I THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 85 Willimmrum. Martim Comttty. North Cmrolimm. Friday. October 22.1937. ESTABLISHED lMt
File Application
To Receive Peanut
Crop This Season
Definite Date for Opening
Bonded Warehouse Not
Yet Determined
to operate a bond
warehouse for receiving peanuts u
der the government's stabilization
i filed with
today by
the operators at the old Union Stor
age Warehouse company Definite
dates for opening the receiving
wairhism have not been determin
ed. but the operators plan to be
ready to receive the gobbecs when
the crop starts moving within the
next few days. The application today
was filed by John & Peel for J. a
Stoton. owner of the storage wai
Owners of other warehouses a
planning to apply for permits to re
ceive the crop at this point, it is un
it is generally believed thai the
demurs anil step in with a slightly
higher price than that offered by
from the market altogether and let
the government take a greater part
of the crop It isn't reasonable that
the cleaners will follow the latter
course. for peanuts at 3 1-4 cents or
even fopr cents are cheaper thi
they have been and it isn't likely the
cleaners will allow their plants to
The first of the new crop started
moving in the county this week
a hen Fanner J. Rome Corey, of the
Farm Life section, picked and sold
his crop to independent buyers It
was reported that the fanner r
eeived 3 1-4 cents for his offerings
which were of the Jumbo type
Very little activity in peanut mar
C ember reports stating that a few
fanners will start picking their pea
nuts next
Insurance Men To
Meet Here Monday
District One at the North Caro
lina Association of Insurance agents.
Inc.. will men in annual scssk
here next Monday. Mr J E Pope,
president o ft he county asaociation.
stating today that fifty or more
members are expected here for the
meeting
A complete and Interesting pro
gram has been arranged. Mr. Pope
said, and rerogniwd leaden in the
insurance field will be here to lead
the ductus was President Redden, of
Greensboro, and Vice President
O'Berry. of Goldsboro, will attend
and address the meeting. Director
L E Old, of Elizabeth City, trill
preside.
The morning and afternoon se
sions trill be held in the Martin
County Agricultural hmlHmg the
morning session convening at IS
o'clock. Lunch will be served the
group in the Woman's Club Hall
Counties mrhided in district 1 are:
Currituck. Tyrrell. Martin. Gates,
Camden. Hyde, Chowan. Northamp
ton. Pasquotank. Beaufort. Bertie.
Halifax. Dare. Washington. Hertford
Similar meetings are being held
ir, the seven districts over the State
Contract Let For New
Home On Grace Street
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A contract for the construction of
a new home for Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Oark was let to Batten and
Noms this week. The new home is
to be located an Grace street next
to the Brandon home Construction
work on the two-story frame home
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Child Slightly Injured
When Struck. .By Auto
Naoaai Edwards, S-year-old color
ed girl, was hurt, but not very bad
ly when Hie was struck by a car on
Young Child Dies At
Parentsf Home Near Here
Carl Garrett,
Travelers Enjoy Brief
Visit Here This Week
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Dispose Of Ten
Cases In County
Court On Monday
Docket Is Given
Attention Over the
Cases
wfrr on the
docket for conssdetabon in Judge
H. O- PnTs court lost llondty, the
jurist clearing ten from the docket
and continuing the others, several
of them under prayer for judgment
The regular docket earned ten
cetes. the twenty-two others grow
ing out at a fecial roundup of al
leged liquor law violators by a
group o4 three detectives operating
in the county during the past thirty
Arrested by coupty officers and
charged with violating the liquor
laws. Ike Mneile was fined $30 and;
taxed with the cost Judge Peel sus
pended a six months mad sentence
in the
charging Edgar Ayers with dtsor
derly conduct and an assault with
a deadly weapon, (he court ordering
the prosecuting witness. Jack Wil
liams, to pay the cost
A similar disposition was made
?i the case rhargtng Jack Williams
with an assault with a deadly wea
pon. Edgar Ayers. prosecuting wit
ness. was ordered to pay the cost
of the case
Charged with being drunk and
disorderly and threatenu^ the per
son of another. Fernando Williams
pleaded guilty of being drunk and
disorderly The stale accepted the
plea, and Williams was fined $10
and taxed with the cost
Monroe Duggins was fined $30 and
taxed with the cost for carrying a
. the Free Union
colored man who shot and wounded
Joe James, young negro, the early
part of this month, was sentenced
to the roads for eighteen months
Boston pleaded guilty James, said
to be recovering, was reported to
have been playing poker when a!
"?w was started and the shooting
followed.
Charged with drunken driving.
Noah W. Leggett was fined $30 and
taxed with the rasl His license to
operate a car was revoked far a per
iod of one yeer.
H Bow en was fined $100 and
I with the cost m the
charging him with drunkoi driving
His license was revoked for a period
of one year. The fine was one of
the heaviest Hi need in the court
from drunken <
Prayer for
Ed after Eenon C.
guilty of recklees driving and oper
without a li
Lollie Wtl
derly. the defendant was allowed
to withdraw has apptal. the court
?nm*t'ng the case to the mayor of
Oak City for
P. T. A. MEET
Travel Executives
Much Impressed
With This Section
A Bit Tir-?d and Weary, But
;he Group Enjoyed Its
Brief Visit Here
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Half-hundred
women, authors and travel
heads enjoyed a brief trial to Wtl
liamston last Tuesday afternoon, the
travelers stating that the lour plan
ned by the Governor's Hospitality
committee in cooperation with the
North Carolina Department of Con
servation and Development is meet
ing with gr*at success. It was quite
apparent that the IJC mile taunt
to the mountains, sen and by-ways
was growing tiresome, but the via
tors offered a brave front an
patently maintained a keen
est in most everything they saw and
heard
Mel in Washington by Mayor J.
L Hassrll and Attorneys E S Fed.
H G. Horton and R I- Coburn. the
party, riding in two big husoes,
three cars, was brought here
time under the direction at Josh
Home, editor at Rocky Mount')
Evening Telegram, the man who
probably does lens editing and more
gallavanbng than any other
the newspaper grind Josh b
whistle, and proved he could out
blow a windstorm or a highway pa
trolman
On the trip here from Washing
ton. the boys from the North
pressed keen interest in the s
stacks of peanuts, and were unpi
ed by the ideal farming conditions
in Martin County, mayor J L, Haa
:11 said
Learning there was no formal pro
gram planned at this step, the vm.
tors offered a ugh of relief Offer
ed refreshments in the dining room
of the Hotel Geo Reynolds, the trav
elers partook freely at Srhlitr beer,
wine and soft drinks with *?p**""
on the beer
Small folders, carrying a few sal
ient facts about Williao-ston and
Martin County, were distributed,
the visitors taking tune out to mail
them to their offices back
Mayor Hassell's hearty welrnme. of
fered in a few words, drew favorable
comment, one young lady, address
ing another in her party, thusiy,
"He's the speak ingest man we've
heard on the trip."
I think this section h wonderful,
and I want to return when I have
more tune to stay.' Mas Dorothy
Knox. Charlotte News feature writ,
er and columnist, said. Others ques
tioned during the brief visit here
explained they were (really
pressed with this section, that North
Carolina probably had more to of
fer the tourist than any other state.
We are for North Carolina
lon( as chicken isn't mentame
of the young men who apparently
had been staying up late nights as
well as eating large helpings of
chickens, said just as Josh Home
rounded up the party with that
whistle of his for the i
to Windsor. Eden ton and Elizabeth
City.
The tourists spent snort of Wed
nesday on the coast Yesterday they
were back through here at
o'clock, thirty minutes their
schedule. After a short stay
Plymouth they were hark here <
afternoon, continuing to Goldaboro
and on to Charlotte this afternoon
where the tour ends.
North Carolina has i
pitality. but the expenditure of
$250,000 for advertising does
meet with the approval of all
citizens. 'It may he all right." War
ren Biggs said, "but North Carolina's
spending all that
me of a certain man who eats at a
cafe and leaves hn children ho
hungry."
Everetts People Slightly
Hurt In Auto Accident
Mr and Mrs J. Henry Wynne, of
Everetts were only slightly
Marked Shortage i
Of Carpenters Is
Reported Locally
Local Employment Office
Has Openings For
Dozen Or More
That carpenters and other trades
men out of work in the vicinity of
WUliamston and in Martin county
are scarce at this time, is proven in
the past week, by the (act that the
iocal State Employment office could
place over a dozen good carpenters
on job* immediately, and a number
of other workers, if applicants could
be located to fill the jobs. Laborers
and farm workers available for calls
for local labor and. over this section,
have been conspicuous by their ab
sence also. There is a slight surplus
of certain other workers such as
salesgirls clerks, stenographers and
bookkeepers in the area served by
the local office.
People of Martin county and this
.entire section, are again reminded
that the full use of this service is
free to every citizen and to every
employer Any person may register,
and when an applicant for any job
registers or calls into the office to
renew his former registration, the
entire facilities of the Service are
placed at his command, in search
ing for employers who can offer
jobs in line with the applicant's ex
perience and general qualifications
The jobs open, to which regis
trants are referred and notified, in
clude those in private employment
of many kinds Any citizen, when
he registers is notified promptly of
openings in his line of work, and
from tune to tune, jobs are found
for local people in other sections
through use of the State-wide sys
tem
Large numbers of Martin county
people are making use of the State
Employment Sen li e III locating jobs
and employers are making calls (or
qualified help from time to time
There is no cost and no obligation
to any person, worker or employer,
for the use of this service. It is for
the benefit and use of the general
public The offices in the town hall.
WUliamston, are open lo the public
every day
Cafe Grades Posted
For Willianiston
As a result of inspections made by
the State Board of Health during the
past month. 3 Grade A s, 4 Grade
B's, and 3 Grade Cs were posted in
the while cafes and hotels for Wil
liamston It was necessary to close
two places with one being fined for
violations, but these two made nec
essary improvements and are now
open and included in the above ten
passing grades Tourist homes and
camps and colored cafes are yet to
be inspected
Graded on a percentage basis,
places making below 70 may not
operate. 70 to 80 gives a Grade C,
80 to 00 is Grade B and 00 to 100 is
Grade A Grade signs are posted in
each place passing inspection and
are required by law to be displayed
conspicuously to the public The
public should always look for the
blue Grade A
The latest grades are as follows:
Grade A?Mickeys Inn 01 5 per cent;
Culpepper's 90.0 and the George
Reynolds Hotel 90.0; Grade B?
Welcome Inn 83.0, Central Cafe 9X5.
Wilhamston Cafe 8X0, Sparrows
Place 80.5. Grade C?Sunnyside Inn.
Atlantic Hotel and Jones Filling
Station Some of the above places
are making an effort to improve the
grades while others seem to be sat
lifted in spite of the fact thakm.
esal of the lowest grades could be
considerably raised by honest en
deavor
These grades make an average of
8X4 per cent By way of comparison
forty places in Beaufort county in
cluding rural and colored establish
ments made an average of 85 7 per
cent, eight such places in lianten
made 84.9 per cent and all those
in Washington. Tyrrell and Hyde
counties made 80.0 per cent without
Grade A milk which would have
rawed their average to about 890
Roanoke To Over/low
Banks Here Next Week
would overflow its banks at
point nest Thursday or Friday by
about throe and one-half feet The
earn w expected to reach a
of 45 feat at Weldon Sunday
At the present time, the river here
ta bonks. Hugh Spruill
United States Agriculture Group
Hears Demand of State Farmers
For Control of Crop Production
Draw Jury to Hear Cases
In County Court Monday
Eighteen Martin County citizens
were drawn late Wednesday after- ]
dooq to serve as jurymen m the reg
ir of the county recorder's
court neat Monday when three de
lendants charged with violation of
the liquor laws are scheduled to
have their guilt or innocence estab
lished Three requests for jury trials
were recognized by Recorder H. O
Peel last Monday, and in accord
ance with instructions Clerk of
Court L B Wynne. Sheriff C. B
Roebuck and Register of Deeds J.
Sam Get singer drew sis men to
hear each of the three cases
The names of the first group are:
W W Harrison, of Williamston. C.
L Green and RobL Ad kins, of Rob
ersonviUe; H. H. Holliday. of James
vi tie: O L WiUard of Williamston.
and H L. Everett, of Hamilton. The
second group: A T. Perry. R G
Harrison. Jr. and J Haywood Rog
ers. all of Williamston. L G Bunch
of Gootr Nest D O Cherry and W
Henry Gray, of Robersonville The
third Itroup J S Ikeki. of Cross
Roads. J B Raw Is. of Rofarrsonville.
G. A. Williams, of Williams Town
ship. R H Satsburv of Hamilton;
J. Ea-on Lalley and S. E. Manning,
both of Griffins Township
It has been nearly twelve months
since a defendant in the county
court asked for a trial by jury, the
vast majority of the alleged law vi
olators apparently thinking there is
little to be gained in having six
men pass on their fate rather than
one. the judge
One additional arrest a as made
in Jamesvtlle township this week,
bringing the number of defendants
rounded up m a dtivc against the
bootlegging in the county to 23
Eight of them were tried last Mon
day. and it is understood the court
plans to clear all the cases from the
docket next Mundaj
Mrs. Emma Taylor
Dies At Her Home
Wednesday Night
Was Taken 111 About Four
Weeks Ago and Devel
oped Pneumonia
Ma Emma iuuiit Ti) lmnative
and life-long resident of this coun
ty. died at her home in Williams
town Township between here and
Bear Grass last Wednesday night at
10 IS o'clock She was taken ill
about four weeks ago. pneumonia
developing later and causing her
unusually active up to the time she
was taken ill She managed her farm
and handled the duties of her home
without much assistance following
the death of her husband about
three years ago
The daughter of the late William
and Louise Whitaker Ward. Mrs.
Taylor was born m this county in
10SS She married Joshua Lawrence
Taylor who died in 1034 Mrs Tay
lor was a member of the local Bap
list church and waa in attendance
upon its services at every opportun
ity She was an industrious woman
and one who placed all members of
her family ahead of herself
Four children, two daughters, Mrs
Per lie Holliday and Mrs Henry Mi
zelle. both of near Williamston. and
two sons. Stuart Taylor, of Bear
Grass, and Sylvester Taylor, of this
township, survive She also leaves
one sister. Mrs Lucy Muelle. of
Funeral services are being con
ducted this afternoon from the late
home by Rev. Jas H Smith, pastor
of the Williamston Memorial Bap
tist church, and Rev. Z. T Piephoff,
Presbyterian minister Interment
will follow in the White Cemetery,
near the Taylor home in Williams
ton township.
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Psychologist To Hold
Clinic Here Next Week
Mr Harry Bice, psychologist with
the Mental Hygiene Division of the
State Board of Charities and Pub
lic Welfare will be in Martin coun
ty for the week of October 2Sth Mr.
Bice will hold a Behavior Clinic
during the mornings of the entire
ek and will have individual coo
ences at the local welfare office
during the afternoons
Although a heavy schedule h
already been planned for Mr. Bice
anyone who particularly wishes to
have a conference with him in re
gard to various problems, may call
C2. Welfare department, and make
tentative appointment
a
Martin Man Said To Have
Killed Norlolk Officer
a t
T. Bradley, colored man
formerly at Hamilton, was said to
Norfolk po.
Only manger re
available here today in
with the reported mur
tified of the killing yesterday, it was
trned hare. Late reports stated
the man had not been arrested.
J. J. Horton. of Knightdale.
is veiling her daughter. Mrs M L.
Flimflam Charges
Discontinued Here
I Cases charging Gus Perkins,
James Evans and Will Miller with
attempt to flimflam Ferd Jones, col.
ored farmers, out of his hard-earn,
ed cash here two weeks ago. blew
up before they reached the courts
this week when officers, after mak
rng investigations dropped?the
charges and released the last of
the three colored men Two of the
three men could not be connected
with the alleged flimflam attempt,
it was pointed out and there was
some doubt as to whether the facts
would support the charge against
the third, local police stated
Evans was in extremely poor
health and gained his freedom a few
days following his arrest Gus Per
kins was released after his record
had been checked by the depart,
ment of justice It was disclosed that
Perkins was booked for murder in
Hammonton. N J . back in 1934 and
that he had served ten days in a
Wilmington. Delaware jail for play
ing craps last month Miller's record
has not been checked, but he is said
to have admitted serving time for
following the old pocketbook or
flimflam game There is little doubl
but what he would have fleeced
Farmer Jones here had Jones no!
been wise to the trade
And so another chapter of the
pocketbook game is closed in this
county
Several CCC Bovs
Injured In Vi reek
Several CCC boy* from the camp
at Washington mere hurt >e*terday
morning about II o'clock when the
truck in which they were riding
turned over on a curve two and one
half miles from Jamesville on the
Washington road None was serious
ly hurt, but ooe of the group is
thought to have suffered a broker
leg. reports reaching here stated
The names of the boys could not be
learned here The accident victims
were earned to Washington for
treatment
It was stated that the truck was
traveling too fast around a curve
and turned over There were about
twelve young men in the truck, but
none of their names could be learn
ed here.
The accident was one of very few
the CCC forces have had since they
started work in this county
PENNIES
b ear.
Compulsory Crop
Control Approved
At Farm Meeting
?
Farmers Shout "No". When
Asked If They Want
Voluntary Control
North Carolina farmer* appearing
before the United States Agriculture
committee at a special iiannn in
Winston-Salem this week, left no
doubt in the minds of the commit
tee members that they wanted com
pulsory crop control and wanted it
fcr 1938 several farmers from Mar
tin County said upon their return
here Wednesday
The committee, headed by Sena
tor "Cotton Ed" Smith, of South
Carolina. wa> said to have been
too king for sentiment in oppoaHsan
to compulsory control, but the far
mer; troni this county attending the
hearing, explained that that senti
ment was centered in a mighty small
minority Overwhelmed by the de
mand for control, the committee as
said to have yielded and will now
support a control program Howev
er. Senator Alien J Ellender. of
Louisiana, after the hearing explain
ed that the committee planned to
support compulsory control for OC1.
ly five basic farm commodities, cot
ton. corn, tobacco, wheat and rice.
This statement brings disappoint
ment to the peanut farmers of this
section who are facing an uncertain
market just at this time
cotton, peanuts, potatoes and truck
crops through a measure that would
be strict and binding
Suggestions for a general agricul
tural control bill were offered by
; more than thirty-five spokesmen.
! but the consensus of opinion was
that crop diversification, soil coo
would not solve overproduction
w ithout a compulsory feature to lim
it production
Several farmers were cram-ex
am ineti to determine the nature of
their proposals They were asked
if cotton and tobacco control should
be based on poundage or acrcage
The answer was "both " One grow
I er answered. "There is no control
solely on acreage basis If you don't
have poundage control you don't
have control After all, we soil
pounds of cotton, not acres ~
A senator suggested that this
plan might not be constitutional,
whereupon the farmer replied that
he failed to see how the founders
of the constitution could have drawn
a document that protected every
body but the farmer, and the au
dience roared applause
When asked by another senator if
they wanted compulsory control,
the crowd thundered applause,
whooped and yelled and stomped
the floor in approval.
"Do you want voluntary control?"
Smith asked
"Noes." filled the room.
At the outset Smith pledged his
support and that of his
to a movement to "put
on a footing where it
"I am tired of being the tail to
the dog." the South Carolina legis
lator shouted "Let's get to the oth
er end and bark a while. 1 want ymi
to rise up. speak out loud. It is yosir
opinion that we want"
Dean 1. O. Schaub of N C State
College extension service, told the
committee there is a "great need"
for crop control in the state.
"Participation in North Carolina
(Continued on page six)
Jamesville Officer Will
Face Trial la Court
Considered without
warrant was
against Jamesville's Chief at
lice Geo. Beck, charging the id
with breaking and
gun from Curtis Arnold.
The warrant, imiil by
of court's office here,
ficer entered the
the ninth of this
nesses have been
State. The warrant
let day, and the names of
witnesses have not
Accepting the pnsslasi
hief for the town, the