THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 25 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday, March 26, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 MARTIN COUNTY MAN IS DROWNED LAST SATURDAY Cecil Gurganut Falls Into Tranter's Creek; Recover Body In 20 Minutes Cecil Gurganus, Martin County man, was drowned last Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock while fishing in Tranter's Creek, near Gaynor's bridge, Pitt Coun ty. Said to have been standing up in a small canoe, Gurganus was trying to push the boat from shore when he lost his balance and fell into 8 feet of wa ter. He was accompanied in the boat by Reuben Harris, 15-year-old white boy, and 'Wiley Ruff in, colored man, who tried to save him but failed. About twenty minutes later Ruffin, | using a rake, pulled him from the wa ter, but life was extinct. Gurganus, 31 years old, was the son of Horace and Cynthia Whitley Gur ganus, was born and reared in Martin County. He leaves two brothers, W. D. and N. B. Gurganus, and three sis ters, Mrs. Lizzie Rogers, Mrs. Anna Harrison, and Mrs. Pattie Holliday, all of this county. Mr. Gurganus was said to have been in ill health for some time, suffering from pellagra. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Elder B. S. Cowin, and burial was in the family plot on the W. H. Gurganus farm, near Bear Grass church. Big Relief Measure Is Finally Passed by Senate Last of Week Bill Proposes To Release Nearly Five Billion For Recovery ? <rile nation's mammoth relief bill, J calling for an appropriation of nearly ^5,000,000,000, was finally passed by the United States Senate last Saturday with the administration coming out fairly successful in the long battle for its provisions. Designed to provide work for 3,500, 000 employables now on relief rolls after the $880,000,000 for direct aid is exhausted, the big measure on final roll call drew the support of 55 Dem crast, 11 Republicans, and the 2 Farmer-Labor and Progressive Sena tors. Only 6 Democrats and 10 Republi cans answered a meek "No" when Vice President Garner, on top of things all day, put the final question. Among them was the veteran Conser vative Carter Glass, of Virginia, who was in charge of steering the bill as chairman of the appropriations com mittee, but who thought the huge ap propriation would endanger the na tion's credit, methods would be employed to choke off an incipient filibuster came just asl the senate convened an hour earlier! than customary. \ Couple Cases Tried In Mayors CourtI Clyde Silverthorne was sentenced to jail for a period of 30 days wher he pleaded guilty in Mayor J. L. Has sell's court here last night of beinf drunk and disorderly. R. D. Spruill, colored boy, was placed under a $100 peace bond wher he faced the mayor on a charge ol threatening the life of another per son. Action of a witness in the cast led the trial justice to ask if she vn drunk, and while her actions wen considered irregular, she stronglj maintained she was sober. ? Young Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hoyt Roberson Die Billic Roberson, nine months old died at the home of hie parent!. Mi and Mrs. E. H. R&berson, betweei here and Washington last Sunday fol lowing an eleven days illness o pneumonia. Funeral services wer conducted yesterday afternoon at th home by Rev. Warren Davis, pasto of the Old Ford Christian Church Interment was in the Leggett buria ground near the Martin County lint Besides his parents he is survlvei by two brothers and 12 sitters. Believe Seed Loans To Be Available In About a Week While arrangements arc going for ward rapidly, the government it not yet ready to advance seed and feed loana to farmers in this county. It is hoped that the loans will be available within about one week, but definite announcement will be made just aa soon aa the machinery is set up for handling them. Gasoline Seepage from Storage Tank Catches Afire; 2 Men Slightly Burned Two colored men from Tarboro were slightly burned, and a real scare was thrown into residents a long the Roanoke River front here last Saturday evening shortly after 8 o'clock, when gasoline, seeping from a storage tank, caught fire. Very little damage was done, but the fire in the gaiottne storage dis trict created much excitement for a few minutes. Fishermen from Tarboro whose FEW AUTO SALES Judging from the unall num ber of automobile aalet in thia section during the peat few days, one would believe the country went broke overnight. Ita tax-liat ing time next Monday, and the prospective automobile purchaaera, while doing nothing illegal or even next to illegal, have ahrunk up and poatponed buying to escape in a amooth way any aaaeaament the list-taker might wiah to make a gainat their new care. Surely thoee planning to buy cara after next Monday will liat their money as of April 1, and there will be no advantage in the postponements after all. Father-Son Banquet Held Last Friday at School in Jamesville Program Much Enjoyed by Parents and Number of Special Guests l?>C agricultural student. ,.f the Jamesville High School were hosts to their dads at a father and .on ban quet held at til* high .chool building there Friday night of last week. T.LIc weie set tu Juummodate 60 persons, and 56 were actually .erve.l The banquet consisted of three couraes *"f "" a?rvcd by ?ix high school girls. Dallas Waters, president of the Jamesville chapter of Future Farmer. Of America, presided and acted" as toastmaster. Mr. J. K. Coggin, of Stale College, Kaleigh, was invited to make the main speech of the evening, but on account Of an automobile accident was* unable to attend. Following the banquet pro gram, put on by the students, short talks were made by Supt. J. t Man Htns. Principal j. T Uzsle, Prof R c Jordan, Messrs. K H Ange. F W. Holhday, H. S. Davis, Prof. C. B. Mar tin, Prof. J. E. Mullen, agriculture teacher from Oak City, and Lucius Davenport also ?f Oak City. Thus. I Blount, of Jamesville, presented a good talk on home ownerahip." The program, a. rendered by the Jamesv. I, chapter of Future Farmers was as follows: Address of welcome, Ji?, Brown taUr "Tk r"PO",e' Mr F C Stalling, talk, I he Purpose of the F. F. A ," Arnold Modlin; recitation, "The F'u Grady Hardin: | talk. Recent Progress in Agriculture " Joseph HoMid.y; string music by Na 'anl" i *' ?'Cil UUty? S?"' Modlin and Lonn.e Peel, ulk, "How To Se lect a Good Milk Cok," Hubert Ange recitation. "Down on the Farm," Ray Coburn; talk. "My 1934 Supervised Practtce Work," DalUs Waters; and . "?. ?-ture rarmers of Will , nmt' R',""b Manning, Grill M !i- Ch'r,ie S"??" a n d Rachel CaVst: 'CC?mP"i'd b> Mis. Ne'r'y *J00 Bales Cotton Ginned In County In 1934 Despite a reduction in the cotton crop m accordance with the govern ment s control program. Martin Coun ty last year produced well over two third. of the amount grown the year before, a tabulation from the Bureau ? the Census shows. In 1933 the county produced 6,050 bales, ,s com pare with 4,418 bales last year. The production in 1934 only .lightly under the average production for sev eral years back, it i. understood. Seine Fishing Halted By High Water at Jamesville ? Seine fi.hing on the Roanoke at Jamesville was halted last Friday when the stream overflowed it. bank. Operatton. will be started again prob. ably tomorrow or just ,he W,"r falls. it was learned here today Homes o( Two Martin Boys On University Honor Roll The name, of Milton and Clarence CrtBtn, two young Martin County ,h? Univeraitr of North Carolina honor roll for the winter quarter recently ended. names could not be learned started to unload their fish from a boat near the Harrison Oil Company dock. One of the men struck a match to find his way in the dark, and when he threw the burning stick down, the gasoline caught fire, burnhig over a space about 25 feet square and set ting fire to the dock. The local fire company was called, but the fisher men and people along the river had the fire out when the apparatus reached there. HONOR ROLL OF LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR PAST MONTH Measles and Other Sickness Cut Down Number in Fifth Month Measles and other sickness reduced the number of names on the honor roll in the local school during the fifth month recently ended, Principal Hix said in announcing the list this week. The names of the 96 honor pupils are: Grade 1 - A: Grace Burroughs, Shir ley Cowan, Frances G/iffin, Roenell| Lee, Etles Micelle Ella Fay Roger son, Dora Twiddy, Sylvia Green, Bunk Burroughs, Tom CHcsson, Norntpn Godard, Jesse Gurganus, Milford Hol liday, Clifton Pate. J. C. Rawls. 1-B: Wilburn Ward, Ida Gray Cher ry, Alma Jones, Dorothy Lowe. 2-A: Isabelle Anderson, Alberta [ Knox, Violet Phelps, Betty Davis Rog ers Lymon Ange, Jack Mobley, Fred erick Wheeler. 2-B; Susie Revels, David Roberaon,j Jgifph Ptrcnpod ^-A: Letfora Melsoh. Mary Trutah Peeie, Elosaie - Peaks, Courtney Jen kins, Hrtsy Anderson. Susan Moore, Delia Jane Mobley, Virginia Hines, J. P. Woolard, Richard Margolis. Luther Pcele, Collins Peele, Bill Peelc, Con rad Getsinger Maurice Moore, Jimmy Ward. 3-B: Arthur Edmondson. 4-A: Evelyn. Griffin, Betty Rose Gurganus, Velma Perry, Madelyn Taylor, Mary O'Neal Pope, Bill Grif fin, Theron Gurganus, Robert Jones. Grade 4-B: Charles Micelle, Helen Rawls, Ray Gurganus, Virginia Ever ett, Wendell Gardner. 5-A: Elizabeth Parker, Rybil Rob erson, Bina Jackson, Susie Griffijn, Daisy Peaks Dolly Godard, S. C. Grif fin. Charles Coltrain. Bill Bowen. 5-B: Virginia Carey, Sallie B. Grif fin. A: Doris Bullock, Marjorie Gray Dunn, Katherine Manning, Maude Taylor. 6-B: Hoyt Coltrain, Ethel Bennett. 7-A: Bill Ballard, Jerry Clark, Ber nice Cowen, Sallie Gurkin, Margaret Jones, Louise Melton, Doris Moore, R White Kfflrthn R hfulr m Vl/arjl ? v? ??i ?? iiitr, maitTim rtntniT'i tt Bill Virgil Ward. High School Grade 8: Wilbur Culpepi>er, Grace Barnhill, Delia Hines. Grade 9: Mary Helen Boykin, Ad |die Let Msador, Grade 10: Ben Manning, Mamie | Clyde Taylor, Marie Griffin. Grade 11: Eula Green, Grace Man ning. Poultry School At Elizabeth Citvl Those interested in better poult should attend the one day poult school which will be held in Eliz beth City Wednesday morning, begi ning at 10 a. m., in the courthoui Mr. C. F. Parrith and Mr. C. J. Ma pin, extension poultrymen, will be < the program for the day, along wi Professor Dearstyne. The progra will be of interest to anyone caring improve the home flock. Diseases poultry and their treatment will inte est many. Feeding for egg produciti and the care of baby chicks will I another feature in the program for tl day. Let's have a good number fro the county attend. Miss Sleeper will carry the pot try demontrators to this meeting ai others interested.?Home agent. Hamilton School Reopens After Measles Epidem After an enforced holiday of neai two weeks, the Hamilton School i opened yesterday with an attendan only slightly below normal, it ** learned. The report received fr< the school today indicated the measl epidemic had about spent itself, a the attendance could be expected reach normal again as soon as fi orable weather returns. The arhool was the fourth in tl county to be closed by numero measles cases this term. BUILDING & LOAN ESSAY CONTEST CLOSED FRIDAY Thomas Blount, Jamesville Student First Winner; Miss Cowen Second With only two high schools repre sented. the Martin County Building and Loan Association $JU prize essay contest was brought to a fairly suc cessful close here last Saturday morn ing when Thomas Blount, young stu dent in the Jamesville High School, won first prize, closely followed by Miss Bolton Cowen, representing the local high school. A third prize. $5, went uncontested. Young Blount stressed the value of home ownership in the life of the nation, and the important part played by the building and loan organization in making home ownership possible to | the average person. Miss Cowen stressed thrift in her talk, explaining the inviting opportunities offered by the building and loan association. ! Both essays'were well prepared and reflected much thought in their prep aration. The winner of the first prize, $15, is to compete in a state contest with in the near future. He will appear in a district meet, and if he is successful there he will go to the finals in Win ston-Salem The place for the district meeting will be announced shortly. Mr. Wheeler Martin, secretary of the local organization, said ^sterday. The second prize, won by Miss Cowen, was $10 in cash. While only two of the several high schools in the county were represent ed, the contest was given consideration by a number of pupils in the local high school and several at Jamesville. County Committee Considers Special Tobacco Contracts About 100 Applications To Be Forwarded This Week to Raleigh > With about 100 applications already in for special base tobacco contracts, the county committee is meeting here this afternoon to inspect the forms before sending them to Raleigh. The allotments under the revised ruling announced some time ago by the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration II be made by the authorities in Raleigh and Washington. The com mittee will confine its activities to grouping the applications as an aid to the authorities in making the allot ments, it is understood. It could not be learned just how long it will require the authorities to determine the allotments in the case of the special base contracts, but em ployees in the county agent's office are hopeful immediate action can be taken. Proposes Law That 'Requires Inspection Of Cars Twice Year Inspection Would Not Cost Car Owner Anything; Is Safety Measure A bill to provide for semi-annual inspection of all automobiles in North Carolina was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly a few days ago by torn O' Berry, a repre sentative in the House from Wayne County. Under the bill this inspection would be made at no cost to the car owner but if he failed to have corrected mechanical faults found needed after the inspection, he would be subject to a fine of $25. The highway de partment would be charged with deignating garages throughout the State where the examinations might be made. "It is really a highway safety meas ure," said Mr. O'Berry, "and one that I believe would go far toward elimi nating accidents by correcting me chanical defects in cars before they result in wrecks. It is pretty much the same law they have in Virginia, and a law that has worked to the satisfaction of all." ? Wednesday Lenten Service at Church oi Advent Here ? The Wednesday Lenten aervicc at the Church of the Advent thin week will be held at 10:JO a m , at which time there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion, and the United Thank Offering will be received. The Thursday and Friday service! remain at S p. m., as usual. $65,000 Damage Suit Being Is Tried in Superior Court Here Patman Bonus Bill Is Passed by House; Close Battle Is Anticipated in Senate ~~Jh^~soldiers' honu, bill, the cen. ter of legislative battles in the Unit ed Sutes Congress since 1924, was advanced another notch last week, when the House of Representatives gave the Patman measure a large vote. The bill now goes to the Sen ate, where a more determined op Position is expected to result. And if its passage is made there, the hill IS then headed to a presidential veto. w. EARLY BASS IS PARTNER IN FIRM ONMARKETHERE Farmers Warehouse To Be Known as New Farmers Warehouse This Year ? (By R. W. McFARLAND) Williamston's record as a tobacco market last season was almost unpar alleled in the tobacco world. This com ing season, however, it hopes to still climb to greater heights for the com ing to Uillianiston of Mr. W. Early Bass as a full partner with Messrs W K Ingram and H. L. Barnhill, who will run the New Farmers Ware hone, will give Williamstoii. with its three warehouses, a corps of nine sales manager# that cannot he" "topped" anywhere. -?sS&'lVt'l these gentlemen, viz: Ji,? ? <*??*?> <.**.ii, and-Juie James, of the Koanoka--Dixie; Jeff Co aart, George Foxworth, and Carlylc Langley, of the Planters-Brick Ware house: and Leman Barnhill and W R Ingram, made lll'.tuiy lot 1Mt. W|[T. Iiamston market last season All of them will he hack at their posts in their respective houses this season. I'ue to the coming 7Jf~M77~Ka7lV Bass and the reorganization of the Farmers Warehouse, its name will be changed to the New Farmers Ware house, and it, sole owners and pro prietors will he Messrs. H L Barn hi". W. R Ingram, and W. E B,? Wherever tobacco is ,?hl a, ,Uf. ?ton. the name of W. Early Bass ,s familiar, for he is known far and wide 4S-4II outstanding tobacco warehouse men of marked success and a gentle """ highest honor and egrily. I he New Farmers Ware house is t? be Congratulated in get s'ton M COme to WiHiam ??ou with I,., great wealth of expen 47 On Honor Roll At Everetts School Forty-seven name, appear o? ,he Everett, ScWd honor . roil Jut _ the ?'?h month recently completed ,1 was reported las, week by Principal H Bruce Russell, ,? f?||(iw,: First grade, "B": Corinne Bailey, Ellen Clark. Norma Pearl Harrison, Ru," T" M?bley' ?len Spi,r>. I"" Everett and Billy Johnson First grade, "A": Edward Whitl, Edward Matthews, Irene Edmondso Second grade, "B". Felt,,,, Keel a, Norman Power. Second grade. A)icc Ku,h Myjone Beach, K.tty Clyde l.egget H Harrison] an Ellis Gray Keel. Third grade. J,?ie Margaret Ayer Will,an, Elbert Clark, Alton John Ifodlin 4 C,,trry' Har""" I n and Russell Mohley Fomih grade: Polly Bailey, Mavbel Cl7rk R II ?Ulin' Swai"' Dcl,"u John M l , '? Uland H?"li?o'i John Mohley, George Wynne Fifth grade Susie Ward Au.bon Flonn. Clark, Mary Louise Mohley Agnes Mayton, Fabian Barnhill, El 'on Hardy, Rudolph Hardy and Van ' ayior. Sixth grade: Arte. Hopkins, Grace a UU Br,,,on Wynne, Sus.ie Ayers and Russell Oakley Legion Sponsors Dance for Local Boy Scouts Sponsored by the American Legio, K*n?'h.o >qUare dan" *1" ''I fuld ^ ,W'dn"day n'ffhl ,0 rais, fund, for the purchase of bugle, an<j drum, for the Boy S.-outs, i, w? nounced by Bob Taylor and C harlie Prank, who .re active in the move ment Repair, ,fe b,ln(r mid( (q ^ ?ym floor. .?d ,h, dance will be held m the Roanoke-Dixie W.rehon.e ?Tht Palman bill call* for tlic is suance of new money to pay the $2,000,000,000 bonus. Another hill, that proposed by Representative Vinson, of Kentucky, calls -for the issuance of more bonds for the fi nancing of the bonus. Under the terms of the bill, Mar tin County former service men will receive $257,774.40. Nearly $V.00, 000 would l?e paid to veterans in the state. NO CHECKS YET V No tobacco parity payments have yet been made in this coun ty, but growers are hopeful that they will not have to wait many more days before the checks start coming in. A state agricultural au thority stated some time ago that the checks should be ready for dis tribution the early part of next month, but he would not commit himself definitely. Farmers will be notified directly when the checks arrive, it was stated. Claude L. .Simpson, County Native, Dies Ln South Carolina Funeral Services Will Be Held at MariQUh Home 4wc f. . . Tomorrow Afternoon C la ink* 1.. Simpson, a native of the famtKvillc section, tins county, died it his home in Mari..n, S at 6:45 /clock this morning following a stroke paralysis suffered yesterday He id heen in fcehle health for some years ago. When a young man he was married | to Miss Ophelia Peel, sister of Mrs John M. Bowen, Henry I)., W. S and J. S. Peel, all of this county. Mrs. | Simpson died about two years ago. About 25 years ago he moved to Mar ion, S. C., where he engaged in the mercantile business until his health began to fail. Two sons, Guy and Mayo Simpson, both of Marion, m vive. He also leaves relatives in the Jameaville ?community-of this county. Funeral services will be held at the late home tomorrow afternoon and| burial will follow in the Marion cem etery. Mrs. John M. Howcii, Missl Frances Bowen, and Mr. Henry 1). Peel left today for Marion. Mrs. t . A. Askew and Mr. Wendell Hamilton. of Jamesville, and Messrs. Lester Peel, J. S. Peel, and Herman Uoweu plan | to leave tomorrow to attend the fu neral. 1 ? Two Young Colored Boys Are Arrested William Henry lliggs, 11 years old, David and James Purvis ami Alexan der Tecl, each about 12 years old, and all colored, were arrested early yes terday morning by Officer Troy Good mon for the alleged larceny of a small quantity of oil from a Sinclair truck. The boys, recognized as members of a wayward group, broke into a garage of the W. I. Skinner Company hack of t he warehouses late Sunday ^after noon, where the truck was parked. They are said to have stolen a case of machine oil, several cans of which were found in one of the boy's home. County Jail Empty Short Time Following Court Jailer Hoy Peel heaved a sigh of rc lief last week after the superior cour cleared all the county inmates from th jail here, but his relief was short lived. Over the week-end, officer lodged 10 prisoners in the count hoosegow, 6 of them sticking there. In all but two cases the defendant are charged with breaking into house or stealing. Most of the cases wi; have to await the convening of th county recorder's court next Tuesday Skewarkee Masons Hold Regular Meet Tonigk The local Masonic lodge will liol a regular meeting tonight at 7:30 p. n in the lodge hall. In addition to th regular business, there will be wor in the first degree. Members are urge to attend and visitors are cordiall invited. JURY LIKELY TO GET CASE ABOUT MIDDLE OF WEEK Case Is Attracting Large Crowds from Parts of Two Counties Consolidating them into one case, the Martin County Superior Court was progressing slowly at noon today in the $65,000 damage suits brought" by Leavister. administrator, and Andrews, administrator, against J. Lloyd Corey, Pitt County farmer. Late reports coming from the court indicate the case will last well into tomorrow, with both sides exhausting the information coming from about 30 witnesses. Strenuous objections were heard from the attorneys late yesterday afternoon as the plaintiff Counsel quizzed the first defense witness, OUie Page, driver of the truck that figured in the wreck costing the lives of John Leavister and Marshall Andrews, young white men, near Robersonville last year. I Much of Monday was taken by the plaintiff in building up its case, the taking of evidence lasting until 4 o' clock. The defense immediately placed on the stand its first witness, and for nearly an hour Ollie Page underwent a pitched gruelling by Attorney Doug lass, of the plaintiff counsel. He ques tioned the- witness about his activi ties from early morning until the ac cident, striving to advance a motive that would substantiate a claim the truck was speeding The defense will likely consume a BttltK Mltip oL -wul' 111 <*?..lie ,Sffarr"*-v * Completes its rebuttal adjournment will likely follow, the leading the argu ment before the jury to be heard to morrow. Attorneys Douglass and Mac Mil - lan, of Raleigh, and B A. Critchcr and Wheeler Martin are representing the plaintiffs, with Attorneys J. t\ Smith, of Robersonville, and S. Peel rep resenting the defense. Large cruyvds milled in and out ot the courtroom during all of yesterday, and the attendance upon, the case is equally as large today. Plans Go Forward For Location of New LundxT Plant Here Railroad Officials Making Final Arrangements to Place Side Track , uniinuc?uimUt?way?K*r?the location of a lumber mill near the river here, it was learned today. -Rail road officials are expe.ted here this afternoon to make final arrangements for placing a sidetrack across the higli wav near Ben Andrews' tillink? station to the proposed mill site just off the road leading to the river wharf. Per mission has been granted by the State Highway C ommission to cross the road, it was learned. Preliminary arrangements are be ing considered for the erection of a number of homes (oj workers, it is understood, ami once the mill con struction gets underway it is almost certain that the housing condition can be amply cared for. Dr. Sawyer To Return To Office Here April 5 ? A communication received this week by The Enterprise from Dr. J. C. Sawyer states that he expects to be btck in Windsor about April 1st. He will be at his local offices on Friday, April 5. He has been in Boston for several weeks, doing special work in his professional field at the Harvard Medical School. < Favorable Report Given By Grand Jury Last Week ? Investigating the county offices and property, including the jail and coun ty home, the March grand jury, head ed by Mr. I. Mayo Little, made a fav orable report last week. No com ments were attached and the report carried no recommendations. ? Local Parents-Teachers Meet Thursday 3:30 P. M. ??? The regular monthly meeting of the parent-teacher association will be held Thursday, March 28, in the graded school auditorium at 3:30 p. m. Elec tion of officers will be held at this time, and all members are urged to be present. *

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