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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 83 WiUiamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. October 16. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 APPLICATION FOR SOIL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE SOON Blanks for Filing Expected j By County Agent Within Next Week or Two Blanks for filing applications for payments under the Federal Govern ment's soil conservation program are expected in this county within the next week or two, according to in formation released today by the Ra leigh office of the extension division. Few applications trill be prepared, however, before the latter part of this month, or/ until the time ex pires for farmers to comply with the requirements of the program. The latter part of last month there were fnore than 300 farmers who had not complied with the terms of the soil program, but most of them are meeting all requirements, and it is believed that few will be penal ized for failing to plant sufficient | soil-conservation crops. No estimate is available at the" present time as to the amount Mar tin County farmers will receive un der the new program this year, but the total benefits will compare fav orably with those received last year, it is believed. The amount of payments, it will be remembered, depend upon the extent to which | Martin farmers have and are partic ipating in the program Complete participation in the program would have brought them more benefit money this year than they received last or even the year before, it is believed. In addition to the direct benefits, the program has already advanced valuable farming practices. Winter cover crops are growing on lands over the county for the first time in history, and hundreds of farmers are becoming soil-conserving conscious Gives Temperatures For Curing Sweet Potatoes I The proper temperature for best results in curing sweet potatoes is from 80 to 85 degrees. This should be continued until the sprouts be gin to appear, which usually re quires about two ^eekj After this I curing period, the storage tempera-1 ture should be lowered to 50 de-' grees and kept at that point until removed for shipment or use The temperature should never be allow ed to go below 40 degrees nor above 50 as high temperatures during the storage period causes excess shrink age. c Eva Jessye Choir To Giv$ Program Monday Night\ The Eva Jessye Choir, famous singers of Radio City, New York, will appear in a concert program in the colored school auditorium here next Monday night. Directed by one of the nation's outstanding mu sicians, the choir is recognized one of the best musical aggregations I on tour in this country at the pres-1 ent time. Special invitations to white people are extended. Tickets for reserved seats are on sale at Clark's Drug Store. 200 Pounds Tobacco Stolen From Farmer Near Here The seventh tobacco theft in the county this season was reported ye terday morning following a raid on Lester Rogers' packhouse, near here, the night before. About 260 pounds of tobacco were stolen from Mr. Rog themselves with the tobacco that was graded, leaving that not ready for market. Officers are working on the but no arrests have been made, far as it could be learned at noon today. Regular Services Sunday At Church in Jamesville Rev. W. B. Harrington will coo duct the regular preaching services in the Jamesville Baptist church on 8unday morning at 11 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. ' S Says Prisoners At Rocky Mount Are Treated Badly ? Returning to his home in this county a few days ago after serve 2$ months on a Rocky Mount chain gang, Russell Perry, white ma maintains he had fare hardly espial that given a dumb beast In direct ing the. strong charge against the camp superintendent Perry said the conditions there should be Imasti gated In the name of humanity. "The steward is a good man. b that superintendent is the man who should be investigate." Parry i lowfcd. Farm Work Is Keeping Many County Children Out School First Lot New Peanut J. Crop Brings 5c Pound FAME SPREADING I reputation as a ? I May* J. L I -af - a letter Ina Mrs Dae B. Big gles. af nr.anal Calif. TV letter is aae af many received here alaaaat weekly fraa all parts af Ike twain Mrs Big gies said ia her letter that he had heard aaaay fararable re Farm Bureau Plans Membership Drive Starting Next Week Will Be Launched at Meet To Be Held in Court House Wednesday An estensive drive for member-] ship in the Martin County Farm Bu reau Federation will formally get underway at a meeting of the or ganization directors, farmers, and State Bureau leaders in the court house here next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Urgent invitations have been directed to more than 100 farmers to be present for the meet ing and help start the campaign Officers of the State Farm Bureau will attend the meeting, county lead ers explaining that the meeting will prove well worth while to everyone who attends According to county officers head ing the organization- plans will be advanced at the meeting next Wed nesday evening to push the mem bership campaign to a goal of around 4,000 members Warehousemen in the county and other business and prnfemiinnl men are being urged to line up behind the movement and help make it prove successful. With important legislation pend ing in behalf of agriculture. Farm Bureau leaders in state and nation are lining up their forces to push the farm program m both state and national legislative halls To sup port their demands an extensive membership is necessary Presbyterians Announce Schedule of Services At Winiamxtaa the church school in* about the church. Come and join us in this disriiation. The wor ship Miiiu and sauioa be*ins at Haw At Poplar Point there will be no church school at 2 p m_, due to the (act that the week of special serv * being held Mch night at 7:10 pjn . will come to an end on Sunday night at 7H. At Bobenoo's Chapel the church school hour is 3 JO p. m. At Bear Grass church school is at 10 a. m. The young people meet at 6 p. m The wosship sat ska. and A two-weeks revival will befin at Bear Gram Sunday night, October ? The Rev a If Wilson, of Farm ville, will do the preaching. During this masting, the chmtfc. which is now frae at debt, wfll be dedicated. The Rev. John C. Whitley, who First Offering Said To Have Been ol Extra Good Quality Farmers Warned Not To Rush Picking and Cause Weak Market The first lot of peanuts from the new crop was sold on the Suffolk market this week at 5 cents a pound, the highest figure reported since 1927. information received here to day from the peanut town slated The purchase was made by the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company whose officials explained that the initial purchase was of unusually good quality. Opening prices a year ago were reported at 3 1-2 cents a pound. The S qent price can be expected to attract much attention among th< farmers of this section, but the grow ers should remember that the fancy price paid was for fancy peanut* that were dry and in good condition The hasty harvesting of the crop without douht. will beat down prices and cost the growers thousands ol dollarm. all cTeaiicrs point out. While the task is near completion there are a few farmers in this cour ty who are still diyymy their pea nuts, with the possibility that a scar tered dozen or so have not yet start ed the work. A large portion of the crop has been dug and stacked, and next week will see the work just a bout completed in its entirety Several weeks should elapse be fore picking operations should b< started, but some few fanners will likely start that work the latter part of next week or the week fol lowing, taking chances on the |oaK ers being thoroughly dry by thai time. The main picking work will hardly get underway before the mid dle of next month. Delayed week after week during two months ol last season by bad weather, few farmers are expected to gamble oe the chance of fair weather, but to complete the harvesting of then crops just as soon as the peanuts and hay have cured. Just what the icynt price on the Suffolk market means, no one knows exactly, but the opening price indicates that the crop will command more money this year than it did a year ago. The condition of the crop and orderly marketing are two im portant factors to be reckoned with. and either one na ?e iff ttwl the market. Truck Burns on Highway Here Ftae destroyed the 1935 Ford truck of H- V. Godwin. Ahnririr ??? ? front of tbe Spruiii Filling iIiUm near the river here at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. The truck, fully insured, was a total loss, bul the fire was confined to the truck and cab by the local fire company, saviM the attached H ? load of flour from loss. There were around 45 gallons of gasoline in tbe two truck tanks and all of it burned. Godwin, who was not certain bow the fire started, discovered the truck river bridge. Traveling Williamston. the driver stepped tc the running board and steered the truck and trailer annual tbe mm and stopped it at tbe ode of tbe ruac just in front of the filling station One or two bags of flour an th> truck were bunted, but other tfaac the damage to tbe truck cab ami TOWN TAX LIST IS ADVERTISED FOR SALE NOVEMBER <1 Number Delinquents Shows Decrease From Past Several Years Preparatory to thr collector s sake the second Monday in next month the town is adverttsin* today for the first tune its 1935 delinquent tax lis* Recognized as the smallest in recent years, the list carries the names of Id property owners. 43 white and 106 colored, and represents unpaid taxes in the sum of 13.65412 g Starting off with a levy of H2. 383.70. the collector has turned mto the town treasurer appruxmiateiy $38,777.18. There have been nihstatnial gams in town tax collections during the past two years, records show In 1934 there were around 3M drier quenl tax accounts representmg an unpaid amount of $7.11325 Last year there were 177 unpaid accounts and taxes past due in the sun of ?VTf" The marked feature m the collec tion record this year is the redur Hon in the number of accounts oi white property owners. A year age there were 77 such accounts, as com pared with 42 this year Thr nan brr of colored delinquents this yeal one less than lor the 1934 las year Following a system not so long is effect, the town taring authorities ill probably turn the drtinqurn accounts over to its law enforcement officers for collection Many of tlu accounts will, in all probability, be settled before the sale ?hc jnuc Monday in next month, and thr re ?naming ones will be turned over u the officers, it is expected Contributions Mill Bein<r Received foi New Deal (landidaU Total for County Goes Ovei $500 Mark; Goal Set ? At $1,000 With donations coming n (ran districts heretofore unheard from the Roosevelt reelection rampnti fund went over the $M) mark yes terday. reports from the uuugtr. show There are several dmnrt yet to report, indicating the count] will near the goal of $I.(M Cross Roads gained honorable met lion this week when Canvasser J. S Ayers reported SSUO collected u that comparatively small district Williamston added another SM U the fund E. S. Peel, chairman <t tee. reported lilt cuUertcd hmc last Tuesday, making the total UI2 Contributions not previously re ported are: S2S contributor: Joseph B Cherry $10 contributors' A P BamhilL J T Bamhill $6 contributor Jesse Keel Si contributors: Roanoke Chevro let Co., T B Slade. jr.. J & Ayers sr. G. W Taylor. Joseph H Roe buck. D C PeeL $3 contributors Clark's Drug Co. Clarence Faulkner $2.50 contributors J. R Everett Mrs. J. R Everett $2 contributors J & Ayers. Jr. J. L. Bailey $1 or less: R W. Mc Far land. F W j Hoyt. Murphy Riraei. C. L. Vinh A T Belch. B F Perry. H D. Har rmw. Jack rtank. I- C W. Cherry, H. & Hardy. D. B Moo ley. A L. Williams. H B Bnsmt John H. Wynn. G. H. Forbes. J. G. Forbes. C. W. Forbes. W S Badey. Mrs. Willie Peel. U A. Clark. J C Taylor. Alton KeeL Joe Wynne. Mrs J. S PeeL Mrs. D. C PeeL Miss ThH ma PeeL J W. PeeL | Veterinarian Plans To Locate in Town A. J. Ouwii. doclut oT medicine, will locate here i next few days, according to j tion received yesterday from ' where the doctor is wBh Dr L. J. Helling. It not be learned )ust when Mr Ortces planned to locate hut bad he e looking for a house and will prots ably move just as soon as he caa get quartcn Dr Osteen was formerly i ed with the State Department at Agriculture as a cholera control of the state. Far the years be Dr. L. J. Williamston Tobacco Market Has Best Week in Years; Prices Hold Up, Especially on Better Grades Auto License Tags for Next Year A rriveat Bureau Here ? I AMI brack the 193S cat?bilr e U(* are still selliac at a MH) nfit rate, the lacal ha naa ?I the Caraliaa Matar rhk Mm a ?ready received a aew aad Ihc a apply at the Ua plates la aeat ears aad tracks ia keep* ac With the state's taaiac ?T<ta dariac 1937. The Scare* ud letters are yellasr smeared aa a Mack plate. The laitial ?eat tar lades l.(M set* at lac* Hack far all types at cars aad s. year ahea it said ?.?:? plates the larai hunt is Ml expected te mrh tint hgarr this year, t'p U the lM at this Math, the hareaa had said UU plates far slightly ante Una t?.M. The arw taps via he pltird mm sale prahaMy ahaat the 15th at Drreasher. er a fesr days ear tier, hat they raaaat he Uafally befare the asiddle at ! Democratic Rallies in " - ? . r . ' - ? " ; ? ? ? County Being Planned Hojk* To Poll Large \ ote; (lam ass To Be Ij^latle by Nominees Consider Asking Dr. Mc Donald To Speak Here Before Election Even though it is conceded. that Roosevelt will carry Martin Coun ty by 99 to I. or thereabouts. Dem ocratic leaders are. planning a dis cussion of the political issues in the several subdivisions between now and the 3rd of next month, accord ing to information coming from El bert S Peel, chairman of the Dem ocratic executive committee in this county Local candidates are expect ed to take the stump in behalf of ftheir own candidacies and those of others whose names will appear on the three tickets. A schedule has not been formulated at this time for the drive, but the present indica tions are that the party campaign custom will be- maintainc 1 tins Jevr. A number of people have asked that Dr Ralph W McDonald, candi date for governor in the June and July primaries, be invited to make at least one and probably two speech e? in the county next week or the meek following Party leaders arc said to favor the requests, but it a McDonald will be available to speak in this county during that time. The big task facing party leaders in this county will be getting the volets to the polls The county !Vomerals are without opposition and naturally the absence of com petition right at home narrows down interest in voting. Judging from observations, wounds opened in the party ranks last June and July, and there wail be little ticket scratching, it is honestly believed The state contests probably got too much at tention in the two primaries, leaving little interest for the November 3 The Republicans are busy in the; mesleiii part of the state, and H| might be well fur eastern portion to get busy if ?h?| Democrats are to be returned to power m the state another term Must of the people know little about the five piopoied amendments to the State Constitution. They are not decided as yet how they will vote, and. as far as attracting voters to the pulls is concerned, the prof??t amendments will prove a complete The main drawing card will be the name of Franklin D Roosevelt, which will appear on the ticket in plane of the names of the presiden tial elcctmi which usually ornament ilae LaUuts- And while il a cerEB North Carolina will vote far the r* election of Mr. Roosevelt, the peopl wsfe to express their appreciates with a large vote. While the Democrats are in ippiiij out their campaign in the countj the Republicans have accomplishe Imle so far. Gilliam Gnsaom. Re pishlirMi nominee for governor, wa invited to speak at Bear Grass, bu no date has been mentioned and i B net likely that he will find tm to bring the campaign into thi county at this late date. Mrs. Frank Weaver Ahrareta Wea the State fair in 1 ONLY NINE CASES TRIED IN COUNTY COURT TUESDAY :Road Terms for Those Who Drive After Revocation Licenses Holding a session that lasted a I greater part of the day. Judge If O j Peel handled nine cases in the coun ty recorder's court Tuesday Deal ing with automobile drivers who dis regarded the drivers* license lav. | Judge Peel ruled that defendants convicted of such violations would face road terms in his court In the [rate charging J ?1 flodmi James ville Township man. with operating |a car after his license had been re. vofccd. Judge Peel suspended a three I months road sentence upon the pay Iment of a ISO fine and cost of the [case Charged with drunken driving. | Garland Hardison was fined $50 and costs, had his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for one lyear and was directed to pay $10 to the prosecuting witness for damage (done to his car. Virgil Lassiter. charged with "skip ping" a board bill, was sentenced to the roads for 00 days Lassiter sig nified his wish to appeal to the high COUrts. and IW1 him until Thursday In prrfert it. James Bridgers. charged with driv |ing a lumber truck by a school bus while children were being dtscharg jcd. and with operating a truck with improper brakes, was fined $25 and taxed with the cost. It was brought out in court that the truck brakes had just been repaired, and that the driver attempted to stop but could not The truck owners agreed to' par the cost of repairs necessary to the school bus Operating a car without a driver".* license. Braxton Barber was direct ed to pay the cost of the action, the court suspended judgment. Thomas A. Spencer, white man. | chaiged with hit-and run and reck less driving, was bound over to the] rrqinrrd in the mm of SVtfi The case charging Roosevelt Park er with carrying a concealed weap-| on was dismissed. J Moms Savage, charged with aaj assault with a deadly weapon. was| sentenced to the roads for CO days Emma Thomas, young white girl charged with vagrancy, was ordered [placed in the jndurtiial Farm Col any. iwi Kmaton. Program of Services At Baptist Cburch\ Bible school. 9:45 a. j JAurmng worship. II a~ jeet "Thr Memory ot the Rifhlnus Is Blessed ~ B T L ?N p m Mr. Barnes will be m thup of the anion. Emn?unli? 7*30 p m jert 'Be Si rone w the Lord." Examination for Clerk Carrier Is Postponed\ for aubstite clerk I city earner here will not be betd| lonoe row a* scheduled. F E at the Cm! Set i ne will be pita I at 030 o'clock kaaldnc. FWe Many Growers Make 50c Averages; Sales Near 3.500.000 Mark Market Average Yesterday $24.93: 65 Per Cent Crop Is Estimated Sold All in all. the Williamston To bacco Market this week has experi ences! its best wiling period in sex eral years, reports from warehouses and farmers rlearly indicating that prices during the past few days have been as high as they were at any time since 1929. While a recant high average was established for the season last Monday, prices have held up all the meek, the differential of about 2 cents in the daily aver ages being attributable more to the quality of the offerings than to a marked variation \ ic the market prices Although the skies were overcast today and a drizzling rain was fall ing. prices appeared strong on the local market, sales reaching the St ern! mark, with numerous averages well over SO cents. Prices for good tobacco apparently are gaining in strength, not by leaps and hounds, but steadily and gradually. Farm ers placing good tobacco on the floats here today were receiving from 44 to 65 cents a pound for entire barns, these figures including the low grades Yesterday, the market sold 61/164 pounds for $15.225 93. a resulting av. rrage of $24 93. Including today's sales, the market is nearoig the three and one.half milium pound mark. Asked about the percentage of the crop sold more than a dozen farm ers figured that mure than 65 per cent had been marketed, the esti mates ranging from 65 to 75 per cent Several farmers marketed Their laid offerings today, and num bers explained they had only a hun dred or so pounds left at home. Lapturc Two Cars Loaded With Liquor Two hundred and five gallons of liquor, a home made product turned out by Ea*l lake manufacturers, mere confiscated and three perjons arrested late yesterday by Federal investigators as the contraband was being moved in two cars by John M<oele> and Moms Heckxnan Lynch -accompanied by Glenn Long, white woman The liquor ?ru thought to have been twoked for distribution in Halifax County All threb of the persons mere from Roanoke Rapids. At a preliminary hearing last eve ning before U. S. Commissioner W. C_ Manning, the alleged ram run ners mere placed uiader bond for their appearance before Judge L M. Meek ins in federal court at WTHon next week Unable to raise the Amount d the bonds, all three of the defendants mere placed m the Mar tin County jail Mu<elei4*B arrested in Tyrrell County as he drove ha car off at the East Lake ferry with 110 (at luas if liquor- Lynch and the Long I woman attempted to erane ? Federal officer m chaaed them about 10 miles before laltnf them into cus tody They had K calkins of liquor tabeard Episcopal Services for Sunday Are Announced Rev E F Mnsrlcy. rector. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. St Laker Revival Services To Begin Monday at Local Church