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VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 39 Williamstop. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 14,1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 JURY LIST DRAWN FOR JUNE TERM SUPERIOR COURT I? Regular One-Week Term To Begin June 17; For Criminal, Civil Cases Jurors lor the regular one-week term of June court, convening the 17th of next month were drawn by the county commissioners at their regular meeting last week. Finding it would be unlawful to call the jury selected for the second week of the special term of April court which was post poned, officials drew another jury yesterday. The names of the jurors serving the court, convening June 17th, are us follows: Jamesville Township: Robert Mi rclle, J. F. Martin, and T. J. Holli day. Williams Township: L. F. Hardison tnd R. D. Jones. Griffins Township: B. Frank Lilley. John R. Coltrain, M. W. Hodges, and J. Carl Griffin. Bear Grass Township: Luther Har ris. G." A. Peel. M. B. Ward, and Stewart Taylor. Williamston Township: C. H. Cow en. sr.. H E. Ray. J. Frank Weaver. G. P. Hall, and Asa H. Crawford. j Cross Roads Township: G. G. Bailey C. W. Forbes, and Henry D. Peel. Robersonville Township: Alton E. Grimes, Minton Beach. C. Abram Rob erson, Arthur Johnson, jr., Edgar Bal lurd, Lester Edmondson, O. R Ev erett, M W. Kittrell, L. I. Creacy, and B A. Rogers. Hamilton Township: Elmer Ed mondson and K B. Etheridge Goose Nest Township: W. L. Dav enport. ; "T" j Mrs. Co pel and Continues Critically III in Hospital Mrs. Robt. Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gurganus of Wrt liamston, continues Critically ill in a Greenville hospital following an auto mobile accident on the Greenville Farmville highway a week ago last Sunday. Late reports from the hospital this morning statad that her condition was worse, that there was little hope for her recovery. Miss Ruth Ward who suffered a bro ken ankle and Miss Sarah Cook who was cut on the forehead in the acci dent. were able to return to their homes last week. Mr. Copeland con tinues in the hospital and is recov ering from injuries received in the wreck. Finals Program for School at Hamilton Hamilton's school closing exercise get under way in the auditorium then tomorrow night, when the first fivt grades appear in the operetta, "Wed ding of the Flowers." Thursday night the fifth grade will give a playlet yid the seventh grade will hold its class day exercises. The final exercises will be held on Friday morning at 11 o'clock, when Rev. C. H. Dickey, Williamston Bap tist minister, delivers the main ad dress and certificates of graduation are awarded. Hon. Paul Grady Speaks st Jamesville Tomorrow Featuring the final event in the series of commencement exercises, the address of Hon. Paul Grady at James ville tomorrow evening is expected to attract a capacity crowd in the school auditorium there. Diplomat and cer tificates will be ^warded following the address, Professor Usxle announc ed. Eva Gurganus Wins First Prize in Doll Dress Contest The doll dress and garment contest came to a close this week, when Miss Ore Finch, former home economics teacher, and Mrs M. D. Tetterton, acted as judges of the outfits submit ted. Miss Eva Gurganus, of the Wil liamstdn school, was awarded first place, which carries with it a price of W camp money; ribbons were given Melha Everett, of Hamilton, for sec ond place; and Vera Maude Lilley, ot Farm Life, for third place. Crediuble work was done by all girls entering the contest Legion Auxiliary To Meet With Mrs. R. H. Good mo n The regular monthly meeting of the John Walton Hasaell post of the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary will be held Saturday afternoon. May II. at 3:JC o'clock in the home of Mrs. Ray Good won, Williamston. The pretence ol every member it urgently desired. Local Legion Auxiliary To Sponsor Sale Of Poppies in County Saturday, May 28 Saturday, May 25ht, will be Poppy Day in Williamston. On that day the women of John W. Hassell Unit of the American Lesion Auxiliary will distribute little red poppies on the streets to be worn in honor of the World War dead. The observance here ' will be part of the annual nation-wide observance of Poppy Day, during which millions of Americans will pay tribute to the memory of the war dead by wearing Memorial poppies. Poppy Day activties here will be directed by a committee from the Auxiliary headed by Mrs. H. L. Swain chairman. Other members of the com mittee are Mrs. John A. Ward, Mrs. W. A. Cherry, Miss Eva I. Peele and Mrs. Mack Wynn. A large corps of volunteer worker* will be organized to carry out the distribution of the flowers. The poppies which will be worn here have been ordered from Depart ment Headquarters of the American Legion Auxiliary at Lexington, H. C and were made by the families of dis abled World War Veterans at Oteen. In exchange for the poppies, the Aux iliary women will ask each person to make a contribution for the welfare of the war's living vi:itms, the dis abled veterahs, the widows and the fatherless children of veterans. This money will be used entirely in the welfare work of the Legion and Aux iliary, the bulk of it in the work of the local Post and Unit. Housing Campaign In County Planned LIMITED FISHING Restrictions on fishing in inland waters continue in effect until the tenth of next month. Game War den Abbitt announcing that it will be lawful to fish in thoac wateri only on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Catches of large mouth bass are limited to 8, and not mors than 25 perch can be tak en under the law by any one per son in a day. The bass must massure at least 12 inches and the perch not less than S inches in length. Jamesville Scene of Meeting of Legion Post Monday Night Eighty members of the John Hmssell Post of the American Legion of this ounty met in Jamesville last evening at 8 o'clock where a big fish muddle, consisting of 85 pounds of the savory dish, was served to the men in their regular monthly meeting which had been transferred to Jamesville to bring the large gathering near the source of fish supply. The supper was the compliment of Mr. A. J. Holiday, of Jamesville, prominent in the Legion circlet. Few times, if any, in the history of the post in this county have so many of the paid-up members assembled in any place. It was a large, well-attended meeting and Mr. Holiday made himself a very generous and gracious host to the Legionnaires. The paid-up membership of the post is now 137 ? by far the largest it has ever been in Martin County. And it still grows, the lieutenants still working to enlist 150 in their mem bership. Attention was called at the meeting to the play the ex-service men are sponsoring, to-be called, "Oh, Professor," which opens in Williams ton Thursday night and then goes on tour of the county including the fol lowing stands; Kobersonville, Friday night, Jamesville Monday night, and Oak City, Tuesday night. ??? 9 Eighty Members Enjoyed Fish Supper as Guests of A. J. Holliday ? ? Senator Coburn To Speak at Kiwanis Club Meeting Senator R. L. Coburn will review legislation passed by the Generat As sembly in its session just recently ad jourried at a regular meeting erf the Kiwanis club here tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock, Rev. E. F. Moseley, president announced this morning. ? Plan To Open Field For Skeet Shooting Near Here Messrs. Urbin and J. Rossell Rog ers are making arrangements to open a skeet or field for trap shooting at Corey's store, seven miles from here on the Washington Higgwtay. The opening date will be announced the latter part of this week, it was stated ? Holds Its Annual Meeting The Wjlliamiton Bloom Lodge ol Odd Fellow, held it, annual meeting in the colored Methodixt church her, laat Sunday afternoon with riiitori from aeveral lodge, in attendance. Forming a parade at the Odd Fel low,' hall on the Jameirille Road, the member, of the ,ecret order paraded to the charch where aervice, were con ducted by three miniatera. The parade wa* eacorted by Patrolman Hunt and Boy Scout, at the requea) of Mayot Hawaii. (ORGANIZATION IS PERFECTED LAST FRIDAY AT MEET) County Committee Headed I y H. Harrison, of Williamston An organization for advancing a bet ?er housing campaign in this county ' was perfected las, FrilUy aftfrnoo?y when a small group of interested citi- ! Irs uVVh< cour,h<^c with Mr y H. McMullan ,?d named a chairman executor committee, preparatory Starring a county-wide canvas, needs 7 "Pi,ir con'"uc"on Jneed. A secretary will be named by th ? ' ty'' *"'? f*ivas,ers will atart w.?k,.jus, as so,,,, as. arrange r;;s be ?pied, cu? T arrison ..id yesterday. 1 " Marim County Better Ifmising <-oninnttee, headed by G. n Harri. son, IS composed of Messrs. C. D Car tH'Tp ' A"tr; s ^ all of U ,, "' a'"' W " Carstarphen . of WiI "maton. The name, and rea "iences o, vice-chairmen are, Me,".. W I ^reU' Kobersonville; B. M Wor. ey, Oak City; D. G. Matthew,,' aniit.m, J. 11. Roebuck, f'.rmele; Ci. Taylor, Everctta, J. R Man_ nmk, Jamesvi".; J. W. Kubanks. Has ell, Urbm Rogers, Bear Grass; J L Croon, Hold Point, ,?d J p j?r dan, Hardens. J These committeemen will be ac: Housing Administration, and hem V" PU,'liC Wi" to hem When interested in borrowing " ey f"r h?toe buildings or making repairs to property. Katensive bui'ding pr0gr,ms ,fe be. th! . ' "V" ,,le counfry with ?he aid made available by the KHA and considerable building i, possible rte"4' ? \V bile the main business will be han >y the h HA and the county chair man in Planning ,he canvass, the peo J Pie n general are asked to cooperate i'n the movement. Mr. McMull.n explained ,ha, a per ho!rowVooJ'"?rC08rg ,,'?0? C?Uld or HU per cent r f. totandbuilding cos, The limit is $16, Per $1 000 C?" I? 'ln"nein?' 'oan. ^ 2 " *b"u' *?? a month, the |$l? including interest, taxes and ifii?r The loan, are based on a 20 y~r period, bu, can be arranged Z ahorter periorls. " Baltimore Man Gets New Chevrolet at S/vine Ball "older of the lu!ky ticket sold by he Shrine Temple. Jos. Rotchell, of Baltimore, was given a free automo ' e *? the bhrine ball held in Raleigh h!id riik peopie arvund ,,ere held tickets, but to no avail COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS MONDAY Name District and Advisory Committees for Next Two School Terms * Taking the oath? of office here yes terday. members of the Martin County Board of Education immediately com pleted plans of reorganization by re electing J. C. Manning superintendent | of county schools and \\ O Griffin j chairman of the board. I he terms of all the officers will expire two years hence. Bids were called for the construc tion of a nine-room teacherage" at Bear Grass, the board announcing that the bids would be opened at a meet ing to be held the first Monday in June. Plans were also discussed for the construction of an addition to the Farm Life School and the erection of a new high school building at James ville. Representatives were appointed to appear before PWA authorities m the interest of the proposed building program. An organization was perfected for operating the county schools during the coming terms. I'nder rulings in the new school law, the board, in ad dition to appointing district commit tees, also named advisory committees within certain districts. The advisory committees, whose duties are to care for school properties and recommend appointments of teachers to the dis trict committees, who, in turn, will submit the appointments to the county hoard of education for approval, are expected to hold meetings immediate ly, The following district committees were named: Williams ton: C. B. Clark, R. A. Critcher, R. 1- Coburn. Robersonville: N. C. Everett, Mayo Little, W. H, Gray, G. W. Taylor, and J. M. Dixon. | Qplr. rtty: B- M Worslev. T. B. hlsdr, K. R. Edmondson, J. H Avers, and J A. Everett. J allies V ills-: C. C. Fleming, F. W. Ifulliday. and -Lester Davis. Farm Life: P. E. Getsinger, Frank I.illey, and Lewis Roberson. Bear Grass: Urbin Rogers, Henry TXPeet, arid Wheitef Rogers. The following advisory committees were named: F.veretts: L. A. Clark, Herbert Roe buck and G. G. Bailey. Gold- Point: L. A. Croom, Harry Roberson, and Paul Johnson Hamilton: Asa Johnson, Jesse Ever ett, and Bill Reach. ?HasseTITG. W. Ayers, ATE. Purvis, and E. R Edmondson, jr. Many ot the district committee are new or have not served in some time, white nearly alt the members the advisory committee are serving anew or the first time in several years. Colored Man Charged with Raping White Woman Here Earl Simmons, colored, was arrested here yesterday afternoon for the al leged rape of Mrs. Kosinan Owens, local white woman. A preliminary hearing will lie held before Justice J. L. Hassell tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Simmons, 2.1 years old, is be ing held in the county jail. The attack is alleged to have taken place just off the railroad near the old county jail. Some one saw the two enter the undergrowth just off the railroad and officers were called. Sim mons attempted to flee the scene hut was run down and caught. ? ? Sandy Ridge Team Wins Over Everetts Nine 27 to 3 Invading Everetts last Sunday after noon Sandy Ridge's baseball team de feated Everetts 27 to 3, the most one j sided game reported in these parts of recent years. Cherry, Bullock and iWynn formed the battery for Everetts while P. Hardison pitched and W. Hardison caught for the boys across the creek. Natural Wines May Be Sold at Retail Anywhere in State Without Permit Wines made by natural fermentation of juices may be sold in any retail es tablishment of the state under the measure parsed by both branches the general assembly. The bill prescribes no specific limit to .the alcoholic content, but the wines must be made natural. Restaurant!, hotels or other eating places may sell wine with meals, but ! the beverage purchased in any other establishment is not for consumption I on the premises. Under an amendment passed by the legislature, manufacture cannot be pro hibited by the board of commissioners in any county, but they have the right to prevent sale. There is no cost for a state permit to manufacture or sell> the wines, but the beverage is subject to the 3 per ?ent hales tan when sold retail. Tha producers may tell the wine at retail, unless they are prohibited from doing so by the county commissioners. The department of agriculture will be charged with the administration of the act and control of the industry. It will issue permits to producers, and will disseminate information relative to production of <;rops, the rpanufac-: ture of natural wines, and <h fruit! ciders, which were permitted under an amendment to the measure before it passed both branches of the assem* bly. The department also will set up rules for control. Martin County To Vote Soon On Legalizing Sale of Liquor Chain Letter "Racket" Is Making But ISPECIAL MEET OF Small Headyway With Local People BOARD IS CALLED In s~\ *-% nTrnrvirnriTv a % t The chain letter racket, sweeping ' he country as by storm and offering 10 more than a fantastic bubble, is ieHeved to have suffered a set back j ocally. Many of the letters have been received here, but in*90 per cent of he cases and probably more the chain | was broken Reports from the postoffice here 1 1 tain tain that the increase in letters , was hardly more than noticeable and ? lid not interfere with the regular work tcheduU in the office. However, Mother'* Day mailings during the lat- i ter part ot the week taxed the al-! ready over-worked employees in the local office, one report stating that more than 50 Mother's Day packages went out on one mail. Mother's Day mailings were the largest ever re ported here. Local people, as a whole, have tak en the chain letter bubble rather run WLUNLMJAI Officials Expected To Call Election for Earliest lightly, there heing too many re- Date Possible quests for dimes and dollars and tt>o ? little bonafide evidence that any fab- \ |he unexpected explosion of ulous sum would ever be returned [bombshell in the State Legislature just Probably the simple fad would have [before adjournment last Saturday ait gained momentum bad the government ernoon scattered the liquor question failed to issue warnings against the over a number of counties in eastern practice. North Carolina, and it is'nnw almost Reports state that main letters have certain thai legal liquor mil he avail been turned over to the postottVe de- able in many districts within the next partment for investigation with the no jays Martin County oirimission possibility that some of the writers ,.rs> authorised to call a special refer will be prosecuted. ^qnitim. arc expected to put the liquor WANDERING TEXTILE WORKER, HIS WIFE Al\D 4 CHILDREN, PRESENT | PATHETIC CASE HERE LAST WEEK Unable To Get Help at Re lief Office, Due to New Regulations What was described as the most pa thetic case ever heard of in this coun ty was reported here last Friday after noon when a man and his wife and four little children wandered into town poorly clad and hungry. The group was picked ujr and carried to the relief .office, but the employees could do nothing but ignore the pleas of tire four little children and the pa rents. New rulings, directing the re- | lief people here to aid transients, were received hut t"<> late to aid the wand ering group. Realizing that if anyone ever needed help this little group was one that did, courthouse employees busied themselves and started making | arrangements to care for the visitors over night. ?The father,?1*> aggravate?tiie~ pa thctic case, was crazy drunk and rav ing and he found quarter* in a jail cell. The mother, with a tlfrce^fffonths I old baby clinging to her breast, and a three-year-old girl, bright as a newly coined dollar, with her ten-year-old sister and eight-year-old brother, hov ered close together to await whatever fate that might befall tbenr. Ttrr least aid offered was appreciated with a full ness of heart, and it was a happy group when Sheriff ('. B. Roebucki turned over ihcc?lire-?ccon4fleor of his jail to the family, the father oc cupying a cell off to himself. No locks were turned on the mother and child ren and the bars across the windows were referred to as cracks by the little three-year-old girl. Supper, consisting of two quarts of milk and other wholesome food, was more satisfying to the little group than a social dinner ever was or ever will be to a king.* The children, with a special reason to do so, went after the niilk as little pigs sometimes do. After the sheriff explained to them that they were in a hotel and not a jail, the four little children curled themselves up on the wall hunks and are said to have slept soundly until late the following morning. Leaving the courthouse about 8 o'clock the father and mother with the I l>ahy went?to?a?local?cafe and en-' joyed a large breakfast while the three1, older children, with a nickle each, were' directed by their parents to buy candy' for themselves. They were last seen around here about 11 o'clock Saturday morning when they went plodding along their way hack to (iastonia where the father lost his job during the textile strike that resulted in the death of Chief Adcrholdt there *everal years ago. The man, named Harper, said he was a non-striker and was standing by the police chief when the officer was fa tally shot. Harper, exhibiting fright ful scars on his back stated that be was nearly beaten to death during the strike, that lie bad been out of work since that time. During the past nine weeks he and his fanny and walked and begged rides to New Jersey and were returning to the Gastonic sec tion. Complete Widening Oi Washington Street Here The widening of Washington Street here was completed yesterday at a cost of slightly more than $10,(KX). It will be several days before the newly made surface* will be opened to traf fic. Contractor Cline is moving a portion of his equipment to other projects, but will keep his loading bins here until the contract for paving Smithwick Street from Main to the railroad ia let next Friday night. I GO TO UNIVERSITY The last business transaction of the old Planters and Merchants Bank, Everetts, was completed last Saturday when Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne sent $25.35, unclaimed deposits, to the University of North Carolina. In handling the liquidation of the bank, the agent was unable to locate the owners of a number of accounts. The money these accounts represented was turned over to the clerk of court who was directed to locate as many of the 'depositors as possible and turn the remainder over to the State institution. The payment was the first of its kind ever made to the institution from this county, it is reliably un derstood. Concert Tonight in D School Auditorium By Orphan Singers No Admission Fee Will Be Asked, But Offering Is To Be Taken The Oxford Orphanage Singing ( lass will make its annual appearanct in the high school auditorium here this evening at K. o'clock, and an ur gent and last appeal is being made to the people of this town ami community to ably support the worthy cause the little group of promising young boys and young girls represent. No admission fee will he asked, and while no one is under obligation to contribute, it is earnestly hoped that the people here will remember their own blessings and make contributions accordingly. The concert program, recognized one of the best presented by a singing cftss in several years, will not last long, and the people of the town ami community are urged to fill the audi torium to its capacity. Big Four Garage To Open Here Soon Leasing the Sid Mohley hilling Sta tion, next to the Tar Heel Apartments, the Big Four (iarage is making ar rangements to open a Chrysler and Plymouth agency here on or about June I, it was officially announced yes terday. The building will be remod eled to accommodate the agency, the renovating activities having gotten underway here today. Messrs. H. L. Pruette ami R L. Jordan were here yesterday making arrangements for the opening, with Mr. J. K. McGowan, who will manage the local agency. Tfie company, with headquarters in New Bern, operate.* Chrysler and Plymouth agencies in N'ew Bern and (ireenviile. Large Barge Sinks in Roanoke Near Here A large barge, carrying 77,000 feet of timber, went to the bottom of the Roanoke River several miles* below here last Friday afternoon, A hole was knocked in the side of the boat, caus ing it to sink rapidly at the mouth of Conine Creek. Coppersmith and Com pay. of Elisabeth City, owned the barge, and the oWners are planning to raise it. question before the people of the coun ty when they hold a special meeting here tomorrow morning at 10o'clock. The authorities will be asked to exer cise then discretion and refuse to provide an electon. no doubt, but in view of the county's past record in wet and dry elections it is not likely that the commissioners will pass the matter by. In fact, it is understood (the commissioners will likely make ar rangements for the wet-dry election as soon as it is 'possible for them to |do SQ. j Jnst when the election can be held, and the conditions under which it will be held could not be learned. It is be lieved, however, that the election can not be scheduled before the middle or latter part of.June t he return of the liquor question to a scattered territory resulted when the Day bill failed of passage, providing for a state wide referendum and the sale of legal liquor if 51 of the 100 counties voted wet. hi a. last-minute, drive, thr , pushed jhcough the bill U* include Martin :>nd sixteen oth er counties in the block to be exempt t? >n act, leaving the ultimate decision up to tip* voters in the individual coun ties. 'Senators t > >lnirn, ('orey and Alls I>TtK>ks amended the original bilf to exempt counties in the hr-t and sec | ond congressional districts from the Turlington Act. Senator i "burn ex j plained yesterday that the control of the sah ?>f liquoi in this county would he vested in a commission, composed of three men to he selected by the dolinly c" iu111issi<?11ci's, tTTe appoint | mt*nt of a control hoard de'pending up "ii tlie wit- earryiug the election, ot course. The price "t fTfjuor would be deternrmrd? W?thy?"Ttimr-member^' board, and profit^ would go to tlie county. Ii was tot reported that ' Pas(|uo(ank < oiiut>. tor which the bHI was originally drawn, would share in the profits where liquor was sold in any of th? other counties, hut Sena tor ( ohurn advises this was an error. Should the wets carry the election, and. judging from past records, is likely they will in this county, then about three stores will he established immediately after the election iiv-thc county, "lie probable it Jamesville, a second probably at Willianiston and a tliii-l probably, at K"bersonville. Tin a ti"ii of the legislature was so shocking to both tin- wets ami the drys that no campaigns have been launched against or in behalf of legal liquor sales in this county. I Reports from over the state indicate the legisl.tum will probably be called j into special session about next Aug ust, when efforts will he made to es tablish state-wide control or dry up Kastcrn Carolina's damp territory. Hold Mother's Day Service In Theatre Here List Sunday Dr. C. C. Carpenter Speaks On Prevention of Cancer Among Mothers ? A Mother's Day program, sponsor ed by the John Walton Hassell Am erican Legion Post and Auxiliary, was held in the Watts theatre here last I Sunday afternoon when nearly 200 people al tendril?to take?part?in?the pecial day observance. The principal feature on the pro gram which included special music was an address By Dr. c. c. ( arpenter, member of the Wake Forest Medical school. He stressed the prevention of caqcer which the most fatal of all dis eases except heart trouble. In bis il lustrated lecture he proved that near ly 40 per,??iM of cancer deaths among womerf were needless and easily avoid able, and he pointed out the necessity for every mother to consult the family ! physician often as a safeguard against cancer.
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