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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 42 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 27. 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Half Dozen Cases Called Monday In Recorder's Court Judge Peel Directs Sheriff to Investigate Sick Claim Calling hall a dozen cases, Judge H. O. Peel held a comparatively short session of the county record er's court last Monday, the size of the docket reflecting a continued slump that has marked the activities of the tribunal these past few weeks. The case of Lin Williams, sched uled for trial during the past sever al sessions of the court, was 'again continued, but the court wanted to be certain that the defendant was not taking advantage of it and or dered Sheriff Roebuck to investi gate the sick claim. The officer found Williams in bed, the defen dant explaining that he was beaten in a fight last week-end. Williams is scheduled to appear in court next Monday, but instead of answering to two charges he will face three. It appears that the defendant is ac cumulating cases faster than the court can handle them. Williams is facing the court for alleged violation of the liquor laws in two cases and for alleged drunken driving. Charged with violating the liquor laws, Joe Hopkins was sentenced to the roads for three months and fin ed $90, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court at any time during the next two years. Said to have been mortgaged, the car the defendant was driving at the time of his arrestvwas not confiscated. Pleeding guilty in the case charg ing him with drunken driving, H. O. Norton was fined $90, taxed with the coat and had his license revok ed for a period of one year. In the case charging Bill Davis with drunken driving, the court al lowed a npn-suit. 'r*"t ri** charging John L. Webb with non-support was nolpfosaed. Failing to abide by a former judgment of the court, Leon Sykes, charged with non-support, was di rected to pay $9 a month during the next six months for the benefit of his child. Bond was required in the case. Mrs.Bettie Roberson Dies In Bear Grass Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Roberson were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mattie Harrison Saturday afternoon, May 21, in Bear Grass township by Elder B. S. Cowin. She was 82 years of age and had been in declining health for a num ber of years. She was taken serious ly ill with pneumonia about a week before her death on Friday. She was the widow of John Rob erson who died about 45 years ago. They always made th?ir home in Bear Grass Township until her hus band died and she made her home among her children. She was an ac tive member of the Primitive Bap tist church and attended regularly when in good health. She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. George Ward of Robersonville and Mrs. Mattie Har rison of Bear Grass, and Mr. Dosie Roberson, of Robersonville She has three children dead and leaves 24 grandchildren and 21 great grand children. , Interment was in the Mobley cemetery in Bear Grass Township. Winners Named In 4-H Health Contest Winners in the Martin County 4-H club health contests were an nounced yesterday following physi cal examinations made here last Tuesday by Dm. E. W. Furguraon, Charles J. Sawyer and W. C. Mer cer. There was some keen competi tion for the top places, a margin of a few points dividing the three boys scoring over 90. Winston Cargile, of the Roberaonville club, scored B5 to win first place for the boys. Charlie Harrison, of the Bear Grass club, was second with M points, and Her bert Leslie Manning, of Farm Life, was third with 82 points. Other boys entering the contest were Albert Bennett and Elton Hardy, both of Robersonville. In the girls' division. Miss Mar guerite Harrell, of Oak City, won first place with 94 points, and Miss Mattie Roebuck, of the Roberson ville cluh, was second with a score of 80 points. These were the only girls in the contest. Taeth cavities were cited for the given several of the con Additional Soil Conservation Payments Received in County Ninety-five additional soil con servation checks amounting to $3, 767.82 and representing twenty-five applications for the soil benefit payments were received for distri bution among Martin County - far mers this week, the checks being the first to be cleared through the office of the county agent in sever al weeks. The payments have been effected in most cases, it is under stood. Approximately 900 applications for the soil conservation payments were filed by Martin farmers, un official reports stating that pay ments have been made in 753 cases, leaving 147 applications outstand ing. Just when these payments can be expected cannot be definitely determined. The applications have been properly filed, and their pay ment is awaiting action in Washing ton, it is understood. The outstand ing applications represent an un paid balance estimated at $17,840. To date, Martin farmers have re ceived in soil conservation pay ments around $90,000, unofficial es timates indicating that this amount will be increased to,around $107, flfi.OO when all the cftecks are re ceived. So far, checks have been delivered to 1.659 farmers in this county. In 1936 more Martin farmers par ticipated in the soil conservation piogram and the benefit payments amounted to more than $160,000, l ast year, a large number of far mers planted to their base limits and eliminated themselves from par ticipation in the soil program bene fits. County Politics Begin To Take on More Life FIRST AIR MAIL Postal Clerk Arthur R. White Is seen here handing Pilot Wil liam Thomas Crawford the first pouch of mail ever to move out of Wiliiamston by the air route, the event last Thursday climax ing air mail week observance lo cally. Mrs. Minton Beach Dies In Hospital After Short Illness Interment Near Gold Point Last Saturday Afternoon Mrs. Eula Johnson Beach, native of this county, died last Friday morning at S:17 o'clock in a Tar boro hospital from complications following an operation for appen dicitis the Wednesday before. The daughter of Mr. Arch John son and the late Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Beach was born near Robersonvllle 41 years ago. She spent most of her life in this county, but at the time of her death she was a resident of Hobgood. A devoted wife and mo ther, Mrs. Beach was a good neigh bor and a splendid citizen, one who found pleasure in rendering a kind ness to others. She^had a host of friends in this county and in her adopted community. In early womanhood she was married to Minton Beach who sur vives with two sons, Albert Staton and Minton Beach, Jr. One son, Al bert Staton, was a patient in the same hospital where his mother died, he having undergone an ap pendectomy a week before. She also leaves besides her father, three sis ters, Mrs. Marcellus Roberson, Mrs. Ruel Turner and Miss Ernestine Johnson, and five brother, Messrs. Arthur, Henry, Joe, Paul and James E. Johnson, all of this county. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the late home in Hobgood by Rev. James H. Smith, pastor of the Williamaton Memorial ' Baptist church, and Rev. E. C. Shoe, Rober sonville Baptist minister. Burial was in the family plot on the home farm, near Gold Point, in Robersonville Township. a Wreck Liquor Plant In Bear Grass This Week An illicit liquor plant was wrack ed by Officer J. H. Roebuck and his assistants in Bear Grass Town ship this week. The kettle had been removed to safety, but other manu facturing equipment and four tur rets of beer were destroyed. ! General Opinion Is Reynolds Will Win U. S. Senate Race 9 r Close Contests Are Predict ed For Other Offices With the day for voting close at hand, Martin County votera are beginning to ahow more intereat in politics, tlie campaigns of the var ious candidatea being heard with inereaaing frequency in the conver aationa heard in atorea and on the 8tieeta. Other than the prediction that R. -H?Reynolds will poll a nig majnr ity over hia opponent, Frank Han cock, for a aeat in the United States Senate, Martin votera are not cer tain of the outcome of the vote one week from tomorrow. No definite trend on the outcome ia offered, many of the votera questioned dur ing the past few days explaining that they looked for a close vote in moat of the county races as well as in the race for the superior court judgeship. "This ia one campaign in which I have heard no charges advanced against any of the candidatea for an office," a citizen remarked yester day referring to the race for super ior court judge. "It leaves me unde cided just who to vote for in that contest," the citizen added. Senator Reynolds ia given a ma I jority ranging from a count of two | to one to even four to one. No harsh charges have been ad vanced or heard in the contest for county offices, the votera recogniz ing all the candidates as good friends. Various factors are very likely to enter the contest, and those factors are expected to have a strong bearing on the outcomf_of-the elec tion tomorrow week. ? As to the size of the vote, devel opments during the coming week will be a determining factor. At this time the indications point to a vote under 3,000 with some sections showing more than usual interest in the outcome and others less. Re ports from seven of the 12 registrars in the county show there has been a slight gain in the number of eligk ble voters which with a normal vote in the upper-county precincts will tend the total count slightly above 3,000, it is believed Registration figures are being tabulated and they will be announc ed along with last election votes next week. Moving Peanuts Rapidly From Warehouses Here Government peanuts, held in stor age here since last fall, are being moved rapidly this week to oil mills in Wilmington and Rocky Mount. More than 8,000 bags were moved out of the Planters Warehouse yes terday and Wednesday to the Plan ters Cotton Oil and Fertilizer com pany in Rocky Mount \ Approxi mately 3,000 bags of thev^fcoobari have been cleared from the Far mers house so far this week for de livery to oil mills In Wilmington. ? # Tarboro Rotary Club Will Hold Orthopaedic Clinn The Tarboro Rotary club will hoi its regular Orthopaedic clinic o Monday. May 10, IMS, at t a. m. i the Presbyterian church Sunda School rooms, Tarboro, N. C. The rotary club is anxious to rer der service to all cripples, regardla of age or race, who are pay for treatment Crops Are Slightly Damaged In County By Rains And Hail Severe Losses Are Reported In Several Eastern Counties Crop conditions suffered ? slight setback in this county during the P*s t*? or three days when heavy rains fell and hail exacted some damage in several districts. Howev er, the crop situation continues well advanced as compared with a year ago and the outlook is still regard ed as highly favorable. Reports received from nearly ev ery section of the county during the | past two day, show varied condi-' tions following the rains and hail. In some communities the crops have been damaged considerably by rain reports from the J.mesviile Ltion stating that quite a few fields of, to-1 bacco had "flopped". In Grif fins Township, a number of farmers continued to plow until a fourth L. ,?' !he Week ,eU yesterday! morning. Crop conditions there were I reported the best in many years at i tnis time of the season. ' I While much rain has fallen this! week, the rainfall for the month so tar is little above normal, the wea ther station reporting today that! only five inches have been recorded at this point, so far this month.I Nearly .even inches were reported lest month "UI'dan'T was reported gener ally throughout the county lasti uesday and Wednesday afternoons! but with possibly one or two small areas, the loss is almost negligible ! - Several farmer, in Cros, Roads, one1 pr two in Poplar Point and a few in the upper part of ^ county r ''?ir,y heavy damage, some stat j'ng that two storms struck their! farms within a few minutes of each) other. Very little damage was re ported in this community, and hail ^3uranCt; agents, ^exnerie 1ST d*mand now for policies, state 'e.w cases the loss has not ex ceeded IS per cent, that in those areas where the hail struck the dam age will hardly reach four or five per cent. c Fortune smiled on Martin far mers compared with damage re Relln? f,r0m ha*' ln other aections. J^ ' r WlUo" maintain that lo,300 acre? Of tobacco were de stroyed there, exacting a loss esti mated to run as high as $100,000. Edgecombe County reported consid erable damage during the Tuesday evenmg storm, and in the Douglass Cross Roads section of Beaufort .county quite a few acres were ruin ed and many others damaged Ber tie reported spotted losses. While Marlin County farmers arc not greatly disturbed about what has already happened, they are be ginning to worry a bit about the pos sible effect, that are certain to fol low a continued rainfall Escaped Convict Is Caught In This County Yesterday Escaping from the Virginia State prison in Richmond Monday night of this week, Haywood Bundy, 28 year-old white man, was arrested in Jamesville Township yesterday afternoon by Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and Deputy J. H. Roebuck, Bundy has waived extradition and his re moval from the jail here is expect ed this afternoon or tomorrow Sentenced in Bristol, Va., last March to four years ire prison?tor house breaking, Bundy made a hur ried trip to this section, reaching the home of a relative in the James ville community before day Tues day morning. I r PROCLAMATION v ? Tomorrow has been designat ed "Poppy Day" by proclama tion Issued by Mayor I. L. Has sell who la calling upon all lo cal citisens to observe the event by wearing memorial popples. "It is fitting that the service and sacrifice of the gallant young men who lost their Uvea In 1917 and 1911 should be com memorated annually by appro priate public observance. Aa the poppy, which grew on the bat tlefields where so many of them fell, has become their memor ial flower, there could be no more appropriate observance than a general wearing ef the poppy in their honor," Mayor workers from the Uagten Auxiliary will distribute the popples and recalls contributions for the welfare ef the living victims ef the war, the disabled veterans, the widows and fatherless ehil District Methodist Conference in - 4 Session Here Reports Increased Activities Along Religious Front Business Sessions Feature Methodist Meeting First Day | AiThual District Conference' Maps Plans For an Active Year Business sessions featured the tirst-day meeting of the two days conference of Elizabeth City dis tiict Methodists convening here yesterday morning, the activities of the day being recognized as a sup porting foundation for an active year by district Methodists and for a lenewed interest in religious tm dertakings in general Rev. B. B Slaughter, presiding elder of the district, opened the con ference at 10 a. m? the officer, while pointing out that the trend of the times was "to pep it up." we need ed poise, balance, stability and steadfastness. "Head and backbone arc not enough," the presiding elder said in explaining that the heart was necessary to carry on the task. "Give the world the best you have," he urged. Following the roll call, Dr. S. A. Maxwell, host pastor, welcomed the delegates and made announcements concerning the activities for the day ' Various committees were named, and the organizatkm of the confer ence was perfected in a compara tively short time. The group ex tended greetings through its secre tary, Rev- Russell Harrison, of Cur rituck, to several delegates who were held nt hnmr hy illnasn?ami adopted resolutions of respect for the family of the late L. B Harri son. ? ? .'i Much of the morning session was given over to pastors' reports, the conference hearing just before noon adjournment and an earnest and sincere appeal from Judge A. P. Godwin for an increase in the Gold en Cross enrollment. A buffet lunch was served the vis itors in the Woman's club hall by the ladies of the host church. Rev. M. W. Maness led the devo tional service for the afternoon ses sion in which he stressed the pres ent need for one's conversion ex perience like unto that of Paul. Rev. Barnes, of the Methodist Orphanage, addressed an appeal tu the confer ence The minister was accompanied by three members of the orphanage group. Rev. M. T. Plyler, editor of "Christian Advocate" addressed the conference and appealed for a re newed support of the church pa per. Features of the afternoon sessions were talks by Laymen C. G. Morris and W. I. tlalstead, whose addresses carried encouragement and inspira tion to carry on during the coming year. Their talk's were recognized as a challenge to optimism and toler ance. Dry Leader III The.Hon Cale K. Burgess, leader of the United Dry Forces in North Carolina, was scheduled to address the conference at 3:30 but he was unable to attend on account of ill ness, he explained in a telegram Dr. Dwight Ware, representi the Rocky Mount district then session at Bethel, extended greetir and reviewed statistics for I group. Presiding Elder Slaughter ) plied, expressing an optimistic 01 look for "Old Betsy" district. The conference re-elected Jud A. P. Godwin as district Gold Cross director, and adjourned t afternoon session at 4:15. This morning the conference w given over to a review of activiti in the various departments of t church and to ap. address on t "Youth Crusade." by Dr. S. A. Ma well. Places In CCC Camps Open To Martin Youths e A third enrollment of Martin County youthi in Civilian Corner vation Corp? camp* will be held be tween July 1 and 30th, it was an nounced today by Miaa Mary Taylor, head of the county welfare depart ment. Place* for eighteen white and five colored youth* have been ask ed by the ttcpirtment, but no en rollment quota ha* been auigned the county, it wa* announced. Youth* between the age* of IT and 34 year* are eligible to enter their application* for place* in the CCC ranks. PREHISTORIC A tooth belon(ii:? to some pre historic fish or animal was found by Joe Smith. Rocky Mount fisherman, on the C on oho farm of Closs Roberson alone the Roanoke River this week. The tooth, having the shape of a spear head, measured five by four and one-half inches and us- about one inch thick near the base. It weighed about one pound and the end was fairly sharp. Local dentists identified it as a tooth, but they were unable to determine its owner. Local Stores Will l ? * Observe Hall-Dav Summer Holidays Holiday Schedule Going in to Effect Next Week Has 3? Signatures * Wilhamston stores will observe1 each Wednesday afternoon as a holi ! day during the months of June, July and August, it was officially announced today following the successful circulation of a petition calling for the holiday schedule. The | petition carries the signatures of 37 ' merchants and owners of other types of business, all agreeing to I close their establishments promptly at one o'clock noon each Wednesday |-The first halt-holiday, eagerly look cd forward to by clerks and other employees and by many of the mer chants themselves, will be observed next Wednesday. Plans are well advanced to place the holiday in effect in other towns throughout eastern North Carolina, it is understood. Patrons of local stores are cordial ly asked to cooperate with the mer chants in making the schedule prove successful. The patrons are asked to make their purchases early each Wednesday morning that the half holiday may go into effect prompt ly at one o'clock noon. Clubs Hold Scout Court Of Honor1 In a joint meeting here Tuesday night the Kiwanis and Lions clubs entertained a number of local' scouts in addition to the area and county officials. After the dinner and regular routine business of the clubs was disposed of, the meeting by a vote of its members, acted as a court of honor for the promotion of several Boy Scouts. Paul I). Ruberson, of Koberson ville. who is county chaiiman of the committee on advancement and Mayo Little, chairman of the com-1 mittee on camping, were here for the meeting as well as Scout Execu tive John Sigwald and his assistant, George Thomason of Wilson- Mr,: Iloberson was made chairman of the court of honor and was in charge ing. Martin and Arthur Anderson suc cessfully passed the examination of the court of honor and were ad , vanced to first class scouts. Stuart , Critcher was given a merit badge I for outstanding work on public | health. The following boys were ad vanced to the position of second class scouts: Jim Leggett, Jr., Ber nard York, J D. Woolard, Jr., James Carrow, Jim Critcher, Jim Taylor, Buddie Wier, Conrad Getsinger and Billy Mercer. The main event of the evening was a talk on scouting by Executive Sigwald. He devoted his entire speech to scouting and covered ev ery phase of Its activities as related to the boy and to the citizen. Mr. Sigwald was very complimentary to Horace Ray, local scoutmaster and his assistant, Ben Hopkins, for the splendid work they have been do ing for the past several months in the interest of scouting. Everetts Baptist Church Will Hold Revival Meet Beginning Sunday night. May 29, a revival meeting will be held in the Everetts Baptist church. The meeting will continue through the following Sunday with Rev. J. O Walton of Windsor, assisting the reg ular pastor, Rev. E. C. Shoe. Nearly 300 Church People Present At Two-Day Meeting Presiding Elder Is Well Pleased with Meeting and Reports Convening ln their annual con erence here yesterday morning nw!y 300 Methodists of ,he iZ d Cl,y district .hoard encourag ing reports and were fired tQ great "rew ,raU3|M"ViCe as lhe meeting drew to a close at noon today Pre -atding__Elder_B_B._siaughter dm. scribing the event as one of the most successful and pleasing held meehrZ-usr^the^urerrrr rrr ?m 32 >'*? from Manteo to Wilhamston. Activities during the two-day meeting reflected a rehgiou, awak mg'Tncr^' ?mbined "'ports show ng increased activit.es along all re ligious fronts and inspiring fhe reT resentative church group t? a great work during the com.ng year Du""g past year, the district experienced a gain of U9 mern^rs th'e 'velrief "'""7 d?Uble that of ance on . .1 In?fea^ attend i fi- t i clturcn services was 24 of th6 thP rep?rts "ffered. by rev,valmee1l'triCt-Un,tS E'ghteen revival meetings were held during 37 ***7 a"d *n 'ha niissiun fiUfl? 3T societies were active, the report^ howing an upward trend in Golden I Cross enrollment. 1 In the educational field ?k~ churches are advancing ' 've program with sixty four Wds functioning and with 127 workers of the 'ra'n'n* A large percentile of the units is planning special schools this summer, reports^', mg that a conarfentious study is be the charges' church "Mature in all report showed mark gains over a year ago, the few chuiehes pledging nearly $12 000 for benevolence and reporting 2 . ihl " we" advanced. Dur I ? .period' 'he district appor "oned $4 583 for orphanages f*? ^exXmg^^ a year ago by a wide marginhad ,< i?n to "s current expenses the district reported nearly $4,000 paid Vh Hr?b"gati0,IS a"d ,ha' W. ings " FaiSed fo' new build Churches reporting to the confer u n" Ah?Sk,e' Bc|haven, Eden ' .!'Zah<''h Ci'y. Hatteras, Man r t ,"y"C ' Murfreesboro, North ford C bese> Washington, Hert ford,, Columbia, Currituck, Kenne ' "'Us. Plymouth, Per quimans, and Williamston aff?T "1,aV<;,rabie W6ather d,d oot thi il, . d8nCe "0r dampe-i the interest in the proceedings. Faithful i lhL' ooofcence recognised Mr fro ?*?*' fauhfui churchman from Hyde County Mr. Berrv oi years old, showed a keen interest in the proceedings and greatly enjoy ed his stay I,ere He is Hyde Coun ty^oldest citizen, but age is no bar (Continued on page six) Woman Injured In Automobile Wreck Mrs. R. P Hardy, of Ayden, was painfully injured and bruised but not seriously hurt at 6:30 last eve ning when her car, a Packard se dan, tore into a concrete guard rail at the east end of the Roanoke Riv er bridge. Suffering a bad cut on her chin and bruises, Mrs. Hardy was given first-aid treatment in the offices of Drs Rhodes, Eason and Winn and was later carried in a Biggs ambulance to a Klnston hos pital. Apparently traveling at a rapid speed, the driver is said to have started to pass a freight truck just before entering the concrete bridge. The rear right fender struck the truck and the car was thrown into the concrete post on the left side of the bridge. Thrown forward, lira. Hardy pushed the steering wheel partly through the windshield. The car, badly damaged, narrowly miss ed going over the embankment.
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