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THE ENTERPRISE Advertiser* Will Find Our Cal uuu a Latchkey to ( >ver MM Home* ol Martia Couaty VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 91 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, November 12, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 SERIES SERVICES Will BEGIN HERE SUNDAY NICHT Rev. Geo. T. Stevens Will Lead County-Wide Union Evangelistic Program A county-wide union evangelistic aeries of services will begin in Wil liamston next Sunday night. No- j \ ember IT, the place to be announc ed at the several morning services here that day. Rev. George T. Stev ens, of Wheaton. III., is to conduc. the meetings. Mr. Stevens, who is expected to arrive today to begin the preparatory work, is a safe, sane and unsensational preacher, and is known for the fine moral tone and spiritual condition in which he leaves a town. Cottage prayer meetings are to bo organized, and are to be conducted by the ladies of the churches. As many of the ladies as will are urged I to vtiunleer to lead these prayer meetings in the various homes thru out the community. The expenses of the meeting will be kept at a minimum, as most of the work will be done by voluntary labor, and every effort will be made tr lower the cost All the men who can are asked to meet Thursday to put up the. benches and to do the other nee NSary c.?rpentcr-ttork. A laige number of men are needed, and all who can are urged to meet Thurs day at the Roanoke-Dixie Ware house at ? o'clock, or as son as pos sible thereafter. A large number of volunteers are needed to make a canvass of the tewn next Sunday afternoon. All those who are not- making the can vass are requested to remain at heme that afternoon so that the can vassers will i.ot have any difficulty in seeing them. Cards are now be ing printed for this purpose. Mr Stevens is bringing with him a capable singer who is to have charge of the music. He will not only render selections himself but will organize the group singing and have a brief song service each night. Since this series of meetings is something that will benefit all the churches in a radius of many miles, all the ministers and members of the county are requested to join hands in making this series of services no! only a great success but of lasting benefit to the moral and spiritual upUfe to the county and community. Receiving Bids for All Star Routes The Post Office Department will receive bids for all its star routes in this state up until the 14lh of next January, according to an official an ncuncement made a few days ago b> the Postmaster General List of routes, forms, proposals, and all the necessary information will be fur nished upon application at the local post office There are four star routes operat ing in or through this county, includ ing those running from Hassell to Hamilton; Wilson to Norfolk; Plym outh to Williamston. and Tarboro to Plymouth. Judge Smith Pays His Respects To Fair Here Attorney J. C. Smith was here frten Robersunville yesterday attend ing to professional matters and visit inr the races at the fair. Comment inc on the fair, the judge said it appeared to him that somebody had rented a substantial portion of hell and located it on the fair grounds. Interior Decorator Will ? Speak at Woman's Club A representative of the Benjamin Moore Pain Company wil lspeak to the Woman's Club here Thursday afternoon at 3 90 o'clock, it was an nounced today by the WiUiamston Hardware Company, which firm is sponsoring the event. The club will receive 10 cents for each person at tending, it was pointed out. Postpone Holding Turkey Supper Thursday Night The turkey supper planned by the local Christian church for next Thursday evening in the Woman's Club hall has been postponed in definitely, it was announced this American Legion Auxiliary Will Meet Friday Evening The legion auxiliary of the John W. Hassell post will hold its regular meeting with Miss Clyde ?. Has sell at her home on Watts Street, WiUiamston. Friday evening of this at T.30 o'clock. All member! I to be I School Building Plans Are Nearly Completed EXCEED OUOTAS - Reports received from the of fice of the county agent this week indicate that Martin far mers, as a whole, will exceed their tobacco allotments by a substantial margin. l)p until Wednesday of this week, Mar tin farmers had purchased ex cess marketing cards for nearly one-half million pounds, an a mount that can hardly be offset by surplus allotments found lo cally. The farmers paid $17, 424.72 to market the 435,618 pounds of excess tobacco. It was pointed out that out of 435.618 pounds all but 15.MM pounds came from other sec tions where the allotments ex ceeded the production for one cause or another. 53 CASES PUT ON SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CALENDAR t Term Convenes November! 18th, With Judge Clayton Moore Presiding Fifty-three cases were placed on the trial calendar by the county bar association for the special term of court convening Monday, November i IS, with Judge Clayton Moore on | the bench. The term is scheduled tc run two weeks, but adjournment ] is likely on Wednesday of the sec- i ond week, since Thanksgiving comes ! the following day. Only civil cases j will be heard by the court. With two or three exceptions, the , calendar carries cases of little im portance and very little interest to I the general public. | The $25,000 damage suit brought I by Tom Harrell, of this county, 'against Henry llarrell, of Ridgecrest |N. C., is scheduled for trial on the 1st [ day of the second week. Mr. Tom 'llarrell was riding with the defend ant a year ago this month when the 'brakes locked on a front wheel of 'the car, causing the machine to skid on the wet pavement and roll down a 30-foot embankment near Morgan ton. The plaintiff suffered a broken neck and injuries to his back. The defendant carried insurance on his icai, it is understood. Another damage suit is that of Ben | Frank Little, colored, against the At- | lnntic Coast Line Railroad Company i Losing his fodt when he jumped , from a passenger train near Hassell several months ago, Little is asking for $2,500 damages. The calendar carries the follow- J ing cases: j Monday, Nov. 18: Insurance Com- ' peny vs. Mills et al, Wiggins vs i Bank et al, Everett vs. Blades. Land Bank vs. Roberson. Roberson et al vs. Roberson et al, Coltrain, Adm , vs. Coltrain et al, Hardison vs. Mc Lawhorn, et al, Howell vs. Leggett, Fertilizer Co. vs. Moore, Fertilizer Co. vs. Gaitley. Tuesday, Nov. 19. Boston vs. Watts Slades, Rhodc&& Co. vs. et al vs. j Gurganus, ^Adrj/t Bowen Bros. vs. j Archer, Brown/ys Everett, Fertilizer j Co. vs. Hardy Nettie Cowen vs. Price, Everett vs. James et al. Roe buck vs. Ins. Co., Baker vs. Mat thews. Wednesday, Nov. 20: Hall vs. Mob ley, James vs. Matthews, James vs. Land Bank, Land Bank vs. James (2 cases), Moye vs. Land Bank, Fer tilizer Co. vs. Hardee. Thursday, Nov. 21: Holliday vs.' Sexton, Rhodes & Co vs. Piland, Peel vs. Taylor, Culpepper vs. White, Hadley vs. Taylor, Taylor vs. Had ]ley, Davfs vs. Price. Monday, November 25. Harrell vs Harrell, Little vs. Railroad, Gardner vs Coca-Cola Co., Harris vs. Wil kins. Bailey vs. Anthony, Holliday vs. Mizellc, Griffin vs. Johnson. Tuesday, Nov. 28: Foreman Blade vs Johnson et al, Taylor vs. Bank, Critcher vs. Cherry, Lindsley vs. Rogerson, Lindsley vs. Hopewell, Harrison vs. Rogers, Moye vs Tet-' terton. | Wednesday, Nov. 29: Town vt Joe Wilson et al; Town vs. William' Rogers, et al. Town vs. Tom Stokes ct al, Tewn ts. M D. Slad# et al,' Town vs. Abe Spruill et al, Town vs. Lizzie Slade et al, Town vs. Mattie |B Speller et al. Local Masonic Lodge Will Meet Tonight The local Masonic lodge will hold ila regular meeting at 7:30 tonight in the lodge hall. A number of import ant busineaa matters are to be con sidered, and a full attendance is re quested by the,master, V. J. Spivey. Board Is Likely To (all for Bids bv Last Of Current Month Grant May Be Withdrawn Unless Work Started by December 15th Plans for eight school building ' projects in this county are being , completed this week by the archi tect, and bids for the construction of the buildings will be asked some time about the 25th of this month, it was learned from the office of the Martin Board of Education today. Tentative wage scales are being pii pared this week and will likely be Approved by the board at a spec ial meeting to be called within the next 10 or 12 days, it is understood All projects are expected to get underway simultaneously, giving the county one of the greatest building programs ever undertaken at any cno tune. The eight buildings, two ct Jamesville. an addition at Farm Life, teacherage at Bear Grass, a grammar grade unit at Williamston, a colored school at Robersonville. ur.d two units at Oak City, are esti mated to cost approximately $10Q, 000, the federal government giving around $55,000 as a grant and lend ing the county the remainder at \ pei cent or less. Information coming from the ar-j chitect this week indicated that his his force was working as many as' 16 to 18 hours each day in an effort to complete the plans and get the! program actually underway. Gov-' ernment authorities have warned the ( county officials that the grant would, be cancelled in the event a< tual con-' struct ion is not underway by the 15th of next month. There will not1 be many days to spare, but it is now believed that work will be under I way on or prior to that date. Six Men ('barged With Violations of Came Laws Tried Bertie School Teacher, Old Offender, Fined $25 And Cost ? Charged with violating the game | laws or trespassing, six defendants 1 have been in Justice of the Peace J L. Hassell's court here during the ' past few days, and the trial justice ! explained that he meant business j when he finer! Horace Ward. Bertie .County school teacher, $25 and , taxed him with the cost. Ward was said to have been a regular offender of the hunting laws, and led game j wardens in this county a chase. Last St nday morning at 3:30 o'clock they | caught him and Willie Christian and ( Joe Jordan coming out of the, swamps on this side of the stream i with four 'coons. Christian and Jor | dan were released upon payment of] the cost. ^ \ I Henry Lanier was given a 30-day suspended sentence for trespassing and trapping, the court requiring him to pay the cost ! Hub Roberson and Melvin Purvis,' ceught hunting on the Robcrsonvillc i I Hunting Club preserve, were re 1 'leased upon the payment of the cost,I the two men convincing the court they did not intentionally violate the law. World of Mirth Shows Leaves This^Morning Th$ World of Mirth S lows, the j largest carnival ever to play here, was pulled from the A. C. L. Station this morning at 11 o'clock after ai stay of nine days at th6 Roanoke Fair grounds The-carnival, referred to by Judge J. C. Smith as a greater portion of hell turned loose, will go into winter quarters at Richmond. | Unofficial reports state that the ] shows hardly made expenses during their stay here. Sheriff Breaks Thumb In Chasing Bootlegger Chasing a swift domestic bootleg-1 ger at the fair grounds last Saturday i night. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck got tangled up in a wire fence and broke his right thumb. And he caught th .> man, James Biggs, colored, too. Pulling his hat well over his eyes, the officer approached Biggs and bought three pints of the domestic brands, but before the transaction could be completed Biggs recognized the officer and started running. $2,700 NET PROFIT SHOWN BY A. B. 0 STORES TO OCT. I Audit Made for First Two Months and 11 Days of Operation Selling $21,60131 worth of legal 1 liquor up to and including Septem- i ber 30, the four stores in this coun- i t> resported a combined net profit j of $2,743.11 during the quarter end ing at that time, it was learned from an official audit just recently com- j pleted. The gross profits were $6.- 1 484.83. from which amount were de- . ducted salaries, rents, insuranc \ li censes and other allied items amount ing to $1,784.68. Administrative! costs, including $543.56 for board sal I aries, supplies, dray age. and on, amounted to $1,812 67 The 5 per' cent reserve fund for law enforce ment totaled $144 37. William&ton. with sales of $11.-1 688.20, led the county and reported gioss profits of $3,407 47. Ro ber son | ville was next w ith sales totaling S7 - 787.01, and a gross profit of $2,338.11. Oak City reported sales of $1,789.50.' and a gross piofit of $521 56 During the short time the Jamesville store was in operation prior to September 30, sales amounted to $750 10. andj profits were figured at $218.69. On September 30. the four stores had accounts payable amounting to $33,670.33. all of which was due ll I quor manufacturers. Without comparative figures and considering the seasonable trade period, very little is to be gained; from the audit in the way of deter ! mining annual profits, or whether the system is better or worse than( the one in effect prior to the opening of the legal stores. It is quite evi dent that the board is handling its work efficiently, the audit showing a net profit of 12.7 per cent during I hi quarter. Reliable estimates indicate that j sales are steadily increasing, the Williamsfon unit reporting sales ot | $479 60 last Saturday, making a rec ord for the county up to that time 1 The next audit to be made in Jan < uary will cover the fourth quarter business. Green Wave Takes n, 27-11 Before Ayde Fair Crowd Frit lav Locals Score on Undefeated Team on Three Plays After Game Starts Taking the ball across on three plays in the opening quarter to scoro their first points, the Williamsto.i High School football boys took the heart out of their opponents from Ayden, last Friday afternoon to pave the way to a 27 to 14 victory before a large crowd at the Koanoke Fair Grounds "Clipper"' Hardison, on the old "sleeping end" play, took the hall from the air on the first play end went to within 10 yards of Ay- ! den's goal Roberson then made a short gain around end, and Walt , Cook lut the middle of the line fpi the touchdown It was the first time Ayden had tasted defeat this season,' end the teams were more evenly i matched than the score would indi | cate. Walter Cook, scoring two of his' team's touchdowns, played an excep- , tionally good game. Roberson, with hit running, also featured am) scored o touchdown. Strawbridge carried the ball over for the other score Webb, in the line, and Noe, in-the hackficld, played i good game for the visitors. So far this season, the local have won every game played at home, tying two, one at Scotland Neck and c ne at Elizabeth City. Friday be f( re last, the boys slipped over to Vanceboro and chalked up another win. No game has yet been scheduled foi next Friday, bQt negotiations are underway to have the Green Wave meet Littleton's undefeated eleven here that afternoon. Radio Tests by Highway Patrol Completed Today' Completing preliminary broadcast ii.lt lests today, engineers of the Slate Highway Patrol aro moving the test equipment from the p ison camp to Elizabethtown. Tests have been underway daily during the past ten days, but just how successful they were could not be learned. Neither could it be learned whether the station would be located perma nently in this section. It was unofficially reported that the soil in this section was congid eied more suitable for the broadcast ing station than that where several other testa were made. Two Killed During Series Of Week-End Accidents Sunday Crowd at Fair Here Sets New Attendance Record Believed To Be First Time Fair Ever Held In State on Sunday? Unfavorable Weather Given As Reason for Holding Event Over The Roanoke Fair established what is beileved to be a new precedent in this state when it inaugurated a complete program last Sunday, at tracting thousands of people from ' all over eastern Ninth Carolina to thi grounds jijst to the west of here. The gathering -was reported to be the largest to ever assemble at a feii here, the cars and people over running the fair grounds, roads and near-by fields. Cars were-parked a long the roadside over a radius of ore-half mile, and the cows in the Fdgewood Dairy pasture were moved to their pens to make room for the large number of cars. A new gate record was established also, reliable reports stating that the fair handled more than 4,600 paid adoniissions in about two hours. ; Ducky Teter and bis daredeviltry \ as the mam attraction of the after noon. and more than 2,000 are be lieved to have crowded into the grandstand and into the field en closed by the race track to see. the daring stunts. Thousands of others lined the fence a greater part around th< race track and the road leading to Ruber son's slaughter house was blocked by cars and people who strained their necks and eyes to get a glimpse of those flirting with death The attractions' were really more i?i:? n the general public expected, , am: the World of Mirth amusements | attracted thousands to make the fair ? one of the most successful held here in a number of years. Rain and unfavorable weather during much of last week was as ...feiK .1 as the main cause for extend ing the fair two extra days, anil while the action was contested by many people, thousands of others approved by attending the Sunday program. The local athletic asso ciation sponsored the extension, and while no definite check had been made today, it is believed the asso ciation will share to the extent of several hundred dollars in the? re-, eeipts for the two extra days the f; n operated | Fair operators, although experi-i encing considerable losses tbii ing the| rainy pe.iod la t we-k, were said to have bt en well pi *ss< I w Ih the sup port "ivon the event by the thous ands m this section, and rt was evi-1 cient that arrangements would be made m due time to repeat the event j lure next year. W. Bynl Ballard J Bird Last Saturday W Byrd Ballard, member of a:i old Martin County family, died at his home in Robersonville last Sat urday morning following a long ill riess with cancer He had been in declining health for several years, i He was a member of the Hayes Swamp church, Elders Cow in, Grimes and Ayert conducting the testates at the Spring Green Prim | litive Baptist church, near Hanultoh, Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Spring Green churchyard. Besides his widow, he leaves three children, Mary and Lida, of Rober-| sonville; and Mrs. Richard Bassett, of Maryland. He also leaves three brothers, Joe Ballard, of Hopewell, Va.; Herbert Ballard, of Washington City; and Paul Ballard, of William-, ston. Large Crop of Drunks Jailed Over Week-End A large crop of drunks and drunk en automobile drivers was harvest ed in this/community over the week end, Jailer Hoy Peel stating that last Saturday and Sunday were the busi est days he had since serving as jailer. Six drunks were placed in je.il and five others were arrested fur alleged drunken automobile driving. Only one assault case was on the records for the two days. One de fendanat is ig the jail to await trial fot the alleged sale of domestic li quor. TOBACCO MARKET Williumston tobacco market sales were nearing the seven and one hall million pound mark today, the average per pound price standing at '20.39 cents, t'p to this morning, the market had sold 7.409.>83 pounds. Supervis or McFarlatid stating that the sales today would carry the tig ure into the neighborhood of the seven and one half million mark. Yesterday there were 113.752 pounds sold here at an average of $19.03. At 11 o'clock sales were stopped a few minutes as an observance by the market, buyers and other of Armistice Day. The supervisor made a few remarks and sales were resumed. 139 MOKE PEANUT BENEFIT CHECKS RECEIVED HERE Farmers Asked To Await Notice Before Calling At Agent's Office One hundred and thirty-nine add| tional checks, representing peanut Dt nefU payments in the sum of $5, 769.09, have been received in this county, bringing the total number of checks up to 8*29 and the. money up to $38,611 84 Employees in the office of the county agent are work ing rapidly to complete arrange ments to start distribution of the (checks'-'the latter part of this week. Mr. M. L. Barnes, assistant agent, said. Final compliance by 569 fanners, who hogged down a portion of their crop, is being asked by the office not U'ter than Saturday of this week The compliance sheets will he check 1 id immediately and sent to Raleigh 'lor inspection, Mr Barnes stating that he believed all the peanut ben i fit payments can be made before I Christmas. Farmers are again asked to await (direct notice by card before calling I lor the peanut benefit checks. ? : Legion Addresses Stress Pnlmtism Anrvvtkv D; y < '?vamc n> tin county Monday was centered in tie .vit'ial nigh delimits, members of the county legion post carrying appro pi iate messages to the hundreds of school pupils and a few townspco-. pie in each of the centers. Patriot ism was stressed in the special talks, the speakers explaining that real pa triotism did not mean the carrying o! a gun but that it meant observ ance of the laws of state and country and friendship and fellowship for one's fellowman. In addition to the speaking at Oak City, the school sang several songs oflered several readings and gave dramatizations, the program, lasting about 45 minutes, being attended by a number of -visitors. New Hardware Store To Have Formal Opening Hardware Co The Williamston Hardware Com pany will hold its formal opening at its Washington Street store here Thursday of this week, Manager J. t. Anderson announced. Free prizes will be given, and in connection with the formal event, the company is bringing an artist to appear before the Woman's Club at 3 o'clock. The representative will speak on interior decorating, it was announced A special invitation is extended to the public to attend the formal open ing at the store, and ladies are cor dirlly requested to be present for the meeting in the club hall at 3 (.'clock. Chapter Masons Will Meet Thursday Night All members of Conoho Chapter, R X. M-, are urgently requested to allend a special meeting of the chap tei Thursday night, November 14, at the usual hour of meeting. A num Lei of the officers of the grand chap Ic r frorfi Southern Pines, Raleigh, and Washington will be present. Two \ oun? Men Die As Result ol (.rash Near Parmele Friday Several Other Accidents Occur Here Sunday Night Two lives were lost and a proper ty damage estimated to run well in t?. the thousands of dollars resulted r. a series of automobile wrecks in this ounty during the past week-end. Thy two deaths brought the total on tin highways of this county for the week up to three and six so far this year. Thomas K. Johnson, 21 years old, was instantly killed and Edward C. Smith. 22. was fatally injured last Friday evening about 8:30 o'clock, when the Ford coupe they were rid | me in left the highway on a curve I ih ar Parmele and crashed into a tel ephone pole Smith died in a Green ville hospital early Saturday morn ing from a fracture of the skull. The ear was demolished. Young Johnson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson, of Oak City Dur ing the past two months he had been""working as a salesman for a j Greenville motor concern. Funeral ; services were conducted from the late home in Oak City Saturday aft j ernoim, and interment followed in tlu cemetery there. Young Smith, j filling station operator. Lived in Bethel w ith lus mother and two .sif ters Funeral services for him were conducted Sunday afternoon in the Bpthel Methodist church, and inter im nt w-as in a cemetery there. The two. young men were said to have been pu their way to Williumston to attend the fair, and were also said to have been speeding Johnson was believed to have becTi.driving the ' ear at the time The next wreck was reported on I W est Main Street near0the Chesson l;I ling station here early Saturday n.ght when the. Chevrolet sedan driv < 11 by William Henry Manson and ' tlu Chevrolet truck driven by S. D. | Pierce, of Bertie County, collided. Considerable damage was done to tlu vehicles, but no one was badly hurt. | Early Sunday evening a hit-and run driver struck the ear of Mr. B. ,K. Perry on the Wasting road, doing much damage to the Perry car, but jLi.iunng no one. K C Boyce" was arrested in connection with the iwieek, but was later released when bii identity as driver of the car could Hot be definitely established. Just, a few minutes later George Miller, of Bertie, ran his Chevrolet ii o? the Ford belongit . to Elbert Pi el as it was parked on Main Street :n front of the county courthouse. Two tires were cut and < i.? wheel was torn off. of the Ford. Miller, said to have been drinking, was jail ~ed buf later gamed his freedom un ite l $50 bond. j Two hours later I*us Rogers, col ored man and the first person in this county to be arrested for not having aphed for a driver's license, side swiped a Chevrolet driven by Wil liam Pope on the Washington road. No one was hurt. Rogers maintained he knew nothing about the law re quiring one to secure driving license. Herman Rogerson, young white man of Hear Grass, had a narrow ascpe about 11:30 Sunday night his cat, a new 1036 Ford sedan, plowed into a large mule truck stalled on the river hill here One side was I torn from the Ford and Rogerson Was badly but not dangeiously cut [or the cKin and nose. He was able to be up soon after the accident. 'One of the horses in "the truck, en I route from Edenton to Goldsboro, was cut and thrown to the ground, but the other horses and the truck driver were not hurt. The truck was < wned by Leary Bros., of Edenton, j the- owners transferring the horses I to another truck to continue the trip do Goldsboro. I The daring driving by "Lucky" Teter at the fair was declared dang erous, but it did not compare with the 'hell-driving" on Martin County 'highways over the past week-end. Cotton Ginnings in This County Ahead of 1934 ? | The 1035 cotton ginning* continue larger than they were up to the same time last year, a government 'report released this week shows. Up jto the first ot this month, 2,004 balea 'of cotton had been ginned in the county, as compared with 1,744 balea It nned to the same date last yaar.
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