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Watch the Label on Y o u r ] Piper, As It Carries the Date I Your Subscription E z p i r e a. THE ENTERPRISI VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 3 Uillianiiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetulay, January 9, 1940. 4 Advertisers Will rind Our Cbl- II inrmj a Latchkey to over 1.60# rl Homes of Martin County. H 1 ESTABLISHED 1899 Farm Legislation Is Dependent on Price Commodity Trends I'arity Payment Lokh Will Nut Be Kefleete<l in Ineome I ntil 1941 Wuhington?Administration farm ?officials explained this weak thai if Congress made no provision for farm parity payments in the Agri- j culture Department Appropriation Bill, the absence of such subsidies! would not show up in producer in comes until the summer and fall of 1941. In his budget message; President Roosevelt made no provision for par ity payments, saying he was influ enced by the hope that prices would advance to a point where farm in come would not be lowered if the payments were not voted. Officials said that $225,000,000 ap propriated last year for parity pay ments would be distributed during the coming summer and fall among producers of cotton, wheat, corn, rice and possibly some types of to bacco. Only those farmers co-oper ating with crop control programs will be eligible. Parity payments gets their name from a farm price ^goai set up in tht 1938 Crop Control act This legisla tion authorizes programs designed to raise and maintain prices of ma jor farm products at a level which would give them purchasing power in terms of non-farm goods and ser vice*. equal lu that they held m 1909-14 period. Parity prices for major crops in "mid-December, as determined by government economists, compared with actual average farm prices, were: cotton 15.6 and .9.7 cents per ~ pound1', VVtfi?5TTT~TT Imfr" 83 3 rentiru bushel; com 80.9 and 50.3 cents a bushel; rice $1.02 and 76.8 cents a bushel; flue-cured tobacco 18.2 and 12.7 cents a pound; burley tobacco 16.9 and 15.3 cents a pound; and dark air-cured tobacco, 8.5 and 6 3 cents a pound The farm act authorizes payments to provide the farmer full parity that Congress modified the immediate income goal, in the last two appro priation bills, to 75 per cent of par ity. In addition to the parity payments farmers may receive checks for com pliance with soil conservation prac tices prescribed by the AAA. Ap proximately $500,000,000 has been appropriated annually since 1936 for such payments. To Conduct Maternity Clinicg At Jamc*ville Beginning this afternoon, the Mar tin County Health Department will conduct monthly maternity clinics in Jamesville, Dr. J. W Williams, health officer, announcing that Dr. E. T. Walker will be in charge of the clinics and that he will be assisted by Miss Christine High county nurse. The clinics will be held eacjt sec ond Tuesday at 3 p. m. in the office of Dr. V. E Brown there A similar clinic is being held month ly in the health department office. Farmers to Get Leaf Allotments Tomorrow PRESIDENT * ' < I), rarstarphrn. well-known local man, wis elrvated to the presidency of the Martin Coun ty Building and Loan Associa tion by the board of directors in session here last evening to fill the office madr vacant by the death of C. A. Harrison. Mr. Car starphen has been active in the association's management for a long number of years. Mrs. (]. A. Harrison Takes Oath of Office Subscribing to the oath of office before Clerk of Court L B Wynne early last Saturday afternoon, Mrs C A Harrison immediately entered upon her duties as Martin County trctMur?i?Appoint! d by the county commissioners to fill the office made vacant by the death of her husband. Mr. C A Harrison, in a Richmond hospital early in the morning of De cember 2tt, Mrs Harrison subscrib ed to the oath at her home on Acad emy Street Her first official act was to sign the pay vouchers for the other coun ty officers and the checks for those holding accounts against the county "We received our pay all right, and it is all gone," one county officer said early Mon4ay after receiving his check last Saturday afternoon. An audit of the late treasurer's books was completed late last Fri day night. "The books balanced to the penny, and the records were in perfect orddr," one of the auditors commented When the cash was checked, there was a discrepancy of 76 cents. A few minutes later as one of the auditors was checking the bonds, three quarters and the lone penny dropped from one of the bond jackets And thus was stamped perfect approval on the perfect rec ord of the late county servant. Farmers Mutual Ends Good Year in County Officers Reelected At Annual Meeting "Here Last Saturday Association Now Has a ('.ash Balance of More Than $8,000 On Hand ? The Martin County Farmers Mu tual Fire Insurance Association com pleted one of its most successful years as of last December 31, the policyholders were informed by James L. Coltrain, secretary-treas urer, in his report to the organiza tion's annual meeting held in the county courthouse last Saturday morning. Attended by one of the largest rep resentative groups of policyholders ia recent years, the meeting reelect ed all its officers and approved the general operating methods for the new year. L. H. Taylor, of Poplar Point, and C. B. Fagan. of Dardens, were named to represent the asso ciation in their respective communi ties. The board of directors include Messrs W. B. Harrington, S. T. Ev erett, W. M. Green, Joshua L. Col train, L, H. Taylor, S T. Woolard and Joseph S. Griffin. Mr. James L. Coltrain. connected with the asso ciation for a long number of years, continues as its secretary and treas urer. Mr. Sylvester Peel was reelect ed to serve a sixth term as president, and Mr. Joseph S Onffin was elect ed to continue as vice president of the organization ?faking marked gains and adding (Continued on pegs six) Soiled by the hands of an al ?legetl tliief, two hundred ?fUI nary nickels were said to have been sold for $9.50 to a small scale filling station operator here a few days ago. It was one of the few transactions on record where the good money of (Jncle Sam was traded at less than its actual face value. Dennis Wynne, alleged rob ber-thief, stands accused of taking the nickels from a slot machine of the one arm bandit type and selling them to "Chip" Moore. And it can M marked down for the first time that the bandit machine lost. Applications for the refunds usually receive prompt atten tion. Let Contract For New Home On Martin Heighti A contract for the construction of a modern frame home was let last week to Martin and Perry, local contractors, by Mr. and Mrs. Victor Champion. Construction work is to get underway within a short while. Mr Champion, formerly of Wil liamston, is now prominently con nected with the Chilean Nitrate com pany, and will make his headquar ters here. Mr. Champion once farmed in this county and was employed at one Ui&e by the Enterprise when he was a rising young lad. He and Mrs. Champion have made many friends here and in this section, who are glad to learn that they will make their home here in the future. County Growers Are Allotted A Total Of 9,422 Acres In 1940 Allowance I n l.82<? Arm Lea* Than Allotment Last Year The 1940 tobacco production con trol program will be carried home in black and white to the more than 1500 Martin County farmers tomor row when they receive their new acreage allotments, the office of the |county farm agent announcing to day that a total of only 9,422 acres could be had for distribution. While there is some speculation as to what the lcaution wilt be when the farmers receive their individual quo tas. agricultural authorities are of the opinion that there will be very few complaints when the uncertain future for tobacco is considered, and when the new allotments are com pared with the 1939 quotas and not with the 1939 planting*.? It is generally understood that Martin farmers planted well in ex cess of 15;(H)0 acres to tobacco last season, the end of the last market ing season finding them hardly as well off as they were at the end of the HBH marketing period . The Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration is making an attractive offer for program participation this coming season. The farmer who com plies with the plan and holds his acreage down?U>-his allotment will his allotted acreage Overplahting will cost the farmer at the rate of about $72 an acre Realizing that it is impossible to effect a distribution of the limited acreage to the complete satisfaction of all growers, the Coqnty farm agent's office points out the follow ing methods of appeal: Any person may, within 15 days after notice is forwarded to or made available to him request the county committee in writing to reconsider I its recommendation or determina- | tion regarding any of the following matters affecting any farm in which I he has an interest: (a) Eligibility to file an application for payment; (b) any allotment, usual acreage, yield, measurement, or goal; (c) the divi sion of payment, or (d) any other matter affecting the right to or the amount of his payment with r< s|>? < t to The farm. TThe county cnrnm if tee shall notify such person in writing of its decision within 15 days after receipt of the written request for re consideration. If such person is jiot satisfied with the decision of the county committee, he may, within 15 days after the decision is forwarded to nr made available to him, ap|>eal in writing to the State committee Tin- State committee shall notify the person in writing of its decision within 30 days after the receipt of_ the appeal. If such person is not satisfied with the decision of the State committee, he may. within 15 days after1 the decision is forwarded in or made available to him, request the regional director to review the decision of the State committee. Written notice of any decision ren dered under this section by the county or state committee shall also be issued to each person known to it who. as landlord, tenant, or share cropper having an interest in the operation of the farm may be ad versely affected by such decision Only a person who shows that he tS advei sely affeCtecTby the outcome of any request foT~ reconsideration or appeal may appeal the matter fur ther. but any person, who as land lord, tenant, or sharecropper having any interest in the operation of the farm, would be affected by the de cision to be made on any reconsid eration by the county committee or subsequent appeal shall be given a full and fair hearing if he appears when the hearing thereon is held. Local (Jobber Faces Another Charge Denying any connection in the cases charging him with the robbery of the Standard filling station here on the morning of December 10 and with the robbery of a ^Standard sta tion in Plymouth on December 13, Lorenzo Wiggins, local colored boy, If now facing another charge. The young colored boy, STTeft^d wrth three Others last Saturday, is alleg ed to have stolen a pistol from the Atlantic Hotel here some weeks ago. The pistol was recovered in Washington yesterday by local of ficers when the purchaser, Henry Wier, learned it had been stolen Two Slightly Hurt In Auto Accident Sunday ? Miss Helen Ross and Mr Arthur Benton, vocational agricultural teacher in the Oak City schools, were ?lightly hurt lut Sunday evening when their car (kidded and tore in to a ditch bank between Oak City and Hobgood. No great damage was done to the car. Large Sum ^ ill Be Spent In Deepening The Roanoke River Work on KkFiHit Channel To l*alm\ra W ill Br Started Next Spring Flans are virtually complete for spending $350.000 in deepening the Roanoke River from its mouth to Palmyra, unofficial reports receiv ed here today stating that contracts for the project will be let early in the spring. Small amounts have been I spent "snagging" the river, but the project now pending is the largest j to get attention in recent years. Considerable work will be done near the mouth and art up to a point just this side of Plymouth to ac i commodate the North Carolina Pulp Company. From that point, the gov eminent engineers plan to cut a 12 foot channel , to a point about one md*' op the rivet- fn*m?Wilhams ton. It is also proposed to dredge the river to a minimum depth of ten feet from that point to Palmyra Ac cording to the unofficial informa tion received here it is possible that the government will increase the channel depths two feel more than the present plans call for, the on gmeefs pointing but that the great "er "channel depth will make it pos sible for any and all craft using the inland waterways to ply the Roan oke without difficulty While traffic on the Roanoke is said to have experienced a decrease nient apparently anticipates a h ier volume in the years t< cav comc. Negro Jailed For Drunken Driving r Drunken driving and a i iding fight landed Harvey Haseoe. Louis Hasnight and James Kverett, Bertie colored men. in the county jail here last Friday night about 8 o'clock While Haseoe was weaving his way | down?the main street tmdri?Htt? steering wheel, Hasnight and Ever ett Were busy working on pjieh other with a knife and a liquyV bot tie The licks were flying thick and fast, and Haseoe claims that Everett j grabbed the steering wheel and threw the car into the police auto mobile and ran it almost into the po lice station The court ruled that Haseoe was too drunk to drive and relieved him of the responsibility during the next twelve months. A fine of $50 with costs added was im Lpetied iti the case. ? Hasnight and Everett, tried by Justice J. L. MasseII in his court Sat urday morning, suspended judgment upon payment of the cost in the case charging them with an affray Joseph Grandy and George Eason. riding in the car at the time ??f the accident, were ruled innocent vie tims of a wild drive Damage to the police car was es timated at $15 Hyaring the crash, Chief W. B Daniel and Officer J H. Allshrooks rushed from the police station and arrested the men before they could get out of the car Martin Boasts No Rich Democrats Jackson Day dinners, held last night throughout the country to boost the Democratic party's fi nances, were net attended by Mar tin "County Di'inuciats, as fji could be learned here today. ?fcocal figures prominent 114 the party explained they could not find time to ailL-lld lllti diniiL'is, seti'ial of them freely admitting the $25 fee was not immediately available. Record attendances Were reported in many sections, and Paul V. Mc Nutt, prominently mentioned as presidential candidate, was said to have made a great speech in Ral eigh The speaker was loudly ap plauded when he mentioned Presi dent Roosevelt. The Record Speakh . . . A greater regard for life, limb and property was ndted iif^ the highway record in this county during the first week of the new year Reports cofriiwg from State Highway Patrolman Whit Saun ders show that there were only two minor motor vehicle acci dents in the county during the period. No one was killed. No one was injured and the proper ty damage was small. Martin County motorists can pat them selves on the back for every day, every week and for every month they contribute to the*all important business of safe driv ing. The record lor the first week m thir year and for the first week in last year follows: Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge 1940 2 0 0 $52.50 1939 0 0 0 00.00 Loral and County Authorities Unravel Series ol Robberies In County During Recent Weeks C. I). Carstarphen President Building & Loan Association Mooting m regular session here last evening, the directors of the] Martin County Building and Loan Association elected C I) Carstar phen to head the organization as president. The office was made vi cant by the death of Mr C A Har rispn. who ably served the associa* tion as president for eleven years. Mr. Caystoaphen has been an active director for a long number of years and had served sovoiul tornu Jails vice president Mr. N. C. Green, prominent in the activities for a long period, was elected to the vice presidency. The action taken by the hoard of directors last evening was to fill the unexpired terms, the elec tions being subject to the wishes of Two Fire Calls Are Received Saturday Local volunteer firemen, idle dur into actWn. for the first time in the new year last Saturday when they rwoivnd Uvo calls That afternoon about three o'clock fire threatened the Brown_fi reworks shop on Washington Street A cus tomer innocently?dmppod 11 into a box of torpedoes and a hun dred or more, of them exploded. Smoke filled the small room, forc ing out the owner and several other persons It was thought that the stock and building would catch on fire and the detriment was called Fortunately the stock of fireworks did not catch ami little w;iv earned by the exploding torpedoes. The firemen were Called to the John Cooke home on Church Street ahuui 11.30 that mght'wheji a ihim ney burned out and scattered sparks all over the wooden shingles, and threatened to catch furniture in an upstairs room. No damage vv,as done however, and the fire equipment was returned to the station in a very short time. # : Congress Argues Lynchiii" Question Faced with a complicated business calendar, the National Congress wandered from its sworn duties yes terday to argue over the proposed x.TYtT tynrhing hrttr ttie aetiini di.s gusting members of both parties in all sections of the country Passage of the bill will, many t>e lieve, increase greater sectional fric tion and increase greater disrespect for law and order. Little has been heard from the Congress since it convened last week, but reports state that a mass of cares and woes are"being unpack" ed and placed on the calendar for consideration during the coming weeks and months. According to reports this session of Congress will he the most expen sive ever htrld. Last summer thr lawmakers voted an additional $1, 500 a year for clerk lure for each of the 00 Senators and 435 Representa lion dollars to the hill Hard4y before the cui rent session got Underway, political observers stalled guessing tw>w long il will lasi Despite the discord over the trade agreements, log-rolling tactics that are certain to be introduced intp the picture, some observers believe the damage will have been done and the lawmakers ready to return to their homes about the middle of June If adjournment does not come by then, thr July weather may have its usual effect and run the Congressmen out. Farmers Likely To Switch To Cotton Planting much of theft available land to tobacco last year, quite a few Martin County farmers are like ly tcTswlich back to cotton this sea son Last year Martin farmers did uol plant all meir cotton aMotmanV and the surplus planted to tobacco in 1939 will just abotii take up the cotton allotment this year. County Colonel Man Die* In The State Sanatorium Leon McCoy Rogers, 39-year-old Martin County colored man, died in the State Sanatorium last week fol lowing a long illness. He had been in the institution.. on!y,_n few weeks, long rites were,, conducted last Thursday tmd mRrmcnt wwnrthe family plot on the home farm in Bear Grass Township. Besides his parents, he leaves a wife who is a patient in the sanatorium. I the shareholders in annual session here next May All ten of the board" of directors | were present for the meeting which considered several applications for I loans and approved three In addi | lion to the election of the president and vice president, the meeting ban lied general routine matters, reports from the session staring that the of ficials were anticipating another sue Tut year lor (ho association. The names of the directors attend ing the meeting are. as follows, Messrs I) CI Matthews, C. D. Car , . varphen, Jesse Whitley. C B Clark MCN. I star) Sr.. J K King. K B Crawford, N C Gnen, Frank Margohs, Wheeler Martin and W C Manning y 'l IMMIINC v Action was said to be |>etidiiig today against several persons in this and other counties for al legerity purchasing goods known to have been stolen. No warrants have been drawn iu this cunnec tion as yet, ami it ??? poHnihle that further developments will await the : jury. purchasers did not know the goods were stolen, hut in must cases we believe they did." of ficers were quoted as saying fol lowing the round-up of four young men who stand charged with robbing filling stations in this ami Washington County. Weather Interferes Snow and sleet aggravating low nvereury readings interrupted tra'f fie and school activities in several sections of the State yesterday Hur al schools in several counties were closed and traffic, decreased almost to .1 minimum, moved slowly 'oyer targe areas of the State ? The unfavorable weather condi it ions retarded traffic here Sunday evening, but the fall of snow and sleet was not large enough to cause any handicap-yesterday at this point Rural residents, however, are fear mg the worst m mud when the wea ther breaks?1? ?? Relief, temporary at least, is be ing promised on a small scale for to morrow. Freezing weather has had its tell ing effect on the potato market here, reports stating that fairly si/ able quantities of the sweets have -been damaged.? Gardners Creek froze ovci yestei day, hut no one dared walk across the stream on the thin ice. Approve Local Street Improvement Project hiiimis Farmers, consuming gasoline in (heir (raelors and engines used in picking peanuts and handling other farm work, have until next Monday to file their claims for gasoline tax refunds. These re funds amount to hundreds of dollars for the fourth quarter, hut to get the rebate, farmers must file their application*. G. II. Harrison and other em ployees of the Harrison Oil Company will gladly assist any farmer in filing application for gas tax refunds. It is understood that quite a few nickels were placed in cir mlation before the lump sale Fire hentroyn Fvereltn Tenant Saturday Believed to have started from a flue in the kitchen, fire destroyed the home of Jim Wallace, colored, in Everetts about 8 o'clock last Sat urday night. Most of the furniture was removed from the building. Mi J T Barnhill, owner of the house, stated, that he was not certain whether insurance op the building ,was in force at the time. The build ing was valued at $1,000. The Wollaee home was the third to be destroyed by fire in this county during leccnt^iaysr--Mr; and MTt Walter Gardner lost their home in Williams Township a few days ago, and Walter Johnson and his large family were burned out last week. Four \re Wrested In Connection w ith Station Robberies 0|M'it Seamin On Stealing Is drought To u < lo?o\ Sheriff Savs Picking up a minor clue from an u no \ pec ted source last week, Offi cii J H A Us brooks brought to an end a series of robberies that had just about upset the equilibrum in law enforcement agencies here and m the county Going into a huddle with county officers. Sheriff C. B Roebuck, Deputy Bill Haislip and Special Of ficer J H Roebuck, the town cop started out with a weak thread to ?unravel the most baffling series of lobbuiii^. in Kvcieiis. winiamslon and Griffins Township At the end of five days and after working night and day on the case, the officers had woven together enough evidence to warrant the arrest of Dennis Wynne, vourfg white man of Cross Roads | Towimhm. 1 Facts began to unravel fast follow - I mg his arrest, and purchasers of goods allegedly stolen from filling stations in Eve ret ts, WilUamston and Griffins Township stalled reporting^ to the law. By late Saturday night q definite trace of nearly all the stol en property had been established, the officers continuing their work during most of Sunday to recover tires and other automobile accessor Following Dennis Wynne's arrest Saturday morning, his brother, Bill Wynne, 2(1 years old, was taken into eu..tml>?(i randy Penibet tun, colored man of Mt. Gilead, was arrested and Lorenzo Wiggins, local colored boy about 1(? years old, was next to fall mio ilu' hands of the law. Slow lo start at first, three of the quartet started talking, and details of one crime after another were revealed in rapid succession The trail of the robbers was fol lowed into Washington County, and later to Manteo where most of the goods were recovered from a filling station operator. ~ At one time the entire personnel of the local and county law enforce ment bureaus was active, the officers picking up trails here and there over the county and weaving their find ings into undisputable evidence around the conference table in sev eral instances Suspicioning Dennis Wynne, 22 "yeaTs old, the officers checked hit activities from'early summer. They learned he had bought a car to so licit i lathes for a Williamston clean ing and pressing establishment. He lost his job there, and it wasn't long the officers learned, that he went on a rampage that soon developed Timi into Martin County's No. 1 rob-. her Accompanied hy his brother. (Continued on page six) W ill Li lid y Start Work In February Or Early In March 1'rogrum CuIIh for Kxpendi lure of for Side Hiilkn anil Slrrrls Plans for the construction of side-' walks, cui h and guttering and sur facing on several streets here werer, formally approved by the Raleigh office of the Works Progress Admin istration last week, local authorities wen- advised yesterday. Slated to cost approximately $32,000 the proj ect now awaits final approval in Washington, unofficial reports stat ing that approval by WPA officials there is recognized as a mare for mality. Given approval there, the plans are to be returned to the local hoard of commissioners for signa tures It will possibly require the remainder, of this month to complete' the preparation of maps and handle details in connection with launching the program. Tin program as fust proposed ialien 10 a one-third participation in the cost by the town, but acoord ing to late information received here the town's figure has been reduced ^^wcsnljJ tin cost With the. ? property owners participating the cost, authoritiag point out that at^ aSSllkinal hnnS iaane wil| ha IMP ' ?r?T ma <'% (Continued on