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VOLUME XL?NUMBER 20 WiUiamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. March 9.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899
32 CIVIL ACTIONS
SET FOR TRIAL IN
SUPERIOR COURT
$65,000 Suit Against Corey
Again Piled for Trial
Te
against Corey have quite a I
lory, and they are not
?pots Young Leovtster I
were killed instantly a a truck-car
collision near Boberamville in Sep
tember. 1*34
driver of the track, was i
charged with ?
ing the trial of the I
Corey in
Clayton Mnorc
Henry A. Ci adj called a lor
trial Several ho
the trial of the
The civil rihndir recently pre
pared fay the county bar carries the
folknraw cares
Wednesday. March IT Lag vs
Lang. Snuthwirk n Waters. Rogers
vs. Bailey Matthews is James. Hy
Thursday. March 1? Keel et al vs.
Taylor. Bank is James. Grdhn vs.
Ferry. Keel vs. Rotwrsaci
March 22 Andrews. Ad
n Corey: Leavister.
Admr. vs Corey
Tuesday March 23 Fertilizer Co
vs Brown. Bank vs Eeoett. Fer
tilizer Co vs Edwards. Fertilizer
Co vs Bray: Boberson vs
ana. Fertilizer Co vs Everett. Rob
nws vs. TO a a. Stake vs
f. March 24 Fertilizer
Co vs Parker; finBm Co vs Car
away. fhrtaum Co vs Mdh; Fer
tilizer Co vs Lewis. Fertilizer Co
vs Waqlnv . Wioilns vs Crop: Ro
et al;
Petitioners Oppose
Anti-Trappin? Law
Liquor Stores To Retain Same
Hours, Pending State Action
No enroediale chance it expected
in the hours liquor stores stay open
in this county, t was learned fol
low inc a meeting 01 the Martin Coun
ty Alcoholic Beverages Control
Beard here last night While se
eral counties are now holding their
stores open until 9 o'clock each eve
the provisions of the re
cently passed county option lieu
law. V. J. Spivey. chairman of the
Martin County Board, explained
that the meeting last night preferred
to await uniform action by the State
board, yet to be appointed.
Chairman Spivey stated, however,
that the longer working day would
be considered by the board in a
special meeting if stores in all ad
joining wet counties adopt the long
er schedule before uniform action is
directed by the State commission.
The board chairman also explain
ed that it might be possible to limit
the longer schedule to the two
stores in Williamston and Roberson
ville. and add no additional hours
to the schedule at Oak City and
Jamesville. where each store has on
ly one employee
Legislature Plans To
Adjourn Next Week
[ TAKE ACTION I,
While Marti* Coaaty pwyte
and athrn are Ulkiar a beet
i uti iaiai Senator Jaaiah W.
Bailey's standi against President
tmildli roart plan. Bertie
rirralated la sections
of the caaaty arms the way.
carried bandied* of nana aad
nude it plain that the people
there thiak little of the Sena
agaiast Mr. Bust
Bailey's ofliee is two
behind in acknowledging
hy peeple all
over the Stale. He is hiding he
hind ?ethiag he clainu is la
Seniors of Oak Citv
Planning Trip Soon;
Other School News
Coach C. R. Edwards Starts'
Spring Baseball Practice
There This Week
The senior class of Oak City High |
School will present its play, 'Crash
ing Society," there Friday evening
at 7 30 o'clock The play, getting itsj
foundation when a small-town fam
ily inherits a fortune and goes to the I
city to break into society, has the
promise of being one of th most en
tertaining ever presented there A!
small admission will be charged to!
Plans have just been completed
by the seniors for an annual trip, the
pupils, after giving much time and
sight to the event, agreeing to
march on Richmond the 2nd of nr ?
nth. Other points were consul
ered. but to keep the expenses wi.1
in the reach of everyone, the sem< ? .?
?ad to visit the historic points u.
and around Richmond
Members of the home economics
asses are making rapid progress in
their work, which is now centering
around the kitchen, the pupils of the
cghth grade preparing breakfasts
and turning the kitchen over to the
ninth graders for the preparation of
?cheon. Both grades are aiding
the hot-lunch program in coopera
Coach C R. Edwards is now busy I
shaping up his baseball prospects j
for the coming season, and is anx
ious to effect a complete schedule
with teams in near-by centers. The
basketball season was virtually ruled
out this year by weather conditions,
but the athletic program promises
to create interest
Four Persons Hurt
In Accident Sunday
Their car wrecked beyond repfcir
it turned over several times
a curve near George Williams'
filling station between here and
Jamesville early Sunday evening.
| Joe Clark. Junior God ley and Misses
and Lillie Jane Latham, all
| of Chocowinity. were painfully
but not seriously hurt. God
|ky sidfeied a bad cut an his nose
use Latham was said to have
I a slight fracture of the
J brought here, where they were treat
| ad by Or W. T. Winn.
driver of the
by the
control of
it struck the
The four
Work Is Completed
On Most Important
Bills Before Croup
Homestead Exemption Is
Voted Down Monday
By Committee
North Carolina's legislature struck
a real relief note last week when
it virtually agreed to quit Raleigh
on Thursday of nest wek There
are many who believe the state
would be better off today if the pott-'
ticians had not met at all. With few
exceptions, the legislature was just
another "yes" group, baited along
with an occasional and insignificant
pet issue that meets with general
approval of a sucker public.
All the major bills have been han
dled or are in the process of han
dling. and the lawmakers are faced
with the task of cleaning up their
desks and learning what they have
and havent done since back yonder
in early January Some are of the
belief that the people are going to
wake up and learn thy have not been
treated so well, that a continued
sales tax and a tax on land will re
mind them of that fact.
A flood of local bills filled the hop
pers to overflowing in both branches
of the assembly during the past few
days, n.ust of them passmg without
notice
The North Carolina divorce law,
based on two years' separation was
liberalized, and under the new rul
ing mutual consent is not necessary.
A large percentage of the divorces
granted under the old two-year plan
are not legal as mutual consent was
never mentioned, it is understood.
Complete terms of the new bill are
not known here, but it is not be
lieved that any effort was made to
validate the divorces.
Representative H. G. Morton plans
to introduce the educational omni
bus bUl this week.' appointing mem
'?? :s of county buards ui education.
A reduction of 10 cents a hundred
v eight in the cost of licensing auto
mobiles is being considered, the bill
placing the new rate at 30 cents
A proposed amendment to the
state constitution, which would have
abolished capital punishment in
North Carolina, was killed by the
senate Monday
Contrary to the action of ilia peo
ple when they favored a homestead
exemption last November, the ex
emption of (300 was voted down in
committee, and a governor-appoint
ed commission was asked to "study"
the question.
Funeral tor Prominent
County Man Saturday
Funeral services, attended by near
ly 2,000 people, were held for R. A.
Bailey, retired Robersonville tobac
co warehouseman and business man,
in the Primitive Baptist church' in
Robersonville last Saturday after
Mr Bailey. 66 years old, was found
dead in a small woods near Rober
sonville last Friday afternoon, a
bullet wound in his throat. "My
troubles are more than I can bear,"
eras written in a small memorandum
book, the note bearing his signature
: his wife died some
time ago.
Make Plans to Beautily
County Building Grounds
Pauline Smith, acting spec
ialist in landscaping the home
grounds, was in the county last
At home and tan
of the grounds
in front of the c
MAN SERIOUSLY
INJURED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AllTO
Nathaniel Coltrain Suffers
Three Breaks in His
Back Saturday
s Struck by an Atlantic Coast Line
freight train as he was driving a
truck across a little-used grade cross
ing just this side of Gardner's Creek
early last Saturday afternoon. Na
thaniel Coltrain. young white boy.
is in a Washington hospital with his
back broken in three places and oth
?r less serious injuries. Last reports
? the hospital state the boy. son
and Mrs. Jim Horton Col
,..n, of Williams Township, is get
ting along as well as could be ex
pected Chances for his recovery
were considered doubtful soon after
he was struck by the train
The train, traveling toward Wil
liams ton. plowed into the truck,
striking the door at the side of the
boy and whipping the machine into
V-shape before knocking it into a
grass held on the side of the track
Witnesses stated the engineer appar
ently sensed the collision and applied
I he emergency brakes on the engine,
slopping the train ? na comparative
ly short distance
Coltrain. complaining with his
back when members of the train
crew and others started to lift hun
into a car for removal to a doctor
here, asked them to stop and he
crawled into the car on his hands
and knees. After receiving first-aid
treatment here he was carried to a
WagKin^tftn Kmcpi^nl -y ,
The truck, said to have belonged
to the W I. Skinner & Co . mas de
molished
Hauger s Contract
Received by local
Baseluill Officials
Reorganization of Team In
Arkansas Not Likely To
Affect Contract Here
Art Hauger. Momenta man and
old baseball band, was officially an
nounced under contract U> manage
the Martins here this coming sea
son. R H Goodmon. president of the
local baseball club, stating that he
believed the Bentonvdle (Ark i club
had surendered its contract with
llauger The contract was signed
by Hauger last Saturday, and in let
ter to the club president here he
stated that contracts could be ex
peeled with at least six members of
the Bentonville club
After surrendering its franchise
mvtrit wRtnpt W Bentonnth
club reconsidered and is planning u
suport a team again this season The
action gave rise to the question ai
to whether Hauger would be re
leased The contract with the Mar
tins was signed by Haugei after
Bentonvdle merchants announced
their plans to support a team thu
coming season
Contracts with other players aw
coming in almost duly, and the team
personnel will be contracted in its
entirety within the next week or 1C
days, it is believed
President Goodmon has been nam
ed a member of a committee to pre
pare a schedule, the season to open
Piclure Exhibit at
School Next Week
An exhibit of ISO of the Snest re
| productions of recognised master
I pieces of art will be placed ?<??*_
play in the Witliamsloo High School
building next week. Pi.ncipwlU w
Anderson announced today The ex
hibit will be open to I he public ,1
I. small admission. Mr Anderson
stating that instructor, will make
available descriptive n^terial
In making the announcement. Hi
Anderson said "It ha been the pnv
a tk. aanaral
rsun M?u ??
ilege of students ard the general
? ? ? . g|
public to enjoy the si
music and literature far L _
but an enjoyment ?d the
pieces of art has. until very recently
been restricted to ~
wealthy enougl
out the world,
in which the <
I photography and .
it possible to bring the art
I woi Id to even our smaller lowna ami
I vilages through the nid?
Iftil reproductiona These rrpnntoc
Itions are true to the originals m al
II sap arts, with the (
It ion of ma Even the i
I variations i
County Board Orders Complete
Revaluation of All Property in
County at Special Meet Monday
Sheriff Finds Want Ad Very
Effective Medium for Results
Advertising tut Friday far
?at ar twa aH hawb far fax
kutiai, Sheriff C. B. Iter hark
wake ay early Sitartii aara
iac ud wu firmly ceariared
latktd aat aa hit fraat parrh
heaads tied la the rmiUac. Jasl
a three-bar treat ad tret ated.
hat that ires alhiat to (et
Eh decs far the sheriff to
a fresh oar rmrh week-day
The want ad was maih
ud th ullctf declares he km
nothing about his need far UMT
docs. The sheriff believes "Tvri
lie" Holdiuc wanted the does,
but was ashamed to advertise
cause he had about halt I
on band already
Sheriff Roebuck and Holding
rujov fu\ hunting something
terrible, but commou thieves in
the county don't rest loot at a
tune, and the officer seldom
hnds time to indulge in the
sport.
New Bill Is Introduced
For Highway Refunds
Is Almost Certain To
Meet 0|>|>ositioii of
Road Commission
SUIT FOR $50,000 IS
OUTGROWTH OF
AUTO ACCIDENT
New Bill Is Compromise In
Claims Formerly Filed
Ay This County
Still Hoiking fur refunds due this
and uther counties by the State
ilighna> and Public Works Com
mission. Senator R L C??burn now
has a bill before the legislature di
recting the commission to reimburse
the counties for all the money ad
vanced tor highway construction
after the commission took over the
highways The opposition has effect
ed some clever maneuvers, however,
and there is little hope for the pass
age of the bill or any other bill that
is advanced to coirect an apparent
injustice
This and other counties first en
tered claims for all m<?iicy advanced
the highway commission, but get
ting nowhere with those claims. Sen
ator Coburn and others decided to
push for a refund of those moneys
advanced after the commission took
over the high* ays In other words,
Martin County first asked for a re
fund of approximately one-half a
million dollars Undci the teims uf
the present bill, the county consid
ot it will do well to get a little over
Italf the amount, or around I3UUUU0
The bill, introduced by Senator
Coburn. was placed before the gov
ernor. and it was reliably learned
that he expressed no objection to its
passage There is doubt, however,
if he will lend the measure any
material support It is certain, how
ever, that ine cotnmis iou will dp
pose the bill
Carry ing their claim.* to tin- com
mission and gaining Hardly more
than recognition at the hands of
that body, the, people of the coun
ties having what they earnestly be
beve to be valid rights to refunds
are expected to make a political is
sue out of them unless the commis
sion changes its attitude.
Begin Ojieralioii of
Seines Next Monday
Plans are going forwardrapidly
for starting seine fishing operations
at Jamesville next Monday. Mr C.
C Fleming, owner and operator, said
today Prospects are brighter now
for a successful season than in sev
eral years, the large-scale fisherman
explained Last year, operations did
not get underway until the 27th day
of April. A late spring and high
water all but wiped out the season
The spring-like weather prevatP
tng for the moat part during the past
week is bringing the fish up the
stream in fairly large numbers for
I this early period of the season Sev
eral shad have been taken from the
waters at Jamesville, and herring
?" going on the market
Firemen Called To Home
Foot River Hill Today
The local volunteer fire company
was called out at noun today to the
home of Bessie Simmons at the
foot of the river hin. Starling from
sparks, the fire burned only a ?
age The houae is naaail by Cat
fax Speller, colored man.
Case of Windsor Road Ac
dient Victim Is Moved
From Pasquotank
A damage suit for $50,000 was filed
in the Martin County Superior Court
a few days ago by R Howard Stone
against Walter Fisher, colored truck
driver, and W I. Skinner & Co . Inc
The suit, first filed in the Pasquo
tank County courts, was moved here
upon petition of the defense, it is
understood, and is likely to be cal
; t ndared for trtai next month
The complaint maintains that
[Stone, a Charlotte young man. was
critically and permanently injured
early Sunday evening on March 1.
?936. when a truck of the defend
ant crashed into the car in which
Stone was riding between here and
Windsor. One eye of the plaintiff
was torn from its socket by a board'
! ripped from the side of the truck
trailer, the board, after strikuig
i Stone, w ho was i icairig in the rear
>eal of the car. passing out the back
window.
Represented by Worth and Horn- j
|er. the defense maintains that thej
duver was operating the truck with
mission, that no cargo was carried
lor the company at the time of the
! accident.
Negroes Engage in
Free-for-AII Fight
Mayor J. L. Ifassell issued an open
I warning in his court last night to the
operator of Payton's poolroom (col
ored! on Washington Street here.'
stating that the place would be
rinsed if any?more?trouble takes
? place there The warning was is
ued following a free-for-all fight
there last Saturday night James
KufTin, Harvey Bryant, Brad Bag
ley and George Ruffin. ail colored
fell victims of the law and were
fined $2 50 and taxed with the costs
for participating in an aSray
William Smith, charged with an
assault with a deadly weapon on
Fannie Purvis, both colored, was
bound over to the county court for
trial under a $50 bond Evidence
offered at the hearing last night
was that Smith drove a knife blade
into the woman's shoulder and then
broke the blade from the kmfe han
dle
Charged with public drunkenness.
Galvin Hyman was fined $2.50 and
taxed with the cost.
?
Free Movies tor Farmers
Here Saturday Morning
An entertaining ami highly ntn
esting talking picture will be riuwnl
free l" f .iii,ii> i.l Uil> aiul aurroumi.
ing counties in the WilIiamston|
High Schuul auditorium at 10 30 o'
clock Saturday morning Brought I
here by the Lindsley Ice Company.
John Deere dealers, the picture cm-1
ten around the following
-The Blacksmith's Gift." "Her Hus-|
band's Choice. Prom One Anril"
flnd "What's New in Implements." |
Tickets are issued free fay the Lind
sley Ice Company, and all are invit
ed to see the picture.
List Takers Named
For Eaeh Township;
Start Work April 1st
List-takers. Assessors And
Commissioners To Hold
Meeting Monday
A revaluation of all real property
was ordered for Martin County by
the board of commissioners in spec
ial session here yesterday the au
thorities reserving ri|{hls to make
final adjustments and consider a
horizontal reduction or horizontal
increase ui values when they con
vene as a board of equalization and
review
The commissioners first consider
ed ordering a horizontal increase in
all real propel ty values and effect
ing equalizations on that basis. The
method of procedure now is to re
value. using present values as a
working basis for any changes. The
official order of the commissioners
reads a* follows "Relist all real es
tate on revaluation sheets and to ap
point three men in each township
to examifw the list and to equalize
values, using ? the present standard
?ng the right, w hen sitting as a board
of cqualfcatioii and review, to make
any final adjustments and make hor
izontal reductions or increases in
total valuation of real estate as, in
their discretion, to be to the best
interest of the county "
Uncertain that a horizontal in
crease in value., would include cor
poration properties, the authorities
at the Monday meeting, ruled a
gainst the first plan to order the in
ii ease and adjust values on that
basts And no such increase is ex
pected. which means the tax rate
will not be affected other than pos
sibly by a slight gain in values.
The personnel for handling the
listing and revaluation, by town
ships. is as follows, the names of the
list-lakers coming first and those of
the assessors following
Jamesville O. W. Hamilton, Lin
woud Know les and J K Martin.
Williams lainan Hardison, Joshua
L Coltrain and C L. Daniel.
Griffins George C Griffin, Sylves
ter H 1-11 Ic y and James L. Coltrain.
Bear Grass A B Ayers. W. O.
Peel and C. U Rogers.
Williamston H M. Burr as. John
D I.illey a:iil l.uthi-r I'eel
Cruss Koads G G. Bailey, H. D.
iwlsiyl I y a yen
Kubeisonville H S. Everett, J. R.
Winskiw and T L Roebuck
Poplar Point L. G Taylor, W. S.
White and Mayo Hardison.
Hamilton I- H Everett, F. L. Hai
shp and D R Edmondson.
Goose Nest J A Rawls. J. T. Dan
iel and H A Early
The list takers and assessors are
to meet with the tax supervisor and
county commissioners next Monday,
when plans will be formulated for
handling tlie work.
Considerable attention is being
given the task, and, while it will be
next to mipusMtrte?tn handle lliB
work in perfect fashion, the com
nussioneis have shown that they
plan to do all in their power to im
prove tire system and eliminate
n-ai.y inequalities that have exist
ed for several years
A casual review of the present
tine I on the books shows some
startling inequalities, and there is
mi doubt but that -some townships
have a higher valuation than others
In one township, plows and all the
tainting implements were valued at
less than $5u on a 10-horse farm. In
another district a piece of property
.alued at approximately $1,500 sold
foe $5.00 cash, and another piece,
valued at more than $5,000 on the
tax books, and sold on the same day
and in the same section, brought
around $1,750 It is the purpose and
aim of the commissioners to elimi
nate such apparent inequalities in
taxable values
Local Attorney Recovering
In a Richmond Hospital
Hu right leg amputated just be
low the knee a week ago last Satur
day Attorney W H Coburn was
able to be up in a rolling chair last
Sunday, reports stating that his con
dition was much improved and that
he was recovering rapidly in the
Hichmond hospital, where he has
spent considerable time. ,
Doctors started rinsing his lag
wound yesterday, and he is expect
ed home in about two wnki