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Watch the Lab«| oo Tow Paper Aa It Carries tfaa Data When Yoor Sobecrlptioa Kxptrea VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 50 SCHOOLS COST $2%F19 PER PUPIL IN STATE, 1927-28 ♦ Average in Colored Schools Was $11.84 for Same Year CITY COSTS HIGHEST k Coat Run Aa HighisSS3.4o Per Pupil; Cherokee County Haa Loweat Coat, 115.40 Raleigh, Aug. 19.—0n a per pupil basi% according to State School Facts, th* average instructional service cost for (927-28 in the white schools is $29.69, and in colored schools it ii $11.84. The average annual per pupil coat of instructional service for the rural white schools of the State is $25.15, whereas in the city white schools the corresponding cost is $43.04 "The highest instructional costs," the publication continues, ".are in the largest cities, $53.40 per pupil. The costa in city groups II and 111 are very cloae together, $40.95 and $39.35 per pupil in each reapective group. Rural white instructional /costs vary from county to county—from $42.44, the highest, in Northampton County, to $15.40, in Cherokee." Several reasons are advanced by School Facts for the differences in in structional costs throughout the sever al adminisrtative subdivisions of the State. The publication lists and dis cusses the following four factors as di rectly affecting these costs: (1) Num ber of pupil* per teacher employed, (2) cost per teacher and principal em ployed, (3) training of teachers and principals, and (4) length of school term, The suwaaary of this discussion is aa follows: "It would aeetu from the facts pre sented that the number of pupils per teacher or principal, the amount spent per teacher or principal, the training of the teachers and principals, and the length of the school term, each affects the per pupil cost of instructional serv ice. It would seem also that the last three factors act in conjunction; that is, well trained teachers secure higher salv 4fie| is well as positions in schools having longer erms, a*id vice versa; the teachers having less training are paid less as well as for a shorter period —shorter term schools." MILK INSPECTION IS ASSURED TOWN State Health Officer Com mends Club and Dr. Warren » That the town's milk supply will be regularly inspected was practically as sured yesterday when State Health Of ficer Lewis met with local health of ficial* and discussed the need for the iu»pgc|ion of milk. In an effort to provide lbi> service, the Woman's Club at » meeting tomt time ago passed a resorption urging the town commis ajongrs to pas* such laws that would rtqairc th* regular inspection of milk deliwrsd to local customers. Lewis commended the Woman's |Wtd County Health Officer W. ft. W re " ' or " M ' r intere,t in ,he nut " ter, stating that impure milk is one of o|* chief sources of typhoid fever, cpjiAs, and perhaps tuberculosis. J lih understood that the commis ners here will pass an ordinance within the next few days, providing for (h* regular inspection of the town's OM| »upp'y- Rabfrsonville People Hurt In Auto Wreck ■ •—- Mrs. Lewis Johnson, of Rober aonville, waa seriously injured and Mr. Johnson waa slifhtly hurt, when tlwir ear, a Ford, was struck by a Tafboro ear entering the highway betpssn Roberaonville and Bethel |y| Sunday night. Mrs. Johnaon was rushed to a Becky Mount hospital where it is said her condition is grave. I'WATTS T f THEATRE ■ .Wednesday August 21 WM. S.HART I "WHITE OAK" I Thursday-Friday August 22-21 typRMA v SHEARER m "THE LAST OF MRS. CHENEY" NEWS and COMEDY [ MUSIC BY PHOTOTOMI THE ENTERPRISE Many Old Buyers To Local Market Twelve Buyers Have Already Been Assigned to William ston for Season; All Large Companies and Independents to be Represented According to information given out here yesteAlay afternoon, twelve buy ers have already been assigned to the Williamston tobacco market for the coming season. That this number will be increased was practically made cer tain in letters received from several of the large independent companies who are planning to have representatives on th market during the season, but who have not, at this time, made definite assignments. While practically all' the old buyers will be on the market here again this year, many new ones have been as signed to the market, it was stated by the chairman of the local tobacco board of trade yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. MANY ARE HELD IN COUNTY JAIL Total of 17 In Bastile Sat urday Night; 5 Freed Since Then The Martin County jail here has de veloped the characteristics of a house for transient boarders, some going in and others going out regularly, a few remaining as regular and reliable cus tomers. Last Saturday there were 17 prisoners in the jail, the sheriff stat ing that they could handle a few more inmates, but patronage was not solicit ed Yesterday morning the number was decreased when five made arrange ments to get their liberty. The list of prisoners includes L. H. Rouse, white, who is serving a Federal sentence, which expires next month. Henry Daniel, colored, is being held on a larceny charge in default of bond. Luther Clark, white, is held under a similar charge in default of bond. Willie Whitfield is awaiting trial in a Federal court. John Sawyer is awaiting trial iif ftie Britton murder case; and his wife, Fannie Sawyer, is also being held in default of bond with connection in the killing. Joe Wheeler colored, is be ing held on an assault charge. Tilghman Carr, colored, unable to raise a SIOO bond? is being held for the next term of superior court when he will face a rape charge. Charged with assault with a deadly weapon, Frank Roberson, colored, is a*- waiting trial. Isaac Ampie, colored, will either be returned to the roads where he escaped lapt March or be tried on an assault and housebreaking charge in court here next month. The man was lent to serve a 12 months' sentence on the roads and escaped to return here and commit a similar crime. Arthur Lee Daniel, white, is await ing in a Federal court in default of bond. Unable to pay a small fine, DeUora Skinner is meeting the obligation by staying in jail. CAPTURE MAN AND TWO STILLS • Officers Have Good Day in Free Union Section Yesterday Willie James, colored, two stills, and a quantity of beer and liquor were cap tured by Federal Prohibition Agent F. l F. Street and Deputies J. H. and War-| ren Roebuck in a raid in Free Union section yesterdsy afternoon. In the first raid the officers captured a 150-gallon still and 950 gallons of | beer. Continuing their search around ythe plant, the agents found 18 gallons | ot liquor about 150 yards away. The Are under the kettle had not gone out, and the officers secreted themselves to await developments. Willie James and an "unknown" friend visited the still and started partaking of the spirits shortly after the officers had hid them selves. The officers, rushing the two men, captured James, but his friend escaped. Continuing their work, the officers found and destroyed a second plant, a 75-gallon capacity kettle and 450 gal lons of beer. No one was captured at this plant. James, at a hearing here yesterday afternoon, was required to give bond in the sum of SSOO for his appearance before Judge Meekins in Federal court at Washington next October, j Photographers OpeiT* Studio Here Today Offering a 24-hour aerviee, Lucaa "Brother*, formerly of Qreeiwboro, have opened a (tadio on the third floor of the Farmer* and Merchants bank here. The photographer*, «pec ialiiing in Kodak flnlihing and pic ture enlarging, have had many 7«ar» eiperianee in thejhwinoM Williamston , Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 20, 1929 T. Timberlake, known to thousands of tobacco farmers as "Uncle Tim," will be on the market this year. Mr. Tim berlake was here several seasons ago and made numerous friends among { the farmers of this and adjoining counties. The companies that will f be repre sented in the big list include the W. I. Skinner & Co., imeprial. Export, American, R. J. Reynolds, the Bright Leaf, and others. Six independent companies, calling for all types of to bacco, will also be represented, it was stated. Several of the buyers, having com pleted the season in Georgia, are here ready for the opening the 2nd of next month. LOCAL MAN HURT IN AUTO WRECK • Attorney A. R. Dunning Suffers Broken Shoulder When Car Turns Over A. R Dunning, local attorney, suf fered a broken shoulder in an auto mobile wreck near Sanford early lsst Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Crockett and Miss Mary Cook, other numbers of the party, escaped unin jured when the car, a Buick sedan, turned over. Just out of Sanford, the car struck two bad bumps in the road, causing it to turn to one side and making it im possible for Miss Cook, the driver, to regain qontrol of the machine. Mr. Dunning was given treatment at a Raleigh hospital, continuing the trip home early Saturday morning. Attend ing physicians stated that the injury/ would confine Mr. Dunning to his home for some time. CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES Zeph Howell, 86, Dies at Home Near Spring Green Church This Morning • Zeph Howell, Confederate veteran, died at his home near Spring Green church this morning at 2:00 o'clock at the age of 86 yeara. He had been in feeble health for some time. The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon, and inter ment will follow in the Hasaell ceme tery at 2 o'clock, according to funeral arrangements announced here this morning. Mr. Howeli was born in Wayne county, moving to thia section many years ago to engage in farming. He nobly supported the South's Cause in the sixties, taking part in several of the important battles. He was one of the quietest, most unassuming as well as one of the most honorable citisens of the coun ty. He was always willing to stand up for the things that were for the good of his neighbors and friends. Although uneducsted, he was of that culture that gave his generation the name of Southern gentlemen. He is survived by six children, Mrs. Vira Edmondson, Mrs. Bettie Har rison, Mrs. John Lee, Mrs. Mamie Cross, E. N. and John Howell. His direct descendants number 140. ♦ - Bethel Man Killed When Struck by Auto Saturday * ~ Joe Ford, 72, was run down and killed by an automobile on the Flat Swamp road in the Bethel community some time Saturday night, according to information brought to this city yesterday by residents of Bethel. Al though no definite information had been obtained as to who ran over the ] dead man, Jesse Barnhill and Mack j Worthington, both of- the Bethel sec | tien, were being held today in connec- I tion with the death. Barrihill is at | large uitder bond of SI,OOO and Worth ington is in jail awaiting developments •in the case. Coroner E. S. Williams, of Green ville, was busy Monday rounding up all the available evidence, and it was indicated that a hearing would be held some time this afternoon in an effort to fix the responsibility for the crime. Special Warehouse Meet Here Tonight The Martin County Warehouse company will hold a special meeting in the town hall auditorium here this evening at 8 o'clock, according to an announcement made by the president, Mr. C. A. Harrison, yesterday. All stockholders are urged to attend and the public ia extended an invitation. Plans for operating the house will fee completed at the meeting and other business matters are to be han dled, it was stated. 70 SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTY 20 YEARS AGO + Average Length bf Term In 1909 Was Only 84 Days SCHOOL TAX 18 CENTS Total Value of Rural School Property Was S31.000; Other Facts of General Interest Continuing the historical sketches by F.dward L. Conn, printed in the Ra leigh News and Observer 20 years ago, one finds a brief and interesting ac count of the schools operated in this county at that time. A comparison is unnecessary. The sketchy "There are 70 schools in Martin (ounty, of which 48 are white. The average term, yearly, is 84 days. There are four special tax districts. The v..luc of the rural school property in the county is $31,000. The value of the school property created by special act of the legislature is SIO,OOO. -The school tax is 18 cents and $1.50 on the poll, exclusive of special tax dis tricts. In the building of new school houses for the past two or three years the citizens and patrons have been gen erous enough to give, out of their,own pockets, one-half, and hav? not short ened their terms; $4,600 was expend ed in improving and building school houses last yeat, about $2,000 of this amount was contributed by the vari ous- districts, and the money, coming from private sources, did not in any I v.ay affect the school terms. Three of the poorest districts in .the county today are contributing one-half of the expense of a building, and the aver age schoolhouse will cost S6OO, exclu sive of the school ground. The school fund for last year, exclusive of the spec ial tax school districts was $17,510.88. The number of white rural school teach ers employed ,-ycas 47; of these 13 have normal training; 33 have had four years and over in experience; 7 of them have collge diplomas. Ten teachers are em ployed in the city schools. There are two county high schools, one at Rob ersonville and one at Williamston, do-> ing three years' work. There are 25 libraries in the white rutal schools, making more than half of the schools with them. By the spec ial tax the Dardens district has been able to build a handsome schoolhouse, one of the best wooden buildings in the State, and has been holding an eight months' school, doing high school work. The members of the Board of Education are: J. T. Waldo, chairman; L. B. Wynne, and W. H. Biggs. S, R. Biggs, the oldest member of the board, died last March. Forty-five or more boys and girls from this county are attending high schools and colleges in the State, some being in the State University, Wake Forest' College, Elon College, the State Normal, the Baptist University, Guilford College, and At lantic Christian College. SPECIAL SERVICE; FOR STUDENT'S Will Be, Held at Baptist Church Here Sunday Morning The young men and women who are going away to the various colleges and universities within the next few weeks arc invited to be special guests of the Memorial Baptist Churth next Sun day morning at 11 o'clock. In addition to the students, all men and women who will leave our com munity as teachers, as well as any who may have come here to teach are in vited to this service. The custom was begun in this church last year of having a going-away-to college service. At that time the house was packed with the special guests and their friends. It is felt that it is fitting and alto gether worth while that some religious Institution in Williamston should recog nize this splendid group of men and women who represent such an import am portion of our finest young life. And it is calculated both to encourage and benefit them when some church publicly bestows its blessing upon them. ; To this special service in honor of jthese young people is invited every jone who may find it possible to -come; but especially these young people, their families and friendl. The service will begin promptly at 11 o'clock, and will end within the hour. Local Boy Scouts at Bay view This Week Scoutmaster Wheeler Martin, assist ed by C. B. Clark, jr., and Edwin jPeel, with 23 Scouta left Sunday afternoon for a week's outing at Bayview. The boys have rented a cottage there and during the week they wil enjqguegu lar camp tfle. The trip is the fiSt the Scouts have enjoyed this summer, and according to reports they are making it a pleasant one, Town Board, Ca Worth Fire Insuran Entire Amount Carried on Old Power Plant Cancelled; ltffeans a Saving of Over SSOO in Yearly Premiums to Town With a lessening of fire risks result ing from the-additional increase in the town's fire-fighting equipment, the c6m missioners in special session here last night cancelled approximately $35,500 Insurance on municipal property. An additional decrease was suggested, but final action there was held up pending an investigation. The majority of the policies can celed were written on the power plant and its equipment. The entire amount, $35,000,"0n the plant, was ordered can celed in view of the fact that practi cally all the machinery had been with drawn, from use, and the sale value had dropped to a negligible point. The reduction in the insurance premiums will amount to $525 each year. Other affect the town clock, which has carried a SSOO policy. Ad ditional cancellations on other prop- CAR TURNS OVER ON RIVER FILL Bertie Man Painfully Hurt In Accident Near Here Saturday Night Malvern Butler, of Bertie County, was badly cut about the face last Sat urday night when the car in which he was riding turned over on the" Roan oke River fill near the Conine- Creek bridge. Gurney .Hughes, driver of the car, a Pontiac coupe, escaped un injured. According to information received hire; 1 Hughes and Butler were return ing to their homes near Windsor when they struck a Ford parked on the road near the Conine bridge. The gas sup ply in the Ford, belonging to a colored man, ran out, and as the machine was one of the old models the lights went out when the engine stopped. The driver of the Pontiac failed to see the Ford until he was almost upon it and too late to avoid hitting it. After striking and tearing off a wheel on the Ford, the Pontiac ran down the road several yards and turned over. The machine was a complete wreck, it was stated. LET CONTRACT FOR NEW WHARF e Town Board Authorizes In crease of Facilities At River Work was started yesterday morn ing on a new wharf and warehouse at the river here following the let ting of the contract by the town com missioners last Friday. The contract calls for the erection of a new house, "50 by 80 feet, covering the roadway between the present warehouses. Al bert Gurkin, the successful bidder, a greed to do the work for $2,500. According to the present plans, one oi the old warehouses will be replaced and the new building made to con nect the storage rooms on either side of the road. Freight shipments to this point dur ing the past season or two have ma terially increased, making additional : oom necessary. The boat line officials met with the commissioners here some time ago and agreed to accept a raise in the rental fees provided additional wharfage and store rooms were pro vided. The contractor stated that the work will be rushed to completion, that the new buildings will be ready for use by the latter part of next month. Revival Being Held At Holly Springs The revival started in the Holly Springs Methodist church, near here, last Sunday afternoon, ia attracting large crowds, it was stated by the pastor, Dr. O. P. Fits Gerald, this moming. Services are held each evening at 8 o'elock and according to present plans the meeting will con tinue throughout this week and into a part of next. Two services will be held next Sunday, one at 8 o'clock in the afternoon and a second at 8 in the evening. r- . v . Dr. Fits Gerald is conducting the meeting and he extends a cordial in vitation to the public to attend the services. 1 Prayer Meeting at Christian Church The Chriitian Church will hold it* regular mid-week prayer service on Wednesday evening. Our topic will be Teachings on Wisdom." Every one is cordially invited to at tend our discussions of the teachings of Jesus each Wednesday evening. After the »ervice there will be a short meeting of the board of the church. AH officers are urged tq be present. erties were considered* hut no official action was taken in those cases. Mayor Coburn and Treasurer N. C, Green were appointed to- handle the cancellation of the policies and rear range others so as to have them han dled under the new insurance rate. A number of other Wsiness matters were advanced at the session. An ad ditional SIOO was ordered paid the own ers of the Atlantic Hotel, bringing the price paid for the removal of the porch to S2OO and afford a more even distri bution in the sum paid the owner for the removal of the Britt Hotel porch and that paid the Atlantic owners for the removal of their porch. Mayor Coburn and Treasurer Green were appointed to meet with the audi tor and discuss the recent audit of the town's books next Thursday after- Leaf Prices Advance On Border Markets Fairmont, Aug. 19.—A sharp advance in the price of tobacco was reported on all the border markets today. At Fairmont grades which sold last week at 112 to sl4 sold (or $lB to S2O. Grades which last week brought $25 to S3O today sold for S3O to S3B. Some of the better grades sold today as high as SSO to $75. Estimated sales were today were l half million pounds at an aver age of $19.50 per 100 pounds. CONDITIONS IN 1840 DESCRIBED Interesting Extracts From Letters Written Nearly 100 Years Ago —~— Letters written between 1840 and 1843 by William ltagley, one of the town's former citizens, carry many interesting facts of the town and section at that time. The letters are carefully copied in a book and are furnished by Mrs, E. G. Bagley, of Greensboro. The letters deal, in a large measure, with society, educa tion and business of the period. William Bagley was the son of Dortriae W. Bagley, one of the lead ing citizens of this county at that time. In a letter to John K. Crump, of Tallahassa, Fla., one finds the fol lowing, "The trustees are doing what they can to And a teacher >and we ex pect one presently. The election has just taken place and Harrison, will be our next President, I suppose. "You say you would like to get in business here with some of us. I am now my father's only clerk, and there is no doubt in my mind but what you could very easily get into business here, as there is no mer chant in town who has a clerk ex cept Biggs." Again in March, 1841 he again writes Crump about returning to ' Williamston and says, "There is the same change as when I wrote you as no merchant in town has a hired clerk except Hassell." Newspapers were very few at that time and the news was generally conveyed by letter. He had this to say about the death of the President in a letter to Hampden S. Williams, of. Leasburg, April 10, 1841, "1 havej to tell you with feeling of sorrow! that our President, General Harrison! is no more. He died, so I understand j on Sunday morning, the 4th inst. at, 3 o'clock, reminding us that a man | however exalted, has at last to be laid in the grave." In June, 1841, he writes a letter to his sister Margaret who was then in school at Warrenton, saying, "Jfou no doubt have heard that Mr. Whit telsey is going to take charge of the Academy at thin place." In a later letter he writes, "I have, It is true been down and heard Miss Whittelsey touch over the well-known notes of the piano." The Miss Whittelsey referred to in the letter married in this town to a very jealous, cruel and mean tntm, it is Bald. Forced to leave hinlfcslJP be came a nurse and did a great work in nursing the wounding Confeder ates, among whom was her former husband. According to the letters, he was mortally wounded, but lived long enough to ask forgiveness for mis treating her. She was the author of several books, one or two of them being based on Williamston. A num ber of Williamston people were characters in at least one of her books. She died in Alexandria, Va. Young Bagley was a devout Metho dist, and In July, 1841, he wrote to '"'(Continued on back page) Advertiser* Will Find Our Col umn* « Latchkey to Over 1,600 Home* of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 FARM BOARD TO AID MARKETING OF COTTON CROP * Will Lend Cooperative Mar * keting Association From 5 to 10 Millions ——® PREVENTS "DUMPING" «#> Aid of Farm Board Will Make It Pos sible For Farmers To Get Full Value On Delivery Aug. IJ. —An agree ment to lend cotton marketing associa tions between $5,000,000 and $10,000,- 000 to Kfclp finance, the movement of this year's crop was announced today by the Federal Farm Board. litis was the fourth such agreement made public by the board. Shortly aft er its organization an emergency loan of $300,000 was made to Florida fruit growers to help tlu-m tight the Mediter ranean fruit fly, Vesterday the board 'tnade known its decision to lend $9,000,- JOOO to raisin growers and an unde termined sum to fresh grape producers of California.- • Cotton cooperatives are already able borrow from Federal intermediate credit banks up to 65 per cent of the v,.lue of cotton, the board said in an nouncing its>most recent loan, and the : purpose of the new loan is to enable I them to get an additional'2s per cent. I ft'bus cotton growers will be able to 'borrow- up to 90 per cent of the defi nite ..value of their crops as fixed by a .bi;cft{iii|£ transaction ifr the future mar ket. The board placed no limit on the a ntou'nt to be loaned for this purpose, but estimated the total at between $5 - 000,000 and $10,000,000. "The effect of the secondary loans by the Federal Farm Board wilt be to permit the. cooperative associations to make final settlement with the mem ber growers when they desire to sell tluir cotton without forcing that cot ton onto the market when buyers may already be over-supplied," Commission er Williams explained. The 10 per cent of . value not loaned by the intermediate credit banks and the board can be s'uppli'ed from' tTie ** capital reserve of the cooperatives them selves, Williams said, allowing the ' farmer in distress to receive lull pay tor his cfop without dumping it intif , the open maVkct. BOXING SMOKER IS A 'KNOCKOUT' However, Fans Are Victims And Not One of the Boxers The "Boxing Smoker" iu the town hall here last Friday" evening was" a decided "knockout," for the fans alone, however. Even though fhe affair was hi;y|Ued as a- farce, unheard-of records were established.- One* man was floored for the count when he received a blow on the hip. The other .bouts s, drugged. The so-called "big battle royal" probably met with greater ap-. pi oval than did any other feature. The four little Negroes offered tflfir best lot the promised reward, 10 cents to the winners. The Philadelphia and Norfolk "Bat tlers" and "Kids" failed to appear, and it is said two boys from Rocky Mount I filled their places, — . Martin and Berties Playing Here Today Winning two games each last week, tin Martin County Monks and Bertie Belts were rained out yesterday after | noon in their attempt to determine the 1 champion* in the Bright Leaf Belt I League. The local journeyed to Wind | sor yesterday afternoon and led the I Bertie l>oys, 4 to 2, at the end of the | fourth inning when the game- was | called on account of rain. , With fair weather prevailing, it is understood that the championship race will he brought to an end next Thurs day afternoon. Today the two teams are playing im the local diamond. Colored People W£ill Have Another Picnic Excursion « The number limited by a heavy rain on th|ir last trip, the colored people here and iu other towns along the Plymouth branch of the A. C. L., are planning another excursion to Norfolk Monday, September 2, according to a schedule by train agents this week. The train leaves Plymouth at 6 a. ni., arriving here at 7 o'clock. After a several hours' stay iu Norfolk the train leaves tfiere at 11 p. m. for the return trip. It is understood that a goodly number is planning to take the trip sine? 'many failed to go last month on account of the heavy rain. Caldwell Farmers Are ) Eradicating Scrub Cattle 0 A campaign to eradicate and add pure-bred dairy sires hat beeu started in Caldwell founty.
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