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VOLUME XL?NUMBER 17 Willimmttnn. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. February 26.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899
BOUNDARY LINE
TO BE SURVEYED |
BY ORDER COURT
Judgment Favoring Martin
County Ordered Filed
By Judge Williams
In accordance with recommenda
tions made by a special commission
consist ing of H G Connor, jr, un
pire, at Wilson; H. G. Horton. repre
senting Martin County; and W. B
Rodman. representing Beaufort
County; Judge Clawson Williams, in
Beaufort County Superior Court this
week, ordered R C. Leach, repre
senting Beaufort County, and Syl
vest r Peel, representing this coun
ty, to utrvry and mark the boundary
line between the two counties. The
orde.. entered in the public records
of tl.e two counties, directs the sur
veyors to locate the line in accord
ance with the claims as maintained
by this county and substantiated by
the special commission.
As a protection of property own
ers along the dividing line; a special
bill is being introduced in the state
legislature to ratify and confirm all
existing land titles along the said
line, and providing the title of no
landowners shall be affected by the
location of said county line and the
removal of their land from one coun
ty to the other. The bill also pro
vides that no owner shall be liable
for taxes paid in the wrong county
as a result of locating the line.
Markers will be established at aev
eral points along the line just
soon as the survey Is completed
John A. Modlin Dies
At Jamesville Home
John A. Modlin. Jamesville Town
ship farmer, died at his home there
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock
from an attack of pneumonia. The
son of the late Sam and Fannie Mod
Un. he was 57 years old.
Mr. Modlin fanner all his life and
never married, making his home
with his brother, Lewis Modlin He
was well known in his community.
Funeral services were held at the
home, near Jamesville, yesterday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. W.
B. Harrington, Baptist minister Bur
ial was in the old family cemetery.
Two sisters. Miss Bettie Modlin.
af Everetts, and Mrs. RiUie Styons.
of Plymouth; and three brothers,
Lewis. Sam and H. C. Modlin. all
of Jamesville, survive.
Nathan E. Mizelle
Dies in Pennsylvania
Nathan Eugene MuelJe. native of
this county, died in a Paoli, Pa., hos
pital Wednesday from cancer. He
was about 53 years old, the son of
the late Wiley lfizelle and wife, of
Jamesville Township.
About SS years ago, Mr. Mifrth'
left this county and located in Mal
vern. Pa. where he entered the mer
cantile field and married. Mrs. Mi
aelk died just a short time ago. He
and Mrs. Mizelle visited relatives in
this county regularly and while
there are no immediate relatives he
had numbers of friends in this coun
ty
Funeral serines are being eon
ducted at the late home in Malvern
this afternoon, and burial will fol
low in the family plot there.
Three Men Arrested At
Liquor Still in Free Union
Sam Whitaker, Arthur James and
Will Smith, all colored, were arrest
ed at a liquor manufacturing plant
hi the Wee Union section of James
vilie Township this week by federal
three men claimed
attending a little beer
drinking party of their own at the
eapenae of the plant owners whoae
identity could not be established by
them Whitaker, James and Smith
are out under bond
The oCkms found and poured out
of beer at the plants.
> locate the stills
Town Board to Set Up
Machinery tor Election
Expecting Soil-Conservation
Checks in Next Three Weeks
Onat; farmer?, par
certain to start receiving
cheeks within the
three weeks. Afent Tom
Ion aid yesterday follow
a interview with revera
tepreaeatatives in Ealeich
Checks are beiac pre
r, and will start ssev
?ase eouaties probably
Crop and Feed Loan
Office Is Set Up Here
I SPEAKER HERE
of Raleigh, gen
oral ouugff of the state's two
largest fans cooperative, ad
di loot J a as feting of farmers
hare Thursday afternoon.
Rural Power Line in
Griffins Township Is
Virtually Assured
Plans Now Incomplete for
Additional Extensions
In Other Sections
Arrangements were announced
virtually complete today by R. H.
Goodmon. manager of the Virginia
Electric and Power Company's dis
trict office here, for the construction
of a rural power and light line into
Griffins Township, the line to extend
as far as the home of Messrs. Daw
son and Sylvester Lilley in Griffins,
and branch off at the Old Mill Inn
and continue to the home of County
Grass Township.
Alterations have been made in the
project proposed several weeks ago,
and instead of running a line from
the' town of Bear Grass to Farm
Life, the project will connect at Rob
erson's Sunny Side Inn, continuing
to the Old Mill Inn on the Washing
ton highway, where the line will
form a fork, one going to the Perry
hospe and the other over into Grif
fins Township.
Plans are being considered to ex
tend the lines to Corey's Cross Roads
and to the Farm Life school com
munity, but no contract^ have been
drawn for those extensions.
The project will be completed
within three or four weeks, accord
ing to Manager Goodmon.
Basketball Game
At Gym Tonight
The sports climax ot the seaaon
arhcduled here this evening at
190 o'clock, when Ham Price sends
his basketball boys against the Nor
folk Texaco Fire-Chiefs in the high
school gymnasium. The locals have
been malting preparations to give
the Texaco boys an interesting con
test, and a large crowd is expected
to aitia as the battle.
Managed by R O. Debnam. the
sition in the Norfolk City League,
d are concluding a road schedule
Price plans to start Hack
Gaylord and Dillon Cobb in the for
ward positions. Jack Manning at
ter and Tom Rose and Oscar Ander
in the guard places. Ha will
hold in reserve Ben Hopkins, Hardy
J. Dawson Cooke and T. Ma
the past few weeks, the
quint has won 7 out
eg t games play ad, turning back
Wednesday night, 56
la M, with Anderson leading the
16 points scored
Applications Being
Taken; $12,000 Lent
In County Last Year
Type of Credit for Farmers
Who Are Unable To
Borrow Elsewhere
Applications for emergency crop
and feed loans for 1937 are now be
ing received at courthouse by W E
Watts.
These loans will be made only to
farmers who cannot obtain credit
from any other source, as provided
by regulations issued by the gover
nor of the Farm Credit Administra
tion. The money loaned will be lim
ited to the farmer's immediate and
actual cash needs for growing his
1937 crops or for the purchase of
feed for livestock, and in no stance
may exceed MOO.
Fanners are not eligible for these
loans if they can borrow from an
individual, production credit associa
tion. bank, or other tuanern Emer
gency crop and feed loans will not
be made by the Farm Credit Ad
ministration to standard rehabilita
tion clients of the Resettlement Ad
ministration whose current needs
ire provided for by Resettlement.
As in the past, the security for the
loans will consist of a first lien on
the crop financed if the loan is for
the production of crops; and if for
the purchase of feed for livestock,
then a first lien on the livestock to
be fed Landlords or thers having
an interest in the crops or the live
stock to be fed will be required to
waive their claims in favor of the
lien to the Governor of the Farm
Credit Administrating until the loan
is repaid
tnecu in payment of uir approv
ed loans will be issued by the Reg
ional Eemgeruy Prop and Feed
Loan office at Columbia. S C.
The only charge in filing an ap
plication for a seed and feed loan
will be a notary fee of SO cents
This amount does not include re
cording fees payable in the office of
the register of deeds when the liens
are filed
Last year 122 loans were advanc
ed by the seed and feed loan fund
in thjf T?antv. the borrowers re
ceiving around $12,700 All but 12
of the loans, representing approxi
mately $1200. has been collected.
Field Supervisor Roy Hearne be
lieves that more than 91 per cent of
the amount lent m the county last
year will have been collected be
fore the middle or last of March. No
material change in the number of
loans advanced last year and the
number to be issued this year is ex
pected.
Four years ago the seed and feed
loan agency advanced MO loans rep
resenting a sum at more than $U.
000 ?
Donations To Red
Cross Total $637.08
Acknowledging the
$10 65 from U?
tian church this week. Harry Bigg?
chairman, stated that the Martin Red
Cross chapter had raited $63766 for
victims of recent fmbda in Ohio.
The Macedonia contribution was the
last received, and completes the
campaign in this county. Starting
with an wjgmal quota of $60, the
chapter has rasa
MB not take in
raised fay the Rofaersonville chapter
Late lep?U state the Red Croan
lief
Btfbe Clatfc ? home from the
NEW UNION BUS
STATION OPENED
HERE THIS WEEK
Extensive Service Provided
By Three Companies
Connecting Here
Leased by the Carolina Coach
Company and the Norfolk Southern
Bus Corporation. William stop's new
bus terminal on Main Street was
iprard for use this week, making
available much-needed aerommoda
, lions for the large volume of traffic
the two companies handle. The ter
minal is one of the most complete
between Norfolk and Raleigh, pro
viding ample accommodations for
travelers and convenient parking
and binding arrangements for the
large number of busses operating in
and out of Williamiton daily.
Mr. William H Chase, jr . is in
active charge of the new station, and
travelers are assured a courteous
and efficient service at this point.
It is estimated that betateti 140 and
300 people stop here daily In their
travel from all points of the country
Operating 13 busses out of Wil
liamsloo daily, the two companies,
with the Sea those Transportation
Company, are providing William
stan and this section with one of the
most complete travel services ever
enjoyed here, the schedule compar
ing favorably with those made avail
able almost anywhere in the State
The day's schedule is started at
12:40 o'clock m the momnig. when
a bus impel in from Norfolk and
continues on to Washington At 6 SO
a m. a bus leaves here for Norfolk,
and S minutes later a bus leaves
here for Raleigh At 11:15 connec
tions are made for Norfolk. Raleigh
Washington-Wilmington. and to
Plymouth Columbta at 1130 a. m
In the afternoon at 2 50 o'clock a
bus leaves here for Norfolk. At 3:30
a bus leaves for Washington-New
Bern. Two busses leave at 7:25 p
m. one for Raleigh and other for
Washington At S 40 p m busses
leave for Norfolk and Plymouth and j
Columbia Close connections are ef
fected with all lines, offering a fast
service to points m all parts of the
I country
M. C. Mann Talks on
Cooperation at Farm
Meet Here Tli ursclav
Present Indications Point
To An Increased Cotton
Acreage This Year
The one-third of the American
people who live on the farm re
reives only one-tenth of the na
tion's income. M- G- Mann, general
manager of the State's two lgrgest
farm cooperatives, declared in a:
fanners' meeting here yesterday, as
he stressed the necessity for farmers
"to cooperate in order to receive
what is rightfully theirs".
"The only hope for our fanners
to receive their true share of the
nation's income." he declared, "is for
them to organize and through co
operative marketing receive the
high dollar for the products they
have for sale, and through cooper
ative purchasing secure, at a reas
onable margin and of a known
quality, thy supplies they have to
buy" f
Mr. lfann. who is general man
ager of the Farmers' Cooperative
Exchange and of the N C. Cotton
Growers' Cooperative Association,
was addressing a meeting of pa
trons of the FCX and members of
the Cotton Association, which was
held jointly in the courthouse here
yesterday
the cotton situation.
be increased this yanr
and urged every farmer win wants
a profit from his cotton to plant only
the best seed possible in order that
he may produce a staple that will
it i
at the cotton association, which is
now in its fifteenth year of service
and pointed to the cnfidence placed
in it by the hanks in the State
which now lend it millions at dol
lars annually at the lowest interest
rate m its
_j
Mercury Reaches Mew taw
Mark for Year Here Today
twenties, this section feh one of the
coldest sws nsm of the winter to
day. A solid cruet formed on the
was feh last De
ad water two or three
Revaluation of County Property
To Be Decided Upon at Meeting
Of Commissioners Next Monday
Ask County Included in Bill
To Prohibit Sunday Dancing
A bill now pending in the Slate
legislature for the regulation of pub
lie dance halls is ahnoat certain to'
apply in this county, according to
information received here this meek
The bill introduced in the house las'
meek is for the regulation of public
dance halls in filfi i isnlii County
only, but it is understood that the
proposed measure mill likely be giv-.
en state-wide support. However, if
the bill meets with opposition as a -
state-wide measure, it is quite cer
tain that efforts mill be made to have
the bill enacted for the regulation'
of the public dance balls in this'
county and Edgecombe
The bill would prohibit Sunday
dancing and require the dance halls
to close at midnight each week-day.
Several complaints have been di
rected againt Sunday dancing in
some sections of the county, and Mr.
J. E. Pope, chairman of the Martin
County Board of Commissioners,
wired Representative H. G. Horton :
urging him to have this county come |
under the provisions of the bill
One Position on Board
Of Educationls Vacant
Only Four Members
J
Filed for Primary
In June of Last \ ear
Representative Horton To
Recognizes Nominees
Of Democrats
Although two are from Jamesiillc..
the Democratic nominees for places
on the Martin County Board of Edu
cation are certain of appointment
when an omnibus bill comes before
the legislature in Raleigh some Lim ?.
within the next few days, according
to reliable information received here*
today Messrs George C Gnflin, of
Griffins: E H Ange of Jamesville
and J W . Eubank v. of Itassell. all
old members, and Mr. Joe Martin,
of JamesviUe. were declared the
party nominees without going into
the party primary last June Messrs
J. T. Bamhill and W O Griffm
complete their terms in April, leav
ing one position on the board vacant
It was reliably learned today that
the name of J. D Woolard. W.'liam
ston man. had been recommended
as the fifth member of the board by
the two members m hose terms ex
pire month after next. Representa
live H. G Horton states that he plans
to recognize the party nominees, and
it is likely that the name of Mr
woolard will be favorably cuusal- -
ered when the appointments are
made I
Members of the county board jl
education are not elected by the peo
pie. but, following the usual custom,
their names are placed before the
people in the primary, the wishes cf'
the people expressed at that tune
ordinarily guiding the appointments
by the legislature Last June. Messrs
Gngin, Ange. Eubanfcs and Martin
were the only ones to file, and since
there was no competition they mere
declared the party nominees with
out entering a primary contest
Taxed with eery few dutws. the
county board pom ties very little
power and the posts are not nearly
so important as they were just a
few years ago. accounting for the
lapse of interest shown in getting
the nominations and the appoint-;
ments
Building and Loan
Series Opens 6th
Prospects are bright for one of the
largest stock subscriptions in the
39th series opening Saturday of next
secretary of the Martin County
Building an
today. Several hundred
to
Uke stock in the new series open
ing next Saturday than at any taae
it
expected to I
script ion, many of thorn
stock doing so with the intention of
Hiding In sins The critical dwct
age of living quarters is also
to influence the sue of the
I INCOME TAXES
v
E. K Fruneberger, deputy state
U\ rut lector, will be in Rober
vouTille on Friday of next week
la assist income taxpayers in
"~T tbeir returns, it was an
nounced by the collector today.
He will be located in the Ruber
sausille Funeral Parlor,
tin March 1*. 11. 1!, and IS. Mr.
liens better will hold his office
in Williams!on open and oiler
taxpayers any assistance possi
ble in preparing required re
Any single person making $1,
last year or any
miking $2,000 or
mare last year will be required
la Ole inenmt tax returns to the
State of North Carolina.
Poor Siip|K)rt Given
Poultry Shipment in
Gountv This Week
Public Weigher To Handle
Shipments Likely To
Be Recommended
Thf second cooperative poultry
shipment of the year is receiving
poor support in the county this
week, incomplete reports released
by the office of the county agent
here today revealed. Up until last
evening, the car had received less
than 10.000 pounds of poultry, T. B
Brandon estimating that the total
would not exceed 11,000 pounds or
slightly more than one-half of a
carload
Farmers in the Jamesville and
Wilhamston sections delivered 6,278
pounds to the car and received
V456 17 Robersonville reported ap
proximately 3,000 pounds loaded at
that point yesterday.
how prices caused by glutted mar
kels axe believed to have resulted
in small sales Keen competition
was reported at three points, indi
Vidua! buyers handling about as
many purchases at this point Wed
nesday as were handled by the car.
County Agent Brandon is unde
tided whether he will schedule an
other car this season. It is a certain
fact that the cooperative shipments
in this county so far have held the
local pocea at least two cents a
pound higher and in some cases as'
much as four cents a pound higher
than in a number of centers where
no competition was created.
A plan is now being considered to
have the county or town authorities
to appoint public weighers to
handle the deliveries on certain
days. Agent Brandon stating that
such a system would be welcomed
for handling the cooperative ship
ments. It might be that the county i
cunBuuuim or the town authori
ties will take action in the matter at
their meetings next Monday.
? ?
Milton J. Moye's Father
Passes In Pitt County
L liojrt. prominent Pitt
County citizen and father of Milton
J. Moye. formerly of Williamston.
died at his home near Farmville last
night at ? o'clock following an ill
ness at only a few days. Mr. Moye
a stroke at paralysis early
will be held in
the Farmville i"**"-1?" Church to
morning at 11 o'clock.
Will Also Appoint
Tax List Takers and
Set Up Organization
Indications Are That The
Authorities Will Favor
Revaluation Plan
Fared with the task of doing three
things?ordering a revalutkm of ell
properties, or effecting a horizontal
decrease or a horizontal increase in
property values- the Martin County -
commissioners are scheduled to take
final action in naming the tax-list
takers and netting up machinery for
the work at their meeting here next
Monday.
It is believed the board favors a
revaluation of properties from start
to finish, but a revaluation is recog
nized as an undertaking of size, and
it may be that action similar to that
take during the past eight years or
more will again be in order when
the matter comes up for final con
sideration at the Monday meeting.
The revaluation task has been un
uer consideration by the board mem
bers during the past two months or
more, but no definite plans have
been formulated for handling the
work. Chairman John E.~T*bpe~lhkl
yesterday. It is possible that a re
valuation of properties will be un
dertaken with no sizeable increase in
the- listing personnel:other than the
employment of an all-time tax sup
ervisor, and whether ar new valua
tion is ordered or not, it is very like
ly that more attention will be given
property listings this year than in
some time past
Very tew applications for the lisf
pobts have been formally
tiled so far. but it is thought that
most, if not all of those handling the
township lists a year ago will again
be candidates for the jobs.
Directed by law to either order
an entirely new valuation, or effect
a horizontal reduction or a horizon
tal increase in values, a number of
counties in the stale have already
completed arrangements for alter
ing the listed values, with the view
of eliminating as many inequalities
as possible. A horizontal increase
or a horizontal decrease in values
can mean nothing other than effect
ing a change in the tax rate itself.
Property values have increased in
this county, it is generally agreed,
and a horizontal reduction in values
is all but out pf the question, leav
mg the board to choose a revalua
tion or a horizontal increase in the
listings thai are now on the booki
Listing activities are. in all prob
ability, likely to be delayed this year
pending final action by the legisla
ture in connection with those prob
lems that are txHnmon to^ the-work.
The county commissioners are ex
pected to spend a greater part of
next Monday studying the tax sit
uation and effecting plans for han
dling it. However, they will have
to find time for handling routine
duties, such as the inspection for
approval of current bills, drawing a
jury list for the April Superior
Court and other business.
Ed W hitfield Dies
At Oak City Home
Ed Whitfield, numbered imon|
the county's oldest native citizens,
died at his home near Oak City last
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the age of 8u years. Mr. Whitfield,
well-known fanner of Goose Nest
Township, had been in declining
health for more than a year, but
was able to be up and attend to small
duties until about 5 weeks ago.
A native of the Oak City section,
he had lived there all his life and
was highly regarded. His widow,
Mrs Fannie Stroud Whitfield, sur
vives with two sons, Jesse and Er
nest Stroud, of Oik City.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the Conoho Primitive Baptist church
by Elder William E. Grimes. Inter
ment was in the church yard cem
etery.
Firemen Called To Grass
Fire Tuesday Afternoon
The Vocal fire company was called
out for the second tuns this week
when a grass fire caught a garage
and threatened several liisiim an
Elm Street last Tuesday afternoon.
Said to have been started by chil
dren playing tat the vmaat lot, the
fire did no