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! Watch the Label en Tow Paper As It Carries th* Date When Your Subecription Capites VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 69 'PROPER CARE OF PEANUT CROP TO PAY DIVIDENDS Buyers Receive Word Not ' To Buy Until Crop Is Thoroughly Dry EXPECT FAIR PRICE ♦ No Contract* To B« Made Until Peanut* Have Been Threshed and Are Ready for Market a With the prot>cr handling of peanut* this year, it is the belief of many ac quainted with the industry that the farmer will receive a fair price for his goobers this fall. "The farmer pick ing his peanuts while they are wet or green will have much to do with the puce this year," stated several buy ers who have received warning from their companies urging them not to buy peanut until they are thoroughly dry. H/was further stated that wet or will be heavily penalized Hffprice this year, and those in the bu«- iatis are urging the growers to mar ■fcrt their crop dry. B According to statements made by many btayers. no contracts will be made before the peanut* have been threshed and are ready for market. There is an adequate supply of old stock on hand, it was pointed out, and IHirchases will not be made until the crop is ready. The practice 6f bay ing the crop in the fields has depressed the market, and it is understood that no market will be established until the peanuts are ready for sale. While local buyer* have no wforma : tion on prospective prices this fall, they believe that with the cooperation oi the grower in-putting his peanuts on the market well cleaned and dry, he will get a fair price. The croft has been stacked in its entirety in this section, and it ia un derstood that there will be at least a 35 or 40 per cent decrease in the pound age. Some farmers are planning to slafl picking th« crpp within the next week or two, but it is ffnerally be lieved that the work will not be in full swing within the next 30 days. HOLD MEETING AT EVERETTS Livestock Agent for Rail road To Conduct Meet Next Tuesday Next Tuesday 'vening at 7:80 o' dock, B. W. Lewis, livestock agent for DM Atlantic Coast Line Rail roar Company will hold a meeting in th« Everett* school auditorium in the in tevwt of nofe and better livestock raising ia this section. ■ Mr Lewis, who has made a pro longed study of stock raising, will b , prepared to discuss the problem in telligently and offer valuable hel| and suggestion* to all farmers, wh attend. "Hie farmers from all section «f the county are invited snd urge to attend th« meeting. Mr. Lewis who is urging the farm erg in this section to grow more an. batter livestock, says it is a sur means of establishing a permanen prosperity. i Bath Suffers $50,000 . Fire Loss Wednesday ' Hie town of Bath suffered a flr I loss estimated at $50,000 Wednesda * night when several stores snd resi dences were burned to the groun( f - The flit originated in the Junior ha 1 located on the second floor of th Marsh building and could not b checked until three stores, a re* denee and several out-houses wei ' burned. , The postofflce and several oth« (buildings were saved by the he or fight waged by the citisens wh itemed out in mass with backets an other equipment that could be co The Washington fire departmei |was called and responded quickl and seat a stream of water on t) mass, cheeking the flames __ SATURPAY . REX, BELL "WILD WEST R ROMANCE" Added COMEDY AND SERIAL 'The Yellow Cameo" THE ENTERPRISE To Build 30-Room Addition To Hotel Make Large Shipments Of Produce By Boax I ♦ Shipment* of tobacco and cotton this month over the Norfolk, Baltimore and Carolina Boat Line total over 700,00 pounds of tobac co and 1,000 bale* of cotton, it iu learned «,.from the local agent here yesterday. The majority of the tobacco was bitted for point* in Germany and China, while the cotton, in the main, wa» atored in Norfolk bonded warehouses. The number of hogsheads shipped was more than 650. _ . The boat company placed on its regular schedule more boats, and ~ shipments have been going and coming almost daily during the past few days. TOMORROW LAST DAY TO REGISTER Sixty-Five New Names Ar« Put On Books in This Township " Unless there is a decided pick-uf this afternoon and tomorrow, ther« will be very , few new names'on tht registration !>ooks this year, according to rcpurtscuming from many o{_. th registrars throughout the county. In one or two precincts no names hav« been added at all, and in others the number ranges frorti 1 to 65, it wai stated. , The number of people registering foi the coming election is to be mucli smaller than was at first expected by many leader* in both parties. In tin majority of cases, it is said that those whohave registered this time ar* planning to support Smith and the en tin Democratic ticket. Of course the person registering will make h|l own decision November 6, snd i 1 might be that the voluntary statement issued at the time of registering will . not hold true when the time comes. The total number to register in thil precinct to date'ls around 65, it wa« stated by Registrar j. L. Hassell yes terday afternoon. "We will fall a few under the 100-mark first mentioned hut numbers are expected to entei their names on the books before the) close tomorrow at sunset," Mr. Has ' sell said. After the books are closed tomorrow at sunset they will be reopened to morrow week for challenge. No on will be allowed to register at that time however, according to the electiot lilWb. I * | Second Independent Ifl County Announces Sell Following the announcement madi last week in which it was stated tha 1 Mr John E. Griffin, of Griffins town ! ship, would run on an independen ' ticket for road commissioner there a second independent was mad known this week. J. Raleigh Mannini will run on an independent ticket to the office of justice of the P®«ce ii . Jamesville township against 0. C ] Carson, regular Democratic candi dat* So far aa it is known, these tw j independent tickets are the only one , that will be put before the peopl e November 6. • Local Eleven Playing Washington Todaj * • c Coming through si* games victor o ir-us, the local high school footbal j eleven will have to offer a strong de i- fense to check up snother win whei Washington sends its team over to t day to do battle with the locals. Whil f Coach Hood's boys are forecasting e seventh victory here this afternoor they are taking the game a bit seriou a nd a good one is expected. Services at Episcopal Church Sunday Mornint Rev. Henry vT. Green, Episcopa minister of Winton, will preach in th Episcopil Church here Sunday morn jug a t 11:00 o'clock, it was announce* this morning by an officer of tha church. There will be only one servici here Sunday, Rev. Mr. Green goini > to Hamilton that evening where he wil preach in the Episcopal church there Members of the congregation an urged to attend and visitors are wel corned to hear Mr. Green, both in tin service here and the one in Hamilton Dardens Man Says Few Attend Political Speakings "feople don't attend political speak ' ings now in as large numbers as the) once did," remarked Mr. Fagan, : business visitor here yesterday after noon, from Dardens. "I haven't beei to one in ten years, I don't think," Mr . 'Fagiiii said. ■ » 1 •' • Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 26, 1928 WILL BEGIN WORK ABOUT FIRST OF YEAR Plans Call for Addition of Third Story to Present Building MODERN EQUIPMENT ■ ■ ♦ Building to Have Appearance of New OM When Work It Completed According to Owners * That Williamston will have a large and modern hotel within the- near fu ture was assured yesterday when mem ber of the G W. Blount firm stated that plans are now under way for the remodeling and enlarging the Britt Hotel. Contractors have been con sulted aiul while it is not certain, the owners are planning to start the work the early part of the coming year, or as soon thereafter as possible, it was stated by Mr. F., P. Cunningham, a member of the firm, yesterday. "While no definite plans have been made, we are going to remodel, the building and add another story to it," Mr. G. W. Blount stated while dis cussing the undertaking yesterday af ternoon. With the addition of a third story to the present building", approxi mately_JKl more, rooms will be provid ed, making a total of around SO rooms. The building, when the work is com pleted. will have the appearance of a new one. and will be modernly equipped, it was stated. "We will have practicaly a new hotel out and out when the project is completed, and it will be equipped with new ancLade quate furniture and fixture-.," the own ers said. The cost of the remodeling work and the new addition is not exactly known at this time, the owners stat ing that the plans have not been ad vanced to that point where a definite cost could be estimated. Th« announcement of more and bet ter hotel accommodations by the company is in keeping with the progress and answers one of the great est and most urgent needs here. For many months, the two hotels here have been crowded, and it has been through the courtesy of hotel proprietors that many guests have been cared for in private home as well as in the hotels. While it is believed that the new improvements will not provide ample accommodations, it is certain that the conditions now existing will be relieved to some extent. RUSHING WORK ON TAX BOOKS Will Probably"Be Turned Qver To Sheriff During Next Week . With two clerks busily engaged in wriyug tax receipt* in the office of the register of deeds here, the books will be ready for the sheriff some time next week. And while the sheriff haß had somewhat a vacation during the past few weeks, the task will cause him to make up for lost time and then some. *' While the definite amount of the levy is not known, it is understood that the tax monies will be greater this year than last and the collectors say they are going to equal or bet ter, if possible, the record established in their last collections. 1 Everetts Woodmen Had Good Meeting Monday Adding three new members to its roll last Monday night, the Everett* Modern Woodmen Camp held one of its best meetings in recent weeks. More than 50 regular members were present and after the initiations an oyster roast was enjoyed by them. The camp there enjoys a large mem bership, and each meeting is well at tended. The programs are said to be interesting and practically all the mem bers take an active interest in the Wortl - Relatives in Norfolk Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Roberson, of Bear Grass, visited relatives in Nor folk this week. • Anti-Smith Speaker Here Next Wednesday Night W. F, Evana, former solicitor of Raleigh, will apeak In the eonrthouae in Williaaaton Wed neoday night, October SI, at S(M •'clock, according to an an- MMMMt IWnlrad here todny. Mr. Kraas, an anti-Smith man, is bring sent o«t by that organi sation in Raleigh. Front what angle the termer aottdtor will bring bin attncha warn met girqp in the aiwinnn ninde this Morning. NEW SI2,SOOFIRE TRUCK IS PUT INTO SERVICE Service Man Is Here This Week Demonstrating New Equipment TO KEEP OLD TRUCK No Arrangements Yet wdc for Hous ing of Trucks; FiredUh Greatly Pleased With New Apparatus . « 4 Added fire protection tar the prop erty towners here was made possible this week when a new $12,500 fire truck was unloaded at the Coast Line station here. Messrs. R. \H. Zachary , ird H. P. Williams, representatives of the American. La France Co., super vised the unloading of tl|f new ma chine and will be hei*e for Several days instructing the firemen Sato the use sf the truck. Chief Henry D. Harrises' is catling the members oi the compaAy for spec al practice almost every tAht and will continue to do so until tlty are well icquainted as to th* proffer care and use oi the new machine. Next Monday representatives from K den ton, Belhaven, ands Scotland Nrck are expected to attend a spec ial demonstration which will be given by the factory representatives, it was strted by Chief Harrison this morn ing. The first real test of tire nia- he made at th* time, ac- I trordtng to those in chargei The fire company's new members are greatly pleased with th# equipment, snd where they once were Ashamed to answer the call lif the &sc (Rtarnr they will run to offer their aefviref now. It is the plan of the fire chief to as sign individual duties to the members and to perfect one of the best volun- Uer companies in the State. The old Ford truck will be held in reserve so as to meet s new insurance rating requirement. - ■- For the present time and until some arrangements are made by the town commissioners for housing the two trucks, the Ford will (live up its place in the town hall to the n«w machine and take a canvass cover for protec tion. No definite plans have been ad vanced as to the proper housing of the fire-fighting equipment, but it is thought that by reitiodcliqf a pert of the town hall the two trucks can he | placed together there. a Two Services Sunday at Everetts Baptist Church Rev. A. L. Maker, pastor of the Ev eietts Baptist Church, will preach both morning and evening there next Sun day, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Buker wilt preach at 11 o'clock in the morning and at 7:30 o'clock that The public is cordially invited to at tend each of the services. a— Says Meat Costs More to Produce Than It Sells For a "1 can't understand how the big meat packers sell side pork fot; around 21 and 22 cents a pound in this sec tion when it is a problem to tell home, raised meat for less," stated Mr. N. P. Koberson, of R. F. D. 4, yesterday af ternoon. "I generally raise more than twice as niutlv meat as tny family needs, snd sell the remainder; but I am planning to stop that practice, for it costs more to raise it than it will sell for'," he stated. ' a Featuring Sermons on Ten Commandments "The Ten Commandments in Ser mon," is what the local Baptist church is featuring for its evening servicei during the autumn time. beginning last Sunday evening, a good-sized congregation was present ' and it is expected that more and mor people will attend these special serv -1 ices. 1 ( ceil IJ DeM(lie's presentation ol this theme oil the screen proved thai the peoples interest is still high ii 1 these laws, which have done so mucl 1 to give direction to the course of th civilized world. One commandment will be treatec each Sunday evening, until the entire number has been presented. At Sunday morning's service, thi ! pastor will preach on the theme "Bringing the people to meet (iod." The second study on "Pra-yer" wil be had at the church neat Wednesdai evening. To the large number of newcomer to our community, we extend a spec ill welcome. The local congregation and its paa tLr regret that the Hamilton Baptii Church was destroyed by fire lai Sunday; and they are iavjted to wot ship with us if they wit . Rush Work on Igniter After Delay ol Week Work on Williamaton's new $35,00 theater is being rushed at this timi and it won't be many mors week* l> fore the building will be |n use. , delay was csiissd when it was impoi •ibtr to secaee certain timbers for th structure. Local Market Averages $27.69 For Whole Week's Offerings SECURE SEVERAL GOOD SPEAKERS FOR NEXT WEEK Six Democratic Speakings Next Week in Addition To Regular Canvass TWO MONDAY NIGHT Tam Bowie, Judge Dunn, Charles U. Harris, Warren, Winborne, Nell Battle Lewis on Program Six speakings besides the regular canvass have been placed on the campaign schedule by the Democratic executive committee for the coming week in this county. Other speakins will be scheduled later, it was an nounced. The six speakers coming to this section from various parts of the State will address the voters in representative communities in the county. Two speakers have been announced tor Monday night, Judge Albin Dunn, if Greenville, addressing the voters in the Hamilton school auditorium at !» o'clock and Hon. Charles U. Harris, Lf Haleigh, addressing the Democrats av Jamesville at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium there. Judge Tam C. Bowie, one of North Carolina's fnramniit riH«i»ti» ami ablest speakers will address the vot ers of Goose Nest in the Oak City Bchool auditorium at 8 o'clock. At Bear Grass the same night and same hour Congressman Lindsay C. Warren will make an address in the Peur Grass school auditorium. _ A third speaker hag been annuunc. rd for Tuesday night, Hon. Stanley Winboume, of Murfreesboro, district elector, addressing the voters of Griffins township in the Farm Life school audtiorium. During the mean time, the regu lar county canvass will be underway. Thursday night, November 1, in the Robersonville school auditorium, Miss Nell Battle Lewis will address the Democrats of the county. Every effort is being made to have every women voter in the county present, it was stated this rooming. SPECIAL CAR TO GAME PLANNED Pullman To Be Secured for Virginia-Carolina Game At Charlottesville It might be thai a goodly nuiiibci of the people in this section will have an opportunity to see tl\e annual Tur key Day battle between the University ( i North Carolina and the University of Virginia football elevens this year for tentative plans are being'made tc pi nvi«le a special pullman car for thost »ho care to go to Charlottesville tc see the game. A special passengei agent of the Atlantic Coast Line Kail, road is expected here within the nexi few days to give the details of the pro posed trip. While it is not defintielj known what it will cost one to taki tin trip, found trip fare is expected t be around sls. Should the trip ma ttrialite, the pullman will leave Par mele Wednesday and return Fridaj morning, it is understood. Local Seniors Fall Below State Medial With a class of 18, three of whicl were not eligible for graduation, tak ing the State examination las spring, the senior class here made i median average of 71.25 as compar etL with 82.01, the State average The seniors here led in several sub jecti, but fell below in several. The comparative medians for th State and the local school: SUte. W. H. S History 24.08 26.3! Langauge , 8.7# 9.11 Literature 12.24 0.6! Science 11.88 10.21 Reading 16.6 13.8 Mathematics 8.08 6.71 French 21.78 28./> -- ♦ - . Fout'H Club at Bear » Grass Is Reorganizec -—» The Bear Grass 4- H Cluli was reor ganized last Tuesday When Miss I-on K. Sleeper, home agent'for this coun ly, met with the girls there and as sifted them in smarting the year's work Miss Sleeper told of the camping tri| at Camp Leach and the short ioursi held at Kaleigh last summer. ' Miss Nossie Lee Taylor was madi president of the new club and Misi Mildred Ayers was elected vice presi «4ent. 'Miss Vara Green Rogers wil serve as secretary and Misses Violi Harrison and Sallie Roebuck will aci as news reporters for the club. The girls are planning a successfu year's work during the present schoo term. t 2 Post Office Has Been in New Home One Year One year ago this week. Post master J ease T. Price and local post office employees packed their r belongings and moved from the building on the corner of Main and Smithwick Streets to the new quarters adjoining the Tar Heel Apartments. And while lower Main Street citizens regret the move, they have fallen in line and are patronising Uncle Sam in his one year-old home here. Time flies, no doubt, but several more years years will have to pasa before all of us learn to love the combina tion boxes. Business has showed a healthy and continuous growth in the new quarters, it is understod. BANKERS HOLD MEETING HERE $ Endorse Proposed Amend ment Relative To Taxing Intangible Property ♦ Fifty bankers of Group I North Carolina Bankers' Association dis cussed the proposed contsitutional amendment that will, upon 'lts mjfe, chrsstfy Intangible property and improse a different rate of tax ation on such property from that im posed on other property in a meet ing held here last night in the Woman'ti club hall. Banker* "from all parts of the First Congressional Dis trict attended the meeting and listen ed to the speakers as they pointed out th« value of the ratification of he proposd sysm Mr. W. G. (ia it he i, president of the North Carolina Bankers association addressed the meeting, explaining the proposed system and pointing out the good it will do for local communities throughout the State. Judge Clayton Moore and Mr. Charles Whedbee, of Hertford, also made short talks and endorsed the proposed system. Mr. H. C. Waldrop, chairman of the Group I, of Greenvillo, presided over the meeting. In explanation of the proposed amendment the speakers at the meet ing said, in part: "The present system does not get enough intangible property on the ti>x books. The proposed system would get more. The present method of taxing intangible property (which means money, notes, bonds, stocks, book accounts, and other evidences of indebtedness) is to treat it like ether property. The owner is asked to list his holdings, as of the first day of May. Bona fide indebtedness may be set off against his listings. The net amount is then taxed at the local property tax rate. It may .be seen that the system is one which relies almost entirely upon the hones ty and willingness of the tax payer to declare his ownership of 'such property. If he chooses to say noth ing about such proerty, or if he de n'es that he has such property, noth ing is done, as a rule. Occasionally, a tux official will search for evidence and demand that the citizen change h : s" tax list. Ordinarily the tax pay r's own word is taken without ques tion. Where it is so easy to evade the tax, naturally it is evaded. And a; I our tax rates have been steadily go ing higher and higher, the temptu i tion to evade has been growin strong • or. Today with high tax rates, th« ! person who is honest and pays th* > tax finds that it takes a large part - sometimes all, of his income from the intangible property. Naturally ■ he seeks to avoid the tax. He may avoid it by telling an untruth, or by ' putting his moneyyinto tax exempt forms of investment, or by having . debts offset his holdings. Alt of thest i ways are being used. The amount ol ' intangibles on the tax books of th I State has declined 22 per cent in th 5 past seven years. Our high tax rates 1 together with the avenues of escap r > that are open, are causing intangible! to disappear from the tax books. "If the amendment passes and in tangible property is taxed at a low j rati there is little doubt but that tht amount of such property on the tax . books fvould be greatly increased. II i vigorously administered, a low raU • will yield as much revenue as the - present system, perhaps more. A low tax rate on money, bonds, and the \> like, encourages people to bring theii e intangibles out of hiding. It enable* them to be honest without being e penalixed for it. It encourages them t to invest their money in the state - rtther than to send it out of th« II state. It helps make tax officials more a zealous in enforcing the law, foi t they know that public opinion will back them up. If more revenue if II obtained from intangibles the burden >1 will be lightened on real estate. "The amendment, if adopted, wil Advertiaers Will Find Oar Cat I umns ■ Latchkey to Ov«r IJUO I Homes of Martin County I ESTABLISHED 1898 TOTAL OF 556,728 POUNDS ON SALE FIRST FOUR DAYS Total Sales for Season Now Around Five and Half Million Mark URGE SELLING NOW Farmers Generally Declare Sales the Best of the Season; Monday's Sale Averaged $28.96 Averaging $27.69 for 556,728 pounds ot tobacco sold uft the Williamstou market the * first four days of this week, farmers generally have declared the sales the best of the season. For a corresponding period last year, the average this week was larger than that of the past season. The highest point reached this week was last Monday, when the entire market average $28,96, according to official figures tfiven out by the local tobacco board of trade. The total sales on the market this year are about the same as they were last year, approximately five and a half million pounds having been sold about this time l ist season. Warehousemen are urging the farm ers to market their best tobaccos as soon as they possibly can, stating that it is not at all likely that the prices now beiiiK paid will lie better later in the season. With the digging of peanuts com pleted, sales this week were larger and stronger than they wife last week and the week before. Farmers, as a whole, have been well pleased with the prices this .week, man) making averages as high as 64 cents RECORDER HAD TWELVE CASES Has Three Defendants for Driving While Under Influence Liquor One doien ratten were called ill Judge Hailey's recorders cpurt here on last Tuesday, and after a lull in the number of cases affecting drunken au tuttiohile drivers, they picked up a guin and three defendants were heard on that charge. Assault cases made u|> a major part of the docket, and two cases were continued until next Tuesday, and one was continued four months for final judgment' to be made. Wiley Lanier, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon, was re leased' when the court examined the witness#? and found him not guilty. t'ecil Modlin accepted a fine of SIOO and agreed -to- pay the costs when he plead guilty of driving an automobile while he was intoxicated. Jimniie Kawles plead not guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon, but the court differed with the plea made after the evidence was turned in, and he was fined "sls and charged with the costs. * •>(« * — Th«v case charging James Rutfin with non-suyport of wife and children, and iir which Ktiffin plead not guilty was continued four months for final judgment. Henry Kllison was the second man tried for driving an auto while under the influence of li«|uor. He was fined SIOO and the costs. Probable cause appearing in the t case charging Robert A. Taylor with embezzlement, it was sent to the su- Itenor court with the defendant en tering into bond in the sum of SSOO. Judgment was suspended in the case 'charging George M. Watson with sim ple assault, when he settled the costs Und paid $5 to W. H. Peel. A 15 months road sentence, to be served in Edgecombe County, was giv en Roy Beachani, when he was de clared guilty by the court for driving an automobile while he was intoxicat ed. Beacham plpad not guilty, and when the sentence was imposed he appealed in open court, appeal bond being fixed at SSOO. Isaac Sutton and Gordon Salsbury plead not guilty in their cases charging them with simple assault, and when the court found them gujlty and fined them sls and costs they appealed to the superior court. » New School Building Work Going Forward The new high *vlioo}) is fast taking shape, tlif side walls and partitions having been raised as far as the second story. Fair weather has been favorable to the work, and its continuation assures steady progress on the structure. place North Carolina in line with the most progressive states in the Union in tax reform. At present 31 states have constitutions permitting a clas i sifted tax on intangibles. Ten of them have adopted it since 1914. The trend is toward the proposal. North Carolina ought to have it."