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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 81 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. October 9.1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 Will DM Omt (M a Latohkay to On MM j ? ti TOTAL 22 ACTIONS TRIED IN COUNTY COURT TUESDAY Lengthy Docket Is Almost Completely Cleared; But Few Continuances The Martin County Court, after a rest at rolled up its sleeves and in a lasting about four hours nearly cleared the crowded docket Tuesday Twenty-two cases were dupnaed of and only 4 or S were continued Judge H. O. Peel eras an the bench and Sw!?'?? R L- Coburn prosecut ed the docket. Lacy Mack Warren, charged with bastardy, failed to answer when called and papers were issued for his unit. Ira Edmondson, charged with an assault, was sentenced to the roads for four months, the court directing that a former suspended three-month rood sentence run concurrently with the last one. Andrew Huggms. charged with drunken automobile driving, eras lined $30. taxed with the coat of the case and had his license revoked for Charged with "skipping" a board I bill. Virgil Lassiter failed to answer] and papers were issued far his ar rest The case charging Harry S. Peel | with passing a worthless check a remanded to a Justice of the peace | court for triaL Charged with transporting liquor and feckless driving. Jesse Rogers was sentenced to the roads for 12 months, the court invoking a form, er sir-month impended road sen tence and directing that they run] consecutively He appealed and bond was required in the sum of $400 . the court ordering his driv ing license suspended pending the] outcome of his trial m superior court I nest December. The case charging Ben Rives with an assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct wsa remand ed to the J. P. court. The case charging Clyde Knight i with larceny and receiving was dis-| Matthew Davis was sentenced to the roads for 00 days in the case charging him with an assault with a deadly weapon. Gabriel Taylor was fined ISO and taxed with the cost m the case charg ing him with drunken automobile driving. His license to operate a motor vehicle was revoked for one year. G. W. Mills was fined *90 and taxed with the cost for drunken au tomobile driving and had his license revoked for one year. Isaac Ampey, the colored man who has probably been a defendant in the courts of this county more times ths>n spy other half dozen peo ple, was sentenced to the roads for six months on an assault with a deadly weapon charge He appeal ed and. unable to raise the $300 bond, he was returned to JaiL Charged with being drunk and dis orderly and carrying a concealed weapon. Willie J. Roberson was sen tenced to the roads for 90 days. Fannie Bland, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to Jail tor 00 days. Ma lisha and Annie Mae Bland, sisters and defendants in the same cay. were found not guilty. T. F. Jackson, the young white boy who imitates perfectly the call of a black crow and who faces trial on a robbery charge i court, was an itemed to the l Additional Teacher Given Robersonettte High School Registration Books To Open Saturdays for Three Weeks Books for the registration of any person recently hemming 21 years of age or who has moved from one precinct to another will be opened in the 12 precincts of this county tomorrow, Sylvestei Feet chalrm of the county board of rtectiimv ex plaining that the books srill be open during three Saturdays only and that on Saturday. October 31, the registrations would be subject to challenge. Any person becoming 21 years of on or before November 3 entitled to vote in the last June and July primaries, that is Democrats. However, there are a few who did not think they were eligible to vote then and did not make any effort to register, but many others in that age group did register and participate in the primary voting. Any person who moved from one precinct to another as king as four months be fore the election will have to regis ter again, first getting a transfer from the register in the precinct from which he moved. One-year residence in the state is required. Just -prior to the June primary workers for three of the candidates for governor pushed over a sizeable registration in this county, and as a result of their combing there are few left who are eligible to register and vote. Any person who has once regis tered and voted in an election will find it unnecessary to register again Precinct Officials for Election Are Chosen DRAW JURY LIST FOR NOVEMBER SUPERIOR COURT Only Civil Cases Are To Be Tried During Term Of Two Weeks jurors for the two weeks special term of Martin County Superior Court, convening the third Monday in neat month, were drawn try the commissioners in a short ses sion Monday The court handle civil cases- As far as it could be learned today no judge has been assigned to preside over the term. Names of jurors and places of residence are: nmwcd Jamesville W R- Gaylord WUiiarhs: John Gray Corey and Vernon W Griffin, Griffins: Thomas Manning and Ira F. Griffin. Williamston: John H. Edwards. C E Jenkins. C. T Rogers, jr . Ray mond Taylor. D. L Hardy, and O. h Anderson. Cross Roads: Macon Wynne. Robersonville D R Everett. Silas House. H. A. Rogerson. Poplar Point: G. U Taylor I Bill Abbitt Goose Nest: U R Hale Sceawd Week Jamesville: L. P- Holliday Williams J. E. Moore and Wdlie T Gurkin. Griffins: J Arthur Corey. Bear Grass: H C. Green Williamston: S S Brown. John Daniel Biggs, John F Thigpen. R G. Harrison, jr. _ Robersonville: C D. Carroway. E G. Worthington. Irving James, W. J. Little, and W B Hurst | Hamilton: K & Etheodge Goose Nest: E H. Glover. J. U Taylor and L. I. Keel Husband Killer Starts I Prison Term This Week Sentenced by Judge H. A Grady in superior court here week before last to serve five years in prison for the murder of her husband. William Wynne, at their home m Bern* Grass on August ?. Mrs Estelle Wynne I started paying the debt to the state Wednesday when she was turned over to authorities at central psisu Mra. Wynne ems first serve the 5-year sentence in the Wo man's Industrial Colony, near Kin ston. but that institution does accept prisoners charged with c tal Local Insurant* Man Gets 1 Recognition This Week the Railing agents, J. Paul a t J| of the ! Life fi Trust Col, at an agents* din in Durham this week. Mr. ; Simpson andMr.LT. Fowden i WPA Working on Three Projects in Hertford My the Board Embarrassed By Not Republicans Enough for Officials | Change Made In Personnel For Voting Precinct In Hamilton Meeting here yesterday, members of the Martin County Board of Elec Hons effected several changes in the machinery for holding the general election on November 3. the author/ ities finding it impossible to locate a Republican for judge of election in a number of the 12 precincts Retaining there existed a shortage of Republicans, the election board of ficials reported to the State Board of Elections for instructions and they were advised to confer with Mr Wheeler Martin, chairman of the county Republican executive com-! mittee. Mr. Martin, for the most! apparently saiiWbwt . ?k [ the selection of precinct officials and only a few changes were made in the j personnel The board entered upon its min utes the following in this connection 'Whereas, in several precincts in the county not a single Republican vote has been cast in several elec tions. and we are not able to get competent Republicans as judges of election: Now, therefore, by the con sent and advice of Mr Wheeler Mar tin. chairman of the executive com mittee of the Republican Party, we appoint C L Daniel in Williams. J C Gurkin. in Griffins: Willie A us bon in Cross Roads. Herman Harri son in?Poplar Pouit, and George 1 *1?" ,n Hasaell precincts as judges of election." Several of these men served as judges of election in the recent Dem ocratic primaries, but the law re quires one of the judges of election to be a Republican in a general elec tion Approving the action of the county board in appointing these Democrats as judges of election be cause there were no Republicans. L P McLendon. chairman of the State Board of Elections writes "With respect to the Republican judges of election, your dectsmn meets with my approval and since Mr Martin, chairmgh of the Repub lican Executive Committee, seems to be satisfied with this action. I feel1 reasonably certain that nothing i?-' be heard of it Howe.ei. n ahundsnca of caution. I think (Continued on back Two County Men Placed On Probation By Court t-harged with manufacturing liq uor. Kelly Moore, white, and Wil liam Godard, colored, both of this county, were placed on probation far IS months by Judge I M Meek u* in federal court at W^hingtoo yesterday. Moore and Godard were the only two men from this county tojaee charges in the court. | ?r counties in the district before New Grocery Store To Open Here Tomorrow Dallas M. Frank is openn* I Sanitary Grocery store t offering Mock of rtaplr ? l at extremely low The building. *?iinrg t ? Jum recently the new Stock is neutly < *or the opening inmusTun tare ta probably one of the "taern in this LOCAL MARKET COMPLETES BEST WEEK OF SEASON Prices Ranging As High As 71 Cents a Pound Are Reported Today The Williamston Tobacco market completing the most successful of the season today with aver ages ranging well above 25 cents a pound, a review of the sales record for the period shows Yesterday the market sold 77.694 pounds for $20. 136 5*. an average of $25 90. Includ ing the sales today? estimated at MlOOO pounds, the market will miss the three million mark by only a small margin as it completes its 6tli week of operation this season With better types of tobacco being offered, prices have materially in creased here this week These types of tobacco are commanding better prices than at any time this season, many fanners leaving their inferior grades off the market just now thai they might get their'good tobacco sold However, there are large quantities of the inferior types be ing offered daily A number of individuals reported some of the best sales on the Wil liamston market this week of any time in several years IT ices have ranged from 46 to 65 cents right a long, and averages for whole barns have been reported at 50 to 60 cents in a number of cases. C. C. Sexton. Gainesville farmer, got a good sale here today, one large pile bnng 71 cents a pound. Thai tobacco is selling just as high if not higher, here than on aome of the larger markets was well il lustrated this week Selling half a ham on one of the larger markets earlier in the week, a certain farmer sold the other half here yesterday, one pile that brought 45 cents on the other market selling for 65 here. Others reported 3 to 4 cents a pound more here than on other markets. Probably these differentials might work the other way in some cases, but the facts are just this: The farmer stands to make more money by selling on the Williamston mar. ket than he does by hauling it miles to other markets. Shortage of Labor Slows lip Vi ork on ^ PA Project Here No Time Limit for Building Agricultural Unit Here Has Been Mentioned With a marked shortage just at this time in the number of available WPA employees, work on the Mar tin?County?ag? uultuial?building. next t?? the courthouse, is progress ing slowly General business has jusl about absorbed the unemployed locally, and arrangements had not | been completed yesterday to trans port eligible workers from other parts of the county to the project here. When the tobacco market clues down the latter part of next month or early December and farm work slackens off. it is believed a plentiful supply of labor will be a tailable There are hardly more than a dozen men on the tvork list of the relief organization in this county just now, it is understood. No time limit for completing the project has been mentioned, WPA heads pointing out they are anyi"lw fan those who can to get employ ment in regular business channels. ?Min.li of the equipment?for the building has been placed on the lot and excatmns are about complete for the $18,000 building foundation. 100 Barrels Mashed Grajies Are Shi|>|>ed (k* hundred barrels, or about 5, ? gallons of mashed grapes, are shipped this week to the Gar rett winesy in New York by the lamWey Ice Company, local agents The shipment^ while Die largest frrci this immediate section in e about one-third the local agents antici it is understood. ? Ddhtnf by fanners mostly in the Chowan River Albemarle Sound, the grapes by the agents here and debxered to the N. B and C. Line far New York delivery. About 300 imply ban els were returned with the grape shipment. aers in this immediate cultivated grapes on scale, very few tines af n? are found now. With a re ef marketi. very little has be to leeiee the production on County Delinquent Tax List Is Slightly Larger Than Last Year, In Numbers and Total Amount Quality of County's Peanut Crop Is Reported Only Fair With most of the farmers complet ing peanut digging in the county this week, general reports are that the crop wiU be of at least fair quality and considerably short of normal pmdiicifinn There are marked-variations in the reports describing quality, but 99 per cent of the reports are agreed that the production will run from 60 to 80 per cent of normal yields Describing the quality of his crop. Simon Lilley. Griffins farmer, point ed out that he believed he had raised the best crop of "pops" in his life. but that he had few good peanuts. Just a short distance away. Perlie LiUey completed digging this week a fancy quality crop, but explained that many of the goobers fell from the vines in the harvesting process These two reports are representative of others throughout the county, it is understood. Those farmers starting digging op erattons last week and forced to stop I by the rains ^re said to have, lost a j portion of their crops, the peanuts j falling from the vines in consider able numbers. Extend Time To Plant j Soil-Conserving Crops Farmers Given Until Last This Month To Meet Requirements Number Farmers In Martin County Have Not Yet Qualified for Money Those farmers who have not com plied with the terms of the govern ment's soil-conserving program will have until the last of this month to plant necessary soil conserving crops, it was announced following a meeting of the program heads in Roanoke. Va.. a few days ago Quite a few farmers in this county who reduced their acreages to soil depleting crops have so far failed to plant the soii conserv mg crops, the government now giving them the op portunity to plant the required crops on lands used in producing cotton. tobacco or peanuts The office of the county agent points out that for a man to qualify for a soil-conserving payment, he must plant at least 20 per cent of his soil-depleting crop base in soil conservation crops For example, a farmer might have reduced his to bacco just one acre and did not re duce either his cotton or peanut acreage, he must plant 20 per cent of the hasp of thnae acreages to qualify for the soil-conserving payment for the one acre of tobacco Farmers who have not met the soil-conserving program require ments should get in touch with the office of the county agent at onceI and learn just how many additional acres they must plant to soileonserv mg crops to qualify far mil pay. ments. Those who are certain they have sufficient acreage planted to soil-conserving crops will find it un necessary to visit the office of the agent They are warned to be sure about their soil-conserving acreages, and penalties will be imposed in the cases where the requirements are not met. it was pointed out. $73 More (lollected On Cam|>aign Fund Contributions to the Democratic campaign fund arc coming in fairly rapidly, but the drive is yet far from its goal of $500 W C Man ning. elector in charge of the drive, and E Si Peel." assisting, reported yesterday an additional $73 collect ed, increasing the fund to $212. The names of contributors not previous ly reported are; $5 contributors Dr J F Thigpen. W 111 lamilnn ?^.pf,ly Co M.rpJi. Brothers. J G Bamhill. Eastern Bond A Mortgage Co Chas. H God win. jr.. Amos IVry $2 contributors A J. Manning. Henry Manning. Wdltamstoo Cafe, Peel Jewelry Store. R G. Harrison, jr.. C. O. Moore. $1 and Mas; Jos. & Holhdny. a C. Griffin. J C Gurfcm. Simon D. Griffin. M B Ward. J. S. Holliday. Roy Ward. J. Elmer Griff m. R L Perry. N. T. Tire. Jesse Ambers. W. & Hatchet 1. Henry D. Peel. Julia Gurkin. W. U Taylor. W D. H. A Bowen. G P. Hall. A. R ' T. R Speller. Welcome Inn. B. D Keel. W. J. Nelson. R H Smith. R D. Taylor. Paul Jones. W. L Stalls. J D. Biggs. Mrs. & r Godwin. COUMTS CLAIM FOR ROAD MONEY CIV EN HEARING Debt Commission Believed Impressed with Claim Entered by Martin Appealing for a refund ?f $562. 260.99. money advanced by Martin County to the Higliway Commission lor the construction of roads. At torneys E. S Peel and K. L. Coburn were given ji cordial hearing by the road debt adjustment commission in Raleigh yesterday. The county rep resentalives state that they believe the debt commission was impressed with their claim, but just how much money, tf any, the commission wtH recommend the legislature to refund ts quite uncertain. The commission appeared to be quite interested in the claim cen tered around the expenditure made by the county for the construction of the Roanoke River bridge and that |M>rtion of Highway 17 extending to the Beaufort County line. Spokes cen for the commission apparently did not give much attention to the claim of around $200,000 spent for bridges and grading on Highway 125 from Williamston to the Halifax County line Very few of the counties invited to support their claims before the commission in Raleigh had repre sentatives there yesterday, unoffic ial reports stating that the debt ad justment group was not giving any of money spent in the construction of strictly local roads. + Final Rites for Mrs. Mareella Hoggard no Mrs. Marcella Hoggard, 60 years old. died at the home of her son in Williams Township last Tuesday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock following an itl ness of only a short time. Mr? Hoggard, daughter "f the latr Loten Gardner and wife, was born and reared near Jamesville, but spent most of her life in Williams Township. She was a member of Riddtck's Gmve Baptist church for a number of years and was highly regarded by everyone who knew her. Funeral services were conducted Wed i ic aday aT^nKKm iiT 2 30 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Harrington, her pas tor. in the Riddick's Grove church. Interment followed in the church yard. Two daughters. Mrs Allie Hardi Hoggard. of Williams Township, and one son, Johnnie Hoggard, with whom she made her home, Survive. She also leaves two brothers, Wil liam Gardner, of Williams Town ship, and Charlie Gardner, of Tar Convicted Forger Files Application for Parole The application for a parole for G. N. Cowan, convicted of forgery in the Martin County Superior Oral at the December, 1934, term, was being supported here today with a lengthy petition. The man's wife waa circulating the petition a booty rain Publication Starts Today, With Sale Set for November 2 More Than $160,500 of The 1935 Levy of $179,403.78 Has-Beetr ColectetL Seven hundred and thirty.three delinquent tax accounts, 12 more than the number a year ago, are being advertised today preparatory to the sheriff's sale the first Monday in November. Names will be drop ped from the list each week and sales stopped in those cases where payments and costs are paid, the collector points out While the number of delinquents shows an increase, the unpaid taxes, *14.641.93, are $2.572 27 more than they were a year ago Probably the increase in unpaid taxes can be explained by two facts, a larger levy and by low tobacco prices pre vailing during the early part of the marketing season Higher prices on the tobacco markets are expected to effect a marked reduction ia the unpaid tax amount between now and the first of next month, the final sale verjL likely to reflect improved conditions over those existing a year Agti in this county at the time at the sheriff's sale. More than *160,500 of the *179,. 403.78 levy for the year 1935 has al ready been collected, the tax sales representing. $14,641.93 of the un collected amount and the remainder being represented ugainst personal property only. There, is no record to be found in the collections this year, Poplar Point, after coming through last season without a single unpaid ac counl. is again in the list, hot th. district has the smallest number of those accounts in the county. Five townships, Jamesville, Griffins, Bear Grass, Williamston and Roberson ville reported decreases in the num ber of the delinquent -accounts, but only the first three of these reported better collections over those of a year ago. Griffins, with a reduction of more than one-third, apparently made the best collection record of any district in the county. Reaching the deadline for publi cation late last evening, the tax list had dwindled from nearly 8,000 down to 733 unpaid accounts on real property. Comparisons in collection. number of .delinquent accounts, by townships, for the tax years of 1934 iind 1935 follow: Jamesville Williams GrifFins Bear Grass Wi Iliamston T Cross Roads Robersonville Poplar Point Hamilton Goose Nest 1935 1934 1,988.10 * 2,018.42 592.45 404.10 200.51 366.68 226.09 246.52 2,693.48 2,542.26 649.96 49526 2,758 64 2.169 45 319.12 0.00 1,466.58 1,022.90 3,747.00 2,921.90 *ota* S14.C41.93 $12,069 66 Number Advertised 1935 1934 Jamesville Williams 138 142 48 #> Bear Grass Williamston Cross Roads Robersonville Poplar Point Hamilton Goose Nest Total ?22 17 182 37 121 21 182 31 127 7 43 138 733 0 43 107 721 Lumber Truck Hits School Bus Today; No One Hurt No children were hurt, but con sjdcrable damage was done . Martin County school bus when it was sideswiped by a lumber truck about three miles from here on the Hamilton road this afternoon. James Pritchard, colored driver of the lumber truck, traveling in the same direction with the school bus failed to stop as children were laav ing the bus. Another truck was meeting him and he was forced into the school machine, it was unoffici ?Hy reported. Brakes on the him ber truck, tested by a highway pa trolman. were said to have been da. fective. Pritchard will likely face the court! for attempting to p-*~ . school bus while children were be ^d^f1lL*nd ** ?
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