When You Do Your Holiday Shopping Remember Your Year Round Neighbor?The Local Merchant Watch the Label on Your Paper, As It Carries the Date Your SutJcription Expires. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 101 illiamston, Martin County, \orth Carotin*. Tuesday. Itevemher /V. 19XL ESTABLISHED 1899 Last Rites Held For Mrs. Martha Beach Sunday Afternoon Widow of W. A. Bcacki Died Friday al Her Home Near Humiltoil Last rites for Mrs. Martha Cherry Beach were conducted at the late home, near Hamilton, Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock by her pastor. Elder William E. Grimes. Interment was in the Hamilton Cemetery. Sixtv-nine years old Mrs Reach had been in declining health for some time, but she was able to be up until just a short time ago when she suffered an attack of pneumonia death following a few days later on Friday. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cherry, Mrs. Beach was bom in this county. In early woman hood she was married to Mr. W. Abner Beach, who died several years ago. After living in the Everetts sec tion of the county for a number of years, the family located on a farm between Hamilton and Oak City where she readily made friends and where she was held in high esteem as a good nighbor and a Christian woman. She was a firm believer in the Primitive Baptist faith and was devoted to her church. She was a -good?woman and a thoughtful ther. She is survived by four daughters. Mrs. Fannie Moore, of Hamilton. Mrs:?. B. Jones, of Git'ensbmu, Mis -J?-P, Rr>^bnrki of (?reenville, and Mrs. D. A. Whitley, of Hobgood; ancT seven sons, Messrs. W. J., Roy and M. D. Beach, of Hamilton; A. L Beach, of Greensboro; Minton Beach, of Hobgood, and H D. Beach, of Ahoskie. She also leaves one sister. Mrs. J. R. Beach, of Everetts, and four brothers. Messrs. A D. Cherry, of Rooersonviue; J W. Cherry, of Everetts; W J. Cherry, of Conway, S. C.; and D. A. Cherry, of Springfield, W Va. and twenty grandchildren and one great-grand child. ? Illicit Manufacture Of Liquor Wailing A definite progress in curbing the illicit liquor manufacturing busi ness in this county according to re ports coming from Special Officer J. H. Roebuck, head of the enforce ment bureau for the Martin Alcohol ic Beverages Control Board The business this December, the officer points out, is hardly fifty per cent of what it was a year ago. '.The old-time operators are gracTr ually quittin gthe business, and few manufacturers are making any mon ey," the officer said. Quite frequent ly plants are wrecked before they are used more than a ^eek or two, and the operators just can't make the business show a profit under such conditions, the officer added During this week, the officers wrecked two plants, one in the Pop lar Point section of Hamilton Town ship and one in Bear Grass. The Poplar Point plant was equipped with a 50-gallon capacity copper ket tle and was well hidden. The officers poured out 100 gallons of beer. The Bear Grass plant was of the steam type. Nearly 700 gallons of beer were poured out at that plant. Social Security To Begin Payments A bright spot on the business hori zon for 1940 is the fact that Social Security pj>y start..on January 1. It is estimated that, throughout the nation, at least 1,000,000 elderly people?men and women over 65? will become eligible during ii*- next I year for monthly annuities to be paid them the rest of their lives. Al ready thousands are jamming the regional offices of the Social Secur ity board to find out when they get their first checks. Thaw payments ought to filter down into trade channels pretty rapidly. They will put back into ac tive circulation some of the money that has been held out of trade chan nels the last few years by the social security taxes on paychecks and pay rolls. Much of the money will be spent by the oldsters for better food ahd Clothing. Under the changes Congress made last spring in the original social se curity legislation, any worker 65 years old can qualify for monthly payments for the rest of his life ? even though he hasn't worked since S. S. went into effect three years ago?if he now gets a job and holds it for 18 months. If he earns $25 a week for that period, and is married he can retire and get a monthly check of $38.25 as long as he lives. An interesting and heartening develop ment of this provision is that many -companies now are voluntarily pro viding joba for retired employees so that they can get the extra months of work needed to qualify for a monthly S. 8. cfieck. Benefit Show for Kiddies at The Watts Theatre Friday Cooperating with the local civic! clubs in sponsoring the annual Christmas Cheer drive here this year, J. W. Watts, manager of the Watts Theatre, announces every thing ready for a big benefit show on FTidaymomrnf oflhis weelf "aF 10 o'clock. All children from miles around will be admitted for a toy or bag of fruit, the collection of toys and food to be distributed to the needy in the community. No one will be ad mitted for cash. Mr Watts is hooking nne of the greatest children's programs ever seen m this section, and hundreds of little tots are expected to attend the showing. Scheduled to be held in the Watts Theatre, the program consists of three color cartoons, two "Our Gang' comedies, Betty Boop. Pop eye, two Terry Toons, Krazy Kat, Scrappy. Merry Melody and Looney Tunc. These benefit shows have bfcOTT held with marked success in past years, and a great time is anticipat ed at the one on Friday of this week. All the kiddies are invited and urged to attend the show. A bag of fruit or a small toy will admit each child to the theatre. The ml lection of?fruit and toys will be added to the list of articles already on hand and made ready for distribution that afternoon and the following morning CASE LIST A *llst of needy cues in this community is being prepared by a special committe working in cooperation with the sponsors of the Christmas Cheer move ment. It is possible that some rases will escape the attention of | the committee and the general public is asked to point out needy families to either James C. Manning or David N. Hix. The committe is anxious to Include every needy family in the list, and the general public can render an important se in pointing out such cases. For Oilers Seven Point Program As Political Feeler Opinion I* That \^riciilturi*t Would Makr an announcement coming from the courthouse, the tribunal will hold its next session on Monday, January 1. An Appeal . Appeals. pitiful as _c.an be and disgi lifting. in tlussecUcin at. plenty and self-claimed humanity, are coming in rapidly daily, the appealers pleading their cases before the Christmas Cheer workers, and expressing earnest hopes that their little children describing the pleading heard by the sponsors of the cheer move ment. At the" present Time, cash eontribution^ are far from ade quate to meet, even in a small way, the actual needs existing in this community. , There are nearly 100 people living in this county who receive $2 or $3 a month, and they live on that amount, plus what a gra cious people may be inclined to give them. For them the fast ap proaching Christmas season is just another period of the year, a period devoid of all hope and happiness There are many fatherless homes with many children entirely dependent upon others. There are those who are mentally defi cient, and who are denied a place in institutions. There are those who are afflicted and who bear their sufferings without complaint, hoping against a hope long gone that they may enjoy the blessings That you and I enjoy. - A growing list of appeals is taking form day by day, the list carrying the names of nearly 100 little children, not to mention older people who are entirely dependent. Most of the' cases are not subject to direct relief. Sufficient toys have been received, it is believed, to go around, but the people of this community have not responded even half heartedly with cash contributions, and the last appeal is being made today. If you have not already made a contribution, and you think it humanly possible to participate, won't you leave a small donation for the cause at The Enterprise office today or turn it over to Rev. John L. Goff, fund treasurer. Pleas for old clothes are also being heard, and while the Cheer Fund sponsors did not plan to include the collection and distri bution of any wearing apparel, the need is so great that the orig inal task has been enlarged. If you have any old clothes that can be spared and you wish to spare them, just call The Enterprise, and a messenger will be sent for the bundle. County Dairymen Hold Meeting On Friday Afternoon Plan Group Organisation In The Fount) in the Future Realizing the dairy industry in Martin County is rapidly coming to the front, and that the dairymen are becoming more interested in the production and distribution of the best milk obtainable, a meeting was called Friday afternoon by Dr. F. E of the health department. Dr. Wilson acted as temporary chairman and took up the problems of the dairymen from the health1 standpoint. It was shown that 16 per j cent of the American diet is compos ed of milk and milk products, and that milk is the only thing in nature intended solely for food. Milk is al so the hardest of all foodstuffs to harvest, handle, transport and de liver, and is the only standard arti cle of diet of animal origin that is taken raw. There is also a problem because there is a constant supply of milk needed, and yet it cannot be stored for future use. By means of an experiment it was shown how much mud a bottle of milk could contain without any no ticeable change in color. Another ex periment was earned out to deter mine if the dairymen could detect the difference in tasle between Grade A raw milk and pasteurized milk. Most of the dairymen were able to determine the difference, but all were agreed lhaV The difference* was neghgtbh^ and that one was as good as the other, but that pasteurizpd milk was the safest. The problem of pasteurizing milk was brought up but it was decided that 4he milk market in the country was not sufficient yet to establish a plant, huwovci, it was hoped that a plant could be built here in a few years. It was the unanimous opinion of all present that a permanent organ ization of dairymen and others in terested in milk and milk products be formed and meet quarterly. Mr Charles "Leonard,? sanitary offieeiy was appointed to call the next meet ing at which time an election of offi cers will be held. Mr Tom Brandon, county agent, offered the facilities of the agriculture building and ail possible help in getting experts of all phases of the dairy business on future programs It was believed that the formation of such an organ ization will be of mutual benefit to all milk producers, and will stimu late an even closer f+dlowship among the dairymen. Milk is the most important single article-of-dick and -from?a- beak h standpoint it should be advertised in preference to the many soft drinks which have no food value. Children and adults should drink more milk. Santa Will See Martin Teachertt Tomorrow =#= Santa Claus will make his debut a bit early for the nearly 200 Martin County teachers tomorrow, the of .fiee- of the superintendent annimnc ing today that special arrangements had been made to release the fourth month salary checks a few days, ahead of time. Approximately $21, 000 will be released. "It'll be a long time to wait for the next check, but without one before Christmas we'll find the? holiday sea-, son a dull one," a teacher was quoted as saying, . (an tat a /* Well Received Here Sunday Evening The Christmas Cantata in the Church of the Advent here last Sun day evening was well rerrivrd by a record-size crowd. The choir was made up by representatives of the various religious and ciyic_organi*a. ns and appeared under the dirrf torship of Mrs. Wheeler Martin. Hold Young Men For Alleged Theft Of Ear Hubert PagCy Paul Dennis Terry and Dennis Crisp were placed un der $200 bond by Justice J. L. Has 11 Monday for the alleged theft of Jasper Roebuck's Ford car in Rober sonville last Saturday night The car was recovered by Deputy Bill Hai slip and Patrolman Whit Saunders in_fl?ar Grass later that night APPLICATIONS ' . ? 6 Approximately eight per cent of thoae Martin County farmer* participating In the soil conser vation program have filed their applications for benefit pay ments, according to T. B. Slade, assistant in the office of the county agent. The application* were received In the field, the agent explaining that late appli cations will be handled In the agricultural building. will be ready for distribution some time during next Febru ary or March. Series Of Rohlieries Re|)orted To Poliee Over Past Weekend Crilrhrr ami Maiinii^ Suffer l.?? K-i imaii'd al Miout !*r>l HU Ml Entering g itxim wmdou, rob bers made a sizable haul at the Standard Filling Station, corner of Main and Huughton Streets, here early last Saturday morning, the proprietors, Roger Critcher and Jack M.t nmng, estimating the loss at about $500. Thirteen tires, four ot them ToF large trucks, were stolen along with six storage batteries.. Tfto robbers also took ton cartons of cigarettes and quantities of candies, chewing gum and a fruit cake. Gaining an entrance through the rest room, the robbers opened tlw front door and loaded down their car. Reports state that a Standard station was robbed last week-end in Washington County under" similar circumstances. Officers, unable to establish a clue in the Case, are of the opinion that the robbers' were from outside the State. No insurance was carried on the goods, and the two young men suf fered the loss with little hope of re covering any of their property. About 2 o'clock yesterday morn - ing the station was re-entered, of fi rm Mating thrrt they well- mil an ml hut that it was Possible the robber* wgre the same ones who entered the station two nights before Yester day. the robbers entered the front door possibly with a pass.key No glass was broken and no goods were stolen on*the second visit, Officers Ramie and Gurganus running the in truders away. The officers were un able to get the number of the car license, but the ear was believed to have been a Chevrolet. The robbery was tin* most nmtly reported here in recent months Sometimes during late last night or early this morning, robbers en tered the Jack Daniel service station at the Jnmesville and Washington Road intersection and crashed the back door of Pard.qn's Department Store here on Mam Street An eh trance To the tilling slatmn -was forced through a window, the rob hers stealing a quantity of cigarettes and possibly- a few other articles. Knocking a sizable hole in the back door of the Darden store, the rob hers are said to have stole an over coat and a suit of clothes Police stated this morning that they believed the last two robberies were the work of local talent Mrs. Rattle Dies In Halifax Countv Mrs Paltie Pope Battle, mother of Mrs. Garland Colt rain, of Wil liamstqn, died at her hofflc m llali fax County, near Tillery, last Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted at the late home yesterday afternoon -at?two o'clock and interment followed in the Scotland Neck cemetery. The tery. pastor of the Scotland NeiCTnkptist church conducted the last-writes' Mrs. Battle was the daughter of the late George and Patiie Spires] Pope. She lived in Halifax County! all her life and was a member of a family long prominent* in the af ; fairs of that county. Sixty-one years j of age, Mrs. Battle had been in fee ' hie health for some time, the end coining yraduatty Besides her daughter here she is : survived * by it daughter,- Mtss- Pat-ttr*] Battle, of Halifax County, and a brother^jind sister, hoth of near Til J lery. Nainboir Family Unable To ( Till SfJu'dldi'tl ifipoiiiLment. The Rainbow Family, a Kroup of | Russians scheduled to appear in a 1 program at the Baptist t liurch line thi* evfnidfl Will h?. nimhln f||| the appruntmenf, Rev J. H. Smith announced this molding. Two Lives Are Lost In Highway Accidents CIIKKK FIJNI) Keifivin* an increased sup IMirt front individuals, civic and religious groups, the Christmas Cheer fund is now approximat ing $130. the sponsors pointing out. however, that this amount is far from adequate in meet ing the needs of the less fortu nale. A last appeal is being di rected to a thoughtful people Names of contributors: Previously reported S 54.00 llarry Biggs 30.00 l>red Harden 1.00 James Manning 3.00 Silver offering 32.30 Men's class. Baptist ch. 10.00 Christian Endeavor Soc., Christian Church 1.00 P. P. Peel 1 00 j s Whitley 5.0? Total $127.30 Roll Of Honor For The Second Period \ Nnnil's of Our ttniTftrfft und Si\l\ PiipiU Arc On Lalrsl last Tlii' ii.inns of 162 pupils 112 in tlie elementary and an even half, hundred in the high school depart ment appear on the local school 1 u on ii mil lur the second SIX weeks period recently ended, Principal ?I>. N Mix reported .this week as fol lows: First grade- Bobby Davis. Helen Chesson. Louise Cprey, Elizabeth Cat"iffin. Betsy Page Morton, Jane King, Mary Carolyn Leggett; Sarah Peele, Ruby Dare Savage, Harriet Ward, Ann Page Woolai'd, Carroll Barbel, Cord Bovveti, Charlie Cut-; lipber. I.iI. m (Jodard, Bobby Gur ganus, Joseph Nicholson, Bob Swain. Haywtnid Williams, Joyce Andrews, Marie Griffin, Betty Sue Gurganus, Alice Mae Hardison, Mycel Holliday, Alice Peaks. Cnttie Perry. Hetty Iaui Wobbleton, Nellie Faye Wynne Second grade: Riish Bondurant. Charles Carver, Asa Manning, Frairk Wynne, Shirley Ann Heacham, Ra chel -Chesson." Elizabeth Whitley. WaiTaTiirrCtTOSsi?11, Ma I'tlia Maejyrn zip, Nancy Robertson, Alice An drews, Mai aim Cherry, Henry Gray Corey, Jimmy lloarl, Norwood Keel, Benjamin Moore Third grade: .Sallie Bet Hardison. Polly. Manning. Jack Booker, Billy Edwards, David Griffin, James Coin er, Julian Mason, Paul Peele, Zack Piephoff, Bobby Taylor:? Fourth grade Eunice Brittbn, Mary I.on Coltraine. Edna Had.ley, Barbara Murgolis. Gertrude McLaw born. Carrie?Dell?Peaks,?Laura Peele, Lucy Robertson, Doris Sav agr^ Margaret Waid. John Uurkm. Gilbert Hopkins, Harry Jarman, Dennis Moore, William Rogers, Sal ly Hardison, Magdcline Bowen. Fifth grade: Dan Bowen, Melbin Godard, Charles Siceloff, Lucy? An drews, Glloria Hayman, Elizabeth Hopkins, Elizabeth Manning, Jean nette Myers, Elizabeth Parker. Max me Phelps, Melba HeVels, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Morton, Iconise Grif fin, Louise Mines, Joyce Taylor, Vernon Whitfield Sixth grade: John Daniel, Hal Diekens, Charles Mines, Billy Myers, Edwood OlcL Dollv Bowen. Svlvki Green. Frances Griffin, Pearl New born, Dora Twiddy. In he Peel, Jes sie Gurgamis, Mollie Peakes, Leila tay Wynne Seventh?gi.nl" CuHim?Hopkins (Continued on page four) Highway Accident Record Idle ?in Che county for several months, the Grim Reaper went into action surely and swiftly last week on thfc highways of this county and claimed two lives, pushing the total number of road cas ualties to ten for the year to date. The victims, *both colored, were said to have gotten into the .paths of ihe vehicles and death Was sud den in botn cases. Fflt* several mTrnttnr the highways uf this cuunty' had lil'l'M fl/'e of death, but the happenings last week caine 10 the front to mar the records and place the county in line to equal if not surpass the old figure of thirteen killed just a few years ago. It was a bad week on the county highways, Patrolman Saunders stating that several others were hurt in wrecks and that the proper ty damage figure was materially increased. With a marked in crease already evident in highway traffic, safety authorities are again directing appeals to all motorists to exercise1 greater care in operating cars and trucks on the highways this Christmas season. A comparison of highway accident records for the past week and for the period prior to that time follows, Accidents Injured Week ending December 17 4 1? Prior Period 67 59 Killed - 3 Property Damage ( 410.00 12.125 00 8 TOTALS 71 60 10 $12,435.00 Ten People Killed H\ \ chicle s in the (lojitih This Year Fml k?-x? I* 111~l.11111\ killed Nciir Harden- Kridax VfieriiiMtn U'LTU killed on the highways in this coun ty last week end. running the total number of road casualties so far this ar to ten in the county One other person was hurt and considerable property .damage resulted in a ser- t ? f accidents reported by Patrol man Whit Saunders during the eek-end 1"1 ank Keys, colored farmer in Jamcsv.ille Township, was killed in stantly about 3:30 o'clock last Fri day afternoon when he got off a truck neat* Hardens and walked into the path of another one. Keys, about 50 years old. caught a ride in James ville and had started to the Free Ti n ton .Section. Hegotoff the truck, ;iIn.>11 ;irntind the haek of th'p ma i'hllh- Mid cu pped into Ihe highway directly in the path of a big truck traveling from Plymouth to James villc. Patrolmen investigating the 'kllluu: lield u was unavoidable on the part of the driver. Keys leaves a large family of small children. '? John Howard Fleming. 17-year old colored hoy was fatally injured when he ran his bicycle into the path ??f a ear driven by Johnnie Andrews I near Gold Point last-Thursday He died a feu hhiuiUm. .dtor?reaching a doctor's office in Hobersonville. i ually quitting Ihe business, and few ; James Clayton Yancey, South Boston, Va., man, escaped injury when his car skidded and turned oyer "hear Moblcy's Mill early last Friday morning Damage was esti mated at $150. the man iunkiny the ear-and purchasing a new one. Mrs. Delia Anderson, 80 years old. was painfully cut on the forehead and suffered bruises on her leg and arm last week when Jhe.car m which |;khe was riding crashed into another j driven by William Wynne in the I Spring Green section of the county. Mrs A'id* ? i son was riding with Wi | ley Waters. Damage to the cars was (estimated in excess of $250. j ()ne or two other minor accidents j were reported during the week-end. I hut no one .was hurt and the damage was, said to he negligible in. those Plan .Community V Christmas Event lilt1 I I'OI t'iitlt'Mitl council?for local colortxl children will hold a com munity Christmas tree and program at the recreational center near the ceriH'tery _ Friday evening at six o'clock, it was announced by wel fait- wtrrkers today. ToVs and smalt articles for the less fortunate chil dren in tin- community will be plac ed on the trie, and an interesting program has been arranged. Several of the local colored lodges have already advanced fairly sizable donations, and others are cordially urged to participate in the under taking The general public is invited to witness the program and-participate 111 the exercise. - Business Prospects Continue Bright a : III Hying Hi gauge mil iinly?llie current state of business, but also Ibo pinsp, ola for weeks Mini months ahead, retail sales volume is per haps the best single source of en lightenment For the degree of InosrnrsK?of John Pgfabc'i, -pmw - strings gives a reliable clue to the earnings of workers?and the pros pects they see for , themselves of steady or improving incomes. Siu there is grounds for optimism in the report of the National Retail Dry Guuds Association, based, .on ? - telegraphic poll of members, that department store sales fur the first 10 shopping days of December sliow ed a 4 per cent gain over the same period of 1938. Unseasonable weath er in some sections, naturally, ac counted for some lagging spots In the picture, but in a number of in stances stores icpqaAd they were exceeding not only their 1929 rec ords, but were having the best early-December rush in their his tory. Some southern cities reported "phenomenal" increases; on the west coast stores were breaking a little better than even with 1938 and, as in New England where decreases were still frequent, a last-minute flood of customers was expected. In the Middle Atlantic States the De cember showing was fair, but im proving fact.