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Advertiser* Will Fled Oar Col limns a I atchfcey to ever 1AM < Home* at Martin Oeeadjr. THE ENTERPRISE 1 Watch the Lahel am Tear 1 Fap*?, as It Carries the Data Tour Sahasrtyttea ' Kafir en VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 77 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 27, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Many Cases Cleared From Civil Docket In Superior Court ?*? Comparatively Large Num ber of Divorces Granted By Court To Date 0 Completing the trial of criminal cages last Wednesday afternoon, the Martin County Superior court, in a two weeks' mixed term, is clearing a goodly number of cases from the civil cases as the term progresses There is yet plenty of work for the court to handle, how ever. Several divorce cases have al ready been placed before the court, the applicants charging two years' separation in every one called to date. Proceedings: Alonza Hardisou was granted an absolute divorce from Emma Pugh HardiaOn. A divorce was granted Rosa Wil-1 liams Outterbridge against S. T. Outterbridge In the case of J. S Gurganus against Barber, a compromise was1 effected, the plaintiff receiving $400 for alleged personal damages and paying the case costs of about $8 Suing for damages alleged to have resulted when the defendant's truck crashed into a wagon near William ston several weeks ago, William Stokes received $349 from the firm of By rum. Old and Eaton Proving an upright character for truth and honesty, Sylvester Tay lor had his citizenship rights re stored by the court last week In iU case against J Y ? Aycock, the Standard Fertilizer Company was awarded a judgment in the sum of $2,706.45. Daisy Mae Bowen was granted a divorce in her case against Leman Bowen on the grounds of two years separation. The Universal Credit Company was awarded a judgtpept in the sum of $494 in its case agaihst W B. Watts. In the case of Davison Chemical Company against J B Whitfield, the plaintiff took a voluntary non suit and was taxed with the cost. The case of J. D. Bowen, trading as a partner jit Boweit Brothers, against James A. Hassell and Vic tory Hassell was settled by agree ment, the plaintiff to receive $119.31. A compromise was effected in the case of Gabriel Williams, ad ministrator, against Carl Edward, H. Glenn and H. C. Norman. In the case of Curliew Gilliam, Lee L. Brown and Catherine Hill against Mattie B Speller, the defen dant is to pay taxes due for the past several years by next March or for-| feit life-time rights to property on Williamston's Washington and White Streets In the case of Roy Harrison, guardian, against G. U. and John Russell Rogers, the court sustained a deed of trust given by W R. Har rison to the defendants. A consent judgment was record ed in the case of J. F. Terry against Arch Whitaker, the plaintiff to re ceive possession of certain lands. The plaintiff took a voluntary non-suit in the case of W. W. Wal ters against Mrs. Emily Smithwick. In the case of Tenner Staton against H. S. Johnson and D. G. Matthews, the court ordered the sale of certain lands under deed of trust to satisfy $150 claim held by defen plalntlff Farm Life School Damaged By Fire Early Yesterday Citizens in Community Do Good Job To Save Building its origin unknown, fire slight ly damaged the Farm Life School building in Griffins Township early yesterday morning, first reports from the thriving little community indicating that the fire had gained so much headway it could not be sioppea ? Summoned ~by?hunied messages over a rural telephone system, citizens of the community rushed there And working as vet erans stopped the fire after it had burned small areas between the first floor and basement ceiling in two rooms The work of the volunteers would have done credit to a city fire-fighting department. ry Kelly Griffin at 9:30, the fire was blazing at a window on the south side of the building, the first volun teers to reach there finding smoke pouring from the building. Braving a choking smoke, Lawrence Grif (Continued on page six) "BOOKMOBILE" IN COUNTY NEXT WEEK Operated by the Works Progress Administration, a traveling library will operate in Martin County all next week, distributing books to people in rural communities throughout the county. It is the first "bookmobile" ever to operate in this county, and the sponsors are anxious for Martin citizens to patronize the traveling library. Books will be lent without cost to the borrower, arrange ments having been made to collect the books two weeks later. Watch for the "bookmobile", and plan to borrow a book. * County To I lav e Part In Defense Maneuvers I REVOCATIONS Since the automobile drivers' law was instituted, 18,580 auto mobile drivers have lost their licenses in this State, according to a report released by the State Motor Vehicle Bureau in Hal eigh last week-end. The number of licenses lost by drunken or reckless driving is not available, but a prelimi nary review of the records shows that the number this year is smaller than it was last year for a corresponding period. Hop* For Peace, Europe Continues Mad Rush to Arms Hitler Will Not Yield in His Claim For Little Czechoslovakia While hoping for peace, all Eu rope today continut?s its mad rush to arms as the turning pi int next Friday midnight draws near. Some observers in the diplomatic world already say that war cannot be averted, but others cling to the fee ble hope that Hitler, master of_Ger many. will withdraw his extra de mands. accept a portion of Czecho slovakia and guarantee peace for a few more weeks or possibly for a few months. Sir Horace Wilson. British envd^, flew to Germany yesterday to fur ther negotiations fur peace and to atate-the- position uf Kussfa, France and England in the event Czecho slovakia is invaded Germany's mad man first de mandedthat territory of C/.echoslo vakia occupied principally by Ger mans. His next demond took in all of Czechoslovakia except a strip about thirty miles wide, moving the border to within about 20 miles of the little country's capital. Hitler then would not guaran'ee boundary lines, and in his sdc jch ypstprday afternoon he said that he would not yield his demand. The Nazi leader made a strong ap peal to the Germans, but his appear ance was more in the form of a 'pep' talk often held for a football team entraining for foreign territory. He offered a brave front on the surface but the man's voice trembled with fear underneath when he tried to justify his own position and place the blame for the pending flare-up on the democratic nations. He "courted" Italy's Mussolini much during the speech that captivated the German nation and command ed attention throughout the world. (Continued on page six) I uanhi K T liniiLfoJu vnr\L/o For the convenience of farm en, the Williamston Tobacco Board of Trade, Henry John eon, auperviaor, is buying all surplus marketing cards, pay ing the maximum price of five cents a pound. Any farmer who baa a surplus and wishes to sell II is advised tt> see Mr. Johnson on the Williamston market at any time. The board of trade has effect ed the exchange of thousands pounds ef surplus for the coo sentence of both the seller and haytr.. Observers Named to Warn Approach Of I"Hostile" Aircraft Eight Observation Posts1 To Be Maintained In County Planning it* greatest peace-time maneuvers, the United States Army has just recently completed exten sive arrangements for defending its post at Fort Bragg, the defense movement to extend into Martin County according to authorities in charge of the movement. Scheduled to get underway about the second week in October, the "hostile" attack by the United States Air Coips will test the Fort Bragg defense The Air Corps will release all types of craft, from its base on ' '? c c >ast during the maneuvers, in clubing bombers, pursuit planes, j d observation ships Some will be seen while others will fly so high, icy can only be heard. To aid the defense, the coopera tion of the general public, has been asked. Watches will be maintained in eight sections of the county, and these watchers will be asked to no tify the corpoial of their respective posts when they hear or see a "hos tile" plane. The corporal reports to superiors. Telephone lines will e (c n to the observers during the ?-i . not.is in the day and the four hours jit night when the planes move on the fort, i Eight posts have been establiah j od in this county under the direc tion of Colonel Jarman. as follows Post 1, Jamesville, Phone TS21: u. w. Hamilton, corporal; Charlie Davenport, E H Ange, Walston i Waltern, H P. Martin, 1 L. Alexan i der, P C Blount, Jr. v 4 Pnst NTT 2r~HaTnr as No. 4 because there i.> no phone in this square. Post No 3, WiJIiamston, Phone 235W; J E Boykin, corporal; Bob Everett, Joe Glenn and William Everett. Post No. 4, Farm Life Fire Tow er, Phone 2940: A. C Hoberson. cor | poral: Archie Roberson. May Rob ' erson, Mildred Leggett, Asa J Har diaon. Post No 5, Everetts, Phone,4112: Mrs Ben Riddick, corporal; Miss Rachel Johnson, Mrs. Ida Keel, Mrs. Mamie Taylor, Roger Riddick, Miss Ethel Moore. Post No. 6, Bear Grass, Phone 24J21; W A. Brown, corporal; DeJ mua Rogers. Garland-Whitley. W H. Mizzell. Mrs W A- Brown, Kneezer Harrison and Mrs. lCnwz er Harrison, j ?Post Nu. 7,?Hssseil Fire Towtr, Phone 86-3 George H Leggett, corporal; Marion Whitley, T. C Whitley, Bill Haislip, Abner Bland, John T. House, Arthur Crisp, T. E. Goodrich Post No 8, Oak City, Phone B, Hamilton: Joe H Ayers, corporal; Kelly G. Bunting, W I .a vv r ri i vc -Hr ? ? ---w VW0 - man. Melvil O. Crisp. James Hope Ayers, J E. Mullins, Nathan W. Johrtson, Lester L. Harrell. Hubert ? Government Makes Strong] Defense In Control Case | |The Agricultural Adjus'r-. nt ad ministration ii reported to have of fered a strong defense in the case brought By farmari id Oeorgla to declare the tobacco control law U legal and refrain warehousemen from collecting tag penalties. The case was heard by three judges in federal court at Valdosta last Friday, but no decision has been handed down. Offering New Plan For Curtailment of Cotton Production! Association Head Maintains] No Cotton Should Be Planted ? J Skpttowe Wannamaker, presi-| dent of , the American Cotton Asso ciation. realizing the present plight of the staple, is proposing a drastic movement to limit production, wipe out the present surplus and raise the price. In a statement issued last week on the eve of cotton conference to be held in Washington this week Wannamaker said, "We will never reduce the cotton surplus the way the Government is working it." It is quite evident that the asso sociation and its president are fori control after a more drastic pattern | than that cut out by the govern ment AAA Every farmer, he said, "plants his allotted acreage on his beat land, applies, all-the fertilizer that he would have used on his full acre age and cultivates this reduced! acreage intensely, and is breaking' the record in cotton production " , A plan will be offered at the cot' ton conference in Washington on Sept. 30 to dispose "of the unwide ly surplus of cotton now being ear ned by the government and to pre 1 vent an increase in this surplus," ' Wannamaker said. "This plan is similar to the plan used by the cotton growers through the activities of tin- American Cot -km AswaiatHm?-under similar con ditions in the past With cotton | selling below the cost of production,' farmefs of financial means purchus ?nl the apiount of cotton they would produce under normal conditions and did not permit the planting of any cotton 011 their land " As an lllustrauuu, tn 1113; when i cotton prices declined to six cents ?-or pound under the systematized campaign < ntton fanners through out the So' th took out of produc tion a rec< i d acreage of cotton and purchased the cotton while it was selling below the cost of production that woul I have been produced on these lands under normal conditions in 1921, '22 and '23. As a reslilt. the un wieldly surplus was destroyed, cotton prices advanced from six I in 1921, 32 cents in 1922 and 37 cents in 1923." The new plan, Wannamaker said,| I would be an amendment to the pres ent act permitting the grower to I purchase from the surplus govern iment cotton the amount he would' have produced on his allotted acre age based on his five-year acreage | yield. ? "In the fall of 193#, if the fur in* j er has compiled and has not par miUed or planted cotton on his lands, he is to be paid the same amount for compliance that he would have been paid had he plant ed the cotton and be delivered from the surplus carried by the govern ment his five-year average produc tion on his allotted land not plant (Continued on page tlx) Rev. Darst Will Make Annual Visit October 2 \ ? The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Derst.l Bishop of the Diocese of East Car-' [ olina, will make his annual visit to the Church of the Advent and St. Martin's, Hamilton, on Sunday, Oc tober 7. h* win preach here si the eleven o'clock service In the morn ing and at Hamilton at 7:30 at night. Blahop Dartt la recognized as one of the outstanding preachers In this country today. The people of the community are cordially invited to attend both services. Williamston's Annual Fair Gets Underway Early This Afternoon With Elaborate Events Program Official Fair Program ? The official Williamston Fair program follows: Wednesday, Sept. 28 ? Farmers Day 12:00 Noun?Gates open to public. Art Lewis on midway. 12:15 P.M.?Farmers Program with Congressman John Kerr and other widely-known speakers participating. 2:20 P. 51.?Grandstand attractions including mule races. 5:00 P. M.?Grandstand attractions, featuring "National Barn Dance" presented by special cast from WLS, Chicago. Fireworks. Thursday, Sept. 29 ? Running Races 2:30 P. M.?Two big running races with best horses in country on the trash. ? 4:30 P. M.?Big day on the midway for all. 140 P. M.?Grandstand attractions with added fireworks pro gram display. Friday, Sept. 30 ? "Thrill Day" 2:00 P. 51.?Austin C. Wilson and his Hell Drivers. "Suicide" Wil son has got more than most when it comes to breath taking acts. g:00 P. M.?Complete grandstand program, followed by attractions on the midway. Saturday, October 1 ? Everybody's Day 12:00 Noon?Gates open. 2:30 P. 51.?Two running races. 8:00 P. M.?Grandstand attractions. Special: Watch for Art Lewis' airplane dropping free tickets to the Fair. Record Sales Are Reported on Williarnston Market Monday Tobacco sales, holding a marginal lead over those a your ago, estab lished a new record yesterday fol lowing the big opening on Auguat i 26, Supervisor Henry Johnson stat ing that more tobacco was sold on local fluors yesterday than at any time this season. Auctioneers and buyers traveled up and down the long rows with exacting regularity o'clock, the soles for the day pass ing the 273.0UU pound mark Total sales for the season are now in ex cess of the four-million mark, and the prestige of the market is grow ing day by day to include an ever increasing patronage. Farmers were here yesterday from a dozen coun ties, and viewing the sale, as a whole they wi re well pleased. The price range is advancing daily with the appearance of the better tubaccux However, no notice able increase is noted for those grades that fall in the non descript type Reports show that prices for all grades aru holding their own with some in the better quality group showing added strength from day- to day. Individual averages this week have ranged as high as $39 per hun ! died, one?farmer stating?that?he sold tobocco for the highest price -he?had?ever?received, considering the quality. As the season advances, and iti | is estimated that it is well over half spent, the better types of tobacco in this immediate section are not ap pearing on the floors in as large | quantities as was the case a year ago. "We just did not raise this type this year." ninety per cent of the | growers pointed out Grade for grade, tobacco is selling just as high in Williamston as it is anywhere in the belt ???r "Bookmobile" Will Make Tour Of This County Next Week Books Will Be Lent to Cit izens in Thirty Communities ? A WPA "Bookmobile" will be in Martin County all next week, bring ing free book* to county crouroad stolen and rural homea. The books are made available by the sponsor "Bookmobile shown will be in ? Martin County for the month of October to demonstrate the value of this type of library service. The an nual library report discloses that about one-half gf the population of North Carolina is without library service of any kind Other than providing worthwhile employment for many needy, the WPA objective is to awaken Interest throughout the State -to the-end that perma nent library urograms be establish - ed and that obtaining good books be the easy privilege of all North Caro linians. At present sixteen bookmo biles are making regular rounds. Other phases of the WPA library project during the current year have provided means for 1304 unemploy ed needy to-earn their livelihoods, maintain and obtain skills?result ing, ninety-six counties have library service In 198 public libraries, WPA workers are assisting with the clerical work, routine duties. In the schools 548 units have been main tained In book-repair units, over 950,000 public school text books and library volumes have been repair ed and returned to circulation. Last week, a state-wide project was approved to carry on the li brary service and to expend the service. For that purpose, George W. Coan. Jr., State WPA adminis trator, allocated $887,431 for the (Continued on page six) May Widen Roanoke River Bridge Here ?Unofficial report* heard during the past few days maintain that the North Carolina Highway and Pub lie Works Commission is consider ing the widening of the Roanoke River and Conine Creek bridges on the causeway Just east of here It is understood that cost estimates have been made, the unofficial re ports stating that the project once advanced will cost approximately $175,000 The causeway, completed in 1921, is said to have cost in ex cegs of. $500.000. the county of Mar tin floating bond issues of sizeable proportions to help finance the proj ect. With the coming of wide trucks, the ld21 structure is now classed as out of date. Repair costs run well Into the thousands of dollars an nually, it is understood, and even then the guard rails remain in a bad state of repair much of tl time A bridge inspector, investigating ttrir-necessity of so much repair have bumped into the guard rail on the Conine Creek bridge several months ago and ripped away a post or two. If the State commission receives any PWA money, it is possible work on widening the bridge will be put underway?Within the next six or twelve months. I FREE TICKETS I The Williamoton Fair man agement this afternoon is drop ping 1,000 free tickets to the fair here this week. Art Lewis' airplane is spreading 5,000 ad recti sing circulars over a wide territory and 1,000 of them car ry at the bottom the admission requirements to the fair on eith er Wednesday or 8aturday. The plane today dropped thousands of pieces or crepe rib boo on the parade Bi<; Parade Features Opening of Five-dav Agricultural Event ??? Congressman John H. Kerr To Address Farmers Here Tomorrow Last-minute details were rushed to completion at 1:30 today as a big street parade formed on the gram mi" ..SC,h001 campus and proceeded tiie fan grounds to mark the gala? opening of what promises to be one of Williamston's greatest fairs in a number of . years. Hundreds of school children, led by the Rober sonville High School band, joined the parade which was made up of Hoaglan's Combination, regular cir cus cage sand features from the Art Lewis shows and Higgins' famous band. Chief Manager Norman Y. Cham bliss joined Resident Manager Har vey Walker today in executing the fair program, and a successful week is expected in all department The Chief a", action this afternoon is centered around a children's day program with local talent partici pating inseveral contests T?n~??p. arate grandstand acts have been booked for the kiddies this after noon. A hurried review of the exhibit halls at noon today found the ex hibitors busy as bees, the manage ment explaining that a greater por tion or the $2,000 premium list would be claimed this year The schools are offering some keen com petition for the group prizes, and individual farm exhibits are far more numerous than they were last year The swine and cattle pens were almost crowded early today, and late exhibitor*,- ari. expected Club boys and girls are well repre sented with various exhibits throughout the fair with a special entry in the calf club Judges will handle their work this afternoon and tomorrow, and premiums will be awarded the lat ter part of the week. Traveling across the State, the midway attractions were late in reaching here last evening, but ac tivities were carried on all last night and the fair is now running at full blast with fifteen rides and twelve shows by actual count t aught m the hurricane that swept the New England coast last week, the Continental Revue will not be included in the grandstand program this year, Manager Cham bliss explaining that other aetrb.d been substituted at a marked in crease in cost to the fair operators. We Sincerely believe the people of this section will see the best grand Man,| feature* traveling in the South this year at the Williamston fair this week," Mr. Chambliss said. farmers day, sponsored by the Martin County Earrn Bureau, has an excellent and instructive pro gram for tomorrow at 12:15. A mule show and race with added features to tli? regular grandstand program have-been booked for the program Wednesday afternoon Running races will be extra fea tures on the grandstand program on Iliursday and Saturday afternoons, and Austin C. Wilson and his Hell Drive,-, will feature the program ruddy afternoon "Suicide" Wilson surpasses many of the stunt drivers and his acta nr.. ettPcciCH tn jTm?, _ a cupacity crowd. County agentsjvith Mrs J. E. Harrison as acting director of ex hibits and Mrs. Theo- Robcraon as assistant are well pleased with the exhibit lrneup and the colored ex hibits, bandied under the direction of Matilda May, are up to all ex pectations i Two County Men Are On Review Committees Two Martin County men, Messrs. J E Crisp, of Oak City, and J ,R. Winslow, of Robersonville, have been appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace to re view complaints filed in Edge combe and Halifax counties by to bacco farmers who maintain in equalities exist hr -their marketing quotas. Mr. Crisp is chairman of the Edgecombe committee and vice chairman of the one In Halifax. No date for holding the hearings has been announced, as far as it could be learned here.