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Watch the Label On Taw Paper Aa It. Carrie* the Data What Tour Subacriptioe Expire* VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 36 ROOSEVELT LACKS 87 VOTES Convention Adjourns All-Night Session After 3 Ballots This Morning CHEAPER POWER AND LIGHT RATES IN EFFECT JULY 1 Sizeable Saving Announced By the Virginia Electric and Power Company Thousands of light and small power consumers in the Carolina Division served by the Virginia Electric and Power Company will be materially benefitted by a marked reduction in electric rates announced by the com pany this week.' The light rate was dropped from 8 1-2 cents to 7 cents a kilowatt, and the power rate was decreased in pro portion, it was officially announced by Mr. J. T. Chase, manager of the Caro lina Division of the electric company. The reduced rates were announced for consumers in other towns and cities outside the Carolina district last week, official action following for this division last Tuesday night, it was stated. According to Mr. Chase, the lower rates will go into effect July 1, the reduction being noticed by the con sumer when he gets his bill for the month of July. The company is now serving Bethel, Everetts, Williamston, Jamesville, Dardens, Plymouth, Roper, Creswell and Columbia in this immediate sec tion of the State, and consumers in each of these towns will get the ad vantage of the new rates, declared to be among the cheapest in the entire tState. Under the new rates, the domestic retail user of electric energy chiefly for lighting will pay 7 cents a kilowatt hour for the first 100. Under the old rates, he paid 8 1-2 cents. The rate remains the same for the next ISO kilo watt hours, 6 cents," It tapers down to a minimum of 2 1-4 cents. In the home, service classification, "Which is for users of electricity for cooking, refrigeration, water heating, and other purposes in addition to light ing, the n«w rate is 7 cents a kilowatt hour for the first 90. The old rate was 8 1-2 cents for the first 60. For the next 90 under the new rate the charge is 4 cents. Under the old sched ule the 4-cent raje applied to 120 kilo watt hours after the first 60. Users of 300 kilowatt hours or more .under the new rate will get their power in this ' classification for 1 1-2 cents a kilowatt houi 1 . For users of electricity in the retail classification, that is for lighting chief ly, 35 kilowatt hours a month is re garded as an average consumption. Users of 35 kilowatts, under the new Virginia Electric and Power scale, will pay $2.45 for them, as compared with $2.98 under the old rate. In the city of Raleigh, the same a mount of current costs $3.50 under the rates now in effect with the Carolina Power and Light Co., which charges 10 cents a kilowatt hour for the first 35. The rate then drops to 6 cents for the next 50. The Carolina also has a much lower rate for combination service. NO FOUL PLAY IN WARREN KILLING Officers Drop Case After Making Investigation Yesterday Investigating reports charging foul play was responsible for the death of James Earl Warren, 6-months-old child of Goose Nest Township, week before last, Coroner S. R. Biggs and Sheriff C. B. Roebuck were unable to find any evidence yesterday substanti ating the stories. It was called to the attention of officers here Wednesday afterhoon that the child was killed by the father, Theodore Warren, when his wife attempted to take a gun out of the man's hands. According to the reports it was alleged that the mother and father had been quarreling, and he had threatened to kill her, that they were fighting for the possession of the gun when it fired blowing the top of the child's head off. When the officers arrived, Leon Warren, the 6-year-old boy charged with the accidental killing of hia baby brother, ran, thinking the officers were going to put him in jail. When the officers caught the boy and they had assured him they were not -going to place him in jail, he told a story that checked with the one first report ed. Others at the home were ques tioned, but no evidence could be es tablished that would incriminate the father and the case was dropped. THE ENTERPRISE Not Too Late For Needy in County To P While many of Martin County'* needy have already prepared and planted garden* and are mow near- . ly independent of charity, there are other* who continue* their plea* for aid. Some of the plea* are heard by the cdinty, some by the various charitable organisation* and some by the people of the •treeti and communities. That those without employment might escape the "begging" line, a line with the promise of great length next fall and winter, a last appeal is being directed to them urging them to prepare and plant gardens \ VOTING HOURS 1 N * Martin County voters will have exactly 13 hours and 28 minutn to get to the polls to cast their vote* in North Carolina's second pri mary tomorrow, according to Tur ner's Almanac, 4 recognised au thority on the sunrise and sunset According to the almanac, the sun rises tomorrow morning at 4:50 o'clock and sets at 7:ls p. m. It is generally understood that all election officials in this county fol low the hours given in the publica tion. With the polls closing at 7:18, the first returns should start com ing in around 8:30 or 9 o'clock. DEMOCRATS ARE TOLD NOT TO ACT LIKE DEMOCRATS Talk By Will Rogers High Spot in Doings At The Chicago Convention The resolutions committee resolut ed, the platform committee platformed and others did their share, but the most sensible advice offered at the Democratic National Convention this week was given by Comedian Will Rogers Wednesday noon when he told the thousands to go home and not act like Democrats but stick by the nomi nee, even if he wasn't of their choice. ~ Mr. Rogers was called to the plat form while the convention awaited a report by the resolutions committee, and he performed impromptu to the delight of the multitude. The hufnor ist was caught a little off his guard, but once he started he threw out some jokes of deep meaning. •-./' I am going to be different and say something good for the other side," he warned his hearers. "The Republicans have done darn well with what little they had/ he pointed out to the Dem ocratic convention. He slandered the Democrats in a joking way and said that when the minister grayed, he read the prayer from paper, that off-hand the Lord could not be impressed to help a Democrat. His talk was a plea for party har mony that a Democratic victory might be had next November. During the time the convention a waited the report of the committee on resolutions, several entertainers ap peared before the crowd, and several widely known men were introduced. County Man Fined SIOO In Pitt County Court Charged with transporting a quan tity of liquor, J. D. Wynn, Martin County man, was fined SIOO and tax ed with the costs in the Pitt County Recorder's court last Tuesday, ac cording to information received here. It could not be learned whether an appeal was noted. WHERE THEY PLAY > , / FRIDAY. JULY IH Edenton at Elizabeth City Colerain at Williamston MONDAY, JVLY 4th Elizabeth City at Edenton (10 a. m.) Colerain at Williamston (10 a. m.) Edenton at Elizabeth City (4 p. m.) Williamston at Colerain (4 p. m.) WEDNESDAY, JULY 6th Elizabeth City at Williamston Edenton at Windsor THURSDAY, JULY 7th Williamston at Elizabeth City Colerain at Edenton FRIDAY, JULY Mi No Games Scheduled Williamstoa, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 1,1932 from which they can get food for n,xt winter. ** i, Koin * *° thia fall and winter than ever before for OM tQ find M he tome effort to help himself. and realizing this, County Agent T. B. Brandon ha* prepared a list of vegetables that can be raised now and stored away for u*e later on. The agent aay* collard *eed can be planted now, and that with prop er cultivation there'll be collards all during the winter. Other veg etables included in the list are field peas, Irish potatoes, sweet po tatoes, corn, and beans. JOS. H. HARDISON DIES WEDNESDAY AT HOME HERE Funeral Services Conducted By Rev. C. H. Dickey Yesterday Afternoon Joseph S. Hardison, 53 years old, died at his home here shortly after 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon of heart trouble. Returning from his work at the Standard Fertilizer Plant early that morning, he told members of his family that he was not feeling well, but his condition was not considered serious until about 5 o'clock that aft ernoon, when he went to bed and asked his wife to fan him. A few minutes later, and he was dead. Mr. Hardison was born and reared on a farm near Jamesville, where he lived until about seven years ago, when he moved to Williamston to live. He was a hard-working man and had many friends here and in thf section where he was reared. 1 His wife, Miss Lizzie Newman be fore her marriage,* with five children, Grover M. Hardison, of Norfolk; El mer N., Donnie M., Leland G., and Joseph Godard Hardison, survives. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Louisa Lilley, of Jamesville, qnd two broth ers, Messrs. Eddie Hardison, of this place, and Hoyt Hardison, of James ville. Funeral services wefe conducted | from his late home yesterday after noon by Rev. Charles H. Dickey, of the Baptist church. Interment was in the Kobcrson burial ground near Jamesville. MANY PLAN TO 'GO PLACES' ON FOURTH JULY * Few Expected To Remain At Home for Ball Game and Picture Matinee The spirit of the real Fourth of July will hardly be evidenced here hext Monday, but the spirit of "Let's go some place" is expected to strongly prevail, promising a quiet day here. Stores and business houses will close for the day, the only business activi ties centering around the county offices and courthouse, where the county boards will hold short meetings, and where the election officials will can vass the second primary vote. The county boards are planning to hold a very short session that day and hold a second meeting Wednesday of next week. The local town board of commis sioners will not meet Monday night, but will discuss any business matters brought up at a meeting Tuesday night, Mayor R. L- Coburn announced yesterday. Colerain and Williamston will play ball here that morning at 10 o'clock, and the Watts Theatre is running a matinee that day, and these events will hold many and attract others here during those hours. Special Service At The Baptist Church Sunday The ex-service men of Martin Coun ty are to be the guests of the Memor ial Baptist church,-vWilliamaton, Sun day night at 8 o'clock. The plan Is that the men will meet in their club room and maroh in a body to the church. Sunday morning there will be § communion service at the church. This service is usually well attended, and the pastor asks a large congregation for the service. LOOK FOR SMALL SECOND PRIMARY VOTE IN COUNTY • A. R. Dunnings Makes the Final Campaign Address At Bear Grass School With no great interest so far ex pressed, a comparatively small num ber of citizens are expected to visit the polls in this county tomorrow and take pafy in the United States Senate and Governorship contests. Even though the,'opening of the polls is only a few hours away, interest in the contests continues to lag with the exception of a few who are taking a marked interest in the races. The campaign for United States Senate was brought to a close in this county .last night when A. R. Dun ning spoke in behalf of Reyonlds at the Bear Grass school. Individual activities are still underway, but many citizens are not exciting themselves over the pending contests, and it is be lieved that a vote hardly 60 or 75 per cent of that cast back in June will bfc polled tomorrow. No great change in the outcome of the votes as compared with that re corded on last June 4 is expected in this county. However, a reversal of the order is expected in the race for United States Senator in the State. Ehringhaus forces yesterday claimed he would win by a larger majority than was polled by him last primary. The race for commissioner of labor is of little significance, and could be set tled by a flip of the coin as far as the masses are concerned. NO CONVICTIONS THIS WEEK IN COUNTY COURT Unusual Happening in Re corder's Court; But Few Cases on Docket The alleged criminals had a day of their own in the county recorder's court last Tuesday when all the de fendants were dismissed without a sin gle conviction, a fine or the payment of the costs. The court completed its work before the noon hour, and no session was held that afternoon. ' It was the first time the court had convened in two weeks, it having sus pended its operation last week as the superior court was in regular session. The case charging L. H. Gurganus with an assault with a deadly weapon was nol prossed with leave. Probable cause was not found in the case charging Roosevelt Fagan with larceny and receiving, and the defend ant was dismissed. The cases charging Robert Williams with abandonment, Charlie Garfield with violating the liquor laws, and Early May Boston with manufacturing liquor were nol prossed. The case charging L. D. McLaw horne with passing a worthless check was transferred to Wake County, where the instrument was given or drawn. Sunday Services at the Local Methodist Church Come, let us go up to the house of the Lord on the Sabbath. An hour or two of worship in seven days ought not to be a task. We are willing to make an extra effort for those we real ly love. It helps all through the week to go>4o (Sunday school and church on Sunday. Come on, let us meet to gether for a little while. Services at the usual hours. All are welcome. Juat plain preaching at both services, with "old time" hymns. Thad Harrison Leaves lor Visit to Washington City Thad Harrison left this morning for Washington City whfcre he will see the "sighta" and ball games dur ing the next several days at the ex pense of The Enterprise. The indus trious boy earned the trip by selling subscription* to this paper, and he goes in the company of several others boys who won the trip working for other papers in this section. [STANDING OF CLUBS^ Club W. L. Pet. wuHwufeß ' . •• y i-• -700 Elizabeth City 6 3 .667 Edenton 1 5,6 .465 Colerain - 2 8 .200 New York Governor In Lead With Total LOCALS BACK ON TOP WITH LEAD OF HALF GAME Recaptures Top Place By Winning Over Colerain 14 to 8 Yesterday Williamston recaptured first place in the Albemarle League yesterday when it defeated Colerain 14 to 8, and when Edenton won over Elizabeth City by an 8 to S score. Last Tuesday, Dick Cherry, of Ev eretts, who recency returned from Wfst Virginia, pitched 1 three-hit game against Edenton at Edenton, while the Martins pounded O'Brien. Edenton's moundsman, at will. The Colonials reversed the order when they came here Wednesday afternoon, taking the game by an 8 to 6 score. Herring pitched a good game, but the breaks were against the locals. Very poor sportsmanship was noted during several innings of the game, particu larly on the part of spectators. Kug ler worked for the local? at Windsor yesterday afternoon, even though he was running a temperature and not feeling at all well. Five home runs featured the contest, Kugler, Jiijtmic Brown, and Howard Brown collect ing one each for Williamston, while two Colerain players also counted four base blows. Results of the games played so far this week: Tuesday: Williamston 5, Edenton 0; Elizabeth City 10, Colerain 4. Wednesday: Edenton 8, William ston 6; Colerain and Elizabeth rained out in the fourth with the count 4 and 3 in favor of Colerain. This latter game does not figure in the league standing. Thursday: Willianiston 14, Colerain, 8; Edenton 8, Elizabeth City 5. YOUNG MAN DIES AT WASHINGTON William Thomas McClaron, 17, of Everetts, Dies After Operation Wm. Thomas McClaron, 17. year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc- Claron, of Everetts, died in Washing ton early Sunday night. The young man who was operated upon in a hos pital theft ten days earlier, was ap parently doing well until about three hours before h* died when a hemor rhage set in and death followed. His father, mother, one brother, Robert McClaron, and four sisters, Miss Frances McClaron, Mrs. Lillie Bell Beach, Mrs. Linda Bunting, all of Everetts, and Mrs. Mary Matthews, of Parmele, survive. The funeral was held from the home at 3:30 Monday by Rev. R. A. Phil lips, and burial was in the family plot near the home. Greta Garbo Playing at the Watts Monday and Tuesday One of the best pictures of the sea son and surely Greta Garbo's best will be shown at the Watts theatre hcire next Monday afternoon and eve ning and Tuesday evening. The picture, "As You Desire Me., is Miss Garbo's seventeenth produc tion in 'this country, marking the close of her sixth year on the screen since 1926, when she was brought from Sweden to the United States to make her debut in "The Torrent." It is a picture you will not want to miss. Legion Post Team To Play Roanoke Rapids Tuesday The John W. Hassell Post baseball team will play the American Legion team of Roanoke Rapids there thia afternoon, the contest being the first arranged between the two di*|rict nines. Next Tuesday the Halifax County boys will come here to play the Martin County boys. Boys from Jamesville, Williamston, and Robersonville have been practic ing ■nder the managership of Bob Leggett preparatory to entering state and national baseball contests ar ranged by the American Legion. (EARLY EDITION ' I SI J Plana have been completed by the Enterprise Publishing Com pany for an early edition of The Enterprise Sunday morning, car rying the latest obtainable vote on the United State Senate and Governorship contests and a com plete county vote by precincts. While it is doubtful if complete returns can be had by early Sun day morning, it is believed that the returns received up to that time will fairly well indicate the final outcome. . . The company is going to a large expense to offer this service, it will furnish its regular subscrib ers at. no extra cost, but office de liveries will be sold at 5 cents the copy. Additional telephones are being installed to speed up the service, and it is hoped that de lays will be few. The force will be on duty all night Saturday, but the Fourth, the Glorious Fourth, will be ob served by all—quietly, of course. The-, next issue will appear on the regular publication date, Fri day, July 8. BEGIN HARVEST OF TOMATOES AT JAMESVILLE Heavy Deliveries Expected At That Point Middle of Next Week • Jamesville community farmers start ed harvesting a 200 acre tomato crop this week, shipping the first carload of the season last Tuesday to north ern markets. Only partial deliveries have been made this week and ship ments since Tuesday have been han dled in trucks. Complete deliveries are expected by the middle or latter part of next week when several cars will be shipped weekly. Rain is badly needed, and, according to reports re ceived from the section this morning, the crop isn't n well. | Handling their sales through an ex change, the farmers have not received Jheir returns from the first deliveries, and the prices being paid are' not known. More than a dozen workers have wrapped each day this week except yesterday. Fulltime wall be under way when those fanners starting a bit late with their crops start regular deliveries. While the Martin farmers started experimenting with the crop last year on a good-sized scale, Washington County growers have already passed the 800-acre mark in production. Four are handling the crop in -Washington County, it is under stood, but operations there are not ex pected to get fully under way before some time next week. Legion Post Sponsoring Fiddlers' Meet Tonight Many fiddlers, banjo players, and dancers are planning to compete in the fiddlers' convention to be staged under the auspices of the John W. Hassell Post of the American Legion here tonight at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. A large number of prizes now on display in the old Clark Drug Store window will be giv en to holders of lucky numbers in the audience. It was announced this week that Judge Francis D. Winston, of Windsor, will appear on the program. [ MAIL SCHEDULES Aa the removal of the two Nor folk-Raleigh trains on the Norfolk Southern Railroad haa been delay ed until the Uth of thia month, ! definite details have not been leared here in connection with the newly proposed mail schedules. It la proposed (hat this point be | made a distributing center for mails for keveral eastern North Caroliip towns, but whether the proposal will be accepted will not be known until July 11, it is un derstood. Advertiser* WW fad Oar Cat ton® a Latchkey to Over Uateea Hundred Martin Coonty II DM ESTABLISHED 1898 Far Out 683 Votes BALLOTING TO BE RESUMED AFTER RECESS TONIGHT Roosevelt Makes Moderate Gains on Second and Third Ballots After retraining in session ail night long, the democratic National Con vention had failed to nominate its standard bearer when it adjourned this morning at 9:15 o'clock, although Gov ernor Franklin I). Roosevelt, of New York, was far in the lead. Once the nominating addresses were completed, the convention started its first ballot about 5 o'clock this morning. More than one and one-half hours were re quired to call the roll and poll various delegations. Two more ballots were taken before the body adjourned to meet again at 8 o'clock tonight. The wheels of the convention did not run so smoothly during the bal loting, but through it all, Chairman I'homas J. Walsh exercised much pa tience in handling the mob. Missing the nomination by only 104 votes on the first ballot and mak ing moderate gains on the next two, Governor Roosevelt is believed to have the best chance for the place. Alfred E. Smith was second with 210 votes and John N. Garner, of Texas, third with 90 votes on the initial roll call. The nine candidate for the nomination received the following votes on the first ballot: Roosevelt, 666 and a frac tion; Al Smith, 201 and a fraction; John Garner, 90 and a fraction; Mel vin A. Traylor, of Chicago, 42 and a fraction; Marry Flood Byrd_,of Vir ginia, 25; James A. Reed, of Missouri, 24; William A. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, of Oklahoma, 23; Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, 21; and Newton D. Baker, of Ohio.. 8 1-2. North Carolina gave its 26 votes to Roosevelt on the first two ballots and on the third it gave him 25 and 96-100, throwing the other 4-100 to Byrd, but just how that split is figured the con vention chairman was unable to ex plain.' Roosevelt tarried 40 States and pos sessions, but several of the larger States, Texas, California, New York, Massachusetts, and on«i or two others, favored their favorite sons or A 1 Smith and held back flic two-thirds vote necessary for nomination. Roosevelt had a majority of the Pennsylvania votes and also 29 1-2 out of New York's 96, the balance of the strength of these states going to Smith. - On the second ballot, Roosevelt re ceived 677 ,3-4 votes, and 682 79-100 lon the third ballot; Smith dropping from 201 3-4 votes in the first poll to 190 1-4 in the third. Will Rogers an nexed Oklahoma's 22 votes on the second ballot, but the delegates de serted him on the third, giving Garner 11 and Reed 11 on that poll. No marked change was noted in the second and third ballots as far as the other aspirants were concerned. It was a sleepy crowd that left the convention hall in the Windy City to go to their rooms to dream about what hadn't been done and what has got to be done. PRIMARY TO BE PARTY AFFAIR No Republicans To Be At Polls in County This Saturday The Democrats 6f North Carolina will hold their own primary this Sat urday without the aid of Republicans, according,to instructions received by Mr. Sylvester Peel, chairman of the Martin County Board of Elections, a few days ago. Mr. Peel was instruct ed to observe section 155 (a-34) of the election laws, which reada: "Provided, further, that in any pri mary election held under the provisions of this act, when only one political party participates in such primary, then all of the election officials select ed for holding such primary shall be chosen only from the political party so participating. Nearly 7,5Q0 ballots were distribut ed to the 12 precinct officers in the county Wednesday ready for th* sec ond contest this Saturday.