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VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 34
MASONS INSTALL
OFFICERS HERE
MONDAY NIGHT
Hold First Public Installa
tion Ceremohy in
Many Years
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
a
Well- Prepared Program la Presented j
Several Short Addresses
Are Made
For the first time in many years a
public installation of the officers of the
local Masonic Lodge was held last
night in the Baptist church here, before
a number of friends and relatives of
members of the lodge.
The lodge was opened in the lodge
room at S o'clock. At 8:30 the mem
bers inarched over to the Baptist
church, where a devotional service was
held by Rev. C. H. Dickey, who also
talked on Masonry ss related tp the
church, bringing out the fact that Ma
sonry was one of the strongest, allies
of the church, an ally whose aims are
parallel with the aims and objectives
of the church.
£ Rev. A. H. Marshall followed with
an explanation of the temple service
a* it existed prior to the birth of John
the Baptist, one of the patron saints
•f Masonry, and gave some reasons
why Masonry was dedicated to St.
John, the forerunner of Jesus, whose
coming he foretold in the "wilderness.
Rev. Marshall also traced the history
of the great Jewish dispensation front
the days of closes through the five
stages of its religion down to the time
of John the Baptist and showed where
in Mason* and Masonry were indebted
|p this prophet.
The installation ceremony was in
charge of W. C. Manning, past mas
tar of the local lodge, and district
deputy grand master-of the eighteenth
district, assisted by R. L. Coburn J»S
marshall. As "each officer wa's caned
forward to receive the insignia of his
station, Mr. Manning reai the charge
and explained the duties of that par
ticular office.
R. J. Feel followed with a short talk
' on the principles of the order and out
lined some of its accomplishments.
Hr also paid an eloquent tribute to the.
Iste C. D. Carstarphen, sr., who was
treaaurer of Skewarkee Lodge for ov£*
JO years, and to which office Mr. Feel
was elected since the death of Mr.
Carstarphen.
Mr. Manning then told of some of
(he work the Masons are doing in
North Carolina, in caring for over 400
children at Oxford Orphanage, in sup
porting a home for the aged and infirm
at Greensboro, and in creating and
maintaining a revolving educational
fund for the use of worthy boys and
girls of the State who wish to attend
college. Over 300 boys and girls in
32 colleges of North Carolina were
helped by this fund last yetr.
The officers installed were: N: C.
Green, worshipful master; L. H. Gur
ganus, senior warden; N. K. Harrison,
junior warden; R. J. Peel, treasurer;
C. D. Carstarphen, secretary; W. H.
Booker, senior deacon; J. C. Ander
son, junior deacon; M. J. Moye, senior
steward; R. L. Perry, junior steward;
and H. D. Harrison tiler.
There were a number of visiting Ma
sons here from Robersonville, as well
as several from more distant lodges.
Returns After 25 Years;
Finds Many Changes
Leaving here 25 years ago to make
bis home in New York, Mr. F. F. Bul
lock returned Sunday to find a marked
change in the town, but even though
the number of changes has been large,
he sUted that the "homey" atmos
phere was still noticeable.
Mr. Bullock, a brother of Mrs. J.
B. H. Knight, married Miss Virginia
C. Lamb, daughter of Colonel Wilson
G. Lamb, and they lived here before
going to New York to make their
home there. While here Mr. Bullock
is the guest of his sister. He was ac
companied here by his son, Wilson,
of Wilson.
WATTSj
T T THEATRE **
Wednesday June 26
KEN MAYNARD
in
"The California Mail"
Also COMEDY
Thursday-Friday June 27-M
"CHILDREN OF
THE RITZ"
with
DOROTHY M'KAILL
and
JACK MULHALL
Alao NEWS AND COMEDY
•how* at 7:19 and • P. M. Daily
MUSIC BY PHOTOTONE
THE ENTERPRISE
County Commissioners Will.
Get Tax Books Next Monday
The county's tax scrolls will be
placed in the hands of the commis
sioners here next Monday, it was
learned yesterday from Mr. John D.
Lilley, supervisor. The books were
scheduled for delivery to the com
missioners Monday of last week, but
several of the list-takers were un
avoidably delayed in the work. Two
or three of the scrolls have been
placed in the hands of the supervisor
this we«k, and Mr. Lilley is of the
opinion that the others will be ready
for the regular meeting of the com
missioners here next Monday.
It was learned from Mr. Lilley yes
terday that the anticipated decrease
in the property valuation will not be
as large as it was once believed ft
NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN FOR LAW
OBEDIENCE WILL GET UNDER WAY
THIS MONTH; CONCERNS ALL LAWS
Prohibition Unit of Govern
ment and Anti-Saloon
League Are Leaders
Washington, June 23.—Educational
campaigns on a nation-wide scale in
support of President Hoover'* plea for
obedience to all laws are to be under
taken by the Anti-Saloon League
through the churches and by the Fed
eral government itaelf through the
public schools.
While stressing observance of all
laws, these movements will be de
signed particularly to inculcate in the
minds of young and old alike obedi
ence to the eighteenth amendment and
the laws enacted under it.
F. Scott Mcßride, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League, announced
that next Sunday, June 30, would be
"Loyalty Sunday," and that a call had
been issued to pastors and Sunday
sthK>i teachers "to teach and preach
tht patriotic lessons of loyalty and re
spect for law" on that day.
Government Drive
The_ Federal Government campaign,
conducted by the prohibition unit un
d r an appropriation authorized by
Congress, will be -much broader in
scope and will be launched on June
28 at the meeting of the National Edu
cation Association at Atlanta, Ga.
This campaign will be under the di
rection of Mifs Anna B. Suter, chief
cf the division of education and sta
tistics in the enforcement agency. The
object is to place the message about
prohibition before the 30,000,000 chil
dren and young people in the public
schools,
"The government," says one pamph
let she will distribute, "tfeeds the help
and cooperation of evefy teacher from
Maine to California and from Wash
ington State to California in develop
ing a consciousness of the proper at
titude toward this law and all laws."
This Federal campaign is to be a
positive rather than a negative one,
with its keynote the advantages of
sobriety rather than the horror of
drink. Miss Suter says the campaign
is to be a dignified one, without bally
hoo or sensational statements or spec
tacular methods "because, in the long
run, we don't think they are neces-
"Loyalty Sunday"
In his statement regarding "Loyalty
Sunday," Mr. Mcßride said President
Hoover's statements regarding law ob
servance would be read in the churches
and Sunday schools next Sunday, add
ing that it was "appropriate that his
declarations urging citizens and offic
ials to support the law should be pre
sented in schools and churches in prep
aration for the celebration of our coun
tiv's birthday."
"The liquor traffic continues to be
the chief center and source of lawless
ness, defying laws against itself and
directly or indirectly causing countless
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE, 4 STORES
AND NUMBER OF DWELLINGS ARE
NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED HERE
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Sidewalks All Over Town
Alto Being Paved; New
Record (or Building
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With • tobacco warehouse, four
store buildings and a number of resi
dences under const ruction, building
operations here have established a
new peak in the town's progress. The
construction of several mi lea of side
walka ia featuring in the develop
ment program, but even then quiet
ness ia making itself felt in the busi
ness field here. Few incidents of any
consequence have been reported, giv
ing weight to the saying, "the poorer
we are, the better we are."
Construction work on the new
Planters warehouse is piogresaing
very rapidly, the contractor* having
placed practically all the heavy tim
bers and partly covered the building.
Workmen have practically completed
the foundation for the four new store
Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 25,1929
would be, according to the latest out
look Several of the townships have
reported substantial gains and Mr.
Lilley states that these gains will off
set the losses expected in a number
of the districts. Mr. R. E. Grimes, list
taker in Robersonville township, re
ported an approximated gain in the
valuation there amounting to $60,000.
Official checks have not been made of
many of the other township listings,
and only estimates of the final out
come are available at this time. How
ever, Mr. Lilley stated aa his belief
that the prospect for a valuation equal
to the one last year is much better
now than it was several days ago
when the list-takers were recording
the property.
MRS. W.D.TAYLOR
DIES SATURDAY
•
Funeral Held Sunday Aft
ernoon; Interment in
Cross Roads
Mrs. William D. Taylor, aged 74,
died at the home of her step-son, Bud
Williams, near here, last Saturday. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon by
her pastor, Rev. R. A. Phillips, of Ev
erttts. Interment was made in the
J. H. Wynn burying plot in the Cross
Roads community.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ayers, the deceased had lived in Cross
Roads a greater part of her life. She
was married to W. D. Taylor thirteen
years ago, and he survives. There
were no children born to the union.
Mrs. Taylor adhered to the princi
ple, "live for others," and she waa
greatly loved in her home.
FIREMEN WILL
MEET TONIGHT
Meeting Last Night Post
poned on Account of
Other Acitivities
The local fire company will hold an
important meeting at 7:30 tonight,
Chief H. D. Harrison announced this
morning. The regular meeting wan
postponed last evening when it was
learned that the masons were in
stalling their new officers in the local
lodge.
The Are chief stated that plans
for entertaining the East Carolina
Firemen's association here the second
Tuesday in July would be formulated
at the meeting this evening and
special committees would be appoint
ed. There are several other mattery
scheduled for discussion at the meet
ing, and all members are urged to
attend.
ciimes," Mr. Mcßride said. "The
eighteenth amendment duly adopted by
regular process of government, sus
tained by the courts, and endorsed by
decisive majorities of the people, is a
declaration- of war against the liquor
traffic.
"So long as prohibition laws are un
der special attack, they must be given
special defense and support by every
law-abiding citizen and every oath-ob
servirig official. Therefore, speakers
and teachers are urged to present the
appeals of the President for support of
law in churches and Sunday schools,
June 30. May the lessons in patriot
ism repeated and impressed on that
day contribute immeasurably to the
respect for law that must be establish
ed by observance and enforcement if
government by the people is to en
dure."
buildings on the main street, and sev
eral of the walla are several feet
high. Mr. S. C. Griffin has about com
pleted two bungalows on William
atreet in New Town, and Mr. N. C.
Green is starting his new home around
on Academy atreet. The builders are
completing the Frank J. Margolia
home on Smith wick atreet and Miss
Anna Crawford will have her new
home on Smithwick atreet ready for
occupancy within the next several
weeks.
Sidewalk paving ia being carried
on rapidly, the contractors having
practically completed the principal
sidewalks in New Tow*. Work will
be underway on Main atreet the latter
port of this or aarly next week, it was
learned from the contractors yesterd.i>
afternoon.
The Virginia Electric and Power
comply has practically completed
the rebuilding of the town's light and
power system.
PENSION ROLL
GETS SMALLER
•
Total of 2,742.50 Paid Out
To Veterans and Widows
in County Last Week
Pensions totaling $.742.50 were paid
the eight Civil War veterans and wid
ows in this county last week, the funds
coining from the State. When the
checks were made several weeks ago,
the veterans in this county numbered
nine, one of them dying just recently.
The total this yfar is smaller by $240
than the amount received by the vet
erans and widows last year. Gradu
ally the line of gray thins, decreas
ing the' pension total each year.
Payments are made semi-annually,
the veterans receiving $365 each and
the widows SIOO each year.
The eight veterans receiving pen
sions in this county or who have them
distributed through the clerk of the
court here include Zeph Howell, Wil
liamston, R. F. D. No. 3; James H.
Johnson, Oak City; John Nelson, Rob
ersonville; P. L. Rives, Williamston;
L». P. Roberson, Robersonville; Jos.
W. Ward, Pitt County; B. R. Jenkins,
Kobersonvillei and William Jones, Oak
City, t
Only one of the veterans, Mr. John
Nelson, attended the last Confederate
reunion from this county.
SINCLAIR'S AIDE
IS ALSO IN JAIL
—• —
Henry M. Day Begins Term
in Same Prison With
Sinclair
Washington, June 24.—Henry Ma
son Day, colorful lieutenant of Harry
F. Sinclair, millionaire oil magnate,
joined his business chief tonight in
the District of Columbia jail to serve
a four months sentence.
Day, immaculately dressed, arrived
at the jail at 0:42 tonight. He was
unaccompanied, driving up to the jail
i alone in a taxicab.
Day's demeanor as he entered the
Jail was different from (hat of hie
business chief, with whom he was
convicted for jury shadowing activi
ties in connection with the Teapot
Dome oil trial of Sinclair and former
Secretary of Interior Fall.
The tall, slender man, in his early
middle age, joked with a score of
cameramen and reporters who were
on the steps to greet him.
"I want to give you fellows a
break," he said, smiling, as he posed
for pictures.
"Well, get together and stop this
squabbling. I have all the time in the
world, but—
Day was received inside the prison
by Superintendent Peak and turned
over to the captain of the guard, who
indexed his description and then as
signed the new inmate to the sleep
ing dormitory. The dormitory is a
long, wide room with about 60 cots in
it. Sinclair spent his first night in
jail in the same room, but later wan
assigned to a separate cell.
Day, who is vice-president of the
Sinclair Exploration Company, to
night joined in jail the man/or whom
he has scouted for oil prospects in
all corners of the world. He 1B given
credit for some of the multi-million
aire's choicest foreign concessions.
Attired in a grey suit, and wearing
a grey hat, with blue shirt, blue tie
and black shoes, Day was the same
dapper figure known to the world's
leading oil men as he walked into the
jail tonight.
As he entered the jail tonight, Da>
handed a statement to newspaper
men, insisting that he is not guilty
of any criminal activity.
Junior Order to Have
Meeting on Thursday
Local Juniors, United American
Mechanics, will hold their regular
meeting next Thursday evening at
8:00 o'clock when two candidates will
be initiated into the order. A team
from the Robersonville order will have
charge of the degree work and a good
meeting is expected. Refreshments
will be served once the evening's
business is completed, it was stated.
Everetts Woodmen
Have Good Meeting
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Member* of the Everetts camp,
Modern Woodmen of America, held
one of their best meetings in several
at the hall there last night, it was
stated this morning by one of the
order's officers. Twenty-five members
were in attendance upon the meeting
and one candidate was initiated, bring
the total membership up to around 60.
The camp will hold its next meeting
Monday, July 8, when a special pro
gram will be giveii, the officers of the
camp urging all members to attend
the meet.
Mr. John Dixo/j Dies at
Hpme Near Robersonville
Mr. John Dixon, a farmer of nea;
Robersonville died at his hoin* there
lan Saturday. Funeral services and
burial were on Sunday.
DEATH OF MRS.
JAS. C. GURKIN
Died At Her Home in Grif
fins Township Early
This Morning
Mrs. James C. Gurkin, of Griffins
township, died at her home there
early this morning following a cere
bral hemorrhage suffered last night
around 9:00 o'clock. She was taken
sick with a headache Sunday, but her
condition was not thought to be
serious until last night when she was
stricken suddenly and caused to fall
into a state of unconsciousness from
which she never revived.
A daughter of the late W. A.
Burroughs and wife, Mrs. Gurkin was
only 22 years old. While very young,
she was married to Bonner Leggett
who died several years ago. One
child, now dead, was born to that
union. Two years ago she was mar
ried to J. CJ, Gurkin, of Griffins town
ship, who with one child, ten months
old, survives. She also leaves two
brothers and several sisters.
Funeral services will be held front
the home tomorrow afternoon, inter
ment following the cemetery at Lil
ly's Hall, near the home.
Former Resident Dies at
Home in Washington
Mr. Augustus Taylor, formerly of
this county, died at his home in
Washington yesterday after suffering
poo health for a number of years. In
terment will be made in the Spring
Green cemetery, this county, today.
Mr. Taylor was the youngest son
of the late Jesse Taylor and wife. He
was reared on his father's farm where
he lived until about ten years ago,
going from there to Robersonville.
After living there Beveral years he
moved to Washington where he was
engaged in the mercantile business.
He married Miss Lucy White, of
Poplar Point, who survives. He leaves
no children.
American Tourists Are
Enriching Foreigners
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Washington, June 24.—American
tourists spent more than twice as
much abroad in 1928 as foreign coun
tries paid the United States on" their
war debts, the Commerce Depart
ment's seventh annual report on "in
visible" items of international trade
reveals.
According to the department's es
timates, made public today, Ameri
can travelers dumped $526,000,000 in
to the laps of foreign tradesmen while
foreign governments returned $210,-
000,000 to this country in war debt
payments. ,
"One of the most useful results of
these surveys is a fairly accurate com
parison of the importance of the
various items from a foreign exchange
viewpoint," said Secretary of Com
merce Lamont in hin foreword to the
report.
District Game Warden
To Speak to Kiwanians
W. C. Moore, district game warden
of Washington, will speak before the
Kiwanis club in its regular meeting
in the Woman's club hall here tomor
row at 12:80 o'clock, it was announced
Jy the club's president this morning.
Warden Moore's address will have to
do with "Conservation."
The club officials are urging all the
members to attend.
Discuss Sunday School
Excursion to Ocen View
An excursion to Ocean View for
the Sunday schools here will be dis
cussed today by lepresentatives of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and
the several Sunday school heads.
No details of the proposed excursion
are known at this time, but the rail
road representatives will explain the
trip today, it was stated. k
MARTIN COUNTY TEAM RALLIES
IN CLOSING INNINGS YESTERDAY
TO DEFEAT WASHINGTON. 4 TO 3
Come From Behind In Bth
and 9th Innings to Retain
League Leadership
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The Martin County AH Start tight
ened their grip on the top rung in the
Four-County baseball league here yes
terday afternoon when they won over
Beaufort County's nine by a 4 to 3
count. Although the weather was
threatening, and one or two innings
were marred by J. Pluvius, the game,
a« a whole, was a very creditable one.
Washington, scoring in the first
frame, led the Manufacturers until the
fifth, when the Martin lads registered
one to tie the score. The visitors came
back strong in the fotlowing stanza
to add two runs to their score. They
got next to James' offerings and, aided
by an error, they took the lesd and
threatened to score another in the
frame when Brown relieved him. With
two meu on bases and no one
the Jamesville athlete settled down to
work, fanning the first man. A sec
ond man um*as hit, loading the bases
Campaign forßetter
Attendance at School
OBSERVE 3RD
ANNIVERSARY
Everetts Baptist Church
Held Homecoming Day
Exercises Sunday
Celebrating the third anniversary
of the opening of their new church
building, Everett a Baptists last Sun
day prepared a splendid program and
successfully entertained from pastors
and member* from other towns. Rev.
E. L. Baker, a former pastor but who
is now in charge of a church in Green
ville, S. C., preached at the morning
service, while Rev. J. E. Harris, also
a former pastor of the church, but
now of Beaufort, preached at the
three o'clock hour. The church's pas
tor, Rev. J. H. Smith, occupied the
pulpit at the evening hour, _
Dinner was enjoyed on the grounds
by the more than 300 members and
visitors present for the day's exer
cises.
At the afternoon service, Messrs G.
H. Forbes, W. O. Daniel and Paul
Bailey, were ordained as deacons.
FIRE DAMAGES
BIG LOG TRUCK
a n .i
Firemen Answer Call to
Critchers' Mill Saturday
Mortiing
The big log truck belonging to K.
S. Critcher and Sons was badly* dam
aged last Saturday shortly before the
noon hour when its tank of gasoline
caught fire. The operator was with
the truck at the mill on Sycamore
Street, but he was unable to account
for the fire's origin. "It caught quick
ly and the tire Hashed in my face,"
Raymond Cherry, the driver, stated.
The alarm was turned in and the
volunteer crowd responded hurriedly.
No connection was made with the
town's water litres, Chief lt. TJ. Harri
soti ordering a stream from the truck's
booster tank. Four of the fire ex
tinguishers were used in checking the
fire at the car's gas tank and carbu
retor. The mill's gasoline station was
threatened, but the fire theve was
checked before the Haines reached the
gasoline supply.
Announce Second Lecture
On Present Amusements
The second lecture on present day
amusements given under the auspices
of the young people of the Presby
terian church will be held in the
home of Mrs. R. G. Harrison on
Church street Thursday evening at
8:00 o'clock, it was announced yester
day by the church's pastor, Rev. Z.
T. Piephoff. The purpose of these lec
tures, the pastor stated, is to work
out a set of principles by which each
individual may be able .to judge for
himself or herself whether any given
amusement is right or wrong. The
public is cordially invited to hear this
lecture. >
Jamesville Section Has
Had Lot Rain Recently
"It's too wet for fishing," Profes
sor A. L. Pollock, of Jamesville, stat
ed yesterday morning when telling of
the many and large rains there dur
ing the past several days. "We have
hud five big rains in about eight days,
and we are having it mighty wet," the
professor stated.
The rains falling there last Saturday
and Sunday are said to have filled the
highway at places, and poured into
one or two stores.
and only one out. Brown, the regular
old warhorse on a basketball court,
took the situation in hand and with
apparent ease fanned the next man
facing him. The third one was retired
, in a similar manner.
The next frame was fruitless to eitlv_
er side, and another passed without
anything happening. Taking their
turn at bat in the eighth, the Manu
ai lurers registered three hits in a row,
two singles and a double, to tie the
score at three-all. Washington went
into the ninth, doing no damage to
Ncave the score tied and giving rise
to a belief that the game would go
into extra period. In the last part of
the ninth, Hood singled, with one out,
and scored the winning run when
Brown hit one to the schoolhoute for
two bases.
It was Martin County's third
straight win, giving her an undisputed
claim to the top position in the league
with a record of 3 wins and no losses.
Tomorrow Washington comes here
for another game.
Adwrttom Will Wfmd Om Col.
mam a Latchkey to Ow 1.600
Horn* of Martin County
ESTABLISHED 1898
AVERAGE DAILY
ATTENDANCE IS
BUT 78 PER CENT
Total of 3,659 White Chil
dren Enrolled in Martin
County Last Term
815 ABSENTEES DAILY
PreMnt Low Percentage Means Loaa
Of 15,000 Annually to County
From State-Aid Fund
That an attempt will be made to
increase the average daily attendance
in Martin County schools during the
1929-30 term was announced by Mr.
R. A. Pope, head of the county's
schools,' yesterday. The method to be
followed in having the children at
tend the schools more regularly will
be a cooperative one, according to
the school official who stated that
the State will, through Mrs. Kate
F.tirr Johnson, give more attention to
school censuses and attendance.
Each day during the 1928-29 ses
sion there were absent from the
schools in this county on an average
815 white children. Of the 3,659 en
rolled, only 78 per cent, or 2,844 at
tended regularly. This situation, point
red out to be very expensive, is ex
perienced „by all the schools through
out the State. However, the per
centage 6f attendance varies con
siderably, varying as to the particular
sections and the conditions in those
sections. Even in our own county the
percentage varies from 60 per cent in
the average daily attendance in the
Cooper district to 98 per cent, in the
Robersonville school. In other words,
47 out of 80 enrolled attended on an
average each day in the Cooper
school while in Robersonville 427 out
of 435 were present each day. The
average for the county is 78, William
ston's being 86. &
Five years ago, according to the
records, only and two thirds
per cent, of all the childreri enrolled
attended regularly. The increase has
been gradual, officials stating that
with an educational campaign, the
attendance could be expected to show
a substantial increase. The presence
of a county-wide system aids attend
ance, Superintendent Pope stating
that these systems have worked splen
did results in practically every county
where they are in force. A number of
consolidations has been made in this
county during the past few years, and
the average daily attendance has in
•creased in a proportionate way.
Viewing the situation from a pecuni
ary standpoint alone, the county is los
ing approximately $5,000 a year by not
having a large percentage in the aver
age daily attendance in its schools.
In other words, should he" average
daily attendance be increased even 10
|>er cent the county would he in line
to receive around $5,000 more from
the State than it is now receiving.
That the condition might he better
ed, a State-wide plan is being fornui
, latcd whereby more attention can be
given the attendance, and pointing out
the necessity of every child attending
school every day.. The plan, as it is
understood here, calls for a slight as
sistance from the county and some
agency or club. A survey would be
made and all investigations carried on
at the direction of a trained official
outside the school. There are some
very interesting facts to be learned in
the attendance percentage, and a cam
paign would reveal a goodly number
lof them. The school superintendent
stated last night that pressure had
been brought to bear in several schools
last year, in this county, to better the
attendance records, and while the re
sults were good they are not to be
compared with those expected to re
sult from att educational campaign
backed by every organization and par
ent in the county.
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Martin County Defeated
Bertie Friday; Score, 9-3
The Martin County All Stan gained
supremacy in the 4-county baseball
league during the ft rat week of play
by defeating the strong Bertie nine
•here last Friday afternoon by a 9 to
8 score. The two teams had similar
percentages when the play was start
ed, but Cherry, for the "Manufactur
ers" handled the mound work effec
tively and his teammates batted un
usually well to drive over winning
' runs.
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: Electrical Storm Damages
Telephone Lines in County
■■ a
> An electrical storm centering be
tween here and Jameaville last Sat
urday afternoon did much damage to
I telephone wires, other property ap
parently escaping damage. All the
wires of the Carolina Telephone com
pany and several rural circuits ware
: burned in two at several places be
tween the two towns.