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THE ENTERPRISE Watch the I. thai On Twr Papar Aa It Cantos the Data Whaa Your Subscription Kapiraa VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 71 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 2,1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 Speech of Tobacco Administrator and Pageant High-Lights Here This Week PAGEANT AT FAIR WEDNESDAY BIG HIT WITH CROWD Jamesville Winner of .First Prize; Second Won by Local Group lhc turbulent er? dating back to 1929, described as one of the worst periods this nation has ever experi enced, and the activitis following the inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt were vividly and remark ably recalled in a "New Deal" pageant successfully staged at the Roanoke Fair here last Wednesday evening by a cast of nearly 400 people coming from this and several surrounding communities. Witnessed by an audi ence estimated to number between 1, 500 and 2,000 people, the pageant, _sjUUtcd under the direction of Mrs. Louie P. Martin and able assistants, was declared the mpst successful event of its kind ever attempted here. Each of the series of events was well por trayed, and the presentation by indi viduals and groups is deserving of much commendation. The opening scene represented spir --iwFaith, Hope, and Charity, liberty patriotism, George Washington, and Justice. The minuet directed by Miss Martha Nunnalee, of Washington, was well executed. Representing greed and graft exper ienced just before the 1929 crash, char acters from Evcretts ably laid the foundation for the parts to follow. The scene1 showed the billionaire, two evfll spirits, farmers, business men, and miners, and recalled the general trend of activities of the 1929 period. \ Mrs.?Van tr.?Taylor -.directed tl|K. j soms^ xd. u directed the tap l dance which was a feature of the eve ning. The Wall Street rash, felt by near ly every one of the many, million* throughout the depth and breadth of ( the country in 1929, was called to ( mind by the Williamston High school under the direction <>t Miss Annie I Shields YanDyke. The spirit of the, depression was born there, and the j tragic acts of people were shown. In Episode 3, staged by Roberson- \ ville, Mr. Hoover's appearance was given applause by a lone Republican but booed by others. The scene re called Jhe President'* call mcceting of his cabinet, and the announced assur- , ance that prosperity was "just around the corner." The spirit of the depres. sion was splendidly characterized, and the activities of thrf administration were branded by the saying of Abra ham T.i'nwin. who rightly claimed. "Voil ford pari nf the people all pie part of the time, hut you can't fool | all the people all the time." Thi epi- ' ?ode was directed by Mrs. G. H. Cox. j Episode, first prize winner, staged |J by Jamesville under the direction of ? , Mrs. Charles. Davenport, reviewed the j 1930 market opening, the low prices axparienced and the absence of mm? petition in the purchase of farm prod ucts. Mrs. Davenport also directed the several dances which were unusu- J ally good. , Bear Grass, under the direction of ' Miss Jessie Faye Green, probably ( brought the pageant closer home to many when the characters acted the results effected by the depression. The scene, showing the breadlines and the calls upon the Salvation Army and other agencies, reached a climax when an aged and decrepit couple hohhled across the stage while H. L. Swain sang "Over the Hill to the Poor house." A turn in the acts came with the presentation of Episode 6 by Wind sor, under the direction of Mn. Fred Dunstan. The election of Mr. Roose velt was announced, the event bring ing cheer and hope. The rooster, sym bol of the party, was imitated by Mr. Stanton and his monster bird. The Grecian dances, directed by Miss Se*. soma, were enjoyed. The inauguration of President Roose velt and his first cabinet meeting were enacted by Greenville, directed by Miss Selma Carson Moore, followed by the grand finale by Williamston under the , direction of Mrs. Martin. The spirit of the New Deal was expressed in the recovery agencies, and tht various in dustries voiced tbeir approval, while the farmers and laborers jgtfefed their thanks. The drill directed by Miss Nunnalee and a modernistic dance, directed by Mi** Sessoms, were well executed and greatly enjoyed. The decision of the judges, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Johnson, of Washington; and Mrs. W. H. Clark, of Plymouth, * were announced by Mayor John L. Hassell, first prise of $30 going to Jamesville, and second, $20, to Wil liamston. $ Rev. Z. T. Piephoff was the reader. Sheriffs Tax Sale To Be Held Monday Is Smallest in Years Under the terms of the Uw, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck will offer ap proximately 683 tracts of real **? tate for sale at the courthouse next Monday noon to satisfy unpaid taxes for the year 1933. The prop erty is scattered throughout the county with a large portion in Williaxnston Township. Hereto fore the county has purchased the delinquent list nearly in its entire ty and while it will likely purchase heavily this year it is believed some property will be bought by individuals. The delinquent list this year is COUNTY BOARD While they do not turn their duties over to the new board un til the first Monday in December, the present Martin County com missioners will hold their last in dividual session here next Mon day. with no Important business scheduled so far for consideration at that time. A jury list for the December term of the Martin County Superior Court will be drawn at that time and other mat ters of a routine nature will be handled. In the December meeting the commissioners will hold a joint session with the new board mem. bers, turning over to them the dut ies that have proved very burden some during the pqpt several years by decreasing land values and the greater demands upon the county government. RECORDER TRIES BUT THREE CASES With 12 Cases on Docket, 9 Are Continued for One Reason or Another With twelve cases on the docket, the county recorder's court last Tues day djsposed of only three, continuing nine others until next week. Firrt one cause and then another was ad vanced to support the continuances. The court was in session until the noon hour, and centered its attention 011 the trial of alleged drunken auto mobile drivers. Fines amounting to $150 were imposed in the three cases. L. A. Wilson was fined $50 and taxed with the cost for alleged drunk en drtVifTgr Hts license to operate a year. John Cherry, charged with operat ing an automobile while intoxicated, appealed to the higher courts when he was fined $50 and taxed with the costs A $50 fine was imposed on Ernest j Phillips for alleged drunken driving. ] His license to operate a motor vehicle ! was revoked for one year. ? Big Day Is Planned At Local Baptist Church A big day is planned at the local Baptist church for the Sflnday serv ices. It is Men's Day at the morning church hour, at which time the men of the church are invited to be present in large numbers. The Sunday school opening exer-. cises will be specially conducted by a I group of young people from the B. Y. P. U. organizations?an innovation put on by Mr. Julian Anderson, superin-1 tendent of the church school. At the 6:30 hour in the evening, the young people will hold their sessions, followed by the evening worship serv ice and sermon at 7:30 o'clock. Sev eral hundreds of people should partic ipate in some, or all, of these services. You are asked to worship with them. ? More Than 50,000 Pounds Of Tobacco Here Today *. With more than 50,000 pounds of tobacco on the floors today, the local market will reach the 6,170,000-pound mark, Director of Sales R. W. Mc Farland stating the prices are running about the same as they have been dur. ing the week. The average was indi cated to be around 32 cents today. The market so far this season has av eraged $28.58. ? Methodist Ladies' Aid To Meet with Mrs. Harrison The Methodist Ladies' Aid society will meet with Mrs. L. B. Harrison at h?r home on Haughton Street next Monday afternoon at J:JO o'clock, :t was announced today. the samllest in several years, com paring 683 to 1,183 a year ago, and the sale was not made until the first Monday in December, 1933. While the number is less by about 500, the unpaid accounts this year amount to approximately $17,000, as compared with $38,920 a year ago. More thna 50 accounts have been settled since the first advertise ment appeared the 12th of last month, and it is expected that a number of other property owners will pay their taxes and keep their property off the block next Mon day. SELMA AYERS NAMED ACTING RELIEF CHIEF Appointed By Mrs. O Berry To Serve in J. Raleigh Manning's Place ; The office of Federal Emergency Relief dministrator, made vacant in : this county by the resignation of J. Raleigh Manning, was filled yesterday when Miss Selma Ayers was appoint ed acting administrator by Mrs. Na J than O'Berry, head of relief in this J state. Several applications for the po sition were before the state relief au thorities, and they were considered ,soon after the resignation of Mr. Man. jjing was announced. The appoint tnent of Mii.s Ayrrs as aclig admim, was learned that a consolidation ot certain dcpaWments\?f the relief pro jgrani might be effectcd and that an other change would probably be nec essary later under the new plan of organisation. j Miss Ayers has been with the relief <>ffice in this county since the work l was ft nit started, serving.first as visi tor and bookkeeper, and more recent ly as disbursing officer. She enters I upon her new duties as acting admin istrator immediately. No successor (to Miss Ayers had been named yes-j terday. j With several prominent county cit izens applying for the position, the appointment has been anxiously await- , ed by them and others interested in relief work in this county. ? ROANOKE FAIR ! ENDS SATURDAY Scheduled for Last Day Of the Fair Here The Roanoke fair, sponsored by the | Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce, closes a successful week here tomorrow. Mnce its opening last Monday evening, the fair has attract ed fair-sized crowds, and the program has been greatly enjoyed, as a whole. While the season is rather late for a fair, there were prize winning exhibits from various communities in this county and section. Probably the main feature of the I fair program so far was the pageant, | portraying the New Deal, last Wed- j nesday evening, and the address by Hon. J. B. Hutson the same evening, j The auto races, with about twelve j drivers taking, part will feature the j program this afternoon. Tomorrow, j all white school children will be ad mitted free. A complete program will | be in effect until closing time tomor- j row night. Enterprise Will Not Post Returns Tuesday [ With an overwhelming majority al most certain for the Democratic Party J at the polls in this county next Tues day, no attempt will be made by The I Enterprise to tabulate the returns that | evening. During the past several years the paper has tabulated the primary and elction returns with t fair degree of speed and marked accuilcy, but inter est in the election outcome next Tues day in this county is considered of | such small moment that the manage ment did not consider an attempt to tabulate the vote immediately worth while. An official tabulation of ,hi vote wilt be carried later in the week While there it no doubt about thr I outcome, much interest is being shown] in the aiie o( the rote, the party lead ers pointing out that the larger thr I vote ia the greater the evidence will | be that Martin County voters are sol idly behind the New Deal. LARGE CROWD HEARS HUTSON AT FAIR HERE Reviews Benefits Accruing To Farmer From Agricul tural Adjustment Act ? ?"JHr pressure ..I -urD|u,f, nl tvr product* on the market* and the dis parity in the purchasing power of ag ricultural and other industrial groups led to the passage of the agricultural adjustment" act." Hon. J. B Hutson. administrator of tobacco and peanuts, declared in an address before a large [audience in the Ronoke Fair grand stand here last Wednesday evening. He said the declared policy of the act i's "To establish and maintain such balance between production and con sumption of agrirultural commodities, ?ltd such marketing condition* there for, as will reestablish prices to farm ers at a level that will give agricultur al commodities a purchasing power with respect to articles that farmers buy equivalent to.the purchasing pow er of agricultural commodities in the ?ase period." Continuing, the speaker said there ?Itotion, with unemphn ment. - _ ?? ? ?> Q'l'ii't it ten t, falling prices, hank failures, bankrupt cies, hunger and suffering when the agricultural adjustment act was con ceived as a means of correcting the abnormal situation existing in agri culture The evident purpose of the act is to promote the prosperity of the farmer by returning to him a fair share of the national income and to foster national recovery by making the farmer as good a customer for nun. agricultural industries and and serv ices as lie was in the base period. I nuduilg "ii (fie subjects with which he is rlmely mimei-ted, Mr Huli.uii .said that the farmers arc receiving a [price in excess of 25 cents a pound, [and the farmer can be reasonably sure of being able to move bis entire crop of peanuts at ag price in excess of .1 cents a pound. These prices are al most double those received for tire 1131 and 1932 crops, he pointed out. He reviewed the prices and produc tion records of tobacco since 1923, stating that the prices continued in fair proportion until 1930, when they started falling until they had been re duced from $288,(KM),000 in 1929 to $107,000,000 in 1932. Farmers, in an effort to secure enough money to en able them to obtain the' bare neces sities of life, produced more and more ami received less ami less. The farmers agreed to cooperate, and tliey received prices highly satis factory to the vast majority of them, and now the responsibility is again on the tobacco growers. They will be asked to state their position within the nexr few weeks. A* for a tax; Mr ibii.us gairf lir -|ji| not.object to ot\e, but lie believed the tax on the outsider should not be so great as to make the program compulsory, that it should be low enough to permit all who desire to raise tobacco on an equal basis. ?As for neanuts he explained th.i contracts will be available shortly and will be entered into upon the basis previously announced. In conclusion, Mr, Hutson said: In these adjustment programs, we are seeking the permanent rcestablish ment and maintenance of the purchas ing power of producers at a level equal to that of the base period. We are seeking to change the situations in the market from one in which the buyer definitely has an advantage to one in which the producer at least has an appreciable influence through adjust ment of prodbction "If we are to ntaintaing this advan. tage, we must be in a position to bar gain. Our bargaining power is chiefly our ability to limit output. It is our duty, as I see it, to use the flexible provision of the agrirultural adjust-' mcnt act in the way best suited to I meet new needs and new conditions.! When large crops are warranted, we should grow them. When small crops appear necessary, we should grow them. We believe that we should make our programs truly "adjust ment" programs with production ad justed to achieve the best balance be tween production and consumption.' 55 c should not under any circum stance* forget the conditions which submerged the farmers of the nation in the agricultural depression. With the results of their work now appar ent in materially increased incomes for farmers, we believe they w ill con tinue to work together and maintain the higher price levela their cooperative efforts have established " Mr Hut son was scheduled to speak here that afternoon, but missed train connections, it was explained. ?? Battle Vcarhy, representing the Storrs-Schaefer Clothiers, will spend the first two days of next week a) Barnhilt Brothers' store here. 281 COTTON TAX WARRANTS ARE RECEIVED HERE Tax Free Allotment Will Be Around 3,600 Bales In This County Issued from the state-wide reserve ! of 10 per cent, 281 cotton tax certifi | cites are being delivered t<^ Martin | County farmers this week, nearly all I of the approximately 2,000 certificates j received some time ago having been I delivered. A report from Assistant Slade this morning stated the remain ing certificates, 26 in number, are ex pected heer today or t'dUoqrnw?The 281 certificates received yesterday, and the 26 yet due go to farmers who based their allotment applications on the 19.14 production, it is understood. The approximately 2,000 certificates received several weeks ago are esti mated to allow the free marketing of about 3,319 bales of cotton. The 281 certificates received yesterday will av erage about one bale each, and the total allotment for the county will be close to 3,600 hales. ? A review of the production record for the year 1932 clcaily shows that this county has a favorable allotment under the terms of the control pro gram. For instance, there were 4,769 bales of cotton grown in this county , that year, and a one-third reduction. ] using the 1932 crop as a basis, would ' have placed the crop at 3,180 .bales i The allotment this year is approxi mately 3,000 bale ' In addition to.the 3,600-ba)e allot ment, considered very favorable by those thoroughly acquainted with the program, Martin farmers will be able to purchase enough surplus certificates to market every pound of cotton 1 grown in the county this year. Ex | cess certificate-, have already been is- i' sued by the office here covering 92,- j 280 pounds, Mr. Slade said this morn ing | DEATH OF MRS. COLON PERRY Died at HomeitT "Islands' Section of Williams Township Tuesday Mrs. Colon Perry, 26 years oltl, died | at her home in the "Islands" section i of Williams Township last Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock following child- | birth. The infant, born Sunday mpxflL ? ing, is living, last reports received 1 from the remote section stated. Mrs. Perry had been in ill health for several months. Funeral services were conducted on j Wednesday afternoon by ReY. VY.JB. } Harrington, and burial was in the fam ly cemetery, near Jamesviile. Mrs Perry was the daughter of Mr. Newton Hardison and wife. He aides her husband she leaves five chil dren, the oldest being hardly uiore than five years of age. SrhfHnl* (if Episcopal Services In the County :?H Rev. R. F. Mosley, rector. Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity: Church school, 9:45 a. in. Holy Communion ami sermon, at 11 a. I EveninR prayer and sermon, 7:30. Holy Trinity Mission | Sunday school and preaching. 3:30 P m. ' Methodists Announce Their j Schedule Sunday Services' C. T. Rogers, pastor. 1 Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. ! Sunday school at 9:45. Holly Springs Services at 3 p. m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Mary Cherry Fsrm Services every Thursday evening at 7:30. I "The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention." It is quite a good deed to go to Sunday school and church and to help support the church with its many needs. We invite you to worship with us. Regular Schedule Services For Presbyterians Sunday The regular services will be held at all points this Sunday. Please re member that all services have been moved up one-half hour, with the ex ception of the Williamston services. A series of evangelistic services with the Rev. Chester Alexander, of Tarboro, doing the preaching will be gin at Bear Grata next Monday night The sermon subject for Sunday will be, "Hie Father's Business." CasWell Farmers ap Up Crop Production Loans Caswell farmers, borr'rwing crop production money this past spring paid up their loans practically in full after two weeks of selling tobacco. Small Vote Expected In County Tuesday f VOTE TUESDAY ] (An Editorial) If you believe in a government of, for and by the people, go to the polea next Tuesday and vote in the election. If you appreciate the efforts made during the past two years by the Democratic ad ministration to restore peace, hap piness and ereate-oportunities for the people to enjoy the fruits of their labor, then show that ap preciation by supporting the ad ministration with your vote in the election next Tuesday. Just remember that this coun try is emerging from the grip of greed, so let us work to the end that we may be free from the grasping greed of speculators and gamblers in the future. Vote Tuesday as a mark of appreciation for your deliverance from a mo nopoly that took your labor and farm products at prices that meant debt, rags and hunger. Vote next Tuesday to sustain the new square deal. BARBER DIED IN HOSPITAL TODAY Dies of Gun-shot Wounds Self Inflicted Thursday Of Last Week Firing a load of shot into his face it his home near Janiesville Thursday ifternoon of last week and tearing a way a part of the chin, 'tongue*? and jawbone, Warren S. Barber died in a Washington hospital early today. The l*tul was expected several days before chrootirifc that the man did not Have a .haute to recoyei Although he had undergone treat fTTeiff during several months?fn?tfnr *tatc hospital some time ago, the tragic *ct came as a surprise to members of the family and his many friends. Mr. Brher had been handling his regular farm -duties that day and lip to the time he went to the room where he shot himself there was no outward sign that he planned to end hisiife. He had told his wife at noon that he was planning to go squirrel hunting, and it is thought by some that he ac cidentally shot himself when he start ed to take the gun from the rack. Highly regarded by all who knew In hi, ^r.Barberwas a hard-working farmer. He never enjoyed many ad vantages in life, hut despite his handi caps he was fairly successful in his farm work. ? . The son of the late Ben F, and F.iii ily Gardner Berber, he was horn near famcfcvillc^ 46 year* ?Ire early manhood he married Miss Martha Lil. ley, who survives with eight rhthkeie Funeral arrangements had not been innounccd at noon today. CALL FIREMEN OUT THURSDAY Little Damage Done; Coop eration Asked in Holding Down Fire Damage A burning sawdust pile, fanned by * strong wind early yesterday niorn n K at the Hand-Made Kuril it lire Com pany plant on Washington Street, at racted the attention of passers-by and bey called out the volunteer firemen. No damage was done, but it was feared the fire would -catch near-by build ings and sprad over the block be tween Washington, Haughton and Warren Streets. Two tanks of water were pumped direct front the truck in 'hecking the fire. Averaging nearly one call each week since the fall season began, the local fire company apparently is in ine for an active schedule during the text several months. Cold weather is! lerc, and the fire hazard is automatic] ally increased, hut the citizens of the | town are urged by hire C hief Henry I). Harrison t<^exercise greater care in landling fire and thereby help to low er the property loss end add to the lafety of human life. Williamsfon has had no serious fire luring the past 18 or more months, ind the firemen earnestly ask the co operation of the people in maintain ing greater safety for property of all <m<ls County Board Education To Hold Meeting Monday The county hoard of education will meet here next Monday, County Sup erintendent J. C. Manning announc ing that the board would offer for sale several discarded school proper ties and handle routine matters. The meeting is the first held in two months. LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN DUE TO LACK CONTESTS Those Cast Will Be in Na ture of Confidence Vote In Administration With no close contests scheduled tor consideration '>>' tf\C VdWI1!* ill llfn county, a very small vote is predicted I in the 12 local precinct* next Tuesday, ? and probably what votes cast will be offered as an expression of confidence in the "New Deal." In fact that a J lone should attract a good vote. It is I believed the vote in the county next Tuesday will be under 2.2(X), or just |about two-third the size of that cast jin the June 2nd primary this year, j While quietness surrounds the elec tion in this county, and in many parts [of the state, there are some hitter con Tests being waged throughout the country, reports indicating that a rec ord vote will be cast in many of the states next Tuesday. While the regis tration in this county is the mallest in many years, one of the largest in creases in the number of eligible vot ers in recent years is reported for the country, as a w hole. The election ballot in this coun I tv carries the names of only two Re 1 publican nominees, but there are | spaces for the voters to add other names if they care to do so. The .township, county, state, and congressional tickets are as follows; H. U. Peel for justice of the peace and Lucian J. Peel for constable in Hear (Trass Township; Onward J. Gay lord for constable in Jamesville Township; ?tluward 1'Y GrilTin fm constable i i (iriltms Township. On the county ticket, Doime.il Gil-, ham is unopposed tor solicitor of the Gradeless, of Beaufort County is rep resenting the Republicans in opposi tion to Carl L. Bailey ami Robert L. ("oburn for the state senate from the second senatorial district. Wheeler Martin, Republican, IK epffosirtgf Hugh (i Morton, Democrat, for the State Mouse of Representative'' The following Democratic nominee > for county offices are unopposed: L. Bruce Wynne, for clerk of the super ior court; C. B. Roebuck for sheriff; J Sain Getsinger, for register of deeds; Herbert O. Peel for judge of the re corder's court; I . A Tiarrisonfor (treasurer; S. R. Biggs for Coroner and C. C. Fleming, Joshua L Coltrain, R. I L. Perry, J F. Pope and Van G. Tay lor for county commissioners. The name of the county solicitor does not appear on the ticket as the position is filled -by appointment.?The?saw*?is? 1rue of the county board of education, *+re?member* ? id?frbtH?body- being Bp-? [pointed by the general assembly. ' The State ticket: j Tor chief justice of supreme court: 1 Walter P. Stacy, Democrat; A. A. ' Whitener, Republican. | For associate justices of supreme 1 court:?M irli.irl?Schrntk and?Hcriot ( larkson, Democrats; W. H. Fisher and Willis (i. Briggs, Republicans For treasurer: Charles M. Johnson, | Democrat; Charles M. Hoover, Re publican. For utilities commissioner: Stanley Winborne, Democrat; Calvin Zimmer man. : The following Democratic nominees , are unopposed: For judge superior court, third district: R. Hunt Parker; judge, fourth district, Clawson L. VVil Iiam.s; judge, seventh district, AV. C. Harris; judge, eleventh district: John H. Clement; judge, thirteenth district, F. Donald Phillips, judge, fifteenth dis trict, John M. Oglcsby; judge nine teenth district: Pender A. McElroy; judge, twentieth district, Grover C. Davis. For judge, seventeenth district: J. A. Rosseau, Democrat: W. C. Berry, Republican. Judge, eighteenth district, J. Will Plcss, jr., Democrat; J. Lee Lavender, R cpublican For member of Congress, first con gressional district: Lindsay C. War ren, Democrat; R. Clarence Doiier, Republican. Missionary Meeting Will Be Held In Greenville ? The ninetieth session of the North Carolina Christian Missionary con vention wtH he hehj in Trrecnvllle neat week, beginning on the seventh and continuing through the ninth. Sev eral preachers of national reputation have been assigned parts on the three day program. The local Christian church as well as all other churches of the same de nomination in this county are plan ning to send delegates to the con vention.