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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XL?NUMBER 23 Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. March 19. 1937 ESTABLISHED 1899 VACCINATION OF DOCS IN COUNTY WILL BEGIN SOON Appeal To All Dog Owners To Coopcrat in Task This Year month for the \ in the county A ! Probably more conveniently than the one in tfhc nounced this week, and thoae in charce at the work are directing an ?ICHal to wufuue to cooperate in the undertal Docs are vaccinated without cost to the owners, for the 90 cents paid at the tone the doc is vaccinated io refunded when tax payments are ef fected. That the vaccinations cause trouble to the dog owner is certain, but the value at the service has al ready been pi used in this county. Few people have found it necessary to take the Pasteur treatment since the first vaccinations were made nearly two years ago Prior to that time as many as 19 and sometimes 20 or more took the treatment an nually m this county Fewer docs last year as s safeguard the possible spread of rabies, and now the general public accepts the enforced vaccinations without much or very little complaint. The vast majority of doc owners wel come the service Several people are now takinc the Pasteur treatment as a safeguard a cainst possible infection followinc attacks by a doc reported to have been made. The attack mc doc in the particular case mats too young for vaccination a year aco. Last year there were 2.830 docs vaccinated in ths county. Sheriff C. B Roebuck explaining that possibly half a dozen or more escaped both the needle and the gun Seven hun dred of the docs vaccinated were not listed for laralmn. a careful leniew of the vaccination records and the tax books shows. 9,UUU rounds Poultry Loaded This Week Martin County fanners at three points. I?tunilli. Williamston and RobersonviDe. sold cooperatively this week MOt pounds of poultry it was learned late yesterday from As sistant County Agent L T Weeks. The last stop is being made in Oak City this afternoon, and it is esti mated the car aril] load approxi mately IfM pounds there Jamesrille loaded around 800 pmmdi Thasday and about the same amount to private buyers. Farmers in the Willmiiitn area sold around 5.800 pounds Wednesday, and Rob ersonville farmers delivered around 1.000 pmwals at the barn-yard prnd a position at this tane to ay wheth er another car will be operated co operatively this wnann in the coun U Local Firemen Are Called Out Twice The local Are called out twice this week when lire threatened the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jama on Bad Main Street Tuesday afternoon at 1J0 o' clock and at C o'clock Thursday ting umbers Very little damage than to the dum ! hay barn on the in a short while, ves near the barn. W. H. Cobura Continues To Improve In Hospital WILLIAMSTON*S NEW BUS TERMINAL Jut ntoU; Inutd by the Norfolk Southern Bos C< ud rutbii fnrh Cffin?. the m bus rilliw ben is s the tnsiytrtitif systcwi is this section for thr two rou| for the Wruhirr Itwipnftlin Coupssy. > third carrier. m hhl? at ttbtws h? aow maim the statioa daily, bsadled by the three will arerace fraas ltd to 2d* daily, it was . jr.. saaaacer of the terauaaL Shortage of Tobacco Plants Faces Farmers 1 SINGING CLASS 1I v / TV Oxfard Oifkanit Smt will (ire a i . April !?. J FEW SPECTATORS AT SESSIONS OF SUPERIOR COURT Hangers-On Disappear Al most Completely When Civil Cases Begun Fewer people are attending "big" court in the county this week than at any term in many months, and a spectator in the court after the crim inal docket was completed is really a rare thing. Choice seats were available at all times while the crim inal cases were being handled the dwindling of the spectators eras no ticed when the civil calendar was called by Judge Paul fkiztdle First scheduled for trial next Mon day. the $65.00 damage suit of Uiv ister and Andrews against J. Lloyd Corey, Pitt County man. has been postponed until next Tuesday Wit nesses, in numbers are being sum moned and several visiting attorneys will appear for the plaintiffs. The cases are expected to bolster the at tendance figures for the day, at least The cases, first set far next Tues day. will be called Monday, giving the entire day Tuesday for the trial at the damage suit Originating soon after Marshall Andrews, Martin County youth, and John Leavister, Raleigh young man. were killed in an automobile-truck wreck near Robes sun ville in Sep tember. ISM, the 1U.000 damage suit has had its ups and down in the courts at this county. Judge Clay ton Moore, back in March. 1935, frowned upon a $400 judgment for the plaintiffs after the jury had found the driver at the defendant's truck. OUie Page, negligent and he set the verdict aside. Term after term of the high court was held, but the case did not eppiar on the cal endar until Judge H A Grady, for i had it i now are that the case will be tried and cleared from the docket The criminal charge against OUie Page patiently waits the trial of the civil ; Jimmy Brown Sticks Cardinals Baseball Club Tiauum with the St. Lou Cardi nals at their camp in Daytona 1 Fl?, Jnmn eille man. 1 with the National I a utility Who is iwivhi trom an if he is net reedy to play Poor Stands General In This Seetion; Few Sowing Added Beds Blue Mold Already Strikes Plant Beds In Some Sections of State Numerous reports from over the county indicate there is going to be a shortage of tobacco plants in this section this season. But this does not mean there is going to be any reduction in the crop by a long ways for fanners have and will go long distances, even to South Carolina and Georgia, if necessary, to get the plants if they have none of their own. The indicated shortage just means that another tough season faces the tobacco fanner, for any plant shortage to cope with is just one of the many barriers the grow er has to hurdle before he packs his tobacco on his car or truck for de livery to the markets. Tobacco seed planted ? and > weeks ago are not up yet. and poor stands are general. Realizing the uncertainty of getting proper plants at the proper tune, a few Martin farmers sowed additional beds just a week or two ago, probably doing so with the old raying. "Better late than never." in mind. What Tew" plants are up lb the county are being attacked by what are known as midge maggots, and ?n a few cases where they were not com batted large portions of plant beds have been destroyed. The small maggots are Die young, or larval ttage, of a midge that looks like a gnat or a very small mosquito. Nathalene flakes, when spread un der the cloth at the rate of 1 1-2 pounds to the 100 square yards, are an effective control The maggots are harmful only to very small seed lings, and then only when they are numerous enough to powder the surf are at the soil From down in Columbus County comes a report that aggravates the situation. Blue mold, the reports say. "is playing havoc" with tobac co plants in that section. The dis eease. the reports continued, struck there about a week ago and has spread rapidly. It was also pointed out that the diseaw seems to be more deadly than last season, and there is much doubt if the plants can grow out. of it While fanners in this part of the country are apparently facing to bacco plant trouble, farmers down in Georgia are said to have an abundance of plants An abundance of plants there, and no form of con trol to interfere, fanners there are just about certain to materially in crease the 1937 crop over that of Judge Vernon Camper To Preside Over April Court Judge G. Vernon Comper. of Ki on, will preside over the teo-ee special term at Martm County So perior Court convening the 13th at next month, it wee leaned hoe tl week. Judge Cowper. epposnterf at the same time Judge Clayton Moore received his bench commission a bout 10 years ago. comes to hold court in Martin's capital for the flrst The trim is (so trial of crnl I SUPERIOR COURT RECESSES AFTER FEW BUSY DAYS Judge Frizzelle Sets Aside Jury Verdict In Case of Long Against Long The Martin County Superior court, clearinf the criminal docket Tues day, did considerable work Wednes day and yesterday, but accomplish ed little toward clearing the civil calendar. A greater part of the work during the two days wa when Judge J. Paul Frizzelle set the verdict aside in one case and : < in ed a referee in anotheT. Rough | \. .;te: s are marking the matrimonial ris .or the colored people, judging 1 i am the number of divorces i ed this week. The verdict in the case of Ada Jonn Long was set a side by Judge Frizzelle as the de cision. favoring the defendant, a declared contrary to the weight of the evidence. It was the third tu in recent years that a judge in the superior court ruled out a jury de cision. The plaintiff in the case a suing for alimony without divorce The trial of the case lasted all day. and the jury had the rase a greater part of two hours. A new trial was ordered. After working most of yesterday on the case of Keel against Eli Rob erson. the court recognized there were too many issues involved and a referee was appointed to hantile the evidence. The plaintiff foreclosed on certain property and the revenue from the sale was not sufficient to cover the amount of the debt, and | the plaintiff started suit for a de ficiency judgment. There were Z3 issues to be answered in the case. The value of a certain piece of land was placed at |WI Iff the jury] in the case of N. C. Joint Stork Land Bank against W. C. James. Rock Spruill. small colored boy who was injured in an automobile accident at the JamesviUe-Wash ington Road intersection in William ston several months ago. received a judgment of $400 against C. U. Rogers. Divorces were granted the follow ing colored couples: Queenie Leary from C. R. Lrary. Herbert Forrest from Rowena For rest; Lucy Speller from Elisha Spel ler. and John Bnley from Elnora Bri ley. All of the actions were based on two-years separation ex cept the Speller case and that was granted on the grounds of adultery brand Jury Returns Extensive Report: Is Praised by Frizzelle Finds Deplorable Sanitary Conditions Existing In Number of Schools Working three entire dan. the Martin County grand jury this week handled an extensive survey of all public offices, schools, jails, school busses and sanitary conditions. Judge Frizzelle declaring the report one of the best he had ever receiv ed. The jurist stated that all the recommendations should be carried out and that he would investigate upon his return here to see if they had been carried out. Learning from Judge Freeze lie's charge last Monday of the need for a permanent grand jury system, the jurWnen strongly recommended six or twelve months jury for the county. A bill was proposed for passage in the present legislature, but the time was too short, and it now rests with the county sioners to support a bill creating the long-term jury Deplorable sanitary conditions were found in a number of in the county, and Judge ordered that the conditions be r edied Most of the defects m sanitary system were found in small colored schools where i dab steal the pumps, tear down burn the privies. Seine Fishing Progressing Slowly at Jatnesvile Today Ashing much of the time tins operations smoothly today, fishery there stated Small were reported however. No large catches during the next week or two or un til waiuier weather makes its ap The catches today sue! aroun# fifty to the A Martins To Begin Training About Tenth of Next Month W dliamston's professional base ball team will start training about; April 10 for the season opening early in May. R H Goodmon. president of the Martins, said today Man ager Art Hauger is expected here about April 5 to complete arrange ments for the training period and to line up his team for play when the season gets underway Heretofore, players in the Coastal Plain loop were drawn principally from the centers of wisdom, and the colleges gave them their early spring training The club* will now have lo iiumi their own material, but no salaries are paid the players until the season opens Several or most o( the clubs in the league will get a glimpse of Class D baseball ma terial early next month Hauger. in a letter to the club heads here yestrday. stated that he had signed a number of players and pledged his cooperation to hold the expenses of the organization down. "Nobody knows better than I do that high-priced baseball has ruined many good towns." he said Soil Program Checks Received Here Todav Over 100 Checks in Batch. Representing $2,000 for Farmers Farmers Will Be Notified When To Call for Soil Conserving Payments Received today, the first batch of soil conserving checks will be dis tributed to Martin County fanners immediately, and others will be put in the hands of the owners just as soon as they reach here from Wash ington. Mr T. B. Slade. of the coun ty agent's office, said this morning More than 400 checks were re ceived today, representing cash in the sum of $31,683 10. The amount ^ ; 93 -( the more than 900 ap plications, and. on this basis. Martin County farmers will receive approx imately $150,000 for participating in the soil conservation program Checks are made separately this year, the tenant's share being rep resented in an individual check. No claims will be considered, the office of the agent receiving instruction to deliver checks directly to the indi vidual owners. It is estimated that approximately 1.500 additional checks are due farm ers in this county and. while the agent's office is expecting them any tune, they could not say just when j they would reach here from Wash | mglon The office of the agent pointed out j tone and again that the farmers mould receive direct notification mhen to call for their checks. The* fanners are urged not to call at the office until they receive notice to do so direct from the office. Planing Mill TVBe Built at Jamesville II B. Thompson A Co., of Liberty ; send Greensboro, are starting con struction of a planing mill at James ville today, where they will handle under contract lumber sawed on the old J A W. tract, recently purchased by Bingham A Parnsh. of Randolph County. Mr. Thompson said yesterday that operations would be started just as soon as the plant could be installed u> the old depot site on the A. C. L tracks According to present plans, the plant will be enlarged within the next two or three months. Mr Thompson stating that the present production capacity of 50.000 feet [ daily would be materially increased.; The mill will give employment to ?bout IS people. ? Four Jailed Here This Week by U. S. Marshal George WiUoughby. James Wil loughby. and Dennis Woo lard, all young white men. charged with op crating a stolen automobile across state lines, and Percy Bunn. colored man charged with violating the in ternal revenue laws, were placed in the Martin County jail here Wednes day afternoon by U S. Marshall Worthy. 1 ? - ' The three white men are await ing transfer to the Norfolk district liar tnai. and Bunn goes on trial Washington week after neat Bids Monday lor Furniture Store Here Bads for the construction of a I furniture store next to the Gyaranty Bank and Trust Company for the VaoDyfce Furniture Company will next Monday, it from Mr. Garland Woolard. Sev eral < ter bads, it LEGISLATURE I v / Mr stall ua ctflai*. the North Carolina On ml A??mbly roatiaued its wild rash today in an rdort to quit Kalrich early Sunday moraine, hut then an still many things to be dame, and their proper makrs adjourn able before next While the lectslatnra was rat ine a half million dollars bark pay to state employees and a two million! far buildings, it I illod the last ray of hope for any relief far prsplc living an dirt roads when it tamed down a are. JUNK BUSINESS IS STILL ON BOOM IN THIS SECTION Leaving Hardly Enough To Weight a Fishing Line. Bill Keel Says ITwi* won't br enough iron let! in this section for use as a sinker ??n a fishing line if they don't slack off." Mr. Bill Keel said yesterday. | when discussing the concerted drive for old scrap iron that is sweeping !the country. "We are on the receiv ing end now. but we don't know what toll the old iron kill exact if it is made into bullets and shells." | another commented. Scrap iron yards have opened up! at nearly every cross roads in this| county, and truckers are searching i the by-ways and hedges for junked. iron. Occasionally serviceable iron is included in the drive that has jus* about swept the junk piles of the country. The price is not quite high enough for the real lazy to lake part in the drive, but the more thrifty are tack ling big chunks of the heavy mater ial with a determination to share the profits of the big drive Word comes from Robersonville that one of the Rogerson boys there worked all day and a part of one night cutting an old boiler with an acetylene torch and found the iron gone the next morning after he had spent hours reducing the boiler to pieces that could be easily hand lea Iri a near-by county a little-Used molasses mill was grabbed and sold | in the mad rush for cash. Hundreds Qiildi Til Killed in Explosion Belwffn tOO and 700 school chil dren lost their lives when a strange explosion tore to pieces and fired a million dollar high school building at New London. Texas, yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock Numbers of others were lulled, including sev eral teachers and parents who had called in cars for their children a scant five minutes before school was to close for t^r day Thought to have been caused by ratural gas framing in the basement, the explosion took a top position m the nation's list of disasters. Host | of the children, many of them hard ly more than IS years of age, were j lulled outright when the roof and walls of the building, described as of the largest and best rural schools in the country, caved in and trapped the pupils. Martial law was decUred in the rich oil community, and thousands nuked there to see the pitiful sight The Red Cross and the U S. Army rushed relief win hen there to take g TAX DEED IS SET ASIDE BY COURT HERE THIS WEEK Heirs-in-Law Must be Made Parties To Suit For Valid Deed The validity of possibly a large number uf tax deeds was made lin ed tain in the county this week when the Martin County Superior Court declared null and void a title to a certain piece of property in the case of Rebecca "Hyman. Alice Harris, Ada White. Vina Johnson. George W Hyman. and John Hyman against D. G. Matthews. It is believed there are similar cases in which tax deeds would not stand up under court tests The case handled thi* week origi nated seveial years ago when the defendant bought several certificates of sale from Martin County and the Town of Williamston. the judgment reading, in part, "that the land (Hy man property) was listed in the ? name of Rebecca Hyman. and that Defendant D. G Matthews brought suit on said certificate of sale, but only made Rebecca Hyman defend ant Sale was made by a commis sioner appointed by the court and the commissioner made to Rebecca Hyman a deed for the amount of taxes due. to wit, $425 19. and Re becca Hyman executed to B. A. Critcher, trustee for D. G. Matthews, a note in the sum of $425.19. secured by deed of trust." The deed was set aside on the grounds that none of the heirs-in iaw was made party to the^ax fore closure proceedings except Rebecca Hyman The defendant willingly a greed to have the deed set aside, but. it appearing to the court there is a balance on said taxes of $252.69, the defendant is to get first lien, "but Tliat deed of trust executed from Re becca Hyman to D G Matthews be declared null and void." The court, to validate the deed, appointed B. A. Critcher commis sioner. with authority to duly ad vertise the property in question, pay D G. Matthews the remainder due him and report to the court at the June term. At least one-other deed was dc clarednull and void under similar conditions by the court now in ses sion here. (HiiId Swallowing Lysol Recovering Sv. al< ing an ounce or more of I tl o two-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Cullipher. of Rob ersonvilie Township, was carried to a Washington hospital late Wednes day aftcrrrwm afte: receiving first Rhodes, Eason and Winn here. The condition of the child was described as extremely critical. The child was first carried to Rober. on . die. but no doctor was immediately available, and it was an hour or more from the time the deadly disinfectant was swallowed before medical attention could be had. The little fellow was uncon m ious when he was brought here, and after doing what they could for lum. doctors advised his removal to a hospital. Reports from the hospital at noon today stated that the child was much better than he was yertcrday and that recovery was expected. Change in Hours Affects Sales Little No material increase in sales has taken place fpllowing the adoption if a 12-hour day by the liquor store here, it was learned today. Sales, ordinarily made before 6 o'clock, the old closing hour, are now delayed until just before closing time at 9 o'clock, it was pointed out. Sales to alleged bootleggers of le gal liquor could not be checked. The county control board is ex pected to take definite action soon in the matter of employing a full time officer for the enforcement of the liquor laws, it was unofficially learned today. The position has al eady been offered to a county man, out his name has not been disclosed. Senior Play- Gets "Big Hit" Rating Here Last Evening - The local senior class play. "Here Comes Charlie," presented in the n(h school auditorium here M tight was heartily received by one ?f the largest audiences to witness in amateur performance here in a number of years. Coached by Miss Annie Shields Van Dyke, the three act comedy was ilisuliuj as s big hit s?l
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