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Give Local Merchants First Chance With Your Christmas Shopping?Hundreds of Bargains Await You ? ^ ^ ?W* **k **k ?'h **k ??? 9*k >*fi ^ ^ *?k m'i 1*k *k 1*k THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will rtad Our Cel umns a Latchkey to Over ijmt Homes of Martin County VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 102 WilliMmston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 20, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 ANOTHER LONG SESSION COUNTY COURT TUESDAY! 26 Cases on Docket; Only 14 Disposed of; No Court Session Next Week With 26 cases on the docket for trial, two of them before a jury, the county recorder's court was in ses sion all of Tuesday. Judge Peel showering violators of the liquor laws with long Jail sentences, and exacting substantial fines from con-1 victed drunken automobile drivers Only 14 cases were cleared from thei docket, the others being continued until the last Tuesday in (he year No session of the court will be held j next Tuesday, Judge Peel announced | from the bench. The case charging Carlton Hardy, with carnal knowledge was quashed The action was taken on a strictly technical count, after the State had apparently established its case against the young white man. Some defect was found in the warrant, it was said, and the state appealed to the higher courts. George Harrison, Plymouth man, was fined $50 and taxed with the , cost for alleged drunken automobile j driving. The case charging Charlie Price j with drunken driving was dismissed. | Tried before a jury for the alleged illegal sale of liquor to John Page, white man who was burned to death several weeks ago, John Ellison, colored man, was found guilty, the court sentencing him to the roads for six months. The defense would have shifted the blame for Page's tragic death to the state, explaining that Page first bought liquor from one of the county stores first. The court held, however, that the state's act was legal and Ellison's sale was not. An appeal was noted. The case charging Enoch Peel with | an assault was nol prossed. Judgment was suspended in the I case charging Robert Lee Jones ' with reckless driving and operating | a car without a driver's license. The case charging Zachariah j Briley with non-support was dis missed. Judgaient was suspended upon! payment of the costs in the case i charging Calve Best with an assault on a female. Prayer for judgment was contin ued in the case charging Lacy War ren with drunken driving. Johnnie Moore was sentenced to jail for 30 days on a drunk and dis orderly charge. Probable cause appearing in the case, William Hill, colored, who was alleged to have robbed Ira Griffin's store, was bound over to the super ior court for trial. Bond was re- | quired in the sum of $300, and un able to raise it Hill was returned to Jail AnHrou; Ft/oroH oaoH onlnrorJ man ' Andrew Everett, aged colored man 1 charged with violating the A. B. C ! act, was sentenced to jail for six months, to be assigned to the keeper j of the county home for work there. | Charged with larceny and receiv ing, R L. Crowell was found not 1 guilty, but Victoria Slade was ad Judged guilty and drew 30 days in I Jail. Ed Harley, charged with the lar-1 ceny of a pair of shoes and a lum berjacket from Adler's store in Rob ersonville, was sentenced to the roads for three months. Christmas Times In Local Schools Local schools will mark the open ing of the holiday season this after noon with individual Christmas par ties and the suspension immediately thereafter of all class activities for a period of two weeks. Examina- 1 tions, started last Wednesday, will be behind the youthful scholars, and , gay times are expected when gifts are exchanged around the trees in | the several rooms in the elementary : department. Grade mothers are as- , sisting teachers in handling the par The high school, a little too old or a bit too sophisticated, are having no Christmas programs of their own, the pupils apparently entertaining the idea that examinations success fully behind them furnish sufficient j joy for any season of the year. Hog Cholera Causes Big Loss in Wilson I Wilson farmers have suffered heavy losses from hog cholera rav aging their herds during the pest two weeks. Christmas Cheer Campaign Near End; Issue Last Appeal Christmas is upon us, and as the day draws near the cries of many little poverty-stricken chil dren in the community remain unanswered, making necessary a final appeal for coope-ation in the Ciuatnuu cheer campaign. While no one is unduly urged to participate, an appealing pica is directed to those who would share the Joy and happiness of aiding the less fortunate, to act at once. Other than a large collection of toys donated by the people of the town and gathered by the Scouts, the Christmas cheer campaign has had very little support. One of the home gro cers donated a box of oranges and a cash fund of $17-57 has been created. msling It neces sary at this time to limit the pur chase of fruit and candy to leas than 1* cents tor each child. The movement is gaining mo mentum daily, the extent of cre ated Joy and happiness depend ing upon the generosity of oar In directing this Bnal plea for the needy little ones of this com munity, the Enterprises achnowl edges every donation, regard less how small, with thanks, and pledges its every effort in han dling the distribution that the maximum happiness and Joy will be brought to the little throbbing hearts this Christmas time. Employment Office Is Opened at Courthouse c SPECIAL SHOW \\ Hundreds of children are plan nine to see the special show Fri day afternoon at 1:13 which has been arranged by the manage ment of the Watts Theatre for in creasing the supply of toys for use in the local Christmas Cheer campaign. Children will be ad mitted for S cents, plus a toy of some kind. If there are no dis carded toys around the lot, pur chases can be made. Some kind of toy must be had for the child to gain admittance. Admission to grown people will be IS cents. A unique program has been booked by Mr. Watts for the special night show. A complete change of program will be made for the night shows. Paren ts-T eachers Hold Final Meet Of Year Tuesday Recovery Program By First Two Grades Enjoyed By Many Parents Nearly 100 parents and patrons of the local Bchools assembled in the elementary building auditorium last Tuesday afternoon for the last monthly meeting of the year, re ports indicating that the attendance was the largest on record for several years. Following a brief business session, the meeting enjoyed a splendid pro gram offered by the first and second grades and directed by Misses Bes sie Wilson, Josephine Harrison, Es telle Crawford, Mary Benson, and Ethelyn Eason, teachers. The en tertainment was a playlet, "Santa Claus' Recovery*, the youngsters gleefully telling iftw the old gentle man recovered from a physical ail ment in time to make his rounds. The program had nothing to do with Santa's economic recovery, it was pointed out. But the whole show, including the group songs led by Miss Frances Dailey, was greatly en joyed. The association plans another meet ing for th eearly part of January. Jamesville Wins Two Over Rocky Mount Wednesday Jamesville's basketball teams add ed two more victories to their long list Wednesday night by turning back the Rocky Mount teams at Rocky Mount. Led by Miss Hardi son, the Jamesville girls won 18 10 18. The boys, led by Ange with 11 points, defeated the Rocky Mount quint, S4 to 13 I Special Song Service at Baptist Church Sunday A special Christmas song service will feature the worship program in the Baptist church here Sunday. Special practices have been held by the choir, and a number of Christ mas songs will be sun gat the eve ning service, beginning at 7:30 o' clock. No preaching service will be held at that hour. The Sunday school will convene at the usual hour Sunday morning, fol lowed with a sermon by the pastor 'at the 11 o'clock hour. Taking Applications For Work on School Buildings in County t? J ; All Unemployed Men Are' Advised To Register Again for Jobs Applications for jobs on the sev eral school building projects scheti- i uled to get underway in this county ( within the next few days will b. handled through a branch office of the North Carolina State Employ ment Service, District Manager White announced this week. Curtis Gilliam, of Milwaukee, Northamp*. ton County, will be in charge of the. ofTice, )<K'ated in the ol 1 grand jury room in the cou**y courthouse. All unemployed men are directed to registe at the c.fice in this coun ty if they are interested in the par ticular jobs provided by the several projects. Many of the unemployed! in this county have their names on the rolls at the district ofTice in Eden ton, but it is considered advisable for them to register again and make sure their names are on what is known as the active list. Anyone, especially skilled workmen, who are unemployed at this time will be eli gible to register, Mr Gilliam said It could not be learned, but K is probable that if the .labor supply is not sufficient in this county, work men will be brought from unem- I ployed rolls in other centers for . work on the county's $100,000 school building program. Young Colored Boy Is Painfully Burned The twelve-year old son of Will ( Little, colored, who lives near the Cross Roads Church, was badly burn ed last Sunday night in tr|yng to make his escape from their burning ' ?home. The humble abode, just a story ' 'and a jump high, was in flames be fore the boy was awakened by smoke that made his breathing dif ficult. In making his way from the I loft to the main floor of the home, he received burns that necessitated medical treatment. Or. Nelson, the attending physician, said every part ? of the boy's body that was exposed, | was badly burned, but that the pa tient would recover. The burns were described as very painful. Annual Report Will Be Given at Christian Church Sunday morning 11 o'clock service will be given over to report of the pest year, presentation of budget for the coming year and other items of Kingdom busines thast vitally concerns every ip ember of the church. All members, young snd old, are urgently requested to be present. Visitors welcome . A great Bible school is expected at 0:45. Come with the whole fam ily and a host of visitors and friends. The pastor will preach on the theme, "The Strangest Thing About Christmas," at the 7:30 evening serv ice. It will be our last worship serv ice in the old year, and we will turn our faces toward a new and untried one. The pastor and officials of the Christian church dsaire to express to tha public a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. FEWER CL AIM AND DELIVERY WRITS ARE APPLIED FOR Number So Far This Year Considerably Smaller Than Last Fall Martin County court records so far this season show the smallest number of claim and delivery ac tions in reecnt years. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck stating a day or two ago that he had handled less than a doz en of the papers this fall, or about one-half the number recorded in the latter port of 1934 While all the actions probably effected hardships on the parties, most of the cases originated when the defendants fail ed to abide by their contracts and wrongly and in a number of cases foolishly diverted funds belonging to another, it was explained. I One case was cited where a far mer turned to a merchant early in the year for supplies, including two mules, feed, food, farm tools, and seed. The farmer sold his tobacco and cotton, and failed to apply one cent on the debt. During the mean time he was prosecuted for violation of the liquor laws, and pledged his unpicked peanuts to another party in an effort to raise the fine and court costs A claim and delivery j action was started against the man. In probably one or two cases, the j defendants experienced ill luck all ( the year long, and just could not meet their obligations. Those cases , are decidedly in the minority, how ever. And very few other civil suits I were instituted in the courts of this , county this fall r.cason, the clerk ex plaining that only three hud been 1 tiled up until the middle of the month, and they were only mihor ones. i The office of the sheriff, however, has hud a busy full, for in addition to increased work caused by crime law violations and tax collections, the officers have handled half hun dred tax foreclosure papers, calling for personal visits to more than 300 individuals scattered all over the county. J. M. MOSELEY, OF WILLIAMS, FOUND DEAD THIS WEEK Funeral Services For Pitt County Native Are Held Thursday Afternoon I | J. M. Moseley, Williams Township' farmer, was found dead in his bed early last Wednesday morning, his death believed to be the result of heart trouble. He had been suffer ing during the past several months with various ailments, but upon re-1 tiring the evening before he was thought to be in his usual health ' Mrs Moseley, with one daughter, Mrs Lena Bryant, of Leens, and sev en sons, Ernest, of Columbia; Bruce ( of Swan Quarter; Early, Herman, Jimmie, Lindsay, and Melton Mose ley, of Williams Township, survives.' | A native of Pitt County, Mr. Mose ley and his family moved to the Spring Green section of this county about 20 years ago Recognized as a very capable farmer, he met with success unUI 1920, when he suffered' reverses Two years ago he moved j to Williams Township, where he lived and farmed until his death Funeral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon, and interment followed at Spring Green Church. I Sanitary Grocery Team To Meet Bethel Here Friday The Sanitary Grocery basketball teams will meet Bethel's all-star quint in the gymnasium here Fri day night at B o'clock in the first game of the season. The locals' line up includes the names of nearly all former stars, and a good game is ex pected. a Schedule ol Presbyterian Services Is Announced The Presbyterian church will hold ita regular aervicea Sunday at all point*. 9:30, Sunday achool at William l:4?, Sunday achool at Bear Grasa. 11 a. m . Preaching service at Wil liamaton. 2 p. m , Sunday schools at Rob erson's Chapel and Poplar Point. 8 15, Young people'a meeting* at Bear Grasa. 7, preaching service at Bear Grasa. Plan To Make Loans To Needy Farmers for Planting Next Year Local Merchants Ready To Care for Last-Minute Needs Tine b short, but shoppers In their desperate last-minute rush to make complete their Christ mas buying activities, will find Williamston an ideal center to solve their shopping problems easily and very readily. Shelves have been re-stocked and hundreds of new articles have been placed on display In the last day or two, the local merchants having made ample preparations to adequately care for the needs of their thousands of patrons this Christmas time. Comparative studies show, with out a doubt, that Williamston merchants are better prepared than ever to serve the Christmas shopper, and their prices will be found liffht in line with those anywhere. Visit Williamston during the three remaining shopping days before Christmas, see the exten sive decorations and visit the stores. A ready welcome awaits every one. Decorations Here Are Favorably Mentioned County Crew Conies Out of Dark With Help of Decorator Town Officials Recognize Ability of County Force For Decorating Braving a cold wind from up Santa Cl:?us way, and working the greater part of tiie day Wednesday, Sheriff C. B, Roebuck, Deputy Joe H. Roebuck, .and Roy Peel, with the assistance of Johnnie Philpott, the Philly trained decorator,' pulled themselves out of the dark with their Christmas decorations on top of the courthouse tower. Placing finishing touches to their work of art Thursday, the courthouse group, sponsoring the decorations with in dividual donations, can now hold their heads high as they pass Mayor llassell's and Officer Allsbrooks' dec orations on the toWn hall dome. The courthouse gang, following the instructions of the chief decor ator, Joe Roebuck, turned the old bleak tower into a cheery spot when they placid lighted wreaths on the sides with "Merry Christmas" signs in the center, and capped the struc ture with a si/eable tice. Lights on the little forest high in the air have been rearranged, and reflectors arc used to give a mass lighting effect. The courthouse decorations were un officially recognized by the town bunch s "almost as good as ours." The disinterested observer will be obliged to rate the decorations as ex cellent with both sides due honors. The numerous hundreds of lights in the business section, the town hall and courthouse decoratiuns and the cheery little Christmas trees that brighten spots in yards all over town are sufficient^!*) make a visit to WiHiamxton well worth while. Attractive show windows a4d to the spirite of the season, and all com bine to make the decorative scheme the most extensive and attractive ever seen here. Stopping here a short while on Wednesday evening, a traveler from Pennsylvania remarked that Wil liamston was one of the best decor ated towns he had seen this season. Church of Advent and St. Martin's Sunday Services Church of the Advent: Rev. E. F. Moseley, rector. Fourth Sunday in Advent: Church school, 9:45 a. m. Holy Communion, 8 a. m. 8L Martin's, Hamilton Church school, 10 a. m. II a m Holy Communion and ser mon. 7 30 p. m., Evening prayer and ser mon. White Gift Service At the Methodist Church Sunday Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Our White Gift Offering for the needy will be taken at the Sunday school, and all who will do so?chil dren and grown folk?are asked to bring anything they may wish to give?groceries, toys, ties, socks, handkerchiefs, etc. If you do not come to the Sunday school, bring your gift to the regular preaching service On*HParr t0 Fol,ow Close On Heels of This Edition Today's issUe of Tf)e Em . I goes out several hours ahead of its I egul , "e ,o make w f H next Tuesdays paper on Saturday of this week. In keeping with an od established and much-favor^ custom, no edition will be publishei or next Friday Members of the , <rce w,n engaged Monday and Tuesday d stributing the collectum of toys to the needy children of the I town .nd wil, observe the reman, of the week as a holiday. Pensioners' Cheeks Being I)islrii>iit(>(l Here This Week Last Veterans Check Was Among Lot; Total of $1,800 Paid Out w The lust Confederate pension check for a veteran in this county ,b(e,nS tins week. Zt ea n,eda,rt',erMn T"" wh? "?d DavidVt'f 1P"CUn'"ry recognition, " F ftoberson, of Kobersonville I passed away only las, week, and the check goes to his estate, mark was "too0'"1 n "."""'"'"'"'ion that was too small, ,f anything While Z rTlZ 'Und " "" 1<mger veterans in this county the compensation to widows of the Con r:<~? '?15t)'e?S*?i A wl(Ws "re awarded '?t 150 twf?"e ?' ,he class itotJ ui ZlaTZ yuar; m"king including the Names of the wide f s are I nie nC?Sy L Barnhi"' M,s Win g ,us MJam!"' M" Mar'hu Our"-' ganus, Mric Lucy A. M,zelle. Mrs Mi m 6<''' 1Wrs Mary O. Perry ! Riddic^' M'r6 Mi,P?U' Mr" Al"?l 'crgwTA ^"ts! White, all", Class B;'' ?nu.AMreWu M" Muh?"* J Gur ^ZVrTLHTi M" ?"< ry Thompson, of Class A. five Turkeys Stolen From Farm Hear Her J FA?sZZy'' bel?nginK to Friday niyln Officer;"',."'; KarasL-cs day Ca,e f'r' U w"? 'tated to Herbert Brown is beine h.M t iusea to comment on the man a arrest. _ 11 SO.000 in Benefit Payments To Bert Benefit payments to peanut ?ro. era in Bertie County wtTsmLfT approximately ?190,000 this year. Rural Resettlement Administration Will Re Lending Agency Farmers Urged To Make Arrangements for New Year Immediately In furtherance of rural rehabtli a .on and rel.ef for need or desti tute farmers stricken agricultural area, next year, the Resettlement Administration is planning to ad vanee loans OI1 , comparativeb, large scale and directly, according 0 uno^al information rec^ here. In short, the Resettlement Ad ministration in financing this type Of farmer, will operate after a pab Mm,"ar to the one followed by he Seed and Loan fund, it i, be lteved, advancing loans at 5 percent interest to farmers who are ineli gible or who find it impassible to finance their operations through the regular credit channels. While the details of the plan are not fully known just at this time he general plan of the administra tion has the promise of proving of (great value to hard-pressed farmers including tenants and others, and hose people who have been forced from their farms during the past two or three years. As the propos system is understood, a tenant ran go ahead and make arrange ments to rent or procure in other ways a plot of land, and then turn to the Resettlement Administration ijor a loan to finance his operations. is also understood that any one unemployed and who was once a farmer, can rent or bargain for a Piece of land and finance his achyl ic* through an administration loan. Accepting these facts at their face value, hard-pressed farmers who will be unable to finance their far ming operations in 1936, and those other persons who wish to rent land and farm next year, should see the district rural rehabilitation direc tors at once and make arrangements foi farming in the new year. Mr David Modlin is the director for this county It is the policy of the administra tion to seek the permanent rehabili tation of borrowers by establishing them on farms which, together with other available employment, will yield enough income to make them self sustaining, give them an ac ceptable standard of living, and per mit amortization of their loans. Farm owners, farm tenants, share croppers, farm laborers, persons who were ercently in any of these class s, and other persons with far ming experience, who are or were recently on relief rolls, or who are or were recently registered as bor rowers from State Rural Rehabilita tion Corporation, or who are in de fault in payments to the Federal Land Hank and are in danger of foreclosure and eviction, or who are are in default to or have been denied credit by the Farm Credit Adminis tration or any agency thereof, or who are found by Resettlement Ad ministration representatives to be similarly in need of aid shall be eligible to receive loans under cer tain conditions from the administra tion, it is understood. Loans may be made to such pers ons as far as alloted funds permit, if they evidence an acceptable initi ative and resourcefulness, show some managerial capacity, and show 1 promise of ability to profit from | instruction and guidance, and if the solid resources available to them, or to be made available, promise a satisfactory return on human labor intelligently applied, it is further URderstood. There are about a dozen purposes for which the loans may be secured, such as the purchase of building materials for the repair of buildings and fences; the purchase of farm machinery and equipment, farm tools and household equipment; the (Continued on page six) Rev. J. C. Crocker New Pastor of Local Church Rev. J. G Crocker, of Pine Level, has succeeded Rev. S. A. Fann as pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness church here, the former pastor go ing to Goldsboro. Starting his pas torate early this month, the minister will conduct services here each first and third Sunday, it was announced. Services were formerly held on the second and fourth Sundays.
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