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Will Ptad On Col- j umni a Latchkey to em 1.SM Homes of Martin Oonaky. THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Label on Ub l-aper, as It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 91 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 15, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Williamston Leaf Mart Ranks Near Top In Prices Paid Prices Here Are the Third Highest in Belt To November J ?? All this talk about tobacco prices being higher on some other markets apparently is all wrong according to an official report released last Sat urday by the State and Federal crop reporting agencies. All the markets, the report shows, were about in line with Williamston holding a com manding place with the third high eat price average in this belt. Con sidering the quality of the crop, the prices received on the Williamston market during the season ending November 4 are really stronger than the actual figures would indicate. Tobacco warehouses in North Car olina had sold 429,424,948 pounds of producers' tobacco at an average of $23.36 per hundred pounds by No vember 1, according to the report. Last year 440,670,029 pounds had been sold by November 1 at an av erage of $25.43 per hundred pounds. Thus, the prices received this year by producers are shown to be $2 07 per hundred less than the average received to November 1 last year. During October, 164,342,473 pounds of producers' leaf were marketed, averaging $25.23, compared with last October producers' sales amounting to 206,486,593 pounds, at an average of $28.40 per hundred The total sales, including dealers' and warehouse resales, amounted to 184,380,781 pounds, compared with the total sales for last October of 229,828,145 pounds. On November 1, the State-Feder al crop reporting service estimated that the state would produce 535, 825,000 pounds of tobacco in 1938. The producers' sales to date repre sent approximately 80 per cent of this amount. Warehouses are report ed to be closing earlier than last sea son. Producers' sales to November 1 by belts were reported as follows: Old Bright Belt, Type 11, 114,461, 747 pounds, average $23.37. compar ed with 101,060,668 pounds sold last year. The New Bright Belt, Type 12, had sold 231,125,843 pounds at an Average of $23.50, compared with 249,913,605 pounds sold last year. The Border Belt, Type 13. had sold 83,837,358 pounds at an average of $22.95, compared with 89,695,756 pounds sold last year to November first. The preliminary estimate of the crop produced by belts as estimat ed on November 1 is reported as follows: Type 11, 270,640,000 pounds, compared with 281,600,000 pounds produced last year; Type 12, 263. 500,000 pounds, compared with 305, 250,000 pounds produced last year; Type 13. 64,390,000 pounds, compar ed with 71,905,000 pounds produced last year. The Burley crop, produc ed in the western mountain counties was estimated on November 1, at 8.775,000 pounds, compared with this same estimate for the crop pro-1 duced last year. Weather conditions throughout the state have been variable during the past season, but conditions during harvest have been favorable. Pounds Aver. Ahoskie 3.034,376 23.05 Farmville 15,787,922 23.62 Goldsboro 7,459,647 23.371 Greenville 43,514,191 23.86 Kinston 35,333,774 22.71 Robersonville 6,107,084 23.19 Rocky Mount 39.909,244 23.18 Smithfield 7,800,098 22.06 Tarboro 3,853,198 23.34 Wallace 3,671,174 21.51 Washington 3,504,610 22.85 Williams ton 6,228,526 23.65 Wilson 54,921.999 24.35 TOTALS 231,125,843 23 50 1 Farm Bureau To Hold Picnic Supper Friday The Martin County Farm Bureau is planning a barbecue supper in the America Legion hut Friday eve ning of this week at 6:30 o'clock for its member^ip of more than 100 farmers. Prominent speakers will appear on the program in the interest of a membership drive and plans for pro moting a campaign for a continua tion of the crop control program, C. Abram Roberson, president, an nounced. Admission will be membership card. ? Revival Is Underway At The Bessemer Church ? A revival conducted by Miss El ite Poland, of Elm City, began last night at the Bessemer Church and will continue through Sunday, No vember 20th. Review Committee Receives Leaf Allotment Complaints Meeting in the agricultural build ing here yesterday morning, a spec ial committee named by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace heard eleven farmers appeal for in creased tobacco marketing allot ments. Twenty complaints had been filed with the office of the county agent for consideration at the hear ing, but nine farmers did not appear to prosecute their claims. According to unofficial informa tion coming from the meeting, no errors were found in the eleven in dividual cases. The committee took down the evidence offered" at the" hearings, and will notify the com plaintants within ten days or two weeks what decisions were made, j "Land, labor, equipment and' planted acres were found listed cor-1 rectly, and the allotments werej made up in accordance with instruc tions from Washington City," one member of the committee was quot ed as saying. Farmers who are dissatisfied with the committee action, may turn to the courts for recourse. J Messrs. W. D. Barbee, chairman of Seaboard; M. L. Brinkley, of Rich Square, and J. P. Parker, of Cole rain, were present for the meeting. They are bona-fide farmers and their action in handling the com plaints is independent of recommen dations from any one connected with the administration of the agricultur al program in Martin County. Fewer complaints were filed in this county than was the case in nearly everyone of the other coun ties in the belt. EXTENSION 3 Prospects for uvin( a $124, 000 general improvement pro gram here were considered more favorable today when it was learned the Public Works Ad ministration will consider a 30 day extension for completing plans necessary in executing the project. Town bonds that went begging for bidders the first of this month, are now commanding in terest on the open market and offers are pending, it is under stood. However, preliminary ar rangements have been made to float the issue with a govern ment agency at 4 per cent, the fi nal sale depending upon the most advantageous offer. Henry C. Donaldson,! Young Farmer, Dies Henry Cecil Donaldson, young farmer, died suddenly at the home of his parents on the old Joe Whit aker farm in Williamston Township early last Thursday morning. He was found doad in bed, death ap parently striking several hours be fore members of the family found the lifeless body cold. The young man, a native of Bertie County, had been sick for ten days or two weeks. He was said to have taken a dose of calomel just a short time before he died, reports indicating that possi bly his appendix ruptured and death was the result of peritonitis. However, a doctor called to the young man's bedside last Wednes day, did not consider his condition critical. The young man, the son of L. R. and Nola William Donaldson, was born near Lewiston, on November 19, 1920. He had made his home in this county for several years. Funeral services were conducted last Friday afternoon at the home by Rev. Z T Piephoff, Presbyterian minister. Interment was in the fem ily burial ground in Bertie County. Representatives Of Veterans Bureau Here Colonel Graham K Hobbs, and Captain Charles H. Burnett, of the Veterans' Bureau, were here today from Raleigh in the interest of vet erans' claims. Colonel Hobbs, recalling the time ! when he and Charlie Mobley spent | half a day together in a shell hole at the battlefront in France, looked his old friend up here and talked over old times during most of this morning. Special Program at Everetts Christian Church F r i d ay The young people of the Bear Grass community will present a pro gram in Everetts Christian Church Friday night at 7:15 o'clock, after which a Christian Endeavor will be organized for the Everetts Church. Rev. J. O. Taylor and Garland Bland will deliver short addresses and Rev. J. M Perry will give the welcoming address. The public is cordially invited to attend. I POSTER CONTEST *? / Prize winners in the Book Week Poster Contest sponsored by the Williamston Public Li brary were John Daniel, 5A; Eunice Ann Britton, 3A; Sallie Gray Gurkin; Thelitis Ray nor and Eliza Daniel 6B; with hon orable mention going to Zaek Piephoff, 2A; Frank Weaver, James Buach, 6B, and to the owner of the Pied Piper poster from 4B. Judges for the contest were Miss Lore Sleeper, Miss Ella Mae Gay lord and Mrs. John Har dy. Winners may secure their prises from the Public Library, November ltth. Showboat Riding The Waves Again "The Floating Theatre," the orig inal as far as show boats go, is again riding the waves after resting on the bottom of the Roanoke, a few miles below Jamesville, for almost a week. The boat, grounded in thir teen feet of water when a log rip ped a sizeable hole in its bow, was floated late last Saturday. Attached to three tugs, the floating theatre was towed to Elizabeth City Sunday for reconditioning Reports state that the greater part of a month will be required to re pair the damage to the boat itself and to the equipment, and that the costs will exceed $5,000. It is not cer tain that the boat will operate any more this season. "We certainly like Williamston and its people, but we do not want to travel up Roanoke River again to see them," Mrs. Nina Howard, owner of the floating theatre, was quoted as saying. Most of the cast of 32 players and crew have disbanded, returning to their home in a dozen states. Recovers Old War Relic From River Fishing his lines in the Roanoke River just off the Norfolk. Balti more and Carolina wharf, Haywood Cherry, Jr., recovered an old Civil War muzzle-loading gun last week Believed to have been thrown into the water during the Civil war, the old relic is in a bad state of repair. Rust has eaten away the trigger, but the stock, unusually small at the time of manufacture, is fairly well preserved The hammer, little touch ed by rust, occupies a prominent position on top of the old weapon. No marks of identification can be found, but it is said to be of the type -used principally by thr Confeder ates during the War Between the States. Young Cherry, thinking he had caught a record size fish, has placed the relic on display in an Enterprise window Remembering that Christ mas is only a jew weeks away, the youngster is anxious to sell the relic. a Advance Plans For Gym At Oak City Attendance is off a little due to picking peanuts. Principal H. M. Ainsley attended the Teachers' Annual Convention in Greenville Saturday. A large crowd was present for the P. T. A. meeting and quite a sum was raised towards building the gymnasium. Mr. J. H. Ayers, of Oak City, help ed to fall the first.tree which goes for the building of the gymnasium. Lumber is expected to be on the lot for the building in a few days. About forty pupils are receiving free lunches daily. The school is try ing to meet expenses, which is pret ty hard at times with only a few contributions. The seniors attended high school senior day at Chapel Hill, Nov. 5. Everyone reported a good time in spite of the rain. The seniors are expecting their class rings some time in the near fu ture. The senior play, "Goin' Modern", I a sparkling comedy in three acts acts tells of a middle-aged couple who go modern to please their off spring, is to be presented December 2 at the Oak City high school audi torium at eight o'clock. A small ad ission will be charged. ? ? - - Dr. John D. Biggs is here today from High Point attending to busi ness. Map Plans Today For Crop Control Program In State Five Organizations, Includ ing Bankers, Pledge Support Meeting in Wilson today, five or ganizations?North Carolina State Farm Bureau, State Bankers' Asso ciation, Fertilizer Association, East ern Carolina Warehousemen's As sociation, and Merchants' Associa tion?arc mapping plans for a cam paign in support of the crop control program. All the organizations are well represented at the meeting, a report stating that the entire execu tive committee of the Farm Bureau is present to offer aid in formulat Reprcsentatives of the organiza tions are expected to tie the cam paign program in with a speech to be delivered by Secretary of Agri culture Henry A Wallace in Ral eigh the early part of next month, and there is a possibility President Roosevelt will participate in the campaign to a certain extent when he speaks in Chapel Hill on Decem ber 5. It is apparent that opposition to the program has been strengthened and many believe that unless the plan is supported by a heavy vote on December 10 Congress will tam per with the law creating the AAA. After conferring with United States Department of Agriculture officials, the State Farm Bureau Federation is scheduling a series of community meetings to be held throughout the State for discussions on the program with farmers. In the next few weeks J B. Hut son, AAA administrator in the coun try, will speak in the state in four different places, ending his speak ing engagements in the state in Greenville on November 30. During the meantime, commun ity committeemen and farm agents' offices are working night and day adjusting tobacco acreage allot ments with the expectation of get ting the quotas in the hands of far mers during the early part of next month or before the referendum on December 10. Several community groups have already reviewed the allotments in this county. ? Draw Jurymen For Court in December Jurymen (or the one-week term of Martin County Superior Court were drawn by the commissioners in session Monday. Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nashville, is scheduled to preside over the term convening on December 12. While the court places both criminal and civil cases on the docket, the tribunal generally limits its work to the trial of criminal ac tions Names of those drawn for jury I service during the term are: Jamesville Township: Arthur Modlin, H A: Sexton, Claude J. Ange, O W Hamilton, Elmer N. Modlin, W. L. Moore and David Hol liday. Williams Township: Vernon Grif fin and A. W. Hardison. Griffins Township: B. Frank Lil ley, Ben R Manning, William Paul Harrington and H. L. Manning. Williamston Township: Irving Margolis, W. O. Griffin, W. E. Dunn, and T. M. Britton. Cross Roads Township: G. W. Tay lor, Jr., Frank Gurganus, G. H. Forbes and Paul Leggett. Robersonville Township: Marion E. Smith, W. M. Wynne, J. A. James, B. E. Anderson and Gaston L. An drews. Poplar Point Township: Grover Rogers. Hamilton Township: W W. Briley, W. E. Everett, H, L. Purvis, and L. A. Weaver. Goose Nest Township: Claude L. Nelson and Eli Williams. Holding Hearing In $50,000 Law Suit Here ?* A hearing in the $50,000 damage ?uit brought by Edna Lee Mizelle, young county white girl, against the Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation and J. T.White^ driver, is in pro gress here today before Clerk L. B. Wynne. The hearing, attracting a few less than a dozen lawyers, was still in progress after two o'clock this afternoon, several hours hav ing been spent questioning the plain tiff. Cotton Raising Costs More In N. C. Than Other States Of the principal cotton producing states, the cost per acre in North Carolina Is more than any other state, reports the N. C. Department of Agriculture. On the other hand, the cost per pound is lower than Highly Respected Citizen Passes At Home of Daughtei Funeral Services For Mrs. W. T. Hunter Here This Afternoon ? Mrs. Delia Peebles Hunter, highly respected local citizen and member of a prominent Pitt County family, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Godard, on Marshall Avenue here last evening at 7 45 o'clock following a long period of declining health Uremic poison and complications were the ultimate cause of her death. The daughter of the late John and was born in Pitt County 78 years ago. When a young woman she mar ried John Gay.a daughter. Mrs. Jo seph Godard surviving the union. She later married Mr W T. Hunter who preceded her in death a short time ago. One son, Jack W. Hunter, of Greensboro, survives this union. About twenty-five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter moved to William ston to make their home, and dur ing that time they gained the high respect and friendship of the peo ple in their adopted community Mrs. Hunter, when a young girl, joined the Methodist church, and during the intervening years she I remained a devout church woman entertaining a beautiful faith that made iter life stand out as one cloth - led in Christ-like character. She Fwa was a good woman and her life was marked by its understanding and nobleness. She valued high ideals, and in her walk through life she never faltered in support of those ideals. Throughout her life she found peace and contentment in following and living the principles laid down by her Maker. Aside from a firm, religious devotion, Mrs. Hunter's life was characterized by its gentle touch, hosts of friends welcoming comforting words imparted by an understanding heart Funeral services are being eon I ducted at the home this afternoon at three o'clock by her pastor, Dr. S. A Maxwell, of the local Methodist church. Interment will follow in the family plot in the local cemetery. Church Group In Meet Here Today Attended by representatives of churches throughout northeastern North Carolina, the Convocation of Edenton brings several well-known churchmen and churchwomen and speakers for the one-day session program here today. The meeting was opened at ten o'eloek this morning with the cole bration of the Holy Communion by Rev. Worth Wicker, celebrant, as sisted by the rector, Rev. John Har dy. Business sessions followed the celebration of the Holy Communion and at noon prayers were conduct ed by Rev. Jack Rountree. Various phases of Diocesan activities were reviewed by Miss Catherine Sher man, secietary of the Diocese, and by Rev. W. R. Noe, executive secre tary. Lugch was served the group in the Woman's Club hall. This afternoon conferences are be ing held in various homes. Slightly Injured In Auto Accident Here ??? Miss Flora Swanson, of Dardens, was painfully bruised but not ser iously hurt when the car in which she was riding with her sister and two young men, Edward Lee Mar tin and James Ange, struck a car, jumped the curbing and sidewalk and almost landed in the home of! Adeline Duggan here on West Main' Street early Sunday morning. Miss1 Swanson suffered a knee injury. Striking a car belonging to an i Askew boy of Scotland Neck and parked on the street, the automo bile driven by Martin and belong ing to Ange, was wrecked. Crime Front Quiet In County Last Week-end The crime front in Martin County last week-end was marked for tU quietness, the sheriff's office report ing only three arrests from Friday to Monday. The period of inactivity came af ter two men were killed in William ston during the two preceding week ends and another Martin County man was found mysteriously shot near Tarboro the week befdre. Minor charges were brought against the three men arretted, the sheriffs office reported. Tuberculosis Survey Completed in County WONT BE LONG "It't wont be long before work will get underway on the con struction of Williamston's new postoffice building," Postmaster Leslie T. Fowden said this morn ing. A representative of the con tractors was here yesterday making preliminary plans for starting the project. "We plan to start work within the next two weeks," the representative said, explaining that the contracting firm was constructing a build ing in Weldon at the present time and that workmen and equipment would be?brought here just as soon as foundation work is completed on the struc ture there. Robert Lee ells. 67. Dies In County Ruber Lee Wells, hunter, trapper and fisherman, died at Ins home near Gardners Creek in Wiuiamston Township last Friday afternoon at1 four o'clock of cancer. He had been in failing health for some time, but was able to be up until just a short -lime before his death.. The son of the late Linnio.lt and Christine Asby Wells, he was born in Williams Township (>7 years ago. He lived there all his life as did his father before him. He was married three times, his wives preceding him to the grave. His last wife, Katie Lee Williams before marriage, .died some years ago. A large family of children survive Wells was an unusual character, and possessed the cUnningness of an ' Indian when following the hunting trail and streams. He expected lit ! tie of society and was contented to | go through life without an effort I toward the accumulation of wealth, lie lived close to nature and while he participated in few community undertakings, he seemed to get much out of life Funeral services were conducted last Saturday afternoon at three o'clock in the Siloam Methodist church in Williams Township by Rev. C. T. Thrift, Plymouth minis ter. Intcunent was in the cemetery there. Green Wave Holds Favored Plymouth Friday afte rnoon on the local grid iron the Williamston Green Wave upset the -dopg-by- holding the Plym* outh Panthers to a .scoreless tie. PJymouth was heavily' favored when the teams went on the field, but the locals played a superior brand of ball to give them an edge through out the affair. Leading tin- Panthers were Hayes and Harrison 111 the line and Mayo in the backfield Pacing the locals were C. T; Roberson in the line and Junie Peel and George Roberson in the backfield. The Green Wave led in first*downs, 14 to 11, making all but two by the ground route. The game, by far the best of the season, was attended by a record crowd, in comparison with the at tendance of the past several seasons. The affray was quite a thriller, both teams shining on the offense at var ious times. The Wave showed more power both offensively and defen sively than they have shown at any time during the current season. The local band, though lacking sufficient number^ and instrumenta-1 tion.'was well received in its initial appearance since reorganizing. Mrs. Charles llerriott and Mr. Harry Biggs visited in Norfolk yes terday. I TAX SALE 1I v - Offering for sale 130 delin quent town tax accounts, Col lector W. B. Daniel went beg ging for bidders at noon yester day. Finding none, the collec tor declared the town buyer of all the accounts. It was one of the few times, if not the only time in recent years that an in dividual did not buy a single one of the accounts. The delinquent list this year represents spproxlmately 04,000 in taxes due snd unpaid for the yeaT 1937. In accordance with law, the accounts will be foreclosed at the expiration of 24 months. wr?? Seventeen Percent School Pupils Show Positive Reactions Extensive Survey Is Certain To Mean Much To This County Seventeen per cent of the Martin County school children show some cording to the findings of an exten sive survey just recently complet by the county health department. The findings are not alarming, but they should not be floated lightly.? Additional tests and examinations will be made, and it is agreed that the extensive survey is certain to mean much to the county in its drive to reduce the number of cases and tuberculosis deaths each year Examining 2,160 white ehildren, thi4 health authorities found 149 or lit per cent showing positive tuber culin reactions. Of the 659 colored children examined, the health au thorities found infection in 235 or more than o:.e out of every three on an average Commenting on the tuberculosis situation, the head of the Martin County Health Department said: "Tuberculosis kills about one out oi every seven young men and about one out of every four girls. It still remains as the first cause of death in young people between fifteen and forty-five years of age. Teh or fifteen years ago a positive diagno | siii was either a dea4h sentence or a sentenced to bed for the. remain? der of the patient's life. Naturally, under such conditions, people at tempted to conceal their infection Ias long as possible. "Now we know, however, that i when tuberculosis is discovered in its early stages, it is usually easily arrested, and very frequently with out much interference with one's daily work and habits. "The purpose of any program against tuberculosis should be, first, to find the tuberculosis cases ( and see that they are properly treat ed and, second, to see that those who have not been infected never | get the disease. ) "The tuberculin test is entirely harmless. It tells whether or not the I tuberculosis germ has entered the 1 body. But this is alt that it tells. It , does not distinguish between a mild I infectiun which may have already yhealed and an active one. "For those students who showed a positive reaction, the next step will be to have an X ray. picture made of the chest By this means twcen an old healed lesion and a new infection which ma>, if unai* losted, break down the bodily re sistance The X-ray can frequently [find a lesion even years before^ it ; produces any symptoms in the pa j tient." An X-ray clinic will be held in this county within the next few weeks* for those children who gave a positive tuberculin test. At that time, a family and personal history will be obtained and X-ray facilities will be made possible through the extension department of the North Carolina Sanatorium in cooperation with the local doctors All patients will be asked to pay one dollar for their child's X-ray which will help pay for the film, j the use of the X-ray machine and ' other incidental expenses. After all the X ray pictures are read, a re port on each child will be sent to the parents and to their family phy sician. The parents are urged to take the child to the family physician for a general examination and for final advice. P. T. A. Will Meet Next Wednesday Afternoon <* An excellent program has been arranged for the November meet ing of the parents and teachers which will be held in the grammar school auditorium next Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 Mrs. Coates, in structor in prirfflky education at Eastern Carolina Teachers College, will speak on "Reading Problems," a topic which will be of interest to all. A collection of posters submit ted by students in the Book Week Poster contests will be exhibited with a number of new books recently purchased for the public library. The program will be featured also by the appearance of the high school glee club which will sing several numbers. It is hoped that a large number of patrons will be present for the meet ing.
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