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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 41 rr Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 24, 1938. . ESTABLISHED 1899 Martin Farmers Are Rejoicing Over The Condition Of Crops Politics and Other Topics Overshadowed by Outlook With one of the beet outlooks in many year* for bumper crops this season, Martin farmers are openly rejoicing, leaving politics and other controversial subjects in the back grounds for slight consideration la ter on. Even the prospects for prices next fall are not entering into the conversations, the farmers talking principally now about how early he will likely be curing tobacco, how fast his cotton crop is growing and how well the season is advanced. "We'll be curing tobacco by the middle of June if weather conditions continue favorable from now on, farmers from up Robersonville way say. "Tobacco is knee high and some of the leaves are already as large as they were at curing time a year ago," Williams Township fanners said yesterday. "I have never seen better looking crops at this time of year than those out in our sec tion," a Farm Life farmer explained this morning. A year ago, numbers of farmers in this county had just started transplanting their tobacco, the working continuing well into June. Curing activities did not get under way on any appreciable scale until early July, and quite a few farm ers left the tip# in their fields for the worms in late August and early September. A world of sorry tips, tips without a friend in the world, were placed on the markets and sold for little or nothing. With indications pointing to one of the earliest crops on record, they can open the tobacco markets any time after August 1, "and we'll be ready for them." numbers of farm ers from all over the county are saymg- ^ ni..ir"Zlru ?*.? close of the peanut planting season, reports stating that most of the goobers are already in the ground. In the potato communities of the county, quite a few farmers have already started digging the crop. Prices are now ranging around $2.28 a barrel. In the Hassell section yields slightly below normal are be ing reported, the early diggings net ting around 50-60 barrels to the acre. The crop situation is so pleasing that the farmers have found little time to talk about anything else Politics, ordinarily a topic for warm discussion this close to a primary, is little heard in conversations on the streets and around the rural cen ters. Few farmers are even men tioning the depression, and it is an actual fact that nearly all the com plaining about tobacco quotas, cot ton allotments and so on is little heard these days. ""*? Martin farmers are possibly more optimistic now than they have ever been. They realise that economic conditions aren't blossoming to ca pacity, but they are looking to the future with hope and are not dig ging into the good earth looking for any unnecessary worries. Ouster Hearing Moves On Slowly Greenville, May 23.?Bills of cost that have been under discussion for the last three days in the Superior Court ouster hearing against Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst took the spotlight again today. Disposition of 31 bills of cost list on the audit of bills of cost made in Sheriff Whitehurst's office were tes tified to by J. Frank Harrington, clerk of Pitt County Superior Court. On Friday of last week he testified to 139 bills of cost, several of Which had been nol prossed and settled. Attorney Jones, representing the prosecution, objected to Harring ton's testimony on grounds that set tlements had been made after the time of the audit. Albion Dunn, de fense counsel, moved that the items in the audit which they said had not been presented in court should be removed from the gudit as admitted into the evidence. A heated discus sion then arose about the bills of cost Harrington again testified in con nection with the bills of cost thli afternoon. Accountants Ausbon and Wall war* questioned as to the pur pose of the audit made in the sheriffs office. They explained thai its purpose eras a preliminary to es tablishing a new bookkeeping sys tem for the county. - a . Ne Aetten Tet While the closing of local storei each Wednesday afternoon durinj the summer has been mentioned, nc action has bean definitely taken tc Government Moving Peanuts From Storage Houses Here Sold to a Wilmington oil mill, ap proximately 28,000 bagi of peanuti are now being moved out of the Farmers warehouse here today. Six truckers moved out the first loads this morning, reports stating that it will require about three weeks to clear the house. Bids were received yesterday in Ed en ton by the North Carolina Pea nut Stabilisation Cooperative for approximately 33,000 bags of the goobers stored in the Planters ware house here. The name of the suc cessful bidder has not been an nounced. but it is understood that the sale was made to an oil mill op erator. With the removal of its peanuts here, the stabilization organization will have reduced its stocks almost to a minimum, reports stating that nearly all if not all of the peanuts sold went to crushing mills. No prices have been officially an nounced, but it is understood 'bat few peanuts bought at S 1-4 cents a pound have been sold for more than $1.80 a hundred pounds, the organi zation adhering to its announced policy calling for the divers'.cn of all its purchases into oil if the cleaners did not offer a price suffi cient to offset the purchase, insur ance, storage and handling costs. It would have been possible for the stabilization cooperative to have sold much of jts stock to the clean ers at a price of about S1.90 a hun dred above the oil mill quotations, but the lower figure was accepted with the aim of removing the crop surplus from the edible trade. The peanuts here are among the last to be sold, the stabilization or ganization having already moved several hundred thousand bags to the oil mills from various sections in the peanut area. r AUCTIONEER <r ClarWM "Jakle" Taylor, one of the boot tobacco auctioneer* in any old belt, haa signed a con tract and will again be with Meaara. Claude Griffin and Jim Ble Taylor at the Roanoke Dixie warehonae here this com ing season. Mr. Taylor's contin ued presence on the local mar ket la recognised as a valuable Poppy Day Will Be Observed In County Poppy Day will be observed in Martin County this year on Satur day, May 28, Mrs. J. E. Boykin, chairman of the poppy committee of John Walton Hawaii unit of tha American Legion Auxiliary, has an nounced. Extensive preparations for the observance of the day are being made by the Auxiliary women. Nearly 1,000 poppies, made by dis abled veterans, will be placed in the hands of the Auxiliary members for sale in this county. Memorial poppies, to be worn in honor of the World War dead and to raise funds for the welfare of the disabled veterans and needy fam ilies of the dead and disabled, will be distributed throughout the coun ty. Organizations of corps of "pop [5y girls" to offer the flowers to ev eryone on the streets during the day and to receive contributions for the legion and auxiliary welfare funds. The flowers have been ordered from Oteen hospital where they have been made by disabled veterans. "Poppy Day is the day of person al tribute to the men who gave their lives in the nation's defense," ex plained Mrs. Boykin. On that day everyone can show that they ftill remember and honor the sacrifices of those who lost their lives in the war. The poppy is their flower, made in their memory by their disabled comrades. "The American Legion Auxiliary will ask no set price for its poppies. We want everyone to wear a poppy and to contribute as he is able for the flower. All contributions will be used for the work of the legion and auxiliary among the men who lost health and strength in the war, and among the children whose fathers are dead or disabled. Hie bulk of the money will be expended right here in Martin County. ? Highly Respected Colored Citizen Dies Near Oak City Scott Plttman, highly respected colored man of Goose Neck, died at his home there late last Thursday nighr from heart trouble. He was TO years old. Plttman was a leader of his race, and took much interest in the affairs of his community. The funeral held in an Oak City church Sunday afternoon was large > ly attended. Burial was on his home i farm, near Oak City Maple Grove Builds Sunday School Unit Construction work was started yesterday on four new Sunday school rooms for the Maple Grove Christian Sunday school, reports from members of the religious body in the Farm Life community of | Griffins Township, stating that it was planned to have the new rooms ready for use on June 5 Recognizing the need for adequate housing for the Sunday school, the membership willingly donated the building materials and large num bers are offering their services free in advancing the building program, which calls for the construction of four rooms, two of them being 11 by 16 feet and two being 12 by 12 feet. The smaller rooms will be connected to the church auditorium for use at well as for use by the Sunday school. Ranking as one of the largest ru ral Sunday schools in the County, the Maple Grove unit has an enroll ment of approximately 100 pupils and reports an average attendance of about ?0. Reports sUte that the Sunday school is enjoying a steady growth, and it is believed the unit will experience a marked increase in membership as soon as the en larged plant is made ready for use. Lions Exj)osition In Carolina Warehouse The Wllliamston Lions club have appointed their committees on ar rangements of the Merchants Ex position and Indoor Circus to be staged in the New Carolina Ware house during the entire week of June 20 to 25th with five nights for the white patrons and Saturday night being set aside for the colored population of this community with white spectators. The A. Grey Productions who have been staging such events in Eastern Carolina for the past five years have opened headquarters for this event in the building directly opposite the city hall on Main street and Mr. Grey promises that this Ex position and Indoor Circus will be one of the outstanding events of the season, with iU gUmorous decora tions that will transform the ware house into a veritable fairyland of color with thousands of feet of col ored festooning and hundreds of electric lightsT also the professional performance of sixteen high class circus attractions to afford enter tainment for those in attendance each night, along with the special events consisting of prominent pub lic speakers, giving away of a live baby, style show, local talent revue, and the crowning of the Queen as the climax of a week of gala enter tainment, there will be a Queen's Ball when the Queen and her court of honor will preside over dancing to the swing music of Paul Jones and his popular dance band on Fri day night, June 24th. The Lions Club of Williamston cordially solicits the support of all merchants as well as the individuals in their endeavor to give a high -I,., form of entertainment to ev eryone in this community, for the good cause of Blind prevention, to which proceeds of this exposition will be given. Hid it is anticipated by the committee that this event can be an annual affair, thua adver tising Williamston and Martin County in its entirety, so please consider this your Exposition and help make it the huge success that the other communities ere enjoying in their Oallopadas, Tobacco Festi vals, June German! and Strawber ry Festivals, Will Start Work On Warehouse Addition By Middle of June Farmers House Will Have 42,200 Feet of Floor Space Construction work on an addition to the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse will (et underway here about the middle of next month, or just as soon as the government moves out the 28,000 bags of peanuts stored there, Mr. Leman Barnhill, owner partner, said yesterday. The owners handling the construction contract themselves, plan to have the addi tion ready for use two weeks or more before the market opens pos sibly during the middle or latter part of August. The addition to the house will pro vide 5,800 more square feet of floor space and will make the house one of the largest for the sale of leaf tobacco in this section. According to present plans, the owners will widen the "L" part of the building by 35 feet. The first addition, made several years ago, made available 9,800 square feet. The main section of the house. 270 feet long and 100 feet wide, has 27,000 square feet, the additions boosting this figure to 42,200 square feet. It is estimated the house when the addition is com pleted will hold almost a day's sale Timber for the addition to the house has been placed on the lot, and arrangements for the construc tion work have been completed, the builders stating they will start ac tivities there just as soon as the gov ernment moves out the peanuts it has in storage there Messrs. Joe Moye, Holt Evans and Leman Barnhill will again operate the house, and they are planning for a successful season. These men are well known throughout eastern North Carolina as able warehousemen and excellent judges of tobacco. Forming a part nership last year, they made record sales and laid the foundation for a continued growth this coming sea son. Cancer Control Nets $43.14 in Drive Here The nation-wide drive for cancer prevention just recently concluded was nbly supported in this commun ity, Mrs. Frederick Hoyt, local chairman, stating that the 26 $1.00 memberships and contributions to taled $43.14. Those joining the movement were: Members: Miss Lora Sleeper, Mrs Vernon A. Ward, C. A. Plyler, R. L. Cain, Mrs. Grace Swain. L. T. Fow den, C. B. Clark, Dorothy Ward, Ir ving Margolis, Nat Israel, Urbin Rogers, Proctor Hat Shoppe, D. R. Davis, Edwin Peele, W. E. Dunn, Mrs G. P. Hall, J. L. Hassell, B. S. Courtney, Mrs. J. E. King, Mrs. C. A James, C. B. Roebuck, Dr. J. H. Saunders, -Mrs. Titus Critcher, A Friend, H. H. Goodmon, Jamesville Home Demonstration club. Contributors: Bill Haislip, Mrs.W. K. Parker, Mrs. W. J. Melson, Mrs. J. C. Anderson, Mrs. Dewey Hay man, Mrs A. L. Roebuck, Mrs. Fred erick Hoyt, Willard SJioe Shop, J. D. Woolard, Ruth Norton, Annie Mae Odell, Mr. Miller, R. L. Smith, Sam Woolford, Buddy Talman, Gay lord Harrison, Anne's Variety Store, The Enterprise, Mr. Eugene Rice, Herman Bowen, Clyde Griffin, Mr. Joe Boykin, Garland Barnhill, An nabelle Brown, Mr. C. B. Leggett, Mr. W S. Hatchett, Edna Barnhill, Garland Woolard, Jane Parker, Do lores Long, Mamie Clyde Taylor, Kate Manning, L T Williams, Ed win Trahey, L. B. Harrison, J. W. Bailey, A it P Grocery, Elis Ram ey, Pender's, Ben Courtney, Jack Horner, Mrs. B. S. Courtney, Sara Cone, Reginald Simpson. A. J Man 1 ning, Wheeler Manning, Mrs. R. H. Goodman, Mrs. K B. Crawford, Mrs. C. C. Parker, Mrs. Charles Peele, Mrs. Carrie Rhodes, Mrs. C. O. Car j ver, Mrs. Erah Cobb, Mrs. E. D. I Woolard, Mrs. T B. Brandon, Mrs. Canvassers: Mrs. G. P. HaU, Mrs. W. J. Melson, Ruth Norton, M Lora Sleeper, Mrs. J. C. Cooke, Mrs. T. B. Brandon, Mrs. Dewey ' Hay man. Kiwanians And Lions Play Bull Thursday Lions and Kiwanis athletes will meet on the hifh school diamond here next Thursday afternoon to settle an argument that has been raging ever since the Lions tied the victory count at one-all. Both teams are anxious to meet the other, and the boys are promising a good game. Proceeds from the game will be turned Into the library fund. District Methodist Conference To Bring Over 300 Church Leaders Here Next Thursday and Friday ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT CONFERENCE Williamston, N. C., May 26-27, 1938. PROGRAMME Thursday Morning 10:00 Devotional by presiding elder 10:10 Roll Call and organization of conference 10:30 Words of welcome by Pastor Host, Dr. Maxwell 10:48 Appointment of conference committees 11:00 Pastors' reports and other interests 12:00 Determine method of nominating t nnual conference delegates P. M. 1:00 Lunch 2 00 Committee meetings 2:30 Afternoon Session. Devotional by M. W. ManesS 2:45 Laymen's Hour: C. G. Morris, District Lay Leader; Hon. W. I Halstead, W. J. Woodley and W H Burgess. Associate Lay Leaders 3:15 Election of Lay Delegates to Annual Conference 3:30 Address by Hon. Cale K. Burgess 4 00 Reports and miscellaneous business 4:30 Adjournment Evening 8eaaiea 8:00 Devotional by J. L. Smith. Sermon by H K King} "Alders gate's Continuation" Friday .Horning 9:00 Devotional by Carl K. Wright 9:15 Reports: Quarterly conference Records, John R. Poe. Licens ing Committee, L. B. Jones; Lay Activities, C. G. Morris. Election of District Lay Staff; Church Finance. C. A. Flynn, Local Preachers, E. W Downum; Golden Cross, Judge A. P. Godwin; Christian Education, George Blount; Adult Work, E. D. Weathers; Young Peoples' Work, R. E. Walston. Chil dren's Work, Mrs. B. B. Slaughter; Assemblies, Allen C Lee; The Woman's Work, Mrs. J. L. Delaney, Secretary Woman's Work; Missions, H. K. King, District Missionary Secretary; Evangelism and Spiritual State, D. M. Sharpe; Findngs Re port, W. N. Vaughan. "Youth Crusade", Dr. S. A. Maxwell RobersoiiVChapel Holds Bible School The annual Daily Vacation Bible School of Roberaon'a Chapel got un derway on Monday, May 16th at B a. m. The school will continue on through next Friday, the 28. There is an enrollment of 80 with an aver age attendance of 71. The school has been divided into four departments. The beginners are being taught by Miss Josephine Gurganus and Miss Melba Grace Peel; the primaries by Misses Ruby and Louise Wynne; the juniors by Miss Louise Paschall, who is the director of the school and Miss Ezefferlee Griffin; and the in termediates by the Rev. Z. T. Piep hoff and Rev. John C. Whitley. Most of the older boys ai\d girls are playing volley ball this year. A few boys are playing Softball. A course is being offered to the intermediates on the "Land Where Jesus Lived". They are drawing maps of Palestine and are outlining its physical and political divisions and placing the various cities visit ed by Jesus on the map. A very enjoyable course is the course in music offered by Rev. J. C. Whitley to the juniors and inter mediates. The commencement exercises will be held next Sunday. ? ? Ascension Day Will Be Observed In Church Here There will be a celebration of the. Holy Communion on Thursday, As cension Day, at 7:30 a. m. in the Church of the Advent, this being the day Our Lord ascended into Heaven. It is urged, since this is one of the four most important days in the life of Christ, that each individ ual make a special effort to attend ? Funeral For Small Child Held Sunday AfternoonI Funeral services were conducted! last Sunday afternoon by Rev.j John Whitley, Presbyterian minis ter for Edith Cavell Wynne, five months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wynne. Interment was in the Stephenson cemetery in Poplar Pbint Township The child had been in ill health a greater part of its life, and the end last Saturday was not unexpect ed. e Makes Record Fish Catch In Gulf Stream Recently I Vacationing in Florida, Mrs. Charles H. Godwin, Sr., made a rec ord catch while fishing in the Gulf Stream last week. She hooked and pulled in a sailfish measuring eight feet and one inch and weighing IX pounds, reports stating that the fish was the largest caught there this TOWN MEETING aftenaoea, the local Iowa misalonen are to formulate plaaa for advancing a proposed *75,MO improvement profram including the paving of a num ber of streets, the construction of additions to the water aad sewer system and the creation of a playground center. Tentative surveys advanced by Engineer Henry Rivers call for a IM.IN rtreet program, $15,SM for additions to the sew er system, lijtf for a swimming pool, and around 117,SM for a fourth deep welL The authorities plan to place the program before the people In a special election within the next few weeks Bible School Has Finals Program William stem's third annual daily vacation Bible school was brought to a successful close last Friday eve ning when the pupils participated in a commencement program at the Christian church before a large au dience Entering the special school two weeks previously, the children had made marked progress in the study of Bible stories, and offered a splen did program, one that was much enjoyed. During the school period $15 was raised by general collection, the leaders announcing that a portion of the money would be used for the purchase of books for the public li brary and the remainder would be used for the purchase of playground equipment. . "We are well pleased with the progress of the school and the teach ers are to be highly commended for their splendid work," Rev. John Hardy, Episcopal minister, who kept in close touch with the school, said at the commencement exercises Fri day evening. ? Visitation Day At Junior Orphanage Next Sunday Visitors' day will be observed at the Junior Order United American Mechanics Orphanage Home in Lex ington next Sunday, reports stating that Martin County will be repre sented. The home, supported by the Jun ior Order, is caring for 235 children, and the annual viyilalion is usually well attended by iftember of the or ganisation from all parts of the State. Oovernor Hoey will speak during the day, his address to feature the Burgess' Address To Be Added Feature on Thursday's Program Delegates Will Be Guests In Various Homes on Thursday Night Interest in religious activities foe all of northeastern North Carolina will be centered here next Thursday and Friday when the local Metho dist church membership entertains the Elizabeth City District confer ence which will bring here more than 350 church leaders and a num ber of prominent speaker?. The dis trict is composed of 32 pastoral charges reaching from Manteo in the east to Williamston in the west, reports stating that each of them will be represented during the two day meeting. ReV. B. B. Slaughter, district el der, will preside over the confer ence which opens at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning and adjourns at noon Friday. Extensive preparations are near ing completion for entertaining the conference, the first to be held here th slightly more than five years. The visitors will be guests in private homes, the several denomi nations joining the Methodists in en tertaining the delegates and other representatives of the various churches Dr. S. A. MaxweU, pastor of the host church, states that near ly 200 official delegates are expect ed and that approximately 150 oth ers will accompany them here for Uie ihree sessions. Following the organization of the conference Thursday morning and the reading of reports by the var ious pastors of the 32 charges, the meeting in the afternoon will hear a series of addresses by prominent speakers and churchmen. A feature on the afternoon program is the scheduled address by Cale K. Bur gess. chairman of the United Dry Forces of the State. Mr Burgess, his subject likely to center around an appeal for support of temperance, is to address the assembly at 3:30 o clock that afternoon. The evening session, convening at 8 o'clock, will hear a sermon by Rev H K King who will have for his topic, "Alders gate Continuation." The Friday morning session mn vening at V o'clock, will be given ov er to conference business including reports from the various department heads. The conference will close with an address by Dr. S. A. Max well in which he will interpret the new legislation enacted by the re cent general conference in Birming ham as it relates to the "Youth Cru sade." 4 Williamston is glad to be host to this Jarge and representative body of Methodists from northeastern North Carolina. Coals In the County Setting Up Potato ??? Flan* for setting up Irish potato goals for individual commercial growers are being advanced today by the county agricultural office, the authorities explaining that these goals must be established and main tained .to assure maximum partici pation in the soil conservation pro gram benefits. The growers are asked to submit their acreages planted to Irish po tatoes and yields for the xeart IMC. 1B37 and 1038, and the number of tenants sharing in the proceeds from the potatoes this year. It is estimated that there aren't more than SO or 80 commercial growers in this county. ? I Local Methodists Join In A Idersgate Celebration The local Methodists wiH join in the world-wide celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of John Wesley's Aldersgate experience to night at 1:15. A special thirty mh| ute program has been arranged' principal features are the singing of Wesley songs and the participation in the communion service. A vary brief description of Wesley's visit to Aldersgate will be made by the pea tor. All Methodists in Williamston are expected to enter into thia serv ice. Throughout the arortd at the same hour over eight million will Weslejr'a