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Hoaei of Martin County.
VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 91
City Commissioners
Hold Special Meet
Theater; Taxes;
Streets; Dances
Are Discussed
Several Committees are
Appointed; Very
Little Done
A two-hour session was held by the
town commissioners here last night
when they assembled in a special
meeting. The session was featured by
many technicalities as brought out by
the famous old subject, "taxes." Very
little business was put on the com
pleted list, but a large amount was
pieced in the |iands of various com
mittees with instructions to investi
gate and report back to the board not
later than the first Monday in Feb
ruary.
A correction was made in the list
ing of Mr. J. D. Simpson's taxes. In
this property located outside the
tewn limits was incorrectly listed in
the town. The board corrected the
__ error.
, The leasing of the town theatre
proved to be a problem, and the board
made no, final step ih fettling the mat
"7 tcr. A committee was appointed to
investigate the mat er, report back to
the board either at a regular meeting
or at a called one. The findings of
this committee will be gone into and
bused upon the report rendered the
board will advertise for sealed bids.
A committee composed of several
merchants appeared before the board
when its members thought it was un
fair for the itinerant merchants to
come here, set up a business and then
leave without having totaxes or
witnes the dull seasons of the year.
The committee was frank to state that
it invited competition, for competi-1
" • tion is the life of trade, but it was
most anxious to see the competition
put on an equal basis to all. While
the board was at a loss to offer rfelief,
it did appoint ? committee to inyesti- j
gate the matter along with a com
mittee appointed from an organiza- j
tion of the community. The steps to
be taken are to be guided by these)
two committees, and just what they
will do is unknown. By way of sug-,
gestion a trip to Raleigh might re
sult and the matter be investigated
there.
How far back can a board of town
commissioners go to collect taxes,
and how far back must it go to re
fund taxes where au error has been,
was the question confronting the lo
cal board when Dr. J.- S. Rhodes
brought up a case where taxes had
been collected through error. It wa.«
the general opinion of the board that
three years was as far back a board
of commissioners was forced to go in
returning taxes collejptetf'through er
ror. Since 1913 Dr: Rhodes has paid
taxes on property incorrectly listed,
but not until recently was the erior
detected. The question is to be set-j
tied once this technicality is straight- [
ened out.
All these questions required cun- !
siderable time, but the board did not
stop but took up the condition of the
streets as their next act of entertain-,
ment. The big Mack truck has been
shipped back to Richmond, and with
that out of the way, the board in- 1
\estigated the purchase of a road ma-!
chine and tractor with other equip-]
ment necessary in maintaining the
streets, The machine considered by
the board as a probable purchase is %
one where the tractor and machine
are combined into one, requiring but
one man to operate it. Such a ma
chine would cost around $1,500, and
IGTRANn
THEATRE |
WEDNESDAY
Double Program
BUCK JONES in a
Five Reeler
"Pals in Paradise"
A Six Reeler
Also Free Ticket for
Friday Show
•COME EARLY
Always a Good Show
THE ENTERPRISE
Everetts - Jamesville
Play here Tomororw
According to an announce
ment made by officials of the
two teams, Everetts and Jamet - -
**-ville will meet here tomorrow
for a second basketball en
counter. The game will be called
at eight o'clock in the llrick
warehouse.
Due to a misunderstanding
the game scheduled for last
Friday night be!ween these two I
teams was not played, but it is
certain they will meet here to
morrow night.
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Steamer Sinks
Near Plymouth
Boat Goes Down When
Pumps Failed to
Continue Work
The Chol.sc.tju.Ji boat of !H) tons i a
pacity.and belonging to the Norfolk,
Baltimore and Caroling line, went
down last Saturday, two tjiijes below
Plymouth. The' boat left Norfolk Fri
day and while in the Perquimans
river it hud a hole knocked in its
si'de by a log. It arrived here early
Saturday morning with its pumps run-!
ning full force in an effort to keep her
afloat. . '*.. „
JLittle time was used in clearing the
boat of its cargo and it started back
to Norfolk when just two miles below
Plymouth the pumps refused to work.'
Captain D. W. Tolson saw that all
hopes to save his boat were lost, so |
he put it on n mud flat where it went
down. The captain with his crew was
picked up by a passing boat and car
reid to Plymouth. A boat is on its way
ftom Norfolk to assist in the salvag
ing of the sunken craft. It is thought
it can be raised without very much
trouble.
The Chelsea has been running
Wiliamxton and other 'Eastern Caro
lina points for several seasons now,
and thin is its first mark of trouble.
The boat carried a.crew of six men, all
of whom were saved. ,
Jamesville Defeats
Edenton Team 29-11
Last Friday night the .Jamesville
five traveled to 'Edenton to do battle
with that town's basketball team. At
the end of the the first half Edenton j
was scoreles, but during the latterl
half it ,made eleven points when the;
Jamesville coach sent—it-his scrubs.
The game was well played, with the:
score of 29-11 indicating little more
than a win. .
A game was scheduled with Eliza
beth City, but several of the James-'!
vill players felt unable to play, and
the game was called off.
while it is not certain the board would
actually buy, indications Were that it
would. A committee was appointed to
look further into the matter.
With little or no information be-1
hind the request, the board was a*ked
to grant a prospective guano concern
i 5-year release from taxes should it
locate here. The matter was present-1
tji by one'of the commissioners at the
request 6f another party, and the com
missioner makir.g.-tha request was notL
in a position to give the facts irt"the :
case. The matter went over until'
more definite details are learned re-|
gi-rding the establishment of a gu
ano factory here. A statement made
by Mr. D. D. Stalls, when asked if
it was his concern making the re
quest, held that it was not, and that
he knew nothing of the new under
taking. While it may not be in con
nection with ftiis matter,' it was stal
ed at the meeting that, an outside
firm had purchased a lot near the old
cooperage plant site on the river.
Other tjian this, no details were avail
able.
A suit against the defunct Peoples
Pank was withdrawn, the board decid
ing to await any payment made by
the receiver of the institution to its j
depositors. This step was taken af- \ ,
ter legal counsel had been given. *>" |
The dance held by the Woman's ! ,
Club Jast night went undisputed when (
it was announced that a permit had (
been granted to the club committee to |
hold the dance. I
Chief Daniel, tax was ,
urged to carry forward his duties as ,
tawn tax collector.
A motion to raise the salary of a
fireman at the electric plant was i
turned down. ,L ) i
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Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 18,1927
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| President Coalidgi recei.il> ton
i gratulated Keuhrn Bland (n'Hivej
of Kubersoiivitie, N w11• • chinos
i to In, tin cbuitipion tilth, i >il U S
| Mr ClaiMl is papa in : 1 .ctnhtren •
(Note:- Thi' above photograph and
comment, issued by a national pic
torial new .service will appear In up
pioximately 1,."(,)() weekly newspapers
this v.c( k in -all parts of the I'niteil
Slate. This amount of publicity is
M'parato and supplementary to the
vast amount carried in the daily pa
pi rs of the country regarding Re.uben
liland.)
Rules for Bas
ketball Series
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First Fart of Sei ies to be
IMayed First Week
of February
At a meeting of the Martin County
' At'i'ilotic late in Deeoinher
a county-wide basketball elmmpion
! shift ?rrtes wax airrerd upon* At that
| meeting no rules/for the content were
I made, the matter being laid over until
j •» meeting could be held this month
At its recent meeting the association
' adopted rules and effected a sehetfule
which includes 10 schools.
Tilt; plan for the : eritkjM-one .of
elimination ami applies. to gMs and
boys. The two teams (girls arid
boy.-) winning the finals will be
the -'■ cups provided by the
tdhletic association for such champion
ships.
All games mud he pluyed ill ac
cordance with the following'nilea:
Hoys and (fills participation must
•have entered school on or before No
vember tli, 1926.
Such boys am! girls must have at
tended 'in jni c nt of the time since
.that date, and . hrt'H* have passed at
least three subjects wit 11 a ■(nark of
ill per cent or more.
No high-seined graduates shall par
ticipate.
All players must be under 21 years
of age.
' The week oPJanuary 111 to Febru
ary 5 will see the beginning of the
.-erie-'when Oak City plays Roberson
ville; William: lon meets Jamesville;
I'arm I.ife Kxer-dtft; Hamilton
plays l'.armel>.iui4 (iold Point meets
l(?ar Grass. These-. cairios will lie
played at a time and place during, the
first week of the series arranged by
tin principal- an.l coaches, of the
chools involved.
The second series of games will be
played the second week in February,
■ mid the finals the following week. The
m hedulcpßTt develops in the playing
of the series, will be published from
time to time.
looses Home lind All
Furniture in Fire
Mr. W. H. suffer d the loss
of his honm aitfi'tt yiai: ically all the
furniture therein when fire den.' royed
the strut ure in Plymouth about two
o'clock morning. Valued
at around s2,>oo. Mr. l'flelps carried
only SX'OO in insurance on the lost
property.
TOWN 'TEAM MEETS
W. C. 1. HEKK TONIGHT
The town team will play the Wash
ington jjCollegiate' basketball Aeam
here tonight at 8 o'clock jn the Brick
\ arehouse.
Parents-Teachers to
Meet Next Thursday
The l'arent-Teacher Association
v/ill meet Thursday at ' the* school
building. ,On accountfcof the snowy
weather last Weekthe meeting was
postponed until this week, and the
pjesident is very anxious thatthe mem
bcrs attend, so that can be con?-
plete'Wor the play which will be giv
en ear|y in February. The hour of
n.eetinfe is 3:46.
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MrrNJenry B. Peel of Jamesville
waa a .business vistipr in town this
afternoon,
Bishops' Cru
sade Started
This Month
Wil Hold Meet in Wash
ington February
6-11 Inclusive
By REV. J. E. W. COOK
"What is-it all about?" is the qucs* i
lion most frequently asked about the'
Hisluips' Ciusade when one hears or
tt>ads that it has opened up, .and it
i.i in answer to that question that this 1
information is written.
For a long time there had been a
growing reusei n the Protestay^-E- 1 "1
piscopal Church of the Deed of a new ; J
appreciation of the Gospel "story and :
of a.fresh dedication of the hearts!
and lives of its communicants to the
b yal service of their Lord.
■ 1 hut feeling crystalized in the
General Convention, which met in
Ni-w Orleans in. October, l!2fi, when,
after profound and prayerful deliber
ation a National Commission- on
Evangelism was created to consider
the whole question, and to take the
. teps deemed advisable to bring uhout
this revival in the Church.
The Ht. Rev.-Thomas Darst, I» .I>.,
Hisliop of Enst Carolina, Wilming
ton, N. C. was made chairman "of the
I'ommissiontand he has given pruc
tiially all'of time and consecrated
(fori to tlTis work,—his Piocese lib
i rating him foe the larger service of
thi General Church.
I>uring this month anil the month of;
February, around throe-hundred*.cru- j
sailers will visit eigl'tyf-our of the'
• o .ity even dioceses and Missionary
!•IsU'.M'CS of the United Statijs. These' 1
■ i". u aders have been geelcted from the J
I reeks of Hshopsy Priests, and lay
. men a ltd jMWomen, to open the Cru j
j-sade. T\Wfor more speakers will hold!
■ Tie ~f six day services in at r'
least two strategic points ill . each J \
1 diocese, anil every Hiiemher of the
• 'Church is urged to attend the nearest
I fcries. . .
After tie National Crusaders are*
. i lie, every diocese in the country will
condt'ct its own ci4yel\ thus carry- '
ii ", the Gospel story into the remotest v
perts of our | 11
There are' two or three things a ; "
boot- the lii-'hops' Crusade that should. •'
In eari fiilly notiet'd; It is primarily a 11
call to the members of the Church to "
r. di dicato .their uwn lives to the serv J
ie of the Church. Doing this, they I'
'will necesu rilly become "witnessts of,-"
these thjjig.," liki' the first disciples, 1 tl
;oul will ..oek to bring those outside a
the Church into iU: loving fellowship. I w
Tlio pri ading of the Evangel, and 11
tlio jiuiekening of the spiritual life of I
fl. • ('lrurcji, will, il is confidently lioji-1
',ed, lead to many conversions, which h
thv. .secondary objective. H
It should be stated, also, that this >
.movement is not a ruse to raise fl- a
fiances for the Church. Indeed, every I
eiii.'iider is under pledge to give hi) t
time and service without compensa> ••
t on. Offerings will taken at the tl
meetings to defray the bare expenses tl
of tra\e|, entertainment and printing; If
M.d, if there should be more than is tl
i coiled meet the e bills, the C
surplus will be contributed to the Nat- tl
ional (Commission for-its further work.
Without doiifit this Crusade is one t
id' the most stupendous united re- ei
li ioti efforts over known in tfie his
toiy of the Church. Perhaps no great- _
er movement has been star'ed since I
the Ri'furirmtion in Europe; and its
i.o ibilities "for good cannot be over-!
slated.
National Crusaders for the Diocese „
of East Carolina wil], hold a mass j (
meeting in Washingtiin, N. C., Feb. r(
'i lo llth inclusive. ! B(
Woman's Club to Have "
Shower Wednesday p
i i.
The Woman's Club iwill give a e
bower tomorrow in the club rooms, Il
; ill the public is cordially invited to p
tttttnd. '• ci
The social committee, Mrs. C. R.
Fleming, chairman, will serve re- L
freshments and entertain the guests, ti
That those who wish to bring a gift si
may know what is needed in the ei
iiiums, the following list - has been
prepared: J
100 water tumblers; 40 dinner
rla'tes; 40 sniafi plates for dessert;
■ ii -oUp plates; 50 tea spoons; 1 large
dish pan; 1 tea kettle; • 1 china tea T
put; 12 cooking pans, different sizes; o
a number of straight 'chairs; and R
canned fruits and vegetables. . ir
THE GEORGE W PIIEIJ'S TRIAL bi
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Tn reporting the murder trial at oi
Plymouth in Friday's isfue of this pa- c
pi i , the words "ill famed" l were not
n eant or intended to reflect upon the w
virtue of thi.' household, but were ref-.j_T
ei lie particularly to certain features! fi
t( the ividwire adduced at the trial,' pi
lo wit: the divorce proceedings, the I«
paternity of a colored child and the; R,
threats of murder. j so
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History wa* made when President Walter S. CitTord of the A. T.
and T., inaugurated the new radio-telephone between New York ami
London. You can now talk from your home to your Gngllah couaiot
for $26 per minute. ■>
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Bank Statements Show That
Conservative Policy Prevails
Among County Institutions!
At no time in the past have the
bank stateme.it:. of the various
bi.nks in the comity reflected a
more sound and conservative type >
of banking than the ones of De
cember it Ist. Apply banking rules
as laid down by all the leading
bankers of the country, and you
will find Martin's several banks in
correct tune with all of them.
If you are familiar with bank- j
ing and its practices, look into the i
several statements appearing else- I
where in this paper, and you'll
readily see u standard of sound- j
ness being applied to Martin's j
financial business.
New Store to Mission School
Open Feb. 15 Opens Tonight
Will He Operated by the
Barnhill Brothers
of Everetts
Operating under the firm nume of
1 :urnhill llros., a new department store
will be opened here the fifteenth of
next month. The building located
next to Clark's Drug Store is now uri-1
Urgoin'g repairs, and members of the 1
new firm slated they expect the first;
irrival of goods in the early part of
February. When the repairs are com-;
dieted the building will have a modern
font with attractive show windows.,
.he W. C. Miller Co., of Washington,
ire doing the repair work, and they |
will.be through by the latter part of I
the month.
The .store will be managed . by!
Messrs. (iarland and I.eaman Ifarn-
Ijill, who will be assisted by Mr. N. K.
Harrison. The three are young men
''f sterling equalities. Both Garland
mid I Hainan have been connected with
Bailey and Barnhill at Everetts for
the greater part of their lives, arul
hiring that time they have.gained a
thorough knowledge of the business
they are about to enter here. Mr.
Harrison was for a number of years
he bookkeeper for Harrison Bros. &
"0., here, and he is widely known by
he people of this section.
The merchandise will not be limited
.0 any ontj line, but will be of a gen
•nil nature.
Discuss Road Question
at Chamber Meeting
The I'lymouth chamber of com- i
trrrce held a very good meet there'
last night when more than forty
r presentatives from the 1/injir Acrel
section attended and discu'sed the
of a highway from Plymouth
jp the Long Acre road for a distance!
if 12 miles and then eastward toj
I'antego. The road will connect Wash
i.i«ton and Hydfe counties, and ac
•oiding to thoue best acquainted with
Ihe undertaking, it is the most logical ,
lilace for a road extending into Hyile
county.
The people in Plymouth and in the
U>ng Acre section are very much in
crested in the road'sjjoing into their
section and they are at work in all
iurnest in furthering their claims.
Robersonville Bank has
A Banner Year
Robersonville, Jan. 17.—(SpeciafTo
I'he Enterpri.*.)—The annual meeting
if the stockholders of the Bank of
[{obersonviHe was held January 11th,
n-their banking rooms hefe.
The board of directors reported a
mnner year to its stockholders, show-1
ng net earnings of over 16 per cent
in its capital stock, of which 6 per |
•tnt was paid to stockholders.
The entire old board of directors |
vas reelected for the ensuing year.
I'he following officers were elected
rom the board: J. H. Robcrson, jr.,
•resident; R. A. Bailey, vice presi
ent; R. L. Smith, vice president; D.
t. Everett, cashier; and S. L. Rober- i
on, assistant cashier.
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Then there is another element
to these statements. When you
consider there are around a mil
i lion and a half dollars on deposit
in the banks of the county, you
j might know that these institutions,
ure rendering a service of wide
value to this section. And yet
another phase of service is evi
dent when the one million and
over loans and discounts are no- )■
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V - Taking the tatements as a
whole, it can be seen that Mar- i
tin County is building gradually
u financial structure to cope with
the needs of its people.
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Members of the Several
Denominations are
Urged to Attend
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Tonight (Tuesday), at 7.3o'o'clock,
the first session of the Mission School'
will be held at the Hap list Church. I
The first bell will ring at 7 o'clock, I
J culling the attention of the people; j
and promptly at 7.."!0 o'clock the ses
j sTon. will begin.
The courses of study, the teachers, |
everything, is ready. Every effort is!
| being put forth to make this a great j
i school, where the central theme of i
the New Testament is set forth in j
simplicity and- foirefulness.
The pastor will teach the adults,
and i.i anximi ' for anybody in Wil
' liamston to attend those lectures. All |
children who may come will be amply
provided for. For six weeks this
church is centering on this great
theme and believes it will be a bless- •
ing to the entire town.
Miss Mian Stanlmck, Mrs.
John I), lliggs, Mrs. Dickey, and Mrs.
Cone—these are the teachers, and
each class will have a separate room
in which to .work.
Those attending are at liberty to
use the literature .or,not use it; study
the course, or merely listen to the
lectures. J No examinations will be
held; no tests had. The course is to
■ be informative and inspirational.
Kain, snow, or what not—the doors
j will he opened, and the first session
held tonight. Eyery one is welcome.
Washington and
Everetts Play to Tie
■ I
According to the storekeepers,
j Everetts and the Washington Wild-
I cats played to a tie here fast Friday
I night in a good game of basketball,
I the score resulting 1!» to 19. Several
fans who Wi re casually keeping score
thought it should have been 20 to 18
in Washington's favor;- however, the
tie was not disputed, and it was de
. cided that another game be played to
•settle the affair. ''. '. ,vj
Jamesville was scheduled Ha.
Kveretts, but due to u misunderstand
ing that gume hail to be called off
and the Wildcats secured. Washing
ton play a good game, and so did
Everetts, ami outride of the James
ville-Everetts match here a few days
ago it was one of the hardest-fought
games played thus far on the local
, court.
Members of both teams played ex
cellent ball, but that of Potts, for
Washington, and Cherry, for Everetts,
was most noticeable from an individ
ual standpoint. . , .
No (late was mentioned when the
tie should be played off.
SCHOOLS REOPEN AFTER
BEING CLOSED WEEK
>
With agreeable weather and with
a good attendance the local schools
reopened yesterday after having been
closed for the greater part of last
week due to the larg# snow. The pUr
-pilr, are hard at work reviewing for
the examinations which are scheduled
to begin next Thursday.
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Watch the Oa Your
Paper; It Carries the Date
Your Subscription Expires.
ESTABLISHED 1898
Sixth Roanoke
Fair Will Start
September 27th
Herbert MJPoe Will Be
Manager Again
This Year
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| September 27-30, inclusive, were
j the dates set fur the sixth annual Ro
anoke Fair at a meeting of the asso-
I i lution here la t Saturday. LSst year
ihe fair was held on September 27
to October 1, and it is with pleasure
that the association announces that
practically' the same dates will be
used this year. The e dates will place
the Roanoke Fair at the head of the
list. '
Herbert M I'oe, manager for the
past - several, years of the' Roanokn
rair, and one who has made diligent
(Torts to bring to this section a
worth while fair, has accepted the
again this year. His ac
ceptance will meet with hearty ap
proval on the part of every one in
this section, and the association is
indeed fortunate in having him for its
manager again this year.
At the meeting Saturday no, defi
nite plans were made regarding the.
staging of the fair for next Septem
ber other than developing those details
j.that will insure a better and more
i complete fair. Mr. I'oe stated that
"several shows" anxious "to play
i here this year, but no. contracts would
be signed until after thorough investi
gations eo.uld he maje. When asked
| (bout the free acts this year, Mr. I'oe
rsti.ted that they would comprise one
j of" the, best, features of the fair, that
Ihe will review more than 4(1 attrac-.
lions'within the next few days and se
lect the very best of the group.
■ For the fair in general, plans are
being arranged that will bring about
improvements in many of the depart-?
merits, but of course these are not
lit finite at the present time.
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Two Weddings at Court
House Late Saturday
The ollice of the register of deeds
; was made merry Saturday evening
I just at sunset, when two young men
I rushed in with two beautiful youn
i women and asked for marriage li
| cense*. Of cour iOj M r.Getsinger dild
| nil necessary to fill the joys of their
j hearts. •»
The papers ready, Justice Asa T.
Crawford called Mr. Jesse Ayers and
Miss Neva Hell Howen and repeated
| the ceremony that made them man
and wife; after which ho asked that
j they give their places to Mr. Gilbert
Kawls and. Miss lena Hell Ausban,
who then took-the vows that made
.them one.
A few friends of the two couples
accompanied them. After the cere
mony Mi'- and" Mrs. Kawls departed
foY their farm home on route . r >, Wil
liamston, and Mr and Mrs. Ayers to
route I, Kobersonville.
First Dance at Woman's
(. luI) Held Last Night
Not only did the dance at the Wo
man's C.luT) last night meet with'suc
cess financially, byt it met with the
approval of the ci izenry of the com
munity; it received an okeh tliat has
.long -been withheld in these where
abouts, because it- could not correctly
h« applied heretofore.
This is the first «lance to be staged
liy the Woman's Club, and while the
permit granted allowing the danca
was only' Tor last night, it is generally
conceded that there will be no troubje
i"i gaining permits for. the holding of
this class of dances in the future..
The exact number of dances the club
v.ill ho!.I is not known, bu some think
nt least two u month will be staged
by the ladies.
The music for th£" dance was suc
cessfully rendered by the Roberson
\ille orchestra assisted by Mrs. W. B.
Watts at the piano.
Jamesville to Play Red
Oak Team Here Friday
This week finds.Jamesville confront
ingl a tough schedule for tomorrow
night it meets fcjyeretts and then on
Friday night it meets the Red Oak
basketball' team. Both games will be
played here.
Red Oak's record in sports for the
past few years has attracted state
wide attention, for it has turned out
teams of credit to any school. This
year so far it has won 17 basket
| ball gametr and have not suffered a
! single defeat. Basketball fans in this
section are pleased to know that they
will see these two teams meet here
r.ext Friday night.
\ ■ The game will be called at eight
p. nj. and Johnnie Johnson of Wash
ington will referee. A large crowd is
expected to witness the game.
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