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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 37 WiUiamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, May 10, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Fishing On Roanoke River Comes To An Unsuccessful Close Jamesville Fishery Estab lishes New Records for Rock Catches Seine fishing on the Roanoke River at Jamesville comes to a close today, Mr. C. C. Fleming, operator of the fishery there, describing the season as the most unsuccessful in many yean. Only on a few days dur ing the season that opened March IT have the catches been large enough to defray expenses and net the operator a profit Herring catches, limited to a few hundred thousand for the entire season, have been the smallest on record, and old hands at the fish ery are unable to advance even a reasonable explanation for the scar city of herring while the fishery has established new high records for rock catchy. The largest herring catches hard ly exceeded 5,000 during the peak of the season, and the fishery at James ville day after day sold the fish di rect from the battery. Mr. Stewart Ange, foreman at the plant for the past 40 years or more and a visitor for 20 years prior, states that he has never teen as many rock as were caught there this season. Last week-end, the seines were taking in as many as 100 of the fish at a dip, the size varying from about two to ten pounds. More shad have been taken from the Roanoke this season than in sev eral years, but then the catches have been negligible. Asked if the pulp mill refuse had any effect on fishing in the Roan oke this season, Mr. C. C. Fleming, operator of plants at Jamesville and Camp Point, several miles below Jamesville, states that he believes it has turned some fish back. "How ever, I don't know, to be perfectly frank," he added. Reporti from other fisheries maintain that the herring ran in small numbers this season, that this year was Just an off season. The seines in the lower part of the county, near Plymouth, closed last Wednesday after operating at a loss for many weeks, reports state. Owners of the pulp mill are said to be making arrangements to. in stall a filtering plant and stop dump ing acids into the stream. Public Library Gets Additional Volumes The number of volumes in Wil liamston'i public library is steadily increasing, the librarians reporting a varied selection of material on a large number of subjects. Opened less than a month, the li brary is serving a large number, re ports stating that there has been a complete turn-over of the books during the period More people are frequenting the library week by week, the young people showing considerable interest in library ac tivities. Interesting titles added to the li brary shelves recently include the following volumes: This is my story, Eleanor Roose velt. Exploring with Byrd, Richard Byrd. Dawn in Lyonesse, Mary E. Chase. Orchids on your budget, Marjorie HilUa. Madame Curie, Eve Curie. Last flight, Amelia Ear hart Life with father, Clarence Day. My father, Paul Gauguin, Pola Gauguin. If I have four apples, Josephinen Lawrence. And so, Victoria, Vaughan Wil kina. Imperial City. Elmer Rice. Enjoyment of laughter, Max East man. ? Something of myself, Rudyard Kipling. One life, one kopek, Walter Dur anty. Oleander river, G. B. Stern. Home grown, Delia T. Lutes. Monday go to meeting, K. P. Kempton. I asked no other thing, Cora Jar ret! Garden flowers in color, G. A. Book of marvels, Richard Halli burton. reading our children, P. H. Rich ardson. What's new in home decorating, Winifred Pales. Beyond sing the woods, Trygueu Under Capricorn, Helen Simpson. American doctor's odyssey, Victor Heiser. Miss Emma Gay Stphenson. Pendleton, is visiting here. 1 Thousands Reachedby County Health Service BOWL OF RICE. j The biggest movement ever nndertaken In the United States to aid suffering non-combatants of a war atrieken country waa launched last week by. the Unit-, ed Council for Civilian Relief in China, headed by Theodore RooeevelMr., on June 17th, In hundreds of cities and towns, thousands of Americans will participate in a nation Bowl of Rice Dinner and Ball, the pro ceeds from which will be used to send food and medical sup plies to more than Chinese civilian refugees. No committee has been nam ed to sponsor the movement locally. Children Flock To Williamston First Park On Monday Cite Need for Assistants in Supervising Play Program Formally opened here yesterday Williams ton's first public play ground attracted a strong patron age the first day, leaders, observing the merry activities, stating the first steps had been taken to promote s valuable work that has long been needed in this community. Turned into the streets at the close of school, hundreds of chil dren are joyfully expressing their appreciation to the leaders of the movement in establishing the recre ational center. Although planned af ter a temporary pattern, the recre ational center on the grammar school grounds is certain to pay big dividends this summer. With Miss Nancy Glover, teach er in the local schools, in charge, the playground is open tp children each morning from nine to twelve o'clock and each afternoon from three to six o'clock, five days to the week. The sponsors of the play ground center point out that no one is responsible for the safety of the the children during off hours or on days when the* grounds are not of ficially opened to the public. There is a marked need for at least two assistants to Miss Glover, but to dale the WPA has been un able to assign a young man and a young girl to the project as assist snts. Any one eligible for the work is directed to apply to the county ' welfare office. Through the cooperation of lum ber mill operators, several of the j civic organizations and a few inter ested citizens, the splendid recrea- ' tional center was made possible. ^ Those making the center possible are anxious for the cooperation of the general public in keeping the ( playgrounds open and enlarging the recreational facilities for youth of the town and community. Seeing The World In Two By Two Trailer ? Traveling in one of the smallest mechanized scooter-trailer outfits in the world. Tom Herridge^ of Tarkio, Mo., stopped here a short while yes terday morning on a 29,000-mile tour of the United States and Can ada. His trailer, measuring 2 by 3 1-2 feet and 2 feet high, attracted much attention as he tarried here a few minutes before continuing his journey north on U. S. Highway 17. Starting out seven months ago from his Missouri home, Herridge has traveled 20,000 miles in eight een states. His experiences have been many, but the most exciting one was gained down in the Florida Everglades where he camped on a few inches of the ground in alliga tor territory. His claim that he slept in the trailer was received with doubt, but Herridge explained that he made himself very comfortable by hook ing up an extension and raising the jrindoara, ? The traveler, advertising no prod uct or advancing no scheme to fi nance his tour, is just out to see the country. To operate the. mechani cal unit and support himself he spends on an average of a dollar each day, the figure not including his amusement bill. The trailer scooter-driver weigh only four hun dred and eighty-five pounds. "I find North Carolina roads in good shape, and the motorists very courteous." Herridge said before continuing his journey, north. Several Clinics Are Held in the County During Past Month Dental Examinations Given Nearly Two Thousand School Children Public health services were ex- J tended to approximately 3,670 peo-' pie in Martin County last month by the full-time health department and cooperating agencies, according to a report just released by Dr. E W Furgurson head of the health unit.' The activities during the period tax ed the department and its cooperat ing agencies to capacity, and sub stantiates the claim pointed out some months ago for the need of a full-time health program. The work of the health unit is being extended throughout the county, and it is evi dent that the department has lost little time in grasping the health sit uation and in maintaining an ex tensive schedule to cope with that situation. , During last month the department 1 received around 1,275 callers at its : jdfices in Williamston's town hall. Nearly 2,000 children, 1933 to be exact, were given dental examina- 1 lions in the several schools. Dr. H. 1 Butler, State dentist, was in the 1 county several weeks, and Dr. A 1 J- Pringle, coming in a few weeks later is completing the first sched- i Jle of examinations in the county at ' Farm Life this week. "It was im- 1 possible to include all of the county ' ichools in the dental program this 1 year, but the work will be contin ued next "term," Dr. E W. Turgor- 1 ?on said in his report. ? -I I !? "tuition to approximately '?2,7? C*Uer,;recelv*d direct in the w 1f?"rtmenro?ice?. and the ,933 children examined in the den al clinics. Dr. Furgurson and mem- 1 bers of his staff examined 225 pre Jchool children and vaccinated 237 1 ethers. The total number of small- 1 pox vaccinations was 462. The report does not cover activi ties in the department's sanitation ision which has received a strong cooperation throughout the county ?nd which is making a splendid rec 3rd. Commenting on the tuberculosis -limes,.Dr. Furgurson said "The greater part of the month of i , W" "P*"1 in 'ioding tubercu losis cases throughout the county ?nd contacting those who had been exposed to the disease. The public Health nurses visited most of these Homes, instructing them in the proper care and the means of pre *pread of tuberculosis. Health ^ V'"IU Were made t0 th? Health department for tuberculin tests, sputum examinations, etc A tuberculosis clinic was held in co operation with the North Carolina State Sanatorium during the week 0t April 25th to 30th, and 240 per ?ns received fluoroscopic chest ex sminations. Eighteen old and new cases were discovered and six sus pected cases picked up. The physi cians throughout the county were yery cooperative and aided greatly toward the success of the clinic." CourntyW*'] Represented In Washington Hoseitel 1 \ Martin County is well represe M in a Washington hospital I week, last reports stating that a 1 less than a dozen people from t county are in the institution rec. ering from operations or receiv treatment. *???? thoae discharged from I hospital during the past few days ?re still in the institution are: R w. B. Harrington, Robert Cow, Mrs. Joe Taylor, Edwin Hold!, cL'bh 5m' "aIone- Mr? Mari Cobb, Mary Louis Manning, Bolt Cowen Art Hauger, Willie Padgc Mrs. Roy Harrison and you aughter, Master MacDonald Han ?>* ' p"""' "* M Pad*ett h" been in the he j ?nce last December 3, hi. bla der shot away. Legion Post Plans Big Supper For May 17th a Memberi of the American Le gion Poet are planning a big barbe cue-brunswick stew (upper in the legion hut for the general public next Tuesday night. Commander J. E. Bojrkin announced today. Special invitations are being issued to the ladies. Tickets will go on si throughout the county tomorrow and Thursday. Daily Bible School Is Underway With Enrollment Of 120 Sponsored by Williamston Churches; To Last for Two Weeks ? The annual daily VacaUon Bible school, sponsored by the various re ligious denominations, opened a two weeks session here yesterday morn ing with an average enrollment. Open to any child from 3 to 15 years of age, the school is to run for two weeks, a joint commencement pro gram to feature the closing. Formal exercises for the opening were dispensed with this year, the leaders having previously complet ed arrangements and teacher assign ments. The beginners, ages 3 to 5, are attending the daily classes each morning at 9 o'clock in the Episco pal church. Primary children, ages six to eight, are holding their classes in the Methodist church, the Juniors ages 9 to 11. in the Baptist church, and the intermediates, ages 12 to IS, in the Christian church. A report released yesterday after noon by Miss Ruth Manning, super intendent, shows 120 children en rolled for the first day session, and indications point to an increase as the school continues operations. Last year 124 children enrolled the first day in the school. The beginners' class, enrolling 21 children yesterday, is under the di rection of Mrs. J. Paul Simpson. She is assisted by Mrs. Harrell Everett ind Miss Katherlne Manning. Mrs. J. A. Osteen has the primary group in charge and Mrs. Garland Woolard, Misses Marjorie Dunn and Nancy Biggs are her assistants. Twenty-six children enrolled in this department yesterday morning. Mrs. Francis Barnes is superinten dent of the Juniors and she is as sisted by Mrs. Albert Coltrain and Mrs. W. S. Hunt and Miss. Thelma Griffin. There are 38 children in the junior group. The Intermediates, numbering 35 children, are headed by Mrs. Bill Harrison who has as her assistants, Mrs. E. M. Trehey, and Mrs. Ernest Etheridge and Miss Marie Hardison. In addition to the course of in struction in Bible,* the school is sponsoring an athletic program un der the direction of Miss Nancy Glo ver and Rev. John Hardy, and han dicraft work under the direction of Misses Josephine Grant and Jane Parkei and Mrs. Coy Roberson. Leaders point out that the school has an unusually strong faculty, that the special training promises to he of much value to the children ind to the community. Every child between the ages of three and fif teen years of age is invited to at tend. Last year the school pooled i collections and made a donation 1 the library founding fund, the cot tribution being the first received t the library founders. Mrs. Barnes' Father Dies In Maryland The Hon. E. W. McMaster. father ot Mrs. F. U. Barnes, of Williamston, lied in a Salisbury, Maryland hos pital last Tuesday evening at the age of 88 years. His death followed two operations which he underwent within the space of three days. Mr. McMaster was a native of Worcester County, and lived in Pocomoke City, Md., for a long number of years, where he was president of the Poco moke City National Bank at the time of his death. Mr. McMaster served his county as sheriff for two years, snd as a member of the Maryland State Legislature, and was a mem ber of the Maryland State Board of Education by appointment from Governor Ritchie. Funeral services were conducted Thursday from St. Mary's Episco pal Church, Pocomoke City, inter ment following in the churchyard there. Besides his daughter here, he is survived by his widow and two ?ons. The Worcester Democrat, in Its account of Mr. McMaster's death, said: > "His kindly, sympathetic disposi tion, made him truly a friend to humanity, and never did he hesitate to extend a helping hand whenever it was in his powr. He always took a rosy view of life, a fact which, no doubt, contributed to his longevity and this with his saving sense of humor combined to furnish him with ? delightful personality. He was truly a Christian born. He loved his Maker and his church. He was a faithful attendant at all its services when health did not forbid, and a most liberal contributor to its upkeep. Crop ControlLooms as Big Convention Issue Martin Democrats Fail To Organize Ranks On Saturday Will Attempt Organization At County Meeting Saturday Meetings scheduled for the re-or ganization of democrats in the var-j ious precincts of this county last Saturday went by unnoticed, incom plete reports stating there wasn't a single one held for the election of delegates to the county convention to be held in the county courthouse on Saturday of this week. It was the first time in many years that faith ful members of the party failed to perfect at least one precinct organ ization in the county, clearly indi cating that attention in political af fairs is centered at the top instead of at the foundation of government. Ignoring the opportunity to per fect the organizations in the various precincts. County Democrats are expected to handle the task at a county-wide meeting on Saturday of this week. Chairmen and other of ficials will likely be named for the precincts at the meeting in addition to perfecting the county organiza tion and the election of delegates to the state convention to be held in Raleigh on Thursday of next week. Since the precincts named no del egates last Saturday, any Democrat in good standing is eligible and in vited to attend the county conven tion. The number of votes in the convention is distributed as follows: Williams seven, Griffins fourteen, Bear Grass nine, Williamston thir-, ty-eight, Cross Roads twelve, Pop lar Point seven, Robersonville twen seven. Goose Nest thirteen and Has sell five. The injection of the crop control bill as a possible issue in the State meeting is expected to create inter est in the county convention at Wil liamston on Saturday of this week I at 12 o'clock. Allowed one delegate to the State Convention for each 125 votes cast for governor in the No vember, 1936 election, Martin Coun ty is entitled to 33 representatives at the State meeting next week. Hearing unofficial reports about the possibility the farm control pro gram will be injected into the State I donvention next week, Martin Coun ty Democrats arc expected to in struct their delegates as to how to vote on the question should it. reach the convention floor. This issue alone, while it is not certain that it will ever come to a vote in the State meet, is considered sufficient to attract a fair size crowd to the convention in this county next Sat urday. The proposed plank of endorse ment for the 1938 agricultural bill comes from the State Farm Bureau Federation. This plank is certain to have strong opposition from the par tisans of Senator Josiah W. Bailey who Vigorously opposed the bill In congress and who is still opposed to any eforts to amend or liberalize the existing bills, Whether or not the fight will get to the floor of the convention is a different thing. The convention ma chinery, as always, will be com pletely controlled by capable and practical politicians who hate squab bles over platform planks worse than the Devil hates holy water. The convention personnel, too, will be composed almost In toto of this same sort of practical politicians l who are all solicitude for the feel ings of other politicians, even if they do not always agree with the views of these others. Hence, it is entirely possible, even probable, that there will be no flood fireworks or any loud public explo sion; and there isn't any great chance of any platform plank high [ ly obnoxious to Senator Bailey or to , any other leading politician, for that I matter. Former Local Man Hurt In Automobile Accident Harry Clinton James, aon of Mr. and Mrs W. A. James of Williams ton, was badly bar not seriously hurt in an automobile wreck be tween Washington and Fredericks burg last Thursday night. Suffer ing a slight head conclusion, Mr. James was placed in a Fredericks burg hospital where he is getting along very well. Reports reaching relatives here stated that nine stitches were necessary to close a cut in the back of his head. Mr. James, who is employed in Fredericksburg, was not accompan ied by members of his family I ? ? j ati the time of the accident c STORY TELLER "He'a a right food (allow, but he la the biggest story teller I have ever seen In nil my life," Edwin "Toodlle" Holding mum bled juat aa he was being plac ed to aleep with ether (or an appendicitis operation in a Washington hospital last Friday night "Who?" one o( the doctors asked. "Sheri(( Roebuck," Holding answered. A great (ox hunter. Young Holding is said to have yelled to his dogs, and auctioneered tobacco before he went into a deep sleep. Petition To Remove Pitt County Sheriff Now Before Courts Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst Is Native of This County A petition (or the removal of Sam A. Whitehurst, native of Martin County, as sheriff of Pitt County, was placed before the superior court in Greenville yesterday after noon. The petition, carrying the names of the Pitt County commis sioners is being heard by Judge G. V. Cowper who the petitioners are asking to oust the popular sheriff for alleged willful misconduct, mal administration, corruption and ex tortion and acts amounting in law to felonious crime. As court was brought to a close yesterday afternoon six witnesses[ had taken the stand to tell the jur ist they had seen or had themselves paid Sheriff Whitehurst money for their protection while they were en gaged in the illicit liquor business. The charges in their entirety were denied by the sheriff on the ground that they were "untrue and mali ciously false" and that "the proceed ings were instituted in bad faith by the commissioners and at the in stance of the chairman of the ABC board."" The petition was filed before Judge Cowper during the term of court two weeks ago and was set as the first order of business for the term which opened there yesterday morning. In the meantime the pe titioners were ordered to furnish a copy of the complqjnt. together with a bill of particulars, to defense coun sel and special officers were ap pointed for the serving of process in connection with all cases which had a bearing on charges against the sheriff and for the present term of court. Prior to the reading of the peti tion yesterday morning, Judge Al bion Dunn, of defense counsel, made a motion for the trial of the petition by jury, but Judge Cowper over ruled the request and ordered the hearing to begin. Judge Dunn then made a motion to strike out sections of the petition which referred to the quashing of previous true bills of indictment when Judge Henry A. Grady ruled that the grand jury hearing the mat ter was illegally drawn. Jesse Jones, ? (Continued on pa<(e six) ? Cabbage Purchases To Be Continued New Bern ? Purchase of an ad- ; ditional two hundred carloads of cabbage this week through the lo cal FSCC office has been announced , thus keeping open for one more week the office that had been sched uled to close last Friday. However, the price for cabbage will be reduc ed from nine dollars per ton to eight dollars. And the minimum head acceptable has been raised \ from one to two pounds. i The extra allotment was secured through efforts of Representative ! Lindsay Warren and Graham Bar^i Miks?5 : i Already 172 carloads of cabbage < have been bought by the federal i agency in this section, and have been shipped direct to northern i states for relief purposes. Observers i say that if the government had not i arranged for these purchases, many ] fanners would have lost practically all their crop. Doe to the bumper I yield, federal purchases have not : effected a* market price increase i as had been hoped. The remaining i FSCC purchases, are reported to be i for "salvage" purposes only. Schedule Vote On Potato Marketing Program in County MarVn Zarmers Vote In Three Precincts This Week A referendum on the proposed 0rder re*ul#tln* the handling of Irish potato*. in cer! will TTr, th" 3nd oth" State. r.y o^.h ?" Fr'dly and Sa,ur" ?\ ,hls w?*k. according to un offmial information coming from d#y 0tt,ce of the county agent to-' No public announcement has been wT* bUt " 'S und*"t?od the ? or more commercial pouto ' Wi" v?" the agricultur e of h ? *' WiUiam?'?n ?n eith J p wLLaS,wW0 days of thU week in r. WOOdard' assistsnt farm agent m this county, who i, making ar. eZmment,?r h?lding ,he re'?" entlum in Martin could not be reached for an announcement, but 't was unofficially learned that the rom r,Uld, be,OP?ned Saturday from 9 to 5 o clock in Everetts and Robersonville for the convenience of * ? .er,?ln 'hose communities The polls Will be opened only one day erne "I! 1? di"ricls' U should be a"d a"y growers rais vo'e f?r Sale is cl'g.ble to The referendum, apparently steer ing clear of production control, is hemg held to determine i, by the ^ the 1J3Uanee of an or(ter by the Secretary of Agriculture regulating the handling of Irish po tatoes in the same manner as pm-, tenut.vel marketing agreement \ enutively approved by the Secre A8r'culture regulating the inter ."f pota,oes which move in nterstate commerce or so directly 'o burden, obstruct or affect such ZTo72 " Pr?Vldes '?r prohlbh 0,cu" p?tato?. * gFadc a"d sitt legulatiun napect'on, organization of admin operatln C?mm''tees' assessment for visions eXPen,?' and other pro visions common to such orders erenrHWerS w'" indicate in the ref erendum whether they favor issu ers in th" ufder bind'ng a11 handl ers in the designated areas to the term, and conditions of the propos al marketing agreement program tota'ZTmT haS been submitted to handlers for their signature. ket.ne" the provisions of the mar Keting agreement act. the Secretary of Agriculture may ,ssue an ordeL if two-thirds of the producers number or by yolume-yoting in he referendum favor or approve inH hU,TCe of 'uch an order, and handlers of 50 per cent of thJ 2??,:' POtatoes shipped have signed the marketing agreement If producer, approve the issuance of an order and sufficient handler, do ketinlf"' m"king 0,6 maI" hanHi agreement binding on all handlers concerned may be issued by ^ secretary with the approval of the preaident. r,,?!program ^ tentatively ?p proved for the 13 early and inter mediate states would prohibit the shipment in interstate commerce of potato., of lower "grade than U s 2 and ?' smaller size, than one and one-half inches in diameter It would also permit further limita tions on the shipment of other small or inferior quality potatoes from any area upon the recommendation of he local committee, if approved by the secretary. During any neriod when control measure. Brr |mpn M live for any area, federal-state In terslat'" h?U'd ^ required on in terstate shipments. Recent report, from the early market, state that Irish pTJto prices are at a low point. The best M25? 'h Fi?rida " comm?nding Board of Health to Hold Meet Friday ? The Martin County Board of Health is scheduled to hold a call meeting in the health department offices in Wllliamston on Friday af ternoon of this week at 2 o'clock. Dr. E. W. Furgurson announced to iay. It la the first meeting that has been scheduled In several months or since the full-time department started functioning last February. The board is scheduled to review the activities of the board and to consider a uniform program of rules ind regulations for the promotion of public health in this county. Mr. J. E. Pope is chairman of the board. Other members are J. C. Manning, superintendent of county schools; J. L. Haseell Wtlliamstoo mayor; Dr. V. A. Ward, of Rober ?onville, and Drs. J. S. Rhodes and W. C. Mercer, both of Wllliamston