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Watch the Label on Your | Paper, Aa It Carries the Date j Your Subscription Expires. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME frl.it?NUMBER 70 ffilliamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Fridmy. September I. 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899 Lists Personnel Of Combined W. P. A. Office Force Here| Staff Koo*t<-<l to Thirty-aeven J Members As Result of Consolidation The personnel of the local Works Progress Administration office-force here was boosted to thirty-Seven members this week when the var ious districts of the organization in East Carolina were consolidated with the one here. Maintaining offices on the third floor of the old town hall, the organization was provided addi tional space on the second floor of the Burnhill Building next to the Branch Bank. The following list, announced to day by Area Chief Lee. A Wallace, constitutes the present personnel in the headquarters division here Division of Operations Lit- A Wallace, area chief engin eer. transferred from Raleigh. T. Gates Matthews, office engineer, transferred from New Bern; Miss Mary Capehart, clerk. Williamston; Miss Anne Askew, clerk, transferred from Windsor; Conrad Z. Bailey, con struction engineer. Williamston; W. I O Pratt, construction engineer, transferred from New Bern; E. L. Winslow. construction engineer transferred from Windsor. Professional and Service Div. Mrs I. P Hodges, area supervisor, professional and service division, Williamston; Mrs. Eva Avent, area supervisor, production and service projects. Williamston, Mrs. W G. Standi, area superv isor. lunch, gar dening and canning project, Wil liamston. Mrs Lucille S Purser, area supervisor, adult education program. Williamston; Miss Elizabeth Flynn, area library supervisor, transferred from Washington. Miss Blanche Wood Pierce, aiea recreation super visor. Williamston; Miss Mary Wal ter, area supervisor records and re search project, Williamston; Miss Ja nie Freeman, secretary to lunch, gar dening and canning supervisor, Wil liamston; Mrs Janie la-hew, secre tary to area library supervisor, Wil liamston, Miss Eunice Figg, secre tary to area recreation supervisor, Williamston. Miss Sophie Little, set - Jj-tary to adult education supervisor. Williamston. Miss Christine B Ross, office manager, Williamston, Mrs El owe R. Benton, ana supervisor uf sewing room projects, transferred from Elizabeth City Division of Employment George II Gurgnnus, acting as signment officer, transferred from New Bern, Miss Ehma Maurer. area social worker, Williamston. Miss Elizabeth Deans, area social worker, transferred from Smithfield; Miss Corinna E. Gant, area social work er, transferred from Smithfield; Muss Mary P Ward, area social worker, transferred from New Bern, Mrs. Carolyn Bonner, area social work er, transferred from New Bern; Muss Constance F. S. Rabin, work super visor, Williamston, Miss Virginia Shaw, case reader. Williamston; Miss Lola Mae Phillips, clerical worker, Williamston; Miss Pauline Dewey, senior clerk, Williamston, Miss Ma rena B Handy, senior clerk, trans ferred from New Bern; Miss Eliza beth Pate, senior clerk, transferred from New Bern, Miss -Lois Ludwick, senior clerk, Williamston. Division of Finance B Robin Hood, area supervisor and nmcKeeper, transferred from?New" Bern; Roland M Sawyer, area time keeper. transferred from Windsor, Miss Hazel Sellers, secretary, trans ferred from New Bern. Division of Safety W. H. Fetters, safety consultant, transferred from Raleigh ? Officers Continue Raids In (lounty Continuing tneir never-ending at tack on the illicit liquor business in this county, officers this week wrecked four liquor plants and pour ed out large quantities of beer in three townships. The raids followed a busy week end for the enforcement circles and leave very little activity on the li quor front, according to available reports. Starling out last Tuesday morning' the officers wrecked a plant in Ham llton Township. That afternoon, the officers wreck ed a plant in Bear Grass Township, destroying a 100-gallon capacity cop per still and pouring out 800 gallons of beer. A short distance away, a complete steam outfit was found and destroyed, the officers pouring out 900 gallons of beer. The opera tor at the second plant was making pipe connections as the officers ap proached. but signals were given by his friends and he escaped. Both of the plants were equipped with oil burners, the raiders explaining that the oil-heating system is a fairly new innovation in the liquor manufactur ing business in this county. In Free Union Wednesday, the raiders destroyed a 30-gallon capa city copper still and poured out 250 gallons of beer. Attend Grading School ? Thirty-three farmers attended a tobacco grading school in Jametville | this morning. County Authorities Certain Tto Order Tax Sales Monday Meeting in regular session here next Monday, the Martin County commissioners are certain fo order the county's delinquent tax list ad vertised the first Monday in Octo ber for sfiio on thn first Monday?ill November. Under a special act of the North Carolina legislature, the county authorities were empowered to order property sold for delinquent taxes on the first Monday in June or any month thereafter, but not later than the first Monday in No vember. Under the law, the commis sioners have no other alternative than order the property advertised the first of next month. Present indications point to a smaller delinquent list in the coun ty this year than last. Reports from the office of the sheriff stating that $137,533.59 of the total levy of $198. 379.74- had already been collected. Last year when the delinquent list appeared about 700 out of nearly 8, 000 taxpayers had squared their ac counts, - leaving approximately $ 14, 000 unpaid. To equal that record, the property owners will have to pay ac counts totaling approximately $35. 000 between now and the first of October. Other than tax matters, there is little business scheduled for consid eration by the commissioners in their meeting next Monday. Recent rams played havoc with the secondary road system in the county and it is likely that complaints will be for mally lodged, and rightly so. by quite a few people served by those roads. County Schools Open Term Next Thursday MOVES STORK Merchant I)red K. harden, for a number of yearn operator uf the .store next to the Branch Banking and Trust Company building, is moving his stock to one of the stores for years occu pied by Harrison Brothers and Company. Nineteen Cases Are Called In Recorder s| Court Last Monday No Session of Court Will lie lleltl Next Monday? l.ulior Day With the tobacco marketing sea son hardly a week old, the number of cases in the county recorder's court was not long climbing back to normal for the fall season last Mon day when Judge H. O. Peel called nineteen cases in one of the longest sessions in quite a few weeks. As the number of cases leaped to ,1 high figure, Judge Peel mat the defendants with a sternness that is subject to provoke thought among those who lightly look upon law and order. Defendants in drunken driv ing cases drew road terms, and jail sentences ranging up to six months' duration were meted out in cases charging the defendants with lar ceny. While general ousiness will con tinue its regular schedule, Judge H. O. Peel announced that the county court would observe next Monday? Labor Day?as a holiday. Contin nnneps allnw.S hy the rnnrt at the session last Monday will end on Sep tember 11. Proceedings in the court: James Baldy Rogers, charged with drunken driving, was sentenced to the roads for three months. Willoughby Andrews pleaded guil ty in the case charging him with vi olating the liquor laws, the court continuing the action under prayer fur judgment until Monday, Septem ber 11. Charged with assaulting another, with a deadly weapon, Lee Edward (Continued on page six) WON'T BE LONG Notifird this week that the long delayed delivery of the steel doors for the new postoffice here Is expected the early part of next week. Postmaster Pete Fowden and his forces are now making ready to move to the new building on Fast Main Street sometime about the latter part of next week. "We can't tell exactly when the doors will reach here, but Eddie Killette, the building su perintendent, plana to have them installed within two days after their arrival, and we should be moving the latter port of next week," Postmaster Fowden sold this morning. Principals Finish Plans For Opening At Wednesday Meet | Keturilution of Pupils Ciiiih*1 For Murh Discussion Rv School Li'uilcri> ? With tlic exception of a few minor | details, plans were announced com plete today for opening the thirty four schools in this county next I Thursday, education authorities I withholding any comment as to the expected enrollment figures and | other prospects for the 1939-40 term. Holding a meeting here last Wed nesday afternoon, principals of the ten white schools in the county dis cussed, at length the apparently ev er-increasing number of grade re peaters in the county schools The problem is reaching such serious pro portions that the school men named s?committee nmnng thrrr number to give it a thorough study and make recommendations to the group at u| future meeting Last year, 1,665 pupils in the ele mentary schools of this county fail ed to "make the grade" and most of | them are expected back this coming i term to repeat their work. Out of 455 white children enrolled in the) first grade, 137 of them failed of pro motion last spring In the colored ( schools, 553 of the 1,306 children en rolled will again start at the bottom | of the education ladder In the white elementary schools, 553 of the 2,543 children enrolled are repeaters. About one-third, or 1,112 of the 3,386 colored children in the elementary grades made such little progress in school last year that they will repeat their grades this term. , r These figures of retardation in the county schools reflect HUlftpr no im provement over those for the 1937 36 term, it was learned from the of fice of the county superintendent | here yesterday. Dr. F. E. Wilson, head of the coun- I ty's health department, met with the | principals and outlined an intensive health program which will be ad vanced in an effort to remedy physi cal defects among the children and effect a decrease in the number of grade repeaters. The principals and the county su perintendent are having a joint wor ry in the employment of school bus drivers. The bus operating person nel was employed almost in its en tirety, but as a result of physical ex aminations and driving tests quite a few of them were eliminated In one school, every driver was consid ered ineligible for thr albirnportant j tasks assigned them. Final examina lions are being given the drivers to day by members of the State High way Patrol, and a list of eligibli drivers will be submitted immediate ly to the school authorities who wil scour the countryside to get driver to fill Hhe positions made vacant a a result of the stringent examina tions. No materiarThanges in Inis -rout ings are expected in the county, bu as a result of expected ,.h?ng..? h driving personnel it is quite like); that the operating schedules will bl altered. A lone position in the county fac ulty group remained vacant today the office of the county superintend ent stating that much difficulty Wa being experienced in finding a teach er to fill the position made vacant ii the Jamesville system by the resig nation of Professor Russell Martir An appointment was expected Wed nesday. but the applicant under con sideration at that time could no qualify for the place. The positioi will be filled shortly, however, re ports from the office of the superin tendent stated. Catcher Opostum In Doortcay Of Store llei Thought to have started out on i arly shopping tour, an ordina Opossum was caught by S. E. Sprag in a local store doorway hare abo 1 o'clock this morning. Building And Loan Opens 45th Series Saturday Morning Or?caiiT?il'u>ii U Olrlmiliiiji 25lli Aiinivrrnury l)tir itlt; l lii- Mtilllll ??=T~ The opening of the 45th stock ser ies tomorrow marks a high point in the history of the Martin County Building and Loan Association here, the organization this month round ing out twenty-five years of faith ful service to this community and its people. In recognition of the splendid ser vice made available through the building and loan, its patrons are planning to celebrate the organiza tion's twenty-fifth anniversary by promoting a near-record stock sub scription. Observing the 25th Hnni Vet*sary, the organization, in a spcc ial section of this paper next week, will briefly outline its history and the activities carried on during the eventful period. The organization is recognized as one of the most val uable assets to the community, and the contents of the special paper are certain 10 prove of interest to all cit lzens in this community. Through past wars and during times of adverse economic condi tiorn. the organization has carried on a successful work, advancing a_ steady home construction program that has maintained Williamston's rank in the list of thriving small towns in all of North Carolina Subscriptions for shares in the 45th series will be received by the treasurer of the organization in its offices in the Brank Banking and Trust Company Building beginning tomorrow. Prospective home build ers and those others-of the popula tion interested in a safe and system atic system of saving are directed to visit the office of the organiza tion and discuss the attractive fea tures in the building and loan pro gram. .. ? ? Two Persons Badly Hurt In Wreck At Bear Crass Tuesday ? Victim* of KocMo** Driving Arc Improving in llrimn Commiinily llo-pital Mrs. Knce/.cr Harrison and Mrs Sidney Beachiira were seriously in jured and Clifton Monro was pain fully cut (ill the hands and bruised on one knee when his ear went out of control in Boar Clrass last Tues day night shortly after nine o'clock and crashed into the two women Suffering slight concussions of the brain, severe bruises and possibly other injuries, Mrs Harrison and Mrs Hcncham Were' reported to lie getting along very well in lie Brown Community Hospital here today IBs injuries treated, young Moore, dnv er of the ear, was released following treatment in a local doctor's office, reports stating that rune stitches were necessary to close a wound on his hand. He was able to he np Wed nesday morning, ami was placed in the county jail on a reckless driving charge later in the day. Bis release was effected that evening when bond was fixed at $1,000. During her first 311 hours in the local hospital, Mrs, Harrison was deathly sick at times, and apparently suffered intense pain While her con dition is regarded as serious, she is expected to recover, barring compli cations. Mrs. Heaeham, an expectant mother, is getting along as well as can be expected, late reports from the institution stating that she was resting very'well. Reports from the scene of the ac cident maintain that the lives of a sc..r" or mnrc of persons were?011 dangered as young Moore drove into town at a rate of speed estimated at between thirty and forty miles an hour. Walking from toward the school building into the business section, several persons on the left side of the road crawled under cars to make room for the speeding car. Mrs. Harrison and Mrs Beaeham were walking on the right side of the road, abouk-six lout, from the edge of the hard surface when the ear darl ..h io its left tore into Ihem and turned over. The car knocked the two victims down in its path, hut they escaped more serious injury when the machine lifted and passed over them and landed beside them in the ditch. Young Moore stated that he was partly blinded by the lights of an approaching car and that just as he passed through the little town's bus incss district he saw people walking on his right side of the road In an effort to miss them, he turned sharp ly to the left where he saw others walking He turned sharply back to the right, and then agatrr to the left, crashing into the two women on the last turn. Reports maintain that the car was equipped with improper brakes .and that possibly the defect ive system caused the driver to lose partial control of the machine. Mrs Harrison and Mrs. Beaeham, both well-known citizens of the Bear Grass community, were returning to their homes from church when they were run down and injured Heavy Offerings of Tobacco Are Made by Farmers As Prices Drop To Low Level Throughout Belt Dissatisfied \\ Farm Leaders. Dissatisfied with low prices pre vailing on the tobacco markets throughout the belt, farm leaders, meeting in Wilson yesterday after noon, advanced plans to direct an urgen^ appeal to United States Sec retary of Agriculture Henry Wallace for an early vote for tobacco con trol. The farm loaders, called togeth er by the North Carolina State Farm Bureau Federation and representing around 30,000 tobacco farmers would have the referendum held just .is soon as practical". Humors, going the rounds in a number of marketing areas to the effect that a tobacco warehouse hol iday should be ordered, were not recognized by the Wilson meeting. It has been strongly suggested that m case of war, and it certainly looks as il'Jhere-Will he War, the murk*' should be closed for an indefinite period ith Leaf Price, 4 sking Control ( Tactics employed by some market sales .supervisors were assailed.! members of the group stating that they were tired of hearing supervi sors' reports about prices and that | they wanted the world to know that J current tobacco prices are bitterly I disappointing. K K Arnold the?organization'; state secretary, pointed out that prices of tobacco went down in 1914 and proposed that a $100,DUD.001) sta bill/.ation fund be created to help the tobacco farmer during the next few weeks. On the heels of the general meet mg of farm leaders m Wilson ves terday are coming calls for county meetings, the calls coming apparent ly in an effort to determine the re action of farmers to current tobacco prices, and to gain possible mome turn for the movement seeking a control vote Tor the crop Formal Declaration of War Expected Shortly He avy Fi<;litiii?; Is Reported on Polish And Cerinan Front Sfvorul <><'riiiaii VirpluiK'x Sliol Down liy Pol?'* !N<*ar Wurniiw TT^ 'ft in l'nlaiut and WtttT tliavy fight ing iibvaily wiiibiway ukmg U?" Polish-Grr'man jioriliT, formal dot' luratkins of war arc expected mo mentarily in Kurnpe's vast powder liox Sending .111 ur'ginl appeal to Kngliind and France, little Poland Willi the vast German machine star inn liel in till' face, pleaded for help as (".ernian invaded bombed Warsaw four times during today and advanc ed a heavy attack uIook the harder in Silesia. All hope fm peace was virtually abandoned early today as the Ge.r man army obeyed Hitler's order corn mandinn it hi (odd According to reports, war is well advanced in Imi lope, leaving the nations to formal ly announce the second part of the World War. In an address to the House of Commons at noon today. Prime Mm ister Chamberlain explained that lie had urged Hitler in a late note to withdraw his soldiers from Poland, stop the bombing of Polish cities and attack the problem around a confer nice table The note, observers main Ijiiii it, was nothing 111011 than .1 in'11 formality Ambassador Sir Neville Henderson was directed to ask Ins safe passport back to London if Hit ler refused to recognize the note. Chamberlain, in bis address, was eiedited with saying that he was cor tain Hitler would not consider or ret ogni/.c the note Reports from Poland indicated that the Poles were holding their own in the first real skirmishes along the Polish-German border, that in a counter attack they had captured a "number" of Germans. No big cas n.-iltv lists were reported While it IS not a formal declara 1011 of war. Poland's action in di lating the nation ill a state of war s regarded as the very next step to var. In declaring the country in a tate of war, a high Polish official aid, "Blessed by God, we will march o victory." The state of war was declared only ifter German bombers hud attack *4-- Warsaw, Poiaiwi'* capital, lour iimes. Six large German bombers j????'?' hrmiflht down in the area of Warsaw and a seventh one was cap tured before night fell in the far away country No casualties were reported. Unconfirmed reportit reaching here through Belgium, stated that Berlin had "been bombed later in the day by Poland's air forces. France is expected to issue its dec laration of war shortly, and Great Britain, judging from the tempo of Prime Minister Chamberlain s ad dress to the House of Commons t<> day at noon, can be expected to fol low suit. , The fact that no formal declaration of war has been made by any of the countries bordering war's abyss gives a slight ray of hope for peace. But the flame of that peace, accord ing to latest reports, is very likely to flicker for the last time at any mo ment. Miss Dorothy Chamblee and Bill Speight are here spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Dean Speight. MEETING Aii important county-wide I meeting of the Martin County Farm Bureau Federation will In held in the agricultural building here next Tuesday night at K o'clock. "The meeting is being called for the flection of officers and for the handling of other husi ness matters," an official of the organizaiioii said, intimating that the tobacco price situation might be discussed with the view of getting the growers' reaction. Farm Bureau officials are not admitting any action on their part, but there is a strong under current being felt in connection with the proposal to seek a spec ial tobacco control referendum. F. F. Arnold, secretary of the State organization, and possi bly other bureau officials will attend the meeting, and all far mers are urged to be present. Crowds AUewliu^? Macedonia Service ? The revival al Macedonia Christ I inn church, conducted by Hev. John I William Tyndall. Jr. continues to j | draw large crowds with increasing! I interest 111 the meeting There. Were j I three additions to the church by con j I fession of faith Wednesday night I when the evangelist used for his sub jeet "The Gospel Math- Man." I The evangelist pointed out that much emphasis ha<l lurn placet! upon the three great facts of the gospel, the three great commands of the I gospel, and tin- three great promises of the gospel, but tou-l.it tic had been said about the results of the gospel I Friday night the evangelist will i speak on the subject "The Song of 1 Two Worlds" Qditc a number of people have requested that the evan gelist use this subject again during this meeting and we hope a large crowd will be present to hear it again. This subject was used by Mr. Tyndall last year in the. revival at Mai i rlnnia The subject for Saturday night s will he "The Spirit World or Where Are the Dead?" Some of the ques j tions to be answered in this message | include the following: Do the dead j still retain their mental faculties af ter death'; Where is the Spirit World? Do the dead go to their final reward immediately after death? Has anyone ever gone to heaved or Ul hell. This-w ?mr ol tlrr greiit .uih jects of this generation and We hope many w-dl b^prehont to In ur it * The public is cordially invited to attend the meeting Diium i will be i-rved on the church yard following the morning worship. Kvery.body is invited to have fellowship with us. V THEFT Organized thieves made their appearance in this county again some time during last night, tak ing 132 prize chickens from F'ar mer John Mobley, near Kveretts. Believed to be the same rogues that raided several smokehouses and chicken coops in this coun ty during rrcrnt wreks, the or ganized band left no clue* for officers to work with. Placing old tin art Mind the coop, the far mer thought the thieves would awaken him when they stepped on it. They moved the tin, cut through a fence and stole the chickens as Fanner Mobley slept not more than M feet away. w, 11 ? ^ illiumstoii Sales Pass Two Million Pound Mark Today Farmers. \\ hiTTTiissulisfie.l, \re \c< Fa It- With I ililr ('oiiiplaini 'i'1';'00' continued I,, f|lmb l> 1, """"'is throughout tin "IMtf of a general weakening - t i It al ly unhealing that rec """"K'1 records ,H.lnR S(1, Ks a dishmg a r, co,d jasi Wc k } ?wr a milium p?UMlls ,/y 11 W.tnaauston mar' " i?> back strong during ,hc fjrst ?"?'> of t|?s VV(.,.k , , f und s' , 'rkl"K " '""-'2,000 Ctn ::yW" advance the lu,, i 1 "lln<?' l<> the J mart ' """ "''rd milliui, pound Cuii.Mlit.?_! IUJF-- "Ttn war , , :zrz W ee1','!.''.!1' hlf "f EHgaatg dhnmstori market hut on ev icmntl '"'cording to unbiased P"i l.s ummg fI'orti rol,able sources ? v,'d the sales on one of the i markets yesterday and sel I cents'" ' T'i pr"'" ?" above 20 " "bstnntud farmer said this r 'll'jf ' very seriously if ?;"y price average for the pas. lays will reach much above th... 7.," I , O'sll iluited amonr; heavy of <"the hg.rcyZ ; ?>"' neighborhood el V In f"'"r cents Many of th, lips are 'f '1'r |"I,S are of inferior uual ? 1 w,uly some of them are sell - h.Kl. as 20 cents and oecasuin aec for it" l,,gh"r' Ul" aver ;;m 0;. lb",," types K baneuui ,,,, the ' Ol.Miions dlffe, a, ,0 w hat effect ' have on tobacco prices m | astern North Carol,,,,, Hefore news I"' a '"final declaration of war i^ I'VI 11 leceivod, tobacco pr j apparently weakened IV' A binned survey ,j safes lure to eVealed that price , Were lane ' wrlh tVi'" /"in lw""?y-?-tKl.l cents me bidw 1 offerings rang !" en let! and fifteen cents , almost identi a ? ale coming from all markets in """/aimer stating that the """ liauled his crop the more be would lose. At noon today, ,1 could not be de 11 "M market would block A- that ? was ncht , r" " """ buu.se opera ? would. !!"" "" carryover " -atiall that no interrup "a- schedule next Mon "ay was anticipated. 1 "certain of what effect the Eu market t,""1 w'? haw on the markets fl|| farmers are " a quandary as iM-hat move to pod"Sit ,u*ai,cady st0P "oil giadmg activities on .the ;:: 'T PT cannot . I- 11 in h low 1 r, that it will be just a wel ,0 lose a whole J as " a little. Should delay create 1 ^ ( I1 '''irnHitiinrii); W illiamstoii Eli>veii Ih'gins Workouts J '" Williamston High School foot mi, squad will open its fall training S<*vioi (in Mr,,, r| " iramir """ii Monday morning. Coat vim Edwards says it will L In begin training In f, >1)1 ?tlx crn/io ?L. sinci ,he Ureen WavTr 1 ? < IIf llli li.-d?iiiui[| ,j. irn?l,.T22 11,11111 1 year's letter,hen and subati C I Hohersnn. Jack Sullivan, Stew w ?at' Wynner ""'""'k and Hay Coach Sam Edwards is relying on some new candidates to repmt nex "Pen hv j",*"? 0'f.,h<, Pos""'ns left neu! a la spnn?s K'aduat.on. All n-m.rt ?.?.h Cand'da,es a- asked to | f' Port at the gym Monday morning j at nine o'rlock. morning *ch,-dull- Revival Al The 1 iney I.rove Church Beginning Sunday night. Rev. W B. Harrington, the pastor, will con duct a series of revival services in siheduWyt ^ro.Ve Bap,'St Church Scheduled' to last one week, the aer TtO*o'clock*