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Cheer Others And Yourself By Giving Liberally To The Community Christmas Joy Fund Now ?a Y. Paper, m B Cmto mm THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XL?NUMBER 102 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. December 21.1937. ESTABLISHED 1899 Mrs. A. P. Barnhill Dies Early Monday At Daughter s Home ?* Funeral Services Tuesday In Church at Bear Grass Mrs. Creacy James Barnhill. wi dow of Abram P Barnhill and one of the county** oldest and moat high- j ly respected citizens, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs Nathan Rogers, to Bear Grass at 7 o'clock Monday morning, marking the dose of a sweet life well spent Mrs. Barn hill. 88 years old last September, had been in declining health for several years, but she was able to be up and visit with her children until about two months ago. when she was forc ed by the infirmities of age to take her bed. the end coming gradually The daughter at the late Lamber. ry and Bettie Wynne James. Mrs Barnhill was bora and reared in Cross Roads Township, and spent most of her life these Shortly after the War Between the States, she was married The trials of the Re construction days were met with much determination, and she Will ingly worked at the side of her hus hand to provide a home and accept ed the duties of remaking a section torn by war and strife. Her genial character and understanding added liappiness to the task, and a large family of children later added to that happiness. She lived for others and found pleasure in adhering to the simpler and finer things that en hance the value of one's life She wii a good soman and lived a good ' and useful life, her thoughtfutoeas being always in evidence and hei j motherly advice being willingly ac cepted at all times. Mrs Barnhill was a faithful church member, holding member - Ship in the Primitive Baptist church at Bear Grass at her death. She enjoyed a large friendship and was held to high esteem by all who knew her. Following the death of her bus . band, 35 years ago. she spent much time with her children in Roberson vlDe. Everett*. Bear Grass and Wil-' iiamston, where she made many strong friendships Mil. Barnhill was the last member of the immediate family, and is sur vived by one daughter. Mrs. Nathan Rogers, of Bear Grass; and three sons. Messrs J. T. Barnhill. of Wil Iiamston. J. B. and Church Bara hill of Everetts She also leaves 34 grandchildren and 15 great-grand children. The last rites will be conducted from the Primitive Baptist church at Bear Grass Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Elders B. S. Cow in and A. B. Ayerv Interment will follow in the family plot at the old home place, near Everett*, in Cross Roads Township. Accident Is Fatal To Martin Farmer Little Harris. 45year_old farmer of this county, died last Saturday at 11:40 o'clock from a I cei ved in an automobile I tween Oak City and Speed in Edge combe County two weeks before Harris was reported to have never regained consckK stay in a Tarboro hospital where he was carried shortly after the acci dent. Walking along the highway Oak City. Harris asked a ride with Tom Braswell. Tarboro man. The hitchhiker was going only a short distance and did not go to the trou ble to get in the car. according to reports reaching here. When be reached his destination and without warning to BraswelL Harris stepped from the running board of the car. His head, striking the rear bumper or some object along the road ride, was hurt at the temple, but the In jury did not appear to be sniiiin It was thought at first was just in a drunken condition, but when he remain several hours, his removal to the hospital was adv Harris is a native of Pitt County and conies from a ) of that section. His body 1 there for interment Sunday. He had been in Martin about fanning with R. & the upper part of the i Injured In Wreck Near Jamesville Friday Might Decorations Here Attracting Much Favorable Comment this way from up io the New Eng Kumerous homes have taken on a holiday being decorated town will wear its holiday dress ever. The courthouse gang came through with their decorations late last Sat urday night Competing with the gala dress on the town hall steeple, the keepers of the old hall of jus tice appealed to the likes of the lit tle folks. Building a chimney on top of the courthouse tower, the gang had them a lde-like Santa Indirect lights to advantage by _ lights will be added, the group declaring they will not be left entirely in the dark Decorator Albbrooks for the town hall force eyed keenly the activities down the courthouse way. but he de clared be was through, that traffic duties would prevent htm from car rying the contest further. Home decorations are really com tng into their own. and reports state that additional and elaborate ones will be seen before the week is to judge the decorations the latter part of this week and to bring out of.town judges here to award the prizes that total around $40. Farm Bill Passed By Congress Last Week PEANUT STORAGE Senate Defeated Bailev Amendment The amendment to the tobacco section of the proposed farm bill seas defeated in the United States Sen ate a few days ago, the oppostin. explaining that while the proposed change might catch the little farm er's eye. it was dangerous and would merely weaken the control program Promoting the amendment. Sen fetor Bailey tried to point out that he did not want the production of the small fanner curtailed in pro portion to that at the large scale farmer It was Mr. Bailey's idea to cut the man raising 10.000 pounds by only ten per cent and the man rais ing 5.000 pounds by only five per cent, and all others 17 per cent or whatever figures is determined by the bUL The Bailey amendment sounds good so far. but there is an apparent catch ui it. The amendment went on to say that a fanner was any man living on his term, but it did not mean that the man had to own the farm he lived on In other ttotb, the tergnscale prnrtmn could line up his tenants, allow them to grow only 4.M9 pounds of lobar co and not suffer but a five per cent production increase. The small-scale farmer in Martin County operating a two- or three horse farm with his wife and chil dren would have his production cur tailed 17 per cent. The big landlord could add an extra tenant for every 1 999 pounds and profit roost It may be possible that the al lotments could be broken down into bill actually called for 17 per cent reduction, there would follow a five per cent reduction umltiiug bill almost useless Senator Bailey offered seventeen of He then j democrats and voted with i publicans against the 4 SHOPPING DAYS Measure Will Co To Joint fommitte For Consideration Plan to Stabilize Farm In come Is Passed by 59-29 Vote ? A farm crop control bill dtufn cd to prevent huge surpluses in agri-, cultural products and stabilize the fanner s income through an ever normal granary was passed in thr Untied Stales Senate last Knday~ evening by a vote of 59 to 29 The bill now goes into committee for consideration by the representatives of theHouse and Sen.- te. the gene# a] opinion being that t.ve differences; in the House and Set ate bills can not be ironed out and the measure sent to the White House for the | President's signature <eforr Christ The passage of the (arm bill is ihej first action taken in the special ? smn of Congress since convening on November 15. The bill passed de spite opposition of a number of dem ocratic senators, including that of-, ft red by Mr. Bailey Peanuts and potatiws men- not included in the bill despite efforts claimed to have been made by Sen As passed by the Senate, the bill proposes controls for wheat, field com. cotton, tobacco and rice crops; over a three-year period beginning in 1938 Different methods mill be used to regulate the production of the various crops Sinking immediately at the vast surpluses in wheat and corn the asure directs Secretary of Agri culture Henry A Wallace to initiate the escr-amul granary plan which he has advocated for the past ts Experts estimated the cost of the Senate program would exceed by more than $250,000,000 the cost of the present Soil Conservation Art mhirh the farm bill proposes to con tinue. President Roosevelt demanded that the cost be kept within $500. that new taxes be posed to finance the difference Both the House and Senate bills authorize the Department of Agri culture to fix emergency marketing quotas of the crops involved after they have been approved by two thirds of the faimna affected and provide strict penalties for violation of i bill covers the s those named in the] e, but mrtewd of mak ing parity benefit payments to thel farmers the tower chamber voted to] payments to those who operate in ml comer ration Chief crop control provisions of! the Senate bill included 1. Wheat and cant: Mild be limited through voluntary Says Frame-up Is Cause Of Slump Frank P Spruit Rocks Mount j president at tile North Carolina Bankers' Association, said in an in-i tcmtv in Ashrrille recently tJiat j sub at a "concerted effort an the part at certain croups at business interests and newspapers" to force modification at the New Deal SpruUL president of the People's Bank and Trust company at Rocky Mount, related what he said was the experience of a veneer plant in that nerchborhood to support his conten tion. The plant, he mid. had orders on hand sufficient to keep it busy for several months when, almost sim ultaneously. from various parts at the country came telegraphic in structions to hold up the orders. The indeis were not cancelled, be added, but were merely subjected to i delay. "Now. why." he asked, "did con cerns all over the country, with contracts calling for use of that ve. I neer. simultaneously find out they [couldn't use it?" The hanker predicted that the re cession would "wear itself out.* There s There -re now signs he said, tuai ' the down vard trend is slowing up | in North Carolina "Business concerns regardless ot their attitude toward the adminis tration. will realize that they might as well gn ahead." he said At the outset of his interview. Spruill ajueiled that he did not consider himself an expert that "nobody really knows anything about it." hut that "It looks to use like a concerted movement" ? CapL Ashe Recalls Christmas Of Old lender this heading the December Progressive Farmer prints a remark now in his 97th year and possibly the only surviving officer of the regular army of the ri?l?bi?j Spending his childhood on a plan tation near Wilmington. Capt Ashe was fully fam due m ith the tradi tional customs of the Old South Wc quote these extracts from his arti cle "White and blacks alike looked forward with joyful anticipation to 1 the coming of Christmas Prepara. i tuns began weeks beforehand In the kitchen, cakes, pies and puddings t were stored away Wild turkey, venr ?n and other game were prepared and the cool weather preceding ? Christmas was utilized for the busy i and happy time among the servants known as Twg.killing tune.' "According to old English tradi lion, churches and houses were wreathed with holly and mistletoe. and the making of these wreaths was the scene of delightful gather ings of young folks, the young men cutting the holly, which with their assistance was to be woven by the deft fingers of the ladies into wreaths Much tender touching of hands resulted, and kissing under she mistletoe was nut only permis sible but expected "Later came the Christmas dinner Lookmg back. I see again the long table spotlessly white, adocned with candles and holly, the long row of children. grandchildren. uncles, aunts, cousins and guests There were driving and riding parties in which both ladies and gentlemen took pari and much hunt ing "In the evening at Christmas, as at other tunes, the older people en joyed srhist or some other ?a hile the younger ones themselves with games and < ptay*. impromptu charades, and much of the now nearly lost art of I must not forget the 'e rtstmi gaudily < to 1 ind receiving in re turn rakes and apples "So matter how the evening had been spent it was apt to end in dancing. I do not recall having i any waltzing, although we had the and whottnh Most of the country, or < tra and father, moth Mother Driven from Home, Children Roam Field for Food A pitiful slcry came out of deep Conoho last Sunday monaai when Sheriff t B Roebuck arrested and jailed Eli Bryant. 70 years old. The officer traveled in a wagon four miles Id get the old negro and bring ban to justice Running his young wife away from their hovel after beating her unmercifully. Bryant dared neigh bors to interfered with the children whose ages ranged from three to nme years. His wife's return would cost her her life, the old scoundrel bad warned. Indifferent to their welfare. Bryant did nothing to pro. vide food for the four children, and I aii niUif INI Uiey roamed the fields and woods eating peanuts from the fields and persimmons from the trees. Neighbors, none liv ing very near, were dubious about going to the home for Bryant would meet them with a loaded rifle. Day after day passed, and finally the case was reported to officers who rented a wagon to make the trip to the out of - way place through Once Bryant was in the hands of the law. the mother made her way immediately to the home and to her children Their names have been placed along with about 200 others on the Christmas Cheer list Thirteenth Life Lost On County Highways William Hvman. 60, Is Killed Sear Oak Citv Saturday Ni?jhtj I Geo. Joyner Exonerated by Coroner's Jury Sunday The automobile claimed its Uur. trenlh ltlr on Ihr hifhnjrt of this county *tm William Djnun. B. year-old colored man. mas instantly killed last Saturday night near Oak City within sight of the scene where three people- Mr and Mrs Ernest I Das is and their little son, Charles, Struck by a car driven by Geo. Joyner. express messenger on the passenger tram operating through line. Ily man was titlnj instantly Ills head was crushed, one arm torn nearly off and both his legs were Joyner. accompanied by Miss Ev elyn Anthony and Mrs Roderick j W-tts. was traveling toward Scot land Neck At an inquest held by Ccioaer S R Biggs in William it on Sunday morning at II o'clock. Joy ner told the jury that he was driv ing his new Chevrolet at a moder ate speed when he sighted the col ored man lying in the road The man and his clrthmg blended with the black surface of the road. Joyner explaining that he was right on the man almost before he saw him ~I ipjilail my brakes rapidly, causing the car to swerve It skidded on the; man and rrntmued into a ditch." the. death car driver explained to the jury Joyner was the only jiarty to the accident to be examined by the jury, but I he testanony of Patrol men Hunt and Rothruck was heard It was brought out at the hearing that Hyman had been dunking earl ier in the rvemng. that he had fall cn out of his cart and was walking the highway when he was struck The belief was advanced by some members of the jury that Hyman (Continued on page six) I LIBRARY DRIVE I *? ?? the paMir Kknn Christmas Cheer Fund Totals $91 The following is an account of those who have contributed to the fund for helping the nttdy this Christmas Some of these have given to other funds or directly to those in need and others have not heen seen but will contribute and ac knowledgment will be made later To date $91 00 has been donated as follows: Tom Brandon. I 00. W J Hod*. 100. Mayor Basse11. 3 00. Rev J . L. Goff. 100. Sheriff Roebuck. 1.00. Bruce Wynne. 1 00. Bill Spivey. 3.00; Branch Bank. 300. B and L Asso nation. 3.00; A- G Harrison. 1.00; C B Courtney. 200. Dr Winn. 100 Wheeler Martin. 100; C D. Cai I'ti lis ii. I OO: I) K Davis. 10.00. S C Griffin. 100; Frank Margolts. 100. Sam Woolford. 100; Bill Bob but. 3.00; Dr Eason. 100; Dr Mer cer. 3.00. Garland Woo Lard. 300 Mrs Sfaton. 3.00; Junior Woman's Club. IOjOO. Thad Harrison. 1.00; N C Green. 1.00. C H Godwin. 1.00. Jesar Whitley. 1000. E F Mciseley. I no Miss Kate Philpott. 100 L T Fuwdra. 200. A Friend. 300 The sponsors of the movement explain that nvre than 2UU requests for aid have been received, and It is apparent the money in hand wrill iiot rare for the needs Last Appeal (An Editorial) AppraK, |atilul?- ran br and di-r|uirtiue in this snlkm of plenty and idl-rliifd humanity. air ominr in rapidly daily. thr appealers plead ing their cam brfarr thr IVislna- Jov ("amfuien mrkrn, and express ing one! bop that thrir little- children mil he rramnbned this Christ mas time Pathrtir falK shorts in describing thr (.frilling heard by thr -poo sors o< the joy movement At thr |er-ent timr. cash c.eitributim- are far to meet, rvrn in a -mall tray, thr artual nerd- existing in "On daddy mas killed in an aut.miubilr accident <ei thr highway of the. county this year. Wm't you |4rasr rrmrmhrr it'*" a family nf <rvn>i children pitifully pleaded la-t Saturday There are nearly 100 peoplr Itvine in this cuunly who lereise SI or %S a month, and thry live on that aire ami plus what a gracious people may be mrlmrd to ipse them For them thr fa-t approaching Christmas vasor. is just anothir period of thr year, a period devoid of all hopr and happiness There are many fatherless burnrs nith many children entirrfy depend ed upon others There are those nho are mentally deficient, and who ar dmied a place m institutions. Three are those nho are afflicted and whi bear thrir lafltimgi nithout complain. hofiBr against a hope hmggoue that thry may enjoy thr Mr'sings thai yon and I enjoy A ginning hi of appeals is takine form day by day. thr list carry up thr unrc of nearly 200 little children, not to mrntvn older people nho are entirely ihpimhnt Most of thr cases are not -uf.yr. I ditect relief Snfficiral toys hair hern received, it is briirwd. to no around, but thr people of this community have not responded rvrn half-heartedly with cash thr last appeal is In on. made today. If you have not if yen think it bumaaly pombtr to par t yon have a small donation for thr caasr at The Enterprise office today or tm it over to Rev. E. F. hlosrirv. fund tieasmet * and while the Joy Cam the cnllrctina and distribution of is n hi eat that the original task has been If yuu have any old dothrs that caa br spared and you wish to n. jnst cal The Tampiui and a ? ? ?* "*> lot Old Santa Smiles On East Carolina Tobacco Farmers Nearly Five Million Is Paid to Farmers in Martin County Martin County tobacco tuna alone with nearly all other weed growers have food reason to have a prosperous Christmas this week, re ports from W. H. Rhodes, chief sta tistician of the State Department of Agriculture, explaining that tobac co growers had received up to the first of this month a total of $123, 000.000 or forty-one million more thah they received a year ago. Nearly 30.000.000 pounds of the leaf were sold in Martin County, the I wo markets paying out nearly five million dollars Tobacco is still the king of North crops, bringing far mers more than twice the revenue obtained from cotton In order of their importance as cash-producing crops, based on 193b returns. North Carolina land pro. duced: < 1 ? Tobacco valued at $109. T31.000. (21 ? otton (lint and seed) valued at $49.(18.000. (3) corn at S39.502.000. (4) commercial truck at $14^71.000. (S) hay (all) at $11. 472000. (9) potatoes at S9.877.000 (7) peanuts at $9.770.000. (I) sweet potatoes at $9,439,000. (9) wheat at S5921.000. (10) apples at $2849.000. (II) peaches at $2700.000. (13) oats at $2230.000. (13) soybeans at $U 534.000. (14) strawberries at $1,453. 000- (1$) cabbage at $1.1403)00; (18) lespedera seed at $1,063,000 (17) sorghum for syrup at $882000; (18) row-peas at $901,000; (19) snapbeans at $549,000; (30) sorghum for forage j at $504,000. and (21) rye at $453,000 "Corn, the third most valuable Wrap. w valued at nearly $4U.UUU.UUU. or somewhat less than cotton, but if the tops and fodder value of corn were included, the cash-crop-rating |o( corn would piobably be fully ' much as cotton." Rhodes said | * Wluk- tobacco, cotton and -.iiv ilistuw.il) tin- loader? m the to tal prevlurtion and value of North 'Carolina farm crops. >ei there are several other little- known farm pro ! ducts llu-1 lank digit 111 ? _.l.k . -i... -? i. ? -?s? -- ? ? ...?. . ... iiuumt, ine > ? mmrttui U uck crop is valued at mo. than tl4.000.000" However, adding the value of Irish and sweet potatoes, the commercial truck value would be about $30,060. or almost the value of the corn grain harvested. In the aggregate. North Carolina crops for 1936 were worth $235,000,. 000 with the rank of ftfUj1 ?t all the states of the union. The value of the state's livestock added IH 000.000 to the crops, but in compari son with most of the Middle West ern states the livestock value in North Carolina "is quite low.** The Department of Agriculture authorities, following the crop sur veys. pointed out that "the most in tensively cultivated areas in North Caiohna follow very closely the dis t r i but ion of the cotton and tobacco acreage through the eastern and I'irdiiiuiit counties of the state." and "the distribution of work stock also shows a correlation with the cotton acreage and the cultivated land areas" "It will be found that the coun ties in the central Piedmont areas the most diversified fanning sections of the State, as they lie be tween the intensive cotton and to bacco counties and produce very lit tle of either of these two crops." Rhodes said, adding that "therefore, small grains, dairying and live-at home practices prevail " i* 1 ltd ant Died Last Week In Washington Hospital Eula Ann. six-months-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peel, for merly of this county, died in a Wash ington hospital last Wednesday i rung from pneumonia. Two Elsie and Lorene and two brothers. Alvtn and LeRoy. survive. The child was the granddaughter at Mrs. H B Peel, of this county. Funeral >er vices were era slutted Thursday and burial was in Wasfa .ngton's Oakdale Cemetery. famesville Man Charged With Possession
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