday November 24, at 3 o'clock p. m., and st Cedar Branch at 7 o'clock p. m. by Rev. G. D. Leggett. The public is Invited to attend both the services. . Mr. James Pardo, of Schenectady, New York, left today after visiting his son, Rev. C. O. Pardo. He went to Sanford to visit friends and will re turn here for another visit within the next few days. ALLOW $130,000 TO BUILD SCHOOLS County Boards of Education I and Commissioners in i Meeting Here Today An appropriation for the erection of two school buildings in the county, 1 one at Kobersonvilla and one at Wil liamston, was raised to $1 .'SO',OOO to- I day when the Board of Education of I the county and the county commis j sioners met in a joint session here. The first appropriation was for SIOO,OOO, but when the two board* met today and after discussing the proposed plans for the it was found that the -100,000 appropri ation would not be sufficient to erect satisfactory buildings. lt.4as thought best, therefore, to ask the State for the additional sum of s3G,i)(h> or as much of tKat amount that will be needed to meet the requirements and needs. CARS WRECKED ON MAIN STREET! * Two Everetts Colored Boys Have Bad Luck; End Up in Ditcfe Two cars, a Ford touring and a j Ford sedan, were wrecked at the end i | of Main street near the )f>mc of Mr. J _. E •.. P. Cunningham early Uut night. No t serious damage was don* and th» cars ran under their owf. power to ; fltlling stations nearby. Two colored boys, Enrl Langley I and George ltonner, of Eviretts, were driving the touring car and after they : hit the sedan driven by Gtorge Price, j they went to the Garden Jkfrrace fill ing station where rrtj*ired a tire. Thinking they had ivpalreti all their damage, thejr started (or home. They had hardly reached the place where they hit the Price car before they ran off the fill into Xhe ditch. Night Policeman J. H. Allsbrooks went out there and found that the | boys were not drinking, but saw they J were greatly frightenpd^^ After running int(| tfcf: ditch, the boys prepared to ■MMU. ttta night with their iflpM AcKimi disadvantages, for the,weather dunk ed and their car was almost on its j nose, making even a comfortable seat impossible. i " PERFECTPEANUT SHOW PROGRAM Opens Monday Night, De cember 5; Lasts Through • -WholjpWeek A great progra\i is fast being per fected for the second annual Eastern Carolina arid Tide Water Virginia peanut exposition which will be held it; Ahoskie the week of December sth. All of Northeastern North Carolina and Tidewater Virginia are keenly in- U'rested in the, success of this an nual event, which was held for the first time last year at -Windsor, this being the second exclusive peanut ex jKiiition ever held in the United so far as can be found out. The peo ple ef this section are going to make every effort possible to make it the very big success that it is entitled to be. A 5c proposition has become a real industry and these peanut expositions are held annually to keep this great fact before the minds of the people of Eastern North Carolina and Tide water Virginia. The exposition will open on Mon day night, December sth, at 6 o'- clock with a mammoth parade. This parade will be unusual in that it will Ik> held at night. The Virginia Electric uiri Power Company has agreed to light the streets of Ahoskie as bright as i!uy, so that the floats can easfty be seen and which will make it a very unique occasion for all of North-! eastern North Carolina and Tide- ! water Virginia. Thfe pageant that will be held on Monday night relating to the peanut and its growth in Eastern Carolina and Tidewater Virginia will he one of the biggest events ever pull ed off in this section. Under the able leadership of Mrs. Francis D. Wins »en, of Windsor, more than 500 peo ple are being trained for " this big event. Every member of the cast will he ieen in the parade on Monday night in .'ostumes. This within itself will be worth going many miles to see. James E. Roberson. Dies In Robersonville Section ' Mr. James E. Roberson died fot his home near Robersonville last night. Mr. Roberson lived at Everetts for many years where he worked for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. He left tj>ere several years ago and engaged m farming. He leaves a widow, one daughter, two brothers, J. L. Roberson, of Rob ersonville and O. R. Roberson, of this and one sister, Mrs. J. T, Brown, of Robersonville. Heavy Tobacco Sales On Market Today Tobacco, sales on the market here during the past several days have been fairly heavy with prices averaging around 28 cents. There were around 130,000 pounds on the floors today and the average will ran|(e between 28 and 30 cents according to statements made by several to bacco farmers. Sales during the tirst three days of next week are expect to run heavy, since the mar kets in tht belt will close Thurs day and Friday for the Thanks giving holiday. CHASE TO SPEAK TO KAWANIANS Power Company Manager Will Talk on Power Situation Here Mr. J. T. Chase, manager of the Carolina division Virginia Electric and Power c'mopany, has accepted an invitational the Kiwanis cluU and he will appear before that at its luncheon next Wednesdf r at tlu re gutur hour. Mr. Chase v make a short talk to the membe! in con nection with the light" and sit uation here, atuT, will kii'aiver~afi>r questions thut might arise in connec tion with the proposed sale of the light and power system here. Mr. Chase will be here duriiig the greater part" of the afternoon and will be glad tg answer questions coming frotn any of the town's cit izens. ' ! Enterprise To Publish Big - National Publicity Edition Plans were completed this morning for a first national publicity edition of this paper, the edition to be print ed and mailed to the various cham bers of commerce throughtout the United States, the middle of next January. While the time for the appearance of the edition is two months off, the business manager stated that it would require practically all of that time to I collect data that will be of valuable I use in advertising thift county. Such an undertaking necessitates careful, I .strenuu#«"and thorough work ani | thorough work, coupled with unstinted moral and. material support and co operation of those of the public who would see a Greater Martin county. The paper undertakes the task, af ter men of high rank in the State and United States suggested the val >ue and importance of such an edition. The opportunities of this section have "been the caues of much "TaV«SP-" able comment from leading business in states as far away as New York and Ohio, and several uf them have called by our office and in discussing the future of this section, they point ed out how necessary such advertising fs tfrthp growth" of n-rommunity ttml section. Whitehurst Dies Near Mount Zion Mrs. Sallie Whitehurst died at hei ! home near Mt. Zion church last Tues ! day. Mrs. Whitehurst was -born in this , county, and at the time of her death, j she was f>9 years old. In early life I she married Mr. Tom Whitehurst, and lis iiy Mfs_. liailey 1 Mrs. Mattie Andrews and tyo sons, Messrs. Howard and (jarland - White -hurst. K.uneral services were held at the home Wednesday afteriioon and ' in terment was made in the family plot near by. Rev. T. W: Lee To Conduct Final Sor-vice Here Sunday i ltev. T. W. Lee, Methodist minister, will bring his pastorate in this county to a close Sunday when he holds services at three of his churches. He will preach at the local church Sun day morning at 11 o'clock, at ilolly in the afternoon and at Kveretts Sunday evening. Mr. Lee leaves for his new charge at Trenton Wednesday and will hold the Thanksgiving services there. Eighty-One Registered For Power Election Interest in the power situation went forward in leaps and bounds here during the past three days when around eighty people entered their names on the registration books, mak' ing them eligi&le to vote in the pow-i, er eletcion here the 20th of next month. The registration books are open in the office of Mr! J. E. Pope in the old Farmers and ' Merchants bank, building each day. Tfiey will remain cpen until the 3rd of next month. GROUP BANKERS IN MEET HERE ■-. ; , Executive Committee of Group 1 Entertained Here Last Night Executive Meeting of (iroup 1 banker Meeting here last night, the ex ecutive committee of the Group One Bankers association handled the reg ular routine business coming before the organization and selected Green ville for its next meeting place in February. The bankers; from all parts of this section, were in attendance upon the , meetit g and they were entertained at the Methodist l«adies Aid supper at the Woman's club. To advertise 'North Carolina, the Hankers' association has planned - a I -ten-day advertising tour throughout I tlie State. Hankers from the "entire Atlantic Seaboard and a few front ! St. Louis and Cincinnati have been : invited, and not less than a hundred j will make up the party. The trip will be made on three train car;; and will give them first hand 'information about the State and its possibilities to bankers from Boston to Florida. It is considered 1 one o f'the major undertakings of the. j association. RECORDER HAD 9 CASES TUESDAY .Court Gets Back to Normal 'After Big Docket of Last Week After clearing its/socket of'a. large number of cases in its session Novem ber K; the recorder's court faced a normal schedule at its -ession last Tuesday. 'file re wer* only nine cases b fore .Recorder lfaily, and each of them was of minor importance. Albert Flannagan had his case con tinued for two weeks. I'pon the payment of the cost of the liel'on, judgment was suspended in the case of disorderly conduct against Do.-s and Jim Corey, Aaron Peel and le« Criflln. 1 let\oy Saunders plead guilty when he was charged with purchasing a j pistol without a permit, hut plead j not guilty te the charge of carrying j a concealed weapon. He was fined $2. r > v I and charged with the costs. The case against R. '.V. Clemmotis was nol prossed. The charge stated that Clemmons purchased a pistol without a permit. , S\ B. Saunders plead guilty to alt assault with a deadly, weapon charge, an J was fined $t(V and costs. A 60- day jail sentence was suspended £ur. one year upon the gtfbd behavior o„f the defendant. Thy'court agreed with llenry Sher riid when he p!ead hot guilty to an a (TeiilTTy" w I'Ttfßfn charge? lit; was dismissed. Richard Bonie, charged 'villi oper ating a car while , intoxicated and 1 eckiesß driving, plead not guilty. The court, after hearing the evidence, found him guilty;.! both instances. --lie appealed judgment- gev-en l.im, and was placed under a S2OO. bend for his appearance at the next term of superior court. II is plea of not guilty proved to be ccnect, and the charge of violating the I.(pio? laws against Chester Terry ! was dropped. Henry Purvis plead not guilty Co a In teeny and receiving charge, but pl;>ad guilty to simple trespass. Judg ment was suspended Upon payment of cost and upon the -defendant's re turning certain goods to J, P. House, prosecuting witness. Wrecks Car At Corner Church and Haughton Mr. Doc Hodges caused consider able damage early Wednesday when he rail his Chevrolet coach into a Ford roadster, driven by Millard 1 I alley, at tin- corner of llaughton and I Church streets. Mr. Hodges was en-] tering llaughtpiustreet just as the Ford roadster was at the street in tersection on its way into town, and to avoid hitting it seemed to be beyond his power. The car driveh by the Lilley boy was turned, over and badly damaged while the Chevrolet received hardly a scratch. With the exception of a few minor bruises, no one was hurt. Mr. Hodges is about as careful an automobile driver as one generally Inds, and the wreck last Wednesday leaves everyone at a loss to know just how it happened. Waterway Hearing Here On Monday Afternoon Person interested in the. proposed improvement of the waterways, Devils -Gut and Gardners creek, will attend a meeting here in the courthouse next Monday afternoon at o'clock. Persons who have objections to the improvement of these two waterways should attend the meeting and enter objections according to an announce ment from the War Department. Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Ijitchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED ,1898 NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY KIWANIANS R. L. Coburn Is President; Members of -.Football Team Guests of Club "" GUESTS MAKE TALKS Principal and Couth cl Local Tichool Discuss Athletics; Kxprti* Tlteir Appreciation for .Support, 1 The focal ftiwa.'iis club celebrated its first birthday last Wednesday aiul had as it.s guests the local high school football team, Coach Hood and IJriii-»1 J riii-» • cipal L, II." Davis. Ihe birthday brougi., Ui a close 5 most successful year for the clua % jHuI t lie ineetH.g yi.l.•> aot used to re view the things ttccoiieplishod by the okib during the "year, hut the num hers entered the second'• year with nunc interest "and .zral in as.ist .tlu)seTinderta!;/ng that are of much ini|« rtance toJ the community. ' Attorney Robert 1.. Coburn was made president to sw •reed \|> . Hfbcu S. Peel. W, ('. Maiming, jr is Che club's new vice president,-an"l Mr. J, !>. Woofanl was appointed to serve again its secretary. Mr. (', D. '(\tr staiphen, jr. is treasurer, iatiests Make Talks . Mr. I\. 11. Davis, -principal of Ihi school and an invited guest at tlie' meeting, oil the «"utur«. _rjf iithjetioi in the »>huil hef- H- .connected his "plans to "the proposed new building, and stressed the mi'-- pouance of having proper facilities f u rare for the. various braiichjs of ath letics. I hat there is a derided in crease of interest in higfi school :ith let ics" was pointed out»'the speaker referring to'the footlmll team. "For the first time in the history of the school," the professor said, "the foot hall team has paid tail expenses aid leave* a balance in the treasury.", lb "Mended thanks of the school to the ,clul> and its members for the able support given the school in all ac tivitie. ;«nd especially in football djr '.he season closing today. Couch Hood biii fly reviewed the record made by the team this season, pointing out that it will be only a matter of another season or two before. the local school could, and should enter the Mat'? cori j tests. Already schools, having no bet '| ter teams than the on# here, are ih j fhi' contest and they are making.a creditable showing in then; disti iris. 1 he boys as well as tlie professors j enjoyed th»V luncheon, and appreciate J g'eatly the interest and support s» j wllingly shown and given by lh'e Ku waitis club ami its members. 52 PUPILS ON HONOR ROLL Number. ..Shows Large In crease Over Last Month ' Ihe number of honor students in tlj'■ local school underwent', a decided increase: the past school month when pupils made an average above 92 . on all>*iuhjects. With one exception, every grade in the school was Vepre pented on the roll. The second grade led the list with sixteen. .lUulDte. list of honor students by grades follows; First (Jrade—'Reginald Manning, Hill | I'oiierson, Kill llolloman, Marion Pen j dcr. Setond Crude—-Felix I'eed, (iarland j Jones, Evelyn Cowen, lx>is iTaylor, I'aunit* Spain llolliday, Florence Wool i aid llolliday, Ruby Harrison, Ella 1 Anyone Cn tchcr, Cluules Dickey, Whil j Purvis,, Joseph liamhill, Joseph Gard- I iter, John 11. Fleming, John F. Thig peii, (Swendolyn Watts, Marjoriu hindsley. Third Grade- Edna Mallard, Eliza bi'ili Howard, C'allie Williams, Exum Ward, Eloise Cook, Joe Thrower, I Carrie Williams, I 'oris Teel, Howard t one, liolton Cowen, Kathleen Price. I Fourth (irade—Olive McCabe, Grace | Manning, Alice Harrison, Harry j Stubbs, Carroll Jones, liillie Griffin, Lawrence Lindsley, Harry Taylor. Fifth (irade—Herber} Whitley, Hil li,v Kathexine Harrison, Louise Greene, Josephine Harrison. Sixth Grade—Jane Moore, Jennie Taylor. Seventh Grade—Julia I>aniel,'Sarah (iiirganus, Ernest Harrison. Eighth Grade—Edith l'eele. Tenth (irade—-Margaret "Rodgerson. Eleventh Grade—Hazel Edmond son. Sunday Services At Methodist Church There will be services at the ketho-' dist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The pastor will preach at Holly Springs at 8 p. m. In the evening services will be held in the Everetts church at 7:30 o'- clock. There will be special music by U. F. Pope at Holly Springs and Everetts.