WMCA tie Label 9% Your Pfr; It Carries the Doie ' Your inscription Expires VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 29 CONVENTION OF COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS ON 21-22 Will Be Held With Holly Spring Church, Near Williamston ( D. W. SIMS IS SPEAKER Others Prominent in Sunday School Work On Program; Pennant for Largest Representation The Martin County Sunday school conven&n will be held Thursday and Friday, June 21 and 22. with the Holly Springs Ifethodist Church, near here, >« was announced this week by officers of the Sunday school association. o«t»ide speaker!) helping in the con vention will be Mr D. W. Sims, Ra general superintendent of the North Carolina Sunday School Asso ciation, and Miss Flora Davis, Raleigh associate superintendent of the asso ciation. Several jnf the best-known Sunday school workers in the county will also take parts in the program. • convention is interdenomina tional, and workers from all Sunday schools in the county are invited to participate in the work. In charge of the arrangements for the convention are Mr. James L. Rob erson and Mr. Paul Bailey, president «nd secretary,;, respectively, of the county Sunday school association. These officers are requesting the co operation of all pastors, superintend ents, and other Sunday school leaders in an effort to make the convention a Success. The officer* have announced that again this year a pennant will be pre sented to the Sunday School having in the convention the largest number of representatives, 16 years of age and over, according to the number of miles traveled. It is expected that there will be much friendly competition for the pennant among the Sunday schools of the county. One of the main discussions at the convention will deal with attendance npon the Sunday school. Statistics show that hardly two-fifths of the chil- - dren attend Sunday school in North Carolina. The State workers will of suggestions by which a large en rollment in the schools might be ob tained. Sunday's Program " 1 At Baptist Church "One thing thou lackest" is the Sunday morning's sermon, «l»d is found in Mark 10:21. While the sermon theme for Sunday even ing's service is, "Holding fast the Profession of our Faith". The doors of the church will be opened again Sunday morninig. And since there is to be a baptismal serv ice at the church next Wednesday *«ht, this will afford an excellent opportunity for any others who are contemplating baptism and church membership at this time. TWH church was glad to have, in it« congregation last Sunday, a group of viaitor* from Everett*. With the excellent roads which we already have, and others in process of construction, people living at a considerable distance from William •ton can drive in to church in a very few minutes. This church will al ways welcome such visitors, and ex tends a cordial invitation to people living outside of Williamston to come »nd worship with ua when not en gaged in aervices in their own com munities. *»e pastor and congregation of •Me church will watch with great in terest the evangelistic aervices which the Christian church will begin next Sunday, and it is our hope that a ■piendid meeting will be had. The floater suggests to his members that they attend as many of these aerv -IMS as possible. The Christian church haa been very liberal in attendance •pan our services, and now is the timm to abow oar appreciation. STRANPv THEATRE i / SATURDAY DON COLEMAN • "THE BRONC STOMPER" Also *2 - REEL COMEDY ♦ , And Serial t 'Blake of Scotland Yard —— —- THE ENTERPRISE 160 Tracts of Lan For County Tax The tax hammer fell on 160 tracts or parcels of land here this week when the sheriff offered property valued at approximately $400,000 for sale to satisfy tax j claims. The sale, amounting to 97,432.54, was much smaller than was expected a few days ago, and includes only real property. There were several purchasers, but more than 100 of the offerings were bought by one man. SHIP CARLOAD OF SWEET POTATOES Returns From Cooperative Shipment Pleasing To Growers Returns received by farmers who shipped a car of sweet potatoes coop eratively from here recently were very pjeasing to the farmers, County Dem onstration Agent T. B. Brandon stated yesterday. The shipment was very made up of only 182 bushels. The potatoes were sold in Charlottes ville, V'a., for $2 the bushel, and net ted the shippers $1,48 per bushel. Po tatoes on local markets have been sell ing for 75 cents to $1 a bushel, and even if the expense amounted to a little over one-fourth the price, the tarmers made more money than they would have had they sold them on local markets. The car was shipped May 26 through the Caroliiias Potato Growers. Mr. Brandon stated that no other shipments would be made this year, but it was his belief that many farm ers would prepare to handle and ship potatoes in larger quantities next year. There are only eight potato-curing barns in the county at the present time, seven in Griffins Township, where some of the best potatoes* in the country are grown, and an eighth one iii Robersonville Township. A number of farmers are planning to erect curing barns for use this year, it was stated by the agent. CAPTURE TWO MEN AT STILL Officers Save OperaWs of Huge Plant a Hard . Day's Work Revenue officers were off to an early start yesterday morning and when James Speight and George Hodges arrived shortly after sunrise to put their liquor still in operation on the Gray farm, near Jamesville, they lifted a day's toil from their thoulders. The officers, C. F. Alex ander, J. R. Manning and' Vance Price, left their homes about three o'clock in the morning and were at the place of operation before the distillers were up. One of the manu facturers told his companion that they would not have to work all day as there were containers for only tuunty-eight or thirty gallons of liquor. They had prepared to spend 'the greater part of the day at the plant, however, for they had their dinner pails along. The officers did not want to inter fere with the work of the operators, so they rushed them before opera tions were started. The chase was on, Price finally capturing one and Man ning the other. The two young men were carried back to the plant where they saw the officers batter the 200- gallon still destroy accessories and output. There were approximate ly 2600 gallons of beer ready for the fire and 67 gallonH of l'quoi waiting to be bottled. Speight and Hodges, two young white men who live on the Green ville-Crimesland road, were brought before the U. S. commissioner here for a hearing. Their failure to raise SI,OOO bonds caused them to go to jail to await the next term of fed eral court which will be held in Washington in October. With the two men stating they were without money and considering the size of the plant and the extent of its oper ations, it is almost certain that the plant was financed by some big boot leg gang, and rather than squeal, the men proved their loyalty to their partners ,' by walking cheerfully to Speight is only 20 years old, while Hodges is 24 years of age. The people at the Jamesville com munity were surprised to learn that the still's operators were foreigners come to carry on the illegal opera tions in their section. The location of the still and other arrangements caused officers to believe that a ten ant house on the farm was a base for the plant's operations. When the plant was carried through Jamesville, the people turned out in goodly numbers to view the huge kettle and other equipment used in the manufacture of liquor. Sheriff Gribbs, of Bayboro, vietatd friends here this week.* - Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 8,1928 Between now and the first Mon day in July, the time the sheriff settles with the county commis missioners. the collectors will make a drive on all personal property. Non-payment of the personal tax will mean the confiscation of prop erty, according to law. So far the collector has not accumulated any personal property, although he has made a large percentage of those collections. GOOD PROGRAM AT KIWANIS CLUB Several Speakers on Pro gram at Luncheon Wednesday With the largest attendance .n weeks, the Kiwanis club held one of best meetings last Wednesday that has been called in some time. l)r. I'. 8., Cone, in charge of the meeting, had arranged a .splendid program, reveral speakers having been asked to talk a few minutes on their respe? professions. The meeting was thoroughly enjoyed by the large number present, and marks the be ginning of a real move to boost the town. The first speaker, Dr. O. I'. Fitz gerald, i* a short talk, advanced the potential possibilities of the town as a church center and told of the re ligious life of the community as it now is. Wheeler Martin, representing the Martin County Building and Loan as sociation, told of * Williamston's growth during the past twelve months. Mr. Martin with his data in hand, stated that thirty-one buildings had been erected orare now being constructed here; that the new build ings Would cost approximately $23.'!,- 700.00. A little less than $25,000 have been spent in repairing old buildings within the past few months, Mr. Martin stated, and a continuation of this work is expected. Mayor R. L. Coburn, next of the speakers, gave out information rel ative tp town's financial condi tion, and .stated that the town is in a better financial condition at the present time than it has been in for J ears. He briefly touched on the Lm- -fHtrannents that have been consider ed by-AXe town commissioners and will be brought up for dis cussion at a meeting next Monday night. / The cooperative feature in further ing the progress of a town and com munity was mentioned by Mr. Geo. 11. Harrison, he stating that it was vitally necessary In the life of every town for its citizens to boost and pull together rather than criticise and kr.ock. ' _ Jim King, calling for an individual interest of every man, woman and child in the tobacco market here, told of the wonderful possibilities for Williamßton as a tobacco mar ket. Sixth In siie, Mr. King staled that .the market has an unlimited territory from which to draw its to bacco and with the cooperaion of warehouseman and individual, it is bound to grow. , , Special guests at the meeting in cluded Messrs. Jim King, E. 0. Tuck, T. M. McCabe and I'erlie Perry. Program of Services At Christian Church Sunduy school, 9:45. The attend ance was 144 last Sunday. Let us reach our attendance aim of 150 this • Sunday. ——— Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Sub ject, "How to have a v revival." Evening service, 8 o'clock. Rev. C. B. Mashbum, ot Robersonville, be gins our revival meeting. The public is cordially invited to attend our Sunday services, also to come thru the week to the revival services. Sheriff Busy Collecting Personal Privilege Taxes That the collection of taxes is an all-year business is seen by..the or ders in the sheriff's office here. Be-, fore he had completed the collection of general property taxes and held his tax sale this week, personal privilege taxes became due, and femn now until the last of the month, he will be busy is suing permits to the various types of business houses and business joints. Unless tftis privilege tax is paid by the 30th, it was pointed out, the per son or persons will be subject to a fine. Services At Everetts Church Next Sunday Rev. W. B. Harrington will preach both morning and evening in the Ev 'eretts Baptist. Church next Sunday, it was announced yesterday by a com mittee of the church there. The morn ing service will be held at 11 o'clock, and the evening service at 8.-00 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. TOWN FATHERS WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY NIGHT Several Important Matters Are Scheduled To Be Disposed Of TO CONSIDER TAX CUT Paving of Sidewalks and White Way Also Expected To Come Before Board The meeting of town commissioners scheduled (or last Monday night will be held next Monday night at 8:00 o'clock, .it was definitely 1 announced by Mayor R. L. Coburn yesterday. The meeting carries unusual inter est In that several important matters are slated to come up for discussion and action. A cut in the tax rate has been rumored, and at the session Mon day night ,it will be learned if such action is possible. The present rate is $2.25 on the SIOO valuation, and sev eral of the commissioners state that it is the hope of the board to bring it down to $2. After reviewing the budget, it might be found that a de crease at the present time is not ad visable, but so far the 1928 tax list has. not been prepared,, and it is thought that its preparation is awaiting the outcome of the meeting Monday night. Should the commissioners order a decrease in (he rate, it will be the second during their term of office, and no doubt it will be gladly welcomed fey tin- taxpayers of the town.' Second in importance is the erection of sidewalks on the town's principal streets. While there has been no of ficial discussion as to the building of sidewalks, it has been openly stated by several of the commissioners thai the town is giving the matter close at tention, and it might be that we will have a tax cut and sidewalks also. The cry for improved sidewalks has been heard year after year, but nothing has been done to better them since the Indians, or some good friend of the pedestrian, placed a few strips of tar in front of the Hassell property on Main Street years ago. A goodly number of taxpayers, large ones, too, have expressed themselves as favor ing sidewalks in preference to a de crease in the tax rate. They would take both, however. The possible erection of a white way on the town's principal streets will also he up for consideration, it was stated. The. installation of a white way will depend upon an agree ment between the town and the Vir ginia Klcctric & Power Co. Mr. J. T. Chase, general manager of the power company, is expected to be at the meeting, and if possible arrangements for a white way will be made. Other improvements having to do with the streets will also be discussed, it> was stated, liut from what could be learned, the meeting wilf center on a tax cut and improved sidewalks. Christian Revival To Begin Sunday Sunday night at 8:00 o'clock, the Christian church here will begin a special religious service, lasting a week' or probably longer. The revival has been planned by the committee ior several weeks, and large crowds j.re expected to attend and tuke part in the services. Itev. C. B. Mashljurn, pastor of the ltobersonville Christian Church, will be in the pulpit each evening at 8:00 o'clock during the services, and the public is extended a cordial welconie to hear him. Mr. Mashburn was formerly pastor of the First Chris tian Church, Charlotte, and he comes to this section as an able preacher. Skewarkee Lodge Will Elect Officers Tuesday Skewarkee Lodge No. 90, A. F. & A. M., will hold its annual election of. officers at the regular meeting of the lodge next Tuesday night. This in the last regular meeting before St. John's day, June 23 and is the time when all subordinate lodges ot the North Carolina jurisdiction hold theil elections. In addition to the. election of of ficers, there are some other matters to be brought up, and a full attend ance of members is urged by the of ficers. i 1 I Present officers of Skewarkee Lodge are: Luther Peel, Mastei; N. C. Green, senior warden; L. H. Gur ganus, junior warden; C. D. Carstar phen, jr., secretary; and C. D. Car starphen, sr., treasurer. Services at Jamesville Methodist Church There will not be any service at the II o'clock hour at the Jamesville Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday morning, on account of the pastor be-" ing away at summer school, but there will be services Sunday night at the church, Rev. A. Corey having been invited to -fill the appointment at that time. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. 1,000 TREATED IN FIRST WEEK OF HEALTH DRIVE Campaign Is Against Diph theria and Typhoid Fever PLAN VACCINATE 5,000 County And State Boards of Health Are Offering Free Vaccination To All in County Although this the first week that the campaign against typhoid fever and diphtheria has been carried on in this county this around one thousand children have been vac cinated ugainst the diseases, Dr. Wm. E. Warren, heulth officer for the county, stated* ttfis morning. "We think there will be approximately five tlwusajul . people ..vaccinated in the county this year," Dr. Warren stated. It is understood that the people a.re cooperating to the fullest with the health office and doctors in the cam paign, and so far this year only one case of typhoid has been reported in the county. Last year there were only seven cases reported in the county, and the absence of the fever is attributed Ut the typhoid treat ment given during the past several years, physicians state. The case that has been reported is in Griffins town ship and is in a colored family. When the sickness was learned by neighbors, they turned out for vac cination, it was reported. . The county, and the State Board of Health are offering this protec tion free of all charge to every man, woman and child in the county. It has been proved that vaccination with vaccine has been one of the main ways in reducing the number of deaths ami cases- for the lust eleven years, and the boards of health are urging every one to be vaccinated. In 1!>27, 3,034 people in North Car olina had diphtheria and 272 'died. Sixty-five per cent of those who had diphtheria and those who jlje'l of j diphtheria were under six years of ago. A great part of the' expense of sickness and death of these children could have been prevented by diph theria vaccine. Every child between the ages of fix months and ten days should, take diphtheria vaccine. It has been, shown by careful records that three doses will immunize eighty-five per cent of children treated. Three treatments of diphtKeria or typhoid vaccine are necessary. Each is harmless, practically a certain preventive, and almost painless. Neither cause any sore. The county health officer is urging the people of Martin county to take advantage of ithis free treatment, and desires them to look up the vaccination schedule and be vaccinat H. L. WILLIAMS DIES TODAY Was One Of Oldest Citi zens of Williamston; Funeral Saturday Henry L. Williams, one of the oldest natives of this town, died to day at 12:30 from internal trouble, thought to have been carieer. He had been in declining health for some time, but it was during the past few week* that he was forced to his bed t . The son of Ameleck Williams and wife, hp was born here 70 years ago; His father moved from Elizabeth to Williamston and entered the mer cantile business and made his home here until his death, „ . When very young, Mr. Williams lost his mother, but under the care of his father, he advanced rapidly in his books, and was a Latin ncholar. He never married and be sides a niece, Mrs. T. C. Cook; and three nephews, Messrs. B. B. Wil liams arid Joe Koberson, of this place and one In Kentucky, he leaves no close relatives. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon and interment will follow in the cemetery here. Dr. E. E. Gillespie To Preach Here Sunday Dr. E. E. Gillespie, Presbyterian minister of Greensboro, will preach here Sunday morning at II o'clock in the graded school auditorium. Mr. (>illcspie will be here for only one service, and the public is cordially in vited to attend. It will be remembered that Dr. Gil lespie preached here during the spec ial Presbyterian services held in the tent on the lot facing Church and Smithwick Streets during the latter part of April and early May. He is superintendent of missions in this' State and is doing a splendid work in thrft field. His service here Sunday morn in, it is expected, will be largely at tended. —'■ ' COUNTY CONVEN WILL BE HE AT NOON A Parting Word To Delinquent Subscribers The response to a call issued by this paper to its delinquent subscribers has been very satis factory, the business manager stated this morning. To those who settled their accounts, our sincere thanks are extended; to those who mailed the cards sent them—oh, well, we appreciate that, too. To those who have neither settled their subscription accounts nor mailed the card back for the paper's files, we ex press our regrets and say 'good-bye.' It is the policy of this paper to give its readers all the happen ings throughout the county so far as possible twice each week, and in return the small fee of $1.50 annually is expected. SAYS OPEN DOOR SHOULD Bfc SHUT 'lndignant Citizen' Urges Stricter Enforcement Of the Law 1 1 lie open floor which the town of W'illiamston has. always maintained needs to be shut occasionally, if those who come in violate the privilege of visitors,' was the opening sentence in a letter received by this office yester day condemning night prowling and urging a stricter enforcement of the law. I'lie letter, which jvas signed 'An hidignaut Citizen,' .continues: 'Shall the tow n he made the dump ing .ground fur drunks on Saturday nights? Must the citizens sit supinely by and look ti|»iii open violations of the law and grant no protection to, women whose hiisbatuls are down at their places of business oil Saturday nigllt? These women do not feel sate when drunken- white men and boys are in the neighborhood, and under the glare of -arc lights enter private lots, presumably hunting for whisky placed there bv some of their companions. Such a thing happened- on Ilatton Street in front of the bungalows in Watts drove Saturday uight, and final ly one women, becoming extremely nervous, phoned to her husband and thief Daniel went over to investigate. The drunken crowd claimed that they wye fixing their car lights, when they had been driving around and around the streets through the grove with lull lights for some time. Whether the policeman had enough law or not to take them before the mayor is not to be questioned. There has always been a law to arrest prowlers on pri vate property, and let them tell who gave the privilege to prowl late at ■light or-even at an early hour. Can not the towu government he made strong enough to make Williamston a safe place for its taxpayers? If some of the local whisky joints were cleaned tip and out, folks out of town would not dare, to come iu and take posses sion of respectable neighborhoods. One of the troubles' is that we are too leni ent with our ofcn evil-doers. IfAVil liaiustuii was situated in the West, there wonUl soon he i Vigilance Com mittee, and sonic folks would be 'hoof ing it' before the suu went down. Let's imagine that we arc west of the Rockies. 1 In the last few weeks, citizens have been awakened very often by people going around at night where they had 110 business, and the practice has caused much excitement. Hobgood Wins Close Game From Gold Point Friday Gold l'oint, June 7. —Last Friday the Gold Point fans witnessed the most exciting baseball game ever played on the local diamond when Hrrbgowt nosed out the Pointers 1 to 0 m a ten inning battle. It was a pitcher's duel but not one merely of tit ri-ke.ju's; rather, it was a "hit and snag" performance. Sensational catches by members of both teams in the outfield were the most prominent features of the game; both infields, however, played a very good (fame. Dick Cherry was on the mound for the locals while A 1 Haynes did mound duty for the visitors, each al lowing but five hits. Cherry's performance was superb, and he was never in serious danger until in tlje fateful tenth when a pass and one hit scored the ruri which proved the margin of his defeat. A local rally in the tenth was checked when, with runners on second and Lhu' buses, crashing drives from the Pointers' bats were smothered by the Tlobgood infield. This game was the second of a five-game series, the first having been won by Gold Point by the score of 5 to 4. Advertisers Wilt Find Our Col- I umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 WILL SELECT 13 DELEGATES TO STATE MEETING 11 Precincts Have a Total Of 77 Votes in County Convention STATE MEET TUESDAY Few Delegates To County Conven tion Were Instructed ,At Precinct Meetings While it is tmder*tnr>tf +brt ntr acrree ment to split the delegates to the State Democratic convention has virtually been reached, a lively , session of the county convention here tomorrow at noon is expectcd-by many. It is now almost certain tiiat the 7>l votes to be cast m the Convention ffThiorfow, will hf representing by a ilouhle^portion of delegates. » At a few of the precinct meetings held May £)>. delegates were instructs as to how they should vote in the con vention tomorrow. but in the majority ot the meetings, no instructions were given. I lie 1.5 delegates selected at the con vention here will go to Raleigh next I ucsdav, w here they w ill take part in selecting- the delegates from this State to the national convention in Houston, •In Kalcigh. 28 delegates will be select ed. 2 from eaclj congressional district and 8 from the State at large. It has been the custom of the Democrats in this State to s#ltct four delegates from each but recently it W4S learned that the national Democratic committee would enforce the rule allowing but two dele gates from each district. Before 'his the .delegates only had utie halt a vote each, while now each delegate will have one vete except the delegates at large. W"t dispatch sent out from Kalcigh. two alternates may be seated from each district, but they will dot lie SeatcTT m the delegates' sec tion at Houston-and will not be al lowed to participate e-xvept in the ah. sene.e ot hteir delegates. Alternates will have seats in the convention hall, however, it was ■ stated. . ...• The North Carolina delegation will consist of 8 dclegafes-nt large,'2o dis trict delegates, ami 20 alternatives, which will cast the 24 votes for the State." . Under provisions of the national •Democratic committee rule, 8 delegates at large will "be elected with a half vote each delegate instead of four dejegates at large with one vote each. This was authorized, it was explained .in the regulations, to permit States to send '•four men and four women to the na tional convention. Everetts Woodmen To Meet Monday i A regular meeting of the Everetts Modern Woodmen Camp will be held Monday at 8 p. m. All members are urged to attend the meeting and take part in the initiation of a candidate. Deputies Capture Big Still Near Free Union Deputies E. H. Uaylord and K. G. Waters, of Jamesville, brought in a .still of one hundred-gallon cajpuc iiy ra.st Wednesday from the Free Inion section. The still was one of 'ho largest yet captured by the two deputies and was found cold. The beer mixture at the plant- was al most ready for the fire, the officers stated. Fountain Apparently Winner in State Race Unless there is a second primary, and it is not very likely that one will be hefil, the nomination of K. T. Pountain for lieutenant governor was brought about lust Saturday in the Democratic" primary. It waa agreed between Messrs. I Kingston and Uurgwyn that the high man in the race for lieutenant gov ernor win. Mr. Fountain failed to agree and it is not known what .will be done. Out of 1,754 precincts in the State Fountin was given 77,841 VstesT Langston 64,968; and W. H. S. Uurgwyn, 59,500. The nomination of Frank D. Grist, one of three candidates for . com missioner of labor and printing, was made when he polled 20,000 votes over the combined votes of his two opponents, Shipman and Peterson. Returns give Grist 104,628; Ship man, 59,565 and Peterson 2^,730 Return From Raleigh Mr. and Mr». Billy Baxter, of Nor folk, and Mr. amLMca, Qscar Ander where they attended annual Shrine Club meeting.