Watch the Übd On Tow Paper As It Caniaa tha Data Whan Tour Bohacriptioa Kxpiraa VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 91 AUTO TAG SALE IS NEARLY DOUBLE THAT LAST YEAR Williamston Bureau Sells 3,033 Auto Tags For Around $45,230 Martin County automobile owners, with the aid of a few others from near by counties, have spent Approximately $45,230 for State license tags so far this year, it was learned from the Car olina Motor Club bureau in the Wil liamston Motor Company building here yesterday. The number of tags sold and the amount of revenue received at the local bureau are nearly twice the size of the sale and receipts, for the 1933 tags. Judging from the records, conditions are just twice as good, if not a little better than that, for the automobile-owning class in this sec tion as a year ago. Up to yesterday, the local bureau had sold 3,033 tags, as compared with 1,823 tags sold during the entire sea son for the 1933 plates. Last year the total receipts amounted to $24,- 395, as compared with approximately $45,230 thsi year. The figures would indicate that the number of cars in the county has doubled. Surely, the num ber has been increased? but far from doubled over the number of a year ago. The discrepancy in the figures for the two years developed when many owners waited until the first quarter period expired before buying their auto plates, and Mil lothers wait ed for the half-year plates, which were bought at half price. Some were forced to keep their cars in the garage thru the third quarter. And still there were a few "poor devils" who had to foot it here and there throughout the en tir eyear. Now the 1934 license sale rec ord indicates that almost every one is Hack on wheels an aim, riding here and there, but probably unbe knowingly headed in the direction of the hill anil the poor house. But there is an increase in license sales through out the state, and it now looks as if the place the car owners are headed for, wherever it is, will be crowded. Fair sales continue at the local bu reau, but the business for the tag year is just about spent. It was unofficially learned that the office here would be discontinued by the Carolina Motor Club, by* |jhe local managers have not been 'notified to that effect. It was first announced that the bureau would be maintained throughout the year. TWO BIG SUITS ENTERED HERE G. N. Cowing Asks $5,000 Damages From W. G. Anthony of Hamilton Two sizeable law suits, one asking $20,000 and the other $5,000 damages, are scheduled for trial at the next term of Martin County superior court. One of the cases, Thomas H. Bow ers against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, asking $20,000 damages, has been on the calendar for some time, but it has been con tinued from time to time. The plain tiff lost his right foot when he was run down by a train in Parmele last March a year ago. The other case, G. N. Cowing against W. G. Anthony, was filed in the clerk of court's office here this week. Cowing is asking $5,000 dam ages as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident near Ham ilton on the 27th of last month. The plaintiff suffered a broken leg and oth et injuries, it is understood. Schedule of Services at the Church of Advent Sunday E. F. Moseley, rector. Third Sunday after Epiphany: Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m. Holy Trinity Mission Sunday school and preaching serv ice at 3:30 p. m. Fire' Company Gets First New Year Call Yesterday The local volunteer fire company i had it* first local call of the new year yesterday morning at 10:45 o'clock when fire threatened the home of Mary Williams, colored, on Sycamore Street Sparks from a poorly constructed flue caught and burned the paper from one side of the wall. The resulting dam age was slight. The property belonged to Mary Jones, a resident of New York, it was said. Bank Here Observes Robt. \ E. Lee's Birthday Today ♦ The Branch Ranking and Trust, " Company observed Robert E. Lee'»i birthday aa a holiday here today. | THE ENTERPRISE 1 Approximately $6,000 For CWA Workers Approximately $6,000 will be paid to Civil Work Administration em ployees in the county this week, Dis bursing Agent Luther Peel said yes terday. The payroll this week will likely be the largest so far issued, Mr. Peel added. LAST YEAR ONE OF DRIEST FOR MANY SEASONS Total Rainfall Only 36.60 Inches; Is 20 Inches Below Normal ♦ With a rainfall of only 36.60 inches, this section experienced one of the driest years in 1933 than in many, many seasons. Records kept by Hugh Spruill at the Roanoke River bridge here show a rainfall for the period nearly 20 inches below normal. In 1931 the rainfall here was six inches below normal. The following year the below-normal figure was 11.09 inches. Last year a still further decrease was recorded, the figure be ing 19.4 inches below the average. Judging from the continued rainfall decrease during the past three years, a dry year might be looked for in 1934. The decrease last year was nearly twice as great 'as it was the year be fore, and the water shortage was more noticeable during that period than for some time. Dry periods have been experienced > during short periods for years and ! years, but all of last year was unusu ally dry. A shortage of water was! reported in surface wells. Small streams ran dry, and even the old. Roanoke, with its ups and downs common in years past held to an un-' usually low level throughout the year; with very few exceptions. Low wa ters in the Roanoke have handicapped ! j shipping on the stream above this j point. Many farmers, for the first | time in their lives, had to haul water ; : from deep wells for use in killing hogs | ' this season. j While the season was an unusually, dry one, no serious damage was caused i ►by drought last spring and summer in this county. The dry season damaged crops considerably the year before in some sections of the county. According to the records kept by Mr. Spruill, the rainfall varies con siderably, as shown in inches, as fol lows, for the past three years: 1933 1932 1931 January 2.43 374 2.17 February 4.06 3.02 2.03 ' March 2.75 3.48 2.84 I April 304 1.76 4.62 ' May 5.45 3.37 5.51 | June ... 1.94 2.33 5.11 'July 6 08 3.45 5.26 j August 6.25 5.16 11.65 I September „... 2.47 1.79 4.21 October .25 6.99 .33 November .65 4.74 .34 December 1.23 5.08 3.93 Total .. 36.60 44.91 48.00 HURT MONDAY IN I AUTO ACCIDENT Frances Wells Suffers Arm Fracture When Hit By Auto Near Jamesville Frances Wells, about 15 years old, suffered a broken arm and other In juries last Monday shortly after the noon hour when she was struck by an automobile driven by Captain Hooten at Gardner's Creek, near Jamesville. Her condition is not con sidered serious, and she is getting a long a* well M could be expected, ac cording to information received here yesterday. The girl, daughtre of Will Wells, is said to have stepped from behind one car into the path of the one driven by the boat captain. Mr. Hooten, a resident of James ville, is held blameless for the acci dent, it is understood. Tobacco Market Closes Successful Season Today Selling several thousand pound* of tobacco here this morning, the local market lowered the curtain on the .1933-34 marketing season with prices the .strongest since the holidays, but below the peak average back in No vember and December. With the sales nearly double in size those of last season and prices substantially high er, the Willianiston market had a very successful year. Local Team To Pl%y CCC Boys from Windsor Today The Williamston High S;h°ol bas ketball team will play Windsor's 3-C boys in the Farmers Warehouse here tonight at 7:45 o'clock. The forestry boys have a good team, and a good game is expected. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 19, 193$ CURTAILMENT IN CWA WORK NOW LIKELY IN STATE Appropriations Said To Be Insufficient To Maintain Present Schedule Instructions received from state headquarters of the CWA this morn ing ordered a curtailment in working hours for present employees and vir tually prohibited any increase in the number of workers. The maximum working time for em ployees on projects in centers of more than 2,500 population is 24 hours per week; in centers of less than 2,500 the maximum working time is 15 hours a week, effective immediately. In oth er words, the pay, while unchanged as far as the hourlv=-basis is concerned, will he cut half along with the work ing time in those centers of less than 2.5(H). It was first understood that the "stagger" system would go into effect, but present activities will be curtailed Jy half, with no addi tion of new workers to the CWA list. The action taken today resulted when the appropriations were consid ered insufficient to meet the estimated , II project costs. Two or three projects approved for this county only this week will prob ably be postponed or called off as a re sult of the action taken by the State authorities this morning. JOENICHOLSON DIES WEDNESDAY Funeral Services Conducted at Late Home Near Here Yesterday Afternoon Joe highly respected and successful farmer, died at his home mar hese last Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock from a complication of dis eases. Mr. Nicholson sGfJfired a stroke of paralysis several years ago, and he had been in declining health sine# that time. However._J»e was able to he up and about until about a week ago, when he suffered a second para lytic stroke, and the end came gradu ally. Prior to his first stroke he was very active for his advanced age. Mr. Nicholson, 72 years old, in early life married Miss Martha Keel, who, with seven children, survives. They are Mrs. Buck Taylor, Mrs. Sain Gard tier, Messrs. Luther, Eli, Will, Joe, and Grover Nicholson, all of this j county. Mr. Nicholson was typical of the small-scale farmer in this section. He was industrious and worked hard, ac cepting his obligations as he made them. While he never asked many favors, he was ready to aid others and was recognized as a friend hy all who knew him. Funeral services were held from the late home on the McGaskey road near here yesterday afternoon by Rev. E. F. Moseley, rector of the local Epis copal church. Interment followed in the family burial ground, near the home. Fire Company Answers Call at Noon Today The local volunteer fire company answered its second call of the week today at noon when fire threatened the home of Will Baker, near the river. Very little damage was done to the roof where the fire caught. Sick children and some of the house hold goods had been removed when the firemen reached the scene. Carload of Texas Mules Expected Here Today Returning from Atlanta this week, Dr. John F. Thigpen said he bought one of the best carload of mules he had ever seen in his life. The mules were raised in Texas and will arrive here either this afternoon or tomor row morning. Size of Family Should Govern Size oi Garden The size of the family should gov ern the size of the garden. A tenth of an acre will produce an abundance of vegetables (pr one person, and this amount should be allowed for each member of the family except for chil dren under 5 years of age. If such crops as watermelons, cantaloupes, irish, and sweet potatoes are to be grown, a larger acreage is needed. If these are groWn outside the garden, half an acre will be sufficient to fur nish a family of five. Cleveland Farmers Get $335,000 Added for Cotton Cleveland County farmers will re ceive $160,000 for their cotton options whijh in addition to the $175,000 in rentals will add $335,000 to the value of the 1933 cotton crop. About One-fourth Town 1934 Taxes Are Collected With approximately $9,638 already paid to the treasury, Williamston town taxes are nearly one-fourth collected, i\. was learned from the treasurer's office yesterday. Fair-sized collections are expected between now and the first of next month, when a penalty of 1 per cent is scheduled to go into effect. AUTOS KILLED 852 PEOPLE IN STATE DURING YEAR 1933 Auto Death Toll Increased From 674 In 1932 To 852 Last Year Motor vehicle mishaps in this State during the past year claimed 852 lives—l7B more than the 674 killed in 1932. In December therck were 102 victims, three less than November's toll. During the final month of the year there were 3,009 deaths in this State; therefore, of every 100 deaths in De cember, three were caused in motor vehicle tragedies. The only bright spot in the State's record for December is the fact that the highway patrol found fewer drunk en drivers menacing sober motorists, the patrol arresting 97 on that ac count, whereas in November a total of 115 intoxicated tnen and women were arrested while piloting their cars. Tar Heel births during December far exceeded deaths, the figures be ing 7,692 to 3,009, ( Statistics used arc compiled from re ports issued yesterday by three state divisions: Highway patrol, motor ve hicle bureau, and the board of health. In addition to- the 102 automobiles fa talities in December, there were 463 persons injured in motor mishaps. There were 357 accidents in all, with 523 cars involved. Drunken drivers were at the wheel in mishaps that cost 12 lives and in jured 35. Six children were killed while playing in the streets and 20 frere injured. Autos depleted the ranks "of pedestrians by 31 -and were respon sible, for. 57 being injured. * TAX COLLECTION HOLDS UP WELL More Than One-fourth Of County 1934 Tax Levy Already Collected Sheriff C. B. Roebuck outdistanced the state auto license sales in this county recently for the first time in years. While the bureau was taking in approximately S4S,(MM) for aufo tags the sheriff collected $50,156.07 on 1933 taxes. Last year the expenditures for auto tags were greater than the tax col lections, and the auto license sales then were hardly more than half of the size of the sales for 1934. The office is well over a fourth done in collecting 1934 taxes, the re ceipts for 1934 being the largest up to now for any period irt years. | Taxes arc payable at par now,, but after February 1 a penalty of 1 per I cent is scheduled to go into effect. It is believed that many property own ers will care for their accounts before the penalty goes into effect. FINAL RITES FOR MRS. ROBERSON Mrs. Bettie Roberson Died In Hospital at Raleigh Last Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Roberson, who died in a Raleigh hos pital last Monday morning, were held from the home of W. M. Harrison on Tuesday afternoon, with Elder B. S., Cowin conducting the last rites. In terment was in the Biggs Roberson burial ground, near Bear Grass. Mrs. Roberson had been feeble health for some time, and had been in the hospital for about one year. She lived in Robersonville with Mrs. Bettie Gray, her aunt, for several years before entering the hospital for treatment. Two brothers, Joe and Kinney Rob erson, of Texas, survive. She also leaves several nephews and nieces in this county. Tomorrow Is Last Day To Sign Tobacco Contract Tomorrow is the deadline for sign ing tobacco acreage reduction con tracts. It i» understood that there are a few farmers—less than a dozen— who have failed to sign the contract. None of that number has refused to sign, it is understood; they have just failed to sign. Non-signers are taking chances on marketing their tobacco crop in the fall, it is understood. 26 WOMEN TO BE GIVEN WORK ON THREE PROJECTS Sewing Project To Employ Twenty-two Women In This County Three projects, employing 26 women in" this county, were approved by the State authorities of the Civil Works Administration this week, it was learn ed here yesterday. A sewing project, employing 22 women, was one of the three approved. No appointnients~have been announced but plans are being made to start the work as soon as possible. Sewing ac tivities will probably be centered in three or four towns of the county, de pending upon the number of unem ployed women available for the work. A second project provided secretar ial assistive in the offices of register of deeds, clerk of court, and sheriff. Misses Hazel Brown and Katherine Shute have been named for the first two offices, respectively. The third of the three projects em ploys one person, Mrs. Asa Corey, to plan meals and supervise housework at the Martin County home. A request has been made to the state authorities to increase the quota of women workers from 38 to 65, the inauguration of the last three projects in their entirety depending upon the action taken by the state authorities in granting the request for an in creased quota, it is understood. At the present time there are 16 women working in school lunch rooms 8 others are busy with a school cen sus; 3 are serving as secretaries in the Williamston, Robersonville, and Oak City schools; and four are working in libraries in the Jamesville, William ston, Robersonvilley. and Oak City schools. A drainage project for the town of Oak City was also approved by the authorities in Raleigh this week, but nn details in connection with it could be learned belt yesterday. HOLD LEADERS' SCHOOL ON 24TH Miss Mary E. Thomas Will Conduct Classes Here For Club Leaders By Mi»s Lora E. Sleeper Miss Mary. K. Thomas, extension specialist in foods and nutrition, of Raleigh, will be in the- county Janu ary 24th. Miss Thomas will conduct a school for leaders only in the office of the home demonstration agent. The meeting will begin at 10 a. in. and continue into the afternoon. All leaders selected through the home demonstration club meetings are asked to bring lunch. Two leaders have been selected in each club, and all leaders are expected to attend this meeting. The demonstration at this time will he devoted to the prepara- vegetables, subject: "Making Common Winter Vegetables Unconi- I inon." Miss Thomas- needs no introduction i to the home demonstration club wo men in the county, as many have been 1 privileged to attend her meetings at Raleigh and in the county before. We are so glad to have her return to the county once more to help all interest ed club women in food preparation, meal planning and serving. Miss Thomas will need the help of every club food leader. Planning Another Kitchen Contest In This County By Mil* Lora E. Sleeper A kitchen contest is being planned again for all women interested, wheth er club members or not. If you plan to remodel, rearrange, paint, or im prove your kitchen suppose you join a kitchen contest and secure some credit for your work. If there are enough folks interested in this con test, it will start in February. The kitchen will be visited and suggestions made for improvement on the basis of a score card worked out by the State Extension Department at Raleigh. A record of all scores will be secured, and the final scoring will be done in May. This contoest is to be carried as follow-up work as a result of the two-years work in the home manage ment project. Those who enroll in the contest from home demonstration clubs will work for certificates or awards of merit given as a result of two-years work in a project. Jamesville Girls Win from Roper Team by SS To 12 The Jamesville girls' basketball team Continued to exhibit an undefeated record by defeating Roper Tuesday at Roper with a major score of 55 to 12. Perry, with 25 points, and Martin, with 22, featnred for Jamesville. The boys' team broke even with a 15-to-lr tie. Worpan's Club To Hold Dance Here Tonight The Woman's Club is sponsoring a dance in its club hall here this eve ning from 9:30 to 2 o'clock. Fred Rogers' Robersonville orchestra will furnish the music, it was announced by a member of the committee this morning. FARMERS PAID AVERAGE $16.11 TO JANUARY 1 Receive $75,836,477.85 For 470,840,955 Pounds Sold In State Last Year North ( arolina tobacco producers hail sold pounds of tobacco at an average price of $16.11 per hun dred pounds up to January 1, the state federal crop reporting service report ed recently. The sale compared with 268,421,876 pounds at an average of $12.11 per hundred I >r the same period a year The report indicated Tar Heel farm ers had $75,836,477.85 for their crop tlii> year. Compared with $32,- 505,889 ior the crop marketed during the same period last year. The December state average price was $17.25 per hundred, approximately at the government parity estimate, but it was more than $2 per hundred pounds lower than the November av erage of $19.57. The $17.25 paid last month, how ever, was $6 a hundred better than the average of $11,02 on December, 19.12. RECORDER HAD BUT SIX CASES Judge Imposes Two Small Fines and Sends Several To Roads Tuesday Handling only six cast s, the record er's court had a rather uneventful ses sion here last Tuesday. However, Judge I'eel made the most with what lie bad, collecting several small fines and sentencing several defendants to the roads for terms of varying dura tion. The case charging N. 11. I.illey with an attempted assault with a deadly weapon was nol prossed. Medrid Daniel was ordered to pay $4 a month for the next months for the support of a minor. Adjudged guilty of violating the li quor laws, Solomon Hymait was fined $lO and taxed with the cost. Norman Jones was fined $lO and taxed with the cost in the case charg ing him with violating the liquor laws. Karl Moseley, Bruce Moseley, and Willie Buck Williams were each sen- I fenced to the roads for a period of I four months for the alleged larceny of a small quantity of gasoline, Johnnie Jones was found not guilty in the .ase charging him with carry ing a concealed weapon. Brother of Z. H. Rose Died At Fremont Last Sunday y —*— Goldsboro, Jan. 17.—Funeral serv ices for Charles 1.. Rose, 71, promi nent citizen of Fremont, this county, were conducted from the home Tues day afternoon by Kev. Mr. Worley, Primitive Baptist minister, of Selma. Interment was in the family plcA in the cemetery at Fremont. He died at his home at 11:30 Sunday night follow ing a heart attack about noon Satur day. The deceased was a prominent farm er, land-owner and lumber operator, and had a host of friends throughout the section, lie was a native of Wayne County, a son of Jesse Charles and Delphia Barnes Hose. He was a mem ber of the Primitive Baptist church. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Nancy Olivia Dickinson; six children, Mrs. Earl Pippin, Mrs. John B. Exum, jr., John and Charles Rose, jr., of Fremont; O. L. Rose, of Golds boro; and William H. Rose, of New York City; and four brothers, S. L. Rose, Goldsboro; J. R. Rose, Wal lace; W. W. Rose, Kenley; and Z. H. Rose, of Williainston. Methodists Announce Their Usual Schedule ot Services tj. T. Rogers, pastor, "To be what We are, and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life." Nothing will be more of help in making the above statement true in your life than the Sunday school and church. Our Sunday school, by classes, is on a tour to Asheville; that is, in our imagination. Won't join with us. Our usual services will be held on Supday and during the week here, at Holly Springs, and Mary Cherry farm. You are welcome and invited to attend. Go to Sunday school and church somewhere every Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1898 I SEVEN LOANS IN COUNTY O.K'D BY HOME LOAN BANK Around 200 Farmers Seek To Borrow $400,00 from Federal Land Bank Seven loans on homes in this coun ty have been approved by the Home Loan Bank, and two others on coun ty farm lands have been filed in the register of deeds' offke here, leaving about 143 home loans and approxi mately 198 loans on land for consid eration by the Home Loan and Fed eral Land Bank authorities. All applications filed with the coun ty attorneys have been prepared and forwarded to the district offices. Just as soon as the applications arc consid ered. the applicants will be notified. The work has been progressing slow ly probably because of ilic great num ber of applications that have been made throughout the United States. It is believed, however, that the loans will be handled more rapidly in the future, creating a new hope for these applicants who arc about to lose their property. Nearly all the loans arc being sought by property owners to refinance pres cut obligations The approximately 2(M) land appli cations call for loans totaling around $400,000. The approximately 150 lionie loan applications ask for between SIOO,OOO and $150,000, it i.s believed. County attorneys have rushed the applications into the district offices, and the delay resulted when the re quests for loans poured in so rapidly from all o\er the State and other parts of the country that the authori ties could not handle then! promptly. Many of the loans have been pending tor several months. HUNTING SEASON IS ABOUT OVER Time for Shooting Rabbits and Quail Will Be Out First of February Raleigh,—With the curtain drawn on the hunting', of migratory, water fowl for the season, North Carolina gunners and followers of the hounds are arranging to gel in their final trips infield as other seasons draw to a close. Shooting periods have already ter minated on several species of game and others have only a few weeks to run before guns must be placed on the rack for the current season, offic ials of the Department of Conserva tion and Development announced. January 15 was the last day for hunt ing migratory wildfowl in North Car olina under- both federal and state laws. Deer hunters laid aside their guns more than a month ago when tin season closed in all three major zone> of the stale on December IS. Squirel hunters have also stacked their firearms for the current shooting per iod, the closing date being Novem ber 30 in the Western zones and t De cember 31 in the Central ami Eastern Devotees of the chase have less than two weeks to follow the hounds in pursuit of opossums and raccoons, January 31 being the last day for that sport until next season. The closing of the season on hear closed coinci dentally in the Western and Central zones with the shooting of migratory waterfowl. Bear season in the East ern zone extends on since no closed season is provided for this area. While the main season on upland game, including quail, wild turkey, and rabbits has already expired in the Western zone, hunters have until Feb ruary 20 in the Central zone and Feb ruary 1 in the Eastern zone to pursue these sports. Closing dates mentioned for the various types of games, according to conservation officials, do not take in to account the exceptions from the zone system represented by local coun ty laws which in certain instance.? provide for different open and closed seasons. The current season accord ing to general reports, has witnessed the greatest abundance of game in North Carolina for years. $ Distributing 750 Pounds ot Butter to County Needy 1 The Martin County welfare office is distributing 750 pounds of butter to needy families in this county. In an effort to lessen the surplus of dairy products, the Government is distrib uting butter after the method followed in giving meat and other food to the families on the relief list. ♦ *~ Approximately 200 Town Car Owners Purchase Tags Approximately 200 of the 225 auto mobiles in town are now equipped with town license tags, Chief Daniel said here today. The sale hat pro greased rapidly, and it is believed the sale will be completed within the next lew days.

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