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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 22 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 15, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 COUNTY COURT CATCHES UP WITH WORK TUESDAY Next Session Will Not Be Held Until April 2, Due To Superior Court Judge H. O. Peel brought his work! up to date in the county court last Tuesday making ready to give way to the two weeks of superior court con vening next Monday. One or two substantial fines were meted out and several road sentences were imposed. A fair sized crowd was present for the proceedings. The next session of the court will be held Tuesday, April 2nd. John Parker, pleading guilty in the ca?f charging him with operating an automobile while intoxicated, was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. His li cense to operate a motor vehicle was revoked for a period oi three months. George Wright was sentenced to the roads for a period of 90 days for violating the prohibition laws. Adjudged guilty of non-support, Penol Bland was directed to pay $1 each week during the next six months for the support of his son, and report to the court at the end of that time for further judgment. Bond was re quired m the sum of $75 for his ap pearance before the court at the end of that time and the guarantee of pay ment. Should he fail to comply with the judgment, a three-months road sentence is automatically in force. JBall was sentencd to the roads for a period of three months on an assault charge, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court. Prayer for judgment was continued until* April 2 in the case charging Bel mer Hardison with the possession of liquor. Watson Ward, charged with assault ing Zeb Robbins with a knife, was fined $10 and taxed with the costs. George Lucas was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and dam aging property, the court continuing' the case until the first Tuesday in -Audi. Negroes Bound Over On Assault Charges Noah Andrews and Andrew Lloyd, colored, were bound over last night fo the superior court for trial next week for an alleged secret assault upon Walter Gurganus, white man, on Washington Street here last Saturday night a week ago. Mayor Hassell ?held the hearing and required bond Tn the sum of $500 each. Unable to raise that amount the defendants were returned to jail. The alleged attackers are said to have missed killing Mr. Gurganus by a narrow margin, that had the blow been two inches higher it would prob ably have fractured his skull with the possibility of fatal results. The man was rendered unconscious for several hours, and it still troubled with his neck where the blow was felt. Firemen Answer Two Alums During Day Local firemen were called to the home of Handsome Eborn, colored, on Elm Street this morning at 11:30 o'clock. Fire, starting from a defec tive flue, was burning in the attic of the dilapidated little two-room struc ture. A small quantity of water was Ja*d to put the fire out and very, lit tle damage was done. A northern, woman, whose name could not be learned, owns the hut Occupants and neighbors had clear ed nearly all the furniture and other scant furnishings from the liome by the time tjie fire company reached the scene. A second call was answered by the firemen at I o'clock this afternoon when fire threatened the old J. B. Spellar estate store housing D. Gray's pressing club on Washington Street Starting from a defective flue, the fire burned a large hole in the roof, and the flue with its brick on edge fell, but no great damage resulted. Harrison Brothers Send Buyer To New York Mrs. Anna Harrison leaves this week-end for New York to purchase large stocks of merchandise for Har rison Brothers and Company. Her purchases will include the latest cre ations for spring and Easter wear, the shipments to start arriving im mediately, it was stated. Sponsor Ticket Sale The American Legion will sponst the sale of tickets for the indoor cl cue to be held here within the net few weeks, it was announced toda Very few arrangements have be< made so far for holding the event. It i understood. Two Carloads of Poultry Are Loaded in County This Week One of the largest cooperative poultry shipments ever madf in this county leaves tomorrow for the New York markets. The last loadings are being made in Oak City today. The shipment, almost filling two solid cars, will weigh nearly 30, 000 pounds, and will net the farm ers around (4,200. The shipment is being made under the direction of County Agent T. B Brandon in cooperation with organized mar keting exchanges. Hucksters, or truckers, operat ing only a few feet from the car, bought several thousand pounds at this point Wednesday and at RobersonvilLe Thursday. It is a well established fact that the truck operators had a limit of only 13 cents when they reached here and that they had to call for a price increas. Heretofore prices offered by the truckers ranged as low as 10 cents and not over 11, it is un derstood. Agent Brandon was undecided today about running another car some time next month, explaining that the price situation and the de mand on the part of fanners would probably determine future load ings. Tax List Takers to Meet Here Monday t. . AGENTS HERE 1 Instructions for handling spec ial base tobacco contracts were given farm agents and committee men by Mr. B. Y. Floyd, head of the tobacco control program in this state, at a meeting held in the high school auditorium last Tues day. The agents were here from about fifteen counties. Application blanks were distrib uted and a general discussion for handling the tobacco control pro gram was held by Mr. Floyd and the representatives. Martin Coun ty growers will be notified direct as io the program, it is under stood. rrogram ot Music I Sunday Evening at Church of Advent Miss Amelia Bruns, Soloist, of Charlotte, Will Have Part on Program At the Church of the Advent this Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock there will be a program of sacred music, fol lowing the evening prayer. Miss Amelia Bruns, of Charlotte, is the vis iting soloist. The local choir also has an import ant part on the program. Mrs. J. H. Saunders and Mrs Wheeler Martin have trained the choir for this pro gram. The following is a program of the music: Processional, "God of Our Fathers" by Roberts. "Gloria," Danks. "Magnificat," Kettle and Amies. Kneeling Hymn, "Abide With Me," Lyte. Hymn for congregational singing,| "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee" Gladden. Solo, "The Publican," Van de Wa-| ter, Miss Bruns. Anthem, "Great Is the Lord," Boex,| the choir. -Duet, "The Lord Is My Shepherd," Smart, Mr/ Wynne and Mrs. Critcher. Solo, "All in the April Evening," Diek, Miss Bruns. Anthem, "Now the Day Is Over,"| Speaks, the choir. Solo, "Let Not Your Heart Be| Troubled,^ Reed, Mr*. Rhodes /Offertory, "O Divine Redeemer," | Gounod, Miss Bruns. Recessional, "Hark, Hark, My Soul" Shelley. ? Control for Tobacco Flea Beetle Is Recommended] ? ? For control of the tobacco flea beetle, the "1 in 6" mixture has given better results than any other mixture, and consists of one pound of paris green and five pounds of arsenate of lead. This may be applied either as a spray or as a dust but the dust hiethod gives better results in the plant beds. When dust is used it should be applied at the rate of one half pound to each 100 square yards of bed. If U6ed as a spray, dissolve two pounds of the mixture in 50 gal lons of water. Applications of the dust should be made when the plants are dry as they are easily burned when damp with dew or rain. # . ? Show Farmers How To Grow Fence Post Supply a Three thousand black locust seed lings have been distributed in Lin coln County for the purpose of dem onstrating how to grow a local sup ply of fence posts. Chief of Police W. B. Daniel, ex periencing trouble with his eys sight,, left for Richmond today for treat ment. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Julia Danig|. INSTRUCTIONS TO BE OUTLINED BY TAX SUPERVISOR Abstracts and Other Blanks Will Be Distributed At Meeting ? Seek Uniform Basis Instructions for listing property for taxation in this county for 1935 will be given the list-takers bv Supervisor Joshua L. Coltraip at a meeting to be held in the office of the Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger next Mon day morning at 10 o'clock Abstracts and other blanks for listing property will be placed in the hands-.okthc list takers at that time preparatory to re* cording property values as of April'1. Following the usual custom, the 11st takers will set up a scale of values for personal property, in so far as it is possible to establish a uniform basis. Taxable values will be determined lor personal holdings where no definite provision exists for listing those hold ings. The names of the list-takers ap pointed for the several townships by the authorities the early part of this month are as follows: I Jamesville Township: F. C. Stal lings. Williams: Lucian J. H'ardlson. Griffins: Roy Coltrain. Bear Grass: A. B. Ayers. Williamston Township: H. M. Bur ras. Cross Roads: G. G. Bailey. RobersonvilleVTownshtp: 11. S. Ev erett. Poplar Point: L. G. Taylor. Hamilton: L. R. Everett. Goose Nest: J. A. Rawls. Commissioner Joshua L. Col train, of Williams Township, supervisor. Attempt Clean-Up In Colored Section The first round in an effort to clean up the alleged disreputable home of Caroline Eborn, colored who lives just off Main Street near the river hill, was held at a lengthy hearing in the of fice uf Justice of the Peace J.-L-.--H** sell here last evening The defend ant, Carolina Eborn, was bound over to the county recorder's court for trial the first Tuesday in April on a charge of possessing liquor for sale. J. U. Bonds, Tom Ryan, Josh and John H. Rascoe, charged with vagrancy in con nection with the case, were found not guilty. Several other defendants will face trial in the mayor's court the { 28th of this month. The Eborn woman and several oth ! erg were arrested in a raid on her I home early last Sunday morning on the alleged charge that she was sell ing liquor and operating a house of ill fame. County Parent-Teacher Meeting Held in Parmele ? An interesting meeting of the coun ty-wide parent-teacher association was held at the Parmele Training school last Sunday ^lernoon when State educational leaders spoke. The State supervisor of the Negro elementary schools stressed in her talk, the need of a more wholesome influence in the home, the importance of a balanced budget, and the living within the means of the family income. The association voted to offer a prize to the school making the great est progress in beautifying a^hool grounds during the current session School* desiring to enter the contett are asked to write the president of the county parent-teacher association, Parmele, N. C. GUARANTY BANK & TRUST CO. NEW NAME FOR BANK Preparations For Opening New Bank Here Are Almost Complete At a meeting of stockholders ~6i the, Greenville Banking & Tcust Company this week it was decided to change the name of the institution tp Guar anty Bank & Trust Company. The change of name is the only change made in the institution, it was stated by \V. H. Woolard, executive vice president. The change was made, he said, because of a desire to obtain uniformity in all places served by the institution and to get away from the local color a-- expressed in the name of the town where the parent institu tion is located. Preparations are under way for the establishment of branches at Wash ington and Williamston. This action; was recently authoribed by the bank ing authorities. Mr. Woolard said plans for opening the new branches were being rushed to Completion as rapidly as possible and there was every indication both institutions would be ready to open within the next thirty days. Greenville Banking & Trust Com pany was established in 1901 with a capital of $10,000. It has grown to such an extent that its resources to day, as contained in the last state men, were $4,930,413,04. Combined capital, surplus and profits were $520, 369.50. The phenomenal growth enjoyed by the institution the last several years has given it an outstanding position in state financial circles, as well as in other parts of the country. 1 he \yilliamston branch will be op era fed-by a cashier .and a board of managers ? of local men. The new bank w ill be located in. the old Farm ers & Merchants Bank Building, where they have installed new fixtures and equipment within the past few days. High Wind Tuesday Does Considerable Damage in Section ??? Oak City Man Has Narrow Escape When Tree Limb Falls Mr YV. (i. Keel, Oak City resident, narrowly escaped injury in the wind storm that struck various parts of Martin, Edgecombe, and Pitt Cotftt tics last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Keel was in his car parkrtl in a grove on his farm over in Edgecombe County when the storm struck Considering it dangerous to remain under the-' trees, Mr. Keel decided to drive to the open spaces. He had hardly moved front the spot where the .car . was parked before a heavy limb the she of a man's body fell where he had left a few seconds before. Considerable damage was done to tobacco barns and other farm hnild ings along the Martin-i'itt dividing line that afternoon by the wind. Barns were blown down and houses were unroofed in ^comparatively large num bers Over in Elizabeth City many show windows were broken and trees and telephone pedes were blown down in large numbers, according to re ports- reaching here. Near Kdenton a woman barely scaped when the wind blew down her home and pinned her underneath. The fallen timbers were fired by a stove, and she was dragged to safety just in time to escape buritHig to death, it wis saixt.? Small Home Damaged by Fire Yesterday Afternoon Considerable damage was done by fire to the roof of the home occupied by William Henry Walston, colored, just off Sycamore Street here yester day afternoon. Many of the old rot ten shingles and a few of the laths were burned when sparks from a flue fell on the roof. The house is owned by Emma Rogers. GOODRESPONSE The appeal directed by the man agement recently to thoae ?ub acrtbera whoae aubacriptlona ware not up to data to make arrange mente to have The Enterpriae continued haa met with a very pleaaing reaponae. The publiahera are grateful to thoae aubacribera, and announce with regret that the namea of thoae few othera who neglected to renew their aubacrip tlona will be taken from the mail ing Hat before the neat iaaue ia made ready for the maila unices arrangements are made immedi ately to have the paper continued. March Term Superior Court Convenes Here Next Mondau Seed and Feed Loan Measure Is Passed By House As Part of Deficiency Bill The delayed action by Congress on I the huge relief bill which embodies the seed and feed loan fund, prompted ' I ?. 91 another measure in the House of ! Representatives this week, which, it is hoped, will make available the fund within the next few days. The House , passed the first deficiency appropria I tion bill Wednesday carrying $(>0.- I 000,000 for seed and feed loans, and sent it to the Senate for action i It understood tliat President IRoosevelt is anxious to have the lull jena led into law immediately, and (there is some hope that the funds will be made available to farmer* not later (than the first of next month. \r jrangements for handling the loan ap plications are awaiting developments in W ashington, hut the machinery for advancing the loans can start func tioning toon alter the bill becomes tlavN. it i> understood. Miss Delia Purvis Dies Wednesday at Home in Hamilton Funeral Services Conducted There This Morning by Rev. E. F. Moseley ? Miss Delia Purvis, member of one | of the county's oldest and most prom-! inent families, died at her home in Hamilton late last Wednesday ntgtrt, following an illness of several years' duration. Miss Purvis, taken ill while visiting relatives in New York last summer, returned to her home in Ham ilton after a temporary recovery. Grad ually her condition became worse and during the past seven or eight months she was confined to her home and bed.* The daughtei of the late W. W. Purvis, native of Hhis county and a large landowner for nfany years, and the late AljiUlni Ho weft Purvis, Miss Purvis was born near Hamilton ob years ago the* 2nd of next month. ents to Kdgecombe County for a per iod of several ytars. She later set tled with the family in Hamilton where she made her home until death After attending the schools in this county, she entered the State Normal ( ollegV, Greensboro, ami following the completion of her education there she returned to this county and was a pioneer in promoting education among the youth in her section. Nearly 30 years ago she retired from active duties, hut continued her interest in the social welfare of her community. About 14 years ago she joined the Episcopal church, and was active .in its work. ? Her father died about 20 years ago.' the death of her mother following' five years later. One brother and one*| sister also preceded her to the grave. She is survived by one brother, Dr. j S. P. Purvis, prominent dentist, of f~Sa 1 is birryr and ThTee st sTe r s, Miss Codie Purvis, with whom she lived, Mrs. J \V. Johnson, of New York City; and Mrs. Nina Gray, of Holier-] sonville. Funeral services were conducted j from the home Friday morning at 11] o'Ooik by?Krvr?Edwin?tr?MnseU'i rector of St. Martin's Episcopal churc Hamilton. Intermut was in the fani ily plot at Hamilton. ? Plan Construction Of Several Houses! R. A. Critcher and Brother are con sidering the construction of six duplex homes for colored tenants on Railroad ami Elm Streets here, it was learned this week. Three of the proposed structures are to face Railroad Street and the other three arc to face Elm Street. It could no be learned wlten ?construction would be started, but the builders are planning to -start the projects within a short time, it was said. The housing problem continues acute here for both white and colored families, and while proposed building projects will help relieve the situa tion there will still remain a house] shortage. According to unofficial re ports heard yesterday the construc-| tion of several homes for colored ten ants is being considered near the river | Schedule of Services at Local Baptist Church j The two worshiping services will be carried out at the Baptist church this Sunday, along with the church school session and the young peoples' classes in the evening. The pastor attended the women's] state wide missionary meeting at Dur ham this week, where 2,000 women came together in their annual session and made such encouraging reports as to have made this the greatest meet ing of women to have ben held in this] state in the decade. SEINE FISHING 'V. Seine fishing at Jamesville was started yesterday, reports reaching here stating that while the catches were small the opening of the sea son was very successful. Usually the seine operators experience much trouble in making their first hauls by sunken logs and other matter sinking in the fishing grounds during the year. An old gasoline drum, believed to have been used at one time for the man ufacture of liquor, was picked up by the seine, but the net was not torn. Quite a few shad and rock were taken in addition to several hun dred herring yesterday, it was said. The catches wiU gradually increase daily, and the fishing season will | be underway on a large scale with i in the next few days. Number of Stills Are Raided by Officers In Past Several Days Plant Operator Is Chased ?Out of His Boutb~tay County Officers Experiencing a lull in general of fice routine activities, officers in this county have hen giving much time durug the past few days raiding stills And they have dealt numerous and some farly heavy blows against the illicit trade. The officers. Sheriff 1 -tt?Roebuck, Deputy J. II Kneliuvk, and their assistant, Roy Peel, state that none of the plants was operated on a laigc scale, that the illegal ni.iiiu facure of liquor is not carried on as I large a scale in this section as it w as 'at one time However, they are agreed I that there is too urn h of the moon .shine business flourishing at this time The officers, assisted by Policeman ITroy t.oodmoii, bad an exciting raid ill Turkey Swamp. Bear (irass l-.wn |sliip, Ibis week when tliev wrecked )two steam plants and ran '.me alleged operator out of His boots Hup II " h jwhite man, was taken in the raid, but the two other persons plunged nil" the cold waters oKllic swamp and escaped. One of the alleged opera tors plunged into water up to neck almost, while another, after nioiikn fashion, jumped from log to log and limb to limb to escape. One plant was on a small island in the swamp her plauTT under construe 11<>n, atetl oil a platform in the I >\vamp i Approximately 12 gallons of liquor anil several hundred gallons of beer were turned out, and the two plans of the steam type were wrecked Regular Services at All \ Presbyterian Churches Church school at 9:45 a in. 'Worship service and sermon at 11 a in. Regular services will he ,held at all other points. This church, in connection with all Ifir Other churches of William.ton, will observe this week of Raster as we did last year. Services will be held raih day al tlbon in the theatre and each night in each of the respective churches. Legion Sponsors Dance To Aid Local Boy Scouts A comparatively large sum was raised for the local Boy Scouts last Wednesday evening when the Ameri can Legion post sponsored a square dance in the school gymnasium here. "Professor" Bob Taylor and Mr Char lie Frank got behind the event and proved very effective in raising the approximately *?5 ftmd. which will be applied on the purchase of drums and bugle, for a Boy Scout drum and bugle corps. ONE CASE FIRST DECREE MURDER WILL BE HEARD Judge Clayton Moore Will Preside; Large_ Crowds Expected Next Week 28 Cases on Docket With one of the largest dockets in nearly three years to handle, the Mar ? tin County Superior court convenes her next Monday for a two-weeks' term. Judge Clayton Moore, finishing j a hearing on the division of the Smith j Reynolds $30,000,000-estate in Win I s ton-Salem this week, will preside over the court here He will also preside over the April term, it was announced this week. . . Created for the trial of both crimi nal and civil cases, the March court j will hardly complete the criminal pro ceedings before Thursday or Friday of next week, it is believed Again the court is confronted with what are rcc ognized as serious cases. One charges murder in the first degre. A "not lifer'' cJiarges plain murder and still another manslaughter. Then there is one charging secret assault. Housebreaking and larceny charges were numerous in the county since the last term of court Ten of the 28 cases placed on the docket up to yesterday charge the defendants with housebreaking and larceny in one form or another. Only four of the cases were appealed from judgment* ren dered in the county recorder's court, ? There is some doubt if the case - cffaTrgitig "(Ht'ie ?Fagc '*wi?h nmmsfadgtl ter will.be called, certain arrange ments hlive been "oil side red to con tinue the action until three civil suits are tried Page was' the driver of the truck that figured . in a wreck near Kobcrsonville last September, result ing 111 the death of Marshall Andiews and John l.eavisUT. two young white boys. John Williams and Joe Law son are charged with reckless driving ami mur der as a result of the killing <>f little Peggy llardison and the serious in jury of Mrs. O pile Us tiodard on the Janlesville road the 15th of Novem ber. Oscar Lewis, colored, admitted kill - er o! his wile in Poplat Point on De cenibcr 8 is slated to go mi trial for his life. Other cases on the criminal docket: David Leonard James, larceny. Luther I hurts, lahandonmcift and noil support. James Heiny Ruber son, carnal know ledge. H.uty t.iivin, tifspass. Herman Parmer and Lester Terry, housebreaking and larceny. (i V I ow an,--embezzlement. I cI'kv Carroll, assault with a dead jly weapon. | Joe Bland, receiving stolen goods. t Irdi1?HiK ei t Inn tic. dimmk'ily toil1? Mm t \\ I ami (ieorge Spruill, store In eakmg and larceny. ' John Hill, storebreaking. (ills Roberson, assault Raymond Peel, seduction. Hill Hines, attempted housebreak I I oin Roger*, assault with a deadly ' weapon; Jesse Bland, Willie Rogers, and John Rogers, breaking and entering and larceny. ting larceny and receiving. Tebo and Gilbert Wlntaker, house breaking ami larceny. W. P. Brown, larceny and receiv ing. ? ? . Peter Hassell, drunk and disorderly and resisting an officer. Andrew Lloyd ami Noah Andrews, secret assault. Rector Announces Services In Local Episcopal Church ? Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a.m. f/ (Eveniing prayer and program of nmisic at 7:30. At the morning service Miss Bruns will sing "They that sow in tears shall reap, in joy." by Hirhcr. Holy Trinity Miaaion Church school and sermon at 2:30 p. in. Cut To Death Cut to death by a woman in Kin ston last Monday night, Zinah Hines, a former William*ton negro, ia being buried here thia afternoon. His broth er, Cooley Hines, was murdered by a woman here a little over a year ago.