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Advertisers Will Find Our Col umn* ? Latchkey to over 1,600 , Home* of Martin County. THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Label on Your Paper, A* It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expire* VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 3 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday, January 10, 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899 Says Cultivation Of Honesty Needed To Correct Vote Evils Corrupt Election Practices Offer State Serious Problem ? "The cultivation of honesty and decency will offer about the only solution to the corrupt practices surrounding the political elections in thia State," Mr. Sylvester Peel, chairman of the Martin bounty Board of Elections said last week end in commenting on the proposed changes in the election laws in the current General Assembly. The problem is far more serious than many of us think." Mr Peel continued, pointing out that many people whose names are now on the registration books had the promise of the State that they would never have to register again. The county elections official is of the opinion that a new registration will give rise to more problems than there are now. To abolish the absentee ballot in ita entirety would be contrary to the constitution which guarantees every man the right to vote, provid ed he c4n meet certain qualifica tions and he is held at home by ill ness, it would be contrary to the constitution to deny him the ballot," the elections official reasoned On those grounds, the chairman of the elections board in this county ex ing the absentee voting system. Mr. Peel is in perfect accord with the movement to lift the widespread corruption from around the ballot bo*, and believes it can be done without a new registration and with out abolishing the absentee ballot. He would call for a complete re vision of the registration books. The names of voters who have passed away or moved to other states would be removed from the list by the county election board or some oth er designated authority. New laws, governing the distribution of absen tee ballots would be passed, and the names of absentee voters would be published in county papers before the election with notice to the gen eral public to report any apparent irregularities It was pointed out that possibly as many as four or five hundred people whose names are now on the registration books could not be put back again if a new registration were called, and that a new regis tration would add hundreds of names that are not now on the books. "But, after all," Mr. Peel aaid, it is impossible to have clean elections unless honesty and decency are cul tivated on a greater extent than in Mr. Peel, now nearing his eighties recalled with pride the record main tained at the ballot box in this coun ty under him as chairman of the board of elections. "We have made mistakes, but the elections officials and the voters have been honest and fair in preparing for and participat ing in elections, and it is diffcult for us in this county to understand how there could be so many evils sur rounding the ballot box in other sections of the State." ? H. G. Horton Gets Committee Places Hii wings partially clipped be cause he took a definite stand in the speakership race In the State House of Representatives, H. G. Horton, Martin representative, nevertheless drew some important committee as signments this week at the hands of D. L. Ward, speaker ?While he does not head any of the committees as chairman, Represen tative Horton holds membership in the powerful finance committee. He is also a member of the following committees: Judiciary No 2, Elec tions and Election Laws, Unem ployment Compensation, Education, Higher Education. Corporations, Deaf and Dumb. Mr. Horton, it was generally be lieved, would have landed the chair manship of the strong appropriations committee had his candidate, Vic tor Bryant, of Durham, gained the speakership. > Nine Marriage Licenses Issued First Nine Days The new year is off to a good start in the Martin County marriage li cense bureau, Register J. Sam Get linger Mating late yesterday that the office had averaged one sale each day for the first nine in the year. Patronage is coming principally and almost entirely from the color ed population. Out of the first nine licensee issued, eight of them were (or colored couples. Application for $72,000Loan From Government Approved An application for a $72,000 from the federal government for financ ing a general improvement program was approved by the Atlanta office last Saturday, the action giving a new hope for the project that was virtually abandoned a few days be fore. The application was approved without qualifications, but the un successful execution of the program now rests with the Public Works Administration office in Washing ton. Under the old law the govern - ment made a direct grant of $52,200 to the town on condition that work on the program was to be started be fore January 1. The town was plan 1% I IS ii, f lrtQi AA11 |m?Lu>_ J? i -mng to ilottt m uonus xu match the $52,200 grant, but refus ed to pay the rate of interest charg ed by private bond companies. Con siderable delay was experienced and the application to the government for the $72,000 loan at 4 per cent was made after the deadline The PWA fund was not depleted, but it was the opinion of the Atlanta of fice that all money not contracted for by January 1 would be returned to the treasury. However, it is pos sible that the PWA will be contin ued by the present Congress, and if it is then the loan will go through at 4 per cent, and the work on the program should get underway with--! in two or three months. If that portion of the PWA fund that was not used is returned to the Treasury, and Congress makes ntr provision for continuing the agen cy then it is quite apparent that the proposed $124,000 improvement pro gram here will fall through. 4 Hfii iiMii MT II O ~ t_ -. ? ? J rp.. rtiioiney vv. ii. v^ouui ii atiu 1 ictuj* urer N C. Green were in Atlanta last Friday and Saturday in the in terest of the program, and they were assured that the town's application would receive, every possible con sideration. Postal Receipts Reach Record Figure Locally REBATES Fiimen?of this cuuul; wttt have until Saturday of this week to file their claims for tax re bates paid on rasoline used in farm work during the past quar ter, Mr. G. H. Harrison, of the Harrison Oil Company, an nounced today. These rebates run well into the hundreds of dollars, but to get them, farmers must file proper claims. The Harrison Oil Company has the proper forms for filing the claims and the management will assist the far mers in preparing the forms, it was stated. Senators Of Second District Placed On Manv Committees Rodman Heads the Power ful Appropriations Group William B. Rodman and D. Brad-1 ford Fearing, State senators from this, the second senatorial district, drew many committee assignments at the hands of Lieutenant W. P. Horton, president of the senate, last week Senator Rodman, assigned the chairmanship of the power appro priations committee, holds a rank ing position in the upper house and shares with Senator Fearing in the membershps of various other com mittees. Senator Fearing heads the committee on institutions for the deaf, and holds membership on the powerful appropriations committee The Washington senator was plac ed on most of the important com mittees, and possibly has a record when it comes to the group assign ments. His second term ranks him at the top. The Dare senator did not do so bad as he holds membership on important committees Besides being chairman of the appropriations committee, Senator Rodman is a member of the follow ing committees: Judiciary, Election Laws, Education, Constitutional Amendments, Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce, Public Welfare, Un employment Compensation, Rules, Insurance, Public Utilities, Commer cial Fisheries, Courts- and Judicial Districts, Trustees of the University, Consolidated Statutes, Rules, Water Commerce, Congressional Districts, Railroads, Senatorial Districts, and Military Affairs. Mr. Rodman, an attorney and representative of a pub lic utility, is well acquainted with the tasks assigned him on most of the committees. In addition to heading the Com mittee on Institutions for the Deaf, Senator Fearing is a member of the following committees: Appropria tions, Election Laws, Constitutional Amendments, Public Welfare, Insur ance, Conservation and Develop ment, Commercial Fisheries, En grossed Bills, Institution for the Blind, Caswell Training School, Fed eral Relations, Journal, Justices of the Peace. Library, and Claims. ? Able Ta Be Out John Frank Allsbrooks, young aon of Officer and Mrs. J. H. Allsbrooks who was painfully injured when struck by an automobile on East Main Street here December 29, is able to be out today, and is getting along all right Business Increase Is jSmaLL However, i During Past Year) Total Business For Period Almost Totals $21,000.00 Postal receipts reached an all office I ,record ,n 'he Williamston I office last year when stamp sales I approximated $21,000 and general I act,vu.es were greatly increased ' We have Just completed one of ?he busiest years in the local office " Postmaster Leslie T Fowden said Stamp sales totaled $20,721 76 for he period the postmaster explain If so .1 h handl,n? of thousands of small denomination stamps was necessary tn Krin? cash -ggggga^^-tQ-bring in tliut '"mo."* In 1937, the local office reported n increase in business of approxi matcly $3,000, and when 1838 rolled in. Postmaster Fowden well realiz ed that his office would do well to maintain that record. Adverse con fa l'?ea "''7 markt'Ls opened last fall caused concern, but the office continued to hold its own and at the us own and al U-mber 3. it o un uect-mbcr 31 it showed arr increase of $19.07 Post master Fowden, after considering condition, as they existed during gain W,8S abOUI 88 P^'Pd^ofJhat 8 in for it was a gain, after all ? as he was over the approximately $3,000 increase the year before. _ After experiencing a marked de crease in stamp sales ln the f,r-t quarter of las, year the office start. gaining m the second quarter ?nd forged ahead during the few and! of'l be'0rC Cl,ristmas Thous ands of 1-cent stamps were sold in r-cSjr"" sal^Tv3?"^ reC?rds 5,amP ar, ? b17UanerS 1937 ah" '938 are, as follows. '?? Second 4,897.10 4 889 37 ur'h 6.043.43 ??0247 Sectmd * 5,197 34 * 4,724.61 ??"d 4,654 82 5,000.31 in,r<J 4 8Q7 in ?H?etart. .e..$20'70269 Tho / a as ^,7Z].7( remaf "ct that 'he postal receiph remained virtually the same durinj itua as com Da rett ?,,n. toon 1938 a *"'ua"y me same durin( 1938 a, compared with 1937 indicate! * general business about held its OWH CflBslHflPtWa man.. . b"?inegg about held iti factor, rmr7naT,yTOT3Vnratlh IS aS '11""' """*? y ars, the money order busines' flowed a decline at the local off.ce Several big sale, at home .7 thought to have affected the mom order busmen,. According ,0 the rec' ords, the money order business to 'a"?d $113,391.06 i? ,e38 as com Par* with ,134,676 20, a decrease o .maM'tTter F?Wden Mid 'hat the .mall office was crowded during the w^s needed "h"' addi,i?n81 h"" was needed However, we are look 7* in?rW(7d 10 beUer facilities for 'he new building now well under construc tion is completed," Mr. Fowden add Junior Woman's Club Will Hold Regular Meeting Tonight at eight o'clock the Jun ior Woman'i Club will hold their regular meeting at the Woman'i /Club. All memberi are urged to at Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Grouj In Session County Branch Has Nearly Million Dollars in Force Making marked gains during the past year and showing an unusually strong financial rating, the Martin County Branch of the North CaHP lina Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance "held a meeting or its "membership in the county courthouse last Saturday morning. The session attracted no jarge attendance, but the renresen taHvg_jjroup handled the business before the meeting and formulated plans and policies for the operation of the branch during the new year ?The report of the secretarv-treas urer. James L. Coltrain, proved very interesting in that it showed the as sociation to be in the stongest finan cial condition since it was organized years ago. At the present time. Mr Coltrain's report shows, there are 800 policyholders in the association with approximately $800,000 of in surance in force During 1938, the association reported a gain in busi ness of between seventy-five and one hundred thousand dollars, the total business Hearing an all-time record. According to the secretary's an nual report, the association had an exceptionally successful year in 1938 During the period, losses were limited t.i | $7si| .)n|j t,x[1| n including salaries, were held to minimum of around $400 I'lacing an assessment of only 50 centji on each $100 insurance, the company increased its reserve fund to almost $9,000 during the year. Four years ago, the association started the new year with no bal ance in its reserve fund "Fortune has been good to us, and today we are approaching the goaPof $10,000 set five years ago," Mr Sylvester Peel, president of the local unit of the association, said following the meeting Saturday. James L. Coltrain who has faith fully served the association in the past as secretary-treasurer, was re elected to that position, and he is] now in his 27th term. Mr. Sylvester Peel enters upon his fifth term as president of the association, and Mr. Joseph S. Griffin continues as vice president The old board of directors, Includ ing Messrs W B. Harrington, S. T. Everett, W M. Green, Joshua I,. Col train, W S. Rhodes, S T. Woolard and Joseph S. Griffin was re-elected for the new year. Secretary CoUrain and Mr. S T. Everett were named delegates to attend the annual meeting of the State Association to be held in Ral eigh on the 19th of this month After a short discussion of thiT problem, the meeting unanimously voiced itself against abolishing the individual units of the associaton and combining them into one State organization. The secretary pointed out while there were (xissibly some advantages to be gained by combin ing all the units into one association for the State, the costs for such an organization would be far greater than are now in the individual un its, certainly in Martin County. The delegates to the State meeting were instructed to oppose any action pro posing to consolidate the several branches. ? The board of directors and offi cers of the association are schedul ed to hold a business meeting here on Tuesday of next week for a dis cusxion of several problems now facing the organization Y ouths Leave r or Civilian C amps Nine Martm County youths left here early this morning for Wash ington where they will take exami nations for entrance in the Civilian Conservation Corps. There are openings for only six, County wel fare authorities explaining that the three alternates might gain places if the other counties in this district fail to fill their quotas. More than fifty applications were received from youths in this coun ty. The CCC is receiving white youths only in the present enroll ment. The boys leaving this morning for the camp were: Robert E Roberson, of Robersonville; Allen Warren, Jr., ing, of Parmele; LeRoy Martin, Wil liamston R. F D. 3; Charles Buie Rogerson, Williamston R. F. D. 2; Jesse Bell Harrison, WilharnsTon ft F. D. 1; Bonnie Haywood Dai I, Has sell. William Edgar Price, Hamilton; and G. B. Edmondson, Williamston R F D. 3. Successful candidates will be lo cated in one of three camps, New Holland, Manteo, or Washington'. County Farm Bureau Plans Big Membership Drive in Preparation For Any Priee Emergency In Fall Strong Farm Organization WiFl Brighten Fall Outlook Discussing the farm situation at 1 meeting of Mjartin County Farm bureau members here last evening, [arm leaders were of the opinion that the building up of a strong or ganization of farmers now would brighten the price outlook for next fall. 'If we can perfect a strong or ganization of tens of thousands of farmers now and have it ready to strike should any emergency present itself, we can look to the fall mar keting season with a greater assur ance of fair prices than we could it we sit idly by and wait for someone else to fight our battle," it was pointed out. The government places aside around 30 per cent of customs re ceipts to bolster farm prices, and the. tobacco farmers are already looking to that fund as their one main hope for help when the rec ord crop, now being planned, starts moving to market next fall. A strong organization tan be of great value to agriculture now in tliat iL can work?fm?mci eased belief 11 pay ments under the soil conservation program "Control has been de feated, but we are not licked yet. and we must fight harder now than ever," farm leaders said at the meet ing in addressing an appeal to every Martin County farmer to support the Farm Bureau membership drive now underway in this county. "Industry is represented in the State- Legislature and the National] Congress Let us get busy and sup port a representative of our own) there." farm leaders declared With a strong organization ready and able to act next fall, it is not assuming too much to say that cred it sources that are now frozen al most tight would begin to thaw out Merchants could look to the future with more optimism, and general conditions would be better," it was pointed out Albemarle Church Croup in Annual Meet Here Today Presbyterians Gather in Lo cal Church This'Morn ing at 10:45 , The Presbytery of Albemarle opened its Mid-winter session in the auditorium of the Presbyterian Church of Williamston at 10:45 this morning with the following elders and ministers present: elders, J T Lawrence of Leggetts. John 11. Kobe!son ol Witiianision, E. Y Joy ner of Rocky Mount, Tillctfof Eliz abeth City and others. The ministers present were J- C Whitley of La Grange, H. K Dudley, of Kinston, Hugh Scott of (Joldsboro, II. R Mc Fadyen of Pinetops, 11. M Wilson of Farmville, J T. Wildman of Pa I mele, J. A Satterfield of Rocky Mount. J Ray Dickens of Maccles field, E; C. I <y nch of Wilson, and J. Norton Dendy of Tarborp, N. C. After the singing of Hymn 323, "Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us," | the Presbytery was led by prayer "by Rev. 11. K Dudley. Following the prayer Rev Hugh Scott called the Presbytery to order. In the absence of Rev. K. E. McCIure ol New bci n, who is the stated clerk of the Pres bytery and who is studying in the Union Theological Seminary of Rich , mond, in Virginia during the month j of January, the Rev. II. K Dudley, permanent clerk, presided The Rev. Z. T. Piephoff of Wil liamston, welcomed the Presbytery to Williamston and the moderator] responded. The first item of business was the dismissal of the Rev. R C. Grady, i late pastor of the Presbyterian church in Greenville to Cleveland Presbytery of Ohio. Presbytery then voted to give 2! 1-2 per cent of its regular benevo lent askings for 1939-40 to the Com mittee of Religious Education fori _work among the Presbyterian Stu ! dents at State College, the Univer-j sity of North Carolina. North Caro-i | lina Teachers College, East Carolina Teachers College and other State in-1 stitutions. 1 The Presbytery then approved number of changes in the Confes-1 sion of Faith and Catechisms of the (Continued on page six) 1 Firemen Effect Makeshift In Answering Call Today \ With the town's fire truck tem porarily out of commission, local | firemen were handicapped and puz zled when a call was received from I "the colored section of Warren | Street' at 11:30 this morning Placing several extinguishers in private cars and a few hundred feet of iiose^in a town garbage truek, the volunlecru hurried to Wanen lltuet to find the fire out upon their ar rival. The truck was out of commission whrhr mechanics weie making re pairs to the clutch. The machine is now ready for operation, but Fire Chief Hall stated that a new clutch would be necessary. Confined to a small grass plot on I West Warren Street, the fire did no| damage. INCREASE An increase of Jo per cent in The 1939 tobacco transplanting* over those for 1939 was predict ed over the week-end by State farm leaders. The prediction was made following a survey con ducted in most of the tobacco growing counties in this sec tion. While an increase in the crop is anticipated in this county, Martin farmers are not expect ed to go that far in an expan sion program this coming sea son. Tolnjceo Remains I nder Conservation Setup Despite Vote E. Y. Floyd Explains That Farmers Can Still Earn Payments K Y Floyd, AAA executive offi cer at State College, reminds North jt ding tobacco marketing quotas did not affect the agrciultural con servat ion pmgr;im fur tobacco "Each tobacco grower can earn a payment on the normal produc tion of Ins acreage allotment by planting within the allotment, un less he also grows cotton and know ingly overplants his cotton allot merit," Floyd said. "In that case he cannot receive a conservation payment on cotton, to bacco or any other crop, or for car- j tying out soil-buildtrig practices if; he knowingly overplants his cotton| allotment in a year when cotton marketing quotas are in effect. Cot ton quotas for 1939 were approved in the referendum December 10 The Triple-A official also said it was important for tobacco growers to remember that if they oVerplant their tobacco acreage allotments un der the conservation program they run the risk of losing all of their conservation payments on cotton and other crops. "II a tobacco grower overplants," from bis tobacco payment. The de duction will be made not only from the payment calculated on the nor mal production of his tobacco al lotment, but also from the conserva tion payment that otherwise might be due on cotton, peanuts and 9 th er crops and for soil-building prac tices. "This means tliat the tobacco grower who overplants stands the risk of having such a large deduc lion made that he will not get any conservation payment on any crop or for any soil-building practice car ried out." Car Stolen In Stokes is Recovered Here Sunday A 1935 V-8 Ford stolen in Stokes was recovered?here- $u?dey elter noon by Patrolman H. W. Rothrock. Arthur Mayo, young colored boy, who was alleged to have stolen the car from his grandfather, was ar rested and jailed. Mayo was later turned over to Pitt County authori ties. Well-Known County Farmers Heading Drive For Memtiers^ Forces For Action Next Fall fe Apparently anticipating a drop in tobacco prices, North Carolina Farm Duieau off mat' ,m recruiting the forces of the organization for action if any emergency presents itself next fall when a new leaf crop goes on the market Refusing to remain idle and accept their fate without murmur, a large group of Martin farmers met in the agricultural building here last night, and show ing a keen interest and a willing ness to act, mapped plans to build up a strong organization and be pre pared should starvation prices face them in the zero hour Two teams, one headed by Farm er Van Taylor and the other by Farmer Charlie Daniel, have start ed work reel anting forces of the Farm Bureau in tins county, and in? dications point to a hot and interest ing contest between now and the latter part of the month. Attending bus second meeting in the county w ithin the past few days, J T Cooper, Farm Bureau field representative, appealed to the far triers, to get behind the organization and be prepared for any emergen cy "(let behind your organization now and let those who may have to go to Washington next fail that they have your support," Mr. Cooper said, explaining that the farmer is facing a period similar to that of 1933. He added that the Farm Bureau, while devoting much attention to tobacco and prices, is interested in the gen eral welfare of the farmer, and that the North Carolina unit will meet in HaleiL'h on Thursday of this week for a discussion of State "legislation. With control defeated, there is some hope to be found in the fund created from custom receipts, and if tobacco prices are low next fall4 we will need some of that money," Mr. Cooper continued. "But we will need help in advancing any claim to that money," he added, explaining that by liberally supporting the Farm Bureau it will be possible to turn to that organization The danger facing the tobacco far mer was pointed out by Mr. Cooper when he said that on a simile farm in Georgia twenty new tobacco barns are being constructed, and that sntilh of Wj|vft>n and Kinston, far mers are planning an increase of from 30 to 00 per cent in their crops. Men..let's act now and not "wait," lie appealed to the group of leading county farmers The fight was on, and Mr C 1. Daniel, taking the floor, said, I hope we will not do as the prodigal son did, and watt until we get down with thediogs and eat husks from the corn before we do something. There is no doubt but what we need a strong farm bureau and I appeal to every farmer in the county to get behind the move ment.'' Farm Bureau President C. A Rob (Continued on page six) Two Face Larcenv Charge In Courts Kdwurd Lingo and Joseph Gardy. turned here lust Friday from Hazel town, 1'a , for trial in the Martin County Superior Court in a case charging them with the larceny of two motorcycles. They were accom panied from the Pennsylvania City by Captain Farmer and W. S. Hunt of the North Carolina Highway Pa trol. Lingo, 25, and Gardy, 21, are al leged to have stolen the motorcycles from Jimmie Smith, thrill driver at the Williamston Fair here last Sep tember The two young men main tain th<0' were working for Smith and that he owed them money. When they loaded the motorcycles on a "truck and started for Kins ton, the two went to Pennsylvania. Ac cording to court records, the two men were working for Austin C. Wilson, promoter for the Jlnunle Smith thrill shows. Upon their return here, they were placed under $500 bonds, and un able to raise that amount they were placed in jail. Bond will be arrang ed within the next day or two how ever, it waa learned.
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