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Public Library Day in Williamston Next Wednesday Needs and Is Deserving of Your Loyal Support THE ENTERPRISES! VOLUME XL?NUMBER 99 WUtimmstoa, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. December 10.1937. ESTART.fSHBn iggj Superior Court To Hold Short Term Beginning Monday Criminal Docket Is Said to Be the Shortest in Many Yc ? Hardly before judgments could be entered from the special two weeks term, the Martm County Superior day. This time it will center its at. I tention on the trial of criminal cast but it is likely that a few civil i lions will be handled during the ses smn that is slated ordinarily to last The docket scheduled for consider ation by the court next week is one of the shortest m many years, some stating that there are fewer cases set for trial durmg the term than in any other period they could re member Unless there are addition al cases between now and next Mon day morning, it is likely the court will complete its work in a single day and adjourn for the term. There are no cases approximating sensa tionalism. and if crowds attend the court it will be more out of a habit than anything else, it is believed Wednesday morning there we only half dozen cases on the docket, as follows ttooseveii Taylor is charged with the forgery of a check on Will liar dooa Griffins Township fanner. Charlie Clark and & T. Hunter are charged with larceny. S. Y. Young and Geo. Beck are faring breaking and entering charges, and Carl Lee Norman, young Robersonville boy. is charged with hit and run driving Failing to comply with a judgment of the superior court m session last September. F. N. Caldwell, charged with embezzlement, is slated to ap pear before the court next week . The case againsi Berk. JatnesviUe policeman, is said to have been the result of an investigation conducted by the officer in connection with the disappearance of a colored man in that section last October, and it is believed there is little to the charge. The case charging young Norman with hit and ran driving eras sched uled for trial last September but was continued. Struck by Norman ?s car. near the county heme last Sep tember. a colored man named Wil liams. was fatally injured The youngster, unnerved and greatly ex cited. continued pi his way. but la ter surrendered to officers. It is not likely that the case grow ing out of the shooting of Willie Padgett by Clayton Beacham. near Jamesville. laat Friday night, will reach the court next week Action in the caae is being delayed pending the outcome at Padgett's wounds Judge J. Clawson Williams, of Dunn, is scheduled to preside over lis first term of Martin County Su it will be effected and another judge aril] preside During the two weeks special term of court ending last Saturday, only eight cases were cleared from the calendar and four of them were di Sizeable Robberv Reported In Bethel llerchassdiae. valued at SI.500 was stolen from the 1L O. Blount store in Bethel early last Tuesday night, reyus ts from the sheriffs office in Pitt County stating that no arrests had been made in the case at noon Off it c?s are malting a wide search for the stolen goods, but as far as It could be learned here today no The lubbets are said to have stol n 19 men's suits. 29 ladies' dresses, i pairs at hose and many un Openings For Martin Youths In CCC Camps The Civilian Conservation Corps has opening! for a number of Mar tin County youths in its service. and will ra the next Christmas Cheer Movement Gaining Momentum Locally Thf Christmas Cheer gmirh**1 BinwiMitum hei( th?? j the sponsors virtually completed plans for handling the task. Headed by Rev. E. F. Moseley as chairman treasurer, a committee composed of the ministers of the tosrn and Messrs. C. B Clark. Jr . Reg Simp, son. Bud Crockett, D. N. Hix and J. C. Manning, swings into action to assure the movement's success. Tentative plans are to collect dis carded toys this afternoon, conduct a repair period by the members of the volunteer fire department; col lect sufficient funds to finance the purchase of fruits and food, and as sign the distribution task. Messrs. J. C. Manning and D. N. Hix are to investigate needs, and report their findings. They will be glad to have interested neighbors point out to WARNING se far. "We are lijli I fair with the hay. aW I as they ear rein care aai Uoa ia ShMiiai ef ether firewerka ia the h districts jest will aet he I ed. the effieers warm FuneraJ Services for Sylvester S. Da v is Held In Jamesville Farmer. 69 Years Old. Died Last Tuesday Evening Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the late home in the Poplar 1 community of Jamesville Township for Sylvester S. Davis who died there Tuesday evening at C o'clock Mr Davis had been in declining health for a number of months- but pneumonia developing just a days ago, was the immediate ci of his death The son of the late Ashley Betsy Gardner Davis, he was born in this county in II proachi ng the age of 70 years la early manhood he was married to Miss Sarah Hardison and she with two children. J. H Davis and Mrs , H H Hnllirliiy of Ihw fwmty TV*" vives. He had farmed all his life; liv ing peaceably among his feUo ? uen in the Poplar Chapel where his father and his father's fa ther lived before him Mr. Dans I many friends in this section i was held in high regard by all who knew him He was a community for many : unusually active until his health be gan to fail a year or more ago He was the last member of a big ily Rev. R. B. Hope. Washington i ister, conducted the last rites which were largely attended yesterday af ternoon. Interment ily plot on the old Dwns i his late home. Officers Wreck Liquor Plants In This County Special enforcement officer*, headed by J. H. Roebuck, uiecked two liquor plants in the county week. One plant.-was ? icckcd three barrels of cut in the Hassell i A hot time < day in the Free Union i operators of a plant there 1 naled the off* rample The plant was running full blast, but the operators jerked the kettle from the fire and made i away with the hot thine- The | tels of Several Schools To Hi Long Christmas Hobday sot the preparation of the list The collection of toys sets under way this afternoon. Anyone who was not reached and who has old toys to pre to the cause are asked to call tf. The Enterprise, for a messenger Firemen and others have promised their services in handling repairs The urgent need now- is the solic iting ai donations. "We have made a preliminary investigation, and the reed is great," a member of the cm mitlee said yesterday It is not the aesire to burden any one w ith a peals, but it is earnestly hoped that cur people will participate willing ly and liberally in the movement It ?s a community undertaking in your community, and everyone is urged to support it Gill Twenty Gises Monday Session of Recorder's Court Cases Accumulate When Court Remained Idle For Two Weeks Its work accumulating ?hik- the superior tribunal was in session du uc the last two weeks, the Martin County Recorder's Court handled twenty cases in its last Monday s? ssoo. the machinery of the court moving swiftly to adjourn early that afternoon. The session Monday was a sandwich filler, for the big cuurl was in wssion two weeks poor to that time and another session of the higher tribunal is scheduled for next Monday Judge H O Peel and As turned this week and a sizeable doe ket will greet the court officials at that tune in all probability deadly weapon. LeRoy Knox ?i adjudged not guilty The case charging Nick aid Sunon Stevenson and Johnnie Wynn with larceny and receiving was notprosa ed Charged with larceny and receiv ing. Lucy Mae and Alfred Dickens tailed to answer when called Charged with larceny and reevn ing. Willis Smith was scnu-fwed to the roads for three months, tlie sen lessee to begin at the direction of th. court any time within the next two J. B Bay nor was lined Sod. Uinl ith the coat and had his license to operate a motor vehicle revoked lor period d one year m the rase Charped with larceny and reeeiv. int. Richard Motley was sentenced to the roads lor three months, the sentence to begin at the direction i the court any time within two years J. D Gurganus. charged with be ing drunk and disorderly and i sault. tailed to appear for trial and papers were issued for his arrest. Earl Latham, charged with vtoiat ing the liquor laws, was given an optional judgment?$25 fine or days on the roads. Charged with reckless and drunk en driving. Zion Bowser pleaded guilty of reckless driving. The State accepted the plea and the court ? pcndcd judgment upon payment of Charged with non-support. LeRoy 'as found not guilty as to wife, but the court directed him to pay $? a month to each of his three children during the nest ;u I reappear at the end r.f that tune for further jurgment. Charged with drunken driving Lawrence Lilley called for a trial by Jury and the case was placed on the calendar to be heard Monday Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the ca charging Ben Liliey with reckless driving The defendant was said to have wrecked a gasoline pump when be failed to round a curve at Diardrm a few weeks ago The case charging H G. Corey and A. D. Johnson with reckless iliiimg t charging Elena larceny and receiving eras in to the cler kof court for )w Mobiey. of Jasnesville. w M-day road sentence as for two years in the ca him with violating the k H W. Makpath. charged with fined $3t a i the coat. a# the peace < Eighty Workers Are Placed By Local N.C. Employment Office District Lists 198 New Reg istrations for the Past Month ? Mot* than eighty people were placed in jobs by the Williamston office of the N. C. State Employ ment service during the past free vceki in both public and private employment, in the five counties served by the office?Martin. Beau fort. Tyrrell. Washington and Tyr reU New registrations in the five coun ties. of men and women applicants actively seeking jobs, totaled 1M. in the past month. More than 300 ap plicants i cuewesl their applications and brought them up to date. When an applicant registers, his applica tion remains in the active files for CD to M days, during which time ev ery effcrt is made to I employment for that | then renew his i mining into the the Vlice or surh ' iys as given at Active county at preJBR total 263. while in Beaufort county. 341 people are ac tively registered The total active registrations for Washington county at present is 373. and for Tyrrell. 231 and Hyde. 224 Many more are m the inactive files Anjr citizen may register with thf sfmtr at any time When a person registers. he is notified of job open rngs as they occur, and directly re let red to employers indicating need for qualified help Citizens may reg ister any day in the week at the Town Hall office in Williamston In Washington, every Tueaday. in Plymouth.- ere ry Thursday: m Col umbia. every other Tuesday. and in Swanquarter and Belhaven. every other Friday, according to dates posted m puhlir piece* Job openings this week at the Wil liamston office of the State Employ ment Service include, cooks, maids, pipefitters, brickmasons. boilermen. store clerks and a few other occu pational jobs Often in the past few weeks, the local employment has been able to fill on very short no tice. the mooning calls for help, but at this time, there appears to be no folks available to fill at least ten fobs open?some of them good, per manent places with good firms, ac cording lo reports from the employ ment office here yesterday "There is,a great opportunity in the trades." slated Manager C. W. Bamnore of the WilHasnjjtqn office 1 midday, in outlining sane of the job opportunities that exist at pres ent in thts Slate, and in East Caro lina. for qualified workers in the skilled trades For example, four jrtf-i in ma opia in this jcttiuii tliai will pay from J7 SO to t9 00 a day. permanently, if the right men could be found lo do the work?in a large establishment, the work being in care and upkeep of machinery Eves 21 Children Examined In Clinic The eyes of XI Martin County school children were examined in a welfare clinic held in the offices of Dr C J Sawyer here yesterday Everyone of the 21 children exam ined needed glairs. Miss Mary Tay lor. bend of the county welfare de partment. said- Mast of the children will be depended upbn donations for the purchase of their flian. it was A fust clinic was held in this county several weeks ago when the eyes of 23 children were examined Various avir organizations m the county bought the glasses in most of Children were here yesterday from four schools for the clinic as follows. Hamilton. I; Oak City. ?; Rohersonville. T. and Williainston. T. Robt. Swindell Is Now With Machine Shop Here Swindell, formerly u with the Beaufort Iron ? purchased the interest forks here, and will operate the lauiwrw aa ? partner with Mr. G. P. Hughes Mr Street will enter it shortly dnp will be operat ed as Iieghea and Swindell The new ?wf ? b known to the people of his sartum aa an able machinist. He will be Jahmd by Mrs Swindell and d nest month Continue Plans For Library Fund Drive Here December 15th Public Library Day Will Be Proclaimed by Mayor roolmur underway here for starting a anve for tlJM public library fund in this commun ity. late reports from the civic or ganizations and interested citizens sponsoring and Irsdtng the move ment stating that a concerted drive would be conducted neat Wednes day. December 1& Mayor J. L. Has sei is proclaemng that day as 'Pub he Library Dlay in Williaimton." and the ItaJii i of the iiiaMitsfnig are looking far earnestly and hopefullj that the canvass for the founding fund will be with marked success The people of this community are urged to plrrtgr liberally in found ing and supporting the one institu tion that pnanhly offers a greater return than any other It has been said by educational leaders who have liapprind this way ui rticerit moritfcs that the people of Martin county have, according to reports reaching them and through their own idm 11 slami. persistent ly and shamefully neglected and ov erlooked the finest agent for a hap-; py. mil lligMH and cultured citizen ship?to-wit. the public library. This ?s a condition, tbry agreed, that should be remedied The toots of our civilization are in its steam engines, dynamos and skyscrapers, but ate betaeen the coven of books. If all our ?l. lure were destroyed except bo^k? it would not be long before science, re ligion. law and art would spring again from those undying roots. If the Wtiolr temple of our civilization * ere destroyed, excepting one good public library, men would quickly, build it back again, because they would have before their eyes the \ery blue prints of their civilization. Accident Victim Is Still tinconscious Little Him, 42-year-old Martin County fanner injured in an auto mobile accident last Sunday atom Rocky Mount hospital- according to last reports reaching here early last night His condition was drain bed i critical Walking along the rand between Oak City and Speed last Sunday morning. Hams waved to Thai Bras well. Tarboro man, and asked for a i iale Harris was not going very U t said he mould Hand on the run ning board When be ranched his destination and without waiting for the car to stop he stopped from the running board He eras thrown to: 'I i gr nnd hu head rtrifcinc i illii r the rear bumper at the car or some object on the ground and causing a it injury on the temple The man is said to have been drinking and Brasarell and hu companions carried han home. Later that day they in quired about the man and when it is learned he had not regained nscwusneos arrangements were sde for his removal to a Rocky Mount hospital Hams lived on the farm of Roy Edmondsoo. near Oak City Local Girls Defeat Washington Sextet girls launched their basketball season with a fine shington High School's girls' Hum let fast night The as played in the local gym E. Maboe scored all ten at 'a points in a game in which play was so done that the quarter tinted 14 in favor of Wil the half by the same score, the third quarter 114. and the quarter IU Splendid defensive play and peas work marked the play Regular Services Sunday At Piney Grove Church Prizes Offered for Best Christmas Decorations 12 MORE DAYS I Martin Tenants I ill Not Participate In Farm Purchase Fund Loans Will Be Made to Ten ants in Seventeen Counties Mai tin County farm tenants will not be eligible to participate in the Farm Security Administration land purchase fund during the next year, according to Mr D G Modlin coun ty rehabilitation supervisor lor this and Edgecombe County Tenants seventeen counties will be eligible to participate in the fund, however Edgecombe, one of the counties m Modhn's division, is in the list to tie purchase and operate their own farms In ttltctinc the couaUrs where these purchase loans are to be ad vanced to tarm tenant*, the govcre ment considered the number of ten ants. Edgecombe has 79 per cent at its land cultivated by tenants Mar. tin has CI per cent of its land cultr laled by tenants Greene has the largest percentage. 82. in the Stale, and Dare with 7 per cent has the lowest Over in Pitt tenants cultivate 71 per cent of the land In Halifax the percentage is 84. In Bertie it is 63 and down in Washington tenants cultivate just about half the land A county advisory committee will examine applications for loans ap [ raise farms applicants propuie to pin i ham ah who ha ve the character, experience deemed necessary for successful farm ownership Monet will be lent to aid tenant families to buy and improve family-sued farms and to make a better living by the ??e ..f yrmd t?I | ll-.l. IWe rowers will have the help of Reha bilitation Supervisors in building or epainng their hnine i. barns and other outhouses, and in making thru j plans to do better farming Land purrhasr loans may be equal to the full value of thr farms and borrow era may have up to 40 years in which to repay Interest charged is 3 per cent Other things being equal, pref erence will br given to tenants own ing their own livestock and equip ment or to those able to make a small down payment However, no loan will be made to a tenant who is able to secure adequate credit from the Federal Land Bank or other -our re* it? fact thai only a limited number of km for the purchaar and anprovemrnt of farms can be made durum the present fiscal year ending June 3b. am The tenant land purchase pnmram a brine administered m connectjon with the rehabibtaiKm program and. although those land purchase Inane are limited, regular rehabilitation loans for coop production, and t purr.rase of livestock and equipment needs, are available in every county to eligible farmers and tenants who where, the supervisor said Airplane Kills Hog In Farm Life Section -a-i field on the field of Fanner J Corey in the Farm Life < Martin County** first pilot, itrorfc and kiOrd a ho( n I Municipal Building Is Now Gaily Attired For Holiday Season ??? Added Interest Reported as Civic Clubs Sponsor Prise Contest Added interest in Christmas dec orations was reported yesterday fat lowing a meeting of special commit tees of the Lions. Krwanis and Sen err and Junior Women's clubs ear lie in the day The action to advance holiday decorations on a greater scale than ever seen before in Wil liamston has already brought re sults. and it was reliably learned today that some very keen competi tion in Christmas decorating could be expected between now and Christinas Orders are being placed for more Christmas trees already than usual, and the keen rivalry car ried on by the town hall group and the courthouse gang year before last is again in the offing Sponsored by the four civic organ nations .the decoration contest will be centered around home decora tions. outdoor and doorway or porch arrangements Prizes will also be of fered for the best window displays and interior arrangements Decora lions on municipal and county build ings or structures will come under observation of special judges. The list of prizes will be announced with in the next few dayx Stmt decorations are a week old tomorrow, and the water depart ment and police force are busily en tractive lighting equipment on top of the water tower and on the mu nicipal building around the town clock and steeple Indirect reports state thai the courthouse gang will come to life I later on. but they are a bit afraid [to compete with their friends up the street, it was hinted Individual decorations arc certain to outnumber those of a year ago. I and some of those with an artistic touch are turning over and over in their minds schemes that will place them in position to cop prizes offer ed by the civic organizations Fire Damages Home On Churrh Street Fire, suiting when an oil heater |meet out of control caused consid erable damage to the home of Mrs. Bet tie Gurganus on Church street hete early last evening. No accur aTa animate uf Ihe loss lias Uiurafc? vanred. but the damage will exceed it is believed Several pieces ot furniture, including a costly mat tress. were ruined and the entire Kouse was blacked by moke. Apparently the oil supply over flowed and caused the fire to qmd over the floor The smoke made it difficult for firemen and others to bring the fire under control, but the blare was ronfined to the one ruotn The fire truck driver got the wrong address and the apparatus was carried out West Churrh street before it was called back and direct ed to the scene of the fire on East Church street. Few Farmers Apply For Soil Payments Early reports received here 1 one or two districts indicate that comparatively few farmers are ap plying for benefit payments under the ami conservation program. It was learned unofficially that teas than half the fanners in one district fad entered their applications, and that little interest was being shown Applications have been received i Cross Roads and Bear Gram Townships, and the work is under, way in Griffins. Next week fungi in Williams Township will be aaksd to apply for any payments due tham The farmers apparently liiliau any. because they did not comply with the requirements or they are ? ailmg with the expectation of ap plying direct to the county office for Just whan ^pbretnne will ^ip cesved in this district has nM ham
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