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Atorti Mra Will Pad Oar Col nms i Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homes VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 14 MANY VETERANS OP SECTION ARE GETTING CHECKS Bank Cashier Says Around SIB,OOO Have Been Paid Out Here Approximately SIB,OOO have been released to World War veterans in this immediate community since the bonus bill was passed, Mr. C. D. Car starphen, cashier of the Branch Bank ing and Trust Company, estimated yesterday afternoon. No record of the receipts is kept, but Mr. Carstarphen stated that they are increasing weekly, that most of the checks are going to white farmers in this immediate community. Old debts cnotracted by some of the ex soldiers are being settled, and other ex-service men are using the funds re ceived by thm to a very good advan tage, there being very few exceptions where foplish spending is evidenced. Receiving his check a few days ago. a colored man who was in the service for quite a while went to the bank and cashed his check, stating that it was the most money he had every had hie hands on at one time. Some of the men cash their checks and take the cash with them, but a greattr number place the funds on ac count. Many new customers have been added to the bank's list, it was stated. FLOOD WATERS CLOSE FISHERY Strong Current and Water Over Battery Wednesday Stop Operations "They have to-pull them in, run them down and catch them," Profes sor W. T. Overby, of Jamesville, an swered when asked how seine fishing for herring was progressing on the Roanoke this week. "The water con tinues too high, and though Messrs. Fleming and Roberson attempted to operate the Camp Point fishery last Wednesday they were forced to quit as the current was too strong, and the resulting damage to the net was to > great," Professor Overby continued. According to the Jamesville man, water was about knee deep in the bat tery of the fishery and when the her ring were dumped into the enclosure they would swim around. Drift and dip nets on the stream have made fair catches, but as a whole the season has not been very favorable for seine fishing on the Roanoke, ac cording to reports rear'iing here. CURB MARKET GROWS RAPIDLY 4. j Additional Tables Being Provided for Sellers This Week By Miss LORA E. SLEEPER In an effort to take care of the In-I creasing number of sellers on the curb j market, Miss Sleeper is providing ad-i ditional tables for this week. How-' ever, with the number selling on the market last week, i( will be impossible | to care for every one. Sellers should; come early to get their space. An interesting fact brought out con-j cerning the curb market is the in-, crease in the number of sellers on the| market since the beginning, almost three weeks ago. There has been an increase of five and six sellers on the j market each week since the opening, j Last wek twenty-one sellers were on the market. The cashier keeps the 1 amount made by each seller on the market and at any time the individual seller can secure her total sales. Each seller is urged to tarn in all reports of sales to the cashier. It is believed that two women failed to do this last week, thereby making the total sales report less than it should be. One of these ladies reporting the amount she sold since then makes the total for, last Saturday $41.81. flWith one wo man not reporting, an accurate report can not be given. A few suggestions have been receiv ed for the improvement of our curb market and are greatly appreciated. We wish to have pleasing sellers make satisfied customers of all those com ing to buy at the market. Even though the price list is not available at this time, our prices will be made to please our pa'rons and satisfy our sellers. jamesville Woodmen Plan Entertainment Tomorrow The Jamesville Modern Woodmen Camp is planning an elaborate public entertainment there tomorrow night, when the members of the camp give an ice cream party. Special music and dancing will feature the program, arid prizes will be offered the prettiest girl attending, it wa* stated. A cordial invitation is extended the public, and a goodly number of peo ple from the section are expected to i g; ' j iVi' "t 'if THE ENTERPRISE Spring and Summ Projects Under Consi Here Total About $18,000.00 BRANCH BANK TO SPEND $6,000.00 ON F. & M. BUILDING Columbian Peanut Co. To Construct Large Storage House This Summer REMODELING HOMES Baptist Church Make Arrangements To Add Sunday School Annex, Costing Approximately $3,000 A building program, costing approx imately slsyooo, is under consideration here by several firms and institutions and individuals. Definite plans have not been announced at this time, but it is understood that contracts will be let for construction and material on two of the projects within the next few days. The Branch Banking & Trust Com pany will spend approximately s>.ooo remodeling its building, formerly used by the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Thirty feet of additional space will be added to the rear of the building and the interior will be completely rear ranged, it wSs stated. In connection with the enlargement and remodeling of the building, the Branch Banking and Trust Company stated that it will establish itself there about September 1, leaving the build ing now occupied by the institution at the expiration of the lease. . The old Peoples Bank building, now oc cupied by the Branch Banking and Trust Company, belongs to Rasberry and Sutton, of Kinston. It is not known at this time what the building will be used for after the Branch Banking and Trust Company moves to its new location. The remodeling of the old Farmers and Merchants Bank building, pur chased by the Branch Banking and Trust Company when the Farmers and Merchants Bank sold its business, will call for a new vault ind fixtures. It is understood that the vault will have two compartments, one for safety de posit boxes and the other lor the bank's use. The lobby of the bank will extend 15 or more feet from the front of the building, and the remain der of the space, including tlie ad dition to be provided, will be used for the banking room. Work on the project* will be started J within the next few days, Cashier C I). Carstarphen stated yesterday. ' While building plans have not been drawn at this time, arrangements for the construction of a Sunday school annex to the Baptist church are prac tically complete, Rev. C. H. Dickey, pastor of the church, stated yesterday. The addition to the church to be used for departmentalizing the Sunday school will cost several thousand dol lars, it is understood. ' The announcement of the Columbian Peanut Company stating that it will 1 build a large storage warehouse on: its property facing the Jamesville road, was received with interest this week. A contract for the material is being let today, but the cost of the structure has not been determined at this time. The proposed structure, measuring approximately 120 feet in] length and about 80 feet in width, will face the Jamesville road and when completed will house several thousand bags of peanuts. The Columbian Peanut Company j since ..its establishment here last year has been a determining factor in the welfare of the town and community in a number of ways, and its enlargement program is welcomed by all. In addition to these building activi ties, several homes and other plants are being remodeled and others will be ! altered or added to within the next ' few months, it is understood. Presbyterian Services In County Are Announced Sunday, April 19th, 1931. "The Church With An Open Door." True sayings: "Get acquainted with your neighbor—you may like him." Church school, 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon, 11:00 ar m. Roberson'i Farm Sunday school Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday night at 8 p. ni. Bear Grass Usual services at 7:30 p. m. This is perhaps the last service that will be held in the schoolhouse, as we hope to move, into our new church building next Sunday, April 26th. "A Sunday school will be organized at once and classes wilL be held each Sun day. A series of services has been planned for the near future. Dr. E, E. Gillespie, of N. C., is expected to do the preaching. "Blessed is the man whose watch keeps church time as well as business time." » . ;/ V I Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 17,1931 42 STUDENTS OF FARM LIFE HAVE GOOD RECORDS 42 Out of Total of 160 Pupils In School Have Perect Attendance Records An unusual perfect attendance rec ord was established in the Farm Life School during the term just recently closed, it was disclosed by Professor Mayo Grimes here yesterday after checking the register record's. The enrollment fur the term was 160, 42 pupils of that number neither missing a day nor being tardy through out the year. The percentage of pu pils attending regularly as, compared with the total enrollment was 26, a figure that few schools ever attain. The majority of pupils receiving at tendance certificates was girls. The list of pupils attaining the hon- Tir follows: First «rade: Dalmer Manning, Mar tha Kay Roberson, Vera Pearl Wil liams, Karl lleath, Prances Manning, G. W. Corey. Second grade: Brownie Harrington, Herbert Leslie Manning, Ida Mae Corey. Third grade: Bettie Louise Lilley, Mary Manning, Mittie Brown Man ning, Kttssel+ Corey, Joseph Daniel. Fourth grade: Ruby Coltrain, Sar ah Getsinger, Noah Hardison, Joseph Peel. Fifth grade: Marjorip Corey, Fva Manning, Annie Getsingcr, Mamie Clyde Manning, W. A. Manning, Jahn B. Roberson, Edwin Corey. ■"* Sixth grade: Elizabeth Manning, J. Manning, James Smithwick, Wendell Hardison. Seventh: Elizabeth Daniel, Lf>na Griffin, Katherinc Griffin, Verna Grif fin, Daisy Roberson, Beulah Robcrsyn, Ollie Hardison, Sarah Roberson.' Eighth grade: Mary Bell Corey, Louise Manning, Char Mfc Manning Peel. Ninth grade: Verona Roberson, Eva Gray Manning, Mildred Roberson. TEACHERS AND PARENTS MEET • Mrs. S. R. Biggs Selected, To Head Organization Here Next Year At the regular meeting of the cnt-Teacher association held here yes-, terday afternoon, little business was transacted other than the election of a president for the coining year Mrs. S. R. Higgs was unanimously elected and In-tter support was promised her than the present leader has had. The organization was not perfected until late in the school year ( and under Mrs. F.. P. Cunningham's presidency, much valuable work has been done, hut strange as it may seem, the par ents of the Williamston School chil dren, as a whole, have shown very very little interest in this much-need ed organization. Of all the school children enrolled there were only ten mothers present at yesterday's meet ing. There were more teachers pres ent than mothers. It was unanimously decided to send resolution of respect to the family of Miss Lucy Clair Ivey, one of the most popular and l>eloved teachers our schools have ever had, and for ward a copy to the Enterprise for publication and a third l>e spread on the minutes of the association. The third grades won the attend ance prize. 'OPEN HAMILTON i ROAD SUNDAY Road Is Now Open From Bunch's Store at Edge Of Williamston The five and one-half miles of haVd surface road from this point toward Hamilton will be opened in its entirety tomorrow night for traffic Sunday morning, it was announced by Chief Engineer T. J. McKim yesterday. That portion of the road from Bunch's store toward Hamilton was opened to trafl]C the early, part of this we.'k. At the present time traffic is being turned on Route 125 at Bunch's store byway of the Baptist cemetery. Womanless Wedding To Be Staged Here Tuesday A womanless wedding will be sol emnized in the new high school au ditorium here Tuesday evening, April 28, under the auspices of the Woman's Missionary Society of the local Chris tian church. The public Js invited to witness the ceremony, the promoters assuring an able cast. 1 ,. : i MEMBERS BOARD EDUCATION ARE NAMED IN BILL Members Are Confirmed by Act of Legislature This Week Passing the omnibus bill this week, the General Assembly appointed Messrs. J. Kason Lilley. Javan Rogers, J. T. Uarnhitl, John Getsinger, and W. O. Griffin to the Martin County Board of Education. The appointments were made along with hundreds' of others to the various boards through out the State. The passage of the bill comes at a late hour, so late in tact, that it is understood that it will have to be amended l>efore the men selected in the primary last June can lawfully, be come members of the educational" board. This will not interfere, how ever, and it is understood that the new members will be inducted into office within the next few days, prob ably next Monday. When the new , men oath of office,, the old board will hold its last meeting, turn |ing over to the new board at that time | the duties of office. Varying terms Were specified in the | bill, and the law says that two, Messrs 'J. Kason Lilley and Javan .Rogers will j continue in office for two years; that I two others, Messrs. John Getsinger | and J. T. Harnhill, will continue in ['office for four years; and that Mr. \V. 10. Griffin will held office for u period lof six years. Heretofore, all five members were appointed for equal terms. j Upon entering office for *■ Jhe first j time, the members of board i will be faced with the task of appoint -1 ing a county superintendent of public I instruction. ' Several names have been j mentioned for the office, hut no ai>- 1 plications had been filed yesterday, it ! was stated. GEN. BUTLER AT EXPOSITION —•— sßig Parade To Be Staged In Honor of Noted Marine Officer - Announcement was madi today by Secretary N. G. Bartletl, secretary of J Eastern Carolina Exposition, that the : (late for (ietieral Smedley Butler had ' been changed from Monday afternoon. I I April 27th, to Tuesday afternoon, ) April 28th, in order to make it possible General Butler to fill another en [gagemcnt which he had made prior to [ the engagement to speak at the F.a'st | ern Carolina Exposition,. The parade J which was scheduled to he held on J Monday afternoon has been changed i' to Tuesday afterno«n'™so that General fi Butler'will be able to participate in . I the parade. It has been definitely I decided to .have a. military parade, en- ' • tirely. Captain J. Con Lanier, of the I ;; (ireenvijle company of National, I Guardsmen has invited the batteries; -j of the immediate territory to j in in ,'the parade on Tuesday afternoon, , i April 28th, in honor of General But - Icr. The Regular Army officials of I • Camp Bragg have been invited to par-1 ■ ticipate in the celebration along with • the others. , This promises to lie the "red letter | 1 , day" in the history of Kastern North ' I Carolina. It is expected that General . Butler will draw the lurgest crowd to | Greenville that has ever attneded the ' Kastern Carolina Exposition yet. ——• 1 Program of Services A t Local Methodist Church C, T. Rogers, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a. til. , Preaching, 11 a. tji. V' r.ng people (Mrs. Rogers), at II n. 11, I 'reaching, 7:30 p. in. Kpworth League, Monday, 7:30 p.m. Hi League, Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Mid-week service, Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Missionary society, Wednesday, 4:90 p. in. Holly Spring* Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching, 3 p. in. Missionary Society, 4 p. m. Kpworth League It is very important for the mem bers at Williamston and Holly Springs i to answer the personal letter sent to i all members by the pastor, by Sunday. ; (This is too important to fbrget toC neglect. Much depends the an swer, and how you answer itf Ten; members have been heard from. I am expecting vours. Bring, or send j Services at Jamesville Baptist Church Sunday ——» Rev. W. B. Harrington will conduct 1 two tevrices in the Jamesville Bap ' tist church next Sunday, one at ll.in the morning and a second at 7:30 that evening, it was announced ye-terday. ' The public is invited to attend both services. Nominees for Municipal Offices Named at Meeting Last Night SCHOOL: CLOSING PROGRAM ENDED VERY ABRUPTLY Seven Negroes Arrested for Creating Disturbance at Gold Point School A double closing featured the com mencement exercises in the Gold Point j Colored school last Monday night. The j commencement was arranged to mark . the closing of the school, while Ciuy i Rollins, Julius Smith, Jarrett Simp- ! son, Koy Simpson, Jake Hudson, Neifi Hudson, and Klmer Clemi\tons, all col ored, arranged a commotion to bring ' the exercises to an abrupt end for no ! reason at all. In an effort So create a small fund j to offset some obligations, the seho 1 officers established a 10-cent admission ' fee to the exercises. Ihe seven ne- ' groes re*ented the charge and were | refused entrain* at the door. With a pole, the seven tore out a window and entered the building. Once inside, two | of the men turned out the light-;, fired t«rtce into the cei ing, and,the school program ended there Alt members of the audience except those few who taintd, ran to safety outside: With a (fee house, the intruders i stole and—ate .all the ice cream and' took the few eggs there and carriedJ | thrill to a near-by store and sold theni.J No attempt was made bv the school] folks to continue the commencement ; program. [ The seven negroes were arrested land placed in jail by Sheriff B. Roe-' 'buck, all later being released under bond except Rollins and dentitions, j t The case is scheduled for trial before, 'judge Bailey here next Tuesday. I POULTRY PRICES LITTLE CHANGED Colored Hens Down One Cent, While Broilers - Are Up Three Farmers will find little change in prices when they sell t» the coopera tive marketing poultry car in this coun ty next week, according to an an : iiouiicenient made yesterday by Coun ty. Farm Agent Tom Brandon. The price offered for colored hens is down one cent, while broilers are command ing 28 cents a pound, three cents a hovc the figure paid in March. No heavy loadings are expected as many farmers are busy with the duties at home, but fair offerings are likely to b6 made, as this might be the last car of the season. This is not final, however, for the size of the loadings next week will partly determine 'ship ments, if any, later on. HOOK AND LINE SEASON CLOSES Monday Last Day To Fish In Inland Waters, Says Game Warden r The season for all types of fishing in inland waters -closes. Monday of next week, Game Warden Mines an nounced this week. Many people are visiting the streams with their hooks and lines this week, some reporting fair catches and others reporting poor luck. The law does not affect .fishing in the Roanoke or other commercial fish ing, it is understood. As a whole, hook and line fishing has been carried on at a-'loss in thi-> section as a result of great numbers of fish dying last year when the small streams ran dry. Baptists Announce Program of Services There will lie but one church serv- j ice at the Baptist church Sunday, and that will he at the morning hour. At this time there will lie a hap- j tismal service; and any one wishing to | be baptized will present themselves at this time. The Sunday sihool will meet as usu al; and so w II rthe Yiung People's Union Sunday evening. Hamipton Parents and Teachers hfeet Tonight The Hamilton Parent-Teacher as- I social ion is holding its last—meeting .of the current school term this eve- I nit), when Mrs. W. E. Plyler will have on exhibit school work prepared by pupils during the year, Ppsters, themes and - general school work will , be placed before the parents that they might gain some idea of the work ' carreid on'by the children. An oratorical contest will be held ' and the best reader will be selected, it was stated. QUESTION BOX Q. What was the most expensive case ever heard in this county? Q. When and where was the dusting of cotton to combat the boll weevil in this county by air plane? „ Q. When and to what extent did Martin County first partici pate in the State equalization fund? Q. When did the Williamaton Graded School surrender its char ter to the county? Q. What Martin County man did the University of North Caro lina confer the: doctor of laws de gree upon in - _ BAPTIST REVIVAL COMES TO CLOSE Meeting Conducted by Dr J. C. Turner Is Very Successful One Climaxing the series of revival secv ices with the most gracious service of all, the special services in the Bap tist church came to a close with the Wednesday night meeting. Few ifTen coining into this communi ty have been more warmly received than was Dr. J Clyde Turner, (or twenty-one years pastor to the first Baptist ( hurch, Greensboro, For every one of these special services he preached with great simplicity and power, and the attendance upon his ministry was wholly gratifying. The splendid way in which the com munity a-, a whole threw itself behind this meeting, the close Cooperation of the other churches in town, and the faithfulness of the effort that was gen erally made, caused it to.be a very gratifying series of services. About eighteen persons signified their intention of asking for church membership. A noticeable feature a byut those presenting themselves was that most of them were adult-.. At the local Baptist church this Sunday morning, there will be a bap tismal service at the 11 o'clock hour, at which time quite a number of con verts will be immersed. REVENUE BILL IS IN CONFERENCE Perquimans People Urge Their Senators To Sup port Mac Lean Law A deadlock in the Generar Assembly this week when the Senate refused to create fund.* fur the support of the Mac Lean school law, and although ef forts are still being made to pass one of the two proposed sales tax plans, it now looks as if both will fail and the legislature will adjourn with noth ing accomplished ill )»elial! of the Mc- Lean bill. The measure has been sent to a conference, and the members are -expected to report on it next week. Judge F, I). Winston, for so long recognized as the "(irand Old Man" from Bertie, yesterday apparently de serted the ranks of his people when he said he favored the repeal of the i McLean law in preference to either a luxury or a general sales tax. The people of Perquimans called upon their senators this week to sup port the Mac Lean law, but whether Lawrence and Whcdbee will change their courses is a matter for specula- Former Resident Sends Greetings to Friends Greetings from Mr:' Thomas Yar rell, a Martin County native, were welcomed by friends here a few days ago. Born in 1846, Mr. Yarrell, now 85 years old, left this county and mov ed to Texas in 1870. He is now living in Belton where he is prominently connected in the hanking business of that section. Services at the Holiness Church Here Sunday ' • Rev. T. M. Bizze.ll, of Frincet n, will preach in the local Pentecostal Holiness Church next Sunday rooming at 11 o'clock~awl—in- the evening at 7:30 o'clock. The public is invited to hear him. * • 19 Permanent Pasture Demonstrations Begun Nineteen permanent pasture demon strations have been started in Lee County this spring with the idea of giving impetus to the live-stock in dustry of the county. Watch the Label On Your Paper Aa It Carries the Date When Your Subscription Expire* ESTABLISHED 1898 MORE THAN 200 CITIZENS VOTE IN CONVENTION N. C. Green, L. P. Lindsley, G. H. Harrison, Luther Peel, E. S. McCabe Win RENOMINATE COBURN $ Various Opinions Heard Relative To Proper Procedure In Handling Election Here May 5 More than 200 local people centered* their attention on town government last nighty when they gathered in the (. it}* 1J all and selected nominees for mayor and five rec ords showing the vote its "the largest ever pi lied in a genera! town conven-. tkm_ lh. re was a marked interest in the oi;ico..;e of the-convention, but as a whole the order of business was conducted vei'y smoothly, only one controversy arising when the body established its rules by which to gov- • era the procedure -s_ Mayor K. L. Coburn .opened thtr meeting, the body selecting Judge Clay ton M oore as permanent chairman and \V. C Manning as secretary. Judge Moore stated that there were no,rules or laws governing the procedure, that the body could formulate and follow its own rules. Upon motion of E. S. Peel, it was agreed to nominate a mayor by majority vote, and declare the five highest on the commissioner*' ticket the convention nomineee. It was later agreed to declare the candi date for ma(*ot* having the highest number of votes the convention nomi nee The only controversy pri-sentii'g it self and one that did not occasion much argument and excitemertt was a motion advanced by Deputy Sheriff Grimes who asked that no ballots Ik* counted unless the voter supported live candidates. Mr, I). I) Stalls, offering a substitute motion, that a bal lot be counted whether it had one', two, or five names 6n it. The con _vK'iition overwhelmingly favored the (iritnes motion. The rules adopted were adequate, no arguments arising thereafter. a.—"Sofnptinifs it does, and .sometimes it do.-sn't pay to change," Mr. A. K. J)nnning stateil in offering the names of Messrs. N. Green, l„ I'. Lmds ! ley, (i H. Harrison, \V. T.Meadows, and (' O. Moore, adding • that the town had enjoyed -its greatest growth and was in the best condition it had 'been in during the past 25 years. Mr. Hugh G. Horton followed Mr, Dun ning With 'the name of Mr. Leslie T. | KoU-den for mayor. And, by reque .t, jMr Hor tou offered... the ltajuo of Messrs. ( IJ. ( arstarphen, J. li. King, () S. Anderson, F. J. Vlargolis, and : W." T. Meadows for commissioners, I Mr. Meadows' name appearing on two different counts. , The nominations [ were declared closed by the chairman I immediately after MYT'S. H. Grimes 'offered the names of Messrs. E. S. McCabe and Luther l'eel. j The vote was soon taken, and al though a few left, the majority of ; those taking part in the convention 'remained for the final count. The ! candidates were off to an even start, I the returns first favoring one and then | another with one or two exceptions. Mr. N'-. C. Green, treasurer, led the 'ticket with 178 votes, Mr. 1.. P. Linds ley coming next with 152 votes. Mr. G. H. Harrison was third with 146 'votes, Mr. K. S. McCabe fourth with I 128 votes,, and Mr. Luther Peel fifth I with 112 votes, the five men being de« I rlared the convention nominees for town commissioners. Mr. K. L. Co burn polled 134 votes to Mr. L. 1. Fowden's 79 votes for mayor. The vote: For Commissioners N. C. Green 178 1.. P. Lindsley 152 G. H. Harrison 146 E. S. McCabe 128 I Luther Peel U2 C. D. Carstarphen 96 C. O. Moore 94 VV. T. Meadows 79 O. S. Anderson 41 F. J. Margolis 35 .1. K King - 29 For Mayor R. L. Coburn IW L. T. Fowden 79 Various opinions have been heard as to the correct procedure to be follow ed in conducting teh election, but it is understood that, under the Auttral ian Ballot system, there.will be no in dependent ticket, and that the town government heads were as god as elect ed in the convention last night. 249 Hogs Shipped From Brunswick Last Week Brunswick County farmer* made co operative shipment* of 249 head of fat hog* last week. - % - j9S|