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Watch The Label On Your Paper, Aa It Carrier The Data Your Subecriptioo Expiree THE ENTERPRISE Advertiaera Will Find Our Col umna A Latchkey To Over 1JOO Homea Of Martin County. VOLUME \LiII?NUMBER 74 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 13, 19441. ESTABLISHED 1899 Thirteen Cases Are Placed on Criminal Docket For Trial Judge J. J. Burney Will Pre side Over Two Weeks' Mixed Term The regular two weeks' term of Martin County Superior Court will convene here next Monday with Judge J. J. Burney, of Wilmington, on >the bench for the trial of both criminal and civil cases. An unoffi cial appraisal of the criminal docket shows there are no unusually im portant cases scheduled for trial but it is apparent that several of them border on the sensational side and are expected to attract large crowds during the first few days of the court. Monday and Tuesday have been set aside for the trial of criminal cases, the court to start work on a large civil calendar the following day, provided the schedule is maintained. Unusual as it may appear, very little attention is likely to be cen tered on the two murder cases on the docket. Raymond Powell is in jail awaiting trial for the alleged murder of Willie Mitchell in Oak City on August 24. Sam Powell, who is implicated in the attack that cost the colored man his life, has not been apprehended. Harvey Short, young Parmele colored boy, is charged with killing his young play mate. Thomas Little, there on June 23. The youths were playing wild west games and the killing was ap parently without malice. At a hearing held before Justice Rawls in Oak City Tuesday evening, Powell pleaded not guilty. Probable cause was found in the case, and he was ordered held without the privi lege of bond. Charged with breaking into the home of Ike Mizelle in Bear Crass Township on September 1 and steal ing a shotgun valued at $45, Grover Taylor, young white man, was ar rested and placed in jail yesterday His case will be scheduled for trial next week. The case charging Edgar Harrell with an assault with a deadly wea pon with intent to kill G. H. Man ning is expected to attract right much attention. Manning, in a critical con dition for several weeks following the attack in Harrell's filling station in Oak City on March 7th, is appar ently getting along very well. Only a formal preliminary hearing has been held in the case, and no offi cial evidence has been offered. The defendant is at liberty under a $500 bond. Densil Simpson, young white man, is charged with assaulting and at tempting to rape Myrtle Brabble on June 29 near Williamston. The de fendant. bound over for trial by a justice of the peace court, is at lib erty under a $300 bond. The old case charging Gus For rest with non-support comes over from previous terms for the atten tion of the court next week. Appealing from a judgment in the county court, James Gilmore, charged with violating the liquor laws, continues in jail. Charged with larceny and re ceiving, Henry Coffield is to face trial next week after appealing from a judgment handed dawn in the' county court several weeks ago Hilliary Ward Spruill, appealing from a lower court judgment, faces trial for alleged drunken driving. Ralph Duggar appealed his case in the lower courts and is slated for trial for alleged violation of the li quor laws. Abe Purrington, charged with bas tardy, awaits trial under a $100 bond. Murial Rascoe, young Negro boy, faces a charge of larceny and re ceiving. forgery and obtaining goods under false pretense. The boy is al leged to have stolen a $16 pension check belonging to Mrs. Sallie Jack son Coltrain on August 3rd from Mrs. Juanita Coltrain, daughter-in law of Mrs. Coltrain. Charged with entering a Rober sonville filling station on August 11 and stealing $75, Joe Rogers is in the county jail awaiting trial. Alleged to have broken into the coop and stealing a blue rooster and a black hen from Fannie Perkins in Hamilton Township. Joe Small wood is booked for trial next week on a breaking and entering and larceny and receiving charge. He is at lib erty under a $100 bond. Mill To Resume Operations Soon Idle since the destructive fire that swept the lower end of Williamston's Main Street last June 11, the large lumber plant of Saunders and Cox is scheduled to resume operations within the next week or ten days, according to Mr. J. McKimmon Saun ders, owner-operator. A new plant has been constructed on the same set, and millwrights are rapidly completing their work. "We hope to test the plant the latter part of next week," Mr. Saunders said yesterday. While the new plant has been im proved and slightly enlarged, its production capacity remains about the same as it was before the first mill was burned, according to Mr. Saunders. Fiake Shaw Addresses Farm Bureau Meeting JURIST Judge J. J. Bumpy, of Wilm ington. will hold his first trim of Martin County Superior Court here next week. Recently elect ed. he is one of the younger jur ists on the State bench. Lontj Session Of Recorder's Court Held Last Monday Seventeen (lase* On Docket For Trial Before Judge H. O. Peele Idle since the 26th of August, the Martin County Recorder's Court found a fairly crowded docket upon resuming its activities last Monday, and Judge Peel and Solicitor John so.i worked well into the dinner hour period meting out justice. Seven teen cases were on the docket, quite a few of the cases having accumu lated since the opening of the mar kets a little over a week ago. While the court continued sever al cases, one of them allegedly for the third or fourth time, it did im pose at least one long road term and called for one or two substantial fines. Proceedings of the court: The case charging David Page with issuing a worthless check, was continued. Charged with larceny and receiv ing. Orlander Rogers pleaded guil ty and was sentenced to the roads for a term of three months. The sen tence is to begin at the direction of the court at anytime within the next two years. A continuince was granted in the case charging Hobart Ralph Hunt with operating a motor vehicle af ter his driver's license had been re voked. The case charging Julian Fagan with trespass and larceny was nol prossed. V. Leonard Moore, the white man who was returned to this county frnm Mnnltri", Gt , tr> an*""nw ? charge of non-support, pleaded guil ty. Judge Peel directed him to pay to the court the sum of $50 a month during the next twelve months for the benefit of his wife and five chil dren. A bond in the sum . of $1,500 was demanded as a guarantee for the performance of the duties imposed by the judgment. The case charging Silas Askew with an assault with a deadly weap on, was nol prossed. Joe Lanier Godard, Sr., charged with operating an automobile after his operator's license had been re voked, was fined $10 and taxed with tha costs. Godard pleaded guilty to the charge. The case charging William Ar thur Stokes with non-support was nol prossed. % Arthur Roberson, Jamesville truck tContinued on page four) Draft Bill Likely To Pass Tomorrow The passage of the military draft bill is expected in Congress this week-end as the nation bends its efforts in the promotion of the greatest peace-time defense program in history Senate and House differ ences have been virtually ironed out, and the isolationist block has ad mitted that little or nothing can pre vent the enactment of the bill into law by tomorrow. The bill calls for the registration of all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 35, inclusive. Under the provisions of the proposed law, the President is empowered to com mander industrial plants when the need is considered imperative in the furtherance of the defense pro gram. Registration of the nation's man power between the designated ages is slated to get underway about the middle of next month. Pending the enactment of the law and the subsequent call to service, quite a number of young men are entering the army, navy and nation al guard. Important Meeting Of County Group To Be Held Wednesday New SiMTelary of Organiza tion Cite* N?hmI for Strong Farm Group K. Flake Shaw, new secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation and Guilford County commissioner, made a stirring ap peal to members of the Martin County bureau unit here last Wed nesday evening, urging them to ral ly m the support,of the organization and help push agriculture to the front. Mr. Shaw's address, deliver ed straight from the shoulder, was centered around the problems fac ing agriculture and the work that could be handled through a strong farm organization. "Agriculture has made a lot of progress in the last six years, but there is much yet to be done," Mr. Shaw stated. One of the greatest needs, according to the speaker, is a strong farm organization. The new bureau secretary stated that he was in conference with agricultural leaders in the office of the governor recently and they were agreed that one of the greatest needs of agricul ture was a strong farm organiza tion. Continuing. Mr. Shaw said, "We are facing a new economic world. The rapidly diminishing farm mar ket, brought about by events be yond our control, is giving farm leaders great concern. A quarter of a century ago, farm produce was selling on parity with manufactur ed goods. Today,,, industry has forg ed ahead by having laws enacted that cdlised the value of the farmer's dollar to drop to 56 cents. Labor has organized, and I am glad the workers have formed their organi zations, and through their coopera tive efforts-they are now in a posi tion to protect their rights. Only re cently industry had to be assured certain profits before taking action. The United States Chamber of Com merce, mouthpiece for business, is said to spend 175 million dollars annually for lobbying and they have had laws advantageous to their in terest passed. "Despite what agriculture has con tributed to the nation, and much has been contributed, it is getting less than industry and labor. Until re , cently nothing was ever done for agriculture. Certain measures, de signed to help agriculture, were pro posed, but those measures were vetoed by Republican presidents. "Back in lt)20, the American Farm Bureau started work for an agricul ture bill that will give the farmer parity for his crops. And we shall not stop until we have reached that (Continued on page four) Points Out Need Of Physical Education Spekaing before a special meet5 ing of county high school principals here this week, Charles Spencer, head of health and physical educa tion for the State Department of Public Instruction, pointed out the growing need for physical education in relation to health. He suggested certain changes in the daily sched ules in the schools that the health of the individual pupil and the pu pils as a group might be bettered. Advising the school heads to steer away from contests and stop "star building," Mr. Spencer recommend ed formal exercises and" directed group play. "It is the task of the schools to make healthy and social beings," he declared. Marion Justice, head of the de partment's guidence program, urged the principals to work for a closer relationship between the teacher and the pupil. Schedules recommended by Mr. Spencer have been arranged in sev eral of the high schools in this coun ty in part, at least. Young Men Make Ready For Camp The order mobilizing the Nation al Guard ia taking several young Martin County men to camp within the next few day*. William Fowden Clark, L. T. Fowden, Jr., both of William*ton, and Lue Mallory, of Oak City, are acheduled to report to Company C of the 113th Field Artil lery in Washington next Monday Following an organization period of about a week or ten day*, the com pany will move to Camp Jackaon, Columbia, S. C., for a year'* train ing. Theae three men, joining the Na tional Guard thia week, are the firat Martin native* to be called into serv ice under the nation'a greateat peace time defenae program. A large num ber of Martin County boy*, poaai bly 35 or 40, have entered the var ioua branches of the service during recent month*. Traffic Is Moving p Over Roanoke Fill Here On Schedule Highway Authorities Plan ning To lei Contract In Early October Closed early in the morning of August 20. the Roanoke River fill was reopened to limited traffic last Wednesday following the hasty re pairs to the route that was greatly damaged by the recent flood waters. Traffic, limited to vehicles of seven tons or less, is moving over the route without much delay or interruption, and it is certain that a normal sched ule can be maintained for local and some through traffic of limited ton nage. Special maintenance forces havt been assigned to the project, and they are expected to keep the route open under most all conditions Maintenance Superintendent Dewey Haymun was greatly worried when heavy rains started falling last Tues day night, a few hours before the scheduled reopening of the route. The schedule was maintained however, i and despite the unfavorable weather traffic started moving over the route. A shallow sand surface was placed on the clay, and today traf fic can move rapidly over the "patch ed" highway. Bus schedules are being maintain ed over the route today for the first time. However, a few of the light busses started using the road Wed nesday. Tobacco farmers are travel ing the road in large numbers, and local traffic is being maintained just as if the road had never been dam aged. Some through traffic is also using the road, but highway author ities are directing that type of trav el around by Plymouth and Scotland Neck Quite a few of the many who have traveled the fill since the road was opened, point out that the highway forces under the direction of Main tenance Superintendent Dewey Hay man did an excellent job in restor ing traffic in such a short time. The repair work'is just about end- < ed. The mechanical shovel Was mov ed this morning, and most of the trucks have been returned to their respective districts A few trucks will likely be used in keeping the temporary repairs in shape A contract for restoring the old fill and modernizing the route will likely be let in early October. Defi nite plans for improving the route are still unknown here, but unoffi cial reports state that the commis sion is planning to widen the fill by about sixteen feet and to raise the road from three to four feet or up to a level even with the concrete bridges across the river and Conine Creek. At least two and possibly four con crete bridges will be placed in the road. ?School Is Offering Additional Courses A program loading to instruction in industrial arts and woodworking was launched in the local high school last Monday with Lacy Mctiuire, in structor, in charge. Offering such in struction for the first time in the history of the school, plans are be ing class for three continuous hours struction of a shop building Eigh teen boys are enrolled in the morn ing class fo rthree continuous hours of study and building practice, and it is planned that shop construction will be a project for this group. Beginning next week two classes of eighth and ninth grade boys will be given instruction in mechanical drawing preparatory to actual shop instruction and practice. It is ex pected that the mechanical drawing will continue for several weeks. The morning class of older boys and the eighth and ninth grade groups will make up the enrollment of Mr. Mc Guire's classes for the 1940-41 term, laying the foundation for a practi cal program which in the years to come should be an important part of the local school curriculum. luteal Merchants Planning Dollar Days Next Week One of the mn( extensive and complete dollar-day trade events ever advanced in this immed iate section is being announced for the last three days of next week by William*ton merchants. Pledged a cooperation approxi mating 1(0 per cent, the dollar days ? Thursday, Friday and Saturday?are expected to at tract a record patronage from over a wide area. First reports from the coop erating merchants state that un usual bargains will be made available daring the special shopping period, and that season able merchandise just In from the manufacturers will be In eluded in the special bargain items'. Watch the next edition of this paper for complete an nouncements and the long list of bargains. Local Tobacco Market Blocks Today As Price Trend Moves To New High Peak of Season More Interest Being Shown in Williamston Tobacco Market A marked increase in interest in ! the Williamston Tobacco Market was ! reported this week when farmers | completed a first-hand inspection of the larger markets and then center-1 ed their attention here to learn that prices here were more than holding thtflr own in comparison with those ; on some of the largest markets in the world " Lured away by special induce ments and literally roped in by ' hauling agreements and contracts, a | farmer stated this morning that he had finally been convinced that it was a costly practice for him ' I was a bit dubious about the plan from the beginning, and now I know it has not paid me." the farmer declar ed. Explaining the situation the far mer added. "I split one load equal ly. and sold on the Williamston mar ket and on one of the larger ones. I i received more here than I did there, and the service, advantages i\nc\ gen - ! uine friendship were far superior! here than I have found on the other markets during the past two sea- ; sons." Scores of other farmers volunteer ; ed similar statements, and local] warehousemen- who have been slow j to promise the impossible but who have done their level best to advan tageously market their customers' tobacco were more encouraged as the news came back to Hu m that they had not failed, that they were hold ing their competitors feet to the file, so to speak The reopening of the fill is turn ing considerable quantities of to bacco into local warehouses, and the market is now progressing rapidly and m tune w ith the best to be found anywhere. Invasion Attempt Is Thought Near at Ilaiul Britain Is Subjected To (Continued Raids By German Airmen Kiihhiu Killer* the Kiinilinlil Hy (^iK'Ktioninif Move* \loni; Diiiiuhe Subjected to the heaviest bomb-1 log attack of the war. London early j this afternoon was reported to have | the appearance of a ghost city j Streets were deserted, the millions j holding to their underground shel ters until the last alarm was cleared at 4 12 this afternoon. Buckingham Palace was bombed again today, heavy damage having been report - ed to the chapel within the huge building Great destruction result ed during the five-hour raid on tin city, and dock fires were reported along the Thames. Many German planes were shot down, and quite ; few German pilots crashed to tin earth No estimate of the plane loss was immediately available. England's new method of counter atack. used effectively earlier in the Week, was apparently over-powered by increased numbers of bombers which darted in and out of the clouds Talk of imminent invasion by the German hordes is momentarily ex pected by the British. High German officials rrrr?in.spei ting?blitzkrieg bases along the French coast, and Italy is said to have started a drive across the Egyptian border toward the Suez Canal. Large concentra tions of barges and ships have been reported in the Channel along the French coast, but there is no new indication that actual invasion has been started England is fighting back with heavy attacks reported on Bremen, Essen and Hanover. Chemically treated cards have been dropped on Germany, causing numerous fires throughout the land A report that the British had dropped potato bugs On Germany's Irish potato crop has Tie erf denied in London. Russia has again entered the lime light. This time she is questioning the Axis move along the Danube, and warnings have been given Rumania against trouble along her border. In this country trouble appeared in New Jersey where a large pow der plant blew up ami killed ul least 35 persons and injured many oth ers. The possibility of salnitage is being investigated. Teachers Perfect Organization Here Holding a county-wide meeting here a few days ago, the white teach ers in the ten district schools per fected the Martin County unit of the North Carolina Educational As sociation. Mrs Effie Ho 11 id av, teach - or in the Jamesvilk Schools, was elected to head the organization unit as president. Other officers are, Pro fessor Marvin Everett, of Robcrson ville, vice president; Miss Reba M< Lamb, of Oak City, secertary, and Mrs. S R Edwards, Williamston, treasurer Mrs. Ruth Vick Everett, field sec retary of the North Carolina Educa tional Association, made an interest ing talk on the organization of the association. All the white ichools in the county were well represented at the meet ing which was held in the high school auditorium. FKW I.K.KT J Turning to soil building prac tices on a larger scale than ever before, Martin County farmers are planting a solid carload of Austrian winter peas this fall. More than 22 tons of the peas, handled by the county agent's office, have already been dc livered. A few tons of the peas f'are left, and farmers who want . a supply are urged to reserve at once sufficient quantities to meet their needs. Robert C. Bailey Dies In Hospital Tuesday Afternoon Kiinrral Held Near Here lui*| Wednesday Vfteriioon for l{e*peeled (Jti/eii Robert C Bailey, highly respect ed county citizen, died in a Wash , ?ngton hospital early last Tuesday Uf-, temoon following a several months' period of declining health Despite his failing health, Mr Bailey con tinued his farming operations near Williamston until a few weeks ago when he was forced to his bed by ill ness He partially recovered and was able to be up again until a short time ago. lb- was thought to have suffered a slight stroke and lie was removed to the hospital The stroke and complications caused his death. The son of the late Dajuel and Louise Roberson Bailey, he was born in this county (>7 years ago the eighth of next month In December, 1902, he was married to Miss Ad die Coburn who survives with four children, Robert Bailey, Jr., A C. Bailey, Mrs. Merman Biggs and Mrs John Beach, all of this county. He also leaves one brother, J. Thomas Bailey, a half-sister, Mrs. Mary Bail ey Colias, of Raleigh, and a half brother, M. C Bailey, of Tarboro ?Mr. Bailey was a member of tin1 church at Cross Roads for more than a quarter of a century. Dur ing the past 23 years he had made his honjc in the Brown Springs com munity, and spent his entire life in this county excepting two years he lived in Pitt. He was a hard work ing farmer and u good neighbor. He whs held in high esteem by, all who knew him, and he was u friend to his fellowman Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the late home at 2:30 o'clock by Rev Z. T. Piephoff, Presbyterian minister In terment was in the Coburn Ceme tery in Robcrsonville Township be tween Cross Roads and Roberson ville Native Of County Is Critically Hurt Luther Hugh Hardison, Jamesville native and son of Mr and Mrs. Lu ther Hardison, was critically injur ed yesterday afternoon when he was run down by a truck on a high way near Goldsboro Suffering a broken hip. cracked pelvis bone and possible internal injuries, the 23 year old man was said to be in a crit ical condition by attaches in a Golds boro hospital Young Hardison was employed by the Kline Construction Company, and was working on a road project near Goldsboro when he was injur ed. Imli\ iduals R<>|M>rt Kancv Averages Oil Willi ainston Mart firo?rr? Turn To Loral Mar ket \ftcr Making llari' fill (!oiiipari*?n? Boosted by several factors, includ ing cooler weather, the reopening of the Roanoke River fill and .1 keener competition among buyers, the Wil hamslon Tohaeeo Market this week started t limbing to .1 new high price and poundage record for the season Yesterday, the sales were possi bly the most encouraging and cer tainly the most satisfactory of the season Individual- averages ranged up to above 31 cents a pound, and sales in all brackets were highly pleasing to the growers Despite the heavy offerings of tips and other in ferior grades, the entire sale of 174. 480 pounds averaged in excess of 17.. cents. Farmers, who had been comparing prices on this and other markets, were convinced that their best bet was to sell in Williamstoh where ti price advantage was quite evident and where marketing could he advanced at a minimum cost. The good tidings this week pushed the tobacco marketing business in to high gear and today a consider able quantity will have to be held over until Monday for sale Unload ing work was badly congested early this morning, anil at times the streets were almost blocked Deliveries were still pouring in just before the I-noon hour, and the offerings today will possibly run close to or even ex i eeed those on the floors on opening (lay. a week ago last Tuesday The price trend, according to able 1 judges of tobacco^.was considerably j stronger 011 most of the grades rang mg-frqm t? to 20 cents yesterday, and [the market was reported to be hold ' ing its own today, as a whole Considerable quantities of tips and inferior grades are being offered for sale today, but even for the common ?ind nondescript grades the buyers were bidding strong and seldom a ' price under 8 and 8 cents was seen. Those farmers offering good qual ity lugs were more than pleased. "I 1 expected an average of about 25 cents, and received more than 30," Farmer Gaston James said following his sale at 11 o'clock this morning Averages ranging above 31 cents have been reported by individuals in quite a few cases. The market outlook, according to \ tobacconists, is more encouraging than it was during the first few days rrf the season Once m a while a far nicr rejects a sale, but those cases are mighty limited in number Most growers realize the quality of their crops is not up to normal, and considering that factor they state that tobacco is scLlirig for a fail price. Late estimates from the market indicate that possibly more than 100.000 pounds will lit left on the block this afternoon However, it was a hit difficult to get an accur ate estimate as the warehouse drive ways were crowded with trucks and large quantities of leaf were still in the street. ^ Including today's offerings, the local market has sold approximate ly one and one-half million pounds for more than $208,000 or an approx imate average of $17.71). Lar^e Attendance I l)on Ne^ro School While the attendance upon the several white schools is believed to have reached a peak, the number of colored children attending school in this county is apparently increas ing. A comparison of opening-day figures -~Bm-y*-ac--W4th those -of a year ago is not available, but it is apparent that the number of color ed children in the sclvools is stead ily increasing with no peak record in sight A delayed count of the opening day enrollment figures shows that 3,058 children entered the 23 colored schools last week. The enrollment, held back by farm activities, will gradually increase until nearly 3, 700 children are in school. An interruption in the schedule for some of the colored schools in the upper part of the county is con sidered likely next month when one of tin- largest cotton crops in years will be needing picking. A record of enrollment figures in the 23 colored schools follows: Biggs, 120; Burroughs-Spring Hill. 102; Bowers, 86; Cross Roads, 55; Dardens, 142, Everetts, 126; Gold Point, 143; Hamilton, 120; Jonea, 84; Jamesville, 105; Oak City, 105; Pop lar Point, 41; Robersonville, 184; Salsbury. 85; White Oak Springs, 64, Whichard-Jame8, 80; Woo lard. 97; Smithwick, 38; Williams, Low er, 132; Corey's, 24; Bear Grass, 70; Williamston. elementary, 471, and high school, 174; Parmale, element ary, 151, and high school, 150.
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