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\ THE ENTERPRISE ?a T< m it Canto tfca VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 34 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 29. 1938. - ESTABLISHED 1899 ReBarker Addresses Graduating Classes Here On, Wednesday Thirty-two Are Graduated; Certificates Issued to 51 Seventh Graders Add renins the graduating classes hare last Wednesday evening, Dr. Herbert Re Barker, professor in the East Carolina Teachers' College, Greenville, pointed out fundamen tals underlying one's preparedness in life, the speaker declaring that nothing is needed more than to try and find truth. "Seek to know the truth and the truth will make you free," he advised the 33 graduates, explaining that freedom comes only from the pursuit and discovery of truth. "This is the age of streamlining. We jazz or put swing to everything. Nations, schools, churches and Indi viduals are preparing for they know not what," the speaker said ex plaining that he wanted to try to point Williamston's High school graduates to a fuller life, and urge them to follow the fundamentals of life that have been found good. He first tnentioned the divinity of God, declaring that no sane man can live without recognizing God, "but we make our religion a form, a lip worship," he charged. Continuing, he said, "Religion is what you live, and not what you profess; there's too much lip worship and not enough religious living in the world today." Dr. Re Barker did not advance a stand against society practices, but he directed a strong charge against . the falsity found in social living. "We do not recognize in our social intercourse the real fundamental truths. We have narrowed down to the bridge game, possessing little more ingenuity than to run it into the ground. We need more good old common horse sense." Pointing out the need for truth in politics, Dr. ReBarker threw a bolt into the old political scheme, hatched and nurtured in the South these many years. "The time has come for us in the South to express ourselves, and vote something be sides the Democratic ticket," he said, explaining that the same con dition held true for the Republican electorate. "We, in the South, have not asserted our citizenship: we have merely followed an pld cus tom, and now it is time to face the truth." (Continued on page dx) Few Canines Are Being Vaccinated Incomplete report! from the Mo tion* over the county indicate that only a snail number of owner* are having their dogs vaccinated in ac cordance with State law*. For the county, a* a whole, it ia estimated that lea* than one-third of the dog* have been vaccinated, and in Wil liamcton hardly more than one fourth of the number ha* been car ried to the stations. The veterinarian cloee* hi* sched ule for vaccinations next week in the upper part of the county. More than three thousand dog* have been vaccinated in this county in a (in gle year. Owner* are allowed BO day* aftei April 1 to have their dog* vacdaat ed.If they fail to comply with tlx law they are subject to court ac tion. The lists of vaccination* wil be turned over to the sheriffs of fice within the next two or thrw weeks, and a check will be mad. on these cess* were dog* have no bean vaccinated. Unless owner* talc action before July 1, warrants ii The college man urged the grad uate* to puriue truth in their moral living, and demanded that they seek an undentanding of the aim pie thing* in life. "Unle** we under stand, life is meaningle**. We are like the man who has eyes and yet does not see, or the man who has ears and yet doe* not hear; or the man who has a Blind and yet does not think. There are too many folks like sheep end who are ready to follow without thinking. We need to think before we speak." And then, Mr. ReBarker pointed out the'need for open- and fair mindednaas, declaring that the art of staying young Is to keep an open mind, remembering that every question has two sides. Justness and fairness should be meted out to ev ery man alike, according to the speaker who cited cases where dis crimination was practiced in the several phases of life. The great trouble with the world today is the fear of man and not fear of God. "We condemn one man and exonerate another in parallel cases." Sincerity was pointed out by Dr. Health Staff Examines More Than 200 Pre-School Youths Preparatory to starting school next fall, 218 children reported foi physical examinations in the eight pre-school clinics recently held ir this county by Dr. E. W. Furgurson head of the county health depart ment, and members of his staff With possibly one exception every one of the tots was vaccinated against smallpox. Only about one out of every four children examined was given a "clean bill" of health, the examin ers reporting that 167 of the sub jects had physical defects, some having as many as three, including bad tonsils, weak eyes and defective teeth. Bad tonsils led the list, the clinic heads pointing out that quite a few were undernourished. The attention of parents is called to these defects in the hope that they will have them corrected and make it possible for their children to enter school free of those ail ments that are certain to retard progress if ignored. The number of children examined in the various schools and the num ber of defects are grouped by schools, as follows: Williamston, SO children examined, 38 having physi cal defects; Robersonville, 26 chil dren, 21 with defects; Everetts, 23 children, 19 with defects; Oak City, 27 examined. 22 wilh. defects: H?m ilton, 29 children, 24 with defects; Jamesville, 30 children. 22 with de fects; Bear Grass, 23 children, 11 defects; and Farm Life. 14 children, 12 having defects. Judging from the clinic records, Bear Grass pre-school children are enjoying the best health of any in the county. Enforcement Officer Reviews Year's Work STILL BUSTER ^ ?* J. H. Roebuck, the man who has probably wrecked more Il licit liquor manufacturinf plants than any other man In the State and possibly set a record for the whole country. Special Superior Court Term Ends Tuesday Afternoon Few Cases Handling During Six Days Court Was In Session ? A new low record in the number of cuee tried wu established by the special term of Martin County Su* perior Court recently in session here. After observing Monday of last week as a holiday, the court handled 12 cases dtiring the remain der of the week. Reconvening last Monday, the court called and handl ed four cases before adjourning for the term Tuesday afternoon. The number of cases listed include all those cleared from the docket by agreement, the records showing that very, very few cases ever reached the Jury. Proceedings not previously re ported are, as follows: In the case of T. F. Dawson, J. N. Dawson and others against W. R. Everett and F. C. Harding, trustee, the court granted a motion to per mit plaintiffs to give bond payable next fall in the sum of $75 to W. R. Everett and to continue the case for trial unUl next November. The case of Atlantic Joint Stock Land Bank, of Raleigh, against F. C. Bennett, and others, was settled by agreement, the court taxing the costs against the defendants. The $9,000 damage suit of Mrs. (Continued on page six) ALLOTMENTS wlU be iaaMd to farmers to this rseety withto the aext few days, T. B. Blade, assistant to the esaa ty agent, said at neea today. Only a small redaction to the ere* is anticipated, Mr. Blade explaining that the average will Roebuck Believes Business Carried On At Great Loss Estimate 40 Operators Are in County's Illicit Liquor Ring Completing recently his firit year with the enforcement division of the Martin County Alcoholic Bev erages Control Board, Officer Joe H. Roebuck this week reviewed his activities for the period and pointed out that the trend was away from the illicit manufacturing business. Briefly stated, the officer and his assistants. Including Deputy Bill Haislip, Roy Peel and others, cap tured 110 illicit liquor stills, confis cated 1S1 gallons of home-made li quor, poured out 46,921 gallons of beer, made 59 arrests, offered evi dence to convict fifty alleged viola tors of the alcoholic beverages con trol laws and confiscated five auto mobiles. More than $1,600 in fines and costs were collected in the courts as a direct result of the en forcement activities. Commenting on the illicit liquor trade, Special Officer J. H. Roebuck stated that he believed the business has been narrowed down to a ring of about 40 manufacturing opera tors, explaining that all of them did not carry on the illicit operations at (H?a iama ilm* With possibly one or two excep tions, the business is being carried on at an economic loss, the officer believes. The scale of operations hat been reduced almost to a minimum, the officer pointing out that the trend has been to reduce stocks, that hardly ever does he find more than a few hundred gallons of beer at a plant where he used to find thous ands. Some sections of the county have been "cleaned up" and the businesi over the entire county has beer greatly reduced. In those district! where the operators still insist or operating, the enforcement head maintains a regular raiding sched ule, surveys showing that when he withdraws from a territory for ? few months, stills spring up like mushrooms. All in all, the officer and his as sistants have made an enviable rec ord, comparative reports showini that the illicit liquor business is ex periencing keener competition than ever before in this county. State Presented Portrait Of Late Colonel Saunders A portrait of the late Colonel Wil liara L. Saunders, uncle of Dr. J. H and Mr. J. McKimmon Saunders, o Williams ton, was presented th< State this morning at 11 o'clock ir the office of Secretary of State Thac Eure. Colonel Saunders was Secre tary of State for 12 years beginninj in 1879. The painting, presented by Bryai Grimes, of Washington, was accept ed by Secretary of State Eure. Mrs. Joseph H. Saunders and Mi and Mrs. J. McKimmon Saunder attended the unveiling exercise from here. Safety Day Parade Here Attracts Small-Crow* The safety-day parade here lai Tuesday afternoon attracted only small crowd, but those lining th streets looked with Interest at th dries rises car. Captain J. J. Lyncl safety cruaadar, operated the car fa remote control. Plans For Campaign Against Cancer Are Formulated Locally To Observe Control Drive Here During Next Week ? Beginning on May 2, and contin uing throughout the week, a Can cer Control Drive will be observed in Williamston. Its purpose is to fight cancer with knowledge, thus reducing the present high mortality rate. Statistics show that one wo man out of every eight dies of can cer, many of whom could be saved through periodic examinations to detect any early sign of the disease. Last year 150,000 men and women died of cancer?an alarming fact which the women of America are beginning to fight through organiz ed control. The woman's field army headed by Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, spreads the message everywhere that early cancer is curable and are making rapid progress in tearing aside superstitution and fear con cerning it. There is no need for de spair over the present situation. Tens of thousands of people who once had cancer are alive and hap py today. This is mainly a woman's war be cause the disease strikes them most savagely in two locations, the breast and uterus. Seventy per cent could be cured if taken in time. Women must eliminate the tragic delay and procrastination, and must consider a complete physical examination, once a year as imperative. Authorities hold the opinion that cancers ire caused by some form of chronic irritation. A jagged tooth, an ill fitting dental plate or a hot pipe stem can cause cancer. No age is free from it. Children are some times born with cancer, but it js mainly a disease of adult life occur ring most often between the ages of forty and seventy. In 1936 it was second only to heart disease, and has consistently shown a climbing death rate Every cancer case is an emergen cy. Tardiness and incompetency may mean failure. The only effect ive methods for treatment are surg ery, radium and x-rays in the hands of skilled physicians. Early cancer is seldom painful, and often shows few if no signs. It attacks the stomach most frequent ly and any persistent unexplained indigestion is a warning. Cancer ol the intestine usually begins with s vague abdominal distress, which should have an early diagnosis Only a skilled skin specialist car sometimes detect early cancer o( the skin, but any wart, mole, or growth which shows sudden growth should be examined. Cancer of the mouth is chiefly a disease of elder ly men and is one of the most rapid growers of all cancer. It is five times more common in men than in wo men. Trust no doctor who advertises t cure for cancer, or one who regards lightly any symptoms of cancer. Seventy thousand lives might be saved each year if every man or wo man knew these early signs of can cer and would have a thorough and (Continued on page six) w m Town Authorities tc Meet Monday Night Meeting in regular session nexl Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock Willismeton's town commissioners will have no new business schedul ed for consideration, according tc | Mayor J. L. Hassell. However, il ' is possible the recreational execu Hve committee will render a reporl on its activities in connection wit! the proposed establishment of a per manent playground on the Knigh property on Watts street, near th. American Legion hut. Preliminary surveys for the per manent playground and swimmini pool have been made by Enginee Rivers, but no definite cost estimati has been advanced. The town au thorities have agreed to . ad vane* ?7,000 as sponsor of the propose* project in conjunction with a gran from the Works Progress Adminis tration. While plans are being advance* for the permanent recreational cen ter. the executive committee is fai Hold Last Tuberculosis Clinic In County Toda, A series of tuberculosis clinics I being brought to a successful clos in this county today at Robersor ville. Examinations have been give more than 100 people in the count at Williamston and Oak City sine last Monday, and the clinic at Rot ersonville is being taxed to capaclt today. Owners Late Listing Property for Taxation in County Are Subject to Penalty, Tax Supervisor Warns ESTABLISHES UNUSUAL SAFETY RECORD Eustace Jones, pictured here with his seven-year-old bus, has established a record tor all school bus drivers to work after. Dur ing the past five years he has hauled thousands of children with out a single accident, and, too, he has operated the old bus at a small cost. The young man has completed his work. Escape Attempt Costs Colored Man His Life Jury Is Hesitant In Exonerating Guard For Fatal Shooting Win, H. Wynne, Jamesville Negro, Killed by Guard Nicholson -?? William H. Wynne, 42-year-old colored man of Jamesville, was fa tally shot in an alleged attempt to escape from a State Highway road gang in Griffins Township early yesterday morning, a coroner's jury, investigating the killing two hours later, hesitating to exonerate Doug lass Nicholson, prison guard, who fired the fatal shot. Wynne with six shots in the left side of his head and chest and arm, died before he could be moved to a local doctor's office in a State Highway commission truck. Conflicting evidence was offered at the imfuest held at the direction of Coroner S. R. Biggs in the prison camp office, near here, and the Jury composed of Messrs. R B. Brown, J. A. Weir, R. B. Brown, Jr., C. B. Has sell, J. R. Everett and Abner Brown, debated about one hour before re turning its verdict which is regard ed by some as evasive. The entry over the signature of the six Jury men reads: William H. Wynne came to his death by wounds caused by shot fired from a gun in the hands of Guard Douglass Nicholson while he (Nicholson) was in line of duty. Unofficial reports state that the Jury may' be recalled to further investi gate the killing. This report was par tially substantiated this morning when Coroner S. R. Biggs stated that the Jury had not been discharg ed. And then there is the possibility the Martin County grand jury will investigate the case next June. TOO MUCH After complaining about "chlnchle" tobacco allotments, some few Martin County farm era are mid to have actually complained to the office of the county agent about the generous cotton allotments. "We have more cotton than we want," they said. "What must we do about It?" they asked, the agents obliged by cordially suggesting that they plant it. Complaints about too much cotton came from those farmers ^ planting five acres or lees. The big farmers whose allotments were reduced 54 per cent join ed the ranks of dissatisfied to bacco farmers, but even they have not complained a great deal. questioned by ine jury, uougiass Nicholson, 25-year-old guard who has been in State service a little ov er a year and who is receiving $49 a month, said: "I yelled 'flatten'. All but three of the convicts laid flat on the ground. I yelled 'flatten' quickly a second time. Wynne started to run and I shot him just about the time he was taking his fourth step." Camp Superintendent R. A. Ed mondaon and Diatrict Superinten dent Mallison, of Rocky Mount, ex plained to the jury that when a guard yelled "flatten" the prisoneri (Continued on page six) e County Commissioners To Meet Here Monday Little business has been definite ly scheduled for consideration bj the members of the board of coun ty commissioners when they mee in regular session here next Mon day. A jury will be drawn for thi one week term of superior cour convening in June, and it is likel; the authorities will discuss an ex tension for listing property. No meeting of the Martin Coun ty Board of Education will be hel Monday. Control Opposition Is Facing Dissention Among Its Leaders Several Named on Board of Directors Refuse to Serve Opposition to the new 1938 farm control low is experiencing opposi tion within its own ranks, reports coming out of Kinston stating that farmers named to the board of di rectors have refused to participate, that some of those claimed in the ranks of those against the program are actually in favor of control. The farm program opposition at tempted to organize its ranks at a meeting in Kinston this week, but according to reports' another at tempt will be necessary to get some one to lead the movement in Lenoir County. Six or seven hundred packed the courtroom to hear an address against control by S. H. Hobbs, of Clinton, a former state senator, who jeferrfitLJo the act as a force bill, asserted it was unconstitutional, and invited the gathering to join him in taking it to the courts for a test. There were cheers and yells. One tobacco grower called for a machine (Continued on page six) ~\ ! GROUP EDUCATION v The VanLandlnghams went In for (roup education laat year In the local school, Principal D. N. Hlx announcing during the finals program last Wednesday evening that three young men? "twins and one extra" he said? from the same family had earn ed full-fledged diplomas during the past year. While the record Is unusual. It lacks one of equalling that established In IMS when, four children, two sons and two daughters, of Mr. Kskerl Ourganus high school here at Lists Announced Not VI o re Than Eighty Per Cent Complete > j Unless Board Offers Relief Penalty Will Run Into Thousands of Dollars / ? At least 20 per cent of the prop ?rty owners in Martin County will >e subjected to a 10 per cent penal y on their taxes for the cu?tent 'ear unless the county commission 's offer relief by extending the isting time a few days. If this is lone, the board will have to recon lider its instructions issued last nonth to the list-takers to the ef 'ect that no extension of time would >e granted for listing this year, it being generally agreed that 26 veek days in April were sufficient time for the property owners to landle the task. Extensions have >een granted in the past, the taxing luthorities pointing out that twice he time necessary to handle the [isting job is required each year, that some property owners have [ailed to report their holdings at ill. "No extension of time is expect ed," Tax Supervisor S. H. Grimes said last night, "but final action rests with the commissioners," he aaaea. The lust minute rush is on today with closing time for listing falling tomorrow Some of the districts are listed almost in their entirety, other townships is possibly 25 per cent incomplete today. Over in Wil liams Township, List-taker Lucian J. Hardison points out that every man in one section of his district listed property or poll in a single day. but that he was still behind. Listing in most of the townships is farther advanced at this time than it was a year ago. Under the laws, those property owners who fail to list their hold ings before tomorrow night will have 111 per cent added to their tax accounts. In those cases where the ten per cent is less than one dollar, then a dollar will be added as u penalty to the account. Tax Supervisor Grimes said last night that the list-takers have been so busy during .the papt few days in most of the districts, that no defi nite information as to the trend of values could be had. He would ven ture no opinion as to whether there would be an increase or a decrease The supervisor is corresponding to day with the officials of the North Carolina Pulp Company about the value of its new plant in the lower part of the county, but no valuation figures have been offired by the company at this time,,St was learn ed. The taxes of the company, run ning possibly well into the thous ands of dollars, _jvill be subject if not on file today, to the late-listing penalty, it is understood. ? Honor Students Get Special Cup Awards ??? Successfully meeting keen com petition, four students in the local high school received special awards at commencement last Wednesday evening. Presenting the cups, Attor ney Hugh G. Horton pointed out that there were close races run for each of the awards, that Reg Man ning missed the valedictorian's cup by nine-tenths of a point. John Ward and C. T. Roberson received special mention for their bids for the ath letic trophy. The W. C. Manning valedictorian cup was awarded to Miss Elva Grace Barnhill. This cup was awarded first to Miss Jessie Mae Anderson in 1934. Others gaining the special honor were: Grace Manning in 1938; Ben Manning in 1936, and Addie ' Lee Meador in 1937. The Woman's, club civics club cup was awarded to the High School Beta club, Wilbur Culpepper re ceiving the award as president of the organization. The Ray Goodmon athletic trophy was awarded to Ray Goodmon, Jr., his activities on the football field gaining it for him. Miss Doris Moore won the Sarah Manning home economics cup award, Mr. Horton stating that these was soma keen competition for the honor.