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THE ENTERPRISE Advertbcrs WIU FW Off Cai naene a Latchkey to Over Ijm Hom? W Martin County. J VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 40 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. May 19. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 ?? NEGRO KILLED BY FATHER - IN - LAW SATURDAY NIGHT Will Oxydine, Indian From Robeson County, Kills Turner Saunders , S' Turner Saunders, 27-year-old negro, was shot and instantly killed by his father-in-law, Will Oxydine, Robeson County Indian, at a lum ber camp in Griffins Township last Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock The murder, apparently of the first degree type, was the second homi cide in this county this year. Henry Lanier having been murdered in cold blood at his home here several months ago. Oxydine, claiming self-defense, was taken into custody shortly aft er 3 o'clock Sunday morning by county officers, who tracked him from the Farm Life section into Williams Township. The killep ex plained that he was on his way here to surrender. A hearing will be given the man this afternoon before Justice John L. Hassell. ^ ?, Trouble in the one-room' tamp housing Oxydine, his daughter and son-in-law, started last Friday, de tails of which have not been learn ed. Saunders and his wife. Flora, went fishing that day, and while they were away, the Indian burned jfdtheir clothes. Another quarrel fol lowed that afternoon when Saun ders and his wife returned, but the shanty became reconciled that night and peace reigned Saturday, it was thought. Oxydine was in William ston Saturday afternoon having his dog vaccinated and returned home about 6 o'clock. He departed to an unannounced destination, returning about 10 p. m He went in and had supper, and told his daughter not to close the door, as he would be back in a few minutes. In the mean time the man's daughter and her husband retired. Oxydine, upon returning- about 10:30, is said to have warned Saunders his time was close at end. The wife atempted to protect her husband, but the father told her if she did not move he would kill them both. She moved and Oxydine fired the load of gun shot into Saunders' stomach, blow ing out part of his intestines and causing death almost instantly. Oxydine then went to the home of Arthur Roberson and asked him to call county officers. Mr. ( Roberson did not believe Oxydine's story and refused to call the officer j Sheriff Roebuck was finally sum-1 moned by telephone, and in the meantime the killer had started to Williamston porportedly to sur render. He was trailed into Wil liams Township and found in a woods, just off the road, Oxydine explaining that he was afraid the friends of Saunders would attempt to take his life When assured it was the sheriff after him the man walked out of the woods. Oxydine came to this section from Robeson County, where the Indian population is quite large and where killings are reported fre quently. Saunders came here from Johnston County about three years ago, the two men having been in the employ of the Johnson Lumber Company. After remaining untouched in the hovel of a home for nearly 12 hours, the body of Saunders was buried Sunday in Beaufort County. Geo. W. Manning Dies at Home Near Oak City Friday Funeral Services Are Held At Late Home Last Saturday Afternoon V e Geo. W. Manning, well-known fanner, died at his home near Oak City last Friday evening at 6:30 o' clock He had been in declining health for some time, but his con dition was not considered critical] until just a short while before his death. , Mr. Manning was born in Wil liams Township, this county, 70 years ago, and farmed all his life. He married Miss Bettie Bennett 43 years ago and she with Ave chil dren survives. The names of the children are: Miss Bessie Manning, Herman and John Manning, all of Oak City; Clyde Manning, of Wil liamston, and Mrs. Dallas Purvis, of Bethel During the past 30 years he lived (in the Oak City community where he continued to farm with success until his health began to fail. He was the last member of a large family. Funeral services were conducted at the late home Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by Elder Wm. Grimes. Burial was in the Bennett Cemetery, near the home, a large crowd attending the last rites. Several Additions Are Made To Martins' Roster Recently Several changes in the?William ston baseball club personnel have been effected during the past few days, the club officials and Mana ger D. C. Walker stating that they believed the strength of the club was considerably increased. Eigh teen contracts have been definitely executed, and the players are ached uled to report here next week in time 'for an exhibition game to be played with Greenville here on Fri day, the 29th. Another exhibition will be played by the Martins in Greenville Sunday, May 31. Manager Walker, announcing the definite line-up, explained that con tracts were pending with several other good prospects and that he would be ready to start the season on time and in grand style. .The club roster follows: Catchers: Fred Walters and Paul Roye. Pitchers: John Gaddy, Dick Cher ry, "Slim" Gardner, P. W. Arm strong, Larry Wade, Amos Dawson, Bud Abbitt, James (Dizzy) Dean, the last-named, being a recent sign er from Oglethorpe University. Infielders: Claude Corbitt, How ard Earp, "Bus" Male, and H. Todd, the latter two coming from the Uni versity of Virginia. Outfielders: Henry House, Bruce Gaylord, Jess Bumgardner, Harvey Black, ancf Ted'Griffin. Prospects on Farms of County Not So Bright HOLIDAY Tomorrow, May 20, will be ob served by the local banks and ABC store as a holiday mark inf the anniversary of the alan ine of the Declaration of Inde pendence in Mecklenburg. In the Charlotte area, the day is observed generally as a holiday. It will be observed as a holi day here -by the banks and by the county liquor stores only, It is understood. County and Town i) Officers Round Up Liquor Violators About Fifteen Gallons Of Illicit Liquor Taken In Three Raids Local and county officers stirred up the home-made liquor business here last Saturday evening, when they raided several homes of col ored people and found almost as much liquor on hand as some of the legal stores carry. Two of the al leged ABC law violators, Clarence Purrington and George Smith, are in jail awaiting trial in the county court. Two others for whom war rants have been issued for their ar rests are still missing. They are "Jack Rabbit" Harvey and Alphonso Risby. .?Purrington. a?ged illicit liquor dealer operating^ on East Church Street, did not have but about one half gallon on hand when the offi cers searched his home. Going to the other end of the same street, the officers found George Smith with two gallons of liquor and sev eral containers in his home, an old discarded school bus body. ?Over on Warrrn -Street, the nffi. cers found a gallon of liquor said to have been the property of Risby. In the same house, the raiders found 12 or more gallons of liquor, con tainers and measuring equipment, but Rispy's wife declared that be longed to Harvey and Oscar Hagan. Rumors have it that the officers hardly more than made a dent in the illicit liquor business, reports claiming that liquor can be pur chased in homes of colored people all over town. Efforts to break up the business are now underway, and more tangible results are expected, according to information coming from local police headquarters, a Motorists Found Without Licenses Forgetful motorists, traveling this way last Sunday, were warned to retrieve their driving licenses from their winter clothes and ex hibit them to court officers in their respective counties. Nearly half hundred were found without driv ers' license, but all but Ave had ap plied for and received them from the motor vehicle bureua. The other five were scheduled to Vpeor in court. Among those leaving their li censes at heme were 8 H Grimes and F. E. Wynne, of Williamston, and G. W. Coan, State administra tor for one of the federal agencies. They cleared themselves when they returned home, found their cards and presented them to officials. Beginning the early part of next month, the patrolmen are scheduled to check registration cards. It is understood that cars will be stored when found without the registra tion cards. ^ ork 011 Tobacco Is Lagging Far Behind Due To Dry Weather Light Tobacco Crop Is Now Predicted for County This Year The farming situation, considered in a serious plight lest week, con tinued little change as a new week opened and dry and hot weather continued unabated in this county. Farmers are striving to the utmost extent to handle the task of trans planting the tobacco crop, reports I varying as to the success of the ven ture. Other crops, especially the corn crop, is off to a fairly good start, but activities on the farms in general are anything but encou,.ag I ing just at this time, considering the county as a whole." Some sec tions of the county without rain for weeks are as dry as powder houses, and every traveler creates a little | dust storm. | The plants rapidly growing too, large for transplanting, many farm ers are going ahead with their' transplanting operations. Few of the many growers questioned yester day estimated more than 75 per cent of the plants were living, some stating that 50 per cent of their crop had parched in the hot sun and wilt ed in cool nights. A few 'have plowed up their first plants and re set the crop in its entirety, the ac tivities indicating that Martin farm ers will get their acreage one way or another. However, alight crop is now predicted with certainty. One favorable feature in the re cent reports is the general disap pearance of the blue mold Only in few sections is the causing concern, but the dry weather is still causing plenty of worry for the farmers, they say. _When asked yesterday afternoon while on the streets hara why he was not at home transplanting to bacco, J. D Wynn, Bear Grass farm er, explained that it would die, so 'what was the use of going to the trouble Pete Fowden, standing near by, added that it might kill the setter-out, t^o, in the particulai case. So while the farming situa tion just now is a bit serious, the farmers are still hopeful, and feel that they wiU get their acreage quotas, even if it takes until the middle of July to get them. To Hold Contests at Jamesville Friday - The first of the series of ester. cises on the Jamesville school com-' mencement program will be held , Friday evening of this week in the I school auditorium there at 8 o'clock.) Recitation and declamation contests, sponsored by the Beta Club, will be held that evening as a part of the' evening program. ) Events scheduled include a min-j uet, declamation contest, 'Top Hat Dance"; group of songs by Mrs. Charles Davenport; recitation con. test; announcements by Principal I Uzzle; awarding of medals to win-1 nets of contests; and Japanese dance. j On Wednesday evening of next week "St-the same hourrThe high] schol will present the play, "The Ready Made Family," a comedy in three acts, coached by Miss Rosalyn Satterwhite. tobacco market meeting SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT An important meeting of local looted in the succe* of HOL U*fcco n>?rket will be h'U ln ?>e Harrison Wholesale Co offices tonight at ? o'clock. Be there. FIRE DOES $3,500 DAMAGE TO PEEL STORE FRIDAY Smoke Damage To Pender Store and Pool Room Reported Extensive Fire, thought to have been start ed by a large wharf rat, wrecked the confectionery shop of P. P. Peel on Washington Street here last Friday ! afternoon at 4 o'clock, and dam aged furniture and fixtures andi stock in adjoining buildings. Dam-1 age to the Peel stock of goods is es timated at $3,500 or more. Damage J to the building, owned by Jos. Griffin, Bear Crrass farmer, can be repaired for some less tliLn $500, it is understood. * ? Starting in a back store room, the fire had gained much headway when discovered. The operator and others attempted to check it with watey* with spigots, but failed after several, minutes and the fire company was called out. The three stores, all dei unu i'uuf, weie all filled with smoke, and it was difficult to locate the fire. Two streams of water were pumped into the rear of the Peel store for half an hour, before the fire was checked, smoke, in the meantime, damaging stocks, furni ture and fixtures in all three stores. While considerable damage was done to the Peel store stock by fire and water, nearly all the contents were damaged by smoke. Two ta bles in the Wier pool room were soaked, and fixtures there and stock in Pender's store were smoked bad ly. The main loss suffered by Mr. Peel was only partially covered by insurance, and he stands to lose $1,500 or more, it was learned. No insurance was carried on the build ing, Mr. Griffin said. Rural Carriers To Hold Annual Meet Here Wednesday Sessions Are Scheduled In School Building at 5:00 O'clock in Afternoon The Roanoke district of the Rural Letter Carriers' association will hold its aiyiual meeting in the grammar school building here tomorrow aft ernoon at 5 o'clock, ending the pro gram with a supper at the Sunny Side Inn. Thirty or more represen tatives of the district, comprising the counties of Tyrrell, Washington and Martin, are expected to attend | the meeting. The district auxifiarv. an organization working in close cooperation with the association, will also hold a business session here at the same time. Announcing the annuul gathering, Mr. J. A. Ward staled yesterday that Mr. H. A. Capps, secretary and treasurer of the North Carolina As sociation. of Rocky Mount, and Mrs nA: S. Barnes, former state president of the organization, would address the meeting. They will be accom panied here by their wives, other special guests, including Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Jackson, of Grimesland. Fire Wardens Are Being Kept Busy After checking three fires last week, forest conservation forces arc battling a fourth one in a several thousand acre timber tract between Oak City and Hassell today, accord ing to County Warden H. D. Hardi son. Just how successful the forces have been so tar in combat ting the fire could not be learned here today. Smoke from burning forests in lower parts of Beaufort County and in the Terra Ceia section has ex tended as far as this point, causing some discomfort. Smoke from fires in this county has hardly been no ticeable? The department, created to pro. tect forest areas in this county, is now making en investigation in an' effort to determine the cause of the recent fires, Warden Hardlson stat ing that some of the cases are likely to be prosecuted where negligence started the destructive fires. Extensive Repairs Being Made to Hamilton Road , Extensive repairs are being made to the Hamilton road, damaged by sleet and snow last winter. large portions of the rock-asphalt road have been plowed up between the Everett farm and Alphonso Roebuck filling station, causing Hamilton Williamston traffic to be detoured via Poplar Point. L, ' ' 4 . / ' ? ?? ' - ? ? ; ' ? ' Martin County Democratic Party ? m ? Two Years at Meet Last Saturday Last Parent-Teacher Meet Of School Term Thursday ?The -Wjiliamston Parent-Teacher | Association will hold its last meet-1 ing of the school year next Thurs day afternoon at 3:30 in the high school auditorium. Mrs. J. C. Man ning, retiring president, will pre [ side over a session which will be devoted to a discussion of business matters and to the election of olTi cers for the coming year. At 4:15 the* home economics de partment of the Williamston High ^school will entertain the members of the parent.teacher association and the mothers of the girls studying in the department at a tea. The 65 girls in the first and second year home economics class will have on display many dresses, pajamas, chil dren's clothes, etc., which vtfere made during the year under the di rection of Miss Grant. Patrons and friertds of "the school are urged to attend both the parent teacher meeting and the. display and tea in'the home economics rooms. First Fatal Accident of Year in Gounty Sunday Glen wood Capehart Killed When Auto Collides With Truck Robert Dail Badly Hurt In Accident On Highway Number Seventeen Death struck on the highways of Martin County for the first time this year when the life of young Glen wood Capehart, of Bertie, was snuffed out and Robert-Dail was badly hurt in a truck-automobile ac cident on Highway 17 just this side of the Beaufort Martin fine last | Sunday morning about 5:30 o'clock. Capehtfat was killed instantly, the truck grinding part of his head al most to a pulp. Dail, son-in-law of E. Ramie, Williamston's night offi cer, was badly bruised, but not ser iously hurt, according to reports coming from a Washington hospital, where he was entered for treatment. The young man, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps, was knocked, unconscious and narrowly missed being burned to death whefi the car in which be was riding with' Capehart swerved to the side of the road and caught fire. Jarvis Griggs, driver of the fish truck owned by Burrus and Daniel, was noi nuri and no great damage was done to the truck. The driVey* was arrested and placed under $1, 000 bond for his appearance at a preliminary hearing to he held he fore Justice J. L. Basse 11 here next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Capehart's body was brought to the S. R. Biggs Funeral Parlor here and prepured for burial. Funeraf noon at the home of Miss Rrbwc.i Capehart. sister (if the dead hoy, near Windsor. The truck, traveling toward Wil liamston, and the automobile, trav el toward Washington, crashed al most in front of the home of Burras Ward during a heavy fog and dense smoke. The truck, while said to have been running not more than 15 miles an hour, is believed to have been two or. three feet to its left* side from the center of the road. Macedonia Sunday School Contributes To Red Cross The Macedonia Sunday school, Mrs. M M. Peel, treasurer, last week contributed $5 to the Red Cross, Harry A. Biggs, chairman of the Martin County chapter, an nounced yesterday. The sizeable donation, received too late for use in the flood or storm-swept areas, has been turned in to the general Red Cross fund, where its use will prove just as valuable as if it had been employed in relieving suffer ers in the two recent catastrophes. Observing Anniversary With Sale This Week Clark's Drug Store is celebrating ita 13th anniversary in business here this week with an unusual sale, the firm carrying a long TIsT of bargains in a special advertise ment today. During the thirteen years in busi ness here, hte company has figured prominently in the advancement of the community, the management keeping pace with the material growth of the town. At the present time, the firm has in its employ sev en men, end during the summer months adds to its personnel. County Court Cots Long Holiday; To Reconvene June 2 Sessions Called Off During May While Repairs Are Made To Courthouse The Martin County recorder's court is enjoying a record holiday this month while repairs are made to the courtroom. Holding its last session on April 28, the court will not convene before Tuesday, June 2, Clerk L. Bruce Wynne said this morning. Cases scheduled for trial next Tuesday will be continued to June 2 The holiday now in prog ress is the longest ever enjoyed by the court since it was created in July. MM!) Last month the county court sur rendered the property to 'Judgt Clayton Moore and his superior tribunal during a special two weeks* term, and Judge Peel held only two sessions during April. The county court, after yielding to the superior court during one week next monthv will likely hold four sessions dur ing June. A crowded docket is already a waiting attention in the county court, but the 38 cases awaiting trial do?not?constitute a record size docket. However, with two more weeks left, for cases to ac cumulate, it is possible that the court will have the lurgest docket to contend v^ith when it does meet than at any time during its 17 years of existence. A record docket is very likely if county and local of ficer# continue their liquor raiding during the next few days. A1 kinds or cases are un Uii'-doe? kel with the number of alleged hquhr law violations leading the list. Democratic Precinct Officials Arc Named Following is a list of the Demo cratic precinct officials selecte at the county convention held in the court house last Saturday, the first name being that of chaii^nan and the sec ond secretary: Jamesville: Staneil Brown, Frank Jordan, C. W. Mizelle, F. W. Hotli day, and Mrs. Del 1 all Askew. Williams: Joshua L. Coltrain, Lee Haydison, Stuart Tetterton. R. J. ilardison and W. ^V. Griirin. Griffins: Pleny Peel, W B. Har. rington, T. C. Griffin, J. Kason Lil ley. ' Bear Grass: J. D. Wynn, Kneezer Harrison,"Calvin Ayers, H. C. Green and T. L. Roberson. WilliamstoiT: L. T. Fowden, J. L. Hassell, Mrs. S. R. Biggs, Mrs. J. S. Rhodes, and J. C. Anderson. Cross Roads: J. S. Aycrs, Lester Peel, C B. Clark Robersonville: A. E. James, J. V. Moye, Mrs. W. H. Gray, D. R. Ev erett aryl E. G. Anderson. Gold -Point: Joe Winslow, Harry Roberson, J. L. Croom, Tom John Poplar Point: W. S. White, Roy Taylor, W. S. Leggett, and Herman Harrison. Hassell: J. W. Eubanks, G. S. Hai sllp, C. L. Nelson, E. R. Edmondson and H. L. Purvis. Hamilton: J. A. Davenpo,.t, Har ry Waldo, R. W, Salsbury, D. G. Matthews. Goose Nest: J. W. Hines, Mrs. T.| C. Allsbrooks. Dr. ,E E. Pittman, Wheeler B. Daniel and J. C. Rots Elbert S. Peel Again Named Chairman of County Committee Only Few Precincts Name Women As Members Of Committees ? Two Dozen Martin County Demo crats, faithful to their party and in terested in its welfare, met in con- - vention at the courthouse last Sat urday morning and perfected .111 or Iganization for another two years, scored AI Smith and praised the record of democracy in state and nation for the past 34 years. Har mony marked the convention, but Democrat .1 C. Smith explained he had something on his chest he want -ed to- get -off-ond-hoped the oppor-? tunity would present itself some time between the first and second primaries. The loyal old party man failed to even hint what was trou bling him. Senator K \. Coburn. Judge Clayton Moore and Mayor J ??. Hasset! also add|.cssed the in vention briefly. In his talk, Judge Moore predict ed the reelection -of franklin 1) Roosevelt as president, but the jur ist warned all Democrats to be Vig ilant, register and vote and take a part in the party's battles. He also urged all Democrats in good stand ing to go to Raleigh Jujie 12 and prove to the opposition that there is interest 111 Democratic activities. Mayor Hassell explained that the state of the union was more^cneour aging now, the speaker taking leave to direct an attack against A1 Smith recognized us a party traitor. Starting its business program, the convention, upon motion, of J. C. Smith, appointed all Democrats in good standing as delegates Jto the state convention, convening in Ra leigh June 12 Martin is entitled to 30 votes in the Stale convention; and while 110 large crowd i,s expected to attend, it is certain that she will be 1 epresented. Willi Judge Moure in the chair as permanent chairman, the conven tion tiuniVd J. ('. Smith as a mem ber of the first congressional district executive committee; J. G. Staton as a member of the second district ju dicial committee, and A. E. James member,of the Second District com ? -mil too, Mr. James succeeding his late father as. a member of that committee. A telegram from Congressman Lindsay Warren was acknowledged, tlie convention ordering a telegram be forwarded the congressman ex nrcciation for. the fine pressing aipi recprdf he ruis made in 'Washington and endorsing his* candidacy for re election. Mr. Warren said in his telegram To K S. Peel, chairman of the, Martin Opunty .D&mc>cvatic Ex ecutive Committee; "I will thank you to .express" to the Democrats of Martin County in convention assem bled my deep appreciation and grat- ?. itude for the loyal support ami co operation that they have always giv en me. Our great president will be reelected again and another four years of Democratic administration is assured. I know that after our ticket is nominated in the primary that it will receive the whole-heprt ed support of all Democrats and that we will again show our ap proval with the- usual great majori ties that the first district always gives to the Democratic Party." Although only eight precincts were represented, the delegates held their pow wows following the adjournment of the county body and half-heartedly perfected their district organisations. E. S. Peel was unanimously reelected chair man of the county executive com mittee Rules providing for the ap pointment of one woman on each district commitee did npt receive must consideration in somfe of the precinct gatherings, and in only a few instances were women named. In accoj.dance with a vote in the county convention, those districts failing to send delegates will again have the same precinct committee members, with few exceptions caused by death or removal to other sections. Special Meeting Masons Here Tonight at 7:30 There will be a special meeting of the local Maaonic lodge tonight at 7:30, it was announced this morn ing by S. H. Grimes, master. Work in the second dfcfree. AU Masons are invited.
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