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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 38 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 13, 1938. y ESTABLISHED 1899 Few Martin Farmers Take Part In Irish Potato Referendum Two Additional Places for Voting Will Be Opened on Saturday As the first of two days set aside for voting on an Irish potato mar only a handful of ballots had been keting agreement draws to a close, cast in this bounty, reports from the county agricultural building stated this afternoon. Indications were that the few voting 'in the referendum favored the proposed agreement. Some few farmers, learning of law market prices for the early crop in Florida, are showing much inter est in the voting, but there are only a comparatively small number of commercial growers in this sec tion and activities have been on the dull side at the polls here during much of tdoay. Opening in Robersonvilie and Ev eretts tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, the polls will likely be vis ited by a fairly large number of po tato growers during the day. Voting will continue until 5 o'clock in the agricultural building, Williams ton, as well as in Robersonvilie and Ev eretts. W. L. Osborne is the Everetta pollhoider, and J. R. Winslow is poll holder at Robersonvilie Martin County has been allotted 170 acres of Irish potatoes, this tig-. ure not including the plantings by small farmers who ordinarily raise just enough potatoes for their own use and possibly have a barrel or two for local sale. All farmers grow ing Irish potatoes and offering as many as a single barrel for sale is eligible to participate in the refer endum now underway. The control of production does not enter into the proposed agreement. A movement is-underway to keep inferior grades of potatoes off the market that the price^might be sta bilized at a figure above the cost of production.?No grade of potatoes falling below U. S. No. 2 and those of less than one and one-half inches in diameter can be entered in inter state commerce if the referendum carries. Two-thirds of those voting in the referendum must favor the agree ment to place it into operation. Jim Staton, one of the county's large-scale farmers, expressed his support of the measure when ques tioned today, and it is believed that Martin County will give the propos ed agreement a strong support over and above the two-thirds majority. Plays With Matches, Child Fires Mattress Playing with matches, Harry Wig gina, about five yeara old. aet fire to a mattreaa and wearing apparel in the home of hie grandmother, Kanaetta Anderaon, colored, on North Sycamore street hare last Tuesday afternoon. The mattreaa waa burned aim oat up along with juat about all the wearing apparel the family had. The fire apread from waa just getting off to a good a tart on the wood when the fire company reached frie scene and brought it under control with a hose line di rect from the truck. The child, after starting the fire, tried to put it out himself without telling other members of the fam ily who were sitting on the front porch. When they discovered the fire, the smoke was so thick in most of the house that it waa im possible for them to reach the room where the mattreaa waa burning. The boy's mother started to frail him good, but the grandmother in tervened. Martin Man Wanted For Alleged Manslaughter A warrant, calling for the arrest of W. B. Weaver on a mane laughter charge, was received by the sher iffs office here this morning from Wake Forest Instructions, accom panying the warrant, called for bond in the sum of $2,000 for Weaver's appearance at a preliminary hear ing in Wake. Forest on Saturday of next week. Weaver is alleged to have been driving a truck that figured in a wreck costing the life of R. W. Bauer in Wake County on Tuesday evening of last week. Vernon 8e chriest. Rocky Mount newspaper man, and Bill, Draper, also of Rocky Mount were injured. Weaver is said to be In the em ploy of a county transfer company. e Mr. and Mrs. B. Haywood Knight left this weak for their home in Mil burn. N. J, after spending the week end with Mrs. Ada B. Knight Democrats Hold Convention Here Tomorrow at 11 O'clock Quite a few Democrats, mostly those of the New Deal following, are expected here tomorrow morn ing at 11 o'clock to participate in their party convehtion. Chairman Elbert S. Peel, of the county's Dem ocratic Executive Committee, stated today that he was looking for a representative group from nearly every one of the 12 precincts in the county. ""ifieri'll be no keynote address at the meeting here, the county chair man explaining that the convention will limit its activities to the selec tion of delegates to the State con vention to be held in Raleigh next Thursday and to the reorganization of the county Democratic unit Since no delegates were named by the precincts, all Democrats in good standing are invited to the meeting. Based on the vote cast in this county for governor in 1936, the Democrats are entitled to 33 seats in the State convention in Raleifh next week when Congressman Lind say C. Warren will deliver the key note address. The convention slated to be held here tomorrow morning can be ex pected to endorse the new crop con trol bill, but party leaders consider such action unnecessary. They point out that the (arm bill was given an overwhelming majority, and that that vote should be recognized as an endorsement. Others interested in advancing the issue point out, however, that the vote was limited to farmers, that now the party, as a whole, should take a definite stand for or against the bill. It has been suggested that the issue will be in jected into the State convention, but party leaders, believing a quarrel will follow are expected to make ev ery effort to side track it. Liquor Sales in County Increase Last Quarter I EXPLORER HERE y ? A. InnesTsylor, member of the Byrd expedltien to the South Pole, stated while on a visit with friends here this week that he was ready but couldn't ge for another trip to the cold territory. Now at home for a short time at Southern Pines, Mr. Inneo-Taylor did not have a (rent deal to my about the lone visit to the Pole, but explained that It offered treat experience. He purchased the biolofica! equipment and maintained it for the expedition. Employment Bureau Lands Many Tasks For County Jobless Williamston Office Leads in Placements During Past Month o Indications that the employment situation in the Williamston area is showing improvement, is evi denced by the large number of job placements made in the five county area served by the local State Employment office. With ninety eight placements made in March and well over one hundred in April, and with about seventy in the past two weeks period, to date, the William ston office of the employment serv ice is leading a number of offices in larger towns and cities, in total number of persons placed in jobs. Martin, Beaufort, Tyrrell, Wash ington and Hyde counties, compose the five-county area served by the -Williamston office, A labor shortage was reported several days ago at the Albemarle Sound bridge site, near Mackeys in Washington Coun ty, and many laborers have beer sent there by the local office, in j answer to calls from the contractors at work on the mammoth bridge spanning the sound, to connect Cho wan and Washington counties. A new school building in the town of Creswell, just beginning, some highway work in Washington and Beaufort counties, school buildings in Beaufort county, expansion of the Farm Security (Resettlement) build ing program near Creswell on Lake Phelps, and private calls for labor, on farms, in saw mills, etc., have combined to create more employ ment activity recently in this area, according to reports from the office of C. W. Bazemore, manager of the local employment office. C. B. Gil liam. of the Williamston office force, is at present stationed at Bayboro, to assist potato growers in the Beau fort-Pamlico county sections in get ting needed labor for the oncoming potato harvest. Mother's Day Program k At Sweet Home Church -t 1 A Mother's Day program will fea ture the Sunday morning service in the Sweet Home Christian church at,the 11 o'clock hour, Mr. J. D. Tay lor announced today. Rev. H. E. Harden, of Norfolk, will occupy the pulpit and a visiting choir will render a special program. Large crowds have been attend ing the Sweet Home preaching serv ices in recent weeks, and a record attendance is expected for the special program Sunday. Total of $360,255.01 Is Spent In County Since Stores Openj State, County and Towns to | Share in $7,694.35 First Quarter Profits Boosted by $33,325 61 last quarter, legal liquor sales in this county from the time the stores were open ed in July, 1935, up-to the first of April total $360,255,01. the sales trend being steadily and gradually upward in each corresponding quar ter during the period. Jumping from $29,771.20 for the first quarter in 1937, the sales for the three months period ending March 31 of this year amounted to $33,325.61, an increase of $3,554.41 according to an audit filed last week by Greathouse and Butler. The cost of the sales was placed at $22,098.43, leaving a gross profit for the quarter of $11,227.18. Oper ating expenses for the period amounted to $3,625.83, or 9.90 per cent of the total sales V. J. Spivey, chairman of the county alcoholic beverages control board, points out that this operating percentage cost is among the lowest, if not the low est, in the state The board ddded approximately $150 to the income during the period by discounting bilU. Sales by individual stores and net profits were shown in the audit, as follows: Williamston, sales, $16, 925.56 and profits, $4,081.30; Rpber sonville, sales, $9,088.35, profits, $1, 992.29; Oak City, sales. $3,826.10 and profits, $802.68; Jamesville, sales, $3,487.60 and profits, $725.08 The division of profits, $7,694.38, for Iht quarter was effected as fol lows: Martin County, $3,771.72; State of North Carolina. $2,332.75, this amount representing a seven per cent tax on gross sales; Town of Williamston, $579.30; Town of Rob ersonville, $271.25; Town of Oak City, $106.97, and Town of James ville, $96.20. In addition to the State, County and Town profits, the board placed $536.16 into th- law enforcement fund. On March 31, the county alcoholic beverages control board reported inventories amounting to $15,399.81. During the first quarter ending last March, the county board paid $1,996.50 in salaries and wages, $291 rent, $56.09 for supplies and $47.11 for repairs to various properties. Administrative and general ex penses for the three months totaled (Continued on page six) 6 - Scours Brave Wet Weatht On Outing Trip Last Nigh Braving a heavy rain, local B< Scouts camped out in the woods c the Martin farm last night. Cam| ing under the direction of Scou master Hbrace Ray, the boys he: to their tents and went through tl night without getting wet. \ e Brice McCay Released; To Join New Bern Clu, Released this morning by t Martins, Brice McCay, right field here for his second season, leav this afternoon for New Bern for assignment in the pastures for t Bruins. Reports state that McC had several offers, but decided sign with the New Bern Bears. Air Mail Week To Be Observed Here Postmaster Says Special Plane Will Make Stop Here on" Thursday Morning Air mail service, heretofore, a bit foreign to this immediate territory, will be brought home to the people of Williamston and vicinity on May 15-21 when the Postoffice Depart1 ?pent holds a nation-wide bbserv ance of the United States Air Mail Week Extensive arrangements have been made with private pilots to enlarge the air mail schedule during most of the week, and outlying posts throughout the nation will be in cluded in the air mail schedule. Tom Crawford, pilot for the Williamston Aero club, has been contacted to participate in the task of moving the malls swiftly. His schedule has not been definitely announced, postal authorities stating that he will pick up mail either at Plymouth or Wash ington, continue to Williamston and on. to Rocky Mount via Tarboro. It is possible Crawford will make a di rect connection with an established line in Raleigh. This special service is being planned for next Thursday only, Postmaster Fowden stating that on the other days air mail will be dispatched as usual by train or bus to the nearest air stations. A large supply of air mail stamps bearing an eagle and selling for six cents each, has been placed on sale at the local office, and a new rec ord in the use of the air mail service is expected locally next week. Air mail week will be observed over the country in a big way. Al ready 40,000 air mail letters have been placed in the Kitty Hawk of fice, the birthplace of aviation, for handling by the air mail service. Postal patrons should remember the limitations of the service as for points off the~alr lines. Many air mail stamps are placed on letters that never get more than six or eight feet oH_ the ground, the regular service in those cases being faster than delayed air schedules. Mail from this point to Richmond and even New York ordinarily can be handled more quickly through the regular channels, bu the air mail offers a hurried service to western points Through the special ar rangement next Thursday, letters sent by air mail to Raleigh, Rich mond, Washington, New York and other northern points will be de livered in record time, probably fast er than ever before. Work On Warehouse Progresses Rapidly 4* With the owneri in the thick of the work and with thirty carpen ter! on the job, construction of Wil liamiton's fourth tobacco warehouse ?the New Carolina? is progressing rapidly today. Just how long it will require the workers to complete the house cannot be definitely deter mined. btl* owners _ state they plan to complete the wood work some time next week, weather con ditions being favorable. Starting Wednesday morning, twenty men had covered one-half the roof with sheeting, meaning they had sawed and nailed boards over an area of around 23,000 square feet. The steel construction work, started last week, was completed last Monday, and the front part of the house is about ready for the brick masons. Starting last week from the floor, the builders have al most closed in the house, establish ing what is believed a new record for swift construction in these parts. The New Carolina is rated as one of the most modern houses in the entire country for the sale of leaf tobacco. Special attention was giv en the planning of the house for an even lighting effect, the owners stat ing that a solid carload of glass has been unloaded for the skylights. There'll be only a few windows, and none of them will be located on the sides. Two main entrances are lo cated in the front and several doors will be placed on the west side for loading purposes. Game With New Bern Bears This Afternoon Called OH ' The Martins are remaining idle this afternoon, New Bern club offi cials advising at noon today that the grounds there were too wet for a contest. The game will poesibly be scheduled on Monday, an off-day In the weekly schedule, later in the season. ? Dr. J. H. Saunders is confined to his home here by a slight illness. Little Interest Is Being Shown In June 4 Primary In County Interest in politics continues to las >n this county even though the primary is just three weeks off, reports from various sections indi cating, however, that the candida cies are breaking into the conversa tional subjects with more frequen cy and that the primary will not go by unnoticed. Hardly more than a dozen new voters have been added to the eligi ble list, an incomplete report from the various registrars states. Rober sonville, for the first time as far as it could be learned from the rec ords, did not have a single new name added to the books there last Satur day. Griffins led the list with five new voters. Three were reported registered in Williamston and three at Bear Grass. Several other p.e cinct registrars reported no new names added to the voting list. Campaigning is underway on a larger scale in the county than many believe, several of the candidates having completed personal tours of several of the districts already. No speakings have been scheduled, the campaign being advanced by sev eral of the candidates after the house to house fashion. Representatives of Frank Han cock, candidate for the U. S. Sen ate against R. R. Reynolds, were here this week in the interest of his campaign. Attorney Itimous Valen tine, candidate for superior court judge in this district, was here in person this week and spoke to the Lions club last evening. Nothing has been heard from Messrs. Win borne and Grady, candidates fbr utilities commissioner, but friends of Grady are pushing his campaign in several districts. Supervisor Predicts an Increase in Tax Values Pulp Mill Is Certain To Effect Increases In Property Values ???. I Transfer of Intangibles to State Removes $400,000 from List The annual tax listing job virtual ly completed, County Tax Supervi-' sor S. H. Grimes predicted today that the assessed valuation will ex ceed that of a year ago by approxi mately $300,000, the head of the tax listing work explaining, however, that it would be several weeks be fore definite valuation figures wnnlri i available. "It is hard to tell just how the values will run this year," the su vervisor said in pointing out that approximately $400,000 would be re moved from the county books un der a new law requiring the listing of intangibles with the State at a lower rate. Very few intangibles have been listed in some townships in years past, and in those districts the lists will run about the same this year as they did last. One or two other townships will show a gain, but there is some doubt if the gain will offset the loss by the transfer of intangibles. Much of the loss that is certain to follow the transfer of intangibles from the county books to the State will be partially if not entirely off set by the new listings of the North Carolina Pulp Company properties. A preliminary list was submitted by the company a few days ago, the county taxing authorities consider ing the assessed values unusually low. The entire plant, including equipment, buildings and personal | property, was listed at $379,000. The i valuation report submitted by the company knocks into a cocked hat reports claiming the plant would cos!.seven million dollars, Supervi sor Grimes states he is calling for a statement of values, that he be lieves the figure will be materially Increased. According to Mr. Grimes the ex piration of the extension granted by the county commissioners for list ing property, found few names not on the books. Less than a dozen or two failed to list their properties, the supervisor said, pointing out that there may be a few who moved in to the county within the past year and who failed to list property or poll. The supervisor is planning to make a complete study of these cases, and he is also planning to make a drive to get other property on the tax books that has not been listed in years gone by. Just now Mr. Grimes is spending much of his time working on the pulp mill case. The various list-takers are slated to transfer the listings from the ab stracts to the scroll books this month and have their lists ready for in spection by the commissioners in I June. | Little Rogerson Child Is Back in Durham Hospital III luck has again overtaken Jas. Rogerson, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Rogerson, of Bear Grass. In October of last year, the little fel low, about B years old, got a piece of a peanut in his lung. Hovering near death, the boy Was confined to a Durham hospital for months. His condition Anally improved and he was able to return home not so long ago. Last week the little fellow got a piece of apple into the same lung, and he is beck in the seme hospital, doctors stating that he has a chance to recover If pneumonia does not develop. RAINFALL *? > The long dry season that has caused much concern anions farmers and sard en era in this section durlnc the past several weeks, was definitely broken early this morulas when nearly one and one-half inches of rain felt The rain accompanied a drop in the mercury, but the cold "snap" was overshadowed by the rain that fell durins sev eral hours. Reports from the weather sta tion that the rainfall so far this month is freater than it was for all of May a year afo. To date, i.6fi?tnrhrs hare fallen here compared with 1.41 in May last year. Summer Slump Hits Docket In County Court Last Monday Only Three Cases Called By Judge Peel in Brief Session The old summer slump, striking a bit out of season, was recognized in the size of the Martin County Re corder's court docket last Monday. Only three cases were called by Judge H. O. Peei, and the court was in session a very short time. Sever al cases were continued at the re quest of defense counsel. Elmer Swain, charged with lar ceny and receiving, pleaded guilty in the case and was sentenced to the roads for three months. The court suspended the sentence and placed the defendant on probation for a period of two years under su pervision of the North Carolina Pro bation Commission and its officers. James Williams, charged with speeding and reckless driving, was found not guilty by the court. The case charging Jumbo Whit ley with non-support was nolpross ed Lin Williams, facing the court in two cases charging violation of the liquor laws, was granted a contin uance. The defendant was brought into court on a warrant issued by Special Officer J. H. Roebuck charging illegal possession of li quor. Few spectators were present for the proceedings, the session attract ing about as little attention as any one held in recent months. ? Tobacco Stocks Show An Increase Over Last Year Total tobacco stocks on hand In the country the first of last month were greater by 153,084,000 pounds than they were at the same time a year ago, according to official re port just released by the United States Department of Agriculture. More than one-third of the increase is traceable to Eastern North Caro lina, Old Virginia Belt, Georgia and South Carolina where the flue-cured type jumped from 872,500,000 I pounds In April, 1037, to 030,007,000 1 on April 1, 1038. On April 1, a year ago, there were 2,270,113,000 pounds of tobacco on hand In the United States as com pared with 2,431000,000 pounds on hand the first of last month. During the first three months of this year, 138,331000 pounds of to bacco were withdrawn from stocks, the January 1, 1038 poundage figure standing at 1,088,128,000. __ Pitt County Sheriff Holding His Own In Ouster Proceedings Martin County Clerk States That Sheriff's Service Has Been Excellent Alleged to have accepted bribes and facing several other charges, Sam Whitehurst. Pitt County sher iff for almost twelve years, and for mer Martin County resident, was holding his own in the superior court at Greenville today as the first week draws to a close in the hear ing of a petition to have the officer ousted. The trial will likely continue several more days. Much of the testimony offered by the prosecution is $aid to have been discredited in open court, and per jury has marked to a great extent the proceedings to date, according to reports reaching here from the Pitt capital. It is understood the trouble start ed some time ago when the board of Pitt commissioners employed pri vate detectives to "clean up" the il licit liquor business in the neighbor ing county. Sheriff Whitehurst ad vised against the employment of certain men, and is said to have told the authorities that if the officers of the county could not handle the situation, then get other officers. Dave Whichard reporting the trial proceedings in his Greenville Re flector yesterday said: Proceedings on the petition of in dividual members of the Board of County Commissioners of Pitt Coun ty, to oust Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst from office moved slowly yesterday afternoon and today as the time of the court was taken up with exam ination of clerks of court from sur rounding counties and magistrates from this county and the offering of their records as a basis of evidence to be presented by auditors. The counsel for the petitioners hnve advised the ennrt that the ail dits will reveal that certain commis sions have come into the sheriff's, hands as a result of execution'of pa pers through his office and that these commissioners have not prop erly been turned over to the coun ty, substantiating the charges in the petition that the sheriff has habitu ally failed or refused to keep prop er records and make proper settle ments with the county. Five clerks of Superior court from various counties have already tes tified the commissions on the pro cess in question will total approxi mately $130. Commissions on the ex ecutions of deeds by the sheriff, which it is claimed have not been turned over to the county will amount to slightly above $300.00. The total amount of fees resulting from the service of magistrates' pa pers will not be revealed until the auditors testify. The first .witness this morning was L. B. Wynne, of Martin County, who testified concerning certain pro cess from this county served through the office of the sheriff of Pitt coun (Continuad on page six) Visitors Address Lions Club Here Addrwies by two distinguished visitors featured the program at the regular meeting of the local Lions Club last evening A large represen tation of the membership was pres ent and greatly enjoyed the pro gram. Addressing the club members, At torney Itimous Valentine, candidate for the second district judgeship, stressed the value of friendship, placing it above material things as measured in terms of gold or silver. The speaker did not mention his candidacy for the judgeship, but en tered into the club fellowship as a visiting Lion. Mack M. Jernigan, District Lions Governor, of Dunn, also addressed the meeting and reviewed the activ ities of Lionism. He highly com mended the local unit for its work program, and encouraged its mem bers to continue their work. Kiwanis-Lions To Play Deciding Game May 17 With the game count standing at one-all, the Lions and Kiwanians have finally mustered sufficient courage td meet and decide the dia mond championship on Tuesday, May SI. Long and frequent practice schedules are being planned by the team managers, and a little secret maneuvering by both will likely take place in an effort to "pull something" on the other. Tickets are now on sale, the land ers of t? two civic organisations explaining that the proceeds in their entirety will go to the public library fund.
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