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AdY-rtiear* Will Find Oar Col am* a Latchkey to Ow Blrf n Hundred Martin CoontJ Hoon VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 62 PROCEEDINGS OF SUPERIOR COURT More Cases Are Settled By Agreement Than By The Jury After settling more case* by agree- 1 meat than by jury, the September, term of Superior court closed here last Friday, Judge Crannjer adjourning the, session in time for the farmers' meet ing. Proceedings: In the case of Champion Auto Com-j pany against Robert and Clemmine Elliott,-the jury found in favor of the plaintiffs awarding them $455. The defendants appealed and the case will g« to the Supreme court. The case of Eva P. Jones brought against the Town of Parmele was non-suited, the court finding that the demand made by the plaintiff upon the U>wa to build a light line was unreas onable as the distance to be covered iii reaching her home was too great. In the case of G. W. Coltrain, ad ministrator, against D. B. Mobley and J. S. Ayers and Co., it was agreed that the amount $858.75 spent in im provements was equal to a fair rental. It was shown to the court that the differences had been settled and the ca*« of Sarah and Willie Hadley vs. Simon Perry was dismissed, the de fendant to pay the cost. Peel Motor Company was awarded a judgment in the sum of $240 against Columbus and Charlotte Ward. Harrison Wholesale Company was given a judgment of $2(10 against Moses Higgs. In the case of Martin and Sons, of- Norfolk, against Lucinda Harmon et ah, the wrongful cancellation of a dted of trust was expunged from the record and a sale of the land */*% or d*red. A judgment of $106.29 was found for plaintiff and a sale of the land embraced in a deed of trust was ordered in the suit of the Atlantic Joint Stock Land Bank against J. D. I.eggett et als, of Cross Roads township. MANY HEAR REV. THURSTON HERE 100 Prires Are Given Away Following Address In Courthouse Friday Delivering his third address here dur ing the past several months, Rev. T. W. Thurston, colored New Bern minister, reiterated his charge* against the chain store snd the mail order houses before a large audience of colored citizens in the courthouse last Friday evening. He pictured to his hearers the con ditions now exisiting in some towns much larger than Williamston, declar ing that Williamston was leading any town in the eastern part of the State at the present time in providing em ployment for its colored citizens. The speaker stated that he understood the street paving, the tobacco stemmery, the fertilizer factory and the peanut factor are rttaking it possible for the colored people to receive over $1,500 weekly in cash money. "And who made it possible? Who brought these won derful oporl unities to your door," the minister asked of his audience. "Was it the mail order houses? No,' it was your own town folks, your own inde pendent merchants," the Rev. Thurs ton asserted. Continuing, the speaker said, "Then, if they have done this for you, you have an obligation to perform. You should and you are going to sp&td •very dollar of that money with your independent merchant*. You are go ing to stand by your town. You are hot going to bite the hand that's feed ing you." The large crowd gathered into- ccurt room paid ttrict attention to th«| speaker, who handled hi* subject in a very interesting manner. Following the (peaking, over one | hundred prises were given away to ( those holding lucky numbers. Hundreds of pounds of sugar and flour and many i articles of merchandise, furnished by local independent merchants were giv en away fl*. , • Hamilton Association To Hold Bridge Tournament • The Hamilton Parent-Teacher As sociation will hold a bridge tourna ment in the hall there Friday night, October 3rd, it was announced this morning by a member of the associa tion. Good musk is assured and refresh ments will be served free. The public is urged to patronise the tourna ment. » Increased Interest Reported In Maple Grove Services Increased attendance upon the re vival meetings at the Maple Grove Christian Church was reported over the week-end and the community is said to be taking mu£h interest in the services. Almost a half hundred ad ditions had been reported up to yester day. THE ENTERPRISE Sales and Prices To Increase o A new high level in tobacco pricea on the local market was reached yesterday when the en tire break averaged over eleven cents per pound. Sales are in creaming rapidly each day on the local floors, dispelling the quiet conditions that existed on all the markets up until a few day* ago. The flood of black tips continue* and this type of tobacco shows no increase in price. The better and middle grade* are showing con siderable strength according to comparative figures furnished by the government grader. A large number of farmers used the grading service yesterday than Colonel Chas. Farmers Must Meeting Here Woman's Club Plans P.-T. Association Here In an effort to effect a parent teacher association here, the Wo man's Club has called a mass meeting of all parents, club members for a meeting next Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the grammar grade school au ditorium. , The meeting it not limited to club members, but every parent, patron or friend Is urged to at tend the meeting. No associa tion was in effect in the local schools last year, but the club is determined to perfect an as sociation this term and carry on a successful work. "There are various activities or work of one kind or another to be attended to by all of us, but there is nothing more im portant than making our schools successful, and assisting in this hug* task of training our chil dren ; and for that reason, we are hoping our people will lay aside other duties snd attend," the president of the club stated yesterday afternoon. END TECHNICAL VIOLATION CASE Griffins Township Boys Pay $4.75 Each To See Fish "Strike" Having heard the «tory about fish "striking", several Griffins township boys, a few days ago, decided to verify the report. They had not paddled very far down the run of the creek, near Hardison Mill, when the township warden came upon the scene. But he was tow late, the young men had satis fied themselves as to the authenticity of the story that fish would jump into a boat when one paddled slowly down the run of the creek at night. The defendants were brought before J. L. Hassell, justice of the peace, here yesterday afternoon and they plead guilty to a technical violation of the fishing law*. The case was dismissed upon pay ment of half the costs in the case, around $4.25 each. No witnesses were allowed to file. AUTO WRECKED ON MAIN STREET J. B. Wheeler, Edenton, Is Hurt About Mouth; Car Is .Badly Wrecked • Mr. J. B. Wheeler, of Edenton, was painfully hurt about the mouth early last night when he ran his car into that of Garland Barnhill which was perked at the top of the river hill/' Mr. Wheeler's car was badly wrecked, the damage to the Barnhill car being limit ed to a bent fender and bumper. Mr. Wheeler had started down Main Street and as he reached, the hill top, he met a car. A car was parked to either side of the narrow street, and the approaching car forced Mr. Wheel er into the Barnhill car. The other driver failed to stop. The wrecked car was, left here for repairs, Mr. Wheeler continuing to his home by bus. • Bear Grass Parents and *' Teachers Meet Thursday 9 The parents and teachers of the Bear Grass School district will hold their fit st meeting of the 1930-31 term Thursday night, October 3, when the association will be re-organized. The parents and patrons of the school as well as interested citizens are urged to attend the meeting. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 30, 1930. on any previous day, the result* proving highly satisfactory. The grading department regrets that more farmers do not have their to bacco officially graded which will eventually standardize the grade of that crop just as cotton is grad ed, and all buyers have to use the same standard. It takes a hundred cents to make a dollar of any kind, of our money and when a piece of goods is marked one dollar, the buyer may pay in gold, silver, cop per or paper because each type has the same standard of value. And when all tobacco is graded by one standard, the price will be more uniform and the sel'cr will know the market bet.er. PREPARE 100,000 CONTRACTS AT STATE MEETING Uurge Immediate Sign Up At State Meet Held In Raleigh Yesterday 75 FARMERS ATTEND Dates for holding Community Meet ings Throughout Sections Likely To Be Determined This Week "Yyu must organize if you expect help from the government," Colonel Charles, fi. Rogan. of the Federal Farm Board, told 75 farmers represent ing all parts of Martin county at a meeting for the advancement of co opreative marketing here last Friday afternoon. District Farm Agent, Troy B. Ferguson made a few brief introduc tory remarks and Cel Rogan told of the various farm relief legislation, but the cooperative marketing plan Was ably advanced when Jhe body voted favoring the holding of cducaitonal or organization meetings i n the various cc.nifnunities of the county. The vote was made in Connection with organi zation plans formulated at a meeting held in Raleigh yesterday The 56 delegates representing the various tobacco growing counties and operating as the Tobacco Relief Associ ation, yesterday agreed on a contract, and while plans for their distribution have not been formulated at this time, it is understood the pledges will be put before the growers at community meet ing to be held within the next few days. The contract, calling for a 100 per cent sign-tip hy"lhc members, will be placed Cefore the growers at once, it was stated. One hundred thousand of the papers are being prepared at this time and will be eagerly read by the fanners. Even au. outline of the con tract is impossible here, but it was de cided at the Raleigh meeting to make it of a dual nature, one affecting a re duction in acreage, Mie other for the sign-up of the crop. The success of the sign-up between now and the 15th of October will determine whether or not the remainder of the present crop will be affected by the cooperative move nit nt. I.eland Kitchin, of Scotland Neck, declined to accept the leadership of the proposed organization, and ill the ab sence of the Governor yesterday, no ap pointment has been made up until nf.w. The by-laws of the proposed system should meet with hearty approval as they limit salaries and expenses to a minimum ami call for operation along certain lines that will assure success once the movement is supported by the farmers. lif'opening the meeting here last Friday afternoon, Mr. Ferguson talk ed on farm methods and opportunities, , emphasizing the fact that our farmers have far better opportunities than far mers have in almost any other part of .the world. "We can grow a greater .variety of crops than most sections, |*nd time and experience have proven ■ that no people can prosper when they rcise money crops and buy food crops," jM r. Ferguson declared. The agent did say, however, that it is possible to i make money by such a method oc casionally, but the man or the com munity following such a system of farming will sooner or later fail. Introduced by Mr. Ferguson, the Farm Board representative, Colonel Rngan, reviewed briefly the history of farm relief legislation which the gov ernment has attempted to pass during the past several years. He mentioned the McNary-Haugen Act, then the Government Marketing Act by which a revolving fund of $500,000,000 was provided. He explained the creation of the Federal Farm Board of eight members and their power to lend any • ' (Continued on page four) YOUNG WOMAN TAKES POISON Miss Laura Ellison Report ed In Critical Condition _ at Robersonville Home Suffering poor health for the past fiw months, Miss Laura Ellison, train nurse, of Robersonville, attempted suicide there late Sunday afternoon by taking several bichloride of mercury tablets. Her condition shortly before noon today was considered very criti cal, attending .physicians having said that her chance for recovery was very limited. Troubled over her poor state of [health. Miss EllisojT*-is believed to have attempted to end her life in a fit [of despondency, her action coming as a decided shock to friends here and at Boliersonville. i The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ellison, she was horn and reared here. Since then she had liv ed in Belhaven and Washington. l)ur inp the past several years she had nursed in and around Robersonville, and, as far as it could be learned, had" made good in her profession. She had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. H.l H. Pope during her stay in Roberson-' ville ami was there when she took the' deadly tablets. DEMONSTRATION i HERE A SUCCESS Four Hundred Housewives Told Of Latest Use Of i Electrical Appliances i , • While tlic electrical robot, "Miss I Katrina Televnx" was a bit disappoint ing to many, the demonstration held in the Watts theatre here before 4(H) housewives last Friday afternoon, was a marked success. Delegations were here front Plymouth', RobersonvUle, Everetts, Jamesville and Windsor, with practically all the Ideal housewives at tending. The electrical demonstration was really remarkable, so remarkable in fact, that many in the audience could hardly believe the actions of the elec trical device. Mr. Bernard, accompany ing the machine, explained the various actions, but he was never questioned. | Following the televox robot deittbn | stration, Mr. Kay Goodman, sales manager for the Virginia Electric and ! Power Company, introduced Mrs. i Parker, special demonstration agent for the company. She told those who are using electrical applances'of the V. F.. P. Company, especially those who are using the electric range, that she was ajways at their disposal and just a call 'over the phone would bring her into | their homes to teach them how to use the stoves and other appliances to the best! advantage. Then Mrs. Hill, of the Westing house Electric Company, gave a cook- Cg demonstration, and while the meal a? being conked she stressed the su periority of the "Flavor Zone" range which is built on the same plan as the Uamous Dutch oven, an oven in which [Tood is cooked on receding heat. | Prizes were awarded and Mrs. J. W. Bland was winner of the first, a set of !SIS waffle irons. Mrs. L. J. Hardison was the second lucky number bolder and she was given an electric iron. i Mrs. Floyd Cahoon, of Plymouth, held the lucky card for the'dinner pre ' pared by Mrs. Hill and Mrs. B. A. Critcher, of this place, received the ang«l food cake. Jim Baker Fined $lO. for ! Part In Affray on Streets 1 1 Jim Baker, colored of near here, was yesterday fined $lO and charged with the costs by Justice' of the Pea "e J. L. Hassell for part in an affray on the streets here last Saturday night. I Very few details could be had as to the origin of the first fight, Baker stat ing that he would rather say nothing. The trouble is said to have started on Washington S.reet where two white 'boys, names unknown, had an argu ment or passed a few licks at Baker Continuing on their way down to the main part of town, the participants i*i the row increased in number until it yvas described as a "freV for all." Of ficers, seeing the commotion ran to the scene and removed Baker who failed at the hearing yesterday to offer any defense or offer a solution as to the ci«use of the affray. t No personal injuries were inflicted, as far as it could lie learned, but on-look ers declared that some h«avy blows were passed when the affray reached a climax on Main Street. • Makes High Average On - | Roanoke-Dixie Floor Here Price* on the local market continue tc advance, an advertisement of the ' Roanoke-Dixie warehouse clearly in*' dicates. The advertisement, in tM* »»-, sue carrie* the sale of a 800 barn for ( Mr. James L. Coltrain which sold for $263 30. and averaged $32.90. Accord ing to a statement made, this sale in cluded the entire barn both good and bad. Other aales equally as well are being made daily here. ;8,000 People Expected Here j For Church Meet This Week SKEWARKEY CHURCH | fSB Where the 165 th annual session of the Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association will be held next Saturday, Sunday and Monday The church, lear here, has been established 143 years. BEARGRASS ROAD MEETING FRIDAY To Select Several Men Who Are To Be Declared The Noninees by Chairman l'lie names of five men for trustees in> Bear Crass township will he chosen at a mass meeting of citizens in the school house auditorium there next -Friday night, according to plans made public by Mr. Ilcman I'eel, a resident ijt the township, last week.. Since the meeting was called it has been learned that it will be impossible ti run the men chosen at the mass meeting on an independent ticket as the law requires all independent can didates to file several days before the rtgular June primary. According to in formation regarding the holding .of .elections and the nomination of candi j dates, it will be possible for those at tending tire Friday night meeting to select the names and then, in turn have candidates declared nominees by | the county executive'chairman. It is not definitely known, but as far as it .could be learned, the nominations will be made under the Democratic party. URGE INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE Masons Plan Contests To Effect Attendance In crease upon Lodge MemFiers of the Skewarkey Lodge ot Masons have launched an attendance | campaign which will continue through October, November and December. | Mr. Cortez (ireen is captain of one tram and Mr. Bitl Spivey is Heading the other team. The membership has , luen divided into two groups, and the gioup that has the largest attendance ttljon most of the meetings of the lodge during the three months of the contest v. ill be entertained by the other side on January 2, 1931, the 104 th anniversary of the lodge. The contest is not limited to within the local lodge, but all visiting masons will be counted and credited to the side inviting them. The sides will be desig nated as the Reds under ' Captain Spivey and the Green under Captain (ireen. Plan To Resume Street Paving Here Thursday StreeJ paviifc incliHtN in the pres ent program in effect here will be re- Slimed next Thursday iporning, when th Clark Paving Company starts its big niiper at the corner of Church and Watts Streets, according to infor mation given out by Jim Clark, mem ber of the firm yesterday. • Curb and gutter construction on ' Church, Academy Streets and* Sim mons Avenue has been completed and workers are completing the grades for ' the particular work op Watts Street I tcday. I According to the present outlook, 1 the principal paving program will be completed about the first week in No i vtmber. i Small Docket for Recorder j | J. W. Bailey Here Today j | After a recess of two weeks during ! which time the Superior Court was in I session, Recorder Bailey and Solicitor Peel returned to their regular schedule in the county court here today with a comparatively small docket before them. Only eleven cases had accumu . la ted dnring the three weeks time, and none of theni was of any great im portance. s Five of the eleven defendants, how ever, were held in jail in default of I bend prior to their hearing today. ' / CONSIDER CO-OP PLAN IN CHOWAN Farmers There Hold Meet In Edenton Last Friday; * Contracts Are Mailed Chowan County farmers arc show ing much interest in a proposed coop erative peanut marketing association to be formed in that county, accoriH+ng to reports of a meeting held in Eden ton fest Friday. Definite action was deferred, however, until a meeting could beheld Thursday of this week. | Under the proposed plan, the asso- ciation, if formed, will hire a selling agent, whose duties will he to look after the interests of the members, sell | their peanuts for them when ordered and at the price asked, if this is pos sible. At the meeting Friday, articles of agreement -and » tentative plan for organization, drawn up by a special committee appointed for that purpose at a meeting held earlier in the mouth, were presented to the farmers present. I Copies of the agreement and the plan of organization are being mailed to every farmer iu the county. It was expected Miat more definite steps to iward organization would be taken at 'the meeting held in Kdenton this week. SLIGHTLY HURT IN WRECK HERE Grover Wood Suffers Cut When Truck Turns Over On River Fill Sunday I iGrover Wood, white man of Roa noke Rapids, was cut about the arm, | and his helper, a colored man, was slightly hurised when a Ford truck j turned Tiver with them on the Roanoke t River fill, just this side of the bridge, h;st Sunday morning Neither of the men badly hurt, hut their escape ■from serious injury was only by a nar row markiti as the truck crashed into 'the guard rail to the edge of the till and demolished the call beyond re -1 • I .pair. | The machine wrecked when its I wheels locked, it is understood. I The truck, belonging to the Vir ginia Electric and Power Company, ' was loaded with line construction ma terial ami the two men were taking'it jto Columbia where the company is building a transmission line* • Sheriff Roebuck Forecasts *«- Empty Jail Before Long An empty jail by next week was fore- J casted yesterday by Sheriff Chas, B. i Roebuck who stated that the popula- | tion in the ."cooler" now wantonly 14,1 the smallest number confined there at i any tidle in several weeks. Five of the prisoners are likely to 1 t be transferred to the, roads or be clear eril today in the recorder's court. Six are scheduled for trial hi the Federal" | court in Washington next Monday, and 'three are awaiting removal to training 'schools or reformatories. i Two-Cent Drop In Gas Prices In Effect in State Gasoline prices took a slight drop recently and is now retailing for 20 cents including the 5-cent tax. The 2- cent drop, small as it is, means much | to the car operator who has all but sold ,h:s shirt off his back to satisfy the filling station operator. Drops To Convenient Point Relief Follows As Mercury • After days and weeks of hot weather, the mercury has tumbled from its high perch to levels where the heat is no longer a topic for conversation. Fall and winter clothes are making their appearance rapidly now, and the only thing about the weather left to talk about is the dry part. „ Watch the Label on Your Paper Aa It Carriea the Date When Your Subacription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 HISTORY OF THE LOCAL CHURCH BRILLIANT ONE —*- 165 th Annual Meet First To Be Held Here in Forty- Three Years EIGHTH MEET , HERE Sessions Here Next Saturday, S.inday and Monday Expected To Re' Most Interesting in Years For the first time in fortv-three yt;ii s~ ilio Skewarkey Primitive Bap tist. Clinrolr,. near there, will enfertain the I'oHt annual .session >i the Kehu k»'i •' Association next Saturday, Sun ila.v, and Monday.' The association Ci [ill's tci the church here lor il> eighth time, having met with the Skewarkey members first in 17' M, again in 18(10, then in IK 18, IB2ti, 18,15, ami 1N59, the I association last coining here lor Hie j 1 (Kith anniversary celebration of the I church in 1887, forty-three years ago. Fxtensive preparations are now un der way by members ot the local church f»»r Ihe entertainment of the ( six or eight thousand people .expected for the meeting. I roiu miles around and from adjoining States followers of i the\| T riniitive Baptist i.tilli are expected I lure to. once more renew the friend ships and acquaintances established in \ears gone by. I'Ue town and church centers throughout the county will be taxed iu caring lor the throngs, and even though the task of entertaining the visitors is an -enormous one, the. members" of the local church eagerly . look forward to the event as one of the ' most marked in their entire lives. So far reaching is the annual meet with in itself that many ul the younger gen elation can fully realize the importance ol the annual gathering lo the I'ritnj- I live llaptist Church and its ardent fol lowers. Che histi|/\ ol | he kehukee ASM.cta lioiiNjas Jjrin a brilliant one, and so closely have the lives of many ol litis stction's'»leading men been connected ! with it in vears past that the data are ot unusual interest locally. Founded I tie in 1787, Skewarkey t hnreh lias branched out and is now looked upon ' as the mother of all those of the I'rini.- itive Itaptist faith iu Martin County. Skewarkey. a typical Indian name. Was giveir'"the local church when it was constituted and founded by l.eni t el llurkett and John I'age.of the Flat Swamp Church. The lirsi edifice was erected about one mile south of the present fine where, the band of meni bys, very limited ai that lime, met and worshipped for around 71 years. »n April present edifice stands, wa4 sold to the 'membership by Joseph I) Higgs, Stanly Duggan and Alfred Moore act ing as trustee. The building has been well" piesecied during lite 72 veal--. it has served as a meeting house, and the numbers have well kept the grounds, ever guarding the towering piues -that have shaded the thousands travelling ftoni far and near to worship at the shrine. Martin Ross, the father of I'.Mer Reu bc'li Ross, was ordained' first pastor of Skewarkey church, and after a few years of service there lie was followed by Aaron Spivey. The pastorates were apparently of short duration, for fol l wing Elder Spivey, Elders Joseph l.iggs, I.like Ward, Abram Tice, Har r II Cherry, John Bennett, James Dan- * ie! John l ice, John Ward, and Thom as Bigg-, served the church for coin- - parativelv short terms. In 1844, Eld er-C. H. llassell was chosen pastor, -awl -he headed the ehttreh -mtttt — - deatli in April, 1880. "i The following year, the *lat.o pastor's son, Ehler Syl- • vester llassell, was cajled to the pas torate of the church, and until his death in August, 1928, he faithfully served the church and its members, making a continuous pastorate of the church by father and son, of 84 years. Elder U. S l . Cowin is the present pastor of the 'church, and he will command a prom inent leadership in the association's af fairs during the meeting here. Skewarkey Church, in its 14J years ot history, has doubtless bad a greater, a more far-reaching influence upon the J early times of Martin County and the church therein than one would suppose. , L'ndcr its guidance have developed practically ever Primitive Baptist church in the county, and from its fold have-risen Martin's great men, two ot them being the late Judge Asa Biggs, I United States Senator, aifd James Ed -1 Win Moore, and today the church has numbered among its membership, many of the most substantial families in the j section. | In advancing the Primitive Baptist doctrine, the Skewarkey church com mands a leading position in the list ot 'all the churches in the State of that '.denomination, tin 1805. thirty-four of its members formed the Smith wick's page , r> _
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