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mill THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XL?NUMBER 31 WUlimmston. Martim County. North Carolina, Friday. April 16.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899 REVIEW WORK OF EDUCATIONAL BOARD SINCE 1931 Many Developments in Ed ucational Program of County Recorded A review of the slxyear terms of Messrs. W. O. Griffin and J. T. Barnhill as members of the Martin County Board of Education reveals many activities during the period ending the first of this month. Al though stripped of many official duties as the state stepped in to take almost cumplete charge of the educational system, the Martin Board, however, effected many de velopments m the educational pro gram of the county In April. 1931. the board was com posed of W. O Griffin, chairman. Jeven Rogers, J. A. Grtringrr. J Eason Lilley and J. T. Barnhill The following month, J. C. Manning war made county superintendent of the schools. About that time the state swooped down to virtually com plete its consolidation of white schools m the county. Eight schools were consolidated at one tune, and the board spent long sessions try ing to adjust the patronage, bt t fin ally Bear Grass and Macedonia ac cepted the inevitable, and the board turned to other tasks. A special tax election was provided, and the peo pie turned it down by a margin of' only 72 votes. Schools were standardized and I several buildings were enlarged, but a debt reaching almost one-half mil lion dollars had to be considered, and only pressing demands were met. During the six-year period, the school debt was reduced from $470,894 to $402,830 on July 1. 1936. In 1931. the debt was represented as follows Bond, $254,000, literary bans, $39,800, special budding funds $147,950, current expense debt, $29. 144. The 1936 debt was represent - ed as foUows: Bonds. $236,000; lit erary loans. $14,6(10; special budd ing fund, $8*950 nfw bonds "fbr sev era! new buildings, $52,000, and cur rent expense debt, $5,280 In addition to decreasing the debt by $68,064, the board of education during the six-year terms of Messrs Griffin and Barnhill. called for the construction of new build ings and additions costing $128,150, as follows Everetts, two class rooms $500; Biggs school (col), $2,350. Has sell school (coL) $3,000; bus garage. $4,000; Bear Grass teacher age. $5, 000; Keys school (col ). $400; Pop lar Point (coL). $600; Bear Grass addition. $3,000. agricultural shops at Jamesvdlc and Oak City. $700; Cross Roads school. $700. Jamesvdle High School. $27,000; Williamston primary unit. $15,40u: Oak City pri mary unit and disposal plant. $18. 500, Farm Life, addition. $15,500. SvtUE?I col I. $33,000 and -11 auditorium. $1.50(1 The new building program added 4 rooms to the county plants Hone economics, agricultural and commercial courses have been made available to the high school youths of the county. At the present time the county has one of the smoothest operating units to be found hi the state sys tem The personnel on the board was changed by death and resignations during the six-year period Mr J. W. Eu banks, of Hassell, was named by the County Democratic Execu tive Committee to complete the un expired term made vacant by the oeath of Mr Javan Rogers in hk suary. 1932 The tame committee . amort Mr E. H Ange, of James ville, to fill the position made va cant on the board by the death of Mr. J. A. Getsinger in April. 1933 After serving four years on the board. Mr Eason I-illey withdrew two years ago and he was followed in that position by Mr. George C. G: iff in of Griffins. Min. Barn hill and Griffin did not enter the last June primary, and their terms ended the first of this month. The Messrs Eubank;. Ange and Griffin filed as old members, and Mr. J. F. Martin, of Jamesville, gled as a new member. The omnibus bill includ ed the name of Mr. J. J} WooianL Williamston man. and he m now serving as chairman of the group. The new board finds the white the consolidation of the coi ns* expected any Woobrd. Antfe. and it will not be so before the sue of some < s will have to be iscns S. Collin Peer s Condition Reported Improved Today Candidates for Martins Squad Work Out Daily WORK SHEETS 1,000 BALES HAY BURNED HERE IN FIRE WEDNESDAY Volunteer Firemen Called Out Three Times So Far This Week r*M ed when fire story of Parai hay barn here early last We evening The building nt burned down to the sernnd stury floor and more than IJH bales of hay were destroyed Mr Wilson stated thai he believed the fire was started a- ' round T o'clock by children looking in the barn for one of them ?natch and accidentally ignited the bay ??? ~ - Receiving fire company made a run out Wash- . ?ngtoa Street and turned around and found its way to the scene by light of the fire There is some doubt if the building could have been saved in its entirety even if the firemen had received the righl direction* at. first, as the fire, fanned by a strong west wind, quickly spread to all parts at the second story Firemen battled the blare, one of the mosti stubborn it has been their task to handle in months, for three hours and returned the apparatus to the station at II H No insurance was earned on the property. Mr Wilson stating that the fire destroyed nearly all the hay he had stored for use this unnmer Yesterday monui? at 7 30 o' clock. the local fire company was : railed out again when fire threat ber of farm plows and machmery back of Hanson Brothers' store The fire, started by sparks blown from a burning trash pile near by. was firemen soon had it under control and the resulting very great, the the loas was taken care of by fowling ordinarily m groups of three, the company was called out yesterday afternoon for the third time m leas than 24 hours. A grass fire went out of control on Peail Stmt, near Bey Ward's coal aaB" buildings. The roof of a home caught fire but was soon put out water on the fire direct from, the truck m bringing it under control Small Bertie County Child Hurt When Struck hy Car The 3-year-old mm c< Hanson Bob fully but believed not singly hurt when he darted boat behind a park ed automobile and vac struck by a car diinn by Mrs Jodie BarnhilL nan. a the mar fill Wed iftcnioaa about 4 o'clock Given brat-aid treatment here, the child was lata earned to a Wash Highway Death lu County This Year Reported Six Plavcrs Arrive This Week; Series of Exhibitions Sought Regular Line-up To Take J More or Less Definite Form Next Week Reinforced by the a rival of six additional players this week the Martins have settled down to in tensive training daily. Manager Art Hauger stating today that he was weU pfaastd with the prugiess his boys are making The student of lianlullrlwiwttti. urn red any and all predictions, but one gains from a conversation with the Martins' skipper the feeling thai he will be irali to send an atle team on the field even before the season gets un derway on Thursday. May < Possibly the team is taking defi nite form just now. but the final se lections are made with the care of a trained expert and developments during the next week may bring changes "We like to give every boy a chance." Mr Hauger explained, and for that reason no positions will be assigned before possibly the lat ter (tart of next w eek Activities on the field so far Uus week are centering around the sec ood bag. close followers of the sport declaring that Steve Lakotas has the promise of making someone a great player at that position and that he1 tops every thing that has preceded j htm on the local lot Charles Stev ens looks good on first, seasoned ob servers of the spurt say. and Bill] Dick, while not so large, is shott ing up fine in the bark-stop posi tion Artie Diem just in from j Swea City. lowa..-?lil-be ban), to] pull louse from third ^fit'triftntng camp is ofKring the makings of a promising team, and local fans are beginning to sleep soundly at night over the prospects No teams wtthui the league are to meet in exhibition games, but Ray Goodmon. president of the k>- j cat club, s scouting for a contest with any independent organization. Manager Hauger advising that he will be ready lo take on any and all comers by the middle or even the early part of next week. Added to the training camp per sonnel this week ate the names of Raymond Strunk. left-hand Iwtrlcr from Norwood. Mo ; Jep Grant, right-hander from Dover. Ark : Brown Lewis, outfielder from Rux seliville Ark Stan Hodges, out fielder from Campbellsporl. Wis, a 900 hitter. Artie Diem, third base man from Swea City. la : Paul Nin 1 in maun, left-handed pitvliei from Wiscunsin and Waller Sprangr pitcher, from Wado. Wis Bud Sti del. infieider and two more pitche Jack Gaddy and Nick Schir. are d to start training at once. Manag Hauger said today Bank Boosts Use of Im|?ro\e<l Seed (lorn Cooperating with iO fanners last season in com fx- Id tests, the Guar ' amy Barr t Tiust Company is ?p?n spara-nr.:-. the distribution of rtrr/fnuM sc< I corn this season. Cashier O V. Clayton announced this wetrk Any member of the in stitutsoa will be glad to explain the tests and aid them in getting the ?rd_ it was explained While two of the farmers partici pating in the tests last season re ported no increases in their corn yields, eight at them increased their yields considerably, some by as ^ much as one-third. Mr Clayton said. Expect Commission Appointments Soon Appointments to the Slate High way and Public Works Commission are expected probably not later than the latter part of next week Numbers of pcoanintnt men over the State have been endorsed for the positions but Governor Hoey. if he has diodad an the appoint - ments. is holding them secret Suae believe the Governor has already made up his mind as to who be will appoint Others are of the nytnwi that he ? still conoder Mr. G H Harrison, local man. SAFETY G ATES AT DRAW SPAN HERE ARE RELOCATED Present Gates Have Been] Crashed by Motorists Number of Times Ik location of the two gate-. ii being chanced and warning signals will be improved on the Roanoke River bridge here within the next tew days aa an added precaution against danger that lurks there ev ery time the bride? b turret lot \ the passage of river boats At the present time the nfety gates are stationed SO feet l)?n the tnd of the draw and the warning bells are 100 feet from the gatat The new gates will te removed to a distance at 175 feet from >kt ends of the drawbridge, and the bells will be replaced with. a. siren and %ig nal lights The safety gates on the bridge here have been crashed several times but only one car continued its mad run into the river 20 feet below Three colored persons lost their lives and a young colored boy after going to the bottom with the death car, crawled out and lived to tell the tale Construction work on the new safety dev ices has already been <ian ed. and the installs torn of the equip ment will be completed shortly. Hugh Spruill. bridge keeper, said today While the new safety devices ire certain to issue sufficient warning against all danger there, it is pos sible for any wild driver to crash the gates and continue his mad rush right on into the stream, fur the gates will be made out of light tim ber. it was explained Ladies* I\i?lit at Ixx-al kiwanis (Hub ?*- ? ? v. ? Ladies" Night mas observed by the local Kiwanis Club last night, the program proving unusually enter taining The event mas largely at tended. around 130 plates being served, and several artists appeared on the program for the evening The Rt. Rev Thomas C. Darst. Bishop of the Diocese of East Car olina. was the guest speaker of the evening and his remarks mere well received The Bishop started off in a lighter vein and kept his hearers laughing for some tune, closing on a serious note as he told of his trip to Russia last year and his observa tions of a people trying to build a better nation without God and de clarir.g that they were headed most Mirely f*n * decided fall The t iitertainment features were a number of violin solos by Mr Ed pialimg*. of Wibon. and a "vocal solo oy Miss Ladie Nuon. local music teacher Pro|>erty Listing ^ork Increasing Property listing, progressing slow ly since the first of the month, u increasing daily, according to re ports from several of the 10 town ship listers today No accurate trend of the, values is to be had at this tune, the lists being too small for basing an estimate, it was stated Tax Supervisor Stailings stated yes terday that every effort was being made to keep the values in line all over the county, that where ooe district,lags bAir,d it will be nec essary to increase the listings- In other words all land having the same market value will be listed alike. ' In announcing the list of tax au thorities a few days ago_ the nam: of J A Raw Is. Oak City was left out through error, and the name of Roy Leggett in Poplar Point should have been Roy Taylor Farm Meeting at Farm Lite To Be Held Meat Week The soil conservation meeting, scheduled in the Farm Life school last night, was postponed on ac unt of the sudden death of Ra ernoon. the farm agent's ofxe am uneing today that the will be held next nil* at ? o'clock Miss Green's Pupils In Music Recital Tonight The music pupils of Miss Fay Green are apfs si mg m anal rental m the Bear Grass ditonum Urn evening at ? o'clock ipating m the event, it a Colored School Closes as 18 of 28 Pupils Turn to Farm Work Piney Woods School, a Mill seal of learning fur the colored youth of Williams Township, closed its doors for the term yesterday, when work in the fields reduced the attendance upon the ? lasses to a mere handful Eighteen of the I> pupib enrolled dropped out overnight, quitting lhar books to follow the plow and aosn.1 their parent! in general farm work Reports nave it that none at the pupils even thought about shedding a tear. Tor whefe -he sap bcpm "to j PROCEEDINGS IN MARTIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Court Orders Recess This Morning Until Next Monday at 9:30 Ending the And week of a two term this morning, thg Mar tin County Superior Court so far has cleared comparatively fear cases from the clouded docket The ac tions, u h lie considered of very lit tie importance Mere marked b> long chains of ev idence, and hours mere necessary to handle cases in voicing as little as $100 Judge Com per, presiding over his first term of court in this county, has held the tribunal in session long hours each day. and every case is given minute consideratKKi A divorce m Judge CoM per's court ^ts recognized as be mg worth many times nuer than the separations granted in the da ? \orce mills in some states The work in the court this meek is leading up to the big vases nest Meek ^jfext Monday the Corey arci-scheduled fi r liial again cases and other damage suits totaling *lto.VUt?. ?t* tikJwlW that several days * iU-UvhavJ Nom -i ing the Corey cases, leaving little or no tune for work on the other suits Proceedings of the court not pm lously reported are C H Li ggett was given a $29 ver diet against C C IUmL In the case of A B Rogeraon vs Edmund Harris, the plaintiff was given a $12 50 judgment The court ordered the plaintiff to. pay the cuSts and take nothing in Ihe case of Foreman-Blades Lum ' ber Company against R p. John { son - . j A deed from W L HoUxs to Mrs Lucy Hoi I is Mas declared valid in the case of W L Hoi us against Joe ] Hoi lis. the court allowing the plain tiff to recover $75 from the defend ants ~~ Tuesday the court spent several hours iiste tung to a ~ injunction. Judge Cowper referring the action to another district Another divorce was granted Wed nesday. Sarah Lewis gaining separ ation from Mack Lewis on the grounds of adultery Harrison Brothers was granted a $1,100 judgment against S H Hop kins. In the case of Standard Fertilizer Co vs. C. B Bcown. el al_ the plain HIT was given a $ ton judgment, the decision having been reached by consent. The Standard company was award cd a judgment in the sum of Udfi against Emma B Car raw an State Peanut Test Farm Not Definitely Located No definite xliua has been taken in the proposed location of a pea nut test farm in this county accord ing to reliable reports received here this week. It mas ubJInial team ed a few days ago that Farm Jin; St a ton has offered to (ivr the Slate about 75 acres ? f land on tl 'anws ville Road fi t the test larn. Kerr Scott. O n iniriUMT of -Agri culture, anniwiv ? d this ?tll that im steps m-ould be taken m locat ing the farm until other wtiou in tne peanut belt had bera beard from Little Rain Fell la This Section During March Marcb <f (ha* year was a dry month, compared with January, the here reporting only 224 acks dur ing the period, and nearly an wk of that fell as mam Lent rainfall fell last month than m nay March n ?even years, or as far hack as rec ords (o at the local H1n? riae in Iht trees, energy reaches a low p uil in the school room and a chance to the wide-open spaces is welcomed even if the out-of-dncrs freedom calk for long hours behind a plow or a close attachment with a hoe iuik' ie Corn-plani-ng lime and other (arm work are beginning to really compete witty the knowledge dispell uno, and wTiite schools, as well as colored, are experiencing (airly sizeable attendance decrea>es over l Ho county SEINE FISHING Herriag fcku( in thr K?u ?kc ?u reported iaaproviag at ti?wlHi ynlniij. tat the { nltkw in ?t lit ?y tu umuT 1 sue. lh* sruift were Liking as ?ut u a UwuMDd Hrrrio* at Iiti >eslerda>. but a ckincr the weather U-4 r\ rnin* n> a4 to have aflected the li-hing vUvitm today. Enforcement (Mlieer Destroys Nine Stills In Ten-Day Period Illicit Liquor Makers and Bootleggers Now Facing Strong Opposition Joe H Roebuck, recently appoint ed enforcenunt officer by the Mar- i tin County Alcoholic Beverages Con Irol Btard has made it hot (or il licit liquor manufacturers and boot- < le&ecrs in iliu county smce starling ? his work two weeks ago. a report j for the period filed this week with the ABC board chairman shows. The officer made 10 raid* in the and wrecked J*. liquor planbU Sestroytng 2.200 gallons of beer and rfibiderable plant equipment The. raids were centered in the Free; Union section of the county, but the' nine investigations carried the offi I cer into 6 of the 10 townships in the county Three homes were searched, but the alleged handlers of the illicit liquids apparently ex pected a visit and ^gladly received the officer One arrest was effected during the period, and only 1 gal , km of liquor was confiscated Operating his own car at his own expense, the officer traveled 483 naks during the first two weeks While the illicit liquor trade is| battling against heavy odds already, the officer continues his investiga Hons and ? mapping out a course of action days in advance Local and twiiy officers are cooperating splen : j idly. Officer Roebuck states Tuff (?uys Cooking School Hchl Here Sixteen malt emplvytcs of the Virginia Electric & Power Company -uccessfuly passed their first courses ui culinary art at a Tuff Guy's cook ink school held in the company's < demonstration room here last Wed -1 neaday evening Reports fiufn the. instructors. Misses Finch and Park er. indicate that Ray Goodmon. man ager of the Williamston division.: and K D Worrell are well quail 1 fied for permanent kitchen duty and that most of the others have great possibilities in the cook room Each student, guided by tested recipes, contributed his part in the preparation of the meal, the rules requiring them to eat what they cooked If they survive, and mirac ulously every one of the 16 is still navigating, the cooks are given a sandpaper diploma rating them as Tuff Guys. Plumbing Firm To Move To New-Location Monday The Williamston Plumbing and Heating Company will move its of fice and equipment to the store huilding of the Episcopal church next to the Proctor Shop on Mam Street next week. Mr W E Dunn, manager, said today. Alterations to the building are be ig completed this week, Mr Dunr ranged it will be one of the most complete east of Raleigh Preparing New Home tor The County Curb Market The office and storeroom used during the construction of the coun ty agricultural building, is being ?awed to the rear of the county lot for use as headquarters by the curb srket A few alterations will be sde to the 1 14-YEAR-OLD BOY KILLED IN CAVE IN AT SAND PIT Raleigh Mendenhall's Life Snuffed Out Yesterday Near Jamesville Raleigh Mendenhall. 14 year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Claude Men denhall, of Griffins Township, was fatally injured when trapped in a sand pit by falling dirt just ouli side the Jamesville town limits on the Farm Life Road yesterday aft ernoon about 5 o'clock Buried un der 2 feet of dirt, the boy a believed to have died from internal injuries suffered from the weight of the dirt. Removed from the premature grave, the youth was said to have breathed several tunes, but he never regained consciousness His left arm was biulten at ute wrist, and his head was bruised Leaving school at Farm Life yes terday afternoon the boy met and accompanied TUghman Collrain to the sand pit for a load of sand. Tak mk the shovel he jumped into the pit and started throwing out sand. Collrain warned htm of the danger of a cave- in and advised him four time to leave the hole, the fourth warning hardly reaching the ears of the boy before nearly a ton of dirt fell and buried him. Using his hands. Collrain soon dug down to 1 he buy's face and then called for help. Medical aid was summoned, but the weight of the dirt apparent ly had caused concussions making recovery lmpo&isble. The buy 's mother was in a Wash ington hospital for an operation, but she returned home late last evening. tine of three children^ the boy was well liked in the school and com munity and had many friends among all ages. Besides his parents he is survived by one brother, James Mendenhall, and one sister, Essie Mendenhall Funeral services were conducted in the Maiile Grove church this aft ernoon jn^VtMThiflk br Wfcv.'.W. B. Harrington Buiial was in the fam ily plot in the Hardison Mill ceme tery. Griflins Township. Mrs. Myrtie Bailey Bit's at Bear Crass Mrs Myrtie Bailey, beloved citi zen of Bear Grass, died at her home there this morning at 5:45 o'clock following a long illness She had teen in declining health for some time and had been confined to her bed for a long while. The daughter of the late Thomas J and Sarah A Simpson, she was a# years oldl In early womanhood mii- via;, man icd ? to ? John ? Wiley Bailey, who died in June. 1931. She is survived by six children. Jim Bailey, of Bear Grass; Tom Bailey, of Kinston; Cushion Bailey, of Bear Grass: Mrs Simon Whitehurst, of Btaulort County. Mrs Leroy Aus bon. of Washington, and Miss Fran ces Bailey, of Bear Grass. She also leaves 10 grandchildren. k She aus a failhiul member of the Primitive Baptist church and had many friends in her home convmun ay. Funeral services will be conduct | ed Saturday afternoon lit 2 o'clock 1 Ly Eiders B S Cowin and A. B I A>ers Burial will follow in 1ht It-eel cemeter y ~ ? Poultry Loadings Total 9,894 Pounds Martin (dinners sold cooperatively , 9.894 pounds of poultry last week and received $1.569 85. Including the shipment last week, the fanners have shipped 50.707 pounds of the barnyard fowls so far this season, and received a total of $7,656.85. Agent T. B Brandon said today that he was planning on operating a fifth car in the county about the first week in May if the prices were considered favorable He explained that a number of fanners had asked about the operation of another car this season, and it is thought that the extended shipping schedule will aid in the continued stabilization of the marked Production Association Lends $108312 in County The Washington Production Cred it association has advanced loans to 181 fanners in the county so far this season. Averaging from $160 to $3,600. the loans amount to $106, airoo. Mr. W. H Carstarphen of he association, said today. The number of loans and the a