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Watch The Label On Your Paper. A* It Carries The Data Your Subscription Expiree THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.600 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 79 WUUamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tueiday, October 1. 1941). ESTABLISHED 1899 Little Interest In Approaching Farm Elections in County Farmer* To Meet This Week In Nine Communities To Name Committeemen Farmers, busy with the harvesting and marketing of their crops, are showing very little interest in the community elections scheduled in this county on Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday nights under the pro visions of the Soil Conservation Act. Direct appeals have been made to the growers urging them to attend the meetings in their respective com munities and participate in the elec tions which offer them an oppor tunity to retain the old committee men or vote them out and select new groups in part or in their entirety. In ordering the elections, the Unit ed States Department of Agriculture is anxious for the farmers to partici pate in the elections and select the men of their choice. The elections give the farmers an ample opportun ity to register any protests they may wish to offer. The meetings, scheduled at eight o'clock, will be held at follows: Wed nesday, October 2, Goose Nest. Rob ersonville and Bear Grass; Thurs day, October 3, Hassell School, Cross Roads and Griffins; Friday. October 4, Williamston-Poplar Point, Wil liams and Jamesville. A list of the community commit teemen, members and officers of the county committee are, as follows: - Robersonville: R. S. Everett, J. R. Daniel, S. T. Everett, H. H. Rober son; _ Griffins: Asa J. Hardtson, George C. Griffin, J. C. Gurkin, L. H. Rob erson, S. E Manning; Hamilton: D. R. Edmondson, W. J. Beach, C. L Nelson, J H. Lillard, Wood row Purvis; Bear Grass: Joseph S. Griffin, Redden L. Leggett, Herman Roger son, Tommie L. Rotoerson; Williamston-Poplar Point: Mayo Hardison. R. T. Griffin, Fred Taylor, Luther Peel, Minga Rogers; Cross Roads: W. L. Ausborn, Gas ton James, G. H Forbes, Henry D. Peel, J. Marion Griffin; Goose Neat: L. L. Harrell, H. A. Early, J. C. Ross, Jesse F Crisp, J. W. Belflower; Williams. O. S. Green, C. L. Dan iel, R. J. Hardison, Walter Gardner, W. W Griffin; Jamesville: C. C Martin, C. G. Gurkin. R. L. Stallings, Arthur Modlin, David Holliday; Members and officers of county committee: J. F. Crisp, chairman; J. R. Wins low, vice-chairman; W. M. Harrison, regular member; George C- Griffin, first alternate; C. C. Mar tin, second alternate; Tom B Bran don, secretary; Thomas B SI a d c, treasurer. Assault Case Is Squashed In Court The case charging Alfred Ellis, Griffins Township farmer, with as saulting Arthur Roberson, neighbor farmer, was dismissed by Judge H. O. Peel in the county recorder's court here yesterday. Pending in the courts for several weeks and having been bounced first from the county court to the superior tribunal and back again to the county court, the case was cleared from the criminal docket after a reported agreement had been reached in a civil action brought by the prosecuting witness against the defendant. The judgment in the case was en tered in the clerk's minute docket without the case being called for trial. No official report was released, but it is understood that the $500 civil action brought by Farmer Rob erson, was settled upon the payment of $175 by the defendant, and upon that settlement the criminal action was dismissed. Slightly Hurt In Second Story Fall Plunging through a second-story rooming house window on Main Street here early this morning, a young woman associated with the fair, was reported at noon to be getting along all right. Apparently partaking of beer too freely, the young woman was unhurt except for a few slight bruises and cuts and the loss of two or three teeth. Still in a daxed condition just before noon today, she knew noth ing of the escapade that nearly cost her her life. Said to have been disappointed in a love affair, the young girl kicked out a window and plunged to the ground about 15 feet below. Her name could not be learned immed iately. > Recruiting Officer For Navy At The Fair Here Chief Gunner's Mate J. O. Berry is stationed in the Williamston fair exhibit building here today offering information to young men interest ed in eft. xing the United States Navy. Mr. Berry will be at the fair through tomorrow and will gladly offer any information desired by young men who are interested in the Teachers To Get First Checks In Five Months Tomorrow Salaries, totaling $20,956.50, are being advanced in this county to morrow, ending a five-months long depression for the 202 school teach ers and principals. In addition to that amount. $816 will be distribut ed among the several janitors and thirty-eight bus drivers. The checks have been made ready in the office of the county superintendent by the board of education secretary. Miss Lorene Weaver, but their distribu tion is subject to the completion of certain reports required by the State School Commission. There is an apparent decrease in elementary teachers' salaries in the county this year over the schedule in effect last term. The 65 element ary white teachers this year are re ceiving $7,872.50 against $8,508.60 a year ago. The 91 colored elementary teachers are receiving $6,347 as com pared with $6,750.75 received a year ago. There is a slight increase in the high school salary schedule, the 25 teachers in that department receiv ing this year a total of $2,809.00 com pared with $2,591 last term. A siz able increase was centered on the colored high school salary schedule which jumped from $852 last year to $949 this year. The ten white prin cipals are receiving $1,342 and the two colored principals are getting JJ37.50, the two totals remaining virtually unchanged. The thirty-five white school and two colored school janitors will di vide a total of $455 as against $435 received by the group last year The 35 white and three colored bus driv ers will receive $361. North Carolina is paying $20, 473.50 of the total amount, the coun ty paying $1,299 in salaries to spec ial teachers in the various vocation al education departments. Reports from the employees clear ly indicate that the promised pay has been well earned, that success marks the operation of the first month of the 1940-41 term. Large Delegation To Appear Before State Highway Commission Grape Deliveries Continue Heavy At Local Station Grape deliveries, advanced on a comparatively small scale for a lone number of years, are gaining momentum at the local receiving station. "We have al ready handled 85 tons of grapes and present Indications point to at least fifteen more tons," the Messrs. Lindsley brothers, oper ators of the receiving station for Garrett and Company, said early today. Starting in the receiving bus iness about five years ago, the local station handled 24 bushels that season. Last year, fifty tons were handled here. Farm ers are building up their vines and several hundred acres have been planted to the choice Scup pernong variety indicating that grape culture will again become farmers in this section. The new . vines will start producing in about two or three years from now and hundreds of tons of grapes will be marketed In the section. Bear Grass Church Expecting Throngs For Annual Meet Sixtti Association at County (Church Opentt Suluniay Morning Entertaining the Kehukee Associa tion for the sixth time since 1885, the Bear Grass Primitive Baptist Church membership and its hosts of friends are making extensive prep arations for the three-day event. Opening next Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, the big religious event is expected to attract from five to seven thousand people, including promi nent members from a number of as sociations in this and other states. Twenty or more prominent minis ters in the Church will appear on the program which ordinarily pro vides from four to eight sermons at each of the daily sessions Elders A. B. Denson, of Rocky Mount, and B. S. Cowin, of Bear Grass, greatly beloved throughout the church, are serving the Kehukee Association as moderator and clerk, respectively. There are about 27 churches in the association, and all are expected to send large delega tions. In addition to those, other as sociations, including the White Oak, Contentnea, Black Creek, Lower I and Upper Country Line, Mayo, Lit tle River and possibly others, will be represented by prominent church men. _ Elder R. B. Denson is scheduled to preach the introductory sermon next Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Elder W E. Grimes, of Spring Green Church, is alternate. The schedule (Continued on page tix> HUNTING SEASON The hunting Hum was off U a fairly slow start In this coun ty today, unfavorable weather delaying the scheduled activities These few who braved the ele ments, reported favorable lack In their search for squirrel and Squirrel are said to be plentiful this year than la Will Urge Group To Maintain All Light Traffic Over Route Krirntoii, Windsor, Williams ton uikI Robersonvilc I o Be RcprcwilU'il Faced with the possibility that im portant travel will be discontinued over the Roanoke River fill here, large delegations from several towns directly or indirectly served by the route are making ready to go to Raleigh tomorrow morning and ap peal to the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission, urging the authorities to hold the road open and maintain all types of traffic up to seven tons. Possibly no cost figures will be ad vanced until the meeting is opened but it is generally conceded that jju;_addiliunal - coal in maintaining all types of traffic up to seven tons will not approach the loss that cer tain businesses will lose directly or indirectly if the flow of traffic is eleminated in its entirety or even curtailed over a long period of time. It was reliably learned here yes terday that the contract for the re building of the fill and the con struction of four bridges provides for the maintenance of light local traffic. However, it is possible that the provision will be eliminated is certain that the highway author ities plan to limit traffic to an al most absolute minimum The-dclegutimw. going from Bos ton Windsor, Williamston and Rob crsonville, are expected to plead for a normal maintenance of all types of traffic up to seven tons, and a change in the wording on detour signs controlling present traffic ov er the route. No definite plans for repairing and widening the fill and for the construction of four Ridges have been publicly announced. W. Vance Baise, the commission s chief en gineer. unofficially states that the fill will be raised five feet Reports coming from an unofficial source state that the fill will be raised about three feet and widened to 34 a"d that a strip 22 feet wide wi 1 be surfaced. Tentative plans call for the submission of bids on Wednes day of next week, Chief En'lne?r Baise stating in a letter to Mr H Harrison here that every e'foy would be made to have work start ed on the project as quickly as pos-1 (C ntinued on page six) Martin County Men In Federal Court| I 9 ^ Alleged violators of the liquor laws, with a few exceptions, found Federal Judge Isaac Meekins in a friendly mood when they appeared in his court at Washington day Early reports maintain that quite a few of those pleading guilty in the cases charging them with vio lating the liquor laws were placed ?"Henry Bailey and J. U Wynn, Mar tir^County men, pleaded guilty to the charge of manufacturing *?"*l illegally and were sentenced to At lanta for a year and a day Willis Pierce, charged withtrans porting, went to the Jury with his 52 and was found guilty Sent",ce was not pronounced immediately in J hVfaTrly large docket, composed of mostly cases charging vtolattons of the liquor laws, was cleared by Judge Meekins yesterday and early | today. Only four defendants from this county faced him. Local Man Fatally Hurt In Accident Near Washington James Wilbur Woolarti Dion In Hospital Today; Com panion la Injured James Wilbur Woolard, local in surance man and a native of Beau fort County, was fatally hurt and Miss Mary Elizabeth Keel, assistant clerk of the Martin County Super ior Court, was painfully but not seriously hurt in an automobile ac cident near Bunyan, a few miles from Washington on the Bath Road, last Sunday evening about 7 o'clock. Woolard died in a Washington hos pital this morning at 3:15 o'clock without regaining consciousness. Miss Keel, suffering cuts and bruises on the head when she was thrown through the windshield, is getting along very well and is expected to be able to leave the hospital to morrow. Rounding a curve over a small canal on the Washington-Bath Road, the rear end of the car struck a bridge abutment. It is believed one of the doors flew open and struck the guard rail, throwing the machine out of control. The machine darted into the swamp and apparently struck a tree. Mr. Woolard was reported to have suffered a skull fracture and other lesser injuries. Funeral services for Mr. Woolard wil^be held at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gray Wool ard, in the Bunyan community, Beau fort County, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will follow in the family plot near the old home. Born and reared in Beaufort Coun ty, Mr. Woolard moved to William ston about 18 months ago and en gaged in the insurance business. Mr. Woolard was 25 years old and during his stay here he had made many friends in the community. Besides his parents, he is survived by sever al brothers and sisters. Mr. Woolard and Miss Keel were to have married in the Presbyterian Church at Bear Grass next Saturday morning. Oscar Paul Dies Suddenly Sunday Oscar T. Paul, prominent eastern North Carolina business man, died at his home in Washington Sunday morning following an illness of only a few hours' duration. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon from the chapel o1 St. Peter's- F.pi.scopal Church, by j Rev. Stephen Gardner. Interment was in the Washington Cemetery. Mr. Paul would have been 44 years old next month. The son of the late Sarah Sawyer and Oscar Tilman Paul, he was born and reared in Washington. In early manhood he become associated with the Peg ram Watson Company, later purchasing the firm and merging it with the firm now widely known as the Paul Auto Supply Company. He was ac tive in the affairs of his community and made many friends in the busi ness field throughout this section. Opening a branch store in Wil made many friends here. A new home for the firm is nearing comple tion here, and Mr. Paul had shown much interest in the undertaking. He seemed to enjoy his associations here, and those whose good fortune it was to have known him held him in high esteem. Selection Of Draft Board Is A Problem The selection of a draft board in this county is already puzzling the superintendent of schools, clerk of court and chairman of the county board of elections. Several applica tions have been received by the three men who arc to make recommenda tions to the governor who, in turn, appoints the board. The applications were received before it was learned that the appointive office carries no remuneration. Instructions for selecting the mem bers of the draft board are expect ed here today or tomorrow. Other arrangements will be made soon for handling the registration on October ia. "We have no one in mind for the positions," the clerk of court said this morning. CELEBRATION Former Congressman Lindsay Warren will be signally honor ed at a First District celebration to be held in Washington on Oc tober U, according to Edmund Harding, chairman of the com mittee named at a meeting here last week to make arrangements for the event President Roose velt will be unable to attend the celebration, but other promi nent national figures are expect ed to participate in the pro gram. * The formey congressman, re signing his seat in the House, plana to eutar upon his new dn tias as Comptroller General next Local Tobacco Market Reports Its Best Sale Of Season With 21-Cent Price Average Monday Tax Collections Soar As Time For Advertising of List Nears County tax collections are soaring to record high marks this week as the time nears for advertising the delinquent accounts. A record col lection was reported by the office of the sheriff yesterday when nearly 200 property owners poured approx imately $6;000 into the county treas ury. Taxpayers traveled in an al most unbroken line to and from the collector's office. Penalties caused some concern, but the sheriff readily explained that the additions were there at the specific direction of the law. but even with the explanation some of the property owners casually recall ed, the publican of Bible times. During recent weeks, especially along about that time when the hot sun threatened the crops and dry I weather was parching the land, the collector was about to give up in despair. He began to nurse the be lief that 1932 was coining back with all its fury and more. too. However, in recent days, the collector has tak en on new life and is just about to reach the conclusion that the fall of 1940 is riot going to be so bad. after all. Plans are being advanced for han dling the advertising list within the next few days for scheduled sale on the first Monday in November As far as it can be learned no action has been taken to have the sale delayed Last year a delay was ordered, but the petitioners were supported by tobacco marketing holiday when they pleaded for a delay It is possible that the commission ers will be asked to delay the sale when they meet next Monday, but in the face of general conditions no favorable action is considered like ly. Unfavorable Weather Delays Fair Opening Keen Competition Is Evident In Main Exhibit Building Agricultural Feature of Fair I* Large*! of Any in Recent Yearn Williamston's annual fair ran in to unfavorable weather at the start, and its opening was delayed until shortly before noon today. Despite cloudy skies and a slow drizzling rain, preparations went forward for the event which is expected to at tract the largest crowds seen at any fair here in recent years. Reclaiming a part of the prestige lost in past years, the annual event is featuring agriculture and general exhibits.?A4reudy--rnoro- farm umi. home products have been placed on display than at any time in several years. Commercial exhibits are back in fairly large numbers, and the en tertainment program is measuring up to expectations. Weak spots in the agricultural category were cen tered in the livestock and poultry buildings. An half dozen animals are in the cattle building In tin poultry houses there were at noon today two pigeons, three ducks, two geese, three turkeys and three chick ens. No hogs are in the fair pens. Attention is centered in the main exhibit hall where several commun ity units are not quite compleuv Tn cluded in the list of exhibits are those prepared by the Farm Life, Everetts, Bear Grass and Holly Springs com munities. Much work has been done in preparing the booths and the premium competition is certain to be keen. Other booths house culinary and pantry supplies, fancy work, home furnishings, flowers and general agricultural exhibits. Several splen did exhibits hav^ been per pa red by the vocational youths from Rober sonville, Jamesville and Oak City. The 4-H club boys and girls have much work to do in their booths Other exhibit features are the ma chinery displays. The midway, comprising the Kaus show organization, is about as large as usual. There are the fifteen rides, palmists, including Madame Renee, side shows, shooting galleries and so on. No schedule of grandstand events has been announced. Tomorrow is Children's Day at the fair. The schools close at noon and thousands of the little folks are planning to crowd into the grounds. Escape Uninjured In Auto Accident Mrs B. B Rogcrsun, her mother, Mrs. Edwards, and a small child eacaped uninjured when their car turned over about one mile west of Hamilton last Sunday morning. The occupants were slightly shocked and Mrs. Edwards was removed to a lo cal hospital where she had received treatment for malaria only a short time ago. Slipping off the paved surface onto a bad shoulder, the car went out of control and turned over as Mrs. Rog eraon tried to ateer it back into the road. Considerable damage was done to the machine. Patrolman Whit Saun ders estimating the loss at about I2S0 The small child, asleep on a pil low in the foot of the car, was bounced about but did not receive a scratch. D1HS IN HOSPITAL Injured in an automobile ac cident near Washington Sunday evening, Mr. James Wilbur Woolard, local insurance man, died in a Washington hospital early this morning. Increased Activity Follows on All War Fronts Early Tod ay Submarine Mciihcc Keported Creater Thau in Fir*! World War Increased activity was reported on all war fronts today as Germany in creased its attacks on sea and in the air, one report statin# that the Ger man submarine menace is now great er than it was at any time dunng the first world war As the tempo of actual warfare is being spoiled up, confusion appears to center around fast-developing activities on the di plomatic front. Late events in ..the world of unrest point to the inclu sion of Russia and the United States in the world struggle ere many more weeks pass. Russia, while patching up its relations with. Japan, the third totalitarian power to join the Axis gang, has taken no definite stand. German sources say that it is about time that Russia and the United States took a stand, Italy chirping in with the declaration that the United Staes has alraedy taken war-like steps in extending aid to Britain While the Axis powers are trying to rope trr Russia, Spain is stow to join the barbarian group. England (Continued on page six) PESSIMISTIC Discussing, while visiting here last week-end, general conditions aa they relate to world affair*, W. H. l-ander, chief of the latin American office of the United Preaa In Washington City, did not appear at all optimistic about the future outlook for the Unit ed States. Mr. Lander, a college mate of W. H. Caratarphen, recently re turned to this country from a several years' stay in Spain and Mexico. Price Range Jumps Up To A New High Fijjure For Season r Im!i\i?lnal Average* Bounce To 30- and 35'rent Clan* In Mauv liases ? Tobacco marketing in Williams-, ton warehouses reached a new high record for the season yesterday when the ceiling was lifted and prices soared to the 40-cent level. The sale was described as the most success ful of the year. With the exception of a few nondescript types, all to baccos commanded favorable prices and farmers were more than pleased with their sales, some of which av eraged right at 35 cents. The market sold 201,062 pounds yesterday for an average just under 21 cents, the highest so far reported this season While there was a fairly large quantity of good quality to-' baccos offered for sale, there were quite a number of piles of tips and pollings just under the tips. Even those types were in apparent de mand, and the added strength for those grades and with an apparent upward price range for the better typl'S of tobacco, the market was able to record an average that sounded good and met with general approval among farmers. Henry Johnson, field representa tive for the market, states that things continue to look up for the William ston market, that the number of far mers marketing tobacco here is in creasing from day to day. So far .this sesaon the market has sold some over three million pounds with the general average ranging between sixteen and seventeen cents, Yesterday, the market was all set for a block, and some Sales Would have been carried over but unfav orable weather conditions held quite a number of farmers at home and selling activities were ended short ly before closing time. Today the market had a fairly large sale, but prices were holding firm, some farmers stating that pos sibly the trend was slightly upward on a few grades. Local Young !Vlan In Plane Wreck Francis Pete Kgan was the first Martin County man to figure ?n an accident since the Nation's record defense program was launched. Young Kgan, grandson1 of Mrs. Wal ter Malberstadt of Wilhamston, was flying in a Navy transport from Pensecola to Washington City last week when the ship ran into a storm and was forced to land in Maryland, about forty miles from Washington A wing was wrecked when the pilot landed the big ship" in a marshland seven inile> from a main highway. No one was hurt, but the fliers were delayed several hours in reaching their destination. "We were cruising along just un der 250 miles an hour and at an al titude of about 8,000 feet when we ran into the storm," Kgan said. "We lost our way and unable to fight the storm, the pilot put the ship down," he added Rural Home And Barn Burn Monday Fin* of undetermined origin de stroyed the combination home and storage building belonging to the Roberson Slaughter House on the Cowen farm near here early yes terday morning. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Belflower and two children bare ly escaped from the burning struc ture. They ran from the house in their nightclothes and virtually all their personal belongings were burn ed. Several barrels of tallow, valued at $500, were destroyed, D. M. Rob erson, owner of the property, esti mating the total loss at about $1,000 with no insurance in effect. Fanned by a strong wind and fed by the tal low, the fire threatened other near by buildings during the greater part of three hours. Aula Damaged In Wreck Early Monday Morning No one was hurt but considerable damage resulted when a compara tively new Chevrolet crashed into the rear of a Hudson car just west of Williamston yesterday morning on Highway No. 64. The Hudson had stopped for a school bus to take on passengers, and the Chevrolet, trav eling at a fairly rapid speed around a curve, could not be stopped in time to avoid the strike. Damage to the Chevrolet was estimated at about $75. Bruce Brown, of Colerain, was driving the Chevrolet, and Buxton White, of 711 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elisabeth City, was operating the Hudson.
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