rapar, aa U Curia* tfca Data Taar Subscription VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 53 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 5, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Martin Farmers To Get Around $40,00(1 r In Cotton Payments Price Adjustment Money Is Due Between Now and Late Fall The several hundred cotton far mers in Martin County will receive approximately $40,000 in price ad justment payments between now and the late fall, according to esti mates released by the county agent's office this week. Application blanks will be made available within a short time, and the farmers will be notified direct by the agent's office when to ap ply for the price adjustment pay ments. In making the applications, it Was pointed out, farmers will be asked 10 onng eacn tenant who grew cotton on their farms last year as it is likely the signatures of both the landlord and tenant will be nec essary in filing claims for the pay ments. Under an amending act passed by Congress near the close of the re cent session, cotton price adjustment payments on cotton produced in 1937 will be distributed to fanners who certify that they have not knowingly overplanted their 1938 cotton acreage allotments, as soon as forms and instructions 'can be prepared and issued and producers make application for payment, the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration has announced. The?legislation autliui mug?the -payments previously required proof of compliance with cotton acreage allotments before the payments could be made. The amendment also puts into ef fect a flat .payment rate of 3 cents per pound on the amount of cotton eligible for payment which was not sold prior to September 10, 1937. Under the legislation as it was shap ed before the amendment,, it was necessary in all cases for the pro ducer to sell his cotton before his' payment rate could be determined. the rate being the difference be tween the average price of 7-8 inch middling cotton on the ten designat ed spot markets and 12 cents per pound on the date of sale, provided that the rate was not to exceed three cents in any case. Under the amend ment, all cotton not sold prior to j September 10, 1937, the date on which the ten spot market average price of cotton first fell below nine cents during the marketing season of 1937-38, will be treated as if it had been sold on a date when the ten spot market average price was less than 9 cents, giving the produc ers the maximum payment of three cents. This means that producers who put their cotton under the nine cent government loan may receive cotton price adjustment payments on that part of the loan cotton that is eligible for payment without transferring title. The rate applicable to cotton sold before September 10, 1937, will be governed by the spot market aver age price of cotton on the date of sale, as previously provided. For example, if a farmer sold his cotton before September 10, 1937, and on a date when the spot market aver age was 10 cents a pound, the pay ment rat* applicable to the eligible part of his cotton would be the dif ference between 10 and 12 cents, or 2 cents per pound. Farmers To Tour ? County Tomorrow Quite a few Martin farmers will tour the county tomorrow and in spect various farm projects that are being advanced under the direction of the county agents and assistants. Any one is welcome to accompany the group. The schedule and projects the far mers will inspect are. as follows: 8:00?Assemble at Agricultural Building. 8:05-8:25?J. G. Staton, Lambs, Permanent Pasture. 8:30-9:00?R. L. Perry, Timber Thinning. 9:15-9:35?E. H. Manning, Jr., 4-H Cora. 9:40-10:10?B. F. Lilley, Jr., 4-H Pigs. 10:30 ? Williamston, Agricultural Building. Afternoon 1:00 ? Williamston, Agricultural Building. I;I5-I:JO?W. M. Hardison, T?b*C co. 1:35-1:50?V. G. Taylor, Perma nent Pasture. 2:15-2:30?B M. Worsley, Ter _J . 1 2:40-2:55?R. A. Haislip, Potato Curing House. 3:15-3:45?A. E. Smith, Pure Bred Hogs. 4:00-4:20?J. R. Winslow, Tobacco Oil Burner. Quietness Marks Observance Of Holiday in Martin County July Fourth was quietly observe, and without serious accident in Mar ? 2= SJtSSTS arsfa-.rs5t: ?h.r'7,the ??*?ng?d holi Last Saturday night two cars, on. "V!l Mr Au*us'us Williams and the other by Lin wood James ol Stokes, crashed on the Stokes rc*d but none was hurt Considerabl, d0ne 10 *** C4"' h"w lidt? morning Miss Cora Hoi day was run down and badly but not seriously hurt by an automobile dr ven by Melvin Roundtree, youn, iffored man of Greenville' MiJ JlUUldi.^ was sulking along the highway near the county hnm. when Roundtree started to pass LANDMARK falls a sJ^e ?'lBi"S *nd Davenport tore, used as a warehouse in ***?? year* on Smlthwick Is falling before the ,he old to gtre way for ? -WHion to the George Reynolds ?at? D.wse Biggs 1884 .h k T Davenport, about 18M. the building was used dur ing several years or until the firm constructed a new brick ^j*U?7her? the George R?,. ""?da hotel now stands. The structure was one of few that e-caped the big fire .bout the close of the century. Employment Office Has Busiest Month ? aU"g i?bs 'or a total nf >ao Persons dUHHTTFriiionth of June the Williamston office of the State Employment Service reported more Placement activity in that time than herenu7nth ,ln? 'U Mt?b"?hmenl 1 year Placements made included workers from each of the IVrreT W?H ?f BeaU,ort i y ' Washington and Hyde the J counties served by this office. ' , Manager C. W. Baremore of the local office stated this week that demands for qualified worker I ranged from waitresses and cooks " highly skilled tradesmen, such a" ighway machinery operators I "'oncmasons, brickmnsons, plaster | en, painters, etc. A number of car penters, form builders, and assist C'strTT ,k? PUeed' in building construction and highway project The local employment office re port, that there always ex.,, jol and work opportunities, ,of a gener | variety; adding that skilled ex | perienced and qualified workers are I fr)f tho,le in demand Many ( unskilled and untrained workers al ?o find employment, but have tr compete with large numbers of oth I Leker.PeAenCed "nd un*hilled jot seekers Any person may regutei 'or employment, without charge o. 1>ligation. H" application is then placed in the proper classification ready for referral when any job U bTert f ?l,cPe "nd occopation h. '* Z* fl"ed '?r Many contacts arc made with employers of labor con ?tractors, business men, and others all vacancies luted as found, and referrals made of qualified appl, Hamilton School Faculty For New Year Is Named Hamilton'* school faculty for th< coming term was announced "com plete yesterday following the re election of three and the election ol three new teachers. Professor B. B. Castellow return to the school for the third year ai principal. Misses Kathleen Smith, ol Vanceboro, and Dorothy Whitehurst of Bethel, return as teachers of th< second and fourth grades respect ively. The new teachers are Misi Price, of Scotland Neck; Miss Edru Barnhill, of Stokes, and Miss Haze Jarrett, of Grifton. SPECIALS ' The highways of this section possibly bore the heaviest traf fic during last isuusd. No the heavy flow of traffic Is available, bat daring certain periods last Saturday there was of 1M automobiles ?Iv or bridge here. truck and lost control of the car She was treated in a local doctor'i office and was later removed to het home near here. Roundtree was booked for reckless driving and as sault and is to appear in court or July 18 The last count on the holiday death toll for the nation stood at 378, nearly 200 of that number los ing their lives in traffic mishaps. Pennsylvania with a death toll o( 29 led the states. A year ago 583 peo ple lost their lives in holiday acci dents in the nation. Business activities were slowed , down to a slow pace here, but a ma : jority of the farmers finding it pos ; sible to run their plows for the first I time in quite a while held to their fields. However, a goodly number ( quit their tasks early in the after , noon to attend the ball game here. Seventeen Marriage Licenses Issue d In County Last Month Issuance to Colored Leads Whites for Sixth Straight Month Seventeen marriage licenses were issued by the Martin County regis l?r nf rteoflc l?.t Mnnlli the imiania to colored couples leading the white list for the sixth consecutive month. Seven of the licenses were issued to white and ten to colored couples, the last month count for colored couples being the same as it was for April and May Licenses were issued to the fol lowing: White Howard Thomas Rose, of William ston, and Bergie Glyn Bailey, of Robersonville. n yf FthoriHgp of Hassell, and Hattie Wynne Bailey, of Roberson ville. H. C. Kinckley, of New York, and Elva Cora Phillips, of Plymouth. Jesse Rudolph Respass, of Pante go, and Marie Carter, of Wenona Rodney Alexander and Hattie Spruill, both of Columbia. Garland D. Jones and Marjorie Corey, both of this county. Colored John Robert Andrews and Mollie Council, both of Robersonville. John Boston and Mable Ellis, both of Washington County. George Salsbury and Verna Jen kins, both of this county. Sheppard Lynch and Hattie Bry ant, both of Martin county Velmar Chance and Emma Knight both of Everetts. Major Lloyd and Evelyn James, ] both of this county. Lonnie Green and Mittle I^ee Eborn, both of this county. Mildra Eborn and Bettie Spruill, both of Martin county. Cleveland Godard, of Martin County, and Eliza Riddick, of Rop er. Mark Hardy and Louise Best, both of this county. ? Farm Lire School Faculty Is Named Hopeful oVreguining the teacher lost by a decreased average daily attendance, Farm Life school offi cials are making plans for boosting the attendance and starting opera tions the early part of next Septem ber. The apointments to the seven faculty positions were announced complete this week by Professor C. B. Martin who returns as principal of the school. Two new teachers, Mri. Stella Blount Hyman, of Plymouth, and D. | T. Ward, of Tyner, have been em ' ployed. Mrs Hyman, a teacher in the Scotland Neck schools for sev eral years, will teach the subjects of French and English in the High ' School. Mr. Ward will, in addition to teaching mathematics and science, coach athletics. e Large Number Expected To Attend County Clinic Indications are that the county'i second maternal and infancy clinic will be largely attended in the high school- bunding here Thursday af ternoon of this week between th< hours of 1.30 and 4:30 o'clock. Drs Brown and Furgurson will be in charge of the clinic which is being " held for colored expectant mothen and children. Dr. Furgurson explained a few days ago that white cases are han dled in the health offices in Wil liamston's town hall by appoint ment. County Allotted Teachers For The New School Term Total Number of Teachers Is One Less Than Year Ago Martin County has been allotted 191 teachers for the coming school term by the State School commis sion, the total number feeing one less than the total a year ago. In the group allotted strictly by the com mission are 95 white and 96 colored teachers, two white elementary schools, Robersonville' and Farm Life, losing one each, and the white high school at Williamston gaining one teacher. In the colored group, tha slamantary oehuola ul Everetts and Hamilton each lost a teacher, but the elementary schools at Par melp and Smithwick's each gained a teacher. Commenting on the allotments, county school officials explained that the loss was not as great as had been anticipated, three other schools in the county falling under the re quirements to hold their faculties intact by two or three pupils. ? In addition to the number of teachers allotted by the State com mission there are eight vocational instructors who will continue in the schools of the county, receiving sal ary payments jointly from the coun ty, state and federal governments. The list of?these teachers follows: Jamesville agriculture teacher; Wil liamston home economics and com | mercial teachers, Robersonville com - i mercial and home economics teach ers- Williamston colored vocational trades teacher, and Parmele voca 1 tional-agriculture teacher, making a total of 101 white and, 98 colored teachers > Nearly all if not all the positions in the various school faculties have been filled, it is understood. The allotments made by the State School Commission?to the?vui'ious schools in the county are, as'follows: White Ele. H.S. Jamesville . 9 4 Farm Life 3 Bear Grass 7 3 Williamston . 15 7 Everetts . 8 0 Robersonville 9 8 Gold Eoint 2 0 Hasscll . 2 0 Oak City 7 5 Hamilton 6 0 Totals 69 26 White Vocational Ele. U.S. Jamesville . 1 Williamston . 2 Robersonville . 2 Oak City 1 Totals 6 Colored Ele. 11.8. Williamston . 11 4 Biggs 4 0 Woolards . 3 0 Q o Burroughs O Poplar Point 1 0 Parmele . . . 6 4 Robersonville . 6 0 Everetts 3 0 Gold Point . 4 0 Oak City 6 0 Hamilton . 4 0 Salsbury 3 0 White Oak 2 0 Jones . 3 0 Whichard-James 3 0 Bowers . 2 0 Jamesville . 4 0 Dardens . 0 Keys 1 0 Piney Woods 1 0 Coreys . 1 0 Smithwicks . 2 0 9 A Bear Grass ? u Cross Roads ~~ 1 0 Totals 84 8 In the elementary school the basis of allotment is: Twenty-five average daily at tendance, one teacher, Forty-fiye^ average daily attend ance, two teachers; ? Seventy-five average daily at tendance, three teachers; One hundred and ten average dally attendance! four teachers; One hundred and forty-five aver age daily attendance, five teachers; One hundred and eighty average daily attendance, six teachers; For each additional 36 elementary pupils in average daily attendance, one additional elementary teacher is assigned In high schools the basis of allot ment Is: Twenty-five average daily attend ance, one teacher; Forty in average daily attendance, two teachers; Sixty in average daily attendance, three teachers; Eighty-five In daily average at tendance, four teachers; For each additional 35 high school pupils in average daily attendance, one additional teacher is assigned. Local Tobacco Market Will Open Season on August 25th Williamston's growing tobaccc market will open the 1938 sqjtson or Thursday, August 25, the dab*. set by the United States Tobacco Asso elation in annual meeting at Whitt Sulphur Springs, W Va . being ont (Jay earlier than the opening lasl 'season Farmers and warehouse op erators had hoped for an opening not later than Tuesday, August 23 The fixing of the opening dates for the various belts was marked by heated arguments, and long hours were spent before a decision could be reached by the committee. Last year the markets in this belt opened on Thursday, August 26, but farmers and warehouse opera tors pointed out that the crop was fort lior nHvnn.e.t lh,? UwU last and that an earlier opening should be provided. Efforts were made by those markets in competi Ask Information For Determining Leaf Allotments Committeemen to Receive Facts During Next Three Days ?Plans were completed last Satur day for receiving information neces sary 111 determining individual to bacco marketing allotments and be ginning tomorrow nine community committees will sit in the various districts through Friday to get the required facts. The county agent's office is urging every tobacco grow er to offer the information asked, and explains that a farmer must re port before he can receive a market ing allotment. If he has lost his Sales records, the farmer must so report to his respective committee, The information received by tfTe community committeemen will be forwarded to the Raleigh office where the allotments will be deter mined. During Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of this week, the community committees are located as follows: Williams Township Joshua L. Coltrain and C L. Daniel at the township house near No. 90 filling station. Witliamston and Poplar Point: | Fred Taylor and John R. Peel at the county agricultural building Hamilton Township: D. R. Ed mondson, C. L. Nelson and J. H. Lil lard at Hasseil. Jamesville Township: C. C.- Mar i tin, P M Holliday and J. L. Knowles at Jamesville's town hall. I Robersonville: J. R Winslow, J. i R. Daniel, R. S. and S. T. Everett, next to postoffice in Robersonville^ Bear Grfiss: J. D. Wynn, Sidney Beaeham and W M Harrison In town of Bear Grass. Cross Roads: W. L Ausbon, Gas ton James and Henry D Peel at Ev eretts. Goose Nest: J. C. Ross, A. W. Out terbridge and L. H Hux at Oak City. . ,v_ Griffins: S. E Manning, W. B I Harrington and George C Griffin at Farm Life school. TRAFFIC As an aid to housewives, a number of Williamston mer chants are offering extra spec ials in their stores tomorrow morning. Prices have been ma terially reduced for the buying ing, and attention of Enterprise readers are directed to the group of specials carried in the several advertisements appear ing on the back page of this pa per. > tion.with those in the Border and i South Carolina area to have the op t enings fall nearer together, but the association committee's action calls ? for activities to get underway on ? the Border three weeks ahead of the '."eastern markets. The dates caused a| long debate on the floor of the meet- j ;i mg last Friday, but representatives of the North Carolina and Old Belt; territories were unsuccessful in their efforts to have the report ta-j i bled and other opening dates con sidered Georgia will open its markets on, the 28th of this month, the markets: in South Carolina opening aboijt a week later. Opening dates for other ? 1 belts are: Eastern North Carolina. 'lT i-v-hi;1. Align il ill! Mill II " " 1 September 13; Old Belt, September j 27. and dark fired Virginia on No-, vember 28. 1 V POSTPONED I The regular monthly meeting of the Martin County Commis sioners scheduled to have been hetd this morning wa* postpon ed until 9:30 a. m. tomorrow on account of the death of Mr, I, E. Pope's mother. In addition to routine duties, the calendar tomorrow includes a scheduled visit from Griffins citizens who are planning to ?protest the action of the board last Friday when the authorities recommended the surfacing of the road from Butler's Bridge to the Hassell school house. Tenth Electric Line Has Been Completed ???? The Virginia Electric and Power Company completed Its' tenth rural electrification project in this coun ty last Fiidaj mining wliui fifty I four customers in Griffins Town | ship were added to the extensive I power and light system. Additional customers in the territory will be added latpr, it is understood. Tile line completed last Saturday is the longest in the county. Start | ing at Pulley's store, the 7,600 volt line runs about teil miles and fur nishes service principally in the Farm Life area of Griffins Town ship At the present time, the V. E. and P Company has approximately 50 miles of strictly rural lines in this county and is supplying current to several hundred homes. The mile age does not include those lines Con necting towns. The program of the Virginia Elel; tric and Power Company and those of one or two independent concerns I are now almost fully developed in I this county, service being available lo customers located in every town | ship. Local PTA Asks Jars For Lunch Room Project *?? An appeal is being made by the local parents teachers association for quart and half-gallon jars for use in pi eparing