Members and Delegates of Roanoke Baptist Association—Welcome To Williamston and Martin County
Advertisers Will Pad Our Col
tuna a Latchkey to Over Sixteen
Hundred Martin County Homes
VOLUME XXXIV —NUMBER 65
Tobacco Price Higher Here Monday
Two Church Meetings in County This Week Attracting Many Visitors
Roanoke Baptist Association
Holding Annual Meet Here
SESSIONS BEGAN
THIS MORNING;
END TOMORROW
Estimated That Around 400
Are in Attendance on
Proceedings
As all roads led to Rome in the
days of that Empire's great sway over
the earth, so today, in this section, all
roads have led to" Williamston.
.Over the many f>erfreted- highway*
leading into this 'town from every
where, the Baptists hosts of Eastern
Carolina have been on the
Memorial Baptist Church here all day,
and stilt they come.
They have been gathering here for
their twenty-fourth annual session and
have come in such numbers that the
seating capacity of the larjfc audi
torium has been greatly taxed at the
session of today.
The delegates and visitors have been
met at the church's door by a group
of young married women of the local
church congregation, and most of
them were in their places when John
T. Coley, Moderator, of Rocky Mount,
called the session to order this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. After the devotion
al exercises, Julian C. Anderson,
young deacon of the Memorial church,
delivered the address of_ welcome, and
after a short response, the association
swung into its order of business and
everything was proceeding on schedule
time.
The highlights on the morning's
program were the addresses by Dr.
J. A. Campbell, president of Camp
bell's college, and the associations!
sermon, delivered by the Rev. W. E.
Goode, of the Scotland Neck church.
By the time for the annual sermon,
the larger numlier of all delegates and
visitors had arrived, and it was esti
mated that there was a total of 4(X)
or more. With all wings of the audi
torium opened, chairs were carried in
to seat the great throngs, leaving many
standing.
Late on the morning's program, the
local pastor was asked to read his
announcements. He stated upon behalf
of the church and community that
lunch would be served in the Woman's
Club hall at 12:30 o'clock by the
men of the church; that registration
of all delegates who expected _to
spend the night in Williamston would
take place at that hour, and that the
evening meal would be served in the
club rooms at 6 o'clock promptly this
evening.
The visiting delegates remaining
over for tomorrow's sessions will be
entertained tonight in. the homes of
the Williamston people. And while
many of the visitors w.ill drive home
after the afternoon and evening ses
sions, a large number have registered
for accommodations with local people.
Following adjournment of the morn
ing session, the delegates and visitors
repaired to the Woman's Club room
just across the street, where the wo
men of the local church served them
lunch.
The large room was filled with im
provised tables which were able to
take care of two hundred. Those not
not fortunate enough to get one of
these places, were seen standing about
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FINAL DRIVE FOR
PERSONAL TAXES
County Representative Out
To Collect Around 1,700
Unpaid Accounts
Optimism in the office of Sheriff C.
B. Roebuck was at a low ebb yester
day morning when he and his depu
ties started out to finish the collection
of approximately 1,700 unpaid personal
property tax accounts. The accounts,
averaging around $4, are scattered all
over the county among both white and
colored. During the next few days,
the officers plan to collect much of
the |6,800 due by personal property
owners. Some property has been con
fiscated. but in virtually every case the
property owners arte making settle
ments as fast as they get the money,
the sheriff stated.
THE ENTERPRISE
WHERE BAPTIST HOSTS ARE MEETING I
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The Memorial Baptist Church, of Williamaton, pictured above, ia
the seen* of the annual meeting of the Roanoke Baptist Asaociation thia
year, the sessions beginning thia morning and continuing through tomor
row night. Attendance is estimated at 400 for the meetings today.
Welfare Work Big
Problem in County
f PARENTS-TEACHERS I
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The Williamaton Parent-Teach
er association will hold its first
meeting of the current school term
Thursday afternoon of this week
at 3:45 o'clock in the grammar
grade school auditorium, it (was
announced this morning.
Expressing the greatest need
for an active organization in many
years, the president is very anx
ious to have a large number of
parents present for the meeting.
Parenta of rural pupils are also
urged to attend the meeting.
DRAW JURY LIST
FOR NEXT TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
Forty-Seven Citizens of
County To Report at
November Term
Forty seven citizens were selected |
this week by the county commissioners
to serve as jurors at the next term of
Martin County Superior court con
vening in November. Twenty-four
were chosen to serve during the first
week, and twenty-three to serve dur
ing the second week of the term.
First Week
Jamesville township—J. H. Daven
port, W. J. Wright, J. F. Martin and
C. G. Gurkin.
Williams township: J no. Gray Corey.
Griffins township—W. T. Koberson,
John A. Hardison and Harmon Kob
erson^
Bear Grass township, W. E. Malone
Williamston township Herman
Bowen, N. C. Green, J. F. Weaver,
B. S. Courtney, VV. G. Peel and W.
S. McKeel.
Cross Roads township—H. L. Roe
buck.
Robersonville township Arthur
Johnson, R. J. Whitehurst, and J. T.
Powell.
Hamilton township—H. L. Hopkins.
v Goose Nest township—Jesse Har
rell, P. V. Rawls,' N. F. Brown and
W. E. Early..
Second Week
Jamesville township—J. N. Cooper
and H. B. Barber.
Williams township—S. L. Andrews,
and B. L. Gardner.
Griffins township—W. J. Lilley, J.
J. Manning and B. F. Lilley.
Bear Grass townshi|>—Ben Ward.
Williamston township—W. J. N e '*
son, L. P. Lindsley, H. F. Vaughan.
Cross Roads township—Herman
Moore and W. A. Mobley.
Robersonville township C. L.
Green, W. E. Everett, J. Henry
Roberson, and S. T. Woolard.
Hamilton townahip—K. B. Ether
idgc, M. D. Beech. _ ~ _____
Goose Nest township—A. L. Moye,
T. C. Allsbrooks, W. R. Everett, and
|W. O. Council.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 13,1931
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR RELIEF IN
COMING WINTER
Eastern Welfare Workers
Attend Edenton Meeting
Last Saturday Morning
Unemployment, and tlie stringent
conditions resulting therefrom have at
tracted nation-wide attention- during
the past few months. Now that win
ter is just a few weeks away, and al*
ready a pinch of cold weather has
been felt, the task of caring for the
unemployed and the needy cases is
rapidly becoming one of the most ser
ious problems this county has faced in
many years. Similar conditions exist
throughout the district, State, a&ul na
tion.
Last Saturday, welfare workers from
all Over northeastern Carolina met in
Kdenton to discuss plans for handling
welfare work in the district .tljis com
ing winter. Another meeting is be
ing held in Raleigh today with welfare
workers from all over the State in at
tendance. Just how the problem will
be solved is unknown at this time.
In focusing attention on conditions
in Martin County, one will find an un
favorable situation. Other than three
local welfare units, the county, as a
| whole, has not organized welfare body.
According to those who attended the
district meeting in Kdenton last Sat
urday, counties with unorganized wel
fare bodies can expect little or no aid
from State and Federal sources. Just
what the counties with organized units
will receive from State and Federal
sources is not known, but it is certain
that they stand a far better chance of
receiving aid in handling their welfare
work than those counties having no or
ganized charity units.
| It is the belief of many that a coun
ty welfare department should be cre
ated by the county authorities, and
that with the creation of units in each
of the ten townships an efficient and
vAty satisfactory (handling of needy
cases could be effected.
Interested citizen* headed by the
Parent-Teacher Association in Oak
City, the Red Cross in Robersonville,
and the Woman Club in Williamston
are doing a splendid work in their re
spective communities but can these or
ganizations handle the situation is a 1
questiontthawf w now.l
In seven townships there are no wel
fare committees, " T and while aid has
been rendered by; neighbors, can the
needs of the unfortunates be prop
erly cared for is another question for
serious consideration.
There will be fewer "old clothes"
available for distribution among the
needy, if>r old clothes, in many cases,
are still on the backs of the original
owners. Industrial plants operating in
this county are closing down tempor
arily while others are running on part
time schedules. There is a greater
amount of food stored -for use in this
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LEMAN TAYLOR
SHOOTS SELF
WITH .22 RIFLE
Dies Early Today in Hos
pital After Lingering
Over Night
Leman Taylor, 37 years old, died in
a Rocky Mount hospital at 3:30 o'clock
their morning from a self-inflicted
bullet wound.
Despondent over adverse farming
conditions, Mr. Taylor went to his
room at his home on the old Wynn
farm, near Evcretts, "yesterday about
noon and lay dowiwm the bed. About
3:30 Mrs. to his room
and found him sleeping. Five minutes
later she was on the porch with her
two children and houfee attendants
and heard a ritllc tire in the room and
Mr. Taylor fall to the floor. Neighbors
were called to the hoitve and a doctor
was summoned, the physician stating
soon after his arrival that death was
certain within a very few hours. Mr.
j Taylor, in a dying condition, was re
moved to the hospital shortly after the
'shooting was reported,
| Taking a .22-caliber rifle, Mr. Tay
lor removed bis shoe and with his toe
fired the weapon, the ball entering the
forehead and lodging just inside the
'skin at the back of his head. He never
'regained consciousness, and although
I recovery was considered hopeless, he
[was removed, at the request of rela
tives, to the hospital.
Mr. Taylor, • .orn near Spring Green
this county, the son of the late Van
R. Taylor and wife, was a prominent
farmer, and up until several months
ago had met with success. He is sur
vived by Mrs. Taylor, formerly Miss
[Mamie Taylor, of this county, and two
children, Hattie James Taylor, 8 years
old, and Van Ralph Taylor, six years
old, also by one "Brother, Mr. Van G.
[Taylor, of Evcretts, and one sister,
i Mrs. Herbert Hopkins, of near Ham
ilton.
Funeral services will be held tomor
row afternoon at the late home, and
(interment will follow in the Taylor
[burial ground, near Spring Green
I church. Complete funeral arrange
ments had not been announced at
'noon today.
EIGHT BEAUFORT
FARMERS OPPOSE
SPECIAL SESSION
Other County Farmers Are
Anxious for Action on
Cotton Acreage Plan
Meeting in the courthouse here the (
24th of last month, a small group of
farmers passed. resolutions urging
Governor Gardner to call a special .
session of the North Carolina General
Assembly with the view of curtailing ,
cotton and tobacco acreage in the
State. Other counties reported similar .
action among their fawners.
Last Saturday eight farmers meet- j
ing in Washington at the call of the (
Beaufort County commissioners unan-
imously adopted a resolution oppos- |
ing a special session and further re- (
questing representatives to oppose .
bills for ? acreage reduction of cotton ,
and tobacco if a special session is .
called.
A. D. McLean, Beaufort County's j
representative, led the movement for
the resolution. State Senator Hallett
S. Ward, also in attendance, stated he
would vote for reduction legislation,
but added he does not think Jt would j
work.
This week, Mr. Newell G. Bartlett,
secretary of the Eastern Carolina j
Chamber of Commerce, plans to head (
a delegation to call on Governor |
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Mrs. Velma Bohannon Died
Monday at Richmond Home
Mr*. Velma Bohannon, daughter of
the late George Moore and wife, died
at her home in Richmond yesterday,
morning following a short illness.
Spinal meningitis was given at the
caute of her death.
Mr*. Bohannon, 21 years old, was
born in the Spring Green section of
this county, moving to Richmond to
make her home not sp long ago. She
it survived by two brothers and two
| sister*. •
| Funeral service* are being conduct- (
ed tbi* afternoon and interment will >
follow in the burial ground near Spring
Green.
200,000 Pounds Bring $11.82
Average at Local Warehouses
WHERE PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY MEETS
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The Albemarle Presbyterial Auxiliary will hold its annual conference
in the above pictured church at Bear Grass Friday of this week. The
members there are planning for a big meeting.
Presbyterian Au
Hold One-Day
Bear Grass C
LARGE NUMBER
OF DELEGATES
ARE EXPECTED
Two Sessions Will Be Held
During Day; Successful
Meeting Is Predicted
j The Albemarle I'reshyterial Auxili
ary, Group I, made up of churches in
F.li/abeth City, Edenton.f Ahoskic,
Tarboro, and Martin County, will hold
its annual conference .in the recently
huilt church at Hear Grass Friday of
this week. The conference will he
entertained hy members at Iloar Crass,
assisted by members here and at Rd>-
erson's farm, it is understood,. Ar
rangements are being made to rare for
the visitors that day, and present in
dication* point to a successful meet
ing.
Leaders from the-several church aux
iliary units are expected to attend the
conference and take program parts,
schedule pf events released by Mrs,
C. M. Brownfi group chairman, shows.
Two sessions will be held during the
day, the first convening at 10:30 o'clock
in the morning and the second in the
afternoon at 2 o'clock. "The ( liris
tian Home" has been chosen as the
general topic'for the nieetiifg.
j Following the devotional exercises
at 10:30, Mrs. A. B. Rogerson, will
make the address of welcome, and
[Mrs. Garland Towe, of Klizabetli
City, will respond. Mrs, 11. L. llick.s,
'president of the Group I Auxiliary,
will address the meeting at 12 o'clock,
' Following the lunch hour, a varied pro
jgram will be held during the al'ter
'noon session which adjourns at 3:30.
The district meeting goes to Hear
Grass this year as a fitting climax to
the work accomplished there during
the past months, and it is with a keen
interest that the members there, as
sisted by those here and at the Rob
erson farm mission plan to entertain
the visitors. The Bear Grass mission,
housed in a new $5,000 lirick building,
has a rapidly growing nienibership.
More than 85 people attend the Sun
day evening preaching services regu
larly and the average attendance up
on the Sunday school has becit around
the 100 mark.
Masons Will Not Hold
Meeting Here Tonight
The regular meeting of Skewarkee
| Lodge, N0.' 90, A. F. &A. Mi, sched
uled for tonight, was called off yes
terday on account of the meeting here
'of the Roanoke Baptist Association
at the same time. A special com
-1 munication will be held Friday night
lof this which time work in
j the first be exemplified,
i Members are asked to take notice of
the change and attend the meeting
Friday night.
ASK LOWER RATES
In a petition prepared a few
days ago, telephone subscribers in
the town of Everetts asked a re
duction in rentals charged by the
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph
Company. The company refused
a lower rate, and, according to re
ports, one or two of the few sta
tions there, and serviced by the
Carolina Company, were discon
tinued by the subscribers. The
petition carried the names of every
subscriber in the town.
MINISTERS HOLD
CONFERENCE AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Plan to Carry Out Program
Arranged by Committee
In Meet Last Night
The pastors' conference of the Roa
noke Haptist association met in ses
sion here last'evening at 7:30 o'clock
in the auditorium of the Haptist
idturch for the carrying out of its
yearly program, which was arranged
by the committee in charge.
The pastors came to Williamston
for their meeting from all over the
[five counties embraced in the territory
of the association. The pastor of the
local church stated this morning that
there were eighteen ministers here for
the yearly meeting.
A very interesting, program was
icarried through with the Rev. R, S.
I Fountain, Weldon pastor, in the chair
is president of the ministerial organi
zation.
The Rev. W. O. Blount, of Wilson,
made an interesting talk, and this was
his first public appearance in the as
sociation as he recently . came here
from another state.
| The pastor of tlie loral church led
the devotional part of tlie meetings
and spoke briefly on the text, "Where
are the prophets?" Mr. Dickey publicly
lamented the fact that the church
world is xo organized ami operated to
day that its prophets, must accept
money for their services. "Thij," he
said, "maikes them salary-conscious!"
And he quoted Dr. John K. Sampey
to the effect that ministers who are
dependent, with \heir families, on the
people for whom they prophecy, find,
inevitably, that this economic depend
ence tends to "take the edge off" their
prophecyinn. '"There is a tendency,
no doubt," the speaker said, "for them
to become pleasers of men rather than
Ipleasera of GodJ! • ' .
| He iexpressed a deep Wish for the
.pastors to be economically independ
ent of financial support from those for
whotn they prophecied; thought, he
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DURING SEASON
Warehousemen are Hopeful
For Continuation Of
Higher Prices
I lie \\ illiamston tobacoc market had
its best sale of the entire season yes
terday, IV i IIK tobavco farmers more
encouragement and causing a more
I optimistic tone in general niarkef roti-
I ditions. No tans were turned on the
three warehouse floors during the "tlrfy
| and farmers expressed themselves as
I being- well pleased with the sale.
| Approximately JIMI.OO pounds of the
I Kolden weed were sold on the floors
j during the day for an official average
i 4 $11.82 a hundred pounds,"the high
est average and the best sale report
ed on the market. The American
company bought heavily, and there
was competitive bidding by near!) ill
the buyers. Sales were holding their
own here today, although the offerings,
v\rre not as as they were yes
jterday. Increased sales are expected
j tomorrow and throughout this week.
Peanut digging in about over in many
('sections, and a marked increase in the
size of sales is expected.
I Individual averages, ranging be
tween J() and .11) tents on the local mar
ket yesterday were many, and the
price for all the grades except a few
of the poorer ones wj»s much, better.
| Government grading, offered fKee to
I the growers by Messrs. lierger and
(Meadows at the Roanoke-1
jhouse, Messrs. Haridiill, Ingram and
| Mcador at the Farmers Warehouse,
ami Messrs. Griftin, Taylor, and Griffin
'at the-l'lanters, is nuvrting with much
I success.
, Local warehousemen arc optimistic
i- i ■ .
iin their epectations lor a continuation
jof the good sales made yesterday, and
the buyers are showing a marked in
'terest in the success of the local mar
ket.
| Incomplete reports released for all
|the markets in the Bright Melt for the
month of September show a ,$2.28 de
crease in price for the month past,
as compared with the $11.K4 price paid
for tobacco sold in Septemlx\r of last
year. Few comparative averages have
been released, but Wilson reported an
'average of $6.37, as compared, with
I s«>.f>4 last year for the month of Sep-
I teniber, a drop of $3.09.
' The September producers' sales this
year, amounting to_ 93,355,542 pounds,
was ir>;s |MT cent less than \vas sold
last September, and the average price
of $9.56 per hundred was $2.2K below
the average for September, 1930.
i The price average for the IM3I to
bacco crop began to drop with the
opening of the state's many markets.
During August when only the seven
North C arolina markets in the bor
der of South Carolina belt were open,
prices registered an average gain of
$1.46 per hundredweight. This was
' wiped out and the loss marked up by
the opening of. the 34 markets in the
old bright belt and new bright belt.
I "BAD GIRL" IS AT
WATTS TWO DAYS
I Critics Rate Picture As One
Of the Best Produced
So Far This Year
"Had Girl," rated by Libery maga
zine and critics of note as one pf the
best pictures of the yev, has been
booked for showing at the Watts The
atre here Thursday and Friday nights
of this week. A matinee has also been
arranged by the management for
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Given four stars by Liberty maga
zine in a recent issue, the picture is
said to be an extraordinary one, the
reviewer, Janjes Smith, stating, " 'Bad
Girl' can not fail to hold you absorbed,
and I defy you not to be touched by
it." - 1 ■ •' : 4, ,
"Frank Borzage, the director, has
given the screen nothing more sincere
or appealing," Mr. Smith continued in
his review.
"Merely Mary Ann," at the WatH
last night, made a hit. It will be on
the screen again tonight.