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pp. —■ ■' \ Save—24th Series of Martin County Building and Loan Association Stock Is Now on Sale—Have Watch tii* Label on Your Paper As If Carries the Data When Yaw Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXII—-NtJMBER 3 NEARLY 10 TONS POULTRY BRING FARMERS $4,827.31 14,365 Pounds Loaded Here Wednesday; Unable To • Wait On Many TOTAL OF 2,060 FOWLS Car It At Robaraonvflta Thursday; Total of 375 Farmers Are Senred Car Ten tons of poultry or, to be exact, 19,998 pounds, were shipped from the county today, by 275 poultry raisers to northern markets, according to records of the loadings heiy Wednesday and in Roberaonville yesterday The ship ment was the largest made thia year and netted the poultrymen jM£27.31. When the car was placM.here on Wednesday morning there were around 3,000 pounds of tfowls aboard. During Wednesday 14,*>5 pound* were loaded by farmers in this section, $6.02 less than $4,000 being paid for the of ferings here. So many were the sell ers that much waiting to weigh and sell was necessary, and a large number of the farmers sold to local merchants CT returned home with their chickens rather than wait their turn at the car d'jor. The em's representative worked through meal hours in an effort to re* ln-ve the congested condition, but then many farmers had to wait hours to be waited on. APP ro *' m * ,c 'y another 1,000 pounds would have been loaded had it been possible to handle the. chickens, broilers, cocks, guineas, and' turkeys more rapidly. There were 2,- j V6O fowls, including a lone turkey and 8 guineas, delivered to the car by 204 raisers here. The car picked up an other old turkey in Robersonville to keep the one loaded here company. At Robersonvilli yesterday $1,433.33 wt re paid to the 71 farmers delivering their poultry to the car there. - To handle tha 1,633 pounds delivered there, an ordinary box car was uaed. 1 he birds will be removed to a poultry car in Rocky Mount today, ready for the long ride to the Philadelphia mar ket. , - • • Baptist Sermon Subjects Tor Sunday Announced "gludl Women Dominate the j Church T" ia the aubject that will be l used at the Memorial Baptist church! Sunday night at 7:80 o'clock. The text for the Sunday morning hoar is thia one: "The path of the juA ia aa the dawning light, whicn iih&rth more and more unto the per fect day." Th. church school being put on by thia church begins Monday evening, pramptiy at 7:30. The pa#tor is anxious that the adult membership attend. Ha and the church also we!-; Xthe general public, hooka uaed in this course will be at the church Sunday, and those defiling copies may have them for a nominal sum. This school promises to be one of thp bast held in the Baptist church, the pastor stated. Tha women of the church have book the Carolina Playmakera for an appearance in Williamston, at an early date. The church will want to give ita women very sure support. Our congregation sympathsixe with Mrs. B. A. Critcher in the loss df her mother, and wish her the com forts which only the Christian re ligion can offer. • A Correction —"Credit Where Credit la Due" In painting the article last Tuesday showing that the cost of a full-time eowtty-health doctor would be leas than the cost of the health work the caupty under the preaH system, w. credited Mrs. Louie P. l(«tjn with th article instead of Professor L. H. 1 Davis, author at the article. Wa re t»t the error very mush. t j WATTS y f THEATRE Saturday March • 808 STEELE « hi "lightning Speed" _ t „ 1 ;amo COMID* And Serial "Vanishing West" Monday-Tuesday March 11-1* BILLIE DOVE "ADORATION" 4 " M. O. M. HEWS AMP AESOP'S r ABLEB Shows at 7:15 and 9 P. M Daily MUSIC BV f PHOTOTOMB —— mm—mm- in.. i. THE ENTERPRISE Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Clinic Monday Entering School la Being Held Early So That Any Physical Defects May Be Treated Before School Opens in Fall; Parents Urged To Have Children Present To better safeguard the health of school children, a clinic will be held here Monday, March 25, when all chil lit en entering the first grade here next fall are asked to be This clinic is to be held under di rect supervision of the State Depart ment of Health with competent super vision of the State Department of Health with competent physicians in charge, aided by a nurse. It is im portant that all 5-year-old children be examined at this time, as it is suffic iently early to have any defects found remedied before school opens. By tak ing advantage of this service every child that enters school here ucxt fall .Chit enter free of physical handicaps. Children without these handicaps nuke STEALS AUTO OUT OF YARD ■ ■ ♦ Leroy Tyner Gets Away With Car Belonging to Parmer Near Here Leroy Tyner colored, got tired of wclking all of a sudden last Tuesday, and "right in the day-time" walked into the yard of a Mr. Wynne living on the Staton farm, near here, and drove off the 1926 Ford touring car belonging to Sylvester Wynne. Mr». Wynne, who waa at home at the tjpic, saw the negro drive the car away, but j she was afraid to interfere. Coming ' from the woods, where a party had . been cutting wood, Mr- Wynne was told about the car being driven away, and he imported the case to officer* here. Deputy Grimes started a search for tht man who once lived in the Tyner Town section, but Tyner applied the gas to the stolen car and made (lis es cape. In chasing the thief, Deputy Crimes stuck his car in the mud where, only a short time before, Ty ner had been stuck with the stolen car. Noither Tyner nor the car have been seen since about 10 o'clock that night. The search was extended intc territory around Macclesfield, where Tyner once worked, but no trace of the car could be found there. 11 Students oi Hassell School's Honor Roll Tha number of ho®or pupils in the Hassell school during the month just cloaed underwent a small decrease during the period when eleven stu dents met the requirements as com pare with the twelve attaining the honor tho month before. . The roll follows, by grades: Firat grade—Cora Belle Weathers bee, Maryland Leggette; second grade —Dillion Leggette, J. C. Leggette, Mildred Cannon; fourth grade—Mar garet Cannon, Audrie Purvis, Loney Knox; fifth grade—Onnis Cannon; sixth grade—Gertrude Ayera, Arollne Purvis. Influence cases limited the number oi honor pupils in the school the pre ceding month, while during the last period, unfavorable weather is be lieved to have held the list down. River Will Be High Here for Several Days The Roanoke, now several feet over the tonka here, ha* brought down even freshets within the past twelve months, all of anAcient size to block traffic *i Weldon, according to report* coining from that town. The water ten days ago reached the M-foot stage and dropped, but the rains tir« early part of this week carried th'j flood back to the same stage en Tuesday, which means con tinued high water here for several more days. Mvoral road a in the low grounds of this section are block ad by the water and many acre* of island farm land are covered. Boats mnnjpt between this point aad Norfolk are unable to land here at the present time on account of the Ugh water, and freight is being un loaded in Plymouth and hauled from ther« on truck*. ■ ' ♦ Pantry Supplies Stolen -White Family la Away Late Wednesday night, rogue* en tered the home of Mr. J. T. Price on Main Street and stole a stand of lard, a number of eggs and other pantry supplies, making well their es cape. The thevM entered by a win daw, aad made the steal without waking the occupant*. Mr. and Mrs. Price were out of town and neighbors who heard the rogue or rogue* drive a ear into the driveway thought their neighbors were returning home, aad thought nothing of th* noise. It i* believed that the act i* traceable to m I much better progress in school than j children neglected by parents, accord ' inp to records kept by school authori ! ties. It is up to the parents of these | children to have this looked after. He ' is too small, but no doubt would have his little body looked over and all necessary doctoring done were he only capable. Persons interested in this clinic will please take the matter up with either IJ i. Warren or Principal L. H. Da vis. Inquiries will be Answered free ly-, for interest in the health of chil dren is a fundamental to good health, /hich is the base rock for useful living »nd happiness in life. Parents, note the date of this clinic and see that your children are examined. Williamston Wins First Round in Tournament Winning 22 to IS over Clay ton High School Basketball team thla morning at 10:30 in the State College Uasketball Tournament, th« local five go to the qi#ter flnala in the contest tonight, ac cording a report received from Raleigh at noon today. The local boya will play the winnera of the Beaufort-Roxboro game. PROSPERITY IS NEEDED BADLY Tax Collections Are Below „ Record for Previous Years That Hoover wave of prosperity, sg authentically forecast by many, had lit st hurry to this section ere 'twill be too late, too late, according to the doings in the realm of county taxes. "We are running behind our last year's collection record," Sheriff Roebuck stated yesterday," and unless there is a marked improvement in the pay ments, there'll be more property ad vertised this year titan has been offered for sale in quite a while," the sheriff continued. A little over half of the tax levy has been Collected, and $125,- 000 more wilt have to find their way into the county colfers before the col lections wjll be complete. When the Ihst of April arrives, the last day of grace will have gone; and when June (jonres, the last day of grace, property and all will he gone in those cases where taxes aren't paid. They advertise in May and dispose of the wreckage in June. It won't be long, now. • Negro Is Bound Over ' * For Killing Monday At a hearing held before Asa T. Crawford, justice of the peace, here Wednesday, Jesse Whitley, negro slay er of Louis Rogers, was ordered held for trial at the next term of superior court without bond. At the hearing, Whitley, without counsel, told a story fashioned after the one given by hiin here soon after his arrest Monday evening, the day of the killing. He mentioned his regret, stating that he would not have killed Louis for any thing, that he had been one of his best friends. v Rogers wa» killed in Whitley's yard fi.llowipg a quarrel at a wood cutting near by. His case will be heard at the next 'term of Martin County Su perior Court, convening here Monday week. School Bill Is Before State Senate Tonight The school bill, one of the most important problems in the General Assembly, is scheduled to come up for | discussion in the Senate tonight, ac- { cording to reports coming from the Capital city. * * j The light ovsr the bill has been | pressed hardest by those who don't { i (want to pay taxes >on the one Bide, I and by those who fear a little salary cut on the other, Judging from the fjre sent outlook the North Carolina children will have to plod along a few more years be- /" • ' Oak City Seniors and y Juniors Visit Capital I lAfMM Going to Raleigh yesterday, many for their first time probably, members of the junior and senior classes of the Oak City school visited many places of historical interest and sat in awhile on the legislature. The party includ ed te school's principal, several of the teachers and on« or two parents and was directed to the places of in ternet by Mr. A mold, of the News an.' Observer. v I x -1 TEACHERS AND PARENTS MEET HELD THURSDAY Meeting Is Well Attended By Both Parents and Teachers LIBRABY IS*DISCUSSED i—• Mrs. John D. Biggs, Mist Lucille Allen and Professor Davis Make Short Addresses A marked and valuable program featured the meeting of the parents and teeachers at the Woman's Club hall here yesterday afternoon when a large number of the school's pa trons gathered to hear the general topic of libraries and their uses both by townspeople and Bchool children discussed. Mrs. John D. Biggs spoke highly of the use of a good library in a brief account of the early history of book making and accumulation. Sh e plead ed for support of the state program to put books at the door of every home in North Carolina. Her talk ! was inspirational and a glowing tribute to the place that books hav« ' in the moulding of human lives and ' shaping conduct. Miss Allen Who has charge of the school libraries spoke of the actual condition in the school and then com pared that with what Dr. Newlon of Columbia University gave as a test for good libraries. After telling about the seven grade libraries in which there are more than three hundred volumes and how each room uses these books, she emphasised the fact that according to these new concepts of library purposes, Williamston school was not only crowded in its library space but also many of the books Were us less and of no benefit except as counts. Numbers do not count go much according to Mis.i Al- Men's views but that the variety of se lection and wisdom of are the ! essntials of library planning and equipping. Mrs. Harper Holliday sang before i Mr. Davis proposed that the parent- j teacher association cooperate with the Bchool to the extent of taking it upon itself to keep the school library open during the summer. }lr. Davis gave as his reason for the school library's beink kept open during the summer the fact that all magazine subscrip- i tions are for the full year, much money is invested in school property there are many books in the library that are suitable for public reading the utilisation of which is only two thirds of what it could be since tli« school building is locked during four monthn in the summer. The professor urged greater utilisation of thofe things we have about us. At the of Mr. Davis' re marks the meeting adjourned and refreshments were served by the social committee, Msdames P. 11. Cone, C. A. Harrison and L. H. Pa vis. B. B. Sherrod Hurt When Train Hits Auto Thursday Mr I). B. Sherrod, Hamilton citizen, was badly cut about the head and bruised on the body yesterday after noon when his car, a Ford coupe, was hit by an A. C. L. train at a grade crossing in Hobgood. The extent of Mr. Sherrod's injuries could not b learned thi;i morning, but if no com plications develop, he is expected to recover. Mr. Sherrod was en route to Scot land Neck when the accident happen ed, and immediately after the wreck he was carried to the home of hi: ( jon in Scotland Neck where doctor offered medical aid. Jamesville Wins Its Firit Game in Tournament Winning over Roseboro 14 to 11 yesterday afternoon in the State Basketball tournament at Raleigh, the Jamesville basketball Ave is on a second round in the contest, playing Mount Holly this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. ' In the second half of the game, the Roneboro lads came back strong to almost shadow the lead of the county boys. Jamesville made 112 points in the first half while Rose boro made only three. In the last period Roseboro made 8 points to Jamesville's 2. Hotly Springs Club Women in Meeting ■ ■ • The regular meeting of the Holly Springs Home Demonstration club was held with Mrs. Lucian Hardison last Tuesday afternoon when special demonstrations were given by Msa dames. Chas. Daniel, Lucian Iferdison and Miss Lora Sleeper, agent. The members, planning to serve a special dinner, to the county board of com missioners here the first Monday in April, considered a menu, and made other arrangements to be followed in th« dinner's preparation that day. Friday, March 8,1929 Two Colored Boys Burned To Death in Fir Trapped in Second-Story Room by Fire Which Destroyed Home of Gadis Cordon, Near Jamesville, About 10 O'Clock Last Night Form an Smith, 17- and Andrew Boston, U-years-old colored boys, wer e burned to death laat night in a fire which totally destroy ed the home of Gattia Cordon, •bout 5 miles east of, Jamesville near Free Union Church. The origin of the firae is un known. When first discovered, the damn werts rapidly eating their way i i the rear of the house where the two boya were sleeping in an upstairs room. No flres had been in that part of the house during the day. Cordon, the owner, stated that he went home with his car about 9 o'clock, but at that time he saw no signs of fire. He retired soon after, and about ten o'clock he was Awakened by the screams of •he two boya, who were, at that time, apparently trapped by the flames and smoke. There was no possible chance to save the lives of the two boys, other members of the family hardly having time to run from the house. One of SCHOOL PUPILS VISIT RALEIGH - " "• 30 Members of Local Senior And Junior Classes Are In Capital Today Leaving iyr!y this morning on a ■pecial bus, practically the entire senior iU(t junior clUsses of the local school are in Rah inlr, visiting the State Cap ital s historical sites, both halls of the i legislature, the hotels, neighboring in stitutions, museums, and the four-year home of North ( aroliua's governors. Sutler the supervision of a member the high school faculty .1(1 students are taking advantage of this oppor tunity, most of wltoni are now no doubt happy be out of school while ( tlurs are reciting. Colonel Fred A. (dds, father*of North Carolina's Hall of History, is personally conducting the party about the city. "Rio Rita," a popular musical show that played f r a long season on Broadway will be seen tonight by the,party. Jollity and mirth were in the saddle this morning when the two classes left for the Cap ital City. / ''School of Efficiency" Begins Monday Night The School of Church Efficiency if being conducted ut the Haptist church next week will be opened to the general public, it was .stated, by the pastor today. Since it is a Church School, and not a denominational school, the church feels at liberty to invite whom fever cares to come, especially so, when to do so does not interfere with their own church program. The school opens next Monday night at 7:90, and will continue through Tuesday and Wednesday nights. No sessions will last more than an hour. No expense whatever.- This is just a brief study on thr function of the church, and how bet ter to make it meet its mission. Those coming will enjoy the sea sions, it was stated by Rev. C. H Dickey, the church's pastor. Robbers Get Small Loot From Jarifesville Store r l he robber entering the store of W. H. Mizelle and company in Jametville some time last Sunday night wa.s not MJ bad after all, for he only looted the cash drawers of a dollar or two, leav ing the goods untouched as far as it ccttld be ascertained by a check of the Mock made by the store's owner, Mr. Louis Mizelle. James Daniel, young colored boy, arrested in connection with tin robbery, has refused to talk, claiming no knowledge whatever of the act until it was discovered Monday morning. So far he has been unable to offer plausible excuses for suspicious actions following the robbery Monday morning. ♦ ■ ■» County Meeting of Club Workers Is Postponed • • The county-wide meeting of all the home demonstration club members planned for March 16, has been post poned and will be held sometime the latter part of April, it was learned here yesterday. Mrs. Jane S. Mc- Kimmon, assistant director of exten sion work in this State, could not be hete for the meeting' scheduled for the 16th, and. at her request the time for the gathering was changed. The kitchen contest now in progress in the county will b« completed in April, and the contestants will take part in th county-wide meet, it is understood, local par&Bt ' the smaller members of the fam ily was so badly frightened that she could not leave the hoax-, but Cordon returned and brought her out just before the structure feel in. NW even a shoe was saved, and excepting their night clothes not a garment was brought from the house, so quickly did the fire burn. Panned by a strong wind, the flames were uncontrollable and th* house with ita contents was a total kxu*. Only a few of the larger bones of the two boy* remained after the flr e had spent itself. They were removed and burtd today in a cemetery in the home commun ity. - Th two boys, one a nephew of Cordon and the other without parents had made their home with the Cordons for several years. The house, two-story structure, painted and well kept, was valu ed at $2,000 with no insurance. ROADS CAUSE OF SCHOOL CLOSING . Oak City School Reopens Monday After Being. Closed a Week Closing last Tuesday when the bad roads caused a marked decrease in attendance, the Oak City school will be reopened next Monday, it wa stated Wednesday by Mr. H. M Ainsley, the school's principal. Dur ing the early part of the week, traf fic over the roads in thatshrdl*hrd fic over the roads-and even the high way in that section was limited prac tically to horse-drawn vehicles, and that was carried on at a decided dis advantage. With a large percentage of its students coming from the sur rounding communities on the several trucks, the school was necessarily closed. The strong wind of the past day or two is doing much to dry the roads, and according to present plans Principal Ainsley will call the chil dren together Monday morning h, Wake Forest Band Concert Thursday The Wake Forest C band will give a concert here next Thurs day night, March 14, at the City Hall. The concert ( will be sponsored by the Woman's club with the Fne Arts de partment, Mrs. Harper, chairman, in charge. Tickets will be placed on sale the early part of next week. Th band has just recently started concert work, but is programs have attracted favorable comment in the cities and towns where concerts have been given. Everetts Woodmew To Meet Monday The Everetts Modern Woodmen Camp will hold its regular meeting in the Woodmen hall there next Monday night, the officers at the or der urging as many members who possibly can do so to attend the ses sion. Everetts M. W. A. Team Plays Farmville Tuesday The Modern Woodmen basketball teams 6t the Everetts and Farmville camps will meet on the Everetts court next Tuesday at 8:00 o'clock, the manager* of both teams assuring the fans a good game. Special Services at Everetts Church The program at the Everftti Bap tist Church -wlir feature two special services conducted liy five Wake For est College students and the' pastor, Rev. James H. Smith. One of the five students will preach at the morning hour, while the pastor and all the stu dent's will take part in the 7:30 o'clock service in the evening. „ , 1 lie public is cordially invited to at tfid hnih the nrvitM, : Presbyterian Services To Be Held Here Sunday The Rev. John L. Yandell, terian minister, will preach at the Woman'a club hall here at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and at Bear Grass at 7:30 p. m. in the school auditorium. Sunday school convenes at 9(46 a. m. in the Woman's club here. The Sunday morning message will be especially for young people, it waa stated *fi the announcement of the , services, and a special invitation ask ing them to attend, ia extended. ' v I Advertiser* Will Find Our CoL umm a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Home* of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 MUCH INTEREST BEING SHOWN IN QUEEN CONTEST Secretary Bartlett Ask Wil liamston to Choose and Enter Contestant CONTEST CLOSES ISTH V/ inning Candidates To Get Cash Prize of $150; Contest To Be Held Thursday, April 11 The queens' contest will be one of the many attractive features at the Eastern Carolina Exposition to be held in Farmville the week of April Bth, according to Mr. Newell G. Har lett, secretary-manager of the com merce organization. Mr. Bartlett, who was here recently, stated that man; towns in this .part of th e State would be represented in the contest, and ht is anxious that Williamston be repre sented also. According to the rules of the con test, the entrant must be und»r 17 years of age arid single. Any town outside of Pitt county is entitled 1., one candidate, the towns inside that county being entitled to 10 camli dates. The queens lepresenting towns outside of Pitt county will not com pete with the candidates from various towns in that county, two prizes being offered. The contest will not extend over the entire week, but will be held all in one day, Thursday, according'to' present plans. All candidates will b introduced from the platform in the afternoon about 3 o'clock that day. After the introduction, ballots will be distribued to the audience, carrying the names of the candidates from Pitt County towns and the names of those from the towns only from out side of Pitt county. Thes e ballots are taken up after voting and counted. The candidates will be introduced again at night from the platform oj the exposition building after which' the ballots will be distributed again. These ballots will be taken up and counted. The two winners, one from Pitt county and one from out&ide of that county will be announced -Friday night from tfie platform at 7:30. The coronation will take place at 8:30 tin same night. The winning candidates will be gh en 1160.00 each in cash by tlift Expo sition. In announcing the rules of th c cun test Manager Bartlett stated that th« candidates will have to be in Farn't ville only one day, Thursday, but that it was necessary that the names c. all candidates be filed with the East em Carolina Ctrambei* of Commerct at Kinston by 6 p.~jn., March 15. Heretfore, the contest required aif the queens to be present each day during the show, but at a meeting u» the organization's directors sometime ago, this was changed. In addition the the Senior Queen contest, the organization is planning one for the girls between the ages of 8 and 12 years. The rules for this contest are practically the same as those announced for the senior con test. The junior queen wit! be judged Wednesday and prizes, $25 first, $1 second and $lO third will be given. Mr. Joe Martin Dies In Washington, D. C Mr. Joe Martin, a former resident of Williamston died at his home in Washington, D. C. last Monday morn ing following a two weeks illnes of pneumonia. Relatives here were greatly shocked to learn of his death, as he was supposed to have passed the crisis of the attack the Wednesday before. Mi - . Martin was the youngest son of the late J. J. and Victoria Martin, who prominent citizens of thh section tot a number of years. He ia survived by his widow and one adopt ed son besides his sister, Mrs. Fannin Carstarphen, of this pace, and Watt i Martin, a brother of Norfolk. He was a brother of the late Wheeler Martin one of Williamston's most promineu' citizens during his lifetime. The funeral was held at the honin and lpterment was made in a Wash ington cemetery yesterday morning. Fails To Prefer Assault Charges Against Negro Failure of Roxanna Peel, colored, of I'ardens, to prefer assault charges apainst Jerry Smith, who »» a&id to ,«f»ve errterpd thewoman's home last Monday night and assaulted her twice, caused officers to drop the case. Coun ty officers on the case Tuesday morning, hut failing to find Smitli at that time, they withdrew to await de velopments. ' ■ H tgM'll llll#l J I ■■■ • . Regular Services at Christian Church Regular services will be held in the Christian church here Sunday at 11 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening. Sunday school at 9:45. A'"cordial invitation is extended tc all to attend the service*.