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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XL?NUMBER 91 Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. November 12.1937. ESTABLISHED 1899 Congress To Meet In Extraordinary Session on Monday Outlook Not Very Kncouraging to Farm Legislation n^lll7tod ">?*. " "at to "i the coven, little T. V. ? the nation*! mi the r?tor*"on ?? their on? ? ^ ^ C^PWi has a bis and th? rwLu,. ? "? Plwdeiil has to see that Congress han Co into their hud ?? kt t's plans for agn r House members ?nd will support S Of this State's own have already taken nam ? "* '"tttors To *nd Bet L."a?I ?UI ?PP??t??o "~t B"*at rosy as, "** recently drafted rurture hill provides I production for corn al l Uses on cotton.) It is exneeteH that! cents'. ?* P?CCed at SO ^ *^hd* ? ? likely that be ? covering tobacco will 1,1 the admuus- J ; elainunc com-) 1 ts absolutely nec- f am . . "** ??? toey wilil the part of ?kI TL ** VO,unUr> <? . f* *? tmrm The Pres. Oca! , - ""to Presi-. the Our ^ *** hard sledding, toe Old Guard is staging a c JT bach ? - ** " ***tog a come elections and w.thout I ar of the -mswm ?? "7 "* ?Vgr ??? the f?* Com* to launch oat) ^to . psngram all their own. The ? me the w?? il^,eetod to too? down | . . . uown T* hou" *11. and try to the ct.rpo ration surplus) by tooae who were "T* "?? toke the lead d. ^C?e ttork days of l?j ?uie t3 10 r>cId- ?o ? "hmk to the whims of * UTTlM Irs tsr. ? _ a _ W roe Whims of busi ^rmg to be left alone, busmess * * ill Aunnlak - ?tor. uuMness S toe Ctorantee prosperity wouiiUaal does this or that V"1* 10 play it 1 STlr^dOUbC ,he Pr *?t writ hold the whip and , ?, modification inflaTT^"* Admmis,r?lKJ?i Act 1 will hT'"Lr1*M Ptrete indus !TIb'r^W "poo to put the v "? w put the ' toeh-rr^l,^Jr*md?' 1 ?* toe country to ? toaehinery will be that item ?11 not far away. ?re not expected to tm the 11 ? The ?^. 17 ktonBs?* to be one of st Rev. Barclay Speaks In Robersonville i extensive fash Week." the people of have advanced a in that connec thts week, the address of Rev. night featuring the pro Use entire community has oade jcarr conscious, and ?as been " < ?.?pi?i^ toward e cause of peace, one of his largest au peace meeting. Rev. dacuaaed the situation two wars and unrest of the world, is so closely knitted or to "Can America Slay far?" Owe group, led by the Nay Organization, main M if there is war and see are ! will be in war. offeied by this group war out of the world. ?? cooperative settle ay or iaiiatiisiiil group, explai thai America can slay out at war by Farmers Start Deliveries To Pean\it Stabilization Houses New hie was arhtcd to peanut marketing this week when stahilira >n warehouses started receiving the crop at a number of points in the belt Weather conditions inter rupted the marketing activities to day. but heavy deliveries are e pected to the government war houses just as soon as the weather permits for opening at least one rinded warehouse and possibly a second i one in Williamston next Monday. Last minute obstacles prevented the opening of a house here today, but reliable information received here today from officials at the North Carolina Peanut Stabilization Coop erative stated that a house would be CRIME VACATION County ^ oman Dies Tuesday Evening In Williams Township Victim of Failing Health for Some Time; Suffered Paralysis Stroke Mrs Jane Griff in Hopkins. wi dow of Will Hopkins, died at her home in Williams Township last Tuesday evening al S o'clock She had been a victim of failing health for some time, her condition becom ing critical following a stroke of pa ralysis suffered several weeks ago ' Mrs. Hopkins was the daughter' of the late Frank Gnffm and wife. She was born in Williams Township 61 years ago and lived in that com munity all her life When a young woman she was married to Will Hopkins who died eight or ten years ago She was a member of the Bap tist church A devoted mother, she reared a Urge f?ihr and held the respect and high titci m of all who knew her Mrs. Hopkins w thoughtful of others and always held the welfare of her family above that of her own. She was a good neighbor, and one who was interest ed in the welfare at everyone Nine children survive Their names are Herbert, of Hamilton Mrs. O. S Green. Mrs Edgar Davis. Joe. Delmer and Clarence, and Miss Ekuse Hopkins, all at Williamston. and Harry Hopkins, of Norfolk, and Miss Minnie Hopkins, of Akron. Ohio She also leaves one sister. Mrs Harmon Williams, of Roanoke Ra Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Ute home by Rev. W. B Harrington county Baptist minister Interment eras in the new family plot beside her hus band on the home farm "? 1 Production Nets Lions Clab Total Of S104J7 ? The home taint pUy and baby popularity contest here this week netted the qwnson SIM >7. The Laons club shared equally the prof its with the parent-teacher asaorta tion. co-sponsors Mr. D V. Clayton stated that SIM mas raised in the baby popularity contest. $71 froen the ticket sale and S3S froen adver tising. making a total of SXS The play was largely attended sod little Janice Manning woo the baby popularity contest Mission Study Class To Be Held Monday opened id Williamston possibly next During the meantime, the open market is weak at 3 to 3 1-3 It is the general belief that market prices will show added strength just as soon as the bonded warehouse starts functioning on a sizeable scale and that prices will advance possibly to 3 1-3 cents. Thrashing operations in the fields have bee '"tempted by rains, and tl ? rush ?-?? niarhct J expected to Mil ceil Its pace However, reports from those centers where govern ment warehouses have been opened state that thousands of bags were delivered in just a day or two and that unusually heavy deliveries are expected just a ssoon as the weath To Check Number Of Unemployed In Nation Next \\ eek Several Thousand Census Cards To Be Distributed Next Tuesday Every postal p?lrun oxer a certain age is scheduled to receive an un employment report card next Tues day. and the government, in an ef. fort to gain some idea on the num ber of unemployed, is urging every one who IS unemployed and able to work, those who are partly employ, ed and want more work, and those on WPA or other emergency relief projects to answer the questions on the card and return it at once Sev eral thousand of the questionnaires are to be delivered to patrons of the Williamston postoffice. and Postmaster Fowden is anxious that all cooperate in making the census measure up to the expectations of the President who directed the sur vey in an effort to better tackle the unemployment problem Children are not asked to' an swer the questions, and those pa trons who have full-time yobs will find it unnecessary to answer the questions or return the cards Current reports maintain that there is a demand here for workers in nearly all the trades. If this is true then there will be very few cards returned locally Postmaster Fowden points out that workers at part-time or irregu lar jobs who are able to do more work aqd who want more work should answer the questions and re turn the card even though they have some employment Housewives and unpaid family workers engaged m domestic duties, and unpaid fam ily workers helping in a family business, or on the family farm should not fill out one of the cards unless they are looking for other work for pay Full time students at high school or college ordinarily will not fill out the cards even though they are seeking incidental employ ment However, if they are receiving NYA aid. or are looking for full-tuna work and expect to quit school when they find work, they should fill out and return the questionnaires The census, directed by the Pres ident. is voluntary, but the coopera tion of everyone is asked that it may be lUccessfuL The important thing to do is to properly fill 111 the questions and return the cards not later than Saturday of next week Young Child Dies In Poplar Point Section Little Bell Scott, year-old daugh ter of Mr and Mrs Willis Scott da at the home of her larents in Pop lar Point Wednesday evening at 11 30 o'clock, a fartim of r~*~~~*' The child had been sack lea than a Funeral yesterday afternoon at the home by Rev. J. H. Smith, local Baptist minister Interment was in the Ham ilton Cemetery The child is survived besides her parents by three brothel s and ana County Veterans Enjoy Celebration In Windsor No public celebration featured the Armistic Day nbaeniim in tl county yesterday, but many Martin at Windsor jialinlaj for a hvety day. An mtendat program wai arranged by the entertaining post. The Great Need For Public Library In Williamston Library Extension Worker Speaks to Woman's Club Here ? Appearing before the regular meeting of the Woman's Club here Wednesday afternoon. Miss Maryone T. BeaL of the State Library Exten sion Service, stressed the need for a public library everywhere and espe cially in WiUiamstem. The speaker considered the opportunity npe in starting a public library here, ai she considered the prospects bright (or making the undertaking a sue After pointing out the need of pubbv libraries. Miss Beal offered valuable information and sugges tions for establishing a library here (or use by the general public She referred to a number of libraries in the State and bom- they were launch ed under humble circumstances The maintenance and operation of pub lic libraries in small communities were reviewed, the facts and figures offered by the weaker clearly in dicating that Wilhamston can open and successfully operate a ; sbhc library for this community The Stale Library Extension Ser vice. Miss Beal explained, offers the new library every aid possible, in cluding the use of several hundred volumes. The Bookmobile service was also explained, the speaker, realizing the great need for library facilities in WiUiamston and Martin county, quietly urging that the de plorable condition be improved [ M? Beal O'l-i that nu perma nent home was necessary in opening a public library, that the collection 'of book.- could be started today and that a permanent library could be I tad later During the meantime, books would be available to the pub lit. Showing a roar kxH mtpr?-vl . m the possibility of starting a public library here. Miss Beal pledged her services in any way possible Miss Beal was introduced by Rev. J no Goff. and the results of her visit here are eagerly awaited The club business meeting a brief. Mrs. R. H Goodmon presiding in the absence of the president Mrs E F. Muse ley. who b CDfi.'uied to] her home with a cold Reports we heard, and the club voted to donate a gavel to the 4-H club having the largest attendance upon the district meeting Gill Nine Cases In County Court Early This Week Little Attention Is Given At Monday Session By the Public ? Handling nine cases. Judge II O Peel and Prosecutor Robt L. Co burn had a comparatively quiet day in the county recorder's court last Monday The rases were of little consequence and the proceedings at tracted little attention from the gen eral public Cases handled Charged with abandonment and non-support. Isaac Keel was direct ed to pay to the court 11 a month for his wife during the next six months Viola Forrest, tried last Monday for alleged violation of the Alcohol ic Beverages Control Act. appealed to the mercy of the court, and Judge Peel gave her case further consider ation. The woman was released upon payment of the cost and after serv ing one week of a Miday jail sen It was the woman's first of The case charging Edward Cof field with Vmlating the Alcoholic Beverages Control act was nol pros led. Charged with drunken driving. Ralph Carson was fined ISO. taxed with the case cost and had his op erator's license revoked for a period of one year. In the case charging Jesse Man ning with trapses m a deadly weapon, the directed to pay the costs of the case and pay $7 VI to the court lor Joe Andrews. A nol pros was taken m the case . J. Manning Napoleon The case charging Ben Cross with bastardy was and Mnhdsy in March. ISA or until child is horn. The tan chnrgng Johnnie Holli day wish Doctor E. W. Furgurson Accepts Position This Week as Full-Time Health Officer For Martin County Y ouii? County Boy Disappears From Home In Parmele No Word Has Been Heard From Rocky Mount Man Also Missing A search in several states has (ail ed so far reveal the whereabouts of Irving Dixon. 15-year-old lad who disappeared from his home near Parmele a few days ago Special rep resentatives were sent in search of the runaway youth by his grief stricken parents. Mr. and Mrs. J M. Dixon, well-known county family. During the meantime a search con-! tinues in this and Bertie Counties, for J 11 Melton. 29-year-old Rocky Mount man who disappeared from. Williamston late last Thursday night! or early Friday morning. Slipping his Sunday clothes out of the house, young Dixon early on Tuesday night of last week borrow ed his brother Jay's bicycle suppos edly to visit a near-by neighbor. He changed his clothes, leaving his old ones near the home, and peddled to Greenville where he left the wheel at the home of a relative A note at tached to the frame of the bicycle directed that the wheel returned to the owner. The boy was last heard from at a filling station in Green- j ville where he refused a ride with, a trucker going north. The young ster was more interested in the south and its warm climate south in search of the boy and ap peals have been issued over police radio systems ?The Rocky Mount man who?tefrj a Dub's sandwich truck parked on; the main street here last Thursday j night a week ago was reported seen in Bertie County early this week j Local and other officers from Berne! and members of the State Highway Patrol have conducted a search night and day. but they have not been able to locate him \ Three lads disappeared from boys* school, near Greensboro, tins week, reports over the highway pa trol radi?? system stating that they were believed to be traveling tow ard Calif??mia. Dual OlismaiMr Of Armistice Day Williamston High scliool students heard two interesting and ins true live addresses yesterday in then dual observance ??f the Armistice and American Education week En thus las tic reception was given the speeches of Elbert S. Peele and James C Manning as tliey spoke on Peace Education and Educational Opportunity in North Carolina Mr Peele reviewed the changes in man's attitude toward war since the Great World War was brought to an end nineteen years ago "War.** said Mr. Peele. "must now be re garded in its true light as the dread ed destroyer of civilization." "To drive the scourge of war from the face of the earth man must re nounce his covetousness and greed and return to the punciples given us by the Great Prince of Peace who died on the Cross that there might be no more war on earth " Supt. Manning in his address dis cussed the contribution of our state to the education and welfare of citi zens in all walks of life Beginning with public school activities throughout the state. Supt Manning mentioned briefly the activities of the Greater University and the col leges supported by the state. "North Carolina." said Supt Man ning. "has set up an extensive pro gramme in providing educational opportunities and care for the strong as well as the weak " Visitors day was observed at tha three buildings. Approximately thir ty patrons visited the classrooms some time during the school day. County Child Continues Critically III In Duke Confined to Duke hospital for fin weeks. James, three for old son of Mr. and Mrs Nosh Rogerson of this county. continues critically ill there.' The little fellow is ractnin| a sec ond blood transfusion at the week today, reports staling that an ab crss had formed in one of his lungs A peanut got into his lung the early part at In ANOTHER WEEK M itlauntoa't Tatim Mlrkrl ?rill claw far Ikr iwim i??l Friday. Nmakn 19. it was of firially inaonnrrd today follow ii( a orrtiai of Ur tobacco board of trade yesterday. Although the wasoa't cad is ?car. the market is still handling some good sales, and prices to day were rewidcrcd stronger than at any time daring the past few days. -Von ran expert US to sell the last pile with as much interest and nnliring ef fort as we did the first, and the season will not be over until the last pile is sold next Friday." a warehouseman said today Mrs. ^. A. Peel Dies In Hamilton Earl\ Yesterday Death Followed Long Per iod of Decling Health; 72 Years Old Mrs. Elizabeth Winberr\ Peel, member of one of the county's old est and mt?st prominent families died at her home in Hamilton yes tirday morning at 6 55 o'clock fol lowing a long period of declining | health Pneumonia, with which she I had been ill hardly a week, was as | signed as the immediate cause of her death. She was 72 years old. Mis. Peel was the daughter of the late W A and Martha Martin Win l-erry Her mother was one of the [founders of the Hamilton Baptist I church, and Mrs P* " as a nicenber | there for many y ! ? young wo ! manhood she wac m ? ;? t to W. A. Peel who died f if u n >? rs ago. Mrs. Feel was held in hu-^h c teem by all I who knew her She was a devote J Wife and a I'>ving and thoughtful | mothci. 3tttFi a large friend ship in lit i commuiutv She was born in tkie Hamilton community and lived there all her life, taking an active interest in religious activi ties as long as her health permitted She was the last member of a fam ily that figured m the early history of this county Two sons. Messr> P P Peel, well known merchant of Wilhamston, and II M Peel, of Hamilton, survive? Funeral services are being con ducted at the late home this after noon at 3 00 o'clock by Rev. E C Shoe, her pastor, of Robcrsonvillc. Interment will follow in the family l<lot in the Hamilton Cemctcrv Contract Let For New Machinery Firm Building Ip A ctmtract for the construction of a building for the Nor h Carolina [Equipment Company here was lei this week to J. W Cafft.. and Son. [builders, of Raleigh. The construc tion price was not disclosed Construction work is to get under way at once, reports stating that i building material has already been ordered Workmen are clearing the! lot on Washington Street where the equipment company will locate its; new branch home. Building plans] are not known here just at this time but the structure will be about 60 feet wide and 130 feet long, it is un | derstood | Fire Damages Home In Hamilton Wednesday Fire starting from a stove in the living room did considerable dam age to the home of Mr and Mrs S. D. Matthews in Hamilton last Wed nesday night about 9 30 o'clock. Sev eral pieces of furniture were burn ed and the fire was eating its way through tfcerfloor and walls of the room when Mr Matthews returned home and discovered it Mrs. Mat thews was at home but had retired, [it was reported An alarm was sounded and neigh bors hastened there in time to con fine the fire to the one room Dam age was estimated to run well into the several hundreds of dollars Few Are Present For Meeting Wednesday Only a few farmers were present here Wednesday when representa tives of the Slate Department of Agriculture explained the State law and its application to far ^ ill Be Ini|>ossible Inaugurate Service Before February 1 County Board of Health Makes Appointment Wednesday * Dr K W Furguson. young Louis burg man, was appointed to the po sition of full-time health officer for Martin county by the county board of health in called meeting hero (Wednesday afternoon. The action of ! the board was unanimous and ac ceptance was made immediately following the appointment "We are very much impressed with Dr. Fur guson. arid we feel he will make us a good man," J E Pope, chairman of the board, said in announcing the appointment and acceptance soon af ter the meeting A student now in the United States School of Public Health at Chapel llill. Dr Furguson will not | be available before about the mid dle of January, present plans call ing for the inauguration of the ser vice on or about the first of next February Preliminary' arrangements were made this week for setting up the full-time department, the health of ficer to name his personnel and the county health authorities to locate offices. It is planned to place the department in Williamston's City Hall Dr. Furguson will appoint, sub ject to the approval of the County sanitary inspector and a secretary, j He stated this week that he will be ! glad to consider any applications , for wauled t?? him at Chapel Hill in care of the School of Public Health there Dr. Furguson. third man appoint ed lu the position since it was cre ated by county authorities early this year, is quite a \oung man. 26 years old. but he has had extensive train ing at-Wake-Forest. Duke and Syra cuse. He was an interne at Syracuse and Duke and is now :? ceiving training in public health work in the United States School of Public Health at Chapel llill. Duiing his peiiod of preparation for medicine; lie maintained a splendid record and conic:. t?. tin- new position here high ly recommended The young man is greatly ested in public health work, and much encouraged by the coopera tion pledged to the undertaking by members of the county board of health 9 Explains New Soil Conservation Plan Thirty or more county and com munity farm leaders were given de tail* d instructions in handling the 998 "il conservation program bv Representative M. I- Barnes at a five-County meeting held in the agricultural building here yester day There are not so many changes in the new soil program, but these changes will be explained to farm ers in the several communities of ;lhis county at meetings to be held {some time during early December. Dates for these meetings will be announced later Goals will be assigned farmers, re quirements will be stated and the amount of benefit payments will be given each farmer in the county with the understanding that he may cooperate in the program or just ig nore it in part, or in its entirety. P.-T. A. To Meet Next Wednesday Afternoon The Parent-Teacher will meet next Wednesday in the Grammar School building at Mi p m. The president of the null Hon said today she hoped all who have not joined would do to aa quickly as possible before the mem bership contest closes next weak. Fathers as well as mothers are digi. ble for membership. ? Holiness Church Plans Meet Here Next Week ? ? Rev. Jerome Hodges, of I will start a term of i Pentecostal beginning next Monday. M I unced today. He will be by the peat or. Rev. J. O. <
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