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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 94 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. November 24, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 1 I LOCAL TEACHERS PARENTS IN MEET LAST WEDNESDAY More Interest Bein? Shown In Organization Now Than In Years With an attendance tar above that of previous meetings the parent teacher association held its second regular meeting in the high school auditorium last Wednesday after noon at 3:30. Around 60 parents and teachers were present. Following a new plan this year, the welcoming committee met all of the new and old members at the door and attempted to make them feel at home. Transportation was provided for all those who were without means of attending. Opening with special songs pre pared and presented by the second, fourth and fifth grades, the program consisted of a special address by Superintendent James Manning, who spoke on "Our Curriculum Prob lems." Mr. Manning made several important suggestions which met with widespread approval. He sug gested that the parent-teacher as sociation work toward securing an additional vocational department in the local high school, and he stated that he believed, after a great deal of thought to the subject, that an additional grade could well be add ed, possibly as a supplement to the first grade. This would mean that local students would be provided with the equivalent of 12 grades. A committee was appointed to present at the next meeting a plan whereby the school might be provided with vocational subject most needed. On the suggestion of Mr. Manning and Mr. Anderson, the group voted, without dissent, to back a program of sex education in both schools, be ginning with children as advanced as the sixth grade. This work will begin in December under the direc tion of Professor Bice, of the State welfare department, who is espec ially prepared to do work of this kind. He will be assisted by Miss Margaret Owens. Taking small groups of boys and girls separately, it will be their duty to disseminate wholesome sex knowledge from both the biological and social point of view. Several mothers were very emphatic in their statements that they had much rather their chil dren learn these factjt from the prop er source than to have them gain incorrect ideas from one another. As a gift to the school from the Woman's Club, Mrs. Wagner pre sented a painting, copy of Whitler's "Mother," done by Mrs Wagner's mothe, Mrs Brenneman. The asso ciation intends to work for addition al pictures which will be hung in the auditorium. The attendance banners which are given to the grades having the larg est number of parents present were won by the first and eleventh grades it was announced by Mrs. J. F. Thig pen, the president. After the business session the members were invited to the home economics rooms, where they were served refreshments by the classes under the supervision of Miss Jose phine Grant. Mrs. Carrie Smith Dies in Plymouth Mrs Carrie Rebecca Milliard Smith, member of one of eastern Carolina's most prominent families, died at her home in Plymouth yes terday morning at 10 o'clock from an attack of pneumonia Fnn?ral services are being oonductad this afternoon in the Plymouth npiscopa church, interment to follow in the churchyard there. The daughter of the late Carrie Garrett and Jesse Powell Hilliard. Mrs Smith was bom at Hilliards ton, Nash County, 69 years ago. In 1890 she was married to James H. Smith, who survives with five daughters, Mrs. Sidney Ward, Mrs. RobC Johnson, Mrs. Corinne Austin and Mrs. Mary Smith Cahoon, all of Plymouth, and Miss Carrie Garrett Smith, of Tallahassee, F"la., and one son, Jas. H. Smith, of Golds boro. Mrs. Cahoon who was Miss Mary Smith before her marriage was employed in the old Peoples Bank here for several years and is register of deeds-elect for Washing ton County. Service at the Church oi the Advent at 10:30 Thursday There will be a Thanksgiving service at the Church of the Advent on Tlrni sday morning at 10:30 o' clock. Every member is reminded to bring his envelope with the of fering for the Them peon Orphan Location of Pulp Mill To Be |] Officially Stated Tomorrow ' the lower part of this county is cen tered around the joint service offer ed by two railroads. Martin officials are understood to be willing to cooperate with the in outhris expected to be confirmed in dustry, new to this section, and an official announcement by the Plymouth and Washington County company tomorrow. However, fol- officials will render what aid they lowing a conference of the company I can, it was said, officials and officials of the Norfolk I Application to the highway corn Southern and Atlantic Coast Line mission for a $40,000 road to connect ' Railroads, there was little doubt|the plant with the highway system ' but that the concern would locate will likely be made this week or t its plant on the Roanoke where the next, the rail companies having con- < Cashie and Middle Rivers empty. I sidered at a joint meeting yesterday ( Unofficially, it was said that the1 the proposal to construct a branch j ' main reason the plant Is locating in* line lo the mill siie! " I , Arrest Two for Murder Of Robersonville Man THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving will be ob served as a general holiday here and throughout the nation, all business, with a very few excep tions, suspending operations all day Thursday. No mall deliv eries will be made, and the Sun day schedule will be followed In the post offices. County of fices will be closed along with business houses. Schools over the county will close Wednesday afternoon not to reopen until the following Monday morning, according to information coming from the of fice of the county superintend ent of schools. Thursday morning at It o' clock the union Thanksgiving preaching service will be held la the local Baptist church. Thursday afternoon the local football team plays Burlington on the local high school field. Burlington flays 4iere ^Thursday With no other even scheduled in this immediate territory, hundreds of local people and many from near by sections are expected to attend j the football game between the lo cal Green Wave and Coach Frosty Peters' Burlington eleven here that afternoon at 2 o'clock. ? Starting the season with new ma terial almost to a man, Coach L^rry Wade has developed a fast stepping little team. The locals have play ed some good football, and would have had a splendid record to date had they confined their schedule to those teams played last season and the season before. Last week they played a splendid game against Kinston, and lost most of their other games by narrow margins. The boys are expected to make a credit able showing against the Burling ton eleven. Coach Peters left here last sum mer to head the Alamance lads, and he is bringing a good team here this week. Several of the games scheduled this season were rained out, and the school officials are hoping for a strong patronage on Thursday of this week to relieve the financial I situation. County-Wide Club Meet Last Saturday Holding their Arst annual achieve ment day program in Robersonville last Saturday, Martin County 4-H club girls and boys from nearly ev ber of parents greatly enjoyed the program. Assistant Agent M. L. Barnes said. The attendance was rather small, Mr. Barnes stating that quite a number of the young people were kept at home by farm duties. Lacy Ward, of the Robersonville club, won the Arst prize, a wrist watch, in a corn-growing contest.' Other prizes were awarded Joe Wins low, jr., also of Robersonville;! Robert Etheridge, of Hasaell; Edgar' Taylor, Hubert Hardiaon, and Her-ji bert Cullipher, of Everetts; and Milton Ma lone, of Bear Grass. The i cash prizes were made possible by Chevrolet and Ford dealers in Rob- j ersonville and Williamston and the ' three banks in both towns. L. R. Harrill and B. Troy Fergu son, of Raleigh, and Miss Mildred Ives, Northampton County agent, ad dressed the meeting. Claude Green, jr., and Leigh ton Croom, of the Robersonville club, gave a demon-' stration in the selection of corn for planting and exhibition. Thomas Hollidav Beaten To Death Sunday Morning Preliminary Hearing Might Be Held In the County Courthouse Friday Thomas Holliday, 24 years old, was brutally murdered at a gaso line service station in Robersonville Sunday morning about 4 o'clock, of ficers describing the crime as the most cold-blooded in the coun'y's history Attacked while placing a 'ire on a car wheel, young Holliday was beaten to death with a machin ist's hammer allegedly in the hands if A. W. Watson or Willis Bullock >r both,- who were ai rested Sunday lfternoon.. His head battered in 14 ilaces, Holliday was found in a dy ng condition by Leslie Riddick Tobersonville man, about 5 o'clock. Removed to a doctor's office, the voung man died a few minutes lat 21 without regaining consciousness. Watson, 21 years old, and with a >rison record in Georgia, was ar- 1 rested at his boarding house by,9 county and state officers Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock and placed in the county jail, where he admitted the crime. Watson, packing his suitcase and making ready for a hurried departure from Roberson ville, where he had been employed by the Hardaway Construction Co, told soon after his arrest that Bul lock was a partner in the crime Bullock's arrest was made at 4 o' clock that afternoon, but he denied any connection with the killing. Of ficers withheld comment on the case explaining that additional evidence was being sought and that a hear ing for the two men would probably be held Friday of this week, pos sibly before Justice J. L. Hassell in the courthouse. In his jail cell here, Watson ad mitted the crime was committed in cold blood and explained that he knew death would be his penalty In implicating Bullock, the young man said he was preparing himself to die, that he was telling the truth and all the truth. Watson's story was checked and rechecked sev eral times by officers, who found no variation in the facts. Bullock's story varied, indicating he was party to the murder. Watson maintains he and Bullock planned to rob the Gulf Filling Sta tion attended by Holliday, agreeing that should Holliday resist they would run. The plans miscarried, and, according to Watson's story, Bullock beat Holliday to death to (Continued on back page) * Curb Market Will Open Here Tomorrow Morning -Hie cuib niaiket will be open tomorrow morning instead of on Saturday owing to the Thanksgiv ing holiday, Home Agent Miss Lora Sleeper announced today. Farm Home Burns, Several Children Nearly Lose Lives Nearly all their earthly belong Ingi were burned and the live* of | c several small children were threat-Is ened when Are destroyed the home t of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Rogerson and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Taylor on the Griffin farm, hear here, late last Thursday night. One part of the house, Including the kitchen and dining room, had almost burned to the ground before the occupants in the main part of Die home were awakened by stifling smoke. ' No insurance was carried on 4>fthj?r the building or the ronttnW, it an REVIEWS WORK RACK OF CLAIMS FOR REPAYMENT Counties Anxiously Await Report of Fact-finding rnmmiwmn Soon By N. G. BAKTLETT Back in 1919, and even earlier ;han that, according to the state nents made by county officials to he fact-finding commission appoint ?d to determine the amount of mon- J ?y the state is due certain counties or maris ranstrnrtf*^ anri r?ta?h >ated to the state highway system, aeople all over the state became oad conscious and seemingly were villing to do anything to further the oad-building program in North Carolina. The early movement of he counties was instrumental in causing the 1921 legislature to pass!I in act which automatically took in o the state highway system about i.SOO miles of highways in the state, rhe legislature also expressed itself n this same act to the effect that 10 levy for ad valorem tax would le used to pay for the building of he state highway system. According to the evidence given t these hearings recently closed in taleigh, county officials in many ounties volunteered to assist the tate in financing this road-building irogram to the extent that many of hem donated actual cash while oth rs turned over to the state hign nays already constructed. It also eveloped at these hearings that in nany instances the county officials >nd other enthusiastic road build ers were led to believe that this noney spent on the state highway ystem would be paid back to the counties at some future date. It vas also brought out at these hear ngs that immediately following the egislative act which authorized a 50,000,000 bond issue by the stale hat the state bonds being offered or sale were not as readily absorbed is the state officials had anticipated. The bond market was dragging, so ar as North Carolina bonds were oncerned, but county bonds were it a premium in practically every \ t ounty in the state. In many in tances, the testimony before the ommission disclosed that the coun y sold bonds and turned the cash >ver to the state highway commit ion so that the road-building pro tram would not be hampered by eason of the fact that state bonds vould not sell readily. There were, however, something ike 56 counties in the state that vould not give outright to the state sighway commission the funds vhich were so badly needed, but >n the contrary entered into a con tact with the highway commission vhich bound the state to an obliga ion to be paid back. This amount otaled a little over $18,000,000 The ecords of the highway commission how that of this $18,000,000 all has >een paid back to the counties with he exception of about $1,700,000, vhile there are 44 counties that are till out a little over $8,500,000 which he state highway commission se ured at the same time but but on i donation agreement instead of a ontract to pay back. There are lowever, several counties not listed imong these 44 counties, which, in he opinion of the writer, establish ed their claims to refunds before he fact-finding commission. Now, after a period of 15 years, vhen the state highway system is n splendid condition, with a large nnual revenue coming in from gas ax and license tax these counties ire making requests of this fact nding commission that refunds be tade to relieve the local property wners from having to pay ad va rrem tax for the state highway ystem or a large part of it, which he legislature never intended hould be done. No representatives f the refund-seeking counties have) <1 ny idea at all of this money Mag ia1d at one time, but they do be ieve that over a period of years the alid claims could be paid without rippling the program of the high vay system in any way. The report of the fact-finding com nission headed by Senator Carl L. lailey, of Plymouth, will be awaited vith a great deal of interest by thel laimant counties from all over the| tate. It is the candid belief of' c hose who have watched the pro- s eedings through all of the hearings| p hat this road bond adjustment com-] d nission will recommend satisfactory g iwards to the counties who have es ablished valid claims. The Eastern' Carolina Chamber of Commerce, vith headquarters in Kins ton, which s a sponsor of this cooperative novement, is of the opinion aatle- t actory adjustments v.. ids >y the 1937 General Asaembty, ae- s lording to a statement ouu. s lcials of the chamber of commerce. r t Thanksgiving Proclamation ? Whereas, the President of the United States and the Governor of North Carolina have issued their proclamation setting aside Thursday, November 26, as Thanksgiving Day. And, whereas, from the days of the Pilgrim Fathers, the observance of this day has been an an nual custom; and Whereas, our land has been wonderfully blessed by Providence with all the good things of life, and it becomes us to cease from the vocations of every day life and render thanks to the Supreme Being for " the rich mercies and blessings He has bestowed up on us. Now. therefore. I, J. L. Hassell, Mayor of Wil liamston, do join in with our President and Gover nor in setting aside this day and call upon all the cit izens of Williamston to assemble in their respective places of worship on thatday to render hearty thanks to our Maker for the. untold blessings of this life. / J. L. HASSELL. Mayor, Williamston. N. C. Outlines Objectives of Social Security Laws Hiss Lavinia Engle Speaks To Welfare mrr . I 6 'ar Workers of District >enator Lee GraveTjTStates N. C. Assembly Certain To Support Plan The extensive meaning and the ar reaching effects of the national o* ia' security act and the huge task n administering the legislative pro u""" wUU' ahly outlined hy Miss ovinia Engle, of the Social Securi y Board, educational division, Wash ngton, D C., before nearly 200 lortheastern district leaders and vorkers in their annual conference n the Woman's Club llali here last riday afternoon. Miss Engle, delivering the main iddress at the meeting of nearly 00 welfare leaders, was introduced >y State Senator Lee Gravely, of locky Mount, who stated he was ertain the legislature would carry >ut the promise of the governor lect and that of many of its mem >ers in substantially supporting the ucial security program in its en irety at the next session of the Gen eral Assembly. After tracing the rise of demand or social security legislation to the PtirpCCinn ev _? - iu IIIC lepression, Miss Engle dealt at ength with the fundamental prob em underlying the security pro iram?taxes. She scored the old tax raditions and explained that the axing system for an industrial na ion was based too much on an agri ultural country, that there has been i vast change in the economic sys em of our nation, but the old tax ystem had not kept up with the hang e The depression showed up P'aces in our industrial sys Bn The depression brought seri me ??nMc.l. . ?uiuugni sen US unemployment problems, and he need was great for government it oniinued on oaar lour) ?<fv. R. R. Grant Returns As Pastor of Local Church Rev. R. R. Grant, who has coop rated splendidly and worked hard a the advancement of religious ac ivities throughout this community "ring the past two yean, was re signed to the local Methodist harge by his church conference in few Bern yesterday. Religious workers and his many friends here gain welcome the minister and his smily. Vo One Hurt When Cars Are Damaged In Wreck' No one was badly hurt, but the era driven by George Lee Rober on. young white man, and Num ?hus Manning, colored man, were amaged in a crash near the fair rounds on Highway 04 late Sunday i Jgnt 1 The colored man, traveling to-' rard WiUiamston, started to turn "to a ?de rowl on his left just as, he Roberson ear approached from he other direction. Roberson, to _*oid a head-on collision, turned herply to hi. left, the two machine, Mong side-to in the middle of the 25 SHOPPING DAYS This week will Hod William ston merchants turning their at tention to the task of serving the thousands I. this trade ter ritorj with one of the largest stocks of Christmas goods in years. And there will be serv ice and courtesy and apprecia tion thai marks every transac tion handled In a Williamston store. By the calendar there are only ~ more shopping days before f t" isliuaa. rtan your holiday shopping now. remembering first of all the merchants who serve you the year around. Old People Inquire About Pension Here Hardly before the first steps arc taken in setting lip ,he ma(hln for handling the old age pension Oct, old timers are reporting to the P?stof!ice asking if any money awaits them there, according to Postmaster Fowden More than a hundred of those who have passed the 65-year mark are said to have anxiously inquired after the old age pensions But it is of no use to report to the postoffice. the post master explains Pensions will be handled through a regular govern ment agency other than the post office department. While the old people await some aid, step* are being taken rapidly in setting up the machinery for ad ministering the act Applications for identification numbers by em ployers have been handled at this Point, Postmaster Fowden stating that 138 of the 141 forms distributed here had been filled ,n and return ed Applications for identification numbers for workers will be dis tributed this week, it was said. Local School Organization Sponsoring Play Projects Realizing the need of organized Play in the local high school, the Beta Club has undertaken a project that is meeting with success Each member has agreed to direct the ac uu Usilwia day,-br^c6 week, the last hal of the noon re cess being given over for that pur pose. Taking everyone who has any athletic interest at all. groups are formed to run relays, broad jump vault, and shot put. No less than a hundred students have participat ed every day so far. Thanksgiving Service At Bear Grass Thursday at 10 ?Rie Bear Grass Presbyterian church will hold a Thanksgiving service Thursday morning at 10 a m Rev. John C Whitley will bring the Thanksgiving message. It is hoped that all the people of this community will come together on this day and thank God for His love and mercy toward us. The young people of the church at Bear Gran will have a Thanksgiv Ai prty rrtfiar night the JLai hour. * ? - 3 PROCEEDINGS IN MARTIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Charges, Brief and To the Point, Feature Work of judge A. D. Folger Judge A. D. Folger. succeeding Judge Clayton Moore, resigned, made friends readily yesterday, when he convened a two-week term of Martin County Superior Court, the .shortness of his charges featur ing the work of the jurist during the first day Judge Folger is hold lng his third term of co\ft?"f ffi'inffE Mf appointment to the bench, but his work is recognized as that of an old hand. Exception to?his instructions to the jury was noted in a case yester day. the appeal being the first taken under the judge Hailet Ward, rep resenting W. J Holliday. filed no tice of the appeal and even in this case there is some doubt as to wheth er the appeal will be perfected. After a study of the calendar. 22 of the 55 cases were continued, the judge showing considerable patience as counsel argued for continuance or against continuance. R B. Paramore. white, was grant ed a divorce from Nora Paramore, the decree being based on two-years separation The court, after hearing consid erable evidence, upheld the will of the late Lucy Godard Modlin, but allowed the attorney a fee of $150. Earl Godard, filing the caveat, at tempted to show that the last will and testament of his late mother was improper The terms of the will provided $1 for young Godard. the remainder of the estate going to Hazel Modlin Lentz, Dorothy Mod lin Best, and Delsa Modlin Lasaiter, propounders. In the case of Taner Biggs against Paul Roger* and others th? rmirt I found that a certain deed had been issued by mutual mistake, and that it was the understanding of all par I lies that deed was executed to help I bury the sister of the plaintiff, the judgment giving the plaintiff right to recover any excess money over the expenses of sale and burial ex penses: ? Judgment was given in favor of the plaintiff in the case of W. H. Co burn against W. J Holliday. the de fense counsel noting appeal. J. E. Moore was granted a di vorce from Lucy Moore on the grounds of adultery. The Lindsley Ice Co. was given a judgment in the sum of $130 with interest against R. B. Holliday. (lotion (?innings Reflect Increase Martin County farmers, up to the 14t)i of this month, had finned 1,015 more bales of cotton than they did up to the same time a year ago, a report released by special agent. Luther Hardison, this week shows So far this year, 3.373 bales of cot ton have been ginned in this coun ty as compared with 2.358 bales ginned up to November 14 a year ago The crop, not including ymninp made after the 14th, will gross the farmers some over 5200,000, the val ue of the crop on November 14 be ing worth approximately $81,000 00 more than what the 1935 production brought. Most of the crop has been ginned in this county, reports Four Liquor Plants Raided Last Week Raiding in three townships last week, county and federal officers wrecked four large liquor plants, confiscated much equipment and' poured uut around 7,000 gallons of beer.? The first two plants, one a and the other a found along the Beaufort-Martin line. The first plant was cold, but the other one was hot, the operator escaping when signals ware Bred. Five gallons of liquor and 3?00 gal lons of beer were poured out at the two plants. Continuing their work t lng day, the officers daaG sizeable plants, que "in Gi one in lower Jamesville The Griffins plant I kettle of 100 3,200 gallons of one, located in Va Plymouth, was equipped with a 10 gallon capacity operators running away and leav ing 30 gallons of bquei 300 gallons of boor. Officers Roaback, of office, Lancai raids.