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SI THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 89 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina, Friday. November 6.1936 ESTABLISHED 1899
ROOSEVELT SWEEPS NATION
Carries 46 States by Plurality of 10 Million
USE OLD CANNON
TO TELL NEWS OF
DEMOCRATIC WIN
Celebration Limited When
Powder Finis To Arrive
From DuPont Plant
Oat tf innijiaioB for- 38 years,
an old CSnl War cannon was again
brought into use here late last Tues
day night, when young Democrats
pouted a half pound of powder and
a alMilt lot of wadding into the old
muzzle loader and fired the charge
down by the riser in celebrating the
The wind was
the southwest and
t heard the report,
but authentic word was received
from points as far away as 13 miles
in Bertie County stating 'hat the
report was heard very distinctly and
a slight jar was felt at that distance
Unable to got an order of powder
from the Arch-Republican Mr Du
Ponl. to ceiabratr a Democratic vie
lory, the boys had to cut the pro
gram short. They bought fireworks
and removed enough powder from
them tar the one shot. Officer J
H Alhbrooks and George Hatton
Gurganus were the chief gunners.
The cannon had been out of use i
since IBM. when it was used in a j
Democratic celebration here On I
r lertirm night that year, a young ;
man was badly hurt by an accident '
al dtwharge at the weapon, and it
was hurled on the Rhodes property
shortly thereafter. Frank Rhodes,
now of Montgomery, Ala. helped to
bury the cannon, and while visiting
here a few seeks ago he and sei
eral others recovered it The offi
cer cleaned the gun and made i*
Answer False Alarm!
Here Election Night I
Celebrating Uie overwhelming
victory at his party, some Demo
erotic prankster slipped in a false
tee alarm here shortly after mid-1
night Wednesday The firemen
were directed to the home of Mrs
W. T. Meoihia I on Mam Street, and
while the volunteers went there in
good faith they were not long in i
realising a false alarm had been en
tered. but the tnp offered just as
many dangers as does an answer 10
a S&0.000 fire Checking the call
firemen learned that it was tele
phoned in from a Main Street office,
the Ire station The owner left
the prank
Town To Sell Delinquent
Tarn Accounts Monday
: of property
the auction block
for taxes
of Wilbamston. The
SWEEPS COUNTRY WITH RECORD VOTE
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was endorsed in no narertnin terms
by (be American electorate Tuesday, wben they accorded Una one ol
the largest rotes in th ehistory of the nation. Incomplete returns to
day gire him M of the IS States, and an electoral vote at SU out of
the total at SJ1 in the nation.
Clayton Moore Resigns
As Special State Judge
I MART CLOSES 17TH
November 17, was
the Williamston
?uiM for the season
by the local HIhii board of
trade 10 asdH Ihis moraine.
It was pointed ont that near
ly all of the crap in this section
has been oaarl.rted. and that
the few rtauhiit thousands of
be placed on the
aow and Tues
of other
belt are plan
nine to losprod sales week aft
er next or a boot the time the lo
New Chevrolets Go On
Displmy Here Tomorrow
The first showing of the new 1937
Chevrolet in the show room of the
Roanoke Chevrolet Company on
Washington Street here tomorrow is
expected to attract record crowds
The firm is displaying three cant?
and a large truck.
lluch larger and carrying many
improvements, the new Chevrolet
m recognized as one of the flnost
products ever turned out by the
manufacturers. Messrs Edwards and
Peel are extending the public a cor
Plans To Return To
Practice of Law; A.j
1). Folder Ap|)ointed
Will Make Known Definite
Plans Within the Next
Four or Five Days
Resigning his commission as spec
Judge Clayton Moore yesterday ex
plained he was quitting the bench |
that "I night return to the practice
of taw at an early date." Asking
that his resignation be made effect-1
ive mintedlately - Judge Mwie with-1
held announcement of an)' definite!
plans that he may have for the fu-1
lure, adding that he would have no
statement for public release during
the next four or five days
Judge Moore's resignation came as
a marked surprise to close friends
and others here, and while his ac
ulation by i hi public as to his fu
ture plans, the jurist reiterates that
he has no statement for release just
at this tune.
A. D. Folger. of Dobaon, Surry
County, who managed the campaign
(Coahnacd oa |?age sis)
'LIST JLRORS FOR
DECEMBER TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
Judge M. V. Barnhill Will,
Preside Over One-week
Term In County
Thirty-six Martin County citizens
were drawn by the county commis
sioners in regular session Monday
for jury duty during the one-week
term of Superior Court convening
the second Monday in next month.
(Judge M. V. Barnhill, of Rocky Mt.
i will preside over the term, which is
scheduled to handle both criminal
and civil cases. Judge Henry A.
Grady was scheduled to preside over
| the term, but an exchange was
I made \
Names of the jurymen are:
Jamesville G M Anderson and
Bruce Fagan
Williams: E. G Godard, Simon D.
Percy, Robert Parrisher. I.. J. Hardi
son and Charles Pate
GrdTins: R Henry Peel, B. K Man
ning, Hodges, N. E. Roberson,
Wtllianjflf. Hardison, James L. Col
train, iww Asa J. Hardison
i__ Williamston: R. B. Brown, K D.
Worrell. Eli Marion Taylor, S S.
Cox, Jessup Harrison. Ilewett Ed
wards and B. S. Courtney.
Cross Roads Roy Bailey, R. F
Crawford, and B. F. Coburn.
Robersonvilie: S. A Ward, W. W.
Taylor, F A. Taylor, P. C. Williams,
Ernest Ward, and H. T. llighsmith
Poplar Point: G W. Bland, E. W
Jones and' W. S Merritt.
Goose Nest Ernest Bunting, B
A. Long, and X Daniel.
Local Patrolman Is
TTurt in Accident
George Stewart, popular member
tHe- state Highway Patrol, with
I his headquarters here, was seriously
I hurt yesterday, when his motorcycle
I crashed into the side of a car near I
' Apex in Wake County. Stewart,
only 23 years old. suffered a broken
jaw and nose and a slight fracture
of the skull. Several of his teeth
were knocked out. Removed to
Rex Hospital, Raleigh, he was re
ported today to be'getting along
I very well
The patrolman, after a short visit
with relatives up in Macon County,
was ictinning to his post here when
Eddie Thorpe, colored, started to
turn into a side road and blocked
the officer, who was ciding his mo
torcycle?Tliui pe?was?jailed
ELECTION PARTY
Gathering returns from press
ageneirs and the radio. The En
terprise election party last Tues
day night was shortlived, most
of the large crowd present call
ins it a day when returns re
reived long before midnight in
dieated a landslide fur Mr.
Roosevelt. Tabulations were
posted on the bulletin boards
and high spots in Pie voting
were broadcast over "Cap"
York's loud speakers.
Some difficulty was expert
enred in getting the complete
county returns, but a Anal drive
at midnight brought In the final
figures.
523 Out of 531 Electoral Votes in
A
Democratic Column; Gains Made
In Both Houses Nat ional Congress
County's Amendment Vote
? 1
While probably not well acquainted with the proposals, but bt
lieving that some good may be accomplished in equalizing the tax
ing system ?>f county and state. Martin volets i emitted sizeable ma?
jorities for four of the five proposed amendments to the state con
stitulton. And for good measure they supported the lawyers in
their campaign for two additional judges on the supreme court
bench. However, the passage of the proposed amendments is prob
ably due. in a large way, to those who did not favor any change.*
and who just failed to vote against them In this county, the com
bined vote for the most popular proposal, income-tax inrrfasp was
just a little over half the total vote cast m the county And then
the Controversy centering around the Federal document may have
led some to believe that a few changes are necessary in any old Con
stitution.
Only two minority votes were reported. Gold Point turning
strong against the provision for more judges and voting against
property classification. 98 to 25.
Reports from the vote over the State indicate the passage of *dl
five of the proposed measures The vote, by precincts, in this county
was (No 1 proposal allows 2 additional Supreme Court judges and
provides for divisional sittings; No. 2, $1,000 maximum exemption on
homes; No 3. classification of property. No 3. increases income tax
limit from 6 to 10 per cent; No. 5. limitation of public debts*
JamesviUc
Williams
Cii ifTins
Bear Grass
Wiiliamston
Cross Roads
ilobersonville
Gold Point
Poplar Point
(lasM-ll
Goose Nest
Totals
1
2
3
4
5
*- For
Vs.
For
Vs
Foi
Vs.
Fur
Vs
For
Vs
152
38
104
50
150
38
143
61
135
47
63
19
68
16
65
10
72
7
55
13
47
56
114
42
76
22
104
23
85
19
41
88
100
70
49
38
140
23
114
29
618
178
457
353
487
216
587
192
527
169
142
31
174
39
150
27
173
21
143
35
225
149
275
135
220
114
239
120
230
101
20
1U7
115
15
25
98
102
25
100
22
73
7
71
13
55
6
62
15
37
31
85
1 \
170
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Tt
1 n
_
u
75
109
4
50
36
100
U
95
9
54
43
85
56
66
30
78
41
60
36
1595
749
1011
815
1467
655
1876
561
1657
527
Short Session Held
By (lourt Tuesday
Convening the regular session of
county court Tuesday, Judge H. O.
Peel continued every case on the
docket one week and adjourned the
tnbunal While the court judge
and clerk were present, the prose
cuting attorney was unable to at
tend the session, and a continuance
(if the six cases on the docket for i
i rial were ordered continued One
uf the six men tailed to serve as
Jurors in one ol Wie six cases was
sick, and only four witness's were
present to testily. The court plan
ned 110 holiday, hut it was appai ent
ly forced to take one and charge it
against the election.
Fifteenth Tobacco Theft
Reported in This County
Another tobacco theft, the 15th
raid on pack barns in'the county so
Jar 44ns reason, was reported by J.
B. Barficld, fainter police
man, there early yesterday morning.
Approximately 1,000 pounds of grad
**d tobacco of good quality was
trucked away from the Barfield
premises sometime during Wednea
Jay night. The officer, assisted by
county authorities, investigated the
case, but not a single clue was found
that would lead to an arrest.
LEADS TICKET I
v
Polling 4.244 Titot. Sheriff
( K. Roebuck led (he county
ticket in the last Tuesday elec
tion, the support being the
greatest ever- given a Martin
County officer.
Washington County Plans
Cucumber Crop Next Year
Fifty Washington County fanners
met recently with the representative
of a pickle company to make plans
for growing cucumbers lor the
company next season
President Leads in
jTliis (lounlv, 4.477
To III: Record \ote
?
Voters of Griffins Favored
President With Largest
Majority Yet Recorded
j Polling approximately 26.000.000
(Mipular vohmi against around 16,000,
ten M Landon. Republi
an presidential nominee. President
Franklin f> R' n as leekv'ted
to the nation's highest office last
Tuesday by one of the greatest ma
jorities ever recorded ?n the history
of the count > Given 523 of the
531 electoral votes, the President
earned every State???i the Union
except Maine and Vermont, leaving
the Kepubhcan party leaders hard
ly enough giound to stand on. While
the Democratic or New Deal lead
er polled the larges' vote ever re
corded, he ri eared the .eecrd ?et by
Washington arid James Monroe in
annexing electoral v? Washing -
| ton got the entire electoral \-ote of
every state voting, and Monroe got
<nl hut one when they ran for the
presidency;?? ??
While the Piesider*t was polling
a record vote, the Democrats were
ilia* cst ihlishing a rene ?1 with gains
in U?lh the Hruje and Stiuic.?The
Democrats will have T5 o.' '.V et>
Senators, and 334 of the O rts
in the House. In the o!J Sen- *ne
Democrats had 70 senators an J .n
the old House Uwy i^d 321 niff?"
i bers
With about 5u*i pr?cinc*> yet to
hear from, Clyde lljcy wis today
leading Gilliam Grt> m W the
North Carolina governorship by
more than 3 to 1 Mi re than 600.
$00 \<?tes have been counted A this
time, the indications pointing to a
somew hat smaller vote than was ex
pected.
While state and nation were es
tablishing new records. Martin
County democracy went to front
position to lead them all The vote
lot President was 3*7 to 0 in Grif
fins Township, a i^tio nut equalled
;.nv where m the nation, as far as it
could be learned Landon failed to
register a single vote in three other
districts. Roosevelt leading him 4,
477 to 111 lloey. while trailing the
President, polled 3 929 votes, as
compared with 211 for his oppon
ent
The county ticket was without op
position, and the little interest given
it was centered around the sire of
the vote Sheriff Char he Roebuck
led with 4,244 votes and J Sam Get
singer was next with 4.148 yules.
C. C Fleming led in the mrnmit
sinners' group with 4 '.M5 votes. *
? Tfrr- rive proposed constitutional
amendments attracted the attention
of the liberals and were carried in
the county by <?^blr majorities
The same was true in the State. Al
ready it has been proposed by prom
inent men in the state to set the
y
(Continued ?n back page!
RETURNS, BY PRECINCTS, FOR NATIONAL, STATE^COUNTY OFFICERS
?w Marik HimihiU JriMi with fellow member* of (be party throughout the nation to register one of the greatest Democratic victories ever recorded la eoaalj. stai
of the entire voting strength, established a record that will be hard to surpass la year* to come. Giving President Roosevelt a vote ot confidence, the voters rilrWH
rae. The vote dee* net iarladt the returns fee the Judiciary, which are: For Supreme Court Judges: Devin tDl 3,121; Connor ID) 3S2S, Gudger and Hramham <Keputilicaasl, M rsrb For I
Oil, >1; Uth district. Arssstroug (D) SJ9I1; and WUIiama <K>, 92. The oddity of the Tuesday voting was the leae vote which was east in Robersoaville for Norman Thomas, Socialist Party
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