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THE ENTERPRISE I WW rw Oar (M VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 15 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, February 22,1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Cafe Sanitation Is At Low Point In County Inspector Petty Says Recent Inspections Start Cafe Owners on Big Cleanup Task of food tin county by the State Board of Health puts the county practically at in this sanitary district wih an aver age before three inspections of 13 1-2 per cent. A W. Petty, district sai *?~? said this week. By way of Beaufort and Dare per cent. Washington. Tyrrell and Hyde ran above 90 per cent without Grade A milk which adds ? 1-2 per age in the middle Sirs, he added The grades before reuupectiosul ran as follows: Grade A: The Dunning Place. tU. James Tourist Home. *13; George Reynolds Hotel. M. Grace B: Culpepper's. SI: Spar row's, SI: Mickey's Inn. SO. Grade C: Welcome Inn. 775; Roomer's Green. 7U; Atlantic Ho tel. 73: Sunnyside Inn. 715. The following were closed tem porarily or until improvements i Willramston Cafe. 945: Jones Fill ing Station. 005 period of grace to meet re quirements These include. LeggetU. (U. and three cafes m Roberaooville namely: HarreU's Cafe. SI; Jim's Quick Lunch. 54. Bullocks Lunch 54. These inspections were made by A W. Petty, district sanitarian for the State Board of Health together wih Mr. C. A Leonard, sanrary offi cer of Martin County Health depart ment. Mr. Leonard will make regu tn addition to the annual or sesni an tempt to improve conditions throughout the county. Three places have new stale rat mgr. having cleaned up since the are. Welcome Inn. advancing from 775 to 94.0 (Grade A and the high est in the county. Jones Filling Sta tion improved from (0 5 to 90 0. and the Williamston Cafe from 04 5 to S75 An interesting note is that on the first round Roomer's Green, colored cafe, rated higher than eight of the fifteen white places. Ratings below 70 are a menace to the public health and rlmgi row to the community They are usually closed on the first offense and fined on the second. In addition to these the public ttmuid beware of the red Grade C and be wary of the green Grade B. The Welcome Inn. now wearing a Blue Grade A has shosrn what can he done and has set an example for the other nonconfonners. Mr Petty con Accepts Call To Episcopal Church Rev John Hardy, who w now serving the church in Washington County, ha imytnl a cadi to the Church at the Advent here, numdhig Rev E F ? call to the church at Kinstou. Rev Mr Hardy will enter upon hw new here an Wednesday of next it was announced. Rev. Mr who has siaul the five years or sane a. leaves nest week Last Rites Today For Wreck Victim in the by a I V i Rev. John L Go?. pastor mt Meal Christian chareh. ? i Bewde. hw parents. . and ^ Jr, Farmers Will Vote on Crop Quotas March 12 1 V POULTRY 1 - ^ u4 Oak CMy best Frt 13.?9?7 Martin-Beaufort boundary Survey h Made Complete Long-standing Controversy Is Now Considered Settled ? The Martin - Beaufort bouivcfcry line, for many yean a bone of con tmiton. is now definitely establish ed. surrey on pointing out there's ?MithaM left about the line to argue about in the yean to come The boundary line dispute is probably half a hundred years old. and on several occasions efforts were made by authorities of first one county and then the other to settle it A starting point was finally advane ed some twenty-five yean ago. but no attempt to really determine the line location was made until Beau fort entered a claim to a big slice of territory in Jamesville and Grif fins Townships Recognition of that claim would have placed Smith ?icks Creek church and thousands of acres of land in Beaufort. The claim caused serious consideration on the part of Martin County com muaonen and they joined Beau fort authorities in an effort to have the line surveyed and definitely to A commission, after lengthy in itiate. denied Beaufort's order the line surveyed to meet Martin County's claim. The survey was completed just a few days ago by Messrs Sylvester Peel, of ">? county, and Dick Leach, of N. C. During a long of months, the surveyors at every opportunity in -tVH?'?g the line over the course of approximately 25 miles Had they been able to' work without in terruption. the surveyor! could have completed the task in about The line does not begin at the bend of Welch's Creek as generally believed, one of the survyors point ing out that the old established marker is nearly a mile down the creek Running its various courses, the !??? borders Jamesville, Grif fins. Bear Grass Townships, touch ing Turkey Swamp and running tbenee with that swamp to the Pitt county line. Fourteen stone markers have been adsifd and they will be lo cated on the line within the next n the coat of the survey is available, but it will run well into the several hundreds *of dollars. It is believed Fate of Agriculture Is Placed in Hands Of Dirt Farmers Approximately 3,000 Grow ers in County Eligible to Vote ? The fate of agriculture in the fu ture will be largely determined on Saturday. Marct\ 12 when cotton and tobacco grower* under the new Agricultural Adjustment act of 1938 vole for or reject marketing quotas for the two main crops. An unfavor able vote will invalidate or destroy that section of the agricultural act providing marketing quotas since the act itself provides that if more than one-third of the producers voting in a referendum vote against the quo ' las. they will not go into effect That ' there will be some strong opposition to the bill is almost certain from some growers, but it is believed Mar tin farmers will support the pro gram. Complete plans for holding the ref erenda have not been formulated. ! Lut it is likely that the farmers will ( be asked to visit the regular election polling places and participate in the balloting which will be under the supervision of county committees of " Agricultural Conservation associa tion Separate ballots will be pro vided for cotton and tobacco, and the voting places will be held open from about 9 a. m. to 7 p. m Each community is to select three farmers of its section to be in charge of the balloting. Any farmer growing cotton or to tacco or both during last year?is eligible to vote, but the farmer who grew no cotton and did grow tobacco last year will not be able to vote in the cotton referendum, and vice ver sa There are approximately 3,000 farmers, including white and color ed tenants, in this county and all of them are almost certain to be eligi ble to vote. No matter how many farms a landlord may own, he is en titled to only one vote A landlord, while not actively en gaged in any farming activities, is entitled to one vote under the rules governing the referenda, it was pointed out by a representative of the agricultural administration Should the farmers approve the marketing quotas. North Carolina would be allowed to raise between 430.000.000 and 300.000 000 pounds of flue-cured leaf without penalty This quota would be divided up among the counties, according to past production, and then apportion ed to individual farms If a grower should market more than his quota, he will be forced to pay a penalty. In the case of to. bacco. the penalty for marketing above the farmer's quota is 30 pet cent of the sale price, or three cents a pound, whichever is higher Half-Thousand Present For John Deere Field Day Event Half-thousand people, mostly far. mers from Martin and surrounding counties, attended and enjoyed a big field day program of the John Deere Company sponsored by the Landsley Ice company, dealers, here last Saturday afternoon The high school auditorium where the pro gram was held was taxed to capacity Special moving pictures were shown, but features on the program were various contests which the farmers participated in. Eastern Chamber Commerce i of a branch office of Carolina Chamber of motional activities for seventeen counties, and tie in splendidly with the state-wide program, it wai pointed out The proposed plans will receive their financial support equally frorr the town of Wilhamston or its citi zens and the parent organization Bartlett explained. A full-time mar will be placed in charge of activitiei if the plans materialize "At the present time we have in. tram several manufacturing tr atlas in tha South, and i at home-seekers are askinj from the organizatior in Kinston," the sec re he believe* wove highlj Ira Alexander. C. C 1 , K. H Ange. A Corey and Dr at town visitors attending the meet Griffins Farmers Greatly Interested In Power Project Believe Proposed Project Will Have United Support The proposed construction of a ru ral light and power line into the Farm Life section of Griffins Town-1 ship was given strong support at a meeting of around fifty citizens in the school there last Friday evening It was quite evident that the people there are interested in having an electric service, and that they are willing to cooperate in advancing the project. Reviewing a preliminary survey of the territory the proposed line will service. R H Goodmon. manager of the Virginia Electric and Power com pany's office here, explained that a guarantee of approximately $135 a month would be necessary to finance the project. Approximately two thirds of that amount was pledged at! the meeting and committees are com pleting the canvass this week, re ports stating that the undertaking continues to meet with success. "If the contracts are executed with in the next few days, we can go for ward in effecting plans for starting construction of the line within thir ty days," Mr Goodmon said yester day The project can be handled in about two weeks after right-of-way casements are secured and a final survey is completed. Mr. Goodmon added. The proposed line will be about nine miles long and has fifty poten tial customers. If the necessary con tracts are executed, the line will tap the extension at Lilley Brothers' store, running thence to J. J. Man ning's, thence by W. A Manning's. Jordan Peel's, A. C. Roberson's, Farm Life school and terminating at Gur kin's store. A definite decision in connection with advancing or rejecting the proj ect is expected within the next few days or just as soon as the canvass for contracts is completed Peanut Growers To Seek Gontrol For Crop This Season Plans for Proposed Control Program Is Made Last Week in Raleigh Almost certain that acreage taken out of tobacco and ration under the 1938 farm bill will lie planted large ly to peanuts, farm leaders are now earnestly seeking a control plan for the peanut crop. Added to the plight of the lowly goober is the uncertain ty that the stabilization program in effect for the 1937 crop will be con tinued in force Farm leaders, meeting in Raleigh last week, discussed plans fur effect, j ing a control program for peanuts, but no action is expected until a < onference is held in Washington City, J. H. Hutson. assistant AAA ad ministrator. stating that arrange ments for holding the conference would be effected as soon as possi ble It was pointed out that a separate bill for the control of peanuts will be next to impossible. leaders ex plaining that it may be possible tu have the 1938 edition of the farm program amended to include pea. nuts The program now under con. j sideration calls for quotas and pen. alties for over-production. It aisc proposes to curb the planting ol peanuts in new areas. Fared with tailing prices and expansion of pea nut plantings in Alabama, Mississip pi and Texas, peanut growers a few days ago asked farm leaders how long they might expect the govern, ment to continue its present policy of diverting portions of the crop to oil under the stabilization coopers live Hutson said he would not at tempt to predict the organization'! plans almost a year in advance . E. S Askew, of Windsor, formet state senator from Bertie County successfully sponsored a resolution urging the surplus commodities ad ministration to include peanuts in the commodities distributed for re lief. He pointed out that the result would 'be nation-wide advertisement for peanuts, and others shared hit "The result of such diversion," As kew said, "would not only tend U [ stabilize the market and contribuU l. to the relief of distress, but woulc 11 create in the future a widespread de 11 mand for the consumption of pee nuts." 11 The peanut conference was at tended by directors of the Virginia and North Carolina stabilization co operatives, members of the Stall Peanut Glowers' Association, anc ' Farm Bureau chairmen and count] agents from the commercial peanu ' area of North Carolina Victim of Hit-Run Driver, Local Youth Dies in Hospital Sunday; Jas. Moore Charged with Murder Plaits Go Forward Rapidly For Opening Library Here The steering committee ot the Wil liamston Public Library will meet with the members of the various civic clubs Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in the office of Mayor John L. Hassell. Teams will then be form ed about the members who assisted in the December canvass and then go out to collect the pledges The committee is very anxious to procure all of the unpaid pledges in order that plans may go forth for an early opening of the library. Mr Goff sug gests that checks be drawn in fa\*or of Mrs. James C. Cook, treasurer of the Williamston Public Library, and have them ready when the commit tee calls as it will save time and al low the work to be done Wednesday. All persons who have contributed to this fund will have their names plac ed upon a scroll and preserved as a memorial to this most worthy un dertaking. In the event that any person plans to be out during the morning hours when the committee may call please leave check or money for pledge as it will greatly help in the saving of time to the committee. Many of the pledges have already been met in full, and leaders of the library movement feel certain that the drive tomorrow will meet with marked success. Several hundrd dol lars have been placed in the treasury and plans for opening the library are going forward rapidly Building And Loan Anticipates Large Business Increase Directors Pledge Services in Advancing Stock Series Next Month ? Directors of the Martin County Building and Loan association at a recent meeting decided to inaugurate an active campaign to enroll wage earners anH salaried folks nf tha ? community as shareholders. The purpose of the move is to broaden the base of the association by having a greater number of ; shareholders, and thus a much larg er amount available for building ac tivities in Williamston It was also felt that by increasing interest of local folks in saving their money in the building and loan, a real service would be done and the community would have a substantial financial tacklog for all classes in the event of a real depression The Martin County Building and I^oan Association is one of the strongest financial institutions in the state and at The meeting it was brough out that no shareholder of the association had ever suffered a loss during the more than a quarter of a century it has "been operating nor had a dividend payment ever been missed, between 5 and 6 per cent. It was further pointed out that the earnings have been greater in the association than could be obtain ed elsewhere. The campaign to enlist wage-earn ers and salaried folks was seen as a move in the right direction by sev .1 eral of the directors present, who ! were of the opinion that a campaign should be started next week to sell new stock. The 31 series of the asso ciation will open Saturday, starch 5th Shares may be bought fpr 25c per week each and in about 6 and one-third years, when about $76 has i been paid in, will mature with divi dends as $100 full paid shares. As , one share-holder observed, the sav . ings of 25c per week enables even i the lowest paid wage-earner or sal !' aried person to save without undue i financial strain or self-denial, and the savings thus accumulated are very handy in hard times or as a nu r cleus for home-building. Shares can be pledged as security on loans if it becomes necessary. ARRESTS v County officers established u all time arrest record last week end when they Jailed fifteen al leged violators of various laws. On previous occasions, a doaen or thirteen people had been ar rested and placed in the county Jail during a single week-end. but the recent activity of the law enforcement officers was pointed out as a record. Several of those falling into the hands ml the law were book ed for alleged larceny, but moat of them were grouped in the dnink gafldhordnrl j rl?w Two Dynamiters In Comity Surrender Francis Carson and Roy Bowers. Jr., two young Martin County men. wanted for alleged dynamiting a va cant house in Farmele and disturb ing the i>eace in several other com munities the 16th of last month, sur rendered to county officers last week. They were placed under $200 bonds each and their trials are scheduled in the superior court next month "We were liying to *cc who could make t ie loudest noise, and we were havnv. great fun," the boys told of ficers when they surrendered vol untarily. No great damage resulted from the escapade, but the youths inter rupted the peace and quiet of entire communities. j Soon alter their escapade, the young men departed for points in [Florida and returned just a few days ago Martin Farmer Continues Quite III At His Home Taken suddenly ill while attending to business matters here last Thurs day morning. Mr Jimmie Gurkin, well-known Griffins township farm er. continues quite ill at his home there. The cause of his illness is not definitely known, but it is be lieved he suffered a bursted blood vessel. Skewarkey Masons To Hold Important Meeting Tonight An important meeting of Skewar key Masons will be held here this evening at 7:30 o'clock when special business will be placed before the group for consideration. County Health Department Conducting Dental Clinics A series of dental clinics was start ed in the county Monday by the Di vision of Oral Hygiene of the North Carolina State Health Department in cooperation with the full-time health unit recently established in this county. The clinics are to run for twenty weeks. Dr. E W. Furgur son explaining that possibly two den ,j lists from the state department ,! would work in the county to com I plete the service schedule before the . schools clAse the current term. Dr. D. E. Butler handled the first examinations yesterday, early re ports stating that the work was off i to a splendid start and that the clin . ics are cerain to prove of great worth > to the school youngsters Examina I lions are made of all children's teeth f but the dental service is limited to t certain groups, it is understood. The clinic work cannot bo i and while there is some doubt if all the schools can be reached before the spring closings, the authoritiaa point out that the work will be taken up where it is left off Examinations will be made in both the white and col ored schools Similar clinics have been held in this county during past years, but it has been some time since a sys tematic and complete dental survey was planned in the Martin schools. The full-time health service has been established in the county only a few days, and the dental clinic il the first project undertaken on a co operative basis by the state and county departments. Dr Furgurson. head of the county unit, is much pleased with the pro gram now underway and states that the department will advance a com plete work program the early part of next week. Two Others Badly Injured Vi hen Run Down on Saturday James Moore, Colored. Is Arrested Yesterday and Charged with Murder Robert Coltrain. young son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Coltrain. was fa tally injured and Mrs. Charles Bul lock and her young son were critical ly hurt last Saturday night about 1! o'clock when they were run down by a hit-and-run driver on William ston's West Main street. Coltrain. nearly 14 years, died in a Washing ton hospital Sunday afternoon with, out regaining consciousness The boy suffered a bad fracture of the skull, and other parts of his body were badly bruised and broken Suffering a skull fracture. Mrs Bullock is getting along as well as could be expected in a Washington hospital where she was carried for | treatment. Her son. Robert, about 14 ! years old. suffered a compound frac I ture of the leg and a brain concus | sion which was described as mild by attending physicians. Both the young boy and his mother are expected to recover. ~bbi Mrs. Bullock s condi tion was reported quite serious to |day Called to the scene of the accident shortly before midnight, members of the State Highway Patrol and coun ty officers started a search for the tut .and.run i-ar? I lrense* of I?all Model A Ford cars in the section were checked, and nearly 2?H) of the I 4ti0 cars in the county had l>een in spected up until about 3 o'clock yes | terday afternoon before d definite | clue to the identity of the hit-and run driver was uncovered Other | clues were uncovered about the same time by Williamston police. | county officers and members of the highway patrol James Moore. 21 |>ear-old colored man driver of the ear. was arrested :it 4 o'clock at his home in Poplar Point, and James Wallace. 11-year-old jccikirflft man. | w as arrester! a few m:nufvs later ear Everetts as M??ore*s ? -mpanion. | Two colored girl*. Came Boll Ward j and Alameta Edwards, riling with Moore and Wallace, were arrested | .ater for questioning Moore admitted to Sheriff C B. Koehuck that he was duving the ear. He also admitted striking the three people, and explained that he rushed from the scene because he was frightened Moore maintains I that he was meeting i c. r and turn |ed ?Hit to avoid striking the other | machine. Theodore Gu;ganus. young white man who witnessed the trag edy. states that no other car was in ] sight at the time Wallace claims he thought the car struck a pule, that ! he did not know any one was hit. Moore told his father. Lum Moore. highly respected colored citizen. I that some one threw a brick and broke the right window in the car I The father came to Williamston yes terday to buy a new glass, giving of ficers a third clue to work on. According to Moore, the party con tinued through the road paralleling | the railroad and carried the girls to their home on a side street Wallace left him there also, and he later picked up two cousins, went by the scene of the tragedy about 12 o'clock ! and left them at Everetts before go ing to his home in Poplar Point. Mrs. Bullock, her son and the j young Coltrain boy were walking to (Continued en pace six) Case Of Diphtheria In County Reported Recently A case of diphtheria was reported in Williamston township last week. This has been the only case report ed thus far durinc the month of February, the full-time health de partment, announced today. Diphtheria is particularly fatal to children from one to five years of age. Considerably more than half of all deaths from diphtheria occur with children between the age of six months and five years. Every infant should have diphtheria toxoid given at six months of age. At birth the child is protected by the immunity which its mother gives it. However, this wears off and the child becomes susceptible at about six months ?f age. Babies rarely show even the slightest reaction from the piutetliv* treatment and every mother should have her baby immunized by bar family physician or at the
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