THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 9 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 29, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 SHERIFF EJECTS FAMILY FOR 6TH TIME IN 3 YEARS Latest Ejectment Held Up Few Weeks on Account Of Child's Death the 6fth or sixth time during the past several years, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck ejected the Lou Manning family, the last ousting taking place at a small tenant house owned by a col ored woman near Gold Point last Fri day. Said to be trifling to the "nth" degree, members of the family have been shifted to and fro over the coun ty, and no matter where they landed ejectment proceedings always fol lowed from several months to a year later. Last year, when the family was moved from their humble abode in Poplar Point Township teethe wide open road, the mother of the group attracted much attention when she started cooking and, sleeping in the open. A few days later the group moved to the small house from which they were moved last week. Several weeks ago the mother mar ried and is said to have located in Washington County, leaving her three daughters. Hilda. Becky and Stclli and the several children to face the future alone. Suffering with rheuma tism, Stella is said to have been taken to the home of a relative in the upper part of the county. The others have not located, as?far as?it eon id be learned here today. Going to the home more than one week ago, the sheriff notified the fam ily that they would be forced to move. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, out of sympathy for a pitiful child that was near death, delayed the trying task for several days. The child died, and when tlje officer returned to the home last Fri day, the occupants had their goods packed and were ready, to. go. The few earthly belongings were placed in the {oad, the sheriff declaring that he is about ready to buy a new and- small er cook stove tu replace the heavy old range he has shifted so many times. Several ejectment proceedings have been handled in this county this year, but the Gold Point case is the first one where officers had to carry out the ?household goods themselves. __ ^ HONOR ROLL AT JAMESVILLE Favorable Record Is Made Last Month Despite Many Handicaps Despite many absences caused by measles, influenza, and hog killins, a very favorable scholastic record was attained by pupils in the Jamesville school for the fourth month just re cently ended. The names, reported by Professor t\ B. Martin, are: Grade 1-B, Miss Brown: Celia Gard ner.. Grade 1-A, Miss Smithwick: Marie Lilley, Grace Price, Chaclie Padgett. Grade 2, Miss Martin: Nell Holliday, Lorraine Griffin, Mildred Moore, Mil dred Gardner, Emnia Gardner, Ernest ine Gardner, Ethel Lilley, Janie Har dison. Grade 3, Miss Davenport: Audrey Price, Francis Coltrain, Delia Hard!* son, Irvin Gardner, Jamie Wells, Grace Brewer, Katie Davenport, Mamie Clyde Wells, Delta Gardner, Juanita Calloway. Grade 4, Miss Everett: Esther Mar tin, Cleo Griffin, Rufus Manning. Ray| Stallings, Arthur W. Lilley. Beulah Modlin. Grade 5, Mrs. (Jolliday: Leon Da vis, Dolly Goddard, Virginia Hassell Carolyn Hassell. Grade 6, Miss Godwin: Joseph Ange, Leonard Holliday, Andrew Holliday, jr., Hugh Martin, Marvin Sexton' Reba -Gardner,- -Lavaughn -44erd?? >*?-? PIsie Mac I^rllev Msnon Stallings. I Grade 8, Miss Satterwhite: Mae Swinson, Edna Coburn, F. C. Stallings. Robert Hardison. Grade 9, Mr. Martin: Flora Swinson, Pauline West, Helen Wright. Grade 10, Mrs. Uzzle: Hubert Ange. Dallas Waters, Margaret Holliday,1 Fannie Modlin. Grade 11, Mrs. Uzzle: Selma Ange, Louise Martin, Martha Moore, Rosa Moore, Alexander Corey. Auto Takes Life of Fifth Bertie Man This Month Duncan Ward, fhe fifth Bertie man to lose his life in an automobile wreck so far this month, was almost instant ly killed when t light automobile truck crashed into him and his mule-drawn cart near Windsor early last evening. The mule was killed, and Ross Tarken ton, driver of the light truck, was bad ly but not seriously hurt. A second party in the truck was not badly hurt, it was reported. Ward, a colored man, was said to have J>een about 30 years old. Peanut Campaign Successful; Acreage To Be Measured Soon Ten per cent of the peanut con tracts entered into by Martin County farmers will be checked this week to establish acreage claims, it was learned from M. L. Barnes, assistant county agent, yesterday. The first measurements will probably be made tomorrow or Thursday, it was stated. The number of contracts in each district will be carried on little cards, and 10 per cent of those cards will be drawn after jury drawing fashion, it was pointed out. The contracts correspond ing with the numbers drawn will be checked to establish the acre age claims. If the variation be tween the figures advanced by the farmer and those determined by government representatives, an additional 10 per cent of the con tracts will be checked, and if the claims are not brought into line by the second check, the matter will be referred to state agricul tural authorities, and they will han die the situation, it is understood. Agent Barnes stated yesterday that the campaign waa virtually complete, and that it could be con sidered highly successful. With more definite information available the base acreage for peanuts has been established with very little difficulty, and the program can be handled far more easily than that for cotton and tobacco, it is be lieved. Since peanut production is considered about equal with con sumption, the program does not call for drastic reductions in acre age or production, the apparent aim of the program being to hold production about to its present Cotton Growers of County Organized f PEANUT PRICES ) Peanut prices continue aa high as 4 cents a pound for the best grades, with a 5-cent premium a bag prevailing in a few cases where the goobers are of excep tionally good quality. Offerings by farmers^ continue fairly heavy, and the crop is expected to be in the hands of buyers within a short time. It is estimated that more than 80 per cent of the crop has been sold, and the remainder will be cleared within a few weeks. While there are a few farmers holding their crop for higher prices the 4-cent figure seems to be mov ing the peanuts in a large majority 'uT'ClMl. 7TT": The market was described yes terday as firm, with nearly all com panies active. COLORED WOMAN NEARLY FROZEN Local Negress Found Near Hamilton in Crtical Condition f+CT? Tcmpie Htggs. young colored woman, wandered from her home here last Thursday afternoon about 4 o'clock and was found jwarly frozen to death near Hamilton?the following morning about 9 o'clock. She was identified late Friday and returned here that eve rting, last reports received from her home describing her condition as criti cal WhCB fottBtl by a colored family on the Sberrod farm near Hamilton, she was unconscious and her feet were frozen to her shoes. She was taken in the home of a colored family, and as she revived?she?ua* rushed?to the stove and is said to have placed her hands on the hot heater, burning the tips Qf her fingers nearly off before she could he rcitiovcd to safety. Sher iff Roebuck was called, and he re moved the woman to her home here. Medical attention was procured, hut her contition was such that treatment was difficult. Yesterday afternoon, it was said the flesh was falling from her toes, her condition being described as little less than horrible. Members of the family were search Tng for"the woman when the sheriff was bringing her to Williamston, it was said. OVER 4,000 BALES COTTON GINNED County Farmers Already Over Allotment by 534 Bales Ginning 4,403 hales of cotton up to the 16th of this month, Martin County farmers had exceeded their allotment hy about 534 bales, with the possibility that the excess will run around one thousand or eleven hundred bales. The ginnings up to January 16 tliis year were 1,632 bales under the ginnings up to the same time last year an offic ial government report released by Mr. Luther Hardison this week shows. Martin County was allotted 3,869 bales of tax-free cotton this year. In 1931 the production in this county was placed at 3,955 bales, but the 1932 and 1933 production was increased. To market the crop this year, Martin farmers bought approximately $25,000 worth of tax warrants, representing a-j bout 550,000 pounds of cotton in ex-( cess of the allotment. 200 AT MEET IN COURT HOUSE -LAST FRIDAY District and County Com mittemen Were Chosen At Meeting The organization of a cotton produc tion control association for this coun ty was perfected in the county court house last Friday afternoon by ap proximately 200 cotton farmers, rep resenting all section^ of the county. Dividing the county into two dis tru5t's7'rc'frriiimif tecmen -were chosen by the body at large, as follows: Messrs. A. R Osborne, of Koltersonville, chair man; J. T. Matthews, of Oak City, and D. K. Kdmondson, of Hassell, members; and H. S. Everett, Rober sonville, alternate, for the community and Hamilton Townships. District No. 2. comprising the townships ol Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass, Williamston, Poplar Point, and Cross Roads, will be headed by John Daniel Biggs, of Williamston, and W. S. White, of -Poplar Point, J. R. Knowlcs, of Hardens, as members, and Albert T. Perry, alternate, of William #to?7?The?community committeemen selected H. II. Cowen, chairman; and J. I- Crisp, of Oak City, and Marshal! D. Wilson, of Williamston, members of the county committee. A general discussion was held until; late in the afternoon, final action rest ing with the originating of any busi ness wttlr the community cnnimittee-1 men from time to time. The possi bility,?and?there?fa a possibility, of] equalizing production and acreage ofj the cotton crop in this county, but in vestigations are to originate with the community commitee. The members of the committee, as it is understood here. gather all neressari' riHi report their findings to the county group, who, in turn, report to the county agent in writing The agent then takes the matter up with the State Board of Review. While there is no possi bility of increasing the total allotment | to this county or any other county, thc| association can effect a fairer distri bution, it is believed. The authorities state {here must be a reduction where there is an increase. In other words, if a farmer has misrepresented his acre age and in addition thereto, stepped up Ills production claim, his allotment can be reduced and the amount taken from that farmer and given to another who has suffered by drastic reductions in both acreage and production, or in either, as the c*?e may f*e. No meetings of the committees have I been .ailed, but as soon as any re-| quests are made, if any, then the ma chinery goes into action, starting withj the district committee and finally reach] ing the State Board of Review, if nec essary, it is understood. N Mercury Drops To Seven Degrees Here Yesterday I After holding this section with a se vere cold grip for several days, old man weather began loosening up yes terday and today warm sunshine and comparatively high mercury readings were enjoyed. However, the weath er prophets are predicting colder weather tomorrow. No official thermometer readings were available here, but some reports maintain the mercury dropped to as low as 7 degrees early yesterday .morning. As the section began to thaw out, bursted pipes and hot water tanks were reported in large numbers here, but no serious damage is said to have resulted. REGISTER DEEDS OFFICE REACHES ITS BUSY SEASON More Than 1200 Papers Are Cancelled During The Past Four Months Following a season of great aCtivit) in the cancelling of mortgages, auto mobile and mule notes and numerous other papers, the Martin County Reg ister of Deeds office is well on its way into another busy season of placing new papers on the books. Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsingcr yesterday estimated that his office .anteMed around 1.2(H) notes, mort gages. deeds >f trust and other papers between September 1 of last year and a few days ago. The number was con sidered to be the largesfht the history of the county, and the cancellation ac tivities clearly reflect improved busi jjess conditions in this section. The rush of entering new notes, mortgages, and other papers is gain ing momentum at the county office al most daily, late reports showing 51 Washington Production Credit Asso-. ciation liens on the books with about 30 more being prepared for delivery to the office. Total loans advanced to farmers in this county so far hv the Production Credit Association will a mouiit to approximately $20,000, the sue of he loans ranging from $100 to $2,000. Hundreds of mule and auto mobile notes, automobile contracts, crop liens, chattel mortgages, deeds and deeds of trust have been record ed during the past several weeks, and additional papers arc reaching the of fice in large numbers daily. The peak will hardly be reached, however, until the seed and feed loan papers are made ready for recording. It will be several weeks before any such papers will be ready for filing in the office, it is be lieved. The issuance of marriage licenses is requiring much time hi the office, 19 licenses having already been i-Micd to white and 10 to colored couples so far this month. register's office the year around, it is even busier just now. NEGRO YOUTH STABS ANOTHER S. T. Jackson, Stabbed By Charles Clark, Reported In Critical Condition Charles Clark, 14-year-old negro troy was jailed here yesterday afternoon for assaulting S. T. Jackson, young col ored boy, with a pocket knife in Rob enronvitfe last Saturday, t he Jackson boy, with a knife wound in his side, is said to he in a critical condition, 11 formation received here statng that his recovery is doubtful. * ? ? ? The Clark kid, said to be a roamer and one who completely ignored fatli erly advice, was described a good natured chap. Hi? father had hot seen the hoy since the Wednesday before he stahhed Jackson, it was said. On his way to jail here yesterday afternoon, the round-faced care-free kid said Tie stabbed J a k>nii because he (Jackson) spit in his face and hit 11iMi on the head Apparently the boy did not realize just what he had done. Loose Horse Killed By By Auto Near Hassell Eli Stevenson, Robersonvillc farm er, wrecked his car when he ran into and killed a horse loose on the high way near Hassell last Sunday night. Mr. Stevenson was not badly hurt,, it was said." REGISTERED NURSE GIVES SOME PERTINENT FACTS ON MEASLES Is Most Infectious During Its Early Stage, Before Rash Breaks Out; Is Dangerous Because of Serious Complications Which May Set in The (following article, prepared by Mrs. Ruth M O'Briant, Registered; Nurse, of Person County, should he particularly interesting to people of this section, due to the epidemic of measles now raging in the county and which has caused.the cloning of ?cv eral schools.?Ed.) Measles?an acute, highly infectious Ttiseate of childhood, usually charac terized hy a told in the head accom panied hy fever and f< Mowed in two or three days hy a rapidly sprea-'mg skin eruption. The onset of measles is usually front 6 to 18 days after exposure. The rash first appears behind the ears or on the ne k, gradually covering the entire body. Measles, not frequently, is compli cated hy pneumonia, mastoid, and in fections of the middle ' ear. These complications may be serious, and measles is dangerous for children un der 3 years ??f age. The infectious ma j tcrial is abundant in the secretions ol the note and the throat, and is ac quired through direct contact with some one ill of the disease. Measles is most infectious in the earlier >tag?: before the rash appears. Exposure to a patient in this stage is more com mon, since he is not sick enough to stay fttmrc-antf dors -Trot -tcuiku^ec the disease until the rash appears. l'aticnts with measles should he scp arated from other members of the household who have not had measles. Measles may be controlled by the Use of convalescent blood serum and this is valuable in a very young or frail child. The disease should be reported to the local health department. Every person who is infected with this dis ease shall observe and comply with isolation restrictions. A placard should be placed on each house where they have measles. ? Several Bills Introduced County Members Assembly Do Not Plan To Reopen Local Schools Before Next Monday Clotted Monday of last week by an epidemic of measles sweeping over the district, the local schools will not reopen until next Mon day, it was announced this morn ing by Principal D. N. Hix. The school was to have opened Thurs day of this week, but a continued increase in new cases of measles made the delayed opening advis able. the professor said. Up to yesterday, 291 cases of measles had been reported in the county this month. Thirty-nine new cases were reported over the week-end, most of which were in this immediate community. The health office said there were 28 new cases reported yesterday and that there were many more cases believed unreported. Plant are now being made (o reopen the school next Monday, the authorities believing the epi demic will have subsided by that time to assure a fair attendance. However, there will be a number of pupils who will not have recov ered sufficiently to return to school at that time. Closing last Friday on account of measles and numerous cases of influenza, the Jamesville school is scheduled to reopen Thursday. Hdwever; the reopening might be delayed until Monday of next week, the authorities announcing today that the definite time for the reopening could not possibly be determined before tomorrow morn ing at the earliest. TWO CARS FARM DEATH OF MRSr MACHINERY ARE WHIT MOORE RECEIVED HERE Fimpral C An rl i ir f&r\ Lindsley Ice Company Are Representing the John Deere Company Recently appointed dealers fur tl?c ,| famous John Deere line of farm ma- | ehinerv in this section, the Limlslev 1 lee Company is unloading two solid rarloails of equipment this week The 1 first ear of machinery, including three tractors, harrow*, plows,- cultivators, ' and other equipment, Was Uploaded yesterday, ^ ?*hdftfcartor*' Rep.t4v?-uUtt^ye, ' M." f)< >nal(T superv i s i i t^ 11 i e ere it "toft [ v i*- supervising f the large machinery supply A second carload isVxpected in here tod'a^ or tomorrow, the shipment in cluding farm wagons, ruhher tire tr;fil ers, planters and transplanter1* Mr. McDonald, the company retire tentative, said this morning that the new dealers here were handling one of the largest stocks of farm machinery to he found in this section, that every machinery need on the farm can he met with high-grade and internation ally known implements The tractor-*, the latest in modern construction, are the first of their kintt to gn on display here They arc equipped with large pneumatic tires, and arc of the semi IXiescl type, a machine that i- recog itircd as a fuel raver. Commenting on the future outlook,' Mr McDonald stated that the huge fa lories of the John Deere Company are -trow working uvcrtimc tu meet, the increasing; demand lor farm ma J chincry, that the South i- urging im-| ' ' mediate .shipments of all types of farm j > machinery, especially t??r tractors. The ' price*, he said, have not advanced I*?i any \ appreciable extent, so far. Large Crowds Expected Here for Dance Tomorrow < ? t The President's birthday party 4o-j1 eally will he attended by large crowds, i tomorrow night, according to reports ; heard here today. Arrangements arc J \ complete for the dance in the new! ( gymnasium and the square dance in j I the warehouse, it was announced Seventy 'percent of the proceeds are ' to he held in this county to aid in- ' fa 1111le paralysis victims, the remain 1 ing amount to go into a general re I search fund. Home Near Everetts Sunday Afternoon M i n. W hit Moore, ,11 years old. died n a Rocky Mount hospital la-t Fri la\ evening at K o'clock from a Com duration of ailments. She had hecn n ill health only a comparatively shortj vliile. spending three weeks of thatj inic in a hospital for treatment Funeral services were conducted, rom tlie late home, near Everetts, last | >midav afternoon at 2 o'clock hv Rev. ?. 1 Vn*\. of Rohci sonville. Burial va^W fl le Mi nil c IrurtaFpTT rt, irt\tr tire H'forc her marriage and was bom and 'eared near Williainston. In early VomanhocHl she was married to Mr. Vloorf, Who survives with tw?? cliil Iren, one?II yearsold and one 11 nontlis old. \ member of the Everetts C hristian lninh, Mis Moore was highly re tarded as a neighbor She was a good \otuan and one who Irerished the \elfare ?>| her family. LOCAL BOYS WIN AND GIRLS LOSE All-Star Town Team Loses First Game of Season Here Last Night AH4n*ugh U?xiug 47 tu 1J. llic local .igh school girl-' haskethall team dtowed?much?UHf+rovemeut in? the .Mine with New Bern at New Bern ast Friday evening. Coach Peters said ak ( it\ 2.1 to 7. Clayton Moore's rc III II Lu Liu: line ll|> vlriMiptlu-m.ig oach Peters' team. At the end of he first 11 (tarter the visitors were lead ng 5 to 0 WTtliaiHstnn fnrgrd ahead n the second ipiarter and led 7 t?? 5 (I the half. In the last period, the i-Mors were held to J points, while pok and Howeii figured in making Id points foi the locals Willianistoii's 'town team met with licit first defeat at the hands of Camp, rell College, losing .12 to 2.1 here last light. The collegians left today for Langley Field, where they will play w o games before rlTlITTring hrmtr. ? The town team plays Tarboro here onighl. A double header is scheduled be weeti the local school teams and those .1 Iti'l 1>?? 1 Thill ..ffcly ri riling Ffj lay the two local team- will plav Rob-' ?rsonville at Robersonvllle Little Damage Done by Fire Here Last Friday Slight damage wa*?done to the home >f Mr. and Mrs. \V. J Hodges oil Elatighton Street last Friday night a-] lout 9 o'clock, when fire burned hrougli the timbers behind the mantel n one of the rooms It is believed the ire started from an overheated chitn-' icy earlier In the day _Mr_ Ilodgi - ?aid lie thought there was fire in tlic| louse, hut could not . locate it until ieveral hours later. Volunteer firemen were called, and tliey tore hway a ? mall portion of the plaster and laths iver the mantel and extinguished the ire with a bucket of water. One 2 by I piece of timber had been burned hi wo, but the fire was confined to the >ne spot, although much damage was :aused to the walls and woodwork by .moke. Chief Wm. Gray was here yester lay from Robertonville. ONE WOULD PUT OFF TAX SALES UNTIL DECEMBER Another Would End Quail Season in County on February 1 Willi a strong determination to complete ,t, work aiu, adjourn wj|hin or at the en,I of 60 (|ay,. ?,r s|a,f , lature if gradually speeding yp j,, ma chinery, an,I ,|?rr ? no ^ ^ at tin, time why the se.sion should ** complete within the allotted "me. Representative Hugh G. Morton sa.d wl.de spending the a, . * ''"'re Both branches of the assembly are well advanced in their work. ,t was slated While many bills have hern introduced both the Sen ale ami the House, only a tew have ? ra'Tfi?I The committees, how ever, have completed their work on a number of proposed laws, and new h-m-lat,..,, wdl niake ? , more rapidly fr.,,? n,.w ?? ? js tievcd. Representative Hugh (, Morton and Senator R L y ?burn h#ye several loral lulls, none of winch ha, Uw *?w ,? " cmtMileied with it, amendments by the senate before it can become ?;^"Z V"" r ' ml yes " w " ? nth- tfir -UM - 'T,"' is almost certain that u will become law. probably w.thin tin next few days I be bill would apply lo i.lx,.s for 19J4 and. subsequent years pr?VIMon bidding ,?wn tax sale. later than the tune prescribed by law -atdlg fammt tune TI?-ge?e?eF law a- It ajipbes now. ealHT for the sale of _tixrs^0.ejirst Monday in June of each year, the new bill perHmfing the commissioners, in their discretion p. act, I after the markets open and the property owners have "me to pay their taxes before the sale Representative Mm ton also i?,?. 'luccd a lull ho., ielating to the payment of criminal costs before a -justice of the peace in Martin County I Ins lull would allow the commission ers, according lo an explanation by the Disunite of Government, in their dis. vrcho'i. Jo pay the cost, of the trial_ justice in eases in which the 'defendant'" is seut to tin fnails ,,r to prison and 111 eases in which defendants are ui, able to pay the c, is The bill makes no distinction between cases bound ov er by the justice or magistrate ami eases in his final jurisdiction I.... the IM "" '"?? "trial justice" would seem to indicate that the lull is intend ed to cover eases tried rather than pre lllinnary hearings Mr. Morton ex plained that the schedule ?f cost, ?|. lowed trial justice, and the payment provided when eases are sent to the higher courts remains unchanged, that the proposed law only alfeets payments co,'x t" lite justice-of the peace when jurisdiction is final ui that court. A third lull introduced during the week by Representative Morton would prohibit the setting of steel traps in woods, forests, and swamp, lor a period of two years. Before the bill could become law it will have to be posted at the courthouse door for a perid of .10 days after its enactment. I nr muxttnom fme provided ,s $25 and costs or 30 days in jail. A bill validating the delayed sales of land for delinquent taxes has also been introduced in the assembly, g.v ?ng credence to the sale of land in tins couniy last November. ?? Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lowie announce the birth of a ion, Nicholas Brown Lowie, in the Gaston Hospital, Gas tonia, on Friday, January 25. Mrs. Lowie was Miss Mittie Brown, of Williamston, before her marriage.