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Watch Mm Labal Oa Taw gyr Am l^Qanhiajtm Daw THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 82 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 11,1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 MURDER CASES IN SUPERIOR COURT DRAW BIG CROWD Two Continued and Second Degree Plea Accepted In Another Continuing one murder rase and a manslaughter charge and accepted a plea of guilty of murder in the second , degree in another case, the Martin County Superior Court, convening here Monday, was nearing the com pletion of its criminal docket at noon today. Large crowds were present for the opening session, but the cold weather jg believed to have reduced the number nf spectator- cvnitdenrbty to day. The case charging Ollie Page, col ored man, with manslaughter, was con tinued for the second time. Two civil actions have been instituted against the truck owner, it is understood, and the suits will be heard at the March court. Page was driving the truck that figured in a wreck near Koberson- i vifte several months ago, killing Mar shall Andrews and John Leavister. A continuance was also directed in the case charging Johnnie Williams and Joe Lawaon with murder and reck less driving Little Peggie Hardison was killed by Lawson's truck, and Mrs. Opheus Godard, the child's grand mother, was badly hurt at the same time. Mrs. Godard was unable to at tend the trial and the case was con tinued. James Wilson, charged with mur dering Haywood Scott last September, pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree. Solicitor Gilliam is expected to accept the plea, Thurman Bell was sentenced to the roads for six months on a larceny and receiving charge. C. B. Hardison, charged with driv ing an automobile while intoxicated, was found not guilty. Woodrow Burnett, charged with reckless driving, was found guity and waa fined $100 and taxed with the cost. Jeffry Taylor, charged with aban donment and nori-soppyr, ^ was sen tenced to the roads for a period of 12 months when?it was shown that he had failed to comply with a former judgment of the court. This case has been on the court dockets in this county for two years or more. Charged with the murder oi Lin wood Lee, near Spring Green, on the 18th of last August, Evelyn Purser waa declared incapable by the court of committing a crime, and the case was remanded to the juvenile court judge for consideration. The case is the first to be referred to Judge Wynn, recently installed clerk of the superior court. Just what he will do with the case is not known, but it is believed he will place the child on pro bation. It was first reported that the small Lee boy waa killed accidentally when a pistol fell from an organ he was playing at the time. It was later learned that the young girl, about 7 or 8 year# old, shot him, hardly reti iaing what she was doing Richard Moore, charged with shoot ing Romulus Moore near Hardens on the 17th of last month, was released when a nol proa was ordered. Charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, John Cherry was 'it* The case charging S. S. Pope with procuring money under false pre tense was nol prossed. In the case charging Junior Wynn, J. Kawls and Joe Henry Webb with housebreaking, Wynn was sentenced to the roads for two years with recom mendations that he be placed in some correctional institution A nol pros resulted for the other defendants, it was unofficially reported. { Judgment was uspended upon the payment of the coat and $30 to the prosecuting wilness, Earl Woolard, in the case charging Sim Quinley with secret assault upon Woolard, Gut Forbes and Jack Woolard. Violet Haaaell, young colored girl, ' pleaded guilty of housebreaking and larceny, and she was given a fonr months suspended sentenced in jail. Club Women To Hold Baxter Here This Week ? By Miaa Lora B. Sleeper Home Demonstration Club Women are contributing hand-made articlea, such aa crocheted centerpieces, aprona lundry bgaa, and other noyeltiea auit able (or Chriatmaa gifts to make up a baaaar which will be held this Friday from 2 to 6 p. m, and Saturday, from 10.30 a. m. until 9 p. m., at the new atore being conatructed by Mr. Cun ningham near the George Reynolda Hotel. All articlea are given free by home demonstration club wfttnen and will be aold for very little to add to funda pledged to the Jane S. McKim mon loan fund, for worthy girla want ing an education and living in the country. If you purchase articles through the bazaar you will help three people yourself, a worthy girl want ing to go to college without oppor tunity and the woman contributing the article Just Eleven More Shopping Days for Christmas Buyers The days are fleeting by, and there is only a short time to do all that Christmas shopping. Dur in, th* 11 remaining shopping days, the more than 25JXX) people tiade territory will find William ston merchants better prepared than ever before to serve them with appropriate articles of all kinds and at prices as low as you will find anywhere. There are a thousand and one different kinds of playthings dis played on Williamston store And, too, there are almost count JEFF AUSBON IS SHOT TO DEATH BY SON TUESDAY Killing Near Coneto Said To Have Been Done In Self Defense Jeff Ausbon, a native of this coun ty but for the past two or three years a resident of l'itt County, was shot and instantly killed at his home near Conetoe early this morning by his 18 year-old son, George Atisbon, report* reaching here indicating that the shoot ing was done in self-defense. Two shots were fired, both taking effect in the man's stomach. Ausbon is said to hare gone home drunk and started imposing on the boy which led t<> the shooting about 1 a. m. The tragedy marks the end of a no torious character, Ausbon having fig ured in three killings in this county during the past eight years About eight years ago he shot and kjlled his father-in-law and brother-in-law near Spring Green. Four or five years ag<> he wrecked his old Model T Ford and killed another brother-in-law near Ev eretts. The shooting was proven to I be in self-defense, and he relcascdj following trial in the Martin County Superior Court. He partook freely and often of stiutig diink, and that often led him into trouble. When sober lie was said to be very congenial. The son of Jim Ausbon and wife, ] he was born in the Cross Roads sec-1 tion of this county about 45 yeasr ago and farmed a greater part of his life. Funeral arrangements had not- been completed at noon today, but it is un derstood that burial will be in this county, probably tomorrow. HEALTH HEPORT FOR NOVEMBER Nine Cases of Contagious Diseases, Including One Typhoid Are Reported Niife cases uf contagious?diseases were reported in this county last mouth, it was liuinil i'imii tin ullkc of the county health officer this week. Whooping cough, unreported during the previous month or two, bobbed up again last month, Robcrsonvillc re- , porting five cases among its colored j residents. One septic sore throat case ...ip..?tn,l t-T t r.i i 11 ? >n .1 ft thrrfj was one chLkenpox case each in Wil- J iiamston and HamHton Townships. For the first time in several months 1 a case of typhoid fever was reported in the county, the victim being in a white family in Bear Grass Township-! It is understood the patient had failed I to take the anti-typhoid vaccine in the campaign conducted in tTie~ county on~ i large scale last year. Ganderson & Son To Clode Out Local Store According to an announcement made today, S. Ganderson and Son will discontinue their business here the first of the year, the suspension being made imperative by the ill health of the senior firm member, Mr. Sam Gan derson, it was explained. Starting this week, the firm will start closing out its stock of goods at the local store, but will continue operations at their stores in Edenton and Elizabeth City Grand Jury Holds Its Delibarations in Jail ? Reporting for jury service here yes terday, 18 Martin County citizens were placed in jail and an officer was sta tioned at the door to hold guard over them, all because there was not ade quate room in the courthouse for the grand jury to hold its deliberations and pass upon the bills of indictment. Sheriff Roebuck made them as com fortable as he could in one of his large cell block rooms. Somehow or other the jnrymen apparently did not like their surroundings, so they handled rapidly the work before them and ad journed early in the afternoon. Re gardless of the short stay there, the jurymen can't deny they have been in jail. less articles suitable for the Christ mas gift. Without a tingle doubt. Wil liamston merchthts have never been better prepared to t<?rve the needs of the careful and thrifty choppers than they are this year. Trading activities are gaining a marked momentum in William - ston daily, and every one is invit ed to visit the town and join in the spirit of the holiday season. The town's nearly 2,000 vari-col ored lights burn nightly, and Christmas trees are going up daily in the various stores and other business establishments. RELIEF OFFICE^ AT PLYMOUTH Personnel of Local Office Will Remain Unchanged, Unofficial Reports Say Relief headquarters for this district were officially established in Plymouth last Friday night after competing bids were considered from that town and from \Yilliamstoh- 'The first "announce ment stated the district office would be located in Plymouth, but when a closer study of the distiut population was made the higher authorities were of the opinion the office should ht located here. A later consideration of the several factors determining the loeat'ron was made, and the office goes to Plymouth The district comprises the counties of Bertie, Tyrrell, Washington, and Martin. As far as it could he iearncd, the lo cal district unit personnel will remain intact, Misses Ayers, (laylord, Robcr son, Hassell, and Meador and David Modlin continuing their duties here. KIWANIS CLUB TO ENTERTAIN BOYS Football Team and Coach To Be Guests of Honor Tomorrow Night I The meeting of the local K iwatiis; Club tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock will be featured by the installation of new officers and the entertainment of | Coach James Peters and his football j boys, it was announced today. The | special program will be unusually en tertaining, and all members arc urgent-1 jly requested to attend. Messrs. Ray Good 111 on, president;! V. J. Spivey, vice president; and N. (. j (Green, secretary and treasurer: are | turning their duties over to Rev. E Moseley, president; J. 1). Woolard, vice president; and W. A. Tecl, sec-' ! retary and treasurer. Completing his j | one-year term, President Goodmon I has done and headed rt splendid wjork. with the exception "of one and he i was out ot town that tune. And under1 the new leadership, the club is expected to continue its progress as a live organi zation. Wrecks Car When He Hits and Kills Cow at Gold Point Joshua Mack Johnson, young white man, wrecked his car when lie ran over and killed a stray cow near Pop lar Point last Saturday night None of the car occupants was badly hurt, it was reported. To Stage Play at Farm Life School Friday at 8 O'clock The play, "The Antic of Andrew," will he- presented by the Maple Grove i hrrstian Church Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock in the Farm Life School auditorium. The.public is invited to attend. SEVERAL GAME LAW VIOLATIONS Closer Observance of Game Provisions Reported In County This Year A closer observance of the game ; laws has been reported in the coun ' ty tin's year than has been the case, "lira wliulc, heretofore. ,1 ccordtng to J information coming from game author j itics and others acquainted with the j sport. However, there 'have been ' some violations and a few prosecu tions, three defendants having been the tarried into tne courts only recently, j Ben Stancill was fined and taxed i with the cost* amounting to $9.30 for allegedly violating the laws. Charles Bellamy and Paul Frank were, charg ed before Justice C. M Hurst, of Robersonville, with- hunting without license. Frank was frank in explain ing the case, and the trial justice sus pended judgment upon payment of $3 cost. Bellamy, who attempted to con ceal his identity and failed, was fined and taxed with the cost amounting to $9.30. NEGRO WOMAN IS! SHOT TO DEATH} LATE SATURDAY Estranged Husband Held in Jail* Believed To Be Murderer Odell Lewis. young colored woman, was murdered in the yard of her home in Poplar Point Towuship last Satur day night about 10 o'clock, when her Inains were blown out by gunshot be lieved to have been fired by her hus band, Oscar Lewis. Called from her home, the woman went a short distance to a well, and w hile there *frhe was shot from close range.?htvi 3ones ami hia"wTfet uccu? l>yiug a part of the same house with the Lewis woman and her two chil dren, heard the shot Jones went to investigate and found the woman dead. ' Neighbors said there were, two shots fired, but only one is believed to have hit the woman. Following an extensive investigation at the scene of the tragedy, officers aFr cstcd Lewis at Ills hoarding house in Williamston. He claims he left the house at 8 and returned .ff 10 o' clock that evening, hut he could not recall a single person lie claims to have seen on the local streets during that time. Caesar Purvis, with whom Lewis lived while employed here, stat ed that the man left about 8 o'clock with a shot gun and returned about midnight. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck de clares the man had ample time to walk to the home of his wife and return. ! Teaeks at the scene the killing were vefy similar to thu^e made .iiy Lewis'j shoes, it was learned. Investigating the case further, the officers learned that Lewis had pur chased gun shells earlier that day, and arrested him caily Sunday. Lewis, a "jack-leg" preacher, denies the charge, claiming that he had not been to the home of his wife in two weeks. Re- j ports indicate that he was there just i a few nights before, that he got mad with her and spent a greater part of one night in the woods It was also Iftrm'iL that Letvis^ had filtered his wile's application in a burial society a few days before the killing TTcwTs was scheduled to preach in Bertie County Sunday, hut instead he went to jail, carrying his Bible along with him. "tJtficcrs cuntiuue thiii inve stigation j in the ease, hut in the meantime, the | two children, one four and the other seven years of age, are upon the mercy of the world. They had the care of the Joneses while their mother's body awaited burial and their father rested in jail to await developments in a charge that has all the characteristics of cold-blooded murder. ? LEGION POST IN REGULAR MEET County Organization Now Largest In the Entire Fourth District By CHARLES H. DICKEY The John Hassell Post of the American Legion held its regular monthly meeting in the hall at Wil liamston last Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. ? , The Martin County post is the larg est in the entire fourth district of the American Legion. The district in cludes the following counties: Bertie, Martin, Northampton, Gates and . Hertford. | This district, ? f which the local post is an important part, is the ?~aly- ili-r: trict in North Carolina which, as <?? today, has more paid-up members than it had at this time last year. r The John Hassell Post has fflofe ipaid-up members today than docs the j city of Winston-Salem, despite the t fact that the population of that city proper is 80,000, to say nothing of the j county, Forsyth. ? Mack Wynne, RofW^opville, is one f the post's leading and influential men. He has 20 paid-up members to his credit, ranking him as second high man iin the contest. Mr. Wynne is also first vice commander of the post. ??? Joe Ayers, of Oak City, who hat been in this post for only one year, has secured 10 new memberships. Mr. Ayers was formerly ip the post at Scotland Neck. >? The John Hassell Post is one- of the few in the state whLh has won the M. D. S. citation for having en rolled, up to Armistice Day, 1034, 100 per cent or more of last year's mem bership. ? The local post is also one of only 20 in the state to have pasted, first its quota of 1935 membership. ??0 With this sort of a record for the | Martin County group, the command ing officer feels that (he boys will want to attend the reguffcr meetings of the post. Fate of Tobacco and Cotton Control Is Up To Producers COTTON CHECKS FOR $15,000 NOW IN HANDS OF AGENT Will Be Distributed Shortly To Around 600 Farmers In This County Check* representing nearly $15,000 in fold .VTe'y iro nnu- in tfin -hrnrt. County Agent Thoni B. Brandon for distribution to the approximately GOO cotton growers in this county within the next few days Contract cotton growers are urged to await direct no tification from the agent's office be fore calling for their checks. Much book work has to be handled before the distribution can he made, and right at the present time the entire lurcc xu the agent's office is working night and day completing arrangements for hold ing the cotton and tobacco referen dums Friday of this week. Approximately $8,100 represents the second rental payment, and the re mainder is the first parity payment. Authorities in the office staled Mon day that they did not know definitely just when the checks would be ready for distribution, adding that the dis tribution would be started just as soon as they could finish preparing the registration books for the two refer endums and prepare the notification cards,. It won't be long now, and the farmers arc certain to have the mone> in their hands' before Christinas. CHARGE TO JURY BY JUDGE DEVIN Explains Automobile Laws and Points Out Need fof Public Safety Willi the acciilciu'tnl! mi N/flJi rtr ? "lina highways steadily mounting. Judge W. A Deviri, presiding over the one-week term of Martin County Su-i perior Court, explained at length the automobile laws in his charge to the grand jury Because the automobile is taking more life and destroying more property than any other thing in America, the jurist declared there is .? great need for us to curb our own ' desires in the interest of public safety, adding that desire for the enforcement of the law is an attribute to good cit izenship. The judge was reasonable in his re marks regarding the punishment for ? the auto hrvr viofatruvstatTrrjrttnrr the 1 punishment should he determined to i certain extent by the damage done If a minor violation of the automobil. law is by an habitual offender, tin crime is to he Considered much greatei and it merits a heavier penalty than a uvlnmul violation by a unuul dus? Aside front his explanation of tlje automobile laws. Judge Devin -tressed the point juries are required, under tin law, to pass impartially upon all hill of indictment in executing all laws in cluding those they do not like. He mentioned methods of procedure in handling capital cases and one- or.tw ? other types of crimes, and instructed the jury to visit the county home and other property to-Hce that they were kept in good condition. Entering upon their duties, with < (i. Crockett, foreman, the jurors pass ed on the hills of indictment and in ? pcctcd the property, completing then duties by four o'clock Monday afti noon. Mrs. Riley Stalls, of Near Parmele, Attempts Suicide Mrs. Riley Stalls, about 40. yeai old, attempted fo end her life at her home near Parmele last Friday by fir ing a load of shot into her breast and arm. The ~gtm was puinti'd~~tow;nd Kir heart, but the weapon is said to have slipped, directing the shot to one side. A part of the breast was shot, almost off and one arm was believed to have been fractured. She was treat ed at Robersonvillc and is expected to recover. The suicide attempt followed with in one week the self-destruction L. V. Carson it Parmele and the at tempt made by Joe Matthews to end his life in the Parmele section. Roanoke River Receding From Recent High Mark ?1 * After going on a rampage and over flowing the banks by a depth of mori than 3 feet, the Roanoke started re ceding here Sunday. This afternoon the water was fast returning to teh stream proper. No great damage re suited in this section from the higl water, but shipping-was delayed for a short while. Water was 6 inches deep in the main river wharf warehouse, but tiie contents were removed to pre vent damage. ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS STATED IN COTTON ACT B. Slade Outlines Man ner of Referendum on Bankhead Act The Bankhead referendum t?? be lull! DiimiiIum 14 mil givc~eTcry lual 'Cotton grower an opportunity to vote on whether he wants the act continued in 1935, Mr. T B. Slade, assistant thief dl the cotton adniiuis tratioii of cotton in this county, said today. Any person who signed a cotton contract, any person who was eligible for tax-exemption certificates this year, any- -person who stums lie lias the right to produce cotton on a cot ton farm, or any person who has writ ten proof that he ha> arranged a lease or sharecropping agreement to pr<M duce -cotton on a. cotton farm in 1935 is eligible to vote, it was explained. When two or more persons have the right to produce cotton on a eot ton farm, all such persons shall hfi eligible to vote, but no grower may vote more than once even though lie may grow cotton in several Counties. When several -persons, such as hus band. wife, and children, produce cot ton under one contract or agreement, only the person who entered into the agreement may vote. A list of eligibly voters will be fur nislicct the community committee which will be set up in each commun ity to conduct the referendum. Any person not listed as eligible, may vote if he thinks he is eligible and place ?his vote in a sealed envelope which will not be opened Until the e ? >111111 it t?Le determined whether lw is eligible. tt eligible, their votes will lit'edT ^ r ra ri^Vi&fts fJVr Hft ?*vvdy is county arc now being made and will be announced shortly. 7 The returns tin the referndunt will be announced as soon as possible aft er the votes have been tabulated. While it is generally believed this county is heartily in favor of the con trol feature in the cotton program, there is some doubt as to whether the growers will take enough interest in the movement to visit the polling places on Friday of this week to take any great part in the referendum Two of Victims In Wreck Are Improving Rapidly Harry ArriiigP'ii, suffering a skull fracture in an automobile wreck at Kobersonville last Thursday evening, continues to improve in a Rocky Mount hospital, late repot ts rc.civcd here stated Jack Kobcrsoti who had both Jigs bi?.ken is getting along ,i wpll.ai cMild-hr txprrtr?l :.i id - r-'mr in Rubers' nville. Doctors. a\ * he will recover, it is understood J. II. Whitfield, jr and J. I). White, fat?Hly injured in the wreck, wire bur ied last week. 4 Snow Flurries Earliest In Number of Yea is Snow Hurries falling here late last Friday and yesterday and low mer cury readings all the while marked the first real wintry weather for this sec tion .and substantiated to a certain extent, at least, It he predictions of ! s< me weather | rophcts who see a cold si asoft ahead The snovv s, ; mounting to little, were the earliest to fall here in several sea Orthopedic Clinic To Be Held In Tarboro Monday * Another orthopedic clinic for indi gent cripples-wtff ht- htdtf ttt the Prcs* bytcrian Sunday school rooms, Tar boro, next Monday afternoon at l o' clock. Cripples in this county are invited and urged to attend the free clinic. Bear Grass School Will Present Play Thursday ? : The Bear tirass High School will present the. play, "The Unknown Daughter" in the school auditorium there Thursday evening of this week, it was announced yesterday by Prin cipal T. (J. Hickman The public is urged to attend. Local Masonic Lodge. Elects Officers Tonight Skcwarkec I,odge of Masons will hold its regular meeting at the lodge hall tonight at 7:30 o'clock In ad dition to the regular program of busi ness, officers will be elected for the en.* uing year.._. A large crowd is ex pected to attend, and visiting Masons are cordially invited. MARTIN COUNTY FARMERS URGED TO VOTE FRIDAY Referendum Is Regarded As One of Most Important Ever Held in South ? A last call in going out to Martin j-v Himy larmefT aotf others throng i "ut the South this week, urging them ! t?> support the K.'rr-Smith t barco I and Bankhead cotton ??control laws Friday of this week. Described .ts one of the most im | portent issues ever to be carried to i the polls in the South, the election is 'expected to carry by a sizeable ma 1 pority in this county. However, there 'is some danger nt the vTTTc falling un | der its capacity of approximately 2, 500 eligible voters to a great extent. Some sections report much interest in | the movement, indicating that a' large ! vote will follow in those places Last 1 minute appeals are being made to poll a large vote m other districts. Poll holder Slade White said yester day, we might have to hold the polls open under a tobacco barn shelter, but we Will be there to carry Poplar Point over the top with one of the largest votes ever cast. Farmei* sin-tiM--remember-that ~thc~ only issue in the election is whether .or not to tax the non-signer for the j tobacco or rotton he produces. The ' size of the tax, acreage and produc tion will be determined later with the sole aim of effecting the most advan tageous bargain possible for the co operating farmers. It the cotton and I tobacco election fails next Friday it will, many believe, mean suicide al most to the contracting grower, for lie wilt bY obliged to abide by his con -it-?^*4--while the iitm-signcr can operate .i .ytixteusiyely as he desires and with ? ul penalty. '0 -J?Claude T. 11 all, i hain nan of the ttr^' hacco advisory <>mmittec, directs a timely message to tobacco growers, and u applies dually as well to cot ton farmers'. The message reads: "For the tiist time in the history of?? the tobacco growing industry, we have an effective operating system of acreage control, which insures a more uniform price For the first time in the same period, the tobacco growers even to the smallest, and the.most ig norant growers, will 'have an oppor tunity to express their approval or disapproval of the system under which Prospects were never better nor brighter for the toba co growers, but for' us to follow up tlie great victory which we haw won, there must not he jealousy, selifishness nor dissension |among our ranks; but cooperation j supported by protection from the out . slth i > v. h. i cd?tl r rr own selfish in lin .tk;i mi*,!,! of us all. I am thoroughly, conversant with the fact that there are lots of indir duals who did'not get a fair or just allotment for one reason or another; or there may have been some things which you did not approve. May 1 beg of you to not be over, impatient, but he patient and give those in power time to work out our salvation; for I am certain they are anxious to perfect a workable-plan as fast as possible. "Remember, that if you do not sup port the AAA in their effort to work lout a satisfactory plan, your second j stati may he worse than the first one, I yet you are invited to give construe ? tivi: criticism i "Little have you thought, perhaps, about this great project, hut may I re mind you that this great work is des j lined to mold and shape the financial [destiny of your children and* , your | state. All growers with a base acre age who have not signed a contract will be given an opportunity to sign for 1935 with the same rental and benefit payment^ as pld signers" Two Colored Men Hurt In Auto Wreck Sunday \V T. Little, colored, suffered a broken collar bone, and Eli Bell, also colored, was badly cut about the head when Little ran his car into a tele phone pole near the Roanokc-Dixie Warehouse here last Sunday night about 9 o'clock. Said to have been blinded by the lights of an approach* ing car, Little, who was reported to have been drinking, crashed into the pole at a moderate rate of speed. The pole was torn almost to pieces, and considerable damage was done to the car. Legion Auxiliary To Meet Next Saturday * The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion ,Post No. 163 will be held Saturday afternoon of this week at the home of Mrs. Elbert S. Peel in Williamston. Every member is urg ed to be present at this meeting.
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