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*M *? UW Ob Tot Am lt_ 0mwtm *m Da* i Yaar I a THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 41 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. May 21.1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 Contract for Paving Is Let Last Evening COST IS LOWERED AFTER BIDS ARE REFUSED FRIDAY Suggest Name for Proposed Street Through Godard Property Here A contract for paving Smithwick Street from Main to the railroad, a distance of one block, was let to J. G. Clark Paving Company by the town commissioners in special meeting here last evening. The contract price is $2^83.75, that amount caring for grad ing, curbing and paving. Bids were opened last Friday eve ning but they were rejected when the commissioners considered the price too high. The F. D. Cline Construc tion company offered to handle the project for $2,879, and the Clark Com pany stipulated a price of $2,946, a difference of only $67 in the original bids. The two bidders were immediate ly notified that the prices were reject ed, and that a second consideration would be given at a meeting yesterday. The Cline company re-entered its same bid, but the Clark company reduced its figure by $262.25 or $195.25 under the next lowest bid. Henry Rivers, Greenville engineer, was employed to supervise the project and inspect the materials. The meeting discussed the opening of the proposed street across the God ard property but no definite action was taken. However the authorities men tioned several names for the thorough fare, the last report centering on the name, of Cooke Street. Martin and Wilson were other names suggested, bat it was recalled that the thorough fare running two blocks through Blood Block in the colored section of the town was named Wilson Street The name of Martin Avenue has been prominently mentioned by a number of private citizens. It was said at the meeting that the commissioners are planning to call the property owners into conference again soon in an ef fort to make final arrangements for opening the street and developing that section of the town. Senior Class Day Program Friday The Seniors of Williamston High School will present their class day ex ercises in the school auditorium Fri day night at 8:00. The program which it arranged in the form of a legisla tive assembly will be presided over by J. D. Bowcn, the class president. The "Daisy Chain", a feature of last year's program, has been included in this year's program. The valedictory address will be delivered by Grace Manning; the salutatory by Alta Critcher. The songs will sung by the Juniors and girls from the first and second year classes. Margolis Brothers Plan Alterations To Stfre An extensive alteration program has been planned for the Margolis Broth ers store, the owners, Messrs, Frank and Irving Margolis, announced today that starting Thursday 'they would in augurate one of the ggpatest bargain selling events in the history of the store to reduce the stock preparatory to starting the improvements to the building. 1 ? Tex Eden Discharged by Hospital This Week Tex Eden, local insurance man, who was dangerously cut on the arm and stomach at a dance in Washington last week, is able to he out, looking none the worse for his narrow escape from serious injury and probably death. Dr. D. B. Bryan To Deliver Finals Address Here May 28 Dr. D. B. Bryan, dean of Wake Forest College, will be the principal speaker at the graduation exercises scheduled at the local high school for Kay 28 at 8:00. ? * Open Skeet Field at Corey's Store on Washington Road A skeet field for trap shooting was opened at Corey's store on the Wash ington Road Sunday afternoon by Urbin and Rot sell Rogers. Actiritiea will center at the field each Wednes day and Sunday afternoon, Mr. Rogers announcing today that a skeet coat would be given free to every shooter cracking 25 pigeons out of 2S shots. CLEAN-UP WEEK / Clean-up end paint-up activities were off to a alow start yesterday . on account of rainy weather, but in keeping with Mayor Haasell's proclamation designating this week as s special clean-up and paint-up period, it is believed local people will strongly support the move meat during the remainder of this week. The town authorities have pledged extra facilities for remov ing trash and other foreign mat ter, and much good can be accom plished by a cooperative drive against unclean! in ess and unsight ly scsoes. Merchants are stressing the movement in a page advertisement, appearing in this paper where val uable suggestions and real bar gains are cited. Special Meeting Of Skewarkee Masons Here This Evening Masons from Emporia, Va. Lodge Will Handle Degree Work A special meeting of Skewarkee Lodge will be held toaight at 8 o'clock in the lodge hall, at which time the third degree team of the Emporia Va., lodge will put on the Master Mason's degree, it was announced this morn ing by V. J. Spivey, master of the lo caI lodge. The visitors will arrive be fore 7 o'clock, at which time they will be guests of the local Masonic offi at supper at the George Reynold'. Hotel. This meeting was arranged as the first of an exchange of visits between the lodges, The degree team from Skewarkee will go tQ Emporia in the near future to relurn the visit and put on the work there. A large delega tion is expected?from?Emporia and Mr. Spivey is anxious to have a large number of the local members to greet them at the lodge at 8 o'clock. Visit ing Masons from any oilier lodge-> are also cordially invited to attend the communication tonight. Indecent Exposure Case Is Continued A continuance was considered to day in the case charging Mrs. Rose man Owens white woman, and Earl Simmons, colored, with indecent ex posure, it was unofficially learned The report indicated that the case would probably be heard by Judge Peel behind doors closed to the gen-j eral public. The charge of rape agaitiNt Simmons was dismissed at a hearing before Justice J. L. Hassell last week, and Charges of indecent exposure were brought immediately against him and Mrs. Owens. Unable to raise bond in the sum of $300 the two defendants were placed in jail where Simmons awaits trial. Mrs. Owens waft released yesterday when bond was arranged. Officers would not say when the two cases are scheduled for trial, but its is likely that some disposition will be made of them some time this week. CHANGE TIME OF COUNTY BOARD MEET TO FRIDAY Drys Might Urge Board of Commissioners To Delay Action on Election Making every attempt to prevent their action being tested on an appeal to' the courts, the coutty commission ers, upon the written request of Com missioner R. L. Perry, will consider at a meeting next Friday morning at 10 o'clock the calling of an election in connection with exempting Martin County from the provisions of the Tur lington act. An election was ordered at a special meeting last week, but it was learned that to give their ac tion legal credence, the commissioners were to advertise the session six days in advance. Arrangements were then I made to hold a special meeting on .Thursday of this week, b?t since no tin- <>t the meeting was not posted un til Friday, it was decided to delay the meeting a:.other day to make certain I that the ter ms of the law had been fully met I.ate reports indicate the commis sioners will he asked to defer action, )>ut since the hoard was unanimous in calling the election at its meeting last week it is generally believed that there will be no delay in the arrangements for placing the matter before the peo ple for consideration. There i> a possibility that the date for the election will be advanced since it is understood that no special regis tration will be necessary. However, the commissioners might not discuss the possibility of a change and allow the date of July 6 to stand. Two Local Homes Entered Saturday The homes"of Joe Gray Corey ami Robt. L. Coburn in New Townr were entered early last Saturday evening by a robber whose' identify-could not be. established. Very few articles were missed from either home, it was stated. Ripping the screen, the prowler en tered the back door of the Corey home and made a complete search of the first floor rooms, stealing a small amount of change from a pocketbook. Leaving the Corey home, it is be lieved the same person, said to be a small colored man, entered the "Co burn home through a window. Noth ing was missed from there except a small piece of cake. Going home shortly after 9 o'clock Hubert Coburn saw the man tunning from the house. Sandy Ridge Team Wins Two Sunday The Sandy Ridge baseball nine in vaded Gold Pol lit and Kveretts last Suuday, recording victories at each point by one-run margins. Collecting six hits off Taylor, the boys from over the creek scored four runs to their op ponents' three. Martin caught for Gold Point. After turning Gold Point back, the Sandy Ridge boys stopped off at Kver etts on the way back and Hardison pitched a second win of the afternoon, his team winning 5 to 4 in the first game he allowed three hits and in the second 5 hits, VV. Hardison caiching both games H. Forbes and Rawls formed the Kveretts battery. Roster of Local Coastal Plain Club Is Just About Complete; Begin Work Next Week 7*he opening of the Coastal Plain Baseball League season two weeks from today will find the Williamston Martins well lined up to furnish sotKc keen competition in the pennant race, Manager Bill Spivey said this morn ing in announcing the team person nel complete. Arrangements have been handled in every detail, and a fast brand of baseball is predicted for the season beginning with the opening game with Tarboro here on the after noon ot June 4. Supported by what might be termed a "brain trust", the Martins are fal culated to figure and play their way to a commanding position in the league The trust includes Cecil Brake, State college graduate and professor in thr Robersonville Schools; Henry House, a Carolina product and professor in the Edenton Schools; Bill Scott, coach at William and Mary College, and V. J. Spivey, a West Virginia college man, not to mention the younger men who are still after learning. 'A large bus has been purchased for service in transporting the team this aataon, the club officials stating that the vehicle will be delivered here within the next few days. The grand stand has been enlarged and the park will be fenced shortly. A real scare was thrown into local ball fans yesterday when it was heard that House* was playing with Ports mouth. Communicating with Manager Spivey, Mr. House explained that he had played bnly eight games and that he was leaving the Virginia city yes terday preparatory to reporting here next week. Other players will report about the middle and latter part of next week. Following if the tentative?line-up announced today by Manager Spivey: Henry House, whose home is in Weldon, and who was graduated from the University of North Carolina be fore going to Edenton to make a rec ord as athletic coach, will work behind the bat and in the field. Ralph Gilles pie, of Newton, it also slated for work behind the bat. Mr. Gillespie finished at Wake Forest and played with the St Louia Cardinals. Eli Marion Taylor, a home product, who attended Campbell Collegf and played semi-pro baseball ii\ South Carolina and who has been on the team here for the past several seasons, will work at first base with Troy Goodmon, local man, who attended State College and played with the Richmond Colts. Aubrey Marable, William and Mary man whose home is in Williams burg, Va., and who proved a valuable player on the Windsor team last year, will be stationed at second. HeHrbert Lcary of Kdenton will hold down the third sack. Leary play ed with the A amy at Laugh-y l-'ield and Chattanooga. ?In the outfield there are Cecil Brake," of Rocky Mount{ Wm. Bruce Gaylord, of Jamesville, and Bill Scott, of Wil liamsburg. Brake, a graduate of State, has played with the Martins during! the past^ several seasons. Gaylord, a Campbell College man, has also been in the lineup of the locals. Bill Scott who coac^fs at William and Mar> College, htfi played with the Washing ton Senators and the college where he is now coach. He also works on the mound. Claude Corbitt, Sunbury boy, who (Continued on the back page) Legislative Records of Representative And Senator From County Reviewed Cobum Was Leader In Fight To Refund Counties for Roads Cooperated in Passage of' Bill Urging Refund of ' Money To Counties Centering his attention on the pass-| age of a bitt that would lead to refund-^ ing those counties making advances to the highway commission years ago, Senator K. I. Cobum is believed to have pushed the rights of those par ticular counties to the front, where part, if not all, advance- to the com mission will be refunded by the next regular legislature. In addition to his extensive work on the hill that sets up a committee or commission to de termine the amounts, if any, the coun ties are entitled to expect from the State Highway Commission, Senator i Coburn figured in the passage of a number of state-wide law* in the re- , cent legislature, including a wine hill and a bill exempting Martin and lb other eastern counties from the pro visions of the Turlington Act. Karly in the session Mr. Coburn in troduced a trill removing the tolls from the Chowan River bridge. A bill was passed giving uniformity to the quail hunting season At one time the season for hunting quail was closed several weeks later in this county than in surrounding counties, inviting hunters from other counties to come into Martin in large numbers late in the season. Another hill introduced by Mr. to bum requires that agricultural liens be recorded in the ??'V "f counties where the lands upon which the crops are to be grown, and conveyed in the lien are located, except where the county line runs through a iarm upon sides, in which case it shall be re corded in the county where his home is located only. ?Hie bills calling lor highway re funds provided that the state should pay in ten equal annual installments the sum of $8,451,181.34 to the forty four counties which donated said, amount to the state in building state! highways ami bridges alter same had been taken over by the slate, and prior | to 1131 when the state took over the! county roads. | A public Hparinp was hehjji?liirc-lh^ jrnnT"Senate and House Roads Com mittees on this hill, at which timed became apparent that the bill would not pass due to the fact that a con siderable amount of the donations made by some of the counties was not used in constructing what was classified as state highways, and it was impossible, without a lengthy in j ivestigation, to segregate the amounts! wl,? h .should he refunded by the state |in those cases. Another bill was pie jpared and intioduced in both the I Senate and the House which pro vided for the appointment of a com I mission by the Governor consisting iof nine member?, one from each o the old road districts as provided for in the 1921 laws, to conduct hearings and make investigations and set up the amounts, if any, each of said counties should be refunded. 1 his bill was finally passed, and it is generally conceded that the next Legislature (Continued on page six) Going into the North Carolina General Aaaembly early laat Jan uary for the first time aa represen tative from this county and sena tor from this district, Messrs. Hugh G. Horton and Robert L. Coburn entered readily into the activities of the law-making body and made very favorable records as first-termers. The two men fig ured in the passage of bills of state-wide import, and listened to the people back home in offering changes in those laws of a county wide and local nature. The severe critics of the Gen eral Assembly bob up with the as sertion that the only time the law makers did a real service to the people was when they adjourned May 11. That the Legislature did meae thing* up in many, many in stance* is certain, but the legis lative records of Representative Horton and Senator Coburn prove that there were some accomplish ments. No immediate and direct results are to be expected from most of the laws sponsored by the two men, but a foundation was lain for m^re advantageous laws next term, and many people will find a majority of the laws advantage ous to the welfare of the county in the future. Farmers of County Are Well Up With Work; Tobacco About All in Ground With nearly all tobacco transplant ed and resetting completed, farmers in this -county are well advanced with their activities, a>. a whole. They are well into what is recognized as the busy season oh the farm, and the prospects are bright just now tor fav oiable crops. Of course, unfavorable] growing seasons are possible, and there are numerous other factors that might enter upon the scene to limit production ?>r aid in jicord crop*. Just now the outlook is considered above the average by many farmers Some growers are reporting much damage to their tobacco by wire worms, but such attacks are not un common. Authentic records are not available, but it is believed that few farmers m this county planted the allotment limits this season, but few or none failed to plant the acreage planned POTEAT ATTACKS JAZZ INFLUENCE IN CHURCH MUSIC Wake Forest Professor and Educator Speaks to Club Members Last Night Willi a tremetidous wallop dchvctvl at all ja// music renditions in the panu* (|f ?Ujl?Huhei t?P<Heah Wake Forest Professor let loose -i powerful attack here last evening in the auditorium of the Memorial Bap * htireh against the prostitution jliurcH mush and icdfca, with invei tive and scorn, all those who are re sponsible for the same. In an illustrated lecture on hymiml ogy, the visitor punctuated his remarks with instrumental variations of ihe jazz-crooning efforts at worship which he said were veneered with a verv thin coat of religion, and amused the small vroun who heard him wlini ?>? got their feet wriggling in the church as his syncopated efforts made them school or a dance hall. Dr. I'oteat handled his theme witli vigor and without apology, making it more than clear to all who heard him just what he thinks of the flippant ami flimsy commercialized hymns and hymn hooks that slick-tongued sales men have left in so many of the chur ches- today, saying that the coninier cialization of near-jazz church music, with its catchy theme choruses, has brought church music to its present low level today, and then appealed for the restoration to its rightful place in the worship program of the hymns which all the churches of all times have found to possess merit. Advancing as one reason for the prostitution of religious music the fact that the crowds of today are so ac customed to jazz over the radio, in the, dance halls and movies that they de mand it, in sugar-coated form when they go to their places of worship, tin lecturer gave a demonstration of :? modern-day church rendition of some Tif?those?veneered pieces, then fol lowed it with an example of some of the great, moving hymns of Christen-' doni which are characterized by their lofty dignity, their religious fcrver and thejr powers to lift a congregation to wards God. Coming here from Wake Forest where he had been invited by the Wo man's Club of this city, Or. Poteat spoke to representatives of the com-, muhity in the Baptist church la?t night at 8 o'clock, spent the night with his sister, Mrs. Wheeler Martin and returns to Wake Forest today from which place he and his wife leave Saturday for a tour of Italy ami Kuropean points. Dr. Poteat's versa tility is well known in these parts and his comtnjT to Witli^mston was very meaningful to those persons who are interested in religious music and who heard Iris lecture last night. Raiders Roebuck and Peel Destroy Still on Sunday A liquor plant was destroyed by Deputy J. H. Roebuck and Raider Roy Peel near the old Mobfey Mill In Wtt liaihston Township last Sunday moan ing. The kettle had been moved, hut the officers found and destroyed sev eral barrels of beer and ?om?, equip ment [~T 1-M UNUSUAL RECORD An unusual attendance record in the schools of this county was completed last week when Miss Mary Elizabeth Keel was graduat ed from the Bear Grass High School. Miss Keel went the entire eleven years without missing a single day. Miss Keel, daughter of Mr. J. R. Keel, has made her home with her uncle, Mr. Kneezer Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, since the death of her mother 14 years ago. As far as it can be learned Miss Keel is the first Martin County school pupil to complete 11 grades without missing a day, and it is indeed a real honor. 4.70 Inches Rainfall Are Re|)orted Here During Past Month Average Was Rain Every Other Day; Total Is Not So Large ? While rain fell on an average of j very other flay, this section had no heavy rainfall fur the month of April, Hugh Spruill at the Roanoke weather | station reporting only 4.70 indies during the period. April showers fail i ed to increase the total precipitation i over that for March by seven one'-hun dredths of an inch. The largest rain 1 reported during April measured a little , under three quarters of an inch So far this year the rainfall totals 15.M* inches compared with 15.41 inches f??r j the first four months of last year. j The rain, warmly welcomed by i farmers just transplanting their to i hacco la^t Tuesday afternoon, measur ed only slightly more than one-tenth ? ?I an in h at tins point Bear Grass Team Wins Nine Out of Ten Games ? (oachKuswcll Martin's?Bear Gra?? 'High School hasehall team made a| jsplcifdid record during the season just | closed. -I'laying ten games, the boys won nine. George Peel, star pitcher, | getting credit for seven of the nine ( victories. The only defeat was at the | hand of Willfamston's town team. I In addition to winning the -county j championship, the boys defeated some I strong teams outside the county. Representative H.G. Horton Sponsored Number Local Laws Introduces Bill Legalizing Manufacture and Sale of Wine In This State Sponsoring most of the county-wide and local lulls affecting this county and its divisions. Representative Hugh (i Horton figured prominently in the passage "i nearly all important state wide hills, especially those affecting thnri'tnmty and section Fa get" to rep resent his constituent'.. Mr Horton listened t?< the suggestions and recom meudatioiis of all and acted for the interest of tin* greatest wswWr in all case* That his work in the house was not unnoticed is shown by the tact that he was appointed to a num ber of major committees In the clos ing days of the session hi was named to the conference committee on tie revenue hill an<|}also to the calendar committee, probably two of the ii?o>t important of the whole session. The value -if heavily loaded petitions was proved during the session, vhtu Mr. Morton introduced i hill at the request of a number of sportsmen to outlaw trapping with steel traps, and then turned around and had the law killed. A petition carrying the :ianu*s of nearly 400 citizens in Jamesville. Williams, and Griffins Townships wa prcsentcd to the representative asking that the hill he killed, ami it was killed. Armed with a petition carrying near ly 1,000 names, the representative was successful, in saving at least two high schools in the county when lie held The?attendance requirement?down to? 00. pupils instead of HO proposed by' some. Very' little con side ration is given juft now to tlTe law postponing the sale of land tor taxes until December, but it no lull had been passed delay ing the -ale. delinquent taxpayers would he in arms about now, for un ertising of delinquent property would probably he in progress at this time. The law sponsored by Mr Horton calls for advertising the first of No vember and sale the first Monday in December There will he no delay this year Ailothei bill introduced by Horton gave the county commissioners the right to pa\ justices <>t the peace ccr tam fees when defendants were found imilt-v Jtntl -lent to -dim roads, Here tofore, the justices ?*nl\ collected their fees when the defendants were found guilty and fined The appointment oi an agent to han dle fiduciary funds" was provided iii another hill. Under the terms of this hill funds entrusted to the cleric court can he turned over.' to tffe fiduc iary agent and that agent becomes re sponsible for the money. i Considered ".Thiproper by some, hut considered necessary x to effect equal representation tor all parts of the conn ty, and designed to correct dual rep resentation lot aits (mii district, a bill was introduced and passed dividing the counts into fisi districts for the nomination and election of a county commissioner from each district. J'hc strictly local hills centered a 'round election and taxing matters m Jamesviffr. < hn?nf tlu?two such bills introduced and pass^l validated the method of tax listing employed by the town of Jamesville The town author ities copied the listings from the town ship list. The other hill provided for a new registration and election in the municipality. ' Probably the state-wide lull jointl) sponsored by Mr Horton and Coburn to receive the most attention front county property owners was the one designed to have the state highway commission take over the indebtedness incurred in the construction of the (Continued on page six) Addition To Hotel Is Being Planned; Many Being Turned Away at Present Unable to accomodate the traveling public with the rmmt* n??w m ?**, Mr. F. P. Sijnningham. owner of the fieorge Reynold^ 11??trI here is con sidering the addition of ahgut 20 more room I to the building Travelers, as a rule, are turned away almost nightly by the hotel operators just because there isn't room to care for them. There is an immediate need for at |??M, uiIiIiIiiiIij] r< k< >iii w aiu] Irl'*! TWriMJ T V??TTT^i probably more in the future, a mem ber of the hotel operating force said this'morning. ~ Cost estimates for the proposed project are betng prepared by con trators. it is understood, but no defi nue plans mi lutisti uning the ailili tion have been made. Mr. Cunningham said. t'ottiidcriMy enlarged and ctmjdete 1> renovated along with the installa tion of modern heating and telephone service, the hotel during the past sev eral months has experienced a sub stantia} patronage. Even during those months when hotel traffic is generally thrtt, tfrr dnrat howtry tias h?d Hrca-~ pacity taxed almost continuously. And the improved hotel facilities, although consult red inadequate just now, have been and are now regarded as a valu able asset to the town.
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