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Watch the Label on Your Paper Aa It Carriea the Date When Your Subecription Expires VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 18 INSPECTION OF SEWER SYSTEM IS BEING MADE Several Lines Have Had To Be Cut in Cleaning-Out Process OVERHAUL ALL LINES Number of Leaks Stopped in Water Lines Recently; Many New Meters Installed • While there have been several dis cussions carried on between property owners and the Virginia Electric & s Power Co. as to what trees should be cut and limbs trimmed to give way for the electric lines, no complaints have been entered about cutting the elm tree roots in the several sewer lines, according to Jesse Harrell, head of the town's water department. Dur ing the past several days, workmen have been cutting the roots in several of the lines where trees border the streets. In many instances the tools especially equipped for the work have failed to dislodge the roots and foreign matter, making it necessary for the workmen to break the pipes in several places. When the water and sewer system was installed here about 10 years ago, ticuble from the elm tree roots was forecasted. However, no serious trou ble developed until several months ago, when roots caused the water' to stand in the pipes. In those lines where no automatic flushing system was pro vided when the pipes were installed, the water department head states it is difficult to remedy the situation. Mr. Harrell pointed out that every line in town would lie inspected, and the sys tem put in first-class condition as soon as possible. During the past several weeks a number of leaks have been stopped in Jhe water lines and pipes leading tp the customers. New meters have re placed worn-out-ones, and the water department head states that every inc ur in town will be inspected and re pairs made where necessary. A\ was learned yesterday that the /customers are using approximate!? / 150,000 galluos >f water every 24 \ hcurs, that before an attempt Id Stop the leaks was made approximately 2(H),000 gallons were necessary to sup ply the town for that length of time. 1 NO INTEREST IN TOWN ELECTION I Not a Single Name Added To Registration Books; Election May 7th • Not a single new n&me was entered en the town's registration books dur ing the eight days they were open for new voters to establish their right to vote in the town election Tuesday, May 7. The lack of inerest is just another cause for stating that there will be a quiet time at the polls on election day. Of course, the poll hotd er and the judges of election might carry on a friendly argument relative to political questions, but as far as town politics are concerned, the ad ministration has been apparently set tled for the next two years. The registration books were opened Friday, April 19, and closed last Sat urday. > Recorder's Court Has Many Cases Scheduled • A docket of IS cases, with J more ready to go, had been prepared for judge Bailey's court today, it was learned yesterday from the office of the clerk of the court here. The cases, minor in their nature, furnished a va ried docket with assault cases outnum bering the others. The session today is the first held by the court since Tuesday. April 9, . and is one of the few that has been > held this year, two terms of superior court and the absence of officers limit ing the work of the court. WATTS " " THEATRE Wednesday . May 1 TOM TYLER in "The Trail ol the Horse Thieves" Also C6MRDV Thursday-Friday „ May 2-3 ' NORMA TALMADGE "THE DOVE" Comedy and News Shows at 7:15 and 0 P. M. Daily I MUSIC BY PHOTOTONE THE ENTERPRISE Better Kitchen Contest Ends With Rally Day The first contest in the "Better Kitchens Campaign" started in this county , two months ago will be brought to a close next Friday with a general kitchen rally, according tc Miss Lora E. Sleeper, home demon strator. The contestants will assemble in the Woman's club room here thut morning at 10:30 o'clock when the rally day exercises will be put under way. Miss Sleeper assisted by Miss Pauline Smith, of Raleigh, has done a splendid work in the "Better Kitch ens Campaign" in the county, and for the closing of the contest she has ar ranged a strong program, one that will be greatly enjoyed. Th» various contestants from all parts of the county are expected to be here for the exercises, and any one interested is cordially invited to attend the meet ing, Miss Sleeper stated last night. A large number of prises has been collected and will be awarded tin winners in the contest at the meeting here next Friday. The "Better Kitchens Campaign" has been pointed out to be one of the most marked movement* in the line of progress in the county in some time. Out of the contest, the first of a four-year program, a county-wide effect is expected to develop, accord ing to those in charge. A splendid work has been carried on so far by SAYS ROANOKE ALL IN BERTIE Kelford Game Warden Says Martin Folks Must Pay To Fish in River Maintaining that the Roanoke river is in Bertie county, F. A. Ruffln, game and Ash warden of Kejford, came over here yesterday and raised a regular ruckus along the river banks when he demanded aged coloed women and a few others who were (Uhing for carp and catAah to buy Ashing licenses. The game warden's action disturbs the common beliefs that the river is equally divided between the two counties, and that when a person Ashes from the banks on this side he is Ashing in Martin county. According to the game laws, one can Ash with hook and line in his own county without license, but when one goes to another county to Ash, n license is required. Proceeding upon the basis that the river is in Bertie the game warden sold a number of licenses. The people Ashing along the banks consider the action of the game and Ash warden as unjust, that it is one's right to Ash from the banks of the Roanoke on thiß side with hook and line without being forced to buy licenses. Mr. J. W. Hines, Martin county's 1 game and Ash warden, states that a demand will be made for the return of all fees collected from this couny's subjects who stood on their own soil and Aphed. The action is a subject for much discussion among the colored people who are unable to go elsewhere and Ash. The yfeel as if they are being robbed of what they call their birth right. '1 Enoch Ludford Dies At Home in Plymouth Enoch Ludford, one of Plymouth's oldest citizens, died last Sunday fol lowing a few weeks' illness. Mr. Ludford, foi a number of years, was engaged in the lumber business in this county, working at that time with the Roanoke Railroad and Lum ber company. He also worked for the Parmele-Eccletson Lumber company, later going with the North State Lum ber company. 1 Interment was made in Edenton this afternoon. Williamston Wins From Jamesville Friday, 21-5 A baseball game between the local high school assisted by Coach Hood and the Jamesville High School assist ed by non-students here last Friday took the form of a track meet when the locals pushed over 21 runs to the visitors' 5. Tomorrow the locals go to James ville and Friday they play Scotland Nick at Scotland Neck • Carry Five Truck Loads ** Of Fish To Fort Bragg .. *^" 6 ' * 1 ive big Army trucks passed through litre yesterday en route to the United State Government fish hatchery, near Edenton, where a number of fish will be removed from the ponds there, loaded on the trucks, and carried to s hatchery at Fort Bragg.- The trucks were equipped with large trash cans. The trucks will make the return trip today, it was stated by one of the. drivers yesterday. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 30,1929 Misses Sleeper and Smith, and it is hoped that their efforts will be award ed. The program outlined by Miss Sleeper follows: Dr. 0. P. Fit* Gerald, pastor of the local Methodist church will open the exercises for the day with invocation at 10:30. This will be followed by a song. Mrs. John D. Biggs will make the address of welcome, Mayor R. L. Cobum following with an address on civic improvement. Miss Pauline Smith will introduce the speaker of the morning, Dr. Carl L. Adams, of the Teachers' College, Greenville. Dr. Adams will choose for his subject, "Habit Formation."' The kitchen con testants who have made outstanding improvements will speak briefly, tell what they have done to improve their kitchens. This will be followed by the awarding of prises. After lunch, the party will make a visit to Ave out standing kitchens. The day's program will be brought to a close in the even ing with a movie reel, "Turn on the Water", which Mr. Watts, manager of the Watts theatre here, has wil lingly offered to run without cost to those in charge of the campaign. The reel will be shown tomorrow evening, and Saturday in addition to the sched uled showing Friday night. The pic ture is furnished by the United States Department of Agriculture. FINDS HAPPY HUNT GROUNDS Oak City Banker Finds Big Variety of Game Exists In Martin County —* Accepted as a truth, yet one pat terned after the fish stories common in two or three East Carolina towns the experience of Mr. B. M. Worsley, Oak City banker, points out a sec tion in that part of the county to 1 a happy hunting ground. . One morning recently Mr. Worsley with (I. W. Barrett, another Oak Citlan, started Ashing in Conoho creek between Hasaell and Hamilton. The story follow*; "We left home early that morning and hadn't gone very far before two rabbits ran across our path. They went by prac tically unnoticed, and BO did a squirrel that happened to jump from tree to tree a few minutes later as we con tinued toward the creek. A. silver tailed fox next appeared and disap peared as we continued on our way. And then a wild turkey wandered by us. While paddling up the creek, a mother duck with fifteen of its wild little ones swam at random just ahead of our boat. By that time we had set tled down to Ashing just to be dis turbed by a large number of wild tur keys near the creek's bank to the left 'of us. Fishing was very good and while we were returning home we saw ft pair of Mexican quail that had been turned out only a few weeks ago by | Game Warden Hines. The birds were perched on the box from which they had been released, indicating that they do not wander far from their new homes. While no one doubted Mr. Worsley's story in the least, J. W. Hines, naturally interested in the game in jthii county, examined the evidence ; and now heartily agrees with the i banker's story. Carload ol Hogs Shipped From Jamesville Section Another carlot shipment of hogs was made by farmers in the James viile section to the Richmond market last week, the breeders receiving around 12 cents per pound for their offerings. The hogs, numbering 01, weighed around 160 pounds each, and were raised by Messrs. James Smith wick, Lin wood Knowles, Julian Fagan, and Tommy Brown. Several shipments of hogs have been made from this county this year, the farmers receiving a ready market for their swine on the Virginia mar ket. To Begin Revival in Local Holiness Church Saturday The Rev. J. E. Elks, Holiness preacher, of Greenville, will open a revival in the Bethany Holiness church here next Saturday night, it was announced yesterday. No termi nation' date was 'mentioned, but it is understood that the services will con tinue for several days. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend any of the services ■»■ ' " . Leads Singing For Revival at Oxford m Mr. R. F. Pope, of this place, is with Rev. B. Duke Critcher in the diurches ot the Oxford circuit thia week, leading the gong service*. The servicea will continue thiough this and a part of next week. FATS AND LEANS BASEBALL GAME HERE THURSDAY Proceeds Will Be Donated To Local School's Athletic Fund PLENTY FUN ASSURED Pete Fowden Managing Fats, While Judge Bailey Will Lead Leans In Contest A rare comedy is expected here next Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock when the fats and leans meet in a baseball game on the new high school diamond. With size the only require ment of the entrants, it is understood that practically all the players in the line-up for the game are stars of old in the sport. With Pete Fowden leading the at tack for the fats, and Judge Bailey, appointed manager of the leans, the following tentative line-ups are ex pected to furnish the thrills: For the fats there are Jim King, left (itld: J. (i. Godard, second base; P. B. Cone, first base; J. D. Thrower, pitcher; 11. M. Stubbs, pitcher; C. A. Harrison, short stop; John Henry Ed wards, utility; Raleigh Bradley, center field; J. C. Anderson, right field; i'ete Fowden, substitute; V. G. Spivey catcher; Fete Hall, utility; Harry Meador, utility; Titus Critcher, third base; and W. J. Taylor, substitute. The leans include Julian Harrell; F. P. Cunningham, Cortez Green; Francis Barnes, Jesse Harrell, Fred Hoyt, Lawrence Thornton, Jack Booker, Judge Bailey, Leman Barn* hill, Garland Barnhill,, Harcoin Crimes, Mayo Grimes. Dr. James S. Rhodes will, as um pire, defend the rights of the leans. Pete Fowden will serve in that posi tion for the fats. The proceeds of the game will be ufed for athletics in the school. SEVERAL CASES BEFORE MAYOR • Practically All ofThem Are Sent on to Recorder's Court Holding courtylor the first time in several days .Mayor t'oburu heard a , number of cases here yesterday morn ing. Several of the , cases were sent to the recorder's court, only one or two others coming under the mayor'.* jurisdiction. - ' Charged with carrying a concealed weapon, l.orenza Austin was bound over to the -recorder's court for trial ti day under a $l5O bond. Probable cause of guilt appearing in the case in which Willi? Taylor was charged with driving an automo bile while he was under the influ ence of liquor, Mayor Coburn bound the defendant over to judge Bailey's court today under a S2OO bond. Taylor, colored, of I'inetoyf is said to have stole his mother's new Chevro let car and was paying a social call to friends here. He was arrested by Chief of Police Daniel. The boy's mother calle'd for the car .lftcving her son in jail to face the preferred charges as best he could. Henry Outlaw, charged with reck less driving, was bound I&er to the recorder's court for trial today under a SIOO bond. Simon Barnes, colored, Outlaw's compauion' was BfieiT $lO and "costs when lie was found guilty 6f being intoxicated. Parents and Teachers To Meet Thursday The last meeting of the local par ent-teacher association for the cur rent school term will be held in the school building Thursday afternoon at 8:45 o'clock. The association's pres ident, Mrs. J. F. Thigpen, urges a large attendance upon this the last meet of the 1928-29 term. Paultry Car to Be Here Today and Tomorrow With two day* in which to load, poultry raisers in this section are not crowding the car today, however the offerings are fair, and present in dications point to a full car befbre tmorrow night. Practically half of a car had heen loaded early this afternoon and the fanners continued to come from all directions, offering a few 6f their fowls for sale. Thia is probably. the last loading to be made in the county this season. The car will receive ' pooltry In Kobersonville Thursday and in Oak City Friday. • Buy Machinery To Make Tobacco Flues ■ "Messrs. Albert Gurkin and L. B. Harrison have recently installed machinery for the manufacture of to bacco flues in ■ building to the rear of Harrison Brothers and Company's store here and are entering the fleld this season. The ownes have employed experienced labor, and will cater to a large trade. TAX COLLECTOR HAS BUSY TIME Many People Wait Until Last Minute, But Are Now Paying Up Waiting until the last minute, num bers of people, many of them prob ably being unable to pay before, are here today from all parts of the county effecting tax settlements at the last minute. There was a small rush at times yesterday in the col lector's office, but naturally the last minutes brings on a greater rush. This time, too, the after-list is larger than has been the case in some time, bringing about a hard task for those who are to prepare the list of de linquents. Business even picked up in the town tux collector's office yesterday ai '1 today, but like the county booKs, those of the town carry the names of mui.y who will be delinquents tomorrow . No exoct check could be had on the 1 collections either for the county or' the town late yesterday as the em ployees were busy issuing receipts. It is understood, however, that pay ments have been smaller this year than in some time past. The list will bo advertised, it is un derstood within the next few days. During the meantime the sheriff's of flee will be engaged night and day in preparing the list carrying the names of the delinquents. NEGRO JAILED AFTER WRECK | » (Henry Outlaw, of Bertie. Is Being Held Here for Reckless Driving \\ rocking his car, an old Fortl coupe and tliat ftf J. (I, Troutnian, below the river hill here late .Sunday afternoon, Henry Outlaw, colored, of Bertie, was placed in jail by Officer \V. U. Daniel t(> await trial before Judge Bailey in recorder's court today. Me was given [a preliminary hearing before Mayor ( oihtirn yesterday morning on a charge reckless driving. . Uyjul was fixed a! $ltKI, probable cause of guilt ap piaring According to witnesses to the acci- I dent. Outlaw bit the new Ford driv- I cu by Troutnian in attempting to pass i tlier cars. A fender was torn off and I a wheel crushed on the new Ford in the collision,. The entire running gear was disrupted on the old model. No , one was liurt in the accident, j The Outlaw Ford, after hitting the Troutnian car, jumped a ditch and tore j. up a fence in a near-by field, coming to a stop on its "knees," apparently of fering prayer. The machine, costing hardly more than s4(l, was said to have been traveling rapidly. Just across the road stood the little white cross, "Fatal Accident, Three Killed,"'marking; the spot where two negroes and a white man were killed last fall ———• FINE VIOLATORS OF GAME LAWS $ Two Griffins Township Men Tried Here Yesterday ' On Old Charges ( barged with violating the game i 1 hrcviti IW7 riiol- l ( »2H, Simon I), koli 1 ergon ami John' Coltrain, of (jriftins' Township, jyere given a hearing here yesterday before J. L. H-assell wire fined $5 and cost's each. B. F. Koherson, accused of violating the game law was found not guilty in the case charging him with killing a doe. At the hearing it was alleged that- Sinioji 11. Ridierson had killed a doe in 1927. Coltrain was befe>re lli(f court on a charge maintaining that he had k'lled wild turkeys out of season in 1«28. The cases were only recently brought lo attention of J. W. Mines county , game warden and arc said to have , been reported as a result of malice. - * ' , [Young Man Is filled In Wreck Near Plymouth -Another act r>f apparent caVlean ness, sent one young man io the j grave t.nd another to a hospital, a j third person, the driver, esniping un injured. • f While returning from a fishing trip creek late Friday night, a young man named Paul ran his car into a Norfolk Southern freight train, killing Harry Davis and injuring Roy Bateman, young men of Plymouth. The accident happened at a crossing near the Lucas farm, a few miles this side of Plymouth. Young Paul was driving the Buick roadster belonging to Jack Swain, and ran into a box car, the twenty-sixth one from the train's engine. The car was twisted around and one side was smashed. Davis, an employee Wilts Veneer company, of Plymouth, was intsantly killed and young Bate man was baldy injured. Paul escaped uninjured. Another Warehouse Practically Assured SENIORS' PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT Will Be Presented in New High School Building Auditorium Presenting "The Four- Flusher", a I comedy in three acts, the senior class will appear in the first of the local school commencement exercises next Friday evening at 8:00 o'clock. The play will be presented in the new! high school auditorium, the first event to be staged in the new building. The play, recently prepared for the stage, is one of Samuel French's best and is meeting with much success in a large number of vhigto-schools this season. The cast made up by members of the senior class has been carefully j coached by Mrs. I* H. Davis during the past few weeks and a splendid; presentation is assured. A small admission fee will be charg ed in an effort to off set copyright charges and other associated ex-! pensea. & NEGRO SHOT BY ANOTHER Sam Smallwood Gets Bullet In Chest As Result of Quarrel Sunday Sam Smallwood, middle aged negro, was shot, but not seriously wounded, lure last Sunday afternoon following a quarrel with Richard Latham, an other colored man. The ball hit Small wood in the right chest, but physicians were able to remove the shot as it hardly more than pierced the skin. While the facts in thy case are be ing - close j) guarded by witnesses to the shooting, it is understood that Jasper Wiggins, colored, stalled the trouble when he approached l.alh.nu on the railroad near the Statoji cot | toil gin and asked for a drink, f.a | tliam is said to have told Wiggins he had nothing to drityk, suggesting that j lie go and buy his own liquor. Wig I gins told Latham not t& get "hard" I about it, that" he (Wiggins) would get i his huddic Returning shortly with Smallwood, the two started on La tin.in, it stated. When one of | tin two drew a knife, Latham stated I thai if they approached farther„ he would turn- them off their course. . Smallwood took another step and La tham lire, turning him off the course of attack.. Smallwood was given medical alien tion. Latham departed, narrowly es caping local officers FINALEXERCISES PARMELE FRIDAY Primary Grades to Present Operetta; Make Awards Same Night "Fun on the I'odunk Limited," a farce comedy given by the sixth anil seventh grades of the I'armele school there last Friday evening featured the first of the schools commence ment exercises. The play, with the scenes in the interior of a railroad car, was well received by the patron. | and friends uf the school. The 1928-2!) session wilPbe bought !to a close next Friday night when the primary grades appear in tir 1 operetta. Certificates will be present ed and attendance awards wijl be | made at that time also, it WHS stated by the school's principal, L. B. Wynne, last night. , * Reports on Clean-Up Campaign Being Made —,—« Whilfi authentic.'reports on the clean up and paint up week here are gradu ally pouring back into the hands of the campaign chairman, the schedule ' of accnmplishmnets has npt been fully this time, making' it im ' possible to state definitely the results of 'the campaign. It was stated this morning, however, by the general j chairman that the reports ure very > pleasing, indicating that the week was | a decided , success. The campaign last week gave rise, I it is believed, to an all-time clean up and paint up movement here. The rakes and brooms are sUll in vogue this week and the trash continues to flow to the heaps. 1 Receiving Applications for Military Training Camps All high school boys and any other young men in thr county are eligible for summer training at Fort Bragg without coat. Only a few more days are left fe file applications atid those wishing to attend should communicate at once .with'" Julius S. Peel, Major, O. R. C., Williamston, N. C, Advertisers Will Find Our Col. umna a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 MEET TONIGHT TO PERFECT ORGANIZATION Citizens Endorse Movement At Meeting Held Last Friday Night $14,000 IN~STOCK SO^D Canvassing Committee, Appointed at Meeting Friday, Will Make Report Tonight Meeting here last Friday nighf in I the city Hall, dtateng ol ihc town and iommuntty gave a new life to the lo | cal t-rtbacio market'wlH-n they pledged their support t> an undertaking that ' U 'H third warehouse for thv ■ market. Ihe proposed undertaking was heartily endorsed by a '-dozen or i more citizen's, atid not .oiice was it I hinted that the erection, of ,1 third J house would tail to materialize. S At the lasti Iriday meeting, preliin | inary plans were ,formulated,"and at another session tonight the strut sub i scribers will meet again to effect the organization of the new company, ■ w Inch is now assured. The meeting tonight is open to thy public, and it is believed that a goodly number of the Community's citizens interested in the future of th'c town ami the'tobacco I market w ill attend. A canvassing comiuittee, composed i t Messrs. L. I Fowden, Jim King, ■R. 1. I'oburn, and k. IV Crawford, w ill render a report at the meeting to night when officers "ami committees I will be appointed. These men, work inm without compensation, have placed j thV matter before the people of the -I community individually, and the re- I spouse has been very satisfactory, ac cording to a ' statement made yester "iii;y. Xpproximately $14,000 worth ol -lock had been subscribed late vester' oay, and llm iHrthmk'fur another-ad i"fioiial'several thousand was promised this morning Members ol the >an v.issing . committee are carrying on a 1 -leudid work, stating tji.it they were store, actual work Could be started on the house within a comparatively short time. , r I'he meeting last Friday night point ed to a greater interest in the tobacccr market lure than has been witnessed in years past. The several speakers appearing before the assembly then j Iloncd the possibilities of the market | hire aiuT plctlgcd their whole-hearted support to the new undertaking. The | weak points as well as the favorable i ( lies were discussed, the body plcdg- I ing ail undivided support in niaintaiu i ing and making . this one of the best | markets in the*section. Operators of the other warehouses Were in attendance upon the meeting, | pledging their support ami welcom 'i ing the new corporation. I lie citizenry is urged to attend the. i meeting tonight, those in charge stat ' h)K that it will require onlya short | linn to dispose (if the business. DEFUNCT BANK PAYS 21 PER CENT Depositors of Parnicle Bank To Receive Checks This Week A payment of 21 per cent, or ap- I roximately $1,890, of the original de i posits in the I'armeh- Banking & Trust l ii., will be made to the several' de pi.' itoiN this vfeek, according to Mr. R. 1., (>fniru, receiver. This is the I lirst payment" tha't. has been collected for the depositors, .and it fs under j stood that it i* also {lie last I lie I'armele Banking Ki Trust- Co. J suspended business August 14, l'/2.1, i | with heavy loans that have proved ' practically wortldess. A large number 1 of suits were instituted, and while " judgments were secured, the collec ' tions, as a whole, were small. When ' | the institution first suspended ,opera ' |tions, it was thought that the deposi - | w rs would be paid dollar for dollar, i but investigations proved otherwise, i'and many of the depositors expected I little or nothing. The payment will r be well received by practically all the *' old depositors, it is understood. Regular Luncheon of Kiwanians TomQttQW With Mayor k. 1.. Coburn in charge' i the Kiwauis Club will hold its regular meeting tomorrow la the Woman's' Club room, it \\as stated yesterday by the committee in charge. The ; members are asked to attend. I « I Senior Epworth League Members Have Hay Ride [ « i A hay ride was enjoyed by the members of local Senior Epworth ■ League last night. The party went to , Washington and enjoyed a picnic sup per.
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