A sheet material dispenser adapted to conserve sheet material usage in a dispense cycle, comprising: a housing (11, 13, 15); a sheet material roll holder; rotatable drive and tension rollers forming a nip therebetween, the drive roller having a generally cylindrically-shaped body and being positioned in the housing (11, 13, 15) such that the sheet material passes through the nip and wraps partially around the drive roller during sheet material pulling and movement of the sheet material rotates the drive roller; a stop member configured to co-rotate with the drive roller; a controlled member configured to pause the co-rotation of the stop member and the drive roller; and a control circuit configured to control the controlled member to pause the co-rotation for a delay time; characterized in that the generally cylindrically-shaped body of a drive roller is biased toward a resting position, the stop member has a peripheral surface that includes a single stop surface which extends outward from the peripheral surface; the controlled member is movable in the dispense cycle between a first position in which the controlled member is outward and closely proximate to the peripheral surface to permit rotation of the stop member until contacted by the stop surface in one rotational position of the stop member to pause the co-rotation of the stop member and the drive roller, and a second position in which the controlled member is withdrawn from contact with the stop surface after the pause to permit further co-rotation to the resting position, and the controlled member is configured to return to the first position awaiting the next dispense cycle; and the control circuit is responsive to co-rotation of the stop member and the drive roller to energize a solenoid to move an armature to the second position after pausing the co-rotation for a delay time. a housing (11, 13, 15); a sheet material roll holder; rotatable drive and tension rollers forming a nip therebetween, the drive roller having a generally cylindrically-shaped body and being positioned in the housing (11, 13, 15) such that the sheet material passes through the nip and wraps partially around the drive roller during sheet material pulling and movement of the sheet material rotates the drive roller; a stop member configured to co-rotate with the drive roller; a controlled member configured to pause the co-rotation of the stop member and the drive roller; and a control circuit configured to control the controlled member to pause the co-rotation for a delay time; characterized in that the generally cylindrically-shaped body of a drive roller is biased toward a resting position, the stop member has a peripheral surface that includes a single stop surface which extends outward from the peripheral surface; the controlled member is movable in the dispense cycle between a first position in which the controlled member is outward and closely proximate to the peripheral surface to permit rotation of the stop member until contacted by the stop surface in one rotational position of the stop member to pause the co-rotation of the stop member and the drive roller, and a second position in which the controlled member is withdrawn from contact with the stop surface after the pause to permit further co-rotation to the resting position, and the controlled member is configured to return to the first position awaiting the next dispense cycle; and the control circuit is responsive to co-rotation of the stop member and the drive roller to energize a solenoid to move an armature to the second position after pausing the co-rotation for a delay time.