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Watch die Label Oa Your Papar Aa It Carrie* the Data When Toor Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 48 SUGGESTS STATE TAKE UP BONDS OF ALL COUNTIES Mac Lean Hints He Will Sponsor Measure at Next Legislative Session The hint made this week by A. D. Mac Lean at the meeting of the county commissioners at Wrightsville Beach that he would introduce a bill in the next general assembly calling for the state to take over the debt of counties for roads and schools, comes as good news for Martin taxpayers. The successful passage of such a pro posal would lower the tax rate in this county from $1.26 to about 51 cents on the SIOO property valuation. And even if the state does not ac cept the country road .and school debts, it would certainly help Martin by paying back the $210,000 advanced by the county for the construction of Highway No. 125 and another huge amount taken from the pockets of Mar tin taxpayers for the paving of High way No. 30 from this point to the Beaufort County line. At the Wrightsville meeting, Mr. Mac Dean told the commisssioners, as sembled there from all over the state, that since the state has taken over the roads and schools, the counties have suffered a loss in revenue and have been required to reduce taxes and in many instances are unable to levy the amount required for the road and school debt service. He intimated that since the roads and schools are now state property it is no more than fair that the state take over these debt services and re lieve the counties of the burdens.. Launching into discussion of means of effecting economies in government, Mr. Mac Lean first advocated the elim ination of unnecessary offices, second substituting the salary system for the fee system; third, cutting the length of the school term and making the money go as far as it will; and fourth, reducing the expenditures of the Board uf Health. Ilarriss Newman, New Hanover courtty representative, said that al though he voted against a reassess ment in North Carolina at the last ses sion of the assembly, he had changed his mind and would vote for a reas sessment of land values if the ques tion comes up at the coming session of the legislature. He said that if a reassessment should show North Car olina to be a poor state that the state should live as such. TO OPEN FLOUR STORE SATURDAY * * About 25 Barrels of Flour Left For Distribution To County Needy The free flour store, closed here for several weeks during the huckleberry season, will he reopened tomorrow afternoon between the hours of 3 and S o'clock, it was announced today by County Welfare Officer j. C. Man ning.. There are about 25 barrels of flour left, nearly" 100 having already been distributed to applicants here and in seven other districts. During the time the flour distribu tion was cut off, many unemployed turned to the in search of huckleberries, and, judging from the number of sellers on the streets here at various times, there were hardly enough berries left for the bears. The present supply of flour will not last very long, and while another ship ment is expected, it hasn't reach the county up to this time. Presbyterians Announce Services in the Coi^nty Sunday, August 14, 1932: Church school at 9:45 a. m. There will be no worship service. Bear Oraaa s Church school at 9:30 a. m., Hcr-| man Rogers in charge. Worship service and sermon at 8 p. m. Mrs. John B. Sparrow, of Wash ington, will be the speaker. A male quartet will render a few selections. Roberson's Chapel Church school at 4 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday night at 8 p. m. • Sunday Services At The Local Christian Church Bible school at 4:45. Morning wor ship at 1 lo'clock. The pastor will preach on 'Reaffirming the Old Faith.' Senior Christian Endeavor meets at 7 o'clock p. m. Evening 'worship at I o'clock. The sermon theme of the evening will be "What la Religion?" Hebrew, Gentile, Mohammedan, Pagan, Christian, or whatever or who ever yon are, yon are intereseted. Come out to the Christian church for a delightful, enjoyable, helpful, in structive hour.. Come if the weather is hot. Bring the family and friends. Public cordially invited.—Rev. J. M. Perry, pastor. , THE ENTERPRISE Warehouse Leased To Griffin & Taylor 11 WHERE THEY PLAY v > FRIDAY, AUGUST 12th Edenton at Elizabeth City Colerain at Williamston TUESDAY AUGUST 16th Elizabeth City at Williamston Colerain at Edenton WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17th Williamston at Elizabeth City Edenton at Colerain THURSDAY, AUGUST 18th Elizabeth City at Colerain Williamston at Edenton FRIDAY, AUGUST 19th Colerain at Elizabeth City Edenton at Williamston SEPTEMBER 5 IS DATE FIXED FOR SCHOOL OPENING Schools With Six-Months Terms May Open at Later Date The Martin County schools, or all those enjoying the extended term, are planning to open the 1932-33 term on Monday, September S, il was officially announced by the office of the county Iniard of education this week. Accord ing to an announcement a few days ago, the schools were to open the term September 7, but it was later decided by the authorities and principals that it would be better to change the time to the sth, According to information received here, many schools in the state are planning early openings this year, ad* vancing various and sundry reasons for the earlier openings. It was pointed out that cotton pick ing would hardly be under way be fore October, and that work in to bacco will continue well into the Christmas season, and that it would be impossible to delay the openings for that work. By starting Septem ber 5, the schotfls can hold their mid term examinations before the Christ mas holidays, and close the term in ample time for the children to take part in farm work in the spring. 28 BIRTHS AND 17 DEATHS IN JULY ARE REPORTED Robersonville Leads Coun ty With 15 Births and 6 Deaths i Seventeen deaths and twenty-eight ' ( births were reported in five of the ten I townships in this county during the ; ! month of July, it was learned from a | review of vital statistics filed in the '■office of the county register of deeds, i I Five townships, Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Poplar Point, and Goose I I Nest, either had no births nor deaths i lor the registrars just failed to file the reports with the office. ! 1 Kobersonville town and township f 1 had one of the largest reports, the | records showing there were 15 birth* j and 6 deaths there during the past [ month. The deaths were divided ' equally among the two races, the col ored leading in number of births, 8 to 7, but two of those colored births ! shouldn't have been, for they were ' illegitimate. | With nine deaths and only seven births, Williamston Township prob ably had the most unfavorable report ' for the period. In addition to the ; larger death rate, the report showed I two of the seven births were illegiti mate ones. The two rascality births were numbered among the six colored ones. | Bear Grass reported one death and no birtha while Cross Roads reported one birth and no deaths. Hamilton had a very favorable ratio between it* birth* and deaths, that district reporting five births and only one death. Three of the five births were colored and one of the three was an illegitimate one. . • Bean in Ear for 35 Years Roscoe Jensen, an Aberdeen (Wash.) 1 saw filer, realized for the first time * that his job is an extremely noisy one after surgeons removed a navy bean front Jensen's ear, where it had re posed for more than 35 years. * Grandmother Puts Bathing Suit on in Car; Fined $5.00 , ——♦ Mrs. Frances Buckett, 60-year-old grandmother, was arrested and fined |5 at Blackwood, N. J., for wriggling into a bathing suit while occupying the i back *eat of a touring car. I Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 12, 1932 COMPLETES LIST OF WAREHOUSE FIRMS THIS YEAR Personnel Is Made Up By Able Men Experienced In Tobacco Business Arrangements were completed this week for the operation of the William son tobacco market when Messrs. S. Claude Griffin and W. Joe Taylor leased the Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse. Messrs. Barnhill and Ingram will op erate the Farmers house again, and Messrs. Berger and Perry will oper ate the Planters Warehouse, giving the market three firms for handling the crop here this coming season. Messrs. Griffin and Taylor are well known to the farmers of this entire section, and they are recognized as capable tobacco men with the assured confidence of hundreds of tobacco growers throughout this and adjoin ing counties. The personnel of the warehouses here is made up by experienced men in the business, men who will make every effort to provide the farmers of this section the most advantageous market for the sale of leaf tobacco to be found anywhere. All the companies, both domestic and foreign, will be represented on the market this coming season, and competent forces will be employed at each of the warehouses. Due to a short crop, no record breaking sales as far as poundage is concerned, are predicted this year, but the Williamston market assures its patrons the very highest market prices and a courtesy unexcelled. The market will open Tuesday, Sep tember 6. NEED A VARIED DIET IN WINTER Each Person Should Have 55 Pints of Vegetables and 45 Pints of Fruit It has been estimated through the | State Extension department that each person during the winter months should have 55 pints of vegetables and 45 pints of fruit. The budget of vegetables should be varied to insure Changes in foods and increased health. The following budget has been suggested: tomatoes, 24 pints; asparagus, 2 pints, spinach, 2 pints or a green leafy vegetable from the fall garden; beets, 3 pints, carrots, 3 pints; string beans, 7 pints; English or garden peas, 5 pints; butter beans, 3 pints; corn, 5 pints; okra, 2 pints and soup mixture, 3 pints. This bud get can be arranged to suit the preL erences of the family. The above should be multiplied by the number in each family so that sufficient vegeta bles can be canned for the winter month*. • The standard recipe sent out by the State for soup mixture is 5 quarts of tomatoes; 2 quarts of corn and two quarts of butter beans; 2 T salt and 2 1 T sugar are added and the above 1 cooked together until thick. Pack In hot sterilized jars and process in the water bath 1 hour, in the steam pres sure cooker 30 minutes. ♦ Bear Grass Wins Fifteenth and Loses Its Sixth Game » - . Last Friday afternoon on the local diamond the Bear Grass team won an exciting game from Oak City. The score was 7 to 6. Oak City started off in a hurry, scoring 2 runs in the first and 2 runs in the second inning. In the third inning Bear Grass scored 3 runs and from then on it was a nip and tuck affair, with the score being tied twice. In the eighth Oalc City was leading by one run, but'-during Their half of the eighth Bear Gr*ss scored twice, going into the lead for the first time during the game. Oak City was put out in one-two-three or der in the ninth. Stalls pitched for Bear Grass, and Lynhall Rawls led with the stick, getting two 2-base hi»s and a single in three timet up. It was Bear Grass' 15th win of the sea son. Bethel defeated Bear Grass 5 io 0 Wednesday at Bethel for Hie Beat Grass team's sixth loss this year. The game was closely fought, the (coring coming in one big inning.—Reported. • Town Commissioners To Meet Here Monday Night • According to an unofficial announce ment made this morning the local board of tow ft commissioners will meet next Monday night when the annual budget will be considered. BORDER MARKET SALES TO START NEXT TUESDAY Georgia Will Open a Short Selling Season Two Days Later As the eastern North Carolina to bacco farmers continue the. harvesting Lof their crop, they are eagerly await ing price news from the openings in j South Carolina and along the border next Tuesday, and in' Georgia next Thursday. Sometimes there is 'itt!e connection between the prices paid on those markets and those received here, but bright spots there give rise to bright hopes here. Another bright spot in marketing conditions and one that should boost the prices was announced 1 this week in a government report showing an additional decline in production of 41,- 000.000 pounds during the month of July. The report reads: "The smallest to | bacco crop in the United States since 1913, except one, is in prospect for this year. "The Department of Agriculture monthly estimate today showed a de cline of 41,000,000 pounds in prospect ive production from a month ago. "A total crop of 1,019,975,000 pounds is indicated by the condition, of crop on August 1, which was 5(>.9 per cent i t normal as compared with condition of 66.1 per cent a month ago. " Production last year was 1,601,- 000,000 pounds, and the average pro duction for fixe years, 1924-28 was 1,299,(KM),000 pound.. The acreage this year is 28.7 per cent smaller than last year, the total being 1,447,000 acres, as compared with 2,030,000 acres last year and 1,700,000 acres the 1924-28 average. "Reviewing conditions, the Depart ment of Agriculture said in nearly all states some decline was registered." Last year a total of 60,881,096 pounds of tobacco was sold on the several markets of Georgia the aver age price being s>.4l. This year it is variously estimated that Georgia's crop will range froni 18,000.000 to 30,000,000 and of . course the price is yet a mat- ter for s|>eculatioii. Hardly more than 10 days -will be required- to sell the entire Georgia crop. The South Carolina market sold 65,175,796 pounds of tobacco for an average of $9.14 per 100 pounds. It is estimated that this poundage will be cut from 35 to 50 per cent of that marketed last year. The border markets in 1931 sold 50,- 571,557 pounds, the average being $11.49, and this poundage will be ma terially reduced, it is claimed by well informed tobacconists. The Eastern North Carolina mar kets disposed of 251,996,805, pounds, the average price being $8.95 pel** 100. JUDGE BAILEY HEARS 6 CASES • Fines Imposed and Collect ed More Than Pay Costs of Court Six criminal and two minor civil cases were called in the county re corder's court here last Tuesday, the session more than paying its way by fines imposed and collected. The cases in which Herbert Brown and J. K. Everett werf charged with violating the traffic laws were nol prossed. Don Johnson, charged with violat ing the liquor laws, had his case con tinued one week. D. A. Moore was fined sls and tax ed with the costs in the case charg ing him with manufacturing liquor. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Ezera Whitaker was fined $lO and taxed with one-half the costs and Arch Whitaker, was fined sls and taxed with the other half of the costs. Tebo Whitaker w'as found not guilty. All three of the men were charged with an assault with a dead ly weapon, the court finding Ezera and Arch Whitaker guilty of simple assault and the other Whitaker not | guilty. _ | Probable cause was found in the case charging Hoyt Smith with lar ceny and receiving, and Judge Bailey bound him over to the September term of Martin County Superior court under bond in the sum of «00. Man}/. Attend Harrell Last Rites Here Last Tuesday w. One of the largest crowds to at tend a funeral in this community in some time gathered here last Tues daf afternoon to pay tribute to the memory of James Edwin Harrell, popular young man who died sud denly the evening before. Friends came from the country in large num bers, and many of his fellow em ployees of the several years past were here from a number of towns in this section. Jobs To Be Available Soon for Many Who Are Not Employed LAST PRIMARY COST MARTIN i COUNTY SIBO.OO Elections Board Chairman Explains Costs Holding 1 Second Primary ♦ The second primary held in this j county last July 2, cost $ 180/-accord- | ing to Mr. Sylvester Peel, chairman of the county board of elections. Mr. j Peel was asked the costs of the pri mary by a few taxpayers meeting with the commissioners here last Monday, and offers the 'following cor-1 rection: Editbrs of The Enterprise, Williamston, N. C. Gentlemen: i ill ■ you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to correct a state ment which I made Monday 'before the board of county commissioners I relative to the cost of the second pri mary? When I made the statement 1 was thinking that the registrars served seven days each when they only serv ed two days each, which saved the county SIBO.OO by not having to keep the registration books .open five days as we did before the first primary. I Under the law, the Republican judges could not serve, while the' Democratic judges, with the same as [sistants, held the election and did all: work. | With the exception of mileage and! [absentee certificates, the cost of the 'second primary was about as follows:' j Twelve registrars, 2 days each, 241 | days, at $3.00, a total of $72; twenty i judges of elections at $3., a total of : $60.; two members of the board of j elections, at $3., a total of $6; my bill' Ia» chairman of the board, in eluding all traveling expenses, postage, cor respondence, canvassing the return i ; of the elections, etc. was $23.5(1; mileage charged could not be over, (btfT less), $18.50; a grand total of SIBO. Martin ( ounty is about an average county for the whole of North Caro line in population, and nearly every thing else, therefore, if all the other counties should have had an election as cheap as the one for this county, $25,000 should have paid every cent outside of printing and distributing the ballots and the other supplies, and had some left. SYLVESTER PEEL, ) Williamston, N. C. August 11, 1932. j CURB MARKET GAINS IN SALES > Sales on Market Here Last Month Bring Sellers $219.02 In Cash A most interesting monthly market report gathered from the sellers on the curb market during the month of July shows a total of $219.02 for the month, with, cake the leading seller. There was $51.20 taken in on cake at the curb market, and a few sellers sold through personal delivery $15.25, making the total for cake alone for the month $66.45. Vegetables were the second best seller at the market witih $50.51 taken ( n fjhrougjh the market and $1.73 repored through personal delivery. The largest a mount was taken in through sales of miscellaneous produce such as honey, flowers, meal and peanuts. This a mount was $55.07. There was $8.84 of fruits and berries, $30.75 taken in on poultry, $12.21 taken in on On the first Saturday in August of 1931 the curb market returned $15.85 to the six sellers, on the first Satur day in August 1932, the market re turned $42.89 to 24 sellers on the mar ket, a gain of 18 sellers over last year and an increase of $27.05. The sellers appreciate the patronage given then at the curb market. The sales made each week are helping many families to have added food, clothing, pay bills and improve homes. A partial list of prices for tomor row follows: Eggs, 13 cents a dozen; butter beans, 15 cents a quart; string beans, 7 pounds for 25 cents; tomatoes, two pounds for 5 cents; turnips, 4 cents a pound; grapes, 7 cents a pound;, field peas, 10 cents a quart; cucum bers, 4 for 5 cents; squash, 2 cents a pound; salad, 4 cents a pound; car l rots, 2 cents a pound; peaches, 5 cents a pound. STANDING OF CLUBS v / Elizabeth City ... 7 6 .538 Colerain 'ZZ. ~,,7 6 .538 Williamston ..... 7 7 .500 Edenton 6 9 .429 TAX COLLECTIONS I Approximately 20 town tax payers were benefitted during the month of July by a delayed tax sale, that number squaring their accounts for the year 1931. While the collections were not very large during the period, the total of $548.86, is to be reckoned as fair if not doggone good for the quietest month in the year and at the end of the depression. Only a few weeks remain be fore the tax sales will have to be held, and as the time draws to a close payments are expected to show an increase. PHONE CIRCUITS TORN DOWN BY BOAT AT RIVER Service from Here To Nor folk and Other Points Is Interrupted Telephone communication between hero ami Norfolk was interrupted yesterday afternoon when "The Gus", a scow out of New York tore down the main lines of the Carolina Tele phone ( ontpany swinging high over the Roanoke River here. The mast pole of the boat'struck the wires, breaking" down two poles on this side of the stream. Suspended on two poles about 8(1 feet high, the telephone wires, expanded by heat, had sagged down in reach of the boat's mast. One of the poles tell across the bridge and smashed two of the con crete guard rails, narrowly missing an automobile that was parked on the bridge waiting for the boat to pass. Iraftic was held up several minutes while workmen cleared the twisted wires and broken poles from the causeway. 1 here were so many wires ami of such large size that the boat failed to break them and it was brought to a standstill Boat attendants had to cut the wires before they could con tinue'on their way. 1 Damage to the telephone property was estimated at more than S4OO, and several days will he required for work men to repair tin- property, it is be lieved. Ihe boat was on its way up the river to-load logs. TRAIN SCHEDULE TO BE CHANGED Morning Train Will Reach Here at 10:30 Begin ning Next Sunday So many changes in train, bus, and mail schedules have been made here during the past few weeks that a Phil adelphia lawyer would find it difficult if not impossible to keep them straight in his miud. And the changes are not complete yet, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad announcing this week a new schedule beginning next Sun day for its .morning train from Ply mouth to Tarboro and for the Kin stun to Weldon train. One train will leave Plymouth at 'MS a. in., arriving here at 10:30, or a little over an hour later than the time called for in the schedule now in •effect. Another train will leave .Kin ston at 4 >:55 ami make connections with the I'lyinouth-Tarboro train in I'arni.le about II o'clock. No change will be made in the return schedule, it was announced. It could not be learned whether the delayed schedule would cause rural route carries to wait for the morning train or continue on . their present schedules The delayed schedule will hardly affect the rural deliveries, as nearly all the mail coming h.re is re ceived by bus before the train arrives. Schedule ot Services at Local Baptist Church "There Is No New Thing Under the Sun," is the text to be used at the Baptist church Sunday morning following the sessions of the chufch school. Mrs. l.ouie Martin will be at the organ. There will be only the morning preaching service at this church Sun day, with only one service each Sun day until school begins *in Septem ber. This church and congregation has sustained the loss of one of its very loyal members in the lamented death of James Edwin Harrell. And the sympathy of the people goes out to the members of his family. Adverti»«r» Will Pnd Our Col um» a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homea ESTABLISHED 1898 APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE BY AUGUST 16 ♦ Employment Will Be Cen tered Around Work On Highways Acording to information received here yesterday, jobs will be opened to many unemployed in tlu> county within the next week or two. Com plete details have not been announced in connction with the work, but wel fare agents are asking all those who are now without jobs and who desire work to tile applications between now and next Tuesday. The applica tion should he .filled out and. forward ed to Welfare Officer J. . Manning, W illiatnston, before that time, ,answeri to the questions listed below to bj: given in . detail, It is understood that employment yvill center around highway construc tion work in many centers of the state, that the names of worthy appli cants will be recommended to the .on tractors, with World War veterans receiving first consideration. N'o proj ects for this county have been includ-* ed in the highway program so far, but it is hoped work will be available with in tfie next few "weeks. Any one in terested in netting on a payrool should forward his application to the welfare officer immediately so he can place it on file. Complete details will be'an nounced as soon as and in the meantime tihose wishiiiK jobs should answer the following questions: Name, race, age, address; married? If so, how many children do you have? If single, do you have any depend ents? If so, how many? Are you a World War veteran. How King have you lived in this county? How long have you been out of work Are you physically able to do bard labor" What kind of work are you capable of do ing? Have you tried to get employ ment? Where did you t work last ? How far front home can you go? Have you been given any aid or as sistance from county or other welfare agencies? If so, how much? If giv en a job, will you be regular in your work? References: (List at least two people or firms and give their ad dresses.) Signed. , LEAGUE TEAMS STILL BUNCHED Elizabeth City and Colerain j Are Tied for Top Place, Williamston Next • ' The Martin*, with 7 victories ami 7 i losses, continued to hold to its .500 percentage mark yesterday .iftir ION jing to Colerain at Windsor by a V to score. Colerain and Elizabeth City !continued to -lead the, league with Kdenton trailing all three teams. 1 The game Wednesday with Eliza beth l ity was one of' the I esfi»played so far this week, Williamston winti'ing 5 to 2. Kugler fanned 12 mep and held the visitors to a few-'scattered hits. I bis afternoon, Colerain conies here for an encounter "with the Martins, i Ihe teams are fairly well hunched for honors in the second half, which comes to a close next week. Eliza- I belli City plays the Martins here on j Tuesday, and the Martin i go to Eliz- I abcth City Wednesday. • Home Furniture Store To | Reopen in Greenville Soon ♦_ I Ihe Home Furniture Store, Inc., of (jreenvilie, one of the leading furni ture concerns of this section, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy on June 20th of this year. Its stock was sold by order of the court July 28. The stock is still located in the old 1 stand on Dickerson Avenue, in charge 'of Mr. J. A. Collins, the former man ' ager of the old concern. It is under- I stood that practically all the former ' employees will be retained in their | old positions. I Pending reorganization the stock will be disposed of in a sale at once. The stock consists of general house hold and kitchen furniture, including stoves, ranges, etc. 'start Series of Services Bethany Holiness Church ♦ • ■ Rev. Fred Weaver, of Mount Olive, started a series of revival meetings in Bethany Pentecostal Holiness church three miles from here, last night. Just how long the meeting will continue, it was not announced. The public is cordially invited to attend the meet ing*. i