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?Vetch The Label On Youi Paper. As It Carrie* The Date Your Subscription Expire*. THE ENTERPRISE ;? Advertiser* Will rind Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1,800 Home* Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 1 ft'illiamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 3, IV4I. ESTABLISHED 1899 Judge Coburn Calls Fourteen Cases In The County's Court Sends Several Defendants To The Roads; Clears Docket By Noon Time Calling fourteen cases. Judge W. H. Coburn cleared the docket and adjourned the last session of the Martin County Recorder's Court by noon time Monday. Several defend ants drew terms on the roads and others were fined for alleged vio lation of law and order in the coun ty Proceedings: Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with non-support, Elmer Gray was sentenced to the roads for a term of six months and required to pay the case costs. The road sen tence is to begin at the direction of the court at any time within the next two years. The case charging Raleigh Jones with an assault was nol prossed with leave. Jim Allen Hoggard, pleading guil ty of drunken driving was sentenc ed to the roads for six months, fined $50 and had his driver's license re voked for one year. The road sen tence is to begin at the direction of the court at any time within the next two years. The case charging Eddie Sheppard with cruelty to animals was nol prossed. George Andrews, charged with vi olating the liquor laws, was fined $15 and taxed with the cost. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost and a $25 fine in the case charging Leo But ler with disorderly conduct and an assault with a deadly weapon. The case charging Blip Sutton with carrying a concealed weapon was nolprossed with leave. Henry G. Stokes pleaded guilty of drunken driving, and his case was continued under prayer for judg ment until March 2, 1941. Robert Williams was found not guilty in the case charging him with assaulting another with a deadly weapon Bernice Barnhill was sentenced to the roads for a term of twelve months for an assault with a dead ly weapon. The case charging Andrew An drews with violating the liquor laws was continued until January 13 In the case charging Turner Hines and Tobe Thompson with disorder - ly conduct and an assault with a deadly weapon, Hines pleaded guil ty and was fined $15. Thompson pleaded not guilty, but, adjudged guilty by the court, he was fined $10. Each was directed to pay one half the case costs. Willie Joe Bunch was sentenced to the roads for three months in the case charging him with an assault with a deadly weapon. Adjudged guilty over his own plea of innocence, Julius Bell, charged with larceny and damaging person al property, was sentenced to the roads for four months. ? Kiwaniaiis Hear Business Review Holding their first meeting of the year Thursday night, January 2, the local Kiwanis club entertained the heads or managers of the various business enterprises opening here in 1940. Bruce Wynne first introduced N. C. Green, co-owner and manager of the Williamston Peanut Company. "We now employ approximately 65 or 70 men and women in our plant here and we hope to operate the plant seven or eight months each .year," Mr. Green stated in review ing the progress and operations of the enterprise here this year. Henry Griffin, of the G. and H. Builders Supply Company, said his firm was satisfied with the business accorded them since they opened last September "We are making plans to build a saw mill to the rear of our plant and we hope to event ually construct a dry kiln," Mr. Grif fin said. According to Mr. Griffin, with these two additions they will be in a position to supervise and handle every transaction from the 'Cutting of the tree to the finished product used in the construction of buildings. Mr. Fitzgerald, manager of the Eagle Store here, stated their busi ness here had far exceeded their ex pectations and that both he and the owners were well pleased with the town, section and patronage receiv ed by the store. Mr. E. M. Knight, of Kiker and Yount, contractors of Reidsville, who are hauling the dirt used in raising and widening the fill, spoke brief ly to the club relative to his work and the progress being made in completing the fill. * New Year Greelingi Get Attention In Store Here Merchant Paul P. Peel who at tracted considerable attention to his store during the Christmas holi days with a special scheme of dec orations, patriotic and otherwise, has gone even further in extending New Year's greetings to his patrons and other friends in this section. bnploylng a special artist, Mr. Peel advanced a truly personal at in his i Business Line-Up in County Remains Unchanged fori 941 Safely tucked away from thi war-boom centers and depending more or less, on natural factors, bus iness in Martin County is anticipat ing no marked change in its structun for 1941. One or two changes are be ing effected in the mercantile fielc and one firm is suspending activities on account of the owner's failinj health, but as a whole business is expected to go forward and possi bly some additions can be expectec before the year is spent. While interested in the affairs o! state and those across the seas, Mar tin County farmers and business men are making preparations abou on the same scale as they did a yeas ago. It is apparent that no strenuous effort will be made to boost infla tion. However, there is an apparent labor shortage staring both agricul ture and business in the face. Re ports state that quite a few people in this county are moving into the boom centers, one farmer stating that he had lost five tenant families, all of them going to the Norfolk area. The migratory movement is not considered serious in the county however, and farmers are now bus ily engaged packing away another year's supply of meat and making ready their tobacco plant beds in preparing for a normal schedule of activities during the New Year No extensive boom is expected here, but it is generally predicted that the current year offers increas ed opportunities for business and" agriculture than last year. General Assembly To Convene Next Week FIRST TO LIST Property Owner David Keel, of near Wllliamxton. was the first man in Martin County to list his earthly belongings for 1941 taxation. He reported to List-taker Hugh M. Hurras in the courthouse on Wednesday morning and without having to wait in line listed his belongings and was out in two or three min utes. While no greater number has listed so far. List-taker Hurras states that the work is progress ing faster than it did a year ago. The list-taker Is assessing personal property only. A spec ial board of assessors will handle the real property assessments. A. Church Barnhill Passes In Everetts After Long Illness [Funeral Services This After-1 noon ul .'I o'clock from Kierells Church 4 A. Church Barnhill, retired farm er and well-known county citizen, died at his home in Everetts yester day morning at 10 o'clock following a long period of declining health. A sufferer of asthma, he was forced to retire from his farming activities more than ten years ago. He located with his family in Everetts at that time, suffering patiently until the end. He was able to be up most of the time until last Saturday when he suffered a severe attack and com plications followed to cause his death. The son of the late Abram P. and Crecy James Barnhill, he was born in this county near Everetts, almost 60 years ago. After spending his early life on the farm he moved to Robersonville where he engaged in business for several years. While there he was married to Miss Jen nie Whichard. Severing his business connection in Robersonville he moved back to the old farm where he lived until his health forced his retirement about ten or twelve years ago. A member of the Christian Church at Everetts for fifteen years, Mr. Barnhill was held in high esteem and had many friends throughout this section. He was a thoughtful neigh bor and an understanding father and husband. Besides his wife, he leaves six children, four sons, Clarence Barn hill, of Greenville; Delmus, Robert Abram and Samuel, all of Everetts, and two daughters, Mrs. Archie Roe buck, of Greenville, and Mrs. Rob ert Jackson, of Washington. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Nathan Rog ers, of Bear Grass, and two brothers, Messrs. Jule T. Barnhill, of Wil liamston, and Joseph B. Barnhill, of Everetts. Funeral services are being con ducted by Rev J. M Perry in the Everetts Christian Church this af ternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will follow in the family plot in the Rob ersonville Cemetery. 'ounty Commiuionert To Hold Regular Meet Monday e Scheduled to hold a regular meet ing here next Monday, the Martin County commissioners have noth ing but a routine calendar of busi ness for consideration, J. Sam Get singer, clerk to the board, said this morning. The commissioners will have a heavy schedule of work when they face the tax problem now in the mak ing over the county. They will be required to sit as a board of equali zation and review about March or April. ? ILL WITH PNEUMONIA Mr. Herbert Cullipher is ill witl pneumonia at Fayettevlile where h went a short time to engage in de fenae work at Fort Bragg. Otters Preview Of Coming Session of State legislature KepreH'iitative Deelureit Sim* omlnrv Koads Itm* More ('onsulerution By W. CLARENCE GRIFFIN (Martin County Representative in the General Assembly) The 1941 session of the North Car olina General Assembly promises to be a short routine session w ith very few pieces of major legislation At this time it does not appear that there will be any controversal ques tions calling for a long hectic ses sion such as was held over tin- sales tax and State-supported school fights. The Democratic platform adopted at the last State convention provid ed for reapportionment of the mem bership in our State legislature, and I expect this to be done with little opposition since both our State plat form arid Consitution provides for it. There will doubtless be some fur ther aid given to school teachers along the line of retirement bene fits and guaranteed tenure. Governor Broughton, in his cam paign, advocated further exemption? in our general sales tax law for items of food and it is generally expected this amendment will be adopted. This amendment has already been drawn and is supported by some of our strongest administration sup porters. The fate of the ABC stores and the local option piiin may be brought before the body. Should the General Assembly call for State wide referendum on the subject, it is generally conceded that they would be abolished. All of the can didates for Speaker of the House have expressed their willingness to continue the present system, howev er, it is possible that the question may arise. It is expected that the labor or ganization of the State will make u drive for more wage and l*?ur legis lation. The extent of their wishes and requests are not yet clear, but I expect we will hear more from them within the next few weeks. It is my opinion that there is a desper ate need for some action to be tak en to curb the high rate of highway fatalities. Certainly, there is a need to give the traveling public more protection than they are receiving today. Doubtless, a reduction in our speed limit law together with more emphasis on law enforcement would have a tendency to help the situa tion. The most important matter of interest to our louil citizens is the secondary road situation. I am sure that Martin County deserves decid edly more consideration than she has had on the road question. I have made my position clear on this mat ter to every candidate for Speaker of the House who has approached me for my support. With our citizens paying high gasoline and license taxes as they are at the present, they have a right to demand that they be delivered from the terrible situation in which they now find themselves. When we contrast the conditio^ of the secondary roads of our county with those of neighboring counties, it is enough to arouse the wrath of any patriotic citizen. I shall welcome at any time the op portunity of seeing any of my friends of Martin County while I am in Raleigh and I hope they will feel free to call upon me for any service I can render them. County Board Education To Hold Meat in ft Moiulay * I Members oi the Martin County j Board of Education will have very little work to do when they meet in a regular aeaaion here next Monday morning. "There'a no buaineas on the calendar,", Superintendent of Schools J. C. Manning aaid, explain ing that the meeting was being held in accordance with the State school law. Balkans Offering Unknown Problem On The Vlar Front! Russia Saiil To Br Mobilizing Its Forces For \ny Fwntnality While the tug of war in the air over Britain and Germany contin ues in varying degrees of intensity, the Balkans are offering the un known problem in the European war at the present time. It would appear that the situation there has all the nations guessing. It is fairly certain however, that something is brew - I ing. and that the pot will start boil-1 ing over possibly in the early spring i if not before. Germany is moving luinHr^ilc .,1* in!i, . IUIiIUI tTin t*t t'l III" TT ITT IT ? Rumania, and unofficial reports | state that Russia has its forces in | complete mobilization with atten tion centered on the Russian fron tiers Bulgaria has admitted that its po sition in the war arena is futile, that j she will be unable to stop a German | thrust across its borders. The pres ent indications point to a eoopera- j live attack by Italy and Germany j against the British in the Mediter ranean and in Africa. While the shift to the Mediterranean area car- I ries significance, invasion attempts | are still anticipated by the British. It is thought in some quarters that | the Germans with the aid of the Italians are planning to intensify their attack on British shipping with airplanes over the Mediterranean and submarines and raiders in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The British today reported the sinking of an Italian submarine; but the Italians countered with a claim that they had damaged a British cruiser. The siege against Bardia in Africa has been increased, but the success >f the movement had not been made public at noon today. British airmen directed another costly attack against Bremen and other German centers last night, and Ireland is now get ling a taste of aerial warfare, one report stating that a church in Dub^ I in had been hit and damaged. Trouble continues to plague France a report today stating that Petain I had shuffled his Vichy government | again, possibly to gain greater con siderations at the hands of Germany. A three-man cabinet was named to rule under him. Offering to explain the large | troop movements into Rumania, Ger interest there and that that interest! must be protected. The movement in this country to aid Britain was advanced today when Carter Glass. Virginia senator, dated that he strongly favored send ing England everything possible to help wipe Germany off the map End Successful Hunting Season Deer hunters in this county last Wednesday ended a successful deer hunting season, reports also stating lhat several hunters, including Os :'ar Peel, had come out of the sea son with their shirt tails shortened. No complete report on the hunt ing is available, but Game Warden W () Ahbitt estimates that more Lhan 50 deer were taken in the coun ty during the season just ended. It is the opinion that the high waters tilled the food in the swamps and that the deer wandered out to the ughlands and were found in great er numbers. Commenting on the hunting sea son, Warden Abbitt stated that there lad been comparatively few viola tions of the hunting laws in the county this season. Joe Rogers and Bryant Williams were recently fined PJ.75 in Justice J. L. Hassell's court iere for allegedly hunting without licenses. The game warden is warning against Sunday hunting. It is under stood that the Sunday hunting- law is being violated in some sections, and that the warden is planning to investigate the alleged violations. Vountf Men Are Leaving Tuemlay For The Army Sixteen young Martin County men are scheduled to leave here next Tuesday morning, January 7, for army service at Fort Bragg. The se lections have been made, but no re serve list had been announced today by the local office of the county draft board. STANDSTILL y j Starting oft with a bang the middle of last November, pea nut deliveries have dwindled to a low point here during the pant few day*, local warehouae op erator* stating that less than 2, 000 bag* of the goobers had been handled since the re-opening last Monday. It is estimated that there are hardly 20.00 bags of peanuts in farmers' hands In this county, and it is the general belief that the owners will hold them for market developments. Unoffi cial reports indicate that the open market Is showing added strength for best quality pea nuts. Real Estate Assessors Handle Initial Appraisals In Martin County's Revaluation Program Several Robberies Reported In County During This Week KftaliliolinM'iil* Vr? Vl I'lirmclr. K.wretU AtitT Vt illinmwtoir County and local officers in sever al towns are working in an effort to solve a series of robberies reported ; in Parmele, Everetts, Williamston | and near Williamston during the! current week Minor clues have been established in two or three of the cases, but no arrests have been ef rfccted The robber ieslhls week fc?T low a series reported in Williams ton during the holiday season. The first of the robberies was re ported in Parmele last Tuesday night after some one had entered the filling station of Tom Clay, col ored. and robbed a music box of about $5.80 in nickels. It was the second similar robbery Clay had ex perienced in about three weeks. Later that same night and while Williamston was celebrating the passing of the Old Year, some one broke into Eddie W Brown's Little Savoy cafe on Washington Street and robbed a music box of about $8 or $9 in nickels and reduced the cig arette stock several cartons. Early yesterday morning, some one attempted to break into Kxum Ward's filling station on the Ever etts Highway, near here. The robber removed part of the lock, but failed to gain an entrance. He then tried to use a skeleton key, and after fail ing to get in he moved on down to Mizell's filling station, near the fairgrounds An entrance was gain ed by breaking a window there Sev eral cartons of cigarettes were stol en. Late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, two robbers broke through a back window and robbed the store of Dillon Peel Everetts. Believed to have been ried away a barrel and a half of flour and possibly other merchan dise. While prowling around the store, the robbers kicked over bucket of floor oil and tracked the ! store from one end to the other Twenty-Six Couples Married In County During Past Month Only One Wedding Solemn ized in County During Tilt1 Holiday* Twenty-six marriage licenses were , issued t>y the license bureau in this county last month, the number drop ping two below the issuance for De comber, 1930. There was a marked absence of holiday weddings in the county, a report stating that only one couple dared take the fatal leap j during Christmas week. During the 1 corresponding period in 1939 there were a few less than a dozen holi day weddings in this county. The license* wore issued??U+* following couples in the county dur ing December, sixteen white and ten colored: White Daniel Wilson Manning, of Oak Ctiy R.F.D. 1, and Dorothy Louise Whitchurst, of Bethel. Joseph Staton Griffin and Verna L. Keel, both of Williamston RFD. Jesse David llardison and Agnes Virginia Mayton, both of Jamesville Lewis Andrew Weaver, of Rober sonville RFD 1, and Elsie Williams, nf lCver?tta. Hubert F. Whitaker, of William-i fton R F D. 2, and Pattie Keel Nich olson, of Williamston R.F.D. 3. Simon Jasper Baiber and Thel ma Louise Martin, both of James ville. Melvin O. Crisp and Martha E. Bennett, both of Oak City. Warren V. Council, of Williams ton R.F.D. 3, and Eliza Gardner, of Williamston. Colored Shug Davis and Mary B. Wil liams, both of Palmyra. Thomas Peel and Mary Lloyd, both of Williamston. Oscar Council and Annie Towns, both of Robersonville, R.F.D. 2. Augustus James and Fannie R. Williams, both of Williamston Jol\n Henry Teel and Fannie I. Griffin, both of Williamston. Roy Outterbridge and Lucy Mac Pert, both of WHIiamston R.F.D. 3. Nathaniel Brodus and Gen Ann Langley, both of Robersonville. Willie Jam?'8 Whitley and Artelia Moore, both of Oak City. Curtis Rhodes and Cleo Bell Scott, both of Williamston. Ollie Gainor and Katie Lee Bason, both of Williamston. NO OLI) TAOS v Chalking up one of the largest purchases in recent years, mot orists in this section are sport ing the new 1941 tags to a car. Patrolman Whit Saunders stat ing last evening that he had not seen an old license tag on the highways in this section. I'p until late Wednesday night. the local license bureau in the Williamston Motor Company had sold 3,053 auto tags for $30, 085.05. and 482 truck and 370 trailer tags for $20,183. Title transfers and penalties imposed by the State amounted to $402. boosting the tidal receipts han dled by the local office to $50, 070.05, according to an official tabulation released this morn ing by Chief Clerk Joseph (?. Corey. Noisy Celebration Marks Passing Of The Old \ ear Here Juy-mukrr, ('am Program l<> \u Kxtmue; Police Near Some Complaint The dying wails of the old year and the weak cries of the little 1941 baby were drowned out here last Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning when local people partici pated in the noisiest celebration in the history of the town. The peace ful sleep of farmers seven miles away was disturbed by tin- explod ing bombs, apparently fired to frighten life into the body of the baby New Year. V A distant bell at 11 20 Tuesday night pealed out the Inst warning that the Old, Year was nearmg its end. With a noise equalling that of a German blitzkrieg, firecrackers were shot in countless numbers, and dcrstood for that reason, but it is difficult to understand how a bright and innocent young New Year could survive in such a setting "Never mind how it survived, it will be here when many of those participating in the celebration are gone," an ob server commented The fire t rack er attack was launched a full half hour before midnight and continued until the wee hours of the morning, local police stating that all the smoke anrt stink hart?nrrt?jifted?from?tho main street when, the New Year opened its eyes On a mad world, ob Wednesday morning Charactt ristic of u Americans, few tooted then own horns or shouted with their own lungs. Start ing considerably ahead of a decent schedule, the joyous crowd flashed the buttons of mechanical horns made by some unknown worker rpilcs away, and hardly left a single firecracker in China unfired. The peal of the bells was drown ed out by the noisy horns. Now and then a vibrant note would break through the din of the horns, but Officer John Roebuck, standing at the base of the town clock, stated that he was doubtful if In- could have heard the peals of the olci fire tower above, the noise was so ter rtftt*. (Continued on page (ix> Congress Facing P P (/real Problems Convening at noon today, the 77th Copfress of the United States is without doubt facing the greatest and most far-reaching questions of any in the history of the nation. John Nance Garni r, in a sullen manner, called the .ession of the Senate to order and eldven new Sen ators were sworn in It was a dull time in that chamber Sam Rayburn was made speaker over in the House where the more than 400 representa tives were sworn in and advised to get ready for a momentous session. President Roosevelt will address the Congress next Monday, and little or no action will be taken until then. Among the important questions before the present Congress is the nation's program of aid to Britain. Then there is the possibility of a call for ten more billions of dollars to finance the defense program. And then and most important of all is the possibility that the Congress con vening today may be called upon to declare war. In his press conference today, President Roosevelt named Harry Hopkins, former secretary oi com merce, as his personal representative in London An ambassador to suc ceed Joe Kenuedy will likely be named next week. The President al so outlined a 300 million dollar ship building program which is to pro duce about 200 merchant ships with in a year. No Marked Change In Real Property Values Is Expeeted Slight (>ain U H?'|?orte?l in Kir?t Tnil l.iHtingH in ?4'onnty Veatfnluv Martin County's real property as sessors realized they had an enor mous and trying task ahead of them yes ft i day when initial appraisals wciv made in several townships. Working in a group, the thirty as sessors minus two who were detain ed at home by illness, made the test appraisals for a working foundation for?valuing'the real properties in the ten townships The results of the tour starting in Williams Township yesterday are far from conclusive, and it is im possible to predict a trend in the valuations, as a whole. However. ? using three test listings effected yes terday. it is possible the total values will reflect a slight gain over the last listings which were based on a half-hearted revaluation schedule made back in 1937. Comparing the test listings with those made four years ago to the best advantage possible, it was the tendency of the assessors to up the value of dwellings and buildings and to hold farm land about to an average ' figure for the three cases under consideration. However, there were some variations in the listings yesterday as compared with those a year ago, but when the three cases had been completed there wus a re sulting gain of $57 Making the first test listing, the assessor yesterday recorded his esti mate on a piece of paper. The esti mates were then averaged and a value of $920 was placed on the structure as against an* $800 assess ment placed on the same building four years ago. Following the same procedure, the out-buildings were valued at $150 as against $325. Clear ed land was valued at $38 an acre, and woodlands were assessed at the rate of $5 an acre, as against $40 and $5. respectively, four years ago. In 1937. the farmer's property was val ued at $3,155 The assessors yester day valued the same property at $2,970, a reduction of $185. A new building had been constructed on the property and that was valued at $80, but this is not considered in the comparison. Making the second test listing, the assessors placed a value of $420 on the farmer's dwelling as against $500. four years ago. The cleared farm land value was dropped from $25 to $18 an acre, and the woodlands was reduced $5 on the total. In 1937, the property was valued at $2,150 . as compared with the assessed value of $1,771 effected yesterday, or a re sulting reduction <?f $379 In the third tesTTJase or the first made m Jamesville Township, the assessors increased the assessed val ues on the farmer's home and clear ed land hut reduced the value placed on waste or woodlands four years ago Buildings, valued at $900 four years ago. were increased to $1,140 by the assessors yesterday. Cleared farm land was valued at $47 an acre as compared with the four-year-old value of $40. The properly valued t $4,1/0 loUl yt'UIK ago was Con j sutured worth $4,677 by the assess \ t t?T<l.i> Combining the three test-listings, the assessors had placed a value of $34 33 on an average on each acre lot cleared land as compared with an (Continued on page six) 4 Man Lost In River Swamp Over Night Losing Ins way while trapping in the Rounoke River swamp below Jantesville last Wednesday, Howard llardison, young Jamesville Town ship white inau, spent many miser able hours before u searching par ty found him yesterday morning. Found by Harold Williams, the lost man was no wurse for his harrow ing experience. Entering the swamp that morn ing with F. C. Williams, Hardison was scheduled to meet him at a cer tain point shortly before noon. He failed to show up at the appointed time, and later in the day he waa re ported lust. A searching party waa formed and at the end of an all-night search the man was found. He had built u fire during the night, but his nervous condition would not let him rest. He tried to find his way out a number of times, but each time he returned tu the fire. A short time before morning, he heard the search ? ing party, but when he tried to make contact he would lose his way. Cloudy skies made it impossible for him to follow the sun out, and when he waa found he was on Bull Creek about nine miles below James ville.
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