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VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 29
REYNOLDS IN FRONT BY OVER 11,000
11 A AA i AA A A i i A A A A i a....
Ehringhaus Leads Fountain By Lit
OLD OFFICERS IN
COUNTY WIN IN
EVERY CONTEST
Joshua Coltrain Leads the
County Ticket With •
2,309 Votes
Martin citizens settled their county
Politic# for another two years when
they went to the polls last Saturday
and renominated the county commis
sioners, members of the county board
of education, register of deeds and
nominated a judge and solicitor of the
county recorder's court. While there
was a marked discrepancy from the
first of the ballot to the last, the 2,889
voters grouped their votes to make a
second primary for the county offices
unnecessary. There is an election
next November, but that is not likely
to change the action of the primary
last Saturday.
Joshua L. Coltrain led the county
ticket with 2,309 votes, but even then
580 voters failed to favor him. Many
of those votes were withheld in Grif
fins and Bear Grass, where there was
a contest to attract special attention
on the part of the voters there, but
even in other parts of the county there
were marked variations, each precinct
slicing ont here and supporting one
strongly there. In short, the vote
was just a bit radical throughout the
county. Messrs. Coltrain, T. C. Grif
fin, Pope Taylor, and Everett were
successful in. their race for commis-'
sionership nominations, Mr. H. C.
Green taking sixth place with 1,748
votes, >vhich were insufficient to nomi
nate him. .
In the race for county board of edu
cation, Mr. Eason Lilley led, Messrs.
E. H. Ange and J. W. Eubanks also
polling sufficient votes to secure their
nomination for a place on that body.
Mr. Jos. F. Martin was fourth with
1,134 votes, a number insufficient to
warrant a second primary for a place
on the board.
Mr. J. Sam Getsinger polled 2,204
votes to win over Mr. Lucian J. Har
dison for register of deeds, Mr rf Har
dison polling S3l votes.
Herbert O. Peel, with 1,694 votes,
got a majority over his two oppon
ents, C. B. Riddick and Lewis H.
Peel, Mr. Riddick polling 834 votes
and Mr. L. H. Peel trailing the entire
ticket with 254 votes.
W. H. Coburn, one of the five non
office holders, got the solicitorship
over Judge Jos. W. Bailey by a vote
of 2,004 to 684. I
A. D. Mac Lean led the ticket in the
race for the second district senatorial
nominations with 1,763 votes. Corey
was second with 1,736, and Bailey
third with 993 votes. Mr. Corey's ma
jority in this county, however, was not
sufficient to overcome that of Carl L.
Bailey in the other six counties of the
district, and Messrs. Mac Lean and
Bailey received the nominations.
FINAL RITES FOR
R. W. EVERETT
HELD SUNDAY
♦
Died at home of Sister Here
Early Last Saturday
Morning
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Robert W. Everett, a native of this
county but for a number of years a
resident of Rocky Mount, died at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Brown
on Simmons Avenue here early last
Saturday morning after a lingering
illness. Mr. Everett had suffered with
some malignant growth similar to
cancer for more than a year, and al
though he was treated in several hos
pitals during a greater part of that
time he was never able to overcome
it.
Mr. Everett, the son of the late Sim
on P. Everett and wife, Minerva Ev
erett, was born in Everetts 51 years
ago last August. About 27 years ago
he went to Rocky Mount, where be
was employed by the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company, serving as
a conductor on one of that company's
big trains for a number of years. Dur
ing his residence in Rocky Mount he
was held in high esteem by a wide cir
cle of friends and fellow rail em
ployees.
He is stirvived by two sisters, Mrs.
P. H. Brown, of this place; Mrs. Min
nie Ballance, of Chillicothe, Ohio; and
one brother, Simon P. Everett, of
Norfolk. One half-brother, S. F. Ev
erett, of Orlando, Fla., and one half
sister, Mrs. Mattie Hunt, of Bushnel,
Fla., also survive.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Brown home here J>unday
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THErENTERPRISE
Peanut Growers
In Court Home Thursday
Aa a result of the starvation
price* offered for the 1931 crop of
paanuta, Eastern North Carolina
farmers are seriously considering
forming some kind of marketing
with the ispmnd
hope of improving marketing con
ditions. Whether Martin County
farmers will join in the movement
will be determined Thursday of
this week, whan the movement
will be explains) at a meeting to
be held in the county courthouse
here at 10 o'clock a. m.
Mr. A. E. Gibson, marketing
man of the Feaderal Farm Board,
will be here and explain the lat
eet undertaking to establish a bet-
TOWN DELAYS ITS
TAX SALES UNTIL
FIRST OF AUGUST
Action Taken at a Regular
Meeting of the Board
Here Last Night
The sale of land for taxes in Wil
liamston was postponed until August
by the authorities in regular meeting
here last night, the commissioners de
laying the sale when it was learned
that the town could, by a small margin,
meet its responsibilities without mak
ing the sale just at this time.
Whether the sale will be postponed
longer than that depends upon the pay
ments, large or small, by property
owners during the next few weeks.
After listening to complaints, nad
just ones too, coming from residents
living near the river hill, a committee
was named to locate a new dumping
ground for trash. During the past
several years, the town has been filling
in the ravines just off Main Street, but
summer time is bringing out the odors
and the commissioners now realize
that a change must be made.
A request for the extension of water
and sewer lines down Elm Street was
heard, but no definite action was tak
en at the last night meeting.
Frsnk Carstarphen was refunded $3
dog tut listed through error.
. Perkinson snd Greathouse were giv
en the contract to audit the town books
for $135.
Wm. Slade, colored, was granted
permission to hold a dance here the
20th of this month.
COREY LOSES IN
SENATE CONTEST
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Six of Seven Counties Give
Mac Lean and Bailey A
Necesary Majority
Reports received here this* morning
from lix of the teven counties in the
second state senatorial district give
A. D. Mac Lean and Carl L. Bailey a
substantial majority over A. Corey, of
Jamesville, the returns from the
seventh county, Dare, being of such
size that no great change can result
when they are reported.
The vote in the si* counties report
ing, is as follows:
County M'Un Bailey Corey
Martin 1,763 993 1,636
Washington .. 1,071 1,148 404
I Tyrrell 305 284 133
Pamlico - 931 570 292
Hyde 1,065 837 263
Beaufort 4,140 2,407 1,083
Total" 9,275 6,239 3,811
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD REGULAR
MEET MONDAY
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Discuss Continuance of the
County Recorder'#
4 Court
Requests of the more unfortunate
bombarded the county commissioners
in their regular monthly meeting held
Monday, the board increasing a few
allowances and aiding a- few more to
the already long list
A discussion was'held in connection
with the costs of the county record
er's court, the commissioners debat
ing whether the court should be a
bolished or continued, whether one
session of the court shoukl he held
once every two weeks or regularly
each week. No definite action was
(Onttnrt «n the tack pug*)
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 7, 1932
ter marketing system for peanuts.
In a letter to County Agent T. B.
Brandon yesterday, Mr. Gibson
said he would undertake to ax
plain some of the accompliahmenta
of the Alabama-Florida coopera
tive peanut aaaociation and indi
cate the progreaa that ia being
made in Virginia incident to or
ganising the peanut growera there.
Fanners and other* interested
are urged to attend and it is hop
ed they will avail themselves of
the opportunity to learn of the
movement, even if they do not give
it their individual support. The
meeting, beginning at 10 o'clock,
will not last very long, it waa
stated.
SIDE LIGHTS ON
_THE PRIMARY_
The primary last Saturday in this
county was without high spots, all
factions settling down to an earnest
campaign in the interest of the office
aspirants of their choice.
When Mrs. J. S. Rhodes missed her
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OFFICIAL RETURNS FOR COUNTY
Following is the official tabulation of returns fot all State and county officers, by precincts, in the
Democratic primary held in Martin County last Saturday:
li.l§ I I i . 3
;■Jl|4|i I S 1 | | j g
U. 8. SENATOR—(Short Ttm): * * & i u 5 I S * ; H
Cameron Morrison . .. 91 34 SI 06 309 30 38 10 6 14 3 41 713
Robert R. Reynolds IOS 46 146 119 338 216 258 54 74 55 40 115 1.566
Frank D. Orist M 22 17 4 27 11 14 10 6 11 4 10 234
Tam C. Bowls 14 2 9 S 15 12 37 6 1 12 17 15 145
U. S. SENATOR—(Long Term): - * (
CjfMTMI Morrison ... 7S / SO 43 #7 298 28 39 11
Robert R. Reynolds _...' _■ 95 40 141 117 323 205 249 53 79 55 39 107 1,503
Frank D, Grist 104 17 IS 4 32 13 16 9 6 9 5 12 242
Tam C. Bowie J 14 1 .12 S IS * > 13 37 5 1 13 15 11 142
Arthur Simmons ............. 8 6 0 0 3 2 .1 0 1 1 0 0 22
FOR GOVERNOR: ' T"
J. C. B. Ehringhaus .? 127 22 24 69 275 25 26 2 11 19 4 30 634
Richard T. Fountain 148 81 187 78 360 207 233 71 79 71 57 155 1,727
Allen J. Maxwell 56 27 32 42 52 44 90 8 5 4 4 1 365
STATE SENATE—2nd District:
A. D. Mac Lean IS4 57 166 114 424 203 294 65 79 67 S7 83 1,763
Cart L. Bailey SI 28 SO 32 293 72 233 IS 18 45 38 109 993
A. Corey ~ ... 1 296 * 103 171 143 371 186 77 58 69 37 9 114 1,736
REGISTER OF DEEDS: - ..
tSam Getsinger JL : .J. 230 62 243 142 568 188 309 72 66 79 57 166 2,204
. J. Hardison 96 87 31 53 81 88 38 6 14 ... 15 7 15 531
JUDOE RECORDER'S COURT:
Herbert O. Peels _...„ 238 87 183 101 S7B 27 140 46 33 62 42 157 1,694
C. B. Riddick 67 42 14 77 84 233 142 27 SS 23 20 27 834
Lewis H. Peel 29 14 ffr V# 40 1 64 3 S H t 1 252
SOLICITOR, RECORDER'S COURT:
Joe. W. Bailey 82 28 37 29 -142 ' 96 81 29 15 33 43 49 684
W. H. Coburn 256 10S 173 137 534 172 262 49 77 60 21 138 2,004
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
H. S. Everett 242 74 137 103 462 214 311 78 91 72 50 55 1,909
L. Coltrain 274 129 220 166 382 226 307 72 78 72 S3 162 2,309
enry C. Orsen 179 OS 93 174 463 188 209 38 56 58 45 148 1,748
T. C. Griffin 222 102 237 33 542 193 276 67 88 71 47 - 145 2,043
V. G. Taylor 236 93 ISO 103 469 213 284 63 69 78 58 123 1,941
J. E. Pope 223 76 127 109 597 173 256 67 71 74 53 145 1,975
BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Joseph F, Martin 227 104 73 74 293 123 101 22 39 19 15 42 1,134
E. H7 Ann - - .203 69 17# 137 523 173 273 68 84 72 59 145 1,987
John W. Eubanks ... .. ISS S3 ISO 112 456 168 293 69 71 79 56 168 1,834
J. Eason Lilley 189 113 246 91 594 223 299 68 73 39 50 150 2,135
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: " . ■.
David P. Delllnger . 19 17 14 20 107 37 37 10 6 13 7 7 294
A. H. Graham : „ 174 S3 48 31 408 136 251 60 66 SI 38 141 1,457
Denlson P. Giles 36 6 20 3 60 31 16 5 10 6 6 9 210
SECRETARY OF STATE: * \ »' . *
i unes A Hsrtnees 127 33 3S 73 238 if 179 26 29 24 23 26 893
tacey W. Wade - 114 47 S4 37 333 IS4 142 51 SO 37 30 135 1,246
STATE AUDITOR:
Baxter Durham 152 33 32 18 431 154 217 60 33 45 32 99 1,310
George H. Adams ...... 63 20 20 19 65 46 49 6 32 20 10 9 359
Chester O. Bell 38 26 33 23 96 20 38 9 17 9 7 52 368
ATTORNEY GENERAL: )
Dennis O. Brummltt 163 42 39 65 387 102 260 67 49 49 33 133 1,409
Peyton McSwain 72 29 24 29 207 99 53 9 31 25 17 29 624
COMMISSIONER OP LABOR:
B. Frit* Smith ; 26 3 7 5 90 11 15 6 21 1 10 3 200
R. R. Lawrence 19 13 24 5 222 IS 22 8 12 8 10 7 365
W. Henry Davis 42 21 -13 5 41 30 59 2 8 14 14 7 236
A L. Fletcher 28 13 11 9 66 72 66 6 26 4 3 6 310
John D. Norton ' 19 11 . 7 8 37 9 23 S 11 IS 3 12 160
Clarence X. Mitchell 91 IS 14 23 126 48 112 46 6 25 10 126 642
CORPORATION COMMISSIONER:
Stanley Winborne JL. 148 44 29 34 479 121 239 SS 43 32 36 122 1,404
X. C. Macon 78 27 33 18 106 67 59 16 38 26 2 26 496
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Dan C. Boney 126 39 42 35 517 108 104 51 47 35 41 124 1,379
D. W. Morton ...n , : 25 32 3* 9>--r 22 —S II f T| 610 5
TOTAL VOTE Ml 149 279 208 714 212 362 82 94 ' 96 68 119 2489
NEGRO IS SHOT
IN ATTEMPT TO
ROB HOME HERE
Lovingood Mordecai Meets
Shots When He Tries to
Enter Harrison Home
Lovingood Mordecai, 24-year-old ne
gro, was placed in jail here early last
Sunday morning, where he awaits trial
on a first degree burglary charge pre
ferred against him soon after he at
tempted to enter the home of Mr. J.
E. Harrison on Watts Street here.
Charlie Garfield, alleged to have oper
ated with Mordecai, is also being held
i in the county jail, charges against him
I pending the outcome of developments
! in the case.
Attention given to the primary re
turns was abruptly ' interrupted about
3 o'clock Sunday morning, when Mr.
F. K. Hodges notified police that his
home had been entered. Officer Alls
brooks, with Charlie Frank and Dur
ant Keel, rushed over there, and while
thfcy were making an investigation they
heard five shots fired from a pistol a
little over two blocks away. They
turned their car around just in time
/to see Mordecai turn up the |
off Watts Street. The officer and as
sistant continued to Msin Street snd
bn sround to the warehouse section,
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SECOND PRIMARY FOR SENATORIAL
CONTEST ASSSURED; FOUNTAIN MAY
CONCEDE EHRINGHAUS NOMINATION
LATEST BULLETINS
At 1:30 P. M Today
1,784 PRECINCTS OUT OF 1,823 GIVE
. For United States Senate
REYNOLDS 149,943
MORRISON 138,376
1,782 PRECINCTS OUT OF 1823 GIVE
For Governor
EHRINGHAUS 164,674
FOUNTAIN 112,419
MAXWELL 100,560
OTHER STATE CONTESTS
1,308 Precinct® Out of 1,823 Give
For Lt.-Gov.: Dellinger, 43,185; Giles, 41,402; Graham, 104,579.
For Secretary of State: HartneM, 103,098; Wade, 120,626.
For Auditor; Adama. 43,082; Bell, 66,291; Durham, 111,067.
For Attorney General: Brummitt, 151,065; McSwain, 58,973.
Advertisers Will Fnd Our Cot
oma a Latchkey to Over Sixteen
Hundred Martin County House
ESTABLISHED 1898
FOUNTAIN AND
REYNODS LEAD
IN THIS COUNTY
Nearly 400,000 Votes Are
Cast In The State
Last Saturday
♦
North Carolina Democrats and a
few Republicans tn.T4e political history
last Saturday when they turned out
nearly 400,000 strong to cast one of
the largest votes ever recorded in a
primary, Hut all that number tailed
to settle their political differences for
another season. A second race be
tween Senator Cameron Morrison and
Robert K. Reynolds is virtually as
sured and there is a possibility that
f'ountain and F!hringbaus will go in
for a second round, tlfcre being some
doubt ah*>ut the last as the odds are
against the Rocky Mount man. But
if there ,is no second contest for the
governorship nomination there .is that
commissioner of labor job for which
six men are calling for the nainina
tion. The returns are not complete on
that but everything favors a second
primary for the two high men there.
With all but 39 precincts heard
from, Reynolds was leading Marrison
by 11,567 votes, the other three candi
date*; (irist, Bowie and Simmons
j trailing far behind. At 1:30 this aft
ernoon Reyonlds had 14'>,')43 votes,
jaiid Morrison had 138,376, it was learn
ed from the Greenville_Reflector's As
sociate*).reports.
With 1782 precincts reporting out of
; 1823 for the State, Khringhaus was
Fountain by more than 52,-
000 votes, Maxwell coming third with
' t00,560 votes At 1:30 today, Mr.
| Khringhaus had 1)4,674 votes, and
Mr. Fountain 112, votes,
j In Martin County Fountain and
.Reynolds lead by 'wide margins, Mr.
F'ountain polling 1,727 and Reynolds.
I 1,503. Khringhaus polled 634 votes
for Governor in the 12 precincts, and
Maxwell was third with 3>s votes.
The vote for the short term and
long term for United States Senator
varied, some pxeciucts giving one man
more (or the short term and other giv
ing one man more for the long term
than they did the short term. Morrison
polled (friH Votes for'the fong term and
713 for the short tQrm; Reynolds had
1,503 in the long 'and 1,566 in the short
term; Grist was third with 242 votfs
for the long term; Bowie, third, had
142 votes in the long term, and Sim
mons had 22.
BAPTISTS HAVE
UNIQUE SERVICE
HERE SUNDAY
Church Membership Cele
brates 81st Birthday of
Mrs. Fannie S. Biggs
The Sunday uiurning service at 1 the
local Baptist church was devoted, in a
large way, to the celebration of Mrs.
Fannie S. Biggs' 81st birthday, the
special arrangement having been made
as _a recognition oi the. loyal support
given and the love shown the church
by Mrs. Higgs wW donated the hand
some edifice and grounds to the con
gregation a number of years ago.
Mrs? Biggs was born in Tyrrell
County in June, 1851, the daughter of
Joseph Alexander, one of the State's
leading citizens of that day. Her
mother was Caroline Spruill Alexan
der, and she too was a member of a
leading family. Before Mrs. Biggs
was eight years old. her mother and
father died, and she then made her
home with her sister, the late Mrs.
Dennis Simmons. When a young girl
she joined the Baptist church, and dur
ing the many intervening years her
zeal for the church has never lessened.
She has made her life useful for her
church, her home and the people. For
more tan 40 years she conducted ft
class in the Sunday school here, leav
ing her imprint for truth, honesty and
Christian reverence and service in the
minds and souls of hundreds of boya
and girls. Patience, reverence and
humbleness have marked her, life as
a commendable pattern for the race to
follow. ■'
In the service last Sunday, the
scripture readings, prayera and special
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