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Watch tfaa Label on Your .Paper Aa It Carries the Date When Your Subscription VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 100 VITAL STATISTICS REPORTS OF TWO TOWNSHIPS MADE • Robersonville and Goose Nest Are First to File 1928 Reports EXPECT OTHERS SOON Total of 267 Birth, and 140 Daatha in Townships Last Year; Negroes Have Highest Rate Vital statistics for Robersonville and Goose Neat townships filed in the office of the register of deeds here this week show that there were 267 births and 140 deaths in the two sec tions during the year, 1928. While the statistics for the other eight townships have not been filed in the register's office here at this time, there are many unusual features found in the two reports now on file. Ia both townships, aa will general ly be found throughout the county, tha Negro birth and death rates ex ceeded those of the whites by large majorities. In Goose Nest, 88 colored births were recorded as against 24 for the whites. The deaths in the same township were recorded in a lik# proportion, 63 occurring among coloreds and 12 among the whites. While the death rate of the whites was only 60 per cent, of the births as compared with that of the colored which was about 75 per cent of their deaths, the actual increase Is much greater among the colored people. The Negroes were accredited with nin more births than should have been, probably, for that many il legitimate children were born among that race. Of the 107 births in Goose Nest, 61 were boys, the males leading the number of female births by a 1 majority. Thirty of the deaths ir that township were among the youth 10 in he middle-aged group and in an old-age class. David Close, 95- year old Negro, was oldest person to die there during the year, according to the records. He died the 22nd of last December. Th findings in the statistic! In Robeisonville township varied vet little from those recorded in the boo l ' for (loose Nest. The death rate w not quite a* great as the one in Goose Nest, and old age was br aignable as a cause in a large numbe: of cases, indicatng that the peopl of the Robersonville section live t( ripe old ages. Annie Barnhill, negre -t died at the age of 102 years last O id d there were others as o' (> and 96 years at the time • t eir deaths. There were 81 death among the youths and 10 in the mid die group while 34 deaths were at tributable to old age. The statistics record 99 Negro births as against 61 for the white Forty-nine of the 76 deaths were found in the Negro column. Eleven illegitimate births boosted the tot number for the Negroes. As was tl case in Goose Nest township, thn number of boys born was greater than the number of girls born. The boy? numbered 91, and the girls 69. The records of births and deaths lr the other townships are expected tc be filed in the office of the register 0 * deeds here soon, as they are alread past due. ♦ > Fertilizer Plant Receives Many Visitors These Days * The standing invitation of the Standard Fertiliser Co. for farmers to visit It* plsnt Ai Roanoke River here it being accepted by hundreds of farm ers from this and far-sway sections. Wednesday, nine visitors from as far as Aberdeen, Benson, and Bentonville called here to inspect the plant and see how the "Gro-More" products are msde. The visitors, Messrs. W. H. Killebrew, W. H. Hardison, R. T. Gstely, E. G. Booth, of Rocky Mount; N. M. McKeithan, of Aberdeen; Glenq Wood, W. H. Turlington, of Benson; G. R. Johnson snd W. H. Wood, of Bentonville, were entertsined by Plsnt Manager Crockett. «- ■ • » 1 WATTS f T THEATRE Saturday ; February 16 "COMING AND GOING" with BUFFALO BILL, Jr. Csm6y~ "ttt*) l K9" and the Best Serial Yet -VANISHINO WEST* Special Matinee at 3:00 P. M. Monday-Tuesday Feb. IS-19 I COLLEEN ffOORE in "SYNTHETIC SIN" M. O. M. NEWS REEL AESOP'S FABLES Shows at 7:15 and 9 P. M Daily _ MUSIC 17 PHOTOTONE mmm ——— THE ENTERPRISE Submit Bill to * To Use $60,000 INTRODUCED IN STATE SENATE Work On Petition Is At $ Standstill But Little Difficulty Expected HAVE 35 SIGNATURES Bill Would Make It Legal for Town Board To Use Money Received Prom Light Plant Sale A bill allowing the town commis sioners here to use the money derived from the sale of the municipal power plant to the Virginia Electric & Power Co. for the construction of sidewalks and streets was introduced for its first reading iu the Senate yesterday. This does not mean that the money will be spent for paving upon the fa vorable passage of the bill; it merely makes possible the use of the money in the event the petitions now being circulated are signed by SI per cent of the property owners representing 51 per cent of the property. The bill is to go through the House after two more readings in the Senate. With the paving petition remaining the same as it was last Tuesday, up to which time 35 property owners had signed 2,885 feet of Main Street front age, the circulator, Chief W. B. Dan iel, has neither gained a signor nor a refusal to sign. According to Mr. Dan iel, they are telling him, "I'll see you later." That the petition will fall through is not believed at the present time, (or it is understood that inore than the amount of property necessary to give the paper 4 large majority will he signed for as soon as the real owners can be reached. Several owners of lo cal property do not live here, and the matter has to be handled by cor respondence in those cases. The most encouraging case for the ei'tative paving program arose last Tuesday when a property owner stat ed he would sign after the petition had the necessary majority to carry it t-ver. He stated he just-did not want M«tti until then. Chief Daniel with held the owner's name, and hinted that .eral who had refused to sign the petition would okeh it after the others pasted it Mac Lean School Bill Would Reduce Martin's Tax Rate Shou.d the Mac Lean school bill bo passed by the Legislature this term, 'Martin county would get from the school equalising fund, $97,889.27 to ' ward operating its schools. The bil! now up for consideration before the law makers, would increase Martin county's share in the equalising fund more than $60,000. Shouold both the school and toad bills pass both houses aa they were originally prepared, approximately one-half of the money to be used for road maintenance and achools would come from th« State funds. Taxes oi. farm property would be materially reduced, and the heavy burden of paying the revenue would be lifted from the shoulders of the farmer and other property owners. The school bill calls for an equaliz ing fund amounting to $£,971,18. The bill would redttM the tax for the support of schools in this county from around 83 cents to 46 cents on the SIOO valuation. 4 j * Fewer Laws Pasted By Legislature This Year ' At the present rate the work it progressing in the General Assembly in Raleigh, it will not take much sheep skin to bind the laws passed this session. With only two more weeks to go, it will not be possible for the Legislature to pass a large number of laws. The election law has caused more ( study, worry and unnecessary talk, probably, than all the other measures. The school bill 1> also attracting mueh attention. * The county road problem is not quite *o puzzling. It has been suggested ;by some legislators that the whipping poat should be established for the punish ment of drunken drivers, bootleggers and wife beaters. Less has been said about the Jrfrd law this session than during any in the past decade. * 1 • ■ Student Preacher at Baptist Church Sunday Rev. S. G. Walker,' Wake Forest student, will preach at the Memorial Baptist Church Sunday at both the morning and evening services. Mr. Wajtay comes upon the recom mendation oPiDr. W. t R. Cullom, and the peoplit ) jn|jr confidently look for ward to these sermons from a yofong ministerial student from one of the great educational institutions of the entire South. J The pastor states that at Wednea day evening's service the subject will be, "A Home Where Jesus Loved to | Go ." Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 15,1929 Tuberculosis Clinic To Close Next Tuesday ♦ The tuberculosis tests and exam inations sponsored by the local Woman's Club In the Williamston School District will be completed next Tuesday, according to an an -4 nouncement made this morning. The final examinations will be made in Washington, it was stat ed. During the past day or two, the work has undergone a marked im provement, the number of students taking the test having increased from 298 to 448. The last of the skin tests has been made, and sec ond examinations have bean giv en in a number of cases. OFFICERS BEGIN NIGHT RAIDING •— Capture Two Brothers, One of Whom Is But 6 Months Older Than Other The night raiding of liquor stills came in as the latest style in that business last Tuesday night when Federal Agent King and deputies visited the Free Union section. Be sides making captures and finding a still and liquor, the officers, to their surprise learned that two brothers were born within six months of each other. Unusual, no doubt, but true according to the ages given by and Leamon James, brothers. Herman claimed that he will be 14 the 31st ft March and Leamon says he will be 16 the 30th of next Septem ber, making one exactly six months to a day older than the other. The officers started into a still about midnight, but hardly had they entered the wpods before they heard a cart coming. They waited for de velopments, and when the cart reach ed them, the three boya, Herman, Leamon andvSvlvegtrr James were caught while a man escaped. The mulo and cart were also captured along with two kegs of liquor. Sylvester stated he was only 12 years old, and unfortunately he nor either of the other two boya knew the name of the man who escaped. N The youngest boy said he had haul ed two bags of sugar in the woods for the man and that the stranger and hired his two brothers to haul the liquor out, $2.50 being agreed up on as the service price. The three boya were permitted to appear bfore a commissioner here Wednesday when they were ordered held for the Federal court to be held in Washington, April the first. Before leaving the woods that night the offlcors took the mule and cart and yfith the boys went back to the liqour plan where they destroyed a medium sited copper still and 860 gallons of beer. The liquor captured 1n the raid waa poured out and the mule and cart were confiscated by the government. JAMESVILLE TO PLAYAULANDER Game Originally Scheduled For Tonight Postponed Until TomOfrow The Jamesville-Aulander basketball gume scheduled to be played here to night was postponed yesterday until tomorrow night, when it was learned that other teams had planned |o use the Brick Warehouse court tonight. The here tomorrow night i* the first for the two teams in the State championship series, sponsored by the University of North Carolina, and it is expected to attract much attention. Both the Jamesville and Aulander teams have made splendid records in the sport so far this season, and a good game is assured. There are sev eral other teams in the same group with Aulander and Jamesville, and their games will be played tonight. A win over Aulander tomorrow night will provid# a second «ame here, Jamesville playing another winner in the same group here next Tuesday night. According to an announcement made by Professor A. L, Pollock, of the Jamesville schools, the game tomor row night will be called at 8:00 o'- clock; Program tor Week at First Methodist Church Dr. O. P. Pits Gerald, Pastor Preaching service 11 a. m.; subject, "Daughter, the Future Home Builder." Evening service, 7:30; subject, "The Unfailing Voice." Sunday school at 9:45. Senior Epworth League Mon day evening, 7 o'clock. Hi League Sunday evening 7 o'clock. Junior League Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Prayer service Wednesday evening at I 7:30. Worship with us and enjoy the serv ic"- -. tsM MISSING GIRL IS THOUGHT TO BE IN GREENSBORO —»— Mary Emily Gardner, 14, of Bear Grass, Believed Kid napped At First WRITES~~TQ MOTHER County Officer Also Get* Letter Pur porting To Have Been Mailed Prom Greensboro Mary Emily Gardner, 14-year-old girl of Bear Grass, thought to have been kidnapped by Will Knox, is re ported to be in Greensboro, according to letters received by a county offlcet here and the girl's mother at Bear Grass. The circumstances surrounding the case were not reveiifed in their entirety, and it believed by many thßt the real facts are yet be learn ed, The case charging Knox with the kidnaping of the girl was dismissed in the recorder's court here last Tuesday afternoon. While it could not be learned defl- J nitely, it is understood that in one of the letters it was stated that the girl left home because her mother had whipped her. It was also pointed out in the letter that she did not intend | to return home, and that any attempt I to bring her back would prove use- I less. Her living conditions were men tioned in one of the letters, but no | address was given. The Gardner girl j stated that she was boarding with an I aged couple who wanted her to live ' with them. It is also understood that she plans to Heek employment In n five- and ten-cent store in Gretins , boro, and if she fails to find em : ployment there, a search for work in other towns will be started. It is believed that one of the letter was written to be used in the prs iiminary hearing In establishing Knox's innocence, but the letter was no brought to the attention of the court as no evidence pointing to, the man's guilt could be had. The Gardner girl left her home in Bear Grass JVednesday of last week about dark, and has not been seen ii this section since that time. Her peo pie are making efforts to have hi" brought* back home. STOLENCAR IS FOUND IN S. C. ! • ■ —• Charleston Police Recover Chevrolet Stolen Here Wednesday ♦ While Mr. L. T. Fowden, local in surance man, was attending service in the Episcopal church last Wednes day night, some one sto! e his car, n Chevrolet coupe. No clue whatever could be established as to who the thieves were, and Mr. Fowden wa about to accept hia loss when th : morning Chief of Police Daniel w called over long distance telephone b E. G. Haley, Chief of Detectives i> Charleston, 8. C. and told that the car had been recovered in that city Full particulars were not given i the message, but it was stated tli" a letter, giving all the details was be ing forwarded here. However, it was learned in the conversation that the car was driven there by three younr men who admitted they had stole* the car. They also stated that th had stolen a license tag from a rr in Greenville shortly after leaving here. Only one name, that of Joh" Bright, was given in the message.thl morning, and the other two n&mes a not known here at this time. The thieves will be prosecuted li the Federal court in the South r Una district under the National Mr tor Vehicle Theft law which handler cases having to do with the interstate traffic of stolen automobiles. R. C. Davis Leases Harrison Bros. Stables Mr. R. C. Davis, of Watertown, Tenn,, has leased the stables of Hhr rison Bros, & Co. and plans to op erate a ho>se and mule exchanfge here during the next several years. While this is Mr. Davis' first year here, he ha* operated exchanges in this section fcr several years. At the present time, he is connected in the business at Bethel and Whitakers. Mr. Davis makes his own purchases direct from stock farms in Tennessee, and he carries exceptionally good stock. " Services at Jamesville Baptist Church Sunday Re», W. B. liarriogton, pastor of the Jamesville Baptist Church, will con duct the regular services there Sunday at both the 11 o'clock hour and at 7:30 in the evening. The Sunday school will meet at 9:45, it was announced this morning. r The public is invited to attend each of the services. • Add Equipment m 8. R. Biggs Drug Company, local undertaker*, have added a new funer al ear to their equipment. The new hearse waa unoladed here this week. MORE OR LESS SECRET BALLOT BILL IS PASSED • Much Amended Measure Finally Gets Through State Senate DEBATED AT LENGTH I « Bill Now Faces Prospect of Having More Changes Tacked On By Lower (itase Reltigh, Feb. 16.—The Senate at last has passed an Australian ballot bill. It took the final action yesterday but not until two more amendments had been tacked on the already much amended measure. Thus endeth three weeks of wrangle; three days of dc bate on the floor. A visitor to the Senate yesterday would not have realized that the bill had been debated already for two days and had passed second reading by a roll call vote of 41 to 9. There j were more speeches, more bitterness an Barcasm>-and further efforts to forestall the final passage by u: timely motions to adjourn. But finally it passed and proponents and op ponents alike breathed a sincere sigh of relief. The two amendments passed yes terday increased the total number oi tickets from five to seven and pr vided that in primary elections *th« names of candidates be not arrange in alphabetical order but that tin arrangement differ in different bu! lots so each candidate will occupy the first and subsequent positions on an equal number of ballots. The first of the two amendments was introduced by Senator Whedbee, of Perquimans. As it passed, the bill now provides for the followin ticket?: Presidential electors, United States Senate, United States llous j of Representatives, State, count? j townships and special propositions such as constitutional amendments. Before amended the Senate, Congres sional and State tickets were one. The Whedbee amendment further provided that in the discretion of the! State Board of Elections there could i be a consolidation of the Stnt e Sen | atorial and Congressional tickets. As was insinuated by Senator Lu\ rence who asked the Senators t( "read between the lines," one pur poso of the Whedbee amendment was to put Senator Simmons on a ticket by himself if he is rcnoni inated in 1930, Fearful of the ou' come of the election, there are Uibi who do not want to endanger oil Democratic candidates by havin them on th e same ballot with „ the Senior Senator who last fall fough the Democratic, nominee for Pros ident. Other members do not want the rest of the ticket to help Sen ator Simmons. The other amendment which passe:' was introduced by Senator Woml> By allowing each candidate to hav his or her name appear at the top r a proportionate number of ballots it conforms with the present primar> law. s Many Tenants Having to Move Twice This Year 4b ■" i. f Meeting with difticutly in financing their operations and unabl e to secure backing from the landlords, many tenant farmers in this county have moved twice since January 1 in an effort to establish themselves for an other year, according to individual cases reported here. Several hav e nol settled at thi« time, and they are find ing it unusually hard to make farm ing arrangements for the current' year. j Many tenant farmers as well as numbers of farm owners have worn out their cars and are trying it out this year without a car of any kin- This is unusual as It has been verv few families in the past few years having no car. Former County Residents Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. H. Henry H. Fiaher, of Norfolk, celebrated their golden wedding at their home on Willough by avenue last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher lived for a number of years after their marriage at Dy mond City in thia county and are well known to many of the older people of that section. Mr. Fisher was chief accountant for the Jamesville and Washington railroad at the time of his , residence at Dymond City. He ia now past eighty years of aition of general ticket agent for the Norfolk Southern railroad. Program of Services At Church of Advent The Rev. Arthur H. Marshall, rec tor of the Church of, the Advent and several others in thia and Washington County, will preach here Sunday aft ernoon at 5 o'clock. Sunday schbol will be held at 9:45, it was stated in the miniitS.r's announcements. The public Is invited to worship at the services. Slayer of Windsor JVlan Still at Large RECORDER HAD THIRTEEN CASES Few Fines Imposed; Three Are Sentenced to.' Roads The case charging Will Knox with kidnapping young Mary Emily Hard in r was nol pressed it* the recorder's court here last Tuesday afternoon. Knox denied any knowledge of the girl's disappearance, and offered evi dence pointing to his innocence. I here were 13 cases called in the session last Tuesday by Judge Bailey, hut few fines were imposed. Three road sentences were nietcd out.» J. H. James, charged with rape, pltad not guilty and waived examina? Hon. His case was sent to the March term of superior court here, bond in the sum of $5,000 being required. Roy Roberson plead not guilty when he was charged with driving an auto mobile while he was intoxicated. He was found guilty by the court and when Judge Bailey meted out a three months suspended road sentence and revoked the man dfivitig license for a periojl of six months, Rohcrson ap pealed to the superior court. Bond in the sum of $l5O was re|uried. The case Charging William yiggs with bastardy was referred tw the civil docket of the .superior court. In hearing the evidence the court es tablished guilt in the case against Hen rv Daniel for an assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weap on. In the assault charge, Daniel was sentenced to the Edgecombe County roads for six months, the sentence to begin next November. A S4OO bond was required. In the second charge a 12 months road sentence was meted out, but the judge suspended it for two years upon the good behavior of the defendant. Probable cause appearing in the as sault with a deadly weapon case against Toni Simmons, the defendant was bound over to the next term of super ior court under a $1,500 bond. A nol pros resulted in the case in which David Bryant was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Will llollis plead guilty .to assault ing a female and was, sentenced to the roads for 12 months, the last 9 months of the sentence are to be suspended upon the good behavior of the prisoner. Charged with an assault on a fe male, Bill Kllison plead guilty and was sentenced 1o the. roads for 18 months, the last 9 .months to be sus pended upon the good behavior of the defendant. On a second similar charge, Kllison was found not guilty. A nol pros w'as returned iu the case charging Raymond Hymau with house breaking and larceny and receiving. Roosevelt Butler waived examina tion in the case in which «he was charged with seduction. LOCALS WIN TWO AT VANCEBORO "" Boys Win, 44 to 9; Girls, 31 To 13; Double Header Here Tonight Winning 44 to 9 over ihe Vanceboro Farm Life boys at ' Vanceboro last Tuesday IIIKII t. the local high school boys' basketball g|tial brought thtir number of victories to 13 with one lone defeat, and that by 1 point, to crunterbalance. The local boy* forged ahead in the early part of the game and outplayed their opponents in every feature. The only defeat suffered by the local boys was at the hands of Middleburg's five last Friday night, that team winning by a I-point margin, the score being 27 to Williainston's girls are also estab lishing a record in the sport,'for ths have nine victories to their credit, with only three defeats marked a gainst them. The same night that the local boys swamped Vanceboro's boys, the girls defeated thoie of Vanceboro, 31 to 13. It was declared to be their best game of the every mctlibcr on the squad doing ex ceptional work at the assigned post. Tonight in the Brick Warehouse here, Beaufort's boys will plgy Coach Hood's five. Everetts' girls are also scheduled to play those of the . local school in the Brick Warehouse here tonight. Presbyterian Program Of Services Announced The Rev. John L. Yandell will con duct the Presbyterian services at the W oilman's Club Room here Sunday morning at 11 o'clock hour. Sunday school will convene at 9:45 o'clock. Mr. Yandell- will also preach at "B?ar Grass in the school auditorium at 7:30 p. at. . L . . - f., The public is cordially invited to at tend these services. AdvvrdMr* Will Find Oar CoL umn» a Latchkey to Ow 1,800 Home* of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 SEVERAL FALSE TIPS RUN DOWN BY OFFICERS Killer of Police Chief Was Reported To Have Been Seen in This County RUMOR PROVES FALSE Posse Surrounds Home of Negro Near Jamesville, But Man Is Not One Wanted The latest reports from the Sheriff's office in Windsor in connection with the whereauout of Percy Miller, alleged murderer of Policeman White, have bjjen proven false. These rumos hhve come from a wide range of ter ritory extending from South Car olina to Virginia. Bertie County is offering a re ward of 1200. the town a SIOO re ward and the State the amount to S2OO, a total of SSOO for in formation leading to Miller's ar rest. Many people believe that th> fugitive is still in the swamps of Bertie county '. The search for Percy Miller, alleged murderer of Pat White, Windsor po liceman, met with failure in this coun tv early last Wednesday morning when a large number of officers and men found that Henry Blount resembled Miller but not to the extent to cause an error in "Who's Who." Working on what was believed to be a good clue, the officers went to Blount's home oil the old Jamesville road, near Smithwicks Schoolhouse last Wednes- O.'ty morning shortly after midnight. No attempt was made to enter the house by the officers as long as dark uess hovered over their heads, and while the men waited outside for the bleak of day, Henry, afraid to go out tt» see -what was wrong, waited up in tin small house. Just about light. Deputy Sheriff Grimes, oi this county, entered the home and found that a mistake in identifying Blount had been made. Henry was paraded before the men on guard, and the clue was immediate ly thrown aside. About S:JO Tuesday evening, Char lie Bullock saw Henry Blount come out of a woods near Smithwicks Schoolhouse. Bullock noticed that the colored man's hand was bandaged and apparently covered with blood. Mounts appearance was sufficient to cause Bul lock to report the case to Roberson ville's chief of police, Mr. William Gray, who passed the report on to Sheriff Roebuck. Bertie officers were notified, the description of the man be ing well accepted. Sheriff Cooper, of Bertie, called for bloodhounds, and a posse left here about 1 - o'clock for the scene. When the dogs were placed on the trail they led the hunters to Gardners Creek and stopped. A search was starteil by other members of the party, some going to the home of Blouut, As they were carrying on their search in and around the barn, Blount heard them and got up, but as the people outside had minje no move to come in Henry made no move to go out. Until morning the posse wait ed outside while Blount held his own. Henry declared yesterday afternoon that lie was not at all frightened di(r J ing all the excitement, that he had done nothing wrong and therefore he was not in any danger. He described every move during the night, stating that he was slightly frightened when one man peeked in at his window and dropped his head within the blink of an eye. , The chase after Blount was started (in account of a bandaged hand, it be ilig thought that Miller was wounded in tlw hand and that he had crossed Roanoke Rivet during Monday. Henry hut hurt his hand, and with other fea tures declared to resemble those of the alleged killer, the clue was given much weight at first. Since that time information has been received indicating that Miller is in i hiding in either Portsmouth or Nor folk. „ The chief of police of Suffolk called o (Coutinued from front page) . * Presbyterian Preacher /* Well Received , Although no ofheial call has been tendered Rev. Z. T. Piepaff, Presby terian minister of Richmond, by the local Presbyterian church at this time, it is understood that such an action is being favorably considered by mem bers of the church. Rev. Mr. Piepaff pleached in the Woman's "Club Hall here last Sunday morning god thkt evening in the Bear Grass school au ditorium. His sermons were well re ceived by the two congregalioM. and it is hoped that he will take up the work of the pastorate here.
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