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Aiiwdiw WB Pad Oar Cal ■M a Latchkey to Onr 3lia« Hundred Martia Cmmty HM VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 59 RECORD BREAK OF TOBACCO HERE "A ★★*★★★★★★*★★★*★★★★★★★★★★★★** Prices Are Better Today After Disappointing Opening MANY PROTESTS CAUSED BY NEW SCHOOL BUS LAW Forcing Children To Walk Two Miles Is Main Bone Of Contention Numerous complaints have been filed in the office of the Martin Coun- ty Superintendent of School* this week as a result of the new school bus law. Parents were here yesterday afternoon from as far away as War dens, and from wherever the new pro vision makes itself felt the complaints •re pouring into the office of the board of education. Irate parents of children denied "home delivery" are vigorously protesting the new pro vision, but none has planned to ap peal to the State School Commission, the only body scheduled to hear the appeals. School authorities are spend ing much time explaining the law, and pointing out that they are help less to act. Resentment against the school law provision which forbids the transpor tation in school busses of pupils liv ing two miles or less from school huses flared forth with vigorous pro tests from several communities in North Carolina this week. In Guilford County, patrons of the Busick community school filed a pro test with T. R. Foust, county super intendent, only to be told by him that he had no choice but to obey the law. The two-mile limit was written into the school bill, by the 1933 General Assembly. Another Guilford community was reported to be ready to submit a vig orous protest. School attendance was described a* off, a* a result of the law. A "friendly strike" was announced by 12 families in the Westerwood re gion of Alamance County, who said they would keep their 25 children at home until the state provides some means of transportation. Fifteen of these children were said to have been ejected from a bus they had en tered to go to (chool. Superintendent Paul F. Evans, of Davidson County, was busy collect ing data on the situation throughout his county, with the announced pur pose of putting the matter up to the state school official!. Commission Meets Thursday North Carolina's State School Commiuion will find itself on a "two mile" spot when it meet* in Raleigh Thursday. _ For some day* now the commis sion'* ruling that no children living within two miles of a school could ride busses has been the center of a state wide controversy, and Monday a For syth County group announced it would carry its fight for transportation for all school children directly to the gov ernor and to the commission, and would ask for a school holiday until the problem is settled. Leßoy Martin, executive secretary to the commission, admitted Monday that the 1933 school law did not pro hibit the hauling of children who lira within two miles of the school. H As a matter of fact, the law doesn't say children living within that limit can not be ridden to school. The law i* written in the affirmative saying the commission shall provide transporta t tion for children living two miles or more from the school. There are no funds available to provide transporta tion inside that limit," Mr. Martin said. No Arrests Yet Made In Conection With Fire While officers are continuing their investigation, no arrest has been effect-1 f d so far following the burning of three tobacco packhonses in Hamil ton Township last Thursday night and 4 early Friday morning. The burning of the three packhonses, resulting in a loss estimated at $6,000, has creat ed much interest throughout the. sec tion. Many citizens are said to have taken part in the chase that ended when the tracks of the party suspect ed of the burning were erased by a road drag. It was erroneously reported in near-by , aestioai.:. that night-riders burned the baildings and tobacco. These reports were declared unfound ed by officers following an investiga tion early Friday morning. THE ENTERPRISE House-To-House Canvass Is To Be Made by Red Cross With heart-rending appeals still coming from areas devastated by the recent storm, local Red Cross workers are planning a canvass throughout the town (or food, clothing, and cash funds, Mrs. A. R. Dunning, chairman of the county chapter, announced this morning. A few cash donations have been received by the chairman, but real ising the need of the near neigh bors is so great, the Red Croes SMALL SALARIES PAID TEACHERS; AVERAGE IS S7O Range From $45 to S9O for Whites; Colored From $35 To S7O Befo'-de-war salaries effective for school teachers this term were learned here yesterday, when the salary sched ule for colored teachers was an nounced, the schedule for white teach ers having been announced a few days ago. The scale for white teachers starts at $45 and goes to S9O, making the salaries appear more in keeping for common labor than for professional employees. There are 98 white teach ers in the county and, not including those of the principals, the salaries will average around S7O, it is estimat ed The income of approximately $6,860 per month will hardly more than feed and clothe the teacher* during the term, not to even mention their training costs, and the very evident fact that they, too, want to live dur ing he summer months. The 87 colored teachers in this county are receiving approximately $4,785, or an average monthly salary of $55. The wage scale starts at $35 and stops at S7O, there being only one 'colored teacher' in the county ranking in the first salary position. While there are no actual figures at > hand just now, it is believed the col- I ored teachers are in a position to make more money than are the white. It is agreed by all, however, that both the salary schedules are too low, that ordinary laborers are comm&d ing higher wages than those paid teachers in the state. CIRCUS COMING TO WILLIAMSTON World Brothers Shows At Williamston Thursday, September 28 The people of this vicinity will have the opportunity of greeting again the veteran of the circus business, Walter L. Main, who has been coming to this section for more than 40 years and is the oldest living circus man to day actively engaged in the manage ment of a circus. He will be in Wil liamston as a sort Of guest star with the World Brothers shows, combined with the Buffalo Ranch Wild Weit and the Buckley Trained Animal cir cu* which will exhibit on the Haugh ton Street lot adjoining the Brick Warehouse next Thursday, Septem ber 28. 1 The circus, which has been in the east all summer combined with the original Walter L. Main shows, was organized in Wilmington, Del., last week for a tour of the Carolina*, and it brings all of the animals of the big show and a varied and pleasing circus performance. The circus ia given in one ring and a large steel arena and features Captain Walker battling with a group of forest-bred Nubian lions. There are also trained and perform ing elephants, ponies, dogs, goats, pigs, and even camels; and in the cir cus program are acts by the Youseppe troupe of whirlwind somersault acro bats; the Nelson sisters, equilibrists; Dorendo, who makes somersaults on the wire; Buckley's clog dancing horses; and Cupid, a little talking pony, who also reads numbers and tells the time by a watch. There is a wild west after-show with several champions, including 'jim Hughes, in three and four-horse catcbea, Tex Chenette trick and fancy rider, and Jim Livingston, riflle shot and whip cracker. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 26, 1933 will make a concerted drive to of fer relief in the largest way pos sible. First-hand reports received here over the week-end atated that a great many families in some sec tions had lost nearly everything, even to their shoes, when water washed through their homes. Local people are asked to greet the canvassers with a hearty re sponse when the campaign is be gun this week. CONSIDER PLAN OF INCREASING PEANUT PRICES Local Growers Urged To Cooperate for Action At Washington According to information received from Washington this week, officials of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration are now making a study of possible methods of increasing pea nut prices. Plans for obtaining higher prices on this year's crop under consideration include a marketing agreement to which associations of producers, pea nut millers, and Secretary of Agricul ture Wallace would be parties. Chester Davis, director of produc tion, pointed out that to accomplish this it would be necessary to work out a program for production control in 1934. This, Davis said, will require full cooperation of growers in the sev eral producing areas. The peanut growers have been a roused by a disastrous decline in prices during the last few weeks, despite a moderate crop prospect for this year. They told the administration prices had dropped about 40 per cent below the parity price prescribed as the goal of the agricultural adjustment act. Governor Ehringhaus, largely thru whose efforts the study was started, said yeiterday in a telegram to J. G. Staton, large-scale farmer of this sec tion, that government officials are thoroughly sympathetic and now alive to the situation, but that it is import ant tlta* local urowters and others interested cooperate in plans now be ing formulated. While it appears certain that grow er* will be called upon to cooperate in a reduction movement, no plana for any such campaign have been an nounced. It is believed Martin Coun ty farmers will support any reasonable movement for production control and higher price*. TOWN TAX SALE IS POSTPONED Judge Barnhill Signs Re straining Order; To Be Sold in December Town of Will»*mstbn ,ax *»l e * ' or the year 1932 have been postponed by an order signed by Judge M. V. Barnhill. The sales were scheduled to have been held two months ago, but an injunction was brought en joining the officials from selling at that time and scheduling the sales for. the second Monday in November. Under the recent order the sales arj, scheduled for the second December. The delinquent 4nt is scheduled to be advertised the sec ond week in November. More than half of the 1932 levy has been collected, but the (21,368.77 col lected does not represent half the tax-, payers. Many of the larger property owners have paid their accounts, but a large majority of the medium-sized and smaller property owners have not paid the accounts for the period. W. D. Ambers Employs Experienced Dry Cleaner The W. D. Ambers Cleaning and Pressing Works here has re:ently added to its employment. C. C. Clark expert dry cleaner, is now with the firm as head of the dry cleaning de partment. Mr. Ambers, the owner, stated yesterday that his firm was in a better position than ever to suc cessfully serve the people of this sec tioa. COUNTY TO HAVE LESS MONEY FOR MORE SCHOOLING Truck Operation Probably Hit Hardest; Unable To See Any Way Out With total appropriations, outside of teachers' salaries, reduced from $2J,375 for the six months schools last term to $17,92U.>5 for the IMJJ-J4 eight-month term in this county, au thorities are already puzzled as to how to continue operations throughout the period. It is apparent that the state authorities apportioned the money to the counties on the basis of what they had to distribute rather than on the basis of the amount that will be required to carry on operations. And just how operations can be carried on for the eight months, no one seems to know just now. Last year $12,966 was spent to transport Martin, County children during six months. This year the State has allotted the county $9,100 to transport the children during eight months. The allowance for fuel was decreased $265, leading the county $2,400 to pay for coal and wood for use in its many schools. I.ast year the state allowed $.147 for janitors' supplies during the six months term; this year $.)45 is allowed for such supplies, meaning that the janitors will have to sweep two extra months with the same brooms. And as far as the transportation allowance is con cerned, it now looks as if all the chil dren ■will be talking six months are up all the way to and front school instead of a few having to walk two miles to school j and a mile and a halt to truck routes at the present time. Martin County's allowance 1 was not decreased as much as the allowances made some other counties, 50 per cent decreases having been effected in some counties, it is understood. The legislature had one long wran gle in creating the eight mouths term, and it now looks as if there are go ing to he many longer wrangle* in operating the schools during that time time on present allowances. BOYS ORGANIZE ATHLETIC GROUP Football Team Gets First Scrimmage Monday; Game Oct. 6 At a meeting held in the high school auditorium last Friday morning, the Williamston boys organised the Wil liamston High School Athletic Asso ciation. Oscar Anderson, jr, was elected president, and KoJjert Cowan secretary. Billy Clark was unani mously named student manager of this year's football team. He with two assistants, Roger Critcher and Harry Taylor will be responsible for keeping an accurate check on the ath letic equipment owned by the school. The members of this season's, fooi ball squad held their first scrimmage Monday afternoon, and will continue ; to work out daily until the opening game with Hobgood on October 6th. All players who reported for prac-| tice were furnished all the equipment i necessary for Intensive training. Oak City will oppose a team coin-, posed of Williamston players Wednes (lay. in a second baseball game arrang ed to provide financial assistance for flue athletic The fp«k City team has a good record, and a close contest is expected. The will he called at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. • Colored Woman Carved Up By Spouse Friday, Perry I.ee Bennett, colored woman,' was dangerously cut at her home here' last Friday night by her husband, Barthonia Bennett, the near slaugh ter following a "hot" family quarrel.' Twenty-five stitches were necessary, | to close the gashes on Iter neck, breast thigh, it was said, i Bennett remained around over- ( night, but "put the fan on," as the | colored would term it, and left for parts unknown to officers and friends here. . It was reported that Bennett I took poison following the attack up |On his wife, but he did not admit the attempt on his own life when ques tioned. Average Price Climbs Above 13 Cents Here This Morning SAY BUYERS WILL f LADY FLINGERS BE ASSESSED IF! LOW PRICES PAID Parity Price Agreement Is Effective With Market Reopening Washington, Sept. 25.—rFarm admin istration authorities, having agreed to accept the major portion of a market ing agreement offered by domestic manufacturers for Hue-cured tobacco, conferred today on details of the con tract. Under the terms of this agreement, the leading domestic buyers would | contract to purchase during the re mainder of this season a quantity of tobacco equal to that used last year 'at a price average of not less than 17 cents a pound. The administration, however, indi cated that should an accord not be j reached on details, the licensing fea ture of the agricultural adjustment act will be used. | News front the Carolinas that farm- jers had shown considerable dissatis faction with prices when the markets reopened there and that it was nec essary to call out officers at Wendell, N. was received without comment by the farm administration. It was explained, however, that any agreement reached would be effective as of today and any difference in the pi ice paid for tobacco upon the re opening of the market and the price agreed upon as a parity will be as- sesseil against contracting manufact urers and paid to the growers. One of the principal matters under stood to he under discussion in the conference was whether the govern ment shall accept a domestic manu facturers' report of their price aver ages or whether their hooks shall he opened for offiiial inspection. It was on the condition that the government not interfere in their management that the manufarturers Voluntarily offered their substitute plan with a promise of 17 cents a pound average. I lie substitute was offered iu place of the original government proposal that domestic manufarturers agree to give Secretary Wallace virtual fcontrol of the industry with power to fix prices. Taking part in today's conference were S. Clay Williams, president o| K. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., spokes man for the manufacturers, and J. H llutson, chief of the tobacco division of the farm administration. I>r. j. W. Forster, head of the agri cultural economics department of the North Carolina State College, has been here for the last two weeks in the interest of growers. He was joined today by Dean I. O. Schaub, of the same institution, who came primarily to confer on next year's cotton re duction campaign, hut also checked up on the situation. MOLASSEVBEING MADE FOR NEEDY 1,500 Gallons To Be Made By People Receiving Welfare Help Many Martin County farmers are K"ing in for cane molasses in a big way this fall, according to reports coming from county welfare head quarters. Relief subjects have already started manufacturing operations, and it is believed that more than 1,500 gal lons will have been made by them alone before the season ends. Ju«t how much molasses or cane syrup will be made in the county this year no one can tell, but it is believed that more of the "long xweetenin'" will be preserved for winter use this year than there was last season. I Many people might go hungry in this county this fall and winter, but many are prepared to feed themselves. The welfare office estimated that 45,- j 000 quarts of food had been preserved under its direction, and that other needy suhfects have canned approxi mately 50,000 quarts of vegetables and fruits. Then there are some of the needy who have failed to make an ef fort to make themselves secure dur ing the cold months ahead. An unusual event, on* so unusu al, in fact, that it is something new under the sun here, has been scheduled for next Tuesday after noon at 4 o'clock when the mar ried ladies meet the single ladies of the town in a baseball game on the high school diamond. The team managers are studying their line-ups, and complete announce ments will follow, it was said yes terday. The event is being scheduled in an effort to raise funds for room equipment in the elementfcry school here. SMALL PEANUT CROP FORECAST Indications Point To One Of Smallest Crops in Many Years Early reports groin growers who have started digging their peanuts in dicate one of the smallest crops in this county in years. With an admit ted acreage reduction of 25 per cent oi more and one of the lowest pe¥ acre yields in a number of years ex pected, the crop "will be short by about 50 per cent, it is believed. Peanut digging, started in several communities last week, is well ad valued this season, reports indicat ing that the late crop will be of little oi no value. Quality of the v'rop was declared better than usual by a number pf farmers who have completed the first of the harvesting work. l-ast year there were around 22,- 4H.1 acres grown tu the crop in this county. It is conservatively estimat ed that no more than 16,000 acres were planted to the crop this season. An average price of 1.3 cents a pound was received for the 1932 crop, as compared with 2 cents the year he fore and 3.6 cents in 1930. The total value of the crop in this county fell from $(>21,649 in 1930 to the pitiful sum of $292,279 in 1932. The acre age value last year was placed at sl3. PROCEEDINGS IN SUPERIOR COURT Civil Calendar for Current Week Is Attracting But Little Attention The September of Martin County Superior Court, convening here Monday of last week for the trial of both criminal and civil cases, is at trading little attention other than from the officers, litigants, and at torneys. Comparatively small crowds attended the early sessions, and now the numbers have dwindled to only a few. The jury awarded Fred Everett a verdict in the sum of $203,75 in his case against the Dees Monument Works last Friday afternoon, that case being the last one called for trial that day Most of yesterday was spent in hear ing the case of James against Gurgan us, the court returning a verdict favor-. iiiK the defendant. Starting yesterday afternoon, the ( court completed the case of the Standard Fertilizer Company against A. M. Gore this morning, a verdict resulting in favor of the plaint iff. The fertilizer couipany was aUo awarded a verdict this morning against Sarah and Ora Harris. A mistrial resulted in the c^» e of Standard Fertilizer Company against W. L. Matthews. The case of Taylor against Hadley was called it noon today, and that ac tion will continue the remainder of the day, it is understood. Agent Vaccinates 1,459 Hogs in Currituck County + To control a threatened outbreak of cholera, the farm agent of Cur rituck County vaccinated 1,459 hogs I on 63 different farms in 11 communi ties in one week recently. , ESTABLISHED 1898 MUCH DAMAGED AND LOW GRADE LEAF ON SALE Block Will Probably Ex tend Through Today; Varied Reaction At noon today a marked ad vance in prices was reported, indicating that the average oa the local market would pass the 13- cent mark. The American enter ed lively into the bidding, and prices soared for certain grades. The reports were the most en couraging of the season, and it now appears much brighter for the growers. After a three-weeks enforced holi day, the tobacco markets of Eastern North Carolina reopened yesterday, with prices about the same as they were tm opening day, August 29. SliKhtly higher price* were reported on some markets, the variations being traceable tu the quantity of inferior and damaged tobacco, but as a whole no great improvement was noted throughout the belt, according to re liable reports reaching here. With nearly a halflnillion pounds on the floors of the three warehouses, a record opening was reported here yesterday Every available foot of floor space was in use and unloading operations were pushed into the streets and driveways. The block for yesterday will be cleared some time about the middle of this afternoon, leaving the market still blocked for tomorrow. Williamston sold yesterday 276,098 pounds for an average of 11 cents, a price about 32 cents for the 100 pounds below opening day figures However, the prices were admitted to be strong* er than they were when the markets closed for the holiday the first of this month. Much dainaged tobacco was oti the floors here yesterday, and as the sales for damaged tobacco were included in the figures, the average was pulled down by 1 or 2 cents, it is believed. With much of the damaged tobacco sold yesterday, prices showed an in crease today, basing the figures on the sales for first hour Up until 9:30 this morning the market sold 18,002 pounds for $2,268.79, a resulting av eraui- of sl2 60 j»er 100 pounds. An improvement was noted in prices for many grades, but there was not near ly as much damaged tobacco on tha floors loila) as there was yesterday, ami that i fitly accounted for tihe more than 1 12 cent increase early today, it is believed. I -> 11 iwlll K 1 close study of the sales here yesterday, it was learned that many farmers had their tobacco dam axed hy lain heating into their pack houMs duriiiK the recent storm, that a number had replaced their graded tobacco in the curing barns in an ef fort to save it. Much tobacco was damaged in this section and especially in the lower part of the county, where the storm damage was considerably greater than in other parts. Fearful that the condition of their tobacco would go from bad to worse, many of the farmers rushed it to market the first day. As a result the break as a whole was in the worst condition of any here in a long time. There was very little grumbling re ported among the patrons of the mar ket here. Surely, thty were disap pointed that prices were not higher, but they did not make much ado about something they had no control over. In fact, a majority of the farm ers telling here admitted their tobac co was in high order, that some was about to rot, and that, they were not dissatisfied with the price* received. And while the prices were not •• high yesterday as had been hoped for, there yet appears a ray of hope for encouragement. It is believed that the price trend will continue upward, and by the latter part of this or early next week, after nearly all the dam | aged tobacco is disposed of and things . straighten out considerably higher .prices are expected. Meaars. J. T. Chase and Fletcher Dickens, of Roanoke Rapids, were business visitors her* today. a
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