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?, LaM mm 1mm as It I THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 1 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday. January 4. 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 ?i?= Record Issuance Of Marriage Licenses In County In 193' Nearly 300 Weddings in County During Period of marriage lx rrported by Register of Deeds J. Sam Gctsinger in this county last year. Nearly 300 or 253 weddings took place to make it one of the most eventful years for San Ctgnd in this county The issuance eras more than double that of 1511 arhea only 133 licenses were sold hy the county bureau. It eras the first time since 1532 that the number of marriages of white couples exceeded those at the colored The margin was small how. ever. 147 licenses going to white and 146 to colored couples. The last month issuance was the largest for any period on record. 33 at the C3 licenses issued, gout to were issued dunng Dr. ember, as follows James Buchanan Harrington and Daisy Beatrice Roberson. both of this county William Bryant Ayers and Mary lallian Hodges, both of Martin Coun ty Ous E. Frances, of Ahoskie. and Elizabeth Castellue of Windsor J P. Collins, of Plymouth, and Mrs Roar Watkins. of Palmyra Nathan C. Phelps and Ella Mae Jones, both of Roper George Gay and Mary Hoggard. both of Plymouth and Sarah Frances Peel, of William Ronald Davenport and Burt Voh va. both of Columbia Jas Luther Hams. Jr.. of Raleigh and Eva Naomi Harrison, at Wd Benjamin Earl Allen and Edna Mar Adams, both of Washington. Charlie Moore Mills, at Williams ton and Eula Faye Bailey, of Cross | William Harden and Mary Flor ence Stalls, both of Dardens Richard Everett and Course Mat thews. both of Martin County. Wm Alton Rogers and Ora Bell Warren, both of this county. Thos J Taylor, of Bethel, and Sarah Edmondson. of Hamilton LrRoy Bench, of Hamilton, and Mary Eunice Harrell. of Eden ton Fletcher Lang ley and Delia Louise Bullock, both of Roberson r llle Alonzo Thomas Revels and I an rice Mae Bailey, both of this coun ty Willie Brown, of Edgecombe coun ty. and Carrie Bell Bland, at Martin Jasper J Bennett and Eula C. Har dison both of this county. Bruce Moseley. of Robersoennllr. and Lillian Bullock of Greenville Robert Brown and Helen Jemi gan. both of Bertie County. Hardy Pamsher and Mabel CoL train both at Williamston William Lewis Akers. of Frank 1m. Term., and Ruth Evelyn Rater Ralph B Holliday. of Williamston. and Margaret Marl awn Holbday, at ?iHr H Bruce Holloman. at Willi ami ton. and Virginia Bell Wilson, oi Pitt County. Wm J. Hard iso n and Call* Gard ner. both at this county. J Ulysses Peel and Theteia Todd Burroughs, both of this county Jos Hilton Forbes, at Everetts. and Beulah Mar* Hard won. at Jamesville H Kenneth Harrington and Vera Virginia Peed, bath of Jan Johnn* H. James and Mary Gla dys Bailey, both of Robersonville ??*i P CnBram and Ella ~ Perry, both of Williamston Chas Delma Hopkins and Elna teth Pender Pugh. both oi this ty. Isaac G Whitley at Parmelr. a Elizabeth Andrews. of Roberson Wilbs Thompson and Dorothy Huff, both at Williamston James Battle and Beatrice Outlacd both at Pitt county. Aimrles PeeL of Martin, and Lu cille Pierce, at Beaufort County. Norman Little and Mayfaell Lynch, both at this county. Fetton Gray and Mary Emily Brown, both at Martin County Oliver Andrews, at RoterootrviUr. and Christina Kmc at Hassell Woolen and Clara Etas i at this county i Spruill and Mill* Savagr Ote ENTERPRISE EDITOR PASSES AFTER LONG ILLNESS itqp. to tortj year* toto W Tto Eatetftnr. mka dud Sudiy morning at IW haau km r, Mrs. Elbert S. Prelr after an illanit nteaiiaf bar I. net a prrud of nrarl> thrrr ituv had beea more ar k? iaartise danag the bag penad ?! his illness, but was ronfiaed la bis tod the last three weeks. (Abase partare was takra abaat tnrlir sears ago . Good Report Made by Enforcement Officer ALL BRAND NEW m u aid aiU ta< la ase this W. S. Hut after sraatiac the I each day stare last Satar t ale ef tacs is well ad that af a year ace, receatly that IM.tM awre tacs already been said this year thae a A upset baa the bereaa at that sparest said this Miss Eliza Nelson Dies Near Hassell *? Eliza Nelson died Sunday af noon at the home of her brother C. M Nelson, near Hassell. fol a stroke of paralysis as born In Pit *1 years ago and was thi r of Mr and Mrs. Jease Nel Jl known resident of tha After the death of her par years ago she moved t< and had made her horn nee that time. Sh devout Chnstiai Primitive Baptn by a wide CSrrle of friends in th HasseU The fnnesal eerviee is being hel I 4 o'clock this afternoon fra -jr home af her brother, and lata meat will fsOosr in the family bur mg ground in the community. EM< his life held much for his family ai is conducting the sernet Miss Nelson had been a member i the Conoho Primitive Baptist chun for a number of years :iw h survived by three brothel is C Nelson. Jim Nelson si ; and two sisters. Mi and Mrs. Alice Trip reside in the upper a county. ? reler Martin is visit! im Wake rarest. ' Appointed April 1 Last Year: Record Shows Much Vi ork Believe Record Will Equal That of Any in the Entire State The report of activities by Joe II Roebuck, one-man lam- enforcement division of the Martin County Ako. hohc Dttntps Control Board, re cently submitted, presents a record of accomplishments that doubtless cannot be duplicated by any one peace officer in the Slate Mr R<e buck was employed as special en forcement officer by the ABC t?-*rd on April I last year and up lo Jan uary 1. 1938. a period of nine months, his report shorn the follow u.?: He traveled a total of 7 lb miles, much of It. of course over little traveled back-woods ppths. destroy ed 79 illicit whiskey stills of various sues and descriptions. Irian small crude gaivanized-barrei caitfits to the large and modem steam plant. A total of 30.12* gallons of be- r was poured out and 297 1-2 gallo-is rests mere recorded and fines as sessed gainst convicted lambreake^ totaled I1JW which aiount, it is understood, will more than offset the cost of the enforcement work. In ad dition to this two automobiles used the unlawful transportation of whiskey mere confiscated All in all the officer has madr an ? viable record, and it is beiirve-1 it as a result of his work there mr fearer liquor law violations than of the county Three Youths Eater CCC Service From The County - Three )?in| ml Vb. Edpr [Price, at HjmUVm, Hubert Whitak |< r. at nam VilliamKuc. and Clayton of One City, entered the Ci [ i(h yesterday. Follom inc a per ad. the boys anil be to a amp an the west I iicwiitlul Meet Held On Monday By Commissioners Routine Business Holds Board in Session Half a Day Holding their first meeting of the tflwidjr year on Monday, the Mir tin County commissioners centered !!?< ir- attention on routine matters, and the session was entered in the records as an uneventful one Com missioner R A. klaisltp. of Hassell was unable to be present, and Com missioners C C Fleming. R. L. Per ry. C A Roberson headed by their chairman. Mr J E. Pope, handled (the small calendar of business. Reports from "the heads of thr various county?departments *tft received, their contents receiving at tention by the commissioners board to the State Highway and! Public Works commission do not al ways receive consideration by the State agency was established at the Monday meeting when the rommt >?oners ordered resubmitted to the commission a resolution urging the inclusion of a certain road in the upper part of the county. The cm missloners would have included in the State highway system a road be ginning at E P leathers' farm on Highway 125 and running across the A. C I- Railroad tracks and the O L Joyner farm to Ihe old Hnhgnodl or Hopkins rud In December a yt?r ago Ute n?iimi.vi nets urged thai this road be included in the State system While they mere repassing the year old resolution, the commissio ers parsed another resolutloa urging the highway commission to take otr ct and maintain a mile-long road starting at the Sue Jolly farm what IS known as the Manning Road in Jamesville Township and ninnu^ via the farm* of Geo W Martin m Henry Modlin to the Jamesville a Wa-hington Highway No ITI. hav ing fur its termination the old J H Lassiler farm. The petition carried the names of nine citizens Lawrence Lilley was relieved of the payment of SI dog tax listed n> error in Williams Townshgi A correction was ordered in I tax listings of S T Harris, William* on. a reduction from tl^M to $1. ? having been effected At one o'clock, the?tkard "<?r3B^ ? , a recess for all coiitdy offices dur K the funeral of W C Manni rater county official. Town Board Holds lis Regular Session r Here Last Evening Several Matters of Minor Importance Handled at Meeting ?f minor import tnce mere disposed of at the meet of the tomn board of commis sioners last night and steps were taken that mill doubtless lead to the completion of more important work, including the opening of a rew street and extension ol th^ ma ter mains to provide better fire pro lection in the section near the high school building The commissioners passed an or dinance prov iding for the police de part merit to impound for nine days all vicious dogs found at large, and at the end of the period of impound ing the mayor is to decide whether the dog will be destroyed or return ed to it> ow ner John Wier appeared in behalf of himself and several other parties, seeking permission to place penny- , in-the-sk*t weighing machines in t front v4 their places of business on; the sidewalks of the town After J discuss-jon. the board rejected the plea, and directed officers to inform those mho had already placed the machines to remove them from the sale-walks The hard also passed a resolution of appreciation directed to the Vir ginia Electric & Power Co.. for its part in helping to provide for the lighting and decorations of the streets at Christmas Approval was given for the pur chase of a short-wave radio set to Le placed in police headquarters A <*?mnd hand noting $20.?has ken in use there for some time, arid it mas derided to buy this instead of a new set. which would have cost S39 50 This action places the local police on Ue receiving end of all message bioadcast over the State Highway 1'atrol ladio system An mU pfiklan cropped up when it was reported the old plank walk ever !** ravine on the Smithwick Slrrrt rl cut into N? w Tow n w as in bai condition again Permanent imp:- -rrjents would cost about . <i the board decided t - await the out* me of negotiations between a met- ier of the board and J IB Cherry who owns a lot over which] it is proposed to run a new >tr?v* straightening Smithwick and doing away with the necessity for the pres ent sb rt-cut and plank walk R t Manning, street superinten dent reported the sidewalks recent ly completed by town forces on War ren street cost only $1 10 per square yard. a contract bid of $1 50. resulting in a saving to the town and abutting property owners of $102 40 on the 256 yards required. It was or dered that the individual assess ments for this work be prepared and the property owners notified Considerable discussion was de voted U* the proposed extension of the town water mains to provide for two fire hydrants on the pr??perty in front of the high school Recent building activities then* have cau td the detiand for the added pn nertion mill be made by extending |a iwmin tail feet up Smithwick street to connect with the line -?n Crate street from the Wynne Serv ice sta taon This mill eliminate the present i" and provide additional at the hydrants on the srhool pr?4?erty as well as allow for the placing of the two new hydrants The super intendent was instructed to prepare a definite estimate of the root and report either at a special Keeling of the board within the next few days or at the next regular meeting 'hiId Dies At Home Ol Patents Near Here rears and five months old. died at Use bucne of her parents. Mr and Mrs David T Griffin, in Griffins rovr.:iup last Thursday evening n?e \rrtun <4 a disease strange to the bind, the little girl had been n ill health for some time. She mas greatly beloved in the vane and community, and her suf feting mas borne with a manly pa Funeral services were conducted M the ta? Um Friday idler noon it 2h o'ekak by Elder P E Get singer assisted by Elder limes of Wilson, and Rev W B Harrington. Baptist minister of this county. Bur al mas in Tice Cemetery at Hayes in Griffins Township Mutual Fire Insurance Croup To Meet Saturday TW innuii mnfinc of Famwfs Mutual Fur Insurance AsuruUcm .r'nUwiWiri m tlus county mill b* ?M m the courthouse next Satur ay me at 10 o'clock. Jas L CbJtram. secretary. said today. W. C. Manning Passes After Lengthy Illness FEW CLAIMS NX a Muk claim had ben catered ia this count* earl* this (ram the Wil ?Hire at noon. betnc received (ram the unemploved ia other counties. however, and before the weefc is i>i?t pavsibt* more than roe people ravered h* the art a ill ash compensation. Few of the claims will originate ia this count*. it is believed, re ports sUUajc that aad of the ap plications are esperted (ram Reaafort ami Tyrrell Counties, tao <>! the Bails iarludrd in this district Joseph Lassiter, 77. Of Jamesville. Dies Saturday Evening ? ! Death Is Caused by Stroke of Paralysis Suffered About a Week Ago Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 2 p ni for Joseph Henry Lassiler 77. prominent far pier of the Jamesville section, who died early Saturday evening as the result of a stroke of paralysis suf hal rites. held at the Tate"home were in charge of the Rev J M Perry. Christian minister of Robersonville.' assisted by the Revs. W B Harring ton. of the Jamesville Baptist church. ?nd D \V Davis, of the Washington | Christian church The son of the late Joseph tas&i ter and Louisa Harrison la.s>iter. he was born in Bear (Ira? Township on July 30.?I8t*i??He roriod his early training on the ln?me farm, where he dev eloped the character- j istics that won for him a w ide repu iv oman who will be deeply m'vsed honest hard-working man. Follow, ing his marriage, die .moved to a tarmj ab?ul three miles from Jamesville.) where he spent the remainder of his life He was an active member of the Fatrview Christian church for many years Surviving are his widow. Mrs. I Mary Frances Lr^iter, four sons. Law rence, of Ketily R It * f Ports mouth. Va . Clyde and Hubert l-as siter. of Jamesville Township two daughters, Mrs Mamie_J?^^'^>o of "Pint-nnKjlh, Va . Mi> Lvdia Perry. I of Jame>v ili5 Township, and one niece Mrs Amos Perry, of near Wil lian.ston Daniel M. (iriffin Dies \t Home In (iriffiiis District Not 25 Years Old. He Had Been Treated for Some Time for Lukemia y Daniel Marvin Griffin promising young county man, die 1 at his home in Griffins Township last Friday morning at & o'clock following an illnc ^ of long duration Suffering *ith lukemia. Mr Griffin had re reived treatment in hospitals during he past several months The end ? as expected The son of Mrs Cleta Griffin and :he late Joseph Ed Griffin, he was ?rn in Griffins Township not quite life and successfully farmed until lis health failed Mr Griffin was a ?'oung man of sterling qualities, and lis life held much fo rhis family and rommunity He enjoyed an ex ten five friendship throughout his com munity where he was a rising leader Several years ag<? he married Miss I*ida Harris who survives. Besides his mother he is survived by the following bro thers and sis ters. Herbert. Robert, Wilhford, Carl, sclma. Evelyn. Lola, lenna. Elsie .! f thi> county and Wilson Grif fin ? f Hardens. tu octal services were conducted Saturday afterrx-.n from the home it 2 o'clock by Rev W B Harring :on and Elder P. E Getsinger. The er vices were attended by one of re largest crowds present at a fun tal in that district in recent years. Interment was in the Manning *irial ground, near the home, ?riffins Township ? Clerk of Court L Bruce Wjmw ? as in Robersonville this morni it tending to buunf Outstanding Figure In Life of County for Thin! of Century Funeral Services Held in Christian Church Y esterday By ? H BtMlKEK William Christian Manning. ST ed itor of The Enterprise and for over a third of a century a leading f-gure in ewerjr phase of the religious. civic, political and business life of Wd Uamston and Martin County, lied at the home of his daughter. Mrs. El bert S Peele. here Sunday morning aot 9 -15. after an illness extending over a period of nearly three Chronic high blood pressure and complications followed by pneu monia was given as the cause of his death He was able to attend to some of his duties up to about three weeks ago. since which time he was confin ed to his bed. gradually growing wrkker until the end came peaceful ly Sunday morning AU the members of his immediate family were at the bedside at the time. In addition to his newspaper work, which bt -ght him a wide measure of renown for his editorial writings, he was. as presided of the North Carolina Christian Missionary Con vention for 15 years, head of the Christian church in the state He was also president of the State Board of the Christian Church and presi dent of the Farmers Mutual Fire In surance Association of North Caro lina at the time of his death, a mem ber of the board of trustees of Atlan tic Christian C .lege. Wilson, and '.bad served ' . %-,"_iiivi com mittre of the N th Carolina Press Association, as well as regiWer of deeds for Mart.-. County from 1898 until 1908 \tr lisnmn^ u..> in in in Griffins Tow nship, naer Jam.esville. on Feb ruary 3. 1871. the - i of Hon. John W and Sarah Da- el Manning. His father served wit.'. 10.notion in the .Confederate Army during the Civil war. later reprex ted cvuntjr in the legislature, a'.-*, tfie farm on which he was bom came into the nands of his family by duect grant lrom the King of England He received a rural school educa tion in this county and a"rr Jed the .Id Washington Collegiate InsUtute n Washington He afterwards taught chool for a few years and (armed until he was 28 year f age Elec ted register of deeds r Martin County until 19U8. when he purchased The Enterprise and br. e*f out in the real estate busin. He estab! bed ?-e W.iUamston Telephone C- ?.parry in 19W and some eight or ten years later the Williamston Elect nr Company, which furnished the electric power tor the town ur.t.1 the municipality tinth ""*? "? * T Hp .-c.ntm ued to operate t? triepf ne com pany and eslH.l- : - ?eini* in lude many rural sections and the town of Ptymcsi:.. . uuliEit was pur chased by the Cai?tea Telephone and TelegrajJi C mpany in 192b Deeply interested in education, he served as a member of the board of trustees of the k-cal schools for many years and w largely instrumental in securing iwreased facilities and modern buildings for the county sys tem During the World War. Mr Man. Ining was a. .sited food administra tor of the -nutty. served as head of the publicity bureau, was an officer in tie 'Hume Guards' and chairman of It.i Cuncil of Dcf?foe Martin? County He was also Cnited States Commissioner for many yean. Fraternally. Mr Manning belong ed to Skew arker Lodge Nu 90. A. F & A M . of which he was past master. Conoho Chapter No IX R. A M . Calvary Conrur-andery No. 25. K T; Sudan Temple A AON M S . of New Bern. Roanoke Camp No. 1(17. W O W. the Independent Or der of Odd Fellows, the Improved Order of Red Men. and the Charita ble Brotherhood. He had served as listrict deputy grand matin far the .irand Lodge of Masons and was an earnest worker far the Mawur orphanage at Oxford. Known far and wide for his ewer willingness to help anyone or any worthy cause. Mr. Marning was probably called on to give aid aloag hese hues more often than any man who ever bend m the county And ?e always gave liberally of his us* ver ready to give 1 ng to the
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