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VOLUME XXXII—NUM
LEGISLATURE
PASSES FIRST
OF 1931 LAWS
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Appropriatesso,ooo.oo For
An Inland Waterway
Right of Way
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
Oomor Recommend* Constitution
al Convention, Bat Btroag Op
ppoeltion Is Expected
Tlm appropriation of $50,000 for an,
inlaad waterway right-of-way was en-.j
acted U the first public law of the,
19J1 legislature last night when the;
measure was passed in the house. To
day. committee appointments are be
ing made, and it is predicted that the
law makers will be down to work in
earnest before the week ends.
Following caucuses held last Tues
day night, Lieutenant Governor Foun-j
tain put the upper house in action,
and Willis Smith, the new speaker,
took the gavel in the lower house.
The first fire was kindled by H. S. ;
Ward when he opposed an appropri
ation of $50,000 to furnish right of
way for an inland waterway. Mr.
Ward threw all of his wind against
the bill and won his own and two
other votes against the measure.
The usual time was taken in trying
to set up machinery for operation, and
awaiting the Governor's message
which was delivered on Friday. Good *
government for less money was the
gist of the message and plans were
advanced for economy as follows:
The change in our road laws, turn
ing all roads over to the State. The
consolidation of several of the State
departments. The tax question was
the big side of the message which
asked for an increase in gasoline tax
from 5 to 6 cents and a reduction of
tax on real estate.
The Governor recommends a con
stitutional convention. However, the
proposal is expected to meet with
mnch opposition. It is opposed by big
income tax payers. Our present con
stitution limits the income tax rate to
a low figure, and it is likely that the
rate would be increased should a con
vention be held.
One of the biggest things so far as
its appeal to the public sentiment was
the 10 per cent salary reduction
recommendation which is estimated
to reduce taxes $4,000,000.
The budget recommendations sub
mitted to the Legislature by the Gov
ernor will cut the State's expenditures
about $4,000,000 from last year and
affecfls practically all branches of
govrenment, including the General '
Assembly, about $10,000; judicial
about (10,000; executive, about $23,-1
000. Administrative recommendations
call for an increase of about $1,500,000
practically all of which would go to
the county schools in the equalize- 1
tioa fund.
The higher educational institutions
will receive about $220,000 less.
The chairtable and correctional in
- stitutions would suffer a decrease of
only $60,000 and Confederate pensions '
SIOO,OOO, the last amount
the decrease caused mainly by the
deaths of old soldiers and widows.
The lawmakers are scheduled to
consider a law extending the time for
the devaluation of all properties this
weak.
The Unusual in Sales Is
I Announced at Hamilton
fW unusual in mercantile sales in
thie section was announced today by
th# Messrs. Salsbury, Johnson Com
pany and the Slade Rhodes Com
pany, Hamilton, the two firms doing
business in that town, agreeing to ad-
vertise a sale jointly. Ordinarily, the
merchant planning a sale guards his
plans very closely, but this time two
come out together with their an
noancement.
flade, Rhodes Company and Sals
bury, Johnson Company, leading mer
chants of Hamilton, are planning for
a big sale, beginning Friday of this
week. They are offering unusual
bargains in every department, and
have decreased the pricee even on gas
oline, another item that goes on
special sale io't the first time in this
section, as far as it could be learned
. here.
100 People Unemployed
In Robersonville District
According to a report filed in the
otice of the county school superin
tendent, Mr. R. A. Pope, here by the
head of the Robejionville schools,
there are JOO white people in that dU
trkt unemployed. Of the number, -10
people, classed as unskilled laborers,
and 10 others classed > as domestic,
ware placed or given work.
The report, carrying little informa
tion other than the number of people
unemployed in the district, was made
fallowing a meeting of the Martin
County teachers' association held here
las* Saturday. It was pointed out in
the report that SS people had been
helped in the district through charity,
THE ENTERPRISE
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Charity Situation
Number of Cases Increases
A SHORTAGE IN
| FUNDS LIMITS
J RELIEF WORK
Appealing Stories Are Told
By Unfortunates Dur
ing Past Few Days
MANY HUNGRY ONES
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i Washington County Raises $271.75
Monthly For Handling Wei- |
fare Work There
Appealing cries coming from
hungry mouths right here in Wil-'i
liamston and vicinity are fast dimish-'.
ing the small reserve maintained here 1
for charity relief, it was learned yes-:
terday when the number of needy j
cases were increase by a substantial
percent. Orders already out for food |,
will deplete the small sum now in the
treasury, and unless succor is given at I
once, no one knows to what source the
hungry mouths will turn for a mouth-,
ful of food.
Charity work has been carried on '
'by the Woman's club welfare depart
ment with a willingness that few know ,
about, but even their efforts-have been 1
i limited by a poor response on the part '
jof local people. The report shows that
jWiiirh ha* h**n giwn, that a few have.
deprived themselves that others might I
be helped, but in coping with the
I situation, efforts this year are falling
| far short as compared with those put
forward last year just because the
donors are more limited in number.
That the conditions have been over
painted in this community during the
past few weeks, real facts uncovered in ,
this office would brand the statement I
as unfounded. Thirty cases, represent-!
iiiK nearly 100 people, both white and
colored, have humbly asked for food |'
during the past few days, indicating /
that the situation is not over-painted,
but that it is even more serious than
any of us would think.
Two Caaes
Two of the thirty cases coming un
der direct observation, one last Sat- j
urday and a second one yesterday are (
fair examples. The brief history of i
each, follows: |
i An old colored woman from out of
the township rame in last Saturday.,
At first she hesitated to tell all of her
story, but she started disclosing the
facts, and the further she went with'
her story, the more pathetic it be
'came. She had been without' food for
quite a spell, was living in an old house,
'alone, and her age, 75 years she said, i
| prevented her from working. Very;
poorly clad, she limited her appeal to,
food.
j Case number two, was a bit different |
but the story told was accompanied |
with saddening tears. A colored citi-'
ten and a hard worker for years, he had
been caught by depression. Last Thurs
day it was when he last seat down to a
meal. Since that time he and the
members of his family have nibbed on '
peanuts and the very coarsest of
foods.
These stories are not near complete,
for it would be possible to go on tell
how they welcome big hominy, pork
and the cheapest in beans,
j Down in Washington county, ac
cording to a story appearing in the
1 Roanoke Beacon, a paper published in
| Plymouth, $271.75 are raised monthly
.to care for the needy cases in that
county. Pledges ranging from $25 to
:25 cents monthly were made. The
amount raised there in one month is
i more than the amount raised here in
•'lf months, not including clothes.
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j Goldsboro Motor Company
Destroyed By Early Fire
I The Goldsboro Motor Company
j building, Goldsboro, and many old
and new model Fords were destroyed
by fire there early last night, it was
i learned here this morning. The firm
I was owned and operated by Mr. J..
I D. Woolard, formerly of this place.
■: The new owner, for several years con
i nected with the Williamston Motor
> Company here, just recently took over
II the business there.
j Very few details could be had here
'this morning, but it is understood j
that the building and its contents
> were totally destroyed, that the own
ers would incur some loss.
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School Professors To Meet
' At Bear Grass Thursday
The Schoolmasters* club, with the i
I male teachers in the various county |
, schools making up its personnel, will
, hold its first meeting of the new year
and fourth of the 1930-31 term Thurs
- day evening at 6:30 o'clock at Bear
: Grass, Professor S. M. Lee, principal
e of thevßear Grass School, will act as
i the host.
No formal program has been pre
i pared, but it is understood that aev
i era! subjects for diacussion wfll be
. placed before the gathering.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 13, 1931.
INSURANCE MEN
HOLD MEETING
! 1930 Losses Were Small,
Secretary Reports At
Meeting Saturday
The Martin County Branch of the
I Farmers Mutual Fire insurance as
! sociation held its annual meeting in
the courthouse here last Saturday
morning, one of the largest represen
tation of members ever recorded at
tending.
Rendering his report, the secretary
' treasurer, stated that the losses for the
'year were very small, that the condi
tion of the organization was in excel
lent shape.
With one exception, the same of
ficers will continue at the head of
the local branch, as follows: W. C.
I Manning, pres.; J. L. Coltrain, secre
tary-treasurer; Sylvester Peel, vice
president; Henry C. Green, W. B.
; Harrington and Samuel Everett, direc
j tors. The township supervisors were
| also re-elected for the new year,
i Following the report of the execu
tive committee, it was agreed to have
the books of the assomiation audited
once each year.
EXAMS BEGIN IN
L LOCAL SCHOOLS
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Principal Watson Reports
Students Taking Much
Interest in Studies
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Beginning tomorrow afternoon, mid
jterm examinations will feature the
:work in the local schools, Principsl
IWm. R. Watson stated yesterdsy.
From the fourth grade through the
'eleventh, the pupils will be quizzed on
{the studies carried on since the open
ing of the 1930-31.
The examinations, Mr. Watson ex
piated, are not final, but they do have
an important bearing on promotion
next spring. It is possible for a stu
dent failing an examination this week
'to improve his work during the re
jmainder of the term and pass the
course. A successful examination now
does not mean a successful ending in
the spring, the principal stated. "The
procedure serves several purposes, giv
ing tlie student some idea as to his
islanding and furnishing the teacher
|vith information necessary in class
work and in promoting the pupil," the
school man continued.
The outlook for splendid examina
tions is the brightest since his arrival,
Mr. Watson declared yesterday, add
ing that the pupils are more serious in
their efforts to master their studies.
Progress has been more marked this
year in the operation of the school,
and the principal was confident that a
comparison would show letter results
this week than were recorded for the
same period last year and the year be
fore.
JIMMY BROWN
HURT IN GAME
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Suffers Fractured Skull In
Game Played Friday
at Jacksonville
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I Jimmy Brown, formerly of Jamei
ville but of recent months connected
with a department store in Jackson
ville, Fla., was seriously hurt while
playing basketball in that city last Fri- (
day night. According to reports re
ceived here the young sthlete suffered
a fractured skull, and although his
Condition is critical, he is expected to'
recover. He was playing on one of (
the city teams when he fell and hurt
himself, it was stated.
Young Brown, a student in the
Jamesville School for a number of
I years and an able basketball player, |
was a favorite among fans throughout
the county. He was also with the
State College varsity five for a year
and was recognized there as one of
the stars on the te*m.
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Local Parents and Teachers
To Meet Next Thursday
The regular meeting of the local
parent-teacher association will be
held in the grammar grade building
|Thursday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
All parents are urged to attend. This
will be a very important meeting
and the president is very anxious for
ia good- attendance.
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Leave for Looiaianna
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Taylor and two
little daughter* left yesterday for
Louisianna where they' will maUt
their home.
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Its nfc Hi lal M ■ 9W
iron I Diiion Man nere
Mr. P. M. Caudle, deputy prohibi
tion agent of Wilson, accompanied by
,Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Morton, was here
yesterday.
TEACHERS HOLD
4TH MEET HERE
Proposed Salary Decrease
Not Mentioned By
Teachers
The fourth of six scheduled meetings
|of the Martin County. Teachers' associ
; ation was held here last Saturday
the Martin County Teacher's associa
tion was held here last Saturday
afternoon, a very short assembly pro-
Igram featuring the gathering. Ap
' proximately 80 of the white teachers
'were present.
f Re*. C. T.. Rogers of tUc Jo?al Me
thodist church, opening the meeting
with a short devotional service, dis
cussed the relationship of the school j
to the Church and the Church to the
school. In his 15-minute talk, the
minister stressed the importance of
character training in the school, stat
ing that the school had a five-fold op
portunity to teach character training
as compared with the Sunday school j
and its limited time,
j Addressing the assembly, Superin
tendent R. A. Pope went into the un- i
employment situation as it exists in
the several school communities.'
Blanks, prepared by the State and
having to do with unemployment, were
the superintendent asking
the various teachers and principals to
tnake a study of unemployment condi
tions in their respective communities
and report their findings to his office. 1
Only one of the blanks, giving the
number (estimated) in the community '
without work, the number placed, aud
the number dependent upon charity,
had been returned late yesterday.
While these reports, it was stated by
Mr. Pope, will not complete details re
lative to unemployment in Martin
County,>ithey will furnish much valu
able informatioa. Otherblanks hav
ing to do with available work have
been received since the meeting and it
is believed that much good will re
sult following the combined handling
of the two forms.
The proposed salary of 10
per cent in all State, County and town
employee salaries was npt mentioned,
the body apparently leaving-their fate
entirely with the law makers who are
expected to stage a warm debate when
I the bill is carried before them.
SUGGESTS UNIT
CONSOLIDATION
State School Head Would
Consolidate All Small
Charter Schools
| Raleigh, Jan. 12.—"Are the adminis
trative costs too high in North Caro
lina," asks Supt A. T. Allen in that
part of his biennial report recommend
ing economy in school administration
and suggesting the consolidation of
units.
"In this State," he says, "there are
195 separate and independent school
units, 100 county systems and 95 char
ter systems within the counties, be
sides a great number of special tax
districts which have many independent
privileges. The counties vary in size
from 17,150 pupils enrolled in Johns
ton County to 1,446 in Dare County.
Charlotte represents the largest unit
among the cities with an enrollment of
16,387. The smallest school is Dob
bersville with 88 pupils."
There are, according to this report,
22 units, county and Charter, having
more than 10,000 pupils, 17 having'
from 8,000 to 10,000 pupils, 19 having'
from 6,000 to 8,000 pupils, 27 having
from 4,000 to 6,000 pupils, 37 having j
from 2,000 to 4,000 pupils, and 73 units I
having fewer than 2,000 pupils.
"The combined enrollment in the |
15 city systems with from 1,000 to j
1,500 pupils is 18,039. They pay a total
of $48,320 for the salaries of superin
tendents, or an average of $2.68 for
' each pupil enrolled. The average cost
l of administration in county units is
leas than 50 cents a pupil. If all of
| these 15 city units were combined, j
they would make a system about the
size of Robeson County."
Supt. Allen recommends that all
charter systems having fewer than
2,000 pupils enrolled be consolidated
with the county system. 'lf the schools j
with fewer than 2,000 pupils now
operating under special charters," he j
says, "should come into the several,
county systems, there would remain
only 129 systems of schools in the
State as opposed to the 195 at present.
This enlargement of administrative
units, in my opinion, would add greatly
to the efficiency of the public school
system, and make it possible to do
the administrative work with the ex
penditure of many fewer dollars."
County Boy Makes State
University ~ Honor Roll
Clyde Griffin, young son of Mr. Nad
Mrs. S. C. Griffin of this place, aver
aged 95 on his studies and had his
name appear, on the University of
North Carolina honor roll for the fall
qmftfr —ding jut before the Christ
mas holidays. Young Griffin was
graduated from the local high school
last spring. ,
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Property Revaluation Work
Halted Throughout
New Mail Schedule Will Go
Into Effect Here Next Friday
BABCOCK LINE
EXTENDED TO
ROCKY MOUNT
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Mail Will Arrive Here at
11:20 A. M. From the
Northern Cities
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EFFECTIVE JAN. 16TH
Bus Line* Enter Into An Agreement
Removing Restriction* On
Passenger Traffic
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A remedy to the poor mail service 1
offered postal patrons in this section
since early in December has been ef- j
fected, and beginning Friday of this
week the schedules will be advanced i
several hours. A contract was let
yesterday to the Babcock, or Bethel
; Columbia Bus Line for handling mail
between Rocky Mount and Plymouth.
Under the new contract, mail from
northern points will be loaded on the
t>us ft Rockv Mount and delivered to
Plymouth and intermediate points
Leaving Rocky Mount at 9 in the,
morning, or u|>on the arrival of train
75, the bus is scheduled to reach here |
at 11:20 a. m., and Plymouth at 12:15.
The return trip will be operated on the
j same schedule now in effect, bringing
mail here shortly before 4 p. m. The
bus will continue on into Rocky
Mount, reaching there at 6 o'clock:
p. m.
Following a change in train
ules on the main lines of the Atlantic'
Coast Line, mail arrived in Tarboro
too late for connection with the bus,,
and since the early part of December j
the bus has handled only that mail
originating in Tarboro and points a-j
long the route. The extension of the
bus line from Tarboro to Rocky ]
Mount will return a similar service 1
enjoyed prior to the change in train'
schedules.
In announcing the new mail sched
ule, Mr. A. B. Babcock, owner of the
| Bethel-Columbia line, stated that an
agreement had been entered into be-'
, tween his line and the Carolina Coach
Company, where the two lines would
operate batween VVilliamston and
Rocky Mount with no restrictions on
either. Heretofore passenger service 1
between Bethel and this point has
| been more or less limited to the Bab
cock busses, while from Bethel to
i Rocky Mount passenger service was
.limited to the Carolina Coach Com-
I pany. The Carolina Coach Company
did, however, pick up passengers be
tween Bethel and VVilliamston who
wished to travel beyond either points,
it was stated by Mr. Babcock. Be
gnining next Friday, either line will
'pick up passengers at any point be
tween here and Rocky Mount without
restrictions. No agreement between
the Coastal Coach Lines and the Bab
cock line was reached, Mr, Babcock
stated, and according to his statement
made here yesterday, busses of that
company will not have the right to
service towiis between here and Bethel.
FORMER" COUNTY
RESIDENT PASSES
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Mrs. Edith Fishers Dies In
Norfolk; Once Lived
at Dymond City
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Mrs. Edith Elizabeth Fisher, aged
80, died at her home in Norfolk, last*!
Friday following an illness of more
| than six months durations.
Mrs. Fisher, a native of Dublin,
Ireland lived in this county several
years while her husband was accourf
tant for the..,old Washington and
J Jamesville railroad. They made their
home at Dymond City, and made ma
! Ny friendships during their stay there,
i It was years ago that the family lived
in this county, Mr. Fisher resigning to
accept a position with the Norfolk-
Southern Railroad in Norfolk. He is
still active in spite of his 85 years of
age. v__
Mr|. Fisher was a charter member
of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Be
sides her husband, she is survived by
one daughter, Miss Mabel Fisher;
i two sons, Arnold A. Fisher, of Norfolk
' and Cecil H. Fisher, of Wilming
. ton, Del.; four grandchildren
Mrs. J. Wesley Jordan, Edith Sue, and
Arnold J. Fisher, Jr., of Norfolk, and
' Hary Mayo Fisher, of Wilmington,
Del.; five brothers, Leonard Acheson,
of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Harold Ache
soni of Bradenton, Fla.; Walter Ache
son of Chandler, Ariz; Victor Acheson
of San Diego, Cat., and Edwin Ache
son of St. Louis, and one sister, Mrs.
C. Meissner, of Glenside, Pa.
TAG BUREAU TO
CLOSE SATURDAY
Patrolmen and Inspectors
Are Busy Giving Warn
ing Auto Owners
l he sale of 19.H automobile licenses
will continue at the local bureau
| through Saturday of this week, it was
announced yesterday by Mr. N T . C. ,
Green, manager. The bureau was
scheduled to close Thursday, but- of-,
ficials, realizing that many owners]
have not been able to make thir pur- '
Ichases up until now, .made arrange- !
jments to have the bureau remain open
jthe extra two days. After next Sat-1
urday, car owners who have not pur-j
chased their tags, will find it ncces
sary to order them from the depart
ment in Raleigh.
Last night, the sale had reached the
2600 mark, sales having picked up dur
-1 ing last Saturday. A comparatively
small nurober was sold yesterday,
however.
j No arrests have been nude so tar,
but patrolmen are issuing slips,'re
| quiring the car owners to purchase
tags within 48 hours. Many of the
slips have been collected by the
agency here, two having been issued
here, one at Everett* and others
throughout the county. Prosecutions
are next in order, it was unofficially
j learned here today.
LOCAL GIRL IS
IN AUTO WRECK
Miss Helen Sumner Suffers
Bad Injury To Knee
In Accident Friday
Miss Helen Sumner was badly and
probably injured permanently about
| the right knee and Miss Alia Littlv
j Thigpeu was slightly hurt in an auto-
mobile wreck near Robersonville late
j last Friday afternoon. Mr.-Coy Ro- I
I berson, driver of the car in whfth
Misses Sumner aud Thigpeu were rid-
J ing, escaped injury. Ben James, color
ed of near Robersouville, driver of
I the old Model T Ford figuring in the
t wreck, also escaped uninjured. Da*
1 mage to the Roberson car was esti
mated to be around $75, while the old
' Ford came through the smash-up with
very little resulting damage.
| According to reports given here,
Ben James was driving east on High
way 90, following a wagon. The Ro-,
berson car was next in line, and as the
driver Started to pass the James car,'
James turned to his left to enter a side
\road. Roberson turned sharply back
to the right 4nd applied all his brakes,
striking the rear side of the old model
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I Neither of the cars was travelling
very fast, Mr. Roberson stating that
lie was running around 20 miles an
hour. Miss Sumner was thrown
against the dash board, causing a bad
injury to the knee pan. Miss Thigpeu
hit one of the dash board instruments,
but was not badly hurt, it is under
stood. The glass in the windshield
I was not broken by the impact, but the
radiator was punctured aud the lights
were damaged.
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Windsor Bank Re-opens
For Business Saturday
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& Windsor, Jan. 10.—The Bank of
, | Windsor reopened its doors this morn
ing after having been closed since De-
,cember 19. The reopening was made
I possible by an agreement of 97 per
. cent of the depositors to allow their
I money to remain in the bank, for a
. period of three years. These deposi-1
, jtors will receive dividends on their I
deposits, bank officials stated, as
| 'money is collected.
J New de(>osits are being received,
. subject to check, but loans are not be- 1
, |ing made. An encouraging stream of
• j depositors visited the reopened bank
[during the morning.
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Undersellers Purchase Two
• Stocks and Announce Sale
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[ Purchasing recently the VVilliamston
. Bargain House Stock from the owners, 1
, Messrs. O. G. Carson, and R. E.
| Wynn, the Norfolk Underselling com
| pany is planning a special sale of the
, goods beginning Friday of this week.
, The Undersellers, Jack Frank, mana
. ger, also recently purchased the B.
. Goldsetin stock in Robersonville, and
i that has been moved here to be sold
. jointly with the Carson and Wynn
, stock in the Williamstou Bargain
House store.
Watch the Label On Your
Paper Aa It Carrie* the Date
When Yoor Subscription Expires
ESTABLISHED 1898
POSTPONMENT
IS FAVORED BY
THE GOVERNOR
Supervisor T. B. Slade and
His Assistants Had Not
I AWAITING^OUTCOME
One of Two Bills Proposing Post
ponement of Property Re
valuation Assured
! \\ ork 011 the quadrennial property
I revaluation of property throughout the
State has been lialr*t pending the out
outcome "of a proposal in the leK>sla
jtttrp to p stpcne the re-assessment
I until WJ3. Re-assessmertt workers in
i niany counties had already started
| operations, but activities were stopped
ilast Saturday morning to await the
'outcome of the two hills that have
| been introduced in " the house and
I senate.
I Tax Supervisor T. B. Slade stated
last Saturday that re assessment ac
tivities in this county had been limited
to the perfecting of an organization for
I handling the re-valuation, that no ac
tual filed work had been done. >"ln
fact, we have not received any blanks
jsn far. aud it "is very "probable that
nothing will be done relative to the
re-valuation of all properties in this
!fy u "ty until more definite informa
tion comes from Kaleigh.
Postponmeut of the quadrennial re
valuation has been advanced in the
Governor's address and in hills sub
mitted to both the house and* the
senate. ,
The fiirst bill introduced in the
house was that offered by Representa
tive \\ \V. Seal of ftcDoweU, t• > (Ic
ier the |uadreunial revaluation until
two years from now. Fsiday, as soon
as the joint session of the senate and
house had recessed and the two houses
convened separately again, Senator ♦
Rivers D: Johnson introduced a bill
Jill the senate to follow out the recom
nicndation made by Governor Gardner
Ito defer the revaluation until 19JJ.
j Ihe hill was set on the calendar as
the first matter of business to be
taken up when the senate convenes
at 8 o'clock Monday uighti
| There is little doubt but that, one
or the other of these hills will be
speedily passed, since the recommen
dation by Governor Gardner to defer
this revaluation was one of the four
recoipntcndations that were applaud
ed by the members of the-genenil as
sembly Tuesday. There had been a'
growing sentiment in favor of this
action since Representative N'eal first
i introduced his measure. But when
this action"Was recommended by Gov
! ernor Gardner in his message, its-en —
j actment was virtually assured.
Impetus toward this stepAvas added
' I hursday. when Charles M. Johnson,
! executive secretary of the County
Government- Advisory Commission ad
vised the postponement of the reva
luation on the grounds that this post
ponement would save the counties ap
proximately $1,000,000, or what the
revaluation would, cojtt and also be
cause it woqld be difficult to get a
fair valuation of property at this time
because of the general depression.
Hence the enactment-of one or the
| other of these bills is regarded as vir
tually assured when they come be
fore the two houses.
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Federal Agents Capture 19
Stills Since January First
| Federal Agents Coats K Crumpler,
and Koebuck, conducting raids in tn's
and surrounding counties, have cap
' tured 19 liquor stills s > far during
new year, and they were off to i late
start at that. The personnel of the
moonshiners remains practically un
changed, for only one man, a filling
station )perf»U>r, was arrested during
the first few diys the agents were
j active in this year.
| Their largest still, a 150-gallou ca
' pacity one, was brought in from Bear
Grass. Much beer was destroyed dur-
I ing the iH-riod, and a+smatl quantity
j of liquor was poured out.
Skewarkey Lodge Meeting
Here This Evening at 7:30
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i Skewarkey Lodge, No. 90, will hold
1 tonight its first regular communica
i tion of the new year, and the first
since celebrating the 105 th anniver
i sary of the local unit recently. The
, meeting will open at 7:30 o'clock. Sec
ond degree work is scheduled, and
- all Masons are urged to be present.
•
Judge Winston Holds His
Court Despite Broken Arm
I Windsor, Jan. 8. —Judge Francis D.
I Winston convened the regular term of
* the general county court on time al
> though he was nursing a broken arm,
nd several head injuries.