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Watch the Label On Yoar Paper As It- Cantos the Date When Yoar Sabscripttoa Kaffir ee VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 11 T.W.THOMAS DIES WEDNESDAY AT HIS HOME HERE Retired Postal Worker Had Been in Feeble Health For Long Time Theophelus W. Thomas, retired postal worker and an ardent Mason for many years, died at his home here on Warren Street at 10 o'clock Wed nesday night following an illness "of seven years' duration. Five years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and was forced to his bed. Later he re gained sufficient strength to leave his bed and make short visits about the town. During the past several months however, he suffered a number of light paralytic strokes, but even then he was able to be up part of the time. Only a few minutes before death he was able to be up, the attending phy sician assigning heart trouble as the ultimate catise of his death. Captain Thomas, as he was favor ably known in this 'section, was born on a farm in Edgecombe County, near Rocky Mount, 74 years ago last Aug ust. In 1881 he was married to Miss Susan A. Petway, and he left the farm to enter the railroad service at Rocky Mount. He was later transferred to South Carolina, and after working at Dillon, Manning, and Latta, he came to Williamston. He left the employ Of the railroad company after 21 years of service, and accepted an appoint ment as carrier on k. F. D. 1 out of the local post office. For 19 years he served the patrons along that route, and in that task he proved faith ful to his trust and to the people whom he served. At the age of 65 years he was retired. Affiliating himself with the Masonic order in Latta, S. C. t Mr. Thomas eagerly upheld the principles of that organization until his death. He held every office in the local lodge, includ ing that of Master. During the 45 years he was a member of the order, he attended the meetings regularly, and always took an unusually active interest in its work. He was a mem ber of the Methodist church for nearly 40 years. Besides his wife he leaves three daughters, Mrs. G. A. Peed and Mrs. E. P .Whitley, both of Williamston; and Mrs. J. T. Thompson, of Roan oke Rapids; and one son, Harold Thomas, of Whitakers. He also leaves three brothers, A, J. and William Thomas, of Rocky Mount, and Henry Thomas, of Florence, S. C., and 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchil dren. Funeral services were conducted at the home this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. C.-T. Rogers, pastor of the local Methodist church. Interment followed in the cemetery here with the members of Skewarkee lodge con ducting the rites at the grave. REVALUATION IS DISCRETIONARY Special Act Passed in Gen eral Assembly Thursday To This Effect A law was passed in the legislature yesterday making the .revaluation of lend discretionary in Martin County. The machinery act, passed several days ago, made a revluation manda tory. Under the provisions of the new law, the county commissioners can order a revaluation to effect a horiaontal reduction in values, the size of the decrease to be determined by them. The problem will be discussed at a special meeting of the commissioners here next Monday, and it is believed that a horizontal reduction will be provided for at that time. Should a horiaontal reduction be effected, the commissioners then will determine just what percentage values will be dropped. Special Services Begin at Baptist Church Sunday Sunday morning's sermon at the Baptiat church will be the first of a series that will be delivered through out the following week, terminating with the Easter Sunday morning serv ice. The sermons will group themselves about the events in the last week of our Lord's life. All evening aervicea will begin at 7:45 o'clock. The public is inrited, and the people in general are requested to arrange, when at all possible, to attend these services in familjr groups. For the short series of pre-Easter services contemplates the family groups as being the ideal manner of worship. At the services Sunday the spec ial offers for our Southwide institu tions will be received, envelope* hav ing been distributed last Sunday.., The pastor is asking the member ship and congregation to make what ever adjustments are necessary for the full attendance upon these services Every one coming will be very wel come. THE ENTERPRISE ( HALF HOLIDAY ) Beginning next Wednesday at 1 o'clock p. m., no window service will be offered at the local post office on Wednesday afternoons, it was announced today by Mrs. Fannie Biggs Anderson, postmis tress. Many post offices, after the 44-hour week went into effect some months /ago, afternoon as their half-holiday. The local office, believing it would be more advantageous to remain open on Saturday afternoons, will take the half holiday on Wednes days. Heretofore the office here con tinued open six days to the week, the podtmaster arranging it for the employees to take time off on separate afternoons. RAISE LIMIT OF SEED AND FEED LOANS TO $2,000 Maximum Amount To One Farm Heretofore Has Been $1,200 Learning that many farmers operat ing large farms were in need of more than $1,200 this year, the Seed and Feed Loan yffice announced this week that the maximum size of loans had been increased from $1,200 to $2,000. In other words, heretofore $1,200 was the maximum amount that could be lent to the tenants of any one land owners in a single county.. Conditions permitting, it is possible for a land owner and his tenants now to borrow the maximum amount of $2,000. It is understood here that very few farmers in this county are in line for a maximum size loan. Individual loans can not be larger than S3OO, and where there are as many as nine tenants on one farm and the land owner is cultivating a crop, the maxi mum size of each loan on that partic ular farm would be S2OO. The size of the loans advanced to farmers in this county have been re duced considerably in some instances and to a small extent in nearly all cases by the government. Now and then an applicant receives the full amount afeked for, but those cases are not numerous, it is understood. A few applications are still being received here daily, but the rush is about over, and it is now believed that all applications will have been in be fore the time is out the latter part of this month. SCHEDULE HOLY WEEK SERVICES Church of Advent to Have Full Week of Services Starting Sunday Rev. E. P. Moseley, Rector The climax of the Lenten season comes with Palm .Sunday aHd Holy week and ending with Easter day. During Holy Week, services will be held in the Church of the Advent at 8 o'clock in the evening and will not last qver 40 minutes. In addition there will be a morning service on Good Friday at 10:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited and urged to make use of thiscspecial sea son to prepare themselves for a really happy Faster, the most important fes tival of the Christian year. Following is a schedule of services and the subjects of the sermons: Palm Sunday,; a. m.: "Palms or Stones P. M.: "The Suffering of the Innocent for the Guilty." Monday night: "The Reasons Why Jesus Was Rejected." Tuesday night: "The Sacrifice of a Son." Wednesday night: "The Voluntary Sacrifice." Thursday night: "The Victory of the Spirit Over Flesh." Friday morning: "Is the Cross the Center of Christianity?" Friday night: "Copld Jesus Have Saved Himself?" Easter morning: "Our Glorious Hope." Easter night: A pageant, "Youth's Quest for the Holy Grail." There will be special music at the Sunday services and perhaps at the week-day services also. On Easter morning at 7:30 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Sidney Matthews will be with us for the celebration of the Holy Communion. Ten Mules Are Burned On Ben Everett Farm Ten mules, belonging to Mr. Ben Everett, were burned to death early yesterday morning when the%atables on the Everett farm, near Palmyra and just across the Martin County line, were destroyed by fire. Few de tails in connection with the fire could be learned here today, and it is not known how the fire started and how rat*:h the resulting loss amounted to. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 7, 1933 TWELVE COURT CASES CALLED HERE TUESDAY First Term of Recorder's Court Held Since Middle Of March A dozen cases were called in the last Tnesday session of the Martin County Recorder's -court here, the docket being comparatively small considering that the court had not functioned since March 14 on account of the superior court being in progress for tw6 weeks. The nature of the docket was little changed from that of previous ones, larceny and assaults of one kind or another, accounting for most of the cases. Eyaris E. Davis pleaded guilty in the case charging him with abandon ment and non-support. The court suspended sentence upon the payment of the cost and the condition that he pay to the court the sum of $5 weekly during the next 12 months. Ciabriel Wiggins was found not guilty of larceny and receiving. Judgment was suspended in the -ase charging Fred Huff with an as sault. The six months sentence meted out in the case charging Julian and I.ee Peel with an assault with a deadly weapon was suspended upon the con dition that the defendants show good behavior during the next 12 months. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charg ing Jay Jones with being drunk and disorderly. Alexander, London and Herman James were each sentenced to the roads for three months when they pleaded guilty of larceny and receiv ing. It was ordered by the court that J. E. Broach, charged with operating a car while intoxicated, pay the sum of $3 weekly until $21.40 is paid. The case charging C. C. Hodges with trespassitffc was continued. William Crews failed to answer in the case charging him with an as sault with a deadly weapon. The case charging W. Jackson Hol liday with forcible trcs-pass was con tinued. Charged with, driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, Charlie Luton „ failed to appear in court for trial. Papers were issued for his immediate arrest. An eighteen months road sentence was suspended in the case charging Joe Stalls, jr., with lraceny and re ceiving, upon the* condition that the boy voluntarily enter the Rocky Mount I raining School and abide by the rules and regulations of that in stitution governing his conduct and release. Oak City 4-H Club In Regular Meeting The Oak City 4-H Clul> held their regular meeting Tuesday at 2 p. ni. in the school house. The president open ed the meeting with a few cluU songs and the repeating of the club pledge. The club held a short .business meet ing during which Miss Sleeper outlin ed the requirements for those wishing to join the biscuit contest and urged all girls to participate and work for the district prize of $12.50. All members were given an oppor tunity to catch up on their record books. The club will meet again in may.—Reporter. Three Local Boys Have Close Call Early Thursday Frank Carstarphen, James Harris, and Raymond Taylor escaped injury about 4 o'clock yesterday morning when their car, a Ford coupe, left the highway in Jamesville and literally mowed down the hedge and one or two small cedar trees in the C. C. Fleming yard there. The driver of the car, Mr. Harris, dropped off to sleep, causing the accident. The running gear of the car was slightly damaged and a running board and fender were smashed. The young men, returning from a dance in Roper, were able to continue the journey i home in their own car. Baptist Philathea Class Will Hold Meet Tonight The Philathea class of the local Baptist Church will meet with Mrs. J. Sam Getsinger tonight at 8:00 o'- clock. All members are cordially urged to attend. Harnett Farmers Purchase Five Tons Lespedeza Seed Harnett County farmers have or dered 10,000 pounds of lespedeza seed and pasture grass so far this spring. Carteret Farmers Plant 1,100 Acres To Potatoes % 1 Carteret County potato growers have planted 1,100 acres to the early crop of irish potatoes, increasing the plant ings by 200 acres over last season. FEW GROWERS ATTEND COTTON CO-OP MEETING Held in Courthouse Tues day Afternoon;" Mann Main Speaker Speaking before a small group of North Carolina Cotton Growers' Co operative Association members in the courthouse last Tuesday afternoon, Mr. M. G. Mann,secretary-treasurer of the organization, stressed the import ance of planting better seed and the adoption of lespedeza as a cover crop. The meeting was held for the elec tion of delegates to the district meet ing to be held in Greenville soon. Messrs. Harry Waldo, Ed Purvis, and W. S. White were named to represent this county at the meeting. During the afternoon, Mr. Mann went into detail in explaining the ef forts put forth by the organization in improving the quality of the cropand bettering marketing arrangements. For this section he personally favored the planting of Carolina Foster or Farm Relief seed, a strain only re cently developed by Coker. That the association has made every effort to aid its members, Mr. Mann explained that back in 1930 it advanced farmers 90 per cent on their cotton. They agreed to hold it three years, and if the price advanced the growers were to receive the increase, and if the price dropped no demand would be made on the growers. The cotton, 176,000 bales, is still being held, and the only hope now for a price increase is the proposed farm relief legisla tion. Pointing out that cooperation should be practiced in the marketing of all crops, Mr. Mann referred to a hap pening reported in Charlotte recently. A farmer, taking 200 pounds of salad from his farm, peddled it to nearly every store in Charlotte and finally sold it for 2 1-2 cents a pound. A customer of the store" came along a short while thereafter and paid 9 1-2 cents a pound for the s"Smc salad. With these happenings going on thick and fast everywhere, the farmer too often takes the attitude that nothing can be done about it and remains in active while he could push his claim through a well-supported cooperative marketing system. POULTRY TRUCK HERE NEXT WEEK New Concern To Be At Ice Plant Two Days; Also One at Market Square A new poultry concern, the S. S. and B. Live Poultry Corporation, op erating out of New York, is planning on establishing dltrcclt service from • i i.j" this point to the New York and oth er northern markets next week, it was learned here yesterday. The service will he made available weekly, prijvitl ed the number of chickens offered for sale is sufficient to warrant operations that often. Loadings will be made here next Tuesday and Wednesday at the ice plant for the first time by the new concern. A second poultry concern, J. I. .Buck Company, of Norfolk, is sched uled to operate here all day Wednes day in the warehouse square. W. B. Harrington Will Preach At Piney Grove Icv. W. B. Harrington will conduct two services at Piney Grove this week end, one at 11 o'clock Saturday morn ing and another at 2:30 o'clock Sun day afternoon, it was announced here yesterday. The public is invited to hear him at both the services. Beer Legal in 19 States , And District Columbia The manufacture and sale of beer containing 3.2 per cent alcohol is now legal in 19 states and in the District of Columbia. After May 1, the manufacture and sale of beer in this state will be legal. CONSCIENCE CLEAR Three years ago a man stole two articles, eich valued at 98 cents, from the Young Mercantile Com pany here and went away unde tected but for one thine —his con science. After worrying over the wrong deed during the long three years the person entered the store this week and confessed and ask ed forgiveness. The manager, re ceiving |2 for the stolen goods, forgave with a smile, and the party went away rejoicing and with a relieved conscience. Happily, the person waa one of those not conveniently born; that is, he was born with a conscience. Bill Dealing W Assessments Is Introduced A bill was introduced by Rep resentative J. C. Smith in the House of Representatives, Raleigh this week regulating the payment of paving assessments in the town of Williamston. Particulars and the nature of the bill other than the information offered in the bare title of the bill itself could not be learned here today. When ques tioned yesterday the town authori ties knew nothing about the bill, and an answer asked in a letter addressed to Mr. Smith Wednes day has not been received. Some time ago, or in 1931, pe titioning were presented asking the legislature to relieve the several MISTRIAL RESULT IN BEAMAN CASE Jury Unable To Agree on Verdict in Federal Court Yesterday A mistrial resulted in the case charg ing Thomas E. Heanian, of Greenville, former United Statsc Commissioner, with accepting bribes from alleged vi olators of the national prohibition law, this week in Federal court at Wash ington when the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. 1 lie jury, after receiving the case Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, informed Judge Meekins in ""Federal Court 10 hours later that an agree ment could not be reached. No date for the new trial was set, but it prob ably will come up for consideration at the next term of court. Ueaman, a former minister, forged into the limelight in the last three years in his prosecution of prohibition cases in Greenville. Several months ago he was arrested and charged with accepting bribes from bootleggers for information furnished them regarding activities of law-enforcement officers. Heaman contended the small sums of .money accepted from negroes at the time mentioned in the indictment were payments on insurance policies. Given preliminary hearing here shortly afterward, Heaman was bound over to l'ederal court under bond. His bond was later reduced at a habeas corpus hearing and the, former mill ister gained his release pending trial. Some weeks ago a fire partly wreck ed the house in which he lived in Greenville, and he was again arrest- charged with incendiarism, lie remained in jail until several days ago, when he was allowed to go at liberty until his trial. EIGHT MONTHS SCHOOL ASSURED House Passes Supply Bill Carrying Appropriations For Extended Term Developments in the North Caro lina legislature reached a climax last night when the action of the house as sured an eight-month state-supported school for the children of the state. Action of the hitiise in accepting the supply bill carrying total appro priations of $83,159,218 for the bien nium beginning July 1 also brought legislative adjournment definitely in sight. The report was not Voted up on in the senate pending house ac tion, but its adoption today is a fore, gone conclusion. .Settlement of the spending prob lem with general recognition that a sales tax must be levied to- balance the budget left just one more major problem for the assembly—the reve nue bill specifying form and amount of taxes. The exact amount of money the hill will save Margin Clounfty taxpayers has not been determined, but the ad valorem tax rate will be less by from 32 to 37 cents in the county, it is un derstood. Senior Class Play At Everetts On Tuesday The senior class of the Everetts High School will present its annual play in the school auditorium there next Tuesday evening at K:00 o'clock, it was announced today by Principal David 14. Mix. The play is a three act comedy drama, entitled "George in a Jam." , A small admission feed of. ten cents to all will be charged. It is hoped that the low charge will aid in bring ing out a large the principal said. • Regular Services At Christian Church Here Regular services at the Christian church Sunday. Sunday school, preaching and Christian Endeavor. All are invited. churches here of paving assess ments. A law was passed at that time empowering the town com missioners to handle the problem as they deemed best. So far the town board has not released the churches from the assessments. However, it is understood that some of the churches here have not paid since that time, or before, for that matter. • It is not known whether the bill introduced this week will demand the relieving of the churches from paying the assessments, or wheth er it provides something else. Whatever it is, the town author ities are not acquainted with the bill's provisions. FIVE - DAYS - OLD INFANT FOUND IN CARDBOARD "BOX Abandoned Baby Left Near Home of Mr. and Mrs. Levin Ange •—» ■-•A-little' baby, wearing hardly enough clothes to keep its tender body warm, was found in a pasteboard shoe box near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Levin Ange, in Jamesville Township, Wed nesday afternoon. I'lie child is now in the Ange home, where it is receiv ing parental care, but the identity of the babe's cruel parents has not yet been definitely established. Returning from school that after noon, Nicholas, the 10 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ange, after alighting from the school bus, heard the appeal- ing cry of the infant as it rested in the tiny pasteboard container beside the mail box, and carried him home, a hundred yards away. According to a short note found in the box, the baby was born April 1, ami was named Howard Mallisnnr It could not he learned how long the baby had been left- alone at the mail box, but it is believed that the child had bene there only a short time when found. Humors in connection with the par entage were circulating fast in that 'l'liet community yesterday,' it was said, but it could not be learned whether or not Mr. and Mrs. Ange were planning to adopt the little hu man cast-oIT. FEW REGISTER FOR ELECTION Around 20 Names Added To List for Town Election According to reports coming from Registrar J. 1..' Hassell. there -is*ilit tle interest in the registration for the coming municipal election. About 20 names have been added to the list of qualified voters, and it is understood there an- -approximately 200 cttirrnT who are of voting age and yet , have not registered The names of around 400 qualified voters are now on the books, Mr. Hassell said. I he books will remain open through Saturday, April 22. On the following Saturday the books will be opened for the challenge of registrations No nominating convention has bell called by the authorities so far, but the meeting will be held probably some time week after next, or several days before the electioli to he held May 2. Oxford Orphanage Class To Be Here On May 13 Jhe Oxford Orphanage Sinking Class will appear in a concert here on Saturday evening, May 1.1, it was an nounced this week following the com pletion of arrangements by the local Ske warkee Lodge and representatives of the class. The announcement of the engagement is made at this lime in the hope that no con Actions with other entertainments will develop. The singing class, during the past two or three years particularly, has proved to he a valuable asset to the orphanage, and Masons in this section are planning a big reception for the little, visitors•^^fl^muntli. Hamilton Club Girls In Meeting Tuesday The 4-H club girls held their reg ular meeting at the Hamilton school Tuesday, April 4, at 10:30 a. m. Work of the previous month was carried Qver and many members continued their stocking-darn or hemmed-patch project at this time. This is one of the requirements for all club mem ber*. Club songs were enjoyed by the members, and the older lumbers in the club were urged to jW» the bis suit contests.—Reporter, Advertiser! Will Fad Our Col umn a Latchkey to Over Bintaan Hundred Martin County Hornet ESTABLISHED 1898 31 OPERATED ON AT TONSIL CLINIC HERE THURSDAY i —•— Eighteen More Children To Be Treated Today; All Getting On Well Tonsil clinics made possible by in terested welfare workers other friends Q I the needy, through the Re construction Finance Corporation, are progressing rapidly in this county. Al ready four clinics have been held, one at Oak City, a Second a Bear Grass, one at Hamilton for that and the dis tricts of Hassell and Gold Point, and the fourth at Jamesville. I hirty-one operations were per formed at the clinic here yesterday, all the cases being normal except 2. Mae \V heeler's tonsils were lower down in the thruat than is or dinarily the case, and Dr. Sawyer found it necessary to take a number of stitches to prevent bleeding. And little friend Kaleigli Mendenhall, jr., had triple tonsils, but his case was i not so terribly bad. Today, all the patients operated upon yesterday are getting along very "well. Eighteen other operations, mostly pay patients, are-being performed today. Many ap plicants reporting for operations were turned away when it was found they had fever and operations were not advisable under such conditions. Next Monday, patients from Farm l-ife and Dardcns will come here for operations, the voltage in the Farm 1-ite School being too low tor the suc cessful operation of the machines usei, in the operating room / 1 he clinic here is being \\ omau s I tub hall in the Masonic building. A clinic will be held in Koberson vilie the latter part of next week, and the campaign will be brought to a c'ose at hveretts the following week. COUNTY HEALTH HOLDS UP WELL One Case of Contagious Disease All Reported Last Month Iht' month of March proved a healthy one in this county, according to the monthly report of the health officer, which shows only one report able contagious disease during the period. One case of'measles was re ported, and that owe was in William ston. An unusual fever was reported in the county during last month, but it is not contagious. A case of malta, or un dualcnt, fever was reported in the county, and as far as it is known it is the first case of its kind ever report ed here. The fever is little known in this country, but for centuries 'it has been common in the countries of the Mediterranean,' However, it is Jn creasing in this country annually, but •> does not prove fatal except in a very small number of cases. . A doctor in Hobgood had the fever several months ago and died. How ever, jt is understood that death re sulted from other t arises. I he fever is said to last fof weeks and even months sometimes. Unlike typhoid fever, it is not regular, leav- ing the patient sometimes in the morn ing and returning the latter part of the day to register as high as 104 or more. 1-atest reports received here were to the effect that the patient in this coun ty is much improved and is getting along very well. Presbyterian Services In County Announced "The church with ah open door." Church school at 9:45 a. in. Worship- service and sermon at 11 a. in. Bear Grass Church school at 9:30 a. m. Worship service and sermon at 8 p. m. Rob«rson's Chapel Church school at 3:30 p. m. Worship service and sermon at 4:15 p. in. (Sacrament of the Lord's Sup per). Ballard's Farm Church school at 1:30 p, m. Prison Camp Sermon by Rev. Hill at 3:30 p. m. Note.—Mr. H. H. McLean, of Wash ington, will be with us at all these Services for the purpose of takiag Stereopticon slides of our wOrk in Martin County. These services arc for you. Make them yours. New Vegetables Expected At Curb Market Any Time Did you try the radishes last week sold at the curb market The bright red color was a real appetite creator. VVe hope to have some more this week Most any Saturday now at the mar ket there will be new vegetables for our patrons to make their selections from at minimum prices.