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THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Label ea Tew Paper, as It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expiree. VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 26 Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Friday. April 1.1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Complete Trial Of Civil Cases Today In Superior Court Jury Allows J. B. Cherry $750 for Proposed Street ? The Martin County Superior court completed a full two weeks term here today after clearing a large number of cases from the criminal and civil dockets. Yester day. Judgr Willtl Bone discharged the jury for the term, and only a few motions occupied the attention of the court before adjournment With possibly a few exceptions, the civil proceedings have attract ed about as little attention as any term held here in some time, the courtroom having less than a half dozen spectators at times during the past day or two. Final court action was taken in the case in which the town of Wil liamston asked for a right-of-way over the J. B Cherry property for the extension of Smith wick street The defendant was allowed $750. a sum described by town authorities as 'mighty high " Mr. Cherry stated that he did not want to sell the property or any part of it for less than $5,000. and it is understood that the town is not anxious to pay the amount assessed by the jury, making it appea that there will be considerable Ik; .s extending the R L Cobuin and Uiien were fm'ardnl MOO uiHgn I- ' adainrl Mayo's Ku Way Heating and Cur inf System. Inc.. the plaintiffs al leging that they had been damaged when a product of the defense fail ed to perform as guaranteed Commissioners were named to sell certain lands to satisfy a claim of $1,248 established by the plaintiff in the case of J D Diggj against Mary Elira Huff and others"*""* George Boston was allowed $80 in rents against C L Hinson and oth ers. the defense attorney giving no tice of spptal The case of J L Corey against Thomas O. Leavister in which the plaintiff was asking $150 damages alleged to have resulted when a truck belonging to Mr Corey and a car belonging to the defendant crashed on a highway near Rober sonville in November, 1934, was set tled out of court Leavister, filing a cross action and claiming $1,071 damages was awarded $28730, the plaintiff Corey receiving nothing Divorres were granted <m the grounds of two-year separation to Odessa Bell against William Bell and to Mrs R W Higdon against R W Higdon Eight applications for divorce were filed, the court grant ing seven of them The court finally cleared its cal endar of the name of Leavister yes terday when it granted a $449 judgmt nt to the Universal Credit company against Thomas O Leavis ter. It was the second case tried this term in which Mr. Leavister was a party to the action The Leavistfr Corey cases have been before the courts since March, four years ago Actions were started at that tune following a truck-auto wreck the (Continued on page six) Health Show Scores Hit In This County Completing a week's schedule in this county today, the little puppet show, stressing the rules of mouth health, scored a bag hit m every one of the larger srhooh and even start ed the old and staid members of WiRiamston's Kiwams and Lions clubs thinking at a joint session of the two cmc organizations last eve Oral Hygiene in wrath the State Board of d the Martin County is effecting a Committee Organizes Forces To Push Recreational Plans Realizing the great need for a playground here and assured par ticipation by the Works Progress Administration in the promotion of a recreational program, a number of leading citizens today are organiz ing representatives of the various ' civic, religious and other local groups into an executive board to establish a permanent project for the children of Williamston. The recreational executive board will be composed of representatives from the Lions. Kiwanis and Wo men's clubs, parent-teacher associa tion. American Legion, ministerial association and Skewarkey lodge Names of the executive board will be announced the early part of next week. No definite program for advanc ing a recreational project of a per manent nature has been formulat ' ed at this time, but the board being created today is expected to give the task its immediate attention. Those interested in the welfare of RETURNS Rev. W. R. I oral paster, rrtaras kerr aext Monday from MR? to tmm durt a series at pre Easier serv ires ia Ike Baptist rkarrk. the srrakes te caaliaae tkraapk Friday at Ike tallasriac weak Local School To Receive \ isitors In connection with Clean-Up Week wKkK the heal schools will observe next week. Wednesday. April 6 has been designated at vis : ltors day. Patrons and friends of . the school are invited to \isit the classrooms of the three buildings any time during that school day Programs of special interest will be presented in the auditoriums at the grammar school and the high school At the grammar school group singing will be offered at 10 and 11 o'clock grades two and three singing at 10 and grades four. five, and six at 11 At the high school the three home economics classes will display ap parel and articles made during the year under the direction of Miss Grant, teacher Visitors are urged - lo visit the exhibit in the home economics rums between the hours of three and five. Fine work has been done by the home economics students this year and the exhibi tion will prove interesting Tea will < be served between the hours of three and five It is hoped that a large number of parents will take time to examine work done by their children in both the elementary and high schools To fiiii ? ( lab Judge Walter Bone will address the Robersonville Rotary Club this evening at 7 00 o'clock local youth are planning to appeal to the town authorities next Mon day evening tor aid in helping to convert the grounds adjoining the Legion hut on Watts street into a permanent recreational center. The board will be asked to tile the ditch running through the grounds, and assist in any other way it can tow ard advancing the worthwhile un dertaking. Plans have been made to estab lish a temporary playground at grammar grade school, and the WPA has already offered to participate ?n the program It is pointed out. however, that now is the tune to work for a permanent program, that it is possible to get govern mental aid to supplement an exten sive program Leaders in the movement are an xious for a strong public support, and everyone is urged to participate in the program that holds such great proryise for the youth of this town and community. Horse Huns Away Here; Sto|>|>e<l in Adjoining County Tears Down Sidewalk by Police Station and Strikes Car Time for the older generation here was turned back twenty years last Tuesday afterm*>n when a young dray horse, pulling a small wagon, broke loose from his owner on Railroad street and tore down the town's main thoroughfare and ran itself down in a four-mile chase that finally came to a stop ?*??an other county. The incident, cram med with danger, proved very ex citing, the older boys describing the break as the most unusual one they had seen in twenty years Patrol man H. W. Rothrock. Sheriff C B Roebuck. Grant Jefferson took an exciting lesson in horse-catching, but as horse-catchers they proved themselves not so hot. Bennie Rives, owner of the horse, and he is a fine horse too, had re moved the bridle and tied the reins to the haymes while the horse, still hitched to the new wagon, ate his oats at the Rives home Becoming frightened, the horse started his wild run. Turning into Main street, the animal started into a filling sta tion but apparently, decided against service, and continued across the sidewalk in front of the police sta-. tion, striking and damaging one side of Mrs. Roger Critcher's new car The horse increased his speed and went over the brink of the river hilt (Continued on page six) I Many Plan To Hear Dr. Wm. R. Burrell Williamston people and others throughout the community in large numbers are planning to hear Dr W R. Burrell. foi r local mirus ter, when he returns next week fb~ conduct a series of pre-Easter serv ices in the local Baptist church As head of the local church for a long number of years. Mr Burrell made many friends in this section who are glad to welcome him here for the special preaching mission which will continue through Fri day, April 15. The minister is now pastor of the strong Biltmore church near Asheville Since leaving here he served the church at Murfreesboro and was president of Chowan College for several terms Welfare Office Flooded with Applicatiom for C. C. C. Jobs Announcing openings for eight young men in the Civilian Conser vation Coips a short time ago, the Martin County welfare office u now flooded with applications for those positions. Miss Mary Taylor, super intendent of the county agency, ex plaining that 41 youths had applied that every one of them was anxious to get into the sei i ice The applicants will be notified to report between now and the XMn of this month. Miss Taylor explain ing that no definite date had been determined by the authorities The large number applying for positions in the sti ski was ex plained by the location of the last group of Martin County boys m the the early part of transferred across the continent and located in the state of Oregon Fan tastic reports have been received from the newly-made Westerners, and most of those seeking places in the corps are hoping for a trip equally as long. It is possible, how ever. that they will be located in a nearby camp, possibly in the one in an adjoining county. More than 150 Martin County boys have enrolled in the Civilian Con servation Corps service since it was organized at the request of the pres ident. Many at them, taken from the streets, have been greatly benefitted and the training has been helpful to all. The condition of relatives back home has been improved, and the program can be of untold value to the try William T. Hunter, Prominent Citizen. Dies at Home Here Funeral Service Conducted Wednesday Afternoon at 3 o'Clock ? William Timothy Hunter, one of this section's most highly respected citizens, died at the home of his step-daughter. Mrs. Joseph Godard. liere last Wednesday evening at 6:15 o'clock Death came after a long period of declining health and pa tient suffering Mr Hunter. 79 years old. had been in feeble health for several years, but was able to be up until a few months ago. The son of the late John and Christian Hunter, he was born in Gates County where he spent his early life and received exacting training at the direction of his fa ther in the mechanical construction of large mills When a young man his services were much in demand^ throughout the United States and in parts of foreign countries, and he traveled extensively finally locating here about sixteen or eighteen years ago It was after completing a big mill project in South America that he came to Williamston and retired some few years ago Few men possessed greater traits of a true Christian gentleman than did Mr Hunter His life was marked by its gentleness and understand ing He found pleasure in his work, and peace and contentment was his in abundance through a never-ceas ing and willing worship of his Cre ator Mr Hunter appreciated the simple and finer things of life, and his activities were patterned in close relationship with a supreme law He was a loyal and faithful mem ber of the Baptist church, serving here as a deacon for many years'. and in the church or on the street his presence radiated friendliness, kindness and sympathetic under standing Mi Hunter was held in high esteem by all who knew him. and lie enjoyed a large friendship here and in foreign states Surviving him are his widow , who was before her marriage, Mrs. Del l? Peebles Gay. of Greenville; a son. ? Jack W Hunter, of Greensboro, and | his step-daughter, Mrs. Godard. Funeral services were conducted at the home in New Town yester day afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev James H Smith, pastor of the local Baptist church, assisted by Rev John L Goff, local Christian min ister Interment was in the family plot in tlie local cemetery 6 Mail Jailed For Larceny Of (lar Roosevelt Fagan, county colored man. was arrested near here last Wednesday afternoon by Deputy J H Roebuck and members of the Highway Patrol for the alleged theft of an automobile fro^n E A. Dan ?els. solicitor of the Beaufort Coun ty Recorder s court, in Washington last Saturday night Pagan's trail was picked up early Wednesday morning w lieiv he tried to cash a forged check at L C Nui neyV store on the Jamesville road The negro, arrested in this county several months ago when lie attempted to forge Will Ifardison's name to a $40 check, ordered eight gallons of gasoline placed in the new Dodge car. and offered to pay with the forged check The mer chant refused to give Fagan any change until he could investigate Officers were called and during the meantime Fagan drove off leaving I the worthless check with Mr. Nur ney Sheriff Roebuck recognized the I handwriting, and issued a call over the radio for Fagan's arrest Patrolmen from Plymouth. Wil liamston and Washington joined Deputy Roebuck and they trailed Fagan through several county town ships and into Beaufort and back in tc Martin, finally picking him up at the Old Mill Inn that afternoon about S o'clock. The car had been driven about 1.500 miles' by Fagan since last Saturday Fagan will be tried in this county for attempted larceny and then face a larceny charge in the Beaufort bond at a hearing there today court He was placed under a $1,500 Little Work Is Scheduled For County Commissioners With not a unfit item at vraal husmem on their calendar. the Martin County cotnmwsioners are anticipating a short and uneventful season here next Monday. Routine duties will hold the officials in ses sion several hours, but adjournment .in the early afternoon is possible if It business presents it Push Drive For Two Gymnasiums In Martin County Plans Arc Likely to Receive Attention of Board Next Monday ? Plans for the proposed construc tion of two gymnasiums, one at Jamesvilte and one at Oatv City, are likely to come up for discussion and consideration at a meeting of the Martin County Board of Education here next Monday it was learned today Just what action the county board will take in supporting the two newly proposed buildings could not be learned- Reports from an un official source indicate, however, that the county school board is willing to participate in the pro gram costs, that it is possible $1.00(1 will be made available by the au thorities toward the construction of the two buildings Other unofficial reports state that the Works Progress Administration :s in position and ready to partici pate in the proposed program to the extent of about 70 per cent of the costs The next action to be tak en will be to get the county board of education to sponsor the projects, and representatives are expected nere from the two towns to urge that this be done at the meeting on next Monday No definite construction costs have been advanced, but it is cer tain that it w ill not be necessary for the county school board or citizens in either of the two communities to underwrite a bond issue to finance iheir part of the program The proposed buildings will be similar to the one in Williauiston, but not probably as large Other than the plans for the gym nasium. there is little schedule*! for consideration by the t>oard next Monda\ The sale of sev eral al>aiHloned school site's is sub ject to approval or rejection. One of the sites, located on Rhodes street here and hardly more than an acre in size was sold, subject to approv al of the !*?ard. to 1. II Harrison for $180 An old site of al>out one half an acre in Jamesville was sold under similar conditions to Mrs. J E Smithwnk for $75 A small piece of land of ahoul one twenty fifth of an acre and adjoining the grammar grade school property here was sold to B S Courtney for $30 Kejiort Few Fish In Koanoke Diver Fishery opeiators on the Roanoke <i,v 4repi?rting unusually small cstchcs this week at their plants in Jamesville and the lower part of the countj The big seines are pick ing up ii?> more than a |*t k bucket full of fish at a time Mr C. C Flem ing, operator of tlie fishery at Jamesville. >aid yesterday after noon. Reports from the sound fishing giouiuh* substantiate reports releas ed l?y the Roanoke fishermen How ever. Williamston fisliernieii state that there are about as many fish in the stream* at this point as are ever found?at this season of the year. Other fishermen point out that the spring season ls several weeks advanced. iiial ordinarily when the dog wc*t*d blossoms fish are taken from the strcan. by the tens of thousands Piobably the fish are running by the calendar and not by an advanced spring Operations are not at all encour aging at this time but the fishery owners are Joikint lor normal catches within the next few days. I^rge crowds are expected to visit the fishery later in the season Local Tobacci Big Stride Du Selling right at nine million pounds of tobacco, the Williamston market last season made one of the largest percentage gains of any mar ket in the entire country Sales were doubled last year by more than 300.000 pobnds over those in 1936. and the price average was advanc ed by slightly more than 5 cents a pound A report, recently released by the State Department of Agriculture, shows that the Williamston market sold 6.969 938 pounds of tobacco for an average of $25 46 per hundred pounds Several thousand pounds of scrap were sold after the report was filed with the State department, and the local records show that the to tal aalaa were slightly in excess of luiic million pounds The average price paid on the Williamston mar ket ranked right at the top and ted Allot Martin Farmers 18,200 Acres Peanuts POULTRY CAR I V J A fourth and possibly the last poultry car this season will be operated in the county next week. T. B. Brandon. County Agent, announced today. The first loadings will be re ceived at Jamesville next Wednesday stopping the follow ing day in U'illiamston. lead ings are scheduled in Roberson ville on Friday. April 8 and in Oak City on Saturday. April 9. All-day loadings in each town have been arranged. Young Democrats of District in Meeting H< 're This Evening ?*? Form County Organization In Meeting Here Tuesday | Young Democrats of the First j Congressional district, will perfect Ian organization among their ranks at a meeting to be held in the coun ty courthouse here today at 5 30 | o'clock, reports stating that between lot) and 150 young party men and women from the' fourteen counties in the district were planning to at tend and. pa tieipa* - in the organi zation proceedings The only group in the ,State whose ranks have not been organized, the First District Young Democrats will hear Secretary of State Thad Fure and several oth??r artivo hauler* in the organization. Several others prominent in the party'activities and leadership will also address the meeting. Carter Studdcrt. chairman of arrangements, announced this morning Arch Allen, prominent in the state organization, was taken ill this week and will be unable to attend Following the organization meet ing m the courthouse, the group will repair to the Sunny Side Inn where a barbecue dinner will be server! Tickets, selling for $1 each, have been engaged by more than 25 people in this county, and the or ganizers are predicting an interest ing and entertaining rally Preparatory to the district organ I ization meeting, a small group of j young men and women met in the ! courthouse Tuesday evening and perfected a county organization with 11 Ilorton as president \JL* ?. 11 ..?? It ? ? succeed himself on the hcnch in this district, "dropped" in on the meet inn and briefly addressed the group The judge, explaining that Democ racy was a potent factor in the world today, that it was functioning not only in name hut in reality, was well received by the small group ?Tim jurist is expected to he present for the district meeting this after n?M?n and evening Officers of the county orgamza-" tion other than President llorton, are first vice president. Miss Elsie Andrews, of Williamston. second vice president, Sherwood L. Hob erson, of Robersonville. third vice president Russell Martin, ??f Jfantes* j villi*, fourth vice president, G W I la r ret t, of Oak City, and secietary tuasurer. Carter Studdert, of Wil liamston Secretary Studdcit. addressing the organization briefly, stated that he hoped young Democrats in this . county would participate m the do. trict organization meeting here to day and assist in entertaining the 1 visitors ) Market Made ring, Past Year the State average by a few cents. North Carolina farmers, including all belts, received $141,056,845 for their 1937 tobacco crop, which sold for $1.50 more per 100 pounds than the average fur 1936, the State De partment of Agriculture said in its final season summary of State to bacco warehouse sales Growers sold 577.623.891 pounds of leaf on North Carolina floors, for an average of $24 42 per hundred pounds, or $40,924,039 more than was paid for the 1936 crop of 437, 552,728 pounds of producers' tobac co. "All sales, including dealers' and warehouse resales, totaled 643.253, 217 pounds, and averaged $24.07, compared with 489,400.476 sold the previous season at an average of $22 48 per 100 pounds." W. H Rhodes, state department of agricul ture chief statistician, said. Planning Release Of Tobacco Quotas Juirlv Next Week Cotton Quotas Held Up Pending Action in Congress ?r*? a Martin County lias been allotted 18,200 acres of peanuts under the new agricultural program, the office of the county agent was advised yes terday. according to Mr T. B. Slade J list as soon as thgJxihacco and cot ton allotments can be determined, the office force will start mailing out the peanut allotments to individ ual farmers. No control legislation for peanuts will be effective this year, the house agriculture committee yesterday de feating a proposed amendment to include peanuts in the program However, it will be necessary for farmers who will benefit from the cotton and tobacco program to ad here to allotment's for peanuts. Mr. Slade stated yesterday that work on the tobacco allotments was progressing rapidly, that they hoped to mail out the quotas to individ ual farmers the early part of next week, possibly on Monday. Any grower who wishes to enter a complaint about his. allotment is directed under the law to notify the chairman of the county agricultural committee, Mr. Jesse Crisp, in writ ing No official information is avail able just now but it imdprstimd _ that no drastic reductions have been made on any one farmer, that ev ery effort has been made to distri bute the reductions equally on all farmers in all parts of the county. 'hie task of assigning individual tobacco allotments has just about been completed in the county, and tinal approval is now being sought from the State office. Just as soon as the changes can bi? reviewed, the allotments will he released to the individuals Cotton allotments cannot be as signed until final action is taken on amendments now pending in the National Congress. They should be available within a short time, how < ver. The county's claim for a peanut I acreage allotment was well main tained, it is understood, but county agricultural officials are withhold ing any comments just now Over in Wilson. County where drastic reductions were ordered, the farmers, after investigating their allotments, are said to be better sat isfied They learned the reductions ! were fairly uniform, that all fared alike, reports reaching here stated. Local Debaters \re Eliminated Debaters, representing the local OngtrTTCtToo 1, wen* eliminated in the State-wide debuting contest this morning when Scotland Neck's neg |alive team scored a unanimous vic tory over Williamston's affirmative here and a two-toone decision over Williamston's negative team in the Halifax city. Winning both deci sions, Scotland Neck will participate in the contest at Chapel Hill soon. Williamston's affirmatfve team was made up of Gordon Manning * and MissTIelen Mishoe, Miss Grace j Barrthill and George Sumara rep resenting the negative for the Wil J hamston school at Scotland Neck. Miss Marfha Cherry and Phillip Pittman debated here for Scotland Neck. The debates centered around the theory that the several states should adopt a unicameral system of legis lation. One of the judges here stated that .til the debates were very good. Waits Quarter Century To Announce Mariage W E. Saunders, Bertie County man, died at his home between here und Windsor a few days ago, news of his death having been accompan ied by an announcement of hit mar riage a quarter of a century before. Hu wife explained that her husband just did not want the marriage an nounced, and during all thoae years it remained a secret. Saunders frequented Williams ton often and had many friends here. Transferred W. D. Mishoe, manager of the lo cal telephone office, has been trans ferred to Washington. His family is to join hia at the end of school.