?? 1 I Watch tha Label Ob Year Paper Am It ^ Cartas tt? Dear 1 VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 15 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday, April 20, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 PROCEEDINGS OF SUPERIOR COURT HERE THIS WEEK Citizenship Rights Restored To Dennis Griffin by Court Wednesday After a one-day recess, the Martin County Superior Court reconvened here Wednesday morning, cleared the docket for the remainder of the week by noon that day and adjourned until next Monday. The first week of the two weeks term created for the trial of civil cases only was advanced as rapidly as any ever beard of in the Martin County hall of justice. Dennis Griffin, convicted in a case chanting him with mutibition at | special term of court here in May, 1925, and paroled the Saturday be fore Christmas, 1930, had his citizen ship rights restored by the superior court Wednesday morning. The res toration of Griffin's citizenship brings to a close the last chapter in the Needleman mutilation case. His restoration petition, carrying the names of 12 representative citizens of Swansboro, stated, in part: "He (Griffin) has been operating a bar ber shop, and has, by the faithful per formance of his work and bis manly, upright character, won for himself the .respect and confidence of those whc/ra he has come in contact with. He is sober and takes much pride in the work of the church." The-'Swans boro chief of police and a member of the school board there were among the petition signers. Mr. Griffin has been in Swansborq for the past 23 months. In the case of Surry Jones against Clinton Jones, the plaintiff was given possession of certain lands and al lowed rent in the sum of $90. A judgment in the sum of $110.78 was granted Mrs. J. F. A. Bryant a gainst R. T. Purvis. The case of lohn Statnn Gnrganus against the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company was compromised the plaintiff recovering $300 and sur rendering the policy to the company. The plaintiffs were non-suited in the case of D. G. Matthews and H. S. Johnson against Jesse Edmondson and W. A. Everett. Mishawake Manufacturing Co. was given a judgment in the sum of $189.45 in its case against J. L. Wil liams and Son. The case of S. C. Griffin against E. R. Carson and W. Z. Morton was compromised and removed from the docket by non-suit. In the case of D. R. Everett, ad ministrator, against D. G. Matthews and H. S. Johnson, the plaintiff re covered $100. ? GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE BLANKS IN FARM RECORD Important (or All Farmers To Give Accurate Data For Crop Reports Within th? next few weeks ever] fanner in the county who has signed a crop reduction cuntiact will he pre sented by the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration with a specia Farm Record Book for 1934. Eacli signer will be urged to keep as pccui ate a record as possible on his fartr this year and will be offered instruc tions in the use of the record book i he wishes it Farmers realize now more-~0!sl ever before the need of some .ferns o record to supply information concern ing their past farming operations, an< no doubt they will be glad to take ad vantage of this opportunity offeret them by the AAA. In connection with keeping recordi the time it at hand for supplying in formation for another form of recor which is very important This rcc ord is the crop report, which is give to the tax lister. Martin County ha the distinction of ranking among th higher counties of the state in tb completeness and accuracy of thei farm surveys. Yet there is plent room for improvement in our ret ords. Too much stress can not t put on the importance of this repor and each farmer is urged to give tb information as accurately and coo pletely as be possibly can. 9 Regular Servicea For Presbyterian Churche 9 ?? Sunday, April 22, 1934: Services will be held at all points the nsaal time this Sunday. The mec ing at Poplar Point Mission will begi on Monday night. The Rev. J. ] Potts, of Ahoekie, will do the prcac! ing. Mr. Potts will not be with i You are invited to all these servic and it is hoped that each person wl reads this will attend church torn where every Sunday. LAST OF GOLD A last round-up of gold in this community was shipped away this wash. leaving, it is believed, only a few pieces of tha ones precious metal in these parts For many, there has been precious little gold ever in this section of the world. However, since the government started calling the gold in several thousand dollars' worth has been shipped away. The shipment this ereek was made up of 1350 in gold coins and $100 in gold certificates, all of it being in small denomina Cold isn't recognised as a legal medium of exchange any more, but will be ?-*r*~' by banking houses and exchanged for green FEW CHECKS ARE RECEIVED HERE County Agent Not Looking For Tobacco Checks for Couple Weeks Hearing nothing definite from the ' tobacco contracts sent from this coun | ty several weeks ago, the office of the ' county agent is not looking for any 1 tobacco rental or equalization checks , right away, it was learned here this I morning. However, a few checks 1 have been received by those farmers whose contracts were approved at the first. Fourteen rental checks amount . ing to $383.25 and three equalization checks, amounting to $69.63, have been I received in this county. It will be at ' least a week, two weeks, or probably longer, before checks in any great I number are expected. Owners of the checks are advised not to call at the county agent's office until they are notified directly by the agent's office. Just as soon as the checks are received, notification will t. I Uttf>""m8Wnatlon received here I state'd that the contracts had been j approved by the authorities in Ral eigh. finals program at school here First of Exercises Will Be Held Friday Night of Next Week The tentative program marking the dose of the local .chools, released yesterday by Principal D. N. Hix, is as follows: Friday. April 27, 8 p. m , operetta, e Red Riding Hood," by grades one through five. Friday May 4, 8 p m., opereHt Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' by grades six and seven. Sunday, May 6, 11 m, com. mencement sermon by Rev. E. F ?. oy Kev. E. F Moseley, rector of the Church of the T*. Mu,ic by the Williamston Choral Society. . W,e1?"" attend all these services with the a surance that a sincere welcome awai you. BIG INCREASE IN POSTAL INCOME AT OFFICE HERE Money Order Business Is $10,000 Ahead of That For 1st Quarter 1933 The local postoffice, under thp? postmastership of Pete Fowden, en joyed a comparatively healthy busi ness last quarter, the office reporting an increase of $825.52 in stamp sales alone during the period as compared with the first quarter sales last year. I j?The peak sales were recorded last January when the stamp sales total ed $1,452.62 as tjiompared with $902.69 In January a year February sales, 1934, amounted to $963.31. or $136 74 more than they were in the same month last year. Last month, sales ' amounted to $1,168.70 against $1, 1009.85 in March a year ago. i While the stamp sales show a gain | of $825.52, the money order business during the first quarter recently end ed was increased more than ten times Ithat much, the office selling money orders valued at $29,610.19 as com ! pared with $19,649.21 in the first quar ter of 1933. A review of the money order busi ' ness and stamp sales shows that the ' sale of stamps increased only 23 per | cent while the mail order business I increase was approximately 34 per i cent. ! BEGIN WORK ON | NEW BUILDING Griffin Brothers To Build ! Store on Washington Street Here I Arrangements for the construction i of a modern two-story brick building on Washington Street here have been completed by Griffin Brothers, oper i ators of the Farmers Supply Company I The between v Perry1? ami the flat-iron building. | Building operations will be started the latter part of next vteek or the ' early part of the following week. Lo cal builders will handle the construe j tion, it was said. No definite cost has ' been determined yesterday, but the . building will cost between five and sb thousand dollars, according to pres ent estimates. Excavation for the building has beet completed, and materials are beinj placed on the site. I Operetta To Be Given At I Everetts School Tuesday i ? The Everetts school will present ar operetta, "The Golden Whitle," Tues day evening, April 24th, at 8 o'cli-' I paper. >?t| - A. and T. College Band Concert Well Receivet ? A band concert by the A| and 1 College, Greenaboro, wai well receh ed in the colored high achool hei latt evening. A large crowd, bol white and colored heard the coi cert. The appaarancc of the band wi featured by aeveral selections by t! quartet and by instrumental solos. CLEAN-UP WEEK Tha week beginning April SO will be obatrvad here aa Clean up Week. In the meantime prep arations (or aaucceaaful health and beautiijring drive will be made on an extenaive scale with the Wom an's Club, Kiwanis Club, and the town authorities backing the movement. Strong appeals will be directed to every citixcn, white and black, in the town to take part in the movement. Wliliamaton has had success ful clean-up and paint-up cam paigns before, but a record is hoped for in the undertaking be ginning week after next. PEOPLE SLOW TO LIST PROPERTY ?*? Time for Listing Comes to Close Monday Week; Penalty After That ? Tax listing is advancing very slowly in nearly all ,of the 10 districts in the | county, according to reports received, here yesterday. The time for listing' comes to a close Monday week, and in some of the districts not over 25 per cent ofthe property owners have listed their holdings as of April 1, it was said. No provision is made to continue the time for listing, the prop-' erty owner failing to list his values I being subject to a penalty after the last of this month. Reports from several of the dis tricts indicate there will be an in crease in personal property values, but no estimate of the amount could be had. Roy T. Griffin, list-taker for this township, said yesterday ,he ex pected a slight increase in reaj estate values, explaining that several new homes ami a filling station had been built here during the past year. Mr. i working daily taking the -lists, and it : fa understood they will start prepar ing the scrolls promptly after'the J first of next month* J Reports also indicate that Martin j County farmers are offering a better cooperation in preparing the farm census. Many farmers do not yet know what they are going to plant nor how much, it was said. Plan To Reorganize Boy Scout Activities Locally * At a preliminary conference held at the high school building on Tuesday morning, 65 boys, members and pros pective members of the Boy Scouts ol America, signified their interest ir scout work, and expressed a determi nation to perfect an active organize tion. A second meeting will be held at the courthouse Friday evening a 7:30 with Wheeler Martin, past Scout master, in charge. The America! Legion post is sponsoring the or ganization and urges every boy 1-' years of age and pver to Attend thii meeting. Discontinue Furloughs; Improve Postal Servici ? Postal service curtailed by enforce! furloughs without pay during the pas few weeks will be restored at the lo cal office after the first of next month Postmaster I'owden said yesterday This does not mean that the pos office will discontinue its observanc of each Wednesday afternoon as holiday. During the past few week* city carriers and employees in the of fice were directed to take a day ol without pay. Pre-school Clinics Very Successful In Count * Clinics held in the county this wee for children entering the schools ne? fall have proved very successful, r< ports received here today indicate! Many more children attended tb clinics than those in charge expecte< it was stated. Bear Grass reporte 35 present, incomplete reports froi I several other schools stating ths i large numbers were present at eac <1 ? d Convicts Are Repainting Bridge Over River Her ? The State Highway Commission putting on a new coat of paint c the steel structure spanning tha R< anoke here. Convicts from tb* loc camp are doing the painting, usir hand brushes. ? Announces Services At Church in Hamilto ? E. K. Moieley, rector. Third Sunday liter Enter: Church ichool, 10 a. fa. Holy Communion and aermon, I a. m. Evening prayer and aermon, S p. i ANOTHER FLOOD IN RIVER HERE; FISHING IS GOOD ? Another Rise Will Reach Crest Next Tuesday or Wednesday ? After falling several inches since last Tuesday, the old Roanoke at this point reached a standstill this morn ing, Hugh Spruill who officially re cords the water readings here, said. Another rise, flooding the banks by about 15 inches, is expected shortly, reaching a crest of about eleven feet and ffve incites ne*t Tuesday or Wednesday. Twcnty-seycn feet of water were reported at Weldon Wed nesday. This morning the water was 23 feet abuve the average low level at that point. ? Seine fishing at Jamesville con tinues at a standstill, but hundreds are flocking to the stream with small nets. And they are making sizeable catches. One fishing machine was said to have been sunk when it was overloaded this week with thousands of herring. Others have barely miss ed going to the bottom of the river for the same reason. Fish prices are ranging from 25 to 40 cents a hundred at this point. Operators of the seines at James ville were planning to start operations probably some time the early part of next week, but just what they can do I is not known just now. ] One of the largest rains falling here in several months was reported last night by Hugh Spruill, keeper for the river bridge and official tabulator of the rainfall here. The rain measured more than oik and one-half inches, | bringing the total so far this month j to 4.66 inches. * More rajti has fallen j so far this month than 'in. any period since last August. Some uneasiness is said to prevail among farmers who afe being 'Considerably delayed by rains and wet ground in the prepar ation of frcteefopa. ? : ? 1 ?i Announce Services At Methodist Church Here ? C. T. Rogers, pastor. Parents, boys and girls who attend | Sunday school and church are not found later in life to be the prosti tutes, drunkards, thieves, and chain gang crowd. Bring your children to the services. It will pay you in a big way later on. If you doubt this state nient, look about you. Every church^ house, every church bell, is a big in vitation. Come and bring the whole family. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Church services, 11 and 8 p. ni. Singing forHhe evening services will I be conducted by the Sunday school. 11 You are cordially invited to wor j' ship with us. ? James Pappas Sells Cafe; Plans Return To Greece i ? James Pappaa, operatoi and owner of the William Cafe here for a num ber of years, this week sold his in terest in the business to Mike Adams, experienced cafe man of Dunn. Adams will operate the business. 1 Mr. Pappas, with his family, plans t to leave for Greece the tiarly part of i-'next month where he will visit his i,'mother for some time. He expects '.?to return here, he said yesterday^ tj ? Everetts School Honor Roll for Seventh Month ? ?? The names of 29 pupils appear on the Everetts School honor roll for the seventh month, recently ended, it was announced by Principal H. Bruce Russell yesterday. The list follows: First gTade?Rachel . Edmondson, Harold Harrison, Ellis Gray Keel, Thelma Taylor, Guy Forbes. Second grade?Billy Clark, Alton Johnson, Dalmond Keel, Janie Mar garet Ayers, Mary Alice Cherry, Clara Dail Taylor. Third grade?Lcland Hardison, Bill Donald, John Mobley, Reuben Bailey, Jr., Dillon Wynne, Dallas Taylor, Dora O'Neil Bailey, Irene Williams. Fourth grade?Florine Clark, Mary Louise Mobley, Delia Frances Leg gett, Elton Hardy, Rudolph Hardy. Fifth grade?Clarence Modlin, Ag nes Hopkins, Susie Ayers. Sixth grade?Sallie Mobley. Seventh grade?John Hardy. n, ? High School Boys Defeat Town Team in 12th, 2-1 ? Playing the local tpwn team yester day afternoon, Coach Peters' baseball boys registered a 2 to 1 victory in a 12-inning game. Cook, high school pitcher, held the huskies to a few bits; while Piephoff, twirling for the town boys, proved almost equally effective. The high school team is scheduled to play Washington here next Tues day and Scotland Neck next Friday. Two games were rained out this week.