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Good Tobacco Is Bringing a Premium on the Williamston Market I Advartiaer* Will Fnd Our Col- I ana • Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homn VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 72 Town and County Welcome Veterans of World War State Goes Dry by Decisive Majority; This County Wet HASSELL ONLY BOX INCOUNTY TO VOTE DRY Poplar Point Led for Repeal By 5-To-l Count; Less Than 1,900 Votes Cast Martin County voters hooked arms with the weather Tuesday afternoon and embarked upon the waters to cast a wet vote by a count of 1,168 to 664. Hassell precinct maintained its hold on the ground, while Williams dipped two toes in the water. But Poplar Point jumped overboard clothes and all to sink or swin, the district going wet by slightly more than a five to one majority. The vote, tabulated below by The Enterprise, was verified by the can vassers here yesterday. The /result is about as predicted a small vote with a majority for the wets. Ap proximately 1,832 votes were cast in the election as compared with 3,889 in the last general election in this county. The vote on delegates: Wet Dry Delegate Delegate Jamesville 97 83 Williams 30 28 Griffins 67 34 Bear Grass 123 34 Williamston 298 193 Cross Roads 89 23 Robersonville 220 114 Gold Point 28 23 Poplar Point 41 r I Hamilton 61 42 Ha*sell 30 37 Goose Nest 84 45 Totals 1168 664 The vote on convention or no con vention follows: Con- No Con vention vention Jamesville" 100 82 Williams 36 22 Griffins 68 34 Bear Grass 125 31 Williamston 284 203 Cross Roads 89 23 Robersonville 211 124 Gold Point 29 22 •' Poplar Point 40 8 Hamilton 65 38 Hassell 30 37 Goose Nest 84 45 Totals .... 1161 669 1 Individuals And Firms Donate For Celebration That the business firms and indivi duals of the town are making ar rangements on a large scale for en tertaining veterans at the celebration here tomorrow is evidenced in the cash donations, amounting to *everal hundred dollars, made by the follow ing firms and citizens: Davis Pharmacy, V'lark Drug Co., Culpepper Hardware Co., Van Dyke Furniture Co., Harrison Bros. Co., Branch Bank & 1 rust Co., L I Fowden, Central Service Station, Dr. J. S. Rhodes, W. G. Peele, Margolis Bros., Williamston Motor Co., Chev rolet Motor Co., Harrison Wholesale Co., Harrison Oil Co., B F. Perry. Norman Harrison, James Manning, Columbian Peanut Co., Critcher Lum ber Co.. C. G. Crockett, Lindslty Ice Co., Enterprise Publishing Co., Am bers Pressing Co., S. R. Biggs, J. O. Manning, Proctor Shoppe, Peele Jewelry Store, Williamston Cafe, Par ker Grocery Co., Elbert Peele, Vir ginia Electric & Power Co., P. P. Peele, Pete Hall, Jack Frank, Dr. P.j B. Cone, H. G. Horton, Coburn Bros., Building and Loan Association, J. E.j King, D. Pender Stores, S. Gander son & Sons, J. L. Peele," A. & P.i Tea Co., Mrs. R J- Peele, B. S. Courtney Furniture Store. Locals Defeat Colerain By 44 to 0 Score Here The Williamston High School fast ( clicking football team continued winning streak last "Tuesday after- 1 inwTn when a 44 to 0 victory was re corded on the local gridiron against Colerain's eleven. As in other gamps, the team work of Coach Peter'* boy* featured the play. Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, the boys will meet Ahoskie's strong elevn here before a large Armistice Day crowd. THE ENTERPRISE Market Ends Another Fine Week The Williamtton tobacco mar ket completes another successful week in the marketing of the golden leaf, the total salea sur passing thoae of laat week by ft substantial margin. Averages, ranging around 35 cents, were numerous, the market aver age continued above the 20-cent mark. Weather conditions have been very favorable for good sales, and the market here figured promi nently in the sale of tobacco from more than one-half dozen coun ties this week. The outlook continues bright on the Williamston market, farm ers generally being more than well pleased with their sales. Growers, selling on the market here this week, stated they re ceived anywhere from five to 10 cents a pound more for their of ferings than they had hoped to receive. In forwarding several thousand letters .to growers in this section this week for the Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse, one of the leading selling units in the belt, an error slipped by the printers. Farmers who have been selling with the house will readily recognise the mistake, and others will be con vinced that the house and market cannot be surpassed in as far as the successful sale of tobacco is concerned. Federated Club Members Entertained Thursday The County Council of Home Demonstration clubs entertained the local Woman's Federated club at the club rooms here last Thursday. The Everetts club gave a short original playlet entitled "Club Activities." Mrs. J. S. Ayers, Mrs. Annie Hardy, Mrs. Annie Holliday, Mrs. H. O. Daniel and Mrs. Monnie Mobley were the characters in this playet. Master Jack Martin from james ville rpresented the folks from the Jamesville community with a few humorous and well appreciated read ings. Macedonia women staged a real (•tuilting party with the neighborhood i ' club gossip making their number J most interesting. Those in their num ber were Mrs. Will Taylor, Mrs. Ea . son Lilley, Mrs. Maude Peele, Mrs. H. IT. Peele, Miss Velma Griffin, Mrs. Leroy White, Mrs. John Gurkin, Mrs. Fffie Sparrow. i The program was concluded with a number given by Miss Edna Carson j •of the Parmele 411 club. Delicious j refreshments consisting of homemade: pound cake, peanut cookies anil date ' nut bars with tea were served. Local Fire Company Called Out Twice For Same Blaze The local fire company was called rut twice early last evening when fire threatened the Hand Made Furniture Company factory on Washington street. The fire started in a dry kiln, doing considerable damage to choice wood that had been worked in the manufacture of high-grade chairs. The firemen brought the blaze un | der control and returned to the (U --| tion, thinking the fire had been fully ; extinguished. The plant owner, Mr. 1 Kenneth Lindsley, remained more than half an hour at the kiln, and had '. been gone only a minute or two when the fire started a second time. All undamaged material was removed from the building on the second trip » and the house, almost wrecked, was flooded with wafter. Damage to chair t materials alone was estimated well (' over SIOO. Regular Services Held At Piney Grove Church Rev. W. B. Harrington will con duct the regular services at Piney Grove, the first on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock and a second Sunday af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The public U cordially invited. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 10, 1933 104 DELEGATES OUT OF 120 IN STATE ARE DRY Wets Manage To Carry But 13 Counties, With Dur ham Splitting Even As a result of Tuesday's balloting, North Carolina became the first state of the Union to go definitely dry. Early returns from all counties in the state show substantial, and in many quarters, overwhelming dry majori ties. Indications are that 8o of the 100 counties are dry, 13 wet, while ope, Durham, elected one dry and one wet delegate. In all, the drys elected 104 delegates to a convention that will not be held, while the wets could only muster 16. The trend was unmistak able from the very earliest returns ami applied alike to rural and urban coun ties, east and west. In this section, Martin led the pa rade for repeal, followed by Beaufort, Pitt, Edgecombe, Craven, Currituck,' Halifax, Pasquotank and Wilson. All the others in this part, of the state went dry, including Washington, Tyr- 1 rell and Dare. Alleghany was the only county west of Raleigh to vote for repeal. Complete Surprise The overwhelming extent of yes terday's victory was . a Complete stir- J prise to even the most ardent drys. | The drys had hoped to carry the state on a convention vote and had stronger hopes of electing a of the delegates. On the other hand, the repealists had fell absolutely surt of a popular majority for a conven tion and had strong hopes the ma jority would he sufficient to insure a majority of the delegates. Mecklenburg, considered a battle-' ground, and Wake, regarded as sure for repeal, were tlje first two large counties to land safely in the dry 'ofunin. Rowan, home county of Walter Murphy, manager of the re- 1 peal campaign, shortly joined them although reputed to he one of the wettest counties in the state. Some of the traditionally wet i counties in the east remained true j to their wet moorings, but other eastern counties which had been ex pected to go wet veered sharply to the dry column. Counties with a large Republican' vote went overwhelmingly dry with-J »ut exception, the ten to one mar gin of Yadkin being rivalled by other traditionally Republican coun- 1 ties. Reasons Assigned The principal reason generally as signed was that North Carolina has' never been as wet as was indicated by the majority of 113,000 Senator Robert R. Reynolds received over former Senator Cameron Morrison last year and the enthusiastic man-' ner in which the Legislature legal ized beer last spring. Another reason was that the drys had built up an aggressive organiza tion, around the churches, but con taining experienced and able politi cians, which functioned in aM of the 100 counties' under the direction of j Mr. Burgess. The wets had no such i organization and Mr. Murphy appar-j ently depended in large part upon the regular Democratic organization, which in many places did not func-, tion at all and in others favored the j anti-repealists. Many minor leaders; followed the example of Governor Ehringhau* who did not announce his repeal vote until after the polls closed yesterday. *The large Republican vote appar ently almost solid for repeal, and which is ordinarily 40 per cent yf the vote in the state, was another factor of importance. Woodward Lumber Co. To Resume Operations The 'Woodward Lumber Company, purchasers of the Murray-McCabe Company here, will start dperating the plant about Monday week, it was learned today from Mr. R. D. Wood ard, who arrived this week to take overactive management of the local unit. The operators have virtually re placed the old machinery with new. The plant will employ between 15 and 20 men, it is understood. RED CROSS ROLL CALL TO BEGIN HERE SATURDAY Town Will Be Canvassed; Everybody Urged To Join Organization The Martin County chapter of tlie American Red Cross will start its drive for memberships in the great humane organization here tomorrow. The drive will continue through the Thanksgiving. Arrangements are be ing made to canvass the town, and it is hoped that all local people will take part in the work Mr. J no. M. Farrow, representatives who lias Wen in the storm stricken i areas near here, was in Williamston j yesterday, and his stories of Red' Cross work there leaves no doubt hut ] the organization is deserving of a large membership among our people. The Red Q-oss has spent more than $40,0(H) in a very small section of this State, helping those who could not help HiemseJfVes The work is be ing continued/there, hut the section is fa»jt gi'tjTng hack to normal, an ac complislmienVHiat a generation could have not overcome without help. Subjects Announced For Episcopal Church There will be morning and evenin ' prayer with sermon each time at th Church of the Advent this Sutida) The subject of the sermon for th morning will Be "Consecration o Body and Soul, a Reasonable Ser vice." In the evening "Satisfied Wit i Only the Host" will be the subject. ■ $ Reminder That Saturday Is Set For Day of Praye # This is a reminder that Novembe 11 is being observed throughout th , Episcopal Church as a special da of prayer. This day will he observe! at the Church of the Advent in Wil | liainston, and at St. Martin's Churcl Hamilton. These churches will b open all day and people are invite to come as they find it convenient There will be no service, only silen prayer. Register Of Deeds Issues Two Marriage License: * Two marriage licenses were issue. Wednesday by Register of Deeds J Sam Gctsinger to Herman Richar Williams, of Nash County, and I .ill i May Gray, Robersonville, and to Wil liam Arthur Dail, of Robersonvill and Evelyn Hryant, of Pitt County. $ Second County Month Comes To Close Todaj ♦ , The second month of the 1933-3 term comes to a close in the count today. Checks for teachers will b prepared and dispatched,front the sup erintendent's office here to the teach ers throughout the county as rapid! as possible. *> Poplar Chapel Club Meets With Mrs. C. W. Mizell .•♦ The Woman's Home Demonstra tion Club of Poplar ChapeJ met a ; the home of Mrs. C. W. M.izelle oi Monday, November 6. Cooking wa i the project for the month. The wo men brought home products consist ing of peanuts, black walnuts an! molasses. Two peanut receipts wer I used, peanut butter and peanut butte soup. Two molasses receipts wcr [ used also. * : No Service In Baptist Church Sunday Nigh &A complete schedule of services will be followed in the local Baptist church Sunday except in the evening when no preaching service will be held. Rev. C. H. Dickey, the pastor, announced this morning. Mr. Dickey will occupy the pulpit Sunday morn ing at the II o'plock hour. Auxiliary Ladies To Sell Pies, Starting Wednesday Member- of the l*r sbyterian auxil iary here will start a series of pie sales starting next Wednesday, the president of the group announced to day. Expert cooks will prepare the pics and Orders will be Iciepted by Mrs. C. G. Crockett each Wednesday. Harold Cooley Speaker Here Armistice Day COUNTY TAX SALE TO BE HELD DECEMBER 4 NUMBER LARGER, AMOUNT IS LESS THAN LAST YEAR Ci * Seven Of 10 Townships Re port Smaller Amounts Of Unpaid 1932 Taxes Eleven hundred and eighty-three delinquent tax accounts are being ad vertised today for the year 1932 in this county, the number being the largest ever recorded here. However, while the number of delinquents was increased by 24.1 over the number last year, the amount of unpaid taxes dropped from $41.377.1 M to $38,820.23 this year, a reduction of $2,556.96. Only three townships, .Jamesville, ! Robersonville and Hamilton, show a 1 larger amount of -unpaid taxes this j year than last, the seven other dis- tricts showing reductions greater than e 50 per cent of the unpaid amount last . i year. All the districts reported more e delinquent accounts this year than f last with the exception of Poplar Point, and the unpaid accounts there li remained the same, 14. Griffins, ex periencing a had crop season last year, recorded a lag in its lax pay ments, but it almost recovered in one | season, reporting a decrease of more r than 50 per cent in its delinquent tax j accounts Williainstott Ic4 the list ri with the greatest number of unpaid c accounts, the 138 colored accounts y boosting the number considerably. I Goose Nest topped the list with its unpaid accounts running well over i, SIO,OOO. Robersonville, apparently, e recorded the greatest increase in uti- I paid accounts. It is the belief of the sheriff that ' ! many of the accounts now in arrears j will he paid before the first Monday i m December, when the tax sale will !be held. The list, while plenty large, ' reflects a condition of lair to good in Martin County's tax situation, as compared with that in other counties, ' it is believed j The following tables give some idea ■ of the tax collection situation in the L* county: [. Amount Uncollected 1932 1931 j Jamesville $ 5,044.94 $ 4,316.09 Williams 994 24 1,222.80 Griffins 56462 1,242.80 t Hear Grass (i44.9l 816.60 | Williainston 5,353.85 7,711.29 4 Cross Roads . 2,188.02 2,699.60 y ! Robersonville 7,727.85 6,619.19 t . j Goose Nest 10,425.64 1 1,847 12 -I Hamilton 4,783.27 4,375.00 -! Poplar Point 1,092.89 1,626.70 I $38,820.23 $41,377.19 Number Advertised 1932 1931 ' Jamesville 218 ( .150 ' Williams 61 57 j Griffins 38 31 " Hear Grass 36 28 t I Williamson 224 189 i Cross Roads 71 65 s | Robersonville 198 149 - Goose Nest 213 184 - Hamilton 110 73 I Poplar Point 14 14 rj Total 1183 940 t* I « Hallowe'en Entertainment j In Bear Grass Community + -- t The Hear Grass faculty and student ! body successfully arranged a Hal | lowe'en party entertainment in the t high school there last week. An en n' tertainment feature staged by the e third a*nd fourth grades was enjoyed, followed by pleasant visits to the y "side Shows." Principal Hickman . staled lliat the proceeds wouhj be j used by the library and music de j part meat. j> IPupilV from the first through the eleventh gade jje*fff*tTHd willingly to r | the relief call for storm sufferers in nearliy counties a few weeks ago. I- Many articles of wearing apparel, e large quantities of fruits, vegetables e and canned goods, valued at more i- than S2O, were donated by them. A e $lO cash contribution was also cre y ated in the %fhool for the storm vic i. tlnis. • LITTLE MONEY COMING IN BY COURT FINES —♦ — Six Cases Docketed Tues day In Recorder's Court —' i v $ Proceedings in Ihe county record er's court are not proving very suc cessful in. a financial way in these lale days Last Tuesday, the coqrt collected only one fine and that Was in the amount of $5 I'ourt costs are being well cared for, however, by the defendants. Six cases were call ed la-t Tuesday, as follow'?: John Austin, an escaped convict, was found guilty of larceny, the court sentencing him to six months on the loads The new term is scheduled to begin at the expiration of his uncom pleted, sentence. Willie Wynn was fined $5 and taxed with the cost in the case , charging him with being drunk and disorderly. I A lio) ptus resulted in the case charging Cornelius James with an j assault with a deadly weapon. Prayer for judgment was continued until December l'J in tin- case cliarg- I *my Huge tic Anderson with non-sup : port. In another action charging Anderson with .ariying a concealed weapon, judgment was suspended up on the payment of the Cost. Johnnie McDonald was senten cd to the roads for 40 days when the court adjudged him guilty of assault ing his wife. Pastor Says Cheerful Attitude Is Prevalent C. T. Rogers, pastor. As a rule people grumble and are not to be satisfied and prices make no difference,' but it isn't so now. (•'.verywhere you go the people are inore cheerful and openly aduiit times are much better. The business houses, the farmers, and 1 hope by Sunday, 1 tan s.iy the churches, are all feel ing the extra amount of money being turned loose m our community. Sure ly, for all these blessings God will be remembered this year through our liberal paying to the .church. Christ said, "Render therefore unto Caesar thr' things which arc Caesar's, and unto God the tilings that arr God's." Services at the usual hours and you are cordially invited to meet with its. Kvery member is urged to be present Sunday. It is important V Schedule Of Services For Presbyterian Church "The ( hurcli With An Open Door." Church school at ( J:45 a in. Worship service and sermon at 11 a. m. Sermon by pastor jlear Grass; Church school at 9:30 a. in Worship service. and sermon at 7 p. in. Koberson's Chapel: Church school at 4p, m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 p. nr. Young People's meeting I Thursday at 6 p. in. Mallard's Farm: Church school at 2 p. in. Prison Camp: Services at 3:30 p. j m. by Rev. G. T. llill. | All members are *urgcd to be pres i ent. Visitors welcome. i , Missing Robersonville Man Puts In Appearance Fred Matthews, Robersonville i Township white man, said to have been missing from his home there the early part of this week, called here . Wednesday for his automobile said . to have been stolen from him by | Janies Williams, colored from Georgia. Matthews stated lie and Williams left the Matthews home ! I together Williams put 1 him out about 23 miles away and drove away. Matthews had to walk home, he said. ! 1 Williams was arrested here, locked in the car said to have been stolen, and continues in jail. The vanslßd be had recently served on the roans in Washington County. " \ ' ooou* nurr ESTABLISHED 1898 MORE THAN 5,000 EXPECTED HERE FOR EXERCISES Arrangements Are Com pleted For Gala Occa sion Saturday Williamstoti is putting on a gala appearance fur the thoi: ands of visi-- tiirs expected to gather here to take part in or watch the 'program of events s-.heduled m connection with the observance of the fifteenth anni versary ot the armistice signing. Buildings will he decorated and Old j Glory will unfurl in the breeze from nearly a hundred stalfs tomorrow | Special decorators are "dressing up" i the town for the visit'rs expected here, from Northampton, Hertford, i (tales, Bertie and Martin counties. Arrangements that have been in I the making during several weeks for ! one of the county's biggest celebra j tions in recent j car's arc now com plete. I'igs are c lokipg u dozens of | special pits, and other accessories to ' the meal that will lie served in the j Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse will be j made ready by tomorrow noon. The noon hour gathering tomorrow is cx pected to bring together the largest | numbVr of the district veterans since the war .ended H v:irs ago. The committee in cltirge +f leeding the veterans realizes the t.isk is no small one and everything possible is being done to meet the needs •if the group i expected to uuniher around 1,0011 \\ orld War soldiers, j While the program for the day car iiiis varied and Interesting events, ' the high spot will center in the morn ing exercises scheduled m the high I school auditorium at 10:30 o'clock .when (iold Star Mothers and their I fallen sons will be honored by war / * T ■ comrades and others I"he Raleigh High School Hand, carrying 35 pieces, will arrive here early tpjuorrow morning, and it will lake an active part in the parade and concerts in the various exercises, in cluding the football gdme between the _Ahoskie and local high school elevens. • Complete programs for the day are ! as follows: y:3O A. M.—Registration at court i house. Committee: VV. E. Dunn, •Miss Kva I'cel, Mrs E. S. Peel. Receiving and directing parking | cars of visitors (Committee of ,/Boy J Scouts,) 1.11 .'tl A M l'arade. Leaves i courthouse, down Main street to ilaughtou street, down llaughton street to Academy street, along Aca demy street to Smithwick street, thence to high school. Order of parade: Highway patrol (riding); Gold Star Mothers (in jcars). Committee: Mrs. V. A. Ward, Miss Clyde Hassell, Mrs. Dunn. United States flag. Carried by Ben Hopkins, evjijr ed by Boy Scouts. Raleigh High School Band. Legion flag, escorted yby Boy I Scouts. . "V Martin County Legionnaires, Bertie I County Legionnaires, Hertford Coun jty Legionnaires, Gates County Le gionnaires, Northampton County Le gionnaires. Williamston school with Scouts leading. 10:55—Program in high school. Exercises and address" by Harold Cooley. Song: Star Spangled Banner, i Salute to Gold Star Mothers. Preamble to Legion Constitution — in unison. Invocation: Rev. C. H. Dickey. Address, of Welcome: Eor Wil liamston, Hon. John L. Hassell. For John W. Hassell Post, Hon Elbert Peel. ■ Responses: For Legion District, J. G. Madrey, district commander; for Auxiliary, Mr*. A. J. Mackie, district president: for Bertie Post, Henry commander; for Gates Post, r\, B. Nixon, commander; for Hert- IforcNPost, T. J. Rogers, commander; for N«Vthampton Post, Eric Norfleet, commander. ' Presentation of. flag for family of | Comrade John W. Hassell, Rev. E. F. Moseley. Acceptance on behalf of John W. Hassell Post, Elbert S. Peel, post commander. I Announcements.
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