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VOLUME XUV?NUMBER 23 ilillia,niton, Martin County, Sorth Carolina, Friday, March 21, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899
Reuben C Bland.
Notorious Father,
Dies Monday Night
Funeral for Old County Na
tive Held in Roberson
ville Tuestlav
>
Reuben Columbus Bland, father of
thirty-four children, is dead, his
death at the home of a daughter in
Wilson County last Monday night
marking the end of a colorful career
which was high-lighted by a person
al visit to the late President Calvin
Coolidge in the White House the
latter part of 1926 In ill health for
several years, the renowned father
was thought to be getting along
about as "well as usual" by the many
members of the clan in this county
when they learned he had died sud
denly. Funeral services were held in
Rob.-rsonville Tuesday afternoon,
and burial was in the family plot on
the Billie Roebuck farm
The son of the late Jack and Pen
ny Haislip Bland, he was born on |
the Oak Grove Highway, now in
corporatfd as a part of the town of
Robersonville. on June 7. 1855 His
parents were bom in this county al
so, his father near Cross Roads
Church, and his mother near Ham
ilton He was one of eight children.
The old gentleman's life was an |
hectic one. At the tender age of sev
en years old he left home and start
ed working for his "vittles and
clothes, he used to say He continued |
at that task until the close of the
Civil War. and from that day almost
to his death he lived from pillar to
post, contributing little and expect
ing little out of life At the age of 19
he married his first wife. Julie Co
burn. who bore him fifteen children
and who died about 1894 from child
birth A year or so later he was mar
ried to Laura Boyette who had at
tended the Oxford Orphanage school
six or seven years and who was
working at a Robersonville hotel
when he courted and married her
They were married by a Methodist
minister in Williamston Nineteen
children were born to this union And
with that record the old man start
ed gaining recognition. Carl Goerch,
the publicist that he is. picked Ren |
ben Columbus up and set out to |
Washington?without the children.
In the nation's capital he was receiv
ed by President Coolidge. one re-1
port staling that the President look
.?d upon him with amazement It
was also reported that it was impos
sible to say who got the most out of
the trip, the father. Goerch. or the
late J K. Hoyt. a third party on the
trip. Mr Hoyt signaled the old man
out to strangers on street ears, on
the streets and in public gatherings
as the father of the largest family in |
the United State's.
The newspaper gang picke-d the
old man up when he left the White
House. His picture appeared in the
press oyer the country, and news
reel men. comnig down to see for
themselves, placed the old codger
and his clan in the theatre "shorts"
A varied reaction was heard The
late W. O. Saunders referred to his
record as one of a pocosin bull He |
was dubbed, "the most famous pa
pa of them all." "king of papas," "the
illustrious and notorious Reuben
Bland." just to mention a few of the
titles
Possessed of a jovial character, he
led a carefree life. He was a great
"fiddler" and attended every fid
dler's convention in a radius of 25
miles before age began to exact its
toll. His playing and clog dancing,
supported by that fatherly record
enabled him to cop prizes valued at
$20 or more at a single show Soon |
after Roosevelt was inaugurated, ha
tred crept into the old man's heart [
because he could not get a pension
In more recent years he got on the
pension list possibly because of his
pathetic status in life rather than
because of his record. Several years
ago he was asked to give the names
of his children, but he couldn't re
member them.
Only once in his life did he at
tempt to settle down and then "the |
mortgage" got him. He bought forty
seven acres of land in Great Branch,
a few miles from Robersonville, for
$100 Building a four-room house, he
carried his second wife there as a
bride. A mortgage to secure a $300
grocery account was finally fore
closed and the old man was moving
here and there again, spending some
time in Pitt and some time in Martin.
He worked for Godfrey Whitfield
three or four years, Ricky Smith
three years, Stanley Brown one or
two years, Ab Everett six or eight
years, Simon Everett six years, rent
ed a farm from Mirth Woolard for,
five years, just to offer a brief sum
mary of the old man's travels from |
pillar to post.
His two wives and twenty chil
dren preceded him to the grave In
addition to his fourteen children who
live in five counties m^two iitates.^he
abouT sixty great-grandchildren in
several parts of the country.
Department Called To Wood*
Fire Near Grammar School
?
Reported to have atarted from a
traah pile, fire burned a small wood
ed area just back of the grammar
school building here yesterday at
12:28. Called to the scene, members
of the volunteer fire department
checked the fire and no great dam
age to the woods resulted
Cou rt Ha miles Ci na I Cases
Without One Going To Jury
The Martin County Superior Court
established a new record, or at least
equalled any record that may have
been chalked up in past years, when
it handled fourteen criminal cases
without a single one of them reach
ing the petit jury. It was an em- '
barrassing situation the defense
counsel and the defendants found
themselves m when they tried to
tear dow n the prosecution. Jurymen
were called and the cases were start
ed in the best of faith, but before
very much evidence could be offer
ed in nearly every case, the defense
cracked and the defendants were
submitted guilty to one charge or
another.
The jurymen were there and ready
to serve the defendants with a com
plete trial, but seeing little cause for
prolonging the agony the defendants
threw up their hands and made ready
to accept what was coming to them
When Judge W. C Harris, of Ral
eigh. opened the term last Monday
and saw the docket he was of the
opinion that the trials would last a
greater part of the week. He order
ed extra jurymen summoned, but
the fifteen talesmen remained idle
along with the regular jury during
tin greater part of the two days
Two divorce cases were decided by
the jury, but one of them was han
dled informally without the jurors
leaving their seats, the other hold
ing the jury less than five minutes. !
Issues in one civil case w ere handled,
the jury allowing Miss Marjorie
Bunting $315 in her $340 suit against
the Town of Robersonville for in
juries allegedly received in an auto
mobile accident on a Robersonville
street last October
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Assemblyman In Final
Review ol Legislature
COMMENDABLE
Commenting on the recent
legislative act providing a per
manent grand jury for Martin
County, Judge Harris said this
week that it was commendable
on the part of those who are in
terested in better government.
"It is a forward step in good gov
ernment in this county," the jur
ist said in open court. .
A permanent grand jury, ac
cording to the jurist, Ls a good
thing in that it enables the jury
men to better know the facts
and see that recommendations
are carried out.
The new system becomes ef
fective next fall when nine men
will be drawn for a year's serv
ice, the other nine to serve six
months. At the end of the latter
period, the jurymen will be
drawn for a year's service.
Expecting Increased
Aid For Agriculture
In New Development
Added I'lireluiM'* I'mler Lrml
Ienw Kill iiihI Earil) Price
IncreuM' Ari* l.ikcK
? ?
New developments under the lend
lease bill and in connection with the
parity payment program qre likely j
to result in increased aid for Amer- ;
ican agriculture. While boom prices
are not expected, it is fairly certain j
that the government does not plan |
to stand idly by while industry and ,
labor forge further ahead in the na :
tion's economy.
A movement was started in the [
Senate Agriculture Committee this
week to add $238,000,000 to the $212,
000,000 already approved by the
House for parity payments which
will run the agricultural program
cost including soil conservation pay
ments to almost a billion dollars. Ac
tion to increase the parity payments
was taken after a proposal to ad
vance loans to 80 per cent of parity
had gained little headway in admin
istration circles. Quite a few Sena
tors, including Republicans, have an
nounced their willingness to sup
port the bill in the face of defense
benefits acciuing to industry and la
Tne other development holding
some hope for agriculture is link
ed with the lease-lend bill
From the gigantic seven-billion
dollar fund to finance the lease-lend
program, $50,000,000 will be ear
marked for the disposal of tobacco.
Disappearance of the 1939 crop at
least is hoped for by Defense Com
mission officials as a result of these
aid-Britain fund, which include
also a nearmarking of $100,000,000
for surplus cotton disposal.
Great secrecy has surrounded the
details of the manner in which the
huge appropriation is to be expended
on the ground that a breakdown into
specific items would provide infor
mation of assistance to the dictators.
Defense Commission officials agree,
however, that no harm would re
sult from the disclosure of the agri
culture earmarkings.
(Continued on page four)
FARM FORUM
Tlx Martin County Fun Bur
eau's fourth forum will be held
in the agricultural building next
Monday evening at 7:M o'clock
when E. V. Vestal, swine spec
ialist of the North Carolina Ex
tension Service, will discuss
swine sanitation. The specialist
will also review the market out
look for hogs- and conduct an
open forum.
Mr. Vestal's address topic is a
timely one, and all fanners
whether they are members of
the Farm Bureau or not are
Hired to hoar him.
Broughton To Sol
Mo>\ Record Viitli
Jol> Appointments
l'?o Million Dollar- VmiualK
For Surfacing Scroiolarv
Koail- l'r<>\idiil
Bv ('I.ARKNCK H. GRIFFIN
Martin County Aswmblyman
The 1941 session of the General 1
Assembly was one of the shortest |
sessions that has bene held in many j
years. Probably no session in recent i
years has been quite us harmonious
us the one which just ended- I think
it can also hi- said that there has
been no session which has .followed |
the wishes of the governor closer
than the last session.
The! e were several important ac j
comprr.shments which, I think, char
actcii/.e this session. Practically ev
ery state department was reorganiz
ed materially. The Unemployment !
Compensation Commission, the Edu
cation Department, the Highway De- i
partment. and some phases of the j
Revenue Department were drasti
cally changed during the recent ses
sion This will enable Governor j
Broughton to have at his command [
the greatest number of appointments I
of any governor in history. Tim Un
employment Compensation Commts
sion will be administered by a di
rector and a seven-man commission, t
which commission will be paid on a |
per diem basis. This will cause a |
saving in the cost of administration !
of this department. All of the dif
ferent branches of our Education De
partment will now be combined, un
der tin- new set-up, under a 15 man
commission and the superintendent
of public instruction This will pre
vent some of the over-lapping of jur
isdiction and power which the pres- ;
ent set up has produced. The High |
way Commission will be composed i
of men whose appointments will run I
concurrently with that of the gov- |
ernors and thereby centralize the re
sponsibility for the administration of
our Highway System on our Chief
Executive.
I believe it can be said that educa
tion received as much consideration
from the past sessioYT of "the General
Assembly as any session in previous
years. Continuing contracts were 111
sured for teachers, a 12th grade was
partially provided for, and a ninth
increment was added. I do not feel
that the appropriations made for the
twelfth grade were adequate, but
they will probably be sufficient for
the next two years, as several schools
will doubtless not adopt the twelfth
grade. The ninth increment was not
anything new for the teachers, but
was simply a restoration of a salary
cut which the teachers received dur
ing the depression years. Probably
one of the most far-reaching pieces i
of legislation passed was the retire
ment bill which provided security
(Continued on page four)
Prominent Minister
Passes In Luray, V a.
Elder R H. Pittman, prominent
leader in the Primitive Baptist
Church, and well Khown among the
members of that faith in this coun
ty, died at his home in Luray, Va ,
last Friday. He was 05 years old, a
native of Edgecombe County
About 1923 he bought the Gospel
Messenger from the late Elder Syl
vester Hassell, of Williamstorl, and
merged it with the Church Advo
cate. He has visited this section many
times, attending the Kehukee Asso
ciation.
About 1927 he was on a commit
tee associated with Elder Sylvester
Hassell and Elder J. C. Moore to
hear the charges brought against El
der W B Harrington by certain
members of Smithwicks Creek
Church.
Elder Pittman was last here about
two years ago. attending a meeting
at Smithwicks Creek Church.
Germany Claims To
Have I^iimehed Its
First Spring Drive
Furiou* Aerial Warfare He- J
ported \i? Line-up in Bal
kan^ Takes Form Fa*t
Striking the most furious air blows |
against England since the war start
ed and claiming the sinking of the
first supplies moving into Britain
since the passage of the lease-lend
bill. Germany this week issued a bold
warning that her spring attack has
been launched, that increased and |
costly activities could be expected by |
the British and Greeks. The annihila
tion of the Italian army in Albania I
by the Greeks is now expected to j
hasten a German attack in that area,
and possibly lessen the tension on |
invasion plans for England.
An extensive damage was report
ed m l^ondnn this week when the
city was subjected to the heaviest I
aerial attack of the war. Ten thous |
and bombs were dropped on the city i
in a single night, wrecking several
hospitals and destroying many blocks I
m the residential sections.
While it is generally believed that I
Hitler planned no disturbance in'
the Balkan area, it now appears that |
he will be forced into action there.
The British and Greek forces are
now said to number approximately
800.(KM) men. and additional forces,
fully equipped and with adequate
supplies ari' moving in daily. One re
port states that Britain. Greece and j
Turkey are discussing the possibil
ity of launching a surprise attack |
against Germany's forces in Bul
garia, and that all hope had not been I
abandoned for lining up Yugoslavia
with Britain, Greece and Turkey.
Italy's stand in Albania is rapidly
Liumbling, and Mussolini's fate is
being gradually sealed in East Afri
ca, but the fascist leader was said to
have begged Hitler to delay his at
tack until he could have no chance
to battle the heroic Greeks.
While Germany is said to be re
newing its attack on London and
other English cities, extensive prep
arations are believed underway for
an all-out attack on the Rumanian
ml fields A shortage of oil for Ger
many will possibly have a greater
depiessing effect on Germany than
tin bombing of manufacturing cen
ters. Flying conditions should be per
fect for such an assault within the
next few days, reports say
An unofficial report from Bel
grade today state dthat the Yugo
slavian eabinet was breaking up,
that three had resigned because Ger
many had been permitted to move,
supplies across Yugoslavia. There is
a possibility that the resignations
will he hailed by the public and by
the army, too.
Germany's latest uii attack was j
directed against Plymouth, England, j
Hitler's publicity men claiming that
large residential areas were destroy
ed and that several ships in the bar ,
bor had been damaged. The raid was ,
started soon after the King and |
Queen had visited there.
Two German cruisers are said to
be operating in the Atlantic, and it
is thought that they were responsi
ble for recent shipping losses suffer- |
ed by Britain.
In this country the Senate is ex
pected to get the seven billion dol I
(Continued on page four)
Pro-School Clinics
In The School Here
A clinic for children who will en
roll in tile Williamston school for
tin* first time next term will be held
cil the grammar school building On
next Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings beginning at 8:30. All children
who are six years of age or who will
be six years by October 1, 1941, will
be brought to the clinic by their par
ents.
Principal D. N Mix is urging par
ents to bring their children for ex
amination and immunization in ac
cordance with the following sched
ule:
Tuesday, March 25, 8:30, children
residing outside of the town of Wil
liamston.
Wednesday, March 26, 8:30, chil
dren residing in the town of Wil
liamston
Pre-school clinics have been well
attended here in past years, and it
is hoped that all parents with chil
dren to enter school for the first
time next fall will bring them to the
clinic.
COLD CASH
Martin County farmer* par
licipating in the mil conserva
tion program are receiving an
other distribution of cold cash
this week. The office of thr
county agent received 214 gov
ernment checks representing 95
applications for mil conserva
tion payments, and totaling $10,
093.05 for distribution to Mar
tin County farmers.
To date. 1820 farmers have re
ceived or will have received
within the next day or two a to
tal of $04,0441.80 in mil conser
vation payments. Approximately
two-thirds of the 1.500 applica
tions filed by Martin farmers
have been approved to date.
7 en You ng Men Lea vefor Fort'
Bragg from Here Early Today
Martin County reported its first
delinquent draftees early this morn
ing when Willis Robert Crandall fail
ed to report along with other draft
ees for service in the Army. Ben
Bullock, the youthful volunteer who
could not get his parents' permission
to enter the service, and Crandall
reduced the contingent to eight men,
leaving the county two openings to
t>c filled later. It is not certain that
Crandall received his instructions,
the darft board clerk stating that the
orders were returned undelivered
from a Norfolk address, and that pos
sibly those instructions sent to his
home address in Oak City did not
reach him in time fur him tu report
this morning. The young men leav
ing this morning at 6 55 were Julius
Metvin Warren. Roy Avant Hinson.
Wheeler Martin Ward. Woodrow
Wilson Ray. James Elmer Stalls.
Arthur Nicholson, James Rossel Si I
verthorne and James Claude Ani
brose
The Army will cast at least twen
ty men from this county next month,
according to an official announce
nient released by the draft board
here yesterday Ten colored men are
to leave on April 1, and ten young
white men are scheduled to leave
on April 8th for Fort Bragg It is
possible that the number of white
men will be slightly increased to
include replacements.
Three volunteers came forward
this week to reduce the actual draft
call for white men to seven. Thom
as LeKoy Taylor. Steven Elias Stev
enson and Robert Bailey signed up
with the draft board clerk, the first
two doing so with the consent of
their parents.
Next week, the county draft board
will resume its Classification work,
lhe eh annum. R H. Goodmpn. an
nounced today. A date for the meet
ing has not been fixed.
Four colored volunteers. James j
Davis. James Morris Ballance. Wil ?
ham Clove BeU and Lee Andrew
tiritfm, left for Fort Bragg la t '
Wednesday morning in the best ot
spirits, One of the group, poking and
laughing, stated that while he may
be crying later, he was very happy
for the present, at least
Clieek Of Tax Books
Will Be Started Soon
Equalization Board
Moving Slowly With
Its Valuation Task
Most of Yi'dleriluy U Spent in
Formulating Plans of
Proewluro
The real headache in Martin Coun
ty's 1041 property revaluation is
now troubling the county commis
sinners who are sitting as a board of ,
equalization and review. Anxious to
treat every property owner fairly,
the authorities are experiencing dif
ficulty in finding an acceptable solu
tion or even a happy medium.
Hearing ninety-nine complaints |
during the first three days of this |
week, the commissioners yesterday
went into an executive huddle to
formulate a plan of procedure. A '
greater part of the day was spent
discussing values assessed against j
town properties, possibly in Kober
sunville and Williainton and .1 fev\
cases in Kveretts No official report
[on the activities yesterday has been
released, but it is understood that
some of the commissioners are of
the opinion that valuations placed on
a few homes in Robersonvillc should
be reduced, and that values on a few
homes in Williamston should be in
creased, the alterations to be ban
died on a limited scale, possibly As |
| far as it could be learned no final
action has been taken in a single
case, and it is quite likely that the
authorities will continue with their
task until some time next week No
meeting is slated for tomorrow.
An unofficial report stated that
values placed on cleared lands were
slightly out of harmony from one
township to another. There was
some mention of the possibility that
a $2 reduction per acre in Williams
ton would equalize the values in the
particular township, but it was point
ed out that such action would throw
the values in some other townships
out of line with those in Williamston
when reduced. There was a fairly
definite trench later rn the day to
increase cleared land values in cer
tain districts by $2 and hold Wil
liamston to tlu* figure determined
by the assessors. This will effect
better equalization, it was reasoned
by some members of the board, ac
cording to an unofficial report heard
late yesterday afternoon.
Some of tlu- complaints are meri
torious, and the commissioners will
handle those with comparative ease.
(Continued on page four)
Kijjlit Prisoners
Start Sentences
Sentenced to prison by Judge W
C. Harris in superior court here this
week for terms ranging from four
months to twenty-five years, eight
Martin County men started "pulling
time" in the various road camps and |
in State's Prison, Raleigh, Wednes- I
day. The eight men combined were i
sentenced to serve a total of 520!
months or a little more than 43 years
provided, of coiirse, the parole board
does not take a hand.
EdcJie Salsbury and Joe Thigpen
both colored, entered the prison in
Raleigh.t?77.
Frank Dunn, Joe I^anier Godard
and Alton Lilley were transferred J
early that morning to a camp near
Warrenton before relatives could
reach here and bid them farewell.
Lilley accepted his sentence with
out complaint, but Godard allowed
that he had been "wronged."
Kenneth Moore, Charles B. Hardi
son and Henry Leon Wilson, all col
ored, were received by the priaon
camp in this county.
fisiiim; ini.uin
Seine fish in*, scheduled to net
underway at Jamesville y ester
day, was delayed h> eotd wea
ther, rvpottl from the plant this
morning stating that the owner
operator, ('. < Fleming. plan
ned to open the season next
Monday, weather permitting.
Equipment has heen made ready
for the opening, hut it will take
several hours to get the big net
soaked and made readv for
normal operations.
The eold weather earlier this
week reduced catches with dip
and drift nets to a low point, hut
the fish are expected to run in
greater number* now that warm
weather is being felt in this sec
lion. Reports from the sound
state that few fish have been
caught there so far this season.
(?rami Jury Submits
llsOuarlerly Report
Tuesday Afternoon
ltuil> I'oIIohs lii-.|rii< li<>ii- of
ft. O. Ilurri* To
III. l.fll.T
Under tin- leadership of Foreman
\. It Kverett. the March Martini
County (?rand Jury settled down to i
an active work Monday morning and 1
had. its report completed and ready
for submission 4<> the court early
Tuesday afternoon The tail for
complete check of the tax books for
non-listers was called for by the
jury at the suggestion of Judge W.
C. Harris, the action high lighting
the report. It was the first time as
far as it could he learned that a
Martin County grand jury took def
mite action against alleged tax dodg
ers.
The jury report, appearing over
the signature of Foreman Kverett,
follows, in detail:
We, the Grand Jury of Martin
County for the above mentioned
Term of Superior Court, submit you
our report as follows
We have passed upon all bills of
indictment presented ot us
We inspected the Jail, Sheriff's
Office, Register of Deeds and Clerk
of Court's Offices, and find them to
be in good condition.
We visited the County Home and
found conditions satisfactory. The
roof leaks in spots which is causing
the plaster to eome off at such leaks
and we recommend that the top be
repaired, also the plastering. at
once. It being possible that a large
sheet of plastering could fall upon
someone and injure them.
We talked with the Sheriff as to
assistants and equipment; he states
that he is satisfactorily equipped with
help and material, for outside and
office work. He also states that he
has finger-printing equipment and
uses it frequently. He states that his
(Continued on page four)
SECOND CALL
Red Croon officials are
a sn'itml rail to all prnons In
Itrntnl in aiding war victim* In
Britain to meet with Kleld Rep
resentative leo Wilhrlin in the
county agricultural building
next Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
County Chapter Chairman
Harry A. itigga appeal* to all
women's club members, mem
bers of the Red Croau and oth
er* interested In aiding a suf
fering people to attend the
meeting.
Sii|M>rior Court In
Rness \fter Trial
Of Criminal Cases
IVrjiiry I? liuokril For
Trial in Homily (aturl; Try
t j>il ( iiM'? \?-\l ftri'k
Completing tlu? trial of erinunal
cases bust Tuesday afternoon, the
Martin County Superior Court re
cessed at th, direction ol^, Judge W
C Hal 11 oi Raleigh. until next
Monday morning when a few civil
cases will lie called for trial.
Proceedings in the criminal court
not previously reported
Raymond Powell, colored, charged
with the murder of Willie Walter
Mitched, colored- man tn Oak Ctty
last August, was declared not guil
ty in a verdict directed by the
court When the case was being
heard. Judge Harris detected evi
dence supporting a charge of re
isting an officer and an indict
ment was ordered- Powell was sen
tenced to the roads'*for 12 months,
the term to begin June 1 Powell is
at liberty under a $300 bond. Judge
Harris declared that'resisting an of
fice! was one thing he would not
tolerate. Sam Powell, a second de
fendant in the case, continues at
large, and the murder charge against
him Was continued.
A divorce was granted Mis Sa
jiTille Fleming Turner in her case
against Amazon Turner Uncontest
ed. the suit was based on two years
of separation.
In a lone civil case called to'the
attention of the court. the jury
awarded-Miss Marjorie Hunting $315
in her $340 suit against the Town
of RobersonvilI.e. The plaintiff con
tended that she was injured in an
accident in Robersonville on the
night of October 15, when a car
driven by Willie Lee CJu'sson ran
Uiiu- an unmarked, trench or ditch
j dug across a street "there A $10,000
damage suit v\ as brought by Ches
| son against the town as a result of
serious injury received in the same
accident, i- pending in the court
Ctvd cases Were calendared for
trial oil three days of next week, but
the Wednesday schedule was moved
up and combined with the Monday
Tuesday calendar and -the indications
,npv\ are that the court will adjourn
fui the term possibly next Tuesday.
Unofficial reports- state that several
[cases have been virtually compro
mised, ami that one or two will be
continued.
Warning witnesses against per
jury in his charge Monday morning.
Judge Harris made it quite clear
that he meant what he said when
Mi /clle Bellamy, eolored. was order
ed jailed Bellamy was caught fal
dying tin evidence he offered in
the calnal knowledge ease against
Kenneth Mooie, Kobeisunville Ne
gri) Bellamy alter telling Chief
William (Bay that he saw Moore
fleeing from the scene of the al
leged crime, told the court Tuesday
that he did not see Moure. Called to
account Bellamy admitted that he
| had misrepresented the evidence of
fered the court, hut went on to ex
plain tliat a nephew of the defendant,
Maurice Moore, had warned him not
to tell about seeing Kenneth Moore
running Judge Harris directed that
a warrant charging subordination or
perjury he issued against Maurice
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Norton Addresses
Local kiwanions
Addressing the local Kiwanis
Club last night, Senator Hugh G.
Horton reviewed briefly the recent
session of the N. C\ General Assem
bly. In speaking of the accomplish
ments of the legislature. Mr Hor
ton said a total of 950 bills were
passed by the state governing body
and this particular session was gen
erally referred to as the reorganiza
tion session
Mr. Horton was a member of the
finance committee. In summing up
the work of this committee he stated
that due to the fact that the revenue
act was of a permanent nature the
duties of the committee were sim
plified However, the appropriations
committee, according to the Senator,
had many obstacles to overcome in
order to keep the expenditures,
which finally amounted to $166,000,
000, in keeping with the anticipated
revenue "No new taxes were levied
to meet the appropriations and the
sales tax on table necessities was
eliminated," Mr. Horton said.
The speaker said legislation was
introduced and passed affecting any
thing and everything from the state
flower to burial associations but that
the most important acts ratified were
in the interest of education and agri
culture. Laws were passed pension
ing retired teachers; teachers' salar
ies were raised and a twelfth grade
Will be udded To all the schools In
the state. "Vocational education will
be, more strongly emphasized and
steps are being taken to coordinate
the state educational system," Mr.
Horton stated.
As to agriculture, the Senator stat
ed the seed and feed laws were
strengthened, a marketing authority
created and more research work em
phasized.
Jack Fitzgerald, manager of Ea
gles' 5c and 10c store, and new Ki
wanis member, was presented his
pin by John Goff.