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bsssal mtE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 34 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. April 26, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 ROOM SHORTAGE AT COURTHOUSE BECOMING ACUTE Grand Jury Might Be Sent To Jail Again for Its Deliberations ? That the four-room addition now nearing completion to the county court house will not solve the space short age was considered certain this week when applications to occupy three of the rooms were received. In plan ning the addition, the authorities al lotted one room to the grand jury, one to the county home demonstra tion agent, and one to the commis sioners, leaving a fourth available for use should the necessity present it self. The second floor rooin, next to the courthouse, was designated to be used by the grand jury when in ses sion and by others when the group was not working. The home agent explained this week that use of both the upstairs rooms would be necessary in successfully car rying on the demonstration work. Then the Federal Emergency Relief Administration asked the use of the room on the first floor next to the courthouse, creating a situation that can possibly force the grand jury to meet in the county jail rooms. The recent condemnation of the county jail is sure to make room for Jailer Roy Peel to remain in the building at night as well as in the daytime. While in special session here next Tuesday, the commissioners are ex pected to make the space allotments to the best considered advantage, leaving out in the cold those who have not been accommodated before the occu pancy of the four rooms is deter mined. In short, the building program in and around the county courthouse is complete for now and probably for evermore. ? ? Debt Commission Active in Countv Meeting with members of the coun ty committee here today, Mr. Harry F. Walker, State representative of the Farm Debt Adjustment. Commission, and Field Representative Jos. P. Greenleaf outlined plans for advancing the work of the commission in this county. An all-time secretary will be employed and semi-monthly meetings will be held on each first and third Fridays, beginning May 17, it was an nounced. Created to bring together the debtor and creditor for an amicable settle ment of debts, the commission has al ready settled several cases to the de cided advantage of all concerned, Mr. Greenleaf said today. Others are in vited to apply at the emergency relief office for blanks if they are anxious to effect a settlement of debts. Applications will be considered and the parties notified *when to meet with the committee, it was announced. House Passes Bill For Sale Liquor The House of Representatives yes terday voted by a narrow margin to call a state-wide referendum on June 8 in connection with establishing state stores for the sale of liquor in the state. The bill now goes to the sen ate, where, it is generaly conceded, that body will favor the referendum. Under the tervits of the bill, liquor stores would be established if SI or more counties vote wet in the refer endum. With one or two exceptions representatives from this section of the favored the bjll, including H G. Horton, of Martin. Activities in the legislature continue to drag, with no immediate prospect of adjournment in sight. First oi Commencement Exercises Here Tonight Appearing in the operetta, 'The Wedding of the Flowers," pupils in the first fire grades in the local school will open the 19M-3S commencement program in the high school auditorium this erening at ? o'clock. Large crowds are expected for the entertain ment as well as for other features to follow. Next Tuesday erening at the hour, the senior class presents its an nual play, "The Utile Clodhopper,1 a eery entertaining feature on the Presbyterian Services In the County Next Sunday Sunday, April 2g, 1935: Church school at 9:45 a. m. Worahip service and sermon at 11 a. m. Subject of menage: The Chal lenge of the Ufa Immortal.'* Regular services will be held at all other points at the ureal hours. Local Baseball Club Has Signed Up 14 Players; Other Contracts Are Pending With 14 contracts already in and another one pending, the local base ball club is all set for play in the Costal Plain League this season, Man ager Bill Spivey said yesterday, add ing that he believed the Martins would give them all a race for their money this year. Arrangements for trans portation are being completed, the club officials planning to purchase a bus for use this season. The contract with a fifth pitcher is being delayed pending an answer from the Boston Red Sox, who had made the young man an offer. "Slim" Gard ner, Dick Cherry, John Gaddy, and Bill Herring, members of the slinging staff last season, are lined up for the season here. Henry House, Edenton catcher and outfielder last season, and Ralph Gil* lespie, Wake Forest man whose home is in Newton, are scheduled to work behind the bat, with House playing the field at times. Eli Marion Taylor will again be at the first sack. Aubrey Marable, Wil liam and Mary student and a resident of Williamsburg, Va., will be at sec ond base; and Claude Corbitt, short stop for Edenton last year, will work that position here this season. Her bert Lcary, also on the Edenton reg ular squad last year, will be located at third base. Cecil Brake, W. B. (Brother) Gaylord, Troy Goodmon, and Tex Edens arc outfield prospects at the present. To Consider Public Health Conditions MARSHALS NAMED Leading their cleases in scholas tic activities, seven pupils were named in the local high school to serve as marshals during the'com ing commencement exercises. Ben Manning, who has made a remarkable scholastic and attend ance record in the schools here, war named w&jf marshal. From the junior class. Misses Marie Griffin and Mamie Clyde Taylor were named. Misses Addie Lee chosen from the sophomore class and Miss Elva Grace Barn hill and Wilbur Culpepper won the honors as members of the freshman class. Property Owners Here Slower Than Usual in Listing Property Owne/s Failing to List by Tuesday Subject To Heavy Penalty Williamston property owners arc believed to be slower this year than ever before in listing their holdings, List Taker H. M. Burras stating yes terday that several hundred had not reported their property claims. The list taker stated that next Tuesday is the last day he will sit at the Planters Warehouse office, and under the terms of the law all those who have failed to list their ^property will be subject to a penalty. Mr. Burras stated that he did not know whether the list would reflect an jincrease or not, that the work had not jadvanced far enough at this time to substantiate an estimate either as to 'an increase or decrease. Automobile owners are seeing thr value of their cars increased in many cases, it is understood. The new code price is being adhered to and that calls for an increase over the determined values last year, as a rule. Man's Arm Broken When j Attacked Near Oak City in an alleged attack made on him. by Jerome and Edgar Edmondson and another young man, a filling station! operator named Baker suffered a broken arm near Oak City last Sun day night. Reports reaching here stated that the filling station oper ator's wife was also attacked by one of the three men. Details of the at tack could not be learned here. ? Deputy Roebuck Wrecks Two More Liquor Plants, Two ntore liquor plants were wreck ed in this county yesterday by Deputy Sheriff J. H. Roebuck. A small cop per plant and three barrels of beer were destroyed in Goose Nest, and a steam plant and a large supply of beer were destroyed in Bear Grass town ship. Colored School Holding Field Day Events Here The colored schools of the county arc holding a~field day hem thu alter noon with the program centering a round athletic event*. Nearly all the tchoel* are sending representatives to compete following district elimination contests held recently. Chief Daniel Operation On Eye In Richmond W. B. Daniel, chief of police here, it recovering from an operation in a RtAmond hospital. He had a serious operation on his cjre and is expected to remain in the hospital several mors day*. JOINTSESSION OF HEALTH AND COUNTY BOARDS Dr. Fox, of the State Board of Health, To Explain Cooperative Plan Meeting in joint session here next Tuesday, the Martin County Board of Health members and County Com missioners will consider establishiiig a public health service probably in co operation with one or two other conn ties in this section. Dr. Fox. of the State Board of Health, Raleigh, will go before the meeting with a plan that will mean much in beter public (wraith conditions, it is. understood. It is likely that parent-teacher associa tion representatives from several sec tions of the county will attend the | meeting t? he held in the office of the superintendent of schools at 2 o'clock The definite plan Dr. Fox will out line to the joint boards is not known here at this time, buuli. -sriv part nf this month he is said to have informed local health officials that he would for Ululate a workable plan and gather data for presentation at the meeting next Tuesday. Two plans foj improving the pub lic health i? the county have been mentioned. One of these plans call, 'T.. . """'""J'' a cou"ty health nurse county ttfftrrals having staled they believe this plan wi|| prove very successful in that the task is too large for an effective work. The oth er plan calls for a two or three county set-up, providing f.r an all-time phy sician who is to direct the work Un der l?. supervision there will be in each county a public health nurse, sanitary inspector, and an office sec r'|a T- This plan is gfn>r.lfy ron. sidered the more favorable one with the cost amounting to very little more it any, than the expense necessary for He employment of a- health nurse a one. Similar program, are said to ,n operation in various parts of the |*tatc and much valuable work is be ing accomplished, according to report. Tom those sectq|ps. The public health of Martin County has been well safeguarded by the gen erosity of the several practicing physic ?"Sin the past and they continue to render a valuable service, bur Willi their private practice they cannot for ever cope with a situation that is steadily requiring more of their time fnslino si.. ,l - ? ...w.t ui incir costing them their own money, an, a money, an if any, remuner, IhT .h Probably federi aid. the proposed health program ea be undertaken successfully, saving th county on i? ,yphoid VKcin,tion enough to nearly offset the expense t, the county for a more complete serv ice. The commissioners are said to b? seriously considering the proposer program, and if the cost is within rea son ,t ? believed the cooperative plan will be accepted I, i, not known * he her or not the commissioners will reach t decision at the next Tuesday meeting some thinking that the mat ter will be referred to the regular meet ing to be held the following Monday Local Team Loses Three Games by Small Margin Coach "Frosty" Peters' baseball team has lost some hard games during the past several days, dropping three contests by a one-run margin. In a game with Greenville, the boys lost, 5 to 4, the playing going into an extra inning. The locals lost a game to Columbia, 7 to 6, and the following day Washington turned them back by the same score. Wednesday after noon Kinston recorded a 13 to 7 win here, Harper leading the visitors at bat with three home runs. FIRE DESTROYS LUMBER PLANT AT BEAR GRASS Owned by B. O. Cowin and Gilbert Rogers, Plant Was Not Insured Fire of undetermined origin de stroyed the Cowin and Rogers lumber mill, several thousand feet of lumber, and threatened other property at Bear , Grass shortly after midnight yesterday. No definite estimate of the loss could , be had, but the property was valued at several thousand dollars and carried no insurance, according to reports heard here. When first discovered the fire was spreading rapidly near the top of the roof, and was then beyond control of the bucket brigade that formed in a very few minutes. Nearly 30,000 feet of lumber, donated to the parent teacher association for the construc tion of a teacherage there, was on the mill lot and for a while it looked as if all hopes for the school property would go up in smoke. One pile of the lumber caught fire and was burn ing rapidly, but the volunteers check ed it. limiting the loss to about 200 feet of lumber. A large quantity of lumber belonging to lTrbin Rogers was burned. The local volunteer fire company received a calf for aid al>out 12:20, and part of the fire-fighting appartus was carried to the scene, but with no wa ter supply available the firemen were almost helpless to do anything. All the water in the truck tank was pump ed on the fire, probably preventing the blaze from spreading to large piles of "Tumber near by. Messrs. B. O. Cowin and Gilbert Rogers owned jnd operated the mill, but the plant had been idle since Tuesday, it was stated. Prize Winners in Kitchen Contest Kitchen contestants arc indebted to the following for contributing to the prize list: Branch Banking 9e Trust Co., $10, given to Mr;. Lydia Gurkin, Dyke Furniure Company, end tal>le, given Mrs. J. I). Gpffin, second prize winner: Hazel At'as C ? I as s Co., ^ doz. fruit jars, given to Mrs. J. D. McKeel, third prize winner; Culpepper Hard ware Co., kitchen pump, donated to Mrs. Will Taylor, fourth prize winner; and Mr. B. S. Courtney, first contrib utor to the pribe list with an ironing Other contributors to the prize list for the contestants were the-Wesson Oil Co., Savannah, Ga.; Junket Prod ucts from Little Falls, N. Y.; General Foods Co., Automatic Canning Co., Chicago, III.; National Steam Pressure Cooker Co., F.au Claire, Wis.; and Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co., New York. Schedule of Services at the Methodist Church Sunday At the Methodist church, April 28: Church school, 9:45. Preaching, 11 and 8 p. in. About 75 Easter envelopes that were given out for our conference col lections have not come in yet. You I will be happy and the beneficiaries of ! these offerings will be happy if we can get 100 per cent return of these en vclopcs -fttted wtth yottr sacrificed of fering. Big Meeting of Cotton Agents Held Yesterday Cotton control agents from all over ! northeastern North Carolina met here yesterday to hear J. W. Criswell, state cotton administrator, explain the handling of cotton allotments under the Hankhead law. Opening the meet ing at 10 o'clock, Administrator Cris well explained feature after feature of the cotton control program, particu larly as it affects the issuance of al lotments. The session adjourned late in the afternoon. E. P. Co. Sponsors of Free Play To Be Given at School Here Next Tuesday One of the moit interesting, as well aa educational, playes ever to he ex hibited will W shown here Tuesday, April 30, in the graded school auditor ium at 3 p. m Through the courtesy of the Vir ginia Electric and Power Company, this show comes to Williamston di rect from the famous Westinghousc "Home of Tomorrow," built in coop eration with the Good Housekeeping magazine. In bringing this unusual entertain ment feature here, the Virginia Elec tric and Power Company cordially in vites the people of this entire section to be its guests next Tuesday after noon.. The players come here from Washington City and are profession als in the amusement realm. House wives particularly will find the play, a two-act comedy, "The New Deal for the Housewife,"' highly entertain-* ing and helpful. The show is abso lutely free, and in addition to the en tertainment, the company is giving a way two valuable prizes at the end of the show, Assistant Manager Frank Pittman, of the local office, said to day. County People Are Stocking Smokehouses With Herring Light Registration Indicates But Little : Interest in Municioal Election Mav 7th Present indications point to another m. tomorrow. Saturday week the quiet municipal election here Tuesday will be opened for challenge on w?k. Registrar Theodore Hassell re- ly' RtK's,rir Hassell said Two years ago more than KM) names porting only 24 new names had been were added to the town registration added to the registration list so far. |,00ks, but a quiet and uneventful elee The books close tomorrow, and those tion followed. There are approxi residents who have not registered and matefy 5J5 names on the books at the who desire to participate in the com- present time, many deaths causing the ing election should do so before 5 p. removal of a number of names. NUMBER CASES DOCKETED FOR NEXT TUESDAY Sixteen Cases Already On Docket for Trial In the Recorder's Court Suspending its operations for two weeks that the superior court might handle a number of civil cases, the county recorder's court will, next Tuesday, hold its first session sines the ^th of this month. Clerl^of Court L. B. Wynne said yesterday that a large number of cases had already hcen placed on the docket and Jiat there would likely be otiiers sched uled for trial next Tuesday. I'our of the sixteen cases already on the docket are against owners operat ing trucks and trailers without proper brakes. Another case charges reckless driving. One unusual case is on the docket for trial "next Tuesday. Two Bertie men. charged with perjury, arc said -have sworn, when getting a mar riage license, that the girl was'tb years i of age. The parents of the young girl .started the action, and it was learned {that the girl was only fiTyears old the first of last month. She is from Ber tie County. The legal status of an "A. B. C." determined next week, when Kick Carson, of Robersoi\ville, faces trial for the posession of a quantity of bot tled in bond liquor. 35 Go On Kitchen Tour Yesterday Approximately 35 availed themselves of tlie opportunity to take a tour to Martin t'oirnTy'K improved and new kitchens here Thursday afternoon. The tour left the Woman's "Club room at J: 15 p. 111. and visded the follow ing homes during the afternoon: Mr> J, I). McKeel, Williamston; Mrs. O. S. Greene, Sandy Kidge; Mrs. Kas on Lilley. Mrs. Sylvester Lilley, Mrs Elmo Lilley, Mrs J. i). GrilTin, near Lilley's Hall school. Mrs. Will Tay lor and Mrs. G. I). Grimes. The wit chens v. ere most interesting and at-1 tractive and the onlookers gained many I new ideas how X , improve arrange ment, lighting, wurnitn. grouping oi iquipni rit, uteii :i>, t rc. Methodist Society Meets In Church Next Monday It was announced today that the Methodist Women's Missionary So ciety would meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 in the church. Members are unge# to he present. Work Started Today On Widening Local 'Street Construction work was started this morning on the widening of Washing ton Street from the A. C. L. station to a point near the colored school building here. Highway Engineer Poole stated this morning that the work would probably be completed in about 40 days. NOTED ORGANIST Emil Velazco, noted organist and orchestra leader, will play for the third annual charity hall in Rocky Mount May 3rd. (.hecks Received bv Early Applicants lor Seed & Feed Loans Shtorage Of Blanks Has Held Up Work in Some Counties It was stated by Hoy Hearne, Fiehl Supervisor for Heaufort, Craven, Mar tin, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Wash ington, and Dare Counties, that checks had arrived on all of the first appli cations sent in from these counties. It is understood that approximately half of the loans have Inren applied -for;?It is estimated that the demand wdl show some increase this year. It was also stated that there, was some unavoidable delay in securing the blank applications. However, the Washington office has a sufficient sup ply for the whole territory now and the application offices will be open each day. Willie Watts is taking the applica County. He has several assistants. Miss Martha Hornthal is taking ap plications at Hoy Hampton's office Jor Washington County at Plymouth. Mr. John S. Combs is taking appli cations at his home in Columbia for Tyrrell County. Regular Services at Local Baptist Church Sunday The two regular worshiping services will he held at the Baptist church Sun day. Those having the special Raster envelopes will kindly hring them t<? citficr of these services. The congre gation is happy that Mrs Warren Biggs is hack at her home again. Now that spring is here all church activi tics should show new signs of life. Episcopal Services In Two County Churches Sunday Rev. K. F. Moscley, rector. First Sunday after Faster. Church school, 9:45 a. m. Holy Communion, 8 a. ni. / St. Martin's, Hamilton Church school, 10 a. m. Holy'Communion and sermon, 11 a in. Kvening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m. ? Annual Meeting Woman's Club Here Next Thursday Anouncing a regular meeting of the local Woman's Club for next Thursday afternoon, the president, Mrs. Fannie ( base Staton, stating that under the terms of the by-laws, all officers, chair men of departments and committees are obligated to present a written re port of the work done during the year. A large representation of mem bers is expected. ? Mr. ( has Davenport and young son were here from Jamesville this afternoon. LARGEST RUN IN NUMBER YEARS REPORTED HERE Herring So Thick One Can Walk Across River, Man Claims That herring are more plentiful in the Roanoke River~an;| other creams in this section <>f the State this year than in many seasons is rertain, ac cording to stories .coming front fisher men ami others. Dovyn if t amp Point, the fishery operated h\ C ommissioner C\ C. Flem ing a short distance below Jamesville, the catches have been unusually large, the reports stating that more herring were being taken than could be con venient^ cared tor with the usual num ber of employees, making additional employment t->r a number of men. Nearl\ one-halt million herring were taken one day this week front the Chowan Fishermen along the Roan oke at this point have been dipping the herring from the stream by the | thousands jn small nets overnight. Fishing machines have been wrecked by the weight "t large catches, and, finding it next to impossible to handle the thousands of fijh. some of the op erators stopped their machines. The market for fish as they are taken front the water i> Hooded, and.the prices are j low at this time. However, the sea son will he a short one ami the catches will hardly total as much this year as they did last, and higher prices for corned herring can well he expected later in the year. * With fish on their hands, fishermen at this pomt were asked yesterday tf they had sold any to fife relief au thorities for distribution among the unemployed "No, sir." was the an swer " t hose or many of those who look for work and refuse to work when they find it. are waiting for the wel fare crowd to feed them beefsteak," lie added. Another near-by fisherman explained that the reason 4i?rring were not suit able for relief use was because they were not ready tried and the relief subjects had to pick the hones out for themselves. Farmers and many others who are striving to st.?\ ..tt the. relief roll are buying the fish in large quantities. Herring aie apparently good enough for them, l or tin small sum of 80 |ccu|? a prison can purchase a supply [of^herrinvs that will feed him for nearly IJ 1110 li s Many peojde are taking advant; ^e -t the market and jare laying ;im |e uificient upplics for the coming mouths "1 spent all ni) motley paying old .t-l>iv last year, and while I hope to I get ahead with my fanning this year, I am taking no chances on my food supply," one farmer said as he left the river here with several hundred herring one day this week. "It has been 50 years since I fished on Roanoke River, hut when I heard how freely the fish were running I de cided to tr\ it again this week," Mr. John Bailey, of Kveretts, said here ? Wednesdas lie caught 1,100 fish in two hours ami quit. Mr. Bailey said he had not eaten a herring in 50 years, explaining that right after the Civil War lie lived a long while on nothing hut herring, and he declared then lie would nevei eat another as long as titer* was other food available. The only s^lt they had at that time was rels once stood, he said | The greatest story yet heard in de scribing the abundance of herring was related by Cy Bazemore, editor of the Bertie Ledger-Advance, yesterday. He said that according to reports reach ing him one could walk across the C'ashie River without getting his feet wet as the herring were no numerous in that stream. Mrs. N. E. Mizelle Dies in Malvern, Pa. Mr* Nathan K. Mizelle died at her 'home in Malvern, Kv, early Wednes day morning, following an illness of several months, it was learned here yesterday I'uneral service* are being ^cniHlucted '4ft^rnoon and burial will "follow in a cemetery there. Mrs. Mizelle. for many years a resi dent of Malvern, where Mr. Mizelle is prominent in business circles, had accompanied her husband to his old home in this county annually for a number of yeais. Their last visit was made early last fall. She enjoyed her visits to this section and made the ac quaintance of a large number of friends.
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