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VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 92 w Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Tuesday, November 17, 1936 ESTABLISHED 11
WELFARE HEADS
OF DISTRICT TO
BE HERE FRIDAY
More Than 200 People Are]
Expected To Be Present
For Annual Meeting
The annuel conference of the,
northeastern welfare district, recog
nised as one oI the most important j
events at its kind ever planned
this section of the state, is expected
to attract a large number of people
here next Friday, the visitors
to inrhate prominent speakers from
within the state and from the na
tion. Miss Mary Taylor, head of
Martin County's welfare work and
district president, explains that the
program is one at the most instruct
nre ever planned and that workers!
in the organization and the general |
public will find the subjects inter
esting
Getting underway at 0:30 in the|
Baptist church, the morning sessi
will be recessed at 12:35 for lunch,
which will be served by the Meth
odist church ladies in the Woman's
Club hall The afternoon session
will center around an address on
the social security act by Miss La
vinia Engie. of Washington City.
Miss Taylor explains that the pub
lie is cordially invited to hear the
vddrrsan. arrangements having
been made to accommodate more
The program follows
9J0. Registration
10:00, Greeting by Jac C.
rung, superintendent of Martin Coun
ty schools: annual message by Mrs.
Blanche Carr Sterne; president of
the state amociabon of county sup
erintendents of public welfare
10:15. "The Responsibility of the]
Local Community in Social Legisla
lion." Mrs. J. M. Hobgood. chair
man of Pitt County Board of Public
Welfare. Discussion, members of
county welfare boards and county
10:35. "The State's Responsibility I
in Social Legislation." Mrs W TI
Boa*, state commissioner of public I
welfare. r; '
11:05, "Next Steps Toward Social'
Security in North Carolina" (speak-1
er to be announced later). 1
11:35. "Services to Children Thru.
Labaree. Children's Bureau
1290. "Cooperation with WPA To
ward Work Security." Miss Loula
Dunn, regional soda] worker. Works
Progress Administration, tlvrngni
tioa at ferial guests Announce
ments.
12:35. Luncheon, Hon. Thad Eure,
presiding Address. "The Social Se-1
runty Act." Miss La vinia Engle, ed
ucational division. Social Security j
Board. Washington. D C- Music.]
solo by Miss Ladle Nixon.
1 SO, open forum. "Current Prob
lems in the County Welfare Depart
ment." staff members of state and!
county deportments participating.
290. InilMI
390. adjournment
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Joseph S. Li 1 lev Dies
At Jamesville Home
S. LiOqr died at his home
in Jamesville this morning at ? o'
clock. following an illness at several
years' duration He had ruffered
with creeping paralysis and was con
to his bed much of the time
the past few years of his
The son of the late R T. D. Lilley
ad wife, he was born in Griffins
about M years ago. He
at his life there and w
millwright
A number at years ago he moved to
he made his home
When a young man he
r. who sur
D. Lilley.
at n.h igh A daughter died a few
Mr. Lilley eras widely
4-H Club Achievement
Program at Robersooville
State Forester Speaks
At Farmer Meet Here
31 SHOPPING DAYS
THI these Ileiltie kntai I
MRS. GETSINGER
DIES AT HOME IN
DARDENSSUNDAY
Funeral Services Are Held
By Rev. C. T. Thrift
This Afternoon
Mrs John A. Getsinger. member
01 one ol llus county's oWoT(am
ilies, died at her home in Dardens
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock from a
complication of ailments. She had
been in declining health for more
than a year, but was able to be up
much of the lime until just a short
while before her death.
The daughter of the late S. M
Darden and wife. Mrs. Getsinger
was born in Dardens 52 years ago
where she lived all her life. Her
grandfather, the late John Good
man Darden, named the town of
Dardens In April. 1905. she was
married to John A. Getsinger. who
died several years ago. She was a
member of the Darden's Methodist
church for years, taking much in
terest in religious work and com
munity activities, and enjoyed a
large circle of friends
Four children. Miss Thelma Get
singer, Edwin. John Goodman, and
Duncan Getsinger. all of Dardens.
survive She also leaves three sis
ters, Mrs. Fred R. Smith, Mrs Ed
gar R. Chesson. and Mrs. Jack Wil
loughby, all of Plymouth, and two
brothers, Willie Darden. of Dardens.
and Jesse Darden. of Baltimore
Funeral services were conducted
this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home by Rev C. T Thrift. Plymouth
Methodist minister. Interment was
in the family plot in the Dardens
Methodist churchyard.
Mrs Getsinger, who was Miss
Alice G Darden before her marri
age. spent much time in her child
hood visiting the W A Ellisons here
and had many fnends in this com
munity
Parent-Teacher Meeting
Tomorrow at 3:30 P. M.
The local parent-teacher aasocia
tion will hold its second meeting of
the current school term tomorrow
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the high
school building. Mrs J. F. Thigpen,
president, announcing this morning
that the program committee had
planned an unusually interesting
program and that a large represen
tation at parents and teachers was
Parents and school patrons at
tending will be invited by Hiss
Josephine Grant, home economics
teacher, to the home economics
room for a social period.
Large Crowds See New
Ford Car on Display Here
On display in the showroom of
the Wllllamston Motor Company
here last Saturday, the New V-8
Ford for 1931 attracted hundreds of
the other many new features, at
tracted keen attention and much
PAGE KINSTON
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Says Locating Pulp
Mill in Section Will
Raise Value Forests
Offers Person Services Toj
Any Farmer Interested
In Forest Program
Forest lands properly handled will
increase in value should a pulp mill
be located in this section of the
state, G. W. Graber. forester of the
number of farmers at a meeting held
in the courthouse here yesterday
morning, while explaining one of
the most important problems facing
this section at the present time.
While the specialist pointed out the
value of having another outlet for
marketing pine timber, his subject
dealt with a program that is being
advanced in the hope that timber
lands will be recognized as a cash
crop, one that is to receive regular
attention and careful planning
Mr Graeber said there is an am
ple supply of timber for a pulp mill,
and that the location of a plant here
would actually enhance the value
of timberlands, provided the owners
follow approved fui est practices in
cutting the timber.
I "There are certain types of pine
trees that are hardly marketable
now, and these could be thinned out
and sold to the mill," the specialist
explained. The main feature in a
forestry program, Mr. Graeber con
tinued, is to thin the tracts, remov
ing the scrub trees and giving the
better ones more room in which to
grow. A farmer in a near-by coun
ty thinned out 70 acres of timber
recently, selling $1,000 worth of
logs and wood, and today the re
maining timber is worth more than
it was before the forest was thinned
out. Timber should be thinned about
every five years, aiding the better
trees to develop rapidly. It is the
opinion of the specialist that farm
(ers in this section could profit much
| in the proper handling of their lim.
. ber lands and disposing of the
smaller trees to a pulp mill.
| Mr Graeber stated that he would
be glad to advise farmers person
ally In the care of their timber lands
and explain how they could improve
the value of timber by proper thin
ning and cutting methods At the
present time, the State Department
is offering for sale thousands of pine
seedlings at $3 a thousand, and it is
believed that farmer would find it
profitable to buy some of the stock
and start raising pines just as they
now raise other farm crops.
The importance of such a pro
gram is little recognized by farmers
of this county, but the growing and
cultivation of timber as a crop is
expected to come into its own be
fore so very long. And now is a good
time for the progressive landowner
to give the matter serious consider
ation. No site has yet been selected
for a pulp mill, but regardless of
whether it locates or does not locate
in this part of the country, farmers
will find proper forestry methods
valuable
Local Tobacco Market Has
Last Sale of Season Today
Final sales of the 1936 season
were held on the local tobacco mar
ket today, reports indicating that
the current crop has been sold in
its entirey in this area with very,
very few exceptions.
The season closes with sales some
over two million under
those of a year ago, observers point
ing out that the decrease is the re
sult of a short crop in this immedi
ate section. Complete figures for
the season are not available jus*,
at' OlO time, but the sales will stand
right at the five million-pound mark
it is reliably estimated.
Hog Stealing Reported In
Two Districts of County
The tobacco season just about
over, stealing shifted from farmers'
packhouses to pigpens in this county
recently. J. T. Powell and Nico
demus Barrow, solesad. are fact
trial in the case charging them with
the theft of throe hags boa Farm
Herbert Manning in Griffins Town
ship last week The three hogs were
recovered.
Hubert Brown, Jack Lanier, and
James W a Is ton are facing trial in
the county court today tor the al
leged attempted theft ofaktg from
the field of Farmer A. B. Ayers in
Bear Grass last week. The three
ed away and left the field with
hands empty.
HUNTING SEASON
GETS UNDERWAY
FRIDAY MORNING
Hundreds of Sportsmen In
Section Buy Licenses
For Quail Hunting
Raleigh.?With firearms primed
(or action and dogs on the leash.
North Carolina hunters are ready
for the zero hour of the big gunning
seasons opening on November 20.
when they will take the Held for the
most generally popular of all game
species of the state?quail, rabbits
and wild turkeys.
Various other seasons, among
which are those for squirrels, deer,
and bear, have previously opened
and gunners have had their prelim
inary field outings. ?
As indicated by advance sale uf
licenses, the greatest army of hunt
ers to take the Held in years will
participate in the sport this year Ac
cording to observations and reports
from various parts of the state re
ceived by J. D. Chalk, state game
and inland fisheries commissioner,
the covers of North Carolina offer
the largest supply of most types of
game in years.
In spite of severe cold weather,
wild life came through last winter
111 good condition and followed by
a good breeding season, hunters
should have more than ordinarily
attractive sport, in the opinion of
Mr Chalk. Another reason assigned
by the commissioner to the antici
pated unproved hunting conditions
is the increasing amount of food
available to wild life This has been
brought about by the planting of
more grains by farmers and the pro
vision of more food sources through
various phases of the soil conserva
tion programs.
Migratory waterfowl shooting, in
cluding ducks and geese, which is
governed by Federal regulations,
will open on November 26 New
species of ducks have, however,
been added to the protected group
this year. Species which cannot be
legally taken include wood duck,
ruddy duck, buffle head, redhead,
eanvasback, and brant. Dove sea
son reopens on December 20, after
being closed following an open per
ind through the month of Septpm
ber
Wilmer Mizelle
Dies in Raleigh
Wilmer Mizelle, native ot James
ville, died yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock in a Raleigh hospital, where
he had been conflned for treatment
for nearly 12 years.
*nie son of the late Hardy W Mi
zelle, prominent Jamesville mer
chant for a number of years, and
wife, Anne Marriner Rogers Mizelle,
he was about 63 years old When a]
young man he married Miss Neva
Johnson, of Plymouth, and later lo
cated in Edenton, where he success
fully conducted a jewelry business
for a long period. He later entered
the automobile business, spending
much time in this section.
When a young boy he, with his
sister, the late Miss Annie Mizelle.
teacher in the local schools for a
number of years, came to William
ston following the death of his par
ents He lived with the late Mrs
Mary Carstarphen and attended the
local schools. He is the last mem
ber of one of Jamesville's prominent
families
Funeral services will be conduct
ed in the Williamston Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock by Rev. R. R. Grant. Inter
ment will follow in the old family
plot in Jamesville.
Sixteenth Theft of
Tobacco Reported
The sixteenth "tobacco theft, and
the first one to be solved or par
tially solved, in the county this sea
son was reported last week Kader
Brown, colored fanner living on the
farm of Mrs. A. F. Taylor, is being
held in connection with the alleged
theft Denying the charge. Brown J
first maintained that the tobacco be i
longed to Mrs. Taylor and himself,
that he cold it without her knowl
edge. When this alibi was proved
unfounded, he explained that he had
saved a few pounds of his best
grades during the season and sold
the tobacco last week.
While Brown was trying to clear
himself of the charge, Fred Taylor,
who lives in the same district, re
ported the theft of sbout 170 pounds
of tobacco, and officers believe
Brown is connected with the theft.
No other arrests have been made,
but county officers are continuing
an investigation, reports from the
office of the sheriff today stated.
Social Security Forms
Are Being Filled Out
Benefits of Program
Outlined on Baek of
Application Blanks
Urge Employers To Offer
Required Information
By Next Saturday
Receiving application forms yes
terday. local employers of labor are
rapidly applying for identification
numbers in the United States Social
Security act set-up. reports from the
post office today indicated As soon
as these forms are returned in their
entirety, the post office will start
sending out forms to receive appli
cations from employees, it was stat
ed
Postmaster Fowden is urging all
(employers in this district to coop
erate with him and his employees
in getting information necessary in
setting up the social security ma
chinery for administering old-age
benefits.
The Federal old-age benefits sys
tem provides for retirement pay
ments from the Federal Govern
ment to qualified persons, beginning
at the age of 65. It was established
by the social security act and goes
into effect on January 1. 1937. lis
purpose is to bring to those persons
employed in the broad fields of com
merce and industry increased assur
ance of an independent old age. The
system is administered by the So
cial Security Board, Washington, D
C.
Benefit sare based on the wage
record of the individual and are of
three types: (1) monthly benefits at
65; (2) lump-sum payments; and
(3) death benefits
These benefits are based on total
wages for work done in this coun
try after December 31, 1936, and be
fore a worker becomes 65 years of
age. This includes every kind of
work for an employer, with a few
exceptions. Wages of not more than
$3,000 a year to an individual from
any one employe! will be ad tied lu
gether to make up the total wages
of that individual. Every time the
word "wages" is used below it|
means wages as explained in this
paragraph and not wages generally.
Monthly benefits will range from
$18 to $85 a month and will begin
to be paid on January 1, 1942. To
qualify for this type of benefit an
individual must be 65 years old, his
total wages must be $2,000 or more,
and he must have earned wages for
at least 1 day in each of 5 different
calendar years.
Lump-sum payments will be made
to individuals who reach the age of
65, but do not qualify for monthly
benefits The amount paid them will
equal 3 1-2 per cent of their total
wages.
Death benefits will be paid to the
estates of individuals who die be
fore drawing monthly or lump-sum
benefits equal to 3 1-2 per cent of
their total wages
Death benefits will be paid to the
estates of individuals who die be
fore drawing monthly or lump-sum
benefits equal to 3 1-2 per cent of
their total wages.
In order that old-age benefits can
be paid by the United States Treas
ury, it is the responsibility of the
Social Security Board to determine
the total wages of those individuals
who will be entitled to receive ben
efits. Accordingly, the hoard must
keep an account of the individual's
wages Employers will be informed
in due course as to the wage reports
which wil lbe required for this pur (
pose
James T. (jtirganus
Dies at Gold Point
Jamn T Gurganus, 86 yean old,
died at hi* home in Gold Point this
morning at 8:30 o'clock. Ha had
been in feeble health for some time,
but was fairly active until about a
week ago, when he was confined to
his bed He was a native of Bear
Grass Township, but had made his!
home in Robersonville Township for
a number of yean. He was a mem
ber of the Sweet Home church for
nearly half a century lire Gur
ganus with one son. Joe M. Gur
ganus, of Bethel, and three daugh
ters, Mrs Sidney Davenport, of
Haaaell, Mn Marlinda Leggett, of
Stokes, and Mrs. Mamie Manning,
of Tarboro, survives.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the home tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock by Rev. J. M. Perry.
Robenonvilel minister,
will follow in the Robersonville <
SPEAKER
Mrs. W. T. Host. Slate torn
mivuoner ol rub Ik- Welfare who
will address the annual confer
ence of the Northeastern Wel
fare District in Willlaasst? oa
Friday.
Father Takes Young
Runaway Baek To
Home in New York
Case, Charging Youth with
Gas Theft Dropped by
Local Authorities
In the custody of his father. Stan
ley Harmitz. Brooklyn youth, has
returned to his home a humbler but
considerably wiser lad than he was
a week ago, when he borrowed his
dad's car for a tour of the country
on his own "hook." Action in the
case charging the youth with steal
ing gasoline from Garland Woolard's
automobile was stopped, the boy's
father expressing sincere thanks for
the kindness shown in the case by
county and local officers
- Young lianiiitz probably expert
enced the greatest ordeal of his life
when he was forced to face his
father while in the custody of the
law The friendliness of his father,
however, brought a renewed hope
to the boy's face, and all was well
until officers explained that it would
be necessary to detain the wayward
one for trial Unable to remain over
for the trial, the father explained
to his son to take his medicine like
a man, that a welcome would await
I him at home after he served the de
mands of the law Sizeable tears fell
freely from the boy's eyes as the
father started away, and then offi
cers arranged for the two to return
home together." .', ?
The boy's father explained that
his son had failed on twosubjects in
high school, and while the failure
was told to Mrs. Harmitz, no men
lion of it was made to the father
until the following morning, when
son and car were found missing.
All was forgiven, the father re
turning happily with Ins son. anl
the son happily accompanying his
father, to their home in Brooklyn
Green Wave Loses Game
To Kinston Twelve To Six
By JACK SACNDEKS
Williamston's Green Wave w
nosed out here Monday afternoon by
Kinston by a score of 114 Wit
liamston scored first, when Wynne
took the ball over after two lone
runs by Roberson had placed the
home boys in aeormg position
Kinston took advantage of a Wil
liamston fumble in the same period
and put over the tying tally The
visitors then went into the lead pei
manently in the third period on a
pass play which followed an inter
cepted pass and a brilliant run
The score does not tell the whole
story of the game, however, for the
Green Wave rolled up 9 first downs
while holding Kinston to 4 Out
standing for Williamston was Rob
erson in the backfteld Andrews per
formed well in the line
PEANUT MARKET
Despite baavy
the local market
early today, paaaa
holding Bra, at 3 11 ccato far
buaeb with Jamba* briaciac ?
round 1 3-4 casta. Pew
have beea aside at 4 i
re still
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bctow Iba S 1-1
'Local man dies
AFTER ACCIDENT
IN PITT COINTY
Jesse Gurganus, 20 Years
Old Buried Monday
Afternoon
? Jesse Gurganus. 20 years old. was
fatally hurt, and Hubert Smith,
chief mechanic for the Wiiliamston
Motor Company, was seriously in
jured in an automobile wreck, near
? Conetoe. last Saturday night about
' 10 o'clock. Young Gurganus. a pas
senger in the car. received a frac
ture of the skull and other injuries
resulting in his death at a Tarboro
j hospital shortly after 4 o'clock Sun
. day morning He never regained
I consciousness. Smithy driving the
[Ford V a ot l H Gurganus. sufBer
t-d a fracture of the jawbone, a bad
cut on one of his legs and was se
verely bruised He was released
from the hospital early Sunday
morning after receiving treatment,
and is now getting along as well as
could be expected at his home here.
The two young men were travel
ing toward Tarboro when their car
was crowded oil the road by a truck
about a mile this side of Conetoe.
The car. said to have been running
between 50 and 60 miles an hour,
turned over as the driver tried to
steer it back on the concrete TV
machine was wrecked.
Young Gurganus was the son of
the late Tom Gurganus, who was
killed tn an automobile at Whitley's
Canal bridge at the edge of town on
the Hamilton road 15 years ago next
month His mother. Miss Lela Am
bers before marriage, died several
years ago He is survived by two
sifters, Mrs. Wootard Harris, of
Plymouth, and Mrs Willie Tucker,
of Norfolk
Funeral services w ere ftunducted
yesterday afternoon at thgfjAmben'
home on West Mam Street by Rev.
J H. Smith, pastor of the local Bap
tist church Interment was in the
Baptist cemetery
Local Firemen Get
Two Calls Sunday
The local Are company
two calls last Sunday, the first
ing from Jamesville early that i
ing The second call was entered
shortly after noon, when a grass fire
threatened the Slade home, colored,
on West Church Street, u No Hid -
age was reported as a result of the
grass fire, but a high wind sweeping
the fire-endangered" proilerty. Two
small colored boys were said to have
fired the field of grass
Receiving the call from Jamesville
about 12 20 a m Williams tons vol
unteer firemen started out with the
apparatus w hen they were notified
the fire was under control, and the
11 mile run would not be necessary
Starting in a bureau drawer, the
fire damaged The Burnett home, but
a bucket brigade saved the struc
ture Two young boys were sleep
ing in the room where the ire orig
inated and one of them was badly
strangled by smoke before he was
carried to safety, it was said. No
estimate on the property loss could
be had. reports stating that one room
and a portum*4 the roof was dam
aged
Called out at midnight last night,
the local fire company battled one
of its worst fires in recent months,
when the store of J. S. Sugg. cor
ner III Sy< amor, and Washington
Sired, was badly damaged and oth
er property threatened Damage to
the building wu not extensive. but
J the stock and ft*tores, valued at a
bout $1,000. were destroyed The
Are. its origin undetermined, was
under control within IS minutes aft
er the alarm was received The has
w as only partially covered by mour
ance. it was learned
Bear Grass Teams Score
Victories Over Jamesville
Bear Grass basketball
(rated Jamesville in a
f-t Friday night at the local i
mm The girls' score was XX-IX
Bateman was the outstanding player
(or Jamesville and Bailey. Raw la
and Rogeraon led the wmissis
The boys' score en
Martin were Msg
JaMwilli aw
for Bear Gram.
Bear Grass Church Group
To Hold Meeting Friday
Thr Woman'* Auxiliary at the
Bear Grass Presbyterian iharih will
?neat Friday, the Mk, at HI p ?*.
Please note chanft at hear. The at
fennc of the Week at Pi aye* aad
Self Denial tar
misnnn* will be