THE ENTERPRISE 3? ? VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 57 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 19, 1935. ESTABLISHED 1890 atcfc *a Lahai Oft Yaw y Km It. Cafxtaa *a Data REVIEW OF LAWS PASSED BY LAST STATE ASSEMBLY Possible To Delay Tax Sale of County Until First Monday in December A summary of laws passed by the 1935 General Assembly of this State and prepaied by the Institute of Gov ernment, has just been released. A review of the laws effecting Martin County is offered. There were a goodly number of laws passed effecting this county, the special liquor enactment receiving, by far, the most attention and comment. In fact so much attention has been given that law, that propery owners have forgotten all about the time for selling land for taxes. Chapter 321 of the public local laws ? permits the Martin Cotmty authori ties and the town of VVilliamston of ficials to extend the time for land tax sales to the first monday in De cember of each year beginning with 1934 levies. There is no, provision for the continuance of land sales in the several towns outside of VVilliamston! after next month, it is understood. Another law empowers the county commissioner* to appoint a collector to take over insolvent taxes. Under another act, the county is divided into five districts for the nomi nation and election of county commis sloners, as follows: Jamesville and **'-11- a- ? " ? Williams; Griffins and Bear Grass; Williamston and Poplar Point; Cross Koads and Kobersonville; and Ham ilton and Goose Nest, one commis sion to be chosen in each of the five districts. Chapter 20 authorizes the county commissioners, in their discretion, to pay the trial justices in criminal cases where the defendant is sent to the roads or to prison, and when the de fendant is unable to. pay the cost. However, in cases bound over by magistrates, th< ffiil 'fiistTre apparent ly gets nothing The county commissioners have the authority under Chapter 336 of the law to appoint a fiscal agent for the clerk of superior court to handle all funds coming into his hands ex cept fines and costs. An agent has already beenfappointed. Chapter 94 prohibits, under penalty of $25. fine or .10 days in jail, the hunting of game in the lowlands of Roanoke River during a freshet or when the water is over the river banks and game has no_means. of es cape The game laws of Martin County repeals chapter 422 of the 1933 ses n, and the general State gume In* applies to hunting quail in the county. Martin was put under the laws which make it a iiiiidciueanoi for an owner of domestic fowls, after notice, to allow them to run on the lands of an other when such lands are under cul tivation for grain* of ornamental pur poses. The barbers' license laws were a mended, requiring rural barbers as well as those in towns 4o have license except in those cases where barbers occasionally do work at a distance of five miles or more from any town. Chapter 182 of the laws authorises the State treasurer to issue $7,000 in bonds and Martin County $5,000 in bonds to replace a like amount stolen from W. S Rhodes and D. G. Mat thews, the owners to furnish a satis factory indemnity bond equal to twice the amount of duplicate bonds in each case. The public laws under chapter 295 appointed justices of the peace in the county for the term of six years each as follows: Jamesville, A. Corey, E. H. Ange; Williams, B. L. Gardner, L. J. Hardison; Williamston, /. L. Hassell; Cross Roads, C. B. Riddick; Goose Nest, J. W. Hines. E. H. Ange, J. W. Eubanks, J. T appointed members of the Ma County Board of Education. This county was excepted from general law which authorizes State Board of Health to estafc full time health service in any desired to cooperate in the progi The county was also exempted f the law which creates the North < olina boiler rules with poufcr to n late the operation of high pres. boilers. The law was amended so that forcement officers shall be alio a fee for summoning jurors for "Ticea court. County commissioners may di the clerk of court to appoint sp< deputies as cTerf In recorder's general county courts. Chapter 153 allows the filinf master forms of mortgages and d of trust and allows the provision such master forms to be iqcoropf in subsequent instruments oy n ences. Chapter 457 prohibits the ptacin trash, refuse or junk autocno < County Offers Bounty for Arrest of Liquor Makers Backing up its assertion that it would make war on the bottleg (n and the illicit liquor traffic, in general, the county board of commissioners in special session bars last Wednesday evening bounties on the "heads" of liquor manufacturers and violators of the liquor lairs in general in this county. Por each still an officer cap tures, he receives $5 under the new premiums created by the au thorities. Then if he catches a man at the still and captures the still he gets t>. An additional IS is allowed for extras caught at a liquor plant, it is understood. Another standing offer of goes to pay any enforcement officer who prosecutes any violator of the liquor law. In addition to that* allotments, the commission ert employed an assistant in the sehrilf's office, allowing the of ficer more time to push the en forcement of all laws in the coun ty. And it looks as if there trill be some respect created for the law in this county, after all. Martin County paid certain amounts for liquor stills captured and men arrested for a number of years, but the special Inducements were withdrawn as a matter of economy during the first part of the recent depression. The premiums, recently created, are expected to be financed out of the five percent fund set sslde out of the profits derived front sales on legal liquor. \ct Checks Court in Handling Rum Cases LATE CHECKS A dozen tobacco parity checks, iwA.inrin| in vara rcc ceivad in this county yesterday, leaving 33 chacka still undeliver ed to Martin farmers. These checks have been due since last fall, but for some reason or other they ware late and plenty late in reaching here. Just when the 33 other checks will be ready for distribution is an unknown matter, but unless they arrive shortly, 1935 rental checks will be coming first for farmers in this county. Farmers Received $2,418,030 More In 1934 Than In 1932 Cotton and Tobacco Sell for $3,267,634 Last Year In This County Martin County farmers received $2,418,030 more for their cotton and tobacco crop* in 1934 than they got in 1932 according to a statement is sued recently by T. ti, Brandon, coun ty agent In 1932, before the crop adjustment programs were instituted, the .growers sold 6,217,000 pounds of leaf for $652,858 and 6,860 bales of cotton#for $196,744. That year the price of tobacco av eraged 10.5 cents a pound and cotton was selling at six cents. By 1934, the price of tobacco rose to an aver age of 27 cents and cotton reached 12 cents. This gave the growers $2,713,636 for their 10,050,500 pound weed crop in 1934 and $287,373 for their 6,860-bale cotton crop. In addition they receiv ed benefit payments amounting to $229,029 on the tobacco and $37,595 on the cotton. This brought the total tobacco and cotton income in 1934 to $3,267,634* Brandon pointed out, as compared with a total of $849,602 in 1932. Since the price of other farm com mudities has also rit?en during this period, Brandon added, the total in come of the Martin County growers has increased even more than tKm#1 figures indicate. Furthermore, he stated, at present the prospects are that the 1935 income will compare' favorably with that of last year. Three Local Faculty Appointments Made Three new appointments were made to the local schol faculty by the com mittee recently, Principal D. N. Hix said today Other appointment are being considered, and the faculty will be announced in its entirety within a short time, it is believed. 1 Miss Dorothy Elliott, of Hertford, was appointed to fill, the fifth grade vacancy. Miss Elliott has been teach t ing in the school of Cabarrus County 1 during the patt .lwo years. I Miss Gertrude Mercer, of Foun tain, is to teach English in the high f school. She has served as a member of the Conway, Northampton County, schools for several years. Mies Josephine Grant, of Garys burg, is the new home economics teacher. She has had four years ex * perience in the Nashville school, and is now taking advanced work in NO LAW AGAINST POSSESSION OF ILLICIT LIQUOR Judgments Are Withheld in| Several Cases Tuesday By Judge H. O. Peel The Martin County Recorder's court was stalled I ue <la\ for want of jurisdiction in several liquor cases. It seeins that so far as our State laws Ko, it is lit? offense to go to Bcrtiel County, l>uy a gallon or two and walk U<J$tmC& the main streets of any town in this county. Hie only way the law can touch the man with a gal lon or two of moonshine liquor is for officers to catch him in the act of sell ing it, a thing that is next t<> the im possible. However, a case of that kind was reported in Kobersonville when officers marked a piece of llioney, gave it to a customer of a bootlegger and timed a raid. When the alleged bootlegger, a colored wo man, was arrested the marked piece' of money was found. The court was haffled by the limi tations placed on flieTjiifhRUztton-nverl liquor law violations in this county by the recent legislature, but in strict ac-[ cordance with that act, it is under-! stood that there is nothing else to do but turn loose those charged with I jK>S9e?*ion of illicit liquor when no| tbarge of selling is proved. Rosses-! sion of moonshine liquor conflicts with the federal law, but federal of-1 are suppose**! u, bandit* 1 cutions in those cases. Apparently hopeful that something will be done about the situation, Re corder H. O. Peel continued liquor cases for judgment when they wcre| called last Tuesday. The court called the following cases: Henry Bass, charged with an as sault on a female, was found guilty, judgment being suspended upon the payment of cost. ( barged with disorderly conduct and violation of the prohibition law, Page Bugg, white hotel man of Wel don, was found not guilty. J. C. Garner, of Weldon, was ad ^tfdged guilty of driving a car while intoxicated, and was fined $50 and taxed with the costs. His license to operate a car was revoked for a period of three months. Charged with violation of the pro hibition law, Teddy Jackson was ad judged guilty, the court suspending sentence upon the pyanient of cost. Dock Whitaker was found noij guilty in the case charging him with an attack on a female The case charging Charlie Brown [with violating the liquor laws was continued for judgment. Mark Lyon, charged with posses sion of liquor, pleaded guilty of hav ing the liquor hut explained it was for his own use. The case was con ? tinued for judgment. Joe Bach, charged with driving a car while drunk, was found not guilty. # |/?ev. Mr. Rountree at the Episcopal Church Sunday Rev. E. P. Mom toy, Rector Fifth Sunday after Trinity Church school, 9:45 a. m and morn ing prayer and sermon at 11 a. 111. The service Sunday will be taken by Rev. Jack Roundtree, of Glendora, California, in the ab*er>ce of the rec tor, who U attending a clergy confer ence at Lake Kanuga. Mr. Roundtree is viaiting relative, in Kin,tun thie ?uminer and ha, kindly con?enled to terra for Mr. Moaeley here neat Sun da, morning. ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW UP TO CITIZENS Town and County Officials Discuss Enforcement at Joint Meeting Here There might he Haw- in the recent ly passed act by the legislature permit ting the sale of legal liquor by several of the UK) counties, but as a result of the particular law a marked change has taken "place in public sentiment that will make the sailing quite dif jficult for the moonshiner and illicit liquor manufacturer in the future, ac cording to the belief expressed by cochtty officials, members of the town councils of Oak City, Robersonville. and William-ton, control board mem* her- and other representative citizens at a joint meeting of the authorities held in the courthouse here last Wed nesday evening in the interest of ef fective enforcement of the liqour laws. "" While the intent of the new liquor law is generally understood, it- status is very much up in the air, but the county attorney -aid at the meeting that there were enough teeth in the laws passed prior to the Turlington Act in 1919 to handle any situation that might come up in connection with law violations. However, these j laws have ? not > been resurrected, and there is some doubt a- to the unlaw ! fuliie-s ai?certain?act*?that?hereto fore were known to he unlawful un der the Turlington AcIt Under the law, the bootlegger might possess illicit liquor, and so long a- the Fed eral authorities leave him alone, the county enforcement authorities will l?e helpless unless they can establish certain facts determining guilt, it is understood. However, it was clearly -hown at the joint meeting that pub lic sentiment is no longer indifferent ?nit that it reflects the willingness of representative people to help blot out I the rum traffic jn-t as long as legal I liquor is available. In short, the I meeting -aid, the representative con sumer is going to switch hi- business to the legal stores and then report his old friend, the bootlegger, provid ed the illicit traffic is continued by him. This was substantiated by Sheriff I.. B. Roebuck w hen he ex plamed tu the meeting that numerous citizens over the county who had winked at the liquor law- heretofore were going to jojti in the drive to switch the trade from the bootlegger to the county. JTlcl small bootlegger _ outraging public decency by his acts, and the moonshiner apparently are in for a tough season if this public sentiment Judge 11. (J. I'eel, Of the recorder's court, did not commit him self as he explained that the evidence would have to bdfeaiM-in every case before making a decision, but he said from now on substantial fines would be imposed on violators for their first offense, and the limit on the roads would be the reward fur a second of fense. The fine will be paid, too, or else. ^ It just looks as if many of the "rep resentative" iti/ens will have their| liquor from the stores, and those who are not able to pay the store price-, will have to dp without; in fact, they haven't any business unhiding any-1 way, so it appears under the new law. ; Truck Crashes Into Station at Everetts Skidding on the wet pavement, a large truck, loaded with land plaster, crashed into and tore down a part t>f the BarnhilI filling station in Ever etss Wednesday about noon. The station gas tank- were mowed down like gras- even with the ground, and (several of the station supports were broken, the ?ah of the tiuik uasliing into the filling Station proper. T driver of the fruck, a colored ma was hurt, but the extent of his i juries could not he learned. Citizens living near the statii thought the building was burning when the noise attracted their atte tion and they saw the land plaster f! ing in the air like smoke. The truck belonged to Mr Artli Johnson, of Robersonville. Methodists to Take Special xOffering at Service Sunday Besides the churCh school at 9:45 id ynrihip .mire at II in thr In il Methodist church Sunday nioro ig there will be a (special offering j >r the Methodist orphanage at Ral The membership ifi particular, and iends in general are must cordially ivited to take part in thi* very orthy object. * Services will be held at Holly prings Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'* lock. " ? Legal Liquor Goes on Sale In County Control Stores MARTINS TAKE FIFTH PL ACE IN CO AST AL LOOP Club Officials Hold Meeting Last Night and Change In Line-up Expected Playing only two name* *<> far this week and losing both of them, the Martins dropped to fifth place in the Coastal Plain League standings yesterday. However. top teanvs in the loop experienced losses, and the Mar tin* arr stiff nrr fnrthrr-from the top [than they were a week ago as far a" the number of games are concerned, j The activities of the week carried on iwhen it wasn't raining brought the I club officials together in a meeting I here la\t night, ami some new face* are expected in the line up by Sunday 'when the Martins and Ayden are |scheduled t<- play a regular league game here at 3:30 o clock. Seveial new players have been called and jpr..l?a1ily 11 h> * llulll Will {report tomorrow or Sunday, it was learned from the cluK pre*idrtit to [day. ~ .' I Last Tuesday the Martins took their j w ors't drubbing of the season, losing to Ayden al Ayden by a 15 to 2 count. Hie Pitt club worked on three Mar tin pitchers, but made only 10 hits, while the Martins, led by Marable with tvyo safeties, made eight, one for an extra base Fourteen free passes [were' handed Ayden. M* by*-^iaddy. four l?v C herry and 'four by Abbitt, the INtt hoys n?rij^ij?^hr, liberal of ferings of the three into seven runs. Wednesday, the locals tfrrre rained out in their* ganie -scheduled with New Hern, "TesTFrday, the New Bern Bears . n?k the game by a 7 to -4 count, Kennel, the New Bern twirler, earning most of. the laurels with his -six-hit pitching and lw home runs. Leary hit a home run for the Martin in the fifth inning with two men on base to score three-fourths of his team's runs. M arable and I'orbitt featured afield, jhandling 17 "chances. Morris worked on the mound for the Martins and allowed Only seven hits. This afternoon Tafboro comes here, and Cecil Brake, formerly in the right field fm tl'i MiininL is f^pylH he in the line-up for the visitors. Watermelon Case On Court Docket A few days ago James Henry W al ston, colored! bought a watermelon I from L. C. Nurney, country merchant on the Jamesville Road. The melon 'was not ripe, and the purchaser de mantled another in its place. 'I he I merchant explained that he did not guarantee the melon, and could not replace it When Mr Nurney went inside the store. Wah.ton, aided by Frank Powell, is said to have walked off with another melon. The merchant swore out a warrant charging the two men with the al leged theft, and a preliminary hearing was held here Wednesday afternoon by-J-ttMice- Jr L. Hassell who sent TtTF controversy to the county court for trial next Tuesday. It is estimated that the watermelon will cost somebody around $20 in court costs before the case is settled. Frank Powell, Walston's colored associate, is under a $100 bond to in sure .peace. ^ Name Disbursing Officer for County Control Board Mr. J. Sam (ietsingrr wa> named this week disbursing officer for tin Martin County Alcholic Beverage Control Board by the county com j missioners. He will handle the duties connection with his regular work, it is understood. Methodist Society To Hold Meeting Monday at 3:30 The Woman's Missionary Society |of the Methodist church will meet in uW ?httrch Monday afternoon at 3 clock. All members of the society are requested to J?e present. Haywood Farmers Go in For Beans and Tomatoes More than S(HI a.rta ?na(> bwia and tomatoes have been planted in I Haywood County this season, and both crop* are in excellent condition. FARM DEBT MEET The Martin County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee will meet next Friday morning July 26, in the county courthouse at 10 o' clock when several financially distressed farm debt cases will be considered. All financially distressed far mers in this county are urged to meet with this committee and a vail themselves of this free and comparatively easy method of solving their financial problems. Mr. Joseph P. Greenleaf, of Efrzabeth City, isfiftttnr SlaTe rep resentative of the Farm Debt commission; and Mr. B. B. Bell, of Shawboro, contact man for the Federal Land Bank, will al so meet with the committee. July Rainlall Likely to Break all Records In This Community Some Damage Results To Tobacco Crop In This County Recently With much rain already report ed m? far this month as there fell all last July, new records of rainfall are in prospect for this section In July last year. 7 AH inches of rain fell here, l and todate the same amount has been j reported for the current month, most iY<f that " amount, or n 43 inches, having | fallen- in about the last two werkv NJ'iTe than one inch ofTatit fell iVere | Wednesday aiterno.m. and that NMt.h | two ^previous hear \ falls, is cau-nlg iihkIi damage to the tobacco crop. ? To what extent the crop has neen damaged in this county, no one Seems to agree, hut it is admitted thflt...the crop has not yet heen ruined. In low -field', and on ien.iin hl1^ "* considerable damage lias been done to the crop by heavy rains over the couhty, a* a whede. In other sections and on certain types of land, the crop ? has hardly heen damaged any at all, and the situation is not as serious in this county yHfis ill ^unc others "ar ? rding to reports'reaching here \dmittmg that the rains had dam ?.??I hi-, |-Tl'p 111 tlir mer today stated that -even then it was tar hcttei than it was just before [the ..stot*4fc4 failing abrmt tWt* weeks ago. | I he crop is said to he ripening rapidly m the/fields, and farmcis have been Working right on throiigTT the i itin ami sunshine alike to save the first leaves. Most all crops are threatened by grass in some sections where the far mers have not heen able to run tlicit Iplows in over two weeks. Justice J. L Hassell I Hears Several Cases Luthory Washington, t.reenville col ored man, was filled $2 50 an dtaxed with the costs in Mayor Ilassell's {court here Wednesday for assaulting 'James White, young colored hoy here [Tlie eaie only charged simple assault Washington drives a soft drink trm k I Dealie Allen, colored woman. ?'?? lined $2,511 and taxed with the cost, 1 in the case charging her witii public 'drunkenness. I lie woman was found ion the Streets here so drunk she mild hardly lie on the ground with Hi I.. .I.li.m mi In solllelhlllH I lie case charging Howard t herry with posscstion of hciotlcg liquor, was ?iit by the trial justice to the coun ty court for consideration next Tucs day t herry was caught by Ofliccr Allshrook, pouring out liquor from a half gallon jar at a hot dog stand near the banner, warehouse. Young Man Held In Jail in Robbery Case w At a here \N t'dn<"?dayl J** Borden Stanley, young white man of New Item, charged with attempting - ?? " ?' ? U* Washington Street early the day be fore. was hound over to the Martin t ounty Superior court for trial. Ju? tict Hassell required bond in the sum of $500, and Stanley, unable to I raise that amount, was returned to 11he county jail to await trial neat [September ? J When asked why he tried t?> break [falo the store. Stanley replied. ' joM Inieannea.s, that's alb Store Here Reports Small Sales During First Sellings Hours Lawrence Griffin Is First To Make Pudchase at Local Store Outlawed 26 years ago. legal liquor was returned for thr thirsty of this county shortly before 10 o'clock this morning when two stores, one at Rob ersonvtlle and one here, were opened by an alcohidic beverage control board occasioned no excitement, and the comparatively small sales up until noon indicated that John Barleycorn's return created little interest when it iante rtght down to transactions an?J revenue raising. The announced opening was delay ed about an hour at the local store |on account of last minutes arrange ments necessary in handle the money. The first purchase was made by Law r?'?n '? (Iriffin, (.rilTin? T?>?<i?..hi|> white man He bought one of the cheapest brands, it wa> stated Sales were less than $25 an hour before noon at the W illianiston store Labon Lilley, al so of (itiffins, made the largest pur chase. $5 worth, up until 11 o'clock. Rubersoiiville's Main Street store was stocked late last evening when Control Board member Irving Smith, his assistants and the town law, car , t ied away a large truck load of liquor, j The opening there mas without event, early reports indicating,that sales were I light, and the populace a hit "liquor TnT^in the open. The same situa^ I tion was recognized here, some wait ting for others to break the ice be fore <11 \ iug in themselves. I.ate hours were observed hy work men in preparing the building on the corner of Smithwick and Main Streets here last night. Stock shelves were completed at i o'clock this morning, and Board Chairman V. J Spivey and his assistants started stocking the store at 5..1(1 in an effort to opeu the store at the announced hour, hut they were about 50 minutes late K few "lit ..I town customers visit ed the store here this nun mug, and an increased patronage is expected from home and abroad tomorrow I lie stores will opeu each week day at 9:00 in the morning and close at (t p. m. Legal holidays will he observ ed and no salcs^Tvitl be made on elec tion days, Manager Spivey explaining that sales will be made for cash only 1 only to per .oiis 21?years of age or older. Sales will be refused any persons convicted of being liquor ad di. ts and to any person under the influence of liquor. In addition to those -ales limitations, the store [manager reserves the right to refuse, I in his discretion, the sale of liquor to | any person and to determine the amount. Purchasers will not be al 1 lowed to break seals ?>f containers on ' the store premises, and the fact that it is unlawful to take a drink of liquor nr offer a drink to any person on the the store premises, or in any public toad or street, was pointed out in rules and regulations posted in the stores today In opening the stores, the control board directed a plea to the town au I thorities where stores are located, asking their cooperation in enforcing tlu laws, explaining that the stores are opened for two reasons?to create revenue and eliminate the bootlegger. I Any constructive . riticism will be ap preciated, Chairman Spivey said. 1 iuli\ idual le tters were addressed to the several store employees yesterday, directing them to he courteous but stern in enforcing the rules and regu lations, and explaining that they would he held responsible for any loss hi inventory. Bonds have been issued as follows: board members, $5,000 each; disburs ing officer, $15,000; store managers, 1 and clerks $-',500 each. Stocks j are insured from the time they are unh?aded at the freight stations to the point they are sold and the money is placed in the bank, the bonds and I insurance costing around $1,000 for the year, U is understood. Union Service To Bo Hold In Baptist Church Sunday ?The uniuu service comet to the Baptist church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, and the community in general is invited to worship at the service, which is the first of the series to come to the Baptist church this summer. The pastor will preach at the Sunday morning hour, following the Sunday school

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