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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 17
FEWER DEATHS,
MORE BIRTHS IN
COUNTY IN 1927
Total of 764 Births and 257
Deaths in County
Last Year
ROBERSONVILLE LED
Had Great—t Number of Birthi and
Daatha; Williamston Second in
Birthi, Third in Death*
According to vital statistics record
ed in the office of the Register 01
Deeds here, Martin county had ;
higher birth rate last year than It has
had since 1922. While the number of
births during last year was greater by
11S, the number of deaths dropped
from 840 to 267, affftting the increase
in population from two sides.
In lt>27 there were recorded by the
list takers of vital statistics through
out the county 764 births and ap
proximately 257 deaths, as compared
with 651 birts and 340 deaths in 15*26.
Robersonville township led the list,
in both the number of deaths and
birts recorded during last year. There
were 60 deaths, 40 among the Negroes
and 20 among the whites in that
township. One hundred and fifty-three
births wer erecorded in the township,
twenty-one of them beinjr recorded in
th Town of Robersonville and nine in
Parmele.
While Williamston township was
second in the number of births record
ed, it was third in the number of
deaths listed, Goose Nest having one
more death than did this township.
There were 142 births, 6S of which
were recorded here. In the total num
ber of deaths, 26 were Negroes and
19 were whites. ' «
Goose Nest township recorded 110
birts, 19 of were listed in Oak
City. Thirty-on« of that township's
forty-six deaths were among the col
ored. : .
Griffins township was low with 21
births and eight deaths. This Urvn
ship was the only one without a
death in the colored columu.
The other townships vari4d.ii»,tt^,r l
numbers of births and deaths as fol
lows:
Jameaville had 58 births, and 20
deaths. Eleven of the deaths were
among the colored and nine were a
mong the whites.
Williams recorded ten deaths, six
cool red and four whites and 41 births.
In Bear Grass there were 60 births
and 22 deaths, seven colored and 15
white. Outside of Griffins township,
Bear Griss was the only township that
meordei more deaths among the
whites than among the colored.
There were f>j births in Cross
Roads township, seven being record
ed in the Town of Everetts. Twenty
four deaths were lister, 17 among the
colored and seven among the whites.
Thirty births as compared with 115()
deaths were listed in Poplar Point
township, nine of the deaths being
among the Negroes and seven among
the whites.
Hamilton township reported S.'i
deaths and 96 birts. Twenty of the
birts were recorded in the Town of
Hamilton and 21 of the 33 deaths were
among the eolored throughout the
township.
BoardtZduQ&tion Names
New\School Board
Messrs. Haywdod Rogers, John
Daniel Biggs were Vppointed members
of the local school committee by the
Martin County Board of Education in
a ' meeting here last Tuesday. The
new members. succeed Mrs. Wheeler
Martin, jr., Mrs. W. Andrews and
Mr. T. F. Harrison. Mr. Biggs has
not made known his acceptance at
this time, stating that he would like
a few days to cohsider the matter.
The members of the local board are,
C. D. Carstarphen, A. Anderson, Hay
wood Rogers, C. A. Harrison and Mr.
Biggs should decide to serve.
ITBBRi
iJTHEATRE | J
SATURDAY
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THE ENTERPRISE
CHURCH WOMEN
TO MEET MAY 2-3
Annual Meeting of Episco
pal Women at St. Peters,
In Washington
In recent tetters sent out by Mrs.
James Grist Staton, of Williamston,
treasurer of the United Thank Offering .
for the Diocese of East Carolina, atten
tion of all local treasurers is called to >
the annual meeting of the women of
East Carolina, which will be held in
St. Peters parish, Washington, May
2 and 3. On the afternoon of May 3
the women will have the rare privi- i
lege of hearing an inspiring address by
Mrs. Charles Rodman Pancoast, of;
Philadelphia. Mrs. Pancoast is na
tionally known as a speaker of zeal and 1
consecration, and all women are urged
to attend the meeting in Washington
on the afternoon of May 3.
These offerings, kept during the year
in individual little blue boxes" by all
willing women of tlje various parishes,
are presented twice a year at a Special
service, often with the celebration "of
„ the Holy Communion. The entire
| amount rceived from various churches |
| in the world will be presented through
!ti e Woman's Auxiliary October 11,
1 I'M. in the .Cathedral of Sts, Peter
and Paul, Washington, D. C.
Mrs Staton is making an earnest* ef
fort to have every girl and women over
18 years old in the Episcopal -Church
in the Diocese to make an offering, no
matter Imw small. Any parish or mis
sion that lias an offering from every
woman member is put on an honor |
roll. ■ 5
Twelve such churches of the Diocese 1
«ere on the 1027 honor roll: The Ascen !
sion, Wilmington; St. Gabriels, at Fai- |
>on; St. Marys, at Burgaw; St. Johns
Mission, at Wilmington; St. Marks, at
Koxobel; Grace Church, at Plymouth;" 1
Holy Trinity Mission,'at-Williamston; |
St. Andrews, at Columbia; Sfc■ James, I
at Ay den; Holy Innocents, at Avoca;
I lunch of the Holy Cross, at Aurora; j
(alviiry Church, at Swan Quarter. J
Mrs. .Staton hopes that every church!
in the Diocese will earn a place on the
1928 honor roll and thus set a record ;
for every other Diocese in the Church. ,
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This fund conies from free-will of- | '
tcrings, not (rom assessments. It is
suposeil tu be given l>> sell-den\nig
women «f the church fur blessings re
ceived, to be used for the support of i
women missionaries and fur those who j
are sick and disabled. It also pays the
salary of Bishop Rowe. It trains, j
equips, and maintains evangelists, teach
ers, nurses, and social-service workers.
At present it if-providing for 84 work-j
ers in the home field, 133 abroad, and i
caring for 23 who afe oil the |
list and training 9. Miss Lona Bell
Weatherly, who is doing such wonder
ful work at Lake Phelps, Washington
County, is supported' by Jhe United
Thank Offering. Miss Venctia Cox,
another East Carolina girl, is support
. Ed by this offering and is now working
in China.
Since 1889 the women of the Episco
. pal Church haV* given over $3,600,(>00
for the United Thank Offering. The
entire amount has been increased from
, $2,188.64 in the nation in 1889 to $912,-
r 841.30- in 1925. Every year the na
, tional receipts have shown marked in
\ creases over the preceding year's fig
ures.
In the Diocese of East Carolina the
amount raised in 1901 was $380.04; in
1904, $610.70; in 1907, $1,684.51"; in
1910, $2,524.05; in 1913, $3,571.50; in
1 1916, $3,735.04; in 1919, $4,257.25; in,
1922, $8,154.28; and in 1925, $7,780.31. j
i Mrs. Staton and her assistants in the
i Diocese are hoping that the Triennial
! Offering of 1928 will break all previous
i records with a large amount and with
> many additional donors.
The record for Williamston it as fol
| lowsr^ ccor ding to Mrs. Fannie Car
i starphen, local treasurer; 1907, $25; iu
1910, $127.93; in 1913, $152.02; hi 1916,
/ $123.55; in 1919, $185.84; In 1922,
\ $183.34; in 1925, $l6O 21; and towards
the offering to be presented in Wash
ington, D. C., in October, 1928,
$343.43.
MANY ATTEND
MEETING HERE
Presbyterian Services To Be
Continued Through
Next Week
The Presbyterian services, started
last Sunday evening in a special
tent here, have been attended by
goodly numbers practically every
night. According to present plans, the
meeting will continue through the
next week, but the definite closing
date has not yet been announced.
Last evening, Dr. E. E. Gillespie
preached a strong germon, his text,
"Prepar# To Meet Thy God" was
chosen from a portion of the 12th
verse, fourth chapter of Amos.
Dr. Gillespie ia an unusually
strong and forceful preacher and
hit sermons are being well received by
the people of the town and commun
ity. The song services, directed by
Mr. Smith, are very good and many
people from the senreral deonmina
tions here are taking part in them.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 27, 1928
NEW SCHOOL
BOARD HOLDS
FIRST MEETING
Haywood Rogers, C.A. Har
rison, C. D. Carstarphen,
A.Anderson Members
FACULTY REELECTED
Applications for Positions Will Be
Received At Meeting To Be
Held On May 8
Meeting for the first time, the
new school board, composed of Messrfe.
Haywood Rogers and C. A. Harrison,
new members, and Messrs. C. D.
Carstarphen and AVAndersoiu/old
members, re-elected the>ntii* / Bchool
faculty here last night for the term
1928-'2V. Whether or not all the
teachers will return to their posts
will not be definitely known until May
7', the last day that contracts may be
returned. Should all the teachers
sign for another year here, there
will then be three vacancies, two in
the gramar grades and one in the
high school, to be filled. Applications
for these positions will be considered
st a meeting, May 8, it was learned
this morning.
After electing the teachers, the
members of the board entered
whole-heartedly into the working out
of plans for the school's operation
during the coming year. In prepar
ing the budget, the board members
considered the operation of two build
ings, und fitted the allotments to needs
of JJie next term.
Using the two buildings next term,
the grammar and high tidiools will
have seventeen teachers. Miss Mildred
Harden was made assistant principal
by the committee, and she- will have
charge of the grammar grade build
ing.
TRe local school officials are looking
forward to one of the school's best
year* during 1928-'29, and they are
assuritiK the patrons that an undivid
ed interest will be given in its oper
ation.
LOCALS DEFEAT
ROBERSONVILLE
Take Advantage ot,Breaks
and Win By Bunting;
Score, 6 to 5
Taking advantage of every break
in t{ie sixth frame, the locul high
school baseball team defeated that t>f
Robersonville here last Tuesday af
ternoon, 6 to 5. While the game was
marred by many errors, fans were
treated when the locals started a
bunting uttack that resulted in five
runs in the sixth inning.
Bamhill started in the bo* for Wil
liamston and during his stay in the
box tha visitors made the majority of
their hits, but errors played a part
in all of ltobeisonville's runs with the
exception pf one, it was stated. Up un
til the fifth inning, James, star pitcher
for Robersonville, fed the locals out
of his own hands and allowed no hits
until the sixth frame. The locals
buntted well, but lloberson aided them
by making untimely errors.
Hardison, relieving liarnhill, held
the visitors hitless and in the seventh,
he retired three visitors with as
many pitched balls.
The locals go to Robersonville Wed
nesday of next week where they will
play a return game.
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Favorable Report on
Improving Roanoke
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The Rivers and Harbor Committee
has reported favorably the project for
improving the mouth of Roanoke
rivqr, according to a special wire from
Congressman Lindsay C. Warren, re
ceived here today.
The telegram, while it does not
mention any particular project, is un
derstood to refer to the recommends
tions recently made by the Chief of
Engineers of the Army who recom- !
mends an expenditure of $46,600 for
dredging purposes and SI,OOO each
year for maintenance.
The telegram received, reads:
"Rivers and Harbor committee to
day favorably reported the project for
improvement of the mouth of Roanoke
river, and ordered it, same including
in general bill soon to be passed by
the House.
"LINDSAY C. WARREN."
Christian Church
Program for Sunday
Sunday school, 0:46 a. m. Baptismal
certificates will be given to those who
were baptised Easter Sunday. A
large attendance is desired.
Moming worship, 11 o'clock. "Open
ed Eyes" will be the topic for the
service. There will be no night ser
vice and the members of the con
gregation are urged to attend the
night service at the tent. ,
• On account of the services of the
Presbyterians in their tent, there will
be no prayer service in the church
Wednesday evening.
IS CONDUCTING
TOBACCO TEST
John E. Griffin Holds Test;
CountjrAgent and Ex
pert Assisting
Mr. John E. Griffin, of Griffin's
township, with the assistance of Mr.
J. B. Floyd, of the Tobacco Experi
ment Station, and Cdunty Agent T.
B. Brandon, is conducting a tobacco
test this year. Mr. Griffin made such
a test last year, and while the re
sults were considered good, it was de
cided to make a second test this
year. The dry season had something
to do with the results last year, Mr.
Floyd stated, and with a second
demonstration, the conclusions reach-,
ed last year will, in all probability,
be strengthened.
This year seven plats have been
prepared and the transplanting will
take place the early part of next
week. In the first plat, the experi
menters are using an 8-3-5 fertilizer
with fifty per cent, mineral nitrate
derived from nitrate of sulphate and.
sulphur ammonia, per cent, or
ganic, cotton seed meal and fish pot
ash;,two per cent muriate of potash
and three per cent, sulphate potash
magensium In a second plat, a 10-4-6
fertilizer, made up of same propor
tions of materials used in the fiist
plat will be tried. The third plat has
an 8-4-6 fertilizer with same propor
tion of materials as in the other
two. Number fourt plat with 8-4-6
fertilizer, has one-third mineral ni
trate of the same matter as that used
in the other two plats and two
thirds organic of the same material.
The fifth plat has two-thirds mineral
made up of same matter, and one
third organic. Plats six aud seven will
be used in testing those brands of
fertilizers that the experimenters are
already acquainted with,
Mr, Floyd stated Wednesday that
r the experiments would be of particu
lar interest in that by tsing sulphate
potash magnesium, that if used in a
fertilizer mixture of six per cent,
potash, one would get enough .mag
nesium there to take care of a crop
on average soils.
In the test, Messrs Gfiflln, Itrandon
and Floyd are also trying different
proportions of ammonia in an effort to
tell definitely whether to use one
third inorganica fifty pa* cent, or two
thirds most profitably in growing to
bacco of superior quality.
Mr. Griffin or Mr, Brandon either
will be glad to give the exact results
of the test, and all farmers interest
ed in the test this year are at liberty
to keep in touch with the facts as
they develop.
CLUB MEETINGS
OF HOME AGENT
Parmele Club To Present
Play at Their School
Commencement
.. By LOIiA E. SLEEPER
Monday of this week, Miss Sleeper
met with the girls of Parmele and
Gold Point. The Parmele club re
quested a play for their school com
mencement and a simple play en
titled the "Sewing Bee" has been
placed in the hands of the club
members and parts assigned. All
club members will have a part in the
play which will be given Monday
night, May 14.
The women of Holly ifyrrings met
with Mrs. Fannie li. Hardison and had
\a demonstration upon "milk dishes."
leader of this club, Mrs. Hardison,
gave a very good demonstration of a
"baked custard."
The girls of Farm life had their
regular meeting Wednesday morning,
many of the girls driving five or six
{ miles in order to continue their club
work.
The women of Popllar Point held
their regular club meeting Wednesday
afternoon at Mrs. Florence Edwards'.
The agent gave a demonstration in
■ making cottage cheese.
The girls of Williamston held their j
meeting yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon, Miss Bess j
Oglesby gave an interesting Ulk on
"Child Health" as the highest con
ception of the Better Homei move
ment.
The regular meetings of the Ham
ilton girls and women will be held
this afternoon. Tomorrow the agent
will be in Washington planning for
the girls' camp which has been
scheduled for July:
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N Catch Distiller in
i Dardens Section
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i Messrs. El 1 H. Gaylord and E. G.
Waters caught Early May James, a
- colored man, last Tuesday in the Dar
i dens section as he was firing a liquor
- still. James attempted an escape,
- but the officers outwitted him.
t The still was of 60 gallon
There were 160 gallons of beer and
e Ave gallons of liquor on hand.
1 James, admitting the ownership of
i the plant, was held tinder bond for
j recorder's court here Tuesday, May 1.
AGED MAN DIES
AFTER BEING
HIT BY AUTO
No Blame For Driver of
Car, Miss Louvenia
Hopkins
CAR RUNNING SLOWLY
Accident Occurred Last Night Near
• Lilly's Hall; Victim Died This
Morning; Wa« 70 Yeari Old
Hit by an automobile driven by
Miss Louvenia Hopkins last night
while returning home from a com
mence exercise at Lilly's Hall, near
here, Jim Brown, aged 70, died at the
home of Mr. Albert Gut kin this
morning shortly after 7 o'clock.
The old gentleman, who worked
with Mr. Claude Mendenhall in Grif
fins township, had gone only a short j
distance from the school when he!
walked in front of the Hop
kins car and was hit. Both of his
legs and collar bone were broken, and
while it is not certain, it is thought
that he suffered internal injuries. He
was removed to the home of Mr
Gurkin where a doctor-*,was called.
So badly was he hurt that he never
regained consciousness, and his con
dition was such that it was con
sidered useless to remove him to a
hospital.
Describing the accident, Miss Hop
kins stated that she was driving a
Chevrolet ear with her mother and
several friends, that they had gone
only a sh9rt distance when they saw
Mr. Brown walking in the righthand
wheel track. She sounded the horn and
turned to the left to miss him, and
instead of his turning to the right
•is she expected he would- do, he
moved to the left suddenly and walk
ed into the front wheel of the machine.
Driving very slowly at the time,
Miss Hopkins stopped the car before
the rear wheel touched him. Miss Hop
kins stated she backed the car off him
but it is thought his death resulted
from t|jp injuries when he was first
hit.
Arrangements for the funeral and
burial had not been made this morn
ing, and it is not known where the
body will be buried.
During the past twenty or more
years, Mr. Brown farmed In various
sections of the county. He lost his
wife a number, of years ago and is
survived by one son, J. J. Brown, of
Texas, and two daughters, Mrs. IJettie
Stalls, who is now in the State hos
pital at Raleigh and Mrs. Martha
llland, of Greenville. A daughter, Mrs.
Ueubin Keel and a young son, William
Hrown, died some time ago.
Local Team Won
Yesterday, 18 To 2
: The local high school team with
two town recruits journeyed to
Everetts yesterdaj afternoon where
it defeated a picked team from that
town and Gold Point, 18 to 2. It was
a slug feast for the locals according
to spectators, errors having some
thing to do with the large score,
however.
Coach Hood stated that the locals
had their hitting clothes on yesterday
and that they sent the ball to all
comers of the field.
James Lafayette Cross
Dies at County Home
James I,afayette Cross, aged 74,
died in the County Home here last
Wednesday morning from a stroke of
paralysis two weeks ago.
He had only one son, J. L Cross, jr.,
who left the county seven years ago
and has not been heard from since.
Ignored in his declining years, the old
gentleman was forced to the County
Home where hiß passing was prac
tically unnoticed save by the keepei
and a few old friends. He leaves sev
eral grand children and a sister who
now lives in Tarboro.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
:C. H. Dickey assisted by Rev. J. H.
j Hale. The burial was at the old home
place in the Biggs school section.
Over Five Tons Poultry
Shipped From County
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A fraction over five tons of poultry
was shipped from the county this
week cooperatively by faimeri.
The car arrived here Wednesday
morning and during the remainder of
that day and part of Thursday, 7,821
pounds were sold for $1,641.08. The
car was carried to Robersonville yes-
I terday morning where 2,781 pounds'
of chickens sold for $1,541.03. The
. two loadings weighed 10,060 pounds
I and sold (or a total of $2,110.16.
Tha most marked sale was that of
r an old hen for $1.87. Mr. George E.
i, Roberson made the largest sale which
was a little less than a hundred dol
v lars.
i County Agent T. B. Brandon is not
in a positon to say just now whethar
f there will be a fourth car to be
r shipped from the county this year or
. not
I Will Put New School
I On Rhofies Property
WOODMEN HOLD
DISTRICT MEET
AT EVERETTS
Three or Four Hundred Del
egates Attend Meeting
Thursday
STATE DEPUTY TALKS
Rev. A. Corey Elected District Presi
dent; Paul Bailey, Secretary; Next
Meeting At Farmville
Everetts, April 27.—Delegates
! from the several cani|>s of the Modern
Woodmen of America* comprising the
thirteenth district, and embracing the
counties of Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe,
Pitt, Martin, Beaufort, Washington,
Tyrrell, and Hyde, met with the camp
at Kvewtta today. This meeting was
called to order by Rev. A. Cufrey, State j
lecturer, and the morning session was;
an open meeting, as the school audi
torium was being used for the school |
work. The meeting was held in the J
Baptist Church. Paul Bailey, clerk of
the local camp, made' the address of
welcome, and after these well-chosen
words I'. M. Brown, district deputy,
of Greensboro, replied and introduced
Hon. M. 1.. Tremain, the State deputy,
who made the address of # thc hour.
The house was filled with people and
his address was well delivered,and ap
preciated by all.
After the morning session the three
or fouir hundred debates and visitors
retire/l to the rear of 'the church,
where a long roll of, wire- had been
stretched and loaded with barbecue and
such other good things that a Martin
County community can arrange. lt|
did not take any spoken words' to ex
plain the appreciation that was mani
fest, for action is louder than words,
and it would be safe to vouch for the
entire satisfaction of all present.
After the feast of good things that
| had been so well enjoyed and an hours
exchange ot fellowship, the members of
the camps represented met in the
Woodmen Hall and perfected the xlis
trict organization by electing Rev. A,
Corey, of Jamesvillc, president; Paul
Bbiley, of liveretts, secretary and.
treasurer; and L.' M. Barnes, K|>cky
Mount, W. (j. Craft, Greenville, G. L.'
Bent, of Wilson, H. A. Taylor, of Bat- j
tleboro, E. L. Roper, of Washington,
vice presidents. They will also consti
tute the executive committee. L. F.
Lane, the deputy of the district, was
elected chairman of the program cotii
mittee with authority to call in ', the
officers of the camp where the next
meeting was to be held, with assistance
of tlu'Viresident and secretary of the
district, yto make the program for the
next There were a number
of suggestions made that will be help
ful to the work of woodcraft and this
organization promises to be very help
ful to the work of the society in this
district. , ' , I
These meetings will be held semi
annually, and the next one will meet
with the Farmville camp on Thursday,
September 20th, 1928. Programs will
be made and this will be a full demon
stration of the real good that may be
accomplished by such an organization.
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Memorial Baptist
Announcements
The pastor will open the doors of
the church again next Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock for the reception of mem
bers. The church has been highly
gratified, in recent days, by the num
ber of those who have come into its
fellowship We welcome them and
hope to be of constant service tcr then).
It is felt, however, that there are
. still others who should take this im
portant Btep, and the pastor will give
■them the opportunity Sunday morning.
We welcome to our community and
church the several new people who
have recently come to Williamston. We
invite all of them who are not other
wise affiliated to worship with us. Mil
lions of the world's best people be
lieve that the churches have something
which men, women, and children can
' not afford to neglect.
* Thia church welcome* into this com
munity the representatives of the Pres
' byterian church who are holding a
f series of services. We trust that they
' may have gracious meetings. And this
B church places at their diaposal its
- commodious building, if and whenever
B" they should find the weather condi
e tions such as to make their tent meet
b ings impracticable.
Because of the religious services
t which they are holding this church will
I. nut hold its regular service Sunday
h evening but will join with them at their
Sunday evening hour.
Sunday morning the pastor will have
t for his sermon-subject 'The things thai
r lead to repentance; and the text will
e be found in Romans 2:4, and reads
t 'The goodness of- God leadeth thee tc
repentance,'
Advertisers Wut Find Our Col
umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600
Homes of Martin County
ESTABLISHED 18£3
BOARD SELECTS
SITE TUESDAY
Two Streets To Be Opened
Leading To School
Grounds
SIX ACRES IN SITE
Understood That Price for Land Was
$4,000, or Little Less Than
S7OO Per Acre
After no little argument and dis
cussion, a site for the proposed new
high school building here was select
ed this week by the Martin County
Board of Education. Five blocks, or"
their equivalent, from the Main street,
the building will be erected on the
Rhodes property, and will front a
street-extended from Simmons avenue,
near the end of Smithwick street
From the best information possible, it
could not be learned whether the stre-i
will be given a new name, or be
known as Smithwick street, extended.
two-blocks from Simmons avenue, *
Ihe building will face the end of a
street that will be constructed' from
the school across the Rhodes field to
llaughton street. Facing the west, the
building will be almost back of t!v>
present structure where the grammar
and high schools are housed.
Although it could not be learm d
definitely, it is understood that sl,ool
was the price agreed upon for the
six acres, or as one member of the
County Education Board said, "a lit
tlo less than S7OO an acre."
Dr. J, St Rhodes, owner of tin
property, it is understood, will open
thr»e streets, one perependiculHr to
j Simmons avenue and two parallel '«
Simmons avenue, it was not staled b\
school authorities whether the agree
ment culled for the construction or
just the opening of the street*,,*
RECORDER HAS
EIGHT CASES
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Clears Docket; Not Single .
Case Is Continued; All
Pound Guilty
1 Judge Bailey cleared tlje_doeket in
the recorder's court here last Tues
j day, trying eipht cases of little or
no importance. It was the first time
that a case or several cases were no 1 ,
cohtinued for one or two weeks. Five,
! defendants plead guilty to the charges ,
brought against them, and two of th'
other three defendants maintaining
their innocence, were found guilty by
the court.
HanV) Taylor, operating a car while
intoxicated, was fined SSO and re
quired to pay the cost of the action.
Mis driving license wasn revoked fu
st period of four months. Entering
bono in the sum of $75., Taj lor was
11 lowed ninety days in which-to pay
the tine and costs.
Mack Roberson pleud guilty of
simple asault, and judgment was
suspended upon his paying the costs
of the action.
Judgment was suspended in the
case charging Dutfy Bright with lar
! ceny and receiing after his pleuding
guilty and paying the costs of the
action. ~ *-
Tho court agreed with Will Stnall
wood when he plead nbt guilty of
carrying a concealed weapon.
In the case of Bill Latham, the
court did not agree with him when he
plead not guilty to a drunk and dis
orderly charge, an i a fine of $lO was
imposed. He also paid the costs ,
Tom Hardison plead not guilty of
assault with a deadly weapon, and
after hearing the evidence, the court
found that he was guilty of simple
assault. Judgment was suspended .upon
I the payment of the costs.
Perlie Williams, charged with car
! rying a concealed weapon, plea»i
; guilty of .A affray, which plea was ac-
I cepted by Solicitor Hugh G. Horton
for the State. Williams was fined
1 $25 and required to pay one-third the
casts in his case and one-third the
| ; costs in the case of State against
; John Sam Moore and Robert Crowell.
John Sam Moore and Robert Crowelj
plead guilty of an affray, which plea
, was accepted by the court. The de
, j fendants were required to pay $25
j | each and one-third each of the costs
4 in their case and that of State against
r I Perlie Williams.
- Make Change in
Schedule of Train
s
II Beginning Sunday morning, the
y Coast Line train running from Ply
r mouth to Rocky Mount will operate
on an earlier schedule. Instead of
e arriving here at 7:M, it will reach
it here forty minutes earlier, leaving
II here at 7:10. The change was made
s, in order to afford a* connection with
on train from the South to Richmond
at Weldon.