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I ll 1 Aamtfiw Will Fnd Our Col- I mm I Ldchkw to Owt Sixteen VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 11 MISS LUCY C.IVEY DIES FOLLOWING SHORT ILLNESS Funeral Tomorrow -After- noon at 3 O'clock In Scotland Neck m i Miss Lucy Clair Ivey, popular teach er in the local schools, died at 1 o'- clock this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson of pneumonia, following an illness of seven days Suffering a cold several days before she was taken seriously ill, Miss Ivey continued her work in the school room and in the preparation of a pri mary operetta. Monday of last week the became suddenly worse, and on account of a weak heart her condition was considered serious from the be ginning. The crisis of the illness was passed Sunday, but her heart failed her, and the end came gradually. Coming here in the fall of 1925, Miss Ivey, as she was favorably known by the hundreds of little folks who have received instruction at her hands, en deared herself to the school snd com munity. and each year since that time an opening in the local faculty was available to her. An unusual initiative marked her activities in the school room, and in the community she was regarded as a valuable citizen. The community, as well as the school, will miss her. Mia* Ivcy attended the Halifax County school* and received her high school education in tlx Tarboro High School, later going to Greenville for her work in the East Carolina Teach ers' College. Her mother and father preceded her to the grave several years ago, and several brothers and sisters survive. Funeral services will be held in Scotland Neck tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, and interment will follow in the cemetery there. The local school* will be closed to morrow as a last tribute to her, and many of her former pupils and towns people are planning to attend the last rites there. WILL SPEAK AT KIWANIS MEET Members Urged To Hear Dr. J. Clyde Turner At Meeting Tomorrow The Kiwanis Club which meets Wednesday will have as its honor guest Dr. J. Clyde Turner, Greensboro preacher. He will deliver a brief address be fore the club. And since it is thought that many people in town would like to hear him on that occasion,, it is announced that Kiwanis members are free to bring gue*t4.>with them to the meeting. Those bringing -guests should notify Milton Moye in advance so that plates may be provided. On account of "this special feature at the regular club meeting, it is hoped that all the members may be present. FINALS BEGIN AT FARM LIFE Judge Moore To Deliver Commencement Speech Next Friday Evening The first of the Farm Life closing exercises was held last night, when several pupils took part in • declama tion contest. The commencement ser mon, scheduled for last Sunday eve ning was called off on account of in clement weather and bad roads. Wednesday night, the primary and elementary children will appear in an operetta. The high school will pre sent the play, "A Chocolate Wedding," Thursday night, the final exercises to be held Friday night when Judge ton Moore delivers the main address.] The public is cordially invited to each of the exercises, Principal A. E. Mercer stated in announcing the se ries of programs. LONG DROUGHT FINALLY ENDED Roanoke River Highest It Has Been In More Than A Year » The backbone of a long drought was completely broken in this section re cently when heavy rains fell often to overflow the creeks-and small streams. The Roanoke yesterday reached its highest point in over a year, and the water continued to rise. Farmers re port that ditches on their farms are fall of water, and the land is really soaked. Corn planting has been delayed, only a few farmers completing the task be fore tke rams started falling last xreek. Other farm work is being held up temporarily, bat a return of activities is expected within the next few days. A THE ENTERPRISE Oxford Orphanage Singing Class Here Thursdag Night Fourteen children, representing the Oxford Orphanage, will appear in a special concert in the high achool building here Thursday eve ning at 8 o'clock. The tinging class cornea here for the second time in several years, and a hearty support by the people of the town and community is urged. Arrangements have been made to avoid a conflict with the spec ial Mrvices at the Baptist church that evening. The church services will start at 7:30 and will be con cluded in time for the singing class concert to start at 8:30. County Board Holds Meet Here Monday BIG INCREASE IN SALES SATURDAY ON CURB MARKET Receipts Are Used To Pay Old Debts and Purchase Goods, Agent States By LORA E. SLEEPER The second week pf the curb market was realized last There were fifteen women selling on the market, representing five home dem onstration clubs. The women took in $40.11 Saturday, more than doubling the sales of the opening day. There were flowers in the early hours of the market, lending i»erfunie and color to the market, also proving good sellers. The produce on the market Saturday was more in abundance than the pre vious week, but in spte of the abund ance the seller' learned that the Wil liamston folks were lovers of young dressed chickens. Those selling arc still very anxious to supply the demand made for young dressed chickens, an gel food cakes, layer cakes, and chicken salad requested by patrons of the mar ket last week. Suggestions from our patrons will be very, welcome at any time. No doubt for the fir»t time sellers on the market have been able to go shopping after the market paying cash for whatever they buy, in a few cases paying up back bills which have been running some time. This is a help to both merchant and country person. It is the sincere desire to make the mar ket in Williamston a help to all peo ple. SEVEN JAILED FOR ROBBERY • Hold Men In Connection With Robbery of Oak City Store Saturday Holton Hyman, Raymond Hyman, Spencer Hyman, Ed Dolberry, Conley Dolberry, Harry Dolberry, and Her man Burnett, all colored, were placed in the county jail here Sunday after noon in connection with the robbery of the T. W. Davenport store in Oak City the night before. Harry Dol- 1 berry and Herman Burnett were re- 1 leased yesterday afternoon. Entering the store some time be-j tween 9 p. nt. and the next morning, the robber or robbers cart4d> off mer chandise valued at about S6O, a small part of which was recovered in an old store in Oak City. The defendants claim that they found the goods in the old store build ing, that they knew nothing about the robbery. Wrecked California Car Driven Through Here With its top and running boards smashed in a wreck near Washington last Saturday morning, a California automobile was driven through here yesterday en route to New York. Ac cording to the story told here, the car was wrecked bjr another driven by a womin who failed to stop following the accident. One of the car's occu pants, a woman, suffered a broken leg and was removed to a Washington hos pital. CANNING SCHOOL il Mrs. W. O. Stancill, canine ex pert, of Beaufort County, it sched uled to give a demonstration at the tobacco warehouse following the sales on the curb market here next Saturday morning at 10:30 A. M. The general public is in vited to attend this demonstration. She gave some very inspirational meetings here last week, and it is hoped that all those who could not attend last week will make plans to visit the demonstration Satur day. I | held up Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 7, 1931 Depression has made itself felt in all walks of life, no doubt, but it is believed that the charitable in stitutions of the .State and country are facing the most critical times since their organisation. William ston and community accorded the little folks a loyal support last year, and it is hoped that the peo ple will again remember the un fortunate ones. No admiasion fee will be charged, the financial suc cesa of the concert depending upon the generoaity of the people. Masons of the county are par ticularly urged to attend. START LISTING - TAXES MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK Pass Resolution of Respect In Death of County Health Officer NEEDY ASKtOR AID Large Number of Poor Ask for Aid, But Only Few Added to List; Other Proceedings The cry of the unfortunate again resounded yesterday, when the Mar tin County Board of Commissioners, in regular session, added several names to the indigent list, and the number added was only a small percentage of those applying for limited aid. Business, as a whole, before the commissioner* here yesterday, was of little importance, there being no ma jor issues to discuss. The members learned from a study of the auditor's report that the county treasury will be able to meet the payroll of all em ployees this month without any trou ble, thus relieving the officials of a worry that has caused much concern in past weeks. ' , r Tax Supervisor T. 11. Slade went before the body, and after discussing tax listing and property »revaluation work with the board members, an luujnced that listing would be started "ttrTfiTs coifity ,Wednesday of next week. A meeting of all the tax-listers will be called for next Monday when the abstract blanks will be delivered land general instructions will be given. llt is understood that real property I values will be taken from the last rc- valuation and entered subject to changes that might develop in Ra leigh. In other words, acreage and other land facts will be recorded, but no final valuation will be determined at this time. Personal property values are subject to variation and final val uation beginning Wednesday of next .week, it is understood. Complete,dc ; - i tails in connection with property list ing will be mahe following a meeting of the tax supervisor and listers. Monthly aid was provided as fol lows: Arista Cherry, colored, of Rob ersonville, $3 for invalid child; Win nie Eborn, colored, of Goose Nest, $2.50; Annie Locke, colored, of Goose Nest, $2.50; Blount Moore, colored, of Williamston, $2 50; Mandy James, col ored, of Williams, $5; Martha Knight, colored, of Jamesville, $2.50; Jesse Leggett, allowance increased from s.l to $4; Kathleen Lilley, colored, of Jamesville, $4. Thomas Harlee, of was exempted of poll tax payment as a result of the loss of his hand. The Goose Nest Township Road Commission was firdered to hold a meeting and report to the county com missioners.' Silas House, Robersonville, was re leased from payment of taxes on SI,OOO worth of goods, listed in error. A. C. Barnliill was relieved of pay ment x>f $1 dog tax. Upon motion of V. G. Taylor, sec onded by H. S. Everett, Mrs. Janie Knox was employed as county court stenographer. T. T. Adams, Robersonville town ship, was relieved of taxes on S7OO worth of property destroyed by fire in Parmele. The lax bond of Sheriff C. B. Roe buck with the Massachusetts Bond and Insurance Company in the sunr of $35,000 was approved. Upon motion of H. S. Everett, and seconded by Joshua L. Coltcain, reso lutions of respect in the death of Dr. William E. Warren was ordered pre- Until an appointment can be made by the board of health, the commis sioners Selected Dr. James S. Rhodes to act as county physician in any emergencies thst might srise. FAIL TO CONFIRM LARGE CROWD AT NEW MEMBERS OF FIRST SERVICE COUNTY BOARD BY DR. TURNER ♦ ! —.— Old Board Will Continue In Power During Next Several Days Nominees for places on the Martin County Board of Education failed to take the oath of office here yesterday when the House failed to concur in cer- tain amendments advanced by the Sen ate in Raleigh last week. As a re-ult the old board continues in power, but it is believed that appointments will be made and certified to the local au thorities within the next few days. The omnibus bill providing the appointment of the education board nominees, was passed by the House last Tuesday, the Senate later passing the bill with certain amendments in which the House did not concur. That phase of the bill affecting this coun ty provides for the appointment of Mr. VV. O. Griffin for a six-year term, Messrs. J. A. Getsingcr and J. Eason I.illey for four years, and MeSSrsr J. T. Barnhill and Javan Rogers for two years, it is understood. Meeting in session yesterday to han dle their regular routine duties and turn the office over to the new hoard, the old members handled the business of the day, and agreed to continue as a hody until the new board members are officially seated. The board yester day .discussed the grand jury report and various changes proposed in local county committees, but in the latter no action was taken. It i> nut known whether the new board will go into office before May 4, but it will hardly be later than that SLIGHTLY HURT IN AUTO WRECK Mrs. J. B. H. Knight Pain fully but Not Seriously Hurt In Accident Mr-. J. 11. 11. Knight was paiirfu l> but not seriously hurt in an automo bile accident near Parmele early last Saturday evening, Mrs. YV. K. I'ark- er ( driver of the Chrysler sedan, and her two children received slight bruises when the big car turned ov r. Mrs. I'arkcr was appi,>ing the brake| as K lit* drove around a curve, and the wheels skidded on the wet pavement causing the machine to turn over on its top- The damage to the car was limited. Mrs. Knight was removed to her home here, where she is getting along very well at the present time. NEGRO HELD FOR HOUSEBREAKING Bill Bailey Charged With Entering Penina Biggs' Home Last Saturday William Henry Bailey, colored, was bound over to the next term of Mar tin County Superior Court to face a housebreaking charge when arraigned before Justice of the Peace J. 1.. lias sell here yesterday m .ruing. Bailey is said to have entered tin home of I'enina Biggs, colored, on Griffin Street about 1 o'cloel hr-t Sat urday morning in search of money. He entered ,a window and walked through one room to another occupied by the woman, who was sleeping with her small children. She' chased hint from the home, Bailey failing to get his hands on the small amount .of money tied around the woman's waist. Returning to the Biggs home Sun day to start a quarrel with the woman, Bailey was arrested hy Chief of Police W. B. Daniel. In default of a SSOO bond Bailey was place/1 in the.hoose gow. ANSWER BOX Q. What prominent London minister preached in this county in 1908 and in what church? A. Elder C. J. Farcombe in the Skewarkey Church. Q. When were the first efforts made in Martin County in behalf of farm demonstration work? A. In August, 1910, when 500 farmers met in the City Hall here and listened to national farm lead ers. Q. When did the authorities consider lighting Williamston with electricity? A. September 20,' 1910, the con tract being offered to the Virginia Carolina Peanut company for $2,- 400 per annum. Q. What disease at one time was very common among Martin County people, and when was it exterminated? A. Hookworm disease. Nineteen years ago when dispensaries were opened to the people for 30 days in Williamston, JamesviUe, Ever etts, Robersonville, Hamilton and Oak City. Services Will Be Held Each Evening Throughout The Week Days Speaking to a well-filled house, Dbc ' tor Clyde Turner, of Greensboro, preached the first of his sermons in the 1 Baptist church here last night. He i had for his text, "For Me To Live Is j Christ," and charmed his hearers with the earnestness and sincerity of his I treatment of the theme. , __ | A representative congregation of 1 Williamston's people was present—in cluding members of the other con gregations in town. Seeing in the News and Observer that Doctor Turner was preaching here, a party motored up all the way from Plymouth to be pres ent for the first service. And it is ex pected that groups from the near-by towns ami villages will be coining in regularly. A feature of the first service was the presence of a gr> up of young people who came in a bus from the cniutty sifle. And there were so, many of these that the bus had to male a >.c ond trip to. get them all home. Friday night is to be school night. This is at the suggestion of Professor Watson, who felt that it would be an excellent tljiiu; to have the preacher address hiinsrlf directly t > these young I people of the comnni lity. Reserved | scats will be held for the young folk j oil that night And it is expected tint I the house will he lacked. Doctor Turner will preach each eve ning through the week days. But 'Oll Sund;i\ he i-- scheduled to address j varying groups lour ditTer-ent times. : Since there re 110 other week-day j services 111 jJj; community at this time, an op|)ortunitv is given all those who 'care to tale adv.. t'.gc of it.' | It would seem that tlic community is ripe lor a series of religious serv ices that will leave a powerful iin pre . u;'i it the people. And every thing that is licing planned and dt>n - m these services is in behalf of the entire rommunity. At the first ineet iig |>ra\eis, we , offered to God for the bereaved hunes in our community, where death has taken away two of our most ti cfiil |citizens, that we could ill afford to lose. FORD PICTURE DRAWS CROWDS Picture Showing Ma-.s Pro i duction of Autos, An Interesting One Mass production in the truest sense features .t'e pcture now running in Washington, showing operations in the big I'Ord plant at U-iver Rouge, where materials ar, turned from theij ' crude state to the millions of ears tinned out 1»y life i'ord Company. -'I " • the machine mind, the operations in theHarge plant represent perfection in the last degree, the picture showing the various steps in the making and manu facture of Ford parts and cars. l.'ext to perfection -in manufacture, the show, housed by a large lent, men | tinned the safety features in, case of accidents or w recks. Another interest ing feature is the swiftness of opera tions carried on hy the workers as I well as hy machines. Precision is not left to human hands, but machines ! are brought into use to measure parts Ito th millionth of an inch, it was stat ed. The picture, showing the effects mass i production has on practically every I phase of business from the coal mine to the finished product, and on city growth, is well wortli seeing, i Bad weather limited the crowds yes terday, but with fair weather this aft ernoon and tomorrow, many hundreds arc expected to see the mass opera tions 011 the talking screen. HOUSE ENTERED FRIDAY NIGHT Afraid of the Law, Colored Woman Fails To Attack Negro Intruder Friday Friday night, Julia -Camp, a respect ed colored wontan who lives in a two room house in the yard of Augustus James ,on I'carl'Street here, heard some one getting in a window, and going out into the adjoining room she confronted a colored man whose face had been painted red 'to 'prevent iden tification, Julia "called to James and the hurglar fled. James heard hut fail ed to sec the man. Julia stated that ijhe had an axe in her hands, but was afraid to attack, the intruder. , The man never spoke a word, evidently fear ing that he would he recognised by Julia, who probably knew him. Several caSes of Heating have been reported, and folks are "in the -watch tn protect their property. This man was, no doubt, after money, as Julia works every day at the peanut fac- I n/4 (a itarti oc/innm ir •» I Final Rites for Dr. Warren Held Today Misrepresent Size of Sales in This County According to Willard L. Dow ell, State Merchants Association secretary, M rtin County mer chants are doing a thriving busi ness. He says that the mer chants would have to pay $70,- 200 taxes under the sales tax plan. At that rate of tax, Mar tin County merchants would have to do a $7,0t0,000 business, an amount about twice what all the farm crops in the county Fell for. MARTIN COUNTY HAS 34 CASES IN FEDERAL COURT Thirty-nine Defendants Are Called Before Judge Isaac M. Meekins • •§» i*. - . 'I hirty-four cases, originating in this county during the past lew months, ami charging .V) defendants with violat ing the rational prohibition law and two others with violating the Federal ! automobile* act, were scheduled last week in the Federal, court at Wash ington, where tin \ are being called I this ..week. ' Cases are being heard from Camden, J Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Washington, I Bertie, and Tyrrell Counties the [greatest ..umber originating in Mar -1 tin ami Beaufort counties, A list of the defendants in this colinty: Henry •iieiM >n, l loyd Hardisoti, William J4»n. s, Columbus Jones, Wheeler Smith, Wheeler Staton, Har vey Perry, Theodore Mendenhall, Fred l.awton, Joseph Taper, Fred Boston, Lawrence Andrews, Jerry Gardner, | \V i lie Lee Vines, Lew Kcddick, Bur I l>le (iritlin, Lewis ShepiianL William • (. • i lon, Doris Johnson, JBin Whit field,- Haywood erson, Julian Koherson, Koscoe Staton, Sam Powell, F. L. Williams, David Miurganus, K. Kodgerson, J. K. ! Boone, Karl Boston,- John llenry I Biggs, Wheeler James, Mckinley I Moore, and Jeremiah Peel, all charged j with violating tjje national prohibition law; and Arlie Livermaii and Wood | row Luptnti, charged with violating : the motor vehicle act. CAR IS WRECKED AT END OF FILL Occupants Unhurt When Car And Truck Crash Saturday Morning 4. A Stutz Black Hawk sedan t was badly damaged and a Chevrolet truck was completely wrecked'early Satur day mofniiig at tlie end of (lie Roan joke River fill > four miles from here, when the truck was struck as it was turning off the road. Three hoys, all of Marion, Pa., riding iti the Stutz, and the truck driver, F.drow Smith, and Mr. Jack Sitterson, riding in the truck, escaped unhurt. The three- young hoys, students in a Pennsylvania Presbyterian college, were returning to their homes from New Bern, where they had visited friends, when they started to pass the truck. Smith, the colored driver of the truck, stated that lie held his hand out for a left turn, that he did not hear he sound of a horn. The truck was hit just as it cleared the right side of the road, the Stutz turning over on its top and the truck making ope com plete turn. C. A, Keuhulc, jr., was driving, the Pennsylvania car. .» Dismiss Robbery Charge Against Willie Padgett Willie Padgett, white, was arraigned on a larceny charge before Justice of the Peace J. I- Hassell here last week, but was dismissed when the evidence in the case was deemed insuffirint to warrent the continuation of thy case. Padgett, the warrant claimed, en tered Dillon Padgett's fillings-station and stole sls. The two men are brothers. f EGGSASPERATING ] Phoenixville, Pa., April 4. Twelve hundred eggs were hidden in a field here last night, all ready for today's Barter egg hunt by the children of the town. More than 1,500 boys and girls marched to the field, led by a band, and the egg hunt started. Just two eggs were found. * The others had been stolen dur ing the night, including a "golden egg" that was to have been the main prise. Watch the Label On Your Paper At It Carriea the Date When Your Subscription Expire* ESTABLISHED 1898 DIES AT HOME FOLLOWING A BRIEF ILLNESS Answered Cill of Suffering For Thirty Years In Martin County LED IN HEALTH WORK i Was Also Prominent in Professional Circles, Holding Many Offices in Various Med'cal Soci t es Will-am I' Warren, be'oved phytic- | tan. and health officer, died at his In mc vii 11au«liton Street here j early Sunday evening of pneumonia, J following an illness of only four days. I Answering the call of the suffering, I Dr. Warren went out into, a cold rain ! the early part of last week and con .jtravlcj a, cold which- developed into [pint!::-.it., a short time later the end coining as a decided shock to relatives land his hundreds of friends throughout j ,liis part of the State. Horn in I'itt County March 31, 18(i9, William I".. Warren tiii ved to this i county thirty years ago and started I pract «■ in ■; medicine. During that time he vis4lcl the sick day and night, ren dering his services .to rich and poor alike. In spite of his thrtv score and two years, he continued at his work until he fell ill l;*st week. As a prac ticing physician he gained the esteem and friendship ifl 'hundreds of Martin County people who now mourn his passing. Under his leadership, health | work in this county has progressed | rapidly. At no time hive general j health conditions been improved more I rapidly than they were dun ig the past ten.years, when he litcralb offered ! heart and soul at a nominal sum that [ the twenty-odd thousand people in this it tmty might free theni,selves fr til contagious diseases and deadly feVers Typical of the country doctor, Wil liam 1". Warren spent a nohle life do- I ing a worthy , work for which he re ceived no great remuiit ratioiO , In his pt'ofessit 11, Dr. Warren com manded the friendship and admiration of many doctors in North Carolina and Virginia, lie had served as president of the Seaboard Medical Society, and later was made vice president 'of the State Medical Society. I'or several j cat's he tai'd liU'it active in the Tri- County Medical Socjety, serving as secretary a goi dly part of that time. He was tirst ma'rried to Miss Ivv.i I'leiniiij? of I'itt County, who died a | hunt nine years ago, leaving no cliil dren. Several years ago lie/married Miss Dchorah Meniiilg, who with one ■child, Mary -J' Warren, survives. One brother, (). E. Warren, oi New York | City - and three sisters, Miss Mary Warren and Mrs. K. .W.. Heariie,. of (ireeiiville, and Mrs. H. 11. Moore' lof Washington, also survive. Funeral servics w-jll lie conducted from the Inline at o'clo'k this aft er noon l>y Kev. C. I. R' ners, of tlie local Metf.ni'lipt ch'urrfi, assisted by Rev, I». ('. l.arkin, of WilniitiKtoHj a former pastor here. News of Dr. Warren's illness caused much concern throughout the section, towns visited his bedside almost con stantly until the end. Hundreds of people from miles around inquired aft er his condition (luring the short period of his illness. Active pall-bearers jvere J. L. Has sell, A. Hassell, C. I). Carstarphen, J. S. (ietsinger, W. Harrell Kverett, Jno. I"'.. Pope, K. 1-. Coburn, and Will Hai slip. Honorary pall-bearers included Claytoh. Moore, J. j. Slaton, C. A. Harrison, Berry Hill, Harry "A. Biggs, K. \V. Sal.bury, Dr. Kd Brown, Dr. l.arkin, Dr. Willis, Dr. Boyd, Sam Ktheridge, Dr. J. H. Saunders, Dr. J. S. Rhodes, Dr. J. K. Smithwick, Dr. P. It Cone, Dr. Pittman, Dr. J. K, Ward, Dr. Vernon Ward, Doctors Bray, Baker, Tayloe, Klutz, • Sawyer, I .yon,' Carter, Barrett, and Wa'ker, W. C. .VhmnitiK, K. ). •Peel, J. H. Britt, W. H. HIKKN B. Clark, and Julian Baker. BEGIN USE NEW SCHOOL FRIDAY New Colored Schpol Build ing Completed Here » Few Days Ago Completed a few days ago, the new Nenro school building *on the Wash ington road will lie occupied for the first time by the school children Fri-' day of this week, it was announced yesterday in the office of the county superintendent. Sine; the burning of the old wooden structure housing the school, near the Baptist cemetery, more than two years ago, classes have been held in the var (His churches and lodges about town ■p until the beginning of this term, lie pupils going to their classes in in ' house near the river MIL