North Carolina Newspapers

Watch the Ltbel On Tow Pur As It. Carries the Date When Tovr Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 67 VITAL STATISTICS FOR PAST MONTH ARE REPORTED Fifty-six Births Reported For New High Record During Year Seven townships in this county re ported 17 deaths and 56 births during the month of September, giving the districts a gain of 167 per cent over the number of births reported in Aug ust and proving that the period is a popular one for the stork in these parts. The number of deaths last month was two greater than the num ber for August. Williams, Cross Roads, and Poplar Point Township* filel no reports for the month. Five of the newcomers were listed without legal papas, Williamston re porting one, Robersonville 1, Hamil ton 1, and Goose Nest 2. Each of the illigitimates was colored. The seven townships reported as fol lows: Deaths Births White Col. White Col. Jamesvtlle 4 1 13 Griffins 0 1 2 0 Bear Grass. 0 0 2 0 Williamston 13 6 11 Robersonville • 3 0 3 5 Hamilton 10 3 4 Goose Nest 12 1 15 Totals 1. 10 7 18 38 While the month was an unusual one as far as statistics in this county arc concerned, the trend was the same for births, the colored leading the white by a wide margin. The margin last month was larger than in recent months. It was the first time that white deaths outnumbered those a mong the colored race. Even though the statistics were unusual for the month, the yearly reports will show about an even break, the colored hav ing more births and more deaths, and the whites having fewer births and fewer deaths. SPORTSMEN TO MEET IN RALEIGH Meeting To Be Held Here Saturday, Nov. 5 To Name Delegates In 1930 there were held throughout the State meetings of licensed hunt er* and fishermen by counties for the purpoae of making recommendations to the Department of Conservation and Development relative to changes in the hunting and fishing laws. These meetings were very successful and gave the department and legislature valuable information regvrding the game laws, according to J.'W. Hines, Martin County game warden. The Department of Conservation and Development desires to repeat these meetings this year. Sportsmen of this county are requested to meet at 2 p. m. Saturday, November sth, in the county courthouse for the pur pose of discussing changes now need ed in the game laws and for the se lection of delegates to attend a State wide meeting of sportsmen which will be held in the House of Representa tives at Raleigh at 2 p. m. Tuesday, November 15th. In the county meetings changes in the game and fish laws should be dis-. cussed, recommendations relative to theae changes drawn and approved, and at least two representatives se lected for the State meeting. Mr. Hints stated that this is an earnest appeal to the licensed hunt ers and fishermen in North Carolina. The department tries in every way to administer the fish and game laws for the benefit if those who buy li cences, and the department feels that thoae who do buy the licenses are the onea who have the right to recom mend adjustments in the game and fish laws. PLAN TO HOLD TEACHER MEETS Witt Probably Hold Pint Meeting of Term Early Part Next Month According to unofficial information received here yesterday a series of coanty-wide teachers' meetings will be beid in this county daring the remain-] der of the 1932-33 term. While no arrangements have been made at this time, it is understood that the first meeting will be held the early part of next month. Only one county-wide meeting was hel4 in this county last term, and no arrangements had been made to hold a series ot meetings thi* term until educational authorities here were ad vised by State school folks this week to nuke plans lor the gatherins. Usually six meetings are held dur ing the term- More definite announce meats will be made later, it is under stood. THE ENTERPRISE TOBACCO MARKET Following the light sales of yesterday caused by die rain, a large break of tobacco was report ed on the warehouse floors here today. It waa estimated that more than 140,000 pounds were on sale today with prices shotting added strength, especially for the better quality grades, t Pair-sired sales are expected during the remainder of the week with an unusually large break an ticipated about Friday. FURTHER DROP IN CROP YIELDS NOW INDICATED October Report by State Department Shows 8 Per Cent Drop in Peanuts The reduced production of farm products reported by the State De partment of Agriculture in its Au gust 31 report was still greater as of October 1, the date the last report was prepared. Still further reduc tions in several of the main crops in this section were indicated in the re port, peanut production dropping 8 percent, during the month. The report, in part, follows: North Carolina was extremely dry during July, August and September. As a result, crops like hays, fruits, corn and potatoes have shown con sideragle distress this year. The re markable thing is that,- crops have made even fair yields this year. Gen eral rains occurred early in October, however, along with cool weather. Corn: 'l'he lowest condition is re ported in the southeastern third of the State. The average condition is about 51 percent as compared with 57 for the entire State, indicating 15 bushels per acre. This compares with 85 percent of a full crop last year with 23 bushels yield. While the yield in North Carolina is extremely low, the main corn belt of the West is show ing one of the highest yields for many years. The State prices there are re ported to be as low as 18 cents per bushel as compared with 46 cents, the September average for North Caro lina. Sweet Potatoes: With 63 percent of a full crop promise of sweet po tatoes reported, we have an indicated yield of 80 bushels. The vines of the plants are good, although the dry weather prevented the propert growth of the roots for production of pota toes. The late September and early October rains may help considerably in improving the yield, provided the fall is late. Th» crop last year show ed 74 percent condition on October Ist and 99 bushels yield. The Sep tember price reported as being re ceived by farmers for their potatoes was 50 cents. A second growth now would probably result in poor keep ing qualities for storage? ' Peanuts: Oddly enough the peanut crop does not seem to have suffered from lack of soil moisture to the same extent as other crops in the same region; in fact, the tops look fairly good and the pods on the root are grouped more closely around the cen ter of the plant, rather than being spread out as usual. The condition is reported to be 58 percent of a full crop prospect, as compared with 82 a year ago and 66 a month ago. In spite of this, the yield indication is reckoned at close to 900 pounds per acre or 240,000,000 pounds produc tion for the State. This compares with 306,000,000 pounds estimated as being produced last year. The Sep tember price reported waa 2 cents a pound. The commercial area it in the northeastern part of the State, with a new center growing around Bladen County eastward. Farm Wages: Farm wages show an average of $17.50 per month With out board and 80 cents per day on the same basis. There is still an over supply of farm labor available for work, while the demand is very light. Farmers are paying no more cash for. farm labor than is essential. The farm families are even trying to do all of the cotton picking. A common sight is to see an entire family dressed in overalls, out in the fileda picking cot -4 dUH| Tom Thumb Wedding At School Here Friday A score or more of the little folks in the first grade of the local school will make their first public stage ap pearance at the new school auditorium Friday evening of this week when they take part in a Tom Thumb wed ding. Several practices have been held, and a successful presentation i» predicted. The funds resulting from the 10 and 15 cent admissions will be used in adding to the list of first-grade library books. The ceremony, start ing at 8 o'clock, will last only a short while. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 18, 1932 ARSON CHARGES AGAINST TWO MEN DISMISSED Otis and Jasper Roebuck Freed at Preliminary Hearing Saturday Charges against Otis and Jasper Roebuck, connecting them with the burning of their home in Everetts last August were dismissed in Justice of the Peace J. L. Hassell's court here last Saturday morning, when two of the state witnesses, Hubert Clark and Nathan Wynn, denied they had made statements implicating the two Roe buck boys in the alleged crime. Un able to cross-examine the two wit nesses the prosecution was forced to accept the dismissal. Talking with W. C. Manning, pres ident of the Martin County Branch of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association, and J. L. Coltrain, secre tary of the company, and Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, Wynn and Clark are said to have described the facts surround ing the mysterious burning of the Everetts dwelling. It was upon their evidence and that of others acquaint ed with the fire that warrants were issued for the arrests of the two Roe buck boys. At the hearing here Sat urday morning, the two main wit nesses refused to talk, denying they had even talked with the officers of the company before the sheriff. No cause for the sudden change in the case was given. Mrs. J. VV. Bailey, testifying at the hearing, stated that she was on the porch of her home near by when sud denly the fire started raging, that it was burning rapidly from the utart. Professor I>. N. Hi*, appearing for the state in the case, slated that he passed the Roebuck that morn ing and saw no signs of fire at that time. Within a few minutes, or by the time he had driven to the busi ness section of the town and parked his car, he heard the alarm, and when he reached the home the fire was burn ing rapidly. No suit as been filed by the owners of the building against the .insurance company, and settlement will be held lup pending the outcome of the case, it was learned today. William H. Pierce Dies *" In Richmond Last Week William H. Pierce, formerly of this county but for the past eight years a resident of Hopewell, Va., died in a Richmond hospital last Sunday. Urights disease was given as the im mediate cause of his death. Mr. Pierce, 60 years old, married Lydia Bennett, of this county, and she with nine children, survives. He also leaves one brother, L. L. Pierce, of Boykins, Va., and one sister, Mrs. Anna Braiil, of Tarboro. Funeral services were conducted in the Spring Green Primitive Baptist church, near Hamilton, this afternoon |gt 2 o'clock. Interment followed in the cemetery there. Elder B. S. Cowin conducted the last rites. Seen and Here and By W. E. SAWYER Bruce Whitley passing a birthday on October 16th.—Albert Leon Cook longing to get in the football game last Friday.—Mrs. F. K. Hodges with a yard full of pretty fall flowers, the cockscomb along the walk looking es pecially fine.—Mr. J. Haywood-Roger* mailing a premium Check and vowing that the insurance company keeps him "broke."—Josephine Roberson passing her umph-teenth birthday on October 18th.—Billy Clark and Sidney Mallory both getting one year more decrepit at sunrise on October 23rd.—Helen Coltrain also pa>sing a milestone on October 21.—Rut% Norton holding down the "Tillie the Toiler" job at the V. E. P. office.—Jess Harrell hid ing behind dark '.glasses.—S. El Sprinkle catching 29 "sprinkler" size fish at Belhaven Saturday.—Jack Booker getting 50 pounds of ice for a dime at Belhaven.—Mrs. Jim Staton's yard with a very attractive verbena border.—Another verbena border around Mrs. Landie Griffin's garden.—"Bouncer" Clark walking on three legs, a front foot having been injured in a fight —Street cleaners having a hard time getting leaves off the street, the leaves falling about as fast as thy were swept up.—Zach Piephoff waving "bye-bye" to every body as he toddled down the street. — Supt. James C. Manning explaining that be is not putting a cellar under COTTON YIELD ONE OF LOWEST YET RECORDED 11,425,000 Bales In Government Report October 1 It is worthy of notice that the gov ernment cotton estimates have been so nearly the same tor each of the three reports this year. The October forecast is 11,425,0000 bales for the belt and 519,000 for North Carolina. Tfie October condition of 56 per cent of a full crop promise indicates 198 pounds of lint per acre—low, as indicated by the 271 pounds average last season. The 10-year average was 241 pounds an 4 59 per cent condition. The 226,000 bales ginned to October Ist shows that' the crop is extremely early in opening and is being picked quite rapidly. The weather since July Ist has been dry and hot, which has resulted in small plants and bolls, early bollage, early maturity of bolls without late or top crop, and early opening. The cul tivation wis good and easy and late, with little grass to bother the picking While fertilizer usage was quite short, yet this was a year when fields with no fertilizers made little difference. The present condition and yield of North Carolina's cotton crop is one of the lowest on record. Excepting for the record hot and dry weather in July and August, we undoubtedly would have had the lowest yield per acre on record. Even then the weevil dam age was heavy in many counties. Good yields are being made in the streak from Robeson to Pitt counties. Even blooming is common here. However, the plants have all the mature bolls that they can develop. m CELEBRATION IN AHOSKIE NOV. 11 ——• Local War Veterans Expect To Be Participants in Program There ——• | Martin County veterans of the World War are expected to take a prominent part in the Armistice Day celebration in Ahoskie the 11th of next month, according to information reaching here. It is the first planned celebration with Martin ex-service men participating since the year fol 't lowing the close of the war. At that 'time a big celebration was held in Watts Grove here. Former service men" in several coun ties of this section planning lo attend and take part in the celebra tion. The post at Ahoskie is making big arrangements to entertain the vis itors, and complete plans will be an nounced within the next lew days The band from the Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va., will be in Ahoskie to add -to the color of the celebration. A parade of service meji and floats prepared bysevfral posts and other organizations in the dis trict will feature the event. his house as Bill Peel's is big enough for both of them.—VV. Joe Taylor all diked out with a new hat and suit preparing to go to the State-VV. F, football game.—Hannah Vic Everett without a smile on her face.—Dr. Percy Cone saying that the State- VV. F. game was a very fame affair.— Haywood Rogers, jr.,. recovering from a severely split lip received when ITe fell out of a tree.—Roger Critcher, jr., and Russell Roebuck spellbinding a group of admiring girls .with glow ing account of their visit to the State Fair.—Torn Rose wearing a flaming red shirt.—Eggs 31 cents a dozen here and 25 cents a dozen in Washington.— h 'Morbu# Sabbatticus," that strange malady that prevents church attertd ance of the victim, affecting many (fit wens Sunday. —Mrs. John Weir get ting a pint of free ice cream at ("lark's Drug Store Saturday nitfht, —li. S. McCabe still wearing the blue feather in his new hat. —First overcoat of the season being worn by Harry Biggs to the Silas Green show.—Rev. C. H. Dickey saying that the gambling joints at the State Fair were closed up just aft«r he left. —Herbert Clark confer ring upon "Pos" Keel the title of "All-Southern Soda Dispenser."—Julia Everett eating a dill pickle as big as a young watermelon. —Apropos of El la Cinder's question of Monday, Pete Fowden says if he had a million dol lars he would pay up his creditors as far as the mitlion would go. 1,000 Yards Cloth Received By Red Cross One thousand yards of Red Cross cloth were received here yesterday for distribution among the needy throughout a greater part of the county. The shipment was made up of 500 yarda of ging hafs and 500 yards of outing, and local Red Cross officers are ex pecting an additional shipment of 6,000 yards of prints and 500 yards of birdseye cloth. Plans are not complete at this time for the distribution of the cloth, but public announcement will be made just as soon as ar- KIWANIANS TO HOLD KONFLAB Annual District Meet Will Be Held in Tarboro j Next Tuesday The members of the local Kiwanis club, their wives and sweethearts* are preening themselves this week in prep aration for the big Kiwanis Kontlab that is to be held in Tarboro next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. For all thi' clubs in this district are haying a get-together there at that time. The idea being that all mem bers of all the clubs are to be present,' each man having as his guest hi*-wife | or lady friend. For it is ladies' night along in conjunction with this annual district konllali. • The Williamston group is getting things in order preparatory to march ing jin Tarboro \viih a splendid dele gation. And in order to make a large attendance possible, the president of the local club is announcing that there will be no meeting of the group here tomorrow week, as is customary, but that the next regular meeting here will be held on Wednesday, November I. And foregoing this regular meeting Intakes it possible for ajl the group to go, without infringing oil the local meeting, or without running too many, allairs too close together. Advance reports indicate tl\at sev eral hundred people are being pre* pared lor at Tarboro. And this bids (air to be one of the largest civic imcetiugs ever held in this section. i PLANS ARE MADE FOR RODEO HERE , i Half Hundred Carts and -Fifteen Racres Are Al ready Entered Plans Toi the big Depression Cart parade, rodeo and speaking here next Saturday . were announced as being just iliout complete tnda) by Henry Johnson, one of the promoters. More than one-half hundred strictly Hoo- 1 ver carts have already been signed up' ami marry oflii t s are' TKlitfi'ttd to take part in the parade,-the promoter said. Fifteen racers will run on the track, the riders using no saddles or blank ets. There are many" other entertaining features planned for the day, and the promoters are looking for large crowds. The Roanoke fair grounds, where the rodeo anil speaking will be held, are being put in,shape this week, and a big crowd is expected to witness the' races and enjoy the other events. | Put Under $250 Bond For Stealing Tobacco W. A. Kespass, Beaufort County man, was placed under a $250 bond, by Justice J. L. llassell here last Fri day afternoon for the alleged theft of a small quantity of tobacco fro;ni llei bert Cullipher, Martin Cojmty farmer, 'l'he case will be called for trial in the December term of superior court. ( Kespass is said to have admitted the theft during the hearing last I* ri day. Ladies Aid Society Will Serve Supper Thursday m i The members of the local Chriiflah Ladies' Aid Society will serve a tur key supper at the Woman's Club hall Thursday evening front 6 to 'J o'clock. A package sale will be held in connec tion, the society members serving, sup iper for 5U cents a plate. The public is invited. • . Million Pounds Tobacco Burned In Greenville Fire early last evening destroyed .the old Banner warehouse, a/td a to bacco stemmery and a large quantity of tobacco in Greenville. According to reports reaching here nearly a million pound? of tobacco, belonging to-the Greenville Tobacco Company, were burned. The loss was estimated at (130,000 with instiranoe to cover. rangements are made. Until plans are complete, the needy will great • ly aid the welfare workers by with holding their requests for flour or cloth. Several counties are calling up on their citizens to aid in mak ing the Qloth into garments for distribution among the needy, while others distribute it and let those receiving make it into gar ments. It is not known which course will be fallowed in this county, but every effort will be made to handle the aid to the very best advantage possible. REGISTRATION GOES SLOWLY Eight Or Ten New Names j Put on Books Here Up To Yesterday According to reports reaching here, an unusually small registration is in "progress in this county for the next j November election, hardly more than .Ml net names having been entered I Since the books were opened about two weeks ago. Eight or ten had registered i*i tl is iir""inci up t • yes terday, one or two other districts re ' porting no new names at all. i I 1 The books close Saturday of iiejt , week, and those citizens whose are not on tlv- bo k* and who wisjfl to vote in the coining election .should ' register before the books are closed that da>. tin Saturday, November 5, ,*the boons ill be "|u ued that any names ajipeartng thereon can l". chai b nged, but no registrations will be m * order at that time Ver) 'lew names have fc v ej' (been challenged hj uli\is count), and no complaints ire expect ed I his year. RAINS DAMAGE PEANUT CROP ' Largest Loss Will He in Peanuts Still in Ground; Half, of Crop Dug j Rains tailing in this set tion Sunday, j Sunday night, afi'd yesterdax are said to have caiised a great de.il of damage to the" pe'anut crop. While il is be lieved some damage resulted to thai part of the crop already dug' and stacked foi curing, the greatest dam agt was done to that part of the erop | 'now ground Very hub' wind | accompanied the rain, and a* a lesiilt J the damage Jo the stacked peanuts was 1 not so great. It is feared thai the growers will lose manys-wf tlie goob ers when the.) start .digging as the rain - m all juohaljililv will——(4m— •to fall from the vims More than half I the crop haf been dug, it is estimated. ) • uiku was the, second largist re- DorUd hei.e since tlamli Snritill. . keeper of a regulation rainiall gauge at the river, stating that a little over 2 inches fell front 8 o'clock Sunday to g o'clock the following morning, Power Company Officials Visiting Office Here Today ! Several officials of the Virginia Electric and Power Company out of Richmond and Roanoke Rapids were here .for a short while today, inspect ing the new district office here. | 9 Family Reunion | The family of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Stalls enjoyed a family-, reunion at 'their Maui Street home here last .Sunday, Mr I.con. Stalls accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Berry, of Ports mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weaver attending. Mr. and Mrs E. VV> Staton, of Jieckj and Mrs. G, I' I'itt ' 'man and little daughter, Merle, ofj Mi mil Vernon, N. V., spent Sunday ' here with Mr. and Mrs. C B. Sice ' I loff. Mrs. F M. Maiming was called to I Davidson this morjiing on account of ; the -sulltli-n illness of Jlct l'athei. . . I f TAX COLLECTIONS i i j i I Even though tax collections i dropped greatly following the ac tion of the county board of com- , missioners delaying the sale one month, a few property owners con tinue to settle their account* with the collector. Several thousand dollars have been collected since the early part of the month, and Sheriff C. B. Roebuck is optimis , tic over the prospects for sizeable i collections between now and the : , first of November, when the de linquent list will be advertijed for sale on the first Monday of the following month. Advertisers Will Fnd Our Col umi a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Home* ESTABLISHED 1898 DEMOCRATS WILL MEET TOMORROW IN WASHINGTON Big Torchlight Parade Will Be Feature; Many From Here To Attend i While it is generally believed and almost admitted that- the First Con- I greaaiutial District will rnll lip [in> I the largest k Democratic* majorities in the (urtJlcomitiK election, leaders of the party are taking .no clfance and I have planned a big rally in Washing i ton tor tomorrow night, when the speakers will remind all the good peo ples of. their inherent right- and sol emn duty to net out and vote for the Democratic standard bearers next No vember K, Martin County Democrats are in vited to attend the rally, Elbert S. I'fcel; chairman of the Democratic F,x- J eeutive committee of this county, mak ing an appeal yesterday urging all J party followers to lake part in the meeting. An old time torchlight parade, formed under county banners repre senting the entire Fourteen counties of the first congressional district, will j lead at 7;. ft) pin from the Atlantic station to the school au ditorium, where one of the htost elo -1 11) ent speaker- of tile Carolina cam - r'"" 11 , according to local party lead ei ~ will he heard in the person of | tla Democratic senatorial noniitlee, R. R, Reynolds, jL All audience oveitlovvitrg the huge iiniar ehy ! audi* rium is antici ' paled, Mr, Reynolds, v lu> a->tou,ndcd the state with his majority in the I 'eniiHTa.tn primar*, i, a consistent drawing card. "id_ihv jiarade is ex pei tcfl to >i* Il even more to the oe'ea- I )eiii(icrats li'oiti every first con k:irssittual district cotmty have been invited to be pieseiil aild to form in the parade under their county banners. All those mli rested.in the campaign iir asked to In- pfe-.ciit and to carry U'ULI lights, - which IH.IV be made Ut home by wiling a tui tail to the top i.i- a si,, k anil fluffing the can iV.tft a i lit" \s as l e I. toll, soaked ill 1 ■ I veiy'aJw- 'lit asked to come I!H Atlantic t nasi l.ne station with a torch a'ii«i| ji m tin- .parade, I A- •ai as it Ciiutd lie learned today, the, i ally" in \\ ahliiiiKton tomorrow is the niily "iif scheduled ui this section, ami MY IVrl urges all Democrats to make arrangements to attend and take part ui the parade. DEATH OF MRS. R. 0. MOBLEY * Kuneral Is Held Monday Afternoon for Beloved Jamesville Woman r R O Mjiblev. beloved Janies villi woman, died at her home there *sinulay afternoon of a cxunplkation of diseases She bad been in declining health ji.it si>uie t-inu, but was •ble to be up until about two Week's - ago, when she was forced in her bed, file (faughti r of the late Bill Vaiv illorn and wife, Mrs. Mobley was mar- I tied twice, first to a Mr. Needhani, to [ which union, one »on, Mr, Seth Need bam, of I>i troit, survives. One son, l'urcell, s irvive's the second union, i Besides her husband, Mrs. Mobley leaves her mother, Mrs, Saiiilitic Ann i Vanhorn, who made her home with, the family in Jamesville Illiberal sei vices wye conducted yesterday afternoon in the t hristian church in,Jamesville by Rev. Gilbert Davis, of Plymouth. Interment was in the \\ cemtery at James ville, • WimTsraAK IN ROBERSONVILLE I —.— -> Hon. Thad Etire Addresses ! Votews There at 7:30 i Tomorrow | llmi. I liad Mure, assistant director of personnel,, and Democratic elector . I foil i the First Congressional District, will make a Democratic speech in the "high I I building at Robersonville tomorrow night at 7:.!(( p. m., it was | announced today bj IClbert S. Peel, || chairman of the Martin County Dem . ocratic Executive committee. Mr. | liure is one of the outstanding young Democrats of the State, and is a very interesting speaker. The public is in vited to hear him. Mr. Eure's talk is the only one that lias been announced for this county during the present campaign, as far as it could be learned here today, A big rally is wJiy in Wash ington County today, and a goodly number - of Democrats are attending from this county. R. R. Reynolds spoke in Bertie yesterday, but will not appear i» 'his county this year, A. R. Dunning, his campaign manager, said yesterday.