Watch the Label on Your Paper, As It Carries the Date Your Subscription Expires. I THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 83 Williamtton, Martin County, \orth Carolina, TiietHay, October 17, I't.V). ESTABLISHED 1899 Pentecostal Church Will Hold Its 29th Annual Meet Here INalioiial l.t-uilt-rx of Churrll Will Attend Conference Be^inniiif! Friday ? About 200 delegates, represent ing the North Carolina Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness church, will attend the 29th annual confer ence beginning here Friday, Octo ber 20, and continuing through Mon day, October 23. The Rev. J. G. Crocker is pastor of the host church, and has about completed arrange- j ments for entertainment of the host of delegates. James W Butler, cor respondent for the conference, said today. The conference sessions will be presided over by Bishop J H. King, of Franklin Springs, Ga.. senior bishop of the denomination, who will come here from Winston-Salem, where he ifr~rrow presiding at?the Western North Carolina conference. First of the conference sessions will be held Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock when Bishop King will preach, the sermon being followed by communion. Beginning at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, the business of the session will be taken up, and Saturday eve ning a devotional service will be held. The organization of the busi ness session includes enrollment of clerical and lay delegates, reports of conference officials, pastors and evangelists, and committees. The fi nal business on the conference agen da will be the announcement of min isterial assignments for the ensuing year Connectional interests of the de nomination to be represented at the ' conference include Emmanuel Col- ; lege. Franklin Springs. Ga., by Pres ident Thomas L. Aaron, the publish- ' ing house. Sunday school literature and official organ. The Advocate, by | the Rev. G. H. Montgomery, of Fred- | erick, Md , and young people's work , by James W Butler, conference di i rector, of Goldsboro. Preceding the conference, two I groups will hold sessions, the offi- i cial board of the conference headed | by the Rev. Jerome Hodges, of | Goldsboro, assembling at 10 o'clock, ! to complete its year's work.and nom inate conference committees, and the j committee on examination of candi- j dates for the ministry conducting its usual questioning of applicants for license to preach The official board is composed of the Rev. Mr. Hodges, conference su perintendent; the Rev. S A. Fann, Roanoke Rapids, assistant supmn tendent; the Rev. C B. Strickland, Falcon, secretary-treasurer; the Rev. A. H. Butler, of Falcon, and the Rev. N. J Medford, of Goldsboro, com mitteemen. On the examining board are the Rev J W Bassy. Whiteville. the Rev. J G. Spivey, Greenville and the Rev. R R. Johnson, Goldsboro. Some 80 churches and nearly 90 ordained and licensed ministers hold membership in this conference ?? Noted Speaker To Deliver Address -Sponsored by the local Junior Wo ies of programs staged by the* Col lins Festival committee will feature Dr. Frank G. Sayers, minister-lec turer. in a timely address in the high school auditorium here Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock. DrJFrank G. Sayers looks at Am erica irom two points of view in his address. His subject will be "The American Cavalcade." He was born in London; England, made his busi ness start in Canada, and then be came a United States citizen active- ! ly interested in the social welfare of j the country. He thus can appraise j the social and economic situation j both as an Englishman and as a thor ough-going American. A man who has become a citizen j of this country by deliberate choice ! and not by accident of birth has the ability to see and interpret Ameri-1 can institutions the more clearly for that reason, and if ever there was a time for appreciation of them, it is now. Furthermore, Dr. Sayers' keen an alysis of this country's assets and liabilities is delivered in as delight ful a style as could well be imagin ed. His English (as would be expect ed) is impeccable, his voice is vigor ous, and his enthusiasm for his sub ject is unbounded. During the six years of his epochal pastorate of the Skyscraper Church in Rochester, N. Y., he built a reputation as one of Rochester's leading orators, both in and out of the pulpit. Real interest in civic affairs has always characterized Dr. Sayers, and this was recognized by Kiwanis In ternational in 1935 when he was made International Chairman of Bus iness Standards This indicates the breadth of his interests and the re- | ception always given to a man who i touches real life at many points. CONTINUES ILL C. A. Harrison, county treasurer and popular citizen, continues ill at his home here. His condition, while not so favorable yesterday, is re ported improved today. Will Seize Personal Property To Satisfy County Tax Claims Acting in accordance jvith the dic tates of the law, Sheriff C. B Roe?i buck is completing a schedule for the seizure and subsequent sale of per sonal property to satisfy tax claims held against the holdings by Martin County, according to unofficial but reliable information coming from the courthouse today. While the drive for personal prop erty taxes VM11 center on automo biles, it is understood that the offi cer will be forced to seize virtually everything that isn't nailed down to satisfy the claims in those cases where the tax accounts have not been paid. A report on tax collections in re cent weeks is not available, but it is understood that if the sheriff seizes every automobile upon which the taxes have not been paid he will have to get a 40-acre field to store the machines. Collections of taxes on real hold ings are said to be small, the sher iff stating that he is disappointed with the amount paid in by the prop erty owners since the tobacco mar kets reopened on Tuesday of last week. It is apparent that real prop erty owners are taking advantage of the tax sale postponement, and that the collections will possibly exceed those of last year before the delin quent list is scheduled for publica tion the early part of next month. No delay was granted for the pay ment of personal property taxes, and if the unofficial reports prove true, there'll be some who will find them selves on their feet within the next few days. Double Funeral Held For Father and Son LOW POINT Attendance in the Williams ton schools sunk to the lowest level of the school year yester day when 129 pupils were ab sent from their classrooms. A large percentage of the absences were confined to the first, sec ond and third grades where teachers estimate that over nine ty per cent of those absent still have eye infections which have been unusually had this fall. One first grade room reported eighteen of the 45 children en rolled absent yesterday. During the past several weeks teachers have sent scores of children with the "pink eye" to their homes to prevent the spread of the disease which if? yet unchecked. Several small children have had the infection as many as three times since the opening of the school term. Robersonville IVlan Installed As Head County legion Post .Mrs. CIIiuh. l)a\i'iiport to Head Auxiliary During the !\ru A ear William H. Gray, Robersonville chief of police and well-known coun ty citizen, was installed as command er of the John Walton Hassell Post of the American Legiaii, and Mrs Chas. Davenport. Jamesville school teacher and active in auxiliary af fairs, was installed as president of the post auxiliary by the organization membership in a meeting held last week in the legion hut. In a short acceptance speech. Com mander Grey pledged his best efforts ip supporting the Legion cause and solicited the cooperation of every member tu that end Mr. Gray is the firat commander of the legion live outside of Williamston since the post was established Mrs. Daven port sounded a keynote of service for the auxiliary during her term as president. District Commander Hand, who is a prominent Legionnaire of the pace setting Gatesville post* was present ed by the chairman of the installa tion committee after the meeting had been turned over to him by retiring commander, J E. Boykm. In a fit ting manner he installed the officers of the post. In addition to Com mander Gray, other officers installed were: John A Ward, Joseph N. Ay ers, and Charles Davenport, vice commanders, W E. Dunn, adjutant and finance officer, Hugh G. Horton. service officer; Mack Wynn, mem bership, J Sam Getsinger, graves registration, J R Winslow, sergeant at arms; J. R. Leggett, child welfare; P M Holliday, historian; H. U. Peel, guardianship; J. E. Boykin, Ameri canism; J. B. Taylor, athletic and S A L.; and H. L Swain, chaplain and publicity. Mrs. H L. Swain, department vice president! presided at the request of Mrs. J R. Winslow, retiring presi dent and presented H. L. Swain, who installed the auxiliary officers. In addition to Mrs. Davenport as presi dent other officers installed for the auxiliary were: Mrs. P. M. Holliday, filling out the unexpired term as treasurer; Mrs. J. R. Winslow, chap lain. Other officers hold office for two years. A feature of the evening program was an address by Willis Smith, Ral eigh attorney and a prominent fig ure in legion circles. Mr. Smith, talk ing on the preamble of the Legion constitution, reviewed the organiza tioh as embracing a cross-sectiOn of American life and stressed its en viable position to serve the commun ity. ^tate and nation better than any other organization. "Unless it lives up to the high ideals as set out in the preamble, it is not fulfilling the sacred trust it has accepted from fallen comrades," the speaker said. Geo. H. Bailey And Son. John Bailey, Died I^ast Friday! Tliroii^, I'rcM'iil for llic l.u*l| Kilo, I\?*ur JnincM illr Siuulav Afternoon Death struck a double and severe blow to a Martin County family last Friday when George H Bailey and his son, John Bailey. Ill, passed away, the untimely deaths coming as a decided shock to relatives and the many friends of the family in this State and in Virginia. John Bailey, 31 years old last I March 2, died in the United States | Marine Hospital. Norfolk, Friday | morning at 12:20 o'clock, and his fa passed away early that evening at I the home of his father, Mr. John | A double funeral service was held from the old family home Sunday af: | ternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev W B. Harrington, county minister and | family pastor. The last rites were at tended by an enormous crowd that went there to pay a silent tribute of respect to the memory of the two men and lend a sympathetic presence to members of the family in their hour of sorrow. Interment was in the family plot on the home farm, the bodies resting side by side. The double funeral in one fam ily was the first held in this county | in a long number of years. A member of the United States Merchant Marine, young Mr. Bailey was serving as a second mate on the tug, Lorraine, out of Wilmington, Delaware, when he suffered an ankle injury in the line of his duty on last July 13. He received tempor ary treatment at that time, and was back at work in a short while. The injury later gave him trouble and he entered the hospital, for treat ment. Paralysis developed and his condition was considered critical during a week or more before his death. The young man?deft?t4*is made his home in Norfolk. He nev er married. While visiting his son in Norfolk week before last, Mr. Bailey return ed and made tentative arrangements for the return of the young man. He continued to his home, near James ville, and was working in a peanut I field when he was taken ill. He was | the victim of several chills, and the Sunday before he died he suffered a yellow chill. His condition was im mediately considered critical, the end coming peaceably a few days follow ing a second yellow chill. The son of Mr John H. Bailey and the late Mrs. Frances Callay Bailey, he was born near Jamesville 56 years ago. When a young man he married Miss Myrtle Jones, and engaged in railroading for the old Dennis Sim mons Lumber Company. Later he en tered partnership with his father in the operation of their farm. He was a member of the Christian church and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was a devoted son in his father's household, and he was a considerate and thoughtful husband and father. Besides his wife he leaves two chil dren, Raymond Bailey, of James ville, and Mrs. Reba Barrow, of | Vanceboro He also leaves three bro thers, Messrs Frank Bailey, of Nor-I folk; Charles Bailey, of Washington,) and John Bailey, Jr., of Jamesville, and three sisters, Mrs. R. W. Jones, | of Norfolk; Mrs. W. T. Berry, of Bal timore, and Mrs. J. J. Bowen, of I Jamesville, and his father, Mr. John | H Bailey, well-known and highly re spected county citizen. Horticulturiit Imperii County Street Potato Crop L. P. Watson, State Extension hor ticulturist, is making a hurried in spection of the sweet potato crop in thts county today. The specialist is studying grading methods and dem onstrating the use of a new sweet po tato vine cutter. Three Martin Men Are Hurt In Auto Accident Saturday Pin County Man Low* Life Ami (>orilon Not Kxpeeli-il To Live B. B. Tetterton, Pitt County man, was fatally hurt, and Milton Harri son. Gordon Leggett and Oscar Ed wards, of this county, were critical ly injured in a crash of three auto mobiles just outside of the Bethel city limits on the Greenville road late last Saturday night. Three oth ers. Abram Peel, formerly of this county, Tetterton's young son and Wood row Venters, of near Bethel, were badly bruised and hurt but their injuries were said not to be ser ious. Tetterton. well-known Pitt County farmer, and driver of one of the cars, died on the porch of a Greenville hos pital. Late reports from the Greenville hosnital where the three men from this county were carried following the accident state that Leggett's con dition is critical, that there is some doubt about his recovery He was hurt internally and his body was badly bruised and cut. Young Harri son suffered a compound fracture of the right leg. and early reports from the hospital stated that he might lose the limb. Broken at the ankle, the bones protruded the skin. Oscar Edwards, driver of one of the cars, suffered a broken leg and num erous cuts and bruises. Abraham Peel, who lives near Bethel, was cut on the head and bruised and battered all over bus body. The young Tetterton boy suf fered a severe gash on his head. Ven ters bit his tongue almost m two and his jawbone was broken. He lost his teeth and reports frofn a Tarboro hospital state his condition, while not grave, is serious. Edwards, accompanied by Harn i son and Leggett, was traveling into Bethel when his car crashed with tin* one driven by Tetterton Accounts of the accident are not at all clear, one report stating that no one was badly injured in the first crash, but another states that Tetterton was fatally injured at that time. Crashing head-on, tin- ears almost blocked the highway Venters, a Pitt County man who was said to have been driving at a rapid rate of speed, came up be hind the Tetterton car. Unable to stop, he turned lo the left and plow ed into the KdwWds' car, knocking it twelve or fifteen yards down Un load. "We tried to wave him down | but could not stop him," one of the crash victims was quoted as saying. Farm Bureau Group! To Meet kiwaniaiis On Thursday Mi^ht Stair Farm Out ran Featler To Make Spreiiil \) To Mm ? no Tliirlv (Vnt* 4 c^(cri!a> * ' A iiiw pi iim? record tor the season w aeMa.biished by the local market V 'erday when .U 1.774 pounds of the golden leaf wciv sold for an average light at 17 cents $ltJ7;t to be ex act While the quality of the offer ings was slightly better than had been reported following the opening of the market last week, there was a stiff* ning of puces, the selling ac tivities being marked hy a new life. Remembering conditions surrounding the ciop, as a whole, the market pa trons here Were well pleased with their sales, Supervisor K R Craw h?rd stating that less than half a do/ en tags were turned during the en t ire dav Individual averages for lots weigh ing m - \tyss of 2.5UO pounds rang ?d up to 2, cents a pound, and aver ag? ? ranging from 22 to 20 cents wen numerous Individual prices ranged as high as thirty- two and thirty throe cents Showing signs of much handling nd age. the offerings last week were ?old at a disadvantage The offerings thus wet k appeared fresh and the, rendition of the tobacco was better However, the quality, was little im proved except in a few cases where | entire rows averaged well over 2d * cuts Inferior typ.s of the leaf are dominant, hut (tie pooler grades are selling lair as compared with prices* I received in past seasons Running into much inferior tohae cos this morning, the selling organ izations did not show- up as well as they did yesterday, as a whole How 'Ver. as the.sales continued the prices apparently strengthened to the level attained yesterday, reliable reports indicated There has been little slack notic ed m the size of the deliveries since I the market reopened .* week ago | today The selling'forces are handl | inure than a third of a million | i".nuidsTf7rrlyr"tTnl"deKpTte those ai'tiv ~ dies flu- market will have- approxi mutely tiiieWquarters of ;t million pounds of the leaf on the floors at closing time thus afternoon To date, (lie market has sold slight l.y m excess of five and one half mil lion pounds, report from the farm (?is indicating that some over fifty per cent of the crop has been mar keted m this Section A review of the buying activitie: indicates that the Imperial Coin l'<