Watch the LiW On YOM P*P«r AM It. Carriw the Data (When Yoor Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 3 RECORDER TRIES THIRTEEN CASES HERE TUESDAY Pew Small Fines Imposed and Six-months Road Sentence Meted Out tore than an average size docket wai arranged for the county record er'! court here last Tuesday, when 13 cases were called. Tuesday of last week only one defendant appeared be fore the court for trial. A few small fines were imposed and one substan tial road sentence was meted out by Judge H. O. Peel. fcpers were issued for the arrest of Jejrfy Taylor, charged with non-sup port and abandonment. . Reddick Griffin, charged with forci ble trespass, was found guilty of sim ple trespass. Judgment was suspend ed upon the condition that the de fendant pay the costs. He appealed and bond was fixed in the sum of SSO. Calvin Coburn was sentenced to the roads for a period of six months, when he was adjudged guilty in the case charging him with an asault with a deadly weapon. Joe Godard, Jamesville Township, was fined $lO and taxed with the costs in the case charging him with the vio lation of the liquor laws. The case charging Julian Peel and Lee Peel with an assault with a dead ly weapon, was ordered place on the superoior court docket for trial week after next. James Wiggins was found not guil ty of violating the liquor laws. The case charging Gus Hardy with trespass and carrying a concealed weapon was nol prossed with leave. Willie Goff was found not guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon. The case charging Lillian Stokes with an assault with a deadly weapon was nol prossed. Fernanda Williams was found not guilty in the case charging him with violating the liquor law*. William Crews was fined $5 and taxed with the costs in the case charg ing him with an assault with a deadly e weapon. He was adjusted guilty of simple assault. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charg ing W. Jackson Holliday with forcible tresspass. , r One civil suit was called. Jog. B. Cherry sued Hubert Koberson for the possession of a mule. It was shown that the mule had been delivered to the plaintiff and it was ordered that the plaintiff should take nothing fur. ther by the particular action. Coit was charged to the defendant, except that incurred by the plaintiff in bring ing the suit. WARNS AGAINST RETURN SALOON Dr. Landrith Makes Three Address in County Tuesday Championing the cause of prohibi tion and warning against the return of legalized liquor dispensaries, Dr. Ira Landrith, a prominent figure edu cational and temperance circles of the country, made three addresses in the county last Tuesday. Small but representative crowds heard him in his first two addresse;, about 20 at Robersonville and about twice that many here in the after noon. Roberson's Chapel was packed and many people were unable to en ter. Dr. Landrith emphasized the im portance of the sober, clean life, stat ing that the more contact people with either good or bad the more they will follow that contact. The return of the saloon, in whatever form it may be, will effect a greater influence over the youth of the land than can be imagined, the speaker said. Schedule of Presbyterian Services Is Announced Sunday, March 12th, 1933 Church school at 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon at 11 a. m. "Bewildered Youth and Why Not?" Bear Grasa Church school at 9:30 a. m. Worship service and sermon at 7:30 p. m. Roberson's Chapel Church Khool at 3:30 p. m. Preaching immediately afterward. Ballard's Farm Church school at 1:45 p. m. —- "Come and worship with us." Correction la announcing the list of school honor pupils for the fifth month in a recent issue, the names of . 1 v Catherine Manning, fourth grade, and Woodrow Tice, eleventh grade, were left out throagh error. THE ENTERPRISE Application Blanks For Seed Loans Here { B. &L. OPEN i y Interrupted by the banking hol iday during this week, the Mar tin County Building and Loan As sociation will resume its opera tions here tomorrow, it was an nounced by officials today. More than 12S shares of stock were sold the first day of the new series, and the 400-share mark would probably have been reach ed before now had no interruption resulted. The deffy will not ham per the series tofny noticeable ex tent, as subscrijftions can be made to advantage tomorrow and for some time yet. HONOR ROLL AT FARM LIFE Forty-five Names Appear on the List (or the Fifth Month • Forty-five names appear on the Farm Life School honor roll for the fifth month, recently ended, as follows: First grade: Dorothy Roberson, Reba Fay Griffirf, Georgie Dean Rob erson, Noah Roberson, Josephine Har dison. Second grade: HazeKCorey, Eliza beth Manning, Blanche Heath, Allie M Hardison, Lola Hardison, Martha A. Roberson, B. F. Lilley, Paisley Corey, E. H. Manning, Alton Fay Peel. Third grade: Vera Pearl Williams, Lola Hrances Manning, Chloe Hardison, Cleo Roberson, Cecil Brown, Earl Heath, Robert Whitley, Carlyle Manning. - Fourth grade: Lavaughn Hardison, Ida Mae Corey, Oscar Wiggins, Hoyt Coltrain, G.- W. Corey. Herbert Man !■*■■• —-—~ Fifth grade: Bettie Louise Lilley, Mary Manning. Sixth grade: Joe Peel. Seventh grade: Mamie Clyde Man ning, John B. Roberson, livelyn Peel. Eighth grade: Joseph Lilley, Albert W. Lilley, Jay Daniel, Leon Earl Griffin. Ninth grade: Sarah Koberson. Tenth grade: Louise Manning, Lil lian Davill. Missionary Society Women Hear Leaders Wednesday The address of Mrs. Taber, field secretary, of Columbia, S. C., on Wed nesday afternoon at the Episcopal church was listened to with interest by a goodly number of women. Dele gations from Plymouth, Columbia, Hamilton, and Windsor were present, and Mrs. Fred Outland, diocesan president of the Woman's Auxiliary, was present and made some timely remarks. Mrs. Taber is a pleasing speaker, and she brought to the women much useful information/'' touching every phase of the church work. She com plimented this district for having tha largest number of parishes represent ed. After the meeting, she left with Mrs. Outland for Washington, and from there she went to Edenton. Scheduled of Methodist Services Is Announced C. T. Rogers, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth League, Monday, 7:30. 'Cottage prayer meeting, Wednes day, 7:30. Our members are reminded of the little savings bank that you are to use each day until Easter for 'your gifts for the needy. Lay aside something, make a sacrifice, be liberal in your giv ing for this great cause. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of thes.e my brethren, ye have done it unto me." All are cordially invited to worship with us. Sunday Services At The Local Episcopal Church Sunday services will be held at the Church of the Advent, as follows: Sunday morning at 11 o'clock; sub ject: "The Dangerous Mixture of Good and Evil." Evening subject: "Contribution that Pagan Nations can Make to Christian Nations." This is the second of a series of mission sub jects planned by the rector. Services will be held at the Bear Grass mission Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. • Horn* for a Pew Days Mr. M. D. Watts, who has been in a Portsmouth hospital for treatment, is spending a few days here with his family. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 10, 1933 RULES COVERING GRANTING LOANS ARE ANNOUNCED More Than Twenty Loans Filed Yesterday; Big Rush Is Expected Blanks for use in applying for loans under the Government seed and feed loan act arrived this week, and a few applications were received at the of fice in the county courthouse here yesterday. Martin County farmers desiring loans are dire;ted to the seed and feed loan office in the county commissioners' room in the court house, Williamston. There are some variations in the lending process this year, but the first thing to remember is that these loans are to be paid back. Remembering that, Martin farmers will find it to their advantage to borrow as little as possible. The maximum amount that can be borrowed by any farmer is S.IOO, re gardless of how many acres of land he has. A farmer can borrow S3OO and each tenant can borrow a like amount up to a total of $1,200, pro vided other rules are observed. Six dollars an acre will be allowed in the production of peanuts, corn, and cot ton, and sl2 will be allowed for to bacco, the allowances to be granted under certain conditions that will be explained by County Agent T. B. Brandon. Applicants are directed to the office of the agent first, and he explalfiV the acreage for each crop, the amount that can be obtained. From his office the applicants go to the Commissioners' room, where the blanks are filled in. A charge of 50 cents is made ordi narily, but where there arc balances on previous accounts, the notary fee is 75 cents. hi addition to that a mount, the applicants have to pay 75 cents for recording, making the cost for entering a loan amount to not more than $1.50. Applicants are di rected to pay the notary fee and the recording costs before the check is de livered. Applicants are Warned that t'licir ap plications will be inspected by the county agent ami a county committee and then finally passed on by the au thorities in Washington. Any dis crepancies will necessitate the return of application and in some cases com plete refusal. Those who would ap ply for loans with the sole aim of getting every cent they "possibly can and with little intention to take ad vantage of the aid or to repay the money will aid the work by hot re questing loans The following are n few brief reg ulation: A first lien on all crops shall be required. The Sectetary of "Agriculture may require as a condition to the making of any loan that the borrower agree to reduce his acreage as much as .HI per cent. As this regulation is un derstood, a farmer who planted only 2 1-2 acres of tobacco last year will not be called upon to decrease the crop this year. A farmer who plant ed six acres of tobacco last year, will, under the act, be required to reduce JO per cent. Upwever, tobacco acre ages were cut unintentionally last year, and some discretion wi 1 be made in acreage regulations this year, it is un derstood. The strict yse of the money for pur poses set out in the loan, will 4)e -ob served by the government. Variations in the handling of the money loaned under the let are pun ishable by a SI,OOO fine or six mouths j in jail. Applicants must agree to plant a garden for home use and a sufficient | acreage of feed crops to supply feed * for their livestock. All must be in the hands of the secretary of agriculture not later than April 30. It is believed that approximately 1,000 Martin farmers will apply for loans, and naturally a rush will be experienced. Applicants are asked to bear with those handling the work. Hardly more than 30 applications can be prepared in a' singl* day. Mr. James E. Griffin has been ap pointed to head the application work, and he will be assisted by several ste nograph™. '• Sunday Services at the Local Christiaji Church Regular preaching services will be held in the local Christion church Sunday at 11 in the morning and 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. A cordial welcome is ex tended the public to attend any or all these services. J. H. BRITT DIES AT HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER HERE Funeral in Baptist Church Here This Afternoon at 3:00 O'clock J. H. Britt, retired farmer and hotel operator, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Siceloff, on Main Street here at 1:15 o'clock yesterday morning following a short illness. He was taken ill last Sunday morning while preparing to attend church, and was unable to overcome the attack of angina pectoris. Mr. Britt was born in Nash Coun ty seventy-three years ago, and spent much of his life there and in Edge combe County. He engaged in farm ing activities on a large scale there and moved to this county as operator of the Ballard farm in Poplar Point Township about 13 years ago. A short while after that he moved to Williamston and became proprietor of the hotel which bore his name for a number of years. Following his re tirement in the hotel business about a year or two ago, he made his home with his daughter and son-in-law, A member of the Baptist church for a number of years, he was always faithful in his attendance upon its services and was greatly iivterested in its progress. • He is- survived by six children, four daughters, Mrs. B. Siceloff, Mrs. J. 1). Thrower, and Mrs. Clyde An derson, of Willianiston, and Mrs. Mark Kuffin, of Tarboro; and two sons, Mar riott and Lyman Britt, of William- Ston. His wife, formerly Miss Linda Braswell, of HaKfax County, died here in the fall of 1929. Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Memorial Baptist church here with the pastor, Kev. Charles If. Dickey, conducting the- last rites. In terment will follow in the local cein etcry. WOMAN'S NAME ON JURY LIST Masculine Sound of Name Confuses Comissioners In Selecting List Unintentionally, the Martin Coun ty Board of Commissioners recently selected a woman to serve on the jury in the superior court the third week in this month. And while she has the right to serve as a member of the jury, the commissioners have no de sire to depart from the conventional male jury, and upon learning the tacts in the case they informed her that her services would not be required •The variation developed when the uaiuc of Dennis V Angc was drawn from the jury box. So masculine did the name sound that the selection was immediately approved It was later learned that Mrs. Deiy»is \. Angc was the wife of Mr. .Koniulii- Aflgc, oT Jatnesville Township. As far as .it can he learned it Was the nearest a Martin County woman ever came to occupying a seat as a superior court juror. Reaches Into Hot Fire To Recover Pension Check ... • Opening a letter containing a size able government check, Labon Lilley, war veteran living near here, held the envelope and pitched the check into a wood heater. Realizing his error | instantly, Mr. Lilley pushed his hand into the hot fire and recovered about one-fourth of the check, suffering a badly singed arm and hand. The part of the' v check recovered was sufficient to identify the instrument, and an other was received yesterday in' it* place. Mrs. Earl Godard Mason ( Died Monday in Norfolk I Mr*. Karl Godard Mason died in a Norfolk hospital last Monday niorn in K and was buried in the Baptist cemetery here Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted in South Mills Wednesday morning, with Rev. C. H. Dickey conducting the "rites at the grave here. She was a native of Koanoke, Va., and was marrjud last October a year ago. She was years old and aft ••er a short residence here returned with her husband to Norfolk. H. T. Woolard Dies In the Bear Grass Section Hardy T. Woolard, 68 years old, died at his home near Moun.t Zion church in the Bear Grass section last Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon by'Kev. J, M. Perry, interment following in the f|mily burial ground near the home. -=*- Mrs. Woolard with one son and two daughter! survives. Banking Holiday Is Extended Indefinitely By Proclamation MARTIN MAN IS ( OPEN FISHERIES 1 CROWD VICTIM ' Eli Edmondson, jr. Faints While In Washington for the Inauguration Among the several hundred people who fainted or were knocked down, trampled pushed around, run over, or otherwise hurt in the huge throng that bore down on Washing ton City last Saturday" for the Presi dential inauguration was a" Martin County man. Mr. Eli Edmondson, jr., of Hassell, was listed among the faint ing victims, and it is understood lie was entered in a hospital. He was soon able to be out. Strange stories came from the Cap ital City, where the thousands found it impossible to get change in the stores and cafes. Hundreds Hocked to the Treasury building to get their change, aiuT so long was the line that a bahy was brought into use. It was just ati ordinary baby with baby fea tures. Hut the child commanded re spect for the mother when she went to the Treasury building for change. Head positions in the long line gave place for the woman and her child. So simple was the transaction and so rapidly was it handled that others in the line panicky for change rented the baby for a quarter and gained front places iu the line. The baby's face soon become so familiar at the win dow that the money changer refused to recognize baby holders above -oth- FREE SEED ARE RECEIVED HERE Welfare Workers Change Distributing Quarters to Hodges Building tiardeuing on a large scale among the needy is now advancing iij this roiinty. ■ More than 500 packages of free seed were received here this week for dijjribujjiig* among the needy, but few deliveries have been made so far as the season is yet a week or two oIT. I'.acli pacakage contains the follow ing seed: cabbage, seed corn, beet, carrot, turnip, bean (both types), to nialo, okra, squash, butter beau and peas. The seed have been treated ajid are jiot for eating purposes. The manner in which the needy use the seed and cultivate gardens will j determine to a great extent the a ' mount (it aiil that will be made avail aide to them later on, it is understood. Welfare workers are unloading a I carload of Hour here today, and dis tribution will be made from the W. J. Hodges" "store building next to l'hc Enterprise Publishing Company office. The old Carstarphen store will not be used any more as an oil company is planning to tear it down and bujhl a lilling station on the lot. GETSSYEARSFOR STORE BREAKING ■ # Lester Briley, Martin Man, Sentenced in Edgecombe Superior Court » Lester Briley, young Martin Coun ty white man, was sentenced to serve from five to ten years in prison for the alleged robbery of a store in Leg getts the latter part of last month) Briley was found guilty by an Edge combe County jury and he was sen tenced by Judge Hunt Parker. Briley, when asked if he had any thing to say for himself, denied con nection in the l.eggett robbery, but admitted entering and robbing a store in Gold Point about the. 16th of Feb ruary. It is understood that the court considered the alleged charge pre ferred in this county when fixing the sentence and that h'e will not be brought to this county for trial week after next.- Local Colored Ball Team Wins Game In Raleigh Last Friday, at Shaw University, the basketball team of the local colored high school, while losing the prelim* inaries to the swift Smithfield team because of a lack of sufficient men car trouble prevented more going at the time—showed up »o remarkably well that the officials,, knowing that a just deal had not been theirs, made arrangements for a game during the regular conteit. The team against the boys at that time was made up of all-stars. On Saturday night, be fore a packed gymnasium the William' ston boy* won over the all-stari, 24-28. According to reports reaching here today, seine fishing will be started by the Fleming fisheries at Jamesville next Wednesday. The fishery at Camp Point will probably start operations some time during the following week, it was stated. The Hampton fisheries plan to start seine operations next Mon day. Up until now the season has been very favorable for fishing on the Roanoke, and it is believed now that the present indications point to a successful season. JUNIORS TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT » Large Number of Visitors Expected Here for the Degree Work A district meeting of the Junior Or der of United American Mechanics will be .held here next Tuesday eve ning,- when special degree work will be put on by the Robersonville Coun cil degree team. A special chicken supper Will be served and a large num her of the organization'* members front more than a dozen towns are J expected. Past State Councillor E. V. Harris, of Tarboroj is expected to be .present and take part in the program. Supper will he served at 7 o'clock in the American Legion ;l(all and initiations will he started at K, accord- I ing to present arrangements, »n --! nounced by Julian 1L llarrell, secre tary.of the local council. More than a dozen' candidates are planning to j take degree work that i^glit l'hc twenty-first district includes ' the counties of l'itt, Beaufort, Wash ington, Tyrrell, Hyde, and Martin, with S 1, Roberson, of Roherson ville, as district deputy. Juniors of | the Windsor, l arboro," I'artnville, Ay | tlcn, Greenville, Wintervllle, Wash ington, Hath, Swan Quarter, Ply | mouth, Columbia, and Kobersonville 1 I buncils have been invited to attend the meeting. OFFICERS HAVE BUSY MONTH Agents Captured Thirteen Stills and Arrested Twelve Men Federal prohibition agents, operat ing in four counties, Martin, Beaufort, Pitt, and Fdgecoinbe, last month cap tured 13 liquor distilleries and arrest ed 12 men. The month was the most active reported l>v agents working out of headquarters here in some time. The* combined capacity of the stills, seven copper ones anil six of the steam type, was estimated at about 1,300 gallons. Thirty gallons of liquor and approximately 20,000 gallons of mash were turned out at the 13 plants. Three men, Oscar and Melvin Wool aid, white,, and Dave May, colored, were arrested in Heaulort County. Wheeler Smith, Philemon Boton, and A. L. Cordon, all colored, were taken in this county; and Marcellus Dunn, ' Fountain Lloyd, Hud Knight, "Sugar'' 1 Barnes and F'.dilic Hinton, all colored, were arrested in Edgecombe County. Only 'one man, Arthur Whitaker, cy ored, was arrested in Pitt County. Federal Agent Coats, assisted by Constable Clarence Sexton, of Janies vill.e, and Warren Roebuck, conduct ed the raids. » Land Bank Reopens Its Field Of/ice This Week The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Hank lias re-opened its field of fice here in the How en building on Washington Street, and is continuing its business in this district with Mr. C. V. Cannon in charge. Mr. Cannon has made many friends during his stay here and the people of the section are -pleased to know that his company re-opened the office. Expect Delay In Payment School Teachers' Salaries Teachers' salaries for the sixth school month will not be available un til after April 1, according to infor mation coming from 'Raleigh, The month ends. Wednesday. Arrange ments will probably be completed for the payment of salaries for the seventh month on time. Immediate payment of salaries for the eighth school month in the county depends upon tax collections between now and that time, it was learned from the treasurer's office here yesterday. Advartiaari Will Pnd Oar Cal nms ■ Latchkey to Ow Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homes ESTABLISHED 1898 INFLATION SEEN AS GOVERNMENT STARTS PRESSES Billions of Dollars o£ Fed eral Reserve Notes To Be Issued Ihe banking holiday proclaimed by "'resident Roosevelt last Sunday was extended yesterday for an indefinite period or until millions of new Fed eral Reserve notes can be pumped into trade arteries throughout the nation, and other arrangements can be made. During the meantime, the President has been given dictatorial authority in handling the situation and arrange ments are now underway for the re opening of all solvent banks. It is un derstood that the solvency of institu tions will be investigated by federal authorities, and all solvent institu- % tipns can get ample money with their , security to pay off every depositor 100 cents on the dollar. I established a record.yes terday when it passed legislation i broadening the powers of the Prcsi-, ■ dent in handling the crisis. !„ Much business is being handled here | by checks which are readily accepted ■ "ii county banks by many of the busi- I ness houses and merchants. I ax collectors are accepting checks drawn on county banks, and are glad to get them, and indications certainly point to the fact that everything is j going to be all right before so very, i long. Deposits have ranged as high its SI,OOO a day since tile doors were i re-opened this week. At the present time bunking insti , tutions throughout the country are J open for limited operations, the re strictions haying been placed upon tliein bv bederal and State banking authorities. These operations "provide •j for the changing of money, the ac ■ j .'cptance of deposits to be held in I trust- and at the convenience of the ■ j depositor, and the withdrawal of liion 1 'ley for certain emergencies, such as 'I for payrolls, food, and other necessi ties determined at the discretion of ' | bankers. ' Little scrip is expected to be issued," , but billions of dollars in Federal Re serve notes will soon be on the way. | In the meantime, the situation Iras caused no great alarm throughout the j country, but it has been reckoned as a beginning of the end of the depres- - sion. Branch Hanking and Bank of Rob ersonville officials are ready to return to return to normal banking activi ties, it was said, as soon as the state, federal.restrictions are lifted, accord -1 ing to reports received here. The re-, turn to normal will'lie gradual, it is believed, however, and quietness will most like-ly continue to surround bank ing activities throughout the nation lor a few days yet. MACEDONIA CLUB HOLDS MEETING • s —— Held Wednesday Afternoon At Home of Mrs. S. B, Lilley The Macedonia club held its reg ular meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. S. B Lilley. A short busi ! ness session was held to make neces i sary plans for the district meeting, | planned for May 11 in Plymouth. A record, "Bells of St. Mary," played on the victrola, is the piece which all home demonstration club members have been asked to learn so that the song can be sung at the district meet ing. It was reported at the meeting that 350 quarts of meat had been canned, which represents $52 if each quart receives the small valuation of 15 cents quart. The value of "tlie home garden to the farm family was discussed and members urged to keep a record this year of food produced in the garden plot. This will be of very much help at the end of the year. Miss Sleeper gave each member an outline as a means for studying house keeping duties. Each one present was asked to check the outline wherever housekeeping was hindered by a bad housing condition, such as lack of ad equate storage space and the influence ort'eare of clothing which was the re sult. Suggestions were made for eadh weakness fouqd in the housekeeping activities which would only involve time, nails, and boxes to improve con ditions and equipment in the home. Mrs. Lilley served a delicious course of grape juice and cake, enjoyed by all.—News reporter. Dr. P. B. Cone is. able out after being confined to his home on ac count of illness.