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VOLUME XL?NUMBER 49 Willimmxtoa, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. June 18.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899
Official Outlines W ork
Underway at Pulp Mill
New Mill Is Rapidlyj
Taking Shape; Sooi
Start on Brickworkl
Number and Size of Build
ings and Process Used
Are Described
(Below is an article prepared for
"be Deacon by W W Henderson,
of the local unit of the
Container Company.)
By W. W. HENDEISON ,
plant of the Kieclihefer |
Container Company
hank of li.t- Roaru.L,
"of the Khannke River
the south I
mile arest of Plymouth is fast tak
ing shape Concrete foundations for
moat of the buildings are in place,
and the framework of steel columns,
girders, and beams paint a red net
work against the skies to the tune
of the riveting hammers. Soon the
brickwork will start, and the steel
skeletons will then take form
The wood room, U by C feet, and
nearly 70 feet high, was the first to
go up Now the foundations for the
targe chipper which, one day soon,
m ill reduce the pile of pulpwood now
on the yard to chips, is complete and
awaiung the arrival of the chipper
The steelwork is practically com
plate on the digester and d iff user
rankling?the tallest of the entire
group This hmiding measures ISO
feet wide and ISO feet long, one sec
tion towering to more than 100 feet
above the ground, while the other
part reaches a total height of about
<4 feet This building will house the
11 Utah 11?the Urge sled tanks ii
which the wood chips will be cook
ed ib to pulp, and the d iff users, ol
washers, where the pulp will be tbor
oughly w ashed, and the chemicals
used in the cooking process started
on their way to recovery for further
Next to this building stands the
concrete foundations of the largest
division of the plant?the screen and
wret room and pulp storage building
?342 feet 0 inches long and 144 feet
wide?the screen room section he
me over 58 feet high and the wet
room and storage rising 38 feet a
hove the mill yard.
After the pulp has been washed it
is removed to this building, where
all knots, uncooked chips, and other
foreign matter is screened out, and
the resulting pulp fibre is run into
thick dm Is or laps on what is known
as wet machines From the storage
the pulp wiH be loaded into barges
to be shipped by water to our Del
aw, N. J , plai.t. and in cars for the
Three Bmti. Mich, null ;
In the other group across the court
which pro. ides the passageway,
through the plant, the foundations
are in for the turbine room. 83 feet
wide. 118 feet kn* and about 85 feet
high the i ecovei y boiler and evap
building 110 feet wide and
135 ??? ? ? -
I long, mid just a few inches
short of 88 feet tall; the caustic de
partment. 81 feet wide by 138 feat
kmc, and 54 feet high; and the chem
nl storage building. S3 feet 8 inches
wide and 110 feet lone This m a
very important group on which the
wmceasful operation depends The
hosier and turbine roam are to the
pulp mill what the heart m to you
and me Here all of the energy to
keep alive the rest of the plant is
?-* m huge boilers and tur
I upon the efficient opera
of the evaporators, recovery
- ?nd the caustic department,
the weeem of the entire
Separated from the buildings, but
still connected to the wood room.
harking drums, huge steel
?*y up cylindrical by
. supported on
foundations about
I 75 feet kmc These dru_
s the berk from the wood be
liisul to the wood room, this
berk traveling another conveyor to
'?1? room, where it is used i
EARLY CURING
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cariac the cny ea Jaly &
Martins Drop Pair
To Coldsboro: Win
One Prom Greenies
Raymond Strunk Features |
Win with Mound Work
And Heavy Hitting
Raymond Strunk pitched a 4-hi<
shut-out against Greenville here]
yesterday to put Art Hanger's Mar
tins back into the a in column, the!
Missouri youngster adding color to |
his performance with a single, dou
ble and triple at bat The Grvenies ]
dropped the game by a 5 t) count
The last four games won by Wiliam
ston have all been shut-outs.
Goldsboro. taking two games in
a row from the Martins, is now
holding the Coastal Plain lead by
two games Snow Hill, holding to
second position, is leading the Mar
tins by only one-half game Tartooro I
has dropped eight in a row and is|
ruw in fourth place
The paper facts and figures show
up decidedly better for the Martins
than the actual count of two losses
and one a-in these past three days
Last Tuesday, the Martins hit Wh.t
lock and Kiwis. Goldsboro pitchers,
for IS safeties. On Wednesday. Art
Hauger's boys annexed I more hits
against Goldsboro. and yesterday
they touched Deianey for II hits to
win over Greenville 5-0 on the local
lot. While thesr opponents were hit
hiling safely for a total of It blows
in the three games, the Martins had
bagged 35 hits The locals really
batted up a storm against Goldsboro
here last Tuesday Earp. Stevens,
and McCay got 3 for 5. Sharkey got
2 for 4. and one of McCay's was a
homer with one on in the sixth in
ring The Martins added 3 runs
in the sixth and 3 in the ninth, the
tallies falling short by 2 runs of knot
ting the t-run lead built up by the
Bugs in the earlier stages of the
game The visitors, aided by errors,
made their 7 hits off Jefferson count
for ? runs. Baggie look over in the
seventh and held the visitors to a
lone hit during the remainder of the
game He hit safely an his one trip
to the plate
Wade held Goldsboro to C hits on
thesr own diamond Wednesday aft
ernoon. while his teammates touch
ed Konuck for I blows. The Mar
tins came home, however, holding
the short end of a 7-1 verdict. Earp
rod Villepique. with 2 hits each, led
at bat for the Martins
Yesterday was Mr Strunk's day
He allowed the visiting Greerues but
< hits, fanned 4. hit 3 for 4 and bat
ted in 2 runs. Stanley hit 2 for 4
to follow Strunk and his batting
lecucd
Stroud Fields, the Arkansas trav
eler. who reached here Wednesday,
will be m the box for the Martins
within the next day or tarn. Man
ager Hauger said today One or
two other additions are being con
it is understood, but no of
have been re
The Bo Paiiish brought
here from Clayton ths week was
released when it was learned that
he was not the Bo Paii^i the base
ball off via Is thought he wan.
To Jfwt Lions
In Ball Game Wednesday
Million-Dollar Increase in Property Values
1936 and 1937 County Property Listings, by Townships
TOWNWM:
5 1IUM $ tlMM $ 29.134 IUI $ Ui57t S HUM I (M3t 1U! 5 BU7I $ KMC 5 9sj72
ttM HJM US) 14X5 !4SjU 2SJU 19.474 7X2 .H.ffS IlUSi !U? LI
194X14 m.ia 19.471 1)14 157.711 JN.47! 3LI51 14.77 547.7X9 MUSI 57X22 14 55
157X75 151.744 4.147* LSI* 144.424 474544 <7444 14 94 517.441 544.776 17X71 L94
595.441 445.454 49X51 11.77 1.44L7X4 1X19.757 211.423 14X7 2.444X17 2X45X11 2MX74 14.41
95X44 114X44 22X54 24.44 <77X44 45L542 11.122 7X4 577X44 577.444 54.444 1415
Mtmwillt 574X42 412X44 SSXM 4X4 1X74X44 1.451.444 42X92 4X4 1.9WXJ4 2445.444 114X54 4.14
PopUr Pawl 47X42 75X71 4X49 12X9 235X37 255X99 24X42 L45 147X39 331X74 29X31 9.5
H?iiH?4 141X41 191X84 24X41 17X1 441X15 499X72 55X37 4X4 447X74 491X54 43X74 14X5
Gww Not 192X19 235X49 41X14 22X2 945.444 1X44X94 142X54 11X5 1.497.745 1X44.145 144XM 11X3
Vammlj T?4ah I 52X44X44 57X24.512 4242.459 11X7 54X25.131 57X94X59 5449X25 14X1 54X91X74 99X21.451 4927.747 14.44
Charles M. Peel Dies
At Home in Griffins
Townshi|> Tuesdav
Followed Long Period of
111 Health: Final Rites
Held Wednesday
Charles M Peel highly rrspecteJ
and well-known citizen of Griffins
Township, died at his home there
last Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
following a long period of declining
health He suffered a stroke of pa
ralysis several years ago and a sec
ond one some tune later He was
able to be up until about a year ago.
and last Friday he suffered a third
stroke, the end coming gradually
Pneumonia developed and that was
assigned as the immediate cause of
his death
Mr. Peel was born in Griff ins
Township at the old Peel homeplaoe
on December 19. 1880. more than
58 years ago. the son of the at?
John Edwin Peel, of this county, and
the late Melissa Kemp Peel, of Tyr
rell. He lived and fanned all his
life at the place of his birth
A member of the church at Mace
donia for a long number of years.
Mr Peel was an active religious
leader and was held in high esteem
by all who knew him. He interest
ed himself in the welfare of his com
m unity and his fellow man In early
manhood he married Miss Annie
Peel, who survives with 10 children.
Mrs. George Peel. Ulysses. Robert.
Maurice. Charles M.. Ethelyn. Eve
lyn, Howell. Alton F., and Dons Peel
all of Griffins Township Two broth
ers, Messrs. Kemp Peel, of Harts
ville. S. C , and Jordan Peel, of
Griffins Township, also survive, and
two grandchilden. Lola and Mane
Peel
Funeral services were conducted
Wednmfay afternoon n o'clock
in the Macedonia church by Rev
Warren Davis, his pastor, and Rev
*' B Harrington. Baptist minister
Burial was in the Tice Cemetery at
Hayes Swamp in Griffins Township
Boy Makes Profit
On Hog Project
Conducting a hog demonstration
on hu father's farm. Hubert Hardi
lion in connection with coats and
m gathered much valuable informs
profits. J P Woodard. assistant coun
ly agent, said yesterday
The youngster, son of Mr and
Mrs W M Hardison. of Pcfilar Pomt
started out with 2fi pigs weighiiw
2.900 pounds and having a value of
1232. He fed them fish meal valued
St $1160 and corn valued at tIM If
Ten dollars were spent for vaccina
tions. running the cost to $3)171 At
the end of (0 days the hogs weigh
ed 5,794 pounds, a gam of UN
pounds, or an average daily gam of
18 pounds The pigs were valued
at tU) at the end of the demonstra
tion and showed a profit of IIMJ).
Agent Woodard said that the
youth was an active 411 club mot
her and had successfully conducted
several other club projects. The rec
ords were accurately kept in each
at the projects
District Missionary Union
In Meet Here Wednesday
The Martin Couny Plymouth
vision of the Woman's
Union at
at the Baptist church held its an
here Wednesday, the several
in the district being well
ed Mrs N C. Everett, at
The mam feature
was an address by Mrs E ft
ley. at Fountain Vi
County Hoard Meets Monday
To Hear Tax Listing A ppeals
A goodly number, but no large
crowd, of Martin County property
owners is expected to appeal for de
creased valuations before the coun
ty commissioners sitting as a board
of equalization and review here next
Monday
Many property owners have re- !
viewed their listings since the Lax,
scrolls were turned in last Monday
a week ago. and most of them are,
reported to have said they would
enter no complaints w ith the board
The commissioners are anxious to
hear any and all complaints at the!
meeting next Monday thai any need- ?
LICENSE INSPECTOR
J. C. McLead. driven*
iufttlw far Ike North t i
Hickaajr Patral. aiu receive
al Ike Maitia C?
?! aa
4aj aftaraaaaa el cack aeeh.
Apphtaliiat far Imbb a ill be
rereived aaly aa Ikaae alter
aeeaa bet a era 12 aad i a ttack.
Regular aaeaaben ml Ike pallet
aa) aare. it aa cap
Ei^ht Divorces Are
(Granted This ^ ct'k
The Martin County Superior court
is believed to have established an
all-tune record in the number of di
vorces granted this week. In this
relatively small county, the marri
age bonds of eight couples were sev
tied this week, records in the office
of Superior Court Clerk L B Wynne
show. . Four of the divorce suits
were brought by husbands and four
by the wives. Five of the eight di
vorces were granted white plaintiffs
Six of the actions were based on
the grounds of two years of separa
tion. one on adultery and one on
habitual drunkenness
Divorces not previously reported!
were granted the following
William Biggs, colored, against
Bessie Biggs
William Chance, colored, agains*.
Maggie Chance.
Mamie T. Powers, white, against
Jesse Powers.
Joe Everett, white, against Hazei
Everett.
Mat tie Little Cross, white, agair-st
Eb C. Cross.
Two Young County Men
To Take Bat Examination
Clarence W Griffin, young son of
Mrs Jesse Griffin, of near here, and
Alphonso Johnson, son of Mr and
Mrs Don Johnson, of Poplar Point,
were 2 of the 193 entering applica
tion to take the state bar eiamina
Uon on August 3 and 4. They are
the only young men from this coun
ty I iisnh; to take the examination,
?t is understood
Young Griffin u a graduate of the
University of North Carolina and
spent the last two years m the law
school there. He is now studying
in Ashevilie Young Johnson is a
graduate of Wake Forest College,
where he made a splendid record
Old Town Team Finally
u*tfira ElBJl LMI11 " r*. I vr ^
Defeated time and ^ain. William
don't Old Town Baseball Team kept
trying and Anally scored a victory
over the New Town club Wed
day of this week It war the
win scored by the Old Town
over the New Town team Godwin
the route for the Old Town
I featured thr 31* i
itched for the i
ed change may be effected before
the values are placed on the per
manent records and the tax rate is
determined. The tax books are now
open for inspection in the office of
the register of deeds, and any prop
erty owner who wishes to review
the listings and enter a complaint
is invited to do so at the meeting
next Monday The session opens at
9 90 that morning and will be con
tinued just as long as it is necessary
to handle the complaints. The com
mbi-Kiners are expected to confine
their activities that day to tax mat
Mrs. S. I). Davenport
Dies Near Hassell
Mrs Sidney Davis Davenport, 5^ |
years ??ld. died at her home near
Hassell yesterday morning at V3U
octert. following an illness of one
month's duration.
Mrs Davenport was the daughter
of the late James F Gurganus and
wife, residents of Gold Point for a
Lumber of years She was highly
respected and enjoyed a large friend
ship
Following the death of her first
husband she married Mr. L L Dav
enport. who survives She also
leaves three children. - Miss Agnes
Davis, of Hassell. and Richard and
Billie Davis, of Riceburg. Va. and
two sisters. Mrs. Mamie Woo lard, of
Tarboro and Mrs Melinda Leggett,
of Stokes, and one brother. Joe Mack
Gurganus. of Beaufort County
Funeral services are being con
ducted at the late h??me this after
noon at 3 o'clock by Rev James M
Pern n.ndun fr.inularir.f
sonville Interment will follow in
the Robersonville cemetery.
ftainiall So Fat in June
Fraction Over Hall Inch
Scattered ihoirtra have fallen m
this county during the past few daysj
but. as a whole, the dry season in
this immediate section continues un ,
broken A fraction over one-half
inch of rain has fallen at this point
so far. this month, the heaves! rain.
-2& of an inch, falling last Wednes
day night
Downpours have been reported in
several spots of the, county, reports
stating that farmers in those sections
mere findng their land too wet for
plowing One community would re
port a heavy rain, and another com
mumty just a short distance awa>
would report hardly any.
Hail fell near Oak City Wednes
day afternoon, but no great dam
age resulted to crops, it was learn
ed here
W. C. Peel To Move Offices
To the W. E. Dunn Building
W G Peel will move his insur
ance offices within the next lew days
to the building formerly occupied
by the Dunn Plumbing Company
on Baltimore Street, just off Man.
Dis Rhodes. Eason and Winn will
occupy the offices to be vacated by
Mr Peel
Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Edmondson Died Thursday
The infant daughter of Mr ai
Mr* Ira Film; miauil iial^ ai.?lhe
home cjt her parents on Williamston
Route 3 yesterday morning. Funer
al services are being conducted at
the hcane today.
r. c
to ha bed by illness today at
home of his daughter. Mrs.
Peel. OB Academy Street y
Court Is Adjourned |
Yesterday Morning
^ itli Doeket Geared
No More Terms of Superior
Court in County Until
Next September
Judge A. Hall Johnston, of Ashe
ville. completed the work on the
docket and adjourned the June term
of Martin County Superior Court
here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock
Jury cases were completed latei
Wednesday evening. when a verdict j
* as reached at 8 o'clock in the case
of I jndsley against Roger** m Mo
lions were heard at an impromptu
(?s&ion of the tribunal yesterday
morning
The charge liolding Je*se Rogers,
colored man. with contempt of
[court, was ruled void and the de
j fendant was ordered released Hog
lers had failed to leave the section
of state fbr a certain period in ac
cordance with a judgment lianded
down by the lower courts
The sale of certain lands in the
cases of Tamer Biggs and others |
against Paul Roger* and others and
D G. Matthews against Joe Hoilis
a ere confirmed by tlie court
A judgment in The sum of $262 80
a as granted R L Smith and Com
|any in its case against Ray A Spen
cer
Suing fur damages alleged to have
followed the killing of Evelyn Bri
ley. colored gut in Rober*onville
several months ago. Elnora Bryant,
administratrix, was awarded a judg
n?ent in the sum of $75 agam*l E G.
Aliigood and other*
j Motion to remove the case from
this county to Pamlico for trial was
j denied the defendant in the action
j of , Standard Fertilizer Company
against W H. Wharton
In lie case of Lindsley against
Fli r ,.n..4
u
til a judgment in the sum of $622.1(1.
The defendant, entering a counter
claim, was awarded a judgment in
the sum of $3 73. The trial of this
rase was started Wednesday morn |
ing the jury returning its verdict
late Wednesday evening
A/justace of the peace judgment
upheld by the court in the case
of J. D. Bond against H If Cuwen.
the tribunal ordering the defendant
and his bondsman to pay the plain
tiff the sum of $76 22, plus interest,
from last February
No other terms of the Martin Su
perior court are scheduled before
next September Other terms will
| follow in November and December
Name Agricultural
leaders ill Gniutv
Reorganization activities of the
Martin County Agricultural Conser
vation association continue in the
several districts Last Tuesday night
Messrs L A Clark. W L. Ausbon
Gaston James and H D Feel were
amed on the Crass Roads district
usnmitlee The meeting scheduled
at Oak City Wedneday night was
postponed on account of rain The
tosmmtlee members will be named
tor that district at a meeting next
Tuesday night Messrs Sidney A
Beacham W M Harrsion J. D
Wynne and H U Peel were named
on the Bear Grass committee last
Mtttings are to be held al Farm
Monday night The Williams! on
Poplar Point comimttee will be nam
al a meeting to be held in the
agricultural building here next
ednesday night No date has been
set for a meeting in Williams Tosrn
"P
Following the completion of the
dotiirt organizations, a county cos
latter part of next
Many Inequalities
Straightened Out
Thru Revaluation
Commissioners To Sit As a
Board of Equalization and
Review Next Monday
Property values in Martin County
Llu ihe year 1937 arc expected to
show a gain of nearly $1,000,000. ac
cording to preiimniary estimates re
leased for the 10 townships by Tax
Supervisor Clarence Stalling this
week Many inequalities in listed
values have been eliminated, but the
property, values in this county coo
lim.1,- far below the average and pos*?
sibly at a figure less than half the
amount real estate would bring on
the open market today Low values
call for a correspondingly high rate,
taxing authorities pointing out that
the important feature in the listings
is that they be equal Early reports
indicate that the revaluation work,
while not perfect by any means, has
been very successful, that if the
work is continued four and eight
years from now the county should
have a fairly uniform schedule of
values
The 1937 list places all property
values, not including corporation
holdings, at $9,821 431. an increase of
$927,797 over the local Listings of a
>ear ago. Corporation values were
placed at $2.171858 a year ago in
this county. If these values remain
the same this year, and there is rea
son to believe there will be little,
if any. increase in them, then Mar
tin County will have a valuation of
$11 .993.399 fp It* ratf Qf? far
1937 The apparent increase in val
ues will raise an additional revenue
of approximately SI Low using the
present rate of $1 43 per $100 valua
tion as a basis It is too early to
predict with any degree of certainty
what the 1937 rate will be. as the
budget requirements are now receiv
ing coroideralion It is certain,
however, that the rate will operate
on an increase basis of nearly $1.
uuu.uuu.
Tlie 1937 property listings show
imi radical departure front those of
a year ago Every township in the
county showed an increase m total
values, and the onlv reduction, 285
per cent, was in the personal listings
from Bear Grass. Increased real es
state values, however, offset the loss
in the personal property Listings* and
gave the district a gain of nearly 7
per. cent, a about 3 1-2 per
cent bc*k? ? the average jam for the
county, wfuch was Si? 44 per cent.
Personal p.uperty ga.it> went as
high 21 pf. tei.t Ciiu
to a> k?w ?.? 265 per cent
in Lear Grass. Gcose Nest. Hamil
tor. aixi Ja.'ni-svilie snowed sufaitas
t al gams in their personal listings.
Ileal estate increases ranged from
14 97 per tent in WiUuirstoo to IM
per cent in Bobersonviiie. PnaaMy
the most consistent gain in both per
sonal and real values is found in
Goo*?e Nest Township, but Jmrnm
.ille. Grtflins and Wiiliamston re
ported combined listings above the
county average
Tax Supervisor Suitings pointed
out that no horizontal increases were
effected in any of the districts, that
many redut Uons were i
properties believed listed
proportion than others.
Next Monday, owners will have
the opportunity to appeal to the
county commissioners, sitting as a
hoard of eqnaliratann and review,
and ask for a reconsideration of the
values placed on their properties.
Start Construction Work
On Church Street Home
Construction work on a runeroom
home for Dr and Mrs W. C Mercer
was started > ester day on Church
Street, one lot removed from the
home of Mr and Mrs C G. Crock
ett s The home will be at brick
construction and two stones Messrs
Perry and Martrn are the liiiiklni
Arrangements are being complet
ed for construction work to pet ma
tter way about week after next on
a home for Mrs H L tired r an
South Haughton Street.
Schedule of Sei vices at the
Penecostal Holiness Church
Rev. J G. Crocker,
nounced the 1
]
Prcacfamc Saturday
o'clock.
Sunday aciwoL ? tt
inc. followed by rfaurch
II a. m and at 7:4# p wm
A
at the old
alter noon at 4