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Watch the Label on Tow Paper As It Curiae the Date When Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 43 FOURTEEN FROM COUNTY AT FARM AND HOME MEET ♦ . Martin Well Represented At Convention Held in Raleigh This Week INTEREST "INCREASES Mrs. D. W. Hyman, of This County, Elected Chairman of District Assembly . Yesterday "Martin County was well represent ed at the Farm and Home Makers meeting held in Kaleigh this week," Miss Lora E. Sleeper, home agent, stated upon her return last evening. Fourteen representatives were present for one or more day's activities, and unanimous approval was accorded the work carried on in the capital city Yesterday was State Federation Day oi home demonstration clubs and the happenings of the day were highly ben eficial, Miss Sleeper stated. A district meeting with representatives from Washington, Beaufort, Pitt, and Mar tin Counties attending, was held dur ing the day, the assembly electing Mrs. D. W. Hyman, of Williams Chapel, this county, as district chairman. Mrs. Hyman is greatly interested in the work and will handle the office with much competence. One of the most striking program events, according to Miss Sleeper, was the cotton dress exhibit given in the form of a review yeaterday. The agent out that the costs of the dresses ranged from 87 cents to $3.50 and that it inquired from two to six hours to make them. The need for more of Martin Coun ty's women to attend future meetings was stressed, Miss Sleeper stating, however, that she was very much pleated with the attendance this year as compared with the attendance from this county last year. Those attending include Mrs. J. E. Smith wick and Mrs. John Sexton, of Jametville; Mrs. Gladys Mizelle and Misses Margaret and Hattie Everett, of Williams Chapel; Miss Kffie Waldo, of Hamilton; Mrs. C. L. Wilson, of Rcbersonville; Mrs. Lucian Hardison, Mrs. C. L. Daniel, Mrs Roy Andrews and little daughter. Kate, of Holly Springs; Miss Lora E Sleeper, Mrs. Erah Cobb and Mrs. J. D. Higgs, of WilUamston. • SPIDER CAUSES WRECK OF AUTO New Bern Baptist Minister Has Close Call; Car Runs Into Telephone Pole The pastor of a New Bern Baptist church narrowly escaped serious in jury last Wednesday when a lowly spider crawled on his neck and caused the minister to wreck his car just this side of the river bridge here. The preacher had just rounded the bridge curve and was passing the highway station whey the spider crawled on the back of his neck'. Reaching for the insect, the driver let the wheel of the cai go for a second, allowing it to run down a slight embankment and into a telephone pole, One)side of,the ma chine hit the pole and the other rooted into a guy wire. One fender was torn off and considerable other damage was done. As far as it could be learned, the driver, who was alone, escaped ser- i ious injury. ' County Ranks 61st in Per Capita Cost of Schools lit operating the schools in this coun ty during the 1927-28 term, $185,527 03 were spent, making the average per capita current expense $24.94. Oi the spent, $22,581.08 were used for buildings and other perma nent fixtures. The average per capita cost for the State was $31.32, or $0.38 higher than it was in this county. The covnty was 61 in the rank of per capita cost. Buncombe County leading the Jist with a cost of $50.50 per capita. ' WATT s| T T THEATRE >»i 1 iii 1 Saturday July 27 TOM MIX bt "The Qreat Diamond Robbery" Alao SERIAL and COMEDY Monday-Tuesday July 20-30 BILLIE DOVE I ' "CAREERS Alao NEWS and FABLEi 'MUSIC BY PHOTOTONg THE ENTERPRISE ADDITION TO MAKE THIS ONE OF LARGEST PLANTS IN STATE ' , nil : A:. ' • > ■*rMKIL*.- J—: jfc , , • , ,j » .«. Contract for the construction of the third unit to the local plant of the Standard Fertilizer Co., pictured a bove, wis lei Wednesday afternoon, to a Rocky Mount firm of contractors. The completion of the unit will make this plant one of the two or three largest in North Carolina and will increase the output by more than one-third. The new unit will be ready for business before next season, the contract calling for completion in three months. PLYMOUTH MAY SELL TO V. E. P. —•— City Council Accepts Offer, Subject to Confirmation Of Voters Officials of the town of Plymouth last Tuesday evening contracted to sell upon the confirmation of a majority of | the municipality'* voter*, the power and light distribution system there to the Virginia Electric & Power Co. The officials' decision to place the matter before the people there follows three years' 11 of negotiation- with the power company's representatives and the town authorities. As a consideration for a 30-year franchise to operate there, the power company is offering $50,000 cash and free street lighting during the life of the franchise. The amount offered to Plymouth is $25,000 less than the sum received here for the local system. While no special election has been called there, as far as it could be j learned yesterday, it is understood that the matter will be handled in a similar way as it wa&rhandled here. Robert R. Livingston, of New York, and Edwin C. Gregory, of Salisbury, are entering a bid for both the light and ice plants there, offering SIOO,OOO and free street lighting. A variation in rates is noticed, but the ocmparißive value of the offers is not known. The Levingston-Gregory offer is being made through Plymouth's paper, and the effect it will have can not be de termined at this time. It will be remembered that Mr. Gregory and his associates attempted to buy the local plant, but after con sidering the sale for many weeks, the local officials decided to accept the Vir ginia company's offer, which was rati fied by. a large majority of the voters. AUTO BURNS ON ROAD NEAR HERE Pontiac Coupe, Belonging To Prince Purdy, Is Complete Loss A Pontiac coupe, belonging to Mr. Prince Purdy, local employee of the Virginia Electric & Power Co., was de stroyed by fire Wednesday night about 10 o'clock between here and Windsor. Mr. Saunders, another employee l of the power company, was driving the car at the time. Traveling toward this place, Mr. Saunders stopped to assist a trqck diiver whose gas tank was empty. The car's driver went to a near-by filling station and got a bucket of gas. Re turning to the truck, Mr. Saunders was pouring the gas into the truck tank when he noticed the Pontiac burning. Before he could reach it the flames had gained such headway that it was im possible to check them. He and the' truck driver met with much difficulty in moving the truck and hogs out of th* fire's range. Mr. Saunders be "Tfcved that a bit of gasoline splashed from the bucket and caught fire when it dripped on the exhaust pipe. With the exception of two front tires and the horn the car was completely destroyed. Before 3 o'clock yesterday morning some one had stolen the two tires and the horn, making the machine a complete loss to its owner with the exception of a small amount of insur ance. •« Results I ■ i WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Beaufort, 6; Martin 4. Hertford, 13; Bertie, ). '■ v Standing qI Clubs Club: W L Pet Hartford 2 1 .667 MARTIN 1 1 .500 Baaufort 1 1 .500 Bertie ' 2 .333 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 26,1929 1 RECORDER HAD ELEVEN CASES Former Game Warden Not Guilty of Hunting With out v Permission The recorder's court went into a long afternoon session lieer last Tuesday when eleven cas&i, several of them mor or less complicated, were called Iby Judge Bailey and Solicitor H. O. Peel. The presiding jurist imposed several heavy fines, but the defendants entered appeals, only one fine, a $75 one, sticking. Lawrence Lilley, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon and driv ing an automobile while under the in j fluence of liquor, plead not K u 'lty> the court finding him guilty in the second charge. A SSO fine with the costs at tached was imposed, I.illt-y failing to accept offered bond in the sum of SIOO. Pete Hoggard,- charged with driving an automobile while under the influ ence of liquor, also entered an appeal iti his cast- when He was fined SSO and taxed with the Costs. The next case, involving four de fendants, was very complicated, the court finding it difficult to separate the charges and determine the guilty par tits. Roosevelt Yarrell, John Yarrell, Dave Cooper, and Alonzo Biggs en tered a plea of not guilty to the charge of .assault with a deadly weapon brought against them. Roosevelt Yar rt'l was found not guilty. Dave Coop er was found guilty of disorderly con duct and John Yarrell and Alonzo Biggs were found guilty as charged. Dave Cooper was fined $25 and taxed with a part of the cost. John Yarrell and Alonzo Biggs were sentenced to I months each on the Edgecombe t'ounty roads. They appealed to a higher court, Judge Bailey placing them under a $l5O bond each. Three of tliiT four were also before the court to answer to a charge of car tying a concealed weapon. John Yar rell was found not guilty. Alonzo Riggs and Dave Cooper were fined $75 each when their guilt was estab- The cost was divided. The Case charging John Howard Taylor with an assault with a deadly weapon was continued one"week. Kdgar Rogers, pleading guilty of abandonment, entered a prayer for judgment which was continued to Oc tober, 1929. Arthur Ruftin, found guilty in a jus tice of the peace court here several weeks ago in a case charging him with hunting without license, escaped a fine when he was found not guilty. Jn'the justice's court here at the trial, Ruffin was charged with hunting on certain lands in Goose Nest Township with out securing the laird owner's permis sion. He pleaded his own case at tliat | time, but last Tuesday he had secured counsel'.. Additional evidence was of-j feted at the trial this week, clearing i him of the charge. The case charging Timothy Keys, Boston, Jafers James, Hoyt Smith and James Moore with an affray was continued one week. A nol pros resulted in the case in which H. M. Peel was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. The case charging Val L. Teel with assault with a deadly weapon was con tinued one week. Rev. Piephoff Will Be Ordained Sunday Night The Kev. Z. T. Piephoff, new Pres byterian minister in Williamston, will be ordained as a minister and installed as pastor of the Williamston Presby terian Church Sunday night at 8 o'- clock in the Woman's Club. . The pub lic is cordially invited to attend this Krvice. The visiting ministers who will assist in this service are Rev. C. M Brown, of El2ab;th City, who will preach; Rev. Marshall Doggett, of Edenton; and Rev. A. J. Crane, of Tarboro. Colone Shaw, an elder of the Kinston Presbyterian Church, will also be present, . I fit GEORGIA PRICES CONTINUE GOOD —— Average Prices Continue to Range From sl7 to $23 Per Hundred Waycross, Ga., July 24.—Rains in spots over the tobacco belt today slowed deliveries ' and cut down the amount of weed available for offer ings, but in other sections the same I briskness that marked opening yester day was apparent,* with prices main taining a steady level. Official figures from number of marts on ripening day sales showed average prices miming from sl7 up to $2.1 per hundred pounds. Some of the reports follows': Felhant, sales 270,798 for $46,964.33, averaging sl7 34 per hundred. Hahira, sales 262,997 for an average ct $20.75 per hundred. Claxton, sales 176,154, for an aver age price of $2075 per hundred. Cairo,' sales' 63',8X0, averaging $19.38. Camilla, one warehouse, sales 59,- 72*. averaging $19,64; second, ware house, sales 77,136, averaging $17.34. Valdosta, sales 565,000, averaging SIX. 59. Douglas, sale;. 528.924, averaging $ 18.03. Hazelhurst, sale? 237,720, averaging $21.09. Presbyterian Services For Sunday Announced Sunday school, 9:45 a. in. The members of the Presbyterian church have accepted the invitation of the Baptist church to worship with them Sunday, July 28, at 11 a. m. Rev. Z. T. Piephoff will preach, subject: "Mark; The Man Who Lived Down , Failure." The highways of the past art strewn with failures. Man sets a goal, strives for it, slips, and then is called a failure. Such seems to have been the experience of John Mark, au thor of one of the Gospels of the life of Christ. Such has been and is the experience of many living today. But John Mark lived lown his failure, and so can you if you will hut learn the I lessons John Mark learned. Come and, hear the life of this man discussed at I tin Baptist church Sunday. Bear Oraaa The services of the Presbyterian church will be conducted in the com munity schoo|house at Bear Grass on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p. m. Please .note the change of time, for this Sun- Jay only. It is hoped that all who pos sibly can will attend these services. Beaufort Wins Over Martin By a Sevent to Four Score The Martin County Monks worked hard to tie the score at four all in a game with Beaufort at Washington last Wednesday afternoon just to lose 7""to 4 when I.atham, Beaufort's big catcher, knocked a home run with two men on basis. It was thejr last time at the bat when the Monks tied things up, but Latham was called upon in his team's frame to do the work. He did, but tlieVe were two men out, making the last inning a thriller to the few spectators. * Jamesville Club Girls To Have Ice Cream Supper The Jamesville club girls attending the State short course next week are planning to have an ice cream suppef this evening at the Jamesville school house to earn their money for the short course. * = Where They Play MONDAY, JULY 29 Bertie vs. Beaufort at Washington. Martin va. Hartford at Ahoskic. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 Bertie va. Martin at Williamaton. Beaufort va. Hertford at Ahoakie. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Hertford va. Martin at Williamson. Bertie va. Beaufort at Washington. rr- ~ v" * * K V COMMISSIONERS ORDER REPAIRS TO RIVER WHARF —. — i Action Is Taken At Special Meeting Wednesday Night WILL INCREASE RENT Repairs And Improvements Will Cost About 91,500; Rent Will Be In creased to 9400 Year 1 o accommodate the 'increasing height shipments handled at the river wharf here, the town commissioners, in a special meeting last Wednesday, appropriated several hundred dollars for the repair of the wharf and build ings and the erection of a shelter. Mr. Leigh Hogshire, president of the Nor folk, Baltimore St Carolina Boat Line, met with the commissioners and dis cussed the condition of the warehouses at the wharf and the need for addition al freight rupjm. Ihe boat lint's president and local agent agreed to a S2OO increase in the warehouse rental fees, bringing the to tal income to the town from that sc urce to S4OO annually. The build ings were leased for a period of five years, the boat line being entitled to the use of the warehouse buildings and unloading rights to the wharf. The public will continue to have access to the wharf for shipping purposes, it was agreed One of the old houses to the right of the wharf will be replaced, and the rcadway from tbe water's edge back to the end of the houses will be sheU tered. Better loading arrangements will be provided, the entire project to cost approximately $1,500 to $2,000. During the past few weeks, the houses have been so heavily loaded that their foundations have given way in several places. Repairs will be made to them i»lso, it was stated. I he wharf here is a terminal for lo cal freight and that going as far west a> Tarbot;o and Rocky Mount. DISAGREE OVER MOVING PORCH ~zr~ *- Town Board and Owner of Hotel Discuss Matter At Meeting In an effort to settle the question arising out of the position of the Britt Hotel porch, town officials met in special session here last night with the building's owner, Mr. Ci. VV. Blount, and discussed the matter for more than two hours. It was agreed at the ( start that the matter should be set tled fairly to the owner and the town," and the matter was discussed very frankly. According to the owner's attorney, Mr. B. A. i ritcher, it was the owner's wish that the porch be allowed to re main, altering it tb the extent where it would not interfere with tlfe street widening. The board members stated they wished to do anything that was considered fair, and then the cost was hrofight up for settlement. The mat ter would have been settled had there not been a SSO variation in the town's Offer and the bill of the owner. Ac cordfng to a motion made, the town agreed to allow the owner $l5O for (|ei'reasing the width of the porch and replacing the brick pillars with steel supports. The ,owner wanted S2OO and then the meeting turned to discussing the cost for removing the porch in its entirety. The owner stated he would remove it for $750. A counter eiffer oi $350 was made by the town. Ne> final disposition of the matter result ed Following an executive session the owner's counsel was submitted two propositions as follows, for decreasing tin- width of the porch to conform with the new street line, the town would pay the building owner $150; the other would allow the owner $350 for tlx removal of the porch in ils. en tirety. " | At noon todfy neither eif the pro posals had been accepted, but an an swer is expected within the next few JK urs. At the meeting, Mr. Bleiunt stated that he knew he was obligated to re move the porch and. that he did not want to block the widening of the if he could, but did want to be considered. The commissioners in making the first motion, made it clear than the next board might order the porch re moved, that their authority would end will/ their term about two years from neiw. > , Monks Beat Edenton In Exhibition Came ♦ . {■ Playing Edenton an exhibition game at Edenton yesterday afternoon, the Martin •County Monks registered a 6 to 0 victe>ry, Gurkin, for the Monks, holding the Chowan nine to a few scattered hits. The game was well played, the Monks showing up in splendid form. It was the Monk's second win over the Edenton nine this season. To Start New Unit at Guano Plant Monday MAY HAVE FAIR HERE AFTER ALL Negotiations Now Pending Expected to Lead to Holding Event Negotiations for the holding of a fair here during the coming fall are understood to he underway at the pit sent time between Roanoke Fair officials and the owner of the W. T. Stone Shows. The exact nature of the negotiations could not be learned as Manager John L. Rodgerson, of the fair association, was out of the city today, but it is understood that the W. T. Stone Shows wish to play here this season. Vehy few arrangements have l>een madp for the holding of a fair, but Manager John L. Kodgerson stated upon Tiis return here today that ac tivities would be centered during the next few week* and that, the fair would be held some time in October, probably *he last weke in that month. According to the negotiations un derway at the present time, the beliefs entertained last fall that there would be no fair here this year are proving false; aparently. While it could not be definitely learned, it is. understood that the owner of the grounds, J. G, Sta te n, has leased the grounds for the event. * . - Manager Kodgerson held a business 'conference with the manager of the shows in Harrington, Delaware, this week, it is understood, but the out come of the interview could not be .learned this morning. * The W. T. Stone played the fair here last year. 5 MEN, 3 STILLS ARE CAPTURED ,» , Dry Agents Have Had Big Week So Far; Captives Released Under Bond Five men were caught, three liquor plants were destroyed, mid several Bal lon* of liquor were brought in from the creeks and swamps in this county during the week. The agents' activities did not get un der way fully until Tuesday, when they went into the Bear Grass section and found a still cooling after a long and hard run. The officers stationed them selves near by to await expected de velopments. They had waited only a few minutes until Gatlin Mizelle, a young white boy, arrived and with a quill satisfied himself from a barrel of beer. The agents diel not interfere and after waiting a few more minutes they saw the boy with his uncle, Lou is Mizelle, approaching. When the two were within 20 feet of the plant they detected the officers. Louis ran and made his escape, but the boy held I his own and was told by the officers to appear for a hearing here the fol lowing day. The officers insisted that lie bring his uncle along, and as re quested the two appeared for the ex amination. Final disposition of the case was withheld until a further in vestigation can be made. In the Dardens section yesterday, ' Agents King and Street with Deputies J. H. Roebuck and son, Warren, found a still in operation but no one was near at the time. After a short wait the officers saw J. C. Cordon making his approach. Jasper Smith followed Cordon a few minutes later, and Jim mie Moore was next in order to reach the still.. When the officers started to close in on the ring, a merry chase jv as started. According to Agent Street they ran so swiftly that they must have been seeking a part of Pat rick Henry's freede>m. There was none |left. They were brought here and giv en a hearing and released under bond. Cordon, at the hearing, denied knowl edge of the still being there, and Smith and Moore insisted they were huckle berry ing, forgetting, however, to car ry containers with them. Raiding yesterday afternoon, the offi cers found a 75-gallon still in the Smithwick schoolhouse section, but made no captures. • Predict 50,000f100 Cars With Next Few Years " That 50,000,000 automobiles will be on American roads within a few years in contrast to the .25,000,000 now used is the prophecy of the Albert Russel Frskine Bureau of Street Traffic Re search of Harvard University. This forecast, the bureau states, reveals the importance to cities of careful street planning by ejuallfied engineers, in or der that the great increase of cats may be properly handled. The bureau alao finds that the motor car of today ia four times as safe aa that in use 10 years ago. Advertiser* Will Find Our CoL umni ■ Latchkey to Orer 1,600 Hon* at Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 CONTRACT IS LET TO S. S. TOLAR & SON WEDNESDAY New Unit To Be Slightly Larger Than Either of Present Two FINISH HT*FMONTHS * Only One Or Two Plants in State Will Be Larger When Addition It Completed A contract for the erection of a third unit to the Standard Fertilizer Com pany's plant on Roanoke River here was let last Wednesday afternoon to S. S. 1 olar ami Son, of Rocky Mount, no price being mentioned. Work will be started on the 110 by 220 feet unit next Monday morning when the con tractor will begin the grading work for the foundation of the building. Ap proximately three months will be re quired to complete the construction With a capacity of approximately 15,000 tons, the new unit will l>e 22 feet wider than the present units and will he the same height. Of the eight and one-half acres of property owned by the Standard Fertilizer Company, approximately four acres of it will be covered by the plants and offices, mak ing the factory one, of the largest in North Carolina, being only slightly smaller than one or two plants in Wil mington. The entire plant's seasonal.- output will be around 40,000 tons with the completion of the now unit. The capacity, measured in othej. terms, would require the use of 2,000 freight cars. Explaining the operation of the new unit, General Manager C. G. Crockett stated this morning that the plant would be connected directly to the low er side of the present building and would be supplied from the hoist of the second unit by a semi-circular tramway. The hoist, it was pointed out, handles around 300 tons daily and will )deiuately care for the unloading' of the raw materials. Once the mater ials are placed in the thirty bins—lo bins to each unit—electric diggers will lead the various mixtures in conveyors ready for the big mixers and baggers. Several of the electric diggers will be tt>ed in the plant, leading the-mat | terials for the mixer where the fin ished product will be prepared and con veyed to the baggers at tach end of the building. Shipments made by boSrrwttt be bagged on the wharf, while rail and truck shipments will be sacked at the upper end of the building. After hogging the fertilizer, the general man ager stated that electric trucks handl ing a ton each trip will cart it inside the railroad car* and to the truck ware house. "When the new unit is com pleted and other equipment added, we will have the most modern plant to be found anywhere," Mr. Crockett stated. Establishing itself here in 1927, the Standard Fertilizer Company did a capacity business during the first sea son. After adding a second and larger unit the folowing year, another -ca pacity business was handled, -and it is in keeping with the rapid business in crease that the officials are adding to the. plant a third time this year. The unusually large number of unsolicited testimonials being received at the of fice here daily praising the company's brand, "Gro-More'„ points to another healthy increase in business during the next season. General Manager Crockett and sev eral of the company's representatives Imve visited many of the farmers using the "Gro-More" brands for their crops, and the company men report striking comparisons and high pleased users. That the Standard Fertilizer Company is meeting with such marked success is accredited to two factors, in the main, the manager stated this morn ing. One of the factois is the strong competitive position they hold in the business. At the home plant.in Balti more, the various goods are made, the factory there taking care of the plant's needs here. The goods are handled in huge barges and are brought here at a minimum cost. The other factor is the marked reception given the fer tiliser by farmers all over the State. From the peach growing sections, the western part of the State and all pver the central and eastern part*, the testi monials pour in unsolicited to the of fices here. Mr. George A. Whiting, president oi the Standard Wholesale Phoaphate and Acid Works, q£ Baltimore, was here -lor the letting \VedMaday and stated that he was very much im pressed with Eastern Carolina and forecasted a ; bright future for die sec tion. Mr. Whiting was accompanied by Mr. C. B. Mitchell, vice pr*«fdent of the company; E. G. Eichelberger, treasurer and Francis Let, auditor. The general manager extendi to the public a cordial invitation to vifit Jhe plant on tbc Roanoke at any time
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