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Is Clean-Up Week in Williamston^-E ver y Citizen Is Expected Ifalck tW Labal Oa To? Ai It. Canto* tfc* ha 5SLy~! THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 17 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 27,1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 TOWN PLANS CLEAN-UP WEEK COOPERATION.OF TOWNSPEOPLE IS VERY NECESSARY Sanitary Inspection of All f Will B Property Will Be Made . WWW s Lninng Next Week :? ; ? With the Woman's Club, Kiwanis ?Club aiui-the rrtr.p crating clean up and paint-up activities will be pub licly advanced here att next week, be ginning Monday morning, it was an nounced this week following the for mulation of plans by the civic bodies in connection with the clean-up and paint-up movement. During the past several years many improvements have been made here, sanitary conditions have been mater ially improved and the general appear ance of the town, homes, and prop erty has been enhanced, but the de sired goal has not been reached. The | clean-up and paint-up movement, spon sored by the Woman's and Kiwanis Clubs in conjunction with the town authorities this year is to advance an other notch or several notches toward the desired goal. That this end mifht -be accomplished. Mayor Hassell is sued today a clean-up proclamation, urgiog property owners and other cit izens to take an interest in and sup port the movement. Other than specifically pointing out the sanitary feature to the movement, the sponsors of the movement are leaving the program up to the indi vidual. Surely, every one Will find opportunities to take part in the un dertaking. Yards can be beautified and lots cleaned off. The task of planting grass in those spots between - street eurbs and sidewalks has hard-( ly been started, and thai in itlielf #H1 add much to the looks of the town once it is completed. The? removal of rubbish, especially tin cans and other containers, is important as a safe guard against mosquit<*es. Breeding traps for flies should be removed by all means, and mud holes should be filled if the fly menace and mosquito attack is to be controlled.! There are many other clean-up tasks before the people of the town, and it is hoped by all that they will re ceive attention. MAKE PROGRESS IN RELIEF WORK Relief Workers Are Active In Gardens and Farms, Supervisor Says Relief activities in gardens and on farms in this county it progressing vary rapidly itow. Mr. W. p. Craw ford, supervisor, said yesterday. Many gardens have already been started and others are being arranged daily, the, supervisor said. There was a delay in the shipment of seed, but thep time lost is rapidly being made up, st was , added. "r~ Several "ot the 17 farmers working under the relief program have already planted their corn, and the approxi mately 150 acres handled by them are being made ready for additional plant ing very rapidly. In rehabilitating these farmers, the government gives the farmc one-half of the crops he raises, provided he furnishes one-half the fertiliser. When the government furnishes all the fer tiliser, the farmer gets one- hird of the crops. The farmers are allowed to plant peanuts, corn, potatoes, . ane and garden crops. Baseball League Organized at Meeting Held Last Night The organisation, of a baseball lea gue for this section was effected last night in Windsor, when representa tives from several clubs met and dis cussed rules and regulations. Teams will be entered by Plymouth, Windsor-Colerain, Edcnton, Elisabeth City, and Williamston. Ahoskie was not represented at the meetirtg, but it is understood that a club will be entered by that town. The season is scheduled to start the first Tuesday in June. A schedule will be arranged by a committer on May 10, Ahoskie having until May 7 do make a decision. Wilbur Culpepper With Band in Raleigh Sunday In announcing the names of local students who appeared in the band concert in Raleigh last Sunday after noon, the name of Wilbur Culpepper was omitted through error. The yownf son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Culpepper is unusually interested in tbe band and thoroughly enjoyed his trip to Raleigh with the other boys, it wa Proclamation Is Issued by Mayor for Clean-Up Werk The following proclamation waa issued by Mayor Has sell yesterday: "To the property owners and other citixena of Williamston: Take notice: - "That next week will be Clean-Up Week in Williamston; "That an inspection will be made of all yards, beck lots, and va-. cant lota in the town by an Inspection officer on or about the middle) of the week, and those not complying with the law or this proclama tion, will immediately subject themselves to the issuance of warrants looking to the enforcement of the sanitary laws of our town. "This proclamation is issued in cooperation with the civic bodice of the town in an effort to improve the health conditions of our communi ty and to make it-more M "The cooperation of every citizen, both white and colored, is earnest ly solicited that the clean-up and paint-up movement will meet with marked* success. "This the 27th day of April, 1934. "J. L. HASSELL, Mayor, ?Town of Williamston, N. C." WILL CONTINUE DRIVE ON RATS IN COMMUNITY! Estimated More Than Ten] Thousand Rodents Have Been Killed Already Carrying on a very effective cam paign during the past several weeks,! the town has decided to continue its j drive against rats during the next j month or two, it was announced yes-1 terday by Mayor J. L. Hassell. The~canipaign will -be?continued under the same rules in effect since it was started, Mr. Hassell said. The town accepts the cost only in public places, the individual property owners accepting the costs for the jyiti-rat activities handled on the ir private premises. Those property owners de siring to rid their premises of the de structive rodents should get in touch with Mr. W. R. Carson, who is head ing the anti-rat campaign. During the past few weeks, it is es timated that more than 10,000 of the rodents have been killed in and around the town trash pile, railroad right of ways, back lots, and alleys. Most of them were poisoned but hundreds were taken in traps, Mr. Carson serving nearly 100 traps -at the present time. Reports indicate that the rodents arc being thinned out considerably in the business sections of the town, but that they continue to run in large numbers in other parts of the town and community. It is understood that they are spreading to near-*by farms, particularly those bordering the rail lines fu? tinee or four miles out. Thte rodents have been causing much concern to the authorities, and several efforts have been made to ex terminate them heretofore. It is like ly the town will leave the task of ex terminating the rats to the individuals when the current drive is brought to a close. To make the -drive suceeesV ful, property owners are urged tb see Mr. Carson immediately. He has several poisons and various kinds of traps for use in taking the rats, and he is experienced in the wftyr-of catch, ing and killing rodents. E. S. Peel To Speak at the Baptist Church Sunday "The Growth of the Church" is the theme Mr. Elbert S. Peel will use in a short address in the local Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, while the pastor will follow in the eve ning with the sermon subject, "Wil liamston's Young People?Where Do They Go From Here?" The pastor of the church wilt preach the school sermon at Hobgood Sun day morning, and assist in the ordina tion of some deacons in the Baptist church at ?obcrsonvillc Sunday after noon at 4 o'clock, returning home for the evening service at 8 o'clock. In 'the meantime, Mr. Peel will take the regular Sunday morning service at the church and treat the theme of the growth and development of Christi anity to its present status. I . ? Series oi Articles by Local Writer Gets Attention ? . The series of article* written by Rev. Charlea H. Dickey on Thomaa Piaon, note<l writer and lecturer, for the Charlotte Obaerver ia receiving wide diatribution throughout the coun try, the Aaaociated Pre** having dis tributed it to many of its subscribers. The story appeared in the New York | Time* and the Atlanta Journal and in other papers recently. The aerie* was described by th< Charlotte paper as one of "exception al merit." TOBACCO QUOTA BEING ASSIGNED Last of Quota Assignments Will Be In Hands Of Fanners by Monday The 1,407 Martin County farmers participating in the tobacco reduc tion movement are being nptihed of their production quotas for this year as rapidly as employees in the county agent's office can prepare and place copies of the contracts in the mails. The contracts, tentatively approved by -th* state?authorities,?were?received here yealerday, and already several hundred of them are in the mails. The last of the contracts should be in the hands of farmers by noon next Monday. An estimate on the final production quota for this county could not be p learned today, but if is understood an additional blanket reduction waa or dered by the state authorities for near ly all, if not all, the contracts. Just when the checks will start ar ] riving is not known, but it is gen erally believed by those in charge of the office here that the equalization checks will start coming in within the next few days, followed by the rental payments shortly thereafter. ? Brother of Mrs. Moore Dies Suddenly In Washington ? John Mack Swanner, brother of Mrs. Clayton Moore,-of this place, died suddenly at his home in Wash ington Wednesday evening at 6:30 o' ly in good health, Mr. Swanner was stricken about one hour before he died. Funeral services were conducted from the late residence this after noon by Rev. E. J. Rees. Interment followed in the Oakdak cemetery in j Washington, several Williatmtmtprty pie attending the last rites, j Known intimately throughout Beau fort Cpunty, where he had resided ' throughout his lifetime "Mac" Swan 1 ner stood high in the estimation of his associates: He was quiet and un assuming in his manner and in his (quiet way was loyal ij\ every under taking. fiis friends fotftld him to be jtrue to his word and ever ready to assist them whenever the opportunity came his way. I ? Christian Church Meeting To Begin Tomorrow at 10 The Roanoke District Convention of Christian Churches will be held to ' morrow and Sunday with the Beaver Dam church in Beaufort County. The convention is composed of about 50 churches located in northeastern Car olina, from the Tar River east of Pitt and Edgecombe Counties. Opening tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, the convention will be brought I to a close Sunday afternoon. Ses sions will be held Saturday afternoon ' and night and at 10 o'clock Sunday {morning, followed by a preaching service and dinner. Large crowd* j generally are in attendance upon these ' services, and many are expected to at tend the convention this week-end. Benefit Bridge Party for Economics Department Member, of the local home eco nomic. elm., will .pon.or ? benefit bridge party in the economic, room hare next Tue.day night. Proreedi wfH go for the purchase of needed equipment, it wa> dated. Ticket.'art now being offered for .ale by mem ber. of the clan, and the public it cordially invited, to attend. McFarland To Be Supervisor J Of Sales Here Coming Season SUPERIOR COURT BROUGHT TO END HERE THURSDAY J. R. Morris Awarded Sum ] of $300 in Slander Suit Against J7B. Cherry The two-wveks term of Superior <^ourt, called Monday of last week for ! the trial of civil cases only, was ad journed by Judge Clayton Moore here | yesterday afternoon. Activities we suspended following the completion of the J. R. Mooris case against J. B. Cherry on account of the death of Judge Moore's brother-in-law at | Washington. | A high spot in the proceedings of !the term was the case of J. R. Mor ? ris, oi Roberson ville, against J. B. Cherry. Work was started on the (case Wednesday morning and did not (reach the jury until noon yesterday. ! After deliberating for quite a while, the jury gave the plaintiff a verdict in the sum of $300. Morris, claiming he was slandered by the defendant, sued him for $5,000. A new angle in the case was advanced soon after it was called, the plaintiff counsel claiming the defense had changed its plea and was claiming justification for the alleged slanderous remarks, further claiming that $2,500 ; involved in the action had not been ac counted for by the plaintiff. Under this condition, it is understood a re view of all the books would be neccs Iffry; Cherry is claimed to hav.e said ?+o-*evgMtl-persons the following about the plaintiff: "That Morris was one of the crookedest rascals that he had ever tackled and had given him the dirtiest deal that he had ever had, that | Morris had collected his money and J spent it, and that Morris had robbed him out of $5,000," the- inference, the plaintiff claims, cauTculated to create , the impressions Morris was a scoun jdrel, rascal, and crooked man. Thp litigants in the case once op . crated a mule and horse exchange in I Robersonville. j Judge Moore offered a stern ruling Wednesday morning, when he sus tained the judgments granted at the December term of court giving the Cox Motor Company judgments a gainst Mrs. Bettie Roebuck. The de fense claimed that through a misun derstanding she was not in court last December to contest the action. The case, Judge Moore pointed out, had been continued on two occasions and j was set peremptorily for trial in De 1 cember, and that the parties should Hiave been there to protect their rights. The court ruled in the case of J. | H. Whitfield against John S. Smith that the plaintiff Was entitled to pos session of certain property. The N. C. Joint Stock Land Bank was given a judgment in the sum of {$1435-again?f Joe Bunting. A divorce, based on two years of separation, was granted Melba Har rell Herring against Paul Herring, the 'children. I The case of Perry and Barber a gainst Perry for a tand division was referred to a referee. I A compromise was reported in the case of E. G. Godard against Ran jsom Roberson, the plaintiff getting a one-fourth interest in certain lands. I In the case of W. R. Roberson a 'gainst J. J. Cytler, a compromise was effected, the plaintiff receiving $200 r . . and interest for rent on certain prop erty. In the Edgar M. Long case against f)r. Albert Anderson and Dr. J. F. Owen, the plaintiff took a voluntary non-suit, and accepted the court cost. [Only One Week Left lor ! Candidates To File Cards > The time for filing candidacies for 'pnlitiral nffirga ends in this county Saturday of next week at 6 p. m. Ac 1 cording to information received here 'this morning, very few of the pros pective candidates have filed with the 'chairman of the county hoard of elec tions. S. Ganderson and Sons Plan Big Selling Event S. Ganderson and Sons are an nouncing a apecial spring clearance i sale, beginning in their (tore here to 11 morrow. The announcement ia con I' sidercd at "great news'V Thia ? tha : first major aale planned by the store, 'and remarkable bargains are avail 11 ale, Manager Harry Ganderson said | today. =:, I GOLD POINT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TT v / Following tKe oragnization of a prayer meeting about one year ago, this church was started last January, workers completing the building only recently. Services are being held in the church this week. W. HENRY ALLEN DIES AT DARDEN Funeral Services Are Held There by Rev. Gilbert Davis Yesterday Wm. Henry Allen, one of Martin County's oldest citizens, died at his' home in the Dardens section early last -Wednesday morning, fallowing j an extended pcnuil of [ailjii^;hejltlv.| was Kd years old, -liis advanced r age being assigned as one of the contributing causes for his death. Mr. A'llciv, a quiet and unassuming ' I farmer, was born and lived all his. life in the Dardens section. He was a Woodman of the World and held 1 membership in the ROanoke Grove J Free Will Baptist Church. He was a good neighbor and a hard working man until he was forced to retire by I ill health. | AH immediate members of his fain-1 j ily passed on before him He leaves j 'a niece, Mrs. Ella Bonds, of William'*, ' ston, and one grandson, P. W. Allen, .of Dardens. J Funeral services were conducted from his late home yesterday after 1 noon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Gilbert i j Davis, Plymouth minister. Interment i was in the family burial plot, a short distance from the old home. Jamesville First Graders Visit Here Wednesday ; ? 1 Twenty-nine first-grade? in the J Jamesville " school, accompanied by . their teacher, Miss Opal Brown, vis I ited the county capital last Wednes day, several of the little tots getting out for the first time to see the "sights." Boarding the train at Jamesville that morning, the little folks arrived here at 10:30. After observing the superior court activities, they visited several stores and later went to the fire station where they inspected the I equipment with much interest. Call ing at the Enterprise office, the young | scholars missed the press schedule and nearly all the machinery idle. j The typesetting machine and an au tomats: jobber attracted their at j tention, apparently puzzling the lit tle folks. i j The Ylass returned to the school about noon. I No Preaching Service at Methodist Church Sunday There will be no preaching services in the Methodist church here Sunday, it was announced this morning by th I pastor. Home-coming will be observ ed in the Cashie Baptist church, Ber {tie County, Sunday morning and the Rev. Mr. Rogers will deliver the ser mon. On the following Wednesday, Mr. Rogers will preach in Elizabeth City at the district conference. ? Primary Grades To Stage j Operetta Here Tonight Primary children in the local school will present the operetta, "Lit tle Red Riding Hood", tonight at K o'clock in the high school auditorium. Several of the costumes were being made in the Cowen home here when I a case of scarlet fever developed .'there. Health authorities advised a I tional ones have been borrowed from the Bear Grass and Everetts schools, | and the show will go on, it was an I nounced. . PRESBYTERIANS ! OPEN CHURCH IN POPLAR POINT First Services In the New Edifice Being Held By Rev. J. R. Potts -<? Organizing a church with 18 char ter numbers in 1028, the Presby terians of Martin Ij i,-.. Ust five years huiItT.mri-'HtlhHVs an.l1 bought a ntanar. The latest addition to the grout, already built is the one pictured a.n this page, anil located on I the highway between Williainston and ' Hamilton, six miles from- Williams-' ton. Beginning with a prayer meet- 1 "ig a little ovff a year ago in an old ' vacant tenant house, this work has grown from about 15 to 20 to a Sun day school attendance during tin- past month of 75. i I he new chapel was started the 15th of last January Since that time |35 me" have worked 038 hours erect-; o.K the building. Only seventeen dollars have been spent for labor, the 35 men giving their labor free. The building is valued at $1,000.00. I 'ts erection on the sits- was made possible by the generosity of Mr. and | Mrs. J (i. Staton and the estate of the late J A. Everett?bqtli of whom contributed one-half acre of "ground. The materials for the building were contributed by interested friends in the community and others throughout j the Mate and United States, one con j tribution even coming from as far I away as Ontario, Canada. At the present time a week's meet ? I?g i? being held In Hit chapel. AT " tendance has increased each night un i-bc " "1C llUUSC h" K I'otts, a former resident of Wil hamston, now residing in Ahoskie, is I doing the preaching. All those at I tending have been pleased and de , lighted with his simple iJfess-ntalion of the i'lan of Salvation and many , have been responding to his nightly invitations. t These services will continue through (Sunday night. The public is invited to attend. ' To all those who have had a part* in making this, chap* 1 possible, the Irluirrti Lul.. .. . j i |'t>33it;ic, lilt |church leaders say, a thousand thanks and May God bless each of you. No More Emergency Projects Are Approved Other than two drainage projects approved for this county under tl e Federal Emergency Relief Adminis tration in Raleigh this week, relief work continues at a standstill in < is county, it was learned from the as sociated office of relief here yester day afternoon. In the meantime, employees" in He relief office continue swamped with requests for direct relief. 1Extension Nutritionist To | Visit County Wednesday Miss Mary E. Thomas, extension nutritionist, will he in the county on Wednesday, May 2, to conduct the ' third and final leaders' school of the | spring. All leaders are urged to at | tend and be prepared with reports of the work accomplished by them fc the various clulu,. The l?a,,. arc aslod to give the reports to Urs. A. B. Roger son, secretary of the lead ers' school, so that a summarised re port can be made of the work. CONTINUE WORK TO PUT MARKET HEREWITH BEST Outlook -Encouraging Foe Very Successful Season On Local Market Some more encouraging news for the successful operation of the local tobacco market during the coming sea son was released this week following ?the?appointment~~nt Mr. Robert WV Mc Far I and as director of sales here Already the market has one of the best selling organizations mi its his tory. and. prospects really indicate a very successful season this year. Mr. Mc Far land enters upon his new duties lie.e very highly recommended as a tobacconist of experience and an able contact man with <?n almost un limited capacity for friendship and confidence of farmers. In a short in terview with Mr. McFarland yester day, he said the farmer is the basis upon which a real tobacco market is builded, that the confident" of the farmer must be fir>t obtained" and -then -mtmrtaincd for the successful op eration of any market. He plans to start active work 'here several weeks before the markets open, and he says with the strong operators of the three houses here he was almost certain Williamston could make a very cred itable showing this coming season, During the past number of years, Mr. fylc Far land has supervised sales some-of world,?and? very valuable. During his work on one hurley market last season, sales were increased 125* per cent over those of the previous season. In all his years 6f work IS sales supervisor, the market upon which he worked showed a gain in sales. Recognized as among , t he best in the business, the personnel for the operation of the three warehouses here has been announced, and arrange inetits for operating the market are going forward rapidly. Messrs. S C. Griffin and J B l av lor will be at the Roanoke-Dixie; ? Messrs. J. J.. C'ozart, George D. Foxworth, and Carlyle Laiigtc y ~~S t the trl at iters; and - ? jL. H. Barnhill and W. R. I ngram at the Farmers Warehouse Four of the 'warehousemen are new to the market here, but they come highly recommend ed from fields where they have suc cessfully operated warehouses. Mr. McFarland said in parting that one way well depend upon the Wil liamstoii maiket this season. FISHERIES GET BACK TO WORK ??? | Few Fishermen Are Seen L. On the Roanoke At This Point Now ? I Their lands too wet to work and the herrinK running up the Roanoke in the largest numbers ever known to fishermen here, hundreds of farmers jwent fishing in the stream, but with a return to farming weather the farm ers are now in their fields and the fishing grounds are all but deserted. Small catches were reported the ^ 'early part of the week, but the old time fishermen, continuing with their nets, reported largv catches Wednes day night and yesterday. The water is falling in the Roanoke and seine fishing wts started at Camp ? Point yesterday, according to reports .reaching here. < >peratiolis~ are likely to start at Jamesville next week, but (this could not be established as a fact I here today. . v Bishop Darst To Be at Episcopal Church Sunday ? As 'was announced in the Tuesday edition nf the Enterprise, Bishop i Darst will be at the Church of the j Advent Sunday at 11 o'clock. He will confirm a class of children and adults and will prcafh. The Communion ' service will follow the confirmation service. | It is understood that t*o of the oth er churches in town will not have | services this Sunday, so their mem bers are especially invited to worship with us. ' The choir will sing a special an them. I4 Bishop Darst will preach .at the * Holy Trinity mission near Bear Gcaaa Sunday afternoon at 3:30 and at St Martin's^. Hamilton, Sunday night at 8 o'clock. The public it cordially in vited to theac services also.