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Don't Miss The Seventh Annual Roanoke Pair, Watch the Übd on Your Paper Aa It Carries the Data When Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 58 TWO MEN TRY TO SET FIRE TO OLD BUGGY FACTORY Considerable Alarm Caused Here Sunday Night By Reports of Fire Bugs BOTH MAKE ESCAPE ITwpliij rn Find Oil-Soaked Paper and Struck Matches Beside Old Wooden Structure With two big fires fresh in their minds, the people of the town were badly upset when two men attempted to fire the large buldinig of the Blount Manufacturing Co., one block from Main, on Smithwick Street, here early Sunday night. Mystery surrounds the of the (wo men, and more than »- one explanation of the attempt to fire the building has been offered. Sunday night, around 10 o'clock, two nten were said to have drawn oil from a can on Mr. J. D. Harrison'* back porch, right near the buggy factory. A short while afterward, Mrs. Har rison heard two men complain when they were unable to get matches to burn. They were not disheartened, hcwever, for they were heard to say, "That's all right, we'll have the whole town burning in a short while." Help was summoned, and Jim Pappas, pro prietor of Williamston's new cafe, rushed to the scene in time to see one of the men mo. He fired several shots at the fleeing man, but missed his mark. Pappas gave chase, and he says he would caught his man had he not fell into a ditch. Other arriving upon the scene a tew seconds later stated they saw one of the men running from the building. A search was made, but efforts to capture the two men failed. Employees of the company made an investigation and ( found several matches that had been struck near by a pile of paper soaked in oil. Appar ently the two men had planned to de stroy the big building by firing the structure housing the blacksmith shop aiuf which is only a few feet from the main b»'i'«iing. „ - A short time before the attempt to fire the buildinK was made a strange car was said to have come from the rear of the school building and go in the dir6ction of the buggy plant. The same car was seen a short time after th* plot was learned going out Watts Street. v The two fires and the attempt to fire tin' buggy plant have put the people of the town on their guard, and prowl ers have been ordered carried before the authorities that they might explain their cause for loitering around the li . town. Little Tobacco On Market Here Today With a heavy and continuous rain falling since early this morning, there was little, tobacco on the warehouse floors here today. Approximately 200,000 pounds were reported on the floors here yesterday. Services at Fairview Church This Week A serie# of services was started last night by Rev. W. A. Davis, of Washington, in the Fairview church, near here. The services will continue thtough Sunday night, it was announc ed this morning. Special Meeting oi Masons Toflight There will be_a special communica tion of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. K. & A. M., tonight at 8 o'clock. Work in the first degree. Members and vis iting Masons are cordially invited to attend. STRANn THEATRE | J WEDNESDAY KEN MAYNARD in THE RED RAIDERS Alao 2 - REEL COMEDY And Serial "The Jungle Goddess" and FREE TICKET FOR BHOW FRIDAY THE ENTERPRISE 2 Die Near Dardens When Autos Collide UNITED THANK OFFERING TO BE MADE OCTOBER 11 Service Will Be Held in Washington City Cathedral MEET HERE FRIDAY Member* of Local Parish To Make Pinal Donation* to Offering At Meeting Friday At the general convention of the Episcopal Church to be held in Wash ington, D. C., next month, represen tatives of that church from all over the country will carry the United Thank Offering contributed l(y the various parishes, it was stated yester uky in a bulletin sent out front that city. Mrs. James G. Staton, of this place, who is the Diocesan Treasurer of the offering, states that nhe women of Fast Carolina have already given to wards the offering of 1928, the sum of $9,367.47, which will be presented in Washington City October 11. Many of the parishes are holding a last meet ing this month when the ladies are urged to make additional donations in an effort to increase the fund to over ;10,000 from this Diocese. The wo men of the local parish will meet at the home of Mrs. C. B. Clark next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when tin final United Thank Offering will be turned in. On Thursday, October 11, at 8 o'- clock a United Thank Offering service of the church women will be held in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul at Washington. For three years many women and girls over 18 in the Diocese of East Carolina hive been presenting their offerings twice a year, which offerings will be gathered into one whole and piesented at this coming service in Washington,' D. C., October 11th. This i* a service of Holy Communion for all the women of the church. So eager are the women to attend this service that it has become necessary to reserve st-ats for those women who will l>e honored "with the of present ing these offerings. On October 11, at 8 p. m., in the auditorium, 19th and E Streets, will bt held the United Thank Offering Mass Meeting of the women of the church. At this meeting Dr. John Wilson , Wood will introduce the mis sionaries from the different fields, and there will be interesting addresses by many from all four corners of the earth Appropriate prayers will be said, spec ial hymns sung, and the climax of this meeting will be the moment when Mr. Lewis B. Franklin, treasurer of the National Council, makes an announce ment of the sum total of the offerings of the women for the closing trienni um. In 1925, at New Orleans, this offering amounted to '5912,814.30. It is expected that, the amount will be considerably over a million dollars thif year. For the triennial of 1925 the women in East Carolina presented an offer ing, through Mrs. James F. Woolvin, at New Orleans, of $7,780.31. The women in Williamston have shown their thankfulness during this Trien ninm and their offering* so far have amounted to $346.18. This is Septem ber, an opportunity for the women to present another offering, and Mr*. C. B. Clark, who has charge of the of fering in this parish, is confidently expecting a creditable one from the women "of the Church of the Advent Pirtah. i Mil NEGRO HIT-RUN DRIVER CAUGHT rnmmmmmm * Is Captured After Chase Through Town in Which Another Car Is Struck Sam Roberson, local colored man, created much excitement here last Sun day morning when he ran his Ford irto another car and made an attempt to escape an investigation. He hit the car of Mr. C. B. Coltrain on the corner of Main and Smithwick streets knocking Mrs. Coltfain out of the car. She was not badly hurt in the fall, however. When the man failed to stop witnesses to the accident gave chase in their cars, and Roberson was corner ed several block* away. During the chase Roberson hit the Ckevrolet be longing to Mr. M. R. Spivey, but the damage to that car was alight. Roberson was placed in jail and will face a drunken and redd*** driving driving charge in the recorder's court here Tuesday week. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 18, 1928 WHITE MAN AND NEGRO WOMAN DIE INSTANTLY Young Negro Man Is Ser iously Injured and Re covery Is Doubtful HAPPENED MONDAY White Man, Mr. J. P. McNair, W» By Himself; Three Negroes in Other Car; One Not Hurt Mr. J. F. McNair, of Washington county, and Kthel Cordon, eighteen year-old negress of this county, were instantly killed yesterday afternoon when the cars in which they were riding collided on N. C. No. 90, near Plymouth. There were no eye wit nesses to the accident, and no cause for the fatal wreck had been given late last night. Willis Pierce, young negro, living in the Free Union section of this county, suffered a broken arm and dangerous cuts about the legs and body. A second colored woman, rid ing the Pierce car, escaped serious in jury, according to reports coming from the scene of the wreck, Mr. McNair was traveling alone. When thp cars, a new .Chevrolet and a new Ford, ran together on the cufve, people nearby heard the im pact and rushlii to the scene. The McNair (jar, the new Chevrolet, was burning and before lie could be re moved from the car he died. His face and neck were so badly cut and mash ed that his identity could not be de termined until some time later. It waif not definitely known whether he died {{pm the loss of blood or from some direct blow. Attendants remov ed the Cordon girl and were taking her to Plymouth when she died. Her skull was crushed and it is said that her brains were scattered along the pavement. She never regained con sciousness, it was stated. ll was slated yesterday that Pierce was drivinK the Ford, hut today he stated that the Cordon girl was at the wherfT, A few weeks ago Fierce was t>ound over to the. Federal court on a liquor charge, but it could not he learned whether or not. liquor played a part in the wreck. Mr. McNair had attended trt busi ness matters here during the day and left about 3j30 for his home. Pierce v.as returning from Plymouth to his home in the Free Union section. Both cars were completely wreck, it by those who went to the scene. THIEVES RAID SMOKE HOUSES Around 50 Hams Stolen From Farmers of Three Townships Various smokehouses in this sec tion were the scene of wholesale rob beries last week when thieves stole approximately fifty hams from farm ers in Griffins, Bear Grass Wil lianiston townships. The thieves hit heavy when they entered a smoke house, taking from ten to fifteen hams at a haul. • , - The first robbery was discovered by Mr. Samuel J. Lilley, who lives just a short distance the other side of the Kader LiHey store, when he entered his smokehouse and found twelve of his best hams missing. The hams weighed from 12 to 15 pounds each. "Saturday morning, Mr. John A. Griffin missed 11 or 12 of his hams, the thieves had paid his smokehouse a visit the night before. Saturday night the rogues removed twenty hams from Mr. Henry C. Green's smokehouse on the Washing ton road. The thieves tore the lock from the smokehouse door, and pick ed over Mr. Green's supply, taking the best. The same night, thieves entered the smokehouse of Johnnie Savage at the fair grounds here and made a clean sweep of his hams. The exact number stolen there is' not known, but it is stated that Mr. Savage had a plentiful supply. The thief or thieves are said to have driven their car near the Lilley home and approached the smokehouse afoot, carrying the meat in sacks to the car and driving to town* in other counties where tMy sold it. No facts to the robbers' identity have been e»- Üblished at this time, but Messrs. Lilley and Griffin think the rogue it a young white nun and that he stole" the meat to sell and riot for personal use. The two men are offering a $25 .reward for the apprehension and con vicition of the thief or thieves. WOMANS CLUB TO HOLD FIRST MEET ON OCTOBER 4TH Meetings Thereafter JVVill Be Held on Fourth Thursdays ASK BIG ATTENDANCE Executive Committee Held Its First Meeting of Fall Season Last Friday The first regular meeting of the lo cal Woman's Club for the fait season was called for October 4 by the eiigcu tive committee in session last Friday afternoon. The fourth Thursday in each month was set as the regular meeting WtVie, but since the fair wilt !>" in progress here that week the executive comfnittee changed of meeting the following Thursday. 'I his I'li.uigv i|i the first meeting will not affect" the time for the secotwt meeting which will be held the fourth Thursday of the month. "Appreciating the fact that Mr. Hood is thoroughly interested in school athletics and is exerting all possible effort, at present,~to put out a football team of which the whole town will, be proud," the club's president, Mrs. Wheeler Martin, stated, "the executive committee in session, voted to donate to the. athletic association 25 per cent of all the proceeds of club dances given weekly for two months. It is also hoped that other arrange ments can be made to assist the asso ciation financially." There wis a representative of the Kudcliflfe Chautauqua at this meeting who was most anxious for the club to book a three-day- entertainment program, but after much discussion, the committee voted- not to book the chautauqua. p The advisability of having the club sponsor a cooking school for the wo men of the town was discussed. This school will not be confined to the members of the club alone, but will be for every one interested in such sub jects as luilanced diet, party cookery, food values, etc, The courses offered by this school are most helpful, and this is an opportunity that one can hardly afford to ignore. The individ ual expense will ve very small, Mrs. Martin stated. Since the meeting to be held Oc tober 4 is the first after a vacation of about two months, Mrs. Martin is very anxious for the members to enter whole-heartedly into the club's work again, SELL CAR HOGS IN RICHMOND Jamesville Farmers Get 12 To 13 1-4 Cents Pound For 79 Hogs Prices ranging from 12 to 13 1-4 cents per pound were received by Messrs. C. C. Fleming and C. Mi zc lie, farmers of jamesville, last week, when they sold a carload of hogs on the Richmond market. The hogs were sold at auction, and those weighing aiound 125 pounds brought \J cents. while the heavier ones sold for arpuntU 1.1 1-4 cents per pound. Messrs. Fleming and Mizelle, ac companied by Mr. VV. T. Overby, ag-j ricultural tuaojier in the Jamesville motored to Richmond to see tjie 79 hogs, which comprised the car, sold. Baptist Pastor to Speak On Carries Defalcation Because o{ the unusual conditions immediately, confronting the Baptists of the South, brought about by the embezzlement of large sums of money by the treasurer of the Home Mission Board, in Atlanta, recently, the pas tor of the Memorial Baptist Church said today that lie would take this mat ur Tip before his congregation next Sunday morning it the hour of morn ing worship. // He went on to say, because of the nature .of the entire matter, it was only right that the members of the local church be given the fullest pos sible statement concerning the affair. He, with other preachers of the State, will be in Raleigh Thursday, where the Baptist - State Board will consider the matter from all its an gles. The pastor feels that hi* entire con gregatoin ii interested in the outcome oi what is involved; and is desirous of a large congregation at the timj when he speaks. Mr. Dickey thinks that needed econ omies, installation of more up-to-date business methods, general reorganiza tion of the work of the board, and many other benefits will «MHM~ from this unfortunate situation—thus turn ing a great disaster into, a permanent blessing. Tropical Storm Is Headed for Williamston; Warning Issued Local Negro Scho Destroyed by IS SECOND BIG BLAZE HERE IN AS MANY DAYS Fire Is Believed To Have Been of Incendiary Origin WORK HANDICAPPED Classes Are Being Held in Various Colored Lodges and Churches; $1,400 Insurance The colored graded school here was completely destroyed by firp at three o'clock last Saturday morning, just- 24 hours after the stables beolnging to "Harrison Bros. & Co. were burned. The fire, thought to have been pur posely started, had gained much head way before it was discovered, and the fire company was only able to hold the flame's to the one byilding. A few desks were removed from the build ing, but as a whole the equipment was burned. Hardly before the town's citizens had finished the peculiar or igin of tlß* Harrison Bros, stable fire, they were called from their sleep in the dead of the morning by the-'&flll note of the town's tire siren. They pieped from their windows to see the" sky. brightened by burning timbers of the large wooden structure, and as the trnck roared on to the fire, they fol lowed in great numbers. And some were so thinly clad that they were forced to the fire that they might keep The volunteer company equaled its record of the morning before, when it had water flowing on the stable fire within 7 minutes after the alarm was turned in. Although the school building was completely destroyed, the fire company members controlled the flames and "prevented near-by houses from burning. The home of Rev, K. (,i. L. Edwards, pastor of the colored Methodist Church, was in immediate danger and members of his family took no chances and moved, the furni ture out of the house just to move it back in an hour or so later. ]ev. Kdwards stated he first saw the building burning in a corner in the west end of the building, that the flumes were soaring high and it was a matter of a very few minutes before the entire structure was ablaze. The alarm was telephoned in from the par sonage and employees of the Sally Ann Bakery -sounded the siren. Many opinions have been offered in attempting to explain the origin of tne file, but no founded reason has been advanced at this time. It is believed by some- that a maniac started the blaze, while others think the fire was .the result of formulated plans made l>y several colored people here. E. J. If;,yes, principal of the school, stated that he worked with carpenters in the building Friday, but no matches were struck during the entire day. One of the carpenters lost a complete set of tools, valued at SIOO. The school's principal had planned tc. begin classes yesterday morning in the building and had prepared to open the session with eight teachers. Yes terday morning many of the children went to the spot where they were di rected to colored lodge buildings and churches. Since the school budget for the year has been passed, no immedi ate action will be taken in replacing the building. The old building was said to be a regular fire trap and carried a high in- Uirance rIST~ Approximately $1,400 will be received from insurance com panies, it was stated by County Sup erintendent Pope yesterday morning. New Requirements ior Pupils Of First Grade Due to the large number of be ginners in the local school, it will be impossible to enroll children under six years of age; that fc, those chil dren who were not six years old by the first of this month wil so crowd tlu first grade that it will retard the progres of those already in school, the principal stated this morning. It is with regret that school officials make this ruling, but with 75 children already enrolled in the class and wit(i condition' badly crowded, they were foreed the establish the aga limit. Classes were continued through the noon hour today, the pupils leaving the building for the day at 1:30. Dr. Cone Wants List Of Rooms For Fair Local people having available rooms in their home* and who wish to rent them during the fair are asked to notify Dr. P. B. Cone at his office in the old Farmers * Merchants Bank Buying. It will be impossible for l ffle hotels and boarding houses to care for the people coming here during the fair, and local residents are asked to help relieve the expected con gestion wher* they find it con venient to do so. Dr. Cone states it will be greatly if the "people having rootn' would notify him as soon MP It is possible to do so. MOVE PAVING OUTFIT HERE Roberts Paving Co. Soon To Begin Paving Of Fill The Roberts Paving Co., successful bidder on the paving projects between this* town and Windsor and another between lander and Ahoskie, is mi vilig its plant here this week. "The loading equipment will be placed on a lot adjoining the tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line near the river. The com p«.ny will begin pouring concrete on this end of the Windsor-Williamston proje.et as soon as the plant can be set up here. Paving work on the WhAsor end o: the workAvill be completed today, it was stated yesterday by one of the crtnpany's employees, and will he opened to traffic within 10 or 15 days. While the exact detours handling the tiaftic between, the two towns could not he learned today, it is officially understood that trSffic will not be held up but very little while the paving work is under way. The company has been at work on ly a very short time on the link near Windsor, and while it will be intpos siide to rush the work on this end, it is understood that only a few weeks will pass before the entire -road is opened to traffic. Only one of the fill will be paved at a time, and this will cause the work to extend over a longer period of time, according to those acquainted with the project. MRS?feOWEN DIES AT HOME HERE Had Made Home With Her Daughter, Mrs. Bailey, For 15 Years F.arly Sunday morning Mrs. Sallie bullock llowen died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. State Bailey, following a complication of diseases attendant upon advanced years. She had made her home with her daugh tei for the past 15 years and will be greatly missed in as well as by numerous friends and relatives in the county. The deceased was the daughter of the late William and Nancy Bullock, and was in her seventy-eighth year. She was married twice, first to J. A. Ciiinpbell, and to this union seven chil dren were born. The three surviving their mother arc Mrs. Carrie Ilardi- this place, Kev. C. A. Campbell, of Portsmouth, Va., and Mrs. Addie Adams, Va. Her last hus band was W. H. Howeu and the Chil dren surviving this union are Mrs. Staton Uaiiey, of this place and Eli Bowen, of Greenville. She also leaves 20 grandchildren and 15 great-grand children. Mrs. Bowen joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Bear Grass 57 years ago and was very loyal to her church and faith all these years. 9he was, prior to her death, the oldest mem ttr of the Bear Grass church. Funeral services were conducted from the home yesterday at* Z:JO, with Eiders B. S. Cowing and John L. Kogefloft officiating. Interment was made at the Bowen cemetery at the old homestead near Everetts. Ice Cream Supper at Vernon Church Friday There will be -an, ice cream supper at Vernon church Friday night, Sep tember 21, for the benefit of the Sun day school. The public is cordially invited. Advertisers Will Pind Our Col umn# a Latchkey to Over 1,800 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 IS DUE TO REACH HERE SOME TIME THIS AFTERNOON Associated Press Reports at Noon Indicate Heavy Losses at Charleston MANY WIRES DOWN Warning Says Storm Is Headed for Virginia Capes; This Section in Direct Path Striking Charleston, S.. C. shortly after the noon hour today, a hurricane was reported In ho racing tip the coast and beaded for the breakwaters of Virginia. Warnings have been is tuvtl to all sections in the path of the storm, and early this afternoon the news of the distasters in Charleston and other towns was being dispatch ed to all pacjs of the country. Ihe storm is expected to reach the breakwaters 6f Virginia late tflis af- Urnooh or early tonight, it was stat ed in a telegraphic report received at 1:0 M o'clock here. Since this section is in a direct path of the storm, tftrnir age to property is expected here late this afternoon. Reports from the South Carolina fbwn were ,■cut off when telephone ami •telegraph wires were thrown out of commission. Reports from other towns in that section state that several ' people wei*e killed there and. numbers of houses were torn up. The wind was blowing a regular gale, and much dam ag« to property was reported. Re- ~ ports, of damage in other sections have not been received at this time. Judge ( lay ton Moore adjourned court here this aftrenoon in anteipa tioij of the storm, and the court .at tnedants left for their homes. Many people are expecting a heavy damage in this section while-otliers are of the opinion that we will witness only minor effects of the storm. At the announced rate the storm iS' traveling, some think it will reich here around 5 o'clock. SUPERIOR COURT BEGAN MONDAY Judge Clayton Pre siding; Briefly Charges » Grand Jury With Judge Clayton Moore, of this place, presiding, the fall term of Mar tin County Superior Court convened here yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. In his charge to the"grand jury, judge Moore briefly -outlined the general duties of that body, stating that besides hearing the evidence and passing on bills of indictment sent it by the solicitor, it should investigate reasonable complaints of law viola tions and present them to the court. The jUry was also ordered to examine the county offices and other public I uildings ami report its findings to the, court, and to make certain that . all prisoners in the jail and inmates in the county's home are receiving proper care and attention. The judge only mentioned three laws in his charge and they had to do with sktuder, larceny, and driving automo biles. He—stated that the good name f a man or woman is too often de _ famed and too seldom prosecuted. The court deplored the fact that the majority of the stealing was accredit ed to the young white men, men who generally hang around the streets and are known as tiny" loaf ers. The largif number of automobile law viojations, the judge pointed out, . is due to the real lack of enforcement and real officers. Mr. Moore pointed out a' few acts that are violated almost daily in one section or another. Among this list he mentioned the act requiripg all In iu'drawn vehicles to carry a light at night. He also stated that every automobile driver who strikes any per son, whether the person is walking or riding, is required to stop and makf an investigation and offer his assist ance. Failure to do so is a felony, whether the case is willful, accidental of earless. Where property is in volved and failure to make an investi gation is reported, that act would be a misdemeanor and would be treated as such in the courts, the judge point el out. --- —- MANY WRECKS ON NEW . - ROAD TO PLYMOUTH - Since the road to Plymouth. as been opened five auto wrecks haw, occurred, one of them proving fatal to two people.
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