Watch Tha Label On Your Paper. As It Carries The Date Your Subscription Expiree THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.600 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIY?NUMBER 39 If'illiamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friilay, May lb, 1911. ESTABLISHED 1899 Widowed Mother Is Allowed $3 A Week For Death Of Son Attorney'* Fee, ^ itnewtes Fee And Undertaker** Bill To Come Out of Allowance The handsome sum of $3 a week was the value placed upon the life of a human being by Judge E V. Parker in u United States Employees' Compensation Court held here yes terday morning, the amount being subject to a $75 attorney's fee. wit nesses fees and an undertaker s bill in the sum of $95 The cost of an au topsy performed by experts and de fense witnesses' fees are not charge- j able to the widowed mother's week ly pittance. The amount is the maximum al lowed by statute, it is understood The case was based on the acci dental drowning of Eddie Moore. 2# year-old Negro at the Foieman Blades lumber mill at Jamesville on last January 20. His bady was found on March 30. His employees notified insurance company representatives, and pathologists were called in to make an autopsy. The cost of the autopsy was not revealed. Insurance lawyers followed the case up. mak ing visits here and in the county to gather evidence in building up a de fense. At the hearing yesterday it was established by the drowned man's mother. Lena Moore Northern, that he had given her five or six dollars each Week, helped led and cloth, three minor children, and was rec ognized as head of the home for the widowed mother "and three minor children. The identity of the body was established by Coroner S. R Biggs and other witnesses The claim of dependency was supported by the testimony offered by several wit nesses for the plaintiff. That the son apparently did not do all it was possible for him to do for his mother and brothers was es tablished by the defense It was pointed out that Moore had an old worn-out car. that he purchased 10 to 15 gallons of gasoline about ev ery two weeks, and bought cool drinks, cakes and the like, and that he spent from $40 to $50 a year for dress-up clothes. The defense built its case around that evidence. While no claim of dependency was advanced for the children, it was clearly pointed out in the evidence I hat the three youths were depend ent upon their mother or someone Judge Parker, acting as arbiter, approved the fee of the plaintiff's at torney at $75. and allowed $200 for burial expenses. While it is not like ly that the plaintiff's witnesses will file for fees, they are entitled to some remuneration if they di mand it. If the plaintiff, Lena Moore Northern, lives long enough she will have drawn $7,500 from the insur ance company at the rate of $3 each week less the attorney's fee and $95 burial expense If she dies next week the payments stop. The plaintiff is now 53 years old. and if the debt cre ated by the death of her own flesh and blood is paid in full she will have to live to the ripe old age of 103 years?and they seldom live that long in these parts. ? ? Men of Many Races Are At Fort Bragg Men from every one of the forty eight states and of many races may be found among the 53,400 soldiers now stationed at Fort Bragg Last Friday 10 Chinese Selective Service trainees from New Yorks China town district were added to this cos mopolitan group They were recent ly inducted in the Army and sent here from the Recruit Reception Center at Fort Dix, N. J. Eight of the Chinese trainees were formerly laun drymen and two were waiters in Chinese restaurants The majority of them speak no English but a Chinese has been assigned to act as interpret er for the group. Following six weeks of basic military training with the ?7th Q M Battalion, the newly in ducted laundrymen will be assigned to duty in Fort Bragg s new $500 - 000 Post Laundry now under con struction, which is scheduled to be opened by the Quartermaster soon The new trainees are Privates Moy Foo. Horn G. Horn, Hung K. Lee. Foong Leong. Wah C Moy, Fong W Chin, Yip H Kow, Shirk Yuen Lee. Law Lok and Joe Yee. Cotton Stalks Bring Money To Farmers Toledo. Ohio. ? National Cotton Week. May 16-24. will be a period of celebration for cotton farmera in Sunflower county, Misaisxippi. A company in Toledo haa just aigned contracts for 11,000 tens of cotton stalks to be uard in the manufacture of cellulose. Long a complete waate, the cotton stalks will afford the Missiaaippi farmera an added income of $80,000. Farmera are paid $7.80 a ton for bal ed atalks delivered to gina. The av erage stalk yield per acre in Sun flower County is two tons, with the coat of gathering and hauling run ning about $3 per ton. Marti?i Red C?'oss Expected To Go Into Production Soon The Martin County chapter of the American Red Cross is expected to launch its production unit "very soon," according to Field Represen tative Leo Wilhelm who made a brief stop here this week Stating that orders for millions of yards of cloth and material had taxed the j mills to capacity, Mr. Wilhelm ex plained that the distribution of goods is being stepped up and that all pro duction of goods is being stepped up and that all production units would be equipped within the near future. Mrs. A. R. Dunning, chairman of the production unit in this chapter, states that she and her forces are ready for action. Charged wth multitudinous duties the Red Cross is rapidly speeding up its machinery for handling ever-in creasing needs of the Army and those relating to war itself. Follow ing a survey made several months ago of the capacity of established firms to meet estimated needs, the Red Cross immediately s*?t up equip ment for making forty million band ages. Mr Wilhelm said, adding that the task will have been completed by next September. It is admitted that many of the bandages are be ing stored in this country just in caae we are drawn into war Commenting on the aid offered by the Red Cross. Mr. Wilhelm said that up until just a short time ago, 810 Consignments had moved out in 367 boats, that out of that number only 11 of the ships had been sunk. The transportation, recognized as fairly safe under existing conditions, is be coming acute, however, the Red Cross representative explaining that material offered by his -organization was taken only to fill out cargoes mainly made up of arms and muni tion*. County Liquor Sales Showing Large Gain MAYOR LEADS j Following the issuance of his own proclamation. Mayor J. L. Hassell started the clean-up ween movement by dragging- out - his shovel and rake and clean ing up around his main street of fice. He made a neat job of it. but there is some evidence that he piled the trash back of the office out of sight of the public. The clean-up movement is gaining momentum, and bring ing out new recruits. The Julius Peels with Mr. Peel pushing the lawn mower, have whitewashed the trees around their Smith wick Street home and brighten ed the neighborhood. In other afteas there's a lot of trash wait ing to be moved. Judge W.H. Coburn (la I Is Seven Cases In Recorders Court InrrfaiMMl Activity On Farm* Reflected in DccrcaHe in Court Action* Busily engaged l>y rushing work on the farms, the rural population for the most part left the smart town set to hold the spotlight in the coun ty court last Monday. The summer slump in court activities is already manifested in the reduced number of cases scheduled for trail in the county tribunal, and an additional increase is to be expected as the nights grow shorter and farm work calls for more time and energy. The town population can be depended upon, however, to keep the court go ing The docket before Judge W. II. Co burn last Monday was virtually with out interest. Calling seven cases at 9:30, the court completed its work in a very short time. Proceedings of the court: Samuel Williams, charged with bastardy, was back in court for a re hearing in his cases. It was reported to the court that the defendant had paid the case costs after he had been transferred to the roads to serve a sentence. Voiding the old judgment, Judge Coburn sentenced Williams to the roads for a term of two months. Notice of appeal was given, and bond in the sum of $200 was required. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with violating the liquor laws, Wheeler Lynch was fined $10 and taxed with the costs of the case. Charged with violating the liquor laws, Williams Crews and Ora Ward pleaded -guitt-y of possessing illicit liquor. The plea was accepted, and the court suspended judgment upon payment of the case costs. James Walston, charged with drunken driving, was sentenced to the roads for a term of two months. His license to operate a motor ve hicle was revoked for one year. Charged with non-support, John L. Webb pleaded guilty and was sen tenced to the roads for a period of (Continued on page four) Total Of $7l<)..m20 Is Spent For Spirits Since Stores Opened l-a*t Quartrr Sale* Ar?* N?*urly (Iri'ali'r Tlnm Five Y?'arit \j{?> Liquor salt's in the four county stores during January. February and March of this year were the largest for any first quarter since whiskey was legalized back in 1935. the sales last quarter topping those for the corresponding period in 1936 by nearly $10,000. according to figures making up the quarterly audit just recently released by Greathouse and Butler, certified public accountants The first quarter sales in 1940 were more than $6,000 greater than they were in the corresponding period of 1939, nnd now the 1941 first quarter adds another increase of $3,405.50. While sales were increased last quarter by nearly $10,000 over those for the first quarter in 1936, profits jumped from $5,100.24 for the months of January, February and March, 1936, to $9,089 93 for the correspond ing months in this year. A break-down of the audit for the first quarter in 1940 and the one for 1941 shows the following sales, by stores: 1940 1941 Wilhamston $16,303.85 $18,193.00 Robersonville 9,331 15 8,286.05 Oak City 3,364 35 4,513.20 Jamesville ^ 2,719.90 4,132.50 $31,719.25 $35,124.75 Robersonville was the only store reporting a decrease in sales, the drop there being very noticeable. Net profits were reported as fol lows, by stores: Wilhamston, $5, 002.39; Robersonvillilf, $1,932-06; Oak City, $1,137.62; Jamesville, $1,017 86 The division of profits was effected, as follows: Town, of Williamston, $639.09; Town df Robersonville, $219.93; Town of Oak City, $141.27; Town of Jamesvilie, $121.74; Martin County general fund, $4,488.15; re serve for law enforcement, $623.35; State of North Carolina, $2,856 40 Total sales reported by the stores since their opening in July, 1935, are $719,323.20 and total profits stand at $171,586.40 Showing a gross profit last quar ter of $12,218.54, the Martin County Alcoholic Beverages Control Board had an operating expense of $3. 399.46, as follows: salaries and wages, $1,966.70; rent, $29100; supplies, $4.30; heat, water and light, $126.42. repairs, $9.25; unclassified, $26.05; administrative and general expenses, $975.74 Expenses were reported, by stores, as follows: Williamston, $1, SCOUTS TO MEET Encouraged by recent action taken by adult leaders, local Boy Scouts will meet in the Legion Hut here next Tuesday evening at I o'clock, it was announced today by Scoutmaster Horace Hay. AH Scouts are urged to at tend the meeting. Reliable reports state that a renewed interest In the move ment on the part of fathers and the general public, the seou ranks In this district can be ma terially increased. The reorgaa Iration of the movement la ex pasted at a meeting of se leaden and others here week af ter next (Continued on page four) April Was Month Of Diseases Here Public health in Martin County last month was attacked by nearly all of the communicable diseases of a minor nature. There were 73 cases of contagious diseases reported to the health office, and it is fairly cer tain that hardly half of the actual cases were reported. According to one report, there were three kinds of measles ? German- measles, red measles and walking measles, the children continuing to run at large with the latter kind Following is a review of the cases Five chickenpox, two in James ville^and^three in Williamston; one man measles, 22 in Williamston. four in Jamesville, 12 in Robersonville, 2 in Oak City, and one in Hamilton; measles, 19 in Robersonville, one each in Hassell and Parmele. Most of the measles cases were among the white population. There was one scarlet fever case in Robersonville, and 14 whooping rough cases, nine in Wil liamston, four in Robersonville, and one in Gold Point. Higher Loans For r Major Crops Given Approval by House >1 eatture ^ ouhl Give Farmers (loot Price for Product* Including Tobacco The fall market price outlook was brightened considerably this week when the National House of Repre sentatives approved higher loans for major farm crops, including tobac co. in addition to approving higher loans, the House also provided "stiff" penalties in those cases where pro duction exceeded marketing quotas. The Senate passed the bill Wed nesday by a vote of 75 to 2. The Pres ident's signature is now needed to make the bill become law Agriculture department officials had estimated that the higher loans would increase food costs to con sumers by 10 to 20 per cent, but Ed ward A O'Neal. American Farm Bureau president. denied these contentions. He said that "the in creased cost to the consumer would be of very little consequence" and estimah'd that pork would go up 5 per cent, bread one-sixth cent a loaf und cotton 16 to 1.8 per cent. Bv a roll call vote ot 275 to 63, the House approved and sent to the senate a compromise bill to require the government to make loans of 85 per cent of parity on the five crops. Farm members said that if a farmer chose to put his crop in the new loan program at 85 per cent of parity, his Soil conservation benefits nd cash parity payments would re Ull lh an approximate yield ol full parity a goal which has not been reached in many years. (Parity prices are those which would give farmers purchasing pow in terms of other commodities, equal to that of 1909-1914.) The legislation would require loans is follows. Wheat, 96 22 cents a bushel, corn, 69.87 cents; cotton, 13.49 cents a pound; flue-cured tobacco, 19 cents a pound- rice, $1.96. Cur rent market prices are approximate ly as follows wheat, $1; corn, 77 cents; cotton, 12.30 cents. With prices rising and certain to rise still more when the price-peg ging loan program becomes effective as the crops .jire mwketed?predic tions were made in the House that small quantities of all commodities actually would be placed in the loan because they could move more eas ily in the markets. Although it was assumed in both the Senate and House that President Roosevelt would sign the new leg (Continued on page four) ? - Nation Will Observe (lotion Week In I5i^ Way Starting Today lni|M?rluiil Movement Huh A Mrnniiifi For Million- in The United Slute* ??i? Starting the observance of cotton week in a big way today, the nation an economic meaning for millions an economic meaning for millions iueiit On Fill !N?>i I'a|iitIiiI Tlmi Itiiiiir ft ill lie 0|M'iU'il To Traffic llc forc Next l iir-ilax I It was reliably learned here this week that the contractors building the dirt fill across the Roanoke Riv er low grounds at this point are planning to place additional equip ment into use on the project next j week According to the report, the j company will place in operation a mechanical shovel in addition to the elevating grader now in use, that possibly 20 or 25 and possibjy more trucks would be running next week High-ranking highway officials, including Commissioner Carroll Wil son. of Roanoke Rapids; Chief En gineer W. Vance Baise. of Raleigh and District Engineer J. C. Gardner, of Tarboro, inspected the project | this week and expressed a keen and kindly interest in having the road completed as early as possible. It was explained by the officials, how ever, that the contractors were well within the time limit, that much had btrn done. Loral people, learning of the official visits, were much im- | pressed with the interest shown in j the project by Mi Wilson and the high-ranking engineers, and they were assured that everything possi- | hie would be done to rush the proj ect to completion It has been pointed out that the work on the fill has progressed as rapidly as possible by the local j forces of the contracting firm with j the available equipment. Reports ' stating that certain conditions neces sitated a change in the date for com pleting the project from 90 to 150 working days have not been explain ed in detail. The original time limit has expired and an extension was granted possibly because the dirt requirements were found to be greater than those originally esti mated The contracting organization was disrupted temporarily, at least, lust 1 Wednesday when Superintendent Bob Rice broke his leg while work ing around a machine used in dyna miting the fill Arlington Gupton, time- and bookkeeper and who was supposed to leave this week to vol unteer his services in the Army, is j acting in Mr. Rice's place. Reports I state that the superintendent is get ! ting along very well in his apart | ment in the home of Mr. and Mrs I Jesse Melson on East Main Street. With added equipment scheduled to be placed in operation next week, it is believed work on the project can be completed within the next three or four weeks. Bids for sur facing the road will be received by the commission in Raleigh next Thursday, reports stating that the surfacing work will be started soon after the dirt fill is completed. Encountering many difficulties, experts will hardly complete the dy namiting of the fill before next Tuesday, meaning that all traffic over the route will be blocked until then Up until this morning approx imately 300 feet of the fill had been dynamited, leaving about 350 feet to he handled before the route can be reopened 24 hours daily to limit ed traffic. It was first estimated that the special work designed to settle the dirt in a soft spot and make a solid foundation for the roal, could be completed in about four days. No official statement has been re" leased, but it is understood that plans are going forward for widening the bridge and draw span across the riv er here. Preliminary surveys have been made, and details are being de termined by the commission at its office in Raleigh. The contractors are building up the approaches today and traffic will likely start moving over the first of the four new bridges on the route within the next few days. Small Crowd Hoars Singing Class Hero * The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class, making its annual visit and offering a very entertaining pro gram, was heard by a very small number in the high school auditor ium here last Tuesday night. Other than a dozen or two adults, the au dience was made up principally of children No admission was asked, I and the free-will offering amounted to only $20. Skewarkey Lodge Mas ons, sponsoring the visit of the little singers, added $60 to the public of Associate Manager S. F Haul and Mrs. Sadie T. Hutchinson who has had a prominent part in training the youthful singers and moulding the character of hundreds of little or phaned tots over a long period of years, accompanied the class here this week. The program, well prepared and ! precisely executed, was greatly en joyed by both old and young. ("has. ||. Jenkins, popular head of (he ("has. II. Jenkiits .Motor Company here and in oth cr towns in this section of east em Carolina, was recently ap pointed to membership on the Hoard of the North Carolina l)e partnient of Conservation and development. Raise Total Of $70 Here In Movement For Cancer (out ml l.ilu-riil Ho|>:ii^cn llnuillt'il liy Junior \\ oiiiiiii'h 4 lull Under the sponsorship of the jun ior Woman's Club, with Mrs A II Brown as chairman, the woman's field army of the American Socio ty for the Cont rol of Caiiirr collect ed a total of $79 Hi in Wilhamston last month Enlistments officer wno aided Mrs Brown were Mesdanies .1 C Cooke, I) H Davis, Hoke Koherson, W K. (Ilover, Urhin Rogers. Bob ert E. Manning. A. .1 Manning, Jr . E. Thayer Walker. C. H. Godwin, Jr . George Whitehtirst and J M Ward and Misses Edna Barnhill, Sara Cone. Rebecca Knight Mary Taylor and Mary Whitley Contributions of $1.00 wen given by Mesdames Joel Musi', .J A Eason, N C Green. J I) Biggs. Wheelei Martin, S. (' Griffin, J. E King, C B. Clark, Ji . George Harrison, Al la- Roberson and C C Parker, Ah hit II Brown, Ered Wise. David N Ifix, E Thayer Walker, Charlie Bowers, I) R. Davis, Ray Goodmon, Kim Saunders, Paul Simpson, Gar land Coltram, Garland Woolard, Pete Fpwden; Misses Rebecca Knight, Mary W Taylor and Lora Sleeper; Economy Auto, Clark's Pharmacy,' Enterprise, B. S Courtney, Muigolis Bros. E and W Grocery, Martin-El liott, Farmers Supply, Williamsto'u Motor, Roanoke Chevrolet, Dixie Motors and Chas. II Jenkins. Other contributions were given by Mesdiimes W R. Glover, Lawrence Lmdsley, W. C. Manning, Jr., Whit Saunders, C. () Moore, Julian liar lc II. S. R. Woolford, Kim-Saunders. Earl Wynne, John Cooke, Mary An drews, P B Cone, I. B. Wynne, E S Pi'el, C B Clark. I) R Davis, C A Harrison, Sadie Peele, Johnny En right, John A. Manning, W II Co burn, W E Warren, Bill Harrison, J W. Hardy, J L Swain, Edwin Tra hey, Hoke Roberson, Francis Man ning, Claude Legged, Dewey Hay man. B W Nash, W L Howell. Frank Margolis, Titus Criteher, J Sam Getsinger, C. H. Godwin, Jr., Ed Stevenson, J. W. Williams, H. O Peele, H. R. Williams, Edwin Hold ing, M B. Dunn, Sam Edwards, C 11. Godwin, Asa Crawford, Vernon Bunting, Daisy Pope, Frank Weston, Noah Hardison, Jack Daniel, Robert Manning, Leonu Roberson, Velma Bailey, Brewer, W M Baker, Mar ion Cobb, Joe Glenn, Jessup Harri son, David Modlin, Jack Gray. L G. Taylor. W II Williams. N E Bow en, Eloisc Bennett, J V. Champion, Dean Speight, Lin wood Pate, D. M Roberson, Louise Coker, Frank Weaver. H. M Bunas, W J Smith; Misses Jane Freeman, Sura Cone, (Continued on page four) liANK HOLIDAY / Thr two local hanks will oh serve neat Tuesday, May 20th, as an holiday in commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Mecklen hure Beginning the following day. Wednesday. May 21st, the bank ing institution along with others in the Slate will curtail their business hours, remaining open from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. including Saturdays. The cooperation of the public Is cordially solicited in helping the Institutions com ply with the wage-hour regula tions. \\ ar Takes Serious Turn In Near East For Creat Britain IIomt hrcin li <'iillalioration Willi (o'riiiai)) Dishearten ing to Denioerutie \\ orlil While thi Rudolf Hess escapade still has no default meaning. cer tuinly as I sir .1 the general public can K jiii, tin war is rapidly taking a i-iious turn in t!u- Ni ai Kast Ger man infthratimi into ?$yrEr and Iraq i> going lot ward tapidly to threat en Britain's oil supply there, and France, beaten into submission and betrayed apparently by some of her leaders, is collaborating with Ger many in the move Turk< y has been warned bv Hitler tliat it is time to line up with Germany, and if is pos sible that Russia's Stalm is moving closer to the Axis A sad late of af tans exist in tin war torn Countries where the issue- aiv fa t being drawn to .1 head Xdi'uu a I I m Ian .uiti Bnti h. i. I?elievt-il to have led Franc. into Germany s grip this week following a conference vv 1111 Hitler Working foi closei collaboration. Hitler pos sibly will release .between one and one hall to two million F'rench pri.s oners of war ami reduce the cost of the (!crmun occupation of F'rance to .? few million dollars a day F'rance lias been paying at the rate of about two billion dollars a year to Ger many* for police services a result jof the conference the F'rench Nay ?remnants may go to Germany and Weygand s fiU.Utio soldiers in Syria may aid the Germans mi their drive against Iraq F'rench planes are said to have escorted German bombers to Iraq yesterday The British HAF' has been instructed to attack the move nient, and m 'In country'. Piesident Roosevelt, appealing to the French people, has taken steps to prevent sabotage on F'rench ships, including the Noiinandie 11 it lor yesterday ttdd his people that th?-y could expect startling de vclopments soon, but what Hitler w ill tell them remains a guarded se cut There has been little activity in the an during recent days, and then is a lull on the general war front as f;u as actual fighting is concerned. 1 he visit, of Rudolf Hess, high ranking German official, to Britain continues to border on the uiyster inns side of event ; chronicled in this baffling war F'.ngland's Labor Lead ei It. van declares that Hitler knew of Hess trip hrfoi.hand. that Hess was not (o he trusted It is possible that I less Weill t" F'ngland with a peace feeler and lliel Willi ail UCC1 dent Other still declare that all's not well in ah- Germans and Hess was tiering lot his llle. It is how genei ally admitted that Hess will tell no vital German secrets that will matt nails aid Britain New developments are believed to be in the making in connection with Hie Hes.s ca-e, late reports stating that one of his associates in Germany had been arrested by the Gestapo and that possibly a round up of nth ei s would follow The ai rest was ileuled by the Germans, hut a later report indicated that all wa not well inside the Nn/i domain Late reports state that the British are taking the offensive on several (Continued mi page four) Four Volunteers Leave For Armv Four county young men, volun teering their services, left this morn ing for posts in the Army ut Fort Bragg. They were Thomas Whitting ton Crockett. Albert Karl Lewis. Bil ly John Davis and Hubert Dossy Griffin. The group was one of the first made up entirely of volunteers to leave here in recent weeks. Next Thursday ten colored boys leave for Fort Bragg. Quotas here tofore have been, filled by colored hoys who volunteered their services, hut the draft hoard hue! to dig into the regular draft list To get eight of the ten men Isaac Cornelius Sutton and Thomas Ryan volunteered. Wil liam Degraffenread is the first col ored man in the county to be draft ed. The names of tin- other draftees scheduled to leave next week are, Francis I.ucious Thomas, Louis Em hnr Ruffin, Euphrates Eugene Single ton. William Henry Boston, Thomas Edward, Werley James and George Henry Forrest. ? Progress Is Made (>11 Street Projects ?? ., Preliminary work for surfacing several local streets is progressing rapidly this week, one report stat ing that the foundations will to made reudy for the rock and tar sur face by the latter part of next weak. It is now expected that the street project will be completed by the early pMt of June. Preliminary work on a deep well was started Wednesday by the Lane Atlantic Company. Drilling opera tions will get underway about the middle of next week.