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Advertiser* Will Find Our Col umns s Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. I THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Label on Your Paper, As It Carries the Data Your Subscription Expires. VOLUME XLI1?NUMBER 37 ffilliamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, May 9, 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899 Jurymen Are Drawn For The June Term Of Superior Court Judge C. E. Thompson To Preside Over One Week Term Plans for holding the regular one week term of Martin County Super ior Court the third week in next month were completed by the coun ty commissioners in their last regu lar session when thirty-six citizens were drawn for jury service. Sched uled for the trial for both criminal and civil cases, the court will be pre sided over by Judge C. Everett Thompson, of Elizabeth City. Re membered from his last visit to the county in March as an able jurist and a crusader against robbery and stealing in g-"""1 Judge TTiomp aon is not expected to have a very I large case docket for reconsideration when he returns on June 19 The names of the jurors for the June term follow by townships: Jamesville: L. H. Lilley, L. F. Wa ters, J. F Jordan, H. C. Lassiter, George B. Ange and C. J. Griffin. Griffins Alton B Corey, Perlie B Lilley, R. Dewey Perry, Winston Holliday, Arthur C. Roberson. Eli T. Hodges, Rufus A Coltrain and Ira F. Griffin. Bear Grass: Zack Cowan, W W Whitehurst, Joseph Phelps and Den nis L. Peel. WilliamstofiT H. T. Roberson, Wheeler M. Manning. Dillon Cobb, C. C. Parker, J. H. Chesson, LcRoy Savage, B. F. Perry, Woolard Har rison and Claude Leggett. Robersonville: C. W. Forbes, D. R. Chandler and Jimmie Roberson. Poplar Point: W. O Willoughby, S E. Taylor and H. B. Smith. Hamilton: J. W Eubanks and W L. Leggett Goose Nest: Paul Kawls School Young Men To Survey Farms Attending a three-day school here young representatives from the counties of Tyrrell, Washington, Ber tie and Martin, are being instructed to supervise the survey of farm crops in the four counties this sum mer. Fourteen representatives were here yesterday including Miss Pol ly Tatum. of Columbia, who will as sist the work in Tyrrell County H A. Patton, State supervisor of the work which is being handled under the soil conservation program was here to open the school in the agricultural building yesterday. Several have filed applications for the job in this county, but a definite selection has not yet been announc ed Following the district school, in structions will be given the dozen or fifteen local supervisors who will go into the field to make the actual surveys under the soil program. Ap proximately thirty young men have filed their applications for jobs " local supervisors or surveyors A pointments are made direct from the office in Raleigh Winter Clothes Must Be Stored Carefully Warm weather mean* storage of coats and other winter clothing. J. O. Rowell, entomologist of the State College Extension Service, reminds housewives that careful storage of such articles is necessary to pre vent destruction by moths and car pet beetles. "In protecting clothing stored dur ing warm weather, a pound of naph thalene or paradichlorobenzene crystals, scattered between thin lay ers of paper and placed at different levels in the clothing in a tight box or trunk will destroy any of the in sects that may be present," Howell advised. The chemicals are equally as effective for control of clothes moths and carpet beetles. All articles to be stored should first be thoroughly cleaned, brushed, aired and sunned to get rid of any stray eggs or larvae of either carpet beetles or moths, the entomologist said. In a closet that is kept tightly closed, a pound of either chemical to about 100 feet of closet space pre vents infestation. In explaining his mention of larvae, Rowell said that it is the early form of the insect that attacks clothing and furnishings con taining wool hair, bristles, fur, fea thers and other animal substances. Hie extension specialist said it is easier to prevent carpet beetles snd other insects than to kill them after they have Infested a room or closet. In the routine of good housekeeping, rugs should be cleahed frequently on both sides to get rid of carpet beetle* Rowell said. Filling floor Cracks with a good filler eliminates hiding placet and makes housekeep he added. Surfacing of Farm Life Road Subject To Be Delayed Again Delayed for one reason or anoth er year after year and month after month, the surfacing of the Old Mill Inn-Smithwicks Creek-Farm Life road is now facing another de lay, late reports stating that it is possible the project will not be in cluded in the next letting by the State Highway and Public Works commission on Thursday of next Finding a limited number of places to get a certain type of soil for use in building the road, high way authorities have not been able to successfully establish rights of way to and for the soil, it was re liably learned last week-end. As much as $50 an acre was said to have been offered for the material, but at least two of the five owners whose property is wanted are said to have refused the offer, reports stating that thev were not entirely satisfied with the proposed location] of the road and that they are hesi tating to cooperate in advancing the project. Ordinarily the highway commis sion does not resort to condemnation proceedings, and it could not be learned whether that procedure would be invoked in this instance Unable to get permission to use the soil of one property owner between the hard surface and the little Creek bridge the representative of the ? commission reported to county au thorities. A representative of the county board is working this week in an effort to clear up what has been described as the last obstacle to the project. It may be possible that the offer will be slightly in creased and the matter can be cleared by the latter part of this week Awaiting the outcome of the work by the representative of the county board of commissioners, the highway commission will take no action in connection with the fur therance of Uie piujoct before Fn day of this week, it is understood. One Killed in Highway Accident Last Friday EXTENDED ~\ Delayed by high waters dur ing the early part ot the sea son, fishing operations on the Roanoke will be continued through Monday of neat week if the fishery owners desire to take advantage of an extension of the season for taking the fish, it was announced yester day. Small catches at some points have already forced seine oper ators to close down their plants. C. C. Fleming has discontinued operations at Camp Point, but operations are still underway and will possibly continue until the latter part of this week if not through next Monday. Mrs. A. B. Whitfield Dies At Cold Point Mrs. A B. Whitfield, one of the county's oldest citizens, died at her home in Gold Point Monday morn ing at 8 o'clock following an illness of about six week's duration Almost eighty years old, she was fairly ac tive until ihe suffered a heart ail ment several weeks ago She was the daughter of the late Aaron and Lucretia Woolard Cox, of Beaufort County She moved to Martin from Beaufort County with her parents, a long number of years ago, and it was her relatives who manufactured plows and other farm implements during the Civil War She was married to Mr. Whitfield about 60 years ago. She was a devot ed member of the Primitive Baptist Church at Spring Green for sixteen y fears. " ~ * ? She is survived?by four children, Mrs. Mollie Ross, of Robersonville; Mrs. Rowena Griffin, of Roanoke Rapids; Messrs. J. B. Whitfield, of Hobgood and Charlie Whitfield, of Hamilton. She also leaves thirty-two grandchildren and sixteen great Funeral services are being con ducted from the late home this af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock by Elder B. S. Cowin, assisted by Rev. J M. Per ry, of the Robersonville Christian Church, and Rev. E. C. Shoe, of the Robersonville Baptist Church. In terment will follow in the Bunting cemetery near Gold Point. Last Rites For Wreck Victim And Father ? Funeral services for R. H Sulli van, former Washington County man who died in Maryland, near Washington City, last Thursday, and for his daughter, Mrs. Gladys Marri nak, 30, who was on her way down from Washington, D. C. to attend the funeral and was killed in an auto mobile wreck near here, last Friday night, were held in the Plymouth Christian church last Sunday at 12 o'clock by Rev N A Taylor assisted by Rev. Wade Johnson. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery on the Long Ridge road in Washington County. Mrs. Marrinak is survived by five brothers and sisters, Mrs. John Swinson. of this county; Mrs. Mary S. Hunter, Mrs. Lulal S. Murray, Mrs W. C. Woodard and Viola Ruth Ashbury, and Mr. John C. Sullivan, all of Washington, D. C , and River side, Md Infant Of Mr. And Mrs. D. Rennie Lilley Diet The few days' old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Bonnie Lilley died at the home of his parents in Griffins Township early last Saturday morn ing. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday afternoon at the home by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff. Interment was In the Lilley cemetery in Grif fins Township. Washington Lity Resident Is Killed As Car Turns Over John Marrinak, llti*haml. h Keruvering From Injuries Mrs. Gladys Sullivan Marrinak, 30 years old, was killed instantly, her husband, John Marrinak, was critically injured and several others were slightly hurt when their car turned over on the Jamesville Road near Holly Springs Church last Fri day evening shortly after eight o'clock. Suffering a slight brain con cussion and badly cut on the face, Marrinak was removed in an uncon scious condition to a Washington hospital where his condition is much improved today He is expect ed to be discharged from the insti tution within a few days. Her head badly battered when she was thrown from the car, Mrs Marrinak died before she could be pulled from the wreckage. Mrs. C. A Waters and her five-year-old son, Allen, and Misses Peggy Ash bury, 17, and Edith Hunter, lfl, were pain fully bruised and received slight ruts but they were not thrown from the car and their injureis were not serious They were carried to Plym outh where they were treated Leaving Riverdale, Md , that morning, the party was traveling to Plymouth to attend the funeral of Mrs. Marrinak's father, R 1! Sulli van, who died in the Maryland town the day before. Traveling in another car just ahead of the Marrinaks were Mr and Mrs W C. Woodard, Mr. Jack Waters and Mrs R H Sullivan Just a they were rounding a slight curve just the other side of Holly Sprlngi* chuich, Ml Waters, dnvei of the first car, said he looked into the rear vision mirror and saw the Miyrinak car go out of control and turn over Stopping his car about 100 or 140 feet away, Waters and Woodard ran back and found the Marrinak car wrecked lh the mid dle of the road. Waters tried to pull Mrs. Marrinak from under the car, and unable to do so, he immediately turned his attention to other pas sengers and removed them to his car which was parked on the highway with the lights still burning. Marri nak was also thrown from the car with his wife and all the other pas sengers had been transferred when N R Manning, driving C. A Leon ard's Lafayette, approached from Jamesville with Miss Kathryn Gib ion and crashed into the wreckage.* Manning, local drug store clerk, stated that the lights blinded him, that he did not see the wrecked car until he had passed the first ma chine He started to drive on the shoulder and miss the wreckage but several persons were standing on the shoulder and he held his car to the road. After seeing the wreck ed car he applied brakes and had brought the machine he was driving almost to a stop, reports stated. The Marrinak car was partially knocked off the road and in the crash Mrs. Marrinak's head was possibly struck a second time, but reliable reports state that the woman was either dead or was "taking her last breath" when the car crashed into the wreck. Neither Miss Gibson nor Manning were hurt, but considerable damage was done to the car he was driving. In a sworn statement, Jack Wa ters, driver of the first car, and W. C. Woodard, a passenge in the Wa ter# car, said that they saw the car turn over, and that they tried to pull Mrs Marrinak's body from the wreckage, that she was either in a dying condition or was dead as they saw blood and brains on the concrete before the Manning car crashed into the wreckage. In addi tion to the sworn statement, that stated that Mrs. Marrinak's death Baby Death Rate In United States Shows Decrease Maternity Death Rate Is Expected to Continue To Decrease Some of the 5,000 babies born to day will have no better chance to see their first birthday than if born a year or even twenty years afio. ac cording to a recent story out of Washington. Miss Katharine Lenroot, Chil dren's Bureau chief, said thai tact was her greatest worry as Ameri cans joined in observance of child health day 'We know more about how to keep babies alive and children well," Miss Lenroot said, "but our problem is to get the health resources spread over the county." There have been two recent cheer ing notes, she said. The maternity death rate, which declined 14 per cent to 49 per 10,000 between 1936! and 1937, probably will show an! even larger drop for 1938. The second bright spot, she add ed, was that because of recent sur veys, the country has a more com plete picture of its health needs than ever before. ? ? That was what convinced Miss Lenroot, she said, that all children and all parts of the country were not profiting from recent advances treatment of pneumoiha and oth ei diseases and knowledge of prou er child-feeding and care. She cited these conditions "One-third of the rural counties are without public health nurses and tw'o-thirds are without child health clinics. "One-eighth of the babies born in the United States are born without medical attention "One-third of the babies are born in families with annual incomes of $750 or less, one-half in families with $1,000 a year or less." The infant death rate was down in 1937 to 54 per 1,00 live birtlis, she said, but New Jersey's rate was far less, 39 In New Mexico, the rate was still 129. The mother's death rate ranged from 25 per 10,000 birtlis in Connecticut to 92 in Nevada. j College Students Will Visit Here on Thursday Evening <?> To Make Sluily of (JoimtuI FurmiiiK IVuctiroH in Con nly ^ Dr G W Forster and fifty State College students, making a tour of several farms in this county the lat ter part of this week will visit Wil liamston and spend the night here Thursday, County Agent T B Bran don aaid today. Arrangements are being made to sleep iKe students in cultural building. A special feature on the Thursday evening program will be a discus sion of the Lake Phelps develop ment in Washington County The meeting will he held in the agricul lural building here with prominent leaders of the project leading the discussion. Frdiay morning, bright and early, Or Fnrster, head of the department of agricultural economics and rural sociology al State College, and his fifty students will leave for Kobort Everett's farm in the upper part of the county where they will observe general farming practices Mr Ben Everett will have the young students as his guests for lunch | Traveling by special conveyance, students are scheduled to reach here Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock On their tour Friday, the students will see a balanced farming program in operation on the Everett farm where clover is planted by the hun dreds of acres, beef cattle and mules are raised, and modern farm meth ods are employed General farming operations will be observed in various parts of the county but other than at the Everett farm no long stops are scheduled Young Man Jailed For Alleged Th^ft Douglas O'Mary, young county white man, was jailed yesterday for the alleged theft of three hams from Farmer Jesse Matthews in the Par mele section last week-end. JThe young man was arrested by Robersonville police and placed in the county jailby Deputy Bill Hai slip. Pending trial in the county court before Judge H. O Peel. O'Mary was released late yesterday afternoon under a $150 bond The alleged theft was on of a few reported in the county since Judge C Everett Thompson held court in the county last March and conduct ed a stringent campaign against stealing in ganaral. 7 0 Bring Pre- View of World s Fa ir Here 7 7/ z/rsday Even itig Traveling in a special convoy of two largo trucks and trailers and passenger cars, the New York world's fair wiU be Here"in mm-1 iature on Thursday evening pf this I week by the Barrett Company, I makers of Arcadian nitrate of soda. In accordance with special arrange- I ments made by C J Ball, State! manager for the company sponsor- j ing the unusual exhibit, the preview ! will be located just off Main street I back of the Sinclair Service Station,~| H. L. Meacham, state agricultur ist for the Barrett company, and Tom Richards, are in charge of the j exhibit, and they will briefly ad j dress the audience One of the main I features of the show ' is a two-reel picture showing the construction of I the fair buildings and arrangements [ for exhibits The picture ts condens bed into two reels, but inctUdfes all the high spots about the fair The grounds and buildings, walks and drives Will be seen in miniature. Mr. Ball said. The exhibit, while designed to in terest everybody, was made to ap peal especially to farmers and oth ers interested in agriculture On the road since last December, the ex hibit has been carried into most of the Southern States and has at tracted the attention of tens of thousands. The group, making only one stop in' this county, will remain here ov ernight. Mr Ball, speaking for the Bar rett company, extends a cordial in vitation to all farmers and the gen eral public to attend the preview without charge Liquor Sales in County Decrease Last Quarter! Total Off $485.81 4.W Is Spent In (louiitv Since Stores Opened Last Quarter Sales Show a Continued Decline in Consumption Since July, 1935, patrons of the four legal liquor stores in this coun ty have spent nearly one-half mil lion dollars for hard spirits, the first quarter audit released a few days ago by V J Spivey, chairman of the Martin County Alcoholic Bev orages Control Board, showing sales of $25,407.05 for the period ending March 31 and a grand total of $485, 814.33 for the entire poriod the stores have been in operation Reaching the high peak of $58, 179.40 during the quarter ending December 31, 1937, sales have shown a fairly steady decline since that time with the exception of those for the third quarter of last yeat when an approximate increase of a little over $2,000 was noted as compared with the third quarter sales of the year before. Compared with the first quarter sales of 1938, the sales last quarter were $7,818.56 smaller and profits dwindled from $7,694 35 to $5,768 68 The first quarter sales this year were the first to show a decline for the particular period since the stores were opened nearly four years ago Braeking down the schedule ot -operations of the four stores last quarter, the audit shows that the board paid $16,405 17 to liquor man ufacturers, leaving a gross profit of $9,001.88. Expenses, including $1, 953.90 for salaries and wages, $29100 for rent,. $899.13 for administrate and general expenses and a few in i educed the gross figure to a net profit of $5,664.92 Coming in to gulp up a lion's share of the profits, the State of North Carolina took a little less than $2,000 leuvmg almost $4,000 for ap portionment to the county and four store towns and the reserve for law enforcement The coUnty received $2,813.85 as its share, and the division to the store towns was, as follows Wil liamston, $487.34; Robersonville, $169 84, Oak City, $75.14, and James > ville, $44 72 Approximately $400 or $398 99 to be exact, was set aside for enforcement of the law created under the ABC act. Turning to the sales record, the audit shows a fairly oven decline in all four stores as compared with the sales for the first quarter a year ago Following is the comparison of (Continued on page fix) New Jersey Strike Closes County Mill > ? The North Carolina Pulp Com pany closed its plant in the lower part of the county yesterday when a strike at Delair, N. J , blocked ship ments from the local plant Details surrounding the New Jer sey plant strike could not be had, but yesterday the plant in this coun ty was manned only by the assistant superintendent and superintendent. It could not be learned how long the plant would be closed down. As a result of the strike in the New Jersey plant nearly three hundred workmen were thrown out of a job in this county. Unofficial reports state that the operators are hopeful the plant can resume activities within a short time. Since the plant in this county was built nearly two years ago it has ex perienced no labor trouble. VKKKST / A determined drive again so cial disease continues in this county unabated, recent reports from the county health depart ment stating that the clinic are serving greater numbers, and that arrests can be expected when victims of the disease re fuse to accept free treatment. A young colored woman, mo ther of an illegitimate child and an expectant mother who is al leged victim of the disease in an advanced stage, was jailed here yesterday for refusing to take treatment, t'nofficial re ports from the health office stated that she would be held in the jail until Thursday and pos sibly longer, the length of her stay in jail depending upon her willingness to subscribe to treat nient. She?was said to have boasted to friends in Oak City, her home, that she would not be jailed. Health Kiu<i And Ouecn Selected Howell-Peel and Miss Lucille Cox were named king and queen of health among Martin County 4-H club members last week-end when physical examinations were made of a number of candidates for the health title. Representing the various 4 11 hoys' and girls' clubs, ten young boys and girls were examined by Di F F Wilson, of the county health department, and Drs Sawyer and Mercer. Howell Peel, young son of , Mrs Charles M Peel and a member I of the Farm Life elub, led the boys i with 97 points, the examiners rat j ing his score among the highest at | tamed by a elub youth in the coun I ty in a number of years Miss Cox, j T?r Rphersonvilli*, won the title rrfH health queen with :i sniff of 9.1 points. The nanu s of the other boys get ting in the final health tests were, Charles Harrison, of Hear Grass; John Ange, of Jamesville; Herman Roebuck, of Robersonville, and Bil lie Peel, of the Williamston club. l.ollt'He lilee (,'liih It (I f// Received lit *re Appearing in u religious concert in the Christian church here last Sunday morning, the Atlantic Chris tian College Glee club was well re ceiver! by a large congregation. The club, rated as one of the best sent out in recent years by the col lege^was brought here by Professor Fontaine, director Marriaffr Lit t'iinvn Arv fVic Ami bar Helwven # Dropping to an Unusually small number following the passage <?f health laws by the recent legislature marriage licenses issuer! in this county continue few and far be ! tween. i Three licenses have been issued since the law went into effect the early part of last month Only one license has been issued this month and that was to Wiliam Stokes. 18, and Catherine Moore, 16, colored couple. Mi*titulary Society Will llohl Sillier Teu Thitrmloy Circle number one of the Metho dist Missionary Society, will hold a silver tea at the home of Mrs J W Watts Thursday afternoon, May 11, from four until sm o'eloek Messrs W G. Peele and Garland Barnhill have returned from a short visit to the World's fair, New York City Mr J L Peel, of Pinetown. was a business visitor here today. >Dr. John Biggs, of High Point, was the gueat of his moOier, Mrs. Fannie Biggs, Sunday. Highly Respected Citizen Passes At Home 111 Jamesville I Funeral for Vlrn. Milliner Bur lier I- Held Monday Afternoon Mis Ethel Sexton Barber, wife of Dalmer Barber and a highly re spected citizen of this county, died at her home neur Jamesville last Saturday shortly before noon fol lowing an Tttness 'if only a few days. Taken ill the Wednesday before with a heart attack. Mrs Barber died I on angina pectoris. Her condition I was thought to have been slightly 1 improved last Friday afternoon, but she became suddenly worse Satur day morning, death following a short tune later The daughter of the late Mr and I Mrs William Sexton, she was born Jamesville Township 52 years ago In early womanhiiod she was mar ried to George W Martin who died about six years ago Ten children survive this union. Then names are Mrs E N Mod I in, of Hardens, Mrs. Ted Crutehfield, of Plymouth, Mrs. James Swain, of Norfolk. Misses Louise and Margie Martin, of James ville and Messrs G E . Charles (Frosty) Titus, Thomas Earl and Bil lie Martin, all of Jamesville She al so leaves one sister. Mrs. Ada Long, of Jamesville, two brothers. Mr F j M Sexton, of Gainesville, Fla , and Rev E. C Sexton, Baptist minister, j of Rocky Mount, and two half-bro thers. Messrs R. G Sexton and W I B. Gaylord, both of Jamesville. j Several years ago Mrs. Martin I married Dalmer Barber who also ; survives She also leaves eight In early childhood she joined the I Cedar Branch Baptist church and I was long a loyal member there i She was a devoted mother, and en I juyed a large friendship circle in I her section of the county. She was a | kind and thoughtful neighbor and i was held 111 high esteem by all who i knew her. and her sudden death i came as a marked shock to friends i and acquaintances throughout this j section. i Funeral services were conducted I yesterday afternoon from the home I at 2:30 o'clock by her pastor. Rev I W B Harrington Interment was in the Martin family cemetery near Jamesville. Advise the Harvest Of Lejiume Seed Nu legume will ever become a crop of first importance in North Carolina untrl farmers learn to bar vest their own seed, says E. C. Blair, agronomist of the State College Ex tension Service tie cited as an ex I ample the lupid spread of lespedeza ' in the Stale ' Lespedeza never extender! far j beyond Union-County ax- long as we i were importing seed from Mississip pi, but as soon as seed pans were in truduced, the legume crop spread jover North Carolina like wildfire," the agronomist stated "At present crimson clover is in j the same position that lespedeza was , years ago Farmers want to grow it. bill the seed is expensive and very lew funnel hate ii way to saw ilieb own." Blair explained that there is a simple, inexpensive and practical method of harvesting crimson clov er seed, which any farmer who has a pan.111 of?this nop can put ml" piactice this year It is by using a lespedeza seed pan, costing about $6 and in common usage wherever les pedeza is grown generally The lespedeza seed pan can be adapted to crimson clover by sub stituting a lid of half-inch square wire mesh, known as hardware cloth fin the regular lid The crimson clover seeds are harvested the same as lespedeza seed when ripe, but if they are over-ripe, the harvest should take place when the plants are moist with dew. In any case, spread the seeds very thinly until they are dry, Blair advised. The aforementioned method pro duces seed in the hull, and not cleaned seed, but the extension agronomist says crimson clover seed in the hull will give a better stand than cleaned seed, other things be ing equal Lumber Dealers Attend "School About 250 of America's 21,000 lumber and building material deal ers?key men of the home building industry?are en route back home ufter attending an industry "school" in Niagara Falls Sponsored by the National Housing Guild, a coopera tive organization of dealers united ty a building material firm, the school provides training in a new way to "merchandise" home build ing? and thereby increase Ameri ca's rate of new residential construc tion. Local Housing Guilds are form ed by the dealer in his own com munity among architects, financing agencies, contractors and others in
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