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Watch The Label On Your Paper. At It Carries The Date Your Subscription Expires. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.600 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 94 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 22, 1940. ESTABLISHED 1899 Control Program Is Being Advanced For Peanuts Next Year Preliminary Plans Approved By Recent Meeting Held In Washington signed to promote orderly marketing aid permanent elemination of wide fluctuations in prices during the marketing season and from season to season was tentatively agreed upon by AAA committeemen and tarm leaders from the peanut pro ducing areas of North Carolina, Geor gia, Alabama, Florida and Tex?s in a conference with officials of the De partment of Agriculture in Wash ington last week, according to a story just released by Mayon Parker, pres ident of the Growers' Peanut Coop erative, Inc. The proposed legislation, which Will be drafted within the Depart ment of Agriculture following the suggestions received at the confer ence, will be introduced in Con gress as soon as it convenes for the new session in January. Quick pas sage for the bill will be sought af ter full hearings have been given in order that the program may be come effective for the 1941 crop year Approval and support by the De partment of Agriculture for the pro posed legislation has been indicated. The proposed legislation combines acreage control under a program of marketing quotas, similar to the control programs for cotton and to bacco, with continuation of the pres ent program of diversion into oil of any surplus peanuts that may be produced. If congress passes the bill the program must be submitted to the growers in a referendum and be approved by two-thirds of them to become effective. If approved, the quotas Will be in effect for a period of three years. The national allotment of acreage will be determined, under the pro posed bill, from the average nation al acreage during the preceding five year period, but in no year can the national allotment be reduced by more than ten per cent of the 1941 allotment Allotments to the various peanut producing states are to be determined in the same manner, upon the average acreage for the five years preceding, with adjustments allowed for trends in yields and ab normal production conditions, but in no year may the allotment to any State be reduced more than ten per cent from its 1941 allotment. Al lotmcnts to individual growers will be handled through the local com mittees, with allotments granted to farms on which peanuts have been grown for as long as three years. All peanuts produced on acreage allotted under the program may be sold with out penalty. Penalty for marketing peanuts pro duced on farms without acreage al lotments ar in excess of acreage al lotted will be three cents per pound, the penalty to be paid by the party who buys the peanuts. It is provided in the proposed bill, also, that each year in which the program is in effect that a diversion program, similar to the program in effect for the past four years with a price fixed by the Department, will be carried out by the Department of Agriculture. Through this provision all peanuts produced on allotted acreage will be guaranteed the fix ed government price without nen alty Peanuts produced in excess of allotments or on farms without al lotments may be marketed without payment of the three cents per pound, however, if these peanuts are sold through the government diver sion agency at open market prices for crushing into oi|. Under this pro vision, the farmer growing peanuts within his allotted acreage is guar anteed a fixed price for peanuts pro duced for the edible market, while all peanuts produced in excess of al lotments must be sold to the oil market or pay a penalty of three cents per pound before coming upon the edible peanut market in com petition with the peanuts on farms (Continued on page six) New Store To Open Here At Early Date While ? definite date for the open ins of Eagle's new atore here on the corner of Main and Washington Streets has not been definitely de termined, Manager Fitzgerald stated that remodeling work on the struc ture is nearing completion and that fixtures and stocks would be placed in the modernized store building pos sibly by Friday of next week. It was fairly certain ten days ago that the new store would hold its formal opening on Friday of next week, but heavy rains last week de layed the remodeling work. Since that time work has been carried on night and day, and the installation of the fixtures Is progressing rapid ly at this time, Tliere is yet much work to be done, however, and the management will hardly announce an opening date before the early part of next week or at least not un til everything can be placed in read iness for the formal event. Large stocks of goods are being unpacked in a warehouse here, and employees will be transfer red here to make ready for the opening. Manager Fitzgerald stated. Fifty Farmers Losing 1941 Cotton Acreage! RED CROSS BOOTH J Fmr from mchiot the quota assigned the Martin County Red Cross chapter, representatives of the local Junior Woman's club will establish a booth next to the Guaranty Bank tomorrow and direct an earnest appeal to the general public for an Increased support of the humane agency. In this time of world turmoil and when hundreds of thousands are suffering, the need Is great er than ever for an increased Cross support. Members of the club are volunteering their services; the public is urged to do its bit by making liberal contri butions. Greeks Continuing Drive On Italians As Koritza Falls Greek Territory Relieved of Invaders by Determined Greek Warriors While much attention is being centered on the war's diplomatic front, determined and brave Greek warndTs continued to make bay while the sun was shining in their drive against the invading Italians. The fall of Koritza. chief Italian base in Albania, was officially re ported this morning, and the Greeks were pushing forward to extermin ate or run from their soil every one of Mussolini's men. A large portion of the huge military supplies gath ered at Koritza. a town of about 25, 000 people, for their drive into Greece was captured by the Greek forces. Albanians, revolting against the Italians, are said to have materially aided the Greeks in the capture of Koritza On the diplomatic front. Hitler is still striving to line up the Balkan territory, but apparently all is not well following the showing made by the brave Greeks That Hitler will have his way is still considered fair ly certain, but just now Bulgaria is hesitating before granting Germany permission to move troops through her country toward Greece and lat er against Turkey. Hungary has lined up with the Axis group, but her action only carries moral signifi cance for the Axis Turkey is believ ed by some to be yielding to the Ax is, one report stating that she will not act in behalf of Greece if Ger man troops move across Bulgaria, but that she would act if Bulgaria attacked Greece. What Turkey will do if and when Hitler starts a march for the Dardanelles is yet to be de termined. Franco in Spain is not rushing into the Axis partnership as rapidly as some had expected. But it is possible that a big push against Gibraltar, the Dardanelles and the Suez Canal is in the making. In the-air, the raids over England have subsided but not until big in dustrial towns, including Birming ham, had been badly damaged. Late reports state that the damage at Coventry and Birmingham was not as great as it was first stated to be soon afer the co6tly raids. On the home front, a drive is be ing stepped up against fifth column activities, and increased progress is being reported on the defense pro gram. Large bombers are being re leased to Britain, and other aid is being arranged and extended on a larger scale Cotton Ginnings In County Reach New Peak Thin Season Ginning 1,232 bales during the last twelve days of October, Martin County farmers boosted the cotton production in the county this season to 3,393 bales, according to a government re port Just recently released for the period ending October 31. The production of 3,393 bales ginned up until the first of this month establishes a new high record in the county in recent years. Daring the same period last year only 235 bales of the staple had been ginned in this county. No material increase in acreage was reported this year over the plantings a year ago, but yields were the largest of any during possibly the past decade. As a general rale, the harvest averaged close to a bale per acre this season It is estimated that the cotton farmer's income in the county this year will range between SIM,Ma and S2M.SM as compar ed with about 915,Md received for the entire crop last year. Oth er than picking and ginning, the production costs this year were not eoasidarably greater than to a crop fall n re last Cotton Allotments For Martin County Announced Today Current Year Plantings Are Below Allotments For The Period Including no cotton acreages In their farm program during the past three years or more, fifty-four Mar tin County farmers will receive no allotments next season, according to information coming today from the office of the county agent. It is rea soned that the fifty-four farmers by planting no cotton during the three or-more-year period forfeited their right to tax-free allotments for next year While similar allotments are prized by some fanners in this coun ty and those in other states, it is ap parent that Martin farmers still look upon cotton as a fill-in crop. Allot ted 6,858 acres last year, the approx imately 1.000 cotton farmers planted only 5,400 acres to the crop, and only 5,155 acres of the total were actually harvested. By forfeiting their claims to future allotments, the farmers are reducing the cotton allotment by 118.6 acres plus a small decrease of 16.6 result ing from minor changes in allotments for 73 other farmers. It was pointed out that in only a few cases will these variations be noticed since the farmers did not plant all the acre age allotted them before the small changes were effected. After deducting the forfeited acre age and slight decreases resulting from a change in allotments for 73 farmers, the county will have an al lotted acreage for 1941 of 6,731.1 acres. Individual allotments are being prepared in the office of the county agent and will be placed in the mails immediately preparatory to the cot ton referendum which will be held the early part of next month. Those farmers who forfeited their claims to allotments will be notified to that effect. Plans are now being advanced for a series of community meetings in the county for a discussion of the cotton referendum for 1941 and for a review of the 1941 cotton and to bacco and soil conservotion program. The first of the meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 3. It has been pointed out that no loans will be advanced by the government on cot ton if the referendum fails of pass age on December 7, meaning that a price decrease can be expected. It is generally believed that the referendum will receive a favorable vote in this county, but that it will be a difficult task to get more than a representative vote. The refer endum is just two weeks away, and Martin farmers are urged to get be hind the movement and work for a sizable vote on the seventh. Mrs. Emma W. Ange Dies In Jamesville Mrs. Emma Waters Ange, wife of B. O. Ange, died at her home in Angetown, Jamesville Township, yesterday morning at 5:30 o'clock following a long period of declining health A sufferer of cancer, Mrs. Ange had received treatment in Ouke hospital during the past three or four years. Her condition, regarded as critical for some time, became worse recently, the end coming grad ually. The daughter of Mr. J. L. and Mrs. Sadie Ange Waters, she was born in this county 34 years ago. In Septem ber, 1925, she was married to Mr Ange. She had been a devoted mem ber of the Mt. Olive Free Will Bap tist Church in Washington County for nearly twenty years, and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was a devoted wife and a thoughtful neighbor. No children survive the union, and she was the only child. Funeral services are being held at the home this afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. D. W. Alexander and interment will follow in the Ange Cemetery, Jamesville Township. Seeki Term On Roadi Tit Eicape Service In Army Will Modica, Robersonville color ed man and a trouble maker for the law, is said to have admitted that he preferred a term on the roads to a year in the service of his country. Facing a charge in the county court for an alleged ?assault with a deadly weapon. Modica is now facing both a term on the roads and a stay in the army. It is likely that he'll be a popular man the early part of next month when the court calls him to answer for the alleged assault and when the draft board calls him for service. Modica holds Order No. 87 and that places him in direct line for an early call, subject, of course, to a physical examination. Draft Delinquents Warned by law, the four regis trants who did not return their ques tionnaires on time, have done so and their excuses have been accepted. Red Cross Chapter Far From Its Goal. Chairman Rejmrts Lew Than 8150 of 8-100 Coal | Reported To Chairman Here To Date The response to the call of suffer ing humanity as it is heard from en slaved and battered war refugees and from the victims of catastrophes is, to be perfectly frank, proving dis appointing in the Martin County Red Cross chapter here, a report from the membership chairman. Mrs J A. Eason. stating that only $149.25 had been received to date in mem berships and contributions. The local chapter has a quota of $400. and the time is short for pushing the annual roll call to a successful close here An urgent appeal is being directed to everyone to rally to the support of the organization as it reaches out to alleviate the suffering of helpless humanity over a world-wide front. The people of Willinnislon and Martin County have not shared their means, even on a small scale, with the less fortunate. Other towns and sections have raised amounts double their quotas, and in addition to that thousands of dollars have been raised for direct aid to those brave souls in England and Greece who are sacrificing property and event life on a large scale to hold high the torch of freedom and right eousness. But, sad to relate, not one penny has been diverted from our pleasure-bent paths for them In announcing the latest additions to the Red Cross membership here, donations made during the last Au gust flood and duly placed in the hands of the Red Cross at that time were sizable contributions made by the Macedonia church and by the op erators of the Kinston telephone ex change. W I. Skinner contributed $3.00. Members are as follows: Farmers Supply, Williamston Hardware, Lyle James of Asheville; Williamston Motor Co.. John Pope, Mrs. Allie Roberson, Milton Gqld man, Mrs. A. R Roebuck, Lilley's Laundry, Leroy Savage. H. L. Dan lels, Dr. Russell McAllister, Mrs Mc Allister. Mrs. M T. Simpson, C. C Parker, Asa Crawford. Titus Critch er, Mrs. F. M. Manning, Mrs J. H. Saunders, Jr., Mrs. Abner Brown, Mrs. Joel Muse, Sara Cone, Earl Wynne, Mrs. J. W Andrews, J M (C ntinued on page six) ?4 Fire Wrecks Home On Harrell Street ??? Starting from an oil stove, fire wrecked the home of Caroline Eborn, colored, on North Harrell Street here Wednesday morning at 11:05 o'clock. Spreading rapidly to all parts of the house, the fire burned most of the contents According to an unofficial estimate the damage to the two story structure and contents will ex ceed a thousand dollars. Phillip Bonds, a roomer-boarder, in the Eborn home, was preparing dinner. Lighting the stove burners and placing some potatoes in the oven. Bonds stepped out the front door and was making a short visit up the street when he heard an ex plosion and looked back to see the fire burst through the kitchen win dows. By the time the alarm was sounded and the fire-fighting equip ment reached the scene, the fire was burning through the main roof of the house. Firemen threw water on the fire for three-quarters of an hour before they could check it, leaving only a charred shell. Deserted by the owners and ignor ed by others, the smouldering ruins of the home blazed up again that night about 9 o'clock and the fire de partment was called back. A third call to the charred structure was re ceived twelve hours later and the building was drenched again and the fire finally smothered. The Wednesday morning call was the first received by the company in nearly three months. Local Bank Plans To Construct New Building Shortly According to Information re leaaed thla morning by D. V. Clayton, cashier of the Guaran ty Bank and Trust Company and W, H. Woolard, vice president, plana are definitely underway to construct a modern new bank building on the vacant lot be tween the Watts Theatre and the Woolard Hardware Company on Main Street here. Mr. Clayton stated that an architect was now drawing plans for the new building which he hoped would be a two-story structure. The buildinc will probably be completed In the sprint; or early summer. The Guaranty Bank and Trust Company opened a branch here in IMS. Their business has stead ily grown, and due to the fact that larger quarters are needed, the officials of the bank consid ered constructing a new building here several months age. County Draft Board Classifies One Hundred Fourteen Draftees In Meeting Here Tuesday Might Local Market Reports Heavy Peanut Deliveries Thursday Peanut deliveries, interrupted by 1 unfavorable weather last week, are I again being advanced here on a large scale, an unofficial but fairly i complete report from the warehouse district this morning stating that ap proximately 9,000 bags were han dled at this point yesterday. The Williamston Peanut Company con tinues as the largest local buyer, one report stating that the newly organ ized firm was handluig as many as j 2,500 bags daily, on an average. Independent buyers are proceed- J ing slowly with their purchases, one I buyer stating that they had found a few wet or slightly damaged pea nuts following the heavy rains of more than a week ago It is feared j in some quarters that farmers start ed picking the goobers too soon after I the rains. However, no great dam- | age has been reported Opening hardly a week ago. gov ernment storage houses here are reporting increased deliveries daily More than 1.000,000 pounds or about 12.000 bags have been, stored in the two government houses here to date, a reliable source stating that about one-fifth of the crop is now being handled by the government It believed that the percentage ratio will be increased, and that the gov ernment will possibly handle 100,000 bags or more this year Independent buyers are still on the market, one firm reporting more than 25.000 bags bought to daU?T Prices continue at government lev els. The top price is about three and one-quarter cents, and most of the crop sold to date are commanding that figure. Hall-Mitchell Case Undecided by Jury At 3:00 P.M. Today Judge itiirgwyil Instructs the (llerk To IlimiiiKH Jury At 5 u'Clork The court opened the case for a second time yesterday morning Drawing from a regular jury and a special venire of eighteen men, the counsel was half an hour in the se lection of a dozen men, seven com ing from the regular list and five from the special venire Willie Keel, J. H. Terry, Lewis F Taylor, Marion Hodges, H. H. Williams, I). I.. James, Miles H Lilley, J B Wliitaker. K K Thompson, L. It Osborne, I). Clar ence Gurkin and James B. Harring ton were accepted for jury service. Offering the testimony of seven wit nesses, the plaintiff finished its case just before noon when the defense offered its first witness. The defend ant, Hall, took the stand anil the court heard his testimony before re cessing for lunch. The defense com pleted its testimony at 3 o'clock, and Hugh G. Morton, for the plaintiff, addressed the jury He was follow ed by Coburn and Critcher for the defense. Hallet Ward, Washington attorney who was recently employ ed by the plaintiff, had the last talk. The argument to the jury was end ed at, 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and 1 judge W H S. Hurgwyn re cessed the court until 9:30 this morn ing. In a fifty-one minute charge, he reviewed the evidence and ex plained the three issues to the jury, the case going to the jurymen at 10:21. The three issues were: Was plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant? Did plaintitf eon tribute to his own injury by his own negligence? What damages, if any, is plaintiff entitled to recover from defendant? When the jury repaired to its room to deliberate the issues, only two spectators were in the courtroom During the trial itself little interest was shown in the proceedings by the general public. Placed in the uourts in May of last year, the case was continued un til last March when a mistrial re sulted, the jury failing ten to two to reach an agreement. The jury majority was said to have favored the defendant at that time. In sub sequent sessions, the case was con tinued until this week. Proceedings not previously re ported : In the case of A E James against Mrs. Minnie Leggett and others, the plaintiff took a voluntary non-suit. A divorce was granted Ethel A Simmons against Robert L. Simmons, the action being based on adultery. J. K. Harrison was granted a judg ment in the sum of $40 in his case against M. L Wynne. Based on two years' separation, a divorce was granted Ransom Green in his case against Vernice Hodge Green. Suing to collect judgment bought by him from the late Mrs. Delia Clark, W M. Long received nothing in his case against Roy Clark, ad ministrator. A mistrial was considered a pos sibility at 3 o'clock when a Jury in the Martin County Superior Courl had failed after more than three hours' deliberation in reaching va de cision in the $10,000 damage suil brought by Jimmy Mitchell againsl Q. P. H?H, local fit* ehtrf. as a re sult of an accident on the main streel here in March, 1939. The jury, reeeiv ing the case at 10:31 this morning, was said to have answered at leasl one of the three issues at 3 o'clock but seemed hopelessly deadlocked on the other two Quitting the court shortly before noon, Judge W H. S Burgwyn In Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne (Continued on page six) r l_ SANTA COMING The curtain un the Christmas shopping season here will be raised by the Martin Supply Company on Washington Street next Monday afternoon, mean ing that old Santa won't be long in starting his annual pilgrim age. Manager Eddie Trahey states that the store Is stocking one of the largest and most complete toy displays seen here in some time, and the kiddies are invit ed to the opening next Monday afternoon when lavors will be distributed to the first several hundred lots entering Ihe store. Joint Meeting Of Kiwanis (Hubs is Hold List Evening| Scotland INcck kiuuniun* and Special (michIh Hear W. It. Dixon "To protect our spiritual heritage, wo must make an important deci sion . . . we must give up everything j that wo consider sacred and import ant or assist in putting down the -threat thut et-covenng the earth." Mr W K Dixon said, m speaking to a joint meeting of the Williamston and Scotland Neck Kiwanis clubs here Thursday night Mr. Dixon, a member of the Scot land Neck club, a Methodist minis , tor and instructor in Louisburg Col lege, was speaking of the Axis pow I ers and particularly Germany "r.frnmny's philnsnnhy ia her re 1 ligion and her philosophy means | nothing. An individual's character and intellect are subservient to the state and government. One's charac ter is determined by his obedience | to the existing order," Mr Dixon stated. "We face a threat from the totali tarian states that is real and signi I ficant They deny everything that I we accept. Their ideas and ideals are most primitive They are sold on the idea of destruction arid due to the fact that they are masters of (Continued on page six) Marketing of Sweet Potatoes I a This County Tomorrow The marketing of Ihe current sweet potato crop is scheduled to get underway in the county to morrow, a report from the buy ers this morning stating that ar rangements had been completed for warehouse facilities with J. G. Staton and that the crop will be received in Ihe llnion Stor age House just back of the Roan oke-Dixie tobacco warehouse. As far as It could be learned to day only one company has made arrangements to maintain a market here this season. Horace Corbett, representing a Wilm ington firm, will be In charge of the marketing work In the llnion Storage building. Opening prices are being quoted here at 90 cents a bush el. This la an Incraaaa of five cents over the market at the beginning of last season. Reliable reports state that there Is a marked crop shortage in this Immediate territory, but that the quality Is far superior to that of a year ago. A regular market will be maintained at this point during the Beat several months or un til the crop has been moved vir tually In Its entirety. Draftees E Class I Have Five Days To File An Appeal 1 Tliirly-Six Men (liven Nmii her On#' Haling Subjeet To Kxaiuiiiafion Classifying the first group of reg istrants under the Selective Service Act. the Martin County Draft Board last Tuesday night placed thirty-six of the 114 men whose questionnaires were reviewed in Group 1. one in Group II. 75 in Group HI. and two in Group IV Final classification for sevcarl men was delayed pending an investigation of their claims of dependency. Between 25 and 30 questionnaires out of the 1-150 group had not been returned to the board, five-day extensions for preparing the answers to the questions having been granted by the board The 114' hieTi have been notified of their Classifications, and nineteen, twelve colored and seven white, have been instructed to report to the of fices of Dr. J S. Rhodes here for physical examinations. The first of the examinations are scheduled for next Tuesday Those men who are in Class I sub ject to physical examination have a right to appeal for a hearing and plead for a lower classification These appeals must be filed within five days alter the registrant has been officially notified of his class ification Official notices were mail ed yesterday, giving the registrant until next Tuesday, to perfect his appeal. Proper forms for filing the appeals can be had at the draft board office in the Lawyers' Building over the ABC store in Williamston Ap peal Attorney Wheeler Martin will handle the appeals and plead the cases before the draft board in an nounced meetings. The classification of the first 114 men whose questionnaires were re viewed last Tuesday night in a three hour meeting appears below. Those men whose questionnaires were not returned in time for the classifica tion last Tuesday will be placed in their regular order of call at the next meeting of the board here Mon day night. November 25 The class i flea t ions CLASS I 2 llursel Clyde Millet, w, William stoii 0 Chester Felton Davis, w, Wil liamston, Route 2 ?13 Laiuo Button 44mdy. w, - Wtl liamston, Route 2 15 Joseph* Carl Williams, w, Dar dens 23 Dalmar Mobley, w, Williams ton, Route 1 24 Seninue James, w, Roberson ville 25 Julius Melvin Warren, w, Rob ersonville 37 Roy Avant Unison, w, Willium *?ston ?39 Douglas Albert Curne. w. Jamnsville 59 Wheeler Martin Ward, w. Wil liamston t?4 Woodrow Wilson Ray. w, Wil liamston 85 Garland Cleo Bland, w, Rober sonville, Route 2 92 Walter Andrews, col, Oak City, Route 1 108 Thomas Edward, col, James ville 108 Wilhanr Henry Ange, w, Jarnesville, Route 1 112 Marvin Theodore Roberson, w, Williamston 115 Rufus Council, col. Bethel, Route 1 120 Joseph Carnegiu Ross, w, Oak City 125 Jamvs Elmer Stalls, w, Dar dens 127 Archie LeRoy Perry, w, Wil liamston, Route 2 131 Arthur Nicholson, w, William ston, Route 1? 135 Mack Medford, w, Oak City, Route 1 138 Lorenza Council, col, Bethel, Route 1 142 James Spencer Pippins, col, Williamston, Route 2 (Continued on page six) Elementary School Principal Resigns M. B Dunn, sixth grade teacher and elementary building principal in the Williamston school, has tender ed his resignation to the local school board to accept a position with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com pany. Relinquishing his school du nes here next Wednesday, Mr. Dunn will enter his new field of employ ment in Raleigh or Durham on De eember 2nd ? The local school board yesterday appointed Robert B Cobb, of Rocky Mount, to succeed Mr. Dunn. Mr. Cobb is a graduate of the Univer sity of Nurth Carolina, class of 1834, and for a number of years has been engaged in public school work in this state. From 1938-33 he was prin cipal of Henderson High School and last year he was employed at Leland in Brunswick County. Mr. Cobb will report for work December 2nd.