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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 10 * Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. Feburary 4. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1890 DRAW JURY LIST FOR MARCH TERM SUPERIOR COURT Two Weeks Term Court to Convene on Monday March 16th Thirty-six citizen* were iclected by the county commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Monday to serve as jurors at the March term of court. The court is scheduled to last two weeks and handle both crim inal and civil cases. Names of the jurymen are as fol lows: First Week Jamesville: G. L. Cooper, Levin Ange, C. A. Askew, jr., Church Mob ley. Williams: L. G. Godard, G. A. Bur ras, Clyde Moore, W. W. Griffin. Griffins: Arnold K. Roberson, Jas. H. Revels. Bear Grass: C. R. Garrett. Williamston: W. C. Griffin, C. O. Moore, C. G. Crockett, Luther B. Culpepper, Frank J. Margolis, G. H. Harrison. Cross Roads: A. L. Keel, L. A. Clark, H. H. Williams. Robersonville: J. H. Highsmith, Jasper Everett, O. P. Smth. A. V. Bowen, L. T. Creacy, W. D. Price, G. L. Crofton, B. E. Anderson. Poplar Point: John Roebuck, W. E Grimes, W. L. Edwards, D. E. Bennett Hamilton, H. L. Everett, D. G. Mat thews. Goose Nest: Wesley Stroud, N. L. Hyman, flAASksijl IVuIr UIA5WHI ff CC* Jamesville: Lewis G. Modlin, Dan Fagan. Williams: A. T. Lilley, O. S. Green J. S. Andrews. Griffins: B. Frank Lilley. Bear Grass: Chesley Jones, Zack Cowin. Williamston: C. H. Cowin, sr., J. D. Leggett. Cross? Roads: J. Marion Griffin, Joe Wynne. Robersonville: H. A. Johnson, jr., Edgar R. Johnson, J. E. Barnhill, O. P. Roberson. Poplar Point: John Stalls. Goose Nest: J. W. .Roberson Unemployed Again Urged To Register With the contracts already let and work planned to atart juat as soon as the weather permits, the Martin County employment bureau is urg ing all unemployed laborers skilled in road-building work to register at once for jobs on the construc tion of a paved highway from Rob ersonville to Spring Green and the widening of Academy Street in Rob ersonville. Manager Gilliam, of th ecounty of Ace explained that any unemployed men who could drive tractors, tnfcks and operate any road-building ma chinery would be eligible for what appears to be certain jobs within the near future. Large numbers of unskilled labor ers have registered, and others who are without employment are direct ed to register with the bureau. Club Women To Meet Here Thursday 2 O'clock Home demonstration club women will meet at the Woman's Club room here Thursday at I p. m. to have their annual business meeting which was carried over from last fall. At this time reports will be made from clubs, dues paid to the eounty treas urer and the annual election of of ficers will be held. There have been many disappointments in planning the afternoon program, but it is hoped a program can be given at the regular session of the Woman's Club, which comes later in the aft ernoon. Kiwanians To Meet Here Thursday 6:30 O'clock The regular meeting of the local Kiwania Club will be held in the Woman'a Club Hall Thursday eve ning at ?:*) o'clock, President S. H. Grimes announced this morning. Eighteen Cases In County Recorder's Court Today Eighteen cases are before Judge H. O. Peel in the county recorder's court today, the number being con sidered very small in view of the "fact that no session of the court has bean held since the middle of Janu ary. The cases are made up mostly of liquor law violations, stealing and lighting. Eastern Carolina is returning to the holding of swine feeding dem onstrations to determine best meth ods of fattening hogs for market. Groundhog, About Six Weeks Late in Weather Predictions The groundhog Sunday came in for tome mention, but the animal waa pushed into the background by the weather itsself. Instead of pre dicting bad weather for six weeks, the animal came a bit late to cli max bad weather experienced since the latter part of December. Re ports state that the animal saw his shadow from coast to coast, even if he did have to push his nose through snow and ice. There is one thing certain, and that is the weather in this section can be little or no worse than it has been during the past several weeks. A cold spot in the cold spell was reached here last Saturday morn ing, when unofficial observers found a thermometer registering (our be low zero about 4 o'clock. A read ing of six degrees was about the average in the town. The low temperature played hav oc with the individual water sys tems over town, and it was reported that some families actually were without water to drink. Saturday night it was estimated that nearly as many families were without wa ter as there were with water. And there is no immediate pros pect for relief, the weather men de clare. L.- ' . '' The Roanoke did not freeze over during the cold period last week, but persons walked across the,ice on Gardner's Creek, it was reported. Clay Hearing Will Be Held Friday Morning FILE APPLICATIONS Numbers of Martin County veterans of the World War are tlisf their applications for the bonus baby bonds, H. L. Swain, commander of the county Leg ion post, statins that the men are coming in rapidly to pre pare the necessary papers for the bonds. The commander ex plains that bonds will hardly be received until or after the first of next July. Veterans have been invited to see the commander of the coun ty legion post for aid in filing applications for the bonds. 24 LICENSES TO MARRY ISSUED IN PAST MONTH Issuance For Past Month Smallest for any January In Number of Years Twenty-four marriage licenses were issued in this county last month, but there were only 23 mar riages, the records showing that ar rangements went haywire for one colored couple, and the license was returned and money refunded. The last month issuance was the small est for any January since 1933. Licenses were issued to the fol lowing: White Alton H. Stalls and Minnie Har dison. Thursman Peaks and Velma Ree Williams. Charlie Beacham and Alice G. Bonds. Foy Rogerson and Thelma Bland. James Dalton Roberson and Sudie F. Rogerson. Willie H. Modlin and OUie Vir ginia Hardison. Willie Bullock and Viola Whita ker. Lester Rogers and Marjorie Jones. Zack S. Cow in and Thelma Grimes. Burtis Byron Bailey, of Green ville, and Dorothy Jean Walsh, of Inwood, N. Y. Joseph Moore and Paulie Alton Grimes, both of Halifax County. Colored Johnnie Coburn and Virginia Blount. James Bellamy and Leora Stan cU. John Jenkins, of Haasell, and Pearl Gardner, of New York. Phillip McNair and Lerah Jackson both of Plymouth. Henry Gilliam and Mary Eliza La tham. Willie McAndrews and Icelean Chance, both of Pitt County. Turner Howell and SusieNBonner. Dave Spruill and Elnora Hodges. Theodore Freeman and Bertha May Hilliard. Theodore Freeman and Bertha May Hilliard. Perlie Godard and Viola DanieL James H. Everett, jr., and Elnora James. A. C. L. To Inaugurate Improved Freight Service Beginning fiefct Friday, the At lantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany will handle freight to and from the customers' doors free of charge. The new service does not include car lot shipments nor that class of freight carrying a minor charge, it was stated. In the event the shipper or con signee wishes to handle his own de liveries, he will be allowed a 5-eent reduction on each 100 pounds of freight. Is Postponed Again Account of Accident To State Witnesses Beaufort Courthouse Said To Have Been Packed To Capacity Monday The preliminary hearing in the case charging George R. Clay with murder and the pactice of medicine without license has again been con tinued, the court granting an exten sion for the third time yesterday when two of the state witnesses were unable to reach Washington. Er. Carpenter, of Wake Forest, and another doctor, of Raleigh, were on their way to Washington when their car overturned near Wendell, and they were unable to contine the trip. The preliminary hearing has been scheduled to be held next Fri day morning at 10 o'clock in the Beaufort County Recorder's Court. The Washington courthouse yes terday was said to have been crowd ed by witnesses and spectators from miles around, including a number from several sections of this county. One report stated tha tthe court house had not been so completely packed since the Brown will case was heard there several years ago. Hallet S. Ward and Rodman have been employed to represent the de fense. It is expected that the de fense will try to prove that Mrs Kathlen Lilley, who died in the Pamlico Osteopathic Sanitorium rather suddenly the 13th of last month, fell off her bed and hurt her self and that no drugs were admin istered. One report stated that the court the state is said to have denied making certain statements that were considered of much value by the prosecution and is now refusing to admit any knowledge whatever of the facts in the case. However, the prosecution is still working on the case, and it is likely that another crowd will pack the courtroom next Friday morning when the case is called again. J. Luther Daniel Died Friday Night J. Luther Daniel, well-known county farmer, died at his home near here last Friday night at 10 o'clock, following a stroke of par alysis. He suffered a stroke about two years ago, but was able to be up most of the time until a short | while before his death. Mr. Daniel, 60 years old, moved to this county many years ago, com ing from the Louisburg section to introduce the cultivation of tobacco in this section. He had lived in this county since that time. He was the son of the late Robert Daniel and wife and is survived by his widow and two children. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon in the Skewarkey Primitive Baptist church by Elder B. S. Cowin and interment was in the church yard cemetery. Young Griffins Man Is Slightly Hurt In Wreck Archie Coltrain, Griffins Town ship young man, was slightly hurt in an automobile crash at the inter section ef Haughton and Washing ton Street late last Saturday night. The door of the Ford car driven by Roy Coltrain flew open when the machine crashed into another driv en by Ransom Roberaon, of Jamt vllle, throwing the young man out on the concrete. No one else was hurt, but considerable damage waa done to the Coltrain car. INTRODUCE Bill FOR CONTROL OF TOBACCO CROPS Georgia Likely To Be Chief Drawback To Compact For Crop Control As a supplement to the adminis tration's soil conservation act, which he is supporting and which he thinks will become law and will accomplish its desired purpose. Representative John H. Kerr a few days ago introduced formally his bill in the House-of Representatives for a compact between the flue-cur ed tobacco states to regulate the production of that commodity. The bill as introduced would re quire passage of identical laws by all Ave of the state, but the partici pation of Florida is not regarded as essential since it produces only a small amount of flue-cured tobacco. Considerable sentiment for the bill has developed in the Congres sional delegations from Virginia and South Carolina, and it is be lieved that if the bill is pushed and Judge Kerr has every intention of pushing it, it can be enacted by the present session of Congress. The trouble will come in secur ing action by the states. If Florida should fail to act and the other four did act, the bill could be amended. But action by Georgia is regarded as essential and it is regarded as most doubtful if that state would act while Governor Eu gene Talmage is a dominant figure there. In any event, it seems highly im probable that there would be ac tion in Georgia before next year, when there is a meeting of the Gen eral Assembly. The Virginia Legis lature is in session now, and Rep resentative Thomas G. Burch, of the Fifth Virginia District, in which most of the flue-cured to bacco of that state is grown, thinks that there would be a very good prospect of favorable action at the present session of the legislature, provided Congress acts before ad journment of this session. He also thinks the matter will not be re garded as one of sufficient im portance to cause the calling of a special session of the legislature. There is also very good prospect, according to information reaching Congressman Kerr, of favorable action by the legislatures of North Carolina and South Carolina at their regular sessions next January, if not earlier. Call Local Firemen To Chowan Bridge The local Are company was called out at noon yesterday, when fire threatened the Chowan River bridge but a second call stating the fire was under control was received in time to stop the apparatus and firemen at the river here. Starting from a short circuit in a power cable, the fire did not do any great damage to the structure, ac cording to reports reaching here. Part of the underpinning and the bridge floor were burned for a dis tance of a few yards, but light traf fic was delayed only an hour or two, it was stated. Edenton firemen put the fire out. A boat equipped for flreflghting was unable to get to the bridge as the river was frozen. School May Close Due To Bad Roads The cloiing of the white schools in the county during the remainder of this week was being considered by county educational authorities at noon today, but no deflnite an nouncement had been received at that time. The county superintend ent was reported making a hasty survey of the situation, and all Indi cations were that the schools would be forced to close. Bad roads were said to have made the operation of busses almost impossible, and that the schools, if continued, would have hardly more than a 90 per cent attendance. Reports state that the roads, thaw ing out after the cold weather of the past several days, are in a worse condition than at any time in years. ?* Announce Examinations For Civil Service Jobs The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: Economist, various grades, $2,000 to $8,000 a year. Associate milk specialist, $3,200 a year, and assistant milk specialist, $2,000 a year, Public Health Serv ice, Treasury Department. Full information may be obtained from the local post office. Tentative Plans for County Wide Reviva IA re Considered Plans for a county-wide re ligious meeting to be held in Wil liamston in the spring were dis cussed at a meeting of the Martin County Ministerial Association held in the Presbyterian church here yesterday. Nearly every denomina tion and 90 percent of the churches Were represented at the meeting, it was stated. Rev. Z. T. Piephoff was named to make arrangements for a canvass of the town to raise $119.00 to pay for the lumber used in building the tab ernacle in the warehouse. It is un derstood the minister and his help ers will personally solicity the peo ple of the "lown for the amount. Williamston ministers were ap pointed as a committee to employ a minister to conduct the spring meeting, the association explaining in its announcement released today that no evangelist "by trade'* would be brought here .that every effort would be made to bring on out standing religious leader here to conduct the services. No date for the meeting was men tioned, but probably it will be held the latter part of March or early in April. Plans for holding the meet ing which is to be of a county'wide nature, will be announced within the next, few days. Town Streets Ordered Marked at Board Meet Step Necessary To Retain Present Mail Delivery To Homes Action on Stop Lights For Main Street Indefinitely Postponed Last Night Holding their regular monthly meeting last evening, the local town commissioners ordered local streets marked and gave formal approval to the widening of Main Street at its ends. Action on the installation of stop lights on Main Street was post poned indefinitely, Mayor Hassell explaining to the manufacturer's rep resentative that nothing would be done about the signals until traffic experts had been consulted. Learning that the government might consider stopping the village mail delivery unless the streets were marked, the authoriteis last night ordered the work done. The board agreed on using a post about 10 feet long and measuring 4 by 4 inches for marking the streets at each in tersection. There are approximate ly 200 intersections, and preliminary estimates placed the price of the posts at SO cents each. Postmaster Leslie T. Fowden was to have ap peared before the board to explain a plan whereby it would be possible to advance the local mail delivery service, but illness kept him away. Ii i sunderstood that the service would be advanced from village to city delivery, giving the town a third carrier and substantial salary increases. To carry out the plan, the town will be required to im prove the sidewalks in the outlying districts to meet the requirements of the government. Loading Poultry In County This Week Handling the first cooperative poultry shipment this year from the county this week, County Agent T. B. Brandon stated at noon today that comparatively large receipts were made at Jamegville this morn ing deepite bad roads and compe tition ffotn hucksters. After offer ing only 15 cents before the car was scheduled, hucksters are said to have advanced the price one-half cent ahead of that paid at the car, but reports at noon indicated the outsider was not getting a great amount of poultry, that the far mers with very few exceptions were patronizing the cooperative undertaking. Wednesday the car will be in Williamston, leaving here for Rob ersonville Thursday and completing its loadings in Oak City on Friday. Town authorities said today that every effort would be made here to morrow to combat the huckster ac tivities. Cmapbell College Team Plays Here Tonight at 8 Campbell College's fast stepping basketbyi^team will meet "Frosty" Martini Sanitary boys in the high school gymnasium here this eve ning at 8 o'clock. A good game is expected. Colored School Damaged By Fire In Cross Roads A colored schoolhouse in Cross Roads was slightly damaged last night by fire, 'believed to have been of incendiary origin. The floor was burned and part of the Axtures was damaged. Arrangements are now being made to transfer the 39 or more pupils to Robereonvllle, it was learned. BEGIN CHECK-UP Beginning within the next few days, possibly next Monday, the highway patrol will start checking up on drivers' licenses, the reports stating that motor ists will be stopped and asked to show the permits. Nearly all licenses have been issued, and in those cases where applica tions have been entered and no license received, the car driver will sign an affidavit before the patrolman and enter another ap plication for license. Car drivers will find it to their advantage to have the per mits or licenses conveniently located for inspection within the next few days. LINDS AY WARREN WARNS AGAINST CROP INCREASES No Control Program For Major Crops Of This Section In 1936 Washington, D. C.?In a state ment sent this week to his district. Representative Lindsay Warren de clared that there would be no po tato program this year, and warned potato growers, as well as tobacco, cotton, and peanut farmers, that they faced the same bankrupt con dition that existed prior to 1833 un less they exercised their own con trol over what they planted and produced. The North Carolina member, who hat played an active part in agri cultural legislation during the last six years, said: "By reason of the amazing de cision of the Supreme Court, the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration has been destroyed, as well as the control bills for cotton, to bacco, and potatoes. These meas ures had the overwhelming approv al of the farmers of our state, for they were fast being liberated from an economic serfdom that had brought bankruptcy and ruin to them. As a result of the decision, Congress has been placed in a straightjacket, for every one knows that agriculture is a national prob ltm. Congress will remain here in session and pass some new measure, which we hope will include all crops. What it will be or when it will became a law no one can now tell or predict. In my opinion, it is going to be difficult to secure any thing as effective as the AAA. Planting time will soon begin, es pecially potato planting. If our growers, especially after all they have suffered in the past, again plant the earth in potatoes, and run wild with the contract system, then the same bankruptcy stares them in the face. "We made the greatest flght (or the potato growers that has hap pened here in Congress (or many years, and it was won against al most insurmountable odds. But the Supreme Court has now destroyed that. The same thing applies to tobacco, cotton, peanuts and other crops. The only hope I can see (or out (armers this year is that they plant only what allotment they would have received had the AAA been continued, and in no case should they exceed that. A(ter the hard lessons they have been taught in the past, they have now the op portunity to exercise self-control and voluntarily hold down their production. As one who is vitally inlerested In agriculture and who has (ought its battles I urge them to do this. Overproduction In IBM before any permanent (arm policy is worked out, spells ruin.'' ALL-DAY SESSION HELD MONDAY BY COUNTY BOARD No Major Changes Made in System For Handling Relief Problem Continuing in session until well after dark, the county commission ers Monday discussed numbers of problems, heard appeals from the less fortunate, but took definite ac tion in only a few matters, a review of the minutes shows. One or two new names were add ed to the relief list, and aside from those no changes were made in the relief system now in force in this county. A report was reviewed from the special welfare workers, show ing that approximately $118 worth of clothing had been distributed from the Works Progress Adminis tration sewing rooms, and that a round $66 had been spent in direct relief to cases now on the regular county list. Unofficial reports in dicate that the special welfare work ers will be in a position to distrib ute food in addition to clothing with in the next few days. It was learn ed from the report that an extensive investigation of relief needs had been made all over the county and that the relief situation is being well handled apparently. The commissioners appointed Mr G. H. Harrison to act as an arbiter in the dispute over the location of the dividing line between Beaufort end Martin Counties. It could not be learned this morning if Mr. Har rison would be acceptable to the Beaufort group Mr. Sylvester Peel was named by the commissioners some time ago to represent Martin County in the boundary controversy but his services were rejected by the Beaufort authorities, it was said. A resolution was heard from Plym outh people, urging the county to improve the river road from Dar dens to Plymouth. No definite ac tion on- the proposition was noted, however. County attorney E. S. Peel was appointed to meet with representa tives from other eastern counties to petition the Governor to name a committee to investigate the claims of this and other counties to refunds for money spent 10 or more years ago in advancing the highway con struction program. The Governor was directed by the last legislature to name a committee, but last re ports state that this has not been done. The committee was to have bten named to find the facts and re port them to the next legislature. County Man Sends Derby To A1 Smith Learning that A1 Smith had lost his brown derby and could find nothing but a high hat handed down by Park Avenue to replace it. Citizen John W Hines, of Oak City, turned to his own wardrobe, resurrected the top p*ece that was so popular back in 1928 and so proudly worn by him at that time, and sent the derby to the former New York governor by parcel post yesterday. Mr. Hines said he could never a gain conscientiously wear a brown derby or any other color derby again after the way the old and greatly over-rated warrior acted and entered the camp of the enemy The top piece was well kept by Mr. Hines and it is still a good hat. but the owner released it well knowing that A1 Smith, the brand ed traitor of his party, needs it worse than he does. The little incident expresses well the sentiment of about 99.44 per cent of the people in this county and section. January Health Report Carries Only Four Cases Only four cases of contagious dis eases were reported in this county last month, but while the report of contagious diseases reflected splen did health conditions, there was much sickness, doctors explaining that there is more influenza and pneumonia now than at any time in several years. The report showed there were two cases of scarlet fever, one of whooping cough, and one of diph theria. Dr. C. J. Sawyer Postpones Trip To Vienna Until May Or. Charles J. Sawyer, local eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, who had planned to leave this month tor Vienna, Austria, tor a special study course, will not sail until early in May. The doctor waa advised by cablegram a tow days ago that the course had bean postponed until that
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