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THE ENTERPRISE t i i Oar Cat mmoM > Latchkey to ( >ver l.?M Homes of Martto Caaaty. VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 74 . Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday, September 13, 1933 ESTABLISHED 1899 Over 3,000 Children Expected at Opening County Schools Monday Enrollment Likely To Be Around Same Figure As Last Year Meetings of Principals And Teachers To Be Held In County Tomorrow Vacation day* are fast drawing to a cloae for more than 3,000 white children in this county, arrange ments having been completed this week to call the youth* to the eleven schools next Monday morning. No formal programs have been planned in any of the 11 schools, but many parents, members of school commit- j tees and other* are expected to ac cept impromptu parts in the open ing exercises. After a long and en joyable vacation, the youths them selves will tell you they are ready to turn again to the road of learn ing, and the beginners, with a pos sible exception now and then, are anxiously awaiting the day of days in their young lives. The enrollment gure, while ex pected to vary* from school to sebool are not likely to reflect any increase over those reported on opening day last fall, when a rec ord numb# of pupils entered school. Slight increases are predicted in the primary grkde, but losses are expect ed in the higher units, with the pos sible exception of Robersonville, where Protestor R. I. Leake is look ing for a small increase in the high school. Repre^nutive. scheduled to come here from the .ute school commis "?n to ??oute the school busses neu"0t "Tived- old routes will be followed almost in their en tirety for the present at least the T"*1* *uPcr'nRodent "ld T?cks have been de livered to the drivers in parts of the courtly Already, and all W_b. fa! c^ted and ready .for w now " ^ day. No meeting of the truck driv Them T Panned, but each of them is f,ven instructions as to routes to follow, safety methods and ss-r" " "? -h~i Of the teachers and prin-1 Wb will be held in nearly all the I tomorrow, preparatory to I -*?!??? work ne,t Monday. M?ty of the teacher, ,hve already reached' ?nd SeXpec,ed to J tend their respective meetings to morrow. A few position,, made va ^n<h? .editfl'y *"d "? v?c?nc.es will Ukely be found in any of the ?chooja Monday Yesterday vacan cies were reported at Everetts, Bear Crass and Oold Point. The Everetts position was fllled by Mrs. H. B Wuaeell. and several applicants are being considered today, with the ex pectation that one each will be as M#ned the schools at Gold Point and ci School texts, to be handled by re tailers just as they were handled last year, are available at most of the four stores carrying books and school supplies. Shipments were re ceived by the local agent this week and all texts for each subject will be available, with possibly one ex ception, here next Monday Colored schools in the county are not scheduled to open until Mon Last year there were 3,315 pupils enrolled in the 11 schools the first day an increase of 1M over the 1933 1934 enrollment, Last fall the open ing day enrollment was. as follows: Dardens Jamesville Farm, Life Bear Grass Williamston Everetts Robersonville Hasssli Gold Point Oak City Hamilton Totals H.8. lie. Total 34 34 106 269 395 60 166 220 51 255 306 160 599 759 273 273 137 374 601 65 65 90 90 137 251 368 176 176 741 va U74 ? 3,315 Lawful To Hunt Dear In County After September 15 According to a ruling received this week trdtn State Game Cosn miaaioner Chalk, it will be lawful to hunt dear in this and several oth er counties after next Sunday. A recent ruling placed the open sea son between October 1 and January I. but apparently a change was con s"farad advisable, according to the niling received this weak. The aaa aon far taking male dear alao opens Monday in Bertie. Washington, Tyr rell, Hertford, and Dare ^minties NEW CASHIER Daryl V. Clayton, Tly mouth ?u, yesterday was as mod cash ier of the local braaeh of the Guaranty Bank and Trust Cess yen y, muceeediac A. G. who hss boon with the bank I since Its opening sn ago bat who was transferred to Elisabeth City several days ago to servo as re shier of the newly opened branch tbera. W. H. Woe lard, making the meat of Mr. Clayton's stated that Mr. Claytaa woe Id enter upon his new duties neft Monday Mr. Clayton is well known in Washington County sad Plym outh, where he has boon asso ciated with the Branch Bank ing and Trust Company tar a number of years. NEGRO FARMERS FLEECED OUT OF $353 BY OLD GAME Willie Land, Washington City Negro, Admits False Pretense Charge Here James Worsley, respected colored farmer living near Hobgood, was fleeced out of $363 and Jule Taylor, farmer-minister living near here,j lost $89 in cold cash last Tuesday aftenoon when they fell victims of a shrewd gang of negroes working out of Durham. In short the two aging farmers swallowed hook, sink ci and all when they were baited by the shrewd members of their race here that afternoon with the old pocketbook game. Local officers were notified of the game, and started a-search for the} rnhhers The police went with Taylor and Worsley to several neigh boring towns, but could And no trace of the gang. The following morn ing, Wednesday, Worsley and Taylor went to Rocky Mount, where they found the gang preparing another hold-up, but four of the Ave escap ed. Willie Land was arrested and returned here yesterday morning by Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and Officer, J H. Allsbrpoks, the search con-7 tinuing for the others. Land admitted his part in reliev-j ing Worsley of the cash, but had j only $14 on his person when arrest ed, explaining that the remainder had gone to his confederates with the exception of $20 which he gave to his "woman" in Durham Tuesday night. He explained that the gang left Durham early Wednesday for Rocky Mount to wdrk that town. Asked to tell how the old pocket book scheme worked, Land said that the subject, or sucker, had to have larceny in his heart to start off with | Continuing, he said tliat one mem ber of the gang would feel out a prospect, and if there was available money, the trap was soon set and sprung. One of the group would talk to the subject while another dropped a pocketbook and still an other picked it up. The one talking to the hold-up prospect would see the pick-up and ask how much mon ey was in the paper-backed folder, and in a friendly manner suggest ing that a division should be made. The trio then repaired to a quiet place, the Ander explaining that there was a thousand dollar bill in the folder. The psychology in the trick generally works at that point, and when the hold-up prospect is asked to put up so much as a bond of food faith, he willingly does so. Land said. Plans are then made for a division of the And, the Aeecers telling the subject to wait for them at a certain place while they go to the bank to get the money changed. * The money-changing scheme eras another way they had of telling Worsley and Taylor good-bye. Aft er waiting more than an hour, the two men began to wake up, and than rushed to the police with *0r tale of woe. At a hearing before Justice J. L. Haasell this morning. Land was bound over to the superior court for trial next week under a $500 bond Rev. J. M. Perry To Start Meeting at Fair View I Rev. J. M. Perry will start a on week revival meeting in the Fa View Christian church next Monds night at 7:90 o'clock, it was ai nounced yesterday Services will I held each evening, and the public cordially Invited to attend. Principals Announce Everything Ready For Initial Sessions Informal Exercises Will Be Held In All Schools Opening Monday The .evsral school principals u? this county reported this week tha they are ready to begin work next I Monday, all expressing the opinion that the outlook is bright 'or sr' LmH terms. . While most ol the schooU will hold their opening exercise, at #o - clock a few have announced diner enl hours Principal H B Russell aaid the Ever el Is school would open at ? o'clock with an informal exer cise program "We are hoping to standardize our school this year, Mr. Russell said, explaining that the county superintendent and the par ent teacher association, heededby w F Crawford, arc doing all tney can to effect a higher rating for the school The Everett, faculty this year is as follows First grades. Miss Martha Baldree and Miss Mary Webb Askew of Windsor; second grade. Mrs H. B. Russell; third grade. Miss Alice Mallard; fourth grade. Miss Sybil Brown; fifth grade. Miss Be atrice Wynne, sixth grade. Miss SaralfEdmondson. of Hamilton; sev enlh grade and principal. H Bruce Russell The public is cordially in vited to attend the exercises Mon day. Patrons are urged to attend the opening exercises at Bear Grass at 9 o'clock Monday morning and get an outline of the work and meet the new teachers. "We are hoping U> make this the best year in the his lory of the school." Principal Hick man aakL ___?r-? Miss Annie Mae Devi*, of Kotky Mount, has been appointed to flit the fifth grade position made vacant by the resignation of Miss Roebuck just a few days ago. it was learned today. Fans Life Many petrous an expected at Farm Life Monday morning at # o'clock, when books and lesson as signments are announced and in formal eaereiaes ore held in the au ditorium. Principal C. B Martin said yesterday. Opening exercises will be held in the elementary school at 9 o'clock and in the high school at 11 o'clock lor the Robersonvllle schools. Prin cipal R 1 Leake explained A slight increase in the high school is looked for there this term, the principal All the white schools will start the new term next Monday, and as far at it could be learned the informal mill get underway at 9 o' clock. except in thoee casea where different hours were announced Brief exercises in the high school auditorium will mark the opening of the local schools Monday mron ritng at l b o'clock. Principal D N Hix announced today. The public is invited to attend. Children in the first live grades are asked tn( report directly to their grade room teachers in the grammar grade build ing. Mr Hix staling that no exer cises will be held at the elementary school Plans for the coming term will be discussed at faculty meetings in the high school building tomorrow aft ernooo, the elementary teachers meeting at ?;J0 and the high school | faculty meeting at 1:? there. Land Bank Opens Office Here with Green in Charge The North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank opened an office in the Atlantic Hotel building next to the Hall Barber Shop here tills week, with its representative, John W. Green, in charge Mr. Green will liave an assistant and one at the two will be in the office each day during the next several weeks Presbyterians Announce Usual Services tor Sunday The usual services at the Presby terian church will be held at all points Sunday by the pastor. The thought at the massage will be, "A refreshing Chrwtian" A cordial in vitation is extended to all strangers within our eity and those connected with the tobacco market to worship Go to church every ALL-DAY SESSION IS HELD TUESDAY IN COUNTY COURT ? Highway Patrolmen Bring One-Third of Cases To Docket In session moat of the day. the county recorder'i court handled one of the largest dockets last Tuesday in recent months. Reckless driv ing. assaults and alleged violations of the liquor laws held the spotlight in the proceedings of the day, and for the first time in recent weeks there were no cases charging lar ceny. Work of the patrolmen dar ing the past week was quite evi dent when the cases were called. Hunt and Stewart accounting for about one-third the number on the docket. Joshua Mack Johnson, charged (with assault, was fined $35 and taxed with the cost with the understand ing that he settle or go to the roads i 'or 90 days. A similar disposition was made in the case charging Lin wood Johnson with an assault. Charged with an assault with a ! deadly weapon, Walter Crisp, jr., was found not guilty. The case charging Lonnie Wil- j hams with reckless driving was nol | prossed with leave. Wesley Allen, .charged with tres pass. was sentenced to the roads for I three months, the sentence to begin | at the direction of the court. Amos Latham was fined $10 and I taxed with the cost in the easel charging him with assault Adjudged guilty of violating the liquor laws, Joe Bullock was direct ed to pay a $50 One and costs or go to the roads for 90 days. Annanias Keel was found not guil ty in the case charging him with | violating the liquor laws. Will Hines and Ralph Dugger, charged with violating the liquor I Uws, called for trials by Jury, and | their cases were scheduled for hear ing on the 8th of next month . Charged with driving a mule and cart while; Intoxicated, Charlie God ard was found guilty of being drunk and the court suspended ludemeni upon payment of the costs Godard war said to have been getting along very well with the mule taking him home, but the man's hat blew off and the uncertainty of his efforts to recover his lid attracted the atten tion of Patrolman Stewart, and the arrest followed. Judgment was suspended in the case charging Daniel Holliday with speeding through the town of James villa. Similar action was taken in the case charging A. W. Hautz with speeding through the town. Thurman Perkins was fined $50 and taxed with the cost on an al leged drunken automobile driving charge. The court gave him the op tion of serving 90 days on the roads instead of paying the fine, but in either case he is not to drive a car within the next 12 months. Charged with drunken driving and improper brakes, John Hadley was fined $100 and taxed with the cost. His license to operate a mo tor vehicle was revoked for one yBF Jesse Rogers, George an^ Wilford Hardison, Arthur Roberson. and D. Gray pleaded guilty of gambling and were fined $10 each. The case charging W A. Dail with reckless driving was nol prossed. Rev. C. H. Dickey To| Preach Here Sunday Rev. Chu. H. Dickey, former pas tor here, will preach at the 11 o' clock hour in the local Baptist church Sunday morning, it was an nounced today. Sunday school will convene at 8:43 a. m , and there'll be no services. The election of Sun day school officers will follow the church school hour, it is planned. Mr. Dickey returned here last evening from Raleigh where he is now located with the state organiza tion of the Baptist Church. Ha plans Ut move his family next Friday to Raleigh where they will be at home in an apartment in the Bickett home cn Bloodworth Street. Sunday evening Mr. Dickey will preach in the Windsor Baptist church by special request. Former Local Man Injured In Auto Wreck Wednesday S. Dlykan, former operator of a cafe in the Bowen Building here m Washington Street, nearly broke his neck when he lost control of his car on Highawy 64 last Wednesday afternoon. The machine turned over twice, injuring the man badly about the head and on one arm. He ? able to continue to his home in Ro anoke Rapids, however, where he | operates a cafe. Record Amount Tobacco On Local Market Today Tobacco Sign-Up Campaign Progressing Nicely in County The sign-up for the govern ment'* new four-year tobacco control program I* processing rapidly, and its success is virtu ally assured. Assistant County Agent M. L. Barnes said yester day, following an Inspection trip to several of the community committeemen. The farmers seem to he well pleased with the terms of the new agreement, and are readily signing, Mr. Barnes said. Until late yesterday, only one grower had openly rejected the terms of the oontract However several are said to have delayed signing until they could give further study to the new son tract terms. Learning that the contracts have been brought nearer into line one to another, farmers are complaining little about the adjustments, and indi cations now are that the move ment will find an even greater support than that given any previous campaign. More than 100 farmers had signed here up to closing time. Mr. H. 8. Everett, handling the work, stated. Other committee men state the farmers are re porting as rapidly as the.v can handle them. 13 Criminal Actions on Superior Court Docket Smallest INumlxT of] Cases To Be Set fori 1 rial in Many Terms Judge E. H. Cranmer. Foe Of Whiskey In Any Form, To Preside The Martin County Superior ourt convenes here next Monday criminal ?"e ?' ?5Ti55uiS criminal dockets before it in many Zn' \?n'y thir,wn had ^heduted up until this morn m*. -and none of them is considered ' any great importance. No mur der cases are on the docket, the court trial" k handling ?' '?st one such 1 Ukel'v t H?WeVer' """ost , ',kely \? center >n the disposition new'lfo'u a'ile8ed V'"lations of 'he ! new liquor laws. Four or five of I next w?k 7 Hhr1U,e<1 '?r trU1 ! aooLL / defendants having appealed from Judgments imposed hy Judge H. O. Peel i? ,he c.^ty docket^! * C?Ur' ' Who,e' the H?. J expected ?o attract very hc bu Tfnn fr?m ,he Kener?l P"?> I . but large crowda are expected ceding,PttrUCiP,"e 'he COU" Pro ceedings. ? witness, jurors, .nd dodge E ? cranmer, South weeks Plir,dp over th?lwo which will be giveif','vVrto the'l,"! of civil actions Judge Cnma Err '? dl,l'ke Whiaky 'n< any I SaHv Ir/" te "?ld le*??y or 'Z - alleged Violators of tnose Jaws are said sen to h""1 ' ,hC "r,t co,or?' citi en to be drawn in fki. 'or jury serv^durin,^ Planning to ask that he be exceed 'I was reported today Oth*r. k "'ready entered the^,^*^ ^ acrving, and on. or ~ ta"' iTeUe8'"."^ bS JUdge Cranmer in a letter a few days ago, it was Mirf expected 'h*' "* '"d fl8h dea'er. is morning, 1, wu next Mond?y The case charging Ollie Page col S&jZsm.* O/ a Civil action k disposition SSwaaTKrS n ,h .? bUt ,he vei"dlct of ?40? Trial of ^ ,U" ?et aside the.il!? f'VU ,Uit ta Planned for 'nchhere Nov?nberC?Urt C?nV*n" aSS-'SfiS-'S: hotLll? C"* Ch*r,in? 'hem with housebreaking and larceny The ac of co?" " lhe la" <emi charg#1' ifa,Xbury' 'acing a simiUr trial nex^ week iC|',*dul?d ?? ?o on tinuarf .< ,r ?' U c*te *as con, at the June term. ^jharged with deatroying an old (Coatiaued oa back paga) AN APPEAL An appeal '* being directed by the publishers to Enterprise subscribers this week, urging them to advance their subscrip tions before next Tuesday In those cases where the time has expired. The renewal of subscriptions on or before next Tuesday will mean much to the publishers, and prevent the loss of a single copy of the paper to the sub scriber. An audit of The Enter prise circulation is planned for next Wednesday, and those sub acrlptlons that are in arrears will not be accepted. Those sub scribers who possibly can re new their subscriptions not la ter than next Tuesday will do the publishers a great favor, and at the same time keep the paper coming to them. Alonza Harrison, of Cross Roads, Died at Home Last Tuesday Funeral Held At His Late Home Wednesday Afternoon Alnnza Harrison, industrious farm c, ?f Cross Roads Township, died at his home there last Tuesday aft ernoon. following an illness of about Tw7r~WeeSs: Hi suffered a slight stroke several days before, and was thought to be recovering when he suffered another last Sunday, death following two days later Mr. Harirson was 47 years old, the son of the late Redden and Harriett Harrison He was born in Bear Grass township and lived there a greater part of his life In early manhood he was married to Miss Lily Pollard, who, with ten children survives. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Frank Weaver, of Williamston. The pastor of the Rose of Sharon Free Will Baptist Church, of which Mr. Harrison was a member, con ducted the last rites from the home Wednesday afternoon. Burial was ii, the family cemetery in Bear Grass Townihip. Williams Township Woman Died Friday Mrs Marina Gardner, widow of Eli Gardner, died at the home of her step .on, I-ewis Henry Gardner in Williams Township, late last Friday afternoon Mrs Gardner was 80 years old and had been in declining health for about one year. Mr Gardner died about four year, aga The infirmities of old age caused death. . . Besides one sister, Mia. Luclnda Corey of Williams Township, she leaves the following step-children, Lewis Gardner, and Hoyt Gardner, [of Tunis, and Mrs Martha Mills and Mr. Ada Williams. Funeral service, were conducted last Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late home by Rev. W. B Harrington, of the Baptist church. Burial was in the Corey cemetery in | Griffins Township. Block Sale Certain; Tobaeeo Still Being Unloaded at Noon Prices Yesterday Declared Most Satisfactory So Far This Season A new record in the history of lished today when farmers offered approximately 400,000 pounds of the golden leaf for sale on the three warehouse floors. The town is full of tobacco today, and the leaf was still being unloaded at noon today Block sales were certain early this morning, as farmers rushed here from all parts of this and from more than half dozen neighboring coun ties Sales are being conducted as rapidly as rules and regulation* will permit, and the buyers and sales forces limited their lunch period to 30 minutes in an effort to sell as much of the break as possible The market is in a hustling mood all right, but even then it is appar lent that the farmers are marketing their crops too rapidly The han dling system is functioning perfect - ty, but the offerings are too great to clear the floors today The buy ers may reach the third house late this afternoon, but the closing hour will find a considerable block there Learning that heavy sales are in prospect next Monday, farmeA are making arrangements forV^he Mon day sale. A* decided spurt was noted in the prices yesterday on the market here. Slid while the sales were said to be I holding their own today, many in _ ferior grades were found and ft is hardly expected the average will reach the figure officially reported yesterday at $19 25 a hundred. There were unusually good sales in the making today, but large quantities of the poorer quality offerings wen placed on the floors, the action, no doubt, proving a costly process to the farmers. Some farmers are hold ing off all those grades they believed will not bring 10 or 12 cents, but others are placing every thin they have on sale, and prices hit as low as 5-cents a pound. The saley esferday was described as the most satisfactory of the sea son. While prices were not high. and it can he truthfully <snid thai? tobacco is still cheap, the market av cm aged $19.25, the 195,296 pounds selling for $37,591 34 Sales for the season, not including the record breaking offerings of today, total 2. 078,636-pounds. The average for The season stands at $18.41." Thomas Hinson Dies At Jamcsvillc Home After Loii? Illness Last Rites Held Yesterday In Free Will Baptist Church Near Derdens Thomas Hinson, retired farmer and well-known citizen of James ville, died at the home of his daugh ter there Wednesday afternoon fol lowing a long period of ill health He was sixty-one years old. Mr. Hinson lived in this county all his life Until his health failed, he farmed, and was highly regarded by all who knew him. He was a member of the Free Will Baptist church, near Dardens, where the last rites were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. Dennis Alexan der. Burial was in the Waters Cemetery not far from the church in Jamesville Township. He leaves three children, Mr. J. M. Mizelle, with whom he made his home, and Warren Wade Hinson and Carroll James Hinson. New Pastor Will Be Here September 29 Rev June* H. Smith, recently called to the pastorate of the Mem orial Baptist church here, will be unable to enter upon his new duties next Sunday, as was announced last week. In a letter to Deacon J. Sam Getsinger yesterday, the minister ex plained that he would be unable to leave his work at Marion, hia home, before week after next, and that he would be here to occupy the pulpit in the local church on the fifth Sun day, September 39.
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