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Watch The Label On Your Paper. Aa It Carriea The Date Your Subscription Expires THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Ore 1.000 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 65 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 13, 1944). ESTABLISHED 1099 Mrs. T. S. Hadlev J Dies At Her Home After Long Illness LmI Rilt* Are Held at Bigg* Funeral Home Here This Morning at 10:30 Mrs. Tom S. Kadley, well-known citizen, died at her home on West Main Street here Sunday night at 11 o'clock following a long period of declining health. Unusually active for her advanced age, Mrs. Hadley experienced declining health a year or more ago, but the will to do something enabled her to remain by the simple home tasks that she cher ished until about two months ago. Since that time she was confined to her room. Only a strong heart enabled her to combat the infirmi ties of age week after week, the end coming gradually following a re lapse suffered the latter part of last week. The daughter of the late Horace and Alvania Gurganus Hay. Miss Willie, before her marriage, was bom May 29. 1859. on the vast Con oho estate owned by her father at the time When a young girl she moved with the family to Williams ton and was married at an early age to George Taylor. A home was es tablished in the old Biggs. School House community where she spent a greater part of her life before re turning to Willaimston to spend her remaining days. Sometime after the death of her first husband, she was married to Mr. T. S. Hadley, who survives. Mrs. Hadley was a faithful mem ber of the Christian Church for a long number of years. A devoted mother and wife, she was a kind and thoughtful neighbor, giving freely of her time for her love dones and oth ers and asking little in return. Her life was marked by her gentle de meanor. Besides her husband she leaves one son, Frank, Taylor, of Rich mond, by ^her first marriage, and two daughters, Mrs. H. Craig Chap man, of Chesterfield, S. C-, and Mrs. George Steele, of Goldsboro, and one son, John Hadley, of Williamston, by her second marriage. She also leaves three brothers, Messrs. J. D. Ray and Sam C. Ray, both, of. Williamston, and Paul Ray, of Roanoke Rapids. The last rites were conducted from the Biggs Funeral Home this mom Perry, of Robersonville, a former pastor in the absence of Rev. J. L. Goff. Interment was in the family plot in the local cemetery. Local Lions Plan Active Club Year Recently reorganizing their club, local Lion? are anticipating an ac tive year under the presidency of J S. Starnes. Following is a list of the officers and personnel: President. S. J. Starnes; first vice president. D. V. Clayton; second vice president, Charles A. Leonard; third vice president, W. L. Howell; secre tary, J. H. Edwards; treasurer, Irv ing Margolfc; tail twister, Eugene Rice; lion tamer, B. F. Courtney. Board of directors: Roy H. Ward, John W. Manning, and K. P. Lands ley. Committees: Membership: Eugene Rice, Fred Taylor, Henry Manning. Attendance: Edwin Peele, W. L. Howell, Roy Ward. Publicity: Charles A. Leonard, J. W. Manning, J. H. Ward. Program: W. H. Everett, E. M. Trahey, Ben Courtney. Sight Conservation and Blind (Health and Welfare): Dr. E. 1. Walker, Charles A. Leonard, A. J. Manning. Finance: D. V. Clayton, Irving Margolis, J. H. Edwards. Entertainment: K. P Lindsley, George Sfetos, Dick Elliott. Boys and girls: Fred Taylor, K. P. Lindsley, D. L. Hayman. Community Betterment and Civic Improvement: Ben Courtney, C. A. James, Irving Margolis. Tentative work programs and plans of action are being formulated by the new president and his fellow officers. Unemployed Paid , $3,851.00 In July Raleigh?Benefits to unemployed elegible workers in North Carolina amounted in July to $505,486.01, in cluded in 03,800 checks, distributed through the 46 white and 10 colored branch employment offices in the State?less 1,541 checks for $13, 030.50 sent to residents of other states who had previously established wage credits by work in this State, Chas. O. Powell, chairman of the N. C. Em ployment Compensation Commis sion, announces. Cumulative benefits in the 31 months of distribution, through July amounted to $15,408,734.88, included in 2,400,030 checks, of which 36,173 checks for $287,576.82 went to for mer North Carolina workers latei residing in other states. The Williamston employment of fice distributed $3,851.40 included ir , 736 checks in the month of July while in the 31 months of distribu tion, 20,118 checks for $160,381.51 were delivered through this office. Denied High t Own, Pupils C In a brief, stereotyped form, the North Carolina State School Com mission yesterday denied Evrrrtts citizens their request for the re-es tablishment of a high school in their midst. "After full consideration of the matter, the Commission denies the request for re-establishing a high school in Everetts." the short official note received by the county school authorities read. The action of the commission closes all avenues, for the present at least, leading to the re-establish ment of a high school in the county town and is in keeping with the pol icy of the State to maintain a strong consolidation program for its schools. The request was denied af ter the patrons had been assured the county would provide quarters for Georgia Tobacco Averages Firm As Season Advances Prices on Georgia tobacco mar kets continued firm as the sell ing period extended into a new week yesterday, late reports stating that averages over 18 rents a pound were common throughout the belt. Official reports, released yes terday for the first two selling days of the season, state that the average was 18.04. Nearly thir teen million pounds were sold on the fifteen Georgia and two Florida markets during the first two days of the season. Fancy sales were apparently few and far between, the price ranging from four to thirty cents. Most sales were made between 17 and 20 cents. ? Population Gains Reported In State In Past Ten Years ? Martin bounty Figures Jump From 23,400 To More Population gains were apparent on nearly every front especially in the larger towns and cities during the past decade, according to prelim inary official figures released this week. Martin County's population count jumped from 23,400 in 1930 to 26,094 this yeur. The State gained 391,714 people in the period to boost its total population, to 3.561,990. No breakdown of the population count is yet available, but unofficial re ports place Willi&mslon's head coun ty at four short of four thousand. Town boosters say it will not be ex< aggerating to say that the popula tion now is well over 4,000 since there has been till Increase in the number of new residents and in births over deaths since the count was started last April. The increase entitles the State to an additional member of Congress, giving it 12 members of the House of Representatives, and if Congress acts on reappoi lionmtnt In lime, the next Legislature another job of carving the congressional districts The 1930 census gave the State an additional Congressman and result ed in a reshuffling of Piedmont counties. The new population figures will also bring before the Legislature the Constitutional obligation of reap portioning the State for its represen tation in Raleigh, which was not done after the 1930 census^ The report, subject to minor cor rections, showed Charlotte again as the State's largest city and the first to exceed the 100,000 mark, the Mecklenburg County seat, with a | large corporate area, having shown phenomenal growth since 1900, when it was credited with only 18,091 in habitants. It also revealed continued, growth in the Piedmont's industrial region and a large increase in the Capital City of Raleigh despite constricted corporate area which fails to include populous residential areas recently developed. Raleigh showed an in crease of 9,261 persons for a total of 46,640. Twenty-one of the 100 counties have populations in excess of 50, 000, and there are 26 cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabi tants, the compilations show. Storm Claims Many Lives In Two States A tropical storm sweeping over the states of South Carolina and Georgia last Sunday claimed at least forty lives and left thousands home less. Reaching a velocity of 75 miles an hour, the storm isolated whole sections, and the first authentic es timates of the damage are now just beginning to trickle out. There are quite a few sections yet unheard from, and it is feared that the life toll will mount as later reports are received. Crops were wiped out in their en tirety in some sections and In oth ers the damage will exceed fifty per cent, early reports stated. School of Their Consider Strike the higher grades in the auditorium Learning unofficially that the re quest would be denied, some of the pupils in the district last week-end were quoted as saying they would strike The extraordinary action, ac cording to rumors heard here, will be based on action of the group ra ther than on the action of a few County school authorities offered no comment on the possibility of a students' strike, but it was pointed out that bus schedules will be ar ranged in accordance with the com mission's announcement. Indirect reports state that the commission, while supporting the general consolidation program, was of the opinion that the facilities available in the Robersonville plant would prove of greater value than an incomplete unit at Everetts. Candidate Wendell Willkie, Republican, Favors "Free Press"1 Yet Same Presidential Nomi nee Kills the "Chatta nooga News" An open letter to Wendell L. Will kie, Republican candidate (or Pres ident, addressed to him by the Phila delphia Record at his home on Fifth Avenue, New York, reads: "Who killed the Chattanooga "News? "Published by George Fort Milton, the Chattanooga News was one of the foremost liberal newspapers in the country, and one of a very few pa pers in the South which opposed you and your Commonwealth and South ern Corporation in your fight with the TVA "Mr Willkie, wp ask you 'who kill ed the Chattanooga News' for two reasons. "First, because at Cheyenne, Wyo., on July 23, you declared that 'a free and untrammelled press is one of the guarantees of democracy.' "Second, because the Tennessee Utilities Commission found your power company, Tennessee Electric, guilty on 917 counts of 'using unlaw ful devices' to destroy the Chatta nooga Newft by illegally helping its competitor, which was 'friendly' to your interests. Tennessee Electric was a subsidiary of your Common wealth and Southern. "What is the truth, Mr Willkie? "Do you believe in freedom of the press for all of the press? "Or only for those newspapers I which do not stand in your way or I in the way of your corporations? --.--'The public is entitled to a clear answer. "You naturally know all the facts in this caser-because the killing of the Chattanooga News took place while you were president of Com monwealth and Southern. "Milton's paner first supporW TVA, then favored a publicly own ed power plant for Chattanooga. [ What followed? We refer you to the records of the Tennessee Utilities Commission, which show "(a) That your company withdrew its advertising from the Chattanooga News after a competitor, the Free Press, had been set up in business by a group of men whose chief stock holder was Silas Williams, an attor ney for your Tennessee Electric Power Company. "(b) That your company was found guilty of turning over to this Silas Williams the sum of $10,000 'under the guise of counsel fees ... all of which the said Williams shortly turned over to the Free Press in os tensible consideration for the issue to him of certain shares of stock.' "(c) That your power company bought $19,303 worth of advertising in the paper set up to fight the Chat tanooga News, and paid an advertis ing rate 'far in excess of the regular rates' (about 25 per cent higher)? the only conclusion being that your company paid more than it had to as a subsidy. "(d) That your company granted a 5 per cent discount on the power bills of the Free Press, even after they had become delinquent, and when, according to your company's advertisements, they were not sub ject to discount. (Continued on pags six) County Officers Win Over Drunks In their last week-end skirmish county and local officers scored a win over the drunks, the jail record showing six arrests. Four of the six were charged with public drunken ness, one for alleged drunken driv ing and another for possession. A week ago, the drunks are alleg ed to have scored over the cops, one report maintaining that half a dozen staggered out of the path of the law during the period. Activities along the general crime front were limited. A filling station robbery was reported at Roberaon ville and thieves were reported to have stolen a quantity of kerosene and gasoline from a road contractor between RobersOnvllle and Parmele and between Robersonville and Ev eretts. _ Triple-A Announces Conservation Rate Of Farm Payments Increased Participation in tlie 1940 Program Necessi tate* Small Reduction ? The Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration today announced the rates at which conservation pay ments under the 1940 AAA farm pro gram will be computed. Rates of paym^it and deductions under the Agricultural Conservation, Range Conservation and Naval Stores programs will be 10 per cent les sthan the tentative rates indicat ed last November. Those adjust ments are necessary in order that the payments will not exceed the available funds. The revision of rates was made un der the provision that the rates of payment are subject to the appropri ation available and to the upward or downward adjustment for partici pation by as much as 10 per cent. In 1937, on the basis of similar provisions, rates of payment were increased 10 per cent; in 1938. no adjustments were necessary; and in 1939, rates were decreased 10 per cent on certain crops. The use of a portion of the appro priation for the 1940 program for the completion of payments under the 1939 program was authorized by Congress. This transfer of funds was made necessary by larger than antici pated participation in the 1939 pro gram and to cover advances in con nection with the grant of aid and crop insurance programs for that year. The result was to decrease the amount available for 1940 program payments. This decrease in available funds and participation in the 1940 programs, somewhat larger than es timated. makes the rate revisions necessary. Payments which are under $200, after being computed at the revisi'd rates, will be increased in accord ance with the small payment provi sions of the Agricultural Adjust ment Act. ' Parity payments which are made under a separate appropriation are j not affected. 1 Will Hold Second Annual Pilgrimage To Moratock Church Big Program la Pluiaicil for | Special Event Auguat 18 Near Plymoutli Primitive Baptists and their friends from over a large territory | are expected to attend in large num bers the one hundred fifty-fifth an niversary and-second annual pil grimage to the old Mortock church | in Washington County on tiunday. August 18. Restored by popular sub scription not so long ago, the old church forms a historic spot for this section of the State, and in ad dition to its religious appeal it is attracting much attenion in the his torical field. A timely and unique program has | been planned for the day by Eldei W. M. Stubbs, pastor of the church, | assisted by members of the Mora tock Restoration committee. Elder Robert H. Boswell, modera-1 tor of the Black Creek Association, Wilson, will deliver the main ser mon that morning at 11 o'clock Lunch will be served at 12:15. John W. Darden, chairman of the restora tion committee, will report on the progress in restoring the old church and improving the grounds to their former state of condition. One of the features of the after noon program will be an address by Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt, of the University of North Carolina. Robert L. Thompson, news bureau manager of the Department of Conservation and Development, will also appear on the program. The principal ad dress of the afternoon will be an ad dress by Dr. C. C. Crittenden, secre-| tary of the North Carolina Histori-| cal Commission. A general invitation is being ex tended the public throughout this section of the State to attend the event. SAFE? i/ooklng Into the broad ex panse of the Atlantic Oiean last Sunday for the first time. Far mer Herman Harrison of this county heaved a sigh of relief when he was informed that it was some {,500 or 3,000 miles across. Heretofore admitting fear * that Adolf Hitler would attempt to cross the "pond", Farmer Har rison is now of the firm opinion that the madman and his hordes will never be able to cross over and get us. But just to Mr. Harrison's back was the Wright Beacon, giving mute evidence to the airplane's invention. What appeared to be an obstacle in front might be ov ercome by the invention and other modern war methods In the rear. And Mr. Harrison and the rest of us may not be so te eere, after all. British Put To Test By Latest Nazi Raids Great Destruction Reported As Nazis Increase W arfare Baltic of Britain Ih Bclic\c?l Now Headed For Final SIlOM'doH II ? The possibility of a German inva sion of the British Isles was seen anew by some military observers to day as Germany continued a relent less attack from the air and Chan nel coast batteries. While the claims have been conflicting, it is an estab lished fact that both sides have suf fered great losses, and that" destruc tion in Great Britain is far greater than the British reports would indi cate. % Flying in waves of 500 or more, German planes this morning struck at England from every direction, in flicting heavy damage upon vital military points, including naval bases and munitions plants Small towns in southeast England are said to have borne the brunt of the attacks, one report stating that a small town, the idenity of which was not disclosed, had been virtual ly wiped off the map. British planes have caused considerable damage, but their activities are d^read over a large area while Nazi airmen are centering their attacks along the Channel coast and on strategic mil itary posts. Unconfirmed reports state that land batteries, located between Ca lais and Boulogne, are taking part in the attack but without any great de gree of success so far Attacks on shipping continue, and the plight of England can be readily seen there as she battles with one tenth the number of destroyers in service during the last war There has been no hint from Ber lin as to whether an invasion is to follow the growing air blitzkrieg, although?tbtr scmr ofttTe fiercest encounters in the Dover Portsmouth sector of the channel coast indicated that it might possibly be the opening of a continuous air bomb barrage to pave the way for invasion. It is in that sector that Britain's army and navy are concentrated especially. Repeated Nazi attacks on England's major naval bases on the channel well might mean final prep aration for an attempt hi land troops. Germany's objectives appeared to be three-fold: To damage naval harbors and shore establishments m ... p, challenge Britain's sea control of the English Channel. To weaken Britain's aerial de fenses by damaging airdromes, de stroying balloon barrages, silencing ground guns and attempting to wear to maintain 24-hour patrols. And to bolster the morale of the German people. This last aim was indicated by elaborate running accounts of the fighting carried by German radio stations. ^ Reports filed at 3 n'rlnrlr thin nf ternoon stated that British fliers had downed eleven German planes to day and lost three. Germany claim ed that 64 British planes had been destroyed, twelve balloons shot down and six airplane hangars badly dam aged. Germany also claimixJ that she had silenced ground defenses near Dover and had the supremacy of the air in that territory. In spite of all reports England maintained she was holding her own. In Egypt, the British today claim ed they had checked an Italian ad vance. Over in Spain sentiment against England- was incrcusmg^ ahd some sources intimated that possibly a Spanish attack on Gibraltar could be expected shortly. The seriousness around the Na tion's capital today when there was strong talk of including Canada in the Pan-American union and selling Britain fifty or more destroyers. Furious debate is being held on the conscription bill, and a vote on the questio nis not yet in sight. Mount Olive Men Working In Plant Forced out of employment when a plant cloaed down in Mount Olive recently, fourteen young mfn enter ed the employ of the Goldman Pack age Manufacturing Company here yeaterday. The additional workers, coming here with experience in basket-making, will materially step up daily production at the local plant one report stating that new jobs were created for the men and that replace ments were not effected. The names of the new workers ?" Willie Davis, Lettis Mozingo, Jas. T. Davis, D. E. Davis, J. E. Ezzell, Edward Odum, Robert Herring, Jos. Kennedy. Raymond Gurganus. Al ton Pope, Richard Godwin, Irving Padgett, Atwood Harris and Tom mie Connor. Moat of the young men are from Calypso and are atopping temporar ily at the Geo. Reynolds Hotel. Dr Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, will be the featured speaker at a special performance of Paul Green's "The Lost Colony," at Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island Saturday night, August 17 The occasion will mark the 4th annual University of North Carolina Day, sponsored by Dare County graduates of the consolidat ed institution The day's program gets underway wiLh a luncheon at 1:30 o'clock in Manteo, and Presi dent Graham's talk will precede the evening performance, to be dedicat ed to the university. University graduates in northeastern Carolina counties and Tidewater Virginia are expected to attend m large num bers. Peanut Program Vi ill Be Discussed In Nation s Capital Nearly 1.10 Krprr*riilativ<'s Will Allrml Verting in Washington ?Edenton, Aug. 8 H. C. Holland, president of the Peanut Stabilization Cooperative hei'e, received word on Monday inviting him to meet with nearly 150 representatives of the peanut industry in Washington Au gust 15. to discuss with Department of Agriculture officials the peanut situation and a possible diversion program for the 1040 crop. Invitation^, to attend the confer ence were extended to members of four large cooperative marketing as iat Kill*;, iMftfpiMwti-nl growers millers, shellers, peanut oil mill op erators, and peanut product manu facturers These grower organizations have cooperated with the Surplus Market ing Administration in conducting di version programs for the 1037. 1038 -a+id?1030 peanut crop!!.?Under the diversion programs, the grower or ganizations bought surplus peanuts from growers at prices designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and sold them to bidding crushing mills for the manufacture of peanut oil and meal. Last year approximately 34,000 tons of 1030 crop peanuts were crush ed for oil under the program at a to tal cost to the government of about $700,000 Officials of the marketing division estimate that, as a result of the program, there was an increase in the income of peanut growers amounting to about $8 000.000 for the 1939 crop. They also estimate that the diversion program in 1938 in creased peanut growers' income be tween $15,000,000 and $18,000,000. and thai in 1937 growers received jui tpi ?,t/w,vw iiiuk.- n?i ififii nuts <$ Positions Filled In liOcal Faculty The search for teachers to fill those positions made vacant in the local schools by resignations is about ended. Principal David N Hix an nounced today. Miss Madge Glazener, of Hender sonville, is to succeed Miss Irene Mizclle as home economics teacher, and Miss Kathleen Strickland, of Kocky Mount, is taking the place of Mrs. C. H. Godwin, Jr., as fifth grade teacher Miss Glazener is a graduate of Meredith College and received special instruction at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, and comes here highly recommended. This is her first year of actual teaching. Miss Strickland Is an honor graduate of East Caro lina Teachers College, Greenville, and is teaching this year for the first time. "We are still looking for a man ual arts teacher and a mathematics instructor, but they are hard to find," Principal Hix stated, adding that the faculty would be complete with the election of those two teach ers. Legion S|>eakcr In Favor of Universal Military Training K. C (??xlwiti AddreHM'H Mar tin liegionnaireH Here laHt Evening Speaking before a large number of Martin County Legionnaires and members of the Woman's Auxiliary in the legion hut here last evening. K. C. Godwin, department vice com mander, stated that he was in favor of the conscription bill now being debated in Congress. Mr. Godwin made it clear, however, that he was expressing his own personal views and not those of an official of the Legion. It was quite apparent that the personal stand taken by the I speaker was endorsed by the Legion | naires. j Centering his remarks around the topic of general American Legion I principles, Mr. Godwin said, "I have a boy -18 years old I had rather see j him drafted into service and train ed rather than see him called into immediate service and gent to war untrained as many of us were more I than twenty years ago." I Continuing he said, Members of I the American Legion through their training and experience gained in the last war are in a position to lend valuable aid in preparing an ade quate defense fur this country." He clearly intimated that *the Legion naires could he depended upon to do their part in any eventuality. The joint installation of officers was interrupted, but the new Legion Post officers entered upon their du ties last night. The installation serv for the Legion Auxiliary offi cers will be held later. Mr. Joe R. Winslow, of Roberson ville, will head the Post as command er. succeeding Chief William Gray, of Robersonville. Other officers are Charles Davenport, Joe Ayers and J. K. Boy kin, vice commanders; W. K Dunn, adjutant; Arthur Roberson, sergeant-at-arms; Hugh G Horton, service officer, H. U. peel, guardian - ship; M. A . Price, chaplain; P. M. Hollidav. historian: Bill Gi;ay, ath letic officer; Bob Taylor, child, wel fare; J. A. Ward, Americanism; J -S. Get smgee, gi'avc?r~rcgtsrrati6n; W. O. Griffin, employment officer; Mack Wynne, membership chairman; J. A Ward, chairman, sons of the legion; Hindi (I Horton publicity officer Legionnaire Cunningham, a visi tor in the county from Wisconsin, attended the meeting and briefly addressed the group. (Jet Tots Ready For School Term A timely warning was* issued this week by Health Officer J W. Wil liams to parents who are entering their children in the county schools next month The new term opens on Thursday, September 5. and the tune is short tor the parents to get their children ready. In connection with the health of school children, Dr. Williams said In about one month the school term begins. October, November and December are the months in which most of our eases of diphtheria oc cur. It is a stute law that every chUd be protected against the disease by the time it is a year ago. Our school authorities are going to demand a certificate before admitting the pu pil and the Board of Health is de manding at least two doses of tox oid before giving a certificate. To begin the immunization now, the parent will riot only have the child protected when our worse months come but they will save school days by having the certificate ready. The treatments are free at the health department in Williamston every Saturday morning ahd every Wednesday morning at the health department in Robersonville. The toxoid is furnished free to the physi cians, il you prefer him to adminis ter it for a small fee. Remember, ev ery child a year old must have it. You save time, money, school days and perhaps life by acting now. ? Fire Bug Reported Oil Warren Street ?faou Mnorr, colored womanr and members of her family were smok ed out of their Warren Street home last Saturday morning at 3 o'clock. Packing a burlap bag with straw, someone had fired the sack and placed it under the small home The burning bag had filled the house with smoke and heated a small por tion of the floor when volunteer firemen reached there. The woman's daughter and hus band had separated a few days ago and she had returned to her mother's home. It was intimated that he had planted the burning bag under the house. The theory was readily dis credited by police. Another report intimated that the burning bag had been planted under the house in an effort to make trouble for the es tranged husband. While thankful they did not have to lay a long line of hoae, fire de partment volunteers voiced the hope that if there was any grudge to be nursed it could be nursed at a more decent hour.
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