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The Drag-Weight On
The Country Children
(From The Greenattoro Daily News)
drag-weight wh ch the State
of North Carolina cjaimps around the
shoulders of its boys and girls who
live in country was described in plain
figures the other day by Sta e Super
intendent of Public Instiuction Allei
to the teachers at North Carolina Col
• lege.
"There is too wide a gap betweei
urban and rural school districts," Mr
Allen said. He is not worrying abou
the city schools. They have far to g»
before they reach the position where
they can perform the work which they
Ougnt to perform and want to perform
L.ui in the main they are headed right
and they have the strength behind
hem. Each year marks improvement
-i. wjien the State superintendent
uias o the schools he finds
.u.e fearfrg disadvantages all along
i. u- hntypttte city school children g>
scowl eight and nine months; th
c?ftfh#y children in spots have an eigh
niuiith term, but the great majority o
nerr. are bound by a meager si:
..ion hs. Of the 600,000 in the rural
districts 72 per cent, some « 432,000
h. ve less than eightjnonlhs. That ia
—w4«-r-and~Tiegro — Boys and girls. Of
he white alone, some 400,000 in the
rural schools, .about 88 per cent, have
eight months, and some 62 per cent
or about 248,000, have less.
So long as the status quo remains
the gap widens; the city children are
enubled to go to school longer and
consequently to progress faster each
year. The country children drop
fa her and father behind their city
cousins each year.
Nor is that all. The city schoo
children have better buildings, bet
ter facilities, better libraries, bette
eachers. They lose annually in quan
tiiy; they lose annually in quality
Mr. Allen said that 24 cities in the
State are spending $2Ol in buildings
'or each child. And 25 counties are
spending only some S4O in buildings
Tor each Child. It is easier to show
by figures the quantitative advantage
of the city children, but in the long
run it is probable that the qualitative
factor ranges as high. • City school ]
teachers, taken as a group, rate high-1
er by every test ttyrtv,country school
teachers, and the ones who suffer are
the country school children.
The Allen argument leads inevita
bly to the eight-month school term
for all North Carolina. That is sure
to come. It has been blocked and
_ checked and hindered and sneered at
by political leaders over the State.
They lack the courage, liut the ground
swell of public opinion grows ove
North Carolina; it can not be held
much longer in check. There is no
justification in moral right or com
mon sense in maintaining and adding
to the drag-weight which the State
has qiamped on the shoulders of its
boys and girls who live in the country
district*.
Guilford will answer thai question
for itself last spring. While the State
hesitates and shoves off the Inevitab! j
this county is asked to take the step |
Guilford has blazed the trail for j
North Carolina before. The county
has a splendid opportuni y to do i
again.
NOTICE
- To Kllla jaLnH p. Ai_Ctitcher,
their heirs, assigns, and all other per
sons claiming under, through, or by
itiem: j ijM
You are hereby notified that tne
County of Martin purchased 60 acres
of Griffin Ellis and Heath land in
Jamesville Township, listed by you, .on
the first Monday in June, 1924, at a
sheriff's sale for,-taxes due for the
year 1922.
You are further notified that unless
you redeem the certificate of sale
within-owe year from this date the
Martin County Hoard of Commissioti
trs will demand a deed the said
tax collector for the said 50 acres of
Griffin Ellis and Heath land.
This 2nd day of March, 1925.
H. T. ROBERSON,
ml 3 4tw Sheriff, Martin County.
' NOTICE
To Leah Francis, her heirs, assigns,
and all other persons claiming under,
through, n by her:
You are hereby notified that the
County of Martin purchased 40 acres
of the Davis land in Jamesville Town- (
ship, listed by you, on the first Mon- |
day in June, 1984, at a sheriff's sale (
for taxes due for the year 1928. |
You are further notified that unless j
you redeem the certificate of sale j
within one year from this date the .
Martin County Board of Commission- j
crs will demand a deed from the said
tax collector for the aaid 40 acres of c
Davis land. ; r
This 2nd day of March, 1925.
H. T. 'ROBERSON,
ml 3 4tw Sheriff, Martin County. t
- NOTICE a
North Carolina, Martin Cotmty. „
.Under and by virtue of au
order of M. V. Bamhill, judge n
signed on the 6th day of March, 1925,
in the ca:e of the Corporation Com
mission of North Carolina vs. Martin rr
pf-unty Savings ft Trust Co., notice is -
hereby given to the stockholders, di
rectors .depositors, creditors, and all
other parties interested in said bank si
ihw on the date above mentioned «!ie T
cndetKlgned was appointed temperJ'y ai
r*reef *r for the Martin County ol
jnps and Trust Company, and notice II
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stake driver at 118 par
week before the Worid H
War. He loat an arm in H
the Argonne. RehablUtat
through the American
Legion waa
Boston University, and
ha* been made a
professor there In v .
naaa administration.
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is far.her given that the order to
show cause "Why thi.- temporary ic
reivership should not be made perma
nent will be heard before N. A. Sin
tiair, judge, at Williamston, N. C.,
on Wednesday, the 18th day of March
1925.
This the 9th day of March, 1925.
C. I). CARSTAKPHEN,
Temporary receiver, Martin County
NOTICE
To Noah Mobry, his heir*, assigns,
I'iid all other persons claiming under,
through, or by him:
You are hereby notified that 1 pur
chased 1 residence listed by you in
Williamston Township on the first
Monday in June, 1924, at a sheriff'.-;
sale for taxes due for the year 1928.
You are further notified that unless
you redeem the ceitificatC of sale
wiihin one year from this date 1 sha'i
demand a deed from the said tax col
lector for the said residence.
This 7th d/'v of March, 1925.
ml 3 4tw D. G. MATTHEWS.
NOTICE
To Herman Hodges, his heirs, as
signs, and all other persons claiming
under, through, or by him:^
You are hereby notified that I put
chased 28 acres, residence, listed b>>
you in Williamston Township on the
first Monday in June, 1924, at a sher
iff's sale for taxes due for the yea l
1923.
You are further notified that unless
you redeem the certificate of sa'e
wi.hin one year from this date 1 shall
demand.a deed from the said tax col
lector for the said 28 acres, residence.
This 7' h day of Murch, 1925.
inl3 4tw D.G.MATTHEWS.
NOTICE
To Sam H. Williams, his heirs, a* '
signs, and all other persons claiming
under, through, or by him:
You are hereby notified that 1 pur
chased 1 residence listed by you in
Williamston Township, on the first
Monday in June, 1924, at a sheriff's
sale for taxes due for the year 1923.
You arc further notified tha' unless
yotf redeem -tlie certificate ®f
wi>hin one year from this date 1 shall
demand a deed from the said tax col
lector for the said residence.
This 7 h day of March, 1925.
ml 3 4tw D. G MATTHEW*
NOT! CK
To lilK heirs, assigns,
•anil' all o'her persons claiming under,
through, or by him:
You are hereby notified that I pu"-
chased 3 acre*, residence, listed b/
you in Williamston Township on the
first Monday in June, 1924, at a sher
iff's sale for taxes di>e for the ye:u
1923.
You are further notified that unle- 
yon redeem the certificate of sate
wiihin one year from this date 1 sha'i
demand a deed from the said tax col
lector for the said three acres.
This 7th day of March, 1925.
ml 3 4tw D. G MATTHEWS.
NOTICE OF RS3ALB
Inner find by virtue of the power
c. -ale c. niaihH in V atl ' trust
t.x cuted by Claude Burnett and wife,
l.sther, on Ihr 9th day of March, 191>5,
the f*me recorded in Martin Count*
iecor.ll.ook J-l, page 6i*l. The same
having Veen sold on the 9th day of
March, 1925, after dlt; advertisement
»nd the highest bid at said sale hav
ing" been raised and a resale ordered.
I will sell to the highest bidder fo
•p>h on Monday, March 30, 1925, nt
loon in front of the Bank of Hamil
cn, the following land:
One tract of land I now live on, con
fining 57 acres, more or less, ad
orning the land of Fon Everitt known
is the Brown land and the Lake Bur
left land, being 7 miles from Hamil
n on the county road leading *o Pa'
iiyra, N. C.,
This tb» 14th day of March, 1925
F. L. HAISLIP,
-120 Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by yirtue of the power of
tie contained in that certain Deed of •
Vast executed to me by T. M. Mills '
nd wife Cherry Mills, on the Ist day
f IWemher, 1980 and of record fai the
lartin County Public Register in book, t
» G-2 ))u h 'c 30 securing: a certain bond of
- eyen l;te, and tenor therewith and the
- stipulations therein t" t having been
- complied with, and :>t the request of
. '.lie holder of said bind I will on the
24 th d.i.v of April, ' H»2 > at 12:00 o
clock noon in front of th; Court House
door of Martin County offer at public
auction to the highest bidder for casl
r lie following described l-md:
Hounded on the East tyth#s lands o
J. H. Cross, on the West' by tl e land
of E.ison Biggs and Tobe Page, on th
, North by the lands of' Sam Winbuah
, on the South by the lands of Join
liowen and being same land bought o'
H. O. Cowen and known as the Mack
\ I.lobley old homestead,
This the 23rd day of March, 1925
It. G. HAKKISON,
ni27 4tw Trustee
NOTICE
The undersigned administrator o.
the estate of Mrs. J. S. Peel, deceased
j will on Monday, the 6th day of Aqril,
j 1926, at It o'clock, a. m. at the home
| stead of the late J.. S. Peel, deceased
offer for cash, to the highest bidder,
the following Ascribed prop
eriy, to wit:
One horse,
One buggy and harness,
One bag of peanuts,
About 10 barrels of corn,
, One lot of hay,
One lot of chickens
Six feather beds,
Six bedsteads and mattresses, sheet
bedcloihing, and pillows and bolsters
Three bureaus,
Two wash stands,
Two wardrobes.
One lounge,
Four tables,
All cooking utensils,
Two wash pots
One clothes boi'ir,
■f Tvvo kitchen safes
f> Twenty-six chairs,
1 | Two tubs,
One sewing machine,
Uugs, carpets, etc.
Two clock.,
One saw,
One stalk cutter, one cart ant
wheels.
And all (Jther personal property not
' injc to said Mrs J. S. Peel, deceased.
This the 10th day of March, 1925.
ELI GI'KGANUS,
A. I m ■
JT's. Peel, deceased. : ~t. . m 24
"* " NOTICE 01' KXECIfjION SALE
Noj-th Carolina, Martin County; In
the superior court.
J. YV. and A. Anderson and W. 11.
Crawford, trading as Anderson,
Crawford, and Company, vs. Henry
Moore.
By virtue of an execution directoo
toHhe undersigned from the superior
court of Martin County in the above
entitled action
I will on Monday,"the" r,th day of
April, 1925, at 12 o'clock m., in front
of„ the courthou.se door in the town
of Williamston, sell to the highest
bidder for cash to satisfy said execu
tion the following described real es
tate, to wit:
Beginning at a lightwood stob on
the road, thence running 73 yards!
south to a lightwood stob; a corner;
thence east to a stob, a corner; thence
north to the old road; thence across
the said road at the end of a ditch,
thence along said ditch nearly north
to a tagged pine* a corner; t hence
along the line of chopped trees near
ly east to two large short-taggei
pines, a corner; thence along the line
of chopped trees nearly north to a
sweet gum in a small drain, thence
nearly norlhwe&t with a line of chop
ped trees to a maple on the main run
of Keepers Branch, thence down the
various courses of said branch to the
mouth of Flag Pond Branch, thence
up. said branch to the Noah Godard
line, thence with said Godard line of
old chopped trees to the •foresaid old
road, thence along said old road to
'he beginning, said to contain 51 acres
more or less. Being the same land
deeded tb the Bank of Jaroesville by
Henry Moore and wife, Sadie Moore,
by deed dated February 27th, 1922,
and/ recorded in book E-2, at page
666.
This the 6th day of March, 1926.
H. T. BOBERSON,
ml 3 4tw Sheriff of Martin County. k
THE fiSTIBHRHISE WII4OAM
4th Grade Reading' for
Bth. Grade Children
To impreas the people with the im
portance of books in the home life of
the children, the State Library Com
mission of New Jersey made an ex
(leriment which is described in Home
Education Circular No. 6, recently is
sued by the Department of the In
erior, Bureau of Education. Fifty
oooks were placed in the eighth grade'
j: a school which *had no'library and'
no supplementary reading. The books
»vcie chosen from eighth-grade lists
usually found in libraries.
Ninety-live per cent of the boys
and girls who read the books were
unable to write or talk in elligently!
about any of them. The children were!
hen given seventh-grade books, andj
only m third of the children could write
of the books. Mov ;
mg down grade by grade it was lound
that these eighth-grade children aver
age fourth grade in " heir reading
habits.
When these facts were pointed ou
to the parents through the parent
teacher association, they began to
realize the importance of the use and
understanding of books, and a plai
was worked out to make books a
part of everyday life This resulted
eventually in the es'ablishmenl of a
system of supplying books to th
small town and rural communities.
NOTICE
'V _______
North Carolina, Martin County, in
the Superior Court.
Farmers & Merchants Hank vs. W. M-
Sitterson
Notice of Execution Safe .
By virtue of an execution direcieu
t the undersigned from the superior
court of Martin County, in the above
entitled action, 1 will on Monday, the
Cth day of April, 1926, at 12 o'clock
n., at the courthouse door of said
county, sell to the highest bidder for
cash, to satisfy said execution all the
right,, title, and interest which the
s#id W. M. Sitterson, defendant, has
it. the following described real estate
to wit:
Situated on the McCaskey lioad, ad
joining th? lands of Nicholson and
others, and kmwii as the Joe Sitter
son Farm, containing 140 acres.
V- ' H. T, ROBERSON,
Sheriff.
ATTACHMENT
North Carolina, Martin County.
In the Court.
Farmers A Merchants Bank, a cor
point ion, vs. J. L. Wynne, Maggie
Wynne, J. i. Godard, and the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
Eleven hundred and thirty ($1,130)
with interest from Jan. 1, 1926, due
by note. Warrant of attachment"
against the property of the defend
ant, Maggie Wynne, returnable before
K J. Peel, clerk of the superior court
of Martin County, at his office in thfc
town of Williamston, North Carolina,
on the 23rd day of March, 1926, when
and where the defendant Maggie
Wynne is required to appear and an
swer or demur to the complaint.
Dated this the 20th day of February
1925.
R. J. PEEL,
Clerk Superior Court.
NOTICE OP SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain Deed
of Trust executed to me by Eliz-'
abeth
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i'lON; NORTH CAROLINA
May, 1924 and of record in Martin
County Public Register in book S-2
page 7 securing a certain bond of even
date, and tenor therewith and the stip
ulations therein not having been com
plied with, and at the request of the
holder f said bond 1 will on the 24th
day of April, 1926 at 12:00 o'clock
noon in front of the Courl House door
of Mar in County* offer at public auc
tion to the highest bidder for cash the
following described land:
Commencing in the edge of Pocosin
Branch, Dennis Simmons Lumber Co.
corner in the Jamesville and-Washing
ton road, thence South with said roan
to George Roberson line, thence with
said line to the New or Godard road,
thence down said road to the Godard
line, thence along said line to C. C.
/FOR SAu:
COTTON SEED
Clcvelnnct I»i* r i
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$1.50 per Bushel
Mexican Bifr
RECLEANED
$1.75 per Bushel
5 Bushel Bar s
Cash With Order
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T A KIi() RO, N ('
Said Mr. Jones To Mr. bin
r
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Well, I'll tell you i ! e truth. W hen Igo to the
Hiway Filling T'tatioii i ki.>\. hat I'm to
Ket service. There's no guess work about it. 1
know that I'll get my lull measure of gasoline or
oil and that I'll get it promptly.
... . ' - "
"1 know further that if I ever getin troußTe out
in the country on lack of gasoline, or
7=r .u,. -irom l
send their car out to help me
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: "And I know further that I'll get the same cour
teous service in every respect. So ivhy shouldn't
I trade at the Hiway Filling Station?
1 " - ■ -
Said Mr. Jones To Mr. Smith
"By George, I believe I'll follow your example
and give them my business in the future. They're
located near the station, aren't they?
Said Mr. Smith To Mr. Jones
"That's the place. Kuy your gasoline and'oils
■* ""M'W'AH - . t f-w..';
there, and you'll never regret it. They give the
kind of service you can depend upon. '
' *.
The Hiway Filling Station
■ • ' *ll
. Owned and Operated by B. R. Barnhill
Cofjtrain and Dennis Simmons Lumber I
Co.! corner, thence down the Dennis I
Simmons Lumber Co, line to the be j
ginning. Containing Frfty (50) acres!
moiv or less, and being the same"land!
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I-Heath anti by T. L. Ruth *w to £Us
j abeth Heath by Deed dated September
21st mi.
This the 23rd day of March, 1925.
G. HARBISON,
I m 27 4tw •' Trustee