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County Court Has
Twenty-Four Cases
For Trial Monday
Session Was First Held in
The County Since
April 3rd
Holding its first ssesion since
April 3, the Martin County Record
er's court found last Monday a large
number of cases had accumulated
during the period the superior court
was in session for the trial of civil
cases only. In one-third or eight ol
the twenty-four cases, the defend
ants were charged with drunken
driving, the number breaking all
records for the alleged violation.
Judge H. O. Peel and Solicitor D.
E. Johnson settled down early that
morning for a full day's work, and
Dy the middle of the afternoon "they
had virtually cleared the docket and
made ready for the adjournment of
the tribunal.
Very few of the cases were con
tinued, but prayer for judgment fig
ured prominent in the proceedings
In the case charging A. Dawson
Griffm with an assault, the follow
ing judgment was ordered entered
on the records: "Defendant being in
court under a capias for violation or |
a suspended judgment, the court did
rot invoke the suspended sentence,
but warned the defendant to abide
by same."
Jasper Williams, charged with Iar
ccny and receiving, was found not
guilty.
When the prosecuting witness,
Bert N. Jackson showed she was un
willing to testify for the State, the
court taxed her with the cost in the
case charging Ernest Bonner with
an assault.
Prayer for judgment was contin
ued until June 5 in the cane charging
James S. Marriner with drunken
driving. The defendant pleaded
guilty in the case.
William Ward pleaded guilty and
the case charging him with drunk
en driving was continued under
prayer for judgment until May 15
After pleading not guilty, Joseph
Bynum was adjudged guilty of
drunken driving by the court ani
was fined $50, taxed with the cost
and has his license revoked for a
year. He appealed to the superior
court and bond was fixed in the sum
of $100.
Pleading guilty of drunken driv
ing, Virgil Jackson, Jr.. was fined
$50, taxed with the costs and had his
operator's license suspended for 12
months.
The case charging Ivey Bryan,
with drunken driving was continued
under prayer for judgment until
next Monday, the defendant having
pleaded guilty in the case.
Junior Spruill pleaded guilty of
drunken driving and drew a $50
fine. His license was revoked for
one year and he was taxed with the
case cost.
W. T. Williams was fined $50, tax
<*d with the cost and had hig op^ra
tor's license revoked for one year
in the case charging him with
drunken driving;
At the end of the State's evidence
a motion for judgment as of not
guilty was nnrf granted in Ihc
case charging Joe Hollis with hit
and run driving.
Charged with operating an auto
mobile without license, Jasper Wil
liams pleaded guilty and'the court
fined him $25 and taxed him with
the. oost.
The case charging Gus Knight
with violation of the liquor laws,
was continued under prayer for
judgment until May 8, the defend
ant having entered a plea of guil
ty
Fined $25 and taxed with the cost
for peddling, J. H. Godfrey appeal
ed to the superior court. Bond was
required in the sum of $100.
Oscar Hagan, the man who has
been a thorn in the side of those
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Building And Loan
Re-Elects Officers
Meeting in annual session in the
courthouse here last Tuesday, stock
holders of the Martin County Build
ing and Loan association gave the
officeri and directors a unanimous
vote of endorsement when the" group
was re-elected in its entirety.
C. A. Harrison was elected to
head the association as president, C.
D. Cantarphen was named vie?
president, Mrs. Veils Andrews
Wynne, treasurer, and Wheeler Mar
tin, attorney and secretary.
The names of the re-elected direc
tors are: C. A. Harrison. C. D. Car
starphen. Wheeler Martin, Jesse
Whitley, J. E. King, N. C. Green, W.
C. Manning, K. & Crawford, C. B.
Clark, Sr? F. J. Margolis and Don
Matthews.
Daily Vacation Bible School
To (Jet Underway Next Week
The fourth annual Daily Vacation
Bible school will get underway next
Monday morning in the Christian
church at 9 o'clock. There will be an
assembly of all the children from the
beginners through the intermediates.
With the cooperation of the play
ground leaders there is being plan
ned some fine recreation for the
boys, while suitable recreation- is al
so planned for the girls. The junior
and intermediate girls will have
handicraft projects as in former
years.
This school, sponsored by the min
isterial association is one of the out
standing cooperative' enterprises of
our community. Now that school is
out and it is a bit early for the scat
tering of our children and the grow
ing importance of the school bids
fair to make this two weeks the best
yet had in daily vacation Bible
school work. The pastors and super
intendents of the several church
schools are urging the parents to
plan lor their children to be in at
tendance at the beginning and en
courage them to remain through the
commencement program
The following teachers and work
ers will constitute the faculty for the
present two weeks of training:
Principal, Miss Ruth Manning;
superintendent of" beginners, Mrs. s.
J. Maxwell, and Mrs. Bob Carver
and Miss Catherine Manning, assist
ants, superintendent of primaries,
Miss Josephine Harrison, and Miss
Marjorie Dunn, Mrs. John Hardy,
and Mrs. C. B. Leggett, assistants;
superintendent of juniors, Mrs. Bet
ty Eason, and Mrs. Cecil Weeks,
Mrs. J. 11. Smith. Miss Thelma Grif
fin and Mrs. Urbin Rogers, assist
ants; intermediate, Mrs. E. M. Tra
hey, Mrs. Lloyd Arscotl and Miss
Doris Moore; entertainment, Mrs. J.
E. King, and handicraft, Miss Iron?
Mizellu
PRESIDENT
Clifton Everett, young son of
IVtor. and Mrs. R. S. Everett, of
near Robersonville, was recent
ly elected president of the Wake
Forest Law School. Everett, suc
ceeding Charles Manning, of
Williamston, is the second Mar
tin County man to occupy the
enviable position.
Report For April
Shows Busy Time
In Sheriffs Offiee
Jail Turnkey Sets a New
High Record During
The Period
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Handling 97 prisoners, caring for
a recorder's court session and a two
weeks' term of superior .court and
trxectiting the regular dutios of the
office. Sheriff C B Roebuck and
his helpers worked themselves al
most to a frazzle during the month
of April. The jail turnkey, repre
senting the number of persons plac
ed in iail. reached an all-time high
during the period. However, about
forty of those placed in the jail last
month were federal prisoners, but
while here they had to have the
attention o'f the sheriff and Jaile. I
Roy Peel. The number of other ar-1
rests was slightly above the aver
age for the particular mdfft'h, how
ever.
One of the most striking features
in the officer's monthly report to
the commissioners on the first Mon
day was the amount of taxes col
lected during April. Ordinarily, col
lections in April hardly exceed a
thousand dollars, but last month the
office collected $2,500.86, most ol
that amount having been paid by
small property owners who received
their soil conservation checks. It
will be recalled that the tax collec
_tions were swelled by the soil con
servation checks received during the
month of March.
During last month the office serv
ed half dozen warrants, fifty-one
subpoenas, twenty-six civil papers,
five claim and delivery papers, one
ejectment and one execution.
The office was in charge of the
court off and during two weeks.
Three cars were operated a total of
4,377 miles by the sheriff and his
deputies running down criminals,
serving papers and raiding stills.
In addition to the regular work
coming under the office, the sheriff
and his men were active in the en
forcement of the liquor laws.
During th past few days there
has been a marked decline in the
duties of the office, and it is expect
ed the officers will have a quiet
time until they start a campaign in
early June to kill all dogs in the
county that have not been vaccinat
ed ip accordance with State law.
Larry's Laundry To
Open For Business
Here Next Monday
Modern Plant Equipped To
Offer Efficient and
Quick Service
Larry's Laundry, modernly equip
ped to render an efficient and quick
service to the people of this section,
will open for business in its new
plant on West Warren Street here
next Monday.
Completing the installation of a
dozen orhnore machines this week,
the operators reported successful
tests yesterday morning, and plans
were then rushed to completion foi
opening the plant next Monday
Field work was started yesterday by
the manager, Larry Wade, while
llurshel Miller, plant manager, made
ready to start operations on a reg
ular schedule early next .Monday
morning
Wade, a member of tin1 Martins'
pitching staff, is at home in tL?
laundry business. For six yeais li"
was closely connected with the op
eration of a large plant in Alabama
and he, with Mr. Miller, who has
twelve years experience in the busi
ness, are well fitted for the new eh
terprise here. They have a complete
plant with new and modern equip
ment to handle a large business. In
the list of machinery are throe
presses for shirts, four presses for
linen, two presses for wool and silk.;,
special presses for collars and
sleeves and a big four-roller flat
iron worker in addition to numerous
folding and finishing boards.
Mrs. Mary Coltrain will have
charge of the office, and the plant
as a whole will employ sixteen or
more workers, several of whom have
had extensive experience in the bus
ine&s.
Wade will solicit the trade in Wil
liarnston. and Mrs. Thomas, of Ham
ilton, will solicit work for the plant
in the towns of Hamilton, Oak City,
Gold Point, Robersonville, Everett*
and several other neighboring towns
later on.
Regular calls will be established
according to schedule, but special
collections will be effected upon the
receipt of instructions to the planf
Clothes picked up on Monday will
be returned on Wednesday and so
on throughout the week with spec
ial attention assured for rush orders.
In connection with the laundry
business, the management will main
tain and operate a modern dry
cleaning and pressing business.
Locating the laundry here, the
management has gone to great ex
pense to make available a reliable
and efficient service to people in this
section, and the operators earnestly
and cordially solicit the support of
everyone.
During the first week, the man
agement is offering special prices for
a 12 pound balanced bundle. The
management solicits inquiries and
invites inspection of the plant which
is constructed in accordance with
the most modern sanitary laws. All
employees hold health certificates,
and will be carefully trained to of
fer a reliable service to the firm's
patrons.
Atlantic Christian Glee
Club To Be Here Sunday
The spring visit of the glee club
from Atlantic Christian College will
be made at the Williamston Christ
ian church on Sunday ihofning at
II a. m. Dr. Howard S. Hilley, pres
ident of the college, will accompany
the glee club and will speak at the
close of the program. The public is
ihvitsd to attend.
N. J. Corey Dies
At Home In Bear
Grass Yesterday
Funeral For Well-Known
Citizen Held This
Afternoon
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Noah James Corey, highly respect
ed Martin County citizen, died at
his home in Bear Grass Township
on the Washington Road yesterday
afternoon at 1 o'clock following a
comparatively short period of ill
ness. Seventy-four years old on last
April 4, Mr Corey had been in de
clining health for some time, but I
he was able to be and attend to
some duties about his home and
store until just a few weeks ago. He
sutfered a complication of ailments. |
and his recovery was not expected I
after his condition became gradual j
ly worse within the past several
weeks.
The son of the late Henry and'
lieppie Elizabeth Roberson Corey,
he was born in Griffins Township,
the youngest of a large number oft
children. In young manhood lie was
married to Miss Millie Frances Grif
fin who died nearly a quarter of a
century ago. Two sons, Messrs. R '
Slier rod and Arthur Corey, proini I
nent farmers of Giffins Township.'
survive the union, lie later married
Miss Mamie Coltrain who survives
When a comparatively young man
Mr. Corey opened a small country :
store at the old home in Griffins
Township. Liuler he moved Ins busi
ness to the Washington Road in I
Bear Grass Township. The spot was
named after him. Later he moved a
short distance away and continued
the business. Observing the golden
rule m business, Mr. Corey met with
success in his business and farming
ventures. He was a member of the
old school, valuing honesty and rec
ognizing the sanctity of an obliga
tion lie confined his activities to
within his own family and circle ot
friends, but he looked upon every
one as a friend. He was a quiet and
unassuming husband and father,
one who instilled in the hearts and
souls of his children righteousness
and fairness toward all nuh-r
Mi Corey was long a member of
the church at Macedonia, and tin*
last rites are being conducted there
this afternoon at two o'clock by Rev
D. B. Davis and Rev W. B. liar
rington. Interment will follow in the
Tice Cemetery, at Hayes' Swamp, in
Griffins Township, nor far from the
old home.
Making Plans To
Check Compliance
W illi Soil Program
Training Schools Will Bc|
Held Here During the
Next Few Days
Preliminary plans for chocking
compliance by farmers working in
cooperation with the soil conserva
tion program are being well ad
vanced in this section, T. B. Slade,
special assistant in the county
agent's office here stating today that
a training school will be held for
county supervisors here next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday and
that a school for local or commun
ity supervisors would be held with
in the near future.
Supervisors from this and a num
her of northeastern counties will at
tend the three-day school opening
here next Monday in the agrieultur
a I building. A special representative
from the State Department in Hal
eigh will come here to take charge
of the school in accordance with ar
langements made this week by
Messrs. Patton and Murphy Barnes
of the State and Federal offices.
Application blanks are now avail
able to anyone in the county wish
ing to help handle the soil compli
ance check. The blanks can be pro
cured in the office of the county
agent. Those applying for the job of
supervisor must list his schooling,
positions held, farm experience, and
answer several other allied ques
tions. Their applications will be
made subject to a check of actual
work by them in the field, Mr. Slade
explaining that the district supervi
sor will check their work and make
recommendations to the State office
where final approval is necessary
before definite assignments can be
made.
Missionary Society Will
Meet Monday Afternoon
Circle number one of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Methodist
church will meet in the home of Mrs.
S. C Peel, Monday. May Blh, at
3:30 p. m.
Mrs. Peel and Mrs K E Harrison
will act aa Joint hostesses to the
circl*.
Numerous Sales In County
Are Subject To Mortgages
Cash sales may be slack with Mat
-tin County mcrchonta -these days,
but there ls a world of sales being
made subject to mortgages m one
form or another, according to a hur
ried review of the records in Reg
iste of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger's ofc
fice this week.
During last month the office han
selled-nearly tiUUpapers covering a
varied list of articles. Crop liens and
chattel mortgages led the list in
number, but there were quite a few
sales contracts or agreements en
tered into the records covering the
purchase of cars, talking machines,
cash registers, and numerous other
articles. Numbers of mule notes
have been filed and a few deeds
have been placed on the record
books
Handling tiu Uugt ussurlmonL ul
papers, the office collected for the
county nearly $500 last month, the
average fee ranging from forty cents
to $1.75.
A review of the papers shows
marked upward trend in the num
ber of business transactions handled
through the office of the register ui
deeds. Agreements are recorded ;n
the office for such items as plows
and minor other articles that were
seldom sold under a recorded agree
ment a few years ago It is apparent
that the practice of mortgaging is
last becoming a strangling habit and
that it will be in order with the
passing of a few more years to place
a mortgage on the new -born babe
Cold Wcallicr l)cla\s
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Transplanting ol' Leaf
Georgia Reports
Big drop; Border
drop Transplanted
Martin Farmers Are Certain
To Get Their Planned
Acreage
A marked drop in the mercury ac
companied by sleet, snow and a cold
rain has delayed the transplanting
of the tobacco crop in tins section*
farmers who bad planned to finish
the task this week stating that it
would be at least another week be
lore their plants would be large
enough for transplanting. The coTcl |
spell, bringing almost freezing tem
peratures, delayed the growth ol ,
the plants and held the transplant j
mg work at a standstill, as a whole
Some few farmers are completing!
the task this week in the county, and
possibly a few have their crops,
growing, but late reports indicate
that transplanting activities will
hardly get underway on any appro
viable seale beioie the early part <>i j
iniddlcrtif next week.
The blue mold has spent itself ap !
parently in this county, and farmer-,
are waiting for higher temperatures
that will renew plant growth.
A few farmers who have about
completed transplanting their crops
state that the cut worms are causing
some damage to the young plants
but no wide-spread damage by the
pest has been reported in the coun
ty so far.
Although sonic * farmers arc ce r
tain to experience difficulty in pro
curing plants, there are enough, as
a whole, to take care of a normal
crop and an increase possibly us
great as" 25 per cent. In one or two
communities where plants are scarce
m this county farmers'are going in
to other sections and engaging
plants. Bargaining for a large quan
tity of plants in the Kinston area a
Martin farmer went there on Tues
day to find that the hail the day be
fore-had wiped out the beds in their
entirety. Quite a few plants will be
moved into this county from the
Lumberton area, reports state.
Late information from Georgia
maintains thut the cold weather
there is retarding the crop, but de
spite that unfavorable condition fai
mers there are anticipating their
largest crop in history A reliable
communication received here today
stated that the farmers are express
ing fear that they have over'plant
ed and that they are not as encour
aged over price prospects next sum
mer.
Transplanting on the border is I
virtually complete, reports from
that area state, and the farmers got
their acreage and a sizeable i
crease.
"I'm not planning to increase my
clop very much," a Martin County
farmer said curly this week. Later it
was learned indirectly that he plan
ned to jump his crop from fifteen to
thirty-five acres.
Swainsland Revival Will
Start Monday Evening
A revival starts Monday night at
Swainsland Chapel (Batts Cross
Roads) with Rev J. M Perry
preaching Monday night. Rev. Wil
bur Bennett Tuesday night, Rev.
Garland Bland Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday nights Saturday
night there will be special services
at Sweet Home when the Lord's
supper will be observed
The Macedonia Christian Endea |
vor will attend the Swainsland acr-1
vice Monday night in a body A
special section will be reserved for
them.
CAUGHT
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Enforcing a strict observance
of the speed laws enacted by the
recent legislature, members of
the highway patrol are bringing
the speeders to justice.
Starting last Monday, Patrol
man Hunt has carried twelve
violators into justice of the
peace courts. The first driver to
fall victim in this county was
Kay B. Paul who was alleged to
have driven a truck with semi
trailer at the rate of 50 miles an
hour front Kpbersonville to Wil
liainston. lie was fined $5 and
taxed with the cost by Justice
llassell.
Speed limits are now in effect
as follows: cars, 60 miles an*"
hour; trucks with semi-trailers,
35 miles an hour, and trucks
w ith four wheel trailers, 30 miles
an hour. Drivers operating their
cars with improper lights are al
so being carried into the courts.
IV w Participate In
Kiciinial Llection
llcrr Last LuesdaN
H. Harrison Leads the
Ticket For Town * *
Commissioner
Williamstoii's biennial election
went by virtually uruioticed last
Tuesday when a mere handful, >1
voters visited the polls in the town,
hall to re-elect its hoard of coin mis
sinners and mayor for another tw<
year term. ?' ; 1:
That local eiti/ens take Iheu pol
itics more or less for granted was
evidenced in the small but virtually
unanimous vote given the old tick
et. It was a quiet time as Registrar
John E. Pope and Judges of Election
, Roy T 'Griffin and Jesse T Price pa
j tiently waited for thirty, eight to vis
I il the polling place and cast their
j votes Cat naps were taken by some
[ of the election officials as they wait
ed between visits, and others busied
; themselves with their newspapei
leading and so on during a greater
i part of the day It was a little job
for the officials to tabulate the vote
, and declare the winners
Officials described the election as
the most listless held here in many
years.
No independent ticket was offer
ed, and comparatively little scratch
mg was done when the main ballot
was placed to the test by the indi
j vidua 1 voterdf George H. Harrison,
for twenty years a member of the
board of commissioners, received a
i unanimous vote to lead the ticket
N. C. Green, ten years on the board
was next high with 37 votes Luth
er M Peel, on the board eight years
and V D. Godwin, a commissioner
I for seven years, each received 36
votes L. P. Lindsley, who is com
pleting his twelfth year as a mem
i ber .of the board, received 34 votes
to trail the ticket. Mayor J L Has
sell, who starts his fourth term next
month, received 36 votes.
Holding their last meeting a>
members of the old board, the'of
ficials will meet as a new board on
the first Monday evening in June,
their teems to run for two years.
Rev. Johnson Will Preach
In Jamesville Sunday
Rev. Wade Johnson will preach
Sunday morning at 10 a. m. at the
Jamesville Methodist church, and
in Ware's Chapel Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Marriage Licenses
Decline In County
j
During Past Month
Number Marriages Smallest
Since the Depression
Year of 1932
The tlew 1939 marriage law com
bined with a possible economic re
cession in lias part of the State vir
tually closed down the marriage li
cense business at the Martin Coun
ty bureau during the greater part of
| last month, J Sam Getsinger, reg
ister of deeds, stating that only five
licenses w ere sold, four to white and
one to colored couples in the entire
month of^\pril. The records show
that only/once 111 recent years has
the number dropped to such a low
point for the month in question.
Mack in April, 1932, w hen the eco
nomic snoe was pinching every
body's foot, the license bureau only
old five licenses, two to white and
three to colored couples.
Complete reports are not avail
able, but it is generally understood
that few couples have left this coun
ty to marry in foreign States. As
tar as it could be learned no cou
ples have offered to comply with the
law in the-eouftiy if they went out
of the State to marry.
Three of the five marriage licenses
were issued before the law became
operative in this county, one of the
applicants procuring a license on
the .day the law went into ?
Since that tune one license has been
issued each to a white and colored
couple.
The first license issued to a while
couple went to Miss Vernu Griffin
and William Howard Tyre, botli
residents of this county. John Kog
eis and Mary Lee Beach, colored,
were the other couple to get a li
cense in this county under the new
law. *
Once the new law is fully under
stood, and the courting world learns
that there isn't too much trouble to
meet the rules and regulations, it is
believed that the license bureau
business will return to normal, es
pecially since the law must be com
plied with by couples marrying out
ide the State as well as those 111 the
State
^ White
Alphuiiso?VT. L'ox, m Martin
County, and Melba Lee Whitehurst,
nf Tarboro.
William Curlyle Ayers, of lieau
lei t, and Ellen Sugg, of Houston.
Carl Hubert Wynne and Mattie
Louise Gurgunus, both of Willianis
ton.
William Howard Tyre and Verna
Griffin, both of this county.
Colored
John lingers and Mary la e Beach,
both of this county.
Enforcement Linit
Has Busy Period
ftnforcement officers, working
under the direction of* the Martin
County 'Alcoholic Beverages Control
Board, had another busy period dur
ing April, according to the monthly
report filed a few days ago with the
Tontrol group.
Special Officer J. 11. Roebuck and
his main assistants. Deputies Bill
llaislip, Roy Peel and Julian Roe
buck, wrecked fifteen illicit distill
eries in the county during the per
iod. They poured out 8.650 gallons
of beer and seventeen gallons of li
quor A lone arrest was made by
the special enforcement group
Charlie Godard was caught on the
old Kveretts road with six pints of
the spirits in the raw.
The raiding activities, falling two
short of the records for February
and March, were centered in Cross
Roads, JamesviUe and Bear Grass
Townships. Nine plants were de
stroyed in the Bear Grass sector,
three in Cross Roads Township, two
111 the Free Union section of James
ville Township and a lone one in the
western part of Robersonville Town-'
ship.
During the first few days of this
month, raids by the officers have
netted poor results, reports indicat
ing that the manufacturers have
quit the business to center their at
tention to the transplanting of to
bacco. No startling results are antici
pated until the approach of fall and
its accompanying business upturn.
Mule And Corn Are
Stolen From Farmer
A young brown mare mule was
stolen from the farm of Clarence
Ayera, near Croas Roads Church,
last Sunday night In addition to
the mule approximately three bas
kets of corn were found missing.
Ayers stated he tracked the mule
for some distance from the barn but
the track was lost when the animal
was loaded on some type of truck
or trailer.