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Watch the LIW Ob Your Papar Aa It Cwrlaa tha Data Whan Your Snbacriptioo Ezpiraa VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 34 SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNS TERM HERE THURSDAY Johnson Suit for $25,000 Is Postponed Until Next September Term The one-week term of Martin Coun ty Superior court came to a sudden close yesterday afternoon when the Edgar Johnson $25,000 damage suit was postponed for the defense. It was claimed that one of the defense at torneys was unable to continue in the case that day on account of the illness of his wife in Goldsboro. There was some doubt expressed as to the va lidity of the excuse, but the court granted the request. Completing _ the criminal docket Wednesday morning, the court heard a case of the American Agricultural Chemical Company against A. A. Tet terton and Mary Berry, granting the plaintiff a judgment in the sum of $272.50. The biggest case on the civil docket heard by the court was that of P. L. Salsbury against Baugh and Sons Company, fertilizer dealers. Approxi mately $2,100 was involved, the suit developing when there was some doubt expressed as to just when a deed of trust and a judgment were entered u|>on the county record books. A judgment was held by Baugh and Sons against R. W. Salsbury. About the time the judgment was forwarded to the courthouse for recording, Mr P. L. Salsbury presented a deed of trust.-covering, it is understood the property upon which the judgment is said to have rested, for filing. The jury found the judgment was prior and superior to the deed of trust and rendered its verdict accordingly. Evidence was heard in the case dur ing much of Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, the jury agreeing yesterday afternoon after arguing the issues for about three hours. A judgment in the sum of $396.81 was granted Harrison Brothers and Company against J. H. Rogers and others. MRS. OSBORNE DIED TUESDAY AT SON'S HOME Funeral Services Held At Macedonia Church Wednesday Mrs. J. H. Osborne, »r., daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Holliday, died at the home of her win, Jasper Otborne, near Macedonia, last Tues day night at 11 o'clock following a long illness. Mrs. Osborne had suf fered some time with pellagra, but not until a short while before she died was her condition considered critical. Mrs. Osborne, 56 years old, was born at Macedonia where she spent her early life. Later she moved her r * home to Roberaonville Township, and after living there for about 20 yeara, she moved back to Bear Grass Town ship five years ago where she made her home. She was visiting her son when she was taken critically ill and died. A members of the Christian church at Macedonia since her youth, Mra. Osborne was highly regarded as a friend and neighbor for her unselfish and uaeful life. Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday in the Mace donia church where she had served her Maker well throughout all her • life. Rev. J. M. Perry, Christian minister of Robersonville, conducted the last rites. Interment followed in the Osborne cemetery near Rober sonville. One daughter,, Mra. Andrew Which ard, of Pitt County, and one son, Jas per Osborne, of the Macedonia sec tion, survive. She also leaves three brothers, Messrs. Joe H. and Lewis j T. Holliday, of Williamston, and Will j H. Holliday, of Everetts. "Tarzan, the Ape Man" on j at Watts Here Next Week Tarzan, the Ape Man," an unusual picture, and one that haa attracted favorable comment in cities through out the States, has been booked for i howing at the Watts here next Mon day and tuesdiyf The picture is 1 based on the famous stories of jungle adventure by Edgar Rice Burroughs, i and presents an unusual love. j.»hnny WeiSsmuller, world's cham pion swimmer and considered to have one of the finest physiques of any man living, plays the title role of the strange white man who lives in the jungle like the apes. Prominent roles are also played by Neil Hamilton, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith, Doria Lloyd, Forrester Harvey, and Ivory Williams. The picture was di rected by W. S. Van Dyke who achiev ed such sensational results With "Trader Hons." THE ENTERPRISE I DEMOCRATS MEET 1 V / Tha Democrats will opan th•fa national convention in Chicago next Monday, and everything but harmony. They haven't even agreed on who to nominate lor the coontry'a higheat office, not even mentioning tha varioua iaauea that will be forced to the front and which will, no doubt, create much disturbance. Rooaavalt ia favored by many, but there ia a strong oppoaition de veloping and a deadlock in tha ae lection of a party leader ia ex pected. Prom all parta of tha nation, delegataa are ruahing to tha Windy City for what promiaaa to be a windy convention. SUGGESTIONS AS MADE BY GRAND JURY THIS WEEK Recommend That Fines Be Irriposed by Justices of the Peace in County The grand jury, in its regularly re -1 quired report, this week registered sur prise when it investigated the account* iof justices- of the peace and learned | that many cases were cleared from ,the dockets of trial justices when costs : were paid and no fines imposed in ./hairy cases. The jury went so far as to recommend that in all cases where | the violations are of a bad nature that fines be imposed. ' Justice of the peace courts, as well ( as the county and superior courts, have met with much difficulty in collecting fines in recent "months, and when the 'costs are collected, it is to be reck joned that something has been accom plished in these hard times. Even this week several defendants went to the roads when they were unable to pay fines imposed upon them. The jury did not recomend that jail 1 sentences be meted out when fines are not paid, but that is what will happen | in many of the cases originating in these days. According to interpretations of the law, justices of the peace are not en titled to costs when a man is charged with a law violation and he appeals from the sentence of that court and is found not guilty by the higher trib unal. The report of the jury suggested a few minor improvements and spoke very highly of the management of the county home. The report, signed by Foreman S. T. Everett, follows: "We have checked all magistrate's reports before us, and find them all right, except we note in practically every case that we have before us was | disposed of upon payment of cost. "We recommend that in all case* where the violations are of a bad na ture that fines also be imposed. "A committee has looked over the county jail, also inspected the offices of the courthouie and find them well kept, except as noted: Sheriff's office needs two window shades; county demonstrator's office needs a window glass and a window cord, and also molding on floor to keep rat* out:. "A committee looked over the coun ty home and finds it unusually well kept, inmates well cared for, .and we congratulate the keeper of the home for its most sanitary condition. We suggest that a flue be put in the wash room to take the place of a stove pipe jvhich runs all the way across the room and we find it almost impossible for any one to wash therein due to cessive heat. This should be given immediate attention." SENATE PASSES i BIG RELIEF BILL • • Bill Designed To Provide Food and Work for the ' Jobless Thousands j • Washington, June 23.—A gigantic I $2,300,000,000 unemployment relief bill, designed to provide food and work for the jobless and give new impetus |to industry, was passed today by the senate. The Democratic relief program was approved and sent to conference with the house by a chorus of aye* with out even the formality of a record ' vote, despite strong indications that it faces a veto from President Hoo -1 ver. It carries with it to conference the $2,300,000,000 bill sponsored by Speak er Garner which the house passed sev eral weeks ago. * The final form of the bill will de pend entirely upon the nature of the compromise worked out between the house and senate. The bill which goes to the White House i* certain, however, to contain the bond issue feature to which Presi dent Hoover has indicated unyielding opposition, as both measures contain it is one form or another. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 24,1932 t COMPETITION IN MAIL DELIVERY IS NOT LAWFUL Delivery of Statements By Contract Is Against the Postal Regulations Those business firms and individuals, too, who are contemplating delivering statements or other matter of close kind under contract or on a piece work basis are subject to be stopped, according to information received here this week pointing out that the de livery of bills or certain kinds of other postal matter by special contract mes senger is against the postal regula tions. The government is said to have a monopoly on the .business of delivering letters, and according to that, ruling, all bills and other matter that could be delivered probably at a saving by special contract messenger will have to go through the regular mail channels. However, it is under stood that an individual can deliver his own statements or other matter without violating the postal laws. Anyway, the law does not go into effect until the sixth of next month and then we'll know how the bills will come. Just how they will be paid will probably still remain a mystery to many of us. "As the private express statutes give to the Federal Government the monopoly of the business of carrying letters, the proposed method of handl ing these bills, etc., is in violation of the law," a statement by Assistant Postmaster General W. Irving Glover, says. The statement further says that all postmasters and other employees of the department are directed to promptly report any cases of this na ture coming to their attention. TODAY LONGEST DAY OF YEAR Summer Officially Ushered In Last Tuesday Morn at 10:30 O'clock Summer arrived on scheduled time last Tuesday morning when the mer cury climbed to high marks on the thermometer to substantiate the cal endar-makers' claim that the hot sea son began at 10:30 that day. And to aggravate the situation, we are having one of the longest days of the year today, the run rising at 4:47, according to Mr. Turner's Alamanac and setting at 7:18. The days will not be so long next week and thereafter until next June. Yesterday the mercury went to 89 in the shade and 110 in, the sun, and this is just the beginning of summer. Scientists are very encouraging this year, for they predict one of the warm "eitTor pain outind-OHT hottest, sum mers in years. And the way the mer cury is acting just now, it looks as if we will be oblige*) ti» agree with those flelowa. MARTIN MAN DIES IN GREENSBORO Hardy T. Gregory Funeral Rites Held There This Morning at 10 O'clock Hardy T. Gregory, 64, for nearly 40 years a postal employee and for most of that time a postoffice inspector, died at his home in Greensboro Wednes- ] day of pneumonia from which he had j been ill a week.. Funeral services were held there this morning at 10 o'-1 clock, interment following in the Green' Hill cemetery, the Kev. H. Grady i Hardin and Rev. Robert E. Roe con ducting the last rites. ' * The son of the late Geo. H. Greg ory and wife, Mr. Gregory was born in Goose Nest Township, between Hamilton and Oak City. When he was two years he moved with the fam ily to Greensboro. His father was a practicing attorney in this county for a-number of years. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Catherine Coles Gregory, formerly of Chatham County; a son, Isaac Gregory, Greens boro; three daughters, Mrs. Edward F. Richards, of South America, and Misses Garnet and Susan Gregory, of Greenaboro; a brother, George Greg ory, of Greensboro, and four sisters, Mrs. Walter Thompson, of Winston- Salem; Mrs. Kate G. Gleen, of San ford; Mis* Msry Gregory, of Sanford, and Miss Susan Gregory, of Greens boro. » Federal Tax on. Bank Checks Is a Big Item » According to the best estimates a vailable, the United States Government will realize around S2OO a month from the 2-cent tax on checks drawn on banks in this county. The amount will be considerably increased in the late summer and early fall when crops •re being marketed, it is believed. U " WHERE THEY PLAY . FRIDAY, JUNE 24th Edenton at Elizabeth City Williamston at Colerain TUESDAY, JUNE 2Sth Elizabeth City at Colerain Williamston at Edenton WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29th Colerain at Elizabeth City Edenton at Williamston THURSDAY, JUNE 30th Elizabeth City at Edenton Williamston at Windsor FRIDAY, JULY l*t Edenton at Elizabeth City Colerain at Williamston LOCALS WIN TWO, TIE ONE AND NOW LEADING LEAGUE Elizabeth City In Second Place as a Result of Loss To Edenton Williantston captured first place in the Albemarle Baseball League this week when the locals defeated and tied Elizabeth City, defeated Colerain, and when Edenton turned back the Jaybirds yesterday afternoon by a 7 to 6 score. Keen competition for the top rung j in the league standing was evident this ' week when Elizabeth City and the 10-' cals played two hard-fought games, j Kugler pitched a shut-out game against* the Jaybirds here last Tuesday, the lo cals winning, 2to 0. Wednesday aft ernoon, Herring worked for the Mar-' tins during a hectic 12-inning battle, ! the game being called off on account of darkness with the score tied at 7-all. The play-off had not been scheduled , this morning. Yesterday afternoon, "Slim" Gard ner took the mound for the Martins I and was credited with a 11 to 8 win | over Colerain. Gardner held the visi tors well until the fourth inning, when ! they got next to him for five runs. The Martins came back strong and tied the score, registering several more tallies as the game progressed to re cord a win. This afternoon, the Martins go to Colerain and next Tuesday they are scheduled to play Edenton at Edenton. The next home game will be played Wednesday, June 29, when Edenton comes here. _ KIWANIANS HEAR BOY SCOUT TALK Mack Simpscyi Is Named Assistant to Mr. Wheeler Martin, Scoutmaster The local Kiwanis club was favor ed at its last Wednesday meeting by a visit from Mr. O. Jack Cordray, district Boy Scout executive for this area. He made a talk on the im portance of scouting and the good in fluence it is having on the boys of the country. Mr. Cordray say* he finds one of the hardest things to do is to find men who are willing to invest some of their time and give some thought to the welfare of the youth in their various communities. Mack Simpson was chosen as assist ant scoutmaster here to. serve in the absence of Scoutmaster Wheeler Mar tin who has to be out of town much of the time attending to his regular official duties. Mrs. Marshall Will Speak at Baptist Church Sunday Miss Mary Anne Crockett will sing at the Baptist church Sunday night at the eight o'clock service. And at this time Mrs. Josephine Marshall, well known here, will speak in an illustrat ed lecture on her missionary exper ience in Japan during the past two years. The pastor will preach at the morn ing service. The attendance at this church has held up well this sum mer, and the pastor asks the member ship ad congregation to maintain, throughout the summer, a high aver age of church participation. Sunday Services at the Local Christian Church Bible ichool at 9:45 and preaching at 11 o'clock. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. and Evening icrvice at 8 o'- clock. The paitor will preach Sunday morning on "In Hi* Affliction He Found God," and at the evening *erv ice he will preach on "A Return to the Old Faith." Public cordially invited. [ STANDING OF CLUBS^J W. J L. Pet. Williamston 5 1 >833 | Elizabeth City ....... 4 2 .667 pdenton : 3 4 .429 | Cote rain I 6 T .143 FINISH CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SUPERIOR COURT Thirteen Defendants Go to the Roads and Three Go To State's Prison The Martin County Superior Court, in session here this week for the trial of criminal and civil cases, cleared the criminal docket Wednesday after Judge Paul Frizzell had sentenced sixteen de fendants to the roads and to the State prison in Raleigh. Three defendants were sentenced to the State prison for a total term of 15 years, and the 13 others were sentencd to th roads for a total of 15 years also. All the prison era have been removed to the various camps and prisons to start their sen tences. - Since last Tuesday noon, the court called 10 criminal cases, as follows: Ed Brown, charged with stealing a bag of fertilizer from the D. A. James warehouse in Robersonville, was sen tenced to the roads for four months. Brown pleaded guilty to the charge. Harvey Williams, young white man of Robersonville, implicated in the same case, was found not guilty. A strong defense was offered by Attorneys Smith and Horton and the trial of the cue took more time than any two others on, the docket. A nol pros resulted in the case charging Junior Wynn with an assault with a deadly weapon. John Vance Bryant, charged with entering the home of Mr. Reuben Harris here several weeks ago, was re leased when the grand jury failed to find a "true bill" in his case. Lawrence Biggs was found not guil ty in the case charging him with house breaking and larceny and receiving. A nol pros resulted in the case in which Jasper Smith was charged with violating the liquor laws. The case charging Hubert Clark with embezzlement was continued. Willie James Manson was sentenced to the roads for a period pf aix months in the case charging him with house breaking. Albert Wilson, charged in the same case, was given a six-months suspended sentenced upon his paying one-half the costs. The case charging heland Roberson ami John E. Wells with burning build ings at Ray's Camp, near Jamesville, was continued for bill. -*1 The 30-day sentence given J. F. Flannagan for an assault was post poned until October 1. Prisoners going to the roads: Tiler James, 18 months; Roy White hurst, 6 months; Ira Matthews, 12 months; Norman Curry, 6 months; Al ton Sawyer, 2 years; Edward Harrell, 12 months; Will Smith, 12 months; James llines, 12 'months; J. D. Wig gins, 2 years; Joitn Henry Edwards, colored, three years; King David tar son, 18 months; Ed Brown, 4 months, and Willie James Mordecai, lO years. TOWN FINANCES OF PARMELE IN GOOD CONDITION Pays Off 1932 Obligations And Is Ready To Meet Those Due in 1933 Parmele may not be as large as some of the towns in the county, but when it comes to sound finances, it takes a leading position, it was learned from Mayor F. S. Powell this week. The county's railroad center has not only met its interest charges on time, but it has also discharged promptly its bond charges. The treasurer has al ready paid the municipality's 1932 bond installments, and is ready to re tire 1933 obligations. With a tax rate of 50 cents on the SIOO property valuation, the town has a delinquent list representing around SBOO and accumulating over a four year period. It was pointed out that a majority of this amount was unpaid polls and personal property taxes list ed by a "floating" population. The number of other tax delinquents is hardly more than a dozen, and the total real estate delinquent amount is only a few dollars, it was reported. While the town owm it* light and power distribution syttem, it buys it* current from Greenville and retail* it at 12 cents a kilowatt hour. Hassell Citizens Ask For Change in No. 11 Routing According to information received here, Hassell citizen* are asking the Highway commission to route High way No. 11 from Greenville to Oak City through their town. The matter was scheduled to have been called for consideration In Raleigh this week, but it was postponed. No time wa* men tioned when the proposed routing would be discussed by the highway of ficials. The road i« question misses Hassell by only a short distance. Mail Distribut Point Here Urged REVIEW VALUES I V— J The Martin County Board of Commissioners, sitting *■ a board of equalization and review, laat Monday heard complaints about property valuation* determined or listed by list-takera in several of the 10 townships during the month of ApriL Only 17 complaints were made at the meeting, the equaliza tion body correcting errors that lowered the total valuation by |S,- 601. Adjuatments asked by seven property owners were refused. LITTLE INTEREST IN POLITICS AS PRIMARY NEARS Believed July 2 Vote Will Trail that of June 4 by About 25 Percent A marked quietness surrounds poli tics in this county. Indicating that a comparatively small vote will be cast in the second primary at the various polling places Saturday, July 2. It is 1 generally estimated that not more than 75 per cent of the June 4 primary vote will be cast at. the polls in this coun ty Saturday of j next week. Of course, something might develop overnight and result in an increased vote, but that is not very likely. ! According to information received here from many community centers, | Fountain will not get as biff a lead over Ehringhaus in this county as he • got June 4, and Reynolds will get a , much smaller vote. The commissioner jof labor racs, with Fletcher and Mit- I chell the participants, is seldom men , jtioned, but Mitchell is said to have the .' advantage over his opponent, i Much interest is noted in politics in i many sections of the state, but ap , parently it is one the wane in these parta. CLARK SUIT IS - COMPROMISED Andrew Clark Gets $3,750 as a Result of Injuries Received in Wreck The $20,000 damage suit brought by Mr. Andrew Clark, of Everetts, a gainst Mrs. Mary Moore and Mrs. Margaret Bonner, of Smithfield, was compromised yesterday when the plain tiff agreed to accept $.1,750 of the amount asked. Mr. Clark was badly injured when he was struck by an au tomobile driven by one of the women at Everett* several months ago. He was walking along the highway and was hit by the car when the driver to pass trti&k there. Public liability Insurance was carried by the owner of the car and the insur ance company was responsible for the settlement of the suit, one of the larg est scheduled for trial in a Martin County Superior Court in some time. Small Child Dies at Home oi Its Parents In Griffins .Oliver Daniel Coltrain, 10 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Col train, died at the home of .his parent!' in Griffins Township early last Sun day morning following an illness, last ing more than three months. The lit tle fellow had whooping cough and that developed into pneumonia. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home by Rev. W. B. Harrington, and interment was in the Revela burial ground in Griffins Town ship. Shakespeare Class Ends Course 6f Study Today The Shakespeare story telling clans, conducted here during the past several weeks by Misses Velma Harrison and Uessye Harrell, was brought to a close this morning when the several pupils appeared in a play prepared in con nection with the course. CORRECTION In reporting the superior court pro ceedings, The Enterprise erred in stat ing that John U. Whichard was charg ed with larceny and receiving. The defendant was charged with operating a car while under the influence of whis yy, the court imposing a SSO fine upon him when he pleaded guilty to the charge. The correction is gladly noted. A half hour after a Willits (Calif.) grocery store hung out a sign read ing: "Free milk with every 25-cent purchase," a competing store hung out a sign which announced: "Milk given! away free to anybody and 1 cent for carrying It away." A«Wber. WlO fad Oar Col on* ■ Latchkey to Ow gilt— Hundred Martin County Uiimn ESTABLISHED 1896 BROUGHT ABOUT BY REMOVAL OF TWO MAIL TRAINS Mail Trucks from Norfolk and Wilson Would Meet Here Each Morning With the possibility that their mail service might be impaired by the re moval of two Norfolk-Raleigh and Ra leigh-Norfolk trains, citizens in several of the towns served by those trains are requesting that arrangements be made to continue the mail service. While, no definite plans have been an nounced, it is understood that the pro posed arrangement would make Wil liamson a distributing point for mail dispatched from Norfolk and Raleigh and Plymouth and other towns in be- tween those points. As it is understood here, the pro psode method of handling the mails would create a star route from here to Norfolk and from here to Wfilson. The Wilson bus would leave that town and service Fartnville, Greenville, and Washington, reaching here at 5 o'clock in the morning. The Norfolk bus would service Elizabeth City, Hertford Edenton, and Windsor, meeting the other bus here. A third bus from Ply mouth would connect with the other two here, and after exchanging mail re trace their routes. Delegations have visited Raleigh in the interest of the mail service, and many letters have been forwarded to the postal authorities favoring the pro posed method of handling the mails. Definite information relative to the de velopments will likely be known here tomorrow or.early next week. The trains will be discontinued on the Norfolk-Raleigh line next Friday, it is understood. Express will be han dled in a regular car built for that pur pose, but it will be attached to a freight train. CONFEDERATES HOLD REUNION IN RICHMOND Martin County Will Not Be Represented at Meet This Year Returning to the location where they defended the cause of the South so valiantly and until all hope was lost, Confederate veterans in Richmond this week are answering the roll call .at their annual reunion for the forty-sec ond time, liut .Martin County is not represented, the line of. (iray having dwindled until there is only one cham pion of, the Souths cause left here, and lie, Mr. David F. Roberson, of Robersonville, was not physically able to liiakt so loirg a trip this time. It is the secojid reunion of late years that Martilt was not represeuttd, Mr. Rob erson attending the meeting in Char lotte year before last, but the Mont gomery reunion was too far away for him to attend. As far as it could be learned, there are very few from all of Eastern Nortlr "Carolina attending the reunion opening in the Virginia city Tuesday and ending today. Ever since the veterans were or ganized, Mr. Roberson attended nearly every reunion up until recently, when he considered it advisable to remain at home on account of his health. Richmond is providing an elaborate entertainment program for the. veter ans of tJray, but the number attend ing has been greatly decreased during the past year. , FEDERAL TAXES GO INTO EFFECT i g-. Every Bank Check Carries Two-cent Tax with Very Pew Exceptions While few people yet realiie it, they are paying 2 cents Federal tax on near ly every check they write these days, the law requiring the tax on check* on various and sundry articles going into effect Tuesday, June 21. And from now until July, 1534, or probaUly long er, a 2-cent tax will be charged on each check except those drawn on a municipal, county, or state treasurer's account. A depositor can withdraw his money from a bank without pay ing the tax, provided he uses a spec ial form and present the paper to the bank in person. This new tax on checks is not the doings of bankers, for they will be even more inconvenienced than the de- positors. However, banking institu tions are doing all they can to make it at convenient to all concerned as is humanly possible. - ' •