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Williamston Stores Will Be Open Until 9 P. M. All This Week for Chriftmas Shoppers ?EH? ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 85 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 21,1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 Watch tha LabaJ On 7mm Pa pat Aa It Canto* Km Data Wtoa Toot Sobacripttoa Kxparaa OAK CITY STORE ROBBED DURING NIGHT MONDAY Robbers Steal Merchandise Valued at $500 From L. T. Chesson A substantial loss was incurred by L. T. Chesson. Oak City merchant, last Monday night or early Tuesday morning, when robbers entered his store there and stole goods valued at approximately $500. Discovering the robbery early Tuesday morning, MrM Chesson called county officers and al though they have spent much time on the case no arrests have been made. No clue whatever was left by the bur glars, it was said. Boring a hole large enough to rtfn one hand through, the thieves unfas tened the back door and carried away several suits of clothing, pants, shirts, hats, ties, overalls, sweaters, seven or eight cartons of cigarettes, shotguns, rifles, dresses, underwear, and various 1 other articles. No food was missed, Sheriff Roebuck, investigating the case, said. The robbery was the third reported in this county recently, thieves having entered a Robersonville store Sunday night and the Taylor.Bailey and Broth er store in Everetts a few days before. Applications have been directed to emergency relief authorities urging them to provide police protection from the relief lists for the smaller towns i of the county that have insufficient j funds to pay for such services. Noth- j ing has been heard from the relief au thorities, Sheriff Roebuck said yester-, day. a One Preaching Service at Baptist Church Sunday ? The' Christmas sermon, with..tPCCiml Christmas music, will feature the Bap tist congregation's one worshiping service Sunday morning at U p'clock. The Sunday school of the church will have a Christmas tree for the young people of the school on Monday evening at 7 o'clock, to which every one in the school is invited below the adult pupils. Following a custom nine years old, this church has only one service on the Sunday it magnifies the Christmas period; and since this Sunday is the one closest to Christmas, the morning -service will be the only_pfeaching serv ice held. The Sunday school holds its regular morning session. The general public is invited to this service, when coming does not inter fere with anyone's other church ob ligations. The pastor takes this oc casion to wish his congregation, and the entire community, a happy holi day, spent in the consciousness of the deep and beautiful significance of the Christmas meaning ? Paper Now Operating on an Advanced Schedule Preparatory to publishing the last edition of the year for distribution early next week, this the Enterprise is sending out this edition a day a head of its regular schedule. Material j for the next edition should be in the office as soon as possible, and notices must be in not later than Friday eve-1 ing for publication in the issue of De cember 25. Legume Hay and Silage Good Ration lor Dry Cow No better practical winter ration for the dry cow can be had than legume hay and corn ,ilage together with three to five pounds of a grain ration containing around 16 percent protein. For the last two weeks, before fresh ening the grain ration should be re stricted to laxative grains such as wheat bran and oats. Full directions for feeding all dairy animals are con tained in Extension Circular No. 193, copies of which will be mailed free upon applications to the Agricultural Editor, State College. Checking Hog Cholera In Beaufort County W. L. McGahey, Beaufort County agent, is working to stamp out the small outbreaks of hog cholera and swine plague which hit that section lately. Presbyterian Schedule'ol Services in County Sunday The pastor of the Presbyterian church announces regular services at all points Sunday at the usual hours. llr. John T. Smithwick, of Griffins Township, was a pleasant visitor here yesterday morning. ceriousUJ AID THE NEEDY Sine* organized charity will be unable to cope with the situation, urgent appeals are going out to all the people of this community and county pleading with thetn to give individual attention to the needs of the unfortunate It will be a simple task to gladden the hearts of those who are experiencing difficulties if everyone will take a pert in the humane movement. Just remember what one empty stocking on Christmas morning will mean, end how easy it will be to prevent such a tragedy. Look around in your neighbor hood and where there is a family of needy tots Or older persons, plan now to make your holiday season happier by helping them to enjoy this 1934 Christmas. OFFER PEANUT CONTRACT THE 7TH OF JANUARY Schedule of Benefit Pay ments Offered Outlined By District Agent Meeting here Wednesday morning, county agents and members of com mittees from all the peanut-growing section in northeastern North Carolina heard a complete explanation and dis cussion of the peanut contracts that into crffect next* yarr~?The- agents and committee members were instruct ed by B. Troy Feigusuii in the-meth ods of preparing the contracts that will be operative in 13 peanut-grow ing states beginning in 1935. the Federal Department of Agricul ture, explained the contract in detail, and preparations were completed to start the campaign which will meet with instantaneous success, it is be lieved. In most cases new county and dis trict committees will be chosen to handle the campaign, the authorities stating that the old committee mem T>ers have had trouble enough m handling the cotton and tobacco re duction programs. However, very lit tle trouble is expected in the peanut (eduction movement. The peanut contract is much simpler than either the cotton or the -tobacco agreement. The farmer is expected to measure his 1934 atreagf before he enters into agreement, it was state. The peanut adjustment contracts to be offered North Carolina farmers in January will qualify the growers for diversion and benefit payments on the 1934 crop, Mr. Ferguson said. The diversion payments will be $20 a ton on Viiginu type, $15 a ton on Spanish type, and $10 a ton on runner type peanuts to which are diverted to oil production this year, provided pay ments shall not be made on more than 20 percent of the crop. The benefit payments will be $8 a ton on the peanuts raised in 1934 by growers who sign the contract. The contract permits the growers to plant in 1935 90 percent of the av erage number of acres they had in peanuts in 1933 and 1934.or 90 per cent of their 1934 acreage. The aign-up campaign will probably start during the week of January 7 in this and other peanut-growing counties, Ferguson said, with every grower being given an opportunity farm agents in the peanut counties have been instructed to appoint three, county committeemen and a number of community committeemen in each county to conduct the sign-up and to administer the program. The contracts will go with the land, as in the case of tobacco and cotton contracts, and will be signed by the landlords for farms operated by share tenants. A man owning several farms in one county may place them all under one contract, but separate contracts must be made for farms in different coun ties. A signing grower must also place all his peanut land under a con tract. Early Communion Service at Episcopal Church Here On this Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Advent, there will be an early com munion, 8 a. m. On Christmas Eve at 11:30 p. in., there will be a special Christmas service, consisting of the ante-Communion short Christmas sermon, and anthem, with the Com munion following just after midnight. BERTIE COUNTY FOLKS FIGURE IN AUTO COLLISION Mrs. Bettie Michell Said To Be Critically 111 With a Skull Fracture Several people were hurt, two seri ously, in an automobile wreck just off the Beaver Dam bridge between here and Everetts shortly before noon on Suffering a skull fracture and a crushed knee, Mrs. Bettie Mitchell, of Askewville, Bertie County, was re moved to a Washington hospital, where her condition is described as critical. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert White, also of Askewville, Were badly :ut and bruised, but their injuries are not considered serious. Eli Ward, colored 1 man of Bethel, who was driving the | other car, was not hurt. Others ih J the Ward car escaped with slight j bruises, it was said. The injured were given first-aid treatment in the office of Drs. Rhodes and Eason here. An j .x-ray picture made of Mr. White by Dr. Spencer showed no broken bones, and last reports indicated he was getting along very well follow ing his return home. Traveling toward Williamston, Ward applied the brakes on his car to slow down and avoid meetings the j White car on the small bridge. The car swerved into the path of the ap proaching machine, and the bad crash | followed^ The White car, a Fyjd V-8, nd Ward's old model Chevrolet were wrecked almost beyond repair, it was stated. Ward and his companions rendered what aid they could, and he is said to have stated that tha ac;idant was his fault, but that he could not helpit. i Mrs. Mitchell was operated upon, last reports stating that she was get ting along as well as could be expect ed. I SCHOOL CLOSES DUE TO MEASLES Thirty-four Cases Measles Are Reported in Farm Life School District . Starting the early part of this month measles have spread rapid!;/ in the Farm .Life School district during the pant Wfflr, tnalrjng necessary the clos ing of the school there last Monday. Thirty-four cases have already been reported in that section and many more are expected to develop within tbe next few days. f Charles Hough, principal of the school there, stated this week that 76 children were absent in the elemen tary school Monday, that the trucks ' were running almost empty when it , was decided to suspend classes until after Christmas. Seventy-four pupils ! reported for work the last day the school was open. It is hoped the epidemic will sub I side during the Christmas holidays and that the school can reopen on De cember 31, or two days ahead of the regular opening schedule. * Regardless of the number of new cases that are expected to develop, the district is assure a "measley" Christ mas. Christmas Pageant Tonight at the Holy Trinity Mission On Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock the members of the community about Holy Trinity Mission will give a Christmas pageant entitled, "When the Prince of Peace Was Born." The story of the pageant includes the vis it of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, their difficulty in finding accommo dations in the crowded city, the birth of the Christ, the visit of the shep herds and of the Magi, and finally the gifts presented to Hint. At the end of the pageant there is a part when gifts of food will be received and dis tributed to the poor. A list of characters for this pageant is as follows: Father, Charlie Malone; the son, Milton Malone: Ephraim, Dan Peelc; Ezra, Murray Gardner; Mary, Mrs. LeRoy White; Joseph, E. F. Mosetey; the innkeeper. Ellis Malone* Sara, the innkeeper's daughte? Ruth Roebuck; shepherds, Tim Malone, Al ton Rogers, Hildreth Rogers; the three wise men, Ben Peele, Murray Gardner, Dan Peele; Roman soldier. Thad Roberson; angel Ruby Malone; and gift-bearer, Hilda Roebuck. The public is cordially invited. ^ recorder had long session LAST TUESDAY Court Suspends Activities the Second Tuesday i of Next Month Holding an all-day session, the coun ty court last Tuesday cleared the dock et and materially decreased the jail, ' population, making ready tor any | emergency that might arise dur.ng the , holiday season. The session was the last to he held this year, the court giv ing over to Christmas next Tuesday. The first of the year falling on the | following Tuesday, the court will re main inactive, hut on T uesday, J*nu ary 8, it will convene with probably a large docket to handle. j I Judgment was suspended upon the | payment of the costs in the case cliarg-, ing Frank Brown with an assault. The case charging J. D. l'argett with an affray was nol pressed. Hyman Warren, charged with reck less driving, was found not guiUy. Claude Woolard was fined 525 and taxed with the cost in the case charg ing him with reckless driving. A sentence of six months on the roads was imposed upon Wiley Phelps for an attempted assault. , 1 Kddie Salsbury was sentenced to the j roads for four months for trespass- j ing a non-suit resulting in the case ; charging him with housebreaking and larceny. .? Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charg ing Jack Stokes with an assault. 1 Richard Butler, charged with an as sault with a deadly Wepon. was found not guilty. , A nol pros resulted in the esc charg ing J S. Williams with assault. Chester Terry was fined $50 and taxed with the cost for operating an automobile while intoxirated"" | ctiarued with an assault with a dearl rTy weapon, Caddys Teel was given a ' three mtintha suspended road sentence. Norman Shoulders, escaped convict, was sentenced to the roads for six nwmihs oil a Urdtny and recrm.qf mourns w.. ? . charger Ahe^-seotenese^Ao-begm-at the cxpiratioti-of the term lie was serving when he escaped last August. l'rayer for judgment was continued for two years in the case charging . John Moore with possessing material for the manufacture of liquor. _ Herbert Brown drew four months and Lester and "Hoot" Walston drew , three months on the roads each for rshopHftinr at the Staton commissary here last Monday. | Charged with committing an as sault with a deadly weapon, Arthur I Nicholson was sentenced to the roads ! for a period of four months. I Parson Dickey Breaks Into r- Print In a Very Big War ! Describing the first airplane acci dent, and telling of the big Sunday school conference to be held in Ra i leigli early next month, Rev. Chas. H Dickey, local minister, had two stories flashed over the wires of one "of the large~prcss associations through out the south this week. Probably his reader audience reached a new high number in the millions. The first story described the Wright brothers' first flight at Kill Devil Hill, a specially written version of which appeared this week in the News and j Observer. The other was a feature story concerning the biggc-t Sunday school conference to he hehi by the Southern Baptist church in Raleigh from January 1 to 4. The conference, the largest of its kind to he held in I the world next year, will attract around I 5 000 people from as far away as Ari | Iona. Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana. Regular Services Sunday in Hamilton Episcopal Church Rev. F-. F. Moseley, rector. | Fourth Sunday in Advent. Church school, 10 a.m. Holy Communion and sermon, i am. I Evening prayer and sermon, 7 p. nt. They Should See a Road Cop Wearing hie full regalia, includ ing leather boota, spurn, belt, and cap. Officer J. H. Allsbrooks, of the night police force here, attract ed much attention in Norfolk on a recent visit there. Citiaens of the city, busy ad dressing their Christmas mail and packages in the poet office, would lift their pens and stare at the of ficer. The greatest eacilement, however, originated in front of a cafe while the officer waited for a street car. Prom the inside Chief of Norfolk City Detectives Nowit tky and others glimpsed the slab orately clad policeman, and an ar (ument atartad. Whan they wan unable to decide whether the of ficer waa a member of the Royal North watt Mounted Police, the detective, with fork in hand, ruehad out and queetioned the of ficer. Mayor John L. Haeeell, ea corting the officer, explained that the dreaa waa only the drab uni form of the night police in the Martin County metropolia. "And what in the world are the apura for? I thought there waa noth ing but Porda down in Eaatern North Carolina." Christmas Programs Will Be Featured for Next Few Days WORK ON STOKES HIGHWAY URGED BY MANY PEOPLE Will Be Taken Up By State Highway Commission This Week Pointing out the importance of'the route, many county citisens are urging the State Highway Commission to ^consider the hard surfacing of the road from Stokes to. Spring Green at its meeting in Raleigh this week. In- j j rercsied parties in Hamilton, Stokes, i Robersonville, and other communities , have forwarded telegrams to the com mission urging the letting of a con tract for paving the road. During the past few days; tin- corn* | mission has had members of the high way patrol counting the traffic units I and collecting other data, and the out- j look for favorable action appears brighter just now than at any time since the project was first advanced, j The route is 14 mile - long. 6 miles ! from Stokes to Robersonville and 81 miles from Robersonville to Spring Green, where the road connocts with highway 125, it is understood Other projects for this county arc to he considered by the commission, hut none of them is of any great con sequence oiistide the Mokes-Spring J Green route. Tells of Educational Work In CCC Camps in Nation 'The education activities in the ably mean more "to thousands of young men than any other feature of their present work," Mr. (\ A. Kd assistant director?uf?the film-a itional work in the CCC camps in the | southeastern division of the United States, said while on a recent visit ' here. j Mr. Edson, who has his headquar ters in Atlanta, said the policy of the government is to develop self-reliance in the young men, t<> aid in the crea tion of a willingness to launch out for themselves and know that if they jdo their full duty as citizens they will I succeed. The educational director is visiting i many ramps in this State, and was j well pleased with the educational pro grams now underway. Regular Services at The Pentecostal Church Here A regular schedule of services wil be followed at the Pentecostal Holi ness church here Sunday, beginning I with the Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock that morning. At 11 a. m., the pastor, Rev. S. A. Kann, will preach The ? publie is cordially?invited?to attend. Young Colord Child Loses Sight Playing Peep Eye Another tragedy of the holiday sea son was reported this week, when William -Henry Brown, little colored ?child, lost his sight in one eye when a playmate dashed a cup of scalding wa ter into his left eye. The boys were playing peep-eye, and the Brown boy was peeping through a small crack when the other boy dashed the water into his eye. The eyelid was burned raw, causing [ it to peel away. Coroner's Jury Orders Man Held Without Bond in Jail Charged with murdering his wife in Poplar Point the lltli of this month, Oscar Lewis, colored, was or dered held in the county jail without bond by a coroner's jury. Lewis con fessed the killing. TWO MORE DAYS 32 iPAYS >i*K 32 Two more shopping days (after today) and it will be too late to prepare Santa Claus for the anx ious little tots and buy those gifts for loved ones and friends. Pack away your troubles and rush on to Williamston, where the merchants still have large selections of the most appropriate Christmas goods seen in this section in many a year. The last-minute rush will be come more acute tomorrow and Monday, but the Christmas spirit I pervades the air, and shoppers ' seem to be enjoying greatly their i shopping activities in William ston this happy season. NEW FORD TRUCK NOW ON DISPLAY Truck's 49 Improvements Can Be Seen at Local Motor Company Better load distribution and mater mong the important improvements in j Ford V-8 trucks for 1935. A softer, more effective clutch, im proved?hral.ing?and?> uhstantial?im. provenicnts in the cooling system a re design features appealing to owners and drivers. Although in ail, 49 improvement-, are announced, there is but a jingle change in the 80 horsepower V-8 en gine?-a directed-flow crankcase venti lation system. Described as the Ford V-8 "double duty" truck, the line for 1935 includes -seven?type*. Special -attention 1ms been given to smartness of appcar j ance in all of these with new fronl ) end appearance, a new cab design and j wider and deeper fenders with large | skirted aprons. The additional room oil the truck chassis has been obtained by mov big the engine forward, increasing the distance fiom the back of the tab to the centerline of the rear axle by 0 1-2 inches.* This moved the load cen ter forward so that more of the load i-. now carried on the front axle. i * I A high-efficiency cooling system, in cluding a wider radiator with 15 per cent greater cooling area, fi a new feature. It includes larger water pump impellers and a six-blade 15 1-2-inch fan. Steering stability and riding ease have been improved by mounting the front spring four inches ahead of the front axle. The front spring is long er, with shackles closer to the wheels. j Oil-less shackle bearings are provid ed. The front axle is heavier. Parent-Teacher Group In Meeting Here Tuesday Idte local parent-teacher association held its third meeting of the current school term in the grammar school j auditorium last Tuesday afternoon, | Mrs. E. F. Moseley presiding Ap proximately fifty parents and teachers attending the session. Special features of tfi^ meeting were the Christmas play presented by the third grade and a talk by J. C. Man ning, superintendent of the county schools. Superintendent Manning, in discussing pressing school problems, presented figures comparing school costs and teachers salaries ,in this State with those in other states and in the nation. VV. C. Manning, chairman of a spec ial committee, reported resolutions which were adopted by the body. Club Women Hold Bazaar Benefit McKimmon Fund -Home demonstration club women cleared $14.06 here last Friday after noon and Saturday holding their very first Christmas bazaar for the benefit of the Jane S. McKimmon loan fund We appreciate the patronage given the sale and the help of all those who aided in any way to make the sale a success.?Home agent. EXERCISES FOR ALL CHURCHES BEING PLANNED First of Entertainments Is Held in the Christian Church Last Night Special programs will feature the Christmas season for the Sunday school children in local churches this reason, according to announcements coming from the several ministers io-~ day. While these programs are de signed primarily in the interest of the children, older persons are cordially invited to attend. The first of the events was held last evening when members of Mrs. Chris tine Peel's class' enjoyed a brief .pro-, gram and the exchange of gifts iti the Christian church. The several other classes will hold their programs be tween now and Christmas day. it was stated. Members of the Robcrson Chapel Prcshyterian Sunday school enjoyed an interesting program there last night when gifts were also distributed. This evening at 6:30 o'clock, members of the local Presbyterian Sunday school will enjpy a short program the dis tribution of gifts from a tree in the church. A similar program will follow at Bear Grass at 7:30 o'clock tor the children there, and tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock a last program will be held at Poplar Ppint^chapel, Rev Z. T. Picphroff announced. Sunday -mormn'g at V:45 the Episco pal and Methodist Sunday schools will hold spt*pinl 'progrnniw in tin- n'vpi>rf ivc chuTWies. . Monday ever ing at 7 o'clock, the Ba-ptist Sunday school will hold a special prT.gi.im for the primary, in termediate. and junior class members in fhe church. The last of the Sunday school Christ mas programs will be held Christmas night at 7:30 o'clock in the Pentecost al Holiness church for the members of that Sunday school. Large attendances are expected for each of the events. Warn Against Promiscuous Cutting of Christmas Trees ?-? The big rush for Christmas trees throughout the countryside at this rea son brought for a warning from the State Highway Commission this week, in which -.the authorities cite laws ai-'iiinst llir i inline ?>( trees without the permission of "the land owners. ' The citation reads as follows: "Any person, not being on his own lands, or without the consent of the owner thereof, who shall, within 100 yards of any state highways of North Carolina, or within a like distance of any other public r<?ad or highway, wil fully commit any damage, injury, or spoliation to or upon any tree, wood, underwood, timber, garden crops, vege tables, plants, lands, spings, o any oth e matter or thing growing or being thereon, or who cuts, breaks,,,injures, or removes any tree, plant, or flower with su:h limits, or shall deposit any trash, debris, garbage, or litter within such limits, shall be guilty of a mis* demeanor, and upon' conviction fined not exceeding $50 or imprisoned not exceeding 30 days." + Schedule of Services at the Christian Church Sunday Service at the Christian church both morning atul evening. Bible school at 9:45. Preaching service at 11 and eve ning service at 7:30 o'clock. The pas tor will preach on the theme "Back of All This Christmas Cheer, or Where is Santa Land?" At the evening service on "The Magi Still Are Coming." These mes sages deal with a history, a spirit, a movement, and some things that un derlie it all that you will enjoy. Take the family out to both services. They are designed to help the children as well as the adults. Public cordially invited. ? . Christmas Programs In the School Here Well Attended The scv ral Christmas programs in the lower school grades here Wednes day afternoon attracted the little tots almost to within a few pupils of the Itotal enrollment, Principal D. N. Hix I announced the following morning. In addition to the brief Christmas entertainments, gifts were placed on the trees for exchange among the young folks.