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Watch the Label On Twr P*ptr As It- Carries tfa* Data Whso Your Bubsciiptioa Kxpirss VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 5 DOCKET 27 CASES FOR TRIAL NEXT WEEK IN COURT Judge Parker Is Scheduled To Preside Over Two- Weeks Term Here Twenty-seven esses hsve been put on the criminsl docket for trial in the Msrtin County Superior Court con vening here next Monday for a two weeks term. None of the esses is of s®y great importance, the docket be ing one that will attract hardly more than the usual size crowd of visitors. Judge Hunt Parker, of Halifax County, ia scheduled to preside, but it could not be definitely learned here this week whether he would be here for the court. It waa ssid that an other judge wsnted to exchange court* and if the exchange is effected Judge M. V. Barn hill will probably preside over the court here. Housebreaking and larceny and re ceiving accounted for nearly one-half the cases, there being 12 such cases on the docket. Assault was next with eight cases. Two embezzlement and two liquor cases are on the docket. One cue each of arson, seduction, reckless driving, non-support and trespass will be called, it is under stood. Six of the cases were con tinued from previous terms, five were entered on the docket by appeals, one was bound over and 15 were placed there by warrants. The docket carries the following names, the charges preferred against them and how the cases were entered: Lester Whitaker, drunk and disor derly and resisting officer. The case was called a year ago and has been continued from time to time. Last December a true bill was returned charging Whitaker with seduction. John R. Whichard, operating car while intoxicated. The case has been continued from time to time since last June. Hubert Clark, embezzlement. A true bill was returned last June, but the case was continued as the prosecuting witness could not attend court. Clay Wilson, arson. Case entered last September and continued. W. A. Respass, housebreaking and larceny and receiving. True bill foun4 last term and continued. S. L. Rogers, assault with a deadly weapon. Appeal from recorder's court judgment. H. G. Parker, embezzlement; en tered by warrant. Jack Brown, housebreaking and lar ceny and receiving. Case bound over by recorder. Nicodemus Barrow, secret assault with intent to kill and rob. Caie en tered by warrant. J. R. Coltrain, assault. Appeal from recorder's court judgment. Annanias Keel, housebreaking and larceny. Warrant J. P. Watson, alias Neal Watson, aid ing and abetting larceny and receiv ing of cigarettea stolen from the Har rison Wholesale Co. Case enter.d by warrant . John Hadley, reckless driving. Ap peal from lower court. Jim Sotton, non-support. Appeal. George Perkins, larceny and receiv ing. Warrant. Brace Moseley and Robert Hollis, larceny and receiving. Warrant. George Wright, assault with a dead ly weapon and carrying concealed weapon. Warrant. Andrews, assault with a deadly weapon and carrying concealed weapon. Warrant. T. C. Poole, Joe Berry, and George Bailey, housebreaking and larceny and reciving. Warrant Poole and Berry are also charged on three other counts with house breaking larceny. Lester Briley, housebreaking and larceny and receiving. Warrant. Julian Peel and Lee Peel, assault with a deadly weapon. Warrant. Red dick'Grifin, trespass. Appeal. Jessa Bland, housebreaking and lar ceny. Warrant. It is hardly expected that Lester Briley will be tried on the robbery charge here, aa he was tried on a similar charge in Edgecombe a week or two ago, and the charge pending here was considered by the judge in imposing sentence there. Briley was leturned here this week from State prison to testify in the case against Jesse Bland. H . Jesse Blind Awaits Trial On Housebreaking Charge Jesse Bland, one of the numerous Bland children, ia now in the county jail awaiting trial next week in con nection with the robbery of John' Wi lliams' store in Gold Point the 16th of last month. Bland, implicated by Les ter BrOcy, denies the charge. A search for gooda thought to have been stolen by Briley and Bland from a Leggetts store laat month, proved fruitless. Briley accompanied Sheriff C B. Roebuck to a woods near Pal myra Wedneaday, where the goods were supposed to have been hidden. None of the goods wma found. THE ENTERPRISE Banks Open W Far Ahead of After a holiday extending more than a week, the Branch Bank ing ft Trust Company and the Bank of Robersonville in this oounty reopened on Wednesday morning with no restrictions on their normal operations. With the reopening of these banks and others throughout the State and Nation, banking activities are fast returning to normal, and already an increased activity in business is felt as a result of the holiday. Trsnssctions in the local insti tution were numerous during bank ing hours, and when the work for the day was completed, deposits were increased by about $15,000 and cash on hand was greater by about |5,000. Yesterdsy was also a busy day, ths bank reporting a still further increase in deposits and cash on hand. Very few with drawals were reported in the county, snd 'in nearly every esse SEINE FISHING IS NOW UNDERWAY Report Fair-sized Catches at Jamesville for the Time of Season Fishing operations were started on a large scale in the Roanoke this week reporting coming from Jamesville stat ing that fair-sized catches were be ing made there. Charlie Davenport said yesterday that they were catchy ing from 300 to 400 herring at a haul and a few shad and rock during the day. Catches are expected to in crease gradually until about Easter Monday when the fish are,,taken by the thousands. The Fleming plant at Jamesville is now making 14 hauls daily, starting shortly after daybreak and continu ing until about 5:30 in the afternoon. Operations are suspended for the week-end about Saturday noon. Operations are underway this sea son about one week than they were started last year, conditions at this time being more favorable than they were the middle of March, 1932, it was said. The Camp Point Fishery will start operations next Monday, according to present plans of the owners. SEVEN CASES IN COUNTY COURT A Fine of $5 Imposed and a . One-day Jail Sentence Meted Out Tuesday A $5 fine and a one-day jail sen tence featured the sentences imposed in the county court here last Tuesday, when seven cases were called for trial. The" case charging Jay Jones with being drunk and disorderly was con tinued. Will Brayboy, charged with cruelly beating his wife, was bound over to the superior court for trial next week. Molesta Dolberry was sentenced to jail for one day, when the court found her guilty of violating the liquor laws. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charg ing Millie Smallwood with an assault. A nol pros resulted in the case charging Martha Mills with an as sault with a deadly weapon. Alec Wallace was fined $5 and tax ed with the cost in the case charg ing him with an assault with a deadly weapon. He was found guilty of sim ple assault. Jake Spruill was bound over to the superior court in the case charging him with housebreaking and atempt ed robbery. HOUSE DOES NOT FAVOR SALE TAX Adopt Measure Cutting the Appropriations Bill By $4,000,000 Tie anti-sales tax group in the House of Representatives in Raleigh scored a victory at midnight last! night when the body adopted a meas-j ure cutting appropriations by $4,- 000,000 annually. The action resulted when the lawmakers ignored the bill prepared by the committee and rec ommended by Governor Ehringhaus. In short, the house member*, 53 to 43, declared themselves againat the extended achool term rather than pro vide for the longer schools by creating a sales tax which ia declared neces sary if the seventh and eighth achool months are continued throughout the State. The Senate is now discussing the same iasue in another indirect form, and consideration of the measure is being resumed today in the houae, the substitute now being open to amend ment. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 17, 1933 they were email and were called for in the handling of usual bus iness transactions. _ No hoarded gold was deposited here, indicating that there is little if any, of the precious metal in theee parts. A few of the old over sized bills found their way into the banks, sad some hoarded money was put back into service. For the most part the eight-day holiday was taken as s matter of course in this section, and already the suspension of banking business for the period is fsst being for gotten, the people continuing their business with s greater faith and trust in the banking business ss reorganised under the govern ment. Application is now before the authorities for the re-opening of the Bank of Hamilton, and that institution will be opersting with in the next day or two. USE MOTH BALLS ON PLANT BEDS Present Indication Point to Early Transplanting in Martin This Year In an effort to check the onslaught of various insects in tobacco plant beds, many Martin County farmers are spreading napthalene (moth balls in powdered form) on their young plants. Farmers in this section are 'spreading about one and one-half | pounds of the material on about 100 square yards of bed, and the control ! measure is proving very successful. According to reports received here from a number of farmers, plants are growing very rapidly, and present in dications point tn an early transplant ing season. Plant beds were prepared on the largest scale in the county this season than ever before, and an abun dance of plants with some to spare is expected. However, farmers have not forgotten the blue mold of last sea son, and many have stated that they would not be surprised if the disease destroys all plants this year. SCHOOL NEWS OF BEAR GRASS Hold Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic for Children There Today A second tonsil and adenoid clinic in the county, sponsored by com munity school patrons with the aid of Reconstruction Finance Corporation money is being held in Bear Grass today. A successful clinic was held in Oak City last week. The clinics are arranged mainly for those children whose parents are not able to meet the cost of the operations just at this time. Dr. C. J. Sawyer, handling the operations, will be assisted by Dr. J. H. Saunders and three nurses, the children remaining in the building overnight. To Attend N. C. E. A. Meeting The teachers of Bear Grass at a meeting Thursday afternoon elected Miss Alma Swindell to represent the local unit at the North Carolina Edu cation Association meeting, which will be held March 23, 24, and 25 in the Memorial Auditorium at Raleigh. Basketball Tournament A basketbaal tournament was play ed Thursday afternoon between the grades from the seventh up, both boys and girls. The tournament stimulat ed a great amount of interest in bas ketball, especially for prospective players next year. Work has already begun with the teaching the funda mental principles of basketball to the prospective athletes of next year. Baseball Prospects Preparation! are under Hy for the organization of a baieball team. With last year's players back, the coach ex pects a rather successful year in base ball for Bear Grass. School Orounda Improved The school grounds have undergone a decided improvement in the last few months as a result of money appro priated by the R. F. C. for the pur pose of giving aid to the unemployed. However, the unemployment situation is not as bad in this community as in the other parts of the county. Work has been completed on one of the church grounds and the other is being worked on now. Hail Storm Does Damage To Property In Bertie Considerable damage was done to tohacco plant beds and property in Bertie County Wednesday by hail. According to information reaching here the hail spotted tobacco bed cloth and beat the tender plants to pieces! The storm centered in the Green's Cross section, several mil— east of Windsor. HEAVY PENALTY FOR HOARDING IS NOW PROVIDED Hoarders Subject To $lO,- 000 Fine and Ten Years in Prison or Both Now that the soundness of the banks has been established by the Government, steps have been taken by the President of the United States against hoarding, melting, or earmark ing of gold or silver coin or bullion or curerncy by any person in the coun try. The proclamation just recently call ed to the attention of the public reads as follows: "No permission to any banking in stitution to perform any banking func tions shall authorize such institution to pay out any gold coin, gold bullion, or gold certificates except as allowed by he Secretary of the Treasury, nor to allow withdrawal of any currency for hoarding, nor to engage in any transaction in foreign exchange ex cept such as may be undertaken for legitimate and normal business re quirements, for reasonable traveling and other personal requirements, and for the fulfillment of contr»;ts entered into prior to March 6, 1933." The proclamation caries the signa ture of the President. It is also provided that, "Whoso ever willfully violates any of the pro visions of this Mib-scction, or any li cense, order, rule, or regulation is sued thereunder shall, upon, convic tion, be fined not more than SIO,OOO, or, if a natural person, be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both; and any officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly par ticipates in such violation shall be punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both." Under this-proclamation banks are required to prevent the hoarding of gold, silver, or currency, and to re fuse to allow withdrawals for the pur pose of hoarding. The proclamation in no way inter feres with normal banking and 'the usual transaction of legitimate busi ness, regardless of -the size of the transactions or the amount of money involved. But if the practice of car rying money in stockings, hiding it in mattresses, or burying it is discovered, the hoarders are subject to the pun ishment mentioned. MIGHT INCREASE COTTON IN 1933 Present Indications Point To An Increase of 10 Per Cent. » - Possibility of a ten per cent increase in cotton acreage this year is seen by U. Benton Blalock, general manager of the Cotton Growers Cooperative association. "Without something being done to prevent it—and I do nut know any thing that can be done—we are likely to have a ten per cent increase in cot ton acreage this year," said Mr. Bla lock following a recent board meeting of the American Cotton Cooperative association at which he conferred with representatives from all over the cot ton belt. "This will, of course, be very un fortunate," he said. "But working single-handed and alone, with every cotton producer his own dictator, there is no possible chanre of con trolling acreage. "It looks now as if we will probably again pull our own house down on our heads with a heavy overproduc tion of cotton for 1933." Regular Sunday Services At Local Baptist Church | In recent days we have all been im | pressed anew with the value of sure , ty, solvency and stability. Assurance, in the religious realm, is one of the great doetrines of the church. The pastor will preach on this theme Sun day morning. "Behold, how good and how pleas ant it is for brethren to dwell togeth er in unity," is a Scriptural quotation that will be used for the basis of the Sunday evening theme. 'Christian unity of purpose, and the beaMty of religious people living together in har mony, in tj)e church body, is of such , immense value as to merit any sac 'l rifice for its realization. The Sunday school, which was un | usually well attended last Sunday, twill meet at'9:4s o'clock under the I superintendency of Jessup Harrison. The young peoples' organizations will ' meet Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Usual Schedule of Services For County Presbyterians The usual services will be held at all points, Williamston, Bear Grass, Roberson's Chapel and Ballard's Farm. You are invited. Com*. Events Occur Thick and Fast In Nation's Capital This Week LEENS MAN SHOT BY HIGHWAYMEN SATURDAY NIGHT Bill Fleming Gets Bullet Through Arm and Is Robbed of ssl Bill Fleming, young white man, was painfully but not seriously shot and robbed of ssl in cash at the Flat bridge near the McDaniel place last Saturday night. With his arm pierced by a bullet, the young man is getting along all right. Closing his filling station at Leens that night, Fleming started on foot to see his girl, who lives near Roberson ville. With ssl in his pockets, and ever thinking that his girl was waiting for him, the young man walked rap idly until lie reached Flat Swamp bridge. Several men stepped into the road there and with a pistol ordered his hands up. Fleming says as he rais ed his hands the pistol fired, the ball passing through his arm just above the wrist and between the two bones. The hold-up and the shot dazed him so badly that when he regained him self the accosters were gone and his money was niisfeing. The moon'was shining brightly that night until about the time he reached the bridge, when it was obscured by the clouds. With darkness surround ing him just at the time, lie was un able to recognize any of his assail ants. Authorities have investigated the case, but so far they have been unable to establish a clue that would lead to an arrest. Conflicting state ments and rumors heard here seem to make the happening a hit mysterious. | Mr, Leonard Taylor, a farmer who I was traveling the same road, said he passed Fleming and »aw several men standing near the bridge, his report supporting Fleming's version of the attack and robbery. • Young Fleming states that he was just about frightened out of his wits, and hardly knows just what did hap pen that night. - -.--v. I PLAN POULTRY I CAR IN COUNTY i —•— Present Plans Call for the I Operation of Car Week After Next ! The operation of a poultry car in | this county week after next is being considered by the Roanoke Mutual Exchange, of Jamesville, in coopera tion with County Agent ,T. B. Bran ' don, it was learned yesterday from Mr. K. L. Stallings, secretary G f ||, e farmers' organization. If the pres -1 cut plans develop, the first coopera tive loading will be made in Jame's j ville on Tuesday, March 28. Load- I ings will be made here the following clay and in Robersonville on Thurs day, March 30. No other stops will be made in the county. At the present time the market is j a bit weak, but present indiations point I to a strengthening market and a rise |of a few points in the price. Quota tions at present are around nine cents for colored hens, and around 20 cents for broilers. There are few broilers in (this section, tyowevek - , at(l price means little to Martin farmers. Local prices are ranging from 7 to a fraction above 8 cents. Definite information in connection with the opcratioti of a poultry car week after next in the county will be announced next week, Mr. Stallings ■aid. I Large Number of Juniors Attend Meeting Here Members of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics from more than ten councils attended a dis trict meeting of the organization here last Tuesday night. Following a ."dutch" supper, the Juniors listened I to several members prominent in the j organization and observed the degree work conducted by the Robersonville Council. Several new members were initiated. , The meeting was one of the larg est held here in some time, about 40 members attending from one council, Kobersonville. Checks from the Regional Corporation Are Received Regional Credit Corporation checks are being received here daily now for distribution to applicants, it was learn ed today from Attorney Robt. L, Co burn. Three checks were received to day. These are not the seed-feed loan checks, and in very casj the appli ' cants will be notified. ' [PLENTY OF BLANKSI With an additional supply of 1,000 blanks now on hand, the task of handling the hundred* of need and feed loan applications is pro gressing rapidly at the present time in this county. More than 100 of the applications have been inspected and approved by the county committee and many more are being forwarded to the au thorities in Washington City for final disposition. The work has been delayed here by shortage of blanks, but Roy Hearne, inspector for this coun ty, believes the supply on hand at this time will be sufficient to care for the demands and that there will be no further delays experi enced. SCHOOL CLOSES AT MACEDONIA Closing Exercises Are Held There Last Wednes day Afternoon Macedonia, one of the three Martin County six-month jschools, held- its closing exercises Wednesday, when a large number of patrons attended to hear the addresses and special pro gram prepared by the children. Start ing the term when the eight-month schools were opened, the Macedonia, or \V oslard's, school is the first to close in the county. Reporting the activities of the day, Miss Martha I.eggett, teacher in the schools, said: ' 1 lie morning exercises were open ed with a song, "America," followed by. prayer.. . "Mr. J. I. Holliday, school commit teeman, made .1 ihort talk, after which lie announced the speaker, Rev. J M. l'errfl, of Rev. Mr. l'erry delivered a very inspiring ad dress in which lie laid stress upon the values of an education plus Christ. "After rtic address the people were invited to partake oT the picnic din ner which was prepared by the good women of the community. "In (IK afternoon, the children en tcrtained with souks recitations, dia logues, exer.-ises, and playlets." Complete Preparations for Logging Near Jamesville Preparations for large-scale log ging operations in Jamesville and Griffins Townships were Hearing completion yesterday when the Fore man Blades Lumber Co. completed its train road to til cold Fisher place, or Dymond City, in Griffins Township. According to information received here the lumber company will start mov ing logs from that section and load ing them on boats at Jamesville early next week. Two locomotives have been placed •on the run. Operations will be ex tended into the Smithwick Creek sec tion of Griffins Township later on, it is understood. • ♦ Debate Sales Tax Query In Colored School Here The query, "Resolved, That "North Carolina Should Adopt the Sales Tax as a Feature of its System of Reve nue," is being debated by debaters in the local colored school here this eve ning at 8 o'clock. Rich Square sends its negative team here, and Williamstnn's nega tive goes to Windsor. Seats are reserved and white friends of the school are invited to attend, Principal Hayes announced today. Announces Sermon Topics at Church of the Advent At the morning service at the Church of the Advent the subject of the sermon will be, "The Limit of Forgiveness." The evening subject will be, "The Life anJ Work of Al bert Schweitzer, Missionary to Af- In the afternoon at Holy Trinity Mission near Bear Grass, there will be the regular service. Rev. T. W. Lee Preaches, For Methodists Sunday C. T. Rogers, Pastor Kev. T. W. Lee will preach at 11 a. in., in Williamston and at Holly Springs 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Epworth League will have charge of the night service at 7:30. All services will be worth attend ing, and you are cordially invited to hear both Mr. Lee and the Epworth Leaguers. Meet with M,— . Adrartia*ra wm Pud Oar Col nmi a Latchkey to Over Sixteen ur ■ » •• t * •• nunorM Martin V4HIHIJ HomM ESTABLISHED 1898 PASS BEER BILL; CONGRESS TAKES UP FARM RELIEF Plan To Rescue Farming from Low Prices and Overproduction . Happenings have been taking place thick and fast in this week. The beer bill passed both the House and Senate, but there may be some delay as the Senate reduced the alcolholic limit from 3.2 per cent to 3.05. Roosevelt's economy bill, slash, ing veterans' funds and federal salar ies by half billion dollars, was given final approval by Congress. . The problem of most interest to ibis ihimediate section and other farm ing sections of the nation was the sweeping prograni for the rescue of ag riculture proposed in a message by President Roosevelt to Congress. He . would attack the problem by rescu ing agriculture from its two greatest enemies—low prices and overproduc tion. _ -V The President frankly labeled the plan "a new and untrcvd path," but as serted that the current economic prob lems of farmers are "unprecedented" and justify the trial of new methods. If the effort fails, the President said, jhe will be the first to admit it. i Immediately after receiving his spec | ial message, Congressional machinery Iwas set spinning to assure early con- I sidenation, with Chairman J,ones, of j the House Agriculture Committee, | predicting action by the Hpuse Sat urday. Senate action was regarded as likely early next week. Extraordinary Powers Based on the recommendations of I farm organization leaders, the meas ure would delegate extraordinary pow' eis to Secretary Wallace to lease iands to remove them from production, to regulate markets and processors and to enter into agreements with pack ers, millers, and other food nianufact urers to curtail their output in atl ef fort to force prices upward Provisions of the Smith cotton op lion contract plan, given a pocket veto by President Hoover, were in corporated in the measure,, as were modifications of the original donies tice allotment plan. The commodities which the program is intended to reach are cotton, wheat, >corii, hogs, cattle, sheep, rice, tobacco, milk and its products The measure authorizes a process ing tax to provide funds to pay. ben efits to farmers in return for acreage reduction; a tax on warehouse stocks and compensatory duties on imports to-prcvent their entry at prices below domestte foods. The compensatory .duty would consist of application of the tax levied on American processors plus existing tarilTs. Sein'tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, in whose hands the job of administering, the act would be placed, said that if passed, he would aim to brilig about this year a 20 percent re duction in acreage of all crops cov ered by the act. HOUSE BURNED NEAR HASSELL Belonged To John W. Cher ry Colored; Loss About $2,000.00 Fire of undetermined origin destroy cd the liome uf Julin W. Cherry, high ly respected colored man, near Has scll, last Monday morning about 11 o'clock. Apparently starting in a clos et, the fire was burning rapidly be fore Cherry's wife and children, who we're working in the field, discovered it. Cherry was away at the time. All the contents were burned along with the house, but a favorable wind turned the fire from the outbuildings and they and their contents were sav ed. The loss was estimated to be more than $2,004). Some insurance was car ried on the property, the amount of which could not be learned here. Griffins Man Suffers Injury to His Arm in Fall Tuesday Mr. Alexander Getsinger, brother of Mr. J. Sam Getsinger, of this place, suffered a broken arm last Tuesday when he fell out of a pecan tree at bis home in Griffins Township. He w«i take to the Washington hospital for treatment but was later able to return home where he is reported as getitng along as well as could be expected. Mr .Getsinger was trimming a pe can tree and fell when a limb broke. The arm was broken in two places.
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