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Watch The Label On Your Paper. A* It Carrie* The Date Your Subccription Expire*. THE ENTERPRISE Advertiser* Will rind Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1,600 Homes Of Martin County. VOUIME XLIU?NUMBER 85 f ff illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tueutay. October 22, I'tlO. ESTABLISHED 1899 Officers Break Up Series Of Tobacco Thefts In County Four Men Jailed and at Leant Two Others Are Wauled in Conneetion with Case .That it is difficult to 6ell surplus tobacco on the 1940 marketing cards and not be caught was well proved in this county yesterday when ir regular marketing was traced to Richard Bennett, colored farmer in Poplar Point Township. Bennett, his brother, M. K. Bennett, and Loely and Herbert Purvis are being held in the county jail and officers are looking for at least two other men in connection with a series of to bacco thefts. Richard Bennett, operator of a small farm in Poplar Point, set a trap for himself when he started sell ing what appeared to be a surplus on his marketing card Planting a lone acre, Bennett sold more than a thousand pounds, and workers in the office of the county farm agent noted the sales as they continued to increase. The case was called to the attention of officers and an investi gation was started, a late report stat ing that the men had sold approxi mately 2,400 pounds presumably the production from one acre Yes terday, Bennett explained that he wanted more poundage, that he had sold all the crop from the prolific acre. Special representatives of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration were called in, and they ordered Bennett detained for an investiga tion. Questioned by Representative Aiken and county officers, Bennett following his arrest about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon^ by Deputy Bill Haislip, admitted that he had been selling tobacco for Loely and Her bert Purvis and Bob Smallwood. The two Purvis men, tenants on Far mer Bob Everett's farm in Poplar Point, were arrested within two hours, and they admitted they had been stealing tobacco from Mr. Ev erett and selling it on Bennett's card. They implicated M. K. Bennett and he was arrested at 7:30 last evening. Additional evidence was gained as eaeh new arrest was made, officers stating that the ring had been op erating on other farms in that sec tion, including possibly Victor Champion's. Richard, when questioned this morning, claimed that he had stol en no tobacco He pointed out that the others stole the tobacco, placed it on the warehouse floors in his name and then a division of the mon ey was effected. The ring was crack ed yesterday before settlement was effected for sales made earlier in the morning. Chief Wayland Jones, in charge of tobacco quotas for the AAA, is expected here today from Wilson to take charge of the case. No hearing had been scheduled for the accused men up until noon today According to reports reaching here, the sale of surplus tobacco on a marketing card is the first case (Contihued on page four) ? Jas. Asa Griffin Dies In Griffins James Asa Griffin, retired farm er, died at his home in Griffins Township yesterday morning at 11:30 o'clock of a stroke of paralysis suffered the evening before. In his usual health Sunday, Mr. Griffin started to retire about 8 o'clock. Taken suddenly ill he sat down on the bed and told members of his family that he was having a stroke. Within two hours he was uncon scious, the end coming gradually. The son of the late John Daniel and Charity Ann Griffin, he was born almost 70 years ago in the neighborhood where he spent all his life. About forty years ago he was married to Miss Mamie Gray Corey, who survives with six chil dren, Daniel, of Cross Roads; James R., Mrs. J. D Bland, Howard, Mel ton and Bettie Gray Griffin, all of Griffins Township. He also leaves a brother, A. Dawse Griffin, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Griffin Cor ey, Mrs. James Griffin and Mrs. Clytie Griffin, all of this county. Mr. Griffin, a victim of rheuma tism, had been in feeble health for nearly 21 years. He was forced to retire as a farmer but was able to be up and about until his last ill ness. He was a member of the Prim itive Baptist Church for about 15 years, holding membership at Lil ley's Hall at the time of his death Funeral services are being con ducted at the late home this after noon at 2 o'clock. Interment will follow in the family cemetery, near *? l"" Fire Department Receives First Call In Some Time ? Starting from a spark, fire burn ed a part of one shingle on the roof of the E. Ramey home on West Main Street here last Saturday morning at 10;35 o'clock. TTie fire was just starting to spread to other parts of the dry roof just as the volunteer firemen reached the home and rip ped off the burning shingle. The call was the first received by the local fire company in several weeks. SPECIAL DRAFT BOARD MEMBERS Recognized as special members ol the Martin County Draft Board. Dr. James S. Rhodes, left, will handle the physical examinations, and Attorney Wheeler Martin, right, will review appeals of draftees. The two local men. just as the three regular members of the board, will receive no remuneration for their services, the group of five accept ing the unwelcome assignments as their patriotic duty. SPEAKS THURSDAY One of two political rallies in this county in connection with the approaching election will be held in Robersonville Thursday night of this week when Herbert Bonner, First District Congress ional Nominee, will address Martin County Democrats. The date and place for the second rally will be announced short ly, Democratic Executive Com mittee Chairman Elbert Peel said today. 4 Fifty Home-Made Mattresses Heady White rural families in Martin County made 22 mattresses during The first two-weeks' period they worked and colored families made 28 mattresses in the past two-weeks' period, completing four weeks the project has been in operation. Rural families who received a gross income of $600 last year are | eligible to receive these mattresses for $1.00 if they will help make them at the center in Everett*. Applica tions for mattresses may be secured from the home or county agent's of fice at the agricultural building This project has been made pos sible through the Surplus Commod ities Cooperation in cooperation with the extension office. fVic Register F o r November Election In Martin County After showing no interest whatever, on Saturday, October 12, in the just-around-the-corner election, a number of county clt iiena had their names entered on the registration books last Sat urday, according to incomplete reports coming from most of the precinct election officials. The registration for political elec tions was handled almost in its entirety last May when Demo crats asserted their strength by placing more than 5,300 names on the books against 94 placed there by the Republicans The Republicans might in crease their number to 100, but added strength for both parties in the general election Novem ber 5th, over that shown in the last primary is expected to be Most of the new names placed on the books recently are those of persons who recently became of afre or who moved Into the county. Next Saturday is the last day for registering. Any one who registered last May does not have to register again to vote in the presidential election next month. Primitive Baptists Meet This Week-end At Smithwiek Creek CrrnclicrK from Sctcnil Slulm \iiil District of Columbia Kxprrtnl To Attrnil Entertaining the Eastern Carolina Primitive Baptist Association for the first time, the church at Smithwicks i Creek in this county is milking ex tensive preparations for the event. Elder P. E. Getsinger, pastor, said today The session is the third held hy the comparatively new associa tion headed by Elder S. B Denny, [of Wilson, moderator, and Elder O. S. Young, of Angier, clerk The program will get underway f-m Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock ? the pastor of the church announcing ' that a minister to preach the open ing sermon would be selected just j prior to the convening of the two day meeting. The schedule of serv ices and business session will last during a greater part of the day. Sunday will be the big day for the association, the pastor stating that a cordial welcome is being extended the public to attend the services and enjoy a picnic dinner on the grounds. The membership will be assisted by i neighbors and other friends in en tertaining the association and in , feeding the throng expected for the Sunday program. "We aren't expect ing as many as were present for the meeting recently at Bear Grass, but we are anticipating and making 1 plans to entertain a vast number of visitors," Elder Getsinger said. Able ministers, long prominent in ' the Primitive Baptist Church, will attend from several states and the i District of Columbia. Among th<jse I who have already made plans to at I tend the meeting are, Elders A. L. Harrison, of Fort Royal, Va ; C. W. Miller and B. H. Seekford, of Wash ington. I). C.; B. P. Vass. of Wood lawn, Va.; J. A Fagg, of Winston {Salem^ Lee Hanks, of -Floridar-and George Denny, of Western Carolina. The Eastern Carolina Association ! is made up of seven churches, in cluding those at Greenford, Harnett County and Rosebay in Hyde Coun ty Wynne Will Head Fund Committee Dick Reynolds, chairman of the National Democratic Finance Com mittee for North Carolina, with headquarters in the Sir Walter Ho tel, Raleigh, has announced the ap pointment of Mr Bruce Wynne as local chairman of the Roosevelt Wallace Campaign Fund Commit tee Mr Wynne will be in charge, un der the sponsorship of the Young Democratic Club's State President, Ralph Gardner, of distributing pads of receipts fur contributions. The Young Democrats will ask fur donations ranging from gl.00 up. It is expected that Mr. Wynne will find much enthusiasm among Dem ocrats of Martin County in raising funds to carry on the work of the ; National Democratic Committee to ; re-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt \o One Injured In Car Wreck Here Saturday No one was injured but consider able property damage resulted when two cars crashed at the Washington Elm Street intersection at the New Carolina warehouse here last Sat urday evening. Clarence Revels was driving out of town when S. L Daniels, colored, driving into town, started to make a left turn into Elm. The cars crash ed, doing about (ISO damage to the Revels car. Andrews and a companion fled, one report stating that he was pos sibly 200 miles away before late the following day. Charles Johnson^"ap parently too drunk to run, was re moved from the rumble seat of Dan iel's old car and jailed by Patrol man Whit Saunders. Weil-Known Citizen Passes In Hospital After Brief Illness Funeral Services Were Held Yesterday Afternoon fur Theodore Roherson Theodore Roberson. prominent lo cal citizen, died in a Washington hos pital last Sunday noon following an illness of short duration Apparent ly in his usual health. Mr Rober son went into Bertie County with Mr Jesse Ambers Saturday morn ing about 11 o'clock to purchase a few fresh eggs and chickens for his family at a small country store While there he hemorrhaged from the stomach. Returning here he vis ited a doctor's office for treatment and expressed a wish against being sent to a hospital Going to his home in New Town, he gradually became worse and consented to enter a hos pital. Several hemorrhages follow ed. and he told members of the fam ' ity that while he was without any pain he was so weak that he knew death was a matter of only a short time Mr. Roberson had been in de clining health for some time, suffer ing with enlarged veins. However, he never complained and even as the end rapidly approached he declar ed he was without pain. ' The son of the late Harmon Thom as and Clementina Cojtrain Rober son. he was born in Griffins Town ship, not far from the Farm Life School, 61 years ago. He spent his early life on the farm, attending the few months of schooling provided each year. When a young man he moved to Williamston and eiytered the employ of the late C 0- CarStar phen as a clerk. A number of years later he entered the clothing busi ness for himself with P II Brown He also operated a market for a few yeurs and later built and op erated an inn on the edge of town, near Skewarkey. Failing health forced him into retirement, but he was able to be out most of the time and was fairly active until lie was fatally stricken last Saturday About thirty years ago he mar ried MTSS?Atitile Lee Roberson, I of Riiberseoville and established a home in Williamston He was well known throughout this section, and enjoyed an extensive friendship. His walk through life was marked for its friendliness and cheerfulness He knew no enemies and he enjoyed the fullness of each new day Worries, while he must have had his share, were never reflected in his friendly greetings to the many hundreds of | customers he served as an employee and as the owner of a business. Besides his wife he leaves five children, Mrs J B Barnhill. Jr., of Everetts; Marvin. George Lee, C T and Dallas Roberson, all of Wil ' liamston. He also leaves four broth ers. J. J Roberson, of Griffins; H Thaddeus, Joseph and Claudius Rob erson, all of Williamston, and two sisters, Mrs Ephraim Peel and Mrs Abe Corey, both of Griffins, a half brother, David Roberson. of Call forma, and a half sister, Miss Mary E. Coltrain, of Griffins Township. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Williams Street here yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev John Goff Interment was in the local cemtery. Active pallbcaieia were JThunie lurftw,,,, rii'iinii. Harrison. Si J Harrison, George Harrison, Sr, W Manning, John A Manning, T C. Griffin and Henry Harrison. Eye Clinic Is Held For School Pupils The State Commission for the Blind in cooperation with the Coun ty Health and Welfare Departments last week conducted a one-day eye clinic for the benefit of 76 children whose vision as determined by tests made in the schools last year was defective Of the 76 children exam ined, 14 were eliminated upon pre liminary examinations, 33 were found to be badly in need of glasses and 38 needed to have their tonsils and adenoids removed at once Three of the children are in need of op erations in order to remove cataracts from one or both eyes. One child must be removed from the public schools and sent to the State School for the Blind in Raleigh Dr Matthew S. Broun, of Roan oke Rapids was the examining physi cian. He was assisted by Miss Ruth Penny, medical social worker from the Slate Commission for the Blind. Mr Wynn from the American Opti cal Company, members of the staffs of the Welfare Department and the Health Department, County School Superintendent J C. Manning and Mrs. Dorothea Tucker, district sup ervisor for the blind commission. .These clinics will be held periodi cally throughout the year until all of those Children who need to have their eyes examined and whose par ents are not able to send them to pri vate specialists have the privilege of this service, Miss Mary Taylor, welfare department head, said Wage-Hour Law Change Effective Thii Week Effective this week, a change in the Wage-Hour law will reduce the work week from 42 to 40 hours and boost the hourly wage scale from 30 to 35 cents. No noticeable change in employment is expected in this im mediate section. Funeral Services Interrupted When Church Floor Collapses Gathering in the little colored making, but gentle persuasion on the Baptist church at Parmele to pay part of the minister and a few oth a tribute to the memory of four ers quieted the crowd and restored friends whose lives were snuffed order out in an automobile accident in Vir- A few were bruised and battered, ginia nearly a week before, an un but none was badly hurt The minis : usually large crowd was thrown ter resumed his touching task, that | down when the floor timbers col- of preaching a funeral for four at j lapsed, throwing a good number to one time and under such conditions, the ground. The services were just The funeral services completed, getting underway. The bodies of the funeral couches bore the bodies. Leo Sherrod. his. wife and their two to a little cemetery near Parmele ! children were before the altar, and where they., were laid side by side the minister, receiving an undivided to offer mute e\ ulence against reck attention in the still room, was just less driving on our highways, starting his sermon. The floor tim- Sherrod. his family and a friend. bers, overtaxed by the large crowd Erwin Simmons, were on their way that had gathered there for the first to Richmond after-attending a church multiple funeral held in the county meeting at their old home Sherrod's in recent years, crashed to the mother was hurt and Simmons still ground A scream was heard and lingers between life and death in a then another, some went down w ith Roanoke Rapids hospital. A Mary the floor to the ground. Others start- land truck driver is in jail awaiting ed a stampede to the door. For a trial for hit-arid run and manslaugh moment another tragedy was in the ter Drawing First Men lor Military Dutv Tuesday Members Oi Draft Board In Edenton Today for Meeting 1-ist of KrgUtrautu litis Bitii Sent To Vulliorities In Bulrijclt After getting off to a slow start, the Martin County Draft Board is rapidly catching up with its work and will have everything in readi 1 ncss several days before the nation i al drawing in Washington next Tuesday, the 29th At I members of "the hoard have subscribed to the nath of-duty and ale-attending-te school of instruction in Edenton to day Offices for the laiard in this county will likely he located on the second floor of the old Martin County Bank building, the chair man stating that the hoard had ap plied for occupancy and that head quarters would hi' established there on or about the fust of next month The hoard clerk, Marion Cobb, is lo cated temporarily in the office of Clerk of Court I. B Wynne in the courthouse. Although their official appoint mi nts were delayed, the members of the hoard in this county have just | about caught up with its work sched ule and is ready to cooperate with I the government in every way possi ! hie in handling the huge task ahead All of the more than 3.209 registra I tlon card* have been separated, shuf t fled and numbered. Those cards be longing to other counties have been ; forwarded to the proper authorities A list of the registration is being 1 prepared today One copy will I" posted possibly at the courthouse door for the present, one copy will be released for early publication, an other will he lorwaiueu io Raleigh and still another will be retained in the board files Following the drawing next rues day, those who are included in the first call will receive questionnaires The questions are to he answered and returned to the hoard within five days after they are mailed to the registrant. The hoard will then start its classification work Those men falling into the No I class will be called in immediately for a physi cal examination The fust grdup will possibly leave for camp on or about November IB. "Strange as it may seem, sever al youngsters have asked that they be allowed to be the fust to leave, Board Chairman K 11 Goodmon said yesterday. "The boys are anxious to enter the service, but they do not want to sign with the regular j army for a three year period, the board chairman explained. rhe chairman pointed out that the board lias no power of choice, that the numbers are drawn in Washington and that orders are issued there. "We j merely follow instructions and ban iContinued on page four) Nineteen Men In (.unrt tor Aliened Itinorderly Condnet \ Charged with disorderly conduct, | nineteen colored men were carried before Justice llassell last Saturday night following two raids, one at the home of Dave Melton on Elm , Street, and the other at Guilford ; Brown's barbershop on Washingtun. Street. The trial justice taxed the firsl group of nine $B 50 each and the Sec ond group $8.50 each. The names of the defendants Brack Rascoe, Oi lander Roberson, Clarence Purring ton, James Thompson, Johnny Sialic, Dave Melton, James Bagley, Miles I Grime*. John Dixon, Overton James, Oscar James. James Nichols, Roo?e 1 velt Fagan. Harry Iatnier, Jack Knight, Walter Fisher, Lout* Augus ta, Jack Lanier and "Frog Spruill Officers C B Roebuek, J H AlUbrooks, John Roebuck, Bill Hai , ?Up and Whit Saunders made the | arrest*. TO lit: IIONOKI l> Lindsay Warren will he sit; nally honored hy First District Democrats in Washington Fri day when several thousand will express their appreciation for his sixteen years of service in Con grevs at a big celebration. Many .Martin people are planning to attend the program which gets underway at 11 a. m- Jesse Jones, member of the President's cabi net, will speak. Tobacco Sales On The Local Market Tobacco sales continue to climb on the Williamston market with tV,ITflTlq~~h"rr*rtifT]T- ~ftTTiTT.T.~~ f? VU.I. ? f, . | grade basis That the common aver age is somewhat lower than the peak reached a few days ago is quite evi dent hi the late reports. This is ex plained, in part at least, hy increas ed offerings of inferior quality to bacco. There is no noticeable de crease in current prices when com pared on a grade basis with the re eeipts reported a few days ago According to a report released by Supervisor K B Crawford, the market here has sold more than five million pounds for an average of $1883 to date. Yesterday, the mar ket handled $207,852 for a reported price average of $28 41 It is now estimated that nearly 85 per cent of the crop has been mar keted in this section. Martin Farmers A r e Harvesting Street I'otaloes With their tobacco marketed almost in its entirety, their pea nuts dug and rotton virtually picked, Martin County farmers have started digging for their sweet potatoes. The task will he well advanced hy tomorrow or Thursday. Conflicting reports have been rereived relative to the rnndltton of the crop. In some sections the growers state they have quality crops, but that production will not come up to normal. Judging from the fairly representative reports the quality of the crop, as a general rule, is much bet tcr than it was a year ago, espec ially for advantageous market ing. Those crops transplanted reasonably early are producing heavily, iarmer A. Dawson l.illey, basing his calculations on one row, allows he'll get 400 bushels to the acre, and that's a big yield In any year. Horace Cor belt, who plans to return to the market here this season Is of the opinion thai the price trend will be upward. Total Warfare Is (larrietl Home To (Firmans In Berlin l'o*?il>ilit\ of lii\a?ion U Still I'alktMl; Tenftion in the Itulkun* (iron!* German people, rejoicing over the suffering inflicted upon the British people by Na/i bombers during re feent weeks, were given a big dose of their own medicine night before last when members of the Royal Air Force carried out a nine-hour j attack on Berlin Scenes, similar to j those depicted in London in past days, were reported in the German l capital as the British airmen loosed ; hundreds of tons of bombs on im portant buildings and military ob jectives. Mussolini's yellow Wops were given a taste of the medicine I hey have been helping to pour down the throats of helpless Britons The attack on Berlin raised the 1 wrath of those wtvn had been prom-? isod immunity by Hitler and his air ministry head 'We will pay Lon don back a thousandfold," they | shouted. But it is virtually agreed, j that Hitler and his barbarians have I loosed the deadliest of the deadly 1 attacks More is to come, but Church ill in an address to the world yester day said that Britain would have j command of the air in 1941. Talk ??f another invasion attempt to follow that of a little over a month ago was heard in unoccupied | France today, according to late news paper reports. British airmen con ! tmue to popnd the Channel ports, and if Hitler makes another at | tempt it is believed that he will have 1 much repairing to do before he I places himself in a position equal to ' that held by his forces a month ago While the total warfare in the air gains momentum, tension in the Balkans continues to grow. An in vasion of southeastern Kurope and a drive for control of the Mediterran ean area by the Axis powers are said by sojne to he imminent. No startling I developments have been reported in that area during the past few days, but there is an increased activity on -H-n?dtplimiatn?tiout?It-is the gcrv? jeral opinion that the little countries jure hostile to Hitlei and his hordes, hut whether the small kingdoms can combine their forces and oppose the Nazi machine or whether they will submit to invasion remains to he seen. No now developments have follow ed the opening of the Burma Road in the Far Fast. Attention is being centered on the Netherlands Indies at the present where Japan is de manding oil. It was reported today that the Dutch had notified Japan that no oil would he made available until British contracts hat! been fill cd, meaning that if there was any left, Japan possibly could get it. Claiming that she, was demanding only a normal commerce with the Indies, Japan is declared to have de manded that shipments of oil to her he increased three times. - There is much political "intrigue in the air today, Germany openly (Continued on page four) Farm Bureau Adds New -Members The drive for Farm Bureau mem bers continues at a fairly rapid pace in this county, the secretary, John Katies, stating today that 59 addi tional farmers and business gien had pledged the organization their sup port A-lI of the canvassers have not reported their activities, hut names of all members will be published just as soon as the membership re ceipts are received. Names of recent members follow: Williamston: W. C. Manning, J. C. Eubanks, Roy C Griffin, H. A. Bow en, Branch Bank. Woolard Hard ware, F. tl Barnes, Charles Bowers, Martin Supply Co., Farmers Supply Co, Williamston Hardware, Moore Grocery Co., N C Green, J. H. Ed wards W E Dunn, J H Ward. F C X, Oscar B Roberson, J. R. Ev erett; Bear Grass W A Perry; Ham ilton T B Slade, Roberstmville: J. F. Barnhill, Richard Everett, George Dunn. Melton Langley, O L. Ward, Mo/.ella F.born, Taylor Mill & Gin Co., L. B Williams & Co. V. L. Roberson, Public Oil Co., J. C Keel, A. D. Cherry, Jasper Everett, V. W. Perkins, W. A. Ross, Herbert S. John son; Hasse II J W Eubanks; Pal myra: Tom Williams, W. J. Johnson, I Joe Bunting. Wilbur Barrett, Luke Harrell, John Belflower, Arch Har it'll. Jamesv ille (' (' Fleming; Hob good. Roy Savage, D L. Howell; Oak City: S. V. Sills, George Mobley, H. E Brown, Scotland Neck: Bank of Halifax, Shields Co., P & D Motors, Farmers Hardware, White's, Dixie ? Theater, City Auto Service, Ander son and Co. tffwl Nrprrnn Dieti In Oak City ImhI ff'aak I "Louisa Bryant, BU-yeur-old Negro woman, died at her home in Oak i City Monday, October 14th. She was 1 highly respected and honored in the community in which ?he was bom, ' reared and died She was a member of the St. Mark church near Littleton for 39 yeara and in addition to several children and grandchildren, the is survived by three great-great-grandchildren.
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