811 Hilln Wil Fad Our Col- 1 H Ml a Latchkey to Ow Sixteen II H—drad Martin Connty Hones VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 10 NEW EDUCATION BOARD TO TAKE OFFICE MONDAY • "■ Omnibus Bill, Appointing Three New and Two Old Members Is Passed !. . • The educational reins -in the coun ty will be turned over to a new board of education next Monday when three new members, Messrs. W. O. Griffin, J. Esson Liliey and J. T. Barnhill, and two old members, Messrs. Javan Rogers and J. A. Getsinger are sworn ia by Clerk of the Court R. J. Peel. The omnibus bill providing the ap pointment of the five men was passed in the legislature this week, and al though their appointments had not fcten confirmed here yesterday, it is believed that the education office here will be notified to that effect between now and Monday. The old board, composed of Messrs. K. B. Crawford, chairman, Javan Rogers, H. C. Norman, J. A. Getsin ger and B. M. Worsley, will hold its last meeting Monday, snd will turn the office over to the new board in a joint session, it is understood. The chairmsnship of the new board has been little discussed; in fact, the procedure followed in selecting one fe not known. It is believed how ever, that the board will appoint its own chairman. No names have been mentioned, and it is not known wheth er the position will go to one of the two old members or whether one of three new members will be chosen to handle the duties of chairman. As fpr as it could be learned, the cosnty board of commissioners meet ing next Monday will have before it only pontine business matters for con sideration. CIVIL TERM OF COURT IN APRIL Fifty-Six Cases on Calendar For Trial; Will Begin Monday, April 13 Prepared by the Martin County Bar association this week, the civil calen dar for the two weeks term of Martin Cnperior court convening here Mon day, April 13, csrried 56 civtf" cases, by far the largest number scheduled for trial in a Martin County Superior cowrt in several months. The Train Corporation is again bringing suit against D. W. Downs, the case being similar to the one heard during the March term when the defendant Downs was given a 13,000 judgment against the corpora tion. Judge Clayton Moore, of this place, will preside during the two weeks term, and only civil matters will be carried before the court. Efforts to have the term, created by the 1929 General Assembly, failed. At their regular meeting held here tht first Monday in March, the county commissioners selected the jurors for the term. END METHODIST REVIVAL SUNDAY ■■ • Rev. C. T. Rogers Delivers Strong Sermons to Fair- Sixed Crowds The pre* Easter revival now in prog-; rea* at the local Methodist church ha* drawn fairly good crowd* each night thi* week except Tuesday, when rain 1 probably kept many people away. Rev. C. T. Roger*, the pastor, who i* in charge of the meeting, has had an in teretting meisage at each *errice. The sermon* Wednesday night, on "Unbelief," and Thnr*day night, on "Sin," were particularly well present ed and occasioned favorable commentl from many of his hearer*. While there have no tpecial *ong services daring the meet nig, the music and singing have been important fea tures, with member* of the various choir* in the town taking part. The serie* of services will cloae with the sermon Sunday night, and a cor-, dial invitation is extended the people of the community to attend the re maining services. > Program ot Services at T* The Methodist Church ♦ C T. Rogers, Pastor Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. - Raster Service, 11 a. m. All children from 6 to 12 years of an not attending any other service arc invited to attend the class con ducted by Mrs. Rogers at the 11 o'- clock how. Evangelistic service, 7:30 p. m. The puMic is cordially invited to attend. Epworth League, 7:00 p. m. Mon day and Hi-League at 7M p. m. Tues day. There'll be no mid-week service. Holly Springs * Services at 3)00 p. m. tin It r school at 10:00 a. m. The *• invited to attend. THE ENTERPRISE Commissioners Municipal Election May sth Mooting in apodal session hers last Tuooday night, the toJh board of commissioners ordered a town election for mayor and five com missioners. Mr. J. L. Hsssell was appointed registrar, the selection of poll holders and a judge of elec tion being postponed until the regular meeting, schsduled for next Monday evening. The registration books will be opened tomorrow by Mr. Haasell in his office on Main Street, and 18 PERMITS TO MARRY ISSUED LAST MONTH ♦- Is Largest Number Issued in Single Month So Far This Year | Another increase in the number of marriage licenses in this county was recorded in the office of J. Sam Gets finger, register of deeds, last month. Eighteen licenses were issued, 11 to colored and 7 to white couples, an in crease of five over the number in, Feb ruary and a 100 per cent increase in the number issued in January. Last month, the colored lovers more than regained the loss reported among their race in February, only three licenses having been issued to colored couples during that month. The number of li censes issued to white couples drop ped from 10 in February to seven last month. I Licenses were issued to the follow iig couples: J. Heber Peel and Rosa Griffin, both of Martin County. Roy Hopewell and Beatrice Hope well, both of Martin County. Sam Modlin'and Annie Bell Beach am, both of Martin county. Alvis Curtis air! Allie May Wynn, both of Martin County. Jonas Johnson nnd Myrtle Hyman, both of Martin County, j R. H. Weaver, of Martin, and Gladys Wynn, of Pitt. | Charles White ai. 1 Reba Briley, Loth of Pitt. | Colored , | Albert Bond* and Jessie May Jen kins, both of Martin. I Robert Flemming and Delzora Grif fin, b6th of Martin, i Eli Be!! and Tina Little, both of Martin. | Arthur Rogers and Idella Woolard, both of Martin. j H. D. Kodgerson and Van Lee Rid dick, both of Martin. | Dennie B. Exum, of Whitakera, and Catherine Staton, of Martin. Jack Andrews and Lossie Shaw, both of Pitt County. Bernice Brown and Alice Carson, both of Martin. Simon Jones and Rosa B. Lanier, both of Martin. Sammie Killebrew and Allie Mandy Taylor, both of Martin. Julius Smith wick and Eva Pierce, both of Washington County. • Easter Day Services At the Local Baptist Church A baptismal service, Easter sermon land an Easter cantata will constitute the Sunday morning service at the lo cal Baptist church. 1 TSere will be no evening church service, and the congregation will have an opportunity to join with the Methodist congregation in their eve ning evangelistic service. ' Doctor Turner will preach Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the first of ten evening services. The congregation is mindful of the absence of Mrs. A. T. Crawford, and prayerfully awaits her return to the I community and church organization. The entire community is cordially invited to join with this congregation in the services which sre to be led by Doctor Turned. From every stand point it should be a community ef fort, participated in by all the churches. Levi Riddick suffered a stroke of paralysis at the home of relatives, near Dardens, last Tuesday afternoon, his condition being described as critical shortly thereafter. Miss Lucy Claire Ivey, teacher in the local schools, is very ill with pneu monia at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson here. SINGING CLASS I J of fr Lodfti In this section and the general pub ic are rwniuilsrt of the Oxford Orphanage Singing Class swgage meat ben next Thursday evening fat the high school building. It Is hoped that the Utile folks will re ceive a substantial support by the Williamston, Martin County, North Friday, April 3, 1931 all electors becoming of age since the last registration, 1929, and those who have established their residence here since that time will find it necessary to register if they wish to vote in the election May 5. The books will be held open each day except Sunday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., and on Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Those cit izens who registered for regular elections already held, will find it unnecessary to register again, as they sre already eligible voters. BAPTISTS START REVIVAL HERE MONDAY NIGHT Dr. J. Clyde Turner, Noted Preacher Will Preach In Local Church — Dr. J. Cly«le Turner, of the First Church at Greensboro, comes to Wil liamston to begin a ten nights' meet ing on Easter Monday night, at the Baptist church. It is thought that Williamston is unusually fortunate in securing Doctor Turner for these special services. The pastor of the local congregation has been three years in signing up Doctor Turner, because there are so many calls for his services. He is, it is thought,' the sweetest spirited Baptist minister in the State; and the local Baptist church announces that in securing him, it has precisely the man it wants for the meeting. Doctor Turner has been pastor of the First Baptist Church at Greens boro for 18 years. He is, at the pres ent time, president of the North Car olina State Baptist Convention. He was prominently talked of as president of Wake Forest College, though that is a type of position in which he was rtbt interested. For Doctor Turner is first and last a preacher. He is a shepherd of hu man souls. His main task has been to stay with his great church in Greensboro and lead it on to the com manding position which it now holds in the State and in the South. Those who know him say that he is a man of unusually fine spirit. He is mature in age t balanced in his train ing, exact in his expositions, and force ful in his presentations. He is a preacher of great power. He is a mas ter of simplicity in the pulpit and has every grace and charm which one looks for in such a man. Few men are more cultured and refined than he; and few in this State have the power over the hearts of men that he wields. He has no bag of tricks whatsoever. He is candid and above board. He never cheapens religion by any of the cheap processes which have character ized many leaser men. Every move he make* it one of refined dignity and deep reverence for his undertaking. He will not offend any of the finer sensi bilities of the people of thia communi ty. And when he is gone, no one will have to go around making apologies for him. For he is first a gentleman; then a Christian preacher. It has been many days since a preacher of Doctor Turner's caliber has conducted a meeting in this com munity. The people are looking for ward to hi* coming, and it is expect ed that great crowd* will wait on hi* ministry. At the local Baptist church it is an nounced that everything i* in readine** for hi* coming. For week* the choir ha* been rehearsing its music. The pipe organ will be used throughout ,the services with Mrs. Warren Biggs in charge. A different group of ush ers have been appointed for each eve ning and ample announcement has been made of his coming. Only night services will be held for the people in general. And all of these will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. There will be a few special service*, but everything will be centered on the evening *ervice*. Doctor Turner will be in Williamston for ten night* only, and it i* hoped that at the very be ginning the people will avail them selves of this unusual opportunity. The Baptist church is especially in terested that people in the surround' ing Countryside and in the villages and towns come in for some of these serv ice*. With so many good roads and the prevalence of automobiles, people living in Everetts, Jamesville, and allj intervening point* can easily come in. And a hearty welcome i» extended to every one wanting any part in these religious service*. ■ Firemen's Square Dance Here Tonight Caled Off — The square dance, announced by the volunteer firertien here (or tonight, was called off la*t Wednesday when it was learned that the event would conflict with other activities underway here this week. TWO ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY OF WARD'S MARKET v Young Negro Has Robbed Several Stores During Past Few Years Jake Edwards and Hubert Sutton, both colored, were jailed here last night by Officer J. H. Allsbrooks, charged with housebreaking and lar ceny. Edwtards, several times con victed on housebreaking and larceny | charges, admitted- that he entered the iJ. H. Ward meat market here last j Wednesday and stole two pis tols and about four dollars. Sutton denied any connection with the theft, j About nine o'clock Wednesday night j Edwards slipped into the truck room at the fire station and removed a win dow in a partition separting the room from the market. The window was replaced and a rear door to the mar ket was left open, indicating that there were two who took part in the rob bery. ' | Last night Edwards fired one of the pistols through the roof of the Murray McCabe mill. He was arrested short ly thereafter by Officer Allsbrooks. [The young negro, now sixteen years of # age, has been connected with sev eral robberies here during the past J few years, but his tender age saved him from the roads. HITS SUPPORT AT UNDERPASS —• — H. S. Satterwhite, of Wake Forest, Painfully But Is Not Seriously Hurt H. S. Satter white, yoimx white man of Wake Forest, was painfully but not seriously hurt last Wednesday morn ing about three o'clock when lie ran his automobile, a Ford couih 1 , into the abutment of the railroad bridge at the end of west Main Street here. The damege to his car was estimated at SIOO. Satterwhite stated that he did not see the railroad bridge support rest ing in the middle of the road until he i had almost'•"reached" it, that in an ef fort to clear the middle pillar lie turn- J ed his car too sharply and struck tiie I side support. The car then turned and | struck the middle support, crushing J the left front wheel, lie was treated by a local doctor, Igtcr continuing his trip to Wake Forest. The obstruction in the middle ol : the underpass continues to stand, this | attempt along with a number of others | failing to move it. | The wreck was one of the first re- I ported in this immediate section in j several weeks. | LOCAL STUDENTS IN STATE DEBATE 4 Debate In Scotland Neck and Roanoke Rapids Next Tuesday High school pupils throughout the State are this week and next debating the much discussed question, "Sliould the Phitlipines Be Given Their Im mediate Independence?" Many of the preliminary or triangle debates are be ing held this week, but by special ar rangement the local hi„'h school repre sentatives will discuss the question 'with the Roanoke Kapids and Scot land Neck teams next Tuesday. | Raymond Gurkin and Selma Ayers, upholding the negative side of the question, will debate Scotland Neck's affirmative team at Roanoke Rapids .Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. » Joseph Griffin and Thelma I'eel, i supporting the affirmative, will meet j Roanoke Rapids' negative at Scotland > Neck at the same hour. The Roanoke Rapids affirmative de baters will meet the negative team of Scotland Neck here Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock. The several debaters representing the local school* have been busily en gaged during the past several weeks preparing their papers, and tjiey have been carefully coached by Miss Bessie Willis, high school English teacher. The debate* are open to the public, and the school i* anxious to have all townspeople who possibly can At> sp, attend and hear the visitors in the hjgh school auditorium. QUESTION BOX 1 Q. What prominent London minister preached in thia county in 1906 and In what church? Q. When were the first effort* made in Martin County in behalf of farm demonstration work? When did the authorities consider lighting Williamston with etoctricity? Q. What disease at one time was vary common among Martin County people, and when was it extenainatad? , Bill Is Introduced in House To Lower Salaries in Martin RECORDER HAD ALL DAY COURT LAST TUESDAY —£» Twenty-Five Cases Were On Docket; Number Nol Prossed The recorder's court here last Tues day had one of its largest dockets and longest sessions in many weeks, Judge Bailey calling 25 cases during the day. One or two heavy road sentences were meted out, but fines were limited. The large number of cases represents an accumulation of criminal causes over a period of three weeks, the court having suspended its sessions to give way for the superior tribunal. The proceedings: Jeff Little and Lucian Bellamy,' charged with passing worthless checks j were found not guilty. I The cases charging K. R. Cli-lds with j 'operating a car while under the in-, iHuence of liquor, Willie Green with lan assault on a female, and Slade Wil liams-and Lawrence Williams, opcrat ig a car while under the influence of , liquor, were all nol prossed. The case charging P. L. Baker with reckless driving was cont'nued. , A nol pros resulted as to Frances I Simpson in the case charging her and I Lewis Simpson with an assault with ' 'a deadly weapon. The sect nd defend-I I ant was sentenced to the roads for \ three months or pay a $25 fine. J. A. Carson, charged with passing a worthless i heck, was found not guilty. * . j Probable causv appearing, James j Ridley was hound qver to the next , term of superior court under a $250 j bond to face a housebreaking and lar- , ceny charge. . j Perlie Williams was found not guil ty of operating a gambling houe. j The case Charging James Garfield j with an assault with a deadly weapon was nol prossed. J Charged with operating a car wh le intoxicated, Newsotne Robbirts had his 1 case continued. Lewis Brown, found guilty of an as sault with a deadiy weapon, was re quired to pay the costs of the case I and $1.70 doctor's bill. Similar dis- j j positions resulted in the cases against ' ' Roland Latham and Theodore Frce- I man, both of whom were charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Probable came of guilt appearing in the case charging Tam Kborn with housebreaking, the defendant was I I bound over to the next term of super- | ior court for the trial of criminal cases I 'under a S3OO bond. I Charged with larceny Isaiah Ward jand William Johnson were found not iKuilty. ■ " . ) Sam Roberson was sentenced to the i roads for a period of twelve months on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. On a similar charge, Lester Williams was sentenced to the- roads lor four months. The case charging Harvey Gardner 1 {with an assault was nol prossed. | C. M. Barber ( found guilty and sen- ' tenced to the roads on an assault I i with a deadly weapon charge for four ' months, appealed his case, the court 1 requiring a S2OO bond. Charged with larceny, James Smith ' pleaded guilty of stealing two chickens, 1 Prayer for judgment. Prayer con- 1 tinned until April 28. J. S. Whitman pleaded guilty of operating an automobile while under ( the influence of liquor, and Dennis j Barber was found guilty on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. j Presbyteian Services In the County Next Sunday Sunday, April 4, 1931. "The Church With An Open Door." True sayings: "It is easy to lose one's standing hy lying," Church school at 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon, at 11 a. m. Roberton'a Farm Sunday school at 2:30 p. ni. Prayer meeting each Thursday night a.t 8 p. in. Farm Life Important—There will be no serv ice at this point this Sunday afternoon due to the fact that this is ccjftlmence ment Sunday. Every one is urged to attend the couiinefccetnent sermon in the schoolhouse Sunday night. Bear Grata Ttegular services at 7:30 p. nv. Go To Church Every Sunday Don't stay at home for company bring them with you. Don't stay away from church be cause it rain*—;that does not keep you at home from other business. Don't stay away because the church is not perfect—how lonesome you would be in a perfect church. Come to church —and in its atmos phere you will become lets critical, lesa pessimistic, and certainly more happy. Several Schools Will Have Holiday Monday • Practically all of the larger Martin County schools and a few of the smaller ones will ob serve Easter Monday, May 6, as a holiday, according to ar rangements made with the coun ty authorities. Several of the school* opened one day earlier after Christmas that they might have the holiday next Monday, it is understood. Other schools will continue in session one day longer this spring to meet re quirements. The schools will be alone in this county in their observance of Easter, it is understood, aS all business houses will con tinue cpen, as usual. THIRTY APPLY FOR SEED AND FEED LOANS * Many Other Farmers Apply I For Aid, But Are Not Eligible • ' | Thirty Martin County farmers have already applied lor aid from the gov j eminent through the Federal Seed and Feed Loan Act, hut no cash lias yet been received hy any of them, i The applications, calling for approxi mately s>,ooo have been forwarded to the Washington, D. C. office where | they will he honored or rejected. The | supply of blanks has been exhausted in the county, and the applications already filed, it is believed, will equal iniofe than the 'County's quota. | Shortly after the act was passed by Congress, it was stated that Martin I county would not share in the fund, hut this and several other counties in | this section were included at the last I militate, and it was only a few days i later that the farmers started filing their applications for loans. LOCAL PAVING BILL RECALLED ■ Goes Back on Calendar; Would Release Churches From Assessments The bill to exempt church property used exclusively for religious services and pastors' residences from the pay ment of street paving assessments and sidewalk assessments for the year 1931 and subsequent years, Was held up following its passage on the third reading in the liouse last week. The measure passed both branches of the legislature but on motion was recalled 'and again placed on - the calendar ( where it will receive further cons der ation, prrfbably in the form of amend ments. | The nature of the suggested amend ment or amendments could not be learned. It has been rumored that the Masonic lodge is considering filing its application for exemption from street 'and sidewalk paving. Or it might be that the legislature will pass the bill 'with an amendment giving the town commissioners power to exempt the jchurqhes and pastors' homes from i street and) sidewalk paving assess ments. ' j Petitions asking the passage of the exemption bill and filed with Senator E. S. Peel and Representative J. C. Smith carried the names of 83 people, some of whom are non-residents, some minors, and some non-church mem , bers. * j No Session of Recorder's Court for Three Weeks - ♦ The sessions of the county record er's court have been called -off until April 28, it was announced this morn ing by Judge Bailey whe explained that the next Tuesday session would conflict with the Federal court in ses sion at Washington and that the other two sessions would have to give way to the April term of Martin County Superior court." The next session will be held April was stated by Mr. Bailey. A CURB MARKET The curb market will again be open to the public hare Saturday moraine at 8:45 a. m. in the Ro anoke-Dixie Warehouse. The pat ronage of the town people waa much appreciated last weak, and it is hoped that eren mora will have tfia opportunity to viait the warehouse thia weak. Watch the Label On Your Paper Aa It Carries the Date When Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 REQUEST BILL j PUT IN HOPPER BY J. C. SMITH ——♦ — Work In Legislature This Week Centered Mainly In The Committees i ARGUE REVENUE BILL I Vote On Bill In The Senate Ii Not Expected Until Some Time Next Week ♦ A sweeping reduction in salaries 'paid to Martin County officials,,school j teachers and other ' employees was | called for in a hill introduced at the request of a few citizens hy Represen tative J. C.-Smith in the House yes terday. Officers and employees of the comity onlv- recently at'cspled volun . tarily a decrease in their salaries, and lit is believed that no additional re i duction will he made as a result of the j introduction of the hill. I Few particulars could he learned in connection with the bill, and it is not known just how much the measure, j if passed, would reduce salaries in the county. * Work in the legislature this week has been centered in committee meet ings, the House cleaning its slate yes terday preparatory to taking a rest un ! til next Tuesday. The Senate took the | revenue hill on its floor today and a lively series of debates is expected dur | ing the next few days. I Senator Peel introduced a bill Wed ' nesday in connection with the high- I ways and roads of the State. The hill has' to do with grade crossings. • The Senate Committee on Finance, after holding five sessions consuming parts of three days, yesterday'decided j to put the House revenue hill direct ly up to the Senate hy reporting the I measure "without prejudice" without j consideration of the sales' tax provis ions or any of the major franchise or income tax sect'ons. I With powerful hanking interests , said to have allied themselves openly and effectively with those preferring a general sales tax tp either a luxury tax or continuation of the present system of supporting the.six months school term by ad valorem" taxes on I property, sentiment for the general j sales tax is conceded to have grown . 'in the Seriate. . Hut that school of thought, which & was admittedly a poor third in the early stages of the fight has by no means been conceded victory. In fact those advocating a luxury tax and the ; present ad valorem taxes arc each still claiming a majority of the Senate. ! There arc others who think both the general sales tax and the luxury tax will lose in the initial round on the floor of the Senate but that a ma jority of the body will fail to agree upon any method for raising a $lO,- 000,000 equalizing fund, forcing an other decision as between the two forms of sales taxes, the only methods advanced for putting into effect the IMacl.can act for State operation of 'the six months term without ad va lorem taxes. In any event, the. uncontested ac tion of the Senate committee yesterday deferred any actual counting of noses and a test vote is not expected in the Senate until next week. • Sunrise Service at Christian Church Here Next Sunday The break of the Resurrection Morn will be celebrated at the Christian church here at six a. m. Easter morn jing with a service of song, prayer and Scripture reading. Because faithful j women were prominent at the tomb on the first Easter -day, they'will have a central place in this remembrance of I the victory of the spirit over matter. IWe want to make this day one of great spiritual blessing, and there is . no time like the early morning hours, when the sun first brings light and i life Ao a darkened world, to have the "light of life" shine into our lives. In order to make Faster mean more to the community, we have prepared this worship service that the day might be gin with a spiritual note. You are cordially invited to share this rich experience at the break of Easter morn.—The Pastor. I Episcopal Services In Two County Churches Sunday Church of the Advent—Williams ton Easter Sunday morning, Holy Com'' munion at 8 o'clock Easter Sunday evening service at 7:30 o'clock. St. Martin's Church—Hamilton Easter Sunday Children's service at 3:30 p. m. Easter Sunday Holy Communion at 4 p. m. You are cordially invited to these services.

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