North Carolina Newspapers

.. > 'V- „ . ~- • VM, Many Bargains for Last-Minute Shoppers in Williamstori Stores Watck the Labt. on Your Paper AM It Curiae tha Data Whan Your Subacription Expiree VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 85 NINETEEN CASES TRIED TUESDAY BY JUDGE BAILEY Is One of .Largest Dockets Bver Handled in Single Session by Recorder HOLIDAY NEXT WEEK Only On* Mora Saaaion To Be Held This Year; Liqaor Law Violation* Predominant on Docket tfiMtcen cases, making one of the Unltat docket* ever prepared for any one session of the recorder's conrt Iwre, were called at the list Tuesday seaaion, Judge J. W. Bailey presiding »nd Solicitor H. O. Peel appearing for the fittte. It waa the first session of thtjfmtt since the 3rd of the mouth, the euperior court having held sway 4ttfiag\last week. No session will be held next Tuesday on account of the holiday season. The court will resume it* Work the last day of the year, it is understood. • Charged with an assault with a dead ly weapon, Jack Bond plead guilty of ■imple assault, the court suspending the judgment upon the payment of the costa. Barley Nelson was found t>ot guilty ci git assault with a deadly weapon. A nol pros resulted in the case in which W. H. Warrea and Claude Ev erett were charged with operating a car with improper licenae. A nol pros also resulted in the ca»e Charging John Haywood Taylor, Stan di Jenkins, Oabert and Arch Whit alter with an assault with a deadly . weapon. The case charging Sam Boston with an assault with a deadly weapon, was continued jwo weeks. Johnson Rogers, charged with non support, plead not guilty but was fovnd guilty by the court. Prayer for judgment continued Upon defendant's payment of cost and $9 each month for Mk support of hi* two children The case charging Mattie Williams with violating the liquor laws was con tinued two weeks. - Charged with aiding and abetting ItrMpy and receiving, Kenly and Doc Ppwell waived examination, Kenly be ing required to give bond in the sum of 1150 and Doc a SIOO bond. ~, IHve cases were brought against Wiley Koberson, colored, and his wife ftnd (on. The son, charged with vio lating the liquor laws, pleaded not fpiiity.* The court found him guilty and suspended judgment upon the pay ment of the cost. The older Jtoberson was found guilty of violating the li quor laws and was sentenced to the paedi for 12 months. He appealed the t|H, Judge Bailey requiring a SSOO bond. In a second case charging him «Htk an assault with a deadly weapon, the court found him guilty of disor derly conduct. He was fined SSO and tailed with the costs. He appealed and bpnd was fixed in the Aim of $250. In * third case against him, Roberson pleaded not guilty of an assault with | deadly weapon and carrying a con cealed weapon charge. He was found guilty and was sentenced to the roads for t| months. He again appealed and bond was/required in the sum of SSOO. Roberson, charged with ob structing an officer in the pursuit of his lawful duty, was found guilty and fined by the court SSO, the costs added. She appealed and a SIOO bond was required. The trouble started last Saturday night when officers found a quantity of li quor in Roberson'a home, near Rober aopritle. Watt Gray and James Corey, plead ing guilty of larceny and receiving, Wirt sentenced to the roads for 15 months, the last six months of the sen ttpcc to be suspended upon the defend ants' good behavior. The Vase charging Will Whichard with operating a car while intoxicated, WSS continued two weeks. |tugenia Hughes, pleading guilty to |l|*ult with a deadly weapon charge, ffga given a 12-months suspended sen tence, the suspension being made on Ipadition that she leave the county |pd never return. The SSO fine imposed upon Fred Hanner at the December session for «f*rating a car while under the in fluence of liquor, was changed, the de fendant going to the roads for a period of four months. • Evoretts School Literary iSociety Holds Meeting A short, but interesting program wm presantsrt by the Wilsonian Lit erary aoriety of Everett* High School Friday, Pseember 18 in the high achool auditorium at the society's lafillai meeting. The uaual business sad dlscuaaions ware brought before the society. Many familiar advertise mentJ that on* eeea in magaaines www reproduced in action by several of the pupils, Christmas carols were mmkg, and impromptu speeches were ■aade. Aa a whole, the program was very witty and enjoyable.—Reported. THE ENTERPRISE 1,000 TOBACCO GROWERS MEET IN RALEIGH; VOTE FAVORS NEW CO-OP BODY Tuesday's Enterprise To Be Printed Early That the entire force might have the holiday* all to them selves, there will be no Friday i**ue of The Bnterpriae neat week. Tueaday'a edition will go to press several hour* ahead of the regular schedule, or that's ,th* plan at thia time. Anounce ment* for publication ahould be prepared and forwarded to the office not later than Monday morning. LICENSE SALES ARE INCREASING + Seventy Tags Sold Yester day; No Extension of Time This Year , While they are limited in sise, sales of automobile license tags are in creasing rapidly at the local bureau, according to information gained at the station last night. Yesterday the sale reached the 70 mark, the amount of revenue more than doubling the previous day's sales. According to reporto from the State, as a whole, the sale this year is progressing mucl. more rapidly than the one of last. It is not known just how long this will continue, how ever. It is believed that the car own ers realise the situation facing them; that ia, they know there will be no extension of time, and that it will be almost impossible to run more than a day or two without encountering highway patrol members. SOON TO START ERECTING LINE Virginia Electric & Power Co. Will Furnish Current To jamesville • That tht; Virginia Electric and Power Company will furnish light and power to Jamesville and its cit izens was practically made certain thi4 week when officials of the com pany met with the town councilmen there to discuss the matter. The town will be supplied its power anil light about the first of next April, according to present plan's of the company. . " v The rate for service will be high- than the rate in effect here, Man ager J. 1. Chase explaining that the cost of the distributing station would demand either more business or a greater rate than the one here. Users there will pay around thirteen and one-half cents per kilowat hour for house lighting, according to the sche dule of rates tfow in operation. Engineers are working on the pre liminary survey at this time, t prepar atory to line construction which will be started within the next few weeks. Material for the line's construction has been ordered and shipped out, and it is believed the project will be com pleted by April 1. The line will be constructed of the same material as Used, in the one connecting this town with the lines at Tarjwro. The wires will carry "88,000 voits. It was learn ed yesterday that the pole line will be constructed along the highway un til Dardens is reached, the line run ning from that point across the country. Program of Services for Hamilton Episcopalians • Rev. A. H. Marshall, rector. , Mr. J. E. Edmondson, Sunday school superintendent. • Sunday school at 10 a. m. Holy Communion service at 3 p. m. .Evening prayer and sermon at 7 p. m. i • You are very cordially invited to all these services. *», Principals' Conference Is Held in Hamilton The regular monthly meeting of the Martin County school principals was held with Professor Plyler in Hamil ton last Wednesday evening, only nine cf the school men attending. The dis cussions, while not limited to any one subject, dealt with the inspection of examination e and test questions pre j pared by the teachers. "No„ deaths re ported, a few weddings anonunced, and we had * very good meeting," Super intendent Pope said in describing the conference. • ■" ■ Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 20, 1929 ASSOCIATION TO HAVESUPPORT OF FARM BOARD , Committee Named to Draw Up Contract Form and Plan Organization I BUT 3 VOTES AGAINST j Government Ii Squarely Behind Coop eratives, According to Federal Farm Board Member Raleigh, Dec. 18.— vVith marked eiF" thusiasm for the establishment of a new cooperative markctinK association for tobacco tempered by a determined desire to understand just what ft-as to be done, over 1,000 tobacco grower* from all parts of North Carolina, meet ing here yesterday at State College, 1 proceeded as far as the appointment of a nominating committee, which will in turn name an organization committee I cf 15, which will report a form of con i tract and a plan of organization!, to another mass meeting to be held h«re early next year. With the voting restricted to actual growers of tobacco and with many hav ing left the hall before the voting, I which occurred long after lunch time, a secret ballot yesterday resulted in | 47V to forui such an organization, and I only 3 votes against it. The cautiousness was just as wel come as the enthusiasm to Dean I. O. Schaub, of State College, Dr. Clar ence foe, - editor of the Progressive I Farmer, and James C. Stone, tobacco member of the Federal" Farm Board, who made the only speech of the day. The outlook i$ encouraging now that the government had gotten squarely behind cooperatives and appointed a farm board with half a million dollars to be loaned exclusively. to such or ganizations, declared Mr. Stone. He stated that when the first coop erative was formed in 1922, it made I mistakes which led to its failure ill ' 1926. But, he declared that JfSen the I government was indifferent, now it is !an active sponsor of such organiza tions. He declared that then the (arm erg were fought by the manufacturers. Now he does not think the manufact urers will buck both the farmers and the government', and that by showing a spirit to cooperate with the manu facturers, the farmers can obtain full cooperation in return. "Too big a price is just as harmful as to small a price, and by cooperation the price can be stabilized to the inter est of both the farmer and the manu facturer and production can also be regulated," declared Mr. Stone. But the Federal official warned the farmers that the failure of the old as sociation was due in a great measure to the farmers themselves. "Take nobody into your association unless you think they will stay, and then if they want to get out, let them leave, but do not let them come back in," he advised. In accordance with the advice of the Federal Farm Board the new organi zation is being projected along State lines instead of a tri-State organiza tion, but it is expected that an all embracing sales organization will be formed, as has been done with other commodities. The personnel of the nominating ccmmittee indicates that leaders in the annual farm convention held at State College every year will be prominent in the new organization, rather than leaders in the old movement. Announce Services at Presbyterian Church ——» Bev. Z. T. Piephoff, pastor True Sayings: "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of someone else." Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Depart mental classes." Worship service and sermon, 11 a. m.—Subject, "The Dayspring from on High." This is the one great season of the year when the hearts of both young and old ere turned toward "The Babe of Bethlehem." There can be no real Christmas without Christ, therefore, let each of aa follow the splendid ex ample of the Wise Men and of the Shepherds by attending the Christmar services in one of His many churches. We extend an especial invitation tc all who will come and worship with us. Make our church your church. Bear Grass The regular services will be held in the school house auditorium at Bear Grmaa. Sunday, December 22 at 7 p. m. Come and Join us in the singing and bring your children to hear the Christ-; mas story. MISS SLEEPER GIVES SUMMARY OF YEAR'S WORK ♦ Reports That Work Has Increased in Volume During Year 8,767 MILES TRAVELED Oiowing Interest in Work and Con sideration for County Agent, According to Report v By Miss LORA K.'SLKEPER Martin County Home Demonstration Agent The home demonstration agent trav eled 8,7>7 miles over the county, con ducting 49 meetings in the major proj ect of foods and nutrition with the \vomei),;lo meetings in the food preser viUuu and 10 meetings in the millinery projects, the latter used as minor projects for the women. The agent conducted 86 meetings in the major project, clothing, for girls during the year, 18 meetings in the minor project of food preservation for girls during, then year. Ten meetings were held in the ma jor project of poultry for the one boys' ciub in the county. Girls enrolled in the project this year completed 305 undergarments and articles, and 17 outer garments. One woman's club carried out all the principles learned in their food and nutrition project by planning and serv ing a dinner to the county board of commissioners. Many of the women have reported adopting some improved practice as a result of one or more meetings which they have attended. The women receiving millinery work have made 138 hats during the year at an average cost of 38c. The agent spent 83 1-2 days in the office, 208 1-2 days in the field, made 159 different home visits, prepared 71 articles for the press, wrote 376 let ters, aud distributed 701 bulletins. One week was spent at Camp Leach with the boys and girls in organized clubs of the county. One week was also spent in Kaleigh attending the short course and farm and home-mak er? meetings. Three leaders' schools were held in foods and nutrition, with the women and two leaders' schools in millinery were also held with the women. Six women, representing three clubs went to Washington to attend the leaders' school for news reporters held there. The work of the county has increased in volume this year, but with it has .been'a growing, interest in the work and a consideration for the agent. The clubs in many communities have made rapid improvements this year in de veloping leadership, antJ with the com ing of another year the interest of the women and girls in the entire county will express itself in some form of service returned to their communities, neighbors, and friends. Stores Will Remain Open Evenings Until Christmas ' That they might actlmunodate those people who are set tasks all during the day, local mer chants are keeping their stores open each evening. Only three more shop . ping days remain. Local business houses art attracting thrifty custo mers to their counters at this time, in dicating that there will be a last minute rush. Presiding Elder To Be At Methodist Church Sunday D. A. Petty, Pastor Sunday school,, 9:45 a. m.—R. A. Pope, superintendent. > Rev. Dowd, Presiding Elder of this district, will preach at fl o'clock. This is Itev. Mr. Dowd's first time in the pulpit here and a large crowd is , expected to hear him. The quarterly | conference will be held immediately after the service, it waß stated. Rev. B. D. Critcher will preach at the evening hour. Special music by the choir will be rendered at each of the service*. • County Agent to Spend Holidays At Her Home Completing her year's work with the filing of all necessary reports this week, Mis Lora E. Sleeper left yes terday Afternoon for her home in New Hampshire, where She will spend the holidays with her people. She will re turn the first of the year to continue .with her duties as agent here. ■ Everetts Woodmen ~~- WHI Meet Monday The ~,Everett» Modern Woodmen Camp will hold its regular meeting next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, it was stated in an announcement this v/eek. The meeting will be the last to be held this year, and a large at tendance is urged by the officers. The last assembly proved a popular one, the members enjoying an oyster roast. Hearty Response of Citizens Makes Bundle Day Success MANY SERVICES ARE PLANNED Christmas Exercises Begin Tonight at Various Churches Starting tonight, the .Christmas J season will be fittingly observed in the) several chiyy»hes and Sunday schools! of the town, programs, trees and pageants having been arranged. The last of the programs will be held; Christmas evening when the Pente- j costal Holiness church holds a special; children's entertainment. Only twoj trees have been prepared this year, but the programs have been carefully j planned and. prepared to characterize! the time of the season. Tonight the Episcopalians will have; a Sunday school entertainment in the, parish house at 7:30 o'clock.' Another program of the evening) will be given by the members of thd Presbyterian church at the home of j Mr. and Mrs. John L. ltodgerson at I 7:30 o'clock. All members are urgedj on tinw*. The-program is in thej hands of the Sunday school and a real Santa Claus will be on hand. Tonight, at 7;30, the Methodist Sunday School will enjoy a tree at the church. There'll be, a Santa Claus J there and the childrlm are anticipat ing an enjoyable evening. Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock, a twilight program will fenture the services in the Baptist church. "Somebody Cares," a play,'-will feature the services at the Christian church Sunday evening at 7:30. At mi lnight Tuesday, the Episcoprl church will hold a Christmas service, an invitation being extended the pub lic. The Pentecostal entertainment Wednesday evening will be held at 7 o'clock. .. GIVE PAGEANT SUNDAY NIGHT Christian Sunday School To Present Program On Sunday' Night | A very interesting play entitled ''Somebody tares," \yill be given at the Christian Church Sunday, December 22, at 7:30 p. in. I In* cast includes tin entire scale of age;> in the Bible school, from children to grown-ups. It is the story of an orphan boy whom rtlativcs do not care to take because hi is of the age when he is of consid> jerahle expense. Old enough to be hard '>n clothes and food, but not old enough |tohe of service to his guardians. | I The first characters to enter are the 'scoffer and the indifferent giver, who J stand-by and see with growing ."won jder and amazement how Christian I people take care "of those who ne;d Lhelp in Christian homes established for "that purpose. The play is exception-' J ally well written by Mary B. Butchart, |of the United Christian Missionary So jciety, who for many years has had ex jpirienct' in dramatizing this kind of | wi.rlc. lircry tmtrTS* cordially invited i to attend. Baptists Announce Program of Seryices Sunday will be a rather full day at the Baptist church for those who par ticipate in all the services. The Sun day school assembles at 9:45, and is followed by the Christmas sermon a* 11 o'clock. Then, the Twilight Special Christmas service at 5 o'clock, fol lowed by the B. Y. P. U. meeting: at 6:30. There will* be no other services at this church than these mentioned un til Sun lay, Dec. 29. There will be only one church service on that date, and th&t will be the communion serv ice at 11 o'clock. Sunday morning's Christmas ser mon will have for its text, Matthew 1:23. The. special 5 o'clock service will consist largely of music and appropri ate Christmas readings. The general public is invited. Local Tobacco Market . Officially Ends Season While there is a quantity of Bcrap being handled, sales on the local to bacco market officially closed the season last Wednesday, the market pelling 4,268,420 pounds for f620,- 749.39 or an average price for the season of $}4.54. & There has been flnich talk about the low price of tobacco during the season, but the slow peanut market ia now the seat of lamentation^. | Celebrates 85th Birthday a»a— iMP IH -yjr ■ MR. JOHN NELSON * Mr.* John Nelson, one of the few re maining Confederate Veterans in this county, celebrated his 85th birthday last Wednesday at the home of his daughter-in-law, Heber Nelson, near Roberaonviller The celebration carries as a surprise to Mr. Nelson, his I children having planned and prepar ed a plentiful repast unbeknowing to him until the meal hour. .Although he has reached the four score, and five mark, Mr. Nelson is jovial in his manner. TEACHERS AND PARENTS MEET Everetts Association Hears Judge Winston Tuesday Night Everett, Dec. 19.—Fifty parents and teachers were present at the meeting Tuesday night to discuss school problems and to hear the ad dress delivered by Judge Francis D Winston, of Windaof. Home study arxi,di>icipline were em phasized by members of the associ ation. Home fetudy on the part of boys and girls, plays an important part in the development of keen ininds which in later life are applied to the great tasks and activities of daily living. Final discussions of discipline problems was deferred un til next meeting at which athletics in 'schools will be considered also. Judge Winston in his address on I "Live at Home," which topic is in -keeping with the Governor's pro gram, suggested that several changes would have to be made by the people of the South. The people of North Carolina and other Southern States should live at home; thereby, develop , ing and using their reserves for gain, | and at the same time saving .the mil j lior.a .of dollars which leave our J hards to enrich producer's and manu i fac'urers of other sections and states. "The .inevitable result of 'riding old mon'jy crop horse' is misery and sometimes," Judge Winston said ."the the South will realize ' that they around and ap ply the much-needed economics in a ! common-sense way. "Everyone must find the happy medium between penuriousness on one hand and wild, uncontrolled living on the other.''. . """* The following resolution was adopt ed by the assocaition: Resolved: That we deeply deplore the severe illness of our distinguish ed countryman, the Honorable Harry W. Stubbf We send him most cordial greetings and earnestly hope that he will be soon restored to health. Program of Services at Church of the Advent Rev. A. H. Marshall,, rector. Mr. Maurice Moore, S&ndav School Superintendent. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Mturning prayer and sermon at 11 a. m. There will be a special meeting of the vestry immediately after the morn ing service. AH members are urged to attehd. , ■The Sunday school Christmas en tertainment will be held at the Parish House on,, Friday evening, December 20th, at 7:30 p. m. The regular Advent mid-week serv ice will be held at the church on Fri day evening at 8 p. m. instead of 7:30, on account of the Christmas enter tainment. Advertiser* Will Find Our CoL.I umni a Latchkey to Over 1,800 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 189H SCOUTS CANVASS TOWN AND GET MANY ARTICLES Appeals for Aid Are Being Handled Through Local Woman's Club / - COMMITTEE IS ACTIVE Clothing Is Much in Demand As Cold Wave Begin* To Sweep Over This Section The charity appeal sent out this week met with marked success, ac cording to reports cuming from the Woman's Club Welfare Committee Chairman Mrs. W. C. Manning, sr., today. Hundreds of articles were col lected, the response to the appeal be ing liberal and representative. Scout Master Wheeler Martin and twepty of his boys canvassed the en tire town yesterday afternoon, col lected th a many articles and turned them over to the club welfare com mittee. The boys worked fast and it might be that they missed calling at a few homes where the residents would have contributed to the cause. Any such cases, if there be any, are asked to call Mr. Martin and he will direct t£e scouts to the home. With a cold wave sweeping the South today, the charity activities were just in time to check, in part at least, the suffering and needs that confront this immediate section in the greatest number possibly ever known before. Members of the committee started distributing various articles yesterday afternoon, and according to reports received direct from several cases, the second-hand clothing was more than gladly received. Today, the distributing work continues, and new cas-js are being discovered, cases that have been withheld, not on ac count of pride, but withheld because the unfortunates knew not where to turn. Appeals for help are pourinj; in from all parts the • community. t letters, inviting investigations at first hand, have been received by the chairman, indicating that work will have to be pushed rapidly if all the cases arc handled before Christmas Day. It was stated this morning, that the Itundle Day yesterday proved such a success that it is believed the clothing need can be well cared for at the present time. Cash donations have bean limited, only sls having been contributed up until yesterday. The appeal for cash has hot been stressed as the number where actual hunger is present isN aid to be limited. However, those in charge of the work have already pur chased food for one or two families and will replenish their sup plies again next Monday, according to jfresent arrangements. In several instances, permanent relief is not in sight for the needy ones, anil with such cases existing, charity work here cannot be referred to as a tem porary measure. While the welfare committee is not anticipating another bundle day right away, it is asking the citizens to save and collect articles that might be of service to someone else.' The calls for old newspapers with Vhich to cover cracks in walls of rooms have 'swamped this office during the past few weeks, especially during the few cold days. This one instance points to the necessity of saving those articles ordinarily classed by many as worthless. . . The charity work is not limited to the welfare committee of the wo man's club and the Boy Scouts; the conditions are to be handled by all. Those in charge of the work were well pleased with the response of yesterday, and ask a continued sup port in the drive against actual want and suffering. If there are any cases that have not been reported, and you are acquainted with the condition, re port immediately to members of the woman's club or direct to this office. December Meeting of Woman's Club Called Off Owing tp the fact that so many- of ■ the women of the town are employed at this season, there will be no De cember meeting of the Woman'* Club. Although the meeting is to be dis pensed with, the club is taking an ac tive part in the associated charity pro gram and the members of the welfare committee art giving a great deal of their time to this worthy cause, Th« next meeting will be held the lui Thursday ia. January.