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%» . . V- Watdt the LM. *OO Tour ftp* Aa It Carriaa tfaa Data Wlai Tow Snbacriptioa Kxjrirw VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 24 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 20,1930. ESTABLISHED 1898 NAME DATES FOR TYPHOID VACCINATIONS ♦ County Health Officer Is Urging People To Be Vaccinated FIRST CLINIC JUNE 2 Must Be No Let-up in Vaccination County Health Officer W. E. Warren Ad viae* • "Typhoid fever is gradually being re duced, but there must be no let-up in vaccination," Dr. William E. Warren stated in announcing the dates and schedule for holding the anti-typhoid and anti-diphtheria clinics in this county. The first of the clinics will be held June 2 at the Sandy Ridge schoolhouse in Williams Township, and the last of the vaccinations will be made in the colored school here on June 27. There have been very few cases o! the fever in this county during the past two years, but the number of cases makes it almost imperative that the attack of the disease be continued until it "is completely stamped out. When the vaccinations were first start ed in this county, the fever was com mon in most every quarter, but no* it is very limited, the cases generally resulting where precautionary meas ures were ignored. Martin County in cooperation with the State Board of Health is offering this protection free to the individuals, both white and colored, and every ef fort is being put forth to make the campaign a success. In announcing the dates and places for the vaccinations, County Health Officer W. E. Warren stated: "There is no excuse for even a case of typhoid fever when perfect immunization for two years at a time may be obtained through attendance at the clinics held the month of June. It is the duty of every intelligent citizen to become inoculated towards all preventable dis eases, especially typhoid fever, for their own protection, as well as the protec tion of their neighbors.' It is also their duty to do all in their power to per suade others to take preventive meas ures. Typhoid fever being frequently fatal, is a useless economic waste, as it so easily preventable." ♦ Jesse James To Conduct Revival at Courthouse Jesse James, a Pentecostal Holiness preacher, of Falcon, N. C., will begin a protracted meeting at the courthouse here Friday night, May 23. He and hit church extend a cordial invitation to • all to attend thia meeting. Postpone school board meeting The meeting of the local school board scheduled to have been held lait Friday evening was indefinitely post poned when it was learned that any action at that time would be subject to alteration later on. It was unoffic ially reported that the body would ,meet probably some time this week, buj this information could not be verified Singing Class in Concert Here Next Friday 8 P. M. Coming here for the first time in several years, the Oxford Orphanage Singing Class is expected to be greet ed by a large audience. The children will ting in the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock Friday evening. Reports coming from other towns and cities where engagements have been met by the class state that the concerts arc very entertaining, re flecting careful training and long hours of practice. No admission fee will be charged, but a general offering will be made. The Orphanage i* greatly aided by the funds received from these concerts, and a human appeal extends itself to t all to boost the attendance. Start Junior Tennis Tournament Here ' • Practicing during every spare mo ment for the past several weeks, a large number of the boys here are en tering a local tournament this week, the first game to be played this after noon. The line up follows. Tuesday, 2:3o —Jack Mannning and Raymond Matthews vs. Jim Rhodes and Oscar Anderson; at 4:00 Cush Hassell and Howard Cone meet Billie Watts and Hardy Rose. Tomorrow , morning at 10 o'clock, Tom Rose and Ben Hopkins will face Jesse Price and Robert Cowan. The finals will be held Wednesday afternoon, starting at 2:00 o'clock on the Godard court in New Town. Single matches arc being planned at this time and will be announced with in the next day or two. • Be,ar Grass School Will - Present Play at Farm Lite The Bear Grass High School wi)l ~ present a play, "Lighthouse Nan,"/in the Farm Life School auditorium Fri day evening, May 23 at 8:00 o'clock, The play ha* been prdented success fully by the Bear Grass players, and splendid entertainment is assured tfca people of the Farm Life commun ity. > * y-v- ' > THE ENTERPRISE * I Expect Climax In Martin County Politics This Week 1 REGISTRATION FOR PRIMARY SETS RECORD . m 1 Total Number of Eligible Voters in This Precinct Approximately 1,200 • — 108 ARE REGISTERED ♦ „ Registration Will Likely Reach the ISO Mark by Next Saturday, the Day the Books Are To Close • New records in primary registrations , were set up here this week when the I number of new eligible voters jumped i from 64 last Thursday to 108 late yes terday. This is believed to be a new i high record in a registration held in this precinct, and although the number could not l>e verified it is Itelieved that the new names will bring the number I of total eligible voters in the district , up to around 1.20(1. in a statement made by Mr. l.uther I'ecl, registrar for the district, it was pointed out that many more citizens were planning to add their names on the books by next Saturday, the last day of registration. While the large number of candi dates is the source of interest in the coming primary, registration activi ties are said to he originating in the ranks of the citizens themselves. The heavy registration during last Saturday and yesterday shattered all estimates, and it is believed now that the registration will reach the 150- niark this week. > Citizens changing their residence from one town or pre cinct to another will necessarily have tc register again, and it will be no had idea for every desiring to take part in the June primary to visit the place of registration and make sure that his or her name is on the books. Remember it will be too late to regis ter after next Saturday. Residents becoming 21 years on or before the November election can reg ister and take part in the primary next June, provided they meet the other required qualifications. In other words, a resident whose age now is only 20 years and six months is entitled to vote the 7th of next mouth. Closing on the 24th, the books \vill he opened the following Saturday for challenge day. Very few challenges arc ever made in this district, but the books will be available for use in case objections arise. • • MINISTERS IN COUNTY MEET HERE MONDAY —• ♦ - Attack Judge Sinclair's Ac tion While Holding Term Of Court Here FORM ORGANIZATION » Meet for Consultation and To Ad vance Mutual Fellowship Among Ministers of County Meeting here yesterday morning, seven ministers representing a number of churches located at points through out the county, attacked the "General Lawlessness" in this section. The meeting was the first held in an attempt to form a county organization of the several churches in the county. Rev Z. T. Piephoff, of the local Presby terian Church was made president of the newly organised body. Rev. C. B. Mash burn, of the Robersonville Chris tian Church, will serve as the associ ation's vice president and Rev. I). A. Petty, of the local Mehtodist Church, will act as secretary. The organization is the outgrowth of a local association of Williamston min isters formed several months ago. Meeting for a mutual fellowship and consultation, the ministers discussed . at the yesterday morning session, "Gen eral Lawlessness." Their attack was centered in the high places, the minis ters deploring in an open statement the actions of Judge ~N. A. Sinclair during his work here. Commenting upon the meeting, one of the ministers stated that the county organization was planning an attack on lawlessness that should be far-reaching in its effect. The resolutions drawn by the associ ation appear by request, as follows: "We the evangelical ministers of Martin County, in a meeting at Wil liamston, May 19, 1930, unanimously deplore lawlessness in all forms and in all places in our county. "Especially do we deplore, and con demn the conduct of Judge N. A. Sin clair during the recent court at Wil liamston, whJ was at various times en gaged in drinking. "And, by his drunkenness, possession and rtansportation of alcoholic liquor has lost the respect of citxenship of cur county. * ' J "And, _ thereby,, has lowered the a dignity of.tin. court, and almost de stroyed the majesty of the law." RACE RUMORED FOR EDUCATION , BOARD PLACES , • No Candidates Have Filed At This Time, Last Reports State FIVE TERMS EXPIRE I V As Many of Two Members of Present ) Board Planning to File Again, According to Reports The climax in county politics is ex pected the latter part of this week when several candidates plan to file for a scat on the Martin County Board ot Education. The terms of all five mem bers of the body come to an en-d this year, and the openings are attracting much attention in certain circles, ac cording to rumors heard here yester day and today. As far as it could be learned today, no candidates have filed for the par ticular office so far. It was reported unofficially yesterday that two members or probably more oi the present board will file for seats to succeed themselves. That there will be outside citizens applying for a seat on the board was practically made cer tain this morning when two men made known their intentions to tile for the office. Thinking that the members of the educational body were appointed by the State Legislature without a primary vote, many people in this County have practically ignored the local feature to the selection of the county's education al heads. Very little or nothing has been said about the selection of the board as it was accepted as a matter of ' . course that the legislature favored the people with members of its own choice. There was no race for a seat on the board in the last election, but that was due to. the fact that the number of candidates filing was only sufficient to . fill the vacancies. With the number ol candidates limited to the number of ■ vacancies to be filled, the county board cf election declared the candidates the I nominees without referring their can , didacies to the primary,. The law states that members of the county educational body shall be nomi nated in the same manner as are other ceuinty officers. "The names of the per sons so nominated shall he duly certi- ' ficd by the chairman of the county board of elections, within ten days aft er their nomination is declared by said ( county board of elections, to the super- ( intended! of public instruction, - who ( shall transmit the names of all persons so nominated, together with the names I of the political party nominating them, | to the chairman of the committee on education in the next session of the the general assembly within ten days after it convenes. The general assembly shall elect or appoint one or more, from the candidates so nominated, members .) of the county board of education for such county. Upon failure of the gen- j . eral assembly to elect or appoint mem- | hers herein provided, such failures shall ccmstitute a vacancy, which shall be filled by the state board of education." Messrs. K. B. Crawford, B. M. Worsley and Nathan Rogers were ap pointed members of the board by the Legislature of 1927 for the term of four yeafs each. Following the death 1 of Mr. Rogers, his brother, Mr. Javan Rogers, was appeiinted by the county board to fill the unexpired term. The Legislature of 1929 appointed Messrs. H. C. Norman J. A. Getsinger as members of the body feir a term of two years each, making all five seats vacant 1 at the expiration of their terms. . ——• i Home Agent Planning i Trip to Camp Leach 0 i The agent wil be very busy this week making preparation for camp. All the chaperones for camp have not as yet . been secured. Miss Sleeper would ap preciate very much having men and women competent to give intruction to juniors. Assist in making the camp a , success by helping during camp week. School trucks will not be used this year, and it will b£ necessary to use privately owned trucks. If any one would be willing to help in this way, it will be much appreciated. Letters ■ have been mailed td'all Club members this past week end to determine the number attending camp. At present the agent thinks there will be more than ever attending camp. A good pro gram is being worked out. ♦ 7* Poppies To Be Placed on Sale Next Saturday ". L - Millions of poppies will be offered for sale throughtout the country next Sat urday, "Poppy Day." The sale of the poppy in the United I Slates has reached large proportions, i doing honor to those boys who gave i their lives in the World War and pro viding funds to care for those who were disabled in the great conflict. i The poppies are made by those dis- i abled veterans who are limited in their I capacities. : T n i TAX COMMITTEE STUDIES COUNTY SCHOOL COSTS Member States That Study Is Centered Around The Salary Supplements GATHER COST FIGURES Joint Meeting of Commissioners, Board Of Education, Local Committees and Tax Body on May 30th Representing the taxpayers of Mar tin County, three "'members of the county tax commission, Messrs. J. G. Staton, of this place; G. H. Cox, of Robersonville; and R. W. Salsbury, of Hamilton; spent a greater part of yes terday gathering data on school costs in this county. The books kept in the office of the board of education were laid up to the investigators, Superin tendent R. A. Pope assisting the tax committee. Very*little information could be ob tained on the commission's action yes terday, hut it is understood that the body will complete- a thorough study into costs by Friday of next week, when the County Board of Com missioners, the County School Boarel, members of tire tax commission, and: all the local school boards are scheduled te> hold a meeting at the courthouse here, \ , V\ hen questioned late yesterday, one of the members of the commission stat ed that the study was centering around salary supplements. However, it was pointed out that the study was not lim ited to that feature e»f school costs, but would include all operating expendi tures. Messrs. T. B. Slaele and Kason Lilley were unable to take part in the study conducted yesterday. ♦ AUTHORIZE SALE OF $75,000 BONDS Issue Will Be Limited To Around $50,000.00 Ac cording to Report The Board of Town Commission, in special session here last nighj, passed a resolution authorizing the sale of $75,000 street improvement bonds at not over 5 1-2 per cent interest for bonds at par or above, According to reports, the board does not expect to issue above SSO,(MM) how ever, as all streets now signed up and asking for paying can IK- completed for that amount. Julius S. Peel, special bond attorney, was appointed to assist Mayor R. L. Coburn in advertising and making the sale which will be held at" the mayor's office on June 6 to the highest bidder. According to the proposed paving plans,'the town will pay 50 per cent of the costs, the property owners pay ing 25 per cent on each side of the street where paving is laid. The town's finances have ben care fully investigated and are reported in sound condition. Mayor Coburn stat ed this morning that the town even with the proposed paving program will be able to reduce taxes within a year or tow. The town tax list will show an in crease this year of about SIOO,OOO as indicated by the incomplete list now in the hands of the tax it was stated. Open Miniature Golf Course Here This Evening at 8:30 • The miniature golf course, located on the lot adjoining the court house, will open this evening at 8:30 o'clock. For the opening of the course, the management Jias given eiut several com plimentary tickets, and a large crowd is expected to witness the first play. The Williamston Putt-A-Rround, the name chosen for the Tom Thumb course, is attractive in its design and compares very favorably with miniature courses in larges towns and cities. A flood of light will make possible play at night, the course opening at 10 each morning and closirfg at 11 in the even ings. The new Sporting enterprise is own ed and managed by Messrs. Baxter and Samuel Carson, of Bethel and Green ville and Frank Carstarphen, of this piece. Shoots Wife and Then Turns Gun On Self % « Washington, May 19.—Charles A. Whitley; local painter, shot and serious- Iv wounded his wife, Mrs. Kate Whit ley..and then turned the gun on himseli with fatal results. Whitley died within ter. minutes after he shot himself thru the left temple and never regained con sciousness. The shooting occurred at the home of Charlie Cozzens on Kast Seventh Street at 12:30 t>'clock today. TJiejthoftling is_iaid lujiave occurred, when Whitley asked hit wife to go home and prepare his dinner. "No, I am not going home and get your din ner," she is said to have remarked. Mr. Whitley then said, "I am going to kill yero." He grabbed her by the neck and threw her on the floor. She went down on her knees. He placed the gun«o her left side and fired. He then turned it on himself and fired. • „ js Will Urge Discontinuance of ! Injunction Stopping Tax Sale ASPIRANTS FAIL s TO FILE NOTICE 1 OF CANDIDACY • Three Aspirants for County Commissioner Yet To Meet Requirements f 21 OF 29 HAVE FILED • i Only Three More Days Left To File For County or Township Offices, Chairman Peel Advise* » Of the 2V candidates in the political fitld iii this county, only 21 of them have filed with the county board ol elections up until early yesterday morn ing. Three of those failing to file scf f.tt arc candidates for county commis sioners, it was stated by Mr. Sylves ■ tcr Peel, chairman of the county board of elections. The chairman sent out a note of warning last week, and while the eight failing to file so far will propably do so by next Frdiay, it is possible that the small routine will escape their atten tion. Once the filing period comes to a close, it is impossible to add new names or correct the list, it was stat ed by the election board member. Bal lots will be prepared in accordance with the filing books at their close next Friday evening, it was stated. Sample ballots have been received by the election chairmen in this coun ty, and as far as the voter is concerned, they are t>racticaly the same as those used heretofore. The county and State Democratic ballots will be printed on white paper, and the Republican bal lots will be on blue paper. There'll be !!(• county Republican contest, limit ing, therefore, the use of the blue bal lots to the Republican senatorial race. Although there will,be Republican candidates in the field for county of fices here, according to decisions hand ed down, the voters of that party can nr i vote for a Republican candidate for the United States Senate and then take part in the county contests here. Any voters can affiliate wifli either party when he calls for a ballot, but he can not split his vote, it is understood. There'll be but few blue ballots used in this county, it is believed. The ballots will be six inches wide and us long as necessary, their length in this county to be approximately 14 or 15 inches, and which length will care for the number of candidates al ready filed. Bearing the name of the county board chairman,-the ballots will be folded with inch allowed for the judge of election to sign and cut off with a pair of scissors. Candidates filing in this county for township offices are very few at this time. ' The number of candidates announc ing for county offices remains unchang ed, as far as it could be learned today. Opens Simmons Campaign In Robersonville Friday • ■ Walter L, Cahoon, Klizabeth City attorney, will open the Simmons cam paign in this county next Friday aft- eruoon at 3:30 o'clock when he deliv ers an address to the voters of Rober sonville and vicinity. This is the first open address scheduled iu this county, but rumor maintains that there will be a number of otheri before the primary on June 7. It is also understood that tin speeches witl be divided as to the two candidates. In announcing the Robersonville en gagement, Mr. Cahoon extended a cor dial invitation to all voters, both men and women, to attend. The speaker, for several years at torney for the State Highway Commis sion, is said to be a splendid speaker. He is well known the State. . Few Are Registering For Summer School Study Pupils are registering very slowly for work in the summer school planned here this summer, it was learned from Professor William R. Watson last night. The present number registered will hardly justify the holding of a ses sion, but it was the opinion of the school man that, a last-minute request for instruction would probably offset the expense of about three teachers and make possible the summer session. A. Corey Invited to Take Part in Farm Life Speaking There will be public speaking at the Farm Life School -Saturday night. May 24. The speakers will discuss the issues of the present Senatorial cam paign. W. C. Manning will present the claims of Senator Simmons and Rev. Alexander Corey hai been invited to present the claims of Mr. Josiah W. Bailfy, —r~ All voters are urged to attend. Ladies are especially invited. TEXAS MAN IS BADLY HURT IN FALL HERE ' Suffers Fractured Spine Ac cording To Reports From Hospital I Falling the full- length of the stair way in the Britt hotel here yesterday s morning, P. H. Rhodes, of Witchita Kmlls. Texas, suffered a fracture of the spine and other injuries of a minor na ture. The young man, recently employ- I ed by the lleodic Survey, Norfolk, had i ju.st checked put at the desk a few 1 I minutes before and was taking his first step down the "hotel stairway when he f JiU.LItS-'i.JimLiclJ hyfldluug dow-n the stairs. He was rendered unconscious bv the fall, and for a few minutes, his I recovery was considered doubtful by a physician hurriedly summoned-to the [ scene. i I Following an examination of Mr. 1 I Rhodes, the attending physician advised hospital treatment, and the man was removed to a Washington hospital a II short while later. Hospital physicians* 1 *! 1 made a complete examination and 1 found that the injuries other than a fractured spine were only minor in ! their nature. It is understood that an s operation will be necessary, and the f man's condition is considered" serious, t According to reports, Mr Rhode* It was paralyzed in the left leg by the fall t and his eye sight was temporarily im- t paired. Recovery of the use of the leg t depends upon the success of the opera- f tion, it was stated late yesterday by au v attending physician. I The conditions surrounding the near tragedy here have not been fully de- I termined at this time as the young man's condition would hardly permit I questioning. He is said to have left Norfolk Saturday where he had recent- i ly l>een in a hospital for au appendix operation, to go to his home in Texas to see his father who suffered a brok- i en back in a fall from a horse a few days ago. When he reached here Sat urday he is said to have complained of , being sick, and decided to rest before ■ continuing his journey. During the first I I U w hours of his stay here, he met sev- I ital boys in this community, but they i ■ could not be reached in time to seek j i additional information- relative to the I young man. ~• - . l| Mr Rhodes stated that he had only ' a small amount of change on his per- i 1 son, tliat he had been forwarding a \ I J greateT part of his earnings to his fain- t ' ily in the Texas town. ( TOWN PROPERTY SHOWS A GAIN OF 1 AROUND $25,000.00 ■ ' • •' Corporation Values Will Increase Sum By SIOO,OOO. $1,530,116 VALUE GIVEN 11,530,116.00 Represent* Only Real Estate and Personal Property Lilt-Taker Reports Property valuations in the town of Williamston were increased by approx imately $25,000 during the past year, according to a -report made public yes tesday by Mr. W. T. Meadows, list taker. The gain represents only real estate and personal property, the valu ations for the railroad company and i ther corporations being undetermined at this time. The amount of those prop erties will be around SIOO,OOO, Mr. Meadows stated, but their exact valu ations can not be learned until the re ports are received from Raleigh. The property valuation* in 1929, in cluding only real estate and personal property, were $1,506,310, The listings j as of April Ist, this year, were sl,- 530,116. ( r While the gain is limited in actual , figures to approximately $25,000, its , r material value stands out when the | I county valuation is expected to show a , ( decrease of an appreciable size. j t No official figures are available on , I the valuations in the several townships, , but the lists will be turned over to , the auditor within the next few days, ( t it is understood, • I • I , Scattered Showers Fall Iti • County; Drought Continues \ Although rain fell in this county dur- ing a part oL last week and Sunday, ; \ the drought has been little checked as s a whole in according to ( ' reports received from six townships t yesterday. A good rain was reported j ' Sunday in -Goose Nest Township, but there was a need for more, it was stat ed. ' Griffins reported intermittent ' showers hardly checking the dust. Sim- 1 ■ ilar reports came from adjoining dis- I 1 tricts. Small showefs fell here early i ■ Sunday, and a heavy rain of only a I ftw minutes fell here yesterday. The • drought continues little abated, how- i ever. t 4 \ Ad*srtia«ra Win Find Our CoL ■una a Latchkey to Ow 1,000 Hams ot Martbi County V H OFFICIALS SAID TO SYMPATHIZE WITH OWNERS ——» Town Tax Sale Injunction Reported Likely To Be Discontinued ASKING EARLY SALE + Attorney B. A. Critcher Will Ask for Continuance of Restraining Order Before Judge Sinclair Saturday Meeting in special session here yes terday, the Martin County Board of Commissioners ordered the county at torney to file au answer to the restrain-* ing order enjoining, the collector in idling. , - property »- lur -unpaid - tan?*.- While it is tlii' current belief that tlie several members on the board are in sympathy with the restraining order, they are said to have considered the action necessary in protecting , the county. Ihe attorney necessarily will have to appear before Judge N. "A. Sinclair in Wilson next Saturday and request that the injunction be with drawn and that the sale of property for unpaid taxes be made as early as pos sible. 1 he tax situation iu this county pre sents a problem encountered never be fore iu the district, and it is believed that every consideration is being ex tended in solving it to the best advan tage of all. It is a matter of specula tion, of course, but it is l>elieved that the order will be continued. Should it fail to stand, the order wil then give way to the advertisement of property for taxes within the next few days. Unpaid taxes in the town of Wil liamston present a different problem, and it is believed that the order will be discontinued iu iu case. An an swer has been filed to the complaint, covering practically every allegation set out iu the paper. In paragraph three of the complaint, it was stated "Plaintiffs are advised and believe that some $15,000 of the taxes for the current year are now in arrears and that practically all of said taxes are due and owned by prominent business citizens, and that around five hundred persons in the small town of twenty-seven hundred population are in default." In answering this particular com plaint the defense states iu its answer, "That the exact amount of the unpaid taxes for the year 1929 is $7,394.4f>, which amount is little more than have been due and unpaid on the same date of former years. There are 193 whites and 190 colored who have not paid. "That the-amount,of taxes unpaid is pretty well divided among those who have not paid, there being only 29 white taxpayers and one one colored taxpayer whose unpaid taxes amount t'j more than SSO. That about fifty per cent of all the taxpayers who have not paid their taxes now )ue are salary or wage earners, and have earned as, much during the past twelve months as they did during any other like |>er iod during the past five years." It was further pointed that the town would be emharassed in meeting its obligations iu that practically none of those who owe taxes will pay same if said "restraining order is made perma nent, and that it would W# very diffi cult, if not impossible, for the town to secure loans iu the anticipation of taxes (which .is the only manner pro vided by law for borrowing funds to meet the present budget. It was also stated in the answer, "that the bonded debts were incurred at the instance of a large majority of the citizens and taxpayers of Willianlstqn for the pur pose of constructing light, water, and stwer systerrts for the convenience, health, and happiness of all the peo ple, and should be treated as a sol- binding obligation and be paid promptly." In concluding its answer, the de fense stated that the relief asked for will eventually work a hardship on a majority of those who have not paid their taxes and there is no reason to expect the defaulting taxpayers to be i'i a better financial condition next Sep tember to pay their taxes v/fth a con siderable amount of interest added. The complaints and answers for both the comity: and town have been filed, and may be reviewed in the court of fices here. * Attorney B. A. Critcher will appear before Judge Sinclair iu Wilson next Saturday afternoon, and Attorneys E. S. Peel and R. L. Coburn will repre sent the county end town, respectively, at the hearing, it w.as learned yester day. Urge LargeAtHendance at Kiwanisr Meet Tomorrow ■ • .1 ' Mr. Gus Harrifon, president of the Kiwanis Club, Js urging all members to attend the regular meeting promptly at 12:30 o'clock in the Woman's Club hall. —A good program has been arraoged and din tier will be prepared for aWn number.