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Advertt?rr> will IU On Oel ema a Latchkey to over 1,?M | Homo oI .Martin Ceuaty. THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Lahol oo Ton Paper, as It Curiae the Dele ear Sebaertptiee E: VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 60 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 29. 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 H. G. Baity Urges Prompt Filing Of PWA Applications Engineer Meets with Public Officials Here on Wednesday ? Promptness in the preparation of applications for Public Works Ad ministration grants and loans was urged by Special Engineer Herman G. Baity in ? meeting attended by public officials from several towns and counties in this section in the courthouse here Wednesday after noon "First come, first served." Mr. Baity said, adding that 200 new ap plications were being received daily from municipalities and counties from all over the country seeking cash and long-time loans. Messrs Newell of the North Car olina League of Municipalities, and Hill, of the State Board of Health, briefly addressed the meeting and explained how small towns were in stalling water and sewer systems under the program. "I do not suggest that an applica tion be made for money to finance a project that is not needed, but I earnestly urge the public units of North Carolina to anticipate their needs and meet them now under the PWA program," Engineer Baity said. According to the engineer, a 35-milUon dollar program has bean advanced in North Carolina, and the nation-wide program now under way will possibly approximate one and one-half billion dollars. 'There is to date approximately $200,000,000 left of the $550,000,000 allotted for grant purposes to non Federal projects. It is the prediction of the Washington office that there will be no funds available for proj ects on which applications are re ceived after August 15. Even though the projects are approved," Dr. Bai ty said, "a total of $750,000,000 was provided for grant purposes and a total of $615,000,000 was provided for loan purposes for the new PWA. "Sponsoring authorities should make their decisions as quickly as possible," he stated, "because the first ones that arrive will be the first ones to obtain funds. Sponsoring officials should have their applica tions and papers completely in order so as not to cause delay," he said. "In cases where bond elections are being held to provide the 55 per cent of the cost which is the spon sors' part, it is not necessary to have the election completed and the issue approved before applications are submitted," he stated, "but it is necessary to show that the proper legal machinery will be put in mo tion." He advised interested author ities to telegraph H. T. Cole, region al director of PWA, Hurt Building, Atlanta, Ga., for application papers. Authorities should specify whe ther "grant only" papers are want ed, for cases where the 55 per cent is already on hand, or where it jp to be raised by a bond issue, or whe ther "loan and grant" papers are wanted, for cases where the spon sors seek both the 45 per cent grant and the 55 per cent loan. For speed, he advised that the "grant only" plan be used. - Mrs. Win. L Hollis Dies Near Hamilton Mrs. Mary Hollis, wife of William L. Hollis, died at her home near| Hamilton yesterday morning at 2:45 o'clock following a short illness of malaria. She was 47 years old. Mrs. Hollis, daughter of Reuben and Mary Martin Davenport, was a native of this county and held mem bership in the Presbyterian church at Poplar Point chapel where -the services are being conducted this af ternoon at three o'clock by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff. She was a devoted mo ther and had many friends. Besides her husband she leaves eight children, Mrs. Pattie Daven port and Mrs. Mary Pilgreen, both of Roberaonville; John Hollis of Oak City; Robert, Alton, Geraldine, Leman and James Harrell Hollis, all of near Hamilton. Four brothers, W. S. and R. L. Davenport, of this boun ty; J. S. Davenport, of Center, Col orado; and J. H. Davenport, of Long Baach, California, and two sisters, Mrs. Maude Terry, of this county, and Mrs. Annie Ayers, of Edgecombe County, also survive. Interment will follow in the Leg gett cemetery in Poplar Point town ship. ? B. S. Courtney and Joe Davis Thrower are in Raleigh today attending a General Electric deal ers' meeting. They were accompan ied by Mr. George Glenn. ? Mr. Garland Woolard attended the furniture show in High Point this Group Plans To Investigate Poor House Operating Plan The operating policy calling (or, the discharge of inmates and the possible conversion of the Martin; County home into a tuberculosis sanatorium is likely to be investi-' ed by a group of local citizens at the tegular meeting of the commission ers here next Monday. "We are not well acquainted with the new-fangl ed policies, and until we learn the motive behind the plan there'll be no charges against anyone," the spokesman for a group of fifteen or twenty citizens explained yester day. Opposition to the apparent move to clear the poor house of its in mates developed when one of the poverty yictims was asked to ac cept $20 a month and vacate. Left on Williamston's main street, the former poor house inmate sought! shelter in the common jail the first night, but was returned to the home last night by welfare authorities. Two or three inmates left the home some time ago, and others are said to have been directed to vacate as soon as possible. Several victims of tuberculosis have been moved in to the home, but a definite policy for closing the home to the poverty stricken and converting it into a sanatorium has not been formulated, it is understood. While the large number of tuber culosis victims presents a problem within itself, current public opin ion is against turning out one group and taking in another unless the change can be effected satisfactorily. The proposed conversion pro gram is being sponsored by welfare agencies Georgia Leaf Markets Average Near 25 Cents WON'T BE LONG Vacation days for more than 6.000 Martin County children will come to an end in Just one more month, the Martin Coun ty Bonrd of Education having scheduled the opening of all the county schools on Thursday. September 1. For the first time in years, both white and colored schools will open the same day. Temporary suspension of classes in some of the colored schools will be considered if at tendance averages sag during the first few days, it was learn ed. No Arrest Is Made In Jenkins Case John Small, colored man wanted for the alleged brutal attack upon Mrs. Lyda Jenkins, agod woman, al her home near Robersonville last Saturday night, continues at large, officers withdrawing from the case temporarily yesterday after exten sive investigations met with repeat ed failure. The search for Small has been underway in several counties, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck stating today that he had not been able to get a single report on the man since the night of the attack Numbers of homes have been searched repeated ly, but no trace of Small has been found. Some believe the man has left this section. Bus drivers were questioned, but they reported Small lad not been seen by them. Mrs. Jenkins, struck five times over the head with an iron fire pok er, is reported improving rapidly. She stated that the attack took place about nine o'clock Saturday night, that Small came to the home and told her he wanted to buy some eggs. She explained that she had none for sale and ordered him away. A few minutes later he broke through a window and almost beat the aged woman to death. She was found unconscious twelve hours la ter. ? Roanoke Two Feet Over Its Bank at This Point The Roanoke continued to rise at this point today as additional rain fell in the feed territories. The I stream ia now two feet over the banks now, and is expect to rise an other two feet by next Monday or Tuesday. So far this month 6 46 inches of rain have fallen at this point. Encouraging Re|>ort Received Following Opening of Markets Prices Are Slightly HigKef Than on Opening Day A Year Ago Ill |0I I Encouraging reports flowed out of Georgia and northern Florida fol lowing the opening of seventeen to bacco auction markets in the two states yesterday. Farmers were said to have been pleased with their first sales, the reports being considered as "good news" to leaf growers in this belt. No official average has been re leased, estimates placing the price figure for the belt at about 25 cents a pound. Averages for individual markets ranged from around 23 to 3(1 cents, and prices for individual i] lots reached a low at four cents and : a top at 52 cents. Medium grades were said to be selling higher than a year ago, but the better grades were reported fraction cheaper. The quality of the crop was described as about on par with that of last season, some say ing it was slightly better. Heavy offerings were reported throughout the belt. At Waycross, Messrs. Johnnie Gur kin and Bob Ingram, local men, stat ed in a telegraphic communication that the prices there ranged from twelve to thirty-five cents, that the market averaged around twenty seven cents, and that the medium grades were selling better than last year and good grades a fraction cheaper. Initial sales and prices pushed in to the background of growers' court attacks on the marketing quotas set up by vute of the planters'an? Then enjoined before the auctions open ed. The marketing quota plan, which is to be applied later to cotton, corn and other major crops, was ordered j in effect when more than two-thirds of the nation's growers voted to adopt it under terms of the 1938 agricultural adjustment act. When Georgia's yield turned out to be about 100,000,000 pounds and its quota was set at 71,000,000 pounds, growers protested prospec tive sale of the excess leaf under the 30 per cent penalty for sale outside the quota. The act was attacked on Tuesday and injunctions preventing! its operation temporarily were ob tained in Florida and Georgia courts. Last year's Georgia-Florida price (Continued on page six) Tomorrow Is the Last DayTo Register for Bond Election Registration for the special bond election to be held here on August 9 passed the 100 mark today as time for closing the books draws to an end. Tomorrow is the last day the registration books are to remain open, and everyone wishing to par ticipate in the election will have to register. Previous registrations do not qualify one to participate in the coming election, Registrar C. D. Hassell has pointed out. A last minute rush to get their names on the books is e?peeled to morrow, the election authorities stating that a goodly number of citizens had stated they would reg iAi&e A La 1 ? ?a J ? - isicr trie* iasi aay Anticipating a cash grant from the Public Works Administration, local town authorities are of the opinion that now is the time n make needed improvements. The I72.00C that can be raised from the sale cl bonds should the election get a fav orable vote plus a cash grant of ap proximately $61,000 will make pos sible an extensive improvement piugiam including the sinking of e fourth deep well for the town's wa ter supply and the opening of one or two new streets, it has beer pointed out. Preliminary plana for -advancing the proposed improvement program will possibly be discuated at a reg ular meeting of the town ?ommis sioners next Monday night, but def inite action will await the outcomt of the election vote on August 9. Loans Available To Martin Tenants For Purchase Of Farms Applications Will Be Re ceived Beginning Next Week j Martin County is listed among the JO counties in this State in which the Farm Security Administration will make loans this fiscal year to tenants to buy and improve farms under the Bankhead-Jones Farm renant act. A list of the counties was received from State Director o Vance E Swift. Raleigh, by County ^ FSA Supervisor D. S Modlin, Wil- y Uamston. who has charge of FSA ti work in Martin and Edgecombe j xiunties ,. Mr. Modlin said the counties were p designated by the Secretary of Agn- ?. culture upon advice of the State Ad-. g visory Committee on the basis of n types of farming area, prevalence of tenancy and availability of good fl farm land at fair prices, figured on ? what the farms well managed can be ? expected to produce. I 0 Applications for loans with which |(l to buy farms will be made to Mr. J , Modlin at the Farm Security Ad- . ministration office which is located | in Williamston. . The period for receiving applica tions will be limited to 30 days, be ginning August 1 and ending August 31, Mr. Modlin said. A three-farmer, county advisory' committee will assist the County Su-I pPiusui, examine applications,?ap- S praise farm applicants propose to purchase and recommend applicants qualified for successful farm own ership. Borrowers will have the aid of the Farm Security Administra- j tion in building or repairing their s homes and in making plans to do t. better farming | c "These tenant purchase loans will', be made to a limited number of; | qualified tenants, sharecroppers and| v farm laborers, to purchase and im-1 r prove family-sized farms and to be come more secure in their farming operations by the use of approved 8 farming practices," the County Su- c pervisor pointed out. Mr. Modlin stated that the tenant 11 purchase prugram is being carried ' out by the Farm Security Adminis- 1 tration, which agency also adminis- ' ten the rehabilitation and farm debt J1 adjustment programs He further ' stated that although land purchase ' loans are limited, regular rehabilita- ' tion loans for such items as seed, 1 fertilizer, livestock und farm tools 1 are available in every county to c eligible farmers and farm tenants 1 unable to secure suitable credit else where 1 Bear Grass School Faculty Announced Appointments to the Bear Grass school faculty were announced com plete today by Principal T O. Hick man who returns to the school there for his seventh year. Only one change in the family personnel fpr the term opening September 1 was made, the school man explained Grade assignments, names pf teachers and their home addresses are as follows: Firijt grade: Miss Virginia Shind ler, or Rensselaer, Indiana. Second grade: Miss Glenn Hill, of Snow Hill, and Miss Doris Jenkins, of Robersonville. Miss Hill is the new member of the faculty. Third grade: Mrs. Ernest Ether idge, of Williamston. Fourth grade: Miss Ruby Malone, jI Bear Grass. Fifth grade: Miss Annie Mae Da vis ,of Rocky Mount. Sixth and seventh grades: Mrs. Mayo Grimes, of Robersonville. High School: Mclver Vann, of Myrtle Beach; Miss Annabelle Hol lowed. of Elizabeth City, and T. O. Hickman, principal *?? Storm Damages Crops In Bear Grass Section A heavy wind and electrical stt^n damaged property in Bear Grau Townahip yesterday, report# stating that four large trees in the back yard of the John W. Green home 1 were blown down. Lightning struck I a tobacco barn and ripped off a part of the roof. Several people working | at the barn were slightly shocked but not badly hurt. Otter 1n Cross Roads, a boh of lightning struck the home of Mr. John L. Bailey and did considerable damage to the building and the ra dio. No one was hurt, howcvet It MB The second time lightning had struck the home within a year, dis proving the old saying that lightn ing never strikes the same plane twice. It was the third ttohe that lightning had struck a building' while Mr. Bailey was in it Plans Are Underway To Locate Building Supply and Brick and Tile Manufacturing Plant Here Certain County Budget Will Be Finally Adopted Monday The final adoption by the board f commissioners in regular session ere next Monday of the Martin 'ounfy budgeTTor the current fisca I ear was regarded as almost cer lin today. The budget calls for a l:4i rate the $100 assessed proper y valuation. No change was pro osed in the rate when the commis1 inners tentatively adnptrri the hnil et at a special meeting earlier this "lonth A busy schedule is almost certain or the authorities when they meet icxt Monday morning in their room1 ti the courthouse. Two delegations, me for an investigation of county lome operating policies, and one for flali Dozen Cases Gil led In County Court On Monda\ >+*?Months?Sentence?Itr Meted Out to Old Bootlegger The half dozen cases called by udge H O. Peel attracted a fair-, ized crowd to the county recorder's' ourt in regular session last Mon lay. A review of the docket shows 10 startling cases were up for trial ! >ut the more or less regular visitors vere present-to hear their fellow-, nan plead their innocence or guilt. George Smith, aged county negro md a frequent defendant in "the outUy court, for alleged violation of he liquor laws, was almost without i log to stand on when he appeared lefore Judge Peel again to answer 0 the same old charge?bootlegging, smith drew six months on the road iftcr pleading not guilty in the case J le made a last effort to postpone a rip to the chain gang, but he fail-1 ?d to perfect his appeal to the super - or court and was checked out of he county jail the following day to to work on the roads of this sec ion. Charlie Clark, pleaded guilty of arceny and receiving and carrying 1 concealed weapon, the court con inuing the case until the first Mon lay in August. Clyde Silverthorne, World War! leteran, was again in the courts tor illeged drunkenness. This time the barge was aggravated by the al eged damaging of personal prftper y. He pleaded not guilty, more or ess, after an old fashion, and the ase was continued under prayer for udgment. spent ? learing the case of State against Jo?! vas sued for non-support. Coffield maintained his innocence; put the court adjudged him guilty nd directed him to pay $40 each nonth for six months for the use of J pis wife and child. The defendant is, o appear in court at the end of thai ime for further judgment. Costs of] ction were taxed against him. Bond n the sum of $250 was required to uarantee "faithful" "performance of udgment." The case charging Fenner Rcspass zith carrying a concealed weapon nas continued one week under prayer for judgment. The case 4 charging Bud Shank vith an assault with a deadly wea (Continued on page six) the widening of a road in Bear Grass Township, are scheduled to appear before the meeting - Routing duties are likely to oc cupy the attention of the board members during a greater part of the day. and the program, as a whole is expected to prove of little inter est. No road controversies are sched uled for i.'on>id?ration ulthougli a delegation from Bear Grass is ex-' pected to appear and ask that the| Charlie Ayers road in that section be widened and improved. The selection of a jury for the September term of superior court will require the attention of the board for a few minutes. HEARING Towns served by Atlantic Coast l.ine branch lines in this section will not only ask a con tinuance of passenger trains but. will also urge an improved ser vice wnen a bearing Is held in Ctillties Commissioner Win borne's office in Raleigh next Tuesday morning, according to unofficial reports reaching here today. The Coast Line is asking per mission to discontinue passenger trains on branch lines from Plymouth to Tarboro, Kinston to Weldon and Washington to Parmele. s Mayor J. L. Ilassell and Attor ney K. 1.. Coburn and others are expected to represent Williams ton at the hearing. Town Authorities To Meet Monday The question of lifting zoning or dinances for meat markets is sched uled to come up for discussion at the regular meeting of the town commissioners here next Monday evening at eight o'clock, Mayor J. L. Hassell said today. Outside par ties are said to be anxious to build a new market on Washington street and one or two grocers want to in stall .meat counters in their stores, it is understood. No definite action in connection with maintaining a public alley leading off Smithwick Street to the old Slade property is expected at the meeting, the mayor explaining that the matter could be settled amicably and without resorting to court action. v Williamston's proposed $72,000 improvement program will probably come up for discussion, but no ac tion toward adding other projects to the plan will be taken at that time. The opening of Railroad .Street from Smithwick to Washing ton street has been mentioned as one of the additional features that might be incorporated in the general im provement program. ?: Case Against Martin Whitaker Is Continued The case charging Martin Whitak er, Jamesvillc Township man, with indirectly running his wife and chil dren away from home last week end, was continued for thirty days in Justice J. L HusseU's court here yeiterday morning No bond was re quired in the case. Martin County Farmers (jet $106,085.52 in Soil Payments Soil conservation payments to' Martin County farmers were swell ed this week when forty-two addi tional checks amounting to $1,961 93 were received in the county agent's office for distribution. Quite a few checks, possibly 150 representing! around fifty applications, are still due farmers in this county, report * J stating that the payments are late because of delay in filing the appli cations. To date 1,912 checks have been placed in the hands of farmers, rep resenting a total cash payment oT $106,085 52 for soil conservation compliance It is estimated the out standing checks will swell the total to around $112,000.00. Cooperating with the soil conser vation program for the cropyear, 1936, Martin County farmers re ceived last year approximately $175, 000 Last year many farmers while cooperating to a certain extent with the program overplanted their al lotments and greatly reduced their benefit payments, Quito a fear far mers planted a maximum acreage to soil-depleting crops and received no benefit payments. Brought nearer into line this year by a control program. Martin far mers can expect an increase in OS soil program cash benefits. For the crop year of 1937, Martin farmers. ,filed around 880 applica. tions*as compared with more than 1,000 the year before. Site For The New Industry Located Near Peanut Plant Preliminary Plans For the Plant Are Now Being Formulated * Preliminary plans for the estab lishment of a building supply firm , mul i hrii, If. und tiln iimnufailui lllg unit here within the near future are 1 being completed this week, it was i unofficially learned today Promot ; ers of the new industry could not I be reached for a statement, but re I ports from reliable sources maintain that details for establishing a mod ern plant here had been arranged, that construction work is scheduled to get underway within six or eight weeks. No names have been public ly announced, but it was learned that the promoters are prominent in business affairs in this county In addition to its manufacturing operations, the proposed plant is making arrangements to stock a complete Line of building?supplies and materials. "We are planning to locate a mod ern brick and tile plant for the man ufacture of all types of brick, wall building and ditch tile," one of the owners was indirectly quoted as say ing It is understood that the plant now under consideration here will be the only one of its type in this section. Orders for special machinery are now being prepared and will be placed with a manufacturer in Michigan within a short tihie. The type of product the plant proposes to manufacture is known as the Dunnbrick, the makers claiming it to be one of the best bricks made. A site for the plant has beep pur chased on the Washington highway just across the railroad from the plants of the Columbian Peanut company and the Farmville-Wood ward Lumber Company Operating details are not known, but it is understood the new indus try will employ a fair-sized number of men, and make available a mod ern brick and building materials at savings to builders in Wy< section. A brick yard was successfully op erated in this community for a long period, but the plant Wiwn as the Murtin County Brick Company sus pended operations about a quarter of a century ago Since that time brick have been shipped here from points nearly 200 miles away. % Start Drive Monday Against Diphtheria "We are hopeful every child, white and colored, between the ages of six months and six years, will visit the several vaccination clinics and get free protection against diphtheria," Dr E. W. Eurgurson said today in calling attention of parents to the clinic schedule. The following schedule will be ob served : Monday, August 1: Jainesville school, 7 a. m. to 10 a, m.; Dardens (Jordan's Store) 10:30 a ill. to 12 p. in.; Farm Life School, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m.; Kason Lilley's Store, 3:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. Tuesday, Aug 2 Oak City school, 7 a m. to 10 a in.; Hamilton School, 12 m. hi 3 p. m.; llussell School, 3:30 p m. fl??> p m. Wednesday, Aug 3 Everetts School, 7 t m. |" in ? "> ; Gold? Point School, 10:30 a. m. to 12 m. Thursday, Aug 4: Williamston High School, 7 a. m. to 10 a. m.; Wil liamston School( colored), 10:30 a. m. to 12 m. Friday, Aug. 5: Robersonville Grammar School, 7 a. m. to 10 a. m.; Robersonville School (colored). 10:30 a. m. to 13 m.; Parmele School, 2 p. m to 4 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 9: Bear Grass School, 7 a. m. to 10 a. m.; Cross Roads School, 10:30 a. m. to 12 m. Victim oi Attack, Young Man Continues in Hospital ? Alleged to have been attacked by Burras Ward on the Ward farm near the Beaufort County line, a young man named Leggett continues quite ill in a Washington hospital, accord ing to reports reaching here today. Hit with a piece of wood, the young man is said to be suffering much with his
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