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[513 THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 32 DUTIES OF GRAND JURY OUTLINED IN ABLE CHARGE Orders Investigation of 38 Guardians' Accounts In Martin County Upon you and the way you work "depend peace, prosperity, order and morality," Judge R. Hunt Parker, of Roanoke Rapids, said to the grand jury in his charge opening the one week term of Martin County Super ior Court Jhere yesterday morning. "And if you (ail to perform your •worn duties, you bring disrepute to yourselves and to your county," the jurist declared. Referring to the grand jury at the head of the administration of crim inal law, Judge Parker classified wrongs and explained how violators are put to anawer for criminal acta. There are only three way* that one can be put to answer and they are by presentment, indictment, and impeach ment, and unless a true bill of pre sentment is returned against him, no man can be tried in the court of Mar tin County.. The jurist outlined the duties of the body, stating that bills of indictment •hould be passed on, that it was not the duty of the gtand-juryman to pass upon the innocence or guilt of the defendant.. That task is for the petit jury in open court. He told the jury men that it was their duty to hear wit nesses of the State to th« extent that 12 of their number are agreed that there is probable cause of guilt. When 12 or more are agreed that there is probable cause of guilt, the examina tion of additional witnesses is unnec essary. All witnesses must be exam ined before the body can return "not a true bill. 1 Only those witnesses whose names appear on the back of the bill and placed there by the prose cuting attorney for the State can be examined. Others may be questioned after conferring with the solicitor. "No man ia too rich or too poor or too big or too humble to escape prosecution when he hat violated the law," the judge said, in pointing out to the jurymen that they should make presentment of any other crimes known to them and not in the hands of the prosecuting attorney for the State. "I direct you to give as much at tention to the orphan children of Mar tin County as you would want your children given by another grand jury were you dead and gone,' Judge Par ker said in ordering an investigation of the guardianships in the county. "There are 38 guardians who had not complied with the law according to the March grand jury report," Judge Par ker pointed out in ordering the in vestigation. "Where guardians can not account for every cent, you are directed to indict them for larceny," he told the jury. ''A guardian must have a good bond with two sureties; he must renew that bond every three years; he must file an annual return of receipts and dis bursements; he must set forth, in de tail, how each investment is were requirements to be complied with by guardians, he said. Invest enta should be secured by first mort gages on real estate or be made in United States or North Carolina bonds. The investigation of the 38 guar dians' accounts was declared the most important duty of the jurymen, and the judge made it plain that he ex pected it to be done. r "Visit the county home in a body and make a patient and sympathetic examination of conditions there,' he in structed the jury. He also advised them to report where the county's money was deposited and what it was secured by. , An investigation of the sinking fund was ordered, the judge instructing the men to see if interest payments had been made. The Jury was directed to report any irregularities to the court. Judge Parker did not define crime other than in returning bills in cer tain oases in open court. He said the jury knew right from wrong, and aft er advising them to use common senae in their deliberations, he dis missed the body. ♦ School Man Miking Study Of Districts In This County ■ f • Mr. T. B. Attmore, member of the North Carolina School Commission, is expected here this week, when he plana to make a study of the several school districts, and go into detaila as they ifsct the operation of the schools in this county. That the school man will recommend reorgani sation of the districts is not certain - -, at this time. However, the atate com miaaion is making many changes in district lines and consolidating small schools and high schools where econo mies can be effected. Over 5,000 persons to Diphtheria Treatment, Reports Indicate •k ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★★ Reports from the first day ac tivities in Martin County's drive against typhoid fever and diph theria were very encouraging, Dr. J. H. Saunders, county health of ficer, said this morning. The physician offered no estimate of the total that would take advan tage of the free treatment during this and the next three weeks, but judging from the number taking the treatment yesterday at Sandy Ridge and Farm Life, approxi mately 5,000, or nearly one-fourth of the county population, will have WILL EXPLAIN PLAN OF AIDING COTTON FARMER Agricultural Workers Will Carry Campaign Into All Cotton Areas The long promised attack on the surplus of existing cotton was an nounced from Washington last Sun day when Dean I. O. Schaub of State College was authorized to use the whole of the Agricultural Extension Service of State College in preparing for a campaign during the week of June 26th. Mr. Schaub has arranged pre liminary meetings and says all cot-1 ton growers should meet at the call of their county farm agents in county and community meetings during next week. It is hoped to have enough contracts on hand by that time so that the sign-up may proceed at these meetings. Following the meetings a farm to farm canvas will be made by comittees of farers selected at the meetings. It should be kept clearly in mind, Schaub says, that there is nothing compulsory in the movement. If a farmer wants to sign-up to remove one-third or more of his cotton acre age he may do so and he will be paid a rental benefit covering his expenses with the crop so far. In addition, he will be allowed an option on govern ment cotton covering the amount re moved. Other crops may then be planted on the land removed from the cultivation of cotton. Mr. Schaub says he hopes the cot ton growers of the State will cooper ate to the fullest in these plans. Heretofore, those patriotic men who have reduced their acreage for the benefit of the State aa a whole have been penalized for so doing. Under the Farm Adjustment Act, however, the man who cooperates not only gets paid for doing so but he will likely be rewarded with £ better price of his remaining staple this fall. The movement will be pushed in this and other counties producing at much as 1,000 bales. Where such counties have no farm agent, emer gency agents will be selected and ap pointed for temporary duty. County Agent T. B. Brandon will go to Rocky Mount this week where preliminary plans will be outlined. It is exepected that meetings will be held in this county tome time next week or the week following. Seek Address of Pension Check Owner in County Unable to learn the address, Clerk of Court R. J. Peel is now holding for delivery a Confederate pension check for Mrs. Martha C. Walker, widow of B. F. Walker. Mrs. Walker is be lieved to have moved to this county from Nash, but so far her address has not been learned by those distributing the checks in this county. Any one knowing the address will do Mrs. Walker a favor by making it known to Mr. Peel at the courthouse. Mrs. Jno. L. Rodgerson and daugh ter, Misa Mary, of Lumberton, and Mrs. Clinton House, of Roberson ville, visited here a short while yes terday. RESULTS I r— 7] Friday, June 16 Williamston 7; Edenton 4. • . Ahoskie 7; Windsor 4. Colerain 6; Elizabeth City 1. Saturday, June 17 Colerain 4; Williamston 1. CLUB STANDINGS ) J Team W L Pet Williamston 6 2 ,750 Colerain 6 2 .750 Edenton ~ 5 3 -625 Ahoskie 4 4 .500 Windsor 2 6 .250 Elisabeth £ 1 7 .125 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 20, 1933 been immunised against the fever and diphtheria. More than 340 doses were ad ministered at Sandy Ridge yester day morning and 357 doses were given at Farm Life later in the day. The subjects at Sandy Ridge were so numerous that the phy sician was delayed in reaching his next appointment. He was hard ly more than one-half hour behind schedule, however. No definite reports were receiv ed from other centers yesterday, but it was learned here this morn ing that between 250 and 300 re- f WHERE THEY PLAY TUESDAY, JUNK 20 Ahoskie at Williamaton. Windsor at Elisabeth City. Colerain at Edenton. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Williamaton at Ahoalrie. Elisabeth City at Windsor. Edenton at Colerain. THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Windsor at Williamaton. Elisabeth City at Edenton. Colerain at Ahoakie. FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Williamaton at Windsor. Edenton at Elisabeth City. Ahoskie at Colerain. PENSION CHECKS ARE DELIVERED • - Approximately $1,400 Paid To Widows and Veteran In County Recently Pension money totaling $1,437.50, has recently been delivered to 21 wid ows of Confederate veterans and to the county's lone surviving veteran, Mr. D. F. Robrson, of Robersonville. Checks were delivered by Clerk of Court R. J. Peel to the following: Mrs. Arcena Andrews, widow of William W. Andrews; Mrs. Cresy L. Barnliill, widow of Abram P. Barn hill; relatives of Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, who recently died; Mrs. Mary A. Everett, widow of Henry Everett; Mrs. Mahala J. Gurganus, widow of Daniel Gurganus; Mrs. Susan Ham ilton, widow of Wiley Hamilton; ; Mrs. Sarah A. Hoard, widow of W. J. Hoard; Mrs. Elizabeth Keel, widow of Ashley Keel; relatives of Mrs. Nancy J. Manning, who died recently; Mrs. Winnie Mizelle, widow of Jesse j Mizelle; Mrs. Martha J. Peel, widow J of Jesse B'. Peel; Mrs. Mary G. Per ry, widow ofSimon S. Perry; Mrs. Martha A. Philpot, widow of John L. 1 Philpot; Mrs. Allie Kiddick, widow of John K. Riddick; Mrs. Mosella erson, widow of Harmon J. Roberson; Mrs. Caroline Rogerson, widow of Thomas Rogerson; Mrs. Irene A. Smith, widow of A. H. Smith; Mrs. Martha A. White, widow of M. G. White; Mrs. Virginia Perry, widow of W. M. Perry; and Mrs. Mary Thompson, widow of Thomas P. Thompson. The last two received class A pensions of $l5O, the others receiv ing SSO pensions. Mr. Roberson re ceived a $187.50 pension. DEATH OF MRS. G. L.ROBERSON Funeral This Afternoon at The Late Home Near Robersonville Mrs. Sallie Roberson, widow of the late George L. Roberson, died at her home (our miles from Robersonville early yesterday morning, following a stroke of paralysis suffered a few days before. She had been in feeble health for some time, and had been confined to her bed mu:h of the time since last March. The daughter of the late Abram and Melvina Baker, Mrs. Roberson was born in Pitt County, near Pactolus, nearly 72 years ago. Following her marriage, she moved with Mr. Rob erson to this county, where she lived until her death. Funeral services are being conduct ed this afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. J.j M. Perry, npstor of the Robersonville Christian church, of which faith she' was a follower. Burial will follow in the family plot near the home. Three children, Mrs. Theodore Rob erson, of this place; Messrs. Hugh and Abram Roberson, of Robersonville, survive. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Anderson, of Williamston; and Mr#. Lucy Ross, of Robersonville, and three brothers, Mr. Will Baker, of Robersonville; Dr. J. H. Baker, of Baltimore; and Mr. Joe Baker, of Pactolus. ceivsd the treatment in Hamilton yesterday. Doctors are working at Lilley's Hall, Smith wicks Creek, Mace donia, Parmele, Hassell, and Dar dsns today. Tomorrow they will go to Bear Grass. Thursday they will be at Everetts, Cross Roads, and Gold Point. The treatment will be given here Friday morn ing at 8:30 at the white grammar school building, Roberson ville at the same hour. Colored children will be received at the two placea at 10:30 a. m. at the colored schoolhouse. MARTINS IN TIE WITHCOLERAIN FOR TOP PLACE Team Playing the Ahoskie Aggregation Here This Afternoon at 4 Williamston and Colerain entered the third week of play in the Albe marle baseball league sharing equally the honors going to holders of first place. After defeating Edenton to annex its sixth victory of the season last Friday, Williamston went to Cole rain Saturday to play off a tie game and lost 4 to 1, leaving the two teams tied for'first place. Before one of the largest crowds po far to see a game in the league, Williamston won over Edenton here last Friday by a 7 to 4 score, with Kugler pitching With Taylor, Gay lord, and Earp featuring at the bat i.with three hits each, the locals made four of their runs in the third inning. Williamston made 12 hits, while Eden ton was close with 11 of its own. I Hart, Edenton centerfielder, knocked • home run in the fourth. Latham and Uzzle, of the local aggregation, each made a three base hit. Bulling their hits in the first in ning, the Colerain nine scored two runs on a single and two doubles in the Saturday game. In the second, errors cost Williamston two more runs, but after that the Martins tight ened up and Colerain scored no more. Herring allow but 8 hits in the entire game, and after the second inning yield only 3. Williamston scored its lone run in the sixth when Brake got a double with two out. Uzzle walked and James made a two-base hit to score Brake. The Martins made a to tal of nine hits, but Marshall kept them fairly well scattered. Colerain borrowed Edenton's catch er, Suttenfield, and the game was played under protest. Box score and summary of Satur day's game: WILLIAMSTON ABRHPOAE Earp. s* 4 0 2 2 1 1 Gaylord, If 4 0 2 2 0 0 Latham, c 4 0 0 3 0 1 Brake, 2b 4 11111 Uzzle, 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 James, rf 4 0 2 3 0 0 Taylor, lb t 4 0 2 8 2 0 Page, cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cherry, cf ' 3 0 0 2 0 0 Herring, p 4 0 05 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 9 24 4 3 COLERAIN ABRHPO A E Magee, If ... 4 2 3 1 0 0 Freeman, ss 3 0 0 1 3 0 Suttenfield, c • 4 1 2 5 2 0 Brogdon, 3b 4 0 1 1 2 0 White, 2b 4 0 0 2 3 0 Joyner, lb 4 0 0 15 1 0 Pratt, cf 4 1110 0 Cofield, rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marshall, p 3 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 33 4 8 27 13 ,0 Score by inninga: R Williamston v ... 000 001 000—1 Colerain 220 000 OOx—4 Two-base hits: Gaylord, Brogdon, James, Brake; double play: Herring to Taylor; base on balls: off Marshall 1; off Herring 2; struck out: by Mar shall 5; by Herring 3. Umpire: Early. Jamesville Junior Team Defeats Dardens 12 to 2 —. • Jamesville's junior baseball nine, be hind the 4-hit pitching of V. Hassell, defeated Dardeni last Saturday by a 12 to 2 score. J. Hassell, Blount and Corey, with two hits each, led at bat for James-j ville, while Reason featured at the bat for Dardens. Reason and Gurkin formed the los ing battery. Hardison caught for Jamesville. Ange starred on the field for Jamesville. Holly Springs Church Ladies 'To Serve Supper • The ladies of the Holly Springs Methodist church will serve an ice cream supper there Thursday night of this week at 8 o'clock in an effort ■ to raise funds for the church. The' public is invited. FEW COMPLAINTS MADE TO COUNTY BOARD MONDAY Property Listings for 1933 , Are Generally Accepted By Owners in County Comparatively few complaints were made to the board of equalization in session here yesterday in connection with 1933 property listings. And still fewer changes were made by the board, it w.is learned from a study of the minutes. The board members, Messrs, Joshua L. Coltrain, V. G. Taylor, T. C. (jrif find, chairman,' 5 H. S. Everett, and J. E. Pope, were in session a greater part of the day, but they were a>ked to consider less than a dozen appeals. The 129 acres of Tarklin.Neck lands listed to R. L. Coburn in Jamesville Township was changed and, listed to R. L. Coburn, receiver. Two male dogs were listed to R. L. Coburn in Jatnesville Township. The value of James R. Harrison's store in Bear Grass township was re duced from $1,050 to $960. A reduction from $1,700 to SSOO was granted the Standard Oil Company on its old bulk plant in Hamilton Township. The value of the Standard Oil Com pany service station on the coxner of Main and Haughton Streets in Wil liamston was reduced from $6,665 to $6,500. A reduction of SSOO was granted the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Hank on property in Robcrsonville lownship, the bank showing that tim ber of that value had been cut and removed. The value of the 98 acres of Coburn land is now $2,500. 11. C. Norman is to be given a hear ing on his property values in Rober sonville Township on the first Mon day in July. 1 lie board recessed to meet again July 3 NEGRESS BURNS SPOUSE TO DEATH Former Martin Woman Is Now in Halifax Jail for Horrible Crime Ernestine Brown, former Martin County negress, is bring held in the Halifax County jail charged with pouring a gallon of kerosene on her husband and setting fire t> it la l -! week. Ihe husband, Wiley Brown, railroad workman, died from the burns a day or two later. According to reports received here Brown went home and retired in an intoxicated condition, lie was awak ened by his burning clothes, and -be fore he could tear them from his body lie was fatally burned. Neighbors are said to have seen the wife pour the oil on the ma.lt and set fire to it. Brown, said to be a native of Ber tie County, lived in (loose Nest Town ship for a number of years, moving to Hobgood about two years ago to continue his work with the Atlantic t oast Line Railroad Company, Martins Drop Two Games, Bui Boost Battin The Martins continued their good work with the stick in the sec ond week's play of the Albemarle League, cracking out 62 hits for 77 bases in the five games played, for a team average of .333. Although the locals dropped two games during the week, more hit* were made and more runs scored per game, on an average, than the week before, when three were won and one tied. The team average for all nine games played so far is .315. Uzzle continues to show the way for the regulars, although his average dropped from .563 to .432. Brake, second-sacker, just about held his own as runner up, with a percentage last week of .410 as coin pared with .412 the week before. Eli Marion (Sammy) Taylor showed the most improvement, getting 11 hits out of 20 trips for an average of .550, boosting his previous week's mark of ,235 up t0,.406, and that is going sprne. Earp also climbed up, landing in fourth place with an average of 372. Gaylord is the fifth regular player to bat over .300, fin ishing the week with .308, Gaylord forged ahead of Brake to lead in runs scored with 11. Uz zle, Brake, and Earp have each made a total of 16 hits, with Uzzle lead ing in total bases, 28. Brake, with 5 doubles, leads in that department; Latham has counted 3 three-baggers, and Uzzje has 2 home runs. Brake leads in sacrifice* with 3. Following is the tal>le showing individual and team statistics and averages: Playw ft Position O AB R H 2B 3B HR TB SH Pet, Page, cf 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Uzzle, 3b 9 37 7 16 2 2 2 28 0 .432 Brake, 2b 9 39 9 16 5 1 0 23 3 .410 Taylor, lb 9 37 3 15 3-0 0 18 0 i .406 Earp, ss 9 43 9 16 1 2 0 21 2 .372 Gaylord, If 9 39 11 12 2 0 0 14 2 .308 James, rf 9 40 I 11 1 1 0 14 1 .275 Herring, p-cf : 8 28 3 7 0 0 0 7 0 .250 Latham, c 9 35 10 7 1 3 0 14 2 .200 Cherry, p-cf 4 11 0 20 0020 .182 Frank, cf L„,_- 3 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 .154 Kugler, p-cf 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .0* Team Totals 337 55 106 15 9 2 145 11 .315 ' S* Few Criminal Cases Left in Court Today STORES CLOSE )\ v j Local merchants are all aat for a half-day holiday tomorrow. The stores will be closed at 1 o'clock, and patrons are cordially urged to do their shopping early in the day. The holiday schedule is plan ned for each Wednesday after noon during June, July and part of August. The people are asked to co operate with the merchants and business houses in making the practice successful. IS JAILED FOR STEALING CAR Lawrence Cayton Awaits Trial with All Clothes Torn from His Body Lawrence Cayton, young white man formerly of the Aurora section, but lately of Edenton, was placed in the county jail here last Saturday for the alleged theft of Mr. L. B. Harrison's lord sedan the latter part of May-. The man is said to have admitted the theft and also said that he held up a filling station proprietor near Au rora the same night. On June 7, Cay ton cut a negro badly in Raleigh and started to leave and wrecked the car near Wendell. He was in a Raleigh hospital for a few days with a hip injury. The filling station operator near Aurora took the number of the car license tags, and later learned from an acquaintance of Cayton the name of the driver. Sheriff C. B Roehu.-k asked Chowan officers to effect the arrest should Caybon return tliere. Last Friday night the man went to the home of his brother, and Sheriff Bovce took him into custody a few hours later. In jail here Sunday, Cayton went on a rampage, burning his bedding in the jail and tearing, his clothe,. body, Officers placed, him in the "crazy" cell, and he soon be- camo quiet. Today he was rctsing in his cell with nothing "it except liis sucks and shoes, Officers are of tlie "I on he is craiy, and what to do with him is indeed a problem. Reports from Kaleigh indicate the car was badly damaged, that it was hardly worth repairing. Weldon Farmer To Grow Wheat lor His Own Use P William Pearce, of Weldon, will grow a supply of flour for himself and the tenants on his plantation front a field of 72 acres in wheat. He has killed and cured enough meat to last through the year. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Odutti and son are spending several days with relatives in Norfolk. Watch the Label On Tow P»f*r A» Jt- Carrie, tha Data Whan Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 NEGRO GIVEN 20 TO 25 YEARS ON MURDER CHARGE Grand Jury Returned Six True Bills of Indictment During First Day VV ilh one of the smallest criminal dockets scheduled for the superior court in years, Judge R. Hunt Parker yesterday morning called the first case anil will, it is believed, complete the work some time today. Although a Murder case was heard yesterday, the- first in .several terms, comparatively small crowds are in at- tendance for the proceedings Ihree cases, one charging Josh Prit chett and Karl Mary with housebreak ing and larceny, and the others charg ing Mary "with larceny and receiving and carrying a concealed weapon, were remanded to the juvenile court* as the defendant was under 10 years C'f age. John F. Flannagan, charged with forcible trespass, was found not guilty. Upon the payment of $lO to the court, John R. Whichard, charged with operating a car while intoxicated, was given until September to pay the re mainder of his fine, John Simmons, colored, pleaded not guilty in the case charging hitn with the murder of his brother, Tom Sim ons, in tioose Nest Township, last March. Solicitor Gillam stated he would not ask for a first degree ver dict, but would be satisfied with a second,degree charge. At the end of the evidence, the defendant pleaded guilty, and Judg Parkr sentenced him to th roads for not less than 20 nor more than 25 years Several versions ot the killing were told, and it is be lieved, that Simmons escaped the elec tric chair when the ' evidence indi:at .ed that 11>iu, his brother, had chafed him around with a knife. And then Simmons said he was, drinking and hardly knew what he had done until later. I.ee \\ inbush and Levi Williams were sentenced to the roads fur six months when flicy were adjudged guil ty of stealing the tools of Hen Glis son, inmate at the county ironic. 1 lie court, after working for a •diort While on the ca>e charging Jim Henry Nelson with assault with in tent to kill, adjourned until this morn ing.' .ydjudged guilty today, the young Boy was sentenced to the roads' for a period of 18 months. Ihe following true bills were re turned by the grand jury: John Simmons, murder. I.ee Winliush and Levi Williams, housebreaking and larceny. Henry Raynor, housebreaking and larceny. Lawrence Cayton, larceny. Jim Henry Nelson, assault with in tent to kill. M. I-,. Hunting, embezzlement. I lie jury is investigating the guar dians' accounts at the direction of the court, hut up until noon today'its find ings had not been made public. DAIRY ADDS TO ITS EQUIPMENT Edgewood Plant Now Has A Modern Frigidaire Cooling System The Edgewood Dairy, J. Frank Weaver, manager, recently installed a modern Frigidaire milk cooling unit to its plant on the edge of town on Highway No. 90. The newly added equipment makes the dairy one of the most modern in this section. The sys tem cools the milk in a very few min utes down to 45 degrees, making im mediate delivery possible. At the present time the dairy is sup plying a large trade with milk from its 25 pure-bread cows, every one hav ing been tested against tuberculosis. In addition to the newly installed Frigidaire cooling unit, the dairy is equipped with concrete milking stalls, steam outfit for sterilizing bottles and pails, a cream separator, automatic bottle fillers and allied utensils. Mr. Weaver always has a standing invitation awaiting visitors at the dairy and a visit there is worth while. • • Woman's Club Luncheon Here Friday of This Week • -A large attendance upon the local Woman's Club luncheon is urged for next Friday. Meeting at 11:30, the club members will be served lunch by members of the Episcopal auxiliary at 25 cents a plate, it was announced. This meeting will be the last until some time in August, it is understood.
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