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■ I Advertiser* Will Fad Oar Col ami i Latchkey to Over Sixteen i Hundred Martin Canity H acnes VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 78 NOVEMBER TERM SUPERIOR COURT COMES TO CLOSE Eight Divorces Granted; Court Session Claims Little Attention * The November term of Martin County Superior (."rfhrt, supposedly to run two weeks, completed its work last Tuesday and adjourned. The proceedings during the first few days of the second week were of very lit tle interest and had it not been for the crowds seeking places in the civil works program one would not have known that court was in session. The eighth divorce of this term was granted Anna WiMer against Fred Wilder, the suit having l>een filed on two years' separation. The Cox Motor Company versus Mrs. Bettie A. Roebuck was con tinued. A settlement was reported in the Rosin Monumental Corporation case against C. T. Smith and Company, the plaintiffs taking nothing. A in the sum of $66.20 was granted John Taylor, guardian, against Roy G. Coburn, administra tor, the case then being continued. j A non-suit was reported in the case of J. C. H. Johnson against the Cox Motor Company. A judgment in the sum of S2O was granted Mrs. Sudie Stalls against Taylor, Bailey and Bro. John F. Thigpen was awarded a judgment in the sum of $450 against the American Alliance Insurance Company of New -York. A motion to set aside the judgment was over ruled and the defendants appealed to the supreme court. A voluntary non-suit was taken by the plaintiff, Eddie Bunting, in his case against Kannie Manning. The action taken by G. P. Hood, commissioner, against Ella Jones was barred by the statute of limitations, and the cost was taxed against the plaintiff. Time was extended the defense to file exceptions to the report of ref eree in the case of Coltrain against Roberson. The court found Plaintiffs Edward James and Delia James indebted to defendant J. W'. Watts in the sum of S6OO. A judgment in the sum of $211.77 was granted W. H. Hampton and Son against Alice Davis and Edgar Davis. The case of M. A. Barnes and J. H. Beacham against Jack Tyner was settted by agreement, the plaintiffs taking nothing and the defendant paying the csst. A settlement was reported in the case of R. C. Davis against M. T. Gardner. A judgment was granted Hampton in the case against Clyde Modlin. The case of Thos. H. Bowers against the A. C. L. K. K. Co., and that of Mrs. Laura Staton against W. K. Bunting, administrator, were con tinued. Sunday Begins New Year At Episcopal Church This first Sunday is the beginning of the church year as far as the sea sonal reckoning is concerned. It is the first Sunday of Advent, which ought to be important since the lo cal Epi»:t>pal church bears the Advent name. It will also be the first Sun day of the second year that Mr. Moseley has been minister. At the morning hour the sermon will be "The Forgotten Poor." In the evening the subject will be "Baptism By the Spirit." Holjr Trinity, Bear Qraaa At the Holy Trinity Mission near Bear Grass there will be regular ser vice at 3:30 p. m. Arrested For Stealing Auto And Tobacco Robersonville, N. C., Nov. 30. Clarence Brown, Washington Ne gro, and Willie D. Langley, Negro of Williamston, were arrested by Chief William Gray here Tuesday when they drove -a stolen car loaded with stolen tobacco into a local ware house. ■*" The car, a 1928 Chevrolet coach, was stolen from a Washington gar age, but the Negroes did not know the name of the owner of the approxi mately 300 pounds of tobacco they had packed in the rear seat. Brown and Langley are being held in the Beaufort County jail awaiting trial in Washington. Largest Number Of Poll Tax Recorded In County ♦ Two thousand and seventy white and 1,327 colored men are charged with poll tax in the county this year, the number being the largest ever re corded in the county. The county collects from this source approximate ly $5,000. THE ENTERPRISE FIRST MONDAY Completing the first half of their current teAure of office next ! Monday, the Martin County Commissioners will have only I routine matters to handle, judg ing from the present calendar of activities scheduled for the day. The town authorities will also meet Monday, but nothing of importance is scheduled for their consideration, it is understood. The tobf*:co market will also reopen Monday after the Thanks giving holiday, and a good-sized break is looked for on local floors. All the buyers will be back on the market at that time, due to the 1 late opening in Kentucky this year. WILLIAMSTON SUFFERS FIRST DEFEAT IN 1933 Strong Oxford Eleven Sub due Stubborn Local Gridders 14-0 Losing to Oxford's strong eleven before a large holiday crowd here yes terday afternoon by a 14 to 0 score, C oach Peters' football hoys closed the season with a record of nine vic tories and one loss. Considerably outweighed by the visitors, the locals offered a pugnacious defense and threatened to score on several occa sions. The huge line of the visitors held the locals for downs on the one yard line, turning back several scor ing threats thrown into the Oxford camp. Unable to make any progress j through the stalwart line, the locals started an effective aerial attack to make thirteen first downs, or one more than the ,Ojtford total. Twelve passes were completed for substantial gains, the visitors failing to complete either of two attempts. Thirteen passes attempted by the locals were incompleted, the visitors intercepting two. Most of the game was played in Oxford's 'territory. Willianiston's squad showed its greatest defense when the line held the Oxford backs for downs on two occasions near the goal line. A sec ond, score of the game was made when Williamston, taking great risks in an attempt to score, attempted a pass from a point near the goal line. Oxford intercepted and lined up for the second score of the contest. The first score came early in the game when the visitors marched down the field through Willianiston's line. Af ter that the locals showed decided im provement and played the visitors to a stand-still. The game was one of the best seen here this season, the Oxford coach stating that the local team was one of the best his hoys had encountered this season. The lineup: Oxford Williamaton Jackson L. E. Hardison Williams L. T. Gurganus Clark L. G. Bowen Earley C. Rogerson Baker R. G. * Holloman Hill R. T. Harrison Clement R. E. Manning Perkins Q. B. Anderson Blair F. B. Cox Brown L. H. B. Hopkins St. Lawrence R. H. B. Cook Substitutions: Williamston, Mar tin, Rainey, Ward, Perry and Rober son. FEWER HORSES AND MULES IN MARTIN COUNTY —♦ Only 272 Horses Listed, While There Are 3,710 Mules Recorded ♦ That the horse will, in the course of years, be as foreign to this county as the elephant now is, judging from the decrease in the number of such animals. In 1928 there were 601 horses in the county. Three years later there were only 427, and now there are only 272 of the animals. The number of mules has decidedly | decreased during the past few years, I but there are now 3,710 such animals in the county. 'ln 1928 there were I 4,168, and three years later there were 3,982 mules in the county. Depressed conditions account for ihe decrease in the number of mules, while the horse it gradually becoming extinct, ft isl>efievel the tax lists will sliow a larger number of mules in the county next year mainly be cause many farmers were unable to buy recently, but now are considered in the market for new work animals. The tractor and truck have replaced a few mules, but the machine will hardly ever take the place of work animals in the small land plots in this county, j Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, /yUxhu,, /&_ / /, ft 93, LICENSES TO WED REACHES RECORD MARK FOR MONTH Total Of 44 Couples Secure Marriage License Dur ing November The issuance of marriage licenses reached a new high mark in this county last month when 44 couples, 20 white and 24 colored, were mar ried. A few of the couples were from outside the county, while a few oth ers left this county to marry during the same period. A 45th license was issued but the applicant apparently was turned down hy his girl, and probably lie "had something to he thankful for yesterday—Thanksgiving l>a\. Last month there were .M licenses issued by Register of Deeds |. Sam Getsingcr In November of last year there were only 16 licenses issiled. Apparently improved business condi tions and Cupid are making a spec tacular return together this fall, or it might be something to that old claim "two can live cheaper than one." Licenses were issued as follows: White William Jasper Taylrtr and Annie Ingalls, both of Beaufort County. Charlie Whichard and Leona Ben nett. both of Martin County. Herman Richard Williams of Nash County and Lillie May Gray, of Mar tin County. William Arthur Dail of Martin County and Evelyn Bryant of Pitt County. John Emmett Wells and Louise Cherry, both of Martin County. Milton Eugene Jackson and Lola May I'ilgreen, both of Martin County. Kader E. Gardner and Lela May Coltrain, both of Martin County. James Roscoe Mizelle and Gladys Roberson, Jjoth of Beaufort County. C. C. Riddick of Pitt County and Virginia Watson of Martin County. Jasper Cowin of Martin County and Alice Woolard of Beaufort County. T. A. Bunting of Martin County and Jennie Burnett of Halifax County Henry Vernon Harnhill of Pitt County and Pauline Langley of Mar tin County. William Stanley llardison and Ma die Louise Roberson, both of Martin County. Ernest Beadi and Hazel Carrie Dell Ayers, both of Martin County. Gus Bailey and Blanche Harris, both of Pitt County. Oliver Grfey WHitalder and Oina Mizelle, both of Martin County. Douglas E. Nicholson and Lillian Kogerson, both of Martin County. Sam J. Moore and Susie Wynn,| both of this county. Harrison Rogers and Louallic I Wynn, both of Martin County. Colored Charlie Shepard and Ernestine Whitehead, both of Martin County. Wilmer Hooker and Roxie Lee Williams, both of Martin County. Tom Woolard and Kaster May . Woolard, both of Martin County. Haywood Bridgers and Oro Swan- I ntr, both of Martin County. . Johnnie Whitley and Mattie Wil- j liains, both of Martin County. William Vance Williams and Tru vina Griffin, both of Martin County. Sam Henry Congleton and Julia Wallace, both of Martin County. Levi James Spruill and Magnolia Melcher, both of Martin County. Jodie Jenkins and Beatrice Gainor, both of Martin County. Roosevelt l'eel and Clara Lee Grif fin, both of Martin County. Claude Roberson and Ellen Pitts, both of Martin Cofinty. I'elix Stilton and Lucy Slade, both of Martin County. J. R. Green of Martin County and Hattie Outlaw of Bertie County. Earma Staton and Hattie Knight, both of Martin County. Willie Cooper and Rosa Slieppard, both of Pitt County. Tom Bennett and Elizabeth Purvis, both of Martin County. Daniel Jones and Sarah Jane Hut son, both of Martin County. Noah Brown and Ethel Lee Crom well, both of Martin County. John A. Bennett and Gertrude Jones, both of Martin County. Willie Janie- Lawrence and Jose phine Braswell, both of Martin County. Baldie Rogers and Nancy Rogers, both of Martin County. > Willie M. Jones and Hattie B. Wallace, both of Martin County. J Richard Butler and Allie Purvis, both of Martin County. Dallie Lee Hardison and Cora | Ethel Fleming, both of Martin Coun f-ryr : Maurice Watts Villain In "Deacon Dubbs" No good play would lack a villain. He is Maurice Watts. Not in actual life, of course, but in the play "Dea con Dubbt," i which will be given December Bat the high school. Last week's notice left this character out. THANKSGIVING ! DAY QUIETLY ! OBSERVED HERE No Accidents Reported To Mar Pleasure Of Beau tiful Day Thanksgiving day was quietly ob served in this county, there heing no hunting accidents or wrecks or other happenings to mar the peace of the day. The sheriff's office here re- ported no arrests,, and as far as it could he learned other centers throughout the county reported a peaceful observance of the day. I'nion church services in the Epis copal church here yesterday morning were well attended, the Rev. C. T. Rogers, of the Methodist church, oc cupying the pulpit. In the afternoon several hundred people from here and pear by centers attended the Oxford - Williamston high school football „ game on the local held. 4 CENTS LOAN ON COTTON OPTIONS IS NOW OFFERED Growers Must Agree To Take Part in Reduction Campaign An advance of four cents a pound will be granted cotton producers who specified in the acreage reductioji cam paign this summer that they desired options on government-held cotton as a part of their consideration for the reduction. "To get this 4 cents loan, cotton growers must agree to take part in the coton adjusnient plan for 1934, [(by which the acreage will be reduced ' by 40 pr cent in the South," say» | Dean 1. O. Schaub, of State College, | head of the cotton reduction move ment in this state. "Those growers | who agree to sign one of the acreage I reduction contracts will get the four cents a pound advance as soon as the necessary forms now being printed can be distributed to farm demonstra tion agents. The growers will still hold an equity in the cotton, anil should the price advance by the time the options are sold, the owners will get a further ratable payment after necessary expenses are deductd." There are some 2,400,000 ha Is of cotton involved in tile transaction throughout the south, and about 500,- 000 farmers will participate. In North Carolina, options are held on 107,355 bales. An advance of 4 cents a pound on this cotton will mean tlijjlj over $2,000,000 will be available to grow ers of the State, Mr. Schaub stales. He expects the necessary notes and blanks to be available at an early date. These will be mailed to the growers along with the options, ac cording to advices from Washington. COUNTY NATIVE DIES THURSDAY IN PORTSMOUTH Body Of Former Resident Will Be Brought Here For Burial Mr. Charles C. Cook, a native of this county, (lied at liis home in Portsmouth yesterday morning fol lowing a ♦troke of apoplexy. Me was born in Everetts 39 years ago, the son of Mrs, Donie Sexton and the late H. B. Cook. About twenty-one years ago he left this county and lo cated in Portsmouth, where he was employed as a mechanic. Besides his mother, he is survived by one brother, Kudolph K. Cook. The body will be brought home this evening and services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, in terment will follow in the Siloam cliurch burial ground near James ville. p. Full Program At Baptist Church Next Sunday, * The Baptist church will carry, through a full program of services' Sunday, with Sunday school, twoj preaching services and flic young i people's meeting. This is the Sunday set aside for completing the subscription to the i church budget for the coming year.| And all those who have not madej their subscriptions by noon Sundayj •re asked to remain at hoiiie Sunday afternoon until,, the committees call upon them to receive their pledges for the ensuing year. Last Sunday's church services were well attended, and it i* to be hoped that all the Sunday meetings may be characterized by the attendance of many people. The pastor will con , duct both the morning and evening ' preaching services. License Plates Go On MANY MEN GIVEN At Local Bureau Today SEF PROMTS The new 1934 State automo bile license plates went on sale at the Williamston Motor Com pany bureau here this morning. Manager Green stating that he had received several applications before noon. Approximately 2,000 plates with their yellow number and black background, were delivered here Wednesday by the State Revenue Depart ment. The local bureau, maintained by the Carolina Motor Club, will be operated here throughout the year. Formerly the office was maintained only during the busy tag selling season. The all-time office will prove of great con venience to auto owners through out this and a number of sur rounding counties, officials of the AUTO DEALERS FORM DISTRICT ORGANIZATION G. H. Cox Of Robersonville Elected Chairman At Meeting Monday The organization of a fifth district association of automobile dealers was perfected at a meeting held in Eliza beth City laM Monday evening with the election of G. H. Cox of Rober sonvtlle, chairman; J. Carter Perry, vice chairman; T. \V. Cowell, W. T. Culpepper and C. W. Stearns, all of Elizabeth City, as members of the executive Committee. The names of the chairmen for the various counties in the district are: J. N. Hyrum, (iates; I J. Rhea, Hertie; W. Lee House, this county; J. Roy Manning, Washington County; 11. A. CrofT, Dare; > H. Perry, Chowan; L. W. Hollowcll, Perquimans; (i. W. (iailli er and YV. T Wright, Pasquotank. The counties of Tyrrell, Hertford and Northampton were not represented, hut they will be included in the or ganization known as the Virginia Dare or Fifth District Automobile Dealers' Association. There are four other similar asso ciations in the State, all formed for the enforcement of the NHA code affecting the automobile industry in connection with sales and trading. No dealer is required to join the associa tion, however, -lie must comply with the code requirements. , The organization as set up has a national committee made up of the chairman of each state committee. The stale committee is made up of a chairman aiid one committeeman from each district, which district member is the chairman of the committee for his district, which makes Mr. ti. H. Cox the committeeman.lfrom the fifth district and one of 4lie five state com mitteemen. The business of local committees is to see that Till dealers, as well as filling station operators comply fully with the code. Should matters arise which the local committee cannot handle, then it goes to the district committee; if this committee fails in its efforts to make adjustment of such differences, then the same is taken to the state, anil in case of failure be fore this committee the case is placed in the hands of the attorney general, who proceeds to hndlc the case by indictment or otherwise as the case may demand. A breach of compliance with the code, the penalty is $50(1 fine for each day of the offense or 90 days in pri- Services Announced For Local Methodist Church By C. T. Rogers, Pastor It is our pleasure to he with the folks of Martin County for another i year. WA 'do not hope to please all the folks, but we are asking the good God to give and speak throuKh us in suoh a way that the people may he helped hy our having lived in their | midst. The new year has already | started, it will pass very rapidly and with its going we will he moved, so with your help and under the divine, guidance of the Holy Spirit we hope 4jiis may he the best year of all. May ] we begin now to give God the first' place in all of our affairs, for no! phase of life is a success without God. Following is the program of Sun day services: Sunday school, 9:45 a. lit. ~ Church service*, 11 a.' m. and 7530 p. m. c ~ Epworth League, Monday at 7:30 p. m. Holly Springs ~ Sunday school, 10 a. m. Church service, 3 p. m. Epworth League, Friday at 7:30 p. m. All are welcome and the member* are urged to attend all services. Motor Club readily making the change after considering the loca tion and the needs of this sec tion. Last year, approximately 3,000 plates were sold by the local of fice. A decidedly larger number will be sold this season, it is be lieved. Governor Ehringhaus is urging owners to make early pur chases this year, the department having served notice that no ex tensions would be granted in January. With an experienced office force to handle the sales here, automobile owners will find a ready service in the purchase of the license plates at the bureau located in the Williamston Motor Company building here on Wash ington street. MRS. ROEBUCK DIES THURSDAY AT HOME HERE Well Known Resident Passes Away After Lingering Illness Mrs. Joseph H. Roebuck died at her home on Kay street here yester day afternoon following an illness of about four years duration. Suffering a stroke of paralysis the sixth of last January, Mr. Roebuck had been an invalid since that time. The daughter of the late W. L. Reddick and wife, Mrs. Roebuck was born and reared on the Reddick plan tation near here She was 47 years old. In August, 4905, she was mar ried to Mr. Roebuck and to this union were born seven children, four girls dying young, and three sons, William, Julian and Warren Roebuck, all of Williamston. Besides her husband and three sons, Mrs. Roebuck is sur vived by two sisters, Mrs John Tay lor of Robersonville, and Mrs. W T. Lamm, of Wilson. She had made her home here for a number of years. Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home by Rev. I 11. Dickey, assisted by Reverends Z. T. I'iephoff, K. !•'. Moseley anil J. M. I'erry. In terment will follow in the local cenie "" , COUNTY HAS ONE CAR FOR EVERY FIFTEEN PEOPLE j. Local Average Decidedly Higher Than National # Average There were 1,572 motor vehicles in Martin County at tax listing time last April, it was learned in a recent review of the tax hooks. On that basis there is one car for about every 15 persons, the average per car being decidedly higher than the national average. The vehicles were valued at $147,719, or about s''4 a car, the values indicating that there are some cheap autos in this county. Of the 1,572 vehicles, 1,377 were owned by white people, the cars being valued at $1.17,001 or just about SIOO each. The 195 vehicles owned by col ored people were valued at $1(),71H or about $55 each. Judging from recent sales made, it is estimated that the number of au tomobiles and trucks has been in creased by 125 and probably more ince April I, increasing the total number to 1,700 or more. On that basis there is ontf car for about every 13 persons in the county. It is not to lie reasoned, however, that 13 persons are supposed to crawl aboard one car. The only soluiion is that many of us will have to con tinue to trod through this ole weary world on foot. Woman's Club To Meet Thursday, December 7 $ The Woman's Club- will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, December 7, at 3:30 o'clock; The chairman of each department will give a written report Thew reports and the program for the afternoon should make the meeting very inter esting and worth while. Bishop Darst Here For Service Monday Morning —4 Monday morning at 10:30 at the Church of the Advent, the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst, Bishop of the Dio cese- of East Carolina, will ordain the Rev. E. F. Moseley to the priest hood. Rev. Worth Wijjker will preach the ordination sermon. Sev eral other visiting ministers will be present and take part in the service. The public is cordially invited. w ooovm Htm ESTABLISHED 1898 Director Hines Hopes To Place 150 Men By Early Part Of Week Iwo hundred and fifty men had registered for work and more than 67 lof the number had been unsigned to , yarious relief projects in this county when the employment office closed I Thursday after Won. i: v. as learned | from Director J. \V Hines. Only 221 men will he accepted, as that number j constitutes the> v r juotu assigned this county, not incluifinja 221 others to lie transferred from the «i rect relief list. Director Hine k I jisy today studying the ajtplscali ns, md liy the [ early part of next wtik. he hope-, to have 150 men winking u the various projects. Those applicant-. ha\!-g no depend- I ents will hardly lie considered eligible for work, it is understood. At the present time enough pro- Jjects are not underway to a'commo , date the workers, but more will be I created shortly and ki will be conveni- I ently located for the applicants, it iv Understood. > Nearly all these men >n te direct relief list have been transferred and are now occupied on various projects centering mainly on road and street improvements throughout the county AID IN RELIEF INCREASES FOR PAST MONTH Increase Of Slightly More Than Three Per Cent ' Reported -I $ Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 22.—The to tal number of North t urolina families receiving aid from public relief funds during October shows a slight in crease over Septwilhcr, according to figures released bv tltfe Emergency Relief Administrator's office' in Ra leigh I here were 52,2(i2 families aid ed in October as compared to 50,587 families aided in September, an in crease of slightly more than three per cent. In spile of the fart, however, tliar there was a stale wide increase of des titute families during the month of October, this increase was by no means uniform throughout the one hundred counties. Many counties showed a much higher increase than the Stale average while many others reported a marked decline in the num ber of families unable to support themselves. Hertford County, for instance,.aided 200 families in Sep tember and 412 families in October, an increase of more than 100 per cent. Macon County with (>4 families in September reported 139 in Oc tober, an increase of 117 per cent. Wilkes County, also, during October more than doubled its September case load. In contrast to the outstanding in creases, we have Jackson County with 1,12 ft .families in destitute circumstances in September, reduced the number to ft 4, or less than half, during October. Sampson County, with 4.14 in Septem ber, had only 194 in October, a re duction of 55 per cent. Jones County supported 310 families from public relief funds in September, but reduced the number to 157, the October load being only 51 per cent of tliat for ' September. A study of the figures reveals the I fact that the counties with outstand j ing increases or decreases in families jon relief from September to October I are by no means confined to any par ticular section of the State, but to the 'contrary, they may be found in the east, in the west, or in the Piedmont section. While many of the counties showed an increase in the number of relief cases, Martin reported a decrease of 12 families on its relief l\st for Oc tober as compared with the number in September. There were 170 families on the relief list in this county dur ing the month)of October. ® Tobacco Acreage Under New Tobacco Contract —, A farmer can figure the tobacco acreage he can plant under the new tobacco contract by adding the acre age planted during the past three years and dividing by three, which will gave the bate avenge for the three years. This figure is tlvetr niul tiplied by .70 and the result will be the number of acres allowed for planting in 1934. If desirable {he grower ran take half of his plVHting for the two highest years and multiply by .85 and the result will be the num ber of acres he can plant. Deducting either amount from the base average given will give the acreage for which he will receive payment.
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