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wC T* THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 57 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 14, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 2 MURDER CASES ON DOCKET FOR SUPERIOR COURT Only 11 Cues On Docket For Trial In Criminal Court Next Week With only 11 caaea scheduled for trial, the criminal docket of the Mar tin County Superior Court for the two weeks term beginning next Monday is the smallest in several years. Two days, Monday and Tuesday, have been allotted to the trial of the 11 cases. Judge W. A. Dcvin. of Oxford, will preside. * More than half the cases have to do with alleged robbery and larceny, in terest, however, centering around two murder cases. Phoebe Moore, colored woman, and Joe Wheeler James, col ored, are facing first-degree murder charges. The Moore woman shot and fatally I wounded Sam Simmons, colored elec . . , coiorea elec trician helper, on Church Street here the morning of July 3. Jealousy is *?td to have prompted the shooting. _ r r.vo a.ic shooting, j The woman left her work that morn a big army I ing about 9 o'clock with ? mi my pistol wrapped in a newspaper. She found Simmons talking to a friend on Church Street and .without warning, fire a shot through his body. He fell mortally wounded in a near-by yard where he sought safety. He died a few minutes later at his home. Joe Wheeler James shot and fatally injured Will Worley, colored, near here on the night of July 17. The man died in a Washington hospital several hours later. The trouble start ed when James and Henry Rogers, both colored, were ordered from the home of a woman named Biggs. Rogers, charged with being an acces sory before the fact of murder, ia said to have gotten the gun for James to kill - Worley. The three defendants have been held in jail since or im mediately after the killings. Nine of the eleven cases were bound over to the high court by justices of the peace. th? oth?r ?wn having hffn appealed from judgments in the coun ty recorder's court. Other cases appearing on the dihck et and not previously mentioned are as follows: Charlie Wiggins, larceny and receiv ing. Booker T. Hill, secret and felon ious assault. Daniel Ryan, larceny and receiving. Buster Spruill, larceny. This case originated when Spruill stole a water melon valued at 10 cents. He was tried in the county court and appealed to the higher tribunal when he was taxed with the costs, or, in the event he failed t9 pay the cost, go to the roads for 30 days. Floyd Jones, storebreaking and lar ceny and receiving. Frank and Lee Speller, larceny and receiving. Oltie Page, manslaughter. Page was the driver of the truck that figured Tn the wreck near Robersonville last week, costing two young men their lives. Page is represented by Attor ney J. C. Smith, of Robersonville, and the prosecution will be aided by Ra leigh attorneys, it is understood. Leek Page, larceny and reckless driv ing. In the event the criminal docket is completed Tuesday, the court is sched uled to start proceedings in the Smith- ( wicks Creek Primitive Baptist church f case Wednesday morning. This case is expected to attract more attention than the combined criminal docket. Series oi Services at the Holy Trinity Mission Beginning Sunday afternoon, there' will he a week of special services at the Holy Trinity Mission near Bear j Grata. On Sunday the service will he at 3:30 p. m., hut rfom Monday thru j Friday the hour it 7:30. Rev. E. F. 1 Moseley will preach at four of the services. On Tuesday evening Rev. Z. T. Piephoff will be the guest preach tr, and on Wednesday evening Rev. Leon Malone will preach. The friends of the mission are cordially invited to ' attend these services and help make | them of real value to the community. ? { Colored Schools of County | To Start Term Monday The colored schools of the courtly open the new term next Monday, the auth^ities anticipating an enrollment1 of dote to 3,000 pupils. With more than 3,000 white chil dren already on the school path and with about 3,000 colored seekers of learning starting out next Monday, more than one-fourth of the county's population will be going to and com ing from school next week. To Start Revival Service . at Sweet Home Sunday | Rev. S. L. Jones, of Snow Hill, will begin 1 teriet of revival aervicei'in the Sweet Home church beginning on Sunday night, it waa announced yee terday The public ia invited to hear LI Market Well on Toward Three Million Mark With Sale Today With approximately 260,000 pound* of tobacco on tht floor* bar* today, the local tobacco mar ket baa passed the two and three qnartar million mark with th* San son average ranging around 126.25. Yesterday th* market sold 195,554 pounds, bringing th* total pound age up to 2,515,774, which sold for (659,47X29, a resulting avarag* of (26.21. Sales were brisk today. Sales Supervisor R. W. If cParland stat in that the floors would be clear ad this afternoon. Prices ar* bat ter than they were yesterday (gr certain types of tobacco, and th* leaf that is in good condition is still commanding good prices. Activities in th* three ware houses this morning were under way and in full swing with th* 759 ENROLLED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS ON OPENING DAY First Grade Breaks Records With 111 Children Enrolled ? Williamston's white schools , were opened for the 1934-35 term Wednes day morning at 9 o'clock with 759 pu pils enrolled, establishing an all-time first-day attendance record. Although experiencing trouble in the transpor tion on account of a shortage of trucks, the schools here were off to a good start this week, giving bright promise for a successful year in the community's educational program. With the number of teachers two be low the standard established by the State Sehoel Commission, the princi psl and teachers were quick to effect a balanced organization, and activities were smoothly under way this morn Ing, Principal Hi* ??'d The opening exercises in the high school building were conducted by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff Following the brief devotional service, the Presby terian minister made a short talk, bas ing his theme upon the story of the three talents. Announcements were made, the several hundred pupils and a dozen or more visitors bringing the informal exercises to a close with a song. Interest in the opening activities centered in the first-grade enrollment. Only 111 little tots knocked at the door of opportunity, the enrollment of beginners exceeding the last year figures by 34. Three friendly teach ers greeted the little folks, a few o. whom hesitated in starting their edu cational adventures. All were said to be feeling more "at home" today, reports today indicating that the youngsters were fast becoming accli mated to their new surroundings. The" young tots from the rural sections many of whom made their first visit to town in their lives, are said to have readily fallen in line and seemed to more than enjoy the new life opened to them. Attendance was increased in all the elementary grades, the teachej loa 1 reaching a climax in the third grade B section, where 52 children are crowded into one room. The sixth and seventh grades, with 1S6 pupils enrolled, are a bit crowded, too. The decrease of 21 students in the high school will be partly overcome within the next few days, when nec essary tasks are completed outside by a numby of young men, Principal Hix said. There were 160 enrolled in the high school Wednesday. Attendance figures for Wednesday i by grades are as follows: 1 First (three sections) 111; second,, section A, 44; second grade, section | B, 35: third, section A, 46; third, sec- | lion B, 52: fourth, section A, 36; fourth section B, 38; fifth, section A, 42; fifth section B, 39; sixth and seventh grades | 156; eighth grade, sections 1 and 2. 59; ninth grade 42; tenth grade 37; and eleventh 22. a total of 759?599 in the elementary department and 160 in the high school. Martin County Boy Resigns As Member of State Patrol ? New Bern ?Wiley T. Crawford, of Martin County, who has been here for the past three years as a member of the state highway patrol, has resigned his position, effective next Saturday, and is taking this week on leave, spend jng the time with his family at a Morehead City cottage. His succes sor has npt yet been named. Rev. Gilbert Davis Will Preach At Fairview Church ? 9 Rev. Gilbert Davis, of Plymouth, will preach in the Fairview Christian Church Sunday night and each night thereafter during the coming week. The public Ikcordially invited to at tend and participate in the services. ? ? ' farmer* unloading their offering* at window*, door*, and in the street*. Sale* were started prompt ly at nine o'clock and all tobacco waa placed on the floor* in ample Tips wars offered in compara tively large quantities, but good averages srere reported generally throughout the market by the growers. Williamtton's warehousemen continue a strong bid lor tobacco in force, and indications point to large sale* neat week. Something has been said about the orderly marketing of the crop, but if farmers wish to wind up their marketing activities In a hur ry, they erill find the local market one of the best placet in the belt to sell their tobacco. NUMBER CASES IN COUNTY COURT SHOWS INCREASE Ten Cases Were Disposed of; Several Sentences and Fines Meted Out ?? There was a slight increase in the J last Tuesday session of the county . i recorder's court, Judge Peel calling 10 j cases for consideration. None was of j any great importance, but one or two fines were imposed and several road 1 sentences were meted out. |> Probable cause appearing, the case j charging Hoyt Smith with housebreak ! ing was bound over to the superior! court for trial. A nol pros resulted in the case j charging J. S. Whitman with an as- j sault. ?[ ?Charged with rceklessdrivirrg, ert Leggett was found not guilty. i William CQppfrigr plradid guilty of being drunk and disorderly in the case charging him with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. He was fined $25, taxed with the cost, and given a suspended 90-day road sentence. Simon Jenkins was sentenced to the roads for 60 days for violating the li- i quor laws. Leek Page, charged with larceny j and reckless driving, was sentenced to the roads for a period of six month*. Judgment was suspended upon the | payment of the- cost in the case charg ing Clifton Davis with an assault. 1 The case charging J. M. Sparks with operating an automobile while intoxi- 1 cated, was continued until the first 1 Tuesday in October. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charg- ! ing J. H. Beacham with operating a car with improper lights. A continuance was granted in the 1 case charging Tames Boston with on- 1 erating a car while dfufrtc. Bond in I the sum of $100 was required for his , release. I DERAILED TRAIN TEARS UP TRACK Passenger and Mail Service Delayed Several Hours Here Yesterday The Atlantic Coast Line passenger train scheduled to arrived here at 10.30 a in was delayed several hours yes terday, when the tender, or coal car, was derailed two miles below here. The railway mail clerk was bounced around tome, but no one was hurt very badly. One set of wheels jumped the track on a curve, ami* tore up or damaged about 400 cross-ties before the train j could be stopped. The delay was pro- I longed when the brakes are said to have locked, and workmen were unable to release them. After the freight train failed to pull the train back oil the track, equipment for clearing wrecks was ordered out of Rocky Mount. Passengers were transferred to auto mobiles and carried to their destina tions, it was said Mail was also trans ferred. reaching here baout three hours late. Free-for-all Fight Staged Near Warehouses Here A free-for-all fight, patterned after those of days gone by, wa* reported in the warehouse district yesterday afternoon with a crowd of colored people, estimated to number from 15 to 25, taking part. Fighting with fist, skull, and feet the group of men, wo men and children pulled hair, scratch ed and bit one another after a mad fashion, the thick of the fight reaching three teer deep at times. When the smoke of battle cleared, broken tobacco sticks were left as relics of the brawl. Not much blood was Jelled, but scratches and bruises were reported in great numbers giv ing clear evidence to a hot fight. KIWANIANS HERE HOSTS AT DINNER TO TOBACCO MEN Future for Local Market Is Declared Bright By R. W. McFarland The local Kiwanis Club was host to the tobacconists of the town in the Woman's Club hall last Wednesday evening, when about 60 members and guests enjoyed * delicious dinner sand wiched with music and short talks. The visitors were heartily welcomed by Mayor John L. Hassell, following which Mr. J. E. King brieflly reviewed the activities of the market and the growth of the town during the past half-dozen years. Mr. King gave much credit for the fine spirit and great suc cess of the Williamston Tobacco mar ket this year to Jimmie Taylor. Mr. Taylor was next with an im promptu speech in which he pointed out that he had done his best in the past and proposes t<> do even more in the future for the success of the mar ket and Hie farmers of this and ad joining counties. At the close of his remarks. Mr. Taylor introduced Mr. R. W. McFarland, the market's able supervisor of sale, and he review the essential elements in amking a suecesa fu (tobacco market. All of these ele ments and more are found right here, he declared. In relating his opinion of the town and county, he was very generous in his praise of the farmers, merchants, professional and business men and others he had met. He pre dicts with the continuance of the splen did spirit of cooperation ow existing among the people throughout this sec tion that the Williamston Tobacco market is in line for a substantial growth. Following Mr. McFarland's address, Carroll Wilson, of Roanoke Rapids, lieutenant governor of this Kiwanis district, was introduced by Ray H. Goodmon. club president. He made, a few remarks on Kiwanis and told that the local club had enjoyed the largest percentage of giuwth of any clu bin his district this year. He then inrroduced three young men, Messrs. Buxton, Britton and Cullum, who en tertained the assembly with a musical program. The three men rendered performances with their banjoes that the slaves never thought of, even at 'possum and 'tate suppers at the befo' de-war festivals. Their program was greatly enjoyed and received much applause. A letter was read from 'Uncle Buck' Meadows, ike grand old man-oL.-ihc. market for so many years, announcing his deep regret for not being able to attend the dinner on account of infir mities. Mr. Meadows offered a brief sketch of the market from its open ing 32 years ago to the present He state that, so far as he knew, he, J. G. Staton, Coy and James Monk are the only persons now living who were con nectcd with the market at that time. Schedule of Services at the Baptist Church Sunday . I' This church welcomes all school teachers into the community and ev ery person who has recently come to W;illiam4ton to live, either .perma nently or temporarily. The schedule of services is as fol lows: Sunday school each Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock; morning preaching service at 11 o'clock; fol lowed by the Sunday evening church service at 7:30 o'clock. Ft* a few weeks the Sunday night hour will be taken up in expository Bible study, the passage under con sideration Sunday night being the sec ond chapter in the first epistle of John. To any or to all of these religious services the people are invited. This church will miss from its serv ices and from the community the many young people who have recently gone ? way to school. It remembers its srek and aged. It welcomes with peculiar pleasure any newcomers to the com munity. ? Schedule of Services At Chuch of the Advent ? - Rev. E. F. Moseley, rector. Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity: Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11. Evening prayer and sermon, 7:3<). Over 3,300 White Children ? Enrolled in County Schools Comparison of Enrollment With nine of the eleven white schools reporting sn increase in en rollment figures, s record-breaking opening was experienced for the schools in this county last Wednesday morning when 3.315 children reported for work. The enrollment this year exceeded that of last year by 136 pupils, the elementary department showing a gain of 138 pupils and the high school division a loss of two. The figures below give an enrollment comparison in the elementary and high school depart ments for the opening this year and the one last term. 1934-35 1933-34 H.S. Ele. Total H.S. Ele. Total Dardena 34 34 40 40 Jameaville 106 289 395 113 300 413 Farm Life 60 166 226 70 122 192 ?Lilley'a Hall 31 31 Bear Graaa 51 255 306 54 222 276 Williamaton 160 599 759 181 555 736 Eveertta 273 273 233 233 Robereonvillc 227 374 <01 210 350 560 ??Parmele 55 55 Haeeell 65 65 50 50 Gold Point 90 90 48 48 Oak City ? L12_ 251 388 115 265 380 Hamilton 178 2.574 178 165 165 3,179 Totala 741 3,315 743 2,436 'Consolidated this year with Farm Life. "Consolidated with Robersonville in its entirety this term. DR. D. T. TAYLOE DIED IN HOSPITAL AT 1 A. M. TODAY Funeral Services Will Be Conducted Tomorrow at 2 O'Clock P. M. Dr. Dave T. Tayloe, prominent ? urgeon greatly?beloved ~Uy?ihe--pco- _ jle of this section-and particularly By those of, Martin County for his hu mane activities among rich and poor is a member of the medical protes i?ion during the past number of years, died in his hospital at Washington Itiisi ninrnittfif about 1 o'clock frofll a complication of diseases. lie had suffered with Bright-. disease tor many years, and during the past lew months he experienced a rapid de dine in health. . The son of the late Dr. Dave Tay loe and wife, the young doctor had mriched his life by a faithful and un tiring service to the people of Mar in County and other sections through :>ut eastern Carolina. Although he ?vas only 40 years of age, he probably operated 011 more people from 11?i county than any other man during lis connection with the Tayloe hos- . >ital. News after his condition dur- ( ng the past several weeks had been I ?agerly awaited by the people of this , :ounty, and the announcement of his leath came as a sorrowing shock to tundreds today. Mrs. Tayloe with two children, sur vives.He also leaves two brothers, t)rs. Josh and John ('. Tayloe, promi icnt members of the medical profes iion in this and other states. Funeral services will be conducted rout the Episcopal church in Wash ington Saturday afternoon at about 2 o'clock by Rev. Stephen (iardnct Burial will be in the cemetery there. Presbyterian Women In Meeting Here Yesterday Leaders of Presbyterian auxiliaries throughout this section held a meet ing in the local church yesterday! when courses of study were outlined. Ahoskie, Elizabeth City, Edenton, j Washington, Wilson, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Roberson's Chapel were imong the churches represented. Employment Office To Stop Activities Tomorrow The national employment office maintained here during the past ten lionths and many other similar offke* hroughout the state will suspend op erations tomorrow. Offices will he maintained only in the larger cen ters, it hi understood. Mr. J. W. Mines has headed the of ice in this county since it was estab ished last November. CAR IS STOLEN AND WRECKED; TWO ARE HURT Earl Boyce Carried Home In Ambulance; Partner Is Held In Jail ? Two young while men, Karl Boyce, of Hertfuul, ami 'another whose iden tity could not l?e definitely established, barely, escaped with their lives late yes 4*idav a fie i n i >.i n?w. lu.n?tW*??? -v- 1 r I a l ord \ 8, stolen from Mr 1 It Slade, on Haughtoii Street near the home of Mr. Will Wytni. Both m-n were badly hurt, one receiving i crushed knee and leg, and the other a head injury requiring 19 stitches t< dose it. They were removed to the offices of Drs, Rhodes and Kason im mediately following the wreck where their injuries were treated. Boyce, after remaining there all night, was removed to his home in Hertford in an ambulance this morning, The oth er man. giving hi*, name as Charles Brown, of Dunn, and then of Fayette ville, remains a public charge, and of ficers are puzzled as to what to do with him. Both men aer expected to recover. Stealing the car from Main Street, where its owner had parked to enter a store and make a purchase. Brown turned into Haughtoii Street and picked tip Boyce at The Simmons Ave nuc corner The driver opened the BAa throttle Wide open apparently, and within a very short time he was run ning about 70 miles an hour, wit nesses said. When he reached the cemetery curve, he failed to negotiate it, sjruck and clipped off an electric light guy pole, ran down a slight em bankment, followed the course of .1 small ravine for a distance and pulled into Mr. Wynn's front yard, tearing dow n shrubbery and breaking off part of the front porch concertc steps. A large tree, a few feet farther on, ?tupped the wild fright and wrecked the car beyond all repair. One or two people were out of the car's path by only a few feet, it was said. The wild driver was heading for the borne of Dan Wyiin, and had it not been for the tree, it is believed the car would have torn through the side of the bouse. Officers investigating the wreck are inclined to believe that the man giv ing his name as Brown is an escapee from the asylum for the insane, Ra leigh, and that bis name is Clyde Gains. The man is said to have fea tures similar to the description of (iains, they said. Neither of the two men would talk much, and officers were and still are puzzled in their efforts to handle the case. Mr. Slade had his car insured, but even then lie stands to lose probably $100. Information received from State authorities this morning indicated that the man was not Gains. The report stated that (iains, who escaped from the asylum last month, was believed to have been captured a day or two ago in (jainciYiUc, Flt. Boycc was reported to have said just before he left in an ambulance at 11:30 today that his partner was named Bryan, tfiat he had traveled all over the State. According to Boyce, the part ner had been arrested a few weeks ago at Lumberton and released under bond. Several other stories were told but they all just added to the con fusion, leaving officers with no defi nite idea who their patient is, where he come from or whexe he it going. Georgia Allotment Cards To Be Sold Farmers at 5c Pound Arrangement* are twins com pleted today for thoee Martin County farmer* who have ueed up their allotment! for marketing to bacco to ftniah telling their crop on Oeorgia card!, T. B. Brandon, a attrplut can tell the remainder of their crop* by applying to the county agent'* office and paying about 5 cent* a pound. Twenty-five application* atking for an aditlonal allotment of about 41,000 pound*, have already been County Agent, (aid. The card* . rtc,jv?d in the office here and ad ** ?old 'or ,roun<' 1 ,cen^* * ditional application* are expected pound, the amount to be paid when lmlnfdUt.ly. The application, .re the card la delivered. , forw,rded to R^.lgh o(rlc. Parmer* who have told the a- | where th allotment* will be iatued mount allotted tbem and itill have j immediately, it wa* laid. NEW RECORD SET IN ENROLLMENT ON OPENING DAY Enrollment Figures Call for Six Additional Teachers In County's System Vacation days ended for Martin County white children last Wednes day. when 3JH) at the little tots and young folks entered the 11 schools in the six districts, Superintendent J. C. Manning yesterday afternoon describ ing the opening as breaking all form ei enrollment records Nine of the schools reported an increase in their opening-day enrollment, Gold Point jwith 42 more pupils enrolled this year than last, leading the county in num ber gained. County officials yester day were inclined to believe there was some error in the report front the Gold Point plant, and a recheck is be ing made today. Rubersonville was next with an increase of 41 pupils, the plant there showing a substantial gain in both its high school ami gram mar-grade pupils. Kvcretts had a I substantial gain, reporting an increase j of 40 pupils over last year's enrol lment figures i Jamesville reported a loss in both |?U high school?ami?elementary de partments, hut Principal James Uzjtle j declared yesterday that the children will be ther in considerably increased numbers within the next few days. . Hardens lost six, as compared with its j last year enrollment, j Successful openings were reported in all the schools, the initial exercises j being markeiLbv?informal program .and large numbers of visitor Be?] spite confusion resulting from a short age of trucks and an insufficient num j ber of teachers, prospects w ere tie j scribed as encouraging throughout^. county for the current term. I h-"ndimeni figures arc being consid ered with care in the county board of : education office, the present indica [tions pointing to the urgent need of six more teachers in the county sys tem. I wo or three of the teachers 'were earned last year, hut for some , reason or other were not allowed by the State School Commission.- Using the opening-day enrollment figures as due two additional teachers in its ele mentary school; District 2 (Rober jftonvtllt) is due two teachers, one in j the high school and one in the elc nientary department; District 3 (Oak | City) is due an additional teacher in the high school; and District 5 (Farm Life) is due another teacher in Jhe j elementary division. Under the law, requests for addi I Initial teacher* will not he received by? the school commission until two weeks of the term are spent and attendance I figures for thai period compiled for J consideration. Last year there were 99 white teachers in the county. This year only 95 were allotted the six dis tricts Preliminary attendance figures I indicate that the four teachers lost , last term will be regained and two additional ones hired. Robersonville is due to regain one of its two teach ers lust in the high school and get an additional one in the elementary ? department larm Life is due to re gain an elementary teacher lost titers la -1 year. j While the increase in enrollment was reported in nearly every grade through out the county, large numbers enter ing the first grade swelled the totals in several schools, especially at Wil liamston, Kveretts, Bear Grass and harm Life, it was said. Unbalanced grades were reported iti several schools yesterday, and hun idreds of other problems were being referred to the county board of edu | atio'i office, where officials are doing , all in their power to effect any ami all changes necesasry to the moat ad vantageous operation of every ?;hol. 'Parentoa living in remote sections were (here yesterday seeking transportation (for their children to and from school <?vcr roads that a horse or mule would I have difficulty pulling a cart. That is jonly ope of the many problems, but , despite them the schools will be well J organized and effectively operating by 'the early part of next week. Additional pupils are expected to | enter from day to day or as soon as they finish the task of preparing crops for market, and it is possible that even more than six additional teacheis will be necessary to carry on the in structional work this term. AN OVERSIGHT Mr. McFarland desires the Enfer prise to say that in his impromptu "talk" before the Kiwanians Wednes day night, in the mention of the names of new warehousemen, he unintention ally omitted the name of Mr. Charlie H. Phaup; a gentleman who haa done as much for the market thia season am any man in Williamston.