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Williamston Merchants and Business Establishments Extend Every Good Wish for the Christmas Season THE ENTERPRISE Advertise? will ria4 Oar Cal umni a LilcUt; to Over MM Homes ef Ms r tie Caul; VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 103 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, For Tuesday, December 24, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 GROWERS TO GET 31-8 FOR PEANUTS SOLD TO OIL MILL Average Price On the Open| Markets Continues At About Three Cents By T. B. BRANDON Martin County Farm Agent Plans have recently been set up which should maintain a price o( around 3 1-8 cents per pound to the growers delivered to oil mills where peanuts grade around 65 per cen' meat content. We are informed tiia any oil mill can contract with th< Government to handle these pea nuts. The closest mills which hav< made these arrangements to dat< are the mills at Farmville and the Southern Cotton Oil Company at Weldon and Hertford. By the time this paper is read arrangements will probably have been completed with the Edenton mill. There are two distinct types of contracts or plans by which peanuts are handled. One is the regular way in which the miller buys peanuts at market price and in turn crushes the peanuts and receives the adjustment payment from the government him self, Peanuts in this case are mar keted in the usual way. The other plan is where peanuts are sold on a meat or shelling basis to be crushed for oil, where the miller pays about 2 1-8 cents and gives the producer a receipted form known as PN-27, which is a gov ernment contract which in turn is delivered by the producer to his county agent and the producer is paid an additional 320 a ton. In this way the producer receives the ad justment payment from the govern ment, wliereas with the other meth od the miith^ himself receives the adjustment payment. Peanuts that will shell better than 65 per cent should bring the grow er $1 a ton more than each addition al per cent these nuts shelled above the 63 per cent. This is a good way to dispose of inferior or discolored peanuts that ordinarily would not bring such good prices as shelling stock. This plan will be explained in detail by some one in the county office to interested producers. The contract or form used as a receipt is available in the county office and should be carried or sent by the producer with his peanuts to the mill. Only reduction contract sign ers are eligible to participate in this plan. ! All producers who have tobacco marketing cards that have not been turned into the county agent's office should do so at once. These cards must be checked and submitted to Washington through the state office before the adjustment payment can be received for 1935. Gold Honor Roll Lists 25 Students Reporting 29 names on the honor roll, the Gold Point school made quite a scholastic record for the last school month, the list averaging well toward the top in the county, Names of the honor pupils are: First grade: Joe Ballard, Elliott! Cherry, Willie Ray Williams, Gilbert Powell Taylor, Alice Lorraine Wynn Rachel Louise Keel, Francis John sen. Second grade: Kenneth Keel, Wil liam Earl Meeks, Melvin Marie Sil verthorne, Evelyn Lee Siiverthorne Third grade: Alec Knox, Ruth M Taylor, Lois Everett. Fourth grade: Carl Atkinson, Cur tis Roebuck, Evelyn Keel and Mag nolia Edmondaon. Fifth grade: Virginia Mae Keel, Irene Crawford, Elizabeth Croom, Henry Johnson. Sixth grade: Roscoe Wheeless, Gallette Crawford, Gorman Parrish er, Edwin Powell, Sarah Grimes and Rachel Warren. e To Reduce Cotton By 30 Per Cent The minimum adjustment in the cotton program for 1930 requires s JO per cent reduction below the es tablished bese acreage. However, producers will have the privilege pf reducing to a maximum Pi per gfllt below the bgse The adjust ment payment will be 9 cents a pound of the average field of lint cotton on land withheld frqm pro dpctipn under contract. This ad justment will be made in one pafr THE SAME OLE WISH From Everyone of Us To Everyone of You? "MERRIE CHRISTMAS" And the Joys of the Season THE ENTERPRISE Christmas Programs Planned By Churches of Williamston Truce Called in Decorations War Between Town, County After risking their necks and braving unusually cold winds day after day for the past week or more, the courthouse gang and the town hall bunch called a truce in their Christmas decoration race last Sat urday with both sides claiming the honors. And it is to be admitted that both the courthouse tower and the town hall dome are well decor ated, but surely one is better than the other. In an effort to settle the matter, the public is invited to vote either for the courthouse group or the town decorators. Just drop a card to The Enterprise or make your opinion known to one of The Enter prise family and the results will be tabulated after Christmas. It is sug gested that the decorations be view ed from all sides before casting a vote. Sheriff Charlie, Joe and Hoy have faithfully worked to bring the old county hail of justice out of the dark, and private donations were made by the employees at the court house to aid the cause. Mayor J. L. Hassell has been furnishing the ideas while Officer Allsbrouks climb ed the high town hall dome to place the lights there in competition with the experts from up Philly way at the courthouse The truce was the result of a sug gestion by an Enterprise reporter who feared that if the competition continued, some one would break his neck in adding to the decora tions. Both sides agreed last Saturday to stop and let the public decide which is the best. Get your vote in early. HONOR ROLL OF LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR PAST MONTH Daily Average Attendance Not Holding Up So Well, Hix States ? -e A small decrease in the number a' honor pupils was reported in the lo cal schools last month, Principal D. N. His stating that the list carried 110 names during the period as com pared with about 123 the month be fore, Average attendance records for the past month were hatdly more than fair, Mr. Hlx said, explaining that the high school and elementary department should have at least 12 or 19 more pupils to attend regular ly The third month honor roll, just released, caries the following names ; Grade 1-a: Annie Chesson, Lucy Andrews, Helen Bounds, Louise Grif fin, Suzanne Griffin, Louise Hines, Mary Macgear, Dorothy Leggftt, Elizabeth Manning, Catherine Muse ley and Elizabeth Taylor Qrade 1-b: frank Bennett, Buddy Everett, Therinan Raynor, Nellie Fay Bunch, Ruby Harrell, Ruby Rqferson, Ruby Harrell and Eula Williams. Grade 2-a: John Daniels, Jesse Gurganus, Wilbur Jackson, Erwood Old, Millie Coltrain, Sylvia Green, franpes Griffin, Irene Pee), Pgtt(e PUfc' I Grade |-b: Ida Gray Cherry, Dor othy Lowe, Marjorie Martin, Molly Peaks and Leila Faye Wynn. Grade 3-a: Frances Booth, Mamie C. Holliday, Alberta Knox, Ann j Meadow, -Betsy fanning, Angela (Continued an page six) Inmate of County Home Died Friday T. U. Rawls, aged inmate of the Martin County home died there Fri day night about 10 o'clock follow ing a second stroke of paralysis suf fered a short while before. He had been an inmate of tha home for two years, going there from Bear Grass About four years ago, he suffered a stroke of paralysis and had been an invalid since that time. He leaves six sons and one daugh ter and two sisters, Mrs. Willie Rob ergon. of Bear Orasa, and Mrs. Eliza beth Hollis, of tha Roberaonville sec tion, Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and Interment followed in the Biggs Roberson cemetery In Bear Grass Township. SEND GREETINGS J Appreciative of the patronage accorded (haip and desiring to offer a token of goad will, loos I merchants and other buslnaae flrnu here are extending greet ings to all people of this sec tion through the columns of this paper today. A new hope and a greater understanding are created at Christmas time, and to enhance the value of these, the business fore as of this town express, In a most sincere way, their wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Tear. Read the lit tle messages, without which Christmas would ho no more than Just another Any In the year, gad know that these Arms are Inter est ad In year happiness at all times, and especially at ef the year. All Denominations Except Christian i To Have Services First of Scries of Christmas Church Programs Held Sunday Morning Planned programs are featuring the Christmas season in nearly local churches this year, the first of the services being held in the Baptist church Sunday. The service was a dramatization of the Christmas story On Monday the Presbyterians are holding Christmas programs in Wil liamston at 5 o'clock p. m., and all Bear Grass at 7:30- p. m. On Tues day, the 24th, programs will be held | at Poplar Point 'at >4:30 in the after-1 noon and at Roberson's Chapel thut evening at 7:30 o'clock. Christmas night a service will be held in the Pentecostal Holiness' church. Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, a! Christmas program will be held in the Methodist church. In addition to the tree there will be songs and readings suitable for the occasion, Rev. R. R. Grant eaid. The public iscordially invited to attend. | No Christmas program has been planned at the Christian church. Church of the Advent | Choral Eucharist at 11:30 p m. on Christmas Eve. At this service the hymns and anthem will all be those for Christmas. The service ^/ill be shorter this year and will last about one hour. | On Christmas Day at 9 p. m., there j will be a mystery play, entitled, . "The Holy Night." Holy Trinity Mission On Monday, December 23, there i will be a Christmas program and j tree at the Holy Trinity Mission. There will be Christmas poems, songs, and a story. All the com munity is cordially invited to attend The hour is 7:30 p. m. Location of Trench Silo Is Important; In locating a trench silo the three most important things to consider are: Drainage, soil, and conveni ence. (t la therefore best to dig the silo on a slope or hillside. This al lows all surface water to run away from rather than into the trench. A stiff clay soil is best, as this pre vents caving and also lessens the cost, as the sidewatla will not have lr. be lined. If possible, the silo should be located near the barn. However, if the drainage and soil Is r.ot right then convenience must be sacrificed for cheapness in construe Cheer Will Be Provided For Many Homes Here Local Merchants All Set for Frantic; Last-Minute Buyers Only a few hour* are left to complete Christmas shop pun. but local merchants continue to restock their shelves as rapidly as the roods are sold, and buy ing activities are unusually brisk. Shoppers are here this year by the thousands, the Saturday crowds, despite cold weather, being rescogniied as the largest to ever come to Williamston In a single day. A spirit of good cheer is evident as the thrifty buyers go from store to store and the cold winds on the streets. The holiday season has been rather slow in coming into its ow.i, but it is in full swing and a rush will feature the few remaining shopping hours. Local merchants are striving earnestly to serve their patrons to every advantage, offering the largest assortment of Christmas gifts and seasonable goods at values that just cannot be sur passed. A special invitation is extended to the people of this entire section to join the happy throngs in Williamston for that last-minute shopping. Resettlement Loan Committees Named To Finance Farmers Unable To Secure Credit Elsewhere Eligible Farmers Advised To Make Plans Now For New Year Arrangements have been virtually completed in this county for advanc ing loans through the Kcsctllcment Administration to deserving farm families, David Modlin, director of the service in this district, said this week. County and local committees have been named for nearly every section in the county, and farmers eligible to participate in the loan fund should make arrangements now for the new year. The county committee is com posed of H. S. Everett, T. B. Slade, T. B. Brandon, H H. Cowen, S. H. Grimes, and Miss Lora K Sleeper. Other committees are: Oak City: J. W. Mines, J, C Ross, and W. T. Daniel. Hamilton: D. G. Matthews, Jesse Everett, and J. H. Davenport Jamesville: J. E. Hedrick, Clar ence Sexton, and Charles Daven port. . Williamston: Tom Harris and I. P. Lindsley. The committee list will be com pleted within the next day or two, Mr. Modlin said. In nearly every community In this county are to be found farm fam ilies who, because of unfortunate circumstances?such as severe fam-1 lly illness, poor management, inade- { Huute land resources, lack of train ing, lack of equipment, exorbitant interest rates and resulting dabt and foreclosures?are not financially sol vent but are nevertheless industrious and deserve a chance to try again. Resettlement Administration pro vides practical guidance and extends loans to deserving families in this lass to enable them to purchase sub aistence, seed, fertilizer, tools, work animals, and other things needed on Ihe farm. Sometimes a better farm J ?oust be provided; in most cases the family is assisted where it is. In cither case, those who receive these loans and practical guidance are called rehabilitation clients. These families are also aided to aelf dependency thru resettlement's lebt adjustment service. In many, :ases experienced adjusters are able: to secure compromises and reduc-| lions in debts which brightena the way for the debtor, makes a work-' ible farm program possible and guilds up hta morale ao that he can nake a new start. I might add that. ;hta debt adjustment service is avail-j ible to all citizens. MANY CERTIFICATES ARK TURNED IN FOR RESALE Martin cotton growers have turned In approximately 28,000 of surplus! cotton ginning certificates for re issuance and local sale. LIGUMI CROP BEST FOR RENTED ACRES A legume crop that may be used for improving the land la the best mop to plan on acres i amoved from L :he cultivation of cash crops, say ex-j ens Ion officials at State Colelge. TOY SHOW The special show at the Walts theatre last Friday afternoon was a marked success in advanc ing the Christmas Cheer cam paign here. Nearly two hun dred toys were received from the little folks for distribution among the needy children of the community this week. While no accurate check had been made Monday morning, it is certain that the less fortunate children of Williamston will have a toy Christmas without fail this year. The Enterprise wishes here to asknowledge the cooperation by the theatre management in scheduling the show which was operated at a loss. And thanks are in order for the little folks who brought the toys. The en tire program, we assure you, is costing much, but when compar ed to the exepcted results, few of us have spent no great a mount. Jamesville Officials Plan To Start Drive For Tax Collections Books Are at Sexton and Davenport Store For Tax Collections In a recent meeting, the town ol amesville commissioners planned u tax collection drive and discussed a number of matters in the civic in terest of the community Tax books have been prepared and are now in the store of Sexton and Davenport, the authorities directing property owners to make immediate settle ment of their accounts there. It was pointed out that immeidate collec tions would make unnecessary ex pense that would ordinarily follow the appointment of a regular collec tor. The appeal for tax payments is advanced with the assurance that needed improvements will be made and that the laws of the town will be strictly upheld. During the past several months, the officials, Messrs R. C. Sexton and C. A Askew and Mayor Pro-tem Luther Hardison, have incurred much individual ex pense in their efforts to place the town finances on a sound badis and effect an efficient municipal govern ing system. Farm Life Wins Two From Rojmt Roper.?In the opener of a double header played at Williamston last week, Farm Life girls completely outclassed Roper by a score of 35-12. Corey'a shooting for Farm Life was the only feature of the game. The boys' game was a thriller from the beginning. At the end of the game the score was tla, 14-14. However, in the overtime affair, the farm Life lads gained a lead. The Anal score was 21-15 in favor of Farm Lift. Distribution Vt ill Be Made Tuesday; 300 Children Are Listed Nearly $70 In Cash Donated To Advance Christmas Cheer Movement With the exception of assorting a tew articles that were donated at the last minute, the Christmas Cheer movement is about ready for launch ing Hundreds of toys have been !collected from over the town, local citizens responding willingly and I generously to the call. Most all the toys have been repaired and paint ed. and every effort has been made for a suitable distribution among | the numerous little children in nearly 50 homes where no Christmas could be afforded without outside aid. Actual distribution is planned for Tuesday, and while the list of needy children has been carefully , prepared, it is possible that there are iother needy ones not included Any one knowing of destitute families are urged to notify The Enterprise, giving names and ages and adresses. The names will be checked with those on the present list to avoid duplication, and will be gladly in cluded where they were originally and inadverdly left off ? Uu until noon Saturday cash do nations totaled approximately $67.88 This money will be used for the pUfchase of fruit and candies Each child is scheduled to receive a pair of stockings with one partially filled with confectioneries Donors and the amounts are acknow ledged here as follows: Mrs. A J. Manning. 30 cents; Mrs H Everett, 10 cents, a friend. $10 . W. J Hodges, $1 Mrs C 11. Booth, seven cents, Mrs. M L. Barnes. 10 cents; Enterprise, $8. Woman's club. $10; Sanitary Grocery Company, a box of oranges; Mrs. H. G. Horton. $1 , Garland Woolard takes care of one family; Miss Kate Philpott, $1.; Peele Jewelers, $1 ; Davis Pharm acy. $5; Red Cross. $10 . M J. Moye. $1 . Henry Manning. $1 ; Branch Bank, $5, C H Godw in, sr., 50 cento Luther Peel, $1 B S Courtney. $1 ; Bruce Wynne, $1 ; Alice V Stallings, $1.; Culpepper Hardware Company, $1 . Jimmie Harris. 45 cents, M Rice, 45 cents. Frank Mar golis, $1 . Dawson Lilley. $1 . V E P Company, $2.36; Roanoke Chev rolet Company. $5 . Charlie Jamea. 50 ce its; Jesse Melson. 50 cents. Wil liam.ton Motor Company. $2 ; Jes sup Harrison, 50 cents; Raymond Taylor. 50 cents. Hubert Coburn. 25 cents; John E Pope, 25 cents; S. R Biggs, 10 cents; Jack Biggs, 25 cents. Harry Biggs $3 ; Proctor Shoppe. 25 cents, L. B Harrison, 25 cents. Pete Fowden, $1 ', Earl Wynne, 10 cento. I) V Clayton, 50 cents; Dr W C. Mercer, $1 ; Bob Peel. 35 cento. Jo* Griffin, 25 cents and George Moore. 50 cents. Confeet loner ies, purchased with the fund, will be distributed equally among the approximately 300 little children, and in their behalf. The Enterprise extends a world of thanks to those who are making the cheer campaign possible In conducting the cheer fund. The Enterprise hastens to remind the people of this town that there are still many opportunities left to ad vance the Christmas spirit among the less fortunate. If you wish to brighten the day for some one by extending individual aid, by all means do so, and don t hold back on account of the united cheer drive. The task is a big one, and the more one does, the more happiness there will be for all. The Enterprise also wishes to ac knowledge the mechanical aid ren dered after working hours by the Messrs J D Wollard and son, Geo Harris, of the Culpepper Hardware Co , J C. Manning and others and Mrs F W Hoyt for soliciting fund*. Saturday Shortest and the Coldest Day of Season Winter made its appearance last Saturday by both the calendar and the thermometer, a wnitry bias* from the cold regions pushing the mercury down to 14 degrees tna morning and calling out the plumb^ er It was the coldest time this falL The day was the shortest in the
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