Watch The Label On Your | Paper, Aa It Carriea The Date Your Subscription E z p i r a a. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umn! A Latchkey To Over 1,400 Homei Of Martin County. VOLUME XLI1I?NUMBER 31 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 16, 19tO. ESTABLISHED 1899 Officials Will Ask Revocation of Beer License Here Soon Open Seatton For Brutal At tacks Reported Last Sunday > ' Ranking next to public nuisance No. 1, the colored beer garden oper ated on Washington Street by Watts and Andrew Brown (not Andy) is subject to lose its license to retail beer at the next meeting of the Mar tin County Commissioners, Mayor J. L. Hassell said last evening following a session of his court. Action to have the license rescinded was recom mended by the Martin County grand jury for March, but the suspension order was delayed for some reason or other. Definite steps to clean up the gar den were being seriously considered today following a repeated disturb ance at the gathering place for the colored population's elite beer drink ers and liquor sippers. Mayor Hassell proposes to appear before the board in person and ask that the license be rescinded. Sunday was open season for brutal attacks among the colored popula tion here. The first engagement was reported some time after Saturday midnight. Using a brick bat appar ently to save his fist. King Staton bricked Hattie Rascoe unmercifully. Repeated licks tore sizable gashes in her head and necessitated five dol lars worth of medical sewing. The victim is unable to be up and a pre liminary hearing has not been sched uled. The attack was reported at the woman's home down the river hill. Bud Freeman, young colored man, invaded Brown's beer garden early Sunday evening carrying a heavy load of liquor Inside and malice in his head. He directed a hefty swing at Phillip Thompson's head but the little fellow ducked to safety and the blow landed in Mattie Brown's face. A second swing met Thompson's eye and he went down. Freeman left the garden before officers could reach the scene. Returning later that night, Freeman effectively used a knife on the face of a colored wo man recently from Bertie. The vic tims of the two attacks did not re port to prosecute the case at a hear ing before Justice J. L. Hassell last night, and Freeman was faced only with a charge of public drunkenness. He was fined and required to pay $5.50, costs of handling the case Roberson Store Is Robbed Saturday Gaining an entrance through a window, a robber atole approximate ly $72 in cash from the Raymond Roberson grocery store qn South Harrell Street here last Saturday night about 10 o'clock. No articles were missed from the stock. Mrs. Roberson who keeps the small store in a corner of the yard, had locked the door and gone Into the home for a few minutes. When she returned she discovered the theft. John Lee Hadley, colored man who was said to have been seen hanging around the store, was arrested later that night in connection with the theft. He had about $24 on his person, but he claimed he had won that amount in a "crap" game. Officers, rfter investigating the case, releaaad hint yesterday morning and advised him to leave town. "It is possible he robbed the little store, but we could not get ample proof for a conviction in the case, "Officer J. H. Allsbrooks said Hadley is the same Negro who robbed B. F Perry's store here four teen months ago. He was sentenced to prison to serve a five-year sen tence. Two years ago he was arrest ed lr> connection with a small theft in Moore's grocery, but he was re leased when officers were unable to obtain enough evidence to warrant a conviction. He had not been seen here since that time until about two weeks ago. Farm Life Pupils Make Field Trip Accompanied by their teacher. Principal Russell Martin, members of the Farm Life eighth grade civics class supplemented their book learn ing by visiting public offices, the superior court, radio station and a few other places of interest here yes terday. Starting out sarly, the pro fessor and his ten pupjls, all of them girls, did not stop for lunch. They found the activities in the courthouse, health department, radio station and printing office quite Interesting. The names of those making the trip: Misses Hazel Martin. Thelma Griffin, Dorothy Roberson, Nannie Robcrson, Mildred Lilley, Josephine Hard lao n. Re be Paye Griffin, Geor gia Dean Roberson. Evelyn Hardison and Elsie B. Lilley. Etcapet Unhurt In Auto Accident Last Sunday -e Oeorge Revels, young county white man. escaped uninjured last Sunday afternoon whan his car went out of control on a curve and turned over. He was driving near the home of Elder and Mrs. Stone in Griffins Township Damage to the car eras es timated at $100. NoGreatCropDamagelsDone By Freeze Here Last Saturday Freezing temperatures accompan ied by hail, sleet and snow did no great damage to early field and gar den crops in this immediate section last Saturday morning, according to a hurried survey made Sunday and yesterday among a large number of farmers. It was generally agreed, however, that tobacco transplanting already scheduled from two to three weeks behind a normal season would be further delayed as a result of the cold spell. Just now the tobacco out look is not at all encouraging. Even with normal weather during the next few weeks and with no blue mold to interrupt them, tobacco far mers could hardly expect to start the transplanting task before the 10th or IS of May. Blue mold has already been reported in the county, but the extent of the damage has not yet been determined. "A few apples and peaches might drop off as a result of the freeze, but we don't believe the cold spell caused any great damage to our crops," Far mer Getsinger said. "Our bunch beans were slightly damaged, but our Irish potatoes escaped unhurt," Farmer Mayo Hardison said. Farm er V. G. Taylor is of the opinion that advanced Irish potatoes were dam aged In most cases the crop is hard ly through the ground and no dam age resulted. The 25 per cent of the crop above the ground is not believed greatly damaged, however. Corn is still under cover, and peanuts will not be planted before the latter part of next week. Reports from other sections and states indicate that the crop dam age will run into several millions of dollars as a result of the cold wea ther last week. Superior Court Hears Lone Case and Quits LAST MEETING A 1 * Members of the WlUianvtoo Parent-Teacher association will hold their last meeting of the current school term in the rram mar trade building tomorrow af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. With the election of officers for next term scheduled, the meeting to morrow Is recognised as one of the most Important of the year. The fifth grade will offer a short entertainment program, and all members and other pa trons of the school are urged to attend. Belligerents Make Conflicting Claims -?? The status of Germany's invasion of Norway remained uncertain for the most part today as conflicting claims were heard from the belllger ents. Germany while admitting tjat the Allies were moving troop trans ports to Narvik, Insisted today that she still held forth at the seaport town. The Allies had maintained that they had taken the iron ore territory, and advised Norway that a huge ex peditionary force was moving rapid ly to her rescue, Rumania was said to have cut off all shipments to Germany, but an other report stated that guards had been placed along the Danube to guard against sabotage of German shipping on the stream Belgian and other small neutrals are not making any outward move ment to sign up with the Allies, but are still insisting they planned to re main neutral. Italy, in local demonstrations, is said to have voiced opposition against the Allies. France said today that one-third of the entire German fleet had been destroyed, and that another big nav al battle was in progress in the North Sea. The Royal Air force was said to have auccessfully attacked Norway airports held by Germans this morn ing. Germany today issued a note warning the United States not to meddle in the European affairs. As the war gained momentum in Europe, Congress today proposed to increase armament appropriations. Extending Electric Line Into Bear Gran Townxhip The Virginia Electric and Power Company is adding three and one half miles to Its rural electrification system in Bear Grass Township this week. Starting at Bear Graas. the line will follow the surfaced road to the G. A. Peel home, turning at that point and continuing to the Malona home. Hie new addition will serve about a dozen customers, and is to be energized some time tomorrow. Freakish Weather Sends Snow ? Sleet Here Last Friday Ola Mao WloUr, blowlnf a last breath, unbundled tome freakish weather here and throughout the seetioo last Fri day nifht when rain, uww and sUet fell dnrtnc the fleeter part ad an hoar. Startinf about ltd* that nifht, snow and sleet fell In quantities or until the rround and bulldlnfi were eorered In spots. The mercury dropped well Into the hifh twenties, and there were numerous tlfns of snow and ice the Mlewtnf morninf well after sunrise. It was one of the few times that anew has fallen that late in More than one inch of rain fall here dnrtaf Friday afternoon Court Will Resume Trial of Civil Cases Here Next Monday Only One ('.aw Is Heard by Jury; Cases Continued Oue To Illness ??? The special two weeks' term of Martin County Superior Court con vening here yesterday for the trial of civil cases only was short lived. A lone case was heard by the jury and a few orders were signed before the first week of the term blew up with little,or nothing done Judge A. Hall Johnson packed up and left for his home in Asheville while local at torneys explained that the first week's calendar would be consoli dated with the second and that ev erything would he all right with the taxpayers' money collected to run the tribunals of justice It was also pointed out that tiial lswyer. J. H Matthews, of Windsor, was critical ly ill and could not appear in two cases. A defendant was reported sick also, Today court officials ware busy notifying witnesses in Raleigh and Elizabeth City that the Mitchell-Hall case had been postponed until Thurs day of next week. There is some doubt if the witnesses will receive the notices in time not to report to morrow, the day the case was set for trial. It is the general opinion that the case could have been settled for less than what the actual cost will amount to. Proceedings in the court: The trial of the case of Howard H Hopkins against the Home Insurance Company occupied the jury during a greater part of the day. The plain tiff's automobile was destroyed by fire and the defendant refused to pay an amount in excess of that ac tually owed on the car. A judgment" in the sum of $54.54 was awarded the plaintiff. Judgment in the sum of $99 58 was entered for the plaintiff In the case of T. A. Bone against Herman Rog crson. In the matter of George M Steven son, guardian of Johnnie Parker, the guardian was permitted to sell cer tain lands to finance his charge's ed ucation, the payments not to exceed $80 to $100 a month. A survey of the boundary conten tiona was ordered in the case of E. H. Jefferson against the Southern Land Sales Corporation. Surveyors W. O. Ellis and A. Corey were named to make the survey. In the matter of the estate of Wil liam Hassell. Administrator John E. Pope appealed to the court for in structions. The administrator stated that he was ready to settle the estate, that there was no debt outstanding against it, but that J. B. Williams, an alleged bastard son of Hassell, (Continued on page six) Three Men File For Township Constable A contest lor constable of James ville Township will bring up the rear end of Martin County politics on May 29, Chairman Sylvester Peel of the Martin County Board of Elec tions announcing yesterday that Clarence Wallace and Joseph H. Har | dison had filed for the post. Reports from the township Indicate there'll be some hot politics there during the next few weeks as the race for the post progresses. Filing without opposition, Charlie R. Moore, part-time mechanic, will be, in due course, declared the Dem ocratic narty's nominee for consta ble of Williamston Township. Fail ing to get an appointment to the poif at the hands of the Martin County Commissioners in their regular meet ing the first of this month, Moore #n tered his name in the election hop per. His election is assured unless an independent ticket is offered and that isn't very likely. Weather Effects A Decrease In Church Attendance Sunday Leiw Than One Out of Six On Church Roll Present In Some Cases REV. JOHN HARDY. Rector. Church Ot The Advent With the return of winter last week end the people of Williamston did not attend church in as large num bers as they did on the previous Sun day. The Presbyterians and the mem bers of the Christian Church show ed some gain in percentage but their attendance was not as great. This was caused by not having the num ber of membership last week and the estimation was too high. The at tendance at Sunday school is still far ahead of the church attendance. The Holiness Church is still far in the lead in percentage of Church attendance. Total Attendance Church S.S. Y.P. A.31. PM Baptist 113 30 101 52 Methodist 92 29 81 40 Christian 138 10 135 51 Holiness 104 70 69 Presbyterian 27 35 Episcopal 15 51 Totals 489 69 473 212 Percentage Attendance The tabulation below shows the totsl membership of the Sunday Schools and percentage of attendance in the first and second columns re spectively, and the total church mem berships and percentage of attend ance for the morning and evening services in columns three, four and five rospectivcly. Sunday School Church Baptist 200 57 308 33 17 Methodist J86 58 2B0 31 LO. Christian 102 85 224 60 23 Holiness 154 67 58 121 121 Presbyter'n 33 82 38 92 Episcopal 25 60 143 36 ? Young People Hold Jamesville Meeting ?'s Interdefrioni national League of Martin County held its regular quarterly meeting in the Jamesville Christian Church Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mary E. Keel, president, pre siding over the group. Rev. Jack Vinson, of the Bear Grass Presbyterian Church, gave an inspiring address on the topic, "Why I Must Go Back to China." The mea sage was a great inspiration and chal lenge to the young people of the county. Rev. Vinson was born in China and spent his early childhood there, and hopes to return as a mis sionary some time this fall. Special music was rendered by Mrs. Rossell Rogers and Mrs. E. D Harris, and Mrs. Herman Rogerson accompanied them at the piano. During the business session, the following officers were elected, pres ident, Mary Elizabeth Keel, re-elect ed; vice president, Mildred Hardison, secretary, Patsy King, and treasur er, Charlie Harrison, re-elected. The two officers re-elected will serve only until October, 1940, but the sec retary and vice president will serve for a term of two years. It was voted that the next meet ing will be held in the Williamston Baptist Church on the third Sunday in July, 1940. There was a group of 81 register ed by Misses Patsy King and Annie Mae Bailey. This was the beginning of a new year for the county league and more churches were represent ed than at any previous meetings. ? Candidates Naming Managers In County Increased interest in the race of at least three candidates for governor is expected in this county with the announcement this week of three lo cal managers. Interest in the candidacy of L. Lee Gravely, this immediate section's candidate, was boosted to a high point when Mr. Iverson Skinner was announced to manage Mr. Gravely's campaign in Martin County. Howard Earp has been named to head the Wilkins P. Horton forces in this county. Elbert S. Peel has agreed to serve as field manager for J. M. Brough ton in this and a few adjoining coun ties. As far as it could be learned none of the other candidates has announc ed managerial appointments in this county. You ng Democrat* To Hold Rally Next Monday Night Young Democrats of this district will hold a big rally in Greenville next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the armory under the Jefferson ian banner, H. G. Horton, head of the youngsters In this county, an nounced today. The rally was first scheduled to be held on Friday of this week, but was postponed that Senator Josh Lee, of Oklahoma, might attonrf and address the rally. Mr. Horton has a number of tick ets for sale, and all young Democrats in the county are invited to attend the rally. Martin Voters To Decide Seven County And District Political Contests in Primary on May 25 Warehouse Stockholders Will Hold Second Meeting Shortly Receiving a call for the first time i in several years, stockholders failed to attend a meeting of the Planters j Warehouse Company in the county courthouse here last Friday after noon. With only a minority of the stock represented, no official action was taken at the scheduled session. bu4 the group of about half a dozen stockholders agreed to have the of ficers call another meeting within the near future. After discussing var ious matters in connection with the warehouse ownership and its opera tion, the small group branched off to the subject of politics. The con servation was not official, and no records were entered on the books. Built at a cost of approximately $20,000, the warehouse4 is now free of debt with the exception of a $2. 500 mortgage granted by the offi cers to repair damage caused by the heavy snows m the winter of 1935 1936. According to unofficial reports there is a movement underway to offer the property for sale. No price figures have been mentioned, and no action can be taken officially until a ' majority of the stock is represented | at an announced meeting. It is un derstood that the officers plan to! schedule a second meeting as soon as possible. Might Lose Fund For Improvement to River Rights Of Way H ave N o t Been Provided, Warren Points Out Contract for $323,000 Proj eel Hum Keen lYmling: Since Firnl of Year ? Representative Lindsay Warren stated today that there was eminent danger of an allocation of $323,000 which he secured nearly two years ago for the improvement of Roan okeRivcr, betrTg withdrawn. All wa terway projects in the nation require 1 oca 1 interests to furnish free of cost 10 me United States necessary rights of way and suitable disposal areas for the dredged material. The Secretary of War has been ready to let the con tract for Roanoke River since Janu ary 1st and it has been held up be cause the rights of way have not been provided. The project was approved by Con - gress two years ago after it had been under investigation by the Army Engineers, for several years. It pro vides for a channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Albemarle Sound to a point about one mile west of Plymouth and then for a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide beyond Williamston to Hamilton, and then for a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide from Hamilton to Palmyra. The project has been much desired by business interests and farmers and will undoubtedly aid the flood situa tion on the Roanoke. Mr. Warren said today that if the project was to be saved immediate action on the part of the local interests was necessary. He said that he had been assured by George H. Harrison of Williamston, and Zeb Vance Norman, of Plym outh, they would do all possible to aid in the matter. ? Mrs. Kelly Lewis Died Last Friday Mrs Tracey Emma Lewis died at ih" home i.t her - daughter, Mrs ML E. Ambrose, near Oak City, last Fri day night at 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. Lew is, wife of Kelly Lewis, retired in her usual health that evening about II o'clock. Within an hour she got up and told members of the family that she was not feeling well and before a doctor could reach her she died while sitting in a chair of an heart attack. Mrs. Lewis was born in Edgecombe County 49 years ago. She married 31 years ago and lived in Edgecombe until about five years ago when the family moved to Pitt County Since about the first of January of this year she had made her home with her daughter in this county near Oak City She was the daughter of the late Mack and Annie Owens, of Edgecombe County. Besides her husband she is surviv ed by the following children: Miss Daisy Lewis, Mrs Wiley T Webb and Miss Beulah Macclesfield, all of Macclesfield; Mrs. W. E. Am brose and Miss Gladys Lewi.s both of Oak City; Mrs. B F. Griffin, of Conetoe; Robert Lewis, of Tarboro, and Thad Lewis of Fort Davis, of Panama Canal Zone. She also leaves two brothers, Tommie Owens, of Fountain, and Rufus Owens, of Mac clesfield. She was a member of the Forbes Free Will Baptist Church In Edge combe County for a long number of years, and was held in high esteem there and in her adopted communi ties. Funeral services were conducted Elder W. E. Grimes, Primitive Bap tist minister of this county. Inter - ment was in the Owens family cem tery near Macclesfield. t \ SHARK KXPENSK Candidates for public offices in this county are sharing part of the cost of regtstfiinjr the peo ple and holding the elections, a preliminary report from the elec tion hoard chairman stating that the office aspirants have already contributed a total of $173.60 in the form of filing fees. Fees were assessed at the rate of 1 per cent of the annual sal ary with a $5 minimum fee. Kates were as follows: county commissioner, $5; county solici tor, $7.80; county judge, $8.40; hoard of education, $5; senate, >6; house, $6; register **r $24; treasurer, $5; county sur veyor, $5; constable, $5. Williumston Native Passes Iii Norfolk -*t? Sam Gurganus, member of a well known and prominent Martin Coun ty family, died suddenly last Satur day noon in Norfolk. Suffering an heart attack last Tuesday night he entered a Norfolk hospital and was able to be out the following day. Last Saturday he was busy in his store when he suffered a second attack and died before he could be carried to a hospital The son of the late Kli and Sarah Mobley Gurganus, he was born in Willigmston 52 years ago. He served in the army during the World War and married Miss Lucille Sharpc, of Greensboro, who survives with two children, Edna Karl and David Worth Gurganus. Following his service in the war he never returned here to make his home, but located in Rich mond where he lived until about twelve years ago he and his family moved to Norfolk to make their home. Since leaving Williams ton he spent u short time in the mercantile business at Kelford He joined the church in Richmond and was an active member in the Anffcrican I region, which organiza tion participated in the last rites con ducted in Norfolk yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock by his pastor. In terment was in a Norfolk cemetery. Besides his wife and children he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. M G James and Mrs. Robert Waldie, both of Norfolk, and Messrs. Roy Gurgan us, of Williamston, and Durward Gurganus, of Norfolk. Advance Plana To Check Compliance Ea rlier Th is Yea r (ailing twenty-five or more county supervisors here (or a three-day school, agricultural authorities are making plans for an early check of compliance un der the soil conservation pro gram In this section of the State this spring and summer. John Broome, of the agricultural ex tension service. Is Instructing the men and one lady in the rules and regulations governing the new 1940 program. The school ends tomorrow, and at tention will then likely be cen tered on the selection of county units for handling the district work. It Is pomlble that these plans will be advanced within the next two weeks and that actual surveys of the compliance work will get underway on or about the time some crops are plant Thirty Persons File Before Deadline on Saturday, April P> Twciily-om' Tu Appear On Martin C.nnntv Ballot Tin* fiIiiik time deadline 'a-1?' ^al urday evening at 6 o'clock ended the suspense for six candidates but marked the official opening of seven district, county and township politi cal contests in Martin County. Late I entries boosted the number of con tests in the district, county and town ship to seven with six of them claim ing a major part of the attention or dinarily given political campaigns by tlu* electorate Apparently unnoticed until the latter part of last week, the office of judge of the county recorders court received dual consideration and openings on the Martin County Board of Education bobbed up as the main centers of interest light at the last minute. A race for commissioner in the Robersonville-Cross Roads dis triet was developed within about an hour of filing time when the name at a second candidate was entered -mr-the iHiolu, Other high ypots-m-thu. ? lastminute filing activities were Un official entries of candidacies foi township constable in WOttamsHW 'ahil jami'M'llL' man ih'i'-1 ? " According to an official report re I leased yesterday by Mr. Sylvester Peel chairman of the Martin l"u[i lv Board of Elections, twenty-eight persons got their names on the can didates' entry hook under the rules and regulations controlling the filing ofc aTi(Ti d ucu > s Two others will be picked up from Ilvde and Dare Counties to round "id a tHTce -corBefeSTraoT senate seats from this distriA How s ' will nor appear ?vcr. thirty names will nof appei or several offices will he declared he party nominees since no oppo .Ton was offered their candidacies The names of two other candidates A 111 appear only on a township ticket leaving twenty one names on Hi County Democratic ticket tobi placed hefore nlie vhTers or th. " The line-up of contests fol'"wsj For State Senate, Second Senator , ,1 District, composed of the counties of Pamlico, Hyde. Tyrrell Dare. Washington, Beaufort and Martin, Hugh G Morton, of Wilhamston I I: Gallop, Of Swan Quarter; and D Fearing, of Manteo. The candi jcies of Messrs Gallop and Fear 1L, haVc not been certified to th< uurman of the board in th^county y the chairmen of the hoard in .unties of Hyde and Dare, hut offi iul reports state that, the two men ad met the filing rcgulatio^ Mr lorotn's candidacy is being tir tified , the election chairmen ill the six tl.er counties today, and the names ., the three men will appear on the .allots 111 the seven counties in the "fo^ Martin County Treasurer; Warren H Biggs, II M. Burras.^ohn it. Peel, Ben Courtney, R. H (Dick) 'Tor Judge Martin County Record; ,.r's Court: II O Peel and W II Co County Commissioners: Josh ua L cTram and CC Fleming. Robcrson and V G. layiu Tht'll (Continued on page six) Badly Injured In Accident Sunday ??? Hubert Smith, local State Highway Patrol mechanic, was dangerously hurt last Sunday afternoon when his foot slipped and was torn by a set screw in a boat crankshaft. Torn in two places, his foot was sewed up by a Plymouth doctor and the young man is getting along very well at this time. If the injuries do not get infected, he is expected to recover completely Smith with several other members of the local fire company were tow ing a house boat from Cashie River through the thoroughfare, near Plymouth, when he Started to refuel the engine. The set screw in the crankshaft caught and tore the legs of the man's overalls and trousers off above the knee just as smooth and even as though they had been cut by a tailor's scissors. His shoe, ripped in several places, was torn from his foot, the set screws tearing his left foot in two places, one on the instep and the other near the heel. A rope was tied around his leg to stop the blood and he was carried to the Plymouth doctor in about twen ty minutes, returning to his home near here later that afternoon. The man hurt his foot. Purchasing thfe boat a few days ago, members of the local tire company plan to tow it ia some time during the next few day*.

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