THE ENTERPRISE Watch The Label On Your Paper, A* It Carries The Date Your Subscription Expires. Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.600 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 91 \filliamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 14, 1941. ESTABLISHED 18W Raymond Venters Facing The Courts On Several Counts Arretted for Alleged Anna lilt On Two Young Girls and Raymond Venters, young Edge combe County white man, was ar rested and jailed here early yester day morning for allegedly disorder ly conduct, drunken driving, carry ing a concealed weapon and attempt ed assault on two young girls, the arrest by Sheriff C. B Roebuck Night Officer John Gurganus and Deputy Roy Peel bringing to a halt the alleged crimes that were be lieved to have been pushing toward a serious climax Driving over from Edgecombe County, Venters went to the home of a young Miller girl near Oak City about 8:30 o'clock Wednesday eve ning She and her company, a young girls from Roanoke Rapids whose ?name could not be learned lmmed lately, agreed to go with Venters to Fountain's Cross Roads tor a cool drink Venters was said to have per suaded Floyd Wilson. 47-year-old filling station operator there, to go with them to Roborsonville. "We won't be gone long." Venters was quoted as saying. According to the sheriff, the two men took one or two drinks at the filling station and pnt ceeded to Robersonville w here they admit they stopped and bought a pint of "Store" liquor from a boot legger. Refusing to take a drink, the girls slipped away, but were over taken by Venters and Wilson. Ven ters hopping out and ordering them back into the car at a point of a pis tol. I The group came to Mickey s Inn where the girls again tried to run away, but were threatened again at the point of a pistol in Venters hands The operator of Mickey s Inn called the sheriff about midnight, and the two men were arrested and jailed, the officer carrying the two girls home 1 Venters was also reported to have threatened to part the hair of an oys ter bar attendant at the inn with a ^ Wilson, charged with being drunk and disorderly and with carrying a concealed weapon, was released un der a $100 bond later in the morning, but bond could not be arranged im mediately for Venters. Bond was la ter arranged, however, in the sum of ifijflfi The '-a"0 on 11 he called in the county recorder's court on the first Monday in December To Hold Important Baseball Meeting The fate of baseball in WilUamston for next season will be discussed at a public meeting to be held in K lb Goodmon's office next Monday night at 8:30 o'clock, Club President L Kuwden announced yesterday A complete review of the past sea son's operations will be outlined in detail by the board of directors along with a discussion of several import ant business topics, Final plans for the coming season are hardly to be expected at the meeting, but interest shown at that time Will have a direct effect in shaping the plans for the future, it was pointed out A statement of op erations will be submitted All baseball fans and the general public are invited to attend the meet ing and express their wishes for or against the game for another si a son. Hunters Turn To Fields For Sport ?*? The inviting weather yesterday afternoon was too much for four sportsmen to stand, so they turned to the fields to watch a bird dog work They did not trouble them selves with a gun or ammunition. They were truly sportsmen who were more interested in the sport itself than they w(fere in bringing dowri a choice bird Mayor J. L. Hassell, one of the group, admitted that he had never seen a bird dog point. Messrs Ken neth Roberson and Latham Rober son went along just to recall the old days, and Dr. John D. Biggs furn ished the dog and was the party host. Mayor Hassell was a bit optimis tic following the hunt, making the declaration that he could have killed at least two birds if he had had a gun. "It was a pretty sight," the mayor said in commenting on the dog's work. "There seems to be plen ty of birds this year," he added. Two Fined For Hunting On Club Reservations C. L. Brown and Franois Hohl were fined $10 each and taxed with the cost of court by Justice J. L. Has sell a few days ago for allegedly hunting on the Broad Creek Hunt ing Club reservation in the lower reaches of the Roanoke River with out permission. A third defendant, S. E. Overton, facing a similar charge, failed to ap pear for trial and a warrant was is sued for his arrest. Peanut Prices Stronger After Market Sag EarlierThisWeek Peanut prices, sagging under heavy deliveries earlier in the week, are now holding quite firm at five cents. While minor price fluctuations are possible in accordance with market ing activities, all indications point to a firmer tone with the possibility that the price trend will be upward. Apparently the growers are out to , set a new marketing record this season, reliable reports stating that between 60 and 70 per cent of the crop has already moved. Between 15 and 18 thousand bags of the goobers are moving daily on the local mar- i ket, and delivery schedules are book- ! ^dJtvr severat~itny5r m advance. It was predicted today that a major ity of the crop will have been moved by the growers within the next two weeks, that only a few of those lots whefe farmers are in no hurry to sell will he left in the nninlry ?? One re. port today stated that at least 90 per cent of the crop had been sold in some sections of the county. The State's production of peanuts for picking and threshing from this year's crop is now estimated to be, 284.760 pounds, or 23 per cent be low last year's record production and 14 per cent above the ten-year (1930-39) average The yield per acre is estimated at 1.130 pounds, com pared for 1940. JURIST Recently appointed to the State Superior Court bench. Judge Richard D. Dixon, of Kdrnton, will preside over the special two weeks term of Mar tin Superior court beginning next Monday. It will be Mr. Dix on's first visit to this county as a presiding judge. Neutrality Act Is Amended by Small Majority In House ft?'vihi??iiB Per mil Arming of All Merrliunl Vetaeln and Itiplit lo Sail Seven Sea* By a margin of eighteen votes the National House of Representatives yesterday afternoon voted 212 to 194 to revise the yellow-streaked and misnomer Neutrality Act and to per mit the arming of American mer chaftt ships and to great them the right to sail the seven seas. Earlier in the day it looked as if the House was going to pull a strike that [would overshadow a complete breakdown of industry's working strength, but by urgent pleas from President Roosevelt and Secretary Cordell Hull, the measure was saved Diplomats were agreed that the fail ure of the proposal would have given Hitler and Mussolini a green signal in their march to dominate and en slave The world. The legislation was rated as the most far-reaching in years, some declaring that it equals a declaration of war. Others main tained that by making possible a greater activity against Hitler, the legislation will keep war from our shores The importance of the measure apparently overlooked by labor-hat ers and cneap politicians. A few Democrats, wishing to see fifty-eight million American workers enslaved or reduced t<- a status of the German worker, demanded action against la bor before they would support the measure. In some official quarters the demand was recognized, but the President came through without committing himself. The Republican vote, with a very very few excep tions, was cast against the act revi sions. Hope for the embattled was re newed, reports-stating that the pass age of the measure cheered those who are now actively engaged in the world task of stopping the aggres sor. ^ Library Lund Drive It Meeting With Succett Started a few days ago, the cam paign for local library funds was said today to be meeting with suc cess Approximately $40 had been contributed and much more is ex pected before the canvass is complet ed next week. EXHIBIT The most attractive exhibit of books to be made available to this community is the two hun dred 1941 Traveling Exhibit of Books for Children and Younr People now at the local library. These fine books offer a real op portunity for parents to select yood books for their children for Christmas. The library here Is the first be get this exhibit See the books whether yon plan to buy any or Judge W.H. Coburn ('alls Six ('uses in L_ Tribunal in Shortot St,B"' k>, s K?- ?ur ?rst ntreanes n, do so only caused him shake his head .and with it the li'i. hi aH " w. hung down on his arms, as if to be ashamed to acknowt* forft-JT?-?"nd adv,'"ture foith But one morning he had pull up and stood solemn faced, as if contemplating 1 looked at him sob orly and silently held ou, my hands. and all at once he turned loose and | hounded into my arms, making the hdjf-dQ7.cn Steps without a spill, and i n I i ,11 ,|, iigiu | .Hums, hear yet. Ami so. Warren's first vol ujdary?vrnlure at navigation was a.do me. aim 1 hojH'-netvrTo he aW the less ready to receive him thaii then, should I he u, position to do so Before many moons rolled by his mother Was h;ttrmg=ffic anors, and sometimes the windows to keep him fiom venturing whither he knew not He early earned the way ... the drug" store through HIT garden gate i? el, connected the two grounds, many were the times his father would send me to see him back home and an ay fr?ln ,>ostcnng bis bottles 1 would take htm to the gate, push would" a,M>''"k' and home he Would go. bawling the news of op. prexsion. His ,?ofhe. remarked ml I later years that she bad many times g" tied not having a picture of this oft repeated transaction toSs","iM "on "U daV f'" going op, J" SM Mi Whitley and Sistc, Por a, No eve.y Sunday, but when I Shine! ' W"' hght-up a "Solon rase'd I i,1''*"'' ''I ""l" half-grown rasial like myself I and start out ??anem band. cut from the woods of Whitley land And it was great ?o Ire | bad free aeeess to the pantry of p.rkled peaches and what even else there might be therein Ha.v made me feel |lkl. , w coming man Talked lo me of th. drug More, business and so forth. Mold them Of how I bad painted Sale at s",""n aard,"n S""ds f"r Sa lit S H Higgs Drug Store, and w ai key wlieie ,|? Wild Cat road ',h"d "? ' II wage, the whole that 'i ?"? H'ad that sign as many times as I did when passing o? my trips wuth Dr And I,read it '-a il was there long ? flei I was grown And ,?y presump tion ,- now II,ai | mu>,, have* put plenty of i,ails in ,t fro?, a f.llr|y , r Another one of my stick wloeb T ?" |fT;paddlcd wind-mill, wbul I nailed lugl, <-rtlluti? Suiil To Be dunning IV* Offensive \guinsl VVti'ili Kii'-m.i i ? ( Milium upon all lis p? <1 uli i" land tirm in an anticipated rriu'w al ??f tin' drive oil Moscow, ru mors i a scutiofficial nature were Heard todav stating that England was cleani - its decks for opening an ex torsive second front against Hitler in Afnea The prediction was offer ed wdhoiit comment, and if such a mi""?- n oil: '''1 iiii 1'1 i i '1. i nnniTlnig d? * 11 ? ? v. 11 k? f>t secret. drift-many is thnnving thousands of new tanks and tens of thousands of fi? h dock troops in the drive against Moscow in what has been Inscribed a> his greatest and proba ble liis last drive to reach Moscow where lie would establish winter 'Vmi b m?Hnl i-vi'ii ..?Hie anticipat ed drive"was being- announced. Rus sian re po l ls stated that new gaiftt had been oiml*. against the invaders, that twenty villages-had been re captured and that th< Soviet forces wen taking.the initiative in carry ing the war back to Huler's hordes." Kepoits from the Crimea are not very encouraging, but Hitler is yet five hundred miles from the pipe lines beyond the CaUOiASUK. Activities on the war fronts in Kus sia are about to be overshadowed in the Ear East where the tension is admittedly at the breaking point.. Nearly 1.000 American marines have been directed to leave China, the older carrying much importance. President Roosevelt said this morn ing that it is impossible to say if war w ith Japan can be avoided. The Dutch East Indies are entering large s all arrnv maneuvers ?w ith the viitual understanding that a "break" is near at hand. During the mean time. a special Japanese envoy is landing in San Eruncisco this after : noon with a five point program he will present to official Washington The mission has virtually been dis ! counted already, and the United States is not expected to backstop The 22.000 ton aircraft carrier, Ark Royal, has at last been sunk In a brief antiiiunciyiiriit tins morning, the British Admiralty said that the i 'illten Mink" warrior had been sunk in the Mediterranean ju.st east of Gi braltar Attacked and damaged by subniat ini'S. the ship was being tow ,cil ,lu purl whin 11 vvtul to th,i hot? torn, the announcement stating that most of the men had been saved, j Offsetting the adverse report, the British announced that a va ry suc cessful action had been taken by the Admiralty and tin American Navy I against tire Gerimiiis jii the Atlantic, the r< poit apparently ri lining to an -engagement not yet officially an nounced off the coast ad Iceland. The - liftoff tcttrl report efifi+fts- that the -Nil/is, using a new type of suffarp liudi r. and Mihfnaranes, were "sound ly licked tally this wa ? k The new surface raider was said to have car ried mosquito boats just as a ship would carry airplanes United States Ambassadoi to Rus sia Laurence Stemhardt, and Soviet Ambassador to the , United States, Maxim l.itvmofi, more than two days ovei due in their trip with the head of'the British Information Serv ice, landed safely today, according to a iepoit fiaan Cairo The labor situation is up in the an. and while it is serious there is ? till some hope for .i peaceful settle ment John I,. Lewis, leaving a con ference with the President and rep '(Uontinued on page four) Improved Freight Sit\ ice Proposed 1 Promising an improved freight eiviu . the Atlantic Coast Line Rad io,id Company petitioned the Utili ?i? ? Commission in Raleigh last Wed nesday -l?u pcruusMOft to operate truck., on the highways paralleling its lines. Mayor J. L. Hassell,v favor ing the proposed change, represent ed WUhamaton at thi--hearing-. No decision has been made public by the ommissioh as far as it could be learned here today It was pointed out to the commis sion that tin- freight service along the mam and branch lines of the company could be improved by in stituting truck operations to handle less than cai load shipments. Less than carload shipments would be distributed by truck from a given point, po.-Mblv Rocky Mount, for this action The trains would then be speeded up in handling carload ship ments. According to the mayor, it is claimed that shipments could be speeded up as much as a day in some rases. Man Injured In Freak lliflhway Accident Today living Farmer, young white man, was badly hurt in a freak highway accident near Parmele this morning. Farmer was riding on a peanut pick er hitched to a tractor. The connect ing link came loose, one report stat ed and the peanut picker ran off the road, throwing the man off and in juring his hand and head. Hie ex tent of his injuries could not be learned here immediately.