THE ENTERPRISE _ - _ tk? LaImI Ob Y?* Wk? Yon It CMn *? ^VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 48 ?Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 14, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1896 VICTIM OF HIT AND RUN DRIVER DIES TUESDAY Negro Struck In Road Near County Home Tuesday Morning J. C. Clemmons, young: colored , man, was fatally injured this morning about 2 o'clock when he was run down on the Everetts road, near t^f j county home, by a hit-and-run driver. ' Clemnions, a resident of Cross Roads Township, died at the home of his father here about U o'clock this 1 morning, never having regained con- ! sciow.ness after lie was stiuik liy the ' car. Visiting here the early part of last night, Clemmons and a boy named Chance started walkmg home. When they reached a point near the county J home, Chance asked Clemmons to i wait for him a minute or two. Clem- ' mons saying that he would lie down in the road and rest during the wait. 1 He laid down in the middle of the . road and fell into a sound sleep. As he returned t<5 the scene, Chance saw ; the car approaching and called to t Clemmons to get up and move to i safety. ITe never answered and by! that time the car was upon him, | crushing his skull and tearing a hole j into his side. The driver of the car , continued without stopping. A Chance called for help, and when officers reached the scene they ' thought the man was dead and or- | dered his body removed to a local undertaking establishment. During the meantime thev learned he was j breathing, and medical aid was pro- ( vided at the home of his father, Nath an Clemmons, here. - - No description of the hit-and-run car could be had, officers said this morning. CALL MEETING OF "SPUD" GROWERS Hope To Work Out Plan For Securing Better Prices in Future Representative Lindsay Warren lias/announced that in the early Fall he would ? call a meeting of potato growers in North Carolina and pos sibly Eastern Virginia with a view of working-out a comprehensive plan for the future and the consideration of such legislation that might be neces sarv. Mr. Warren hat shown deep interest in the problem of the potato farmer and it is believed that a ctll for a meeting coming from him will bring together a large majority of the growers in the two states. ? FARMERS WANT CROP CONTROL ACT CONTINUED Some form of Control Said To Be Necessary for a Sure Prosperity j' i D. W. Watkins, assistant chief of the AAA cotton section, told visitors attending farm and home week that some form of production control is essential to the permanent prosperity of agriculture. The AAA reduction programs are emergency measures, he explained, and probably will be revised a great deal before a long-time program is ot fered the American farmers. But it is clearly evident, he said, thar some form of nation-wide co operation is necessary, for it has been demonstrated time and again that unorganized farmers have but little show in the world of organization. ilL which they Mw. Surveys made in many sections of the country have indicated that near ly all the growers who are cooperating with the AAA and who are receiving benefit payments want the programs continued. There has been some agitation in certain quarters, he said, for aban doning the Bankhead act and tha " Aaa pFograma, -fesrtll- ia lafgaly -Mm work of non-cooperating growers and interests which profit most when cot Ion prices are low. The cooperating grower! have earn ed their payments, he raid, and it would be unfair to them to deprive them of theae payments by discon tinuing the program. He also pointed to the demoralization of markets that would follow the increase in produc lion should all restrictions be re moved. He said the talk about unfavorable weather reducing the crop all that is necessary is without foundation. As ? matter of fact, the carryover for this year will be around 10,000,000 bales, only 3,000,000 bales short of the highest carryover on record, he said. It will take another year or twd of curtailed production to eliminate the large surplus which has piled up from previous years, he declared. MISS SLEEPER MAKES REPORT Home Agent Kept Very Busy During Last Month Miss Lora E. Sleeper, Martin home agent, had an unusually busy month in July, according to the monthly report filed recently with the county commissioners. During the month she held fifteen meetings, ten with adult club mem bers and five with 4-H club girls. The agent travelled 985 miles and vis ited 39 homes. One hundred and ei^htV-nin^ letter* i.ritfn nn.l ninety bulletins and 872 circulars were distributed. Besides spending sev eral days in her office, Miss Sleeper attended?the?short?errors? for boy~ and girls in Raleigh from July 25 to 30th. The reports shows curb market sales amounting to $192.61 for the month, vegetables selling for $69.99 leading the list and cake* coming next with sales totaling $51.60. Eigh teen women sold products from their gardens and kitchens during the period. Several poultry raisers were visited luring the month, the agent with a 1 specialist from Raleigh making in- j Npections of a number of flocks. i 9 NORMAL CROP OF SWEET POTATOES NOW EXPECTED Estimate For Year Only 676,000 Bushels Above 5-Year Average Washington. ? The crop -reporting board of the Dyparttr1*,nt?ol?Agi culture announced sweet potato pros fiectx declined during the past month, hie to lack of rainfall. The present outlook is for a crop of 63,062,000 bushels. Last year's yield was 63.062.000 bushels; The five-year average of 1927-31 was 62,386,000 bushels, making this year's prospective crop 676,000 bush-] fti above that average. Of the 22 sweet potato-producing states, ten had indicated crops above the five-year average of 1927-31, while j the remaining twelve were below that j average. Those showing increases i were Indiana, Illinois, North Caro-j lina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ken tucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi ana and Calif01 nit: ? SMALLEST APPLE CROP FOR YEARS Only 42.5 of Normal, But Quality Reported As Good Washington. ? The smallest apple crop since 1921?42 5 per cent of nor mal?was forecast for this season by the Agriculture Department. The department said, however, that quality throughout the apple growing regions is good. Production for the season, as of August 1, was estimated at 110,091, JUU bushels, 2 per cent below the July 1 forecast. It also is 23 per cent be low last year's production and 29 per cent below the five-year (1927-1931) average production. Of thia total, the department esli iH,070,000 bushels would eon stitute the commercial crop, 9 per cent below 1933 production and 29 per cent less than the five-year aver tge. ? ; : "? ,?__ Two Barns Burned on Staton Farms Monday ? Fire believed to have started whetT a fire joint broke, destroyed a 16 by 20 foot tobacco barn and contents on the Staton farm, near here, yesterday noon. The keeper had visited the barn only five minutes before the fire was discovered. Other barns nearby caught, but hands on the farm were called and they held the fire to the ont harn. Cnrtng 4h* fonrih priming, the keeper was running the heat to about 160 degrees. Mr. Staton also lost a barn by fire on the Reeves farm, near Hamilton, the early part of last week. Comparatively few barns have been destroyed by fire in the county this year, scattering reports showing that less than eight barns were lost and three of them were in the Hamilton section. Two Robert McClarens; Colored One in Court Canting some confusion when the name Robt. McClaren appeared in the county recorder's court review last week, the Enterprise explains that there are at least two Robt. WcClarens in this county. The one referred to in the conrt review is a colored man from the upper part of the county. County Farmers Nearly Through Curing Tobacco; Little Has Been Graded So Far Tobacco curing it fast drawing to a close in this section, a few fanners here and there through out the county having already completed the tiresome work, while many more will pull their last leaves this week. A large ma jority will have completed cur ing by the latter part of next week, leaving a few to continue the work in the following week. Late curings are said to be proving a bit disappointing, the farmers explaining that the rains MARTINS HAVE : EASY TIME AS LEADERS PLAY Williamston Marking Time i I As Other Two Teams Fight For Lead With no league games scheduled yesterday and today, Williamstons j Martins are marking time while! Edenton and Plymouth continue a ! warni^ race for leadership in the sec- 1 ond dalf of play. Only one game separates the two teams while the locals are trailing by only a few games. The Martins dropped a game to f*fcymouth here last Friday by a three fo two store Gaddv starting the game, lie held the Rocks to three hits during his seven and a fraction innings 011 the mound. The locals touched Scitz and Burnliam for 11 safeties, Gaddy, Brogdeti, Taylor and Herring getting two each. Johnson and Brakf j fin 1,1 The Martins dropped a second game to the Rocks liere ia^l -Saturday ' by a 6 to 0 count. Kugler pi'died a j hard game, but the breaks were against the Martins Fast Sunday the?Martins defeated Tarboro 8 to 5 in an exhibition game there. Yesterday, Tarboro won a four to two verdict over the Martins tier*- ? Last Saturday's box score: Box score of Saturday^ game: Williamtton (Johnson, 2b I Goodmon, 3b-cf Brake, rf Brogden, c-3b Herring, If Taylor, ss Cherry, lb . xGardner Spivey, r Gaddy, cf Kugler, p Totals 33 0 8 24 13 I x Batted for Cherry in 9th. Plymouth AB R H PO A ? D. Morris, 3b 4 0 113 0 Chappell, 2b 4 0 0 1 5 0 Van Horn, lb 3 2 1 10 0 0 Humphries lb 0 0 0 3 0^0 M. Morris, ss 4 0 113 1 Edens, cf 4 11 10 0 Hkks, c 4 0 0 0 0 0 Brown, rf 0 1 0 0 0 0! tiurnham, rf 3 1110 0 Hudson, If 3 1 2 0 0 0 Mapp, p 3 0 0 0 0 0 Total* 32 0 7 27 11 1 Score by inning*: R Williamson 000 000 000?0 Plymouth 120 012 OOx?6" Summary: Run* batted in: 1). Mor ris (2), Van Horn, M. Morris, Hud son (2). Two-base hits: I). Morris, Goodmon. Stolen bases: Van Horn, | Goodmon. Left on bases: WilTiam islon-^ Plymouth -4r- Double plays: Johnson to Taylor to Cherry. 1). Mor? ris to Chappel to Van Horn, M. Mor ris to Van Horn. Struck out: by Kugler 2, by Map^> 5. Bases on balls: off Kugler 2, off Mapp 1. Hit by iPitcher: Van Horn, by Kugler. Time: 11:40. Umpires: Frazier and Vickers. Macedonia Club Held Regular Meet Recently The women of the Macedonia' I Home Demonstration Club held their! ? regular meeting in July with Mrs ' 'Johnnie Gurkin. There were 13 members present. f After the business meeting the club members took three pint jars of berries and scored them as if they XfMb, in a contest . Mus Slccpci asked them to grarflT their fruit and vegetables according to size and ripeness. Then all were invited to the din ing room, where refreshments were served. The meeting adjourned to meeti again in August with Mr?. S. It. Lilley. William Chase District Agent for Colonial Oil Mr. William H. G. Chase, Jr., has been named distributing agent (or (lie Colonial Oil Company for Martin County and adjoining territory, it wa? announced by the company head-; quarters in Norfolk a few daya ago. Plana for expanding the company buaineaa have not been announced, but it is understood negotiations arc under way for the opening of several I new stations in the territory. ? effected considerable quality dam age, and that the worms have been qnusually destructive this sea son. Those curings handled be fore the numerous rains fell last month were described as being of very good quality. Much of the crop now in the fields is diseasing rapidly, a few farmers stating that they would not go to the trou ble to harvest the top leaves. Busily engaged in the harvest of rrr>p. fmim?farmers have started grading in preparation for I WHERE THEY PLAyY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th Edenton at Williamston. THURSDAY. AUGUST 16th Williamston at Edenton. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th Williamston at Plymouth. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18th Plymouth at Williamston. STANDINGS W. 1.. Pet. Kdenton 18 ft .750 Plymouth 17 7 .708 Williamston 1J 10 .565 It RESULTS I Friday, Augutt 10 Plymouth 3, Williamatoti 2. Saturday, August H Plymouth 6, Willramston 0. Monday, August 13 Kdenton 4, Plymouth 1. JAMES UZZLE TO HEAD SCHOOLS ATJAMESVILLE " # " ? ^-3 Prof. Pollock Resigns To Accept Position in Salemburg James lizzie, for three years teach er in the Jantesvillc High School, was recently promoted to head the schools there this coming term. Pro feasor A. L. Pollock, for several years principal in the school, re signed a few weeks ago to accept .1 position with the Sal em burg schools. and a teacher there last term, was promoted to the position made vacant in Professor Uzzle's advancement. As far as it could he learned here .this week, no one lias been named to fill Mr. Martin's place in the gram mar school. Mr. Uzzle, a native of Wilson Mttts, graduated?from A. ttt College, Wilson, and since that time has. been a member ul the lanics ville school faculty. During his stay there he has proved very popular among the patrons of the schools and is recognized as an efficient teacher. HOPE TO FINISH SURVEYING OF TOBACCO LAND Allotment Cards To Be in Hands of~Contiacting - Farmers Next Week Martin County's self-made survey ors arc expected to complete their task of surveying all tobacco land in the county by the latter part of this week, Supervisor T. B. Slade stating yesterday that att ~ attorment cards "will be in the hands of contract sign ers by the time the markets open with the possible exception of a few where errors are discovered Non compliance of contracts will probably cause some few farmers to be with out marketing cards on the 23rd, it is understood. Approximately 1,000 allotment cards have-been delivered, leaving about 400 more for employees of the county agent's office to deliver. Contract signers are again warned that thev should hold tight to their allotment cards, for no arrangements are made for replacements. When a card is lost the farmer has lost one fourth the value of his crop. * High School Band To Practice Here Tomorrow ? Williamston's high school band will hold a practice in the high school building here tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced today by Principal p. N. Hi*. Director S. A. Braxton will be herm it was stated Spends Week-end With Mother IJr. John D. Biggs, of High Point, spent the week-end in Williamston with hit mother, Mrt. Fannie S. Biggt. marketing. However, grading} work is expected to get under way the early part of next week, var ious reports indicating that a fair sue break can be expected on the market on Thursday of next week. With price reports from Geor gia and South Carolina consid ered very encouraging, tobacco farmers in this section ar^ un usually optimistic and working hard to get ready for marketing the ciop as rapidly as they can in the early part of the season. CONSOLIDATION IS ORDERED FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS Parmele and Robersonville, Lilley's Hall and Farm | Life Are Joined Instructions iI.mi.-m thin week by the State School Commission?2all~ for the consolidation of tlie Parinele j school with the one at Robersonville and the Lilley*? Hall School with the 1 one at Farm Life this coming term. | This consolidation progjain just about brings to an end the grouping ot schools in this county. The pro gram has been a long and tedious one, causing disturbances in some it is htdirvrd However, ft?f the most * communities that have not yet healed, part the declared progressive move ment is now generally annroved | throughout the county. Most ot the patrons ill the Parinele district are said to have been looking for the an 11 oilnrfiiu'nt?this?week, mid are?said ' to be resigned to the action. \yYth the possible exception -ol4 Hardens, and no consolidation is ex- ( pectcd there any time soon, the pro- j grain in this county is considered * ^complete tor llie nrest-nt :mvwity 1 p^Ntn^ieie *jf?as been scutffng' about id j pupils to the Robersonville .High J Schotd during the past several years, i ami?the later cons*didatnMi develop? incut will send about 45 primary and 1 grammar pupils to the school there. I The addition will effect an increase of i about one teacher in the Roberson- j ville faculty, it is understood. The consolidation of the L.illey's Hall plant with the one at Farm Life will add about 22 pupils to the Farm l-Life student body, it is estimated. Alt I I 1>upils over the fifth gradr liavr .been . | attending at Farm Life heretofore. Whijc 110 date has been set for the Iopening ol the Martin schools this I | year, those in charge are rapidly making preparations for starting the term about the middle of next month. The opening of the tobacco mar ket here next week is forcing the re moval of the approximately 40 school busses from their storage, the traas portation department head carrying the trucks to the county home where they will be guarded until delivered to the various drivers some time the early part of next month. Most of the trucks have been thoroughly re paired, and arc considered in good shape for use during the coming term ?Thirre are many badly worn machines} in the group, however, and they will I likely necessitate new purchases be fore the coming term is completed. Harrison Bros. & Co. Stage Late Sununei Sate] Conducting a late summer sale, Har rison Brothers and Company are of fering unusual bargains in men's straw hats and suits and ladies' dresses to Intake room fur new fall and winter 'goods now arriving. Hat prices have | hren reduced one half, ami suits are hlower liy-one-third?of---then?rrgular .prices. Beaufort Reports Best Tobacco Crop Since 1928 The ?tobacco Crop of Beaufort County is reported the best since 1928, with an excellent corn crop, but ?ttre " fXCfisfte I.espedeza should be cut for hay when it it in full bloom or when it attains a height of 18 inches. To wait longer will injure the quality through loss of the lower leaves. The usual dates for cutting are from August 1 to September 1 for the Ko ; reau variety and from August 15 to October 1 for other varieties. The crop will make enough second growth to re-seed the land if cut early. ? I Lespedeza Should Be Cut When In Full Bloom Dairymen Refort Good Results With Alfalfa The Graham brothers, prominent Mecklenburg dairyman, report high* ly gratifying results with alfalfa as a dairy feed. COTTON LAND IS BEING MEASURED Work Started in Hamilton And Goose Nest Town ships This Week Completing tlie measuring of to bacco lands, surveyors in iioose Nest | and Hamilton Townships started j surveying cotton lands in those dis- | tricts yesterday, early indications , pointing to an excess acreage on some farms. The tobacco survey | found very few farmers possessing | excess acreage there, it was stated. I Surveys of collon land* in mlier | districts will likely get underway the j latter part of this or early next week, 1 it is understood. The 4hm=e?yesterday afternoon and made j preliminary arrangements for receiv- | ing applications for tax-free cotton , warrants. The various local commit- \ tees will be instructed to start receiv ing the applications within the next few days. All farmers, whether they signed a-cotton coutract or not, will have to apply for the cotton tax ex emption warrants. Fifteen days will i be allowed to complete the work, and 1 just as sooh a^all the applications are received for the tax-free warrants, an allotment will be announced for the county and the individual growers. I ? PEANUT CROP IS REPORTED 68 PER CENT OF NORMAL Southwest Crop Suffered Severely From Drought In Recent Weeks Washington.?'The condition of the peanut crop, a major farm conuno-j clity in the south ami southwest, was ' said by the agriculture department to ? have been (>8 4 per cent of normal ! August 1 based on the ten year, 1922 31, average "The report Revealed the ? crop sui- ' feted severely in the southwest from drought, but'ui Virginia. North Caro ling Tennessee and Mississippi pros pects?were bright. The crop in Virginia was 85 per ' cent of the ten year normal, 79 per cent in Tennessee and 78 per cent, in North Carolina and Mississippi. In Oklahoma the crop was only 36 pet cent of normal and in Texas it was 42 per cent. For other peanut states the following percentages were given: South Carolina o5, (>eorgia 52, and Louisiana 69. GETS B.S. DEGREE AT WAKE FOREST C. B. Martin One of 31 To Get Degree at Exercises Last Friday Wake* Forest. ? Among the 31 Wake Forest College seniors who received degrees on Friday morning, August 10 is Charles Brantley Mar tin of Jamesville. Mr. Martin, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. K O. | Martin. r?rfii/?il ?!?*? Ha/Wlur of SrU ence degree. Mr. Martin was enrolled at Wake Forest from 1929 to 1932 and during the recent summer school. Since 1932 I he has held positions as high school teacher at Hear Grass and at lames villi*, where he will teach next year. With the graduation of this class Wake Forest rounded out her first 100 years of service to the state and nation, and oil September 10 will en ter the second century with present prospects pointing towards the most successful year in her history. With The JohflkOfl Memorial medical.build- ? ing completed in 1931 and a new ad ministration building dedicated last May, the plan for a greater Wake Forest will he given even further im petus in the early fall when work will begin on a new $100,000 physical education-auditorium building. Dred Darden Returns From Buying Tour Dred Darden, owner and operator of Dardcn's Department Store, has returned home following an extensive buying tour on western markets, in cluding those in St. Louis. Mr. Dar den, making larger purchases than ever before, states shipments will start arriving shortly. m (iuy Thomas, for several years con nected with Hall's barber shop here, ha- ? ?!?*?'??a new shop of his own in the Bowen building on Washington street. "The Shop ts known a?? "Broadway Barber Shop." Guy Thomas Opens Barber Shop in Bowen Building Mr. K. O. Martin, Jamesville post master and prominent county citizen, continues seriously ill at his home there. HON. CON LANIER TO MAKE SPEECH FRIDAY AT 8 P. M. Tobacco Man Will'Explain Marketing Contract In Detail An authentic and clear explanation of the tobacco marketing contract in its every detail will be made by Hon. J. Con Lanier, tobacco code adminis trator, in an address in the county courthouse here Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. While Mar tin farmers are foirlv with the marketing agreement, it is believed they will benefit by hearing Mr. Lanier, and a large crowd of farmers and others inter*"*"'1 marketing tobacco -arc expected. The Williamston Tobacco Associa tion. sponsoring the address by Mr. 'Lanier, respectfully invites all farm ers to be present. Following the ad dress. an old-fashioned square dance will be held in one of the three ware houses without cost to guests of the association. The two events are expected to draw l>ig crowds here Friday even ing when the tobacco association plans to have ready a big welcome for the many visitors. DRUNKEN MAN RESISTS ARREST One of Reuben Bland's Boys Put in County Jail Saturday i After stubbornly resisting arrest at I the lunils of Robersonville officers, and defying the strong arm of the jcounty?law, Jodie?Bland, one of old | man Reuben's boys, was placed jn I the county jail here last Saturday evening Bland, said to have been, crazy idrunk, nearly tore the clothes frotn C'hitrf William Cray's u.bi?n rh