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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LII—NUMBER 82 ffilliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 1ft, 1919 ESTABLISHED 1899 -Revi-t zc R^rar * Church, Governor Tells Fair Group Addresses Thousand Or More In Jamesville Last Friday Afternoon Addressing a thousand or more | at Jamesville’s splendid commun ity fair last Friday afternoon. Governor Kerr Scott called for a revitalized rural church and pleaded with the leaders not to wear of the church program. Most considerate of his listeners who were standing, the chief ex ecutive limited his talk to a very few minutes, said his speech and withdrew a short time later to make an address in Hobgood, his third public appearance of the day. It was very apparent that the governor felt at home among the farm people who gave him a ma jority in the primary. “I am glad to be here and see so many peo ple. I did not see quite so many a while back,” the governor said, meaning that the crowds were hard to find in these parts when he was campaigning for gover nor. The creditable fair, sponsored by the Jamesville Ruritan Club with the wholehearted support of the entire community, was high ly praised, and the governor com mended the community for its unique accomplishment. The Ruritan program fits well into the picture of our State, possibly more so than any other civic or ganization since the population is about two-thirds rural, the governor said, “and it should be the interest of the clubs to see that the rural areas benefit more from State services,” he added. Expressing the hope that all rural people will get full con sideration under the $200 million road program, the governor brief ly reviewed the State's "Go For ward Program”. “The last legis lature did some constructive work,” Governor Scott said. Pointing out that two school teachers in this section had died of tuberculosis because there was no room in sanatoriums for them, the governor said he hoped in two years’ time that everyone needing treatment could get it, that there would be ample fa cilities to hospitalize the sick. He referred to the hospitalization program in the State and the teaching hospital at Chapel Hill. The chief executive also assured the large crowd that there should be ample facilities within the next two or three years to care for all the mentally ill. He commended the last legis lature for enlarging the State Utility Commission membership, the action paving the way for ex panded electric and telephone services. One out of every four farms in the State is without electricity, the governor said, adding that those without service should let them know in Raleigh and everything possible would be done to have the service made available to them. The speaker, going back to the legislative record, said, “V/e arg ued over schools and roads, and attempts were made to block a endj|77? Wp carried the ref erendum, and we are making progress in bringing our schools up to standard and in paving 12, 000 miles ol rural roads and sta bilizing thousands of other miles. The governor paused long enough to express his apprecia tion to those who supported the road and school programs. “North Carolina is moving a long and the State must give all people an equal chance,” the governor said, continuing, “ but (Continued on page eight) i EXPLAINS NAME v— , J Addressing Jamesville’s Community Fair crowd last Friday afternoon, Governor Kerr Scott explained, follow ing iiis introduction by Pro fessor V. B. Hairr, the pro nunciation of his given name. “It seems that they passed a law up in Alamance, mak ing it unlawful for ‘curs’ to run at large, so they called me ‘Kar’.” Totracco Market To! Close Season Friday Convinced he had benefit ed greatly, Farmer W. R. (Billy) Cratt of Bear Grass yesterday went all the way in support of the Farm Bureau. Contacting Membership Can vasser H. U. Peel, Mr. Billy signed up himself, Mrs. Cratt and seven members of the family. “If everybody would really support the Farm Bu reau we would really have a great organization," the farm er said. As many as seven members have signed in one family, and Mr. Cratt has never lag ged, but it was the first time that nine supporters came forward to give the Farm Bu reau all-out support. Bookmobile Has Many New Books * —«— The Regional Bookmobile is op- j erating in Martin County this week with a wide selection of books to satisfy even the most particular reader. Each month this traveling library takes books to many parts of Beaufort, Hyde and Martin Counties. But there are also sections of these counties it does not visit. If the Bookmo bile does not now come to your community and you wish to take advantage of the many services it offers, write to the Regional Lib rary in Washington, and arrange ments will be made to include you in the regular schedule. Some of the books being brought to readers this month are: The Mudlark by Theodore Bon net. Irony, history and humor mixed up in an unusual tale of the repercussions that followed the entry of a little London raga muffin named Wheeler into the dining room of Queen Victoria. The Playtime is Over by Clyde Brion David. Stephen Fletcher Lewis, solder of Fortune, has for reasons of health retired from the army and settled down on an Ar kansas farm. This book tells how he copes with the girl Judith and with his newly quiet life: a study of a man’s search—in retrospect —for a philosophy of life. The Egyptian by Mika Waltari. Set in Egypt, this is the story of Sinuhe, physician of Pharaoh. Events of war, intrigue, murder, passion, love and religious strife are revealed as Sinuhe describes his often brilliant, often bitter life. The Gamester by Rafael Saba tini. Against a" background of France during the period of infla tion and financial panic, that fol lowed the death of Louis XIV, Sa batini tells the story of John Law, exiled Sc^t who won control of the finances of France in a series of daring moves. v«' The Lily and the Leopards by Alice Harwood. Colorful novel of Tudar England, depicting the rise to the fhrone of Lady Jane Grey and her cu^rHufl^cTownfaU aftei nine days. The main character emerges as a courageous and spir itual figure, although a tool in the hands of noble men. . Call It Treason by George Howe, an exciting suspense story based on an actual episode of the United States Army Intelligence work. For “riches and risk and faith” three German prisoners of war volunteer for service behind their own lines as spies for the American Army, and the account of their mission makes both an entertaining adventure tale and an authentic picture of what Ger many was like just before the end. -o August Buildin Activity Gained CfQ Building activity increased by three percent in August, accord ing to the Commerce department, estimated new construction total ing $1,900,000,000. Private home building formed a large part of the increase. Season Sales Are Just Under Goal Of Nine Million Poundage Offered Here Yesterday Hit Mighty Low For Season -* Handling under 15,000 pounds in their houses yesterday, local warehouse operators were con vinced that the tobacco is just about marketed in its entirety in this section and arrangements were continued to close the mar ket at the end of sales on Friday of this week. The small sales yes terday were supported by two fac tors. The rain could have limited the sales, but farmers reminded the market operators that it was explained days ago that the to bacco was about gone Whatever the cause, there were only 14,758 pounds of tobacco on the floors, but the price held to a figure well above the 50-cent average. More pounds were on the floors today and the price continues to hold fairly firm. Through yesterday the market had sold 8,800,46(5 pounds for $4, 319,751, an average of $49.09. The sales are not likely to reach the nine-million pound goal, but they won’t miss the figure much. Quite a few markets in this belt are closing the season this week with Clinton leading the list by winding up today. A report on sales and prices in the belt by the departments of ag riculture follows: Steady to lower grade averages, light volume of offerings, and slightly poorer quality was seen during the eighth week of Eastern North Carolina flue-cured tobacco sales. According to the Federal-State Market News Service many grades averaged from $1.00 to $3.00 per hundred below the pre vious week. Most of the declines amounted to only $1.00. Practic ally all qualities were adversely affected whereas the previous week losses were generally con fined to the lower qualities. The practical top remained at $65.00 but there were considerably less baskets reaching this figure. A few leaf grades partially regain ed losses of the previous week. Weekly gross sales were 27, 750,264 pounds for an average of $52.26 per hundred. These sales were the lightest of the season. The average was $2 06 below the preceding week and the lowest in three weeks. Season sales to taled 373,027,089 pounds and have averaged $48.64 Receipts of the Stabilization Corporation were around 2 percent of gross sales, a slight increase over week before last. Season deliveries amounted to slightly over 4 percent. On Oc tober 1 indicated production of this type was 384,400,000 pounds, the same as previously reported in September. Total flue-cured was estimated at 1,130,030,000 pounds. ^ The principal SS^^^^SrTowe. quality offerings was the rela tively large increase in the amount of damaged tobacco at some markets. However, there were more cutters and lugs sold. Most of the offerings graded low to good quality. Leaf predominat ed followed by an equal propor tion of cutters, lugs, and smoking I leaf. Jury Drawn For County’s Court Twelve persons were drawn for jury duty in the Martin County Recorder's Court next Monday, as follows: Jamesville: J. H. Dickerson, C. A. .Hough and J. H. Davenport. Bear Grass: John Leggett. Williamston: Roland C. Cherry. Robersonville: H. A. Jenkins, L. B. Williams and W. W. Taylor. Poplar Point: E. L. White. Hamilton- J. Lloyd Coffield, Henry L. Hopkins and J. O. | Stokes. Exhibit Winners AreAimoimcedat | Jamesville Fair Quality Of Exhibits Com pares With the Best To Be Found Anywhere While necessarily limited in quantity, exhibits at the James ville Community Fair last week end compared with the very best in quality, visitors declared. Their crops all but washed out during the summer, the people of the community gathered up enough farm produce and special items to pack the high school gymnasium, and prove to the world that while they were almost rained out they were a long ways from being starved out. The exhibits, including just about all known farm crops and jellies made from crabapples gathered in the woods by Farmer Tommy Holliday, did credit to the exhibitors and attracted favorable comment from the 1,500 or more visitors. There were fourteen farm and home booths and fourteen com mercial booths in the main exhibit hall, not to mention the swine, cattle and poultry pens and ma chinery exhibit.1* outside. There was keen competition in the live-at-home exhibits prepar ed by the families of Carl Griffin and Tommie Holliday, unofficial reports stating that the Griffin display took first prize. The Hol liday booth, like the Griffins, feat j ured an old ham that would make | one's mouth almost water. The ' Hollidays, after displaying just about every food and feed item, displayed a map of the farm, an | unusual type of pine tree, the family Bible and magazines. The | history of hybrid corn was also | shown, including the base seed 1 and different types. Both dis plays along with those found in the field crop booth, proved that some good peanuts were grown in i that section this year. | In addition to the live-at-home displays, booths were planned by (the elementary and high schools, the Jamesville Woman’s Club, I Boy Scouts, Future Farmers of America, Veterans Training Class, I Canned Foods, Field Crops, Sex | ton’s Store showing a hunting scene, N. C. Forestry Division, Home Furnishings, Future Home makers and the Beta Club, The Future Farmers stressed I improved pastures, and the Vet erans realistically offered improv ed farm practices. In the canned foods booth, a blue ribbon was attached to a dis play by Mrs. W. T. Gurkin, second | prize going to Mrs. James Wil I liams. Ribbons were seen on field crops as follows: tobacco, H. L. Gardner, first, and C. W. Gurkin, second; sweet potatoes, Chas. Gur kin, first, and F. W. Holliday, sec ond; peanuts, Bobby Rogers (son), first, and Dick Rogers, (father) second; soybeans, Bobby Modlin, first, and James Smithwick, sec ond; cotton, Carlton Reason, first, i and Linwood Knowles, second; [corn, T. H. Brown, first, and W. R GnjfJ&r4, p tfmi W. B. Gaylord, first, and Laria Jones, second. In the home furnishings booth, Mrs. Lizzie Smith wick displayed a shawl nIBi'e than 200 years old and old papers telling about the time the post office was located at Gardner’s Creek. There were pieces of furniture imported from England two centuries ago. The booth was literally packed with all types of fancy work with two eye-catching home-made cakes to one side glaring the onlooker right in the face. Names of win ners in this and several other de partments could not be had im mediately. Commercial exhibits were pre pared by F'CX, Davenport a"d Hamilton, Roanoke Chevrolet Co , Sexton’s Service Station, K, D, Worrell (Westinghouse), Corey Plumbing Company, Easy Washer (J. Lawrence Peele who added to the fair atmosphere with his clown make-up and antics), Amo co Oil Co. (Ward and Holding), Dixie Motor Co. (appliances), B. S. Courtney and Son, Brown Brothers, Williamston Bottle Gas Co., Lindsley Ice Co., and Gaines and Kirkman. In the poultry department, J. C. (Continued on page eight) ■Certain- Type -Of Tobacco Curers Offer A Problem Farmers Finding ll l)iffi roll To Dispose of To baceo With Arid In It -- A comparatively new type of tobacco curer has presented a ma jor problem for many farmers and markets, too, in this State, accord ing to reports heard a few days ago. The burner, equipped to burn anthracite coal without the bene fit of flues, was said to have gen erated in some, if not all cases, sulphuric acid. The reports fur ther stated that the acid, once on the tobacco, literally ate it up, and that one company in opening one or two hogsheads found nothing but stems. It is estimated that between 1, 200 and 1,300 burners of the par ticular type were used in this State during the past curing seas on, that possibly six million pounds of leaf were cured with those burners. Last reports indi cate that approximately one and one half million pounds of the leaf cured with that type of curer remain to be marketed. The buying companies, said to be more afraid of the gassed leaf than they are of a bear, are exer cising every precaution against its purchase. Sales have been affect ed on some markets, the unofficial reports declared. The farmers, in some cases, are said to have ped dled their leaf, smelling of the gas to distant markets in an effort to get rid of it without penalty. The first load of tobacco, believ ed to have been damaged by the acid, showed up on the local mar ket a few days ago. It attracted no attention, but suspicion devel oped when it was learned that the (Continued on page two) Observing “Oil Progress Week” In the Country —<§>—_ First Oil Well Sunk Iii This Country ‘>0 Yearn Ago In Ptnumylvania “Oil Progress Week” for Wil liamston from October Ifi to 11 has been proclaimed by Mayor Hobt. II. Cowen. The Mayor’s proclamation said the special week was being set aside because it was significant that the 90 years since the pe troleum industry was born are the 90 years of greatest progress that the nation and Williamston had known. Men and women of the oil in dustry here will cooperate in in forming the public about the ways their industry has contributed "to our high standards of living and to the preservation of our free, de mocratic American way of life,” I said the proclamation. Mayor Cowen in his proclama tion directed the attention of all liti/.ens to i study bution and service the oil men who live amon ■ u;s make to our public, social, business and pri vate life marked by a number of special events anti speeches to commun ity audiences by local oil men, said W. 7 Kennedy, community chairman. During this week oil men are re-telling the story of how "Uncle Hilly” Smith brought in Ameri ca’s, and the world's, first oil well. They tell how it was the dere liction of some other well drillers that placed “Uncle Hilly” in the pages of history. Or, they explain, maybe fhose other well drillers just had no confidence in the idea that petroleum could lie found by drilling a well like those which they drilled for salt. A retired railway conductor, Col. Edwin L. Drake, had been commissioner in 1858 by the Sen eca Oil Company to drill a well for oil at Titusville, Pa., near where oil often appeared on the surface of streams and pools of water. Never before had anyone proposed that oil existed in such fashion underground that it could be found and brought to the sur (Continued from Page Two) I Make Address Here National Leader On October 26th Festival Program Fdeven Towns ami Schools Arc Sending Princesses For Parade Wednesday Senator Frank P. Graham, na tional leader who served as presi dent oL. the University of North Carolina for about a quarter of a century and who figured on the international front while working for peace in the Dutch-Indonesia war, will make the principal ad dress during Williamston's second annual harvest festival next week, A1 Sweatt, managing direc tor of the Williamston Boosters, officially announced yesterday. Working closely with the Am erican Farm Bureau in Washing ton, Senator Graham is in a posi tion to discuss the farm problem, and his appearance here offers the people of this section a splendid opportunity to get acquainted with him. Pushing politics into the background the Senator can I be expected to give a good ac count of his work since going to | Washington following his appoint ment made by Governor Kerr Scott to fill the position made va cant by the death of J. M. Brough ton. The educator-senator is to speak on a platform in Smithwick street between the Lawyers’ Building and Alpha Cleaners, beginning just as soon as the parade is spent Wednesday afternoon, October 20. The parade is to start at 2:00 o’clock under the direction of J. O. Manning, Jr., master parade start er, and will clear the reviewing stand about 2:45 o’clock. Discussing the festival plans, Director Sweatt said that every thing is shaping up fine. Eleven princesses are to represent that many schools and towns in the parade which will again feature a large number of official floats, unique balloons never before seen in this immediate section, at least seven brass bands, dignitaries and others. "All indications point to the biggest harvest festival ever held in this part of the country," Mr. Sweatt said. Princesses who will bid for the queen’s crown and who have not been previously announced are: Miss Lib Cherry, Bear Grass; Miss Janice Roberson, Bethel; Miss Fay Walker, Scotland Neck; Miss Le ona Hardison, Farm Life, and Miss Rachel Chesson, Williamston. Washington is to be represented also, but the name of the prin cess could not be learned today. Work has been started on the floats, and decorators are hanging bunting and flags today. Two bands are being booked fm the big street dance which marks the opening of the festival next Tuesday night. Anyone desiring to enter a float or participate in any part of th< le.stiviu program in any wa\ should contact Director Al Sweat at his office in the Guaranty Ban! building without delay. A Fair Feature A quarter-mile-long parade wui one of the features of the James ville Community Fair last Friday the parade units fitting well int< the motif of the farm event. Led by Patrolman Titus Mar tin, who returned to Ins old home from his station in Washington for the big event, the parade inelud ed: Boy Scout Troop, Futuri Homemakers, Williamston's Higl School band, Future Farmers, Fu lure Chapter Mothers, Beta Club Athletic Club and entries b.\ Chevrolet, International Halves ter, Mnsscy-Harris, Fordson, Johr Deer, Farmall, Purina Feeds, tim ber interests. Added features wen a yoke of steers driven by L. P Holliday, former county commis sinner, and deers hunters, Join Williams, Jr., and Carl Martin. The parade formed at the depot proceeded down Highway 171 ti U. S. 04, up that route two block; and thence to the school building r ■\ j SPEAKER I United States Senator Frank P. Graham, nationally known figure and for years presi dent of the University of North Carolina, will make the principal address at Wil liamston's second annual Harvest Festival on Wednes day of next week. Cutting Climaxes Gambling Fight A serious knife attack climaxed a gambling game argument in the lower part of the county last week-end, Sheriff M W. Hollo man stating that the attack almost cost Warren Chesson, young col ored man, his life, Engaging in a “friendly” poker game with Claude Bratt and Lee ’ Lacy Chesson, Leighton Taylor, lost his money, got mad and went away for a shot gun. When he re turned, Bratt and Lacy took the gun from him, and the group sep arated. His gun gone, Taylor brought a pocket knife into play, making a five-inch gash in C'hes son’s head, another five-inch gash in the man’s neck, another gash under the left eye, almost drop ping the eyeball from its socket, anrl two light gashes in the side. Fifty stitches were required to close the wound. Taylor, given a hearing before Justice it. T. Johnson lust Friday 1 night, was placed under a $400 | bond, and Bratt and Lacy, charg | ed with gambling, were required j to give bond in the sum of $100 , each. Extend Welcome To New Minister I The Rev. Thomas L. Hastings, coming here recently from Ken tucky, was extended a formal wel , come by the several congregations j in u union service held in the I Church of the Advent Sunday (evening. Several of the denomi nations cancelled wv'i < I schedules for the evening and then oastors, including Rev. E. R, (Shuller of the First Methodist j l.'hureh. Rev. Stewart li. Simms ol • t:.; Memorial Baptist ( uurciffSBP Rev. Franklin Gregory of the A. M. E. Zion Church, participated in the service. The new minister, reviewing the history of the Common Pray ! er Book used in his church, ex plained that a better understand ing of religious doctrines and be liefs would aid Christian unity. Special Service At County Church Special services will be held Friday, October 21, at the Smith wick Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Services will begin promptly at II o’clock and will continue throughout most of the day At least four visiting ciders will participate in the services. The annual association will be held at Rose Bay Saturday and Sunday and the visiting ministers consent ed to hold the special service near here before going on to the asso ciation. rw <rAre injarai In Series Of Six ^ reeks in County Properly Damage Lillie Un der $1,000; Invasion Of Lollard Pa tell Two persons were badly hurt and a property damage, estimated at $810 resulted, in a series of ac cidents on Martin County high ways during the course of the past few days. The two victims were removed to hospitals for treat ment but not late reports could be had on their condition. For the second time within a month there was an unscheduled invasion of Farmer Griffin's col lard patch just west of Everetts. Driving east on Highway 04, Sat urday afternoon, Alonza Langley, young colored man of RFD 3, Wil liamston, lost control of his car, and the machine turned over, coming to a stop in the collat'd patch. Making the investigation, Patrolman J. T. Rowe said that Langley was not hurt, that the damage to the car was about $50. No estimate on the collat'd patch damage was made. Langley, said to have been drinking and weav ing down the highway, was ar rested and booked for drunken driving. The first in the series was re ported by Patrolman E. P. Sim mons after Annie Thompson, 36 year-old colored woman, was hit and badly injured by a mowing machine, attached to a highway truck .just outside of Williamston on Highway 125 last Tuesday morning. The truck driver said he had raised the blades on the two mowing machines attached to his truck, that one of the blades fell without his knowledge and the blade cut the woman on th« thigh. She was removed to the hospital for treatment. Hillard Knight, Oak City color ed man, received a bad thigh in jury, either a dislocation or a frac ture, when he went to hop on a log truck driven by Herman Man ning and fell under the wheels which passed over him. The driv er said he though he heard the man say go ahead. The vehicle traveled only a few feet. Patrol man H. P. Narron, making the in vestigation, said the accident hap pened on a dirt road about three miles from Oak City last Thurs day afternoon and that the victim was removed to a Tarboro hos pital for treatment. Approximately $150 damage re sulted when David Aaron Boyd ol Hamilton started to pass a 1941 Chevrolet taxi owned by Chetser Nicholson and driven by Charlie Frank Joyner on Highway 125 last Saturday night. Just as Boyd was passing in his 1948 Oldsmobile, Joyner signaled and made a left turn, according to Patrolman John T Rowe who said that no one was hurt. Sunday afternoon about 5:30 o’clock Romas Lee was driving his Dodge pick-up truck toward Williamston on Highway 64. Just beyond Sweet Water Creek, Hen ry Bell, colored of Williamston, .-.tailed to paa.s Hi los iy-r6 Coe1 vio let and met a 1938 Ford driven by A. J. Mi/elle of Windsor. The Chevrolet and Ford sideswiped j't.'o ■' and Lee, to avoid WJsTing into the mm''' rihicies, drove off the road and into the woods about 130 feet. None of the seven persons in the pick-up truck was hurt. Investigating the acci dent, Patrolman M. F. Powers es (r’ontinued on page eight) ROUND-UP Arresting twelve persons the previous week-end, law enforcement officers declared yesterday that crime condi tions are getting no worse and no better after arresting and jailing the same number last week-end. Six were detained for pub lic drunkenness, two for as saults, with deadly weapons two for issuing worthless checks, and one each for drunken driving and gamb ling. Four of the twelve wen white and the ages of the | group ranged from 22 to 48 years.
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