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VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 85 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. October 23. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 OUTLINE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP IN FARM BUREAU First of Community Meets To Be Held in Bear Grass Next Tuesday Night The importance of every farmer joining the Farm Bureau Federation that support can be placed behind needed national and state farm legis lation was ably stressed by farm leaders at a meeting held in the county courthouse here last Wednes day night The importance of the meeting cannot be overstated, for it marked the beginning of a campaign to assure the farmer deserving con sideration along with other industry of the nation. Talking before the 40 or more far mers present, J. E. Winslow, presi dent of the State Farm Bureau, said, in substance, that the soil conserva tion program was not sufficient to control the production of tobacco, that supplemental national and state legislation was imperative if the farmer is to succeed in the future. To assure the passage of the needed legislation, the speaker explained that a strong organization of farm ers is absolutely necessary. The sit uation as it exists today and the prospects for the tobacco farmer in the future were discussed, the speak er pointing out that unless some thing was done tobacco production could be expected to pass the bil lion -pound mark when there is a consumption of hardly more than 650,000,000 pounds. He pleaded for a strong organization of farmers to get behind the movement for ade quate legislation to assure a reason able and fair method of controlling production. Bruce Sugg, president of the State tobacco warehouse association, and prominent tobacconist, also spoke to the meeting, explaining that he had held conferences with tobacco manu facturers and that they did not complain about the efforts of the farmer to organize and control pro duction. He added that the com panies thought ti was the sensible thing to do. The time is now ripe to act, if the tobacco farmer is to pros per in the future. The soil conser vation program is assured for only a short time, and other plans must be made, the speaker stressing cen tering power in a large Farm Bu reau membership. E. F. Arnold, of the State Farm Bureau, summarized plans for future action, and urged participation by every farmer, white and colored, landlord and tenant. The membership drive, upon the success of wfiich depends the pass age of favorable legislation, gets un derway in this county at a commun ity meeting to be held in Bear Grass next Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Every farmer is urged to be there. Accidental Shooting Costs Hassell Man His Left Hand The accidental firing ot a gun cott Ben Hooker, colored man living near Hassell, his left hand Wednesday morning, the man claiming he did the damage while handling the gun, A colored woman, named Moore, told a different story, she claiming that the gun was in her hand when it fired, the load of shot striking and tearing away the man's hand. The shooting was declared accidental by both the woman and Hooker, but it could not be learned who held the gun when the shot was fired. Hooker was treated by a local doc tor i parently. Registration Books Close In All Precincts Saturday Registrations (or the November 3 election will not be received after tomorrow, the books to close late liDitaa evening after being open for three Saturday*. A fairly heavy registration has been reported in some of the coun ty's 12 voting precincts, Williamston leading with 40 new names on its books. Gooee Nest reported 25 new day. Most of the new registrations here weer citizens who have Just recent ly established their residence in the precinct. Registrar Luther Peel said. Injured in Wreck, Woman Continues Critically III tin. lirrie Coltrain, injured in an automobile-truck wreck near Choco winity the 25th of last month, con tinues critically ill, reports indicat ing there is little hope for her re covery. She was brought to her home in Bear Gram Township last Tiii artsy Her husband. Will Col train, was fatally injured in the Movies Taken of Farm Work In Upper Sections of County Martin County farmers got into the movies yesterday when special representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture filmed in nntatn mUIao aiui nA&nul Dvvatw sal |W1VW| VUttlill, CSllt-l I^Bllttt fields for distribution in distant parts of the nation, where a peanut vine is not known from a hill of beans Peanut-picking operations were filmed on S. L. Roberson's Purvis farm in Poplar Point, C. A. Carello and R E. Potters, the cameramen, find the work interesting themselves. Sweet potato digging on the J. G. Staton farm, near Williams ton, was taken from beginning to end. Pea nut digging scenes were taken on the Watson farm, near Hamilton Robert Everett arranged some big cotton-picking scenes on his farm near Palmyra, where most of the 1. 200 feet of film were run through the machine. Fifteen or more pick ers, including tots hardly large enough to carry an empty sack, and directed by their grandmother, played as well as veterans before the camera and got quite a kick out of their part in the movies. The pictures vnl be made avail able to county agents for showing in districts far removed from pea nut, cotton and sweet potato fields, it was learned. 200 Hear J. W. Baileyj Talk in Robersonville PEANUT PICKING Peanut picking was oil to a slow start in this county yes terday, when the machines start ed rattling in Aelds an the Pur vis farm in Poplar Point and on the Bemcham farm, near Wil The work will hardly get Un derway on a large scale before week after next, many farmers stating that it will be some time yet before t he hay is sufficiently dry to was Tant picking activi lies. Some few farmers have not comple ted the digging of f 0 1 it is understood. Mrs. Pennie Bailey Dies in Cross Roads Mrs. Pennie Bailey, highly respect ed citizen of Cross Roads Township, died at her home there Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Bailey, 73 years old, had been in feeble health for almost a year, but she was able to be up until last week, when her condition became suddenly worse, the end coming gradually a few days later. The daughte rof the late Jesse and Penelope Price, she was born in this county. In early womanhood she married James Bailey, who died 17 years ago. Her father was killed in the Civil War. Five children, four sons. Roy, Frank, Charles C. and W. State Bailey, and one daughter. Mrs. John Wynne, all of Cross Roads, survive. She also leaves two brothers, Messrs Bob and John Price, of Williamston. Funeral services were conducted at the late home yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Elders B. S. Cow in and A. B. Ayers. Burial was in the Mobley cemetery in Bear Grass Township. Consider Moving Bus Station Here Plans are being considered for moving the local bus terminal from Haughton and Railroad Streets to the Mobley property, next to the Tar Heel Apartments, on Main Street, officials of the Norfolk Sou-1 thern Bus Corporation and the Car. olina Coach Company withholding definite announcements following a conference held here yesterday aft ernoon. A five-year lease is being pre pared, with the right of occupancy of the property for five additional years, it was learned. While no definite plans have been advanced, it is understood the officials are con sidering tearing dowji the old build ing next to the apartment building and constructing a new station. Blur prints are being prepared and bids for the building construction will be asked when and if the lease is exe cuted, it was said To Let Contract for Radio System in State Saturday The creation of a state-wide high way and police radio system has again been delayed, the State Board of purchase and contract explaining a few days ago that there were marked variations in the amount of the bids and that a consulting engi neer would be employed to help make the selections. There was no question of buying or not buying the much'-disputed radio system involv ed in the board's deliberations, it Late reports maintain that the contract for the equipment will be let tomorrow hi Raleigh Senator Lauds Party Nominees for State And National Offices Stresses Importance of Big Democratic Vote In State And Nation November 3 "I haven't seen a lean mule this (all; I haven't seen a Hoover cart in two years, and North Carolina met. chants this year are handling a hun dred million dollar increase in their retail trade," United States Senator Josiah W. Bailey, in ushering in the Democratic campaign in this county, told a crowd of around 200 voters in the Rohersonville High School audi torium last Wednesday evening Paying tribute to the first district congressman, Lindsay Warren, and the Democratic nominee for gover nor, Clyde Hoey. the speaker re viewed the progress in this State un der Democratic service during the past 30 years, citing better schools, roads, improved health conditions, and other activities promoting the public welfare. .. Strongly stressing the importance of every eligible voter to participate in the election on November 3 he said the matter of voting is a matter of individual duty. America needs every vote, and before the battle 3 over the voters must demonstrate the power of their party, he said, adding that state and nation wdl never be too large to dispense with a single vote. * For nearly an hour the senior Sen ator dealt with state progress, and the Important duty of everyone to vote. Turning to the national cam paign, he satd thereis no reason to fear the Digest poll, for it is the only one out of seven that is against our president. If the Democrats car ry one of the States of New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan. or Minnesota, the President is reelect ed, but Landon will have to carry every one of them to win. he ex plained. Speeding by train to the national Democratic convention in Chicago in 1932, Senator Bailey said he saw thousands of homeless living in caves along the hillsides. Poverty lined the streets. In Washington the Senator saw 60,000 men encamp ed in hovels at the Nation's Capital, and the man in the White House did nothing. "He did not know how to do- anything." Beginning near four years aao. he said, under the leadership of our great President, we have dug out of the depression. Banks are safe, and (Continued on page six) Episcopalians Announce Services at Two Points Rev. E. F. Moseley. Rector Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion, 8 a: m. Church school, 9:45 a. m. St. Martin's, Hsmilt? Church school, 10 a. m. Holy communion and sumon, 11 o'clock a. m.t and evening and sermon at 7:90 o'clock. Revival Services Underway In Local Methodist Church Church school, 9 45 a. m Our revival ktvkcs are being held this week- Our congregations are increasing each night under the very fine preaching of Rev. W. L Clegg, of Bethel- He will preach to night and Sunday morning and Sun. day night at the regular hours, 11 a. m. and 7:10 p. m The public is cordially invited to attend these asukaa. The young people's masting will be held at I tf : B0UNDARYT1NE HEARING PUT OFF UNTIL NOVEMBER Representatives of the Two Counties Occupied with Campaign Work Now The dispute over the location of the Beaufort-Martin boundary line, underway for nearly a year, is still pending, reports received here today stating that a hearing in the mat ter scheduled for next Tuesday had again been postponed. This time the representatives of the two coun ties are busy in the political cam paign. the fear of snakes no longer being offered as an excuse for de- j laying action. In this connection.' Sid Mobley. local man, said that the j former excuse was unfounded for he was sure a rattlesnake would break j his back trying to get away from a lawyer, and most of the representa tives scheduled to walk the line through several miles of "dismal" are lawyers. Probably the hearing will be held | about the middle of next month, i when record evidence will be of fered by Martin County and the in. j vestigalion carried to the territory \ in dispute. Beaufort County offered record evidence some weeks ago in the matter, but efforts to settle the controversy were quickly stopped, when the representatives approach ed the task of visiting the snake in fested territory. While activities surrounding the controversy are gradually reaching climax, the motive behind the movement still continues a secret. mora or lew Attorneys Horton. of Martin. Rod man. of Beaufort: and Connor, of i Wilson: form the commission ap- . pointed to settle the controversy, and ! their findings and decision are to be ' final, it is understood. Child Is Struck by Car. Badlv Injured Accidentally struck by a car as he rotted his hoop along asecondary j highway near Robersonville. Wil liam Herbert Stall*, 10-yearold son of Mr and Mrs. Haywood Stalls, of Robersonville Township, was criti cally hurt yesterday afternoon, re ports from a Washington hospital this morning stating that he suffered a concussion of the brain and a broken leg. If no complications de velop. he is expected to rectiver. the report added The youngster, rolling a hoop, darted into the highway and was struck by Mr Luther Humphrey, Williamston tobacconist. The right fender struck the boy and knocked him several feet, the driver stopping the car tit time to avoid running over him. Investigating the accident, high way patrolmen are said to have ex onerated the driver of the car. but Mr Humphrey immediately accept ed- the responsibility for the boy's care and moved him to a doctor's office in Robersonville and a short time later had him entered in a Washington hospital. Local Grid Team In Wilson Today Williamston's football team left at r.oon today for Wilson, where they go into art ion against the Coon High School eleven this afternoon. Coach Wade explaining that a srheduled contest with Washington had been canceled. Last Friday, the Green Wave pad-' died to a 6-6 tie in a sea of mud and | in a heavy rain with the Windsor Lions at Windsor. The Roanoke Rapids game sched uled here last Friday a week ago are tentatively lined up to meet the sixth of next month. Another Tobacco Theft In County Reported Today While offcerj were continuing their investigations of 12 tobacco thefts in the county this season, robbers went into action again last night for the thirteenth tune and hauled away be reen L000 and 1,500 pounds of gran cd leaf from the packhouse of Farm d W. Allen Vanderford in the Gold Point community of Robersonvdlg Township Starting an investigation early this morning Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and deputies at the end of several hours had failed to And a single clue that would lead to an arrest in the case The theft was the second reported this week, robbers having stolen sev eral hundred pounds of tobacco from A R. Osborn. Robersonville M Tuesday County Democrats Will Observe Precinct Night Thursday of Next Week With 6 Rallies on Schedule ELEVEN CASES UP FOR DISPOSAL IN COUNTY COURT Not Single Fine Levied, but Several Defendants Are Assessed Costs Handling ll cases, the Tuesday session of the Martin County Record er's Court for I he first tune in re cent months did not exact a single fine, but the defendants were re quired to pay the costs and meet other requirements in most of the Judgment was suspended in the case charging Roy Rodgers with be ing drunk and disorderly, and re sisting arrest and damaging prop erty ? James Henry Diekerson. charged with bastardy and non-support, railed for a trial by jury and was found guilty. The court directed him to pay $10 a month to the pros ecuting witness and illegitimate child during the next six months and re- . port to the court at the end of that tune for further judgment. Bond in the sum of $150 was required The rase charging May Page with disorderly conduct and assault was not pressed. Prayer fur judgment was contin ued in the case charging Frank Rol lins with drunken driving, the de fendant pleading guilty to the charge Charged with operating a car with out a driver's license. Pet lie Wil liams was sentenced to the roads for GO days, the court suspending the sentence upon payment of the cost. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the costs in the rases charging k Y. UnrUr and Theron Lynch w ith operating motor vehicles with improper brakes. Charged w ith disorderly conduct and an assault with a deadly weap on. Henry Rogers was found guilty in the first instance, the court sus pending judgment upon payment of the togt. " Prayer for judgment was contin ued in the case charging James How ard with drunken driving, the de fondant pleading guilty to the i harge W. T. Tad lock, charged with reck less driving, was found guilty of passing a car illegally on a curve, the court' suspending judgment up Rev. Jno. (1 ^ hit ley Ordination Sunday Rev John C Whitley who for three summers has been assisting Res-. Z T PtephofT ii. the home mis sum work of the Presbyterian church in MarUn C<-unty. a gtadu ate of Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. Va. will be ordained and installed as an evangelist of the Presbyterian church in Albemarle Presbytery at Roberson's Chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 30 p m A commission of the Presbytery, iranpnwd u a aimim ul riders and minirtetr. a ill lay the hsndt of the Presbytery upon Mr Whitley and set him aside to his Gospel Ministry The Rev James A Salter fie Id. of Rocky Mount, will preach the ser mon. the Rev W D Melon is will charge the candidate, and Elder Nat Harrison, of Greenville, will charge the congregation The Rev Z T. Ptcphnff. of WiHwimton. will he the chairman of the iianiiiiumn The members of the Presbyterian mission points throughout the coun ty are urged to be present at the im portant meeting and an invitation is extended to all others who will to '""'"it fill1* mi in thrr 1 ?. r, M A two week revival will begin on Sunday night in the church at Bear Grass. Rev H M Wilson. of rarm villc. wtll do the The regular services will be held at aU Schedule of Services In the Christina Church Sunday Bible school at l:? a m M worship at II o'clock The will AH 1^ TOBACCO MAKET Sain on Uw Ural Ulan mar psaail mark Irlaj, Sapttiim at Sain Skfattal had bm sold this scrk at aa average of SSI SI Nat hklai the sain today. the market has said 2.TU.MC piaadi Mare thaa 1IMM piasi at the leal are as the hears taday. aad lodiraliooj petal la a large sale aeat Maoris? Prices acre reported straager today Latest liable informst?ee. mtmltia that said ia this belt, ma the fai ml 11 ia this sretiaa has ia* marketed alt at TEACHERS AND PARENTS MEET HERE IS SUCCESS Outline Program of Work In Local Schools During The Current Term With more than 50 parents in at tendance, the local Parent-Teacher Association held a very successful meeting in the high school building last Wednesday afternoon, the ses sion marking the begimng of the or gam/at ion's work program for the current school term Organization of the parent-teacher association was effected in its entirety by the ap pointment of committees and grade mothers bv the president. Mrs J F Thigpen. who also outlined the pro gram advanced by the executive committee. ?? ? ~~ Reporting on the district confer ence held recently in Kinston. Mrs L W Anderson reviewed the ob jectives toward which all parent teacher organizations are asked to work. Two niain projects will be ad v anced by the local organization this year One is to sponsor art apprecia tion in the schools, and the other is to provide hot lunches for grammar grade pupils, the latter depending upon the demand for such an un dertaking Speaking to the meeting. Miss Margaret Owens, head of child wet fare work in this county, told about the work her department had accom pltshed and., hopes to do in the fu lure, the presentation of the welfare activities proving quite interesting More interest is apparently being shown in parent teacher work, and it is believed a larger number will be in attendance upon the next meet ing to be held in November Farm Laliorers on Strike !\ear Here Refused a 2ficent increase in their daily wages, a-number of explored la borers quit their sweet potato dig. fine work on a farm n^ar y#^.. t<-rday. the strike being one of few reported on farms in this section in history Hauled to the fields of this county from Bertie, the^ lalweis were receiving $1 a day. the em ployer furnishing transportation both ways, it was learned Apparently employment locally h.n reached a 1 lion, various business. , ing a shortage of labor' The wages paid the potato dig gers is understood to compare fav orably wi^i the prevailing farm wage scale in this section of the State Legion Groups To install Officers Monday Evening The John Walton Hassril the American Loon nil new oflirm al the Woman's Club hall Monday evening Hod on is the post's er. and Mr J A Ward I self as adjutant. Mrs R H man. who headi the eniiliwy. i reeds herself in that offke. A large representation eg the | ^ hirlwind Finish of j County Campaign Is : Planned bv Leaders L. C. Warren at Oak City Next Tuesday; Johnson Here Wednesday ILrtui C>mnty Democrats are scheduled to bring the campaign to a close Thursday night of nest tuk when the party gospel will lie ex pounded in 8 of the 12 voting pre cincts The entire state organization is observing precinct night at that tune, county party leaders stating that Martin planned an extensive Uon Urgent appeals are being made to all Democrats to rally a round the precinct meetings m large numbers and help make the drive one of the biggest for the party in all its history More than 1.00 speakers are sched uled in take the stump, from the mountains to the sea. that night, preaching the Democratic gospel and stressing the importance of voting. In connection with the size of the vote that will be cast Tuesday 1 early reports indicate that at 43 counties will establish new rec ords Unless,there is more interest show n. 21 counties will poll a small vote than that cast in 1932. Hu remaining 36 counties are expected to report little change in the num ber of votes. The total Democratic vote should go above the half-mil lion mark "However." Wallace W tnborne says, "the Republicans as well as the Democ atj are doing more work than usual, and there is an awful lot of Republican money from somewhere b* tng turned loose 4? the state, making it of the utmost importance that we keep driving a head until sundown November 3." The names of the ^rtkm who will take the stump in this county next Thursday night at 8 o'ckck. and the places where they will speak are Paul D Robervn. bold Punt; Henry D Hardisoa, Hassell. H L. Swain. Hamilton; H G Hoiton. Kv. eretts. R L- Coburn. Rear Grass; Klbert S Peel. Farm Ll?.: R A. Cntcher. Holly Springs; J L. 11 as , veU, Jamesvilie. Ail the sprakmp will be held in the schoolhouses in ' the sevearl precincts with oc !M?n Attorney Critcher will in the Holly Gptmgs chunk in ' liams Township. Included in the campaign program next week are addresses by Hon. Lindsay C. Warren in the Oak City School auditorium at $ o'clock Tues day night, and by Rivers D John sun in the county courthouse. Wil liamston. on Wednesday night at I o'clock. The preemet drive will get underway Thursday night. October 29th No speaking mas f fmhihrf m Poplar Point, as there is no hmMmg available Senator Bailey earned the campaign into Roberaunvillr ua Wednesday evening. Twelve Tobacco Thefts n its in, * r? i No arrest* have been ?lib but county uffitcis are woctng mmr time carrying on investigations fol lowing a series of tobacco thefts in the county during recent nocks. Questioned this morning. ofiwers ?ithheld any comment on the prog prrhending the robbers, but Act are expecting one or within a short Twelve barns of tubmen been stolen in Martin County i this season, the general ?nals are handling the i thefts are not confined to Una c ty Pitt officers reporting fen hi stolen in a single night recently. Open Bids for Mew House Here Meet
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