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~ , TUC CMTrPDDTCr r —— 1/ Advertisers Will Pad Oar Col- I ■ I ■ H I Wstch the Label On Your // far | | || 1 * 111 J, m J J.V, J| I i |se vi'^.'c: VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 49 BELIEVE RECENT RAIN HAS HURT PEANUT YIELD Farmers Think Quality Is To Be Better, Despite Poor Stand North Carolina farmers planted ap proximately 278,000 acres of peanuts this year, an increase of 24 per cent over last year. , There is much speculation as to the true condition of the crop at the pres ent in this county. Some farmers, questioned during the past few days, were of the opinion that the crop would be limited in Martin on account of heavy rains falling during the first half of August. These same farmers were optimistic in that they stated the quality should he Rood, or at least fair. Other growers, questioned re cently, expressed the fear that t|he crop, with heavy rains falling, faced ruin. The vines have reached a marked sixe,. indicating that there will he plenty of hay for the farm stock, even if the production of the nuts is limit ed. The most outstanding factor in the peanut outlook just now in North Carolina is the poor stand, which is general over the peanut belt. The commercial counties average about 77 per cent stand. The 80 per cent con dition reported on August Ist is the same as last August Ist, and only 1 point higher than the past ten-year average for this date. EMBEZZLEMENT IS CHARGED Property of Windsor Law yer Attached by Local Attorney Windsor, Aug. 15. —1n an attach ment proceeding started in General County Court by Joseph W. Bailey, of Williamston, H. Gillam Parker, a young lawyer, practicing law in - Windsor and until recently em ployed by Bailey in his law offices in Williamston, is charged with embez zling $789.95 from his former employ er. The attachment proceedings were instituted by Bailey for the purpose of seizing whatever property the de fendant may have in the county for satisfaction of the amount he is charged with having embezzled. Or der of publication was issued by Judge Francis D. Winston Tuesday, the sum mons returnable before Clerk George C. Spoolman on September 10. Parker practiced in Windsor for a number of months following his study of law at Wake Forest law school and subsequent licensing as an attorney. Last summer he left Windsor and formed an association with Bailey, who is a prominent member of the Martin County bar and judge of the record er's court at Williamston. . As far .as know n, no criminal action has been brought against Parker for the alleged embezzlement. Parker left Williamston several weeks ago, lo cating for a time in Winston-Salem, but when he was last heard from in Windsor he was traveling in Missis sippi and Alabama. LOAD HOGS SOLD IN RICHMOND * W. L. Brown Gets Average Of 8 Cents Pound for Truck Load » ■ ■ Selling a truck load of hogs on the Richmond market last week, Mr. W. L. Brown, of Jamesville, averaged Hi cents a pound for the lot, the figure i being the top price paid by packers. The hogs, weighing 213 pound-, each, were said to be in perfect shape, for the slaughter house, Professor W. T. Overby stating that the packers were apparently glad to get the few hog*. Production costs have not been fig ured, but the seller is of the opinion that h« did not lose anything hi rais ing the swine. Nellie Slade Haled Before Justice for Simple Assault Slade, haled into Justice J. L. Hfoell's court here yesterday aft-1 cfrnoon for assaulting Sadie both colored, was taxed with th? costs of the case and action was dropped. | The attack, according to evidence offered at the hearing, followed an au- j • tomobile ride Sunday eveniag. Upon learning that her husband, William Slade, was riding with Sadie Nobles,. Fannie Purvis and Jack Faulk, Nellie | Slade arranged a warm welcome for their return, and went into action as soon as they landed, it was stated. . A swift blow, delivered by the Slade woman upon the Nobles woman's face, constituted the greater part of the damage. Local Registration for Special Election Has Passed 100-Mark A marked increase in the num ber registering for the special ex tended two-months school term in this county was recorded here last Saturday and yesterday. Registrar Luther Peel stated this morning. From 38 last Friday, the number had passed the 100-mark yester day, but even then the registrstion is advancing very slowly. In the last election held in the county, this precinct polled 714 votes, the registration to date (or the spec f FOUR MORE DAYS 1 J The special subscription offer made by the Enterprise Publish ing Company will be closed after next Saturday, August 22. During the past ten days, the company has sold yearly subscriptions for 91, or SO cents below its standard rate. No subscriptions will be tak en at the low price after next Saturday, and subscribers, in ar rears, will, out of necessity, be re moved from the paper's mailing list. Kindly forward your check to day or be sure to make some ar rangements whereby your copy of each edition will be continued. Act now. Next week will be too late I CLUB WOMEN TO MEET AUGUST 27 Parmele Women Will Be Hostesses; Make Plans For Event It was evident that the women of the Home Demonstration Club of Parmele are determined to be excel lent hostesses for the second county wide field day, which will be held at Mra. Dora Bowers' home in Parmele .Thursday afternoon of next week, August 27, when the women in regu lar meeting planned the program for the afternoon. This is the only time during the year when the* County Council conducts its necessary busi ness in the presence of all home> dem onstration club members interested in the work. Last year, for the first time, the field day was held in Palmyra at the Everett home. '1 he women going had the most enjoyable day, and they again look forward to a happy day to gether. Members of the club are hop ing to have "Slip Covering a Chair," given as a demonstration, possibly a |style show confined to children's 'clothes, stunts and games, and finally |a picnic supper. Each woman is ask ed to carry a few sandwiches. TOBACCO PRICE LOW IN GEORGIA 32,602 Pounds Sold at One Warehouse for $924.41, Average of $2.83 Reporting conditions surrounding Reporting conditions surrounding! the tobacco business at Camilla, Ga.,| Mr. Theodore llassell stated in a Iter received here Sunday by Jim Sta ton that sales on thai market a.ver aged $2.8.1 one day last week. The farmers sold .12,602 pounds for a total of $924.41. The quality was said to be unusually sorry, which would in- J dicate that farmers here will find it ( expensive to harvest sorry tips. Mr.' Ilassell's letter: "Jim, if you can beat that, will tip my hat to you. I never experienc- [ ed a sale similar to the one pulled off today. Instead of improving, it is | growing worse. Good quality is rare- I ly to be found—about as rare as an oyster in a hoarding house soup. I | learned a while ago tlftt Moultrie was i chock-a-block and required until 5 o'- clock to finish the sales. Quality of tobacco around Moultrie is better than in this section." YOUNG FARMERS ON CAMPING TRIP • Five Boys From Jamesville Leave Monday for Weeks Stay at White Lake • Five young farmers, Wendell Peel, Tilmon Coltrain, Luther Hardison, jr. Tommie Gaylord, and Marvin Corey, j with Professor W. T. Overby, left yesterday fpr a week's stay in the i Young Tar Heel Farmers' camp at '.White Lake. They p'an to return on | Saturday. . Each year young farmers from all lover the State go to the camp, where regular courses of study and recrea tional programs are arranged. Several other boys, members of the Jamesville club, were planning to at tend the camp, but tranaportation was not available yesterday. They might go later in the week, however. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 18, 1931 ial school election being only one seventh of the vote polled in the last county election. Recent reports on the progress of the registration in the eleven other precincts are not available, but it is understood that compara tively few people have entered their names on the books so far. To vote in the special election September 14, one must register on or before Saturday, September sth. TWO HOMES ARE ROBBED AT BEAR GRASS RECENTLY Few Articles Taken From Houses of Mrs. Rogers And Mr. Ayers I A robber or robbers entered the [homes of Mrs. Nathan Rogers anil Mr. A. B. Ayers at Bear Grass late Sunday night or early Monday morn ling and stole a few articles, it was re jported to the sheriff's office here yes terday morning. Going to the Ayers home, the rob ber " studied the bedroom arrange ments from a window. Finding the back door unlocked, he slipped into the house and went to Mr. Ayers' bed room and stole his 1/-jewel Elgin watch and yellow gold chain. No oth er articles were missed as far as he could tell, Mr. Ayers stated. Remem bering well that he placed his watch and keys on the dresser just before lie retired, Mr. Ayers did not discover the theft until about 6 o'clock in the morning. During the same night, the kitchen of Mrs. Nathan Rogers was entered, the robber gaining an entrance by punching a small liaJe in the screen door and lifting the latch. He carried away a tjuautity of food, including one half of a nice cake. No other articles were missed. Deputy Sheriff S. H. Grimes inves tigated the robberies, but late Monday no clues that would warrant an arrest hail been found. CALIFORNIA FISH CAME FROM N. C. Rock Taken from Roanoke Is Main Source of Sea Foods There The Pacific coast states not only owe North Carolina a debt».of gratitude for furnishing some of its most sturdy stock of inhabitants, but the Tar lfrel Slate has contributed to the establish ment of one of the more important sources of seafoods and anglers' de lights to the Pacific coast, according t(. the Department of Conservation anl Development. Under direction of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, striped bass (rock) from the Roanoke River were planted in Sun Francisco Bay during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Just how well this introduction suc ceeded, according to the North Caro lina conservation department, may be seen from a reccnly issued bulletin from the California division of fish and game entitled "The Striped Bass of California." Striped bass yearlings totaling 4.15 were planted near the Golden (iate in 1879 and 1882, being shipped across the country in one of the early trans rnntiriental trains. The California publication tells graphically of the success attending the effort: "These fish were evidently readily adapted to San Francisco Bay, for since their planting they have flourished there be yond expectation. As early as 1889, only 10 years after the first plant, they were being caught in the gill nets and offered for sale in the markets. By | 1895 they had formed a recognized, fishery, and fishermen constructed special small-mesh nets for their cap ture. \ , "To' illustrate the enormous and al most unbelievable increases in abun dance of these fish, figures compiled by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries re vtal that in 1899, twenty years after their introduction, the 'commercial net catch alone was 1,234,000 pounds. In 1915, the greatest catch was recorded when 1,784,447 pounds were delivered to the markets." • "Politics" at the Watts Thursday and Friday "Politics/' an amusing story of the talking screen in which women take over a city government, is expected to attract large numbers at the Watts Theatre here Thursday and Friday of this week. The picture will certainly appeal fo the women, as it show* two of the screen's greatest acrtesses, Marie Dressier and Polly Moran, taking a leading part in politics. FAMILY QUARREL IN FREE FOR ALL FIGHT SATURDAY Exciting Time in Poplar Point Township Last Saturday Husband against wife, father against son and vice versa with a few 011 the outside joining in, turned a family quarrel into a serious fight last Sat urday in Poplar Point township. Jno. Harris was charged before Justice of the Peace J. L. Hassell here yesterday afternoon with attacking his son, Woolard Harris with an automobile tool and Jesse Gurganus, a minor, with attacking him with a spade handle. The Harris boy was charged with assaulting his father with bricks and an automobile jack. In the fight, one of the free-for-all type, young Harris was knocked "out'' and the elderly Harris was bruised about the arm as he warded off the auto jack hurled at him by his son. Justice Hassell bound Wynn, and the two Harrises over to the record er's court for trial next Tuesday un der SIOO bonds, dismissing the action against young Gurganus. Warrants, charging Mrs. Harris with the larceny, of a sewing machine 'from her husband's home after she left him on account of alleged cruelty to her, and with assault were dismiss ed by the justice. At the preliminary hearing held yesterday afternoon in the county court room, Mr Harris explained that the faniily ties were stretched 12 years ago when he was haled into a Baltimore court by a warrant issued at the request of his wife. It was a long story extending from that time to the present, via Richmond, the trouble reaching a climax last Satur day after Mrs. Harris lelt her husband to live with her son just across the road front the elder Harris's home. With bricks and other missiles flying lliick and fast, a witness referred t> the Saturday afternoon tikl>t as being similar to a hattle between the Ameri cans and (iermans. BUILDING AND LOAN SERIES TO OPEN SOON A Large Sale of Shares Is Predicted During The Nineteenth Series Opening its 29th series here the first Saturday in September, the Mar- . tin County Building and Loan Associ ation is predicting one of the largest sales of shares in its history of oper ation. The trend toward saving lias never been more evident throughout the country than at the present time, and the building and loan association is now recognized as one of the great est savings organizations in the coun try, especially for the small was'e earner who would own. his home and , make sure his dependence in 'old age. 1 Since- its organization" hack in the year, 1914, the Martin County weathered all storms and today it is in better condition than ever. Basing its operations upon small deposits but 1 sure ones, the organization lias pro-1 gressed rapidly and during its years of operation it has financed the build-1 ing of many homes here and in other parts of the county. At tIA same time it lias served its investor* well, mak ing for t|ieni a six per cent net in come on their investments. The value of the organization is ex pressed in many ways, and its advan-' tages to the saver and to all the com- j inunity are numerous, Headed by Mr. C.'A. Harrison, president, the associa-j tion has an able board of directors, i and these men invite you to call upon j them for detailed information leading | toward savings and ownership of your own home. The 29th ' series opens Saturday, September S. Conily Rich, a lighter of street lamps in Krankford, Pa. back in 1930, | wanted a home, a home of his own where he could place the highboy where he wanted it. It is not known where he lived before this story, but it must have been in one of the rented structures of the time. He longed for a home of his own with a gay carpet garnished with large, full-blown roses, and a nice up-to-date pump in the back yard. History does not show that Comly j Kich inspired the organization of the country's first building and loan as-1 sociation, but he must have been sit-, ting on the doorstep when word flew j around Frankford that homes could be financed by the new co-operative association, because he secured the, the first loan made by a building and loan association in this country. Miss SusU James, of Washington. 1 D. C., arrived yesterday to sprtid two | weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. James. ' .. -• ... Keep records on the individual cow and get rid of the tow producing ant- | inal as soon as possible, advise dairy specialists at State College. Explains Effect of Extended Term Proposal on Tax Rate FARM PROBLEMS GET SPOTLIGHT IN WASHINGTON Plans and Counter-Plans Fly Thick and Fast in Nation's Capital ♦—— „ Washington*, Aug. 16.—Troubles of Southern cotton planters, Western wheat growers, and other farmers have raised farm relief from lower case to capital letters as a prospective legislative issue four months before Congress convenes. As farmers harvest bountiful crops to sell them at the lowest prices in generations, legislators and farm lead ers are coming forward, with varying suggestions for relief. The farm board, created in 1929, and endowed with $500,000,000 and broad powers, is a center for discussions. Its emergency proposal, that one-third of the cotton crop be destroyed brought a new flow of relief discus sion and criticism of its activities. Plan Rejected Final rejection of its plan to plow under every third row of standing cot ton apparently faces the board as it considers replies from the 14 gover nors to whom the suggestion was ad vanced. | At least five governors have already frowned- upon it. Some submitted counter proposals. Two Democratic Senator>^ t ( araway. of Arkansas, and Smith, of South Carolina, have offered proposals designed to bolster the lowly 'price of critton. I Low prices on wheat, corn, tobacco, and fruits, in fact on practically every agricultural commodity, have stirred new interest in farmers' ills in Wash ington. Revived discussion-of the equaliza tion fee and the export debenture plans caitte last week T hr>llK)l announcement that the American harm Hureau l-ed eration again would throw its weight behind the fee principle of relief on the Kround that present faun legisla tion is inadequate. There also" have been suggestions for a "moratorium" on farm debts. Senator Heed, Republican, Pennsyl vania, has advocated abolition of the farm hoard. Indications that the Na tional Grange will urge adoption of the debenture plan and the favorable attitude of some western Republican Congressrtten toward it may mean an airing of the whole relief question in the next Congress. TRY CARTERET FRAUD CASES Judge Clayton Moore Pre siding at Important Trial In Beaufort This Week Charged with conspiracy to defraud Carteret County of approximately one million dollars, six former county of ficials, road contractors, and engineers are being tried in Beaufort this week with Judge Clayton Moore, of this place, presiding. The complaints allege the defend ants conspired to defraud the county in road-building operations, the col lection of taxes, and in other alleged derelictions in office. In the group of defendants is George K. Brooks, engineer who was em ployed by the town of VVilliamston to supervise the sidewalk paving pro- gram here two years ago. According to information received here, the cases will be hotly contested with prominent counsel on both sides. PETTY THEFTS ARE REPORTED Dozen Chickens and Auto Tire Stolen Saturday Night Here Petty thievery was in order herC| late last Saturday night, when rogues, stole a dozen or more chickens from a coop at Bowen Brothers store on | I Washington Street and two automo-, bile tires from the garage of Mr. W. T. Meadows on Main Street. No ar rest ' has been made in either ca e. ' (ioiiiK jojhe chicken coop, placed in 'an alley hy the Bowen store, the rogues took all the fowls they could ■ conveniently carry and'loosed the ojflr! ' cm. The owners discovered the theft ' Sunday morning and that evening they recovered 35 of the chickens as they ' went to roost near the coop. "There were a half dozen car» park ed all around my home with far bet ter tires on their wheels nine,] | but they picked me out," Mr. Meadows stated when reporting the theft yes terday morning. NINE IN TAIL ) V. i Population in the county's hoosegow here yesterday was be low the average, the sheriff's office reporting nine prisoners resting behind the bars. All the prisoners are colored men. Five of the number are await ing trial in the Federal court, convening in Washington in Oc tober. Seven of the five have been in jail three months or more. Two others are awaiting trial in the county superior court, and one other is serving a short jail sen tence. A last one is booked for duty on the roads of the State, and officers are expected to call for him within the next' day or two. EHRINGHAUS OUT FORGOVERNOR Announcement Is Accom panied by Statement As To Platform I'li/abeth City, Aug. 15.—-J. C. li Fhringhaus, Elizabeth C'itv attorney, today formally announced his candi dacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 19,12. His announcement brings two can didates definitely into the field, and several more are regarded as likely en trants; Lieut (IOV. R. I'. Fountain re cently issued his announcement from Charlotte. The field of prospects includes At torney General I). (i. Hrummitt, Com missioner A. J. Maxwell, of the State Revenue Department, and General \l belt Cox, of Raleigh. Plans Vigorous Campaign | Mr. KhringhtMiV said he would make a vigorous campaign, extending into every portion of North Carolina, ajnl promised to issue a full statement of his platform in the immediate future. At the outset; he announced four points on which he wished to make his position clear, in the following statement: "I shall stand upon and vigorously defend the record of the Democratic party in this State, both legislative and executive. Opposes Sales Taxes "I shall oppose imposition of either the general or the so-called luxury tax. Such forius of taxation I consider economically unsound, politically un jpirtfe, and ethically debatable. Such taxes are pit id by the consumer. With cotton selling at six cents a pound anil in the midst of the most desperate | economic situation faced l»v this gener ation,our aim should he to reduce and not to raise the cost of liwng. "With land at its lowest income lvalue in 40. years, it is cruel to con tinue lo levy taxis upon tin- present basis of valuation. I shall favor an limmediate return to -our former policy of quadrennial assessment. | "The cost of government must he further reduced in keeping with the present ability of the people lo pay taxes. A strict but sane economy is imperative." BIRTHDAY"OF VIRGINIA DARE —♦ — iThousands of People From All Over State Attending Celebration Today Thousands of |>eople from all over the State and many from this section are at Manteo today for the 344 th an niversary of the birth of Virginia Dare first white child born in America. Yesterday, it was estimated that 25,- 000 people would journey to Fort Ra leigh ill Dare County 'to witness the dual event, the celebration of the birth anniversary and the spanning of rivers and sounds connecting. Dare County and Roanoke Island with the outside world. Notable speakers are addressing the crowds today, and the event is looked upon as one of the first steps in ac quainting the province with other sec tions of the State and country. Barge Salvage Work Held Up Here by High Water « — : Halted by high water, workers sal vaging the barge "Lynn," at'the hot turn of the Roanoke River here, are' not expected to resume their activities before thi latter part of the week or not until the river seeks a lower'level. If the salvage forces are able to start the work again by. the latter part of this week, it will be some time next week before they raise the suifken craft. . Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Crockelt and children left this morning for a few days' stay at Virginia Beach, r ESTABLISHED 1898 1 MEANS SAVING TO MAJORITY OF TAXPAYERS Special Taxes in Districts Will Be Abolished If Proposal Carries (By W. C. MANNING) Many questions arc beinß asked, some wise and snuif otherwise, and many statements arc beiiifj made, some true ami some untrue, about the pro posed school election to be held on the 14th of September. If the proposal carries at the spec- I lal election, then all special extejided term levies now existing will In- abol ished, as follows: Jamesville. 20 cents; Coopers, 15 cents; Hardens, 17 cents; Poplar Run, 20 cents; Anne, 20 cents;, j harm Life, 15 cents, Hear (irass 35 cents; Willianiston, 22 cents; Kvcretts 2.) cents; Robersonville, 23 cent-, I'ai ntele 20 cents; Hold Point, JO cents; Hassell,- 22 cents; llaiuilton, 30 cents >n property and 90 cents oil each poH; Jatnl Dak lily, 20 cents; and a uni ,form county tax for all schools not to J exceed. 20 cents will lie levied, which this year will not exceed 18 cents on the SIOO valuation, according to the hest estimate available. The tax cm [not 'exceed 20 cents. | This means that a man who paid $2 20 s|H'cial school tax in the llissell School ilislrict in I "3(1 will only have pay $1.8(1 this year I n 11 iriidtnii. il he iiiiid s.i lust year, he wilt pay $ I 80 this^eaij. | 'The only schools in the county ,which now have special taxes that Wl >uld have to pay mure are Coopers, 'J where the man vyitli SI,OOO worth of , property listed would have to pay a 'total of .10 cents more; in Hardens, t uhere he would pax 10 cents more on SI,OOO worth of listed property; in 1 .nut I. lie, .10 cents more on the SI,OOO In Hear (irass he would pay $1 70 less. j ()l the present special lax districts, 1 3,071 pupils would pay less, while 251 would pay slightly more. There ire 1 now 3,322 children in special tax dis tricts and (>ls who are not. The >ls who are found outside of special tax districts are as follows: 3*' in-Spring I• i recti, 51 in Smiths, 150 in Cross j Roads, 7> in Macedonia, 7-4 in Lillevs | Hall, s> in (irifliiis, ll'i in Sandy ' I Nidge, and 50 in Mannings, while a • | goodly number of these have hereto- Tore Ih-cii permitted by the schools at | jamesville, \\ illi.iin.ston, Robersonville 1 i and Hamilton to attend the full term '.of 8 months withnut objection. ' j All the property in Williams, half riu (irilliiis, about two fifths in Hear r ( irass, one third in truss Ruads, one ' j tenth in Kohersonville, and half of Poplar Point not "now taxed "will have 'j to pay in >t to exceed '2O cents, which j will cost the districts not now 1 j extendi i term tax about $3,500, and 1 , will save those districts now paying special tax for extended term about >•« • I■ | \V hue it may -seem rather strange 'j to say that the proposed tax on all the Vpfoperty of the county will he less ' jtliait the amount raised last'year in the | special tax districts, it is nevertheless true, and may be explained by* certain I lines fit economy in- tb»* .operation of i ; schools this year, by Consolidations, ' and by sundry other savings from last yean. I No laws whatever will in any way I be changed by the proposed election, jiud if it is not passed, then all the special tax districts will remain just as they are. | About 87 per cent of all the prop -1 erty in the county now pays a special 'school tax which will be reduced by passing the 20-cent proposal. The ' other 13 per. cent does not now pay a special lax, but if the proposed tax passes, all property of the county will be on an equal footing. HANDCUFFED, SWIMS RIVER * # I Prisoner Escapes from Of ficer and Is Still at Large In Bertie Swamps • ♦ Liberty or death was the uiottot of . Henry Davenport, jr., yesterday morn ing ,whe(i he jumped into the Roan oke River with a pair of handcuffs on to escape being returned to a chain . gang in Halifax County. ■ Arrested a short -while before by r Constable Henry Edmondson, in Pop' lar Point, Davenport tore away from ( the office and in the first plunge into f the swift waters of the Roanoke he ( made 25 yards from shore before he t came to the top for air. On across the - stream he paddled, lus (Strokes similar to those of a dog in wSter, car- I I rying hint Safely across. He con fitinues at large in the Bertie Swamps, ;it was learned this morning.