isa! THE ENTERPRISE 1^ VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 87 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 30, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 FIFTEEN CASES TRIED IN COUNTY COURT TUESDAY Man Is Fined $200 for Driv ing Car After License Was Revoked Calling fifteen cases. Judge H O. Feel in the county recorder's court Tuesday imposed one of the heaviest fines during his stay on the bench. The session attracted a sizeable rrowd, but the work of the court was completed in a comparatively short time. Attorney R. L Coburn prosecuted the docket in the absence 91 Solicitor W. H. Coburn. who has n't fully recovered from an attack if pneumonia. The court will not suspend iu ac- j tivities next Tuesday for the elec tion. Judge Peel said. Cases called Tuesday are as fol-1 low Clayton Beacham, charged with' being drunk and disorderly, was fined $10 and taxed with the cost. Charged with an assault with a ieadly weapon. Romulus Peel was fined $13, taxed with the cost and lirected to pay all medical and doc tor's bill for the prosecuting witness Hubert Roberson. charged with krctny and receiving, was sentenced to the roads for three months He ?ppealed and bond was fixed in the ium of $150. James Pippin, a sec >nd defendant in the case, was re leased when the court nol [he action. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the case chatg ing 11. H. Spence with reckless driv ing Charged with careless and reck less driving, M. W. Wood lief was! found guilty of turning off the high say without giving the proper sig-j rial, the court suspending judgment upon payment of the cost. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the case; charging P. H Bell with careless ind reckless driving, the court find- { ing the defendant guilty of passing ; ui automobile at a road intersection Charged with drunken driving while his license was revoked. N V Steele was fined $200 and taxed with he costs of the ca*e He appealed and bond was required m the sum of $300 Will Rollins, adjudged guilty of updating an automobile while his driver's license was revoked, drew a three-month sentence on the roads. Judgment was suspended in the! case charging Clinton Burden with operating a motor vehicle without hgths and Georgie Barber with op erating a car with improper brakes. Charged with larceny. Wetdoii Biggs waived preliminary examina tion and his case was booked for trial in the December superior court. Bund was required in the sum of $300. Judgment was suspended in the rase charging J. D. Todd with speed "?i Teddy Jackson was sentenced to jail for 30 days for being drunk and disorderly, the court suspending judgment upon condition that the defendant remain out of the town of Wilhamston for six Polls Open 6:23 and Close 5:04 Tuesday Martin County voters will have exactly 10 hours and 41 minutes to cast ther lballots in the ceneral elec tion next Tuesday, the polls open ing at 0:23 a m and closing at Ml that evening, according to Turner's Almanac. The early closing the polls and the comparative simplicity of voting are expected to make passible fairly early returns in this county. Poll holders have been reqneatad to is port the results as sarty as possible. Arrangements have been virtually completed for complete reports on the nation's voting, and The Enter, prise plans to post the high spots next Tuesday night Broadcasting companies will place the returns on the air through the Press-Radio Bu reau, and it dmld be piissJili to get the returns rapidly. Rev. /. C. Crocker Again Pastor oi Local Church Rev. J. G. Crocker, of Pine Level, was this ureek reassigned to the pas torate of the local Pentecostal Holi ness church for the The minister is 600 Pieces County Property To Go at Tax Sale Monday Approximately 800 pieces of prop-' crty will be auctioned at a sheriff's sale at the county courthouse next Monday noon, the property repre senting unpaid taxes to the county in the sum of about $12,000. Compared with last year the number of delin quents is slightly less, the amount of unpaid taxes also showing a propor tionate decrease. Starting off with about 8,000 ac counts, the collector has handled more than 90 per cent of them, as compared with about 60 per cent (our years ago. Many of the out standing accounts will have been paid before they are turned over to the county attorney, who will fore close the properties. The town of Williamston's delin quent tax list will be auctioned the second Monday in next month. Only a few individual buyers are expected to participate in either of the sales, and virtually all the ac counts will be bought by the county and town. Over 300 Attend Party Gatherings Last Night FIRST MONDAY ? -* Very little business is sched uled for consideration by the board of county commissioners at their regular meeting next Monday other than that of a rou tine nature, 1. E. Pope, chairman of the board, said this morning. The commissioners will review the current bills and draws a jury for the regular one-week term of Martin County Superior Court, which convenes the sec ond Monday in December. No meeting of the county board of education is scheduled for next Monday, but the William ston town commissioners will hold their regular meeting that evening when routine business will be handled. Local School Pupils Give Roosevelt Big Margin Over Luulon Republican Candidates Poll | Ten Votes Out of Total of 201 Too young to participate in the general election next Tjicsday, pu pils in the local high school prepared a contest of their own this week, us :iig the names of the nominees of the two major political parties No vote was tatken on the five proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution. Principal Anderson explained the election was arranged in the school to acquaint the pupils with the me chanics of voting, that while the speeches were made by leaders no whispering campaign was tolerated 'TICls as was reported in one school in another state recently In the other school, the Democratic leaders whispered that if Landon was elect ed, school would be held six days each week and possibly from 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. The Democrats won, of course, but not until the anger of Republican parents had been fired. The 191-to-10 vote given Roosevelt in the local school can be accepted, it is believed, as a fairly accurate forecast as to what the Anal vote will be in the county next Tuesday, with probably Mr. Landon holding the edge in the school vote. The big majority also clearly indicates there is quite a crop of Democrats grow ing in this community. ? Tackling the State ticket, the Democrats failed to present a solid front, Ave of the youngsters kicking the traces when they withheld their vote. The young Republicans swal lowed both tickets, giving Gilliam Griasom, their nominee for governor 10 votes, or the same number cast for Landon Hoey, for governor, and other nominees on the Democratic ballot received 188 votes nth Methodists Planning for Annual Conference Soon Rev. R R. Grant, Pastor Church school, 9:45; morning wor ship at 11 a m , Epworth League at 6 45 and Evening service at 7:30 o' clock. Pleaching service at Holly Springs at 3 30 p. m. We wgnt to raise the fit 50 ha Is i ire due on benevolences at Holly Springs at the Sunday aft ernoon meeting. Our annual conference is only three weeks away. We want to and expect to carry a good report from the Williamston charge, and to do so we will have to get busy and stay busy from now until conference time. All at us have a pardonable pride in our churches and the work they e trying to do. Let us, as a charge sustain our past record and make a Rallies Are Held in 8 County Precincts; Big Vote Looked for ?? Congressman Warren and Rivers D. Johnson Make Stirring Speeches Hie cause of the Democratic party was proclaimed in nearly every sec tion of the county last night, when eight speakers took the stump in a closing campaigrv appeal for com plete support of President Roosevelt and the Democratic ticket to a man. The series of speeches last evening followed two stirring addresses by Congressman Lindsay Warren in Oak City last Tuesday evening and by Rivers D. Johnson, the Duplin County lawyer, in the county court house Wednesday evening. Congressman Warren, possessing first-hand knowledge of the tireless efforts made by the President and the Congress, warmed to his task and delivered one of the best ad dresses ever made by him in this county. The large Oak City audi torium was comfortably filled, and the congressman's speech was well accepted? , Senator Johnson, a past master in Democratic campaign oratory, spoke to several hundred people in the courthouse here Wednesday evening, paying tribute to the party achieve ments in both State and nation. Mr. Johnson, making dn entertaining and interesting speech, was preced ed by J. T. Gresham, young Demo-1 crat, also of Duplin County. More than 300 people were pres ent for the series of speeches last evening, the rally at Gold Point at tracting between 75 and 100 loyal party supporters. Attorneys Paul iRoberson, J. C. Smith, and Rev. R. N. Fitts and Mr Joe Winslow led the revival in party interest Down at Jamesville, 36 people were pres ent to hear J. L. Hassell Farm Life had 32 present, Everetts 22, Godard's filling station 25, Speaker B. A. Critcher declaring more than half the number were present to hear him and did not go there to buy gas oline or merchandise. Out at Bear Grass there were 30 present, and 22 attended the rally at Hassell. No re port was available this morning on the Hamilton meeting. Upon special request by Williams precinct Democrats, J. L. Hassell will speak in the Fairview church Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Reports from the state indicate that more than i.zuo Democratic speeches were delivered last night. The national campaign is nearing the boiling point and is expected to boil over when the President speaks in~New York tomorrow "night. Re publicans are making all kinds of attacks at the last minute., offering more relief, baits to agriculture, and everything under the sun. And Mr balance the budget." Martin Coun ty Democrats are expected to cast 1 a record ballot to show what they think of the wild promises by Lan don, Knox, DuPont and others. They will endorse the present administra tion in no uncertain terms. | Peanut Market Without Demand; Prices Lower Willi little demand exisiting, pea^ nut prices dropped from a 4 1-4 high last Tuesday and were quoted at 3 1-2 cents a pound today. The lull in the market just now is not so difficult to understand as it is believed the cleaners were anxious to make purchases a few days ago that they might make test runs. Their findings, it is expected, will have much to do with prices from now on. However, the hurried pick, ing and marketing of the crop are also expected to affect the price trand. SPECIAL TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT NOT TO BE HELD Unable To Get Judge At That Time to Try Suit For $654)00 Damages The $65,000 suit of Leavister and Andrews against J, Lloyd Corey will continue to age, county author, ities having abandoned plans to call a special term of the Martin Super ior Court the first we?k in Novem ber for the trial of the case, accord ing to J E. Pope, chairman of the county board of commissioners. Di rected by Judge H. A. Grady to ask the special, term, the commissioners entered the request with the gover nor's office, and they have been ad vised that a presiding judge would not be available at that time. Un able to provide a special term for case at that time, the commissioners instructed the superior court clerk to notify the litigants that plans may be considered later for a special term next year. However, the au thorities are hoping that the suit can be handled by either the March or April term of court next year. Two years ago last month, Mar shall Andrews and John Leavister, young white men, were instantly killed when the car in which they were riding and a truck belonging to Corey crashed on the Roberson ville Stokes highway Criminal charges were brought against Ollie Page, truck driver, but his case has been continued pending the trial of the civil suit. Continued time after time, the case was finally tried by Judge Moore in March, 1W35, but the $400 award was declared small and the verdict was set aside. Just a few weeks ago, Judge Grady called the case and, after working on-it ;t| short while, he continued the trial and" directed the commissioners to ask the governor for a special term of court. Theft of Tobacco Is Reported Thursday The fourteenth tobacco theft in the tecday morn^^foUmvin^ afraid onj Farmer Harry Waldo's pa ck house in i Hamilton some time during the night before. Several hundred, pounds of leaf were stolen, the rant1 being ihe second made on the farm er's ,jTobacco this season. - The packbarn is located right next , to the highway, and it was possible for the thieves to hand the tobacco ?out a window and place it in a car or truck without anyone touching (the ground. The thieves gained an entrance by tearing off a door lock. uii iters went there earlyx yesier day morning, but could not even find a track leading to or from the packhouse. Investigations are still underway in the 13 other tobacco robberies, and while officers have no definite proof against anyone they have established several clues that may lead to at least one arrest shortly, it is believed. Tobacco Market Has Best Sales of Week Here Today With around 100,000 pounds on the floors today, the local tobacco market is having one of it:, ulA bales i today of the week, reports from the | sales supervisor and faimeis, too, I clearly indicate. Prices for the - medium .grades- .while not as high were considered much stronger to day than at any time in the past few days, and there were some ex ceptionall}L good?sales for certain giades of the inferior types of to. bacco Up until today, the market had sold 4,173,094 pounds, estima^s in dicating that 85 percent, if not more, of the crop has been sold in this' section:?? Farmer Grows Pepper Stalk of Record Height Growing a stalk of pepper 7 1-2 feet tall, Joe Barnes, local colored man, is assured of a hot time this fall and winter. The man juat re cently harvested a bumper crop of pepper pods from tne stalk wlilch grew to a height unheard of in this section before. Regular Services at Local Baptist Church Sunday The regular schedule of services will be in effect at the local Baptist church Sunday. The sermon topic at the morning hour will be "The Bread nf Life" and that evening the pastor will preach on "Gideon." The Sunday school and B. T. U. group will meet at the usual hours. Roosevelt Victory Next Tuesday Is Forecast by All Factors Except Straw Vote of National Magazine Nearly 500 New Names on County Registration Books ? American citizens are planning to clog the ballot boxes in coun ty, state and nation next Tuesday, the dopesters predicting more than 40.000.00V votes will be cast in all the States, with probably 800.000 or more to enter the boxes in North Carolina. Martin County is expected to break tbe record vote of 3,881 cast in the 1932 general election, some believing the county will easily pass the 4,000 mark. And reports from the various precincts on the October registration substantiate the prediction. Despite the large registration a little over four months ago, nearly every precinct in the county reported more new names added to their voting lists that were placed on the books for the June primary. Four years ago, Martin County voted 3,787 for Roosevelt and 94 for Hoover, the percentage of majority being the largest reported by any county in the State. Eight yeaar ago. A1 Smith polled 23117 votes. Hoover 111, and Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for Fres ident, 8 votes in the county. The figures listed below show how the precincts voted four years ago, the new registration and the total registration. If you are in terested in guessing, place your vote estimate in space provided. REGISTRATION 1932 VOTE Your New ToUl Dem. Hep. Guess Jamesville 97 780 458 28 Williams 24 358 180 1 GriOins , 20 494 341 3 Bear Grass 55 503 254 19 Williamston 114 1,706 775 20 Cross Roails 27 377 324 0 Kobersonville 65 1,013 613 20 Gold Point 18 184 122 1 Poplar Point 14 201 143 0 llassell 20 167 126 0 Hamilton ?H? 343 169 1? lioose Nest 64 498 281 2 Totals 493 6,624 3,787 94 HONOR ROLL OF LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR PAST MONTH Will Issue Reports End of I'.very Srx Weeks Owing The 1936-37 Term The names of 88 pup,Is appear on lc"'"1 ?ehool honor roll for the jvjjo,! beginning September lu ami < "dint; October 26. Principal L. W Anderson announced touay Lsmg Ia 1f Republican money will [push Alf Landon to the front in at jother words, the Republican nomu rnee for the Presidency will likely knarry about twice as many states as | did Herbert Hoover in 1932, the (States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine. New Hampshire, Pennsyl :vania and Vermont sticking to Mr. | Hoover at that time after four long | > ears of trials and tribulations ___ In 1932 Mr. Roosevelt carried 42 'of the 48 states, receiving 478 of the ! 537 electoral votes, as compared with 59 electoral votes for Mr. Hoover, j North Carolina, after entering com pany with the Republican* in 1923, came back strong in 1932 to give i Mr Roosevelt an ovei whelming ma | jority Observers believe the 1936 majority will not be quite so large, i but the state's 13 electoral votes are I considered safe in the Democratic fold. I While President Roosevelt is con ceded the edge in the battle now at hand, the election nex* Tuesday will be interesting, to say the least, and it may be closer than many now be lieve. The returns will tell the tale late that night or early. Wednesday morning. Home Sought for 13-Year-01d Girl By MARGARET OWENS The mother died a year ago with cancer?the father deserted There , were three children who needed to I be placet!. The other four were eble i to shift for themselves. The sons ! left immediately after the mother I died The oldest daughter ran away and married The three little ones were left alone upon the mercy of one reldtne *TRt~kind neighbors ftie relative took the 6-year-old girl. A neighbor took the 8-year-cld boy. la: across the county a kindly fam ily took the 13-yearold girl. It is the 13-year-old girl who needs attention. The family she is with hSs a lot of responsibility. They find that they c;n no longT keep her, and we must needs look for an other home in which she can live. Where will it be found? She needs warm clothing, as she only has a thin sweater. She goes to school regularly, is bright, attractive, in dustrious. Someone can do a lot towarif bringing a happier reeling to this child. Someone is able to see that she stays in school, that she's warm and comfortable, that life, aft er, all is a challenge and that she has a place somewhere in the world. Or must she suffer from the pangs of cold and the pain of a broken home, of a feeling of not "being wanted" and go through life with an unhappy memory of her childhood? Presbyterian Services At Bear Grass Well Attended The series of services being held at Bear Grass this week are being well attended. Rev. H. M. Wilson, of Faimville. N C , is bringing scriptural, stirring and informal!,'e messages The singing is without doubt the best in the history of the church Miss Green, the music teacher in the community, has been directing this part of the worship, and she has with Mrs Hermon Rog ersnn i.nd Rev. Mr. WhiUay organ ized an adult and young people's choir and others who render special music each night. If you love good singing, attend these services. Church school Sunday at 10 a. m.. preaching at 7:30 p. m. In Willi; mston the church school will meet at 9:45 and the worship service and sermon will be held at 11 a. m. Rev. H. M. Wilson will bring the menage. - At Roberson's Chapel, the church school is at 3:30 p. m. ? At Poplar Point the church school win be et 1 JO p. at.