Watch The Label On Your Your Subscription I spires. Paper, As It Carries The Date THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1,000 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 37 IFUliamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetdoy, May 7, 19 W. ESTABLISHED 1899 Susan E. Leggett Dies In Hospital After Long Illness Funeral Service# for Well Known Loral Woman Held Yesterday Miss Susan Elizabeth Leggett, well-known local woman, died in a Washington hospital Sunday morn ing at 10:15 o'clock following a long period of declining health. Confined to her bed since last December. Miss Leggett was removed to the hospi tal last Tuesday and underwent an operatio non Friday, her 46th birth day. She was reported to be getting along very well Saturday and the operation on Friday, her 46th birth Early Sunday morning she suffered a relapse, death following a few hours later The daughter of Mrs. Cecelia God ard Leggett and the late William H. Leggett, she was born in Williams ton and with the exception of two or three years spent in Washington lived here all her life. Following her grad uation from the local high school she attended the old Littleton Female College and then took a business course in a Raleigh school. She was employed by The Enterprise back in the days when the type was set by hand. She later entered the employ of the Washington Daily News and was secretary for a wholesale firm there for several years. More recent ly she reported for several eastern Carolina papers and during: the great er part of two years did a valuable work of a historical nature in con nection with a writers' project ad vanced in cooperation with the Works Progress Administration. She was a faithful member of the local Methodist Church. for thirty five years, and walked humbly in the sight of the Creator. Possessing an unpretentious character, she was recognized by many as a true and loyal friend, one who was accommo dating and always thoughtful of oth Besides her mother, she leaves two sisters, Miss Addie Leggett, of Wil liamston, and Mrs. D. G. Gaskins, of Washington, and three hrnthers, Messrs. James A. and Francis Leg Leggett, of Plymouth. f uneral services were conducted from the late home on Watts Street yesterday afternoon at four o'clock by Rev. S. J. Starnes, local Methgdist minister. Interment was in the fam ily plot in the local cemetery. Active pallbears were Claude and Joe Leggett, Marvin Britton, Otto way Warren, of Plymouth; Miller Warren and Joe David Thrower. A large crowd was present for the last rites to pay a last tribute to her memory. J. Dawson Cherry Dies Suddenly In Williams Township taut Kilt-x Were Conducted at The Late Home Sunday Afternoon John Dawson Cherry, respected Williams Township farmer and well known citizen of that community, died suddenly at his home there last Saturday morning about 11:30 o'clock. Although he had not enjoy ed very good health for some time, Mr. Cherry was about as well as usual until a short time before the end. Last Friday, after a walk to a neighbor's home, he remarked that he was unusually tired, but he con linued his work and was in his gar den the next morning when he was forced to leave his task. While going through the yard he told his daugh ter that he wasn't feeling well, that he was going to lie down and rest. The daughter. 10 years old. and the only person at home with her father at the time, went in to see how he was getting along and found him dead. He had fallen across the bed with his head partly off on one stele and his feet hanging down on the other. ??. The child ran almost three-quar ters of a mile to tell her mother, who was visiting in the home of a neigh bor at the time. Mr. Cherry had been dead possibly thirty minutes when she reached home. Hie son of the late Andrew and Louise Gurganus Cherry, he was born in Williams Township M years ago, living and farming there all of his life. He was a member of the Methodist church at Holly Springs for a long number of years, was a successful farmer and a dependable citizen, one who held the respect of his fellowman. In early manhood he was married to Miss Bettie Andrews, who survives with seven children, Leslie, Howard, Bryant, Ulysses and Joe Cherry and two daughters, Mrs. Lettie Hoggard and Miss Frances Cherry, all of Wil liams Township. He also leavaS two brothers, Messrs. Jesse Cherry and N S. Cherry, and two sisters, Mrs. Annie Roberson, of Williams Town ship, and Mrs. Lydia Thompson, of fjlitniMiTint ? . Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at > o'clock by Rev. S. J. Stames, his pastor. Inter ment was in a new cemetery on the Reuben Roberson farm in Williams Township. Increase Noted in Number of Registered Voters in County After getting off to a slow start on Saturday, April 27, the task of building up the political voting strength in this county was report ed to have been fairly successfully handled during the second registra tion period. With a premium offered the registrars for each new name placed on the books between now and Saturday, it is now believed that from 80 to 90 per cent of the voting strength will be made available for the May 23 and June primaries. Increased registration figures were reported on nearly all fronts during the second week with Robersonville leading the list with 304 Democrats and twelve Republicans on the ItsV in addition to one or two indepen dents. The registration work seems to be lagging in both of the Wil liamston precincts and Hamilton is trailing the average. Griffins and Cross Roads made sizable gains in their registrations. The list of electors was more than doubled by democra tic registrations, the Republicans adding 24 names to their voting pow er. Reports from other counties show small registrations, Washington County reporting only 400 register ed through last week-end. Total registration figures, by pre cincts. follow: White Colored Precinct D R D R Jamesville 229 16 1 1 Williams 82 0 0 0 Griffins 282 0 0 0 Bear Grass 189 7 0 0 W'mston No. 1 291 1 18 1 W'mston No. 2 321 7 17 1 .Cross Roads 313 0 0 0 Rubersonviltc 504 12 1 u Gold Point 68 0 0 0 Poplar Point 86 0 0 0 Hamilton 73 0 0 0 Hassell 85 0 0 0 Goose Nest 158 1 0 0 2681 44 37 3 New Welfare Budget Approved By Board CANDIDATE John E. Pope la In the race to succeed himself as county com missioner from the Williamston Poplar Point district. Mr. Pope has served the board as chair man several terms. Four Resignations In Local Faculty The Williamston school board session last week held teacher elec tions tor the 1940-41 school term and discussed plans for the opening of school next September. Resignations were accepted from Mrs. W. H. Coburn, Mrs Paul Simp son, Mrs. Garland Barnhill and Mrs Jessie H. White. Teachers reappointed at the ses sion were as follows: Elementary, Mary Benson, of Benson; Estelle Crawford, of Williamston; Josephine Harrison, of Williamston; Grace Tal ton, of Clayton; Ruth Manning, of Williamston; Mrs. Lela Barnhill Bunting, of Williamston; Dorcas Knowles, of Hertford; M B Dunn, of Kannapolis; Mrs. Dorothy Elliott Godwin, of Williamston; Mary Whit ley, of Murfreesboro; Mildred Tal ley of Randleman; Mrs. C B Has sell, of Williamston; and Kathryn Mewborn, of Tarboro. High school, J. R. Barrett, of Eliz abeth City; C B. Toxey, of Wake 1,- ? 4 , T illlun A 1 J ?I J?* PAmjfc aJa /, f rorvBii LstiiiSii Attiriu|^c Cjuwiiruo, ot LaGrange; S. R. Edwards, of La Grange; Nancy Glover, of Roanoke Rapids; Irene Mizelle, of Snow Hill; Betty Mayo Everett, of Palmyra; and David N. Hix. Two applications of former teach ers were made on conditions that the requirement of A certificates be met through summer school attendance. Provision is being made for the introduction of manual arts and gen eral shop work into the school cur riculum next term with a state al lotted teacher, and the vacancy cre ated by the resignation of Mrs. Barn hill will be filled with a shop teach er. Present for the meeting were R. L. Coburn, C. B. Clark and R. H. Good FEW SHOWERS April >howan were compara tively few last month and the to tal precipitation for the period aet a new low far the put eight years. The weather station on Roanoke River here recorded six rains and a true, the meu ui omenta ranging as low as three ene-handradths* of an inch. The total rainfall for the month was Ml inchee u compared with Ml Inches in April a year ago and nearly seven Inchee In April, Daring the first fonr months of this year the elation has ro I only lS.Jt inches of rain Mil laches daring the first fear an at hi at last year. No Provision Made For Retaining Case Worker on Payroll Delay Action oil Kequettt For SR.000 for Vocational Building* Meeting in regular session here yesterday, the Martin County Com missioners h?krd requests for school building appropriations, adopted the welfare budget for the next fiscal year, drew a jury list and cooperated with the county board of elections in advancing a drive county's voting strength for the May 25 primary and a possible second po litical cotnest in June. The author ilies were in session until late af ternoon, wording complaints to the highway commission about the bad condition of certain roads in the county and handling routine duties. Commissioner Fleming, held at home by pressing business duties, was the only member not in attend ance upon the session Meeting in joint session with the county board of education, the com missioners heard a request fur a $4. 000 appropriation for a manual arts building in WilUamsVbn and a simi lar appropriation for a vocational building in Oak City. The authorities were assured that the appropriations would not increase the county's school capital outlay, but no official action was taken, and it is possible the requests will be considered fur ther at the next meeting. A complaint to the highway com mission was worded, urging the road authorities to relieve the bad condi tion of what is known as the "Thor uughfarc Roud" in Qriffins -Town ship from the J. Ed Roberson home to the Beaufort County line and the road from the home of Sylvester Peel to the Jamesville-Waahington Road. Charlie Lewis, of Palmyra, was re lieved of pull tax on account of physi cal disabilities The board agreed to finance a drive to build up the voting strength in the county by allowing the regis trars three cents for each name they place on the books between now and Saturday. ?Misplacing u prepared report, the special committee named two months : ago to make a study of the county salary schedule, will offer its recom mendations at the next meeting, the board chairman explained. A curtailment in county welfare activities is almost certain to follow action taken by the board in provid (Continued on page six) Junior Club Plans Special Event Here "Our Monte Carlo Night," a cabar et, will be sponsored by the Junior Woman'i Club at the high ichool gym, Tuesday night. May 14, with Brooks Fryer and his orchestra fur nishing the music for the gala event. Plans are going forward to make this an affair of unusual interest. A floor sho'w of local and out-of-town talent will be staged and will have many accomplished artists who have already won praise and renown. Mr. Leslie T. Fowden will act as the mas ter of ceremonies. Tables for reservations will be available to all individuals or par ties who desire them. Mrs. J. A. Ea son has charge of these reservations. Chairmen heading the various committees are Mrs, H. O. Peel, Mrs. Irving Margolis, Mrs. J. A. Eason, Mrs. Curtis Leggett, Mrs. K. D. Wor rell, Mrs John Hardy and Miss Jo sgphine Harrison. Members of the club plan to make this an annual event, if suc cessful in the initial attempt. Dance tickets will go on sale the latter part of this week and specta tor* will be asked to pay at the door Charles J. Griffin Passes Suddenly At Home in Jamesville Funeral It) Beinjg Held For Weil-Known County Citi zen Thi? Afternoon Charles J. Griffin. prominent Jamesville merchant anil well-known county citizen, was found dead in bed at his home in Jamesville early yes terday morning, reports stating that death was caused by angina pectoris. Living with his brother. Mr H G. Griffin, and Mrs. Griffin, he was be lieved to have died about two hours before Mrs. Griffin went to clean the room about 7 o'clock. Rising early as a rule. Mr. Griffin was thought to have gotten up and gone down town by Mrs. Griffin who found him dead.' About two weeks ago Mr. Griffih was running a boat 011 Roanoke Riv er and complained of suffering from his activities of a few small duties around the store. He retired about 8 o'clock Sunday evening or a short while before his usual time to go to bed, but he did not complain of feel ing any worse, and his death came as a shock to members of the family and his many friends throughout this section. The son of the late W J. and Sar jah Jane Coltrain Griffin, he was | born in Williams Township 66 years ago. He spent his early life there and engaged in the timber business for the old Green leaf-Johnson Lumber Cumpany arid the~Dennls Simmons' Lumber Company. About thirty years ago he located in Jamesville I and entered the mercantile business. Mr. Griffin, loving the freedom of the out-of-doors and finding his. [greatest peace with his gun and dog r*rrdong-tramps through* The' W5bds" and on the old Roanoke, virtually withdrew from the store and in re cent years spent most of-his time away from the rush and hqbdud of every-day life. His homely philosophy and his willingness to face every issue frank dy gHined fOF~him a place in the hearts of every one. He possessed an unusual character and in his sight all men were created equal Hevat ued honesty and in his daily living he was unpretentious, giving con sideration to the humble unul mi free j ly and as quickly as to any one no matter of his station in life. His ad vice was sought in community af fairs, and in his daily life he had that perfect gift to get the most out of every minute in the way of enjoy ment and happiness. Mr. Griffin never married. H? leaves three brothers, Messrs. D. L. Griffin, of Grifton; W. W. Griffin, of the old home place in Williams Township, and H. G. Griffin, o ?and?two?sisters,?Mrs. George E. Roberson, of Farm Life, and Mrs. C. T. Roberson, of Wil liamston. Funeral services are being con ducted from the home in Jamesville this afternoon, and intermept will follow in the family cemetery over in Williams Township. Elder P. E. Get singer will conduct the service, and Skewarkey Masons will officiate at the grave. First Road Death Reported In Phis County On Sunday Curley William*, Pitt County Colored Man, Struck by H. G. Norman's Car Grim death s(gqck for the first lima this year on a Martin Cuunly highway early last Sunday morning when Curley Williams, 32-year-old colored man of Pitt County, appar ently staggered into the path of H. G. Norman's car, near Parmele, and was fatally hurt. Williams, both his legs broken in two places, died in a small clump of bushes beside the road within an hour after he was struck about 1 o'clock. clear, preliminary reports reaching here ahead of a coroner's inquest scheduled for tomorrow afternoon stating that Norman did not see the man and did not know he had struck anybody until he stopped and made an investigation. According to Norman's statement, he was driving west on U. S. High way No. 64. A short distance beyond Parmele, he sighted an automobile and several Negroes standing by it on his left side of the road. With his eye on the car and tha men standing (Continued on page six) MEETING > C. D. Carstarphen wu reelect ed president of the Martin Coun ty Building and Loan Association at a meeting of the organisation held in the courthouse here this morning. N. C. Green, vice pres ident; Wheeler Martin, secretary and attorney, and Mrs. Veils Wy ant While a considerable portion of the stock hi the association a lively few the For Franklin I). Roosevelt "First, Last And Always" Incomplete reports indicate that precinct Democrats in this county paid little attention to their district meetings last Saturday, but did so with the plan to swoop down upon the county convention in the courts house Saturday at 12 o'clock, noon According to information gained from E. S. Peel, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in the county, three precincts held con ventions last Saturday. Reporting the meeting in Has sell, J. W Eubanks, delegate, stated that the delegates there were unani mously instructed for Franklin D. Roosevelt, "first, last and always." Other delegates are I) R Edmond son. R. T. Johnson. G S. Haislip and Wood row Purvis No packed house us anticipated, but one of the largest crowds to at tend a county convention m recent years is expected in the courthouse next Saturday, according to informa tion gained from party leaders over the county. Every Democrat in good standing is invited and urged to at tend Offer Premiums for County Registrations tess Than Half Of Voting Strength In County Registered Rt'Kislrar* Will Receive Three On In a Name for Kxlru Keginlrativns Recognizing a serious indifference on the part of the county citizenry in connection with the current new registration, Martin County Board of Election officials in a called meet ing here yesterday morning formu lated plnns-for a drive to huild up the county's voting strength in all the thirteen precincts In addition to holding the regis tration books open at the announc ed places, the registrars are being in structed to visit various sections of their precincts and urge the people to vote. No house-to-house canvass will be possible, but the registrars are to visit the several community centers and different filling stations in an effort to get a registration near a thre^Kent premium for each name placed on the books, will not inter rupt the old schedule of receiving registration entries on Saturday at the designated places. Members of the board of elections immediately started a tour of the county to instruct the registrars in advancing the concerted registration drive. Receiving numerous complaints in two or three precincts where the law was placed into effect according to its real meaning, election officials in at least one of the precincts are said to have lowered the qualifica tions for registering. One report stat ed that every person who had his name on the old books could get it back on merely by reporting to the place of registration. In reality, the new registration has resulted almost into a re-listing of the voters, but the fellow who has ont already reg istered must report to his registrar. At the Monday meeting, the ruun tv election officials pointrH mil that no one will be entitled to vote either in the May 25 primary or the second one the latter part of June unless he is registered. Next Saturday is the last registration day, and the citizen who has not and does not register be fore sunset that day will not be eli gible to vote. ? Rev. Leon Russell Will Hold Services Beginning next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock a series of revival ser vices will be conducted at the local Methodist church, according to an announcement by the pastor, Rev S. J. Starnes. Rev. Leon Russell, pas tor of the Hayes-Barton Methodist Church, Raleigh, will be the guest preacher, and will speak each morn ing at 10:30 and each evening at 7:45. Mr. Russell is one of the younger members of the North Carolina Methodist conference, having joined the conference in 1930. He has be come prominent in the affairs of the denomination and is a forceful speaker with a pleasing personality. He organized the Hayes-Barton church in the fall of 1936 and under his wise and consecrated leadership the membership has grown to several hundred. A new building has been erected and the congregation is con stantly growing. Mr. Russell is m demand as a preacher and the Williamston peo ple are fortunate to secure his ser vices lor this meeting. His stay here will necessarily be brief, and the public is cordially invited to hear JUb in thaw revival service^ Vt I IIIDK VWS II. (). Feel yesterday announe ed he was withdrawing from the race for judge of the Martin County Recorder's Court, (ioing on the bench in 1932, Mr. Feel will complete the present term Town Board Holds Meeting Last Night A mosquito control program re ceived consideration by the local town board of commissioners in the regular meeting of the authorities last evening Appearing before the board, Dr. John W Williams out lined a program that will help con trol the pests, and suggested the pass age of an ordinance requiring prop erty owners to clean tin cans, old auto tires, weeds and vines from their premises The tentative pro gram provides for a fight with oil against the pest. It is estimated that $105 worth of burnt oil will prove effective, the board virtually agree ing to employ a man to handle the work "There are about 12 miles of ditches and branches that should be oiled twelve or fifteen times during the summer, ur. Williams said, add ing that the mosquito can be controll ed here A sidewalk on West Park Street was included in the paving program now underway. No reports on tKe proposed cemetery and water and sewer projects were submitted, but they are likely to be heard at a spec ial meeting later in the month. The purchase of a second-hand truck for use in connection mth the [ paving program was ordered The few feet of street connecting Marshall Avenue and Leggett's Lane will be closed to traffic by order of the board. Local Hanks IT'ill Observe Memorial Day On Friday The Branch Banking and Trust Company and the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company will close Fri day, May 10?h, to observe Memorial Day as a holiday. NEW FIRM A new rirm for handling a gen eral building and supply busi nernt baa been organiied here by Mesara. Henry Griffin and Bill Harrison. The organisers of the firm have made no public an nouncement other than they would locate their plant near the plant of the Columbian Peanut Company Just tiff the JaiBHVlItt Highway. Both young men are wall known In thla section whore they have been actively engaged In bualaem and farming for a ?jf years. Peele Withdraws From Race for County Judge, Leaving Eighteen Candidates in Field for Offices Interest In May 2f> Primary Is Limited Bv Action of Judge A. Ilulx-rl (olmrn I???