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Watch tha Labal On Taw Papar Aa It Carriaa tha Data Whaa Yoor Sahacripdoa Bspiraa Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 13, 1934 VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 4 ESTABLISHED 1898 CIVIL CALENDAR FOR MARCH TERM SUPERIOR COURT Forty-four Cases Appear on Calendar for Trial Be ginning March 21 Prepared recently by the members of the Martin County bar, the civil calendar for the two weejeg term ofi mixed court in this county carries 44 cases, some of which are getting a bit- old. As a whole, the cases are ol j little or no interest to the general public, being confined td a great ex-j tent?to controversies over fertilizer, accounts. Judge Walter L. Small, of Eliza beth City, after clearing the criiriinal docket Monday and Tuesday, will call! the first civil case Wednesday morn ing, March 21, according to the sched ule. A list of cases prepared and placed on th ecalendar is a9 follows: Wednesday, March 21: Griffin vs.' Savage; Huff vs. Moore; Taylor vs. Hadlcy; Bowen vs. A. C. L. Ry. Co.; R. L. Smith & Co. vs. Joe Knox and Robersoh. Thursday, March 22: Land Bank vs. Davenport; Davenport ct als vs. Dav enport ?et als; Davenport vs. Daven port; United Bjank vs. Perkins; Hop kins vs. Boston et als; Keeling East er Co. vs. Rose; Fertilizer Co. vs. Sutton. Friday, March 23: In Re: Will, Boose; Harrell vs. Greenville Bank; Fertilizer. Co. vs. Skinner; Fertilizer] Co. vs. Gaitlcy, American Chemical Co. vs. Waters; Fertilizer Co, v% Lackamy; Fertilizer Co. vs. Moore et als.; Fertilizer Co. vs. Hardy. Monday, March 26: Barnes vs. Stalls; Bagley vs. Simpson et als.; Fertilizer Co. vs. Armour Fertilizer Works et als; State of N. C. Rel. to Taylor et als vs. Coburtl et als; Branch Bank, Fx Rel. Farmers and Mer chants Batik vs. Bagley "et als.;'Har rison WhoJesale Company vs. Watson et als. _ Tuesday, March 27: (JurguniC vsT Jefferson Standard Life Insurance ?ning; Matthews vs. Bunting; Samuel Whitaker vs. Roughton; -Fertilizer Co. vs. Kelly; Bank vs. Supply Co; Barrow vs. Savage; Salsbury vs. Sheri rod; Fertilizer Co. vs. Long. Wednesday, March 28: Edmondson vs. Joint Stock Land Bank; Simpson | et als vs. Bullock; Fertilizer Co. vs. | Dodd; Stalls vs. farmers and Mer chants Bank et als.; Taylor vs. Hall; Roberson v?>. Cutler; Cordon vs. Fire Insurance Co.; Fertilizer Co. vs. Rich ardson; Fertilizer Company vs. Brad shaw. LOCALS WON 11 OUT OF 15 GAMES Score Total of 355 Points Against 248 for Their Opponents Playing their last game last week,' Coach James Peters' -local basketball | boys brought to a close a very suc cessful season, annexing 11 victories and losing only 4 out of the 15 games played. The locals starting the sea son with little experience in the tac tics of the play, developed rapidly and score 355 points to 248 by their op-| ponents during the season. They took the decisions from several strong teams,, including those in Elizabeth City, Bethel, and Hertford. While teamwork featured the play during the season, high scoring'honors went to Anderson. The record lor-lha season: Williams ton Opponents 20 Farm Life ? 15 26 i Columbia ? 17 24 C. C. Camp J. 18 27 ? Elizabeth City 18 21 .Hobgood t 06 19 ElizaWth City 17 20 Windsor 24 37 Bethel 14 29 Hobgood 10 22 Hertford 15 27 Bethel 11 28 .Jr. Hertford 6. SF Windsor 21 20 k Jamesville 9 15 Paw Creek 19 355 Totals 248 Operetta Presented At Bear Grass Last Friday The prim try grades of Bear Grass High School gave the operetta, "Got diloclcs," at the high achool last Fri day night. The songs and dances were rendered with perfection before a capacity audience. Little Miss Hat tie Ward took the leading role of Goldilocks; Javan Rogers, as the elf, was the leading male assistant. The operetta was coached by Misses Car rie Lee Robrrson, Hilda Modlin, Frances House, Mary Ross Squires, Mildred Taylor, and Jessie Fay Green. The grammar grades will give the operetta, "Pandora," Thursday eve ning, March 29.?Reported. Uncertain Fate for Proposal To Make Peanut Basic Crop Although a bill has been passed in the Senate declaring the pea nut a baaic crop, the (ate of the lowly goober remains uncertain. The inclusion of beef and dairy cattle in the bill and other forms of farm produce will, it is believed by many, overbalance the measure and result in the defeat of the pea nut in its claim for recognition as a basic crop. At the present time, the peanut is the only "open' major crop in this section, and it is believed if there are no restrictions thrown around its acreage this year there wttl be Vworld" or peanuts grown in Eastern North Carolina and the other producing sections this year. The peanut, looked upon as a joke by many senators and con gressmen from those states where the peanut is known only in con nection with a circus or baseball game, is of major importance to this immediate section. Up to the time the price went to 1 cent a pound, the peanut crop more than offset the taxes and much of the farmer's current debt annu ally. North Carolina representative* are clamoring for the right* of the peanut, and its fate will like ly be determined within the next few days. Contracts Are Being Revised This Week RIVER RISING Reaching a point about 0 feet above the aveiage level during the paat number of montha, the Ro anoke wai still riling here thia morning, Hugh Spruill, bridge keeper, taid. A riae of about 5 more inchea ia predicted before the watera atari receding eome time tomorrow or Wedneaday. The high water mark waa reach ed in Weldon laet Wedneaday, it waa aaid. Ordinarily the atream activitiee at thia point are about one week behind thoae reported at Weldon. GOING FORWARD RAPIDLY BUT TO LAST SOME TIME Few Farmers Complaining About Revision; Truth Being Brought Out The revision of tobacco contracts is going forward rapidly in the county this week, but the work will not be completed by tomorrow, and it might In that all of the differences will trot be settled before some time next week. SOME PHYSICAL DEFECT IN 80 PER CENT CHILDREN Bad Tonsils Lead in Recent Survey at School Here By Health Nurse Inspecting the several hundred chil dren in the local schools recently, Miss Cora Beam, State Health nurse, found 419 out of 523 or 80 percent possessing some physical defect. While the findings are not cause for general alarm, they clearly point to the need for correction of those phy sical defects that are resulting in many children being retarted in and out of school. Defects of the throat were the most common, 229 children having some ailment in their throats, mostly bad ?tonsils. The next most common trouble was defective teeth reported among 214 children. Scventy-thr*e children had defective vision, twelve had defective posture, and thirty-two more had other ailments of varying types. | One hundred and thirteen children were 10 percent or more underweight, the wrong kind of foods and insuf ficient nourishment accounting for many of the "featherweights". Only 83 of the 523 children had had their tonsils removed. One hundred and sixty-four had been immunized a gainst diphtheria, 395 against small pox and 370 against typhoid fever. The unfavorable feature of the im munization report is probably trace able to the parents, as free immuniza tion against typhoid fever and diph theria was offered in the county only laat y?*r. Just why 128 of the rtrii dren have failed to be vaccinated a gainst smallpox is another puzzling feature advanced by the report as the law demands every child entering school be vaccinated, it is understood. Much progress has been made in recent years to advance the general health of school children, but the re port clearly indicates that there is much yet to be done in the future if the health of school children is to be ?ifegHlrfed. ? Man Sought by Officers 1 Surrenders Here Friday C. B. Sheppard, charged with at tacking Robert Coltrain with a pitch fork on a farm in the Macedonia sec tion last Tuesday, surrendered to of ficers here last Friday. Sheppard, col-1 ored, explained that he had rather give up than to try and continue at large with less than one leap be tween him And the officers. He is scheduled for trial in the county court today. Legion Auxiliary Will Meet Next Saturday The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion Pott, No. 153, wiTI he held Saturday afternoon, March 17, at 3 o'clock in the home of Mr?*. J. W. An drews. I According t?> unofficial information! heard yesterday, the climax in . the I misrepresentation of figures was urn covered yesterday. It that I tlfflter had reported 15 acres on 3 farm where there wasn't a single to-' 13'acco .barn, and that if the allotment' had been granted the farmer would have found it necessary to clear some more land upon which to plant the ctop. A few farmers are complaining a-^ t)OU( the ievisi"i) <?l contracts, but if. they would only stop and think that; the revision ws ordered to clear nnj such gross misrepresentation as the one referred to, tliev could readily! ie? that the action will prove to their advantfagv The government is not asking any man to do more than the contract requires, hut it does insist that the terms of the contract he i met. Reports front one or two town-, ships indicate thai the information of-j ft'red when the contracts were pre-] pared is being substantiated by actual figures, and no great reduction is ex-j pected. In other sections, marked reductions are being ordered where the true facts are coming to light.J Accuracy in the revision of the con-j tracts is being advanced by informa facts, and the farmers are said to he proving very liberal now that a show down has been asked for by the gov ernment. In the meantime checks are being ,prepared for distribution to those! farmers participating in the reduction movement, according to reports com-1 ing from Washington this week. Filling Station at Oak City Is Robbed Sunday Night Ttie filling station and garage owned and operated by A. L. Moyc in Oak City was entered by robbers Sunday night. A number of new tools was stolen along with a small amount of change in the cash regis ter. The greatest damage was done when the robbers, unable to open the register, carried it off and tore it open, throwing the pieces away. An en-1 trance was forced in the back of the building. ?Sheriff- Roebuck -visited the?scene the robbery Monday morning, but was unable to establish a single clue tl at would warrant an arrest. Offer More Than 15 Million Acres of Cotton for Rental! Washington.?The farm admini* | tration has reported that preliminary, tabulations of the cotton reduction campaign indicated that 15,124,000 acres had l?een offered for rental* to date in the 943,028 contracts* which have been examined. The pledged reduction exceeded the goal of 15,000,000 acres set in tlic' campaign after reports from Texas indicated that 8,344,000 would be! withdrawn from production in that ?tate. j The contracts submitted show an average reduction of 38.25 percent of the total base acreage planted to cot ton. START WORK ON NEW UNDERPASS HERE THIS WEEK Railroad and Bridge To Be Raised 22 Inches Higher Than At Present Work on the construction on an overhead railroad bridge without a center support over the west cnd_ot Main Street was started here this morning. The crew of 10 men is placing dirt on the railroad bed pre paratory to raising the track ami bridge 22 inches. State Kngineer Frank Hitcfi said this morning. Tilt grading will cover a course of about 900 feet, and will be completed be fore actual work is started on the bridge. ~~ Highway and train traffic will nH be interrupted for any great length of time, Mr. Hitbh explaining that the ro*d might be closed for about an hour or two when construction ot the steel bridge is started. The bridge will be similar to the one that is to be replaced. About 20 men will be employed on the project when work gets fully un der way, and it is estimated that con struction work will continue for about two months. The project calling for the widen ing of Main Street from th<^ intersec tion of Watts Street to the top of the riv^ hill has been delayed, it was learned here today. . The contract hid was declared too high, it was said. JURY LIST FOR APRIL TERM OF COURT DRAWN Two Weeks Term Will Be For Trial of Civil Cases Only , .J Even before the March term pi court is field, the county commission er^ handling their scheduled duties, selected a jury list for the two weeks' term of Martin convening the third Monday in April for the trial of civil casesS only. A calendar for the court has not yet been prepared, and the nature of the (docket could not he learned. A spec ial judge, probably Judge Clayton Moore, will preside. Names of jurors are as follows: ?n; Fir.t Week I Jamesville Tpwnsliip; G. H. Mizelle, I jr., J., tr. Knowlci. Griffins Township: S. K.-Xilley and Ira F. Griffin, Hear Grass Township: Wheeler Rogers VVilliamston Township: \V. Harrell Everett, N\V. O. Griffin, and L. K. Nicholson. Cross T<oads Township: Lester Peel and D. A. Ausborn. Robersonville Township: M. E Everett, W. R. Powell, S. Jack Ev erett and Gaston b. Andrews, Poplar Point Township: Fred Clark. Hamilton Township: A. W. Sals bury and Earl E. Alligood. Goose Nest Township: B. M. Wors ley; Second Week Jantesvillc Township: C. G. Gar kin. Williams Township: P. E. Man ning, W. VV. Griffin and J. E. Moore. Griffins Township: J. J. Manning. Bear Grass Township: A. B. Rog erson, P. D. Manning, and Arthur Peel Williatnston Township: W. I) Am bers. Cross Roads Township. If. J. Lot*. Robersonville Township: II. A. Johnson, jr., and J. C. Keel. Poplar Point Township: Luther Taylor and C. L. Etheridge Hamilton Township: J. B. Everett, and R. A. Edmondson Goose Nest Township: E. L. Har rell and M. L. Roberson. RQLL OF HONOR AT EVERETTS Names of Twenty Students Are on List for Fifth Month The names of twenty pupils ap pear on the Everett School honor roll for the fifth month, it was an nounced this week by Principal Ru?-j sell, as follows: First grade: Alice'Ruth Bailey and, Rachel Edmondson. Second grade: Mary Lou Wynne, Clara Dad Taylor, Janie Margaret Ayers, Russell Mobley, Billy Clark Third grade: William Donald, John Mobley, jr., Irene Williams, Dillon Wynne. Fourth grade: Florine Clark, Mary Louise Mobley, Delia Leggett, Rosa Fiyr Mohley Fifth grade: Susie Ayers and Grace Clark. Sixth grade: Sallie Mobley, Eunice Wynne and Burnice Roebuck. Few County Taxpayers Have Executed Notes for Tax Liens Thomas Dixon Will Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon Tomorrow Thomas Dixon, noted author, playwright, and lecturer is to be the very special guest of the lo cal Kiwanis Club at their lunch eon hour here Wednesday at 12:30 o'clock, in the Woman's Club rooms. This is considered an unusual club, so much so that it has been decided to give each member the privilege of inviting one guest, such member to pay for himself and his guest. In this way, it is believed that 80 Williamston peo ple will have opportunity to hear the author of "The Claniman." from which story Cecil B. De MiUe made "The Birth of a Na tion." The Kiwanis Club feela that it has made a big scoop in getting Thomas Dixon for an hour, and would like to invite the whole it is believed by those in charge that this would be unfair to Mr. Dixon, who is lecturing on a pay basis, lectures having already* been announced for Windsor on Wednesday night and Washing ton Thursday night. SNOW SATURDAY IS LARGEST HERE SINCE MARCH 1927 CWA DISMISSALS ARE CAUSE OF MUCH HARDSHIP No Damage Is Reported in This County; Means Good Crop Year However, Only Few of 340 Dropped Have Made Any Kicks This section had its first snow ofj any size in several years late last Fri day night and early Saturday nioTY.-^ ing, the weather folks estimating ;t at six inches. The snow was one of, the largest, it not the largest, since! the 20-inch fall on March 2, 1927. While a few people saw the flakys start falling shortly after 11 o'.li# Friday night, the vast majority were surprised the next morning to find a white blanket covering the all out doors and the flakes still falling. The earth was not t very receptive for the snow, and much'of it melted before a foothohl was . gained. And, too, rani that fell shortly after midnight Sat 1 the depth by an inch or two, no doubt. The last flakes fell about 10 o'clock Saturday morning. There were threatening flurries ear ly Saturday night and Sunday mdrn ing, but the sunshine and rising tem peratures soon brought an end to what is believed by many and hoped I'Vi is 1 ?f I even more to be the last attacks ole" man winter. Traffic on the main highways was continued with little interference, and there was little resulting d?unage to property With the exception of a spot here and. there, the snow had disappeared yesterday. I Martin farmers are assured a good crop season this year if there is any- j thing to the theory that good crops follow a heavy snow. I While the water supply continues below normal, it was greatly in creased by recent rains and the snow, hut small streams and wells are far I from full, it is understood. | Two Drown in Adjoining I County Result ol Snow Blinded by snow early'last Sat 111 ] day morning, Charlie Williams, "col ored, drove his car into a canal over in Kdgecotiibe County and he and his son were drowned. Two other occu pants of the car escaped with their ! lives. The two casualties were the only ones reported in this section as a re sult of the snowiall late Friday night and early Saturday. Leaders' School To Be Held Here Thursday | All leaders in home demonstration clubs interested in better planned meals are urged to attend the leaders school, which will be conducted here Thursday in Miss Sleeper's office by Miss Mary K. Thomas, extension nu tritionist. The subject under discus sion at this time will be the use <>! dried fruits and vegetables,?A good 1 fet tendance is urged from each organ ized home demonstration club. Special Services This Week at St. Martin's, Hamilton Rev. E. F. Most-ley is conducting special services in St. Martin's Epi??! copal church, Hamilton, each evening thin week at 7:30 o'clock. Special music will feature" theservices, iT wit amid. -J ,?? Local Team Wins One and Loses One in State Meet After winning its first game over. Berry O'Kelley Training school 3dj to 21, the local colored basketball five| )o?t to the Henderson?Institute inj the second round of play in the State tournament held last week at Shaw University, Raleigh. The Henderson five wone the State championship. While the action-has effected many hardships, only a few of -the A40 men dropped from the ("WA projects in, this county have registered any vig orous complaints, it was learned from the Office of J. \V Mines, employ ment director for this county, yester day. ? ?-??I Many pitiful cases have heen^cited where the family heads were removed from the pay rolls with nothing to feed?and clothe their children: Hum bly a father of six children entered the employment bureau yesterday tin?riiing to "present his plight bi'fotV1 the authorities. He was not mad be C\V.\ service; he only asked those in the office what he could do to earn f"od and clothing for his family. To aggravate the already pitiful case, the man said lie was the father of young twins and that he could not raise $ 1.50. an amount required to buy milk' each week for the newcomers others have presented their cases,' some more appealing than others, hut all the employment authorities can do is sympathize with the needy and di rect them to welfare headquarters. The relief office is running over with new demands, the authorities report ing many new eases, with more than 1.00 of them yet to he investigated Tliose jworkers who have beeu on (.'WA projects apparently will have to shift for themselves, with probably a little aid reaching them from direct relief sources. No sizeable public works projects have been approved fyr this county, the brightest hope for re lief centering around garden relief projects that are being planned on a large scale for this spring qnd sum mer. ? ? There are only 215 men working on l WA projects in the county, and they will he dismissed by the latter part of this month. 443 Shares Building and Loan Stock Sold So Far Interest continued to increase over, the week-end in the 34th stock series of tlje .Martin County Building and ? Loan Association here, the. secretary [ reporting 443 shares sold to date with an encouraging outlook for the sale passing the 500-sharc mark. In the issuance of the new series I of stock, it is believed the building Lof new homes in- the future has been J made possible. In bet, the outlook! for the association and a renewed building program for the community is brighter now than in several years. I : & Cotton Growers To Hold Meeting Here on April 7 Members of the North Carolina Cotton (irowers Cooperative Associa tion will hold a meeting for the se lection of officers in the county court ?house the 7th of next month, it was announced this week by members of the cooperative. Many Martin farmers joined the as sociation last year, and interest in the organization has been greatly in creased locally. Details of the meet ing will be ynnnumcd lltci. Local Lodge of Masons To Hold Meet Tonight Skewarkce Lodge, No. 90, A, K and A. M., will hold its regular meet-1 In addition to the regular business, there will be work in the first degree. Members are urged to attend and vis iting Masons are cordially invited. REQUIRE LESS INTEREST AND CAN'T BE SOLD Offer Decided Advantages To Those Who Owe Back Taxes Offered an .opportunity by, the W33 General Assembly to refund their ba*k taxes by giyiag 1$ per cent notes, very owners have taken advantage- of the provisions advanced in the law, it was learned from the auditor's office this \\ ck. Those property owners who have not paid their taxes for 1928, 1920, 1920, and 192! and who desire to refund them by giving notes and preventing sale some time not later than October 1. this year, must take action before the first of next month. Aftbr that date, the, property owner will not be allowed, under the terms of the act, be allowed to refund any back taxes, and the only step possible after that time to prevent foreclosures will be the payment of all back taxes > full. The foreclosure of property .for un paid taxes is directed by law to fol low not later than October 1. this year. S.? tar, -dive/property owners have refunded their taxes in this county by. giving five-year notes bearing 6 per cent interest, the principal being based on the par value of the tax ac counts at the time they became due and payable. There are approximate ly 1,500 accounts representing air un paid balance of about $35,000 for the yeaf 1931, the auditor stating that many of the accounts for 1928 and 1929 having been settled. taxes for years prior to 1932 is the payment of 1932 taxes in full, and the Issuance of a note hearing b per cent interest annually and payable within five years from April 1, 1934. Fore closure proceedings will follow be tween April 1 and next October in those, cases where the taxes are not refunded or the amounts are not paid. The law. apparently created to aid depressed property Owners, has met with little success in this county so , far. The authorities have done all they knew how to do in aiding de linquent taxpayers, and if the prop erty owners would aid.themselves they must do so between iiOw and the first of next month. LEGION TO MEET HERE THURSDAY Fifteenth Anniversary Will Be Celebrated; To Hear Radio Address The fifteenth anniversary of the American Legion will he observed by member* of the John Walton Hassell Post here Thursday night of this week at K o'clock, Commander Peel said this morning. In addition to a1 general get-together program, the members of the post will hear a radio address by the National Comandcr, Ed Hayes. All members are asked to be present. The bonus and the four point bill will probably be discussed. Fifteen years ago, March 16, 1919, in Paris, the American Legion wa9 founded. It was organized by a band of faithful American soldiers who had come through the mighty conflict un harmed. It was dedicated to the mem ory of the brother in arms that had given the full measure of his devo tion on Flanders' Fields. Its purpose was to phree the itroitg arm. of love and friendship around his needy wid ow and children and to be a big brother to comrades wounded in mind and body in the World War. Juniors To Hold Meet Here Thursday Night The regular meeting of the local council, Jr. O. U. A. M , will be held in the Legion hall here at 7:15 o' clock Thursday night, the advanced meeting hour being scheduled to a void a conflict with the meeting of the American Legion at 8, it was an nounced by "Kingflsh" Harrell this morning. All members are requested to be present. Several More Days Before Seed Loans Are Available With an unexpected delay resulting in the preparation of the blanka, il will be aeveral more dayt before any emergency (teed and feed) loana can be advanced. it ia believed. Aarange nienta for handling the loana have been completed and applicationa will be handled immediately upon receipt of blanka.
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