THE ENTERPRISE
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VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 39 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, May 17, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899
Local Woman's Club
Completes Another
Very Eventful Year
Review of Activities Made
at Annual Meeting to
Few Members
The annual meeting of the Wil
liamaton Woman's club was held
Wednesday afternoon in the club
rooms with about 20 members pres
ent.
The president, Mrs. Ray Good
mon, presided, and reports from
the different departments and com
mittees were called for and the re
sponse showed that the work of the
club had gone forward during the
year.
The club has cooperated with the
other civic clubs of the town in se
curing a playground and recreation
center, with the help of the WPA.
The club takes great pride in the
work done by Mrs. David Hix as
chairman of the civic committee, in
sponsoring and beginning the work
of the recreation center. The club
donated $90.00 towards equipment
for the playground on the grammar
school grounds. The club has also
donated $30.00 to the lunch room,
$20.00 to the eye clinic, and $12.00 I
to charity and now has a balance of |
$203.2$ on hand.
The club has worked with the
oommittee in the interest of the
county library and is cooperating
with the Junior club in sponsoring
and supervising the clearing of the
The club has been fortunate in
having Mrs. R. L. Coburn as spon
sor for the Junior.club.
The annual club banquet was held
in May and was greatly enjoyed by
those present and will became
yearly event.
The education department has
been very active this year and has
done much good in adult education
and adult illiteracy. Mrs. Rodefer
gave a most interesting talk at one
of the meetings.
New officers were installed at the
annual meeting and the officers for
the next year follow:
President, Mrs. Ray Goodmon;
first vice president, Mrs. W. E. Olds;
second vice president, Mrs. W. C.
Manning: secretary, Mrs. David Hix:
treasurer, Mrs. John A. Ward; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Daisy
Pope.
The club regrets the lose of their
president, Mrs. E. F. Moseley, but
Mrs. Goodmon has stepped into the
vacancy with a vim and we hope
great things may come out of the
club next year.
A year book is being prepared and
is being dedicated to the first pres
ident of the Williamston woman's
club, the much beloved Mrs. John
D. Biggs.
Officers Destroy
Two Liquor Stills
The task of defeating the illicit
liquor Business steadily goes for
ward In Martin County, Enforce
ment Officer J. H. Roebuck stating'
that two liquor stills were wrecked
and twenty-nine gallons of liquor
confiscated during the past week
end.
A startling feature in the week
end report deals with the large
amount of liquor confiscated and
destroyed so far during this month.
Officer Roebuck states that X3 gal'
Ions of liquor have been destroyed
so far this month, the amount be
ing greater than that destroyed dur
ing the entire year of 1M7. It is be
lieved that moat of the liquor manu
factured in this county is going to
outside points, officers stating that
they are puzzled to know just where
the deliveries are made.
Last week-end, the raiders wreck
ed a steam plant and 300 gallons of
beer in Bear Graas Township. On
Sunday they confiscated 38 gallons
of liquor at the home of B. M. Hai
slip in Goose Nest. Returning to
Bear Grass Monday, the officers
wrecked a 100-gallon capacity cop
par still and poured out 1,700 gal
lons of beer and 31 gallons of li
quor.
Many Jobs Found For
Unemployed In State
Jobs for 1,818 persons were found
in North Carolina for the weak-end
ending May 7 by the State Employ
ment Service, a report on tip bur
eau activities released this week
More than two-thirds of the group
were placed in private jobs.
The number of placements is be
lieved to have corresponded favor
ably with the increase in
tions for the period.
County Board Praises Work
Of Health Officer and Staff
Meeting in special session lest Fri
day afternoon, the Martin County
Board of Health passed a uniform
health ordinance and offered high
praise to Dr. E. W. Furgurson and
his able stsffjos the efficient and
vice
extensive service being rendered the
people of this county. A rsolution
advancing the appreciation of the
board members to the full-time
health department personnel was
unanimously adopted, the paper sig
nalling out the efforts of the depart
ment head in getting the work un
derway and the extensive program
of activities now being carried for
ward by Dr. Furgurson, Sanitarian
Charles Leonard, Misses Christine
High and Mary Roberson. nurses,
and Miss Elizabeth' Long, secre
tary.
Reports on the various activities
were read to the board by Dr. Fur
gunon and Sanitarian Leonard, the
review briefly outlining the work
done in the dental and pre-achool
clinics, tuberculosis and venereal
disease clinics, and in the general
improvemdht of sanitary conditions
as they affect the public health.
The new health ordinance passed
by the board is designed to effect
a systematic control over the handl
ing of food in public establishments
and in the preparation and manu
facture of food products for public
use. The new ordinance, now being
prepared for general circulation, al
so deals with the sale of fountain
and other drinks to the general
public.
All members of the board, Drs. V.
A. Ward, J. S. Rhodes, W. C. Mer
cer, J. L. Hassell, J. E. Pope and J.
C. Manning, were present for the
meeting.
Plans Most Complete
For Addition to Hotel
HONORED
WEider Martin, local attor
ney and bolldlnc and loan offi
cial, was signally honored last
week when the State Bolldlnc
and Loan Leafne at Its mooting
In Plnebnrst elected him vice
president. Mr. Martin Is recog
nised as one of the moat active
officials in bolldlnc and loon
circles. /
Democratic Precinct
Officials Are Named
Democratic precinct official!, their
election delayed lait Saturday a
week ago when Democrat! could
not find time to meet and perfect
their organization!, were named
juit prior to the convening of the
county democratic convention lait
Saturday.
All precinct! were repreiented
but two, the convention ordering the
committee! to itand in thoie dia
tricta without change.
The party line-up la aa follow!:
Jameaville: Stancil Brown, .chair
man; Frank Jordan and C. W. Mi
zelle, vice chairmen, and F. W. Hol
liday and Mra Delia Alkew.
Williamiton: Joahua L. Coltrain,
chairman, W. W. Griffin and Mn R
J. Hardiaon, vice chairmen; B. L.
Gardner and R. J. Hardiaon.
Griffina: Pleny Peel, chairman;
Jamea L. Coltrain, Mra. J. Eaaon Lil
ley, vice chairmen; George C. Grif
fin and W. T. Roberaon.
Bear Graaa: J. D. Wynne, chair
man; Mra. Dewey Leggett and Le
Roy Harriaon, vice chairmen; T. L.
Roberaon and Gomer Harriaon.
Williamaton: L. T. Fowden, chair
man; Mra. Annie Bigga and H. G,
Horton, vice chairmen; H. D. Har
diaon and Mra. E. S. Peel.
Croee Roada: J. S. Ayera, chair
man; Mra. V. G. Taylor and D. C.
Peel, vice chairmen; W. L. Auabon
and H. L. Roebuck.
Roberaonville: A. E. Jamea, chair
man; Alvin M. Haaty and Mra. Vi
vian Roberaon, vice chairmen; C.
Abram Roberaon and J. C. Smith.
Gold Point; J. R. Winalow, chair
man; Harry Roberaon and Mra. Jaa
per Everett, vice chairmen; J. L
Croom and John Perkina.
Hamilton: Aaa Johnaon, chairman;
Miaa Effie Waldo and W. J. Beach
vice chairmen; K. B. Everett and R
A. Edmondaon.
Haaaell: J. W. Eubanka, chairman
Mra. D. R. Edmondaon, vice chair
man; G. W. Ayera, G. S. Haialip, E
R Edmondaon, Jr.
Poplar Point: W. S. White, chair
man; Roy Taylor, vice chairman; W
S. Leggett and Herman Harriaon.
Gooee Neat: Jaaae Criap, chair
man; John T. Daniel, Jr., and Miai
Hattie Everett, vice chairmen; J. H
Ayera and O. W. Barrett
Geo. Reynolds Hotel
To Have 50 Rooms,
Four Apartments
Owners Plan to Let Con
tract During Early Part
of Next Month
Williamston'i Hotel George Rey
nold* will have fifty room* and
four four-room apartments by early
next fall if present plans can be
pushed to completion, Mrs. E. P.
Cunningham, one of the owners,
mIH yesterday. Blue prints for the
modernization program and ST
room addition are nearing comple
tion in the office of Tommie Her
man, Wilson architect, and bids will
be asked for the construction the
early part of next month, Mrs. Cun
ningham explained.
No cost estimate has been ad
vanced for the project which the
owners hope to complete and have
ready for use by early next Septem
ber.
The present plans while subject
to last-minute changes calls for the
complete modernization of the pres
ent building of thirty-two rooms
and the addition of 32 others, the
owners explaining that the lower
floor of the addition will likely be
constructed either as four-room
apartment units or as regular hotel
rooms.
It is proposed to alter the con
struction and appearance of the out
side of the present, hotel building
and continue it as an even wait the
length of the addition down Smith
wick Street. The addition, .two stor
ies high, will extend almost to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Simp
son, the plans calling for a small
court between the two properties.
One of the four apartments will
have an outlet on Smithwick street
and the other three will face the
court, it was explained.
The owners are making plans to
tear down the old building now
housing the Hardiaon dancing school
and the small office building for
merly occupied by Diz. Evans and
Brown is being offered for sale sub
ject to Immediate removal.
A careful survey of conditions
clearly points to, the need for a ho
tel here of not less than SO rooms,
and it is believed the proposed pro
gram will meet that need.
In addition to the plans calling
for more rooms, the owners are
considering the opening of a pri
vate dining room. This will necessi
tate the construction of a new kitch
en to the west side of the present
building, it was pointed out.
"Aldersgate Hour" Will Be
Celebrated Here Thursday
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The local Methodist chy^ch will
participate in the Methbdist-wida
celebration of the "Aldersgate Hour"
next Tuesday night from 1:15 to
1:43. This service is the two hun
dredth anniversary of the heart
warming experience of John Wes
ley. It will be featured by Wesley
songs and a communion service. Mr.
Wesley's description of the Aiders
gate experience will be given. It
is expected that eight million Meth
odists throughout the nation will
participate in similar services. The
choir will give as a special feature
the first song written and sung by
Charles Wesley immediately follow
Iing the experience of his brother,
John, in Aldersgate chapel.
Tom Crawford To
Fly First Air Mail
. Route Thursday
Nearby Towns Scheduled to
Deliver Mail Here
For Plane
Williamston's first direct connec
tion with the nation's main air mail
lines will be effected next Thursday
morning when William Thomas
Crawford, pilot for the local Aero
Club, picks up a special pouch from
the local postoffice and wings his
way from the club landing field
near the river to make a connection
with the regular air mail service.
Hopeful that local people and
those in the near-by towns wil ably
support air mail week, local postal
authorities point out that the activi
ties this week may at some time in
he not far distant future serve as a
forerunner to regularly established
lines froth this section to stations on
the main air mail lines. Patrons of
the offices at Hamilton, Roberson
ville, Everetts, Jamesville, Windsor
and possibly others are cordially
asked to route their Thursday mail
by air from this point on that day.
Postmasters in the nearby towns are
scheduled to deliver air mail to the
Williamston postoffice by 9 o'clock
that morning. Local people are
asked to have their air mail in the
office by or soon after that hour, giv
ing the dispatchers ample time to
route and tie up the letters for de
livery to Pilot Crawford at 10
o'clock. Postmaster Leslie Fowden is
hoping that several hundred letters
will be placed in the local office to
morrow night and early Thursday
morning for handling over the air
mail system. The additional coat for
air mail service is only three cents,
and this small sum will speed de
livery several hours to nearby
points and as much as two or three
days to the West.
Tom Crawford's schedule begins
in Plymouth at 9:30 Thursday morn
ing. He is scheduled to leave here
at 10 for Tarboro. Leaving the Edge
combe capital about 11 o'clock, he
will deliver the mail to R. E. Lee,
special pilot, in Rocky Mount, and
Lee will make connection with the
air lines at Raleigh around 1 o'clock
that afternoon. Delivery from that
point to Washington,City, New York
and other points west and south will
be well advanced by mid-afternoon.
Private pilots are cooperating with
the government in effecting con
nections for the smaller centers with
the scheduled air mail service. In
addition to the schedule for Wil
liamston, planes will start from
Elizabeth City, Ahoskie and Wash
ington in this section. More than 130
towns will be served by special
planes during that day.
Special cachets are being used in
most of the postoffices for air mail
letters, but the local office offers
nothing but the regular 6-cent air
mail stamp, Postmaster Fowden
said.
Bible School Plans
Prografti For Friday
Entering the second week yester
day, the Daily Vacation Bible school
here reports a steadily increasing
enrollment and added interest in
the daily programs. The enrollment
passed the ISO mark yesterday, and
a further increase was reported this
morning. Popsicle parties featured
the entertainment program in the
lower classes yesterday, the leaders
stating that further entertainment
for the pupils would be provided
during the week. '
Completing the term on Friday of
this week, the various department
will hold a commencement program
in the Christian church that eve
ning at 7:30 o'clock. Special work is
already underway in preparation for
the program, and a large attendance
Is anticipated. A cordial invitation
is extended the general public. The
dramatization of Bible stories and
special aongs will feature the fi
nal event, Miss Ruth Manning, su
perintendent of the school, said this
morning.
I CROP CONDITIONS \
Ceol weather aad strong
winds during the past few days
have retarded crops
ably In this
died aad that the eat<
damaging the tshaeea crop.
T.<
of last year at the same time la
this eenaty, and with a return
of warm weather the srsps are
certain In show iinsHsrsHs
growth in a short Unas.
Nearly two aad eao half
of rata hare .a Han dur
a goad
Martin County Democratic Party
Perfects Organization for Coming
Two Years at Meet Last Saturday
CHAIRMAN
Elbert S. Peel, local attorney,
wax re-elected for a sixth term
as chairman of the Martin
County Democratic Executive
Committee by representatives of
the party in convention last
Saturday.
SECRETARY
John L. Hiatll, Wllllamston
mayor and dean of justices of
the peace in this county, was
elected secretary of the Martin
County Democratic executive
committee by the county con
vention last Saturday.
Martin Farmers Favor
Potato Marketing Plan
Overwhelming Vote
For Plan In County
Friday and Saturday
Successful Passage Remains |
in Doubt As Returns
Are Filed
e
While its passage in eastern
North Carolina continues in doubt,
the Irish potato marketing control
act was given an overwhelming
vote of approval by Martin farmers
in three voting places last week-end,
the office of County Agent T. B.
Brandon announcing today that 62
of the 63 farmers participating in
the referendum held In Williamston
on Friday and Saturday and in Ev
eretts and Robersonville on Sat
urday favored the passage of the
bill.
The vote was small, but agricul
tural authorities considered it
heavy compared with the number
of eligible voters in the county.
Only eleven votes were cast in Wil
liamston and all of them favored
the plan. Everetts cast 17 votes, the
entire count favoring the market
ing control bill. A lone vote out of
35 cast in Robersonville was found
in opposition to the bill.
The farmers participating in the
referendum in this county represent
41,069 bushels of potatoes, as fol
lows: Williamston, 18,585 bushels;
Everetts, % 2,786 and Robersonville,
19,798 bushels. Measured in terms
of bushels, the farmers /avored con
trol for 40,769 bushels as against 300
bushels voted by the lone opponent
to the measure.
Incomplete returns from other
eastern North Carolina counties
leave the fate of the marketing
agreement in doubt, but reports
from. Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas state that the measure was
supported by 90 per cent of the
growers. In this state, Pamlico, Tyr
rell and Wayne counties polled ad
verse votes by sizeable majorities
and held down the percentage nec
essary to make the bill operkpve
However, the contrary votes in
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Young Child Dies At Home
Ol Parents Last Saturday
Durward E. Hopkins, two and one
half years old, died at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hop
kins, In Williams Township early
last Saturday morning of colitis.
The little fellow had been in feeble
health most of its life, suffering
much with his heart. His condition
became critical just a few days be
fore his death.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Sunday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock by Rev. John L. Goff.
Burial was in the Hopkins family
cemetery in Williams Township.
Besides his parents, the child is
survived by two brothers. Beanie
end Herman Hopkins.
f SUFFERS STROKE 1
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Suffering a stroke of paraly
sis about 9 o'clock last evening.
Mr. L. B. Harrison, prominent
county citlien and a leading lo
cal merchant, continues critical
ly III at his home on Haughton
street. Unable to effect a com
plete examination, attending
physicians early this afternoon
were unable to offer a definite
diagnosis, but the patient's con
dition was described as serious.
Apparently In his usual health,
Mr. Harrison was getting ready
to retire when he complained of
a severe pain In his head. A few
minutes later he suffered a
stroke that left him eeml-oon
scious and his left side paralys
ed.
Children Flock To
Playgrounds Here
By MISS NANCY GLOVER
The children of Williamston have
responded enthusiastically and with
gratitude to the playground. Two
Softball teams have been organized
which play daily, in practices for
an exhibition game in the near fu
ture. On Thursday, May 19th, all
boys and girls with bicycles are
invited to go bicycling from four un
til six. Each person is asked to bring
a sandwich which he will eat dur
ing the trip. On Thursday. May 26,
we are planning to have a doll show
in the graded school auditorium
from four until six. Ribbons will be
awarded to the following kinds of
dolls: (1) the prettiest doll; (2) the
doll with the curliest hair; (3) the
doll with the straightest hair; (4)
character doll representing some
personage; (S) the largest and the
smallest doll; (6) most unique cos
tume; (7) doll that cries the loud
est; (8) best costume; (8) some na
tionality and (10) best home made
doll.
The girls are very enthusiastic
about the doll show and we are urg
ing everybody to attend. A small
admission will be charged to cover
expenses and the surplus funds will
go to buy new indoor games for
tainy days.
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Christian Education
Institute To Meet Here
The Elizabeth City district Christ
ian education institute will meet on
Wednesday at 3 p. m at the local
Methodist church. Church school
and vacation workers from through
out the district are expected. The in
stitute will be held under the direc
tion of the general board of christian
education of the Methodist church
and Miss Barnett Spratt, of Birming
ham, Ala., will be the chief speak
er. She will be assisted in the de
tails of the program by the confer
ence staff and also the district lead
ers. All church school workers are
invited.
Elbert S. Peel Again
Named Chairman Of
Party's Committee
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Group of Forty Kndorses
Twelfth Grade for
Public School
Meeting in tt^f county courthouse
last Saturday, about forty good and
true Democrats reorganized their
party ranks for another two years
and went on record as endorsing a
twelfth grade for the public school,
the convention hardly rating the
significance of a routine political
event that is ordinarily clothed in
nothing more than mere formality.
However, in the group there is suf
ficient interest to answer any and
every call of the party, should the
occasion arise.
The meeting was marked for its
congeniality, the bit of confusion
arising over th^f^tie for holding the
confab having been jokingly settled,
the convention later passing a res
olution calling for future conven
tions to be held promptly at two
o'clock on the Saturday afternoon
preceding the big pow-wow in Ral
eigh on the following Thursday.
With no official delegates report
ing from any of the twelve precincts
in the county, the convention, open
ed by E. S. Peel, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee,
recognized without fear or favor any
and everybody that perchance drift
ed into the meeting. Upon the mo
tion of J. Calvin Sjnith, the old re
liable party's old reliable, nominat
ed Elbert Peel permanent chairman
thn convention inH Mrs DoWOV
Leggett* was elected permanent sec
retary. Mrs. Leggett was the party's
only wonian representative.
The chairman, advised that only
two precincts?Gold Point and Rob
ersonv\jle, Democracy's political hot
bed?had perfected their organiza
tions, called for the first line of or
ganization. . Gathering into groups,
the Democrats present managed to
effect their local organizations in all
but two districts, Jamesville and
Hassell. and the convention ruled
that there would be no change in
their organization line-up.
Following the first-line of organi
zation, the convention recognized a
telegram from Lindsay Warren who
extended greetings to his fellow
Democrats and expressed his appre
ciation for the loyal support ac
corded him and the administration.
The group directed the chairman to
acknowledge the telegram, and ad
vise him that Martin Democracy
will be on hand to hear him make
the keynote address in Raleigh on
Thursday of this week.
No delegates were named to the
State meeting, the convention rul
ing that all county Democrats in
good standing would be eligible to
participate in the county's represen
tation at Raleigh. A chairman of the
group is to be named at an informal
meeting in a Raleigh hotel just prior
to the opening of the state meeting
at 10 o'clock. Defining a Democrat
in good standing, Chairman Peel
said: "If I were running for office,
and a person voted for me, I would
call him a Democrat in good stand
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Democrats Go To
Raleigh Thursday
Several thousand Democrats will
invade Raleigh on Thursday ot this
week when their party holds its
State convention there. Martin
County is expected to send a repre
sentative delegation.
No conflicts are anticipated with
in the party ranks, and the conven
tion promises to be one of the most
harmonious ever held. Attention Is
being centered around the keynote
address by Hon. Lindsay Warren,
First District Congressman, who is
expected to review the activities of
the administration in Washington
and the work of the Democratic
party in North Carolina.
The convention convenes at 10
o'clock when the party effecta its
organization, and makes ready (or
Mr. Warren's address about 11 noon.
Advance reports state that the
Congressman has prepared a mas
ter address, and that it is certain to
effect a closer relationship within
the party as it operates in coopera
tion with the State and Federal ad
ministration with
latter.