Good Tobacco Is Bringing a Premium on the Williamston Market I Adwikm Will Pud Oar Col i ami a Latchkey to Ortr Sixteen I Hundred Martin County Hornet VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 73 EXPRESS A HOPE TO GET PRE-WAR COTTON PRICES Delegations Being Selected To Go To Washington To Present Matter Raleigh. Nov. B.—That North Ca rolina cotton farmers have confidence in the administration's program for raising farm commodity price levels is evidenced by the amount of cotton that is being stored throughout the State under the government's 10-cent loan plan, according to U. Benton Blalock, general manager of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co operative Association. "There is quite an optimistic feel ing among cotton growers that, if the government can work out a satisfac tory program for bringing about pre war parity prices for tobacco, a way will be found eventually to bring about pre-war parity prices for cot ton," Mr. Blalock said. The cooperative , leader 'termed "significant" the fact that while North Carolina will harvest this year a crop only about two-thirds oiMior : mat, several of the 46 State eral licensed warehouses the cotton association have already been filled to capacity. A number of oth ers, he said, have notified the asso ciation that they would be filled to their capacity in a very few days if the rush for storage continues. "Wherever we can find empty buildings suitable for the storing of cotton, these are being licensed un der the State warehouse system and pressed into service for temporary storage spaces," Mr. Blalock said, adding ht "We of course still have ample storage space at our larger concentra tion points. But under the govern ment's plan it is better to provide storage space as easily accessible to the farmers as possible as the 10- cent loans can only be made as the warehouse receipts are issued." Explaining the procedure for ob taining the 10-cent loans, Mr. Blalock said: "Under the plan the farmer delivers his cotton direct to the warehouse where the receipts are issued and the loan documents filled out and drafts given to him which will be cashed immediately by any bank. "Each farmer'* cotton will be classed out according to grades and staples and his account credited in this man ner. "If the market advances and he de sired to sell, the price on his cotton can be fixed immediately and a set tlement rendered, giving him full ad vantage of any rise in prices and the differences due for better grades and staples. "In this case the cost of carrying the c&tton will of course be deducted from this advance in price. "If, however, the cotton is never sold for a higher price than 10 cents, the farmer is never called upon to make up any loss. All losses, if any, will be absorbed by the Commodity Credit Corporation." Mr. Blalock also reminded farmers who are still holding their cotton, either in warehouses or on farms, that there will be ho "let up in the ef forts to obtain a pre-war parity price for cotton." Delegations are already being se lected from each of the cotton states to go to Washington to present to administration officials the need of and plans to bring about a pre-war parity price which would now be about 15 cents a pound, Mr. Blalock said. Representatives of various group* interested in higher prices for farm commodities met here last week, at the call of Mr. Blalock, and endorsed the Cotton Cooperative Parity Price , Plan." In addition to asking for a pre-war parity price, the committee will ask that premiums be allowe dby the loan plan on all cotton better*than middling 7-8 and that consideration be given to "place value" on cotton. Tlu J'place value" wpuld give North Carolina growers an their loan* of about 60 points or |3 a bale. Delinquent Taxpayers Oi City Published Friday The Town of VYilliamston's delin quent tax list will appear Friday of this week in accordance with the dic tates of the law, and the sale will be made the second Monday in Decem ber. Many property owners are making last-minute settlements, saving un necessary cost. A comparison of col lections with those of last year was not available today, but it ia believed that the records will show some im provement over those for the p**t year. . 1 THE ENTERPRISE Legionnaires Have Big Day Saturday ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION A BIG SUCCESS Crowd Not As Large As Expected, But All Had Enjoyable Time The signing 'of the Armistice fifteen years ago was celebrated here ; last Saturday when Legionnaires and ' other World War veterans from five J counties nn't to take part in a pro gram arranged by members of the John Walton Hassell Post of the Legion. While the attendance was far be- I low expectations, the program was greatly enjoyed by the visitors and others. Following the registration at the courthouse, the service men, , led by Raleigh's snappy high school band, marched through the principal J streets to the high school auditorium where appropriate exercises were I held. The visitors were extended a very cordial welcome by Mayor John L. Hassell in his own masterly way, with leaders of the various posts in the district responding. Probably the most impressive fea ture of the program was the presen tation of a flag for the family of Comrade John W. Hassell to the post by Rev. E. F. Moseley and its acceptance by Elbert S. Peel on be half of the county organization. The flag was the one that had draped the body of Mr. Hassell on its long journey from France to its final rest-j ing place in the local cemetery. "We meet today to commemorate! ! the signing of the Armistice, to honor the nation's heroes and to pay tribute Ito the memory of those who lost their lives on the battlefields," the ' Hon. Harold I). Cooley said in open ing his address, the main event on the day's program. Continuing, the speaker said: "Re flection carries us back more than 15 years ago when promising young men gave up their vocations to take up arms and to die and even rot upon foreign battlefields to protect loved ones back home." Mr. Cooley described the trip across the seas, and the dangerous J journey to the battle fronts. He told of the turning tide in the struggle and recalled the cry for the Armistice signing. He mentioned the return home and reception given those who' escaped the horrors of war. He re called the mourning for those who J had sacrificed their lives, and lie' stressed the duty of the Legion in : carrying on that the cries of the maimed and the blind might* be heeded A stirring tribute was paid to the war mothers, Mr. Cooley saying, "We meet between a great memory and a great hope—a memory to an ideal and a hope as expressed by the late 'President Wilson to lead to a path 1 [of peace. "What means this Armis-| tice Day if it fails to recall the hope of peace " the speaker asked. "We' Wiust realize that war has not settled, our problems and that public opinion is the only guarantee to peace, that we must strive for peace that rests upon liberty and justice." In bringing his address to a close, Mr. Cooley mentioned the war on de pression as le#*by President Roose velt, expressing a hope for its suc cess. Following the exercises in the school auditorium, the veterans and their friends were given a barbecue dinner in the Roanoke-Dixie ware house. The program for the day was brought to a close with the football game between the Ahoskie and local high school teams. t> 4-H Clubs Of Everetts Hold Regular Meeting The 4-H Club of Everetts held the regular meeting Monday at 10:10. AT this time officers were elected for the next year. The following officers in the senior club are: President, Mat tie Lou Keel; vice president, Reta Gurganus; secretary, Margaret Ed wards; treasurerfi Ernestine Forbet; news reporter, Mildred Hardison.l Because of the large number of girls, two groups were formed, for the second group being: Grace Clark; vice president, Ruby Cherrie; secretary, Delia Frances Leggett. f The girls wef requested to put on a Christmas pre!gram and bring ma terial to make 'Christmas gifts. The meeting was brought to a close with some club songs. I | Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 14, 1933 WM. H. COLTRAIN DIED YESTERDAY Hold Funeral Services This Afternoon at Home in Griffins Township William H. Coltrain, one of Grif fins . Township's oldest citizens, died at his home there yesterday evening at 6 o'clock. While he had been in feeble health for some time, he was very active up hntil about two weeks ago, when he sdffered injuries in a fall. Since that time he had been confined to his bed, the end coming gradually. The son of the late William E. and Annie E. Corey Coltrain, Mr. Coltrain was born in Griffins Township 78 years ago. He spent his entire life there, engaging in farming for a livelihood. In early life he was mar- I ried to Miss Martrclla Bailey, who with five children survives. The chil dren arc Mrs. Martha Jones, Mrs. Lizzie Coltrain and Messrs. John and Will Coltrain, all of this county, and Ed Coltrain, of La Grange. Funeral services are being conduct ed from the late home this afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Harring ton, and interment. will follow in the Hardison Mill cemetery. SELECT GROWERS TO URGE BOOST IN COTTON PRICE _—* — Cotton Men To Go To Washington To Push Increase Plan 'Growers are getting ready through out tjie cotton belt to go to Wash ington and push their plan for car rying the price of cotton up to what ever point is necessary to make a bale buy as much as it did before the war, according to news which N. C. Williamson, president of the Am erican Cotton Cooperative Associa tion, said was pouring into coopera tive headquarters. Reports showed,! Mr. Williamson said, that not only is the plan being accorded unprece dented support by the growers tliem ■selves, but that most southern sena t tors and congressmen, and a solid! list of Southern commissioners of ag-' riculture, have publicly announced support of the plan, and have been joined by agricultural writers, hank- { ers, civic organizations, gin associa tions and many influential news papers. Meetings have already been held in some sections to select growers who will go to Washington in person, Mr. Williamson said, summarizing the sentiment expressed at these meetings as being unanimous that "the price of cotton and the prosperity of the South depend upon success of the acreage control movement, and that success will be assured by the 15-cent loan and other features of the 'parity price' movement." In addition, Mr. Wil liamson said, "the plan will bring many millions of dollars to growers on the crop now being marketed, mil lions of dollars which otherwiae growers themselves will not get, even if cotton advances in price, because of the crop having left the growers'' ha^id*'' The government stands to lose less on the 15-cent plan than on the 10- cent plan now in effect. The 15-cent advance, if assured for next summer, will assure effectiveness of the acre age reduction program, a thing which the 10-cent advance is not doing, due to the fact , that the dealer price for cotton is so near the 10-cent figure that many farmers are selling at a slight discount and thereby escaping any obligation to cut acreage next year. Thieves Steal Gasoline From Local Fire Truck — r The local fire company was called out twice yesterday just before the noon hour when a grass fire threat ened the fences around the W. B. Watts home on Haughton street, extended. Very little damage was done by the fire. Firemen used a smalt truck hose in checking the blaze. , Smoke from the grass fire filled a part of the town, and several out buildings were in the path of the blaze. Incidentally, . thieves had stolen a greater part of the gas from the fire truck, and' firemen had to go for a supply before, (hey could answer the second call. iCOUNTY CHURCH | CALLS MEETING FOR DECEMBER 8 To Investigate "Order, Dis cipline, Practice And Doctrine" I The Smithwicks Creek Primitive Baptist Church of Christ, in a con ference last Saturday, called a spe cial meeting to be held there begin ! ning Friday, December 8, at 1:30 jp. m., when "our order, discipline, practice and doctrine" will be inves tigated, » Resolutions passed by the confer ence last Saturday read, as follows: ' j "First, That we, the Primitive Bap |tist Church of Christ at Smithwicks Creek, Martin County, North Caro j lina, do hereby call a special meeting Ito meet with this church, beginning Friday, December the Bth, at 1:30 p. m., and investigate our order, dis cipline, practice and the doctrine that we believe by examining our records, and any and all witnesses they may see fit to hear, and see for themselves \if we are an orderly orthodox Old School Primitive Baptist Church in | order, doctrine, faith and practices, I and worthy of their fellowship. If at this meeting our brethren find that we have made mistakes, in practice, discipline or order, we want our ' brethren everywhere to know that, as far as lies in our power we stand ready to correct any error we might i have made: "Second: All orderly Old School Primitive Baptists wlm are. interested in, and desire the welfare of the Church, are invited to come to this meeting. We especially invite and re quest the Ministers of North Caro lina and Virginia, and adjoining States to meet with us at the time and place above stated." "There have been many false re ports circulated among the Primitive Baptists regarding the acts of Smith wicks Creek Church in receiving Ki ller H. I''. Hulcliens by letter into the fellowship of this church and in ex cluding some of her former members," it was stated. ■%. Klilcr Hutchens said yesterday that the charges made against him when he presented his church letter fur membership in the Smitliwicks Creek congregation last March were ad vanced on account of the doctrine. According to the elder, this paper eired when it stated recently that Mr. Hutchens was objected to because he was charged as being a "trouble maker "■ PEANUTSAPPEAR TO MOVE SLOWLY —♦ — Farmers Reported Holding Crop For Anticipated 3-Cent Price * i'eanuts are moving slowly in this county, according to reports received here yesterday. Farmers, it is under I stood, are awaiting a 3-cent market for their bunch peanuts and a slightly higher price for their best stock. \ arious companies were inactive yesterday, and while the underlying cause could not be learned, it is be lieved and hoped that slightly higher prices will follow Hut one guess is' as good as another, with the majority' of farmers guessing that an advance in present prices will nme sooner or later. I lie buying companies will find it necessary to agree that the crop throughout the country and in foreign fields is short this season, and if ever supply and demand had anything to do with prices, it should make it self felt this season. Upon that the ory a great majority of the farmers are holding on to their crops. * Just a Case of Figuring For Your Spare Time ♦ If all the Jbridges which the govern ment has helped states to build the! last twenty years were measured up stream in the Mississippi River they] would extend from New Orleans to tieyond St. to ins; "ahf~if the new pub lic roads, for the same period, could be laid out in an imaginary manner the completed projects would reach more than four times 'around the world. «-The bridges—between S(H) and 600 miles-r-included in these estimates leach have more than twenty feet in span._ The road projects are mostly] hard-surfaced highways, with total mileage running high above' 100,000 mile*. Most of the roads have been 1 surfaced with high-type pavements. The swing in road ccnstructioif~f» for' concrete, particularly since methods of construction have been worked out which make it > possible to build high class roads of that njaterial at low costs. f- 1.-3 ' Benefit Payments To Be Made Tobacco Farmers in Two Ways NEW TOBACCO PLAN IS READY FOR GROWERS Effort Made By AAA To Remove Burdensome Leaf Surplus $ A rental payment of $17.50, pay able in advance, for each acre of to bacco removed from production for the 1934 season is the liberal offer being made to growers of flue-cured tobacco in North Carolina by the Ag ricultural Adjustment Administra- An additional payment of 12 1-2 per cent of the value of the crop sold will be made later after the crop is marketed, announces E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist at Stale College. This, in brief, suins up the plan which the tobacco section of the AAA is offering flue-cured growers for next season in an effort to re move the burdensome surplus of leaf now in the channels of trade and to restore in some measure the prosper ity of the southern tobacco farmer, Floyd says. In accepting this plan, J. B. Hut son, chief nf-tfTc tobacco section, has advised I'loyd thai operating grow - ers cannot put the restricted acreage to crops which may be sold in compe tition with other agricultural pro ducts on which adjustment plans are now being developed. At least one half of such acreage must be left idle or plantei) to soil-improving or ero sion-preventing crops. The remain ing half may be handled in this tame way or planted to Teed and foo'd crops or such other crops as may be designated by the AAA. I'loyd announces also that who cooperate in this movement must sign contracts to reduce their acre ages JO per cent under the average I for that planted in 19,11, 1932 and 1 i IW3. If tobacco was grown on a '' farm only two years during this : I period, the base acreage for reduction j will be 85 per cent of the average j for any two years of the 'three and | if the crop was grown one year of the | three, the base acreage for reduc j tiou will be 7tl per cent of such acr'e lage for the year the crop was grown. This plan of reduction was made so that each grower would reduce in a I proportionate amount, lie says. He I also calls attention to the fact that the small growers will get special recognition by receiving larger pro portionate payments for bis crop when the second payment is made following the harvest next year. In no case, however, will these pay ments be made on a prke above an average of 21 cents a pound. It is expected that all'forms, con ' tracts and regulations governing the tobacco plan will be ready shortly and I will be distributed in time for grow | ers to make their plans for the com- I ing crop year. , $ Bear Grass Annual Entertainment Friday ! The Bear Crass sl-liool fa ulty will stage its annual entertainment Friday I evening of this week, the attraction centering around a musical program , with dialogues, dances, skits, humor and song. The ceremonies will be handled under the direction of the talented pi anist, Miss Jessie Fay (Jreen, assist ed by Misses Hilda Modlin, Carrie Lee Roberson and Sneed I.eeson. The featured numbers on the pro gram include a novelty actj by Miss Mary Boss Squires and a! wrestling match by male numbers of the fac ulty, p Woodmen Will Meet In Wilson] Tomorrow ' A meeting of the Kasfi-ririJisfrict Association of "the M ode rrr 'Woodmen of America will be held in Wilson to morrow. Many members of the as sociation are planning to attend the meeting from this county, it is un derstood. Prominent leaders in the organization will take |>art in ..the program, it was announcedf. Woman's Club To Serve Turkey Supper At Hall 1 • I The Woman's Club will serve a turkey fcupper in the club hall here tomorrow evening, beginning at 6 o'clock. Suppers- will be served at SO cents a plate, proceeds going to finance local projects. The public is ('invited. | SUCCESSFUL DAY - I i J The Williamaton tobacco mar ket had one of the most success ful sales of the year yesterday, when it sold approximately 99,000 pounds of the leaf for an aver age well over 21 cents a pound. No signs of turned tags were seen, and with only one or two exceptions, farmers were more than well pleased with their sales. There was a good break of to bacco, but there was also much of the inferior type which held the average for the day down to about 22 cents. Comparatively light sales were reported today with prices rang ing about the as they were yesterday. COMMISSIONERS SELECT A JURY Judge M. V. Barnhill Sche duled To Preside Over Superior Court The Martin County commissioners, in regular session last Mondav, se lected a jury for the trial of both criminal and civil cases during the one-week term of Martin County Su perior t ourt convening the second Monday in December Judge M. V. Barnhill, t+f Kocky Mount, is sched tiled to preside over the term. Names of citizens chosen to serve as juroi > art* as follows: Jamesvillr Township: I. |) Atvge, \\ . \\ . Walters, Hubert Gardner. Williams Township: Percy Cherry '.Griffins: Claudius Hardfson, VV. II \Hardison, N 1., lice, C W. Gurkin. Bear Grass: James S. Griffin, S A. Harris, II S Hawkins, Calvin Aycrs. W illiamston Township: John S. Cook, C 11. Godwin, Jr., J. K. Mar rison, Jr. t ross Roads Township: Judas K Roberson, Judas A. Roberson 1.. A. Clark. Robersonville Township: C. G. Warren, S. B. Kverett, Jasper John son, J. A. Kdmottdson, Lester Whit field, t.. I.iuwood Johnson, J. A. Ross, W. ( House, Roy Kverett, W. T Bunting. Hamilton Township: J. A llaislip, J. Dallas Keel. Goose Nest: Township: K. K. Glover, J It Whitfield, 1.. 1,. Keel, W. I'. T.arly, T J, Roberson', J. R. Rawls. CHORAL CLUB IS BEING PLANNED j> All Interested Persons Are Asked To Attend Meet ing Wednesday I'lans arc 'now under way to or ganize a ( lioral ( lull in this com munity and all those interested in taking part are asked to see Mrs. Wheeler Martin or attend the next meeting which will lie held in the VVi 'ilian s ( 111 Li at 7:10 Wednesday, November 15th. At the last meeting held Wednes day night the following officers were elected for the coming year: Director, Mrs Wheeler Martin; treasurer, Mrs. ('. 11. Wagner; secre tary and reporter, Asa II Crawford; accompanist, Mrs. W. 11. Biggs. The present membership includes Mrs. J. 11. Saunders and Mrs. Titus t rrt.'her, altos; Mrs, K 11. Wagner, Mrs. Milfoil M.oye, Mrs. H. I-. .Swain, Mrs. James Manning, Mrs. J. S, llhodes, sopranos; Mr. H. L. Swain, Mr. John U. I.illey, Frank Pittnian, Asa H. Crawford, basses; Kev. Moseley, Hruce Wynne, tenors. Forest Fires Raging In Hassell-Parmele Section r Forest,fires are burning over large areas between Hassell anil Partnele, Mr. J. W. Eubanks said yesterday. Residents of Hassell found it difficult to "fittd" their way around there "yes terday afternoon, the smoke was so dense, Mr. Eubanks added. Fanned by strong winds, the fires pre said to have done thousands of dollars damage to timber. No dam age to other properly had been re ported yesterday as a result of the fires. Fires in otlier sections, especially in Grass Township, are said to bave threatened property, but rains I falling last night checked them. Oo oua MOT ESTABLISHED 1898 GOVERNMENT IS TO AUGMENT ALL TOBACCO PRICES Two Million Dollars To Be Used in Equalizing the Price of N. C. Tobacco Washington—The Kami Adminis tration announced that .approximately $4,500,000 in "price «• ,u dizing pay ments will be in.ide to flife-curcd to- bacco growers in Georgia, Smith Ca rolina and Kastern N rth Carolina, who sold all or auv pail of their crop 'prior to and including October 7, —To qualify- fair this pn ment, grow ers will be required to participate in the. Hue-cured tuliaccu adjustment program which will he launched within the next ten days. Applications f«r—Hie price equaliz- payment are being prepared and will he distributed simultaneously with the production adjustment con tracts. These'payments w ill be 20 per cent of the actual receipts of the tobacco sold from July 28 to September 1, inclusive, and Id per cent of the actual receipts of That sold from Sep tember 25 to October 7, inclusive. J II Hutson, chief of the adminis tration's tobacco section, estimated that of the approximately $4,500,000 slightly around $1,300,01)0 would be paid to Georgia farmers, $1,250,000 to South Carolina growers and approxi mately $200,000 to North Carolina tanutrs. These are being made to equalize the price av rages paid flue cured growers before and after the market agreement for this type lead became effective September 25. Be fore the agreement was signed the averages paid on Georgia and South Carolina border markets were ap proximately 12 to 1.? cents a pound. The agreement is designed to give farmers a parity price of approxi mately 17 cents a pound and the av erage !#-. been maintained in this ireixbhorhood since the agreement become effective. In explaining the reason for the ten per cent paymeir; to those grow ers who sold their tobacco during the I first two weeks after the Carolina ■markets ended a three weeks market ing holiday, Hutson said: I "Prices have advanced each week I since the market reopened, but a i large part of the advance had taken I place by the etui of October. Cur rent prices are fully 10 per cent higher than those that prevailed dur ing the period from September 25 to October 7." The tobacco warehouses in North and South Carolina were closed Sep tember 1 because of low prices. They reopened September 25 During that period 95 per cent of the flue-cured growers signed agreements to reduce production in 19.14 and 1935 as much as.j 30 per cent of their base produc tion •At the same time, negotiations for a marketing agreement were launch ed resulting in the signing of the lagrei incut i n October 12. Buyers agiwcil to •i tm hasi: not less than their usual irqtiirements of about 250,000,000 pounds during the re mainder of the marketing season at a minimum average price of 17 cents a pound. "Much of the flue-cured crop had been marketed before we were able to do the things that resulted in an improved price," Hutson said. He estimated domestic buyers had purchased about 75,000,000 pounds prior to the marketing holiday. This included the entire Georgia crop and a portion of the crop in the Caro linas. Currw»4, prices, under the market iriK agreement, range between 40 and .ill pel* cent higher than those which prevailed -for- simtlar grades jost on the back page) Williamston Eleven Trips Ahoskie 19 To 2 Saturday Williamston's football eleven added another victory to its list last Satur day when Ahoskie's strong team was defeated 19 to 2. The locals have so far maintained a clean slate, record ing six victories and registering no {defeats. Coach Peters' team, although small, continues to baffle its oppo nents with their unique plays and teamwork. j Next Friday the locals go to Ap«x to meet the Apex high school. Games Edenton and Rocky Mount are being considered, it is understood.