The Thirty-Sixth Series of Stock in the Martin County Building & Loan Association Goes On Sale Saturday?It's Your Best Chance To Save Watch the Label Oa Taw Paper Aa It Caniae the Data Wbea Taw gaharriartna Kapffae THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 18 W illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 1, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 NUMBER ATTEND HEARING ON BILL TO AID COUNTIES Charles Ross, Commission | Attorney, Opposes Pleas Of Delegations Presenting a claim, generally con sidered just in its every particular, representatives from nearly 44 coun ties in the State appeared before the joint road committee of the legislature in Raleigh yesterday and urged the payment of approximately $8,000,000 to those counties that had advanced large sums to the highway commis sion in its early construction of state roads. While a strong opposition was offered by the Hon. Charles Ross, at torney for the powerful highway com mission, the committeemen made a de termined plea in behalf of their con tention. The matter now rests with the roads committee, and it will report the bill 'favorably," "unfavorably," or "without prejudice" to the legislature. The large delegation from nearly every section of the state was headed by Senator R. L. Coburn, co-sponsor of the bill. Mr. Coburn explained the bill and called upon several leading citixens, who ably presented reasons why the state should repay the 44 counties the approximately $8,000,000 that wit advanced the highway com mission on the same basis that it re paid the other 56 counties of $17, 000,000 which they advanced. The highway commission attorn presented an entirely different picti claiming that the 44 counties wet over-anxious for roads when the pro gram was first planned and that the money was donated, while the other 56 counties merely lent their funds. Reports reaching here following the hearing ? c lefirly indicated < fcat Mr:1 Ross was literally an encyclopedia, that he hid the facts and rattled off the answers Jo-questions in "machine gun tempo." Previous reports indi cated that nobody knew all the facts in connection with the donations or loans advanced by the 44 counties, and it was reported that some difficulty was experienced in procuring them for presentation to the committee. ?4 People in this section, as well as those in nearly every one of the other 43 counties advancing money to the highway commission are still hopeful that the authorities will act favorably in the matter. And they are hopeful because the state, without any obliga tion whatsoever, purchased private] bridges and tilted tolls. Among those attending the hearing] from this county were Messrs. Vance; Roberson, S. T. Everett, Amos Perry, B. F. Perry, R. L. Perry, Joshua L. | Coltrain, John E. Pope, J. L. Holli day, Roy Coltrain, G. H. Cox, Lee Hone, Van G. Taylor, H. S. Everett, R. L. Smith, J. C. Smith, J. Sam Get singer, E. S. Peel, W. C. Manning, C. C. Fleming, G. H. Harrison, and Revs. R. R. Grant, C. H. Dickey, and J. M. Perry. District Meeting of Legion To Be Held At Jackson Sundav Members of John Hassellj Post In This County Urged To Attend Xhsrc_?ilLhe-jL {ninth district meet ing of the American Legion with the Northampton post at Jackaon, on Sun day, March 3, at 2:30 p. m. A letter received from District Com mander Arthur P. Flythe by H. L. Swain, commander of the local post, invites and requests as many of the members of this post to attend as can do so. Mr. Swain is planning to attend, and asks that as many members of the John W. Hassell post attend as can. He wishes that all who plan to go ad vise him and if any desire to go and has no way, or if any one does not have a load or can take others, get in touch with him so a way can be pro vided for all. The John W. Hasaell post is the largest in the entire district, and Com mapder Strain wants the largest at tendance at this meeting. The state commander, Hubert Olive, of Lex ington, wil be there and make a talk. Musical Service at Church Postponed The musical program that was to be given this Sunday evening at the Episcopal church has been postponed on account of the illness of Miss Bruns, of Charlotte, who takes a lead ing part in the planned service. County Board Will Meet Next Monday And Start Planning Another Tax Year Main Business Will Center Around Selection of Tax Supervisor; Full-Time Employee During Tax Listing Period Being Considered Preliminary arrangements for start ing another tax year in the county will be made next Monday, when the commissioners appoint a supervisor to handle the tax listing for the year 1935. Heretofore, o^ for the past two or three years, the chairman of the board of commissioners handled the supervisor's duties with very little or no remuneration. It is not known what plan the board will follow this year, but it is understood that sugges tion have been made for a full-time supervisor during the period property lists are taken. The listing of prop- j erty and equality in values are consid ered the most important features in i the tax-raising system, for when.alb property is listed and on an equal bas-; is, the rate is of secondary importance.; When discrepancies are allowed to find their way into the lists, the owner placing a fair value on his property pays more taxes in proportion than does the owner who misrepresents the values. The duties of a supervisor are to see that all property is listed uni-i formly throughout the county. Other than the appointmen of a supervisor and he handling of routine duties, no busines of any great im portance has been scheduled for con sideration next Monday, Register of Deeds and Ex-Oflficio Clerk to the Board J. Sam Getsinger said this morning. Leaf Allotmen ts A re Now in Preparation TO START SEINES I "It is almost too early to pre dict what kind of a season we will have, but we are hoping for better luck this year than last," Mr. C. C. Fleming said this week in an nouncing that he planned to start seine fishing at Jamesville about the middle of this month. Mr. Fleming stated that preparations were being completed to start the seines at that time, weather and w*tcr'cbrfflfefoh* permitting. Just prior to the change in weather conditions this week, fair size catches of herring were re ported by fishermen with small nets, the most unusual catch be ing reported by Henry Lewis Lil _ley-?Tuesday.?The fisherman, us ing a comparatively small dip net, caught a shad weighing nearly six pounds. The shad catch was one of the earliest reported in the Ro anoke in some time. Funeral Is Held for Mrs. Mary Amanda Rodgers Tuesday Prominent Woman of Cross Roads Section Died Monday Evening Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 3:30 for Mrs. Mary Amanda Rodgers, who died at her home in Gross Roads community early Monday evening. Rev. J. M. Perry conducted the last rites. She was the wife of Mr. Aris Rodger, whn *nr vives her, but who-is now confined to his home by illness. Mrs. Rodgers was the daughter of the late John Dave Wynn and was married to Mr. Rodgers some 15 years ago. She was buried at their home in the family burying ground. She had been in failing health for several years, but died from flu and pneumonia. She requested a simple funeral arrange ment, and a unpretentious and inex pensive burial, and her wishes were carried out as far as practicable. The community turned out on a large scale for the last rites, and bespoke the high esteem in which Mrs. Rodgers was held in the Cross Roads and Bear Grass communities. ? i Teacherage for Bear Grass Being Planned Citizens of Community Are Furnishing Lumber; To Cost Around $4,000 Agreeing to furnish the timDcr fot the construction of a teacherage at Bear Grass, citiaens of that communi ty are already meeting the obligations, reports received from there yesterday stating that about half the logs had already been cut and placed at tlia mill. Construction of the eight-room building, estimated to cost about *4,000 is being delayed pending developments by the Federal government in its pub lic works program. Backed by a determined spirit among the patrons of the school there, it is almost a certainty that the building will be ready for occupancy about the time another term of school gets un der way. Small Farmers Will Be Allowed to Plant All of Base Acreage Ruling Applies Only To 3 Acres or Less; Will Have Little Effect in County Under recent rulings announced by the AgriculturalAdjustment, Admin |-??tration officials, new allotments are being tabulated in the Martin County [farm agent's office for those farmers with a base of three acres or leas. There is very little to do in establish ing the allotment as the farmer who had so little tobacco will be allowed to plant his base acreage and sell his base production without accepting a definite reduction of 30 per cent from that figure. But where there is an ad justment made and accepted in any allotment the grower forfeits his right to rental and parity payments, it is understood. The ruling will effect an unusually small increase in this county, as there are only a few farmers with a base of three acres or less. Reliable esti mates indicate the increase under this ruling will" hot "be more than 50 acres. Application blanks for those farm ers who did not plant tobacco last year or who were not eligible to sign a contract in 1934 have not yet reached the office in this county. However, the blanks are expected within the next few days, and the approximately 100 applications already in and others that might be received will get all consideration under the rulings re cently announced by the agricultural authorities in Washington. ?Tobacco plants aie alieady coming up in many sections of the county, and transplanting time is hardly two months away. Regardless of rulings, there is one thing for the farmer to remember befoie planting and that is there will be no interchanging of mar keting cards this year. In other words 4f?a farmcr can grow his allotted poundage on four acres, it will be ad visable to hold his acreage to that figure regardless if his base is five or even six acres. Weather conditions, of course, might effect a decrease in poundage, but he will have saved the expense necessary for fertilizer, culti vation, harvesting and marketing if he holds his acreage in line with the al lotted production. It will certainly meet with disapproval if the farmer raises excess poundage and then can] not market it next fall. Aged Colored Woman Found Dead Tuesday Rose Howell, aged colored woman, was found dead along a Ititle woods path just off the river road in Goose Nest Township last Tuesday. The woman, said to be about 87 years old, had started to visit a nieghbor some distance away the day before and as she walked the path she is believed to have died from a heart attack. Officers investigation the case, but found no signs of foul play, it was re ported here today. Regular Services at Presbyterian Points The regular services will be held at all Presbyterian churches and chap els Sunday, March 3, at the regular hoursi it was announced by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff this morning. COUNTY BASKET BALL TOURNEY IS NOW UNDER WAY Williamston Boys and Bear Grass Girls Winners Last Night Martin County's high school basket ball tournament got under way here last evening with four tealns, repre senting three schools, in action. comparatively small crowd was pres ent for the first event, but the stage was set for tonight and the climax in the final games next Monday evening The Bear Grass girls, superior in every phase of the game, downed the local sextet, 44 to 15, hut the locals, with only two wins to their credit this season, offered every possible defense they could. Mobley, Roebuck, and Keel led for the visitors, while Cook and Hardison played a good game for the locals. As a result of their vic tory last evening, the Bear Grass girls gained the right to meet next Monday the winners of the Farm-Life J antes - ville game tonight. Farm Life got the bad breaks and lost its game to the local boys by a 19 to 12 score. Harrington, probably the leading player for the visitors, fell and was badly cut under the eye, sev eral stitches being necessary to close The wound. Bowen led the scoring for the locals. Jamesvillc girls meet those from Farm Life and the Bear Grass and Jamesville boys meet here tonight, the winners of the two games going to the finals next Monday evening. Med als will be awarded the winners and leading players./*'* ONLY FIVE CASES TRIED IN COUNTY COURT TUESDAY Two Long Sentences Are Handed Out; Also One Fine of $50 In session a very short time, the county recorder's court handled only five cases last Tuesday, imposing a $50 fine and meting out two long road terms. Two or three cases were con tinued for trial at the next Tuesday session. ?The case charging Professor J. T. Urzle with whipping a?child- in--.the J Uncivil 1c school week before last wis disposed of Tuesday, the court finding the school man not guilty. Charged with operating an automo bile while intoxicated, Cary White hurst was fined $50 and taxed wtih the cosLs.?His license to opeartc a motor vehicle was revoked for a period of one year. Peter Hassell, the colored fellow who battled ferociously with the Rob ersonvilie police force and others when he was arrested last week, drew two yearg on the roads when the court ad judged him guilty. He appealed and bond in the sum of $200 was required. Sentenced to prison for two years on a larceny charge, Fred Pope start ed to appeal to the higher court, but hurriedly changed his mind when he learned there was a possibility that Judge R. Hunt Parker might preside over the March term of Martin Coun ty Superior Court. Speaking to the clerk, Pope said, "Boss; if Jedge Par ker is coming why I'll just take the two-year sentence, and that will be all right " Meet of Warehouse Stockholders Held Holding their annual meeting in the courthouse here yesterday, Roanoke Warehouse Company directors and stockholders passed the company's usul dividend, turning the rental in come into channels to offset certain repairs and current expenses. Mr. W. T. Meadows, for years sec retary and treasurer of the company, resigned, and Mr. John R. Peel was elected to that position. All other officers and directors wtre reelected, Mr. H. D. Peel heading the organi zation as president. Teachers and Parents Meeting at Farm Life Meeting last Tuesday evening, the Farm Life parent-teacher association reported an increased interest and the enrollment of IS new members. Or ganised only a, few weeks ago, the or is np ganisation it rapidly completing plans for supporting a building program and a beter attendance record for the school. Committees have been named and grade mothers were selected at the meeting this week. New Acreage Measurements For County Peanuts Ordered Five Men From Cross Roads Section Are Jailed in Single Week by Sheriff One Man Put in Hoosegow Proceeds To Trade His Car For Something He Can Use?a Radio?and a Good Time Is Beings Had by AH Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and his as sistants thinned out the Cross Roads Township" population when he land ed live young men in the county jail >ne right after tluj other this week,' and from last reports he was still aft er two or three more. In' his drive against law violators, the officer reached over into Edgecombe County and jerked an alleged thief from the roads t?> appear here for a hearing. Information from the jail yesterday; indicated that the little band was hav ing a gay time and enjoying life to its fullest. Dennis Whitakcr, placed in the hoosegow Wednesday for failure to support his family, traded off his old car the day before for a radio, and the alleged law violators are j steadily enjoying the broadcasts hour in and hour out - all the day long. Whitaker, said to have forsaken his family, installed the battery radio in the home of Lou Manning's offspring between i'armele and Robersonvillej Tuesday afternoon, and when the i sheriff made the arrest Whitaker j pleaded for permission to bring the1 receiving set with him. (iilbert Whitaker, Tebo Whitaker,' Lester Matthews, charged with steal ing meat, and Herman Farmer and Lester Terry, partners in jail, declare Dennis Whitaker is an aide entertain er with his radio. Building and Loan Series To Open 2nd Total Sale of Around 600 Shares Looked * Tor in Community Around 4,000 Active Shares Now in Force; Many Advantages Oprning luininorw. the 30th stock scries of tlie Martin Count/ Building and Loan Association has the bright prospects of establishing a new rec ord, Secretary Wheeler Martin said today. Already several hundred shares of the association's stock has been spoken for, and a sale of at least 600 shares is virtually assured. Prospective builders are subscribing to a goodly number of shares, but equally as many others are- taking ad vantage?of?the association's splendid saving plan, it was slid. The size of community's building program is reflected several years in advance by the activities of a building and loan organization. During the past year or two, stock subscriptions in the local association have been tna terially increased, and right now the town has bright proa pert a for an un usually large building program during the next six to 12 months. Many of those speaking for stock in the thirty sixth series opening tomorrow are making plans for the future with the ad v antage?rrf?aviured curningn?of?a source for a building loan. At the present time, the association has nearly 4,000 active shares of stock, and its earnings in recent years, includ ing the period of depression, compared favorably with the best and far bet ter than the average investment. Sunday Services at Church of Advent Rev. E. F. Moselcy, rector. Quinquagesima Sunday; Church school,*0:45 a. tn. Holy communion and sermon, 11 Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 Holy Trinity Miaaion Sunday school and preaching, 2:30 "Chick" Manning in Fire Insurance Field Henry ("Chick") Manning, for sev eral years connected with the Central Service Station, has opened a fire in surance agency with temporary offices in the Martin law building on Main Street here. He is representing scv eral of the old-line companies, and is in a position to write all kinds of fire insurance, a^ well as all type of auto mobile insurance. Bear Grass Students Will Go To Raleigh Approximately 50 Bear Grass High School pupils and their teachers are planning to visit Raleigh next Tues day, peek in on the legislature and visit the points of interest there, Prin cipal Hickman said yesterday. The party, traveling in eight or more pri vate cars, are scheduled to leave Bear Grass about 6:30 that morning and spend a greater part of the day in the capital city. RAT CAMPAIGN j The reported increase in num *bfr of tats here is again attract ing the attention of authorities, but there is nothing to indicate that a drive to eradicate the rodents will be undertaken just 'now. A pre liminary survey here this week oy W. R. Carson, who had charge of the first anti-rat campaign here, shows that the rats are increasing numerous as they were prior to the first eradication campaign. Mr. Carson is soliciting indivj^^? ual patronage from the property owners and plans to appear before the town authorities next Monday evening to seek their aid iti a joint anti-rat movement. Mrs. Jacksie Anne Roebuck Dies at Daughters Home Was Native of This County; Funeral Is Held Today Near Robersonville Mrs. Jacksie Ann Roebu k, widow ' of Joe Roebuck, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ada Liggett, in I 'it t County yesterday i-ftemoon at?S o'clock front an attack of pneumonia. She had been ill for about two weeks Mrs. Jacksie Ann Barnhill before her marriage, Mrs. Roebuck was born in Robersonville Township, this county, 70 years ago. Following her marriage to Mr. Roebuck, a Primitive Ifoptist minister, she moved to Pitt County where she lived a wholesome and useful life for nearly fifty years. Shf the errors resulted when the farm ers just guessed at their acreage, it was stated. No official estimate on the overage vuld he had from any of the officials in the county office, hut it is believed that the acreage claims for the last ?easou will run about 300 acres over the actual figures, and that the 1933 claims will outdistance the actual plant ings by more than 1,000 acres. < )fficials- are determined to head off -a. horizontal roductimi, ami it may be that some contracts will "be canceled where evidence is found showing that the facts have been wilfully misrep resented The government is asking for a very sniall reduction, and if au thentic figures can he established no grower will experience any hardship, was the case in many instances with tobacco and cotton. Already a number of growers have rcchecked their acreages and- small variations were eliminated. It was clearly point ed out tlfat the variations were not at all intentional, hut that they were he result of hurried measurement or outright guesswork. There are around ,400 growers in the county, and if each out adds only one-half or an acre by guessing, the crop is increased by from 700 to 1,400 acres Work Goes Forward To Open New Bank While arrangements arc going for ward rapidly, in* developments in the opening of a branch of the Greenville Banking aanl?Trust ? T'oinpany here have been officially announced as far as it could he learned this morning. Definite arrangements for the open ing of the new institution here are ex pected within the next few days it was said. W. H. Harrell, Well Known Farmer, Dies After Brief Illness Had Been 111 Only Couple Weeks: Funeral Service Held Yesterday W. II. Harrell, respected Martin County farmer, died in a Washington hospital early Wednesday morning from a complication of diseases with which he had been critically ill for about two weeks. He was taken in on his farm near here on the old Ev erett* road about two weeks ago. The son of the late Rev. W. H. and Emma Fleming Harrell, he was born near Palmyra 56 years ago. He spent his early life there and then moved to Edgejfcpmbe County, where he lived about 20 years, returning to and set tling in this county near here about I five years -ago. He was married twice, | leaving six children by his first mar j riage and four by his second. The names of those surviving arc: Ben ami Henry Harrell, Mrs. Lula M. I Dean, MVsT Lang ley, and Miss Vir ginia Harrell, all of Pitt Couitty; and Marvin liarrcll, of Williamston; and , Kufus, Ruby, W. Huey, and Robert Lee Harrell, all of near here. He also I leaves three brothers; Messrs. O. L., J. O., and J. H. Harrell, df Palmyra, and two sisters, Mrs. L. G. Bunch, o Palmyra, and Mrs. J. M. Harrell, of Oak City. The last rites were conducted yes terday afternoon at 2:JO o'clock by Rev. D. L. Foutes, Methodist minister of Scotland Neck, at the home farm near Palmyra. *