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VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 77 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 27, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899
Many Cases Cleared
From Civil Docket
In Superior Court
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Comparatively Large Num
ber of Divorces Granted
By Court To Date 0
Completing the trial of criminal
cages last Wednesday afternoon,
the Martin County Superior court,
in a two weeks' mixed term, is
clearing a goodly number of cases
from the civil cases as the term
progresses There is yet plenty of
work for the court to handle, how
ever. Several divorce cases have al
ready been placed before the court,
the applicants charging two years'
separation in every one called to
date.
Proceedings:
Alonza Hardisou was granted an
absolute divorce from Emma Pugh
HardiaOn.
A divorce was granted Rosa Wil-1
liams Outterbridge against S. T.
Outterbridge
In the case of J. S Gurganus
against Barber, a compromise was1
effected, the plaintiff receiving $400
for alleged personal damages and
paying the case costs of about $8
Suing for damages alleged to have
resulted when the defendant's truck
crashed into a wagon near William
ston several weeks ago, William
Stokes received $349 from the firm
of By rum. Old and Eaton
Proving an upright character for
truth and honesty, Sylvester Tay
lor had his citizenship rights re
stored by the court last week
In iU case against J Y ? Aycock,
the Standard Fertilizer Company
was awarded a judgment in the sum
of $2,706.45.
Daisy Mae Bowen was granted a
divorce in her case against Leman
Bowen on the grounds of two years
separation.
The Universal Credit Company
was awarded a judgtpept in the
sum of $494 in its case agaihst W
B. Watts.
In the case of Davison Chemical
Company against J B Whitfield,
the plaintiff took a voluntary non
suit and was taxed with the cost.
The case of J. D. Bowen, trading
as a partner jit Boweit Brothers,
against James A. Hassell and Vic
tory Hassell was settled by agree
ment, the plaintiff to receive
$119.31.
A compromise was effected in
the case of Gabriel Williams, ad
ministrator, against Carl Edward,
H. Glenn and H. C. Norman.
In the case of Curliew Gilliam,
Lee L. Brown and Catherine Hill
against Mattie B Speller, the defen
dant is to pay taxes due for the past
several years by next March or for-|
feit life-time rights to property on
Williamston's Washington and White
Streets
In the case of Roy Harrison,
guardian, against G. U. and John
Russell Rogers, the court sustained
a deed of trust given by W R. Har
rison to the defendants.
A consent judgment was record
ed in the case of J. F. Terry against
Arch Whitaker, the plaintiff to re
ceive possession of certain lands.
The plaintiff took a voluntary
non-suit in the case of W. W. Wal
ters against Mrs. Emily Smithwick.
In the case of Tenner Staton
against H. S. Johnson and D. G.
Matthews, the court ordered the sale
of certain lands under deed of trust
to satisfy $150 claim held by defen
plalntlff
Farm Life School
Damaged By Fire
Early Yesterday
Citizens in Community Do
Good Job To Save
Building
its origin unknown, fire slight
ly damaged the Farm Life School
building in Griffins Township early
yesterday morning, first reports
from the thriving little community
indicating that the fire had gained
so much headway it could not be
sioppea ? Summoned ~by?hunied
messages over a rural telephone
system, citizens of the community
rushed there And working as vet
erans stopped the fire after it had
burned small areas between the first
floor and basement ceiling in two
rooms The work of the volunteers
would have done credit to a city
fire-fighting department.
ry Kelly Griffin at 9:30, the fire was
blazing at a window on the south
side of the building, the first volun
teers to reach there finding smoke
pouring from the building. Braving
a choking smoke, Lawrence Grif
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"BOOKMOBILE" IN COUNTY NEXT WEEK
Operated by the Works Progress Administration, a traveling library will operate in Martin
County all next week, distributing books to people in rural communities throughout the county. It
is the first "bookmobile" ever to operate in this county, and the sponsors are anxious for Martin
citizens to patronize the traveling library. Books will be lent without cost to the borrower, arrange
ments having been made to collect the books two weeks later. Watch for the "bookmobile", and plan
to borrow a book. *
County To I lav e Part
In Defense Maneuvers
I REVOCATIONS
Since the automobile drivers'
law was instituted, 18,580 auto
mobile drivers have lost their
licenses in this State, according
to a report released by the State
Motor Vehicle Bureau in Hal
eigh last week-end.
The number of licenses lost
by drunken or reckless driving
is not available, but a prelimi
nary review of the records
shows that the number this year
is smaller than it was last year
for a corresponding period.
Hop* For Peace,
Europe Continues
Mad Rush to Arms
Hitler Will Not Yield in His
Claim For Little
Czechoslovakia
While hoping for peace, all Eu
rope today continut?s its mad rush
to arms as the turning pi int next
Friday midnight draws near. Some
observers in the diplomatic world
already say that war cannot be
averted, but others cling to the fee
ble hope that Hitler, master of_Ger
many. will withdraw his extra de
mands. accept a portion of Czecho
slovakia and guarantee peace for a
few more weeks or possibly for a
few months.
Sir Horace Wilson. British envd^,
flew to Germany yesterday to fur
ther negotiations fur peace and to
atate-the- position uf Kussfa, France
and England in the event Czecho
slovakia is invaded
Germany's mad man first de
mandedthat territory of C/.echoslo
vakia occupied principally by Ger
mans. His next demond took in all
of Czechoslovakia except a strip
about thirty miles wide, moving the
border to within about 20 miles of
the little country's capital. Hitler
then would not guaran'ee boundary
lines, and in his sdc jch ypstprday
afternoon he said that he would not
yield his demand.
The Nazi leader made a strong ap
peal to the Germans, but his appear
ance was more in the form of a 'pep'
talk often held for a football team
entraining for foreign territory. He
offered a brave front on the surface
but the man's voice trembled with
fear underneath when he tried to
justify his own position and place
the blame for the pending flare-up
on the democratic nations. He
"courted" Italy's Mussolini much
during the speech that captivated
the German nation and command
ed attention throughout the world.
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I uanhi K
T liniiLfoJu vnr\L/o
For the convenience of farm
en, the Williamston Tobacco
Board of Trade, Henry John
eon, auperviaor, is buying all
surplus marketing cards, pay
ing the maximum price of five
cents a pound. Any farmer who
baa a surplus and wishes to sell
II is advised tt> see Mr. Johnson
on the Williamston market at
any time.
The board of trade has effect
ed the exchange of thousands
pounds ef surplus for the coo
sentence of both the seller and
haytr..
Observers Named to
Warn Approach Of
I"Hostile" Aircraft
Eight Observation Posts1
To Be Maintained
In County
Planning it* greatest peace-time
maneuvers, the United States Army
has just recently completed exten
sive arrangements for defending its
post at Fort Bragg, the defense
movement to extend into Martin
County according to authorities in
charge of the movement.
Scheduled to get underway about
the second week in October, the
"hostile" attack by the United States
Air Coips will test the Fort Bragg
defense The Air Corps will release
all types of craft, from its base on
' '? c c >ast during the maneuvers, in
clubing bombers, pursuit planes, j
d observation ships Some will be
seen while others will fly so high,
icy can only be heard.
To aid the defense, the coopera
tion of the general public, has been
asked. Watches will be maintained
in eight sections of the county, and
these watchers will be asked to no
tify the corpoial of their respective
posts when they hear or see a "hos
tile" plane. The corporal reports to
superiors. Telephone lines will
e (c n to the observers during the
?-i . not.is in the day and the four
hours jit night when the planes
move on the fort,
i Eight posts have been establiah
j od in this county under the direc
tion of Colonel Jarman. as follows
Post 1, Jamesville, Phone TS21:
u. w. Hamilton, corporal; Charlie
Davenport, E H Ange, Walston
i Waltern, H P. Martin, 1 L. Alexan
i der, P C Blount, Jr. v
4 Pnst NTT 2r~HaTnr as No. 4 because
there i.> no phone in this square.
Post No 3, WiJIiamston, Phone
235W; J E Boykin, corporal; Bob
Everett, Joe Glenn and William
Everett.
Post No. 4, Farm Life Fire Tow
er, Phone 2940: A. C Hoberson. cor
| poral: Archie Roberson. May Rob
' erson, Mildred Leggett, Asa J Har
diaon.
Post No 5, Everetts, Phone,4112:
Mrs Ben Riddick, corporal; Miss
Rachel Johnson, Mrs. Ida Keel, Mrs.
Mamie Taylor, Roger Riddick, Miss
Ethel Moore.
Post No. 6, Bear Grass, Phone
24J21; W A. Brown, corporal; DeJ
mua Rogers. Garland-Whitley. W
H. Mizzell. Mrs W A- Brown,
Kneezer Harrison and Mrs. lCnwz
er Harrison, j
?Post Nu. 7,?Hssseil Fire Towtr,
Phone 86-3 George H Leggett,
corporal; Marion Whitley, T. C
Whitley, Bill Haislip, Abner Bland,
John T. House, Arthur Crisp, T. E.
Goodrich
Post No 8, Oak City, Phone B,
Hamilton: Joe H Ayers, corporal;
Kelly G. Bunting, W I .a vv r ri i vc -Hr
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man. Melvil O. Crisp. James Hope
Ayers, J E. Mullins, Nathan W.
Johrtson, Lester L. Harrell. Hubert
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Government Makes Strong]
Defense In Control Case |
|The Agricultural Adjus'r-. nt ad
ministration ii reported to have of
fered a strong defense in the case
brought By farmari id Oeorgla to
declare the tobacco control law U
legal and refrain warehousemen
from collecting tag penalties.
The case was heard by three
judges in federal court at Valdosta
last Friday, but no decision has been
handed down.
Offering New Plan
For Curtailment of
Cotton Production!
Association Head Maintains]
No Cotton Should
Be Planted
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J Skpttowe Wannamaker, presi-|
dent of , the American Cotton Asso
ciation. realizing the present plight
of the staple, is proposing a drastic
movement to limit production, wipe
out the present surplus and raise
the price. In a statement issued last
week on the eve of cotton conference
to be held in Washington this week
Wannamaker said, "We will never
reduce the cotton surplus the way
the Government is working it."
It is quite evident that the asso
sociation and its president are fori
control after a more drastic pattern |
than that cut out by the govern
ment AAA
Every farmer, he said, "plants his
allotted acreage on his beat land,
applies, all-the fertilizer that he
would have used on his full acre
age and cultivates this reduced!
acreage intensely, and is breaking'
the record in cotton production " ,
A plan will be offered at the cot'
ton conference in Washington on
Sept. 30 to dispose "of the unwide
ly surplus of cotton now being ear
ned by the government and to pre
1 vent an increase in this surplus,"
' Wannamaker said.
"This plan is similar to the plan
used by the cotton growers through
the activities of tin- American Cot
-km AswaiatHm?-under similar con
ditions in the past With cotton |
selling below the cost of production,'
farmefs of financial means purchus
?nl the apiount of cotton they would
produce under normal conditions
and did not permit the planting of
any cotton 011 their land
" As an lllustrauuu, tn 1113; when
i cotton prices declined to six cents
?-or pound under the systematized
campaign < ntton fanners through
out the So' th took out of produc
tion a rec< i d acreage of cotton and
purchased the cotton while it was
selling below the cost of production
that woul I have been produced on
these lands under normal conditions
in 1921, '22 and '23. As a reslilt. the
un wieldly surplus was destroyed,
cotton prices advanced from six
I in 1921, 32 cents in 1922 and 37
cents in 1923."
The new plan, Wannamaker said,|
I would be an amendment to the pres
ent act permitting the grower to I
purchase from the surplus govern
iment cotton the amount he would'
have produced on his allotted acre
age based on his five-year acreage |
yield.
? "In the fall of 193#, if the fur in* j
er has compiled and has not par
miUed or planted cotton on his
lands, he is to be paid the same
amount for compliance that he
would have been paid had he plant
ed the cotton and be delivered from
the surplus carried by the govern
ment his five-year average produc
tion on his allotted land not plant
(Continued on page tlx)
Rev. Darst Will Make
Annual Visit October 2 \
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The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Derst.l
Bishop of the Diocese of East Car-'
[ olina, will make his annual visit to
the Church of the Advent and St.
Martin's, Hamilton, on Sunday, Oc
tober 7. h* win preach here si the
eleven o'clock service In the morn
ing and at Hamilton at 7:30 at night.
Blahop Dartt la recognized as one
of the outstanding preachers In this
country today. The people of the
community are cordially invited to
attend both services.
Williamston's Annual Fair Gets
Underway Early This Afternoon
With Elaborate Events Program
Official Fair Program
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The official Williamston Fair program follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 28 ? Farmers Day
12:00 Noun?Gates open to public. Art Lewis on midway.
12:15 P.M.?Farmers Program with Congressman John Kerr and
other widely-known speakers participating.
2:20 P. 51.?Grandstand attractions including mule races.
5:00 P. M.?Grandstand attractions, featuring "National Barn
Dance" presented by special cast from WLS, Chicago.
Fireworks.
Thursday, Sept. 29 ? Running Races
2:30 P. M.?Two big running races with best horses in country on
the trash. ?
4:30 P. M.?Big day on the midway for all.
140 P. M.?Grandstand attractions with added fireworks pro
gram display.
Friday, Sept. 30 ? "Thrill Day"
2:00 P. 51.?Austin C. Wilson and his Hell Drivers. "Suicide" Wil
son has got more than most when it comes to breath
taking acts.
g:00 P. M.?Complete grandstand program, followed by attractions
on the midway.
Saturday, October 1 ? Everybody's Day
12:00 Noon?Gates open.
2:30 P. 51.?Two running races.
8:00 P. M.?Grandstand attractions.
Special: Watch for Art Lewis' airplane dropping free tickets to
the Fair.
Record Sales Are Reported on
Williarnston Market Monday
Tobacco sales, holding a marginal
lead over those a your ago, estab
lished a new record yesterday fol
lowing the big opening on Auguat i
26, Supervisor Henry Johnson stat
ing that more tobacco was sold on
local fluors yesterday than at any
time this season. Auctioneers and
buyers traveled up and down the
long rows with exacting regularity
o'clock, the soles for the day pass
ing the 273.0UU pound mark Total
sales for the season are now in ex
cess of the four-million mark, and
the prestige of the market is grow
ing day by day to include an ever
increasing patronage. Farmers were
here yesterday from a dozen coun
ties, and viewing the sale, as a whole
they wi re well pleased.
The price range is advancing
daily with the appearance of the
better tubaccux However, no notice
able increase is noted for those
grades that fall in the non descript
type Reports show that prices for
all grades aru holding their own
with some in the better quality
group showing added strength from
day- to day.
Individual averages this week
have ranged as high as $39 per hun
! died, one?farmer stating?that?he
sold tobocco for the highest price
-he?had?ever?received, considering
the quality.
As the season advances, and iti
| is estimated that it is well over half
spent, the better types of tobacco in
this immediate section are not ap
pearing on the floors in as large
| quantities as was the case a year
ago. "We just did not raise this type
this year." ninety per cent of the
| growers pointed out Grade for
grade, tobacco is selling just as high
in Williamston as it is anywhere in
the belt ???r
"Bookmobile" Will
Make Tour Of This
County Next Week
Books Will Be Lent to Cit
izens in Thirty
Communities
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A WPA "Bookmobile" will be in
Martin County all next week, bring
ing free book* to county crouroad
stolen and rural homea. The books
are made available by the sponsor
"Bookmobile shown will be in
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Martin County for the month of
October to demonstrate the value of
this type of library service. The an
nual library report discloses that
about one-half gf the population of
North Carolina is without library
service of any kind Other than
providing worthwhile employment
for many needy, the WPA objective
is to awaken Interest throughout
the State -to the-end that perma
nent library urograms be establish -
ed and that obtaining good books be
the easy privilege of all North Caro
linians. At present sixteen bookmo
biles are making regular rounds.
Other phases of the WPA library
project during the current year have
provided means for 1304 unemploy
ed needy to-earn their livelihoods,
maintain and obtain skills?result
ing, ninety-six counties have library
service In 198 public libraries,
WPA workers are assisting with the
clerical work, routine duties. In the
schools 548 units have been main
tained In book-repair units, over
950,000 public school text books and
library volumes have been repair
ed and returned to circulation.
Last week, a state-wide project
was approved to carry on the li
brary service and to expend the
service. For that purpose, George
W. Coan. Jr., State WPA adminis
trator, allocated $887,431 for the
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May Widen Roanoke
River Bridge Here
?Unofficial report* heard during
the past few days maintain that the
North Carolina Highway and Pub
lie Works Commission is consider
ing the widening of the Roanoke
River and Conine Creek bridges on
the causeway Just east of here It
is understood that cost estimates
have been made, the unofficial re
ports stating that the project once
advanced will cost approximately
$175,000 The causeway, completed
in 1921, is said to have cost in ex
cegs of. $500.000. the county of Mar
tin floating bond issues of sizeable
proportions to help finance the proj
ect.
With the coming of wide trucks,
the ld21 structure is now classed as
out of date. Repair costs run well
Into the thousands of dollars an
nually, it is understood, and even
then the guard rails remain in a
bad state of repair much of tl
time
A bridge inspector, investigating
ttrir-necessity of so much repair
have bumped into the guard rail on
the Conine Creek bridge several
months ago and ripped away a post
or two.
If the State commission receives
any PWA money, it is possible
work on widening the bridge will
be put underway?Within the next
six or twelve months.
I FREE TICKETS I
The Williamoton Fair man
agement this afternoon is drop
ping 1,000 free tickets to the
fair here this week. Art Lewis'
airplane is spreading 5,000 ad
recti sing circulars over a wide
territory and 1,000 of them car
ry at the bottom the admission
requirements to the fair on eith
er Wednesday or 8aturday.
The plane today dropped
thousands of pieces or crepe rib
boo on the parade
Bi<; Parade Features
Opening of Five-dav
Agricultural Event
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Congressman John H. Kerr
To Address Farmers
Here Tomorrow
Last-minute details were rushed
to completion at 1:30 today as a big
street parade formed on the gram
mi" ..SC,h001 campus and proceeded
tiie fan grounds to mark the gala?
opening of what promises to be one
of Williamston's greatest fairs in
a number of . years. Hundreds of
school children, led by the Rober
sonville High School band, joined
the parade which was made up of
Hoaglan's Combination, regular cir
cus cage sand features from the Art
Lewis shows and Higgins' famous
band.
Chief Manager Norman Y. Cham
bliss joined Resident Manager Har
vey Walker today in executing the
fair program, and a successful week
is expected in all department
The Chief a", action this afternoon
is centered around a children's day
program with local talent partici
pating inseveral contests T?n~??p.
arate grandstand acts have been
booked for the kiddies this after
noon.
A hurried review of the exhibit
halls at noon today found the ex
hibitors busy as bees, the manage
ment explaining that a greater por
tion or the $2,000 premium list
would be claimed this year The
schools are offering some keen com
petition for the group prizes, and
individual farm exhibits are far
more numerous than they were last
year The swine and cattle pens
were almost crowded early today,
and late exhibitor*,- ari. expected
Club boys and girls are well repre
sented with various exhibits
throughout the fair with a special
entry in the calf club
Judges will handle their work
this afternoon and tomorrow, and
premiums will be awarded the lat
ter part of the week.
Traveling across the State, the
midway attractions were late in
reaching here last evening, but ac
tivities were carried on all last
night and the fair is now running
at full blast with fifteen rides and
twelve shows by actual count
t aught m the hurricane that
swept the New England coast last
week, the Continental Revue will
not be included in the grandstand
program this year, Manager Cham
bliss explaining that other aetrb.d
been substituted at a marked in
crease in cost to the fair operators.
We Sincerely believe the people of
this section will see the best grand
Man,| feature* traveling in the South
this year at the Williamston fair
this week," Mr. Chambliss said.
farmers day, sponsored by the
Martin County Earrn Bureau, has
an excellent and instructive pro
gram for tomorrow at 12:15. A mule
show and race with added features
to tli? regular grandstand program
have-been booked for the program
Wednesday afternoon
Running races will be extra fea
tures on the grandstand program on
Iliursday and Saturday afternoons,
and Austin C. Wilson and his Hell
Drive,-, will feature the program
ruddy afternoon "Suicide" Wilson
surpasses many of the stunt drivers
and his acta nr.. ettPcciCH tn jTm?, _
a cupacity crowd.
County agentsjvith Mrs J. E.
Harrison as acting director of ex
hibits and Mrs. Theo- Robcraon as
assistant are well pleased with the
exhibit lrneup and the colored ex
hibits, bandied under the direction
of Matilda May, are up to all ex
pectations
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Two County Men Are
On Review Committees
Two Martin County men, Messrs.
J E Crisp, of Oak City, and J ,R.
Winslow, of Robersonville, have
been appointed by Secretary of
Agriculture Henry Wallace to re
view complaints filed in Edge
combe and Halifax counties by to
bacco farmers who maintain in
equalities exist hr -their marketing
quotas.
Mr. Crisp is chairman of the
Edgecombe committee and vice
chairman of the one In Halifax.
No date for holding the hearings
has been announced, as far as it
could be learned here.