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Watch the Label On Toor Paper AM It.. Carrie* the Data When Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 89 EAST CAROLINA FIREMEN MEET HERE TUESDAY Around 100 Visitors From Sixteen Towns Are Expected More than 100 visiting firemen from 16 towns in the Eastern Caro line Firemen's association are expect ed here wext Tuesday night for the organization's regularly quarterly meeting. Preparations are now un derway to entertain the visitors. Chief H. D. Harrison, of the local volunteer company stating that every effort possible would be made to make the evening a one for the fire men. A definite program is now in the nuking and arrangements are now complete (or feeding the visitors and invited guests berbecue, slaw and chicken chowder. Sherwood Brock well, state fire marshall, has been in vited to attend and address the fire man, but it could not be learned to day whether or not he would be able to be here at that time. The meeting will be held in the Woman's club hall, according to plans announced, and supper will be served at 7:30 o'clock. The sixteen towns comprising the association are as follows: Plymouth, Kobersonville, Bethel, Belhaven, Washington, Greenville, Farmville, Beaufort, Morehead City, New Bern, Kinston, LaGrange, Ayden Mount (3live, Snow Hill and William ston. This is the second time the associ ation has been entertained here in the past few years. A number of local citizens, includ ing the board of town commissioners and officers of the town and commun ity, have been invited to attend the meeting. EX-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE DIES Passes Suddenly of Heart Attack in Plymouth, Mass. Yesterday • Calvin Coolidge, former President of the United States, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in North ampton, Mass., yesterday about noon. Ht was 60 years old July 4, 1932. Mrs. Coolidge*, returning from a llfepping tour, discovered his body ly iflk on the floor, where lie apparently hM fallen as he went to his room to and recover from what he thought lAil a minor attack of stomach trouble, m had bene dead only a few min- IjVith his secretary, Harry Ross, Mr. Qbolidge had returned home from his lifer office for luncheon- earlier than ißfti because he felt ill. But he had iWered from what he thought was il iigestion for two or three weeks, and r ilther he nor hi* secretary regarded t t attack at serious, j the funeral service wilt be held Sat urday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Ed -1 irds Congregational church, of which M I was a member. The body will be taken by automo- I le cortege to Plymouth, Vt., where t * committal service will be held at "S >' clock. "u -- j etail Stores in County Did i $3,306,000 Business In 1929 ♦ There were 172 retail organizations 1 this county back in 1929, the group « >ing a business figured at 3,306,000. ( f the 172 business firms, 48 were lo c ited in Williamston and 31 in Rob e tonville. The group he/e did a sl,- 1 0,000 business, and the 31 at Rober ( nville was second with a $1,080,000 I lainess. The other 93 retail con cerns handled a business valued at ■.017,000. JThere were 28(031 retail stores in ■C State that year handling a business ■ $653,418,597. There were 49,900 em aoyees working full time and 13,035 work part time, the pay roll for alt king $58,066,216. ■The number of retail establishments Ipa been materially decreased since ■at time, and a marked drop in sales ■i been experienced. Services Sunday Afternoon at the Piney Grove Church A reorganization of the church at 1 ncy Grove Sunday afternoon at 2:30 t dock, it was announced yesterday t r Rev. W. 8.. Harrington, Baptist I inister who will preach at that t tie. ! Wo Men Charged With Hunting Without Permit ♦ -j— --' Lee and R. J. Hardison were adjudg l I guilty in Justice Hassell's court I ire this morning of hunting on the I nds of W. W. Griffin in Williams ownship without permission. They I ipealed to the higher courts. THE ENTERPRISE f GET YOUR TAGS V The days of grace are about over, and automobile owner* dis playing old liceme'tsgi are being ■topped by patrolmen and other officer* and advised to purchase new tags. No arrest* have been made, the patrolmen merely giving the owners a slip of paper as a warning. Arrests and prosecution* will be in order after next Tues day, it i* understood. It will have to be all new license* then or the owners will have to face the con sequences, according to informa tion received here. While the sale of tag* continues to lag behind previous records, a fair sale was reported at the lo cal bureau this morning. Up un til last night, the bureau here had sold 1,245 tags. CALL 9 CASES IN COUNTY COURT Court Collects No Fines at Session Held Last Tuesday A quiet and uneventful day featur ed the county recorder's court held last Tuesday when Judge H. O. Peel called nine cases for trial. The court operated after the depression style, collecting no fines and meting out road sentences. The case charging Ellic Wallace with violating the liquor laws was nol prossed. * Gus Knight was sentenced to the roads for a period of three months when the court adjudged him guilty of an assault upon a female. Woodrow Bland, one of the famous tribe members, was found guilty of carrying a cencealed weapon and was sentenced to the roads for a period of four months. In a second 'case charging him with larceny and receiv ing, Bland was found guilty and the court sentenced him to the roads for a period of six months. J. H. Whit field, jr., also charged with larceny and receiving, pleaded guilty to the charge, the court continuing the case for him. Judgment was suspended upon the condition that the defendant pay the costs in the case charging J. R. Col train with an assault with a deadly weapon. Notice of appeal was giv en by the defendant. The case charging Lewis Ruftin and Henry Price with trespass was con tinued one week. Adjudged guilty of larceny and re ceiving, Joe Davis was sentenced to the roads for a period of three months. The case charging Henry Batcman with an assault with a deadly weapon was continued. Special Service At The Baptist Church Sunday "What's Going On in the Religious World", is the title of a special feature to begin at the Baptist church Sun day evening at 7:30 o'clock, and which will run on, at least, for the remaining Sundays in this month. This will he a rapid-fire review of the things that are taking place in the religious world of today, and the things which are calculated to be of interest to the church and to all church people. » This series will be wholly non-sec tarian, and will review, from time to time, the even#s in all, or in no, de nominations as the events may justi fy. The comment will undertake to do once each week in the religious world what Arthur Brisbane does e4ch day in the world at large; that is, to select religious movements, happenings and events, sketch them, interpret them, and give the hearers the essence of the latest religious news in the world. That the religious world is in a ferment today is a well-known fact, and there are few days which pass without some interesting movement, happening, or fact occurring, the rela tion and interpretation of which would be calculated to broaden the religious horizon of the average church attend ant. State Favors Doing Away With "Lame Duck" Session Ratification last Wednesday by the North Carolina general assembly of the "lame duck" amendment to the United States constitution brought to 18 the total number of states so act ing. Half the required number of states now have accepted the amendment. During the present month it is expect ed the 18 additional state ratifications necessary to place the amendment in force will have been completed. The passage of the amendment will mean that no senators or house repre sentatives would return to Washing ton to take part in framing the laws of the land after they were defeated at the polls back home. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 6,1933 EHRINGHAUS IS INSTALLED AS NEW GOVERNOR 0 Outlines Platform Under 24 Points In Inaugural Address Yesterday North Carolinians in great numbers from all over the State went to Ral eigh yesterday to see the Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus take the oath of office as Governor of North Carolina and hear him make his inaugural address. A few were from here, including Judge Clayton Moore. The cardinal points of the new governor's address are as follows: 1. A balanced budget immediately. 2. Levy of no new taxes. 3. Immediate revaluation of prop erty. 4. Relief from the 15-cent state wide levy for support of schools. 5. Drastic curtailment in spending. 6. Economy in general govern mental set-up. 7. Abolition of entertainment fund for chief executive. 8. Abolition of position of execu tive counsel ami granting to gover nor of power to appoint pardon com missioner. ~ 9. Transfer "of" commission to treasuTrnopartment. 10. Consolidation of highway and prison departments. Consolidation of all motor vehicle collections. 11. Elimination of duplications in governmental functions. 12. No new commitments involving additional state money. 13. No diversion of highway funds. 14. No new construction of high ways for next biennium. 15. Broader supervision of local governments. 16. Consolidation of counties or of counties and towns. 17. Elimination of consolidation of local government statutory offices. 18. Interpretation of local salary limitations to allow reductions. 19. Supervision of local expenditures and tax levies. 20. Extension of local debt maturity dates. 21. Reduction in cost of tax fore closures. 22. Foreclosure postponement of back tarfes. ' 23. Discontinuance of unrestrained fee expenditures. 24. Stimulation of livestock, dairy ing at|d poultry industries, Local People Frightened As Ferry Loses Rudder Crossing on the ferry from Ports mouth to Norfolk this week, a party of local people were a bit frightened when the boat lost its rudder in mid stream. "I wasn't very frightened, but it did'puzzle nje when I wondered how we were ever going to get to shore," Mr. J_ L. llasscll. Ferry oper ators soon had the, boat under con trol when they switched to the me chanism at the other end of the boat, turned it, around and continued on across. It was a bit troublesome to back the cars off the boat, but no damage resulted and little time was lost. Honor Roll for Griffins School for Second Month The names of 13 pupils appear on the Griffins' School honor roll for the second month, as follows: First grade: Nannie Margaret Rob erson, Second grade: Virginia Corey, Thel ma Colt rain, Elbert Ward; Third grade: Hazel Perry, Louise Coltrain, Vera Ruth Griffin, Eloise *Hodges and Bruce Peel; Fourth grade: Howell Peel, Clif ton Ward; Fifth grade: Evan Griffin. Usual Services at the Local Methodist Church Sunday C. T. Rogers, Pataor The new year is well underway. If we are not to have many regrets over lost opportunists as in 1932, we have got to keep very near to (iod and His church. Don't miss next Sunday, Each service lost \yill be an individual loss and a Weight that will impede progress both for you and the church. Every Sunday meet with us at the usual hours. The public is cordially invited. Macedonia School Honor Roll for the Past Month The Macedonia honor roll for the third month is composed of the fol lowing children: First grade: Audrey Coltrain, Susie Revels, Fred Bennett, Bill Peele, Cecil Whitehurst. Second grade: Emma Belle Ward. Third grade: Ethel Bennett. Fifth grade: Mary Revels, Susie Pearl Ward. Sixth-grade: Sarah Griffin Holliday, Mildred Ward. f MARTIN NATIVE For the first time in its history, Williamston has one of its native daughters in the Governor's man sion at Raleigh Mrs. Matilda Haughton Ehringhaus, the daugh ter of the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Benbury Haughton, was born here in the Episcopal rectory, then lo cated on the corner of Main and Haughton Street.* Her father died when she was only four years old, and her mother moved with her five daughter* and one ton to Washington, where Mis* Matilda married Governor Ehringhaus. 30 PERMITS TO MARRY ISSUED IN DECEMBER Number of White Marriages Greater Than Colored for First Time in Years For the first time in years the num ber of marriage licenses granted to white applicants was greater in 1932 than the number issued to colored cou ples, it was learned this week from a review of records filed in the office of Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsingcr. And the' gain was a substantial one. Back in 1931 there were 59 licenses issued to white applicants and 64 to colored couples. During the psfct year there were 83 licenses sold to white applicants and 71 to colored couples, making a total of 154 for 1932, as com pared with 123 for 1931. And it might be added that times are improving, using the greater number of licenses issued in 1932 over 1931 as support ing evidence to the belief. December was a bumper month for the license bureau, Register of Deeds J. Sam Gtsinger issuing 30 during the period, 22 to white and 8 to colored applicants. Licenses-were issued to the follow ing: White . Asa Rogers, Halifax County and Hattie Bland, Martin County. Mack Rawls and Eliza Pritchard, both of Bertie County. Jesse Elmo Lilley and Myrtle Sex ton,; both of Martin County. Daniel Benjamin Lillfcy and Mary Gladys Harris, of Martin County. Romulus Revels and CorneliS .Ger trude Lilley, both of Martin County. Simon Darrell Griffin, of Martin County, and Millie Irene Gautic, of Beaufort County. George Briley and Mattie Lee Har ris, both of Pitt County. Roy Ward and Catherine Sugg, Of Martin County. Arthur W. Mizelle and Susie Long, both of Halifax. William Harrell Everett, of Martin County, and Serena Peacock, of Wayne County. Clyde Elton Hunch and Mildred Mae Hoggard, botji of Martin Coun ty- William Whitley and l)ai*y Ed mondson, both of Martin. _ William .Alton Daniel and Johnnie Frances Edmondson, both of Martin County. Albert Russell Bunting and Katie Maye Lee Farmer, of Wilson County. Earl Harris and Ella Hurst, both of Martin County. Ollie Moore and Eunice Weaver, both of Martin County.- Vernon B. Hopewell and Margie Cherry, both of Martin County. Hugh B. Wyatt and Lyxla Cooke, both of Martin County. Edgar Norma Harrell and Hazel Mary Brown, both of Martin County. John Thomas Matthews and Eliza beth Powell, both of Martin. Colored Thomas Williford and Annie Wat son, both of Martin. Annie E. Fagan and Fdgar Gass, both of Martin County. Nathaniel Boston and Geneva Land, both of Martin. Keavie Everett and Ella Mae Lit tle, both of Martin County. Thomas Hardison and Elion Green, both of Martin County. Eldner Smith and Lucy Council, both of Martin County. Lester Little and Cora Bryant, of Martin County. Dock Connott and Sabrina Eliza beth Williams, both of Martin. J. C. Manning Elected New Kiwanis President The regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club was held here Wednesday, the organization starting the new year off with the largest attendance reported in months. Finding his regular duties too num erous to act as president of the body, Mr. G--H. Harrison offered hi* resig nation, and Mr. J. C. Manning was elected president of the club for the coming year. Two new members were received' into the club, and the organization •tarts the new year with brighter pros pect! than at any time in the past. LUXURY SALES TAX COMING TO FRONT AGAIN Senator Hinsdale Plans To Introduce Bill Within Next Few Days Raleigh, Jan. 4.—The luxury sales tax, or as it is often times called, the selected commodity tax, over which the 1931 general assembly chewed its much used tongue for several months, is to be introduced in the senate the latter part of this week or the first part of next, it was learned today from Senator J. W. Hinsdale, of Wake, au thor of the hill and one of ils chief supporters in 1931. "There is very little difference be tween the bill as it was finally drawn in 1931 and the one which I intend to offer within the next few days. "I estimated then that such a tax would raise in the neighborhood of $8,000,000. I think that under present conditions it will rake about 15 per cent less than that amount." Mr. Hinsdale added, "I think there is very little doubt but that this legis lature will adopt either this form of a sales tax or a general sales tax." It will be remembered that the 1931 general assembly wrangled over a sales tafc for months, and that it finally adjourned without passing the measure. With $12,500,000 deficit to consider and other sources of revenue drying up, the 1933 law makers will find tax ation their greatest problem this legis lative term. MARKET FIRST OF POTATO CROP Section Shipped Around 50 Cars To Markets In the North Last Season Three carloads of cured sweet po tatoes have been shipped front this point during the past few days to northern markets. It is understood the shipments were made independ ently, that no cooperative orders had been filled. First quotations were around 50 cents a bushel, later reports indicating the ntarkef to be some The sweets are selling for around 40 cents a bushel at this point, but they are not cured ones. Approximately 50 carloads of the cured potatoes were shipped from this ctfunty to northern markets last year, and it is believed that equally that many will be offered for sale on the same markets again this year,by Martin County farmers. North Carolina To Have Three Former Governors Raleigh. North Carolina with three Irving ex-governors on the morn ing of December 28, 1921, and lost one before the (lay ended, will have three more when C. B. Khftiigh«iiis takes the oath of office and O. Max Gard lier joins "A. W. McLeari and Canier on Morrison, the surviving exes. The 'State rarely has bad more than thre eforuier living governors, and then seldom for a long time. Glenn, Kitchin, and Craig were in immediate succession and. Jarvis lasted long, but he died during the Kitchin regime. Craig, ill most of his reign, outlived Hickett. «And liickett, who had oper ated on such even keel, seemed good for 25 years. He died within a year after leaving the mansion. Bear Grass Church Will Entertain Presbytery Soon On next Tuesday, January 10, at 10:30 a. m., the Presbytery of Alb®- marle will convene for its January ses sion in the church at Bear Grass. The meeting will be moderated by Rev. F. M. Dick, of Ahoskie. Ministers and elders from each church in the Presbytery will be present. Lunch will be served by the ladies of the woman's auxiliary. Curb Market Opens Here Tomorrow at 8 O'clock The curb market will be open here Saturday morning at 8:30 a. m. The patronage of the last year was great ly appreciated and with the beginning of another year, we are aiming to please every one coming to the mar ket, Miss Lora E. Sleeper, home agent said. American Legion Post To Hold Meeting Monday at 8 A regular and important meeting of the John Hassell Post of the Ameri can Legion will be held in the legion hall here nsxt Monday night at 8 o'- clock, it was announced this morning. All members are urged to attend, and all ex-service men are invited. Messrs. C. A. Harrison and N. ! C Green are in Norfolk today, Town Fire Loss Is But $3,559 in 1932 [ BLANDS MOVE Reuben Bland, the noted "papa," once shown off to the nation's president but later rated along with a pocosin bull, has moved to Pamlico County to make his home with his son, Joe Bland. Joe lives at Arapahoe, and it is expected that a few of the flock will follow the father of 34 to the new home. Martin County bids the old gen tleman fond adieu. MARTIN SOLON IS VICTIM OF THIEF J. C. Smith Robbed of His Handbag and Overcoat In Raleigh Tuesday Hardly before the legislature con vened, the bulls sheared J. C. Smith, Martin County .representative, at Ra leigh Tuesday night. Reporting the incident, the News and Observer said: Representative Smith, of Martin, who arrived Tuesday in a brand new car, still had his car yesterday, but that was all the worldly goods left him in Raleigh except the clothes 'on his back. t The Martin- county lawmaker re tained his good humor yesterday, but any one could see that he must have called somebody names when he dis covered that he had been robbed in the shadow of the Capitol. ' In attending the Democratic caucus, Mr.- Smith drove his new Chevrolet up to Capitol S«|uare. He locked the doors and pulled up the windows. When he returned to the car, following the cau cus, he discovered that one of the win dows had been run down and that somebody had stolen both his bag and his overcoat. In case any "one should be interested in knowing what the well-dressed mem ber brings with him to the legislature, here is what the bag contained: Three shirts, one suit of underwear, one suit of pajamas, a shaving outfit/\to*»4>airs of sox, half a dozen handkerchiefs, and a carton of cigarettes. Presbyterians Announce Sunday Service Schedule Sunday, January 8, 1 *>3.?: I The usual services will be held in Williamston, Bear Crass, and Rober son's ( ha}>el. Prayermeeting will, lie held at Rallard's Farm tonight at 7 p m. At Ruber son's Chapfcl the monthly worship service ami sermon will lol lop the usual Sunday school hour and at the conclusion the Sacrament of lite Lord'* Supper -.will die observed: t- Start the New Year right, g° church somewhere every Sunday. Cigarette Prices Reduced By Thre Big Companies New York, Jan. 3.—Cigarette price* were back today where they were two years ago as a result of cuts announc ed by most of the leading maiittfact- Prom a price of $6.85 per thousand, the K. J. Reynolds, American Tobac co and Liggett & Myers Companies have lowered their quotations to s>. The new price is subject to the usual discount allowed" jobbers. Hold Fire Insurance Meet Here Saturday, January 14 A regular annual meeting of the Martin County Branch, Farmers Mu tual Fire Insurance association, will be held in the county courthouse at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, January 14, ac cording to a recent \ announcement made by the secertary, Jas. L. Col train. Election of officers will be held at that time, and members are urged to attend, the secretary said. Urge Using Precuation in the Packing of Hog Meat All people killing hogs wjth the prevailing warm weather are taking big chances 011 meat spoiling. A steam pressure cooker used for can ning much of the7meat will sarve the meat, money and increase health by distributing meat over a longer period of time, Miss- Sleeper advises. OPENS BARBERSHOP IN GORDY BUILDING HERE A fourth barbershop for the town will be opened tomorrow in the Gordy building, next to Ambers' pressing club by V. A. Lassiter. Advertiser* WUI Pod Oar Col ums a Latchkey to Ow Sixteen Hundred llartia County Homes ESTABLISHED 1898 FIRE COMPANY HASAVERAGE 2 CALLS MONTH Fire Loss Last Year Was Smallest In the Past Several Years Williamson had a fire loss last year estimated at $.5,559, a very .small loss considering the many fire traps and the large number of buildings and the amount of property subject to damage at any time. In 1931, the loss was estimated at $4,850, making the 1932 loss the smallest reported) in several years. The largest single loss resulted to the tenant house belonging to Mrs. Alice Godard located on Railroad Street, near the Atlantic Coast Line station. The toss, was estimated at $1,200,_ Whrle the house was wreck ed l>y the blaze, the tire company held down the damage to adjoining prop erty to a small sum. The next larg est loss was done to the tenant house of Mr A. I). Griffin in New Town and to tli£««uptents belonging to N C. Ulake. Damage to the home was esti mated at $175 and to the contents SJWJ.S3. The remainder of'the damage was distributed among 1J pieces.- of property, the company receiving 25 calls during the year, or a call every two weeks on an average. Three calls were made out of town during the year, one to Windsor on February IK, another to Kveretts on April 4th and a second to Kveretts on August 31st. On an average 1.5 -members of the volunteer company answered each of the 25 calls made uin'ii the depart ment during the year. There afe 17 regular members of the company in cluding the chief and assistant chief. Twenty-four regular meetings and drills were held, making ail average of once each week during the year that the company carried the appartus out for service or for practice. In addition to the saving effected in insurance rates- because of the standard equipment and the ratm« of the fire company, tangible losses were held to a minimum under 'the eru ditions. Without the fire-fighting e quipnient, it is believed that the town's fire loss last year would have been greater by thousands of dollars The company made some errors during the period, but the work of the members was a cofiscietUiou's one, not a single member failing lo cooper ate in thj fire-fighting work when called and when it was possible' for him to attend. Very little compensa tion is received, lor the-.volunteer serv ices, the members receiving hardly enough to pay their pressing and cleaning bills lor clothes soiled while calls are being answered. FIRE AT GOLD POINT MONDAY Business District of Village Is Nearly Wiped Out By Blaze The business district Of Gold Point was nearly wiped out last Monday morning when fire destroyed a meat market, a vacant store, and another store occupied by A. B. Whitfield, merchant. The fire was discovered a bout S o'clock, but before it could be checked the three buildings and all the contents were destroyed. No estimate of the damage could be obtained here, but the loss is under stood to be limited as the buildings were old and somewhat dilapidated, and the stock oj merchandise carried in the'Whitfiel^-store was small. A t>mall amount 4f insurance was car ried on the Whitfield'stoqk, it was reported. The fire was first discovered in the second story of the Whitfield build ing, where a colored jodge held its sessions. The Other store destroyed by the blaze was used at. times by the Holiness church. Only Three Contagious Diseases Last Month Except for three cases, contagious diseases were nearly extinct in this county during December, it was learn ed from a review of the health report in the office of Dr. J. H. Saunders, county physician and health officer. There were many cases of influenaa, but that disease is not reportable, and the number of flu cases during the per iod could not be learned. Two cases of chickenpox were re ported in Williamston Township, and one case of meningitis was reported in Beaj; Grass, the last case causing death.