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{in i .' ii ==a i' i 1 1 = VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 25 • TWO REVIVALS IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK IN COUNTY Methodist Meeting Will Continue Through Next Sunday Evening Religious activities in the communi ty are becoming more pronounced al most daily, with two revivals now in progresa in the town, one ont at Bear Graaa and other services having re cently been concluded at the Episco pal and Christian churches here. Next week, another one is scheduled at the Chrisdha church in Robersonville, and it is not known just how many more are being planned. The revival it the local Christian churek was brought to a very success ful cloae last Sunday evening. Coop eration was extended by the several churches and a large number was pres ent for the last service of the series. Twenty-®ve new members were ac cepted into the church during the week, many of that number affiliating with the body during the afternoon services. Laat night the Methodists started what prooaiaea to be a very successful meeting when Rev. T. W. Lee, a form er pastor wfco is now located in Wind sor, occpied the pulpit. Miss Carolyn Hoc ford, of Springfield, Mass., is lead ing the song services and ably assist ing the pastor, Rev. C. T. Rogers. Successful services are held by her twice daily, each morning with the women and each afternoon with the children. Rev. C. H. Dickey, pastor of the lo cal Baptist chnrch, will deliver the sec ond sermon in the series planned at the Methodist church this week. Dur ing the remainder of the period, oth er local and visiting ministers will preach, it has been anounced by the pastor. The public is invited to attend each of the services, and the children are particularly urged to take part in the afternoon meetings. COUNTY HEALTH CONTEST FRIDAY Doctors to Examine Twelve Contestsants from All Parts of County A health contest among the sever al 4-H clubs in the county will be held in Williamston Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Sorpe weeks ago, all 4-H clubs selected the health champion in their chibs. Dr. J. H. Saunderi and Dr. P. B. Cone have kindly consented to examine these health champions and select the county health champion from Martin. The following contestants will be examined Friday: F. P. Ray nor, rep resenting the boys' dub of Everetts; Arline Wynne, from Everetts; Elsie Lee Bullock from Partnele; Naomi Harrell, of Oak City; Doris Thomaa, of Robersonville; Katherine Griffin, of Farm Life; Dether Daniels, of Wil liamston; Margaret Peele, of Hamil ton; Eula Green, of Williamston; Janet Hardison, of Jamesville; Maverine Davis, of and Mattie Lou Roberson, of Bear Grass. The contestants will each be scored on the basis of 100 points; a total of 20 given for general condition, 15 for posture, 20 for condition of body, lungs heart, etc., 20 for condition of eyes ears, and throat, teeth, etc. Each con testant will receive a score card show ing the defects and good points. SCHOOL FINALS AT FARM LIFE M. O. Fletcher Will Deliver Commencement Address There Friday Night ♦ The Farm Life school will close its first eight-months term Friday eve ning of this week at 8 o'clock, when Dr. M. O. Fletcher, of Washington, delivers the commencement address. Attendance and reading certificate* will be delivered at that time as an added feature of the entertainment for the evening. Dr. Fletcher is well known in this section, and it ia be lieved a large hearing will be accorded him. This evening the primary grades, under the direction of Misses Rober " son and Harrell, are staging an oper etta there. A seventh grade program has been planned for tomorrow evening (Wed nesday) at 8 o'clock, when 16 certifi cates will be awarded. ■» r Fountain to End Campaign In Washington Tomorrow Richard T. Fountain, candidate for the governorship nomination, will conclude his campaign in Washington tomorrow night when be speaks in the CMRISHI there at 8 o'clock, it was announced yesterday. A cordial in vitation has been extended Martin County people to hear him. THE ENTERPRISE f NATION'S CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON 1 L J ,v" ''■■■! ' - Jg, f.-\ V-'"' "* * t ■& Jl liUk. & ?\ 1 The nation's capitol where Thad P. Harrison, young local boy, ia al moat certain to visit on The Entepriae big free trip the latter part of next month and early in July. Others are eligible and are working for the 550 pointa necessary to make the trip. 2 NEROES CUT IN AFFRAYS SUNDAY Quarrel Breaks Up Prayer Meeting at Old Corey's School In Griffins Some of the good ole colored breth ren of the county had an off-day last Sunday when they assembled for wor ship. The first of the disturbances was reported in Oak City, where El bert Green cut and slashed Eli Bry ant about the head. Several of the negro's veins were severed in the neck, and it is believed he would have bled to death if it had not been for Dr. E. E. Pittman, who treated him immedi ately after the affray. Bryant and Green were attending a church service at the time, but the cause of the affray could not be learned here. Green escaped. Dawse Corey, negro farmer of Grif fins Township, was dangerously stab bed in the back early last Sunday eve ning by Claude Peel, also colored, when they started to the old Corey schoolhouse to attend prayer meet ing. According to reports received here, Corey was bleeding Internally and it could not be determined just how badly he was hurt. Sherman Peal, father of Claude, is said to have entered the fight and crowned Corey over the head with a brick, the ruckus breaking up the prayer meeting before it was hardly started. ■ Peel is said to have carried a quan tity of liquor with him to the little negro schoolhouse, and the trouble started when Corey asked him for a drink. Peel was placed under arrest yes terday and required to give bond in the sum of SIOO, the trial pending the outcome of Corey's wound. ARREST MEN FOR STEALING CHICKS I - i •' »" - Early Mosley, Mark Forrest and Lester Council Face Charges Lester Council, Earl Mosley and Mark Forrest, young white men of Poplar Point Township, were arrest ed there last night by Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and jailed here to face a chicken stealing charge in Recorder Bailey's court today. The boys are alleged to have raided | the coop of W. L. Lee, farmer on the Taylor fanm, rtear Spring Green,, last Friday night. Lee, ihvestigaing the case, found his ten missing hens and identified them. The boys had sold them to Mr. Will Holliday, poul tryman, who remembered the trans action and gave the names of the boys to officers. • • Mrs. George Marshall To Address Hamilton Meeting Mrs. George Marshall, a former res ident of Williamston, will address the district meeting of the Woman Aux iliary of the Episcopal church at Ham ilton tomorrow morning, giving her experiences of life in Japan, at which time she will wear the Japanese cos tume. Mrs. Marshall is visiting her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Mar shall, at Belhaven, while on a short furlough from Tokyo, Japan, where she has lived for the past two years. ■ • Meeting of Skewarkee Lodge Here Tonight There will be a regular meeting of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. F. and A. M„ it ffe lodge hall tonight In addition to the regular business, there wiU be work in the third decree. All members we urged to attend. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 24,1932 217 LOANS ARE MADE IN COUNTY However Only 201 Checks Have Been Received Here So Far - According to a report released this week by Congressman Lindsay War ren, 217 loans were made to Martin C6unty farmers this year under the Reconstruction Finance Act, the loans representing a cash outlay of $35,755. As far as it could be learned here yes terday only 201 of the loan checks had been received here, leaving 16, accord ing tp Mr. Warren's report, yet to come. It has been several days since a check has been received here, and it might be that some minor techni cality is holding them up. It is pre sumed from Mr. Warren's report that only 217 of the approximately 275 ap plications filed in this county were ap proved by the seed and feed loan com mittee in Washington. In the fourteen counties, comprising the First Congressional District, 1,622 applications were approved, represent ing a cash sum of $260,667.50. Pitt County led the group with 563 loans representing $114,739, or nearly one half lent in the entire district. Cur rituck and Dare were the only two counties reporting no loans. Hyde asked for only four and Tyrrell got 26. The large number of loans in Pitt probably resulted from large scale to bacco farming and the prevailing low prices paid for the crop last fall. Young Ball Players Asked To Meet Thursday 4 P. M. All boys under 17 years of age in this community are asked to meet at the high school building here Thurs day afternoon of this week at 4 o'clock when the organization of a baseball league will be considered, it was an nounced at noon today. The American Legion is sponsoring the organization, and Member Robert Leggett will discuss the matter with the boys. The legion, while it will do much in a financial way in sup porting the team, asks that all young boys bring any playing equipment they have Thursday afternoon. It is a splendid opportunity for the youth of the community to enjoy some real sport this summer, and it Is hop ed that many will report next Thurs-, day. Teams of young boys will be or ganized by the legion at Robersonville and also at Jamesville, it is under stood. > White Martin Farmer Cultivates 25 Acres Land • On an average, white farmers Martin County operate 77 acres of land,, actually cultivating 25 of them, according to a study made recently by Miss Lena Mae Williams, of the department of rural economics at the State University. The colored farmer, on an average, has domain over 44 acres, cultivating 20 of the number. North Carolina is a state of small farms, even counting all land held by farmers—improved and unimproved. The average farm' in the state con tains only 64 1-2 acrea, of which about 21 acres are in harvested crops. Our farms average smalt compared with those of other states, while the aver age of cultivated acres per farm it the smallest in the United State*. The farm unit in North Carolina is a small unit. Farming generalfy is on a smalt scale basis. There are a few large farau. Also there are many farms be low the state average in she. TWO BARRELS OF, FLOUR AREGIVEN AWAY SATURDAY Applicants Urged To Get Recommendations from Representatives Two barrels of Red Cross Flour were distributed to 25 families in this section last Saturday afternoon be tween 3 and 5 o'clock by Red Cross and welfare workers. Several appli cations were held up pending investi gations believed necessary by those in charge of the distribution. Noah Hoggard, local colored man, was the first to a,pp|y for and receive one of the 24-poiind bags of the free flour. There were applicants present ing their claims from as far as 10 or 12 miles away. Hunger might have prompted all the requests for the free goods, but some of the applicants apparently main tained the attitude that they were en titled to a bag of flour, regardless of what the welfare agents thought about it. Their appreciation, if any, was sel dom mentioned. Once each week, between 2 and 5 o'clock on Saturdays, two representa tives will distribute flour to the nedy. Those finding it absolutely necessary to ask aid will find it to their advan tage to place their cases before the re spective township representatives and procure a slip substantiating the claims. Mrs. A. R. Dunning, representing the local chapter of the American Red Cross, and James C. Manning, of the county welafer department, handled the work last week. Two more will be in charge of the distribution next Saturday. As far as it could be learned, no flour was bartered for gasoline by those procuring a helping last Satur day. " X GIRL MAKING FINE RECORD • Has Attended School for 8 Years With Absence Or Tqrdy Aonther unusual and enviable at tendance record upon Martin County schools was reported in Bear Grass recently when Mary Elizabeth Keel completed her eighth year "in the schools there without ever being ab sent or tardy. In addition to her attendance record upon school, she is obt to set another mark in attendance upon religious meetings. For three years she has attended church regularly every Sun day and hasn't been absent in Sunday school since it was organized in Bear Grass a year ago. Miss Keel is the daughter of Rube Keel, but since the death of her moth er eleven years ago she has been mak ing her home with Mr. and Mrs. Kneezer Harrison, near Bear Grass. Her attendance record is the best reported in the county, Ben Manning, local boy, having complete the seventk grade with no absences or tardies chalked against him. 808 REYNOLDS TO SPEAK HERE Is Fourth of U. S. Senate Candidates To Address Voters of County Robert R. Reynolds, of Asheville, one of the five Democrats seeking the United States Senate nomination, will speak in the courthouse here next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, it was an nounced here yesterday morning. Al though Mr. Reynolds is running on a "damp" platform, all the drys are in vited to hear him. Three other candidates for the nomi nation, m Messrs. Cameron Morrison, Tam C. Bowie, and Frank Grist, have already spoken to the voters of the county, and Mr. Reynolds will close the campaign in this section next Tuesday evening. Arthur Simmons, Burlington man, candidate for the long term, has made no active cam paign in this section. Insurance Company Pays Out Large Sums in State —r* Payments made to North Carolina policyholders and their beneficiaries by the New York Life Insurance Com pany in 1931 and investments of the company in the State, with a small part of this coming to Martin County during the year amounted to in excess of the total prem iums collected, it was learned here to day. During 1931 the New York Life col lected $2,478,479 in premiums in North Carolina. It paid to resident policyholders and their beneficiaries in death IOHM, maturing endowments, and dividends $2,649,989 and invested in State in mortgage loans or bonds and loaned to policyholders $2,172,106. Five Contests in Primary on June 4 for Offic STATE BALLOTS FOR USE JUNE 4 HAVE ARRIVED State Ballot Might Prove A Bit Confusing for Some Voters This Year » More than 7,000 State Democratic primary ballots, 500 Republican State primary ballots, and 500 absentee cer tificates were received here yesterday for distribution to the 12 county pre cincts, where around 2,500 of them are expected to be used June 4. Thpse ballots, along with approxi mately 4,500 county ballots, will he distributed to the election authorities the early part of next week prepara tory to the primary to be held Satur day, June 4. All the names are in and the event ful day is fast approaching. The State ballot might prove a bit confusing in that the names of four United States Senate aspirants appear on the Democratic ballots twice. When Senator Overman died, Governor Gardner appointed Cameron Morrison to service in the august body, but the appointment was made subject to the action of the people in the netft fol lowing general election. In other words, Messrs. Cameron Morrison, Robert R. Reynolds, Tarn C. Bowie, and Frank D. Grist are in the race to complete the term expiring ■ March 3, 1933, and the same men are also in the race to serve the full term be ; ginning March 4, 1933, and expiring March 3, 1939. Arthur Simmons, of Burlington, is a candidate for the Sen ate to serve during the term ending March 3, 1939, but he is not a candi date lor the short term, expiring next March 3. If Grist should poll a ma jority for the short term he would succeed Morrison next December 5, and then if Morrison polled a majority for the six-year term, he would go back into office to succeed Grist just 3 months later. LEIGON POST IN MEET MONDAY Will Sponsor Three Young Boys' Baseball Teams In This County With 23 of the 37 members present, [the John Walton Hassrll Post, Amer ican Legion, held a very successful \ meeting in the coorthouse here last night. The post has been organized a little 'over five weeks, and its member ship has averaged more than, one new member each day during the period, two new members, Eugene Price, of Williamston, and P. M. Holiiday, of iJamesville, joining last night. | Quarters for housing the post were rented last night, the legionnaires will soon move into the Leggett building over the pool room. The next meeting will be held in Robersonvillc June 6, it was an nounced. The post made definite plans at the meetihg last niglit to Sponsor three young boys' baseball team» in various sections of the county, at Jamesville, Williamston, and Robersonville. From these three teams, after they have com peted with each other, the best materia' will be selectd to represent the John W. Hassell Post and play other poat teams.. No boy over 1T is eligible to participate. Attendance on the post meetings is holding up well, the membership is in creasing with every meeting, and it is expected to do a constructive work in this county in forwarding the object ives of the American Legion. • Demonstration Club In Meeting at Bear Crass 0 Meeting in regular session at the home of Mrs. A. B. Rogersoji in Bear Grass, members of the home demon stration club there discussed "fine laundering" and the various kinds of bluing and soaps best suited for the work. The home agent, Mia* Lor a E. Sleeper, showed several kinds of stain removers and the materials they could be used on moat effectively.— Reno Harris, reporter. . Girls' Council 4-H Clubs to Meet Friday Afternoon The K'rls' council of 4-H clubs will hold its aecond meeting of the year in the county office of the home demon stration agent Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. All club* should be represent ed. It will be necessary to elect sev eral more officers and committees. In structions in crocheting was requested by the girls »t the first meeting, and each girl has been asked to bring her crochet hook in preparation for this instruction, Miss Sleeper said. MULE-MOBILE II I Mount Olive.—Farmer* in this section have found a way to beat old man depression. It is the "Mule-mobile"—half mule, half automobile. By substituting the mule for the motor Mid using the rear end and wheels of the old family Liuie, the farmers have eliminated the cost of gas and oil and substituted hay and water. Shafts are added to the old car. Most of the vehicles are of the cart type. Occasionally one sees a 4- wheel touring mule-mobile—cush ions, soft upholstering snd every thing—for bringing the family to town. ,i MANY STUDENTS DID NOT MISS DAY AT SCHOOL 124 in Local Schools Have Perfect Attendance Records Through rain and cold or whatever weather prevailed, 124 boys and girls s trod to and from the local schools 160 days during the term recently closed to attain perfect attendance records, it was announced by Principal Wat- Son. The names of those receiving honor certificates are as follows: Grade Manning, Clif ton McKdel. Grade 2-A: S. C. Griffin, jr., Hay wood Rogers, jr., Garland Wynne, William Lilley, Viola Bennett. Bina Jackson, Estelle McKeel, Sybil Rob erson. Grade 2-B: Theltna Raynor, Henry Bennett, David Hardison, Simon A. Perry, jr. Grade 3-A: Leslie Coltrain, Jerry Manning, Joseph Thigpen, Arm Wal lace, Emma Lou Daniels, Carolyn Lindsley, Frances White. Grade 3-B: William Bennett, Kath leen Andrews, Mack Henry Leggett, Walter Hester. Grade 4-A: Dick Dunn, Julius Ed wards, Bennie Godwin, Irvin Gurgan us, Nettie Gurganus, Sallie G, Gur kin, Kachel Keel, Ethel Lilley, Helen Lindsley, Gordon Manning, Louise Melson, Sam Mobley, Carolina Stalls, Eleanor laylor, I''rank Weaver, Susie Whitley, James W. Ward. Grade 4-B: Doris Apdrews, Dixie Daniels, Virginia Wilmtms, Everette Matthews, Bill Holloman, Haywood Wynne. Grade S-A: Alfred Strawbridge, Lula M. Gardner, Thelma Griffin, Nora Grimes, Virginia Lilley, Bernice Roe buck, Hazel Wynne. Grade. 5-B: Marie Perry, Bennie Davenport. Grade 6-A: Velma Bennett, Addie L. Meador, Lois Taylor, Charles Dickey, jr., Pete Egan, Edgar Gur ganus, Carlyle Hall, Elmer Jenkins, Whit Purvis. Grade 6-B: Julius Gurganus, Buck Holloman, Robert, Hester. Grade 7-A: Thad Harrison, Brink ley Lilley, Ben Manning, J. L. Mob ley, Clayton Moore, Jr., Joe D. Throw er, Edna Ballard, Frances Cox, Bolton Cowen, Marie Griffin, Allie Harrison, Marjorie Lindsley, Kathleen Price, Myrtle Price, Jessie M. Holloman. Grade 7-B: Lorene Weaver, Mamie Clyde Taylor, Thelma Burroughs, George Lee Hoberson, Carrie Wil liams. Grade 8-B: Mary Bell Edmondson, Eula Green, Annie Wynn, Verner Godwin, Emmet Whitley, Atwood Gurganus, J. I). Bowen, Tom Crockett, Billie Griffin, Lawrence Lindsley, Ex um Ward. Grade 9: Roger Critcher, Shelbon Hall, Jack Manning, Raymond Mat thews, Francis Peel, Dora Ballard, Elsie Mae Jackson, Ruth Jenkins, La vinia Lilley, Josephine Roberson, Al vareta Weaver, Wheeler Martin, jr." Grade 10: Louise Green, Lucille Hardison, Irvin Griffin, David Moore, Russell Roebuck; Cush Hassell, Davis Harrison, Nettie Ferrell Meador. Grade 11: Sarah Daniels, Marina Hines, Ernest Harrison, James Jen kins. i ' • Planning Fish Dinner for Club Council Members The members of the Jimesville Wo man's Home Demonstration club have kindly invited all members of the Home Demonstration Council to at tend a fish dinner at their club rooms Thursday at 11 a. m. Many of the clubs are planning to be represented. The afternoon will be devoted to a business session and short program. All council members or representatives from the clubs are urged to attead, Miss Lora Sleeper, home tgent, an ; nounced this morning. Adv«rti»«r» Will Fnd Our Col "» • Latchlmr to Ovar liitoa Haadrad Martin County Honw ESTABLISHED 1898 SIX CANDIDATES FORS PLACESON COUNTY BOARD All Members of Present Board and H. C. Green Are in Race I There lias been no great talk about politics in this county so far, but with five county contests, one or two town ship contests and Lord only knows how many State contests there is go ing to be more interest in voting a week from next Saturday than many people believe there will be. All the boys managld to. scare up from $1 to $5 to get their names on Mr. Sylvester Peel's books, and the elections board chairman is now mak ing arrangements to put them on the spot in the county's twelve precincts for the people to shoot at or support: l'he fifth race was created late last Friday afternoon when Mr. Henry Ev erett filed his candidacy to succeed himself on the county board of com missioners. There are six in the race for a place on the board, and there is room for only five. Mr. Everett, when some time ago, said he would hot seek renomination, but he reconsidered and said he would file if no one else did from his section of the county. Mr, Don Matthews was said to have considered announcing for the office, but he failed to file, and, according to Mr. Peel, we have the following men—all good ones—to choose five from for county commis sioners: T. C. Griffins, of Griffins; Van G Taylor, of Cross Roads; Joshua L. Got train, of John E. Pope, of Williamston; H. C. Green, of Bear Grass, and H. S. Everett, of Roher sonville. The three-cornered race for the re corder's court judgeship is probably the spotlight is county politics, Messrs. Herbert O. l'eel, C.'Ben Riddick and Lewis P(fl seeking the job. The Messrs. Peel- are HOI related. A third county contest centers a round the register of deeds office, with Messrs. J. Sam Getsinger and I.ucian Hardison in the race. Two men, VV. Hubert Coburn and Jos. W. Bailey are seeking the county solicitorship. A contest centers around the board of education, with J. Eason Lilley, Eli Hoyt Angc, John VV. Eubanks, and Joe Martin out for places on the board. There are only three vacancies to l>e filled on the board this year. And then there is a district sena torial contest, with A. 1). Mac Lean, of Beaufort County; Carl L. Bailey, of Washington County; and A. Corey, of this county, in the race for the two places. • There are only two township con tests, H. C). Daniel and B. B. Biggs seeking the office of constable in Cross Roads Township and Clarence Sexton and Joseph H. Hollidjay out for con stable in Jamesville Township. Mr. Plenny Peel is 'out for justice of the peace in Griffins Township, but as there is" no opposition to his can didacy he witr be declared the party nominee.- . Having no opposition, the following will be declared., the party nominees for the respective offices sought by them: C. B. Roebuck, for sheriff; S. Rome Biggs, for coroner; C. A. Har rison for treasurer, and J. Calvin Smith for representative in the Gen eral Assembly. In addition to those declared party nominees for various county offices, the following men, with no opposition, are deelared p*rt> nominees for town ship offices: I'leny Peelj justice of the peace, Griffin' Township. H. U. Peel, justice of the peace, Hear Grass Township. Noah R. Rogers, constable. Bear Grass Township. N. S. Riddick, justice of the peace, Williams Township. Barrett Company Observes National Cotton Week Observing national cotton week last week, the Barrett Company, handlers of Arcadian Nitrate of Soda, used sev en miles of cotton cloth in writing to nearly every fertiliier dealer in the country. As a further aid in develop ing a larger market for American grown cotton, the Barrett Company makes it soda saskt from cotton. A certain type of ink is used that fades with the first washing, making it serv iceable as a Sunday shirt. Arcadian nitrate of soda is manu factured in huge plants located at Hopewell, Va. e * . .. 711 Carat Opal What is said to be the world's larg est opal, weighing 711 carmta, has just been found near Canberra, Australia,