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VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 19
BETTER KITCHEN i
CONTEST PRIZES
ARE AWARDED
e
Mrs. Lee Hardison, of Holly
Springs.ls Winner of
First Prize
20 PRIZES AWARDED j
All Contestant* Here Today for Meet-.
ing; Visiting Kitchens This
Afternoon
The first contest in the four-year
better kitchens campaign in this coun
ty was brought to a close today with
a county-wide meet held in the Wo
man Club rooms here. Miss Lora E.
Sleeper, the county's home agent, had
planned for the contestants and others
interested in the work an appropriate
program, one that wss very instruc
tive and well received by the large
number attending the meeting.
Just before the luncheon, prises
were awarded the winners by Mayor
R. L. Cobum, Mrs. Lee Hardison, of
Holly Springs, receiving first place in
the contest was given sl6, donated by
th* Fanners and Merchants Bank
here. Mrs. C. H. Ange, of Ange Town,
waa second and received a pressure
cooker. A kitchen table with a white
enamel top, donated by B. S. Court
ney, was awarded Mrs. C.>L. Daniel,
as a third prise in the contest. Seven
teen prizes in addition to the specials
were awarded other contestants.
This afternoon the party is visiting
several of the kitchens in Roberson
ville, Sandy Ridge and Jamesville to
note the improvements made during
the better kitdien contest started two
months ago.
SMALLER SALES
OF POULTRY
Loadings Here This Week
50 Per Cent
Than Before
Running a fourth csr of the season
here this week, County Agent T. B.
Brandon in cooperation with the State
Bureau of Markets, has practically
made possible the disposal of sur
plus poultry in this section. While no
official reports have been made at this
time, it ia understood that the deliver
ies made here last Tuesday and Wed
nesday were smaller by half than
fonaur ones, indicating that the sur
plus stock haa been sold here.
This has been one of the best years
for peultry shipments in this section,
and it is believed that the growers
will gradually increase their flocks in
the fature for sale at the cars.
Program oi Services
At Baptist Church
The pastor will preach Sunday eve- '
ning at 8 o'clock on the test "Remem
ber Jesus Christ."
A special meeting of church work
ers is being called to meet at * the
church Sunday night at 7:JO o'clock
for the purpose of setting up a Bap
tist Young People's Union in our
church. Any member of the church
interested in young people's work is
asked to be present.
Sunday school meets as usual Sun
day morning; but because of the com
mencement sermon there will be no
morning preaching serviee in this
church.
The pastor a/id church welcomes,
with pleasure, all the people recently
coming into our community, and will
be pleasedyfo see those so inclined in
attendance Upon the services of this
church.
♦
Locals Lose to Jamesville
Wednesday; Score, 8-0
♦
Playing a return game with the
Jamesville baseball team there Wed
nesday afternoon the, local nine lost
I to 0, after defeating the Jamesville
lads in a game played here last Fri
day, 21 to 6. The locals are scheduled
to play Scotland Neck a return game
there this afternoon.
WATTS
T T THEATRE
Saturday May 4
808 CUSTER
"The Manhatmkk
Cowboy"
Also COMEDY nB
SERIAL y|
Monday-Tuesday MaJ&-7
LON CHANEY
in
"WEST OF
ZANZIBAR"
MEWS and FABLES
Shows at 7:15 and 9 P. M. Daily
MUSIC BY PHOTOTONE
THE ENTERPRISE
Vocational Rehabilitation
Work in Martin County
AGENT EXPLAINS
OBJECT OF WORK
I a
| Persons Physically Handi
j capped Are Assisted in
Obtaining Work
SIX CASES IN :OUNTY
\
Small Number of Case* in Martin Due
To Fact That There It No Full-
Time Health or Welfare Officer
*
While vocational rehabilitation goes
b> practically unnoticed by the masses
it is accomplishing a marked good i»
practically every county of the State,
according to a review of the work fur
nished by C. N. Cobb, who was here
yestefday in the interest of the work.
Apparently satisfied with the condi
tions- as they are, the people of this
county have taken very little interest
in rehabilitation work, but even then
a number of cases have been handled
in the county by the department and
gradually the cases are being brought
before and handled by the rehabilita
tion department, Mr. Cobb stated.
Mr. Cobb pointed out that his de
partment is working with six cases in
Martin County at the present time,
two of which were examined yester
day. It was his opinion that the small
number of cases brought to the atten
tion of the department is the result of
no all-time welfare or health agent.
In those counties where the move
ment is aided by all-time welfare a
gents doctors, Rotary and various
other clubs, the work is more exten
sive. he said.
County Superintendent .R. A. l'ope,
who heads the welfare work in this
county, has reported practically all the
cases that have been placed before the
vocational department. His duties as
school head make it impossible for him
to* give much time to welfare work,
and with no other active agency re
habilitation goes forward slowly in the
county.
Mr. Cobb, in exptitfhiritt Cir
methods of work, and other details
slated:
"It is the purpose of vocational re
habilitation to render physically han
dicapped persons fit to engage in oc
cupations which will make them sslf
supporting, thereby creati:." happiness
and contentment among those individ
uals and families affected, reducing the
number of those seeking charity, low
ering county and State expenses Vfor
public charges, and checking social
agitation and distress through proper
social and economic methods.
Vocational rehabilitation consists
of three phases—advisement, training,
and placement. The disabled person
is counseled in the selection of a de
sirable vocation; then given training
for the occupation -selected and agreed
upon in such a manner that the trainee
may later use the information gained
to follow his chosen vocation; and up
on the completion of his training every
effort is made to place the rehahilitant
in satisfactory employment. The'
placement in employment is followed
up with careful, systematic regard for
the ultimate success of the rehabilita
tion program.
"To lie eligible for rehabilitation one
must:
1. Have a physical defect or infirm
ity. whether constitutional or acquired
by accident, injury, or disease.
"2. Be totally or partially incapaci
tated fof remunerative occupation.
3. Reasonably be expected to be fit
to engage in occupa
tion after completing a rehabilitation
course. a
"4. Be 16 years of age or over. There
is no upper age limit so long as re
habilitation is feasible.
"5. Have been a bona fide resident
of the State of North Carolina at the
time the disability was incurred, or
have lived in the State at least one
year prior 'to time of making applica
tion for aid.
Mr. Cobb concluded by saying that
any one can materially aid this great
movement by reporting any disabled
man or woman in the community to
R. A. Pope, welfare officer.
Joint Federal and State funds are
availably for defraying instructional
expenses. These expenses include tui
tion, which may lie either institutional
oi tutorial, and supplies, which may
fnclude books, laboratory fees, and any
necessary individual equipment not fur
nished by the institution or shop giv
ing training.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina has made available a small
appropriation for defraying the actual
living expenses, for a period
while in training, of those persons who
have no other means of support.
♦
Congressman Abernethy
To Make Radio Address
•
Congressman Charles L. Abernethy,
of the Third Congressional District,
has accepted an invitation to make a
farm address over the radio tomorrow
night. Farmers and others interested
will tunc in on station WJSV at- 8
°' dock - r. . , wttJß
Willidtnston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 3, 1929
22 CASES CALLED
BY RECORDER
Despite Large Number of
Cases, Work Completed
By Noon
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Convening here last Tuesday for the
first time since April 9, the recorder's
court called 22 cases, and by the noon
hour it had completed the work and
closed , for the day. The special term
of superior court caused Recorder
I'ailey and Solicitor Peel to suspend
business for two weeks, and gave rise
to the large number of cases.
The proceedings:
A motion for a jury trial ill the case
charging John Browning w ; ith reck
less driving was made, and upon
granting the request the court con
tinued the cause one week.
The case of J. 1. Britton, charged
with reckless driving, was heard and
continued. The prosecuting witness
was taxed with the costs when he
foiled to appear.
A nol pros resulted in the case
charging Joe Hopkins with passing a
worthless check.
guilty in the case charging
him with driving an automobile while
lie was intoxicated, Louis Basnight
was fined SSO and taxed with the costs.
A four-months suspended, road sen-
Unce was meted out and bis license
to operate a motor vehicle was revok
ed for a period of 12 months.
Upon the recommendation of the
prosecuting attorney A. 1.. Pierce es
caped with a 12-inontlis suspended jail
sentence when he |>lcad guilty of vio
lating the liquor laws.
John Holli* and Bailey Richenberry
plead ii.it guilty to a charge of operat
ing a car while intoxicated and the il
legal possession of liquor, liollis was
fund guilty of reckless driving and
kiehenberry failed to prove his inno
lence'fs to the possession charge,
.haeh was fined $25 and taxed with
one-half the costs.
Charged with reckless driving. John
Kobersou entered a plea of not guilty,
the court finding that he was guilty
oi driving with improper lights. Judg
ment was suspended.
Lorenzo Austin, pleading guilty of
Ci.rryh.ig a concealed weapon, was giv
en a 90-days suspended road sentence.
The cases charging Mattie Jones
with assault and Owen Jones with dis
orderly Conduct were remanded to the
mayor of Oak CityU
The abandonment charge against
Herbert Reaves was continued until
next June.
Kniily PiMman failed to face the
charge of assault and capias was is
sued.
Prayer for judgment in the case
charging Walter Stokes with aban
donment was continued until Decem
ber.
A ik*l pn>s resulted in the case
charging Herman Reason with as
sault.
Capias was issued in the case
against Conlie Dolbcrry when he
failed to answer for trial.
Bill Bullock, pleading guilty to ji
charge of driving an automobile while
under the influence of liquor, was fined
$75 and taxed with the costs. His li
cense to operate a motor vehicle was
revoked for a period of six months.
Willie Taylor was sentenced to the
Edgecombe County roads for a period
of 90 days when he was found guilty
of operating an automobile while in
toxicated. Taylor entered a plea of
nol guilty, the evidence failing to sup
port his plea.
Robert Edmonds and Charlie Ben
McKeel waived examination and were
placed under S2OO bonds for their ap
pearance at the next term of superior
court here in the case charging them
with larceny and receiving.
aIA nol pros was returned in the case
niarging Council Vick with assault.
Jesse Williams plead guilty in the
case charging him with driving an au
tomobile while under the influence of
liquor and was fined SSO, His license
to operate a car was revoked for a
ptriod of six months.
Joseph Mayo failed to answer the
charge of disturbing a religious wor
ship. Capias' was issued.
Henry Outlaw, pleading guilty of
reckless driving, was required to pay
$25.35 damage to jj. G. Troutman,
piosecuting witness in the case. Judg
ment was suspended.
Seine Fishermen Making
Large Catches on River
Interrupted by high waters, seine
fishermen on the Roanoke have
given permission to carry on their
work until the 11th of May, it was
learned from Warden Hines today.
According to the regular season's
schedule, the fisheries were to cease
operations today.
Large catches at the fisheries in and
near Jamesville were reported today.
Very few shad_ar rock are h*h»g
caught, but the seines are taking the
herring by the thousands.
FINAL EXERCISES
AT SCHOOL HERE
BEGIN SUNDAY
Rev. E. H. Craighill Will
Preaeh Annual Sermon in
Methodist Church
PLAY IS POSTPONED
Absence of Light Fixtures in New Au
ditorium Causes Postponement
To Wednesday Night
With Rev. E. H. Craighill, Episcopal
minister of Rocky Mount, preaching,
the first of the local school com
mencement exercises will be held in
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing st 11:00 o'clock. Special arrange
ments for the service has been made,
according to the principal, Mr. L. H.
Davis. The seniors Will attend in a
body and Mrs. Harper Holliday and
the school glee club will furnish the
music.
The senior class play, "The Four
Flusher" scheduled for showing to
night has been postponed until next
Wednesday evening, light fixtures
failing to arrive in time for instal
lation for the performance tonight.
The new S9OO curtain has been hung
and the 750 seats are in place ready
for use. Special efforts are being
made for the installation of the light
fixtures, and while it is not certain"
that this work will be fully completed
at once, the officials are of the opinion
that there will be no further delay in
the regular commencement program.
Friday afternoon the grammar
grade children will appear in a May
festival from 6 to 7 o'clock on the
old school grounds. The term will bo
brought to a close Friday evening
with an address by Mr. W. O. Saun
ders, Elisabeth City publisher.
•
TORNADO KILLS
19 IN VIRGINIA
Strong Winds Damage Tel
ephone and Light Lines
In Eastern Carolina
♦
A tornado sweeping down the Noli
chucky Valley yesterday shortly aft
er the noon hour wrecked the Rye
Cove, Va., consolidated school, killed
IB children, injured seven'so critically
that physicians do not expect them to
recover and caused more or less ser
ious injuries to 90 or 100 more.
The tornado struck about a half
mile down the valley from the school,
overturned several automobiles anil
took the roofs from several houses be
fore ripping the two-story frame
school house asunder, strewing the
wreckage over a distance of several
hundred yards. Some of the children
were blown a hundred feet from the
building while others were buried in
the debris.
Fatalities were reported in certain
parts of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee,
Georgia and Florida.
A spring blizzard swept the Middle
Western States, leaving a blanket of
snow from three to six inches deep in
Missouri and Illinois.
In Eastern Carolina a heavy dam
age resulted from strong winds to
telephone and electric light wires, but
no personal injury was suffered. The
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph
company reported trouble on its lines
in the New Bem, Greenville and
Roper'sections. *
The light service was interrupted (
here about midnight, but repairs
were made immediately and service j
was restored within an hour or two
in all parts of the town.
A drop in temperature and a cold
wind brought out regular winter
coats here yesterday.
*
R. C. L. Edwards Speaks
At Kiwanis Luncheon
♦
Rev. R. G. L. Edwards, Plymouth
minister, addressed the Kiwanis meet
ing here last Wednesday, basing his
talk on a simple but very important
question, "Where are you going?''
The Plymouth clergyman stressed
the point that not only should the
club ask itself this question, but every
individual should do the same and
then work out a proper answer. One
answer pointed out by Mr. Edward*
was, "living a life of service to our
selves and others." He stated that one
of the mistakes man ii making is
the taking of short cuts in life, which
he declared, too often lead men into
unsafe paths.
• —■ ■ ~
Episcopal Rector in
Columbus Hospital
Confined in a Columbus, Ohio, hos
pital, the Rev. A. H. Marshall, rector
of the lcoal Episcopal church, t(dll
not reach home in time to hold
ices here Sunday, it was stated in a
latter received from Mrs. Marshall
yesterday. While it was hot stated
that the minister will reach home
within th» n*»xt d&y or two, it iw hop
ed he will be here in time to hold
regular services the fallowing Sunday.
FORESTRY WORK
COST TO COUNTY
WOULD BE SMALL
Appropriation Asked for Is
Less Than 1-2 Cent Per
Acre of Woodland
FIRE DAMAGE GREAT j
m
District Forester Says County Loses I
Yearly Many Times Cost of
Protection
The Division of Forestry of the De
partment of Conservation and Devel
opment in endeavoring to have the
commissioners of Martin County sign
a contract for the protection of forest
lands in Martin (. ounty from fire, but
whether this will be carried before the
board of commissioners at its meet
ing Monday is not known at this time.
According to L. C tarter, district
forester, this contract calls for an an
nual appropriation of only S7OO to be
held in the county treasury and be
available for this work, A like amount
will be appropriated by the State and
held in the State treasury. As the
forest wardens are organized in Mar
tin County and the work carried on
the forest wardens so selected will be
paid on an hourly basis for the work
done by the State, and at the end of
each month an itemized statement of
such costs will be sent to the county
commissioners and the State will be
reimbursed by the county for one-half
oi these costs. The total cost to the
county for the year is not to exceed
the S7OO appropriated, and if the actual
cost is less than this amount such bal
ance as is left will remain in the coun
ty treasury.
Mr. Carter further stated that there
is little doubt but that Martin County
suffers, either directly or indirectly, a
loss from forest tires each year many
times lliat of the cost of forest pro
tection. Many of the 1W.732 acres of
-forest land in Martin County arc ,| t >-
during only a small percentage of
what they arc capable of producing,
due to the recurrence every, few years'
of forest fire that harden the trees, de
stroy the natural fertilizer in the pine
straw and leaves and slow down the
growth of the trees from two to five
years.
There are also many acres of waste
land that would produce a crop of tlip
bet il the young trees weft given it
chance to *fcrow .instcadiof being per
iodically wiped out by fire. Then
there are acres of forest lands that ar-.*
seemingly covered with trees, but that
show no growth due to the recurring
of fires.
The cost per acre of forest protec
11011 in Martin County will amount to
approximately. .15-100 of a cent per
acre of forest land. In .view of the
fact that many of the large, progressive |
lumber companies of North t arolina
are listing their lands for forest pro-
Uction at 1 cent per acre and consider
ing it a good business policy to do so,
it would seem to be worth while for
Martin County to protect its lands at
a Cost of less than half of this
NOTED LAWYER
IS VISITOR HERE
A. Mitchell Palmer, Former
Attorney General, Here
Wednesday
Had it not been for his sending a
telegram from the local station here
Wednesday, Hon. A. Mitchell Palmei
would have been looked upon by local ,
citizens as another rich tourist travel- j
ing north ufter a stay in Florida.
Once his identity was learned, news
of the notable's presence rapidly
spread about the town and the citizens i
viewed him with much pleasure.
After sending several telegrams,
the former Attorney General in I
Woodrow Wilson's cabinet bought a I
coco cola at C. O. Moore's and spent!
half an hour or more viewing the
town.
Mr. Mitchell was at one time alien
property custodian and was mention
ed as a possible candidate for the |
Presidency in 1924,
Traveling in a big Rolls Royce, the
former Attorney General left about j
8:30 in the afternoon for Norfolk. Aft
er a night's stay there he left for
Richmond, continuing from that city
he goes through the Shenandoah
Valley to his home in Pennsylvania.
—s e
Many See Art Exhibit
In School Building Here
Many of the local people of the
community examining the 160 art
masterpieces on display in the new
school building this week are gre«tly
impressed with the reproductions of
the old masters of the French, Italian,
Flemish, English, Dutch, Spanish,
German and American schools. The
exhibit brought here for the benefit of
jthe public school picture fund wan
opened early this week snd will be
closed early next week.
During the week the children have
been assigned periods when they
would view, the pictures snd make a
study of them. This has proved very
satisfactory and the exhibit, as a
whole, has been very successful.
I
Soon Begin Work
On New Warehouse
| FIRE DESTROYS
I STORAGE HOUSE
I j
2,000 Bags of Peanuts Go
Up in Smoke; Estimated
Loss, $12,000
Fire of undetermined origin destroy - j
ed the Gurganus Peanut .companyV!
warehouse on Pearl and Railroad
streets and two thousand bags of
peanuts here early this morning, it I
being the second large blaze the!
town has experienced within the past |
few months. The damage is estimat
ed at about $12,000 with insurance
partly covering the loss. -•
The alarm was phoned in shortly
before three o'clock, the flames ap
parently having gained much headway
when discovered. The company re
sponded hurriedly and started two'
streams of water on the burning 1
structure, but efforts to save the build !
ing of a part of its contents proved
useless. The flames reached a box car j
loaded with peanuts, and* while the
goobers were practicully ruined, dam
age to the car was limited to around
$200.. ,
With a high west wind fanning the
flame's, large sparks fell for blocks
around threatening the Sinclair oil
tanks just across the street and
houses nearby. Pumping two streams
of water on the fire for more than
two hours, firemen confined the flames 1
to the one building and prevented a j
possible spread that would have swept |
the entire railroad siding district.
The building, a wooden structure,
contained 2,000 bags of peanuts, 650
of that number belonging to Kober
son and Peel; 500 bags to H. VI. Cow
i .1 and the remainder to L. H. Gur >
ganus and Brother, insurance covei
ing, in part, this lons.
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CLEAN-UP WEEK
REPORTS MADE
303 Reports Are Turned In ;
189 By Colored People; i
114 By Whites „
The success of" the clean up and
paint up campaign underway here last j
week was established yesterday when I
Mr. J. C. Anderson, general chairman i
tabulated 303 signed reports and stat
ed that an extensive work had been
carried on during the week. Sponso;
ed by the Woman's club, the campaign
is declared to be one of the most suc
cessful ever attempted here, and ac
complished much in bettering the
looks of , the town and general health
conditions.
The citizens of the town cooperated
splendidly in the movement, the col
ored, people making 189 reports and
the whites 114. In addition to the
work mentioned in the reports, a
number of trash burners were pur
chased and practically all of the
town's back lots were cleaned.
The reports filed todate follow.
Whit*
Cleaned—alley lots 4, back yards
77, front yards 70, vacant lots 1
house gutters 1, porches 20, garage
9, furnaces 2. Painted and decorat
ed—houses 1, porches 1, fences 1,
walls 1. _ Planted —flower boxes, 54, ]
flower gardens 9, vegetable gardem
17. Miscellaneous —rubish pile.s burn
ed 94, insect breeding places destroy
ed 4, rats killed 35, fences repaired 3,
porches and steps repaired i, roofs
repaired 1, water faucet leaks repair
ed 1, ash cans emptied 10, refuse cafis
provided 10, old signs removed, shrub
bery trimmed 3, trees trimmed 3.
Colored
Cleaned—Alley lots 2, back yards
93, front yards 91, vacant lots 3,
house gutters 3, porches 20, garages
3. Painted and decorated—floors 2,
woodwork 8, porches 1, fences 1, out
buildings 1, screens 1, walls 9. Plant
ed—flower boxes 28, flower gardens
j 11, vegetable gardens 30, shrubbery
j3. Miscellaneous—rubbish piles bum
' ed 53, insect breeding places destroy
-1 ed 8, rats killed 47, fences repaired
! 8, screens repaired 2, refuse cans dis- j
j infected 1, old signs removed 14, j
shrubbery trimmed 1, trees trimmed
21.
♦
i Town Election Will
Be Held Tuesday
With so little interest in the town"
vltction next Tuesday, it js (eared that
the pollholders and judges of election
will even forget lA report, for duty at
8:00 o'clock that morning. No new
names were vtded to the registration
while the books were open last week
As far as it 'known now, there will
be only one ticket, the one carrying
tlu convention nominee*, Robert L.
Coburn for mayor and Messrs. G. H.
Harrison, C. O.- Moore, L. P. Linds-
I l?y, W. T. Meadows, and N. C. Green
| for commissioner*.
Advertiser* Will Find Our Col.
umna a Latchkey to Over 1,600
Home* of martin County
ESTABLISHED 1898
COST WILL BE
ABOUT $16,000
'Will Be Incorporated As
Planters Warehouse
Company
APPLY FOR CHARTER
Company Understood To Have Offer
Of $2,000 For First Year's
Le4se
- *
With Jhc preliminary* plans com
pute, work will be'started on the
I I.inli i , Warehouse within a> v er-y
short time, according' to reports an
nounced at a meeting t>l representa
tive citizens of the tov\ ti ami couinmni
ty here last Fttesday evening. Ar
rangements for incorporating the
| I lanters 'Warehouse I outran) were
matte at the meeting ami several «"iu
j mittees were appointed and authorized
Mto make building investigations aixl at
.tend to Other details that militarise.
J The house will In- erected on'the old
Brick Warehouse lot and will cost ap
proximate!)' $l(>,000. according to fig
ures advanced at (lie meet itig l ues
■flay. Building arrangements have not
bien completed at this time, hut the
; Committee in'charge of that work is
giving the matter immediate attention,
j ami it is believed that actual opera
tions will be put underway around the
. middle of this month. Messrs. tj. H.
Harrison, J».(i. Staton, Jim King, S,
|(. (iritlin and ti. W Ulouut were
| named mi the building committee to
1 lease the contract and to hanvdle other
' I lisine .'s ill connection willi/the lea>
1 ilig of the house
I'll," Planters 'Warehouse Company
v ill be-i apitaliz»il at $15,00 to $25,000,
| Messrs. A, K. Dunning, ti. II llar
i >i ii, anil R 1. t'oburu having been
appointed to bundle that particular
work I'auers liltve been prepared and
. cl.-aro r api!:.i tVr.
\\ bile no official announcement ,»s
|o*4_easing the House has been made at .
this time, it is understood that ait ap
plication .ltan been made by out-uf-
I town tobacco iiieil offering $2,000 for
! the use of the building the first year
j The building committee was also ap
pointed to handle that part of the busi
nvss, no contracts having been signed
j however, at this tipie^
Colored School Finals
Begin Sunday Afternoon
The first of the local colored school
commencement exercises will be held
in the courthouse here Sunday after
noon at 3:00 o'clock when Professor
Charles S. Morris, jr., head of the
Knglish department in the Virginia
State College, Petersburg, delivers an
address. Professor M iris is a very
young,> man, but during the past few
years he has done a splendid work f
, Negro education, and has been point
ed out as an orator of note. Seats
will be reserved for white people and
Professor Hayes of the local school is
extending a cordial invitation to all to
attend.
| The second of the colored school
exercises will be held Wednesday
night in the courthouse, the seventh
gi.'tiles, followed by the presentation
that time. Thursdjjy night the term
will be brought to a close by a comic
operetta by the Bth, 9th and 10th
grade appearing in an operetta at
tif certificates.
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County Commissioners To
Take Up Listing Monday
1
While nothing authentic has- been
1 reported at* this time, it 4% believed that
; the county commissioners will have a
busy session when they meet here next
Monday in regular session. Methods
' i f tax lifting will be discussion,
the list takers and lax Supervisor
John I). Lilley meeting with the com
missioners early in the day to receive
instructions for carrying on the work
this year.
1 Ujiited States Is Nation
Of Seventh Graders
Washington, D. C.— The average
i number of .years of school life in the
United States is 6.92.
A decade agv we were a nation of
sixth graders. We haw made prog
ress since that time. Now we are . a
• nation of seventh graders.
Some States definitely have come
out of the grammar school. Massa
chusetts, Utah, New Jersey, Maine,
and a few other States seem to have
reached high school.
Some States are still fourth grad
ers, The Southern States since 1870
have had to build a school system
from the ground up for a large per
centage of their population. As a re
sult, moat of these States on the aver
i age give their children only four or
five years of schooling.