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VOLUME XXXIII—If UMBER 12
MARTIN COUNTY
OFFICIALS HOLD
MEETING HERE
Discuss Manner of Listing
Taxes In Lengthy
Conference
LIST-TAKERS ATTEND
A Kamber of Monthly Allowance* la
- Granted • Several Correction*
Maie in Tax Book*
A discussion of the listing of taxes
ip this county featured the session of
Martin County Board of Commission
er* held here yesterday. All the mem
ber* of the county body were present,
and a lengthy conference was held,
tbr commissioners urging the strict
*4ktrcnCe to the law governing the list
ing of property.
County tax supervisor with his ten
fiat-takers, Messrs. Clarence Stalling*.
Of Jamesville township; Henry Grif
fin, of Williams township; R. T. Grif
fin, of this township; Noah R. Petl, of
Griffins twonship; A. B. Ayers, of
Bear Grass township; G. G. Bailey, of
Croa* Roads township; R. E. Grimes,
Robersonville township; J. F. Crisp,
Gooae Neat township; L. R. Everett,
Hamilton township, and Leßoy Taylor,
of Poplar Point township, went before
the board for final instructions gov
erning the listing of property during;
the remainder of the month. t
A*ide from the tax listing confer
ence and the Jameaville-Washington
road hearing, the board buaied itaelf
with matters of a routine nature.
. The treasurer was authorized to pay
$lO a* a part of the burial expense of
Gtnit Taylor, of Goose N*st town
ship. N
Monthly allowances were made to i
the following: Levi Harrell, colored of
Gooae Nest township, $3; John
Daniel, colored of Goose Nest town
ship, $2.00• H. Baker Bell, white oi
Hanilton township, $3; Joe Heath,
white of Griffins township,-$5; W. E.
Roger son, white of Bear Grass, $3 for
a period of six months only.
Lemuel Staton, of Hamilton town
ahip, was released from the payment
of poll tax in that district on account
of «gt.
Tom Brown, of Hamilton township,
wa* released from the payment of
$2. dog UK, listed by error.
N. L. Cherry wa* released from the
payaMnt of poll tax in Jametville town
ship as he had listed and paid in Bear
Graaa.
E. P. Hardison wNSfc-released from the
payment of poll tax in Williamston
township a* he listed and paid the
amount in Jamesville.
POST RECEIPTS
SHOW DECREASE
Decrease for the First Three
Months of this Year
« Is $246.17
Final tabulations made by Postmast
er Jesse T. Price show that postal re
ceipts at the local office for the first
three months of this year were $246.47
less than they were for a correspond
i«g period last year, the greater part of
the loss coming in January of this year
when receipts fell from $1,169.40 in
January 1929 to $854.19. Receipts for
the past February were $176.90 less
than those for the same month last
year, it was stated. A gain of $245.94
was made last month as compared with
the receipts for March of last year.
It was first believed that the re
ceipts for the first quarter of this year
would equal if not surpass those of
last year, but a complete check showed
a reversal of conditions, the loss being
(56679 as compared with the receipts
during the first quarter of 1928. The re
ceipts for last February were the
smallest recorded in the local office in
many months, Mr. Price stated, the
figure being only $728.83.
Along with the decrease in postal
receipts, the local office reports a
marked decrease in mony order busi
ness and c. o. d. packages.
FIREMEN MEET
IN FARMVILLE
Several Members of the Lo
cal Company Will At
tend Meet Tonight
•
Tfce Wit quarterly meeting of the
Eastern Carolina Firemen's associa
tion will be held this evening in Farm
ville, the Sre company there acting as
the organisation's host. Many firemen
from the doien or more towns included
in the association are expected to at
tend, a large number planning to go
frost here.
According to reports coming irom
Mr. R. A. Joyner. secretary of the
Fanaville company, Messrs. A. L.
Dockett, president, and John L. Millw,
secretary of the State association, will
attend and take part in the meeting.
Mr. Sherwood Brockwell, state Ire
warden and popular among all firemen,
will also attend and address briefly
the meeting, it was stated
THE ENTERPRISE
TOWN OFFICIALS
HOLD REGULAR
MEETING HERE
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Discuss Many Matters, But
Limit Pinal Action To
Very Few Cases
The Board of Town Commissioners
met in regular session here last eve
ning, the member* numer
ous questions but acting only on a few
of minor importance. 1 *
Mr. Collins Peel askftl for permis
sion to cover a porch With shingles, but
permission was withheld by the board
as insurance regulatiohs prohibit the
construction of new roofs with shing
les.
Upon complaint of local marketmen,
a committee was appointed by the
board to investigate and recommend a
compromise as to the selling of sur
plus meats to the local trade by Mr.
L>. M. Roberson. A committee com
posed of Messrs. N. C. Green and C.
O. Moore was appointed and asked to
confer with Messrs. D. M. Roberson
and James H. Ward before making a
final disposition of the complaint.
Two water bill complaints were
made but were dispoied of in short
order with adjustments being refused
in both cases.
A report of the committee, compos
ed of Meaars. R. L. Coburn and G. H.
Harrison to aaaiat in locating a pea
nut plant here was given, but nothing
definite could be learned as a differen
tial in the freight rate was holding up
the matter.
SEVERAL MAD
DOGS KILLED
•
Owners Are Warned To Pen
Their Dogs During
Next Few Weeks
Dogs running mad caused much ex
citement in various quarters of the
town late Sufiday and early yesterday
morning. Four of the canine* were kill
ed by Chief DanieL yesterday, but not
until after one of the animals had
chased M. D. Watts to safety up a tree.
The first out-break was detected by
Mr. J. R. Leggett when his dog, a
valuable pointer, acted quecrly. Before
he could trap the dog, it had bit sev
eral other dogs including those of
Messrs. Joe Godard and Stacy Cox.
Two or three of the dogs attacked by
the mad dog, are believed to be run
ning loose at the present time, develop
ing a serious danger to citizens and es
pecially to children.
A warning coming from the town
authoritiea yesterday advised all own
ers to pen their dogs during the next
several weeks and limit the danger that
is likely to arise when the canines are
allowed free range. Owners, allowing
their dogs to run at large, do so with
the risk of the animals being killed. Un
til all dbg* are confined, it is well for
citizens to be on their guard against
possible attacks, the authorities stated.
The warning, advising all owners to
pen their dogs at this time of the year
is in keeping with a town ordinance,
it wa* pointed out by Chief Daniel.
COUNTY CASE IS
HEARD BY COURT
John Daniel, Colored, Goes
To Chillicothe, Ohio,
» For Three Years
The April term of Federal court, in
which this county is taking a leading
part, heard very few cases at the open
ing of the session in Washington yes
terday. "A year and a day," is a popu
lar number with the court today, Judge
Meekins singing it every now and then,
according to reports received here at
nocn.
James Daniel, a fourteen-year-old
negro boy, of the Free Union section
of this county, was given a three-year
sentence at Chillicothe, Ohio, yester
day when he pleaded guilty before
Judge Meekins. The boy stated he
owned the still, that he bought it for
$5. After hearing evidence in the case,
the Judge concluded that young Daniel
was shielding someone, that the boy
believed he could escape on account of
his tender age. Judge Meekins evident
ly figured differently, thinking that
three years of training for the boy
at Chillacothe would be better than
three years of work in the "Gawk"
moonshintng district.
To Appoint Primary Poll
Holders at an Early Date
The registrars and judges of election
for the June primary in this county
will be appointed Saturday of next
week, according to information given by
Mr. Sylvester Peel, chairman of the
Msrtin County Board of Elections,
who was here yesterdaV in the interest
of that body.
Regular Kiwanis Meeting
To Be Held Tomorrow
Messrs. Bill Spivey, Frank Margolis
and J. D. Woolard will be in charge of
the regular Kiwanis meeting Wednes
day.
They ha« arranged .a good program
««t a large attendance is desired.
Williamston. Martin County» North Carolina, Tuesday, April 8,1930.
COLLECTION OF
TAXES HOLDS UP
Collections During the Past
Month Total $26,707,
Report Shows
In spite of the fact that money is
unusually scarce and general conditions
are below normal, the collection of
taxes in this county up until April 1
shows a remarkably better record than
that of 1929.
For the of Mafch, $26,707
were collected, a majority of which was
paid by the small property owners. The
collections for the past month were
much larger than they were for the
same month last year, the penalty add
ed each month probably figuring to a
great extent in the volume of collec
tiens.
On April 10, 1929, the total collec
tions amount to $169,830.87. So far
this year $200,362.96 have been collect
ed, an amount $30,532.11 ahead of the
collections for a similar period last
year.
According to a report from Deputy
S. H. Grimes, approximately SIOO,OOO
are to be collected by May 1, the ad
vertising period. According to current
beliefs, around $75,000 of the remaining
unpaid amount will be cared for before
the books are closed, leaving only $25,-
000 to be advertised as delinquent.
LOCAL SCHOOL"
HONOR ROLL
•
Names of 130 Pupils Appear
On Roll for the Seventh
School Month
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Scholastic work in the local schools
reached a new high level during the
last school month when 130 pupils met
all requirements necessary to make
the honor roll. The increase is general,
the high school reporting more pupils
on the roll as well as the primary and
elementary grades. One hundred and
thirteen names appeared on the roll
at the'end of the previous or sixth
month. Only one more report comes
this term, Principal Watson stating
that the pupils are entering zealously
upon the last of the year's work, es
pecially in the primary and elementary'
] grades.
The list of honor pupils for the last I
month follows:
First grade, section A—Arthur An
derson, Stuart Critcher, Enatory Mc-
Cabe, Jerry Manning, Jack Sullivan,
Ben Barnhill, Bill Bowen, Joseph Thig
pen, Marjorie Gray Dunn, Katherine
Manning, Eleanor Brown, Ray Leg
gitte, Dorothy Harrison, Maude Tayl-
First grade, section B.—Evelyn
Rogerson, Grace Jone*, Dorothy Jones,
Arna Wallace, Haywood Price.
Second grade, section A.—Bill Bal
lard, Dick Dunn, Jack Edmondson,
Bob Everette, jr., Irving Gurganus,
Gordon Manning, Frank Weaver, Jas.
Willis Ward, Bernice Cowan, Minnie
Chesson, Sallie Gray Gurkin, Helen
Doris Moore, Louise Melson,
Helen Mishoe, Mildred Pope, Clara
I'eele, I'earlie Mae Roberson, Eleanor
Taylor, Virgie Ward, Eula Mae Wab
bleton. •,
Second grade, section 8.-'-Ethel Ben
nett, Pattie Keel Nicholson, Julius
Edwards, Sam Mobley, Charles Pate,
jr., Fate Roebuck,-jr., Haywood Wynn,
Henry Wynn.
Third grade, section A.—Grace
Bart) hill, Mary H. Barnhill, Reg Man
ning. Alice Griffin,
Marion Pender, Geneva Roberson, Al
fred Strawbridge,, John Ward, jr., Ron
ald Williams, Lee Jenkins, Cottie Mae
Wynn.
Third grade, section B.—Nora Tayl
o- Grimes, Louise Nicholson, Lydia
Hinson, Virginia Lilley,
Fourth grade,, section A.—E. G.
Wynne, jr., Whit Purvis, Carlyle Hall,
Charles Dickey, Burras Critcher, Ed
gar Gurganus, Eva Wilder, Nellie G.
Rogerson, Lois Taylor, Elva Mae
Mishoe, Fajuiic Lilley, Alma Godwin,
Melrose Boftds, Addie Lee Meador,
Hazel Price, Velma Bennett.
Fourth grade, section B—Mildred
Whitley.
Fifth grade, section A—Edna Bal
lard, Bolten Cowan, Francea Cox,
Kathleen Price, Gwen Watts, Jean
Watts, Milton James, Ben Manning,
Clayton Moore, Ellis Wynn.
Fifth grade, section B—Thelma Bur
roughs, Densel Simpson, James Wil
liams. _* V
Sixth grade—Pattie Bennett, Alta
Critcher, Mary Edmondson, EuU
Green, Alice Harrison, Grace Man
ning, Euzelia McKeel, Edna Roger
sen, Irene Koger»on, Marjorie Taylor,
Annie Wynn?, Billy Griffin, Lawrence
Lindsley, Exum Ward.
Seventh grade—Billlie Pope, Olive
McCabe, Nellie Hsrdison, {Catherine
Harrison, Dqra Ballard, Mattie Gur
ganus, Jessie M. Andersons, Francis
Peel, Wheeler Martin, Jack Manning,
Shelbon Hall.
Tenth grade—Edith Peele, Frances
Feel, Mary Clyde Williams, Wheeler
Manning.
Eleventh grade—Louise Coltrain,
Josephine Harrison, Ollie Marie Rob
erson, Marjorie Taylor, Leßoy Taylor,
Clyde Griffin.. \>
EVERETTS PLANS
FRANCHISE SALE
TO ELECTRIC CO.
Authorities There Will Sub
mit the Proposal to A
Popular Vote
SIO,OOO ARE OFFERED
Conaumera There Will Be Offered the
Claaa "A" Rate of • 1-2 Cents
, for Lighting Purpoaee
Receiving an offer of SIO,OOO, the
Town of Everett* is considering the
sale of its pole lines, wire and equip
ment to the Virginia Electric and Pow
er Company. The offer, made recently
by representatives of the power com
pany, is understood to have been fav
orably received by the town's officials
who are planning to submit the pro
posal to a popular vote. A definite date
for the ratification or rejection of the
offer will be determined at a meeting ot
the Everett* officials this evening, ac
cording to information received here
late yesterday. '
Under the proposed agreement, the
power company will give to the town
the advantage of the class A rate sche
dule which will reduce the town's light
ing rate, now 10 cents, to eight and
one-half cents.
Everetts built its power line about
six years ago and was furnished cur
rent by Williamston until the local
plant was sold to the Virginia Elec
tric Power concern, the purchasing
company assuming the contract Since
that time the town there haa been
supplied from the power company's
lines,"The current passing through the
Town of Everetts to the si'S station
here and then seat back over the town's
private line. L
Everetts bought its current in bulk
and retailed to its customers, making a
charge that would care for the con
struction of the, line and the purchase
of current as well as up-keep.
MANY PUPILS
OUT OF SCHOOL
Farm Work Given as Main
Cause for Marked Drop
In Daily Attendance
Average daily attendance in the lo
cal school suffered a sharp decrease
during the past or seventh school
month, according to a report filed by
Principal Wm. R. Watson yesterday.
With 640 pupil enrolled, the average
daily attendance figure wai around
600, a percentage of only 93.75.
The marked decrease in the attend
ance is confined mainly to the rural
sections where the children are being
forced to remain at home to assist in
starting fanning operations. Professor
Watson, referring to the attendance
trend, stated that the situation is reach
ing serious proportions, that already in
the first week of the eighth month, the
attendance had dropped to 578.
Besides limiting the progress of the
child, non-attendance in the figures re
ported, is expected to affect the num
ber of teachers mllowed under the State
system. Mr. Watson is urging all par
ents to have theiV children attend every
day possible, addlpg that promotion, in
most cases, is dependent upon the last
few weeks in school and the success
ful handling of final examinations.
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DISTRICT MEET
OF WOODMEN
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Woodmen from Nine Coun
ties Will Meet in Green
ville Next Tuesday
The Modern Woodmen of America
will hold a district meeting in Green
ville next' Tuesday. Rev. A. Corey, of
this county, State lecturer for the or
ganization will be principal speaker at
the meeting, according to an announce
ment made here yesterday# He will
probably deliver two addresses during
the day. *
The Greenville camp is planning to
entertain the vistior* from all over the
district and large numbers are expected
to attend. ,
The district is composed of nine
counties, Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe,
Martin, Pitt, Beaufort, Washington,
Hyde and Tyrrell and has thirty camps
or lodges of about 1,500 members.
Aid Given Under Law for
First Time in This County l
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The first full damage case coming
up in this county under the Workman's
Compensation Act passed by the last
legislature, was adjusted here today,
the provisions allowing Mrs. S. R.
Ross $lB a week for 333 weeks. Mr. T.
A. Wilson, a member of the Industrial
Commission handling such cases, was
here this moming and effected final
arrangements in the case.
Mrs. Ross entered her claim some
time ago following the untimely death
of Mr. Ross who died as a result of
injuries received while operating a
tractor for the Goose Nest Township
Road Commission.
—ft- is understood thai the road com
mission had no insurance on its em
ployees and as a result will have to
carry the claim itself. 1
OAK CITY P. T. A.
HOLDS MEETING
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The Meeting, Last of the
1929-30 Term, Declared
Most Successful One
Oak City, April 7.—(Special to the
Enterprise).—The Oak City Parent-
Ttachers' association held its regular
monthly meeting Friday, April 4, at
2 o'clock in the school auditorium.
The meeting, the last of the 1929-30:
ti'rtn. was one of the most successful
held during the year.
The visitors, upon their arrival, were
ushered into the home economics room
where they were served with delicious
punch and cookies by the eighth-grade
gttls. After this, all parents assembled;
iu the auditorium where the elemen-1
Ury grades rendered a very interesting'
program. Following the program, votes
were taken to determine the grade hav
ing the most parents present, the sixth
grade winning in the elementary de
partment and the high school gaining'
a half-holiday for having a majority of
the parents present.
Following the opening exercises,
the association turned to the business
,program, the following topics being
discussed in a very interesting and
practical manner:
Miss Mildred Davenport gave help
ful suggestions on cleanliness; Miss
Leona Newton discussed Good Health;
Miss Adeline Tew told of the import
ance of reading in the school; Miss
; Piland discussed citizenship; Miss
Heath talked on music in the grades;
i Miss Bishop told of economics in the
i high school; Miss Zetterower stressed
" cooperation between parents, teachers
and pupils; Mr. Russell explained the
i social activities in the high school, and
Mr. Ainsley discussed finances and
lead a discussion followed by short
, talks by many of the patrons in re
gard to maintaining the present stand
i ard of, the Oak City School.
The meeting was the materialization
of the ideas set forward at the State
teachers' meeting held in Raleigh a few
weeks ago. The cooperation of home
4nd school was also stressed. The
• tiachers of Oak City have been visit
ing very much and as a result many
I patrons visited the school last Friday
' who had never seen the building be
| fore.
This was one of the most successful
. meetings ever held since the organi
. zation of the P. T. A. was effected, as
I there were over two hundred present.
MR. J. O. JENKINS
DIESATPARMELE
Funeral Services Conducted
Yesterday Afternoon
by Elder Cowin
Mr. J. O. Jenkins, aged citizen of
Parmele, died at his home there Sat
urday night around the II o'clock hour,
following a sudden hemorrhage attack
which brought death almost instant
ly
Mr. Jenkins was a man greatly es
teemed for his gentle and kind spirit.
He was a real friend -to every good
cause and was neighborly to all. He
is survived by his widow and three
children, Jim Jenkins, of Raleigh; Geo.
Jenkins, of Suffolk, and Mrs. Lizzie
Matthews, of Parmele.
The funeral was held at the Parmele
home yesterday afternoon, Elder B.
S. Cowin conducting the last rites. In
terment was made in the Roberson
ville cemetery.
Among the many attending the
funeral from out of town were Messrs.
Fred Jenkins and W. O. Jenkins, of
Wilmington.
COUNTY OFFICES
SHOW PROFITS
•
Revenue Consists of Fees
and Official Services
of the Officers
County officers' monthly report* for
March thawed good profits.
All items paid into the county
tieasury by the office of the superior
court amounted to $432.72.
The inco'me from the sheriff's office
was $798.31. Of this amount $181.62
came from fees and official service by
the sheriff and deputies and $606.69
were charged to commissions for tax
collections.
The revenue from the office of the
register of deeds office was $532.65.
Five hundred and ten dollars and sixty
five cents were for fees on deeds,
mortgages, etc. recorded; $4.09 for
marriage lieense tax for two white
couples and $lB. tax on nine licenses
issued to colored couples.
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Governors of Seven States
To Hold A Conference
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Governors from seven southeastern
states will meet in Asheville the 26th
of this month to discuss conditions in
the section, according to an announce
ment coming from Governor Gardner's
office. The meeting, called by the gov
ernor of thii State, will consider the
economic, agricultural and industrial
problems of the southeast, it was Mat
ed. - ' V
AUTO SALES ARE
50 PER CENT LESS
IN .THIS STATE
$8,311,050 Spent for Autos
In State During The
First Three Months
Raleigh, April 7. —Tar Heeis cut their
bills for new automobiles during the
first quarter of this year to less than
half the $16,702,775 expendefLgjiuring
the first three months of 1929, iccord
ing to figures compiled by Sprague
Silver, head of the motor vehicle bureau
of the State Department of Revenue.
During March, 3,697 new cars were
purchased in the State, bringing the
total for this year to 10,074 as compar
ed with 20,247 cars sold during the first
three months of 1929. With an average
value of $825. per car, this year's sales
amounted $8,311,050 during the quarter.
While the drop in the sale of new
cars has ben reflected in the State regis
tration, 395,000 automobiles being regis
tered now as compared with 400,000 at
this time last year, yet the revenue de
rived from license plates exceeds that
of last year.
During the three months period, col
lections by the State exceeded by
$128,265.67 collections during the same
period in 1929. Mr. Silver explained the
larger revenue and smaller number of
licenses sold by the fact that an in
creased horsepower in several makes of
automobiles has boosted the cost of li
censes. "In other words we are selling
less $12.50 plates and more S2O and
S3O license plates," he stated.
This is also true of several makes
oi trucks, he said, the oiil one-ton truck
carrying the lowest license plate in this
class, being replaced by one and a halt
tor trucks both by the Ford and the
Chevrolet companies.
Fords led the March car sales with
1,828 while Chevrolet® stood next in
line with 1,056 njew cars sold.
Gasoline consumption in the State, on
which the State collects a tax, also
showed a slight increase during the first
three,months of this year as compared
with last year, Mr. Silver said.
SHOWER OF MUD
FALLS IN COUNTY
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Be-Spatters People, Autos,
and Windows; Falls
for an Hour
Something unusuall if not entirely
new to many, was seen here and sur
rounding section yesterday afternoon
when a shower of nmd fell on the just
and unjust alike, be-spattering people,
automobiles and other objects out_Jn
the open.
The same thing happened over in
Washington, Car Goerch explaining
the happening thusly: "A high wind
stirred up a tremendous dust cloud. It
started to rain. The drops of water ab
sorbed the dust and when the show
er reached the ground it consisted en
tirely of mud.
Automobiles looked as though they
had passed through muddy country
lanes, and those individuals who hap
pened to have been caught out in the
rain in dark blue serge suits were out
ci luck. The shower lasted for an hour
or more. Windows of residence* and
business establishments looked as
though someone had stood to one side
and heaved buckets of mud at them.
COTTON CO-OPS
TO MEET FRIDAY
Will Hold a*County-Wide
Membership Meeting in
the Courthouse Here
A county-wide membership meeting
will be held in the courthouse here next
Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock by the
Cotton Growers Cooperative associa
tion,. according to an announcement
made by C. C. Hilton, field representa-'
tive this week.
The meeting will elect delegates to
the district convention which is called
for the purpose of nominating candi
dates to be voted on for director'-from
tliis district.
Mr. Hilton'further stated, "In ad
dition to electing deletes, however,
we want to discuss with you the work
ot the association, the progress that
we have made, and talk with you about
the value of planting better seed, and
answer such questions as you may have
in mind regarding the association."
In conclusion, Mr. Hilton said, "This
h one of the most important meetings
of the year, and we hope that you will
not forget the date, but will be pres
ent at Williamstov on Frdiay, the 11th,
at 10:30 a. m."
Grammar Grade Operetta
Next Friday Evening
The grammar grades of the
schools will give an operetta, 'The
Golden Whistle," at the high school
Friday evening, next, at 8 o'clock.
The operetta is being handled by the
teachers of the grammar grades and a
large number of children will partici
pate in the light musical drama.
Similar events in past yews have
met with much approval on the part of
patrons, and nuMty are expected to wit
ness the operetta next Friday.
A&ntHmn Wffl Find Oar CoL I
■ana ■ Latchkey to Over 1,600
Hones ot Martin County
ESTABLISHED 1898
ASKCOUNTYTO
IMPROVE ROAD
IN GRIFFINS
Want Road from Jamesville
to Washington Through
Griffins Improved >
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE
Delegation Appears Before Board of
Commissioners; State Asked to
# Include Road in its System
A large delegation of Jamesville and
Griffins township citizens was before
the Board County Commissioners, in
session here yesterday, asking for an
appropriation to improve the James
ville and Washington road through
Griffins township, a distance of about
five miles.
The board member* .considered the
petition at length, but found that un
der the county budget system the* had
no surplus funds available for any
project not specifically designated.
The board was of the opinion 1 that it
will have the power and right to divert
a portion of the county's next allot
ment of gasoline tax to the project. The
last allotment from the gasoline tax
fund was assigned to the county's in
terest and sinking fund, leaving no
available money for the .particular
road.
The matter has been carried before
the State Highway Commission, the
commissioners and those particularly
interested in the project asking the
State body to include the road as a
part of its system.
Highway Commission would consider
taking over the road for maintenance,
but that the county would have to re
build it before it could be included in
the State system.
MARKED FALL IN
TOWN FIRE LOSS
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Losses Drop from $38,350
in First Quarter, 1929,
To $2,416.25
A marked decrease in fire losses was
recorded here during the fir.st quarter
of this year as compared with the
losses of the first quarter, 1929 v Ac
cording to reports filed by. Chief. Henry
D. Harrison, losses during the first
quarter of this year amounted to $2,-
416.25, while in the corresponding per
iod of 1929, the losses were estimated
&t $38,350, a resulting decrease of $25,
933.75. —*v . ■■
During the first three mouths' of this
year, were nine alarms received
by the local company. None of the
fires was in the major class, and dam
age was very evenly divided, one or
two causing no damage, however. Two
of the nine fires were started as a re
sult of carelessness. . Four of the re
maining seven were of unknown origin,
and three started from sparks pouring
from defective chimneys.
In the first three months of 1929,
the local firemen answered eleven calls,
the Brick warehouse being the only
major fire during the period. The origin
ot that fire one other is unknown.
Eight of the remaining nine were caus
ed by defective fiues or chimneys, it
was explained in the report. One was
the result of carelessness.
COUNTY'S CREDIT
RATING IS GOOD
Borrows $75,000 on Short
Term Notes at 4 1-4
Interest Rate
The board of county commissioners,
in session here yesterday, borrowed
$75,000 on short term notes at five and
one-quarter per cent interest, the rate
indicating that the county's credit is
still very good. ' »
There were several biddejrs for these
note, Eyer and Company, of New
York, making the lowest bid which was
accepted.
The sale was regarded as very good
since money has been unusually dif
ficult to obtain during ihe past year.
The notes were issued in anticipa
tion of tax collections and will run for
a short time only, it is understood.
Ford and Big Bui In Clash
At Bafts' Cross Roads
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Jesse Peel, the 17-yeajr-old »on of
Vance Peel, of the Batts Cross Roads
section, was slightly injured last Sun
day when he drove his Ford into the
highway at the cross roads in front
of a big bus rfwned by the Virginia
Beach Bus company. Young Peel's in
juries were internal, but are not con
sidered to be serious. His car was prac
tically demolished, while the front
axle and a wheel on the bus were bent.
The bus was making its first trip
in this section following the sale of the
McPherson Bus line to the Virginia
Beach concern.
The Peel boy insisted that the bus
was carrying a small quantity of liquor
but DO search was made. Conflicting
report! ware heard in the case, but no
arrasts have been made in the case sa
far a» H caald ba teamed this morn
ing.