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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 97
4.64 PER CENT OF
TAXES LEVIED IN
|928 ADVERTISED
|(artin County Has Good
£ i Record in Comparison
With Neighbors
96 COUNTIES REPORT
Aaxxmt Advertised in Various Coon
t>«« Variei from Lew Than 1 to
32.44 Per Cent of Total
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According to a study of land taxes
•advertised in North Carolina by the
Lfaiversity of North Carolina News
Letter, only 4.64 per cent, or 13,530, of
liartin County's entire levy was put
op for sale. The county was twenty
second in the list of 96 counties re
ported on and had a better collection
accord than did any of its neighbor
ing counties, with the exception of
Edgecombe, that county ranking eigh
teenth in the list. Bertie was thirty
accond; Halifax fifty-fourth; Pitt, fif
ty-seventh; Washington, sixty-first;
and Beaufort, seventy-sixth.
Four counties advertised less than
I Per cent of the levy, and six others
less thao 3 per cent of the levy. On
the other hands, 34 counties advertised
in excess of 10 per cent, and 5 in ex
tras of 25 per cent. Northampton
gdrertised the leaat, .42 of 1 per cent;
and Pamlico the most, 32.44 per cent.
The News Letter also stated that
there were 11,325 land owners adver
tised as delinquent in the 96 counties
which advertised by publication, and
the amount of taxes repressuted was
$4 >257,254. This is an average of 1,067
Names per county, with an average
tax of $42.00. The latter amount in
cludes, in most instances, the adver
tising cost, which varies considerably
but approximately $1.25 per delinquent
fex.
la 33 coanties the number of names
exceeded 1,067 and in 62 counties
tfcere were fewer than this number;
the number was not ascertained in one
county. The largest number of names
advertised was in Buncombe County,
the namber being 8,721; whereas the
amallest number, 14, was in Camden.
The amount of taxes advertised varied
from $458 in Camden to $512,373 in
Buncombe, and the average per county
was $44,780.
In classifying the delinquents, the
Kr says; "A comparison was made
een urban and rural properties,
•nd it was found that 42,153 of the
properties advertised were town lots,
and 53,700 represented farm land. The
fetnainder could not be classified.
Thus it appears that the farmer is no
pore inclined to be delinquent than
the townsman. Another classification
was made according to race, and it was
fcund that* negro taxpayers are only
•lightly, if any, more delinquent than
White taxpayers. A further classifica
tion was made according to the size
of the tax. It was found that 31,427,
ar 31 per cent, of the 101,325 items
were less than $lO each, and this fig
are usually included the cost of ad
vertising. , There were 23, 368 other
taxes between $lO and S2O, making
considerably more than half of the to
tal less than S2O each. Only 19 per
Cent of the total number of items were
in excess of SSO, and only 8 per cent
hi excess of SIOO. On the other hand,
there were 649 items in excess of SSOO.
These classifications indicate that de
linquency is not confined to any one
class and that in a majority of cases
it is not due to the burdens&meness of
the tax.
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Representative To Aid in
Filing Income Tax Returns
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According to a schedule of appoint
ments made by the office of the col-
Jector of internal revenue in this State,
a representative of the United States
Internal Revenue Department will be
ia WUliamaton February 15 to assist
taxpayers in filing their income tax re
turns. The representative will be here
for oae day only, and only one stop
i* scheduled for the cpunty.
The filing of income tax returni it
WATTS
T f THEATRE
Wednesday, Feb. 6
TIM McCOY in
"BEYOND THE SIERRAS"
" Also Comedy
Thursday, Ptk 7
RICHARD BARTHELMESB
ip "SCARLET SEAS"
Added—Hews R—l .
Friday, Feb. S
BUSTER KEATON in
-THE CAMERA MAN"
Mews and Comedy *
Ifciws at 7:15 and • F. M. Daily
MUSIC BY PHOTOTOWt
THE ENTERPRISE
Light Customers
Up Savings
JURY LIST FOR
MARCH COURT
t a f
Drawn By County Board of
Commissioners at Meet
Yesterday
At their meeting held yesterday
the commissioners drew the jurors
for the March term of Superior
court here and ordered the sheriff
to summon the following persons to
serve the first week:
T. H. Brown, Julian Fagan, J. L
Hardison, Jamesvillc; Harmon Rob
crson, N. S. Roberson, A. Dawson
Griffin, W. J. Griffin, Griffins; Calvin
Ayers, A. B. Rogers,' W. S. Gur
ganus, W. K. Wkrd, Bear Grass; J. D.
Li Hey, D. D. Stalls, W. G. Peel, R.
B. B. Brown, Williamston; Chester
Beach, J. F. Wynn, Oscar Ayers, L
A. Clark, Charlie Beach, A. S. Ed
mondson, D. A. Ausbon, C. C. Bailey,
Cross Roads; C. Arthur Roberson, J
H. Gray, N, 0. VanNortfcick, G. C.
Taylor, J. Henry Roberson, A. D.
Cherry, Robersoaville; H S. Johnson,
D. G. Matthews, Hamilton; N. M.
Hyman, N. C. Hyman, W. S. Bunting,
Jack Smith, J. A. Haw Is, Goose Nest.
For the second week, the following
jurors were drawn; ,
J. E. Hedrick, J. F. Jordan, W. S.
Hardin, Jamesville; R. J. Hardison,
J. B. Lanier, Williams; Jordan C..
Peel, J. M. Griffin, Griffins; W. R.
Roebuck, Javan Rogers, Jas. F. Terry,
Bear Grass; John D. Biggs, W. J.
Taylor, Williamston; Reubin Bailey,
Cross Roads; A. D. Cherry, Vance
Roberson, R. S. Everett, Hyman
Warren, Robersonville; R. 0. Purvis,
Hamilton.
THREE JAILED
FOR CAR THEFTS
Two Cars Stolen on Streets
Of Robersonville Last
Saturday Recovered
f rh- ft
Charged with stealing automobiles,
three young white men are in jail here
watting for their cases to he called at j
the March term of Martin Superior
Court. Both thefts were made on the
streets of Robersonville by Pitt Coun
ty men last Saturday niglii.
Jesse Whitehurst, a farmer living
near Bethel, took a new Ford belong
ing to a Mr. Rogers, of Robersonville,
early in the evening and was captured
in Tarboro. The car had been driven
around 80 miles when the arrest was
made. The other car, an old one be
longing to Russell Rawls, of Rober
sonville, was said to have been stolen
Ly Walter Keel and L. B. Whitehurst,
of Bethel, The two men drove the car
to the Gum Swamp section of Pitt
County, where it caught fire snd was
burned. Keel and Whitehurst were
apprehended and arrested Sunday by
Chief William Gray, of Robersonville,
and Officer Martin, of Bethel. Each
of the accused tnen waived examina
tion at a preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the next term of super
ioi court. In default of bond, all three
of the alleged thieves are now in jail.
Keel is a married man, 33 years old,
and has three small children. The
other two men are single, Jesse White
hurst beipg 22 years of age and L.
B. Whitehurst 28 years old.
a nuisance to some, while to others it
ii a bitter pill. But anyway, the rev
enue representative will be glad to as
sist you in filling in the blanks.
Appeal for Hard-Surface
Highway to Hamilton
Declaring the Hamilton road one
of the worst in the North Carolina
highway system, representative cit
izens from Oak City, Hamilton and
Williamston are making a strong ap
peal for the hardsurfacing of the
route.
Citizens from the upper part of the
county and living on the route were
acheduled to go before Commissioner
Kuglor today, but details of the an
ticipated trip have not been learned
at this time. Representatives from
here have called the matter to the
attention of Mr. Kugler, stating that
Route 125 was important link in the
State's highway system and that it
in believed to be one of the worst.
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Mrs. Mary C. Holliday
Dies at Poplar Chapel
Mrs. Mary C. Holliday who livwl
in the Poplar Chapel section of the
county died Thursday night at the
age of 77 years.
Mrs. Holliday retired after supper
at bar usual time and only • few
minutes later she suffered a stroke
of apoplexy, dying suddenly.
She waa the wife of John Frank
Holliday who with several children
survives
The funeral service Was conducted
by W. A. Davis, of Washington, and
interment ~wes made in the Davis
Holliday graveyard near the home
last Friday.
Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, February 5,1929
TOTALS AS MUCH
AS 40-50 PER CENT
IN SOME CASES
»
Small Power Users Do Not
Fare As Well As Other
Classes
ONLY FEW*PAY MORE
Total Savings To Townspeople Will
Equal About One-Fourth Town
Tax Assessment
Local light and power consumers
were treated with their first dose of
medicine by the Virginia Electric 8c
Power Co. the latter part of last week
when electric hills were forwarded to
the patrons here. In an effort to de
termine the taste of the new com
pany's medicine, the light and power
consumers have carefully checked cor
responding bills, as far as possible.
While there is no* way of checking the
bills exactly, practically all of 30 peo
ple questioned in the matter report re
ductions in their light Iplls.
The new company first read the met
ers. December 19 and 20 and again on
January 17, making it hard for the
light and power patrons to make an
accurate check, as -heretofore the bills
were rendered even months. Many
ci tIW patrons .questioned yesterday
stated that they burned more lights
during the holidays than was ordi
narily the case, and that even then
their bills were smaller. All # thc nier*
chants questioned reported a saving
varying from 40 to 50 per cent in their
bills. Similar saving were reported by
householders using electricity for
light only. •
Small power users, while they made
IK- loud complaints, were not so for
tunate in the savings given them. In
fact, several stated their bills were
greater under the new company's rule
than they were when the system was
operated by the town. In those cases,
ii was learned that the consumers do
i.nt use a sufficient amount of power to
equal the minimum charge made by
the company on motors and other
equipment.
Two householders operating electric
cook stoves were divided as to the
savings made possible ify the new com
pany, one stating that her bill was re
duced by about one-third its usual a
maunt, the other pointing out that her
bill was about the same. Prigidaire
users have not been questioned to the
extent where a reliable statement can
be offered.
Considering all the savings made
possible for the light and power users
by the new company, an amount almost
equal 1-4 the town's tax collections will
be left in the people's pockets at the
end of one year.
Now that a base has been established
and the real amount of current used by
the individual determined, it is con
sidered advisable for all users of mixed
current to study the various ratings
that they might get the most advan
tageous one. The majority of the cus
tomers here arc under the straight
house rating, and are paying 8 1-2
ctnts, while there are a few operating
under the g/aduating scale which starts
off at 9 cents for so many kilowatt
hours, 6 cents for the so many,
and 4 cents for the remainder of the
number used. A flat rate is also said
to be in effect in a few cases.
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B.T. WYNNE DIES
NEAR EVERETTS
Was Prominent Farmer of
Section ; Pneumonia
Caused Death
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B. Thomas Wynne, 78-year-old citi
zen iof the Everetts community, died
a> his home there last Friday evening
following an attack of pneumonia. Mr.
Wynne had been in feeble'health for
enly a few weeks and* jjied a short
while after contracting pneumonia. His
dtath marlfs the passing of one of that
section's oldest families, J. Henry, a
brother, having died last December.
Funeral services were held at the
old home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'-
clock, Rev. N. D. Blackman, pastor of
the Robersonville Baptist Church, con
ducting the last rites. Interment was
made in the family cemetery on the
home farm.
_Jlx.-Wynne had. bcen a member of
the Missionary Baptist Church at Ev
eiett* for many years. He leaves two
sons, A. D. and Joe Wynne, who live
in the community. He was born at
the place of his death, having farmed
the part of hi* life. In his
regular duties he was active up until
about two weeks ago, when he was
confined to hi* home.
Messrs. €. T. Peel, J. S. Peel, Jesse
Keel, J. S. Ayett, S. E. Roberson, and
Henry D. Peel served as active pall
bearer*. The honorary pallbearers tn
chtdfd R. A. Bailey, K. L. Bailey, S.
S. Bailey, and T/,8. Crawford,
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TUBERCULOSIS
CLINIC HERE
ALL NEXT WEEK
Is Sponsored by Woman's
Club; Specialist to be
In Charge
FREE TO 'CHILDREN
All Children in Williamston School
District Are To Be Examined;
Approved by Authorities
Sponsored by the local Woman's
club, a tuberculin clinic made pos
sible through the cooperation of that
body and health officials, will be held
here next week, it was learned yes
terday afternoon following a meeting
of the club's executive committe. A
specialist from Sanatorium with
special nurses will be here Monday
to start examining all the school
children in this district. The clinic
will be held in the Woman's club and
will last all the week nnk possibly
longer, it was stated this morning.
The clinic meets the approval of
the local school authorities, for Mr.
Davis, the principal, in speaking
about the generosity of the club and
value of such a clinic to the school
shildien says that it is one of the
best things evtr done for tiie health
of the children in this town or dis
trict. He seems to think and ex
presses himself in no uncertain
terms to the effect that such a clinic
is much needed and praises the work
of the club in providing this valuable
service as both wise and worthy. It
is hoped that all children under the
age of 15 years will take advantage
of this opportunity to find out wheth
er they have any symptoms of that
much dreaded disease, tuberculosis*
The slips that will be sent home
for the parents to sign permitting
the doctors to make the tests are de
signed only to avoid a come-back on
the part of those parents who "might
hold the old-time notion that preven
tive medicine should never be prac
ticed. All parents will see that their
children get this opportunity for an
early check up on the children's
health condition. Franklin!* adage
certainly applies, here that nn ounce
of remedy is worth a pound of cure.
Parents who might not thoroughly
understand the meaning of these
slips as they are carried home are
asked to take the matter up with the
principal, Mr. L. H. Davis, at once
SMALL BLAZE
HERESUNDAY
$)
Roof of Colored Baptist
Church Is Slightly
Damaged
The morning service at the Shiloh
Baptist Church, colored, was abruptly
brought to a close here last Sunday
when sparks from one of the building's
flues fired the roof and threatened the
entire building. In giving the alarm,
it was stated that the Methodist church
was burning, and naturally the fire
truck was carried to that part of the
town just to find that there had been
a mistake made as to the fire's loca
tion. Leaving the Methodist Church,
the firemen returned to Main Street
and started for the M. E. Zion
Church near the cemetery when they
saw the smoke rising front the roof of'
the Shiloh church.
While the flames were eating tlteir
way rapidly into the dry ro6f, ladders
wtre placed and the new truck's boost
er tank was put into action, checking
Ihe fire in a few minutes. Two large
si*ed holes were burned in the roof,
but including all damage the loss is
not expected to run over SIOO.
/. K. Hoyt Member of
Federal Buying System
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If the mountain doesn't come to Mo
hammed, the logical thing to do is for
Mohammed to go to the mountain.
That is evidently what the individual
retail stores of the country are begin
ning to find out.
For some time it has been notice
able that, the so-called chain store*
have been making great strides in var
ious sections of the country. They
have been steadily increasing their
number of stores, and all of them seem
to be thriving.
"The chain stores are in a position
to buy cheaper than we can possibly
do so because they buy in so much
larger quantities," is what some of the
merchants have said front time to time.
But that handicap is being overcome
by many of the store*. Among the
-lat*»t-establishments tn —this part of"
the State to take decisive action in
this connection is the store of J. K.
Hoyt.. Mr. Hoyt has aligned himself
with the Federal Buying System,
which serves hundreds of other estab
lithments. This system buys for all
these stores, and, as a result, is en
titled to buy at a lower figure than if
each individual merchant bought for
Mm self.
It sound* like a feasible and prtctf
able proposition, and Mr. Hoyt ex
"plain* "the detail* in a special adver
tisement which appear* eUewhere ia
this issue of The Enterprise.
TOWN FATHERS
HOLD REGULAR
MEET MONDAY
*
Proposed Industrial Survey
Is Turned Down for
Time Being
WON'T WIDEN"STREET
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Little Probability of Widening Main
Street in Near Future; Other
Matters Before Board
The proposal of the Craig P. Gil
j bert Company of Washington City
and presented by James Jenkins,
representative, providing an indus
trial survey of the town and repre
i scntation before manufacturers seek
ing new Ideations, was turned down
| last night by the .Board of town
commissioneis hore.
Mr. Jenkins explained fully the
workings of his company, stating
{hat for a S3OO fee an industrial sur
vey of the town and community would
be made and that the town's advan
tages would be placed before the
northern manufacturers planning to
move their mills and factories south.
After considering the proposal, the
town heads decided to table the mat
ter for the present time, at least.
I Membership in a town purchasing
league was also turned down by the
board when it was learned that the
i site and number of the town's pur
chases would not justify connection
lin the league.
j With a $137.00 water bill origi
nating at the Tar Heel apartments
durihg the past three months, Mrs.
iJ. G. Staton went before the com
missioners maintaining that there
was some mistake and asking for a
reduction. In entering her appeal she
pointed out that the treasurer h«l
failed to present her with the bill,
that he hated to send it because of
its size and that she had to call for
the over-grown statement. In further
presenting her cause, Mrs. Staton
said that she had the water
accounts of many of the householders
here and found in a majority of the
cases that the bills seldom ever ex
ceeded the minimum amount of SO,
and that in no family of medium size
did a bill ever run over that amount.
She went oil to point out that two
or thrce meters were never read
during the quarter ending in March,
1928. Charges below the minimum
were also made, according to Mrs.
Staton in several instances. The com
missioners assured her that there
must have been some error in check-'
ing the records, that no favortism
was shown.
This information was offered and
then the commissioners started out
to effect a settlement of the rftcount.
The appealer's case was well pre
pared and when one of he commit
sioners mentioned that it was pos
sibe for the Tar Heel tenants to have
used more water during 1 the three
months period than in the past, she
stated that a personal call had been
made to each of the ten apartments
and she was sure from her visits that
there had been no cause for the un
usually large bill. She maintained
that her thirteen renters, including
the post office, two stores and ten
apartments, had, on an average, used
less than the minimum in each case,
and figuring the minimum at $6 her
bill should not have been over S7B.
The matter was quickly settled when
one of the commissioners asked Mrs.
Staton if she positively knew that her
tenants had not used that much water
and when it was stated by her that
the tenants had hot used the amount
charged. A motion was made to re
duce the bill to S9O and cheek the
meter at the Tar Heel building.
Approximately ten water meters
will be placed this week, and within
u short time, it is believed that an
accurate check can be made by meter
for every customer. One or two cus
tomers were ordered discontinued for
non payment of the last quarterly
-bill.
No action was taken at the meeting
relative to the widening of Main
street other than limit the paving of
the business district sidewalks, pro
vided the paving issue is passed, to
within three or four feet of the curb.
The commissioners were of the opin
ion that the street would be widened
some time, and it would be unneces
sary to connect the sidewalks with
the street. The probability of its be
ing widened in the near future was
understood to be very doubtful.
Robert N. Griffin Dies
In Washington Hospital
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Robert N. Griffin, of Williams
township, died in a Washington hos
pital early last Saturday morning
following ah operation performed
several days before.
Ifr. Griffin was 63 years old, the
son of Frank Griffin. He leaves a
widow, one son Frank and three
daughters, Mrs. Vance Bennett, Mrs.
Lee Hopkins and Mrs. Hoyt, Roger
sou. • j
He was buried in the Foniss ceme
tery Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. B
I'JMPrington conducting the funeral
Paving Is Now Up
To Property Owners
COMMISSIONERS
.MEET MONDAY
Routine Matters Constitute
Chief Business of the
Meeting
Meeting in their rogular monthly
session here yesterday the county
commissioners discussed a number
of the county's problems and took
final action in those cases where no
great importance was attached. 'The
regular routine duties were handled,
and the following business was dis
posed of during the day's session:
The Everetts colored school, No. 8,
was allowed $56. per month to pay
an extra teacher for four months,
A. C. lioberson was relieved from
the payment of SI.OO dog tax listed
by error. *
The allowance of Susan Morris was
increased from $3 to $4 per month.
(lussie Taylor, of Goose Nest town
ship, was allowed the sum of $2.00
per month.
The allowance of $6.00 per.month
now made to J. B. Roberson and wife
was increased to SB.OO per month.
Joe Everett of ,Robcrsonville was
relieved from the payment of poll
tax on account of physical disability.
As the result of an order paa&d
by the board, C. W. Moore, of Jaines
ville township, was refunded taxes on
S9OO property valuation listed fiy
error.
C, G. Gurkin, .of Jamesvill,. town
ship, was released fiom payment of
taxes on S6O. valuation lfrted through
error. »
Upon the recommendation of Judge
J. W. Bailey, of the county recorder's
court, J. E. Moore was refunded sl6
court cost charged som c time"ago.
NUMBER CASES
OF PNEUMONIA
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Number of Deaths in Past
Few Weeks Unusually
Large in This Section
The number of death* in Martin
County during the last 10 or 12 days
h;.s been unusually large, according to
reports coming from various sources,
While an exact check of vital statistics
could not he made, it is estimated that
a! least 20 deaths have occurred
throughout the county during the past
10 of 12 days. Several causes have
heeri assigned for several of the deaths,
hut in the majority of cases pneumonia
was said to have heen the djrect cause.
After reaching large proportions, the
influenza epidemic has about spent it
self in the section, However, there are
a few cases of the disease scattered
around at the present time. As far as
it could he learned yesterday, very few
deaths have been traced directly to in
flmnza, but in several cases the pa
tients attempted to go out too early
and suffered a. relapse that resulted in
death.
Last year about this time, measles
was the popular disease, many schools
having closed tlieir djors on account
ol its widespread. \'ery few cases of
that disease have been reported so fur
this year, health officials,
snd if care is exercised against influ
enza and pneumonia, it is thought that
no further serious results will develop.
According to life insurance reports,
there arc more pneumonia deaths in
February and March than at any other
season of the year, and particular at
tention should be exercised in the pre
vention of the disease at this seasun.
TEACHERSAND
PARENTS MEET
Will Be School
Building Thursday
Afternoon
The local parent-teacher association
will hold its regular meeting in the
school building next Thursday after
noon, at 3:46 o'clock, .it was an
nounced this morning by Mrs. John
F. Thigpen, president.
The president is urging the mothers
and fathers of the school children to
be "present, a prise being presented
to the grade having the largest repre
sentation present.
Mrs. Thigpen stated in her an
nouncement that the school and com
munity are jusUy proud of the out
standing work being done by the
grade mothers this year. Their earn
est efforts have beautified classrooms
and put necessary equipment there
for the children's use. ahe stated, and
they are anxious to cooperate still
further, asking the teachers to call
for anything they need for school/
The grammar grade pupils will en
tertain at the Thursday meeting and
the association officers are asking
each member to and bring
a friend that the votes might be
claaaiAed and given the proper
grades.
Advertiser* Will Find Oar CoL
umni a katchkey to Over 1,600
Home* of Martin County
ESTABLISHED 1898
; COMMISSIONERS
PUT MATTER UP
TO TAXPAYERS
Petitions Are Ordered Pre
pared and Submitted to
Those Concerned
DECIDE ON*6(MO RATIO '
*
Town Would Pay 40 Per Cent and
Property Owner on Either Side
30 Per Cent Each
(>4it of a long drawn-out session
made weary by minor business, two
petitions, one frtr paving the sidewalks
11 'l**- town and another for paving a
-few of the principal streets were or
dered circulated among the property
owners here during the next few days
by the commissioners in their regular
meeting last night. For several months
a tentative paving program has fea
tured the regular meetings of the
towti councilmen, and often special ses
sions have been called .for a discus
sion of the matter, but tired out with
investigations and discussions the
hoard-members last night ordered the
matter passed on to the people 'for
settlement.
Ihe last recommendations were '
made relative to the program at the
.meeting last night, and as it now
stands the people can choose either
sidewalks, or sidewalks and streets, or
streets, or they cam kick the whole
thing aside and havcyieithcr. A 60-40
ratio was establishedVor paying for
liolh sidewalks and strets, and pay
ments will be spread over a period oi
1 1 yeat;s, according to the motion made
introducing the circulation of the pe
titions. To. pave a sidewalk, 51 per
cent of the property owners will have
to sigii the sidewalk petition, and these
property owners will necessarily have
•>' represent 51 per cent of the prop
ivty on th.it -.trci-t If. tluii, the peti
tion meets with favor, the town will
pay 40 per cent of the paving cost and
the property owner will pay the other
(>0 per cetit. l'he amount, depending
upon the size of the property affected,
will be paid in annual installments,
averaging around $2.50 a year, accord
ing to figures advanced at the meeting
last night. The same procedure will
be followed in the case of the petition
,(or streets. The same number ot
property owners or more will have to
sign and 51 per cent or more &f the
property will have to be represented
In that number. The town will, pro
vided the petition meets with favor,
pay 40 per cent of the cost and the
property "owners on each side of the
street will pay 30 per cent, the two
together paying 60 per cent of the en
tire cost, exclusive of street inter
sections, which cost the town will
necessarily have to pay,
It was recommended that only the
streets running perpendicular to Main
he considered for street paving, and
practically all the sidewalks be Con-/-
hidered. Petitions are being prepared ">
today and will be given to town cm- /
ployecs for circulation as soon as pos
sible. Action upon the part of the
hoard will fidlow, if necessary, after *
iIH' e pctitions have ben circulated and
rt turned.
1
TwctMen Arrested on
Housebreaking Charge
Jim Johnson and Arthur Williams,
two white men of Oak City, were ar
rested there last night charged with
entering the home of Williams' uncle.
At a hearing before Judge Bailey
today it was learned that Johnaon
and Williams became hungry and en
tered the house where they helped
| themselves to cooked bockbone, but
j did no other harm. It is easy to un
' derstand why hungry men will eat
j corned backbone, and it is perfectly
natural for Mr. Williams when he
found his good eats gone to issue a
warrant. «■ *
Probable cause being found in the
case, the two men were bound over «
to tlie March term of Martin County
Superior court.
a
Reuben Speller, 86,
Dies at Home Here
*
Reuben Speller, one of the town s
oldest colored citizens, died at his
home below the river hill early Sat
urday morning at the age of 86 yearn
and two months.
Speller moved to Williamston more
than 20 years ago from Bertie coun
ty where he was bora in slavery. He
opened a little store below the river
hill here and prospered until six
years ago when he was struck by an
Automobile and badly crippled. Since
then he has been a semi-invalid, but
held hi 3 business together until the
end. In the passing of "Uacle" Reu
ben, one of the old landmarks carry-, _
tag the antebellum culture and ppite
ness ia removed.
Interment was made Sunday on the
farm where he waa born.