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Cheer Others And Yourself By Giving Liberally To The Community Christmas Joy Fund Now
THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 101 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 17,1937. ESTABLISHED 1899
Mrs. Dawson Lilley
Dies At Home In
Griffins Township
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Funeral Services Are Being
Held at Late Home
This Afternoon
Un Charlie Ann Lilley, well
known and highly respected resident
of Griffins Township, died sudden
ly at her home there yesterday
morning at 1:30 o'clock. She had
been in declining health for some
few months, but her condition was
not considered critical until just
few minutes before her death. A
heart attack was given as the im
mediate cause of her death.
During Wdnesday, Mrs. Lilley was
able to be up and attend to a few
duties in the home, her condition be
ing considered as well as usual at
that tune There was no change
when she retired that evening, but
shortly after midnight she was tak
en critically ill and died a short time
later.
The daughter of the late Joel and
Louisa Lilley Hopkins, Mrs. Lilley
was born and reared in Williams
Township When a young woman she
was married to J Dawson Lilley,
leading county farmer and promi
nent citizen. They made their home
in Griffins Township where sha
reared a large family and enjoyed
the friendship of everyone. Mrs.
Lilley was an understanding wife
and a thoughtful mother, and one
w ho found pleasure in doing for olh
ers. She was held in high esteem by
all who knew her and she had the
little things that mean so much in
life such as kindness to others and
the desire to help and befriend ev
eryone.
Mrs. Lilley. 60 years old. was a
of the Banlist i luirrl. al
Riddirk's Grove over in Williams
Township for many years, remain
ing faithful and loyal to its doctrines
and teachings.
her husband she is sur
vived by eight children, Mrs. Gil
bert Peel, of Greenville. Kader Lil
ley. Mrs. C. M. Bullock. D. B. l illey
Mrs. Paul Harrington. Mrs. Jessup
.Harrison. Mrs Clayton Revels and
Miss Ola Lee Lilley, all of Williams
ton. She also leaves two brothers, J.
N. Hopkins, of Hamilton, and Sam
Hopkins.
Funeral services are being con
ducted at the late home this after
noon at 2 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Har
rington. her pastor. Interment will
follow in the Lilley family cemetery
in Griffins Township.
Triple Funeral Is
Held In Hamilton
F? events have brought a great
er sadness in this county or section
than the triple funeral of Mr. and
Mrs Ernest Davis and their little
four-year-old son. Charles, in Ham
ilton last Tuesday afternoon The
enure community suspended its ac
tivities during the period set aside
for the last rites of the family of
three that was wiped out of exist
ence by an aulo-lruclc collision near
Oak City last Sunday evening.
St. Martin's Episcopal church was
filled to overflowing, and many
waited on the outside as Rev. E. F.
Mosely. local minister, assisted by
Rev J. M. Perry, conducted the last
rites. Three funeral coaches were
used to transport the bodies from
Scotland Neck, the recent home of
the family, to the church and from
there to the last resting places in the
Hamilton cemetery.
Larry Wade Will Coach
Williamston Marlins
Plans for having a good town bas
ketball team for Williamston, were
boosted this week when Larry Wade,
local athlete and high school coach
here last year accepted the job of
coaching the Martins, newly formed
town team. With several good play
ers on hand. Coach Wade is expect
ed to present a winning team in the
very near future. A. B. Ayers, Jr.,
former Campbell College player, has
joined the dub, thus bringing
around an even dozen boys on the
New sweat suits and uniforms
have been ordered and Manager
Griffin is trying to arrange a home
game as soon after they arrive
are holding regular
and in a "warm-up" game
with the high school here Tuesday
night, defeated them by an over
?Iw lining score. Coach Wade us
all his player.
Mary Helen Boykin i
ieador are from E. C. T.
C, Greenville, for the holidays.
Issue Last Appeal For The
Needy Of This Community
With the pleas for help coming in
rapidly and with little time left to
handle those pleas, sponsors of the
Christmas Cheer movement here are
making a last and urgent appeal for
the less fortunate in this commun
ity, hoping that a combined cooper,
ation will mark the efforts to carry
cheer and happiness into many
homes next week.
Very few voluntary donations
have been received to date, indicat
ing that the fund will be insufficient
to meet the most urgent needs. Yet,
no high pressure is being considered
to swell the fund, the Kiwanis club,
sponsors of the movement, explain
ing that the success of the under
taking rests entirely upon the will
ing graciousness of a thoughtful
people.
No solicitations were considered.
but leaden now believe that a drive
(or funds will be absolutely neces
sary if an amount half way suffi
cient is raised and the needs of the
ss fortunate in this community
are met next week
"Santa Claus did not enpe to our
house last year" two small children,
living near Williamston. wrote the
other day in a pathetic appeal for
a little candy and fruit this Christ
mas. Appeals, written in the same
tone and pointing out similar cir
cumstances. have been received
from nearly 200 little children.
If any one will accept just a little
responsibility in carrying cheer to
these little folks, he is asked to make
a cash donation to Rev C. F Mnse
ley or just leave it at the Enterprise
office for the fund Additional toys
will also be welcomed
To Open More Houses
For Storage of Peanuts
r
OPEN NIGHTS )
Williamston stores will I
open evenings all next week In
accommodate the increasing
number of shoppers here. Extra
clerks are being employed, and
Williamston merchants are bet
te> prepared than ever before
to serve the people of this sec
During the early part of the
week, the stores will remain
open until about 9 o'clock, bat
during the last few nights, they
will hold open considerably la
ter.
Williamston has a gala holi
day dress now, and the Christ
mas spirit is marked in the var
ied and many tdliMea
Liquor Sales In
County Decrease
A decrease in sales of over $2,000
was reported by the liquor stores
in this county last month as com
pared with sales for the month of
October. The closing of the tobacco
markets is believed to have effected
a reduction in liquor sales, but pres
ent indications are that the current
quarter sales will greatly exceed
those of the fourth quarter, 1930.
Last month, the four stores in this
county reported sales of $16,674.50
against sales of $18,85975 the prev.
ious month.
During the fourth quarter of last
year, the sales totaled $44,727. Dur
ing October and November of this
year, the sales amounted to $35,
534 25. December sales so far are
running about the same as they did
a year ago, making it quite evident
that the fourth quarter sales will
exceed those of a year ago in this
county.
Sales in the 27 wet counties of
the State last month were $70,000
less than they were in October, but
the total approximated three-quar
ters of a million dollars for the
month of November. Durham led
with sales in excess of $100,000, and
Tyrrell was low with its sales
amounting to only $1,433.05. Martin
sold more legal liquor than did 12
other counties in the legally wet list
Christmas Program In
Church At Jamesville
A Christmas program will fea
ture the worship service in the
Jamesville Baptist church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. W. B.
Harrington announced today. Sev
eral songs by the children will be
included in the special program, and
the pastor will have for his sermon
topic, "The First Christmas Mes
sage."
Sunday school convenes at ten
o'clock, and the public is invited to
the services.
\ EARLY SCHEDULE )
Nearly 70.000 Ba*s
Are Stored in Two
Houses Here to Date
Leman Barnhill Will Store
in Garage Building
at Everetts
With one Imisr already filled to
capacity and a second just about
filled, plans mere well underway
for opening additional Ikhiscs for
the storage of peanuts v. ith the
North Carolina Peanu; Stabilization
Cooperative, according to informa
tion released by offir als of the co
operative early today-?While an
application by the Columbian Pea
nut Company for the 4orage of pea
nuts has been apptx.ed. it is not
likely that that firm will store any
pcanuts for the cooperative, re
ports stating that U* organization
preferred privately operated stor
age units However it is possible
that the company will store for the
cooperative if the individual stor
ages are exhausted in their entire
ty. Reports from the cooperative of
ficials stale thai storage spare w ill
be found, that the locations may not
prove very convenient to the grow
ers. but that every effort would bo
made to accommodate the farmers.
Plans have been announced com
plete for storing approximately 10.
000 bags of peanuts in a garage
building in Everetts. Mr Leman
Barnhill has just about filled the
Farmers Warehouse here, and plans
to accept peanuts at the new loca
tion next Tuesday Mr Edward Cor
ey will be associated with him there.
Arrangements are pending for
opening the Roanoke Dixie ware
house here for peanut storage, but
there is some hesitancy of using the
house on account of the condition
of the floor. If certain conditions can
be met controlling storage, it is
likely the house will be opened, but
no official announcement could be
had to that effect here this morn
ing
R. C- Holland, president of the
cooperative, stated yesterday that
arrangements would be made by the
organization to handle every bag
"We believe the opening of a house'
at Everett* and the Roanoke-Dixie
Williamstot- a ill handle the re
mainder of the crop in this coun
ty," lfr.. Holland said, pointing out
that warehouses in Robersonville|
could handle many more thousand
bags of peanuts
Reports from the receiving points
state that many fanners are offering
wet peanuts for storage The inspec
tors. while anxious to do all they
can for the grower*, are instructed
to reject damaged crops, and farm
ers should make certain that their
peanuts are in good shape before de
livering than to the warehouses.
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Big Sale Fireworks
Reported In Section
Youngster* in Martin County are
buying more f 11 caulks this
than ever before according to re
fk
today- Several hundred dollars
worth have been shipped direct to
the boys and a few grown-ups, too.
I-ocml sales are progressing rapid
ly. but the ifcah 11 who pay high li
are at a disadvantage. "We
with the mail houses
d m i
Farm Bureau Head
Plans Membership
Drive In County
President Points Out the
Many Activities of
Organization
An appeal for additional Farm
Bureau Federation members in this
county is beinz made by Mr. Sam
T. Everett. Robersonville farmer and
president of the county federation.
Members of the board of directors of
the farm organization met last Wed
nesday and advanced some mighty
good reasons why the Farm Bureau
is deserving of the support of every
farmer in this county. State and na
tion.
The reasons advanced by Mr Ev
erett are
The Farm Bureau is an organiza
tion for farm people
In 1936 the Farm Bureau got the
Department of Agriculture to a
i.ounce a diversion program that in
creased the value of the North Car
olina peanut crop two million dol
lars
Ttu Farm Bureau set up the Pea
rut Stabilization Cooperative in 1937
and fixed the price of number three.
Grade A peanuts at 3 1-4 cents.
Shelters themselves admit that pea
nuts would be 1 1-2 to 2 rents per
pound if it were not for this pro
gram of the Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau is saving enough
on each two bags of peanuts sold by
the farmers to pay for membership
dues of $2.00.
The Farm Bureau aidad in sccur
ing for potato and truck growers an
additional hundred thousand dollars
in soil conservation payments
1937 and aided in securing for pota
to growers under the 1938 program
equality in payments with tobacco,
cotton ana peanut growers
The Farm Bureau secured a pea
nut test farm and increased appro,
priations fur research work for pea
nuts through Ihe las' U-f?
The Far Bureau secured the pas
sage of a scrap tobacco law for to
bacco growsrs.
The Farm Bureau's fight for to
bacco control legislation has main
tained parity prices for tobacco in
1936 and 1937
To assist the Farm Bureau in
cunng control legislation for peanut
growers.
To work for the general farm bill
now before Congress
To work for control legislation fo."
potato and truck growers
To work for control legislation for
tobacco growers.
To work for control legislation for
cotton growers.
To secure reduction of automobile
license to $5 00 each and a special
$5.00 license for farm-to-market
trucks
To secure the del shipments of
North Carolina limestone quarries
by the State Highway Commission
for road material and agricultural
limestone at cost to the farmers
To secure and maintain adequate
appropriations? -for-' county agent
work, vocational agriculture and re
search smth.
To coordinate all agricultural
agencies in the State both State and
National for efficiency and econom
ical operation.
To fight all harmful amendments
to the general farm bill
Through the above activities our
aim is parity prices for farm prod
ucts.
These and many other reasons
are sufficient to justify every farm
er in North Carolina to become
member of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau which coats him only $200
annually, fifty cents of which slays
in the county organization. $100 in
the State organization and fifty
rents to the national organization to
support them in their national leg
islative program through which they
seek to give the farmer his fair
share of the national income.
Local P.-T. A. Holds
Fourth Meet Of Year
The local parent-teacher associa
tion held its fourth meeting of the
school year Wednesday afternoon
with approximately 75 members
present. Choruses of one hundred
and fifty children from grades
to six entertained the members with
Christmas songs.
Miss Eason, teacher of the oppor
tunity class, spoke briefly on
needs of her titihlieu a
ed assistance from the
Individual members responded by
giving garments.
It was decided to hold a
meeting on January It and extend
an invitation to Clyde Erwin,
Superintendent of Public Im
Establishment of Public Library
In W illiamston Assured F olio wing
Successful Founding Fund Drive
Widows Of Veterans
Receive Semiannual
Pensions This Week
Confederate Pension List Is
Dwindling Rapidly in
This County
Pension checks, amounting to (1.
300. are being delivered to Confed
erate Veterans' widows in this coun
ty this week. Received by Clerk of
Court L B. Wynne on Wednesday,
a few of the checks have already
been placed in the hands of the wi
dows. There are no Civil War veter
ans living in this county, the last
having died about two years ago.
The six widows in Class A re
ceive (130 each, and those in Class
B receive $50 each, the payments
being made twice annually One of
the widows. Mrs Sarah A. Hoard,
died last month, but the check will
be delivered to relatives, in accord
ance with provisions of the pension
act
Pension checks have been deliver
ed to or are ready for delivery to
the following Class A widows Mrs.
Virginia Perry, of Williamston: Mrs.
Allie Riddiek. of Williams Town
ship: Mrs. Caroline Roger-son, of
Bear Grass. Mrs Mary Thompson,
of Robersonville. and Mrs Martha
A White, of Robersonville Mrs
White is one of the oldest residents
of thr county and the olde.it widow
of a Confederate veteran She is 97 j
years old and continues quite feeble. ?
The names of those receiving
checks in the Class B group are_
Mrs Creasy Barnhill. of Bear
Grass. Mrs Winnie Benjamin, of
Robersonville; Mrs. Catherine Dix
en. of Everetts. Mrs Martha Gur
ganus. of Bear Grass: Mrs. Lucy A
M:. elle. of Cross Roads; Mrs Martha
J Peek of Williamston. Mrs Mar
tha E. Philpot, of Williamston. and
Mrs. Mary G. Perry, of Bear Grass.
| The checks are recognized as a
i nice Chi istmas present and one that
the old folks are entitled to.
Jamesville School
News Of Interest
It is "Christmas here. Christmas
tlim. Chnstnjps everywhere."
the srhool now. The trees in each
room are very pretty We are ex
pecting them to be loaded by Tues
day with gilts for all the children
The nicest gift yet received by the
school at any time from an individ
ual. was two lovely alrge rugs foi
the stage. We wish to thank Mrs.
Annie Wallace Fleming, the giver
for the much needed and highly ap
preciated gift. We are all happy to
have such an attractive stage floor
covering
Everyone is looking forward to
the play "Eyes of Love." in the au
ditorium tonight The seniors have
worked hard and they are expecting
a full house
We are all enjoying the new stage
furniture present to the school by
the Parent-Teacher association It
will be used for the first time to
night in the Senior play
Receive Soil Payment
Applications In County
Applications for benefit payments
under the soil conservation pro
gram are being filed by farmers in
Goose Nest Township today and to
morrow. Applications will be i
reived in Hassell tomorrow and
Hamilton next Monday.
According to information coming
from the office of the county agent
today, it will hardly be possible to
receive applications in Roberac
ville. Jamesville. Poplar Point and
Williamston before Christmas
Escapes Injury In Car
Wreck Last Wednesday
Jaw L. Col train. Gnffine Town
ship fanner, tarapid uninjured when
s car craabad into that driven hp
Henry Heath, at LaGrange, as
Farm Life-Williamston road
Wednesday morning. Mr. Coltrain
started to turn out to peas the 1
car and his
the other marhme No est was hurt,
and the damage to the cms '
ta
I SIX MORE DAYS
I will do his dwp
i will find it
liiinMi to start now? rifkt
mom. |?r ton are aali six Mare
days Man toe 19X1
ell be mo poot
paning toe toe mat. tor be
tween tor cakato man and toe
t todies, it tost cant be dome.
to Williamstan are
toe (remtest array at
Christmas |tsds ever seen here,
reltabls upsiti statue there is
daily, and if yen haven't plan
trip in Wil
i it naw. You'll find
Mrs. Lena B. Waters
Dies In Jamesvillt1
Mr* Lena B Waters, a native ol
this county, but tor a number ol
years a citizen of the Pinetown com
munity in Beaufort County, died ai
the home of her brother. C Franl
Modlin. near Jamesville. last Tues
day. She had been ill for about three
weeks Pneumonia was given as the
immediate cause of her death
Mrs Waters. 59 years old. wa:
born and reared in the Jomesvillt
section of this county Following hei
marriage when she was a young wo
man. she moved to Beaufort Count]
and lived there until the death ol
her husband about two years ago
Since tliat tune she made her nomi
with Mr Modhn She was a faithfu
member of the Baptist church ISL ?
long number of years, and was helc
in high regard by all who knew her
One sister. Mrs Mamie Long, ol
Jamesville. and three brothers. C
Frank Modhn. and 11. W. Modlin. ui
near Jamesville. and S V Modhn. ol
Pinetown. survive
Funeral services were conduct!*
at the late home Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock by Rev W B Mar
rington Burial was in the farruh
cemetery, near the old home n
Jamesville township
1
Fin* Threatens
Children's Lives
I Fire threatened the home of Mr
and Mrs Spencer Mendenhall ant
| their two little children on the olc
Everett* Road, near here, yesterdaj
[ morning One of the children, twi
months old, was turned about Uu
face as the fire, starting in a woof
bo*, burned one side of a room anc
the ceiling The other child, threi
years old. was not burned, but hac
the fire not been discovered early
it i: doubtful if either of the chit
aren's lives could have been saved
Mrs Mendenhall was working u
the yard on the opposite side of thi
roo?n where the fire started and die
not know about it until the fathei
gave the alarm He was working lr
a field, near the house, and saw thi
fire through a window Neighbor*
were called and they succeeded it
putting the fire out Damage to thi
home was estimated at about $25
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Draw Checks For Martin
County Teachers' Salaries
The more than 100 white teachers
M truck drivers and ten janitor* n
the schools of this county will re
cetve their fourth month salartei
nest Tuesday Checks, amounting t<
more than J 11.000. are being drawr
today in the office of the counts
board of education
NOT TOO LATE
v
M it mighty nigh laa
the rate, k hat tea
a package far de
More Than $600.00 Is
Pledged as Result of
Drive on ^ ednesdav
Arrangements Go Forward
For Opening Library
In Near Future
Definitely assured that the people
of Williamston want and will sup
port the project, civic-minded lead
ers are continuing arrangements to
day for opening a free public library
here within the near future. The
founding fund drive made on Wed
nesday *a< described as successful
by leader-, of the movement who
were given much encouragement by
an interested - tub lie
Incomplete reports show tha*
$600 was pledged in the one-day
canvass, and tl ts quite certain that
this amount mill be increased to (1.
000 as the drive continues during the
next few weeks As plans go forward
for opening the library', the leaders
appeal to the people of Williamston
for a continued support
Interest in the movement is very
gratifying, and the leaders are grate
ful for the work by the canvassers
and appreciative at the support ac
corded by the general public. Names
of the canvassers are Mrs. Robt
Manning. Mrs. Trahey. Mrs. F. M
Manning. Mrs Irving Margolis. Rev.
John L. Goff. Res- E F Moseley.
Mrs H O. Feel. Mrs Roy McClees.
Mis. David Mudlm. Mis Satn Wool-'
ford. D E. Darden. Rev J. H. Smith.
Mrs. J H Smith. Mrs J F Thigpen.
D V Clayton C P Whedbce. Mrs
f> N?His. Mis II.-?A?Casuu. Mrs
Urbin Rogers. Mi - J C Cooke.
This morning about half the I
of contributors had t?ri reported,
as follows
I) R Daw 5 Eugene Rice.
5IX). W I! Ca. :an !? .. 500; Asa J.
Manning. 5i? James H Ward. 5.00:
C. A- iVyler a a. Br Ik Tyler. 15.00;
' ' I 'arden Depi Store. 500. Nat Israel.
? "I . Williamston Cafe. 3.00; Her.
1 ben Clark. 300; J D Thrower. 2 00;
Miss Reta Weaver. 200. Kathleen
Price, 2 00. Robert E Manning. 200;
W M Manning. 1.00. Dillon S.
Cobb. I 00. W H Dickens. 1 00; Pete
j Kowden. Jr . I 00. Ellen Virginia
I Shaw. 1 00. Mary V Walter. 1 00; C
IB C.I Ham loo. B F Button. Jr.
I 00. N S Rvddick. 100; J H. Ails
brook. 100 A. L Cook. 1.00; The!
ma Lalley. 100. Ernest Means, 100.
II R Williams. 1.00. Came Simmer,
son, I 00. Travis E. Savage. 1.00;
Sarah Cooke. 100. Mrs. D. C. Me
la* born, I 00. W R Glover. !.00:
Helen Keel I 00 George L. Kober
son. 1 00. R E Heath. 1 00. Cather
ine Harrison. 50. Natalie Gould. .50;
Mary S Capehart. JiO.
W II G Chase. Jr. 500. J. D.
Woo laid. 500. R L Smith. 1.00; K
D Worrell. Jr . 100. Coy Lamm. 1-00;
L. B Culpepper. 1 00; J. E. Boy km.
1 00. N K Harrison. 1500; J W
Peel. I 00. H B Hargetl. 1.00; C. U.
Rogers. 1 00. C B Leggett. 1.00; C.
L Daniels. Jr. 100. W. S Hatchett.
1 00, N R Manning. 1 00. Ben Court
ney, .50; L. G Taylor. JO; Clarence
Blount. .25,
Mrs Harold Everett, 1.00, Mrs. R.
T Griffin. 200. Mrs W. O. Griffin.
1 00. Mrs. John A Ward. 230; Mrs
Julian Harrell. 50. Mm Ella Mae
Gay lord. 250. Mrs. J. W. Andrews,
250; Katherrne Fatson. 200; Ruby L.
Barnhill. 200. J Sam Getsinger,
10 00. Lura E Sleeper. 2200; Geo
I Harris. 1.00; J. 11 Saunders, Jr..
1 00. J C Cooke. 5.00; E L Ether,
idge. 500. I. Bruce Wynne. 10.00:
J P Woodard. 200. Thrlma Brown.
5 00. S A Mobley. 300; Mary W.
Taylor. 1000. Sara Cone. 130; Mrs
J. W Raw Is. 130. Julia Daniels.
1.00: Mary Carstaiphen. 30; John
L Goff, 10.00. Mrs. F. M Manning.
5.00: Mrs. J. F Thigpcn. 430; Gar
land Woolard. 200; Dr. W. F. Evans.
500; Mrs. W R Glover. IjW;
J L Hassell. 200: John E. Roger.
200; Colonial Beauty Shop. 200.
Marie Lilley and Jerry Humble.
I 00. Henry S Manning. 1030; a P.
Hall. 1.00; E L. Smith woek. 130;
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