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Watch The Label On Your Your ?SubirriptiAD Expires. Paper, Aa It Carriaa The Date THE ENTERPRISE Advertlaeri Will Find Our Col Homea Of Martin County. umns A Latchkey To Over 1.600 VOLUME XLJII?NUMBER 36 WiUiamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Hay J, 1VU>. ESTABLISHED 1899 Teacher Elections Effected in County During Past Week Comparatively Few Changes Announced in Three of County Schools ? With the exception of a few cases where resignations were noted, com paratively few changes are being made in the 1940-41 teaching person nel for the county schools. Commit tee action was reported in the James ville. Farm Life and Bear Grass dis tricts through the office of the coun ty board of education here today. Other committees, with one or two exceptions, have held their teacher elections but the results have not yet been announced Under the school law. the several district com mittees are scheduled to hold their elections prior to the closing of the school term A marked regret was expressed in school circles today when Principal T. O. Hickman announced his resig nation presumably to enter private employment. Professor Hickman has successfully headed the Bear Grass schools for eight years, following a stay of several terms as a member of the school faculty at Jamesville His work, education officials declare, has been very effective there, and his in terest in civic and religious affairs has been of considerabl worth to the community and county. The profes sor has not yet announced his plans for the future, one report stating that he may consider an offer from an other school if he does not enter pri vate employment. Misses Dorothy H. Owens, Madlyn Barnes, Annie Mae Davis, Ruby Ma ione, Doris Jenkins and Virginia Shindler have been reelected by the Bear Grass committee M iss Joseph:., "trie Clayton tendered her resignation to accept a position elsewhere, it was announced The election of the high school teachers is being delayed pending the employment of a prin cipal to succeed Mr. Hickman.^ At Farm Life the committee reel ected its faculty in its entirety. The names of the principal and teachers are, Russell Martin, principal; D. T. Ward, Mrs. Russell Martin, Miss Hel en Gunter, Mrs Verda Woolard, Miss Marguerite Cook and Miss Bettie Haywood. Only fhanga i... nffnntna Mrs. Effie Holhday succeeding Mrs Clarence Sexton, resigned. Names of the other teachers including J. T. Uzzle, principal, are Wood row Suggs, Mrs. Stella Hyman, Miss Lucia Mc lnnis, Samuel J. Andrews, Mrs. Sneede L. Davenport. Miss Rachel Godwin. Miss Amelia Greenlee, Mrs Varnie Woolard, Mrs. Chas. Daven port, Miss Rosemary Peterson, Miss Dolores James and Miss Opal Brown. Marriage Licenses Are Issued To Ten Couples In County ? Ixniianrr IjihI Month lit Twice Ait Large Aw It Wat in April, 1939 The number of marriages in the county underwent a marked in crease last month when licenses were issued to three white and seven col ored -couples as compared with the issuance of four licenses to white and one to colored couples in April, 1989. While there was a 100 per cent gain in the number of marriage licenses issued last month as compared with the April, 1939. issuance, the activl tivities in the marriage license bur Mai. in the county are still far below the average maintained prior to the passage of health laws governing the issuance of the licenses. During the first fourth months of this year there were 48 licenses issued as compared with 46 in the first four months of last year and 93 in the first four months of 1938. A substantial increase is in the of fing for the months of May and June, according to rumors. Licenses were issued last month to the following couples White Charlie B. Stalls, of Greenville, and Neva Gray Ellis, of Jamesville. Frank Story Cutchin, of Franklin, Va., and Mary Virginia Ray. of Wil liamston. Levi Clayton Moore, of Jamesville, and Blanche Heath, of Williamston. Colored Abram Daniel and Mamie Winston, both of Jamesville. Lester Martin and Alberta Savage, both of Hobgood. Augustus Harris and Annie Flor ence Lee. both of Williamston. James Wiggins and Eva Whitley, both of Williamston. Farnk Miller and Hasty Berry, both of Quitsney. Hubert Howard and Dorothy Grif fin, both of Jamesville Henry Andrews and Cora An drews, both of Parmele. ? Local Colored School Holds Graduation Program Tonight ? The local colnrad high school will hold its commencement exercises this evening at t o'clock, when the literary address will be delivered and diplomas are presented to the grad uates. \ Construction Forces Active Here During the Past Month Increased activities were reported on the home and commercial con struction fronts here during the month of April, according to a re port released for the period by Building Inspector G P. Hall today. Construction project costs were listed at $31,800 for the month, an unusually high figure considering the fact that there were no large projects launched. Construction work was started on five new homes costing approximately $17,000. Commercial construction represented an addi tional expenditure of $12,300. most of this amount including the cost of of a new garage for the Virginia Electric and Power Company and a unit for the plant of the Goldman Package Manufacturing Company. Permits were issued for repairs to homes and commercial buildings in the sum of $2,250. Several additional hundred dollars were spent for paint jobs here and there over the town In the home construction work, the following projects are well advanc ed: A duplex home for Mr and Mrs. Joseph Griffin on Park Street: a new five-room home is being built by H. A. Bowen on Warren Street; work is progressing rapidly on a five-room house being built by Mr. Jim Bowen on Pearl Street and on the seven room parsonage for the Methodists on Church Street and also on the five-room home for Mr. and Mrs. Fenner Wallace on East Academy Street. Contracts for several other new homes are pending, and reports state that there are good prospects for the sale of lots in a new development be ing advanced by Dr. J S Rhodes in the school vicinity. Reports from the rental front maintain there is still a shortage of homes and apartments here. Record Size Docket In Court on Monday NOMINEK Automatically nominated (or county commissioner from the Goose Nen>t-llamilt?n district since no opposition is scheduled in the primary (or him, Commis sioner K. A. Haislip. of Hassell, is on the sidelines watching de velopments as they occur on the county's political front. ? Photo by D'Amours. Oak City School Finals Wednesday Twenty-five seniors will receive their diplomas next Wednesday eve ning when the Oak City High School brings to a close another successful term, Principal H. M Ainsley an nouncing tljpt twenty-four seventh graders wiiT receive certificates of promotion to the high school. ?On Sunday, May 6th. at 0 p in, Rev. B T. Brodie, rector of TVinlty Episcopal Church, will preach the annual sermon in the school audi torial. Monday evening, May 6th, Mrs. Sara Hannon will present her pupils in a music recital. The class night exercise will be held on Tues day evening at S o'clock when the class will present the play entitled, "Out of the Past," directed by Miss Lucy Pat Meads. The seventh grade will use the song, "Follow the Gleam" with the candlelight pro gram for its evprciup St.njr.il, certificates will be presented at the close of the program. Miss Mattle tyoiris leader for the seventh grade class On Wednesday, May 8th, at 11 a. m the Hon. J. M. Broughton, of Ral eigh, and candidate for governor, will deliver the commencement address Mr Broughton will be introduced by Elbert Peel, of Williamston. The pub lic is invited to attend thas? exer Crouxii Attending Finals At Farm Life And Everetta Reports state that large crowds are attending the school picnics at Everetts and Farm Life today. Paul Grady will speak at both gatherings. COMMISSIONERS Meeting in regular session here next Monday, the Martin Coun ty commissioners are scheduled to receive a report from a spec ial committee chosen from its own group In connection with the schedule of salaries maintained for all county employees. Ihe salary figures have been made available to the commissioners, but It could not be learned whe ther the special committee would be ready to offer recommenda tions at the meeting next Mon day. Other than the drawing of a Jury for the June term of Martin Superior court, the scheduled for their considers Thirty-Eight Cases Of a Varied Nature Before Judge Peel I-ong Kuuil Terra In Meted Out | In AhsuiiiIi (law \giiin>l Holding its first term last Monday since April 8, the county recorder's court had piled up before it one of the largest dockets on record, but continuing ten cases and the rapid handling of twenty-eight others, Judge H O. Peel was able to bring the session to a close before late af ternoon that day The proceedings! were featured by a long sentence, "given Woodrow Ipock and the hear ing of charges brought against seven- ] teen persons who allegedly had fail- I ed to list their properties, tof taxil tion. Proceedings in the court: Joe Purvis, charged with larceny, j was found not guilty. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon in two cases, Wood row Ipock was sentenced to the roads for a term of two years The case charging Larry Wade I with failing to pay board bill, was j nolprossed. Colombus Ward pleaded guilty In the case charging him with drunken driving, and was fined $30, taxed with the cost and had his license revoked for a period of one year. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with carrying a concealed weapon and with disorderly con duct, Elmer Swain was sentenced to the roads for a period of three months. John Ivory Cooper, charged with larceny, was sentenced to the roads for a term of three months, the sen t( nee to begin at llie expiiatiun of the one he is now serving The case charging Floyd Lilley with bastardy was continued until the second Monday in October, this jysar. A continuance was ordered in the case charging Harry Augustus Rob inson with drunken driving that an injured witness might be able to appear In court. The case is now set for trial next Monday. Papers were issued for E. L White hurst's arrest when he did hot report in rniirt and answer in tllf CHSC charging him with violating the li quor laws. Elbert Bellamy, charged with tres-1 passing, was found not guilty. Charged with failing to list taxes, C. D. Perkins, Jimmie Sills, Wheeler Lynch, Richard Davis, A. L. Moye, B. F. Hyman, Willie Fleming, Lance Hardy, Atwood Tetterton, Heber Taylor, Lee Peel, and Charlie Lew is ploadod guilty, the com t suspend--! ing sentence upon condition that each | defendant list his property for taxa tion and pay the case costs. Two cases charging similar violations of the law were continued for Tilmer Rid dick and Elmer Rlddick. In three other similar cases, Elma Riddick, Clarence Sherrod and Ed Spruill en tered pleas of not guilty, the court adjudging them not guilty. Allen H. Leggett, charged with I drunken driving, was found not | guilty. A suspended sentence imposed upon Leland Roberson two months ago in the case charging him with violating the liquor laws, was vacat ed. In a civil action brought by J. R. Harrison against M. L. Wynne, a judgment in the sum of $40' was granted the plaintiff. lite defendant was also taxed with the case costs. ? Sunday Service In The Cedar Branch Lhurchl There will be regular services both morning and night at the Ce rington, pastor, is in the hospital, but Rev. A. Corey will fill the ap pointments. All members and friends are cor-1 dtally invited to attend each service. Republicans Turn From Party Ranks In Martin County Many Taking More Interest iu Voting for Roosevelt Than In May Primary While it is limited in numbers, there is a marked trend from the Republican ranks to the Democratic fold in this county, reports coming from several of the precincts stating that Republicans of long standing are registering as Democrats in the hope of voting for Roosevelt for a third term. One precinct registrar points out that the general election scheduled for next November 4 is possibly causing more citizens to reg ister than the May 25 primary which will offer them an opportunity to participate in county and state poli tical contests. There hasn't been a great deal of interest shown in county and state politics, the reports declaring that the electorate has its eye centered on the November election. It is also pointed out in several quarters that a substantial majority of the people are ready and anxious to draft Roosevelt for a third term. Registrations, star*ed in the county last Saturday, are gaining momen tum in several precincts, one report stating that a precinct registrar had added more than 100 names to the registration list since last Saturday. However, no general drive or can vass?has been reported as yet?And there is doubt if a general canvass will be made. It is possible that the county board of election* wil1 t?w? action if necessary toward statring a canvass after meeting in special session here next Monday Several counties are offering a small pivmmm for rath name pi lie id on the books on any day other than the designated Saturday when the registrars are scheduled to keep the books open at announced places. Pos^ sibly a small consideration may be offered the registrars in this county if such a proposal is suggested by the election board and approved by the eountv commissioners a Census Survey INot Finished In County ImlirntioiiH Point To l,(KHI Population for Town of WilliuniMton ? Work on the 1940 census in this county is progressing slowly accord ing to unofficial reports received here today. As far as it could be learned the enumerators have com pleted their task in only two or 4hree districts, leaving one or two others untouched. Late reports state that no enum erator has been assigned to the north side of the town of Williamston, that Mrs. Alphonsa Roebuck was assign ed to the rural area of this township only a few days ago. Starting the survey in Griffins Township hardly two weeks ago, Rev. W. B. Harring ton was forced to discontinue the work by illness. The minister is now in a hospital for treatment. ?Enumerator L. J. llardisun tuin pleted the survey in Williams Town ship late last Saturday night, an un official report stating that no ma terial change is expected in the pop ulation-figures in that district. Ten years ago there were 1,014 persons listed in the township. Mrs L. H Gurganus this week completed the survey on the south side of Williamston's main street, the first district assigned her. Her ap pointment to handle the survey on the~olher side o? town is expected. It is understood that the nnniilatinn figure on the south side of Main Street will approach arid" possibly pass the 2,000 mark. Some observers believe that there are more people on the north side of town, and that the 1940 population here will pass the 4 000 figure. Trans jdantirtg Of Leaf Checked By Spread O f Mold Blue mold, making ? clean sweep of plant beda over most of this section durinf the past few days, has virtually brought the transplanting of tobacco to a standstill, farmers stating now that It will be at least a week or ten days before the work will get underway to any appreciable extent. Striking suddenly and exact ing a heavy damage toll evep to killing smaller plants, the mold has Interrupted fanning plans overnight. Several farmers are said to have placed their trans planters in the field and made ready for the week Just to find that their plant beda had been attacked Just a few hours pre viously by the mold. At the present time comparatively few farmers have completed trans planting their crops Reliable reports still maintain that no plant shortage is anticipated, but that most farmers will not be able to get them when they are On ly OneDemocra, tic Preci net Meeting Scheduled in County Following the usual custom. Mar lin County precinct Democrats, with one exception, will forego their dis trict meetings tomorrow with the | view of attending the county conven i tion on Saturday of next week and i perfecting their organizations and participating in the big meeting at the same time. Advanced reports maintain that a large delegation can be expected from nearly every one of the county precincts for the coun ty convention to be held in the court house at 12 o'clock noon, on May 11 Active Democrat* in Griffin* Pre cinct are catting a meeting of their own for tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock when they will perfect an or ganization and name delegates to the county convention. The Roosevelt third term and Hoey spat, while compromised, is not yet definitely settled. In an address this week. Former State Senator John Folger, chairman of the North Car olina for Roosevelt organization, urged all Democrats to go to their precinct meetings and county con ventions and declare their w ishes. f |?r added 'There can be times when a sec ond-best president is like a second best navy only an illusion of false security." Folger said in an address from Raleigh over a radio hook-up which included stations at Wilson, Rocky Mount. Durham. Kinston and (toldsboro. "Our people know the dangers of our present situation They know that Mr Roosevelt's hopes and striv ings for our welfare have not been completely realized, they know that in the circumstances of the hour the man most likely to carry this coun try through the next four year* w ith the largest measure of assurances of peace and good wilt is Franklin P Roosevelt." He called unw ise and unsale the stubborn application of the tradi tion of giving no President more than two terms in office. "And. too. the truth in a large measure is that this tradition is made an alibi, a subterfuge or. a camou flage." ?c orj a ea F rank Graham Speaks To Graduating Class Greatest Need Of Graduate Is Great Books, Speaker Savs CuixTsily lleud IMnuls With Youth* To Stay at lloiu?? Vml '?Fi^lit It Our With his mind and soul centered on the advancement of North Caro lina and its people. Dr. Frank GTa ham, president of the University of North Carolina, in an address before the members of the local high school graduating class last Wednesday eve ning directed an appeal to the thir ty-three young boys and girls urging | them to cast their lot at home m North Carolina and the South and "fight it out even though you don't make as much as you would in oth er fields." It was an earnest appeal, one that came from an educator who has in the face of many calls from other states remained at home to help fight the battle of the common peo pic. Dr. Graham who has been ranked as one of the nation's leading Educa tors. quickly grasped the attention of a comfortably packed auditorium when he cited his humble service record in the World War at the sug g est ion of Elbert S. Peel who intiu duced him. Centering his address topic on the need of the graduate for good hooks, the university head said, "one who masters hooks will master his job," and he cited the formula used by huge industrial enterprises in select ing their employees. "A huge indus trial empire, employing the formu la, picked those boys who knew thai to master their books was the main job in college," he said, adding that they must have good character and good health. Continuing, the speaker said, "He member, there are great books in your local library and that you can | keep company with the world's lead ing figures in hooks." Offering con- I crete examples supporting the need | of the graduate for great books, the speaker cited the cases of several | personages who had helped .shape the history of the world and who had | seen in tbo pages of books the op portunity to advance all mankind. "Possessed of courage, pluek and will power, a young boy who was not good enough to enter the Univer sity of Glasgow as a social student, accepted a job as a mender of in struments in the basement of the uni versity. Between jobs, the hoy read I guud bunks arid in the pages?ofj those books he found an idea and ap plied it. Today we have the steam I engine because a boy, a good boy and | a good book got together. "There was the young woman whose husband was killed on the Confederate battlefield. In those tur bulent times, Mrs. Cornelia Phillip Spencer did not accept the call of relatives to a life of leisure. She re mained in North Carolina and in the path laid bare by Sherman she wrote for a religious paper to earn her liv ing She worked for the reopening of the University of North Carolina and today the pages of history record sjt (Continued on page six) Local Building And Loan Stockholder* Meet Tue?day | ? ? The annual meeting of the Martin | County Building and Loan stockhold ers will be held in the courthouse here next Tuesday morning at II o'ejoek when a report of the condi tion of the association will be re leased and officers and directors | In the year drawing to a close, the I organization has enjoyed an increas ing business and its report will be | heard with interest by the stockhold ers. ' SI'KAKIK J. M. liroughton, Italeigh attor ney and candidate for governor, will deliver the finals address in the Oak City High School next Wedne-sdav morning at eleven o'clock. Awards Announced In I,oca! Schools An added feature of the com mencement program here Wednes day evening was the announcement of awards for the 1939-40 term The presentations were made by At torney Hugh (I. Morton The W C. Manning valedictorian's -rtrp?was?awardcd?Mm?K.ilhei ill. Manning who averaged right at 95 in her studies during her four years in high school. Miss Marjorie Grey Dunn maintained an average just a few poinIs under the ton figure,-ahVT J. K. Boykin, Jr., was third with an average just a fraction of a point be low the second highest The Woman's Club Civics cup was awarded the Green Wave Spotlight, high school paper, and was present ?d-lo- Missea Kathei ine-Manning, -rd ltor m-chief, and Mariorie Grev Dunn, business manager. Miss Madlyn Taylor, honor stu dent was awarded tht Sarah Man ning home economics cup The athletic trophy, given by K H Goodmon, and awarded each year to the best all-round athlete, went to J E Boykin, Jr. Founiy De/Hirimrntn To fluid Forum If en* Monday Members of the various county departments will hold a forum in the agricultural building here Mon day evening at 8 o'clock when the activities of the health department will be reviewed. Coordinating the efforts of the various departments these forums are proving of much Valine and are open to the public. < ]< Ml MISSION KRS The local town commissioners In regular session here neat Monday evening art scheduled to approve or change plans for a prijposed cemetery enlarge ment project. A survey tor the project has been completed by Engineer Henry Rivers and the blueprints will be placed before the board. Pending approval by the board, the blueprints will be published for Inspection by the general public. It is likely that the authorities will be asked to extend Franklin Street to pro vide a better and more conven ient entrance. A direct entrance off Haughton Street Is not in cluded in the preliminary sur rey. George H. Mizelle Died Yesterday at Home in Jamesville Funeral Servire* For Well KnoHD Farmer \r?* Bring Held liulav George H. Mizelle, well-known farmer and leader In the Jamesville community. diet! at his home there yesterday morning at 12 30 o'clock following an illness of only a few weeks' duration. About a month ago he suffered a slight stroke, but was able to be up and to attend to some of his farm duties Last Saturday morning while in his hay barn he suffered a second stroke. Missing him at the house, members of the family found him unconscious . in the barn He never n gained con sciousness. the end coming gradual Iv The son of the late William T. anil Hester Davis Mizelle. he was born in Jamesville Township 61 years ago. He spent his entire life farming on the land where he was born Forty - three years ago he married Miss Hat tio Cooper who survives with the following children. Messrs. William M. Mizelle, of Bethel. R. I. . George M Jr.. Henry J., and Edward Dan iel Mizelle, all of Jamesville, and Mrs J A Ellis, of Farm Life. Mrs. L. C Brown. Mrs Edgar Hopewell and Mrs Archie Mobley, all of Jamesville. and Mrs George Beck, eg Portsmouth lie also leaves--one sister. Mrs. W J Holliday. and three Brothers, Messrs. Lewis Mizelle, C. W. Mizelle. and J M Mizelle. all of Jamesville.; Mr. Mizelle. an industrious farm er and a leader in his community, was a member of the church at Pop lar Chapel for nearly half a century. remaining loyal h? the f'hlirrh active in his work almost to the end or until rendered unable by failing health. He was interested in the edu cational advancement of his people and was held in high esteem by those who knewjum The last rites' are being conducted Na*t - the home this afterntKm at 2 30 ui'luck by Kt'Vs. u w. Amid*1. ^ w Davis and Daniel Hardison. Inter ment will follow in the family plot on the farm. ? : ^ . Officers Destroy Big Distillery And Quantity of liquor K.nlio Call for llclp UmiciI hy Ihqmty Horhilek 't iiesilay Vfteriioon A telling blow was dealt the illicit liquor manufacturing business in Manm county last Tuesday when officers, led by A H, C. Officer J. II. Roebuck, wrecked a large distill ery and confiscated 75 gallons of non tax paid whiskey over in Wil liams Township. Edward E. Asby, colored, was arrested for the posses sion of lioti-tax paid liquor alleged for tin- purpose of sale At a hearing held before United States Commis sioner Walter Hulberstadt Ashy was ordered placed in jail in default of bond in the sum of $2,500 M;?k mg?a?su ing into?ilu> -mall township that day, Officer Roebuck, assisted by Roy Peel, soon picked up a trail that led to the large plant which was complete with a 200 gal loo rapacity i'n|)|)iT kettl?? u/ith 9,. 500 gallons of beer almost ready for cooking. Without sufficient dynamite to wreck the large plant, Officer Roe buck left his assistants at the still ynd started his car for more explos ives. On the way out of the woods he saw another path andTollowed it to l?y'? homo whom trai'lin in the yard indicated there had been much curt traffic. Glancing through a small hole in a covered window, he saw manufacturing equipment stor ed inside No one was at home, and fearing Ashy would return before he could get to town, get a search warrant and return, the officer is sued a radio call for Patrolman Saun ders, instructing him to procure a search warrant and offer aid- ?-? During the meantime Sheriff Roe buck, cruising around in Beaufort County, heard the call Deputy Bill Haislip, returning from a trip, went to the scene of the raid Patrolman Saunders, answering the call, ap plied to Justice Hassell for a search warrant. Not quite certain of the name, the justice took his papers and accompanied the patrolman on the trip. __ The ABC officer, his assistant, Roy Peel, Sheriff Roebuck, Deputy Haislip, Patrolman Saunders and Justice Hassell crowded into the scene at one time The plant was wrecked, much equipment was con fiscated along with the liquor and Ashy was arrested It was one of the biggest raids handled by A. B. C. officers in the county in recent months. Seaaiona For Fre-School Children Will Continue Under the direction of Miss Ber nice Ward, sessions for pre-school children will continue through the summer months. The school is held from 9:30 to 13 eachweek-day morn ing in the Sunday school rooms of the Methodist Church. A regular schedule has been worked out end parents are requested to let their children attend.