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tfca UM ?a Im* mm u Cuita tta 0 THE ENTERPRISE 1^1 VOLUME XL?NUMBER 29 WUliamstoa. Martin County. North Carolina. Friday. April 9. 1937 ESTABLISHED 109 tUfcAV Y FLNALTY FOR SELLERS OF LIQUOR BY DRINK Six-Month Road Sentences In Prospect for Law Violators Judge H. O. Peel proved in a strong way in the county court Mon day that it does not pay to sell il legal liquor by the drink. The judge, however, gives the advantage of any doubt to those possessing illegal li quor. but he hung heavy condition al sentences over their heads. It is quite apparent that the present en forcement set-up will be pushed by officers of the law in running down the violators and by the court in prosecuting and passing judgment on -them. Lawyer Davis, charged with pos session for sale in small quantities, was sentenced to the roads for six months, the sentence being recog nized as the longest yet meted out for an alleged violation of that par ticular phase of the liquor law. Calvin Northern, the one-iegged negro who was the first to fall vic tim of Special Officer J. H. Roebuck under the county's ABC board en forcement program, drew a six months road sentence, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court. Columbus Baker, charged with the violation of the liquor laws, was giv en a three-month sentence on the roads, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court and suspend ed upon payment of the cost. James Wiggins, charged with vi olating the liquor laws, failed to an swer when called, and the court or dered his arrest. The case against Charlie Joyner, charging him with violating the li quor laws, was dismissed Charged with larceny and receiv ing. Mack Little was sentenced to the roads for three months, the tence to begin at the direction of the aqurt. Judgment was suspended up on payment of the cost and price of three chickens stolen from Irving lam' Noah Peed was sentenced to the roads for two months for drunken automobile driving, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court Judgment was suspended upon pay ment of a $50 fine and cost. The de fendant's operating license was re voked for one year Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the cast charging H. D. Johnson with an as sault. Judgment was suspended upon payment of a fine of $15 and cost in the case charging J. M. Johnson with an assault. Paul Daniel failed to answer when called in the case charging him with Peter Little, charged with drunk- ] en driving, was adjudged not guilty. William Mills was sentenced to the roads for six months on a lar ceny and receiving charge. * COUNTY BOARDS TO HAVE JOLNT MEET MONDAY Education Board To Name Committees for Six Local Districts The Martin County commissioners and board of education will here next Monday with representa tives of the State School Commis rion for a discussion of school mat ters. The exact nature of the busi could not be learned, but it is be lieved that the authorities will dis cuss changes in the transportation of school children and possibly a proposal to provide busses for col ored schools. When questioned to day, the county superintendent of schools said he did not know the nature of the business that would be placed before the meeting by the state authorities, explaining that he had been asked to call a session While here Monday, the board of education will name committee men for the six local districts. The names of the present committeemen are: Williamston, R. L. Co burn. C. B. Clark and R H. Goodmon, Rob ersonville, O. W. Taylor, N. C. Ev erett, W. H. Gray, I. M. Little, and J. M. Dixon; Oak City. B. M Wor sley, E. R. Edmondson, T. B. Slada, J. H. Ayers, and J. A. Everett; Jamesville, C. C. Fleming, F W. Holliday and Lester Davis; Farm Ufa, P. E. Getsinger. Lewis Rofaer son and Prank Lilley; Bear Grass, Urbin Rogers, Henry D. Peel and Wheeler Rogers. In addition to the regular committees there are sev eral advisory groups, and appoint ments will be made for positions George H. Harrison Proposed As Road Commission Mem her Hundreds at perm inept citizens over the state have been mentioned (or places on the State Highway and Public Works Commission that Gov ernor Clyde Hoey is to reorganise within the next two or three weeks. Nearly every county is advancing a: man for one at the 10 posts, but if the governor has any definite ap pointments in mind he is keeping them Mr. G. H Harrison, local man. who probably has a better knowl edge of road needs in general than some of those now on the commts lion, has been named as a date to represent this district on the commission. L G. Flannagan. of Greenville, has been recommended, as well as one from nearly every other county in this section. Martin and Pitt and nearly every other county in this section did not support Hoey for governor, and it may be that their candidates will receive little recognition. Some be lieve that one Julian Wood, of Eden ton, and the man of bridge fame, will continue on the commis sion. TOBACCO PLANTS~*] Ike early put mi kanil U tut to Haiti; cram there will he a h?pw ia the toicht hett this sea it is Irmly bettered by 10 NEW JUSTICES OF PEACE NAMED FOR THIS COUNTY Omnibus Bill Increases the Number of Justices of Peace To Nineteen" An omnibus bill recently passed uy the General Assembly floods this -ounty with justices of the pence, the Mil naming 10 new ones and renp xnnting ? others for six-year term* rhere are three others in the county irhoee terms do not expire until or >r after 1030 As far as it could bo earned, no appointments to the low ?r fourt positions were made by the Governor directly, and none was lamed in the primary and election if last year Each district in the county has a', east two. except Griffins and Bear irass, where they will have to get ilong with one each. New appointees to the J P posts ire: 11. If Hurras. Williamston: J no Frfltss, Iloberjonvillc. L H Bouse. Hamilton: Wheeler V. Daniel, Goose '.'est, E. H. Ange. JamesviUe; B L Gardner. Williams; Pleny Peel. Griffins; A. B Ayers. Bear Grass; ind W S. White and LeHoy Tay lor, Poplar Bunt The names of those reappointed are as follows: J. U Hassell. Williamston; C. M Hurst. Roberson ville; J. W Hines. Goose Nest: C. & Riddick. Cross Roads; \ Corey. JamesviUe. L J. Hard, ion. Williams. The terms of J. A Davenport and C. L Nelson. Ham ilton Township: and J. S Ayers do not expire until or after 1939 and hey were not up for reappointment this year. The new appointees, if they wish to serve, must appear before Clerk ftairl I. R Wynne wilhin 11 itayr from April 1 and qualify by taking the oath of office a Poplar Point Man Died at Home There Wednesday Henry Hurst. ZT years old. died ?t his home in Poplar Point last Wednesday from a stroke of pa ralysis. He was the son of John Hurst, and leaves besides his wife, lfn. Maggie Pierce Hurst, one ?maU daughter, Dorothy. Three ou ters, Mrs. Wm Cherry. Mrs Earl Harris and Letha Hurst, and ant brother. Wm Hurst, all of William ston. also survive funeral services were conducted yesterday at the home, and burial Imitation Badges Taken From Junior G-Man Here Starting out to play the role of a MARTLN SKIPPER AND SIX PLAYERS HAVE ARRIVED Plan To Hold First Spring Practice on Local Lot Next Monday Arrangements are underway here to start spring baseball practice on the local lot next Monday. Manager Art Hauger. arriving last evening following a long trek across the country, staling that the roster of players would be pretty nigh com plete by that time Today and over the week-end Skipper Hauger and his boys are looking over the town and getting acquainted, the three players. A Fuller and Jim Rollins, of Arkansas, and Are Villepique. of California, welcoming a chance to rest after a four-day ride Seven players have already re ported and at least seven others are to report the early part of next week B McCay. of Alabama, and Key. of New York, came in several days ago Stan Hodges, of Wiscon sin. Artie Diem, of Iowa. Bud Stra wel. of Minnesota. Bill Dick, of Pennsylvania. Raymond Strunk, of 'Missouri: Jep Grant, of Arkansas; have been notified to report immed iately. Otto Englcskind and First Baseman Stevens, signed' by the St liouis Browns for the local club, have not been heard from, but their contracts are in. and they are expect ed here soon Jim Rollins declares he is not from Van Buren. and the other boys say Bob Burns is no relative of theirs. Statons Offer Land For State Test Farm Reliable reports heard here to day indirated thai the Jim Statons were considering giving one of jllieii farms In Hie Stale for expcri mental purposes in the cultivation of peanuts and tobacco and the laising of livestock Questioned this morning, Mrs Stalon gave credence to the rumor, but no de tails were released in connection with the establishment of a test farm by the State Board of Agri culture in accordance with an act passed by the recent State Legis lature Heads of the State Department of Agriculture including Com mis sioner W Kerr Scott. Drs Moore and Miller, and Mr Geo Ross, of State College, were guests of the Statons here this week The visi tors, accompanied by Mr. Staton and Mr. K. B. Crawford, attended the field day program at the State Test Station in Wenona yesterday. Start Distributing Checks To Teachers in the County The first of the seventh-month checks, representing salaries for teachers in the Martin County schools, are being delivered today to the Bear Grass school faculty. The remaining checks will be de livered nest week and the week fol lowing. Miss Thelma Brown, secre tary. said today Several Dogs Killed Here To End Rabies Outbreak The possibility of an outbreak of rabies was checked here this week when officers killed a half dozen dogs No persons had been attack ed. but the dogs Jiad been exposed, ta eras stated The police dog of John Enright was killed Wednesday, and other dogs m the neighborhood were kill ed yesterday as a precautionary Preaching Services Sunday In the Piney Grove Church Services will be held hi the Piney Grove Baptist church Sunday morn ing at II o'clock by the pastor. Rev. W B Harrington 1 CHARTER NIGHT OBSERVED HERE BY LIONS CLUB Governor Ashbaugh Gives Objectives of Lionism Before Large Crowd The Willian\ston Lions Club, just recently organized, received its cre dentials of official recognition at a big banquet held in the Woman's Club hall here last evening, when clubs from as far away as New Bern and Enfield sent able representa tives to heartily welcome the young but rapidly growing Lions into the international fold and to participate in an unusually interesting and en tertaining program Amid an exchange of greetings and the Lions 'roar. Rev W D Mc Innis, Washington minister, took the laaitn?'ri rlair tm tion of Judge H. O Peel, and he ably presided over the assembly that included nearly 200 visiting and local Lions and special guests May or J. L Hassell extended the visi tors a great welcome. Lion Rogers, of Wilson, responding The enter tamment program was featured by numbers by local musicians and the tap dancing of Miss Mary Davis Hardison Ray Goodmon. jr . open ed the program with a trumpet solo, followed by a trumpet duet by Mrs Aiken and Jerry Clark A negro quartet was an added attraction, and the entire program, including the musical roars of the Lions, was much enjoyed Lion D. V Clayton proved quite a master with his jokes while introducing the visiting club members and other guests Delivering the main address of the evening. Lion V J Ashbaugh of Durham, the organization's dis trict governor, briefly reviewed Lionism and pointed out its object ives. Lionism was described as i friend to Williamston and rummun ity, the speaker stating that a Lions Club is not merely social frater nkty, a chamber of commerce, or a merchants' association It is an or gamzation of leading citizens band ed together to make a community a better place in which to live, the speaker declared The Lions Club makes a systematic study of com munity needs and provides the man power to meet those needs. Lion Ashbaugh continued The review of major Lion activi ties by the speaker places the or gamzation in a commanding posi tion as a community buildet. and Lion Ashbaugh challenged the lo cal group to handle well the tasks before it In recent years, the Lions organization has earned on a splendid work in aiding the blind, mure than 6.U00 blind people hav ing received lasting benefits from the Lions in hundreds of communi 1 ties Much of the work is the prevention field, the organiza tion buying hundreds of pans of glasses every month for the needy Blind men are established in busi ness. training shops are maintained and white canes, serving as an em blem for the blind, are distributed, the speaker mentioning only a few of the activities now being carried on in this great field of service The Lions extend a service in the promotion of boys' work, civic improvements, general education, farm clubs, safety campaigns and re lief, Lion Ashbaugh explaining the many phases of these work proj ects and the method of approach em ployed by the organization in ren dering a ready and valuable aervice. Lion Ashbaugh coaudeted it a real pleasure to have the oppor tunity to address the meeting and present the charter to the promising club here. President Clayton ex pressed his great appreciation for the charter, and a new organization, an organization with a rich field to work in, vi Third Fire Call of Month Wednesday The local fire department received its third call of the month last Wed nesday noon, when fire threatened the hovel of Buster Williams, col ored, on East Mam Street, near the Colonial Oil storage tanks The fire, starting from a pipe that eras ex tended through the side at the duck, did no great damage Phyllis Smith, colored, owns the two-room shack With very few exceptions, calls received by the fire company here come from hovels and huts where nearly every fire regulation is regarded A survey of the conditions surrounding the quate arrangements for fires for heating home after home causes one to won dar why there aren't i there are. Orphan Singing Class To Give Concert Here Saturday Nightj Fourteen young boys and girls, with their director, from the Oxford Orphanage, will appeal in their an nual concert in the high school au ditorium here tomorrow evening. April 10. at 8 o'clock. The youth ful entertainers wil arrive here to morrow morning about 11 o'clock and will be special guests in pri vate homes over the week-end Traveling in a special bus. the class leaves here Monday morning for Plymouth. Special invitations are extended to children and grown-ups to at tend the concert here tomorrow eve rung No admission is asked, but a freewill offering will be taken Last year, the class received only $67. and it is hoped that this amount will be more than doubled tomorrow evening The singing class concerts are one of the main sources of income for the orphanage, and when the con certs are not ably supported, the re sulting effects strike close to the lit tle tots back in Oxford. Many Damage Suits Scheduled for Court Total of $162.1?.i Ls Sought in Twelve r Suits 1)V Plaintiffs Only Few of the Sixty-four Cases Are Likely To Be Tried During Term The calendar tor the two-weeks term of Martin County Superior Court convening next Monday for the trial of civil cases only probably carries the largest number of dam age suits of any other in the his tory of the county The plaintiffs are "suing of 'em" in numbers and in a big way. a review of the cal endar reveals Judge G V Cowper. of Kinston. is to preside over the term. ^ The 12 damage suits?ask for a-j total of $182,105 Eight of the suits aie the result of automobile acci dents and ask damages ui the sum of $155,305 Nearly one-half of the -amount is represented in the two suits brought by Leavister, Admin istrator, and Andrews. Administra tor. against J. Lloyd Corey leav ister is asking 50,000 and Andrews $15,000 The cases, peremptorily set for trial on Monday. April 19. will be combined The second largest suit is that of M L Lemmond and R. Howard Stone against the W I. Skinner To baeco- Company Stone, injured when the car in which he was rid ing was struck by a truck of the company between Williamston and Windsor in March of last, is asking $511,000 damages Lemmond. owner of the car. is asking $10,000 person al and $244 91 damages to his ma I cliine Walter Fisher, driver of the truck, was convicted in Bertie Coun ty and is now serving time on the! Triads-?Stone lust the sight of one 1 eye and his recovery was not ex lasted for several days following the wreck. The cases are set for trial on Thursday of the second week, and it is doubtful if the court will find time to call it during the term Milton James is suing N C Green for $5,000 damages and $900 hospi tal expenses as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident j between here and Jamesville two years ago last month. The third largest suit is that of Harry Reed against the A C. L Railroad Company Reed, injured when a freight engine struck his car at the Harrell Street creasing here in September of last year, is asking $20,000 damages. Reed suf fered a broken shoulder and other injuries and his car was demolished as it was battered by the engine over a course of 80 yards or more J B Greer. Georgia man, is su , ing Vernon Whitehurst for $3,050 as a result of an accident near Ev eretts last summer Mrs W A. lladley is asking $500 damages for being struck by a car driven by George Peel on Main Street here la>t November His linger bitten off by tlx- de fendant. Sanford Ruber son is uing Ira Edmondson for $1000 This case is on the calendar for trial next tlonday and is expected to attract attention L The $5000 damage suit of Jimmie WatU against Rose's is on the cal endar for Tuesday, April 20 Harry Kear is suing Skinner St Company for $300 bonus money al liged due him J G Godard is Skiing the V L St IP Company for $500 damages al l^ad to have resulted when the company constructed a power line arrues certain lands in Williamston Township In addition to the 12 suits, there are 44 cases that are considered of no great importance, but consider able tune will be required in han dling them It to the opinion of court officials that hardly more than m) r I BANK HOLIDAY 1I ; Next Monday. Halifbx Day. will be observed as a holiday by the two local banks. No other local business bouses will be cloned during the day. however. Halifax Day originated just a short time before Use Declara tion of Independence was sign ed. On that day a group of pa triotic citiseus met in Halifax *?* ' what is known the "Halifax Resolves." the ac tion leading up to Mecklenburg Day and later the actual sign lag of the independence does nt STAMP SALES AT NEW HIGH HERE FIRST QUARTER ! Local Office Reports Small Decrease in Money Order j Business During Period I . ??? A new high record in postal re I ceipls was reported this week bv Postmaster. Leslie T Fowden at the1 local office for the first quarter of I 1937. During the period stamp sales amounted to $5,197 34. or $l.-j 226 44 more than the receipts werv I for the first quarter of 1936 Th< gain was fairly steady, the recepils averaging around $400 more during January. February and March than they did in the corresponding per lods a year ago Sales in February Of this year amounted to $1.753 03. but during the last month the re ceipts showed a greater increase as compared with the sales in March of last year. The money order business show fed a slight decrease, but even then niore than $25,000 were shipped to months, principally to mail-order houses Records of stamp sales and money Iorder business during the first three months of 1936 are compared with ; the records in the first three months of this year, as follows . Stamp Sales 4936 1937 January $ 1.427 38 $ 1.716 00 | February 1.309 55 1.753 03 March 1.233 97. 1.728 31 Totals $ 3.970 90 $ 5.197 34 Maaey-Order Business $8.16963 $ 8.027 43 February 8.033 18 6.806 39 March Totals $25.438 05 $25.195 58 Evans Woolard To Be on Market Here Evans Woolard, Beaufort County ! man, has accepted a position with Messrs W R Ingram and Johnnie Gurkin, proprietors of the Planters Warehouse here. Mr Woolard, a | leader in his community, has made many friends in Williamston as a live worker on the local market in past years, and he u well known over a large part of eastern Caro lina. His friends are glad to learn that he will be on the Williamston market again ami with Messrs In gram and Gurkin at the Planter! Warehouse. Immediately following the an imuiaernent of Mr. Woo lard's con nection with the Arm, Messrs In giam and Gurkin closed a CUPU act I with Mr R. T. Griffin to head their office force. Mr. Grrffm. a local man. is a recognized warehouse bus iness man, and he, too. is widely known among the farmers oI this section. Personnel connections formed rapidly by the will be announced shortly FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY FOR MISS SARAH HARRELL Member of Prominent Local Family Dies at Home Here Wednesday Miss Sarah Moon HarrelL ? btr of one of this section's i prominent families, died at home on Simmons Ave Wednesday evening at the end coming HarrelL a talented and possessing a bright future, taken ill in the early spring of 1927. while teaching in St Hlldah's Hall. Charleston. W Va She had beam . '-nfined to her bed since that time. _nd was apparently enjoying her usual health up until just a few lays ago Her condition became IccxMily worse over last week-end ii.d her brother. Dr W. H. HarrelL Lieutenant Commander in the U. & S Medical Corps, was summoned tome from Boston, where he eras leniporarily stationed. Miss HarrelL 32 years old. eras he daughter of the late Dr W H nd Sarah Elizabeth HarrelL Her 'ather was a recognized and able ihysician in this section for nearly ? quarter of a century, or until his ieath m 1909. Her mother, the laughter of the late Attorney and Urs James Edwin Moore, rendered ? noble service to the youth of this immunity as a teacher in the local c hoots during the greater part of 8 years, or until shortly before her icjlh in 1931 Miss Harretl was graduated from st Mary's SctiooL Raleigh, and two tears later earned her degree at ?on verse College She was a pram sing young teacher in St Hlldah's ttalL when she was taken ill 10 tears ago Since that tune she has ?ITrrrd instruction in the languages 0 special pupils at her home but. she mantained an alert interest in iffairs of both a kcal and nation 1 kiK nahiscyeand always looked oo " Se bright' side of life, remaining : houghtful of others at all times." - She was the niece of Judge Clay on Moore, of Winston-Salem and k'llliamston. and Mi M S Moore, >f Williamston Dr Bill llarrrll he only brother living. James Ed it in HarrelL another brother, (tying n 1932 Miss llarrell was a member of the Thumb of the Advent, and her rec ur. Rev Edwin F Moseley will -ooduct the last rites at the late some this afternoon at 3 o'clock, ntermenl will follow in the family >k>t in the local cemetery ft ariis Against Sale (lotton Agreements To I noffieial Agent rrust Agreements Worth Now Around $7.60 a Bale. Criswell Says ? A warning mas issued a fern' days igo by the agiH-uliwtal headquar ers ipn Raleigh to all holders of 933 cotton options against the sale ?( the options or Participation Trust \grrements to parties representing hemsehres of government rtpruts atives In a letter to rounty agents. I 1" Cmwell. m charge of the MM soil Conservation Program, said: 'We have liad laimnmn iepu?ts sithm the past few days of indi viduals appearing in counties un ler the guise of betng representa ives from the Washington Office aiying up unsettled 1S33 cotton op ions, that is Participation Trust A (reements. C-S D (yellow). These nen are nut agents of the Govern Trent and are simply defrauding iruducers out of their rightful bewe iu in these payments. The i epulis hat ruone indicate that they travel two in a car with a torn Washington. D C. me of the eastern states. In rases they simply producer has ievened n I It appears that they (ruling with the larger | (hey obtained from the us copy at C S D. or in ave Ki?i Vtfn the ylTn^anil Mid r font Ccl-IV -I 1 have talked with . Mr. 1 nog Mil tnd h earn (fih h attM s of pure frsnd nd i ni'3ie|KnenU!iof l The pasti trust tfrteiMnts Le worth
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