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Watch the Lib£ oa Yow Paper As It Canto tha Data When Tow Sohacripdon Expiree VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 83 PROCEEDINGS IN MARTIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Term Is Brought To Close Thursday Afternoon; Small Docket CREW GETS 2 YEARS » Only One Or Two Civil Action Were Heard; Number Road Sentence* Are Meted Out After completing the criminal court Wedneiday and hearing one or two civil matters, the one-week term of Martin County Superior court was brought to a close here yesterday aft ernoon, both the criminal and civil dockets being the smallest to face a term of superior court here in some time. Judge W. A. Devin, of Oxford, Resided. The proceedings, more"Br less limit ed in interest, follow: William Crew, charged with house breaking and peeping, entered a plea of guilty to charges through his attorneys, B. A.'Crttcher and H. G.| Horton, late Tuesday. No questions were asked, and Judge Devin ordered t him sent to the roads for two years In each case, the sentences to run concurrently, however. A nol pros resulted in the case charging Chester Hyman with lar ceny. James Daniel and Edgar Briley, found gui'.ty of larceny of tobacco, were sentenced to six months on the roads, the last two of the sentence to be suspended upon good behavior of the defendants. Orlander Scott, charg ed in the same case, was found not guilty. J. L. Daniel, aged man, found guilty in aiding and abetting the stealing of the tobacco, was sentenced! to Jail for four months, to go to thej county home. Dennis Whitaker, charged with non j support, was required to pay his; family sls each month. Julia Williams plead guilty of aid- j ing and abetting jail breaking, Judge Devin suspending the judgment upon payment of a fine and the cost of the action. W. H. Perry, four months on the roads, the court agreeing to suspend the judgment upon the payment of the cost within 30 days. The caae charging Mattie Wil liams with violating the liquor laws, was continued. Chas. Rhodes was found not guilty of removing crop, as charged. Lacy Bridgers, pleading guilty of violating the liquor laws, wes sen tenced to the roads for a term of three months. Roy Beecham, charged with oper ating a car while intoxicated, failed to answer when he was called. In the case of 0. S. Anderson against Forbes and Morton, judgment was that verdict of Jury be set aside and a trial held. In the case of C. A. Martin against Farmers and Merchants' Bank, J. W. Watts and Ophelia Watts, the plain tiff was pleading an offset of the sum of (1,800 due her by the defendant J. W. Watts. After debating the case the patties reached an agreement, ending the proceedings yesterday. A divorce was granted in the caae of Ben Ward against Fannie Ward,! colored parti ea. J Program of Services At Methodist Church ROT. Dwigkt A. Petty, Paator Timely sermons morning and even ing by tke pastor; special music by the choir. The mcrning sermon ia appropriate to the near approach of Christinas, "Foreglcams of Christmas." The evening message is suited es pecially to our busy, restless age, "Christ Calls a Busy World to High er and Nobler Service." Sunday gchool at 9:46 —R. A. Pope, Superintendent. Woman's Missionary Society, Mon day afternoon at 8:80. Senior Epworth League, Monday evening at 7:00. High League,' Wednesday at 7 p. m. Prayer service, Wednesday evening ft 7:80; Subject, "The Prophet Hosea and His Prophecy." The public is cordially invited to *ll services. Belly Springs Service 3:o® p. m. The paator preaches on "The Dis cipline of Failure and the Gospel oi Aaether Chance." Joseph Manning Dies Near Robersonville Joseph Manning, (6 years old died while working on a house, near Rob eraonville, hia home, yesterdsy morn ing of heart failure. He waa stricken aoddenly and fell to the porch, death following instantly. He leavea a widow and four chil dren, Epeey Manning, of New York; lira. Thos. Hughes, of Wilmington, «ial Harold and Elton Manning, of Boberaonville. V .."H - Funeral services will be held at the mslilfHrn today, it Was announced Mite THE ENTERPRISE Automobile License Pl Monday; No Extension Between five and six thousand State automobile license tags will go on sale here next Monday, according to an announcement made yesterday by Mr. J. D. Woolard, manager of the license bureau located in the William ston Motor Company salesroom on Washington Street. The plates were, delivered some time ago from the revenue department's office, Raleigh. Application cards, twelve truck loads of them, were maijed out this week from the Motor Vehicle Bureau's office in Raleigh to car owners all NINE PRISONERS SENT TO ROADS • Population of Jail Here Is Smallest It Has Been in Long Time Thirteen prisoners were removed from the Martin County jail here yes terday morning, nine of them going to the Edgecombe County roads, one to the county home, .near here, and three receiving their freedom. Found guilty of one or more charges state, the following prisoners were sent to the roads: Noah Andrews, assault witlj a dead ly weapon; James Williams'attempted criminal assault; Roy Boston, house breaking, and larceny and receiving; William Staton, violating the liquor laws; Lacy Bridgers, violating the li quor laws; William Crew, housebreak ing and peeping; James Pollard, house breaking and larceny and receiving; Ed'gar Briley, larceny and . receiving; and James Daniels, larceny and receiv '"«• • - ' J. L. Daniel, found guilty of larceny and receiving, goes to the county home for four months. The three other pris oners were released when their cases were nol prossed or some other dis position made. After the house cleaning yesterday, Sheriff Roebuck is now holding only 10 prisoners in the jail, the smallest number to be confined there in several iftonths. Four of them arc white. Federal charges face two of the in mates, a majority of the others serv ing jail sentences of varying lengths. FIDDLERS MEET AT EVERETTS • ■ Large Crowd Expected at Entertainment There Tonight . Kveretts, Dec. 18.—A large crowd is expected to attend the Fiddlers' convention, sponsored by the parent teacher association, at Everetts this evening nt 7:80 o'clock. It is definite ly known that old-time fiddlers from Bertie, Pitt, Beaufort, Edgecombe, Halifax as well as Martin counties will be here to fiddle, it was stated today. to a late announce ment, there will be an additional fea ture in the splendid musical talent" thU is to take part in the piano and weal numbers. The fudges for the convention will be, W. C~ Manning, Williamston; Judge Calvin Smith, Robersonville, and Miss Eva Peel, of Williamston and Robersonville. YouU be sorry if! you miss this one. J Robersonville Girls Play First Conference Game ■ The Robersonville High School ! girls' basketball team begins its play Jin the Northeastern basketball con | fitcnce this evening when they play ' tli»? Belhaven High School girls at j Belhaven. During the past few days, the team, coached by Miss Dorothy Schwab, has been following an inten sive practice schedule. Last Wednes day evening the girls won over the womqfi's club team there by'a 37 to 15 count, their play pointing to a success ful part in the conference. • According to a tentative schedule an nounced yesterday, the girls play those of the Edenton High School next Wednesday evening, the place of play "not being given. On Tuesday eve ning a game between the Woman's Club team and that of the high school is scheduled to be played in the high I school auditorium. _ Here Are Five Opportunities for Some Real Service While poverty, in its real tense, has been limited in this section *Ss a whole during past years, the cases of want and the mute appeals (or help have multiplied many times and this year we find condi tions in our midst that are more than .the "short and simple annals of the poor." Investigations have pointed out a number to be the un adorned story of special need, con ditions that, whatever be the cause, must be met. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Decembef 13,1929 over the State. These cards, it was pointed out at the local bureau yes terday, are of much importance in the purchase of the tags. With the application card and the required money, the car owner can, in a very few seconds, get his two tags. Here tofore only one tag has been requir ed on North Carolina cars, but next year the State requires two of the plates, one to be exhibited on the rear of the machine and the other on the front. • •• , . ... A law, passed by the recent legis lature, requires all cars to carry tags Patrolmen To Speak At School on Tuesday i Lieutenant Letter Jonei, of the North Carolina Highway patrol, will addren the students of the high school in the school auditorium next Monday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock. Lieutenant Jones' talk will center around safety on the highways, it was stated. He has made talks in a number of high schools in this section recently, and his ad dresses are well worth while to autoists and young girls and hoys. Principal Wm R. Watson stated at noon today that the public is invited to join the stu dents in hearing Mr. Jones. j'FLYING CIRCUS' DRAWS CROWD ♦ Piety of Amusement Is Fur nished by Advertising Stunt ♦ Chickens and guineas commanded a price much higher than that of the I market last Wednesday afternoon when • several of the fowls were loosed from a second-story window of the C. D. Carstarphen store on Main Street here. The street was all hut blocked, work men laid down their tools and the crowd gathered close in to grapple for a fowl hearing a trade coupon and promised to the one who caught the bird. B. D. Glisson caught the first chick en in a hurry. The next fowl loosed was a guinea, and what a bird it was. From the window it flew to the old Martin County Bank Building. The boys routed it from its high perch there, the bird going front the two story building to a tfiree-story one, the Peel Jewelry store, hear by. No one knew how to reach the top, so many in the crowd went for brick-bats, and their attacks, it is believed, would have put Caesar's catapultrc ' 'Stunts to shame. The attack on the guinea ceased long enough for the crowd to go after a black hen. Landing in the middle of the the innocent bird had prac tically all its feathers picked off be fore John Hatton iGurganus got a claiming hold. / It was an excitinb time, for when the next chicken wa« released the lit tle colored boys crawled under auto mobiles and dashed toland fro, ignor ing danger, and with {only one pur pose—to catch the bird. One chicken went under the store, the excitement ending when Chief Daniel ordered '4 ? last guinea shot from if perch on an electric wire. T Program of Services At Episcopal Church ——• Rev. A. H. Marshall, Rector Third Sunday in Advent: Sunday school at 10 a. m.—Mr. Maurice Moore, Sunday school sup erintendent. There will be no other service* but the Sunday school on the third Sun day of the months. The Christmas service at the Church of the Advent will be at midnight on Christmas Eve, to which the public is cordially invited. Hamilton St. Martin's Church; Rev. A. H. Mar shall, rector. Sunday school at 10 a. m.—Mr. J. E. Edmondson, superintendent. Only a few eases of dire neces sity hsve been reported at this time, but it is understood that the number is great Representatives from the several churches and civic organisations are scheduled to meet tomorrow morning to per fect an organisation for handling charity cases. And while the or ganisation's appeal is coming late, local citisena aip asked (o look a round their attics for clothes and plan to aid in soalt way. by the first day of January, 1930. The days of grace heretofore pllowed will be no more, it is understood. Owners failing to equip their cars with the j tags by that time will be forced to leave their machines under shelters { or in garages, according to the law. I * '' Messrs. Woolard and Corey, of the | local bureau, are attending a district | meeting of the Carolina Motor Club j bureau managers today in Greenville | where instructions in the methods to the followed in the sale of the tags are being given. ' ; TELL OF TRYING TO BREAK JAIL Negro Prisoners Worked Long Time But Didn't Get Anywhere 1-acts relative to the attempt to break I jail here recently prdved interesting when told collectively by several of the time and who WCP« carried to Edge ! tli time and who were carried to Edge- I combe County yesterday to serve sen tences meted out by Judge Devin in conrt here this week* While the guilt centered down to .lames Williams and his wife, Julia Williams, several of the other prison ers stated they* were planning to darken the hole Williams was going to make in effecting his escape. Nerve, fright, and. disappointment each figured inutile attempt to break jail. Two or three of the prisoners stated they did not want to leave, but •when they were threatened if they did not'leave, a spirit of full cooperation \vas announced. At 10 o'clock some started to connecting the sheets with which to let themselves to safety from ihe third-story window. Others dug th.cy blades and saw from hiding, all tliv while the prisoners were telling where they were going when they got out and what they were going to do when they did make their escape. Calling for the blades, a short while later, Williams is said to have started sawing. The first blade dulled so quickly 'that he told his fellow pris oners a second-hand blade had been given him. He called for another, and another, until he had dulled sevejf ami had hardly sawed through the paint on the bar. Not until after the seventh blade was tried did the men, all colored, untie the knots in the bed clothing, make their beds, and retire for. the night. - ♦ ' Baptists Announce Program of Services The church Berviee Sunday morn ing will be the monthly Berviee for the young people of the church. It is customary to have large attendance upon these services. There will be music by the young people themselves and it will be good. The pastor will preach Sunday night on the text, "He came to His own, and Hia own received Him not" The B. Y. P. U.s and the Sunday school will meet at their appointed tinge. TOe program of Christmas services will be announced from the church Sunday. « • Tells Children That Santa Claus Is Dead ——• A Negro woman, a widow, living "near here, in meeting the Christmas demands of'her children, darkened the holiday season for the flock of little ones clustered around her recently when she told them that Santa Claus diet! a few weeks ago. Their demands were understood to be rea sonable, just a few apples'and oranges had constituted their receipts in past years; but dire necessities take first "place this Christmas in the home, it was stated. € Many Chattel Mortgages Are Now Being Recorded According to reports, many' chattel mortgages have been recorded in the register of deeds' office here this week. A goodly number of the mortgages mention household and kitchen furni ture as collateral. The amounts stip ulated in the papers recorded were said to. be small, only one or two of the chattels being for any appreciable sum. Pive opportunities have been re ported, the facts in the cases be ing more eloquent thin any com ments upon them could be. The Enterprise will be glad to furnish names and information to those de siring to aid in the following spec ial caaee: " No. 1. Family of six, the four children ranging from to lO.years of age, being without shoes and adequate wearing apparel; unable to attend school. MANY CHURCHES SEND DELEGATES TO CONVENTION One Day Meeting at Local Christian Church Is Well Attended BANQUET IS FEATURE —• Theme of Day's Program Is "Witness ing for Christ;" Several Noted Speakers Present The district convention of the United Christian Missionary Society j held at the Christian church here last [ Wednesday was well attended by del J egates from about a dozen churches. The' theme, of the prograth was "Witnessing for Christ." The especial points of service, giv ing: testimony to the theme were, '"Die Christian College," by E. 11. Quick,»f Atlanta, who also stressed the importance of benevolence and missions in the Christion life. The Preachers' Pension Fund, W-hich -tlwXhim'b ts -trying to fotfhd, was brought before the convention. The State Mission needs were pre sented by C. C. Ware, State Secre tary. Mrj. H. H. Seattle, secretary of the Women's State Mission Hoard, talked on the splendid work being done in the State and the greatar op portunities they have awaiting them. The day session closed at 4:30, the convention reassembling at a banquet held at 6:30 in the Woman's Club hall. Dr. C. L. Pickett made the main address of the evening. Dr. I'iekett, who with his wife, also a medical doctor, has spent 26 years in the Philippines where the two of them have treated as high as 25,000 pa tients in a year and buifi a large hos pital. Dr. Pickett gave many of the superstitions of th®. Filipinos and how difficult it was to establish themselves in a colony of 200,000 peo ple without a doctor and a people who had never known a doctor. They, however, succeeded in finding four thousand patients to treat the first year, and began to grow in the con fidence of those people and have found much cooperation in helping to eradicate a number of diseases com mon to that country. They have since trained hundreds of native nurses who are doing a splendid woijk as health directors, teachers and " helpers in various capacities for the govern ment.'-.> y The rhissionary's talk was regard ed as the most interesting of the day, because of the fine traits of nature pictured among those people. Rev. Mr Johnson, of Indiana, who had charge of the convention closed the me'eting with an address, "The Local Church leader and Chris tian Message." • Every Paper Printed This Issue Different From Rest The printers, so they say, are send ing 6ut this issue of The Knterpfise with no two papers, alike. And while that is unusual withijt, itself, there is another feature thai will probably he of nu>r; interest. .Here 'tis: Kaclt paper is numbered. The num ber of the paper is in the advertise ment of the B, S. Courtney Furniture Store on - pane two. 1 Sevrtat flf the numbers have corresponding number!) attached to articles Jn the Courtney strife. If the number of your paper corresponds with the one on an article in the store, you get the article "free. It is agisted that' you shall carry the paper To check the numbers at the sti re. It costs nothing whatever, and tlir sales manager invites ypu to'check tlx numbers. P Bishop Confirms Class at 1 Roper This Afternoon I —♦ Bishop Thomas C. Darst is confirm ing a class of candidates at St. Luke's Church, Roper, this afternoon, Rev. 'Arthur H. Marshall, of this place, the church's rector, stating that the class is the second to be confirmed there within last 60 days. The candi dates at Romper today will bring the number of confirmations in the group ;of churches of which Mr. .Marshall is the rector, to 12 per cent of the mem bership in the churches, and places the group, including Williainston,. Ham ilton, Bear Grass, Plymouth; and Roper, first in the number of con firmations made in the Kast Carolina I Diocese, it is understood. No. 2, Family of six, mother hsving died recently. No chairs in the home; children inadequately clothed; many urgent needs. No. 3. Family of five, father ill in bed. Mother and three chil dren are said to have roamed the peanut fields to get peanuts for food. No. 4. Aged woman living alone without relatives. No. 5. Family with no means of support.-. , > NATHAN ROGERS DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME IN BEAR GRASS TODAY MAIL LIGHTEST IN MANY YEARS qfr ■ ♦ * Little Danger of Local Post Office Force Being 'Snowed Under' I '« * Tlic "Mail early t> avoid the r.ifth. has little use !'«• Ileitis in this sictiaiv; /ft is understoUl. According to unofficial reports, the mails are run nimg lighter. Jjii* year in this section than for years. And no big rush is anticipated Postmaster J. T. Price stated that The card business will like ly IK* heavy, hut that yill not last over one i)t* v two days, judging from past mailings. For 20 years or more the mails for —tune f)t thv War here arc under stood to he the lightest during the period, including sutunwr seasons and all. The decrease is not confined to the mails, according to reports* coming from other sources. Common carriers iii this section reported marked de crease til freight shiimirnis ~i the staple anil perishable varieties. A last-minute rush, might develop, and postal patrons are warned to take no chances if they are desirous of hav ing their cantir and packages dispatched in "time for Christmas delivery. CAGE SCHEDULE FOR JAMESVILLE Girls' Team Enters Cham pionship Series; Win From Plymouth Jamesville, Dec. 12.—The James- School Basketball girls, playing their opening game last Fri day won from the I'lyjnouth girls on the latter's court by a count of 2J» to 18. The Plymouth girls were .out-play ed by the Martin County girls' ag gregation in every department of the game. * Dorothy Carson, Ella Mae Caylord, and Strel'sia Manning, forwariing for Jamesville, kept the ball in James ville's territory most of the time. The Plymouth girls gave most opposition in the second quarter and did most of their 15-point scoring .in that period. Klla Mae (iaylord and Dorothy Carson,starred on forward for James ville, while mba Hailey, and Louise j Wates, kept Plymouth from the bas ket. The schedule of play, for the remaind er of the Reason in the district championship race is as follows: ' I Jan. 10, Windsor at Jamesville; Jan. 17., Jamesville at Windsor; Jan. | 24., Greenville at Jamesville; Jan. 31, IJartiesville at Washington; Feb. 7, Washington at Jamesville; Feb. 14, Jame.svilla at Greenville;. Feb. 21, Bel haven at Jamesville; March 7, James ville at Relhaven. Ordination Service at Belhaven Yesterday A , The ordination by the Right Rev. Thomas Darst, Bithop of the Dio ci s'c j>f Kast Carolina, of Rev. Worth V.'icker to the'priesthood a' Belhaveni yes'tcrday was largely attended, it was stated last night by Rev. Arthur~H; Mar,hall, who, with" Mrs: —Marshall, attended the service. Rev Mr. Mar shall was Gospeller, the Rev. Bertram E. Brown, of Tarboro, preaching the sermon. A number of the Episcopal clergy of the chufches in the diocese attended the ordination. «, • ■ Gasoline Price Reduced To 19c in This District ' * Gasoline prices in this inwHetliate sec tion, after remaining at tlre„2J-cent mark for several months, undefwcjii a 4-cent on the gallon cut this week, the- Harrison Oil and Robersonville Oil Companies, distributors of Texaco products, announcing that gasoline would retail for 19 cents at all sta tions served by them. All prices are understood to be the same at this time, the Standard stations also reduc ing their product four cents on ■ the gallon. » Other cases wlil be reported and published next. Tuesday in this newspaper. That the work might be as ef fective as possible, our readers or any others sre asked to report cases worthy of sid, giving condi tions of the case. The board of charities will make appeals to the dtisen* for assistance in handling any and all casee reported. The time la short snd immediate action is urged. Advertiser! Will Find Our CoL untna a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 HAD LONG BEEN PROMINENT IN COUNTY AFFAIRS Member of County Board of Education Is Victim of Apoplexy IS SHOCK TO FRIENDS Mr. Rogers Was Apparently in Best of Health Prior to Seizure; Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow Nathan Rogers, prominent mer chant of thisNiounty, died suddenly at his home in Grass early this morning, apoplexy having been given .as. the cause, uf -hi«i death. He \va* taken ill around five o'clock and died shortly after six. Returning from his mule lot after attending to the duties there, ho started up stairs and fell. He called the members of his family, and grew worse rapidly. ~ Just before his death Mr. Rogers I was. i,n splendid health apparently, as ' he was joviakijn his manner and active, J in his duties. He attended a meeting the Bear Grass Parent-Teacher | association last night .and was begin- I ning his duties for another day when he was stricken. The son of Elder John Rogers anil wife, Rittie Peel Rogers, the deceased was 47 years old last July. He was born near Hear Grass where he work ed on the farm until he started clerk ing in a store at Bear. Grass. In the j spring if 1907 he with his brother, | Javan, entered the mercantile field, j jtnil had builded a large business thf-re. ! In i;>08, he was married to Misjj Bes sie Barnhill, of Robersonville, who I with three children, Rossel, Hazel, S and Grace, survive. He also leaves his father, HO years old, and mothe?. jBl years old, and two brothers, ! Messrs. Javan and Ammon Roger j, , all of Bear Grass. Durinif the past several years he I was a member of the Martin County j Board of Education, taking an active interest in all coUnty affairs. His death comes as a decided shock to •both relatives and friends throughout the county. Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning, but it is un derstood that the funeral will beheld tomorrow afternoon in the Rogers family plot with Elder B. S. Cown conducting the last rites. • f —— i Former Resident Critically 111 in Rocky Mt. Hospital According to reports received here yesterday, John I...Xyndal .former tel ephone employee of 4his place, is, crit ically ill in a Very little information could he had, arid the nature of his iljncss is not known. > . .. • - Souare frqnce at Lilley's WHall Nekt^Tuesday Night According to an announcement made yesterday, there will lie an old-fash ■oned square dance at Lilley's Hall, near here, next Tuesday night, an in vitation being extended' the public. Error in Anouncing Date Of Jamesville Services Elder Newsome H. Harrison will preach at Jamesville the first Satur- . day and Sunday in January and not next Sunday as was announced. i 'i a. .1 ■ Regular Services Sunday Jamesville Baptist Church I —-t —- Rev. W. B. Harrington, the pastor, | will conduct the regular service:, in j the Jamcsvilje Baptist Church, Sun : day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —: ' .... ; Special Attractions at Watts All Next Week Extra special attractions feature the program at the Watts Theatre here next week, the management' an nouncing tJ\e two all talking, singing hits of the Reason, "The Cock Eyed World," the first three days of the week and "Flight" Thursday and Friday. The "Cock Eyed World" establish ed a world's record in its four weeks' rua in Ntw York recently, those who have seen it stating that it is one picture you must see. Laurence S tai lings,'a brother-in-law to Mrs. Wheel er Martin, pf this place, and Maxwell Anderson, who co-authored Price Glory," are responsible for this picture. "Flight," showing in the t theatrfc Thursday and Friday of next week was produced in cooperation with \he United States government. Three marine officers assisted "Director Frank R. Capra with the technical end of the flying scenes which wye made on location at San Diego, California. The cast of this aviation film in cludes Jack Holt, lila Lee, Ralph Q raves and e therm. —— —-