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VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 98
PROCEEDINGS OP
MARTIN COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT
Got Off to Slow Start Mon
day, But Judge Hastens
Things Along
END TERM SATURDAY
Practically All Case* On Docket Will
Have Been Settled When Special
Term la Over
Practically all the cases -on the
docket for the special term of superior
court here will have been settled when
the court closes a two weeks' term
next Saturday, it was stated yester
day. While the coflrt got off to a slow
start last Monday, Judge Moore has
tened things up Tuesday and up until
last night casese were being brushed
from the docket in rapid order.
In the £ase of N. C. Agricultural
Cvedit Corporation against N. K.
Griffin, plaintiff was given a judgment
ia the sum of SSOO.
T. V. Davis was awarded SI6OO
damages in his case against the Nat
ional Handle Company.
A judgment in the sum of $275 was
gKen R. G. Sexton against W. C.
Wallace.
The land diviaion case of L L Ange
against Jesse Ange, George Gardner
and W. T. Padgett was compromised.
A judgment was given the plaintiff
in the F. M. Peel case against Alton
B. Corey. Corey's attorney gave no
tice of appeal to the Supreme court.
A commissioner was appointed and
a sale was ordered in the D. G. Mat
thews tax case against W. T. Ward,
et al. -
Another caae of D. G. Matthews a
gainst W. t; Ward, R. G. Harrison
and J. S. Peel, was settled in the
same manner.
In the case of Henry D. Gurganus
and George Gray against Klsie Mar
Bowan and husband and guardian ant!
Sadie Gurganus, the court decided in
frvor of plaintiffs after it was proved
that a certain deed involving the liti
gants- had been mutilated.
A complete list of the case* triad
this tnaek was not available last even
ing since the judgments had not been
entered on the minutes of the court.
Robersonville Boys and
Girls Split With Plymouth
The girls' basketball team of the
Robersonville high school added an
other game to its list of victorie:
here last Wednesday night, defeating
Plymouth's team 31 to 12. In U'
game following that of the girls, the
Robersonville boys lost to Plymouth'.
fivs by only one point, the count be
ing Bto 7. *
Robresonville's two teams were ably
supported from the sidelines'by th
chaerios from the &hool there.
Ladies of Christian Church
To Serve Supper Monday
Monday night, February 13, the
ladies of the Christian church are
serving a supper at the Woman's
club for members of the congrepation.
Following the supper, pledges will be
tAlcen to raise the church budget for
the year. The officers of the church
will be elected at this time. Th •
will also be several musical numbers
on the program. • ~\ »
Williamston Highs
Win Over Ayden
la a double header here last Wed
nesday night, the Wiliiamston girls
won over Ayden's girls by the huge
score of 42 to 7 and the local boys
•core of 42 to 7 while the local boys
turned Ayden's five back 19 to 9. *
The locals played well in both
showing better form than at
any time this or last season.
Tonight, Belhaven comes here for
a return game.
STRANrv
THEATRE I
SATURDAY
JACK HOXIE
in
'WOLF TRACKS'
Also
Two - Reel fomedy
And Serial
"ISLE OF SUNKEN
f GOLD"
ff**' m ♦ ■■ r
Theatre Well Heated
THE ENTERPRISE
School Building Muddle Is
Serious Problem to County
EARLY DECISION
IS IMPORTANT
Whole Year Will Be Lost
Unless Matter Is Decided
Soon Is Opinion
WHERE HITCH CAME
Failure of State To Allow All of $130,-
000 Loan Asked For Embarasses
County Officers
After studying the school conditions
in the county carefully, the Martin ,
C junty Board of Education, at its j
meeting the second Monday in No- I
vember, prepared the following peti-1
tjon and carried il before the County j
Commissioners:
Whereas under Section 271 Public
School Laws ltevised r the Board of
Education of Martin County has dis
covered overcrowded and unsanitary
conditions in tfie schools of Koberson
ville and Williamston at this time.
And whereas natural and expected
increases in enrollment for the term
1928-29 in each of the above schools
will make it still more imperative
that adequate buildings be provided,.
And whereas under the constitution
of North Carolina the Supreme Court
ohas held that a school building is a
necessary expense for maintaining a
six months' school as much so as a
jail or courthouse is necessary to a
county government.
We now, therefore, the members
of the Martin County Hoard of Educa
tion in compliance with what we con
sider, after conscientious study, our
bounden and sworn duty, do hereby
wish to remind you of our conclusions j
•above set forth and to urge and pe- J
tition the Martin County Board of
Commissioners.
First, that Martin County Hoard of
Commissioners, clothed in its rightful
authority, exerciidtig a proper and
captious judgment, and recoguising
itkdufcy to serve the best iiiteres i of 1
its '4tttkenship, do provide the neces
■ sary funds for erection of such build
' ings in the sum of $65,000 for each
| such building.
•Second, that the board of commis
| siohers authorize and make application
i for securing l.oans in the above men-
Itioned amounts fur the tespective
schools from the .State lluilding Fund
because of the economy in ratw of
' interest charged on such loans,
j Third, if said ell'oris to secure aliove
mentioned loans should fail to provide ,
any part or alT'of such money ; t s is;
needed and above mentioned; then
said Hoard of Commissioners peti
tioned to exercise such authority for.
securing the funds as is allowed them
under Sections 271, 266 and 267 of
P. S. L. 1927 and 25,
Lastly, said County Commissioners
are urged to give answer in full to
this petition at once as the lioaid of
Education of Mart it) County is reliably
informed that applications reaching
Kaleigh by the 20th day of November
will have precedence over later ar- I
rivals and building materials will he
cheaper purchased prior to February
1 than they would be later."
At the tune of accepting the peti
tion, the commissioners felt sure that
i the money could be borrowed from
the State Uuilding Fund; in fact they
were ao sure of this that they went
on to agree that in the event the
money could not be secured from the
State Fund, then they would secure
| funds by other means. The applica
! tion for a loan of $130,000 was en
tered. And if that amount could have
I been borrowed from the State, it is
! the opinion of many that woj-k would
be going on at Kobersonville and Wil
liamston in erecting the two much
talked-about school buildings.
Then the hitch came. The-State an
nounced $50,000 for a school in the
county instead of $130,000; the com
missioners cried no bonds but did ap
prove the loan of $50,0(>0 from the
State; the Board of Education split
the $50,000, giving $25,000 to Kobar
sonville and $25,000 to Williamston
and tabled the matter until sufiirient
jnoney could be had to start and com
plete the program outlined.
The commissioners don't know; the
Board of Education doesn't know, and
while many people have their opinions,
it is most certain that nobody knows
what will be the outcome of the
situation.
The opinions of some of the county's
leadnig men follow:
"The commissioners have already
looked upon the program as a neces
sary one, and to carry out their duty,
a bond issue will be necessary now."
"The commissioners are not going
to issue bonds to carry out the entire
building program this year, but they
might consider adding $15,000 to the
$50,000 secured from the State and
provide for one building in the county.
In that event, consider the conditions
and needs of both schools anj let the
building go to the one in most need
i of additional school facilities."
"No bonds will be issued by the
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 10,1928
BIG SHIPMENT
PEANUTS MADE
Candy Manufacturer in Chi
cago Buys 400 Carloads
At One Time
According to Farm Fuels', one oi
the largest shipments of peanuts ever
made to one concern is now "in
progress from Southern points to a
candy manufacturer in Chicago. The
consignment consists of 400 carloiuls
of shelled peanuts, weighing more
than twelve million pounds, and
represents only a portion of the com
pany's yearly requirements.
It would take every peanut raised
in Martin county last year anil sev
eial hundred cars of the goobers i a j s .
Ed elsewhere to fill the order. Accord
ing to estimates, between five and s-ix
hunred carloads of peanuts were ship
ped from the county during the past
season. They were not shelled, how
ever. '
Farm Facts says, "If the goobers in
this movement were laid end to end
they would encircle the globe nearly
two and a third times, as they would
make a atrip more than 67,00(1 miles
long.
"There were 1,182,000 acres plant
ed in peanuts in Southern states last
year, which produced a yield of
800,822,00(1 pounds of farmer stock
(unahelled), or approximately 440,-
(MH),)OO pounds of shelled product."
FINDS STOCKING
IN SOFT DRINK
Claim Is Made Basis of
Unusual Suit in Court
Here This Week
A bottle of coca cola said to have
had a woman's stocking in it was the
ground for a suit of O. 1.. Ilarrtll
against the Kelford Bottling Company
in the superior court here yesterday.
11 arret I failed in his suit for $12,500
wheji the bottling company proved to
the jury that it was impossible for a
stocking to get into a bottle at th
time the coca cola was made.
In his complaint, Harrell who lives
in Goose Nest townshipt, thin county,
stated that he went to the store of
N. M. Hyman near his home last
August and purchased a coca cola,
that he took one drink of the bottle's
contents and found something was
wrong. After an examination, he dis
covered a lady's stocking inside the
bottle. And that made him desperately
ill. Mr. Harrell stated that the dye
from the stocking impaired his health
greatly; in fact he said he was damag
ed to the extent of $2600.
Asks for Booklet But
Fails To Give Name
In writing to the educational bureau
of the Chilean Nitrate Company for
a leaflet on how to grow more corn
to a farmer near Jamesville
failed sign his name to the letter.
Anxiou* to render this service, State
Manager H. B. Mask called on Profes
sor Overby at Jamesville to' assist him
in locating the farmer who carelessly
left his signature off the letter, Ho
far Mr. Overby has failed in his sev
eral attempts to learn the name of
the farmer desiring the information.
Town Team Loses Close
Game To Norfolk Police
Molly Craft, veteian baseball and
basketball player, with several other
members of the Norfolk police force,
made a raid here last night on the
Security Boys and won 32 to 24.
The policemen, in the first few
minutes of play, forecasted a walk
away, but they soon changed their
opinions when Pete Fowden's boyi
settled down ta real playing. At one
time, the locals were trailing with
only a one- or two-point margin be
tween the scores.
The police team, with its star play
ers gathered from forme, J'av;
and school teams in that section, had
a hard time provnig its superiority
to the local boys.
Favorable Comment
On New Star Coach
The new Star car, a coach, on dis
play at the Barnhill Motor Company
here during the past few days has hud
many favorable comments paid it
Mr. Bamhill expects an entire car
load of n«w Stars within the next
few days.
commissioners this year, and another
year is likely to pass with conditions
remaining unchanged."
"No one seems to know what will be
done, but unless something is done at
once, it will soon be too late to do
anything to relieve the congestion in
the schools next term."
HOME AGENT IS •
HOLDING MANY
CLUB MEETINGS
Almost Dozen Held During
Past Week in Various
Parts of County
EIGHT CLUBS FORMED
Despite Handicap of Measles Epidemic
In Some Sections Miss Sleeper
Has Busy Wjek
5
last Friday, Miss Lbra Sleek
er, home demonstration agent, has
held almost a dozen meetings with
the girls' and women's clubs ol' the
county. Tomorrow morning she vi"
hold another in her office and tonioi
row afternoon, she plans to nieel
with the Women of PoplarToint.
The girls of the Jameaville school
met with Miss Sleeper Friday morn
ing. There was such a large number
wishing to become club mem be V that
the group of fifty-four girls assembled
was divided into two clubs, thl> Sen
ior and Junior clubs. The Junior club
js composed of girls aged 10 to 18 and
the senior club of g.rls 14 to It'. The
Junior club elected the following of
ficers, Delorers Long .president; Paul
ine Davis, vice president; Selmu Mi
zelle, secretary; I.yta Fae Manning.
Marrie Mobley and Kachael Car; on,
program committee: The Senior club
elected the following girls for its of
ficers, lceline Martin, president; Opal
Lilley, vice president; and Ode Wal
ters, secretary. The clubs are tVf meet
the first and third Fridays in each
month.
Friday afternoon, the women ol
Jameaville met with Miss Sleeper in
the library of the Jamesville school.
There were nineteen women present at
this, the first meeting. The women
elected the following officers,- Mrs.
llettie llassell, president; Mrs. J. K.
Smithwick, vice president and Mrs.
Mary Godard, secretary. The w. tnen
there plan to meet- the first a/d third
Friday afternoons in each numth v _
The w omen of Ange TiAvn
, their first meeting with Miss Sleeper
-Mlisuuv. iu bad WT-attit r ami
bail roiuls, tin it was a fair ii. i»>
>i i.iilt*: . jiiL i itl. Ufttoefa flcrtni, n
clude Mrs. C. )i. Art'i*, -pie., dent; ..lis.
Itertha Ange, vice president and
Mrs. Hen All go, secretary, This elul>
plans in meet the first Monday after
thr (list >uni|uy in each month. ' he
nurt meeting will be with Mrs. Lertha
Ange. . .
Weill, dt morning Miss Sk-epei
"t Led the KveretlK HCI. ol -wia>ro she
found it uteessary to organize two
cluh.s to take curt* of the large numhi .
of girls wishing to take part in tlu
wtnk. Thelina I'oele ,wa, mad* pres
ident of the Junior ciuh; I'att t llard\
is the new vice president and Edith
Ay its w« named set ,eU»ry of tlu
Junior club. Th senior eluo elected
the following for its officers, Beatrice
VVynn, president; I'uttie Cherry, vice
president and Margaret Wynn, secre
tary. The two club:* plan to meet tv. i: r
a. month on Wednesdays.
At Kobersorwille Wednesday after
noon tho tlub enrollment was no
large that two clubs were' necessafy-
Officers of the .Senior club are Pauline
Jenkins, president; Set ma Uurganus,
vice president; and lima Far ..House,
secretary. The Junior club elected the
following officers at its last meeting
Wednesday, Doris Jenkins, piesidtnt -
Kleep Hathaway, vice -president and
Rosalie White, secretary. Meetings
will be held twice each month on
Wednesdays.
In the local school yesterday mnri
ing two clubs were formed to care
for the large number of girls. The
Junior elub elected Ituth Ward, presi
dent; Mary Kr?d person, v?ee president
and Lucille Ramey secretary. The
senior club elected Doris May Stalls,
president; Neile Teel, vfee president,
and Sarah Uamey, secretary. Ar
rangements for regular meeting date's
will be made later. ,
The measles epidemic in the county
intereferred with the regular schedule
of work, but even *then Miss Sleeper
I organized eight clubs and plans, when
the peidmeic is over to organize four
more, bringing the total to twelve.
I-ast year there were nine clubs in
the county, but With the increase in
students desirihg to tak&up the work,
it was found necessary to add three
clubs to last year's list.
Everetts Woodmen
To Meet Monday
The regular malting of the Kveretts
Modern Woodmen will be held next
Monday night, Febr«ary 13. All mem
ber™ are urged to be present as there
are several important matters to be
placed before the meeting. A special
program is being planned.
Jamesville To Play
Woodland Tonight
Jamesville journeys to Woodland
tonight where it will meet the school
team there in the first game of the
State championship elimination series.
Jimmie Brown is expected to take his
regular position on the court in the
game tonight.
TO END MEETING
SUNDAY NIGHT
Rev. John Gilbert Preached
Last Night on "Friend
ship With Jesus"
ltev. Julin Gilbert's theme last night
at the Episcopal church was "Friend
ship with- Jesus." In a direct and
forceful manner, he illustrated w ; th
David and the twelve lowly men' who
were so closely associated with Jesus,
the DiscipleV showing how their pow
er came from being friends with
Jesus. In our livs the power and
strengtli which accomplish thing-',
come from contact with Jesus, that
one gets through prayer. U is im
possible to stay at one level if we
would take advantage of our c.,'iior
..unify of being with Jesus ihtuugh
prayer.
"-The Church in Williamston prob
ably as well in mjtny places of out
land, is suffering because those who
are ill it are /not better friends with
llira," said .yr. Gilbert
The messages delivered by the
Missioner here this week hiw been
inspiring and beneficial to (ijose who
have heard him, •
Mr. Gilbert will hold services this
afternoon and tonight, but He will not
preach tomorrow night.
Bishop Thomas C. F>ar«t will ar
rive tomorrow and he wHII pteach
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Kev.
Mr. Gilbert wih conclude \lv > li--ion
Sunday evening and the B'shep will go
to Hamilton where he will preach that
night.
EVENING CLASS
AT JAMESVILLE
Fifteen Farmers of James
ville Section At First
Class Last Friday
Kiftoen farmers in the JamesviHe
scl.ofli attended the first ot' a series
of evening classes at the JamesviHe
school last Friday night when a profi
>»! It jfjrsf'tjt of ho . 1 :tisii;f v dis
cs srd. Professor Overy who has
IIIAIGU oX lite CIO>M . aUtles tiittv the
subjects placed before tllue meetings
urtt very profitable and that all farm
ers are invited to attend.
Vj lie second of the wee tings will hi
held tonight at 7:80, anti'Vuiit i
with the same subject, the ({roup will
discuss profitable feeding of hogs in
thi. section. A comparison of different
hog feeds will be considered aloiii, -
with the composition, feeding value
-,_ul 1 -(alive coit at this time of t ai"'
feed. Mr. Overby is 'planning to dis
tribute at the meeting' tonight mimeo
graph sheets, showing the rt-suli
brought about through the use of cei
tain feeds.
Farmers in that community are
urged, to attend the classes'.
To Have But One Service
At Baptist Church Sunday
liecau.se Of the evaiifi .i.sic rtp'ko#
being held at the Episcopal church,
there will not be the usual evening
service in the Baptist church Sunday.
The pastor suggests to, his congre
gation that they join him in attend
ing th'e.se evangelistic services Sun
day evening, as this is the wholesome
practice adnjited by the Williams'"!
churches, and the courtesies the.
show each other.
Sunday morning the pastor will
have fur his sermon subject, ''The
Good News."
Sunday school and the morning
service will constitute the day'H serv
ice- at tilichurch.
For sftmc time tTie people of (his
church have beefa planning an ex
tendon to their already commodius
building. Last Sunday morning l the
pastor appointed a Findings Com
mittee, who will study the condi
tions and the needs and report back
to the church. Gus Harrison was
named the chairman, and Mrs. A. T.
Crawford and Dr. P. B. Cone, as
sociates.
Plans are under way for a Bible
School to be held in the church thif
spring, and announcemehts will be
made later, of a definite nature.
The church was well pleased with
the splendid hearing given Rev. Mr.
Powell by the women of the. church,
and their friends, Monday afternoon.
Christian Church
Services ior Week
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Last
Sunday we had the largest attendance
this year.
Preaching service at 11 a. m.
Sunday there will be no
preaching service because of the mis
sion at the Episcopal church. This is
service of the mission and
aIT members are urged by the pastor
to attend. ', * "
Prayer meeting, T\J3O p. m. Wednes
day. We all need tV cultivate the
habit of worship. Topic, "Hebrew Ap
preciation of the Privilege of Wor
ship."
J „ H. HALE, Pastor.
Order Opening of
Two New Streets
ADVISES SOWING
OATS FOR FEED
County Agent Says Ques
tion of Feeds Is Always
Serious
"Despite the fact that farmers of
Vijrgmhi ami North Carolina are prac
ticing: better crop lotatiun.s than in
the past, the question, of feed is al
ways serious," states County Agent
T. 11, Brandon. Due to spells of ex-'
tremely cold weather the fall sown
oats have either been killed uutright
or badly hurt. This will cause a short
age of feed and a poor yield per acre,
making it necessary that spring oats
be sown.
Before planting the oats, an applica
tion of from 401) to (>OO pounds of fer
tiliier per acre analyzing 8 per cent,
phosphoric acid, 4 to 5 per cent, ni
tiogen, and 3 per cent, potash should
be used. If it is thought desirable to
top dress with jjwhrtile nitrogen, an
8-3-; i fertilizer may be used and from
50 to 101) pounds of calcium nitrate,
sulphate of ammonia, or nitrate of
soda may be applied after the plants
are about two months old.
On the fall sown oats that have
conn; through the winter in good
shape, Mr. Brandon states.a top dress
ing of from 100 to 160 pounds ol
nitrate of soda or calcium nitrate, or
about 100 pounds of sulphate of am
monia should pay.
INVITE SCHOOLS
ENTER CONTEST
County Institutions
'Plan To Take Part in
Oratorical Contest
Ihi high scT.ool- of thi i cou vh tv
been invited to participate in thr
fifth National and third International
Oratorical -contest made pussibl • by
the cooperation of flfty-tVee new.;,
pipes? in the United .Stat.*. 'I t: •
Not til Carolina phase of the *cnt ~t
contemplates the widest possible p:,r
licipation by the various si-hoofs i:*
ciunty-wide elminiaton cotite is, ..
diet contests in twelve districts vhieh,
largely will follow the lines of Con
pressional Districts, ami dually a
St at... contest in Kaleigh.
The Oak City school It is already
Uttered the contest, Mid while no
el In r schi ul has yet' en'. • d in t his
cuiiniy, it is understo'd that "several
die. planning to take part. «
ihe high,.school i iinu iiu .a i let i...
vill he hed March 10 Ti 1 the ciu'Ttv
ili lination contests, Mi • n f'(l The
fiiidl .contest will be held ill VV* 1 h
ingion, D. C., May 25.
OAK CITY SCHOOL
AND TOWN NEWS
Seniors Present Play At
Everetts School; Enter
Oratorical Contest
Oak City, Feb. !). —(Special to the
Enterprise)— The seniorrs gave their
play "Eyes of Love" in the Everetts
school auditorium Wednesday night.
Oak City school has entered the
.State's competition- in the Oratorical
rrirrtfy-st Hpi)nKrrmt~hy-+H : ty-ttm?e~news -
papers in the United .States. The first
elimination contents will be held the
16ih of next month.
The new flag pole was erected Wed
nesday. The date for flag raising wi'l
be announced as soon as the speaker
is secured by the Junior Order, which
order is presenting the :chool with
the flag and a Itible.
Elementary grardes are ' bio .ting"
the seed selling project. Mothers hold
your order for the school jrirl. Sh»
working for a prize.
School was discontinued Tueariny
on account of heat. The necessary
parts were adjusted promptly v and
school was running smoothly W d
nesday. , -
Town News
A very pleasafit evening was ?pent
.in the home of Mrs. Jod>a Faithful
Wednesday. Many guests wern pres
ent and-refreshments weca if*ved.
The Sunday school convention net
at the. Baptist church Sunday af er
noon at three o'clock. A very good
program was rendered. It was !■>-
gretted that Kev. Hale of the Wil
liamston Christian'church was called
to conduct a funeral and could not
take part in the program.
A party was given at the "noino of
Mr. and Mr*. I* C. Johnson in honor
.of their week-end guest, Miss Emily
Casper.
Farmers are busy planting tobacco
seed and building tobacco barns. A
much larger crop of tobacco is ex
pected in this community thU vear.
Advertisers Will Find Our Col'
umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600
Hontes. of Martin County
v -— ;
ESTABLISHED 1893 V
ATTORNEY TO
CONDEMN LAND
One Street Links Main and
Gihurch; Other, Main _1
And Warren
NEW MARKET RULING
Not To, Allow Any Markets Outside
Of Those in City Hall; Theo.
Robcrson To Move • .
In their meeting' "here , la. t c fli',
the Town Commissioners passed an
order authorizing the town attorn y,
K. I. Coburn to c'ondemfi-the pr oerty,
fifty feet in width and the distance
between Main a. W
the property of a similar width and
the distance between Main and C!um ;
streets. The first line will enter Main
street between Harrison lit'othcrs ami
Company's store !)tid that of,W. I>.
Ambers and will run into Warn
street, near the home of Mr. I'tib Leg
gett. The second line uill mi art e;i•
tension of llassell street and will en
ter Main, street near the new post of
ftce. This property, according to.!!,'
commissioners, will be condemned at".!
if agreeable prices can be .arranged.'
streets will be built./ln their girder
-the commissioners pointed out that
unless both streets could he built, they
would not build one.
The opening of these two pi'upu. Ed
streets ha . lon ; been d u ed by the
commissioner:' and citizens of the
town, and a* theii meeting last night
the majority of'the commissioner.-; was
highly in' favor of the improvements
i provided the development could be
i made at reasonable price;. .
iioberaon to .Move Market lo I it} II 11
| An agreement vva entered into by
the town and Mr. Theo. liobel on
j whi i'ehy Mr. Robejson wIH move h;
; market lioar the oil tank . of tic'
'Standard Oil Company Co tin- mark
j .'italls in th» t ty llall. Mr. Rob»M *n
stated that he expected to mo»e wlth
i in the next month. _An order was
I passed by the Hoard prohibiting any
1 markets outside the"City ljull.
James K. (iriffin was given |>ertni
si on to hoht 11 jlance, the latter pa:
' of this or the first part of. next to .tii' .
Frank Carstarphen was granted " '
' mission for a dance to be held. l' i te
The sanitary laws were reviewed
by the commissioners and Chief W,
11. Daniel was ordered.to invt rig
the. sanitary conditions in ever; I
places in town.
JURY DECLARES
HICKMAN SANE
Judge To Pass Scnteuce on
Slayer of Marian Parker
Saturday
1 HIS Angeles, Feb. j>.»-K!ght
and four women, some elderly, some
middle-,aged, the jury holding the fate
of William Kdwafd Hickman, con
fessed slayef of Marian Parker, to
day stripped his cloak, of asserte-l
insanity from him and bftindod him a
a murderer.
Two verdicts W**re rendered in J'>
minutes in the sanity trial, one that
Hickman was. sane on the * murder
charge and the other that he was
sane on th kidnapping ihaige.
Judge J. J. Trabuceo . announced .
that he would nasa sentence on the
prisoner Saturday. Jerome Walsh,
Hickman's chief attorney, said tha'
he would give notice of appeal from
I the verdict at thai t me.
Under the law, either the death
penalty by hanging or life imprison
ment for the murder could be im
posed. * .
The trial was the first, under the
j new California law on Hickman's plea
that he was not guilty on both
charges "by reason of. insanity."
Hickman, having confo -ed his
crimes, And pleaded not puilty by
1 reason of insanity, and been found
sane by the jury, the court assumed
' that the next step was to pass sen
| tence, which will be done Saturday.
The convicted man sat holt up
right,, looking straight ahead as the
jury foreman read his findings. He
seemed unperturbed. Maintaining his
poise, Hickman, with his guard at hi.-
Hide, walked from the court room w-ith
a firm step, back to his cell in «the
county jail.
Missionary Society
Changes Meeting Date
The Missionary Society of the Chris,
tian church ha* changed its date of
meeting from Monday, February 13
to Wednesday, February IK, 8:20 o'-
clock. This change was made «n ac-.
count of the supper by the church
■ people that will be given Monday,
J night. The meeting will be held wit.i
i Mrs. A. L. Roebuck at hfcr home.