mm THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 8 Williamstoa, Martin Conmy, North Carolina. Tuesday. January 26.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899
WELFARE OFFICE
REVIEWS WORK
DONE IN COUNTY
Nearly 300 Families Given
Some Type Of Service
During December
The Martin County Welfare De
partment had a busy schedule dur
me the month of December, a re
port Sled a few days ago by Miss
Mary Taylor, welfare head, showinc
a varied and extensive work handl
ed during the period.
Some type at service was render
ed 275 families throughout the
county, the report stated. Many
needy children were given clothing
that they might continue m school
while others were given small sums
of money to aid them in keeping
soul and body together. Medicine
was provided for the sick, and other
work eras handled in addition to
the assigned duties connected with
delinquent youth, county institu
tions, hospitalization and so on.
In filing her report for December,]
Mm Thylor outlined the work com
ing under the welfare department |
and the organization perfected to
handle it, as follows:
The Superintendent of Public
Welfare is chief school attendance
officer at the county, and has other
powers and duties as defined in
"Um Relating to Public Welfare
Work m North Carolina." as fol
lows:
To have, under cootzol of the]
county commissioners, the care and
superasaoo ot the poor, and to ad
minister the poor funds.
To act as agent ot the State
board in relation to any work to be
done by the State board within the
"Under the direction of the State
board, to look after and keep up
with the condition of persons dis
charged from hospitals for the in
sane and from other State inslilu
To have oversight of prisoners
in the county on parole from peni
tentiaries, reformatories, and all j
parole prisoners in the county.
To have oversight of dependent
and delinquent children, and es
pecially those on parole or proba
tion.
To have oversight of all prison
ers in the county on probation. .
"To promote wholesome recera
tion in the county and to enforce
such lam as regulate commercial
"Under the direction of the State
board, to have oversight over de-i
pendent children placed in the'
county fay the State board.
To assist the State board in find
ing employment for the unemploy
ed
To investigate into the cause of
distress, under the direction of the
Slate board, and to make such other
invesigatmus in the interest of I
rial welfare as the State board mayj
direct.
The Department ot Public Wel
fare la also be responsible for the
certification at eligible persons to
the various federal programs such
as WPA. CCC. NY A. Rural Reset
tlement, the rules for eligiblity to]
these various programs being speci
fied by the agrmus themselves and
not by the Welfare Department
the Welfare De
eligibility and
the food commodities
made available through the Federal
Surplus Commodity Corporation,
and the rlnihing which is made in
the v ss sous WPA sewing rooms over
the county "
5 County Students at
Louisburg College
-A total of fire stu
registered at Louisburg
College fiwn Martin County. These
studen(e come Cram the following
places within this county: Hamilton.
Oak City, and WilHranston.
College has a total en
00 students this
t at over IS per cent
In
aH of
MafS
anghter of Mr. I. M.
i- r. Crisp, of Oak City: Dixie High.
Ill gill of Mr. P. O. High, of Ham
Bids for Albemarle Bridge To
Be Opened in Raleigh Today
construction of
Albemarle
are to be received by the
North Carolina Highway and Public
I Piaiani?ai in ??u?gii today
a canvas scheduled on Thurs
day of this seek.
Actum by the legislature to d
investigation of the pro
posed project is being considered.'
but no development in that connec
tion have been made public, accord
ing to unofficial information re
ceived here. Resolutions calling for
an investigation with the view of
"calling the hand" of the commis
sion were being prepared in Ra
leigh over the week-end, it was said.
It was considered likely that strong
efforts to forestall the letting of the
contracts would be made.
Explains Effect of Bill
Presented Last Week
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[ SCHOOLS CLOSE j
RECORD BROKEN
BY CONTINUOUS
RAINS IN SECTION
.Roanoke Likely To Reach
Crest Here Tomorrow
At Fourteen Feet
Record after record has fallen at
the hands of the weather man here
50 this month, the warm season
and continued rains beginning to
cause some concern among quite a
few people While the Roanoke
continue* to rise at this point, no
serious damage a predicted, but re
ports from the Ohio and Mississippi
River areas are certainly making
people in this section flood co
Mercury readings above the W
mark have been reported in the
shade here. Rainfall up to this
morning 5 33 inches, a record for
January, and the rains continue to
fall. A fall of over 2 indies was re
ported last night and early this
morning by Hugh Spruill. keeper
of the weather station on the Ro
anoke.
The old Roanoke, predicted to
mch a crest at 13* feet at this
point tomorrow, had already readied
tinuing to rise. The flood has about
spent itself, however, and not more
than two or three additional inches
are expected before the water, it
is believed, will start felling some
time tomorrow The stream is ex
pected to remain in flood stage for
about a week or 10 days, later flood
water developments depending cm
the ramfall in the Roanoke basin
during the next few days.
Rain has fallen on 22 of the 28
days m thi
County-mnde Farm Meet
To Be Held February 6
A i
al meeting will be held m the Mar
tin County courthouse on Saturday
afternoon, February I. at 2 o'clock.
J. F. CrmelL of the State
Dnwun. will explain the
lfST aoal conservation program
All farmers, especially tobacco
to make plans
ISQfiOOJDOO
U
County-Wide Vote
For Commissioner
From Eaeh District
Proposed Law To Be More
Democratic and Allow
Direct Representation
Explaining the bill introduced by
him last week in ..the general assem
bly in connection with the election
of county commissioners. Represen
tative H G Horton said that it was
the belief of many that the proposed
law would be more democratic and
at the same time effect a distribu
tion of representation over the coun
ty and give the smaller districts an
opportunity to have direct represen
tatives on the board of county com
missioners. It was first thought tliat
the bill proposed direct nomination
and election within the individual
districts. Mr Horton correcting this
belief with the following explana
tion:
"In IMS. for the purpose of hav
ing the county commissioners of
Martin County a body representa
tive of the wltole county, the county
was divided into five districts for
nominating and electing county com
fnissioners. The districts provided
were composed in many instances of
a small township and a larger town
ship. Tlie nomination of candidates
were by the qualified voters of the
district participating, and such pro
vision made it possible that the
smaller township might not be able
to have a commissioner on the board
"In order that all townships may
fare equally, the bill introduced last
week simply changed the law to the
extent that the candidates for the
office of county commissioners from
the five districts shall be voted on
by the county at large, both as to
the primary and general election, in
stead of the voting being rolflhned to
the districts.
"The effect of the bill as amended
1$ that the representation on the
board of county commissioners
should be distributed and come from
the five districts, but to make it fair
for the small and large township
alike the voting for commissioners
is to be by the qualified voters of
Martin County instead of confined
to the district affected
"Thus, instead of in some in
stances having several commission
ers from one section of the county
and none in the other sections of the
county this bill will distribute the
representation over the county ?
that all sections will have represen
tation on the board of county com
missioners. yet the smaller town
ship will have an equal opportunity
witn the larger township to have a
, member on the board, as the nomi
nation and election is by county
wide vote."
a 1
J. D. Woolard Buys
Hardware Business
Mr J. D Woolard. (or 12 years in
the Ford business, purchased the
Culpepper Hardware Co. stock and
fixtures here yesterday and immed
iately took active charge of the bust
ness which will be known and oper
ated under the firm name of Wool
ard Hardware Company, Incorpor
ated.
The new store operator stated this
morning that the stocks would be
materially onaeaaedL find every IT
rangement effected to afford a u
naiue liaidaaie mike fin He |WF
pie of this section. Mr. Woolard. a
lending and well-known citizen of
the county, will devote his entire
time to the management and oper
ation of the firm, it was announced.
Mr. Luther Culpepper, founder of
the hsismeas and who has splendid
ly cooperated in the merchandising
a long number of
NUMBER PEOPLE
HURT BY BRICKS
THROWN AT CARS
S?veral Victims of Assaults
Entered in Hospitals
j For Treatment
j Several people were cut and
bruised, one seriously. Sunday night
when bricks were thrown from the
roadside into two cars between here
and Windsor, the dastardly assaults
equalling in seriousness the crimes
I reported along the highways of Mex
ico. The two attacks Sunday night
brought the number reported m this
(section in recent weeks up to seven,
highway patrolmen and other law
enforcement officers stating that the
assaults were recognized as being of
a very serious nature.
W. M Jenkins, of 1005 Fisher
Street. More head City, was badly
cut about one eye and his face and
his brother-in-law suffered a severe
cut on one of his wrists when a bnck
[was thrown the *<u^Mueld of his
car about 4 miles this side of Wind-,
sor. Mrs Jenkins Wjjg not hurt
Reaching the local -police station a
bout II 45 that night. Mr. Jenkins,
almost as bloody as a stabbed pig
reported the attack Before the re
port could be filed with Bertie offi
cers a brick was hurled through the
w indshield of a New York car near
the spot where the first attack took
place. Several of the occupants in
dhe New 1 ork car were dangerously
cut and mere entered in a Windsor
hospital for treatment They were
discharged yesterday
Officers are working on the cases,
but no developments have been re
ported.
Last week a brick was hurled at
the ear of U P Lindsle.v, local man.
between here and Windsor The
brick missed the glass but damaged
the body of the car. No one was
hurl Prior to the attack on the
; Lindsley car. a brick was thrown at
another machine between here and
Windsor.
Two or three months ago, a brick
j was hurled through Harry Taylor"s
[ car wine hield. critically injuring a
young lady riding in the front seat.
Several weeks ago bricks wer
hurled through glass windows in
two cars near here on the Washing
ton road, but no one was hurl.
Plymouth-Woman
I . Hurt in Accident
I Mrs C A Cratch, of Plymouth
j was painfully but behoved not seri
ously hurt in an automobile acci
dent near Numey's store on the
Jamesville road last Sunday noon.
Mr Cratch was slightly scratched
and bruised, but other occupants in
the car were not hurt.
The Cratch car. traveling toward
Williamston. was struck by another
driven by Herbert Gardner, of Wil
liams Township. Gardner, driving
toward Jamesville. was running be
brnd another car and started to
make another turn into a side road
The car in front of him kept hrn
from seeing the Cracth machine un
til he had turned slightly to the
left to make the turn. The left
front wheel of his car struck the
left rear wheel of the Cratch ma
[thine, causing it to turn over two
or three times.
To Hold Baseball
League Meet Here
The organization of a local base !
ball club will be discussed at a
meeting here tomorrow evening at
7 30 o'clock in Pete Fowden's of
fiice. All interested persons are
urged to be present
Tuesday evening of next week, a
meeting of league officials will be
held here. Judge Brandon, leading
figure in minor professional base
ban. will be in attendance upon the
meeting and assist in the drafting
of by-laws for the league which is
entering the professional field for
the test tune this season.
Just recently the several clubs in
the league voted to adopt profes
sional hall
County Man's Car Wrrckrd
On Windsor Road Sunday
The 1W Ford car belonging (A
Louis Latham, whose name could
not be learned, suffered the fracture
of several ribs and other injuries be
tween here and Windsor Sunday aft
The car skidded off the
into a tele
Windsor court,
was said to ha
to the roads for to
Man Arrested in Philadelphia
ForKillingHereM Years Ago
Oliver Cranes, colored man. want
ed for the alleced murder of Rich
ard Smith, colored, in this county
14 years ago. was ariested in Phila
delphia last Saturday. Ararnge
ments are underway to have the
man returned to this county for
trial, it was learned from the office
of the sheriff yesterday.
Notified of Grimes' arrest. Sheriff
C. B. Roebuck investigated and
found two witnesses who recalled
the I'll'nf on the V. R. U Purvis
farm, on January 14, 1923. near Has
sell. Both men were said to have
been drinking at the time, but
Grimes was not so drunk that he
could not nde a bicycle hurriedly
from the scene and disappear for 14
years. Smith, about 28 years old
when he was killed, died soon after
he was shot. Grunes was seen run
nine from the heme with a pistol
in his hand Bahly Council, colored,
caught Grimes just as he was leav
ing the scene of the shooting, but
when his life was.threatened. Coun
cil released his hold and fled out
the back door as Gnmes went out
the front
No details were released m con
nection with Grimes' arrest, an-1
how the Philadelphia authorities
learned he was wanted in this coun
ty for murder could nut be learned
unless he admitted it.
Red Cross Campaigns
For Victims of Floods
?80 Quota of Local
Chapter Is Raised
Within Few Hours
Second Call for Aid Given
As Catastrophe Claims
Additional Thousands
Marl in CMunty Red Cross Chapter
authorities and volunteer workers
went into action yesterday to raise
the chapter's quota of S80 as a part
of a two million dollar emergency
fund for relief of 550.000 flood vie
tuns in the Oh*. Valley and along |
the Mississippi River The fund in
this county is finding strong support. I
Chairman Harry Biggs stating that
the quota had been over subscribed I
in Williamslon within a few hours'|
time after the appeal for aid was j
first received The chairman ex
plained that the JiOOO.OflO emer
gency fund was the minimum need
ed last Saturday, that the Hoods
were continuing to spread and every
cent raised in the c?inty would be
forwarded immediately to Red Cross j
headquarters in Washington City, j
As the floods yesterday were reach
ing an all tune high level, the death
toll continued to climb and the
property damage exceeded tens of
millions of dollars. Sickness aggra
vatcd the situation, already describ
ed as the worst on record Fires
were reported in several centers out
of- reach of all lire fighting equip
ment Entire towns are isolated,
and 10 square miles of Cincinnati
were under water as the Ohio pass
ed the 00-foot flood mark there ^
Extensive forces are being mobil
ised by the Red Cross and the gov-|
enunenl in an effort to alleviate the
suffering Colonel Cary T Crayson.
of the Red Cross oflice in Washing
ton City said in his appeal to the
local Red Cross chairman. "Reports
indicate total of 270.000 men. wom
en and children driven from their
homes and now dependent on Red
Cross lor emergency relief, includ
ing food, shelter, bedding, medical
attention and warm clothing. Rag
mg blizzards and freezing weather
in many flooded areas are adding to
suffering of rrfugecs
The Red Cross head added. "I
feel sure the people in your com
munity will wish to aid promptly
and generously, and I urge you to
take immediate action to raise your
chapter quota of $8U. and report
daily your progress in the campaign.
Chairman Biggs explained that he
would make no direct canvass, but
ministers of the town and Mrs J S
Rhodes started a personal campaign
h?r funds and it was quite evident
at the beginning that this chapter
would raise and far exceed its quota
School principals and others overj
the county are urged to accept funds!
and forward them to Mr Biggs, who
will send them immediately to head
quarters Davenport and Hamilton.
Jamesville. Mrs C Tz Roberson.
Farm IMr Rogers Bros, store. Bear
Crass John W Eubanks Hassell.|
u,? Elbe Waldo. Hamilton, and)
Mrs J S Ayers. Everetts: B. M.|
Worsley. of the Oak City area, have(
been asked by Chairman Biggs to,
receive contrihulums and forward^
I COTTON GINNINGS I
v
Malta Ciaaly last * tar msrt
Ihc tar erst r?H? trap m str
rial it ii? .. lalkrr fbatnM.
sprraal atral r like n. ~ tkr data,
atatiac ia kb itpart rrinrrt llus
wrrk Ikat tkrrr am UR( kales
liaatt fraaa tfcr nX trap, roar
part# aitk UM bales finer
fraaa ike I9XS trap.
Tie upait as aat laaapltlr far
Use ins nap. kat Ulrr Starrs
are aat expected la skew aat
treat rkaatr aa ike takaUtaun
a ml Jaaaary IS.
Local People Badly
Injured in Accident
At GrftitBridjie, Va.
C ?
Joe H. Everett and Sister
Receiving Treatment In
Norfolk Hospital
Joe It Everett, local young man.
land his sister. Miss Margaret Ever
|ett. WtlliamwtMti, and C B |
O-ltrahk of Norfolk, mere hurt in I
an autoihobile-lruek two
miles oat of prea? Bridge. Va . last I
'Saturday evening at 6 45 o'clock |
I Everett and his sister were entered j
! m a Norfolk hospital. where Mr
Everett's injuries were regarded as
I k>eing of a serious nature His nose i
was almost severed and his right
knee was crushed, reports reaching j
here stated He is expected to re
cover if no complications develop
Miss Everett was bruised and suf J
fered considerably from shock. Col
train suffered a bad cut on the head
that required IS stitches to close I
He was discharged by the hospital
late that night, and Miss Everett i '
expected to leave there some time'
this week
Complete details of the accident j
have not been learned here, reports
staling that the party were on their
way to Williamston. when their car
thought to hahve been driven by
Coltram. crashed into an unlighted
lumber truck parked on i?e high
way. O L Parkersun. Norfolk
County officer who investigated the
wreck, reported that E.irc .t's Plym
outh sedan struck the heavy lumber
truck, which is owned by Sam War
ren. from behind with sjch force
as to knock it across the road.
Officers Get Quantity of 1
Liquor In Raid Saturday i
Raiding the home of Roosevelt
Rigsbuy. colored man living one
block off Main Street and not quite
two blocks froan the town's business
district, local and county officers
7 l-1! gallons of liquor
here last Satur
hootrrl
Aged Colored Woman Dies
At Home Here Yesterday
Mjriha Thomp?i. j^ed ami high
ly respected cohnd >i?un, died at
her home her* yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock following a long period
of declining health She had lived
in Tarboro for a number of years,
but returned her* some time ago to
head a large family of orphaned
children, her ^daughter's offspring
imbd and
Almost an inrfiid and commanding
hardly the bar* necessities of life,
she mrnaged In hold most of the
family together, but her lardstups.
trials and tribulations were many
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed at noon today
To Intervrew Veterans In
Williamston February 8
The veterans' division at the State
Department of Labor will hold a se
ries of district mining! during the
next i
North Carolina
titled to 1
bility benefits, it
MR. ALEXANDER
GETSINGER DIES
E ARLY SATURDAY
Funeral Held at the Family
Home in Farm Life Area
Sunday Afternoon
Nicholas Alexander Getsmger,
well-known Martin County citixen,
died in a Washington hospital last
Saturday morning at 1 o'clock from
cancer. He had bden a patient in
the hospital since last December 2.
the end coming gradually.
The son of the late Conrad and
Sarah' Brown Getsmger. he was born
in Griffins Township, this county. 63
years ago last week. He spent his
early life on the home farm, later
going to Gates County, .where he
!continued to farm. While in Gates
County he married Miss Sarah Hud
son. who preceded him to the grave.
Some years later he moved to Man
atee. Fla. where he handled a truck
farm. sfSecializing in the growing of
celery. About five years ago he re
turned to this county, making his
(home with his brother, the late John
jGetsinger. m Dardens and more re
cently with his brother. P. E. Get
smger. at the old home in Griffins
Township.
[.?' Quiei in manner and unassuming,
it is said of Mr. Getsmger that he
I never made an enemy in his life,
that he enjoyed a lasting friendship
I with- those with whom he came in
I contact. . Christian ideals and un
derstanding were exemplified in his
| daily walk through life, and in do
ling for others he found pleasure
| He is survived by one daughter.
Mrs. H, R Vogel, of St. Louis, who
Aas at his bedside when the end
came One sister, Mrs. Buck Rob
erson. of this county, and three
brothers. Messrs. P. E. Getsinger, of
Griffins Township, and J. Sam Get
smger. Martin County register of
deeds, uf WTiUiamston. and C. Ferdi
nand Getsmger. of Chevy Chase,
Md
Funeral services were held at the
late home Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock by Elder J. B. Lee, assisted
by Elder Young, of the Primitive
Baptist church, and Rev. W. B. Har
rington. of the Missionary Baptist
^ church Burial was in the family
I cemetery near the old home
Two Hurt in Wreck
Near RoImtsoiiyille
Injured in an automobile accident
near Robersonville last Thursday
?afternoon. Mr. D. Wooding Wood,
of LaGrangc. is confined to his bed
bed at his home t re. reports stat
'ing that the 76-year-old man was
,\ery badly hurt. Mrs Wood, the
only passenger in the car, was also
jhurt. but not badly
t Mr and Mrs. Wood were on tlieir
I way to Wilhan.ston that afternoon
.about 5 o'clock to visit their daugh
ter. Mr> Leman Karnhill. when
their car skidded and crashed into
a bridge A door was torn open
and both Mr and Mrs. Wood were
thrown to the pavement. After re
ceiving treatment in the offices of
Drs Ward and Ward, Mr. and Mrs.
Wood were returned to their home
inLaGrangc.
Attempt To Burn
Store Near Here
An attempt was made to bum the
building housing the store, filling
station and home of N. M. Mobley
at Baits Cross Roads on the Wash
ington Highway late last Sunday
night The lire was discovered be
fore it had gained much headway
and very little damage resulted.
Using a jar of kerosene, the fiend
started the fire under a back cor
ner of the building. Someone pass
ing along the road saw the fire and
called the Mob leys who had retired,
and the fire was checked after it had
burned almost through one of the
floor sleepers.
Beaufort officers investigated the
i but their findings, if any, have
not been learned here
Man Jailed for Murdeous
Attack on Lester Williams
? ?*?-? ??
r>ro owRPs, > ounj coiorru n
was jailed here Sunday night for
murderously assaulting Lester Wil
liams. the colored boy commonly
known as " Barrel-of Trouble." Us
l a stick. Stokes is said to have
fractured one of Williams' legs and
scarred his head.
The alleged attack took place at
is being delayed pending the onl
ine of Williams' injuries.