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IWack the Label on Tom Paper; It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 88 fCHURCH TAKES * OVER HOSPITAL: {GIVEN CHARTER Edgecombe Hospital and 'j Benevolent Association / Is Incorporated LOCATED IN TARBORO % Mrs. J. O. Staton, of This City, la Member of Present Board Of Trustees * The Edgecombe Hospital and Benevolent association has been granted'-# charter and has formally taken over the hospital property once owned and oontrolled by the Edge combe Hospital board, composed of a number of progressive Edgecombe citizen*. • The same property was offered to the counties of Edgecombe, Halifax and Martin early last year as a free gift, but for some reason they failed >«r to accept Now it becomes the proper ty of the Episcopel church of the N. C. Diocese. The Bishop of the Diocese, the pas tor of the Tarboro Episcopal church and the Chairman of the Boards of Commissioners of Martin, Edgecombe and Halifax counties and the Mayor * of the town of Tarboro are the ex offlcio members of the board of trustees. The charter provides that there shall be nine trustees elected for the of three years by the Diocese of the Episcopal Church, two-thirds of the trustees shall be members of that Church. The present board is composed of Donald GUliam. W. G. Clark, W. L. Simmons, Lyn Bond, Nannie G. Clark, W. S. Howard, C. E. Johnson, R. B. Joaey, Mrs. Jesse W. Gregory and Mrs J. G. Staton. ■T* The transfer of this property brings the hospital within the scope of the Duke Foundation service which means that any poor person from Martin, Halifax or Edgecombe coun ties may receive as much as one dol « lar per day'from the fund for their hospital service. JAMESVILLE MAN DIES YESTERDAY Mr. A. P. Stallings Dies Thursday Following Stroke Paralysis Alfred Fernando Stallings died at his home a mile from Jamesville early yesterday morning after suf fering a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Stal lings suffered the stroke on Christmas Day and never rallied from it. ■r, Stallings was about 70 years old. He married Miss Alice Parker and she with six children survives him. The children are Clarence Stal » lings and Mrs. Gertie Simpson, of Norfolk, Rosco Stallings, Oma Pearl Hid Irene Stallings snd Mrs. Roland Mtnpaon, of Jamesville. The funeral was held at the resi dence by Rev. George Leggett today and burial took place on the home fans. W. W. Simpson Dies On Farm Near Here 9 _____ William W. Simpson died at the home of his brother on the Garret farm near here Tuesday night. Mr. Simpson had gone to the h«rfn* of his brother on a visit and as Marted into the house, he suffered a f stroke of apoplexy and died soon af terwards. Mr. Simpson was born near Janr.ee ' ville, the son of Jordan and Crissie Misell Simpson. He was 68 years old and had formed all his life. Interment was made in the Rober son burying ground near Jamesville yesterday afternoon. The funeral was conducted by Rev. C. B. Mashburn, pastor of the Robersonville Christian church. IQTRANn 11 D THEATRE I J )l SATURDAY I BUFFALO BILL, Jr„ I 'THE DESERT DEMON" I OUR GANG COMEDY I „ And Serial I "SCARLET BRAND" | I Theatre Well Heated m- THE ENTERPRISE New Home Demonstration Agent Will Arrive Today Mrs. Lora E. Sleeper oi Blacksburg, Va., Accepts Position Made Vacant by Resignation of Miss Trent ham; Highly Recommended and Well Prepared Martin county's new home agent, Miss Lora E. Sleeper, of Blacksburg, Va., will arrive tonight to begin her duties in the county. Miss Pauline Smith, district agent, stated yestferday that she had examin ed many applications during the past several weeks, but it was not until recently that an appointment could be made. Miss Sleeper is well qualified for her work here, and is highly recom mended by officials in Virginia where Bhe served as home agent during the past three years. She has a B. S. AUTO AGENCY MAY COME HERE Whippett - Willys - Knight Representatives Make Investigation According to unofficial reports an agency for the handling of Whippet and Willys Knight cars is considering locating here. Mr. C. L Harris, formerly with the Harrirs Motor Company at Roberson ville, was here this morning with representatives of the Whippet and Willys Knight company investigating the location of the agency here. While it could not be ascertained, it was stated that the company would probably erect a building on the Main street here. The recent announcement of the new low prices for those cars has caused a great increase in sales, and in some instances they are mentioned as Ford's main competitor. LOSES HOME BY FIRE NEAR HERE Jesse Green House, Occu pied by Harvey L. Gard ner Is Complete Loss Mr. Harvey L. Gardner lost his home by fire Tuesday evening. All members of the family except some small children were out of the house when it caught and t no one knows what caused it, unless it was too much fire in a heater on account of the excessive cold. Mr. Gardner lost all of his house hol 1 and kitchen furniture and about SSO in money. He had no insurance. The building belonged to James E. Grreen of Winterville. The house known as the Jesse Green house had been one of the landmarks on the Washington road for 168 years. FAIL TO LOCATE LAUNDRY HERE inadequate Housing Facili ties Here Given As Reason A modern steam laundry was turn ed from the town this week on account of the inadequate housing conditions here. Mr. J. W. Tucker, a member of the firm planning to locate a laundry )T&, made thorough invesitgations yesterday in an effort to secure a building for the plant and a home for the plant's manager. Mr. Tucker was accompanied by Messrs. Tripp and Lassiter, also of Greenville, and they stated that a laundry would be of much value to the town and community, and'that they would install machinery in a very short time if could get the housing facilities. At the present time the firm is operating laundries in Kinston, Ayden, Greenville and 1 Farm ville. Messrs. Tucker and Tripp returned today and were considering starting operating in a building at the edge of town on the Hamilton road. They stat ed, however that it would be tempor ary and that they would move to an other place as soon as arrangements could be made. Mrs. Mary Ann Harrison Dies At Bear Grass Home Mrs. Mary Ann Harrison died at her home near Bear Grass early this morning after suffering a long while from a cancer. Mr*. Harriaon, the widow of the late Reubin Harriaon, leaves three aons, William R., James 8., and Gideon Harrison. The funeral will be held tomorrow at the home and Interment will be made on the home farm. The services will be conducted by Elders J. N. Kogerson and B. 6. Cowing, pastors of the Bear Grass Primitive Baptist church, of which Mrs. Harriaon had lon* been a member. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 6,1928 idegree and has taken graduate work at Harvard. For three years, she was supervisor of household management und Bcwing at Emerson high school at Atlanta. Miss Smith will be here tomorrow to go over the plans with Miss Sleep er and active work in the county is expected to begin at once. The ladies of the county cooperated splendidly with Miss Anna Trentham, former agent here, and it is hoped that they will continue by lending their support to the work under the supervision of Miss Sleeper. RECORDER HAD TWELVE CASES Most of Them Continued; Not Single Fine Nor Sentence Imposed Practically all the business! of the recorder's court here last Tuesday went over when several of the twelve casesijup for settlement were con tinued for two weeks, and four are to be called again next Tuesday. No fines "were given and no road sen tences were meted out. The case charging Gus Knight with assault with a deadly weapon was continued for two weeks. Jesse Killebrew, with reck less driving, had his case continued for two weeks. The assault charge aganist Annie Bell Stokes and the case charging James Ruffin with assault with a deadly weapon were continued for one week. Mack Gilmore, charged with assault with deadly weapon, was called but he failed to answer. A warrant, return able January 24, was issued. Fioyd Moore, charged with procur* ing a marriage license falsely, had hin case continued two weeks. The case of Ed Walston, charged with assault with a deadly weapon snd carrying a concealed weapon, was not prossed. The case against Gus and Heber Koberson and Clarence Sherrod was aUo nol prossed. The defendants were charged with larceny and receiving. A warrant reutrnable January 24 was issued against Coy Purline when he failed to allSiWer after he was call ed to face an assault with a deadly weapon charge. / The court disagreed with Alexander Smallwood when he plead not guilty to a larceny and receiving charge. The case was continued for one week. The case of W. G. Anthony, disi posmg of mortgaged property, was continued one week. He failed to an swer when he was called last Tues day. Ford Dealers Finally Get Car for Demonstration Williamston was willed its first new Ford, a Tudor Sedan, yesterday by the Ford Motor Company. Mr. N. C. Green, member of the local firm, drove the car in from Norfolk yesterday and it iB said that Mr. C. R. Mobley was so well pleased with it that he sat in it all night. The car is not for sale, but will be used for demonstration purposes by the motor company. Garages Reap Harvest As Cars "Freeze Up" Kighteen automobile owners in this community failed to realize just how cold the weather was the early part of the week until they went to crank up their cars and found that cylinder heads and water hose connections were cracked. One garage pulled in twelve cars and repaired the engines. From the garages the cars were driv en to the Ailing stations where alco hol was put in the radiators. Carload of Chevrolets Delayed in Transit Due to freight congestion caused by a two-days' holiday on all the railroads, the car load of Chevrolets billed to the Peel Motor company nete has been delayed. It will be some time next week before the sev eral cars will arrive here, stated a member of the firm yesterday. Dr. W. R. Cullom To Speak To Baptists Twice Sunday Dr. W. R. Cullom, of Wake Forest College, will preach at the Baptist church here Sunday morning and evening. Dr. Cullom comes to fill the ap pointments of Mr. Dickey, the pastor, who Is away visiting relatives in Tennessee and the western part of this State. HUNT LICENSES TOTAL 1,962 IN MARTIN COUNTY County Game Warden Says Officials Well Pleased With Law FEW VIOLATORS NOW Revenue From Sale of Licenses In County Amounts To 12,592, More Than Double That Expected The December sale of hunting li censes in this county brought the total number sold since the game laws were passed to 1962. The number includes county, State and non-resident li censes. The county licenses led the list with 1817. There were 140 State and five non-resident licenses sold. The to tal revenue, amounting to $2,592, was more than double the amount expected by authorities. During December, Robersonville township led the list with 125 county and six State licenses. Williamston was next with 35 county and ?. State. Cross Roads sold 25 county and 2 State. Hamilton reported 22 county and no State. Goose Nest had 15 county and no State. Jamesville re ported six county. County Warden J. W. Hines stated yesterday that officials all over the State were very much pleased with the success of the law, and that the people had cooperated willing in sup porting it. During the first few weeks after the law was passed, there were a few violations reported, but con sidering everything, Mr. Hines stated that the law was a decided success. PLAN IMPOSITION OF TAX PENALTY Town Treasurer Investigat ing Methods Used By Other Places The possibility of imposing a pen alty upon taxpayers who have not paid their "1927 town taxes is now being investigated at the treasurer's office here. With hardly more than half of the 1927 taxes collected to date, a penaty appears to be the only method by which collections can be made. * The collection this year is many dol lars ahead of the one last, year for the same time, but there are many notes due, and the commissioners are anxious to settle them without bor rowing money and paying interest on it. During the first few months of the 1927 collections, many of the taxpay ers settled their accounts, but in the past two months, very little money has received by the tax collec tor. * -• The City of Raleigh imppsed a pen alty similar to the one 'under investi gation here, and jußt before it went into effect the treasury there was swelled considerably. Salesman Well Known Here Dies Near Roper W. B. Spiers, 60-year-old casket salesman, died suddenly nine miles be low Roper Wednesday following a heart attack. Mr. Spiers had called on the trade here earlier in the day and spent several hours in Biggs drug store, talking with friends. He was in ap parently good health at that time. He was the first casket salesman to ever visit Williamston. Coming here for the first time thirty-nine years ago, he had made regular trips every year since. He was well liked here by the people who knew him. Funeral services were held today at his home in Rocky Mount. Service Truck Burns Here Wednesday A service truck of the Harrison Oil Company was badly damaged by fire last Wednesday when it was towing a car of the B. S= Courtney Furniture comany. The body was a complete loss and all the wires and cushion were burn ed. The loss was estimated at S6O. Alcoholism Kills 770 In New York City New York, Jan. 6.—Chronic alco holism caused the death of 770 persons in New York City last year and the rate was the highest in 19 years, Health Commission Harris said today. A gradual rise in ''the alcoholic de ath rate, he said, started in 1924 when the deaths totalled 51S. In 1925 the total was 682, and in 1026, 769 holism decreased, the total in 1920 being 98. Statisticians in the Health depart ment have figured that in 1927, 18 persons per 100,000 died of olcohol ism. Commissioner Harris said the deaths mostly were due to long-con tinued or chorale drinking. PONTIAC ALSO PRESENTS NEW MODEL FOR 1928 Second Birthday Anniver sary Marked By Showing Of New Car Here NO HIGHER IN PRICE Many New Improvements; Company Says They Are Offering "More Car" At Same Base Price The second "birthday anniversary" | of the Pontiac Six was marked yester- I day by the first public display in deal- | ers' showrooms of the New Series j Pontiac Six which is said to surpass in beauty, power and performance all ' previous offerings of the Oakland j Motor Car company in the low pric- | ed six-cylinder field. The new Pontiac Six chassis with ' four-wheel brakes, gasoline pump, an 1 entirely new type of radiator which 1 prevents evaporation, semi-coinciden-1 tal lock, improved carbueration, crank case ventilation, new cylinder head, i higher compression, new clutch and ' steering gear, heavier frame and other j mechanical advances, appears to justi- ' fy the statement of the manufacturer j that it is "new from radiator to tail j light." Briefly stated, the company is , offering infinitely "more car" at the i same base price. Although the new series has the 1 same number of cars that comprised | the 1927 line, two of the new models i carry new types of bodies represent-1 ing the latest advances in Fisher de- : sign. The two new body types are ] the Sport Landau 'Sedan and Four- Door Sedan, which supersede the former Landau and De Luxe Landau Sedans. The Two-Door Sedan, the coupe, the Sport Cabriolet and the Sport Roadster again are included a tnong the six body choices, Jjut all have been completely re-designed and closed models carry tTSf latest Fisher body creations, new Duco colors, new fenders, headlamps and many pther refinements. One of the outstanding pioneering features of the new car is a radically changed principle of engine cooling as embodied in the unique "cross-flow ' radiator, from which it is practically impossible to lose either water o» anti-freeze solution by evaporation. The water flows horizontally through the radiator cells instead of vertically as in other radiators. The water cir culation is thermostatically controllej and the flow is maintained by a new water pump. The new G-M-R cylinder head (de veloped by General Motors Research engineers) is of the same type that eliminates spark knock and rough ness in the Oakland All-American Six. It gives an impulse to the enr comparable only to the smoothness of the steam engine and has also enab! Ed the Pontiac compression ratio to be raised to 4.9 to -1. This is chiefly responsible for the increased power while retaining the same 186.5 cubic inch cylinder displacement which re mains larger than the displacement of any six cylinder car under SI,OOO. The higher compression, the anti spark knock effect of - the new head which permits the spark to be main tained by the automatic distributor at the point of highest efficiency, a new carburetor designed especially for this car and a complete dede signing of both intake and exhaust I manifolding systems, Mr. W. L Stalls, sub agent of the Robersonville Motor company stated, combine to produce exception power and performance. A new semi-coincidental lock has been incorporated in the transmission It is operated from the ignition switch by the switch key. Thus a turn of th» switch key locks both ignition and transmission without danger of soiling hands or gloves. A position has been provided so that the ignition may be tjrned off'without locking the trans mission. . «. Although the New Series Pontiac Six retains its former wheel base of 110 inches tor ease of handling and parking, the car has the appearance of being considerably larger and more sturdy than its predecessor. This effect is achieved principally through the larger, deeper radiator, surmounted by its Indian head radiator cap. This year the radiator and the new raised panel on top of the hood are nearly two inches higher than in 1927. Full crown fenders with hood sills com pletely cohering the front of the frame give distinction to the front of the car. Mr. W. L. Stalls demonstrated the car to a large number of interested parties yesterday afternoon and they were well pleased with the car's per- I forma nee. W. I. Skinner Shows Much Improvement The many friends of Mr. W. I. Skinner will be glad tp know that he is much improved after suffering a severe illness during the Christmas season. Although his condition is very much better, his physicians are still keeping him frr the hospital for treat ment. GENERAL BUSIN LOOK FOR SECTION IS BEST IN NUMBER YEARS SCHOOL SITE IS MOOT QUESTION Few Citizens Attend Meet ing Last Night Due To Misunderstanding Meeting after meeting of the school boards of the town and county in an effort to locate the proposed new school building here have been held, but so far no site has been selected. The county board met last night but few people were present at the meeting to offer their views and make suggestions as to where the building should be placed. There was some misunderstanding as to the time of the meeting and that accounts for the small number being present. No further action is expected un til the county board holds its regular meeting the 18th of this month when it Is'thought a definite decision will be made. The sites that have been consider ed include the two on Highway No. l>o beyond the railroad underpass; one oh the Jatnesville road; one on the tioddard and Leggett property in New Town and another on the land of Dr. J. S. Rhodes. The location of the new building on the grounds with the grammar school building and building, of an athletic field elsewhere has been suggested by many people, but so far as it is known, this proposition has not been placed before the school boards for consideration. THIRTEEN STILLS SEIZED IN WEEK New Record for One Week's Seizures in County; Get 10 in Free Union Federal Agent C. F. Alexander and Deputy J. R. Manning made a record in this county last week when they captured thirteen stills and destroyed thousands of gallons of beer in two days. Friday, the officers visited the Free I'nion or Gauk section. They, had hardly entered the section before .sig nals weie given, to which the maKu factureres answered by clearing the woods, but they did not tarry long for there were ten stills captured in that community. Most of them were •f the steam type. There were thru* of the copper type, however. Besides captAiilg the ten stalls and acces sories, the officers destroyed 16,000 gallons of beer which was mostly sug ar mixture. Mr. Alexander estimated that the beer would have made about 1,2(>0 gal lons of liquor. On Saturday, the officers went to the Hear Grass woods where they found and destroyed three fancy stills. A quantity of beer was turned out and burned. BIG SHIPMENTS OF FERTILIZER Two Barges Arrive This Week; Bring Total To 16,000,000 Pounds Fertilizer shipments to the Stand ard Fertilizer Compuny reached near the sixteen million pound mark the early part of this week when two large barges, loaded with raw ma terial, were tied up at the wharf of the company here. Captain Bill Bramble, of Baltimore, steered his barge "Lloyd" down t6 Norfolk and from there to the local fertilizer plant. He is one of the whole-soul captains who has master ed ships for more than 36 years. A large part of that time, he carried on trade with the West Indies. According to his fellow seamen, he can. holler equal to the sound of a fog horn, and can be heard a mile distant with the wind against him. Captain Bramble hardly evar ventures out on the open seas now, but stays on the Chtffeapeake and its connecting waters. The second barge docked at the fertilizer plants recently, is the "Northen 20". It is one of the larg est tha thas been sent out of Balti more to this point, and waa so heavily loaded that a tug boat had to tie it up below Jamesville and wait for the high water in the river to go down. Margolis Brothers Stage Clearance Sale Margolis Lrothers are staging their ninth January sale, beginning today. Each year the store makes large re ductions in prices so that more room may be had for housing new stjek. The -sale will continue through the remainder of the month. J Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County V v ESTABLISHED iB9B BUSINESS MEN ARE OPTIMISTIC Review Shows Best Pros pects for Any Year Since 1919-20 Crash BIG BANK DEPOSITS Fewer and Smaller Accounts Said To Be On Books At Close "T Of Past Year ~ According to (.he opinions of many of the county's loading business men, the general business condition in Mar tin county is the best it has been in years. The business outlook for this year pi onuses a continued improve merit in general business throughqut the county and section. "At least", many of these men stated, "I'J2B will not show a lapse in prosperity, for business itself is on a muck firmer basis now than it has been during the past several years. The crash in 1919 and 1920 wat given its one reason for the improve ment in general business conditions here at the present time, (for then it was that a lesson was taught that few have forgotten, liven, though bust ness was given a tremendous jolt at that time, the crash brought about sounder business methods, started' a more extensive diversified farming schedule and. made more clear the necessity of taving. In an indirect way, practically every man, in giving his opinion of business conditions in the county, mentioned one of these three causes as having much to-do "'with the present improved conditions. In saying that this county had a very successful year in 1927., it is not to be inferred that there were tin hardships and losses; for they air everywhere, but they are to be acredit. Ed to the individual more so than to the general business condition. The prosperity of 1927 in this county i not measured in number of freight car loadings, bank clearings, interest rate, and stocks and bonds, but tt'i ineasured by the reports coming from the merchants and business men | whose stores front the main streets in the towns in the .county. In prac - tically every case when, a merchant here, or Hobersonville, or Kveretts", or Hamilton or at any of the other town • was asked how was business during the past year, an answer was made assurirng that it was good if not the best he had had since the . crash in 1919. Fewer and smtdjer accounts were-said to be on the books at the close of the old year than there had been in several years, and the trade was turning to a cash basis to a greater extent than ever before-. Hank deposits as reported in the statements of the several "county banks are at the highest point since 1919. The statements also show a sound financial condition in every sec tion of the county,' and indicate that the banks are in a better position than in years to serve the public's needs. The sheriff's tax books also indicate a much improved financial, condition in the county,' for in the two months that he has had the tax books almost half the -county taxes have been col lected. With general business conditions as they now are and with the advent of favorable seasons, the forecast for the year indicates a very successful one for the county. Three Games oi Basketball Scheduled Here Tonight Three games appear orr the basket ball schedule here tonight. Scotland Neck's boys and girls will play the local boys and girls and bethel will meet Jamesville here. The' first game Is scheduled for 7:30. In & practice game here last night. Farm Life won over the local boys by a close score of 11 to 9. Fire Destroys Barn and ' Pack House Near Here Fire of undetermined origin, destroyed the pack house and stables of Mr. Lucian llardiSon this afternoon shortly after 3 o'-_ clock. At one time the fire threatened the dwelling, but neighbors rush ed there with buckets and held the flames back. Mr. Hardison lost in the lire a winter's supply of feed, his auto mobile and other property. This issued was delayed a few minutes when the force closed the doors and went to the fire. Program Services at Christian Church Sunday school, 9:46. Preaching by R«v. J. H. Hale, the pastor, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m Th« public is cordially invited to attend all the genric®*.