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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 63 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. August 6. 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 COUNTY TAX RATE IS 7 CENTS UNDER LAST YEAR Rate for Town Again $2.70 Budget for Coming Year Totals $84,663; Tax To Raise $35,495 Approximately $64,243 Is Necessary to Meet Bond and Interest Payments A rate of $2.70 on the $100 valua tion was fixed by the town commis sioners in session here last evening on local property, the rate being a dupli cate of the 1934-35 tevy. The re quirements of the budget, those of deht service and inter eat especially, call for an increase of around $8. 155.55 for the fiscal year ending next June. Last year the budget called for $76,507.43, as compared With $84, 663.84 this year. Based on a prop erty valuation of $1,296,115, the $2.70 rate is estimated to raise $34,495, leav ing approximately $49,168.08 to come from other sources. The collection of prior year taxes will total $23,483.94, it is estimated, the 1934 uncollected taxes represent ing V greater portion of the amoutu. The next largest single item is reve nue from the- water department, the budget showing an estimated revenue from that source of $9,200. Paving assessments and interest thereon will amount to $6,500, it is estimated. Privilege licenses, penalties on taxes, auto tags, and rents are estimated to raise around $2,500. The debt service offers the most serious problem in the scheduled ex penditures for the period. Bonds falling due in the period call fof $37, 500 Interest, another big- item to be sure, is $24,480, and these two items with orf* or two small notes total $64,243.08. The next largest item is for general aifyninistrajfipn, the $5,175 appropriated there caring for salares of officials and other items such as tax listing, office sup plies, insurance, telephone, repairs, and others. Expenditures in the police depart ment will be approximately $4,835, salaries of the officers amounting to $4,560. Street department expendi tures are estimated at $4,690, and those for the fire department at $800. The town is planning permanent improvements to the extent of $250, the entire budget outlay standing at $84,663.08. Negro Near Death as Result of Shooting Sunday Afternoon Jim Moore Shot Twice By Guy Jones Near Spring Green Church Jim Moore, 65-year-old colored man, wia critically wounded laat Sun day atternoon, when Guy Jonea, 40 year-old colored man, fired two loadi of gunshot into hia face and ahoulder. Last reports from Moore stated that he was unconacious and that hia con dition was critical. He was given medical attention at Oak City and was returned to hit home on the old Pur vis farm, in the Spring Green section, where the shooting took place about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Moore, convicted of murder in an other county a number of years ago, and a man of alleged bad reputation, had given Jones, a tenant in the Spring Green section, much trouble during the past month. He was said to have chased Jones from a tobacco barn Sun day afternoon to the home of Mr. Baa Weaver. Jonea later went to his own home, and Moore followed him there. Jones t8%k his gun and went into the yard and h said to have urged Moore to leave, but to no avail. Moore start ed into the house and Jones fired, the first load taking effect in the side of the man's face. The second shot struck Moore in the shoulder and dropped him. Moore, who was said to have been drinking at the time, had only recently served a sentence on the roads for an lliiolt with a deadly weapon, and since his return from the roads he was said to have caused much trouble m the Spring Green section, whore be held no regular job. He moved to this county about two years ago. Jones moved to this county about 10 years ago from Edenton, and is recog nised as a law-abiding citiaen. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and Deputy J. H. Roebuck were called and, after investigating the ease, released Jones under a $100 bond. Action in the case will await the outcome of Moorc'i weenie, Dog Vaccinations Running Far Ahead Number Listed Martin County's drive against ra bies continues to meet with a marked success, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, in ac tive charge of the campaign, stating this #eek that the total vaccinations passed the 2,000 mark last Saturday. Kobersonville and Cross Roads Town ships reported 790 vaccinations, or considerably more than the number of dogs listed on the books for taxation. Vaccinations have been reported to date, as follows: Goose Nest 573y Hamilton 167; Hassell 186, Poplar Point 149, Williamston?382, Parmcle 90, Gold Point 151, Robersonville 335, Cross Roads 113, and Kveretts 110; making a total of 2,058. Arrangements are being made to hold clinics in the four remaining townships within the next few days, probably the latter part of this week, Sheriff Roebuck said. Much delay has been experienced in getting the vac cine, but orders for about 1,000 doses are now standing and the clinics will be arranged just as soon as the vac cine arrives. The vaccinations in this township wttt be completed tomorrow after noon, Sheriff Roebijck estimating that there are approximately 75 or 100 dogs yet to be treated in ths district. It is estimated that there arc only about 1,500 to 1,800 dogs listed on the tax books of the county. Many Farmers Losing Part of Tobacco Crop W. S. FAULK ONLY COLORED MAN ON SEPTEMBER JURY Several Young Men Called For Jury Service for Their First Time For the first time in a generation a colored citizen was selected by the board of commissioners at their reg ular meeting Monday to serve as a member of the jury in the Martin County Superior Court. W. Sam Faulk, highly respected colored man his race, is scheduled for service dur ing the first week of the next term of court convening the third Monday in September. Observing recent court rulings, the Martin County commissioners decid ed to include colored citizens as mem bers of the superor court juries, but only a few names were placed in the box. Faulk's name was among the first drawn for service. Judge E. H. Cranmer, of South port. i> slated to preside over the two weeks term of court beginning September 16, when both civil and criminal cases will 4>e called. g The jury list for the first and see-" ond weeks, by townships, is as fol lows: Jamesville: J. F. Jordan, and G. H. Burnett. Griffins: P. E. Get singer, H. L. Hardison and W. D. Manning. Bear Grass: Arthur Peel and W. O. I Peel. Willianiston: Mack T. Simpson, Marion Cobb, John A. Wier, J. A. Leggett, W. I. Skinner, E*um L. Ward, John D. Lilley, K. P. Linds ley, M. A. Price, George C. Jenkins, and W. S. Faulk. Cross Roads: W. S. Bailey and Paul Bailey. Robersonville: T. W. Roberson, R. S. Everett,?J. G.?Everett,?H. B. Bowen, Edward James, A. R. John son, George R. Roberson, L. N. Vick, and J. G. Smith. Poplar Point: I). A. Roebuck. Hamilton: R. E. Downs, Am John-] son. Goose Nest: Roland Sills, S. V. Sills. Paul Brllfiower. and Robert Hux. Beiund Wueh Jamesville: T. M. Whitaker, David Modlin, and R. C. Jordan. Williams: T. M. Hopkins'and John A. Lilley. W|?lliamston: ?. D. Keel, \K. T. McClaron, George S. Moore, and! Walter Halberstadt. Cross Roads: J. H. Wynn. Robersonville: Jaaper Perkirp, P. T. Norwood and Minton Beach. Poplar Point: E. H. Roberson and A. R. Johnson, sr, Hamilton: J. W. Eubanks. Godie Ntaf: R. R. l hontpidfi ifld Jodie P. Faithful. The names of several jurors ap pear on the list for the first time, in cluding that of Faulk and several promising young white boys. There arc several seasoned to the work, however, and at least one faithful member, when taking a name at its face value. Recent reins in Nash County will increase the tobacco yield by 100 to ISO pounds an acre, reports County Agent H; 4. Wharton. ? Shortage of Barns Is Reported All Over Bright Leaf Section Loss In This County Alone Expected To Run Into Thousands of Dollars Unfavorable weather tins season is ripening tobacco in the fields of this section so rapidly that farmers are finding it impossible to handle the harvesting in time to prevent heavy losses. All available barns have been brought into use, but even then much tobacco is burning up in the fields, causing, it is estimated, a loss that will run into thousands of dol lars in this county alone. A few new barns have been buil overnight, hot 99 per cent of the farmers have been unable to meet their last-minute cur ing needs by constructing additional barns. The search for available barn rooms reached a climax a day or two ago, when one or two farmers in Poplar Point made arrangements to haul to bacco to barn* below Plymouth for curing. Hauling green tobacco from one neighborhood to another has been frequent throughout a greater While curings are turning out very well for some farmers, others state they are finding it difficult to get good curings. In many instances the cur ing starts out well, but when high heat is applied, the golden color fades and the leaf becomes spotted and black and has little body or "life," the farm ers state. Those farmers who have adequate I barn space are said to be pulling the crop twice each week, and are then harvesting it hardly fast enough. Several Are Slightly Hurt by Lightning Bolt Here Sunday Damage Done To Griffin and Harris Homes During Severe Electrical Storm Julian Jaiksun, young -white- -Wyr| was stunned but not badly hurt and several other people were shocked lightly and considerable damage re suited to property last Sunday after noon when lightning struck the homes of Mr. and Mr*^ Griflin in New Town and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Har ris on North Haughton Street. No one was in the Harris home when the bolt struck and tore, a sizeable hole in the roof. The lightning jumped to the elecfric wiring and tore up the meter and radios, but did not Tire tne builanff. The Griffin home in New Town was fired, and the electric wiring and every light bulb were burned out. Mrs. Griffin, who was at home, es caped uninjured, but the Jackson boy, who lives two doors away, was knocked to the floor as he walked in the hall near the back door. No one was in the Everett home, next to the Griffins, when the bolt struck there. <i - ' . . Alfalfa produces the highest quality of hay that can be grown in North Carolina, say livestock experts. Team Enters Last Part Of Season Without Full Quota of Players MARTINS IN TIE WITH AYDEN FOR FOURTH PLACE Losing to Avden, 12 to 8, yester day, the Martins locked horiu with the Pitt County team tor fourth po sition in the. Coastal Plain League, the two teams having 27 victories and 25 losses to their credit. It now looks as if it iv either goinj; to be Wil llamsto't or Ay deft left at tlic gate when the little world serie, opens tin latter part of this month. List Sat urday, Aydeu was trailing by a game and a half, hut the margin was wiped out by a victory over New Hem Sun day, while the Martins did not have a league game, and a win a* the ex pense of the Martins yesterday. The Martins are figuring on breaking the tie at the expense of Avden this at* etnoon here, Goldshoro was whipped twice last week by 4be Martins, Aita^TLpitching the first win at Goldshoro Friday, aitd Gaddy, Gardner, Abbitt and Cherry working on the mound to fig ure in the Martin's victory here Sat urday. Goldshoro lost the first en counter, 6 to 2, and the second by a score by 10 to 5. Herring yielded 6 bits and 5 runs in the Saturday game during the first three innings and was relieved in the fourth. The 'first five^ men in the Martin's line-up made two hits each during the game. The AydetkJH^ikTnade 10 hits and 12 runs in a loose game of ball with the Martins Monday. Ayden led dur ing all the game with the exception of a short period in the first half of the eighth when the Martins staged an attack to score four .runs and lead 8 to 7.?House and Learv homered the eighth to place the Martins in front. Two were on when House hit for the full route. Gardncs was relieved in the eighth with the scort tied, one out and three men on bases. Cherry went in and four runs were added, errors figuring in the scoring, it was said. The Martins, with Corbitt still out, continue under handicaps. The reg ular shortstop was scratching a had case of "mad itch" last night follow ing anti-tetanus treatment-given when he was hurt Sunday before last in the exhibition game with Windsor. He is expected hack in the line-up short ly,?however. kid?Hyatt,?the?heavy hitting rightHfieldcr from Wadesboro, wired last Saturday that he could not report for duty. A substitution is not possible, and the Martins go into the last of the season with an abbre viated force. Number Important Matters Taken Up at Town Board Meet Plan To Refund Past Due Bonds; Add Member To Police Rorce a The refunding of $10,000 past due Town of WiUiamston bonds and a few other issues maturing this yean was considered further by the local commissioners at a regular meeting last night. Mayor John 1*. Hassetl, Treasurer N. C. Green, and Town At torney R. L. Coburn are scheduled to] go before the Local Government FonTl mission in Raleigh Thursday to com plete plans for refunding the bonds. The past-due bonds bear 6 per cent interest, arid it is believed that the rate can be lowered on those and probably several Issues Tailing due within the next few months. Medicine ?hows-and other allied types of entertainment common dur ing the tobacco marketing season here were ruled a nuisance by the com missioners at their last flight meet Ing. - and the board ordered all per~ mits to conduct such shows be with held. It was pointed out that one of the trkity salesmen last fall sold a mixture of turpentine and linseed oil as a "cure" for aill ills. He made a number of dollars, and the pur chasers were just cheated. A fourth policeman, John S. Gur ganus, a brother to the late Frank Gurganus, who was night officer here for many years, was employed for night duty. Officer J. H. AtUbrooks was promoted to day officer, going (Continued on back page) Fixed at $1.43 at Meeting of Commissioners Held Monday Hot Weather Hatches Eggs Before They Can Be Cooked It was agreed that the past week-i end was a scorcher, hut it required an incident during the meantime to prove' just how hot it was here. A farmer; deliver a*1 dozen "fresh" eggs here' Saturday to a merchant. The titer-' chant sold the eggs, and before the purchaser could get ihe eggs into the frying pan on Sunday three of flT?" number hatched. Two other chicks appeared later, and yesterday all of the biddies but one were living. The hot weather made an incubator and the old setting hen unnecessary. And, speaking about hot weather, some local people turned to their bath tubs to dodge the heat,., but found it necessary to place ice in the water to cool off. The mercury slipped up to 101 in the shade. A thunderstorm and a heavy rain cooled things off a hit, hut for t short while only, and today the mercury was trailing hy only a tVw degrees the readings uf yesterday and the day before. Leaf Marketing Cards Are Being Prepared Will Be Distributed In Time for Market Openings August 26 Farmers Will Be Notified Shortly When To Call for Marketing Slips Employees in the office of the coun ty agent are busily preparing tobacco sea marketing cards for the ^coming son, Assistant Agent -M. L. B; Barnes announcing that the vslips would be i ready for distributon in plenty of time for the opening of the markets on Au gust 26. The first deliveries will prob ably be made week after next, but the growers will be notified as to definite trihntion dates latrr Mr. Barnes pointed out that it would be unnec essary for farmers to call for the cards before the distribution dates were deft mtclv announced. Approximately 1.5(H) cards are being prepared, 92 of the number going to farmers with special contract bases. The exact poundage Martin farmers will be allowed to market tax-free is not available at this time. The cards carry the maximum allot ment, or 95.6 per cent of the base poundage If the^gfower sells the en - tire amount on his card he gets no parity payment. If he sells only 85 per cent of the poundage represented payment amounting to 6 1-4 per cent of the parity prce. The parity payment reduces proportionately as the sales increase above the 85 per cent of tlie parity price. The parity price was figured at 12 per cent when the grower sold only 70 per cent of his base, a proportionate reduction fol lowing as the percentage of pounds increased. Knowing that most of the farmers will use only one card ' for marketing their tobacco, the office is preparing only one card for each farm. How ever, any landowner desiring more than one card will be issued as many he wants. Those landlords who want more than one card will find it advisable to call at the office of the agent and explain how many cgrds he wants and to whom they arc to be i isxue^l. The cards will be prepared! as directed ht those cases and deliv eries will be made along with the others before the markets open, or probably some time about week after I next. "Imitation of Life" at the Watts Thursday-Friday In t|re Watts Theatre program car ried in this paper last Friday, a slight error appeared in the picture title fnr Thursday and Friday of this week. I Ik tit I? should have been "Imita tion of Life" instead of "Imtation "f I^ove." The picture features Clau dette Colbert, and has a high enter* tainment rating. Paul Godwin Continues Critically III at Asheville Paul Godwin, popular young man of this place, continues critically ill in an Asheville hospital. Mrs. Erah Cobb, Dillon Cobb and Benjamin Hopkins left here this morning to see him. ? With crops laid by, many farmers in Piedmont counties are making tours of their own and neighboring counties to inspect farming operations on demonstration farms. TOWN S FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE AUDIT REVEALS Town Bond Debt Reduced From $335,000 Last Year To $318,000 This Year Although there are several unfav able features to it, the toton of Wil liamstofi's financial condition, as whole, is in good shape and considered far better than that of many town* cor responding in sire, the June 30th audit, recently completed, shows. The audft shows that tlie town's fi nances are in a liquid state, hut it is apparent that the recent depression dealt a stinging blow to the munici payments were delayer!, and past-due accounts totaled $19,280 June 30 a year ago, the amount having increased to $25,170 on June 3Q this year. The in crease is not. as great as the figures would indicate, as the town treasury had $8,261.22 in cash on hand last month to apply on bonds and interest, which would have reflected an actual decrease in past-due bonds ami inter est. - -During the paal-vcar^lIm-homUd-iu; debtedncss was reduced from $336,(MM) to $318,(MM), still a sizeable sum, but one that is being reduced steadily and gradually. With this heavy bonded debt, a greater part of which was con tracted for the installation of water, sewer and electric systems about 15 years ago, there is little chance for an immediate reduction in tax rate^, hut with another good fall season, the town can well be expected to reach a position where it can handle its ob ligations easily and they will not prove such a burden. The past-due bond and interest is more than offset by taxes unpaid for the year 1934, plus the money in the treasury as of June 30. Nearly $16,(MM) more is due the town from land sales and other sources of revenue. In short, if these accounts were paid, the town would have all its current debt* bank. On June 30, approximately $12,090 of the 1934 tax levy for the town had not been collected, but the unpaid amount is smaller by nearly $7,(MM) than the amount of taxes due on June 30 a year ago. A copy of the town's financial bal tics appeared U?t week A more extensive review of the town's finances can be made from the complete audit now in the town offices. Drunk Enacts Part of the Story About Three Bears Imbibing too freely of strong spir its fast Sunday night, Leroy Smith, young colored man, started wandering around and finally camped in the home of Mrs. Eva Perry, who lives just out of tQ^n on the Washington roid l^lrs. Perfo-had spent the night with friends near by, and Smith had found the home unoccupied. When Mrs. Perry returned early yesterday morn ing she found Smith asleep. Officers were called, and they placed him un der arrest to answer drunken and trespassing charges in the courts. Nothing was missed and no dam age to the property was reported. ? Starting with six pairs of Louisiana (fiant bull frogs, J. C. Adcock, of Wake County, expects to supply frog to ,11 c?Mri within tlx jtu. Property Valuation Totals $10,71)0,000 in County As Whole ??? Commissimoners Allot $800 for Forestry Service In This County ? Martin County's tax rate tor the fis cal year ending June 30. 1936. was tentatively set at $1*3 on the $tt*t property valiTation by the commission ers in . regular session here yesterday. The rate is 7 rents under the figure Jin effect for the year ending last June. I the reduction being reflected in the school fund, debt service, and an in ! crease in property values over 1934. The budget1 estimate will not be avail-. able before tli,c latter part of the week, as a summary has t-> be pre pared from the whole. The $1.43 rate was determined at tiff? .Monday meeting, following a several hour re funds with their income and expendi tures at a special session last Satur day. Property values were placed at 10.750,00. 1*lie other important feature to the board activities at the regular meet ing was the adoption of a forestry fire service in cooperaion with the State Department of Conservation and Development program. The service call sfor an. appropriation.of $800 dur ing the next five yVars, ainMhe pro gram will be handled by officials of^ The dc par tme+vt; Se>*fe?te . twwM1 ry officials attended the niectihg and explained the work, which will bo in stituted in the County immediately, or jn-t a> soon as arrangements can he completed by the state authorities. It?hi -tinders tod that the service will he mandatory within a short time, anil the Mai tin?authorities?in-nt head and made provision for it with out coercion. The $K00 appropria tion by the countv is matched by a .similar amount to be raised by the state. Any portion of the $800 ap propiiatio'u not used will he refund ed to the county annually, it was stated The service provides for the employment of one all-time forester who has the power to call into serv ice as many men as arc necessary to handle ,cmcrgrncif? It is possible. that ( I t hoys v\ 111 In- used in the county for a short while to cut fire lanes and district the territory. Com plete details on the project will not two, it is understood. The routine 'work at the regular meeting in hided the inspection of various reports, approval of hills and the hearing of pleas from the poor. Wiley Perkins, colored of Williaiu ston, was allowed $2.50 a month, and Mary Jefferson, colored, of Janies vill.e, was allowed $1 50 a month. Classes for Midwives Will Be Held This Week by State Nurse # > Hold Classes at Jamesville, Hamilton, Williamston and Robersonville A series of classes for midwives will l>c luld in this County this week, be ginning tomorrow morning at 10 a m. in the colored school it Jamesville. < ?wttl?he?hrW?m?other?com* munitics, as follows; Hamilton coloretl school building, at 10 a m. Thursday; Robersonville, Friday at the same hour; and in the county courthouse Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr* Margaret Sloan, atate nur?e, will he in charge of the classes held under the direction of the North Car olina State Board of Health. / All practicing midwives and others wishing permits to practice are re quested to attend one or more of these . claase*. tirade A permits to practice midwife hags and nacessary equip ment, and show a written report from k doctor showing a negative Wasser inaan, or blood test. Special arrangements will be made to handle class instruction for prac ticing white midwives, Mrs. Sloan stated. Special class instruction for mid wives offered in this county in prev ious years has been of great value, and ! It Is hoped that the classes gettfag f under way again this week will be well
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