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I AdT«rtis«rm Win Pad Oar Cot ami • Latchkey to Ovar Biztoaa Hundrad Martin Coaatj Homaa VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 77 DAN CUPID OUT AFTER RECORD IN THIS COUNTY Thirty-one Marriage Li censes Already Issued This Month 'A new high record in the issuance of marriage licenses in this county is now in the making, it was learned from a review of the records in the register of deeds office this week. Already this month, t J. Sam tjet sinner has issued 41 marriage li censes, passing the record of last month, which was the highest in sev eral years. And the month is ,not over. So far this year 204 licenses have been issued by the office in this county, surpassing the 1932 record by SO and the 1931 record by 81. Op a recent Saturday Mr. (ictsinger i-sued 11 licenses, to establish what is believed a record issuance for any one day since the office of the reg ister of deeds was established in this county. During the past three years the number of licenses has varied, first up and then down, but apparently the wave of prosperity. is making it self felt, giving courage to many young couples. To be sure, the in crease in marriages is not a result of the advanced theory that two can live as cheaply or even cheaper than WILL CONSIDER PEANUT PRICES Growers And Cleaners To Have Conference With Federal Officials Kinston.—The committee handling the matter of stabilizing the prices of peanuts of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, headed by Chairman J. H. Matthews, of Wind sor, and Secretary N G. Bartlett, ■"■" will go to Washington December 2 to represent the peanut growers of North Carolina at the hearing on the adoption of a marketing agreement with the cleaners and shelters and the Secretary of Agriculture. J. W. Tapp, director of the special crops di vision, has set that date as the time for the hearing. This committee, to gether with the Committee from Vir ginia, met with the marketing com mittee of the cleaners and shelters in Suffolk Friday of last week, in an ef fort to reach agreement on the mini mum price that the growers expect to ask to be set in the agreement. The cleaners and shelters are asking that the minimum prke be set at two and three-quarter cents per pound for Virginia type peanuts, while the com mittee representing the growers be lieve that a three cent minimum should be the low figure. The^ committee of growers is also seeking a substantial loan front the government made direct to the farm ers which will enable them to hold the peanuts off the market for the present at least. From all indica tions the hearing in Washington will be spirited, for the growers' commit tee and the cleaners seem to be in no mood to make any concessions from their respective contentions. Others expected to attend the hear- ing than the committee are Governor Ehringhaus, Congressmen Kerr and Warren, of North Carolina, and Sen ator Bailey; Congressmen DreWry and Harden, front Virginia, and Sen ator Byrd, with the extension direc tors of North Carolina and Virginia furnishing a man each to furnish the "facts" for the contentions of the growers. The North Carolina com mittee has been "♦ work on this project since June 12 when the first meeting was held in Washing ton with Secretary Wallace and Ches ter C. Davis. Martin County Cotton Ginnings 5,573 Bales f Prior to the 14th of this month, the seven gins in this county had turned out 5,573 bales of cotton, an increase of 1,520 bales over that part of the crop ginned up to the same date last year. Comparatively little of the crop has been sold in this county so far. buf many farmers have placed the staple in associations and bonded ware houses, drawing an advance of about 10 cents a pound. ; * County Farmets Rapidly ■ Payihg Off Seed Loans Martin County farmers are rapidly retiring their seed-feed loans, Field Inspector Roy Hearns laid this week. By the first of next year Mr. Hearns believe* all the loans will have been p»id. The county his good prospects in leading others in the payment of the loans. THE ENTERPRISE A Proclamation To Hie People of Williamston: Whereas the people of Williamston have been.so bounti fully and graciously blessed with health, happiness, and the many necessities of life: and Whereas it is altogether fitting and proper that we give time to express our thanks for the many blessings and to en courage the virtue of gratitude for the benefactions of a kind Providence; now, therefore, I, John L. Hassell, Mayor of Williamston, happy to fol low a custom that has been perpetuated since this nation of ours established its independence, do hereby proclaim and set aside Thursday, November 30, as Thanksgiving Day, and call upon the people of the town to honor and observe it by giving expression to the gratitude that is in their hearts for all the blessings enjoyed during the past year. It is my desire that the people of Williamston use this occasion to offer their prayers and devotions to Almighty God, the giver of all good and perfect gifts, for His many blessings; to remember in our prayers those who are sick and bereaved; that we contribute to the necessities of the less for tunate, especially to those who are dependent upon the bounty » of those who have enjoyed a greater degree of prosperity. L Freely we have received, freely let us give. \ In conclusion, I further urge that our people, remember ing that all of us are, in the final analysis, dependent upon the great' Central Source of Supply, forget their irfdividual differ ences and unite in gratitude to God for the abiding things of life, at the same time seeking Divine guidance for the future. JOHN L. HASSELL, Mayor, Town of Williamston. ALL SET FOR GAME Football fana of tbia aection will aee one of the atrongeat teama in the State when Oxford High playa Williamaton High here on Thuraday. Oxford haa defeated Warrenton, Henderaon, Roxboro, Raleigh and Danville Military Academy during thia aeaaon, Chapel Hill waa the only team able to aecure a victory over thia experienced team. Wil liamaton with one of the atrong eat teama in Eaatem Carolina, will be in aplendid condition by Thuraday, and promiaea to fur niah plenty of oppoaition aa the aeaaon ia brought to a cloae. The game will be called at 2:30. WILLIAMSTON ELEVEN DOWNS GREENVILLE 6-0 Green Wave Maintains Un marred Record Against Heavier Opponents Coach Peters' flashy football squad annexed its ninth victory of the sea son here last Friday when Green ville was turned back by a 6 to 0 score. The name was considered one yf the best seen here this season, anil did much to boost the Green Wave's stock for the Oxford game here Thursday afternoon. There were thrills a plenty, one j coming in the last few minutes of play when the visitors intercepted a forward pass deep in Williamston's territory. Jack Manning, taking a pass over center, ran 40 yards for a touchdown. Attempt for the extra point Henry Hardison played a splendid game at end, and "Snort er" Cox was in the thick of nearly every play, and- probably saved the name when he recovered ? fumble for his team in the danger zone. There was teamwork all the way through, the line offering a stubborn defense especially in the tight spots. While the visitors outweighed the locals by a wide margin, they were unable to make any great gains. The boys are all set for the Thanksgiving encounter here with Oxford Thursday afternoon, and a good game is assured. Fire Company Called To Extinguish Grass Fire The local fire company was called out at noon yesterday to a grass fire| on Warren street. Several out build-j ings were threatened by the fire, but no damage resulted to property. Just ( how fire started coidd not be learned^ * Hailed In Court For Hunting Without License •— R. C. Clucas and W. L. Tucker of Norfolk were in Justice J. L. Has sell's court here last Saturday charg ed with hunting without license. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost and the pur chase of, hunting licenses. • a Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 28, 1933 ORGANIZATION OF H. S. BAND IS NOW PLANNED S. A. Braxton Of Raleigh In Charge Of Prelim inary Work The organization of a band in the local high school i* underway this week with Mr. S. A. Braxton, of Ra leigh, in charge of the organization program. Mr. Braxton, director of the Raleigh High School Band and the 120 th Infantry Band, is offering instruction in playing various band instruments. Under present plans, instruction will he tillered on Monday of each week at a cost of only s.l for each pu pil a month,- the children to finance tlie purchase of their ftvn instru ments. Considerable interest ' has heen shown in the organization of a hand here, and it is believed that at least 30 pupils will have digued up by the latter part of this or early next The organizers guarantee the workNo continue throughout the school year. They are forming bands in a number of schools throughout the State, and the school here is fortunate to have theni offer instruction here. Attorney Biggs Might Resign Government Post Solicitor-General J. Crawford Biggs might resign his post with the Fed eral Government in Washington, ac cording to reports coming from a Washington newspaper this week However, Judge Biggs is said to have never had a thought .of resign ing. Despite the fact that Judge Biggs has never given that matter a thought, the newspaper (Washington Herald) item is just the beginning of an in sidious campaign to try to force him out, it was said. Judge Biggs, prominent in political circles in this State for a number of years, has a number of relatives here. Will Fagan House Burns In Williams Township l The Will Pagan house in Wil- I iiams Township was burned last Sat urday night, the fire being of incen | diary origin, it is believed. The property, owned by Isaac Nichols, j was partially covered by insurance. .■ ■ ♦ | Curb Market To Be Open On Wednesday Morning 1 —-—*—— » - j The curb market will be open , Wednesday morning of this week to i accommodate our Thanksgiving pur -1 chasers. _ Worship Dates. Changed . i At Cedar Branch Church ♦ Worship dates for the Cedar ' Branch Free Will Baptist Chuf£)i ■ have been changed from the third - Saturday and Sunday each month, and . in the future the congregation and t friends will worship each second Sat ■ urday and Sunday, it was announced this week by the church clerk. OVER 300 MEN | SCHEDULED TO OBTAIN WORK Director Hines Of Opinion That More Than Quota Will Apply More than 3(H) men will probably !».• employed on various civil works piojects in this county by the latter part of this week, Hurcatt Director J. \\ Hines vaid this morning. Nearly 221 men will have been released by tl,e relief office and turned over to the civil works division. Up until tins morning 7> additional men had regis- tered for work from all parts of the county. Registration activities will likely continue throughout the week, Mr, Hines believing ffiat he will get more than his assigned quota of 442 Employment officials are starting a study of the applications today, and those men who are selected will be notified sometime this week. The of fice will not likely open for work I lutrsday, and it is understood the projects will he suspended for one day Thanksgiving. I'ive projects have been approved in this county, and several more are before the higher authorities for con sideration. The projects approved are : Ihe widening of the road from C ross Roads to Kohersonvillc with 34 men assigned the task, under the su pervision of \\ . ( . Sexton and Hisco Higgs. One of the larger projects is the widening of the Jajnesville and Wash ington road from the Beaufort line to Jatnesville Sixty men have been as signed to the undertaking under the supervision of Ransom Koherson and W. C. Ilardison A disposal pit in Rohersotiville will employ IK men. I lie widening of the road from Hansel I to kohersonville via Gold I'oint, employing 39 men. The work is under the direction of Jim I'ngli and George I.eggett. \ ariotis street improvements in \\ illiamston will be handled under tlie direction of Alexander Lillcy. 34 COMPLETE LOCAL COURSE IN FIRST AID Instructor Bookman Well Pleased With Results Of Instruction I hirty-three high school hoys am! one ailtilt passed the first*aid examin ations g iveil in the- local school last Friday and Saturday by K, ( , Hook 11 imij instructor, and will receive cer tificates from Red ( ross headquar ters in Washington, I) C. Examina tions consisted of oral and writter questions and required tions. Instructor Hooknian paid a rather high complimenl to several of the hoys when he slated that six of the class ranked very high in admin istering artificial respiration, compar ing favorably with the best that he had observed. Several scores on the written examinations ran in the nine ties, one Boy Scout scoring ninety eight. Through the Virginia Klectric,and Power Company it was possible to make a beginning in this field of in struction, and it is hoped that both junior and senior courses can he of fered in the school next school year, thereby offering knowledge of the care and protection of thr human body to a larger number of students. Attendance Improves At Gold Point School Jhe average daily attendance for the second month was far better at Gold Point school than for the first month. The average was slig'htly over 63 pupils present daily for the second month. Grades, too, for the second month show improvement. Those making the honor roll are as follows: First Grade: Mabel Kay Stalls, Bruce Whitfield. Second Grade: Pauline Parrisher. Third Grade: Fdmondson, Virginia Mac Keel. Fourth Grade: Gortnan Parrisher. Sixth Grade: Bernest Keel, Tho»J Norwood. 1 A Thanksgiving program w'ill be giveiwbn Wednesday afternoon, N»>- ( vember 29, the exact hour to be an nounced. All are cordially invited to attend. Rev. C. T. Rogers Returned To Methodist Church Here Rev. Charles T. Rogers will con tinue as pastor of the local Methodist church, it was learned yesterday fol lowing the announcement of confer ence appointment* in Durham. This it Mr. Rogers' fourth year as pastor of the church here. i Thanksgiving General Holiday Locally I Next Thursday Thanksgiving Day—will be widely observed as a holiday throughout the coun ty, reports from nearly every community indicate. County and municipal offices, business houses, offices and post offices will be closed for the day. All the schools in the county will suspend operations Wednesday afternoon until the following Monday morning. No sales will be held on the local tobacco mar FORM CLASSES TO STUDY HOME BETTERMENT Working Boys And Girls Asked To Meet With Miss Hurst With reduced incomes and unem ployment there has resulted much suffering among our people. For some tjme the Federal Emergency Relief Administration has been at tempting to lessen the amount of suffering. At the present time the Civil Works Administration has tak en up the cause working with the hope of eliminating this condition entirely. As a further aid to this cause a na tion-wide educational program lias ,heen set up. North Carolina is doing her hit by providing a program which stresses mainly education for home betterment. During the period from November 1.1-25 homo economics teachers from various, parts of the State met at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, (ircensboro, N. I , for the purpose of dismissing ways and means of reach ing the people m their respective communities. During this conference they were given special instructions which will enable them to he more efficient in aiding the home makers in their problems. These teachers are now hack in their communities organ izing groups of men, women, boys and girls for training in home mak ing. I In accordance with the above men ' tinned program Miss Mary Kmma | Hurst is working in and around Wil-1 jI ia ins ton this week. Any person who | lis over 1(1 years old and not attend-| ing the public schools is eligible for j membership. A meeting for the pur ■ pose of organizing classes of 10 or I more will be held Wednesday after- I noon at 2 o'clock in the elementary school auditorium, Willianision, N I . jAt this time a schedule for future lneetings will be made. j Provision will lie made for every .interested citizen to join a group. If I your work does not permit you to at | tend afternoon or morning meetings, ( make arrangements come to this first meeting and a special elTort will - I lie made to arrange a Rrotip meeting to suit your convenience. | Miss Hurst is interested in organ izing groups of young people who are' not in school. A special effort will In* made to reach hoys and girls who are working. Those young people Who I are interested in such au organization I are invited to meet with Miss Hurst j-at 520 West Main street, Williamson, N. at 8:30 Wednesday evening. At this time plans for future meetings will be discussed. It is hoped that the community will cooperate with Miss Hurst in this ( effort. Pass the word along to any I whom you think will be interested any . try to convince those who are not. 1 ! Characters Announced For "Deacon Dubbs" For the play "Deacon Dubbs" that is to be given at the High School on December H, the following is a li~st [of the characters, and a word of de scription regarding each: Deacon Dubbs, the jovial farmer, and the one about whom the play is built, is play ed by Leslie Kowden. Miss I'hilipcna I'opover, the old maid who has her j eyes on the Deacon, is played by Mrs. ' Sam Getsinger. The little school rnis -1 tress, the heroine of the play, is Miss i Lucile Hassell. Opposite her plays. Frank Pittman, the ardent lover, a young lawyer. Murt Stubbs takes |4he part of the auctioneer who con- j du:ts the sale of the old home plate i | belonging to the school teacher. Miss Trula Ward I'age takes the part of the richest girl in town, and helps | spread the gossip for the play. The j misthievnus character that tdda a bit ,of spice to every important scene i* ! Trixie Coleman, played by Miss Catherine Harrison. Vennie Yenson ts the Swedish hired girl, out to get a husband, if she has to but one. Miss Margaret Everett takes this part. Chick Manning is the awkward farm band, Deuteronomy Jone», whom the hired girl pursues with de sire for matrimony. I ket Thursday or Friday, and busi ness generally will come to a standstill in observance of the day as one of real thanksgiving in this, a new age. Even the farm operators will cease their routine activities and enjoy the day lei- surely. Hunters will probably turn to the fields in large numbers, while many others will visit sporting events in various parts of the State and country UNION SERVICE While many people will be off for the games, others to the fields and still others finding di -version of their own for the day, the real spirit of Thanksgiving j will be advanced when members | of all the church congregations I meet for a union service in the | Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock. Rev. Charles T. Rogers, just re- I cently returned here as pastor of J the Methodist Church, will deliver the sermon, with other ministers of the town taking part in the service. If the members of the visiting churches will bring their offering in envelopes, these envelopes will be distributed to the respective treasurers at the end of the ser- I vice. The loose offering will be | divided. ' FARMERS MUST COLLECT TAX ON MEAT SOLD ® Revenue Man Warns Of Penalty For Violation Of Law ♦ ; ■ | According to information received | from Commissioner of Internal Reve | nue Guy T Helverittg, farmers in | tin-, and other counties are slaughter ' iti(j hogs and .selling the products to consumers without payment of the I processing lax, and officials here | Would like lor the people to know that this is in direct violation of the agricultural adjustment act | I here is a ljw in the agricultural jaet which provides that any person I who slaughters for market must file appropriate returns and pay the processing lax thereon. This tax ap plies to the producer who slaughters his own swine and sells or otherwise j disposes of alt or any part of the : products. Heavy penalties are provided for violation of the law or evasion of the lax and any person who slaughters hogs and sells all or any pari thereof should confer with the ,'ollector of internal revenue at Raleigh, who will ( asMsl him in preparing and filing the required returns. HOYT BARBER DIES SUNDAY ___H» IJamesville Farmer Unable To Stand Appendicitis Operation Iloyt Barber, well known farmer of the Jamesville section, died in a Washington hospital early last Sun day morning s following an operation for appendicitis. He suffered an ap pendix attack the early pari of last week, but delayed his visit to the hos pital until Thursday. He was operat ed upon immediately after his arrival, I hut peritonitis developed and he was I unahle to combat i! with a weak heart. Mr. Barber was horn in this county 52 years ago. He was recognized as a hard-working man, and although he never enjoyed very many advantages, he succeeded as a farmer. He was an expert tobacco grower and was high ly rgarded by all who knew him. Mrs Barber with nine children sur vive. -c Funeral services were conducted from Ihe late home yesterday afler j noon at 2:30 o'clock by Kev. W. B. •' Harrington. Interment followed in the family burial plot, a lew hundred yards from the home. * Noted Lay Worker To Be At Church of the Advent p., t Front December 7-11 Dr. Larkin {-rlttPrW+H+k— Washington.. XI—C, will be here in the service of the Church of Advent. Dr. Glaze brook gave up a good medical prac tice in the national capital in order to give his full time to lay evange lism. During the four days that Dr. Glazebrook will be here he will spend 'most of his time in personal inter views. He will speak at both ser- I,vices December 11. w eooua war ESTABLISHED 1898 BLOCK SALES ON LOCAL MARKET HERE MONDAY Prices Holding Up, With Yesterday's Among The Season's Highest \\ itli record breaking salts for this season of the year, the local tobacco market blocked \ esterdav. The sale foive.s cleared the block shortly be fore noon today, and the e was a possibility iliat a second I lot . would be encountered todaj Prices are liol 1114 tip well, the es timated average yesterday b ing listed among the highest of t e season. Much inferior quality of t> bacco was pn the floors today, ml that i> ex pected to reflect npo# the •average. The market close- ,»f salt* to morrow, but will reopen u xt Monday, -Supervisor of Sales l'i; ker'slating this morning thai all tin I. iver, would be at the;r posts wht n ales were re sumed. SECOND CROP OF APPLES GROWN Mr. H. A. Haislip Harvests Apples Second Time This Year From Same Tree I • ■Late fall and favorable weather periods have caused fruit trees in this section to blossom twite during a single season and even threaten to produce a second crop, but Mr. R A. Haislip, of near Uak City, is the first to produce actual evidente where two crops of apples we're harvested from the same trees during the same sea s n. Hack yonder in late June, Mr. Hai slip harvested a bountiful supply of June apples from his trees. Their work apparently completed, the trees took on an indifferent appearance un lil early October, when they took on a beautiful Coat 01 bright, white blos sortis Last vyeik Mr. Haislip har vested his second crop of apples this j -easou from tin- 'productive trees I lie size of the second crop of ap ples was not as large as that of the first, hul the fruit was -ound and very appetizing. HOG KILLING TIME IS NEAR Farmers Preparing For An nual Slaughter Of 6 ' Pig Crop . * a- - J •i —- Martin ( ounty farmers are now making preparations for one of the 1 greatest hog slaughters in years. More than 2(l,K(l(l swine were on hand last April and since that time many 'have been added to the herd. Three years ago there were ..only 14, hogs l in the county. Hut even with the in crease in number of 'swine, Martin ! t olinly will find it necessary to im port thousands of pounds of pork to feed lis people. importations, it is ! believed, will be much smaller during the next twelve months lliau tliey j have been in several years. A few days more and the pifcs will t be going into pork barrels 111 hund reds of smokehouses throughput tho county. - . •$ School Children Donate $22.86 To Red Cross * Students of all grades in the Wil lianiston school donated a total of twenty-two dollars and eight-six cents in the Red Cross drive conducted in the school last week. Every student was called upon to show appreciation of the work of the Red Cross by mak ing some contribution regardless of size. The response was excellent, the entire membership in soni grades making small contributions, # Twelve Martin County Students At Wake Forest Wake lorest, Nov. 22. —Twelve Martin County men are among the '>oo students enrolled this semester at Wake Forest College. They'are K. H. Ange, C. A. Askew, 11. 11. Cowfcn, Jr., C, Crofton, R. T. Harrington, E. T. Malone, C. H. Man ning, E. W. Manning, J. W. Price, H. T? Rose, R. N. Turner and W. E. Ward. ■ The Uaptist institution, now in its 100 th year, will celebrate its centen nial anniversary next spring with the completion of a new and handsome I administration building. Its medical ' school has just moved into new quar ters, "the William Amos Johnson memorial medical building. ■■ ■ » Report Heaviest Seeding Of Fall Grains In Lincoln *— Lincoln County farmers report the heaviest seeding of fall grains of all i kinds plantedTiTYVrent years.