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Oa Taw Am h. Taw ) THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 36 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 3, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 kiwanians hear albert coates LAST WEDNESDAY Importance of Institute of Government Stressed By Speaker The importance and great po?j ?' Nanh Carolina's Institute bv T* rividly ou,lined and nr?f oat??. head of the institute versit t,IOr ?' U" fa ,he SU,e Uni" fore h V ln .'n,ere,,in? ?'Id"" be fore the Kiwarns Club here last Wed nesday noon. The work of the In.ti ?? e was reviewed and the program of future activity was explained, clear ? 'nd'catmg that a valuable service briri "T,ed ?f lhe orffantxation in ???d !h'8,ps be,w" n,h'ci,i end their governmental units. *7 ?ide ffaps between the chool, and the people, between the government "d ?h? citizen,. and be l?lt"h 'u C?reet "d the comn,on ' Mr- c?e?? pointing out that ?f "a, cre ted with the expreased aim of bridg ing these gap, and establishing . gov frnn'7'i' Uhor?,ory. There are near Csr^i-T 'e,ving ,hr No?h Carolina high school, annually who posses, little knowledge of govern ment and who hardly know how to find their way around , courthouse, ;"'df The si?"a?ion exists not be bJTJ' "Pon the pupil. the iST r"e ' ?"P the trad.,,on of government through hooks end tradition a, handed down by word of mouth The two method, are parallel, affording no dehnite foun dation for textbook. i? ,he lchoo, and leaving all incoming official, to heir .1 and f?"OW ,h? ?'???? of ?hm predecessors. The man of book, needs ?o know the practical side of r;/rr,,,d the p"c,ic?' ^ ?* Jig, I935, S,1"c' courtly and city 'ff.ef.ls me, and took the, fir,, ?ep cers?woT*,e ,h* ,C,iYi"" ?f *" off? From ihi '"i ?n ,he Mme Prob,ems. From this beginning the Institute of ?lT.r, *t *** <|eveIoped, .?d IT is that organ,..,,h? j, tryi to bridge ,he g.p between the cit'ens and their^ government. In bridging the gap" ih? institute ha. .'ready started preparing guide hook, having ,o do with the various f. "ernmental departmenu. From hese book, can be drawn supplemen tary text, for .chool.. The govern ment,! laboratory i, gathering infor mation from the 100 counties and the Z:Z' 'OWnS for demonstra te I^*1 i"d th. Public, the .peaker explained. Already thh new Institute of Gov SuiTI' A rUnnin* * "ew triil in the info . n*,,on' in maintaining ,n inform.,,on bureau for handling gov ernmental question, and problems, and Mr. Co.,,. created a greater value for how .ervfee. in the mind, of hi, Ua lener. here Wednesday. Program of Closing Events at Jamesville School Are Outlined Music Recital To Be Given By Miaa Glasgow's Class Wednesday Evening Opening with a music recital un der the direction of Miss Annie Glas gow, the Jamesville commencement program gets underway in the school auditorium next Wednesday evening. Next Friday a high school play, "Light house Nan," directed by Miss Roselyn Satterwhite, will be presented If 8 o'clock. Rev. J. M. Perry, oi Robcrsonville, will preach the commencement ser mon Sunday morning, May 12, the class day exercises following the next evening at 8 o'clock. The grammar and primary grades will appear in an operetta Tuesday evening at the 8 o'clock hour, ^ The unusually successful term will be closed with the graduation exer cises and an address by Hon. Paul Grady, of Kenly, on Wednesday eve ning at 8 o'clock. Senior Play Last Tuesday Success Seniors of the local high school suc cessfully presented, "A Little Clod hopper," in the school auditorium last Tuesday night. A large and apprecia tive audience saw the play which brought the senior class aprpoximatcly $55 in revenue. While there were probably a few "stand-outs" among the players, the entire cast performed exceptionally well. The play was couched by Misses Van Dyke and Rid dick. high school teachers, Mrs. James Peters assisting with the dances. Robersonville Colored School Totally Destroyed by Fire Tuesday Afternoon Fire of undetermined origin de stroyed the Robersonville colored school building about 4 o'clock Tues day afternoon, burning nearly all the furniture and fixtures with the excep tion of a piano and a few seats. Start ing in a closet, the fire spread rapidly over the building, destroying the dry timbers in short order. The fire company was called out, but was unable to cope with the fire, as the nearest water hydrant was about a half mile away. School had been dismissed about 15 minutes, and a few people were in the auditorium practicing at the time. When they discovered the fire, it was burning rapidly and efforts to check the blaze proved useless and the group then started moving the piano. The building was partially covered by insurance, it was learned from the office of the superintendent of county schools. Ararngements have been made to complete the term by holding classes in the Henry Moore building on Rail road Street. Commencement exercises will be held Friday evening of this week. No plans for the immediate replace ment of the structure will be consid ered just now, reports from the office of the superintendent stating that housing facilities would be provided in time for the reopening of the school next fall. Discuss Allotment Courthouse Space ROOM "SWIPED" The need for additional room in the Martin County court taouee reached a climax laat Tueaday aft ernoon when a Joint meeting of the board of commiaaionere and board of health literally "(wiped" the courtroom from Judfe H. O. Peel and hia court. Judge Peel adjourned hia court for lunch, and when he returned he found a big meeting underway in the intereit of increaaed facili tiee for the public health. The authoritiea explained to him that they had tried to reach him over telephone and aak the uae of the courtroom. The Judge offered no complaint, and reconvened court about 30 minutea late. Condition of Potato Crop Good; Outlook For Prices Gloomy County Parmer Eats New Irish Potatoes for Noon Meal Last Saturday Prospects are bright for a good irish potato crop in this section this season, according to the latest data released by the State and Federal Crop report ing service. That the crop is well advanced in this section is evidenced by a report coming from Farmer Hy man Warren who lerveiFnew potatoes gown in his field near Robersonville last Saturday. Digging time is yet several weeks away, the main ship [prng season falling m the early part of June. The condition of the early potato crop recently was given as 86 percent, compared with a condition of 75 per cent at the same time last year and a ten-year average of 83 percent. While the crop prospects are good, the price outlook is not so encourag ing, says a recent report. Irish potatoes are a problem to growers this spring. Last fall's crop has sold as low as 10 cents per bushel to growers. This accounts for the slightly decreased acreage in the South this spring. Seed were cheap The stands of the?commercial crop in this State are unusually good. The frost and cold period in mid-April is said to have done considerable damage in spotted areas. Feed crops appear to be on the increase. The unfavorable weather conditions, activity of growers in the crop control programs, local short ages and high costs of seeds, reduc tion in livestock feed requirements, and drought area conditions, each are having their effect in holding down general crop acreages. "Cash" crops are showing fhe ef fect of the control programs, although increases over last year are generally permitted. The farmers' part of the average dollar spent by the average consumer for the ten principal foods is now 45 percent as compared with 36 percent average fo the last three years. A pertinent, question is wheth er the costs of production and market ing these foods (by farmers) are only 43 percent of the reasonable cost handling between the producer and consumer? ? ?W Methodists To Hold Church Conference Sunday Evening At the Methodist church next Sun day: Church school, 9:45 a. m. Regular worship service at 11 o' clock. There will be a church conference I at 8 o'clock instead o( the regular ?erv-| ice. Service at Holly Springs, 3:50. COUNTY BOARD VOTES $250 FOR FERA OFFICES Appropriation Made Upon Condition Town Raise Same Amount Holding a special session following joint meeting with the board of health, the Martin County commit* sioners listened to a few pressing mat ters here last Tuesday afternoon, hut delayed action until later. An appropriation of $250 was ap proved for remodeling the town hall here for housing the emergency relief offices, the appropriation having been advanced1 under the condition that the town treasury appropriate a like a mount, The material for the project wilt cost approximately $560^ the emergency relief furnishing the labor. Assignment of the new rooms now under construction as a part of the commissioners found themselves di vided. Two would place the commis sioners and grand jury in the same room, allowing the home agent to oc cupy the second story of the new ad dition in its entirety. The other two, Messrs. Coltrain and Pope, were of the opinion that the grand jury should be as near the courtroom as possible and considered -it?advisable u> house that body in one of the new second story rooms, allowing the home agent lhc use of it jvhea the jury was not in session. Room assignments will probably be made next Monday. At the meeting next week, the com missioners will draw a jury list for the June term of mixed court, there being very few other matters except those of a routine nature scheduled at this time. -? Finals Program at Bear Grass School First of the Commencement Events To Be Held This Evening ? The closing program for the Bear Grass schools gets underway in the school auditorium there this evening at 8 o'clock when the annual music recital is given. Next Friday evening a high school play, "After All," yvill be presented, -a *maiT admission chargf to be Tnade to defray expenses. The following Sunddy morning, May 12, the annual commencement ser/non will be preached in the auditoriu On Monday evening, May V3, the seniors will hold their class exercises, "The Parting of the Braves.' The term, considered very success ful in every way, will be closed with the graduation exercises on Tuesday evening, May 14. Schoolmasters Enjoy Fish Supper at Jamesville Plant Members of the Martin County Schoolmasters' Club and several of their hungry friend* en joyed anappe tizing rock fish supper at the Fleming Fishery, Jamesville, yesterday evening. The Hon. Jim Uzzle masterly han dled the >upper preparations. Chief Daniel Not Getting Along Well In Hospital Undergoing an operation on hi* eyes in a Richmond hospital aeveral day* ago, Williamiton'* chief of po lice, W. B. Daniel, wa? *aid a day or two ago not to be getting along vary well. It could not be learned when he cxpectt to return home. NUMBER CASES DISPOSED OF IN COUNTY COURT Many Cases Are Continued On Account of Absence Of Two Attorneys Holding its first session since April 9, the county recorder's court last Tues day started grinding out justice on its weekly schedule. Many off the 23 cases on the docket were continued on account of the absence of attor neys who are in the legislature. Minor violations of the motor ve hicle laws accounted for seven of the cases carried into court by Patrolman Hunt. Judgment was suspended up on the payment of the costs in the cases charging James Speller, Char lie Bellamy, William Riddick, Milton Roberson, and Mayo Modlin and R. A. Critcher and Brother with operat ing vehicles with improper brakes. Two cases charging R. H. Reid and Ernest I.assiter and Gaston Rogers with similar offenses were continued. Grady T. Davis, charged with op erating a car while intoxicated, was j fined $50 and taxed with the cost. Ike Mobley was fined $50 and taxed | with \he cost for drunken and reck less driving. Continuances were granted in the cases charging James Bigg*;, Bernice Brown and Columbus Brown with an assault with a deadly weapon. Prayer for judgment wa> continued in the case charging Rick Carson with violating the prohibition laws. Car son pleaded guilty'of the illegal pos session of a quantity of bottle in bond liquor. Charged with perjury, Johnnie White and Johnnie Johnson waived preliminary examination, and the case was ordered docketed for trial in the superior jcourt with the defendants under $200 bonds. Mahala Smallwood was found not guilty of violating *he prohibition laws. The cases charging Hubert. Bunting with operating an automobile while in toxicated and T. W. Hollidav with cruelty to animals were continued. Town Board Will Be [Asked To OpeirNew Street in New Town Regular Meeting of Town Commissioners Will Be Held Monday Night ?fgnlfir mating nf tfie local hoard of commissioners will he held in the City Hall office next Monday evening o'clock, when a toinr development' of the Godard property is scheduled to be considered. According to re liable reports, the town will he asked! [to open a street from a point near thri W. B. Watts home on Haughtonj Street, Extended, to Watts Street, near the home of S. Collin Peel. The con-| struction of a number of homes is be-1 ing considered in that section if the | street is opened, it is understood. As far as it could he learned, the I property development is the only bus-| iness tentatively scheduled for consid eration at the meeting next Mondayi night. The officials will meet at b o'clock. Enlarge Grandstand At Local Ball Park Lumber Placed on Grounds' To Close In Baseball Park Shortly Making ready for what promises to be an interesting baseball season be ginning here next month, the Messrs. Lilley Brothers are completing today a 40-foot adition to the grandstand in the higli school ball park. Sixteen feet have been added to the length of the grandstand on the third-base line and 24 feet to the stand on the first base line, increasing the seating ca pacity to about 600 fans, it was stated. Lumber for fencing the park has been placed, and work on the project will get underway shortly. Health Program Is Considered At Session Held Here Tuesday Quiet and Uneventful Election Here Is Forecast for Tuesday of Next Week An unusualy quiet and uneventful; smallest votes cast in a municipal elec time is expected next Tuesday, whenltion here in years. local citizens ballot for a ina>or and! Mayor J. L. Hassell and Commis five commissioners for the two-year; -doners N. C. Green, Luther Peel, G. term beginning the first Monday ini H. Harrison, V. P. Godwin, and L. P. next month. The election will be held in the City Hall, Messrs. R. T. Grif fin, Theodore Hassell, and J. E. Pope serving as officials. Only 24 new names have been add ed to the registration books, and pres ent indications point to one of the Lindsley are up for reelection. The election, it is believed, has been mentioned by less than a dozen people during the past few days, and. realiz ing there is no apparent interest in the event, a large majority of voters will not participate. " High School Band Will Give Concert Sunday Afternoon Band Members To Appear In New Uniforms for the First Time Locally The Williamston High School band will give a concert in the school au ditorium next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. This program is arranged in celebration of National Music Week. The entire band will appear dressed in new uniforms, giving local people an opportunity to see how well the boys look. Thirty-nine .'apes were completed recently by the home economics de partment of the high school at a total cost of $07.10. The benefit perform ance held several weeks ago brought a profit of $57.85, and the Woman's Club has agreed to provide the balance due 011 the uniforms. The girjs in the IfoiVie tv o i io 11 if c*d epartf lie nt. Under the direction of their teacher, Miss Paul inr Lentz, did excellent work on the cape^r, providing at low rose capes which would have cost at least $200 if purchased from a manufacturer. ? With Breaking Into Home ? Chester Terry and Lester Whitaker, young white men, were arrested last Wednesday by Kobersonville's chief of police, William Gray, for the al leged robbery of the Kan Manning home near Kobersonville several days before. A stand of lard and a few household articles were found in the Terry home, reports stating they were taken from the Manning home. At <t preliminary hearing before Justice of |he Peace Hurst* Terry was released under bond. Whitaker is in jail here awaiting trial. ? Jamesville Fishery Is Again Operating After a long period of inactivity caused by high waters, fishing opera tions were resumed at flie Fleming Fishery, Jamesville, this week, reports stating yesterday that the fish were being taken in comparatively large numbers. While the herring were numerous, very few shad and rock were being taken. Of the several rockfish caught yesterday, one weighed about 30 pounds, it was stated. -The fisheries are scheduled to op erate until next Friday, when the ex tended season ends. New Store Ready for Big Opening Here Tomorrow Williamston's newest business estab lishment, Bounds' 5 and 10 Cent to $1 Store, opens tomorrow in the build ing formerly occupied by the A and I*. store next to Clark's Drug Store on Main Street. Large stocks ol merchandise have been arranged in the renovoted building, and a very successful opening has been predict ed for tomorrow. Exceptional values are being offered tomorrow and dur ing the sale lasting through Saturday of next week. Warm Election for Town of Jamesville Is Forecast There Tuesday of Next Week Following a long period of inactivity, politics * down at Jamesville broke forth to new life at a nominating con vention last Tuesday night, and a hot municipal election is perdicted by some for next Tuesday. While the situation is said to be far from per sonal discord, rumors have it that there will be an independent ticket be fore the approximately 100 eligible voters next Tuesday. A* registration provided by a spec ial act of the legislature has just been closed, nearly 100 citizens having reg istered, it is understood. At the well-attended convention this week, Mr. C. B. Martin was nominat ed for mayor and Messrs. Luther Har dison, Clarence Sexton, and C. A. Askew were selected as nominees for Commissioners. Differences developed in the convention, it was unofficially reported, and it now looks as if the election will be tlfe main deciding event in Jamesville's politicduring the next two years. BLUE MOLD Continuing to spread rapidly and causing greater damage as it spreads, the blue mold is now be ing considered with serious alarm in this section. That the mold will effect a decrease in the crop is ex pected, but not certain just now in this county. Transplanting oper ations are being delayed consider ably, some farmers finding it dif ficult to secure enough plants to transplant more than four or five medium length rows at a time. Reliable reports from one or two counties indicate that the allot ments in many sections of those counties will not be reached as a result of damage to plants that is caused by blue mold. Young Bear Grass Couple Badly Hurt In Auto Accident Mrs. J. Rawls Suffers Skull Fracture When Auto Hits Tree On Stokes Road Mr. and Mrs. J. Rawls, younK mar m1 couple of Bear ? Crass, were bad ty hurt when tin- car 111 which (they were riding sideswiped another on the Stokes-Robersonville highway last Wednesday night and crashed head on into a big pine tree. Mrs. Rawls suffered a fractured skull when her head was thrown against the car dash board. Mr. Rawls was bruised and cut about The slitmlder, arms and face, it was reported. Willie Bunn. occu pant of the other car, had his leg bad ly hurt Bunn, a -colored man of near Rob ersonvillc, had. car trouble and had stopped to his side of the road on a curve, it Was said. The car driven by just did strike the Bunn machine and went out of control, stopping against the big tree about 150 feet down the road. The accident was described by Pa trolman Hunt as one of the worst oc curring on the highways of this coun ty so far this year. Abandon Hope for Plan of Townsend State Manager Fisher Says Bill Will Be Changed at Next Session The Townsend $200 monthly pen sion plan for all people over 60 years of age is not progressing very rapidly in the legislative halls of the l-nitcd States Congress, W. B. Fisher, state manager for the proposed hill, stating this week, "We are not expecting now to get the bill passed at this session of Congress, but we will try again next session." Several months ago the manager for the plan stirred up bright hopes for hundreds of old people in this county. As the weeks passed and they received no money they gradually forgot all about what now seems hardly more than a dreatn. A few of the petition signers have passed on to thejr re ward, and very little hope for great wealth in their declining years is held by nearly all the remaining old folks. VanDyke's Offering Free Tickes fe? Furniture Show Through the courtesy of the Van Dyke Furniture Company here, the, people of this section have been invit ed to a showing of fine furniture by Tomlmson in High Point next Friday. Four main floors of the large Tom linson building will be opened to the public that day, Mr. Garland Woolard, manager of Van Dyke's, said, and he will be glad to isuse tickets to the people of this section who care to at-i tend the show. COUNTY BOARD, HEALTH BOARD IN JOINT MEET ?* Action Is Deferred Until June Meeting of County Commissioners j A five-piece unit public health serv ice tor Martin County was considered j a t length at a joint meeting of the coun Itv commissioners and county board of ihealth in the courthouse Tuesday aft ernoon, when Dr. Cox, of the State j Hoard of Health, outlined what is (recognized a^ a logical ami conserva tive program for advancing the pub lic health of Mai tiu County people. I Opened ')V ' l'ope, hairman of the board of commissioners and health, the meeting was attended by interest ed representatives from nearly every section of the county. Dr. Fox was immediately asked to outline a pro posed health program, the outgrowth of which is the result of requests from many parent teacher association mem bers to the county commissioners for v the services of a health nurse. Explaining that the one-nurse health service was considered inadequate, that it was not a very economical plan, Mr. Fox stated that the state had with : drawn all aid from such programs. The : present program, known as the five piece unit, advanced* by the state, calls for the services of an all-time health officer, sanitary inspector, nurse, of fice secretary and dental facilities dur ing a certain number ol weeks each year. The county board of health elects the health officer, and the offi cer appoints his assistants, all of #whom are under direct supervision of thf-sru?HWSRr ?T rivuwi-,- HrrVmj * explained ?Till' Suit! 11.ar.l ri-liriii-Hlili've eX- r ?plained .that the work of. the health unit would center around the control of communicable diseases, while the program would carry the health work ers into the sclnmD,?private?homes, provide for complete sanitary inspec tions of sewer systems, water and milk supplies, and immunization. Dental services will be available during about JO weeks each year. The five-point program diandled in cooperation with another nearby coun ty will cost Martin approximately $4, (Continued oil back page) |legislature Hopes To Finish Dp Its Work Next Week I Liquor Bill Providing For ' Referendum in June Is Killed by Senate ? After wrangling much about noth ing for four months, the North Caro lina Legislature settled down to busi ness recently, handled its work rapidly and madfe adjournment possible and likely some time next week. The liquor question was settled, for jthe time at lea-t. yesterday, when the Senate refused t" support a house bill calling for a referendum to be held the 7th of next mouth. The action came as a -oirpriM- many, as it was generally thought the yinain strength of the wets rested in the Senate. Sena tors ( oburn and Hailey, representing this district, favored the proposed bill in the roll call -yesterday. Many of " the wets voted dry and a few of the drjrt voted met, Sheriff Charlie Roe buck and (?us Harrison, who were in Raleigh yesterday, said upon their re turn home today. Bishop Darst To Be Here Sunday Night ? The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst, Hishop of Fast Carolina, will preach at the Church of the Advent Sunday night, and will confirm a class of sev eral persons. The members of those churches which do not have a service Sunday night are cordially invited to attend this service. Oxford Orphanage Singing Class Coming Here May 14 The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class will appear in a concert in the high school auditorium here Tuesday evening, May 14, it was announced to day. The class i\ composed of 14 boys and girls this year, and members of the Masonic lodge here are hopeful the public will strongly support the entertainment. There will be no ad* mission charge made, but a free-will offering will bfc taken.
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