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n& Discusses Standardizing Threads Ob Hydrpms uBtl/DDot !* ? Eastern OdtottMU1 " . Greenville, Oct. 13.?The Eastern Carolina Firemen association which was. recently .organized in Washing ton, held its second meeting in Green ville last night, and was attended by nearly one hundred firemen from Kin ston, Farmville, Washington, Rober sonville, Williamston and Ayden. New Bern and Belhaven, the other two towns in the association, were not rep resented. The meetings are held every thirty days and rotate,' each town in the as sociation holding one of the meetings. The purpose of the sessions is to dis cuss fixe- prevention and fire fighting in Eastern Carolina. The next meet ing will be held in Kinstcu The session last night was held in the Greenville high school and the pro gram was featured by a discussion on the threads on the hy drants and hose in Eastern Carolina. of the fire chiefs of each town has been instructed to carry to the next meeting one of their couplings for comparison and at that time an effort will be made to perfect an whereby the equipment of one town ean be used in another town in cases of emergency. After the meeting the Greenville fire company gave a demonstration of the pumper. Following this the guests were invited to the fire station where they enjoyed a smoker and light re freshments. The secretary of the association was advised to write to Stacy Wade and request that Sherwood Brockwell be sent to the next meeting to give a on fire prevention, and other nec essary information which the associa tion desires. ? ? I V* ? . V I ? ? ? I ? \J*''^ i 1%I* -ft**';' '? 1VI i 1 ? Kill^ ??Fill Dag Ob Track Said to be Cause of The Death of Bridge Superintendent Oliver. ? w f * ? * a r .. - - T . ' * New 'Bern, Oct As the result of an accident which occurred early this morning near WOdwood when the mo tor ear in which they were riding on the Sorehead - New Bern railroad , trade turned over after colliding with a dog,' H. W. Oliver, superintendent of bridges and buildings for the Nor folk Southern i&a*dad, is dead and J. EL fceigier, local jeweler, is in a hos- ; phakhere uftif inbe ing pinned for five-hours beneath the "ih. men were returning after mid wight from the"coast, where they had <P?rte^j inspection a watches of employee* of the railroad, Mr. Zeigler being official inspector1j for the line. They were riding the. raid in a converted Ford motor car. Mr mflread caused * his body rushing to head. Ifr. ZeijJev S* 5X0 when, he ?? . n half oaralysed con hegroltwas stat ed tLtfhiaoMSreoat probably/ saved J him from b t? deatn. imi ."TV* Jcvi - V ?', '.. '' . Vocal Prodigy I ? , - 'Tl Miss Marion Talley, IS year old ' ? daughter of a. telegraph operator, I will sing in the Metropolitan Opera I Company. Hailed as a vocal prod ? Igy,. her fellow townspeople of ? Kanaas City gave a benefit which enabled-her to study in Europe for (the past three years, and paved the I iway for her present success. fRsJ I Record Crowd in Attendance on I ? Opening Day; Fair To Con- \ I tinue Thru Saturday. I I Greenville, Oct 14.?Owing to bad I ?weather conditions today officials of I ?the Pitt County Pair found it neces- II ?sary to postpone the entire program jl ?one day, making the fair come to anH ?end Saturday instead. of Friday anil ?scheduled. While this postponement 1 ?includes the races and free the! ?halls wffl f ' \ V . iiuuil J Neither does the'postponement affect ] ?the Ku Klux Elan parade demonstra-j I ?tion which will be staged Friday night |( ?as already advertised. I ? One of the largest afternoon and (I ?evening crowds ever attending the I ?Pitt County Pair were present yester- II ?day and everyone was pleased with I ?this year's fair. The free attractions, I ?including the funniest Ford in the I ?world, were all that could be 3sked, I ?while the fireworks display, the mid- II ?way and exhibits were larger and bet- I ? ter than ever before seen here Mc-'l ?Donald's band an^the other free acta I ?also shared in the honors for high. I ?class entertainment. I ? As a whole the fair this yea*- is the I ?best ever staged here and no doubt I ?the best county fair ever staged in the I ?state. ? t ? ?' ? " j Adolphus Sater, aged 73, was burned I to death* between 4 and 5 Sqp 1 I -day morning when his home, the tola ? K^yedTT PlaC6' *** cpmpletely^H I and- hajf been suffering sometime I ? from rheumatism. M' & 1 JI I r>The deceased was born in Vake ?county, near Haleigh, moved to HalM ? fax in 1890 to open up and supervise] I the first state farm in thk; affinty/j I f ^ 'A,-2 'AA" * '- ?* '- K' /? - ? ~ T*] I ? fqt the past 20 years he and jjife J I fiSTZ.4* h$ve icon-j Besides his widow, the deceased is] Sam Johnston, Looking for Es caped .Prisons, Attacked Frohi.Behind. 4. -Ty f'ii U ? s^vif *?'. '? . .;v; ? ? ! . . -- Greenville, Oct. 14.?Mr. Sam John ston, one of the guards over the Pitt county chain gang is in the Pitt Com munity Hospital in a critical condition as the result of a blow which he re ceived on his head last night and which was inflicted by unknown par fae3. * During yesterday two prisoners es caped from the chain gang, and Mf. Johnson thinking that perhaps they ?would visit the fair grounds last night, went out for the purpose of watching. He was stationed neqr the entrance so as oto see all who went in and out" of the gates, when, suddenly, some one approached from behind and hit hiip with a heavy club or stick. Mr. Johnston was found a short time later and rushed ta the hospital. At noon today he was still in an un conscious condition. > WALSTONBURG SCHOOL ? ^STAUisJsqUJPMENT. Long Promised Playground Fix tures Proving Most Popular t With Pupils. For the past two years the pupils of the Walstonburg school have heard talk concerning the installation of playground equipment; but not until the past week have they been able to see the much-talked-of apparatus aetj ually installed and ready for use by our youngsters. They are making up for lost time, however, and swings, see-saws, and giant-stride are kept busy during every available minute of playtime. It would not be an excessive exag geration to state that-the equipment has already netted the pupils as many dollars' worth of fun as the fixtures cost?and .the lasting quality- of the equipment means that many times it* equipment consists of an jfght-chain giant-stride, four see-saws, and eight swings. v^The funds for the purchase of the outfit were derived by thesplepT did corps of teachers, who are making possible'the purchase of many things for the sehbol by giving their time and attention to running the school storey together with the generosity of the pupils and parents, whose pennies and nickels spent at the store finally make the dollars with which such things may be purchased. - [V* ' ?v,v Gross no re School Asks Epr Clothes following letter has been re ceived by The Enterprise, with the Re quest that we give it paucity: - "Our second hand'clothes sale has kept up better this summer, than any previous summer, and pre feel that it is largely due to the space which the newspapers tif our state so kindly gave us ip June, but-1 fear that our onler to house them. We must pro vide work for each one-of these board ers*-&r we tok nly those who need you possibiy can andi as often as you possibly can. '^Isp.wfl^'you appeal through your columns for auto knitters which were and-others to knit for the soldiers. We. *bqy. these machines, but if trey can be 'for -j^hoy. qr girl to became self ' ^CRPSS^0$E SCHOOL, Inc. * "Taitat post, Crastaiore^ N; C. I MM. I ^ it/ j: _ _ tHRfl Bflfi VYfUflfln ? J J Bf 11 nlKttn Tltc Jonas ^ ifefiin^ 3BB| Osstons I. (%i**> id liismcts v/01110 hh _I np ' jS1 ? ^flWfMw*- High School, it be- . ? ganitp.'look as if the children of that i ?towpahfoifcight have no way of get- < kngffoa&d from Walstonburg, regard- I ? less of the fact that the school was i I anxious to serve their interests to the I lenth fie^ree. Bat Green county's ina- 1 Ihility tr- provide for those children did < not daunt the purpose of the deterni I ined representatives from Carrie town- , I ship. When the Commissioners fid- , ? journed without giving Telief, these ?gengpmen immediately saw County Supt. G. H. Robertson and made ar ? rangements by which surplus funds to ? the credit of Jonas Williams and Cas- M I torn , districts might be used to pur- < ? chase a new truck; and one week from j the datts-ofcthe decision the truck was ( ?delivered to the Walstonburg School , ? together clear to the Writer, but this I much is: J3y this .^generous Set the 'J ?citizens of Carris township have con- j deal. The surplus money lent by these every penny of the loan next year ^ I nn pam imp I lit ^ ROT t lttBE ' ^ i ? ???W^ ... Bra lxl' W^T?1 Bv ? ^v.::???'??'??? I jifc ii? i^Mnn ?i ?& <'? II 'X'r - |1 I I II ? ?>*/ ? li frf I I lv^l i j v- !? 11||4? ' llU I iMiJ L !/,-> VI llfP Nfl HfKv r ii'i liiifhi I fVifiHUri' ~tr\ tKT ^r. ./wwVi^t . - \ liJtl t Jr.'. LJmjjKgJ&d&Xix Negro Doctor Got In Bad,Also In ?ha(^oimi C^nty Wherc ?i'. ff .'* I t The followyig r is taken from. The Columbus News, Chadbourn, Jfo C^of ?%ue ?f October 7U>, I9i?: pstT>? K?"d 5>f Mto in Colnmim &A\f-SfrMm who had to ^ing? Wmg ??;&, m ? J^vitle (of .severet yegra prfw, to ?l?r, mi mleft here w%?t ,ny great amount of regrets being ex* SffOrttrMrt KSnvllle In this state. The record of Collins Ind Columbus county was by no means to his credit, He Is jrs British subject arid was1 some "uppity darkey." His favorite occupaj tldn while at the county seat was in making speeches to the colored dti zens, urging them not to Wofk for white folks, and he dealt in a long line of general cussedness that did not em dear him to the white people or to the better element of the colored citi ' . ? ::rtr .' j As a result of his activities as1 a phy sician, Dr. Collins ran afoul, of the laW at Whiteville and resided in jail there for some time until he could be. tried on a charge of criminal practice, of which be was convicted. The notori ety gaineu at this time and his past W?rd waa-such that he saw the need Of pulling up stakes and seeking a more healthy climate. He first went to Wilmington, thence to other parts of the state., and for some time he has been located at FarmVille, where he became almost as obnoxious as he was at Whiteville. B:J&scently a Ku Klux parade was staged at Farmville and following it Dr. Collins regaled his colored breth ren with expressions of an insulting nature against the white folks and the Kg Klux as an organization. He has, been making public speeches in negro school houses and elsewhere in an efr tort to fill up the minds of the ne* ville the negro appealed to.the British consulate at Wilmington^ (br protec tion on Hie grounds that he was a sub-j fl ject. of that country. The matter ijj now being investigated and if it turns rat- that Collins is really entitled to the protection of the British govern ment, it is hoped that at the same tilM; B {he.fact will be revealed to him that lie has no right to wag his tongue :oncerning good American affairs. Navy^dCo?ihgi| mm T?GreenrilIe Qn Hobday,. October ilk ttb- Green- I /ille Kiwanis club1 is /br&fcing to Sreenville th<BK;Unfted Statfei Navy 3and, of Washington, D. C, Presi tfctCoolidge haggven ^pecial per nission that this bend might make a Jouthern tour and GreenviHfrfe very lortonate in securing a dat^ aa *'they .Of only be away from Waahtagto^U 3. C., for 50 days. -^i23ittN$sPv I The band is not brought td Green rflle as a money making proposition fl >ut in the hope tp,cwdyate a desire -fl 'or better music. The band is com posed of #fty pieces and is under the iirection of fijeuteMHrt Bender.1 V I EThe seats are on sale at Greenville )rug Co. for both matinee and evening >erformance.\ ?? ? I Remember the date,. Monday, ,0c ?berl9,;and the place, East Carolina a feathers* College, GreenVille, matinee md night ''i 9 L 75 Mil f ommission shows' that 75.55 miles of Svmgjvere during ^pt^mber. j rhis does not quite equal the mileage 1 aid in August when 84.28 miles were } Mill 'TVio- Hpypniflnfc iiKi ImTfi Month divided as follows ^ Concrete paving 40.21 Miles; con i&nd Asphalt 14.21 miles* I. 0 fl. J- Jf ' Qrt I i ? [ New Secretary of War? | - L_ ?J! MW&mv*; A'ceks Avili reaigh^is1 "past, and . th&r he will'be'succeeded by Dwight F. I>aVis, who has" so Capably exe cuted the duties of Secretary dur* ;ng the absence of Hfa Chief^ that President Coolidge will consider him as new head. H tot: i>Wtt ?*-' & ???? v '.in ... ? , ? i II : ? An Alamance Mail Carrier Is Victtm of Two N^gro ? Highwaymen. j Turlington, Oct. 13.?J. B. Turner,f rural mail carrier and gospel choir di-1 rector was the victim of two negro J highwaymen Saturday night Driving alone, Mr. Turner said, he had stopped his car on thb side of the" highway and was at work repairing a blowout when the negroes drove up in a cut down Ford and stopped and po Mpted0^6^ te ****** Him' Snd hC aC" Was ready to proceed, Mr. Turner said, He reached for his money, saying to them: ? . Boys, I want to give you a little ~, tfp for helping me." - - C' "I "Oh, no, cap, we don't want no pay." t ;But he opened his pocket book, re moing two $10, a $5 and $1 note to ? get some smaller change. He with.- M drew two halves and gave them to one of the negroes. The other one had gone to their car and started the mo tor At the instant he put the botes back in his pocket book, the negro grabbed it, and broke away, yelling back, "Goodbye cap, see you later!" The cars: were headed in opposite di- ( rections and before he coiid turn and J give chase, Mr. Turner said the high-: 'I waymen were gone. ' . ' . ~ 'J Church to install High Power Radio; Durham, Oct .13.?At a meeting of \ the b<utrd of deacons ot the- Firs! , Presbyterian church, which ,washeld in tlie church house last evening, a committee was appointed -with -power \ to act, to develop pbns for the instal- , lation ota high powered, ratfio-itrood- ' ! son, L. B. Bryan and L. C.Jioodwin. This station will in all probability , tejhe first; of its kind in Norf Car- \ olina. It will be used to broadcast the various church services and will be ' ov" miss charity moobe recover. ! INGNiC^liiSl! Walstonburg, Oct. 15th.?The many sustained on the school ground last 1 c Ujd hr a short time it will not be pos- \ was injured. Those connp t I fl, , , I . w iiccieu v7iun cue scnool are j paper; for it is the- earnest endeavrr ? t Miss Elizabeth Cole Back To Rockingham; Brooks Criti "i cm* Nmjnm <> ifc?? I Greensboro, Oct. 14.?W. B. Cole, acquitted -of the murder of W. W. Or [ jpond, tonight feft here for Little Rock, Ark., where he will rest while recuperating from the ordeal of the long trial in Rockingham for the kill ing which occurred August 15. . Mr. Cole, Mrs. Cole and Dr. W. F. Cole, the last named a brother of the rich cotton mill magnate made up the partyj to Arkansas. "No defi nite time was set for; their return. The Coles spent today with Dr. W. F. Cole, ,a| His home here/having arrived last night from Wilkesboro, where the hewing to determine whether or not Cp1e would be placed in the criminal insane department of the state prison was held Monday before Judge T. B Finley and .where the defendant was completely freed from the grip of the WS[+ , I Tpe day was quietly spent here. Mr. Cole said that after the vacation he would return to Rockingham. .A. L. Brooks, one of the counsel who fought for Cole's life in the trial at Rockingham, today criticised the press for criticising the verdict returned in the case; '"Die action of the jury was not a. violation of the law," he said. "The law says that the fate of a fcian faced with a criminal charge shall be decided by 12 of his fellow men and their verdict shall be abided by. Edi torial writers who upbraided the jury made up of Union county men would be & hpiri if the jury system were abblished in North Carolina." The verdict was justified; he said. THE JANE CASE CO* rw AT WALSTONBURG v. ON OCTOBER 22ND. ?r -'"? 1$ Present Original and Unique Program of Sketches of this vjcinity^who appreciate good maiteand wftty sketches are looking forward with Jceeb anticipation to the comjrig of The Jane Ca?e Company, one of the est three-people companies of the fiedmont Lyceum circuit. Their program will consist of original and; unique songs sketches, and Hrhas been"the unanimous comment of those - whotiWhiirSe inrivilegedf hearing this company, in other towns that the entire program is one of real worth and merit. 1 As,stated- above, this entertainment is one of live numbers which'are So be given in tpe auditorium of dfe Wal stonburg High School during the pres ent school-year. This, is /the third year tflkt the be come to the Wfijstonburg commpnltyg jnd each time been better than the prev ious ymift. ^;i^'>eair;6nly1'wS? numbers were given, for which Y*ea son ticket was sold at^L^ Iaet %f{ the number of entertainments was in creased to four, yet the price renuun the aamejandQitayearthehumber jf courses has been raised to Ave?of ,v ? better quality, too, than those of he past?and still the admission fee remains unchanged^ has beenI letter value for/thclr mopey; and It jeems drat this year's entertainments treegoiftg to be worth far more than br eost.of e season tiekft,*^if It is, of coum greasy fo the ad- . vantage of all to buy a season ticket, is the price of each entertainment is Kjiry thirty emits when a ticket tqr all intertainments is purchased, whereas ? il.OO, while the five performances paid 1 laving .of seventy-fl^ouits to cMl iren who buy a seiaoh ticket, : * V-/- jr Since the school hopes to profit from / k ; he Lyceum course, the pupils of the ligher grades are working faithfully o sell tickets to the people of, the / ?? if" the Lyceum will really be a success |? is a money-making proposition this ? ? j ? Ilia . 0!*in?auu 1 i ' ' W^il, You See Its This Why .?; .
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