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Advertiaen WU1 Find Omr CM- | a Utekkt; to orer MM j of Maitto THE ENTERPRISE 1 Watch the Label on Taw 1 Fa par, aa It Carrtaa the Date Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 87 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 1. 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Large Number Civil Cases Set For Trial On Superior Docket ~ \ i. ? Two Weeks Term Convenes November 21 for Civil Cases Only Fifty-four cases have been placed cn the calendar for consideration in the Martin County Superior Court when it convenes a two weeks term on November 21. Judge William Hyslop Sumner Burgwyn, of Jack son, is scheduled to preside over the term which will limit its work to the trial of civil cases. At least one sizeable damage suit is included In the list of fifty-four cases, but the docket, as a whole, is crowded with minor actions, mem bers of the county bar expressing the helief that much of the litigation will be cleared from the calendar during the term that is scheduled to last until the day before Thanksgiv ing. The case of Edna Lee Mizelle, young Martin County white girl, against the Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation and J. T. White, bus driver for the firm, is again sched uled for trial. This ca9e was called several months ago in the courts of this county, but a transfer was or dered to ths federal courts A vol untary non-suit was taken by the plaintiff through her next friend. J. P. Holliday. and the case was slight ly changed to bring it into the courts of this county again The plaintiff, traveling from Nor folk to her home near Jamesville last December 13, alleges that White, the bus dri -er, gave her a cool drink that contained some foreign sub stance, that she was rendered un conscious She also alleges that the bus driver carried her through Jamesville, her destination, and on to Columbia. Without money or friends, the plaintiff further alleges that the bus driver carried her to a Columbia hotel and got her a room The complaint also maintains that the defendant White later went to her room and w hile she was still un der the influence of some dope and at the point of a pistol assaulted her The plaintiff is asking 325,000 ac tual and 325,000 punitive damages. The K G Strawbridge case against J. B Cherry is on the calen dar for trial the first day The plain tiff maintains that he and the de fendant agreed to buy a building, that he, the plaintiff, agreed to give the defendant a deed of trust to se cure one-half interest in the build ing, that the defendant bought the building and later refused to sur render title to one-half interest in the property when the plaintiff of fered to pay for his share. - Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and S. H. Grimes are defendants in an old suit started in 1936 by W M Sitter son. The plaintiff alleges that a warrant was sent here from Pitt County for his arrest in July, 1928, that he put up a gold watch and diamond ring to support a bond of 3300. After he was exonerated In a Pitt County justice court, the plain tiff alleged that he asked the re (Continued on page six) Happenings In The Oak City Sehools ??? The Junior class of Oak City school sponsored a Womanless Wed ding last Friday night for the bene fit of the Junior-Senior banquet. After the performance, hot dogs and drinks were served to members of the cast. Coach McCracken and his lively bunch of players are lining up for the basketball season. He would like to get in touch with any school of equal standing in basketball for a schedule of games. The P. T. A. will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7:30 in the school auditorium. Mrs. I. A. Ward, district director of the P. T. A will be the speaker. Mass meeting for the building of the gymnasium will be held. Refreshments served to all parents and interested friends. The Seniors are planning to at tend the football game at the Uni versity of North Carolina on High School Senior Day, Nov. 5th. The Woodman of the World is sponsoring a musical comedy Wed nesday night at 7:30 in school au ditorium It is coached by Miss Ruth Mingle of the Triangle Produc ing Co., Greensboro. Report cards have gone out for the first time this year. The lateness is due to the delayed arrival of the ?ardt. Attendance is back to normal again after the two weeks of work digging peanuts Cotton is very short in this community and will be no worry in picking, since most of it is already out. Williamston Tobacco Market Closes Fairly Successful Season on Friday of This Week Williamston's tobacco market will close the season on Friday of this week, operators pointing out that the market has had a fairly successful year consider ing curtailed prod ur.'on and quality of the crop. "When those two factors are considered, we night say that the market has had an unusually successful season," one of the operators said this morning. A preliminary review of the market activities shows that ap proximately 6,300,000 pounds of tobacco have been sold here this year as compared with approxi mately a fraction over eight mil lion pounds last season. The price average will ranee above -U cents. a figure that will vu:n pare favorably with the aver age 'cr (He bell considering the qualil> of tobacco offered here this year. "Prices," one warehouseman pointed out, "will compare fav orably with those received last year when quality is consider ed." Some dissatisfaction was heard from those growers who raised premium tobai ~o. While they received prices consider ably above the averag", it Is an admitted fact that prices for the better grades were lower and prices for the it feriur grades were higher than thcv were a year ago. Salea arc comparatively light today, and warehousemen are of the opinion that not more than one farmer out of a hundred will have any tobacco left for sale after next Friday. In announcing the closing on that date. Williamston ware housemen expre? their appre ciation for the loyal patronage accorded them this season. "We have had an up-hill fight all right, but the good will of the Williamston market has been expanded and hundreds of new patrons have been gained dur ing the season." the sales super visor. Henry Johnson, explain ed. Democrats Plan Brief Campaign In County PAYING UP I > Martin County farmers, bor rowing approximately $20,000 from the seed-feed loan last spring, have retired about 90 per cent of their obligations, Roy Hearne. district representa tive, said this week. The record was described as the best ever established in this county and on* of the beet chalked up in eastern Carolina this season. Nine Months Old Waif Target Of A Cruel, Cold World! Of Doubtful Parentage, the Brat Is Now Inmate in County Home ? Some time during last January, an illegitimate child was burn in Martin County, possibly in or near Williamston, officers would not say. There were other illegitimate chil dren born about tne same time, to be sure, but this particular little fel low has blazed a trail of his own, and is possibly a shining example of what society is turning out in increasing numbers year by year. Child welfare workers arranged for the child's adoption about the time he made his appearance in the world The mother, a white wo man. consented to the adoption During the meantime, a white suitor was billed for part of the costs in curred in bringing the little chap into the world, the county meeting part of the expense incurred- in placing the waif in a home. Everything went well until a few months ago when the child's color started turning, and its bits of hair became kinky. The foster parents yelled and threw the little fellow back into the hands of the child wel fare workers. Its color established, the child was placed in another home on ap proval. Time and tests left the little fellow homeless Another delivery on approval was made, but the little brat failed to stick, and a short time ago he landed in the county home. Named "Parker," the little waif is still parked there, his fate far from certain. It was by a turn of fate that the little fellow failed to get mto the home of a wealthy colored family down in South Carolina. An abrupt change in the child welfare office left the waif high and possibly dry as a Martin County charge Ar rangements had been made to trans fer the kid to his new home Mon day, and while he may still get there it is more'n likely hell be plkced with some good family nearer home some how some time. Arrest Three At Still Yesterday Alternoon\ Three men, Hubert Perry, W. B. Peel and Charles E. Ward, charged with manufacturing illicit liquor, were arrested along the Martin Beaufort boundary line yesterday afternoon by Officer J. H. Roebuck and officers from Washington. The three men were turned over to the Beaufort authorities and the cases will likely be placed in the federal courts. Officer Roebuck said. The raiders wrecked the 100-gal lon capacity liquor still and pour-] ed out M gallons of liquor and ap proximateiy 1,900 gallons of b?er. Itinious T. V alentinc To Speak n County CourthousFriday No Other Political Speak ings Scheduled, Party Chairman Says ?6 Mat tin County .LluiiiitxaUc Parly leaders calculating that everything is safe fnr democt icy in tliese parts, are planning no extensive campaign for the next Tuesday election In, fact, only one political speech hasj been scheduled. E S i'eel, chairman of the county democratic executive committee, announcing that the Hon Itimous T Valentine, of Nashville, will address the vot. i in the county courthouse Fridas evening of this week at 8 o'clock The speaker, pron inent eastern Carolina attorney and candidate for the judgeship lai- June in this, the second district, is well known in Maltln County, ..nil It is predicted that Democrats from all over , the county will hear him The Nashville man is certain to make an instructive and interesting speech, one that will touch possibly on both the state and national poli tical situation.3' With no contests near the voters j in this section, a comparatively small vote is predicted for next Tfiesday in Martin County. Very little inter est has been shown in flic campaign to date, and about the only activity has been centered around the pro posed amendment to the cpnstitu-| tion giving sheriffs and colonels a: four year term. But even the activity J of the sheriffs and coroners is not expected to influence the size of the vote very much, the old political eib . orvers Stating that. .hardly.. 2,000 - votes will be cast next Tuesday in I t his county Two years ago, more^ than 4,50(1 Martin County electors participated In the general election. Humors from the western part of the State indicate that Charlie Jon as is running Bob Reynolds a fairly close race there for United States Senator. The Democrats there are thought to have things under con trol, but they are appealing to the east to make sure that any gains; made by the Republicans will be small Radio Skit Scares Many Local People; The dramatization of one of H G. Well's weird stories, "War of the Worlds," caused great excite ment among radio listeners through out the nation last Sunday evening between 8 and 9 o'clock. The skit was made to appear sol real that several Williamston listen-] ers ate said to have had chills and were forced to their beds. One citi zen is said to have actually packed his grips and made ready to move to the country. Bob Taylor, the bar ber, said a foreign country heard the stories and wired the U. S. that it would lend assistance if neces sary According to the story, giants from another planet landed on Earth and started a march of death in and around New Jersey and New York The radio broadcasts, eye witnessing the "destructp!" gave minute account!, the listeners failing I to hear the explanation describing | the presentation as being based merely upon a Wells story. People in New York are said to have evacuated certain districts, and it is claimed that several people died trouble One it said to have attempted suicide. Martin Farmers To Ballot On Control Plan Next Month The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-, ministration announced last week that preliminary plans were being made for the holding of.referenda among the producers of cotton, flue cured tobacco and rice on December 10, and among producers of burley tobacco and dark fire and air-cured tobacco on December 17 to deter mine whether producers of these commodities for the 1930-40 market in| year. The holding of the referendum on ' any such commodity is conditioned j upoir the supply ot the commodity ; exceeding the reserve supply level | as defined in the Agricultural Ad justment act of 1938. The Secre-' tary of Agriculture will announce his findings with respect to supplies of cotton and rice prior to Novem ber 15, and with respect to the sev- f eral kinds of tobacco, prior to Did' cember 1. The above announcements are in accordance with the conclusions' reached at a conference between growers and department officials here earlier in the week Although no formal announcement will be made in advance of the seeret?rv\ announcement of findings, the flue | cured tobacco quota is expected to approximate 750 million pounds, the same as the amount of the 1938 quo ta as finally revised. An amendment to the 1938 cotton loan program to provide an addi tional allowance of 85 cents per bale on cotton wrapped in cotton covering was announced by the di vision of marketing and marketing agreements of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The amendment has been approved by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Cotton bagging weighs 7 1-2 pounds less than ordinary bagging for any particular gross weight a| cotton covered bale contains that I additional poundage of lint cotton ! The additional allowance of 85 cents! d**r bale -foe- cotton leveled?hulls reflects approximately the value of the additional 7 1-2 pounds of lint cotton in the bale. Cotton is sold locally in the Unit ed States on a gross weight basis, kur exportation, however, cotton is commonly sold on a net weight ba sis. When sold on a gross weight ba sis the tare is fixed rigidly. Domestic cotton mill associations have agreed that proper allowance should be made for the additional cotton contained in cotton covered bales. To date, mills operating ap proximately 9 1-2 million spindles have agreed individuajly to make such . Ilowance. The allowance now to be n ade by the Commodity Cred it Coi -ration on loan cotton recog nizes the growing practice of mills and n n hants to give credit for the additional lint content of bales wrap ped in cotton. Legion Auxiliary Will Hold Meeting Saturday The regular monthly meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held Saturday afternoon in the American Legion hut at three p. m Mesdames J. H Ayers and Betty Barnhill will be hostesses. 1 QUIET _e> Quietness surrounded the sev eral law enforcement agencies in this county during the past week or ten days, the office of the county sheriff reporting only three persons Jailed during the period. "It has been quieter in and around the Jail during the past two week-ends than at any otehr time so far this year, in eluding the summer slump," Jailer Roy Peel said. About three weeks ago, eight een persons were placed in the county Jail during one week-end. Farmers Complete Fleet ion of District AAA Committees Delegates Will Elect the County Committee Today Completing the election of their district committeemen ta evening in Williams Township, Martin Coun ty farmers through their lepresen tatives will this afternoon at two o clock name the county committee to administer the 1939 soil conserva tion program tor 1939 Nine dele 1 gates have been elected in the dus - county commit lee whien can be selected from their own number or from the group of committeemen eleited in Uie dls triet meetings. Members of the old committee are Messrs. Jesse Crisp, J R. Wjnslow and 1. A. Clark Reviewing the district elections, officials in the county agent's of-1 flee found a few irregular votes cast by farmers who are not purtu ipat nig in the soil conservation program Only one minor change followed the check-up of votes. J A Gardner suc ceeding I' J Modlin as first alter nate in the distriel committee group A complete hue up of community committeemen is listed below, the names of the delegate and alternate to the county convention, the chair man, vice chairman of the comimin dy committee, regular member and fust alternate and second alternate | following m order by districts -Jam. ~ - J I- Knowics ami Ar? thui Modlin J 1. Know h Arthur Modlin and C C Mm tin, J A ' Gardner and H K LilUy Williams Daniel and It J Hardi 1 son; K J Hardison, C I, Daniel.mil o S. Green; Joshua 1- Coltrain and I la. D Hardison Griffins: George C Gnfiui and 1. 11 Koberson; George C. Griffin, J C Gurkin and Asa J llardison, A C Robcrson and 1, U Koberson Bear Grass: W M Harrison and Sidney Bcacham; William Harrison. J D Wynne and Sidney Bcacham. L C Harrison and It h White burst. Will'umston Poplar Point John R Peel and S C Griffin; Mayo Ha dison John It Pw| and J W Gur kin; V G Taylor arul S C\ Griffin Cross Roads I, A Clark and 11 I. Roebuck; W L Ausbon, II 1. Hoc buck and L A Clark, H I) Peel and J Marion Griffin Robot'sunvilli- J. II, Winsiovv aiid S I Everett; Keuben S Everett, J It Daniel and J It Winslow, A It Osborne and S. T Everett. Hamilton I) |( Kdmondson and k I.. Nelson; I) II Kdmondson, C. I. Nelson and J H I.illard, Wood' tow Purvis and K It Eiheridge. Oooae Nest: J. c Boss ami Julian Muelle J. F. Ctisp, ft A Earley and J. C. ROSS. W 7 Wik I I C Ross; W /. Wilson and L. II I Hux. Library Working J p For Memberships After nearly seven months of s, |. v ice to the town of Williamston and the community, the Williamston Public Library, in order to contimif its high standard of efficiency, will ask the populace of the town to pin chase memberships in the associa tion. These memberships will sell fin one dollar and up Practically the entire suin contributed last Decem ber has been used for hooks, asid. from the furnishings, insurance and the library's proportionate share in the light consumed. Williamston is particularly proud of the fine record the library has made in the distribution of books and the number of folks who have lead papers and magazines Mem hers of the North Carolina State Library Commission have praised the work of the libraiian and the library worker along with the choice of titles and the geneal atmosphere of the reading room. In lieu of this fine record and the desire lliaj the library service may he extended the library board is asking that the public underwrite this forward program and mak available good literature' for th reading public of our town. Colored Woman Is Hurt In Wreck At Everet ?+ Lucy Teel, colored, was painfu rut on the face when the automob driven by "Best" Purvis, colon turned over In Everetts yeslerd afternoon at 3 o'clock Purvis w not hurt, but his car was wrecked. The driver was said to have stai ed to pass a car, saw that he cou not clear a machine meeting and turned back ran into the ditch. Peanut Storage Houses To Open INext Monday [ FEW REGISTER ? ewer people are believed In have registered for the Novem ber X election ill this county" Ihan for any o'.her similar von text in years, incomplete reports Irom ihv |j precincts indicat ing that less than a dozen peo ple entered thrir names on the books during the past three weeks. Griffins. Poplar I'oint and llassrll precincts each reported one lieu, elector. tVilliamston had two to register. Ilcar Grass three, and t russ Ituads none. The registration indicates that not more than 3.0011 votes will be t Tuesday. State (grange Ssks Ke\ isions Be Made In I arm Programs Other Resolutions Passed By Farm Group in Oxford Simplify; li.ai of the 193(1 farm act to make it suitable and workable'" was asked l i the North Carolina Grange last v. iok a,, n solutions fiom 75 subordinate Granges were sifted | by committees which reptirted at! the session of the Grange's annual meeting in Oxford. Other resolutions accepted by tile grange called for repeal of the absentee ballot law and legislative! appropriation of adequate funds for an enlarged marketing and research program Another resolution favored the establishment of AAA quotas and allotments for individual cotton and tobacco growers before a rcfercm' dum is held *"j 1gi.oisv also lecomnieiided that' markets, foreign and domestic, be protected and that a study be made Of tobacco marketing wilt, a view of attempting a solution of "the prob lems of fairer means of selling." the grange called for strict en foreenient of the slate seed law. lax i clicf mulct the homestead exemp tion amendments. u change in the income tax laws; amendment of the driving license law to provide sus pension Of one's driving license upon conviction of public drunken ness economic government through elimination of overlapping activities; increased financial aid for the pro gram of the state board and the state department of agriculture govern inenl policies looking in the preven lion ol the sale of materials to ag giessor nations (for war purpses; and u iiiiilinuatinn ol Liang's?disci control work Also continuation and externa "" sini conservation- progra largei appropriations fin' the Nor Carotin.i experiment* stations a; loi agi k-ii II ct i a J research with view of establishing new uses ai maikets for farm products. hour Local Young Men In Auto Wreck Friday Edwin Holding suffered painful injuries to his shoulders and back I t Ffiday night .when the car he I was dining turned over about ten I mdes this side of Haleigh and burn-, , yibK local man, employee! < t the Harrison Wholesale Company i continues in a Waslnngloi, hospUi tepoits slating that lie will hard be able to leave the institution witl in a week or ten days. George Huri ison, Ji , owner of tl car, Ralph Taylor and "Skille Ismg, companions of Holding on tf trip home from the Clemson Wak forest footbati game in Wake Foi est, wen bruised but not badly bur file driver lost control of the cj when he was forced off the harr rurface while passing a freiol truck No Developments In Everett Killing Case No developments have taken place in the Monroe Eve.etf killing, ac cording to reports heard here today bbiee men, held for investigation, were released Evereit was found dead in the back seat of ins car, near Tarboro, a week ago last Sunday night. Mrs John Mizelle, about 70 years old, continues critically ill in a Washington hospital following an eral days ago. Receiving Points In Three County Towns This Year Price Outlook Encouraging; Top of 4 to 4 1-2 Is Predicted Despite a heavy production to the south of here, the price outlook for j considered encouraging, according to unofficial reports coming from the ' markets on the eve of the season's opening. Some have predicted that the fancy stock will command high as four to four and one-half cents on the open markets. There is very little of the fancy type in this section, however, and local produc tion is considerably below that of a year ago. A preliminary study of the crop estimates and the price trend points to a fairly successful season tor: peanut farmers in this county. A stabilizing force, the North C'.nolin;i Peanut Stabilization Coop erative, has been arranged, guaran | teeing a minimum price for peanuts. | Unofficial reports state that quality will enter into the price situation to | a greater extent than iast year, and farmers are urged to exercise every precaution to see that -their peanuts are properly handled Three r.u-.-ivin^uiil ^ Ilnl j ville, Hamilton and Williamston will be maintained by the cOopera I ti\o this year, and the houses will j open for deliveries next Monday, it* Was announced this week The Wil liarruston Storage Company (Far mers Warehouse), and the Planters Warehouse will handle deliveries in Williamston; the Robersonville Stor age Company at Robersonville, and the Rhodes Storage Company, Ham ilton, will receive the crop in this county The following official announce ment was released this week by the stabilization coo per a t i v e An approved and designated warehouses for the purchase of pea nuts for the Peanut Stabilization Co operative. Incorporated, will be opened on Monday morning, Novem ber 7th and ready to buy farmers' stock peanuts grown in 1938 at Gov ernment schedule prices under the peanut program that has been an , nounced by the Agricultural Adjust ' nuMit Administration. The schedule ; of prices to be paid by Peanut Sta bilization Cooperative, Incorporated, for' Virginia type peanuts follows: ! U. S No. 1, Class A, $70 per ton; Class H, $66 per ton; Class C, $81 per ton. U. S No. 2, Class A, $67, Class H, $63. Class C, $58 U S. No. 3, Class A, $65 per ton; Class B, $61; Class C, $56 per ,ton. "Farmers are urged not to pick thiir peanuts before they are thor oughly dry, green or damp peanuts will not be bought for the account of the association There is no oc .i.iisu i n?to-rush?|>eamrts-ftt?thtr -aastr ciation as the price schedule wjjlnot change during the marketing sea son and there will be ample time for delivery of peanuts to the as sociation Rush movements of pea nuts to the association will cause congestion, inconvenience and loss of time. Farmers are asked to make appointment for delivery of their peanuts for the account of the asso ciation. Such practices will ensure better grading and receiving ser \ ice at the warehouse." Talmadgc To Speak Against Control Bill Anti-crop control forces are launching a campaign against the | agricultural program in this State, I and will fire one of their big guns next Saturday morning at 11 o'clock I in Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, where former Governor Eugene Tal* madgc, of Georgia, will address a gathering of farmers. | "We are planning for a tremen dous crowd of farmers," H. I. Co burn, chairman of the anti-control forces in this State has not been I really determined. It is likely that the Raleigh meeting will centralize their following. Few Martin Coun ty farmers are expected to attend the'meeting. . 4 Continue To Make Cotton Price Adjustment Payments More then 1.500 check*, repre senting $37,273.65, have b$en re ceived in this county for cotton far mers. Several hundred additional i checks are expected in the county within the next few giyt, ggtlmatea 'placing th total payments in of $40,000. ' \