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VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 77
LOCAL TOBACCO
MARKET BREAKS
SALES RECORDS
More Than Seven Million
Pounds Sold Here Up
To Thanksgiving
BUT LITTLE REMAINS
Around Two Million Pounds Sold
Here During Current Month at
Average of About 29 Cents
The WiUiamston tobacco market
established a new record this season
in number of pounds of tobacco sold
when sales reached 7,279,738 pounds
last Wednesday. The sales led those
of last year for the corresponding
period by over a million pounds, and
were a good ways ahead of the sales
for the same period the season before
last.
September showed the greatest
■•leg, and the small average made so
far this season. In that month there
were approximately three million
pounds sold on the local warehouse
floors for $522,716.29. October drop
ped when a over two and a
half million pounds were sold. In that
month, the average price
paid jumped up and was right up
there with the highest ones. There are
three more selling days in thi» month,
and to make the review more accurate
they will not be taken into account,
but up to and including last Wednes
day, the sales for this month reached
almost two million pounds.i The aver,
age price paid for the tobacco sold
up to that time averaged a little less
than 27 cents.
Warehousemen and many farmers,
reporting on the tobacco not yet sold,
think that it will not run over 16 per
cent. or under 10.
Uaing the work of the market up to
Wednesday as a base, it is estimated
that the total aales will reach a point
between eight and nine million pounds
before the season comes to a close.
Aa for the expected price after the
market opens next week and on
throughout the season, no one seems
to be certain in his opinion.
TOWN CENTER
OF COMMERCE
Solid Train Load of Peanuts and
Tobacco Were Shipped to
Markets Yesterday
With state highways forming a hub
here, and the Coast line running up
and down twice daily, Williamston in
becoming a real commercial center.
Yesterday a solid train loaf of farm
commodities went off via the A. C. I*
Similar shipments are bfeing made six
days to the week. One of the captains
of the boat line states that this is
his main point, that hia company hauls
more goods to Williamston and more
products away than any other town on
his route.
The people of the town have be-
come accustomed to the large trucks
running between here and Rocky
Mount and hardly notice them now
when they go through- with 35 and
40 bales y of cotton as a load.
Private trucks from all around this
section with those operated in con
nection with the boat line are enough
to call one's mind to a waterfront in
a big city.
Orphans to Appear in
Concert at Hamilton
Children of the Baptist Orphanage,
Kennedy Home, will appear in a con
, cert at the Baptist church in Hamil
ton tomorrow evening, the 26th, at
7:30 o'clock.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, they
will render a program in the Baptist
church at Hobgood. ~
The public is cordially invited to
Attend.
E. P. WEST, Pastor.
S" TRANH
THEATRE \J
SATURDAY
LEO MALONEY
Mack Sennett Comedy
Episode No. 3
"The Scarlet Brand"
Always a Good Show
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THE ENTERPRISE
Hon. Josephs
Speak Here Sunday Night
Editor of Raleigh News and Observer to Address Last
of Series of Community Meetings
Hon. Joaephus llaniela, editor
of the News and Observer, will
spesk in the school auditorium
here Sunday evening at 7:30 o'-
clock, bringing to a close the
series of  community meetings
that started several weeks ago.
This series of meetings has
brought to our town a number of
the State's leading ritisena, and
while they have not been largely
attended, they have been of great
value. A large audience is expect
to hear the speaaker Sunday even
ing. >•
There are few better known
men in America than Joaephua
Daniels, and no man la better
known in North \ Carolina than
he ia.
He was manage*' of the public
HOME AGENT TO
BE NAMED IN
NEXT FEW DAYS
Expected to Begin Active
T Work Not Later Than
January First
A new home agent for the county
to succeed Miss Anna Ifcentham, who
reigned a few weeks ago, will be nam
ed within the next few days, accord
ing to Miss Pauline Smith, home
agent for this district. "A large num
ber of applications for the position
have been entered, but no definite ap
pointment has been made at this
time," stated Miss Smith last night.
Miss Smith stated that the new
agent wdtild very likely be appointed
in time for her to attend a meeting
of agents from all over the State in
ltaleigh the early part of next month.
"After she has acquainted herself
with the work in this State, jhe will
study the plans and records of Miss
Trentham, and be ready for active
duty not later than the ftut of the
year," Miss Smith went on to say.
Upon the receipt of a notice ol
Miss Trentham's resignation, another
agent Vas immediately appointed.
Due to a sudden illness in this agent's
family, she was unable to accept the
position it that time, and after wait
ing several days she notified Miss
Smith that it was impossible to state
definitely just when she could begin
work, and advised that another de
monstrator be hired. Since that tfrne,
Miss Smith has made an extensive
search for an agent to suqcfd Miss
Trentham in her work.
ORTHOPAEDIC
CLINIC MONDAY
Will Be Held " Iti Federi
Building at Washington;
Cripples Invited
An announcement from Mr. H. •L.
Stanton, supervisor of Vocational Re
habilitation 'work in the State, states
that the next Orthopaedic clinic will
be held in Washington next Monday,
November 28 in ths Federal building.
All cripples in this county are in
vited to attend this clinic for exami
nation and treatment by an ortho
paedic specialist.
The clinic has been in progress dur
ing the past several months, and has
been of great assistance to the crip
ples in Beaufort and surrounding
counties.'
Formal Opening of National
Highway Set lor Saturday
Th« North and South will meet to
morrow morning at 11 o'clock when
Governor McLean, of our State and
Governor Dyrd, of Virginia, elip the
ribbon on the State line at South
Hill. This opens National I highway
No. 1 from Canada to the Gulf of
Mexico. The route passes through the
original thirteen colonies, also the
State of Maine. It is one of the long
est highways running north and south
in America.
N. C. State highway 60 contsitutes
the road in this State. The route
passes through Raleigh. There iB yet
some of it to be hard surfaced.
Local High School
To Publish Annual
With twelyfe business houses pledg
ing their support, the local high school
is making Anal preparations for the
publishing of its Arst annual. Editors
and assistant editors have been chos
en and the business manager has been
named. The students in the high
school department will be assigned
their tasks within the next few days
when active work on the publication
will be started.
The work U under the direction of
Miss Mary Fletcher, head of the
English department.
WiUiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 25, 1927
ity committee that nominated
Wood row Wilson at the Balti
more Convention, and served as
Secretary of the Navy in the
VVil-on Cabinet during both terms,
tilling that important postion
for a longer period of time than
any other man before or since
that period. For several years
lifter he the duties of
the office, he was the object of a
merciless criticism by the lower
t} >e politician of the country. It
it laid that his hand of friendship
to the men of the Navy, regard
less of ststion. did more to hum
anize and popularize that depart- '
ment of the government than
any other one thing.
People throughout the commun
ity and county will welcome him
here Sunday night.
SUPREME COURT
BRINGS BROWN
CAST TO AN END
Longest Review Evere Be
fore the Supreme Court
Was Prepared
The North Carolina Supreme Court
this week upheld Judge Frank A.
Daniels and the jury by confirming
the Brown will case tried in Washing
ton several months ago.
Three members of the high court
agreed with the finding* of the lower
court while two disagreed.
The Supreme Court's decision brings
the case to an end. Tt is said that the
case presented one of the largest re
views ever to be sent before the court.
The tnal lasted three weeks and
brought many brilliant contests be
tween suitors, witnesses and at
torneys.
Judge Daniels held his own throug
out the long trial and although bril
liant lawyers counted what they hoped
was 121 errors tn h : s decisions dur
ing the trial, the Supreme court said
he was ripht and eminetnly fair in his
decisions to both sides.
half million dollar estate will
roy be distributed under the. law and
no; according the |,ave
T\i:i widow all his estate. She will get
one-half the personal property in fee
and a life estate in one-third of his
real estate. This will amount to more
than' $260,000 in cash and bonds. The
other half of the personal property
will go to the aisters, nephews and
nieces of Judge lirown.
Most of the people in Washington
seem pleased that the bitter matter
will not have to go through another
hearing.
385 BAPTISTS AT
TARBORO MEET
Launch Drive for $1,500,000
For Baptist Educational
Institutions
Tuesday evening of this week, 386
Baptist people of the Roanoke Asso
ciation met for supper in the First
Baptist church of Tarboro.
The occasion was the formal launch
ing of the drive for a million and a
half dollars for the Baptist educu
tional institutions of the State.
Bryce little, of Wilson, is in charge
of the organization, which under his
able leadership is funcUoning very
satisfactorily. The quota of the As
sociation is $60,000.00. It is felt that
the people will respond nobly when
properly informed.
The local pastor of that denomina
tion stated it was a remarkable meet
ing, for in this day it is not an eisy
matter to assemble nearly four hun
dred people and especially when many
of them have to travel long distances.
R. N. Simms, of Raleigh, addressed
the delegates, and matters of or
ganisation were taken up.
The matter is expected to be pre
sented to the people and finished be
fore the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald
Moved Here Wednesday
tor of th? Methodist church here,
arrived Wednesday and met his con
gregation for the flrst time at the
regular Wednesday prayer service.
Mr. Fitzgerald is a young man and
is a native of Lexnigton, N. C. He was
educated at Eton College and Emory
University, gaining high honors at
each institution. He is married and
has one child, an eight-year-old
daughter.
, Mr. and Mrs. Fitigerald come to
Williamston from Durham, where he
was pastor of the Greg son Street
M. E. church. Before going to Dur
ham, he held pastorates at Oriental
and Selma.
OFFICERS FIRED
UPON AS THEY
SERVE PAPERS
Mrs, B. S. Hathaway Re
fuse Officers Ac'aiittance
to Her Home
POURS WHISKEY OUT
••" J _ •
Deputy Grimes Holds His Ground
While Woman Points Pistol
at His Head
Federal and county officers were
met with armed resistant last Wed
nesday when they went to the home
of B. S. Hathaway naav Gold Point
to execute a .search warrant. Several
shots were fired at thr officers but
none hit its mark.
The officers went to Hathaway's
home, but found that he was not at
home. They were told that he was at
a neighbor's house near by. J. R.
Manning went for the man who told
him that he would be right on oyer.
After a considerable wait and Hatha
way had not come, the officer wen»
to the neighbor's home again, but- to
find that he had gone in an opposite
direction from his home.
Counting him out, the officers read
the warrant to Mrs. Hathaway and
demnaded an entrance. After they
were-refused, the offlieers finally at
tempted to gain an entrance and Mrs.
Hathaway- began - shooting at them
through the door. Nobody was struck.
She pushed the pistol barrel through
a small crack in the door, and S. H.
Grimes whose head it was pointed at,
held his own.
After entering the house the officers
found a ten gallon keg which had jilst
been empited of liquor. On the porch
they found Ave new coco„cola barrels
and a bag of sugar. A large quantity
of liquor was poured otft and allow
ed to drain through the floor of onj
of the rooms. The officers did not
mcceed in examining the room as
Mrs. Hathaway had lacked the door.
Sufficient evidence had been gained,
however, and the officWs did not in
sist upon the opening the
locked door.
Officer C. F. Alexander says he will
report the matter to the Department
of Justice for examination and expects
the government will not only prose
cute a warrant charging violation of
the liquor law but one for resisting
an officer while discharging his duty.
Another likely charge will be that of
assaulting officers with a deadly wea
pon. - -
Mr. Alexander stated that a young
man named Andrews appeared upon
the scene about the time and advised
Mrs. Hathaway to resist the officers,
making seditious and riotous remarks.
Baptists Make Special
Sunday Announcements
'Sunday morning, Attorney R. C.
Dunn is going to speak ill the Meqrial
iiaptist church at 11' o'clock.
Those who have heard Mr. Dunn
know how fortunate WilUgmiiton is to
have him. Those who have not heard
him will be charmed with his gifts as
i public speaker. Mr. Dunn will have
a very important mensage and comes
to deliver it at considerable personal
sac ri flee.
In the afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, the
pastor will speak in the Cedar Hranch
church in the interest of the Centen
nial Fund.
Sunday night there will be no serv
ice in the church, because the Hon.
Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, will de
liver the last Jn a series of Sunday
evening address at the school house
at 7:30 o'clock. The beat thing that
can be said about Mr. Daniels is that
he won and held the confidence of
Woodrow Wilson. Our townspeople are
proud of the fact that Elder Sylvester
Hassell at one time had Mr. Daniels
as a pupil.
Those interested in the mid-week
service will remember that the lesson
for next Wednesday night at 7:30 o'-
clock will be chapters 9 and 10.
We have been glad to have Dr. and
Mrs. W. I„ Foteat, of Wake Forest,
visiting in our town for a few days
this week.
Ahoskie Now Served From
Transmission Power Lines
The Virginia Electric and Power
company turned electric eurrent into
the towns of Ahoskie, Winston, Har
rellsville and Colerain last Sunday
evening.
During the exposition in Ahoskie
week after next, the power company
has agreed to light the ■ streets as
bright as noon day.
Sunday Services at
Christian Church
Sunday services at the Christian
church,
Sunday school, 9:46
J. H. Hall will preach o'clock.
There will be no evening service,
and the congregation is asked to hear
Mr. Joaephus Daniels at the school
auditorium.
HIGH SCHOOL
ELEVEN ENDS
GOOD SEASON
Eureka College Defeated
Here Tuesday in Close i>!
Game, 7-0 v ''
WIN 7 OF 10 GAMES
WiUiamston Team Makes Impressive
Record Although Opponents Were
Generally Much Heaviest
Williani.ston's high school football
team brought to a close a most suc
cesful season last Tuesday when it
defeated Kureka college at the fair
grounds here 7 to 0. And while it has
been a successful season in number of
games won, it has added greatly to
the realm of sports and caused an
interest to develop that has hereto"
fore been of little consequence.
The football squad has introduced
the school to athletics in general.
The success is not founded" or baaed
! upon theory: the facts speak for
themselves. Seven out of ten game-.
*/ere won by the locals and in every
1 case with probably one exception, they
| have played larger and heavier teams.
| Their victories have not been without
J features; .for, where their opponents
scored 51 points during tit* .cn,
1 the locals accumulated 109. In three
I t)f the encountecs Williamston was
• Wanked, but on-the-nthfr nidi* "then'
I were six teams turned back score
less.
The season's record owes itself in
a large part to thirteen sturdy boys
who have worked earnestly together
throughout the season. Individual
stars were not built, for Coach Hood
would have his team believe that vic
tories are always in reach when its
members work together and all pull
for one common end.
In reviewing the season, the work
of the team's coach, Mr. 1!. E. Hood,
is seen to be even more « noticeable
than that of the players themselves;
for It was under his direction that
eleven boys out of a possible thirteen
won seven out of ten games. Ap
parently ignorant of the game at the
beginning of the season, the thirteen
boys were developed into commend
able players, and with ten of the
squad returning, next season can be
relied upon to produce another splen
did record.
T B CHRSTMAS
SEALS ON SALE
Twenty Thousand Quota
Assigned for Town
and Community
The..first, active, work on' the sale
of twenty thousand Tuberculosis
Christmas seals, the quota for 'the
town, was started this week when
a committee was appointed and ac
tual sales started this morning. The
sale ends the 25th of next month, and
from jiow until then the committee
appointed will busy itself canvassing
the residential and business sections
of the town.
The members of theftpmmittee who
have undertaken this work without
any compensation in view other than
U}e knowledge of aiding a worthy
feel sure that the quota will be
wWI cared for by citizens in the com
munity. Mrs. John P. Thigpen, chair
man, will be assisted with the sale
of the seals by Mrs. Wheeler Martin,
Mrs. Henry Harrison, Mrs. R. A.
Pope, Mrs. G. W. Hardison, Mus. P.
11. Cone, Mrs. C. H. Clark, Mrs. C. A.
Harrison, Mrs. A. T. Crawford, Mrs.
Clayton Moore and members of the
school faculty.
The fiyjds are used in part locally
and by the N. C. Tubercular Asuoci
ation.
Sheriff and Couple of
Boys Capture Still
SherilF A. L. Huebuck, searching in
the Brown Springs section with two
■mall boys, captured an eighty gallon
copper still last Wednesday. The
Sheriff thought the still had been
operated the night before, but the
still's output was missing. No one was
seen near the outfit.
There were eight barrels of beer,
and that with a large vat with beer
in it made about 800 gallons. There
were shovels, buckets nnd hoes and
other eqiupment used in running the
plant.
Mrs. IV. A. Person Dies
In Goldsboro Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Don Burnett, of
Jamesville, were called to Goliltboro
Wednesday by the sudden death of
Mrs. Burnett's sister, Mrs. W. A.
Person at a hospital there.
The funeral will be held in Mount
Olive at the home of Mr. Byrd, father
of the deceased. Interment will follow
at the Mount Olive cemetery. Mrs.
Person leaves a five-year-old child
who has spent much of it* time in
Jamesville with Mr. and Mrs. Bur
nett.
Public Will See New
Ford Here Fridky
According to official announce
ment from the Ford Motor com*
pany in IMroit. the new model
car will be shown to the public
in the United States, Canada
and England next Friday, De
cember 2.
The display of the new car
has been so arranged that they
will be seen the world over al
most at um« time.
Deliveries are not expected to
be made to customers before op
around the first of January.
.Vr. Ford, along with his an
nouncement, states that 1928 is
expected to be a good business
ye.ir in all lines of industry.
MANY ATTEND
UNION SERVICE
Rev. Oscar Fitzgerald, New
Minister Here Delivers
Splendid Sermon
The regular union Thanksgiving
service of the town was held last
night.at the Ilaptist church with a
large number of people attending.
While it was the regular,time for
the pastor of the Baptist church to
preach the sermon, Mr. Dickey asked
Mr. Fitzgerald, the newly appointed
Methodist minister here, to preach.
Mr. Fitzgerald took for his text
the ninth verse, third chapter, first
Cor. "For we rfre laborers together
with God: Ye are God's husbandry;
Ye are God's building." ,The speaker
stated that our cooperative relation
ship and partnership with God place
a responsibility on every man to be
active. Just as God furnishes the
earth, the rain and the sunshine as'
well as the seed, man is charged with
the duty of planting and cultivating
before the harvest comes, and this
makes man a partner in the produc
tion. And man, in like manner, has to
cooperate with God in carrying for
ward His kingdom on earth.
"Man received a great honor and a
high privilege when given the power
to become the "son of God and a co
worker and |tortner with Him," Mr.
Fitzgerald stated. "God does not
share the divine blessings with idlers
in the vineyard, but" wants workers,
willing to labor with Him.
"The man who undertakes to work
without God is only a slave and can
not succeed."
The preacher went on to say that
one of the great blessing that can
come from our work of co-laboring
wiht God is_ satisfaction and which
may always IK- assured.
RECORDER HAD.
SHORT SESSION
Only Five Cases Before
Judge Bailey in County
Court Tuesday
With only roe cases on the docket,
the recorder's here this week
was of little interest.
The first case was a charge against
W. W. Griffin who had shut up sever
al dogs that he found hunting on his
laiid. When hunters came foi the dogs,
he gave them up. Knowing that the
land was posted ,the solicitor, Hugh
G. Morton, nol prossed the case.
Giff Cotton, charged with assault
,with a deadly weapon, had his case
continued.
A continuance of one week was also
given in the case against Maurice
•Savage, who -wt charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon.
Robert Coffield, charged with aban
donment, plead guilty and was sen
tenced to the Kdgecoinbe county roads
for Ninety days and required to pay
the costs of the case. The sentence
was suspended for tw6 years upon
the good behavior of the defendant.
Jack Karnes was found guilty of
larceny and Judge Bailey sentenced
him to the Edgecombe roads for six
months. Karnes appealed to the su
perior court and his bond was placed
at S3OO.
R. C. Dunn, of Enfield
To Speak Here Sunday
Attorney Ji. C. Dunn ,of Enfield,
will speak in the Baptist church Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Dunn is a lawyer of high rank;
is a Christian gentleman; and a plat
form speaker of rare ability And
charm. _
The local Baptist people are tot
tunate, again, in being able to bring
to Williamston another-able speaker.
The .entire Baptist constituency is
asked to come and hear him; and
people in town and over the county
will be welcome.■
Mrs. G. H. garrison nad Miss Nan
nie Murrill spent yesterday with rel
atives in Richlanda.
Advertisers Will Find Our Col
umns a Latchkey to Over lfiOQ
Homes of Martin County
ESTABLISHED 1898
CHASE SPEAKS TO
TO KIWANIS AND
WOMAN'S CLUBS
Meetings of Both Clubs
Well Attended by Local
Citizens
EXPLAINS PROPOSAL
Virginia Electfic & Power Ca. Official
Makes Favorable Impression
On Hearers
In -a talk before the Kiwanis club
here Wednesday, Mr. J. T. Chase,
manager of the Carolina Division of
the Virginia Electric and I'. wer com
pany asked anil urged the members
of the club to attention
to (he town's lighting and power sit
uation, and give the question a fair
and complete study. Mr. Chase- was
the guest of the club, and he laid
his company's propostion before its
members in a clear form, leaving for
them to decide for themselves what
is best for the future of Williamson
and the community in general.
Mr. Chase stated that he would tike
very much to bring his company to
Williamston if the citizens find that
it would help the town and lt,jj.„people
for him to do so. He stated that his
company has made Williamston the
fairest offer possible for its distribu
tion system. That his companywrmtd —
join in as a real citizen for the up--
building of the town and
and at the same time will offer the
citizens of the town light > and power
at a rate practically 50 per cent, lower
than the present one, was assured.
"Only forty-five years ago," Mr.
Chase stated, "the first electric cur
rent for turning the wheels of indus
try and lighting towns was offered
for sale, and since that time it has
become a universal necessity as well
as one of our greatest conveniences."
Power producers have done much in
furthering the industrial progress of
•he country, and Mr. Chase review
ed the part played in the movement
by his- own company. He compared it
with the other great powfer com
panies, stating that Williamston, un>
der the now-pending proposal, would
be furnished cheapen power than it
could buy from the Southern Power
company or the Carolina Power com
pany. The rates here would be lower
than they are in New York, Balti
more or Philadelphia, and would be
the same arf those now enjoyed by
Norfolk, Richmond, Koanoke Rapids
iand other towns and cities now serv
ed by his company. He also stated
that .iKkcumpany on the Atlantic Sea->
board from Maine to Florida is charge
ing as low rates as hiM company is
charging.
A general explanation of the con
trart" ttiat 'trtH W'madr if th¥"Voters
approve the sale of tin- local plant
December 20 was offered at the meet
ing, and. questions relating thereto
were answered.
Following the Kiwanis luncheon,
Mr. Chase, at "the request of the
president- of the Woman's club,—
peared before that body at three o'-
clock and outlined his company's pro
posal and offer for the town's ilis
tribution system. The thirty ladies
present were veVy much interested in
those remarks that stated light bills
would »be decreased and the town's
opportunity to grow greatly increas
ed.
According to reports made after the
jneetings, those attending were fav
orably impressed with Mr. Chase's
talks and his company's proposal.
LABON LILLEY IS
HURT IN FIGHT
Trouble Started Five Years
When Boy Was Accused
Of Killing a Dog
I,abon Lilley, white man living in
(Jriftins township, was badly hurt in
a fight with Dalmer Manning, 15-year
old buy and neighbor of Lilley, last
evening. Lilley «was brought 4»ere
and Dr. Warren dressed the two deep
wounds on the man's head. While
Lilley was bloody all over, Dr. War
ren found that the damage was not
so very great.
Mr. Lilley claimed that the young
boy waved him down along the road
and hit him as he was getting out of
his car with a piece of icon. Accord
ing to others, Lilley got out of hia
car and ran the boy into the yard of
a negro. While the boy ran around the
house he picked up a piece of iron
and ended the chase.
K is said that the trouble began
Ave yean ago when Lilley accused
the boy of killing a little dog, and
when he geta a little too much liquor
he renews the charge and threatens
to whip the boy.
Mr. T. R. Hodges, of Washington,
was a business visitor here this rao.-n
--in*.
v Mr. Lewis % Holliday was here this
morning.
Mrs. Harriet Harris, of oßute 6, was
a caller here today.