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VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 21
EHRINGHAUS IS ■
MAIN SPEAKER
AT FINALS HERE
Thirty Youthful Graduates
Complete Their Work
In Local School
Thirty seniors, completing their
work in the local high school, were
urged to build up a reserve of physical,
intellectual, and moral strength by the
Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of Eliza
beth City, in his bringing to a
close the 1930-31 school term here last
Friday evening. A fair-sized audience
gathered to hear Mr. Ehringhaus and
see the 41 seventh-grade pupils and
the 30 seniors receive their certifi
cates and diplomas.
Mr. Ehringhaus, introduced by
Judge Clayton Moore, pointed out the
word "strength" as one of the most
complete in the English language, and
after defining the word he developed
it from three phases. "We refer to
strength often in the physical sense,
but that isn't a measure of man," the
speaker declared. In the second phase
Mr. Ehringhaus stated that intellectual
strength was a wonderful thing, that
it enables man to reason with the in
finite, but that is not a measure of
man within itself, he declared.
There is another element vitally nec
essary to determine the man, and that
is moral strength. It can not be de
fined, but it is something that makes
us discontent with our unworthy acts,"
the Elizabeth City attorney stated
"It's the extra mile that we go with
our brother and the way we respond
to unforcible things that count," he
continued.
In explaining the reserves necessary
for one who would succeed, the speak
er stated that sacrifices would be nec
essary, that one must live in deeds and
not in years. And, in conclusion, Mr.
Ehringhaus stated that one must cul
tivate all three phases to be success
ful, referring to the moral phase as
the most important to cultivate.
The graduating class was one of
the largest ever sent out from the lo
cal school, seven of the pupils receiv
ing certificates for work completed,
and 23 others receiving their diplomas.
In distributing the certificates and di
plomas, principal Watson announced
that Reginald Simpson had led the
class with eighteen units to his credit
A review of the work done by the
seniors during their high school train
ing was made, the school establish
ing the senior class honor roll. The
following names were signalled out in
evidence of the efficient scholastic
work done by the pupils during the
time, Joseph Griffin, Joseph Gurkin,
Wheeler Martin Manning, Reginald
Simpson, Janie Frances Bowen, Edith
Peel, Thelma Mae Peel, and Mary
Clyde Williams.
Little Jim Critcher was awarded
honors for his faithful services ren
dered the graduating class as mascot.
POISON LIQUOR
BELIEVED CAUSE
OF MAN'S DEATH
Will Haislip Found Dead
In Poplar Point Last
Saturday Morning
Will Haislip, 60-year-old white man,
waa found dead along the roadside in
Poplar Point last Saturday morning,
a coroner's jury advancing the belief
that he was killed by poison liquor.
No arrests have been made in con
nection with the man's death, it was
learned from the sheriff's office here
yesterday.
According to information received
here, Haislip left the home of a man
named Scott, with whom he lived at
Poplar Point Landing on Roanoke
River, Friday shortly after the noon 1
hour, to visit hia lister, who lived on '
the Hamilton road a few miles away.'
It was learned that Haislip stopped at
the home of a negro along the road. I
Later that afternoon Harry Girvin was
traveling the road and saw Haislip ly
ing a few feet away in a field on the
„ T. B. Slade farm. Thinking that the
man was drunk and asleep, Girvin
passed by. Saturday morning, Girvin
traveled the road again and found the
man had not moved. He investigated
and found that Haislip had died sev
eral hours before. Officers were no
' tified, and the following jury was em
panelled: John S. Ayers, Fred Silver
thorne, Henry Girvine, Will Baker,
and J. H. Roebuck. In their investi
gation, the jurors found no evidence
of foul play, concluding that the man
died from drinking poison liquor.
Haislip had never married. He is
survived hy pne brother, David Hai
slip, and one sister, Mrs. Nancy Prit
chard. Burial was in Poplar Point
Saturday afternoon.
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Opens New Barbershop
In Gttrganus Building
Mr. C. E. Jenkins has opened aj
new barbershop in the Gurganus
building adjoining the five- and ten
cent etoce on Main Street.
THE ENTERPRISE
WILLIAMSTON FACTORY OF THE COLUMBIAN PEANUT COMPANY
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Construction work now underway on a new storage warehouse, 64 by 112 feet, will make the plant of the
Columbia Peanut Company here one of the largest of the 19 units in the Columbian system. The new storage
unit, when completed, will house approximately 25,000 bags of unshelled peanuts, giving the urilt here a stor
age capacity of nearly 100,000 bags. -
County Ballot Boxes
Ordered Impounded
ISHOOTING LANDS
DSTRICTS HAVE NEGRO IN JAIL
BEEN REMOVED —. —
Chairman S. Peel Collects
Ballot Boxes In Ten
County Precincts
Under Federal orders, flection offic
ials in this county last week gathered
and impounded the ballot boxes from
the several precincts, pending further
developments in the George M. I'rit
chard and J. W. Bailey senatorial elec
tion contest. The orders were served
on Clerk of Superior Court R.A, Peel
and Mr. Sylvester Peel, chairman of
the Martin County Board of Elections
last week, or more than six months
after the election was held last No
vember.
The contest, waged by Mr. l'rit
chard, is lightly looked upon, and it
ia almost certain that an investigation
will not change the election outcome.
It has been unofficially stated, how
ever, that the contest was started in
an effort to disclose unfair election
tactics.' The plaintiffs in the case have
been criticized for waiting so long to
contest the election, as many of the
election officials, thinking the returns
were to be accepted, have disposed of
the ballots.
Chairman Peel collected the boxes
in 10 of the 12 precincts, the ballots
in the other two having been destroy
ed. In the two precincts, Bear Grass
and Williams, where the ballots were
not available, Bailey polled 170 votes
and Pritchard polled 8 votes. In sev
eral other precincts, the ballots were'
thrown together and placed in one box.
The returns reported in the Bailey-
Pritchard contest in this county No
vember 4, 1930, are as follows:
Precinct Bailey Pritch'd
Jamesville 2ll 6
Williams 61 1
Griffins 1 - 128 1
Bear Grass - 109 7
Williamston - 391 19
Cross Roads - 151 0
Robersonville 327 12
Gold Point 62 1
Poplar Point 48 0
Hamilton ... 70 4
Hassell 69 2
'Goose Nest 109 3
Totals 1,736 56 -
FORMER CITIZEN
IS BARGE MASTER
Mr. C. W. Keith Bring! Up
Large Shipment of
Landplaster
Mr. C. Keith, who opened the
Atlantic Hotel here 25 years
managed it for many years, returned
here this week as captain "of a barge
plying the waters of the Chesapeake
and connecting tributaries. He brought
in a cargo of landplaster weighing 950
tons. v Mr. Keith for a number of
years was clerk on the steamer "Ply
mouth" and feels very much at
on the water again after operating the
hotel here and farming for a number
of years.
- * Accompanied by his* wife, Mr. Keith
will leave within a week or two for
New York with a barge load of cross
ties. The ties will be loaded by R. S.
Critcher and Sons and are • scheduled
for delivery to a railroad company in
New York State. -
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 12, 1931
Aaron Biggs Fires at Isaac
Keys and Strikes Small
Colored Girl, Sunday
Aaron Biggs, colored man of Dar
kens, vva-> arrested at his home there
last Sunday afternoon by SheritT I'. B.
Roebuck and thief \V. li. Daniel for
an assault, with a deadly weapon. He
gets a hearing before Judge Bailey
litre today.
Biggs, said to have been drinking
about the time he made the assault,
had quarreled with Isaac Keys, a col
ored neighbor, supposedly over their
wives. Enraged, Biggs went to.KeysJ
home anil threatened to kill him with
an axe. Unable to reach Keys with
the axe, Biggs returned to his home
for his shot gun. With the weapon,
he again visited the Keys home ami
fired at Keys, missing him and hit
ting the 11-year-old girl of Will Smith,
who was visiting at the Keys home at
the time. The shot were small and
hardly more than pierced, the girl's
clothes. Two or three lodged in the
skin, but the wounds were not seri
PASTEUR TREAT
MENT GIVEN TWO
Boy and Woman Attacked
by Animals In County
Last Friday ,
Lawrence Gay, young white boy of
Gfiftins Township, bitten by a dog last
Friday, and Anna Mason, colored wo
man of near, here, bitten hy a cat tlie
same day, are taking the Pasteur treat
ment here to prevent the possible de
velopment of rabies. And even though
the treatment is a very painful one, the
two patients arrive here early each
morning and eagerly await an addition
al injection.
The dog bite is not considered seri
ous, but physicians advised the treat
ment to insure safety to the young
boy. The dog was infuriated at the
time and attacked Gay as he walked
along the road, it was stated here.
Mr. James L. C'oltrain, owner of the
dog, is keeping the animal penned that
any change in the dog's actions might
be noticed. ,
Investigating the cate bite, Dr. J. H.
Saunders advised immediate precau
tionary steps he taken ,in an 'effort to
save the life of the Mason woman.
Die head of the cat was carried to
Raleigh, where experts 'were .of the
opinion that the animal had heen mad
three or four days before it attacked
the woman. The cat attacking the
woman is believed to have attacked
the other cats on the lot, and all were
disposed of except one, and that one
could not be found.
Ford Caravan Parades
Streets at 2:30 Today
The Ford Commercial Caravan, 12
trucks displaying the various types of
bodies, arrived here -from Roberson
u ville shortly after the noon hopt,4o
day for a public demonstration this
afternoon. At 2:30, the caravan will
parade the principal streets of the
town, later returning to Washington
Street where individual demonstra
tions will -be continued.
STORAGE HOUSE
BEINGADDEDTO
PEANUT PLANT
Columbian Plant Here One
of the Most Modern In
Entire Peanut Belt f.
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Construction work on the. Colum
bian l'eanut Company's now Morale
warehouse here was started last Fri
day, w hen workmen prepared the foun
dation for the >4 hy Jl2 feet structure
that will house approximately 25,000
bags of farmers' peanuts, "ifhe plant,
one of the 1') operated by "the Colum
bian company, will lie one of the larg-
est of the group at' the completion of
the ailition.il storage unit, it is under
stood. Witjli a milling capacity >i
more than 1,000 bags daily, the plant
anil its . warehouses w ill have storage
space of nearly 100,0(K) bags id' pea
nuts upon the completion of the new
unit now under construction.
Plant operations were temporarily
suspended last Friday, when the stock
I\\as exhausted, and the workmen
were transferred from the mill to the
construction work. Yesterday the
plant had only a few bags of farmer's
stock, hut recent purchases have been
made by the company buyer, Mr, A.
Hassell, and Manager Pritchard, and
mill operations will again he resumed
for a while within the next few weeks,
Mr. Pritchard stated yesterday.
The new storage unit, facing the
Jamesville road, will be connected to
the main plant by a platform. While
construction work is progressing very
rapidly on the storage house, Mr.
Pritchard stated that there would
probably he a delay in completing the
building, as the men would bf trans
ferred back to,the factory w,hen suf
ficient stock was secured to warrant
operations there. UoweVer, the new
unit would be completed during tbe
early months \of the summer, it was
stated.
"'Cleaned and shelled stock is mov
ing very slowly to the markets at the
time, Mr. Pritchard 'stated,
leaving large stocks on band for fu
ture shipments. The plant, one of the
most modern in the entire peanut belt,
has handled thousands of bags of
peanuts since it was put in operation
here last year, and it has been of
marked value in the,economic life of
the town and community during the
past few months.
Fire Company Answers
Call Sunday Morning
The local fire company was called
out Sunday morning shortly before
eleven o'clock, when fire started in the
home of Ed Hardison on Church
Street. Woodwork in the~housc caught
fire when sparks fell ,from a burning
chimney into the attic of the house.
The damage was negligible!* , There
was some confusion when the call was
given, and the company circled a block
before the firemen learned that it was
the Hardison home owned by Mrs.
Lucy Godard.
The call was the first recorded this
month. - - ,
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New Frigid aire Called
Advanced Refrigerator
What v is the advanced refrigerator?
You will find the answer to this ques-
tion in the local showroom of B. S.
Courtney, where the latest Frigidaires,
finished in pure white porcelain on
steel inside and out, are on display
at the annual spring showing. If you
are contemplating the purchase of an
electric refrigerator you will want to
see what advanced refrigeration really
means. You will have many surprises
at this spring showing. You are cor
dially invited to visit during this week.
REVALUATION ORDERED
TO PROCEED IN COUNTY
Dental Clinics for Children of
County Scheduled This Month
Completes Work In Three .JSchools And Comes Here
* Tomorrow for Three-Dlys Stay; Children Urged
To Take Advantage of Free Examinations
Or. D. \Y. Dudley, {State stfiool jiltcm to C>;tk City Tuesday, May 2u,
dentist,' will conduct a three-da;?" clinic and complete his work in the county
in the local school beginning tonior- on the 28th.
row, it was announced hy the super-1 l>r. Dudley has fisited the schools
inteiulcnt of schools' office here yes-jn Jauiesvillc. (iritlins, and Hear (Irass
terday. All children in this district j Townships, and has examined anil
between the ages ol ft and 13 years are treated many children who had de
tirged to visit the clinic for the treat- ledivv teeth. Yesterday he went to
nient, which is offered without cost I'veretts, and he is completing his
to the pupils. - work there this afternoon.
Monday, Tuesday,' ittul. Wednesday j, I he' work is a part of the Stat*
ol next week, the dentist goes to Kolv t Hoard of Health field Work and much
ersotiville to conduct a clinic there lor value is derived from the clinics... This
the children of the Robersonville dis- is the second one that has been con
trict. Next Thursday and Friday and ( ducted in this county. Dr. Hutler hav-
Moiulay of the following week the den- ing examined and treated hundreds of
tist will locate in the school building 'childreu throughout the county sev
at Hamilton, lie will go from Ham- eral years ago. "
Severe Hail Stor
Section Sunday
Does Considerable Damage
LOCALS LOSE TO
JAMESVILLE, 5-0
Sexton, for Jamesville Fans
Fifteen Men; Allows
Only Three Hits
( onuny here last Friday afternoon.
Jamesville's baseball team defeated the
loral nine by a 5 to (I count, Clarence
Sexton, pitching for tile visitors, al
lowing only, three hits and striking
ottfififteen men. Homer Itarnhill, on
the mound for the locals, went well
ifntil he reached the sixth inning, when
three runs were pushed' across by the
visitors. \Vinley, went in for the lo
cals in the eighth and held the visi
tors liitless (or the remainder of the
game.
Up until the sixth frame, the hoys
played good bajfl, Jamesville making
only one score during that period.
The box score:
Jamesville AB K H E
Bailey, rf 5 (I 2 U
Brown, .lb 4 1 2 0
Martin, lb 4 0 0 0
fiaylord." M # JS 1 2 , Q
11. Gardner, cf 5 12 0
S. Gardner, If 5 12 0
(in rk in, 2b J ill
Holliday, c° 4 0 10
Sexton, p 4 0 0 2
Totals 40 5 12 3
Williamston AB R H E
U. Taylor, 3b 3 0 0 0
(.rimes, 2b . • —4 II 2 Q
Piephoff, cf * 4 0 0 1
E, Taylor, lh * 3_ 0 0 .0
Cook, ss . 4 0 11
Griffin, If 3 0 0 1
Banknight, If ,1 0 0 II
(Jurkin, rf :„j 10 0 0
Barnfiill, rf 3 0 0 0
(jodard, c ' 3 0 0 0
11. Itarnhill, p 3 0 0 U
VV'inley, p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 3 3
Score hy innings: R 11 K
Jamesville 010 003 100—5 12 3
Williamston 000 000 1)00—0 3 3
BRIBERY CHARGE
MADE IN SENATE
WILL BE PROBED
House Members Continue
Firm for ihe Mac Lean
School Measure
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The all-important Mac Lean School
Law was all but overshadowed in the
General Assembly yesterday when the
Senate ordered an investigation of the
bribery charges advanced on the floor
a few days ago. The senators voted
unanimously for the investigation, and
Senators I'ritchett, Hafward, Ward of
Beaufort, Lovill and Nixon were ap
pointed by the lieutenant governor to
look int,o the charges,
j Senator Ward, introduclrrg~TTie res
olution providing for the investigation,
j stated to'the Seifai4 that he had defi-
Inite information of offers of bribery
iaul that he would secure a bench
[warrant juf the arr«st ol lli£- alleged
[offerer and secure an investigation that
'way if the resolution was not passed.
During the meantime, the strength
of the House for the Mac Lean Law
was tested, and the lines were found
still strong for the Bchool law.
New proposals arc presenting them
selves, and now the anti-sales tax
group are advancing support of the
six-months school term but limited to
the elementary grades, and an ad va
lorem tax of 25 cents as a contribut
ing factor in the $10,000,000 proposed
equalization fund.
'MANY WINDOWS
, BROKEN; AUTO
TOPS PIERCED
Storm Centers In Windsor
Where Several Hundred
Windows Are Broken
Considerable property damage was
reported last Sunday afternoon, when
.i bail storm struck in this section, the
stones, some as large as goose ewgs
beating through automobile tops
puncturing windows, and damaging to
some extent garden and farm crops.
According to reports coming from
the various parts of the county, hail
damage to crops was limited, the
plants living too small for the stones
to destroy. A few tobacco plant beds
were damaged in the path of the storm,
hut the many farmers questioned here
yesterday were of the opinion that the
11aiI had not seriously affected crops in
[their sections.
I Coming from the southwest, the
[storm covered'a distance estimated at
seven miles wide, the town of Wind
;sor apparently falling in the center of
| the hail path. Several automobile tops
wi re puucture^hei # e, and the glass-, in
a few windows were broken. Many
leaves were torn front the trees,
A report on the damage in Windsor
reads as follows:
"One death was attributed to a hail
storm visiting ~anl vtctntTy
I Sunday alter noon around 2,30 o'clock.
Iroreta Winbor-ne, wife of a negro
blacksmith, died of heart attack,
thought to have been brought on by
fright from the storm. She had suf
fered for some time front heart dis
ease and had nearly died several times.
An aged white ntan, Jim dray, was
bruiseq about the head and body when
I caught in the storm while out riding
jon a horse, lie was able to coniejn
to a doctor and was reported as not
I badly injured. * .
"Poultry,, pigs, and other animals
were killed, by the hail stones, some
of which were as large as a man's list.
One farmer reported the loss of a goat
|that was struck in the head by the
,stones and killed. The sidewalks of
i Windsor were lined with broken glass
from store windows, and practically
jevery house in the Pity had several
windows broken out. The storm last
|cd' three and a half minutes.
"Truck farms and gardens were bad
ly damaged, as well as tobacco beds
and fruit trees, which were reported
stripped in many sections."
Arthur (iillani, attorney of Windsor,
is said to have lost'around 400 young
chickens in the storm, and other poul
try raisers lost 100 or more.
Jesse llarrell, of this place; was in
Windsor at the time, and his car was
badly marked Tiy' the stones, several
puncturing the top and radiator.
Mother of Mrs. Watson
Dies in South Carolina
Mrs. John C. Kamnier, mother of
Mrs. W. k. Watson, of this plkce, died
suddenly at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. I. N. Dunn, in Orangeburg, S ;
I'., Sunday morning. The funeral
services were held yesterday afternoon
and burial was in the Blacksvtlle
cemetery.
Professor and Mr*. Watson and chil
dren left here Sunday morning im
mediately after learning'of Mrs. Ram
mer's death. Mr. Watson is expected
to return home some time the latter
part of the week. u
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ESTABLISHED 1898
TAX SUPERVISOR
SLADE IS URGING
PROMPT ACTION.
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. Assessors Asked To Con
sider Fertility of Soil and
Types of Buildings
The revaluation of all real estate in
the,county was ordered through Tax
Supervisor T. B. Slade yesterday. The
listing of all properties is practically
completed, but with one or two excep
tions, listing was handled without an
attempt to revalue properties other
than that coming under the, personal
heading.
It is understood that the assessors
will meet with the list-takers and study
the property descriptions made at tin'
time the property was given fn for
taxation;
, Supervisor Slade is urging that the
work be done immediately in an ef
fort to prevent possible delay in com
pleting the books for the annual levy
later on. His letter sent',out-this week
follows:
" This is to advise you to confer with
the assessors of your township as early
as possible and proceed with the re
valuation of real estate.
Please bear in mind that you should
equalize values as nearly as possible;
taking into consideration location, fer
tility, and the type and condition of
buildings.
"It is the opinion of the board that
the total reduction-of reatt estate in
each township should not exceed. 25
per cent. This does not mean, how
ever, that you should make a horizon-
tal reduction of 20 or 25 per cent -o+f
each individual piece of real estate, but
that this is meant for a basis to work
ironi. Some to be increased in value,
some to remain practically at its pres
ent • value, and soJne to bear even a
greater reduction. -
"It is suggested that the list-taker
in each township act as chairman in
getting your board together, and that
you proceed as quickly and as rap dly
as possible due to the delay in get
ting started."
THREE YOUNG
MEN CHARGED
WITH LARCENY
Alleged To Have Stolen 18
Hams from Mr. Clyde
Williams' Home
Julian Roberson, J. S. (iodard, ami
Marshall Andrews were bound over
to the superior court by Justice of the
Peace J, 1,. Massed here yesterday
morning 011 a larceny charge. Rober
suii was required to give bond in the
sum of S4OO, the other two furnishing
bond in the sum of S2OO each. John
Hatlley, charged with receiving, was
required to furnish bond in - tEe sum
of S2OO.
Accordi HK to, evidence heard at the
preliminary hearing here yesterday
morning, Roberson, (iodard, and An
drews went to the home of Mr. Clyde
Williams, near here, in Williams
Township, and raided the smokehouse,
removing IK liaips. Kach of the boys
took six of the hams and carted them
to a tobacco barn near the home of
(«eorg'e Roberson, father of Julian Rob
erson. It was stated that Roberson
entered the smokehouse by tearing a
way a plank at the rear, and that he
removed and cairied the hams to the
grape tine, where the meat was di
vide*!.
Afl'er placing the hams in the to
bacco barn, the boys came to William
stop, wjjere Roberson held private con
versations with several. I.ater the boys
hired Daniel Bateman to carry them
to John Hadley's, four miles from here,
where it was stated Roberson had a
private conversation with Hadley.
Leaving soon thereafter, the boys met
Hadley that evening about 8 o'clock
at the tobacco barn. The hams were
loaded in Hadley's car and carried to
his store, where weights were checked
and a check for SIB.OO was paid to the
i boys, the hams selling for 15 cents a
I ppund.
I Sunday evening, Mr. Williams missed
his meat and notified Sheriff Roebuck,
J who with) Chief W. B. Daniel, took
| the case in charge and effected the
'first arrest yesterday morning shortly
after the boys had cashed the check.
I Andrews was first suspected and when
questioned, he told the officers the
details of the stealing. The other ar
rests followed."
Fourteen of the hams wer# recov- »
ered, and Andrews and Godrad re
funded their portion of the money re- '
ceived from the tale of the ham* to
the merchant cashing the cheek. Rob
erson *tated that he had spent his.
All four of the young men furniahed
bond and were released, the case to b«
called at the next term of Martin
County superior court, convening here
in June.
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