Don't Miss The Seventh Annual Roanoke Fair, Williamston, N. C., September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1928
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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 59
ROANOKE FAIR OPENS HERE NEXT TUESDAY
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Many Thousands of Visitors
Expected During Four Days
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PLANS COMPLETE
FOR GREATEST
EXHIBITION YET
. Many Exhibits Have Al
ready Arrived; Shows to
Arive Sunday Night
- TUESDAY SCHOOL DAY
All School Children To Be Admitted
Free Opening Day; County Race
Set For Friday
Thousands of people from all over
■_ Eastern North Carolina are expected
here next Tuesday when the Roanoke
Fair Association open* its seventh an
nual show, and as the week advances,
the attendance will increase. Plans
for the section's greatest show are
complete, and Manager John L.
Rodgerson stated this morning that
he was more than pleased with the
outlook for the fair, that tfle people
are assured one of the best fairs ever
staged here or any place in this part
if the Staje. _ .
Already the exhibits have started
rolling in and the chickens, hogs,
horses, et cetera, don't seem to know
what it is all about. Probably D. M.
Robersun's 4 carloads of hogs will be
able to enlighten the barn-yard inhab
itants, "since they haye been made old
at the game by showing at the north
ern fairs. By late Monday afternoon,
en« of the largest list of exhibits wilt
have been entered at the ground*, ac
-'cording to advance reports from the
various sections, in this and adjoining
counties. Preparations for the apecial
displays have been underway for weeks
and during the past few days work has
been under way in the exhibit halls.
The group displays will feature the ex
hibit hall\ it is understood.
The fair's free act*, this year art
pointed out to be the very best to be
seen at any fair anywhere. A 1 Nut
tic. with his one-man band, is expected
in this week and ready to do his per
formances during all four days of the
fair. Besides Al and his own acts
thera are six other free attractions
that comprise a complete show with
in themselves. The acts will be pre
sented twice daily in front of the
grand stand.
, Mr. L. A. Lee, advance man for the
W. T. Stone Shows, arrived/here yes
tei day, and he says Mr. Stone is bring.
irK one of the best shows ever seen
here. Mr. Lee stated that the shows
have met with much success and the
comments have been very favorable in
the Pennsylvania towns where they
have played during the past several
weeks. The shows have played fairs
in towns having over 50,000 inhabi
tants, and in practically every caae re
turn engagements have been arranged
for next The shows, carrying
seven ridei,' 11 shows, and 40 con
ct ssions and dining tents, will leave
Hanover, Pa., late Saturday and will
arrive here late Sunday. The shows,
forming a train unit of their own, will
be handled over the Pennsylvania lines
and the A. C. L. by special engines.
Unloading operations will not be start
ed until early Monday morning, Mr.
. Lee stated. The midway will be com
pleted late Monday or early Tuesday
morning, ready for the opening at 8
' o'clock. * . .
Mr. Lee stated that the Stone
Shows form a clean, compact, and re
liable organization, that the people
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THE ENTERPRISE
Program of the
Annual Ro
Tuesday, September 25—School Day
All School Children, Whether from Martin or Any Other County, Will
Be Admitted Free at the Main Gate Until S:3O P. M. i
8:00 a. m.—Oates open, with W. T. Stone Show* "on the midway. _ (
10:30 a.m.—Judging begins in all departments.
13:30 p- m.—Band concert by Victor's Band, in the grandstand. t
1:30 p. m.—Races and free acta; 2:22 pace and 2;24 trot; S3OO purses (
and added money; largeat entry liat in fatar'a history. (
Greatest program of free acta ever offered in this section (
between the racea. * ,
Football game, Robersonville vs. Williamston
3:30 p.m.—lnspection of exhibits, aid midway running in full blast. {
•KM p.m.—Free acta program in front of grandatand; with selections (
by Victor's Band. (
9:00 p.m.—Fireworks display. Midway open until midnight.
Special Demonstrations in Woman'a Building at All Hours During Day 1
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Wednesday, September 26—County Day
8:00 a. m.—Oates and midway open.
9:30 a.m.—Special demonstration in Woman's Building.
12:00 m.—Awarda in all departments completed.
12:30 p.m.—Band concert in grand stand by Victor's Concert Band.
1:30 p. m.—Races called: 2:14 pace and 2:16 trot; 1300 purses and
added money; big list of entries. Free acts between racea.
•KM p.m.—Band concert. Free acts in front of grandstand.
9:00 p.m.—Greatest fireworks display ever seen at a fair here. Mid
way open until midnight
Second Attempt to Burn
Factory Made Wednesday
A Mcond attempt to fire the
plant of the Blount Manufactur
ing Co. here wai reported laat
Wednesday evening when a email
blase was extinguished by Edwin
Cos, young eon of one of the
plant's employee*. The fir* had
burned only a few minutes when
it wa* discovered at 6:30, and no
damage resulted.
An investigation showed where
paper soaked in oil had been used
in starting the fire, end that it was
the work of a person apparently
crasy. Suspicion turned from
two men supposed to have at
tempted to fire the bidding last
Sunday night to another aource,
which police or the plant owners
refused to discuss.
360 ENROLLED AT
NEGRO SCHOOL
Face Handicap in Lois of
School Building; Doing
Best They Can
With their building burned to the
ground, 360 local colored children are
attending classes in their churche* and
lodges. Principal Haye* stated yes
tt-rday '"that they had accepted their
fate and were making the be*t of the
handicaps caused them by the loss of
their building.
The school hss eight teachers this
year, and even though they are facing
unfavorable conditions, the principal i*
predicting s good yesr for the pupils.
The enrollment this year is decided
ly larger than it wss lsst fall, prac
tically 75 new pupils entering the
school this year for their first time.
Services in Everetts
Baptist Church Sunday
Regular services will be held in the
Everett* Baptist church Sunday morn
ing st 11 o'clock snd that night at
7:30, Mr. E. L. Baker, of Wske For
est, presetting. The public is cordially
invited to sttend.
connected with the shows are from the
South and are anxious to get below
the Mason-Dixon line.
The (sir's manager stated this morn
ing that the number of luyses here
for the fair was larger than last year,
that the races will be the best in the
ditsrkt. Recent rsins have packed the
track, and the races will hold their
own at the fair this year.
Three races will feature the pro
gram Fridsy when s county rsce will
be held, in addition to the two reg
ular races, Sevsnd local horsemen
will enter their horses in the race
which i* expected to furuish real eu*
tertainment for the track followers and
horse admirers.
Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 21, 1928
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S7O RAISED HERE
FOR RED CROSS
Complete Report Not Made J
Yet; Generous Response
Ig Being Made
XQie appeal of the Red Cross to the
peoplo. throughout the States was i
made stronger this week when more 1
than 4(H) people were killed and mil- 1
lions of dollara worth of property was I
destroyed in Florida by the tropical
storm that killed over a thousand and I
caused a $100,000,000 property losa in
Porto Rico a few days before. Tb* '
number of lives lost snd the property 1
damage increases as rescue workers
enter the devaatated sections, and the '
plea of the Red Cross is the most ur- 1
gtnt in history.
The csll here is meeting with much 1
success, Mrs. E. S. Peel, vice chsir- 1
man of the county organization, stat- ■
ed this morning. More than S7O hsve
been reported by several of the solici
tors in Williamaton, nad one or two ;
have not given in their lists at this
time, but are continuing their work.
Mo*t of the contributions have been
small, but practicaly every person ap
proached has gladly contributed
something.
Other towns and sections in the
county are responding nobly to the
call, and it is thought that the coun
ty's contribution will amount to sev.
eral hundred dollars.
The Red Croas has workers in every
one of the stricken aress and to make
their work efficient it is necessary to
raise funds at once, John Barton
Payne stated in a telegram yesterday
to the county vice chairman.
Marty Demonstrations
In Woman's Building
Many intereating demonstrations
will be held in the Woman's Build
ing at the fair here next week, ac
cording to a schedule announced to
day by Miss LOTS E. Sleeper, home
agent. Several demonstrations will be
}ield Tuesday as follows:
10:30-12:30—A representative of
Royall-Borden will demonstrate the
making of mattresses.
I:3o—Miss Covington will demon
strate "making baskets".
3:oo—Mrs. Don Hyman, of this
county, will demonstrate "the msking
of an upholstered chsir."
Wednesdsy, 10:00-11:00—Miss El
eanor Covington will demonstrate
"inexpensive stenciling."
11:00-12:30—Mrs. Don Hymsn will
demonstrate "the msking of slip
covers."
1:30 —Roysll Borden people will
continue 'The making of a mattress."
Demonstartions have been planned
foi the entire week and several county
agents will be present to help put on
programs every in the Woman's
Building The program for the re-1
tnsinder of week will appear latsr.
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PROCEEDINGS OF
MARTIN COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT
Criminal Docket Takes Up
Over Half of First
Week
MANY CASES TRIED
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Most of Cases Were for Minor Of
fenaei. But All Hard Fought;
Judge Moore Presiding
The calendar for the September term
of Martin County superior court now
in session here was greatly interfered
with whe.. Monday Tuesday, Wednes
day, and a part of yesterday Were used
in the trial of criminal cases. The cal
endar called for the disposition of the
criminal docket the first day, and while
there were no big cases up for trial,
the minor ones were hard fought by
the solicitor and defendant attorney*.
The fines imposed by the court were
fiw and small, and while there were
many road sentences meted out,
tically all of them were suspended, j
The cases called include the fol- j.
Icwing:
' Capias was issued in the case charg
ing Kader Harnhill with seduction.
A nol pros was returned in the case
charging J. S. Williams with assault
with a deadly weapon.
Charged with disorderly conduct,
Graham Mangum failed to appear
when he was called.
C. C. Sheppard was found not guil
ty in the case charging hint with sell
ing liquor,
Nep Powell plead guilty when faced
Mith an assault with a deadly weapon
charge. Judge Moore gave him six
months on the roads, but suspended
the sentence upon the good behavior
ol defendant and his paying the costs.
Herbert Cullifer was found not guil
ty of passing worthless checks.
Elijah Jones was given eight mouths
on the Edgecombe County roads when
he was found guilty of larceny.
Amos Spruill was found not guilty
of operating an automobile while he
was intoxicated.
In the case charging Jim Henry Nel
son and Shep lar
ctny, Nelson failed to answer the
court's call and Weatherington was
given .twelve months on the roads.
The sentence was suspended upon his
good behavior iuid payment of costs.
The case charging John R. Hop
kins with seduction was ordered re
moved to a Washington County court.
Vernon Allsbrooks, a young white
boy, plead guilty in the case charging
him with housebreaking and larceny.
He was sentenced to three years in
the State prison should he fail to re
main at the Kast Carolina Training
School for boys, near Rocky Mount.
Young Allsbrooks entered the home of
Mr. H. D. Harrison here several weeks
ago where he stole about S4O and a
few clothes. Two reasons were ad-
sending the boy to the
traimngkchool by the judge, one hav
ing jto M with . the boy's age and a
second having to do with an appar
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TEACHERS MEET
HERE SATURDAY
Is First Meeting of 1928-29
Term; 65 Teachers
Expected
The first meeting of the Martin
County teachers for the 1928-29 term
will be held here tomorrow sfternoon
at 2:00 o'clock, In Ihe courthouse, ac
cording to announcement'made in the
office of the county superintendent, R.
A. Pope, Wednesday. Approximate
ly 65 teachers are expected to attend
th- meeting. .
While the general assembly will be
held in the court room at the court
house, the reading circle work will
be carried on in the class rooms in the
local buliding, it was stated by those
in charge of the meetings. 'The gen
eral meeting was scheduled to be held
in the courthouse when it was neces
sary to convert the school's auditorium
into classrooms.
Superintendent Pope stated that the
plans followed heretofore in the read
ing rircle work would again be fol
lowed this year, that there .would
probably be a few minor changes in
one or two phases of the work. n~. —
The number attending the first meet
ing will be. small compared to the ex
pected numbers at future meetings,
since only the longer-term schools are
now in their 1928-29 term.
Visiting teachers sre cordially in
vited by Willianiston and its people
and are asked to make themselves at
home while here.
TOBACCO SALES CONTINUE TO SHOW
BIG INCBEASES ON
OVER 375,000 POUNDS HERE TODAY
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Appearing in concerts twice daily, Victor's Concert Band will be one
of the featured attratcions at the Roanoke Fair here next week. In the
Krandstand at 1:00 and 7:30 I*. M.
Little Damage in County As
Result of Storm This Week
RAILROAD AND
MAIL SERVICE
IS INTERRUPTED
Swamps and Streams Are
At Highest Level
Since 1879
HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY
Traffic Over Practically All Roads in
Eastern Carolina Is Suspended;
Wind Does Little Damage
While there were more Milan one
thousand people killed and property
valued at millions of dollars was dam
aged by a tropical storm in Porto
Kico and Florida, this section escaped
serious damage when the storm passed
over and' made its way up the coast.
A heavy rain fell throughout the day
Tuesday, and although there was much
wind, no serious damage resulted in
this immediate section. Several' towns
reported trees blown down and a few
roofs that were unseated in the storm.
• Flood waters" were reported, in all
sections of eastern Carolina, and the
highways in many places were cov
eied with water, making travel impos
sible in several communities. Train
service on many of the roads was bad
ly interfered with, and regular sched
ules were called off in many cases.
Ttains on the main roads of the At-'
lantic Coast Line were held up, and
for more than 2 days people on the
main routes went without service. The
tiaiu plying between Plymouth and
Rocky Mount arrived here on its reg
ular schedule Tuesday night, but was
unable to reach Jamesville on account
of washouts. On its return trip, the
train was unable to reach Evcretts on
ai count of washouts between here and
that town until Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday the train went at far as
Jamesville, where it was held over
night. *
Service on many of the train and
bus lines has been restored, but it
v. ill be several days before conditions
get back to normal, it is thought.
The rainfall in this part of the State
was said to be from 4 to 8 inches,
A check here showed where 7 inches
fill during the day, flooding swamps
and creeks to the highest point since
1879.
Traffic between here and Windsor
lids been held up for several days on
accounf of,bridges being washed a
way. Reports from that town yes
terday stated that the on the
F.ifc-notn road near Windsor was ex
pected to break at any time. Highway
force and repair trains have been ac
tive since the storm repaying roads
and tracks damaged by the high wa
ter.
Paving Company Delayed
By Unfavorable Weather
Unfavorable weatlier conditions pre
vented the completion of the paving
project on the road between here and
Windsor this week, and it is under
stood that it will be some time next
week before equipment can be placed
here preparatory to the paving of this
end of the route.
Reports from the Bertie town yes
terday stated that water wu knee
deep in many parts of the town, and
that travel was completely cut off in
several directions.
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Bulletins
The first Coast Line train from
Florida to New Yerk ran yester
day since the storm Tuesday, it
. was reported here this morning.
The train was detoured on several
indirect routes in South Carolina,
however. Several days will be re
quired to refair track damage in
South Carolina and restore serv
ice to normal.
According to reports from high
wayofficials this morning, the
roadfbetween here and Windsor
is nsw open for traffic, the detour
having been repaired at noon to
day. The dam aKWindsor which
J was reported brokeN continues to
hold and is open fori traffic. ,
Highway No. 90 to Tarboro la
open, and although water is ex
pected to run over the road to
morrow, it will not be closed un
less the water gets too deep for
automobiles to run. It is not
likely that the train operating be
tween Rocky Mount and Ply
mouth will be stopped at Tarboro
on account of the high water.
The highways between Qreen
ville and Kinston and between
Farmville and Tarboro are not
open at this time, it waa reported.
All other main roada in this
section are open and traffic is get
ting back to normal.
CHAUTAUQUA IS
TURNED DOWN
Civic Organizations Recog
nize Merit of It, But
Refuse to be Sponsors
Several of the town's community
i and civic organizations refused to
sponsor a chautauqua here this year
i when they were approached by a rep
, recitative of the chautauqua people
i thiii week asking that they back the
i show. While practically all the mem
! Ix rs of the vgriofli's organizations were
agreed that the institution is a good
' out, they were of the opinion that the
i si ow should come here ON its own
• merits.
It is generally understood that the
s town will have no chautauqua here
' this year.
Local Warehouse Offers
Cash Prizes to Farmers
In an effort to stress the impor
' tance of properly handling tobacco,
Messrs. Bennett, Barnhill and Veaaey,
• proprietors of the Farmer* Ware
house here, are offering (SO in prizes
- for the three best handled and packed
: piles of tobacco. Tobacconists state
that the farmers lose thousands of
dollars where tobacco is not properly
handled and packed, and that any-
I thing done to stress the importance of
i correct handling will be well worth
while.
Farmers everywhere are invited to
i attend the demonstration and com
-1 pete for the prises. A short talk will
i be made by a leadnig tobacconist at
the sale next Thursday morning.
Advertiaers Will Find Our CoL
tuune a Latchkey to Over 1,600
Homea of Martin County
ESTABLISHED 1898
17 CENT AVERAGE
MADE THURSDAY
ON 250,000 POUNDS
Large Amot>\nt of Damaged
Weed Has Been on Floor
This Week
PRICES MUCH BETTER
Weed Sold Here Yesterday for As
High As 49 Cents; Damaged
Tobacco Lowers Average
Ihe Williamston Tobacco market
maintained its lead in selling tobac
co for the high dollar this week in
spite of a large amount of damaged
tobacco on the floors. The average
yesterday for approximately 250,000"
jKunds would have reached 20 cents,
according to tobacconists, had there
not been much damaged weed on
the market. "The official average for
thi day's sales was given as $17.31.
Aside from those paid for damaged
piles, the prices have Soared here this
week, reaching as high as 49 cents in
many instances. Numbers and num
bers of piles reached the 40-cent mark,
and prices ranging from 25 to 30 cents
have been general.
The' warehousemen here are work
ing as they have never worked be
fore, anil with one of the best sets of
buyers to be found anywhere, the mar
ket is taking on new life that is bring
ing thousands of additional pounds "ofr
the golden weed here. Farmers from
far and near are. selling on the local
market, and in practically every case
they are pleased with their salej).
The largest break in the market's
history wa> reported today when ap
proximately one-third million pounds
of tobacco were brought here. Ware
housemen were giving their personal
attention to ,every load they possibly
could in an guard the inter
est of their customers. And while the
unloading., process appeared slow to
many of (hose waiting outside two
pairs of scales in each bouse vfre in
cosntant use. Their service was ua
excelled. The day's jsale will block be
fore two houses ccmiplete their sales,
it'is thought.
Prices are said to be as high today
as they have been since the market
opened. General satisfaction seems to
prevail and it is a rare thing to see a
grower turn a tag.
Next week is fair week here, and the
warehousemen are planning for good
sales. They invite the farmers here
on their season's record, and with the
assurance of the highest market prices
( urtesy, fair treatment, and service.
RECOVERS 12
STOLEN HAMS
John A. Griffin Gets Part of
Meat Taken from Smoke
House Back
Mr. John A. Griffin recovered 12 of V
hi» stolen hams this week in Tarboro
when the thief, Koy Lilley, attempted
to sell them. The boy's actions were
suspicious to police authorities there,
ordered an investigation.
Young Lilley told the Tarboro officer
that Mr. Betftel" "policeman,
knew Mm, "and suggested that he be
called to make sure his identification.
The Tarboro officer drank it all in,
and while he was telephoning, young
Lilley made his - escape. He has not
bten heard from since- he left the
Kdgecombe town.
Young Lilley is a resident o{ this
i county, living in the section where he
raided Mr. Griffin's smokehouse. The -
boy's connection with similar robbar
, ies has not been established, and the
, ethers who lost meat are still loser*.
Frank M. Barnhart Named
Head of Bear Grass School
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Mr. Frank M. Barnhart of Oxford,
has been recently appointed princi
pal of the Bear Grass schools. He
i will arrive within the next few months
to beam his work Avhen the school
> opens the latter part of next month.
- Mr. Barnhart is a graduate qi Duke
I University and h«w had several years'
: expeeience as a tqfccher and principal.
This ik his first Aear in this county.
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