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Watch the Label On Yoar Paper Aa It Carries the -Date When Your Subscription Expire* VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 59 GRAND JURY JS MADE UP MOSTLY OF YOUNG MEN Judge Frank Daniels Gives Brief Charge; Docket Is Small With a howling dog just outside the building to listen to and the unneces sary whispering and walking around of lawwrs, spectators, and others to add to \he general disturbance, the two weeks' mixed term of Martin County Superior Court convened here yesterday morning just before 11 o'- clock, with Judge Frank Daniels, of Goldsboro, presiding. A comparatively small docket await ed the attention of th ecourt, and one of the smallest crowds to assemhtg in .the courtroom in many seasons was on hand to take part in or hear the proceedings. Judge Daniels, speaking so quietly that he could hardly be heard 10 paces away, made a very short and pointed charge to the grand jury* the talk deal ing principally with the duties and pro cedure. A youthful jury, with one or two exceptions, Isitene dattentively to the charge, and after repairing to the room assigned them, the jurors, under the foreraanship of H. C. Green, had re turned two true bills before the noon hour, and were working on others when the court adjourned for the noon day meal. The jury, made up of the following men, is believed to be the youngest, as a whole, ever to serve in Martin County: H. C. Green, foreman; Raymond and Ralph Taylor, J. -W. House, H. A. Jenkins, C. C, Coltrain, Lester Keel, J. B. Bullock, Dillon C. Peel, J. W. Hardy, W. E. Tyaon, J. T. Moore, C. B. Clark, Nathan Bullock, Virgil McKeel, R. B. Brown, jr., H. L. Ange, and Adrian Gray. w I MILD WINTER IS PREDICTED Prediction Well Received By the Unfortunate All Over the Land AgaiH the scientists struck another chord pleasing to the ears of millions thii week when they predicted a mild winter just ahead. And while the pre diction might go to naught, the thoughts of a possible mild winter are paramount with the needy through out the land. A report released this week from Washington reads: "Unlet* there is an unprecedentedly sharp drop in temperature, the weath er man believes another moderate win ter is in store. "That is the normal expectancy, Joseph M. Kincer, chief of the agri cultural meteorology division of the weather bureau, taid today, as a re sult of the upward swing in the ther mometer beginning in 1926. Rccqrds show that the weather moves in currents of a few cold years and then a few warm years, Kincer said. In the past, a change from one cycle to another, has come gradually and while not forecasting definitely a mild winter, he said that indications pointed that way since there is no evidence yet that a change to sub normal temperatures has begun. "The present upward trend in tem perature really began after the hard winter of 1918. Since then abnormal weather has been dominant, with the trend particularly noticeable since 1926. DEATH OF MRS. AMANDA CHERRY - • Succumbs After Stroke of Paralysis At Home of Daughter Mrs. Amanda Cherry, 68 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edgar R3gers, in Bear Gras* Township last Sunday night, follow ing a stroke of paralysis. She had been ill only a cpmpratively short time. Funeral services were conducted from the home yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock by Rev. J. M. Perry and Rev. Hart. Burial was in the Rogers Cemetery in Bear Grass Township. The daughter of the late John R. and Pollie Brown Ward, Mrs. Cherry was born in Pitt County, where in her early youth she connected herself with the church. She later moved tri Beaufort and following the death of her husband there three years ago she cane to this county to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Qherry, greatly devoted to her family, had many friends throughout the com munities where she had lived. She leaves one son, James S. Cher ry, of Washington; Mrs. John Wynn and Mrs. Edgar Rogers, of Wiiliam ston; one sister, Mrs. Mary H. Little, of Beaufort County, apd one brother, George G- Ward, of Pitt County. THE ENTERPRISE Federal Aid Be For County Unable to meet the demands coming from hundreds 61 needy school children and unfortunate families throughout the county, welfare workers are making a laat effort to relieve the situation by applying for aid from the Recon struction Finance Corporation Miss Ward, of the State Welfare Department, was here yesterday afternoon ass&sying Superintend ent of Welfare J. C. Manning in the task of filling out the applica tion blanks. Reports from the Woman's Club of Williamston and the local chap ter of the American Red Cross were given Miss Ward by Mrs. L. B. Harrisoat Mra Myrtle Brown, and Mrs. A. R. Dunning. 166 ENROLLED AS SCHOOL OPENS AT FARM LIFE Enrollment Represents In crease of 31 Over Last Opening Last Year Opening the 1932-33 term yesterday morning, the Farm Life School re ported an enrollment of 106, one of the largest ever recorded there. The opening exercises were well attended by patrons of the school, several of the committeemen making short talks before tin; gathering. Following the devotional exercises, led by Daniel Hardison, Mr. I'. E. Getsinger stressed the nede of moral training, and Mr. P. Peel compared modern education with the old, leaving with the children many worth-while thoughts. The need for economy in the operation of the schools was point* ed out in a few remarks by Kev, W. B. Harrington, who also urged the cooperation of all that the school might progress. With an enrollment of 63 in the high school, 13 more than the average last year, the outlook is unusually bright for "the school there this year, Prin cipal A. E. Mercer said yesterday. The work in the eleventh grade has been standardized, and 12 pupils have registered for instruction in' that grade, it was said. Principal Mercer will be assisted this year by Miss Irma Knowles, C. A. Holigh, Mis* Rhoda Peel, Miss Thel nia Ilarrell, and Miss Marina Rober- There is a marked interest in the school and its success on the part of the people of the community, and some real work is predicted among the knowledge seekers there during this term. The school was one of the few in the county reporting an increased enrolllment for this term over the opening figures last year. An increase of 31 pupils was reported. The school will start its daily sched ule at 7:45 and adjourn for the day at 2 o'clock during the next few weeks the arrangement having been made so that the children could return home early to take part in the duties about the farms and homes. WILL MAKE WAR ON TAX EVADERS —• — Organization Perfected To Check Practice Reaching Menacing Proportions ♦ Believing that evasion of the 6-cent per gallon gasoline tax levied by tfce State of North Carolina is reaching menacing, marketers of pertoleum products operating in the state have organized the North Car olina Petroleum Industries Commit tee to combat this tendency, cooperate with state officials in bringing to brook those guilty of evasion and gen erally working for the protection of their common interests. This new com mittee it an expansion of the North Carolina Gasoline Tax Evasion Com mittee, organized some time ago for the sole purpose of combating evasion, 1 but broadened somewhat in tcope and ' personnel. H. P. Dortch. the Texas Company, Goldtboro, is chairman of the com mittee; and other membert of. the executive committee are: C. C. Beat ley, Central Oil Co., Charlotte; C. M. Byert, Standard Oil Co. of New Jer sey, Charlotte; and E. R. Burt, Bis coe Oil Co., Bitcoe. In addition to the executive committee, the general commmittee consists of: J. E. Dozier, Shell Eastern Petro leum Products, Inc., Charlotte; P. M. I sbill, the Texas Co., Norfolk, Va.; J. N. Koontz, Sinclair-"Refining Co., Atlanta, Ga.; T. F. Patterson, Atlan tic Refining Co., Charlotte; E. T. Lent nion, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Norfolk, Va.; L. M. Hale, Gulf Re fining Co., Greensboro; and W- B Cope, American Oil Co., Greensboro. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 20, 1932 Report; are due today from the Red Cross chapter and allied char ity organisations in Roberaonville and from Professor H. M. Ains ley, of the Oak City School. These reports will be added, and upon them aid will be sought in caring for needy children and fam ilies during the next four months. A complete estimate of the coun ty's needs was not available at noon today, but it is believed that several thousand dollars will be required to cope with the needs of unfortunates in this county during the next few months, and several thousand will be asked of the Re construction Finance Corporation, it was stated by the welfare sup erintendent. PRESIDENTIAL POLL STARTED Names of Seven Candidates Appear on Poll Ticket Received Here It now looks as if the presidential election will be settled long before November 8. The State of Maine went Democratic last week for the first time since 1914, and "as Maine goes, so goes the nation," or rather that is what the Republicans have said time and again. Then there arc other contests, the results of which will indicate the outcome of the November 8 election. In addition "to that a magazine is conducting an extensive presidential poll to get the trend of national poli tics in these days of depression. Early indications from that are favorable to the Democrats, but early returns point to a close race. 'The names of Jacob S. Coxey, Farmer-Labor party; W. Foster, Communist party; IHer bert Hoover, Republican party; Verne L. Reynolds, the almost un known Temperance Party candidate; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic party; Norman Thomas, Socialist party and William D. Upshaw, Prohi bition party, appear on the magazine poll. However, all these names will not appear on the regular election tickets next November 8. The magazine is also asking the name of thf party favored in the last election, the answer to tjie question to indicate the shift from one party to another if there is any shift. Many ballots have been received here, and as far as it could be learn ed today Roosevelt is literally "mop ping up" the field. Norman Thomas is understood to be getting a few, and Mr. Hoover is getting one now and then, surely. A Washington City newspaper is also conducting a pool, but not on as an extensive scale as the one now in progress by the magazine. The ques tionnaire sent out by the paper varies fron\ that of the magazine in that it places only the names of the Re publican and Democratic candidates on the return card, leaving a blank for names of other candidates. Several hundred of the magazine ballots and a few of the newspaper ones have been received here and re turned to the offices of the two companies. First District Democrats To Meet On October 4th Washington, N. C.—The Democrat ic campaign in- the First District will get under way on Tuesday morning, October 4th, at 10:30, when State- Chairman J. Wallace Winborne and Congressman Lindsay C. confer with the entire Democratic or ganization of the district at Bayview. All members of the State committee, county chairmen, precinct committee men, and candidates will be present for the conference, and about 250 are expected. The Beaufort County Com mittee will entertain them with an oyster roast. Congressman Warren stated today that an intensive campaign would be launched in the district during the month of October, and that he had requested the State chairman to tend to the district Robert R. Reynolds, J. C. B. Khringhaus, A. J. Maxwell, R. T. Fountain, Senators Bailey and Morrison, Clyde R. Hoey, and other*. Begin Revival at Chapel Near Here On Thursday Beginning next Thursday night. Rev. W. S. Harden, of Greenville, will begin a series of service* at Rober son's Chapel, which will terminate on Sunday, October 2nd. This i* the firit meeting that has been held in the new chapel completed at this point last March. Rev. Harden is an inter esting and forceful prfcacher, and will bring timely messages each night. The public i* cordially ihvited to at tend these services each night at 7:3© p. m. FAIR SPECIAL TO MAKE STOP HERE ON SEPTEMBER 28 Plans Made for Reception Of Booster Party During Short Stay Raleigh citizens will receive a warm welcome Wednesday afternoon of next week when they come here in the interest of the Stat Fair. The hoostrs, traveling in two large busses, will reach here that afternoon about [ 3:40 o'clock and remain for about 15 minutes. The State College band is accompanying the boosters and sev eral prominent speakers will make short talks. Mayor R. L. Coburn announced to day that the Smithwick and Main Street intersection will be closed for the few minutes the boosters are here, and that the visitiys are anxious to have the people of the community meet with them during the few min utes' program. According to arrange ments asnounced by the mayor, tl\c busses will stop in front of the City Hall. The entire route has been an nounced by Secretary Branch, of the Kaleigli Chamber oi Commerce, as follows: Wednesday, September 28: Clayton, Smithfield, Selma, Pine Level, Prince ton, Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Calypso, Faison, Warsaw, Kenansvillc, Bcula ville? RuUlaiuls, Maysville, Pollocks ville, New Hern, Uridgeton, Vance boto.i Washington, W Windsor, Edenton, * Hertford, Eliza beth City. Thursday, September 2*): Sunbury, Gatesville, Winton, Murfreesboro, Conway, Jackson, Wcldon, Roanoke Kapids, Littleton, Macon, Warrenton, Norlina, Middlcburg, Henderson, I'ranklititon, Louisburg, Nashville, Spring Hope, Zebulon, and Wendell, Various souvenirs will be distribut ed along the route and a special invi tation to attend the fair will be deliv ered in each town visited. SCHOOL OPENS AT BEAR GRASS Successful Term Anticipat ed; Much Interest Is Displayed With a well-planned program and a large number of friends and "patrons present, the Hear Grass School opened the - 1932-33 term yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. ..Rev, Z. T. Piephoff led the devotional service and made a short talk. Attorney K. S. feel ad dressed the children and patrons on the origin of the constitution, followed by a few remarks by Principal Hick man in connection with the school work fur the coming year. There was a marked interest shown in the school, and a successful year is predicted there. Professor Hickman, who has made a splendid record in the Martin County schools during " his slay at Jamesvijlegot s to Hear Grass for his first year, and with the cooperation of the people of that community one of the best terini> in the history of the school is assured. While the opening figures were slightly disappointing yesterday morn ing, (Principal , I Hickman predicted that the daily attendance this term would be greater by 30 pupils than the average was for last year. Fifty four pupils enrolled in the high school department and 233 answered the roll for the work in the grammar grades Monday morning OFFICERS GET THREE STILLS Work in Beaufort and Mar tin Counties Nets Big Supply Materials Going into sections of Beaufort and Martin Counties last Saturday and yesterday, Federal Agents Coats and Hughes and Warren Roebuck Cap tured three stills and one operator, destroying quantities of "hiafe'rial.-" used in the manufacture of liquor. Over in the Blounts. Crceu section of Beaufort last Saturday morning the officers destroyed 1,500 gallons of mash. No fl arrests were made, and the still was cold. That afternoon, the officers destroy ed a steam plant and 300 g.illons of mash n Bear Grass Township. John Cratt, arrested at the still, was bound over to the Federal court at a hvning held yesterday Yesterday afternoon, the agents de stroyed two more plants over in Beau fort County and 3,500 gallons of mash were poured out. One oi the plants was of the steam type and was cold. The other, a 150-gallon capacity cop per still, was led hot, but the oper ators made their escpke when signals were fired telling of the officers' ap proach. Around 200,000 Pounds of Tobacco Sold Here Monday The local tobacco market had its largest break of the season yester days, when 198,820 pounds of the golden leaf were sold at an aver age price of $11.48 per 100 pounds bringing the total sales for the season up to 737,590 pounds. The average for the season to date was reported by Sales Supervisor Pritchard at $11.57. Starting promptly at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the sales con tinued rapidly until late afternoon, the work having been completed just in time to prevent a block. Comparatively light sales are in progress today, and the work was completed shortly before noon. CHECK FORGEkS ARE ARRESTED Were Passing Checks On Local Warehouse; Jailed In Ahoskie Last Week Plans to unload a number of checks forged on the Roanoke-Dixie Ware house here were interrupted by the Ahoskie police last week when they arrested two men, otic from Pitt and another from Wilson County. As far as it could be learned, only' one check was lost, the forgers passing one off i»n a Windsor man. Several were given in Ahot&ie, but the owner!, be coming suspicious, called the police and the two men were arrested. Goods given for the forged 'checks and The I change were recovered. The two men, whose names could not be learned here, are said to have stopped at a local warehouse last week and remained overnight, and it is believed they stole the check books that were in use last year and ones that had been discarded this season. The checks carried the signature of "O. S. Griffin," and the writing was hardly legible. A goodly number of checks, daters, ink, and pens were found in the pockets of the two men. BID APPROVED FOR ROAD WORK Contract, However, Must Also Be Approved By Federal Officials According to information received here, a contract for surfacing High way No. 125 from the Everett farm to Hobgood, excepting that part al ready surfaced between Oak City and Hamilton, was awarded to Gregory- Chandler Company, of Virginia, last Friday by the State Highway Com mission. The bids were opened the day before, but the contract was not let until Friday, and then upon the condition that the project is approved by the Federal Government. It could not be learned, today.just when work 1 would be started, or where the plants would be located. SERIES THEFTS IS REPORTED Several Hundred Pounds of Tobacco and Meat Are Missing in Jamesville A series of thefts was reported in the Jamesville section over the week end, thieves hauling away several hun dreds pounds of stolen tobacco and a iuantity of meat. One barn of tobacco, weighing a round 500 pounds, was stolen from bill Henry Modlin and a part of a bartv was stolen from George Cordon, it was reported. The tobacco had been prepared for market. Going to the home of Aimer Har dison, just a short distance from the Modlin farm, thieve* stole all the meat lie had. Just a short time before that some one stole a quantity of meat atid two turkeys from Mrs. John A. Griffin, according to reports reaching here. Bankrupt Has Liabilities Of $679,393; Assets, SIOO What is regarded as probably the record, certain for this section of the nation, was an announcement from a bankruptcy court in Virginia, received today by local creditors ,of a Peters burg, Va., business man whose lia bilities are placed by the court at $679,393.36 and his assets at SIOO. It was the usual form of notice to cred- An alert mathematician has figured that if the assets are dispensed pro portionately to all creditors, without prior claims or expense of courts or 'attorneys, a man with a claim of SIOO 'will'get not quite a cent and a half, tH be exact 1.47, while the man with ! a claim of only $1 gets .000148. Many tips are bein,, inclivded in the offerings with very few of the fancy grades in evidence. How ever, now and then a few of good fc.ades aie ofierce! for sale, ar.d the prices range from 25 to 60 cents » pound. , For the same riod L.t year, the market sold 435,178 pi .inds at an average price of C - 05 a hun dred pounds, Supervisor Pritch ard said this morning. Larger sales are expecti d dur ing the next few days, recent changes'in the weather conditions making it possible ft. the grow ers to grade and .epare the crop for market. BLACKSMITH IS TOLD BUSINESS WILL IMPROVE Judge Extends Time for Paying Fine So Man Can Make 'Hoover Carts' Judge Frank Daniels, presiding ov er the Martin County Superior court this week predicted that there would be more work for blacksmiths from now on than there is at tin- present or has been in the past few years. The judge made Kis prediction when John R Whichard, county .blacksmith, ex plained that lie haf been unable to pay te SSO fine imposed upon him at a recent term of the court because he could not get work. Solicitor Gilliam explained that judging front Hie number of 11.H.V11 carts parading throughout ' Eastern North 'Carolina, the blacksmith busi ness must be improving. H'hen it was that the jurist stated as his opinion that it hasn't improved as much as it will in the iiiture Whichard, declared to be of, good reputation, was'carried into court sev eral months ago for allegedly having driven a car while under the influence of li(|fior. He was found guilty and the court fined him ss(l and added the costs. With eight children, seven of them by his-last wife, at home to care for, the man explained that lie had little left over after they were fed. "And how many iiuusc children have you," the judge asked. "Six or seven," was the answer. "Case continued until the December term," the judge ordered, turning to the defendant and urging him to make preparations to pay the fine by that time. The solicitor reviewed the unpaid accounts due the court, indicating that bonds would be forfeited or the defendants would go to jail in those cases where the fines rfnd costs are not paiil One bond was forfeited in open court yesterday morning, but no defendants were sent to jail for pist il ue accounts. WOMANS CLUB TO MEET THURSDAY Will Be First Session of New Club Year; Urge Full Attendance The VVomar s t'l.i!) d VVilliatmlon' will-hold its fir-it meeting lor the year 1932-33 on I'hurs lay afurnoon at 4 o'clock, with tin- president, Mi- Myr-j tie Brown, jwcnlirtg The club has ilw.»y directed much i ol its work towar l the betterment ol i local schooU, an I since this is neai the beginning of the school year it' has been d -eided t j make tins mere, or less „£!).„ edtic itu ntl meeting. Through the efforts nt t ie Woman's, Club it was made possible '.>r scores, of children to atten I school last year by furnisjiing clothni j and books .and the club is anxious to form a c intact with the teachers earty ii! this year that it may contm le to work with them. entire fat uity of In th the schools will be •0.-eidl guests of the club at this meeting. The first meeting of the year of uny organization is necessarily im portant for plans are male by which to carry on the year's work and it is cspeciajly so of the clu'J 'his year. For that reason all member-, and all interested in the civic work of '.he town are urged to attend 1 hursday. Refreshments will be served by the social committee. Feed Shortage Reported In Avery County Already Due to dry weather, farmers in Aery County are having to use letd stored for winter use. \ Lowell Thomas, author, world trav eler and radio lecturer, has a 15-room apartment in New York and 200-acre farm at I'awling, 70 miles from New York. Thomas it an expert badmin ton player and built a gymnasium on I his farm for that game exclusively. Advertiser* Win Fnd Our Col nme a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homes ESTABLISHED 1898 PROCEEDINGS IN MARTIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Thirteen Cases Are Called First Day of Session; Few Important Thirteen cases were called in the . I art iit County Superior Court Mon day. the |>meeet!mgs being of hardly more titan passing importance and at tracting no great attention. The •locket, with one or two possible cx ?e|«t|oi\Sj is the smallest for any ternt of court in several years. Information coming from' the court room, at noon today indicated that the I criminal docket would be cleared by late todav or early JfomofroW, giving more time for the trial of the large number of civil cases awaiting the at tention of the court. Papery were issued for the arrest of -Fletcher Bryant, charged with si- I duction, when he failed to appear for trial yesterday. Judgment was suspended in the case charging S. L. VVoolard with an assault with a deadly weapon. The case charging John R. Which ard with driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor was con tinued until tile December term, when the defendant is to appear and show to the court that he has paid the SSO fine imposed and the costs in the case. The ease charging Hubert Clark 'with the embezzlement of several hun dFecT dollars from a Mrs. Hdmondson was continued. Labon l.illey was found not guilty of driving an automobile while intoxi cated, as alleged in a warrant pre ferred agStTTST 11 iill Pleading guilty to the theft of throe chickens, \\ M. Rogers was given a 4-monlhs road sentence, suspended upon the payment of the costs and $1 to the prosecuting witness, R. L. Perry. A (Ted pros resulted in the case cliarg mg l.eroy Sanders with violating the liquor laws. . I he case charging i hiss Roherson with larcenj anil receiving was con tinued fur the. defendant. Jim- Chance was sentenced to the roads for a term of 7 months in the ji ifse charging him with an assault witji a deadly weapon, Hoyt Smith was sent to the roads for a term of eight months, when ad judged guilty . of' stealing an automo bile, Smith is said to have politely thanked the judge for the sentence. J. YV. Barnes, charged with a fe lonious assault upon a female, had his case continued until the Decjeui ber term. / C lay Wilson, of Greenville, failed to answvr in the case charging him with burning a house in Partnele some time ago Papers were issued for Ills im mediate arrest, but it could not be le.nned whether the case would be called again today. The court started on the case charg ing lam I'born with housebreaking ' and larceny and receiving late yester day, but adjourned before completing the action. Continuing work in the Tarn Eliorn ! case, this morning, the court did not i complete it until II o'clock when a I verdict of guilty was returned. Sen j tence had not been passed at noon. I.in Williams was given a four 'i months suspended road sentence when | he was found guilty of violating the . liquor laws j The sentence imposed upon J. F. Flanagan at the June term was sus- I pended on account ol the ill lieajth i of the defendant. According to reports coming from j the courthouse, there are only four j cases left on the docket for-trial, and it is believed the criminal cases will be completed today. • Small Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Clprk Dies Sunday | . Robert, t ' ght months old son of Hubert and Mrs. Clark, of Ever etts, died there Sunday night, follow ing a week's illness. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. M. Perry, and -burial was in the Clarlc Cemetery at Everetts, • Grand Jury Expects To Finish Up Work Today ♦— Returning six true bills yesterday and continuing rapidly in the discharge of its work this morning, the granJ jury is expected to complete its work ' today. i True bills returned yesterday: 1 J. W. Barnes, assault with intent , to commit rape; Raleigh Roebuck, housebreaking and . larceny and -receiving; , J. D. Britton, Nathan Wynn, house . :breaking and larceny and receiving; v Clay Williams, arson. Hoyt Smith, larceny and receiving; Tain Eborn, housebreaking and lar ceny and receiving.