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Watch tha Label Oa Tow Paper As It_ CarriM the Date What Toar Sabacriptkm Expiree VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 10 EXPLANATION OP PROPOSED FARM RELIEF MEASURE General Objective of Bill Is To Increase Buying Power of Farmer Washington, D. C.—The general objective of the Farm Relief Bill is to increase the purchasing power of far mers through restoring the balance between production and consumption and through adjusting markets as rapidly as is feasible, starting with present conditions. The Bill gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad powers: (1) To provide for reduction in acreage or production of specified farm products and to compensate pro ducers for such reduction through rental or benefit payments. (2) To enter into marketing agree ments with producers, marketing a gencies, and processes of farm prod- ■etc.. (3) To license processors and dis tributing agencies engaged in inter- W*te or foreign commerce in handling agricultural product* and to regulate thrtii so as to eliminate unfair prac tice* and charge*. (4) To use the Smith Cotton option contract plan on the 1933 crop of cot ton. (S) To impose taxes on the pro cessing of the basic agricultural com modities at an amount not in excess of that necessary to restore the pre war price parity, *ubject to the limi tation that the tax shall be reduced if the full amount is more than can be borne under existing conditions with out excessive reduction in consump tion. lt i* intended under this broad grant of power that the Secretary will call in representatives of the producers and processors for each commodity and shall work out leparately for each commodity the method of dealing with it which offer* the belt hope of ti- fective control of production for the 1933 crops and of progressive action towards an elimination of surplus stocks or production and restoration of normal price parities. Under the taxing power, provision is made for hearing to interested par ties so that in e»ch step of the ap plication of the law the Secretary will discuss the proposed steps with those interested and will take into account their expert advice. In controlling production of differ ent commodities different systems will probably be used. Thus it is antici pated that in the case of hogs and corn the payment of rent for retire ment of corn land from production will be contingent upon a correspond ing reduction in the quantity of hogs marketed by the producer. In the case of caah crops the rental or benefit payment may be based primarily up on reduction in acreage of the particu lar crop in question, with supplemen tary provisions as to the alternative use of the land. Under the plan the Secretary is also at liberty to rent land in large trncts or in selected region*, or to allot the sums for land rental! by states and counties so that each producer will have an equal op portunity to rent a portion of his land and to receive rental payments. Proviaions are included for taxes on the existing warehouse stocks at the. time the processor's tax goes into effect and refunds on the exportation of finished products upon which pro cesaing taxes have been collected and for the imposition of si>:h taxes as are found necessary on commodities or products competing with the basic agrkaltnral commodities or their prodacte. Commodities used by un tmphyent relief agencies «are ex empt from taxation. Through these, and other special provisions it is hop ed that the tax can be applied with the least poasible necessity for adjust ment In the varius industries and without injustice to the various in dividuals and concerns involved, so that in every way the addition of the tax will work out in the same way aifia increase in the price of the prod uct itself. In practically all cases the percen tage of the retail price which now goes to the farmer is so small that the ad dition of the tax will have only a very slight effect on the retail price. It is anticipated that that part of the tax which ia added to the retail price will not be burdensome to consumers. At the same time by increasing the fund* available in rural communities and thus increasing the assets be hind the rural banking structure and increasing the purchasing power of farmers for industrial products it is expected that there will result an in creaae in city induatrial activity. As this develops the increased activity will eventually provide city workers increased incomes far greater than the relatively small increase in their cost of living. - The basic products to which the Act applies are: wheat, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, bogs, and milk and its (Continned on page four) THE ENTERPRISE Tonsil and Aden To Be Held He Plans for holding a tonsil and adenoid clinic here were made last night when representatives of the Woman's and Clubs met and discussed the undertaking. The clinic will be held in the Wom an's Club hall Thursday and Fri day of this week. According to information re leased this morning, there are more than 100 children asking for operaftiona. The disappointing feature of the clinic is that hard ly half of the applicants can be handled. About 30 of the chil PEANUTS TAKEN OUT FARM RELIEF BILL LAST WEEK Tobacco Scores A Victory In the Proposed Farm Relief Legislation Relief for the country's farmers is commanding much attention in Wash ington now, but it is all an experi ment and just /pjiat the result will be can not be forecast just at this time. Last week farmers in this section were much pleased to learn that pea nuts were included in the list of basic crops to receive aid. That was on Thursday, and then on Saturday pea nuts were removed from the list. To . bacco scored a victory, however, and as that is one of the principal 'crept in this section, much interest is be*ng given that particular crop. I As the bill is understood here the basic price for tobacco would be the average paid from 1919 to July, 1928. The average price received by tobac co farmers throughout the country durtnfe tIHI period was $21.88 per 100 pounds. If the bill takes into consid eration the various tobaoco belts and establishes prices accordingly, then the basic price for this belt would be a round 24 cents a pound. The bill is now before the Senaff having passed the House a few days ago. * Of course, the bill is an experiment, but it is an experiment in the inter est of the growers of the products. If the provisions of the bill meet the approval of the Congress, then the average price of tobacco between the years 1919 and July, 1928, will be the basis of the increased price and should enhance the income of the grower of tobacco. Those who take advantage of the provisions of the bill must cooperate. They must reduce their acreage. If this is done, then the warehouse sale is supplemented by the treasury. If the grower docs not reduce his acre age, then the public sale is not supple mented by the treasury." COUNTY BOARD MEETS MONDAY Completes Routine Duties by Noon In Uneventful Regular Session Other than discussing the tax-list ing situation, the county commission ers had a quiet and uneventful session here yesterday. Routine business was completed by noon, but it was late aft ernoon before the commissioners de cided to await developments before proceeding with business in connec tion with tax-listing. Mr. J. Sam Getsinger was reappoint ed county accountant for a period of two years. T. W. Wells was allowed $2 month ly as outside poor relief. Allowances made to Mrs. Andrew Flanagan and to Wilt Perry for a child were ordered discontinued. Local Juniors Will Visit Tarboro Thursday Night The local council, Junior Order of United American Mechanic*, will not hold a regular meeting here Thurs day night, it was announced this morning. Members of the council here are planning to visit Tarboro that evening as guests of the council there. members desiring to visit the Edgecombe council are ask ed to meet at the Central filling sta tion Thursday evening at 6:15 o'- clock. Molasses Is Good Dairy Feed, But Care Needed Molasses of any kind ii an excel lenth dairy feed, but care should be exercised in the amount fed and man ner of usage. The best way to feed is to dilute the molasses with one part of water to three parts of molasses and spray this mixture over the rough age. Undiluted molasses may also be poured over the grain feed, but the former method gives best results. Not more than one quart a day should be fed each animal. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 4,1933 dren will be operated upon Thurs day and about 20 or 25 will be op erated upon the following day. Toe number of charity applicants that will be operated on Thursday is about 30. More than SO others will be unable to receive the treat ment, as the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation limits its assist ance to 5 per cent of the enroll ment in school. Beds and cota will be placed in the club hall tomorrow, and local nurses and doctors will assist Dr. C. J. Sawyer, who will do the op erating. PRESIDENT USES POWER TO MAKE NUMBER SAVINGS In One Month a Saving of More Than 500 Million Has Been Effected In the most sweeping economy move in the history of the American government, President Roosevelt de creed last week an annual saving of $400,000,000 in veterans' expenditures. Effective July 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year, the order was made possible by the drastic law au thorizing the- President to pare deep ly into payments to veterans, their widows and dependents—and to cut Federal salaries. The salary slash oc curred earlier in the week. In issuing the diminished schedules of allowances, the President, in a stats ment, said: "I do not want any' vet eran to feci that he and his comrades are being singled out to make sacri fices." "On the contrary," he added, "I want them to know that the regula tions issued are but an integral part of our economy program embracing every department and agency of the government to which every employee is making his or her contribution. "I ask them to appreciate that not only does their welfare, but also the welfare of every American citizen de pend upon the maintenance of the credit of their government, and that they also bear in mind that every cit izen in every walk of life is being called upon, directly or otherwise, to share in this." One of the largest items of savings under the new regulations will be through the complete revision of trie non-service connected benefits, most of which virtually are eliminated. Some $100,000,000 will be saved through the limiting of this classifi cation of pensions to \hose permanent ly and totally disabled. They will re ceive S2O a month compared with S4O at present, and those receiving allow ances for less than total disability will be removed from the rolls. In the scant month lhat President Roosevelt has.had control of the gov ernment, he has now instituted econ omies estimated to total $572,000,000 a year, and at least another estimated $100,000,000 is in early prospect. This is the record: Rtduction in veterans' benefits, $400,000,000. Cut in veterans' administration ex penses, $50,000,000. Reduction of all Federal salaries 15 per cent, $120,000,000. Consolidation of farm credit agen cies, $2,000,000. The additional $100,000,000 is con sidered a minimum estimate of sav ings to be achieved by reorganization and consolidation of other Federal agencies under the power already granted the President by Congress. Other economies may be achieved lat er by still further reduction of depart mental functions. JACK DOWNING'S CAR IS WRECKED Enfield Man Wrecks Ford While "trying It Out" Sunday Afternoon The new Ford V-8 belonging to Mr, Jack Downing, of this place, was re duced to a wreck last Sunday after noon when a filling station opeartor at Enfield ran it into a large power line pole near that town. Mrs. Down ing, visiting in Enfield, left the car at the filling station to be washed. After the washing job was completed, the filling station man, never having driven one of the latest Ford produc tions,. thought he would try the car out.. Running around 65 or 75 miles an hour, the driver let the car swerve and it struck the 10-inch pole and tore down several high-powered wires. Enfield was without lights and power for about two hours as a result of the wreck. The driver, unhurt i»,the crash, was arrested and placed in jail there, it was reported here. V I SERIES SERVICES BEGIN IN BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY People of Community Are Invited To Attend the ' Services Next Week Beginning next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, the Baptist church starts a pre-Easter series of religious serv ices which will culminate with the church service on Easter Sunday morning, and to which the people are invited to come in family groups. Availing itself of the Easter season this church proposed a one-week meet ing, with the pastor in charge, offer ing opportunity to the people of the churc and community to avail them selves of the privilege of religious services all through Holy Week. No special features or attractions are an nounced, just simple, quiet, plain re ligious services during which time the pastor contemplates carrying his hear ers through the major events in the life of the Christ which were enact ed during the few days preceding Ea«t er, and crowned with His resurrection on Easter Sunday niorning. There will he the customary two preaching services next Sunday, and all the exening services including Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day, 1 hursday, and Friday the serv ices will begin promptly at 7:45 o'- clock. And as is customary at this church, none of the services will be lengthy. There will be no church service on Easter Sunday evening. The purposes of these services are these: To present to the people again the claim upon their lives of the Son of God and to give an opportunity for church membership. The doors of the church will be opened at the Fri day evening service. And if there are those to be baptized, that service would be held on Easter Sunday morning. And in every community there arc al ways newcomers who should, in the nature of the case, bring their letters and affiliate with the church where they live. And opportunity will be given this group to arrange for their churvrh letters. In addition the peo ple who are in any way church-minded will agree that there is no better way in which to spend the days around Easter than in religious services. To these services the people of this congregation and the people of the community at large arc invited. The hour as announced is such that it need not seriously interfere with any busi ness or social activities. There will be no examinations at the school that week. As mtKh as is ever the case, this will be an easy time, and a nat ural time, for the'people of the com munity to assemble for religious serv ices. The emphasis, during these services, is to be placed upon family groups. It is hoped that whole families will come into these services, parents and chil dren together. No more inspiring sight could be seen in the religious life of Williamston than for its people, in families, to frequent the Hpuse of Worship at Eastertime. It could not but be productive of good to the com munity at large. Those in charge invite the people of the entire community and of other communions when to come would not in any way interfere with their own religious services. WILL CURTAIL RELIEF WORK All Projects for Families on Farms Will Be Sus pended After April 8 Relief work, recognized as one of the major problems facing authorities throughout the country during the past several months, will be curtailed to some extent in this state the latter part of this week, according to in structions received here today from the Governor's office of Relief in Ra leigh. As the instructions are understood here, relief work will not be stopped completely. The needy refusing to help themselves when the opportunity presents itself will be denied aid after April 8. Instructions received by county wel fare authorities and signed by Sup ervisor Roy M. Brown are offered in part, as follows: "You are directed to notify every farm family on relief that so far as they are concerned all work projects will be suspended after the Bth of April. This should apply also to vil lage dwellers who can possibly make arrangements for land to cultivate. "It will be necessary, of course, to give direct aid to some families pend ing their arrangements for land to cultivate. They should un derstand, rhowever, that the new ar rangement for aid while they are bend ing their energies toward planting and cultivating a farm and garden food crop sufficient to care for them for a year depends upon their finding a way thus to aid themselves.'' | Revaluation of May Not Be Made This Year LEGAL BEER FOR STATE ON MAY 1 SEEMS ASSURED Bill Passes House On The Second Reading By a Vote of 72 to 25 On and after May 1, next, it will be legal to sell, buy, and drink beer in North Carolina, the 3.2 per cent bev erage being practically assured fol lowing the passage of the Francis beer bill in the house of representatives last night and this morning. The bill was passed by a vote of 72 to 25 on second reading last night. Representative Smith, of this coun ty, and Senator Bailey, of this dis trict, voted for the bill, Senator Mac- Lean voting against it. ►No machinery was set up for han dling the sale of or for taxing the' brew, but it is understood that a sys tem of stamps would be advocated. Ihe beer bill passed the house as it came from the senate last week without amendment. The opposition, confessing from the outside the fu tility of attempting to defeat the bill, cenered their attack on an amendment to submit the question to a special elec tion in June. The amendment was defeated, 38 to 65. Two other amendments offered in the house were voted down over whelmingly, and a third was with drawn. >■ The most telling assault of oppon ents on the measure was made by Rep resentative J. C. Martin, of Bun combe. Mr. Martin, managing the opposi tion on the floor, declared that the bill carried no regulatory machinery, and that it would permit beer to be sold by anybody, anywhere, to any body, anywhere in the state at any time. Although proponents of the meas ure estimated that the beer tax will bring in annual revenue of $1,500,000 annually, and this feature was stress ed in the lengthy senate debate, there was hardly an allusion to the revenue angle in the house, TOWN BOARD IN MEET LAST NIGHT Will Hold Special Meeting Later To Set Date for Town Convention Business of little importance fea tured the regular meeting of the town commissioners here last night. After discussing _ police problems and ap pointing a tax-lister, .the board ad journed without considering gjher than routine business. Officer Ramie, whose term of em ployment with the town expired March 31, appeared before the board t asking that he be retained at a reduced sal ary. The watchman explained that most of the merchants had agreed to contribute so much weekly for his special services and-lie appealed to the board to make up the difference of about $5 weekly. The plan was ap proved and will be given a trial. Mr. James E. Griffin was named list laker, the board offering him S3O to list all town properties. No convention for the nomination of town officers and commissioners was called, but a date will be deter mined at a special meeting within the next few days, it was learned. Miss Hunter To Conduct Millinery School in County Miss Willie Hunter, clothing spec ialist from Raleigh, will be in the county Thursday of next week, April 13, to conduct a millinery school, All home demonstration clubs should be represented and bring out all old straw hats possible to be remodeled for 1933. Save the purse by saving last year's and year before last hats. The meeting will be called for all day, so come and bring your lunch to the home agent's office and transform those hats into new models.—Miss Lora E. Sleeper. .j Griffins School Honor Roll for the Fifth School Month Eight names appear on the Griffins school honor roll for the fifth month, as follows: *>■ ' First grade: Nannie Margaret Rob erson. Second grade: Not any. Third grade: Bruce Peele, Virginia Corey, Eloise Hodges. Fourth grade: Henry Griffin, Howell Peel, Clifton Ward. Fifth grade: Evan Griffin. Sixth grade: Not any. Blue Mold in Plant Beds at Bear Grass The first serious attack on to bacco plants by mold or other dis eases in this county was reported by a number of farmers in all dis tricts over the week-end. Plants are dying overnight, many of the reports stated. In Bear Grass Township sev eral farmers are plowing up their beds making ready to replant, it was learned here today. Com plete destruction has been report ed in only a few cases so far, but early indication* point to a> more serious damage this year from the mold than was experienced last year. Moth flakes have been Used to decided advantage in the control of insects, but no effective control measure has been advanced so far for blue mold. The Bordeaux mixture used as a> control meas ure last year has been discarded this season. Farmers are using a small quantity of nitrate of soda mixed with water in an effort to check the blue mold. About two pounds of soda are used in a barrel of water for every 100 yards of bed, applications being made about every three to five days. COUNTY FARMER DIES IN HOSPITAL C. Biggs Roberson Buried In Bear Grass Township Saturday Afternoon C. Biggs Roberson, Bear (irass Township farmer, died suddenly in a Washington hospital last Friday morn ing from what was believed to have been a stroke of apoplexy. He had gone to the hospital the day before for treatment, but no operation was performed upon him. One of the hospital doctors, was in the room when Mr. Koherson complained with his eyes, stating that he was going blind. He grow suddenly worse and •lied within a short while after the first attack. Mr. Koherson, 73 years old, was horn in Hear (irass Township, and lived there all his life, engaging farm ing. He was unusually active for his advanced age. Funferal services were . conducted from the late home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Elder B. S. Cowin. In terment followed in the family burial ground at the old home place. Mrs. Koherson, with two sons, Le mall and Tliad Koherson, both of daughter died about two years ago. Bear (irass Township, survives. A Thinking His Money Out of Date, Man Visits Bank Believing that his old large-sized bills were about to go out of date, an old colored man of this place turned up at the local bank recently with about S4OO in the old-style bills. He wanted ''some of that new money in place of them." The S4OO is the largest amount in old bills that lias been uncovered in this comnyvriity in some time, but every now and then a bill of $lO or S2O denomination makes its appear ance at the bank or in the office of the tax collector. It is believed that very little money is hoarded in this immediate community, and what lit tle there was held out of circulation is fast coming in since the law car rying a penalty of SIO,OOO Tine and 10 years in prison was passed by the Federal government. " • : Teachers Have Not Been Paid for Sixth Month School teachers continue without their pay due them for services ren dered during the sixth stbool mo nth. Information received last week stated that checks would be issued the lat ter part of that week or the early part of this, but so far no checks have been received. The superin tendent's office this morning stated that no further instructions had been received from the State suggesting an additional delay in the issuance of checksi However, no arrangements had been made complete by the State as far as it could be learned here inj the handling of the payroll. Advartiaan W3l Pud Our Col nma a Latchkey to Over Sixtaan Hundrad Martin Cooaty Hanaa ESTABLISHED 1898 HORIZONTAL CUT IS ADVOCATED BY BOARD MEMBERS Commissioners Will Meet Again Next Monday To Discuss Tax Listing Ihe Martin County commissioners in regular session here yesterday were in a quandary as to the handling of tax listing this year. Informed by the State Department of Revenue that I they would be required to provide for | a complete revaluation of property, the commissioners learned from oth er sources that the revaluation was not mandatory in this county, that in only two counties, Alamance and C raven, was a complete revaluation required. Representative J. C. Smith yester day morning told Chairman, T. C. Criffin that he did not know Martin was included iji the list of counties where a revaluation was made man datory. Information received from the Department of Revenue yesterday aft ernoon indicated that this county with several others, Alamance, Buncombe, Rockingham, ( raven, Lenoir, Macon, and Vance, was included in the list of counties where, a revaluation was man datory. Unable to learn whether or not the county was in the list for re valuation, the commissioners adjourn ed without taking definite action. A second meeting of (lie month is sched uled for net Monday,* when, it is hoped, the matter will be settled. In all but a few counties, the com niissiuncrs arc empowered to order revaluation of alj properties or effect a horizontal decrease or increase, as they deem best. The Martin County commissioners ar'e not opposing a re valuation, but they are of the opinion that a horizontal reduction, the amount to be determined later, would prove more beneficial just at this time than a revaluation of all properties would prove to be. At least a horizontal re duction eould be effected at no extra cost, while a revaluation would call for an expenditure of about SI,OOO, it - was estimated. If a revaluation of all properties is ordered ill the county then the coun ty supervisor of taxation shall appoint on or before next Tuesday three dis creet freeholders in each of the 10 townships to assist the list takers in listing !uid valuing property". The list-takers and assessors are to meet the third Monday in this month and consider methods of listing, and then thej»are to start listing real and per sonal property on the first Monday in May. • Following is the machinery act, in 4UUL -as -adopted -by. -the- (lentrr'al . A&- semhly: ' t "(1) The hoard of county commis sioners of each county shall, on the first Monday in April, 1 '>33, meet and determine whether or not the real jfs the respective counties shall lie revalued by horizontal increases or reductions, or by the appointment of assessors and appraisers as herein after set out, and in the event it is decided to revalue other than by hor izontal reduction, or increase, then the board of county commissioners may, and every fourth year thereafter, ap point a couhty supervisor of taxation who shall he a freeholder in the coun ty, an experienced and practical bus iness man with the knowledge of the valuation of real and personal prop erty in the county, and who shall be a bona fide resident in the county for at least 12 months, lie shall receive such compensation for his services as the board of county commissioners shall designate, not to exceed four dol lars per day for such time as he may be actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of his duties in his office, and necessary traveling ex penses for each day's service and shall serve for such time as the board of county commissioners in their discre tion shall designate: Provided, in the' event of the office becoming vacant the board of •commissioners shall ap point another person to act and per form the duties of the county asses sor for the remainder of the term. And the following'counties shall cause their land to be revalued by theaito poiritment of assessors and appraisers as herein set out: Alamance, Bun combe, Rockingham, Craven, Martin, Lenoir, Macon, and Vance Counties. Cotton Growers In Bertie Working for One Variety Cotton growers in one community of Bertie County have pooled their order* for 400 bushels of certified planting seed and will attempt to have only one variety of cotton planted in the ocmmunity.
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