North Carolina Newspapers

THE ENTERPRISE On Cmt VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 10 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. February 4.1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Local Man Declares Prices In Kentucky Are Disappointing Burley Tobacco Crop Will Average Around 17 Cents Jimmy Taylor Says Averaging around IT cents, prices paid Kentucky fanners far their tobacco during the ream ending yesterday were very disappointing, as a whole, says Jimmy Taylor, local man who has just returned for the markets there. The approximate IT. cent average compares with an av erage price of around 47 cents last year, it was pointed out Reaching a point above war-time levels, the high prices last year at tracted new growers, and a general increase was planned The farmers in that belt marketed about 23 per cent or in the neighborhood of 100 they did last. Over production and poor handling of "the crop along with an inferior quality knocked the bottom out of prices. Mr. TsyVor pointed out. The increase handled by the Bur. ley gruweis and the resulting k prices can be recognized as fair warning to gioweis in eastern North Carolina. No fairer ersmplr can be had that points out the fallacy of producing an over-supply and losing money on its sale. If Kentucky far mers had received a fair price last season and a fair price this seas they would be better off today than they are. the unusually high prices exacting poasibly more damage than the low figures. Reports released from Washing ton a few days ago are little under stood here. These reports maintain TBaT the ouOook for flue cured to bacco is encouraging. It is pointed out that even though there are large stocks, consumption is increasing. ?Oat remembersthe low prices the early part of this decade, and co sumption held up fairly well at that time The whole business hinges on production control, and while con. sumption plays a big part, prices will tumble if they are dependent upon increased use alone. The summary released from Wash-1 ington follows, in part: "Approximately 1.733,00,0001 pounds of flue-cured tobacco are| available for the 1937 38 seaao This supply is nearly 12 per cent| more than the 1930-37 supply, and is by far the largest supply of flue cured on record. "Stocks in the hands of dealers [ and manufacturers on July 1st | amount to a farm-sales-weight equiv alent of SS3.200.00 pounds. While this is a record high, stocks were only ?lifi??ty larger than those of S71,300,000 pounds an the corre sponding date a year earlier. Produc tion in 1037-38, however, is expected to amount to 834^200.000 pounds, about 34 per cent more than last season's output and about 3 p cent more than the previous all-time | high production in 1033 38 IHaappsaisai i "Total disappearance (domestic consumption plus exports) of flue-| cured tobacco probably will be larg er in the current srasnn than in] 1038-37. Increased domestic co sumption probably will account for] part of the increase in total dim pearance. and there also will like- ] ly be moderate increase in exports Opening Of Health Office h Delayed of a full-time health office in this county win be delayed at least ten days or until the W. P. A. in Williamston's town hall find time to crowd its farces into offices on the third floor of the building. Mayor John L. HaaaeU snid today. The committee named to locate the full-time health department beluu, r. that the ilwff can be ef without great trouble to any Look For Large Crowd At Opening Ot New Company The Plans Virtually Complete for Financing Baseball Club Here Virtually completing plans yestec day for financing the undertaking officials this morning announced that Williamston would have professional baseball this coming season Ending a two-days drive Wednesday. Ray Goodmon and Pete Fowden stated that $1,500 had already been pledg ed. and that an additional $500 could be raised before the season opens in April. "We worked hard, but the people as a whole gave us a ready and loyal support," one of the can vassers said this morning Mr Goodmon also announced that a working agreement had been defi nitely effected with the Cincinnati Reds, that the contract allowing the Martins $1,500 had been drawn and signed. The $2,000 in local donations and the $1,500 plus gate receipts and income from advertising will nearly support the local club, it is believed Minnesota, will be executed this week, and he is expected to take over the managerial duties of the team within the next few weeks or just as soon as he can dig from under those Minnesota snowdrifts. Hauger stated in a letter a few days ago that the temperature there was 33 degrees below freezing and still falling, that snowdrifts had covered his automo bile. Contracts are expected at once fioan Br ice McKay and Howard Earp. Very few of the other old players are expected to return this season Manager Hauger will sign a few and the Reds w ill send a num ber of players here Spring training will get underway about the first of April, and the season opens April 17 NV illiamston Enters A Bid for Vet Hospital CANDIDATE Many Local People Wire Warren to Give Town Consideration Number of Towns in East ern Carolina Seeking New Hospital Williamston yesterday entered a strun| bid to have the one and nne half million dollar veterans' hospi tal proposed by the federal govern men! located here, reports stating that around twenty fivr individuals and heads of various establishments here had directed telegrams to Con gressman Lindsay Warren urging him to use his influence in having the institution located here While some believe there is little chance of having the institution located here others believe that Williamston has about as valid a claim to it as any other town in eastern North Caro lina A dozen or more towns in eastern Carolina where the government proposes to locate the $1,500,000 hos pital have entered bids, and it is reasonable to believe that a long! drawn wrangle will take place be fore any site is chosen Towns as far amay as Elizabeth City in the east and Fayettsville in the south are all clamoring that the institution be giv. en them Wilson and Rocky Mouol have been warring among them selves for weeks, both claiming big rights to the hospital. In the first district, Elizabeth City, Washington. Greenville and Wash ington have been mentioned as pos sible sites for the hospital. Repre sentative Warren yesterday hastily correcting the report charging him * ith saying that there were no towns his district seeking the hospital, and that he favored Goldsboro as a location. He added that he would fa vor "some" town in his own district that is all four?Williamston. Eliza beth City, Washington and Green ville ? are eliminated because of their distance from the rest of the State, he would favor some place as near as possible to his district. Goldsboro is the nearest place to his district, it was pointed out President Roosevelt only a few days ago approved the appropriation of one and one-half millions of dol lars for a veterans' hospital in east ern North Carolina. The American Legion Post in this county has heartily endorsed Wil liamston as the best site in the terri tory, and individuals are continuing to address appeals to Mr. Warren in an effort to have his support in ad vancing this town's bid for the in stitution. Judge Walter vilte, formally randidary today to i self aa superior court Me Use second district Judge Walter J. Bone Formally Announces Candidacy Today (timous Valentine Announc ed Candidacy Recently for Judgeship Walter J. Bone, young jurist ap pointed by Governor Hoey to the i per lor court bench from the second judicial district last year to succeed Judge M. V. Barnhil] when the lat ter was moved up to the state Su preme Court, today announced his candidacy for re-election Judge Bone's announcement de velops a contest for the second dis trict judgeship. Attorney Itunoui Valentine, also of Nasli\ tile, having announced his cindidacy some i In making his formal announce ment, Judge Bone declared that the "good of the office should be placed above personal ambitions." and that he regarded the office of superior court judge "as one of the highest and most responsible position which a man can be called upon to fill," "It is not fitting that I should ex any opinion as to my own qual ifications; the people of the district must judge that matter for them selves, but I do feel that 1 can say with propriety that since taking the oath of office last July I have endea vored to perform the duties of the office fairly, conscientiously and to the very best of my ability." Judge sserted. "If I have succeeded in that undertaking in such a man ner as to merit the trust reposed in me and to demonstrate a fitness for the position which I hold, then I fed that I can with justification ask the people to elect me." The candidate concluded his an juncement with an tipiasn of confidence in the- people of his dis trict to make their choice "in a spir it of absolute accord with the right of the people to choose their public la, and with complete confi dence in their ability to do so, I hereby announce that I shall be a candidate to succeed myself as resi dent superior court judge of the sec ond judicial district. I shall be desp ly grateful to the voters of the dis trict for their support." Martin County's seventh rural < Bear Grass Farmer Suiters Broken Back In Accident Kelly Moore. Beer Gran Township farmer, was critically hurt yesterday when he waa trapped by a falling tree in the Sweet Home section. Re moved to a Washington hospital, Moore, 40 years old, suffered two broken ribs and a severe back injury. He is expected to recover. Mr. Moore was cutting wood with other men when he misjudged the direction in which a tree i foiling and got into the path of < of n Philatbea Class To Hold Monthly Meet Friday Few Cases Are Called In Recorders Court At Monday's Session Three Defendants Are Giv en Road Sentences by Judge Peel There were few cases on the doc ket for trial, but the Martin Coun ty Recorder's court was held in ses sion during much of last Monday in completing its weekly schedule of work. Of the nine defendents facing trial, one-third of them drew sen tences on the roads, two others hav ing $10 fines imposed on them Three cases, charging violations of various laws, were continued for trial at later dates at the urgent requests of the defendants I The docket carried the smallest number of cases of any so far this year, and for the second time in re cent weeks no cases charging drunk en driving were tried Proceedings: Finding no probable cause, the court dismissed the case charging Roy Keith with violating the motor vehicle laws. Charged with violating the liquor laws. John Wiley Ruff in was taxed with one-half the case costs, and Jas. Pippin was sentenced to the roads for a period of three months. Aaron Brown, charged with lar ceny and receiving, was sentenced to the roads for six months Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Robert and Orlan do Brown were each fined $10 and taxed with the costs of the case. Robert Johnson, adjudged guilty in the case charging him and John Little and Lonnie Lang ley with lar ceny. was sentenced to the roads fendanls in the case were found not guilty Henry W. Mizelle Dies In JamesviUe Henry W. Mizelle. JamesviUe Township farmer, died at his home near JamesviUe Wednesday morning at 6 30 o'clock following a short ill ness. He was 63 years old. The son of the late Mr and Mrs Jas. Ed Mizelle, he was born and reared in this county and farmed all his life. Mr. Mizelle was well known and had many friends in his com munity. Mrs. Mizelle survives with five children. Mrs Mattie Jones. Mrs Ursurler Balderson, Mrs. Mildred Prazier and Mrs Estant Teachers, all of Hopewell. Va . and Mrs. Queenie Browning, of Plymouth. Funeral services were o?nducted yesterday afternoon at 2 30 from the late home by Rev Mr. Davis. Inter ment was in the family cemetery near JamesviUe. Three Board Meetings Scheduled For Monday The Martin County Commission ers and Education and the local Town Commissioners will hold scheduled meetings here nest Mon day. the calendars of all three groups carrying no important business for consideration Jurymen will be drawn by the county commissioners for the March term of superior court, and it is probable the board wiU consider plans for refunding road bonds in Cross Roads Township However. Clerk J Sam Getsinger stated that he knew nothing of the plans at this time. The board of education is meet ing in regular session for the first tune in several months, and the busi ness before the body will be of a routine nature. "We have a short calendar scheduled." Mayor J L Hassell said in connection with the scheduled meeting of the local town authorities. NEXT WEEK! am aal yet yaMtriy I I'Mffirial it will attempt tral by by a. County Gets $30,198.97Taxes InLumpSum from Coast Li fie Financially speaking, the Martin County treasury was placed on its feet Uus week uhm ttie Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company paid its 1937 tax account. Based on an assessed valuation of $1,975,631, the taxes levied at the rate of $1.41 the $100 property value, amounted to $27,856.40. a sum slightly smaller than the 1936 account. Although slightly decreased, the account is by far the largest paid into the county treasury for taxes In addition to the general county tax of $27,856 40. the company paid $2.342 57 in special road taxes mak ing a total of $30,198 97 not including taxes due and paid the several in-i corpora led towns Based on a val uation of $272,863. the 15-cent spec ial road tax in Williamston Town j rship raided $409.29. The 40-cent rate in Cross Roads Township raised ?of the company in that district were $135.-j In Goose Nest Township where the company's assessed property valuation was $359,444 last year, the 25-cent rate raised $898 61. Hanoi ton Township with an assessed vai-j uation of $140,554 and a 35-cent rate leceived $491.94 The amount paid by the railroad :r. Robersonville Township is * not known here as that district floated past road bonds under a special com-] mission. | Last year the railroad paid the joounty $29.825 62. but its valuation was $2,085,708 and the rate was $1 43. The four special road districts i received a total of $2,473 09 Plan Control of Blue Mold with Electricity Scientists Locate E\|>eriment Plots Near Williamstoii Theory Supporting Experi ment Is Maintenance oi Even Temperatures Recognizing the great loss result ing to young tobacco plants, sraen-: fists of tlie North Carolina Extension Division located a station on the faiin 6f W. L Taylor. yesterday and will conduct expert ments with electricity in an effort to advance a definite control of the blue mold. Blue mold is connected more with ( atmospheric conditions than it is as a disease of the soil, and the srien I lists are advancing under this Uteon in their experiments. "While we be lieve we are on the right track. we| cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the expert-' ments." one of the scientists said. Lloyd T. Weeks, former assistant' county agent here who is now with, the extension division as tobaccv specialist, is showing much interest in the experiment, and points out that much good can be accomplish ed for the farmer if a control method for blue mold can be effected Ttie experiment brought research workers here from the Virginia Eire trie and Power Company's headquar ters in Richmond in additi n to! Specialist Weeks and Dr Luther | Spallman. George Harper. J D. Hamilton and P D. Lawrence were here yesterday completing plans for the experiment that is receiving the cooperation of the power company According to plans first advanced it was proposed to maintain an ever, temperature in the plant beds by ' burying electric cables a few inches under the ground. Later plans call! for the placing of cables just above the plants and an inch or two unde the tobacco cloth covers The heat ing units will be thermostatically i controlled that the temperature will ! remain about the same during the period blue mold is subject ??* attack j lliA nlanlc Four plots, six feet square, have been prepared for the experiment* Certain temperatures will be main- j tamed in each of the plots, the ex i perimentefs believing that it will, not be necessary to keep the equip I ment in use for more than two or three weeks. No cost figures for the method ate available just now. bu*. engineers point out that* if the plan proves successful the cost of com batting blue mold the electrical wayj will not be prohibitive Farmers interested in the expert ment will find the location conven ient to reach, and any constructive criticism by them will be apprert ated. The experimenters are not able to guarantee results; they are doing just what their title implies. If they succeed, much will have been ac complished for the tobacco fanner, if they fail, they will keep on trying to advance a definite control meth od along other lines. Church Night Service Is Planned For February It The Wtlliamston i planning to have a Church Night service an Wcdneaday evening. Feb ruary ink. The meeting, the first at the year, will hear reports fran the rations at the church, elect the officers of the church board and the pastor will suit it a plan of far the year The iBtk l of the church n urged of the < I FIRST CHECK 1 V > TV tint unmploimnl ? ataatr check lor a Martia ( wall au araa dfliTffrd to Jimn F'rukKa I'aMraia km thi* annul. Cultrxin. net na ptoyed as a painter ia Kaaaakr Kapadv KM Us rUia aa Jaa uary I. His check is for a boat SIC Nearly KM claims have beea filed ia the district office of the employ meat bureau here, larce aamkery of checks are riprrted utthia the aext few days for those filial claims aader the aa implaymcat iasaraacr act. Native Of (bounty Dies At Home In Texas List Mom lav Funeral Services Conducted Tuesday for Thomas Yarrell in Belton a TNwas Yairell. Sr., member of 3 prominent Mai tin County family, died at has home in Belton. Texas, last Monday evening at 8 30 o'clock at the aire of 91 years. He had been in decli ing health for several years but continued active in banking af fairs at Belton until shortly before death Funeral services were conducted in Belton Tuesday after noon by KMer Morgan, of Killeen Texas, and burial was in the North Belton Cemetery. Tlae son of the late Julius Slade land Emmaline Riddick Yarrell. he was born near Williamston on March 19. 1846. When a young man and! shortly after the close of the Civil War in which he served the cause of the south, he moved to Texas and located in Bell County where he was soon reeogmred for his business pioneering After successfully con ducting a business enterprise in OnuTvilleand Tarrellton. the latfer [pure having l*een named for him. ? he located in Bel ton and entered the tanking business During the past 30 years he was president of the Peo pie's National Bank there, andl er copied a prominent place in the bus iness and civic life of that section. Mr Yairell last visited Willu ton about 20 years ago. but he al ways kept in close touch with the activities of his native liome and county Mr Julius S Peel, of Wil liamston. is a nephew and Mrs Jen nie Yarrell formerly of Williamston, but now of Lynchburg, is a sister in-law of Mr Yarrell's He b s vised by two sons, Slade and Thotn as Yarrell. both of Belton. and four grandchildren. Dr Zulieka Yarrell. of New York. Thomas Moore Yar relL of Belton. Mrs. E O Guthrie.J of Austin, and Mrs. Leo Konz. of. Magnolia. Arkansas. ? Boy Suiters Broken Legs When Run Over By Auto TV young ton of Mr and Hn Clarence Hai dy suffered fractures of I troth Ices when he was run snr by automobile at the Hardy home the Hamilton road yesterday af Reports reaching here stated thai the littie fellow was playing the Var parked on a slight cd rolling and trapped I Mrs Hardy, the cil ras attending the funeral at Mr. C M Wynne, in i the I Fate Of "Bandit" Machine Will Be Decided Monday Hearing Held Yesterday in Case at Raleigh by Judge Meekins Judge I M Meekins yesterday in Raleigh studied the petition of Solic itor J A. Powers of Kinston- that he rescind and modify a recent injunc tion restraining officers from inter fering with "silent salesman" slot machines. ?1 Arguments were completed before the jurist at noon and he said he would render a decision "by Mon day " Emphasizing that lie was not ask ing the question " lor press specula lion" and explaining I have not de cided what 1 will do. the judge ask ed Attorney General A A F Sea fell If I lescindcd this decree of De cember 2 I wouldn't do it unless the plaintiff was given 10 days to get the machines out. and would that be acceptable"" Seawell asked that he be allowed to confer by telephone with Solici tor Powers before answering, and this was granted. There are some 1.100 to 1.700 of the machines in the eastern part of the State now. The attorney general argued tha case for the state, becoming indig nant at times and once referring to "damn fools.** Later Judge Meek ins oanmented to Seawell that the at torney general had appeared nerv ous "and used language not usual in your dealings with the court." The attorney general termed it a "puerile argument" that the silent >lej<nttii type of slot machine would be used only once by a player be cause it bote a plate saying it could not be played but once. "If a man is -k-4g- enough -fool to leave?it alone." .-aid Seawell. "then others will come up and take advantage of his luck as the machine indicates what it will do the next play ." Throughout. Seawell argued that the action of the plaintiff and his counsel was unusual and that "this court was unfairly dealt with in the tease.** He contended "the purpose of the plaintiff was to prostitute this court so it would protect him in an illegal enterprise." The jurist said that he saw one of the machines in an Elizabeth City business place a few days ago. with Ins decree pasted on it, and "my first impulse was to call these people to gether and dissolve the decree at ?-nce Then I thought nature would take its course." Judge Mcekins asked if it was BOl "an <*hVious admission that play ing the fnachuie a second time was gdhttfTihg as lie discussed the plate placed *?n each machine prohibiting more than one plav by a person He said it had been testified the ma chines were primarily for the sale of mints yet a man was prohibited from buying more than one pack even if he wanted 100 packages. Seawell pointed out that putting a label on burglary tools that they rould be used illegally did not clear~" a person found unlawfully possess ing them "You can't make a horse a row by pasting a sign on it," com mented Judge Meek ins. (lolumbas ^ ynne Du's in Pitt (louiitv Ccdulfibus M Wynne, brother of It* latr J Lass Wynne, who was a ? evident <*f this county for many years, died at his home in the Oak Grove Community of Pitt County last Wednesday Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon from the late home by Rev J. M Perry, and interment was m the Taylor Cemetery, nearby Surviving Mr Wynne are two smb. M L and J. L Wynne of the home, and four daughters. Misses Dallas and Selma Wynne of the home. Mrs J 11. Taylor of the home ?immunity and Mrs Clarence Har dy of near WUIiamston One sister. Mrs Willie Ann Teei. of Akron. Ohio, also survives He was married in IMS to Idas Lela May Pierce of Martin County, who died 20 years ago He was a uicnibri of the Cross Roads Chris tian church and took an active in terest to community affairs Norman Singers To Make Return Engagement Here The Norman Singers, of Elizabeth City, will make a return i