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THE ENTERPRISE
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VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 64 ' , WUliamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. August II. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899
PROGRESS MADE
BY COUNTIES IN
REFUND CLAIMS
Adjustment Committee To
Hold Meeting 25th of
This Month
Satisfactory progress is being
made in the matter of getting the
various counties' claims before the
Road Bond Adjustment Commis
sion recently appointed by the Gov
ernor to sit as a court of equity lc
determine how much, if any. thaaa
counties are entitled to have re
funded to them by the State, ac
cording to a statement made by
Judge Guy Elliott, general chair,
man of the steering committee
?tporidng on this - pi njeet
More than a score of counties up
to now have indicated their wil
lingness to cooperate with the
Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce in presenting a united front
to the commission. "It is clearly un
derstood by the counties, that each
will file its own claim and present
this claim to the commission at the
proper time," Chairman Elliott Aid.
While each county will file Its own
claim, and present this claim in any
way iU sees fit, the moral support
of all the cooperating counties will
be back of each individual claim
After all is said and done, accord
ing to Chairman Elliott, whatever
IS awarded to the counties, will
have to be done by a majority vote
of the House and Senate at the
19J7 General Assembly. This makes
it the more important that the
counties cooperate throug a central
steering committee, which has been
appointed by the various counties.
Each county selected a member
from its own official family to sit on
this committee. At the present time
more than a score of counties have
done this and on or before August
St. each of these counties will have
filed its individual claim with the
commission In every county up
to now, the county attorney has
been designated to lead the argu
ment from his county It is the
plan o fthe steering committee to
file a joint brief, supplementing
the indi v idual -briefs Med by each
county, prepared by all lhe * "
torneys participating, as a final
argument in support of the claims.
In view of the fact that the elkims
are not lim.Ud to ">? forty-fpur
counties originally named ini ? bill,
many other counties will have
-i..?. "It is the purpose of the
commission to give every county
an opportunity of a hearing now
and settle this thing once and for
,11." it was stated Indications that
this fight will loon up as the domi
rmUmT th* 1931 GenerB
Assembly are quite apparent, in
terested parties believe. Possibly
the moat important array of counsel
will appear in interest of these
counties^ever aammbled in one
court in the State.
Martin County's claim for a HOL
MS refund has already been flled^
and Will probably be one of the first
to be considered by the commis
sion on or about the 35th of this
month.
James Thomas Dies
At Home of Sister
Junes Thomas, 49 years old, died
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Min
nie Whitley, on the Hamilton road,
near Williamston, last Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. He had been
in ill health tor some time, death
being attributed to a complication
at ailments Taken with influenza
last February, he had been confined
to his bed since that time.
The son of the late James and
Criasie Thomas, he was born in
Greenville When seven years old,
he came to this county and spent a
greater part of his life in and around
Williamston For 15 years he lived
in the Robersonville community
where he farmed.
He married twice and leaves be
side his sister. Mrs. W R. Whitley,
two children. Henry and Emma
Thomas, both of this county.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the Whitley
hesne by Rev. J. M. Perry, local min
later. and Rev, R. R. Grant. Burial
fallowed fa* the Daniel Cemetery m
Williams Tbwnahlp
New Town Wins Another
Game from Old Town Boyt
a 7-to-l vie
tory over Old Town Friday room
hag. C. T. Roberson, pitching fot
Maw Town, allowed only S hits. Car
tyle Hall pitched for Old Town, el
towing T hits. James Ward lead tha
New Town batters with 1 hits foi
as many times at bat- Brace Cher
lor New Town and A
OH Town.
Boundary Line Commission
To Start Survey Next Week
Equipped with map*, records, and
reliable guides. Attorneys H. G.
Connor, of Wilson; H. G. llorton, of
Williamston; and W. B. Rodman, of
Washington, will start out Wednes
day of next week to locate the Mar
tin-Beaufort boundary line, which
seems to have been lost in a shuffle
and claimed to have been found a
bout a mile and one-half or two
miles to the north by Beaufort au
thorities.
Plans for the search are being
completed this week by the arbi
tration committee, despite the fact
, that rattlesnakes are numerous
long the course. The fact that bears
also inhabit the territory has nor
been mentioned, the danger from
snakes claiming all attention. While
there is some doubt as to whether
the committee and other representa
tives of the two counties will actual
ly complete the task next week, Mr.
Horton maintained that it would be
done. He did allow that it was pos
sible he would come out of the po
cosin quicker than he went in
should happenings transpiring there
demand a hurried exit.
Sheriff Says Bootleg
Situation Worst Ever
Farm Life Wins 8 To 5
Over Local Sand Lot Nine I
The Farm Life All-Stars defeated
? local land-lot baseball aggregation
here Sunday afternoon behind the
superior pitching of GrilTin. Jack
Manning did the mound work for
the locals, errors on both sides fea
turing the play and causing spec
tators to think a rubber ball was
being used. First scheduled to last
only 7 innings, a continuation proved
necessary to break the 5-all tie.
Officials of Large
Pulp Mill Are To
Be in Town Today
Option Already Taken For|
Site On the Roanoke
River Here
High-ranking officials of one of|
the country's largest pulp-mill bus
inesses are expected here today to |
continue an investigation in connec
tion with the proposed location of a
plant on Roanoke River, it ill Iran
ed yesterday from Mr. G. H. Har
rison. The personnel of the party
was not disclosed, a telegram re
ceived by Mr. Harrison stating that
four representatives of the company
would reach here sometime during
the day.
While ho material developments]
have been reported since the com
pany started an investigation sev
eral months ago, it was learned to
day that the pulp-mill officials had
procured an option on a 25 acre site
just below the plant of the Standard
Fertilizer Company on Roanoke
River An extensive survey of the
available timber in this and adjoin
ing counttes~Vas unofficially report
ed as very favorable.
Just what action, if any, the of
ficials plan to take while here this]
week is not known, Mr. Harrison |
explained. ? 1
According to unofficial informa
tion gained some weeks ago, the
owners of the huge business are
considering building a $2,000,000
plant here, giving employment to
several hundred people. Much in
terest has been created by the pro
posed location of the plant here, and
fanners owning marketable timber
are said to be unusually anxious for
the plant to locate here.
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Mrs. W. W. Andrews
Dies Early Sunday
Mrs. Arcena Andrews, highly to-1
spec ted citizen of Parmele, died at
the home of ho- grandson, Hugh
Speight, there Sunday morning at
S o'clock. Mrs. Andrews, 84 years
old, had been in declining health for
| some time. She was the widow of
Vf. W Andreas. A Miss Brown I
fore her marriage, she was a native j
of this county, but lived in Bethel]
for a number of years before return
ing to this county to make her hotnej
with Mr. Speight.
Two children, Mr. J. W. Andrews,
of Williamston and Parmele, and
Mr. W. C. Andrews, of Oak City,
survive.
Funeral services were conducted!
in the Bethel cemetery, the Meth
odist minister of that town, conduct- j
ing the last rites.
Skewarkee Masons Hold
Regular Meeting Tonight
8 H. Orimes announced this morn
ing that tha regular communication
of Skewarkee Lodge, A. f . k A. E,
Number Raids Are
Staged Recently by
Officers of County
Barrel of Liquor Destroyed
In Free Union Section
Sunday Morning
Conditions surrounding the illicit
manufacture of liquor and its allied
activities .in the Free Union sec
tion and in some other sections of
this county were described as "the
worst" he had ever known by Sher
iff C B. Roebuck yesterday follow
ing a raid in the "Little Peoria" sec
lion of Jamesville Township the day
before.
Finding a barrel of liquor in the
home of Milton James, colored, in
Free Union Sunday morning, the
officer, accompanied by Jailer Roy
Peel, declared that the Alcoholic
Beverage Control system had not
effected any improvement there;
that, in his opinion, conditions were
even worse now than they were be
fore. James, arrested on the spot,
posted $100 bond for his appear
ance in the county court
Rolling the barrel of liquor into
the grass-covered yard, the officers
liad to almost light back James'
friends as the spirits gurgled from
the container. Just as soon as the
sheriff withdrew, three or more ne
groes went to the spot and, as a
sheep buries his nose in the grass,
they sucked the liquor up, raising
their heads at intervals )ust long
enough to spit out a blade of grass
or a piece of trash.
Sunday afternoon the sheriff and
his aid wrecked a liquor plant in
Poplar Point, the operator*-having
completed a "run" just a short
while before The 50-gallon capac
ity copper kettle was confiscated,
and several hundred gallons of beer
were poured out.
Commenting on the illicit liquor
business in the county, Sheriff C.
B Roebuck added that it was quite
apparent $50 fines and 30-day road
sentences would not break it up.
The officer, withholding criticism,
said he believed 12-month road sen
tences and $250 ftnes would cause
liquor law violators to slop and
consider their erring ways.
Young Robersonville Man
New Williamston Lawyer
Passing the state bar examination
in Raleigh last week, Paul Rober
son, young Robersonville man, hung
out his "shingle" here yesterday, At
torney H. G Horton sharing his of
fice with the barrister for the pres
ent.
Mr. RuOeisuu, sun of Mr. and Mrs,
O. P. Roberson, of Robersonville,
was one of two Martin young men
who were nil i iiffil in their en
counter with the State Bar Associa
tion Mr. Roberson is a graduate of
Duke University. Mr. Staton Wil
liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wililams, of Gold oint, studied at
the University of North Carolina It
could not be learned just where he
planned to locate.
Dr. J. H. Saunders Expects
To Return Home Today
Dr. Joseph H. Saunders, after un
dergoing an operation and a stay
of several weeks in a Richmond hos
pital. is exported to return to his
home here today, his general health
much improved, it was stated.
Jamesville Doctor Enters
Hospital for Treatment
Dr. J. E SmiUiwick, a leading
member of the medical profession
in this county for a number of years,
in Duke Hospital this
for treatment. The doctor
?sen in pood health for aev
the exact nature of
not be learned. He
to Durham in a Biggs
MARTINS DROP
TWO IN ROW BUT
STILL IN FRONT
Losses Expected To Add
Interest As Team Starts
Last Lap of Race
Dropping two games in a row
while Greenville, their chief com
petitory at the moment, were annex,
ing two, the Williamston Marlins to.
day are holding to the Coastal Plain
League leadership by only a game
and a half margin. The two upsets
are causing no worry; in fact, they
are expected to add interest to the
remaining games as the Martins
swing into the last lap of the
schedule.
Last Friday, Diz Dean allowed The
Tarboro Bunnies only 6 hits to turn
them back on their home grounds
by a 3-to-l count, the game resting
with the pitchers more than it did
with any batting attack. The Mar
tins, including the best of them,
showed up a bit weak at the hands
of Alexander, who allowed but 4
hits, Sudduth, Gaylord, Corbitt and
Dean?the pitcher Dean, in person
getting one each. Sudduth's was a
homer with one on.
The rain brought a rest for the
boys last Saturday, and a last-inning
rally brought them defeat at the
hands of Snow Hill the following
day over in the Greene County
capital. Livengood held the Snow
Hillians to S hits until the 9th, when
a hit-and-run attack was staged, and
4 runs were made to push the
count to 6-S. After Snow HiU had
filled the bases in the ninth. Arm
strong relieved Livengood and was
charged with the loss. Spell sin
gled, sending in two runs; Chappell
struck out, Mullinax walked to fill
the bases again and Williams' sin
gle brought in 2 more runs to end
the game.
"One of those games' was played
here yesterday afternoon with Kin
ston, the visitors taking the game
by a count-of 8 to 5 The play was
nothing to brag about, but some
thing to argue over as to the ctassi
Acation of errors. Officially, both
teams made 4 errors of the type that
i would make a riot took peaceful,
some the spectators claiming that 8
misplays for each team would come
nearer representing the true facts.
That fellow Charlie Keller seems to
get credit for hits when they are
hardly more than fouls. Sudduth,
although officially credited with 3
hits in 4 chances, was entitled, the
spectators say, to 4 for 4 to laad in
the batting busines. Walters hit 2
for 3, Gaylord, Corbitt, Black, and
Ferrell getting 1 each to run the
count to 9 hits Cherry, losing his
third game of the season, allowed
the visitors 9 hits in the 5 innings
he worked. Dean finished the game
and the Eagles gathere but 2 hits
off him.
Local Man Reports
On Georgia Prices
Tobacco prices on the Georgia
markets seemed to bave lost part of
their color during the last selling
days of last week, temporarily at
lesir, according to information com
ing from W R. Ingram, local man,
who is on the market in Douglas
Mr. Ingram reviewing the activities
of the week, said, "Good smoking
tobacco selling higher; the heavy
leaf grades cheaper than last year."
The better grades are being offer
ed this week, and the price average
of around 25 cents is expected to
hold its own or probably increase
One sale un the nongi?? market was
quoted Thursday, as fellows: 41c.
43c, 40c, 38c, 50c, 40c, 32c. 33c, 38c,
and 34c.
The markets in South Carolina
open Thursday of this week, and
the price trend there will attract
more attention from Martin farm
ers than the Georgia marketing ac
tivities. Several local men are leav
ing this week for South Carolina,
and many farmers and others are
planning to observe the opening
day activities Thursday from this
section.
Jamesville Farmer Badly
Burned in Fall on Furnace
Johnson Modlin, well-known
Jamesville Township fanner, was
seriously burned about the face,
hands and arms early this morning
when he stumbled end fell into a
tobacco curing barn furnace at his
home near Jamesville. Given ffr
aid treatment here by Dr. Joseph
Eason, Mr Modlin was later carried
to a Washington hospital in a Bi|
ambulance Although his burns are
severe, the man is expected to re
cover.
Mr. Modlin is said to have fainted
and fallen into the Are while curing
tobacco.
Start Measuring Farm Land
To Check Up On Compliance
Final arrangements for measuring
farm land under the Federal gov.
ernment's soil conservation program
in this county wil be made tomor
row afternoon, when soem of the
supervisors will receive instructions
at a special school to be held in the
courthouse, it was learned today
from Mr T. B. Slade, county sup
ervisor of the work. Several pre
liminary measurements have been
made on a few farms, and these
maps and measurements will be
used in the school tomorrow, Mi
Slade said.
Form to be used in the work have
just been received, and actual meas
urements will be started immediate
ly by the 35 or 40 supervisors and
their assistants, it was learned.
Just how much time will be re.
quired to complete the land meas
urements depends on weather con
ditions, cooperation offered by the
farmers and other things, Mr. Slade
estimating that the task could prob
ably be handled in 45 working days.
Wife Admits Shooting
Wm.?. Wynn Sunday
Bear Grass Farmer
Killed While Asleep
On Porch at Home
Preliminary Hearing To Be
Held By Justice Hassell
Here This Afternoon
William Wynn. Bear Grass farmer
was shot and instantly killed Sun
day evening at 7:30 o'clock, while he
sat asleep on the front porch of his
home, his wife, Estelle Taylor Wynn
confessing the murder when ques
tioned by officers late yesterday aft
ernoon. Seated in a rocking chair
with his feet resting one on a water
shelf and the other on a post. Wynn.
32 years old, never changed his po
sition after the 22 caliber rifle bul
let plowed through the right side of
his skull and passed almost through
his brain, apparently causing in
sUnP death
Other than the confession made to
Sheirff C B Roebuck and Deputy
J H Roebuck m the absence of her
relatives, few details have been
made public officially in connection
with the killing, the officers slating
that a preliminary hearing would be
held in the courtroom by Justice J.
L. Hassell this afternoon at 3 o'clock
Starting an investigation immed
iately after the shooting. Coroner
s H Biggs and Sheriff C. B Roe
buck established evidence that later
led to the arrest of Mrs. Wynn A
coroner s jury composed of Dewey
Liggett. James R Cherry. Asa liar
rison, R. C. Gurganus. Leon Bul
lock and Lester Bullock, collected
information Sunday evening to war
rant the woman's arrest, but the in
quest was continued, pending rer
tain developments. The confession
automatically discharged the jury
from further service.
Mrs. Wynn is said to have claimed
her husband had threatened her life
and that of her 12-year-old daugh
ter, and she is expected to maintain
that she killed him before he had
the opportunity to kill her She is
also said to have declared that her
husband attacked her early in the
day, officers explaining that bruises
were found on her arm The woman
is said to have been run away from
her home and that she sought ref
uge with a rolored family living
near by Wynne, after riding around
with three friends that afternoon,
returned home and took his seat in
a rocking chair on the porch, where
he went to sleep. Finding him in
that position, Mrs Wynn is said to
have taken the riflle and fired at
close range, the powder burning the
man's face. She then carried the
rifle across the road and threw it
ifUo a well The woman was re
ported seen in the road neai tiie
well, and officers fished the weapon
out. It was pointed out that Wynn
and his wife had had domestic trou
bles at frequent intervals, ami the
findings soon after the killing point
to the wife as the killer Offi
cers, however, delayed arrest until
an autopsy could be made to deter
mine if the rifle found in the well
was used to kill the man. Mrs
Wynn at flrst denying she knew
anything about the rifle being in the
well.
When officers went to her liome
Monday evening after the fonefal.
Mrs. Wynn confessed the crime |
without coercion, and she was jailed
Her child, the daughter of the late
Graver Wynn, brother to the mur
dered man, pleaded permission to
wrnsnpony her mother to jail and
J? the instance of Mrs. Wynn the
T'SfuUst eras granted, pending the
holding af a preliminary hearing
William Gray Wynn waa the son
of Mrs Rillie Terry Wynn and the
late W. O. Wynn. He was born andl
rears*! in Bear Grass Township
The funeral service wee conducted
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
Eldsr B S. Co win, and burial was
in the Terry nsnaaletji in'Bear Grass
Alonza Allen Among First
To Finish Tobacco Curing
Completing the curing of his to
bacco crop this week, Mr. Alonza
Allen, farmer living near William
son. is believed to have annexed
first place in getting the difficult
work over and done with Few. if
any, other farmers have finished
Harvesting their crop at this time
Farmer Allen explained that he
fias a fair quality crop, but an'un-,
usually light one.
Orders for 600 Head
Feeder Piss Being
tr
Handled by Agent
Additional Orders Will Be
Taken by Agent During
Next Few Days
Orders for 600 head of feeder
pigs, or about two carloads, have
been placed by Martin County farm
ers. the shipments to be made di
rect from drought-stricken farms 111
Iowa and Missouri, according to
County Agent T B Brandon, who is
handling The orders at the present
time.
Mr Brandon explained that any
Martin County farmer is eligible to
buy as many of the pigs as he want
ed, that the western farmers had
over 150,000 for sale. The prices
range from 3 to 7 cents a pound, and
the pigs weigh from 25 to 60 pound
In addition to the original price of
3 to T cents a pound, the purchaser
pays the vaccination costs and
freight The freight rates have not
been announced, but the authorities
are of the opinion, that the purchases
can be made to a decided advantage
for Eastern Carolina farmers
Orders must be filed at once with
the county agent if they are to In
filled, it was explained A repre
sentative of the State Agricultural
Extension Service is in Iowa mak
ing the purchases direct from the
farmers, and shipments are expect
ed to start moving immediately
One Martin farmer placed an or
der this week for 4IK1 head of the
feeders, and some have ordered as
few as a half dozen, Mr. Brandon
said
a
Man Held In Martin Jail
In Default 11,500 Bond
Edward House, white man, prob
aby thought the U S. Army was
closing in on him yesterday morn
nig when members of the highway
lialrol, county officers and special
representatives of the Federal gov
ernment caught him at a liquor still
in an Edgecombe County swamp
Trailing several desperate charac
ters, said to be roaming The coun
try under the command of Coley
King, the officers were expecting to
find the gang at the still, and trou
fcle was expected House was the
only man found, and they brought
At a preliminary hearing before
a U. S Commissioner in Williams
ton Monday, House was ordered
held when he was unable to raise
a $1,500 bond He is now vacation
ing in the Martin jail awaiting time
for trial in Wilson next October
Jiavis Drug Store Here
Just Recently Enlarged
A F Shearain, Weldon man. has
accepted a position with the Dams
Pharmacy here Mr. Sherain, a reg
istered druggist, entered upon hu
new duties a few dayi ago
The Davis store has recently been
remodeled, giving more room Mr
D R Davis, owner, stated this mom
ing that additional booths and ta
bles would be placed in the store
within the next few days
Miss Jerry Humble, undergoing
an operation lb rappendicitis in
Washington hospital this week,
getting along very welL
LEAF GROWERS
PUN ATTACK ON
AUGUST WORMS
Tom Brandon Urges Use of
Arsenate of Lead To
Control Pests
Their tobacco crops unusually late
and with the August or horn worms
expected in great numbers, farmers
in this county, as a rule, are making
extensive preparations for combat
ing the pests until the harvesting
work is completed. Mechanical
sprayers have been purchased by
nearly all the large-scale farmers,
and those operating on a smaller
scale are buying hand sprays in
L*onsiderable numbers. Arsenate of
lead, the mam poison used in an ef?
fort to control the worms, is selling
rapidly, reports indicate.
Specialists recommend from 4 to
!> pounds of arsenate of lead be ap
plied to each acre of tobacco, ad
vising farmers not to lower this a
mount, even if lime is mixed with
ihe poison. "The 4l-in6' mixture is
a most excellent horn worm poison,"
specialists say, and "it should be
used in the same amounts as for
flea-beetle control. If the 'lin-6'
mixture is being applied for flea
beetle the horn worms will be
killed at the same time."
Som? farmers are nearing the end
of the harvesting task, but the ma
jority is hardly more than half thru
with the work in this county. The
quality of the crop is proving some
better than many expected, but the
poundage, while heavier than many
expected, will be considerably un
der that of last season, reliable re
ports indicate
Rejiort Is Made by
Director of County
Child Welfare Work
Reviews Activities During
First Three Months Since
Department Was Created
Th# Child service pro
gram in Martin County is three
months old this week This division
of the Martin County-Welfare De
partment wishes to give an analysis
and a statistical report of what has
been and is being done to equalize
opportunities for the children of
Martin County. In reviewing the
work of the past three months and
remembering the splendid coopera
tion and interest of Martin County
citizens, the Child Welfare division
desiies to express its gratitude and
request that the interest fostered
and the cooperation given so far be
continued in the future.
To date, the folowing case load
is being handled by the children's
division:
Juvenile delinquency, 16 cases;
number of children represented, 20.
Mother's aid, 3 cases; number of
children represented, IT.
Medical problems, 5 cases; num
ber of children represented, 6.
Illegitimacy, 1 case.
Neglected, 11 cases, number of
children represented, 22
children represented, 2
Institutional, 3 cases; number of
children represented, 3.
Total number of cases, 41, total
number of children represented, 64.
Total number of visits made, 266
Total number letters written, 214.
Total number of collaterial calls
made,62
Number of children placed in fos
ter homes, ?
Number of children adopted, 1.
Recreational activities, 1.
Base ball club for colored de
linquent boys.
Adding Offices in
City Hall Building
Arrangements were announced
today well underway to house the
district headquarters of the Works
Progress Administration here the
first of next month, town officials
stating that additional offices would
be provided in the City Hall Work
on the project wil be started at
ana
Lee Wallace. Washington man,
just recently appointed director of
the district, and State WPA Admin
istrator Geo W. Conn. jr.. e( Hal
eigh. are expected here this after
noon to handle certain metiers in
connection with locating the head
quarters Present plana call for U
offices, the number of iinplnyoaa to
be assigned not having bsan dag
nitely determined at this tuna
Ed L Wins tow has bean named
assistant director of the newly ??
bined district it eras I