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ma It Curiae the Date THE ENTERPRISE Advertiaen Will Flad Oar Cat I a Latehkey to Over 1JM of Martin County. VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 75 Williamston, Mania County. North Carolina. Tuesday. September 17. 1935 ESTABLISHED 18% Two-Weeks Term Superior Court Gets Under Way Here Yesterday Colored Man Serves As Juryman for First Time in Many Years Criminal Docket Completed At Noon Today; Start Cases Tomorrow The Martin County Superior Court opening a two-weeks term here yes terday for the trial of both criminal and civil cases, attracted about as little attention from the general pub lic as any term held here in recent years. The absence of mere curios ity seekers was noted, but the liti gants, witnesses and lawyers almost filled the court auditorium No sen sational cases were on the docket, and what few there were attracted only passing attention from the fast traveling world outside. Two unusual features marked the opening of the court, but they were handled as routine matters, and the court was soon at work after a, prompt opening. A shortage of jury men was barely avoided when juror after juror pleaded with Judge Cran mer for his dismissal. Mr. George R. Roberson explained that his 81 years of age would make jury serv ice difficult for him, and Judge Cran mer willingly excused him, advising the old man to return to his home in the Roberaonville community and rest.^ Another and another juror asked to be excused, and on down the line the judge granted the re quests, even excusing Mr. E. L. Ward who explained that he traveled a reg uiai route for the Harrison Whole Sale Company. When a count was made, there was enough material left for the grand jury and five to spare for the trial jury. Tales jury men were quickly summoned, and thr court work continued. W. Sam Faulk, the first colored citizen summoned for jury service in this county in more than a gen cration, reported for duty dressed in his best. Excuses fbr dismissal were just about all used by others, and Faulk did not ask to get off as it was said he had planned to do. He was selected for service on the grand jury, and made them a good nan, it is understood. Following the fairly lengthy charge of Judge E. H. Cranmer, who comes hsrp from Southport, the court start ed the wheels of justice to turning. fsffl*ndo Williams, Jamesville white gn||l, drew six months in the case Charging him with driving an auto mobile while intoxicated. Williams a plea of not guilty, but was overruled, and the sen two months greater than imposed by Judge H. O. i county court a few weeks Whitaker, charged with ^lunken driving, pleaded guilty and grew a six months sentence on the roads. In a second case charging jarceny and receiving, Whitaker pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the roads for 12 months, the term to -begin at the expiration of the first. Chester Terry was found guilty by jury of larceny and receiving, and Judge Cranmer sentenced him to the roads for IS months, pleas of Whit aker's counsel for leniency carrying little weight The high spot in the first-day pro ceedings probably was the case charging Willie Land with fleecing James Worsley, aged colored man, ou* of about $263. Land pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the state prison tor a period of three years. Other members of the flim fiamming gang have not been ar rested, but a wide search is being conducted for them, reports from the sheriffs office state. Worsley was a willing witness in the case, but he is understood to have recov ered very little of his money. The judge explained in his charge that than were still prohibition laws, and when the first liquor case - that of Annie Bellamy?was called, a 12-months jail sentence was im posed, the sentence being suspend ed upon good behavior. A second liquor case, charging Norman Jones with violation of the prohibition laws, was continued un til the December term. The case charging Jasse Keel with thr removal of a landmark was con tinued pending a complete survey of certain land to determine if an old stump, removed by Mr. Keel, really was one of the line markers. James Bordon Stanley, young white man, charged with attempt ing to break into the P. P. Peel store was sentenced to the roads for three months. Oeo. Ruff in, the young colored (Continued am back page) Over 1,000 County Fanners Have Signed Leaf Contracts The proposed four-year program i for tobacco production control was I given a stamp of approval last week! ii this county, when well over 1,0001 taimers, or more than 8S per cent of the growers signed the new con tacts. One or two districts report ed more than 90 per cent of the eli gible farmers signed, the others stating that no great opposition had been expressed, that the farmers were just slow to act. Hamilton was believed to be leading in the cam paign, preliminary check of the ac tivities made yesterday revealed Williams ton was reported lagging in' AT* movement, many farmers just putting off until tomorrow what tl>ey could do today, it was ex-i plained. All contracts have been returned j to the county courthouse where the I sign-up will be continued. Present indications point to a sign-up of well 5ver 95 per cent, some believing the percentage will be even greater than that figure. No time limit for completing the contracts has been announced, but it is certain the campaign will be closed within the next few days, and those farmers who have not signed and desire to cooperate in the pro gram are asked to call at the court house at their earliest convenience to give the matter their considera tion. Ideals Back of Laws Stressed by Cranmer MAURICE WATTS1 DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS MONDAY Descendant of Family Long Prominent in Affairs of Martin County Maurice D. Watts, well known lo cal citizen and World War veteran, died at his home on Haughton Street here shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning, following a long illness. He had experienced ill health for several years, but was just a few weeks ago, when his con-1 dition grew worse and he entered a hospital for treatment. Since that time he has been confined to his bed, but was conscious up unUl a very short while before his death. About two years agp Mr, Watts restgned his position willTThe post-" al department on account of failing health and underwent special treat ment in a government hospital at Mines, Illinois. He was there sev er al weeks on two occasions, and while his condition improved, he ne\er regained his health. The son of the late J. Wig Watts and wife, Ophelia Hardison Watts, he was bom?here forty years ago, spending all his life here except for short periods when he attended school and had employment in West Vnginia When a young man he mcrried in West Virginia, and Mrs. Watts, with two daughters, Misses Jean and Julia Watts, survives He siso leaves two brothers, Messrs. W. and one sister, Mrs. Robert Heyden reich, of Alexandria, Va. Mr. Watts, popular with both the young and old, interested himself in the religious and civic activities of the community, freely offering his services in the promotion of both. Be found pleasure in befriending1 hii fellowman, and during the past several years gave much of his time tn the religious program of the Presbyterian church here and at other points in the county. He found peace in his flower gardens, where plants and flowers of much beauty were cultivated and cheerfully dis tributed to the churches and to the homes of friends. While he joked about life, he found peace and com fort during his last days through the association with his Maker Funeral services are being con ducted from the home this after noon at 9 o'clock by Rev. Z. T. Piep hoff, .pastor of the Presbyterain church, assisted by Rev. Charles H. Dickey, former local Baptist min ister. Interment will follow in the family plot in the local cemetery. Also Defines Anew Meaning of Initials! "A. B. C." in Address Outlines Principles Under lying the Constitution Or Bill of Rights Addressing the Martin County grand jury at the opening of a two weeks term of superior court Mon day, Judge E. H. Cranmer, highly esteemed jurist from Southport, stressed the ideals of mankind be hind the laws rather than dealing directly with the laws thomaelvca. I It was an able charge, and one that unhesitatingly held hight to princi ples upon which our constitution and laws are fuBnded. The jurist explained that all laws rest on three principles, "Lave hon estly." "hurt nobody." and "render every man his dues"; that happiness ccmes from within and not from without. He dealt with the provis ions jif the slate constitution, and explained that he was glad the bill of rights had not been changed with each new moon. The constitution foundajidg rests on God, and the | state or nation trying to live with out God will die Without religion, ?Home felt and -other?civilizations |passed out of existence, and the same will prove true with other nations and states, he declared. The securi ty of a state or nation does not rest with the army, navy, or officers of the law, the judge explaining that it iests in the home, where the chil dren are taught honesty and virtue, -and it is the duty of the grand jury to protet that home. One can well wonder why the children of today are not worse than rthey are, judging from the example set for them by their parents, the judge continued, advising parents to | train the child in' the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. He pointed out the equal rights of man under the constitution, explain ing that it provided liberty, enjoy ment of the fruits of one's own labor and the pursuit of happiness All men are equal before the law, and | when laws are not strong enough to protect the humblest, it cannot pro tect the strongest. There is only one right way to administer justice to all, and when more than one way is employed, s civilization cannot e? lst He pointed out that feature of the constitution guaranteeing the right of every one to worship God accord ing to the dictates of his own con science, and referred to the duty of (Continued on back page) YOUNG GIRL DIES FROM INJURIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT Several Others Hurt, One Seriously, Near Here Friday Night The second fatal accident on the highways of this county so far this year was reported just to the west of here early last Friday evening ) when two cars crashed in a head-on < collision, fatally injuring Miss Don- ?' nil Mae Tetterton and injuring sev- , era) others, one seriously. Miss Tetterton. her skull fractured and face badly cut. died in a Washing- ' ton hospital shortly before noon the folowing morrung without regain- ' iny consciousness. Fon CoRield. well-known negro of Robersonville. his throat punctured by a steering wheel rod and hurt internally, is no* expected to live. He was re ported to be getting along as welll as could be expected this morning. I however. C B Hardison. driver of One of the cars, had his knee cap shattered- and Raymond Heath suf feied a had cut on the neck and .1 possible fracture of "the skull, bur they are expected to recover. Miss Annie Marriner. young white girl, and a fourth party in the Hardison; car. was not badly hurt. Several versions of the wreck j have been given here, but no defi nite facts have been established. It j was first reported that Coffield,, driving a new Terraplanc. was go ing out of Williamston and met the j Hardison car. an old model Ford coupe, carrying the two boys and girls. Later teporls stale that Coflield was coming into Williamston and attempted to pass a car and small trailer attached Unable to pass the Car, Coffield is believed to have at tempted to slow down and get back on his side of the road. His car struck the trailer but Coflield was unable to pull his car back to his side of the road, it was said The cars struck just to the left of each radiator middle, throwing Miss Tet terton through the Ford windshield | and into the windshield of the Cof field car. The left wheels and run ning gear on both cars Were twisted | under the engines. Patrolman Hunt was going out of town, and riding just behind the Hardison car. He is said to have run off the road to miss the wreck He did not know whether Hardison was going out or coming into town, stating that the lights on the car made it difficult for him to*sec John Roebuck, driving toward Ev eretts said he was crowded off the road in front of the Edgewood dairy by a new car which he thought was that of Coflield. A few seconds later he heard the crash, explaining that Coffield was driving rapidly when he met him and was forced off the road. Heath and Roberson, young men I of Williams Township, are in a' Washington hospital where they are | expected to recover Funeral services were held for Miss Tetterton. IT years old, at the , Wtede Cemetery, near Plymouth, in Washington County, Sunday after noon by Rev. Mr Taylor, Plymouth j! minister Mis Tetterton. daughter | of Mr and Mrs J B Tetterton. ol ]| near Edenton. was visiting Mis Marriner near here. Besides her |, parents, she leaves one brother, Woodson Tetterton The family j, moved from near hare to Chowan County about two years ago, and , are natives of Washington County, j Officers stated this morning that l( a charge of manslaughter would |( likely be brought against Coffield if | he lives The other highway fatality in the ^ county this year was in sight of the Friday night wreck. Henry Purvis, colored man. having been killed by , a hit and run driver a short distance this side of the railroad underpass ( several months ago Mrs T Marvin Britton has re turned home after undergoing 1 tonsil operation in Durham anc visiting relatives in Chapel HtlL Increased Enrollment at County Schools Monday First Tobacco Rental Checks To Be Distributed This Week The first of the 1935 tobacco rent al checks will be delivered this week, Tom Brandon's secretary. Miss Mary Cerstarphen, announcing that 635 checks, amounting to $16,056.79, would be placed in the hands of the faimers just as soon as necessary ar rangements lor the distribution cuuld be completed Cards are being prepared and will be placed in the mails about Wed nesday. advising the owners to call (or the checks, farmers are espec ially requested not to call for their checks until they receive a card di rectly from the agent's office. Several hundred more checks are Greater Interest Is Shown by Parents In School \ctivities Hamilton Reports Largest Elementary Gain of Any - School In County Successful openings featured the beginning of a new term for the V, htte schools in this county yester-l day, according to individual reports coming from several of the princi pals. Pupils returned to their re spective schools eager for work.. Parents attended the opening-day exercises in greater numbers than ever before, and teachers with an assured salary increase, however meager it may be, looked forward to the term with more interest and a g reater determination to make thin the most successful year in the his torv of the schools. ? At only one place, Everelts, was Ihere a shortage of teachers in the ixiunty. The second-grade position, made vacant by the resignation of Miss Williams just a few days ago, rould not be filled in time, but the sesond-graders were well handled. In reporting the faculty members there last week, the name of Mrs. II. B. Kussell was listed as teacher of the second grade. While some patrons of the school had suggested she accept the position until a reg ulai teacher could be employed, her appointment had not been consid ered by the school officials, mem? bers of the local committee said, explaining Thar IT was the custom dure not to employ married teach rri Several applications have been received for the position, but no ac ceptance bad been made today, it was learned. Despite the teacher shortage. Principal Russell reported a very good opening yesterday, with attendance about the ame as it was at the begmntng of the 1934-35 lata. Oak City reported a big opening, the pupils and patrons crowding the auditorium to rapacity. Increases a?re reported in both the elemen tary and high school departments. ( h feature of the opening was thel large enrollments in the agriculture! tnd home economics departments, j I lie first enrolling 45 and the latter Pi to include every boy and girl in the eighth grade .. Jamesville reported an increase In its first-day figures over last year, Professor Jordan stating that an in dicated enrollment was recorded in the agriculture department Gold Point bad its two teachers, even if one was selected only a short period before the opening Miss Mildred Hinton. of Belvidere, and Mrs Lillian Baker, form the faculty Ihere. At Williamston the largest first grade in the history of the school ?as reported. Principal D. 'N. Hix counting some over 130 Just how the small number of teachers will sandle so many Utile tots is another (Continued on page six) due farmers in this county, but they j |have not been received from Wash- ] jington, as yet. The owners will be I |notified immediately after the checks j 4reach here when to call for them. | Many farmers, probably 500 or ! |more, will not share in the rental ; j payments this year, smee their eon tracts were altered. Any adjust ment, either upward or downward, ]disqualifies the grower freni partici |pitting in the rental payment. No peanut benefit checks have j been received, but the farm agents say never give up, for those checks j ere expected ere long TAX FREE COT-TON Arrangements (or distributing cotton tax warrants (or (ree marketing o( cotton allotments are being completed In this county this week, and (armer* will be notided direct within the next day or two when to call (or their wanants, Mr. T. B. Slade, assistant in cotton con trol, said today. The exact amount ot cotton Martin (armers will be able to market (ree o( tax could not be learned, but it is understood the allotments are about the same as they were last year. Two DoyTfirs Form Partnership Here I The association of Doctors Joseph \ | H. Saunders and W F Kvans for I the practice of medicine was an nounced here today, the announce ment stating that for the present, or until suitable quarters could be found, the doctors would maintain their individual offices. However, the partnership is effective at once Dr. tKvans only recently located here, and maintains an office on the second floor of the Margolis Bros 'builffing. I No arrangements for- the newly t .formed partnership quarters were i 'announced. Rev. Mashburn Conducting Revival Meet at Jamesville Rev. C. B. Mashhurn, Christian | minister of Farmville and formerly <1T Robersonville, is conducting a scries of revival meetings in the Christian church at Jamesville this week. Services are held nightly, and the public is invited to hear Mr. M shburn. Legion Auxiliary To Meet With Mrs. Harris Saturday The regular monthly meeting of the John Walton Hassell Post of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held Saturday afternoon, Septem^ "her 21, a!T3:30 ?'clock in the home of Mrs. W. P. Harris, Robersonville It is hoped that every member will make a very special effort to be pi esertt for this meeting. High Water Interferes With Hunting of Deer ? High water along the Roanoke River is holding down the number of deer hunts in this section, r ports indicating that very little success was had >#iere hunts have b?on held. Th'e season for taking deer opened this , week, but it will be several days before much hunting will be possible in the Roanoke River low grounds, it is understood. The law prohibits the shooting of deer in flooded areas Local Market Is A ttracting Many New Customers galec mi the l^fil tobacco market continue heavy, the of ferin(> yesterday tending the [e well ever the two -half million aaark, and ef last aeaaon The *, for 1447, 1*7.11, a reanltiny average ef I1UI far the Tartarday the tales *U,1M ytnede and broncht or u overi|e of HIM 0 hundred Much com mo the put few tan, and the pur quality tends to bold tho inr a(e down, hot there In no doobt hot what to ho eee Is ehup, and plenty ehup. Prices today were abut tho aaaae as they ware holirrtac they ware hardly u wUI he naaplel I atM UUi attar - Om at Ik* brfnt Macks rrWaj whca Marly ik thai M an termtoc to Ike Wll 11 rcaalt, <to that Hh?M<rtkb?l > Ml to totfkat to ? put few daya there have been more new cuatomera added to the ware houae patronage here than In any like period In the hiatory of the market, and new frienda are being added all the time. Wll liamaton warehousemen are do ing all In their power to get their patrona good aalea, and the outlook, deaplte medium prleaa pervailing over the belt, la en couraging for the local market High Schools Lead Elementary (trades In Percentage Lain More Than 3.400 Children Enter Eleven White County Schools "At no time in recent- years has -there been-a greater interest in-tlui education of youth." Superintendent James C Maning said in reporting the return of more than 3.000 chil dren to the 11 white -( hools in this county yesterday The opening day attendance figures showed a sub stantial increase over the record breaking enrollment in the same srhools last year, and ordinarily lat ei enrollment figures show a slight upward trend, and it is believed thai within the ne*t few days an increase i 1 mule than 1UU childien will have enrolled in the Martin schools to set an all-time attendance record in th? history of educational training in this county. The encouraging feature, as- point ed out by school authorities, was the increase in the number of high school pupils. During the past sev 4-al years, Jugh school enrollments have hardly held their own and dur ing the past several terms the num ber of pupils attending the last four grades actually decreased from pre ceding terms. The most marked gain in enroll ment was reported in the William atoiv High School, where 1105 pupils reported for work yesterday, as com pared with only 160 last term. The gam m thie high school was partly offset by a decrease of 10 pupils in the elementary school Principal Ifix explained that the increase in the number of high school pupils -was?true cable mainly to the large seventh grade of last term. He could not account for the decrease in the elementary school, and neith er could it be determined the first day just how many additional chil dren gained admittance to the firs' grade by u change in the age re eioircnients-?Reports from over the county indicated that some children were so small that they were car ried to the schools m the arms of their parents Total enrollment figures, while subject to correction, were placed at 3,411, as compared with $3,315 a' year ago. The high school number was increased fiotn 741 to u!9, a gain 711, while the elementary pupils "were increased from 2.574 to 2,692 In connection with the increased numbers turning to the high schools in the county, considerable interest was reported in the commercial school at Robersoniiille, Principal R I. Leake reporting 25 enrolled there the first day. Robersonville also reported a imtistanrrat increase in its high, school enrollment, and a gain in tlig elementary pupils. Uoltl Point reported -one -of- the- largest losses in the number of elementary pupils in the county. Raffling problems in the open ing the schools were centered a round the transportation task. A recerd for packing, and one ''that would make sardines appear at great freedom, was reported at Oak City. Ninety-two children were handled on one bus, and the only solution to the problem was to crowd another bus to balance the crowded conditions. Lieutenant Jones To Speak At Kiwanis Meeting Here Lieutenant Lester Jones, of the State Highway Patrol, will address the regular meeting of the local Ki wanis club Thursday evening of this week at 6 30 o'clock, President E. F Moseley announced today. His topic will center around highway safety and work of the patrol, ii is understood. Patrolmen Hunt and Stewart will be special guests of the club at the meeting. No One Hurt When Cars Hun Off Road Near Here No one was hurt and very little damage was done when two cars, one driven by a Hyman boy of this place, sideswiped each other and ran oil an embankment near the Roa noke River fill lait Sunday evening The other car was driven by a col ored man from Windsor The ac cident will be discussed in the Bar tie courts Thursday. Large Crowds from here visited the scene of the acciden.t following the two highway patrolmen there.
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