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Advertiser* Will Find Our Col umn* a Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Label on Your Paper, As It Carries the Data Your Subscription Expires. VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 20 Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. March 10. 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899 Judge Peel Calls Eight Cases In The Recorder's Court Woman Beater Sentenced Two Years After two skimpy sessions last week and the week before, the Mar tin County Recorder's court took on a busy appearance last Monday when Judge H. O. Peel called eighl cases and passed around road sen tences ranging up to two years in duration. There were quite a few spectators in the auditorium (or the first time in several weeks, and conditions surrounding the court were back to normal. Woman beaters will find no quar ter in Judge Peel's court, it was (iiuily established at the aecsion this week when Thomas Moore, Jr., was sentenced to the roads for a period of two years for a brutal attack on Rosa Ellison, colored woman. There was a mix-up in the actual count of the stitches taken to close a wound in the woman's head, but the small-' er number was sufficient for Judge Peel to give the defendant the lim it and add that he wished it possi ble to add more time to the sen tence. Moore pleaded not guilty, but a shattered chair and the cuts on the head and the bumps on the wo man's body were sufficient to dis credit the man's plea. The Jackson boys had their round in the court Monday, and got no where. Charged with breaking and entering and stealing a quantity of meat from Farmer Matthews, near Parmele, the defendants were bound over to the superior court for trial when Judge Peel found probable cause of guilt. T. F. Jackson was found guilty and sentenced to the roads for eighteen months. His bro ther Solen Jackson, was adjudged guilty of drunken driving and was sentenced to the roads for six months. The two defendants appeal ed, and Judge Peel required bond in the sum of $750 for each. Unable to raise that amount, the Jacksons continue as charges of Jailer Rov Peel. Charged with the larceny of a hog Calvin Hill was sentenced to the reads for six mnnlhs The case charging Phillip Swain with violating the motor vehicle laws, was continued under prayer for judgment. A continuance was granted in the case charging Nathaniel Brooks and Michael Boston with violating the liquor laws. The case is now set for trial next Monday. The court accepted the plea of guilty of temporary larceny in the case charging Herman Farmer with larceny and sentenced him to the roads for two months, the sentence to begin at the direction of the judge at any time within the next two years Charged with disorderly conduct and an assault with a deadly wea pon, Alton Lilley was found guilty of simple assault. Judge Peel sen tenced him to the roads for 30 days, the sentence* to begin at the direc tion of the court at any time within the next two years. The case charging W. J. Thomp son with issuing a worthless check, was continued for an indefinite per-" iod. Officers Seize 70 Gallons Of Liquor Special Officer J. H. Roebuck, as sisted by the combined ABC forces of Pitt and Beaufort Counties and by federal agents, made one of the largest liquor raids in recent months when they confiscated 70 gallons of illegal liquor in an old kitchen at the "Red" Taylor home in Bear ""H !??? Tuesday afternoon. Brought here that afternoon, the li quor was poured into the gutter near the old county jail Wednesday morning as witnesses smacked their lips and watched the liquor seep in to the ground. * Scheduled for trial in the feder al court at Washington next month Taylor has not been given a prelim inary hearing, but will be arraign ed within a short time, it is under stood. In addition to the liquor raid, the officers wrecked three liquor plants along the Beaufort-Martin boundary and poured out 1,400 gallons of beer. On Wednesday, the county's spec ial enforcement officer, assisted by his son, Julian Roebuck, wrecked a 100-gallon capacity copper still and 1,200 gallons of beer In Orifflns Township. Prior to the raids this week, coun ty officers had wrecked two stills along the Beaufort boundary and arrested Paul Whichard and Jasper Taylor, Beaufort men. Their cases will be placed before Judge L M. Meekins in federal court at Wash Approach of Spring Renews Activities on County Farms With spring rapidly approaching and with a break in the rainy wea ther, farmers are getting busy again in the county tneae days, IV7 ports from a scattered area stating that quite a few Irish potatoes are being planted, and that plows are running where the land is not too wet, A task, uncommon on the farms of this section at this season of the season, is being reported in several communities Their tobacco plants washing away or damaged consider ably by the recent heavy rains, quite a few farmers in the county are sowing more seed. The work was underway in Cross Roads and Poplar Point Townships and in pos sibly utliei sections yesteiday. "ft~ly rather late to be sowing tobacco seed," O. S. Green, Williams Town ship farmer said, "but twenty-three i years ago we planted tobacco seed the third week in March and trans planted the plants from the bed the last week in April and in the first week of May," he added. A recent check on the rain dam age to plant beds shows that while many plants have been drowned, there is no apparent shortage at this time. Blue mold, already reported in the Kinston area, is to be considered however, and it is possible that there will be a shortage of plants. Pres ent indications are that Martin far-" mers will be able to transplant a normal crop and handle a fairly sizeable addition from the beds as they are now. Plants are growing rapidly and farmers are moving their fertilizer In large quantities making ready for the transplanting season the latter part of next month. Boy Critically Hurt in Main Street Accident BLUE MOLD Reporting a heavy damage caused by excessive rains and an almost ruinous blue mold at tack to their plants, Georgia farmers will be unable to trans plant more than a normal to bacco crop this season, accord ing to indirect reports coining from the Hahlra section of that state yesterday. The blue mold attack was de scribed as one of the worst on record. Jail Inmates Are Moved To Hospital Advised that a mentally unbal anced youth would possibly die in the common jail of this county un less he could receive treatment in a hospital, authorities in the State hospital at Goldsboro agreed to take the patient in yesterday afternoon. Another inmate who had been in the county jail during much of the time since last December was also re ceived by the Goldsboro institution Making preparations to send the raving-crazy youth to the hospital, county authorities decided to take the aged inmate along, thinking that possibly a place could be found for him, too. Crowded conditions were mentioned by the hospital authori ties, but when Deputy Joe Roebuck explained that the old man had been confined to a small room in the jail for more than two months, they de cided to keep him. The young Inmate had to be held all the way to Goldsboro, but the old man was delighted with the ride. "I must get my mule and cart out, and plant corn," he told the officers. 4-H Club Founder Will Ap|)ear Here O. H. Benson, founder of the 4-H Clubs of America and who is now chairman of rural scouting for the Boy Scouts of America, will address the regular meeting of the William ston Kiwanis club in the Woman's club hall here next Thursday eve ning, it was announced today by L. B. Wynne, president of the local or ganization. The exact nature of Dr. Benson'3 talk has not been disclosed, but he is expected to deal wtth the scout movement as it is related to a coun ty-wide movement with centers es tablished in Jamesville, Williamston and Robersonville. Eastern scout director Sigwald, of Wilson, is planning to attend the meeting, it was learned. ? Holland Will Address Meeting Here Tonight R. C. Holland, president of the North Carolina Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, will address a special meeting of the Martin County Farm Bureau membership in the court house here this evening following a free barbecue supper for the mem bers in the New Carolina Ware house. Farmer Van G. Taylor is taking time out from his numerous farm duties to do the cooking for the sev eral hundred expected here for the supper and meeting. Robersonville, visited here day afternoon. Accident Awakens Local People To Existing Dangers o r> Little Jimmie Mitchell Has Fighting Chance For Life Jimmie Mitchell, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mike Mitchell, was seriously injured on Williams ton's main street in front of Wil lard's shoe shop last Tuesday eve ning at 6 o'clock when he ran his bicycle into the side of Fire Chief G. P. Hall's automobile. Removed to a Washington hospital in a Courtney ambulance a few minutes after the accident, the lad is making a noble fight for life, reports received here early this afternoon stated Suffer ing a hn?nl frai-lnrp of I he ^knll the boy continues in a grave condition, however. Attracted by a fire call at six o'clock, the boy started down Main Street on his bicycle to the fire sta tion. Apparently bubbling over with excitement, he darted around one automobile that was double-parked in front of Pender's Main Street store Pedestrians yelled a warning to him, but Jimmie continued to pedal his wheel A second car was parked in the street in front of the shoe shop. Fire Chief llall, running his car around thirty miles an hour, turned out and was passing tin car when the little fellow darted to his left and into the side of the Hall cat. The boy hardly brushed the dust off the side of the car, but he lost his balance and fell to the pavement, landing under the parked car. Ren dered unconscious and with blood pouring from his ear, the child was carried to the offices of Drs. Saun ders and Brown for first aid treat : ment. His removal to the hospital was advised, and news of his condition has been sought by the entire com munity nearly every hour in the day. First reports indicated that there was little hope for him Later that he rallied slightly but soon laps ed into unconsciousness. Wednesday morning he was said to have regain ed consciousness for a minute or two and asked where he was and what was the trouble with him He was also reported to have asked for some steak, explaining that he was hungry Yesterday, there was an in creased hope for his recovery, but hospital attaches said then and re^ peated today that his condition con tinues grave. No bones were broken and there were few bruises on the little fel low's body His spine was "tapped" yesterday to relieve pressure on his brain and the operation was thought to have helped his condition. The fire company volunteers mov ed out the equipment and answered | the call to an old cemetery just off Harrell Street. Some one was burn ing honeysuckle vines in the ceme tery, and residents, thinking a build ing was on fire, turned in an alarm. The accident awakened local peo ple to the existing dangers that are aggravated on local streets by a fire alarm, and it is very likely that offi cial action will be taken for a strict enforcement of the traffic laws the future. There was a marked absence of careless bicycle riding and skating on the principal streets Wednesday and yesterday, but a few daring youngsters were iccn tins morning venturing back into the dangerous territories. Draw Jurors For Special Term Of Superior Court Judge Henry A. Grady Is| Scheduled To Preside" Over Term Thirty-six citizens were drawn by | the Martin County Board of Com missioners in regular session this month for jury service during the two-weeks term of Martin County Superior Court convening next month. Created by a special act of the legislature, 4h^ 4vrw~dof sever al years was designated as a "spec ial term," and While it is often re ferred to as such now. the April court as well as the one in Novem ber are to be recogni/.ed as perma nont. The "special" court, created for the trial of civil cases only, is ten years old, the legislature of 1929 directing the commissioners to make provisions for holding the April and November sessions. Back in 1931 the economic bottom fell from under the country, the Martin commissioners tried to have the two courts taken from the cal endar, but the proposed economy measure was defeated. i Judge N. A Sinclair, of Fayette-1 ville, was to have presided over the term for Judge C. Everett Thomp son, Elizabeth City man recently elevated to the bench. Since the Fayetteville jurist left the county following the first trial of the Smith wicks Creek controversy about ten years ago, he has not re turned. He is alleged to have pack ed his clothes and accessories and cleared out. His old friends through out the county were anxious to have him return for another court, but Judge Henry A. Grady was named in his place and he will preside over the two-weeks term opening April 17. The commissioners were directed at a recent session of the superior court to draw additional jurymen that the work of the tribunal might be "stepped up," but the selections this week are limited to 36 men, 18 for the first week and the same number for the second. Names of the jurors, by townships, are: First Week Williams Township: Joe Hopkins and Irving Koberson Griffins Townships Arnold L. Koberson, J. Raymond Gurkin and Leslie J. Griffin. Bear Grass Township: E. G. Tay lor and Jolm Leggett. Williamston Township: Claude Keel, W J. Melson, D. V. Clayton, O. S Anderson, Jesse T. Price and W 11. G. Chase. Robersonville Township Willie H. Johnson and K. E. Turner. Goose Nest Township: Hoy Ed mondson and L). A. Long. SecunU Week Jamesville Township. W. B. Lil ley, L. C. Blown and Waldo ftottl day. ?Griffins Township. A. E. Manning, William S. Hardison, James Dalton Koberson, John A. Hardison and John A. Griffin, Jr. Williamston Township: Alfred Griffin and J. A. Koberson. Robersonville Township: Henry Oakley, R. DanieL J. 4L-- Kobcr son, Sr., Clarence Hardy, J. L. Ed mondson, T. J. Roberson and T. C. Norwood. Hamilton Township: C. D. Per kins. Dr. E. W. Furgurson Locates In Plymouth Dr. E W Furgurson, until recent ly head of the Martin County Health Department, has formed a partner ship with Dr. Alban Papineau for the general practice of medicine in Plymouth. department here the early part of the year, Dr. Furgurson spent sev eral weeks at the Mayo clinic in Rochester. Minn. He will enter upon his new duties in Plymouth -the- latter part._of.-next week. Dr. Furgurson spent several days here this week renewing ac quaintances. I THE THREE C'S I V J Openings for nineteen Mar tin County white youth* in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps were announced yester day by the welfare department. Several boys already have ap plied for places in the camps, but additional applications will be received between now and the last of this month. There are also openings (or unemployed veterans in the CCC organiza tion. It was stated. 1 he successful r|>|>tn,niil'. re slated to report for duty be tween April 1 and II. Pulp Company To Add To Its Plant in County Additional Unit To Cost Approximately A Million Dollars Plan To Start Work On the Addition Within Sixty Days . 9 ?- ? Arrangements were announced virtually complete yesterday for the construction of a million-dollar ad dition to the plant of the North Car olina Pulp Company in the lower pa11 uf this county. Announcing the enlargement pro gram yesterday. General Manager O 11. Cox said the program of ex pansion would include the construc tion of buildings and installation of machinery for a complete bleaching unit, a filtering plant, and addition of pulp-making machinery sufficient to increase, the output of the mill from 300 tons daily to about 550 tons. Actual construction will get underway within 60 days, or just as soon as the plans and specifications now being prepared are completed and a contract awarded. The con struction work will be rushed to completion, it is understood, but will require at least five or six months. Mr. Cox said the enlarged plant, when completed, would employ about 200 more workers than now, raising the total from 350 to 550 reg ularly employed. The annual pay* roll of the company is now estimat ed at over $300,000 and it is be lieved this sum will be increased t about half a million dollars a year after the additions are completed. No estimate was made as to the number who would be engaged in the construction work, definite plans and specifications being in the em bryonic stage at this time. Mr. Cox was unable to say whether the new buildings would all be constructed within tin* present enclosure or whe ther it would be necessary to add adjoining property already owned by the company to the plant site Expansion of the plant has been ' the subject of rumors for several months, but it was not until this week that the reports were given cognizance by company officials and confirmation made. Few details in connection with the additions were available at this time, but it is ex pected further announcements will be made from time to time. The present plant, representing .n investment in excess of $2,500,' 1)00, was constructed by the James Stewart Cnmnfiy "1 New VnrU fih; the work getting underway on Jan oary 4^-1937,-after-deeisiorv-io-pirate in the.lower part of this county had been announced Decembei^Jl. 1936., After nearly ten months of intensive work, the first pulp was made in the new plant on October 0, regular op orations beginning on October 27. Since that time the plant has con tinued in operation day and night almost without break, except for periodic shut-downs of a few days lor inspection and repair of machin ery At the present time the plant em ploys about 350 persons and pro duces around 300 tons of pulp daily. The enlarged plant will nearly dou ble the production and the bleaching 4mit will enable it drrTTtakc a better grade of pulp. The bleached pulp is used extensively in making the higher grade cartons and boxes for package goods of all descriptions. H. G. Horton Introduces School Bill In House A bill empowering the Martin County commissioners to call special school election upon petition of 25 or more citizens, Was introduc ed in the House at Raleigh yester day by Representative H (J Hor ton. The bill in itself creates no special tax and does not provide an extra school month. It merely gives the commissioners the right when petitioned to call a' special election that the people might voice their approval or disapproval of an ex tra school month. Iniant Dies At Home OI Parents In Windsor The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Waters died at the home of its parents in Windsor last evening. Funeral services were con ducted this morning, and interment followed in the cemetry here. Rev. John L. Goff, local minister, con ducted the last rites. Mrs. Mary Bonner Gurganus, of WUliamston. X^GISLATURE 1 After lifting the sales tax on Bibles and refusing to exempt more foods from the tax. the House last night added $71,483 to the State Health fund and passed the revenue bill on its third reading. Efforts to block the diversion of gas funds fail ed. The money question goes to the Senate this afternoon where the passage of the bill is expect ed the early part of next week. North Carolina is now virtual ly set to spend $40,782,437 dur ing the next?fiscal year,?and? $42,800,542 the following year. Eastern Ministers To Hold Meeting In Baptist Church Rev. H. B. Anderson Will Conduct Series of Services Sixty or more Baptist ministers, representing charges throughout northeastern North Carolina, will hold a retreat here next week, Rev. J. H. Smith, pastor of the host church announced yesterday. Beginning next Monday, the ministers will hold sessions twice daily at 10 a. m. and 2 o'clock in the afternoons. The special meeting of Ihe ministers is one of a series called by Rev M A Muggins, secretary of the State Bap tist Conference, and his assistants. Kvery Baptist minister in the State is slated to attend one of the meet ings. The conference here next week, according to Rev. Mr Smith, has a three-fold undertaking The minis ters' new retirement plan will be discussed at length, and attention wcH he given for the improvement and increased circulation of the Bib lical Recorder, State Baptist paper. Plans for holding a State-wide revi val in the church will also be dis cussed. the local minister said Visiting ministers will be enter tamed in local homes during their several days' stay. In connection with the ministers' conference, Rev Henry B. Ander son, prominent Durham religious ' leader and pastor, will deliver series of sermons on evangelism each evening during the period at 7:30 o'clock. Dr Anderson is an able preacher, and a cordial invitation is extended the general public to Jiea' him each evening. Hailing Vl illiams Dies In Oak City Mi Can nit' Williams, well-known Goose Nest Township farmer, died at his home near Oak City last Sat urday afternoon following an?Ui ness of thirteen months' duration. He had suffered greatly hut with patience during most of that time, death being attributable to a com plication of diseases Mr... Williams was 02 years old. and leaves besides his wife, two brother, Elic Williams, of Oak City, and James Williams, of tlobgood, arid one sister, Mrs Ben Tillery, of Murfreesboro, and an adopted daughter, Miss Pear line Williams, of Tarboro Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 .'I" (/clock in the Merritt Holiness church, near Oak City by Kev S T. Harris Iru terment was in the Williams ceme tery in Goose Nest Township Colored School Building Burns The three-room Cedar Hill or Woolard's school house in Bear Grass Township was destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon after the day's session was closed and the pupils and teachers had left ^For their homes. The origin of the fire ia not definitely known, but it is believed to have started from a flue in the attic. Workers, nearby, saw the smoke and reached the tire in time to save a book case, a few books and n small number of desks. The building, one of the oldest in the county, was insured for $800. Pending replacement plans, the approximately 100 pupils are attend ing class in the Cedar Hill colored church. Council Of Social Work Organized In County This Week Rev. E. C. Shoe Named To Head New Welfare Organization ? Meeting in the Martin County Agricultural building here last Tuesday evening, fifty interested citizens formed a county council of social work in an effort to bridge the gap that apparently exists be tween the general pTiblic an? the "various welfare agencies, and to bind together the various civic and religious agencies and the general public in a concerted study of the board problems thai are facing so ciety today Rev i: C Uliue, ineiiibei of?the Martin County Welfare board, was named to head the new organization. Miss Lora E. Sleeper, Martin Coun ty home agent, was elected vice chairman and Miss Sara Cone, a member of the county welfare staff, was named secretary of the new 01 ganization Messrs. W R. Everett, a member of the county welfare board; T O Hickman, emmty school principal, and C A. Roberson, a member of the county board of commissioners, were appointed on a committee to draft by-laws and reg ulations for the organization The committee is slated to formulate the rules and regulations within the next few weeks or before the next regular meeting of the Council in June. Speaking before the meeting last Tuesday evening, Mrs. W. B. Ay- .r cock, of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, outlined the work of the county council, and stressed the importance of local in terest in welfare activities and so cial problems in general "The ten dency has been to leave the welfare and relief problems up to Uncle Sam," Mrs. Aycock pointed out. add ing that some civic agencies has ac tually folded up and quit their work in connection with meeting the wel fare problem con upon to almost ev ery community The county coun cil, according to the wcllaie autbor ity, is in a splendid position to study welfare need.- and ..flu i common dafions to the respective relief agncies. Some councils 111 the State, it was pointed out, have made care ful and detailed surveys of social problems in their respective com munities and.'offered leadership and considerable aid in solving those problems Mrs Aycock urged the public to participate in relief activi ties to offer constructive criticism. Unable to attend the meeting, Na than Yelton o? the State Board was represented by Miss Elva Ashton who reviewed in a general way the public assistance program as it re- . -lutes to uld age pensions, aid to de pendent child-ten and to the blind. At the present time, the dependent? aged are receiving art average of uiuiiih in. (his Stale as Com pared with the national average of. $19. There are 32,000 sharing old age assistance m the State Mrs Dorothea B Tucker, field representative of the State Blind Commission, department is doing ing the unfortunates and extending them aid The commission work, ac cording to Miss Tucker, is centered around special training, surveys, placements for the blind, education, aid in establishing its subjects in small business undertakings, recre ation. cooperation with other agen cios umf direct relief.- -? Hugh Evans, of the National Youth Administration, outlined the work being handled by that agen (Continued on page six) Seniors To Present Play This Evening This evening at o'clock in the Williamstim High School audi^ torium the local seniors will present their annual play. A farce comedy in three arts,j entitled "The Red Headed Stepchild," has been se lected for th* annual event. The story concerns the malad justments of a naive Kansas girl suddenly injected into the hustle and bustle of the city. Members of the cast, which in cludes Martha Rhodes Ward, the red-headed stepchild: Virgil Ward. Louise Melson, Reid White, Sallie Gray Gurkin, Dixie Daniels, Susie Whitley. Rudolph Peel, Dick Dunn. Bill Ballard and Jack Edmondson have been practicing diligently for the past several weeks and promise to provide some very excellent en tertainmnt. The public is cordially invited to attend and everyone is urged In be on time so that he will miss nooe of the performance.