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Watch the Label On Yov Paper Aa It- Carries the Data Whan Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 94 ROBBERS ACTIVE IN THIS COUNTY; GET LITTLE LOOT Drag Safe Out of Station at Oak City; Post Office At Aulander Robbed Robbers entered the Atlantic Coast Line Railrcfed Company station In Oak City last Thursday morning and started to haul away the iron safe. Just as they rolled the safe to the sta tion door, the safe door flung open, Agent Andrews having removed the money when he left the night before and left tlft>safe unlocked. The rob bers, finding no money in the safe, left and are believed to have gone to Aulander, where the post office safe was stolen later in the morning. According to reports reaching here, tire robbers traveled in a big car and a light Chevrolet truck. They are said to have planted a machine gun in the middle of the Aulander Street, while members of the party entered the post office and rolled the safe out and loaded it on the truck. It could not be learned how-much money was in the safe. A cafe owner, sleeping in his place of business next to the post office, is said to have heard the robbers, but failed to go out when he saw the ma chine gun stationed in the middle of the street under the light. A wan derer is said to have approached the robbers, but he was immediately turned back when several shots were fired from the gun in his direction. Officers are almost certain that the gang entering the Oak City station and robbing the post office in Aulan der had something to do with the safe robbery at Jamesville Sunday a week ago. The tire tracks found at the three places are said to have been made by the same tires. HONOR ROLL AT FARM LIFE Attendance Held Up Well During Recent Hog- Killing Season The names of 41 pupils appear on the Farm Life School honor roll for the fourth month, recently ended, the list of honor students holding up un usually well through the hog-killing season. Principal Charlie Hough also reported a very good attendance rec ord for both the grammar and high schools. On an average 62.9 pupils, or 95 per cent of the enrollment, at tended the high school, while 92 p«r cent of the grammar grade children were present each day. The list of honor pupils: Eleventh grade: Lillian Daniel, Louise Manning, Maurice Peel. Tenth grade: Sarah Roberson, Daisy Roberson, Thelma Hyde I ol train, Bettie Ruth Heath. Ninth grade: Albert Wilson Lilley, Joseph Lilley. Eighth grade: Kva Manning, John B Roberson, Mamie C. Manning, An nie Getsinger. Seventh grade: Sarah Getsinger, Ruth Lilley. Sixth grade: Evan Griffin, William Lilley. , Fifth grade: Oscar Wiggins, Ida Mae Corey, Lavaughn Hardison. Fourth grade: Laura Lilley, Lily M. Revels, I.ala Smithwick, Vera I'earl Williams, Cecil Brown, Earl Heath. Third grade: Lola Hardison, Mar tha Roberson, B. F. Lilley, Alton 1-aye Peel, Clifton Wiggins. Second grade: Noah Roberson, Nannie Roberson, Dorothy Roberson, Georgia Dean Roberson. First grade: Hazel Hardison, Thel ma Hardison, Selnia Tice, I)otj*.,i , eel. Cairo Lilley, Tillie Gray Griffin The average attendance for Farm Life High School was 62.9 pupils, or 95 per cent. The elementary sCtool average at tendance was 118.1, o* 92 per cent. New York Negro Jailed For Being Drunk Here Walter Anderson, colored man said to have wandered here from Newi York, was arrested and placed in jail here yesterday afternoon on a drunk-| en charge. He is said, to have been much surprised when he found he could not pay his way out. Anderson ( explained that he thought he could | pay his way out here just as he claims he often did in New York. He will ( be given a hearing before Justice sell this afternoon. Mrs. Anna Harrison in New York This Week * I Mrs. Anna Harrison, representing Harrison Brothers and Company here, is in New York with tions to make the largest purchases | made in recent years. It is understood the firm » planning to increase its stork of early spring and summer mer chandise over stocks handled in a number of years. THE ENTERPRISE f FINISH CONTRACTS Nearly all Martin County to bacco contract* will be forward ad to authority* in Raleigh by the Utter part of this weak, it waa learned yesterday from Miss Mary Carstarphen, secretary to County Agent T. B. Brandon. Several hundred of the contracts have al ready been delivered, but so far no benefit checks have been re ceived by farmers in this county, it is understood. While the cotton reduction movement has hardly gotten un der way in this county, a num ber of contracts have already been signed and turned into the County Agent's office by the com mittees in Cross Roads and Rob ersonville Townships. WILLIAMSTON SCHOOL NEWS Number of Books Added to High School Library Here Recently j The Williamston High S;hool li brary has recently had a number of j books added to its shelves. Mrs. Jno. !D. Biggs, formerly of Williamston I but now a resident of High Point, is !jhe donor of 124 of the new books, 'included in the list are thirty volumes of Bulwer Lytton's works, fifteen .volumes of Washington Irving, the [History of the World in ten volumes, and a fifteen volume set of classics. Books of modern fiction, government #nd religion make up the gift. Members Added To Band The local high school was assured of a strong musical organization last week when sixteen boys were added to the recently organized hand. The total number of boys in the organiza tion is now twenty-nine, thirteen of whom have been studying for six weeks. Both high school and elemen tary students have taken considerable interest in band work, and those tak ing up the work will he prepared to take an active part in the commence- ment activities of the spring. The names of the members Clarinets: Ned Cunningham, Ben Daniels, Edgar Curganus, Ben Hard ison, Vern Hardison, Whit Purvis, Jack Baker Saunders. Trombones: Oscar Anderson, Bil .lie Biggs, J. D. Bowen, i'aul Culli pher, Thad Harrison, Jim Manning, Saunders Revels. Trumpets: Jerry Clark, Ray Good man, Buck Holloman, Ben Hopkins, Wheeler Martin, Jack Manning. Har ry Taylor, Dale Wagner. Alto Horn: Junie Peel. Bariton: Eli Gurganus. Saxaphone: Marvin Roberson. Bass drum: Calvin Shaw. Snare Drum: Horace Ray, Davis Harrison. Man Arrested for Firing House, Costing 3 Lives A Pitt County colored ntan, be lieved to have fired the Cora Rober son home near Stokes last Thursday morning, resulting in the loss of three lives, was arrested there Saturday, ac cording to reports reaching here. It was said the man, Claude Clem mons, about 49 years of age, seen with a bundle of splinters go ing toward the Roberson home. Just before the fire was discovered, it is said the man was seen coming from the direction of the home. It was Sino cially learned that Clemmons virtually admitted the tragic deed, adding that he cared not what the authorities did with him. Norfolk Man Arrested After Auto Wreck Here John T. Rhodes, white man of Nor-- folk, was released under a S2OO bond yesterday afternoon after running his automobile into another just below the river hill here about 3 o'clock that morning. Rhodes i* said to have struck a Chevrolet sedan belonging to Earl VanNortwick, of Robersonville, and driven by John Robert Johnson, col ored, accompanied by Joe Eborn and Rufus Andrews. No one was hurt, but both cars were damaged. Rhodes, it is understood, was un der the influence of liquor at the time of the wreck. He is. scheduled to ap pear here next week for a hearing be fore Judge Peel. Local Woman's Club Will Meet Thursday ■ ♦ ■ The local woman's club will hold its regular monthly meeting in the club room here Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, when the election of | secondary officers will be held and other business placed before the or ' ganization for discussion, it was an nounced by Mrs. T. B. Brandon last evening. All members are urged to be present for the meeting. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 30, 1934 W. 0. COUNCIL, OF OAK CITY, DIED LAST SATURDAY Was Prominent in County Affairs; Funeral Held Sunday W. O. Council, prominent Martin County citizen, died at his home in Oak City last Saturday following a long illness. He had suffered with tuberculosis for some time, and was confined to his bed for quite a while prior to his death. Mr. Council, 49 years old, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Council. He was born in this coun ty, and until his health failed hint he was engaged in farming in the upper part of the county, where he was very highly regarded by all who knew him. In 1912, Mr, Council married Miss -Charlotte Casper, who, with six chil dren, Mrs. Francis Hyman, W. O. Council, jr., Tom \\'. Council, Major K. Council, and Misses Louise and Addie Lee Council, survives. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the late hon'ie by Rev. E. C. Shoe. Baptist minister of Koliersonville. Iti -tvrtnent followed in the Oak City cemetery with -members of the Conoho Masonic lodge, of which Mr. Council was a member, conducting the last rites, assisted by members of the Ske wurkee Lodge of Williamson. NEWS REVIEW OF PAST YEAR Three Suicides, 4 Killings, 4 Auto Deaths in Martin County Last Year With three suicides, four automobile fatalities, five killings, and one death from exposure, Martin County aver aged nearly one untimely or tragic death each month during the past year, it was learned from a recent re view of the news for 1933. There were eight robberies of more or less serious consequences, one of them being on the highway. Twenty-eight automobile accidents were reported, five of the number prov ing fatal. However, only four deaths resulted during the period. One of the victims lived to see the new year. Two of the three suicides were in Hamilton. The third one was near Parmele, and all three were white. ' Four of the five people shot, killed or murdered were colored. Six people were given treatment following attacks upon them by mad dogs during the year. Ed Moore, colored, died from ex posure near Dardens during the Christmas season. HAS HOPES FOR SEED LOAN BILL t Lindsay Warren Feels That Measure Will Become Law SoOn Washington, D. C.—Representative Lindsay Warren said this we*k that he felt confident that a seed loan bill would be passed by Congress and signed by President Roosevelt. Sen ator Smith, of South Carolina, and Representative Warren were the au thors of the seed loan act in 1933 and on the opening day of the present ses sion they introduced the same meas ure. Mr. Warren said that $57,000,000 was loaned to farmers last year. He thinks that the new measure will car ry about $30,000,000 and that there is a probability that the maximum loan to individuals will be reduced, and thinks it is a cane of getting this or nothing. The First District member says that the seed loan and the to bacco agreement saved eastern Caro lina last year and that the loan is just as. necessary this year. The admin istration has set up crop production credit corporations to take the place of the seed loan, but Mr. Warren has impressed upon the Department of Agriculture that this will not take care of the man most in need. It it thought tore that if the seed loan bill goes this year it will be the last that will be passed by Congress. Attendance in Schools Here Show Decrease Attendance in the local schools un derwent a marked decrease during the fourth month, Principal D. N. Hix said yesterday. Forty-eight pupils were absent on an average each day during )he period and six wtre out in the higli school, the principal add ed. Colds and coughs were responsible for a large majority of the absences, while influenza accounted for a few. There were 493 pupils in the ele mentary grades and 150 in the high school attending regularly. BLUE MOLD HAS BEEN FOUND IN GEORGIA EARLY Farmers Urged To Sow More Plant Beds To Overcome Loss Early reports from Georgia state that blue mold has been found there already this season. It is generally agreed that there is no definite way known to combat the blue mold suc cjasfully, farmers generally increas ing the sire and number of their plant beds and hoping they will have sufficient plants for their desired acre age. The report received from Georgia through the Hahira Weekly is as fol lows : "Tifton, Ga., January 17. —J. G. Gaines, tobacco disease specialist of the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station, said evidence of tobacco mil dew* blue mold, which did great dam age to the crop in 1932, was discov ered near here today on hold-over to bacco plants in an old seed bed aban doned last year. Gaines said the unusually early ap pearance of the disease was favored by the recent mild weather and that if warm weather continues, young seedlings in plant bods may be serious ly affected and "much damage may fol low.' , Growers were advised to sow more plant beds to forestall a possible plant shortage. The specialist said the beds should be located in warm sunny places and that all hold-over tobacco plants in old plant beds and fields should be destroyed. The blue mold first made its ap pearance in tobacco plant beds in Georgia in 1931, but did not do great damage. The disease appeared again about this time in 1932 and with the assistance of a late freeze, almost wiped out the Georgia crop that year. Some damage resulted from blue mold last year. With Georgia acreage expected to be reduced to a minimum this year by reduction agreements, crop ex perts said if the mold gets many of the plants the state will not make enough tobacco in 1934 to justify op erating tobacco markets. Decrease Noted in Number Of Wanderers in Section Since the CWA started operations, '(in a sizeable scale, very few wan-j tiering travelers are seen in this sec-, lion. Jailer Roy I'eel reports on an average of about three each week ask- ( ing admittance to the courthouse base-! ment for lodging overnight. A fewi weeks ago, I'eel said his visitors aver | aged a visit every day and some times two a day. The number of "hummers," includ- ( ling college hoys and premature ing youths continues about the same, it is believed. Jamesville Teams Win Another Double-Header The Jamesville basketball teams won both ends of a double-header from Roper last night in a match game played in Williamston. The girls' score was 55-12. . Perry made 28 and Martin 22 of the points for Jamesville, while Brown and Ange did an excel lent piece of guarding. Th«! boys' score was 28-22, with Roberson fea turing. This was the second meeting with Roper. The girls were victorious in both, and the boys tied in the first game. Weather Undergoes Sudden Shift Monday The balmy weather of last week and like unto that enjoyed in the oP summer time did not create much ex citement here, but the wintry blow meeting the public as it wandered out of doors yesterday morning and to day started an endless flow of com ment. The mercury is said to have dropped 45 degrees over night, reach ing a point as low as 4 degrees above tero this morning just before day. Thermometer readings here today are believed to be the lowest in »ev eral years. Weather forecasters believe the cold wave will last only a short time. Hamilton P. T. A. To Give Play This Week The Hamilton Parent-Teacher As sociation is sponsoring the play, "Red- Headed Step-Child," in the school auditorium there this evening at 7:45 o'clock. Tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at the same hour, the play will be presented in the Oak City school auditorium. The play is declared very entertain- 1 ing, and a large attendance is expect ed at both showings. A small admis sion charge will be made, the pro ceeds going into a fund for use in the Hamilton school. CWA Has Spent Far on Work TO MAKE SURVEY OF FORCED SALES . • ! Mayo Little To Head Sur vey Group in County; Start Work Soon Mayo Little, Robersonville business man, has been appointed to supervise a survey of mortgage and tax sales in this county, the survey to be con-J ducted under the direction of the | United States Department of Com- 1 nierce, it is understood. I The duties connected with the sur vey are not definitely known, but it is understood that Mr. /Little andj| two assistants arc to find 6ut the val-j i ues of certain properties sold, either; under mortgage or for taxes. In short, I it is believed the survey is being ar-j ranged to determine if the holders of mortgages or tax certificates have I taken ynduc advantage of property! owners. Several assistants to Mr. Little have been mentioned, but as far as it could be learned today, 110 one has accept ed the appointments. COTTON SIGN-UP FORGING AHEAD Reports Received Indicate State Will Go Well Over Quota The cotton sign-up campaign in North Carolina is going over the top, according to reports received in the office of Charles A. Sheffield, ot State College, State director of the cam paign. He said that several of the counties have already signed 75 per pent of the growers and that many others are rap idly approaching this figure. The county agents in the 67 cotton growing counties were asked to rush the campaign through as rapidly as possible in order that a sufficient num ber of contracts would be signed by Wednesday for the Secretary of Agri culture to adopt the plan for this year. The agents have been signing con tracts much faster than they have had time to give them final approval he fore sending thefli into Mr. Sheffield's office. However, about 2,(MM) approv ed contracts have already been report ed to Washington, he said. The approved contracts cover be tween 35,(MM) and 4(1,000 acres, with an average annual production of a bout 20,00(1 bales. Under the con tract, about 15,(KM) of these acres are to be retired from production anil the poundage cut by 12,000 bales. The object of the sign-up has been to place most of the State's 1,500,000 cotton acres under contract and limit the 1934 acreage to 869,000 acres. For this reduction, the rental and parity payments should amount to $5,- 000,000 or more, hi addition, the growers are expected to get some $17,- 000,000 through increased prices at tributed to the activities of the adjust ment program. Several Colored People Hurt in Wreck Saturday | Carrie Lloyd, local colored woman, ! lost an ear, Cora Griffin, John M. i Little, and Joe Peel, jr., all colored I of this place, were painfully but not ifseriously hurt when tlu-ir car, a Chev ! rolet sedan, bumped into a Norfolk Southern train a few miles this side |of Plymouth about 2 o'clock last Sal urday morning. The car was wreck ,ed. Little, owner of the car, was driv ing at the time. Fight Features Basketball Game In Plymouth Friday Going to Plymouth last Friday to play basketball, a team from the lo cal eolored JHgli school barely missed a lickintT®' tl,e of the Plym out players, according to- reports re ceived here Detail* of the fight could not be learned, but when it be came too thick, the Wiltlimaton boys turned their heels and rushed to the home of Professor Hayes there. J. D. Everett is said to have suffered a sprained ankle when he was hit with a brick. Mecklenburg Goes Over Quickly tor Cotton Cut _ When Oscar Phillips started his cot ton reduction campaign in Mecklen burg County recently, 1,192 farmers took part in the opening meetings and indications were that the growers would sign the adjustment contract 100 per cent Messrs. C. A. Harrison and J. D. Woolard were in Norfolk yesterday. Local High School Teams Lose At Hobgood Friday $ | Williamston High School's basket i ball teams experienced their first dc | feats of the season last Friday night, when Hobgood turned them back by wide margins. The boys dropped their game by a >1 to 21 score, the winning points coming in the second] period of play. At the half the score was 14 to 13. The local girls, playing their first' game of the season, scored only two| points, white tlieir opponents were! making 32 markers The local teams play Robersonvillej tonight at Robersonville, the games' partially deciding the leaders in tlie county championship race. $ TO START WORK | ON NEW CHURCH Hayes Swamp Primitive Baptists To Begin Work Next Monday Construction work mi a new Primi tive HaptUt church at Hayes Swamp in Griffins Township will be started next Monday, one of the eight found ers said yesterday. Much of the tim ber for the 40 by 54 feet house of Worship is now on the location and other equipment will be placed there for use early next Monday. Founded by eight followers of the Primitive Haptist faith, the .onnrcga tion of the Hayes Swamp church is rather small, hut it i-. understood thai neighbor* and other interested friends will offer their services free in. con structing the building, and the work will probably be completed during the week. Kvery one interested in the project is cordially invited t>> take part in the undertaking TAX PENALTIES ARE ON FEB. 2ND Attention Called To State Law Providing 1 To 4 Per Cent Penalty Sheriff C'. B. Roebuck last week called attention to tin State laws reg ulating the payment of taxes and spe cifically it> the section providing pen alties of front one to four per cent for those who postpone payment of their governmental dues. During Feb ruary, the sheriff stated, he must add a penalty of I per cent, which in creases monthly until May, when the total penalty shall have become four per cent. Of interest will be sections 4, 5, fir, and 7, Chapter 428, l'ublic l.aws of North Carolina, session 1931, which provide: 4. After the first day of February ahd on or before the first day of March next, after due and payable, there shall be added to the tax a pen alty of ,1 |»er cent. 5. After the first day of March, and on ..or before the first* day of April next after due and payable, there shall be added to the tax a penalty of 2 per cent. 6. After the first day of April and on or before the first day of May next after due and payable, thi-re ((hall be added a penally of 3 per cent. 7. After the first day of May and on or before the first day of June aft er due and payable, there shall be added a penalty of 4 per cent. Sheriff Roebuck reports a fair in crease in the rate of lax payments lately, and urges that citizens make an exceptional effort to secure their receipts before the time the added penalties become burdensome. Local town collections arc to be advancing rapidly just at tliis lime, the porperty owners escaping the penalty that we* into effect the sec ond day of next month. Sheriff Roebuck Relieved Of Pistol by Sneak Thief An expensive pistol of special manu facture and with a pearl handle, was stolen from Sheriff t'. B. Roebuck's car in front of his home on East Main Street here last night. Receiv ing a call, the sheriff took bis Jiistol and went to his car, but returned to the house for about live minutes to cut the water off, leaving his pistol in the car. When he returned the weapon was missing. Plans Complete for Holding Presidential Ball Tonight Arrangements for holding the Pres idential ball in the Farmer* Ware house here tonight were completed at noon today, early reports indicating that the benefit affair would be well attended despite cold weather. * m M«WIMI ESTABLISHED 1898 500 WORKERS PER WEEK ARE HIRED ON AN AVERAGE Status Of Various Projects Outlined in Report Made This Week Regardless of how it was .lone, *;> proximately $38.! OO has been pe >' i.t Martin County by ilie National Re covery Administration through the Civil Works group in the nation-wide effort'to restore purchasing pover to the masses and brink hack pro;> rity. Starting back in November, the CWA has released several thousand dollars to an average of "more than 500 v>tk ers weekly, it was learned yestcrda/ from Disbursing Agent Luther Peel. And while there might be uncertainty sutrounding the extent of direct good accomplished within the projects themselves, there is no doubt as to the favorable effect resulting to in dustry and business in general throughout this section, as well as throughout the inlire nation. Civil Works activities have center ed around 26 projects in this county, including seven school, eight drain age, nine road and street improve ment projects, one baseball diamond improvement, and one great sanita tion undertaking. Several of the projects have been completed, but as a whole, the CWA program is not |uite half complete in,the county, not mentioning several projects awaiting approval, should the activities be con tinued by the government " Martin County was allowed 176,- 473 man-hours. Approximately 86,- 152 hours have been consumed, leav ing »1,21.1 hours unused. The coun ty was allotted $81,218.10, and tip to this week $38,054.67 hail been spent, leaving a balance of $44, l i 12.08, or ap proximately that amount The largest project was advanced to improve sanitary conditions. Plan ning the construction of around 2,000 privies, the CWA authorities in county were allowed 46.8(H) hours and a total of $21,600. So far, approx'- niately 150 of the houses have been | constructed, using 7,203 of the at lotted hours anil $4,441.57. The av erage cost of the houses has been $29.61, not including the lumber. The tost, however, represents preliminary ■ surveys. The next largest project was the i one created for improving the James ville-Washington road through parts I of Jamcsville and Criflins Townships. I The authorities allowed 25,600 *ork i iug hours and s*>,6oo in cash. One ' end of the road has just about been completed, but there is now available $3,463 15 for completion oi the pr >j.it j in its entirety. The third largest project underway is the improvement of the Hamilton- Palmyra highway. Up to last Fri day, the project had used 7,714 of tin 16,(KM) hours allowed, and $2,642.75 of the S4,B(M) cash allotted. The fourth largest single project centers around the improvement of the kbbefitonville llassell highway. Of the 12,80(1 hours allowed, 9,936 have been consumed. Approximately $3,- 274.65 >f the $5,184 allowed has been spent. A baseball diamond and a few street and sidewalk improvements rate fifth in the list as to number of hours al lowed. To improve the school grounds and level the baseball dia mond in Williamston, the authorities allowed 10,5(XM) working hours and provided $5,70(1 in cold cash, the a niount being about divided between the playground and cerlain street im provements, it is understood. So far the workers have been on the job 3,- 152.? hours and have drawn $1,624.35. Road improvements) in Cross Roads are next with 10,240 hours allowed, fcnd $3,904 provided. Approximately 7,4 HI hours have been, used, and $2,- 480.15 has been spent on the project. I Robersonville was allowed 10,509 hours and $4,763.4(1 for drainage and street improvements, the workers con suming 10,061 hours and $4,641.75 in cash. Williamston, not including a small drainage project just started this week, has spent $3,594.05 of the $3,- 600 allotted for drainage and street improvement projects. The workers have used $7,817 of the 7,820 hours al lowed. Parnielc was allowed 2,370 hours and $1,098 for a drainage project, the work consuming 1,407 hours and $602.55. Drainage in Everetts has cost $536.85 so far, the authorities allow ing 2,242 hours and $1,017.30 for the project, | Hamilton overworked 58 hours on its drainage project and outdistanced (Continued on paf* four)
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