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Witch the Label On tw P*p«r Aa It. Carriaa tlw Data VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 7 MINISTERS PLAN MUCH ACTIVITY BEFORE EASTER On e Week of Simultaneous Services To Be Held Preceding Easter More attention will be given pre- Easter religious activities here this year than ever before if plans formu lated by the several ministers of the town this week are carried out in their entirety, it was learned yesterday. The ministers of the town held a session last Wednesday afternoon at the rectory on Haughton Street, at which time the Rev. Charles T. Rog ers, of the Methodist church, was se lected as president of the organiza tion for the' ensuing year, and certain matters of interest to the churchea were discussed. I According to reports from iJfe ses sion, it is understood that -die minis ters of the five churches are planning a week of simultaneous services during the days immediately preceding Cast er. It was further proposed that a scries of noon-day services be held each day that week in the Watts The atre, such services to last no more than 20 minutes. It is understood that J. W. Watts, jr., has offered the churches the use of his plant for such purposes. It was felt by those attending that there would be a tremendous advan tage if all the churches of the com munity were observing the Easter per iod at the same time, and it was be lieved that the spiritual impast upon the community would be very whole some. COTTON CHECKS ARE COMING IN County Farmers Get Total Of $3,832.62 During Present Week Martin County cotton farmers thi.« week received $3,832.62 more of cold cash from.the government for partic ipating in the cotton reduction move ment last summer, it was learned from County Agent T. B. Brandon's office" yesterday. The 71 checks arc now being distributed to the grower*. A few days ago lOJ checks amount ing to $4,730.15 were received by Mar tin farmers. The participating pay ments will be completed within a short time now, there being only a few checks to come here. , So far 174 checks, amounting to $8,562.76, have been received in this county. The checks are sent to those farm |s who signed reduction contracts with the participating feature. 1 Itey were paid from $6 to sl2 an acre when they plowed up their £Ott in, and they are now receiving payment at the rate of 4 cents a pound, with bright possibilities of receiving addi tional payments later on. Cotton prices are now the highest they have been in several years. The staple has reached the 13-cent figure. BELIEVE SOME ONE ELSE SHOT BULLOCK BOY ♦ Continues To Improve, Al though Not Yet Out Of Danger Jesse Bullock, young white boy who was seriously shot at a filling station in Bethel a few weeks ago, continues to improve in a Greenville hospital, but late reports indicate that he is not yet out of danger. According to first reports received here, Young Bullock was said to have shot himself either accidentally or with suicidal intent. Later reports state that Bullock claims he was shot in ' the back by another boy through a window. From an examination of his clothing, it was learned that the bullet passed through the back but not through the front part of his clotlyng. The bullet pierced the suit in the back and passed on" through the body, stopping just before it en tered the front part of his clothing. No formal charges have been pre ferred against any one, but it ia un derstood some action will likely be taken just as soon as Bullock is able to appear at a hearing. Bollock, the son of Mr. and Mrs.! Ed Bullock, of Robersonville, work ed and attended school, in Bethel. Unusual-Shaped Egg Is Put On Display Here A hen egg with unusual features was sent to town this week by Mr*. W. R. Nicholson, of Williamston R. F. D. 3. The egg it patterned after the bead of a human b«ing, all fea tures appearing very plainly except the nose and month. THE ENTERPRISE County Farmers Planning To liSou? Lot Providence willing, Martin County farm era will have more tobacco planta thia a print than the whole of North Carolina can uae, it waa eurmiaed following a check of the amount of aeed cleaned bjr the county agent'a office thia week. It ia believed that more than 200 acrea of land will have been planted to tobacco aeed be fore the planting aeaaon cornea to a cloae thia winter. Nearly 200 pounda of aeed have been cleaned ao far, Mr, F. K. Hodgea in charge of the particu lar activitiea atating yesterday tKat the work ia about over. About SMOKEHOUSE KEY Fishing in the cold water* of the Roanoke at Jamesvill*, John L«ary Haesell and T. C. Blount, young white men, found the spring key to Martin County's smoke house yesterday when they caught the first 1934 herring. The sett son is opening a bit late this year, Kader Godard having dipped the first herring from the Roanoke waters last year on January 24. Low water in the stream and cold weather are said to have held the fish back. With favorable weather and • rise in the Roanoke, the fish will start swimming up the stream in almost countless numbers within the next few weeks. RECORDER HAD . SHORT SESSION HERE TUESDAY Several Cases Are Heard, And Number Are Continued Judge H. O. Peel and Solicitor W. H. Coburn hardly more than marked time in the county recorder's court here last Tuesday when they heard three cases and continued several No ftnts were collected and no deTend ants were ordered to the roads. The case charging Marvin Orman with operating a motor vehicle with improper brakes was continued. Charged with reckless driving, E. C. Anderson was found guilty of neg lecting to give signal for a turn, the court suspending judgment in the case upon the payment of the cost. Raymond Wynn, charged with lar ceny, was bound over to the superior court for trial. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charg ing Leroy Andrews with reckless driving. Adjudged guilty Tuesday of last week in the case charging him with an assault with a deadly weapon, Johnson Corey sentenced to the roads for a period of 12 months, the court suspending judgment for two years upon the good behavior of the defendant and payment of the coat. The case of Dennis Barber against Sarah Jane Perry was again contin ued. Continuations were ordered in the case charging J. T. Khodes with reck less driving and in the case charging Hezekiah Keel with aiding and abet-i ting the manufacture of liquor. Athletic Events Held Up At Oak City High School Athletic events in the (Jkk City school were recently canceled when the authorities found that scholastic actfvties were being made secondary in the school program. Following the commendable action on the part of the authorities, there has been a marked degree of improve ment in scholastic work, it was re ported here yesterday. Many of the pupils have realized the seriousness of the situation and have reinstated themselves. Regular privileges for those pupils who have shown suffic ient improvement in their studies are now being restored, it was said. Safety Classes Being Held For Foremen of CWA ' ♦ Seventeen Civil Works Administra tion project foremen in this cotfity are receiving instruction in first-aid safety measures offered in a series of classes conducted by Dr. J. A. Eason in the courthouse here. The first of the five classes was held yesterday morning with all the fore men in attendance. A second class met, this morning. Three classes will be held next week, the school coming to a close next Friday, according to prevent plans. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 16,1934 one-third of the aeed were aaid to have been of inferior quality, Mr. Hod get aaid. Thoae farmera wishing to have their aeed cleaned for planting thia aeaaon are asked to take ' them to the courthouae aa toon aa poaaible. For the moat part all aeed beda have been prepared in thia aaction, and the work will be completed within a very ahort time. Farm era are using better canvaa thia year than they have in the paat, aa a rule, and they are giving their plant beds more attention, ac cording to reports received here. NOTED VISITORS LEAVE AFTER ENFORCED STAY Washington Women Put Up Bond When Auto Is Attached After a forced stay of several day* lie re, Mrs. Arthur Wiggins ami Lady ponstance Milnes (laskell, of the British Embassy, left for their home in Washington City Wednesday after noon. Unacquainted with American law and customs, the noted visitors were greatly surprised when they learned their 1932 model Chevrolet car had been attached for damages result ing from a head-on collision with a car driven by Rev. fcoy Respass, of Creswell, on the Washington highway last Friday afternoon. After they learned the particulars surrounding the attachment proceedings, they had very little to say and patiently waited for an insurance company represen tative to come here from (jreensboro to handle the matter. Bond was ar ranged with collateral estimated to ba worth nearly $10(1,000 Wednesday afternoon, and the two women left I immediately for Richmond. The visitors were said to have been greatly impressed with the southern hospitality accorded them, adding that even the sheriff and officers were very considerate and accommodating. Ciuests of- the Roanoke Hotel here, Mrs. Wiggins and her companion, apparently enjoyed the southern cook ing and friendly atmosphere there. After their trip was interrupted here, the two women left by bus and Irain for Charleston, S. C. Finding freezing weather there, they returned here Tuesday noon, and despite their enforced 'rtay, they seemed to enjoy the visit. Insurance company representatives and the attorney for the plaintiff in the case are understood to be work ing after a settlement, and if an agree ment is reached, it will hardly be necessary for Mrs. Wiggins to return here. In the event no agreement can be reached by the company and the plaintiff, Mrs. Wiggins will likely be called to appear in the case here in April. Many Children Distribute Valentines on Wednesday While there were many comic and youthful Valentines distributed about the town last Wednesday evening, the day was marked by the absence of rowdyism and general pranks carried on by the younger generation. A few gates were removed and there was much stamping on front porches, but fes far as it could be learned, there Was little or no damage done to property. Many Visitors Here To See Film Star in Person BUM Barton, tlie young screen ac *tor, attracted hundred of young and old when he appeared in person here last Monday and Tuesday night. But the youthful actor did not measure up to the expectation!) of those meeting him in person, it was stated. The pic iture programs were declared unusually good, and little complaint was heard about the feeble appearance of the young actor and his cowgirls. Provisions of Corn-Hog Contract Are Outlined A grower can sign the corn-lidfe! contract and still grow corn on land not planted to that crop in 1932 or 1933, provided that the total acreage planted to corn on the farm doe* not exceed the base acreage for 1932 and 1933, lest the 20 per cent reduction re quired under the contract. This re duction, however, may be greater than 20 per cent but cannot be les*. Where the reduction is more than 20 per cent the growrr receive rental pay ment* on all land taken out of pro duction up to 30 per cent of jtj* base acreage for 1932 and 1933. FAMED CASE TO BE HEARD BY JUDGE MOORE Town Henderson and Tel ephone Company Injunc tion Proceedings —-» At a hearing in Windsor today be-; fore Judge Cl/yton Moore, the town of Hendersoiyis asking that the tem porary recriyership of the Henderson properties of the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, granted re cently by Judge Henry Grady, be made permanent. The company will resist, the outcome of the case being considered of much importance in that it will involve all telephone, elec- 1 trie and railroad properties, and will probably go to the United States Su-j preme Court for a final ruling. In its answer to the city's complaint' the telephone company requested the' dissolution of the temporary receiv-J ership granted by Henry A Grady in ( Raleigh February 1, after the oity had been without telephone service for 21 hours, and seeks to restrain the city or any of its agents from inter fering with the company's operation' of its plant there, and also auks $50.-1 0t)0 damages it alleges have resulted from the temporary receivership. | The controversy arose when the' company is said to have refused to' pay $2,500 franchise tax to the town' of Henderson, and now the town is seeking to condemn the property and operate it as a municipal project. j Starting thin morning at 11 o'clock,' the hearing will probably last several 1 hours, as both sides have several at-' torneys. Solicitor Don Gilliam is 1 rpresenting the company along with others. COTTON SIGN-UP IS LITTLE SHORT OF 100 PER CENT About 350 of 360 Eligible H Have Signed; Drive Ended Yesterday While the cotton reduction cam paign missed a 100 per cent goal in this county, early reports' received here this morning following the close of the drive yesterday indicate a comparatively large sign-up. It was estimated that around 350 of the ap proximately 360 farmers eligible to participate in the movement had signed contracts. The resulting acre age reduction has not been determined, hut that makes little difference lo calise Martin is not now recognized as a cotton-growing county of any great importance. While the terms of the contract are fairly clear to those who were eligible to sign, the fate of the small growers who were not eligible to sign remains more or less a secret here. It is be lieved that those farmers who were eligible to sign contracts and who failed to take part in the movement will be faced with some kind of tax at the gin next fall. It is not definite ly known what the tax will be if there is such a tax. Of the approximately 360 eligible to lake part in the reduction move ment, 30 are in Cross Roads Town ship, 70 in Hamilton Township, 130 in Goose Nest Township, 8 in Wil liamston Township, 5 in Jamesville Township, 90 in Robersonville Town ship, 6 in Hear Grass Township, and bnly 1 in Williams Township. HIGH BIRTH RATE IN POPLAR POINT Below That of Last Year, . However; Death Rate Very Low Poplar Point, establishing what is believed to have been an all-time high birth rate in this section in 1032, re ported another unusually high rate last year, it was learned from the re ports filed this week by Registrar L. H. Taylor. The township, one of the smallest in the county, reported 43 bir(ln, a resulting rate of 46.43 per 1,000 of population. In 1932 the dis trict reported 49 births, a rate of 53 births for each 1,000 population. Nineteen of the births were among white people. There were 24 colored births and one-third of that number were illegitimate. The district with a death rate of 23.75 in 1932, one of the highest in the county, made a remarkable show ing last year in that the rate dropped to 10.80 the 1,000 population. There were only 10 deaths last year, 9 col ored and 1 white, as compared with 22 in 1932. Conditions surrounding the deaths are a bit saddening in that trevcn of them were among babies under one month of age. And seven of the ten people were buried in home-made cas-> Iccts. Only one still-birth was report ed in the district last year. UNCERTAINTY PERVADES CWA ACTIVITY HERE ♦ Demobilizing Not To Be Started Here Yet; Plan To Finish Projects ♦ v Civil Works Administration activi ties, while being demobilized in many parts of the country under orders from Washington, will continue in thi* county, it was learned from the local CWA office this morning. How ever, uncertainty surrounds the CWA program, and it is not known just how long the present activities will be continued. It i> understood that those projects already underway will be completed, but this could not be es tablished as a truth here today. The curtailment order cut 2,627 per sons from work on federal projects in this state, but it was found possible to transfer those men from the fed eral quota allotted North Carolina to the state quota which had not been entirely filled. That means those projects will he carried on in the fu ture as state and not federal projects. In the futune, only projects be lieved to be most desirable to the various communities will receive ap proval, it was said. Money for the Martin County CWA I payroll for this week had not been I received here at noon today, but Dis ; bursing Agent I.uther I'eel was of the opinion that it would be here in time for use tomorrow. It the allotment fails to reach here the workers will ! not receive their pay tomorrow. The | payroll this week will run about $4,- 500, it was estimated by Mr. Peel. LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF VIRGINIA MADE PROGRESS Special Attention To All Safety Factors Shown by Firm in Statement The annual report of the Life In surance Company of Virginia, recently released by its president, Bradford H. Walker, discloses continuance of sta bility and careful management. Communicating with W. G. Peele, Reiwral agent, of Williamston, Presi dent Walker stresses the past year's gratifying operations as again dem onstrating the company's good judg ment in adhering to. the conservative underwriting and investment princi ples that have always characterized it. Mr. Walker also eagerly gives credit to his loyal field associates for their indispensable services, and gratefully acknowledges the confidence imposed in 111 ecompany by the owners of its million-odd policies in force. Mr. Walker emphasizes the follow ing interesting features of the com pany's sixty-third annual report. Gradual improvement in national business conditions is happily reflect ed in an increase of more than $3,- 000,000 in the company's outsatndiug insurance in force. Also very favorable was the fact thai in 1933, for the second successive year; there was a decrease in the a mount of policy loans, Assets were increased by $977,936.64 surplus was strengthened by the ad dition of $245,984 13. An addition of $5000,000 was made to their special contingency reserve, bringing the to tal of this fund to $4,000,000. In conclusion, President Walker ob serves that continued application of its conservative practice of placing safe ly of principal before investment yield has enabled the company to maintain its traditionally strong cash position. ♦ Special Song Service At Methodist Church Sunday C. T. Rogers, pastor. "If you have nothing in your own heart worth giving to others, you will not believe in missions." You, friend reader, need the bless ing and help of the Sunday school and church alone supplies. Here some thing will be put into your heart, if you will let God have His way with you, that you will want to share with the little sick, hungry child of China or anywhere else one is found in need. Come on, gel into the harness; help us make our church count in Wil liamston, and wherever its influence may reach. Sunday is the lime to be gin; do not put off again. The devil will be working overtime to get you to pul off just one more Sunday. Jesus says don't do it, the accepted time. Jesus is your friend, and al ways advises rightly. liecide posi tively ROW you will go to Sunday school and church Sunday. Services Sunday and during the week at Williamston, Holly Springs, and Merry Cherry farm. Special song service Sunday night at 7:30 by the choir. You are cordially invited to meet with us, if not with us, at some church Sunday, Several Additional Candidates in Open f NEW UNDERPASS 1 V J A contract calling for the erec- j tion of a new railroad bridge over U. S. Highway No. 64 at the end of Weit Main Street here, and , the removal of the center support that has been a target for many motorists during the past few years, was let to T. A. Loving, Goldsboro contractor recently. The project will cost approximate ly $19,853.50. Juat when work will be started on the new bridge and the type of structure that will be built has not been learned here. It was reported that work would be start ed just as soon as materials were placed on the property. LOCAL MASONIC! LODGE INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS —♦ — Attendance Contest Ends With 'Blues' Winners Tuesday Night One of the largest gatherings of Masons here in .recent years was held Tuesday .night at Skewarkee Lodge here, the event marking the conclus ion oT an attendance contest and in stallation of- officers recently elected for the current year. Around 50 mem bers of the local lodge attended, be sides a large number of visitors. hollowing the transaction of the regular business, gi the lodge, work j ii> the second degree was conducted i under the .direction of Past Masters 1 Norman K... HaFrison and N' C Green. The "Blues" team, under the cap taincy of Bill Spivey, won the attend . ancc contest, which has been in prog I ress since the first of December, over tRe "Whites," led by S. 11. Grimes. During tlie period nine more "Blues" than "Whites" were present for the stated communications of the lodge. The victors will he the guests of the losers at a hani|uet s in tlie Wo man's I luh hall on the night of Feb ruary 12, which will also be observed as "Ladies' Night." It is expected that a noted Masonic speaker will bo secured lor the occasion. The contest which closed Tuesday night is considered one of the most successful ever held, and renewed in terest in the work of the lodge is be ing evidence throughout (lie mem bership. Officers installed by fast Master YV. I'. Manning were: J. C. Anderson, niaster; V. J. Spivey, senior warden; S. 11. Grimes, junior warden; N. K. Harrison, treasurer; Irving M Mar golis, secretary; J. ('. Manning, senior deacon; I- H. Wynne, junior deacon; l ly-"*Pefry -and W H Harrison, stewards; and Henry Barber Allen, tyler. A social meeting of the lodge is expected to be held Tuesday night of next week for conferring the third degree. - Two Cars Sideswiped in Accideipt Near Here i Ihe fenders and running board were smashed and the left front wheel was damaged on the car of Mr. N, K Griffin when il was struck by another car near Holly Springs on the James ville road Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Griffin was driving around a curve when aether machine, driven by a man froiji Mount Olive at a rapid speed, crashed into the car. No one was hurt, but both cars were damaged. Local Market Sold Total 4,833,442 Pounds Tobacco i Williamston sold 4,83.1,442 pounds of tobacco during the recent market-! ing season, or almost 2,(MX),000 pounds more than was sold here during the preceding seinrfm, according to gov ernment reports released this week. Finds Weather Not Quite Cold Enough ♦ A traveling salesman found the weather not cold enough here this [ weelf when he absent-mindedly start* Icd to walk across the Lindsley Ice I Company pool. He walked across once and the ice held him. On the second trip, however, the ice cracked and dumped the man into about 3 feet of ice-cold water. After warm ing himself by a stove at the plant, 'the traveler ran to a local hotel and changed clothes, but not until after he had suffered -the stinging cold. €nP* WHMWi ESTABLISHED 1898 L. B. WYNNE FOR CLERK; COBURN OUT FOR SENATE Carl Bailey Also in Race for Senate; Judge Smith May Run With several candidates already in the race for seats in the general as sembly and the clerkship of the Mar tin County Superior court, political ac tivities arc fast talon* shape in this county for the next primary. Attorney Robert 1.. Cohurn, for several years mayor of Williamstcn and a member of the law firm of Co btirn and C ohurn here, announces he plans to seek a scat in the North Carolina Senate this year. Attorney J. t Smith, of Robersonville, has an nounced he will not be a candidate for a seat in the house of representa tives, but he might run for the Sen ates. A. Corey announced his can didacy fur the senate early this week. It was unofficially learned here that t arl Bailey, Plymouth attorney, would seek renomination to, the senate, and that several other candidates, includ ing one ffoni Beaufort and another from Dare l.ounty, are planning to enter the senatorial race.' I rofessor L. Bruce Wynne an nounced this week that he would be a candidate for the Martin County Superior (,'ourt clerkship. T. B. Slade announced bis candidacy for that of fice a few days ago. While other county officials have made no official announcements, it is . understood they would be candidates I this year. I nder the new law all candidates for county ami legislative j places will be required to file tlieii ; "oticc>. of candidacies on or before May 5 and not later than 6 p. m. on I that day. A filing fee" of 1-2 of 1 per cent of the annual salary paid by the respective offi-'es will he charged all candidates for county offices, such as that of register of deeds, sheriff, clerk lof court, county solicitor, and re corder A flat- fee of $1 will be ibarged candidates for places on the board of county commissioners, coun ty board of education, and other town ship offices. The one dollar fee will also he charged candidates for sur vi'yor and orener. State officers, including candidates for governor, United States Senator, and number of House of Representa tives, and solicitors and judges of su perior courts, will he required to pay a filing fee of 1 per cent of their an nual salary. They must file their can didacies with the proper authorities on or before the seventh Saturday be j fore the June I primary. DEATH OF MRS. MINNIE WARREN AT GOLD POINT Died Suddenly At Home There Last Friday Night Mrs. Minnie Warren, highly re spected woman of the Gold Point community, died suddenly at her home I there last I'riday night at 9:30 o'clock following a stroke of paralysis suf fered a very short time before. She j had been in feeble health for several ] months, however. Mrs. Warren was born in Pitt County 63 years ago. After marry ing Mr. Warren she moved to this county to make her home, locating near Gold Point. She had been a member of the Christian church for a number of years and was active in the work of her church. I'uneral services were conducted from the late home Saturday after noon by Kev. John E. Purvis, of Has** sell. Interment was in the family plot, near the home. Mr. Warren six chil dren, Henry and Kelly Warren, of Kobersonville; Mrs. VV. L. Williams, of liethel; Mrs. John Nelson, of Par nie|e; and Jack and William Warren, of Gold Point. Negro Shot Here Last Night; Refuses to Talk Wheeler Slade, young local colored man, was painfully shot in the hip here early last night. Slade first said that he had a 38-pistot in his pocket and that it accidentally fired when he blipped down while walking the river hill. He later said someone shot him, but he refused to tell who it was. He maintained that he did not know. He was removed to a Washington hospital last night, and is expected to recover.
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