atafc tfct UW Ob Yam Am It. CniM dm Dm THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 2 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 4, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 $1,100 DAMAGE BY EARLY MORNING FIRE WEDNESDAY Firemen Experience Trying Difficulties Fighting Fire in Freezing Weather Members of tbe local volunteer fire company received their toughest as signment in several years shortly aft er 3 o'clock last Wednesday morning, when fire destroyed the Mutual In vestment Company's grocery store and damaged Arph Latham's cafe and Charlie Sherrod's barber shop on Washington street near the Jamesville road intersection. The home of Eva Sherrod, colored, and other property was threatened by the fire, b\it damage for the most part was confined to the store and cafe. With the mercury below the freez ing point and several members held at home by sicknes the responding firemen had a difficult time handling two atreams of water during the great er part of an hour. The spray froze on the firemen's clothing, and three or four of the volunteers were all but drowned trying to handle the hose with insufficient help. It was str'ct ly an individual fire for the firemen, spectators apparently finding the freez ing wtather too bad for a visit to a fire that early in the morning. When discovered the fire was break ing through the roof of the one-stor\ wooden structure, and occupants of the Sherrod home were called before they learned fire was burning a few feet from their heads. The alarm was given by local people returning from a dance in Washington. Damage to the building was estimat ed to be around $700, while the gro cery stock, valued at $400, was a com plete loss. <9 ? Volume and Number oi Enterprise Are Changed To have its files correspond with the calendar year, The Enterprise in its last issue advanced'its volume from XXXVII, number 86, to volume" XXXVIII, number 1. The paper was organized in October, 1899, and while the change creates a discrepancy in the age represented, it was made in' order that a volume cottld he hottmfi complete the beginning of each year ? New Year Greetings By Pastor J. M. Perry The News and Observer in its last | Sunday edition ol the old year 1734: tabulated a brief list of the pageant 1 of events of the world during the ycar, as given out by the Associated Vress. There were more than 3(8) of them, some of major and some of seemingly minor consequence. However, a mere tabluation does not tell the whole story of misery, death, crime, woes, joys, laughter, faith, hope, love, cheer, pity, sympathy, hatred, war, distrust, Selfishness, and the entire gamut of human emotions on which history has Pl*y*t during the year AroumrnicTc" events, the cataloging of which took but a single page, could be written 3(8) volumes. . 1 ? It is all history now, and we face the new year of 1935 with hope and LuutAsc. As ist face it,?we?can?he? sure of one thing, and that is, as it ever has been, the good, the true, and the cheerful will be more happy than those who are selfish, reckless, thought less and unkind. So, we wish for you I a happy, prosperous new year. May. God bless you every one.?J M. Per-' ry I Christian Philatheas To Meet with Mrs. Dunning' The Philathea class of the Christian' church will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs. A. R. Dunning. Two Services at the Cedar I Branch Church Sunday W. B. Harrington, Pastor. ^here will be regular services at Cedar Branch Sunday at It o'clock and at 7 o'clock at night. This is the first service of the new year. All members are urged to be present and the public is invited. Credit Association To Start Making Loans Next Week ? The Washington Production Credit Association, serving the farmers of this county, will start making loans to farmers neat week, it was learned here I today. A number of applications havrj already been received, it is understood ' Farmers' Exchange Group I To Meet Here Wednesday There will be a meeting of the Farmers Cooperative Esrhange in the courthouse here next Wednesday aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock, it was an nounced yesterday by C. T. Rogers, field representative. All members and other farmers are urged to attend. Hog Killing Under Way on Big Scale in Martin County Although a few farmers packed their meat more than a month ago, hog killings are just now getting fully under way in this county, re ports from several sections indi cate. "There's a hog killing every day in the week out our way," a Qriffins Township farmer report ed yesterday. Farmers in that sec tion, with few exceptions, have more than enough meat for their requirements, while for the coun ty as a whole a small shortage is predicted. Many farmers experi enced difficulty in raising their meat this year, cholera having killed many swine, and then the season has just been a bad one for raising bogs, Calvin Ayers, Bear Grass farmer, said a few days ago. Out in Griffins the farmers just seem to have the knack of raising swine, and in that section the mean ing of a meat shortage is all but unknown to the people. There have been times, of course, when they did not have as much meat as they wanted, due to feed short ages or other factors beyond their control, but, as a general rule, one will End every smokehouse and every corn barn there filled almost to over-running every year. ?a$o800,1 CENSUS TAKERS Enumerators %>r the national farm census in this county started their work this week, no official time limit having been announced for the completion of the work. The names of the enumerators in this county are: Onward J. Gay lord, James^ille; Paul Harring ton, Griffins; J. L. Tucker, Rober sonville; Herman Rogerson, Pop lar Point and a part of Rober son ville; Mrs. Eloise Bennett, Wil liamston; Rossell Rogers, Bear Grass; and J. W. Hines, Oak City. SCHOOL AT FARM LIFE TO REOPEN AGAIN MONDAY Measles Epidemic Creates Three-Weeks-Holiday For Children There ? After a three-weeks holiday, the Farm Life school olans to reopen next Monday morning, Principal 4'harlea Hough announced yesterday. The school closed December 14, when an epidemic of measles effected a marked increase in the number of absences. A reopening was attempted last Mon day, but The attendance was* far be Iuml.normal,., and activities wem. sus pended for another week. Reports in dicate conditions are greatly improved rn the district and that a lionnal at tendance can he expected next Mon day. Reports received from nearly every other school in the county yesterday indicated normal attendance with the possible exception of the one here, Professor 1). X. Hix^ reporting an at tendance number Id le*s than The av erage for the third month. ?in timis of the?state, the schools were closed on account of mild influenza epidemics. There has been much sickness, very little of a serious nature, however, in this coun ty, hut the attendance upon the vari ous schools has not hfen grratly af fectrd so far, the records show. DEATH OF MRS. A. S. EVERETT Funeral Will Be Held In Robersonville Tomorrow Afternoon ? Mrs. A. S. Everett, highly respected Robersonville woman, was found dead in bed at her home there early yes terday morning, death apparently fol lowing a heart attack earlier in the day Funeral services arc being conducted tomorrow ftcrnoon, and interment will follow Ttf the cemetery ihere. Mrs. Everett was, before her marri age a number of years ago, Miss Hat tie Ross. She was 65 years old. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by four children, Mrs. Turner T. Grimes, of Titusville, Fla., and Mrs S. A. Roebuck, of Farmville; and two sons, Norman Everett, of Richmond, and Cecil Everett. She also leaves two brothers, Messrs. John T. and J. K. Ross, both of Robersonville. Schedule of Services at the Baptist Church for Sunday The pastor will be in his pulpit on Sunady morning and evening for the regular worship services after a short visit to his father at Murphy, and after having attended the sessions of the Southern Baptist Sunday School conference in Raleigh. The Sunday school and Young Peo ple's Union will hold their sessions as usual The new year beginning should find the church constituency actively participating in all the pro grams of the church. RAPIDLY NEAR !? COMPLETION OF CARD CHECKING , About 100 Farmers Have b Not Returned Tobacco , Marketing Cards | ('reparations for advancing the par.'t J ity paytnent to tobacco farmers in this county are fast being completed. As- ; | sistant County Agent Murphy I..' s j Barnes announced this week. Already i [about 1,100 of the approximately 1,400 j marketing cards have been returned to I the agent's office and cocked. That } number has been forwarded to Ra-1 leigh, where the cards will again be' i checked and then forwarded to Wash- j ington, where checks will be pre. pared and sent back to the owners. I To make the parity payments com- b plete,' Agent Barnes states that every' , grower must return his allotment of a marketing card to. the agent's oHicel where it will be checked Villi the mas ' ter marketing card. A farmer failing to return his card wilf not share in the parity payment il is nnrlo.i.w.1 while-no definite slate is known, it 4*4.J believed some of those farmers deliv- j s ering their cards to the office early in I the season will receive their parity 11 payments within the next few weeks, i The arrival of the checks will be an ! I nounced directly to the*owners. [J I?The?tobacco contracts?provide a| payment ranging from 12 1-2 per cent f down to 8 per cent on a determined parity basis ol 21 cents a pound. II a farmer had 1,01)0 pounds of tpbacco and he sold it for 21 cents a pound, he will receive a parity jayment rang, ing from 12 1*2 down to 8 per cent on $210. The amount of parity pay ment depends upon the percentage sold on the allotment card If th" farmer I sold all the pounds allowed on the marketing card, he will receive a par ity payment at the rate-of 8 per cent In other words, the grower selling 1,000 pounds, which represents fully 80 per cent of his base, will receive $16.80. However, if the farmer did not sell but 70 per cent of his base, then he will lie liairi at Ho. est. n( I? t_? per cent, or $26.25. If the grower sold from 72 to 74 per cent of his base he will be paid at the rate of 11 per cent; from 74 to 76, 10 per cent; from 76 to 78, 9 per cent; and from 78 to 80, 8 per cent. Most of the farmers in this county sold 80 per cent of their base produc-1 ' tion and, of course, their parity pay- j ( merits will be 8 per cent of the parity j ^ figure, 21 cents. Agent Barnes stated that the adjustment payment does not mean that the price will be raised to 21 rents a pound for rvrry farmer grower averaging only 10 cents for his tobacco will only receive payments in line with those paid growers averaging 25, 45, 50 cents or more. I A farmer desiring to know what hi) adjustment payment will lie he should multiply the poundage sold by 21 cents and then multiply that amount by the percentage amount he is en titled to under the contract. The important thing about the par ity payment just now is the return of all cards. If any farmer has not done so, he will find it is to his advantage to return his card immediately. 'Roll Call at Presbyterian Church In This County ? Sunday, January 6th, has been desig nated by the Presbyterian church as . roll call Sunday. The roll of meni I hers for each church and mission will j he called at the regular service of the day. It is hoped that each member will be present on this, the first Sun day of the new year, to auswer to the calling of his or her name. The regular services will be held by the pastor at all points. Whether you are a member of this church or any other church?begin the new year by going to church neat, Sun day. Why not go to Sunday school, too 48 LICENSES TO MARRY ISSUED IN PAST MONTH Largest Number Issued in Single Month This Year; Below Last December Selling 48 licenses during thc-month >f December, the Martin County mar iagc license bureau eclipsed all other ales (or the year 1934, hut fell short >y 13 of the number issued in Decern >er, 1933, one of the busiest months >n record for the bureau. The yea towever, was the most successful, a ar as the sale of licenses was con erned, since the depression struck 'ack in 1929, the sale last year total ng 281, as compared with 269 in |u,t,t, 54 in 1132, and 123 in 19J| While the colored applicants con mucd to lead the white in number, he colored* applied for one less li ense last year than they did the year efore, and the whites showed a gain 'f 13 in 1934 over 1933 '-a!,t year 116 licenses were issued o white and 155 to coli?red couples. -a>t month 21 licenses were issued to rltite and 27 to colored couple-. . I'llows: White Robert W illianis and Janie Ia>uise Yrry, both of Bertie Cnnniy ?Desmond?Trot -and Etbrf?Bnnting, oth of fioose Nest Township, l-'bert Moye Wilson and Uary ietlfa Griffin, both of W illiamstuiiT Noah ti,inllier, of Hear Grass, and iargarct Wpolard. of Beaufort foun ts William Dewey Hardiaon, of W.Isli ngton C ounty, and Mildred Roher-' on, of Griffins. George II Burnett and Mrs Ora ackson, both of Jamesville. _W illiatn Jesse Gardner and liussie ?lac Kdnioudson, both of Wilhantston William Ramsey aiTtt Rcrht Bril ? >owns, both of Hamilton'. I C liarles T. Lamb, of Ouantico, Va , ml Tentpie Merrit, of Robersonville ! Albert Manning and j'earl Bullock, ?oth of Williamston. Leonard tlltsstTn',' of I'lli v< 11 ntv ^ ? nil Bettie Klizabeth Harrison, of tear Grass. Noah IT ferry, of New York, and dattie Gertrude Kawlings, ,,t Hone cell, Va. William Hen r e Hta.,,1 ?; j scat, ami Malimla I illev. ul William ton. William II. Carstarphcu and tier rude, B. Norton, of Williamston. George Edward Berk, of Old Point "omfort. Va , and Chesaie Mizelle, amesville. Icsse Harrell of t \ 5my Griffin, of Bclhav lizclle, of . Jest sod I ?en. ' I liomas M. Tisdalc, jr., of Clarks dlle, - Va , and Alica?Grayson- Nor nan, of Robersonville, Clarence Dow ell Taylor and Edna ?iatl Bazentore, of Bertie County. I Leon Lassiter and Ruth Rogers, of 1 Icrtic County. Henry Hopkins, of Hohgood, and darie Moore, of Hamilton. Robert Outlaw, of Pitt Count, and Tvangeline Kdlison, Hohersuin ille. George Lock and Viola Ethcridge, ?oth of (,oose Nest Township. l-'loyd Caine, of Hamilton, and Ma. ene Brown, of Goose Nest. Ben Ira Brown, of Goose Nest, and ?aiinie Bella Thompson. Haniili,,., , Jonah Whitehurst and Mollie Lee 'urvis, both of Robersonville. Wright Jones and Clara Carter, of ?ViJIianiston. Willie Scott and Rose Etta Rascoe, loth of Williamston. David George Gilliam and Allie II (filler, both of Bertie County. Henry Moye and Lctliia Skinner, of roose Nest Township. Ira Cherry and Katie Cherry, both if Williamston. Willie Razor and Rose Ella Wil- ' jams, both of Cross Roads. Tofin H Hudson, ol Hamilton, and ioldia Little, of Robersonville. Ashley Brown, of Goose Nest, and I k'aoini Williams, of Hamilton. Jasper Clentmons, of Stokes, and uii11tic I arr, of Koliersonvilfc. Herbert Brown, Williamstem, and Cleatter Sheppard, Hamilton. W illie Watts, Willjamston, and 3crtha 3. Little, Washington, N. C, James Thomas and Pauline V. iValkcr, both of Hamilton. Lester Tepon, of Martin County, and ' annie Glover, Edgecombe County. Sam ( onglcton, of Cross Road., and Cora Andrews, of Robersonville Calvin Best ami Rachel I (unter, >oth of" Robersonville. Thomas Wilson and Eva Williams, H>th of Goose Nest. Justus Everett and Sarah Crandall. loth of Cross Roads. Augustus Clemmont and Marjorie Mills, both of Williamston. James Wynn and Bernie Brooks, >oth of Washington County. Henry Bell and Carrie Dell Smith wi-k, both of Williams Township. James Henry Speight, of W illiam Hon, and Helen Mills, Hamilton Rudolph Parker and 'Annie Mae W illiarns, both of Goose Nest. , ? flic 900 bale cotton crop of liurke I County in 1932 was worth $27,000. The crop of 600 bales allowed to be Peanut Campaign in County Will Gel Under Way Monday TWO ARE FINED BY MAYOR FOR USING 1934 TAGS Man Tries To Evade Law by Using 1934 Virginia Tags on Truck The day for lining 1934 license tag* in this section was spent this week when member* of the highway patrol started arresting drivers for using the old plates I'wo cases were carried into the court of Justice I I Has.sell here yesterday, each defendant being fined $10 and taxed with the cost. John Little, colored, living neai here, thought lie could capitalize on the similarity of the 1935 North Car olina tags and the 1934 Virginia plate. He found and placed some old \'ir ginia tags on his car, hut His scheme failed to work, it was reported The other defendant, Linwood Jones, Roanoke Rapids white man. was requested tnirchase new tags in addition t>? paying the tine and eost. ? V ery few old tags ate seen <>n ear* in this section at the present time, re ports stating that a goodly number of ears have been placed under shelters to remain there until the owners can pure lliiML Lite new tagk.* _ ' The sale oi licenses at the local I bureau continues, hut not as rapidly J as it did last Week and the early part j of this week. Town auto tags are on sale. Mayor ; llasscll announcing that local auto owners would he given until next Monday to display the tin .'plates tin ! their cars. ? THIEVES ACTIVE HERE THIS WEEK Steal Coat and Article from A*utomobiles Parked on Main Street Here ! V [_ Thieves arc reported t?? haw*' been . active here this week stealing property, mostly clothing, from automobiles : parked on the streets. Early last Tucs j day evening, Miss Caroline Davis, a j teacher in the Hamilton school, lost ! a brown fur eoat, several dresses and Other artirb'w wln-n -In- vO?pp.-.l lu-rr for a short while on her way from New Bern to Hamilton. Her traveling 1 bag. roblwd of nearly all the contents-, was recovered from under a tobacco warehouse yesterday, but no trace of ' the other articles has been found Shei iff ( B H oehuck investigated tlo case, and he and local officers are now , searching for the missing property The following night, a thief ? the coat has been found. Services in the Episcopal Church Are Announced ?Rcir t*r. P. Mosley, rector Epiphany Sunday: Church school, 9:45 a. m. Holy Communion and sermon, 11 a. in. Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30. It is urged that every member be gin the new year right by attending j church thi>, the first Sunday of 1935 Holy Trinity Mission Sunday school and preaching at 2:30 p. in. Free Movies of Machinery at Theatre Here Tuesday Recently appointed agent for the famous John Dccre line of farm ma chinery, the Lindstey Ice Company is sponsoring a free moving pirttmr show at the Watts Theatre here next Tues day. All farmers and their families are invited to sec the picture, which is described as very entertaining as well as educational Remove Christmas Lights From Streets Wednesday \ Wiljianiston's streets in the business districts took on their old appearance Wednesday night following the re moval of the Christmas lights earlier in the day. The change offered a marked contrast, and at first several people thought some of the regular] street lights were missing. The Christmas lights added greatly' to the appearance of the town andj ! enhanced the holiday spirit to a very marked extent. I Presbyterian Auxiliary To Meet In Church Tonight I The Woman's Auxiliary of the Pres-j byterian church meets tonight at 7:30 in the church. All members are urged to be present. BOARD MEETS I I J Holding t^cir first meeting of the new year next Monday, the Martin County commissioner* will have only routine matters before them for consideration, unless some new business finds its way on the calendar between now and then. J. Sam Getsinger, ex officio clerk to the board, said this morn ing. The local town commissioners will hold their regular meeting that evening, and as far as it could be learned, no business of any im portance is slated for considera tion at that time by those author ities. No meeting will be held Monday by the county board of education. the county superintendent an nounced yesterday. ANNUAL MEET OF CREDIT GROUP IS TO BE HELD 16TH Farmer - Borrowers of Pro duction Credit Associa tion Are Invited The annual meeting all other farmers iu the ter- i litory served by the 'association and that it was hoped that large numbers. Would accept the invitation. "Every member ot the association," ! said Mr. Hull, "is urged to bring one or more in?n-inemhers with him, as; -this section shall acquaint himself, with the credit service which our or I ganizatioir has to offer. "Directors of the association for the j ensuing year will he elected at this meeting. Every member of the asso ciation is entitled to east one vote, regardless of the number of shares he owns, and it is to his interest to vote for mep .ot, the highest integrity and business acumen. "At the meeting a complete, report of the year's operations of the associa tkm will he submitted. The Produc lion Credit Corporation of Columbia will he represented at the meeting by Mr. W. M Webb, who will outlim ~thxr"set-iip of the Minn Credit Adnltrr istration of the third district, the nieth production cre?lit associations, and will give an explanation ??f the asso ciation's operating -tatement from organisation, through December"4 31, 1934." i * , BIG DOCKET FOR COUNTY COURT Approximately Twenty-five Cases Scheduled for Trial Tuesday While a docket of Uo record-break ing size is cxpetted, Clerk ??f Court I. B. Wynne said yeslertlay there would he around 25 cases scheduled for trial in the County?court?next Tuesday. The docket has not bfen completed, hut the cases already schcd uled will keep the court husy all day in its first session of the new year. The session is the first to be held since the Tuesday before Christmas, and, considering the time the court has been inactive, the number of rases is not so large, after all. There are around 24 prisoners in the jail awaiting trial. While most of the defendants will be removed from the jail next Tuesday, several will con tinue there until thay face-trial in the superior court next March Congress Begins Its 74th Session Yesterday Noon Convening yesterday, the 74th Unit ed State Congress started its third act in the New Deal drama. Leadership has been placed with members from the South, the complete organization to be announced. More than 2,400 measures were in troduced in the house on the opening day, hut, as is the custom* no bills will hardly be introduced in tbc sen ate bfore the third day of the session. President Kogpevelt is delivering to day his address on the "State of the Union." The bonus and 30-hour week measures were among the first intro duced in the House. PLANS OUTLINED AT MEET HELD HERE THIS WEEK Newly Named Committees Meet Here Wednesday For Final Instructions ? Arrangements completed, the cam paign for control of peanut acreage and production during this Coming crop season will get underway in this county next Monday, Assistant Coun ty Agent Murphy L. Barnes an nouneed yesterday morning. Filial in structions for the campaign were given the newly appointed committeemen at the meeting clearly indicating the movement will meet with success in nut-growing areas. In explaining the .sign-up. Agent Barnes cited two important and ncjes sary duties of the farinersSn applying for contracts. An accurate measure ment of acreage planted to the crop in 1VJ4 should be made and complete biJJs oi sale should be presented the committeemen in asking for a con tract No contract can be completed without this iuformatn>n, it was point ed out However, the sign-up can be made very easily it the farmer will lake time t<> measure his peanut acre- -v age for 1V34 and present that informa tion along w ith the'bills of sale when 4tc -applies for a contract The agent explained that at least "10 per cent of the acreage measurements would be checked by representatives wf the government, the selection of plots to"be made at random. To pre vent misunderstanding and avoid un nece-sary dHavs. the farmers should exercise care in an effort t<. get cor farmer* participating in the move* tnent will receive an adjustment pay nient on their PM4 crop at the rate of a ton or ahout 40 cents a bag. I hese adjustment payments will be made immediately after the 1935 crop planted ami evidence is advanced snowmg compliance with the terms of tin agreement by the grower As the sign-up campaign must be * completed by the 10th of this month, growers are urged to visit their respective committeemen. the acreage figures and hills of sale and i,c<>nipicte iheir contracts as early as possible. | LiiS ? UIK1 of Llli! committeemen arc as follows: j Janiesville Township, ( larence Stal I lings. Williams Township, Charles Dan iel. Griffins I owiiship. George Tir iff in. Bear (oa-s 1 owiiship: A. If. Ayers. ?\\ illiainston.?aud Poplar Point Township, Walter Halbcrstadt. ?I ross Roads 'Township, J. S. Ayars, Rohersouville Township, H. S. Ev erett and flevc 'Taylor. II ami I ton 1 ownship: Dewey K. Kd [ iiiondson ami Reuben A. Kdmondson. ! Mr. Dewey Kdmotidson will be located c-eJ?Nassi ll ami Mr?k'i nlun f son will handle the campaign in Ham j ilton, as far as it could he learned to day. I The appointment of Mr. Daniel was j not definite, hut it is believed he will handle the work in Williams Township Mr George Griffin stated he would . not he aide to serve on account of an injured hand. His successor will be ' named and ready for work for next Monday when the other committee men will start their duties. Three County Boys.on University's Honor Roll The names of Clarence, Irving, and Milton (iriffin, Martin County boys. appear on the University of North ( arolina honor roll for the first quar ter ending just before Christinas, it was unofficially learned here this week. C|arence is the son of Mrs. Jesse (iriffin, Milton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira (iriffin, all of Ciriffins Town ship; ami Irving is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Claude (iriffin, of Williani ston. Rev. Davis To Preach at Fair View Next Sunday >? Rev. Gilbert Davis, of Plymouth, will preach at Fair View Church o? Sunday and Sunday night A cordial welcome is extended to all. ? ' More Than 51 Inches Rain Fell in Section Last Year This icction had one of the heavi est rainfalls in 1934 that it has had in any year since I'>,10, Hugh Spruill re porting 51.18 inches during that year, as compared with 36.60 in 1933, 44.91 in 1933, and 48 inches in 1931. More rain fell last July than in any other month since August, 1931, when near ly 12 inches were reported.