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; v THE EMXERPRISE ?? MOMM ? VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 8 ? Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. March 27, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 BENEFIT PAPERS MUST BE FILED HERE THIS WEEK Only a Few Farmers Said To Have Failed In Fil ing Form T-42 Blanks : ? Those few farmers who sold tobacco prior to the 25th of last September and have so far failed to file papers for the benefit payments will find it necessary to do so before the last of this week if they hope to share in the equalization fund, it was announced by government authorities this week. There are said to be quite a num ber of Martin farmers who have, for: one reason o ranother, failed to file certified reflforts of their sales prior to Septmeber 25. However, most of those failing to file the form T-42 had sold very little of tj^eir crop ;and considered the benefit too little to bother with. The price equalizing payments are 20 percent on that portion of the net sales value of the 1933 crop sold before September 25, and 10 per cent' of the net sale value of such tobacco sold after September 25 and before the marked increase in price which re sulted from the sign-up and fiue-cured marketing agreement. The purpose of these payments is to compensate, insofar as possible, producers who sold their crop before improvement in prices. In order to expedite the completion of these applications and the disburse ment of payments, the deadline for such requests has been set at March 31, and no certified copies will be furnished in response to requests aft er that date. ? Spectacular Picture at the Baptist Church Wednesday ? Fitting in admirably with the Holy Week program of services under way throughout the town this week is thV scheduled in the Baptist church here tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock. This moving picture, offering valu able entertainment, is impressive, pleasing, soul-stirring, heart-reaching pnd uplifting. It is being brought here at a very opportune time. No admisssion charge will be amde, but a free will oqering will be asked to defray expenses. The picture, starting at 9 o'clock, will not interfere with any services, and the public is invited to see it. Magazine Salesman Faces Pistol Theft Charge Here Murray Balleager, said to a sub scription agent for the Progressive Farmer, farm magazine, was arrested here last Friday for the alleged theft of a pistol from the apartment of Mr. David Keel in the Branch Bank build ing. Unable to raise bond, the man con tinues in the county jail here. Balleager is said to have solicited subscriptions for the magazines dur ing much of the past several months, and is understood to have been in trouble in other Eastern Carolina towns during that time. ? 'W Local School Seniors To Present Play April Sixth The member, of the local aenior class will present their annual pipy Friday of next week, it was an nounced yesterday by Principal D. N. Hix. Colored Citizens Invited To Attend Theatre Service ? Colored citizens of the town are in vited to attend the noon-day services in- the Watts Theatre here each day of this week, attending just as they would a regular theatre program. > Local Woman's Club To Hold Meeting Next Week -e~ Attention of Woman's Club mem bers was this week called to the reg ular meeting of the club which will be held Thursday afternoon of next week. With a large number of post Easter activities expected during the week, club officials are anxious that none be arranged to conflict with the club meeting, which will have mat ters of importance to come before it Negro Choral Club Well Received In Concert Appearing before the Methodist congregation here last Sunday eve ning, the local colored school choral club offered a splendid program tha was greatly enjoyed. There were 2t members in the dnb, including th< director, pianist, assisted by Principa Hayes. Many of the popular spirituals wen sung, the minister, Rev. C. T. Rogers giving an interpretation of each as i applied to the subjects during slavery The large audience gas vary com plimentary of the program. Springtime Late This Year, But It's Here Now?Maybe Springtime thia year ha* been eveiywheie escape In the bag ?o far, but ruing temperature* and a friendly *un are fast pinning the season down to its rightful place in the calendar and but lit tle more unfavorable weather is expected. Last week the birds had to pick through snow and ice for the early worm, and while the scene eras next to disheartening, there was some consolation In seeing the bird. Numerous predictions have re sulted following on* of the latest and most severe springs in years. Afavorablc season is forecast for fruit, the forecatten advancing the theory that the trtea were held back by the wintry weather and did not "put out" ahead of time and get their buda injured. Judg ing from the recent weather an tica, the treea might yet be cropped in the bud by another flare beck of winter. However, farmers in thie section are now . completing arrangements for their spring plowing and planting, sev eral crops having already been started. Held back by the cold, tobacco plants escaped serious injury re cently, and are now showing add ed signs of life, farmers state. Many Growers After Seed and Feed Loans ( FEW REGISTER ~1 Nineteen unemployed farjneri have registered for farm work in this county, J. W. Hinea, em ployment bureau head in the county, Mid this week. It is be lieved there are many others who are unemployed, but wty> have failed to register. Many of those believed eligible to register and take part in what ever relief program the govern ment advances, have failed to reg ister, probably for the simple rea son they have registered eeveral times for this or that, and noth ing ever happened to their appli cations. It is also believed that should a definite program be made known, the registration Would be - materially increaecd. ANOTHER AUTO HITS UNDERPASS South Mills Man' On His Way to Brother's Fu neral, Stopped Here Another unsuccessful attempt to tear out the center support to the railroad bridge at the west end of Main Street here was made early yes terday morning, when a Mr. Denning, of South Mills, accidentally ran his Chevrolet sedan into the obstruction. The frame of the car was broken, the axle bent, fender smashed, and one wheel torn away, but hardly a dent was made in the concrete pillar. Mr. Denning'and his wife were on their way to South Carolina to at tend the funeral of his brother. Neith er of the occupants of the car was injured. Contractors are now working to re move the center support to the bridge but with three attacks made on the pillar during the past several days, it is likely one or more cars will strike the support before it can be removed. Friday Afternoon Service at the Episcopal Church In addition to the services every night at 7:30, there will be a service on Good Friday at 2 p. m., in the Church oLthe Adyent, this hour be ,ng one of the three corresponding to the time that Jesus hung upon the Cross. SOME VARIATION IN REGULATIONS PROM LAST YEAR Borrowers Must Apply To Production Unit Before Filing Applications ? A goodly number of applications :or emergency loans were received lere yesterday, but very few of them srere acceptable, Field Inspector Roy Hearne explaining that the applicants lesiring to borrow over $45 first had to apply to the Crop Production Loan Corporation and be refused credit there before favorable action could taken by the emergency loan office. Several farmers, desiring to bor.row less than $45, had their "application! accepted, it was learned. ' ? Reports from various sources clear ly indicate that the emergency loans arc only for those who possess nc earthly goods other than the clothes on their backs, and to that might be added a house full of young ones The would-be borrower must ever then prove he has no earthly goods by ipplying to the~i?j;oi Production Cor poration. As soon as the applications ire turned down by that agency, the farmer then calls upon the emergen cy lending office and completes the ipplication. The farmer owning prop erty will, it is quite apparent, find it necessary to borrw from the Croi Production Loan agency, or do with out borrowed money; that is, if h< wishes to borrow moje than $45. It is again repeated that farmers de siring to borrow ihoney for financing their farming operations will find it to their advantage to apply at the Crop Production Loan ..office in the ol<! Dennis Simmons Lumber Compan) building first. That agency is ad vancing loans very rapidly, but pres ent indications point to a smaller num ber of loans this year than formerly The names of those farmers coop erating in control of production an now before the lending agency. Oak City Negro Charged with Transporting Liquor ?Norman Jones, colored, was arrest ed in'Oak City last Saturday after noon and placed in the county jail charged with the alleged transporta tion of liquor. Jones is said to' hav< two or three pints of liquor on hii person when he was arrested. COUNTY BOARDS1 ELECTION NAMED BY STATE BOARD Reappointed County Board Will Set Up Machinery At April 14 Meeting Machinery for handling the June and July primaries in this state was set up by the State Board of Elec tions over the week-end when the several county boards of elections were named. Messrs. Sylvester Peel, of Griffins, chairman; J. R. Winslow, of Robersonville; and C. B. Fagan, Republican, of Dardens, were again selected to handle the elections in this county, the three already having served*for some time as chairman and members of the board. While the three named in this coun ty have not formially accepted the appointments, it is believed they will serve on the board again this year. Messrs. Peel, Winslow, and Fagan^ will meet in the county courthouse Saturday, April 14, when a county organization will be perfected for hold ing the registration and elections. Registrars and judges of election for the 12 precincts in the county will be appointed at that time for holding the June 2 primary and a second, if nec essary, on June 30. Opinions have already been advanced that the con tests will reach a second primary in this county. Registration books will be. open each Saturday from May 5 to May 19, from 9 a. m. to sundown. Challenge day is May 26, when the registration books will be opened to the public for inspection between the hours of 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. ^ County boards will tabulate first primary votes on June 5 and second primary votes on July 3. LIST-TAKERS OF COUNTY TO MEET HERE TOMORROW ? Will Determine a Standard Value for Personal Property Rules and regulations for listing property in this county for taxation for the current year will be formulat ed at a meeting of the supervisor and list-takers to be held in the court house here tomorrow, it was learned from Supervisor T. C. Griffin yester day. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 10 o'clock some place in the courthouse if that place can be found while court is in session and all the offices taken up by emergency loan, welfare, and employment forces, not to mention the regular county units. The meeting tomorrow is called in an effort to establish a uniform value for property throughout the county. While the value itself is of little con sequence, it is very important that it be uniform. Material for preparing the abstracts and scrolls has not arrived, but it is expected here in time for distribu tion to the 10 list-takers tomorrow. If the material fails to reach here by that time, it will be placed in the hands of list-takers before the first of April, when listing operations are supposed to be started. ? Griffins Farmer Continues III at His Home There ? Ben Mc. Manning, prominent Grif fins Township citizen, continues dan gerously ill at his home there. Im ?' mediate members of his family were 'called to his bedside this morning'. Tobacco Benefit Payments Being Mailed To Growers Tax Notes Must Be Executed By Latter Part of This Weekl Their 1929. 1930. and 1931 taxes unpaid, many Martin County property owners are now execut ing note* to forestall the sale of their property next October, it was learned this week. The time for executing the notes expires next Saturday, and the property owner who has not paid his taxes can prevent the sale next Oc tober only by advancing the cold cash, it is understood. There are many property own ers who have apparently made no effort to pay their taxes or exe cute notes or do anything to set tle their accounts, it was learhed. When the time comet tor the foreclosure proceedings some time between now end next Oc tober, the property owner who hss made no arrangements to pay or satisfy the account will, in all probability, lose his property. The tax notes, made possible by law at the last legislature, carry no penalty and are payable over a five-year period. Martin prop erty ownera will find it to their decided advantage to look after their unpaid tax accounts if they hsppen to have any. The law does not spply to 1933 taxes. PROCEEDINGS IN MARTIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Non-suit Results In $20,000 Damage Suit Against Coast Line ? The Martin County Superior court is marking time this week in the trial ot civil cases, and is expected to reach a climax tomorrow afternoon when the case of thfc Harrison Wholesale Company is scheduled to be heard a gainst J. Neal Watson et al. W. R. Proctor, eonvicted gangster, is sched tiled to appear as a witness in the case which the company is* bringing in an effort to recover property al Finishing the Frank D. Taylor case against T. S. Hadley late last Friday, the court adjourned until Monday morning. A verdict favoring the plaintiff was returned by the jury. , A non-suit resulted in the $20,000 damage suit brought by Thos. H. Bowers against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Mr. Bow ers lost part of his right foot when he was run over in Parmele by a train in March, 1932. A divorce was granted Archie Johnson against Florence Johnson, the judgment being withheld from the records until the costs of the case are paid. The will of Lizzie Williams Booze, late of Williamston, willing all her property to Lizzie Jones, was set aside by the jury on the grounds that the signature was not that of the testator. The court will likely continue in session through Friday of this week with Judge Walter Small on the bench. 0 ? a Inez Jones Accidentally Shot by Willie C. Davis * Inez Jones, colored woman, was painfully, but not seriously, shot here yesterday morning by Willie Clifton Davis. The ball, said to have been fired accidentally, entered the wom an's thigh. Officers investigated the case, but made no arrests when both Davis and the woman declared the shooting was done accidentally while they were playing. Chief Daniel dropped the case after commenting that a gun was a dangerous weapon with which to play. TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY Caleb and James Moore To Fight Extradition from Easly, South Carolina ? Caleb and James Moore, two young white men, accused of a series of dar ing robberies in Martin County in recent weeks and said to have taken part in other robberies in parts of North and South Carolina, were ar rested yesterday in Easly, South -Garolinar-{Sheriff C. B. Roebuck wa* informed here today. Arrangements had not been made at noon today for the return of the two men, but it is Tyrrell County, and Sheriff C. B. Roebuck were planning To go for the men provided proper papers for their return could be procured from the South Carolina governor. The Moores, operating in this coun ty with the home of Mrs. I.ily John son, near Oak City, as their base, were arrested following a robbery in the South Carolina town, it was said. The two men are believed to have robbed the Coast Line station safes at Jamesville, Oak City, Everetts and the one in the post office at Has set I. They are also charged with robbery in Tyrrell County where they arc said to be from originally. f ? ?' ' - Parties To Auto Wreck Escape Without Injury The tenders and running board were torn off and other damage was done to the car belonging to Jessup Har rison -last Friday night when it was struck by another car driven by H, C. Recce, traveling man out of Wash ington, near here on the Washington road. Neither of the car occupants ?was hurt. A mist was falling at the time, mak ing for poor visibility. Mr. Reece accepted responsibility for the dam age done to the Harrison car, it was si?t?d. Masons Meet After Church Tonight There will be a short Masonic meeting tonight immediately follow ing the church service, it was an nounced this morning by J. C. Ander son, master. Holy Week Services Are Attracting Large Crowds By CHARLES H. DICKEY WilliamSton people, and many from the surrounding countryside, arc flocking into the several churches here this week in a great simultaneous prt-Easter series of community serv ices, which were attended yesterday by approximately 1.S00 people. Plans were made well in advance by the ministers of the town and the church leaders, and last Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock the five up-town churches launched simultaneous serv ices which are to continue through out this week and Easter Sunday m anting, followed by the Choral Club's rendition of appropriate Easter music rendered in the Memorial Bap tist church Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Easter Emphasised One of tht main factors which is contributing in such a striking man ner to the success of these religious efforts is their timeliness. By com mon consent Easter it the high day in all Christian churches, and Holy Week is the most important week in the church year. Because of the scasonableness of the time and the psychology of the season, it was believed by all con cerned that this is the week for Wil liamston's religious forces to rally to gcther in one grand effort to maki the community Christ-conscious. Tha this is being done is evident upon ev try hand and it attested to by grea throngs of people. Nightly Church Services Following out the well-laid plans each of the participating churches ar holding nightly services in their re spective placet of worship every nigh of this week, cwcept Saturday nighl And these same churches are plan ning to make Easter Sunday a mem orable day in the religious life of thl community. The Sunday services were well at tended, and reports from all th churches last evening indicated tha unusually Targe crowd* gathered fo the Monday evening service. Som of the churches reported the Urges crowds ever witnessed on a first Mon day night service. Noon-Day lac vie* in Theater A feature of the week's efforts i the community noon-day trevice be ing held every day in the Watts The atre, where the community choral du is furnishing the nucleus about whfch the mid-day choir is built, and where the ministers take turns in conduct ing the services. ; 1 At the first of these services held Monday noon there were nearly 150 present. People have been seen in these noon-day services who hadn't been to church in years. They come directly from their shops, farms, and stores where, each day, the service starts promptly at noon and ends as promptly at 12:20 o'clock, ft is be lieved that before the week shall have ended, tremendous crowds will be: gathering there daily. Baligion in the Schools In addition to the services in-the| several churches and in the Watts Theatre, the ministers are going, each day, into the grammar and high schools, where, joe to the fine coop eration of those in charge, arrange ments have been worked out for short religious services for the several hun dreds of Martin County school chil dren. These school services will continue throughout |he week, and, according to reports, the youngsters are giving' most excellent attention to the brief daily messages which are being brought to them. And when it is-re membered that these same children gc back, each afternoon, into homes fot miles and miles around, it will be seen how extensive the impression is thai is being made, and how generally the surrounding territory is being cov ered. Fine Spirit Prevailing The spirit smong the Williamston churches is as fine as one could hope to see in any locality, and much bet ter than is generally found. There is no element of rivalry, but, on the other hand, a spirit of cooperation and fellowship. Not only Is that true of the man] churches and church people, but It wai observed today by a prominent citi sen that the spirit of the entire com munity is the best it has ever been Williamston, in these days, is like on? great family, where the rich and th< poor, the learned and the unlearned meet together in a common cause. Sural People Come In It eras very noticeable in the eve ning services last night that there wert a number of people from the country side who came in for the services Il is thought that every one of the .churches hail men, women, and chil dren who live miles and miles away in the eotmtey, These fellow citizens are always welcome to Williamston, and espec ially to its religious services, ft is thqught that throughout the week, many others will come in. For there is one point about these meetings: They are for no one class, but for all those who, at this Easter season, are desiroui, of a deeper appreciation ol the great fact of the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Church Expectations High The ministers and ehureh people of the community are jubilant over the j prospects of many additions to the several churches this week, and plans are already afoot for baptismal serv ices in some of the churches Easter Sunday morning. P The local ministers are conducting all these services, with the exception of the Presbyterian church, whare a visiting minister la in charge each eve ning. It 1s believed that Williamston is witnessing one of the best religious revivals felt here in years, and that the results will be inealeuUbls, FARMERS IN THIS STATE WILL GET OVER $5,000,000.00 ??? Martin County Checks Will Be Delayed Until Con tracts Are Revised ? 9 Tobacco benefit payments are now being made to the approximately 105,000 farmers in four states coop crating in the tobacco reduction move ment. When the payments are com pleted, more than eight and one-half millions <>f dollars will have been re ceived by farmers in the states of North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida. Farmers in this state will receive $5,231,000* of which amount $3,221. 000 represent^ rentals for 1034 and $2,010,000 for equalization payments on the 1933 crop. Outside of about 14 farmers in this county, Martin growers will not re ceive their checks for several weeks, it is believed. Revision of the con tracts has not been completed, and it will be the latter part of next week if not longer before the contracts are returned to the authorities in Ra leigh and Washington. Checks will follow in due time after the contracts arc returned, it is understood. And it might be that some farmers who have failed to cooperate fairly in the reduction movement will receive uo checks at all, and in addition to that their contracts are likely to be can celled.? v ? With about 1,000 fartns represented in the initial agreement plan, that many benefit checks will be received, but the amount could not be. learned. The amount of the rentals could not be learned either, as the contracts have not been approved in their en tirety. J. B. Hutson, tobacco division chief, said 97 per cent of the flue-cured growers had signed contracts to re duce their acreage under the Farm Administration's plan to trim the 1934 "crop by about 30t;perecent. Approxi mately 15 per cent of the contracts were already in, he said, and the to bacco chief expected to receive for the next two or three weeks about 5,000 to 10,0000 contracts a day. It was his plan to send out checks as fast as the contracts came in, if possible. The rental payments will be on a basis of $17.50 an acre. Hutson said the equalization profits would be 20 per cent of the value of the 1933 crop sold before the program became op erative. Many obstacles were encountered by the tobacco division in computing the 1934 rental payment each farmer should receive. Hutson explained the problem in a letter to Representative Green, of Florida. The Floridian quited the let ter in part as follows: "The acceptance of all flue-cured . tobacco contracts was delayed by the fact that farmers throughout the en tire belt overestimated their acreage and production of tobacco in 1931 and 1932. "Many farmers did not submit actu al acreage and production, but rather estimates that would enable them to? grow what they would consider a 'rea sonable' amount of tobacco. Had these estimates been accepted without adjustment, a larger tobacco crop might have been produced in 1934 than was produced in 1933. This sit uation made it essential to require ad justments of acreage and production estimates' by alT Tayinefs." The tobacco chief said the price of last year's flue-cured tobacco was r raised 3 to 4 cents a pound by the gov ernment's production control program. No Meeting of Juniors To Be Held Here This Week ? The local ciiuncil of fhe Junior Or der "will hold no meeting here this week, as many of the members are planning to attend a district gathering in Robenonville Thursday night. Any members of the local council desiring to attend the district meeting in Rob ersonville and have no means of transportation are aaked to be at the Central Filling Station at 6 o'clock Thursday evening and transportation will be arranged, Julian Harrell said yesterday. Joseph Gregory Critically III In Elisabeth CHy ? Joseph Gregory, for a number of years connected with the C. O. Moore Grocery business here, it critically ill at the home of his sister, Mrs. James Yates, in Elisabeth City. Re ports received here this morning indi cated there was very little hope for Me locusuy.
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