Watch the Lab ?1 On Tonr Paper Aa It. Ca When Tear tabac rriee the Date npoon Expiree THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 12 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 10, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 / TO HOLD CLINICS FOR FRE-SCHOOLj AGE CHILDREN Parents Urged To Send Beginners To Clinics Week of April 17 A series of pre-school clinics will be held in this county week after next, it was announced by the office of the ~?g?inty board of education this week. Local eotffify doctors, assisted by Miss Cora Beam, of the State Health De partment, and Mrs. Minnie Ballance, trained nurse, wtH hare charge of the clinics, it was said. The Erst of the clinics will be held April 16, followed by others in Rob ersonvillc Tuesday, April 17; Farm Life, April 18, in the morning and Bear Grass that afternoon; Oak City, April 20 in the morning, and Hamil ton that afternoon. The importance of these clinics has been demonstrated throughout the state, and many beginners in the Mar tin County schools have been en abled by them to begin their educa tional training unhampered by physi cal defects. These clinics are provid ed for the sole purpose of detecting any physical defects that can be rem edied. Where defects arc found, the parents of the child are urged to have them remedied that the subject upon entering school next fall will have an equal chance to advance with that en joyed by other children. Approximately 300 children are ex pected to enter school for the first time next fall, and the authorities are urging the parents of every one to get them examined in their respective districts on the days appointed. ? garden work BEING HELD UP Delayed Seed Shipment Is Threatening Success of * Relief Garden Work The progress of the more than 300 garden projects among relief families in the county has been seriously de layed, Supervisor W. F. Crawford said this week. Seed ordered more than a month ago, have not arrived and garden activities are virtually at a standstill. A bill of lading, giving notice of the seed shipment, was re ceived more than three weeks ago, and while the welfare authorities have been expecting them daily, the seed ?have not yet arrived. Distribution will be effected im mediately upon the arrival of the seed and the garden activities will b< rushed. Mr. Crawford explained that more than 300 families had already prepared their ground for planting, and tlu work was off to an eneou raging atari until the seed shipment delay took place. Aged Colored Woman Dies Near Jamesville ? Maggie Smithwick, 70 years old and highly respected colored woman died at her home near Jamesville early last Sunday morning of bloor poison. A native of Dei tie- County her body was carried there yesterday afternoon for burial. About tw< months ago the old woman went intt her yard at night for a bucket am was stunned by a bolt of lightning Deafened and badly shocked, she wa unable to find her way back into th house and during her wandering sh stack a spjinter into her foot. He husband found her about 2 o'clock ii the morning, and she recovered rap idly and was getting along very wel until a few days ago, when bloo. poison developed in the splinter woun< causing ber death. ? w Child, Shot by Davenport Last Tuesday, Improving The 7-months-old baby of the lat Mrs. Joe Davenport, badly injure when shot by the woman's husban * week ago today, continues to iir prove at the home of Mr. and Mri Joe Cowen here. While recovery I still uncertain, the attending doctc said this morning that the child wa getting along as well as could be ei pected. Nearly every one of the 5 shot wounds are pouring forth bloo and corruption, it was stated. Last Meeting oi Parent Teacher Croup Tomorroy ? -?JJrvWilliam D. Riley, of the Norl Cafolfta State Board of Health, wi speak on "Ignorance, Innocence an Disease," at the local parent-teach) meeting to be held in the gramrm school auditorium tomorrow afte noon at 3:JQ o'clock. This meeting will be the last oi of the school year and parents at others interested in hearing Dr. Rili are urged to attend. GOOD FISHING Forced to suspend operation! on account of high water last week, the fisheries at Jamesville and Camp Point are etill inactive, re port! indicating that it will be ae* eral more day* before work can be atarted. Flehermen using drift and dip nets are said to be making sise able catches, some reporting as many as IS or more shad in their catches during a single night near Jamesville. Fishermen along the banks here yesterday were scooping die her ring up in fairly large numbers. DEATH OF J. W. WARRINGTON Funeral Services Held At Home Near Jamesville Monday Afternoon John W. Warrington, retired farm er-merchant, died at his home near Jamesville eatfy last Sunday morning from a complication of diseases. He had been in declining health for some time, having received treatment sev [eral months ago in a Norfolk hospital. J The son of the late John W. and ] Harriett Reason Warrington, he was born in this county 73 years and 11 'months ago.. He farmed all his life, ' or until He was forced to relire ori ac count of ill health. In early manhoqd he was married and leaves His wife, Mrs. John Griffin Warrington, and eight children. The names of tjie children are: Willie, Charlie, and Her bert, all of Norfolk; Dan, of New Bern; and Pete Warrington, of this county; and Mrs. Fannie Roberson, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Pearl Sawyer and Mrs. John Askew, of County. ? Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev?Mx.-Grant,?Methodist?minister Tof Plymouth. Interment was in th< | family plot near the home. ? AUTO SHOW AT ROCKY MOUNT ? ??? Boosters Will Visit Several Towns In This County Friday Afternoon Arrangements have been completed for holding Rocky Mount's annual au tomobile show and exposition then beginning next Monday and continu , ing through the week. The event ii predicted to outdistance any simile ,'undertaking ever sponsored there. Au j tomobile dealers from a large area an . placing the latest in motor cars ot I exhibit, and a real entertainment pro . gram is being announced this- week The amusement piogiam will fl'atun Weede-Meyer's orchhstra, a musica c< mcdy and fan dancer. Hundreds o people from all sections of easteri Carolina are expected to visit Rock] Mount and attend the show during the week, the sponsors said yesterday Boosters from Rocky Mount wil tour a large area this week, reachinj YVilliamston at 3:30 Friday afternooi ' and Robersonville about one-half hou ' Other itopa will be made KJak City, Hamilton, Everetts, am f Parmele. } The boosters, arranging a 15-minut program at each stop, will be accom panied by a high school band and wil distribute souvenirs. Local Juniors Enjoy Big Supper Thursday Nigh Juniors of the local council and H few invited guests enjoyed a big "feed j in the legion hall here last Thursda evening, when the "Whites," captain? by "Flip" Peel, were hosts to th "Blues," captained by Bruce Wym About 100 Juniors and guests wer present. ~ District Deputy Shtirifi, of Sea land Neck, made an interesting tal in connection with the work bein done in the State by the Junior oi ganization. Mayor J. L. Hassell all spoke, his speech being of a histor cal review. The regular meeting of the counc will be held in the hall Thursday evi ning of this week at 8 o'clock. Impromptu Ball Games at Diamond Here Saturda, ? Protestor James Peters, athlet coach in the local school, atarted V popular movement laat Saturday, win lie supervised the play for about I h young boya in a baaeball game ar 11! later arranged a picnic. All the youni ' vtcrv from 10 to 14 of the coiinnuiii tr are invited to a almilar event at tl ir achool grounda neat Saturday mornir at 9:30. The picnic ia aupportrd I 10-cent donations front thoie en jo tc ing the feaat, it wai explained. Ea< id boy ia requeated to bring hia glov cy or other baaeball equipment, and rente if he wiahea to go on the picm SPRING TERM OF FEDERAL COURT IS POSTPONED Jury List Carries Names of Eight Martin County Citizens Scheduled to have been held last I week, the spring term of Federal court in Washington was postponed by Judge I. M. Meekins. The term will be held the week beginning April 30, it is understood. As far as it could be learned here this week, there isn't a single case involving the violation of the liquor laws. It is understood that one crim tion with an alleged violation of thj? migratory bird laws down in Curri tuck County. There are around 25 or more civil cases on the docket, it was stated. It could not be learned officially here, but it is reported that the gov ernment is increasing its agents to collect liquor taxes under the direc tion of the internal revenue depart ment, and when their operations ate started, it is believed the cases orig inating from the manufacture of boot leg liquor will be about as numerous as they were when prohibition agents were active. Eight Martin citizens have been se lected for jury service in*the couit, it was learned from Mr. W. M. Bate man this week. The names of those drawn for service are: Lester Peel, Williamston R. F. D. 2; Vance L. Roberson, Robersonville; J D. Woolard, Williamston; C. L. Dan iel, Williamston, R. F. D. 4; R. E. Manning, Williamston; C. E. Hines Williamston R. F. D. 2; A. T. Perry Williamston; P. L. Salsbury, Hamil ton; and Marion Griffin, Roberton ville^jK. F. D. The names of 60 citi m six counties in the distric appear on the jury list. ? (COUNTY NATIVE DIES IN GEORGIA Funeral for Mrs. Ida Davis Held In Savannah, Ga., Monday Afternoon Mr?. Wrightcr Davis'a former cit itizen of Jamesville, died at her homi in Savannah, Ga., last Sunday morn ing. Funeral services were held yes [ ' terday, interment following in th> .'cemetery there. jl Mrs. Davis, before her marriage, wa . | Miss Ida Holliday, daughter of T. J s 'Holliday, who lives near Jamesville : jShe wo married to Mr. Davif abou . 25 years ago, the family moving t< ? the Georgia city about 14 years age i | Mr. Davis died several years age .'Three daughters survive the unior ?f One brother, Wilmer Holliday, o I Jamesville, and five Sisters, Mrs. fc,vi 1 Davis, Mrs. Lula Mizelle, Mrs. Pau f Smithwick, and Mrs. Joe Martin, al ii J of Jamesville; and Mrs. John Sextor f of Washington, survive. She als< j leaves one half-sister, Grace Holliday (of Jamesville. i Miss Hoyt Makes Health " Talks in Local School. ' , ? Ia Min Franq?i Hoyt, of this city, ^ graduate t>f Roosevelt Hospital, Nc. York City, recently gave a group c c health lectures to the girls at the hig r school building. At the first meetin " she spoke to the sixth, seventh, an eighth grades, giving them many va uable suggestions on the hygienic cai of the body. At the second .gathei ? ing, her talk was addressed to th older girls, and at that time sti a stressed the idea of growing up int a beautiful young womanhood, aide y by sane health rules. d The Woman's Club sponsored th c talks at the suggestion of the pres dent, Mrs. Moseley. c The boys of the high school ai privileged to hear Dr. W. B. Riley, < the State Board of Health, Raleig jlt'on April 11, in the high school aud o Commencement Marshals Chosen In Local School IC The commencement marshal* wl assumed they^duties in the local hij school last week and who will ten in the various commencement actis tics to be announced soon are a* ft Iowa: , Chief: Grace Manning; assistant Alia Critcher, Billy Griffin, Mai * Griffih, Ben Manning, Helen She ^ Janie Gurganus. All marshals are chosen on a bat of attainment in scholarship durii their year or years in hWb sehn. 'y the chief marshal and two assistan coming from the junior class and ts from each of the sophomore at freshman classes. I Mrs. William Chase and son, W liam Chase, jr., are expected to retu home tomorrow from a Washingt hospital. DR. CONE WORSE Peritonitis having developed, the condition of Dr. P. B. Cone was deecribed at very grave in a received here at noon today. Hit power of retittance wat diminthing rapidly at that time, the report itating that while he had a fifty-fifty chance of re covery yeiterday, the odda were three to one againtt him today. Entering a Richmond hotpital. the popular local dentitt under went an operation a week ago to morrow. He underwent a sec ond operation yeeterday, and hit condition wat contidered tome better until peritonitia act in. Members of the immediate fam ily and several friends continue at hit bedside. t TAX NOTES ARE EXECUTED BY 36 Foreclosures Now In Order for Those Failing To Give Tax Notes * Thirty-six tax notes were executed by property owners who were behind in thei rtaxes in this county, leaving more than 1,000 owners who arc sub ject to lose their property, it w*s learned this week. The time for exe cuting the five-year tax notes expired last Saturday, and the small number taking advantage of the tax note law apparently indicates an indifference on the part of the property owner to set tle his tax accounts. Three town property owners out of nearly 200 arranged to float their tax accounts by executing notes, it was said. Foreclosure proceedings arc sched - uled any time between now and Oc t'tuber 1 atid not later than October 1. As it is understood, the owner will lose possession of his property about that fiipt* nplfvs i^yh liiri back taxes in cash beforfcWfMgS are instituted.*' / ,'baptist pastors IN MEETING HERE I ? Interesting Program Marks Quarterly Session of District Ministers ? The Baptist Pastors' Confcrenct held its quarterly session in the Mem orial Baptist church here yesterday r.1 morning. ?| The session began at 10:30 o'clocl t [and adjourned about 3o'eWk itr th< 5 afternoon. On account of the indent ency of the weather the full nuinbe of members wrre not in attendance there being present something lik< f 35 men. There were two women win diopped in to add Color to the occa siop, these doubtless being the wive of some of the men present. The program was an unusually gooi one. The morning devotions wer held by Dr. E. H. Potts, of Elizabetl City, and such themes th* frdlnw ing were discussed: The Problems u the ^Rural Church, What Minister ,Live By, the Church and Its Youth Pebplc; etc. MI Among the others taking part i d (the program were the Kev. E. S Kolb, of Windsor; E. C. Shoe, of Ro ersonville; G. W. Burch, of Berti County; and many others. * This group of Baptist minister meets quarterly in Mr. Dickey's churc r" | because of its central location to th field covered. Six Martin County Boys Enter Forestry Camp. Six additional Martin County boy entered the Civilian Conservatio ,e ^Corps yesterday after taking and pass I ing the physical examinations in Net Bern. Those passing the exarnins tions are: David S. Page, Williamston R. 1 D.; Russell Godard, Jamesville; Rus sell Wheeless, Williamston, R. F, D James E. Moore, Robersonvillc; Hei ?S man Daniel, Williamston, R. F. D j and Thomas Johnson, Willianistoi 10 Sidney Phelps and Davis Warren fai f*1 ed to pass the physical examinatioi /e | The boys were carried to Ne Bern yesterday morning by Roy Fei and J. R. Manning. ? ? >1 Senior Play Well Receive By \Large Crowd Frida ? A large crowd ataembled In ll high achool auditorium latt Fridt tv*"!H-taitr the annual- aanior pli which wai quite fittingly entitled "Tl Antic. of Andrew." Andrew's difl cultiea and the atfiitance renderi him by two boyi garbed in the ri ment of the oppoaite ?ex provided conitant aource of amuiement. Tl play wai preiented in a credits!) faahion and icemed to plca.c the a Jdicnce. 41 CIVIL CASES ON CALENDAR FOR SUPERIOR COURT Cf- and will serve as a year book in tl absence of an annual. NO CHECKS ARE EXPECTED FOR SOME TIME YET Small Horizontal Reduction Necessary To Effect Required Quota. L_ After a long and tedious struggle, employees in thffit? nf ( ininty? Agent T. B. Brandon yesterday com pleted tlu- revision of the 1,395 con tracts for Martin County tobacco farmers. The contracts have been delivered to authorities in Raleigh, where the revision work will be in vestigated, Mr. Brandon said yester day. The state authorities will probably .complete their check of the Martin [contracts by the latter part of this week, and when they are approved there the contracts will he forwarded to Washington. Checks will be pre ' pared and mailed to the 1,305 grow j ers as rapidly as possible. Mr. Bran idon could offer no information as to 'when the checks, both equalization and ? rental, would reach the farmers, but ,it is reasonable to assume that the .money will be coming forth within the I tfcxt two weeks or the week fol I lowing. ^ | Approximately 1,000 acres were re ! moved from the contracts, according I to preliminary estimates offered by I the office of the county agent. The base acreage offered by the growers jfor the year 1933 will stand virtually | unchanged, but a blanket reduction will be necessary for the years 1932 and 1931. This reductioff will be very 'small, however, and will hardly be ? noticed by the individual farmer. The ' government UMUW&UI* * a jpirt of the way m~attowing ah over run of 3 per cent in acreage and 5 per jcfnt in poundage. Checks will be delivered from the i agent's office immediately upon their ? arrival, Coutrty Agent T 11 BrandofT said. Notice of their arrival will be ' announced as soon as the*1 check's are - received, he added WIFE SLAYER IS i IN BAD HEALTH ?*?? Greatly Depressed In Jail ? \ Here, Joe Davenport? Prays To Die , | ? | Held in the county jail for killing l(his wife and badly injuring her infant ? daughter, Joe Davenport, 73 years old, f.lS experiencing declining health FTe' ? has had several chills during the past itwo or three days, and he is complain-^ ling with rheumatism. I The old man, apparently now real r izing what he did, is earnestly praying j to die, Jailer Roy Peel said yesterday P afternoon. The dastardly .deed is B|weighing heavily on the man's mind. r and he said he wants to die and get .'out of it all. .j He is confined alone in a cell block m lhi' jail, but talked freely when vi *j. I ited by the county physician yester jjday afternoon. j j No preliminary hearing has been ,1 arranged for the man, the develop ,jments being delayed pending the out t come of the little child's condition. Should the child's condition continue to improve, a hearing might be held before Just ice of the Peace J. L. Has scH here Thursday. ?i General Public Invited to *| District Home Club Meet 1.1 ? It is hoped that many Martin Coun ty citizens interested in liomc demon stration work will attend the district club meeting tn Washington fomnr^ .'row. Even though the meeting is a i j part of the home demonstration club ,|^activities, visitors are very welcome g | To attend. An exceptional program iljhas been planned and owing to the slides to be shown on "Native shrubs j i and flower#f of North Carolina," the meeting will be held in the Turnage theatre, beginning at 10 in the morn ing. Local Baseball Boys Lose Second Game of Season Coach Peters' baseball boys dropped their second game of the season here last Friday afternoon, when Greenville won by e 12 to 8 count. At the third inning, the visitors were leading 12 ?o 4, ilit luiali coming into their own after that time to hold their oppon ents and almost tie th? scon. The locals continue to show improvement, and arc developing into a promising baseball outfit. Elizabeth City is scheduled to play the local* here this afternoon. Scot land Neck i* booked to play hert next Friday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock.