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Defendant In Illicit Liquor Case Draws 18 Months* Sentence (Continued from page one) dition that the defendant remain sober and of good behavior during the stated time Charged with violating the liquor laws. Leland Robenon was sentenc ed to the roads for six months, fined S25 and taxed with the cost, the road sentence to begin at the direction of the court at any time within the next two years. Roberson's place of busi ness on Gardners Creek was ordered {padlocked, the court declaring it a public nuisance Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, William "Boot" Sa vage pleaded guilty of simple as sault and was sentenced to the roads for tlurfyndayr Isaac Sutton, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon and lar ceny and receiving, was adjudged not guilty. Appearing before the court for the second tune in succession oh a charge of violating the liquor laws, Frank Peterson was sentenced to the roads for eighteen months. 12 for allegedly violating the liquor laws and six months for the apparent misrepre sentation of facts. Peterson, gaining his freedom a week before, was im plicated in the case charging Lewis Belcher with violating the liquor laws: Belcher was arrested as he jumped and ran from Peterson's car with eight pints of illegal liquor on his person Peterson, pleading not guilty, stated that he was driving along the Washington Road, that Belcher "thumbed" a ride with mhii, and that he did not know the pas senger had liquor on hit; person. Belcher "thumbed' a ride with him. Peterson left Williamston and went to Bear Grass and bought the liquor. "Peterson told me to put the liquor in my pockets so I could jump and run with it if the officers got after us." Belcher told the court Peter son's car. an old model Chevrolet, was uiihri J iwnfiaeated bv the court. Peanut Mart Is More Active During Week Feed markets turned somewhat j weaker during the past week, ac- , cording to the U. S. and North Car olina Departments of Agriculture in the Weekly News Service Review. 1 More plentiful offerings, particu larly of wheat feeds were the prin cipal weakening influence but some slackening in demand also contribui- i ed to the decline The index number of wholesale feedstuff prices drop ped nearly 2 points to 120.5. In contrast, feed grain markets maintained a firmer tone Cotton seed meal showed considerable strength while hay markets showed some strength as high quality offer ings became scarce. ~ The peanut market in Virginia and North Carolina has been somewhat j more active during the past week 1 as the result of increased consumer 1 market interest. Farmers stock jum bos continue to command 4 to 4 1-8 cents per pound for best stock with best bunch bringing 3 3-4 to 3.58 cents delivered Shipments of milled "peanuts continue to exceed those uf~j last season by substantial margins. At prt'sont shipments are some 450 ! cars in excess of those of last season. Despite an unusual decline in lay ing flocks during January and an actually less egg production on Feb- ; ruary 1 than on January 1 egg prices took a nose dive during the past two | weeks. Farm prices in the Raleigh area declined around 10 cents a doz en to 16 and 17 cents for hennery whites. 15 and 16 for hennery browns j and 14 to 15 cents for current col-J lections at the period s close. Mean while, live poultry prices were ir regular. showing some strength on some classes but weakness on oth ers. Martin Citizens Slow To Help Finns In Their Fight Called upon to render aid to a stricken people, Martin County citi zens are apparently willing to let the Finns fight alone Only a small cash donation has been tendered to date in this county, while other sections are raising considerable sums for the victims of mighty Russie. The Enterprise will receive and forward any donations to the proper authorities, or individuals may send their contributions direct to George Watts Hill, Durham. State chairman of the drive for Finnish relief Colored School Heae In Statewide Debate Contest The local colored high school is debating the Rocky Mount and Washington High Schools this after noon on the query, Resolved, "The United States Government Should Own^n^Operat^h^Railroads/ Faculty Feels Effect Of Old Vge On Court ? - The Williamston faculty proved their playing days were not over as they put up a game fight against the Green Wave basketball squads m the high school gym last night. Teachers, who had not handled a basketball in years, indeed several not at all, grit- > ted their teeth, pushed dignity aside : after the ball The high school girls, led by Bina Jackson, with 12 points, took the | opening game. 22-10 Since only six teachers could be enlisted for the j girls' contest and three of thoae were j without previous playing experience,] it was n<*<y?ssary to recruit several former high school players. One of these. Margaret Jones, led the facul- , ty scoring with three points Tfte- 4?^y&-r|iiint tnntr q vir tory over the teachers, with C T Roberson high scorer with 8 points Coach Edwards and Dillon Cobb, fat uity recruit, topped the teachers with six points each Supt Manning sunk j I a snowbird early in the second half for a total of two points *nd some thing to discuss with his boys by the ! fireside. M B Dunn by his stellar guard play held Roberson to eight points which was quite an accom plishment. The title of the best sport of the evening was unquestionably earned by C. B Toxey. who played valiantly throughout the game. A large number of student fans alternately cheered and sympathized with the faculty members through out both games, but to no avail. Var sity players refused to make any concession to age and played a fast brand of basketball, never slacken ing the pace during the evening. Beer Tax III State Exceeds $3,000,000 Raleigh ? North Carolina's beer ! consumption of 301,700 barrels in 1939 provided $3,194,870.37 ill tuxes Id the federal, state and local gov ernments, according to an analysis by the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee. The state collected $i,5iu,3/u.57TIT licenses and excise taxes; the various cities, towns, and counties of North Carolina approximately $176,000; and the federal government $1,508,500. The federal government's tax is based on $5 per barrel. The beer industry furnished more than two-thirds of the $2,227,842 13 collected by the state during 1939 from its beverage taxes; wines and liquor provided about one third. The State Department of Revenue disclosed that the state's $1,510, 370.57 in beer taxes last year were -distributed ar follows: 1 teenies,. 632 32; excise or consumption tax on bottled and canned beer, $1,306. 707.54; and excise tax on draft beer $149,030.71 The annual business volume esti mated at $10,400,000 has been devel oped and maintained in North Caro lina by the legal beer industry arid most of this volume is reflected di rectly in the state by employment, payrolls and taxes, it was explained. North Carolina consumed 301,700 barrels last year as compared with 264,025 in 1938. Production of the 1939 consumption used 335.000 bush els of premium mailing barley, 51, 500 bushels of corn, 30,900 bushels of -arid 187,050 bushels of hops based on national averages for farm materials necessary in brewing. An area of 15,250 acres was utilized to grow these materials with full-time employment for 522 farm workers. Wage-Hour Violators Are Being Sought It looks as though another flying squadron of streamlined modern "re.venooers" will be combing the business and industrial woods soon ?looking for wages-and-hours act violators. An early speed-up of en forcement of the fair labor standards act is indicated in the current ex pansion of the legal and inspecting personnel in regional offices of the W. and H division. The 16 regional offices are setting up branch offices to speed investigation of complaints. In the New York office, for in stance4. the staff has grown from two to 30 in the last year, with 20 or 25 more to be added by summer. Offi cials say larger concerns generally are complying, but that there is fair ly widespread non-compliance among smaller employers in some industries for the most part arising from mis understanding. but partly from the hitherto lax enforcement. Prowler Damage* Property In Church Of The Advent Prowlers, entering the Church of the Advent here Wednesday, dam aged a communion box in an appar ent search for money No articles were missed, the rector, John Hardy, said. Support The Town That Supports You WILLIAMSTON HAS SEVERAL GOOD REFRIGERATOR DEALERS Taylor Electric Co. Eielmim FrimiAairv Dernleri THE STARTING MONTH On The Fan and tai The Home MoacA March l?rou|lil thr start of outdoc wora And Bviivar went through the motions; While he was not ditpjsfd to shitk He yet had antiquated notions. And he accorded more iriiame To signs and omens th*n to w inu ? But Ma Fid, on Ihf other hand. Head Farm School bulletins with ?.e*t And thus she tame to understand 1 he methods proved to be the best, so she upset old fory fancies Ami much improved the Pi?r finances March, ushering in the first days of spring, finds the North Carolina farm family preparing for the new crop year. Here are timely reminders from be used to advantage during this traditionally windy month: Enos Blair, extension agronomist, says if you haven't finished sowing Common, Tennessee 76. or Kobe les pedeza, be sure to complete the job at the beginning of March. If broad cast, sow 35 to 40 pounds of seed to the acre and cover with a section harrow. If a grain drill is used. 25 pounds of seed will be sufficient. Pas tures also may be seeded during March. Small grains sown last fall should be top-dressed as early in March as possible Those who like to plant corn early can do so during the last few days of this month with little fear of injury from bud worms. U. W Tuyli.r i ?vl.-iKinn <u/ini. specialist advises growers to pro vide a portable farrow house before the spring litter of pigs arrives. Sows and pigs do better if plenty of green grazing is?furnished- Likewise. growers should- build-a - self-feeder for their swine. Plans for the far rowing house and self-feeder may be tained from the county agent. John Arey. extension dairyman, points out that production records of North Carolina cows under Dairy Herd Improvement Association work compare favorably with those of old well-developed dairy states but that the feed cost per 100 pounds of milk 1 is twice as high as in some of the States. A shortage of good rough age, including pasture, is largely re | sponsible for this high cost. Dairy ; make ample preparations for rough age in 1940. In planning for hay crops, it is a good idea, because of j | frequent dry summers, to use sever al crops which mature at different , j periods. In the home garden, Lewis Watson, j extension horticulturist, recommends that farm families make a second planting of beets and carrots during ! March. After the middle of the month j sweet corn, snap beans, salsify and j parsnips may be planted in the low- : er Coastal Plain area. Irish potatoes ' may be planted in the Upper Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont during the month. ; Hoy S. Dearstyne, head of the J SLatr rnllrgy Poultry Ifrpartmv"', savs poultrvmen may allow their | chicks out-of-doors for a while each: day as soon as the weather permits. J In handling laying hens, continue to cull out "boarders". This is a profi tahl?? prartiee since a bird consumes i about seven pounds of feed a month. | A. D. Stuart, seed specialist, says beware of all planting seed that you have not tested for germination, j High quality seed is one of the small- | est items in the cost of producing a crop, and you can't go wrong on the rule of known (^rigin. adapted seed of high quality. hirst 1940 Herring Caught By And llardison * Casting their nets into the Koan oke at this point, Fishermen Francis Leggctt and Samuel Hardison dip ped out the first 1940 herring to of ficially open the new fishing season here. The boys "thr-the- river are looking forward to a successful season, but high waters in the stream at the present time have interrupted fish ing activities to some extent. f More Families Turn To Balanced Farms Caught in the uncertainty of the present tobacco crisis. North Caro lina farm families are turning to a live-at-home program to provide food for themselves and feed for their livestock. At the present time. Great Britain holds the answer to tobacco prices this coming fall. If the existing em bargo is retained, farmers will lose one of their best customers, since British buyers usually purchase a large percentage of the better grades of American tobacco. On the other hand, it has been ru mortKi that Britain will enter the market again this fall to make nor mal purchases. In such an event, prices may be expected to be reason ably good. While waiting for England to make her decision, wary North Carolina farmers have "hedged" by making their plans so as not to depend en tirely on their income from this year's tobacco crop. In most instances they have turned to other crops or to a good livestock or poultry pro gram to supplement their income. Added to that, they have laid out a balanced farming or live-at-home program so as to have plenty of food and feed. In one county a 15 point program has been drawn up to meet the emergency. This program includes: growing a home garden and orchard for family use and selling the surplus; grow ing enough feed for farm workstoek; having at least 25 purebred laying hens; keeping a purebred or good grade cow and heifer; raising enough pork for family use and selling the surplus. Keeping a purebred bull, boar, and roosters in each community where needed; developing farming pride by observing a clean-up cam paign every first Saturday; giving farm boys and girls an opportunity to develop projects; and having ev ery family fill a canning budget. Organise Extension Class For Martin County Tteachers Extension classes in sociology, or ganized here this week for Martin County teachers, will get underway in the MgK b"Bd^g n*xt Mnn day. Held under the direction of the University Extension Division, the class will hold two t^o-hour ses sions. the first beginning at 4 and the Second at 7 p. m The special course of instruction will equal a six-hour college course and make it unnecessary for many of the teachers to attend summer school, it was pointed out. Economic Machine Is Going Forward For several years much of the talk ! ing and writing at>out how to get our economic machine moving at the speed of which it is capable has con tended that government was having to do more and more spending be | cause private industry wouldn't ! spend?especially utilities. Thus bus I iness pulse-takers, keenly watching for any breaks in the long-lamented ( log jam", lately have noted some ; potent evidence to the contrary, re I vealing persistent enterprise and jv'enture, in the spending plans of ' the electric power industry. For ex ample. the neur construction and ex i pansion programs now under way or ! planned by operating companies in I the North American Company group, as announced last week in New York, are the largest in nine years? al though its 10-year average, right through the depression, has been better than $25,000,000 a year. The planned 1940 expenditures of about $38,500,000 almost double the group's 1939 outlay, and over the next two year period the schedule calls for expenditure of $61,000,000. No log jam there. A lot of that money will be going into the pockets of addition al workers who do the actual con struction work. Nortli Carolina Is Reducing Debt Raleigh?During the 'period' when practically all the governmental un its in the United States" were in creasing their debts, the State of North Carolina and its subdivisions have been reducing their obligations, State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson said today. Since he took office in 1932, John son said, "the State of North Caro lina has made a net reduction in its debt' of $43,797,694.49. This repre sents bonds paid and bonds pur chased for our sinking funds which is equivalent to retirement of the bonds. Of course, paying these bonds means an annual reduction of Inter-1 est charges. This amounts to $1,861, 000 a year." Johnson said that "during this same period the local units of gov ernment in the state have reduced their debt by $46,500,000. Just as in the case of the state, paying these] bonds means an annual reduction of interest charges to the local units of $2,371,060. -a- m Relief Nurte Reports To County Health Department Granted a leave of absence for a special training course during the next several weeks. Miss Christine High was followed here today by Miss Dorothy Mae Stanton, of Golds bo ro Miss Stanton recantly complet ed a special training course in pub lic health at Chapel Hill and is now handling her ftm field assignment. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my friends and relatives for their kindness during; my recant illness Mis. Fannie Alford. Bits Of Interesting I . S. Business News U S cigarette production hit a new all-tune January peak this year | ?14 1-2 billions of the little cylin ders?but more notable was increase in output of higher-priced cigars, two classes of these showing larger gains than the nickel or "twofer" va rieties . . Packard and Nash are rushing engineering and production plans for naw hnas in the low price { .auto field, encouraged by success, 'of Studebaker's "invasion"?may be j ready by late summer, almost sure , ly before the general showing of 1941 models in the fall . . American ! youth, said by some to be going to the dogs, bought 20 per cent more Bibles during the last Christmas sea son than ever before?that's the Good Word . . Consumption of domestic wines is expected to top 90,000,000 gallons this year, bettering the 1989 record by 15 per cent?and that year was 13 per cent over the previous I one . Private engineering con struction awards for the first week of 1939. totaling $114,630,000, are i up 21 per cent over the figure for the I same period last year. CARD OF THANKS We are indeed grateful to our neighbors and friends for the many j acts of kindness rendered our moth er. Mrs. Lenora Rogers, during her ' recent j ings and expressions of sympathy, we thank you. The Family. WANTS The ENTERPRISE WANT AI) RATES One cent a word (this type) each insertion. 25c Minimum Charge 2c u word thin t*ize ders unless you have an open ac count with us. We reserve the right to revise or reject any copy. The ENTERPRISE PHONE 46 FOR SALE: LARGE ASSORTMENT men's Used suits in good condition, i Hard finish worsteds. Ail colors, sizes | 34-4W $4.95-$l2.5<) f'ittman's Clean ers. Telephone 159. SLITS MADE TO ORDER FOR YOU ?We have a large assortment of patterns to select from. We guaran tee to fit you regardless of aizar $22.50 to $75.00. Pittman's Cleaners. Telephone 159. Business Places Turn To "Modern" Trend A goodly share o{ the upturn in construction is attributed to mod ernization of business places, which has proved a business-getter Now ?. L. Ostendorf, of Cleveland, former president of the National Associa tion of Real Estate Boards, recom mends a nation-wide drive to mod ernize whole business sections and restore "blighted" city areas to trad*?-attrarting status. In Toledo he told realtors that many property owners have discov- j ered that modernizing with structur- j al glass, lightweight metals and oth er modern materials turns obsolete and unprofitable structures into live, income-producing properties Witht the return of trade when such a1 project is undertaken on a neighbor hood basis, he said, general property values rise and the whole commun ity benefits. He cautioned that reha- I bilitaliOn should be undertaken with the guidance of trained city planners after careful study of causes of de terioration. ATTENTION SEWING MACHINE owners: I repair and rebuild all types and makes of sewing machines, in or out of Williamston. John A. Ward, P. O. Box 166. or telephone 138-J. Williamston, N C ml-4t HATS! HATS! WHY N()T SPEND 50c and have your hat renovated ! the factory way? We can do it in a jiffy. One day service. Pittman's Cleaners. Telephone 159. Duke Ward, Solicitor. IF YOU WANT QUALITY CLEAN ing; if you want quick service; if you want special attention to but tons. linings, rips, etc., in other words, if you want the best clean ing service, call 159. Pittman's Clean ers, Duke Ward, solicitor. PANTS, TROUSERS OR SLACKS, whatever, you call them. We have just received our new spring styles in tweeds, herringbones, Coverts. Priestly cloths or Botany worsteds Drape or plain models. If you need pants, see Pittman at Pittman's ?Claafieys. Telephone 159. , FOR RENT: 5-ROOM HOUSE WITH water and lights. Joshua L. Col train. Williamston, N. C. f20-2t JUST AKUVED?LARGE ASSORT ment new spring suits. Tweeds, herringbones and gaberdines in beautiful spring colon. Made in English' drape 6r regular models. $19.75. Pittman's Cleaners. Tele phone 159 ARE YOUR CLOTHES TOO LARGE ?too small, too long or too short? Do they need repairs? We offer the best alteration and repair service in Williams ton at reasonable prices. Pittman's Cleaners. FOR SALE: HOMEGROWN RED Bliss Seed Irish Potatoes. Joshua L. Coltrain, Williamston. f20-3t STRAYED: DARK BAY MARE mule colt. About one year old. White on stomach. If found, please return to H S Johnson, Hamilton f27-2t SERVICE ? RADIOS. VACUUM cleaners and refrigerators. All work guaranteed. Call us for serv ice. Phone 245-J. Koger Radio and Refrigeration Co. Washington Street. d29-tf WE CHARGE AND REPAIR BAT teries. Expert service. Purol prod ucts. Red's Service Station. Location, Next to Bus Station. j5-tf FOR SALE: UNDERWOOD AND Royal typewriter ribbons. Guaran teed non-smudge carbon paper. Sten cil ink. Enterprise Publishing Com pany. nl4-tf FOR SALE?CABBAGE AND COL lard Plants. Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield Cabbage plants. Pecan Grove Farm. H. C. Green. Williamston, N. C. f9-16-23-ml EXECUTOR'S NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. Having qualified as executor of the estate of W. H Rogers, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned or his at torneys within 12 months from the date of this notice or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th day of Feb., 1940 13th day of * '. L. ROGER S. ( Executor of the estate of W. H. Rogers, deceased. Peel & Manning. Attys. ^Vjlhamston^j^C^^^^^^^^lfl^flt Certified SWEET POTATO SEED Certified Louisiana type Seed Porto Rica Sweet Po tatoes for sale. We have only a limited quantity of 250 bushels, which we offer at $1.25 per bushel in baskets, we have others at 60 cents per bushel. Why'plant the kind you cannot sell? Get a few bush-~ els of ours and get started right. Our potatoes were cer tified in the field and in our house, and we won a prise at the Seed Exposition this year. What we do not sell In the next few days we will bed. Get in touch with us now. SLADE, RHODES AND CO. HAMILTON. N. C. Get Ready For Dollar Days IN Williamston Ttiurs., Fri., Sat. MARCH 7th, 8th, 9th Watch For Tuesday's ENTERPRISE Where You'll See Hundreds Of Fine Values Advertised By Many Of The Town's Leading Stores ?READ EVERY ITEM IN EVERY AD. Williams ton Chamber Of Commerce
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