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Advertisers Will Fnd Oar Col ami s Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hondred Martin Cwnty Himil VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 43 LOCAL FIRMS BACKING N. R. A. PLAN GEORGIA TOBACCO BRINGS 12c TO 15c MAKE EFFORT TO POSTPONE SALE COUNTY TAXES Injunction To Be Sought Before Judge Barnhill Tomorrow Martin County taxpayers plan to go before the resident judge in Rocky Mount tomorrow in an effort to re strain the tax collector from selling property for uncollected taxes in this county the first of next month. The injunction points out the general con ditions in this section, and attaches hope on good coolections when crops are marketed beginning the latter part of this month, or just a few days before the sale is provided under the present law. If Judge Barnhill, the resident judge refuses to sign the injunction then Sheriff C. B. Roebuck will be forced to advertise and sell property for un paid taxes as directed by law. If the judge favors the postponement, and there is no reason why he should not favor it under the existing circum stances, then it is likely that the sale will not be made before the first Mon day in November. The first adver tisement of tax delinquents would be scheduled for the first week in Oc tober ii the postponement is granted by Judge Barnhill. Several counties have procured in junctions restraining the sale of land for taxes until later in the year. A number of others had their sales post poned until late fall by their represen tatives in the General Assembly the early part of this year. RIVER TRAFFIC IS INCREASING 257 Boats Pass Through Draw Here in First Six Months of Year Traffic on Roanoke River has more than doubled since the first of the year, Hugh Spruill, keeper here, said yesterday morning. During the first six months of the year, 257 boats passed through the draw here and many more, serving the Standard Fer tilizer Company, Harrison Oil Com pany, Sinclair 'Refining Company, and j lumber interests just below the bridge turned around without being counted as a part of the river traffic. Mr. Spruill reported the following number of bridge openings during the first six months: January, 26; February, 27; March, 36; April, 46; May, 60; and June, 62. Many of the openings were for the regularly scheduled boats of the Nor folk, Baltimore, and Carolina Line, and the remainder were for boats of the Standard Oil Company, Colonial Oil Company, and logging interests. While most of the boats turned a round at this point, a few went up the river as far as Hamilton and a point a lew miles above there. BEAR GRASS TO PLAY KIWANIS Hot Game Scheduled Here Tomorrow Afternoon; Team Line-Ups Members of the local Kiwanis Club and the Bear Grass baseball nine will play on the high school lot here to morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The fame was scheduled for last Wednes day afternoon at the same hour, but the play was rained out. The locals hare been practicing every now and then, and the Bear Grass team is al ready in condition for an interesting meet. Rev. Z. T. Piephoff and W»Uer Cook are scheduled to handle the pitching for the Kiwanians, and Mayo Grimes and Hubert Smith will re ceive. Ray Goodmon is slated to hold down the first sack; N. C. Green the second bag; and S. H. Grimes will be on third. Wilbur Anderton will play short, and J. C. Manning,' W. C. Man ning, jr., Dallas Frank, C. A. Harri son, and P. B. Cone are scheduled to share the honors in the field. The Bear Grass line-up is as fol lows: Rossell Rogers, third base; Hen ry Gnrganus, pitcher; Raymond Stalls pitcher; Irving Terry, centerfield; Leon Rawls, shortstop; Arthur Ueaks first base; Alton Harris, right field; E. D. Harris, second base; Taylor Ma* lone, catcher; Layton Mauze, left field. THE ENTERPRISE ie*aasi Few Piles Are Bringing Less Than 10 Report* from ten Georgia mar ket! at noon today indicated an opening average of about 14 to IS centa a pond in the entire belt, or a price of from three to five cents a pound higher than the opening prices of a year ago. Farmers were said to be very pleased with their first sales made up mainly of sand lugs and prim ings with the quality reported as above the average or far better than it was last year. Offerings were said to be heavy on nearly every market, with the prices ranging from five to thirty cents. Tifton, one of the larger mar kets in the belt, reported #iles averaging from 10 to IS cents for sandlugs and from 15 to 25 for primings, making the average price increase about 4 cents a pound. Few piles there sold for less than 10 cents, the report said. Douglas, another large market, reported heavy offerings, good quality and an average price of between 13 1-2 to 14 cents. Far mers were said to be very cheer ful there. An opening price of 15 cents was reported at Blackshear, where the offerings were said to be compar atively light for the first day of sale*. The reports indicated that the advance in price was due to a better quality leaf, but no marked price advances were reported in any one type or grade of tobacco offered on the floors there this morning. The markets are opening 18 days eralier than they did laat season, and a sizeable increase in the size of the crop is reported. MANY EXPECTED TO ENTER RACE FOR CLERK'S JOB Early Indications Point To Lot of Political Activity Next Year Present indications point to an in teresting if not a very exciting po litical year in this county next year. Already nine names have been men tioned in connection with the race for clerk of the Martin County Su perior court, and there might be others. According to information gained this week, the names of Messrs. H. S. Everett and J. C. Smith, of Rob ersonville; Jas. E. Griffin, L. Bruce Wynn, J .L. Hassell, J. D. Lilley and Z. H. Rose, of Williamston; E. H. Ange, of Jamesville, and T. B. Slade, of Hamilton, have been mentioned in connection with the race for the of fice. It is not known that all these men will throw their hates into the politi cal ring, but their names have been mentioned in political circles as prob able canditates, it is understood. FARMERS HAVE ALL KINDS LEAF Griffins Farmer Says They Are Going To Fool 'Em .This Year | "We are going to fool 'em this sea 'son," Mr. N. T. Tice, Griffins Town ship farmer, said the other day in re ferring to the kind of tobacco he was ! raising and the kind the companies j claimed tlicx wanted. "In—the, past," Mr. Tice continued, "we always or nearly always had the kind the 'companies did not want. This year Jwe have some of all kinds, including some bright, some dark, some light, ' some heavy, some good and some bad, jand we are not through coring yet." The farmer did not know whether I the rccpnt rains had damaged the 'crop in his community or not, but he sijre sufficient rain Jiad falles for a while at that time. Harvesting their first barn some time back, Mr. Tice and his father pulled from three to six leaves from each stalk. Ordi narily only two or three leaves are puled in the first harvest, but the crop was ripening so rapidly that the har vest was forced to be large in size. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 1, 1933 PROMOTED J Hi- ■ Mr. W. G. Peele, prominent lo cal insurance man, who has recent ly been promoted by the Life In surance Company of Virginia. W. G. PEELE MADE GENERAL AGENT BY HIS COMPANY Promotion Carries Much Distinction in Insurance Circles Mr. William G. Peele, popular insur ance man here, has been made general agent or branch manager for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia in its Northeastern North Carolina territory it was publicly announced today by Bradford Walker, president of the company. The company branch here is one of four in this State, and the promotion carries with it much dis tinction as well as the many other advantages. The company, following the an nouncement, is now transferring the section business to the office here, but it will be several days before all ar rangements in connection with the change are completed. Premiums will be collected for the entire territory and claims will be handled through the office here, Mr. Peele said. Ad ditional office space will be necessary for the handling of the increased bus iness, and Mr. Peele plans to add to his office force. However, it will be some time yet before all details can be handled, it was learned. Mr. Peele, associated with the com pany for 11 years, has ranked as one *>f the leading men in the business, having led all agents during two years and those in this state each year dur ing the entire period. He is well known throughout this part of the state for his business ability and social activi ties, and news of his promotion will be well received by all. Local Tennis Club Lose Meet to Greenville v. • Members of the local tennis club lost to Greenville's team here last Sunday afternoon, 7 to 2. Some one misplaced the score book and the ex act scores could not be learned. The locals lost all six of the singles con tests. Circular Gives Information About Land Bank Loans Those who are interested in Fed eral land bank loans are directed to write to the Agent of Land Bank Commissioner at Columbia, S. C. A recent circular issued by the Farm Credit Administration gives an ex cellent summary of the loans which might be made by this bank. CLUB STANDINGS ""*] Team W L Pet. Elizabeth City 5 3 .625! Windsor ; 3 2 .600 Colerain 4 3 .571 Williamston 3 « 4 .429 Ajhoskie _ ~ 4 .429 Edenton 2 4 .333 [ WHERE THEY PLAY ) TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Ahoakie at Williamston.' Windsor at Elizabeth City. Colerain at Edenton. SALES TAX TO BE TOPIC AT MEET HERE TOMORROW Lindsey Warren and Harry McMullen Will Make Main Talks The fifth of a series of meetings now being held under the auspices of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce as a means of explaining to the people of Eastern Carolina the functions of the 3 per cent general sales tax and the application of the National Recovery Act recently passed by the Federal Congress will be held here tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Atlantic Hotel. The headliners on the program will | be Congressman Lindsey C. Warren* of the first district, Harry McMullen, director of the sales tax division, of Raleigh; and Judge J. H. Matthews, chairman of the steering committee handling the peanut situation for north eastern North Carolina. President Guy Elliott, of Kinston, will preside over the meeting. James C. Manning, president of the Williamston Kiwanis Club, will welcome the guests. The response will be made*by Z. V. Nor man, of Plymouth. Matters of chief interest for discus sion will be the application of the sales tax and the explanation of the National Recovery Act and the re port of the steering committee of the progress made up to now toward sta bilizing the price of peanuts Secre tary N. G. Bartlett, of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, will have charge of the details of the meet ing. ! Towns expected to send delegations 'are Everetts, Kobersonville, Plymouth 1 Roper, Columbia, Windsor, Aulander, 1 Hamilton, Hobgood, Oak City, Scot -1 land Neck, Jatnesville, Lewiston, and Washington. MARTINS DROP INTO 4TH PLACE • ■ Lefty Marshall Lets Locals I Down With 3 Hits in Game Saturday Williamston's baseball team drop ped to fourth place in the Albemarle j League last Saturday when it lost a close game to Colerain by a 2 to 1 ' score. The game reversed the order 'of the two teams, Colerain going to third position and the Martins going | to the fourth place. I Cherry pitched a good game for the locals, allowing 6 hits, 2 of the scratch | variety, while Lefty Marshall held the I locals to one hit up to the ninth in- Ining. In that frame, Earp connected I for a home run and Williamston's on- Ily tally, while Troy Goodmon made a double and was left on bases. Good ! mon got two hits and Earp one which was the sum total of the Martin's bat j ting, activities. The game was played 'to make up for one scheduled and ! rained out some time ago. No date has been set for the game scheduled with Edenton and post •Xepuj }bb| pjinrl Monday afternoon the Martins de feated Greenville in Greenville, 9 to 2. Bill Herring pitched for the locals, i The Williamston boys batted the of ] ferings of three of Greenville's hurl- I ers to all corners of the lot in their . big second inning, when they made ; 7 runs. This game does not figure ' in the Albemarle league standing. Only Three Matches Played in Tournament The county tennis tournament ar-j ranged here several days ago progress ed very slowly last week on account of rain, only two matches being com pleted. Booker and Spivey eliminated Asa Crawford and Mack Simpsorrrmd; M. D. Watts and Joe Godard, jr., eliminated Shaker Teel and Pete Tay lor' Oscar Anderson, jr., and Jack Manning defeated William Cook and D. R. Davii. - - ■ * | County Agent Vaccinates 5,000 Fowls in Alamance In a campaign to eradicate fowl pox in Alamance County, the farm agent has vaccinated 5,000 pullets this sum mer. ■ • Catawba County farmers, living in the Banoak section, have begun the production of work stock and have a number of excellent colts dropped (h« spring. Retail Establishments Fall In Line Hundred Per Cent Mrs. Sadie Peel Is Appointed Clerk of Superior Court Here Mrs. Sadie Peel was appointed clerk of the Martin County Super ior court by Judge M. V. Barn hille last Saturday to complete the unexpired term of her husband, Mr. R. J. Peel, who died last Thursday morning. Mrs. Peel has been assistant in the office for sev eral years and is acquainted with the duties there, and her appoint ment was readily made by Judge Barnhill upon the recommenda tion of members of the Martin County Bar Association. While, the term expires the first Monday in December of next year MORE RAIN FIRST 7 MONTHS OF 1933 THAN YEAR AGO Rainfall Through July 31 Totals 23.26 Inches, Records Show : During the first seven months of ■ this year 23.26 inches of rain fell in >1 this section, it was learned from Hugh • j Spruill, who records the daily read . j ings or as often as is necessary at the i Roanoke River bridge here. In the! I first seven months of last year, 20,74 1 inches of rain fell here, giving the | fall this year a volume greater by 2 42 j inches. I I While this section has had fairly f i favorable seasons so far, the rainfall I has been lar below normal, and un- I less unusually heavy rains come be- I tween now and January 1, the amount I will be less by several inches than 'the normal rainfall of about 54 inches annually. Until the first of July, 19,(3, rain- I fall was greater by about one-tenth of j an iiK'h than lliat of the first seven ' months in 1932. The skies opened up I last month and spilled 578 inches iltn ing the period for*"the iTirgest record ! ! ing in any one month in some time. | Back in June, when most every one i was complaining about the dry wea i tlier, the readings apparently justified the talk. And while July was a com ' paratively wet month, the earth con tinues dry with very little water in I [ the streams and none in the ditches' 'with few exceptions. The recent ranis resulted in a rise of about three feet II in the Roanoke, but that stream is | ' now on a standstill at a comparatively low mark. I j Comparative rainfall readings by jjer iods for the first seven months in 1 «>32 ' • and this year are, as follows: I i 1933 193^" 1 January 3.28 2.44 February 3.07 3.80, March 3.48 2 75' April 1.70 3.04 I May 3.37 3.45 I June 2.33 1.94, July 2.33 1.94 | Canning Meetings To Be | Held in County This Week j Canning operations are moving a i long very rapidly in the county at this time, it was learned yesterday from county welfare headquarters. The home agent and assistants ar* already at work on the following' schedule: Jamesville, Monday; Wil-i lianiston (colored) today; and Wil j liamston white tomorrow; Hassell on Thursday; and Oak City (colored) I ! Friday. i j . | j Son of Mr. and Mrs. -Roberson Dies Here\ Monroe Jackson, infant son.of Mrt and Mrs. Raymond Robeson, died" at I ; the home of its parents here Sunday | ' morning at 10 o'clock. The child, two mouths old, had been sick most of! I that time. Funeral services were conducted from the home yesterday morning at 1 10 o'clock by Rev. C. H. Dickey. In j terment was in the Williams plot in the local cemetery. Tobacco Acreage in Surry Reduced by Dry Weather i The tobacco acreage in Surry coun : ty was reduced by approximately 25 ! percent by the dry weather, and will ! be cut to 50 percent in pounds if the drought continue*. a contest will be held in the reg ular primary next June. An as sistant to Mrs. Peel has not been named as far as it could be learn ed today. Mrs. Peel is the first woman, it is believed,'"Hp serve as a clerk of a surperior court in North Carolina. . As far as it could be learned here no other names were men tioned to Judge Barnhill for con sideration in making the appoint ment. However, several people are expected to enter the contest for the office in the next June pri mary. CHECKING UP Members of the several local | cotton reduction committees are visiting farms in several parts of the county verifying the reports, stating that portions of the cotton crop pledged in the reduction movement had been plowed up. It is not known just how long the committees will be at work on the task, but checks will be mailed immediately in those cases where all rules and regulations have been complied with, it was learned yes terday; The amount of cash money to be received by cotton farmers in this county is not known just at this time. REPORT RESULTS ON CANNING IN MANY COUNTIES Northampton Particularly Has Made Excellent Record t—N-orihaniploii I minty home demon stration club women, operating 18 community canneries from two to five days each week, have already con served over IH.tHM) cans of produce for relief cases, reports Miss Daisy Cald well, home agent. Producers bring their' own products I which are canned under the direction of the woman in charge of the can inry. I lie products are marked with the name of the owner and placed in the community store room where they will he kept until next winter "1 lie county has been suffering from a sever drought, hut recent rains have revised tlie gardens anil production is expected to increase steadily," says lliss Caldwell. At one of the smaller canneries, a day's record of 390 cans mail' l " i Miss Caldwell's program also in cludes cam ling at home where dem onstratious have been given in home canning, brining, and kraut making. Glass jars to be filled are given to those who can not otherwise obtain them. Mrs. J. A. Flythe, relief worker, is cooperating in putting on the demon strations with Miss* Caldwell. ( bmmenting on the Northampton County work, Mrs. Jane S. McKitn n.on, state home demonstration agent at _Statc College, says similar efforts are being made by the flonte agents in all parts of the state. Emergency home agents have been supplied those counties where no organized work has been under way and three specialists have been on the go constantly aid ing the home agents in their canning programs. Mrs. McKimmon hopes to have from -g-tw. lO«tiiiHtoii (Miiv ul produce con served at community canneries and in the homes of club women. Association of Business Firms Organized Here association of Williamston mer chants and other business men was formed here yesterday afternoon at a general meeting of the grocp held in the Legion hall. Mr. F. J. Mar golis was named president of the or ganization. Mr. W. O. Griffin was elected vice president and Mr. N. C. 'Green was made secretary. The as sociatiin will handle thoae matters af fecting, more or less, the body as a whole, and no doubt it will prore of much help to all Concerned. ESTABLISHED 1898 NEW HOURS FOR BEING OPEN ARE DECIDED UPON Stores Will Not Open Un til 8, Close at 6, Under New Schedule A unanimous support of President Roosevelt's employment agreement was pledged by local merchants and business firms yesterday afternoon when more than 30 certificates were i prepared at a special meeting of near |ly every business man in town. The I blanket agreement is a forerunn to the I various codes for individual industries I now being prepared under the direc tion of the National Recovery Ad- I minitsration, and will he suspended as soon as the codes are established and ' made operative, probably by the lat ter part of this year. Entering into the agreement that is j meeting a ready response throughout I the country by millions of business men and (iritis, the liKal merchants and other business men are appeal- I nig to Lite people for their coopera tion"; I'o the general public the mark led change in business hours will be I the most ivoticeable feature arising from the agreement. Ihe schedule of business hours is published elsewhere in this edition, | the general stores opening at 8 each I morning and closing at h in the aft- I ernoon with the exception of Satur days, when the stores open at 8 in i the morning and close at 9:30 p. m. I>*nig stores will open at the same ;hc.ur and close at 10 p. m. The drug 'stores will observe the following hours | on Sunday: V:3O a. m. to 12:30 p. m. | and from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. These liutirs also apply to the stores of P. I' feel and J. C. I.eggett Barber shops will ip|fcn at 8 a. m and close at 7 p. m., except ort Saturdays, when | the closing hour will be 10:30 p. m. Under the conditions outlined in the agreement, clerks and other em ployees will work only 48 hours each week. In other words, they go to work at 8 in the morning and they are off at- 5 in •t he afternoon. In many cases the business houses will find it necessary to hire additional help, thereby relieving the unemploy ment situation to some extent, j It is readily seen that the business firm stands to lose under the agree jnieiit, but VVilliamston firms arc sup j P"ll in tin- President in the hope that their duing so along with the other 'millions there will result in a iiptrked improvement in general business con ditions Patrons are cordially urged to remember that these business |houses are doing their part to stop the depression. Once the business 'hours are fixed in the minds of the public, there need be no inconvenience | to any one. j And the agreement calling for a 'change in hours and limited working ■time for employees is in effect today, j Governor FKringliaus is appealing Ito business throughout North Caro llinff, and similar appeals are being di rected throughout the nation in an 'effort to start the movement immedi ately. TRAIN DERAILED HERE MONDAY l • i Engine and Car Leave Rails When Brakes Fail To Hold on Siding A second wreck on the Coast Line tracks at the Smithwick Street cross- I ing within recent weeks was reported yesterday morning when a car was ditched and the engine skidded 'over derailed and .onto -the. ground. When the engineer saw the empty car just ahead of the engine st »fl leaving the tracks, he applied the brakes but the wheels failed to hold on the tracks, made slippery by grass and when the train came to a Stop one car and the front truck and two drive wheels of the locomotive were 'off the tracks and buried in the sand. , A second engine, manned by Engi neer J. H. Saunders, was called, and | an hour after the arrival of the sec ond locomotive the first one and the empty box car were riding the rails again. Several weeks ago a brakeman al most loat his life when two heavily loaded cars w«re thrown from tk« tracks by the safety derailer. t