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Walafc Om UM mm la m II Oarria Cka Dita I THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 79 Williamxtnn. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday, October 2, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 WEATHER HOLDS DOWN CROWD AT FARMERS' RALLY Warren Says Day of Fed eral Control Past, Due To Supreme Court A plea (or a strong organization of farmers that the rights of agri culture may be maintained on a par. ity with other industries was direct ed to several hundred farmers in the Williams ton Fair grandstand Wed nesday morning, when prominent legislators and farm leaders review ed the farm situation as to legisla tion and prices. Threatening wea ther held the number of farmers to less than a thousand, but the meet ing was regarded as highly success ful by the county Farm Bureau of ficials sponsoring the event. Congressman Lindsay Warren, the main speaker on the program, re viewed the legislative acts and told the farmers that the present admin, istration was still sympathetic to ward agriculture. However, com pulsory control, directed by the Fed eral government, is a thing of the past and the success of any program rests with the farmers themselves. Mr. Warren said. "The Supreme Court has said agriculture is a lo cal problem, when we know it is not," Mr. Warren continued, explain ing that the organization of farmers will be necessary to push compacts among the stages that control may be effected and living prices for farm commodities may be main tained. "In 1832, just four years ago, the total farm income in North Carolina was only $84,(KJO,(JUO. Lasl year H was $229,000,000, and the estimates for this year are for an additional increase," Mr. Warren said, in point ing out the record of the present ad ministration as it relates to agricul ture. .... The congressman stated that he believed the compact law should have been tried this year that its de fects might have been corrected, and now the future of farming depends on cooperation of farmers that the industry might support a concerted claim to recognition. If the farmers fail to push the program, they will fall back. Mr. Warren stated he be lieved the fanners would get togeth er and will show their appreciation . to President Roosevelt for his ef - | forts to restore agriculture in State and nation. While admitting that fair prices were being received for medium grades of tobacco, W. W. Eagles, a member of the State Advisory To bacco Board, explained why the common types of tobacco were a drag on the markets. "If there was definite assurance now that the crop production would be controlled next season, tobaooo now- selling for 3 and 4 cents a pound would be bring ing 10 to IS cents," Mr. Eagles said in urging the fanners to organize, make plans for control and demand the General Assembly and Congress to pass necessary laws to make con trol certain. If the farmers dont' get together, they are going to suf fer, he added. The government is ready and will ing to aid agriculture, but it cannot ram control programs down farm ers' throats, Mr. J. E. Winslow, pres ident of the State Farm Bureau, said in appealing to the farmers to or ganize that they might effect a con trol program of their o\vn choosing. "We want state compacts based on national laws that will assure fair prices to the farmers," he said. Mr. Winslow told of the progress the Farm Bureau was making in its or ganisation of farmers over in Pitt County, where 5,000 have already joined and a drive is now on to add 1.400 others to the membership be fore Saturday night of this week The tobacco crop must be controlled through the organization of farmers for fafmers, the bureau president explaining that the union would not he aimed to injure other industry. Stressing the theoretical side and its practical application, John W. Goodman pointed out that proper cultivation, rotation of crops would -gtoke possible reduction in ptodi tion costs and give the farmer greater margin of profit He also urged conservation and care of for. est lands, fields, and appealed to the ?"s to form a business organ! nation for their farming activities. E. F. Arnold, secretary of the State Farm Bureau, in urging Mar. tin County farmers and others to organize and join in a program for the benefit of agriculture, said "If we cant get what we need through constitutional laws, let's get it in another legal way. A drive for a strong organization of farmers in this county is expected to get underway shortly, the bureau officials to announce complete da Tobacco Prices Are Stronger This Week; Sales Best of Year. Reporting higher prices on near ly all grades, especially those of the better class, the Williamston tobac co market is undoubtedly having the best sales of the season this ?reek. The sates today are recogniz ed as being stronger, and the price increase has been noticed from day to day during the week despite un favorable weather. Good tobaccos ire selling good, probably above the lighest peaks of the season. The in ferior grades, still offered in fairly large quantities, are holding their >wn, but the price increase has been negligible Today the market will barely miss ? block, the estimates placing the tales at close to 200,000 pounds with the average probably the best of the season. Individual averages were report ed from 30 to 40 cents for tips on the local market this morning, and there were very few complaints to be heard. Those farmers offering good quality tobacco were well pleased with their sales. On account of illness, the sales supervisor has not completed the tabulation of sales and prices since Monday, but he will have a com plete report over the week-end Present indications point to a heavy sale here next Monday, and with fair weather it is expected that a new poundage record for a single day this season will be established. Awards Announced For Winning Exhibits RECORD SALE That food tobacco Is selling Just as high on the Williams ton market as it is anywhere in the belt was well proved today when a farmer sold a barn of his crop for an average of $57.05 here. The sale is believed to be one of the best in the belt, and there are others close to it on this market today. The sale, including an entire barn, is as follows: Pounds Price Amount 6$ SO $ 20.40 90 45 43.20 108 54 58.32 150 65 97.50 164 67 109.88 46 68 31.28 632 $360.58 Averaging $57.05, all this to bacco was bought by regular companies and not by the ware house. JOURT ADJOURNS WEDNESDAY: BUT FEW CASES TRIED Most of Cases on Crowded Docket Continued To Next Term Trying only a small number of ases on what was considered a xowded docket, the Martin County Superior Court, convening here last rfonday a week ago, adjourned for he term "St noon Wednesday, after udge Henry A. Grady had planned i special term for the trial of the -eavister-Corey cases the first veek in December. Cases cleared from the docket not ireviously reported follow: #The case of Henry S. Hardison, hardens man, against the <A. C. L. tailroad Company was non-suited, ["he plaintiff was asking damages al eged to have resulted when defend int's train killed a hog belonging to iardison. A judgment in the sum of $1, '12.16 was given the Salsbury Sup >ly Company against W. C James. A consent judgment was entered n the case of Emily Jenkins against ... j. Manning; -Proving two years' separation and nutual consent, B. C. Wynne was iiven a divorce from Ora Wynne. Judgment was rendered in favor >f Lou Wiggins against D. G. Mat hews and others. Mary Hull was awarded a judg nent in the sum of $150 in her case igainst Noah Cherry, administrator >f Moses Alexander. In the case of Slade, Rhodes Se Company against Ferd Barnhill, the iefendant was allotted 15 acres of and as his homestead, the plaintiff -eceiving 35 acres of the certain tract. A judgment in the sum of $304.03, less costs, was given the defend. ?nt in the case of Nancy Rolax a jainst H. C. Norman. To Discuss Cucumber Plantings at Jamesville Members of the vocational agri culture Class and other farmers in he Jamesville section are scheduled e meet there next Tuesday night to study a proposed sign-up for cucum Ser production in the section next fear. J. C. Eubanks, agriculture teacher, will be in charge of the meeting. pt'tir packers are to open a plant in Plymouth, and they are interest ed in creating a supply in the lower part of the county. Around $1,000 To Be Distributed Among 450 Exhibits at Fair WPA Booth Attracts Much Attention at Fair Here During the Week While many of the departments had very little competition, the Wil liamstun Fair yesterday paid out some very attractive premiums, es pecially in the live-at-home, voca tional agriculture and home demon stration club departments. A com plete list of awards is not available at thU time, but cloie to $1,000 wi'lf go to exhibitors, club and individ uals combined, fair officials said to day- ' -?i. The most coveted prize, $50, was awarded C. S. Rogerson, Bear Grass farmer, for the best live-at-home ex Mbit. Mrs. J. S.Ayers won second prize, $45, for her live-at-home booth; third and fourth prizes, $40 and $35, going to Mr. and Mrs. J A. Brake All four of these booths were very creditable, and in them there were Numerous lessons. Professor J. C. Eubanks and his vocational agriculture students an nexed the first prize, $40, in the vo cational department, Professor J. E. Mullen, of the Oak City agriculture class, following closely to take sec ond prize, $35. In the competition among the women's home demonstration clubs, Ihe one at Holly-Springs won find, $3ft;?Washington County combined clubs, second; Everetts club, third; and Jamesville, fourth; the prizes ranging from $30 to $15. iiicic wciC appi UAimaici)' i?iu c Pibits placed in the main building, and there would have been many more had there been favorable wea ther, it is believed. Livestock ex hibitors passed the show up when certain conditions were not met, un official reports stating that they wanted to enter on a flat fee basis and not in competition with each other. Anyway, there were only two pigs in the show, and they were placed there by 4-H club boys. The WPA booth, although not in cluded in competition, proved quite interesting?The work, nf the or ganization was reviewed for this district, the WPA sewing rooms probably commanding major atten tion. The organization has given work to 1,068 women in this district, and the records show that an exten sive work has been handled. In the tewing rooms, the women have made more than one-quarter mil lion garments, valued at $305,841.96. Books "havFTaeen mended by the thousands; more than 1,500 n?*4y cases have been nursed, to mention a few of the major undertakings han died by the women. The labor cost, materials and other expenses mounted. to $310.613.67. a bulletin m the booth shows. The work of the men handled through the WPA organization is far more extensive, the projects af fecting life from the seashore to points 150 miles or more away. Ar mories, agricultural offices, roads, streets, schools, sand fences, and air ports have been built by the WPA male forces In addition to that work, drainage projects, oyster plant ings and other projects have been handled, the booth giving a vivid idea of the far-reaching program that has been and is now being ad vanced by the organization. Mrs. Ida Hodges, supervisor of women's work, had charge of the booth. COUNTY LIKELY TO HAVE RECORD NUMBER COURTS Nearly 100 of 365 Days Are Alloted County And Superior Courts With another special term of "big ' court almost made certain at the di rection of Judge Henry A. Grady. Martin County is expected to estab lish a new "courting" record this year. Application for a special term to be held here the first week in December for the trial of the Leavis ter.Corey cases was. filed with the governor's office this week, there be ing little doubt but that the requesr will be favorably considered. On an average of one out of every five days one court or another is holding forth in the Martin County hall of justice. The county record er's ? court ordinarily sits 40 days each year. The regular superior court, convening in March, April, June, September, November and De cember is allotted 10 weeks, or 50 days; and this year an additional week is being added that the be-1 whiskered Leavister-Corey cases may be tried. If the courts?with the emphasis on the "if"?held forth all the time they are alloted, they would be in session 95 days, "or about one-third of each year. In ordering another week hitched on to the already considered heavy court schedule, Judge Grady ex plained that it would save the coun ty several hundred dollars. It is a fact that several hundred dollars have all eady been spent by the county with the possibility, of course that it might recover some or all of it. The L^avister-Corey case was placed on the docket soon after a truck-car accident near Roberson ville in September, 1934, when John Leavister and Marshall Andrews. young white men, were killed. The case has been tried once, but the verdict, allowing $200 to each of the two plaintiffs, was set aside by Judge Clayton Moore, presiding judge A continuance was granted the plain tiffs this week when important wit nesses could Jiul attend court- No other cases will be placed on the docket for trial during the first week in December. - Fifty people will be drawn for jury service, the judge ordering thai none be chosen from Robersonville Township, where the wreck occur red. Native of County Dies in High Point coun ty, and?fm SO yours" a prominent business man and leading citizen of High Point, died suddenly at his home there Wednesday morning. Re tiring in good health Tuesday night, Mr. Sherrod suffered a heart attack and died a few hours later. The son of the late Robert W and Jane Parker Sherrod, he was born in Hamilton on November 18, 1860 Going to High Point in 1898, Mr Sherrod entered the manufacturing business and met with marked suc cess. He also was connected with the city government there several terms and was interested in several allied businesses. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edith Moore Sherrod, of High Point; four daughters; Mrs. W. R Morrow, -of High Point; Mrs. Lucille Collins, of Raleigh; Mrs. H. L. Newbold, of Richmond, Va.j and Mia W L Wat. son, of High Point; one son, W A Sherrod, of High Point; one sister, Mrs. C. H. Baker, of Charlotte; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 3 p. m. from the home by Dr. W. A. Lambeth, pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist church. Homecoming at Christian Chapel The revival meeting conducted by Kev. J. M. Perry will begin at Chris tian chapel next Monday night, Oc tober Sth, at 7:30 o'clock. It will run through the weekclasing jv(th the Homecoming Day, second Sun day in October, which is the 11th. This Is planned to be one of the greatest weeks in the history of the church, and closing with perhaps the greatest homecoming the com munity and church have ever en joyed. People are going to quit work early so they can attend the revival. It is short and no one should miss a single night. Special music, fine fellowship and sermons that will instruct, uplift and bless. Public cordially invited. Fair Will Close Saturday Night: Auto Races Feature of Program Scheduled Tomorrow Afternoon County Fanner Says This Is *Good Year for Crop Failure "This has been an unusually good year for crop failures in this sec Hon." Farmer C Abram RqbersonJ of Robersonville, remarked while! lu re yesterday While the crops are ,not complete failures, they are' -ranked among the poorest ever' | raised in this section as a whole, the nominee for county commissioner1 added. Reviewing his farming activities Mr. Roberson said it was difficult to1 net a stand of tobacco last spring on! account of dry weather, and then' $21(9 COLLECTED) UN COUNTY FOR CAMPAIGN FUND County Quota Is $1,000.00; Organization for Canvass Is Nearing Completion While far from its goal of $1,1)00 the campaign to raise funds for Prrsidrnt Roosevelt's election is pro. pressing rapidly iu this county/a. report from W. C. Manning, Roose velt Elector for Martin, showed yes I terduy. E. S Peele, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in this county, stated that a county ,v\ ide organization for advancing the campaign is nearing completion, but ftfit work had been centered so far in only one or two districts. The drive will be extended to every sec tion of the county, reports from those centers where a canvass ha, been made stating that numbers are) cooperating willingly and freely ml '?"half of the Presidents campaign] for reelection. Donating $loo, Mr. Van G. Taylor leads llic list. of. eontrihnii.rs Ves_| Icrday the canvassers reported $209 already collected and a considerable sum pledged. The names of other donors and the amount of contribu tions are: I $10 contributors. Farmers Supply Co , Lindsley Ice Company, William ston Motor Company, W G. Peel. $5 contributors: E P Cuningham, J. Lawrence Peel, Luther Peel, H O. Peel, W E. Dunn, W B. Daniel, bL.L. llassell, Charles R Mobley, S K. Biggs. Henry E. Griffin .nj p L. House, Oak City. $250 contributors: John A. Man ning, D. R. Davis. $2 contributor: James H. Ward $1 25 contributor. V D. Godwin $1 or less: P P. Peel, jullan Har rell, A D. Griffin, sr., T K Herring. Calvin Ayers. Ann Hardison, Mrs Charlie James. Two Are Injured in Accident Near Here Mrs. J. W. Haskett, 61 of Raleigh, suffered broken jawbones and cuts on her face, ami Miss-Ruth HarteH, 31, also of Raleigh, was badly cut on her chin in an ajjUirnohile truck collision between here and Windsor late Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Frank Cates, a passenger in the car was not hurt. Traveling toward Williamston. the car, driven by Miss Haskett, struck a light truck driven by James Gar bold Taylor, Bertie *T-frtr who it in t ed to turn around in the path of the Huskett car. He was not hurt. Mrs Haskett and her daughter were treated in a Windsor hospital and were removed to Raleigh yes tcrday, reports stating that Mrs PaskidLwaa seriously inior^i Second Case of Typhoid Reported in This County ^ ??comi caae or typhoid fever in Martin County this season was reported near Palmyra last month, the report failing to reveal whether the victim, a" colored person, had taken the anti.typhoM serum in the drive against the disease last sum mer There were four cases of dlph. theria in Williamston Township dur "if the period, a review of the rec orda showing that there were fairly numerous diphtheria cases in this section just a few months ago. the rains coming later damaged the crop considerably. Good stands of cotton were almost impossible The lobacct> crop quality is inferior, and the weight is far below the average, he continued. "While we got a fair stand of pea nuts last spring, the rains this are threatening the goobers in stacks, and those still in the ground are likely to fall off the vines when digging starts." Mr. Roberson said, adding that this had been an unusu ally bad year for farming in this section. r Lew Wallace Late Entry in Local Races Pictured uImivc is Dirt-Track Auto Race Driver Lew Wallace, of Indian apolis. liul. wtnr is one of the late entrants to register for the auto races to be held at the Williamston Fair tomorrow Mr Wallace will _ drive a Fronty Special, which prom ises to be one of the fastest cars on dirt tracks in this section of the country The races will start at 1:30 p. m., when the tithe trials will take place The heat races will start promptly at 2 30 p m. C C. (Jray, who is promoting the race here, says that, weather permitting, the races will be some of the fastest held in this section of the state, as the late rains will help pack the track and a few turns of the speed cars will soon throw all the loose dirt off the track. About 16 cars will start, with prospects of other cars to be en tered today and tomorrow. Baptists To Use New Church Rooms For First Time Sunday Sunday School Leaders To Work for Big Increase In Membership Using the new $6,000 addition for n?? Hr?i i.me since its recent com pletion, the local Baptist church is establishing a splendid record of progress this coming Sunday morn ing Much interest is being trained on the initial use of the 8 room ad dition for the Sunday school, Rev. Jas. Tf. Smith, pastor, explaining that a drive is underway to double the attendance in the school depart ment Pupils are to be promoted that day. and they will occupy the new class rooms. Sunday marks the beginning of a new associationaf yeai. and the church leaders are appealing to all to help make it a successful one. The program for the day includes Bible cfhrml ot mA taw.l-H.flfl at 11 o'clock, the pastor using for his subject at that time, "Our Cove nant." The B T U. convenes at 6 30 p. m., followed by the evening -worship at 7:30 o'clock. There will also be a baptismal service during the evening hour. The names of the officers and teachers of the Sunday school are: Superintendent. L. Bruce Wynne assistant superintendent, Jessup Harrison; pianist, Ellen Cowan; sec retary and treasurer, Julian Ander. son; librarian. Mrs. D. A Roebuck ? ?i - ^ .?? ? i. cradle ttoii and Beginners, birth to 3 and 4 to 5, respectively Superintendent, Mrs Francis Barnes (Coetiaiied on back pace) Pair Vi eather Today For First Time This ^ eek: Crowd Larger u Complete Schedule Events To Continue in Effect Until Final Curtum Experiencing the first favorable weather of the week, the Williams Lon fair is attracting the largest crowds of the week today with in dications that attendance records will be broken this evening and to morrow Rains, falling nearly every day this week, have handicapped the operators, and daily programs in a substantial loss for the man agement and the owners of the at tractions. No estimate on the * at ion loss could be had today, believing it would run into several thousand dollars With the sun shining bright this morning, atten tion is centering on the fair, the management stating that complete programs would be maintained until the final curtain late tomorrow night Reports staling that the fair would continue operations through Sunday are unfounded. The Cetiin and Wilson shows on the foudway will close late tomorrow night and are scheduled to leave here around D o'clock Sunday morning for Wil son where they will play the Wil son County fair all next week. Considering the unfavorable wea ther. fair-sized crowds have visited the fair this week, but operations were carried on under a marked disadvantage The feature on tomorrow's pro gram will be the automobile races with several prominent profession^ id-drivers competing for the piixe money. In addition to the races, a complete grandstand program will be offered, the Winter Garden Re vue giving its last performance to morrow evening- The fireworks program will be complete, and the midway will continue its extensive activities until midnight. Lirge Steamship Here This Week The steamship "WwmioflreC*" 6fte rf-tt^ largest boats ever lo gome up the Roanoke, was docked at the Norfolk. Baltimore & Carolina line wharf here this week taking on a load of tobacco. Only recently com missioned by the N. B 5c C. line, the boat was br?>ught here by Cap tain Barnes, employee of the line for ii number of years. Having a capacity of about 700 tons, the boat is nearly 200 feet long and has an engine of about 650 horsepower. It has a cruising speed >f about 14 knots and makes the run to Norfolk from this poifa in about 13 hours With several hun Jnd hogsheads of tobacco in i*s hold and first freight room, the boat l>ulled out of the N B. 6c C. line Jock here~ early last tufniiy gpc rung to deliver its cargo directly to <n mean go^f scheduled? for a China port. The N B. & C. line handles thous ands of hogsheads of tobacco ft am this point each season, operalirg sometimes as many as two boats in i single day, and from S to 7 | o accommodate its shippers. (bounty Board Will Hold Meet Monday Jtjgkiing neetti bounty commissioners have little business on their jle other than that of a routine na il re. J. Sam Geitingar. tlak to Use board, said this iimm miig .Tin in will be drawn for the two weeks' ipecial term of Martin County Su perior Court convening Vent Ihr third Monday in next month. Ihr rourt hears civil cases only. The 19M tax books will likely be turned over to the t lay, the auditor's completed the receipts No meeting of the at education is Monday, the office at (be tendent