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VOLUME XLI?NUMBER-40 - Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. August 12,1938. ESTABLISHED 1899
General Assembly to
End Session Early
Tomorrow Morning
Work of Body Just Mere|
Formality in Cut-and
Dried Plan
Believing that North Carolina ]
should take advantage of a liberal]
government offer in support of
huge PWA building program,' thel
powers-that-be in Raleigh called a|
special session of the General As
sembly and issued orders for "must"
legislation to legalize the proposed |
program.
Taking over the reins last Mon
day, Speaker Gregg Cherry steam
rollered the cut-and-dried legisla-j
tion through the House, and today |
the representatives are enjoying
holiday while the Senate catches up'
with its work. Efforts to offer bills!
other than those proposed by thel
administration met with failure, and
to climax the action an agreement
was effected to end the session at
one o'clock tomorrow morning. The|
work of the lawmakers is hardly1
more than a mere formality in a
cut-and-dried plan, there having
been little or nothing done other;
than the approval of a plan advanc
ed before tha assembly was called
into special session.
A few moments after both houses
had adopted the adjournment reso-!
lotion. the senate passed on first]
reading two gubernatorial "must"!
measures enabling North Carolina
and its sub-divisions to apply for]
PWA grants. I
The bills, which already have
passed three readings in the house,
authorize issuance of $4,620,000 . in
state bonds for an $8,200,000 build-,
ing program; and allow counties and!
municipalities to issue bonds for;
self-liquidating projects.
Officials of the league of muni-'
cipalities have estimated that the
latter measure will result in ap-'
proximately $20,000,000 being spen'
in the state.
Both bills swept through first;
cussion or a roll-call vote. The sen-]
ate is expected to pass them on sec-'
ond reading today and to enact'
them at the after-midnight meeting
The house will meet at 10 o'clock to-1
night and also shortly after mid-|
night.
The resolution calling for ad-|
journment was introduced by Rep
resentative Bryant, of Durham,
passing both the house and the sen
ate without discussion.
The remainder of the business on
the legislative docket was routine.
One new law went on the statute
books?a measure allowing North
Wilkesboro to construct municipal
buildings with the aid of federalj
funds.
The house passed on first reading
senate bills enabling Elizabeth City
and Pasquotank county to obtain a
coast guard air base, but refused for
the sixth and seventh times to lift
its "gag" rule and allow Represen
tative Gray of Gates to introduce a
stack of local bills.
The senate passed and sent to the
house a resolution praising Gover
nor Hoey and the council of state for
calling the sp?4ial session, which
got underway at noon Monday. The
resolution introduced by Taylor, of
Anson, said an "era of good feeling"!
had sprung up in North Carolina;
during the Hoey administration.
Shot Gun Victim
Is Clinging To LitVj
Arthur Harrison, the colored man
who was critically shot while trying
to break into the store of Charles J.
Griffin in Jamesville early last Sun-j
day morning, is still clinging to life I
in a Washington hosptal today, late
reports stating that his condition is]
somewhat improved and that bar
ring complications he is likely to re-1
cover.
Harrison, advised by attending
doctors that his life was uncertain,
unfolded a part of his life to Sher
iff C. B. Roebuck on Wednesday. He
is a native of Virginia, but has been
in North Carolina for the past sev
eral years. During his stay in this
State, he- has?served an 18-months?
road sentence for robbery in Bertie
County, twelve months for larceny
and receiving in Washington Coun
ty and a short term in this county
for public drunkenness.
Release Wild Turkeys
In County's Lowlands
Twelve pairs of wild turkeys were
released a few days ago in this coun
ty by Game Warden Bill Abbitt
a part of the State Department of
Conservation and Development's
program to restock the woods with
the prized bird.
Sent hera from a State farm, the
birds were released in various parts
of the county from Dardens to Oak
City.
Warrants Are Now Pending,
Against County Dog Owners
I Completing a few days ago the
campaign against rabies, Martin
County officers are now preparing
warrants for a few owners who fail-1
ed to comply with the State law re
quiring vaccination of dogs. No
names have yet been released, offi-'
cers explaining that they were in
vestigating the cases further to learn
'whether or not the owners had kill
ed their dogs. If an owner has killed
his dog indictments will be with
drawn.
Only a very small number of war
rants will have to be drawn, a check
of the vaccination records showing
that nearly all owners who did not
comply with the law when the first
clinics were held had their dogs vac
cinated in a second campaign con
ducted against rabies.
Tn Halo -i h?
vaccinated 2,194 dogs in the county,
or nearly 200 more than were vacci
nated in the drive a year ago. How
ever, the number of vaccinations this
year is more than 600 under the rec
ord established in 1936, when 2,820
dogs were vaccinated. Quite a few
dogs have been destroyed since the
campaign against rabies was started
under legislative act in 1935, but
even now there is one dog for about
every four families in the county.
A record of dog vaccinations for
the county in 1938 by townships, fol-|
lows:
Jamesville, 256; Williams, 66;
Griffins, 181; Bear Grass, 183; Wil-j
hamston, 376; Cross Roads, 161; Rob
ersonville, 336; Poplar Point, 103;'
Hamilton 189 and Goose Nesl 31)9 |
Plans Go Forward lor
Improvement Project
THE WEATHER
The weather forced its way
into the conversational lime
light this week when leadings
as high as 98 were reported in
the shade, the mercury running
sun. High humidity aggravated
the situation, and quite a few
fled to the seashores to escape
the hottest season of the year
to date.
Activities in business houses
and in the various professions
have been held to a minimum
while all eyes were centered on
those weather reports that
*would promise relief.
On Trail Of Man
Wanted In Countvi
The wandering trail of John
Small, colored man wanted in this
county for the brutal attack upon|
Mrs. Lyda Jenkins, near Roberson
ville, on the night of July 23, wasl
picked up by officers in Littleton!
late yesterday Small was definitely j
identified and officers in several
counties along the Virginia border
as well as those in Richmond are on
the lookout for the man.
A lead in the case was opened (
yesterday afternoon when a colored
man was arrested and jailed in
Northampton County. He told Sher
iff Stephenson there that he had
seen Small in Littleton, and gave
the address where he spent two
nights earlier in^lhc week at Little
ton. The trail led from there to
Henderson, Sheriff Roebuck stating
this morning upon his return from
that section that Small was last seen
walking the railroad toward Rich
mond. Railroad detectives took
the case at that point and are
Richmond today?working?orr?thcj
case.
Officers Capture Two
Stills Last Wednesday ,
Raiding in Reedy Swamp, Wil-1
liamston Township, Special Officer
J. H. Roebuck, assisted by Deputies
Bill Haislip and Roy Peel, wrecked1
two liquor plants and destroyed 400:'
gallons of beer last Wednesday
morning.
One was a steam plant and the
other was made of a gasoline drum.
Sound Bridge To Open
For Traffic Very Shortly
The Albemarle Sound Bridge, one
of the most extensive structures in1
the State, will likely be opened to
traffic tomorrow or early next week,
it was officially learned here today:
Exercises, marking the formal
opening of the structure, will be
held on Thursday, August 25 when
Former Goverrtor J. C. B. Ehring
haus will deliver the principal ad
dress.
CIRCUS COMING f
The news that the age-old es
tablished Ihstitution. the Ameri
can circus, had petered out and
folded its tent is all wrong.
Downie Brothers Cireus, the Mr
little show that played here last
year will return on September
(, It was announced today.
Completing arrangements for
placing tents in the fair grounds
on Friday, September I, Ad
ranee Man Beach said that
Downie Brothers had enlarged
their show ronsidershly by buy
ing acts from other circuses in
Federal Grant Will
Boost Total Sum to
Around $116,000.00!
Commissioners Hold Spec-i
ial Session to Work Out
Program Details
Anticipating a $48,000 cash grant;
from the Public Works Administra
tion to supplement the $72,000 to be'
raised by a special bond issue, Wil-j
liamston's commissioners in special
session last night formulated plans
for handling a general improvement!
program of streets, sidewalks, wa-|
tor and sewer systems.
Virtually assured the PWA will
make the grant, the authorities out
lined a supplementary improvement
last night to include the opening of
Railroad Street from Smithwick to
Washington Street, the extension of
Smithwick Street to Marshall Ave
nue, a sewer line on Washington
Street, ?
The preliminary program adopted
several weeks ago by the board
called for the following projects:
sidewalk paving on Park Street,
Marshall Avenue and Grace Streets,
paving of Warren Street, Marshell
Avenue, Elm Street from Main to
Church, Hassell Street, Smithwick
Street from Simmons Avenue to the
high school building, and Grace'
Street; the sinking of a deep well,'
and sewer line extensions on Smith-!
wick and Franklin Streets, and a
part of Haughton The program1
also calls for the construction of at
third disposal plant to be located!
northeast of the high school.
In addition to the program out-|
lined is the recreation center proj
ect which is being handled in co
Administration. Had the bond elec-|
tion failed of passage last Tuesday,]
the retreational project which
now well underway would have
been financed by short-term notes.
The PWA will not participate in the
recreational project.
Arrangements' for filing immed
iately an application for the $48,000
granLwcre completed last night, and <
it will likely be forwarded by spec
ial messenger to Atlanta today or
early next week. *
Farmers Reassured Cards
To Be Reqdy For Early Use
Information coming from agricul
tural offices maintain that allot
ment cards for the marketing of to
bacco will be ready in ample time
for tobacco marketing when the
markets open in this belt on August
25.
Four temporary marketing cards
have been issued in this county
within the past few days, but since
the temporary cards hold the allot
ment down to a small poundage, far
mecs have said that they had rather
wait for the permanent cards.
"Crazy" Man Released
By Sheriff's Office Here
Robert McNish, young colored
| man who was arrested in Bertie
County last Monday and placed in
the Martin jail here as a patient of
uncertain mental ability was releas
ed Wednesday.
Signs of temporary insanity had
disappeared after the man spent a
couple of days in the common jail,
and soon after his release he wan
dared back into Bertie County to
recover a broken banjo and a mouth
harp.
Revised Estimates
Show Reduction in
Quantity Tobacco
Crop Is Believed Smaller
Even Than Latest
Figures Show
Investigating more fully crop
conditions, the Federal Department
of Agriculture this week revised
downward its estimates for the 1938
flue-cured tobacco yield. Figures re
leased several weeks ago were con
sidered too high by many, and it is
believed that the more recent esti
mates do not reflect any thing like
the real facts.
Now that the crop is just about
all harvested, farmers with very,
very few exceptions maintain that
the cI'mp lln.1 jiai is one uf lilt- llgllt
est in many years. Even those far
mers who reported good crops earl
ier in the season state that they had
hundreds and hundreds of tobacco
sticks left unused this year.
In addition to a "light" crop, much
of the late tobacco is being left in
the fields on account of disease, and
it is quite obvious that when final
figures are released they will show
a greater production decrease than
has been forecast.
The crop reporting board of the
Department ot Agriculture estimat
ed the current flue-cured crop al
783,600,000 pounds, as of August 1
a decrease of 18,100.000 from th<
July estimate of 810,700,000 pounds
The new estimate is still wel
above the 750,000,000 million pounc
-yield estimated by J B. Hutson, as
sistant AAA administrator and th<
Department's leading tobacco ex
-pert. The crop reporting board it
working on the basis of an acreage
of 932,000 acres while measurement!
made by the AAA show an actua
acreage of 910,000. Further reduc
tions in the crop reporting boarc
figure are also probably indicatec
by the fact that nearly one-third o
the reduction in the estimate thi!
month is in the Georgia-Florid;
-area, where only about one-tenth o
the crop is grown but where tobac
co is fully matured and estimate!
are, accordingly, more nearly aecur
ate.
Tile latest estimate of the crt
places it 44 million pounds in exce
of the 739,068,000 national quo!
which can be sold without paymei
of the 50 per cent tax or^ excess pri
duction imposed by the 1938 fan
act. The national quota may be ii
creased slightly as the Result of a<
juslments in individual quotas i
Georgia growers ordered yesterda
by Secretary Wallace Quotas of oil
er states may be reduced slightly c
a way may be found to make tl
adjustments out of reserve pouni
-age^-In?any evenh only a sma
amount of tobacco is involved.
According to the crop report es
mate made today, 26 million poun
of the 44 million pound surplus ov
the quulk 19 ltt Nurllt Cuiullnu.?
The combined estimate for t
North Carolina portions of the thr
belts lying wholly or partly injjor
Carolina is a production of 521,00
000 pounds as compared with a qu
ta for those areas of 494,934,0
pounds and a production last ye
of 586,755,000. In other words,' t
North Carolina quota is 92 millio
below last year's production wh
the quota for the entire flue-cur
belt is only 115 million pounds 1
low last year's production. In Nor
Carolina estimated production tl
year is 65 million pounds below 19
while the entire belt is estimated
produce 71 million pounds less th
last year
With the rest of belt reduci
Georgia and Florida increased thi
production this year by 21,000,C
pounds. Moreover, the combin
Georgia and Florida quotas to
89,199,000, which is in excess of t
tual production last year.
Local Softballers
Defeat Plymouth
Williamston's "Tape tine B
assisted by stars from an inde
dent organization, defeated a ch
team from Plymouth here Wet
day afternoon in the first
scheduled series of Softball ga
The locals had a big eighth in
and scored three runs to win
-eonteal by xmimi (t_?
Jack Manning went the routi
the locals on the mound, bt
Griffin snatched the honors \
he stretched a single into a f
run to put the locals ahead. R
pitched good ball until the ei
inning when three hits were ct
ed for three runs after two
he "Tape Line" group will re
t the game next Wednesday.
Substantial Majority Is Recorded
For $72,000.00 Bond Issue In
Special Election Here on Tuesday
Plans Go Forward
To Start General
Improvement ^ork
Application Is Filed Today
For a Forty-five Per
Cent Grant
A $72,000 general improvement
program for the town oHWilliams
>.,i i Oli....
last Tuesday Vhen they carried by
a substantial majority an electioo
providing the issuance of bonds to
finance the construction of streets,
sidewalks, sewer and water line ex
tensions, a deep well and a recrea
tional center
No marked interest was noticed
either for or against the proposed
issuance of $72.00 bonds, but the
proponents studied the list of eltgi
j blc voters during the day to make
I sure that every one took advantage f
of the opportunity to participate in
i the election.
Sizeable majorities were record
ed for each of the projects in the
propose'* proprum A total of 134
votes was cast Most of those oppos
ing the bond issuance did not go to
the polls to cast a ballot since the
vote was against the total registra
tion All votes that were not cast
counted against the .election. A few
who favored the improvement pro
gram were unable to reach the polls.
Registrar C B. Hassell officially
announced that the ordinance au
thorizing the issuance of $34,000
bonds was carried by a vote of 124
to 37 or 43 more votes than the nec
essary majority Ten actually voted
against the proposal, and the twen
ty-seven remaining away from the
| polls were recorded as against the
issuance of $34,000 bonds for con
structing or reconstructing streets
and sidewalks.
The ordinances authorizing the
issuance of $15,000 bonds for con
structing water and sewer line ex
tensions and $15,000 bonds for sink
ing a fourth deep wi ll in the town's
water system each received 127
votes. Kight voters voiced opposition
I at the polls against the issuance for
and water line extensions, and
voted against an issuance for
drilling a fourth deep well. The neg
ative votes cast added to those who
did not vote ran the opposition to
tal to 34, leaving 46 votes over and
above the majority necessary to car
ry the election for the two partich
Considerably more support than
was expected was given the propos
ed issuance of $8,000 bonds for a rec
reational center. There were 124
fmt?fm?the issujiiu', 1 - eight
against and 29 others recorded in
opposition when the voters did not
express their views on hi lint either
for or against the proposal. The mar
ginal vote over and above the neces
| sary majority was 43
j Immediately upon the passage of
I the $72,00 bond election, town au
thorities and Kngineer Henry Riv
ers started making preparations for
filing an application with the Pub
l,< Wolks Administration for a 49
pei cent cash grant. The applica
I tion is being forwarded to Atlanta
today, and a reply is expected the
| nnrly part or midf11* T""rt month.
Held In $250 Bond
Following Wreck
Oliver D. Moots, Norfolk truck
driver, was released Wednesday un
der bond In the sunt of $250 follow -
ing a truck-wagon accident on the
Washington highway near here the
day before
Moots, who admits he went to
; leep just before crashing into a wa
gon and killing a mule and injuring
four people, was formally charged
with careless and reckless driving in
warrant issued yesterday.
A hearing is scheduled to be held
in the case before Judge H. O. Peel
in the county court here on August
29. It is understood the defense will
ask a continuance until insurance
adjustments can be effected some
time fn September.
Regular Services Be Held
At Perry Grove Sunday
There will be regular services at
Perry Grove Baptist church Sun
day, August 14, at 11 o'clock. Hairy
Peel will bring the message. There
will also be services on Saturday at
eleven o'clock.
Extensive Plans Are Made
To Provide School Lunches
I Preparations on an extensive scale
j are underway for providing hot
lunches for needy children in sev
eral schools of the county during the
' coming term. Considerable work has
been done during the greater part
of this summer in preparation for
the projects, and it is understood
tluil the purent teacher organnm
lions and other groups promoting
I the lunch-room service will be in
; a better position than ever to sue
i cessfully meet the needs of less for
tunate school tots
The Works Progress Administra
tion through Congressman Lindsay
C Warren announced that the Pres
ident this week approved an appro
priation of $11,842 for school lunch
projects in the schools of this coun
ty. The appropriatin now awaits
the approval of the Comptroller
General. The grant will enable in
terested sponsors to* maintain an
adequate lunch project without in
terruption during a greater part of
all of the 1938-39 school year.
Indirect reports from Mrs. Pippen
who is in charge of advance prepa
rations for the lunch room projects,
? mil that two garden.*?time been
maintained by parent-teacher:
groups in Robersonville and Wil-'
hamston, and that approximately
2,000 quarts of vegetables have been
canned for use in the various lunch
room this coming fall and winter.
Just how many lunch rooms will
be operated in the county this year
could not be learned, but it is un
derstood that most of the larger
schools will make efforts to feed the
needy children.
Few Tobacco Barns
Destroyed By Fire
( The tobacco curing season in this
| county has been marked by the ab
sence of tram fires, a preliminary
survey showing that less than half
a dozen barns have been destroyed
by fire during the entire period.
Strange as it may seem all the
losses diselosed in the survey were
centered ip Goose Nest Township
with one exception. Various ex
planations have been offered for the
small number of losses, farmers
that the crop was short, that the
barns were seldom crowded and that
it wua not necessary to overheat the
furnaces to maintain even heats in
the barns. The installation of oil
burners lessened the fire loss.
Farmer Tom Bailey, of near Wil
liamston, lost a barn about three
weeks ago. Last week Robert Ever
ett is said to have lost a barn on the
Harrell farm in Goose Nest, and
Wilbur Barrett lost a barn on the
Brown farm in the same township.
C. L. Tyson, Goose Nest Township
farmer, lost a barn last Sunday, and
that evening fire was discovered in
a barn belonging to J. C. Ross. The
psarn was saved by throwing water
on the flues and creating a steam,
but the tobacco was virtually ruin
ed, it was learned.
Complete Campaign
Against Diphtheria
A campaign against diphtheria
was completed in the county this
nel handling the work stating that
84(1 children were given protection
against the disease. Nearly all of
those receiving the toxoid at the
fourteen vaccination stations were
between six months and six years of
age, and it is believed that the num
ber vaccinated represents possibly
a majority of ehildren in Ojj| ggl
class.
The drive was very successful
with parents, both white and color
led. cooperating splendidly. Dr. E. W
Furguson, head of the department
Mid '
A complete review of the vaccina
lion numbers by districts:
Jamesville, 85; Dardens, 41; Fart
j Life, 46; Liliey's Store, 19; Oak Citj
166; Hamilton, 58; Hassell, 23; Ev
erctts, 31; Gold Point, 34, Williams
ton, 143; RoborsonviUe. 62, Bea
Grass, 25; Cross Roads, 56; and Pat
mele, 57.
The protection was offered witl
out cost to all children between th
ages of six months and six years an
who reported at the stations.
Series Oi Services At
Church In Dardent
Starting a series of services in the
Dardens Christian church Wadnes
day evening. Rev. Garland Bland is
preaching to large congregations
nightly. The Bear Grass trio is
participating in the musical pro
gram, and Rev Bland, the pastor, is
being assisted by Mr. J. D. Taylor.
The church, recently reorganized,
is making marked progreu in its
various departments The recently
organized Christian Endeavor socie
ty had more than 100 in attendance
at a recent meeting and the Sunday
school had approximately 75 par
cent last Sunday.
ANXIOUS
Many tenant farmers are an
lo liny and operate farms
of their own in this county, 1).
<i, Modlin, supervisor of the
Karm Security Administration,
staling today that more than 60
had already applied for special
loans in an effort to finance
their plans of farm ownership.
Applications will be received
until the end of this month, and
then they will be considered by
a special committee of three
Martin farmers and represents
lives of the government. Any
tenant farmer is eligible and in
vited to file an application for
a loan.
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To Resume Train
>ariii? Monday
A hearing on the petition of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany to discontinue passenger trains
i>n several of its branch lines in this
section of the State will be resumed
in the office of Utilities Commission
er Stanley Winborne in Kalcigh
next Monday Delegations from sev
era! of tin* towns located along the
I ranch line routes are expected to
be present and offer continued op
position to the, proposal
The Coast Line offered its argu
ment supporting the petition to dis
continue trains operating bed ween
Plymouth and TarBoro, Parmele and
Washington and Kington and Wel
don at a hearing held on Tuesday
d. Wednesday of last week
It was pointed out that the cost
of operating the Plymouth-Tarboro
trains exceeded income by* many
thousands of dollars However, be
. fore the petitioners completed their
? videnco, it was said to have been
admitted by them that the actual
loss in operating the trains on the
particular route was not known.
Contributing to a special fund to
support the opposition to the move
1 ment, Williamston will not be di
! rectly represented ' at the hearing
' next Monday,
New Teacher Selected
For Church Bible Class
I Knjoying a large SUOrtdiihce CVifi
? during the summer period, the
Sweet llpme adult Dible class was
i ecently reorganized with Mr, Tom
Harden as its regular teacher. Prior
to Mr Ilarden's election. Mrs Nina
1 Britton and Mr. Jimmie Taylor
taught the women s and men's
I (lasses, but under the new arrange
' ment the groups were combined
I with Mr. Harden as the regular
i teacher.
I HEALTH REPORT I
i i
i
A marked improvement in
syphilitic condition* in the
county i* reflected in the July
report Just released by the Mar
tin County Health department.
One hundred and ten tests were
made during the period, the re
port showing twenty-eight posi
tive cases. Prtor to last month
the average reached as high as
one case out of every three ex
amined. and more In some per
iods.
During last month, thirty-nine
cases of whooping cough and
three cases of diphtheria were
reported in the county. *"r