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Watch the Label On Tour Paper Aa It Carrits the Date When Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XXXV—NUMBER 95 YEARLY BURDEN OF TAXES TOTALSL $77.53 PER PERSON I State and National Levies Found Overlapping in 326 Instances ♦ Washington, Jan. 23.—An analysis of the national tax picture revealing an average yearly burden on every cit izen of $77.53, was made public recent ly by the house ways and means com mittee experts in preparing for steps toward eliminating some of the 326 cases of overlapping state and federal taxation. "Total federal expenditures have in creased nearly seven times in the last 2Q years," the experts said. Their work was published on the eve of a committee meeting to discuss pro posals for paring down the large field , of duplicate taxation at the coming special session of Congress. Cigarettes, Gasoline Firat . Tax legislation at this session has j been abandoned, but representatives of! cigarette and gasoline interests have been assured by Democratic leaders their proposals for unifying taxes will be considered before any general reve nue legislation is undertaken. These call for levies to be collected by the federal government and a por tion of them distributed equally among the states. By uniform rates, the sponsors believe that consumption and i revenue will be-increased. For months, a group of experts.head ed by L. H. Parker, chief of the staff of the join congressional committee on internal revenue taxation, has been j assembling data on the present tax sit uation. "Totaling the tax collections of the federal, state, county, city, and other local governments," Parker said, "we I find taxes collected in 1922 amounted to $7,418,000,000 and in 1931 to be $9,519,000,000. In the same period the total per capita tax burden has in- j creased from s>B.27 to $77.53. "This increase amounts to $9.26 per capita, or nearly 14 per cent. Leaving out of account federal taxes, the per capita tax bufden of all other taxes a-1 mounted to $38.85 in 1922 and to $57.76 | in 1931. This increase amounted to $18.91 per capita, or about 48 per cent. In making public the report, Repre sentative Vinson, Democrat, Kentucky chairman of the subcommittet study ing the question, said: "Inasmuch as the report submitted concerns itself almost entirely with presenting the facts, it was unneces sary for the subcommittee on double taxation specifically to approve or dis approve of the report as prepared by the staff of the joint committee. How ever, we are in substantial agreement with the statements contained there in." Draw Five Conclusions * These statements included a conclu sion by Parker, saying: . "As far as this > preliminary report is concerned, it is believed that suf ficient has been shown to prove— "First, that our present system of taxation is complicated, cumbersome, and in many respects inequitable. "Second, that there are many seri ous instances of double taxation or duplication in taxation between the federal government and the states. "Third, that in view of the number of taxes imposed, the tax revenues are disappointing. "Fourth, that the tax burden, espec ially on oertain specific objects, is reaching the breaking point. "Fifth, that the expenditures have increased to such a. degree as to re quire their investigation in order to determine whether the public is ob/ taining value received for the tax dol lar." BEAMAN' FACES A THIRD CHARGE Indicted This Week for the Alleged Attempt To Burn His Home Thomas E. Beaman, former Free will Baptist preacher, one time United State* commissioner and a fraternal organization worker, head of a detec tive agency and insurance agent, was indicted this week by a Pitt County grand jury for the alleged burning of his home in Greenville early last Sun day morning. The charge is the third preferred against the man. He was charged with accepting bribes from alleged bootleggers b»:k in December •K? "I 01 "® recently with collecting in surance premiums and failing to turn them over «o his company. The charge of arson was brought following an investigation of the fire at the home of the former minister by W. A. Scott, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, who filed a complaint with Solicitor D. 11. Clarlcl! who pre sented the bill to the grand jury this week. • * 'J THE ENTERPRISE Tax Collections Are Better Than in 1932 —■—♦— > INCOME TAX FACTS }\ WHO? Single persons who had net income of SI,OOO or more or gross income of $5,000 or more, and married couplea who had net income of $2,500 or more, or gross income of $5,000 or more must file returns. WHEN? The filing period be gina January 1 and ends March 15, 1933. WHERE? Collector of internal revenue for the district in which the person lives or has his princi | pal place of business. HOW See instructions on Forms 104OA and 1040. WHAT? Four per cint normal tax on the first $4,000 in excess 1 of the personal exemptions and credits. Eight per cent normal j tax on the balance of net income. ' Surtax on net incomes in excess of $6,000. AGED MAN DIES NEAR HAMILTON John Lawrence Griffin Was Found Dead In Woods Last Tuesday ♦ John Lawrence Griffin, one of the j last members of a prominent and well- I to-do Halifax County family, fell dead |in a woods one-half mile from Ham- \ j ilton last Tuesday. He was found by I j his wife a few minutes later holding a saw in one hand and an axe in the other, the body lifeless. Around 86 years of age, Mr. Griftin , was born and reared in Halifax Coun ty, the son of Henry and Mary Baker j Griffin. Twenty-three years ago he I moved to this county and settled in Poplar Point Township. Several years ago he moved to Hamilton, where he had since lived. He had married three times, the ' ! last time about 21 years ago. Seven children were born, one by the first union and six by the secojnd. He had farmed most of his life. Despite his advanced age, he was able to do some work, and was seek ing a load of wood near Hamilton when he fell dead. Funeral services wer econducted by Rev. E, C. Shoe Wednesday after noon. Interment followed in the Bak er burial plot in Hamilton. CONVENTION AT FAIRVIEW Two-Day Meeting Begins at Christian Church Tomorrow The Roanoke District convention of the Christian church will be held with the church at Fairview tomorrow and Sunday, it was learned here this week. A number of ministers and others from as far away as Wilson are plan ning to attend. The first of the series of sessions will be held at 10 tomorrow morning. Rev. D. W. Arnold will make a short talk, and Dr. H. S. Hilley, of Wilson, will preach at 11:15. Following a short recess for lunch,' the convention will continue its program in the aft ernoon at 1:30 o'clock. A business session will -be held at 3 that after noon. Rev. Roy Respass will preach at 7:30 that evening. \ Starting at 10 o'clock Sunday morn ing with a devotional service, the con vention will be brought to a close fol lowing a sermon by Rev. Dennia W. Davis. ROBBER GETS 7 TO 10 YEARS Joe Berry and T. C. Poole Will Be Tried In This i County In March , ——• Joe Berry, alleged robber of the , Harrison Wholesale Company sfbre r here last November, was sente»:ed to f from 7 to 10 years in prison in the Pitt County Superior Court this week | when he was convicted there of com ,' plicity in the attempted robbery of , banks at Fountain and Winterville. r Prayer for judgment was continued in . the casf charging T. C. Poole with , connection with the Winterville rob bery. • t Berry has already started his sen t tence, but will be brought here in r' March to face trial in the Harrison eWholesale robbery :ase. Poole is now t! in the jail here awaiting trial. The .' two men will be tried with s j George Bailey, an alleged third party -Ito the robbery here. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 27,1933 HOPE TO REACH HALF WAY MARK BY FEBRUARY 2 Coast Line Pays $40,520.20 To County Tax Collector Here This Week Unusual happenings have been re ported here and there since January 1, but the most unusual one of all is the tax collection record of Sheriff C. i B. Roebuck to date. The sheriff has j collected more taxes to date, by a lit- j tic over $2,000, than he did last year j up to January 26, it was learned from ! his office yesterday. Collections jumped from $40,121.91 j last 1 hursday to $83,108.59 yesterday, giving the collections for the year an edge of more than $2,000 over collec tions for 1931 up to the same date last year. The sheriff was all smiles yes terday afternoon when he compared his records, and declares the worst of the depression is over. Hack yonder when the 1932 books Were turned over to—the officer, he was a bit blue over the outlook. And days passed when collections were to nothing, but what looked to be a bad beginning turned out to be bright, and the sher iff is calculating on reaching the half way mark by next Thursday, when the 1 per cent penalty goes into effect. | The record of the sheriff this year is even more remarkable when one consolers, that there-.was u marked re duction in the total levy in 1932. For instance, the Coast Line, one of the largest, if not the largest, single tax* payers in the'eounty, paid around $43,- 000 into the treasury for 1931. This year that account was reduced by a bout $3,000, it is understood. But with these reductions the total collec tions this year arc greater, making the percentage collected considerably high er than it was last year up to the same time. A check for $40,520.20 was received from the Coast Line this week. Of that amount $33,253.01 goes directly to the county fund. Nearly $5,000 goes to special school districts, as follows Oak City, $968; I'arniele, $787.32; Ev eretts, $447.46; Jamesville, $35288; Hardens, $351.27; Hasscll, $246.04; Poplar Run, which has been consoli. dated with Jamesville,' $217.07; Wil liamston, $693.45; Sandy Ridge, which is now a part of the local school, $211.97; and Robersonville $638.34. More than $2,000 goes t 0 special roads not including road tax paid direct to Robersonville special , road district, as follows: WiTTiainston, $367,42; Gross Roads, $639.45; (ioose Nest, $968; and Hamilton, $378.52, a total of $2,353.39 for roads and $4,913.80 for special schools. PENALTY SOON GOES IN EFFECT More than Fifth of Town's 1932 Tax Levy Has Been Collected * Activities in the offiic of the town tax iollector increased 100 per cent this week when collections jumped op to $9,419.45, or about one-fifth of the 1932 levy. Several more days arc to come before the penalty of one per cent goes into effect, and before that time several thousand more dollars are expected to find their way into the town's treasury. Collections this week are believed sufficient to put the town's credit in good standing, clearing all interest and bond principal accounts.• The penalty of 1 per cent goes into effect next Thursday, followed by an increase of 1 per cent on March 2. One Service Sunday At Church of the Advent The minister of the Chur:h of the Advent announces that there will be morning prayer and sermon Sunday at 11a. m. The subject of the sermon will be "Hypocrites and Brazen Sin ners." There will be no evening service as Mr. Moseley will be in Hamilton at that time. He will also preach at Holy Trinity mission, near Bear Grass at 3 p. m. Tom Barnhill Murder Case Continued In Pitt County The case charging Tom H. Barn hilte with his ward, Jesse Barn hill, at Flat Swamp church last year, was again continued in the Pitt Coun ty Superior Court this week. One ol the main witnesses for the state wai said to have been sick when the cast was scheduled for trial, and another delay was ordered by the court. MANY FARMERS PLAN TO APPLY FOR SEED LOANS Is Believed Nearly 1,000 In This County Will Apply For Loans This Year Instead of approximately 300 applications filed in Martin Coun ty last year for crop feed and feed loans, it is believed a number near er 1,000 will ask for aid under the seed and feed loan act passed by Congress this week and making a vailable $90,000,000 for what are , , termed 'one-'horse" farmers. Only a flourish of President Hoover's pen remained this week to make the seed loan business a law, and there is no doubt but that the measure will go through. It will be some time, however, before 1 arrangements can be made for the handling of the loans in this and other sections of the country, it is believed. , • * Hailed by its friends as providing the only adequate source of credit for thousands of purse-pinched farmers, the bill would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to lend a total of $90,-: 000,000 for use in producing 1933 crops. As security, the government would take a first lien on the crop. A similar measure was passed last year and the new bill simply reappro priatcs for 1933 a part of the same funds, made available originally out n( the Reconstruction Corporation treasury. Within 24 hours after conferees on the part of the House and Senate a greed on a compromise bill reconcil ing differences of the two branches, it was approved at both ends of the Capitol. The Senate at first had vot ed to use the entire remaining balance estimated at $103,000,000 and the House had limited it to $75,000,000, but the conferees hit upon the $90,- 000,000 figure. In the brief words of debate, that preceded its acceptance in the Senate, marking completion of Congressional action, Senator Smith, Democrat, of South Carolina, its sponsor, hailed the bill as "aid Tor the 'one-horse' farmer,' 1 "This is a direct aid," he said, "and it is marvelous the per cent of repay ment these bankrupt farmers return to the government. "I do hope that under the adminis tration of this fund, the greatest pos sible economy may result in order I bat the maximum amount of benefit will accure to the farmer." He referred to the avoidance of duplication of effort with the regional agricultural credit corporations. •Administration of the fund in the past was sharply criticized by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, who said "During the past year a political or ganization has been administering the fund and it has not been in the in terest of the farmer." Under the measure as finally pass ed, the secretary of agriculture may require a borrower to cut his produc tion by as much as 30 percent. - Dance at Woman's Club Tonight at Nine O'clock The local Woman's Club will hold a dance in the club hall tonight, be ginning at 9 o'clock, it was announced by a member of the dance committee today. 9 Big Cotton Crop Grown in This County Last Year —.— Martin County farmers raised their largest cotton crop in 1932 than for years, according to a recent report re leased by the Government. Produc tion last year was almost double that of the season before, the report show ing that 5,100 bales had been ginned up to Jnuary 16 as compared with 2,- 998 bales ginned to the same date in 1932. Regular Program Services at Baptist Church Sunday The Baptists will have their regular schedule of services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock, fol lowed by the morning sermon. Young people's meeting at 6:30, followed by the churtfh service at 7:30. The general public is invited to these services. ♦ Says It Is A Pleasure To Pay His County Taxes * While on a business trip here yes terday, Mr. J. B. Whitfield, of Oak City, visited the sheriff's office paid his taxes and told the sheriff that it was a pleasure for him to pay hit taxes. Cows on the farm of Bryant Wallin and Lester Price in Ufadison Count) retuned a pasture rfntal of $3,50 to $4 a head per month after paying the cost of other feed and labor. Prospect Is For Tobacco Acreage in County ! SEVERAL GO TO ROADS FOR NOT | PAYING FINES; Either Pay Fines and Costs Are Go To Roads, Judge H. O. Peel Rules Business is business, so Judge H. O. Peel rules in the county recorder's j court. If defendants arc unable to pay j their fiincs and the ':osts, they are given the opportunity to square their debt to society by working the amount out on the roads. Several defendants, fined at a previous session of the court, to the roads last Tues day because they had not complied ' with the judgments. And the judge continues to maintain ! the cash policy as far as it is humanly 1 possible to do so. Last Tuesday he called for fines amounting to SIOO. Several cases were continued until next Tuesday. Hilving failed to pay the costs in the case charging him with fornication ilid sdtJTtefy, Elmer Riddick was sen tenced to the roads for a period of 00 days. Jodie Thompson an Will Bray boy, having failed to pay the $lO fines ! and costs in the cases charging them I with assaulfs upon females, were also , sentenced to the roads for 00 days. The case charging Spencer liyman with violating the liquor laws was | heard and continued. . j Jim Sutton, charged with abandon-I mi-nt and non-support, was sentenced to the roads for 60 days. Judgment was suspended in the case charging J. K. Davenport with violat ing the traffic lawsA Charlie Luton was fined SSO and taxed with the costs for the alleged operation of an automobile while un-1 der the influence of liquor. Charged with an assault with a dead ly weapon, Jesse Coburn was found not guilty. John T. Iladley was adjudged guil ty of reckless driving and w'as fined SSO. lie appealed to the higher courts, j Judge Peel requiring bond in the sum of SIOO. FIRST HERRING IS TAKEN IN BERTIE COUNTY WATERS ♦ Caught January 18; Earliest In Years; Presages Open- I ing of Season in Martin Mr. Ira Coltrain, of Jamesville, will have to look to his laurels tliis_year. For many seasons past, he has been the first to report catching a herring in Ibis section, but, according to a story in last week's Bertie Ledger- Advance, that honor goes to fiuy Smith, of Merry Hill, who landed the first of the season's run Wednesday of last week, catching it in a net in Middle River. Mr. Coltrain, exper iencing poor health just at this time, failed to open the smokehouse in the Roanoke this year, as Kader God ard pulled a nice herring out of Mar tin waters last Tuestay and five more just as good the following day. "The smokehouse has opened down liere," the fisherman said yesterday. The first herrings in the Koaitoke arc usually reported around Febru ary Ist; in fact "the key to the smoke- ( house door," as the first herring is, known in these parts, has been caught for many years by Mr. Coltrain on! February 2nd, "Groundhog Day." The coming of the herring season means more than usual to the people of this county this year, due to the ■large number of needy unemployed. Many a man can borrow a dip net and a canoe for a few hours and catch enough fish to supply his family fori many weeks. The fisheries also give employment to many during the sea son, which is due to start about the first of March and continues on until late April and sometimes in May. Mil lions of fish are taken from the yellow waters of the Roanoke, large quanti ties being "corned" and shipped .to markets all over the country. Many more are sold fresh from the water by the various fishermen, and herring constitutes a staple article of food for practically the entire population of M"artin County for several months every year. The story in thjp Windsor paper fol lows: - ".Fresh herrings 1 "Maybe that should be a fresh her ring, to be perfectly exact. Anyway, the first herring of this year's run has been take from Bertie County wa ter*. "It was taken in a net by Guy Smith of Merry Hill, Wednesday, from Mid dle River. "This is the earliest catch of her TOWN AUTO TAGS Days of grace have just about expired for local automobile own era who have not purchased new town tags, Chief of Police W. B. Daniel said today. After next Tuesday, owners,, who have not \ purchased the new tags and who continue to operate their cars here will be subject to arrest, the offi -1 cer said. Up until noon yesterday, 60 town tags, or about one-fourth the regular number, had been sold. La*t year 217 tag* ware sold here." I ROBBERS ENTER THREE PLACES —• —„ Steal Car from Cox Motor Company and Enter the Moore Filling Station I*hree small-scale robberies were re-' ported in tin; county (luring the past three days. The Robert Moore tilling station, located near here on the Ham ilton road, was entered last Weilnes |day night and a quantity of goods, I val(ied at about $35, was stolen. 1 Thieves entered the Cox Motor Cam pany garage in Robersonville the same night ami stole a Ford car and a crow- j i liar. Going to the tobacco barn, tFTif j thieves stole a bale of cotton from Mr.l I John A. Powell, near Rnhersonvijlg,! some tune Wg3Ses3a> night No arrests have been made in either I of the three eases. , Investigating the Moore country' More robbery, Sheriff C, B. Roebuck .found a crowbar that was later identi fied as the property of the Cox Motor j Company, indicating that the robbers I entered the garage first and then I robbed the store. The robbers entered a rear door ot the garage and are be ! licved to have driven the car to the Moore tilling station where they gamed an entrance !>y prizing open ! the front iloor. The Ford was found parked yesterday morning in Roller-1 sonville a hoot 100 yards from the'ga jrage. Uncoupling the trailer ,from their car, thieves pushed it to the tobacco ham of Mr. I'oweJl about 100 yards | from the highway. The bale of cot ton, weighing (>OO pounds, was loaded au.W pushed to the highway, wflere j the trailer was connected. The rogues 'drove toward. Robersonville. High Spots of Yesterday In the General Assembly hive features marked yesterday's .session of the general assembly -with committees busy at work preparing legislation for consult'ration on the floors. The high spots were: 1. Appropriation committee heard Senator John Sprunt Hill, of Durham, advcf.'ate the use of prison labor to produce food and feed supplies to bring about economics in the cost of government. 2. Representatives of bottlers, tele- I graph, express, household gas and Pullman companies the "de pression parade" before the joint fi nance committee and asked lower tax | rates instead of increased levies as proposed. .1. Senator Angus D.'Mac Lean, of Beaufort, told the joint education [ commission it should draft a b II to provide a state supported eight months ' school term. 4. 1 lit house elections .committee voted 6 to 4 for an unfavorable report : on the proposal to abolish the state's i primary law but advocates said they Would seek consideration by signing [la minority report. I • Wreck Victim Recovering In a Greenville Hospital * Charles Topkis, Wilmington, Del., ' lumber man, injured in an automobile wreck near Robersonville last Monday afternoon, is rapidly recovering in a Greenville hospital, according to re -1 ports received here yesterday. Badly shocked and burned about the head. and t hands, Mr. Topkis was car f rie to the hospital in an unconscious _ condition soon after his car collided with> the Pontiac driven by Mr. Hy ' man Warren, Robersonville Township farmer. The Delaware man's car yvas insured against fire, it was said. - ring reported from Bertie waters in a , number of seasons. t "According to all the signs and por - tents, the fishermen say, a good season is in prospect and, where one herring i has been taken this month, during the ■ regular season thousands will be tak en daily to provide summer food for - hundreds of the county's population." «■ Advertisers Will Fnd Oar Col uma a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Home* ESTABLISHED 1898 'BLUE MOLD MAY CUT ACREAGE | TO BE PLANTED Prospect Is For Increase of | Around 50 Per Cent in This County L nless the blue jnold steps in and curtails the crop, there will be a mark ed increase in tobacco acreage in this count} and throughout the entire Bright Tobacco Belt, according to re liable reports coming from more than J 100 farmers in this county and a few | others well posted with the agricul i lural situation in adjoining counties. 1 lie estimated increase ranges from 25 to 40 per cent over a normal pro j duction year. When questioned this ' week, one large scale farmer said, "I am going to pla-nt every bit I can. I !am frank about it while others say they are going to plant about the same jas they did last season. You can cx j pect an increase in over 50 per cent of those cases," the large scale farm er concluded. ' Down in GeorgiS?" reliable reports state, the bankers are advising their farmers to plant and cultivate ntore tobacco, and it now looks as if one of ■j-the largest tobacco crops is ~TT» TTve making than at any time .since the i war. Of course, the blue mold is to "be considered. j Down in Georgia again, comes re l>«i H +hnt bhr- nrold I tacked the 'young plants. The reports were denied, however, but in this state j it is generally expected that the blue mold will do more damage this year than it did last season. The crop was Considerably decreased by the disease last year., banners in tlijs county are under stood to be preparing beds for more than twice and even for more than. " t fi'iii times as many plants as they plun to use. County Agent Brandon has cleaned enough seed to sow a large portion of Martin County already, and farmers | continue to visit his otiicc. Two or | three farmers are said to have had I cleaned as many as one-half, bushel of 'seed each, and a half gallon per farm er is considered a small amount. i A large number, or about one-third of the farmers in this county have al ready planted their beds for the first ■jtime. It has now become the prac -1 lice to plant, replant and then plant again* on one bed to make certain that Some ol tlie plants will not be killed ~~ by freezing weather. ' LANDLORDSAND 'i TENANTS MEET ► I m Will Discuss Farm Matters ! In Colored School Here Next Wednesday ( I A farmers' conference for landlords jland colored tenants will be held in the* | colored school buidjing here next j Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, it . was announced yesterday by Extension j Worker C. K. Hudson, who will have : charge of the meeting. / j While the meeting is arranged for the promotion of interests of colored farmers, it is open to all who are in- terested, it was said. Such vital ques- tions as /"Getting Out of thte Depres | sion," "Causes of the Depression," j "Present Status and Oatlook," and plans to meet existing conditions will > be discussed, j A similar meeting was held in this county last ytar when a large number of colored tenants made a specialty of trying to live at home. The meeting * proved of much value to the tenants ; and to their landlords. At this time, I when landlords are finding it difficult I to feed and "carry" their tenants, it is ] believed that a goodly number of ten ants and landlords will attend the • meeting here next Wednesday." - Several prominent men from Ra f leigh and a few from the county will * make and a program of val " ue will be outlined for the tenants, it was announced. c m One Preaching Service at i Methodist Church Sunday C. T. Rogers, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. I Church services, 11 a. m. No service at night. Epworth League Monday, 7:30. a Cottage prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m., at Mrs. Martha Leggett's . home on Smithwick Street, n , Gospel sermons at all of our church j services, "Soul Food." e You are cordially invited to meet - with us. « r Special prayer will be made for the " absent members.
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