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VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 33 Williamston, Martin County, North Carojina, Tuesday, April 26, 1938.
ESTABLISHED 1899
Graduation Program
Wednesday Night to
Mark Closing Here
Class-Day Program Held
Tonight; Dr. ReBarker
To Speak Tomorrow
The commencement events sched
uled for tonight and Wednesday
night will mark {he formal close of
1 school year for the Wil
Approxunatety
ct#rt hundred students will put
array their books and turn to the
long vacation period which will last
until next September
At eight o'clock this evening in
the high school auditorium the mem
bers of the graduating class will
present a class day program of their
own composition which will fea
ture special addresses by several
members of the class. President Reg
Manning will deliver the salutator
ian's whirr? Valedictorian Grace
Manning will speak on "Opportun
ity. America's Most Cherished Gift"
and Wilbur Culpepper will speak
on "Changing Frontiers". The class
history and prophecy, traditionally
a part oI senior exercises will be
supplemented by humorous parts of
the program.
The high light of the year's work
will come with the graduation ex
orcists on Wednesday night when
Dr. Herbert ReBarker of Eastern
Carolina Teachers' College delivers
the commencement address and di
ploanas are presto ted to the seven -
toon girts and fifteen boys who com
pete She Class of IMS Special
will be announced and
grade certificates will be
Med to the fifty-two students
who have completed the require
ments of the elementary school and
who will be eligible for admission
to high school next September.
Finals At Everetts
Tomorrow Morning
The Everetts school closes ? suc
cessful term tomorrow morning at
11 o'clock when Professor T. A.
Hodges, of Atlantic Christian Col
lege; Wilson, delivers the commence
ment address, and certificates are
awarded the SO girls and boys com
pleting work in the seventh grade.
James Alfred Stalls will deliver
the salutatory address, and Miss
Nbr Ballsy Is the class valsdictor
ian. The entire school and a large
number of patrons are expected to
be present for the event >
The graduating class is one of the
largest in the history of the school.
Principal C. R Simpson said y ester -
that the term has been
ss highly successful.
Meeting some time next week, the
local committee will consider appli
tor the faculty positions for
lMt-im term. Three teachers,
ass Alice Mallard. Olive Stokes
Large Number Attend
Tuberculosis Stations
Examinations Are
Underway In Three
Community Centers
Member Sanatorium Staff
to Be in Robersonville
and Oak City
a five-day tuberculous
clinic in this county yesterday. Dr.
G. C Godwin, ranking member of
the State Sanatorium staff. Sanator
ium. N. C, handled 45 subjects, the
first-day activities indicating that
the clinic will receive close to two
parsons No record of the
is nleini to the public,
Dr. K. W. Furgurson pointing out
a few of those receiving
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MEETING
la Major J. L. Has
Jfrs. Parker's Pupils To
Give Recital Here Friday
Piano pupils of Mrs. W. K. Parker
will pcsssnt a recital Friday evening
at eight o'clock in the Williamston
High school auditorium.
The following will take part in the
program: Millie Biggs, Minnie Ches
son. Glennor Culpepper, Marjorie
Gray Dunn. Anne Fowden, Jane
Gott, Frances Griffin, Patsy King.
Alberta Knox, Dorothy Leggatt,
Anne Undaley. Mary Noel Lindsley,
fanning. Nanie Mela
Mary Tmlah Peele,
Mary OTteil Pope, Betty Rogers,
Data Tsriddy, Mary Warren, Helen
Evelyn Wynne.
Wfl .1.1 AMSTON'S 1938 GRADUATING CLASS
Thirty twe young men nd womb are completing their work in the local high aehool this week,
aad will receive their diplomai tomorrow evening. Front row, left to right, Kathreen Mobley, Sarah
Hoiliday. Shanuna Ramey, Marian render. Alma Godwin, Rooelee Hard iron, Thelma Griffin, Nora
Grimes, Jennie Strawbridge. ? albican Taylor; Second row: Marie Hardison, Geneva Robertson, Mar
garet Harden, Frances H amble, Elva Grace Barahill. Fooler VanLandlngham, rani Van Land Ingham.
Ben Hepklns. Bernice Ward, EU Gnrganns; Third rew: William Biggs, C. T. Robe ram, Martha Bran
dan. Bay Goedmeu, Thomas VanLandlngham; Fourth row: Alonsa Bland, Jack Baker Saunders. Car
lyle Hall. Wilbur Culpepper; Fifth rew: Reginald Manning. George Sumara, John Ward.
BOARD MEMBER
Hairy C. Nnui, kobersoa
vtlle, tiled last Saturday for a
?eat w the Martia County
J. F.
Young Hamilton Boy
Dies In Tarboro Hospital
Eli Knox, nine-year-old son ot
Mr. and Mrs J. H Knox, of Hamil
ton. died yesterday in a Tarboro
hospital. He was taken ill with
pneumonia just a few days ago.
Funeral services are being con
ducted this afternoon and interment
will follow in the family cemetery
in Hamilton Tbwnahip.
Besides his parents, he is surviv
ed by several brothers and sisters.
Building Activities Increase
As the Summer Season Nears
General construction work is
gaining momentum here as the sum
mer season approaches Contractors
are starting work on two new homes
this week, one for Mr. and Mrs. L.
B. Wynne on Academy street and
une for Mr. and Mrs. Coy Lamm ~tnd
Grace Street, Extended.
Mr and Mrs. Dennis Hardy arc
planning to move the latter part of
this week to the new home built by
Mr. James Bowcn oil Pearl street;
Workmen are rapidly completing
the interior : of the Simon Manning
home on Watts street, and Mr. and
Mrs. Manning and family plan to
move witftitt'4he next two or three
weeks. r
Construction work, delayed by
the slow delivery of steel, will like
ly be resumed on the new tobacco
warehouse here this week, the own
ers. Messrs, Gurkin, Sylvester Lil
ley. Ollie Belch and S. C. Griffin,
stating that the delivery of -steel
was promised today or tomorrow.
The interior work on the Pres
byterian church auditorium is near
ing completion, but it isn't likely
1h?nhe main building will be used
in the near future.
Construction work on the new
Dunn home is progressing rapidly,
and brick is being placed on the lot
for-the Lamm home, which is to be
built on a new street just opposite
the high school gymnasium. Starting
about 100 feet beyond the point
where Grace Street intersects
Smithwick, the new street, known
as Grace street. Extended, will run
east, the owner of the property plan
ning to open it all the "way around
the school property.
Contracts for other homes are
pending.
Williams District
Farmer Disappears
Facing a charge in the county
court, Joe Hopkins, young Williams
Township farmer, is said to have
disappeared from the streets here
early last Saturday night. Last re
ports coming from the local police
department stated that a jitney
driver carried him to Rocky Mount,
that he is believed to have left there
late that night for parts unknown.
Hoi&ins, an industrious young
fanner, is said to have explained to
his wife that he was going to a bar
bership for a shave and hair cut,
that he would see her later. She
has not seen him since. The man's
disappearance attracted a large
number of Williamston Township
people into a search that Jasted sev
eral hours, the group later learning
that the young farmer had hired a
taxi to carry him to Rocky Mount.
The young man is said to have
had a check cashed for several hun
dred dollars, and left without tell
ing anyone of his future plans.
Charged with transporting liquor
after officers confiscated his car on
West Main street here last Tuesday
night, Hopkins was to have faced
trial in the county court next Mon
day. There is a possibility, some
believe, that he will return prior to
that time. He was released follow
ing his arrest last week under a
$100 bond.
Big Fish Pulls Local
Man Into Cold Ocean
Fishing with a party of friends off
Cape Hatteras last Friday, Titus
Critcher was pulled over board
when a large drum hit his line.
Critcher was fishing on the bow of
the boat and the fish pulled him
into the deep Atlantic before he
could regain his balance. He at
tempted to save his line, rod and
reel but after being pulled under
the second time be decided it eras
time to sacrifice his fishing equip
ment and save himself. With the as
sistance of K. B. Crawford the boat
man pulled him aboard.
Fortunately the boat was nut in
motion when the accident occurred
for Critcher was heavily clad with
clothing and a rescue might have
with a heavy aaa.
STORES CLOSE
With three exceptions, ell
stores end business houses here
will close tomorrow afternoon et
3 o'clock (or the ball fame, It
was officially announced at
noon today. The circulation of a
petition was completed at one
o'clock, the slfners statinf they
would close even though no un
animous decision was reached.
Several of the stores will re
open (or a short time immed
iately after the ruse, but the
barber shops and other business
hqpises will remain closed, It
was stated.
J. Clayton Haislip
Dies In Hamilton
James Clayton Haislip, young
Hamilton man, died at his home
there yesterday morning at seven
o'clock following a long illness. Suf
fering with Raynaud's disease, a
type of r.ervous disorder; he had
been in ill health for almost a year
and was confined to his bed during
the past two months.
He was born in this county 29
years ago, the son of Mr. Dave P.
and Mrs. Frances Lilley Haislip, of
Plymouth. During the past fifteen
years or more, he had made his
home in Hamilton. In early man
hood he was married to bliss Bet
tie Wynne who survives with three
children, Mabel, James Earl and
Mary Frances Haislip, all of Hamil
ton.
Funeral services were conducted
this morning at 10 o'clock by Rev.
John Hardy, rector of St. Martin's
Episcopal church. Interment was in
the Hamilton cemetery.
Capture Three Stills
In County Yesterday
Special Enforcement Officer Joe
H. Roebuck and his assistant, Roy
Peel, reported an active period yes
terday afternoon when they raided
in Bear Gram Township and wreck
ed three liquor plants. Two fifty
gallon capacity copper stills were
captured and a steam plant was de
stroyed along with about 800 gal
lons of beer. None of the plants was
in operation.
Superior Court In
Second Week For
Trial Civil Cases
Mistrial Ordered in Case
of Strawbridge versus
J. B. Cherry
Starting its second week late yes
terday morning (or the trial of civil
cases only, the Martin County Su
perior Court today is progressing
slowly in clearing a crowded calen
dar. present indications pointing to
a large carry-over of cases. The
cases, as a rule, have been baffling
and although the court has worked
steadily with Judge Clawson Wil
liams on the bench, obstacles have
presented themselves to limit the
accomplishments.
After spending much time hear
ing the case of Strawbridge against
Cherry, the court finally had to or
der a mistrial. The Jury took the
case last Friday at 11:10 o'clock and
five hours later reported it was
hopelessly deadlocked at 6-all. The
case is to be started all over again.
The plaintiff is suing Cherry for
half interest in the three-story Peel
building on Williamston's Main
Street, the complaint pointing out
thai the two bargained to purchase
the building, that Cherry was to pay
the purchase price and Strawbridge
was to receive half interest when he
raised his half of the purchase price.
Strawbridge contends he offered the
defendant the money for half in-i
terest in the building, that Cherry
refused to issue a deed in the case
The defendant denied the allega
tions.
The case of George Beck against
Curtis Arnold and H. W. Barber was
non-suited, the plaintiff failing to
appear in court. Beck, former
Jamesville policeman who is now
living In Vlrglnli, was suing for $3,
100 damages alleged to have result
ed when the defendant, Arnold,
charged him with breaking and en
tering and caused what he alleged
was false arrest.
The Standard Fertilizer Company
was given a judgment in the sum of
31,323 56 against Walter Dickens,
the court ordering .that the amount
of certain property seized be de
ducted from the judgment.
W D. Hyman was granted a
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judgment m trie sum trr
against Dan Harrell.
Booked for trial, the case of Cor
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a
Building And Loan
Has Big Stock Sale
The 41st series of the Martin
County Building and Loan associa
tion has been one of the most sue
cessful in recent years, an officer of
the organization said today in point
ing out that stock would continue
on sale through Saturday of this
week. Nearly 1,000 shares of stock
have been sold to date, and quite a
few additional shares will be pur
chased before the books are closed.
Mr. Wheeler Martin, secretary of
the organization, points out that a
large amount of the stock was pur
chased by prospective home build
ers, and that there was also an in
crease in the number of accounts
opened as a systematic means of
saving a little each week.
Next Tuesday, the annual meet
ing of the Building and Loan stock
holders will be held in the county
courthouse. The meeting will be
held at 11 o'clock, and a very fav
orable report on the association's ac
tivities is expected.
Secretary Martin states that sev
eral of those subscribing to stock in
the 41st series live outside the coun
ty and one outside the State.
Rev. John Hardy To
Direct Bible School
- The ministerial association of the
city met in the Presbyterian church
on Monday morning. The Vacation
Bible School was discussed and the
date for opening was set for Mon
day, May 8. The director will be the
Rev. John W. Hardy. The staff will
be selected and announced in the
next few days. The parents arc urg
ed to keep the date in mind and
make plans for their children to at
tend. It is hoped thatv the school
will be even larger this year than in
the past. The importance of Vaca
tion Bible school cannot be overes
timated, for the concentrated study,
supervised by capable teachers, en
ables the pupil to devote his atten
tion to the course studied ss he can
not in the few minutes in class once
s week.
It was also suggested that the
Sunday evening services begin at 8
o'clock, starting May 1.
D. E. Johnson Enters
Race for Solicitor of
The Recorders Court
IN CONTEST
W. H Coburn. incumbent, will
nvt competition in
solicitor on June 4.
Don Elphoosa Johnson filed
last Friday oveiini for county
solicitor.
Resigns As Registrar
Williamston Precinct
?
Tendering his resignation last
voting precinct, Mr. John D. Lillcy
explained to Chairman Sylvester
Peel that he would hardly have
time to handle the duties. Mr. Lil
ley's resignation was the first and
only one received by the board of
elections chairman following the ap
pointment of registrars and judges
of election here on April 16.
No one has been named to suc
ceed Mr. Lilley, according to re
ports received from the chairman
yesterday.
Schedule Contests
For County Judge,
Solicitor, House
Norman Files for Board of
Education, Roberson
Commissioner
Last-minute entries- into the Mar
tin County political campaign de
veloped a new contest and filled all
positions, the hair on quite a few
politicians' heads falling back into
resting posiUon as the filing time
closed at 6 o'clock Saturday with
no announced opposition Saturday
filings by H. C. Norman. Roberson
ville man, for member of the Mar
tin County Board of Education and
C. Abram Roberson. also of Rober
sonville. for a seat on the Board of
Martin County Commissioners from
the Robersonville-Cross Roads dis
trict, rounded out the political set
up and left no posts begging for can
didates.
A third political race was created
when Don Elphonsa Johnson, young
attorney, filed for county solicitor
late Friday in opposition to W. H.
Coburn, incumbent, who filed the
evening before. 'The solicitorship
contest brings the number of races
to be run off in the June 4 Demo
cratic primary to three, Messrs.
i Clarence Griffin, A. Corey and Hugh
. Horton having filed for a seat in
the State legislature, and Messrs. H.
| O. Peel and Henry D llatdison hav
ing announced for judge of the
county recorder's court. There is no
opposition for the several other of
fices in the county, and the candi
dates will be declared the party
nominees. In the list getting the
I nominations without opposition are:
I L. Bruce Wynne for clerk of the
superior court; C. B. Roebuck Tor
sheriff; C. A Harrison for treasur
er: John E. Pope, commissioner Wil
liamston-Poplar Point Townships;
R. L. Perry, commissioner Bear
Grass-Griffins district; C. C. Flem
ing, commissioner Williams-James -
ville Townships; R. A. Haislip,
commissioner, Goose Nest-llamil
ton Townships; fl. C. Norman, mem
ber Martin County Board of Educa
tion to succeed J. F. Martin, of
Jamesville. Reports state that Mr.
Martin had planned to file had no
one else entered at the last minute.
A lone entry for constable is in
cluded in the list of candidates. Mr.
J P. Holliday having filed for that
office in Jamesville township.
In ad lition to three oontests, the
names of several candidates for the
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Transplanting of Leaf
Crop Nearing Climax
DISTURBED
Fishermen who look to the
Roanoke River for their living
are greatly disturbed over the
report that they will be requir
ed to pay a special license to
fish for rock. "No collections
have been made, but we have
been warned by fish and game
authorities that we would be re
quired to pay IS.lt for the priv
ilege of stringing trot lines in
the stream," a fisherman said
this seeming.
"We try to observe the fish
laws and think they are ad
vanced with good intentions,
but it looks as If they are trying
to take everything away from
us," another fisherman volun
tarily mid. 1
Harvey Medford Holder
Of Lucky Auto Ticket
Holding the lucky number?3914
?Harvey M. Medford, fanner of
near Oak City, is now driving a new
car given away by the local base
ball club last Sunday afternoon.
Medford bought a chance on the
car for 50 cents some time ago, but
while plowing in the fields he got
wet and the ticket was ruined. Com
ing to the game Sunday afternoon
he had to buy another ticket to
tet into the grounds, and that's the
ticket that won the car. The tenant
fanner called here early yesterday
morning for the new machine.
Most of New Crop
Will Be In Field
Before Week Ends
Committee Busy Handling
Complaints Against
Allotments
?
A large percentage of the 193S to
bacco crop in this county will be In
the fields growing by the end of
this week, current reports from
nearly every one of the ten districts
indicate, the farmers marking up ?
record unequalled for early trans
plantings. Quite a few growers have
completed the transplanting work,
and in those cases harvesUng just
a short time off, weather conditions
being favorable.
The few cool nights during the
week-end did not interrupt the
transplanting activities, and with
few exceptions the work is nearing
a climax on nearly every farm.
Martin farmers are exercising un
usual care in holding their acreage
to the allotments, reports stating
that a few are breaking over the
line knowing full well that their soil
benefit payments will be heavily
penalized. As for exceeding the
poundage allotment, they figure
they can sell their good tobaccos end
throw away the inferior types.
As the growers hurry to get their
plants into the fields, the county
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