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Watch The Label On Your Paper. Aa It Carriaa The Date Your Subecription Expire*. THE ENTERPRISE r Advertisers Will Find Our Col umn* A Latchkey To Over 1.400 Home* Of Martin County. * j VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 63 ffilliamtlon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 6, It-W. ESTABLISHED 1899 Town Authorities Hold Uneventful Meet Last Night Delay Approval of All Ac count* Until Next Reg ular Meeting Holding an uneventful session last evening the local town commission ers informally discussed a number of matters but final approval was delayed in all but one or two cases. The approval of all bills was delay ed until the next regular meeting. Receiving an application from Charles R. Moore for a place on the local police force to fill the spot made vacant by the death of Officer E. Ramey. the board decided to hold its officer personnel to its present strength with Chief W B Daniel and Lieutenant J. H. Allsbrooks on the day shift and Patrolmen John Roebuck and John S. Gurganus on j the night force. Officer Gurganus,' just out of a Washington hospital, is inactive at the present tune, and un til his return Hugh Hines has been sworn in for emergency work. Oth er applications have been filed, it is understood, but they were not presented before the meeting last evenihg. The board waived its right to pav ing assessments against the Baptist Church that the religious organiza tion might execute certain papers. It was pointed out that he action did not relieve he church of its assess ment obligation. Appearing before the board and I stressing the importance of mosqui to control, Dr. J S. Rhodes asked the board to consider piping waters from the storm sewers on Simmons Ave nue and Smithwick Street about 250 feet from the street across his land Property Owner H. M Burras, explaining that he was contemplat ing the construction of a tenant house below the river hill, asked for a few feet of tile to fill a ditch in front of the lot. He stated that he would lay the pipe at his own ex pense. The requests were taken un der advisement. Explaining to the board that the PTA-WPA canning project for the !oca' school run had exhausted all its funds, that several hundred ad ditional jars were needed to carry on the work and save the vegetables, Professor D. N. Hix was assured that the town would make some arrange ments to furnish around 500 jars TTie board considered a special ordinance at the request of Fire Chief G. P. Hall, prohibiting the construction of swinging flues. The fire chief pointed out that 60 per cent of the fires in Williamston are caused by swinging or defective flues. A committee was named to study the proposed ordinance, the group expressing the stand that it was anxious to enhance the safety of property but that it did not want to impose undue hardships on any one. Plans were considered for paving "a sidewalk on the south side of East Academy Street from the Courtney corner to a point below the new set tlement on that street. ; Resolutions of respect for the memory of Officer E. Ramey, late member of the police force here, ware ordered drawn, and the board paaKd an order providing the gift of a cemetery lot to the family. Defense Taxes To Affect All Business Some business men aeem to have the impreasion that the suggested excess profits tax legislation will apply only to such as ere engaged in industries actually associated with the national defense program. Fact is, though, that every corporation will be affected so far as their 1940 and subsequent profits may exceed such earnings as would be consider ed "normal". Just who is to decide where "normal" leaves off and "ex cess" begins is not clear at the mo ment. Also, many are concerned ov er the prospects of heavy levies on them this year although no proper notice has been given to enable them to protect themselves against pay ments that may have to be made. For example, part of a concern's funds may have been dissipated in pay ment of quarterly dividends, so that they'd have to borrow to pay the "retroactive" lax, unless credit against the latter is given for such dividend payments. Twenty-Dollar Bill Im Divided Many Ways a A twenty-dollar bill, alleged to have been stolen from a pocketbook dropped on the porch of Willie Gil liam's home on Elm Street, was brok en and divided in many ways in an effort to cover the alleged theft. Elmo Clemmons was charged with the theft and at a preliminary hear ing before Justice Hassell yesterday I morning he was bound over to the county court under a $100 bond. Clemmons denied stealing the money, one report stating that he had the bill changed and that liber al amounts were passed out by a youth named Powell as hush money. *nie money, belonging to Leon (Rabbit) Purvis, was left in the care of the Gilliam woman for safe keep Building and Loan Maturing Largest Stock Series Today Maturing the largest number of stock shares in the history of the association, the Martin County Building and Loan Association will pay out to shareholders $50,800 to day and the third week in August The 34th series matures today, and in this series 410 shares will become paid up. This is what is commonly called 25 cent stock which matures in approximately 6 and one-third years. Ninety shares of stock will ma ture the latter part of August in the 40-C series. This series is comprised of 50c stock which becomes paid up in a little over three years. In the $50,800 to be paid out. $7. 098 will represent earnings or prof its to the shareholders. This interest began accumulating when the stock was first subscribed to and contin ued until the stock was fully paid up. The Martin County Building and Loan Association also paid out last month $2,674 to the owners of full paid stock. The earnings' of the full paid shares are distributed semi-an nually. The entire $50,800 will not be paid out in cash. Several thousand dollars will be applied to stock and construction loans However, ap proximately $30,000 will be paid out in cash to shareholders this month. Britain Is Patientlv J Awaiting Blitzkrieg RAINS Rains filling In this section Saturday and yesterday boost ed the crop outlook generally. Its effect on tobacco could not be definitely determined, but an immediate and marked improve ment was noted in the corn, cot ton and peanut crop, one report stating that the rains had about cheeked the red spider. It is pomible that the rains will materially help tobacco since the crop was In poor condi tion as a result of the dry sea Officers Continue Liquor Raids Here The illicit liquor business blos somed forth in the actions of num erous drunks here during last Sat urday evening, but the jail records carry no names of the imbibers. A fight was reported on the main street near the old Harrison Brothers aP~ ley. The victim of the fight was carried to the.backlots and placed on a goods box to recover. Several drunks, unaware of all the commo tion, slept peacably nearby as doz ens of people went to the backlot to see the fight victim. While he was knocked out temporarily, the -man was not badly hurt, it was said Although excitement centered in the backlot, drunks paraded the streets in numbers during the eve ning and until early the following morning, one report stating that an-! other fight took place?before the town .finally went to sleep about 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning Officers, working in an effort to check an apparently increasing num ber of drunks here, raided several | retail spots cailiei in the dayr brrT no arrests were made. A gallon of white liquor was found just off Sycamore and Railroad Streets, but ownership could not be established. I Making two stops at illicit liquor headquarters in the neighbor hood of Railroad and Elm Street, officers learned that the Illegal spirits had] been poured out upon their arrival and could file no charges in that quarter. Health Report For The Month Of July While comparatively few contag ious disease cases were reported, the oounty's health record for the past month is not so encouraging. There were ten communicable disease casea reported by the health department, Two chickenpox cases among the colored population in Williamston, Four cases of tuberculosis, one among the white and three amopg the colored population in Roberson ville Township, Four cases of whooping cough were reported on Williamston R. F. D. No. 3 and all the victims were white. The whooping cough, reach ing epidemic proportions in parts of the county during the past 18 months, continues to hold on by a thread with the possibility that it will flare up again in the course of A typhoid fever case, resulting in death, was unofficially reported in the county. An aged colored man in Williamston was said to have fallen victim of the fever, but it was not reported to the health office, it was learned. The victim died in a Wash ington hospital. Farmer Cowboy Throw Obtlinale Bull Saturday Turning cowboy for a few min utes last Saturday evening. Farmer Herman Peel threw an obstinate steer to the ground when the ani mal refused to enter a stall. Grab bing the 1,000-pound steer by the horn, Cowboy Peel gave a twist of the wrist and the animal went sprawling on the ground. Regaining his footing the steer entered the stall without further delay. So quick was the twist of the wrist that the animal struck Farmer Peel on the hand with his horn tear ing open the skin over a small area. Hitler Plans To Send Planes Over In Waves Of r>00 $ IiirrciiM-d Warfare Reported in Afrieu Between British And Italians ??* That Germany's promised blitz krieg will strike the British Isles by the latter part of this week or not at all was voiced by military ob servers again today, one report com ing from a Norwegian source indi cating that the attack was' likely to be staged between Thursday and Saturday, others stating that it might take place "any day now". Other than the continued move ment of large forces along the Chan nel, Germany has shown no out wurd sign that she planned to risk defeat by invading Britain. How ever, it was stated today that ex tensive practice with dive bombers was being held in Belgium possibly in preparation for the proposed at tack. The first inkling of Hitler's daring plans was heard today when it was rumored that the first phase of the attack would be handled by air planes roaring over the Isles in wages of five hundred and at fre quent intervals While there is little outward evi dence that Germany plans to launch the attack immediately, events in other fronts point to a blitzkrieg on some front English airmen have I been pounding at induslriat plants and supply bases that will figure in an invasion, and there is a definite trend in this country for speeding help to England and increasing our own defense Lillle activity WUS le(Sorted?on" the European war front during the past 24 hours, but intensified war fare was reported in Africa between British and Italian forces. Italy ad vanced mighty claims, as usual. The increased activities in that part of the world possibly point to a drive against the Suez Canal, one report stating that the Italians were mass ing strong forces along the Libyan frontier facing Egypt. England today is claiming that her airplane output is about equal that of Germany but that some time would be required to offset the nu merical advantage held by Hitler. It is now rumored in some quar ters that the Axis powers are antici pating a long war, and that strong er efforts to blockade England and cut off her life-line to other ports of the empire will be made. Japanese and British relations are now at the breaking point, and the recent developments are causing recognized military authorities and diplomatic leaders to renew their warnings against possible attacks on this country. The drive to pre pare America against any eventual ity is gaining momentum, and those leaders who have studied the situa (Continued on page six) ?? Business Prospects Continue To Rise Emerging from the heat wave that slowed retail business as the whole country sweltered, prospects for gradual but steady pick-up are im proved by the continued rising trend of unfilled orders on books of man ufacturers. Backlogs are still ac cumulating, though at a slower pace, and assures maintenance of a high level of producing activity for sev eral months at least. National Indus trial Conference Board indexes show new orders received in June by man ufacturers were 117 per cent of the 1936 average, while shipments were 111 per cent. By far the biggest in creases in unfilled orders natural ly have been in steel and other dur able goods, with consumer goods ra ther slow to follow suit. In the last week or so, however, there has been a burst of forward buying in tex tiles which seems to indicate the im provement is broadening as effect of fatter?and numerically more ? payrolls begin to be felt. Thurman L Price Fatally Hurt At N. C. Pulp Plant Funeral Services Are Held For Couuty Native Yes terday Afternoon Thurman L. Price, 24 years old. died Sunday morning at 9 o'clock in a Rocky Mount hospital from injur? ies received in a fall at the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company in the lower part of this covrfUy last Thursday noon. Funeral services were conducted at the home of his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs J. H Riddick in Washington County, near Plymouth, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. R. H Lucas. Baptist minister, assisted by Rev. Mr. Ham lin, of the Plymouth Christian Church. Interment was in the Wind ley Cemetery, near Plymouth. The son of Vance Price and the late Mrs. Mattie Gardner Price, the young man was born in Jamesville Township, this county. 24 years ago next December About two months | ago he accepted a job with the Bir mingham Steel Construction Com pany and was employed at the pulp company plant. He was working on a tall tank when a piece of sheet metal fell and cut off three of his j fingers. Stunned by the blow he ap parently lost his footing and fell from the tank to the ground about forty feet below. It was not thought that his injuries were serious at first as he did not lose conscious ness After first-aid treatment in a Plymouth doctor's office he was re moved to the hospital where it was learned his back Mips broken and that he had suffered internal injur ies. Death was caused by a hem orrhage of the brain Five weeks ago last Thursday he was married to Miss Doris Riddick. of Washington County. Following his marriage he moved from this county to a point near Plymouth where he established a home. He was a member of the church at Maple Grove, and was highly regarded in; his home and adopted communities, i Besides Ins young wife and father, he leaves nine brothers and sisters. C. S. Price. James R. Price, Carlyle Price, Marvin Price, Metvm Grajr Price, Linwood O'Neal Price, Edwin G. Price, and Misses Shirley and Trulah Price, all of Jamesville Township. Mr. Price was the second Martin County man to Jose his life while working for builders of the plant. His death was the third reported at the plant since construction work was started about three years ago. Observers Point Out No Primary Needed To Select Nominee ! of Diw Irict ('ommittw Slated To Pirk Successor # Indirect reports coming from Kal eigh quote political observers as saying that no primary is needed for selecting a nominee fnr the seat to be vacated in late September by Lindsay C. Warren in the National House of Representatives. "There is a very definite opinion that Herbert Bonner, secretary to Mr Warren and announced candidate for the posi tion, would get about two-thirds of the vote anyway in a primary," the Raleigh report stated. However, reports from other sources maintain that there is a well established drive to put the issue held some time before the general election. Just how the primary will be called is not quite clear, but it is-possible lot the Democrats in the district to hold an "unofficial" test of the strength of the various would be candidates. No meeting of the District Congressional Committee has been called, and it is possible that that body will take no action until Mr. Warren hands in his res ignation the latter part of next month. Commenting further on the pro posal to call a "rump" primary, the Raleigh report says: It is further pointed out that the primary would not be official or binding, but would serve only to ?dvise the district executive enm mittee of the popular will Only the executive committee can place a name on the ticket between the dates of the legal primary and the gener al election. It is understood that all but one or two members of the committee are pledged to Mr. Bonner, and they are quoted as saying that they be lieve three out of four voters will approve his nomination. In that event, a primary would serve only to arouse some ill feeling on the part of minority candidates. Certain uther politically wise folks say that a "rump" primary now would probably detract from chances of other aspirants for the office who might run In the next regular elec tion. So all hands, except the small minority who cherish congressional ambitions, for themselves or cioae friends, agree that the wise course is to say no more about a primary, but to let the committee proceed (Continued on page six) Church HoldsBigMeetingand Not A Single Member Present Entertaining an August mwtingi for the first time in recent years, the Jamesviile Primitive Baptist church : last Sunday advanced a very sue cessful program without a single member being in attendance. Exper iencing a gradual decline in mem bership over a period of years, the church during several years mam tained no regular worship schedule. -hut in recent?months interested friends of the church have joined visiting ministers in holding regu lar services. As far as it can be learned there are only three mem bers of the church living and they found it impossible to be present for the meeting last Sunday. Interested friends arranged the i program and invited visiting- min isters to participate in the services A cordial invitation was extended the general public, and more than 200 people from this and several other counties met there Sunday for a day of good fellowship- Elders Denny, of Wilson, and Getsinger. of this county, occupied the pulpit People of all denominations in the community prepared a delicious din rur %nd fed the throng with plen ty to spare It was a brilliant day in the re ligious life of the little community, the worship service and fellowship at the picnic tables rekindling tin ties of friendship among members 1 of ail denununaUuns. Water and Sewer Line Projeet Gets Approval WPA Allots Total Of $33,953.00 For Line Extensions Application for $17,200 Loan Now Before Kccoiistruc tion Finance (iroup A project for the extension of lo cal water and sewer lines and the addition to the town's water supply of a fourth deep well was advanced another step last weekend when President Roosevelt approved a fed eral allotment in the sum of $33, 95Ii for financing the cooperative undertaking. Estimated to cost ap proximately $81,000, the proposed project now awaits action on an ap plication placed with the Recon struction Finance Corporation for a loan of $47,200. Pending during the greater part of the past four or five years, the project is now expected bv local of ficiuls to receive final approval within the next month or six weeks. Applying to the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation some few months ago, local town authorities were ad vised that final approval by the Works Progress Administration would be necessary before action could be taken on the application. The corporation spokesman talked very encouraging at that time, and it is believed that the application will receive favorable consideration The proposed extension program calls for the following The laying of water lines from the intersection of Sycamore and Main Streets out 'Main Street to the town limits, a line from Sycamore down Wilson Street, a line from Smithwick Street down Franklin to Haughton and out Ibilighlhn to the' lown J.inlt, a lllh from Academy Street north on Elm and east on White Street to Haugh ton, and a line from Haughton west on Railroad to Elm and thence south on Elm to Washington Street. The sewer system extensions call for lines on Smithwick Street from Slll'i'l In llu liifili rtnml ;nu) thence west on Franklin to (faugh ton, thence on Haughton to the fa vine and then down the ravine to a new disposal plant. Another line is to be run from Haughton west on Railroad Street to Elm and then on Elm to Washington Street In addition to the water and sew er line extensions, the town proposes increasing its water supply which is rapidly diminishing A fourth new well to be located just off Main Street and near the munn ipal.i.wim ming pool is being considered, the well to cost approximately $15,000. Victim Of Hunger Is Gaining Weight Nora Rice, the old colored woman who was almost starved to death by her husband, Wheeler Rice, here during the past several weeks is rapidly gaining weight now that he is serving time on the roads and she getting something to eat. Her forced-hunger period brought to an end a week ago last Friday, the old colored woman up until last Sat uidHy had gained appimtimately fmtr pounds, and her diet was necessarily light on account of her weakened condition. Rice, tasting his first punishment on the roads, was said to have been overcome by the heat while work ing on the roads, but he is being hardened to his task and last reports state that he is getting along very well. Sentenced to the roads for be ing drunk and disorderly, Rice will face a charge of cruelty upon the completion of his present sentence the latter part of this month. Former (Umnly Renident Quite III In Virginia Mrs. Jennie Yarrell, former well known resident of Williamston, is reported quite ill at the home of her grand-daughter, Mrs. W. P. Sween ey, in Lynchburg. Mrs. Sweeney was an overnight visitor here, leaving this morning for her home in the Virginia city. DONATION Even while at play, midget campers at ('amp Leach recent ly found time to consider the serious plight of unfortunate children across the seas. Under the direction of Kev. John W. Ilardy, the youthful campers raised a total of for Eng lish refugee work. The small fund was sent hi the Rod Cross for use in promoting work among war refugees. Daring Boy Loaves School Lor Home ? Several months ago, Arna Wal lace, local youth acting possibly^ for the thrill to be had and little real Uiiig the seriousness of his act, broke into the local office of (he Western Union Telegraph Company. The law took its course, hut lus tc*ri der years and the 'pleadings of good mother gained him entrance into one of the best training schools in the South A week ago, for no good reason at all he admits, the youth who had just turned sixteen dared to leave the school and strike nut for home. The first night he spent 111 the woods. Hopping a freight train in Concord early the next morning he went to Spartanburg. After a short stuy there he hopped another freight train and traveled to Columbia. From there he went to Sumter and latei came into Rocky Mount, flopping a freight which -he thought would travel into Wrlliumston, the lad rode into Ahoskie instead Abandoning the rails after his bad guess, Wallace saw an idle bicycle in front of an Ahoskie theatre early Saturday nignt and icmp to his own use. Using his own steam rather than that of the railroads, the youth pedaled his way into home. After a short stay here he started to Belhaven to visit a relative A call was flashed for the youth over tlx* Highway Radio Patrol Station and tin- ,\ iiuni'sln anil hit ycle were pick ed up yesterday morning a few miles out of Washington on the Bel haven Road The hoy admitted that he was treated well at?the school, that he had no just reason to run away He is now scheduled to leluin to the school Two Hurl In Auto Accident Saturday Mrs. I). M. Roberson was painful 4y?bruiai<1 but nrrt?seriously hint and Charles Brown suffered severe cuts on the head in an automobile accident near Farmville last Satur day evening. The automobile, be longmp to Hobetson's Slaughter House here, was wrecked, one esti mate placing the damage at about $300. Mrs Roberson, given first aid treatment in Farmville, was able to continue to her home here. Brown, after receiving hospital treatment, was able to return to lus home in Greenville yesterday Employed by the Roberson Slaugh and Mr. Brown were returning to their respective homes for the week end. The car, driven by Brown at the time, skidded off the pavement, went out of control and turned over several times, it was reported. County Homo Inmate Dirt Of Tuhrrrulotin Monday Fannie Little, young colored wo man. died in the Martin County Home, near here, yesterday morn ing following a long illness. Deuth was caused by tuberculosis. Her death was the fifth caused by tuberculosis at the home during the past three or four months. Each of the cases, referred to the Sanator ium, was so far advanced that treat ment tn the institution"was consid ered useless. The cases were order ed segregated, the welfare depart ment removing the victims from their homes to the county home where they patiently awaited the end. Board Of County Commissioners In Session Yesterday J. F. Crisp R??ii|>pointed To Membership On County \. B. C. Board Holding their shortest session pos sibly so far this year, the Martin County comr i u ss 1 of le rsc tear ed "their regular business calendar and ad journed before the lunch hour here yesterday There was little new bus iness before the board for considera tion, and the routine schedule was handled in rapid order The county's tax rate of $1.45 per $ 100 assessed property valuation was formally adopted In addition to the general county rate of $1.45. the board adopted the following schedule id special taxes, $2 poll itax, special road taxes in th?? four districts: Williams ton, 15; Cross Roads, .ti5, Hamilton, .35; and Goose Nest. .25. A special poll tax was adopted for Hamilton ut $ I 05 and for Goose Nest at 75 cents. Mr. Jesse F. Crisp, member of the Martin County Alcoholic Beverages Control Board since that organiza tion was created back in 1935, was reappointed, his new term to run for a three-year period. The terms of Messrs V. J Spivey, chairman, and Irving Smith, member, do not ex pire at this time. At the request of several citizens the board recommended that the road beginning at the W M. Buw .en home on the Price Road in Wil liamston Township, and running thence east to the home of Mrs. A. F. Taylor, via Joe Cherry's home, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile, be included in the state sys tem. The valuation on three acres of land belonging to the Chorus Jones estate in Parmele was decreased from $550 to $100 for the tax years of 1939 and 1940 Harper Peel was appointed con i.stable for Hamilton Township, the appointment being made subject to l the filing ut the required bond. Tax claims held against the Cae sar Purvis lands in Williamston were withdrawn when it was pointed out j to the board that the property had | been annexed by the public for use as a colored recreational center Jurymen were drawn for service during the two weeks' term of Mar tin County Superior Court which convenes the third Monday in next month. [Georgia Market To Open On Thursday ? Attention of farmers in the tobac co belts will shift temporarily, at least, from the war front to the mar kets in Georgia on Thursday of this week when the first leaf sales of the season get underway on a dozen markets in that state and on two markets in Florida. Advance reports from the belt of fer little information as to the qual ity and poundage. It is understood, however, that the poundage will be considerably less than it was a year ago and that the quality is about the same. Last year record poundages were [ oft* red for sale on the opening days .and pwee averages ranged around 15 cents, later reports stating that the price trend was downward and -that the season was disappointing to the growers. The price last season was about 10 cents under the open ing day quotations in 1938 The large crop produced last year depressed market prices, and the huge surplus is .certain t<> make itself felt again this year, observers declare.^ crowding int?? the Georgia market centers where sales are getting un derway two weeks later than they did last season. Appealing To State School Authorities Evcrctts citizens, interested in the re establishment of a high school in their midst, will appear before the State School Commission in session at Raleigh on Thursday of this week to again advance their claim, Paul Bailey, recognized leader of the movement, said yesterday. At least Three cats will be used in tiaiispurt ing the petitioners to Raleigh for the meeting. Going before the commission sev eral weeks ago, the Everetts citizens Were advised that no action to re-es tablish the school could be taken until adequate housing facilities were provided by the county com missioners. Returning home, the interested group then appeared be j fore the commissioners who agreed to appropriate $500 for partitioning the auditorium and making two classrooms. ? " - i \lint Jam ft Ketigiis foil In Jamenville School? Mus Dolores James, for several | years u member of the Jameaville school faculty, resifned that position last week-end, it was learned in the office of the superintendent of schools yesterday. Miss Jumea, whose home is in Parmele, taught the first and second grade*.