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Advertisers Will Find Our Col- j umns a Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. THE Watch the Label Paper, As It Carries Your Subscription Ezpirs VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 1 Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Tuesday. January 3. 1939. ESTABLISHED 1S99 H. G. Horton Offers Pre-View Of Work In States Assembly Conservatism Will Mark Activities of 1939 Law Makers Offering a pre-view of what, in his opinion. North Carolina's 1939' legislature will do, Hugh G. Horton, Martin County's representative, commented just before leaving for Raleigh early today that he believ ed the body will be very conserva tive in its action, the law maker adding that he anticipated no dras tic change in the taxing policies of the Btate this year. "I do not see how, under present conditions, the appropriations can be increased very much," Mr. Hor ton said, adding that he did not be lieve the present tax burden should be increased if it could possibly be avoided. Commenting briefly on education and its treatment in the General Assembly, Mr. Horton said, "It is probable that a twelfth grade will be added to the high school system." The proposition literally carries dy namite as some of the members of the legislative group will want lo cal-supplements- voted-to help tm^ prove conditions in the schools. "There will be plenty opposition to a local supplementary program," Mi. Hue tun explained Taking the position that some thing should be done to reform the election laws. Mr Horton said that reform legislation would be offered and that it would get consideration, in his opinion. The liquor question, while not ex pected to prove a major issue, is cer tain to have a place in the program, Mr Horton pointing out that there will be some members who will want to abolish the A B.C. system and that others will want it enlarg ed. "Social security laws will proba bly be amended," in the opinion of the Martin representative, and "due to the national Wage and Hour laws, the State will also be asked to pass certain labor laws " An interesting subject was touch ed when the legislator said, "There appears some dissatisfaction with re spect to the present highway laws, and some highway legislation will be proposed." Unofficial reports in dicate that many counties will renew their claims to road refunds, and that Mr Horton will likely be ask ed to lead the fight for the claim ants in the House In connection with highway monies, a determined fight is expected against diversion of gasoline taxes to other depart ments. Approved by the voters when they favored an amendment to the State Constitution last November, a State Department of Justice will re ceive consideration this session in the opinion of Mr HortOn. There win be legislation on a proposal to eliminate local legisla the" representative continued, explaining that purely local laws will possibly be left in the hands of local authorities. "But there will be an enormous amount of local legis lation this session, but little is ex pected for this county," he added. "The usual re-apportionment bill, redistributing the representatives according to population, will come up for consideration." "Some will try to pass homestead exemption laws pursuant to the con stitutional amendment approved by the people more than two years ago." These are some, but, of course, not all of the problems the legisla ture opening tomorrow night will face during the session," Mr. Hor ton said in concluding a hrief pre view of the assembly work. w Attends Funeral Of Daughter, 84 Colored people live to a ripe old age in the Hassell section of this county, a report reaching here this week stating that a highly respect ed colored woman died there Christ mas eve day at the age of 84 years and that her mother attended the funeral services on Monday, the day after Christmas. Unusually active for her advanc ed age, Adeline Hyman was taken ill about two -weeks before Christ mas Pneumonia, rather than the infirmities of age. caused her death. Her mother and her mother's sis ter, now residents of Edgecombe County, came over for the last rites. The age of the mother is not defi nitely known, but it is around 108 years. The deceased, twice married, is survived by one son who is well ov er half a century old. They td on the Haislip farm in sell community for many is well ov m Commissioners Press! Road Refund Claims TO NAME BRYANT Attorney H. G. tlorton, Mar tin County Representative in the State Legislature, will of fer the nomination of Victor Bryant for the Speaker of the House at a party caucus in Ral eigh this evening at 8 o'clock. The legislature opens Its session tomorrow at noon, and Governor Clyde Hoey will deliver his ad dress to the body Thursday eve ning. National Legislators Open First Session New Congress Todav! ??? W.P.A. Policies, Spending And Armaments Fore most Topics The 76th session of the National Congress was opened in Washing ton at poon today, first reports from the nation's capital indicating that the lawmakers there will work very little during the first few days in the legislative halls. With WPA policies, spending and armaments on the program for early discussion, it is certairi that the cur rant session will be as controversial as any held since 1933 The Senate opens with 69 Democrats and 23 Re publicans as compared with 77 Democrats and 15 Republicans fori 1937-38. In the House, the Democra-I tic membership has dropped from 327 to 261, the Republicans register ing an increase from 90 to 169. As the hew Congress gets under - way, improved business over the country as a whole will offer itself as the keynote around which the legislators will work. There'll be Senator J W. Bailey from this State to contend with, mid apparently he'll have additional aid to carry on hie fight against the New Deal. Martin County farmers and others generally view the Senator as one of the black spots on the hori zon. A brief pre-view of the national situation has been offered as fol lows: Congress, back again, promises to talk much; act slowly. Mr. Roosevelt intends to have the country see congressmen . functioning without executive leadership The federal government's budget will continue out of kilter ? about two billion dollars off balance. Un employment relief is to remain for another year the nation's biggest sin gle expense Emphasis in relief will shift from uplift work to efficiency. Farm problems -are to - continue unsolved; farmers are to continue to get bigger and better government subsidies. 'Money tinkering is not to become popular. Strikes will increase in number compared with 1938. Rearmament is to serve to distract public attention from internal diffi culties; to take the mind of Congress from cutting capers on other issues. Argument galore is piling up as the White House shapes foreign policy pointed to more American participa tion in affairs abroad. WPA is to be shorn of many func tions and to have its administrative personnel cut sharply under the new set-up. Inside wordhaa.it that em phasis will be placed on the quality of projects and the improvement of the return the government gets from its money, rather than on catering to the unemployed. The Philathpo riaaa /if Dan. - nw riMitiMicq viav tti inc wop tist church will meet with Mrs. John Miller at her home on Marshall Ave nue Friday night at eight o'clock. i returned 1 af Little Business Is Handled Bv County Group First Monday Still Hear Appeals For Wid ? er Roads tri the County Holding their first meeting of the new calendar year, the Martin County commissioners Monday had the smallest business calendar be fore them than at any time in sev eral years. Reports were reviewed from the various county departmen tal heads and monthly accounts were inspected. Chairman J. E. Pope dismissing the body before the noon hour. The routine business completed in record time, the commissioners heard an appeal from citizens in Bear Grass and Williamsloii Town-1 ships, urging the State Highway commission to widen and improvej f narrow roff running from the, Williamston Road at Tom Bailey's in Williamston Township via the property of John H Roberson, Ccorgv-W^Taylor und Calun Aycrs land then to Bear Grass, a distance of about two miles. One of those go ing before the board said he could almost reach to either side of the road while standing in the middle. And thus another "potato ridge" is cited as a part of the secondary roadl system in Martin County. The board ordered an adjustment made in the listing of taxes of Mrs. Henry Brown's property in Rober sonville Township for the year 1U3H While no official action was tak I en, the board at its meeting discuss I ed the bearded question of refunds | due from the North Carolina State I Highway and Public Works Cqpi mission to the several counties ad vancing money for the construction of roads a number of years ago^We still maintain that we have a legiti mate claim to a refund of around $400,000, and we talked with Hugh G llorton, Martin County represen tative in the State legislature, anrt urged hiin to press the claims in ev ery possible way," Commissioner John E. Pope said. It was apparent that the commissioners were-disap I pointed in the action of the Stale Highway Commission when it hlunt ly denied any and all claims advanc ed by the counties It is understood that a group of counties are contemplating an or ganization to place their claims again before the legislature. The claims hav.C-heen carried before, the law makers previously, but when former Governor J C B Ehring haus, a special committee and the highway cuiiiiiuscbiiiu finally got through juggling the problem, thfc , nunlies were still left holding the old proverbial bag Commissioners C. C. Fleming, of Jamesville; R L. Perry, of Bear Grass; J. E. Pope, of Williamston; C Abram Roberson, of Roberson ville, and R A. Haislip, of Hassell, were present for the meeting. ? Attendance Upon Schools Is Normal <r Reopening yesterday following a two weeks Christmas holiday, the Martin County schools, as a whole, reported a normal attendance upon classes for the first school day in I the new year. Slight increases were reported at Oali City, Williamatnn and one or two other schools. Rober sonville and one or two other schools reported small decreases. "Attendance was splendid for the first day after a holiday, and most of the children appeared to be glad to get back," Principal D N Hix, of the local schools, said this morning The number of families moving this year is hardly as large as it was a year ago in some of the school dis tricts. Reports state, however, that quite a few families are unable to find places to move to and that once the exchange of houses gets under way there'll be a great deal of furni ture airing. ??trty~5ne change in the county fac ulty personnel was reported as the schools started the new calendar year Miss Mildred Everett, of the Oak City school, resigned to return to Fremont. She was succeeded by Mrs. Jones, of Rocky Mount, as eacher of history and English Patrolman W. S. Hunt is expected home today from Pennsylvania where he spent two days attending to business. He was accompanied by Captkin Farmer of the Highway Pa trol. Farm Bureau Group Takes Its Stand For Legislative Program Advocates $5.00 State Auto Tags and Coordination Of Departments Meeting in Ahoskie last Friday af ternoon approximately 100 North Carolina Farm Bureau members, representing the main peanut-grow ing counties in this section of the State, passed resolutions urging the adoption of an eight-point legisla tive program for the current year, and discussed plans 'for the promo lion of agriculture The resolutions passed by the group follow ??I To p--- law pmvirtin tags for autos and farm to market trucks. "2. To build all-weather farm-to market roads with North Carolina limestone, as a supplement to the soil conservation program "3 To coordinate all agricultural agencies in the State, eliminating duplication and overlapping of du ties. "4. To foster and protect our ex tension program and the teaching of vocational agriculture "5 To secure needed revision of Qial.. f.-.?t f.iililino mill soul laws "6 To adapt all State school sys- j terns to the needs of North Carolina boys and girls, with added manual training and vocational work; and the addition to the school system of a 12th grade supported by State funds. "7 We favor the creation of a separate and distinct peanut experi ment farm and ask the legislature to appropriate not less than $2(1,000 for that purpose. "H We endorse the action of the State executive committee in recom mending to Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace that this State be divided into five zones, according to value of agricultural products, and, that one of the five members of the State committee on agriculture be a peanut grower " No dissenting vote was cast on any of the eight proposals and a mo tion was made that Arfl")H spend "24 hours a day in Raleigh during the 11)311 session of the Legislature." In the discussion preceding the vote on the third proposal, R C Holland, uf Edimloll, manager TiT Hit7 North Carolina Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, declared "I don't care whose political toes we step on with thus motion This subject has been sidetracked by the last several administrations "If the extension service is ren dering more efficient service," he continued, "then let them do the job If the department of agriculture Ts rendering the most efficient ser vice, then give the job to them This duplication_is_caating lis all money". Present were the county bureau president of the following counties: Hertford, Northampton, Gates, Her lie. Martin, Halifax, Chowan, and Edgecombe. Hen Everette, Halifax County Representative to the General As sembly, took part in the discussions Open T. B. Clinics In County Toinrrow The first of two tuberculosis clin ics scheduled for this county by ffieJ health department will be held in the offices of Drs. Saunders and Brown here tomorrow Opening at 8:30_o'clock the clinic is expecting approximately 165 white children from all parts of the county to re port for X-ray pictures Special technicians from the Slate Sanator ium will assist in Hhfi W0ru Nearly 250 colored children are expected here for the clinic Thursday From 8:30 to 12 noon, tomorrow, white children will be received from the schools at Oak City, Roberson ville, Gold Point, Everetts, Hassell and. Hamilton. In the afternoon, be ginning at 1 and until 3 o'clock chil dren will be received from the Jamesville, Farm Life, Bear Grass Williamston school districts. On Thursday, between the hours of 8:30 a m. and 12 noon, colored children will be received from the schools at Williamston. Jamesville' Dardens, Smithwick's, Woolard s, Bear Grass, Williams, Lower Keys, Orrey, Biggs and Burroughs; That afternoon, children in the Oak City, Parmele, Salsbury, Poplar Point, White Oak Springs, Gold Point, Ev eretts, Robersonville, Whichard James, Jones, Hamilton, Bowers and Cross Roads will attend the clin iss ? ? The approximately 400 children expected for the clinics during the two days showed positive reactions to preliminary tests made several months ago. Only those having a pos itive reaction to the first tests are expected. Coroner's Jury Closes the First Chapter in Paul Lilley Murder Mystery at Formal Inquest Today Peanut Prices Strengthen Local Market; Potatoes Finn Going into a slump just before the holidays, peanut prices regained much of their lost gFound this week, the local market reporting a top of stock. The gain of one-quarter of a cent partially restored confidence in the market, but doubt has been expressed as to whether prices will regain the four-cent peak reached the early part of last month. Immed lately following the killing of the crop control plan for tobacco, prices for the goobers started falling and the market barely held a level es tablished by the North Carolina Pea nut Stabilization cooperative ? Few movements have been re ported so far this week, and it is likely that most of?those?farmers who have not sold will hold on to their crops for market developments during the next several weeksr ?The plunt of tin* Culumbian Pea " nut Company, closed a short time before trie holidays, continues idle. that it could not be determined when operations would be resumed. ?While peanut prices were regain ing part of their lost ground, the p otato market remained firm, the ' Corbet t Package Company stating today that prices are hold ing to 75 cents a bushel While de liveries by farmers have shown a slight decrease, the-market continues to receive about all the potatoes it can handle. Sixteen carloads have been shipped to northern markets from this point already this season and several additional cars will move from this point during the next few days Decreased deliveries were at -1 her of hog killings Indications are that the crop will start moving on a large scale just as soon as the hog j Killing season is spent Improvement Plan Is Hanging by a Thread l urn To Federal Ageney To Sid I $72,000 In Bonds An Offer To Buy Bonds At Six Per Cent Is Rejected Apparently held up by big bond buyers, Williamston's $124,200 im | provernent program is now banging | ?by a mere thread, the town eonimis sioners in regular session last night turning to the Public Works Admin istration in the hope of selling a $72,000 issue at 4 per cent to finance the program. A PWA grant of $52, 200 is still available to the town for the program. Bond buyers, calling here from considerable distances, are reported to be very much interested in buy ing the bonds at six per cent, but the commissioners are said to have agreed to drop the program in iU entirety for the present, at least, be fore they would sell bonds at that figure ?Plum, weie rnude to aend a iru'in bcr of the town board and an attor ney to the Southern office of the Public Works Administration Atlanta this week to formally file an application for a $72,000 loan. Messrs. N C. Green, town treasurer, and Attorney W II. Coburn were appointed to go to Atlanta possibly not later than Thursday evening of this week to present the application for the loan in person. During the meantime, the gfttia of the $52,200 is being maintained by keeping two or three men at work in preparation for placing the improvement program underway. A | few sidewalks have been cleared and I made ready for concrete, but there is little hope they will be paved if tin town i.i not successful in efforts to float the $72,000 bond issue with the PWA ? Delayed almost 30 minutes yvhile the Duke-Southern California foot ball game was in progress, the com missloners handled very little busi ness in their first meeting of the new calendar year. They gave orders to the police department to keep public alley ways open, and ruled against an increase in police officers' salar ies just now Plans to mark the streets with modern signs were dropped when it Was learned the cost would exceed $600. Possibly a cheaper marker will be used. All members of the board were present for the session which lasted a scant hour. Locals Play Teams From Washington Hi The local high school team will open the 1939 season on the basket ball court against Washington here thia evening, the girls to start then game at 7: 30 o'clock The locals, with a number of play ers back from last year's team, are expected to offer two good games. A small admission fee will be ask ed and local fans are urged to sup port the teems. mep:ting Meeting under the sponsor ship of the North Carolina Farm liureau federation, Martin Coun ty farmers \% ill diseuss the agri cultural outlook tor 1939 and ad vance a general farm legislative prog fain m?the agricultural building here tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock. J. T Cooper, farm liureau field representative, will lead the discussions. All farmers are urged to attend. \\ m. Itnldni Lewis Passes Near Here William Redden Lewis, operator uf a small lillma stainm ?>?>;*?? lu?r<? 011. the old Bear Grass Hoad, died there last Sunday night at 9:30 o'clock A|i|iaii'lilly in his usual health during tho-day, Mi Lewis suffered a stroke of paralysis at six o'clock, the end coming three and one-half hours rater A nulive tif Kdgt rtiinhe, Mr. Lewis. moved with his family Jto this coun ty about ten years ago, engaging in farming and later operating a small filling-station ami rmfntry .store lie* was 50 years "old, and a member ijf the Baptist church Besides his widow who was Miss Lula Lee Marrell before her mar riage, he is survived by four sons, Karl, Kennon, Li nest, all of this community, xmd 1 toy Lewis, of Wel ?ttoTiraiid two daughters, Mrs Addie Lee Rogers, of this county, and Mrs Mildred Shields, of Portsmouth-! Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at one o'clock by Rev .James 11 Smith, pastor of the local Baptist church. Interment was in the family cemetery at St. Lewis in Kdgeeomhe County. Martin County Boosts Some Unusual Eaters\ Off on a fox chase early one morning a short time ago, Sheriff Charlie Roebuck and Toodlie Hold ing well dcmonsliated that Martin County produces some mighty big eaters. Reports coming from the Franklin County home where the two men made their headquarters a short time, declare that the sheriff ate eighteen biscuits, seven slices ol fried tram, several pieces ot country sausage and drank four cups of cof fee at one sitting. Completing tne report, the sheriff said that he lost count of the biscuits eaten by Hold ing, but he distinctly recalled that the young man took five of them at one passing, and that the plate was passed and repassed several times to' Ms OWn knowledge. Both agreed that the biscuits were not the small-town site ones. Supplementary reports state that the host, Mr. Berry Holding, enter tained the two men once before, and that he killed a sizeable hog when he uivited them g| First Arrest Is Made In Case By County (Miners Yesterday No Definite Clues Found in Case, However, Sheriff Explains While a coroner's jury closed the first chapter at a formal inquest held this morning, county officers and special investigator announced that the ten-day old murder case of Paul Lalley, filling station operator, had not be formally closed by them. In connection with the statement, the I officers announced the first arrest in the ease Id ell Bunting, white wo man, was taken into custody yester day and is being held in the county jail for investigation. The officers believe that the woman is not im plicated m the murder, but they are of lho belief that she knows some of the facts surrounding the brutal murder She was not questioned by the jury when it held a second ses sion today following the one of last Friday morning. The Bunting woman was reported to have been seen at the Lilley fill ing station on the Washington Road near here, about five o'clock, on the morning before the murder. A "wo man" was seen at the station about midnight before the killing the fol lowing morning, but her identity has not been definitely established. Questioned at length by officers, the Bunting woman has told several dif ferent stones as to where she spent her time just prior to the killing. While the woman rests in jail, of ficers are working on several other "things" m connection with the murder, hut they admitted this morning that they have not as yet muiid a definite clue that will sub stantiate a formal charge of mur der After hearing the evidence of four young white men. the coroner's jury, composed of Charles A Leonard. Jr., J A Suggs, Jack Horner, Ira and William Rogerson* and W. L. Tay lor, rendered the following verdict: "We the jury, after a consideration of all test inn >ny to be procured, find that Paul Lilley came to his deatn from a pistol or rifle shot in the forehead in the hands of a party or parties unknown to us." James Lilley,. young son of the murdered man, William Biggs and Earl Lewis found the man in a dy ing condition, but the evidence of fered officers virtually cleared them of any connectToTT'with the crime. They told how thev found Mr T iBey and traced their activities from an early hour in the momma of De cember 24 until Mr Lilley was found. Robert Perry, bread truck driver, was the fourth witness ques | honed in-'the case "1 stopped at tluT filling station about six o'clock a. .m on December 24." Perry said in a sworn statement to the jury, "to sell Mr. Lililey some bread. I called to him and received no answer. I then went to the door and found it in securely fastened, but when I heard someone walking around in the sta tion, possibly two personsj 1 left without making further investiga tions Officers believe that there was a party in the station during a great er part of the night, that some one killed Mr. Lilley from the inside by shotting him and then knocking him hi tiie bead with a big wrench. The man died in a Washington hospital about four o'clock that afternoon without regaining consciousness. Kev. John Whitley Enters New Field Rev. John Whitley, for two and one-half years the popular associ ate pastor of the several Presbyter ian churches in this county, left this morning for LaGrange where he will be associated in religious activ i l it's there and in other points in I,enoir County. He with Ralph Mob tey and other friends just returned from an extensive southern trip. Rev. Mr. Whitley has been In strumental in advancing a strong religious movement in various parts of the county during his stay here, and it is with sincere regret that ! the people in all denominations see him leave. \ successor to Mr. Whitley in this county has not been namet^ but Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, head of the work in this county, is planning to go to 1
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