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Watch «M Labal OB TOW Papar As It Canto the Data Whan Yoor Subscription Expire* VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 78 THREE MEN ARE IN AUTO WRECK TUESDAY NIGHT S. L. Roberson, W. P. Sum ner, and George Mat thews Injured Sherwood L. Roberson and Walter T. Sumner were slightly hurt and George Matthews was badly cut in an automobile wreck at the intersection of the Jamesville and Washington Roads here Tuesday night. All are from Robcrsonrille. None was seri ously hurt, however, and all are get ting along very well. Thurman Mat thews and Robert Cobum, also from Robersonvillc, who were in the car with Mr. Roberson, were not hurt. Mr. Sumner was coming into Wil liamston from Jamesville, crossing the Washington road, when his car was struck broadside by that driven by Mr. Roberson, who was coming into Williamston from Washington. It was impossible for Mr. Roberson to stop his car when Mr. Sumner darted a cross the road intersection. The Messrs. Roberson, Cobum, Mat thews, and Matthews had been to a Junior Order meeting in Washington, where Mr. George Matthews was init iated into the order. When he reached home, and before he could explain what had happened, his family, think ing his cuts and bruises were the re sult of the initiation, laid the law down, telling him that he would have to stay out of the order. The wreck was the second in this section during the night, C. D. Car starphen and Francis Barnes having been injured when their car went off the road on a.curve near the home of W. L. Taylor on the Washington road. Carstarphen was removed to a hospi tal, where his injuries are not con sidered serioua. SEASON OPENED ON WATERFOWL NOVEMBER 16TH Resume o! Regulations jls Presented; Season To End January 15 Noon November 16 marked the opening of the season for migratory waterfowl hunting on the North Car olina coast under state and federal regulations. The season thi* year will be jwice as long as the record short shooting period of last year, when only 30 days were allowed. Hunting for this type of game will cease on January 15. Birds which may be taken during the s«a*on include ducks, geese, brant, and Vacillations place a daily bag limit || 10 on certain species that hava suf fered awn severely from drought and ajltrshooting. The species on which the bait limit ia 10 are the canvaaback, redhead, greater and lesser acaups, ringneck, teal, shoveller, and gadwall. The daily bag limit on eider duck ia five. Wood duck, ruddy duck, and buffle head duck are protected at all times, and there ia no open aeason on these species. Not more than twice the legal daily limit of ducka or geeae may be had in posaession at any time. Guns used for thia type 6f shooting may not be larger than 10 gauge; and snaring, trapping, and shooting from a motor boat or automobile are prohibited. Cited regulations were promulgated by the federal government and arc au tomatically part of the state law un der provisions in the atatutes. TWO CAPTURED AT STILL SUNDAY Town and County Officers Make Raid on Plant Near Roberaonville Raiding a still near RobertonviUe Sunday morning, Officer* Gray, Roe buck and Grime* arretted Charles Ayers, jr., and Ernett An drew*, colored. Two colored men eacaped. The still, the iteam plant type, was destroyed along with about (our gallons of liquar. A few fruit jars were found at the plant. Leaving here that morning, the of ficers reached the scene about Sun day school time, and within hearing of the sound of the bell* the four men were busy manufacturing the "spirits". Ayers is said to have been in some trouble over in Pitt County and was out under bond to raise a S6OO fine by last Tuesday. It could not be learn ed whether he would be returned to Pitt County to serve the sentence im pussd upon him there or whether he would be tried In this county first Avery County Growers Sell Truck Lo*4 Onions Avery County growers, sold their first truck load of onions for this sea son lasf week. THE ENTERPRISE 3 Stores at Everetts Robbed Wednesday AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH IS MUCH TOO SEASONAL Some Prograss Has Been Made, But Mixed Farm ing Is Still Needed By GUY A. CARDWELL Southern ' agriculture is still too largely seasonal, although considerable progress has been made towards bring ing about winter farming and mixed farming—crops, plus livestock. As long as seasonal farming only is practiced the pressing problems on such farms will be lack of income to spread over the entire year and in ability to keep farm labor regularly employed. If our banker and time merchant friends and our farmer readers agree with the views expressed, would it not be a good idea for them to get togeth er before the start of a new year, talk things over and work out in advance plans for the betterment of income and labor employment conditions? I am not suggesting public meetings, although they frequently accomplish great good, but private conferences be tween Mr. Banker and Mr. Farmer as every Tarm and every bank- have their own peculiar problems which must be observed, with due consider ation to the local situation. To accomplish farm income spread and regular employment, plans will have to be made in advance. We fre quently wait too lonjc to make our plans and are unduly hurried in the late season—confusion results and lit tle is accomplished in the way of ben eficial change. Farmer* will soon be inquiring about credit. Credit is precious—it should be extended and accepted with the ut most care. It should be shielded a gainst mishaps by both parties to the transaction; for only in this way can credit continue to operate for private and public gain. Kegardless of their present positions rightly handled, cotton, tobacco, and peanuts are valuable crops, and they should be given places of importance in the plans for 1933. What percent age of the cullivatable land on each farm should be planted to one, two, or all three of these crops will have to be determined when the present smoke screen of uncertainty has blown away. Practically all southern agricultural leaders are agreed that the cotton states need more hogs, more cattle, both milch and beef, more sheep, and more poultry—more live-at-home crops—in order to attain a balanced aystem of farming under which we can keep farm labor regularly em ployed, and spread farm income over the entire year. Of courae this radical change for numbers of farms can not be made in one season; but if we believe a change ia necessary, why delay making a start? If we do not make a start, farmers will stagnate, and in the course of time become wards of coun ty, state, and the nation. VITAL STATISTICS REPORT IS MADE Sixty«four Births And 24 Deaths Reported In Six Townships Sixty-four births and 24 deaths were reported in 6 of the 10 townships of this county last month, four districts failing to report. Cross Roads, with 18 births, led the list, Williamston and Roberaonville tying for second place with IS births each. Roberaonville Township apparently had the best report for the period, as there was only one death there. Only one illegitimate birth was reported in the county, and that was among the colored population. The report for the six townships: Births Deatha Jamesville 1 3 8 Williamston 1— IS 8 Cross Roads . 18 4 Roberaonville IS 1 Goose Nest 7 ' 2 Hamilton 6 1 Totals 1— 64 24 Bear Grass Woman's Club Meets Wednesday The regular meeting of the Bear Grail Woman'* Club was held last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. B. Rogers on. New officers were elected for the new year: Mrs. W. S. Gurganus, pres ident; lira. John Roberton, vice pres ident; Ifisi Seima Ayers, secretary; Mrs. A. B. Rogerson, welfare officer. Plans and arrangements for a house , hold holiday program were discussed. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 25, 1932. GET $450 IN CASH, LARGE QUANTITY OF MERCHANDISE Officers Are Without Clue As To Identity of Robbers Robbery on a wholesale scale was reported in Everetts Wednesday morn ing when intruders entered the stores of J. S. Peel, J. S. Ayers and Com pany, and Taylor, Bailey & Brother there and stole around $450 in cash and a quantity of merchandise. The robbers committed the crime unde tected and up until noon today offi cers had been unable to establish any clue that would lead to an arrest. Going there between 2 and 3 o'clock, the robbers are believed to have en tered the Taylor, Bailey and Brother store first. The store owners had re moved the cash from the safe, and the robbers centered their attention on merchandise. It could not be deter mined just how much merchandise had been stolen there. At the J. S. Feel store, the robbers followed the in structions on the safe, "This safe is not locked; please do not damage it," placed there by Mr. Peel. Pulling the big door 'open, the robbers toro*open the inside doors and removed around S3OO in cash, about SIOO of which was in gold. About $75 worth of postage stamps, belonging to the government were removed from the safe, but the robbers apparently forgot to take them along. In checking the losses at his store, Mr. Peel missed the following: Be tween $15(1 and $175 in silver dollars; six old $1 bills; one S2O gold piece; five $lO gold pieces; one $2.50 gold piece and $lB in pennies; about SSO in loose change; about S3O to SSO post office money; $10.75 Christian Aid money, and SIOO worth of clothing. Everetts residents heard an explos ion about 3 o'clock, and the report is believed to have been that coming from the J. S. Ayers and Company safe when the robbers blew it open. Around $175 in cash was stolen there, and a quantity of merchandise was missed. Those hearing the explosion thought it was the backfire of a car and did not make an investigation. A shot gun was taken from the J. S. Ayers stock and loaded by the robbers. It was found near the front door of the store, indicating that the robbers would have offered battle had they been trapped there.-. Every effort possible is being made to establish a clue to the three rob beries, but officers have little evidence to work on. TWO LOCAL MEN HURT IN WRfiCK C. D. Carstarphen and Fran cis Barnes Injured Last Tuesday Night C. D. Carstarphen and Francis Barnes were painfully but not seri ously hurt when their car turned over on a curve near the home of Mr. W. L. Taylor, about 4 miles from here on the Washington road, last Tuesday night. Mr. Carstarphen suffered sev eral cuts about the head, hands, and leg. He was removed to a Washing ton hospital immediately following the wreck. He is expected home late this afternoon. Young Barnes, badly shocked when the big Buick coupe turned over, is recovering at the home of his parents here. Driving (toward WUliamaton, Mr. Carstarphen was blinded by the lights of another car and was forced off the road. The car was badly damaged. Honor Rolls For School At Macedonia Published The following Macedonia children made the honor rolls for the second school month: Scholastic roll—First grade, Audrey Coltrain, Susie Revel*, Bili Peel, and Fred Bennett. Second grade: Emma B. Ward. Third grade: Hattie G. Ward. Fourth grade: Ethel Bennett. Fifth grade: Susie P. Ward, Mary Revels. Attendance roll. First grade: Bill Ppele, Elbert Smith, Cecil White hurst, Audrey Coltrain, and Susie Revels. Second grade: R. J. Rodger*. •Third grade: Hattie G. Ward, Slade Revels. Fourth grade: Lester Ward, Otis Coltrain. _ Fifth grade: Mary Revels, Mary S. Ambrose, Deward Smith, J. D, Aus borne. Sixth grade: Sarah G. Holliday, Mil dred Ward, and Clarence Revel*. PROCEEDINGS IN SUPERIOR COURT HERE THIS WEEK Fourtten Cases Disposed of Before Court Stops For Holiday After clearing fourteen cases from the civil docket, Judge Moore order ed a recess in superior court here last Wednesday noon until next Monday morning -when tne Smithwick Creek Church case is scheduled for trial. The proceedings during the first three days of the week were of no great importance and attracted Very little attention from the general public. The cases disposed of; In the case of Farmers and Mer chants Bank against Wheeler Martin and H. H. Cowan, it was shown to the court that the case had been set tled previously, and the issue was re moved from the docket. The plaintiff asked for a non-suit in the case of Williamston Agricul tural Credit Corporation against C; G. Gurkin. J. E. Fdmondson was awarded approximately $124 in his suit against W. W. Griffin. Plaintiffs took a non-suit in the case of Bailey and Barnhill against W. J Keel. Vada Ange, Ella Ange and Romu- lus Ange were each awarded a judg ment in the sum of $450 against Eliza Bullock, administratrix. In the case of I). G. Matthews and W. S. Rhodes against Calvin Jones, th« two plaintiffs were de clared owners of a certain piece of land in dispute. A judgment in the sum of s(>o was granted V. G. Taylor against Roy Gurganus and wife et als and W. J. Taylor, surety.' A $67.50 judgment was awarded R. C. Davis in his case against T. V. Davis. The court ordered a deed made by the defendants set aside in the case of Harrison Brothers and Company against 11. IL. l.illey and wife. Plaintiff took a voluntary non-suit in the case of Planters and Merchants Hank against F. J. Roebuck and wife. A judgment in the sum of S3OO was awarded Louis H. Peel in his case against the Greensboro Fire Insur ance Company. Judgment in the following amounts $1,157.34, $519.40, $470.50 and $1.50 with interest, was granted the Stand ard Fertilizer Company against J. Paul Frizzell and Nina Frizzell. Judgment in the sum of $380.47 was Kranteri the Standard Fertilizer Com pany against L. G. and Mollic Brady. A $427.45 judgment was also grant ed the same company against H. L. Koonce ancf Maude Koonce. NEGRO STEALS JUDGE'S AUTO • Judge Bailey's Car Found In Greenville; Thief Arrested Today Finding himself in need of a Theodore Lawson, 20 year olT colorfld man, stole Judge Jo*. W. Bailey's Chevrolet sedan from in front of the Watts Theatre here v last night about tight o'clock. Driving to Green ville, Lawson attempted to hide the car on a back street near the river. Officers saw the car and became sus picious. A man was stationed to watch the parked car, and a short while later Lawson returned and was arrested by Chief George Clark Finding several paper* in the car with the name of Judge Bailey on them, the officer called the judge and told him the car had been recovered. Chief W. B. Daniel went to Greert ville this morning and brought the car and Lawson back. The man is be ing held in jail awaiting a preliminary hearing before Justice J. L. Hassell. The trial will be held at the Decem ber term of Martin Superior court. Lawson talked freely following his arest, stating that he caught a ride from Norfolk to this point and want ed to go on to his home in New Bern. to get a ride with anyone he stole the judge's car. Red Cross Membership Campaign Ends Today Ending today, the Red Cross mem bership call misses its goal by a large margin locally. However, many late memberships are expected. Contributors not reported before: J. E. Harrison, Mr*. G. H. Har rison, Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, Mrs. R. L. Coburn, Mr*. Vernon Ward, A. J. Manning, Mrs. B. F. Godwin, Jesse Ambers, Titus Critcher, Judge Jo*. W. Bailey, T. B. Brandon, Wm. R. Watton, Mr*. Earl Wynn,'Mid Mary Leggett, Mr*. C. C. Parker, J. Pritch ard, C. T. Grove*, Jim King, C. G. Crockett, Stuart Neely, Mr*. C. A. James, Hugh G. Horton, W. B. Dan iel, Mrs. J: E. King, Mia* Thelma Brown, Mr*. Mary Clayton, Mr*, J. B. H. Knight, J. S. Getainger, B. S. Courtney, Mis* Gertie Norton. First Motion in Ends in Wrangle COTTON REPORT SHOWS COUNTY IS AHEAD OF 1931 Larger Yield Believed Due To Decrease in Tobacco Acreage Martin County farmers went in for the growing of cotton on a large scale this year as compared with their last year's operations, according to a re cent report released by the United States Department of Agriculture. Up to the 14th of November, 4,065 bales of cotton had been ginned, as com pared with 2,504 bales ginned last year up to the same time. \\ hile the season is further advanc ed this year than it was last, it is now believed that the crop will he from one-half to three-fourths larger this year than it was last when the final reports arc made. Reports from the cotton growing sections indicate a gradual decrease in acreage planted to the crop. How ever, there was a marked increase this year in .'Martin County, turn to cotton resulted when the tobacco acreage was substantially re duced in this county. l.and in cotton in 1')22 totalled 30,- 500,000 acres, with prices at •16 cents a pound, the statement said. Under the stimulus of a 22 cent per pound price the acreage during the next five years by a total- of 16,500,000 acres, ending with the record-breaking crop uf 18,000,000 bales, which brought the price down to 11 cents a pound, the report said. More than 10,000,000 acres have been taken from cotton, but 6,000,000 more must be taken out if the acreage is returned to the level of 1921, it was rported. The cotton crop records do not indicate the deflation process Will carry the acreage down to the 1921 level, as - the 1921 acreage was below normal, but they do indicate a likeli hood of continued decrease for at least one more year. BEAR GRASS HONOR ROLL Thirty-Eight Students Are On Select List for Second Month The names of thirty-ei|{ht pupils of the Bear Grass school appear on the honor roll for the second month of school, recently closed. The honor roll, by Krades, follows: Grade 1-A: (,'ortez Hopkins, Ru dolph Hopkins, Naomi Crott. Grade l-B: Dallas Cowan, Haywood Mohley, Jack Hoberson, Vernofl v ßoe buck, Ruth Terry. • Second xrade: Edward Bullock *| Rutus "Gurgfanus, Naomi Brown. Ev w 'n Brown C'owan, Bessie Harrison, Laura LeuKett, Sybil I'eelo, Daisy Mac Webb. Third grade: Dennis Marion liailey William Ward, Nina Lee Britton. Fourth grade: Rachel Har(fy, Carrie Dell Terry, Mildred Tlarrison, Mag daline Harrison, Anita Wheeless, Ra chel Ayers, Ronald White, Clarence Modlin. Seventh grade: Elizabeth Bailey. Eighth grade: Hilda Roebuck, Susie Gray Harris, Rehta Griffin, Evelyn Mobley, Josephine Gurganus, Marjorie Terry, Lucille Rogerson, Lois Mae Bailey, Dan l'eele, Virginia B. White hurst. Transfer Manager Of Telegraph Office Here Miss Sylvia Turner, who has been manager of the local Western Union Telegraph office for the past two years was recently transferred to the West ern Union office in her home town, Abbeville, S. C. It can be truly said of Miss Turner that her company has no more faith ful employee in its entire system than she is. While here, she has made friends of all with whom she has come in contact with and has performed her duties with diligence and in such a pleasing manner that not only she but her company are both held in the highest/esteem by our people, who re gret to. see her go. She is succeeded here by Mr. Wal ter Kennedy, of Kington, but who has recently been stationed at Clinton. Gets More Corn t4/ter -i Planting Lespedeza An increase of B.S bushels of corn an acre was aecured by Vanhoy broth er*, of Brook* Cross Roads, in Yad kin County a* a remit of growing les pedeza on the land during the previous year. THANKSGIVING 1 * Thnksgiving Day here wai quiet ly obearved, the day passing with out any automobile wrecks or mis hapa. All business houses were Closed, and the day waa patterned cloaely after a regular Sunday. One of the largest congregations to hear a Thanksgiving Day ser mon here in a number of years heard Rev. J. M. Perry at the Union service held in the Meth odist church that morning. SAYS SENTIMENT IS GROWING FOR SALES TAX PLAN Expect Bill in Next Legisla ture for 1 or 2 Per Cent General Sales Levy Already there is much talk about prospective tax legislation ...the next session of the North Carolina General Assembly*will consider,at its next session, the latest reports Indicating a growing sentiment for a general sales tax. A recent report sent out by a Ra leigh correspondent reads: Sentiment seems to be increasing over the state, certainly in the eastern part of the state, for a general sales tax similar to that now in effect in Mississippi, according to reports reach ing here. It is also generally con ceded that a bill proposing either a 1 per cent or 2 per cent general sales tax on gross sales and incomes as well, will be introduced early in the 1933 general assembly. The Mississippi general sales tax imposes a 2 per cent tax on all gross sales and incomes, in addition to the state's regular in come tax. "I believe that most of the people in North Carolina, certainly in eastern North Carolina, are perfectly willing to have a general sales tax, and I am finding more and more who believe that it is the best tux that can be levied at the present time," said John L. Skinner, of Little Warren County, sec retary of the State Association of County Commissioners and in close touch with sentiment throughout east ern Nortlr Carolina. ,'Two years ago most of the people in the east favored a so-called luxury tax that |daced most of the tax on cigarettes and tobacco instead of a general sales' tax. Hut these now see that the so-called lux ury tax would tjpc still more heavily their principal crop, tobacco. So they are now turning over to the general luxury tax as the better of the two.' "Most observers here, however, be lieved that in order to get anything like the new revenue needed, th 1933 general assembly will have tc> enact a combination of both the general and and luxury tax, since neither alone will 'provide anything like the new revenue desired. For even without at tempting to pay the defi cit of $11,865,000 out of income, it is agreed that the 1933 general assembly will have to find approximately $lO,- 000,000 in new revenue in order to re move the 15-cents property tax and maintain the various state departments and institutions on anything like their present basis. HOME AGENT AT MEET OF GRANGE Miss Sleeper Takes Seventh Degree at National Convention Miss , Lora K. Sleeper, Hupic Agent, went to Winston-Salem Fri day to the National Grange conven tion tp take the seventh degree (the highest offered) as a grange member. This was the 66th annua! convention which met for the first time In twenty years south of the Mason and Dixie line. The National Grange is an organi zation for farmers and their families organized for the promotion and fur thering of agriculture and everything worthwhile. The idea of the Grange was conceived in the South in 1866, and it has returned to the South for its 66th meeting. Kenn Scott, Haw River is the North Carolina Grange master. He has done a wonderful work in the Grange and as a farm agent in his county of Alamance. Up until this year, North Carolina had seven seventh degree grangers; it now has 1,403. Curb Market Will Be Held Saturday Morning The curb, market will be open Sat urday at the regular time, from 8:30 to 10 a. in., it was announced this morning by Mrs. Lora E. Sleeper, county home demonstration agent. v Advertiser* Will Fnd Our Col uma a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin Cooaty Homed ESTABLISHED 1898 JUDGE DANIEL TO DECIDE GETTING OUTSIDE VENIRE Motion for Out-of-County Jury Withdrawn After Argument Wednesday The first motion offered in connec tion with the retrial of the Smith wacks Creek church case ended in a wrangle here \V ednsday afternoon when oppos ing counsel in the suit failed to agree on a motion asking for a jury from out of Martin County to hear the testimony in the suit. Argument was offered for more than one and one-half hours before Jydge Clayton Moore, whose rulings favored first one side and then the other. 1 lie judge stated as his belief that it was advisable to call a special venire from Edgecombe County. He later agreed with the defense counsel and suggested a motion that 60 Mar tin C ounty men be called and have ready 40 from Edgecombe in .case a complete selection could not be made from local county men. Hut the aft ernoon argument amounted to noth ing, the motion for a foreign jury dy ing before it was hardly created. Next Monday at 9:30, the hour scheduled for Judge Frank A. Daniels, of (joldsboro, to convene the court, the 18 men selected in this county by the Martin Commissioners will be ex amined, and if 12 of them are found suitable, the trial of the case will b'e in order. That, it is generally be- lieved. will come to pass, some stating that not one of the 18 will be chosen to hear the case. When the regular list is exhausted, Judge Daniels will make his own rulings. He might call for a special venire of (•0 or even 100 Martin County men, arid then lie may call for that many from another county, probably Kdge conibe, and not even bother to have any Martin men summoned other than the IK already scheduled to appear for examination. It i.s .believed that it will require two ami probably three days to se lect a jury, that the rase will drag a lonK through the remainder of the week and into the next. Then, there is the probability that the case will be continued, but who knows? While the case was referred to as a church row carrying little interest other than in the Smithwick's Creek community, there is some prontfnent counsel appearing for the litigants. Quietness surrounding tin- activities of the opposing factions in the little church community of (iriffms Town ship is said to be fast disappearing and both sides are getting "het up" for another round in the courts. The failure to pay the costs of the foreign jury was called to the atten tion of the plaintiffs by the defense To this the plaintiffs answerd the case had not been settled and that they would be willing to accept the cost just as soon as the case is set tled, .regardless of who wins. The plaintiffs argued that it would be dif ficult to find 12 men in Martin Coun ty who were .not related to one or more of the 98 litigants either by blood or marriage, or that it would be possible to find 12 men who had not heard the case discussed and who would find it embarrassing to occupy a seat in the box. The defense cen tered its objection to the foreign jury around the costs that would be in curred by the selection of an outside body of men. The jury costs in the last case were approximately S4OO. The names of the eighteen men scheduled to appear next Monday morning for jury duty: - Jamesville: W. C. Sexton, H. B. Barber, C. H. Ange, H. L. Uavis. Griffins: Geo. VV. Hodges, W. G. Hardison. " \ 'w ' Williamiton: J. W. Witts, jr., Jes sup Harrison, VV. H. Gurkin, J. R. Everett. Cross Koads: M. D. Ayers, Biscoe Biggs. Robersonville: P. N. Arrington, F. F. Cox, Joe B. Evetett. . Hamilton: William G. Hines. Goose Nest: J. P. Faiithful, B. A. Moye. Will Hold Examinations For Jobs in Civil Service The United States Civil Service .Commission has announced open com petitive examinations as follows: Senior bricklayer, $1,860 a year; bricklayer, $1,680 a year; senior stone mason, $1,860 a year; stonemason, sl,- 680 a year, less a furlough deduction of 8 1-3 per cent and retirement de duction of 3 1-2 per cent; department al service, Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtained from F. E. Wynne, secretary of the United State* Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post office here.