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Watch DM Label Oa Tow hw Aa It- Carriss the Data Whsa Your Subscription bpina VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 18 MAKE PLANS FOR BASEBALL TEAM HERE THIS YEAR Plan To Start Season With Edenton, Colerain and Ahoskie June Ist Preliminary arrangements for the organization of a baseball club here this season were completed last night when around SO fans met in the city hall and aelected V. J. Spivey organi sation manager. Messrs. W. Joe Taylor, E. P. Cunningham, Leslie T. Fowden, and H. G. Horton were named as an advisory board. Several enthusiastic talks were made and the concensus of opinion was that a team could function here this sea son to a decided advantage. Planning to start the season about the first week in June, the team of ficials stated this morning that about the same line-up of last year could be hired again this season, with one or two exceptions. Jimmie Brown, third baseman last season, is .now with the Greensboro Patriots In the Piedmont League, and he will not be available here this season. It is understood that e»;h club can hire four out-of county players. Organization of clubs in Edenton, Coleraine, and Ahoskie is now under way, and present indications point to the opening of the season about June Ist or sth. In an effort to start preliminary op erations here, contributions will be solicited this week. It is believed that once the season is started, the local club will finance itself. SCHOOL NEWS AT OAK CITY All Teachers There Are Re elected for the 1933-34 School Term ♦ An interesting chapel program was presented Monday morning, May 1, in the Oak City school auditorium. Each grade in school contributed a part to the program, thus making it more interesting for all grades pres ent. Hot lunch is still being served to an average of 65 pupils a day. Through out the year these particular children have been closely observed. It has been learned that they not only gained in weight, but that they also showed considerable improvemen in their reci tations.—L. Allsbrook. Reelect Teacher* We are glad to note that the en tire faculty of Oak City school has been reelected for the year of 1933-34. Mr.Ainsley reports that the year has been a most strenuous one, yet throw ing aside all obstacles, he has had the best year in his teaching experience. To this success he contributes the splendid cooperation of the faculty. He has been well pleased with work and social life of the school.—Report ed. P. T. A. To Help Teachers Owing to the fact that the teach ers received a 30 per cent cut in their sixth month salary check and a big probability that they will not receive att of the eight-month salary, the P.-T. A. organization voted to support the teachers for the last two weeks of the school term so that all children would not have to repeat their grades next year. The easiest plan mapped out by the committee was to let the patrons of the school contribute such food as they had and let the teachers continue to board at the The plan has worked splendidly and now the teachers boarding at the teacherage wish to express their many thanks to the patrons of the scool for contribut ing the supplies needed in order to operate the teacherage. Each teacher appreciates every article given. We feel that the cooperation we have wit nessed has been splendid; and with out this spirit of cooperation we would have been unable to execute school duties to the best of our ability. We wish to express thanks to those who solicited the food and also to express our appreciation and many thanks to the matron, Mrs. Wiggins, for the wonderful consideration shown as.— Myrtis Zetterower. • To Preach Sermon at the Berry School in Georgia ■ * Rev. Charles H. Dickey, local Bap tist minister, was unusually honored recently when he received an invita tion to deliver the commencement ser mon at the Martha Berry schools in Rome, Ga., next Sunday. The par son accepted the invitation and left Sunday to spend a week in Murphy, Atlanta, and Rome. While in Geor gia, Mr. Dickey will interview Cora Harris, noted writer, for the Chris tian Herald. . • • At Barnhill'a Tnproraw Bpttle Yearby, popular . salesman lor the Storrs-Schaffer Co., will be at Barnhitl Brothers' store here all day tomorrow. THE ENTERPRISE Town Finances Discussed at Board Meet Here Last Night Holding one of the shorta* meeting* in icveral months, lb* local board of commissioners last night cantered attention on town finances. The retarded payment of taxes (or the year 1932 resulted in the defaulting of about $4,300 in bond inter eat coupons and a boat $4,000 in bond principal, the default baing the largest ever re ported by the town. However, town finances are not aa poorly off aa the size of the default indicates. The town haa aeveral thousand dollars in the bank, but the a mount is not aufficient to meet all the installment due aa of yester day. According to re porta receiv- COUNTY BOARD HOLDS MEETING HERE MONDAY Six Permits To Sell Beer In l« County Issued By The Board Members The issuance of beer licenses, a re port from the tax collector, and the usual routine matters nude up the business calendar of the Martin Coun ty Board of Commissioners in regular session here yesterday. Jurors for the one-week term of superior court convening in June were selected. Var ious reports of county officers were filed for inspection. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck reported $116,888.73 of the $216,304.05 tax levy for the year 1932 collected and turned over to the treasurer. An uncollect ed balance of $99,415.32 remains as the one big problem of thi collector. Six beer licenses were issued to the followin, at $25 each: Asa Johnson, Hamilton. Rogerson Brothers, Robersonville. William H. Carson, Parmele. J. Claude Leggeft and two Pender's Stores, Williamston. The first three applicants will sell beer to be consumed on the premises, while the latter three asked for li censes to sell for use off the prem- FEW VOTING IN ELECTION TODAY So Dull at Polls, Election Officials Find It Hard To Remain Awake One of the smallest votes cast in a municipal election here in many years was forecasted at noon today, up until which time only 26 votes had been placed in the box. Probably the total vote will reach 65 or 75 be fore the polls close at sunset today, but still there is some doubt as to whether a last-minute rally would boost the size of the vote to that number. As fsr as it could be learned the straight ticket, prepared in conven tion week before last, was being vot ed without alteration. No independ ent ticket was in evidence, and in terest in the election was almost nil up until noon today. It isn't at all likely that interest will increase as the day passes. Messrs. John Pope, Roy T. Griffin and Albert T. Perry, election officials, are having a hard day of it, and it is supposed that there would be some dozing, and even snoring going on were it not for first one and then the other keeping the other two awake. MRS. HARDISON DIES SUDDENLY Funeral Services Held At Home of Parents Near Here Last Sunday Mrs. George Hardison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Opheus Godard, of near here, died suddenly in a Washington hospital Saturday afternoon. While she had experienced poor health dur ing much of the past two years, her condition was not considered serious until last Friday, when she was re moved from her home in Williams Township to the hospital. Mrs. Hardison, 24 years old, was born and reared in Williams Town ship. She attended the community and local schools and was married about five years ago. Besides Mr. Hardison and a few days old baby, she is survived by her parents and several brothers and sis ters. Funeral services were conducted from the home of Mr. and Mrs. God ard Sunday afternoon by Rev. C. T. Rogers, Methodist minister and pas tor of Mrs. Hardison, assisted by Rev. W. B. Harrington. Interment was in the family plot on the home farm in Williams Township. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 2, 1933 Ed from many towns hare and there throughout the State the treasury hare ia holding up aa well if not better than the majority of others. The townfa operating expense during the period waa said to have been the smallest in years. A called meeting of the board is likely to be held within the next few days for a discussion and aome definite disposal of 1932 taxes. With no definite informa tion from Raleigh, the commis sioners do not know whether the taxes for 1932 are to be handled under the new law or to be han dled as heretofore. FUNERAL FOR ERNEST PIPPEN IS HELD SUNDAY Self-inflicted Bullet Wound Proves Fatal To Young Hamilton Man Ernest Pippen, automobile mechan ic of Hamilton, died in a Washington hospital Saturday morning from a self-inflicted bullet wound in the head. The young man is said to have left a note, but its contents have not been made public, leaving the tragic act still a mystery to the public. Pippen fired the bullet into his head in the engine room of a grist mill last Wednesday afternoon. He never re gained consciousness, and his death was described as a horrible one. The body was brought here early Saturday morning and prepared for burial. It was later removed to Ham. ilton, where services were held Sun day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the Baptist church, with the Kev. E. C. Shoe, Baptist minister of Roberson ville, conducting the last rites. Bur ial was in the family plot in the Ham ilton cemetery. The son of Mr. Thurston Pippen and the late Mrs. Pippen, the young man was born and reared in Hamil ton. At the time of his death he was employed by Mr. Charles Perkins, a brother-in-law, as an automobile me chanic, and well thought of by a large number of people in his town and community. Besides his father he is survived by his wife and two children, also three 'sisters, Mrs. Charles Perkins, Mrs. D. G. Matthews, and Miss Ruth Pip pen, all of Hamilton. JUNIORS MEET IN ROBERSONVILLE About 20 of Local Council Members To Attend Meeting Thursday Members of the local council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, will not hold a meeting here Thurs day evening of this week as many of them are planning to attend a dis trict meeting in Robersonville at that time. About 20 will go from here, it is understood. State leaders in the organization will take part in the program there that evening, and the Lexington Home glee club, supported by the Juniors, will appear in their first concert in this section. Junior Order members from several eastern counties are expected to visit Robereonville Thursday afternoon and evening. An interesting program has been arranged for the afternoon and evening. Supper wiU be served in the Junior Hall. SCHOOL FINALS AT JAMESVILLE Dr Maynard O. Fletcher to Deliver Sermon There Sunday Morning The first of the exercises marking the close of the 1932-33 term in the Jamesville schools will be held Fri day night of this week when a music recital is held. Dr. Waynard O. Fletcher, prominent educator, will preach the » commence ment sermon in the school auditorium there next Sunday morning at 11 o'- clock. Class day exercises will be held the following Tuesday. The annual high school play will feature the finals program Thursday evening, May 11. The high spot in the entire program will be reached Friday, May 12, when the Hon. Francis D. Winston, of Windsor, delivers the annual com mencement address. Diplomas pnd certificates of graduation will be a warded at that time. In announcing the program, Prin cipal A. L. Pollock, of the schools there, stated that they were looking for large attendances during" the com mencement series. ONLY RIPPLE OF INTEREST HERE IN SALE OF BEER High Price Believed To Be In Way of Sales In This Community Beer, manufactured to the tune of 3.2 per cent of alcohol by weight, went on sale here shortly after mid night yesterday, but for a few night hawks and a few visitors from near by towns the return of the stuff legally dressed was not loudly proclaimed. One or two stores opened a few min utes after midnight and sold a few bottles—probably 24 or 30—and that was about all there was to the return of beer in this town. Big parties were held in several North Carolina cities and larger towns. "Beer has not been made legal as | yet, at least it is not legal as far as I am concerned, and it will not be until the price drops," more than one man was heard to remark. And be cause of the 25-cent per bottle charge, sales here were unusually light and far below expectations. Local dis tributors are paring for all demands at present, but beer shipments of any great size have not started here as yet. Only a few licenses—about one-half dozen—have been sold in this coun ty so far, and it will be several days or probably longer before the sale wiN have adjusted itself. Sales may increase later on, but opening prices point to no large business. A drop in prices might effect a marked in crease in the consumption of the brew, however. Licenses to three stores in William ston, one in Hamilton and a filling station in I'armele were issued by the county board of commissioners up to noon yesterday. As to the taste of the new bever age there are many varied opinions. Some lay the taste is terrible; others say it isn't so "hot"; and still others say it is pretty good, while a few say it is fine. Some swear it has no "kick' 1 and others say it is fairly potent. SELLS ANOTHER CARLOAD SWINE Prices For Hogs On Hoof Continue Low; Lard and Meat Prices Higher J. G. Staton, large-scale farmer in this county, told another carload of hogs on the Richmond market last week, receiving about 4 cents a pound for his offerings. Mr. Staton previously told several hundred hogs on the Virginia mar ket, and continues to have a large number of swine on hand. While prices on meat and lard have advanced about 2 cents a pound, the prices for hogs on the hoof are about the same as they have been. Mr. Staton says he is unable to under stand why meat and lard prices ad vance and prices for hogs on the hoof remain low. Probably it is because the same man doing the buying han dles Hie belliivg and kontrol* tfoth ends of the bargain*. When he buys he always sings the low notes and when he sells he dwells on the high keys. BARNHILL CASE IS NOL PROSSED Case Against the Aged Pitt Man Can Be Reopened If Evidence Justifies The case in Pitt Superior court, charging Tom H. Uarnhill, aged man, with the murder of his adopted ion, Jesse Barnhill, more than a year ago, was brought to a close temporarily if not for all time last week when the solicitor nol prossed it. The court reserved the right to call the case lat er if evidence developed to justify such action. Barnhill was also freed in another case in which he was charged with violation of the liquor laws. Mr. Barnhill was charged with the death of his ward to collect SIO,OOO insurance, but the accused man vig orously denied the charge. The life less body of young Barnhill was found on Flat Swamp road, near Bethel, and the mystery surrounding his death, caused by pistol wounds in the head, has never been solved. • Aid Society Is Sponsoring Directory Local Business • The Ladies' Aid Society of the lo cal Methodist church is sponsoring a directory of local business establish ments in this paper today. The so ciety, purchasing a page outright, and at reduced prices, directs the atten tion of onr readers to the several ad vertisements and cordially invites their support of those who made the page possible. Blue Mold Again Seriously Threatens Co BEAMAN SCORED BY JUDGE AFTER JURY'S VERDICT Accused Man Is Allowed To Make Good Funds Said Misappropriated Thomas E. Beatnan, one-time Unit ed State Commissioner, preacher and insurance collector, was accorded an other victory in the Pitt County Su perior Court last week when he was allowed to settle unpaid insurance ac counts aliened to have been misap propriated by. hint. Judge Grady scored Beaman and the jury in the case. He said: "Here is u man who, according to the uncontradicted evidence, purchas ed two policies of insurance on his furniture, one of the 16th for S7OO and one on the 19th for SI,OOO He has never paid the premiums on either policy; on Saturday night, five days after the issuance of the first policy, and two days after the issuance of the second policy, he purchased a gallon of kerosene oil from a merchant here in Greenville; there was nothing pe culiar or suspicious about that par ticular fact; he had an oil cook stove in his house, and it was reasonable to suppose that he was .going to use the oil for cooking purposes; some time about midnight, his nearest neigh bor heard a man walking around in the Ueaman residence, saw the shades all pulled down, saw a light Hashing about in the rooms; it was denied that Ueaman was in the house at that time; nobody else had a key to the house; nobody else could have been in the house; at 3:30 o'clock the build ing burst into flames; the police and the firemen of the city rushed to the scene; they attempted to enter the building; they found that the front door and the rear door had both been nailed up from the inside; they en tered through the window; fumes of kerosene oil were so stifling that the officers had to back out and flush the building with air before they could enter . . . "And now he conies into court and admits that he has been stealing mon ey from the credulous insurance com panies that entrusted him with their business. All that I can say is that there has been a serious miscarriage of justice; this man is a wolf in sheep's clothing; he has paraded about the State in the livery of God; doing the works of the devil; he ought to be in the penitentiary; but 1 am powerless to impose any penalty upon him when jurors refuse to be governed by evi dence which is clear, positive, con vincing, and not even denied by the party on trial." JOHN SUMNER DIED MONDAY Was Father of Mrs. Jno. F. Thigpen and Miss Helen Sumner of This Place John Sumner, retired farmer and timberman, died early last night at his home in Hertford County, near Aulander. He had been in derlining health for several years, and death resulted from a stroke of paralysis, it was learned here this morning. He was about 65 years old, and had liv ed in Hertford County all his life. Four children, Mrs. John F. Thig pen, and Miss Helen Sumner, of Wil liamston; Mrs. Ethel Howard „ and one son, of Hertford County, survive. Funeral services are being conduct ed from the late home this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Locals Defeat Washington Team by a Score of 9 to 6 After tasting defeat at the hands of Washington 22 to 4 a few days be fore, the local high school baseball nine turned the tables last Friday aft ernoon and defeated the Beaufort lads in Washington ly a score of 9 to 6. The locals won the game in the first inning when Holloman got a home run and the Washington play ers contributed with several erros. Cooper pitched for the locals. C. W. Morrill, 90-year-old smoker, of Monson, Me., has used the. same briar pipe for the past 60 years. At Otis, Mass., Mrs. Minnie M, Webster has been elected constable, town clerk, tax collector and treasur- The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Fraitce, is 1,000 feet in height. Of the 13,500,000 foreign born per sons in the United States almost 1,- 500,000 are illiterate. [ TAX LISTING j Rsports received here yester day indicate that , several of the property list-takers will complete the work thia week, that the books will be ready for the coun ty accountant some time next week or the week following. Lis-taker R. T. Griffin will sit again at the Farmers Supply Com pany here Thursday and Friday of this week, and hopes to com plete listing during that period. Property owners are urged to re port their lists during those two days. PROGRAM HERE ENJOYED BY BIG CROWD MONDAY May Day Exercises Attract Around 1,000 People To School Grounds The May Day program, the first of a series of events marking the closing of the local schools tor the 1932-.13 term, was attended by an unusually large crowd on the grammar grade school grounds yesterday afternoon. It was estimated that more than 1,000 were present for the exercises begin ning at 4 o'clock and lasting for a little over an hoiy. Ihe characters, numbering about 150, front the first through the fifth g4artles, w.ere well ;trai nfl and did well in their respective parts despite the hot evening sun that poured forth real summer-time rays during the long j program. The exercises were much enjoyed by the large number of spectators. Friday evening at 8 o'clock, the next event in the finals program will be held in the high school building, Mrs. K A (rrcen's music pupils ap pearing in a recital at that time. SENDSNEGRO TO ROADS 30 DAYS Was First Man Ever Sen tenced To Roads by a J. P. in This County The first road term ever imposed by a justice of the peace in this coun ty was reported yesterday when Jus tice of the Peace C. M Hurst sen tenced Lucius Bellamy, Robersonville negro, to the roads for a period of 30 days. Charged with disorderly conduct and abuse to his wife, Bel lanty was first sentenced to the coun ty jail for 30 days. Remembering a bout that time that justices of the peace had been empowered by an act of the legislature recently to mete out road sentences, the Kobrsonville may ot changed his mind and instead of making Bellamy a county boarder, he ordered liini to the roads. Bellamy was delivered to Capt. C R. Mobley at the prison camp yester day, and the new prisoner is answer ing his first invitation to real work to day. Closing Exercises Start at Everetts Next Sunday The closing exercises at the Kveretts school will begin Sunday, May 7, af 11 a.'m., when Rev. Kermit Traylor, of Wilson, preaches the ■commence ment sermon. A commencement choir has been organized to sing at this service. The class day program will be pre sented on Tuesday, May 9, and the graduation exercises on Wednesday, May 10 Rev. K. ('. Shoe, of Rober sonvilie, will deliver the commence ment address, and C. Man ning will make the awards. The high school glee club will participate in Wednesday's program. The hour for both class day and graduation ex ercises has been set at 8 p. m. All of the finals will be held in the high school auditorium, and the pub lic is inviftd to attend. Many People Will See Big Whale Here This Week "Colossus," the 68-ton whale, will be viewed by thousands of folks here tomorrow afternoon and Thursday morning, it is believed, judging from the unuiual interest already mani fested in the coming of the giant sea monster. The whale, traveling on an over sized railroad car, will be on exhibit ate Atlantic Coast Line*-' Station here. Interesting personages, in charge of the exhibition, will make short talks and answer any and alh questions. Only one stop will be made by the party in this immediate section. Adr*tie*i Wffl Fad Oar Cot ams I Latchkey to Ofit Sixtcm H«W ICarai Ci—tj Ham— ESTABLISHED 1898 EXPECTING MUCH DAMAGE UNLESS DISEASE HALTED Reports State That Disease Is Spreading To The Plants in Fields Wnc mold, after remaining in a semi-dormant stage since "the tobacco plants started coming up, is fast reach ing serious proportions in this coun ty, according to a large number of re ports received here over the week-end and yesterday. That the disease would result in a curtailed acreage could not l>e forecasted, but unless the disease is checked, the crop will l>»# consider ably damaged, it is believed. Farmers throughout the county re port the disease in their beds and state that it is spreading rapidly over the plants, parching the leaves and killing the binl In many instances. Reports received yesterday after noyu Mate that the disease is now in many fields, that the leaves were with ering rapidly but up to that time the buds were nut materially affected. In some instances the plants had been transplanted more than two weeks. Many fai liters were of the opinion that the disease did no! attack the plants once they were transplanted. It is generally believed that danger from blue mold is lar less once tKe plants are removed from the crowded beds and put in the fields. Thinking they could outdistance the disease, farmers in this county have already transplanted about one half of the an- ticipatcd acreage, or probably more. *1 transplanting is progressing rapidly at this time, and it is possible that Martn farmers will get their anticipat ed acreage. Ihe size of the beds were greatly increased, and even if the dis ease kills many of the plants, farmers will still have enough left to trans plant. However, the serious situation ties In the spread of Dlue mold to" the plants in the fields. Authorities arc agreed that dis eased plants should he thrown away, that su.-li plants placed in the Held will cause the disease to spread there, in thi meantime, Martin farmers who havev not completed transplanting their crops are spreading nitrate of soda ami water on their plants in an effort to check the blue mold. SCHOOL CLOSING AT BEAR GRASS First of Finals Events To Be Held There Next Friday Night Principal T. O. Hickman announces the following schedule of closing ex ercises at the Hear (irass School: The primary grades will give their commencement program Friday night, May 5, at 8 o'clock. Key 1,. R Sasser, of Aulauder, will deliver the bacialaureate sermon Sun day morning. May 7, at 11 o'cloik in the high school auditorium. Tuesday night, May 7, the fifth, sixth and seventh, grade will present a play entitled, "Her Blessed Boy." Wednesday night, May 10, the eighth ninth, and tenth grades will present the high school play, entitled, "Billy's Aunt Jane." Thursday night, May 11, the seniors will conduct their class-day exercises. It will be presented in the form of a play, "Pirate's Gold." Friday night, May 12, Dr. M. O. Fletcher, of Washington, will deliver the literary address to the graduating class, and Principal T. O. Hickman will present the diplomas. Griffins School Honor Roll for Sixth Month Closing the 1932-33 six-months term last Friday the Griffins' school at Smithwick* Creek reported seven honor pupils, as follows: First grade: Mot any. Second grade: Not any. Xhirdgrade: Bruce Peel, Etoise Hodges and Vera Ruth Griffin. Fourth grade: Clifton Ward and Howell Feele. Fifth grade: Evan Griffin. Sixth grade: Not any. Although the temperature was be low the freezing point during the period of incubation, a hen duck hatch ed out 14 ducklings in nest which was located on the ground at the home of Maurice Kennon, Red Oak, lowa. Salt Lake City (Utah) police who for weeks had sought Thomas Fgigins on charges of beating his wife, found hint serving as a member of a jury in a district court, near the city's central police station.
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