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Wack the Label on Your Paper; It Carries tie Dai* Yam Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 7 PLAN TO SETTLE STREET PROBLEM MONDAY NIGHT Property Own era To Meet With Commissi oners At That Time NEED 2 NEW STREETS ttwaund That Several Pmperty Own «n Will Donate Land for The Mow Streets A urttdhnint in the matter of two proposed streets, one across the Haaaell property and the other acroas the Moore, Harrison, Godard and Uggett property, is expected next Monday night when the property owners and the city father meet in • Joint session. It has been stated, onofflcialy how •mr, that several of the jfroperty will give enough of their P*V«ty for a street. Anyway, at the meeting Monday, donations will be accepted and offers considered. commissioners, realizing that that matter of opening up of the two pajpoaed streets has been allowed to dfflt for years and years and that the imposed streets are badly need ad, are earnest in their efforts and win do everything possible to get thOTB through. However, several of the officials have stated that unless the streets can be run without too moeh cost to the town and at the aagM time without damaging the property owners to an unreasonable extant, they would have to give up in despair. It Is hoped by the officials that all the property owners will make an at tempt to attend the meeting and as sist in settling the matter. NAME WINNERS IN BANK'S CONTEST Edith Taylor, of Local School, Wins First Prize Misses Edith Taylor, of the local school and Phonsa Johnson and Mary Waldo, of the Hamilton school, hwm been declared winners in the contest of the Farmers and Mer chants Bank. Miss Taylor won $12.60, *■4 Nhns Johnson and Waldo won $7.80 and $6. respectively. E«ty laat month, the Farmers and Merchants bank offered $26 in prises for the three best papers on '"Funda mental Principles of Banking", and while the number of pupils in the schools to enter the contest was small, practically every school in the county was represented. Mr. E. E. Jones, vice president of the Independence Trust Company, of Charlotte, who was one of the three jodgaa wrote to Dr. J. D. Biggs, pcuident of the local bank, "You mia save me the theunder of s job, trying to select the three best papers enclosed to me in yours of recent date. Every one of them is good. That the students taking psrt in the contest devoted much time and thought to the taak is brought out in Mr. Jones' letter as follows, "I think every one of them is excellent and shows quite a good deal of thought as well as a large amount of time pat on the subject." Bear Grass Man Cut On Head With Axe Mr. Lloyd Cowan, of Bear Grass, aarrowly escaped death Wednesday vina ha was accidentally cut on the haad with an axe. Mr. Cowan was •■tting wood about two miles from Ha home, and when accidentally attack he had to be carried that dis tance before an automobile in which ha was brought to a doctor, eould ha reached. Dr. W. E. Warren who dressed the three and one-half inch gash, stated that Mr. Cowan had a very close call, bat that ha would recover. STRANH THEATRE! J SATURDAY JACK HOXIE , i . In "RIDERS of the LAW" Also Mack Sennett Comedy And Serial "ISLE OP SUNKEN GOLD" Theatre Well Heated ii i mi THE ENTERPRISE IS HURT BY HIT AND-RUN DRIVER Colored Man Suffers Broken Elbow; Unable To - Identify Driver Jesse Cox, colored, was badly hurt last night when he was run down by a hit and run driver as he was walk ing along the road near the Roanoke Fair grounds. Cox stated that the car was travelling at a rapid rate of speed and that he was on the shoul der of the road when the car hit him. He did not recognise the car nor its owner. Besides a broken elbow, Cox suffered several flesh wounds. The case has its pitiful features, for the negro had no home to go to, and his recovery depends entirely upon the goodness of the doctors. Dr. Wm. E. Warren who rendered first aid willingly last night told Cox that he would set his arm, but that a picture would be necessary before it could be done. BIG DECREASE IN COTTON GINNING State Produced Less Than Million Bales Last Year North Carolina fell down badly in cotton Production last year. Accord ing to the complete report, tto 192(1 crop was 1,244,764 bales, and In 1927 the production dropped to 879,071 bales, a decrease of 367,883 bales or 29 per cent. Martin county ginnings dropped from 7,898 bales in 1926 to 6,001 in 1927, a decrease of more than 30 per cent. Only there North Carolina counties, Cleveland, Polk and Rutherford, rais ed more cotton in 1927 than in 1926. These three counties sre beyond the boll weevil line, and a shortage is not likely there unless weather con ditions interfere or the acreage is cut. Johnston county led the State in production both years. There ware Ave counties that produced over 66r 000 bales in 1926, one of which went over 78,000. In 1927 only one county _ passed the 60,000 mark and that was Johnston with 61,249 bales. With a loss of more than a third of a million bales, the crop sold for about $600,000 more than the one in 1920. • . According to recent opinions! given the Senate Committee at Washing ton, the farmers of the South lost by speculative manipulation of cot ton prices on the last year's crop around $260,000,000. If this estimate is correct then North Carolina farm ers lost more than $17,600,00 on the crop. The tobacco crop of the State sold for about $27,000,000 more than cot ton and cotton seed combined. Sunday Services At Baptist Church Large congregations are gathering at the Baptist church these Sundays. The course of evangelistic sermons is proving that the people are still profoundly concerned atout evange listic truth. Evangelism has been th/ life of our faith, and without it we could not continue. Two other evangelistic sermons for the coming Sunday: "What shall 1 do then with Jesus" is the text that will be used Sunday morning, and it is found in Matthew 27:22. "We must be saved" is the text for the evening sermon, and is taken from Acts 4:12. Mrs. Hsrper Holliday sang at both services last Sunday. Mrs. Louis Bennett will sing Sunday morning. . In just a little more than a week, now, the Bible School to be conduct ed by this church will begin. There will be classes for everybody from four years old on up. The subject of the course will be The life of Jesus— appropriate anytime, but doubly so at the Easter period. The pastor, as sisted by Prof. L. H. Davis, is go ing to teach the adult class of men and women, and to this class the general public is invited. For without any thought at all of sectarianism, an effort will be made to present to the people, in consecutive lessons, the salient features in that match less life. The congregation and pastor ex tend to Mrs. Arthur Anderson and Mr. G. W. Hardison their sinceriest feelings of sympathy in the recent loss of their mother. Program of Services At Methodist Church DR. 0. P. FITZGERALD, Pastor Sunday school, 9:45. Senior Ep worth League, Monday 7:90- p. m. Junior League, Wednesday evening 7 o'clock. Prayer service, Wednesday evening 7:80. Preaching service, 11 a. m.; sub ject, "The Jesus Life." Evening serv ice 7:80; subject, "The Nature of God." / The public is cordially IRvited to all services. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 23,1928 PERSONNEL OF 3 WAREHOUSE FIRMS NAMED Twelve Million Pounds Is Goal Set For Market This Year —-• . A SEVERAL NEW FIRMS Roanoke-Dixie Only House To Be Run By Same Firm As Last Year; One Newcomer Plans for the operation of the Williams ton Tobacco Market this coming season are being advanced rapidly now, and when the houses open this year, the market here will start for its twelve million-pound goal with a seal and earnestness to be equalled no where in the State. Mr. M. M. Veasey, of Durham, who operated a warehouse in Windsor where he ganied many friends last yeair, will be the third member of the firm, Bennett, Barnhill and Veasey. For several years a main buyer for the Liggett-Myers Tobac co Company, Mr. Vesaey has during the past several years operated a warehouse in Georgia, and last year he was .in. Windsor. He comes to the market hare as an- outstanding to bacoonist and will play a prominent part in ita operation this year.. Messrs. W. T. Meadows, H. C. Meador, S. C. Griffin and W. J. Taylor, the old reliables, will again hold the reins at the Roanoke-Dfxie. Messrs. W. B. Watts, H. H. Morton and R. T. Griffin, a new combination but one that is experienced in the business, will run the old Brick house under the Arm name, Watts, Morton and Griffin. While no definite plans have been made public, it is understood thst additional apace will be added to the local floors. Other arrangements for the marketing of the commodity here this year are being made, and according to the chairman of the Board of Trade, Williamston will have one of the best markets in the State this year. UNIQUE EXHIBIT CARVING HERE Exhibition Included Many Hand-Carved Models of Locomotives A unique carving exhibit, showing the various types of railroad loco motives from us far back as 1680 down to the present time, was seen by many of the townspeople here last .Wednesday. Valued at one million dollars, the exhibit is a wonder with in'itself. The carver, Ernest Warther, of Dover, Ohio, started on his exhibit by carving a model after the ateani engine proposed by Sir Isaac Newton back in 1680. And on down the line he has carved the various models of locomotives in their respective stages His last model, patterned after th; forty-thousandth locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, is a masterpiece. In it there are seven thousand and Ave hundred parts, and , the carver worked on it for a year "knd Ave months. In the work, Warth er used only walnut and ivory, and with that material he has carved eighteen locomotives and a number of articles such as pliers and walking canes. At the present time, Mr. Warther is working on a locomotive of the very latest type, and when finished it will be the most complete in the world. The carver has never worked s day in the railroad shop, but yet he has produced exact models of the big engines that run all over the country. The wheels of the engines were in motion, showing the exact workings of the drivers and steam controls. V» ' The exhibit is displayed by the carver's brother who is making a tour of the country. Everetts Colored School ! Children Visit Raleigh The number 'l3' it not taken seri ously by every one) for Tuesday, the 13th, 75 colored school children of Everetts and 35 parents set out for Raleigh in trucks to give that town the once-over. Six a. m. was mentioned as the time for the party to leave, but at 5 that morning not one of the 110 was misting. ~ Upon their arrival in Raleigh, the visitors received s great ovation at Shaw Univereity, where they were en tertained at lanch. Before leaving the school the sight-teert took in every possible thing, even the epitah, 'He counted not his life dear unto himself, but gave it that he might Godward his brother,' on the tombstone of a dead president received comment. In the afternoon the party visited the many places of interest in Raleigh, and at the State prison the younger members were greatly frightened when they entered the death chamber. \ The trip was made under the direc tion of the principal of the colored school st Everetts. Woman's Club To Back Clean-Up Week Here The Woman's Club will sponsor a clean-up week beginning Mon day, April 2, and ending Saturday, April 7th. The town authorities will cooperate in any way possible. They will especially insist on va cant lots being cleaned up. For two reason this should be done. It is not good advertising for the town for vacsnt lots to remain in the condition that a few are in here, and neither is it healthful. The campaign will close on Saturday before Easter Sunday, a season when many people are tak ing motor trips, and there will be many visitors passing through the town. The club women hope that all the people of the town will co operate with them in this effort. COUNTY HAS 110 CASES MEASLES Robersonville Township Is Center of Epidemic; 16 Cases Smallpox The popularity of measles in this county continues, for, according to a statement made by Dr. Wm. E. War ren yesterday, 110 cases of the disease had been reported to him so far this month. And the disease is most popular in Robersonville town ship, according to the health officer. Of the 110 cases in the county, al most half of them were reported in that township. The remaining cases were reported by doctors in various parts of the county, and it is under stood that very few sections have succeeded in avoiding a case or a number of cases. I Smallpox is playing a big part in the County Health Ofltear's report, for up until yesterday, sixteen cases of that disease had been reported by doctors over the county. It was unofflcislly reported yester day that a half dozen deaths have resulted from measles in Creswell recently ,and that the number 'of cases there ran into the hundreds. ROBERSONVILLE BUILDING BOOM SIIO,OOO Building Program To Be Completed This Summer According to a report made by S. L. Roberson, secretary of the cham ber of commerce of Robersonville, that town is entering a one hundred and ten thousand dollar building pro gram. The program, which will be completed this summer, includes the erection of a third tobacco ware house, a garage, school building and several residences. The largest amount, $60,000, will be used for the school building and $40,000 will be spent by the Cox Motor Company in the erection of a new Ford garage on the Main street there. The third warehouse to be built will be operated by Messrs. R. E. Grimes, fomerly with the market here, J. R. Morris, of Robersonville, and T. H. Barnhill, of Pitt county, who signed the contract to build the new tobacco house. Besides the erection of the several I buildings, Adkins, Bailey, Little and Adkins, and the Arm of Everett and Taylor are making improvements to their warehouses, it was stated in ' the report. Local Board oi Trade Favors Opening August 21 The local Tobacco Board of Trade at a meeting held here yesterday, went on record as favoring the open ing of the markets in Eastern Caro lina August 21 this year. The late opening last year proved very un satisfactory, and it is the general be lief that the section will make a strong request that the markets be | opened at an earlier date this year. At their meeting yesterday, the several warehousemen developed plans to be followed in the operation of the market here this season. Neither of the warehousemen would mention a goal for" the market this year, but twelve million poundß has been rumored as a goal. Praise Magazine Edited By B. B. Carstarphen Under the editorship of B. R. Car starphen, local boy, but who is now a student at Duke University, the Archive, the university magazine, has received many commendable comments from noted writers from being counted among the best of stu- Archive an outstanding literary light. * * 'the attitude toward 'pro vinical' affairs Is so healthy," May Folwell Hoisington, poet, of Rye, N. Y. wrote. Dozens of other noted writers have made such comments, and the magazine, by having promi nent authors contribute to it "is now , all over the country. "I consider the dent maga sines in this country." LOCAL SCHOOL TO END YEAR'S WORK MAY 9TH L ■ . •• Commencement Exercises To Be Spread Over Period of Month PLAY NEXT TUESDAY Try New Plan To Avoid Crowding Program Into One Week; Hope To Avoid Usual Confusion Commencement exercises in the local school this year will not be held according to the custom heretofore followed, Principal L. H. Davis an nounced yesterday. Instead of crowd ing the entire program into one week, the exercises will be held from two to three weeks apart, the first, the senior play, -will be given next Tues day night, March 27. "This arrange ment was decided upon so as to elimi nate some of the general confusion and rush that characterize school commencements," Mr. Davis stated in I explaining the new order. I Betides the senior play, the various exercises this year will consist of a high school club progrnm, u grammar grade operetta and the regular grail uution exercises. The operetta to be given by the first seven grades is being coached by the several teachers with Miss Ivey in charge. Sixty or more chil dren will take part in the program of singing and dancing. The play itself is rated even higher than the one given last year. With practically the same teachers working on this one and the experience gained last year, it promises to be one of the strong est exercises of the whole commence ment. The program to be given by the several high school clubs will con sist of a one-act play by the Dra matic Club, a declamation or two by the Literary club, and several selec tions rendered by the members oi the Music club. Considerable work is being done by the teachers in charge to make this program well entertain ing. It will be varied and should not last longer than one hour and a half. After these are given, only the regular graduating and class day ex ercises will be left, the commenee j ment sermon coming Sunday moming i May 6. These are to come Tuesday and Wednesday nights, May 8 and 9. May 9 will see the formal closing of the school year, 1927-'2B. SENIOR PLAY ON TUESDAY NIGHT "End of The Lane" To Be Staged By Dramatic Club "The End of the Lane", the name of the senior play to be given here next Tuesday is slated to climax the year's work of the Dra matic club, of the high school. For several weeks now, the seniors have been at work, and a splendid pro duction is expected. The several seniors, realizing this to be their last year in the school here, have worked diligently under the direction of Miss Mary Fletcher, head of the dramatic club, in an ef fort to stage a creditable and suc cessful play. Surely their efforts will not go unnoticed by the parents and patrons of the school. • I Everetts Woodmen To Meet Monday The regular meeting of Everetts Camp, M. W. A. will be held Monday night, March 26 when two candidates are to be initiated. An entertaining program has been arranged and re freshments will be served. All mem bers are invited to attend. On Wednesday night, March 28, at the courthouse in Williamston, there will be a represntaUve from the Head Camp M. W. A., Rock Island, 111., who will deliver an address. The public is cordially invited to attend and members of the order are urged to make use of this opportunity by hearing and meeting this representa tive. Program Of Services At Christian Church Church school, 9:46. The attendance aim is 150 by Easter. The largest attendance yet has been 130. Let us greatly increuse this figure Sunday. v Moming sermon topic, "The Poise of Josus." Subject at the 7:80 p. m. hour, "The Principles of Stewardship." Mrs. Harper Holliday will sing at both services. Wednesday night, 7:80, mid week Prayer Service. Subject, "Ex ample of Jesus in Divine Commun ion." At the services, announcements will be made of our Easter services. The public is cordially Invited to at tend each service. KIWANIS HEARS JUDGE WINSTON Delivers Entertain Talk To Club Wednesday; Several Special Guests Judge Francis D. Winston, the grand old orator of Bertie and North Carolina, in the absence of District Governor Clarence Pugh, of Eliza beth City, who was scheduled to speak before the Kiwanis club here last Wednesday, substituted for the announced speaker and delivered a most appropriate and entertaing talk to the members and visitors present. When it comes to speech making, Judge Winston can well fill the place of any speaker, and though he is not a Kiwanian himself, ho pointed out the value of such un organization to any town and community. Windsor expects to organize a club -in the near future. 1 The club had as special guests W. B. Rodman, jr. ( of Washington. Hon. H. A. Matthews, Dr. E\ ana and W. T. Tadlock, of Windsor. MEETING MISSION SOCIETIES HERE Women of Christian Church Hold District Meeting Monday Last Monday the Roanoke, District Christian Women's Missionary Soci eties met with the Christian church here and had one of the finest meet ings of its kind ever held in the dis trict. I here wePe about a dozen churches represented; and 81 \i*itors registered during the day. Miss Connie Gray, a returned mis- 1 sionary from Central China, was the chief speaker "for the two sessions. She is a very attractive speaker and Rave two very interesting discourses on the church life and the social and political conditions in Chiija. She iaine home last year when the revo lutionists overran the country and it was unsafe for missionaries to remain there. Mrs. C, W. Downey, of Atlanta, re gional secretary,-Mrs. Horace Settle, | of Greenville, state secretary, and Mrs. Jane Randolph, of Washington, district president, of the women's missionary ) societies, had parts on the program and led the discussions. During the mid-day hour the women of the local church invited the visitors to the Woman's. Club, where they served them lucli. The. Washington society had the best representation present at the meeting and were pre sented a hook on missions EVERETTSWINS SECOND GAME Defeats Jamesville, 11-9, in Best Game of Year Here Last Night In one of the prettiest-played games of the season, Everetts turned James ville back here last night by two points, the score at the end of fifth period be ing 11 to '). This was the second of a three-game, scries, Jamesville having won the first by the score- of 8 to 5. At the end of the regular., period the score stood 9-all. An ext?a period was called, and it was near the end of that that Cherry, fur Kveptt,s, caged a field goal While they played strictly a de fensive game, the players on both teams performed well and offered one of the best exhibitions seen here this season. . r- A third game, while it has not been officially announced, is likely to he played here next Tuesday night, when several members on both teams will appear in action for their high schools for the last time and when the county championship will be determined. That these teams are evenly matched is shown by tKe fact that in the fouF games they have played each other this season each team has won one by a 1-point margin; Jamesville won one game by a 3-point margin, and Ever etts won the extra-period game last night by 2 points. The total score for the four games "thus far played is: Jamesville, 40; Everetts, 39. Everetts shot 14 AVld goals, for 28 points, in the four games, while Jamesville shot IS, for 30 points. Jamesville made 10 free throws and Everetts made 11. It is believed that the above figures for four games constitute a State rec ord, so far as teams being evenly matched are concerned, and a record breaking crowd is expected at the play-off game. Of Lecture at Robersonville Interior Decorating Subject The American Home Department of the Robersonville Woman's Club cor dially invites all county women to at tend the lecture on interior decorating to lie given by Miss Martha Zachmon, who represents a Raleigh firm. The lecture will be given Tueaday, March 27, In the Woman'a Club rooms of RobenonvUle, at 3 p. in.V f Advertisers Wtu Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over 1/500 • Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 TO HOLD COUNTY COMMENCEMENT HERE APRIL 13TH ______ Two Group-Center Meets For Preliminary Try Outs FIRST NEXT FRIDAY Croup I Schools Meet At Bear Grass Theh; Group II Schools At Everetts on April 6 Plans for the founty Commence ment of all the Schools in Martin are complete and the achievements* in the various schools during the year will be given their first test next Friday when all the school.* in '•roup I meet at Hear Grass. Pre liminary try outs for schools in Group II will be held in Everetts the fol lowing Friday, April 6, and the final commencement will be staged here April 13. The purpose of these commence ments is to "Set up standards of achievement and better them annual ly." The be.it spellers, .mathemati cians, readers, writers and others are selected from each school. At the gtoup center commencements, the contestants are given their first try outs, the winners entering the final commencement here. Preparations have been going on in the several schools for the past few weeks, and the final commencement is expected to be the most successful in years. Group 1 includes Oak City, Hamil ton, Hassell, Roanoke, Cross Roads, Everetts, Gyld Point, Smiths, Keels, Parmele, Robersonville and Hurst. Group II includes Dardens, James ville, Poplar Run, Ange, Cooper Smithwick, Sandy Ridge, Williams j ton, Burroughs, Whitleys, Griffin, Farm Life, Bear Grass, Woolard and j Lilleys. v WOMEN HEAR MISS IDA POTE4T Speaks To Woman's Club On "Pictures and Their Value" At the regular meeting of the Woman's club yesterday afternoon. Miss Ida Poteat, head of the Art de partment of Meredith college, made a splendid lecture on the subject of "Pictures ami Their Value." Miss Poteat said . that Beauty is God's handwriting and any kind of art whether expressed in architec ture, painting or sculp(oring, is an expression of Beauty. She explained .the need of beauty •in our livfes, and as wfr need good books to put us on a higher plane of life, so it is essential to have good pictures. . Pictures as a decorative element are not used as much' as iunnt-rly, in fact they are not very stylish, but never in the world's history has there been such a keen interest in the works of the great masters. " When pictures are used in the home, they should be to suit -the individual taste, according to Miss Poteat. Their purpose is to fill the soul's desire and for different tastes. The other number on the program was a trio, -'Carinena,' sung by Mrs. Harper Holliday, Mrs. W. C. Man ning, jrir and" Mfs. Wheeler Martin,, accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Higgs Williams. In ..the preliminary business ses sion, reports from the committees ~ were received and a field day plan ned for next Friday, March 30. On that day all those who have any shrubs or flowers that they can give, are asked to bring them to the club at 3 o'clock. Mrs. I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, Mrs. C. J. Sawyer, of Windsor, Mrs. Stallings, of Los Angeles, Cal., Mrs. Robert Everett, of Palmyra and rrthfTS were special guests of the club at this meeting. The social committee served peach pastries, tea and mints. Receiving^pplications for Military Training Camps Opportunity for a month's vaca tion with all expenses paid exists for Martin county boys, between the ages of 17 and 24, who will be the first to apply for admission to the Citizens Military Training Camp to be conducted by the United States Government at F*ort Bragg, N. C., June 17-July 16, this summer. The camp will be conducted under euspicea of the United States Regu lar Army. Its training will stress American citisneship, self-reliance, initiative, team work, good fellow ship, and flow to work hard and ef fectively. Many parents would pay more than SIOO for such training of a month for their boys. Misses Young and Garren, of the Jamesville faculty, attended the game between Everetts and Jamesville here last evening. «' . «