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the Label ea Tmu | as It Carrie* Ike Date THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers WUI Fiod Oar Cat enas a Latchkey to Over 1AM Hoses of Mortis Coaaty. VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 93 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, November 19, 1935 ESTABLISHED 189* County Board of Education Plans To Let Contracts for New School Building Projects December 5th Specifications Are Now Before PWA For Consideration Local Contractors Eligible To Bid on Projects That Cost Less Than $10,000 Thuriday, December 5, has been tentatively set for letting contracts for Martin County's $100,000 school bulding program, it was learned from the office of the county board of education this week. Plans and specifications are now before Public Works Administration authorities for consideration, local school officials explaining that inspection by the federal group would probably be the last official act before the contracts are let. In the meantime a wage scale is being established, the authorities withholding information until Anal passage by the county board of edu cation. It was pointed out that all con-1 tracts would be let in the office of the county board of education on the some day. that actual construction work would have to be started with in ten days after December Sth. Lo cal contractors will be eligible to bid on only two projects, gymnasiums at Jamesville and Oak City, the au thorities pointing out the rising pro hibiting the local builders from par ticipating in projects costing more than $10,000. Arrangements for selling the $45, 000 worth of bonds are understood to have been completed, the bonds having been printed and delivered. While the bonds may be offered on the open market, it is possible that the government will buy them at about 4 per cent interest. The program calls for buildings at Jamesville, Farm Life, Bear Grass, Williamston, Robersonville and Oak City. Another Big Crop of Drunks Is Harvested County and local law enforcement officers harvested another large crop of drunks in. this section over the week-end, Jailer Roy Peel yester day reporting 11 prisoners had been entrusted to his care. Six of the number were jailed Saturday for be ing drunk, and two were placed in the hoosegow Sunday for alleged drunken automobile driving. A few of the number were able to raise bond and gain their release, tem porarily, at least, but the majority of the defendants apparently are as sured Thanksgiving dinner in the jail, their trials not being scheduled until the first Tuesday'in December. During the previous week-end, when the fair was in full bloom here, the officers arrested 11 people, the number showing no appreciable de crease during what was considered a quiet week-end following the fair. Beta Club Meeting Held At Jamesville Recently Holding their first regular meet ing following the organization of a unit of the National Beta Club, mem bers of the chapter, under the di rection of their president, Eugene Ange, made plans for an initiation of new members on Monday, Decern bei 2. The meeting will be held in the school auditorium there at 7:30 o'clock. A speaker will be present to discuss the work of the club, it was announced. Vavelets Lose Game To Edenton Juniors 32 To 0 Williamston's junior football boys lost to Edenton at Edenton yester day afternoon by a 32 to 0 score. The Wavelets offered a stubborn de fense, but the Chowan lads were too much for them. Howard Cone ran the team. Friday afternoon of this week Coach Peters and his regulars will meet Kinston at Kinston, and on Thursday of next week the Green Wave and Oxford will meet here in their annual Thanksgiving game. Few Farms in Orange Now Without Lespedeza Fields Only about six farms in Orange County grew any lespedeza eight years ago but today few farms are without It - Red Cross Campaign Doing Better After Slow Beginning Success marked the Red Cross membership drive in sections of this county over the week-end. County Chairman Harry A. Biggs announc-! rng yesterday that two of the can-] vassers, Mesdames J. E. King and W I. Skinner, had signed 20 mem-j hers up until that time, and the cam-1 yaign was still going good. Incom plete reports show, however, that this county is far from its quota of 200 members Several of the appointed canvass ers have made no reports so far, and while it is hoped they are pushing the work, it is feared that many will' ignore the opportunity to aid the organization that has conducted ex-| tensive humane activities in this very section and in territories the world over. The campaign is scheduled to. close on Thursday of next week. Chairman Biggs explained that some of the canvassers had used all the Red Cross buttons, and urged that others who were certain of not reaching their asigned quotas to re turn to him the extra buttons and stickers for redistributidn Hold Up Checks for Peanut Compliance ( PLAY DIRECTOR I nor of dramatic literature at the University of North Carolina, and founder of Carolina Play makers, who will present three one-act plays at Washington next Thursday night. (Deputy Sheriff and (Assistant Tears Up 4 Moonshining Outfits Crude Plant Destroyed In Williamston Township Early Last Friday Deputy Sheriff J. H. Roebuck and hh assistant, Roy Peel, tore up four liquor distilling plants in Williams and Bear Grass Townships last Fri day and Saturday, destroying a quantity of beer but making n<F ar rests. The first plant, a rather unique outfit with a gasoline barrel for a still, pigs-foot keg for a cap, and a joint of pump pipe for a connector, was destroyed in Williams Township. The officers made the raid before daybreak, but were a little too late, the operators having run one of the tluee barrels of beer and left the fire smouldering. Two other raids were made that day in Bear Grass Township, the officers tearing up two 50-gallon stills and destroying about seven barrels of beer. The following day, the raiders destroyed another plant in Bear Grass Township snd about five barrels of beer. The last three plants visited were cold, Deputy Roebuck said. Beat Grass Wins Double Bill irom Farm Life Here The Bear Grass boys' and girls bat ketball teams chalked up their flrst victories of the season here last Fri day evening by turning back the Farm Life teams. The girls won by a fairly close score, 21 to IS, but the boys from out Bear Grass way snowed their opponents under with a 26 to ? score. Rswls, Rogerson and Roebuck fea tured in the girls' game Tor Bear Grass, while Corey and Daniel led the scoring for Farm Life. In the boys' game, Rawia and Rogers for Bear Grass, and Lllley for Farm Life, led in play. The same teams meet in a second .contest here next Friday evening, 11 .was announced. Some Are Delivered; Many Others Have Long Wait Ahead! Partners Must 'Hog Down Excess To Comply with Terms of Contract While several hundred checks Rave already been delivered to tanners m thif county participating in the pea nut reduction program, it is now e lieved that many will not payment until after Christmas Those faimers who farmed their own farms, and without teh aid of share ten-, ants or croppers have, for the most, I part, received their checks. Those farmers who have tenants and wh-v have called at the office of the agent and signed one of the benefit par ana ? , . ment distribution forms might look .1.- l?(lnr rturt O nitiH for their checks the latter part this or first of next week. Those farmers who are planning to hog down their excess peanut acreage and have not carefully complied ( with the rules and regulations arm in for a longer wait, it was learned, yesterday. I Some of the farmers having an ex-| cess acreage explained to the super visors who are handling the compli ance work that they planned to turn 'their hogs on the peanuts. This is not sufficient, the authorities in Washington and Raleigh stating that Ithe hogs must be or have been in l the field when the supervisor makes I his visit. Compliance on hogging Idcwn excess peanut acreage was just | about complete when this new rul ing was announced. Some farmers I had turned their hogs in the field and the compliance was accepted as ! complete, but in those cases where the farmer planned to turn the hogs 1 into the field and had not, the sup I ervisors were ordered to make an other investigation. Several hun ' dred farmers had excess peanut acre age, and while the government does ' not charge any one with intent to 1 convert the extra acreage into cash, it is demanding that compliance rules be met. Of the approximately <10 farmers who have tenants and who did not have an excess in their acreage, 200 of them have failed to sign the dis tribution forms, it was stated today, 'until those forms are signed, no checks will be delivered to those growers. , To Hold Farmers' Meeting In Courthouse Thursday j A county-wide meeting of the Mar tin Farmers Cooperative Exchange ' (FCX) will be held in the court house Thursday, November 21, at 12 30 p. m? when M. G. Mann gen ' era! manager, wiU deliver a valuable message to the farmers of this area_ ' Special invitations are being issued farmers and every one is cordially I urged to be present District Meet of Kiwanians 11? Ahoskie Friday Evening Member, of the local Kiw.ni. Club wiU meet with other, from the sev eral club, in this di.tnct at a me*ty ing to be held in Ahoskie Friday evening of this week at 8:30 No meeting of the club will be held here this week, it was announced. More than 200 Kiwanian.and their wive, are expected to attend NEARLY $32,000 OF % TAX LEVY HAS BEEN COLLECTED Robersonvillt Leads With $7,990.51 Already Paid To Tax Collector Collecting $31,922.79 up to the first of this month. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck wa$ well on the way to setting a new record in handling the 1935 county j tax levy. The collections represent i r.o large payments from any of the major corporations owning proper ty in the county, the sheriff explain ing that the payments were made fairly equally by property owners till over the county. Robersonville led the list up to j that time with payments amounting to $7,990.51. WilUamston was second with payments in the sum of $6, 869.33. During the remainder of this month, or until December 2, taxes can be paid at a discount of 1-2 of I per cent After December 2 and until February 2, payments ill be iri.de at par. penalties going into ef fect at the rate of 1 per cent each i month after that date. Jodie Barnhill, ell Known Local Man, Died Last Saturday Funeral Services Are Held At Late Home Here Monday Afternoon Jodie Barnhill, well-known local man, died at his home on West Mam Street ? here last Saturday morning at 7:45 o'clock. He had been ir ill health for more than two yrtrs, but his condition was not considered serious until a few min utes before he died. He had not been very active for two years, hut v\as able to be up most of. the time, and was getting up that morning I when he sulfered a heart attack and ciied before medical aid could reach him. The son of the late James and Roxie Lane Barnhill, he was born on a farm near Everetts 42 years | ago. He married Miss Thessie James, of Everetts, and she with one daughter, Miss Eva Grace Barnhill, survives. About 20 years ago he moved to Williamston and lived here until his death. He retired from*ac tive business about two years ago following a heart attack, but was ' able to do light work until a short' time before his death. He was a member of the Metho aist ^hurch and Rev. R. R. Grant, pastor, and Rev. J. H. Smith, of the Baptist church, conducted the last 'rites at the home yesterday after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment was in the family plot on the old Barn ihill plantation near Everetts. | His brothers, Messrs. B. R. Barn hill and John Barnhill, of Durham; Henry Barnhill, of Tarboro; Kader Barnhill, of New York; Harry Barn hill, of Plymouth, and Fabian Barn hill, of Everetts, served as active ? pallbearers. He also leaves two sis jters, Ruby and Blanche Barnhill, of jWilliamston. I ? One Minor Wreck Reported Here During Past Weekend | After a period of wild driving week before last, automobile drivers in this section apparently applied j more reason and exercised greater j caution in their activities last week, ? only one minor accident having been reported during that period. A hit and-run driver crashed into Roy ! Peel's 1B2H model Chevrolet on Main Street and smashed a fender and wrecked the top. The car, parked in front of the courthouse, was knocked half way around. but no damage was done to the running gear, it was said. SPECIAL MEET I Meeting In special session here today, the Martin County com missioners are receiving the 1934 tax records from Sheriff C. B. Roebuck. A definite report on the 1934 collections could not be had this morning, but it is un derstood that the report will re flect a decrease in unpaid Uses in the sum of about gli 0"0. The insolvent list is reckoned to be about the same six: as it was last year, but the land sales were decreased from shout giil.flOO for 1933 to around II2W for the Ux year 1*34. Ne other buxinees is scheduled for consideration by the eom miasioners at the apeeUI meet ing, Register of Deeds J. Ham GeUinger said this morning. Direct Relief Abandoned In County, Starting Today Peanuts Believed Damaged By Rains of Past Two Weeks Heavy and frequent rains in this Few farmers in this section had section during the past two weeks time to harvest either of the tun! are believed to have damaged the crops before the rains set in about peanut crop, the extent of loss de- two weeks ago Peanut pickers are pending largely upon the way the now idle over this entire section, but, peanuts were stacked Farmers with fair and favorable weather pre questioned here this week explained jveiling, operations might be resumed) that where the peanuts were prop- (thi latter part of this week. ?rl> stacked and capped, the result-j peanut buyers have warned the I inp damage was thought to be only farmers that no peanuts should bej slight. I picked in a wet condition, or even The corn crop has suffered, too, as slightly damp, for that matter Pick a result of the rains recently, espec- ing while wet generally depresses t ially where the ears were blown to the price of the peanuts and re-, the ground. suits in inferior hay. County-Wide Revival To Begin Next Sunday Preliminary Plans / Outlined at Service l^ast Sunday Nijdit p Church Leaders and Other Prominent Men Endorse Religious Movement Assured of the support of minis ters and prominent church leaders i f the town and community, a coun ty \Y_ide evangelistic meeting will get under way in the Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse here next Sunday eve ning. at 7:30 p. m. Preliminary plans for opening the meeting were made latel Sunday evening, when George T Stephens, evangelist of 25 years' experience, preached to a large con gregation in the high school auditor* ium. The service was followed by an enthusiastic meeting of promi nent citizens held in the courthouse lust evening, when plans were com id: ted for holding the county-wide event. Reports from the meeting list night indicated a united effort existed in the town and community favoring the religious movement and that it is expected to meet with marked success. Rev. Mr. Stephens, who will occu py the pulpit, and Mr. William Retts, in Charge of the music and young people's work, are here this week aiding in completing the organization for holdihg the event beginning Sun day evening. Tomorrow evening church people of the community are holding a union meeting in the local Christian church at 7:45 o'clock, when further plan for the meeting will be discused. Uev. Stephens and Mr. Retts will be present at the un ion meeting, it was announced to day. Explaining that the revival will not be of the sensational type, re ligious leaders sponsoring the event are appealing to the people all over the county to take part and lend their support. 'We have underwrit ten Sunday sports and events, fairs and other things, so surely it is high time the entire community was un (Continued r.n page four) Eason Bisffs Died re Suddenly Saturday Eason Biggs, farmer of Roberson ville Township, died at his home there last Saturday night at 10 o' clock, following an illness of only a frw hours. Mr. ^tiggs, although in ill health at the time, was up and about his work early that morning, but was taken suddenly ill, pneu monia developed and death followed within a few hours. The son of the late Eason Biggs and wife, he was born in Bear Grass Township about 40 years ago. He farmed all his life, most of the time in the Robersonville section. In early manhood he married Miss Sal lie Roberson, who, with seven chil dren, survives He also leaves one brother, Mr. John Daniel Biggs, of near Williamston, and Ave sisters, Mrs. Bettie Roebuck, Mrs Ida Gur gnus, Mrs. Mamie Rogers, Mrs Fan nie Leggett, all of thia county, and Mrs. Alice Rogers, of Norfolk. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock by Rev. Pollard, of the Free Will Bap tist church, and interment followed in the Mobley cemetery in Bear Grasa Township, / \ I EVANGELIST j George T. Stephens, evangelist and Bible teacher, of High Poiat, who begins a county-vide ser ies of services in th; Roanoke Dixie Warehouse her, next Sun day night, at 7:30 o'clock. J. Leonard llardison Dies at Jamesville Hopie Last Saturday Funeral Services Conducted By Rev. W. B. Harrington Sunday Afternoon ! J Leonard llardison, well known Jam sville Township farmer, died a'? his home there last Saturday morn ing at 4 o'clock from a stroke of (apoplexy. The son of the late Jack son and Mary Waters llardison, he was born in this county H4 years ago ilast July, and had farmed all his lift I Besides his wife, Miss Lula Long before marriage, he leaves seven children, Ottis, Elizabeth, Bennie, Archie, Everett, Hubert and Robert Haidison, all of this county. ; Funeral services were conducted from the late home Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Har rington, Baptist minister. Interment was in the family burial plot on the (home farm. ' Mr. llardison was a hard-working ?man and one who valued his pledge |to a fellow man. He never enjoyed .many of the advantages of life, but I ho made Iht best of his position with out complaint. ! !Kiwanians To Elect New I Officers at Special Meet A special executive meeting of the local Kiwanians will be held in the office of Attorney H. G. Hor tor tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, it was announced this morning. Of ficers for the coming year will be e lected at that time, and the meeting will last only a short time, it was stated. Cooking School for Cooks Postponed Until January The cooking school for colored cooks of the community scheduled tr be held here this week by the Vitginia Electric and Power Com pany has been postponed, it was an nounced this week by Miss Ora E. Finch, home service director for the company The achool will be held in January, it la planned. Relief Activities To Be Taken Over by ^ P A Organization Four New Projects Started In Various Parts of the County This Morning Apparently lining up for the death o- emergency relief ln this county. Works Progress Administration rep resentatives completed arrangements for carrying on relief activities un 11 uht" WPA headln? Just what Will become of the old ERA big let ters in their day all over the coun try could not be learned, employees o: the tKA here statingethey would work on until they were instructed to quit. Beginning today there is to be no dnect relief in this county, ,t is un. detstood Four projects are bcin" launched today and two were al ready under way. the program, for the present at least, being recog a\r ,0nt empl?y a" the employable unemployed in the coun t> Just how many men are on the 'oils a man by the name of Barne. "" ,ht' employment office here ai Per-emiy dld no, know/stating tha ! four RroJects to get under wa today would handle 37 men and the four combined with a drainage proj ect under way at Parmele would still employ 37 men The four projects planned yester n L, d! drainage m and aroun I Oak City, with J w Hmes as fore man; a drainage project in Cobpe ?!"?P'. n,,ar Jfmesville. with John Williams in command; malaria cm t "1. <?i plain old ditch-digging williamston. and a privy-buildm P'ogram of county wide proportions. -J K Hedi'ick i?i charge. The amount of the appropriations could ""t be learned. The malaria con <">' project blew up here this morn "" Whe.wthe foreman. Alexander ? i 'V' resigned Mr Lilley ex plained that he was of the opinion bat $4(1 a month was too little for ?"m while certain other foremen were drawing $50 per month for five to the week. Tom Rogers has been '.-commended by Mr Barnes to take Mi Billey's place, but the appoint ment will have lo come from Eliza U lb City, it was explained. Prob ably another big crop of mosquitoes V III attack the town following the worst seizure by the malar.e carriers here last summer in recent years, be fore the matter is finally settled. While all the projects for the men "light be meritorious, certainly the ptivy-building program is the most important At one time there was "" appropriation for the construe ticn of 2.200 of the little houses. The appropriation lias been altered, an 1 probably the number of privies on "lie piogram has been reduced by halt, two-thirds or more, who knows? At any rate Mr. Hedrick and his men have established headquarters and started turning out ths first unit today All the government asks of the home owner who needs an im proved and sanitary privy is to fur nish the material. The labor will be urnished free and a shiny new house w ill be located in accordance witli instructions. Material costs range aiound $15 or $16, it is understood commenting on the privy project, a local citizen said today that the Lord knows lot) or more of the houses are needed right here in Wil liftmston. sewing room project, for |Which a several dollar appropria turn was made available recently is underway at Ave points, Jamesvi'lle Williamston, RobersunviUe, and Hamilton Ninety-two women arj ' employed and they are progressing rapidly with the work, it is under stood The two sewing rooms here arc located in the American Legio i and Love and Charity halls. Local Tobacco Market To Hold Last Sales Friday j Although the season closes here on Friday of this week, sales on the local tobacco market are holding up ivtry well, Supervisor of Sales Mc Fci land announcing 48,920 pounds sold here yesterday for an average of $19 02 Sales for the season no-v .total 7,621,448 pounds, bringing a:i javerage of $20.32 the 100 pounds. ; UP lo today the current season sales were 1,271,000 pounds greater than they were all of last season, hut the total mohey received this year is leas by about $200,000, it was | pointed out.
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