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Advertisers Will Flad On Col uus ? Latchkey to ever MM Bastes at Martto OaaMy Watch the Label on T ma ae It Canto the Date Xeor Hahacrlpttee Expiree VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 70 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 2. 1938. _ ESTABLISHED 1899 No Change in iown Tax Rate Expected For Current Year Commissioners Will Review Budget Here Next Monday Night Williamston's tax rate for the current fiscal year will, in all prob ability, be determined at the regu lar meeting of the local town com missioners next Monday evening at eight o'clock, unofficial reports in dicating that the rate will undergo no material change, that the $2.60 per $100 assessed valuation will con tinue in effect. Reporting an increase of approxi mately $49,000 in the 1938 listings over thoSe for 1937, town officials anticipated a decrease in the rate, but the loss of several hundred dol lars ordinarily raised from intangi ble properties eliminated a possible reduction. n>e new budget figures have not been released, but it was learned that strict economy was practiced in preparing the figures for the new year and that some ot the operating departments will experience reduc tions in their appropriations. During what promises to be a fair'y long session, the commission ers are scheduled to make final ar rangements for the sale of $2,000 general Improvement bonds. Placed before a vote of the people, the pro posed bond election was carried by a substantial majority, and the board at its regular meeting Mon day evening plana to effect an im mediate sale. During the meantime, i]gis believed the Public Works Ad ministration will have taken action on the town's application for a di rect grant to supplement the im provement program. The applica tion has been filed with the PWA officials in Atlanta and the local authorities anticipate the grant will be made available by the time the bonds are sold, making it possible to start work on paving sidewalks, streets, extending water and sewer lines, and supplementing the town's water suflply. No other business except that of a routine nature is scheduled for consideration by the commissioners at the next Monday meeting. Dozen Cases Are Called In County Court Last Monday Judge Peel Continues Six Of Dozen Cases on . Docket ? ? ? The Martin County Recorder's court was all set for a big session last Monday when Judge H. O. Peel called an even dozen cases. But the session was cut short when the jur ist for various good reasons "con tinued one-half of the cases for trial at later sessions. Large crowds were attracted to the courthouse for the session but they were mighUy thinned when the court ordered the cases continued and disposed of six others in rapid order. The case charging Andrew Ever ett, aged Williamston colored man, with violating the liquor laws, was nolprossed. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, gaily Jones plead - ed guilty of simple assault. The so licitor accepted the plea and Judge Peel imposed a $29 fine on the de fendant and ordered the cost of the case be paid. Daniel Ryan pleaded guilty of simple assault in the case charging him With an assault with a deadly weapon. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost. The case charging Floyd Harrell with aiding and abetting in lar ceny, was nolprossed. Prayer for judgment was contin ued until Monday, September 12 in the case charging E. L. Whitehurst with violating the liquor laws. Th? defendant entered a plea of not guil ty In a civil action brought by J. O Mobley against G. A. Oglesby, the court ruleej that the defendant owed the plaintiff nothing. The plaintiff, taxed with the costs of the case, ap pealed to the higher court The following eases were contin ued: John Plttman, reckless driving Willie Faulk, violating the Alcohol ic Beverages Control laws; .Olivet D. Moots, reckless and carelaas dry ing; Linwood Bland, recklaas WiI careless driving; Latham James drunken driving: Harry Lee Speller non-support Miss Helen Barber, of Windsor attended a WPA meeting here today Cotton Marketing Cards To Be Ready for Farmers Soon Approximately 1,500 marketing cards will be made ready for distri bution among Martin County cotton fanners within the next two or three weeks, T. B. Slade, assistant to County Agent T. B. Brandon, said today. Growers will be advised when ! to call for the marketing slips. This county has been allotted nearly 5.000 bales for marketing without penalty, unofficial esti mates indicating that productions I for the county as a whole, will fall considerably under that figure. Pro 1 duction is based on an allotment of approximately 7,000 acres, but ac tual plantings will not approach that figure. However, there are a few farmers who exceeded their quotas, but in quite a few cases the grow ers plowed up fractional acres to bring their plantings in line. Volun tary action on the plow-up plan was taken when the price outlook be came disheartening and the quality of the crop was recognized as unus ually poor in the county, as a whole. Farmers who held their plantings to assigned acreages will receive white marketing cards. They will be allowed to sell tax free every pound they raise. Those farmers who ex ceeded their acreage allotments will be issued red marketing cards and while they will be allowed to sell a greater portion of their crop with ! out paying a penalty, they will have to fill out marketing forms each time a sale is made. A few cotton fields in the county are beginning to turn white, but i picking and marketing will hardly get underway within the next few ; weeks. Seek Remedy for Low Leaf Prices At Mass Meetings of Farmers [ FEW COMPLAINTS jj Given fifteen days in which to file appeals, few Martin Coun ty farmers have complained about the tobacco marketing quotas allotted them last week. In accordance with the law, re view boards have been ap pointed to review appeals and rule on complaints. Any farmer dissatisfied with his poundage allotment is directed to address a letter to the county agent setting forth grounds for bia ap peal. The letters will be turned over to a committee of three men who will come from anoth er section of the State to review the appeals. rYesbyt Peopl erian Youit e Meet Toda^ At 10:30 a. m. this morning the young people of the Albemarle Pres bytery about 150 strong assembled in the Bear Grass Presbyterian church for their annual Fall con- j ference. | Miss Sarah Stilley McLean, of Plymouth, president, called the meeting to order. After a brief de votional. a number of addresses were made, all by the young people. At 12:30 p. m. the meeting ad journed.for the hinrh hnnr For the first time, instead of the hostess church providing the lunch, all young people were asked to bring a picnic lunch, this picnic lunch was served in the new Community House which Is nearing completion. During the lunch hour there was much merriment as the different groups sang their songs and gave individual yells. The afternoon session was taken up with the reading of the reports of the young people's organizations from each local church. Plans were made and discussed for the next three months. The churches represented were from, the territory surrounding the following cities: Kinston, New Bern, rtnlH.hnrr, Wil?on Rotky?MoUOt, Greenville, Tarboro, Washington, Martin County, Elizabeth City and Ahoskie. The Rev. John C. Whitley, of Bear Grass, is the director of the young people's work in the Presbytery. Mrs. Borden, of Goldsboro, repre sented the Woman's Auxiliary, of the Presbytery. Leaves After Nine Months In Hospite Willie T. Padgett, critically shot by Clayton Beacham last December returned to his home, near James ville, Wednesday evening after a stay of nearly nine months in a Washington hospital. While he is able to sit up during short periods daily, his condition continues ser ious. His bladder shot to pieces, Pad gett has undergone numerous opera tions, and arrangements are being made to remove him to a Durham hospital next week where efforts will be made to transplant the blad der of a sheep or that of some other animal. Padgett was shot during a quar rel with Beacham at the Padgett home in Jamesville Township early in the evening of December third. He was removed to the hospital and was given only one chance in a thousand to recover. State Farm Bureau Leads Movement to Boost Fair Prices Eight Meetings Are to Be Held; Greenville Is Nearest Here ? A slump in tobacco prices report ed generally throughout the belt since the opening a little over a week ago, is attracting wide atten tion, arid mass meetings in eight counties have been called tor to morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the State Farm Bureau Federation executive committee in session tffls week. The meetings were called in an ef fort to determine the cause of the slump in tobacco prices on the new bright belt markets and consider possible means of boosting the aver ages which have sagged more than $3 per hundredweight in the past three days. . All meetings will be held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the county court houses at the following places with the following men pre siding: Wilson: A. D. Williams; Tarboro; W. W. Eagles; Nashville: W. F. Woodruff; Snow Hill: A. C. Ed wards, Kinston: Dr. J Y. Joyner; Greenville: Haywood Dail, Jr., War renion: w. E TurnerKenansville: L P. Wells. The meeting of the executive com mittee was first called as a business session but the seriousnes of the tobacco price situation wn discussed at length following which it was de cided to call the mass meetings for Saturday. Discussions of the low prices will be directed by farm bur eau members and other agricultur al leaders at the mass meetings and a remedy for the situation will be sought. E. F. Arnold, secretary of the state organization, said an effort would be made to discredit current propaganda that the crop control program is responsible and to gain farmers' assurance that the control program will be continued beyond this year to insure a "parity" price. "We find that prices have slump ed from two to five cents a pound since the border belt opened, and the trend is downward," Secretary Arnold said after the meeting. "We {.had no indication that the trend would continue downward, but we hope to bring it upward." A. D. Williams, president of the Wilson County Farm Bureau, said the committee was informed dis gruntled farmers were talking about defeating the crop control bill in referenda this fall dtd that tobacco buyers, learning of the farmers' at titude on the bill had said they would not pay 25 cents for tobacco this year, when they could buy it another year for 15 cents if the con trol bill is not voted into effect again. A few farmers from this county are planning to attend the meeting in Greenville. L.'.'j ,'JJJ ... ... Suffers Ankle Injury When Soft Drink Bottle Explodes Sarah Keel Taylor, young daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Taylor, suf fered a bad cut on her left ankle early this week when a soft drink bottle exploded in Penders store and a piece of the glass struck her. Sev eral stitches were necessary to close the wound Prominent County Citizen Passes At Home In Everetts Funeral Services Conducted Yesterday Afternoon For S. S. Bailey Samuel Stewart Bailey, prominent county citizen and well-known far mer of Everetts, died at his home there Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock following a long period of ill health. A victim of high blood pres-i sure and complications, Mr. Bailey! was in his usual health last Tuea-1 day when he joined Mrs. Bailey at the table for the evening meal. He suffered the stroke there, and his condition became critical. Although he had no use of his faculties he re mained conscious until just before the end The son of the late Cecelia J. Peel and Warner Jesse Bailey, he was born in Everetts on February 19, 1867. Educated in the old school, Mr. Bailey developed a character that made everyone look upon him as a good man, one who gained and held the high respect of acquaint ances in every walk of life. In the home he was a thoughtful husband and an understanding father, plac ing his welfare second to that of his family and friends His was a well lived life, offering u splendid ex ample for succeeding generations to | follow. In his dealings with his fel low man, honesty and fairness held prominent places, and the little community in whteh he lived and died and the county of which he was a citizen were made better places through his influence and the high moral standards he observ ed during his more than 71 years of life During a few years, Mr. Bailey was engaged in the mercantile bus iness, but later he centered his at tention to the farm from which he retired from active management a few years ago. On November 4, 1900, he was mar ried to Miss Nancy Mabel Parker who survives with one son, Joseph Walter Bailey, former judge of Mar tin County's Recorders court. Funeral services were held at the late home yesterday afternoon at four o'clock by Rev E. C. Shoe. Rob ersonville Baptist minister, and Rev. James H. Smith, pastor of the Bap tist church here. Ruriol was in the new cemetery at Robersonville. A large crowd was present for the last rites to pay tribute to his memory. Board Favors Plan To Organize Counts Social Work Council Third Case Worker Will Be Added to Department Personnel ? Meeting in special session here this week, the Martin County Wel fare Board approved plans advanc ed by Miss Mary Taylor, superin tendent of the county's welfare de partment for organizing a County Council of Social Work to study the social and civic needs of Martin County and provide a free discus sion of social problems, to formulate principles and promote standards of social and civic work, and to devel op an attitude of cooperation in the handling of common welfare prob lems. The board approved the selection of a new case worker, who will be County Welfare Department Sep tember 19. The board approved eighteen Old Age Assistance applications, aver aging $9 87 per month for each grant. Twelve applications for Old Age Assistance were rejected. Two ' applications for this type of assist I ance were held for further investi | gation by the case workers of the i welfare department. Two applica tions for increases in grants were approved. Two applications involving eight children were approved for Aid to Dependent Children. The average grant per family was $15.00 per month or $3 33 1-3 per month per child. Two applications for Aid to Dependent children were rejected. The board composed of Rev. E. C. Shoe, of Robereonville, Messrs. W. Robert Everett, of Palmyra, and Joshua L. Coltrain, of Williams Township, adjourned to meet again in joint session with the county child welfare advisory committee on September 20. Two Colored Boys Hurt as Wheel Crashes Into Auto Bill Brown and Monk Williams, young colored boys, were slightly hurt when they ran their bicycle In to the side of a car driven by Mack Curtis, Rocky Mount man, at the colored school here this afternoon. Tobacco Prices Showing Added Strength as Local Market Passes The Million-Pound Mark Today Comparison of Enrollment Forty-three more pupils entered the ten white schools of the county yesterday than on the opening day a year ago, according to official but incomplete figures coming from the office of the board of education here today. General increases were reported by the high school depart ments. but the elementary divisions were short of the opening day figure for the 1937-38 term. The figures below, while subject to change, give an enrollment comparison in the high school and elementary departments for the opening yesterday and the one a year ago. Jamesvllle 318 no 428 319 98 417 Farm Life 137 59 190 132 52 184 Bear Grass 245 09 314 264 67 331 Willlamston 546 209 755 558 185 743 Everetts 253 253 255 255 Kobersonvillr ? 322 ~275 597 324 235 559 Gold Point 69 69 65 65 Hasaell 47 47 55 55 ?Oak City 247 145 392 255 140 395 ?Hamilton 200 200 204 204 Totals 2384 867 3251 2431 777 3208 ??Incomplete. Schools Open with an Increased Attendance Slight Decrease Is Reported In The Elementary Grades Crowded Conditions Exist In Several Grades in Some Schools Thirty-five Martin County schools opened the 1938-39 term yesterday morning, reports from the ten white units showing a total gain of forty - three pupils over opening-day en rollment figures a year ago. Reports are not available for the colored schools, but it was unofficially learn ed that the Williamston colored school could not crowd all its pu pils intb the building. Preliminary reports coming from the ten white schools show a de crease in the elementary enrollments but the loss there was more than off set by sizeable increases in the high school departments, especially at Robersonville where a gain of 35 was reported in the number of ad v a need pupils. At Williamston the high school enrollment jumped from 185 last fall to 209 yesterday. "We are expecting increased num bers next Monday," most of the principals explained in reporting the opening-day enrollment figures late yesterday. With decreased attendances, some of the schools are subject to lose a teacher in the elementary depart ment, it was pointed out. Principal Jim Uzzle had a prob lem on his hands at Jamesville when he counted 63 little folks ask ing admittance to the second grade there. The school there reported# a stable elementary enrollment and an increase of twelve in the high MiQQl. Farm Life showed gains in both divisions, but they were small. Bear Grass lost a few in the lower grades, but gained two in the high school. Reporting 546 present yesterday, Principal D. N. Hix predicted that the elmentary enrollment would be increased by half a hundred next Monday. No material increase is expected in the high school enroll ment of yesterday. The opening here was, as in most of the schools, in formal. Rev. John Hardy conducted the devotional program, and R. L. Coburn, chairman of the school board, emphasized the importance of a good beginning in life, in a brief talk to the pupils and teachers. "Competition is so great in this mod ern age that only those with ade quate training and preparation can expect to achieve economic securi ty," he said. The schools at Everetts, Gold Point and Hassell just about held their own in enrolling pupils, and complete reports were not available for Oak City and Hamilton. There was much shifting of pu pils reported the first day, but proper assignments of pupils will be effected immediately, it was learn ed. All teachers were present and the opening was recognized as.one ol the most successful in the history of the county school system. TAXES J Taxes will again come to the front when the Martin Coun ty commissioners, in accordance with the law, order the adver tisement of all delinquent taxes on October 1 for sale on the first Monday in November. The law, governing the sale of taxes by the sheriff, directs the coun ty authorities to advertise taxes for sale on any first Monday from June to November and it is beyond their power to delay the sale after the first Monday In the latter month. Very little business other than that of a routine nature Is scheduled for consideration by the board at the regular meet ing next Monday. Many Tenants Wish To Purchase Farms Seventeen out of every one hun dred tenants in Martin County art anxiorai to buy and operate then own farms, D. G Modi in of the Farm Security Administration, said after receiving 269 applications from tenants for farm-purchase loans The period for filing applica tions was closed Wednesday, unof ficial reports stating that Martin County ranked near the top with the number of tenants wishing to buy and operate their own farms under the provisions of the Farm Security Administration According to latest census figures there are 1,643 tenant farmers in Martin County, the number being around 62 per cent of all farmers in the county. There are 925 white and 716 colored tenants in the county, the percentage standing at 56 4 and 43.6 itfspiUivi ly. ? The applications received in this county will be turned over to a com mittee of three farmers who will de termine the successful applicants and assist them in purchasing farms in time for cultivation next year It has not been announced, but it isn't likely that more than a dozen loam will be made in the county this year by the Farm Security Administra tion, but additional loans will bt j considered next year. * Farmer Is Victim Of Flimflammerc F*limf lammeqs, working the old pocket-book game, picked up anoth er sucker in the county this week according to reports reaching her< from Robersonville. A colored fanner whose nami could not be learned was reportei to have lost $63 in Robersonvill* Wednesday noon, late reports stat lng that nothing had been hearc from the flimflammers. a colorec man and colored woman. The victim, sheepishly admittini his participation in the old game explained that the pocket-book wai used, that he became suspicious anc when he accused the man and wo man of being flimflammers the) snatched the money out of his poc ket and fled. Market Will Miss Blocking Today By Only Few Minutes J-'~ . ?" _ 11 4 Growers Are Offering Tips For Sale In Fairly Large Quantities ? Prices on Williamston's tobacco market showed added strength yes terday, reports from the sales this morning maintaining that there is little change from the gain recog nized yesterday Farmers state that some grades have advanced in pricge as much as five to seven cents a pound over those reported earlier in the week, and it is agreed for the most part that the inferior quality grades are still bringing good prices, but the 30- and 32-cent piles are not so conspicious on the floors these days. "There is no doubt but what the local tobacco market showed added strength yesterday, but tobacco is still cheap, not only here but throughout the belt," Supervisor of Sales Henry Johnstm said m ex plaining that he had visited nearly all the principal markets during the past iew days. "It is no use tn.-kid? ourselves and say tobacco is selling high, but I do say and challenge anyone to dispute the statement that tobacco is selling just as high as it is on any market anywhere," Mr. Johnson added. Many complaints have been heard during the past few days, but yes terday and today farmers were eith er fairly well satisfied or were rec onciled to the price average and few complaints were heard. ?+ The market today will miss block ing by a matter of a few minutes. Supervisor Henry Johnson stating that the offerings today estimated in excess of two hundred thousand pounds will send the total sales well over the one million pound mark. Surprising as it may seem, the general average of the market to date this year compares very favor ably for that recorded for the same period a year ago. Some say the quality is better this year than the brown lugs offered a year ago, and it is agreed that the farmers up un til they started marketing tips in fairly large quantities were offer ing some of their best"'qualify to bacco. ? Local tobacconists are hopeful the price will strengthen as the season advances. A decrease of more I than 100,000,000 pounds in the east 5 erif bright belt is now almost a cer tainty and it is hoped that once this shortage is considered the price will strengthen in piupuitiun Regardless of the trend, it can be said and truthfully so that William ston is selling tobacco just as high as any market Crowds Attending Macedonia Meeting ??? I-urge crowds have been attend ing the revival at the Macedonia Christian church, conducted by Dr. John?William Tyndall,?Ji?Texas .evangelist. For the last three nights the building has been filled almost to capacity and it is expected that !l still larger crowds will be in attend 1. ance upon the meeting by the end ! of the week Rev. Hyndall is the son ; of the world famous Bible scholar 1 and college president. Dr. John W. Tyndall, who was accidentally killed in an automobile wreck five years ago, and who was so well known throughout this section where he was at one time president of Indus trial Christian college, near Kinston, and who was at the time of his death , president of Randolph College, Cis co, Texas Dr. John Jr., has been I vice president of the board of trus tees of this college since 1933. Some of the subjects tb be used sjover the week-end are as follows: I Friday evening, "What Must I Do to ? Be Saved?"; Saturday morning, I "Never Man Spake as This Man"; s Saturday evening, "Was the Thief ? Saved on the Cross?"; Sunday I morning, "The Torn Veil"; Sunday I evening, "The Difference Between the Sinner in the Church and the [ Sinner out of the Church." Every member and friend of the ? church is urged to bring a basket I dinner which will be served on the church yard after morning worship. There will also be an afternoon ser vice at three o'clock. Music will be furnished by a quartet.
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