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l! ' ; Save—24th Series of Martin County Building and Loan Association Stock Is Now on Sale—Have Witch the Label on Toor Paper Aa It Carries tha Data When Tour Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXII —NUMBER 2 LARGE AMOUNT OK DRAIN TILE IS USED IN COUNTY Martin Has Used More than Any Other County in Past Few Years 8 CARS LAST YEAR Connty Agent Kxpacta To Have Seven Or Eight Can Shipped Hare Again Thia Year "During the past several years, farmen in Martin county have put in more drain tile than those of any other county," T. B. Brandon, county agent, stated yesterday while talking abont the wet weather and is effects upon fanning: in thia aection. > V Those fanners who have drained their lands will be repaid this season since thia la one of the wetest years in several," the agent stated. Their leads will be in better shape and the fumera will be able to start spring plowing several days before those art able to start operaUons where the land has not ben drained, the agent continued. - THis does no mean that th« farmer who haa land naturally drained will suffer the same handicap aa the farmer who haa poorly drain ed land; he ia Just fortunate in that instance. Hundreds of farmers in this coun ty will be able to go into their fields to start their early plowing with a shert period of time after the weather clears, but a goodly number of them will be forced to plow around water soaked bottoms or turn In midfield to avoid them, it was stated. In such cases drain tile has proved its worth many times, and where these condi tioaa prevail, tiling is advised by all means. Last year there were eight cars of drain tile shipped into this cotinty, and placed in various sections. Pre vioualy, there had been 40 pr 60 cars of the tile shipped in and this year at least seven or eight will be used by the farmers, Mr. Brandon atatad. While the county has done a splen did work in draining and improving its lands, the farmers should not re- vert back to a period of normalcy, but if passible, they should continue their efforts in the work until they have completed the important task of prop «rly draining their lands. Proper drainage is said to be one of the most important cteps in put ing land in shape, and although the weather has retarded the work this season to a great extent, the agent is urging every farmer, who possibly do so, to make arrangements to drain and improve his land. So far this year, one car of tile has been unloaded in Robersonville and two here. Orders are being received by the agent for additional ship ments, and it im thought that at least three of four more ears will be usod in the county this year. a • Mrs. W. L. Johnson Dies At Oak Cfty Sunday Mrs. W. L. Johnson, aged Oak City dtisen, died at her home there Sun day following « several months' ill ness. She leaves a widower and one shild. Funeral service wore conducted at the residence by Elder Grimes, of the Primitive Baptist Church. Interment was made in the family burying ground. Everetts Eliminated in Championship Tourney By a very close score, Everetts was eliminated by Fuqusy Springs lafet Friday in the North Carolina Gold Medal, Amateur Independent Basket kali Championship tournament, spon sored by the Kocky Mount Y. M. C. A. I*e county hoy* lost by tonly two points, Foqaay Springs winning 24 to tt WATTSI f T THEATRE M Wednesday March A , KEN MAYNARD in "CHEYENNE" - ALSO COMBOY Thursday-Friday March 7-« LON CHANEY lH *■ fa "WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS" M. o. M. NEWS AND COMEDY Shows at 7:13 and 9 P. M. Daily MUSIC BY PHOTOTOMB wmmm P———» THE ENTERPRISE Says Health Nurse Would Not Cost County By LOUIE P. MARTIN According to the books of the reg ister of deeds, Martin County -spent, or has appropriated, $7,569.60 for public health purposes during the years 1927, 1928, anil 1929, an average of $2,523.20 per year. expenditure includes the salary of a part-time health officer, fees to doctors of the county for conducting vaccination campaigns, gathering and transmitting vital statistics to the State depart ments, and fees to quarantine officers. This money was spent without the di rection of any particular head, except ing the director of' necessity, which demands some things- to be done, and the efforts of -a county health depart ment, whose held is onjy a part-time official. Dr. Warren, the directing offi cer, is paid only a small sum. as corti fvrcd with the cost of running a home He must give his best time to his prac tice. , There are several meant by which the annual expenditure of this Hunt of $2,523.20 may be for some specifically designated purpose under the direc tion of an officer appointed by the State department of health, and whose work will be supervised by the same State department. The first, as most frequently used method, is the organi zation of a full-time county health de partment with a trained medical doctor at its head. The second, and rather recent in it* adoption in several of the poorer counties, is a department of health headed by an all-time trained nurse appointed by the State depart ment of health. The first of these means, that of the full-time physician, would relieve the county of all health activities and ex pense of such work except as it came out of the budget provided by the State and county for health purposes All clinics, vaccination campaigns, in stitutional cases such Is may happen to be in the jail and county home, ma ternity work and school programs and planning would be looked after di rectly by this doctor and such assist ants as he might employ and pay out of this budget, which would comprise all county expenses for health' pur poses. The budget that the State re quires the county to set up is one of TEACHERS AND PARENTS MEET Important Session Will Be Held at School House Here Thursday One of the most important meet ings of the local parent-teacher as sociation to be announced in gome time will be held next Thursday aft ernoon when library facilities foi both the achool and community will be discussed by those who have made a study of the situation here and who are acquainted with the conditions prevailing in both the local school and community. Special talks will be made at the meeting which will be held at 8:46 in the Woman's Club hall, and a large attendance of both par ents and patrons of the school is urg ed by the officers of the organisation. The subject for the meeting will be approached from several different angls, showing -the needs, uses and possibilities of a library to be used jointly by achool students and the people of the community. In prepar ing the meeting's subject, "Library Facilities and Suggested Improve ments", the three speakers have made especial efforts to present a clear and concise picture of the conditions now existing and what theymight be. Mrs. John D. Biggs will discuss the "Needs of an Ideal Library", while Hiss Lucille Allen, a teacher in the local school, will explain th« "School library and Its Uses." Mr. L. H. Davis, principal, according to the an nouncement of the meeting, will point out "The Possibilities of a Library To Be Used Jointly by the School 'and the Community," Mrs. Harpfer Holliday will sing during the meeting and a special com mittee will serve refreshments. —— Severs Connection With Town in Official Capacity After serving Ule town as light and water superintendent for 12 years, Mr. Maurice M. Moore appeared be fore the meeting of the town com misaioners here last night, making kinder of a farewell address. Mr. Moor* who is leaving for Roanoke Rapids today where he enters the em ploy of the Virginia Electric and Power company, expressd his ap preciation to the commissioners for their cooperation during his and their connection with the town, and he assured them that he would be glad to render any service to them or the town poaaible in the future. Mayor Co burn returned thanks for the town, and wished Mr. Moore much succeaa in Ma new work. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 5. 1929 $5,000: i iie-half of wheih is paid by the Slate, the county pay* the other $-\SOO. This amounts to $2J.20 less than Martin County has spent per year for the past three years without this active, purposeful, and serviceable work of an ordinary health depart ment. » The organization head by the trained nurse, to recejye State aid, would have to set up a minimum budget of s*?,- 500, the State paying one-half, as in the other type of organization. The trained nurse would take over all vac cination campaigns, maternity work, school visitation, children's clinics, and quarantine work. -Much of the nurse's time would he spent in the schools; also the doctor would be a constant visitor in the schools making plans and carrying out programs of health training. The expense of doing only poorly these duties (or the past three yeara iu Martin County amounted t> $1,027.75 for quarantining and 3,4,11.95 for vaccination work. This includes only the fees paid to doctor* and "Di cers whose places would be filled by the all-time health officer. Whether physician or nurse. This is an aver age over the three years of $1,486.40. One-had of the budget for the de- partmcnt headed by the nurse amounts to $1,250, a difference of $236.40. According to figures from the reg ifter of deed's office and those given ou« by Dr. C. N. Sisk of the State de partment of health, at Raleigh, Mar tin County is actually paying out more money for health purposes without the organized department alSd trained offi cers that she would have to pay on tilher of the two budgets mentioned above, for it is a certainty that these budgets take care of all expenditures for health work of all kinds.' Salaries of officers, road expense, office sup plies, records, vaccines, ttV, Martin County can secure this ex pert service, that is so'much needed if ihe citizens urge.upon the county com missioners the adoption of such a plan at their next regular meeting, at which time this question will he put before them. Examine the figures and see to it that the commissioners of Martin County adopt one of these methods uf practical preventive medicine. INJUNCTIONS TO BE HEARD 15TH, Order Restraining V. E. P. From Cutting Trees to be Argued in Nashville Injunctions filed in the clerk of the court's office last week, restraining the Virginia Electric and Power company from cutting trees along certain property lines here will not be heard tomorrow by Judge Ward in Tarboro as was first arranged by attorneys, in the case, but they will be heard the 15th of this month in Nashville, according to present plans. The pow er company's attorney, F. S. Spruill, of Kocky Mount, asked Luwer H. A. Critcher of this place who is repre senting the property owners to post pone the hearing until the 15th. The request was granted by the local at torney. « _ The injunctions were filed by Messrs. J. G. Staton, F. J. Margolis, F. U. Barnes and Titus Criteher when em ployees of the power company asked permission to remove ccrtuin trees and trim- others It is maintanied by many of those entering complaints that the power company/Is attempting to clear right ofways that will eliminate all possible trouble for years to come, that when a*tfee is trimmed once it should not be necessary to touch it again for thirty years. This, it is stated, is be ing done regardless of how the trees will look after the trimming opera tions are completed. Hamilton Road Is Still in Bad Condition Highway Route No. 125, from here to the Halifax county line, continue* to give much trouble, muny people having been forced to have their cars pulled from the mud on the road yesterday. The citizens here and all along the route are still calling for help, and it is hoped that something will be done to the road ere long." Carolina Playmakers To Show Here March 26th Coming here under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of the local Baptist church, the Carolina Play makers, of Chapel Hill, Will gtage several of their pUys in the City Hall Saturday, March 26th. The names of the plays to be presented have not been announced at this time. Tha Haymakers have recently tour ed this part of the State, and are re turning to All other engagements. REGULAR MEET OF CITY FATHERS HELD LAST NIGHT —*— Power Company Requested To Remove Stumps of Trees It Cuts TO AID IN CLEAN-UP s Refuses To Make Good 975 Deficit in Pledge To Eastern Chamber of Commerce Before turning their attention «toi paving, paving petitions and paving resolutions, the town commissioners! in session here last night, disposed of a number of problems, minor probably in their nature, but of much' interest to the citizens. Mrs. J. G. Staton, representing a! committee appointed by the Woman 1 i club, was assured thift the town would cooperate to the fullest in a clean-up movement no'.v being considered by) the club for the town. The board considered it illegal to make good the $76 deficit in the,' town's SSOO pledge, to the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce foi ! the peanut exposition held here. The amount was pledged by various busi ness and professional men, but col lections only reached $425., it was said by W. C. Manning, representing the commerce organization at th e re quest of officials. Joe Pender was granted town plum ber's license, no charge being men tioned, however, at the meeting.' "1 do believe the power company is; very desirous, for some reason or an ! other, of talking the town in to think j ing that bracket lights will be bet | ter on al! the streets than the sus-! pended ones," remarked an observer last evening while at the* meeting. A representative of the power people just prioi to that stated that tin choice was immaterial, as his com pany would put, in either type, No bracket lights will be placed on Main.' llaughton or Washington streets, ui. i cording to a decision reached anion/ the town officials. A motion request ing the power company, to remove nil stumps where it haslfelled trees on the streets here wuk made jyid passed. \ r COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEET —«— Consider Securing Whole---" Time Health Nurse Or Doctor Holding their regular tnonlhl. i meeting here yesterday, the Martini County Board of Commissioners handled no important official matters, but their attention was given to tax errors, roads and other problems. One of the most important matters considered was that of hiring an all | time health nunse for the county, or establishing a regular county health department. Mrs. J. G. Staton and Prtffessor L. H. Davis, of this place,; with Dr. V A Ward, of Robersonville, made short and favorable talks before the meeting, asking that the body consider the hiring of a full-time county nurse or a doctor. The com missioners were practically assureilj that the cost of public health work in the county is now greater than it would be under the proposed system. Official action in the matter was post poned until the next regular meeting when, with favorable facts before j them, it is expected that the com ! missioners will accept one of the two proposals. ~>ue to errojx in listing, L. H. Ange and R. A. Ange, of Jarpesville town ! ship, John W. Wynn, of Cross Itoads j and the National Handle compan j holder of timber rights it) Hamilton j and Goose Nest townships, were giv- ' len tax relief slips. The claim of Aaron Mizelle maintaining that his j pioperty had been doubly listed, was 1 held over for investigation. Th commissioners authorized the, purchase of auditorium seats for the; new school building here and the one\ at Robersonville. The amount, sfl,- 075.60, was ordered cared for in the next budget. The report filed by the sheriff; showing that a road had been laid off from Miles lilley's to the home of PerUe Lilley's in Griffins township was heard and approved, and the road was dec-fared for public use. Mr. J. D. Ulley was appointed county tax supervisor for 1920. Mr.. Ulley served the county in this po j sition last year. j Neptune Williams and wife were granted an increase in their allow ances from the copnty-poor fund of $1.60 each and they are now get-' $7.00 Jointly. The additional $26,000 tax bond furnished by Sheriff Roebuck was ap proved. "A true boundary line between the county home jjorperty and that of G. W. Blount being unknown, each of the owners ia to select surveyor and, settle the matter. Mi. Sylvester Peel: was appointed to represent the coun- j MANY OBJECT TO TREE CUTTING BY POWER CONCERN a— Company Is Willing To Limit Cutting As Much As Possible INJUNCTIONS ISSUED Reasonable Cutting and Trimming of Trees Not Objected To; Believed That Little Damage Will Result Maintaining their rights to the nth degree, property owners here having shade trees in front of their homes are carefully guiding the tree-cutting program of the Virginia Electric and Power company, purchaser" of the town's light and power franchise. While the complaints from the prop erty owners, as a rule, have been directed against the wholesale salughter of the trees, a few citizen have issued restraining orders pro hibiting the power company from cutting or trimming the trees. During the past few days, the wo men of the towir, through the Wo man's ilub, have bombarded the town officials with letters and complaints objecting to the slaughter of the trees. Recently Mrs. Wheeler Mar tin, president of the club, carried the club members' complaints to Mr. Gatis, engineer in charge of the work, and she was assured that the com pany was limiting the trimming and cutting of the trees as far as possible. The company's representative stated that particular attention was given to the tijees where trimming was neces sary, a special compound being used to kill germs, heal and seal th e wound. It was also pointed out that not a single tree had been felled without the company's first getting the con sent of both the ptoperty owner arid the town officials. In fact, at the re quest of the property owners, the power company has removed trees that were not in the way of its lines. The reasonable cutting and trim' ming of the trees has not been vig orously protested,by the majority of the citizens, but amateur cutting and trimming and the wholesale slaughter of them have been gennerally con demned. With the number of com plaints already before them, it is be lieved that the .company employees wiH use discretion in th*»ir work, and Chat no great damage either to the trees or their appearance will result. ARREST NEGRO FOR ROBBERY * James Daniel Jailed After Store in Jamesville Is Burglarized $ James Daniel, young negro, was, arrested in Jamesville shortly before noon today charged with connection in the robbery of W. H. Mizelle and Company's store there sometime dur ing Sunday night. While no definite evidence establishing his guilt could be had, it is thought that Daniel wasj connected in some way with the rob bery. Discovering the robbery early yes (.erduy,.morning, the owner of the store roped customers out and called for bloodhounds. The dogs failed to arrive, and the arrest was made when' suspicion pointed out Daniel's ccfi- 1 nection in the act. No report on the shortage in the .store has been made, as far as it is known here, but it is understood that the robber or robbers were more in terested in looting the cash drawers | tiian they were in the removal of ar | tides form the store's stock of mer i chandisc. ' ' I » Church Efficiency' School At Local Baptist Church • - •%> The pastor of the local Baptist | church stated this morning that a i School of Church Efficiency is being ! put jjn in his church next week. It has been the custom of this church, during the term of its pres ent pastor, to have a church school i of some' sort each year. First, it was ' a School of Missions; last year, a j School of Bible Study, and this year the entire course is to be a series of : three lectures on the Efficient Church. There will be only three meeUngs— Monday, Tusday and * Wednesday nights of next week. All sessions will be held at 7:30. There will be no ex pense whatever to anyone, unless the people wish to have a copy of the book being taught. It costs only sixty five cents. No session will last more than an hour.'* Thi.v school is for adults only. Therefore,' Mr. Dickey said today that the school will be open to any one in Williamston who would like to attend. It is not to be a Baptiat school, he stated, but a school on Church Efficiency. Any churchman following the short course would be bettered by it. Everyone will be very welcome. j. To Receive Bids for Paving Next Monday YOUNG NEGRO* IS new PROGRAM KILLED IN FIGHT i DECIDED UPON Jesse Whitley, 18, In Jail Here for Killing Near Bear Grass Jesse Whitley, young Negro is in the jail here charged with the mur der of Louis Rogers,. another negro, yesterday afternoon, near Bear Crass, following a quarrel said to have start ed over their sweethearts. Whitley made no attempt to estapj, and wus arrested at his home, foyi- milSs from Bear Grass shortly after the killing by Officer W. B. Daniel. Although he was badly frightened when he was brought here, Whitley, hatdly more than 18 years of age, offered the details of the killing very freely, stating that Rogers had chas ed him from a wood-cutting in the neighborhood to hia home, and that he cut the man near the neck caus ing him to die within a very short time. According to the story advanced by the Whitley negro and supple mented by facts from others at the scene yesterday afternoon, the quar rel started when Rogers told a group of men that someone had stole Whit ley's girl from him. Whitley denied the statement, receiving in return, ac cording to his version of th» affair, a directed curse attack. "Rogers" he continued, "almost tore my coat off me, after we had had a few words, and in an effort to avoid further trouble, 1 ran for home. Louis chased me until I reached home where 1 drew my Knife and stabbed him about the neck after he had assaulted me.w.ith a stick. He stood .up for about three minutes and fell to the ground. I did not think he was dead, and I picked him up and carried him into the house. After wrapping his body in a blanket, Louis breathed one or twice but no more. He was apparently dead." Other evidence* varies from the slayer's story in certain particulars, but the true facts in the case have not been established or verified at this time. It was stated that Whitley trampl ed RogerM's body as it lay upon the ground. Coroner S: R. Itiggs who was called in the case, stated that upon his arrival several of the -negroes there did not know, Rogers was dead, they stating that he was drunk, and that he would come to in a minote. An examination showed that one of the main arteries, leading from the heart, had been severed, and that the man had bled to death within. WANT NEGRO ON ASSAULT CHARGE «, Alleged To Have Assaulted Dardens Negress Twice Last Night Charged with entering the home of Roxana Peel, Dardens ntgress, twice and assaulting her in the early hours this morning, Jerry Smith, negro, had not been arrested at noon today by of fleers who were called on the case early today. While there is doubt expressed as to the nature of the charge, is is un derstood that Smih entered the negro woman's home on the (Jetsinger farm there about two o'clock this morning. The woman sought aid from a neigh tor, and Mr. Tetterton, a near-by neighbor went to home and aided in a search for the man, but no trace of Smith could be found. Thinking that the man had left, th e search was stopped, but a short while afterwards, Smith again entered the house, and though no authentic statement could be had here, he is said to have as saulted the woman a second time. %t was stated that Smith was hiding in the smokehouse at the home when the search was made, but no details of his escape after entering the house a second time could be had. Deputy S. H. Grimes who was call ed there this morning had not return ed at noon today, and official reports had not been made to the sheriff's of fice,' early this afternoon. - An eighteen-year old negro boy war said to have been sleeping in the Peel woman's house when Smith entered, but his aid was not asked, according to reports given here. ♦ Jamesville Basketball Team in Tournament Jamesville is sending its basketball team to Raleigh this week to take part in the State College Basketball tornament. Sixty-two teams have en entered the tournament and Thursday afternoon Jamesville will meet Rose boro's live. Advertisers Will Find Our CoL umna a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 * Sidewalks of Many of the Principal Streets Are To Be Paved TO PAVE~ONE~STREET Smithwick Is Only Street That Is Likely To Be Paved at Present; 3 Engineers at Meeting » A paving program for the town was made more certain last night when the town commissioners, in their regular meeting held in the mayor's office here, decided to ignore the side walk paving petitions circulated du' irtg the past several we«;ks, and pre pare a , resoltuion requesting the proprty owners to improve the walk.-. In effect, this action will provide a quitted sidewalk paving program, one that will niifk«-_4y>ssible the improve ment of practically every walk in the town, all the. most important ones al least. The resolution mentioned at the meeting last night requests the property owner to pave his sidewalk. In the event that this demand is not complied with, the town will pave the walk in front of the property, charge the cost to the owner. It is understood that the resolution will be in order nex Monday night, but just how long it will be necessary to wait before paving work could be started was not mentioned. At the meeting it was pointed out that three petitions calling for the improvement of sidewalks on Main, Haughton ami Sniithwick streets had been signed by more than a majority oDboth property owners and proper* . ty. One other sidewalk petition cir culates! met defeat, the property own sis on Watts ,at Wet ' rejecting the measure by a unanimous count, al most. One petition asking the town to pave Smithwii/k street was signed by a majority of the property owners. According to the petition presented that street will be paved from the corner at Simmons avenue to the At lantic Coast Line railroad, near the Blount Manufacturing company. This program, embracing aboul S2O,(MH) worth of sidewalk work ami the paving of Sniithwick street, will be used as a basis for the town's pav ing; according to instructions given engineers at the meeting last nigh'. Three engineers were present at the session and they were asked to pre pare and submit bids for the work by next Monday evening at 7:30 for consideration at a meeting later tha» day. Other engineers will have the matter placed before them and it is expected that a goodly number of bi(Js will be offered by, various en gineers and companies. The matter of widening Main street went by unnoticed but it was pointed out that curb and gutter would be in cluded in the improvement program for certain streets. Following the meeting next Monday night, it is be lieved that the program will have de veloped to that point where definite facts, figures and dates can be had. i In connection with street improve ments, tha commissioners made ar rangements to have work done on the one leading to the river wharf. Chief Daniel was ordered to have ashes and other material hauled there at once. s —. —a —— Local Boys Defeat Washington All-Stars » . n I Playing in Robersonville last Fri ! day night, the local high school bas ketball team defeated Washington's | town'team 20 to 8. At the end of the ! half the Washington five was leading the locals 6 to 4, but in the last period, Coach Hood's boys added new life in thfcir work to score a majority of their points and limit Washing ton to two points from the free goal line during that period. The locals leave for Raleigh this! week where they are scheduled to meet Clayton there Thursday morn ing in the State Basketball tourna ment sponsored by State College. Fiddlers' Convention at Everetts On Thursday The Everetts parent-teacher as sociation Is staging a fiddlers' con vention in the school auditorium there Thursday, night of this week, offering cash and merchandise prises for the best clog dancers, string bands, fid dle, banjo, guitar, mouthharp play ers and others. A number of con testants are planning to take part in the convention and a large collection pf prises is being gathered for the en trants, it was stated by a member ot the association yesterday. The convention opens at 8 o'clock, coninuing until all the contestants have performed.
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