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VOLUME XL?NUMBER 2 Willimmston, Martin County? North Carolina, Tuesday, January 5, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1899
FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR THEODORE
HASSELLMONDAY
Was Member of Section's
Most Prominent and
Oldest Families
Theodore thssrll. member of one
at this section's most prominent
families, died in a Kins ton hospital
last Saturday night at 9:45 o'clock
from an attack of pneumonia. Visit
ing hts brother-in law, Clarence A
Jeffries, and family in Kinston. Mr.
Kartell was taken ill the day after
Christmas and aras immediately en
tered in the hospital for treatment.
The son of the late Dr. Alonzo
and Ida Lamer HasselL he was born
in Wllliamston nearly 62 years ago
and spent most of his life here.
**Dode" or "Jack," as he was known
by both old and young, took a keen
interest in history and affairs of the
day. especially those relating to
politics. Mr. Hassell was a friend
ly man and one who who enjoyed
a wide acquaintance among both
old and young, valuing the friend
ship of everyone.
Mr Hassell was a grandson of El
der Clashing Biggs Hassell. dis
tinguished minister and historian,
and his maternal grandmother was
Mrs Martha Jewett Hassell, mem
ber of the famous Worcester family
Iff HW HMHpailW He was I
nephew of the late Elder Sylvester
Hasten, prominent scholar and re
ligious leader in this section for
years. Two brothers. John L Has
sell. Wllliamston mayor, and A Has
selL deputy clerk of Martin County
Superior Court, survive. His only
sister. Mrs. Ida Hassell Jeffries, dud
about a year ago
funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the local Methodist church, where
he held membership. Rev. R. R
Grant conducted the last rites. In
terment was in the family plot in
the local cemetery.
Thoae attending the service from
out at town were Mr. Clarence A.
Jeffries, Akmza Hassell Jeffries.
Tbosnas Jeffries, Mi and Mrs. Eu
gcr.r Edwards. John Hassell Jeffries.
Flemmg Jeffries, and Miss Ida Jef
fries and Mr. Earl Mobley, all of
K intlon. and Mrs. Milton Norman. ?
of Raleigh.
National Congress
Holds First Session
Convening at noon today, the
National Congress got its first view
ol an important and pressing legis
lative program, one that will hold
the lawmakers in session well into
the amnmer. it is believed.
Some of the pressing issues fac
ing this, the 75th Congress, are:
legislation for shortening work
ing hours and fixing minimum
wages, urged by President Roose
velt- Some administration leaders
want a constitutional amendment
It is likely that the derisions by the
U. S. Supreme Court in several
eases now before it will determine
the course of the Congress in handl
with
including
to meet the block
i to Spain, and perm
laws te replace the resent act
1.
to put more
of the
d toil iL
appropriations to tide the
through the
year and all the
fa power?expiring the
d Ma aasadh?to reduce the
Is I
extending the
to negotiate reap
meal trade aginnmili after May
Home Club* Remember
County Home Inmates
Says Water Supply of Town
Must Be Increased Very Soon
"Then is no danger of an immed
te shortage, but provision will
have to be made shortly to make cer
lain of an adequate water supply
here." K t Manning, superintend
t of the town's water department,
told the Williamstoa commissioners
in their first session of the new cal
endar year last evening. Assured
the supply would not give out this
mt nth or next, the matter was dis
cussed very little.
The meeting last evening was
marked by the absence of business.
the clerk entering Ins than two or
three lines in his minutes. Follow -
ing the inspection and approval of
current bills the meeting was ad
journed.
Treasurer N C. Green explained
that the Local Government Cam
mission. Raleigh, had just about
completed the task of refunding
past-due bonds for the town and
that new bonds would be released
within the next few days. Approx
imately $8,&00 was paid by the town
treasury to catch up its past-due in
terest, the treasurer said.
6 Motorists Cited for
Use of 1936 Licenses
TAKES OATH
by illness Ike first
?T la Pec caber. Mr. R A
I to the nth of
commissioner
Not
at 9 o'clock be
fore Clerk of Coaxt L- B. Wynne
and cnlcitd nyoo his new duties
shortly afterwards.
COUNTY BOAKD
REGULAR MEET
FIRST MONDAY
Almost Certain Authorities
Will Order Revaluation
Of Property in 1937
The minutes show little work done
by the Martin County Board of Com
missioners in their first session of
the new calendar year Monday, but
discussions of various matters held
the authorities in meeting until late
afternoon.
A revaluation of property, one of
the problems that was discussed by
the board, was virtually made cer
tain at the Monday meeting. How
ever, no official action was taken,
and it may be that the authorities
will order a horizontal decrease or
increase in values and pass up the
revaluing work for another four
years. At any rate, the commis
sioners are seriously considering the
problem with the apparent intention
to arrange for a complete revalua
tion of property, and they are ex
pected to have some program ready
by the next meeting, or not later
than the first Monday in March.
recommended
that the State Highway and Public
Works Commission take over two
roads in the county, one in the Ange
town scclmn at Jamesville Town
ship and another in Bear Grass. The
Bear Grass road the commissioners
| would have the highway agency
take over starts at Boy Harrison's
and runs to Leggetts Mil' via Bes
sie Cowm's, a distance of about one
of the ruad
from Plymouth to the site
at the Kuvkhefer Container plant in
the lower part of ?*??- *"??
change calls for turning the road
around the mill site A year ago
next ninth, the highway commis
to open what is
the Warren Neck road
to Plymouth, via the
From Other Towns;
Local Drivers Take
Warning Seriously
P
License Bureau Sold 3,800
New Automobile Tags
Up To This Morning
The warning not to use 1936 state
license fags on motor vehicles alter
December 31 was taken seriously by
motorists in this section. Patrolman
W. S Hunt stating that he had not
seen a single local car operating
with old tags. However, travelers
from other areas were cited to ap
pear before the local court when
they were found driving with the
old tags
Si* car drivers, Luther Pilgreen,
of Robersonville: Elmer V. Wilkin.-,
of Roper; J. R. Carr and Charles H
Alley, of Plymouth; Elisha Watson,
of Hamilton: and N. S. Wynne, of
Kelford. were in Mayor J. L Has
sell's court the first day, the trial
justice suspending judgment upon
payment of the costs. No arrests
hahve been reported here following
those made the first day.
The local license bureau of the
Carolina Motor Club has done an
enormous business so far, the man
agement announcing this morning
that 3,800 tags had already been
sold and that the sale was continu
ing fairly rapidly. Sale so far for
1937 lead all others in previous
IMa re it Q-oo roi?l
jcora, li woo atttti.
Approximately $65,000 had keen
paid to the bureau here up to this
morning for the tin plates.
!M rs. Martha Davis
Culj?e|)|KT Passes
Mrs. Martha Davis Culpepper,
mother of Mr. Luther B Culpepper,
and highly esteemed citizen of Eliz
abeth City, died at her home there
last Friday morning at 5 45 o'clock,
following an illness of several weeks
duration. The widow of LeRoy C.
Culpepper, she was 71 years old.
Mrs. Culpepper was a native of Pas
quotank County and had lived in
Elizabeth City during the past 20
years, the extensive floral offering
attesting the high esteem in which
she was held there.
Besides Mr. Culpepper here she is
survived by three sons, W. T. Cul
pepper, Elizabeth City postmaster.
George Culpepper, of Elizabeth
City; and H. M. Culpepper, of Pana
ma; and four daughters, Mrs. M. E.
Davis. Mrs. J. J. Perry. Mrs. R. L
Davis, and Mrs. Wilma Bunch, all
of Elizabeth City.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the late home, interment following
in the Elizabeth City cemetery.
Many Tenants Are
Said To Be Moving
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Furniture belonging mostly to ten
anl farmers while and colored n
being aired out over the county,
early reports indicating that there
will be more moving this year than
there was a year ago.
Some few farmers have bought
farms and are settling down, the re
ports stating that these cases are
more numerous than they were m
1936. There are others who think
the grass grows graener in ?*????
spots and are moving. And then
there are those who have not suc
ceeded very well and are now, out
of necessity, looking for places
squat during the current year.
One favorable sign about the
whole business is that there a
fewer families with nowhere to B>
than in any recent year.
BEN Mc. MANNING
DIES MONDAY AT
GRIFFINS HOME
Last Rites for Prominent |
County Citizen Held
This Afternoon
Benjamin McCullough Manning,
well-known and highly respected
citizen of this county, died at his
home in Gnflins Township last night
at 10:30 o'clock from pneumonia
with which he had been ill since the
28th day of December Enjoying his
usual health. Mr. Manning attended
church the day before he fell ill and
visited among relatives and friends
>n the community. He had been in
fading health, however, during the
past 9 or 10 years, suffering with
diabetes
The son of the late Edwin and
Elizabeth. Roberson Manning, he
was born in Griffins Township 75
srs ago last October, spending his
entire life on the farm there. Hum
ble and unpretentious, his walk
through Ifie was accepted as an ideal
to follow by all those who knew
him. In early manhood he married
Miss Dora Brown, of Jamesville
Township, who preceded him to the
grave nine years ago last month.
Founded just a short distance from
the place of his birth, his home was
never closed to anyone, the needy
stranger always feci-iving a Wtl"
rome and a helping hand. He val
ued the friendship of everyone, and
found untold pleasure in seeing that
no little thing was left undone that
might bring happiness and peace to
others While simple and exposed
to many hardships of his day. his
life was unselfish and was lived for
others. After rearing a large fam
ily, the pleas of an orphan were
heard, and he took him in, accept
ing him and recognizing him as one
not different from his own. Kind
ness and understanding marked his
every word, and his advice was
sought often by many. He joined
the Primitive Baptist church more
than a quarter of a century ago, and
while his material possessions were
not many, he enjoyed the respect of
all and great spiritual wealth.
He leaves nine children, Mrs N.
H. Roberson, of Tarborn; J. O. Man
ning, of Williamston; Mrs N. T.
Daniel, of Jamesville; John A. Man
ning. of Williamston; Mrs. N. K. Dan
iel, of Jamesville; Elbert N. Man
ning, of Williamston; Mrs. Herbert
Lilley. of Williamston. Mrs'. John
Browning and Mrs. Marvin Leggett,
of Jamesville. James Oscar Bland,
an adopted son, also survives. _He
also leaves one brother. John J.
Manning, of Williamston.
Funeral services were conducted
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the late home by Elder P. E. Get
singer, assisted by Rev. D. W. Ar
nold. Burial was in the family cem
etery near the old home.
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Peanut Prices Advance On
Market During Week-end
The local peanut market con
tinued to show added strength over
the week-end. when prices reached
5 cents for good jumbos and bunch.
Heavy sales were reported following
the price rise
Latest estimates indicate that 751
per cent of the crop has been mar
keted in this locality with some few j
fanners making no plans to sell im
Roanoke Expected To Rise
Two Feet Over Banks Here
Reports received here today from
the State Weather Bureau, Raleigh,
indicate the Roanoke will reach flood
stage the latter part of this week at
this point Today the stream was
about 1 foot within its banks, but
40-foot rise at Weldon is expect
ed to overflow Die banks of (he
stream at this point by about 2 feet
within the next few days.
?
Many Brick Brooders In
Use Over the State Now
Many thousand brick brooders
MSve been installed in North Car
olina during the past few years and
the usual lepuit excellent results
when the brooders are properly con
structed and used with judgment
Their chief value lies in the fact
that fuel may be secured on the
premises at very low cost. Chicks
also seem to grow out well and feath
er out early where the brooders are
ad, especially where a pail of wa
r in set an the brooder to increase
Lespedeza Seed Reported
Scarce and Prices High
are scare and
in price and it is a wise id
all that will be need
I on the small grain in
Number Changes Are Effected in
Business Set-Up Locally; Several
New Firms Will Enter Field Soon
County Board Will Oppose
Any Change in Liquor Law
The Martin County commissioners
officially went on record as favoring
no change in the present liquor laws
as they affect county control and
the distribution of profits. Opposi
tion to any change was expressed
Monday in a $50 contribution to the
liquor legislative committee named
by the 17 wet counties.
Urging the county to maintain the
present system of handling the li
quor problem. Thomas H. Wood
ard. at the Wilson County Board,
wrote to the cwnnussiooers in this
county. "We are extremely alarmed
at the prospect of losing liquor con
trol for our counties, and work must
be done to combat this . . Wood
ard pointed out that $50 had been
mentioned as Martin County's share
in the expense of maintaining the
liquor legislative committee activi-1
ties duu-K the 337 session of the
North Carolina General Assembly.
Expect To Continue
Rural Electrification
Present Plans Call
For Constructing
D
17 Miles of Line
Eighty Customers In Rural
Sections Get Light and
Power Last Year
Started in this county last year,
rural electrification activities are ex
pected to continue on a sizeable
scale during 1937 if present plans
materialize, it was learned from the
1 office of the Virginia Electric &
Power Company here this week.
The new program, as it now
stands, calls for the construction of
nearly 17 miles of power lmes in
strictly rural sections and has 88
potential customers. The project,
centered in Bear Grass and Griffins
Townships, has been surveyed, work
foil the undertaking pending the sign
ing contracts. Starting at Bear
Grass, the line will be extended to
the Washington road, near the R. L.
Perry home Prom that point it
will be run to Lilley Brothers in'
Griffins Township, and from there j
To The Farm Late section.
There are probably other possi
ble rural electrification projects in
this county, but no surveys have
been made or other action taken to
promote them at this time.
Last year the Virginia Electric &
Power Company handled four rural
projects in this county, building 13
miles of line to serve 80 customers.
One of the projects was located in
the upper part of the county, anoth
er in Cross Roads and Bear Grass
Townships, and two in Jamesville
Township.
Plan To ()|>eii Belk
Tyler Store on 15th
Arrangements for the opening of
Belle-Tyler's new store in the Tar
Heel Building on Main Street are
going forward rapidly, C. A. Plyler.
manager, stating they planned to
open for business on or about the
15th of this month, or a few days
thereafter at the latest.
The new concern, which has stores]
in several leading towns of eastern]
North Carolina, will occupy the com-'
plete lower floor, or two stores, in I
the Tar Heel Building, next to the]
pit office;
Mr. Plyler. the manager, is form
erly of Salisbury, but has been with
the Beik-Tyler organization for a
number of years, with headquarters
in Rocky Mount Mr. Plyler, his
wife and son will be at home in the
Tar Heel Apartments.
Complete announcement of the]
new store opening will be made |
within the next few days.
Rain/all Totals 4.71 Inches
Here During Past Month]
December was a rainy month I
cally, the weather station reportii
16 days during the period, but tl
total precipitation for the perk
was the wettest December sin
1632, when slightly over 5 inches
rain were reported by Hugh Spru
at the weather station.
The weather was ideal most
Christmas week, the old-timers d
scribing it as the most perfect tlx
had seen in years. The temperate
ranged considerably above norm
but no
heard.
HOG KILLINGS
Marti! ('???Ij lumu are
far the re
?k lad meat.
The MMtl task m ill hardly he
bet ere the Middle or
put ml beat math. bom
ever, aa any luaen were Ule
tettiac their Indrrr.
Aeearate uperte are aat avail
able, had it la hidireiid that Mar
Ua Coaatj tiiam am a * hole
will nae afmt Meat tee
their n> arrdv with probably
pacta, am seat will he killed
this year at the i eaaty than wan
FERTILIZER FIRM
PLANS ADDITION
TO LOCAL PLANT
Work Now Underway To
To Double Storage
Capacity of Plant
Enjoying a steady growth and en
larging its plant on two different
occasions since locating here in 1927.
the Standard Fertilizer Company
this week is announcing a third en
largement program, the complete
details of which have not been defi
nitely determined at this tune. Mr
C. G Crockett, of the company, said.
Work is already underway to in
crease the storage capacity of hag
goods by double the am<*unt of space
now available, it was pointed out.
The enlarged storage bouse will be
ready for use within the next few
weeks, or in ample time for use by
the company in handling what prom
ises to be a record business for the
Standard lumern this season.
"We are planning to locate a land
plaster mill at our plant here with
I in the near future." Mr. Crockett
l ^aid, but plans for that project are
not yet quite complete, he added.
The land-plaster mill proposed here
wfH be the only one in the country
outside of Norfolk, it isv understood.
I Business is already begimng to
{hum at the Standard plant here in
preparation of what pmrnicp^ to be
a record season, the company head
explaining that everything human
ly possible is being done to conveni
ently serve and serve adequately its
growing list of customers.
Heavy Bus Travel Here
During Past Week-end
Travel reafhrd the congested
stage here Uus week when the three
passenger transportation companies
sent nine big him to its local ter
minal at one lane last Sunday morn
ing. Traffic ssas heavy all the day
the cnsnpontes. Carolina Coach Com
pany, Seashore Transportation Com
pany, and Norfolk Southern Bus
Corporation, operating
from early that .
that evening.
Activities around the terminal on
Mam Street reminded one of Par
mele in the hey-day of train travel
a (ess years hark
College hoys and girls
to their schtx
turning to till a posts of duty ftllsd
Demand for Office
And Business Space
Is Greatest in Years
Surrendered Leases Taken
Immediately by New
Firms Here ? ?
Several changes in the local bus
iness line-up have been effected
since the first of this month, the new
J ear finding a greater demand for
business and office space and for
homes than at any other time prob
ably in the history of Williamston.
All business houses are now occu
pied or are under lease at the pres
ent time, and business firms and
prospective residents are unatle to
locate here on account of the build
ing and housing fehortagr
The Perkins Men's Shop has sur
rendered its lease on the Staton
building next to Clark's Drug Store,
but the building has been leased by
the owner already. The new firm is
expected to occupy the building a
bout the middle of next month, the
owner stated.
The Norfolk I'ndersellers have
surrendered their lease on the store
building next to J. O Manning's
grocery store, and it is understood
that several have applied to lease
the building from the owner the
Episcopal church.
Surrendering its lease the first of
the year, the quick lunch counter
in the Culpepper Building next to
the V. E. St P. Co. office building,
moved out over the week-end to
make way for a new bakery. Un
able to find a new location, the lunch
counter operators were forced to
place their equipment in storage.
Young's Store lost its lease on tne
Tar Heel store building, and Belk
Tyler are rapidly completing ar
rangements to open there and in the
adjoining store some time next
a eek.
The Atlantic Hotel has divided its
dining room space with the Wiliiam
ston Radio Shop.
Moved from Haughton and Rail
road Streets, the bus station will be
housed in a new building on Main
Street within a short time
The Habit Transfer Company has
leased the old bus station and will
operate a freight terminal there. Fhe
company w ill also operate the serv
ice station oil the corner of Haugh
ton and Railroad Streets.
Other business firms are holding
to their present locations witn me
expectation of having a record year
in 1937.
Legislature Faring
Greatest Problems
The North Carolina Legislature,
going into session tomorrow at noon
probably faces the greatest tasks of
any assembly in recent years, the
proposed program dealing with t
number of new and far-reaching
problems "Hie session is likely to *'
last until summer
The program has to do with the
Social Security Act, soil conserva
tion. crop control, road debt re
funds, liquor control, gasoline termi
nal commission, and the budgets.
Stale appropriations (or the cur
rent fiscal year total roughly 58 1-1
million dollars. - The requests this
year for State departments and in
stitutions including debt service
place the unofficial estimate at CT
million dollars. This figure does
not include about 3 million dollars
for certain phases of the Social Se
curity Act, and about 7 millions for
improvements to State intstitutions.
Briefly stated, the 1?g"llfiirn hal HI
find about 11 mCion dollars more
this year than it did last.
Representative H. G. Morton and
Senator Cohorn are leading today
for the opening of the Session at
the legislature tomorrow at noon.
S
S. B. Stinson To Open
Bakery Here January IS
S. B. Stinson. Richmond man. is
opening a habary me Ifce
Building, neat to the Virginia Elec
tric It Power Co. offices an Main
Street here. Vacated over I
end. the building is being
and painted, Mr. Stinson stating that
be planned to set up his machinery
and open for business about the 15th
of this month.
Mr. Stinson will move his wMs
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