?M Labal Oa Tear
Am It CarriM th* Da?
Taar
THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XXXVJII?NUMBER 17 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. Feh/Uary 26, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899
OVER 400 ATTEND
JUNIOR MEETING
HERE THURSDAY
Thirty-two Candidates Are
Initiated from the Ten
Councils in District
?
One of the largest Junior Order
meetings ever reported in this district
was held here last Thursday evening,
with approximately 400 members from
nine councils in attendance. The visi
tors were here from as far away as
Ayden and Columbia, Ayden sending
45 delegates and Grifton about 40.
Supper was served the visitors in
the legion hall at 6:30. the general
initiation and other exercises follow
ing in the school gymnas.um at h o -
clock. Mayor John L. Hassell, in his
masterly way, welcomed the visitors
and presided over the activities. For
mer Senator J. A. Pritchclt. a promi
nent leader in the organization, ad
dressed (the meeting, outlining the
benefits of the Junior Order and the
splendid work the organization is do
ing.
With 32 candidates reporting lor
the initiation work, the Williamston
and Robersonville degree teams swung
into action and handled the work in
a masterly fashion. Nearly every
1 council in this, the 21st, district and
the council at Windsor had candi
dates for initiation.
Councils at Columbia, Plymouth,
Robersonville, Oak City, Bethel, Ay
den, Grifton, Farmville, and William
ston were well represented at the
meeting.
Junior Order activities in this dis
trict under the direction of District
Deputy D. M. Frank are advancing
rapidly. The three councils in this
county have shown a marked growth
during the past few months, with the
council at Robersonville leading.with
more than 200 members, Williamston
with over 100. Conoho chapter at
Uak City?.-organiaed only last year,
'"also reports a large and growing mem
bership.
? I
Postpone Meeting of L
County's Teachers
A meeting of county teachers sched
uled to be held here Friday afternoon
of this week, has been postponed in
definitely, it was learned today from
the office of the county superintend
ent. A meeting date will probably be
announced the early part of next week.
Arrangements are now being made to
have Mr. Jule B. Warren attend the
meeting when it is held.
Three Slightly Hurt
In Auto Wreck Here
???
Cars Crash On Washington
Street Near Shoe Shop
Late Last Saturday
Miss Marie Hardison, of Jamesville,
Lawrence Lilley. and George Hardi
son were slightly hurt in an automo
bile accident on Washington Street,
last Saturday night. The Chevrolet
toupe, owned and driven by Mr. Lil
ley and the Chevrolet coach driven
by Dalton RobersOn'^were both badly
damaged about the radiators and front
running gear.
Blinded by lights, Mr. Lilley said
he could not tell what part of the road
he was driving on. Yesterday he vol
untarily said the accident was his
fault.
Bear Grass Teams End
Season With Pair Wins
?
The Bear Grass basketball teams
closed a successful season last week
when they recorded victories over
Washington and Robersonville. Play
ing the Washington girls' all-star team
here, the Bear Grass sextet won, 8 to
5. In a double-header wit A Rober
sonville the Bear Grass girls won, 16
to 3, and the boys, 13 to 12.
Jamesville Fanner
Celebrates Birthday
W. Jackson Holliday, Jamesville
farmer, celebrated his 62nd birthday
aniiversary last week, just two day*
ahead of Washington'!. But even
though the birthday annhreraarie* are
close today, George Washington
gained prominence as Father of our
country, while Mr. Holliday hat to
be satisfied as father of a family com
prising about half the population of
his neighborhood. Only II of hit
children were with him for the anni
vearsary observance, one of the other
was held at the home by sickness in
the family and the thirteenth one, in
California, was too far away to at
tend the event. However, the greet
ed her father over the radio. Several
of the 10 grandchildren attended the
birthday party.
UNDEFEATED IN COUNTY PLAY
The girls' team of the Jamesville High School it undefeated in coun
ty play for the past two years. The girls have been under the direction
of C. B. Martin, the coach and teacher of history in the Jamesville School.
The names: Bottom row, left to right: Edna Guy Carson, Louise Martin,
Viola Manning. Middle row: Edna Mizelle, Maverine Davis, Selma
Ayers, Beulah Hardison, Marjorie Brown. Back row: J. T. Uxzle, prin
cipal; C. B. Martin, Coach.
Make Plans To Push
Bill for Road Refund
DELAY BUILDING )
Construction of the four-room
addition to the county courthouae
ia being delayed pending approval
of plana by atate welfare and fire
officials, it was learned yesterday.
The state welfare department,
holding authority over construc
tion of jails, has advised that the
matter has been referred to the
state fire marshall and a report
from him could be expected short
'*?
The contract for the addition,
was Jet the first of last week to
Griffin antftluAin.
Last Call Is Issued
For Peanut Signers
No More Contracts To Be
Considered in County
After Thursday
A last call is going ou: today from
the office of the county agent for!
P?nut signers. Those farmers whe
have not signed and who care to par
ttefpate-in- the piogiani will hate -tiH
apply for a contract before Friday of
thTs~week, it was staled by Ass.stahl
County Agent M L. Barnes.
Nearly 1,400 contracts are already
in the agent's, office in this county,
and official tabulations are being com
pleted as rapidly as possible. In those
tase^ where signers have not sold
their peanuts, weights will be based
ignjo percent of the production .
committeeman to verify the weights',"
? t was said
Sweet Potato Shipment
Moving To the Markets
?
. Sweet potato shipments from this]
point to northern markets are moving !
fairly rapidly now, Farmer J. (, Sta
ton having already shipped 5 carloads
and making arrangements for loading
about 20 more within the next few
weeks Other shipments have been'
made by truck from individual farms
the growers receiving about 80 cents'"
a bushel.
Mr, Staton, after meeting certain
grade requirements, is receiving a
round $1 a bushel for his shipments,
it was learned.
Two Laws Affecting
Hunters of Section
Passed Last Week
-?
One Regulates Hunting On
Roanoke in High Water;
Cannot Set Traps
The State Legislature last week
passed a law protecting game on and
along Roanoke River during freshets.
While the terms of the law are not
definitely known here, it is understood
that it is now unlawful for hunters
to take game in water. It is also un
derstood that the law was created aft
er huners were allegd to have taken
undue advantage of deer when the wa
ter forced the animals to the ridges
and into easy range of th hunter s
tun.
A bill, introduced by Representative
H. G. Horton, was passed by the
House last week prohibiting the set
Th^ Mlr,ln c?hnty
after its passage Under the tet^s
of the bill, a farmer may set trap* to
catch animals that destroy his crops,
Mr. Horton explained.
Commissioners Are
Attending Meeting
In Greenville Today
Public Is Urged To Attend
Committee Meeting in
Raleigh Thursday
Meeting in Greenville today under
| the direction of the Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce, commissioners
I from a number of counties in this sec
11itm .of the, state formulMifltml*ns
for carrying the ntatter of refunding
[road indebtedness before a legislative
Icommittee in Raleigh Thursday of this
week. The Martin County board is
well represented at the meeting at the
meeting today, and it is believed that
neatly -att~the~~44" counties affected T>y
the bill will have large delegations
at the meeting in Raleigh Thursday.
"The chances arc rather encourag
ing for passage of this bill," said Sec
retary Rartlett, of the Eastern Caro
lina Chamber of Commerce, "provid
ing the people back honfe show some
interest in the matter." Well aware
of the importance of having a repre
sentative delegation at the meeting in
Raleigh Thursday, many people from
4hiv c??unty are expecting to ?o before
the join house and senate road com
mittee for the hearing at 2:30 that
afternoon.
Bills were introduced by Senator
R. L. Coburn ;gd Representative
11 u gh G. Horton from this county la si
week directing the highway commis
sion to accept the obligations entered
into by 44 counties in supporting the
highway system of the state. These
obligations, amounting to about eight
Iand one-half millions of dollars, are
(recognized by many as belonging to
!thp staff, anH f'irruit, to the ftpo
I pie the debts should be asstitned by
the commission. Martin County; ad
vanced more than $500,000 in further
ling the highway program, and the debt
is now resting on general property,
with no aid whatever from the fund
created by a gasoline tax.
l -In the preamble to the bill, it is
|P0f!l(Cd out that the Highway Com
mission has already paid or refunded
to 56 ofr the counties a total of 17,
498,633.90 and has contracted to pay
$69,412.50 further to these counties
for the construction of roads by funds
loaned by the 56 counties. The pre
amble also*states that no provision
has been made by law for refunding
of loans or donations by the other
44 counties, thus coating "undue and
discriminating burdens upon the said
counties; has caused them to default
in the payment of their bonded in
debtedness; to be sued and threatened
to be sued, and to be otherwise fi
nancially embarrassed."
As a further reason, it is cited that
the carrying of the bonded indebted
ness represented by the loans or do
nations unassisted by the state has
forced the 4? counties to levy taxes
on rates higher than is generally lev
ied in the other counties of the state.
The bill provides for tfie refunding
of the total of 8,451,180.30 to the 44
counties in ten equal annual install'
ments, the first to be paid on June 30
this year
Warn Guano Dealers
Of Code Violations
Regional code authorities are said
last week to have warned all (ertliizer
agents against possible violations of
the code terms, As far as it could
be learned, no violations of the agree
ment have been reported, the author
ity merely warning the agents in reg
istered letters a few days ago.
Basketball Tourney
Will Get Under Way
Here Next Thursday
Cups and Gold Basketballs
Will Be Awarded Teams
and Many Players
The local girls' basketball team won
its second game of the season here
last Friday night by defeating Rob
ersonville's sextet. 15 to 10. Despite
their many defeats the girls continued
through the season with an unusual
interest in the game and after every
iefeat they awaited another game
with hope. The spirit expressed a
mong the players, no doubt, is the
foundation for a winning team next
season.
While the girls won their second
game, the boys lost to Greenville, 13
to 10. This game is being returned
in Greenville tonight, the contest
marking the close of the regular sea
son for the local boys.
Interest is now centering on the
tournament beginning Thursday eve
ning when the Williamston girls meet
th||e from Bear Grass,, followed by a
gaWie between the locals and boys
from Farm Life. Friday night the
Jamesville girls will meet those from
Bear Grass, followed by a game be
tween the Jamesville jind Bear Grass
boys.
New Auctioneer for
Farmers Warehouse
Barnhill & Ingram Secure
Services of Early Bass
For Next Season
Barithill and Ingram, operators of
the ?rh}ers Warehouse. Ijerc*. yester
day announced they had employed Mr.
Early Bass, a leading auctioneer in
this entire belt, to auctioneer at their
house this coming season.
Learning of Mr. Bass' ennection
with the firm here, Mr. R# VV. McFar
land, sales statistician, said to Messrs
Barnhill and Ingram:
"In the person of Mr. Bass you have
not only secured one of the best tobac
co auctioneers in the business, but an
excellent judge of tobacco and a gen
tleman of the very highest type of char
acter.
"I have known Mr. Bass for years;
worked with him upon several markets
in the past and regard him as one of
the outstanding auctioneers in the en
tire tobacco beft. He has but few
equals and no superiors and is well
liked by both the buyers and farmers
everywhere."
1 ?
Fire Company Called
Out Again Saturday
The local fire company received its
third call of the week last Saturday
night at 9 o'clock when an oil stove
went out of control and threatened
the destruction of the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Manning on Smith
wick Street. Members of the?family
threw sand on the blazing stove used
to heat water in the bathroom, and
the fire was under control when vol
unteers reached the scene wtih the
apparatus. Very little damage was
done other than that to the *tove and
walls which were slightly smoked, it
was said.
Rulings Announced This Week Will
Increase Leaf Crop 30,000,000 Pounds
Rulings Were Announced by Department at Washington
Before Meeting in Raleigh Monday; List of
Eligible Contract Signers Enlarged
Before protects could be heard a
gainst a large tobacco crop this year
at the mass meeting held in Raleigh
Monday, Washington agricultural au
thorities the day before announced
new rulings that will increase the crop
by about 30,000,000 pounds.
Both sets of rulings had been an
ticipated. One, applying exclusively
to flue-cured tobacco, makes exemp
tions and adjustments for small grow
ers. The other, applying to all princi
pal types of tobacco, enlarges the list
of eligibles as signers of contracts.
The rulings which affect only flue
cured tobacco grown in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia, and Florida provide:
(1) That any contrctaing producer
of flue-cured tobacco whose base to
bacco acreage is 3.2 acres or less may
plant in 1935 the base tobacco acre
age established for his farm, or 3
acres, whichever is smaller, and may
market a number of pounds of tobacco
equal to his base tobacco production,
or 2,400 pounds, whichever is smaller;
provided he agrees that no payments
shall be made under his contract for
1935.
(2) That upward adjustments may
he made in the base tobacco acreage
and production under a contract if the
county committee determines that an
abnormally low base was established
because of conditions during the base
year which were beyond the control
of the producer. In consideration for
such adjustments, producers will agree
that no payments shall be made un
der their contracts for 1935.
(3) That downward adjustments
may be made upon the recommcnda-j *
tion of tobacco committeemen in those
cases where it is determined that any
of the acreage and production figures
for 1931, 1932, and 1933 are higher
than the correct figures. Producers
who agree to the recommended cor
rections and agree that no payments
shall be made under their contracts
for 1935 will be entitled to receive the
payments provided for by their con
tacts for 1934 without regard to the
corrections. For producers who re
fuse to agree to the correcting recom
mended by'thc tobacco committee, the
state office ffity, if it n considered
advisable, make a further investigation
with a view to termination of the con
tract.
Tobacco Meeting at Raleigh
Turns Into Political Circus
Town's Retail Raw Milk Rating for Past
Month Very Good Savs Health Official
While Rating Indicates Unusually Reliable Milk Source
Per Capita Consumption Is Very Small, Only
.15 of Pint Per Capita, Report Shows
Williamston's retail raw-milk rating r
for the past month was described as
very good indeed by Warren H.
Booker, collaborating sanitary engi
neer for the State Board of Health,
Raleigh, in a letter to Dr. J. H. Saun
ders, county health officer, yesterday.
While the rating reflects an unusually
reliable milk source, the per capita con
sumption presents a pitiful situation,
the report showing only .15 of a pint
consumption per capita.
Dr. Booker's letter to the local] i
health officer rcad^ in part as -fol
lows;
"I take this occasion to congratuJ
late you on having a retail raw-milk]
Doctor Savs Court
Summons Interfere
With His Practice
Jamesville Professor Found
Not Guilty of Simple
Assault Charge
?
"It's gettin' so that every time any
body gets his head 'skint,' " declared
Dr. "Buck" Saunders in open court
here today, "that I'm called away from
my practice to testify, and it's 'gettin'
to be a nuisance." 1
, The good .doctor - had been . sum*
ss in the tfezlc pad
dle case. He made a dramatic en
trance into the courtroom and immedi
ately began to slow down the pro
. ceedings with a question as to what
type of witness he was supposed t<
he, and what fee he should receive.
This unexpected question gave the
judge the jitters, as it was wholly un
expected.
"If I'm an expert witness," said the
local physician, "then I'm entitled to
an expert's pay."
"What is the pay of an expert wit
ness?" the court inquired.
"The superior court allows $25,"
was the answer.
"This court is not disposed,'* said
Judge Peel, "t.> allow as much."
"It isn't a question of money," coun
tered Dr. Saunders. "J just can't be
bothered this way perpetually, for my
time is worth something."
"I assure you," said the court with
gentle finality, "that we can get to
gether on this fee business."
"Thanks," said the doctor, and after
having testified for a minute and a
half, left the courtroom.
The Jamesville professor, charged
with the brutal whipping of a hoy in
the school there week before last, was
found not guilty.
1
Dr. and Mrs. John _D. Biggs, of
High Point, spent the week-end here
with Dr. Biggs' mother, Mrs. Fannie
[s. Biggs. ;
ating of 92 per cent. This is very
food indeed, and while this survey
hows only two violations of the milk
>rdinaiKe, I hope these two may be re
noved, if they have not already been
emoved.
"It is noted that a total of only 50
gallons of milk is being delivered in
tYilliamston. This gives a per capita
ronsnmption of only .15 of a pint. 1
on wondering if there are not other
lairics which have not heen included
n this rating
"Again congratulating you on this
showing, and assuring you of our de
sire to cooperate with you in every
ivay, I am," etc.
KITES FLYING
Even before the March winds
begin to blow local youths are out
with their kites attempting to send
the light objects to the high heav
ens. Some were successful in their
first attempts; others did not do
so well, as their kites landed on
light lines and in trees.
A timely warning was issued by
safety leaders of the Virginia
Electric and Power Company last
year about this time, urging the
boys to steer their kites clear of
electric lines, and youth will do
well to heed the same warning a
gain this season and the seasons
to come.
Herring Season Is
But Few Weeks Ofl
"The season is yet two or threi
weeks off, but we've got plenty her
tings and curnbread down our way,'
Charles Davenport, Jamesville's jovia
merchant, saiil yesterday. Mr. Dav
import (added tlvat there would b<
enough herrings in the next day oi
two for the neighbors. The fish ar<
being taken in very small numbers ir
dritt nets and lift4 st'lfing fut 5 cent;
each
l'ishermcn pulled a herring irtm
the Roanoke at this point a day 61
two ago, but cat. lies here are few and
far between.
.Seine operators at Jamesville ari
preparing their nets for fishing oper
ations, which will start about the mid
dle of next month. Small net oper
ators are already at work, it was stat
ed.
Andrew Hoard, veteran fisherman
i>n the Roanoke, dipped 15 herring
from the river at this point yesterday,
and with fair and warm weather con
tinuing it is believed the catches wdl
soon be on a commercial scale.
?
Former Local Resident
Dies at Home In Spray
""Mrs. Almeria Gordon, t?W>t!lcr of
Rev. W. J. Gordon and Miss l-.liza
icth Gordon, and a former resident
d Williamston, died at lier home in
Spray Sunday.
Mrs. Gordon lived here with her
-on who was rector of the Church of
he Advent for about three years near
y 25 years ago.
Funeral services were conducted in
Spray yesterday and interment was in
Wilmington today.
Parent-Teacher Meet
Here Thursday at 3:30
The local parent-teacher associa
ion will hold its regular meeting in
he high school building 'Thursday
ifternoon of this week at 3:30 o'clock.
Ml members arc urged to attend and
he public is cordially incited.
Band To Give Coiurert
In Church Sunday 7:30
The local band, under the leader*
fthip of Horace Kay, will give a con
:ert in the Baptist church Sunday eve
ning at the 7:30 o'clock hour, to whkh
the public is invited. Many of the
boys in the band are affiliated with
this church, this being ther first ap
pearance in the church in this ca
pacity.
t
Mrs. Gaylord ,Harrison and Miss
Lucille Allen spent the week-end in
Raleigh and Durham with friends.
Wallace Is Frank in
Saying Larger Crop
Mav Prove Mistake
Plans for 725,000,000 Pound
Tobacco Crop Will Be
Followed This Year
>
j Tobacco farmers witnessed what was
I described by some to be a political
j show in Raleigh yesterday and inci
' dentally learned that they bad failed
I in their efforts to persuade agricultur
al authorities to hold the 193:5 tobacco
crop to the 1934 proportions. Al
| though still fearful that the proposed
? yield of 725,000,000 pounds will cause
a marked drop in prices, the farmers
returned home with i better under
standing of the program proposed by
Federal agricultural leaders, but great
ly befuddled as to who to vote for
for United States Senator nekt year?
Fliringliatis, Bailey, or even Fountain.
The three men made strong bids for
parts on the program, the reports stat
ing that the Governor and Senator all
but wrestled for microphone rights,
with Fountain shouting from the floor.
In a very frank manner, Secretary
Wallace said that the increased' crop
might prove a mistake, but he did not
think so at the present time. He e,x?
pIAmed that if the price fell too low,
the processing tax would be increased,
and opportunities given for the farm
ers t<? correct the mistake with a
change in program for the 1930 crop.
Wallace discussed the action of the
AAA on tobacco, especially the ruling
increasing production for this year so
as to put the price neater at a parity
level of ahour 2t) or 21-r<*ids than the
return of 27 cetiH per potpnl tbe\row?
ety received pi 1934. ; ? ' :V -
?"The AAA tried to proceed with an"
open mind and a resolute will," Wal
lace explained. ? "It may be the to
bacco course is not entirely wise, but
-d -nil inclined to believe it is The ad
ministration tries to keep in mind the
producer, the processor, and the con
sumer and aims at a long-period pro
gram
Foreign Market Threatened
He pointed out that farmers like tc
have the price above parity as it was
in PH-4. hut tint sucli a price threat
ens the foreign market, which took
60 percent of the crop, and affords
"a luntliiual incentive to other rations
"If the growers .want to rule uv out
of the picture and relieve us o! the re
sponsibility for what happens in the
flit lire we would he haopy to withdraw
and let prices go as high as they may,"
Wallace asserted. "But we will not be
responsible for prices."
He warned quickly, however, ?that
in his opinion tobacco production this
year would be a billion pounds if no
restriction is made. Estimates of pro
duction under AAA allotments vary
from 720.000.000 to about 800,000,000
pounds. Last year production was
less than 600,000,(KM) pounds
"The government has given tobacco
farmers a monopoly, and ordinarily
farmers don't like monopolies," be
pointed out in discussing provisions
of the act limiting production to acre
age previously used for tobacco. "Peo
of tobacco," as the psychological tr
1 benefits soon become to- be very fond
of them, although they think their
thinking is honest."
Wallace expressed the opinion that
many are being "unduly excited by
poundage figures." He said he be
lieved "the program rather than the
reduction was responsible for the price
of tobacco," s tube psychological ef
fect of a controlled production was to
I raise farmers' returns.
"Prosperity cannot come by pro
ducing less and less," be counseled.
"Nor can we allow one section to use
the centralized power of government
to give that section a benefit over oth
er sections."
A parity price of 27 or 28 cents pes*
pound "would lead you to extreme
embarrassment in a few years in my
opinion," he continued as he urged
adoption 'of "the golden rule as the
path to follow." He pointed out that
the British government forced |the
price of rubber to $1.20 per pound by
control, but that other nations started
-prtwktctioir -and the pttee fell to two
or three cents a pound. "You may
face the same situation in tobacco," he
warned.
Income Tax Man To
Be Here This Week
E. R. Fronberger, deputy commis
sioner, will be in Williamston Friday
and Saturday of this week to assist in
the preparation of income tax reports.
Any one wishing aid in filing a return
may see Mr. Froneberger in the court
room the last two days of this week.