S THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 53 Willimmston. Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. July 2.1937 ESTABLISHED 1M
Martins Lose Only
Contest Played; Also
Drop One by Forfeit
Team Now Two Games Out
Of First Place In Coastal
Plain League Race
Hill, and julndaj the
? lost a 4-3 wOd with Great
ville over in the Pitt capital
that Snow
play the pnt scheduled last Tues
day, but no official action has be
taken to effect such an nimuti
In addition to knot the game, the
Martins are subject to a SSO One for
faDfcsff to lepusl in Snow Hill for
is Catherine facts in the case, and
a ruling on the fine it expected at
the next meeting at the league di
rectors. Msnsger Walker and Club
President Exmn stated they were
willing to waive the forfeit and play
the game some tune this month, but
that the dub directors would have
are that the game will not
be played, and that Wilhamston will
be fortunate to escape a SSO fine. The
I an hour by a tire
Hill authonti
claiming that they lost a $100 gate.
The weather man took the Wed
<teeenvtlle staged eighth and ninth
inaing rallies to turn the Martins
hack 4-3 yesterday, the activities at
the three days tearing Wilhamston
two games out at first place and
Snow Hill and Goldtboro tied for
the top, position
At the end at the fourth inning
yesterday, the Martins had the game
won. but the three-run lead was
sidetracked by errors and a ninth
inning outburst by the Greenses pro
vide the run needed to wm the con
test. Fields started the game on the
mound for the Martins, and Rollins
finished it. the two allowing but 7
-hits. Caliguin held the Martins to
-5 hits, two by Stevens
The league reaches the half-way
mark in the leusnn with today's
isniri and has a heavy artmdnte far
the week-end. with gasnes here Sun
day afternoon and Monday mom
log and in Tarboro Monday after
County Farmers To
Be Reorganized at
Meeting Here Today
To Name Supervisors Par
Handling Compliance
Work in County
The reorganization at the Hutu
County Agricultural Conservation
Ajaocratacm will be
for the county mt At th
time. Mr. H- & Enn?. of Bober
P. Owp. at Omk City, ai T. C. SUl
Mr. A. L Cbrt. at
Highway Offie ial
Rons Into Bridge
First Summer Union Vesper
Service To Be Held Monday
Many Aged Making
Application for Aid
FIRST CURING
mrim ?
ty H
it cmH fer Inn
Supervisor Foresees
Successful Season on
Local Tobacco Mart
Tobacco Board of Trade Is
Planning Campaign
For Local Market
The success of oil (ml
is dependent upon the efficiency and
effectiveness of the prom of the
marketing of their psudrota To
bacco farming m one of the i
industries of the world, and
presents a world marketing j
It has been the opportunity of tbej
writer, within the last
to come in contact wi
tobacco fanners They
tally discuss growing,
and curing conditions,
and invariably, they dnrwas moat of i
all the pnmihli eS
they- will receive when they carry
their tobacco down the ~fasl mile*
Their intrinsic
u concerning
supervisor of the WU
co Market. I
this interest which m i
by
s built Thn IS the]
interest wjpch
its the town of Wil
friendly community and
neighbors in the
This interest is the I
forecasts for Wiliiamsum and its!
ful year in 1S3T.
To Conduct Revival Meat
Week in Hamilton Church
ed fay the
16 of 39 Applicants
Rejected Yesterday
Bv Welfare Officials
Pitiful Stories Told Welfare
Workers as the Aged
Enter Claims
The unfortunate aged
this county turned out
sesterday to file thetr
for assistance under the social
cunty act provisions Many of them
pre crowded out after a loof day
spent malting their turn before
welfare workers as they
the applicants in the county welfare
-aiw? m the courthouse. They
back today, however, and the work
is being continued as rapidly as poa
Thirty-nine applications were han
dled yesterday, the welfare authori
ties rejecting 16 of t!.e applicants
Twenty-two of the 39 applicants will
have their claims investigated. Miss
Mary Taylor, head of the we "
partment. stating that the
of the monthly allowances could no*
, be deterpuned until surveys are
made in the homes by case workers
Only one application was received
for assistance for dependent chil
dren The old people, mostly col
ored. had their day yesterday and
more applications from needy chil
dren are espected in the future. On
ly one person asked aid under the
| provisions made for the relief of the
blind.
Saene pitiful stories were heard by
the welfare group yesterday and the
tales of woe are being continued to-1
day Several weeks will be spent |
fearing the pleas of the aged,
dependent children, and the bbnd
Probably the most disappointing part
about the program comes when
I many of the applicants learn that
the age of 65 or over is not the only
? equiiemeni lor one ui qualify M
?eiief The fart that nearly SO per
resit of the applicants are faesag re
jected does not duturb those wait
iig their turn to present their <
They await their turns
halls, some resting on
But they seem to enjoy their wait,
and every face in the waiting line
expresses a great hope.
More than a hundred old
were on hand to We their a
lions yesterday, and the ranks are J
folding up well today after 30 ap-J
plications were handled the Orst day 1
Applications will be received from
day to day until every ctaen m re-l
Afaner Bennett, the old colored
man who proves to be the major |
problem in the entire relief progrw
was refused an allowance yesterday.!
the authorities directing him to re-1
turn to the """f home The ?
man was back in the waiting li
ihi. morning. Bennett left the I
that he might qualify for a|
allowance under the
The authorities
that an
Commission Allots 190
Teachers To ScAooIsI
Ten Cases Disposed
Of by Judge Peel
In Recorder's Court
Next Monday To Be Holi
day and No Session Will
Be Held
Monday, the
county recorder's court cleared its
calendar and adjourned until Mon
day week. Judge H O. Peel an
nouncing that no session would be
held next Monday, as the day would
be generally observed as a holiday.
The session this week attracted a
fair sized crowd but the proceed
ings were not of any great import
Charged with larceny and receiv
ing. Sam Hardison was sentenced to
the roads for CO days, the sentence
to begin at the direction of the
J. C. H. Johnson, charged with
drunken driving, was found not
guilty.
Charged with violating the liquor
laws. John Ted was sentenced to
the roads for 90 days, the sentence
to begin at the direction of the court
and suspended upon payment of the
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of the cost in the case
charging Jero Jones with being
drunk and disorderly.
The case charging Edgar Edmond
son with drunken driving was nol
Willie Faulk Peterson, charged
with violating the liquor laws, was
found not guilty.
Lester Williams, commonly known
as "Barrel of Trouble." was sen
tenced to the roods for one year for
an alleged assault and violating the
liquor laws. He appealed, and bond
was required in the sum of $200 A
victim of tuberculosis. Williams was
ordered released from jail, the au
thorities directing him to reappear
for trial in the superior court next
September
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of the cost in the case charg
ing J. D. Hazelwood with being
drunk on a public highway.
Walter Freeman, charged with
larceny and receiving, was sentenced
to the roads for two years. He ap
pealed and bond was required in the
sum of $200
Charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon and with interfering
with an officer, Joe Gainor pleaded
guilty, the court continuing the case
under prayer for judgment until
July 12.
Infantile Paralysis
Case at Goki Point
First This Season
Two-Year-Old Colored Boy
Stricken Last Week; In
Critical Condition
Robersonville, June 30th.?Infan
tile paralysis was rqwrM in
this county tor the first tune this
season last week when a 2-year-old
colored child was stricken at the
home of his parents in Gold Point
with the dread disease. Dr. R. J.
Nelson, the attending physician, de
scribed the child's condition as be
ing critical, that unless there was
marked improvement in his condi
tion immediately the little fellow
could hardly live.
The child. Augustus Black, son of
Tom Black, colored fanner of Gold
Punt, near Robersonville. was tak
en ill last Friday night The follow
ing day he ran a very high fever,
complained about soreness in his
limbs and objected to being touched
or moved. When Dr Nelson was
called Monday and made an exam
?nation, he found the child had little
use aI any part of its body and that
was critical. a
of the disease is not
authorities pointing out
that it was present in the county last
only three children fell vie
have been reported
so far. Ef
for the dis
?i *?
Young Negro Accidentally
Killed at Jamesville Today
Plymouth
n tally killed while
on a log I
John W. Hines Dies
Tuesday Afternoon
At Home in Oak City
Was Prominent in Affairs
Of County for Long
Number of Years
Funeral service* (or John W.
Mines, prominent Martin County cit
izen. were conducted at the late
home in Oak City Wednesday after
noon at 4:15 o'clock by Rev J V.
Perry, Robersonville minister The
rites at the (rave were conducted
by members of Skewarkee and Con
oho Masonic lodges, with Past Mas
ter Norman K. Harrison in charge
Mr Mines died at his home Tues
day afternoon at 3 o'clock following
a long period of declining health Hi
had been confined to his bed most
of the time during the past several
months, but maintained a keen in
terest until just before his death in
the daily happenings of his com
munity, county and State. Inter
ment was in the Oak City cemetery
Mr. Mines. 51 years old, was a na
, tive of the Oak City community an J
spent his entire life there, showing
always a keen interest in the welfare
and advancement of its people Mr
Mines will be missed, for he was a
man who loved his home and com
munity. sharing alike the joys and
sorrows of his fellow-man He was
a thoughtful father and husband,
and valued the friendship of every
one. He was a man of strong de
termination, a personal trait mani
festly apparent in the fight he made
to live and in his work of directing
his farming interests and in serving
as justice of the peace to the time
of his death.
For more than a qdarter of a cen
tury Mr Hines was active in local
and state political affairs, and was
recognized as a community leader
He was a member of the Junior Or
der and the Masonic Order The
large floral offering and the vast au
dience assembled to pay a last trib
ute to his memory gave evidence of
the esteem in which he was held.
He is survived by Mrs. Mines, who
was Miss Rosa Bell S la ton before
her marriage, and five children Mrs
Woolard Daniels, of Rocky Mount;
Mrs Wilbur Barrett, of Oak City;
and Misses Velma. Dorothy and Ha
zel Hines, and John W Hines. jr.,
all of Oak City. He also leaves three
brothers, N. C. Hines. of Washington
City; Spencer E Hines, of Raleigh;
and Bernard L Hines. of Norfolk;
and two sisters, Mrs Morns Early
and Mrs Emily Cartwright, both of
Norfolk
Ionian Is Arrested
Here for Skipping
Virginia Hotel Bill
Dorothy O'Neil Carried To
Richmond To Face
Larceny Charge
Wanted for grand larceny in Vir
ginia. Dorothy O'Neill, middle-aged
white woman, was arrested here
this week and turned over to Rich
mond police Wednesday afternoon.
In the custody of Sergeant W J.
Anthony, the woman, with a 9-year
old girl said to be her own, waived
extradition rights and returned to
Richmond' to face trial in probably
more than one case
Coming here nearly three weeks
ago. the woman and the child stop
ped at a local hoteL She explained
that her husband was working with
a moving picture company and that
he would jom her here within a
short time. A bulletin of the hotel
association was reviewed by the lo
cal hotel operators this week, and
they learned that a woman, answer
ing to the description of llrs. O'Neill,
had left a Richmond hotel without
paying a sizeable bill Richmond
police ordered her arrest as soon as
they were notified she was here. Lo
cal officers searched her room in
the hotel here and found keys be
longing to several other hotels in
Baltimore and Richmond, and re
ports indicate that the woman made
a practice of "beating" board and
lodging bills over the country
The rites of baptism were
istered to the child in a local church
woman was working hard to estab
h a residence here for the sum
mer free of all coat She was pe
charged to her hotel account which
approximated SCO and which re
mained unpaid as she departed late
Wednesday afternoon for Richmond
in the custody of officers
"She certainly made a practice of
stopping at the best places," the pro
prietor of the local hotel said after
keys.id the Lord Baltimore Hotel
in Baltimore and the William Byrd
M lb
Next Monday To Be
Observed as Holiday
MARKET PLANS
Market and its Mr
were advaaeed at a
week. Htsry 8. Jehi
ipervisor said today,
have established a K M
lisiaf fund coal, sad we are
ia( every effort to pat Will
stoa to the treat as a
Je
Details of the irnnid pre
Crass will he sude pahbr i
It. Mr. Johasoa. ia the
here tor loyal support.
24 Licenses to Marry
Issued by Register
Of Deeds Last Month
Same Number of Licenses
Issued To White and
Colored Couples
Twenty-four marriage licenses
were issued in this county last
month by Register of Deeds J Sam
Getsinger. the issuance being the
largest for the particular month in
a number of years A twenty fifth
license was issued, but something
went wrong with the proposed
match, and the papers were returned
unused. Twelve of the licenses were
to white and 12 to colored
couples. .
Licenses were issued to the fol
lowing:
White
George Addington Stewart and
Anne Goodloe Jones, both of Wil
liamston.
John Lawton House and Elsie
Mae Whitley, both of Hassell
John Connors, of Washington D
C.. and Elsie Fractus Calvert, of
Portsmouth, Va.
William H. Harrison, of William
ston. and Margaret Moore Everett,
of RobersonviUe.
Oliver Whaley and Vema Ger
trude Taylor, both of Martin Coun
I ty.
Stephen Stevenson and Florence
Whaley. both of Martin County
E. J. Raw Is and Pattie Cowan,
both of Robersonville
Neill P. McDuflie, of Jackson
Springs, and Thelma C<?per. of Co-j
| lumbia.
Charles Willard Price and Marie
Davis, both of Elizabeth City i
C. C. Whitehurst and Mica laykw.
both of Martin County
?Prench-Gv SeoM nnd Rachel Clard
Holland, both of Hobgood j
Carl Johnson, of Cumberland
County, and Josephine Wiklman. of
Parmele.
Calved
Lonnie Wilder, of Portsmouth. Va
and Julia Sanderlin, of Bertie Coun-1
ty - ?-i
George Hyman, jr.. and Nora An
drews, both of Robersonville
Frank Williams and Rachel Wil
son. both of Pitt County.
Richard Thompson and Martha
Jones, both of Williamston
Brad T. Bagley and Lucy May
Brown, both of Williamston
William Daniel, of Hassell. and
Sarah Staton, of Martin County.
Billie Wilson and Margaret SprulU
both of MarUn County.
William Chance and Beatrice Dug
gins, both of Martin County
Johnnie Spruill and Katharine
Bryant, both of Oak City.
- Jesse Roberson and Louvema Ev
erttt, both of Bethel
Sherman Lee and Louise Keel,
both of Martin County.
Manuel Wilson and Ernestine WU
hams, both of Robersonville
Kiwanians To Entertain
Local Ball Club Tonight
The local Kiwanis Club will en
tertain members of the Williamston
baseball team this afternoon at 1W
at the Woman's Club hall The meet
ing was originally scheduled for
Wednesday, but "as ' '
mrcuiicauoj, ' .
account of a prior "W** .
the duts rooms.
Williamsion's Bob Everett
Is Earliest with Blossoms
The report that cotton
were found on Palmyra Bob Ever
ett's farm on Tuesday of laag -J-t?
was in error. Mr Palmyra Everett
probably had crWtoo^
his farm, but "
last Saturday
of Mr WttttM
was later learned.
All Local Stores and
Business Houses To
Be Closed All Day
Large Crowd Expected For
Baseball Game Here
Monday at 10 A. M.
Next Monday will be ob
a general holiday by Williamtfon
business firms, it was officially an
nounced yesterday following a gen
eral agreement to suspend all activi
ties that day. The regular Sunday
schedule will be observed, it was
be made either in the rural sections
or the town.
The Fourth falls on Sunday, but
Monday will be observed as a hol
iday on a national scale.
No meetings of the county and
town commissioners will be held.
Judge H O. Peel has announced that
no session of the court will be held
and no applications for old-age as
sistance will be received in this
county that day
Many local people are planning
to spend the week-end at the beaches
but the center of attraction wiH be
the ball game here Sunday afternoon
and another at 10 o'clock Monday
morning Large crowds are expect
ed here, including numbers of farm
ers w ho are observing the independ
ence birthday on a larger scale more
and more each year.
Radio Station Here
To Begin Operating
Vbout September 1
Installation of Transmitting
Equipment Underway
At Present Time
The North Carolina Highway Pa
trol's radio system will not be ready
for operation until late summer or
about September 1, according to un
official information received here a
few days ago Obstacles unfore
seen a few weeks ago have delayed
plans for placing the live broadcast
ing units in operation, it was said.
These obstacles have been overcome
and arrangements for installing the
transmitting equipment in the Wil
liam ston and Eli/abethtown
are going forward rapidly.
The houses and towers have I
completed and the underground i
systems have been installed at fcach
ul the live Stations. Asheville, Sain?
bury. Raleigh, Elizabethtown. and
here. The transmitting equipment
has been installed in three of the
stations, it is understood, but no to- k
ceiving equipment has been placed
on the patrol cars or motorcycles.
S|MTial Officer s
Report for June
Continuing his work in the en
forcement of the liquor laws in this
county. Special Officer J. H. Roe
buck wrecked eight illegal liquor
plants and made three arrests dur
ing the month of June, his report to
the county alcoholic beverages con
trol board shows. - '
The officer and his assistants
poured out 16 gallons of liquor and
1.650 gallons of beer. All three at
the persons arrested were convict
ed ui the court, the fines totaling
$700 One defendant, adjudged
guilty of selling legal liquor, sraa
sentenced to jail for 60 days, the
court suspending sentence for two
years.
Enforcement activities of the of
ficer were interrupted by a <
term of superior court, and
spent several days bringing two de
fendants to the bar of justice.
Board of Education Calls
For Bids on Two Projects
Meeting in a special
yesterday afternoon, the
County board 6T~
for bids on the construction at a
four-room frame school building at
Gold Point and a three-roam addi
tion to the colored school at Rr
mele No other business araa han
dled by the board
Bids will be canvassed at a vac
isl meeting of the board to ba I
July 12, J. C. Manning
. said.
9. D. Woolard, 1
E. a Ange and J. T.
J.