V Wack the Label on Your Paper; It Carries tlx Date Vow Subscription Expires VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 101 TEACHERS HOLD LAST MEET OF SCHOOL TERM Committee To Nsune Dele gates To State Meeting In Raleigh DR. BOSHART SPEAKS Although Last Meeting of Schedule, Many Teachers Will Attend Meet To Plan County Commencement The Matrin County teachers held their last meeting of the 1927-'2B term here last Saturday afternoon in the school auditorium. The meeting was called to order by the president, J. L. Jones, after which the assembly joined in singing, "Faith of Our Fathers," devotional exerAse, conducted by C. L. Daniel, followed. President Jones appointed a com mittee to recommend delegates for the North Carolina Teachers associ ation to be held in Raleigh March 22, 23 and 24. The recommendations are to be handed to Missshrdlt vP srhdl to be given to Miss Mildred Darden, secretary of the county association. Superintendent R. A. Pope explained that every school, teaching eight months, must perpare two reports, one for the first six months and a second one fyr the last two months. The six-months' schools only have one report to submit, Mr. Pope stated. Before introducing the speaker, Dr. D. G. Boshart, Mr. Jones extended an invitation to all the teachers to return to Martin county for the next scholas tic year. While this was the sixth and last meeting on the regular schedule, it is understood that many of the teachers will meet again within the next few weeks to make plans for the county commencement. JAMESVILLE AND RED, OAK DIVIDE Jamesville Boys Win, 30 to 5, While Girls Are Losing Last Friday night on the Brick warehouse floor, Jamesville's basket ball teams divided with those of Red Oak, the Jamesville girls losing by a very small margin and the James ville boys winning 30 to 6. The girls' game was hotly contest ed by members of both teams, first one squad and then the other leading. Red Oak, however, was at the largi end of the score when the last whistle sounded. The Red Oak boys to start with, caged a pretty shot from the field, but those 'two points were soon offset by a score made by Jamesville. Another goal placed Jamesville in the lead and at the end of the first period, the county lads were leading 7 to 4. With the exception, of one point, Red Oak's scoring was halted at the end of the Arse period. Six points were added by Jamesville before the half was out. In the beginnnig of the second period, Jamesville staged its walkaway and while Red Oak battled gamely, her boys could do nothing more than watch Jamesville's experts register 16 points. Red Oak's other lone point came in the last period, when James ville made two to bring its score up to S6 points. . * -i ■ - Woman's Club To Hold Regular Meet Thursday The Woman's club_ Will hold its regular meeting next Thursday af ternoon at 4:00 o'clock in its rooms ia the Masonic building. The members an urged to attend. Announce Birth of a Son Mr. and Mrs. Hubert H. Morton announce the birth of a son, William Paquinette Morton, Sunday, February 19, 1928. STRANrv THEATRE I "WEDNESDAY WALLY WALES in "The Cyclone Cowboy" Also 2 - REEL COMEDY And Serial "Heroes of the Wild" and FREE TICKET FOR SHOW FRIDAY Theatre Well Heated THE ENTERPRISE TRAIN REMOVAL i HEARING FRIDAY Indications Are That Peti -1 tion of Railroad Will l Be Protested I The petition of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to discontinue trains Nos. 56 and 57 will meet with con tinued portests at a hearing before the Corporation commission in Ral | eigh next Friday, according to reports : coming from the various commercial - and civic organisations along the' route served by the two trains. * It it the opinion of many that an egreement will be reached whereby the trains will continue to operate un til Highway Route No. 90 is paved irom this point to the Washington County line. When work is started on the road, the only reliable way of travel between this place and Ply mouth will be by train. The demand for the railroad com pany to continue the trains indefi nitely, it is stated will be based on the fact that the branch, as a whole, ia making money. 1 When the highway is completed, it ;is understood that the mail can be successfully handled by bus. As for | handling express, the Roanoke Beacon, I Plymouth, says, " * • » the American I Railway Express Company will place j a transfer arrangement at the Union j Station here at night, and will re j route express from Norfolk and that vicinity by the way of Plymouth, if it is not hindered by the State Cor poration Commission. "Instead of folding the express at Norfolk overngiht it will be forwarded by the 8:30 p. m. train over the Nor folk Southern and at Plymouth it will be transferred to train No. 66 which will make deliver of express at Wil liamston, Robersonville and , other stations on this line early in the morn ing instead of the afternon. "Express from Richmond and that territory will be re-routed through Wilson and the Norfolk Southern night train to Plymouth; thence to train 65 of the Atlantic Coast Line, advancing the delivery of express Ave or six hours earlier. At the present time, express remains in Rocky Mount overnight and goes forward from I there on trains Nos. 90 and 56." Should the two trains be ordered re i moved, the postal department will be j ready a few days to handl> the | mails.^. ROBERSONVILLE REDUCES RATES Town Commissioners Low er Power and Light Rate 4 Considerably A resolution passed by the Towr Commissioners of Robersonville will give that town a new schedule of elec tric current rates, effective this month. Where the light consumer there paid fifteen cents per kilowatt hour, under the new schedule he will pay ten cents per kilowatt for the Arst fifty, eight cents per kilowatt for the next twenty-five and all above that amount will cost six cents per Unit. Similai reductions were announced by the commissioners in power and cooking rates. Robersonville buys its power from Greenville, and retails it to its,cus tomers through a light and power de- I'artment. In making the resolution, the commissioners stated that the fl 1 nannul condition of the light and j power department was such at the I present time to justify a lower rate. Heretofore, a rate of fifteen cents per kilowatt has been charged for I light there. Call For New Estimate on i Reconstruction oi Locks An $850,000 estimate prepared by | District Engineer Jewett, of Norfolk, lor the reconstruction of locks in the ! Currituck Sound Canal, has been con , sidered practically unreliable by the j Board of Rivers and Harbors,, and a I new estimate has been ordered. By those who are interesetd in duck hunting, this is considered good tews. By others, it is considered rath er an expensive undertaking to care for the wants of a few hunters. The reconstruction of the locks, it is said "will delay commerce, but will save the lives of ducks. Colonel Jewett, the reliable engi neer of the District, opposed the build ing of the lock to keep the salt water out of Currituck Sound, and Senator Simmons and Congressman Warren have made strenuous efforts to secure reconsideration of this it commendation. They joined with Virginians in a hearing, which was attended by Governor McLean and others. -if — High School Boys and Girls To Play Columbia A doubleheader is scheduled to morrow night when the local girls srrf boys meet the Columbia girls' rnd boys* basketball teams here in tif Roanoke warehouse. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, February 21, 1928 FINAL PAYMENT TO DEPOSITORS PEOPLES BANK Second and Final Payment Is Approximately 8 1-4 Per Cent , AMOUNTS TO $15,000 Expect To Have Checks Mailed Out J By Friday; Pleasant Surprise / To Many Depositors Final payments, amounting to ap proximately $15,000, will be made to depositors of the defunct Peoples bank this week from the office of the, re ceiver. This is the second payment to be made to the depositors by the receiver of the institution, the first being made about the middle of last year. The second payment, while it is a little less than half the first, is con sidered very good,and goes to the de positors somewhat as a surprise. Many of the depositors thought the 20 per cent paid-last year was final, very few expecting the second payment to exceed fife per cent at the most. The.eight and a quarter per cent dividend going out this week brings the total payments to depositors up to around $60,000. Clerks are working on the payment at this time, nnd they think they can get the checks in the mails by to morrow or Thursday. MUCH ACTIVITY AT GUANO PLANT Many Orders Being Re ceived ; One Calls for 80 Carloads To answer the call from North Carolina fanners and many in other states, the plant of the Standard Fer tilizer Company here is increasing its daily output by leaps and bounds. Or ders are pouring into the office of the factory on every mail, and every week day shows an increuse in truck de liveries. The plant received one of its larg- ' es orders so far received this yeai i yesterday from Benton Stacy, Reids- ' villo, N. C. The order calls for two thousand tons of tobacco fertilizer and it will require eighty railroad cars to move it from the plant here to the . warehouses'in Reidsville/ A 300-ton shipment is expected to j go out within the next few days to I a large farmer in Hyde county. Or- | ders sent in by one of the company's j representatives this week call for ship j ments to be made to Lexington,, Pal- i myra, Goldsbor'o, Aurora, Smithfield, i Clayton, Faison and Colerain . Mr. C, McCritnmon, president of the j Little River Store Co., which firm operates stores in Carthage, Aberdeen, i Southern Pines and Vass, was here I yesterday negotiating a deal with the j company for fertilizer for his chain of j stores. The shipments will be made to the several towns and will be used in growing tobacco, dewberries and fertilizing peach trees in the Sandhill section. Thousands of tons of fertilizer ma terial are being shipped out of the muin,ikctory at Baltimore to the plant het6 every week. At the present time three barges are en route from I the Baltimore plant, a fourth one is | waiting to be unloaded at the com pany's wharf, another is expected in tonight or early tomorrow ahd a sixth one is waiting to make the return trip. In handling the shipments, two crews are at work, one for the day and another at night. Parmele Girls Club Organized Monday —— V . By LORA E. SLEEPER (County Home Demonstration Agent) Monday the Ksrmele club met for the first time. This is the smallest club with nineteen members. The girls decided to continue clothing" work, meeting the second and fourth Mon day afternoons in each month. Banks and Post Offices To be Closed Tomorrow The banks in the county Vid the postoffices throughout the c?untry will he closed tomorrowj the 22nd, George Washington's birthday. Many of the bnnkers in this county are planning to attend the group meeting of the Bankers' association in Greenville. Neither rural nor city deliveries will \>e made from the postoffices. : .The rtores here will not close, it was stat ed this morning. Cows Die of Peculiar Disease in Poplar Point Stricken with a very peculiar disease, around a dozen cofes have died in the Foplar Point section of the cbunty w ! thin the past several days. While \ eterinarian* do not fear an epidemic, they are somewhat at a loss to state definitely the cause of the death of tho several cows. fi TEACHERS HEAR DR. D. W. BOSHART Head of Vocational Guid ance At State College Here Saturday Dr. D. W. Boshart, head of voca tional guidance at the State College, Raleigh, addressed the Martin Couniy teachers at their last meeting of the term held here Saturday. Taking for his subject, "Vocational Guidance", l)r. Boshart clearly point ed out the need of such guidance for the youth of today. In his opinion, the youth of today is sent headlong into those professions contrary to his own will, that it was the duty of teacher and parent to help the child find himself by showing him the sur rounding advantages and helping him to understand them. He described the average young man as being easily in fluenced toward law, medicine jr the ministry simply be*Buse the work of each seems easy to the youth when he looks at the men who are succeeding, in those lines of service. But when' the young man stops tp c6untt the cost for such success, he finds it im- ! possible, in many cases, to meet the requirements. According to the speaker, getting a job should not be the main objec- 1 tive of the young man of today, but preparing for it is the essential need, then the job will be easy to hold. The speaker was frank to say, how- | ever, that the proper selection of a vocation and the proper preparation I to handle it do not always lead to the road of success. Mr. Boshart stated there are two million boys and girls, in the United States who are sifted through the schools and dumped A.' society every year, most of them without a vocation and practically -without guidance. Many of these two million boys and girls enter into work which they soon find disagreeable and to which they cannot adopt themselves. In Dr. Bo- 1 shart's opinion there is some kind of work that every boy and girl will do cheerfully, the biggest and best job, however, is home-building, which the professor stated, requires a high de gree of training if the home is to lie the foundation of our dbcial system. Scores Idleness Among Many Church Members Choosing his last Sunday morning stimon topic from 11 Thessalonians,! Rev. C. H. Dickey, of the local Baptist j church, stated that some time along I the trail of civilization, man becam; | ashamed of idleness, but, according to i the pastor this shainefulness has not j reached all tile church members, for ! many of them are parasites when il i comes to doing the biddings of the J Church, lie compared these parasites with the dead limbs of the tree; they ] retard; they loaf while/the honest member works; they ride while the faithful member fits.himself within the traces and pulls. He showed where a large percentage of the Church mem bers are sleeping, and for their good, I he would refer them to that chapter of Thessalonians whore it reads, "If any will not work, neither let him eat." Inviting Friends To Leap Year Birthday Party, 29th From nine until two Wednesday night of next week will be a gala time here when Mr. W. H. Gurkins cele biates his twelfth birthday. Mr. Gur-! kin is extending an invitation to all his friends in Williamston and com munity to attend and hundreds are expected to accept. Mr. Gurkin's birthday parties are j known far and wide, and at his last party held in 1920, around 2600 people \ attended his dance. The Monticello , Hotel orchestra will furnish the music. Jamesville To Flay Here Tonight j Tonight at 8:30 in the Brick ware- I house, the Jamesville cagers will have I an op|Hirtunity to avenge the defeat handed them by Aulander about a | month ago. Jamesville lost to Aulan , derby only six points, and tonight the county lads are anticipating a win for themselves. Everetts Meets Kitty Hawk Here Friday | Everetts will meet Kitty Hawk I here next night in the first round of the non-accredited high school cham pionship series. The winner of the Friday night game will play Wood ington here Monday night of next week. The final eastern game among the non-acrerdited high schools will be played in Raleigk, with the final game for the State title will be playwl in Chapel Hill, March 6. Miss Lucy Burton, of New Bruna wick, Ga. has arrived to take charge of the Georgia-Carolina school now in prograsa here. FREE ACTS FOR | 1928 ROANOKE FAIR BOOKED / ————— •'*?.. ' Is Most Expensive Program Yet Booked by Fair Association MANY FEATURE ACTS Victor's Band Is Main- Feature Of Program; Acrobats, Aerialists and Comedians Also Booked The free acts' program for the Roa noke-Fair, beginning here the 25th of September, was completed last week by Manager John 1... Rodgerson, and is the most expensive one yet booked by the association. The pro gram calls for six varied acts,' and will be the most complete ever of fered to fair patrons in this section ol the State ,according to Manager Kodgerson. The main feature of the program will be Victor's Band, Mr. Rodgcrson stating that it will be one of the best to come South during-the fair sea son. The band carries fifteen' players, a ijolist and around twenty-five instru ments. It will cost approximately SISOO to bring the band here, Mr. Kodgerson said, but the association is booking the best free acts' program possible this season, and the band is one of the best to be had. Cther features on the program will include the Aerial Leons; a comical act, Foolish, Wise and Keckless; and Martin and Martin, acrobats. The fire woiks program will be more elaborate that it was last season. In discussing the fair this year, Mr. Kodgerson stated that the depart ments carrying the exhibits would be stressed in staging the show, and that additional free acts are being consid ered by the association, HONOR ROLL OF LOCAL SCHOOL Shows Increase Over Pre ceding Month; Third Grade Leads The honor hill for tho local school !, r the month ending February 10, show.. :i small increase over the one for' the preceding month. The third grade led the list with thirteen honor pupils. The list of honor pupils by grades and teachers follows: First Grade—(Miss I'emojk) j- Helen LiiulsTey, JaiVe Newton, and John Ward. .second tirade (Misses Dardeh and •Ivey)—Addie Lee Moador, Bur. us Critcher, Julia Catcher, Keg Manning, Garland Jones, Grace liarnhill and Bill Koberson. Third Grade—(Misses Wilkins and Ramsev^—Janie Strawbridge, Jessie Mae Holloman, Marjorie Lindsley, John F. Thigpen, Rjiby Harrison, Fannie Spain Holliday,. Ella Wynne Critcher, iJoe Thrower, Exum Ward, George Lee Koberson, Murry Hollo man, Thad Harrison, jr., Fein Fitz-i gei'ald, Kathleen Price, Jean Watts, Gwendolyn Watts, Milton James, Ben Manning, Dennis Wynne, tylli.s Wynne, and Clayton Moore. Fourth Grade—(Miss Sample)— Alice Harrison, olive McCabe, Grace Manning, J, J). Bowen, llillie (tiffin, Atwood (lurganus and Lawrence Lind sley. Fifth Grade—(Miss Allen) —Oscar Anderson, jr., Billy "Clark, Wheeler Martin, jr., Josephine Anderson. , Sixth Grade—(Mrs. Bradley)— Mi llie Liverman, Gomer Taylor, Cushing Haaaell and Jennie Taylor. Sixth Grade—(Miss Cole)- Myrtle Brown, Mary Ethel Burroughs, Nettie F. Meador, Necenth Grade—(Mr, Hood)— Jim Rhodes, jr., Erne.it Harirson, Sarah Cookev I'efcrl Griffin, Ruth Ward Eighth Grade—(Mrs. Harrell)-- Edith Peel, Mary Clyde Williams, Albert Leslie Clark, Grady Godard. . * iT | Stock of Oak^City Firm To Be Sold Justices»f the I'raca J. W. Hines handed his decision in the H. S. Hatem case at Oak City this morning efter evidence given in the trial be fore him last Friday was verified. Unless an appeal is tajten by Hatem, his stock of goods will be sold ac cording to law. Hatem, operating a future In Oak City under the firm name of Oak City Supply and Trading Company held that he was a minor and therefore was not responsible for his contracts. Evidence heard at the trial indicated the defendant to be ove( 21 years ot age, and his pica was not accepted. Notice of appeal has not been giv en. Contracts amounting to around f 16,- 000 are said to have been made by the firm by adopting a trade name sim ilar to that of a reliable mercantile Aim in Oak City, (roods in the store at the present time will inventory not more than SSOO, it is said. ELI GURGANUS DIES SATURDAY Prominent Citizen of Coun ty Dies at Home Here; Furteral Yesterday Eli Gurganus, prominent citizen of 1 -this county, died ut his hqme here ' early 'Saturday night. For many years he had suffered j from cancer growths, however his i death was the result Of btiglils-which cairsed inflamation in one of his feet, making it necessary to amputate his leg Thursday before his death. Mr. Gurganus was the son of David and Anna Gurganus. He was bom in Hear Grass township, August 25, I 1857. In 1881, he married Miss Sarah I A. Mobley. His second marriage was ! to Mrs. Elizabeth Newberry in 1918, who survives. l!y his first marriage, he leaves five children, Samuel' Gur ganus and Mrp. Mattie James, of Nor j folk; I), fc. and L. R. Gurganus, of Willi;«m*ton and Mrs. Annie C Reir don, of Norfolk. One son, George N., died two years ago. • When a young mail, he left- the farm and moved to Williamston where he engaged in the mercantile business (or a number of years. About twenty years ago he entered the produce brokerage business, handling peanuts mainly. Inthis field of work he be came the leading buyer in this section, and was said to have known more about the peanut than any other, man in the county.. Mr. Gurganus was always cheerful, kind in disposition and full of energy. He had been a member of the Episco i pal church for four years. The funeral was held at the home yesterday afternoon, ICev. 11. E. Brown of Tarboro, officiating on account of the sickness of Rev. C. 0. I'ardo, the I regular rector. Following this service, the masons of Skewarkee lodge, of which he was the oldest member, 1 buried him with masonic honors. Honorary pallbearers were A. An orrsci, J. W. Anderson, 11. W. Stubbs, JJ. W. Watts, F. K. Hodges, J. W. Hodges and Thomas Olds. EVERETTS WINS , AT MAYSVILLE Is First Time in Five Years Maysville Has Lost On Home Court Fov the first time in five years, the .slay .ville wonder basketball tei.m lest a game on its own court when the last cage la form Everetts turned in u 26 to 25 victory last Friday night. The fans sent out cheer after cheer as first one team and then tile other battled for the lead. With a tied score at the end of the regular period, extra ! minutes were called. The battle con tinued hot, but at the eifd of the fifth period, Everetts v as leading by a one point margin. " The game with Krwin Auditorium, Durham, scheduled to be played here last Saturday night, was " called otr when the Durham boys failed to show up on account of a* breakdown in Kocky Mount. i Sand Bars Continue To j Interfere With Navigation Rand bar/at the mouth of Roanoke I liveT continue to interfere with commerce on that stream. Recently Uie Wicomico Lumbe_mpany had two of its large barges stuck at the I riVer's mouth. Complaints have been | made. Each year- the Wicomico Lumber ! Company semis 144 barges down the | liver, and the hand bars are causing j the shippers much , trouble and ex- I pfen.se. ltarges of the Standard Fer j t'liaer Company have been delayed ] weeks at a time by the shallow wa iters, and the situation is causing much amm in shipping circles in this sec tion. Nutrition Specialist To i, Be Here Friday Morning Miss Mary E. Thomas, nutrition specialists from Kaleigh, will be in Williamston Friday morning. Two members from the Woman's club will Le inVited to attend her meeting which 1 will be held in the Home Agent's of fice Friday morning at 11 o'clock. This has made it necessary to change the meetings scheduled for that day. This will be an all-day meeting, so lunches will be necessary. However, there will be hot drinks to supplement" s ithe lunches. Miss Thomas is conducting this meeting to make the food preparation and meal planning now b«ing taken over the county more interesting. > Town Team Loses Gopd Game to New Bern "Y" The local Security basketball team lost to New Bern Y. ill a good game, played here last night. The locals led the visitors practically all during the game until the last few minutes of play when New Hern forged ahead with the winning points. Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to Over lfiOO Hones of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 UNLESS SCHOOL IS BUILT, MUST TURN 110 AWAY School Officials Continue Efforts To Remedy . _• Conditions 465 NOW IN SCHOOL Every Available Inch Now Being Used; Over 100 Expect To Enter At Fall Term . ' - "Unless something is done, around one hundred and ten children Will necessarily be turned from the doors of the Williamston school when it open. next fall," a member of the local school board stated last night. There are 465 children attending tho local school here at the present time, and every available inch of. room is bting used to accommodate them. Around sixty-five children are expect ed to he ready for the first grade here next year, and this.number after that of the graduating class is deduct ed frOUTIt will "Fenmin practically the same. The consolidation of all the schools in this toWnship'will add to the enrollment the names of more than a half-hundred children, and when the fall term is supposed to -be gin next fall, there will be approxi mately 675 children demanding ad mittance to the school here. At the present time, there are 702 children in this district between the ages of (> and 21 years. Local school officials estimate that of the number, 6tß .should lie in school, and it is the opinum of many that unless something is done at once, it will be impossible i to control tli.' situation next fall. School officials are continuing their efforts to remedy the present conct*- tions, but so-far .no definite plans have •been advanced, and the matter stands practically the same as it was left at the meeting of the county and school officials here the first Monday In this month." ■ GAME OF THRILLS FRIDAY NIGHT Disputed Goal at Last fo ment Would Decide Winners A score of 32-31 was announced at the end of the Rocky Mount Y-Se cujity Life and Trust Company basket ball (fame here last Friday , night, with Kocky Mount trailing in the score. It Was contended that the last tw'o points for Williamston should not have been counted as the player had Uie bail when the.whistle blew; - ptberfe contended that it should have counted as the ball was in the air "When the whistle sounded. : l'o settle the difference, the Kocky Mount bus-„„ keteers stated they would return home and te|,l their suppotrers they Jvoii while the players tie re could" tcH their fans they won. L. • Pete's Securtiy boys, after prac tically giving the game away in the first half, came bndt strong in the second and outplayed* the visitors. At times durhur the second period', the game wa.( as-*hrilling as any you would want ty for Kocky Mount was doing her best to hold the locals in cheek, ilnd the locals were making that task tuC, ibly hard for the boys from the Mount. A return game was played Satur day night, und though many of the regular: on the team weer unable to leave their work, the game in Rocky mount that night was'lost by the lo cals by a very small margin. Ash Wednesday Services At Church of the Advent We have been very fortunate in se curing the Lev rend Mr. Mackie of Windsor to conduct the Communion service at 9:30 o'clock. All Episco palians will want to attend the Com munion at the beginning of Lent. This will'be a plain celebration with out address. Mr. S .8. Nash, veteran layman fram Edgecombe county, who has giv en the past forty years his life as a layman to a splendid ministry in the Church will be ljere on the after noon of Ash Wednesday at four o'- clock, when the Litany Service will be conducted and Mr. Nash will make ' an address. Not only Episcopalians but the general public is urged to at tend the four o'clock service. The Itector regrets that due to ill health he is unable to be more active at this time. C. O. PARDO, Rectos, Everetts and Jamesvilfe To Play Here Thursday v With a forecast of favorable weather one of the largest crowds yet to see a basketball game in the county is ex pected to see Jamesville and Everetts In action here next Thorsday night at 8 o'clock in the Brick warehouse. In the last game played between the two teams, Jamesville won by one point 1 *

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