THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 79 Williarnston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday, October 1, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899
ENTIRE SCHOOL-BUILDING
PROGRAM OF COUNTY GETS
O. K. OF PWA AUTHORITIES
Understood Work To
Begin at Once Under
Supervision of PWA
Program Calls For Eight |
Buildings or Additions
At Six County Schools
Martin County's $100,000 school
building program, after hanging in
the balance for several months, and
at one time facing almost certain
1 ejection, has at last been approved
by federal authorities, it was learned
this week, but the terms and con
ditions under which the program
was passed were not deflnitely set
out in a telegram from State Engi
neer Baity to Superintendent of
County Schools J. t C. Manning. It
is understood that the projects are
to get underway immediately or on
a schedule drawn by PWA offic
ials.
Just when bids will be called fbr
could not be learned yesterday, the
county officials awaiting more direct
information from the state engineer
for the Public Works program. The
architects has been instructed to '
make complete drawings and plans
for the eight projects immediately |
and probably bids will be asked for,
some if not all the buildings within,
the next week or two.
- Work on the. foundation for the
Bear Grass teacherage was started
this week, but further activity will
be delayed to await the completion
of the PWA building program plans,
it is understood.
The proposed program calls for an I
expenditure of $100,273, the Public |
Works Administration granting $50,
850 as its part, the differential go
ing to the purchase of equipment, |
it was nated.
Two units, a high school building |
and a gymnasium, will be construct
ed at Jamesville separate and^ apart
from the present building and each
other. The high school will cost
around $19,618 and the gymnasium
approximately $6,132. The high
school will be of brick, while the
gymnasium will be a frame struc
ture.
A one-story addition will be made |
to the Farm Life Building at an e
timated cost of $14,605.
The Bear Grassy teacherage, a
frame structure, will cost around
$6,036, patrons of the school already
having donated the lumber material
for the building.
A primary unit for the William
slon school, to be located apart from
the elementary unit but on the same
grounds, will cost around $14,000,
the building to have four rooms and
be of brick construction.
A new eight-room building cost
ing $17,679, will be built at Rober
sonville to house the colored school.
The structure will be one story and
of frame construction with brick ve
neering.
At Oak City two new units will |
be added to the plant, each consti
tuting a separate unit. The pro
posed unit for the primary grades
will be similar to the one at Wil
liamston and is to cost approximate
ly $15,892. A gymnasium for the
Oak City plant will cost $6,132.
Approval of the projects took
county school officials by surprise,
for they had been disheartened some
time ago after pushing to the limit
the application for the funds. De
tails of the program are yet to be
worked out, but the approval of the
projects by federal authorities vir
tually assures the beginning and
completion of all the buildings in
cluded in the program.
Singing Class at
County Church
Free Will Baptist singing class
from the orphanage at Middlesex
will appear in a special program at
the Rose of Sharon church, one and
one-half miles from Bear Grass on
Saturday night of this week. De
spite hardships resulting from de
pressed conditions during the pest
few years, the institution has strug
gled to carry on its noble work, and
the officers of the church appeal to
all members and friends of all other
denominations and creeds to attend
the concert and aid the worth-while
work. A cordial welcome is extend
ed to all to attend.
The following night, October 8.
the Rev. J. H. Edwards, of Mount
Olive, will start a series of revival
seivieea The public is cordially in
vited to attend each evening
Annual Sessions of Kekukee'
Association at Bear Grass
Preparations are under way in the
Bear Grass community for one of
the largest annual association meet
ings there this week in years, a
prominent member of the Primi
tive Baptist church said yesterday.
In addition to numerous visitors
from the 33 others churches in the
Kehukee Association, hundreds of
friends from all denominations and
in nearly every walk of life will ac
cept the genuine welcome that al
ways awaits everyone in that and
other communities where the an
nual events are held. Officials of
the highway patrol have assigned
several patrolmen the task of aiding
traffic during Sunday, the big day i
cf the meeting, which opens on Sat
urday and closes its sessions on
Monday.
The introductory sermon will bo
preached by Elder W, M. Stubbs, of
Pinetown. No program is planned
ahead, as it is the custom of the
Primitive Baptists to wait and see
hew many of their elders are pres
ent and from them to choose the
speakers. There will be several eld
ers who will speak at each of the
'services. None of the elders who J
live in the Bear Grass community |
will appear on the program, as it is
regarded as courtesy to their visi
tors to allow them to do the speak
lir.g.
Trying County Man for
Buying Scrap Tobacco
FALL WEATHER
j
Starting by the calendar the
23rd of last month, the fall sea
son was trailed by fall weather
by Just one week, the activities
of the thermometer yesterday
morning, and this morning, too,
clearly reminding one *that old
summer had just about petered
out for another lit or eight
months. The mercury dropped
to 40 degrees yesterday morning
here but advanced to about 70
before the shadows began to fail
in the afternoon.
?Nu trust has faiien. so the
very early risers say, and none
is expected right away, or until
the nights become a little long
er. However, if the mercury
keeps hanging around and drop
ping below 40 degrees, a light
frost will be in order most any
old time.
Main Street Store of
Pender Is Robbed of
$400 in Cash Sunday
Robbers Fail In Attempt To
Enter Two Other Stores
Nearby at Same Time
D. Pender Qrocery Company's
Main Street store here was robbed |
of approximately $400 some time
during the day Sunday, according to
a report filed by the manager with
local police early Sunday evening.
Officer J. H. Allsbrooks stated this
morning that the case had been in
\estigated and that around a dozen
young colored boys seen playing
near the store Sunday had been
questioned at length, but no informa
tion even indicating guilt had been
gained from any of them. The store
was said to have been entered thru
a back window, where a small wire
screen was torn off, the iron bars
over the opening being of such size
as to permit a small person to crawl
through.
Before leaving the store at the
close of business late Saturday night
the manager stated he hid the mon
ey in three different places near the
iron safe. Before leaving at 8:30
Sunday morning for a meeting of
store managers in Raleigh that day,
the manager explained that he visit
ed the store and saw that every
thing was all right before he left
Upon his return that evening, he
again visited the store and, finding
the money gone and a few other
articles missing, he reported the rob
bery to the police.
An attempt to enter the stores of
Harrison Brothers and Company
and the Sanitary Grocery Company
was made about the same time, an
investigation shows. Part of the
door trimmings were torn away at
the Harrison store, and a lock on
the grocery back door was almost
torn off.
Start Work on New Home
For Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Construction work on a new home
for Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Frank was
started on the comer of Haughton
Extended and Warren Streets hare
yesterday. The building will be of
wood construction and its two stories
will have eight rooms.
Hearing To Be Held
In Recorder's Court
Here This Morning
?
Contracts of Scrap Sellers
Are Likely To Be De
clared Violated
?
C. G. Gurganus, resident of the
upper part of this county, is defend
ant in the county court here today
for the alleged violation of Chapter
38fl of the 1935 Statu laws, requiring
Hie payment of a $1,000 tax for the
privilege of buying scrap or untied
tobacco. E. R. Froneberger, state
department of revenue agent,
brought the charges against Gur
ganus, but the particulars in the case
have not been heard.
While this is the first alleged vio
lation to be called to the attention
of the courts, it is understood that
a stranger has been in other sec
tions of the county buying or trying
to buy scrap tobacco When ques
tioned this week, county agricultur
al officials said the alleged sale of
scrap had been reported in Bear
Gruss, but the name of the buyer
could not be learned.
'While the State Department of
Revenue is prosecuting the case a
gainst Gurganus, county agricultur
al officials are investigating the sale
by contract growers. Where a con
tract grower has sold scrap tobacco
ether than through regular channels,
he will be required to enter the sale
on his marketing card If he has not
excess poundage on his card, he will
be required to purchase, at 4 cents
a pound, enough excess to offset the
sales of scrap. If these regulations
ere not complied with, then the con
tract will be forfeited and all rental
and parity payments will be with
held, and the grower made subject
to prosecution by the United States
government. .
Reports indicate that few farm
ers are selling their scrap tobacco a',
this tinie. However, it is expected
that scrap sales will be made despite
pleas to the contrary near the end
of the season in those where farm
err have excess poundage on their
cards. There are many, probably a
large majority, who will hold their
scrap off the market and use it for
fertilizer on their farms.
In the meantime, the outcome of
the case against Gurganus today is
being awaited by scrap buyers and
farmers who have scrap for sale.
Tax Collections Increase
Decidedly In This County
With the time-for advertising de
linquent tax accounts almost here,
marked increases in tax collections
have been reported by the sheriff's
office in the county during the past
few days. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck
said today that more people paid
tiieir takes yesterday than on any
one day this year. The amounts, for
the most part, were small, however.
Of the $44,000 unpaid a few days
ago, the sheriff stated that around
$20,000 had already been collected,
end that several thousand more will
be paid before the delinquent list is
advertised next week.
The office will start preparing the
list of delinquents this week for
publication next week.
LOST IN SWAMP 31
DAYS, MAN FOUND
BY CCC WORKERS
Recovering Rapidly Under [
Care of Washington
Police Force
Lost in the old Jamesville-Wash
ington pocosin, about 4 miles from
the old railroad right-of-way in this
county 31 days ago, Alston Kimbrell,
white man from Kennsburg, Illinois,
was found there nearly starved to
death yesterday by CCC surveyors.
Removed to police headquarters in '
Washington, the man was said to
have been so weak he could hardly
talk, other than give his name, his
home address and tell how long he
had been in the woods. At noon
today he was reported able to bo
up and had visited the barber shop
for a shave and willingly returned
to police headquarters, where he is
being extended a welcome for the
pi esent.
Kimbrell said the last "thing ht#|
remembers was crossing the rivfer
bridge at Washington, that he was j
unable to eplain how he reached |
the swamn of thousands of acre:;.
Kimbrell, whir said he was 48
years old, told his rescuers, who were
attracted b^ his cries, that he had
been lost m "the swamp for 31 days
end that during the entire time he
had been without food except for
berries he found in the woods,
Satlron-colored skin stretched
tightly across sunken jaws bore mute
testimony to the man's starving con
dition. Weighing 110 pounds, Kim
brell said he tipped the scales at I
1R9 pounds when he came to this]
section a month ago.
The man was found lying near an I
uprooted tree which had formed a
dugout, in which Kimbrell' said he ]
slept during his stay in the woods.
^Kimbrell told officers that he has
u sister and a daughter living in
Mount Carmel, 111. He did not tell i
anyone what he was doing in this]
section when he became lost.
Colored Woman Is
Shot by Paramour
Here Early Sunday |
Reconcilliation Attempted]
When Victim Visited
Jail Unannounced
Marthina Chesson, local colored
woman, was painfully but not badly
shot early last Sunday morning by
Claude Matthews, colored, officers
stating that Matthews claimed an
other man had entered into the il
licit love affaii^ of his. Matthews,
v.ho lives in a small house at the
foot of the river hill on Kast Main
Street here, is said to have chased
the woman from his home after he
broke down a door and tired a load
of gunshot into her back, the shot
tearing a sizeable hole just between
her shoulders. The woman, was said
to hgve been literally flying along
the spur track of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad when Matthews fired,
and that the shot were "cold" when
they reached her.
Chief W. B. Daniel and Officer
Allsbrooks were called, and Mat
thews, said to have been drinking
when the trouble started, surren
dered without any trouble. He is
being held in the county jail and a
hearing will likely be set within,the
next day or two before Justice J. L
HasseHz
The Chesson womam ia able to be
out, and was seen near the jail yes
terday afternoon trying to talk tj
the man who shot her.
Minister Begins
New Work Here
Rev. James H. Smith entered up
on his new duties as pastor of the
Wiliiamston Memorial Baptist
church last Sunday morning when
he preached on the topic, "Not For
saking the Assembling of Ourselves
Together." That evening all the
ether churches of the town suspend
ed their services to worship with
the Baptists and to hear the recently
called minister. Both sermons were
well received by large congrega
tions.
Mr. Smith, just shortly out of the
seminary but who is a man of sev
eral years' experience in the min
istry, enters upon his new work hero
with much zeal and interest and
brings to the religious field?not to
the Baptist congregation alone?a
new vigor and determination in car
rying on tha work in that flald. He
is at home in the pastorium on
Church Street.
Entire Sale Here Monday
Brings Average of $21.98
Lindsay Warren Is Expected
To Fight for Potato Control
Representative Lindsay Warren
left Monday for Washington to at
tend the potato hearing before the
AAA on Wednesday so as to have a
preliminary meeting with growers
from all sections of the country be
fore the hearing takes place. From
present indications, at least 300
growers will be present from North
Carolina and Virginia alone, and
wires received here today state that
glowers from all of the principal po
tato states will be present.
Mr. Warren still refuses to make
any statement about the attitude of
the department of agriculture to
waid his bill am^ says he will say
nothing until the day of the meet
ing.
It is generally understood that the
meeting will be full of fireworks,
specially U the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration tries to
sidestep or evade putting into effect
what is now the land of the land
ana a plain mandate from Congress
It is not beheved that North Caro
lina or Virginia growers will ever
approve marketing agreements,
which seem to be desired by Secre
tary Wallace, and (he sentiment in
those two states is almost unanimous
that the control plan as passed by j
Congress is the only salvation for
the. potato-farmer. Mr. Warren has
received telegrams from 20 states
stating that there was no op
position from the growers, but that;
it was coming from the unfriendly |
newspapers, chain stores and middle i
nien.
Additional Teachers
For County Refused,
4 Schools Had Valid
Clairfts Backed by
Attendance Figures
Officials Planning to Direct
Another Plea to State
School Commission
*
Martin County's valid claims for
an additional teacher in each of four
schools were apparently denied by
The siale authorities this week, ac
cording to unofficial information re
ceived here.
Hamilton, with what appeared to
be the most valid claim, was turned
back when the state authorities
pointed out that some of the chil
dren in that district could be trans
ferred to the Oak City unit. The
school has an average of 42 pupils
for each of its five teachers, the
teacher load fixed by the state stand
ing at 38. It will be difficult to
transfer the pupils to reduce the
load in the Hamilton school, and it
is believed that the overcrowded
conditions, however deplorable they
may be, are better than the remedy
pioposed by the state school com
mission. The same conditions ex
isted in the school last year.
Williamston, with an average daily
attendance of slightly more than 38
pupils for each teacher in the ele
mentary school, was refused an ad
ditional teacher on some ground or
other that is a bit difficult to un
derstand. The large number of re
peaters apparently had something to
do with the denial of the request for
another teacher.
Robersonville, badly in need of an
additional teacher in its high school,
was right on the line where th?
number of pupils is too great for ef
ficiency and where the commission
can squeeze through a denial of a
claim.
Regardless of any well-founded
claim to an additional teacher that
Jamesville may have had, the school
there stood chance of decreasing its
teacher unit load because there isn't
another available room in the pres
ent building.
According to reports heard today,
direct pleas will be made to the
commission by local school officials
for consideration of claims for ad
ditional teachers-needed'in the sev
eral schools.
Bishop Kern To Preach
Here Thursday Evening
*
Bishop Paul B. Kern, of the tenth
episcopal district of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, will preach
in the Methodist church in William
ston next Thursday night, October
3, at.7:30 p. m.
Bishop Kern is a good preacher.
Wc most cordially invited the people
of Willis Piston and surrounding
country to hear him.?Pastor.
?
Local Juniors Choose Class
Officers at Recent Meeting
In a recent meeting of their class,
local high school juniors elected the
following officers tor the year, as
follows:
E. O. Wynne, president; Whit Pur
vis, vice president; Mary Helen Boy
kin, treasurer, and J. F. Thigpen, re
porter,
Tax Collection Officials
Meet Here Tomorrow
northeastern Carolina counties and
towns are expected here tomorrrow
a? one o'clock to attend a meeting
cf taxing authorities ^nd collectors
No large number is expected, but
nearly all the counties in the dis
tript are planning to be represent
ed, according to information receiv
ed here today.
The meeting will discuss pressing
problems involved in tax collections
and foreclosurers, it was announced
"By Albert C'oaies, director of ihe
Institute of Government. Mr. Coates
is expected here and to lead the
discussions. Tt is understood.
Green Wave Begins
Season Witli 2f> To 0
Win Over Windsor
Youngsters in Last Minutes
Of Play Entertain
Spectators
WiUiamston's high school Green
Wave waved the Windsor Lions back
here last Friday afternoon by a
count of 25 to 0, Coach Peters' boys
showing up mTghty well for the
weather, which was decidedly more
favorable for a diamond contest
than for gridiron activities. While
rot up to mid-season form, the lo
cals showed up well in their first
game, the visitors offering some
strong opposition on both defense
and offense at times.
Roberson and Cook, in the back
fleld, proved the mainstay, while
Harrison and Williams showed up
well as regulars. The line held its
own on defense and functioned well
in the driving end.
Roberson made several of his usu
al spectacular runs to score three
touchdowns. Harrison scored one
Cf a 20-yard run around right end,
Holloman adding an extra point
from placement.
The high spot of the game came
in the last few minutes of play,
when the tiny tots took over the
v/ork. Genera lied by Cone, the
>oung fellows held their own. The
subs included Russell, P. Hardison,
Daniels, Andrews, Goodmon, Moore,
Critrker, Chesson, Sullivan, Ever
ett, Cunningham, Peel, Dunn, Jen
kins and Bill Holloman. The local
regular line-up included Hardison,
A. Gurganus, Summerlin, Ramey.
Holloman, Manning, R. Gurganus,
Crok, Roberson, Harrison, and Wil
liams.
Unusual Picture Bobk At
Oak City School Thursday
"The King of Kinds," a reverent
portrayal of the life, betrayal, cruci
fixion, and resurrection of Christ,
will be shown in the Oak City school
auditorium Thursday evening of
thic week at 7:45 o'clock for the
benefit of the school library, Princi
I al H. M Ainsley announced yester
day.
The picture , produced at a cost
cf two and o half million dollars,
will be handled on modern repro
duction equipment, and splendid en
tertainment U assured, Mr. Ainsley
added. *
Over Four Million
Pounds Sold So Far;
Season Price Si8.34
Farmers Declare Tobacco
Selling Just As High
Here As Anywhere
A new price record for the sea
s6n was established on the local
market yesterday, when 213.824
pounds of trtbacco were sold for $46,
978.08, or for an average of nearly
22 cents a pound. The officials av
erage was $21 98 the hundred pounds
1 bservers stating the improve qual
:ty of the offerings accounted for the
price increase rather than a strengtn
toing of the price itself. However,
greater satisfaction was expressed
yesterday and today on the local
market than at any time this season,
and reports direct from the farm
ers, who, after all, keep pretty well
posted on the activities of the mar
kets by personal-visits,- cleat ly m
dicate that tobacco is selling, grade
for grade, just as high and even high
er in many cases, on the local mar
ket than on any other one in the
belt.
A farmer from Northampton
County was on the market today
with a considerable poundage, and
he volunteered that he had made
money by selling here, adding that
he was coming back just as soon as
lie could. ,'B
Up to todays the market here had
sold 4.122,466 pounds for $75.4.959 94.
a resulting average of $18 34, and
this figure includes every grade. Sup
ervisor McFarland pointed out tha.
the market has paid out $71,544.55
more so far this season than it did
foi the whole of the 1933 season
It is estimated that the offerings
'"'iay?mil total around lonnnn
i pounds v\ ith little or no change in
the price.
Leens Man Hurt in
Auto Accident Near
Fveretts Saturday
???
Small Child Uninjured As
Car Leaves Road and
Hits Tobacco Barn
I Robert Edmonds, 29-year-old
' white man of Leens, Pitt County,
suffered n broken arm, a bad cut on
his forehead, and internal injuries
last Saturday evening about 6 o'
i lock when he drove his car into a
tobacco curing barn on a curve a
short distance from Everetts on
Highway 64 His 12-morths-old
! ha by, riding with him, escaped with
only a small scratch on its forehead,
jjveii the little tot's milk bottle was
not broken, but the car was de
molished, according to reports heard
litre.
Traveling toward Everetts from
Uobersonville, Edmonds was appar
ently driving rapidly, too rapidly, in
fact, to keep the car from leaving
tne highway. No Are was in the to
bacco barn, but the reports indicate
the driver was cured of fast driv
ing.
About two weeks ago the owner
of the car, Arthur Daii, wrecked the
machine within 100 yards of tho
place where Edmonds drove from
!he highway. The machine had just
been repaired, and Edmonds, a
brother-in-law of the owner, bor
rowed it, reports stated.
Attendance at Local
School Is Increasing
???
Attendance figures for the first two
weeks of the new term show some
little increase over the same period
of the 1934-35 term, both enrollment
and attendance being ' better than
was expected. Total enrollment in
the elementary and high schools
reached the high of 802, while the
average daily attendance for the per*
lod was 768. Enrollment and at
tendance for the same period last
year were 783 and 713, respective
ly. High school enrollment this year
has been increase by 26, while the
elementary school has shown a de
crease of 10; however, there are
enough children yet to enroll to
bring this figure up to the figure for
last year.
Comparative figures follow:
' Ele. as. Tat.
1934-38 Enrollment _ 613
1934-38 attendance - 583
1938-36 enrollment _ 603
1938-36 attendance 673
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