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VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 31
ADJUSTMENT ACT
GIVES MILLIONS
TO COTTON BELT
Two Plans Are Advanced
For Relief Of The
Cotton Farmer
Washington, June 15.—Administra
tion plant for applying the farm ad
justment act contemplate paying far
mers who co-operate in the program
bonusses and rentals for cotton and
wheat acreage reduction of more than
$150,000,00 in the next four nlonths.
It was said authoratively that de
signers of the program hope that the
payments will aid in stimulating busi
ness recovery in the two crop belts in
addition to reducing output of the
commodities. Depressed wheat and
cotton prices in recent years have
been blamed on over-production.
Meanwhile, administrators of the
farm act studied closely the market
reception of news of Secretary Wal
lace's plans to levy maximum
processing taxes on both cotton and
wheat to finance acreage reduction.
Wallace firmly refused any com
ment upon the market's reaction,
which resulted in a drop in wheat
prices earlier in the day, most of
which was later recovered, and a fall
of about $2 a bale in the price of cot
ton.
It was reported that his concern
is centered on the effect on long
range prices, which he expects to
improve greatly when his plans have
been given an opportunity to operate
for some time. Wallace and his aides
have laid plans to get the programs
for the two crops in operation speed
ily after official announcement is
made. The first cash benefits probably
will go to the South, with the pro
gram definitely calling for payment
of rental benefits to farmers who re
duce part of their present acreage of
cotton.
Jn suggesting that 12,500,000 acres
or at least 10,000,000 acres of cotton
be taken out of production this year,
they proposed two alternative plans.
Under one, the planter would be re
imbursed at the flat rate of $lO for
each arce of growing cotton he put
to the plow.
Under the other, the planter would
be paid $6 for each acre taken out of
production and would have, in addi
tion, the right to obtain options on
2,500,000 bales of government cotton
at 5 cents a pound, each planter to be
limited to an amount equal to one
bale for each three acres of land taken
out of production.
CALL FIREMEN
OUT TUESDAY
Little Damage Done When
Fire Burns Hole in Floor
of Old Buggy Shop
The local fire company received its
first call in more flian a month short
ly after 9 o'clock last Tuesday night,
when fire was discovered in the forge
room of the Blount Manufacturing
Company on Smithwkk Street here.
The fire had burned a small portion of
the floor when neighbors discovered
it, but the flames had gained *> little
headway that no apparatus was need
ed to bring them under control.
Workmen left the forge room that
afternoon about 4 o'clock, and the fire
was not discovered until about five
hours later, causing some to believe
that the blaie did not start from the
red-hot iron dropped on the floor or
embers from the furnace.
Young boys playing around the shop
last Saturday are said to have nearly
fired the building by burning shav
ings. Employee* discovered the fire
and put it out before any damage re
mitted. The building was nearly fired
a second time and in the same man
ner Sunday morning, it was said.
Large Numbers Attending
Bible School at Bear Grass
Begining last Monday with an en
rollment of 70, the Daily Vacation
Bible School at Bear Graas got oft
to a splendid start. Each day during
the week 65 or more boys and girls
between the ages of 3 and 15 have
been spending two and a half hours
studying the Bible, singing songs, and
playing guArt:
The school ia divided into four de
partments, the beginners, primaries,
juniors, and intermediates. The be
ginners ue taught by Mrs. Kneezer
Harrison and Mn. Rptwell Rogers.
The primaries by Miss Louise Roger
son and Mrs. Lloyd Cowin. The jun
iors by Herman Rogers and Z. T.
Piephoff. The intermediates by J.
Layton Mauze. Miss Ruth Hazel
Rogers m the pianist and Mra. Bunn
Cowin assists in caring for the chiL
* dren.
The school will continue throughout
next week and will come tc a close on
Friday night at t p. m., at which time
tht commencement exercises will bit
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THE ENTERPRISE
Williamston Sto
Each Wednesday Afternoon
Beginning with next Wednes
day, June 21, all local stores and
business houses will observe each
Wednesday afternoon through
August 16 as a half holiday, the
action being agreed upon follow
ing the circulation of a petition.
Twenty-eight firms agreed to close
their places of business each
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The action of the signers makes
the half-holiday almost unanimous
for business house employees here
the post office having started clos
ing each Wednesday afternoon
some time ago. Of course, the
filling stations, drug stores, and
cafes will continue operations as
MAY WAGE WAR
AGAINST FLIES
Woman's Club To Hold a
Meeting Next Friday
Morning at 11:30
The drive for more sanitary condi
tions here will be pushed by commit
tees of the local Woman's Club this
summer, it was indicated in an an
ment released yesterday! Although
the club will suspend its regular meet
ings in July and a part of August, its
committees, especially the one having
to do with town improvements, will
continue to function throughout the
summer, it was stated.
Already requests have been nude to
the club, urging it to become actively
interested in cleaning up things, get
ting rid of flies and probably pushing
the enforcement of sanitary laws in
general. While the activities, of the
committees were not definitely out
lined, it is believed the club will seek
the removal of all pigs and cows from
within the town limits.
The club will hold a meeting in the
club hall next Friday morning at 11:30
o'clock, followed by a luncheon for
nouncement made yesterday. Although
club members served by the ladies of
the Episcopal church.
During the summer months, the
several church societies or organiza
tions will have charge of the regular
Kiwanis luncheons, it was said.
TOBACCO CROP IS
IN NEED OF RAIN
•
Farmers Dust Plants Late
at Night In Effort To
Kill Worms
It was generally agreed in numerous
reports received here this week that
the tobacco crop is in need of rain in
this section, that no serious damage
has resulted so far, but that the dry
weather is beginning to affect the
crop.
The horn worm, common in tobac
co hardly before the latter part of
July or early August, is present al
ready in great numbers, the reports
stated. Many farmers are using the
arsenate of lead preparation in com
bating the horn and bud worms. Dur
ing the past few nights, farmers have
operated dusting machines late int®
the night in an effort to kill the
worms.
Several farmers are understood to
be about ready to start harvesting the
crop, but those cases are compara
tively few just at this time. A few
may start curing next week, however.
Baptists To Hold State
Assembly at Manteo
The Baptist assembly and Chautau
qua begins at Manteo on Sunday, and
goes on through Friday. There will
be special rates for guests, bridge toll
concessions, ample time for bathing
on the beach at Nags Head, and fish
ing in the waters surrounding Roan
oke Island.
The Assembly offers a" splendid com
bination of vacation and light class
work, plus several days in the his
toric surroundings of that section, in
cluding Roanoke Island, Nags Head,
Kill Devil Hill, and the Wright Me
morial, recently unveiled. And it may
be said these attractions at this time
are by no means limited to the Bap
tists. Any one wil be welcomed.
I RESULTS
J
Tuesday, June 13
Williamston, 10; E. City, 3.
Edenton, 17; Ahoskie.l.
Colerain, 4; Windsor, 1.
Wednesday, June 14 -
Williamston, 8; Elizabeth City, 2.
Edenton, 6; Ahoskie, 1.
Colerain, 5; Windsor, 1.
Thursday, June 15
Edenton, 10; Williamston, 5.
"Windsor, 18; Ahoskie, 6.
| Colerain, It; Elizabeth City, 8.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 16,1933
usual, but even then some of those
business firms will have an oppor
tunity to enjoy the half-holidays.
The practice of observing Wed
nesday afternoons as half-holidays
is widely followed throughout the
country, and in many Eastern
Carolina towns, giving clerks and
store owners an opportunity to en
joy the out-of-doors during the
one afternoon in the week.
The attention of patrons is
called to the half holiday, and
they are cordially invited to help
make the practice successful.
Early ahopping Wednesday morn
ing will cause no one any incon
venience and will aid those spon
soring the half holidays.
EIGHTEEN CASES
ON DOCKET FOR
SUPERIOR COURT
Mixed Term To Begin Next
Monday With Judge
Parker Presiding
Eighteen criminal cases have been
scheduled for trial in the Martin
County Superior Court convening
next Monday for a mixed term of one
week. Judge R. Hunt Parker, of Ro
anoke Rapids, wilt preside, jurist
coming here for the second time to
hold court in the county.
As a whole, the docket is of little
(consequence. However, there is a
murder case scheduled for trial, the
first case of its kind to be called in the
court in many months. John Sim
mons, colord, will go on trial for his
life in connection with the murder of
his brother in Goose Nest Township
last March.
The docket is made up. of four
housebreaking and larceny cases; one
reckless driving charge; one carrying
a concealed weapon; two larceny and
receiving; two assault with deadly
weapons; two operating automobiles
while intoxicated; three trespass cases
one murder charge; one non-support
and one embezzlement charge. Six
cases were appealed from judgments
handed down in the recorder's court
and five were entered by warrants.
Several of the cases were continued
from previous terms, some as far back
as the June, 1932, term.
The following cases appear on the
docket:
John K. Whichard, operating auto
mobile while intoxicated. This case
has been continued for prayer for
judgment since last June.
W. A. Respass, housebreaking and
larceny. Case continued from previ
ous term.
The embezzlement case against 11.
G. Parker was continued from the
March term.
A conditional judgment was ren
dered last March in the case charg
ing Jim Sutton with non-support.
The case charging Reddick Griffin
with trespass was continued.
John Simmons, murder. Case en
tered by warrant.
The cake charging W. B. Watts
with false pretense was entered by
warrant.
An appeal was noted in the case
charging John F. Flannagan with for
cible trespass.
Josh Pritchett and Farl Mary, house
breaking and larceny. Case entered
on docket by warrant.
A warrant was issued in the case
charging Henry Raynor with house
breaking and larceny.
The case charging Lester Terry and
Herbert Page with larceny and receiv
ing was bound over by the county re
corder.
Jim Henry Nelson, assault with in
tent to kill. Case was entered by
warrant.
Two cases, one charging the de
fendant with operating an automobile
while intoxicated, and another an as
sault with a deadly weapon against
Herbert Page, were entered by appeal
from judgments in the county court.
Two cases, one charging Earl Mary
with larceny and receiving and an
other charging him with carrying a
concealed weapon, were entered by
appeal.
John Jones, charged with reckless
driving, appealed to the superior
court from judgment of the county
court.
Lee Winbush and Levi Williams,
charged with housebraking and lar
ceny, were bound over by Recorder
Peel for trial in the court next week.
One Preaching Service at
Baptist Church Sunday
The paator will speak at the Bap
tist church Sunday morning, and the
congregation is invited to join with
the union service to be held the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock, the preacher as yet un
announced.
LONG SESSSION
COUNTY COURT
HELD TUESDAY
Several Defendants Fail To
Appear On Account of
Sudden Illness
Judge H. O. Peel ancf Solicitor W.
H. Coburn held an unusually long ses
sion of the county recorder's court
last Tuesday, completing the docket
about .1:45 that afternoon. Fines a
mounting to approximately $75 were
ordered paid, and one or two defend
ants were sent to the roads.
The feature of the cojirl activities
were doctors' certificates declaring
certain defendants "very, very ill' that
day. The judge'accepted the certifi
cates without argument, and the truth
of it is the defendants will escape
Judge R. Hunt Parker and his super
ibr court next week. Not all the
cases were continued on account of
illness.
The first case out of the box, the
one charging Oliver Gilliam with
reckless driving, was continued two
weeks.
| Charged with temporary larcetfy,
J. A. Ross was found not guilty. In
a second case charging hint with an
assault, the defendant was fined sls
and taxed with the costs.
Raymond Heath was fine $25 and
taxed with the costs in the case charg
ing him with violating the liquor
laws. Kader Gardner was found not
guilty in the case.
Douglas Edwards, the *elf-slyl-ed
colored doctor alleged to have prac
ticed medicine without license, had
his case continued by prayer for judg
ment, Edwards is said to have been
in trouble in connection with similar
rases before, and it is also said that
one, and probably more, of his pa
tients died rather mysteriously. The
man, however, has been of much val
ue to the welfare department in tak
ing several colored children, all but
naked, off the relief agency.
Albert Jones was found not guilty
in the case charging him with an as.
sault with a deadly weapon.
Clara Ann Staton, charged with an
assault with a deadly weapon, was
found not guilty.
The case charging Jodie Beach with
an assault with a deadly weapon, was
sent to the juvenile court for consid
eration as the defendant was a minor.
Two cases against J. K. Bunting,
one charging him with an assault witn
a deadly weapon and the other with
carrying a concealed weapon, were
continued two weeks.
J. D. Reddick, charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon, was giv
en until October 3 to pay the $25 fine
imposed upon him by the court on
May 23. Fannie Ruffin, fined $lO on
a similar charge on the same date,
was given until June 27 to pay the
amount.
Augustus Turner was sentenced to
the roads for a period of four months
when he was found guilty of assault
ing a female.
The case charging Mark I'earce with
larceny and rereiving was nol prossed.
The case charging Charles Simpson
with violating the liquor laws and one
charging Enoch Peel with bastardy,
were continued two weeks.
The court held its first sessiop in
two weeks last Tuesday, the delay
partly accounting for the large num
ber of cases on docket for trial. No
session of the court will be held next
Tuesday as Judge Parker will be pre
siding at the regular term of super
ior court at that time.
Three Martin Boys Return
from Reforestation Camps
Indirect reports received here this
week indicate that the .W) or more
Martin County boys in the reforesta
tion camp near Bryson City are get
ting along unusually well. Some of
the boys were said to be advancing
rapidly in the work and were having
the time of their lives. A scarcity of
cigarettes was reported among some
of the forestry workers.
So far only three boys from this
county, Jim Staton Godard, Walter
Jones, and Harry Barber, are said to
have returned home from the camp.
Guardians Prepare Their
Accounts for Inspection
Remembering that Judge R. Hunt!
I Parker ordered an investigation of all
I guardians' accounts in the county and
that he will return next week to in
spect the reports, guardians have and
still are visiting the clerk of court'i
office here to put their houses in or
der before the judge reaches here next
week.
No details on the accounts have
relased, but it is generally be
lieved that many instructions given
jn last wills and testaments have,
failed of their purpose for one cause
or another. u — ■» |
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Tyrrell County farmers sold two
cars of soybeans for seed in western
Carolina recently.
Immunization Drive Will Be
Started in County Monday
MARTINS DROP
FIRST GAME
TO EDENTON
"Country" Davis and His
Aggregation To Play
Here Tuesday
After winning five and tieing one,
the Williantston baseball nine yester
day lost its first game of the season
to Edenton by a score of 10 to 5 at
Edenton. Cherry, pitching for the
Martins, allowed 14 hits, hut his team
mates nearly offset the count with 13
hits, including a home run by Uizle
in the second inning.
YVilliamston led with two runs up
to the fifth, when the Colonials made
three hits, including a three.bagger
and a home run, to score _5 runs. The
Colonials scored two more in the sev-
enth and three in the eighth. Wil
liatnston rallied in the ninth to touch
O'Brien for four consecutive singles
to make three runs. Page and Her
ring, going in as pinch hitters in the
ninth, each delivered a single. Tay
lor led at bat for Williamston with
three singles. Partin, with two dou
bles and a triple, and Hart, with two
singles and a home run, were best for
I Kdenton.
In the last Tuesday game here, Eliz
abeth ( ity made several costly errors,
the first baseman missing a chance
that turned in three runs. William
ston won the contest, 10 to 3. "Doc"
Kugler turned the visitors back with
only ft hits, the locals annexing 12
safeties on Keel and l.ee.
Herring, pitching Wednesday, de
feated the Jaybirds at Elizabeth City,
8 to 2, allowing the Pasquotank boys
only 5 hits. Herring fanned 11 men
facing him that day and allowed only
one bit in the first seven innings.
Karp and James led with three hits
each for the Martins.
Ibis afternoon Kdenton comes here,
and a close i,.une is expected.
Tomorrow Williamston plays off a
lie game with't ob tain at Colerain, the I
locals to receive 40 percent of the
gross receipts.
Next Tuesday "Country" Davis is
to bring his Indians for the first
game with the locals this season. j
Box score and summary for Thurs
day's game follow:
WILLIAMSTON AB R HPO A E
Harp, ss . 4 1 2 0 2 0j
Gaylord, If 4 0 0 0 0 0
Latham, c 5 0 15 0 0
Brake, 2b 4 0 2 5 0 0,
lizzie, 3b 4 1112 0
James, rf 5 I 1 1 l) 1
Taylor, lb 4 13 8 10'
Frank, cf 3 0 0 3 0 0
xHerring 1110 0 0
Cherry, p 2 0 1 1 0 0;
xxl'age 1 0 1 0 0 oj
Totals 37 5 13 24 5 2
xßatted for Frank in 9th.
xxßatted for Cherry in 9th.
KDENTON AB R H PO A K
J. Webb, rf 5 0 1 2 0 1
Seully, lb 3 11 10 1 0
Morris, ss 5 3 2 2 2 0j
Hart, cf 4 3 3 1 0 0
O'Brien, p 4 112 3 0
Suttenfield, c 5 0 3 8 10!
C, Webb, If 4 0 0 0 0 l|
Lassiter, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Partin, 2b 4 2 3 2 4 0
Totals ' 38 10 14 27 11 2 1
Score by innings: R
Williamston 010 KM) 003— 5|
Kdenton 000 050 23x—10
Summary: Two-base hits: Partin
(2); three-base bits: Partin, Sutten
field; home runs: Uzzle, Suliy, Hart;
left on bases: 9, Williamston
3; double play: Partin to Sully; hit
by pitcher: Karp (by O'Brien); wild
pitches: O'Brien, Cherry (2); bases
on balls: off O'Brien 1, off Cherry 4;
struck out: by O'Brien ft; by Cherry
3 Time of game: 2 hours. Umpire:
Honeysucker. |
Charles Hall Dickey, Jr., Is
Town's Champion Traveler
Chas. Hall DicWy, the second and
the town's champion traveler, leaves
tomorrow morning (or Philadelphia
where he will visit relatives a few
days before continuing to Chicago to
see the world fair. While in the
windy city he will be the guest of his
aunt. *
Miss Evelyn Harrison, who recent,
ly completed a year's study at the
University of Illinois, was the first
person from here to see the wonders
at the world fair.
Morning Service Sunday
at Church of the Advent
Kev. E. F. Moseley will return from
Camp Leach for the morning service
>at the Church of the Advent June 18.
The subject of the sermon at this hour
will be: "Is Our Conversion a Real
ity?"
At the evening hour, the congrega
tion will join in the union service,
otherwise announced in tfeis paper.
CLUB STANDINGS )
N— J
Team W L Pet.
YVilliamston S 1 .833
Edenton / 5 2 .714
Coleraiu 4 2 .667
Al. ■ —kn- 3 4 .429
"Windsor 2 5 . 286
Elizabeth City 1 6 .143
UNDERTAKE TO
DO SEWING FOR
COUNTY NEEDY
Welfare Heads Appeal for
Patterns for Use In the
Sewing Project
A sewing project, planned for the
needy in this county, will l>e started
next week, it was learned from the
welfare office here yestrday morning.
Unemployed women dependent upon
relief agencies will be given work dur
ing the next few weeks, it is planned.
Approximately 1,000 yards of mater
ial furnished by the Red Cross will
he made into garments under the di
rect-i-m~of Red Cross authorities here
in cooperation with the welfare de
partment.
In an effort to make the project a
successful one, the authorities arc ap
pealing for patterns of all si/os and
descriptions. The need for children's
dress patterns is especially great, it
was said, and any one having a sim
ple pattern is urged to donate it for
use in the project. Patterns will he
received at the welfare office in the
courthouse, and by next Monday or
Tuesday it is hoped at least 100 pat
terns will have been donated.
The garments will be distributed a
nioug needy children of school age
throughout the county, and the suc
ress of the project wilT nrean better
attendance upon the several schools
next fall and winter
It is believed the project will prove
of great value, and those in charge of
the undertaking are certain it will
prove successful if sufficient patterns
can be scoured by the early part of
next.week. Any one havng a pattern
that is suitable lor use is cordially
asked to forward il immediately to the
welfare department, Williamston.
(iaiincuts will he distributed to needy
children throughout the county.
Whooping Cough Spreads
Among Colored Families
The numerous cases of whooping
rough are beginning to dwindle a
nii.iig white children here, but it is
feared the outbreak has just started
with the almost countless colored
young'uns in town. Up until yester
day only one case of the cough had
been reported among the colored
j population. Three new oases were re
ported that day, and that number is
believed to be sufficient- to fan the
\ blaze and start ,311 epidemic among
the colored children.
! A few additional cases among the
j white children were reported this
t week, but it is believed that the epi
demic stage is passed.
Schedule of Presbyterian
Services in the County
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Sunday, June lKth, 1933:
Church school at 9:45 a. m.
Worship service and sermon at 11
a. in. Subject: "Reserves," by Z. T.
Piephoff.
Bear Grant
Church school at 10 a. m. J. Lay
jton Maiize.
Worship service and sermon at 8
I p. in. Z, T. i'iephoff.
Roberton's Chapel
Church school at 4 p. in.
Preaching immediately afterward
by J. Layton Mauze.
Ballard's Farm
Church school at 4 p. tn. by Z. T.
Pieplioff.
Prison Camp
Services at .1:30 p. m., by Rev. Hill,
We invite you to these services.
WHERE THEY PLAY J
'FRIDAY, JUNE 16
Edenton at Williamston.
Colerain at Elizabeth City.
Ahoskie at Windsor.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
Ahoskie at Williamston.
Windsor at Elisabeth City.
Colerain at Edenton.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
, Williamston at Ahoskie.
Elisabeth City at Windsor.
Edenton at Colerain.
Watch the Label On Yoor
Paper Aa It. Carriaa the Data
Whan Your Subecriptioo Kxptraa
ESTABLISHED 1898
OFFERED FREE
TO EVERYBODY
IN THIS SECTION
Thousands of People in
County Expected To
Be Vaccinated
Thousands of Martin County peo
ple—old and young, rich and poor,
while and colored--are pi.inning t»
lake advantage of the frei' l-nmuniza
tion against typhoid fever and diph
theria offered by the .'ounty in coop
eration with the State Board of
Health. The campaign opens next
Monday morning ami continues for
four weeks. Only three visits or
"shots" are necessary, the authorities
adding an extra week to take care of
those who will, find it impossible to
attend the first week
All oi the county doctors will t;ikc
part in the campaign, it was learned
from the county health . office, and
present indications point to one of
the most successful drives against the
fever and diphtheria ever undertaken
in the county.
Beginning nex-t -Monday, and then
for several weeks, it will not be advis
able to slap your friends on the back
or arm for fear of aggravating their
vaccinations.
(ilance over the following sched
ule and make definite plans _ro attend
and have all the members the fain
ily at the nearest dispensary>on th#
dates scheduled.
Mondays, June I'J, 26, July 3, 10:
Sandy Kidge school, 8:30 a in.; James
-1 ville school, 10 a. m.; Farm Life
'school, 10:30 a. ui.; Oak C ity school,
10 a. m.; Hamilton school, 3 p. m.
Tuesdays, June 20, 27, July 4, 11:
l.illev's Hall'school, 8:.11) a in.; Smith
wicks Creek school, 10 a m.; Mace
donia schools, 11 a. in.; l'atmele, Has
sell and Hardens schools, 111 a. ni.
Wednesdays, June 21, 28, July 5, 12;
Hear Grass School, 9:30 a. m.; Bear
(irass school (colored), 11: JO a. m.
Thursdays, June 22, 2 1 ', July 0, 13:
Everetts school, 8:30 a. in.; Kveretts
schools (colored), 1(1 a. in.; Cross
Roads school, 11:30 a. in.; Gold Point
school, 10 a in.
Fridays, June 23, 30, July 7, 14
Williamstou school, 8:30 a. ni.: Wil
lianistou school (colored), 10:30 a. in.;
Kobersouville school, 8:30 a. m.; Kob
ersouville school (colored), 10:30 a. in
LAST OF DUGGAN
FAMILY IS DEAD
Son of a Notorious Family
Died at County Home
This Week
Wiley Duggan, 70-odd,years of age,
and the last member of a • notorious
colored family of this place, died in
the Martin t aunty home Tuesday
night a pauper. Lust rites were held
at the home Wednesday, and inter
ment followed in the bounty's burial
ground about two and one-half miles
from here on North Carolina High
way No. 90.
While Wiley Duggan was a mem
ber of the notorious family, he was
not closely associated in their activi
ties. He had several brothers and
they, led by their father, created ter
ror here in the days gone by. They
were, noted for the fights and attacks
Upon the whites, against whom they
were bitterly prejudiced, it is said.
The climax.of the gang was reached
when certain members plotted to burn
the business district of the town a
number of years ago. Learning of
the plans to burn the town, a number
of white men secreted themselves with «
guns and ammunition and were or
dered to shoot to kill. The gang
turned hack before - blood could be
shed when it was learned there would
he a battle
V. G. Taylor Champion
Irish Potato Grower
While many fanners experienced
medium yields pi irish potatoes this
season, Mr. V.' G. Taylor, county
commissioner and large-scale farmer,
only recently completed harvesting
one of the best crops of the cobblers
he has ever raised. He averaged as
high as 90 barrels to the acre in one
or two cases, and the quality, firmly
established by a bushel placed on dis
play in the Enterprise office Wednes
day, was declared to have established
a new record in this part of the coun
try '' ,
Many potatoes have been aold here
in years past, but those raised by Mr.
Taylor outclasses them all without a
doubt. A
Farmers selling through established
exchange*, are said to have averaged
over $2 a barrel for their offerings
this season.