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Watch tht Label on Tour Paper Aa It Carries the Data When Your Subscription Eapfaaa VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 17 COUNTY ASKED TO AID STATE IN FORESTRY WORK Would Organize Force of Wardens for Work in This County WOULD* REQUIRE S7OO • 1M.732 Acres of Land in This County Listed As Forest Lands; Is 70 Per Cent of Total Area • The Department of Conservation and Development, through its division of forestry, is endeavoring to secure the cooperation of Martin County in the protection of the forest lands of Martin County from forest fires. Ao appropriation, of S7OO is bejng asked from the county commissioners as the county's share in the work, which will be matched with a like a mount by the State. Under this program a force of for est wardens will be organized in the county to fight forest fires, and an edu- j (ational program carried on by the i-tate to prevent fires. Of the 280.320 acres in Martin Coun ty. 198.732 are listed as forest lands. This is about 70 per cent of the land area of Martin County, and as long as forest fires are allowed to burn un checked, can not be depended upon to produce a timber crop up to its ca pacity. And when timber lands, the same as farm lands, do not produce up to their capacity the people of the community in which they are lose money. There are about 40 counties in the State; at the present time cooperating with the North Carolina Forest Serv ice th forest fire protection work Fol lowing their policy of extending this work into a few more counties each year, they are now asking Martin County to cooperate. "When we realize that forest fires annaally sweep over vast areas of woodlands, destroying young trees, wiping out untold thousands of small trees that would have, if not so de stroyed, been merchantable, timber in the future, and slowing down the Kiowth of the trees'that are left by burning up the natural fertiliser, the pine straw, and leaves, that enrich the soil, we begin to understand why some step should be taken to stop this great annual loss," stated a representative of the conservation department yester day. X, ♦ SAUNDERS TO /•. SPEAK HERE Elizabeth City Editor Will Make Commencement Address *> ' According to an anouncement made this morning, Mr. W. O. Saunders, publisher of Elisabeth City, will de liver the commencement address at the school closing here Wednesday, May 8. The selection of a commence- i meat speaker was made by the mem bers of the senior class this week, M£\ Saunders accepting 1 the invita tion yesterday. The school although badly handi capped in the preparation of its com mencement exercises by not having a plac for practice, is working on the series of programs. It is understood that the new auditorium will be com pleted in time for the commencement program to be held there. Program of Services at First Methodist Church a Dr. O. P. FitzGerald, Pastor Preaching service, If a. m., subject: "Reality in Eve ning service. B.p. m., subject: "The Di vine Kingdom." Sunday school, 9:45. Hi League Sunday evening 7:30. Senior league Monday evening, 7:30. Junior League Tuesday afternoon 4 o'clock. Prayer service Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock. We invite all people to worship with WATTS T T THEATRE llonday-Tuetday April 29-30 GLORIA SWANSON ; * in * SADIE THOMPSON" "Glorious Gloria" in One of Her Best Shows at 7:15 and 9 P. M. Daily • MUSIC BY PHOfTOTONE - THE ENTERPRISE PROCEEDINGS IN SUPERIOR COURT ♦ Sixteen Cases Disposed of Since Tuesday; Term Ends Tomorrow *■ • « The two weeks special term of su perior court called here for the trial of civil cases only will adjourn to morrow, with most of the cases sche duled for trial disposed of. The Jury will get its last case today, while a few hearings will be held by the court tomorrow. The cases disposed of since last Tuesday noon, numbering'sixteen, fol low: Plaintiff D. G. Matthews in a case against Gertrude Ewell took a volun tary non suit. Similar action was fol lowed in cases against Sarah Ruffln and Henry Ruffln. The Piedmont, Mt. Airy Guano Co. was given a judgment against W. F. Knowles amounting to $398.97 with interact from July 1, 1920. The case of J. S. Whitman against R. L. Smith was settled by agree ment. The J. F. Thigpen versus J. T. Stevenson case was continued in or der to make J. N. Pugh a party de fendant. , A settlement was effected by agreement in the R. S. Critcher case against B. D. Critcher, et als. Judgment in the sum of $277.02 was given Slade, Rhodes and company in a case against L. H. and D. E. Gur ganus, successors to Eli Gurganus and Son. The case of D. G. Matthews against L. T. Fowden, Wheeler Martin and others wijs referred to i. S. Get si n ger for accounting. The plaintiff ,in the R. E. Hopewell versus J. C. H. Johnson casC was giv en a judgment in the sum of S7O. A $250. judgment was given J. L. Corey in his case against Vance Col lins. A settlement by agreement result ed in the case of J. W. Crisp and wife against E. C. Winslow. Judgment amounting to $46.95 was given B. S. Courtney, plaintiff in a suit against J a*. R. Everett. Chas. Beecham took a voluntary non suit in his case against J. L. Hol liday. A $2,636.74 Judgment was given A. T. Perry et als against W. M. Sykes et al. The case of J. W. Hight against the Washington Tobacco company is before the court at the present time. A large number of other cases have been agreed upon and judgments will be signed before the term's adjourn ment tomorrow. DRY AGENT'S CAR IS BURNED Officers Leave Car to Tear Up Stills; Find It Burning When They Come Back An old model Packard touring car belonging to the United States Gov ernment and operated out of here by Federal Agent King was burned yes terday afternoon in a small wood in the Biggs schoolhouse community near here. Agent King with assistants Mc l'uffy and Roebuck left here shortly after noon and started a search for li;uor stills near Reedy Swamp. They l-rkcd the Packard in a small wood and continued the search afoot. A short while later, while they were busy tear ing up two liquor plants, some one shot a hole in the car's gas tank and set fire to the gasoline as it poured oil the ground. The body of the car Was completely burned, but the engine escaped seri cus damage, it is thought. The officers called for a ride and were brought here by Mayo Grimes. They brought the two copper stills they had captured and other equip ment. No arrests were made at either of the liquor plants, and the person filing the automobile escaped. 4 KIWANIS HEARS JUDGE MOORE Talks ,on "Taxation" At Regular Meeting of Club Held Wednesday Talking on "Taxation," much dis- I cussed probably the least under stood of the great questions of today, Judge Clayton Moore, in an address before the Kiwaois luncheon last Wednesday, stated that the Mclean school bill, presented at the last ses sion of the General Assembly/- will be come the law of the land in a short time. The constitution providing tax ing method and taxing authority will have to be changed, however, before the bill can properly function, the judge added as one of his beliefs. Continuing his talk, Mr. Moore men tioned the claims made by the wealthy people in which they say investors shun North Carolina on account of high taxes. The judge, however, di 4 not express his personal opinion on this particular part of his subject. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina , Friday, April 2s, 1929 TAX COLLECTION IN THIS SECTION FALLS BEHIND Aprroximately One-Third Of Total Amount of Taxes Unpaid TUESDAY"IS LAST DAY Many Farmers Unable To Sell Pea nuts, Which Would Give Them Money To Pay Taxes ♦ Pointed out to be the smallest in years, tax collections in this county are hardly more than two-thirds com pkte, SVO,OOO of the approximately S3OO. (KM) being unpaid at this time, it was learned at the sheriff's office here yesterday afternoon. Settlements are being effected rapidly at this time, but in spite of this it is believed that the majority of the $90,000 will remain un paid April 30, the time for preparing the list of delinquent.^ With no market for peanuts, farm ers as well many others in this coun ty are facing a problem that is causing much alarm. Settling their various accounts early in the fall with the ex pectation of paying their taxes with the money received through the sale of peanuts, many farmers are said to be facing a financial situation unknown to them before. Settlements of other accounts depending upon the sale of peanuts have not and apparently can not be made, causingfyoor collections in businesses other than in the fann ing industry. There are, of course, and as usual, a number of property owners who are using the peanut situation as an ex cuse for their failure to effect tax set tl ments. But as the deputy collector stated yesterday afternoon the peanut situation is a 'good foundaion for an excuse. Even though there is no sale for peanuts and many of the property owners arc hard-pressed financially, the law makes no provision for this and similar situations, leaving the coun ty officials unable to stay the time of pro|»erty sales for taxe^. Town tax collections here are about as far advanced as those of flu* coun ty, but it is believed that payments will be greating increased during the next three days, relieving the situation to some extent. . « MRS. GEORGE W. COLTRAIN DIES 1 Former Resident Dies in Rocky Mount; Funeral Here Today *■ Mrs. George W. Coltrain died in l'ark View Hospital, Rocky Mount, early Thursday morning, at the age of 38 years, after an illness of one two dtys, supposed to have been Hriglit's disease and heart failure. Mrs. Coltrain before her marriage was Miss Vivian the Holly Springs section. Soon after her mar riage to Mr. Coltrain they moved to Williamston, where they lived for sev eral years. They moved from here to Rocky Mount about 10 years ago, where they have since resided. Besides her husband she leaves six children, three boys and three girls; also five brothers, Opheus, Golden, Gothie, Grover, and Kader Godard, all of the Williamston section, and one sitter, Mrs. Roland Hudson, of Dunn. The remains were brought down on the A. C. L. train yesterday after neon and taken to the home of the Godard brothers, from which the fu ntral was held at 3 o'clock today by Rev. C. H. Dickey. Hurial took place in a new cemetery near the home. — Plymouth Town Officials Considering V. E. P. Offer Offered $40,000 for their light and power franchise by the Virginia Elec tric & l'ower Co., Plymouth officials ale considering placing the matter be-/ ,fire the people of that town, according to a report received here. No definite action has been taken at this time by the officials who are waiting a report to be made by the power company on th£ cost of street lighting. As the offer was explained here, the company will pay $40,000 cash for the distribution system and give the town its street lights free during the life of the franchise. A charge, according to the proposed contract, will be made for w«tli:r pumping and other electrical enel*gy used by the town. Plymouth Juniors to Give Flag and Bible to School The Plymouth Rock Council- of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics will present a Bible and a flag to Jamfe&ville school Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, according to a program announcement made this week. Appropriate exercises will fea ture the event, L. J. Spear acting as master of ceremonies. Rev. C. B. Mashburn, Professors A. L. Pollock and T. O. Hickman, Rev. A. Corey, Messrs. W. E. Norris and E. S. Peel and the school will take part in the program. . . jTOWN ELECTION j TUESDAY MAY 7 i • ! No Interest Being Shown by Citizens; Registration Books Open j Judging from the lack of interest in j additional registration the municipal | election here May 7 w ill go by un noticed. While the election of the convCTrion nominees is generally ac cepted, the polls will be opened on the set date to give the matter a legal status. Up until last night no new names had been added to the registration, and should an independent ticket be presented, the battle wilt' apparently be threshed out by those whose names, are now oil the books. An independ ent ticket was discussed following the convention held the 18th of this month but the discussion carries little weight and no contest is expected at the polls May 7. The rcgisration books were opened by Registrar J. E. l'ope in his office in the old Farmers & Merchants Bank Building last Friday and will he closed .tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock, accord ing to all official order calling the election. Approximately 500 names are on the at the present time, making it unnecessary for those who have pre viously registered to re-enter their, names on the books. WOMAN'S CLUB HOLDS MEETING — l —• New Officers Are Elected; President Submits Bi- Epnial Report ♦ The Woman's club held its regulat meeting yesterday afternoon at foui o'clock, the retiring president, Mrs. Wheeler Martin who has held the of fice and under whose direction the clyb has accomplished much good in the past two years, presiding for hei last time. The business of the meeting wu; varied in its nature, the election o officers and several reports coming I before the club members. The advertising chairman, Mrs. « ,H. Saunders made a report on th progress in selling advertisements fo the new school auditorium curtain She stated that about SBOO worth of advertisements had been 'sold, leuv ing about S2OO worth more unsold. The treasurer reported $73.82 on i hand. It vftts voted to ask the city father.- to have all vacant lots in town clean ed and have the trees whitewashed. Several of the club members vol unteered to clean up the club yard to day in an effort to help clean the town during the clean up campaign. Mrs. A. R. Dunning was made chaii man of this committee. Miss Sleeper was given the use the hall for her Better Kitchen con test exercises that will be held next Friday. Mrs. W. 11. Biggs and Mrs. Wheelet Martin were appointed delegate.-} ti the State convention which meets in Charlotte next week. It was decided to give $lO each to the Sallie Southall Cotton Loan fun and to the Music Loan fund, these funds being used to educate worthy •'iris. The nominating committee, made it . report for the following offices: President, Mrs. W. C. Manning, jr., second vice president, Mrs. C. A, Harrison; corresponding secretary Mrs. C. B. Clark. Mrs. P. B. Cone w:js suggested to fill the unexpired tern of first vice president. The repOrt was unanimously ac cepted. Upon motion of Mrs. A. T. Craw ford, the retiring president was giv en a vote of thanks for her splendii work carried on during the past tw > years. * u Miss Sleeper gave a talk on "Bet ter Homes Week", telling of the origin, history and accomplishment.' of the movement. Aulander and Locals Play To 4-4 Tie %, Flaying Aulander for the second time this season here last Tuesday the local high school basebal team tied the visitors, 4 to 4, the game being called on account of darkness. The locals were scheduled to play James viile here yesterday afternoon, but fhe game was postponed on account of rain. The two teams are playing here this afternoon. > ■ » Pender's and Cafe Have , Buildings Repainted lit' keeping with the clean-up and paint-up move merit in progress here Sis week, D. Pender had his store re remodeled and the front repaint ed. The work was carried on' during regular store hours, interrupting the general business very little. The Wil liamston Cafe also carries a newly painted front, adding tar the progress ot the paint-up movement. PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER DIES IN AUTO WRECK Rev. J. L. Yandell Almost Instantly Killed Near Greenville Yesterday THREE OTHERS HURT Dead Minister Resided in Tarboro, but Had Been Conducting Services In This Section Recently * Rev. J. L. Yandell, Prenbyterian minister of Tarboro, was fatally hurt and Rev. A. J. Crane, also of Tar boro, was slightly injured about the knee yesterday at noon when their car, a, Chevrolet coupe, was hit op the Greenville-Bethel highway by a ma chine driven by J. W. Crafton and Dick Leonard, of Greenville. The minister's neck was broken; and lie died before attendants could rush him to a hospital. The accident occurred about two I and one-half miles from Clreenville when Crafton attempted to pass a wagon. Mr. Yandell, in an effort to' avoid the collision, turned his car to the shoulders and on into a ditch where he was hit by the Crafton ma- 1 chine which was said to have been travelling around 40 miles an hour. landing an invesitgation by Sheriff Sam Whitehurst, Crafton is being held under a SI,OOO bond. He was able to leave the hospital yesterday after noon, but Leonard, at that time, was still in an unconscious condition. The extent! of his injuries had not been de termined late yesterday. Messrs. Yandell and Crane were en route to Greenville on church busi ness when the fatality occurred. The body is en route to the old home in Mecklenburg county where interment will be made at Sharon tomorrow. During the past several months, Rev. Mr. \ andell had held services regularly here and at Bear Grass. A card mailed shortly before the ac cident carrying announcements for services here Sunday morning, Farm Life in the afternoon and at Bear Grass in the evening was received here after he was killed. The local church ; will hold its Sunday school at the regular hour, but it is understood there will he no other services for the day. LAST POULTRY CAR OF SEASON • » Here Tuesday and Wednes day; Also at Oak City And Robersonville I lie poultry car scheduled to make three stops in the county next week will'probably lie the last for the sea son, according to schedules announced In C ounty Agent "Brandon. Anticipating heavy loadings during the four days that the car will be in ilu county, Mr. Brandon lias arranged to have the, car remain here two days instead of, one, as lias been the case heretofore. "Although the loadings might he small, the agent is planning to rare for a rush should one present itself. I*rices .ifre a fraction stronger than thr rc-riffim'd for the last car, and this . with the fact tliat many growers are anxious to thin out their flocks on ac count of growing crops is expected to j llict lh* luadillgl. i —— —„ 86 WOMEN IN STATE PRISON & ■' Constitutes New High Rec ord; Most of Them Are Killers Raleigh, April 26,—There are 8f | women in State's Prison, a record foi I all time, Warden H. H. Honeycutt re vealed yesterday. Recently records of all kinds have ; been falling at the prison. Nearly i every month sees more new prisoners, brought in than the month before. The majority of them young m,en—j many of them young white meni Now the record for women prisoners has fallen. Of the 86 women, 24 of them are white women. Most of them are kill-t ers. The oldest, both in years and term of service is Nancy Curley, 82, who was sent up from Swain countj in 1914 to serve 30 years for murder.,. The women are employed in th sewing rooms and the laundry. A few work at .making chair bottoms. Old "Aunt Nancy" has no regular task. When she is able, she does odd Jobs. 1 She still looks forward hopefully to i the day her sentence will be ended. Already this month 107 new pris oners have been received, making the total number of inmates 2,175. ♦ ■ .' Sunday Services at Christian Chbrch Services at Christian church Sun day mprning at 11 o'clock and at 8:00 in the evening; by the pastor. Sunda school at 9:46. A cordial welcome a-; waits you at each of these services, j To Build Another Warehouse Here CLEAN-UP DRIVE IS,SUCCESSFUL No Official Reports Yet In, But Much Good Has Been Done i 8 Although 110 definite reports 011 the success of the clean up and paint up ; campaign in progress here this week have been returned at this time, it is J apparent that the movement has been j a decided success, as a whole. The [ trash cart has been swamped all the week with requests for the remova' ! of trash and rubbish. And while then j is still room for improvement, there has been a work carried on i in general, and in' certain quarters j the activities have been thorough. p While a determined drive for clean liness around practically all tin I homes has been made, feeble etVort | have been put forth in the store backlots. Other lots are understood t> Ibe in bad condition, furnishing r breeding place for flies by the million | Still other lots that are water-soak led furnish the mosquito a breeding place. The clean up and paint up wee 1 " I was planned in an effort to start 1 ! uniform drive for better health con j ditions here, a movement in which | every one could take a part without ; being required to do so by the law affecting sanitary conditions. The j week designated for the work to h ■ | done ends tomorrow, but it is the ex pressed desire and hope of those in j terested in -better health conditio j that the business of cleaning am' , painting wfll continue. * Reports placed in the hands of thi ! school children the early part of tlv | week will be returned next Monday j when a of the work will h ! made. Mr. J. C. Anderson, general chaii man of the campaign, expresses him self as being very much pleased with the apparent success of the umlei taking, stating that the citizens, boll white and colored, had cooperated 11 the movement and that the drive tliii week forms a foundation for a con tinuous clean "vp and paint u| work. The Woman's club, sponsor of tin campaign, at a meeting held yestei day afternoon, discussed the move ment, and will, it is understood, con tiriue to stress the importance of the work. —• Thirteen Students On High School Honor Roll The local high school honor roll for the seventh school month recently ended, shows a healthy increase over the honor list for the preceding month it was announced this morning by the principal. The list, carrying the t nam. of thirteen pupils, follows: Eighth grade—l'earl Griffin, Mar jorie Lilley, Lucy Rae Spruill, Ninth grade—Edith Peel, Mary C. | Williams, Charles Manning and Regi | nald Simpson, Tenth grade—Louise Coltrain, Eliz:' t Coltrain, Josephine Harrison, Marjorie -Taylor, « Eleventh grade—Mary Carstarphen Viola Grimes. program of Services At Baptist Church "'lf We let liiin thus alone, all men l u ill. believe 011 Him," is the text for iila Sunday morning's sermon. "At Jems' Feet" will be the theme Sun ''ay evening. At the evening service baptism will hi administered to two candidates. A short course in church history is I now being offered by the pastor at the 1 Wednesday evening hour. It .is pro posed to bird's eye view" of the [progress of the church from' its ear liest days upto the present time. This j course should have «reat value for those taking it. 11. naturally leads in to, and will be followed by, a course of study oh "Where we k"' our de nominations." Lilleys Hall School To Close Term Next Week •, I"he Lillys Hall school will close the 1 I'J2K«2 ( J term Thursday of next week with appropriate exercises,-it was au -1 trounced yetserday by Miss Warren, I the principal. Dr. Mayuard Fletcher, president of the Washington Collegi ate Institute, will deliver tile princi pal address at 11 o'clock, a picnic fol ic'wing. The children will appear in a short pt gram in the afternoon at 2:30, it was stated. An invitation is extended the public. ♦ . ' L. A. Carter, district forester, was here yesterday. He was accompanied by J. R. Miller, forest warden, located at Ahoskie. Advertisers Will Pind Our Col. unuis a Latchkey to Over 1.600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 MEETING WILL BE HELD AT TOWN HALL TONIGHT Plans for Erection of Third Warehouse To Be Discussed SIO,OOO isHsubscribed Movement Endorsed by Business Men of Town, Who Have Subscribed For Most of Stock One of the most vital and import ant question to come before the peo ple here in several years will be dis cussed tonight at 8:15 o'clock when in terested citizens of the town and com munity assemble in the City Hall t make jplans for the erection of :t third tobacco warehouse here. The meeting, called by the Chamber of Commerce, developed when a few citizens interested in the welfare and progress of the-community started a drive a day or two ago for tobacco warehouse here. The sc.- ion will last only a short while, and every citizen interested in the future of the town is urged to attend. Immediately aftre the Brick ware house was destroyed by tire, leading citizens here began formulating plans for its replacement. Their finding ; will be discussed at the meeting to night, and it has been pointed out that the attendance of every citizen is es sential. During the investigation, facts have developed that point to the success of a third warehouse Here. These facts within themselves have been the basis for the sale of approximately SIO,OOO worth of stock up until now. ' and will ,no doubt, interest many others. Believing this, those ifttreested in the erection of a third tobacco warehouse here are calling the meet ing tonight that the matter might b placed directly before the citizens of the section. As a re«ult t>f the preliminary in vestigation made by the committee, it was found that the old Brick ware house site could be purchased for s•'!, 000 and a tiew building .erected for' approximately $17,000. It was also pointed out byHhe committee that ex perienced, reliable warehousemen are anxious to enter the business here, that should a house be, built they would rent it, paying around $2,00 a year for the use of the house. While it is certain that the propos ed plans will carry, the meeting to night will determine the success of the movement for a third tobacco warehouse here. Complete plans of the proposed undertaking will be laid before the discus sion. Should the proposition reach ma turity, and it is very likely that i' will, officers of the company will b elected and a working organization effected. , The movement has been endorsed by the leadidg business men of the town, andHhey alone have subscribed to practically the entire amount oi the stock pledged. Tobacconists here are frank in stat-. Trig That the undertaking ~should~pay7 that the movement is worthy of the support of the people here. t . * STUDY KITCHEN IMPROVEMENT ! Women of bounty Learn How to Make 'Offices;' More Attractive Making the women's offices (kitch- I ens) more convenient and attractive has been one of the minor topics which the women in this county have been studying the past two months! 1 This is the first of a series of home improvement projects which will run four years. The object has been to improve one or more rooms in each community ■center which will serve as demonstra tions. The follow-up work of this will be goals to secure five hundred raised table surfaces, five hundred proper groupings of stationary ar.d small equipment and the install Htioi> of fiv.i hundred water systems. As the result of the work, twenty four improved kitchens will serve a:' demonstrations of how time and !ab >r may be saved. Miss Pauline Smith of State Col- • lege has cooperated with Mis? Sleeper the local home agent, in this project • and last week completed the second scoring of tese improved rooms. The contest will close with a county-wide meeting scheduled to be held here next Friday. It is believed that this campaign will be one of the most far-reaching pieces of educaUonal work put on in the county recently.