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the Label Ob To* A* It- Carrie* the Date Tea ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 20 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 8,1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 24 CASES ON CIVIL CALENDAR FOR SUPERIOR COURT Twenty-four cases have been placed on the civil calendar for trial in the Martin County Superior court con vening week after next with probably the moat interest centering in the three suits growing out of the fatal wreck near Robersonville on the sixth of last September. The first of the cases is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 or following the completion of thee riminal docket.. A goodly number of criminal cases are already on the docket, and it is possible that civil case proceedings will be delayed until later in that week. The court is to run for two weeks. J. Lloyd Corey, Pitt County white man and owner of the truck driven by Ollie Page, colored, figuring in the fatal accident, is defendant in two suits, one asking $15,000 and the other $50,000 damages. Corey is plain tiff in a case asking $150 damages of H. F. Leavister, owner of the car figuring in the death of Marshall An drews and John Leavister, both young white men. Roy Andrews, adminis trator for Marshall Andrews' estate, is asking $15,000. Attorney B. A. Critchcr is representing Administrator Andrews and ?. S. Peel and J. C. Smith are representing the defendant. H. F. Leavister, administrator for John Leavister estate, is asking $50, 000 damages and is represented by Attorneys Douglass and Douglass, R. L. McMillon, and R. Roy Carter. Peel and Smith are also representing the defendant in this case. In the suit of $150 brought by Corey against Leavister, John W. Hinsdale is repre senting the defendant. These cases are scheduled for Monday, March 25. Criminal action against Ottiwi*age has been* postponed since last Sep tember court pending the trial of the ?ctrtl?eases,?the* delay having been sanctioned by Judge Devin, presiding officer at the December court. Other cases against Corey are pending, it is understood, the plain tiffs awaiting developments in the three suits already scheduled for trial. The two girls, Misses Holloman and Williams, injured in the wreck, are said to be considering bringing suits against the truck owner. The civil calendar, announced by the Martin County Bar Association this week, carries the folowing cases: Wadnesday, March 20.?Land Bank against James; Slade, Rhodes And Company against Barnhill; Parker a gainst Walters; Skinner against Jen kins; Hassell against Hassell. Thursday?Holliday against Mor gan; Gladstone against Lilley; Whit aker against Roughton; Johnson a gainst Williams and Johnson against Teel. Monday, March 25?Andrews, ad ministrator against Corey; Leavister, administrator, against Corey; Corey against Leavister. Tuesday, March 26?Perry against Harrison; Rogers against Bailey et al; Martin against Martin; Riddick a gainst Peel, trustee. Wednesday, March 27?Modlin a gainst Woodmen of the World; Had ley against Rogers; Little against Harrison; Shields against Gurkin; Roebuck against Joint Stock Land Bank; Meeks against Hargrove, and Small and Thigpen against Sherrod. Interest Centered Around Three Suits Growing Out of Wreck Peanut Market Said To Be Very Inactive Reports from the peanut markets indicate that the demand for farmers' stock has not been active during the past few days. The few peanuts of fered for sale have brought from 4 1-4 to 4 1-2 cents, few slightly higher. Prices for runners and shelling stock ranged from 4 to 4 3-8, it was said. Reporting that demand for cleaned and shelled peanuts is light, and find ing that the few remaining lots of farmers' stock in this section are be ing held, in many cases, for higher prices, the mills have made very little effort to buy peanuts during the past few days, it was said Fixtures Are Being Put Up for Afew Bank Here Fixtures are being installed and oth er arrangements are being completed this week for the opening of the Greenville Banking & Trust Company branch in the old Farmers & Mer chants Bank building here. An open ing date has not been announced, un offcial reports indicating that regular banking activities will hardly get un der way before the latter part of this month or the first of April. Officials of tfie parent bank are understood to have said this week that, the person nel for the branch here had not been DUni First Poultry Car of Season To Be in County Next Week Martin County farmers will make a cooperative poultry shipment under the direction of the county farm agent's office, Mr. T. B. Brandon announced this week. The Bret loadings are scheduled in Jamesville early next Tuesday morning, arrangements having been made with the Atlantic Coast Line to bring the car to this point on the freight that afternoon. A definite schedule for loadings Tues day afternoon cannot be deter mined in advance, as the freight schedule might vary from one to several hours. The car will be here a greater part or all of Wed nesday. If the freight is running late Wednesday, the car will be moved to Robersonville that aft ernoon. If it reaches here early in the afternoon, the car will be handled by the passenger train Thursday morning reaching Rob ersonville about 11 a. m. Friday morning the car will be handled by the passenger train reaching Oak City, the last stop in this county, about noon. Prices, while not very high, are generally a third higher than they were last year, colored hens sell ing for 15 cents, or 5 cents more than they brought last year. Other types of poultry are from 5 to 7 cents a pound higher than they were a year ago, it is understood. Additional cooperative shipments are dependent upon the success of the loadings next week, and it is hoped a heavy shipment can be made, as it will improve the local markets for poultry. CORN-HOG CHECKS Nineteen checks, amounting to, $2,543.11, will be distributed to corn and hog contract signers in this county within the next day or two, it was learned from Miss Mary Carstarphen, secretary in the office of County Agent T. B. Brandon, here this morning. The payment is the second of three to be made the signers. Last Oc tober the 19 farmers participating in the control movement were paid $4,544.60, and it is estimated that they will receive around 02,000 more in the third and final pay ment to be made within the next few weeks. W. W. Wade Dies at County Poor Farm ? \v"\nv ade. 76 year s <>ld, (lied at the Martin County home last night at 9:30 o'clock following a long period of declining health. Mr. Jno. Bland, home keeper, said that Mr. Wade died following a stroke a few minutes he fore the end. Entered from Bear Grass Township about six years ago, Mr. Wade suffered a stroked just prior to that time, but he had recovered to the extent that he was able to be up until about one week before death. One son, Dweey Wade, of Mary land, and a daughter, of Hopjewell, \ a , survive. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at noon, but it is likely that the funeral will he held in the home tomorrow and interment in the home burial plot. Bank Robersonville Buys Note of County That financial conditions are fast improving in this section is evidenced by the purchase of a $35,000 county note by the Bank of .Robersonville this week. The purchase, made at par, provides for a 4 per cent interest rate. Amounting to $7^,UUU originally, the note, reduced from time to time, has been financed by northern capital. Its renewal by a home bank this week reflects improved financial conditions in this section and does credit tp the purchasing bank. Services Announced Presbyterian Points Sunday, March 10, 1935: Church school at 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon at 11 or Bear Grass Church school at 9:30 a. m. Young Peoples' League at 6:30 p. m. Worship service and sermon at 7:30 p. m. Roberson's Chapel Church school and sermon at 3 p. m. At this service Mr. J. H% Rober - son will be ordained a9 an elder and Mr. Guy RawL and Mr. C. M. Mizelle as deao>n* Prayer meeting Thursday night at 7:30 p. m'. Poplar Point Church school at 1:30 p. m. Priion Camp Services every Sunday afternoon. Go to church Sunday?Sunday school, too. Arrangements Being Made For Exposition in April ? Arrangements for holding a mer chants' exposition and show here some time next month are being made this week under the sponsorship of the local athletic association. Permission for holding the exposition was grant ed by the town authorities this week. Definite details in connection with the holding of the exposition will probably be announced within the next few ?: i . _J Uneventful Session Is Held by County Court Last Tuesday Judge Peel Lays Emphasis On Marital Obligations In Talk to Defendants An uneventful session marked the last Tuesday activities of the county recorder's court, Judge Peel vividly calling to the attention of defendants their solemn marital obligations. Karl Tettcrton and Lucy Smithwick, charged with housebreaking and lar ceny, pleaded not guilty, the court granting a motion for non-suit. Lawrence I.illey, pleading guilty to a charge of drunken driving, was fined Charged with abandonment and non Mippoi t, Lharles B. L'dtrain was di fef-trd by^ftttf^PotSrt to pay $3 a week t "> hi*- daughter for the next three months and report back to the court at rmn time for further judgment. Bond ii) the sum of $150 was required to insure the payment and the defend ant's reappearance. Dennis Whitaker, facing a similar charge, was ordered to pay $2.50 a week to his son for three months and report to the court at the end of that time for further judgment. Bond was required in the sum of $75. The case charging Herman Farmer and Lester Terry with housebreaking and larceny was sent to the superior court for trial, when probable cause of guilt was found. Bond was re quired in the sum of $300 of each de fendant. ? ? ?' ?' ' Sanitary Grocery All-Stars Get To Finals of Tourney Local All-Star Team Drops Game to Pantego in Last Contest Wednesday Afli.r dnfi'itimr Iwn nf tlip UrniiiM-st teams in this section, the Sanitary Grocery All-Stars lost out to Pantego, considered one of the weakest teams, in the finals of the Washington tour nament last Wednesday evening. Monday night the Martin All-Stars defeated Hethel 30 to 22 wS?h Barnes and Uazle leading-tW scoring for the locals. The following night the lo cals defeated Greenville 33 to 32 in the last minutes of play, Jimmie Brown leading the scoring attack in that game. Leading Paotego 18 to 13 at the half -the locals continued their lead to within a minute of the game's end and lost 28 to 27, Jhe tournament honors going to the lower Beaufort I boys. As runners-up in the tourna ment, the local all-stars received a trophy and ten miniature basketballs. Jimmie Brown and Murphy L. Barnes placed a> forward and center on the first all-tournament team, and Dick Cherry walked off with beauty honors. Presbyterian Auxiliary To Hear Mrs. Frank Lea Mrs. Frank Lea, of Wilson, N. C., president of the Albemarle Presby terial, will speak to the ladies'of the auxiliary tonight at 7:45 p.-nr. in the Presbyterian church. All the ladies are urged to be present. Special Meeting ol Local Masons Tonight at 7:30 There will be a special communi cation of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. F. and A. M , tonight at 7:30 in the lodge hall, it was announced yes terday by V. J. Spivey, master. Work in the Master Mason's degree. All members are urged to attend and visi tors are cordially invited. COUNTY BASKET BALL TOURNEY FINALS TUESDAY Jamesville Girls and Local Boys Are Winners; Sev eral Awards Made Jamesville's girls an.I Williamston's boys annexed the basketball champion -hip titles in the county last Tuesday night, bringing to a close one of the most successful tournaments ever held here. Going into the finals with the odds slightly against them, the Bear Grass girls played a good game, but lost by a 39 to 31 score. Williams ton's boys hardly had the edge as they reached the finals against the Jamesville five, but they won by the close score of 21 to 18 A trophy cup was awarded, the Jamesville girls taking possession with the agreement to keep it until next October when the locals will have the honor of holding it for a while. >Members of the winning teams~were awarded gold and silver basketballs. Members of-thc runner-up teams also received basketball trophies. J. 1). Bowen. of the locals, led in scoring with 21 points for the boys during the tournament, and Ruth Roe- j buck, Bear Grass, led. for the giils j with 44 points, each rcycing awards. Other awards were made to Louise Martin and Kvelyn Mohley for scor ing work. The hoys all-tournament team in- ! eluded Ange and Martin, id James- j ville, forwards; Bowen, Williamston, center; Harrington, Farm Life, and Cooke, Williamston, guards. The girls' all-tournament team included, L. Martin, Jamesville, and V. Corey, i Farm Life, forwards; F. Mohley, Bear Grass, center; Carson, Jamesville, Harrington,1 Farm Life, and L. Rog erson, Bear Grass, guards. * plaj*dr.s, ; Blount, L. Raw Is, Harrington and Bowen, tied for the title of best sport in the tournament and no award was made. . Principal !). N. Hix stated yester- i day that he had witnessed many tournaments, but that the one ending here this week was the cleanest he had ever seen and displayed better sportsmanship than any other. The teams played hard, but the defeats were taken as a part of the game, he added. Colored Farmers Meet At Parmele A large n^rnbtr^ <>f farmers ami others attended an agricultural meet ing in the Parnielc Training School lastWednesday afternoon when State farm authorities discussed the im portance of a balanced farming pro gram and the necessity of living at home. Principal W. ('. Chance pre sided over the meeting. Among those who spoke were: C. K Hudson, of Raleigh, State Agent of farm demonstration) work; J. W. Mitchell, district agent; A. I) Lowe, State supervisor of home demonstra ti.rn :nnI Olive Carter, county agent. Music was furnished by the school chorus under the direction of W. K. Hooper,-jr. Dinner was served at the close of the session Sunday afternoon, the 10th, the county parent-teacher association will meet at the?Training?School?ni?one o'clock when Mrs. P. L. Boyd, State supervisor of elementary schools, will deliver the main address. Interested friends are invited to attend. Young People Hurt in Auto Wreck Improving ? Whit Purvis, jr., Gwenn Watts, Louise Cooke and Ella Wynne Critch er are rapidly recovering at their homes here and Milton James is get ting along very well in a Washington hospital following an automobile ac cident near Jamesville last Saturday. Several of the wreck victims here arc able to he out today. Cotton Committees and Farm Agents from 15 Counties Meet Old-Age Pension State Manager Will Speak in Robersonville on March 14th According to an announcement rc-H reived here today, W. B. Fisher, state I manager for the Town send Old-Age 1 Pension plan, will speak in this coun ty again next Thursday afternoon at t 3:00 o'cloc at Robersonvlle. I It was generally believed that the i otganizer swept this county when he addressed hundreds in the county i courtho^e here the early part of last i month. Several hundred petitions, carrying the names of at least 5,000 ,, people, including the aged, the young i the healthy and wealthy, the rich and < the poor, the able and disabled, the different and indifferent, the meek and lowly, and the all-hopeful, have been1, Several Illicit Stills Captured by County Oftiicers This Week Raids Are Conducted in j Three Townships; No Operators Caught Officers C. B. and J. H Roebuck, assisted by Roy Peel, destroyed sev eral liquor plants this week, one in Williams Township, another in Poplar Point, and still another in Bear Grass. The still captured in Williams Town ship was one of the lowest type, the operator using a gasoline drum fora joint of pump pipe tor a connection with the condcjTser, l.ittU-. hf.Rsr than poison liquor could he expected from such an outfit, Deputy Roebuik said Tuesday the officers found a, plant Tn Poplar Point, hut the kettle was gone Two bjfrrels Of beer were poured out. Yesterday in Poplar Point the offi cers located a plant. hut found the kettle gone. They, poured out three barrels of slop, the officer said. ? Local (-age Teams Drop Two Game :\s The local basketball teams dropped two more games Wednesday night, the boy* hrsttrg?trr Hertford,- 24?to?1A and the girls losing to those from Hertford, 41 to 7. Two extra period were necessary tit break tie? in the hoys' game. ? Elizabeth C ity girls come here to night to close tlu season for the lo ral sextet. : ' ' . Coach Peters, discussing the record made by the gills, said that even though they won only two games the season was successful in that they ac ceptcd tlu* losses as a part of the game and that they never lost interest. A1 ready the coa.h is practicing coming liitlli-srlmnl player-. and In- is nrlam that a winning team is in the making. Services Announced For Christian Church ? Christian church services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and in the eve nuig at?7.40 - A cordial?welcome " awaits all who will attend. Sunday school at 9:45. Every mem her and friend who will is urged t< attend. Parmele Citizens Vote To Accept Offer of V. E. <& P. Parmele citizens, hy a count of 22 to 6, voted last Tuesday to sell their electrical distribution system to the Virginia Electric and Power Company. The company has already taken over the system, which it plans to rebuild almost in its entirety, according to un official reports received here follow ing the election. Exposition and Auto Show AtRobersonvilteNext Week Sponsoring an elaborate automo bile show and exposition, the peo ple of Robersonville have made elaborate arrangemente for enter taining thouaands of visitore from all over thie section there all next week. The Central Warehouse there has been elaborately decorat ed for the event, and numerous booths and exhibits are being pre pared, the management declaring that the show will be one of the best ever held in this eection of the state. An extensive program has been arranged, including 16 vaudeville and circua acta, two major dancea on Tuaaday and Thuraday nighta, a public wedding, and the appear ance of Ooldeboro'e 75-member choir. 8pace hae been aold to a large number of exhibitore from varioua eectione, and much inter eat ia found in the expoaition. In a apecial advertiaementa ap pearing In thia paper today, the merchanta and other bueineea flrma of Robereonville ara extending a cordial welcome to the people of thia aection to attend the a how at any and all timea during the wak. forwarded to tlie organizer since his first visit in the county. Mr. Fisher stated this week that J5,000,000 people have signed the peti tions over the country, and apparently lie is still anxious to have more peti tions. No money has been received and none is likely to be received in the fabulous amounts mentioned by the Townsend plan; no money has been Appropriated, and it is believed that none will he appropriated by the gov ernment after such a fantastc manner. Hills designed to aid the aged are being considered in Congress* but help ot any kind is not yet in clear sight. FISHING PERMITS With the season for fishing at hand, the sale of licenses is tinder way, County Game Warden W. O. Abbitt said this morning. The warden is issuing licenses for com mercial fishing with nets of all kinds, and a few state licenses to individuals. A resident may fish with hook and line in his own county without licenses, but to fish with hook and line in other counties a state license, costing $2.10 is required, the warden ex plained. ??? Introduce Bill To Investigate fcoans v..-"-' ? -V*v. .. Kills were introduced in the HuilSf and Senate yesterday to create a com the ainouus which should be refunded o counties making donations to tin highway commission several year, ago. The proposed measure iutro flurrd in the two branches of jhe St a it Legislature this week supplants tin hill introduced by Senator Coburn ami Representative Morton last week. Th< hill was referred to the Committee or Roads. Martin County will ask that it In refunded approximately one-half mtl lion dollars paid into the commission fund for the eonstru. tion of mail hiding the Roanoke River bridge, a bout fifteen years ago. Seed Loan Fund Is Not Yet Available Washington, harm credit official reftr^c to take -seriously, yet, the f)os nihility of Congress tailing to providi appropriations f??r red loans befon the planting season begins. "If it were the first of April, I would he worrying," 1'. M Garwood vhief of the production credit division said this week. "Hut it still is the firsl of March, an<l the planting season ha* not yet started." 1'residcnt Roosevelt already ha* signed a seed and feed relief hill, call mg for $(>0,000,004) in loans to hard he forthcoming until and if?Con gress adopts the administration's re lief program. "Hut Congress always seems to wait until the last minute," Garwood said "Last year we did not get the money until about April 1 and we shall have no particular difficulties if the cash is not forthcoming until then this year." Judge Moore To Preside Over March Term Court ? Scheduled to preside over the two weeks' term of Martin County Super ior Court convening here the 18th ol this month, Judge N. A. Sinclair has made arrangements to be at other places during that time and Judge Clayton Moore will hold the term, it was learned here this morning. Judge Sinclair has not held a term of court lurt since he set the v.crdict aside in tlie Smithwicks Creek Church case bt*e several -year* ago;? ? Rainfall Last Month Was Much Less Than Usual Rainfall in this section last month was considerably below the average, Hugh Spruill, bridge keeper on the Roanoke, reporting only 2.35 inches luring the period as compared with ibout 4 1-4 inches in February of last ['ear. The rainfall was the lowest last Month for any February since 1931, when only a little over 2 inches fell ?ere. Instruction Is Given By C. VL Sheffield in Filling Out Blanks Meet of Local Committee Will Probably Be Held Next Week Preliminary arrangements for launch ing the 1935 cotton control program in this county were completed at a district meeting held here Wednesday ?with county agents and cotton cotn mtteemen from 15 counties tn attend ance. Instructions .for handing the sign-up were explained by Charles \V. Shelf it Id, head of the movement in the State, and J R. Tippctt, secretary t> the State Allotment Hoard. -A meeting ? d?the?h>cal?comniitee men in this county will be held the early part of next week or soon after the arrival of the contract blank-, it was learned from Mr. T 11. Slade, as sistant in cotton control in this coun ty yesterday The proper blanks will he distributed to the commitee and he plan* for handling the sign-up wl'l he explained in detail at that time. It is planned to start the sign-up cam paign the latter part of nextWeek <>r the early part of the following week, it was said. According to Mr. Slade, those farm ers who were ineligible to sign last year, hut who have been ruled eligible to participate in the reduction program this year will he asked to apply for contracts first, the old signers to await further announcement before meet ing?requirements?m?pai ticipating?rn? the movement this coming season. While there are many; papers for''the ccmi-contract signer t?f Vcai ily sigu this season, the plan is TWy simple, Mr ? Slade?explained.?and very?little difficulty is expected in receiving the applications from the approximately Offff farmers who were not eligible to sign laVf'ycar hut who are eligible to sign tins season. e The farmer who did not sign last year and who planted cotton in either 1933 oi 1934 will be eligible to -ign This year He will be notified direct by the agctii's office to see the respect ive local committeemen, offering pro duction and acreage figures for each year from 1928 to 1924. inclusive, or for any of those years he planted cot - ton. The contracts wilt be very sim ilar to those agrements signed by the growers last year, it was stated. Designed to include the small-scab farmer, the new contract is considered very flexible The farmer with a base of five acres or less an rent it all t" the government and plant-none, or he may rent 1 and plant 4. or lie may rent 2, 3, or 4, and pla-nt 'the differ enee. I lj_g_ fariiter. with a bast: of-only, _ 2 acres may rent 1 or plant 1 or rent both and plant none. The farmer with less than 2 acres will hardly be affected by the lontiuct', it is under stood. However, those farmers with -2 >u u ,s m?m?- IT ?.i K.tlon will, it i-> reliable understood, find it to their advantage to sign contracts The old contract signer will find it very easy to complete his plans for the 1935 crop. He will he allowed to sign a supplementary form, giving acreage and production figures for 1934. One form, No. 104, allows the contra t to continue with no adjust ment. Contract form No. 102 pro vides for an adjustment. In signing the supplementary form No. 104, the farmer will be given an opportunity to . select the most advantageous acreage in accordance with the terms of the contract. In other words, for example, the farmer with a 10-acre base can plant 7 acres and rent 3 to the gov ernment, or he can plant 6 and rent 4 to the government. If the farmer found it necessary to buy tax warrants last year he will probably find it to his ad vantage to plant the 0 acres and rent 4 to the government. All farmers, it is earnestly believed, will do well to remember that the law governing the cotton situation plans to allow the tax free marketing of only 65 per cent of the base production; And it is also understood that the cost of tax war rants will be increased probably by 2 cents or more a pound. Officials in the Martin County -agent's office arc doing, all they can to complete the contract arrange ments, and farmers will aid the work by reporting to their respective com mittees just as soon as they are noti fied by direct mail. 9 Program of Services At Church of the Advent ? Rev. E. F. Moseley, rector. First Sunday in Lent: Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30
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