Watch the Label on Your Paper. Aa It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 74 Williamiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 15, 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899 Martins CaptureCoastal Plain League Pennant Over Eagles Reopening of Tobaeeo Markets Anticipated Within the iNext Few Weeks; Outlook Is Encouraging Tentative Date Is Set For Holding Leaf Control Vote Conference Tacklen Problem in Wu*liiiigtoii Meeting Wednesday The gloomy tobacco picture snap ped at the close of the markets this week took on a brighter lining Wed nesday when farmers and farm lead ers met with government representa tives in Washington and advanced plans for meeting the serious prob lem now facing tobacco growers throughout the country. At the very best, the problem (cannot be handled to the complete satisfaction of every one, but the conference tackled it from every possible angle. Plans were laid for trying to get the Im perial buyers back on the markets, and a date was tentatively set for holding a control referendum possi bly the latter part of this month and not later than October 7 Fearful that the reopening of the markets before a vote on control is taken would cause prices to drop to the 5-cent lev el, the conference recojftfhended that the marketing holiday be continued pending the holding of a referen dum Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, who attended the tobacco j conference, praised the "democratit way" in which these interested in the flue-cured tobacco production were dealing with the problem and let it \ be known that the group could ex ?peel full cooperation from his?of^ fice He revealed at his press confer ence that a $50,000,000 tobacco loan i program , through the Commodity Credit Corporation was. under con sideration as a means of strengthen ing the market in case the British continue to stay out of the market He expressed the view that British buyers left the market because there were other commodities the nation needed more badly than tobacco, especially since it was a two-year supply. Under the law there can be no tobacco program unless the growers vote for production control The average loan figure most dis cussed today was" 10 cents a pound. Department officials, howcvil^ are hoping that if the British cannot be induced to return to the market that private means can be found for pur chasing the quantity and grades which would have gone to the United Kingdom and thereby let the market continue to operate on a normal man- ' ner Flue-cured growers will be asked j to vote on a production program next year which will cut the crop to, around 665,000,000 pounds. This gear's production is estimated at over 1 a billion pounds. Because of the need ' for immediate action on the referen dum and the markets can reopen, the growers will be asked to vote with out knowing what their exact quota | will be. Mr. Hutson, in common, with the1 views expressed by those attending ! the meeting, said he regretted that the present emergency demanded that the referendum he hplri before , farm quotas, which next year will be on an acreage basis, could be an nounced. The growers, however, will be as sured that no farm allotment will be less than 80 per cent of the 1939 quo ta The 1939 marketing quotas, which two-thirds of the flue-cured growers failed to ratify in a referendum last fall, would have perpiitted Virginia to markef. 7^,45^000 pounds of flue cured tobacco tax free; North Caro lina, 493,964,000 pounds, South Car olina 87,713,000 pounds; Georgia, 81, (Continued on page ?ix) Posse Is Seeking Man For Windsor Holdup A young white man, said to have been carrying two guns and describ ed as a dangerous-look ing character, is being sought in a wooded area, near Merry Hill, by a posse led by members of the highway patrol, ac cording to unofficial reports reach ing here at noon Driving a car stol en from a Washington Motor Com pany, the man deserted the machine and sought refuge in the woods where officers were said to have hemmed him in. Shortly before five o'clock this morning, the man held up an at tendant at Smith's Seprice Station in Windsor, taking ten gallons of gas, two quarts of oil and an undetermin ed amount of cash. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck left here this morning to join the hunt for the unidentified man. "Suicide"Hayes Will Feature Fair Entertainment Program "Suicide" Hayes, former employee on the Williamston tobacco market, and his "hell drivers" will feature the entertainment program at the fair opening here week after next. N Y. Chambliss, manager, announc ed this week. The daredevil has been booked for a single appearance on Wednesday, September 27. Said to have built up a show that makes others of the type look safe. Hayes plans to jump fourteen cars with a stock car of his own. He has proved a sensation throughou the country, and his scheduled appearance here was booked several months ago. The Art Lewis shows, one of the largest coming into this section of the State this year, will be on the mid way w ith its fourteen rides and fif teen shows. The concessions will be limited to the legitimate type, the management said. Mrs. J E. Harrison, superintend ent of exhibits, has opened an office on the grounds to handle that de partment of the fair. A number of inquiries has been received, and quite a few farmers and others plan to place products and articles on exhibit, it was stated. "The closing of the tobacco mar I kets is certain to hurt us, but we must go on with the fair anyway," Man ager Chambliss said yesterday, add ing that he hoped weather conditions will be favorable during the fair this year. During the past several sea sons, the operators have experienc ed heavy losses as a result of unfav orable weather, one estimate plac ing the loss at about $7,000 (Colored Schools In County Arc Pocked Reports of crowded conditions akin I to sardine packing came from sever al colored schools in tfie county fol lowing a survey by representatives of the hoard of education. As many as seventy-six children were found in p single room. The colored school here reported 159 in its first grade, the enrollment establishing an all-time high enroll ment figure for any one grade. It compares with 128 in the local white school first grade. More than 250 I pupils are m the first three grades, | and in an effort to relieve the crowd ed conditions school authorities di vided the children into groups with I instructions for them to attend in | shifts The colored schools reported an j opening day enrollment of 3,138 as | compared with 3,28ti in the white schools Of the 3,138 enrolled in the colored schools, 2,838 were in the elementary department. Enrollment by schools was re ported by the office of*the superin tendent, as follows Bigg*. 123; Gold Point, 154, Rob ersonville, 184, Williams, 115; Keys, j 13; Jamesville, 105; Hardens, 130; Salsbury, 74; Oak City, 184, Which ard-James, 98. Jones, 95, Bowers, 71; Hamilton. 100; Burroughs-Spring Hill, 110; Everetts, 123; White Oak Springs. 84; Williamston, elementary, 539, high school, 164; Parmele, ele mentary, 184, high school, 136; Wool ard, 111; Bear Grass, 68; Smithwicks I Creek, 44, Corey, 29, Poplar Point, | 42 Cross Roads, 52 Junior Club Plans For Special Event There will be a call meeting of the Junior Woman'* Club at the Club Room, Tuesday night, September 19, at eight o'clock. All members are urged to at tend. > Members of the Junior Woman's! paring for the Collins Entertainment Festival, being sponsored by them this fall. A most gratifying response has met the club members and stu dents in the junior and senior high schools will be approached by club members in the near future. In choosing this festival, the club is bringing to the people of Williams ton and the surrounding territory, | something new in entertainment. Mrs. J Paul Simpson, general chairman, is being assisted by Mrs Charles Godvi 111, Jr., and Misses Sara Cone and Emelyne Evans in con ducting the sales of tickets locally In the high school, Mesdames Gar land Barnhill and Sam Edwards are directing the ticket selling and Miss Mildred Talley has charge of the grammar school. Poster and pamphlet advertising is under the auspices of Mrs. Frank Wilson and Miss Josephine Harri son. Miss Natalie Gould is publicity chairman; Mesdames Charles Bow ers and L. B. Wynne and Miss Mary Taylor are acquainting the other lo (Continued on page six) s Large Crotcdt Attending Meeting At Street Home Nearing the close of its first week the Sweet Home Church revival is having a record attendance and will continue through September 21st. On Sunday, Mr. H. E. Harden, who is conducting the services will speak on "Peters ueniat of His Lord," ifid on Sunday night he will use as his theme, "lite One that Went Astray." Passage Of Tobacco Control Program Is In A Doubtful Stage Strong Opposition Holds it* Forres Together in Ite puhlieuii Areas Brow-beaten by starvation tobac co prices, ({rowers as a whole in four main leaf-producing states?North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia?are not ready to vote for production coiilrol, according to the opinions of some who are ac quainted with the agricultural sit uation on a national basis "Some of the growers have not yet had a fair taste of the bitter pills that are be ing dished out in the form of prices, one observer pointed out Reports state that a strong move ment against the program can be expected in the Republican centers where the economic side of the prob lem will he ignored for the sake of plain old politics. Willi some few exceptions, the last December vote reflected the handiwork of Republi cans' Tins opposition is expected to soften to some extent and while an increase can be expected in the num ber voting for control, the pending referendum is far from won, reports would indicate Right here in Martin County there is still opposition to the piogiam. Some few of the nearly 300 who vot ed against control are said to have expressed a desire for w chance to support the measure, but that other portion of the opposition is not talk ing And under those conditions one will find that the nature of the vot ing strength is little changed The outcome of the referendum depends to a great extent upon the interest shown by farmers them selves Last December more than 300 eligible voters did not participate in the referendum in this county, and voting was slack throughout the to bacco areas A review of the vote cast in the last December referendum by dis Jamesville Williams Griffins Bear Grass * Williamson Cross Roads Robersonville Gold Point Hassell Hamilton Goose Nest Totals For 217 47 106 17 268 Hi 250 33 445 13 219 22 274 86 119 6 135 3 113 9 258 40 -? 2404 287 e Poplar Toini vote Approximately 122,009 voted for control and 92,483 voted against con Alabama Florida Georgia N. Carolina S. Carolina Virginia Yes No For Pet 97 6 94.2 2,408 1,405 83 2 15,777 9,468 625 78,176 58.067 57 4 15,648 10,479 59.9 9,963 13,058 433 122,069 92,483 569 Totals Failing to carry by 10 per cent, the I referendum, based on the December, 1938 vote, will have to garner an ad I ditibnal 11,000 votes or in the neigh borhood of that number to insure a planned production for 1940. j Farm leaders have advanced no | concrete predictions in connection with price prospect* for tobacco i prices with control or without con trol. Some believe the price, under a guaranteed control plan with a | strong support behind it, will ap nroximate a point close to the open-J tng day average tan month Without control they believe the price will tumber to around 7 or 8 cent*. Sujierior Court To Open Two-Weeks" Term Here Monday Few of Twenty-Six ('.uses on 5 DtM'ket Carry Much Interest <6> Twenty-six criminal cases have been placed on the docket for trial in the Martin Superior court next week when Judge Leo Carr. of Bur lington, is scheduled to preside over his first term in this county. The size of the docket is smaller than usual, and as a whole, carries no great interest There are no murder cases on the docket, and while there are quite a few cases charging breaking and en tering and larceny, this type of cases is not as prevalent as is ordinarily the case during a fall term of the court The nature of the docket is centered around the following crimes: man slaughter, 2; larceny and receiving. 4; violation of the liquor laws, 3; ped dling without license. 3; drunken driving. 2"; bigamy. 1; assault. 1; breaking and entering t>, seduction, 1; highway robbery, 1; attempted ar son, 1, and an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Possibly the last case listed will attract about as much interest as any on the docket. Arnold Wallace and Arthur Edmondson, two white youths, are charged with attempting to assault Sheriff C B Roebuck with intent to kill him. The boys were be ing returned to this county to an swer a charge of breaking and enter ing the Williamston Western Union Telegraph office when they stuck a pistol in'the officer's back and or dered him to stop the car It will be remembered that the officer turn ed the steering wheel of the car loose, and climbed into the back seat and took the gun away from one of the boys, the car running wild in a to bacco field, near Everotts Unable to raise bond in the sum of $1,000, the boys have been detained in the com mon jail since their arrest several weeks ago The old Homer Glosson man slaughter case is back on the docket for trial Charging tin- defendant with running over and killing Iaiah Hardison, colored man near Hardens a year ago this month, the case has been continued pending the trial of a civil suit against Glosson and the owner oMhe truck. The civil suit has been tried once and resulted in a vol untary non-suit Ownership of the truck has not been definitely, deter mined, it is reported. Edward Lingo and Joseph Gardy, two young Pennsylvania men who are said to have taken certain equip ment ffom the Jimmy Smith thrill show at the Williamston fair last year when over-due salaries could not be had, face trial next week J 11 Godfrey faces trial for al (Continued on page six) Weil-Known Citizen Dies At His Home In Oak City Wednesday I^uhI Kit<*M Arc* (iomlmled Fori J. 1V1. Ilarrrll Y<*nterf the Farm Life school will hold its first meeting of the year Tuesday night, Sept. 19th, at 7:311 o'clock. All parents are urg ed to attend The organization will elect its officers and committees at this meeting. The senior class will present a short play for the enter tainment of those present. The parents of the Farm Life school spent yesterday afternoon hauling sand and preparing a play ground for the first and second grade children. Miss Lota K Sleeper and Mr J, P. Woodard reviewed the activity of their.4-H clubs at Farm Life today and sot the second Wednesday of the moplh as the regular meeting date. ?The slIiuu! lias all emulliueut uf 155 in the elementary school and (0 in high school.