AdvarUaen WU1 Find Ou CM- | ?u I Latchkey to CTCC MM j H??? oI Martto Caaatj. JLLi. THE ENTERPRIS1 r* Watch the Lahat an M Fapar, aa It Cnrrta the Onto Tear Snbneriptlcn a.gJ.? Ha VOLUME-KKiV?NUMBER 3* (? 3 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 9, 1938. , ESTABLISHED 1899 Small Tax Sums Are Paid Over To County And Towns Intangible Tax Received By County Drops Nearly $4,000 Martin County and the several towns received this week their share of the intangible tax listed, assessed and collected by the State Depart ment of Revenue, the income fall ing about $5,000 below the amount assessed by the several towns and counties a year ago. The county received a check for $1,346.28 as compared with $5,264 80 charged against owners of intangi ble properties a year ago. The amount received by the county rep resents half of the tax collected from intangible properly owners less the collection costs which are regarded as abnormally high by some observers. The State treasur er horned in to get the other half of the amount collected. In accordance with the law, the money received by the county was turned over to the county board of education for the retirement of school debts. But where the county had a promise of an income in the sum of $5,264.80 from owners of in tangible property last year, it only h?? 11 346 M thi? year, a decrease of $3,918.52. Last year, the town of Williams ton collected $1,152.76 from intan was allotted $343.56 as its share in the intangible, making it appear that that which was intangible a year ago becomes more intangible this year The town of RobersonviUe stands to lose even more than the $809.20 lost by Williamston, it is estimated that the intangible property listings were considerably greater than they were in Williamston. The amount paid Robersonville is not known at this time, but it could not in ?v??? of $146.61, the amount left after the county and Williams ton had been paid a total of $1,689.84 of the original allotment of $1,826.45. There are several other towns and special districts in the county, and it is thought they have a claim to a share of the intangible tax Commenting upon the new system of handling intangible taxes, a pub lic official referred to it as "one big steaL" ? G. P. Hall Named Acting Fire Chief Volunteer Group Alleged Violation of Fire District Laws Causing Much Concern Williamston's volunteer tire com pany disrupted by alleged violation of thoae laws regulating building construction in the tire zone, was reorganized last night when G. P. Hall was recommended for the post of acting chief, the department mem bership looking to the town commis sioners for a permanent organiza tion, James Herbert Ward, serving as acting chief since George Harris tendered his resignation, continues as assistant chief Refusing to offer direct recom mendations to the town authorities, members of the volunteer company discussed the advisability of em ploying a full-time man to head the department, one who can possibly divide his time with another depart ment - of the town. The members pointed out that it was hardly rea sonable to expect them to devote the lime necessary in keeping the fire fighting equipment in condition, that they had given and would glad ly continue to give their time in answering calls or serving in any emergency. Damage to clothes and bodily injury prove costly, the fire men explaining that after experienc ing such losses they did not feel it was their duty to handle a task that should be assigned to a regular em ployee of the town. Firemen, an swering a recent call, experienced s damage to clothes approximating $100 or mere, and no provision is made to reimburse them for such Guided by rules and regulation] designed to prevent fire hazards past chiefs of the fire department have triad to enforce those regula tions In the issuance of building per mits Repeated violations of thosr rules and regulations have caused some friction, and the construction of such buildings is likely to reducs the fire insurance rating on proper ty in what is known as the fin zone. If the class rating now enjoy ed by the town is lost, it will meat that insurance premiums will tx increased by several thousand dol lars annually. Farm Bureau Names New Officers for the Coming Year C. Abram Roberson. county com missioner and prominent farmer of RobersonviUe Township, was elect ed to head the Martin County Farm Bureau Federation unit at a meet ing of the organization's member ship in the agricultural building here last night. Herbert L. Roebuck. Cross Roads citizen and another well- \ known county farmer, was named vice president. Mr. Roberson suc ceeds Sam T. Everett who, as presi dent of the unit the past year, has carried on a valuable work both for the organization and the farmers in Martin County. Mr. Roebuck suc ceeds Mr. J. Marion Griffin who has shown much interest in the bureau program. J. P. Woodard, assistant county agonti succeeds T B, Slada at serrp tary-treasurer of the county bureau. The attendance upon the meeting was small and the election of town ship committeemen for the bureau was postponed until Friday evening of this week when a meeting will be' held in the Agricultural Building at 7:30 o'clock. All Farm Bureau mem C. ABRAM KOBKKSON bers attending the meeting will re ceive a free ticket to the barbecue dinner at the organization's state meeting to be held in Greenville on Wednesday of next week. Attempts To Break In Store, Man Badly Shot Trapped By 0 wner Of Jamesville Store Charles J. Griffin Shoots Man Early Sunday Morning Shot while attempting to break into Mr Charles J. Griffin's store in Jamesville last Sunday morning a4 three o'clock, Arthur Harrison, 30-year-old colored man. is in a cri tical condition in a Washington hos pital, late reports stating that the man has hardly one chance in a thousand recover. Fired at close range from a gun, J he load of shot tore away part of Harrison's stomach, a number of shot tearing into his intestines. Hos pital attaches pointed out that peri tonitis was certain to develop, and added that the man did not have a chance to recover. As Harrison lay critically wound ed in the hospital, officers started an immediate investigation to learn his identity, but his life could be traced back only a few weeks when f Wi,h El,zabe,h Pitman at 200 Walnut street, Tarboro H< came to this county only a shorl time ago and was employed by a lumber mill in Jamesville, little hav ing been learned about him during his stay there. Efforts are now being made to establish his identity by submitting finger prints to the de partment of justice Sunday morning about 3 o'clock, Walter Rhodes, colored man living in an old store on Jamesville's al most deserted Main Street, left the building to escape the heat. He eard some one pounding on the Griffin store door, but the noise sub sided when a group of young boy ?nd girls rode by. Rhodes, seen b the joy riders, reasoned that h would likely be connected with th robbery and he decided to notify th owner who lived about three or fou block, away. Taking his gun, M. Griffin hurried to the store, ap proaching from one side. As he look ed around the front, he saw Harri ?on raise a sizeable piece of iroi and he fired the gun. "I did noi know whether he was going to strikt me or hit the door again," Mr Grif fin later explained Apparently ex cited and thinking the first shol **mark, Mr. Griffin fired a second time, the load taking ef fect in Harrison's back as he ran across a vacant lot adjoining the ?tore. Harrison, who had torn the front door almost down, threw up his hands and surrendered. He col lapsed soon after that and was re moved to Dr. W T. Gibson's office for treatment. A few hour, later Harrison was removed to a Wash ington hospital where an operation l7" ?rderWl in "" e"0'1 to "ve h" No charge has been filed against the Store owner, it was learned at the office of the sheriff tddayT~ Series Of Services In Hassell Christian Church ? Rev. J. M. Perm Robersonville minister, will start a series of reviv al services in the Hassell Christian church Thursday night of this week. The series will be held each eve ning at eight o'clock during the sev era! days, it was announced. ELECTION The pu?(e of a $72,000 bond election for advancing a gener al Improvement program here was predicted earl) this after noon, election officials estimat ing that 95 per cent of the 75 votes cast at that time were in favor of the plan. Eighty-one votes are necessary for the pas sage of the election. Young Negro Loses Life In Roanoke Wading in the overflow waters of the Roanoke River, near Palmyra, Otis Bowers, 25-year-old negro, stepped into a hole and was drown ed last Friday afternoon. Officers, investigating the case, ruled " the drowning was accidental and no in quest was held. Tom Bowers and Floyd Bowers, brother and friend of the victim, I were in wading also. None of them j could swim and Otis' companions were unable to help him when he stepped into water over his head The three men were not in the riv er, but were wading in a territory inundated by the overflow waters of the Roanoke. Help was summoned and the man's body was recovered two hours later. The drowning was the second r ported in the county this summi Johnnie*Miller, colored man, having lost his life in the Roanoke at James ville on June 23 when he, for some reason that has never been explain ed, stepped into the treacherous stream knowing that he could not swim. Miller's body was never re covered. Fined For Operating Car Without License * Simon Walker, Bertie colored man, was fined $10 and taxed with the coats for the alleged operation near here of an automobile without a driver's license. He was also charg ed and convicted for driving an au tomobile with improper brakes. Four Injured When Truck Crashes Into Wagon Near Here Driver Asleep at Wheel of Machine When Crash Happens ? Four people were badly but not seriously hurt, a mule was killed and another injured and a load of tobacco was .scattered when a freight truck crashed into a wagon near here on the Washington High way this morning at 8:30 o'clock The injured inelude: Lewis Harris. 26, severe cuts on left arm and leg and face; Calvin Parker, 21. long gash in neck and abrasions on arm andi back; William Stnkpg 17 rut .in :?rm and leg, and bad foot injury; Dock Parker, 30, dislocated shoul der, multiple abrasions and possibly other injuries. A fifth rider on the wagon, Hor ace Rackley, 16 Jears old. escaped injury when he saw the truck was going to strike the wagon and jump ed to safety. The injured were treat ed in the offices of Drs. Rhodes, Ea son and McAllister. One of the mules drawing the wa gon was killed almost instantly and the other is expected to die. The wagon-was reduced to splintera and a load of tobacco just taken out of a barn was scattered all over the road. | J. G. Staton, owner of ihe learn, wagon and tobacco, had not estimat ed the damage this morning, but the. loss is expected to approximate >1. 1)00 or more i O. D. Moots, young white man who was driving the truck for Buryn, Old and Eaton, Norfolk hardware firm, escaped injury, and no great damage was done to the machine. Moots stated that he had worked ail night, and that he drop ped asleep at the wheel just before the truck plowed into the wagon Number Of Martin Farmers Anxious To Purchase Farms More Than Twenty-five Ap ply for Farm Security Loans Offered a splendid opportunity to purchase and operate their own farms, many farmers are planning to take advantage of that opportun ity in this county, David G. Modlln of the Farm Security Administra tion, said today. More than thirty five applications have already been filed in Modlin's office here, and considerable interest is being shown in the plan. It is very likely that more than 100 tenants will apply for loans in keen anticipation of launching out on their own. Martin County has been designat ed by the Secretary of Agriculture as one of forty counties in the State where farm-purchase loans will be made available this fall. The num ber of loans will be limited, of course, but every tenant farmer de siring to own and operate a farm js eligible to apply for one of the loans. The government is anxious to halt the ever increasing number of farm tenants, and where the farm purchase plans has been inaugur ated, it is meeting with marked suc cess. Any tenant in this county wishing to apply for a loan is directed to the Farm Security office in the court house Applications must be filed by the last of this month. A committee of three farmers will study the loans (Continued on page four) Miss Katie Philpot Is Now Only Woman Mail Carrier Remaining In U. S. Postal Service The recent transfer of Anna McDonald from mail-carrier In Anaconda, Montana, to a clerical Job In the Post Office Depart ment, left only one woman mall earrier in the United States postal aervice. What the Post Office Department apparently overlooked, John Martin, the keen-eyed editor of Time maga stne, remembered while hinting In and around Wllliamston a year ago this winter. When the Montana city of about 13,Mg population hailed the retirement of "the last wo man city mall carrier in the United States", Editor Martin set the record straight by re viewing the record of Miss Ka tie Philpot as carrier in Wll liamston since the war. Classifying the type of mail handled by Williamston's mail carrier, Editor John 8. ("8" probably " for "Slew") Martin did not mention all that litera ture lent out by hia publishing house "begging" renewal sub scriptions. But anyway the keen observer got the records straight as to woman mail carriers in the following article appearing In yesterday's edition of "Time": Having trudged 65,000 miles carxying 283 tons of mail since 1918, Anna McDonald, IS, of Anaconda, Mont., was last week transferred from mall-carrier to a clerical Job by the Post Office Department. Anaconda hailed the retirement of "the last wo man city mail carrier in the United States". But Anaconda was wrong. Though lt? records on the sub Ject are vague, the Post Office Department did know that An aconda's Anna was not the last of her species. During the War many a strong girl got a man's Job toting letters from door to door. At least one who still functions Is Katie E. Philpot, 44. of WiHiamston, N. C. Famed otherwise for fine tobacco, corn meal and wild turkeys, Wil llamston takes pride in the slim, resolute figure of Katie Philpot marching dutifully through the north end of town every morn ing and afternoon, her slim back bent under the weight of farm papers, religious tracts and mail order literature, her slim legs encased In black cotton hoae below neat knickers of Post Office grey. Successful Season Is Predicted For Williamston Tobacco Mart Despite Short Crop In Section ATTENDING SPECIAL SESSION Attending a special session of the State Legislature this week. Senator K. L. Coburn. left, and Hugh G. Ilorton, right, are almost certain the group will pass a law enabling the State to participate in an eight million dollar PVV'A building program and adjourn early next week. Some observers point out that the session is^'cuT and dried" to order, that there will be little for legislators to do. CARDS I nofficial reports heard to day still maintain that Martin County farmers will receive their tobacco marketing cards in ample time for the opening in this belt on August 25. There are a few who were late in fil ing an application, and they are likely to receive their quotas too late for the opening. (Inly one temporary market ing card has been- issued Ja_lWa_ county to date, the farmers be ing virtually assured that their marketing activities will not be delayed. A second card was issued to day to a Bear Grass farmer. Several Arrested In Li<]iior Raids * Several alleged bootleggers were taken in a series of raids conducted by Special Enforcement Officer J H. Roebuck and Deputy Bill Haislip here last week-end. Andrew Everett, aged colored man who has been in the courts sev- , eral times on similar charges; was ' placed under bond when the officers I raided his small shop on Washington street and found about one-fourth j of a pint of rural liquor iii his pos^ session. It was a very small quan tity all right, officers explained, but there was evidence of sale. Two or three gallon jugs were found. ?Although she poured must of tin liquor into a slop bucket, Clara Da vis, colored, was booked for trial io the county court next Monday when officers found a small quan tity of liquor in a refrigerator at! her home on Elm Street. Sam Hardison was also booked for trial when officers found him with a small -quantity of legal li quor in a garage on Railroad Street "There was evidence of sale," the officers explained, adding that a man recognized as a "customer" was seen leaving the place just as they arrived. A quart of legal liquor was found1 in another home, but no evidence' of sale could be established, and no charges were brought in that case Kr^rlatiun^fw Marketing of Fine, Cured Leaf In'3S39 ??? Each Farmer Will Receive Marketing Card With His Allotment ? Regulations covering the market ing of flue-cured tobacco for the 1938-39 marketing-season have been released by the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration, it was announ ced from the office of the county farm agent. These regulations were issued in accordance with the market quota provisions of the Agricultural Ad justment Act of 1938. In administering the quotas, each farm operator will be given a mar keting card showing the amount of tobacco he can sell without penalty. I he card is to be presented to a rep resentative of the AAA at auction warehouses for all sales of tobacco, and all sales within the quotu will i be recorded on the marketing card I farms on which th,e tobacco I available for marketing does not ex-1 coed the quota, each producer hav-' inga share in the tobacco will be titled to market under the quota his share of the crop. However, if the total amount available for market ing exceeds the quota, each produc er will be entitled to market only his pry ratu share of the quota with out penalty. Transfer of Quotas The regulations provide for the transfer of quotas among farms which means that a farmer who has a quota exceeding the tobacco avail able for marketing may authorise the transfer of that part of his quo U not needed. Quotas may be trans ferred directly among farmers at the county office or warehouse, or through warehousemen who agree to act as agents. If quotas are transferred from one farm to another through direct ne gotiations between the operators of he farms concerned, the considera tion for the transfer may be what ever the operators agree upon If a warehouseman acts as agent in the transfer, the rate of consideration is fixed at five cents per pound. I he payment received by the op erator for the transfer of any pro portion orthe quota -win bo divided among the producers on the farm in proportion to their share of the crop unless the producers agree among themselves to a different division of the payment. A warehouseman acting as agent