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THE ENTERPRISE ?a Tm ?t Carries the Data I VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 6 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. January 21. 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Farmers Hear Farm Bureau Head Speak [n Bertie Thursday Farm Bill Report Will Be Ready for Congress Early in Week The urgent need for a strong far. men' organization was pointed out in a heated address by Edward O'Neal, American Farm Bureau Fed eration president, to farmers crowd ed into the Bertie County courthouse yesterday afternoon from fifteen northeastern Carolina counties. He asked the fanners to join some organization and explained that un less they did something for them selves no one else would or could advance their interests. Finding here a diversified farming area. O'Neal told the group includ ing quite a few Martin County far mers. that the peanut was not in cluded in the farm bill, but intimat ed that a strong organization could possibly support and have effected a separate congressional act to con trol the crop. He explained that con trol features had been agreed on by the joint house and senate com mittee. and that farmers would soon be asked to vote on the control meas ures. A two.third majority will be necessary to effect the program for either crop. The house and senate conferees are now tangled up with a plan for dragging the corn crop out of the mire. Although the pro. posed bill is 106 pages long, it would be ready for action on the floors of the two houses next week, he said O'Neal struck at those congress men. Southern congressmen, who had refused to take the lead in the congressmen told me that you did not want control." the speaker said, "and while they have voted for the farm Kill tnkfrH IK> 8CtlVg part in the fight,' he added. Contin uing he said. "We had to beg some one to introduce a farm bill, and where were your leaders?" Haywood Dail, a "red hot" sup porter of the Farm Bureau federa tion addressed the meeting and lam basted the politicians "We must learn how to vote, and gain for the fanner a rightful place around the conference tables in Washington." Continuing he said that tie had noth ing against anyone, but it is time for the fanner to wake up and find out something about their voting pawer. R C. Holland, speaking briefly, ad vised the farmers that plans of the N. C. Peanut Stabilization Coopera tive were to sell peanuts now in gov ernment storage at a profit or crush them Reports that sales would be made at a loss to the organization were denied by him. The Gates county commissioners offered a resolution urging consid eration for the peanut crop, and the body gave the resolution its unani mous approval. Following his address in Windsor. Mr. O'Neal and officers of the State bureau passed through here on their way to Wilson where 1,000 farmers heard the farm bureau head speak last night. At the meeting yesterday after noon. Mr. Sam T. Everett. n? the farm bureau in this county, was given honorable recognition for the work he had done and is doing in advancing the interest of his fellow farmers. Farm Bureau authorities applauded him. and urge for him the support of every farmer in Mar tin County. Parents-Teachers In Meet Wednesday Dr. S. A Maxwell, local Metho dist minlMer addressed the regular monthly meeting of the parents teachers association in the gramma' school auditorium last Wednesday afternoon. The speaker centered his around the topic, "What Is And Its Place in the Re la twndiip to the School." Dr. Max well's talk eras well received. Other features on the program for the afternoon were a reading, "What Wanda Mean to Your Child," by Miss Dorcas Know lex, and a song by the fifth grade pupils. After reports of the various corn heard. Mrs. W. K nt of the association, I an appeal to the members advancing a recrea for children in the to give the need at recreational facilities considers 1 expected to offer i for advancing a program at the at the organization. ? A. D. Griffin. Sr.. of Griffin* ww a burin? visitor Baseball Here Depends Upon Response to Appeal for Funds The people of the community will decide and decide within the next few days if there will be any pro. lessional baseball here this coming season. If they want baseball and will support it, then plans will be formulated to have baseball. If they want baseball and do not support it, then there'll be no baseball in Wil liamston this year. This decision was reached at a meeting of baseball fans at a meeting held in the Woman's Club hall here last evening A preliminary budget was discuss ed at the meeting last night, and it was admitted that a $2,500 cash sub scription would be necessary .o sup. plement the gate receipts and in come from other sources. If this amount is raised. Mr R. H. Good man will accept the presidency ol the club again, the meeting last night agreeing that it was too much to expect one man to accept the entire burden of serving a club, as presi dent, business manager, treasurer. walerboy and in other capacities. Mr Goodmon explained that increased duties would make it impossible fui hi mto handle all these duties again this year, but that he could possibly find time to fill the presidency if him to handle all these duties again cooperate with him Plans call for an immediate can vass of the town and community for the $2,500. If it falls short, there is little reason to believe fans will see professional baseball on the home lot this coming season. Last year approximately $10,000 was spent on baseball here, thai amount including $1,500 paid by the St. Louis Browns for a working agreement. So far a working agree ment has not been effected with any of the major teams, and this loss apparently will have lo be met by increased donations. February 15 has been set as a time iimit for completing arrangements for financing a club here this coming Jamesville Policeman Plaintiff in $3100 Suit ' i I NOT A CANDIDATE \ y i "I will not be a candidate to succeed myself as State Senator from this district," Attorney Kobt. L. Coburn said today. Mr. Cobnrn completing two terms in I roe rally screed that the field should be left for candidates in other counties in the district this y?r. V. dacies for any office in this coun ty or district have been made, but they are expected shortly. Man Critically Hurtl Saturday Evening in Fight at Jamesvillej Jasper Wiggins. Colored, Is Not Expected to Recover Jasper Wiggins, Williamson col. ored man, is in a critical <ondtion a? a result of a knife fight willi Ben Flagg. colored, at Jarm-i-ville, last Saturday evening. reports from a government hospital ye sterday stat ing that there was little hope for his recovery. Wiggins was stabbed in two places, the first strike opening a hole near his neck large enough for one to place his fist in. The second wound, inflicted on his chest, was not so ser ious. The man's left aim was para, lyzed and when he was carried to the government hospital in Hampton, Va., he had no use of his lower limbs. Last reports received here indicated that pneumonia had developed and that he was not expected to live Armed with a pocket knife, Wig gins met Flagg at a lumber camp in Jamesville. Flagg attacked him with a butcher knife Both were said to have been drinking, and the cause for the bloody fight could not be learned. Flagg, the extent of his in juries not determined, left immed iately after the fight and has not been heard from. Wiggins was brought here for treatment about midnignt Saturday. The wounds were sewed up, and his removal to a government hospital was advised by his attending physi cian. The father of a large family, Wig gins had been working at the lumber plant several months. He is about 40 years old. and has been in the courts a number of times in recent months on various charges Flagg came to this county a few months ago from the Fayetteville Pulp Plant Lays OH Number Oi Its Workers More than 100 men were tempor arily dropped from the employment lict of the North Carolina Pulp com pany in the lower part of the county a few dayi ago, leaving about 350 working in the plant All or nearly all of the men are expected to return to the plant as toco aa business conditions improve Unofficial reports heard hare this week state that the company is plan ning to add a (300.000 bleaching unit to its plant. Officer G.E. Beck Seeks $3,100 From Barber Ami Arnold Jamesville Men Are Made Officr's Arrest George E. Beck. Jamesville chief of police, filed suit in the Martin County Superior court this week to recover $3,100 damage from Curtis Arnold and H. W. Barber, of James ville, the officer maintaining in his complaint that the defendants had willfully, wantonly and maliciously caused his arrest, and that his repu tation had been unjustly attacked The officer states in his complaint that the trouble started last Septem ber, the complaint going on to say, in part: "That on or about the ?? day. of September. 1937. plaintiff, while ac? .ng in the performance of his duties dS constable for said county received information that one Dan Blue, a colored man had been probably nurdered, and upon evidence and information pointing to the guilt of .he defendant. Curtis Arnold, ar 1 ested him while in the act of board ing a passenger bus leaving the to w n" of Jamesville and turned him over to the custody of Sheriff C B Roe buck. 'That some time prior to the ar rest of raid defendant, Curtis Ar nold, plaintiff, while in the act and performance of his duties as police man of the town of Jamesville, had occasion to approach the defendant. Barber, for violating a town ordi nance, whereupon said Barber be came highly infuriated and indig nant and abuse, cursed and threat ened plaintiff and told him that he was going to have him removed from office . The complaint filed by Attorney H. D llardison further alleges thai Arnold was in the employ of Bar ber and was in the habit of going to his employer for advice, that Barber advised and solely caused his co-de fendant, Arnold, to willfully, wan tonly and maliciously issue or have issued a criminal warrant for the arrest of tht plaintiff The warrant charged Beck with stealing a shot gun, rifle and clothing from the dwelling of the defendant Arnold, breaking arid entering a dwelling house and trespass. It is further alleged in the com plaint that the plaintiff was arrest ed, and required to give bond for his appearance in the county recorder's court, that Arnold through his pri vate counsel asked the court to dis miss the action against the plaintiff as to stealing and trespassing It was further alleged in the complaint that the recorder required bond for Beck's appearance at the December term of Martin County Superior court. A bill of indictment was drawn, but the grand jury returned the indictment with the notation, "Not a true bill " The plaintiff alleges that as a re sult of the action of the defendants he was damaged $2,100, 1100 actual. $1,000 punitive and $2,000 sustained to his reputation and character. Officer Beck was arrested under warrant issued on October 1$ af last year He is bringing suit as a pauper, the court acting favorably on his plaa that he did not hold suf ficient sureties to as Half Dozen Cases Handled in County Court Last Monday Absence of Drunken Driving Cases Is Unusual Docket Feature With only a small number of cases on docket, the Martm County Re corder's court held a very short ses sion last Monday when Judge Peel tried the docket and adjourned the tribunal a good while before the noon hour. The absence of drunken driving cases was a feature of the session, reports indicating that it was the first time in several months that no one was before the court for alleged drunken driving The docket as a whole was recognized of little importance, and the attendance! upon the session was not near asj large as usual. Found guilty by a jury after five hours of argument at a previous session. Lawrence Lai ley withdrew his appeal to the higher court with the consent of Judge Peel, and he was ordered to give bond in the sum of $300 for his appearance the first Monday in November. 1930 to begin a three months road sentence imposed in a previous judgment. Facing the court for alleged drunkenness and interferring with an officer in the performance of his duty, James Gilmore was found guil ty on the second count and was sen tenced to the roads for four months. He appealed and the court required bond m the su hiof $250. A motion to dismiss the charge of drunkenness was allowed by the court. Fthel Gilmore appealed to higher courts when she was sentenced to serve t>0 days in jail for the alleged operation of a motor vehicle with! improper licenses and transporting liquor. Joe Austin was sentenced to the road for 80 days in the case charging him with larceny ^ Judgment was suspended in the case charging Lewis Roberson with reckless driving, the court refusing to grant the motion of Defense Coun sel Smith to dismiss the action. Willis F Nicholson, charged with larceny and receiving on two counts, was sentenced to the roads for six months. Judge Peel suspended this sentence, but placed Nicholson on probation under supervision and guidance of State Probation Officer Kenney. (Anility Men Form Aerial Club Here Headed by Henry Johnson as pres ident, -an aei tai cittb as foimeii here this week, reports from the organi zation meeting stating that the mem bers plan to take to the air within the next month. Arrangements are now underway to establish a land ing field near here, and a new air plane will be purchased by the group within a short time Shelton Johnson is vice president of the club. Williford Sparrow w named secretary and Maurice Peel is the treasurer of the organization W Tom Crawford will direct activi ties and offer flying instructions. Members of the club not including the officers, are Tennyson Ayers William Peel and Fred Ayers. Mem bership is open to several others, the secretary stating yesterday that ? number o^applications for member ship are pending Local Christian Church Suspend Services Jan. 30 The Williamston Christian church in regular business session on Us*. Sunday mo mng, voted to suspend the regular morning service on fifth Sunday morning, January 30th in order that the membership might fellowship in the Roanoke District convention, convening with the ! edonia Christian church. I FARM MEETINGS The last of a attics of fatal meetings held in Ikh rninli in r?nietlia with the 1W? sail roaiaervation program are sched uled for neat week, beginning at Eaeretta on Monday evening at 7 o'clock in the school hoi Id ing. On Tntoday night, farm leaden will hold a meeting in Haaorll. apd on Wednesday a last still I o will he held in James vile. Meetings already have been fairly wcU attended, and mnrh interest has been expressed in the tin program. Indirect to. received dearly Plans Go Forward for a Greater Tobacco Market in Williamston During the Approaching Season Cooking Day SJiaresSpotlight With Wash Day as Set Event For years and years wash day has been so closely associated with Mon-l day that w hen wash day was men tioned one understood it to be Moo day. But now. according to two lit tle tots in the local school, "cooking day" comes in to share a place in the weekly grind of set events Reports have it that at least one family here; sets apart one day in the week as cooking day." a time when all the food available is dumped into the boiling pot No more cooking is done on other days, and if the supply fails to last, members of the family do along the best they can. it is under stood The discovery was made in the school here a few days ago when twoT small children applied for a free meal ticket to the parents-teachers' lunch room The two little tots.1 thanks to Qieir teacher who had legged clothes lor litem, were very well dressed that day. and it was reasonable to believe the children could bring lunches from home An investigation was started, and th? two children explained that they brought their lunches on "cooking days." but that there was little left to bring even on the day following "cooking day " Along with quite a few others, the two little youngsters were giver free meal tickets The discover) this week proves beyond all doubt that a lunch room is needed in the school here, and that credit, more credit than they Witt eVerTeceive. is due members oi the parent-teacher group and pos sibiy others for creating and main taining the project Mrs. G.VL Griffin Passes At Home In (?riffins Township Funeral Services Wednes day Afternoon; Inter ment Near Farm Life Mrs. Mary Jenkins Griffin, native of Robersonville Township, died at her h.?m? >n Gnffm . T.'wn-liip Wed nesday morning at 7 15 o'clock. fol lowing a long perunl of declining I health She was taken lUVith pneu-1 monia the early part of last week. | and her condition was recognized as critical The daughter of the late William and Susan Jenkins. well-known fam-! ily of this county for several genera- ( tk?n>. Mrs Griffin was boin near! Robersonville on April 2. 1H61. mak ing her almost 77 years old. She was The last member dT Tier immediate family About thirty-one years ago. she married George W Griffin, promi nent citizen of Griffins Township, where she made her home until her death and where she made friends u-aihly anil KpIH lh*? high ocl^yfn -ofJ everyone who knew her She never affiliated ?>eri>elf with any - church, but she was a-greater believer in the Primitive Baptist faith, her life ex emplifying the principles advanced in the teaching:* of her Maker ller adopted community was made a bet ter place in which to live by her leav ing lived there. No children were born to the un ion, hut she leaves three step?chil dien. Mr. John ?. Griffin and Mrs. Louis Peel, of Griffin Township, and Mrs John Gray Corey, of Williams ton Township Funeral services were conducted from the late home yesterday after noon at 1 3U o'clock by Elder B. S Cow in. of the Primitive Baptist cTiurch at Bear Grass, assisted by Rev W B Harrington. Interment followed m the family plot in the Manning cemetery in the Farm Lif* section of Griffins Township Mrs. Millie Taylor. 78. County Home Inmate. Dies Mrs Millie Taylor, inmate in the Martin County home during the past year and a half, died there liist night at nine o'clock She suffered a stroke of paralysis about two weeks ago. and that with complications caused Iff death Mrs. Taytua was a Mas William. before her niarrufc and was ad n.itted to the home from Roberaon ville Township She was 78 years old and is survived by two brothers. John and Damse Williams, of this county. Funeral services are bring con ouctrd from the home at I 30 this afternoon, and interment will follow near Gold Point Rev Mr Purvis will conduct the last rites Home From Nearly Four Months Stay In Hospital June* Dillon Rogeraon. young aoo of Mr and Mr> Noah Rngmon. of Bear Grass, has returned home from nearly a four months stay in Duke hospital The little fellow got a pea r ho* the early part of Mat Oc tober. His ensiditm eras grave I I APPOINTMENTS I V > Mam EUuMt I-no* of ? It?Mi. was appointed wrrtan and Mr. Ckirlo l.ranard. far marly of Maarharu aad a rrrrnl gradnate af Wake I'aral Col lege aad the t\ S. School of Fab lac Health. '^"rH Hill Wlt ?umal sanitarian for the aaewly nUMnkcd eonotv bralth dr partmcal by the board af bralUa in special arrliaa here this a cab. Mia l.nac aad Mr l ean ard arc ripeeled ta cafcr upon ' their new dalics a boot the first of wxt month Appointor rats af too health Burses arc ant r a per ted before early March liana* the aaean time, plans are bring completed for inaagara'iag the arm health service the early part af nest Robt. Staton Price Dies \l Home Near Hen* On Thursday Last Rites Are Being Held This Afternoon from H is Late Home Robert s I*nce. well-known coun ty farmer d churchman, died a! fits home near here yesterday mom ing about 4 3U o'clock from a compli cation of ailments. Seventy sever years old. Mr. Price had been in de t iming health f>?r some time. About lau weeks, ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis, the end coming grad ually. Two years ago Mr Price fell and broke his hip. but after a sta> of several weeks in a Washingtwr hospital he recovered, and was able to be up and did attend to duties on his farm. I ' Mr Price was born in this county the son of the late Jesse D and Pen me Roberson Price, locating in Wil liamston Township when a young man. He was an active member of the Holiness church, and was a good neighbor and successful farmer In addition to his farm work, he en gaged in the limber business during a number of years, and in all hid dealings his word was as good as hu __ In eaily manhood be married Miss Elizabeth Bo wen who survives with fh* .JMWrftiC'TfOMreiT ' MlT J If Cross, of Tarboro W E Price, ol High Point. M A Price. Ira S Price, Mrs II F Mirelle. Robert Price, Mrs Willie Bow en. J. D Bo wen, Mrs J. E Gurganus and Mrs. Chester Nicholson, all of Williamston He al so leaves one brother. Mr John Price of Williamston. Funeral services are being con ducted from the late home this af ternoon at 2 30 o'clock by Rev. Jer ome Gaggard. assisted by Rev Jesse Crocker. Interment will be on the home farm in this township There * ill be preaching service* ?I the Christian church in Everett* neat Sunday at II a'cfack and at 7 o'clock in the evening Member* and friends of the church are reminded of the change from second to fourth Sunday Sunday Services Held At Everetts Christian Church Prominent Bertie Man Third Partner In New Warehouse Arrangements Are Virtually Complete for Operation Three Other Houses Flans are being advanced rapid ly for a greater Wilhamston tobacco market this coming season, unoffi cial announcements released yester day stating that construction work on a fourth warehouse is to get un derway w ithin the neat few weeks and that the selection of the operat ing personnel for all the houses was virtually complete Official an nouncements by the warehouse oper t a tors arc expected momentarily, it was learned It was officially announced yester day that Mr Ollie Belch, prominent farmer-business man of Colerain. Bertie county, is the third partner owner in the new warehouse to be built here this season, that he and Messrs. Sylvester LiUey and Johnnie Ourkift have completed plans for starting construction work within the next few weeks. Messrs Belch Lillev. Gurkin and W R Ingram will operate the hotfee. it was announced The site for the warehouse has boon floored on Washington street a block from the present group of tobacco houses, reports stating that timber is now moving to the mills to be made ready for the construe Hon of the plans call for the conduction of a bnck-gal vanized iron structure 2a) lert deep and 180 feet w ide The announcement of Mr Bekrh'j connection with the new warehouse firm is received here with much in terest. for it marks the beginning of a business association between well known Martin County men w ith one of Bertie's most reliable citizens. Recognized as hard workers and possessed of friendliness, these men. it Is "certain, have formed an asso ciation that will prove of great value to the market and its patrons in the two counties as well as in surround ing counties, and at the same tune prove pleasant ahd profitable to them Mr. Belch has been connected with the warehouse business on other markets for a number of years, but casts log lot With ft'illiamc ton market as an owner-operator He is prominently connected in Bertie county business circles, and is rec ognized as one of that section's lead ing and most progressive citizens, possessing a large friendship ti roughout the territory He has formed an association with three of Martin County's finest citizens, and tns and their undertaking is assured of syccns at the start. Present indications are that Wil hamston has builded a firm founda that will rank with the lenders in the belt Work To Start Soon On Church Building Work on a new house of worship for the Piney Grove Baptist mem bership will get underway within the next few days in Griffins Town ship, according to reports reaching here today. Members of the religious group are moving timber to the saw milks today, the lumber will be placed on the lot on the old township house vilw u/tlKtn flu- iw?| sa g-w 1- or twA III 1 \ ~ TXlTTTT III* ~ ? * ? WT** ? tWV. Much interest has been shown In the undertaking by members of the Piney Grove negreptioa and friends, reports staling that the new church will be ready for use us a comparatively short tut At the present tune the group is worshipping in a small church on the Manning Road The new locntwn places the church more in the center o( its membership Norman Concert Singers Appear At Negro School The Norman Concert Eluabeth City are to iff recital at the Colored ha next Monday evewni at Tnmpm. Thn , recently AU i
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