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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEK1
VOLUME LI—NUMBER 61
Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Ttiesilay. August 3, l*) HI
ESTABLISHED 1899
I,eat Prices Open
• Strong On Border
Markets Tuesday
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Larly Reports Point To An
Average Of $53.00 Per
Hundred Pounds
—o
Tobacco prices opened strong on
• the Border markets this morning,
early reports pointing to an av
erage -ranging between $55 and
$56 pci hundred pounds.
Reporting the opening, Leman
Barnhill and Carlyle Langley,
local tobacconists, stated that
sonie of the markets would easily
average $56, that the lowest priced
pile they saw during the first hour
• of sales was 35 cents and the
highest 67 cents. Sales were com
paratively light on most markets,
but the quality of offerings which
were mostly lugs was good. Near
ly every one of the domestic com
panies were buying.
The United States Crop Report
ing Board indicates a production
in South Carolina and on the bor
i der markets of 201,275,000 pounds.
This would be almost 60 million
pounds or about 23 percent below
last year and the smallest crop
since 1943. Total flue-cured har
vest was placed at 1,010,346,000
pounds — also approximately 23
percent less than in 1947. The
crop yield was estimated at 1,177
pounds per acre this year as com
pared with 1,131 pounds the pre
• vious year. This incsease, if real
ized, will off-set to some extent
the approximate 28 percent reduc
tion in acreage. A contributing
factor *o the greater yield is that
a large number of farmers have
used more fertilizer and set plants
closer together than normally.
Unbke 1947, plants were more
plentiful this year. Good grow
ing conditions prevailed over most
of the South Carolina and Border
North Carolina Belt; however, a
very dry, hot June in some sec
tions caused premature ripening
and cut the yield per acre consid
erably in these areas. Recent rains
over most of the dry fields have
™ i are saui tu be oi vc*iy
good quality. The general opinion
of most tobacconists is that this
year's crop will be better than
last year's both as to quality and
weight
. The loan rates of the Commod
ity Credit Corporation have been
increased in most instances from
$1.00 to $8.00 per hundred; how
ever, rates for some grades, most
ly lower qualities, remain un
changed. The grade price loan
rates for "tied'’ flue-cured tobac-1
co average 43.9 cents per pound,
which is 90 percent of the June 15
parity price. For ‘‘untied” tobac
co, the loan rate for each grade
is 4 cents per pound below the
rate for "tied” tobacco of the same
grade. The loan rates for ‘tied”
offerings range from $9.00 for
k nondescript to $70.00 for choice le
mon wrappers. Receipts of the
Stabilization Corporation last sea
son for this particular type
amounted to 42,761,000 pounds or
15.6 percent of net sales. Total
flue-cured receipts for all types
last season amounted to 232,280,
000 pounds or 17.8 percent of net
sales.
On July 1, 1948 there were 1,
W 550,000,000 pounds of flue-cured
tobacco stocks on hand with
(Continued on page eight)
Native Of County
Killed In Race!
Bennie Leggett, native of this
county, was fatally injured while
I riding as a jockey at the Cumber
land, Maryland, track on July 25
and died the following day in a
Baltimore hospital. He was 22
years of age and was a son of Bis
coe and Elsie Ayers Leggett of
Brockville, Maryland.
Born in Poplar Point Township,
he moved with his parents to
Maryland when he was a child
and was a jockey for about four
years, riding many winners dur
ing that period.
Funeral services were held at
the Maryland home last Thurs
day, the funeral of his uncle, Ma
rion A. Leggett, being held in this
county the following day.
Surviving are his parents, wid
ow and one child and a sister,
Agnes Leggett.
CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
1 he Enterprise takes much pleasure in presenting another
in a picture series of this section's "citizens of tomorrow". So
far none lias figured prominently in public affairs, fc it as fu
ture citizens they have a tremendous assignment to handle in a
muddled world. Certain they’ll do a better job than has been
done or is being done. The Enterprise presents the youngsters
as the one great hope for the future.
Top row, left to right, Diana, nine months, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Cowan, Willianiston; Andy, thirteen months, son of Mr.
and Mrs. N. W. Johnson, Oak City; Velma Gray, seven months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs G. H. Harrison, Jr., Williamston; Bot
tom row, Mylinda Kay, four months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Holliday, Williamston; Janice, one year, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Bailey, Robersonville; and Ashley, sixteen months,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hardison, Williamston.
| HARVEST
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Even though it has hardly
reached its peak, the 1948 to
bacco harvest is moving along
rapidly in this county, several
farmers having already com
pleted the task. Farmer Dock
Hardison of Griffins is believ
ed to have led the parade
when he harvested his last
curing early last week. Far
mer Delmus Kogerson of Bear
Grass is now curing his tips
and possibly a dozen other
farmers harvested the last of
their crop a tew days ago.
While some farmers have
harvested only their first and
second curings, the task is
well over hall complete, and
by the end of this or early
. —. *■ . -na m 'mm jali » •
The t|ualit> of the crop is
“pretty good,” but in most
instances the poundage is ex
pected to fall below that of
last year.
No Ban Clamped
Down Against the
Spread of Folio
No (lascs I line Been Of fie
inlly Ke|»orle<l in < anility,
Heullli Authorities Say
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Support for a voluntary ban on
public gatherings for children six
teen years of age and under has
not yet been advanced, according
to reports heard here late yester
day. Discussing the situation with
health officials last week-end, re
ligious leaders and others thought
it best to have a uniform ban, vol
untariiy supported rather than to
suspend one public activity for the
children while other activities
were under way. The matter was;
to have received attention over|
the week-end, but as far as it
could be learned no action was
taken. Public gatherings are still
permitted, but reports indicate
that attendance upon various
events, including church schools
and functions, has dropped consid
erably in the children’s groups.
Th-' swimming "pool was dosed
last Saturday' in accordance with
an agreement reached among the
recreational committee, but so far
that is the only outward action
taken against the possible spread
of polio. However, some families
are keeping their children off the
streets.
Contrary to fairly numerous ru
tnors, no cases of polio nave been
reported in this county so far. It
was learned that there had been a
few cases of illness which attend
ing physicians could not immedi
ately diagnose, but later observa
tions proved that it was not polio.
In the State, as a whole the
-ount has gone over th" 1.100 fig
ure, and various bans have been
damped down in some counties as
a precautionary measure against
the spread of polio.
Teh Health Department will
announce it should there be a case '
Sixteen Marriage
i . ~
I Licenses Issued
In Martin County
j Morn Than Half of Liccnsea
Wcul lo (lolornl (iouplci*
l'i .Month of July
—.. "
Sixteen marriage licenses were
! issued m this county last month,
i the issuance dropping to the low
! est point for any July since 11)45.
However, business at the marriage
I bureau was nearly up to the point
: recorded for the marriage month
j of June.
i Afte1- trailing 1 to 1(1 in June,
1 colored couples staged a comeback
| last month to lead the white nine
_b> seven.
! ter of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger lust
month to the following:
White
| James T. Stevenson and Emma
Moore, both of Williamston.
Julius Earl Edmondson, RED J,
i Williamston, and Carlean Ed
j monds of Williamston.
Elbert S. Griffin and Amanda
1 Faye Rogerson, both of Williuins
ton.
Staton Roberson Williams and
Ada D. Andrews, both of Rober
| sonville.
Milton Lyman Eason, Jr., oi l
Farmville, and Jessie Reid White
of Williamston.
Rex F. Edmond of Tillery and
Mrs. Fannie Whitfield of Rober
sonville.
Bfenjumin Urnee Bunting and
Sally Hardison, both of Williams
ton.
Colored
William R. Bell and Josie Lee
Tyner, both of Williamston.
Emmett Thomas and Mildred
Coffieid, both of Williamston.
Lenton Blango of Blounts Creek
and Annie Bell Woolard of Wil
liamston.
Joseph Slade of Robersonville
and Sarah Lynch of Oak City.
George T. James and Maiinda
Peel, both of RFD 1, Jarnesville.
Plum Rogers of Williamston
and Hartie B. Rhodes, of RFD 3,
Williamston.
Garfield Moran of Williamston
and Martha Nicholson of RFD 2,
Williamston.
William Theodore Spruill and
Lucille Outtc. bridge, both of WiJ
liamston.
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Barn Wrecked By
Fire In County
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Believed to have started when
timbers just over the furnace be
came overheated, fire wrecked a
tobacco barn on the J. S. Ayers
farm m- r Hamilton about fi:45
o’clock Sunday evening The thir
teen hundred sticks of tobacco in
the large barn were damaged, pos
sibly ruined, the damage to the
born and tobacco approximating
as much as $1,000.
The tobacco was comparatively
green and did not burn readily.
Williamston’s fire department an
swered a call and it was possible
to save most of the barn. I
Marion Leggett
Dies In Hospital
A t Fayetteville
Funeral Friday for Veteran
Of World War I In Pop
lar Point Towibliip
Marion A. Leggett, veteran of
World War I and a retired farmer,
died in Veterans' Hospital, Fay
etteville, last Wednesday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock after a long
period of declining health. 11 is
condition had been serious for
about three weeks and he was re
moved to the hospital on July 23.
Heart trouble was given as the im
mediate cause of his death.
The son of the late Jesse and
Goldie Pierce Leggett, he was
born in Poplar Point Township 52
years ago on April 6, 1890, and
spent most of his life there. He
farmed until about three years
ago when failing health forced his
retirement.
He was first married to Miss
Julia Belcher and three chil
dren, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Mer
ritt of Roanoke Rapids; and two
sons, William Leggett of Speneer
ville, Maryland, and Rudolph Leg
gett, U. S. Merchant Marine now
in France, survive that union.
Following the death of his first
wife he was married to Miss Cleo
Lilley, one daughter, Miss Frances
Leggett, surviving that union.
Also surviving are six brothers,
Ernest Leggett of Hamilton, An
dy, Jack, Charlie, Mayo and Bis
coe,^iJl of Poplar Point; and three
sisters, Mrs. Albeit Gray of Wash
ington, Mrs. F. L. Whitfield of
Wilson and Mrs. Viola Owens of
Macclesfield.
Mr. Leggett was a member of
the Frie Will Baptist Church. He
was active in American Legion
circles for years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the home of his brother,
Andy Leggett, Friday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock by Rev. Stewart B.
Simms, Baptist minister of Wil
liamston, and Elder W. E. Grimes.
Interment was in the Stanley Leg
-Vn' I i i i ' ' \ 1 ■
t ownship where a detail from the
John W. Hassell Post of the
American Legion had charge of
the graveside rites.
Veterans Receive
Over I! Billions
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A Veterans Administration re
port issued a short time ago said
that the organization had given
out 14,300,000 '‘benefits” totaling
$8,223,000,000 during the four
years of the G. I. bill. In detail,
it was stated, some 7,000,000 vet
erans received readjustment al
lowances, including $2,584,000 for
unemployment and $483,000,000 in
selfemployment allowances. More
than 5,000,000 received Education
and training benefits totaling a
bout $5,000,000,000. And 1,252,
000 bought homes, farms, and
businesses with the aid of govern
ment-guaranteed and insured
loans. Interest on these loans cost
the government $140,000,000 and
defaults cost another $6,000,000.
Of the nation’s 14,800,000 World
War II veterans, many have tak
en advantage of more than one
type of assistance. Other thous
ands have applied for no benefits
whatever. At the end of May,
503,176 veterans were receiving
readjustment allowances and 2,
333,776 were in training under
the G, I. bill. The bill, properly
known as the Servicemen's fie
adj-ustment Aei, became effective
June 22. 1944.
r
ROUND-UP
v
With the exception of a
flare-up in Oak City last Sat
urday night, all was fairly
quiet on the crime front in
this county over the week
end. Only six persons were
arrested and detained in the
county jail, one for assault
with a deadly weapon, two
for drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct, and three for pub
lic drunkenness, it was re
ported that one or two per
sons were battered in fist
fights, but no arrests were re
ported.
The six persons arrested
were colored, their ages rang
ing from 20 to 32 years.
SCHOOL DAYS
v.
The summer holiday for ap
proximately 7,000 Martin
County school children will
come to an end this month,
the board of education in ses
sion this week fixing the
opening date for all the
schools on Wednesday, Sep
tember 1. In fixing the sched
ule, the board allowed two
j days for Thanksgiving. The
i Christinas holiday will run
from December i7 to the 30th.
The dates are subject to
change, the board pointing
out that the nolio epidemic or
weather conditions could alter
the schedule.
ABC Enforcement
St ills In the County
Total of Klneu Plants Torn
Down Diirint: Tin* Past
Thirty Days
Rearing its ugly head during the
hottest spell of the year, the illicit
liquor manufacturing business re
reived telling blows during the
month of July, according to a re
port filed this week with the Mar
tin County Alcoholic Beverages
Control Board by ABC Enforce
ment Officer Joe 11. Roebuck.
Working in the sweltering
weather, the enforcement officer
and his deputy, Roy Peel, wrecked
eleven distilleries, capturing sev
eral fairly new copper kettles. The
officers poured out 15 gallons of
raw liquor and 1,150 gallons of
sugar beer most of which graded
little better than low-grade hog
slop. Two persons were arrested
for manufacturing the illicit stul'l
and were fined $200 in addition to
receiving six months road sen
tences.
Officei J. H. Roebuck said it
was one of the most active months
on the illicit liquor front in some
time.
A climax in the illicit bus iness
.. •• a* in* -amm*
days oi last week when four
plants were wrecked. On July 27,
the officers in this county, assist
ed by ABC officers from Pitt,
raided in Bear Grass and captured
a 50-gallon capacity copper kettle
and poured out 100 gallons of su
gar beer.
Two days later Officers Roe
buck and Peel went into the Has
sell section of Hamilton Township
and toie down a 50-gallon oil
drum used for a kettle and pour
ed out 50 gallons of nasty beer.
Last Friday an oil drum still
was wrecked in Williams Town
ship. The officers poured out 100
gallons of low-grade beer. That
afternoon the officers went into
Bear Grass for the second time,
capturing a 50-gallon capacity
copper kettle and wrecking three
fermenters. They poured out 100
gallons of sugar beer there. The
plant was comparatively new, Of
ficer Roebuck suid.
I aken III While
Riding Bus Here
Suffering what wa.s believed to
have been an attack of acute indi
gcstion while riding a charter bus
from Manteo to her home, 507 K.
First Street, Cherryville, Mrs. M.
H. Hovle was removed from the
carrier to a Biggs Ambulance In re
Sunday afternoon Unable to find
a doctor available here imrnedi
ately, Ambulance Driver W E
Puce carried the patient to the
Robersonville clinic where ‘lie
was treated. Reports reaching
here stated that she was soon able
to continue her ti ip.
During the latter part of last
week, a workman had one of Ins
lingers nearly cut oil, and when
he could not find a doctor locally
he made a quick trip to Windsor
for treatment.
I* rum i n mi I Mi nislrr
Able To Hr Out ,if>ain
C onlined to hi home for almost
a year falling victim to a stroke
ol paralysis, Klein li S Cowin,
prominent county minister, is able
to be up and out much of the time
now. Although he has to have the
assistance of cithers when walk
ing, he enjoys getting out and rid
ing around, looking over the crops
und meeting old friends.
Parking Meter (Jrdiance To
|Go Into Effect On August 9
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Meeting in regular session this
! evening at 8:00 o'clock. Williams
i ton's town commissioners are ex
' petted to pass a parking meter or
dinance with the possibility that
I it will become effective on Mon
day. August 9. In addition to pass
! ing the ordinance, the commis
sioners arc expected to adopt cer
j tain rules and regulations for the
! operation of the meters. The met
! ers have been installed and eheek
j od and are ready for operation; in
| fact, a few persons, mostly strang
| ers, have been "feeding" the met
I er coin boxes.
, Before the meters were pur
chased, town officials explained
that the meters would be installed
primarily as the best possible re
medy for the acute parking prob
lem in the business districts. In
accordance with that policy, the
officials are expected to depend
on the cooperation of parkers foi
the enlorcement of the meter or
dinancc. It is likely that tickets
for violations will be issued, di
retting the violator to report to
the police department and pay the
parking fee but no fine or cost.
If the system is abused, possibly
more stringent measures will be
considered for enforcement.
No meters were placed directly
in front of the post office, the
board expecting the public not to
abuse the five-minute parking
privilege there.
The meteis will be in use from
8:00 a. m. until 8:00 p. m. each day
; except on Sunday and holidays.
It their operation does not prove
successful, they will be removed
at the end of six months without
cost to the town. During the
meantime, it should be remember
ed that they were installed only
after business house operators had
levered them 47 to 9 and in the
! hope ot relieving the parking pro
blem in the business districts.
Prisoner Breaks Hip
Of Arresting Officer
Edmond Early Is
Carried To Duke
Hospital Sunday
-o
Willi** James Dickens, 22,
Il«*l«l 111 Jail Vi illinnl
l’i i\ ilefje of Itoml
-•
While acting in the performance
of Ills uuty, Officer Edmond Earls
suffered a bad fracture of his right
hip when attacked by Willie
James Dickens, 22-year-old color
id man, m Oak City last Satin
day night. The officer, suffering
considerable |>am, was removed to
treatment, first reports reaching
here stating th it he will be an in
valid for months.
Chief Early, advised by a color
ed woman that Willie James Dick
ens was carrying a butcher knife
and that he had threatened to kill
her husband, went to Lorenzo
Bryant s piccolo place in Oak City
and questioned Dickens. Reports
declare that Dickens acted con
trary and insulted the officer.
Searching Dickens, the officer
found a Bowie knife in his bosom,
and placed the man under arrest.
Dickens was said to have resisted,
but the officer moved hint along,
fil ing at his prisoner’s feet. When
they reached the railroad, Dickens
turned abruptly on the officer and
knocked him down. The prisoner
took the officer’s blackjack from a
pocket, but even though his hip
was broken the officer managed
to hold on to Dickens’ hand and
save himself from blackjack
blows. It is thought the officer
suffered the hip fracture when he
was knocked down.
Officer Early called for help
and several white citizens, includ
ing Donald Earl Bunting and Fred
Barrett, started to him, but one
Hillard Knight, 26-year-old Ne
gro, attempted to take charge. He
was quoted as saying to them
while the prisoner was on top of
the officer, ‘Stand back and let
them alone. Bunting and Barrett
and the others moved on in with
out. turthej interference, look
0< ' i.d pi,4 ! hint in jail At
Inc direction of the officer who
continued helpless on the ground,
Knight and WilJjc Joe and Moses
Bunch were arested, placed in the
Oak City jail arid later removed
to Williamston by the sheriffs de- i
partrnent along with Dickens.
No formal charge has been j
lodged against Dickens who is be- !
ing held in jail pending the out- ]
come ol the officers condition. |
The tv/o Bunch men, who alleg
edly cursed and asserted that
white people were trying to run
their business, stand charged1
along with Knight with disorderly
(undue,. It is possible that other
charges will be brought against
them billowing an investigation
now in progress under the direc
tion of the sheriffs department.
In a note to the sheriff, J. C.
Johnson, Oak City mayor, advised
(Continued on page eight)
PKAMIT I'HICKS
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Government support pea
nut prices for 1948 have been
slightly increased, according
to an unofficial report coming
Irom the l'. S. Agriculture
Department.
The support price for the
Virginia type has been in
creased from 10.1.') cents to
10.3!> cents per pound, and the
guarantee on the runner type
wus upped one-half of a cent
front 9.25 cents to 0.75 cents
i per pound.
Good quality peanuts last
season commanded prices
i above the support figures, hut
*.• * a. *• U#
time nearly wrecked the mar
ket and the price support
schedule was not applicable in
numerous cases.
County Board In
\ Short Meeting
Monday Morning
Oroup Iharil Krw Kcporls
\n<l <.lrar»*«l I{11^i 11 *■?»->
Hair Itrforr Noon
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Meeting in regular session Mon-,
day, tiie Martin County commis
sioners completed their work and
adjourned before noon. No newr
business was considered and very
little tune was required to handle
the routine calendar. A jury list
was drawn for the September
j term of the superior court. Most
of the time was spent hearing de
| tailed reports from the various de
j partment heads. All members of
j the board, Messrs. Joshua L. Col
| tram, J. H. Edwards, W. M. Harri
son. C. A. Roberson and R. A.
Haislip, were present.
lax relief ordt rs were granted
the following: Farm v i Ilf - Wood
wind Lumber Company, $68.85 on
property listed in error in James
ville Township. Melvin Stall,
Jamesville, $2.94 listed in error. L.
Boston, Jamesville, $5 31 listed in
error The $7.56 account held
against Claud Parker of Rober
sonville was dropped when it was
pointed out that lie had died.
Reporting to the commission
ers, Tax Collector M. L. Peel stat
ed that $222,536,58 of the $233,
406.95 tax levy for 1947-48 had
been collected, leaving an unpaid
balance of $11,404.65. All but $3,
378.99 of the $207,294.63 levy for
1946 had been collected, that there
was an unpaid balance of $1,645.58
on the 1945 levy which amounted
to $ 189 637.93.
In in report to the board, Clerk
ol Court L. B. Wynne said that in
come I rum the county s recorder's
court amounted to $2,135.60 in
July, including $1,230.00 in fines.
Miscellaneous income amounted
to almost $200.
Register ot Deeds J. Sam Get
singer reported an income for his
office in the sum of $575.65, in
cluding $484.65 for registering
con.-e; amounted to $64 and the is
suanc" ot delayed birth certifi
(Continued on page eight)
(Irowdnl Pockrls
Be tore justices
Of IY:ice Monday
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SpmtuI I)«* f< * 11«I ;i 111 - lloukril
For Tri m- < hi Koail- lt\
jii.slirr JoIiiisoii
Going on a .strictly cash basi .
local justices ol the peace courts
last night started invoking road
terms. Convinced that the day ol
easy credit had vanished, several
defendants sent out hurried SOS
calls, but still there was some
doubt this morning it the cash
would be presented ahead ol the
prison wagon. One ol the defend
ants, it was brought out, had been
allowed sixty days to meet the
terms of an old judgment of the
court, but it was declared he had
been too busy hanging around the
“clubs” to get out and meet the
obligation.
Beating board bill: appeared to
be • pasttime at Eugene Bonds'
home, and one report stated that
several defendants were called to
answet Justice If. T. Johnson di
rected Ernest Stallings to pay
Bonds a $7.50 board bill and the
costs O/' go to jail for thirty day -
He arranged to have the bill and
costs financed, but maintained he
did not owe that much board.
Called up for further judgment
in the ease in which he was charg
ed with disorderly conduct, Wil
liam Stokes was sentenced to the
roads for thirty days. Stokes had
failed to pay costs imposed at a
previous session of Justice John
stons court.
William James of Jumesville
was fined $5 for public drunken
ness, olu.s $8.50 costs. James was
doing right well in court until he
admitted that he had been up lor
a .similar offense the week befoie
in Jamesville.
W. C. Chapman, drunk and dis
orderly, was sentenced to jail for
thirty days. The judgment was
suspended upon the payment of
the costs and on the further con
('"ontinued on page eight)
FiU 'ii Committee
\ (lends Meeting
n
The Martin County Farmers
Home Administration Committee
attended a one day training meet
ing in Halifax last Thursday. This
committee, composed of William
.1 Beach of Hamilton, Garland H.
For be oi Everetts, and R. J. Har
dison of Williams, heard J. B.
Slack, late director, Vance E.
Swift, chic I of the Farm Owner
ship Division, S E. Wilson, state
field representative, and others
explain the FHA program for
19-49,
It was stated that the FHA is
set up to help low income farmers
and Vi terans who cannot get ade
quate credit at a reasonable inter
est rate from other lending agen
cies.
The responsibility of the Coun
ty Committee is to investigate the
eligibility of each farming family
who applies to the Farmers Home
Administration for assistance. The
FHA will not make a loan until
the committee certifies in writing
that m their opinion the applicant
is eligible and m need of the ser
vices provided by the Farmers
Home Administration There are
many other duties of the Com
mute" such as certifying the
larrns to be purchased under the
FO pr< gram, advising the county
personnel in regards to problem
eases. Reviewing the progress of
those presently indebted to the
FHA and make recommendations
to the county personnel as to how
they e-in give the most assistance
to the farm families with whom
they are working.
Forte farm families in Martin
Countv have purchased farms un
der the provisions of the Bunk
head-Jones Farm Tenant Act,
Seven,eon these families, al
though gi v eil 40 v ears in which tl»
pay, have ahead} paid for their*
farms in lull. One hundred and
ninety tix other farm families in
the County are receiving credit
ind supervision for production
iiid subsistence loans through t.hu
Farms Home Administration.