THE ENTERPRISE
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VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 71
Williamstoa, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday, September 4.1936
ESTABLISHED 1890
NUMBER CASES
.TRIED BY MAYOR
IN PAST FEW DAYS
Drunkenness and Fighting
Principal Causes; inree
Sent To Recorder
Mayor John L. Hindi has had a
busy week, disposing of a number
of cases in his court dealing princi
pally with affrays and drunkenness,
probably the outgrowth of tobacco
market opening celebrations. Sev
eral of the defendants were fined,
while three were passed on to the
recorder's court for disposition.
Cases tried follows:
Oscar Hyman was charged with
promoting a dance without an of
ficial permit from the town author
ities He was giVen a road sentence
of 30 days suspended upon condi
tion that he pay the costs and prom
ise not to stage another dance with
out consent of the town authorities
Randolph Onnond was brought
before the mayor on a similar charge
and was released upon the same
conditions imposed on Hagan.
Eugene Andrews colored habit
ual drunkard, was tried for being
drunk and disorderly. He was fined
$2.50 and costs Andrews was first
arrested by Patrolman Gurganus,
who released him after he posted a
$10 cash bond, but before Andrews
could get home Chief Daniel arrest
ed him for being disorderly.
Tom Grimes was arrested for be
ing drunk on a highway. He was
fined $2.50 and the costs.
Joe Perry and Alton Lilley en
gaged in an affray here last Satur
day and were given a hearing here
Monday. Found guilty, each was
fined $5 and half the costs
Octavius Rogers was booked for
carrying a concealed weapon and
assault with a deadly weapon He
was placed under $100 bond and the
-case referred to the county record
er's court.
Steve Payton, charge with carry
ing a concealed weapon, was recog
nized by the mayor for his appear
ance in recorder's court.
Dock Perkins, local colored man.
was arrested for assaulting his wife.
He was placed under $50 bond for
hearing before the recorder.
A fine of $2.50 and the costs was
assessed against Joe L. Godard for
'being disorderly. A similar judg
ment was rendered against Jay
Jones on a disorderly conduct
charge.
Russell Perry and Clarence Brown
were fined $2.50 and the costs each
111 llie case charging diem mill Uis
orderly conduct.
Revival To Begin at
Piney Grove Monday
A meeting will begin at Piney
Grove Church Monday night, Sep
tember T, at S p m There will be
amen each night at the same hour
Rev. W. B. Harrington will be the
preacher. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
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Methodists Announce
Services for Sunday
Church school, 9:45 a m.
Morning worship and Communion
11 a. m.
Evening service, 9 p. m
We most cordially invite all the
strangers in town to worship with
us.
Hunting Licenses Put on Sale
In County Towns This Week
County' Game Warden BUI Abbitt
was busy yesterday distributing the
different types of hunting licenses to
out the ocunty. Sales are expected
to show a steady increase with the
opening at the various seasons. The
deer season is the first to open, on
September 15, followed by squireJ
on October 1, and upland game, in
cluding quail, rabbit and turkey, on
November SO.
Mr. Abbitt stated there was some
misunderstanding about the open
ing the squirrel season, due to a
number of national sportsmen's mag
azines publishing the opening date
as September He explained that
this date applies only to about a
dozen counties in the western P?rt
of the stata. the twn in other
counties, including Martin, begin
ning October 1.
Mr. Abbitt also said sportsmen
hunting or fishing without licenses
have heretofore been assessed the
costs and required to buy the license
but the department will now insist
upon a fine of $25 in addition. Other
violations of game regulations will
be vigorously prosecuted, he said.
Licenses are on sale at the fol
lowing places in the county: Wil
Uamston. both hardware stores; Ham
ilton. Asa Johnson: Oak City, Q W
Barrett; Robersonville, C. T. Snuih.
Everetts, J. S. Ay en; Dardens. J. F
Jordan: and Jamesville. seller not
yet named
REGISTER PUPILS
l ml kiffc aehoat
will let underway
next Wedaeaday morning, be
law Ike kauri at 9 aad U o'
link, ynfunlary la utarting
Ike 1US17 term tke feUnwiac
L. W. An
teday. AU
papUa are expected
a Ike principal'! at
Trailers Must Have
Reflectors at Rear
Little noticed by many, the law
requiring all trailers and semi-trail
ers to carry at the rear, in addition
to a rear lamp, a red reflector, will
be enforced in accordance with high
way laws, it was learned here this
week. Patrolmen have been in
structed to start the drive immedi
ately, and trailer owners will elim
inate possible trouble by placing the
r.?..lnra n? Ihwr martllnn ~
The reflectors cost only a few
cents and can be nailed on the rear
of a trailer with very little rtouble.
It is necessary to have the red re
flectors displayed on the small trail
ers attached behind the cars as well
as these trailers pulled by trucks, it
is poinutf out
Word War Veterans Are
Eligible for CCC Work
The Veterans Administration of
fice, Charlotte, has notified local
welfare officials that they may ac
cept applications from veterans,
both white and colored, who wish
to enroll for CCC work.
This notice does not include any
war veterans previously discharged
from the CCC for any cause, until
after the expiration of 12 months
from date of last discharge there
from.
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Happy to the cock-sure driver who these may prove fatal to the driver
faels that Lady Luck ridei with him
and that he will always get the
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breaks. Happy, that is. until the m ,v ,? r - Company ?
Nearly gSJNO others were in
to nearly every case the
to blame,
involved.
1 depend on luck
oa skill and everlaat
WPA Will Move Into
New Offices Tuesday
45 Employees Here
Now; More Will Be
Added in Few Days
Part of Force Using High
School Gym for Offices
At Present
Monday being a holiday. WPA
forces will not move from their tem
porary quarters in the high school
gymnasium to the City Hall until
Tuesday, Director Wallace stated
this morning. Only a few of the 19
offices in the remodeled city hall
building have been ^occupied, but
with the complg)jqB?f painting this
week, the entire personnel of the
WPA organization will be able to
move in Tuesday.
With the force being divided be
tween the gym and the city hall,
work has been going on in a make
shift manner, but by Tuesday the
organization should begin clicking
with all the employees and officials
under one roof, Mr. Wallace said.
There are now 45 men and women
connected with the organization,
with a probability of more being
added within the neat few weeks
Most of these people are living here,
having found quarters among the
residents of the town. Mrs. Eloise
Bennett, who has been cooperating
with the WPA officials, as a repre
sentative of the town, said rooms
had been found for the employees
and that she wished to thank local
people for their cooperation. There
has been some complaint about ex
horbitant prices being charged for
rooms, Mrs. Bennett said this morn
ing, but prices as a whole were con
sidered reasonable. Some adjust
ments have been made, she contin
ued, and the few remaining prob
lems will be ironed out within a
short time.
Mr J. S Massenburg, attorney
and claim adjuster for the WPA or
ganization, who has offices in Ra
leigh. was in Williamslon yesterday
inspecting the local offices. He said
officials were very much disturbed
by the fear that the employees could
not be cared for here when the of
fices were first moved, but that ev
eryone bad been located and he was
very much pleased with the entire
set-up and expressed his aprecia
tion to the town and its people for
the splendid cooperation they had
given the officials and employees.
Mr. E. G. Dorsey, superintendent
of the eastern division, and I. Dee
Parker, state WPA official, met with
the load workers here this week,
going over the work in general and
discussed the various projects of
the division.
Program of Services
At Baptist Church
Bible school, 9:45 a. m
Mornini worship, 11 a. m , seiuioii
subject "Jesus Looking at the Cross"
R T. U, 7 p. m.
Evening worship, > p. m. Sermon
subject "lis Gospel in All Jwltf
Many new people have recently
came to Williamston, and we want
you to come to our churches (or
srnrshrp We want you to be hap
pily engaged in a religious life of
worshiping and witnessing for
Good Honey Flow Is
Reported This Season
this ?raster One farm with S3 col
onies reports MOO pounds of honey
ready to be extracted; 1J
nd 1,00
CHILDREN TO BE
ADMITTED FREE
ONE DAY AT FAIR
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Will Also Be Admitted To
Grandstand Free Tues
day Afternoon
Children's Day at the WiUiam
ston Fair, which will be held the
week of September 28, will be out.
standing in the history of eastern
North Carolina expositions, accord
ing to plans being laid by Manager
Harvey Walker.
Walker announced today that
srhoot Uuklien of Martm and sur
rounding counties not only would
be given free admission to the
grounds, but would be admitted to
the grandstand without cost for aft
ernoon performances on Tuesday of
fair week.
Fifteen high-class novelty acts,
which usually draw top admission
prices, will be presented for the en
tertainment of the children on tneir
sepcial day at the fair. Low admis
sion prices will prevail for the re
mainder of the week.
"We are interested primarily in
seeing that the people of eastern
North Carolina profit by the exhibits
and entertainment offered by the
WiUiamston Fair," said Manager
Walker, "and we know of no better
method of enhancing its attractive
ness than by giving the youngsters a
good time." He was joined in this
sentiment by General Manager Nor
man Y. Chambliss, of Raleigh, oper
ator of the State Fair as well as the
WiUiamston Fair and several other
expositions.
In addition to the entertainment
program, special exercises for chil
dren wiU be presented under the di
rection of Miss Lora Sleeper, Mar
tin County home demonstration
agent.
On the midway of the WiUiam
ston Fair will be the Cetlin and
Wilson Shows, a clean, wholesome
outfit featuring 20 interesting shows
and IS popular rides. Oi\ly legiti
mate concessions will be allowed on
the midway. Manager Walker em
phasized.
A dazzling revue, "The Frolics of
1936," wiU present a high type of
show each night before the grand
stand, and every evening's entertain
ment wiU be topped off with a thrill
ing display of fireworks.
Harness racing wUl feature the
arena program on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and profes
sional automobile races will be held
Saturday afternoon to climax a week
Prize money at The WiUiamston
Fair will total $1,500, and wiU be
limited strictly to residents of Mar
tin, Pitt, Edgecombe, Washington
Beaufort, and Bertie County. Miss
Sleeper and T. B. Brandon, Martin
County farm agent, are in charge of
agricultural exfTihlta, which bill
fair to excel previous displays as
sembled in eastern North Carolina.
Local Tobacco Men
Are Guests Kiwanis
Club at Luncheon
Informal Get-Together Is
Held at Club Last Night;
McFarland Speaker
The Williamston Kiwanis Club
had as its guests the tobacco buy
ers, members of the tobacco board
of trade and leading citizens of the
town at the regular club meeting
last night. There were more than
40 men at the dinner sponsored by
the club so that the business men
of the town might meet the tobac
conists who are working on the lo
cal market
The warehousemen, buyers, and
their assistants were introduced by
Sales Supervisor McFarland, and the
elub members and ether men of the
town were intmdurrd by the club
president S H. Grimes
Mr. McFarland appropriately
thanked the club tcr the short en
tertainment end in paying tribute
to the town and warehousemen he
spoke very highly of the tobacco
buyers, saying that the buyers this
year were the most competent he
had worked with since he had been
here for the past three years May
or John L. Hawrll welcomed, in his
usual appropriate manner, the to
bacco people to Williamston.
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Sunday Services at
Church oi the Advent
Church af the Advent
Rev E. F. Mutiny, rector.
Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity:
Church school, 9:45 a. m
Holy Communion and sermon, 11
Evening prayer and sermon, ?
Delinquent Taxpayers Will Be
Ordered Advertised in October
Very little business other than of
a routine nature is scheduled (or
consideration by the Martin County
Board erf Commissioners at their
regular meeting next Monday, J.
Sam Getsinger, clerk to the board,
said this week. However, the board
is preparing for an all-day session,
the clerk explaining that the rou
tine business was crowding the cal
endar.
In accordance with a special act
of the last general assembly, the
commissioners will be furcod to or,
der the delinquent tax list for the
county advertised the first of Oc
tober preparatory to the tax sale on
the first Monday in November. An
accurate check on the tax payments
for the lax year 1935 could not bo
had today, the collector. Sheriff C
B. Roebuck stating that he believed |
the collections this year would show
up better than at any time during
his several terms in office. A com
plete report on tax payments will be
prepared during the next day or
two, the sheriff explained. Follow
ing the opening of the tobacco mar
kets this week m;mv property own
ers are paying their tax accounts, it
was said.
LABOR DAY
Although next Monday, Labor
Day, is designated as a national
legal holiday, it will not be ob7
served in Martin County except
by the several post offices and
a few other places of business.
There will be no mail deliveries
by either city or rural carriers.
The local office of the Virginia
Electric & Power Co. and ABC
stores throughout the county
will be closed all day, but oth
erwise "business as usual" will
prevail. The tobacco markets
will be open, as will the banks
and other business establish
ments. No special programs for
the day have been planned for
the day anywhere in the section, *
so far as could be learned here.
7 ARRESTS WERE
MADE UN COUNTY
ON OPENING DAY
Officers, Town and County,
Had Busy Afternoon
and Evening
Officers of the law, both county
and local, and members of the high
way patrol were called into action
I uesday afternoon and evening. A
little crime wave swept over sec
tions of the county and the first
bi eathing spell found seven men in
the hoosegow awaiting trial. None
of the charges was of serious conse
quence, but several of the cases will
not be cleared from the records un
til Recorder Peel convenes his court
next Tuesday.
Apparently celebrating the open
ing of the tobacco markets, the de-1
fendants expressed themselves too
freely with their fists and guns.
Russell Perry, white, und Clarence
Brown, colored, and both just oft
the roads, landed in jail for lighting.
Perry made a dash for freedom Just
as officers were stopping their car
in front of the county jail, but two
shots, fired into the grounds, fright
ened him and he fell to the ground
yelling against a continued gun al
tack.
Tom Grimes, colored, all dressed
up in his Sunday clothes, was stag
gering along the Hamilton TiighWiy
when Patrolman Stewart picked him
up Tuesday night.
Fey Rogers, apparently crazy
drunk, was arrested in Robersonvillc
Tuesday afternoon, and after tear
ing up the jail fixtures and water
pipes, he was transferred by coun
ty officers to the county's bastile.
Rogers, white man, had torn all
wearing apparel to the last thread
from himself, but officers bundled
him up in a raincoat and brought
him down to sober up and face
trial.
Flashing a pistol on Washington
Street here that evening, Octavius
Rogers was arersted and placed in
jail. The young negro broke for
freedom and ran head-first into an
automobile, cutting a gash in his
chin that required several stitches
to close.
Joe Perry arid Alton Lilley, White
men, were arrested for fighting on
the streets here that afternoon and
jailed to await trial.
Several other arrests have been
made, but no hearings have been
held for the defendants.
Hit-Run Drivers {?
Sent To Prison
Two hit-and-run drivers were sen
tenced to from one to two years in
the State prison in Bertie Superior
Court this week after pleading guil
ty hi chaiges uf manslaughter Jurtgi
W. C. Harris is presiding.
In addition to the prison sentence,
Willie Smithwick, of the Sans Souci
section, was ordered to pay $669 to
the family oi Johnnie JTogardTTT
year-old son of the Bertie County
treasurer. Young Hoggard was fa
tally injured while riding sbfcycle
on the streets of Windsor when
struck by Smithwick's car on May
31
The other hit-and-run driver was
Willie Button, negro, who failed to
stop after he had run down and
killed Johnnie White, 10-yagr-old
son of County Commissioner White.
Both defendants were captured aft
er extended hunts by members of
the State Highway Patrol.
Dr. W. T. Winn Here
To Begin Praetiee
P
Moving hero from Manteo, where
he has been stationed at a govern
ment hospital since June, Dr. W T
Winn began the general practice of
medicine here Wednesday with Drs
Eason and Rhodes Dr. Winn will
?use the office of Drs* Rhodes and
Eason and will be associated with
them in their general practice.
. Dr. Wtmr-i?n of Richmond,
Va., and received his medical train
ing in the Medical College of Vir
ginia there. He was an interne at
Memorial Hospital for a year after
graduatlngT~Tn 1933. Before he be
came associated with the govern
ment he practiced in Richmond for
a short while.
Dr and Mrs. Winn are at home
with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Manning
Month of August One of
Driest in Number Years
Last month was the driest August
in seven years, the Roanoke River
station reporting 2 3-4 inches of rain
during the period. In August a year
ago 7 1-2 inches of rain fell to es
tablish a new high record for the
particular month in six years.
Prices Holding Up Well on Local
Tobacco Market; Price Average
Around 23-24 rents First 4 Days
Lateness ot Season
Holds Sales Down;
75.000 Pounds Today
Farmers Generally Pleased
With Prices: Increased
Sales Expected
Today's sales opened on the Wil
liamston Tobacco Market with slight
ly heavier offerings on the floors of
the three warehouses than yester
day, and prices were unchanged,
maintaining a level which places
the local market in the front rank
with the other leading markets ill
the Eastern Carolina Bright Belt, so
far as prices are concerned. Around
75,000 pounds were on the three
warehouses this morning and sales
are -underway--with prices as good
as they have been all week.
Optimism and general satisfaction
on the part of both warehousemen
and growers seem to prevail in spite
of the light sales. The small sales
are attributed to the lateness of the
farmers in finishing their curing ac
tivities in this section. Many of the
growers are putting their last cur
ings in the barn this week, while
there are a few farmers who will
not complete their harvesting until
next week Sales will doubtless
show a marked increase after this
work is completed.
The market blocked here Tuesday,
with a sale of 162,302 pounds for an
official average of $23.41. The block
oil at the Planters Ware
house Wednesday morning, running
the total pounds for the two days
tu 234,506. The market's official av
erage for Tuesday was $23.06. On
Thursday the market sold 51,488
pounds for an average of $21.84,
much common tobacco being includ
ed in the offerings. Through Thurs
day the market as a whole lias sold
285,994 pounds for an aveiage of
$23.04
Medium and good grades of to
bacco are selling extra well, while
the common grades are low. Any
tobacco selling under 9 cents may
be considered cheap, but the grades
selling above 10c are bringing good
nnces when the quality ;s taken in
to consideration. General salistac
tion with prices for leaf sold on the
Wilhamston market has been in evi
dence here all the week, and ware
housemen said fanners locally, and
from other counties selling here in
dicated that strong support of the
local inurkot-would be forthcoming
from all quarters.
The highest average recorded on
I rhe?focal market - was * -rade hy
| Messrs. Edmonds and" Williams,
when they sold 7 piles of tobacco
for an average of $40.20.
Person Farmers Favor
Government Grading
No person County farmer voted
against tobacco grading on the Ox
ford market
PWA Officials, Employees
Welcomed To Williamston
The establishment of W I'A headquarters for the second district
in Williamston has brought many expressions of welcome from the
townspeople to the officials and employees of the organization. A
number of welcoming advertisements from Williamston firms were
prepared for publication last Tuesday, Tiutduetospaceshbrtage
some of them were carried over and appear in this issue.
While quite a number of the new residents have arrived to take
up their work here, pthers will arrive later, due to the delay in com
pleting the offices hoc. To those who are here, and to those who
will come later, The Enterprise extends the welcome and best wishes
of the town and its people.
Below is a partial list of the WPA force, with the places of their
residence. The complete list was not available today and will be
published later:
Lee A. Wallace, director: Misses Christine Hose, 8arah Lane,
Pauline Williams, and Mrs. Davie Wade, at the home of Mrs. John
A. Manning: Misses Catharine Jones, Mary Walters, Mrs. Janie Le
hew and Mrs. J. H. Smith, at the home of Mrs. John Peel; Miss II.
eanor Ramsey, at the home of Mrs. William Manning; Roy Enbanks
at D, M. Prank's residence; Misses Pauline Dewey and Nell Simpson
with Mrs. E. P. Moseley; Misses Mary Capeheart, Edith Lee and
Hannah Ireland at the apartment of Miss Daisy Pope; Misses Sybil
Smith and Vera Dixon, at home Mrs. H. L. Swain; Miss Caroline
Had ham, at apartment of Mrs. Tom Brandon; Misses Evelyn Daven
port, Cora Bunch, Mamie Lee Collier and Mrs. Mattie Dealer, at
residence of Mrs. P. B. Cone; Miss Verdte Heath, at home of Mm A.
J. Manning; Miss Emma White, at Mm Roger Critcher's;
Doris Bagiey, Ann Askew and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bobbitt, at I
of Mm Debbie Warren; Mia. Ives and Mrs. Nancy Hllbert, with Mrs.
J. W. Anderson; Miss Virginia Shaw and Mm Eunice Mae Weeks,
with Mm W. A. James; Mr. Walter Ryan, George Reynolds Betel;
M. H. Dixon and B. G. Kounce, residence of John W. Manning; and
Mr. and Mm Robert Riddiek, Tar Heal Apartment