Watch the Label on Your Paper Aa It Carriea the Data When Your Subscription Expiree VOLUNTE XXXII—NUMBER 66 LOCALS DEFEAT MOREHEAD, 25-0, IN GAME FRIDAY .... ♦ Locals Score Three Times in Rapid Succession in Second Quarter VISITORS Local Line Pucniahea Feature in Hold ing Viaitora on 10-Yard Line Four Times Without Gain Playing its third game of the season here .last Friday afternoon on the new high school field, Williamston'g foot ball team won its third game of the season, defeating Morehead City's eleven by a 25 to 0 count. The tilt was one of the best of the season, the visitors furnishing the strongest op position the locals have encountered so far this season. Gains and losses were about evenly diyided in the first quarter, when the ball was held near the center of the field. With the play centered around Le roy Guthrie, a promising gridiron star, the visitors made strong advances, tax ing the strength of the locals several times. " The strong opposition had an effect similar to that caused by a bomb pitched into a quiet camp, and it was in the second quarter that Coach Hood's boys battered their way through Morehead's line to score three touch downs in quick succession. The at tacks were too much for the visitors, but led by fiuthrie they continued the fight and nabstantial gains. Early in the second quarter, Holding slipped around end for a long gain and to score the first touchdown on the game. His run came as a marked sur prise to the beach boys and developed a fighting spirit among the locals that gave rise to two more touchdowns in the same period. The second score of the game was m?de when Holding intercepted a for ward pass and raced 35 yards down the field for a touchdown. Both at tempts for extra points were checked. Sounders scored a third touchdown a ffw minutes later, the extra point mak ing the score stand 'at IV to 0 at the half. - ' While both teams otTcred their best in offense, they featured the defense and neither goal line was crossed in the third period. The play in the last period was featured by a short pass to Saunders, who carried the ball 25 yards to the visitors' 1 yard line, only one line play being necessary to carry the pigskin over for.the fourth touch down. The extra point failed, -leav ing the score at 25 to 0. The visitors made their most serious threat in the fourth period when an attempted lateral pass got away from the local back field and rolled back wards down the field, Morehead re covering the ball oil Williainston's 12- yard line. The visitors made two yards on their first play, and then the Williamston line braced itself for the ptettiest defensive work seen here this year, holding Morehead to |»o gain on the next three plays, after which the locals punted out of danger. The locals will meet what is believed tc be their strongest opposition so far this season next Friday afternoon when the strong Aulander eleven conies here to battle them. While the locals are given the edge, a very slight one, how ever, hard sledding is predicted for them. • Ford Dealers Have Special Display of Cars This Week featuring the body types and new Colors added since the new model was introduced, the Williamston Motor Company is holding a special showing of the Model A Ford in its showrooms on Washington Street all this week. The display, according to an an nouncement made by the managers of the company, Messrs. N. C. Green and J. D. Woolard, offers a selection of cars with body and color design for J any use—from business to pleasure, and for the most discriminating tastes. The company, offering, special cash prizes, is extending an invitation to I the public to attend the showing and get the full details. , WATTS f T THEATRE ** Thursday-Friday Oct 17-18 CORINNE GRIFFITH "THE GARDEN OF EDEN" with LOWELL SHERMAN, LOU ISE DRESSER AND CHARLES RAY Also News and \ §L Comedy MUSIC BY PHOTOTOMS THE ENTERPRISE Local Market A Cents on Yesterday's Sale Smiles, characteristic of those of seasons past, covered the faces of farmers selling tobacco on the local market today. With a mar ket average running above the 21 cent mark, conditions appeared much more promising yesterday and today than they did during the early weeks following the opening of the markets. A goodly number of farmers averaged from 35 to 45 cents here yesterday, and some reach ed the 50-cent average mark. To day's sales are said to be better than those of yesterday, there being much less of the poorer • i MM Hogland's Hippodrome, furnishing a number of acts, will feature the free attractions at the Roanoke Fair here the 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of next month. There are 20 or more horses in the acts. FREE ACTS WILL ROBERSON VILLE FEATURE FAIR TIES AULANDER Hoagland's Hippodrome To Score 6-6- Same Teams Also Furnish Attractions Here j • Played to 0-0 Tie This War Last Year Hoagland's Hippidrome, the center of free attractions, wiH furnish some things new for the people of this sec tion at the Roanoke fair beginning here Monday night, November 4, and con tinuing throughout the week. In stag ing the free acts, Manager John L. Rodgerson stated yesterday that more than "20 horses and mules were used, that the principal number include pushball on horseback, Roman chariot and standing races, the (iuidlcss won der, Hoagland's high school horses, a funny Ford, mile derby, unridable mule and chair elimination race. lioagland's Hippodrome, according to reports received here, has met with great favor ill allcjrSTts of the country and the management is fortunate in se curing the stellar attractions. The free acts will bt r seen twice daily in front of the grandstand. According to announcement made yes terday, C. F: Williams, of Rocky Mount, will be here during the week with his airplane. In addition to reg ular exhibitions of stunt flying, the l>ilbt will take passengers for rides over the section. Additional features are lieing booked, Mi. Rodgerson slating that the free attractions this year will be the great est in the history of the fair associa tion. * Three Young Men Hurt In Accident Saturday Three young men, Jasper Swai'i, Clarence and Frank Spruill, all of Plymouth, were badly but not serious lyin jured last Saturday afternoon when their car turned over on High way No. 90, about four miles below here. Attempting to pass another car, j young Swain drove his machine off the hard surface into a soft dirt to the ! side causing the car to turn over. The three young men suffered se vere injuries and were rushed heic where they were given medical atten tion. * Thieves Steal Several ' • Gallons ot Paint Breaking into the new house of Mrs. J. W. Ezelle at Jamesville re cently, thieves stole a number of gal lons of paint belonging to W. G. Hill, colored painter, of tfiig place. Accord ing to the painter's statements, the rogue or rogues-) left only the paint that was on the walls and woodwork. • -* Small Blaze Brings Out Fire Company Saturday The local 4 fire company answered its second call in as many days last Saturday afternoon when a window curtain and shade caught fire in the home of Mr. H. B. Hardy, corner of Haughton and Church Streets. Very little damage resulted. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 15, 1929 types on the floors than was the case yesterday. While the Export company is still buying a majority of the low grades, the lmeprial is purchas ing a large percentage of the bet ter types of the tobaccos. It is agreed that the Williamß ton market has been confronted witlf a large percentage of the poor types of tobacco, but in spite of that the warehousemen here have labored untiringly and the buyers have gone their limits to give the growers the highest market price. Robersonville, Oct. 14.—Roberson ville and Aulander far the second consecutive year, played a tie game last Friday at Aulander by a score of six all, before one of the largest crowds to ever witness a football game in this section. Robesonville chose to receive and took the ball on its own 20-yard line and marched down the field for a touchdown. The Kobersonville boys showed wonderful form, but one could see the need of Wiley Burroughs, 185 pounds, tackle on the left hand side line, who has been out of the line foj past week with a dislocated shoulder. Several boys have been trying hard to fill Rogerson's place at tackle. At present it seems that Frank Haislip, 185 pounds, guard, will be shffted to left tackle. Coach Ainsley has - been ( juggling his team quite a bit, and when the boys from Wendell journey down to Robersonvilie Friday, they, will meet a different team from the one that faced Aulander last Friday. The football schedule for this seas on has been completed with the ex ception of one open date which Coach Ainsley expects to fill this week. 1 • High Water in Roanoke Continues to Fall Here ♦. . Reaching a high mark here last Thursday, the liters in the Roanoke started falling last Friday and con tinuing at a rapid rate until today the normal level had almost been reach ed. Many of those who have .watched the river rise and fall, stated yester day that the water dropped faster during the past two days than they had ever seen, it drop before. Freight shipments on the stream are normal again after many incon veniences and much delay experienc ed the middle and latter part of last week. ♦ Agents Get Still and Ten Gallons of Grape Brandy . • Raiding southeast of Hear Grass last Friday afternoon, Agents Street, Rungely, and Roebuck captured 10 gal lons of grape brandy and a 50-gallon copper still. The supply of spirits was bting added to by the operators, but the work stopped abruptly when the officers arrived. Leaving upon such short notice, the distillers failed to get their coats, smoking tobacco, and other personal effects. The officers raided unsuccessfully yesterday. * Woman's Club Dance To Be Held Thursday The regular weekly dance of the Wo man's Club will be held on Thusrday night Betty Perry and her Joy Boys will furnish the music. Everybody is invited to attend. PERFECT APPEAL FOR JNO. SAWYER Case of Slayer of John I. Britton To Be Heard in Supreme Court s Aft appeal for the life of John Sawyer, convicted in the superior court here last September fm* tlw niurder of John I. Britton, Cross Roads farmer, was perfected yester day morning when Solicitor Donnel Gilliam signed the paper. The appeal, it is understood, was made on the ground that a proper reivew of the evidence was np: made. Mr. Harry W. Stubbs, attorney for the defense, handled the appeal. Sawyer was sentenced by Judge W. A. Devin in the superior court here the 19th of last month to die in the electric chair November 1. Sawyer murdered Mrittorv the 26th of last July folowing some trouble caused by the housing of a tobacco crop. While it is not certain, it is likely that the appeal will be heard by the Supreme court some time this fall. If no error is found by that tribunal, execution will be in order twenty day,s after the decision is handed down. If a new trial is granted, the case will be prolonged several months, it is thought. AUTO ACCIDENT HERE SUNDAY Pipes Protruding from Rear of Truck Nearly Cause Serious Accident 1 • P. A. Dixon, a plumber of New Hern, narrowly escaped injury last Sunday evening when he ran his car, a Pontiac coupe, into the ends of cast iron pipes protruding from the rear of a truck parked in front of the Sally Ann Bakery 011 Main Street here. The liipe, longer by two or tliree-f*vt than the body of the truck, had 110 light un end, making it impossible for the car's driver to see it. The truck belonged to the M 11. Kane Company, plumbers, of Golds boro, the driver stating that he had just parked .the machine and was plan ning to push the pipe t> tin- front of the truck's body when Dixon ran into it. breaking the windshield of the Pon tiac and knocking off a parking light. 'I lie matter was settled out of court, it Was stated. NEGRO CHILD IS BADLY HURT Is Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver, Who Was Later Caught The two-year-old daughter of Jas. and Julia Whitfield, colored of near Macedonia, was seriously hurt Sun day evening when struck by a car driven by Charlie Bazemore, colored of Bertie county. The child was at tempting to cross the highway near the home of Mr. J. L. Holliday, near here, when the Bazemore car came along. Knocked to one side, the child suffered a broken hip and in juries, the seriousness of which doc tors are unable to determine at this time. Bazemore failed to stop his car and Aaron Brown and Sam Little, colored arriving upon the scene at the time, gave chase and cornered the hit-and run driver in Mr. M. D. Wilson's field here. He was arrested and placed in jail. The case was settled out of court here yesterday afternoon. NEGRO KNOCKED DOWN BY TRUCK * Mack Williams Is Painfully Hurt by School Truck From Washington Mack Williams, colored, of near Hamilton, was badly hurt, but not ser iously, last Friday afternoon when he was struck by a truck carrying the Washington High School football team, according -to reports reaching here. While no definite details of the acci dent could be learned here, it is un dtrstod that Williams walked in front of the truck and was knocked down. Ijjc suffered injuries about the shoul ders, it was stated. The "Washington football team was enroute to Koanoke Rapids when the accident occurred. Williams is a tenant •on the Will Thompson farm, one mile west of Hamilton. Several Club Girls Wish To Attend State Fair There are 4-H Club girls in the county wishing to atterid the State ¥*air Friday of this week. If there are people in the county who are wil ling to help in candying the girls to the fair, dividing the gas bill, Miss Sleeper c,ounty home agent, will be very glad to. have the names other wise the girls will mias the fair. Saturday of this week the women of the home demonstration clubs in the county are cordially invited to attend the district federation meeting to be held in Aurora. , JUNIORS TO HOLD DISTRICT MEET HERE THURSDAY —« — First Session To Begin at 3:30 P. M. Large Number Is Expected PARADE~I[ir~PLANNED * Rev. Thomas E. Beaman, District Deputy, Will Be in Charge Of Meeting The twenty-eighth district Junirr Order of United American Mechanics will-hold its annual meeting with the local council here next Thursday, ac cording to an announcement made last evening by Rev. Thomas E. Beaman, district deputy. The meeting will open in the Junior Hall over the H. I). IVel jewelry store at 3:30 o'clock, when a business session will be held. A parade, several degree teams troin the neighboring councils taking part, will feature the meeting, it was stated in the aimouncemcnt. The deputy stated that the parade will be differ ent from any ever held here, a «oat leading the procession followed bv a number of degree team* 111 lull regalia I'VrriTing at 7:30; parade will be liehl for the people iM the town and visitors, il was stated. They are urged t\ lie out and witness the march." Following a supper served in the hall at 8 o'clock, the Itobersonville fc grcc team will handle the initiation of a large number of candidates, it was stated. The twenty -eighth district of the or (!cr is made up of councils in Pitt, lieauiort, and Martin Counties, and en joys a large membership. Main dele planning to attend the meet it g, according to present indications it was reported by the local secretary Mr. Julian flarrell, yesterday afternoon HAMILTON LEADS IN ATTENDANCE Has Average Daily Attend ance of 215 Out of 224 Enrolled Of the three schools so far report tug, Hamilton Irads 111 tire awi.o-i at tindance of its pupils during tin- month ot September, according to a/report filed in the office of tile county super intepdent here last Saturday by Prim 1 pal \\ I'.. Plyler. ( rolled in the school, an average of 21, attended classes daily. Twenty-three of the average daily attendance number made the hmtor n 11, or 11 per cent. The records for the three .schools re |)( rting for the month of September: Willi.unston: Percentage on honor roll, 14; percentage of enrollmeiit In average daily attendance, '>4.7. Hamilton: Percentage on' honor roll, 11; Average daily attendance percent- 1 agi, 95.5. Everetts: Percentage on honor roll, 4 Average [laily ateudance percent age, 95. ANNUAL MEET OF WOMEN'S CLUBS —• — District Meet To Be Held in Aurora Saturday; Two Sessions 4 . ■ • The annual meeting of the Wo man's Federated clubs of the lfitlv district will be held in Aurora, Sat urday, the first session to begin at 10 o'clock. There will be several of the leading women in club work in the State at the meeting which promises to be the best ever held in this district. If there is anyone who: wishes to go and does not have con veyance, if she will telephone Mrs. J. H. Saunders, president, a way will be provided. For various reasons just| at this time several of the members cannot attend this meeting and if any one possibly can go, it will help give the local club a fair representation. \ Delegates From Local Church- Attend Meeting Opening wtih pastors' confer ence last evening the ,annual meeting of the Koanoke Baptist association in Nashville today is being attended by a large number of delegates from.alj the churches in the district. The as sociation assembled in the Nashville church at 10 o'clock this morning and will continue through tomorrow afternoon. Delegates to the assocition from the local church include: Rev. C. H. Dickey, Mrs. W. B. Mc- Lain, Mrs. Bryant Peel, L. L. Halman,' ~J C. Anderson, Mr and Mrs. B. S. Courtney, Julian Harreil, Mrs. Lina Martin, Mrs. W. J. Hodges. • Methodist Men's Class To Have Oyster Roast Friday The oyster roast announced by the adult Bible class of the Methodist church to be held Thursday evening has been postponed until 7 o'clock Friday evening on account of the dis trict meeting of the Junior Order of the class stated. here Thursday afternoon and even ing. The roast will be prepared at McCabe's mill, one of the members Having Trouble in Placing Prisoners SWINE BREEDERS BACK FROM FAIRS Prize Herds of J. J. Rober son & Sons Again Get Many Premiums With their hp;-ds in Petersburg, Kooky Mount ami Raleigh this week, J. J. Roberson' and Son, widely known swine breeders of this county, are nearing the end of a long circuit including exhibits as far away as Syracuse and the State of Pennsyl vania. Two more weeks and the sche dule will be cojnplete, unless they de cide to invade southern territory dur ing the next month or two, Mr. I). M. Roberson stated yesterday afternoon. "In honors, we have made a splen did showing, but prizes have been materially decreased in many places, causing our winnings to mount slow ly," Mr. Roberson stated when asked about the financial end of the show ings. Mr. Roberson was very much pleased with the honors won by one pig in his herds, every fair visited pointing it out as a grand champion. While the judging has not been made at the fairs this week, the title of grand champion was given where com petition was keen at the New York State fair. Starting out last August, the breed ers have their Ave herds, one Chesterwhitos, two Hampshire's, one lterkshires and one Duroe Jti seyrt, at fifteen fairs. Some weeks all the herds were together, while at Other times three fairs would..be in cluded in the list during one week. The list of fairs where the breeders exhibited their herds follows: Kutztown, Pa., Lewutnn, Pa., Quakertowti, Pa., Hamburg, N. Y., Cumberland, Md., Syracuse N. ,Y., Kvansburg, Pa., Pottsvillo, Pa. In diana, Pa., liounoke, Va., Allentown, Pa., (ireneville, , llensoii, Kinston, (Jreotisboro, Petersburg, Raeky Mount and Raleigh. TEACHERS ttND • PARENTS MEET Everetts Organization Has First Meeting at School Last Wednesday The Everetts Parent-Teacher As sociation held its first meeting of the school year last Wednesday evening, about thirty parents' attending to take part i« perfecting the organiza tion for the year's work. Much in terest and enthusiasm were evidenced in the election of officers and in dis cussing fields of parent-teacher worV. Those taking positions of the re tiring officers were: It. A. Phillips, president; (i. If. Forbes ,vice pre.si . dent; Miss Alma Baker, secretary treasurer; I). N. Hix, historian; com mittees, chairmen and assistant chairmen respectively: Ways and Means, Mrs. V. (J. Taylor and Mrs. J. S. Ayers; Program, Misses Helen Stanfield and Allie Roebuck; Social, Mrs. (J. W. Taylor and Miss Christine All red; Membership, Miss Martha Baldree and Mrs. Jesse Keel; Pub licity, *Miss Bonner Curganus and Paul Bailey. Objectives for the year's work, are to be determined at a meeting to be held Wednesday, October 23 at 7:45 p: m. at which parents are urged to be present. MANY ENJOY OYSTER ROAST Members of Clark Paving Co. Firm Are Hosts Friday Night Inviting more than a hundred of the townspeople and other friends, the members of the Clark Paving firm, Messrs. Jim, John and George Ciurk, of Greenville, royally enter tained their guests at a oyster roast in the new Planters warehouse here last Fridaj evening. A long table was arranged, the guests lining up before the sauces, coffee, cra kers, chocolates and other things making ready for the steam ing oysters. Mayor Coburn, in charge of the preliminaries, culled on several of those present to make talks, all expressing a confidence in tha Clark brothers and an appreciation for their efforts in trying to serve the town's interests while paving the and sidewalks. • l " Following the talks, and it wasn't very long afterwards either, the hungry guests were directed to the steaming;aysters opened by more than 20 of the xompanys employes. Once the guests had reached their capacities, the hosts turned the tables- over to their employes and another great feast was enjoyed. When it comes to honest-to-God good fellows Jim, John and George Clark fill the bill. Advertisers Will Find Our CoL umm a Latchkey to Over 1.600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 JAILS ARE FULL IN MANY COUNTIES OF SECTION Edgecombe Official Says » That County Can't Pay For Use of Convicts TARBORO JAIL FUL'L Suggestion Has Been Made That This County Could Use Prisoners To Advantage * I hi- increase in crime in this section I "1 th.e„ State during the past few months | has been so-great that the county offic | ials are meeting with much difficulty in placing their prisoners. Jails are crowded in many counties, accordiug j to authoritative reports reaching here, and many .of the districts depending on other counties to work their pris \ oi.ers arc lyuttt forced to feed their own | prisoners. * Up until recently this county has f been paid h.y Kdgeconthe,-$S per month j fi't .each prisoner turned over to it. , Ihe increase in crime has been so ,■ marked that the officials of Kdgeeombc > | find that they can yet more prisoners ! I than they can handle and, as a result, the agreement with this county js con sidered useless at the present time. Mr. K. J. I'eel, billing the county of lidgecombe recently for the ' amount due Martin lor the hire of pris j onus, received a letter last Friday from I Auditor M L. 1 .aitghliu, ot Kdgecombe staling that the agreement had been " i and that it will be impos-' j sible to pay the account* The audi letter, in part, ioflows: 1 . "Our jail, here in Tarbijro is now practically lull Iraiikliu County has 'la j.iil full, which we are to secure at ' the end. of their court Northampton ' I flinty jail' is practically full and we will have more prisoners than we can ' h.tidlv handle without cost. If it is ' noi -vitist.u tnry tor us to continue with ■ Coin prisoner* wilfiout cost, I will have our road superintendent to return them to you, as it is impossible to pay for tin m." , hollowing the regular term of super ior cotTrt held here last mouth, Martin County sent 1,5 prisoners to the Edge i coin be camp, mar 'I arboro. Since that time, two or three prisoners have been sent there from the''recorder's court lure. It was pointed out in the I'.dge . Combe official's letter that if it was not , satisfactory for that county to work the i prisoners wflhout cost they would be Jrtfurued. Martin has 110 way to work . it.- own prisoners, consequently its pris . oiii.rs will be worked for nothing, or I j that is the outlook at the present.time. . I According to* a report coming from ■ Northampton t ounty, there are 27 pris . j oners in the jail at Jackson, the county (seal. It is understood that the officials , there are unable to place their prisoners anywhere, and last reports state that I the officers there would deliver the county's prisoners to any other district j without i barge. While conditions in a few counties an unknown here, it ik lielieved that tin crime increase is general through- out this part of tJie State. The matter Jias not gone before the ' iniiiissioiie/s of this county at this j tune, and the course they will follow when they consider the handling of the jiriMiners is not known. It is un derstood that several counties aer lian . dling their own prisoners to an advan -1 tage, and, according to Uie prevailing ' opinion, Martin can handle its prison ers to au advantage. As oiie (citizen st,.trd yesterday afternoon, the mat ter is Worth a careful study and. the ,! close attention of the authorities. FIREMEN HAVE REGULAR MEET James Herbert Ward Ap pointed to Vacancy in Company Meeting in regular session here la.st night, the local fire company handled a number of matters placed before the body. Reports were pre pared ami forwarded to the State commission, Kaleigh, aitd a review of the fire districts was made. After serving with the company for several months Mr. G. B. Godwin offered his resignation, Mr. James Herbert Ward being appointed to fill the vacancy. There are eighteen vol unteer members on the squad at the present time with several on the waiting list. A report on the fire drill at new high school building last Friday was read before the meeting, 82 seconds being required to empty the building. It was the first drilf held in the new building, and it is believed that with practice the time c»n be lowered. In an effort to better Bafe guard the occupants, schedules and directions to be followed in case of fire, have been posted on the walls in each room of the two buildings by Principal Wm. B. Wataon.