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Watch the Label on Your Paper As It Carrie* the Date When Your Subscription Expire* VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 102 FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE SIX STILLS IN FREE UNION Moonshiners of Section Are Said To Be Reporting Each Other ONE MAN IS CAUGHT Phillip Boston Caught; Four Others Make Escape; Large Quantity Bear Destroyed United, they malce liquor with just the usual risk hovering over their heeds, but divided, the bootleggers in the Free Union section of the coun ty gat caught. Federal agents have torn up six plants in the section so far this week, and destroyed thous ands of gallons of beer. The future to the business there is considered dark nad gloomy, for where there used to be only one or two factions engaged in the trade, splits have occurred and th* territory is now said to be wide open with keen competition present. Matters are reported to have reached that point where one bootlegger re ports another bootlegger, and every report paves the way for another one or two. Last Tuesday Agents Coats and Roebuck captured a copper still and ton up four plants. 2,800 gallons of beer and a little whiskey were poured out Yesterday, the Work became more personal and Ailip Boston fell into the hands of the lew. Four other men were said tt' have made their escape, but Bos ton drowned himself out when he ran into a str> am of water and filled his hi* boots with wster, making travel impossible. Coats followed him and Boat n saw ho could not wash the officer iff his trail he surrender ad The r .|Aured man gave bond in thafn of S6OO for his appearance , next term of federal court In . The two stills captured were copper and were of 200 and 150 gallon ca pacity. A large quantity of beer, a bout 5,000 gallons, was turned over. A male and cart, said to have been lost Boston by a widow woman in the neighborhood, were confiscated by th* government When the officers arrived at one of the plants the operators were mixing their material ready for cooking, but operations were quickly stopped and a foot race started. All six of the plants were within s block not over half a mile aquare and located along the aame branch. • Vary Few Cases in County Court Tuesday The collection of two $25 fines was the main happening in the recorder's court here last Tuesday, very few cases coning before Judge Bailey for trial that day. In the cas* charging Roy Pritchard and Humphrey Gillam with driving an automobile while intoxicated, Pritchard wag not present, and the .plea of simple asnalt entered by the other defend ant was accepted by Solicitor Peel. A fine of $25 was placed, and payment of costs ordered. Bill Biggs plead not guilty when charged with driving an while intoxicated. After hearing the evidence in the case, the court dis missed the charge. Gut Hardy was fined $25 and charged with the costs for assaulting a female. Hardy plead guilty to the cl^rge. The case charging Wiley Green with | trespassing was heard and : continued (of eae week. • Town Clock Is Back On the Job Again - .. a The town's clock called off its i strike yesterday afternoon and struck like it should for the first time since ita escapement wheel broke several will* ago. Aa a time piece the clock was greatly missed during the period, end the citisens are very much pleas ed to see it working again. WATTS yy THEATRE U Saturday February 23 PLASH . "HONEYMOON** Comedy "Imagine My Embaraiament" Alao Bpiaoda No. 3 of -THE VAMBHIMO WEST* Monday-Tuesday February 24-26 ALICE WHITE In $ "SHOW-GIRL" Added « M. 0. M.iNBWS AESOP'S FABLES ; Shew* at 7 :15 and 9 P. ML Dafly MUSIC BY PHOTOTONK THE ENTERPRISE Property Owners Against Cutting of Trees The catting and trimming of tree* by the Virginia Electric ft Power Co. for the new light dis tribution system here is meeting with mnch opposition from many of the women of the town. Town official* have been bombarded with letters, and many of the property owners are attempting to block die work. Mayor Coburn stated this morn ing that careful attention is being given to this particular work, that the power company is proceeding with as much discretion being shown as is possible. Before a 23 KITCHENS IN COUNTY SCORED • Housewives Have 2 Months To Make Improvements Before Final Scoring Twenty-three iStchens have been scored in the "Better Kitchens Cam paign" started in this county a few I weeks ago. Fifteen of the kitchens , were examined several days ago, and with one exception the first scorings were completed this week by Misses 1 Sleeper and Smith. One kitchen in the upper part of the county is to be 1 scored as soon as the agents are able to reach thefre, the bad roads delay ing the work in that section. During two months the housewives will make all the improvements pos sible in their cookrooms and some time in April, -the kitchens will be scored a second time and the win ners announced. Many prizes have been collected, to be given the win ners, and a lively contest is expect ed during the two months. 1 AGENTS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY —• 212 Farmers Have Tobacco Seed Treated; Dynamite Is Delivered According to a report prepared by County Agent T. B. Brandon,, 212 fanners had their tobacco seed clean ed and treated here last month. The agent stated that these 212 farmers were sowing enough seed to cover a plot of 677,676 square yards. This is •aid to be,the largest amount of seed ever cleaned and treated in any one year for farmers in this county. While the agent was busy much of the time treating tobacco seed, co operative orders for three cars of farm drain tile and a car of dyna mite were received. The dynamite was delivered last week to practical ly all the farmers placing orders for the material. One or tfco or probably more carloads of darin tile will br ordered Out this year, and farmers wishing to better their lands by drain ing are asked to get in touch with the agent at once. In his report he says: "This spring is a good time to tile drain and ditch your lands and to clean off the old ditch banks that are higher than the level of the field dumping this dirt in the low places, for who knows this might be a we! year". In detail, the agent's report shows: 16 days spent in office work, 11 days days spent in field work, 362 office conferences, 214 telephone calls, 236 letters written during the month, 4P farms visited during the month, 960 miles traveled during the month, 12 articles written for local papers, 247 hogs treated during the month, 600 circular letters sent out. Kiwanis Club Had Good { * Meeting Wednesday —.♦ The Kiwanis Club had one of its best meetings in several weeks Wednes day, with Kiwanian Norman Harrison in charge of the program. The Boy Scout movement was dis cussed, with Wheeler Martin, R. A. Pope, and Dr. P. B. Cone making shqrt talks relative to the advancement of Scouting in Martin County. For being late, Frank Margolis, Wheeler Martin, Cortez Green and John Pope were required to sing a quartet. ' John Pope, after, being lost for sev eral weeks, was given the right hand oi fellowship. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday: with W\H. Carstarphen in charge of the meeting/\ * \ Presbyterian Services Here Sunday Morning ♦ The Rev. A. J. Ctane will preach at the Woman's club room on Sunday morning at 11. o'clock and at the school auditorium in Bear Graaa at 7:80 p. m., it wa*> announced this morning by Rev. J. L. Yandell. Sunday school will be held at 0:46 a. m. in the club hall here. The public la cordially invited to attend these services. Williimston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 22,1929 tree is felled, a town official is car ried to the scene to investigate the circumstances, the mayor* stating that everything possible is being done to preserve the trees and at the same time make possible rights of way for the power lines. The trees on Main Street will escape the ax as a whole, the com pany finding it possible to place their poles in such positions as to make trimming and cutting un necessary. Practically all the largtf trees that are rotten, along with a few requested to be removed by the property owners are being cut. HONOR ROLL OF LOCAL SCHOOL 48 Pupils on Roll for Fifth Month Despite "Flu" Epidemic Forty-eight pupils made the honor roll fn the local school during the : fifth month of the 1928-29 term, it ' was announced this morning by the principal, Mr. L. H. Davis. In the early part of the month the influenzH epidemic was still prevalent in the district, but in spite of that handi cap, the number of hon&r students in creased by si* over the number for the previous month. The roll by grades follows: First grade—Bob Everett, Sallie Gray Gurkin, Louise Melson, Helen Mishoe, Gordon • Manning, Rachel Keel. Second grade—Koy Long, Nora Grimes, Bill Roberson, Lee Bert Jen kins, Reg Manning. Third grades William Peel, jr., Janie Gurganus, Marie Hardison, Nellie G. Hopkins, Rachel Wynne, Edgar Gurganus, Charles Dickey, Hazel Price, C. T. Roberson, Nellie Rogerson. Fourth grade—Jean Watts, Fern Fitzgerald, Ella Critcher, Ben Man ning, Brinkley IJUey. Fifth grade—Jessie Mae Anderson, Eula Green, Alice Harrison, Grace Manning, Olive McCabe. Sixth grade—Mattie Gurganus, Josephine Anderson. Seventh grade—Louise Perry, Net tie Ferrell Meador. Eighth Long, Pearl Griffin, Ruth Ward, Hazel Modlin. Ninth grade—Mary Clyde Williams, Edith Peele, Wheeler Manning. Tenth grade—Eliza and Iouise Col train, Josephine Harrison, lllanche Hopkins, Marjorie Taylor, and Clyde Griffin. • State Treasurer B. R. Lacy Dies in Raleigh Raleigh, Feb. 22.—State Treasurer Benjamin R. Lacy, the last survivor of the Aycock administration which came into power following the restor ation of the Democratic party to con trol of the State in the election of 1900, died yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock in his modest home on Peace street. He would have been 75 years old had he lived until' .fune 19. The body will lie in State in the rotunda of the State Capitol today from noon until 3 o'clock and funeral services will be conducted at the First Presbyteriap Church at 3:30 o'clock by the pastor, Dr. W. McC. White. The North Carolina Grand Lodge, of which Mr, Lacy was Grand Treasurer, will have charge of the burial service at Oakwood cemetery. *- Jamesville-Woodland To Play Off Tie Game Today Knotting the score in a second game of the State Basketball Cham pionship series here last Tuesday night at 14 all, Jamesville and Wood land have agreed to carry the contest into neutral territory and will play in Rocky Mount today at 6 o'ettnA. The two team* will use the Y. M?~C A. court there. As a result of a misunderstanding in the game here last Tuesday, no ex tra period of play could be arranged when the score was (ied at the Mid of the last period. "The Show Girl" at the Watts Monday, Tuesday The "Show Girl*with Alice White at the Watts theatre here next Mon day and Tuseday will feature the showings st the theatre the early pr.rt of the week. Miss White has recently reached stardom „in the movies but since that time she has claimed the attention of thousands of movie fans all over the country. • Dance At Woman's / Club Monday Night A dance will I* held at -th» Wo man's club Monday night, February 26th. The proceed! of the dance will be used in defraying the expense of the tubercular clinic recently held in the loud school. WILL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF LOCAL CtfURCH Special Service at Methodist Church Sunday Morning IS NOW 101 YEARS OLD Rev. S. A. Cotton, Presiding Elder of Weldon District, Will Preach; Very Forceful Speaker The First Methodist Church of Wil liamston will observe its one hundred and first anniversary Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The speaker for this occasion v will IK- "Rev. S. A. Cotton, presiding elder of the Weldon Dis trict. Rev. Mr. Cotton is a very force ful speaker, one of the leading Meth odist ministers oi the State, and the C hurch is happy over having secured his services for this important occa sion. x The anniversary of Methodism in Williamston is now an institution. It lias been definitely decided to observe this annual service each year in some prominent manner. Dr. FitzGerald, ; the pastor, has prepared a "Book of Memories" for a permanent record of these anniversaries. This Book of Memories is the property of the church and is dedicated to the historical plias? iot the church's life. Each anniversary, with all incidents of history, will be re corded in it. The order of worship, the name of each succeeding pastor, the name of each presiding elder, and the name of each ruling bishop serving this Episcopal district; all these will be written in this book. Another in teresting feature is the section of the book given to the name and donations ot friends and members of the church. These gifts, of whatever nature, and donations, will be given record. Possibly one of the most interest ing sections of the book, certainly to local members, is the space given to the record of the love'offering. A vol untary love offering is received at each I annual service'. The individual name and amount of contribution of the donors will be given permanent rec ord. This love offering is not confined to local members. Friends are. privi- I leged to make their offering to this cause, anil they, too, will have their names and gifts recorded. The pastor urges that each person -making con tribution Sunday morning will be sure and place his name with the gift. This will insure against Confusion anil en able accurate records. ( Another important feature of tltesc annual services is the love feast fol lowing the address. The love feasts were at one time a sacred service in Methodism. However, the influence, of modern life has caysed this feature to be omitted from many Methodist services. But the love feast in Wil liamston will be a fixed custom in her anniversaries. The love feast is not a sacrament of the Methodist but a re ligious custom used in former days as a means of developing and maintain ing brotherly love and charity among her members. Bread and water are used church custom, each per son is privileged to partake if they de- Eire. Sunday morning the pastor will have as his laymen assistants the fol lowing: C. D. Carstarphen, sr., G. W. Blount, R. S. Critcher, and L. B. Har rison. The First church extends a most cordial invitation to the public at large Ito join with them in the one hundred and first anniversary celebration of Methodism in Martin County. Results of Clinic To Be Mjade Know in 3 Weeks While the examinations in the tu berculin clinic were brought to a close last Tuesday, it will be three weeks or more before the findings of the work will be available here. The X ray print* will be examined at the Sanatorium and the reports will be returned here as soon as that work is done. There are over 700 prints to be examined before those of the 64 chil-. dren examined here can be handled, it waa stated. It la thought that no more than 2 per cent of the children examined in Washington will show any real signs of the disease. Local Boys to Play New Bern All Stars Tomorrow » The local boys' basketball team, after resting the greater part of the week, enters upon a hard schedule tonight, playing an all-star team at Trenton tonight. Tomorrow night, ait all-star quint from New Bern will play the locals In the Brick warehouse here. No games were scheduled this week for the girls. Everetts Woodmen To Meet Monday The Everetts camp, Modem Wood men, will hold its regular meeting in the hall there next Monday night, it was announced this morning. Three candidates will be initiated at the meeting, and all members are urged to attend. ORGANIZE FIGHT FOR M'LEAN BILL Number Meetings Held in East Carolina to Endorse Proposed School Law *■ ♦ In an effort to combat powerful lobbyists, said to be operating in the legislative halls, citizens all over this part of the Stat« are lining them selves up to urge the passage of the Mac Lean School Bill now before the General Assembly. Telegrams and letters urging the passage of the measure are being forwarded to the legislators in large numbers. The Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce is urging the people to get in direct touch with the lawmakers in behalf of the bill. Meetings are being held in various sections, and it is ex pected that a determined fight will be waged for the measure's passage. Last Tuesday night county com missioners from several counties and many landowners met in Greenville for a second tim e within a ten-day period to outline definite action in be half of the bill. "Its influence is ex pected to reach to the very floors of the legislature where the great fight for tax reduction is scheduled to be gin in the next several days," the Green\ille Reflector stated in a re port of the meeting. The report continues; "The time has come when we must organise and fight to the last ditch," Dr. James Parrott of Kinston, prin cipal speaker of the evening, declar ed in the course of his address. "In Raleigh, in th- very lobby of the legislature, highly paid lobbyists are disseminating propaganda against tax reduction and the principles con tained in the Mac Lean school bill. They are paid by big corporations to wage the fight for them because the corporations do not want the tax burden shifted from the heavily bur dened landowner to their own shoul ders. "The fight is on and every force at the command of this body should be put into use in this Just and righteous cause. It means equal edu cational advantages to the children of the poor and the rieh alike with dis crimination toward none." : ♦ YOUNG FARMERS GIVE BANQUET Jamesville Club Members Hosts to Their Fathers Last Night The young Tar Heel farmers of the Jamesville High School gave a re ception at the school there last night, honoring their fathers and a few in vited guests. Tho young farmers' club has functioned as a unit of the agricul tural department in the school there during the past three years and now has thirty-five members, splendid young boys who will be the men of the community a few years hence. Observers ( of the Jamesville school express the opinion that this iB the best thing that the school is doing, preparing the young tnen for the every-day tasks of life^ During the program last evening, several talks were made by the school officials there and visitor*. Professor A. L. Pollock, principal of the school, expressed great satisfac tion with the work that is being done in the agricultural department and paid high tribute to Professor Overby, the one in charge of the work. Mr, John A. Getsinger, a mem ber of the county educational board, also made a very interesting talk on the point of service this branch of the school work is giving to the commun ity. Mayor R. L. Coburn, of this place, Jn addressing the banquet talked on the "Farm and its Problems". Mr. Coburn came from a farm in that section where the boys are now get ting many more. opportunities than were offered in the schools of his day. He encouraged the continuance of the splendid woik. W. C. Manning talking on the farmer and his problems in relation ship with the other business affairs of the country, pointed out the reason why the farmer should not only know his own business, but he also must be able to sit at the council of business and legislation with proper represen tation. If he is not represented there, his lot will always be hard, the speak e'r stated. It was the editor's belief that the farmer mustbe aa well edu cated as those connected with any other business or trade. This, he stat ed, will be the only means whereby the agricultural industry will ever en joy the same business advantages as those enjojrfQ by others in the various profession Professor Overby, who is greatly interested in his class, works asjj a brother with the members, urging the cooperation of the community that the work might be carried on to the greatest possible advantage. The mothers of the boys assisted by several of th# teachers handled the banquet's preparations well, and the occaalon waa much enjoyed. Killer of Windsor Officer Is Captured Ask Donations To Help Pay for Clinic In an effort to offset the heajyr expense incurred in bringing the tuberculin clinic here, the Wo man's Club is calling upon the citizens of the town for dona tions. The expense of the clinic proved to be much greater than the funds placed aside for it by the club, and to clear away the outstanding bills, the club makes this appeal. PARTIAL REPORT VITAL STATISTICS Q Four More Townships Have Made Reports, Bringing Total to Six * Seventy-two deaths and 183 birth -s I were reported in four townships in | the county for the year 1928, Hamil ton township reporting practically } half, the deaths and births. Two of the townships, Griffins and Cross Roads, reported mpro deaths and births among the whites than among the Negroes, all other townships report ing up to this time showing a re versal of that condition. Only eight deaths, an unusually small number for so large a township, were report ed in Griffins, and six of them were among the whites. Griffins and Wil-' liams are the first two to report no illegitimate births within their bord ers. Of the Kix town .ships so far report ing their vital statistics, Roads is the only to give the female births a majority over the males. However, the margin was close t there being 31 female and 2'J male births there during the year; The majority of the deaths were among the youth with the exception of Griffins and Williams townships. In those two dis tricts practically all the deaths were attributable to old age. Griffins township also had a small birth rate during the year, only 22 births having been recorded during the period. Williams reported 10 deaths and 25 births; Cross Roads re ported 20 deaths and 60 births. Ham ilton township had 35 deaths and 76 births, but nine of the births were il legitimate. Two such births were re corded among the whites, one in Cross Roads and a second in Haniil ton township. * DEMONSTARTING NEW CHEVROLET —*-. Dealers Throughout Nation Are Observing National Demonstration Week • Ten thousand Chevrolet dealers in every part of the country, assisted by more than 20,000 salesmen, are partici pating this week in National Demon stration Wick, the result being that hundreds of thousands of persons are experiencing, without obligation, their first rides itr the new Chevrolet Six. Although it is the first time the com pany has undertaken a project of this sort, sales executives, basing their opinion on the enthusiastic reports of dealers and salesmen, have already iudged it as overwhelmingly success fut. •' Demonstration week began simul taneously yesterday in every city, town and hamlet of the country in which a Chevrolet dealer is located. Dealers arranged special mechanical displays in their salesrooms. In all cases the demonstration rides lead over routes chosen to bring out every performance feature of the new six. In metropolitan centers the remark able acceleration t>f the new car is be ing demonstrated. Its unusual speed is displayed on the highways. Rough ri ads are traversed to prove the catj's riding ease, In like fashion, its ability to climb hills, the thorough and quiet cleavage of its four wheel brakes and its economy of operation are empha sized. In short, none of the many sen sational performance features of the new car are being overlooked in these comprehensive demonstfations. ♦ s „ _ Error In Reporting Score Of Girls' Basketball Game ■■ • . In reporting the Everetts-Wllliam ston girls' basketball game, played here last Friday night, the score was stated to be 28 to 13 when it Bhould have been 16 to 11: s We regret the error, and gladly offer a correctiort. * Program of Services at Local Christian Church Sunday school, 9T46. " Preaching, U A. M. and 7:80 P. M All are cordially invited. Advertiser* Will Find Oar Col. umm a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 SURRENDERS TO ! SHERIFF AFTER WEEK'S SEARCH Captured in Cashie Neck of Bertie County Tuesday Night is takenTtoHraleigh Negro Had Four Pistol Wounds in Body; Recovery Is Considered Doubtful I'ercy Miller, slayer of Policeman Pat White of Windsor there last Sunday a week ago? .was captured Tuesday night in Harrell's Quarter in Bertie county at the home of Henry ) Craig, another Negro. Miller was re moved to Raleigh for safekeeping soon after his capture. Sheriff J. W. Cooper, of Bertie, made the arrest, following an extensive search into all parts of Bertie and certain points in . adjoining counties. '» With four pistol wounds in his body, one in the stomach, a second in his chest, a third in his hip and a , ..last one in his arm, Miller lived- in j the woods until last Sunday when he , | went to Craig's home in the Calmtt , [ Neck section. Craig was badly fright . ened and turned the house and all its i contents over to Miller, according to . 1 reports. Miller stated that the . j wounds were caused by shots fired | from the policeman's gun. In giving an account of his actions | since the shooting Miller stated that ~he spent two nights in the swamp where the posse searched Sunday • night and Monday. At one time, he ! said the bloodhounds were within , j fifty feet of him, but he remained . | quiet and escaped capture, lie reach j ed Craig's home Sunday and made no . j attempt to resist the officers when . ; they were effecting his arrest, it was . | stated. , .Millers condition is considered [ serious, and it is reported that he will not live to be tried upon the murdet , charge against him. The man's arrest proves the rum ors made" as to the fugitive's where- I abouts a day or so after the shooting . to be false. Miller stated that he had i not been out of the county since the killing. | J. W. Waters, a resident of Wind ; | sor, has been elected to office of chief j of police there and was sworn in last ; Wednesday. ——: "Is the Church a Success" Subject at Baptist Church r eaturing Sunday's program at the Memorial Baptist church will be a 1 | discussion at the evening hour, on the question, "Is the Church a Success?'' Many are saying it is not. Some so speaking are not in the church and are, therefore, not qualified to speak. Others who are within the churph— some of them — are saving the same thing. One disposed to listen to them with respect for their reasoned opinions. Still others claim that the J church—taken in its universal sense— is and has always been a success. However one thinks about it—anil the theme is interesting—it will be conceded by all fair-minded persons that fundamental to a balanced dis cussion upon the subject is the un derlying question as to what the func tion of the church i In this light it will be discussed Sunday night. The morning sermon theme will be, "The Uses of Adversity." Wednesday evening's meeting will I have for its subject, "Making a Mis ( sionary Church." As the Easter season approaches all church members should manifest increased activities in their church. a> Program of Services at First Methodist Church I)r. O. P. KitzGerald, Pastor "One Hundred and One Anniversary Sunday 11 A. M. preaching by Rev. S. A. Cotton, presiding elder, Weldon District. At this service the Love Offering will be taken. Also, a Love Feast will conclude the service. Evening will preach on the subject,. "That Galilean Man." Sunday school, 9:45. Hi-League Sunday, 7 P. M. Senior League Monday 7 P. M. ' Junior League Tuesday 8:80 P. M. Prayer service Wednesday 7:80 P. M. All members urged to bring their 1 Love Offering. , The public is invited to all serv i ices. - ~ Services at Everetts ' 4 Baptist Church Sunday ♦ Sorvic-is will be held in the Everett* Br.ptist Church Sunday morning at J1 o'clock and evening at 7:15 by J. H. Smith, putor. \
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