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Watch The Label On Your Paper, Aa It Carrie* The Date Your Subscription Expires THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 13 WMiamtton, Martin County, \ortli Carolina, Friday. February 14, /9#l. ESTABLISHED 1899 Judge W. H. Coburn Calls Nine Cases In The County's Court ?? Monday Snwion Attended By Unusually Large Crowd *?? There were no startling or sensa tional cases on the docket, but the last Monday session of the Martin County Recorder's court attracted an unusually large number of specta tors. Jupdge W. H., Coburn called nine cases, several of them being continued for the defendants or their counsel. Solicitor D. E. John son prosecuted the docket and the court cleared its calendar and, ad journed shortly after 12 o'clock. Proceedings in the court: Charged with allowing a person allegedly under the influence of li quor to drive his car. Malgram Bare foot, young county man whose ser ial number was the first one called in the selective service draft, enter ed a plea of not guilty. His plea was sustained by the court. James Sylvester Wynne, charged with drunken driving, was adjudged guilty over his own plea of inno cence. The court sentenced htm to the roads for two months, but the sentence was suspended upon pay ment of a $50 fine and the case costs. He was denied the right to operate a motor vehicle on the highways dur ing the next twelve months. "ITie de fendant gave notice of appeal to the higher courts, and bond was fixed in the sum of $100 by the court. Harvey Gardner, young colored man, was sentenced to the roads for a term of sixty days in the case charging him with larceny. Mary Glen Rogers, colored woman who almost cut a colored man to death in Robersonvlile recently, pleaded not guilty in the case charg ing her with an assault with a dead ly weapon. She was adjudged guil ty, the court sentencing her to the common jail for a term of sixty days On account of her health, the court suspended judgment on con dition that she abide by the law and refrain from violating any criminal statute during the next two years. The case charging Garland George Riddick with drunken driving was continued until March 3. A continuance was granted in the euse charging Raymond Williams with the illegal removal of crops and hogs. Charged with bastardy, James Ed Woolard was directed to pay into the court the sum of $1.50 each week for the support of the illegitimate child. At the end of one year he is to report for further judgment. Bond guaranteeing the fulfillment of the terms of the judgment was required in the sum of $100. As usual, the defendant pleaded not guilty in the case. (Continued on page six) Books Are Added To Local Library # Hard-pressed to meet current op eratlng expenses, not to mention the financing of new book purchases, the local public library committee, headed by Mrs. J C. Cooke, has suc ceeded in adding quite a few vol umes to the institution's shelves in the past few days. No complete report is available just at this time, but it is understood that more people are now using the library facilities than at any time since it was established. The list of books recently added: Adult?All the Year Round, Birds of the South, Behind the Label, Co Ediquette, Getting and Spending, Midwinter, Houses in America, Ivan hoe, Mountain Cattle, Here I Stay, When the Whippoorwitl, Country Lawyer (Biography), All This and Heaven Too, Winter in April, Faces We See. Children ? Those Plummer Chil dren, On the Air: The Story of Radio, Reading to Find Out, The Hollyber rys. The Copper Kettle, Red Caps and Lilies. Billy and Blaze, The Cook, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen; A Day on Skates, Silver Pen nies, Full Steam Ahead, Told Un der the Blue Embrella, Little Miss Cappo, Wind in the Willows, Tricks Any Boy Can Do, Grindstone Farm, Tales of Laughter, These United States and How They Came To Be, Osa Johnson's Jungle Friends, Nancy Goes Places, Spunky, Jimmy the Grocery Man, Hoot-Owl, Little In dians, David. Mrs. Eli Robertson Passes In Kentucky ??? Mrs. Dorothy Lambert Robertson, wife of Eli H. Robertson, died at their home in Hawesville, Kentucky, yesterday morning following a long illness. She married Mr. Robertson, a na tive of Williamston and a son of Mrs Joseph L. Robertson and the late Mr. Robertson, in Kentucky and lived there all her life. She had vis ited here often, but ill health pre vented visits during the past reveral years. No children survive. Funeral arrangements were not completed immediately, but the last rites will be conducted from Mrs Robertson's former home in Spotts ville, Kentucky. County Gets Large Credit in Filling Current Draft Quota The Selective Service Act ia its first year of operation would have had a far-reaching effect in this county had there been no credits built up by volunteers, according to unofficial but reliable information gained through the county draft board office recently. Under the pro visions of the Selective Service Act, Martin County was assigned a quo ta of 361 men. In ?14 probability this number would have been called to the colors had it not been for volun teers who established credits and limited the call for new men It could not be learned when the credits were established, but accord ing to the information received here, 214 men had volunteered in the Army or Navy from this county, leaving 147 to be called in filling lout the first-year quota The quota for North Carolina was I fixed at about 49.000 men under the provisions of the draft law. but a credit of nearly 35.000 men had been built up. leaving about 14.000 to bt called from the draft list. However, comparatively few men have been drafted, the monthly quotas so far having been filled by late volunteers in most counties. The February tjuo ta in this county is exhausting the volunteer reserve, and it is quite likely that March selections will be made from the regular draft list. Martin County has furnished or . will have furnished by the end of I this month forty?29 w hite and 11 i colored?of its original quota of 147 men. leaving 107 to be called during ! the next four months. County Whiskev Sales W W Show Slight Decrease CAUSE OF DEFAULTS A recent report on (arm tax delinquencies by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics con cludes that "delinquency could be reduced if the property tax were levied in some relationship to the cash income from, rather than the value of, the property." The author, Mr. Rosa, states that the poorer tracts and small sixed farms are those most of ten delinquent and that "these tracts are usually assessed high er in proportion to market value than are better lands and larger farms." Miss Lucy C. Perry Dies At Brothers Home Early Today Funeral fur Beloved Citizen | ^ ill Be Held Tomorrow In M iieedonia Cliureli Miss Lucy Cordelia Perry, belov ed native and citizen of Bear Grass Township, died at the home of her brother. Mr. Robert'Lee Perry, this morning at 5 o'clock. Experiencing declining health during last Novem her. Miss Perry had been quite ill j for the past few weeks, and while her condition was regarded as ser-1 ious the end came unexpectedly Late last night she was able to get up and walk from her bed to a chair, and at that time her condition was thought to be slightly improved. A few hours later she suffered a sud den relapse, death following within a few minutes. She bore her suffer ing without complaint. The daughter of Msr. Mary Wool ard Perry and the late Simon S Perry, she was born in Bear Grass Township 61 years ago the 16th of next month. Finding companionship with an aging mother, Miss Perry never married. About a quarter of a century ago she took membership in the church at Macedonia, the passing years finding her loyal to | its doctrines and faithful in its serv ice. While she enjoyed the friend ship of others and cherished the love and respect of all members of the family and friends, her life was marked by the devotion she held for an aged mother. Even in her last sickness, she considered the welfare of her mother and that of others first. Hers was a good life, humbly lived in the sight of her Master and unselfishly devoted to the happiness of others. Besides *her mother, who as she approaches her 88th birthday is critically ill, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mollie Harris, Mrs. Geo. Roberson, of Griffins Township, and Mrs E. W. Garrett, of Lenox, Ga., and four brothers, Messrs W. Amos and Robert Lee Perry, of Bear Grass Township; Ben F Perry, of William ston, and Dr. S. B. Perry, of Hope well. Funeral services will be conduct ed in the Macedonia church Satur day afternoon at 2 o'clock by her | pastor, Rev. Daniel W Davis, assist ed by Rev. John L. Goff, pastor of the local Christian church. Inter ment will follow in the family plot on the home farm. Work On River Fill Delayed By Weather Work, advancing slowly on the Roanoke River (ill these past four months has been interrupted in its entirety by unfavorable weather, re ports from the project stating that it could not be determined when work would be resumed. Despite intermittent rains falling yesterday and today, traffic con tinues to move across the fill, but with difficulty. Stringers for the first of four bridges have been placed, but work on the fill is hardly half completed. Using only ten or twelve trucks, the fill contractors were said to be mak ing little progerss before the rains I started. Total Of S68l.I9a.ir, Is Spent Tor Spirits Since Stores Opened IjihI Quarter Sulc# Smallrr Kill I'rofil- Cri'uti-r Than Vi'ur \?o Liquor safes-hand led by- the four legal stores in this county last quar ter amounted to $46,283 10 and push ed the total since the stores were opened in July. 1935, on toward the three-quarter million-dollar mark: The sales last quarter while smaller than they we're in the Corresponding period in 1939 returned a greater net profit than they did a year ago Do spite the slight decrease reported last quarter, sales for the 1940 cal endar year were $2,587.32 larger than in 1939. Profits in 1940 were nearly $4,000 greater than they were in the year 1939 A comparison of sales for the fourth quarter, 1939, and for the corresponding quarter in 1940 fol lows, by stores: 1939 1940 Williamston $22,619 50 $22,617.85 Robersonville 17,41980 13,765.80 Oak City 5,016.90 5,198 00 Jamesville 3,424.85 4,701.45 $48,481.05 $46.283 10 Sales in the Williamston store were virtually the same for both quarters, hut Robersonville report ed an unusually large decrease. The Jamesville store, reporting a si/able gain, partly offset the decrease at Robersonville, and Oak City baroly held to its old figure with a slight gain in sales. Officers declare that imbibers in the Robersonville trad ing area have not turned to the R!F.D. bush brand, and go on to ex plain that the people there are using some discretion in their drinking The slight decrease in sales reported by the Williamston store is partly ex plained by the unexpected suspen sion of sales the day after Christmas when a general holiday was observ ed by all business houses. Gross profits reported by the stores for the 1939 fourth quarter and for the corresponding period last year are listed, as follows: 1939 1940 Williamston $ 8,591.58 $ 7,880.19 Robersonville 6,616.59 4,799.69 Oak City 1,905.58 1,812.18 Jamesville 1,300.87 1,641.25 $18,414.62 $16,133.31 Despite hte decrease in sales, net profits, fixed at $12,399 51, were $1 589.11 greater last quarter than they were in the same quarter, 1939 A total of $30,149.79 was sent out of the county and State for the pur chase of liquors during last October, November and December. From the gross profits of $16,133.31, expenses, including direct and administrative, (Continued on page six) unexpected quests For Oyster Roast The more than one hundred white school teachers and a number of special guests were entertained by the Martin County Schoolmasters' Club at an oyster roast in the school gymnasium here last evening The program and menu were greatly enjoyed, the siliuuliuaMei s in yeais past having gained an expert rat ing in arranging an oyster roast. Seeing large volumes of smoke and and steam pouring over the top of the gymnasium from an impro vised oyster pit, a neighbor thought the old WOoden structure was on fire. A call was entered at the fire department, and while firemen knew the hungry pedagogues were mak ing ready for a big meal, they would take no chances and a general alarm was sounded. A few minutes later a horde of unexpected guests led by the fire wagon, bore down on the oyster roast. Hurriedly completing an investigation, the fire-fighters re tired and the return parade formed, a few old stragglers accepting polite invitations to partake of the repast. liower House PassesI Important Revenue l5ill In Record Time Malr a^?- \ii,| Hour Lan I* Now Before the (General VitMeiiiblv Apparently working after a plan ned schedule, the Lower House of he State General Assembly chalk d up m new record for spiked with he passage of a record revenue bill Vfter tacking on a few minor amend nents. the representatives passed he bill calling for many millions 011 ts third reading in less than an lour and sent it on to the senate for onsideration there. The House members are of the pinion their hill will raise a mere 163.000.000 for the operation of the ?tate during the two-year period, legiiining next July 1. General rev nijiv the assembly men estimate, will .mount to $8?T*)0.000 Taxes from grieulture will add another million, ?|u' ihe gurmlnie tax will boost 4ht* mount by $80.000 000 Hewing close >? to the tine drawn by The budget onimission, the House Revenue Bill ?rovides for few increases in appro priations. With the Revenue Measure behind t, the House is now lining up for the onsideration of other problems, the rage and hour law .looming as an mportant issue before the body. The nareh for effective legislation as it elates to wages and hours has been actually blocked first by a major ty report of a special commission iamed by former Governor Hoey to hake a -study of labor legislation and onditions and secondly by lecom nendations made this week by Gov r.nor Brougliton. A minority com nt?*tmi rt?|w?rt favored -a-48 hour reek and .i minimum wage of 25 ? nts aiv houT. the law not to effect ertjvin classes of tabor including arm workers and domestic serv iits The proposed bill, with most of is leeth knocked out, now provides or maximum hours. 48 for female Corkers and 55 for male workers, minimum wage is mentioned. On other legislative fronts with n the capitol. much talk is being H ard, but few tangible results are iiscenuble. Iu the Assembly yester lay it was proposed to give school eachers a ninth salary increment, t'organi/.e the department of Con ervation and Development and mi km local bills. The liquor question las not; been asked, indicating that i" .it is we r Will he forthcoming this ess ion. A number of new bills were in roduced in tin- House yesterday. )ne would provide- a school for de i liquet it Negro girls Another would )Tovide supervision of burial asso iations Still another would pro bde $110,1)00 to aid the enforeenieid if the compulsory school law. And ?till, another would fix a minimum j" it $10 for old age pensions. loday, the House received bills, for a he election of justices of the peace. | [ md seriate i^apportionment The )ill carrying a 50cent fee on auto | J iceiist s for hospitah/atioii of autoj( vreck victims was passed in the Is ienale on second reading. ! x lory Is Selected For I llerlie Murder Trial George Peel, Windsor colored man ?barged with the brutal murder of v W Gray, aged store employee, in iVindsor two weeks ago today, is now mi trial for his life in the Bertie bounty Superior Court, l^arge crowds lave milled in and out of the court louse since early yesterday, hut no ?videnee of mob violence was re ported, The select in Q__of a j u ry was corn pletcd early this afternoon after a pr-cial venire of 175 Bertie County -lil/l 11^ hf>H Iwi ii ^yli;iimt<?#! pecial venire had been summoned rom Halifax County lust night Not ? single man in the group of Bertie ?itizens qualified for a jury seat. Most of tin- 65 men summoned from falifax County were examined be bre a thirteen man jury was final ly Koinctad b Testimony will be beard this af ernoon at 2:30 when the court re convenes. Judge R Hunt Parker, presiding, advised the jurymen that he case would likely continue into lext week, that if they wanted clean mens or other articles from home hey would have to send messengers, t could not be leraned whether the ?ourt would hold night sessions. Two attorneys were appointed ?arlier in the week to represent the lefendant. MORK CASH Additional checlui are bring received in this county for dis tribution among Martin farmers cooperating with the soil con servation program. Thirty-right checks, amounting to $1,234.00 and representing twenty-two ap plications, were received yester day, boosting the total amount of money received to date to $10, 0H2.50. This amount was distrib uted to 209 farmers and tenants, and represents 197 of the approx imately 1,000 applications for payment* under the 1940 soil conservation program. To date, there are approximately 150 far mers who have not signed appli cation forms for their payments. Reva Iua tion Books Su bm itted By Two Boards of Assessors Having completed their work t ome time ago. the boards of assess- > >rs in Williams and Griffins Town- ? hips this week filed their listings 1 vilh Tax Supervisor S H. Grimes 1 n connection with the quadrennial - evaluation program ordered by the \ .lartin County Commissioners lust I Vcember. No totals are carried in the rvvaMi lation books, and at this tihie it is t mpossible to determine the trend t n values However, the listings are i K-ing tabulated as to cleared and ' rood lands by the tax supervisor i ho will submit totals and average i alues placed on both types of land > o the cwunty commissioners when t bey meet as a board of equalization . nd review It is possible that the county board i f equalization and review will a I I or the values by a horizontal in- ; Eastern (Carolina I Tobacco Fares An llnccrtain Market '.oiiprtvtaiiiuu Kerr Sat* la-nil | Itill W ill Mot Hel|> Tnhurni M Hell A few days ago. eastern North 'arolina farmers entertained a great i hope for the future of their main rop tobacco?when the commodity ?as included in the list of defense ar- ; icles for Britain The removal of the irgc stocks on hand was seen as a, ossibility..Now, Congressman John. Loir, of the second North Carolina admit, comes along and declares hat the inclusion of tobacco in the ?aso lend hill us a "defense article' iisiits nothing concrete. Possibly Mr 'err is right and that the resumption f normal tobacco purchases by j Intain is necessary if the east t ai lina grower is to escape a weakened uirket next fall Kerr contended that farmers zould benefit little by lending to ,ucco to Britain, hut must sell it for ash lie asserted that passage of the rase lend hill would permit the iritish to turn their cash resources rum armament buying to the pur hasc of tobacco and other agricul urc commodities. Pointing onl that British shipments I lifiilinji wms TV . ? ? "? ? gold trr llis 1 country now approx mate 511 million dollars per month, lerr said he planned to confer with liitli President Roosevelt and Sci re ary of Slate Hull to urge that a cor am percentage of Britain's cash .re eased from armament purchases by |?. lease lend hill be ear marked for lie purchase of tobacco and othei igrieulture commodities. In taking j , Stand somewhat different from that issun led last week by Representu I ives Bonner. Harden and Coolcy, the | tccond District Congressman said , ?? was backed by the counsel of ; Muster Davis agriculture commis I on the National Defense Ail ( isory Commission. "The tobacco growers, as well as ?xportcrs of tobacco, millions of loiinds of which ale stored ill this ountry, are greatly exercised over lu> possibility of having this com nudity considered a defense article ivailable foi removal under the tending lease-lend hill, Keri di tared. I regret to state that I do not hink that we can dispose of our to tncco advantageously under this pro tosed act." he added. "In fact tobac O firstly IS not a war material as ontemplated m. the pending hill; ,nd secondly, it could not material y benefit the tobacco industry in Ills country to lend or lease tobac o to the British empire." Stating that he had discussed the ? .,,.11,.. tboroughly_adUk-Davis. KmavJ tressed that the defense commission- " ?r is an expert authority on the Commodity Credit Corporation igreement with the British export luyers Willie tobacco growers in Martin bounty and other producers of bright ,.?f loham. ???immanlv 1130(1 1>Y P"' Iritish are worrying over surplus locks, there is a shortage develop ng in Great Britain. According to a ecent report from England, the wo nen there are smoking a lot more (Continued on page six) Negro Hound Over In Dynamite Case Charged with dynamiting Buck's ^lace, a beer joint on Washington ?Street, time weeks ago, C. B. Wii iams, young local colored man, was )ound over to the superior court for rial when Justice J. L. Hassell found irobable cause at a preliminary tearing held last Tuesday night, lond in the sum of $200 was requir *d, tlx* defendant arranging his re ease immediately after the hear ng While the dynamite explosion se.i ously injured no one, the case is regarded as among the more ser ous ones entered in the crime rec irds here in recent months. Williams denied the charge at the learing .and while no strong evi ience was offered by the State at :he hearing, Justice Hassell consid ered it sufficient to send the case to the higher court. *** "A :rease or decrease to bring the town ihips into lino. In other words, if me township places an average /alue of $50 on tine acre of cleared aneb'and another township aver iges only $30 on an acre, the board vill, after studying various factors, jring them into line. Th?' revaluation work is just al>oul ?omplete m the omilllV. :> report from he Wilhainston board today stating hat the work here would Ik* hah* iled ill its entirety some time next veek Those owners who are of the opin on that their properties have been valued too high or out of proportion o values placed on other properties ire reminded that they will be giv ?n an opportunity to appeal to the ?ounty commissioners when that H?dy sits as a board of equalization ind review the latter part of March to he\i> drive Gold.sboro ? Mrs. Cie<?rt(e K Olarshall. well known MC. Airy club woman, lias been named commander of the North Cam lina Division of the Women's Field Army of the American So ciety for the Control of Cancer. She succeeds Mrs. D S. Coltrane, of Raleigh. \\ illiam I). AimImts Died Karlv Today \l His Home lit ire l.ti*l Kilt'* ill Ki^v!" I'linrt'iil llttini' lit 'ir Tomorrow \ fleriionn William I) Ambers, retired local )usiness man, died at his home on iVest Main Street here this morn ng at 2:50 o'clock following a long H'fiod of declining health. Suffer ng with diabetes, Mr. Ambers was 'oreed to retina from active busi less about 1027, About six months igo he sUfiVied a stroke of puralys s, and his condition was considered ?ritical from the first. About two tveeks ago he became worse, the end ?oming gradually During his last llness he was without speech and virtually helpless a greater part of he time. The son of the late William T. and iliza Moore Ambers, he was born n Washington County 56 years ago. iVhon a small boy he moved to Pitt bounty when- the family lived about lix years. Coming to this county in he early part of the century, he 2veretts.v After working in Ruber mnville about eighteen months, he eturned to this section and a few months later entered the dry clean ng and pressing business with the ate G. N. Gurganus. Hi* operated the >usiness for almost a quarter of a ;entury fir until ill health forced his ctirement Mr Ambers was possessed of a juiet and unassuming manner. His worries and troubles he reserved for umself, and enjoyed a large circle ?f friends in this section. He is survived by one brother, Mr. Jesse Ambers Funeral services will be conduct ed at the Biggs Funeral Home here omorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. James H. Smith, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church. Interment will follow hi the family plot in the local cemetery. Local People In Automobile Wreck Attorney and Mrs. B A Critcher and their daughter, Mtss Alta, were bruised but not seriously hurt in an automobile accident near Angler early last evening. Mr and Mrs. Critcher were able to return to their home here, and Miss Critcher is con tinuing her work in the Angier schools as head" of the home econom ics department. Mr. Critcher, driver of the car, swerved the machine to avoid atrik ing a drunk who staggered into the road, and caused It to turn over. The car was wrecked. Anticipate Serious Turn In ^ar ^ ithin The Next Few ^ eeks February ? .1 b Mentioned An Dale Hitler anil Japan W ill Sturt March Turning from one of actual com bat to one nerves. the European wttr -trr nnw believed jdvaiiCliigTo~a~~ serious brqgk. Uncertain t?f anything and everything, observers are now predicting that Japan and Germany w ill take simultaneous action on or about the 25th of this month when Hitler expected to march through Bulgaria and on into the Mediter ranean area and Japan drives tow ard the Dutch Indies There is much activity on the di plomatic front between several Bal kan countries ainj Germany, and things are stirring in the Far East area United States subjects have been warned to leave that area. Dutch ships luuy. ht'tm olUeiwi To neutral porta, and Jilpaii?ul said to be moving ships of war mighty close to the Dutch Indies British and Australian high officials are hold ing i onf-'1t>'" "hi ?l " mg that a show down is expected there shortly. The Balkan situation is critical for the British, reports stating l^at Bui gar id.. Hungary and Yugoslavia are leaning toward the Axis. However, one blight spot is found in Turkey where late reports declare that the Turks will go into action against Htiler if he starts marching his troops across Bulgaria Russia will have no part in checking the Ger mans in their expected march across Bulgaria. . ?' " ? ? :?-? On the-war Front, the Greeks re port added successes, butthe British drive against Mussoliiti in Africa has about reached a standstill This morning. British ainneti at tacked invasion " points along the French coast, and air battles were fought over the English Channel, the Germans claiming they shot down nine British Spitfires. Sensational news came out of Rome when it was declared that a number of British parachutists had landed m southern Italy allegedly to disrupt communication-, and wreck water and power plants. The Rome report stated that the men. descend ing in three groups, were rounded up before they could do any damage London said it knew nothing About the invasion. Late reports would indicate that the tension in tin1 Far East is sub siding. Japanese sources declaring there was no cause for alai'm The tension i> believed to have slacken ed because of Russia, the Japanese realizing that no help i* to be ex peeled from Germany oi Italy if Russia were to strike while Japan is busy in the Southern Pacific. Concerted pressure is being brought by Hitler on Turkey in an effort t<> gain an advantage in that area, but the Turks are said to be holding firm with the declaration that they will fight when Hitler starts his march across Bulgaria. A report from Bulgaria stated today that it was not a question of how and where Hitler would sturt through the Balkans, but when On the 'high seas, Geiiuauy *s tn haw sunk thirteen British nuTchanltnt'it off tin coast (if Purtu Ki.l yesterduy, but the British, ad mitling that a convoy was attacked and damaged, lias released no offi cial report. . In this country Wendell Willkie, just a few days back from a trip to England, appealed for greater aid for Britain, and suggested that at least five or six destroyers be sent to Britain each month The Senate Foreign Relations Committee yester Hay-approved the lease-lend bill, 15 to H, and it will come up in the Sen been passed in the House. Collect sr,.mm in Taxes Ijist Month Tax collections jumped to a new high record for the month of Jan uary this year when the sheriff's of fice received a total of $45,044 35 on the 1940 accounts The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, the county's largest taxpayer, paid in approximately one half the amount. Up until the first of this month taxes were paid at par. A penalty sched ule is now in effect, the amount in creasing each month. In addition to the unusually large tax collections, the office of the sher iff was busy handling other duties as outlined in the officer's following report for the month of January: Warrants served, 18; capias serv ed, 5;4tubpoenas served, 34; civil pa pers served, 25-30 copies; claim and leliveries, 2-3 copies; executions ?erved, 2; investigations made, 10; ejectment proceedings, 2; number of arrests on jail record, 45; miles trav eled 2 cars, 2904 /'??//> Mill Official* And Labor Head* In Meeting Officials of the North Carolina Pulp Company and representativaa of the union are holding a scries at conferences at the plant in the low er part of this county this wee^ re portedly for renewing or determin ing wage contracts for another year.