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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.
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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
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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.
Sh<rTr*&urvivcd by one son, Reuben
Roebuck, Wilmington merchant, and
three daughters. Mrs. Ada Leaned, of
I 'it t County, Mrs. Jarvis Whichard, oi
near Robersonville, ami Mrs. Sl#de
Rogers, of Greenville. She also leaves
one sister, Mrs. J. B. Everett, of Rob
ersonville.
F'uneral services are being conduct
ed from the late home at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Interment will follow
in the family burial ground in Rober-j
sonville Township.
Local Band To Play
At Baptist Church
The Memorial Baptist church willi
be host to the local band at the Sun*
lay evening service at 7:30 o'clock, at.
which time the young men will give
their first concert in this church.
Following the chtircir~*chool scs*
sion at 9:45 the pastor will preach at
the 11 o'clock hour. The people gen
erally arc invited to these Sunday
Salesman Fined Here
On Disorderly Charge
Charged with disorderly conduet.l
Robert Marsh, traveling man out of
Norfolk, was fined $5 and taxed with
the cost in Mayor Hassell's court here
Wednesday evening
Growers Have Only
Until Mareh 6th To
Secure New Figures
Most of Errors Believed To
Be Result of Guesswork
And Estimation
A second check on acreage measure
ments by the peanut growers them
selves was called for by the county
agent's office in the county this week,
the agent stating that measurements
must be in by the sixth of this month
or the acreage may be adjusted down
ward. The agent explained that some
serious errors had been reported, and
j that peanut contrac ts cannot be sic -
pepted until the errors are corrected.
I The growers are a^ked to use a line
<?r tape in making the measurements
i and report the figures to the office.
The office explained that it had
iouttd a large number of the contracts
to be in line, particularly in those
cases Where accurate measurements
were made with lines or tapes Most
>f 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. *