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Watch the Lab*; on Toar When T* *™ Baßnßa " ■' 1 ' 1 ' ' " "' * " "" mm—g—mmg—:—«■■■■■ .. i . . _ VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 97 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, February 4, 1930. ESTABLISHED 1898 mm>^Ma>HlMßKl3=E=:cl=::>==:: ===^——^=== . J ■ i TOWS TAXES ARE SO PER CENT PAID TREASURER SAYS $21,00093 of the Total Levy of $39,701.11 Remain To Be Collected OVER $18,700 ARE PAID Many of Large Property Owners Are Said To Have Already Settled Their Taxea for the Year Approximately one-half of the town taxes for the year 1929 have been col lected. according to a report made to the board of commissioners in a regular session held here last night The report showed that collections were unusually large last Saturday and yesterday when the property owners paid in over $3,000 into the town cof fers. Of the total levy, $39,701.11 which sum includes general property, person al, new and old paving, $18,700.18 had been paid up to and including yester day. The general property tax is plac ed on the books at $35,378.61, leaving $2,279.05 for new paving and $2,- 043.451 for old paving. While many of the Urge property owners have settled their accounts, it ia believed that the receipts will con tinue to swell as the time for adver tising begins to close in. A large amount of the unpaid $21,000.93 is ex pected to wsnder into the treasury by the first of next month when the pen alty jumps from one to two per cent. MARRIAGES ARE FEW IN COUNTY Licenses Issued by Register of Deeds Here During Past Month • * * Dan Cupid was off to a slow start In his work in this county last month when only thirteen marriage licenses were issued at the local register of deeds office. Ia few months has the number of applicants ben so small, the few calls for licenses spparently re flecting the conditions in this section of the State. Twenty-five licenses werei issued daring the ajonth of December.' In January of last year, there were SJ couples applying for licenses at the local marriage bureau. The last month's list follows: White Harmon D. Rogerson-Ruby Gur gkiwt; Haywood Brown-Mittie Bry ant, Joseph Robert Hardison-Mary Ann Coltrain, Claude Nicholson Beach am-Sallie Griffin; Alton Davis-Ruth Ware*; Dawson Andrew Griffin-Ella Estelle Simpson. Colored Joe B- Andrews-Fannie Knight, Chas. Dixon-Lucy Page; George Durham- Rosa Beatrice Salsbury; Geo. Lonnie Bcwers-Jaxetta Lee; Henry Jenkins- Louise Green; Archie Horner-Emily Brown; Joe Mac Bonds-Annie John soi.: —- . ■ ii • Forty-three Pupils Make Honor Roll at Bear Grass Forty-three pupils made the honor roll in the Bear Grass School during the past school month, according to a report filed here yesterday by Mr. S. M. Lee, the school's principal. The roll follows: » First grade, section A—Mildred Rawls, Esther Rawls. Irene Taylor, Edna Rawls, Marjorie Harrison, Car rie Dell Terry, Marie Farmer, Ruby Dell Peele, Ronald White, Elbert Rob erson. „ First grade, section B—G. T. Bailey, Jodie Bailey, Ernest Brown, Ernest Capps, J. P. Gurganus, Vesta Holliday, Waren Jones, L E. Shaw. Third grade—Ette Davis Britton, Deola Rawls. Ophelia Roger son, Li*- *ie Mae Rogers, Kathalene Rogerson. Fifth grade—Susie Gray Harris, Hil da Roebuck, Marjorie Terry. Siath grade—Ada Mae Harrison, |tary Elixabeth Keel, Ernestine Brit ton, Sarah Roberson, Fred Ayers. Seventh grade—Annie Cowan, Mag nolia Rogerson, Theresa Rogers, Del aius Rogerson, Goorge Roberson, A. B. Ayers, jr., Luther Britton, Mayo Bailey. Eighth grade—Roth Roebuck. Ninth grade—Vera Green Rogers, Nossie Lee Taylor Jamesvilleind Everetts To Play Here Tomorrow The Jamesville Town Basketball team will meet the-Everett Town team here tomorrow ex*n«g The game will begin promptly at 8:30 o clock in th« Fanners warehouse, it was an nounced. The players of these two teams are «|l ex high school and college players and a good game ia promised specta tor ' Martin County Warehouse Company To Hold Meet The stockholders of the Martin County Warahovse £©mpany will hold their fcrat annual meeting in the ware house offices here next Thursday aft eqioott at 3:00 o'clock, it was announc ed recently by the president, Mr. C A Harrison. THE ENTERPRISE State Auto Tag Sale Here Shows A Marked Decrease J. M. HOPEWELL DIES NEAR HERE Funeral Services Will Be Held at Reddicks's Grove Tomorrow Afternoon m John M. Hopewell died at his home near Willi Siding, in Williams town ship, Sunday morning following an attack of paralysis suffered on Wed nesday of last week. While standing in his yard, he had to catch the wheel of his cart to keep from falling when the stroke fell upon him. The only word he spoke after he was taken ill was to ask for his boy who was in Panama^ Mr. Hopewell was in his 57th year, a native of Lenoir county where he married Miss Gatsie Pate, also oi that 1 county. They removed to this county i twenty-three years ago and have lived aince that time on a farm in Williams township. Mrs. Hopewell, five daughters, Mrs. Annje Perry, of Rocky Mount, Misses Beatrice, Ruby, Haiel 'and Hilda Hopewell, who live on the farm, and one son, Vernon Hopewell, who is io Panama, survive. According to arrangements made to day, the funeral services will be held at Reddick's Grove church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, Rev. W. B. Har rington conducting the last riles. In- tcrment will follow in the cemetery at the church, it was stated. Mr. Hopewell was of the type of man that a community always feels , proud to have. Although a poor and hard-working man, he was counted for his good traits and character and service to his community. JURY LIST DRAWN FOR MARCH TERM i • Large Number Selected To Report During the Week Beginning March 17 - ■ 1 A jury for the next term of Mar i tin County Superior court convening ■ here Monday, March, 17, was selected by the county commissioners at their | regular meeting held here yesterday, j The names of the jurors follow: First Week E? W. Harden, Wilmer J. Holliday, r Jortph W. Holliday, P. J. Modlin, •' Geo. L. Cooper, Vance L. Peel, W. J. 1 Lilley, Ben Ward, D. G. Griffin, Geo. » A. Baynor, O. S. Coltrain, J. David Griffin; L. H. Taylor, John H. Rob erson, Kneezer Harrison, S* H. Mob • ley, G. H. Harrison, M. J. Moyc, J. ' Daniel Biggs, S. C. Griffin, H. L '■ Meador, J. O. Manning, F. M. Man ' nning, Rpy Bailey, Thos. H. Wynn, ' W. F. Crawford, J. ,T- James, G. G. ■ Bailey, J. R. Keel, J C. Bullock, R. K Adkins, C. L. Wilson, W. F. Bland, A. R. Ausban, E. T. Smith, J. H. Ayers. Rather a big list for the first ; week, apparently. Second Week r J. R. Knowles, C. C. Fleming, llu [ bert Gardner, J. Edward Corey, A. C. i Roberson, Geo. C. Griffin, H. F. • Yaughan, W. J. Hodges, C. H. Cow s an, Joe Wynn, Ashley D. Wynn, R. F. Crawford, J. B. Taylor, T. L. House, 1 Sherwood Roberson, G. W. Keel, L. L. I Keel, John A. Manning. K 0 . r Local Car Is Wrecked In Rocky Mount Sunday —)• • The Chevrolet sedan, owned and * driven, by J. O. Manning, of this > place, was slightly damaged when hit by a car driven by June Holland, in Sunday afternoon. No * one was hurt. '• Holland, running diagnoally across * a street intersection, admitted that he was responsible for the wreck, and ac '• ccpted the repair costs, totalling around : $25- - Smaltl Docket Is Before Recorder Here Today m a Another small docket is before the recorder's court here today, accord ing to a review of the number of cases i, made late yesterday afternoon. Only one case of any importance is before the court and that has to do with the alleged killing of Irving Gibson in / Hamilton township several weeks ago. Three or four of the cases appearing 'I on the docket for trial today were Cott le tinned from former sessions, only one e going to the court by warrant to » day. i- • ■ Egg Production Decrease Reported at Farm Life i- Egg prdouction in the Farm Life Smmunity of Griffins township is id to have decreased materially dur ing the month of January, according f to reports coming from that section. While there were a few old hens ship n ped north in the poultry car the mid; d die of the month, the production de crease it not attributable entirely to the t- decrease in the flocks. Another slight decrease can be expected after next as the second poultry car covers the coun ty at that time. LOCAL LICENSE BUREAU CLOSES! ♦ Only 3,769 License Tags Sold Here During Past Month and a Half • A marked decrease in the number of' automobile license tags sold at tlie 10- t cal bureau as compared with the sale ! last year, was reported by Mr. J. D. VVoolard, manager of the bureau, yes terday following a comparison of the sales for the two years here. Total sales for 1930 use reached the 3,769 mark last Friday afternoon, the last day for the sale of the tags locally. Last year the sale reached the 4.54*> mark, a number less by 452 than the sale of year before last. The decrease in the number of tags sold, amounting to 779, resulted in a loss of receipts at | the local bureau of $8,070. Total re ceipts this year amounted to $57,- ■ 885, almost one-fourth of the county's j tax collections. ' , . I , The E class of licenses, numbering ' 2,671, led the list of sales at the local | bureau. The C class was next with 621.1 Only 9 tags in tlte A class were sold, and II in'the B class. One truck license costing $75, was sold,- while there were ter. SSO ones issued. 'Bsvo hundred and nine $25 truck licenses were sold and 146, costing sls each, were issued here. The bureau closed last Friday, mak ing it necessary for all those who have not purchased their tags, to ordei- them direct from Raleigh. A few applications for tags tiavty been made since the office closed, hut the applicants were advised to forward their business to the Raleigh office. According to a newspaper report, the license sale will be less for the en tire State this year, officials in Raleigh expecting the number of automobiles to show the first decrease on record. Owhig to earlier sale of plates, rite number sold this year exceeded last year's number by 70,000 at the first of January, hut the gap has steadily nar rowed and yesterday's report with 350,932 licenses sold so far in 1930, showed a gain of only 121 over last year at the same date. % S. JAMESPERRY DIED THURSDAY Oldest Citizen of Jamesville Section Found Dead In His Bed • James Perry, one of the oldest citi zens of the Jamesville section, was found dead in bed early last Thurs ' day morning. He retired about 9 o'- clock the night before apparently in his usual health and from every in dication came quietly as he slept. Mr. Perry had suffered for some time with high blood pressure, but it is thought that he died from heart fail ure. y The son of 'W. Bryant Perry and wife, James was born only a few miles from the place of his birth July 25, 1848, making him a little past 81 and 1-2 years old. He married Miss Eva Hardison, who with several children survives, He al so leaves one sister, Mrs. Mozella An drews, of Holly Springs. He was a bro ther to the late McKagah Perry, of this place. Funeral services were held at the ' home Saturday afternoon, interment following in the family plot on the home farm. ' f- Local Girls To Play At Robersonville Tomorrow The local girls' basketball team will 1 meet the Robersonville High School : girls at Robersonville tomorrow even ing, according to an announcement ' made here yesterday. A return game will be played on the local court Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 12th. These games are outside ' the regular conference schedule as the locals are not participating in that series of games. # ) Few Bundles Collected . Fqjr Needy Last Saturday ■ & p ew bundles were collected for the 1 needy here last Saturday when the ° Boy Scouts canvassed one-half the E town. The supply on hand, however, is deemed sufficient to care for the : prseent needs, but with a continuation of calls, another bundle dpy will be necessary within a few weeks, accord ing to information coming from the welfare department "*f the Woman's ? club. The cold weather last week brought : out many cases, and with a continua -1 tion of such weather, the number of needy cases is not at all likely to de- E crease, but will probably increase. - Moves 350 Colonies of Bees During Winter s L. W. Hawks, of Mount Airy, has t found that it pays him to move his « bees to Onslow County each winter. - He recently transferred 350 in following this plan. ATTENDANCE IN OAKCITY SCHOOL BACK TO NORMAL » I Principal Ainsley Reports j Splendid Cooperation In Agricultural Program Hampered by bad roads and unfavor able weather * for several days, the | Oak City Schools opened jresterday j morning with a full attendance, ac cording to information received from Principal H. M. Ainsley late yester day. Several of the trucks operating iii the district were stopped when the condition of the roads there nude travel almost impossible. Professor Ainsley alsoj stated that the people of his community are tak ing much interest in the garden proj ect now under way in this county, _ti' t at the "live-at-home" program is ex pected to meet with much success there. In the garden project work, the Oak City community is understood to be taking a commanding lead. Every class in the school has been fully organized that the live-at-home program might l>e followed closely 'each day during the week Iteginuing next Monday. 1 The high spot-on the "live-at-home" program has been scheduled for next Wednesday when a community exer cise will be held. Speakers will be se cured that day, and a worth-while pro gram is anticipated. Professor Ainsley exressed jnuch pleasure at the fine spirit of coopera tion he is receiving from the citiceus of the community, both young and old, in this splendid movement. SCHOOL HEADS iN MEET HERE m Stress Cooperation In The Transportation of Children m Meeting here last Saturday morning, 20 or more Martin County School principals and school bus drivers dis cussed tFielriTTspor tat ion problems fac iti the several schools. The meeting was held in the new school building, an oyster roast following at the Mur ray-McCabe mill. While the meeting was held primari ly to urge cooperation of drivers and county, the usual daily problems were mentioned and suggestions made for their correction. The laws regulating the operation' of school busses were re viewed and carefulness in driving the machines was pointed out to be of major importance. Operation during bad weather and when the roads are in bad condition was studied, the meeting deciding to leave the action within the hands of the individual principals and drivers. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEAMS TO PLAY • Baptists and Methodists In First Game of Series Here Tonight • The first of a series of basketball games between the several local Sun day schools will be played this even t iiig on the Planters Warehouse court, S. H. Grimes, manager of the Baptist aggregation, assuring a victory over the Methodist five. The game is scheduled t> start at 7:30. The Methodist team, headed by Mr. , R. L. Coburn includes the following . *tars: W. 11. Carstarphen, Bill Har , rison, B. W. Tucker, S. E. Sprinkle, C. E. Jenkins, R. A. Pope, C D. Car starphen, W. H. Booker, E. S. Mc- Cabe, E. V. Hancock, and Hubert Co burn. With S. H. Grimes in charge, the I Baptist stars include: J. H. Harrell, I J. H. Edwards, C. A. Harrison, Tom Summerell, M. L. Peel, G*y' or l Har , rison, Fred Taylor, Harry Meador, L. L. Hallman, Titus Critcher. Plenty of action is assured by the . two gangs. • Other games to be played in the , Sunday school series will be announced j later, according to information dish ed out yesterday by the dopsters of the basketball ring. ♦ , Educational Film Can Be Secured from Government , Washington, D. C., Jan. 27.—Con , gressman Lindsay Warren advises the readers of-The Enterprise that he can secure educational films on nearly any , country in the world for exhibition in . schools and churches. These films are ! furnished by the Bureau of Commer > cial Economics, Washington, D. C , i and the only expense is the transporta tion charges. Mr. Warren states that I the pictures are highly instructive and . enlightening, and that he will be glad ; to assist the schools and churches in . the county in obtaining one for exhi bition. »£s»- • Agent Brandon Treating Many Tobacco Seed Here -. , 0 i ■ ———- i Farmers from all over the county i are having County * Agent Brandon . clean and treat their tobacco seed. No i check has been made, but it is believ ed that 20 bushels have been cleaned. [TOWN FATHERS HOLD REGULAR MEET MONDAY Treasurer Makes Report Showing Town's Finan cial Condition ROUTINE MATTERS UP Anticipated Tax Collections Due for Year 1929, Will Hardly Offset The Town's Obligations • The regular monthly meeting of the local town commissioners held in the mayor's office last night went without special features, action being limited for general discussions of tniuor or in ■ dividual problems. A committee was appointed to in ves-tigate the condition of the road leading to the river wharf, and make whatever improvements considered necessary! Messrs. N. t 1 ; flrcetv ani(t C. O. Moore were empowered to han dle the matter. Paving refunds were brought up for consideration, but the matter was tabl ed temporarily until solution could lie offered. An outlet to considered, as the present one is said to be over private property. A committee | was appointed to investigate and han- I die the matter. Alley ways, both pub- I lie and private ones, were discussed, but no action resulted. | After approving a number of bills, i the board heard the treasurer's report. * j Water collections were said to average ' | around S7OO each mouth, offsetting , the water department's operating ex pense and all town salaries, with the exception of the mayor's which is very small. The anticipated tax collections for the yesir 1929 will hardly offset the ' town's obligations this year, it was gathered from the report. Financially, however, the town at the present time is considered in very "good shape. The treasury is meeting the heavy bonds floated that the town's expensive water system might be completed several | years ago. COUNTYTAXES ; $19,177.70 AHEAD • 'Total Collections Pass The Half Way Mark; $149,- 1 331,44 Are Collected # r According to an official report cum f iug from Sheriff C. B. Roebuck's of . fice last night, Martin County tax col > lection on the 1929 levy are $19,177.70 f ahead of the collections made during the same months last year. Up to and | including January 1, the collections i totalled $149,331.44, or an amount way > above the half-way mark of the total 5 levy. Two or thre thousand dollars reach „ed the county coffers last Saturday, the property owners realizing that the one per cent penalty went into effect r after that day. And yesterday the monies continued fo roll in. A slacken ing is expected during the next few ' days, but business will again increase about the time that additional one pet cent is added to the penalty, it is be -1 lieved. \ / ' Total collections made up to and in cluding January 31st of last year wer« * $130,153.74. •• While the final outcome is not sc 1 promising, the colections during tlx e latter part of January have caused a ' spirit of optimism to prevail in thj county offices here. * * Local Boy Is Honored at State University C. B. Clark, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs * C. B. Clark, of this place, was high!) * honored last week when he was mad vice president of the University o E North Carolina branch of the Ameri I* can Pharmaceutical Asociation. " ' is C. B.'s first year at thi " University, making the honor of mor - signifigance. He was the only fresh man selected for an office, according e to an account appearing in the Tai Heel, a university student publica e tion. - ' J » • - W. H. Booker Goes With ' Newspaper at Wypdsoi W. H. Booker, for several year: publisher of The Enterprise, went witl f the Bertie News-Leader last Friday Mr. Booker has played a prominerv * part in the working organiation o e this' paper, and it is with much re i> gret that his friends here see him g y to take up hia new duties in Windsor n Until arrangements can be made, Mr e Booker will travel to his work fron - here each morning, returning home it , the-evenings. ■ • t Ex-Service Men Will Meet Here Again Tomorrow D m ii With approximately 15 veterans at * tending, plans were formulated at i meeting held last Friday in the Citj Hall here for the organiation of a lo cal American Legion Post, accordint g to information given out by Rev. A. H Marshall, temporary chairman. y The ex-service men Will meet agaii « tomorrow evening at 8:00 o'clock o when, it is understood, the organica - tion of the post will be effected. A 1 L ex-service men ate urged to attend. COMMISSIONERS PASS RESOLUTION ASKING . FOR SPECIAL SESSION TAFT RESIGNS AS*! CHIEF JUSTICE Charles Evans Hughes Is Named by President To Fill the Vacancy ; » , Washington, Feb. 3»-\Villia»i How- I .ml Taft resigned today as Chief Jus- , . tic«* of the United States and President Hoover promptly Appointed Charles'] . Kvaits Hughes to succeed hinir' I Despite his failing health, the sud , den voluntary ending of the public I career of Mr T;eft. with his >if>an of 40 I years, . little Hiiore so than did the selection of ' the former Secretary of State as'his J . successor. « The resignaitou ut the unit. man to 1 , he both President and Chief Justice j" 1 was presented to the President just ' 5 Ik fore noon by a son, Robert A. Taft. ' , He had brought it to Washington from 1 c Asheville, where Mr b Taft had ''been 1 . resting for three weeks after a recur- ' . rt nee of an old organic .ailment. Accepting the resignation with re- ' luctance, Mr. Hoover determined to name » successor as speedily as pos sible so that there might be minimum e of delay in handling the business of lite . court. Hughes announced that he would ac e cipt the nomination as Chief Justice ' » of the United States, regarding it as I jj the, highest opportunity for service i e that oould be offered hint. A radiant „ smile wreathed his Features as lie made the informal announcement.. e Coincident with his acceptance as the r successor to Chief Justice Taft. .who s rcsignett/'on account of ill health, Mr.l r Hughes will resign, he said, as a justice! I of the World Court. EDUCATIONAL BOARD MEETS I • Javan Rogers Sits With the e Body for First Time At Meet Yesterday I'he Martin County Hoard of Edu t»- crtion held its regular monthly meet :• ing in the office 'of the county super- I- ii.Undent here yesterday, Mr. Javan. 0 Rogers, recently appointed to fill the g seat made vacant by the death of liis d brother, Nathan Rogers, sitting with s thf board for his first time y Routine matters prevailed jit the il session, the secretary reporting that no unusual problems presented tliein i- selves. While net definite action or filial /, dispostion folowed a dKcussioii of e the post-dating of checks during the! 't last two months of the school term, e that board expressed hope of meeting! i- the demands if humanly possible, tv However, plans for post-dating the j >e checks can be put in operation ini-l ;r mediately should the of the treasury warrant such action. 1 COTTON GINNING ' OFF IN MARTIN iO • , if IC Ginnings Drop from 5,077 * Bales in 1929 to 2,277 * - Bales This Year * Cotton ginnings in .Martin county tip to January 16 were 2,277 bales, almost: y a SO per cent drop, less than they wcrV | for a comparative period last year. | ly The report showed that there were 5,- | e 077 hales ginned up to January 16, jf 192 V as compared with 2,800 bales for j j. the same period this year. Willi they exception of one or two other coiui-i lc ties in this part of the State. Martinj rc had one of the largest percentage drops of any county in- the State. Le-j g noil showed marked decreased in her , r ginnings . while, practically all I lie jwcstrj, ern counties reported increases. Ginnings for the entire State were lis* by 107,083 bales this year up to j January 16 than they were f>t a like period last season, according to ail of ficial government report made public rs a few day's ago. :h • y. Car Stolen from Local Man * In Windsor Last Saturday jf e- The Chevrolet coupe, owned by Mi. fo Rush Bondurant, of thjp place, was r. stoltn in Windsor last Saturday even r. ing, the thief driving the car from one m of the principal streets there while the in owner was making a business call. At tempts to v recover the machine have proved of no value thus-far. i' ' . v To Assist Income Tax- Payers of the County t- m a Income taxpayers in this county will ty be atiiated in filing their returns Fri >- day of next week when a special repre g stntative o fthe Internal Revenue De- I. partment comes here for one day to' offer his services. He only instructs, in not telling how* to tax, it is k, understood. »- There are not very ma»y income II taxpayer* in this county, a few over a hundred paying the tax. . *"v ' * * Advertisers Will Find Onr CoL I urans a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homea of Martin County COMMISSIONERS JOIN OTHERS IN ASKING RELIEF Many Problems Face Com missioners During Their Regular Session Here TO BORROW $60,0000.00 Practically Everything in Line of Du ties, Excepting Dog Tax, Came Before Board Yesterday $ • tin "in regular scssiou here yesterday juinfftnl on the popular wagon 'being driven by many for tax relief on real estate. A resolution was passed at the meeting yesterday, petitioning Cover- nor" Gardner to rail a special session of the legislature in an effort that some plan might be effected whereby real es tate would be relieved of the heavy tax btirdn now ituposd on .it. The petition continues, "and placing a fair portion ot the tax burdens oil other sources of "wealth." Requests for a special session of the tow-making body are reaching Raleigh frtitn all over the State, from Ashc ville in the west to the coast. Accord ing to reports, no session is 'likely to be called, however, the prospects 'might Income better later on for such a ses sion as proposed. Almost everything known ill the category of duties that generally be fall county commissioners, excepting dog tax, came up for consideration at the meeting yesterday J with tax com plaints dominating. \V. 1. Walacc, of Jamesville town ' sliip was released from payment of tax on S2OO worth ot property im properly listed. Augustus Ayers was released from tin payment of seliool tax in Rober sonvitle Graded School district on $3,- 750 located outside of the»district. \\j. ('. Wallace, of Jamesville Vas' re lieved of payment of tax charged on $40(1 land valuation on 144 acres w:hen lie only owned 115 acres. "I lie Goose, Nl"-t tttti'.ecs were grant ed a'temporary loan of s7oo. Mrs. Deborah t'oltrain was releas "e«l ftohi payment of $3.00 tax charged in JanH-svitte School district. —™ J. W. I.eggctt, of Cross Roads, was relieved of payment of tax on S3UO. property having"" been listed in error. Lucy Kwell, of Cross, Roads, was allowed the SUHI-' of $4.00 per month, the allowance going from, the indigent fund. I .Kulu 11 igll- tllllll was relieved of pay i iiu lit of tax on olie lot in kotftrsoili. I yille, valued at $750. same being list ed by John Draper The board passed'a resolution au | thorizing the treasurer to borrow • $60,00(1 to be due April 1 in anticipa tion of tax collections. TliU'Church of the" Advtivt was re lieved of payment on s2,s()o :! real estate, the property being used for church ;■ purposes. W. K. Early tendered his resigna tion as constable of (ioose NesJ town ship, which walrduly accepted. D. G. ' was appointed to fill the un • term. \* \V. K. Byrunt, of Jamesville, was released of payment of tax ort $450 !?d vent-credits,,listed by error. R. J. Sessoms, of Robersouville, Was released from "paying S2OO poll tax on account of disability. Mrs. Si,A. Vanhorn, of Jamesville, | was alowed. $4.00 per month, the amount to come front the indigent at;- s I count. John Bland was allowed $lO. per month for Pamlico County poor, the allowance to cover from November, 1029. Hannah Haasell. of Williamston , township was allowed $3 per month. 1 A 174 TOWN AUTO TAGS SOLD HERE Five More Days of Grace Allowed Car Owners To Get Their Licenses By an order passed last evening by the town commissioners at their regular meeting, car owners were giv en five more days in which to purchase and attacfy a town tag to their cars. In dictments will follow -at the expiration of that time, the Order decree*, and Chief Daniel was carefully instructed to handle all cases where violations are discovered. ' It was pointed out at the meeting last evening that several or more au tomobile owners here had purchased their tags but had failed to display them on their cars. Indictment! will be in order in tl|is type of cases also, it was stated. According to a report filed by the treasurer, 174 tags had ben sold up to and including the last day of January, leaving around SO cart bare of the little blue and white plates.
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