Hm LaM Ob To Aa It Cante tb* Dm THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 32 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 19, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 LOCALS UP, THEN DOWN; NOW HOLD SECOND PLACE Will Make Strong Effort To Share Top Honors In Game Today Williamston's baseball club is hav ing its ups and downs these past few days?first tying for first pla^e, then second, they enter pfay today the un disputed holder of second place, with Edenton one game ahead. Manager Spivey calculates the club will annex I right to share top honors with Eden ton in the game this afternoon. Last Friday and Saturday, the Mar tins clean - sweeped Plymouth, win ning the first game by a 11 to 3 count behind Cherry*i pitching. The fourth inning of the Friday game was a heavy one for Williamston, the bat ting order going all the way and round and two up on the second. Six walks j were accepted and they, with a home run by Gaylord and a double by Pet ers, accounted for six of the Mar- ' tin's runs. Cherry kept Plymouths II hits scattered, his team mates on ly getting seven safeties off Singleton, Burnham, and Scully. box, the Martin registered a second j win by a 11 to 6 score here Satur day, the locals garnering 12 hits off Bugg, Burnham, and Scully. Plymouth has changed its managers Mr. Ben Sumner succeeding Chief "Poss" Brown, it was announced last Saturday. The league leaders, Edenton, won yesterday's game, 4 to 1, by errors. Herring allowed only 7 hits, while the Martins touched Hoens for 8. Six errors were chalked up on the locals, while the visitors went errorless. The game was played in a steady drizzling rain after the fourth inning. Box score of yesterday's game: Edenton ABRHPOAE Partin, 2b 5 1 0 3 3 0 C. Webb. If 4 12 10 0 J. Webb, rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Suttenfield, c 4 0 18 10 l.eary, 3b 4 0 0 10 0 Richardson, lb 4 0 1 10 2 0 House, cf 4 12 2 0 0 Underwood, ss 4 I 12 5 0 Hoens. p 4 0 .0 0 1 0 Totals 37 4 7 27 10 0 WUliamtton AB R H PO A E Harp, iu , 4~. U T 3 '. Storage House I Construction work on I third ?tongs warehouse for ths Colum bian Peanut Company at its plant on the Washington and James nils road bar* was started yesterday. Captain W. S. Pritchard, in charge of the local plant, suted that be tween 10 and IS men would be employed on tht project during the next several weeks. The storage house, 64 by 128 feet, will be one of the largest owned by the company, and will have a ca pacity of about 30,000 bags of Fol'.owing the completion of the building now under construction, tire plant red, using white paint for borders, it was said. The plant, upon the completion o( the new storage house will have a floor space of about SI,1(0 square feet. The storage capacity of the plant will be increased by about 30,000 bags, advancing the total capacity to about (7,000 bags, and one of the largest in the system, it it understood. Automatic sprinklers, installed in every plant of the Columbian system, will also be placed in the new warehmnf Arrangements have not been completed, but it is understood the company will be in a position to store cotton and peanuts for individual farmers and others at very low rates. ATTACK VICTIM Palling from tha arms of her dying mother, little Elizabeth Barber Davenport has miracu lously recovered from wounds caused by 56 gunshot fired into her small legs by Joe Davenport in the "Islands" section of Wil liams Township last April. The child, not quite 10 months old, has cried very little and Has thrived under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cowen on Main Street here. ?; A subetantial home has been found for the little bit of human ity, but she will be held here un der the care of the county physic ian until the wounds are complete ly healed, it is understood. SHORT CHARGE ! MADE BY JUDGE | SMALL MONDAY jurist Offers No Remarks In Connection With 1 Crime Conditions I Opening court yesterday morning at 11 ^30, Judge Walter L. Small, of { Ftlyahefh t1iyi used at>"ut thrtt min utes instructing the jury in the han dling of business coming before them and called the first caic for trial k few minutes later. The presiding jurist instructed th': jurymen they could not return a "no true bill" until all witnesses had been ( examined, but that thfy could return j a true bill after 12 of them had heard . one or more witnesses and had ob tained-- M*fficignt information?to sup? port such a bill The foreman was I instructed to return all bills in per- I son with the exception of those of a j capital nature, and bills of that kind were to be carried before the court by the jury as a body. | No reference was made to the jury men in connection with established duties, such as the inspection of coun ty offices, jail, county home, and oth er public property,; and Judge SmaH tion with crime conditions or in han dling them. I Herbert Bunting and S. C. Peel were excused by the foreman of the I jury at the direction of the court, the { 16 remaining men immediately going into session to call witnesses in the Joe Davenport killing case. The names of the grand jurymen: ? M I>. Wilson, W. H. Lilky^J. D. Bowen, Roy Crofton, J. S. A^ers, of I Everetts, and J. S. Ayers, of Hamil ton, J. K. Keel, W. S. Rhodes, fore man, B. S. Courtn.y, Irving Smith, M. R. (iurganus, H. F. Latham, J. J. .Williams, D. D. Coburn, J. T. Cooper 'and Joe l^anier. Season Now Open for i Taking All Kinds Fish The season is now open for fishing ' in all inland waters, Game Warden J. W. Hines said today. However, (fishermen should remember there are bag limit, and rule, governing the ?iie of fish that might be taken. The law aay, not more than eight ha,i, 20 trout, 25 perch, 25 goggle eyea, may be taken in any one day, and the aiae mutt be over aia inches for goggle tyea, perch, 12 ioche, for black b^tt. | FEW PROPERTY OWNERS APPLY FOR CHANGES Owners Apparently Well - Satisfied with Values On Their Property Apparently Martin County property owners are very well satisfied with the valuation, of their property as'list ed in the several districts l>y the indi vidual list-takers recently, for there wasift a single complaint registered with the bovd (A count ycoji 1 n i i liioh - er> when they met here yesterday as a hoard of equalization and review. While there was very little that could he done in the way iff changing property values, the board could have heard complaints where improvements to property had been made and the listings were at variance with the list taker and the property owner. And then there was an opportunity to dis cuss values placed upon personal prop erty. One owner started before the board, it wa.$ learned, to ask a reduction in his listing;., as one of his tenant houses had been destroyed by fire.? ed hack when he learned that the loss was after April 1, ami that lu would have to wait another year be fore relief s ould be had in the particu lar case. ?The absence of confptainta at t|i? im-eting does not mean there will l>? no owners going before the commis sioners with their tax problems anc discussions later on in the year. Few complaints will he heard until notice* of taxes due reach the property own ers, and then the owners will*-ilidlF lag from past records. literally floch torthe authorities to point out all kinds of'errors and complain about this ami that. Anyway, the authorities had a very pleasant meeting yesterday, not ever the less fortunate appearing before theffl for aid. PHAUP PRAISED BY HOME PAPER Ahoskie Herald Says He It One of B^st Liked Men In Tobacco Trade Establishing a connection with tin Farmers Warehouse on the William ston Tobacco Market recently, Mr Charlie Phaup was last week liighlj complimented by the Hertford Coun ty Herald, of Ahoskie, where Tie hai been connected in the business. Th< paper said: "Mr. Phaup is perhaps the lies known, and one of the best liked, to bacco men who has been connectet with the local (Ahoskie) market. H operated a warehouse here for severa years when the market was in its in fancy and during that time did mucl to promote its growth and establisl it in favor with the farmers." Mr. Phaup, who will be on the sale: every day, has already started worl in the interest of the Farmers bona and the local market. Convention Asks More Roads for This Countj Martin County Democrats, in con vention here last Saturday, passed resolution urging the state authoritie to build more roads in this count from funds allotted the state by tli federal government A bill was passe Congress yesterday creating $300,000,000 road fund, this state T get $4,840,000 of the amount. Attorney D. M. Willi ford Opens Law Office Her David M. \Millil Wytin, Kncrzcr Harrison, Eli Koberson, Russell Kog ers and 11. I. Green. 1 Williasnston: 1.. T. Fowden, J. C. ' And.rsi.il, Mrs. S. K. lliggs. Mrs. J. S Rhodes, and Frank S. Pittman. Cross Roads: J. S. Ayers. Lester ' Peel, C. It. Rocbu:k, and C. It Clark I Rohersnnville: Etf James, I. M. I I.ittle, A. M Hastey. U. K Everett, F. G. Anderson, and J. V. Moye. j, r:..M Point: I. L. Crooiit. W. A. ?'Vanderfard. J. W. Perkins, J. W. Taylor, and LeRoy Everett. r, Poplar Point: W. S. White, Roy ? Taylor, Herman Harrison, and W. S. T Leggett : vs. Hamilton: J. A. Davenport, Harry Waldo, R. W. Salsbury, D. G. Mat l thews. ..... .' Hassell: J. W. Euhanks, G. S. Hai J slip, C. U Nelson, E. R F.dmondson, jr., and H. I- Purvis. | Goose Nest: Tom Johnson, J G - Ross, Wheeler B Daniel, Dr. E. E. 1 Pittman, and J. W. Hines. BOB SHIELDS TO BE ON MARKET Prominent Halifax Farmer To Be with Roanoke Dixie This Season ? I Additions to the tobacco warehouse personnel here continue to add to the already bright prospects lor a success ful season for the Williamston To bacco Market this coming season, j One of the latest important announce ments was made yesterday when it * .was learned that Mr- Robert Shields. 'of Hobgood, Halifax County, would be connected with Messrs. S. Claud Griffin and Jinimie Taylor at the Ro anoke-Dixie Warehouse this coming season. Mr. Shields, a prominent citixen and a leading farmer in Halifax County, was associated with the Planters Warehouse here last season, and dur ing that time he played a prominent g 'part in the advancement of the local ? market. Farmers and other friends Is of Mr. Shields are greatly pleased to n learn that he will again be on the lo cal market. ? Davenport Given 15-20 Year Sentence on Murder Charge NEGRO HELD FOR SHOOTING NIECE LAST SATURDAY Burlene Hill, 18 Years Old, In Critical Condition Following Attack ?Bnrfcn*?Hitt,?18-yeai -old colored woman, in in a critical condition at her home in the Free lTnion section of this county following a ptsToT at tack?made upon?Imu?by?five?uncle, Booker T. Hill, there last Saturday afternoon. Struck in the Sack by a bullet fired from a .22 cal.bre pistol, the woman's lung was punctured, and that pneumonia had developed and that her recovery wa> very doubtful. Hill, when arrested a short time after the attack by Sheriff C. B. Roe buck and Constable Clarence Sext >n. denied the charge. Hill was at his home changing clothes when the of ficers reached there. Walking along a dirt road in the Free Union section with her mother, the Hill woman was fired upon three times. only one hall taking elf t Shortly before that time, Hill was seen ent ring the wood* at the spot where the attack was made, hut In continued away from the road after the shooting and was not seen when the attack took place. It is thought he secreted htm sett in a tree and fired upon the woman from that point of vantage. i Particulars leading up to the shoot ing could not be learned, hut unoffic ial reports stated the man was mad with the girl, and that the attack vic tim and her mother are certain Hill is the guilty party. I _ MRS. DELLA ROSS BULLOCK PASSES Funeral Held Last Sunday - Afternoon In Church At Robersonville ? i Mrs. Delia Ross Bullock, widow of M. G. Bullock, who died ahout two years ago, passed away at the home ~of~trer son, Charles M. Bullock, last Saturday afternoon following a long illness. I Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon- by _ Elder B. S. Cowin in the Robersonvnie Primitive Baptist church, interment following in the New Cemetery there. Three sons, C. M. Bullock and J. I). Bullock, of Robersonville; Lewis Bullocty, of) Williamston; and four daughters. Mrs. J. N. Hopkins, Mrs. Kader Lillcy. and Mrs. Ruth Cowin, ~uf Wtttianmon, ant Miss Hattie Bul lock , of Robersonville, survive. She also leav.s four sisters, Mrs. W. N Simmons, of Stokes; Mrs. W. R. Griffin, of VVinterville; Mrs. VV. A. (Jenkins, of Charlotte; and Mrs. Jack Harrington, of Greenville, and three brothers* Rev. J. Ross, and Ab Ross, of Stokes; and Joe Ross, of Ayden. Bible School at Bear Grass , Closed There Last Friday I Last Friday night the Bible school at Bear Grass completed its course of instruction with ? xwujutuceuitui service that was well received. Dur ing the two weeks of the school, the enrollment was 84. There was a per fect attendance record made by 46, with an average attendance of 7b. In many ways this was one of the In st school conducted at this point. Beginning yesterday at 9 a. m., a Bible school opened for a two-weeks session at Knherson's Chapel. There 1 was an attendance of 76. Those a sisting in the teaching are Mrs. Lewi Wallace and Miss Marjorie Taylor in I the beginners' department: Mrs. J j H. Koberson and Mrs. Z. T. Piephoti in the primary department; Ktv. Z T. Piephoff in the Junior department and Mr. John Whitley in the inter < mediate department. This school wil 1 be brought to a close Thursday o next we^k with the commencemen exercises on Thursday night. Prayer meeting at Williamston or Wednesday night at 8 p. m. , Prayer meeting at Roberson'i Chapel Thursday night at 8:15 p. tn Prayer meeting at Poplar Poin ?Friday night at 8:15 p. m. : General Rain Welcomed In This Section Yesterdaj I A general rain, falling in this sec tion early last evening, was greatl] welcomed by farmers and gardeners Although crops were said not be suf fering from dry weather, the rain ii believed to have been of much valu ta crops. The fall was one of the first her in some time, other sections, howeve reporting Ught rains from time t time. ? GOES TO PRISON ?' I Joe Davenport, convicted Martin Superior court, leave* this week to spend the remainder of his days in prison for the mur ? der?of his?wife, Maggie Barber? Davenport, in the Islands sec tion of Williams Township the third of last April. KERR TOBACCO CONTROL BILL BECOMES LAW Act, Similar To Bankhead Bill, Goes To President for His Signature Washington. After many delays, th> Keir tobacco rontrol bill was finally parsed by both brandies of Congress . Monday and sent to the President for approval. There is no doubt that the bill will In signed since it has the full approval of the De partment of Ajjjric tilt in e, w 11 n gards it as more desirable than the similar Bankhead cotton bill. Representative John II. Kerr, the author of th. bill, issued a statement following its final passage in which lie predicted the tire taw will -result in an average price of not less than 20 cents for the North Carolina tobacco crop in 1934. Hut aside from the law may or may hot do in regard to decreasing produc tiou or raising prices, anil its spon sors are certain it will do both, it stems quite certain that tin law will .to- a largci --extent eliminate the condi tion which was- responsible -iux ii^ in troduction. The 95 per cent of the farmers win had signed reduction agreements felt that it was a manifest in/ustici for the 5 per rent who had not benefited more than tlu'y did themselves h> |he cooperative- effort. It was thai sort of a situation which was primar ily responsible fpr the failure of the Tri-State C ooperative Association and under the agricultural adjustment ail of last year the government sought to eliminate such a condition through benefit and rental payments. This year tobacco farmers who co operate will receive rentals of $15 or $20 ah acre on all laud removid from production and will also receive ad justment payments < 7 12 12 per cent Despite these advantages, however, there was much avprthension con cerning the probability of resentment t?ecailsf of the opportunity for fariHef-s not cooperating to produce on an un restricted basis. Young Negro Has Fit and Delays Activities in Court ? Willie Cromwell, young colored nun, created quite a commotion in the Martin County hall of justu yes terday afternoon when he had a fit just after he pleaded guilty in a ease charging him with secret a ault. Starting with a "snappy" groan, (rout well was soon blowing as a snorting train whistle. He was re moye a training school was sentenced to the nods V not pros with leave was reported m the case against I I,if Hunch Charged with forg.ry. the curt or der, tig judgment absolute on the bond Standi Perry, charged with rob bery in the same case against Kusscll i erry, was found not Kuilty Judgment was suspended it, the case charging Tliurman Nicholson with bastardy on the condition that lie pay Agnes McKccI $lt) , ????h (.? the next 24 months. K K l arnicr, charged with aban donment and non-support, was sen tenced to the roads for from Id to 24 month,, lite ,..mt mmendmg-judg menj upon the payment of costs. ; John Sam Moore was sentenced to the road* for a period of from four lo eight mouths on a liiiu .breaking and robbery charge The grand jury completed its work today, and at noon the coutt had han dled all the bills sent to it except two. one charging Junior Rollings with I manslaughter and one charging Mayo Andrews with housebreakingaand lar ceny, Rollings was the driver of the car that figured in a fatal accident I near