THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 74 .1 WUliamstoa. Martin County. North Carolina, Tuesday, September IS. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899
ATTENDANCE UP
SINCE OPENING IN
LOCAL SCHOOLS
First Grade, with Three |
Teachers Has 120 Pupils
Enrolled Now
Enrolling 578 pupils in the ele
mentary department on opening day
last Thursday, the local school to
day reported an increase there of IS
pupils, the high school showing an
increase of 3 over the initial enroll
ment figures. Most of the gain was
centered in the first grade. Principal
I- W. Anderson pointing out that
the distribution of the 120 beginners
among three teachers was proving
quite a problem. The second grade
has its problems, too, the principal
pointed out. An additional teacher
will relieve the situation consider
ably in the first two grades. There
are as many as SO pupils in other
grades, and only one has fewer than
38, a review of the registers shows.
Principal Anderson said late yes
terday afternoon that the school or
ganization had been perfected and
that work, now well waterway, was
progressing very well. The old
schedule will be followed closely,
the pupils arriving at 8:30 in the
mornings and leaving at 3:25 in the
afternoon, with a lunch period last
ing from 11:52 to 12:50.
Ruth Nixon, new music
r, of Sunbury, who will con
fine her work to private instruction,
has enrolled a class of around 25
pupil*.
The high school band was reor
ganised last evening by Charles L
McCullers, of Rocky Mount, and
other phases of school work are be
ing developed rapidly, the principal
said.
A directory of teachers released
by the principal today follows:
Principal L. W. Anderson in the
home of Mrs. Myrtle Brown on
Church Street Misses Annie Shields
VanDyke and Elizabeth Hughes
with Mr. and Mrs. Garland Wool
ard on Haaaeil Street; Coach Larry
W. Wade with Mr. and Mrs. Iverson
Skinner on West Main Street; Miss
Bawls Wilson in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Harrison; Misses
Emma Gay Stephenson and Fran
cw Dailey. with Mr. and Mrs. N. C.
Green on A re dsn ly Street; Misaes
Nancy Glover and Mary Whitley at
the heme ad Miss Sarah Harrell on
?wwu Avenue; Milton Griffin at
home on Washington Road; Miss
laeepiiiin Grant with Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Hodges; Misses Dorothy El
Jiett and Ethelyn Eaaon, with Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Harrison on Acad
way Street; Mrs. C. B. Hasseil at
hprne in Tar Heel Apartments; Mrs.
A. R. White at home on Simmons
Avenue; Miss Maria Brinson, with
ye. A- J. Manning, sr.; Miss Velma
Harrison at home m Mllh fluent:
Miss La la Brown Barnhill at home
on Haughton Street; Miss Ruth
Manning at home on Simmons Ave
nue; Miss Mary Benson with Mrs.
Myitis Harrison on Haughton St.;
Misses Estelle Crawford and Jose
phine Harrison at home on Haugh
ton Street, and Miss Ruth Nixon in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Hodges on Haughton Street.
George R. Terry
One of County's
Oldest Men, Dies
Laat Rites Held at the Late
Home in Bear Grass
Monday Afteriiuun
George R Terry, one of the coun
ty's oldest citizens, died at his home
la Bear Grass Township, Sunday
evening, death following a stroke of
apoplexy. Prior to the time he was
stricken, Mr. Terry eras fairly ac
ttve for his four-score and one years
prior to the time he was stricken.
A farmer all his life, Mr. Terry
was a hard worker, appreciating the
simple things of life and the good
will and fellowship of his fdlow
man. He strtved to meet his obliga
tions to others, always puylug full
measure and more Quiet and un
assuming, he was s food citizen.
He leaves three eons. Jamas F.,
and f. D- Terry, of Baberaonyflkl
and Clue Terry, of St. Pauls, N. C;
and four daughters, Mrs. Maggie
Mrs. Rillie Wynn, of Robersonville;
Mrs Edith Whichard and Bessie
Cowan, of Williamston. He alao
leaves about M grandchildren and
a number of great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon by Rev. W. T.
of the Free Will
of which Mr. Tarry
?ly plot.
County Paid Over $67,000 in
Sales Taxes Last Fiscal Year
Martin County, through its mer
chants, paid into the state treasury
in the form of sales tax $67,690.85
last year, the largest amount since
the tax was first levied nearly four
years ago. The total sales tax col
lections for the entire state during
the year ending last June 30 were
$10.18001.57, or a gain of about $3,
000,000 over collections a year ago.
Guilford, one of the largest coun
ties, led the state in collection of
the nuisance tax. The lax there was
in excess of three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars. Mecklenburg was sec
ond with its collections standing at
W3.10S.4i. Forsythe, Buncombe,
and Wake each had collections of
about one-half million dollars.
Bertie, one of the largest agricul
tural counties in the state, paid $45,
119.7$. Beaufort, another neighbor,
collected $111.32177 Down in Wash
ington, the collections totaled $19.
*41.71. ?"
Road-Claims Hearings
To Begin This Month
OPEN BIDS TODAY
BUs are beta* opened today
for the construction of a new
I15.MA theatre buildln* here,
Mr. J. W Watts, who pteas to
hnild the asevie house, statin*
It wonld he several days before
I canvass of the prices
centraetinc Anns have their rep
reaentatives here today far the
Mr. Watts, who is Jnst cot of
hospital, recently
I a let front the Stolons
en Haathton Street next to the
Coles l?l Service Station. The
hnildin* plans have not been re
leased to the public. Air. Watts
exptoiaia* that certain alters
tioas nay be eensidered before
the balidto* contract la let.
;? ? ? .1
FEATURES BEING
ARRANGED FOR
FAIR HERE SOON
Tuesday, September 29 Has
Been Designated As
Children's Day
A full week of gal* entertain
ment and instruction has been ar
ranged for the Williamston Fair, be
ginning September 28
Resident Manager Harvey Walker
who was in charge of the exposition
last year, emphasized today that the
Williamston Fair would present
more extensive and varied displays
of Eastern North Carolina products
and that some of the highest class
entertainment available had been
booked.
Premium money will total $1,400,
and will be limited strictly to resi
dents of Martin. Pittr Edgecombe,
Washington, Beaufort, and Bertie
counties. This policy was .inaugur
ated to protect local exhibitors from
the stiff competition of profession
als.
Manager Walker is being assisted
in the supervision of farm exhibits
by Miss Lora E. Sleeper, Martin
County home demonstration agent,
and T B. Brandon, Martin County
farm agent.
On the midway of the Williamston
Fair will be the Cetlin and Wilson
Shows, a colorful, wholesome out
fit featuring 20 interesting shows
and 1$ popular rides. Grandstand
entertainment will be enlivened by
10 novelty acts and a glittering rc
vue of talented performers.
School children of Martin and sur
rounding counties will be admitted
to the fair grounds and to the grand
stand without charge on Tuesday of
fair week until 4:30 p. m. A special
program for children is being ar
ranged by Miss Sleeper.
Harness racing will feature the
arena program on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Races will
be run under the supervision of
Joe McGraw, veteran starter who
functions at the famed Hambleton
ian classic and also at. the North
Carolina State Fair, which begins
in Raleigh October IX A number
of horses coming to the State will
run at Williamston
?rTflffMioinl niiftffiiiiirtr nrrmmt
be held Saturday afternoon, to top
off a week of gala entertainment.
VanDyke Starts Startling
Selling Event Thursday
11k VanDyke Furniture Company
begins a stupendous furniture sell
?ag event on Thursday of this week,
the Arm offering its entire stock at
greatly reduced prices. Just back
toons the largest furniture markets
in the country, Mr. O. G. Woo Lard
made extensive purchases of the
latest furniture creations, the large
price advantages
First Meet of Claims
Group Will Be Held
In Asheville on 28tlij
Reports Show That Large
Portion of Road Program
Financed by Land Tax
Claims of the several counties to
refunds from the State Highway
Commission will be heard by the
road debt adjustment commission at
special hearings to begin the latter
part of this month, according to re
ports reaching here. The first hear
ings will be held in Asheville, no
date having been announced when
this county is to present its claims
to about one-half million dollars.
The urgent invitation by the im
partial commission to all the coun
ties directing them to (lie claims, re
gardless of facts, that the requests
of the original 44 counties might be
made to look ridiculous. Is likely to
prove a boomerang, according to re
ports from those counties little in
terested in filing claims before the
commission asked for calls While
some of the 44 counties included in
the list as being due refunds weie
not expected to push their claims,
and there was a likelihood that the
claimants would be overpowered in
the legislature, now it appears that
some of the other counties are wak
ing up from a long sleep and are
giving the matter more serious con
sideration In short, these counties
are saying there is no reason for the
highway commission to be so rich
while all the counties are so poor.
Possibly Martin County will never
receive a penny from the invest
ment made to provide roads for the
World to travel on, but it is believed
that the county and many others
will be given some consideration
by the next legislature The pres
ent commission may pump the high
way treasury dry, but the gasoline
tax is expected to continue to pour
money back into the fund
Junior Order Council To
Hold Meeting Thursday
The local Junior Order Council
will hold a regular meeting in the
Legion Hall Thursday evening of
this week at ? o'clock. The meet
ing is the first that has been sched
uled in several weeks, and all mem
bers are urged to attend.
NEGRO KILLED EN
WRECK SUNDAY:
7TH THIS YEAR
Highway Fatalities Equal
Toll for AH Of Last
Year In County
Sylvester Hints, colored man a-1
bout 40 years old. was instantly
lulled and David Brooks, colored,
was badly Kurt internally when
Hints turned tus car. a sport road
ster. over just this sale of Gardners
Creek Sunday morning about 11 o'
clock. Hums, thrown 29 feet from
the wrecked machine, landed on hit
bead and suffered a broken neck.
David, with a broken rib and pos
sibly a bruised kidney, is expected
to recover.
It was a case of too much pros
perity for Hmes Receiving a dou
ble bonus from the government, the
man quit his job as cook in a local
cafe a short while back. He was
said to have been drinking much of
the time during the past few weeks,
and reports state that he was prob
ably intoxicated when he drove to
his death Sunday morning Sent to
him through error, the government
was trying to recover a duplicate
check and bonds delivered to Mines
a few ??du ago.
Brooks, riding as a passenger, said
Hines was trying to make the curve
at SO miles an hour and lost con
trol of the machine. The car did
not turn over but once, but it was
demolished.
The fatal accident was the seventh
on the highways of Martin County
this year, the record to date equal
ling that for all of last year A year
ago, on September 12. a young white
woman waa killed near WiUiamston.
her death being the second on the
highways of the county up to that
time. The 1935 toll included the
lives of 8 white persons and 1 col
ored man So far this year the loll
included the lives uf 8 colored and
1 white person. Patrolmen pointed
out that drunken driving was re
sponsible for at least 5 and probablv
6 of the highway deaths
Names of 1938 highway victims
are: Glen wood Capehart. white, on
May IT; LeRoy Andrews, colored.
June 28. Lee Pumngton. Noah Shep
pard and Jack Bunds, all colored.
July 12. Martha Frazier. young col-1
ored child. August 12. and Syives
tar Hums, September 13,
Maintaining the same rate record
ed in the same period of 193$. the
automobile is due to lake S more
lives on the few miles of roads in
this county between now hnd Janu
ary 1.
Looking for Building To
Open a Bakery Here
An established baking firm with
headquarters in Richmond at pres
ent is trying lo find a location hue
to open a bakery, according to Mr.
G H. Harrison, who has been han
dling inquiries from the operators
during the past few days Several
bids are now pending with local
property owners for a location, but,
as far as it could be learned at noon
today, no rental agreement lias
been effected
Details of the proposed new bust
ness could not be learned, reports
stating that the firm had long been
in operation and was planning to
expand
199,800 Pounds Tobacco Sold on
Local Market Yesterday; Small
Block Is Sold Off This Morning
Tobacco Thefts Expected To
Show Increase Over Yea rAgo
The third tobacco theft in thi?
county this season was reported by
Farmer Ed Johnson, of Oak City,
last week Approximately 900
pounds of graded leaf were stolen
from Mr Johnson, thieves having
stolen around 1.000 pounds from the
crop of Et. M. Cherry, near Palmyra,
just a few days before A small
quantity of tobacco was stolen from
the J. T. Barnhill farm, near liver
etts. a few days before the markets
opened.
Now that the sale of tobacco can
be effected without restrictions, rob
tjenes are occorrmg more frequent
Ty. the thieves nearly always sleaT
the season before, tax warrants were
necessary to sell tobacco, and very
little tobacco was stolen.
No arrests have been made in
connection with any of the thefts,
the modern methods transporta
tion making it almost impossible for
officers run down the robbers
Farm Bureau Plans To,
Push Farm Legislation
Also Hope To Form
Strong Organization
Throughout Section
Bureau Board of Directors
To Meet Wednesday
Afternoon
Meeting in Greenville last Friday
afternoon, district officials of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau Fed
eration discussed plans for pushing
certain farm legislation in the next
session of the general assembly, Mr.
H. S. Everett, president of the Mar
tin Bureau unit, explaining that ef
forts would be made within the next
few weeks to perfect a strong or
ganization in this and other counties
that a united front may be present
ed to demand legislation considered
| necessary in aiding agriculture in
this state.
While current tobacco prices, ~?^j
pecially those being received for in- j
ferior grade types, were discussed,
it is apparent that little can be done j
now to relieve the condition. How
ever. it was pointed out that con
certed action taken shortly and as
suring control next season would
probably cause an increase in pres
ent prices
The Friday meeting is evidence
that the farmers will not be left in
the lurch when the legislature meets
again. The Farm Bureau ??? plan*
rung an rxtrnsive drtve for mem
bers that a united front can be put
behind measures considered neces
sary for advancing the interest and
welfare of agriculture. The drive is
already underway over the state.
Pitt County only recently having
increased its membership in the
federation from 1.100 to more than
3,500
Martin County will formulate
plans for its drive at a meeting of
the unit Farm Bureau board of di
(Continued on the hack page)
DEER SEASON
TV kulai mm for fm.
uprninjc ladiy. found several
Large groups entering Ikr wood*
in search of IV Vrl ininik
However, the main hunting re
verve* ore remaining quirt, the
sportsmen declaring the weather
a hit too warm and the moaqui
loen too mans for a pleasant
trail through the woods The
Devereaux Hnnbng t'lub is plan
ning a hunt on 1'ndaj; the Co
nine club, with headquarters
here, delaying hunting develop
meats until neat week, or until
Very little hunting is expect
ed. however, until tVlober 1.
when the season lor taking
squirrel
HORACE ELI RAY
SUCCUMBS AFTER
LONG SICKNESS
Funeral Held at Home Near
Here Last Sunday
Afternoon
Hutmc Lh Ray. prommcnl taiu.ci
and highly regarded citizen, died at
hu home near here last Saturday
morning at ft n'rlmlt fnim u,rm
gland trouble. Mr, Ray had been
in declining health for three or (our
months, but was able to be up end
continued active on his farm until
about three weeks before h!s death.
The ?on of the late Horace and
Alvama Ray. he was b^rn in Wil
liamston 70 years ago the 22nd of
this month When a young man he
married Miss Pat Bennett, and fol
lowing her death he married Miss
Willie Straw-bridge, who survive^
No children were born to either
union. With the exception of three
o rfour years spent in Halifax Cuuii
ty. where he farmed. Mr Ray lived
near here all his life. Although farm
ing on a comparatively small scale,
he followed sane practices, earning
a good living and meeting his ?bli
gallons to his feltowman promptly
Besides his wife, he leaves one sis
ter, Mrs T S. liadley. and three
brother^ ?3?n?ana s v.
Ray. all of Williamston. and Paul
Ray. of Roanoke Rapids
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon by Rev R N
Fitts. Methodist minister, of RobetJ
sonville. and Rev R R Grant, pa;
tor of the local Methodist church
Interment was in the family burial
plot at the old home place near lli
late home in this township
NYA Headquarters
To Br Located Here
District headquarters for the Na
tional Youth Administration will be
moved htn. tomorrow, with Mr. C
D Powell in charge of the offices
lie will have several assistants. The
offices will be Vested on The Thud
floor of the Branch Banking ami
Trust Company building Hereto
fore, the district offices have been
located in Eluabetk City.
TKe
the most valuable organisations per
fected under the New Demi is aid
ing hundreds of ytx
gain an education A number of
youths in this county were aided by
the NYA
A SHORT CUT THAT WOULD MEAN MUCH TO THE COASTLAND
we*. the share teerisl stay w t.nied |
> af this nitlw Bifki (et mm Ha ml Ikt ml aH tar MI|M ta the CnHll Ceaatry.
' ajc "Oae has aaly to staHy brtaHj the raaghly rtHHuj ??> Han herewith to ah.
ha treat tiSHian ml raaHs ta areas ml Wntii tlia. Tyrrell. Dara ate Byte CmNi Oas ate ta !
la Bm State. If I
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Better Grades Are
Bringing 40 Cents
Pound Right Along
More Than Million Pounds
Sold To Date Average
Nearly 23 Cents ?
Selling I99.8U0 pounds yesterday.
| the local tobacco market passed the
11 000.000-pound mark. Supervisor of
Sales McFarland stating that the
market had sold, not including the
I sales of itday. 1.096.254 pounds. The
I offerings brought $250,603.75, a re
|suiting average of $22 86 for the sea
son.
I The biggest ^ale of the season was
: riv: 'eU \ ?.? ? ? 1^9,800
pounds selling for $45,111.78. or an
? average of $22 52 Selling late in
the afternoon, the market blocked ~
[when work in the second house was
completed About an hour and 30
minutes were required to clear the
block this morning
Farmers were on the market here
yesterday from a big territory, and
good sales were reported. The bet
ter grades were averaging above 40
cents right along, but prices for the
poorer types of tobacco continue to
lag F C Stallings. Jamesville farm
er. sold a second curing yesterday,
with prices ranging from 13 1-2 to
45 cents, the fanner explaining that
the tobacco was on the low side
Several farmers were here from
Bath yesterday, and they were well
pleased with their sales. They re
port fine crops m their area, one
of them explaining that he had one
of the best crops he had ever raised.
Approximately 100.000 pounds of
the leaf are on the floors here to
day, the sales supervisor stating that
the selling activities would probably
be completed ~by 2.30 o'clock tins
afternoon.
Cites KtHjuirements
For Graduation and
Fntranee in (allege
Parents Asked To Review
Course Schedule Of
Their Children
e
Ttiat there will be no trouble for
a local high school graduate to en
ter any stamlaid college in the fu
ture. Principal L W Anderson cites
lequirements for graduation from
the school here and the college ent
rance requirements
Sixteen units are required of the
graduation candidates, and the same
number of units or credits are re
quired of the student by the college.
However, there is some variation in
the nature of the course necessary
to graduation and that required by
colleges, the principal pointing out
that parents might study the lists
below and properly guide their
children ? ??r
The following courses are includ
ed in the local school curriculum:
First-year civics. English, arith
metic. general science or home eco
nomics. second-year English, bi
ology or home economics; third-year
English, history (United States) and
fourth-year English. Electives are,
algebra, history (Man's Advancing
Civilization), geometry, home eco
comics. French. economics, chemis
try and commercial geography.
?vCollege entrance requirements in
clude the following courses first -
year civics. English, arithmetic,
general science or home economics,
ulgt bra, tjrencn. second-year Eng
Mi, biology or ht<ne economics,
history (Man's Advancing Civiliza
Immi); algebra. French; third-year
English, history (American) and
ge??metry. fourth year English. Elec
lives, (ummercial geography, chem
istry. economics and commercial
arithmetic.
WPA Forces To Place
Fxhihits at Couaty
?Vndn the supervision of lira. I
P Hodges, general hill nf ill
women's work in the second WPA
district, extensive exhibits will be
placed before the public at the sev
eral county fairs in this section this
fall WPA headquarters officials an
Sewing ruosns in this and other
counties will have aoaae top exhibits
i display, mowing that an astas
ia the particular type at