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VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 26 WilUmmaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. March 29. 19 W. ESTABLISHED 1899
Goldman Package Company To Locate Basket Factory Here
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Funeral Services
For Harry Waldo
Held In Hamilton
Prominent County Man Died
At His Home There Late
Tuesday Night
Funeral services were conducted
at the late home in Hamilton yester
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock for Har
ry Waldo, prominent county citizen,
who died Tuesday nifht at 11:15
o'clock following an illness of sev
eral months' duration. The last rites
were largely attended, hosts of
friends gathering from all over the
county and from distant points to
pay a last tribute to his memory.
Experiencing ill health during the
latter part of last year, Mr Waldo
received treatment in a Tarboro hos
pital. He did not respond to treat
ment there and he entered a Rich
mond hospital the early part of this
year, undergoing a major operation
nearly two months ago. A determina-1
tion to live brought him through the I
ordeal, and he regained sufficient
strength to return home about a
month ago. Up until Monday of last
week he appeared to be regaining
his strength, and was able to visit his
farms, coming to Williams ton sev
eral times for treatment and to visit
his friends here. It was during his
last visit here on Monday of last
week that he complained of feeling
worse, that he wanted to return
home as quickly as possible. Upon his
arrival home he immediately went
bad. and his condition was con
sidered critical from that time. The
end, while expected, came gradual
ly and as a shock to his friends
throughout the county and section.
Members of the family and able
representatives of the medical pro
fession were at the bedside when
the end came. While expressing a
heart-felt regret in having to leave
those he loved and cherished. Mr
Waldo was reported to have said that
he was prepared to go. Death came
while he was asleep and after much
suffering during the last few days.
?? aon of the late- nnS
Mary Mitchell Waldo, he was born
in Hamilton 64 years ago the fourth
"fxt A descendant of Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Mr. Waldo was for
a number of years a leading citizen
of this county His grandfather came
to this section from New England
and figured in the early educational
history of the county as a teacher
and counsellor. His father served
the county in the legislature sever
al terms and was a member of the
Martin County Board of Education
for more than 20 years or until his
death. Mr. Waldo never aspired to
any political office, but as a plain
citizen he figured prominently in
the several phases of community and
county life. He was interested in
State affairs, and when his services
were needed as a layman he could
be found in the ranks doing his bit
and upholding those ideals that char
acterized him as a good citizen and
a Christian gentleman.
Mr. Waldo is remembered for his
home-spun philosophy, and while he
may have differed with others, he
held no grudge against anyone. Deep
in his heart he recognized the hu
manity in his fellowman, and he
' valued the friendship of all.
A staunch prohibitionist, Mr. Wal
do recognized the ideal centered in
sobriety and regardless of argument
and development trends he unwaver
ingly held to that view until the
end. He was a member of the Meth
(Continued on page six)
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Mrs. W. V. Daniel
Dies In Hospital
Hn. Wheeler V. Daniel, promi
nent young woman of Oak City, died
in a Tarboro hospital Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock following an
Illness of about six months' duration.
Pneumonia was given as the im
mediate cause of her death.
The daughter of the late Ben
Moye and wife, Mrs. Daniel, who
was Miss Effie Moye before her
marriage, was born in Pitt County
37 years ago. She had spent most of
her life in this county and in Oak
City a number of years.
Held in high esteem by all who
knew her, she was talented in mu
sic and served the Missionary Bap
tist Church and Sunday School in
Oak City as organist faithfully for
a long period. Mrs. Daniel was an
active member of the church and
interested herself in religious ac
tivities. She was a devoted wife and
enjoyed a sincere friendship in her
adopted home town and community.
Besides her husband she leaves
four sisters, Mrs. R. M. Ooolsby, of
Madison, and Mrs. J. T. Moore, Mrs
J. M. Johnson and Mrs. Paul Raw Is.
all of Oak City, and two brothers,
Messrs. A. L Moye, of Oak City, and
Ben Moye, of Hobgood
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at I o'clock by
her pastor, Rev. George Leggett, of
Bertie County, and Rev J. H Smith,
pastor of the WUllamstou Baptist
Church. Interment was in the Oak
City I
EnumeratorsStartPopulation
CensusinCountyNextTuesday
Uncle Sam will start his decennial
task of counting all his children,
checking up on their status in life
including earthly belongings and so
forth and so on next Tuesday when
thousands start the long trek which
will carry them to every nook and
corner of the nation.
District Supervisor D. W. Lupton,
announcing the enumerators for
Martin County early today, appeal
ed to the people to aid in the work
in every way possible explaining
that the census was taken not to
check up on the individual but to
let the. government know how to
better serve the people.
Mrs. Roy Gurganus will handle
the census work in Williamston, and
Mr. Claude T. Smith will handle the
work in Robersonville. Mr. Smith
just recently completed the manufac
turer's and retailer's census in the
county. The names of other enumer
ators in the county are: Robert A
Moore, of Williamston No. 3; Ed
ward E. Brown, of Jamesville; L. J.
Hardison, Williamston No. 1; Elder
A. B. Ayers. of Williamston No. X; W.
F. Crawford. Everetta; Mrs. lola Mae
Roebuck, of Williamston 3; J. L.
Pritchard, of Hamilton: Mrs. J. H.
Ayers and Mrs. Blonzin Harrell, of
Oak City.
While some of the questions the
enumerators will ask approach the
personal side of life, the informa
tion is not to be regarded as person
al and it will be treated confiden
tially.
Martin County in years past has
maintained a splendid record in co
operating with the census takers,
and Supervisor Lupton is anxious
that the record will be maintained
this year. /
Unofficial reports state that one
and possibly more of the enumera
tors named had or would resign, that
the task was complicated and hardly
worth the pay.
Many School Pupils
Have Defective Sight
K. Lee Perry, popular county
commissioner from the Bear
Grass-Griffins district, has an
nounced his candidacy for re
Local Students To
Compete In Music
Contest Tomorrow
Forty-Three Singers Will Go
To Greenville For the
District Event
e
Preparations for the District Mu
sic Contest to be held in Greenville
tomorrow morning under the spon
sorship of the Woman's College of
the University of North Carolina
were completed this morning as the
musical organizations of the local
high school held final rehearsals un
der the direction of Miss Katherine
Mewbom. Williamston students will
compete in seven events as compared
with tour entered -last- year lit the
school's first competition of this kind.
Rehearsals have been held daily
for some time, and It is believed that
the local singers will make a credit
able showing in competition with
the 30 other Eastern Carolina high
schools enrolled in the meet.
In addition to the girls' glee club
of 23 voices, and the mixed chorus
of 34 voices, the school will be rep
resented by three soloists, a girls'
trio, and a boys' quartet. Miss Grace
Taltnn firit drorlo
sist Miss Mewborn as accompanist.
The events, selections, and stu
dents participating are as follows:
Boys' quartet: "Sweet and Low,"
by Barnby?James Willis Ward, Juan
(Continued on page six)
Husband Assaulted
In Search Of Wife
Said to have been harboring an
other man's wife In his little pop
joint down In Jamesville, Watts
Rhodes, colored, apparently did not
care to be disturbed not even by the
woman's husband. Missing his wife,
Willie Hopkins started into Rhodes'
place of business and was fired upon
twice, both shots falling wide of
viivii siioi n,
Receiving a call from the fishing
center, three officers reported there,
arrested Rhodes and brought him
here for a preliminary hearing.
Bond was required in the sum of
1300 and the case was scheduled for
trial in the county recorder's court
before Judge H- O. Peel next Mon
day.
Startling Findings
Disclosed By Tests
In County Recently
Former County Health Offi
cer Offers Slicentious for
(Correcting Defect*
By F. E. WILSON, M. D.
Forty-five school children with no
vision in one eve were found in a
visual survey which included all
white children in the Martin County
elementary schools except those in
children were not totally blind in one
eye there was not enough vision in
the eye to record more than a light
perception. In other words all their
visual education has to come through
only one eye.
This visual survey was an exten
sive program begun after the begin
ning of the 1939 fall term of school,
and was conducted by the Martin
County Health Department with the
cooperation of the State Commission
for the Blind, the Lions Club of Wil
liamston. and the Virginia Electric
Power Company. All white schools
in Martin County were included in
the survey, and all children in the
elementary grades, except the first
grades, were included. A total of 1728
children were given tests for visual
efficiency.
Fifty-six and six-tenths per cent of
the total were found to have defec
tive vision, and 43.6 per cent of the
total needed immediate correction by
an ophthalmologist. Only seven hun
dred and forty-nine children enjoyed
normal vision.
Diseases and infections of the eyes
were not included in these tests since
they were limited to mechanical, vis
ual and physiological functioning of
the visual apparatus. Only 33 wore
glasses and most of these were found
to be dirty, and most of them were
purchased without the advice of a
physician In one instance a child
was found to be wearing her mother's
glasses because someone had told
the mother that her child needed
glasses.
Each child was given several tests.'
The tests included examinations for
visual acuity, coordination of the
eyeballs for distance and near fusion
for a correct focus, stigmatism, lat
eral and vertical balance of the eye
balls, depth perception, and other
visual sensations. It was interesting
to find that when ona test was fail
(Continued on page six)
Record Attendance
Upon P. T. A. Meet
Holding its first night meeting of
the year, the Williamston Parent
Teacher association attracted over
400 parents and teachers to the high
school auditorium last Wednesday
evening. With all business matters
deferred to the April meeting, Mrs.
J. B. Taylor, president, turned the
session over to the program commit
tee, which had arranged a very inter
esting program.
Second graders under the direc
tion of Miss Mary Benson presented
a fine playlet based on Holland as
the first part of the program. The
little tots, dressed in costumes of
the Dutch, were enthusiastically re
ceived as they portrayed life in Hol
land through dance and song. The
children used one of their school
readers. "The Dutch Twins," as a
guide in developing their play
Making its first appearance before
the association, the high school mu
sic groups contributed numbers by
the girls' glee club of 23 voices, a
mixed chorus of 34 voices, a girls'
trio, a boys' quartet, and several
solos. The selections were well ren
dered, and much favorable comment
was heard on the accomplishments
of the students under the direction
of Miss Kathryn Mewborn. \
At the conclusion of the formal
program, the members adjourned to
the home economics rooms where a
reception was held by the third
year class. The department was open
for inspection, and dresses and oth
er wearing apparel made under the
direction of Miss Mizelle were dis
playad . ?
The attendance at Wednesday
night's meeting exceeded all local
parent-teacher records, and associa
tion heads plan one or more similar
meetings during the next school
term.
The association will close out all
business at its April meeting which
is scheduled for April 17.
Big Docket Awaits
Recorder's Court
Idle during the two weeks the su
perior court was in session, the coun
ty recorder's court (aces a fairly
crowded docket, and it is likely that
Judge Peel and Solicitor Johnson
will be occupied during a greater
part of next Monday catching up
with their work.
Fifteen cases had been placed on
the docket up until late Tuesday af
ternoon, and calls for additional war
rants were being received at that
time. Cases on the docket include:
Charlie Randolph, drunken driv
ing.
James Morton Hunter, larceny.
Jesse Williams, drunken driving
Mitchell Moore, assault and drunk
enness.
L. L. Davenport, drunken driving.
Willoughby Jones, bastardy.
Joe Lanier Godard, Jr., of James'
ville, drunken driving, reckless driv
ing, refusing to stop and resisting
arrest.
Jake Cooper, larceny an<t receiv
ing
Warren and Wilson Griffin, lar
ceny and receiving.
George Ruffin, aiding and abetting
larceny.
Ben Wilson, drunken driving.
Three cases were continued from
a previous session.
Mrs. Lenora Lilley Died in
Jametville at Noun Today
Mrs. Lenora Lilley, well-known
rcitizen of Jamesville Township, died
at her home there at noon today fol
lowing a long period of declining
health. She was the widow of W.
Buck Lilley, and would have been 82
years old next August.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed early this afternoon,
but it is thought that the last rites
will be conducted at the home to
morrow afternoon.
Work on $100,000 Plant To Get
Underway on Site Near Roanoke
River Within the Next Few Days
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB
\
The local high school glee
club, regarded as one of the best
ever produced here, will partici
pate in the district music contest
at Greenville tomorrow morn
Superior Court In
Final Session 01
Term On Tuesday
Number of (!uscs Continued
For Triul ul Special Term
Next Monlli
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Clearing a number of cases from
the docket and passing on several
motions, the Match term ot Martin'
Superior Court was brought to a
close by Judge Q K Nunocks late
Tuesday afternoon. The term was
brought to a hurried close when
quite a few cases were continued on
account of the illness of a trial law
yer.
Proceedings of the court not pre
viously reported.
Based on two years of separation,
a divorce was granted Guilford
Brown in his case against llatlie
Brown.
Coburn and Coburn in their suit
against J Daniel Biggs, were given
a judgment in the sum of $80.
Gladys Bond was given a divorce
in her case against Sylvester Bond,
the action being based on two years
of separation.
There were several cases before
the court involving disputes over
boundary lines, the court ordering
surveys made as a necessary step in
determining the lines. These rases
are as follows: Alice Milliard Joy
ner against Gladys and Mary Shaw,
Mrs. H. J. Haislip aguinst Critcher
Brothers; Rufus Coltrain against W
B. Harrington and others, the lat
ter suit centering around six-tenths
of an acre of woodsland
In the case of S. L. Andrews and
wife, Olivia Andrews, the court
made W. G. Peel a party to the ac
tion.
Nathan Scott was awarded a judg
ment in the sum of $40 against H. M.
Peel, the defendant to pay the costs.
The case of J. F. Terry against
Garland Wynn was settled by agree
ment. the plaintiff to get possession
of certain lands by a certain time.
County Commiuioner* To
Meet Here Next Monday
Very little business has been
scheduled for consideration by the
Martin county commissioners when
they meet in regular session here
next Monday. Bills, including those
of the tax list-takers, will be in
spected for payment.
lests Show Majority of Children the
County Schools Have Defective Eyesight
E /Ilide^by lile Martin County Health Department staff last fall, Dr. F.
The Lkh u*? ^Pfrtn}ent? ?P?nt much time in preparing a concise picture ol
the status of all white school children's vision in the county. The data are, as follows
School
Gold Point
Farm LU?
Hamilton
Oak City
Jameaville
Bear Gram
Everett*
Boberaon villa
Wllllanuiton
TOTALS
Total
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1M
1M
151
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defect
Ne. 1
4
14
24
15
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IS
14
M
M
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226
IHH
wuve
Definitely
No. 2
No. 1
7
4
4 8
18
14
18
24
11
21
11
38
12
3
J1
11
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18
32
208
174
Having
no
No. 4 detects
> M
11 12
32 44
32 35
54 51
7* M
IS 21
39 1*1
42 US
60 229
371 749
Failure*
One Two
trade trade*
?t 11 U
? 8
14 21
26" 30
30 14
76 42
23 9
72 30
? It
103 57
436 247
"Jul
Having
3 or no
more failur
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5 84
17 S3
11 M
27 95
1 42
8 98
10 161
26 263
108 937
Number of children with no vision in one eye, 45; Percent defective (No. 2, 3 and 4's), 43.58; To
tal per cent defective (including No. l's), 56.6; Per cent with no defects, 43.4; Per cent failing one
or more grades, 45.80.
ing. Miss Katharine Mew born is
the director of the eluh and she
will be assisted in the competi
tion series by MLss (irace Tulton
as accompanist tomorrow.
mkktiim;
An important topic will be
placed before member* of the
local Chamber of Commerce in
their regular quarterly meeting
to be held in the agricultural
building this evening at 7:30
o'clock. Hillie Clark, secretary,
is addressing an urgent appeal
to all members to be present.
Included in the special busi
ness schedule are plans for a
special trade event for the early
summer period in local stores.
A quarterly report will be re
leased. and its contents are cer
tain to prove interesting to the
Members of the organization.
Dr.OlinT. Binkley
To Conclude St ?ries
01 Services Tonight
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Atlilt'ii Mianin^ in llit'
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Concluding a series of special ser
vices in the local Baptist Church this
evening, Dr. Olin T. Bmkley, relig
ious leader and head of the Wake
Forest Department of Religion, has
endeared himself to the people of
this community with his splendid
sermons. 11 is appearance here this
week has added to the religious life
of this community and its people.
Sizable crowds have heard him each
evening, and it is with a feeling of
regret that local people realize they
will hear him for the last time in
the present series. Tin y are hopeful
the minister will be able to return
at some time in the future.
Dr. Binkley, during his brief stay
here, has made many friends who
point out that his series of sermons
have already proved of much value
in enriching the spiritual life of the
community.
?A synopsis nf Dr. Binkley's srr 1
mons:
Tuesday Night?Subject: The Art
Of Self-Communion
Every person talks to himself.
What an individual says to himself
is more significant in the develop
ment of his character than what his
friends and enemies say about him.
We need to say to ourselves what
Jesus said to himself, "I am not alone,
the Father is with me." This recog
nition of the reality and the nearness
of God calms the mind, steadies the
nerves, and releases energy and in
(Continued on page six)
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Mrs. John H. Lynch
Dies In Hamilton
Mrs. John Henry Lynch died at
her home in Hamilton last Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock following s
short illness.
Miss Sudie Brown before her mar
riage, she was born in Pitt County J
37 years ago, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs William Brown. She spent her
early life in Pitt County', moving t<
Hamilton a number of years ago
Though she experienced many hard
ships, she never complained.
Resides her husband, she is sur
vived by six children, must of them
of a tender age. Thetr names are,
Mary Elizuhcth, Willie Justice, Em
ma Ruth, Lena, John Henry, Jr., and
Walter Earl Lynch.
Funeral, services were conducted
at the home Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock by Rev. E. C. Shoe, Bap
tist minister of Roberaonville. In
terment was in the Hamilton Cem
etery.
Survey Completed
Thursday tor Road
And Factory Siding
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The Goldman Package Company,
of New Jersey and Philadelphia, will
locate a basket factory on the M. D
Wilson farm, near the Roanoke Riv
efh ere, at once, according to a semi
official announcement released this
morning Details, pending during the
past several months, were haridled
yesterday morning with the comple
tion of a survey of the fifteen-acre
site and the signing of contracts for
the construction of the first hous
ing unit and for a railroad siding
Work will be started immediately
on the project unofficially estimated
to cost approximately $100,000.
Mr C. E. Williams, who comes here
from Portsmouth to manage the
plant, yesterday went over the final
wtans witti ?"
tatives of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company for launching the
new enterprise. Mr. Williams, a rec
ognized authority in the manufac
ture of baskets, is well known
through Virginia where he has held
prominent business connections for
a number of years. He, with Mr M
M Levin, general sales manager and
vice president of the company, con
plans were definitely advanced to
locate the new plant here. Mr. M
t. C.ddman jinn of the company's
president, will be assocaited with
Mr. Williams in the operation of the
plant. He spent several months in
Williamston a year or more ago
studying timber resources and mak
ing preliminary investigations which
finally led to the plant location.
The construction contract for the
first factory unit has been let to
Contractor F B. Birmingham who
(stated today that materials for the
I project are already moving and that
i work on the foundations will pos
! sibly get underway next week. The
i first unit will measure 90 by 160 feet
and will be of concrete, brick and
sheet iron construction. The con
tract calls for the completion of the
first unit within sixty days
Within the next month the first
shipments of machinery will start
moving to the plant for installatioh,
unofficial reports stating that op
erations should get underway with
in the next three or three and one
half months.
The plant is expected to employ
nearly 200 workers, the management
stating that possibly no more than
ten or twelve skilled men will be
brought here, that the plant would
depend almost entirely upon local
labor. No official estimate as to the
size of the payroll could be had to
day, but it is understood that the
company's labor bill will approxi
mate $12,000 a month.
Normal operations the first year
will require from one and three- -
quarters to two million feet of tim
ber. Shipments by rail to distribut
ing centers at Philadelphia and
(Continued on page tlx)
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Scouts To Fitch
Tents Tomorrow
Local youths arc eagerly looking
forward to tomorrow when they will
entertain a pre-camporee for district
Boy Scouts 011 the graded school
grounds. Scoutmaster Horace Ray
stated this morning that 120 boys
had definitely signed up for the
event which is being held to train
the boys for the area camporee in
Kinston next month.
Mr. C. E. Williams, general man
ager of ihe Goldihan~ Package Man
ufacturing Company here, and
Messrs. D. N, Hix, V. J. Spivey, W.
Dunn, John L. Goff and W. C. Man
ning will serve the camporee as
judges and inspectors.
Holding a short meeting tut
night, local Scouts made plans for
a parade tomorrow afternoon at 2:45
o'clock.
A high spot in the camporee pro
gram will be the Camp Fire Court
of Honor on the grounds tomorrow
evening at 7 o'clock when Mayor
Hasscll will welcome the boys and
certificates will be awarded.
The boys are anticipating an en
joyable event, and the public la in
vited to visit them, D. G. Modlin la
?taking off 30-foot squares for the
campers this afternoon and other
details are being handled prepara
tory for the boys when they arrive
tomorrow morning.