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| Watch the Label am Tow V6LOME XXXII—NUMBER 65 TOTAL OF 15 FROM MARTIN TRIED IN FEDERAL COURT Every Case Was For Vio lation of Prohibition Law TWO ARE ACQUITTED Thirteen Convicted Get Fines and Sen tences; Only One Woman Sent Up From County Fifteen Martin County people, charged with violating the liquor laws la one way or another, were tried be fore Judge I. M. Meekins in the Ted eral Court at Washington .this week. Nine of the defendants received sen tences to be served at the Federal pris on at Atlanta and at Chillicothe, Ohio. Four of the fifteen were required to pay SSO fines each, and two were found not guilty. Nine of the number from this county facing the judge were col ored. Arnici James, colored, was the only woman from the county to ap pear before the court. * The names of the defendants from Martin and the dispositiorf of the cases follow: Raymond Bowen, three years in a re ft rmatory; J. C. Cordon, 1 year and a day at Atlanta; Jasper Smith, eighteen months; Johnnie Moore, twelve months; C. C. Sheppard, year and a day; Moses Gilliam, SSO fine; Chester H. Terry, SSO fine; William E. Terry, I SSO fine; William James, not guilty; James l~eake, year and a day; Joe Hen ry Whitfield, SSO fine; Willie Pierce, six months; Harry Hopkins, year and a day; Ben Lilley, not guilty; Arnicie , James, eighteen months. According to an unofficial report, ap proximately 45 prisoners will be car ried from Washington to the prison at Atlanta and to the reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio. Special arrange ments are being made to carry the pris oners sentenced to serve their time in the Federal prison at Atlanta. The vi olators are said to be leaving with the officers today from Greenville. Since the last term of the court, there has been little change in the num bei of violations of' the prohibition laws in this county. Sixteen were tried fronf this county at the April term and 15 were tried this week, the Jones law apparently having little effect, as was predicted at the time of its passage atveral months ago. Baptists Announce Program of Services In recent weeks a group of men from the adult men's Bible Class have been going into the rural sections each Sun day morning and bringing into our Sunday school sessions whoever cared to come. A very certain response has been made, and the attendance upon the Sunday school has been noticeably in creased. The Baptist church and its Sunday school welcome* any one, from anywhere, who cares to participate in any of its services. The pastor will preach Sunday morn ing and evening. Judge Francis D. Winston will lec ture to the young men's class Sunday *\ morning at 10 o'clock, in their regular ptocf of meeting at the pastorium. The B. Y. P. U. departments will hare their regular meetings Sunday evening at 6:30 in the church. The junior choir, under the leader ship of Mrs. Wheeler Martin, is prac- I ticing a program of music, which will bs rendered in their next regular church service, which will be the third Sunday in this month. The B Y. P. I U leaders and workers have arranged a splendid program. The mid-week service will be held at 7:JO Wednesday evening. Program oi Services at Church ot the Advent Rsv. A. H. Marshall, Rector Sunday school, 10 a. m. Holy communion and sermon, 11 a. m. > Bear Grass, 3. p. m. Roper, 7:30 p. m. Confirmation section, Monday, 7:30 WATTS f T THEATRE Saturday October 12 YAKIMA CANUT: in "BAD MAN'S MONEY" Aho COMEDY AND SERIAL Mooday-TltMday Oct. 14-15 LON CHANEY '* / ' 'fa f " "THUNDER;; . Also NEWS AND FABLES MUSIC BY PHOTOTOMB THE ENTERPRISE Market Average Yesterday Is Highest of Season So Far Tobacco prices paid on the lo cal floor* yesterday were the highest of the season, according to ofldil figures given oat by the WilliaHston Tobacco Board of Trade this morning. It is believed that the prices today are equally as high if not some higher than those poid yesterday. The break yesterday averaged $17.98 the hundred pounds, and this taking into consideration the Urge quan tity of Mack tobacco on the floors is annually high. The breaks have been small this week, probably due to s great extent to the peanut season which is holding farmers from their to bacco grading. An expert tobacconist stated yesterday afternoon that the bet ter grades are selling for more FARMERS START PEANUT DIGGING Reports Indicate Many Are Digging While Peanuts Are Too Green "While there is no material increase in the acreage, our yield will not be as large this year as it was 'last season," Mr, J. F. Jackson, of Dardens, stated yesterday afternoon when questioned relative to the peanut crop in the lower part of the county. It was Mr. Jack son's belief that the quality of the nuts grown there is better this year than was the case last season. Mr. Jackson was also of the opinion that the farmers there are-digging the goobers too early, that the nuts are too green. General reports indicate that many farmers are digging their pea nuts too greeu. but it is understood that a delay of a few days is likely to result in a loss of the vine and many of the nuts. ~ GOOD QUALITY PEANUT CROP Farm Acitivities of Week Center Around Once # Lowly Goober The agricultural activities in Mar tin county for the week have been centered on the peanut. The heavy rains of ten days ago delayed peanut digging for a week and has caused farmers to work regularly at the task this week. Many of the farmers state their peanuts are coming off in the ground on account of the wet weather rotting the stems. The crop is estimated at about 76 per cent of normal in quantity with qualtiy good and above normal. Cotton is reported as very short in quantity and unusually poor in quality. Between the heavy rains and the boll weevil many farmers guess the crop off at least 50 per cent of the normal yield. Tobacco grading has been halted on account of peanut digging and cotton picking. Very few farmers in the entire peanut belt are market in* their tobacco now and conse quently light sales are the rule in the peanut belt. * • Presbyterian Women Meeting Here Today The group conference of the ladies of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Pres byterian Church is being well attend ed here today, delegates coming from Edenton, Elizabeth City, Golds boro, New Bern, Kinston, Washing and Greenville. Following the opening of the con ference at 10:30 in the Baptist church, Mrs. Hoy Leary, leader of Group 1, led the activities during the morning session. Mrs. Z. T. Piephoff conducted the devotional worship. The response to the welcome address by Mrs. Anna Harrison, was made by Mrs. C. M. Brown. Mrs. W. T. Clark, of Wilson, president of the conference made the main address thik morning. Several inspirational talks were made and reports having to do with educational and orphanage work were read by the Presbyte rial secretaries. - Following the luneheon in the Wo man's dub hall, the conference re convened at 2:00 o'clock when a pro gram dealing principally with young people's work was heard. Mrs. N. O. Warren, leader of Group 11, had charge of the afternoon program. Rev. W. B. Harrington to Conduct Three Services Rev. W. B. Harrington will conduct j three services this week end, beginning■ Saturday evening with a sermon in the i Piney Grove Baptist Church at 7:30! oVlock. Sunday morning at c'ilock hour, Mr. Harrington /will, preachat the Farm Life School and at' 3:30 that afternoon he goes to|Red-' dicks' Grove. The public is coodially invited to hear Mr. Hacsu)£torju4U each of these services. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 11, 1929 money this year than they did last season. Having observed the sales here for several years, the tobacconist added that the crop around Williamston is the poorest he had ever seen raised here. 'There is very little of the orange colored tobacco here, but that having a lemon color is plentiful," he continued. While there have been substan tial increases in the prices paid for the medium and better grades the price remains about the same for black tips and washed-out lugs. The outlook now is more en encoursging than at any time this season, and with present prices continuing, large sales are expected during the remainder of October. ' RACES WILL BE . FAIR FEATURES ' : Horse Races for Four Day, Professional Auto Races Friday and Saturday A unique racing program, including both horse and automobile races will feature the events at the Roanoke fair here this year, according to an announcement made today by Man ager John L. liodgerson. The races will equal any in the section this year, the fair manager stated. The races on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday >vill-include a number of the best Korses running on south ern tracks this year, according to a review of the entry list. Auto races will feature the track events Thursday and Friday when seven drivers compete for prizes. The races, directed by Frank A. Kankin son, are sanctioned by the contest board of the American Automobile Association, it was said by Mr. Rodg erson. Plans are practically complete for the fair opening here November 4. The free acts program has been care fully selected, Mr. Rogerson stated and the fire works display will be dif > ferent from and larger than those in the past. GET BIG STILL IN FREE UNION Officers Make One of Larg est Captures Every Made In This County Officers raiding in the Free Union section one night this week captured one of the largest distilling outfits ever operated In this county, accord ing to reports of the raid. Going in to the section shortly before midnight | the officers located one still with ai hot Are under the kettle, but things did not really get warmed up until the chase started, the officers losing! to the operators. . - - ' After destroying the plant and equipment, the officers continued their search and found the large plant, a still of more than 300 gallon capacity with four worms and accessories. The operators at the plant heard the of ficers as they tore the first ritill to pieces and left their with the fire burning. A chase was started, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck following one of the operators by the light of a lantern carried by the distiller. The chase con tinued a number of yards when the still's operator realized that he was only furnishing the officer a light and into the tree tops the lantern was sailed. Sheriff Roebuck stated that the fleeing man increased his speed then and made capture impos sible. - . The officers destroyed the beer vats and brought the stills in. Wedding Is Fif si Service In New Hamilton Church Hamilton, Oct. 10,—The new Bap tist church building of Hamilton was recently completed, the lighting fixtures just installed. No kind of service, however, had been held in .the church until 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, when passers-by looked across with seme degree of curiosity and neighbors looked out with no little interest to be greeted with the new lights as they flowed from the windows of the church in full and peculiarly cheerful illumina tion. - • "But the lights are out. Surely, it was a good service—so brief." Then, "Heard the news? 'Bill and Annie Lee aie married." Miss Annie Lee Anthony and Mr. William J. Beach, both of Hamilton, j were quietly married in the Baptist* I church Monday evening, October 7, at j 7:30 o'clock. E. P. 4 West, the pastor, .jyffic'ated in a brief ceremony, immedi ately after which the newly-wed and happy couple departed for Washing | ten, D. C., from where, after some | days, they will motor over the beau tifnl Shenandoah Valley, thence back | to Hamilton, where they will make 1 their home. MANY DEER ARE KILLED DUE TO FLOOD WATER Hunters Come From All Over State To Join in Hunts 198 - POUNDER KILLED Number of Animals Are Also Being Killed in Jamesville Section; All Are Bucks * Forced to the highlands by high water,'tttany deer have been bagged in this and Bertie county during the past several days. Hunters from all sections of Eastern Carolina have taken a part in one or more hunts this week, and their catches have ranged from one to five deer a day. Although many deer have been fell ed along the Roanoke lowlands dur ing the week, not one doe has been killed, so they say. The prize of the hunt was bagged by Jack; Daniel and James Herbert Ward Wednesday afternoon when they killed a big buck weighing 198 pounds. Tho two young men saw their prey about the same time, both firing shots into its head and body. Pete Hall, another local man, bagged one yesterday morning, and is proudly displaying the deer's horns in a bar ber shop here. Several of the animals have been killed down below Jamesville, accord ing to reports received here, but the main hunting ground is near State Highway No. 30 in Bertie county. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck is criticizing his own actions in a hunt last "Wed nesday momflng when he permitted a young buck to pass within thirty steps of him without shooting. The sheriff stated he thought it was a doe, but a hunter nearby took a'chance and drop ped the small deer, proving to the the deer was not a doe. ROANOKE RIVER STARTS FALLING ' Crest of H.igh Water Was ReachedaYesterday; 9 Feet «Dove Normal j_— Approximately nine feet above its normal level, the Itoanoke river has flooded lowlandß along its banks for miles, the vast area covered being mainly woodland. While there has been much damage, the loss is not considered to be so great. Farmers along the river's banks in Bertie have sugered a loss when their crops were inunaded by the stream's waters, and stock owners have lost m#ny of their animals feeding on the lowland grass. After reaching its crest early yes terday, the river started falling last night after remaining on a standstill fo several hours. Shipping has been practically blocked on the stream this I week, but the shippers are expecting , to run one of their boats up here late | this evening. It will be Sunday or | probably later before the stream la'' I back witLin its banks. Program of Services at Presbyterian Church * Rev. Z. f. Piephov, Pastor True sayings: If we do not live right, we have no right to live. Sunday school: 9:45 a. m.—Depart mental classes. Worship service, ill a. m. Subject: "The Greatest Thing in the World." A hearty welcome is extended to the people of Williamston who are not already connected with any church to come and worship with us. Ours is the church with an open door. All are welcome, rich or poor, saved or unsaved, your presence is desired. Come and make our church your church. Bear Graaa The usual services of the Presby- j terian church will be held in the schoolhouse auditorium at Hear Grass next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. You are invited to join tn the gong singing before the service. Bring the children to hear the Bible story given each night. A warm welcome awaits' all who can come. i Fire Destroys Ford Early This Morning a—- I Fire of undetermined origin, prac-j tically destroyed a Ford sedan, old model, and threatened the home of William Stokes, colored, on Railroad Street at three o'clock this morning.' The burning car, parked in a shed near the house waa pushed to the street where the firemen soon ex tinguished the flames., The call was too early and the weather a little too alrish for spec- 1 tators, very few troubling themselves to dress and go out at that hour of the morning. f— Program of Services" At Christian Churchy Reegular services will be condutced at the Christian church Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clcok apd 7:30 in the even ing, it was announced by pastor. Sunday school will convene at 9:45. MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES SHOW DECLINE IN N. C. 21,373 Marriages in State Last Year; Decrease Of 831 33 FEWER DIVORCES • Marriage Rate Per 1,000 Last Year Was 7.3, Against 7.7 For the Previous Year Washington, D. C., Oct. 10.—The Department of Commerce announces that, according to the returns received, there were 21,373 marriages performed in North Carolina during the year 1928, as compared with 22,204 in 1927. rep resenting a decrease of 83\ or 3.7 per cent. In 1916, there were 21,337 mar riages performed. During the year 1928K there were 1,- 609 divorces granted in the State, as compared with 1,642 in 1927, repre senting a decrease of 33, or 2 per cent. In 1916, there were (>>B divorces grant ed. There wire 29 marriages annulled in 1928, a similar numbeV to "that re ported for 1927. The estimated population of the State of North Carolina.on July 1, I"2, was 2,938,000, and On July 1, 192/", 2,897,000. On the* basis of these estimates, the number of marriages per 1,000 of the population was 7.3 In 1928, as -against 7.7 in 1927, and the number i f divorces per 1.000 of the population was 0.55 in 1928, as against 0.57 in 1927. *1 ho number of marriages was reported by the register of deeds and the num ber of divorces by the clerk of the su perior court of each county. The fig ures (or 1928 are preliminary and sub ject to. correction. LUKE A. SYKES DIESTHURSDAY •—— Suffered Stroke of Paralysis Sunday; Never Regained Consciousness I.uke A. Sykes, aged 60, ilied at. his IwniQ on the ' Thomas Gurkin farm,J near Jamesville, early yester day morning following a stro!:o of paralysis suffered the Sunday night before. He never regained conscious ness after the stroke, his condition gradually becoming worse until death came. * The funeral was held at the home at 1:30 this afternoon and interment was made in the W. B. Lilley cem etery, in Jamesville township. Rev. W. B. Harrington, pastor of the Cedar Branch Baptist Church, of which Mr. Sykes waa a member, conducted the services. Mr. Sykes was born and reared in Nash county, near Nashville, and married in that section. Since moving to this county about twenty years ago he engaged in farming until his a short time prior to his death. He leaves a widow and five chil dren, three Bons, Peyton, Thomas and -Paul Sykes; two daughters, Mrs. | Nathan Lilley and Mrs. Henry | Kittrell. One son was killed in an au tomobile accident several years ago. j ♦ ■ Judge Winston To Speak To Class Here Sunday a The niembersnjf-rtre Young Men's I liible Class of the Memorial liaptist jf'liurcli are having Judge Francis 1). j W jnston to come over and driver their Sunday morning lecture. Last Sunday Judge Clayton Moore addressed them; and there was much appreciation upon their part of his will ingness to come, and of the address it' 'self. 'I his class of young men has pos sibilities of great growth, and it is llieir purpose to have in special lec j lurers from time to time. They meet each Sunday morning in a large room at the pastorium, where j tin re are sufficient accommodations to t:»ke care of all who want to come. This class, invites,' arid Judge Win ston would appreciate, the presence of any oife who would Itke to be present Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Special Business Session At Cross Roads Church ♦ ■■ - . ; In addition to the regular program' of services at the Cross Roads Chris tian Chapel Church Sunday, there will be a special session for the handling of important business, it was stated in the announcement made yesterday by one of the church's members. * The Sunday school will convene at 10 a. in. and regular church services will be held at the 11 o'clock hour, it was announced. The members of thj church are urged to be present and. the public is cordially iovited to attend: and take part in the service. Everetts Woodmen Will Meet Monday The Everetts Camp «f Modern Woodmen will meet Monday evening, October 14, at 7:30 o'clock. Reports on the work of the district meeting will be made by the dele gates attending, it was stated. Other matters importance will come up and every member is urged to at tend the meeting J SEVERAL PA IN ORDER TO BENEFIT BY 1 - CENT DISCOUNT $4.01 IS TOTAL OF LOCAL TAXES Poll Tax and Paving As sessments Will Also Have to be Paid AdJing the county-wide, special school, special road tax, and the town rate, W illiamston property owners will pay taxes at the rate of $4.01 on the SIOO Valuation. The paving tax is to be added in those cases where con crete walks 'have been laid, and this year practically everybody in town will have an added amount to the tpunly and town assessment. All men between the ages of 21 and 51 years will be required to meet the poll tax charge*, county $2, and town sl. The rate of $4 01 is divided as fol lows: Town, s2l ); county-wide, $1.34; special school, 22 cents; and special i "ad, .15 cents, making a total of $4.01, which, when ad.Ld to the paving tax end poll tax, gives the grand total. • BAPTIST MEET IN NASHVILLE Annual Session of Associa tion Will Be Held Next Week I he pastor of the local Baptist church! ■*kid today that tlie Baptist association "t which his church is a member will hold it** thirtv-s'ei >nd annual meeting I uesday and \V cdncsday of next week, I his nice ling will be held in the pret ty little church at Nashville. The ses us begin next Tuesday morning at It' o-clock, and will extend over until Wednesday afternoon. In addition to the regular routine of a ociational business, there is afoot a plan of reorganization for the districts; and a possible reapportionment of the members of the executive "committee. In addition, there has been some talk •>t creating a new association out of a portion of this one, as it is very large. These associations are always glad when any visitors assemble with them. And it is. always understood that the entertaining church expects to pro v:de homes for those who come to spend Tuesday night. ■ According to the pastor of the local church, there Will be a large delegate turn attending from this church. Their names will be announced at the reg ular service Sunday morning. Nine Firemen From Here Attend Meeting Tuesday Nine members of the local fire company attended the quarterly meet ing of the Eastern Carolina Firemen's association held at Beaufort last Tuesday night. The meeting was held in the dining hall of the Inlet Inn where the Beau fort firemen served dinner to the large number attending. A number of very interesting talks were made by various citixens of Beaufort, the meet ing being a very enjoyable one. The next meeting of the association will be held in Washington on the second Tuesday in January. 8 Di. O. P. FitzGerald Speaks to Kiwanians ■ +* — fusing the subject, "The Value of Pride," Hev. O. P. FitzGerald, at the regular K'wanis luncheon last Wed nesday, made one of the most in teresting and instructive talks the members of the club have listened to in some time. gev. Z. T. Piephoff, pastor of the local Presbyterian church w,ill have the next" Wednesday program in charge, it was stated. Unable to Account for Blood Stains on Fill Blood, believed to have come from a human body, was found on the Ro anoke Riyer fill near here yesterday morning, indicating that some one had been cut, but furnishing insufficient ev idence to make possibly an investiga tion. A woman's handkerchief, drenched with blood, was found at the spot and blood stains were found on the high way guard rail, giving rise to the thought that some one had scaled the force. A paper bag was found at the edge of the dam. 4 Whooping Cough Nears Epidemic Stage in Bertie a Ten cases of whooping cough in Windsor have been reportedoto J. E. Smith, county health officer, within the past few days, according to an account carried in the Bertie News- Leader, newly established paper of Windsor. The paper states, "Since most of tha school children have had whoop ing cough, it ia not expected that the schools will have to be closed.'' Advertiser* Will Find Our Col •gnM ■ Latchkey to Over 1,600 Home* of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 AROUND SI,OOO PAID SO FAR Montgomery Lumber Co., First To Pay Up This Year J. F. JACKSON SECOND Atlantic Coast Line Expected to Pay 952,000 Into Treasury Within Next Few Days The one-cent discount offered tax payers for settling " their accounts before November 1 is having some ef fect, according to a report coming from the sheriff's office here yester day afternoon. Approximately SI,OOO have been paid into the collector's office at this time. While all the re ceipts have not been prepared at this time, the sheriff is accepting the pay ments, making special arrangements to do so, however. The clerks who have been busily engaged in the preparation of the receipts will com plete the unusually large task by the latter part of next week or some time the w-eek following, it is thought. The Montgomery Lumber Company, of Suffolk, forwarded its check of approximately SBOO to pay its taxes on property listed in Martin, the company being the first of the ap proximately 7,000 taxpayers in this county to square its account. "Well, all the tobacco I have sold so far this season will just about pay my taxes," Mr. J. F. Jackson, of Dardens, stated yesterday afternoon when he walked into the office of the collector here. Mr. Jackson was the second taxpayer to take advantage of the discount. The big corporations, anxious to take advantage of, the ope-cent dis count, are not waiting for the regular notices giving the amounts of their taxes; they are writing to inquire after the facts and' figures. In the list, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company leads them all. With a valu ation of approximately $2,866,000, the company will pay around $52,000 into the county's treasury alone with in the next few days, it is thought. M. W. WRIGHT DIESTHURSDAY Jamesville Man Had Been in Feeble Health for Past Year u Milton W. Wright died yesterday evening at six o'clock at his home near Jamesyille. While pneumonia was the direct cause of his death, Mr. Wright had been in feeble health dur ing the past twelve months, suffering attacks of asthma and a complica tion of other diseases. The funeral will be held this aft ernoon at 4 o'clock. Interment will b» made at the Wright grave yard, near Corinth Baptist Church. Mr. Wright, 60 years old, was bom near where he farmed un til about thirteen years ago when he moved to Ayden. Three years ago he returned to his old home and engaged in farming. A widow and six children sur vive. Program ol Services At Methodist Church \ * I>r. O. P. Kit/Gerald, Pastor v Preaching service, 11 a. m.; subject,. | "Righteousness the way to Hap- I pines's." Evening service, 7:30; subject, "Keeping Faith with God." Sunday school Prayer service, Wednesday, 7:30. The public is" cordially invited to worship at this church. " • League to Hold Cake And Package Sale 4. The Epworth League of the M.-E. Church will have a cake and package sale at the office of the late Dr. J. B. H. Knight tomorrow from 5 to 10 o'- clock p. m. Margolis Brothers Store Will Be Closed Monday ♦ In observance of the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, the Messrs. Margolis Biothers will close their store here next Monday. Locals Meet Morehead City Highs Here Today • The Robersonville and Williamston football teams are playing their third game of the season this afternoon, Robersonville meeting Aulander at Aulander and the locals meeting Morehead City here. The two county teams have been undefeated so far this season and forecasts to victories this afternoon.
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