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AJrertieen WU1 Flit Oar Cai man. a Latchkey U> over MM Home. W Martin County. r . J Watch Um Label am Iw Paper, aa It Carrie, the Date year SubecrtpUee Expiree. VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 52 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 1, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Cucumber Market Is Considered Failure For Martin Farmers Unfavorable Season Effects Marked Reduction In Crop Failure was recognized as a cer tainty as a number ot Martin Coun ty farmers went ahead today to complete the marketing of cucum bers from approximately 200 acres under contract. Unfavorable weath er conditions and the inexperience of most of the growers headed off all available profits, and the ven-, ture will result in a loss for nearly all Ol the growers, it is understood. The contractors still maintain that there is money in cucumbers if the favorable and tha srap is handled right. In an effort to prove their contentions, the con tractors are expected to consider another project in this section next year if farmers want it, unofficial reports state. Reliable reports maintain that the losses have not been centered on the grower, that two solid car loads were ordered destroyed by food inspectors in the northern market because the cucumbers were water blistered Many bushels were ordered destroyed in other cars, it was also stated. Up until today nine cars of cu cumbers have been shipped from this point, and it is likely that the _remainder of the crop can be han dled in one car; The cars have av .eraged around 500 bushels each, the loadings just averaging above the minimum shipping require ments. It was estimated that the approxi mately 200 acres would produce around 30 carloads, that a favorable season would have netted the grow ers a fair return on their investment and time. Grading has proved disappointing to many farmers, the average loss ranging around 20 per cent of the ?deliveries Busy with other more urgent t??k? on tt^eir farms, most of the growers abandoned their cucum ber fields after rains destroyed much of the early crop. Price have ranged as high as 70 cents a bushel, but the average will hardly exceed 40 cents, it is under stood. Roanoke Fails To Give Up Its Victim The body of Johnnie Miller, young colored man who was drowned in the Roanoke River at Jamesville on Thuraday of last week, has not been recovered from the turbulent wa ters, reports reaching here today stated. Efforts to recover the body of the man were abandoned several days ago when the water in the stream rose and became so. swift that it was impossible to continue the search. Miller, coming to this county about a year ago from Princess Ann Coun ty. Virginia, went down to a James ville wharf where a group of boys was in swimming last Thursday noon. He told the lads that he was going to jump in, but knowing that he could not swim, the boys warned against the act, explaining that the water was deep. Miller ignored the warning and jumped into the stream never rising to the surface a single time. It is believed that the body has been carried to the mouth of the river and possibly into the sound by the swift current. Change Suggested In Hog Marketing Employment of a selling agent to handle the sale of hogs for all co operative marketing agencies and eradication of the "soft and oily racket" are paramount problems facing North Carolina swine produc ers, Paul L. Fletcher, livestock mar keting specialist of the State De partment of "Agriculture, annoui ed today. Basing his information on a 12 months study of Tar Heel swine markets and with four years practi cal experience of livestock selling on terminal markets, Fletcher said he was "convinced that to meet the requirements of the packers, farm ers must offer a fairly constant sup ply of hogs or else the packers will undoubtedly turn to other markets where constant supplies of swine are available" Fletcher explained that the "soft and oily" system of buying p&mlts the buyer to retain frcm $1.50 to $2 of the farmer's money until af *ter the hogs are slaughtered and carcasses graded for firmness, which is a "price setting factor." He added that "this system is unfair ' . Next Monday To Be Observed As General Holiday in County Next Monday, July 4, with very few exceptions, will be observed as a general holiday through the busi ness realm in this county, reports stating that mercantile establish ments, postoffices and other business firms will suspend activities for the day. Filling stations, drug stores and cafes will remain open, of course, but for business in general the Sun day schedule will be in effect. Kefrmers who are not rushed with tobacco harvesting or other urgent work are expected to follow a leis urely schedule during most of the day. No mail deliveries will be made in town or on the rural routes. The Martin County Commissioners have postponed their meeting until the following day at 9:30 o'clock, and Williamston's town council will not DIE YOUNG The 263 people dying in Mar tin County last year passed away at a comparatively young age on an average. A recent re view of vital statistics for the period shows that the average age of those dying was only 41 years. The average age of the 133 white people who died in 1937 was nearly 50 years while that for 130 colored people was only 33 years. The average was pulled down by the comparatively large num ber of deaths among children under one year of age. Several lived to a ripe old age. Includ ed in the list of those who lived to an advanced age were Mrs. Bell White, 94, of Robersonville, and Sam Cordon, of Jamesville, and Martha James, of Williams ton, each of whom lived to be 90 years old. Second Maternal Clinic Scheduled! The second maternal and infancy clinic will be held on Thursday, July 7th? in the Williamston High School building from 1:30 to 4:30 o'clock. The clinic will bp conducted by local physicians and appointments should be made through the health | department or referred by a doctor , This center will be conducted pri-j marily for colored people who are otherwise unable to pay for mater-' nity service. Expectant mothers of. the white race who are unable to' pay a private physician will, be giv en an examination by appointment at the, health department, provided they bring a letter from a licensed physician requesting that this ex amination be made. Infants at the clinic will be ex amined, given diphtheria toxoid, and the mother instructed regard ing the proper care of both herself and the baby. The first of these clinics was held several weeks ago and met with' marked success. Dr. W. C. Winn,1 who recently left for Richmond, as sisted Dr. Furgurson in making the examinations that kept the two men, busy for six hours. ? Forbid Trucks In S. C. With 2 Gas Tanks Truck owners in this section who operate their equipment in South Carolina are warned they will be subject to indictment if their trucks are operated in that state with aux iliary tanks, according to Highway Patrolman W. S. Hunt. A new law has been passed by the! South Carolina legislature prohibit ing the use of auxiliary gasoline tanks and standard tanks of more than 30 gallons capacity, this law! being applicable to out-of-state; truckers operating in that state. "Since there is nothing in our laws prohibiting the use of auxil iary jjrJ^rje_tanks^weamnot with draw the privilege o1 allowing South Carolina trucks so equipped to operate in North Carolina," Pa trolman Hunt said. "However, we can withdraw our reciprocity privileges and require all such vehicles to carry North Carolina license plates, and so pri vate and public carriers operating with an extra tank from South Car olina will be required to purchase North Carolina license plates," he said. ? ANNOUNCEMENT TOBACCO OPENING DATES DELAYED I The announcement of the opening dates for tobacco markets was de layed today when members of the committee attended the funeral of T. M. Anderson, Wilson tobacconist. go into a huddle until Tuesday eve ning at eight o'clock. Judge H. O. Peel is calling off the Monday ses sion of the county recorder's court, and all offices in the courthouse will be closed for the day. The go-away crowd has already started moving to the beaches andj watering places for a prolonged week-end, and they will be joined by the mobs tomorrow and Sunday, all of them staging a big come back next Monday. No celebrations have been planned in this immed-! iate section, but a majority'of Wil liamston people will follow the Mar tins to Tarboro Monday morning for the first of two games that day. A record-size crowds is looked for here that afternoon at four o'clock when tne Martins mill Set penis! clash in a holiday bill. Judge Peel Handles Nine Cases In County Court Last Monday Tribunal Will Observe Next Monday, July Eourth, As a Holiday Convening for the first time since June 13, the Martin County Record er's Court with Judge H. O. Peel on the bench and Solicitor W. H. Co burn prosecuting, called nine cases last Monday and disposed of five. Most of the remaining cases were continued at the request of the de defendants until Monday, July 11. The number of cases on the docket is considered unusually small since the superior court was in session one week giving more time for an ac cumulation Of actions. Judge Peel announces that the court will observe next Monday, July 4, as a holiday, that the next irsalon will be held nn Monday, July 11. Cases called in the last Monday session are, as follows: The case charging Caswell Brown with bastardy was continued. Having failed to abide by a for mer judgment of the court, Lonnie Biggs, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to the roads for a period of three months. Prayer for judgment was again continued in the case charging Mar cilla Coltrain with violating the mo tor vehicle laws. The case charging Roland Eugene Thornton with drunken driving was continued for the State until Mon day, July 11. Probable cause appearing, the case charging LeRoy Smith with breaking and entering and larceny and receiving, was sent up to the superior court for trial next Sep tember. Smith was placed in jail in default of a $50 bond. Charged with the larceny of a $4 bag of peanuts, Walter Freeman was sentenced to the roads for twelve A continuance was granted in the case charging Henry Page with dis orderly conduct and disturbing re ligious worship. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Paul Wildmao pleaded guilty of simple assault. The State accepted the plea and the defendant was fined $10 and taxed with the costs. Hugo Carson, a sec ond defendant in the case, pleaded not guilty and the court adjudged him not guilty. Charlie Hinton, charged with tres pass and assault upon a female, was found not guilty. ? Two Deaths In Same Family In Four Days Mamie Clyde Woolard, highly re ipected young colored woman, died at her home on Pearl street here last Friday from childbirth. She was bur ied last Monday following funeral services at the home. Tuesday, her sister, Hannah Lou, died at her home of pneumonia. Funeral serv ices have not been arranged, but" they will likely be held Sunday af ternoon. The sister dying last Friday leaves six children whose ages range from one week to 14 years. Former Resident Reported Improving In Sanrtorium Mrs. A. W. Gresham, who was dangerously ill at the home of her mother, Mrs. Fannie Crawford, here moved about two weeks ago to a private sanitorium in Southern Pines was reported much improv ed yesterday. Her sister. Mrs. Har old Clark, and Mr. Clark, of Miami, and Miss Estelle Crawford, visited here yesterday. Death Rate Climbs And Births Decrease In County Last Year Thirty-Two Fewer Births Are Reported in 1937 Than in 1936 The chasm between the number of deaths and births .^ontihued to narrow in this county last year as compared with records for the year before, a recent preliminary survey of the 1937 vital statistics for the county showing the deaths had in creased from 261 to 263 and the births had decreased from 777 to 745. The trend is small, to be sure, but going back to 1935 and compar ing the vital statistics records of that year with those for 1937, one finds that the deaths have jumped?from.. 182 to 263 and births have dropped from nearly 800 in 1935 to 745 in 1937. The increased number of deaths is confined to the white population, the colored race showing a drop from 155 to 130, or a decrease of 25. In 1936 there were 106 white deaths in the county; last year there were 133, an increase of 27. Six of the townships, Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Williamston, Cross Roads and Poplar Point, reported increases in the number of white deaths, the number in Williamston alone in creasing from 15 in 1936 to 39 last year. Kobersonville, showing a de crease in the number of white deaths along with Bear urass and! Hamilton, reported 19 deaths among its white population last year as compared with 26 in 1936. The following table shows the number of deaths among the white and colored population separately for the year 1936 and combined for for the year 1937 and combined for 1937 and 1936 by townships: ?. ? Total Wh. Col. 1937 1936 Jamesville 17 10 27 31 Williams . 8 5 13 11 Griffins . fl 4 12 B Bear Grass 9 3 12 14 Williamston . 39 42 81 75 Cross Roads 8 7 15 7 Robersonville . 19 20 39 46 Poplar Point 6 2 . 8 10 Hamilton . 5 16 21 23 Goose Nest 14 21 35 38 Totals 133 130 263 2611 Causes The causes of the 263 deaths fall Under 38 heads and offer some startling facts. Pneumonia claimed the greatest number of lives, 54, as compared with 40 in 1936. Heart dis ease was second with a claim of 39. The cerebral hemorrhage was third, claiming 33 lives. Tuberculosis, a disease that can be controlled if] necessary precaution is exercised, held fourth place, claiming 18 lives, or four more than in 1936. Two (Continued on page four) Playground Plans Delayed Pending Delivery Of Deed Committee Now Consider ing Locating Pool in New Location ? The construction of a recreational center for Williamston continues at a slow pace, unofficial reports stat ing that the project is being delayed pending the delivery of a deed to a small piece of land just back of the Agricultural building. Offered $500, the owner, Mrs, J,JJ. H. Knight, was withholding the deed at noon today until she could be assured of what type of fence would be built around the abutting property. During the meantime, engineers have been instructed to make tests with the possibility Of locating the pool just off Biggs Street or nearer the county's old abandoned jail. There has also been some talk about getting an injunction in an effort to prohibit the town from paying $500 for the 80x100 foot lot. Citizens, close to the town official family, have been quoted as saying they had ra ther see the swimming pool project abandoned before that much money is spent for the particular lot, add ing that the property already in the hands of the town and recreational program committee could be clear ed and turned into a playground. A skeleton force of workers has already been made available by the Works Progress Administration, and the men have cleared much of the undergrowth from the property be Much work has already been done toward tiling the large ditch that crosses the property. Materials for the pool and tile for the ditch are said to have been shipped already and are expected to reach here within the next few days. Surfacing of Road From Butler's Bridge to Hassell SchooL House Recommended by County Board Draft Women for Jury Duty For First Time in This County For the first time in history wo men were drafted for jury duty in Martin County this week, but their services were rejected at the las) minute when it was learned the law governing the trial of the particular case at hand specified the services of twelve men. ? The jury was called before Clerk of Court L. Bruce Wynne to con duct an inquisition of lunancy of Mrs Fannie Bazjrmore, Martin County woman. When the court rul ed that all the jurors must be men, officers rushed out to fill the ranks almost depleted by the remuval of the women Mrs. J. W. Andrews, Mrs. Juani ta Coltrain and Misses Thelma Cafe Ratings For Juno Are Released Report Shows Improvement In Public Eating Places ?* Ratings for cafes and hotels in Martin County for the month of June were released today by Sani tarian Charles Leonard of the coun ty health department The report shows a marked im provement in sanitary conditions suiiuumflhg' puPlle eating ptaer* in the county, Roberson's Cafe, near Williamston, leading the cafe rat ings, and the Dunning Place holding top position for the hotel group. A high rating was maintained by the Edgewood Dairy, the inspectoi stating in his report that every re quirement was being met, that the bacteria count was low and the but terfai- percentage, 5.5. per-cent, was considerably higher than the aver age. No cafes were closed by the in spector during the period, but at least one was just above the border line. The ratings in the Grade A group art as follows: The Dunning Place 95.0 Roberson's Cafe 92.0 Welcome Inn 90 5 Paul Jones Service Station ? 90.5 Geo. Reynolds Dining Room 90.0 Ratings in the Class B group: Sparrow's Service Station 87 5 Williamston Cafe 86 5 J. C. Leggett's 85.0 Sunny Side Inn 80.0 Jim's Lunch Stand 80 0 (Robcraonvillc) In the Grade C group are: Rumba Dream 77.51 (Williamston, colored) Atlantic Hotel 77.5 Bullock's Lunch , 77.0 (Robersonville) Glass Cafe 74.0 Big Apple Cafe 70 0 (Robersonville, colored) Alterations were being made to the Pulp Mill cafe in the lower part of the county, and no official rating was given that establishment for the period. ? j ? Farmers Plan Tour In ~ County Next Wednesday Accompanied by Tobacco Special ist L. T. Weeks and Assistant State Forester ItufuB Page, a number of Martin County farmers are planning a tour of the county next Wednes day, Assistant County Agent J. 1' Woodard announced this morning All farmers wishing to make the trip and inspect the crops, livestock, poultry and general farming prac er sections of the county arc invit ed to be at the agricultural build ing that morning by 8 o'clock. The trip will get underway from the county agricultural building at that hour and continue into several districts of the county. Returning here at noon, the group will leave for the afternoon tour at 1 o'clock A definite schedule is being ar ranged today, and will be posted in the agricultural building. ?A similar tnnr was made hv a number of farmers in this county last year, and the inspections were recognized as very valuable. Far mers from other counties made the trip last year, and it is likely that a few of them will make the tour again this~year. Brown and Mildred Hedrick were to have served as members of the jury and reported for duty before they were advised their services would not be needed. Application was made to the; court for the appointment of a guardian for Mrs.* Bazemore. the' jury's verdict?making possible?au. immediate appointment. It was pointed out that Mrs. Bazemore was v\ ithout immediate relatives, that her cash funds were nearly ex hausted. It is now possible for her guardian to sell certain of her prop erties and apply the proceeds to her upkeep under the direction of the court. It i? understood that Mrs. Bazemore had suggested that the ac tion be taken. COMMISSIONERS Little business has been sched uled for consideration by the "Mattin County Comriltssiuners next Tuesday when they hold their regular monthly meeting here. The fiscal year closes to day and it will be impossible to close the books and prepare the budget in time for considera tion next Tuesday, it was point ed out. A special session of the board will likely be called about week after next when the budget esti mates will be reviewed. It will likely be the first Monday in August before final figures are determined and the 1938 rate established. Jamesville Traffic Baffling Problem Jamesville's baffling traffic prob lem that has gained much attention from the public and particularly from those drivers hurrying through the town at rapid speeds, continues unsolved, but late reports indicate that more and more motorists are recognizing the laws of the road and ire not tearing through the incor porated limits at break-neck speeds. Reasoning that a stop light would solve the problem, town authorities ordered the purchase of a stop-and go signal. The light has been deliv ered, but according to reports reach ing here, some of Jamesville's citi zens are opposed to its installation. It could not be learned whether the opposition is delaying the installa tion work or whether arrangements [*ould not be made for a contract to have the "traffic cop" hung. Officer Holliday is continuing his work in an effort to teach respect for the town's speed laws, and fre quent arrests are made but the al leged violations are not as numerous as they were a few weeks ago. It is understood that an appeal has been jr will be noted by a defendant in a speeding action brought against him this week. Reports reaching here state that Pete Bell, Plymouth Negro lawyer, was carried before a justice of the peace for allegedly speeding through the town, that he will appeal to the county court. Everetts Meeting Closes Wednesday A ten-day revival meeting was brought to a successful close in the Everetts Christian church last Wed nesday evening by Rev. J. M Perry, Hobersonville minister. Much inter est was shown in the meeting Llirm iflhnn I the entire period Rev. Mr. Perry reporting thirteen candi dates for membership in the church there. It was announced that the bap tismal service would be held in the Christian church at Robersonvillc Sunday afternoon, but a change is necessary, Rev. Mr. Perry explains, and the service will be held at Mob ley's Mill on the Hamilton highway at three o'clock Sunday afternoon. * ASK 45 DAY DELAY BEFORE HOLDING TRAIN HEARINGS The State Utilities Commission has been asked to wait 49 days be fore holding a hearing in connec tion with the proposed discontinu ance ot trains in this section. Delegations Adv ance ?aims For Hassell Robersonv ille Roads Propose Spending $28,000 On Secondary Road in This County ? - ? , Meeting in special session here, the Martin County commissioners this afternoon recommended the surfacing of the road from Butler's Bridge to the Hassell school house, and urged the improvement of the roads from Farm Life to the Old Mill Inn via Lilley's store and from Robersonville to Stokes. A secret ballot taken by the commissioners shortly after the noon hour gave the Hassell project three votes and the Farm Life and Robersonville roads one vote each, it was unofficially learned. Advised that the highway com mission had available $104,000 for the improvement of farm-to-market roads in the counties of Martin, Dare, Warren and Gates, the com missioners were called into special session to designate where Martin's share, $28,000, was to be spent. Im mediate action was necessary as the commission had to complete its plans for including the project in its new budget, indicating thai work will likely get underway with in the near future. Delegations were before the meet ing today from Hassell and Robec sonville, the commissioners explain ing that they wished it were possi ble to include all the three projects under ? consideration?im-the?next? highway construction letting. More than an hour was spent listening to the arguments, anc^ an additional hour was spent by the commission ers in their discussion before the se cret vote was taken. It is possilfle that objections will be filed direct with the highway commission by representatives of the other two projects, but no ac? tion in that direction has yet been taken. Presenting Hassell's claim for the surfacing of a road from Butler's Bridge on Highway No. 125 to con nect with Highway No. 11, Mr. J. W. Eubanks explained to the board that his community had no outlet whatever except over bad dirt roads, that the people of that section had been promised a road for the past fifteen years, and that the proposed road really merits consideration. "We were promised a road just as soon as No. 125 was completed. We were promised a road as soon as No. 11 was completed. We were promis ed a road just as soon as Highway No. 903 from Robersonville to Spring Orpcn tvas completed, but we have no road yet," Mr Eubanks said to the board Other representatives from Has sell were Messrs. Bob and H. W. Salsbury and George Haislip. Advancing Robersonville's claim for the surfacing of No. 003 from Robersonville to Stokes, Mr. Vance L. Koberson pointed out that For mer Highway Chairman Waynick had promised in 1936 the surfacing of the approximately four and one half miles, Mr R L. Smith adding that the people there had expected the completion of the project before now. Supporting his claim before Ihe commissioners Mr, Roberson ex plained that the route merited at tention on the basis of traffic using the road, that five direct and thir teen miscellaneous roads served the route as feeders. Asked by Board Chairman J. E. Pope if the surfacing of the road would not turn mure business out of Robersonville than it would turn in, Mr. Roberson replied that the road was already pulling approxi mately three and one-quarter mil (Continued on page four) In Court For Alleged Violation Health Law Charged with violation of the pub lic health law*, Tenner Respass, lo cal colored man, wu sentenced to the roads for thirty days when found guilty in Mayor J. L. Hasaell's court this week. The trial justice suspend ed the sentence upon payment of the case costs and upon the condi tion that the defendant build a sani tary privy within the next ten days. The case was the first to enter a court in this county in a number of years for the alleged violation of the health laws.
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