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Advertiser* Will Find Our Col umn* a Latchkey to over UN Homes of Martin Ooaady. THE ENTERPRISE 1 Watch the Label on Tonr Paper, as It Carries the Oats Your Subscription Expiree i VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 88 a Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. November 4, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Dozen Cases Heard Court Last Mondav In The Recorder's Docket Of Day Clearing Tribunal in Session Most Judge H. O. Peel held the Martin County Recorder's Court in session a greater part of last Monday handl ing a dozen cases?eleven criminal and one civil. Fairly large crowds were present for the proceedings during the morning session. Tom Jones, charged with non-sup port, was directed to pay )5 a month for the upkeep of an illegitimate child. Payments are to continue for six months, at the end of which time the defendant is to report to the court for further judgment. _ Charged with. assault. Dawson Griffin was sentenced to jail for 30 days, the court suspending judg ment upon promised good behaviui for two years. The court included a provision in its judgment, as follows, "Any violation of law other than any arising out of defendant's use of in toxicating liquors while covered by the judgment shall be heard on its merits." Motion for non-suit made after the evidence was heard in the case charging Leggett Roebuck with drunken driving, was allowed Lester Bailey was fined $50, tax ed with the cost and had his license revoked for a period of one year in the case charging him with drunken driving. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the costs in the cases rhuroinu luiuiw U/liu>ltur<f uiol V M "?ot B'ttK otti via w ittviiuiu atiu Ei. IT*. Todd with public drunkennes. Charged with larceny and receiv ing, John Simmons was found not guilty. The case charging Lester Whitak er with violating the liquor laws was continued under prayer for judg ment until next Monday. J. E. Pierce, charged with drunk en driving, and operating a motor vehicle without license, was fined $50 and taxed with the costs. The case charging Claud Parker with larceny was remanded to the justice courts for action ing property, to wit, a dog, was found not guilty. In the civil case of P S. Bellamy against G. W. Barrett, the court ruled that the defendant was not in debted to plaintiff, as claimed. In a counter suit, the court ruled that the plaintiff was not indebted to de fendant for a shortage of gasoline. Both parties gave notice of appeal to the higher courts. Health Report For Month Of October Thirteen cases of communicable diseases were reported to the health department in this county last month the records showing a decrease in the number of whooping cough cases that almost reached the epidemic stage in some communities during the past several months There were five cases of whoop ing cough, three in Hamilton, and one each in Bear Grass and Cross Roads Townships. A bad feature of the report was the record of diph theria cases, seven such cases hav ing been reported during the per iod, four among the white and three among the colored population of Williamston, Bear Grass and Cross Roads Township. Williamston r ported the lone chickenpox in the county. The health department made 107 Wasserman tests during October, twenty-five of them showing up pos itive. . .. toclr r\4 filfliinij JAiini*?-? 1 4 V? ai i e - 1 ? IV. ICXOIX pi ILPIIIIH^ Uv * CIQt IIlUUg and school children for tuberculo sis was just about completed during last month, the department to issue its findings within a few days. a Hon. I. T. Valentine Speaks Here Tonight Hon. Itimous T. Valentine, prom inent eastern Carolina attorney, will address a meeting of democratic vot ers in the county courthouse here to night at 8 o'clock. The Nashville man is well known in this section, and a good number of democrats will hear him. His address is the only one sched uled in the county this year in sup port of the democratic ticket that will be placed before the voters next Tuesday. ? Light Rainfall For County Recorded Here October, with a rainfall of 2.14 inches, was a fairly dry period compared with the preceding month when seven and one-half inches fell here. The rainfall for the period was considerably below the average. Status of Improvement Program Is Uncertain FINAL CURTAIN The final curtain for the local tobacco market this season was lowered at 11 o'clock this mora ine, marking the end of a per iod that has been disappointing to ftrmers. warehousemen and the buying companies. "It could have been worse." one warehouseman said, adding that considering the short crop and the quality, the market had a fairly successful season. Unofficially, the market sold right at six and one-half million pounds of the golden leaf this season for an average price of more than 20 cents. Last year about eight million was sold. Complete Personnel For Handling Soil Program Next Year! Jesse Crisp Again Heads| Committee in This County Machinery tor handling the soil conservation program in this county was set up in its entirety Tuesday afternoon when delegates from the nine districts met in the county agri cultural budding and elected Jesse Crisp, chairman, J R Winslow, vice chairman, L. A Clark, member, W M. Harrison, first alternate and J Linwood Knowles, second alternate to the county committee. All nine delegates were present to participate in the re-election of the three men. There was a slight change in the county committee membership. Clarence Stallings, vice chairman of the committee, was succeeded by Mr. Winslow. Stallings resigned some time ago and his successor had served as a regular member of the committee for some time prior to the election Tuesday Alleging some of the delegates scratched their tickets, at least two delegates to the convention pointed ] out after the meeting that the elec tion will not prove satisfactory to many farmers. "Wejiave no objec tion to the men, but as it is the com mittee is centered in one section of the county, leaving six townships' without representation," one of them said Mr Crisp is from the Oak City area, Mr Winslow is from Rober sonville, and Mr Clark is from Ev eretts There was every assurance that the results were determined solely by those participating in the election. Assistant County Agent J. P. Woodard was named secretary of the association, and Mr T. B. Slade was renamed treasurer for the or ganization. The election of alternates on the community and county committees amounts to a great deal more than many farmers think, it has been pointed out. Before final action is taken in settling up quotas for the soil conservation program the alter nates will be called in to review the work handled by the regular com mitteemen. Frequently a regular committeeman is unable to attend the meeitngs and in those cases the alternates are asked to serve. Just when the committeemen will hold their first meeting to start work on the new 1939 program is not known at this time, but it is likely that the groups just recently elect ed will be called for work, within a short time. ? ? Distiller Runs Out Of His Shoes When Chased \ ? A colored man whose identity was not definitely established, ran out of his shoes as officers chased him away from an illicit distillery in Bear Grass Tuesday afternoon. Re i:. 1 ? l;_ _i _ i !_-s lieved of his shoes, the man hurried ly blazed a new trail to escape in | a swamp A fifty-gallon copper still was de-1 stroyed along with 400 gallons of | beer. Special Officer J. H Roebuck led | the raid. ? J. L. Hassell Has Title Of Marrying Justice\ Mayor J L. Hassell is believed to have earned the title of marrying justice here last Saturday afternoon when he performed four ceremon ies in a little more than half an hour. The justice was tying the knots about as fast as Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger could issue the li censes. Three of ths four couples were] white. Delay In Sale Of Bonds Mav Cause Plans To Blow Up Grant Offered on Condition That Work Be Started November 26 ? The delayed sale of $72,000 bonds may forestall a proposed $124,000 J | improvement program here, accord-1 ing to unofficial reports heard to day Town officials, making every fifarl-lll save the program wilh held all comment in the hope that something could be done to advance the plans and get construction work underway by November 26, a dead line mentioned in an agreement with the Public Works Administration. Offered for sale by the Local Gov ernment commission in Raleigh this week, local bonds went begging, un official reports stating that not a single bid was received for the pro posed $72,000 issuance The bunds are subject to sale thirty days from last Tuesday, but unless their pur chase is effected immediately it will be impossible to let a contract for the $125,000 construction pro gram in time to start work by the November 26 deadline Assured they jean sell the $72,000 isusance to a governmental agency, town officials | are not certain whether the saTe can be arranged and consummated in time to launch the improvement program within the short length of . time allotted. , The possibility of an extension is receiving attention, but no action in seeking a few days' grace will like ly be taken before the town board of commissioners meet next Mon day night. It is generally believed that an extension of time can be had, that the town can float the $72, 000 bond issue with a governmental agency for about four per cent and [Participate in the Public Works Ad iiiiuuliaiiuii fund lu the extent?of" $52,000. Parts of the improvement pro gram are considered imperative, in cluding the sinking of a fourth deep well to increase the water supply All features of the proposed PWA program are badly needed, and ev ery effort will be made to save the program which includes the surfac ing of several sidewalks and streets ' and the laying of sewer and water line extensions Club Members Hold Achievement Meet Holding their annual achievement day program in Robersonville to iiiui row, Mjrrttn "CoufiTy 4TT clots boys and girls will review their ac tivities of the past year, and partici pate in a series of events that are attracting more interest each year among the youth of the county. The meeting gets underway at 10 o'clock in the Robersonville High School building, and the club mem bers are urged to attend and bring their parents with them. Others in terested in club activities are cor dially invited to be present. John W. Artz, agent in charge of I 4-H club work in the Stale, will de-1 liver the principal address. He will I be accompanied by B. Troy Fergur son, district agent The group will be welcomed by Professor L. W An derson, principal of the school. Those club members completing tneir year's work will" receive ~cer tificates and special prizes will be awarded for the best exhibits. Following the lunch period, the club members, led by Agent Artz, will engage in a number of recrea tional activities. ? Case Against Bowers Is Continued In Pitt The case charging Roy Bowers with criminally assaulting a .young Martin County white girl, near Parmele, on the night on October 1, was continued "for the term" in Pitt County Superior court yester day. A "true bill" was returned in the case by the grand jury. * Home Found For Little Child In Lee County * "Parker," the nine-months-old charge of Martin County during much of the past several months, has a home. Of doubtful parentage, the little fellow was carried by welfare workers this week to Lee County where it waf received in a good ,home. Plan Discussion Of County Roads At Board Meeting Ol Delegations From Hassell Section Expected Here Next Monday ? A discussion of road conditions in this county will likely he held dur ing the regular meeting of the Mar tin Board of Commissioners here next Monday, according to advices received this week by J. E. Pope, chairman of the board A delegation of citizens from Hassell and other communities in the upper part of the county will likely appear before the board and participate in an in formal discussion of road conditions as they exist in the rural areas nut only in the upper part but all over the county. "As 1 understand it, the delega board Monday is not considering a petition for the improvement of one specific road or piece of road," Mr Pope said. "They are interested in the maintenance of secondary roads and also those other roads that fall in the Class "C" and possibly Class "D" type," he added. It has been pointed out that the same methods are employed in the maintenance of roads in all counties, but the condition of roads in other counties is reported far better than in Martin Formal complaint was lodged with | the board some months ago by citi zens in other parts of the county who pointed out the narrow width of nearly all the lower type roadie The commissioners have very lit tle business other than of a routine nature scheduled for consideration at their meeting next Monday. Jury men for the December term of the Martin County Superior Cuurt will be drawn, the authorities anticipat ing a long session for handling oth er routine affairs. It is the last meeting the old board will hold. Certain of re-election next Tuesday, the commissioners will carry on as a new board on the first Monday in December. Dies In Hospital Prom Operation Funeral Services Are Held At Home Near Here Yesterday Mrs. Sadie Clark Mizelle, highly respected county citizen, died in a Washington hospital Wednesday morning at 7:30 o'clock of. peritoni tis She was operated on for appen dicitis last Monday a week ago. Mrs. Mizelle had been in feeble health for several years, but was able to be up and attend to her duties ubuut the home until she suffered an acute attack of appendicitis The daughter of the late Outler Clark and wife, Mrs. Mizelle was born in this county about 70 years ago. She first married E? H. Wynne and following his death she was married to George D. Gurganus. About ten years ago she married Mr. John H. Mizelle and made her home here and near the fair grounds No children were born to either of the unions and besides her husband she leaves one brother, Mr. Buck Clark, of Cross Koads, and one sis ter, Mrs. David Mobley, of Bear | Grass Mrs. Mizelle was a good woman and a thoughful wife. She had many friends throughout the county. A member of the old school, she was an unassuming person and one who valued the high respect and friend shlp of everyone" in all waTRs of life. Funeral services were conducted at the late home yesterday after noon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. John L. Goff, her pastor. Interment was in the Ben Wynne Cemetery in Cross Roads Township. . 1 V SHORT CROP 1 ..j The boll weevil played havoc with the cotton crop all right, but he did not get it all, a gov ernment report releaaed this week showing that up until Oc tober 18 farmers in this county had ginned 110 balea of the sta ple. Up until the same date last year, 632 bales were ginned in this county from the 1937 crop. Production in the State drop ped from 375,358 last year to 178,941 bales this year. Not a single county in the State re ported increased ginnings this year over last. The eighty per cent decrease in this county was about the largest percentage de crease reported in the State. The ia some counties was less than 17 per cent, however. Listless Election Next Tuesday Is Predicted No Opposition On County And Little On State Tickets Two Proposed Changes in Constitution Before The Voters Other than efforts by Republican leaders to regain what little strength it had prior to 1932, little attention will be given the general election in' this county next Tuesday, late re poris irom most oT the twelve pre cincts in the county indicating that less than 2,000 voters will partici pate in the battle of the ballots. "We are going to get out a few voters next Tuesday." a prominent member in the Republican ranks of James ville Township said this week. Those Democratic voters who find it con venient to do so will participate in the election, but very few are ex pected to go out of their w ay to OMfi their ballots. With 110 opposition on the county ticket and very little on the State ballot, The Enterprise will not at tempt to tabulate the election re turns next Tuesday as has been the custom in past years. While the outcome of the election next Tuesday as it pertains to can didates is certain to be in favor?of Democratic nominees, there is some doubt about the passage of two pro posed amendments to the constitu tion. "A good sheriff such as ours, | I has no trouble in gaining re-election every two years, and I see no de mand for a four-year term for sher iffs," a county citizen said yester day. The amendment to increase the terms of sheriffs from two to four years is certain to get a fair support in this county, however, according to those who have made observations in various precincts in recent days. The proposal to establish a state de partment of justice remains almost an unknown quantity in this sec tion and the lack of interest is like ly to cause its defeat. Both propos ed amendments have their good points, and possibly their passage will be effected in the State. In addition to the regular county and'State tickets, voters in James ville will ballot for a township con stable. Paul Holliday is the party nominee and he is without opposi tion. Jamesville is the only one of fering a township ballot The democratic ticket in this county carries the names of the par ty nominees, as follows: For clerk superior court: L. Bruce Wynne. For sheriff: C. B. Roebuck. For treasurer: C. A. Harrison. For judge recorder's court: H. O. Peel ? Fo coroner: S. R Biggs. For county commissioners: C. A. Koherson, R A Haislip, R. L. Perry, C. C Fleming and J. E. Pope, For solicitor, second district: Don nell Gilliam. For member house of representa tives H. G. Horton. For state senator, second district: W B Rodman, Jr., and D. Bradford Fearing. The state ticket carries the fol (Continued on page four) Peanuts Moving To Market This Week With~no price aefinttety estab lished, peanuts started moving to the markets this week, the cleaners reporting light deliveries so far from the new crop Sales for as much as 3 1-2 cents were reported in a few cases, but most of the quotations stood at 3 1-4 and 3 3-8 cents per pound. Buyers, waiting for the marketing activities to get underway on a larg er scale, are withholding comment on the possibility of price increases later on. Farmers started picking peanuts on a large scale throughout the county this week. Generally, the crop is short and the quality is only fair. However, a few farmers are re porting comparatively large yields and good quality, the eports Indi cating that a large portion of the crop was dug too early in the coun ty Waerhouses of the North Carolina Peanut Cooperative will start re ceiving the crop next week, ar rangements having been made to maintain receiving houses at Rober sonville, Hamilton and Williamston and possibly st Everetts Ulef in the season, if necessary. L. VOTING HOURS Martin County voters will have exactly ten hours and twenty-eight minutes to cast their votes in the general elec tion next Tuesday. The polls open at sunrise. 6:37 o'clock and close at sunset, 5:05 o'clock. In the primary last June, the polls were open from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m., but for the general election the hours are set between sun rise and sunset. Present indications point to a total of not more than 2,000 votes for the election in this county next Tuesday. State Missionary Croup ^ill Hold Meet Next Week Rev. John L. Goff, Local Minister, President of Convention ? The ninety-fourth session of the North Carolina Christian Mission ary Convention will convene with the First Christian Church in Wash ington, November 9-11 The program begins at 7:30?mvWt-dncsday cvr ning with a brief devotion, a word of welcome by the host pastor, Hev H. L. Tyre and the president's state ment, by Hev. John L. Goff, of Wil j liamston Dr. Herbert L. Willett, of i Chicago, the guest speaker of the convention will bring his first of two addresses to the convention on the theme ? "Prospects of Christian | Unity." The general theme of the I convention is "The. Church of the j Future." Dr. Willett will then speak at 11:50 on Thursday morning His subject will be "The Church and a Better World." Dr Willett took his A, B and A, M, degreeii ut Bethany College. He did graduate work at Yale, University of Berlin and re ceived his Ph.D. at Chicago. Foi many years he has tiinghl in Liu University of Berlin and serves a great church just outside of Chica go. Recognized as one of the gr^at religious thinkers and authors, Dr. Willett will be making his first speaking visit to North Carolina . Among other out of stale speakers will be Hev. John A. Tate, of Rich mond, th?' state secretary <>f Vir ginia Disciples; Dr. Alexander Paul, Oriental secretary of the United Christian Missionary Society, who has given forty-two years to China and the Fast; Rev. J. Erie Carlson, of St. Louis, who will speak for the National* Benevolent Association; Dr. Myron <T. Hopper, of St Louis, will address the Youth Conventmn on Friday evening; and Mrs. P. D Snipes, of Bolenge, Africa, will ad dress the convention on Thursday afternoon at 2 45 Among the leaders of the state who will appear on the program will be Dr. H S Hilley, president of Atlantic Christian College; Rev. J. M. Waters, of Atlantic Christian College; Rev. E B Quick, religious' education director; Rev. C. B Marsh bum, of Farmville; Rev. C. Manly Morton, formerly of North Caro lina, but now a missionary to Porto Rico A number of banquets and lunch eons will be given in connection with the convention Woman's Missionary luncheon will be held Thursday, Nov. 10th at 12:30, Atlantic Christ Thursday; Minister's Wives Lunch eon at 12:30 Friday and Youth Ban quet at six o'clock Friday. All ban quets and luncheons will be held in the social room of the church. Delegates to the convention from the Williamston church will be elect ed on Sunday morning # To Pay Tribute To The Memory Of Colonel Lamb ? The Society of the Cincinnati of North Carolina has ordered a por trait to be painted of the late Col onel Wilson U Lamb of Williamston, who served the society as president for many years. The portrait will be hung in the rooms of the society in Raleigh. The Society of the Cincinnati, oldest of all the patriotic societies of the Unit ed States, was formed by Washing ton and La Fayette, just after the American Revolution. Colonel Lamb was a lineal descendant of Abner Lamb, a charter member of the or ganization. The Lamb family of Williamston now Is represented in the society by John Cotton Lamb of Baltimore. Colored Man, Shot Here liast Saturday Dies In Hospital Willie Johnson Wanted for Murder of James Howard James Howard, colored man about J3 years old, was fatally shot while visitinfg in the home of LeRoy Pur vis on Warren Street here last Sat urday night shortly before ten p. m. He was fired upon twice with a shot gun in the hands of Willie Johnson, colored, the first shot missing its mark and killing the Purvis' family cat. The second load struck Howard just above the knee and partially severed the limb. Howard was giv en first aid here shortly after he soon after he was removed to a Washington hospital the following Johnson, a stranger here, left for parts unknown and the cause of the shooting remains a mystery. The two men were said to have come here about two weeks ago from New Bern and worked with the Farm ville-Woodward Lumber Company. They were said to have known each other before coming here and were said to be good friends. Shortly af ter-coming here they rented rooms in the home occupied by J. K. Col train before his death a few months ago on Washington Street. Purvis and a few friends were said to have been enjoying a fish fry when Johnson came in and saw Howard He returned to their room ing house, took nis gun and went after Howard, one repdrt stating that the assailant fired upon How ard through a window If there were any words spoken by the two just before the shooting, no one seems to have heard them. Several were in the room and Barthonia Bennett, sit ting close to Howard, was punctur ed in his log and thigh by several shot. It has been rumored that there was a woman in the case that How ard had taken her away from John son. These rumors could not be es tablished, however, and the cause of the shouting continues a mystery. Following his death early Wed nesday morning, Howard was brought here and buried in Potter's Fi.'IH iw.-ir Hi.. County?h 1.1 mi', the town and county sharing the bur ial expense. Kiwaiiians E njoy Musical Program Members of the Kiwaius club were entertained last evening at a musi cal program featured by the appear ance of the high school glee club. The twenty seven students who at present make up the organization in the local high school sang well in making their first public appearance of the school Their rendition of the "Volga Boatman", a Hussion song, provoked much favorable comment from the club members - Miss dttttr-Jones,? public school music teacher in the local schools, accompanied by Mrs W. C. Manning Jr.., sang two solos, and at the close of the program led the Kiwanians in the singing of several popular song. President Jodie Woolard presided over the meeting. Former Slave Dies At Home Near Jamesville ? Mary Taylor Jefferson, former slave, died at the home of her daugh ter and son-in-law, Frank Minor, near Jamesville last Tuesday eve ning following :i stmkt' of paralysis. She was 93 years old Funeral ser vices were conducted from the Bap tist church in Jamesville yesterday afternoon. When a young girl she was sold to a slave owner in Edgecombe County, returning to her people/ i'l Martin following the close "of the Civil War. Besides her daughter, she leaves several grandchildren and great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. The former slave was fairly active despite her advanced age until about two weeks ago when she suffered a stroke of paralysis. ? Peanut Grading School Being Held Here Today ?? Representatives of the North Car olina Peanut Stabilization Coopera tive are holding a school for peanut graders in the agricultural building here today. Graders from several counties are receiving instructions for handling the work which is scheduled to get underway next Monday throughout the peanut ter ritory.