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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.