1 THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 82 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina, Tuesday. October 12. 1937. ESTABLISHED 1899
LOCAL MARKET ESTABLISHES NEW PRICE RECORD
Official Average Yesterday on Williamston Market Is 35 Cents
Wholesale Violations of Liquor
Laws Uncovered in This County
By Special Group of Detectives
" <
Warrants Lsued
Against Alleged
Violators Monday
Are Scheduled For
Trial Before Judge Peel j
Next Monday
The alleged violation of State al-1
on an 1
scale was uncovered in i
i ? nearly every nook and cor '
ner of the county The issuance of
the warrants charging violations of
Ixjuor laws in ooe form or an
other followed a 30-day campaign
"1 ?*"* tounty by special detectives
of Branch's National Agency direct
ed by the enforcement bureau of the
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage j
Control Board in cooperation with
the county board, it was learned to
day
P* finl of the warrants were
served upon the alleged violators
?ale yesterday afternoon in Rober
l*ri, last night f,f,ccn
bT clerk of the superior court at
the direction and upon the oath at
two detectives, were placed in the
hiB* ?* county officers. Just how
?Mny warrants had been served up
until noon today could not be learn
?d. but it was stated that officers'
were going into nearly every sec
papc" At 2 o'clock this afternoon
only three arrests had been made,
the other defendants furnishing
bonds varying in amount from $100
to $210 Mis Lin Williams and two
colored women, of Roberson ville.
are now m jail awaiting the com pie
tow of arrangements for raising
then- bonds
The names of the alleged viola
lots could not be learned as the war
rants were delivered into the
at officers in several town. It was
reported that in the list of alleged
viola lots there are several women
TwT+rc of the alleged violators live
?n and around Robersonville. four
m Williamston, one in Jam?villa
one m Hardens. four in Bear Grass
and five in Hamilton
for trial
?? H O. Peel in the Mar
l*i County Recorder's Court nc
Monday The docket for the sesatuu
? bkefy to he the largest ever pre
pored for one day in the court, and
It b probable that a number of cat
will be continued or the court will
to hold a continued session
Investigation* were started in tfc
by three private detectives
thirty days ago. Reports state
_ - that the
i offers to buy liquor
of liquor at that, were
"11 The friendly friend.
?? the aid of the detectives.
finally purchased a pint In a nearby
but that did mat
in the line-up
Contacts were soon
that, but
& that somi _
I ?be dragnet of the
Junior Woman's Club To
Hold Meeting Tonight
Ir
JOWN TAX SALES 1
WiUiamston High
Beats Washington
I to 6 Last Friday
Scotland Neck Will Play
Here Next Friday at
3:30 o'clock
'Sr JACK BAKES SAl'NDgJLSi
Williamston aMtd mno0ttT
n lt? rsn^ll.. - ? 7
aiuuier victory
to its rapidly frowm, wm column
ty taking Washington's Pam Pack
bv a 12 In ? a a _
? ?*?*"?? * ram rack
*>y ? 13 to 6 count As usual Joe
Hardnon and Roger Riddick were
JJtotog now, for the Green Wave
Hardnon went over for both touch
dowm **?? ">e tatter reeled cft
to^-eral nice runs. After the visiting
Martins had started strong lo sct)re
all ltK Ithinlr >_ >L _ ??
?- ??wiS lO
?!? rts points in the fust half, the
Washington aggregation came back
hold William,Ion score lews Ue
remainder of the game, although
ritoy"*1 ^ WashuWton ter
IUU kmked off far WiUtomsto?
Pton-Pkck was unable lo ad
*??* ?nd punted. Summer lm mak
"K the catch On the fust ptay Har
wen, off-tackle for 30 yards
S??al play, la tar he plowed across
*** ,wo woufcHw tackier.
the neat period
of
ground Play, advanced the ball to
- ine d
toe ?emy two yard 1,?- from wncrc
H^on w?t over for the score
? leapmg catch of
wtto"? pass to provide the extra
POtot That ended WilLanJtooT
a?raderf'? ^ Al *ny ??*?
ended potnt-making. for Riddick
screw. ,he Pack pay off hne
the pta,w.s re
plied because of an off ade penal
ty
the losers' only marker came on
toe last play of the game A Wash
J0CV? lineman broke through to
"?* War', pun, and run ? w
yards ,or a touchdown
?>e local, faded to ^ up~*
?? might have been eapee
"** Hmlle, and &
" "r w w'"?
racked up ax fir? oowns '
"Wton was unable to register
Scotland Neck play, here
Friday at 3 JO o'clock. A targe
nJn *na it is hoped
?Pother will ^ on hand for to
ood roniMt
Old-Fashioned Fiddlers
Contest In Jamesville
Vocational agri
the
Friday night. October I* at eight
o'ckck- In ths program will be
hcaid bee at Eastern Carolina's beat
airing hamto. alao guitar
mouth harp
A anal
naaa will be charged to
Tonsil And Adenoid Clime
Will Be Held Here Oct. 20
Klim Hammers Are
Caught Trying To
"Work' on Farmer
Ferd Jones. Colored Farmer
of Near Here. Outsmarts
"Easy" Money Men
Wur to the old pocket book
Fred Jones, colored faiuni living
near Williams loci assisted local
alleged flim flammer* here last Fri
day James Evans. IS. Gtts Perkins.
IS. and Will Miller 41. are mm be
ins held in the county )ail awaiting
a report on their fingerprints from
the Federal Department of Justice.
Washington. D C Officers in other
counties arc interested m -a?ntify
tng at least two of the men in con
nection with alleged tubbeiws of
their subjects
The group started the old gam
off with a bang Jones si* one of
the men pick up the purse, and an
agreement was made for a division
of the findings The man. picked far
the victim, did some fast thinking
iM overcame the offer of ~tsij"
money He agreed to go to the bank
and get the change just as soon as
he sold his tobacco The plan was
working well with the three men
holding their positions During tire
meantime. Jones notified the sher
iff and Officer AUsbrouks. and they
entered the plan. Jones started to
the bank to carry out the plan and
as the officers arrived upon the
scene at the corner at Washington
and Main Streets. Evans. Perkins
and Miller became frightened and
fled One darted around the Centiul
Service Station and crawled through
a small hole in the fence Officer
Allsbrooks picked him up in the
Roanoke Chevrolet used car lot An
other was run down and caught be
tween the Watts theatre and the
Wuolard Hardware Company store
A third one was picked up a few
minutes later in his car parked on
Miller admitted trying to "pull"
the pocket book game on Jones, of
ficers stating that while they believe
the other two men are guilty there
is doubt if it w ill be pnsuhlr to con
t let them ?:
The three men are said to ha
been traveling in a Pennsylvania
car. and that they had several
changes of clothes
Better Attendance
In Local Schools
The local
splendid attendance
month. Principal D N. Hit
that 7* of the >10 children enroll
ed during the period attended
school regularly During the first
month of last term TIT out of TM
enrolled attended regularly
the first of the bat year term CT
were absent from the local
schools each day compared With 55
this year
Enrollment figures steadily in
creased m the high school depart
ment during the month and
ed those of a year ago A year I
there were 190 enrolled m the high
school during the
compered with 21T
elementary school reported 5M
rolled last month has <
th enrolled
the average daily attendance m the
itary school so far
with 53> a year
While there are
Missing For A Week,
County Colored Man
Believed Murdered
Two Colored Men Are Be
ing Held in the County
Jail for Questioning
Dan Blue, young colored man un
til last Tuesday employed by a log
ging contractor in the Dymond City
area of this county, has been miss
ing a week, reports reaching here
indicating that the man had been
murdered and his body disposed of
by his assailants. L. Barms and Cur
tis Arnold, colored men also em
ployed by the logging contractor.
Tom Gaines, are being held in the
county jail for questioning, officers
stating today that they had not ga
rnered sufficient evidence to support
a warrant against either of the two
questioned today, the officers stat
ing that they expected evidence mo
mentarily that would throw light on
the man's disappearance
Blue and Barrus were said to have
come to the fair here last Tuesday
afternoon, and he has not been seen
since that time Barrus claims that
I* and Blue reached the mam gate
and parted. Blue remaining on the
tutside When questioned later that
day about Blue's whereabouts. Bar
i us stated that he heard a small boy
say that he (Blue; had been run ov
er and killed by an automobile Bar
rus is said to have changed his
story when questioned later
Officers-are of the opinion- that
Blue started home late Tuesday
right, and ttiat as he neaied the
he was shot and killed. -A
long search by Officer Geo Beck of
Jamesvitle. and a number of assis
tants last Saturday failed io uncov
er any trace of the man in the log
ging territory.
Arnold said to have .[IQIT-IUI
with Blue a few days before the man
disappeared, was reported to have
gone bear hunting late Tuesday
night, and was away from the camps
about two or three hours. Reports of
two gun shots were heard by
others at the camp, and the two
empty gun shells were found by the
searching party No trace of Blue or
his body was found however-Ar
nold is said to have had blood stains
on his hat, that when he was ar
rested last Saturday he was boiling
Blue came to this county not so
long ago from Kenly Officers con
nected relatives there, but it was
learned the man had not been at.
his home for some tune. The other j
two men are from other sections, ill
Alfred L Purvis
Dies Near Hassell
Alfred L Purvis, member of one
of Martin County's oldest families,
died late Monday at the home of
tin daughter Mrs. J. K. Downs, near
Hassell in Hamilton Township Mr
Pui?is. M yeais uld. Iiad Ism?m
failing health for some time, retir
ing several years ago from his farm
He was the son of the late Calvin
and Nancy Johnson Purvis, well
known family of this county. Mr
Purvis lived on a farm all his, life
in this county, and was held in high
esteem by all who knew him
Funeral services are being con
ducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the late home. Interment will
follow in the Purvis cemetery in
Hamilton Township.
Country Home Burns In
Bear Crass Township
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis j
Peel and just about all the contents
wese destroyed by fire early fast
Saturday afternoon No estimate ot
the loss could be had, but it will run
well into several thousand dollars
It could not be learned whether m
Mr. and Mrs. Peel left home
12 30 In visit in WUliamston.
Peei stated that there had been firr
in a healer, but that it was out or
ncai lj when they left. Neighbors.
ted the fire burning rapidly in the
they were unable to check it Owe
all the
burning. All the
from the fire were la
at the
Farmers Selling Here Are More
Than Pleased With Sales; Price
Holds Firm as Selling Continues
Mrs. H. L. Walker and Three
Others Lose Lives in Wreck
Mrs Britic Walkei. wife of Har
vey L Walker, resident manager of
U?r Williamston Fair. ?? fatally
Idcd ?~t her brother, John R
King, hn wife, and a friend Mrs
Gladys Carroll all of Raleigh, were
killed m an >iiW"obik truck crash
a few miles wot 9* Spring Hope
on the Raleigh road at IX SO o'clock
yesterday morning HB? Kathleen
Branham. a fifth passenger in the
car driver, by King, was badly hurt
but reports from a Raleigh hospital
state that she is expected to recov
er Mr and Mrs King and Mrs Car
? oil were killed instantly. Mrs Wal
ker died shortly after IX o'clock yes
terday afternoon
The party was returning to their
Raleigh homes following a week-end
visit with Mr Walker in Williams
Funeral services lor Mrs Carroll
are brag held m the Tabernacle
BsfiHi Church. Raleigh, (his after
noon at X o'clock, a triple serv ice to
follow at five in a Raleigh funera
State Highway Patrolman T. R
Burdrftr who investigated the acci
dent. * that the truck was driven
Former County Man
Dies Near Littleton
Dr Jas A White, one time resi
dent and dentist here, died at his
country home in Halifax County,
near Littletco. yesterday following j
several years of declining health He I
was a prominent cituen of Halifax I
where he managed his farm until |
just a short while before his death j
During his practice of dentistry!
here about a quarter of a centuiyl
ago. Dr White married Miss Mac I
Bennett who died some years ago I
One son. James A White, survives!
that union About twenty years ago|
he retired from his profession, sell
ing out to the late Dr P B Cone
Dr While then returned to his old!
home, near Scotland Neck, later lo
catuig near Littleton His second
marriage was to Miss Martha Bow-1
rrs who survives One sister, who!
lives in Montana, also survives him
During his slay here. Dr. White j
made sr.any strong friendships
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the late home tomorrow af
ternoon at I 30 o'clock, and inter- . (
menl will follow in the Bear Camp I
Church Cemetery I (
H. F. Lanlner Dies
Near Jamesville;
Hoyl F Gardner, well known res- If
dent of the Isrnc mill community 11
lied at the home of his brother. Sta-1 c
Ion Gardner, there yesterday after-1]
noon at X o'clock at the age of 76 Is
years He had been in declining 11
health foe almost a year, but had I
been confined to his bed only dur-|l
mg the past three weeks
He was the son of the late Lukejl
Eliza Harduon Gardner, an old!
luisily of Uus county Mr. Gardner |l
never married and is survived by If
only one brother He wa a mem-11
her of the Cedar Branch Baptist |i
Chnreh dung a greater part of hull
life, and had many friends in his 11
Sennet are being conducted this j
vftermm at 3 o'clock by Rev. W M
R Hannglon has pastor. Interment!
will follow m the family cemetery I
Fire Company Called Out .(J
Last Saturday Mortungy
It
by Char It* Smith of Apex and that
it was meeting the Raleigh car. driv
en by King on a curve near the in
tersection of the Wake Forest road
on Highway No. 64 when the crash
occurred The truck and trailer at
tached were loaded with tobacco.
Patrolman Burdette quoted Smith
who wa re|x?rted only slightly in
Light*. when his truck and trailer
ipproached (he Raleigh car King
nvas said to have attempted to dim
fus own lights but Smith said they
went out just before the two ve
hicles met
The patrolman said that his in
vestigation showed that the crash
occurred not so far from the center
of the highway with the left wheel
of the truck striking the left wheel
of the car.
Neither vehicle turned ovgr. Bur
iette said, but the truck body par
tially covered the automobile
that a wrecking crew had to remove
the bodies King's head was crush
fd. the patrolman said
Mrs Walker had many Iriends
here where she had visited her hus
band during the tune he was con
nected w ith the fair
Dies'
Otis Andrews
At Sister s Home In
Wash in ?ton (ouiit\
Was in Declining Health
Almost a Year. Having
Retired from Business
?
Otis Andrews, native of Williams)
Township and for a number of years
l resident of Williams ton. died at
the home of his sister. Mr Sam
Hopkins, 4ft Washington County,
near Plymouth, last Friday He
las been in declining health ipo>!
if this year and retired from his
work m a Tarboro furniture store
lo make his home w ith his sister
Mr Andrews was born in Wil
liams Township, this county, on De
rember 19. 1876, the son of the late
Luther and Lucy Perry Andrews He
ipent his early life on the farm,
ind later entered the insurance bus
ness in Williamston. Washington
ind later in Wilson. During the past
Mght or ten years he had made his
lome in Tarboro. 'He was married
our times, his first three wives, the
ormer Miss Alice Jones, of Wilson,
diss Lula Willis and Miss Mable
fill, both of Washington, preceding
lim to the grave Ilia fouith wife.
diss Pattie Gwaltney, before mar
lage, survives
H^e leaves three children and the
ollowing brothers and sisters. Mrs
V. B. Daniel, and Mrs Sam Jone^.j
>f Williamston. Mrs. N S Chern
drs. Robert Cherry. Mrs Cha^ Pat?
ind Mrs. Grover Godard. all of Wil
lams township, Mrs Sam Hopkins
>f Washington County, Roy and
)en Andrews, of Williamston. and
iam L. Andrews, of Williams
Township.
Funeral services were conducted
ast Saturday afternoon at the old
Wilt in Williams Township by Re\
L R- Grant, local Methodist mini*
er, and Rev Chester Alexandei.
>resbyterian minister of Tarbon
furial was in the new'.family pk *
iear the old home
ienior Woman's Club To
Moot Hero Tomorrow
The local Senior Woman's Club
rill hold its regular monthly meet
n| in the rlub rooms tomorrow a(
ernoon at 3 30 o'clock, the officer*
irging a lull attendance upon the
The Garden Committee will ha.-c
huge of the program, and Mr. Nash
if Tarboro. will speak lo the mee*
ng on fall planting of bulbs and
we of shrubs during the winter
?tooths. Bulbs and shrubs will
schanged at the meeting, it w
innounced
Last P eek's Sales
Well Over Million
Mark: Average $33
Wilhamston To Date Has
Sold More Than Six
One-half Million
Williamslon stepped into the to
bacco marketing spotlight yesterday
u hen prices reached a peak unheard
ul at any time thts season or- any
year since 1919. "It was the most
satisfactory sale I ever ran,** a local
warehouseman said late yesterday
afternoon just after the sales were
completed. Farmers were also
agreed that the prices were the
highest, most satisfactory they had
seen in a long, long time. Forty far
mers. asked how tobacco prices were
during the day. said. "Tobacco is
selling high, the best this year or in
a number of years.' Most of them
?xpressed the hope that the price
would hold up.
Beginning the week with more
than six million pounds sold, the
market yesterday handled 224.800
i for an average of SML thr
highest reported here Including to
il ay's offerings, the market has sold
right at six and one-half milhon
pounds. y ?
Last week. the market set a
unique* Record by selling 1.134^10
pounds for an average of $33.04. an
other record that hasn't been equal
led on the market in a long time.
?Whole iuws of tobacco today av-?
eraged forty cents a pound or bet
ter. and individual averages over 50
cents were numerous. There were
more piles of tobacco on the floors
during the day that brought forty
cents a pound or more than there
were under piles sold for fifteen
cents* or under ,a market observer
-aid following the close of sales for
the day Prices above 50 cents were
numerous, some going into the six
ties.
Strong competition by all the ma
jor companies, especially the Rey
nolds. Export. Imperial and Ameri
can. made itself felt today from the
beginning to the last sale about 4:30
in the afternoon.
Very few tips were in evidence
today, making possible the high
price average today. There were a
few tips, however, and they sold
well Major Gardner, the tobacco
farmer from over in Williams Town
ship. selling a big pile for 38 cents.
Few will offer any opinion as to
what the price trend will be in the
future. Some believe the prices will
continue to hold up; others express
doubt if the price average will hold
U the point established yesterday.
Late estimates maintain that the
lii.p IS 75 |M?r r*?nt that the
season w ill be spent by Thanksgiv
ing. and possibly before that time
State Employment
Service Lists 559
Artiir registrations of workers
in various trades and occupations in
Martin County total 569. according
lo C W Batemore. manager of the
IVilliamslon office of the State Em
ployment service. Those
lions include men.
World War veterans, who have in
dicated their purpose and desire to
find suitable employment in this
irea
The Service, operating in a group
if counties in this area, with district
icadquarters at Eden ton, placed ov
-r 169 workers in various occupe
.on>. in this district in the month af
August. September placements have
ifw been active.
The Service is for the public, and
-lustrations include workers seak
rg jobs in almost every
.copal am Pile drivers,
I nograph-r*. laborers, truck drte
e? mechanics, boat pilots,
talesmen, dcliverymen, clerks and
i great many other
In the I
made m the