EsSI THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 14 WUliamston. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. February 18.1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Last Rites Are Held Here This Afternoon For Julius Bennett Well-known Citizen Wednesday Following Short Illness lane, he ufltwJ life and he re ef nihil i until The am mi the late John A. and Martha Jones Bennett, he was born S3 yeais ago Af enrtr life farming in thaa community he moved with ha family tn Gooee Nest, located on a farm near Oak City. With the ex ot a stunt tune spent i til he returned to WUlmnston about eight yean ago to make htm home with his sister. Hit Mack G Tay lor. He retired from of his sister's hmmrti Mr Bennett mm mimed and spent htm life in the interest of oth ers. He ?ty to snd in ha large friendship circle he Mimmg. he lived a life that was marked for its nnar Ifllhium ai thought fulness at others Although he mm joined any church, he w a firm believer of the Primitive Baptist faith, and led the life of a He is survived by four sisters. Will Stinnett, of Ouk City. Mrs M L. Bellamy, of Raleigh, and Mrs Mack G. Taylor, of WUhamston. and three brothers Mum. V B Ben. mtt and John T Bennett, of Oak City, and M. E Bcimcti of Roan oke Rapids Funeral services are being con ducted at ha late home this after noon al 1 o'clock by Elders B. S Cow in and A B Ayers of the church at Bear Grass, and inter meat wiO follow m the family plot un the home farm m Gooae Nest Township, near Oak City Sweet Home Church Has Crowing School Supported bp an ever church now has one at the largest Sunday schools in the county, re ports fiiae Superintendent Herbert that 75 membe tea's claw. 27 of a ship of ? being present last Sun. day ton. will leach the awn's Bible Class this Timilaj. and Attorney Hugh G Horton. local man will all dress the men on the follmnag Sua. day. February ?- Mr J. D. Taylor. LMge r ouitr fa Com. ^nb7(ct g| pouJ ard ddM Him i ?nt J. P. Wood. jMesnlr owl WiDxmbsIcmi Wed ? r-? BdV Hearty |3U 'tELT'jr fanoi at the two ?nferway at Bah o?a. M^. I be k Oak City Commission Allows Cherry $350.00for Street Extension by Clerk of Court L B Wynne, filed their J. & which they alleged will result by extending Smithwick Street across the Cher ry piopci ?y The amount set up in the report filed this week ? only half that granted by a former cam mneiisi several months ago. Town Attorney H. L Cobura yes terday stated that he thought the allowance was fair, and that the action of the commission eras ac ceptable to the town He added, however, that he believed tl e $3S0 would certainly offset any and all nam age that may result by extend ing the street across the Cherry have been (tied by de fendant's attorney. Hugh G ton. and the takes its place on the : calendar Reports (rum the in the case state that it will likefy be scheduled (or tnal during March term of court. Defendant ChcTry is said to cl that the proposed street napn men! project will damage hts p trty to a considerable extent, has offered to sell it to the town foe $5,000. the amount he has invested there. It is possible that action propused project will be cheeked d the amount to be determined by court jury is considered exressne New Interest Is Shown In Boy Scout Program I NEW POSTOFFICE 1 Dr. Evans Enters Virginia College Dr W F. Evans, prominent m? bcr of the local medical profession during the past severs! years, e tend the University of Virginia. Charlottesville today to take ad vanced courses in medicine The doctor plans to study then for about rut months and then continue hi* work m the Harvard Medical Col lege. Boston Before leaving hero Wednesday. Dr Evans stated that he is coostjcring a few months of study in Germany, but plans for European trip are not definite, h Asked if he planned to return to WUliamston upon the completion of his special work. Dr. Evans said I hoped to return to this section Dr Evans made many strong friendships throughout this section, and the people regret his leaving. He was accompanied as far as Rich mond by his mother who will make her hosne there in the future. Dr. V. E Brown, a native of Greensboro and well known to many people at this county through his association with the Taylor hos pital during the past eighteen months, has taken over the offices of Dr. Evans on Smithwick street. Two Hundred Checks Are Delivered In This Area to CI the counties served by the WUbam stoa offer at the State Employ ment Service, up to February 1?. it was announced this week by ?sr wa tte. Hyde. Tyrrell and Wa H a tab if pom m cane he does I he h Citizens Front Two Towns Hear Plans For New Program ??? Organization Is Set Up a* Meeting Held Here This Week ? At a melting held here last Wed nesday evening nineteen Willi?' ton and Rohetsooville cilirtm ex pressed a renewet Boy Scout movement themselves to a greater extension of an effective hoys" pro gram Scout Executive J J Suguald of the Eastern Carolina Council <4 Boy Scouts of America in the discussion briefly reviened the history of Scouting and pointed the great opportunities and physical growth through a In* Boy Scout program "Each year ox er three hundred Martin counts boys reach the age of 12 years which they are eligible for Scow* in* yet we are touching only forty Martin County boys betwe ages of 12 and It years' said the Scout executive 'We are barely scratching the surface" With the Cubbing program for the nine, lew. and eleven year old boy. Scoutmg cow offers leadership and trauung for boys between the ages of sari and eighteen The meeting resulted in the for mulation of definite obyectnes for the county and establishment of the Martin County District of the East ern Carolina Council. Boy Scouts of America Wheeler Martm. kx r- !jrout leader in Willimmlim w elected district chat?an and "coo mittee chairmen were appointed follows: Organization and ex teuton J C Manning Em?. D V Clayton. ? Camping. Mayo Little, of Refers sonville Health and safety. Dr E F For guroon Training. David Hix Advancement Paul RuberounvUle Present at the Wheeler Martin. D V Clayton E U. Trahy. John Henry Rev John L Goff. Ja Dr. E W Garland Woolard. C. A Ptylcr. Jack Osteen. Hugh Hortou. Jodie Waai ard. Irving Margobs. E R brtgar. Bill Manning. Paul son and Mayo Little, of Rat vilie. David Hix and J J Church Might Program Very Well Attended The Church Ni*ht Williamston Christ 11 very well attended bat Vi ban the carious church iggna tsons and a isufian of net sua . lined by the pasta reports the election of yean; H T. Taylor. N K John A Ward and J C W. O Mrs. Hailie Pender Dies On Thursday At Hamilton Home Funeral Services Held at Home of Mrs. Lucy Meyers Yesterday lln Hall* Prober, one of the county's oldest residents and mem r of one of this section's oldest d ?not prominent families, died at the home of Mrs. Lucy Meyers in 11 ?iWiw at 12:20 o'clock Thurs day morning following a short ill ness Mrs Pender, widow of Joseph Prndrr, had just returned last week from a six months visit with' her daughter in Sanford and was Uira ill last Saturday with pneu TKr daughter of the late Dr and Mrs Loary. of Eden ton. Mrs Pen drr mas bora in Chowan County S2 year* ago Following her father's retirement from the practice of she traveled with the several of the states, lo i young woman in Hamilton She spent most of her life n this county Sixty-three years ago she was married to Joseph Pen der who died about ten years ago. Hespite her advanced age. Mrs Pender was unusually active. She made friends readily and was held ?1 tugh esteem by all who knew her She was educated at St. Mary's. Raleigh, and was the oldest member of St Martin's Episcopal church. , in 11?linn. She made her home with her granddaughter Mrs. J M Pugk bat ranted often with her children iptndmc .much tune here with her wa. Joseph Pender She was the last member ol her mwmcdiate family, and is survived b> three daughters. Mrs Thad Lawrence, of Sanford. Mrs. John Valiums and Mrs Bessie Williams, c4 Gold Pool, and Mr Joseph Pen ?hi 11 IIlllllninn Fuonal services were conducted yesterday aftenw?on from the Mey. home by Rev E. F. Muse ley. racier of St Martin's Church, i sxsftrd by Rev James H. Smith, pas lee ?l the Wiiliamston Baptist kuich Burial was in the family |4 Wednesday Department Plans to Ex amine One-third School Children Annually Following ts an address by Dr E w FUrguraoo. fulltinte health of ficer tor this county, before the tegular meeting of the Willi Million Parents Teachers association last Wednesday afternoon There are two extremes which may be practiced tn the school health service For instance. exam ining 25 or 30 school children in one hour is working too fast and to this extent the work must be un sound That however, is not much worse than the physician who spends half an hour on every child when in many cases 2 or 3 minutes is all that is necessary to determine that no common defects are pres ent We hope to strike a happy med nyti which will provide for an un hurried examination of each child, giving only a short time to well nourished children with clear throats and sound teeth, and a rel atively longer and more careful ex amination to those children whose history and inspection cause one to suspect some disturbance We are planning to examine a little more than one-third of the grammar srhuol population each year, taking for example, the first, thud and seventh grades, thus in suring three examinations during the elementary schooling of each child It is highly desirable to have the parents of each child present duiuig the examination, as it gives the physician an opportunity to dis cuss the findings with a responsi ble person In reference to the physical ex animation of a child, weight has probably iwcupied loo much atten tion in the past The weight tables lor infants is a g>??l index, but it dues not necessarily apply in older children The adoption of a nuddle Ki.Wind attitude, that is. taking in. | to consideration all those factors such as depth of chest, width of] hips, and iaiU call ipa llni aha hair pMftt to IV 1-ttoao lud tor their pMft. aai ?to it Hum ?ha a err aat I Witt the nw at th I MX?a hat mix far ttrlriac at ? n an < an? Caa IV baah hh. aad the order Loral Ball Club Receives Number Players* Contracts Nine Games Scheduled on Wednesdays and Sundays Here Arrangements are going forwari for opening the baseball season in the Coastal Plain Loop on Tuesday. ' April 36. R H Goodmon, president '?*( the local club stating that a num 1 t>er of players' contracts had al i ready been executed and that there ! mas a vide field' for player selec tions Six contracts have been handled and at least that many ntore are pending. Mr Goodmon said today Contracts ate now on file for Steve Lakotas. second baseman of last year: Bnce McCay, right field ler. also ??f last year's team. Howard t Carps, a mainstay at sliort. Todd 1 IVyntef. caichei fium Borger. Tex I as. Joe Barnes third baseman from ; Alabama, and Art llauger. manag er Mr G *diTH n stated that othe* contracts are expected within the | wit l?* days, and that the Cin [ cinnati K. i> who hold a working agreement with the Martins had invited him and Manager llauger t?? vbit the training camp in Col umbia. S C during early April to fmt-lft i~mi?Iu.< out the team per sonnel The kwal club president is quite ? ,*???? stic over the player outluiA. jmd predicts a much ?tr??ngft tv^m this year than last tie sen ?? n schedule, while not yet officially adopted, has been made pubi c and is likely to stand unchanged WiUiamstou holds a very good place in the game ar I rangenw nt m ith nine Wednesday I games and nine c*n Sunday. . the | Fourth of July contest ctcning here j in the afternoon on that day Wil hamston opens the season with Tar la? 1 Ttn flfcf April 26. and Tarboro comes here for the Mar I tins' first home game the following day The Martins meet Snow llill i en the next two days and go to New I Bern Saturday , returning home for the first Sunday game The season closes on Fiiday September 2 with Snow Hill here (lar (Crashes Into (louiitv School Bus No oar *a> hull but consider able pointy ibnuce resulted when a car rrashed into a Martin County school Uu. mr hrrr on the Ham ' iltoa Road Ian Tuesday afternoon Leon Alphin. laGranfr man. vu uiiiiiui mtn WtHisimlisi and Jill' as he approached the stopped truck a child started across the road. He turned to miss the child and plow, ed into the IVunt of the bus. dam aging the hint part of both the truck and the car No one in the bus was hurt, and Alphin escaped injury afeo Min D Harrison, Jr. IC years old. was dnIin| the school bus and had stopped to discharge Alphin was given a preliminary heating later that afternoon befor> Just ire J L. Hassrll who bound him over to the county court for trial os a reckless driving charge Named Member Advisory State Textbook Committee I?11 C Manning, superinten dent of Martin County schools, wss named recently as a member of I ly committee of the The af fifteen a. the State, hi State Supennti Clyde ban. Plan Electric-Line Extension to the Farm Life Section Farmers Are Holding Meet in School Building There Tonight One of the largest proposed rural elect nc line extensions in this county will be given consideration at a meeting of Griffins Township farmers in the Farm Life School au ditorium this ev ening at 7 30 o'clock. Considerable interest has already been shown in the propos ed project, and it is thought that the residents in the territory will pledge it their support at the meet ing tonight | Plans for the < ?i>!ruction of a I line in that area have been prepar ed by Virginia Electric and Power company engineers and Ray HL Goudmon manager of the local district, will meet with the farmers tonight and explain the proposed project The line, hooking on to the La I ley Br other > extension about six miles from here, will run by W A Man ning. Jordan Peel. Arthur Rober son. Farm Life school and to Gur kin's store, a distance of about nine miles Short extension* are also pro posed from the main line at various points Tliere are approximately 49 potential customers, and the aver age monthly cost to them will be between $250 and S3 00 it is esti I mated No official figuies have been re leased. but the extension will cost approximately $10,000 Based on i this figure, the monthly income from the entire line will necessar ' ily have to be around $135. a com paratively small amount to care for the fixed charges and pay for the current used Th?? pr.t^H-i?is the eighth to ? be1 prop. *sed in this county in coopera tion with the Virginia Electric and Power company, a seventh one having just recently been' ownplet | ed m Cross Roads Parents-Tearhers In Regular Meet The Williamston P T A held its monthly meeting on Wednesday af ternoon. February 16 The minutes were read and approved Reports of committees were done away with at this time The number of par ents and teacher? representing eaeh grade was noted and it was found that the first and seventh grades again won the attendance prizes. The meeting was turned over to the chairman of the program com mittee. Mrs Charles tn?dwin. who gave an interesting reading on Founders Day County Superintendent of Schools James Manning introduced the first speaker of the afternoon. Dr E. W Furgurson. who is to be in charge of health work in this county. The second speaker of the after noon. Scout Executive John Sig w aid. was introduced by Mr. David N litx Mr Scgwald u in chargi ??f scouting and cubbing in the Wil son area of which Martin district is a part He explained his work in scouting and cubbing and what he wanted and hoped to accomplish in this work He also told of cubbing, which is a new project for this sec tion. and why he thought jre should have cubbing as well as "routing in Willumston Cubbing is for boys. ten. eleven and twelve jears of age and prepares them for scouting After Mr Sigwald's interesting address, a motion was made and passed that the W illiamston P -T. A. should sponsor cubbing in William ston Health Detriment Nurses A|>|>ointed ??? Has Maiy Stokes Robinson. 1? S. Fifth Sum. Wilmington, and Miss Christine Mae High. Duke Nurses' Home. Durham, have ac cepted appointments as nurses with Martin County's full time health department Dr. E. W Furgurson. department head, announced to day Misses Robrrson and High ale to enter upon their new duties m the county March 1. At the present tune Mt? Robinson is taking bdd training in Durham and Miss Hglh a studying in the Pet sun County walth unit. Rosboro High am