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VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 7 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 22, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 1934 DEATH TOLL IN COUNTY FROM AUTOS TOTALS 13 73 Others Injured in 65 Auto Accidents Occuring During Year Modern transportation in Martin Comity durftlg Oft year"recently end ed cost the lives of 13 people, 11 white and 2 colored, resulted in injury to 73 ther people and caused a property loss well in the thousands of dollars. Sev eral of those injured will carry scars the remainder of their lives, and a few others will never recover their finan cial equilibrium as a result of the wrecks. In all there were about 65 accidents in the county during the period, 11 re sulting in the 13 fatalities, 37 causing injury, more or less serious, to 73 peo ple, and 18 others from which humans escaped unhurt. Four mules were killed, and damage was done to other property in the path -tfrc liunyitig cars and their drivers. While most of the drivers figuring in the 65 accidents were careless or speeding, there were a few who were not responsible for the accidents Inj which they figured. Fatal accidents were reported in our townships, Jamesville. Williams, Robersonvillc leading with eight lives, ost. All but three were on the paved] routes. The names of those losing their| lives: Lawrence Bunting, young white man! was killed when he fell from a wagon near Robersonvillc on January 2. J. F. Jackson, 75 years old, died on January 13 from injuries received when struck by a hit-and-run driver near his Hardens home Miss Margie Johnson was fatally hurt in a wreck near Gold Point on May 27. J. -C. Clemmolis, colored, wa^ killed ?*h he lay on the highway near the county ftomr -ofi the night of August 14. The first double killing during the car took |>Tace near RobersoTivTIle on the Stokes road September 6, when a .car and truck collided, taking the lives of John Leavister and Marshall An drews, young white men. Cicero Purvis, aged -white man, was killed on the streets of Williamston September 15. William Karl Roebuck, 6 years old, was killed by a hit-and-run driver near the county home on September 29. Little Peggy Hardison, 18 months old, was fatally hurt when struck by a speeding truck on the Jamesville road on November 15. The second double killing occurred in Robersonvillc December 6 -when J. H. Whitfield, jr., and J. D. White, young white men, were fatally hurt in a car-truck wreck. The third fatal accident near the county home during the period was rc ported December 27, when Thelma Allen, four years old, was killed when two cars collided. A colored child lo?t hi* life in Rob er&onvltte during the holiday' sealon when he darted into the path of a car driven by a Greenville man. In 1933 there were only four high wav fatalities reported in this county, leaving the 1934 dark record even dark er. The loss of life on the highways in this county during the short 12 months was far greater than the num ber of Martin County boys who lost their lives in World War fighting dur ing many months. Yet we ldok with horror upon war and consider lightly the ever-mounting loss of life on the highways. ? fHiTlTiUIM A2?K.b STRONGER BEER Does Not Ask Modification of Laws Governing the Sale of Hard Liquor A petition urging the removal of all restrictions on alcoholic contents of beer and malt beverages for sale in thisr State, is being circulated here, the latest count showing 38 signatures on the paper here. Very little interest has been taken in the movement, it is understood. The petition follows: "We, the undersigned citizens, do respectfully petition our representa tlvci in Hie Oe lie ill Assembly?of North Carolina, session of 1935, to re move, by appropriate legislation, all restriction on all alcoholic contents of beer and malt beverages permitted to be sold in this State. We sincereiy believe that such legislation is neces sary to protect legitimate and law abiding dealers and distributors, as well as the public, against bootleg gers, and that it would result in great ly increasing the revenue to the State. "This petition is not to be construed as a petition for the modification of our present laws governing the sale of hard liquor."* Farm Census Is Under Way Throughout Martin County The United States Farm Census is progressing rapidly in this dis trict, Assistant Director Urbin Rogers announced la# evening. Several of the enumerators in this veys, and others will finish the task this week and next, it was learned at a meeting of the county group in the courthouse here early last night. A few changes were advised by the assistant in handling the ques tionnaires, but as a whole the work of the enumerators in this county was described as readily accept able. Farmers have been very ac commodating and were said to be very willing to cooperate in the careful recording of the data ask ed by the government. Messrs. Hines and Wynn have completed their survey In Goose Nest and Cross Roads, respective ly, it was announced, and Mrs. El oise Bennett and two or three others will finsih the work within the next few days. All the enumerators are agreed that the compensation erill fall short in offsetting the actual ex pense, not to mention a profit from the survey. School Here Closed Account of Measles Special Visitors To Attend Kiwanis Meet Tomorrow At the regular Kiwanis meeting on Wednesday night at 6:30 the members of the local club will be honojed with the visit of two Kiwanians from Rocky 1 Mount, Messrs. Norman Chamblis* and Tom Avera. These two gentle men are very active Kiwanians and they will have charge of the program, which is expected to b spicy and in teresting All members are urged to attend. ? DEATH CLOSES PATHETIC CASE Child, Four Years Old, Is Said To Have Weighed Only Eight Pounds ?Thr I?vt -hapier t<> i.flr of lite mow pitituf, pathetic and appealing cases ever heard of in this county was peace It) o'clock, when the last spark of life left the frail little body of Cleo Man ning, the 4-year-old illegitimate daugh ter of Hilda Manning, rrf rtn??Go hi Point section, ? I A true story of the conditions un der which the little tot was born and lived is beyond description, and its little body, diseased even before birth, held life for so long a lime is a mys tery that will hardly be solved on this earth. Born under the most sordid con dition, apparently, the child never gltmpscd the?world?that?had?been?w cruel to her. Its small eyeballs, swing ing two inches of" more from the! sockets as a- glass marble might swing on the end of a string, were about the only things -the tot really ever had of her own to play with, it was said. The child is said to have amused her self by swinging the eyes with h^r hands until they dried up, and she set tied down to iui- xiuiii -m+moto a goods box, with hardly enough rags available to keep her little body warm At one lime the child was able to rawl around the room, but without attention and sight she found the go j ing hard. Several weeks ago the rav ages of disease started taking full charge of the body, and yesterday only 8 or 9 pounds of human flesh and | bones, mostly bones, were encased in j a county-purchased coffin and laid to final rest. Besides the mother, one sister, about 6 years old, survives, the informant i of the de ith stating that ' leaven only | knows" the father and whether he is j living. TO $257,774.40 DUE VETS IN COUNTY Immediate Bonus Payment Would Release Over Quarter Million Martin County's World War veter an! will benefit to the extent of ap j proximately $257,774.40 if Congress adopts the American Legion's pro posal for immediate payment of_ ad justed Service certificates,.according to a report circulated just recently. More ! than $34,000,000 would be scattered | measure is passed by the National I Congress and becomes a law. There were several' tTOntired young men from this county in the conflict, several having lost their lives while in action, and a number of others dying from influenza and other causes. The payment to the individual would be approximately $1,000, it is understood. While there it some doubt as to the passage of the bill, it is believed by many that a compromise will be effect ed whereby the veteran will receive cash consideration in one form or an other. rHIRD OF PUPILS ABSENT IN LOWER GRADES MONDAY Plan To Reopen for Class Work On Thursday of Next Week Attendance shattered by a sweeping epidemic ill measles, the local white ?chools suspended activities yesterday, Principal D. N. Mix announcing today :hat operations will get under way igain Thursday of next week While i his is the second school to close this | term on account of measles, two oth ?rs, Bear Grass and Janiesville, are op erating on the border line hut with dight improvement yesterday over onditions last week. Farm Life was 'orced t.o close for several days when ibout 100 cases of measles develojied n that "district a shoil while Sack Yesterday more than one-third ?>f die elementary pupils failed to attend he local school, Principal D. N. litx~ stating that nearly 50 per cent of the impils enrolled in the first five grades were absent. Attendance in the high ichool was reported to be about nor ?*!, but suspension of activities in mtr department necessitated closing the entire school. More than 95 per cent of those chil dren reporting for class instruction in the first five grades have had the meas es, Professor llix stating that once this epidemic is spent, the school will he just about immune to another epi demic for several years. Out of the 601 children .enrolled in the elementary school, 221 were ab sent yesterday, or about 50 more than the number missing last Thursday. Ninety per cent of the 171 pupils in the high school were present yester day, Mr. llix referring to" that per centage as being about normal. Many of the out-of-town teachers have left for their homes, and- tbose children immune to the measles are enjoying the forced holiday. SEED AND FEED BILL IS PASSED Details of Proposed Law To Be Worked Out By Committee That Martin County farmers will be ible to borrow from a seed and feed loan fund this year was made certain in Congress this week when the Sem ite and House each passed a bill cre iting funds for such a lending agency. Pctiifg of .thc-ML have not been an nounced, and some differences in the :wo bills are to be ironed out before conditions under which the loans will i>e advanced can be learned. The bill passed by the House calls For a fund of $40,000,000, while that of the Senate provides a $100,000,000. fund. In the debate in both branches of Congress, the measure was declared to have been of great benefit to North Carolina, and the fact that this State leads the country in the percentage of repayment of 1933 loans was proudly attested. In the Senate, Senator Josiah W.I Bailey declared that the federal gov ernment is under a moral obligation to enact the bill because crop produc tion control has made it absolutely necessary to provide this type of loans for a peculiar class ofHfea agricultural population. He said over half the peo ple on the relief rolls in North Caro lina heretofore made their living on the farm. In the House, Representative Kerr, of Warrenton, spoke in favor of the bill. He said it had been of untold benefit to small farmers and urged that the loans be continued. He also cited North Carolina's record in re payment of loans. PEANUT DRIVE IN COUNTY IS JUST ABOUT FINISHED Griffins Township Reports Sign-up Little Short of 100 Percent The peanut acreage control cam paign "WP announced virtually com plete in several districts today, with the sign-up near its goal in nearly all the others, according to information received from the office of the county agent. A sign-up estimated to include more than 98 per cent of the growers in the county is expected by the latter part of this week, with a good possi bility that the control movement will receive a support of more than 99 per cent of Martin farmers before the un dertaking is brought to a close. While the sign-up is now being cen-j tered in the office of the county agent.' a few of the district committeemenj are completing their work and are ex-\ pected to deliver the completed con tracts to the office of the agent at once. Griffins reported a sign-up barely short of 1(H) per cent, Committeeman Harrington explaining that a few con tracts are being held up by technical!- ! ties that can be handled shortly. Ap tered into by farmers there up to ves terday. Jumesville was nearing the 100 per cent mark, last reports stated. I Robersonville, with 85 per cent of its fanners already signed, anticipated yesterday a sign-up of 98 or more per cent. About 155 farmers had signed up until that time, Committeeman li S. Everett said. Williamston continues to receive ap plications steadily, and a support esti mated at little short of 100 per cent is predicted by those in charge of the sign-up here. The campaign is scheduled to close Saturday of this week. Farmers de siring to participate who have not al ready sigfred me urged to visit the county agent's office, aiict pfepare (heir contracts, bringing their hills of sale and acreage measurements COLD WEATHER IS FORECASTED Section Is Enjoying Balmy Weather and Very High Temperatures Today While tile weather prophets are "predicting a winlry blast anrt news reports are telling ?>f death and prop erty destruction by blizzards in other parts of the country, this section to day is basking in the sunshine and enjoying typical Florida weather. The mercury reached 107 in the sun at noon here today, with a general tem perature reading of about 80 prevailing at that time. Late reports, however, indicate a marked changed within the next 24 to .16 hours, a drop of ahout .10 degrees here in a little over one hour substantiating the predictions. ?Starting probably fate?today, 'the mercury is expected to fall consider ably, with a cold wave predicted for this section, by tomorrow night. Ju$t bow cold the weather will uet. the forecasters hesitate to say at this time. Out west the mercury readings yes terday were as low as 32 below zero, and a new blizzard was reported to be sweeping across parts of that region. In parts of Pennsylvania a 50-degree drop in temperature readings was pre dicted late last night. With such warm weather prevailing here, local people are prone to con sider lightly the forecasts of cold weather just now. but a change, and a marked one at that, can be expected shortly,, according to the weather fore casters. H. G. Horton Is Member Of Committee on Roads In announcing legislative committee appointments last week, the name of If. G. Horton, Martin's representa tive, was not mentioned on the house committee on loads. This was due to an error in a Raleigh newspaper, as Mr. Horton is a member of the coni mitte, which is recognized as one of the major units, and membership there on is considered valuable. All-Star Team Wins Over Tarboro 37 to 29 Friday Williamstoit's Sanitary Grocery All Star basketball team defeated Tarboro there last Friday nifeht, 37 to 2V, with Holding leding in points scored. Tonight the team meets Belhaven in a return game here, the locals hav ing defeated the Beaufort fiv, 34 to 32, last Thursday night. The names of those on the all-star team: Holding, J. Frank, Saintuie Tay lor, M. L. Barnes, Jimmie Brown, Uz zle, Onward Gaylord, Howard Brown, Oscar Anderson, jr., and James Long. Cotton Control Association Will Be Formed in County LEGISLATURE IS 1 GETTING READY FOR HARD WORK Number of New Bills Were Placed in Hopper of the Assembly Yesterday Starting its 14th legislative day, the Sta'.c General V?i m ?!v l?as c mplet ed the handling -f t v?ry small num ber of bills, but it is gating lined up for a busy time later on, s? me ob servers advancing the opinion that a lengthy session will be required to dis pose of the business that i*? bobbing! up daily U.Purling ?l... f.pitil 1 .'Qpr.ljy the lawmakers introduced bills and i resolutions througli which they hope to tax bachelors, prohibit nudism, stop ? walkathons, run Gypsies out of towns, reduce the cost of automobile license tags and ask Congress to raise the price of irish potatoes. In addition t<? those proposed measures, a $4,000,000 liquor hilt"is undcistood to be - into the hopper this week Representative H. G. Iiorton re turned to the house yesterday. Sen ator R. L. Coburn, suffering a sew ? attack of indigestion and spending a couple of days tn a Raleigh hospital last week, recuperated at his home here o Sundy and yesterday, and returned to his post in Raleigh today. I ? SCHOOL NEWS AT JAMESVILLE Crowded Conditions Make Need for New Building There Very Urgent The Jamcsvillc High School basket ball teams defeated Plymouth iii a. double header at Plymouth last Fri day evening, the hoys winning by a ?.'ore of 24 to 19, and the girls _jak it'kr their game 2H to 1H?The Jamps villc teams are undefeated in Martin County. TTie hoys have a clear record for the season with eight victories in as many games. The girls have lost hut one game in two years. First Term Successful Hie Janiowlle school has complet ed tlu- fir?.t half of ihe 10.14-.45 term HI a very satisfactory manner. hirst semester reports went out this week. the standardization of its elementary In><d before the end <>f the present school term. I he greatest need * at the present time of the Janicsville school is a new building. Over-crowded condi tions have been and still are a great handicap t<^ efficient ethieation. The community hopes by. the beginning of to?have made ar rangements to meet these conditions Reported. GIRLS TEAM FROM BEAR GRASS WINS Have Records of Seven Vic tories and Two Losses This Season With seven victories to their credit and only two losses against them so far this season, tiie Hear Grass girls' basketball team will meet some j strong competition here Friday eve ning of this week when they play the j girls from Aulander. The boys' teams j of-the tyro schools wtBalnu play hcrcT that evening. The Bear Grass girls' record to date: Hear Grass 19, Stokes 6; Hear Grass fl7. FarmrLife 6: Bear Grass 12r Stokes |' j 11; Bear Grass 30, Williams tun i; | Hear Grass 18, Jamesville 33; Hear I Grass 32, Aulander 8; Hear Grass 20, ! Kobersonville 9; Bear Grass 26, James ville 28; Hear Grass 27, Williamson 7. Locals Drop Hard-Fought Contest To Washington ? ? ? Williamston's basketball boys lost a hard-fought contest to Washington here last Friday evening by a score of 18 to 16. Cook, with 13 points, and Howen, with 3 points, did all the scoring for Williamston. The garpe I was described as one of the best of the season, and reflected a marked im provement in the play of the local team. The local girls dropped another game that evening, losing to Bear Grass, 27 to"7. Although the latest score would indicate otherwise, the local girls are improving rapidly and the future offers more encouragement. ? Mr. G. H. Harrison is in Kaleigh to day attending to business nfatters. Leaders' School Will Be Held in County Thursday Mrcs Mary K: Thomas, "Rxtensionr Nutritionist from the Extension De partment, Raleigh, will be in the coun y Thursday of this week to conduct', he first leaders' school for the new car. All leaders in the eleven home leinonstration clubs should plan to at end and make this the best meeting ver held. The meeting is called for 10 o'clock I'ltursday morning in the home agent's ?ffice. ? rAX COLLECTION [N COUNTY IS FAR mEAD THIS YEAR Sheriff Predicts Payments Will Pass $100,000 Mark By First of February Reporting $70,335.33 collected up to Sheriff C. H \ay to establish a new record in the ' .. 4 llection of county taxes, it is be ieved. The receipts to date are great er by $20,000 than they were last year ?t this time, and present indications point to a collection of nearly two ihirds of the entire levy by the early >art of next month. Collections in October, amounting to $22,<>78.75, were the greatest of any period so tar. . November was close behind with collections amounting to Ml,816.68. Collections were $14,539.90 n December, and $11,300 up to Mon day of this week. Since tlie penaltv >f 1 per cent goes into effect after February 1, it is believed collections this month will amount to more than $50,000: ' Vely 'few large accounts arc repre sented in the collections so far, the sheulf stating that more people havC paid their taxes so far than in any year up to the present time than during any other period since he has been in olliie. ?Tltc -^TJtmtj^wrdc frvy, including all poll and road taxes amounts to $175, 103.26, as compared with a total levy of $178,609.76 last year. Tax collections in the county were leading the sale of jjaro-mobile licenses at tfie local bureau by only a few hun dred dollars,?the license bureau re ? ceipts totaling $70,000, or approxi mately that amount, last reports stat cd. LENDING GROUPS AID IN RECOVERY Building and Loan Associa tions in State Lending $350,000 Monthly The Building and Loan Associa tions in North Carolina occupy %a prominent place in the recovery of the building industry as it realtes to residential construction and repair work. Recent surveys reveal that the associations are lending from $300, 000.00 to $400,000.00 monthly for modernization of present homes and for the construction of new homes, ac cording to a statement made this week by Paul J. Kiker, president of the North Carolina Building and Loan League. In commenting upon statistics re cently gathered by the United States Building and Loan League covering the country as a whole, Mr Kiker pointed out that practically half of the contracts for new residential buildings awarded in November were financed by construction loans from butldihjf 3ml loan associations" He pointed oui further that while con tracts awarded for residential con struction in November revealed a to tal of $19,924,700,00, it is estimated that the building and loan associa tions advanced $9,246,000 00 of con struction loans during that period Figures for the three fall mon^s re veal that construction loans by these local thrift and home financing insti tutions were 40 percent of the total new residential contracts awarded, ac cordin gto Mr. Kiker The United States Building and Loan League has gathered this in formation from its members in all the states. Based upon this information, it is estimated that $65,000,000.00 has been placed into tha construction in dustry by these institutions during the fall months of 1934. The building and loan associations in this State are well supplied with funds and are ex tremely anxious to do their bit in cre ating the employment of labor by making loans both for remodeling present homes and for the construc tion of new ones where needed. MEETING TO BE HELD IN COURT HOUSE FRIDAY Elect County Committee To Review All Contracts Of Signers An association for cotton-production control will be organized in this coun ty at a meeting of all cotton contra signers an,I parties thereto, to be held ? the courthouse at 2 o'clock on Fri day afternoon of this week. The or ganization will be perfected with the c-tion of three community members "town districts and three county com nuttrrnien,?according?to 'Mr.?T~.?B Made, assi-tant in cotton adjustment. I here are no due*, the government ac cepting the costs of committee sal aries and other expenses, it is under stood. & ~ : ?. ? s ^\ . ' ' ? ? Apparently planned in an effort to effect adjustments in contracts the association authorities cannot change ? acreage or production allotted .hi cou"t>- other wools, the kUlliori tus can recommend increases in cer tain contracts, but_ at the same time t must recommend decreases in other on tracts, accurate figures to determine the action ,,, either case, it is under stood. I lie county committee shall review a contracts, offers, or other matters hied with them by producers, or pur suant to rulings or regulations, and shall make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture or his au thorized agent or representative con cerning the advisability of entering in. to such contracts or accepting such of lers I.r the disposition of such other matters. I he committee shall deter '"Sl it in each Mich- cntiact," [Offer,.or application the data and/or 'ecoinmendalihiL, which, in accordance Witli I lilinj.. ,n ,.Kululiuns, is Itecej. ? sary for the acceptance or disposition of such contract, offer, or application, i '.'"s committee shall also perform Nut It mi tin i dun, i ' j rnrrih ruling. icgulatioiis [Which may be made from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture. The J committee jjtall hold such hearings and conduct such investigations as may u necessary to the performance of its duties. lic-dttftcs-of the c 111nrtlutlity com-? initteemen will be the obtaining, pre panng, checking and approving con. tracts, offers, or applications; ascer tain and report, when requested by the county committee, the total pro duction ?f cotton for the community (including the production of those in the community who do not apply for contracts), and obtain any other data Winch may lie necessary or may he deemed desirable for the proper func ?-z of evety committeeman having knowledge of a violation of any contract by any pro ducer, or of erroneous data or state ments rnntHinrd in a i-?1tr3C. offer, or application, to inform the county committee. The county committee shall take cognizance of every such report, investigate and ascertain the fact, concerning the case, and report their findings, action, or recommenda tions in writing to the county agent, who in turn shall submit the report to (he State Hoard of Review. W Idle the personnel of the commit tees will have much to do with the success of the association, it is be heved the program has- been planned equalities in acreage and production Hutments. To this end the signers of jcotton contracts and parties thereto are recojjnized ai members of jhe as sociation. and-lhey w ill find it pp. yba^ advantage to share in the organiza tion work at the county meeting to be held in the courthouse Friday aft ernoon ofohis week at 2 o'clock. County Doctors To Hold Meet Here This Evening ? | The Martin County Medical Society meeting here tonight with several | doctors from neighboring counties planuing to attend. A turkey dinner j will be served in the Sunny Side Inn, land the business session and program will be held there also. Two Officers Capture Big Still In Free Union Section A copper Hill of 100-gallon capacity was destroyed in the Free Union sec tion of this county last Sunday morn ing by Officers J. H. Roebuck and Roy Peel. Xearly 2.000 gallons of beer were turned out. The plant was cold and no arrests were made.
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