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Advertisers Will Find Our Ool amna ? Latchkey to over MM | Homes of Martin OounSy. THE ENTERPRISE Wsteh the Label ea Tear Paper, as It Carries the Date Vour Subscription Expiree VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 90 ? Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. November 11, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Judge H. 0. Peel Handles Fourteen Cases Last Monday Several Are Charged With Dodging Family Obligations The nature of cases called in the county's recorder's court last Mon day reflects an unfavorable econom ic condition in this section or proves there are some mean folks in this world. During the past several months and especially in recent weeks, numbers of cases charging illegitimacy are increasing, and di rectly or indirectly the burden of the other fellow's sins is falling squarely on the shoulders of the public. Judge H. O. Peel last Monday handled fourteen cases, as follows: The case charging Walter Wil liams with non-support was settled when the defendant paid $12.90 to the prosecuting witness and the costs in the action. the roads for six months in the case charging him with non-support. Harry Lee Speller, charged with abandonment, was directed to pay $8 a month for the support of his wife ar.d two children, the court suspending judgment upon payment of cost when it was pointed out that the defendant and prosecuting wit ness had settled their differences and had agreed to live together. Pleading guilty of bastardy, Hu bert Boston was directed to pay $10 for mid-wife services and $4 a month for twelve months to prosecuting witness. Costs of the case were at tached, and bond in the sum of $50 was required. Charged with abandonment, Jas per Williams was ordered to pay $8 a month for the support of his wife and child and reappear at the end of one year for further judgment. Costs were imposed in the case, and Judge Peel required bond in the sum of $100. The case charging G. R. Bateman with drunken driving was continued under prayer for judgment until the (Continued on page four) Martin Voters In Favor Amendments A constitution is all right, but Martin County voters last Tuesday again expressed the belief that it is all right to change the document every now and then. Experiencing a majority opposi tion in only one precinct, Bear Grass, the proposed amendments garnered considerable strength in nearly all others to pass T>y more than a two-to-one majority. The proposal to increase the term of sheriffs from two to four years carried 814 to 335, and the proposal to create a department" of justice carried by 556 to 283. Incomplete repoftl from the State indicate that both proposed changed passed by substantial majorities. The vote on the two amendments and the number of vote cast by pre cincts, follows: Jamesville 66 25 47 17 99 Williams 20 19 19 11 40 Griffins 48 26 30 12 100 Bear Grass 42 58 21 53 112 Williamston 278 56 198 72 344 Cross Roads 39 32 19 16 78 Rober'nville 127 41 92 38 175 Gold Point 36 4 18 15 42 Poplar Point 28 28 9 18 63 Hamilton 55 3 36 4 61 Hassell 32 15 37 8 51 Goose Nest 43 29 30 19 79 Totals 814 335 556 283 1244 Several Important Changes In New 1939 Farm Program The new 1939 farm program has several important:71anges that are expected to meet with general ap proval, according to C. A. Morgan, field representative for the State Extension Department, who review ed the farm plans at a meeting of community and county agricultur al committeemen here last Wednes day afternoon. No, the changes will not make the program perfect, but agricultural leaders, already certain of the great value of the program believe it will meet with greater approval. "We arc making every effort to adapt the program to the needs of the farmers." an agricultural leader said One of the changes in the new program will limit the surplus mar keting of a tobacco crop on anoth for the fellow who knowingly over plants to buy a small poundage, but on additional sales he wtil have to pay a 50 per cent penalty. If a farm er is allotted 1,000 pounds and he raises 1,100 he can buy surplus marketing cards, but to market in excess of a surplus ten per cent he will have to pay the tax. This change will likely hold inferior to bacco off the markets, it was point ed out. Work is already underway by community and county committee men to correct errors in the 1938 program and adjust apparent in equalities The committees are.work ing on this task today In an effort to have the 1939 allotments ready by the first of next month. Instead of holding 3 per cent of the allotment in reserve for new growers, the 1939 program sets aside only one per cent, and allotments to new growers will hardly fee deter mined before next January. HOLIDAY? V, Armistice Day, the anniver sary marking the end of the World War twenty years ago, is being observed as a national holiday for the first time. It was included in the list of national holidays by the last Congress, but the day is not being general ly recognized as a holiday here. The banks and postoffice and a few other places of business are closed, but business goes for ward as usual in other lines of endeavor. Large Deliveries Are Reported on Peanut Market Here Today Demand Firm With Prices Averaging Around 3 1-4 Cents # With large deliveries reported, the peanut market here today contin ued firm, reports from the various buyers indicating that the cleaners are more anxious for the crop than at any time during the past two yuars. Pi icos, while ranging up to. three and one-half cents, are aver aging right at three and a quarter cents a pound, one buyer reported this morning The open market is supporting a strong demand, and to date compar atively few deliveries have been made to the stabilization coopera tive warehouses at this point. Far mers, awaiting developments on the open market, will turn to the coop erative if prices weaken, it is under stood. There is a short crop in this section, and there is the belief that the market for quality peanuts will hold its own and possibly strength en as the season progresses. Num bers of farmers, apparently antici pating no great price rise, if any, are going ahead with the marketing of their crops. The plant of the Col umbian Company here is rushed, the local management stating this morning that it had hardly time to eat during the past few days. "While it is causing us some in convenience, we believe it is a good thing,"?Captain W. S?Prltchard, head of the local plant, said this morning, and "It is not near as bad as we expected." Mr. Pritchard add ed in commenting on the wage-hour bill. The plant is living up to the terms of the law to the letter, and it is apparent that employment has been made available to additional workers. Condition County Roads Recognized I By Highway Unit Martin Is Said To Have the Greatest Mileage of Narrow Roads ? Inadequate appropriations may block an improvement program, but it is now certain that State Highway authorities are acquainted wlth ttVe bad condition of secondary roads in this county, reports stating that dis trict and divisional engineers had personally inspected a large mileage of the " 'tater ridges" in the county since last Monday. Receiving numerous complaints from their constituents over a long period of months, the county com missioners last Mnday planned to appeal to the State commission in Raleigh. Before the complaint cm bracing the numerous ones coming from individual citizens, could reach Raleigh, district authorities came here to investigate and consider 1 plans for relieving the existing con ditions. i According to district engineers, j ' Martin County has the greatest mile age of narrow roads of any in this section, and while the condition of roads in other counties is possibly better than it is in Martin, the roads in the other counties were possibly in better shape than those in Mar tin when the State took over sever al years ago, it was pointed out. Unless appropriations are increas ed there is little hope for remedying the secondary road problem, high way forces pointing out that equip ment available in the county is in adequate to cope with the demands. At the present time there is only one construction crew in The county and its work is necessuiily limited. This crew i? trying tn improve the roads, but the task is too great, it was pointed out. The complaint to the State office will probably reach there tomorrow or early next week, and the reac tion from the authorities there is awaited. V Local P. T. A. Will Meet Next Wednesday The Williamston Parent-Teacher association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the . grammar school auditorium next Wednesday [ afternoon at 3:30. Mrs. A. J Osteen, president, is urging that all members ( and others interested in school mat , ters attend the meeting. Convocation Of Edenton To Meet Here Next Week Two Hundred Expected for Annual Episcopal Church Meet ' ? The ahnual meeting of the Convo cation of Edenton will be held in the | Church of the Advent on Tuesday, November 15th. This Convocation consists of the northeastern half of East Carolina. The meeting begins with a cele bration of the Holy Communion at 10 o'clock, the Rev. Worth Wicker, dean of the convocation, will be the celebrant, assisted by Rev John Hardy. Immediately following the their business meeting. At 11 o'clock the Woman's Auxil church by the president of the con vocation, Mrs. H. G. Walker, of Washington At this time-then* will be roll call by parishes, routine bus iness, report of the president, and address by the president of the Wo man's Auxiliary of the Diocese. Mrs. Louis J. Poisson, of Wilmington. At 12 o'elock, the Rev. Jack Rountree, of Kinston, will conduct noon day prayers and lead a short meditation. Following this Miss Catherine Sher man, the new Diocese secretary of religious education, will discuss some phase of her work She will be followed by the Rev. W. R. Noe, the executive secretary of the Diocese, who will present the Diocesan work of the church. At one o'clock the local parish will be host at a luncheon served in the Woman's Club by the ladies of the Baptist church. At two o'clock, the chairmen of the various departments will con duct conferences on their work at the following places: The presidents, secretaries and treasurers, Mrs H G Walker, chair man. at Mrs J McK. Saunders. The United Thank Offering. Mrs. Frank Fagan, chairman, of New Bern, at the Parish House. ?Christian?Soeiul?Service, Mrs. John E. F. Hicks, of Goldsboro, at Mrs. L. T Fowden Educational, Mrs. Donald MacRae, of Wilmington, at Mrs. Frank Barnes. Field and publicity, Mrs. C. F. Green, of Wilmington, at Mrs. P. H. Brown Periodical Club, Mrs. Sidney Ward, of Plymouth, at the Church. Supply, Mrs. John Hardy, at Mrs. Tohn Cooke. At 2 45 the Convocation will again assemble In the church for an ad dress. The meeting will adjourn with the Benediction by the Rev. John Hardy. About a hundred and fifty or two hundred are expected. Justice Vote Ruled Out In Hamilton Precinct ?? Offering an open ticket for justice of the peace, Hamilton Township, in the election last Tuesday, George Lcggett was ruled out on a techni cality by the Martin County Board of Elections here yesterday. Polling 96 votes?54 in Hamilton and 42 in the precinct at TTasicTr? Mr. Leggett will possibly be advised to carry his "confidence vote" be fore the county commissioners for appointment. Election officials pointed out that they could not legally declare Mr. Leggett elected as he did not file in the Democratic primary and his tic ket was not accompanied by a pe tition. State and County Democrats Hold Firm Line as Party is Weakened In Various Sections of the Nation Republicans J in 79 Seats Tuesday In the National Congress Old Guard Is Back in the Race for Presidency In 1940 Apparently all the money the Democrats are alleged to have spent through the WPA, relief rolls and other agencies now turns out to be mrrr pittance rempared with-the amount flowing from the fountain of the Republicans, near complete returns fuuinrtl over the tuui'tiy showing the Old Guard made mark ed gains here and there throughout the land outside the Solid South in, the election last Tuesday. The Republicans stepped in to, claim at least eight additional seatsj in the United States senate and sev-| ently nine more places in the Na-^ tional House of Representatives. With a total of 157 in the House and an increase of eight senators, the Republicans still constitute a small minority in the Congress, the poli tical observers wrangling over Un real meaning of the gains made by_ the Old Guard. Democratic party leaders maintain that the country is still behind the New Deal and its humane policies. Republican party leaders declare that the voting last Tuesday is the beginning of the end for the New Deal. William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, avers that the voting knock ed the Committee for Industrial Or ganization into sr cocked hat The disinterested observers point out that the Republicans merely re gained a few of their forces that fell in the Roosevelt landslide. Most of the Republican gains were recorded Tn those States normally Republi can, the New Deal holding its own in most of the border States While the Republicans were gaining less than a Uni on?gnvi'l lull ships fi>?u the Democrats and Progressives, the Democrats were gaining a few such seats from the Republicans, includ-j ing the 44-year-old Republican j dynasty in California and the gov-i ernorship in Maryland There were some heated contests-, in the North and Middle West, the l spotlight centering in New York where Governor Lehman, incum bent, won over Dewey by a scunt few thousand votes, each man poll ing in excess of two million ballots. The LaFollette National Progress ivc party io Wisconsin?was., nipped in the bud, and the Republicans cleared Minnesota of its Karmer Labortte Governor timer Benson: (Continued on page four) Williams Held In $2,000 Bond In Murder Case Charged with tne murder of Eli j Evans, colored, here last Saturday night, ThomBs Williams, also color ed, was held in J2J)00 -bond follow ing a hearing last evening before Justice J. L. Hassell. Unable to raise the bond, Williams was returned to jail to await trial in the superior court next month. Justice Hassell ruled that the casi-| was bondable as the evidence indi cated the State would not ask for a verdict of first degree. I CONFIRMED ~J V A contract for the construc tion of a new postoffice here was confirmed by the Treasury Department yesterday, and the contractors, Jones Brothers, of Wilson, have been instructed to start construction work as soon as possible. The contract calls for the completion of the build ing within 210 days. Nearly two years ago. $78,000 was appropriated lor a new post - office here, but the selection of a site delayed plans for Its con strurtlon. Posiihly work will get underway on the building with in a week or ten days. Scrap Tobacco Tax Upheld by Supreme Tribunal This Week Quota Plan and $1,000 Fee! Remove Inferior Leaf From Market The sale of scrap tobacco was vir-1 tuaily ruled out this week when the North Carolina Supreme Court up-1 held the constitutionality of a $1,0110. license fee for the purchase of the inferior type of tobacco in each county where operations were t handled. The test case was brought] by the K. B. F-icklen Tobacco Corn , pany against A. J Maxwell, com- [ missioner t?f revenue Scrap tobacco sales have been | limited under the allotment system farmers finding it more profitable' to sell their surplus poundage fi five cents per unit rather than use their cards in the marketing of the inferior tobacco for one or two cents a pound. No official estimate is available.! but it is believed that the $1,000 li cense fee for scrap tobacco dealers; and the quota system will hold mil lions of inferior tobaccos off the markets. I lie revenue accruing To" the farmer from the sale of scrap' amounts to little, but much can be gained when the farmer spreads the sorry leafue in his fields as a ferti . lizer. The tax, enacted by the 1937 Gen -eral Assembly, requires firms which' purchase scrap tobacco to pay a $1, 000 annual license fee for each coun ty in which they operate Associate Justice Heriot Clarkson who wrote the opinion in the case, held that the tax was not "discrimi natory, unreasonable, prohibitory or vaeue." : 1 "If the amount of the tax is such 1 as to render it onerous," lie wrote 1 "the primaly lecouiso of ihc taxpay er is to the legislative forum, the power of this court to deal with such matters is exceptional Unusual. rather than general and ordinary." Justice Clarkson pointed out that a tax on scrap tobacco enacted by the 1935 general assembly was de [ flared nnfnrml itnt innaJ -btrt?Ott grounds "of vagueness and unccr ; Utility." "The act here considered is free of the fatal shortcomings of the prior act," he added. The Lions Club held their regu lar monthly meeting last night with j an increased attendance. An enjoy -j able oyster supper was served the j members. State and County Democrats Report Additional Cains Single Loss Reported in the County Opposed to Crop Control North Carolina and Martin Coun their party in foreign states got busy last Tuesday in an off-year election to bokitei then stjengtli at home, official returns showing that they polled one of the largest ma jnnties Liver the Republicans in this county in years while those in the State invaded Republican strong holds that had not been touched in almost half a century. Martin County gave 1.195 votes to its Democratic forces, the opposi tion slipping in for the mere crumbs -29 votes one precinct. Roberson vilie, cast more than one-third of those. The election in this county was listless, the Republicans apparently figuring their ease was hopeless, and the Democrats-knowing that it ? was not at all necessary to take time to vote. Pollholders Called in the citizens and insisted that they vote. A look into the State returns, one sees only two dark spots, and one of those is brightened by the fact that the voters were not so much in terested in parties as they were in the candidates. Running on a Re publican ticket, B. Ray Cohoon was elected sheriff of. Tyrrell County over Robert 1, Swain The vote there was close, Cohoon polling 729 votes to 72-1 for Swam The other spot was down in Sampson County and interest is added to the defeat by-the tact that that territory is a hot bed for the anti-crop control movement. Cherokee went Republi can, but up in Yadkin the I)ertio-> triali. eloctod a nu'iohoi of tin Slate House of Representatives for the first time in nearly half a century. A Democratic seat in the State Sen ate was added to the list along with (Continued on page four) Local Store Sale Vttracts Throngs r Recognized as one of the greatest selling events ever held in eastern North Carolina, the sale of Harrison Hi others and Company attracted record crowds at its opening here yesterday morning. Plate glass win ? dows were?hard?pressed as the throngs crowded around the two en trances to the big store, and the own ers found it necessary tq close the doors for short periods to prevent complete.congestion inside. Shoppers from over a wide terri tory were here to share in'the store wide bargains. New crowds and many of those here yesterday are in usual bargains. Although thousands of dollars worth of merchandise were moved yesterday, the stock ap pears hardly touched, and there are yet thousands of bargains. Liquidating the estate in its en tirety, the administrators say the stock must go, and the sale will con tinue until it is sold. OFFICIAL RETURNS, BY PRECINTS, FOR STATE, COUNTY OFFICERS Although comparatively few participated, Martin County Democrats continued to hold high the torch of Democracy last Tuesday when they visited the polls in an off-year election, an election that carried little local interest. Official returns, canvass ed by precinct and county board of election officials here yesterday, show the Democrats swept the county by a vote of 1,195 to 29. The Tuesday vote was unusually small, but exceeded that for the off-year election four years ago. Casting 1.244 votes this week, the electors asserted hardly more than one-sixth of their estimated strength in this county. Two years ago nearly 4,600 votes were cast in the county. Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne and Sheriff C. B Roebuck led the ticket with 1,195 votes each. The only oddity was the opposition to Representative H. G. Horton. John Cooke was given one vote in the Williamston box for'member of the State House of Representatives. The county vote for State, U. S. Senate, National House of Representatives, State Senator and county officers follows h> precincts: _ ASSOCIATE JUSTICE STATE SUPREME COURT FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES V. s. Senate STATE SENATE COl'NTY OFFICERS COMMISSIONERS r Jamesvillr Williams .... Griffins Bear Oram WiUiamston Kebersoo Title Gold Paint _ Poplar Point 8 7Vi m ? '>S U P !" 11 l? SI 88 88 38 38 38 88 88 88 95 88 85 318 318 316 78 73 78 168 158 158 41 41 41 58 58 59 54 53 S3 54 58 58 78 78 .78 11 ? "" *1188 MB 11B 11? iM8 11?7 11M mi iiu 1144 m^ius nu nil ??