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I WaUk ?M LaM On Tonr Am It- Cm ll? tka Data VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 5 Williuastoa, Martin County. North Cuolina, Friday, March 16, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 THOMAS DIXON MAKES STIRRING ADDRESS HERE Noted Author, Historian And Lecturer Heard at Kiwanis Meet Appearing before the Kiwanis Club here last Wednesday noon, Thomas Dixon, noted author and one of the country's greatest lecturers, made one of the most stirring talks ever heard here in support of the "New Deal." Referring to the legislation effected by the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the most important since the Constitution of the United States was framed, the noted North Carolinian stated without fur ther reservation that he- knew the "New Deal" hrill prove successful be spirit and the right stock of people. "Our forefathers conquered the con querors and overcame untold hard ships to settle this country of ours,"] -he said, adding that they settled Amer-i ic? with more than the one aim to es tablish rich colonies for m?ther '''tun tries as tire French and Spanish] wished to do. "They migrated here j for the enlargement of freedom and wider and greater privileges; they | were settlrs whose blood boiled at the] thought of wealth and power before freedom and liberty. And you are of that breed of people, and cannot fail," Mr. Dixon continued. "The Plymouth, Virginia, and Ra leigh Colonies all had the one great purpose of building a better and freer nation, founded on the terms of love and service between man and man, a country where souls would be free. In support of that sacred principle they suffered hunger, cold, and mas sacres. Tire Jamestown Colony, after 1? years, had only 1,000 souls, more than 5,000 having died front hunger, -tarvation, and massacre during that time. Not one turned back to the "Id country; they remained true to tlieir ideas of truth and justice and won in the face- of hardships, Hit like of which this generation lias never dreamed," he said. Mr. Dixon, a history scholar of prominence, told of the trying days of tire Revolutionary War, when Washington and his few ragamuffins defied the King of England and won against the mother country and its loyal allies, the Tories, in this coun try. "Barefooted, a group of about -1,500 men marched over Dozen and ice-jagged roads to defeat the Hessian wing of General Howe's army at Tren ton and record the greatest military achievement of the century," the speaker said. "And we arc sure tc win now, because we arc of that breed of men," he continued. Mr. Dixon has the greatest fait! in our President and believes his ef forts to right things in this country will prove successful. However, tin task will, no doubt, be a long ant hard one. He urged every one t< face the future with as much couragi as our fathers possessed in gaininj tlteir freedom, even if we experience hardships and disappointments, o which this generation knows little a compared with those experienced b; our fathers in those days when the; waded like men through all kinds o distress and hardships to overcom' the reconstruction and heal th wounds of abloody civil war. The speaker looks to the valor c America's men and women, lioys an girls and not to the amount of dii and rich ores to make the recover measures of President Rooseve! prove successful. Mr. Dixon, a native of Clcvelan County, North Carolina, explaine that he had lost more than a millio dollars, but that he had not given uj adding that he would write more an I letter books, that he wotrhf look t the future with courage. Born during the reconstructs days, Mr. Dixon, at an early age, ii terested himself in the happenings < that period and later wrote the "Clar man, which attracted national a tention. He is a stately man of di linguished appearance, and has bes widely acclaimed on his lecture tot throughout many slates of the Unio Candle-Lighting Service At Methodist Church Hei ? The candle-lighting service, "T1 Light of Life," will be held at II Methodist /church Sunday night 7 :J0. Mr. Manning wUl be aaiiat by th echoir and 25 young peopl Only a few more day. before Ea.ti I wonder how many are thinking nic of the- needy and .offering little eh dren than what they are going to we that day? I juat wonder what y hare aaved to date for theae aick a hungry folka. I juat wonder wt the Eaatcr aervice it going to m< in a big tpiritual way to me and you, that day that Jetua gave to mu for ua. It will depend to tome < tent on what we havt done for othe Sunday achool and church tervii at the uaual houra, and you are waya welcome to all of our tervic Will Finish Contract Revision Next Week ONE MORE Although no context! hin de veloped for several offices in the county, interest in Martin poli tics continues to increase slowly but surely. The latest develop ment is the announcement of Mr. J. C. 'Rosa, of Oak City, for coun ty commissioner. Mr. Rom, a prominent farmer-merchant ot Goose Nest Township, will likely be in a direct contest with Parmer Jim Perry, recently announced candidate from that district for county commissioner. However, the nomination and election of the two men are possible, as there is no definite rule prohibiting the election of 2 or more men to the board of commissioners from one district. With only a few excep tions a general agreement has been effective, providing joint rep resentation for the 10 townships by five men. PATHETIC CASE PRESENTED AT COURT HOUSE Mother Placed in Jail and Four Children Taken From Her * A pathetic story, one that appealed even to the "hard-boiled," was report ed at the courthouse ^Tuesday after noon, when a mother was seperated from her children and placed in jail. Officers and welfare authorities wait ct! for each other to jive instructions. Jailer Roy Peel finally getting the task of directing the woman to a cell in the jail, and Miss Selma Ayers, connected with the welfare office, ac cepting the ordeal of pulling a little undernourished 3-year-old girl from the arms of her mother. Mrs. Lily Johnson, a welfare sub ject recently moved from Halifax tc the upper part of Goose Nest Town ship in this county, is being held for the alleged receiving of stolen goods, Her 16-year-old son is also in jai! awaiting developments in a series o robberies in which he is believed t( have figured. The boy is said to hav< admitted taking part in a safe robbery down in Tyrrell County some tirni lg<>. While the mother and oldest soi ontinue in jail, two sons, D. C., U rears old,' and R. L. Johnson, 6, an >eing cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Johi tfland at the county home. A fourtl rhild, the baby in the bands of wrl fare authorities, is receiving excel ent care. The 6-year-old boy criei i while for his mother the first nigh they w?rc apart, but Mr. Bland sai< tlwrtiTtle fellow was fast adapting him lelf to the home and was apparentl: tnjoying the necessities of life offerei lim there. BOYS' MEETING IN WASHINGTOls Eastern Carolina Olde Boys' Conference Gets Under Way There | Under the auspices of the Intel d state Y. M. C. A. committee of Chai d lotte, there in being held in Washing (l ton, N. C, this week-end the Easter >, Carolina Older Boys' Conference, a d which time free entertainment is 1 o he provided for those attending b |tween this Friday afternoon and Sui n day evening. i-' It is understood that for boys b >f tween the ages of 14 and 18 yeai s there will be no expense other tha $1.50 for registration?meals ar sleeping quarters being provided t the entertaining city. The Hi-Y Hubs of Washington, ui rv|d*r the leadership of Mille are looking after local arrangement As many as 150 boys are expected attend. This furnishes a splend week-end for Williamston and Ma tin County boys, and makes it posi ble for any such boys to enroll in t Y's summer camp at Chimney Ro next summer for only $7.50 per we? If any are interested they might c upon Prof. David Hix or the R< Charles H. Dickey, either of whe will furnish further information. 9 Winner in Baby Contest Held in Rocky Moui ? Little Anne Lane, daughter of I and Mrs. L. F. Lane, of Jatneivi and Rocky Mount, was recently ri ognited as the second healthiest ba in a contest held in Rocky klou One of 116 babies entered in the ? si-J teat, little Miaa Anne scored 99, a es. was awarded a silver loving cup. NO COMPLAINTS BEING MADE BY j MOST FARMERS Few Are Said To Be Taking1 "Bull-Headed" Attitude; j Expose Schemers Tlxr work of revising more than 1,000 tobacco reduction contracts is progressing rapidly, as a whole, in this county, it was learned here this morning. One or two districts are about through with the work and the others will likely finish some time next week, it was stated. While there have been a few com plaints against the revision order, a large majority of the growers is *-> crpting the terms willingly. There has been a marked cooperation in the revision work, and when it is com peted, the authorities believe the campaign will ibe near the objective desired by the government and as ad vanced in the terms of the bill. Many unfair schemes have been un covered, the latest bing reported in this district, where a farmer reported tobacco grown on a fictitious farm One or two cases have been discov ered where the husband and wife have duplicated the reports, probably with the intention of goingintu the tobac co-raising business on a larger scale than ever before. A few farmers, one committee mem her is said to have remarked, have acted a bit "bull-headed" about the ' revision order, but they are not manj I and will not effect any great changi I in the program, even after their con tracts are thrown out.? Ju*t how many acre* and number of pounds so far eliminated in tin county could not be determined fhi morning, but the authorities believe' the results will be mighty near in kee fng with tli ^allotment wljcn the rc 'jVision work is completed. Those con [tracts, unsuppported by actual figure (and above the county average, wi ' I hardly be accepted, but will likely b .'returned for adjustment again. How , ever, where contracts show an incor Sistency the agreement may be rc ' yoked altogether by th govemmnt. f ? FISHERIES WILL START MONDA\ Drift and Skim Netters Ar ng Fair Cat This Week j!) Making Fair Catches J Weather'and water conditions pe: mitting, owners of the Fleming Ffsl j| cry will start operating their seiiu next Monday, Charlie Davenpoi j Jamesville merchant, said yesterda J Water currents were said to he ui y j usually strong, hut plans were goin j forward today for starting operatioi ! next Monday. Fair-sized catches of herring we ! reported by drift net and bow-net o| j erators yesterday, but it is believt f the seine catches*will be fairly sma ? j during the first few days of oper tion next week, f Operating until about the 10th ? H May, the fisheries generally ma! | their largest catches about East' I time. During the season thousant ! of people from miles away visit tl fisheries. ? Rededication Sunday At Episcopal Chute ?L. he E. F. Moseley, rector. Fifth Sunday in Cent (Easter Su day). Church school, 9:45 a. m. Holy Communion and Sermon, 11 a. m. Eyening prayer and sermon, 7:30 Throughout the Episcopal chur this Sunday has been designated the Presiding Bishop as the Sund for rededication of our lives, this J as a part of the church-wide tlideavi Members are asked to bring th signed enrollment cards to this sei ice. This will be the second Sunday the attendance contekt, and a lai ck congregation is urged and empect Easter is only two weeks off. satisfactory Easter depends upon < spiritual preparation for it. ? nt nd Number of CWA Workt To Be Reduced To 177 M ? The number of men working CWA projects in this county will reduced from 215 to 177 today, it i learned from relief headquarters h yesterday. It is understood here that the wh works will be "shot" the latter f of this month, the remaining aet ties being handled under the eni gency relief group. 23 CASES BOOKED, TO BE TRIED IN SUPERIOR COURT] Tudge Walter L. Small, of ! Elizabeth City Will Preside Twenty-three criminal cases ll4vt | been scheduled for trial in the Martin. County Superior court conren.nf here neat Monday with Judge Wal | ter Small, of Elizabeth City, presid I ... o A ... e-c mtlT )inaii| vl ing. Other than the Sam Ayera mur 1 ing. VlMCl aaami' der case, the docket carries no cases le| any great importance. Two days have been reserved for the handling 'of the criminal docket, and unless ad ditional cases develop, it is believed rthe criminal cases wilt have been ' cleared by the middle of the second I . I For the first time in months and | months not a single case charging ' violation of the liquor laws is on the 1 docket. In fact, there have been very 'few on the docket in the recorders I court recently, only now and then var ious jsutices of the peace hearing such I cases. Quite a number of the cases were appealed from the county and justice : of the peace courts, several others I having been continued from the prfcv ' ious term and still others entered di rectly by warrant and grand jury bills. The cases: I The one charging M. 1- Bunting with embezzlement, a charge grow ' I ing out of an investigation ordered ir .'accounts of guardians by Judge R Hunt Parker, was continued-from th< .'June term last year. 'I Cliff Bunch, charged with forgery ! was called and failed to answer las ' I December term. A true bill was te ". turned by the grand jury at the las , 1 September term. . i Appealing from the recorder s -our .'sentence, Claud Manning and Kaleigl Cuburu are schedule,1 for trial in th , i case charging them with false pre II tense. The case was continued at th * last December terny .) The case charging l.ouis H 1 e< with perjury was continued from th last December term. Raymond Wynn, charged with lai j ceny, appealed to the higher corn II from the sentence imposed upon hii by the recorder. The case charging J. C. Sexton wit larceny was entered by warrant. !] Tried in the county court, J. > Whitfield, charged with ahandonmet and non-support, appealed to the st I perior tribunal. i Charged with larceny, Howat j (iriffin, appealed from the county I . I Ik* superior court. Walter (iainor is scheduled for tri: e under warrant for alleged rape. Joe Davenport, charged with an a J "V , -suit with a deadly weapon, appeale . ? ? siinih Maggie Davenport, facing rharge. also appealed to the higln court. After appearing in many of tl County court sessions during the pas I the "Islands" section of Willian I Township representatives are strivir ior logger recognition from bigg* courts. About as regular as the docket, tl rase charging Jeffry Taylor wil abandonment and non-support scheduled lor next week. I Herbert and Charlie Mason appea ' ed in the case charging them with la ceny. Willie Rollins, following a liearu in the county court, was bound ov to the superior tribunal for trial in ll case charging him with larceny. Walter Godard, after appearing the county court, appealed to the s , perior court to hear the case char ing him with an assault with a dea ' ly weapon. 1 Orange Peel, not at all identifi ' with the fruit, is scheduled to ansn a larceny and receiving charge, t case having been appealed from t sentence nteted out in countycou Charlie Harrell, charged with 1: ceny, appealed from a justice of I peace court. Russell and Stancil Perry, chars with robbery, also appealed from sentence imposed in a justice of t peace court. Hczekiah Briley. apparently a miliar figure in the courts, appeal ?I -the ease chergingbim wilbwi ? sault with a deadly weapon. A warrant-' was issued in the ci charging George W. Pope, al James Williams and Harry Jam with larceny. | A warrant was issued calling Je I Hooker to aniwer for trial in the c 1 charging him with bastardy. ' Town of Robersonville fs | Purchases Fire Tru en ? j The Town of Robersonville on purchased a fire Irack and pum lie | costing, when new, approximal vas $10,000, it was learned here this w< ere. Delivery of the equipment will made by the American LaFra ole manufacturers within the next #0 J tart it was said. ?vi-1 The action was taken following I ier-!eral costly fires there during the f I two or three years. CWA Will Be Abolished in County by End of Month MAKE ARRESTS IN SERIES OF LATE COUNTY CRIMES Mother and Young Son Are Being Held in Connec tion with Robberies ? Finding the hideout of several criminals in a backwoods of Goose Township this wrrlt, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, assisted by other officers, partially if not completely solved the scries of robberies reported one ait j er another from one end of this coun-1 i ty to the other, in recent weeks. The j developments were recognized as the 'most important reported against or-: ganized crime in this county in many months. Front the time the Cost Line sta tion was robbed in Jamesville on January 21 and up to and including the ppstoffice robbery in Hassell the 22n3 of last month, the officers trail ed the robbers. John Whitfield, 16 year-old white boy, is being held in connection with the robberies, and his mothre, Mrs. Lily Johnson, is in the county jail charged with receiv ing stolen goods. Efforts are now being made by officers in several gountiea to affect the arrests id uther* believed implicated in the whole sale series of daring robberies. Quantities of stolen goods, includ ing sugar, cigaretts, extracts, cloth ing and other articles, were found hid in and buried near the Johnson home this week by officers. The arrests of the mother and son followed. ?-M airing the?Johnson huiuc?their headqaurters^tlie band of robbers arc believed to have operated throughout this section and in parts of Virginia -oncers withholding detailed informa tion in connection with the activities of the group in other sections. Tht --i'16-year-old boy is said to have admit *t ted the robbery of a safe in Tyrrel 11 County a few weeks ago.. A native of Halifax County, Mrs h j Johnson lived in New Jersey for a while.?Returning to this section a ^?| bout two years ago, she rented tin 'L out-of-way house and located tlier H with her four children, John. Whit ! field, 16 last July; 1). C. Johnsdn, 10 "d R. L. Johnson, 6 years old and ? baby three years old. | Fending developments-in the cast tin wohian and her oldest child con i tinue in jail, her next two children a s* the county home as special guests <? rt.; the keeper, and the baby with wrlfar DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA WYNIS Hold Funeral Services Ii Cross Roads Church This Afternoon ? Mrs. Martha YVynn, highly rc?pcci cd woman of Cross Roads Townshij died at the home of her daughtc there yesterday afternoon, bringiu to an end K4 years of honorable an useful life She had been critical! i 11 -for soma time. Mrs. VVynn, the daughter of Br] ant and 1'attie M. Biggs, was a men her of a family included among tl early settlers of this country. SI was born in Bear Grass .Townahi where she spent her early life. Win 22 years old, she was married to tl late John Wynn, moving at that tin to Cross Roads, where she spent tl remainder of her life. During < years she was a faithful member he I the Cross Roads church, leading noble life in striving for the uplift her community and the care of h |C^ family. he ck She leaves six children, three daug ten, Mrs. T em pie Britton, of Grec ville; Mrs." Hrsite Roberson and Mi Fannie Wynn, of Cross Roads Tow ship; a?td lohn LL?ao4?Sylvest Wynn, of Kveretts, and Gray Wyn of Roanoke Rapids. She also Icav 30 grandchildren and 3 great-gran children. Funeral services are being condui ed from the Cross Roads church tl afternoon by Rev. J. M. Perry, R<i ersonville minister. Interment w follow in the family plot on the Hen VVynn farm. ? Third Snow Within One Week Falls Wednesdi * Snow, (he third to fall here wi in a week, covered the ground witf two-inch blanked Wednesday nig The white covering surprised tna yesterday morning when they glin ted it front their windowi. Ole Sol and rising temperatu chaied away nearly alt the mow fore the day wan spent, however. A RECORD ) S /Li An unusual record in the liqui dation of defunct hanks was re ported in a state paper this week, the report adding that the record is without parallel in all this sec tion," and to which might be add ed a record for any ole section anywhere. Liquidating the Carolina State Bank of Gibson, down in Scotland - Couuty, Receiver John L. Rod gerson, formerly of this place, is paying off the depositors in full this week. In addition to that, there is a balance on hand of 91. 500, with around $10,000 still due the bank, th^ report explained Mr. Rodgerson is located at Lumberton, and has been in charge of several bank liquidations since leaving here a few years i H.C.HARRINGTON DIED THIS WEEK NEAR OAK CITY Funeral Held at His Late Home There Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services for Henry C. Har rington were held last Tuesday aft ernoon from his late home in Goose Nest Township, the Rev. T. A Sykes, Methodist minister of Scot land Neck, conducting the l^ist rites Mr. Harrington, 82 years old and 3 Monday morning at his home ncai Oak City. He had been in ill healtl for several y.ears. sytefidilig the las two as an invalid in bed. He recent * j ly suffered three strokes" of paralysis I hastening his death. Mr. Harrington was the son of tin "Mate Elder and Mrs. H. 1>. Harring ! ton. In early manhood he moved t< the upper part of the county and mar "jried a Miss Williams, member of " j prominent family of that section. Mrs c , Harrington died a number of year f, ago Four children. Misses Molli " and Annie Harrington and Mis. tar ? rie Thompson and one son, Mr. t ha a Harrington, all of this county, sui [ vivc. He also leaves a half-brotlu i f'( Rev. \V. B. Harrington, of the Fart *. Life section of this county. 11 Experiencing the many hardship j of the .reconstruction days, Mr llai | rington continued with strong coin I age throughout his life. He "becam a successful farmer and business ma I and was recognized as a friend to al He was one of the oldest citizens i | this county. i Young Colored Girl Hurt When Hit by AutomobiU a I The sevrn-year-old daughter < J Henry Puffin and wife, colored, wa , 1 painfully hut not seriously hurt yei lf terday afterniMui when she was h ^ hy an automobile on West Mai (j Street here. Attending doctors sa this morning that her injuries wei y I uot considered seriou The girl is said to have darted inl the street and in the path of the ca ,e' making it impossible for the driver i ie niiss her. She was struck hy a fei n The driver of the tar rushed tl ir girl to a doctor and arranged f ?c medical attention, ic, w Appoint W. F. Crawford ?'i To Head Garden Projec\ Will I'\ Crawford, Rveretts ma was appointed this week to head t garden projects in the county for r lief cases. Mr. Crawford will supt vise the work and make regular r ports to welfare authorities, it is u derstood. , ' - Plans for the garden?project mong relief families have not he formulated so far, but will he la within the next few days, it is undi stood. ? Shaw Choral Society To Give Concert Here 21 One of the best numbers of the s< ??<? t* coming to the colored hi school on Wednesday, March 21. }y thin time the choral society of 3h University, Raleii^t, Ni C., arr tl> | appear in grand recital on our sta i a lt is one of the best musical agg ht ' gations in the South, and we are ti iny ing this means of inviting all our pi lp pk, white and colored, to come i on this evening and enjoy themselv A small admiasion will be charg He advised that thia ia one of our b numbers.?K. J. Hayes, principal. RELIEF AGENCY WILL TAKE OVER BURDEN APRIL 1 Action Will Greatly Curtail Activities at Present Under Way Under new orders coming from Administrator of Relief Harry L. Hopkins, the Civil Works Adniinistra tion will be abolished the last of this month, indicating that all work car ried on after March 31 will be han dled by the Emergency Relief Ad ministration. Th- aclinn- will greatly curtail relief activities however, it is understood important projects will be .ontinued. Definite information could not be | learned here this week, but it is be lieved that a number of workers now employed on CVVA projects will be transferred to the division of emer gency relief. Just how many men will be continued in this county is not known, sonic estimating that at least ' 100- would probably continue on the emergency relief working list during the next few months. Wholesale employment of jobless workers will be a thing of the past under the new division In those fam ilics where more than one person has gainful employment, no applications will he considered. Persons with any resources will be dismissed, the gen eral policy only considering those per ' sons as are entitled to emergency re ? lief In other words, the emergency [relief administration, as it is under i stood here, will care principally for N those families who arr nn -Tfr>-airgct r( relief list * ? I The new ruling is not very favor t able to rural scrrimrgi if fteinrg uffder* .stood that most of the work will be handled in cities of 5,000 or more- pop ulation and in industrial centers. The Work Division will be respon sible for planning the organization , and conduct of work for those certi . tied to the division as eligible for re a lief, which, it is understood, autoinat , ically abolishes offices outside the re s lief group. c* All projects handled in the future . will b<T sirictly 6t: public character, specifically in connection with the eco . nomic and social benefit to the gen ' eral public and publicly owned insti I | tutions. j Employment will be limited to 24 hours each week, the rate of pay ranging about 30 cents an hour, tlie exact amount depending upon the pre 1 vailing conditions in those communi ties where the work is handled. " i e ? SWINE KILLED BY WILD DOGS ? + f Two Dogs Are Shot Thisv I Week While Killing >i | Hog Near Here s-j Martin County farmers have lost it ( many. hogs t?> hears annually for in years, hut only recently did several id farmers learn that wild dogs were ? k i I ling and eating their hogs Ten jjtogs have been "killed and eaten by !o' dogs near here recently, Mr. Jesse , W'liith y said vestrday [()t Mating a hog squealing this week, Henderson NorHeet, tenant farmer, took Ins gun and went to investigate i ^ and found two dogs tearing a big ^ sow to pieces He killed the two ft rot ions animals, hut it is believed that there are others in the Roanoke I Swamps and in the old Davis grave ^ yard section. | Coming from the Roanoke low I lands where they have run wild for lM* some time, the dogs, said to be of the ',c bull species, have killed and eaten the c"j lieadi and hams of hogs for farmers :r I living near TiFTr?on the Hamilton l*i Road for some time;? n- 1 4'irginhr Dure ^Automobile Group To Meet Tonight + A meeting of the Virginia Dare Automobile Dealers Association will be held tonight at 7 o'clock-in the Chowan Motor Company plant ?n Kdcnton. The meeting of both used and new car dealers will elect dele gates to a convention for the elec tion of a State Advisory committee, President (i. H. Cox, of Roberson ville, announced this morning. "The code of fair competition for the motor vehicle retailing trade is now the law and governs every au tomobile dealer whetbr or not he has formally assented to the code," Mr. Cox explained. He added, "It is therefore decidedly to the advantage of evrey automobile dealer to attend the meeting and have a voice in the election of delegates who will elect the State Advisory committee which administer the code in this State."