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i THE ENTERPRISE 1^1 VOLUME XL?NUMBER 84 Wiliiamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday, October 19, 1937, ESTABLISHED ""P* Half Million Pounds Tobacco on Market Here Local Employment Service Unable To Fill Calls For Men People Seeking to Better Themselves Are Asked to Use Bureau ? | The WtBtamaton iffiw of the Sute Employment Service has had calls during the past week for skill ed carpenters, form builders. cement finishers, salesmen, laborers, farm workers and road workers Many of the calls have not been filled, be cause of scarcity of qualified appli cants for the jobs in this section Recent calls for qualified workers have included requests for register ed nurses, truck drivers, high school commercial coaches. and many other types of workers, for various occupations The Wilhamston office serving counties of Martin. Washington. Beaufort. Hyde and Tyrrell, is a unit of the N C. Stale Service, which is affiliated with the United States Employment Service It of fers a registration and placement service at no cost to either the ap-i pi Irani or the employer, and it is open and available to tiuf citizen, of every occupation or profession Any person in Martin county, who reeks a job of any kind, or any per son seeking a better one than be now has. may register and thereby place the district and state service at his command, in seeking ployer. and the kind of opening he is hvdriig for. There have been many registrations since the recent opening of the offices in the town nail here, and also placements of Information is free The offices are open every day The public is I vited and welcome at any tune to make full use of the local employ merit service as a public institution to serve all citizens George D. Crimes Dies At His Home Near Here Sunday Had Lived in This County All His Life And Enjoy ed Large Friendship Mr George David Cranes, well known Martin County fanner and a prominent citizen of this section, died at his home near here Sunday night at 9 o'clock follow 11^ a long period of declining health He had suffered with pernicious The son of the late William Thom as and Hattie Barahili Cranes, he eras born in this county 54 years ago. Mr Cranes lived in this county all his life, living on the farm and enjoying a large friendship He was a member of the Spring Green Prim itive Baptist church far a long num ber of years Funeral services are bong con ducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Spring Green church, and bur. lal will follow in the church yard there. Elders W. E Cranes. R & Cow in and A. B Ayers are conduct, ing the last rites Surviving are hn wife; thee aons George. Jr . Robert Daneil and Ber Hasseil Cranes, two daughters. Nora Taylor Grimes of Mrs Dale Tetterton. of He also leaves five sisters. Mrs. J. W Cherry of Everetts. Mrs Lee Carson of Pactolus. Mrs Davis Pur its of Bethel. Mia Jack Corvm of Cranes of Roheraonville. so bro thers. Elder W. E Cranes of Wil liamston. & L Cranes. Leon of Rocky Mount. M C. Washington. D C R N Guinea at Cary and Thomas Cranes at Wen. dell The brothers are active Faimers To Hold Meet At Farm Lite Thursday mm or rann promems win oe new. Zmrtt f the Martin Ca !i <4 S Committor baen^ ?i ths ?vk m ?* period to addre m the bwCii* Mr. Geo C Griffin afthe c?tyagn First Round in Liquor Cases Held Yesterday HEALTH DOCTOR I Cases Continued Under Prayer For judgment by Judge Three Defendants Asking For Trial by Jury Next Monday The first round in the trial of 27 Martin County people charged with the violation of the alcoholic bever age control act was held in Judge H. O. Peel's court here yesterday, the judge handling eight cases and continuing the remainder until next Monday Several additional defen dants arc expected to be added to the list between now and then. Judge Peel stating that he planned to handle all the cases at that time. Only one of the eight defendants tried yesterday pleaded guilty, the others offering all kinds of argument in support of their defense Late in the afternoon. Judge Peel announc ed from the bench that prayer for judgment would be continued in the eight cases until next Monday Jasper Roebuck, while pleading guilty, maintained that he was in. toxica led at the time the alleged sale was made Testifying in the case against Ben rile Rives, one of the detectives slat ed that he thought Rives told him lie iRivesl was the biggest and old est bootlegger in town Jack Williams maintained that he gave the detectives several drinks of liquor, that he never sold them any The names of other defendants tried at the Monday session are: Roosevelt Taylor and wife. Kdgar Ayers. Marvin Ayers and the wife of Wm. Henry Roberson. Ten HOI ennlmnsd for one of the trial lawyers who explained to the court that he was not feeling well Three other rases were contin ued for defendants who called for trial by jury The jury is being drawn today Those asking for jury trial are Mrs. Lin Williams. Paul Bullock and L M Manning A large crowd was on hand for the proceedings yesterday and even more are expected for the session next Monday Reports have it that a few of the defendants gaining a continuance of their cases will be schooled in prep aration for the trials next Monday, and it is quite evident that a strong er defense will be offered in most if not all the continued cases than was offered in those cases tried yester day The defense yesterday was center, id around the conduct of the three detectives handling the dragnet Al legations of drunkenness were de nied by them, and reports that one of the three men, E. P. Renner, had left a board bill in Wilson unpaid ? al explained to the court. The prosecution, despite the charges of fered as argumentative defense, had able witnesses, and left most of the defendants in the first round Utile ground to stand on. according to re ports coming from the courtroom during the day E. P. Renner and M E. Wins low, of Norfolk, and Carroll Pippen, of E.-if'eld. came into this county less than thirty days ago and handled ti e roundup for the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in coopera tion with the County A. B. C. Board Pippen is a native of this county, he told the court yesterday. There were a few other cases on the docket for trial yesterday, but they were or-ershadowed by those charging violations of the liquor Father Visits His Wife And Son in State Prison ? They are getting along mighty bad," Mr Jewe Ben Roberjon. a vis itor here yesterday from Robereon ville. said following a visit to his wife and son who are serving time in prison at Raleigh for attempting to take his life several months ago. "Georgie Ben has lust much weight, and apparently he liasn't yet realized what he tried to do or what he was in prison for,* the fa ther mid about his u My wife i"t about to work, and they are both to get out," Mr. Ruber. i in the minor yesterday. This after papers to eject one of his houses, it Applications May Now Be Made For Farm Borrowing Loans Arc Limited Within the Boundsof Financially Distressed Farmers Applications arc now being re ceived by the Farm Security Ad n.iiustration (or rural rehabilitation loans (or the next crop year, D G Modlin. County supervisor in charge ot the Rural Rehabilitation super used loan program o( the Farm Se curity administration in Martin county announced early this weei. bus his of (ice ui Williamston. N C. Mr. Modlin stated that a consid erable part o( the work of his of fice consists in assisting Rehabilita Hon (arroers to make out practical farm and nome management plans and in advising them in their (arm ing and home operations "In order that maximum attention may be giv en to that important phase of the work next spring we are doing what we can to spread the lending activi ty over a longer period Farmers thought to be qualified (or these loans should therefore be advised to make their applications early " the supervisor said "These loans are limited within the bounds of allotted funds to fi nancially distressed farm families? whether on their own land or as tenants on rented land?but who from other sources to make a crop are unable to secure proper credit or to purchase needed livestock and equipment ? Eligible^, must be willing and able to work and show ability to profit from instruction and guid ance There must be land, already available or obtainable, of sufficient fertility to promise a satisfactory return on human labor intelligently applied and there must be a reason able probability that a successful farm and home management plan can be worked out for the farm. In working out these plans special emphasis is placed on the production at sufficient food and feed crops for all the people and livestock located do the farm, thereby eliminating the amounts of cash crops, the returns from which would have to be used for the- purchase of feed and food stuff that should be pioduccd on the [arm Thus cash crops are limited to an amount necessary to pay off the loan and meet other cash needs of the family "The tune given for repayment of these loans is an important factor m getting distressed families back onto their feet." Mr. Modlin said "Many things which the fanner has to buy. mrh as livestock, farm equipment, lime and other soil improvement Items do not bring llieir full return the first year and the longer credit period makes it unnecessary for the fanner to sacrifice needed feed and seed crops to repay his loan, as would be the case if made for but one year Where the bmruwei is a tenant .the term and pn/visions at his lease are, at course, important factors, particularly as re tards loans tor soil Mr. Modlin is in triad m his work by Mm Johnson, rural rehabilita tion home supervisor. Mr. Va Swift, at Raleigh, is autt duevUa in of the farm se AAA Men Explain 1938 Farm Setup In North Carolina Conservative Program Out lined at Meeting of the County Agents FtmdameoUI'y. there is little dif ference between the agricultural conservation program proposed for 1938 and that which North Carolina farmers operated under in 1937. J E Thigpen of the Agricultural Ad justment Administration, told coun-1 ty farm agents and county commit teemen assembled at State College last Friday afternoon, according to T. B Brandon. Martin County farm agent. Thigpen said that a maximum payment is set up under the new program for each farmer cooperat ing with the plan who plants a soil conserving or improving crop on lus land No rate of payment for a particular crop is to be specified, but goals are to be set up which will determine how many acres of a giv en crop hould be planted in the nation "We are putting up some goals un-1 der the new farm plan which will | indicate liow many acres of a spec lfied crop grown in the nation will make for a fair, stable farm in come." Thigpen explained "We have to get the acreage down so that growers may be assured of a fair price for their crops Each man must plan to make the goals on his indi vidual farm lit in with the national | goal" Strmgeat He said that those exceeding their | duct ions made in their payments | The rate will be abuut $80 an acre deduction for each acre of tobacco | over the allotted goal and $10 acre for each acre of cotton up to | 20 per cent excess Cher that the de duct ion is $20 an acre for each one | Thigpen explained thai goals will also be set up for general crops. He called attention to the fact that most North Carolina farmers reducing their cotton and tobacco replaced them with feed crops which deplete the soil. Allowances will be made, he said, for the necessary production of feed crops in the new program but actual soil improving crops must be grown William Moser. also of the AAA, discussed cotton loans and adjust ment payments He urged cotton farmers to send in their sales cer tificates that they may get the ad justment payment of the difference between payment of the difference between the present price of cotton and 12 cents a pound. Duncan Wall, regional contact AAA specialist, pointed out the need for educational work on the pro gram this winter and spring He urged every county to hold commun ity meetings during November to explain the new program to every grower Mrs. H. S. Gurganus Dies Early Monday Mis Myrtle Edmondson Curgaii us died at her home in Bear Grass Township yesterday morning at I.U o'clock following a long period of declining health Diabetes and com plications were given as the cause of her death. She was 39 years old Mrs Gurganus was the daughter of Mrs Mary Lanier Edmondson, of Hopewell. Va, and the late Asa Edmondson She was born and rear ed in Poplar Point Township this county and in early womanhood she man led Henry S la ton Gurganus who sursives with three sons. H. P Haywood, and Henry Stalon Gurganus, Jr She also leaves three brothers. Messrs Bob Edmondson. of Hamilton. Dillard, of Hopewell, and Mancy Edmondson. of Poplar Point Township One brother, Jim mie Edmondson. was killed in an automobile accident near here on the Everetts Road three weeks ago Mrs. Gurganus was a member of the Free Will Baptist church for a long number of years. She was a devoted wife and thoughtful mo ther. and was greatly beloved in bar community. She had been in declin ing health for about two years, but up until lust a short tune before her death she was able to be out I Funeral arrvices are beu? con ducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the late home Interment will ml Heaviest Offerings Ever Reported Here in a Single Day; Sales Only Half Completed Late Yesterday Travel-Worn Group To Stop Here for Brief Visit Today Starting in Asheville ten days ago. a travel-wont group of writers, trav el bureau head* and newspaper peo ple. brought to this State from a dozen sections of the country by the Governor's Hospitality Committee, will stop here for a brief visit at 3 15 this afternoon _Tjrp) oiu. no doubt, by a sched ile that has carried them into near y every nook and tut net in the state, the group of about SO people a ill not be asked to participate in iny formal program. Mayor J L lassell explaining that the notable* a ill have the opportunity to stretch heir legs and rest their ears The Jeorge Reynolds Hotel will be turn, -d over to the visitors during their orief stay here, and a small leaflet carrying a few salient facts concern ing Wiliamston and Martin county vill tx distributed Planned to acquaint the outside world with North Carolina, the tour will extend from here to Elizabeth City this afternoon Tomorrow morning the travelers will visit "North CrrohiuTj coast and on Thursday mill travel this may again about 10 30 o'clock on their way to PtymouiA- Thursday afternoon .the group. traveling in two special arwl a ffmr private rart mriti coene thr.mgh WilUaxnston a third tune and continue to Geldsboro The tour ends in Charlotte Friday Advanced reports state that the notables, their salaries and expenses paid, are fed up on chicken, that many of them are about petered out. Quite a number of have deserted the tour already and several others will call it quits when they reach ; Elizabeth City this evening Mrs. Buck (vardiirr Dies At Her Home Near Here Sunday Her Death Marked the End of a Long Period of Patient Suffering Mrs Lindy Moore Gardner, high ly I expected woman of Williams Township, died at her home?Umr last Sunday just before the noon hour, her death marking the end of a long period of patient suffering Mrs Gardner.* wife of Buck Gard ner. well-known citizen and success ful farmer of this county, had been in declining health' for almost twelve years, and was an invalid for many months The daughter of the late Harvey and Anne Griffin Moore. Mrs Gardner was born in Williams Township 77 years ago When ? young woman she married Mr Gardner and from a humble begin ning they worked hard together to meet their obligations and make! secure their welfare in their de-j v lining years. She was a God-fear ing woman, one who practiced the teachings of her Maker and valued the friendship of others She was a member of the Siloam Methodist church, remaining faithful as worker and supporter until hi health failed her She enjoyed a large friendship in her community, and was beloved by all who knew her. Besides her husband, three Johnson Gardner of Wilson. Hubert and Walter, of this county, and two daughters. Mrs. Joe Perry, of Wil liams Township, and Mrs Jas Har dison, of Washington county, sur vive She also leaves one sister. Mrs Amanda Modlin. of Jamesvtlle. and two brothers. Lloyd Moore, of Jamesville. and John Moore, of Wil liams Township. Funeral services were conducted from the late home yesterday after noon by Rev C. T Thrift, her pas tor. of Plymouth Burial was on the home farm. Replace Wrecked Mill With Gas Engine Unit The Rogerson lumber mill, wreck ed by a boiler explosion at Bewr Gram last Friday afternoon, h been replaced by a gas power unit and operation was to be resumed this week. Mr. Henry IX Harrison. Bear Gram man who was injured in the explosion, is getting along eery well, it was reported today. ? Drivers Escape Injury When Vehicles Crash No one was hurt but property automobile and truck head-on collision at H between here and Wi ty before is met ot the Mined It wi new Willys, i I POSTOFFICE SITE I remirri ?lU prim paid far ml nUla km ia ratal Mrs. Ben E. Move Dies At Oak (,it\ Early lsiist Night Funeral Services Are Being Held at Home This Af ternoon at 4 p. m. Mrs Benjamin E Moye. greatly 1 beloved soman of Oak City, died at her home there last evening at 7 o'clock following a lung illness Mrs 1 Moye had suffered with asthma for a number of years and during the i past five or six weeks she had been confined to her bed She was 71 yea is old. Mrs Moye was Miss Martha Crawford before marriage She a native of Pitt County and the daughter of the late Geo Crawford and wife prominent family of this section About IS years ago she married Mr Moye. and moved to [ this county in 1912. locating m the Robersonville community Since 1919 they made their home in Oak City where Mrs Moye gained a j large friendship and was held in! high esteem by all who knew her She was devoted to her family and church, and was a member of the Free Will Baptist congregation for a long number of years Funeral services are being con ducted from the late home this af ternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev J M IVfiy. pastor of ire K -bcraaiville Christian church Interment will fol low in the Oak City cemetery Mrs Moye is survived by her hus band who has been an invalid for nearly five years, and two tons. B A. Moye. of Lenoir county, and A L Moye of Oak City, and five lighters. Mrs. K M Goohhy. of Madison. N C . Mrs J M Johnmr Mrs W V Daniel, and Mrs. Paul Bawls, all of Oak City, and Mrs. J Thurman Moure, of Palmyra Mrs Moye was the last member of a Well-known Pitt county family Series Of Services At Vernon Methodist Church Rev R N Fltts. of ? conducting a acnes of revival in the Vc Salt^ Are Now ell Over Seven Million Pounds For Season Warehousemen Are Certain Market Will Sell Nine Million Pounds WiUumstcn's progressive tobacco market marked up another record jetndqr ahai It reported nearly one half ir.illm pounds on its three i a a rehouse floors Official figures I are not available, but it was reliably estimated thai the first two sales 1 had m excess of 400.000 pounds, and 'the third house --J between sixty land seventy-five thousand pounds Sales mere handled rapidly, but late afternoon found the selling task | just a little over half completed. Much of today is being spent clear ing the block of yesterday, and sales mill continue well into the late af ternoon handling the poundage de livered last night and early this morning The sales yesterday advanced the poundage mrell over the seven mil lion mark for the season, and ware housemen are now certain the mar ket mill handle right at nine million pounds before sales are suspended possibly within the next four weeks. Late estimates indicate that between and M per cent ot the crbp> has been sold Many farmers marketed [their last offerings yesterday. "We had the most successful sale yesterday we have ever Bob Ingram, one of the proprietors of the Planters Warehouse, said. | While prices for the best grades I mere possibly not up to the peak reached on Monday of tag! meek. a m arehueiseman explained that the average mas mell over 30 cents The quality of the offerings mas in the medium class for the most part, and prices for those types mere equally as strong as they have been at any tune this season The price range mas in the thirties, but there were large numbers of piles commanding forty cents or more, a few selling for fifty cents or more Fanners mere very mell pleased mith their sales, few having aver ages in the i<>w brackets It was a fairly even sale all the way through, w observer ? stated The Planters Warehouse yesterday mas filled from mall to mall with not even a part of a row unfilled. Tobacco was unloaded in the streets and rolled on trucks into the house. The Roanoke-Dixie house with sec nd sale had a little space left in one k*f ais driveways Over at the Farmers one of the largest third ?ak* ever' seen here mas offered. There is no doubt but what the Williamston market m ill set an all time record this year in sales with prices unusually satisfactory Man Admits Giving Counterfeit Money ??? J B Rnd. colored man just re centty back from a trip to New York, was arrested in Winton last Satur day for the alleged passing of coun terfeit money here and in other eastern Carolina towns during the past ten days When arrested. Reed had mar of the worthless SIS on his person, and he admitted passing fif teen or twenty others in this section of the State during the past few weeks One of the worthless bills wan given a D Pender store here a week ago last Saturday, and according to Reed another one of the hills sn passed on a Williamshm merchant. ported, according to the sheriff"s of fish i Reed attempted to pass one of the worthless bills to a filling sta tion ? perator at Greenville. The ap ed it down and got the Reed's car. Sheriff Saaa of Pitt case and effected the a "earned here Artordmg to informs mat, it was bom the office of Shan If C IJbn erd the kaBa n l^o^TS ing $300 far IM of them Qty
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