Newspapers / The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.) / Oct. 11, 1940, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Watch The Label On Your Paper, As It Carries The Date Your Subscription Expires THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.M0 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XL1II?NUMBER 82 ffilliamtlon, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 11, 19411. t ESTABLISHED 1899 Advance Plans For Lindsay C Warren Day In Washington Names of Committee iu This County Announced Today By Chairman Plans are going forward rapidly and smoothly for the celebration of Lindsay C. Warren day in Washing ton two weeks from today, Martin County Chairman Hugh G. Horton announcing today members of a county committee to cooperate in the movement. Members named on the committee are, Mrs. E. S. Peel and C. H. Godwin, Williamston; Mrs. W. H. Gray and Paul D. Roberson, Robersonville; Mrs. Roscoe Downs | and LeRoy Everett, Hamilton; Mrs | V. G, Taylor and C. B. Riddick, Ev- J eretts; Mrs. G. W. Barrett, of Oak City and J A. Everett, Palmyra; Mis. J. Eason Lilley and Clarence Grif fin, Griffins: Mrs. Dewey Leggett and A. B. Ayers, Bear Grass; W. S. White and Mayo Hardison, Poplar Point; Mrs Emily E. Smithwick and Les lie Hardison, Jamesville; Mrs. R. J. Hardison and S. J. Tetterton, Wil liams. Each county is perfecting township organizations which will be asked to raise money for financ ing the big celebration. Tentative plans recently announc ed call for the celebration to get underway at J 1 o'clock on the morn ing of October 25 at the Warren home. From there the parade will move to its meeting place where prominent national figures and oth er friends of Mr. Warren will par ticipate in the program. It is propos ed to give some appropriate gift to Mr Warren, but the exact nature of the gift has not been made public, one report stating that a new auto mobile will be offered the honor guest as a token of appreciation for his 16 years of service in the Nation al House of Representatives. It has also been suggested that a small bronze plaque be placed on the fed eral building in Mr Warren's home town commemorating him for his unusual racord. "The plan is to make it an old fashioned celebration with not too much speaking and a basket picnic on the grounds," Chairman of the committee. Edmund Harding, was quoted as saying. The Honorable Jesse Jones, mem ber of the President's cabinet and a leading figure in the Nation's pub lic life, will attend the meeting along with other dignitaries and friends of Mr. Warren Jurymen Drawn For Two-Weeks Term of The Superior Court Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn Will Preside Over Special Term in County Jurymen were drawn by the Mar tin County commissioners at their last regular session (or duty during the two-weeks' special term of su perior court convening on Novem ber 18 (or the trial of civil cases only. Created under legislative act, the November term of the "big" court is about to be regarded as a permanent part in the county's ju dicial set-up, but it is still referred to as a S pecial term". Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Wood land, is slated to preside over the term. There is a possibility, howev er, that an exchange will be effected and that Judge A. Hall Johnson or some other jurist from the State bench will hold the term. Coming during the Thanksgiving period, the court seldom runs longer than a full week. The names of the jurymen follow, by townships: Pint Week Williams Township: Simon Perry. Griffins Township: Miles R. Lil ley, Marion U. Hodges, James B. Harrington and J. L. Gobson. Bear Grass Township: Lewis R. Taylor, Oames H. Terry and J. B. Whitaker Williamston Township: A. P. Col train, Willie Keel, J. R. Everett and Coy J. Roberson Cross Roads Township: H. H. Wil liams. ? Robersonville Township: L. R. A us born and D. L. James Hamilton Township: Davis Pur vis. Goose Nest Township: B. J. Whit field and R. R. Thompson Mcoad Week Jamesville Township: R. G. Sex ton, W H Moore, W. W. Welters, J M. Haseell and Z. N. Roberson. Williams Township: W W Grif fin. Griffins Township: Ira T. Hardi son, R. Henry Peel and J. T. Col train. Williamston Townahip: W. M. Savage Roberaonville Township: J. Daw son Roberson, J. M. Highsmith, A. D. Cherry, S. H. Roebuck and G. L. James. Poplar ftoint Township: F. F. Ed wards. Hamilton Townahip: Ben Rober Gooee Nest Townahip: Feddie White. Plan Preliminary Health Test For A11 Registrants In County\ Working in close cooperation with the Selective Military Training or draft authorities, the Martin County Health Department has announced arrangements complete for making preliminary health tests for all reg istrants. Realizing that the public health forces will be unable to han dle all the examinations in a single day. the department head. Dr. John W Williams, explains that the serv ice will be made available on an nounced schedules during the next several weeks. TTiese tests, it was pointed out, are only preliminary, but they are vitally important and were ordered made by State health authorities in cooperation with the federal authorities, according to in formation received here. The procedure for making the tests and clinic schedules were announc ed by the health officer, as follows: "On registration day, Wednesday. October 16. every registrant will be handed a notice directing him to his nearest clinic for the next step in his selection for a year's military training "Every clinic point in the county will be open on Wednesday, regis tration day, at the following places: Jamesville, old Hasscll store next to postoffice; Williamston, health de partment second floor of City Hall; Robersonville. health department; Oak City, health department. "For the benefit of those who find it impossible to visit the clinic in their respective territory, the health department will make these pre liminary tests within a month as follows: any Monday from 2 to 5 at Jamesville; any Wednesday from 2 to 5 at Robersonville; any Thursday from 2 to 5 at Williamston, and any Friday from 2 to 5 at Oak City." Slight Decrease Shown In Delinquent Tax List Tobacco Markets To Have Holiday Next W ed n esda v A general holiday for the marketing of tobacco will be observed by all markets over the belt next Wednesday by order of the sales committee of the United States Tobacco Asso ciation. In a telegraphic message re ceived by the Williamston To bacco Board of Trade yesterday, H. R. Pettus. the tobacco associa tion's sales committee chairman, said, "From a patriotic stand point and in order to render ev ery cooperation possible the sales pend sales in all districts on reg istration day, Wednesday. Oc tober 16." The markets will suspend sales for the one day only. laical book keepers and office men for the tobacco warehouses have already volunteered their services in aiding Che registration work, ac cording to information coming from the tobacco board of trade here this morning. The holiday will not affect the sales schedule, and first sales will be held according to the cards on Thursday, it was said. Schoolmasters Meet Wednesday Evening Members of the Martin County Schoolmasters Club assembled at the Williamston high school building last Wednesday evening and perfect ed their! organization for the year. Thirty-six members and guests were present including the officers of the American Legion Auxiliary - and music teachers of the county schools. Legion Auxiliary President Mrs. Charles Davenport, of Jamesville, presented plans for the presentation of North Carolina pageants in the county schools under the sponsor ship of the auxiliary Under the plan which was endorsed by the group, pageants will be held in the various communities sometime dur ing the school year for which ratings and prizes will be awarded by the woman's organization. L. W Anderson, retiring president, presided over the meeting, which elected the following officers for the year: J. T. Uzzle, Jamesville, president; B. B. Castelloe, Hamilton, vice pres ident; Lorene Weaver, Williamston, secretary At the conclusion of the business session, Superintendent James C. Manning presented several matters for discussion among which was the observance of Lindsay Warren Day in Washington October 25. Student committees from the various social science classes in the county will rep resent the schools at the Beaufort meeting. Home economics students of the local high school under the direc tion of Miss Glazener, teacher, serv ed dinner to the assembled group. FARM BUREAU A whirlwind membership cam palfi for the Martin County Farm Bureau la expected to fol low a meeting of the canvasser* in the American Legion hut here this evening at 7:30 o'clock. All members of the membership committee have been invited to be preoent for the meeting for a review of the campaign to date and for a discussion of plans for advancing the membership drive during the next few days. The Bureau's new president. Charles L. Daniel, will preside over the meeting and an out side speaker is slated to address the small group, John I. Eagles secretary, said this morning. Collections Largest Re|>orted By County In Several Seasons I l-ews Than 7(H) of Approxi mately 8.(MM) Account* Re main Uncollected An encouraging sign on the finan cial front is reflected in a decrease in the number of delinquent county tax accounts appearing in public print today for the first time. Sched uled for publication and subsequent sale one month earlier than it was last year, the delinquent list carries nine fewer names and shows a de crease of $672.96 in the unpaid ac counts. Considering the lact that the sale is taking place one month earlier than it did last year, the tax collector's record this year is pos sibly the best for any during recent seasons. V Contrary to expectations of just a few weeks ago, tax collections jump ed to new record highs day after day during the latter part of September and early October, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck having stated less than three weeks ago that the delinquent list was going to set a record similar to those booked in the early thirties. Possibly there were three thousand delinquent accounts on the books less than six weeks ago, but when the deadline for publication was reached, all but 696 of the accounts had been wiped off the books. Five of the townships have larg er delinquent amounts, and five?, in cluding Williamston, report slight decreases. Only three townships re ported increases in the number of delinquent accounts. A comparative study of the un paid amounts and number of ac counts shows* little change in the county's delinquent tax structure. For the most part, the atiounls aic against the same old properties that were advertised last year and the year hcfon- Seen in the public print year after year, the delinquent ac counts, after repeated struggles on the part of the property owners, are cleared from the bo<^ks before final foreclosure proceeding! are insti tuted. However, a few of the ac counts are allowed to run until they are beyond redemption and changes in ownership are effected. An up-to-the-minute report on personal property collections is not available. However, personal collec tion tours have been underway in the county and many of those ac counts, ranging from $2 for poll tax (Continued on page four) September Health Re|>ort Released The September health report re leased for the county by the health department has some mighty dark spots. Two diphtheria cases, gener ally recognized as a preventable dis ease, were reported, one among the white population in the Roberson ville section and one among the col ored population in the town of Wil liamston. Whooping cough made its reappearance last month after the department reported a clean sheet for the communicable disease for the month of August. The lone case, en ough to keep the cough germ in cir culation, was reported among the colored population in the rural sec tion near Williamston. Two cases of scarlet fever were reported in a white,family in the Bear Grass area. Malaria cases, appearing on the health records in this county for the first time, were reported thirteen strong in the Jamesville area, nine among the white and four among the colored population. Malaria has has tened the end for many and it is be lieved to be prevalent on a fairly large scale in many parts of the county, but not until last month was a record of new cases officially en tered with the health department. Judge H. 0. Peele Gills Nine Gises In County's Court Hardly a Doarn Spectator? Present for Proceedings Last Monday # Holding its regular session Mon day, the county recorder's court han dled its work with the auditorium almost deserted. Judge H. O. Peele called nine cases and during the ses sion there were as few as a dozen spectators in the audience. The ses sion was an uneventful one and sev eral of the cases were continued. Proceedings: S. L. Purvis, charged with non support, failed to answer when call ed and papers were issued for his arrest. A continuance until next Monday was granted in the case charging Jack Smith with bastardy. Charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. Hobart Ralph Hunt had the CftSe continued until November 4. Final judgment was entered in the case charging Herbert Bunting with drunken driving. The case was continued under prayer for judg ment at a former session Bunting was sentenced to the roads for a term of six months and fined $100, the road sentence to begin at direc tion of the court at any time with ing the next two years. Charged with violating the State Barbers law. Gilbert Rogerson pleaded not guilty, and a continuance under prayer for judgment was granted. Lloyd Monroe Hassell, charged with reckless driving, was adjudged not guilty. Bennie Reeves, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was adjudged not guilty. Entering a plea of not guilty, the defendant made a motion for a verdict of not guilty at the conclusion of the State's evi dence. The motion was denied, but at the conclusion of the defense tes timony, the court rendered a ver dict favoring the defendant. Charged with carrying a conceal ed weapon and said to have commit ted an ussuult with a deadly weapon, Willis Bryant was found not guilty. McKinley Powell, charged with violating the liquor laws, had his case continued. Democrats Of First District Rally At Hertford Thursday llerlx-rl Bonner, Delivering Fiml AililrrsH, I'raiws \<lmiiiixlralinn Democracy was given a great boost in this the First Congression al District yesterday when several hundred followers of the party as sembled as guests of the town of Hertford and heard J. M Broughton, Democratic nominee for governor, and Herbert Bonner, the next con gressman from this district, extol the virtue's of the Democratic Party in State and Nation. Senator Josiah meeting, sent his regrets, but said that the outlook was never brighter for the party in both State and Na tion. Making his first political address, Mr. Bonner, who succeeds Lindsay Warren in the National House of Representatives, said. "The Democratic party of North Carolina is not so bankrupt of lead ership that it is forced to the humil iating necessity of nominating for Governor an expatriated citizen of North Carolina who has not resided in this state for thirty years. We are proud of our able standard bearer for Governor, Hon. J. Melvin Broughton, a great lawyer?exper ienced in business and a capable ex ecutive, and one who is also a born leader. He is a gentleman of high ideals and possesses a Christian spir it. He will be a worthy successor to the long line of illustrious Gover nors who have presided as chief ex ecutives of the State we love to call our homeland. He loves North Car olina, its hills, its valley and coast line. Its industries, its farm lands and institutions. Its generous, hos pitable home loving, justice loving, I Continued on page four) TRAPPED There 1* some doubt a* to who U supposed to register (or select ive military service next Wed nesday. Every man, white or colored, between the ax en of 20 and 36 years is directed to reg ister. He will not be notified di rectly, the law stating that ev ery person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of the act. Every male person who was born on October 17, 1904, or thereafter until October 16, 1919, is to register. He's a lucky fellow who was born on Octo ber 16, 1904 or on October 17, 1919, for those whose birthdays fall between those dates are certainly trapped by the first call to the service of their Tentative Plans Are Made For Handling Draft Registration in Martin County Next Wednesday First Draft Will Take About Eigh tyMen From 7 7/ is County About 86 Martin County young men will enter the selective military service between now and next Jan uary according to calculations based on reports coming out of Washing ton where preparations are nearing completion for registering sixteen and one-half million men on Octo ber 16 and calling approximately 400,000 of that number into the train ing camps by January 1. The War Department estimates that 14 per cent of the population will be found in the 21-35 age group, that about one out of every forty in that group will be called into sorv ice in the first draft. There are ap proximately 25,000 persons in Mar tin County. Fourteen per cent of that number is 3,500 This number divid ed by 40 gives a fraction over 86, which number, according to the War Department's estimates, will be drafted from the young men in this county. This number will be slight ly reduced by credits given the coun- j ty for those young men who have al ready enlisted for service in the Na tional Guard It is possible that en listments in other branches of the service will constitute a credit against the first draft call, but there is some doubt if credits will be al lowed .Tor-general enlistments. It estimated that between 25 and 35 young Martm County men have en tered one branch or another of the service in recent weeks. Enlistment officers, questioned here last week end. were unable to say if credits would be allowed the county for gen eral enlistments. Tobacco Prices Soar To Record High Peak Price Average Is Just Under $25 On Market Yesterday I IK rcuwd Deli vcrij'H Krport ?'tl Ah I'riccn S? iny To New lli^li Leveln Tobacco prices, showing added strength day by day during the past week or more, reached a new high peak for the season yesterday when 155,310 pounds were sold for an av erage of $24 10. Sales Supervisor K B. Crawford declaring that it was j the highest figure of the season and that prices were holding firm at about that level today Good tobac cos seem to continue in greater de mand, but there is a noticeable ad vancement on nearly all grades. This advancement has been quite mark ed in the 20- to 30-cent class. Grades ; that sold for 21 cents earlier in the week were selling for 27 cent.s tn day. Other gains, not quite so mark ed, were reported for quite u few grades. It is apparent that now is the ideal time to sell tobacco. The price trend has been upward, the local sales supervisor stating that it started from a point slightly above 21 cents on Friday of last week and had reached $24 111 yesterday So far this season, according to figures released by the supervisor, the local market has sold 4,327,820 pounds for $792,464 67, a resulting uverage of $18.31 Farmers, trying out other markets during the past few days, are turning here and stating that they are making mortey On local wart house floors It is an estimated fact that tobaccos are selling just as high and that farmers are receiving just as much, if not a little more here than they are on any market. Dur ing the past five selling days, the market has sold right at a million pounds The crop is being marketed rapidly, and it isn't likely that there will be much left for sale after No vember 1. Questions Listed For Registrations A battery of eleven questions will be fired around 2,900 registrants in this county next Wednesday by election officials and assistants. Com menting on the questions, Election Board Chairman Sylvester Peel stut ed today that they were quite sim ple, but the exact recording of the answers wuold require much time Those men 21 years and on up to 30 years of age will aid the registration work considerably if they will study the following questions and be pre pared to give the answers correct ly and quickly: The firat question a*k* thw lull J name of the registrant. No. 2 ques tion asks his complete address. Oth ers are as follows: Telephone num ber, age including month, day and year of birth; place of birth, country of citizenship, name of person who will always know registrant's ad dress, relationship to that person, address of that person, employer's name, place of employment of bus iness After the above questions are an swered, the registrar is to record a complete description of the registrant as it relates to race, height, weight, complexion, color of eyes and hair and other physical characteristics. After the registration is complet ed, the registrant will be given a registration card which ranks in value above driver's permits, social security and identification cards. Receive Rids Far Reftairs Tit River Fill Wednesday Kids for repairing and improv ing'the Roanoke River Fill and the construction of 1.4041 feet of concrete bridging were receiv ed Dy the Slate Highway and Public Works Commission in Kaleigh Wednesday. KLser and Yount's bid of $48, 245 was low for widening and building up the dirt fill, and F. A. Triplett entered a low bid of $141,852.10 for the construction of three or four concrete bridges totaling approximately 1.400 feet. The Kiser and Yount con tracting firm is located in Reids ville, and Triplett maintains his home office in Chester, S. C. It could not be learned defi nitely here today, hut reports state that the bids are acceptable, and that the contractors are scheduled to start work on the projects immediately. Reports state that the commis sion has purchased several acres of land near the river from Far mer M. I). Wilson and that the dirt for repairing the fill will be moved from there. Open Registration Books For Fieri ion | Hooks for the registration of citi zens who care to participate in the general election on November 5th will be opened in the thirteen pre cincts in this county tomorrow. Not to he confused with the all important draft registration next Wednesday, the opening of tin- election registra tion books tomorrow and on the following two Saturdays merely of fers anyone who did not register last May for the primary voting an op portunity to get his name on the books and meet eligibility require ments for voting m the general elec tion on Tuesday, November 5th On the eve of the election regis tration period, the Republican strength is apparently below norm al. Less than 100 affiliated with the party in the last new registration period in May of this year. In 1930 there were 111 votes cast for Mr Alf Landori for the Presidency The Dem ocrats cast 4,474 votes for Mr Roose velt in that election. A semi-official review of the reg istration books shows the following registration count by the two major parties and races: Dem. Rep. White 5209 85 Colored 119 9 TOTALS 5328 94 KKBATKS Martin County farmers, en titled to tax rebate* on (axolinr uxed In farm tractor* and for the operation of other farm machin ery, will have to file their claim* not later than next Turxday, Mr. (a. II. Ilarrinon, of the Harrlxon Oil Company, xald today. The claim* for tax rrhate* on all fax ollne uaed during the month* of July, Auguxt and September will he conxldered by the State Rev enue Department. The office* of the Harriaon Oil Company will be ftad to aa xlat any farmer in propartnf the claim*, Mr. Harriaon mid. Volunteers Called To \id Registrars In Handling Tasks No General Si'lmol Holiday in Thin (!ounty: Mijjlii \*'k VmiaUniT of School* Tentative plans for handling the draft registration in this county next Wednesday are almost com plete. according to a statement re leased at noon today by Elections Board -Chairman Sylvester Peel. Ma? terial. including registration cards, pamphlets, samples and selective service regulations and bulletins, have been delivered to the regular precinct election officials by the chairman. General instructions were given for handling the work, but it is now apparent that it will be up to the precinct officials to handle the tasks in the best way they can. As time neurs for registering all men between the ages of 21-35, in elusive, some of the precinct officials are looking to the schools for help Other precinct officials are calling for volunteers, and it is possible that las many as 20 or 30 assistants will be on duty in a single district to ex pedite the work and eliminate wait mg as far as possible. No general holiday for the schools is being scheduled in this county However. Superintendent of Schools J C Man rung assured the election board chairman that the schools would be I glad to suspend activities in some grades and offer any aid possible Precinct officials are directed to call on the school teacher* if their serv ices ari' needed. A special call for volunteers is homg issued m Wilhunisnin today. and the registrars ami assistants are scheduled to hold a meeting next Monday evening for a general study of the draft forms and to formulate plans for handling the work. The special call us being directed to law I vers, ministers and bookkeepers. Others-who are not busy and can (Continued on page four) Americans Making Plans For Meeting Crisis In Far Fast |{iiiiiiiiiiun-llriti*li ltr<-ak N?vi Cxpcili-il Momi-ntarily \* Nazis Minr In \ ? ? <a> ? ?? While a relentless warfare goes forward in the air over England and the Continent, plans are shaping up for new conquests and serious trou bles in .other sections of the world A powder keg is awaiting a match ui the Far East, and uncertainty marks recent activities 111 the Bal kans. Russia is becoming uneasy as Germany pours troops and vast stores of munitions down the Dan ube into Rumania Japan is not so brazen in its threats against the United States as it was earlier in the week, but possible trouble Is an ticipated in the Far East with the opening of the Burma Road by Brit ain next Thursday The United States is making ex tensive preparations for meeting any crisis that might develop in the Far East. , Troop movements, the first out of this hemisphere, have be<m started to the Philippines, and oth er defense measures are being made there. That a crisis will likely be reached in the Far East is seen in the withdrawal of American and British subjec ts from that area. Ja pan is closing its banking houses in London. /\ new conquest is on In tne tiai kans. Germany is moving troops and supplies into Rumania and a break in relations between that country and Britain is expected shortly. The full meaning of the German move there is not known, but a drive through Greece and an attack on the Dardanelles are believed in the offing The United States govern ment has frozen Rumanian credits and holdings in this country, mean ing that the Balkan nation is now recognized as that much more ter ritory occupied and subjected to German domination. In the air, London and other parts of England continued to undergo constant raids. St. Paul's Cathedral has been bombed, and a cathedral town in southern England was at tacked early today. As night was falling today, London was undergo ing its fifth air raid of the day, but the damage had not been as severe at that time as it had been earlier in the week. Liverpool was struck repeatedly by tons of Nazi bombs, Mut the docks and warehouses were not greatly damaged. British air men have been doing some costly damage to industrial plants in the Rhur Valley, and extensive raids have been made in numerous sec tions on the continent
The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 11, 1940, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75