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PESTS WRECKING
CROPS IN SOME
PARTS OF WEST
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Grasshoppers Chewed Bare
1,600 Acre Grain Feld;
Eat Pitchforks
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Here in Martin County, the boll
weevil, the tobacco worm, bean beetle
have caused some damage, but accord
ing to a report from lowa this week,
farmers and others in this section are
blessed when i cotnes to pests. A
report reads:
"Star boarders, not a whit particu
lar as to their diet, are the worry of
Midwestefn farmers this summer.
"Over wide areas of five grain-belt
States, these guests, millions hun
gry grasshoppers, have demonstrated
the" versatility of their eating ability.
They have literally devoured every
thing from grain and gloves to feath
ers and fork handles.
'"'A Steady menu of corn, alfalfa, or
other grains brings no murmur of dis
content from the hoppers. In South
Dakota one, 1,600-acre grain field wa
chewed bare by. the insect visitors.
But when these foods are exhausted
they readily turn to other less edible
substances. *
Bran moistened with ...molasses is
their delight—and downfall. By sea
soning this delicacy with poison, farm
ers and entomologist-, have succeeded
in curbing the pests in many sections
of North and South Dakota, lowa, Ne
braska. and Minnesota. Tlijs week the
lowa Department of Agriculture plans
io use airplanes in spreading the j>*»i
son mixture over wa*tc lands and to
allay fears farmers that the hopper
devastation of IK?(l*wm.v be repeated.
Clothes Devoured
Grasshoppers, according to \)r t
J. Drake, 1 owa State entomologist,
have a weakness for anything salty.
Farmers' garments, after a perspiring
day in the field, have retained enough
saline savor to be highly desirufJle to
them. At Winner, S l> , when- screens
are protecting trees of one cemetery
from the pests, a farmer laid his gloves
on an oats shock at lunch t;imc. only
to find them eaten to shreds on his
return. A Monona County, lowa,
farmer's coat. left, in the field, simi
larly was a hoppers' banquet. Kven
hickory pitchfork handles and wagon
tongues have been gnawed to the point
pt worthle'ssness by the insects.
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l|B-MONTHS TERM
IS PROPOSED IN
' MARTIN COUNTY
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" | the county, and a county-wide levy of
not more than 20 cents will be sub
| stituted. According to advices from
I State school authorities, Martin Coun-
I ty, ut.der the countv-wide plan, would
? | have to levy, based on the 1930 valu
• at ion. only 15 cents to support the
• extra two months. Tentative figures
fj indicate that tWrt will be a 10 i»er
k cent decrease in the valuation this
j year as compared with that of 1930,
requiring of course, an increase of a
f bout 3®cents on top of the IS cents,
i which hieans, that the two months «x
--, ' tra school for all the children could
J be operated for about 18. cents, with
II a margin of 2 cents to caije for any
iemergencies hat might arise. In
f other words, tiie State agrees to meet
! all operation costs 'for the extra two
(months alter the county has levied a
rate of 15° cents based on the 1930 val
] uation.
! Last year, the county received a-
I round 11,239 fpr -its extended terms.
I Under the county-wide right-months
plan, the County will receive consid
erably more money than that for the
operation of the two extra months.
'And instead of levying around $27,000
for its extended term, it would only
I levy $24,000, the 24.000 being the a
mount a 15-eent levy on the 1930 val
"I nation would create.
| Passage of the proposed measure
'will hit a burden from those local
i tax schools that have hail non-local
I tax districts added to them, whereas
it will assure tlie now non-local tax
' districts' equal opportunities for the
| children. The failute of the measure,
jit i*- understood, would mean that
transportation in the non-tax districts
would create ;i problem at the end of
six months. As a result, many pupils
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]' But the hopper* sometimes meet
, 1 their masters. The antithesis of the cur
. rent plague classic of the I'ierre, S. D., j
li.riner who sent his turkeys into an.
, infested held .nly to ha ye them re
turn featln t less alter an encounter j
i'witli the injects, comet from Cogswell
N. 13.
.! A Hock of'gulls, better battlers than
i the domestic fowls, alighted in a grass
i hopper colony. In a short time that
11 vtfinity was free of its unwelcome
| boarder si p '
May Start Boom for Rivers
Johnson for Lieut. Governor
f Kinston, Aug. 2.—A boom for Riv
ers D. Johnson for lieutenant gover
nor may be started in this section.
Democratic leaders say the Duplin
'jCounty lawyer wotjld sweep the State
"! against any opposition. About of mid
- 11 die age. but appearing younger, John
' Son is . one of the cleverest parliamen
-1 tarians and ablest speakers in the
' I State. " He was an outstanding fig
i ure in the last session of the legisla
ture. He is a member of the Senate.
Admirers o£ the Warsaw man in Dup
-1 lin, Lenoir, and other counties are re
' ported trying to induce him to run.
Johnson is said to have given no in
' dictation of his course.
I The signing oij pa|»ers is the only
i forwality necessary to a divorce in
-, Kussia. ,
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J would likely be unable to reach school,
' and in losing two months, they would
he unable to make but one grade
'every two years.
| It was pointed out that the passage
of the proposed measure would elim
• inate fifteen local tax units, result in
[a limited office work and red tape, cut
down additional exi«enses, besides de
' creasing auditing and other allied costs
incurred in maintaining two separate
' units.
I A large majority of the counties in
the State now have the eight-months
term, and it is believed that a large
percentage of the remaining ones will
' adopt the system this year.
Kegistrars and poll holders were
named yesterday and the books will
■ |be opened this week for a new regis
tration. The election will be held in
| the various precincts Monday, Septem
ber 14.
| Should the election fail to carry, the
IS local tax units would levy their old
[rates as usual.
I The 15 local tax units, and the a
inount of tax levied in each ace-; James
ville, 20 cents; Hardens, 17 cents; Pop
jlar Run, 20 cents; Ange Town, 20
cents; Farm Life, 15 cents; Sandy
j Iilge 15 cents; Williamston, 22 cents;
'Bear Grass, 35 cents; Fveretts, 30
'cents; Robersonville, 23 cents; Par
' mele, 20 cents; Gold Point, 30 cents;
Hassell, 22 cents; Oak City, 20 cents;
Hamilton, 30 cents and poll.
The five districts now levying no tax
for the extended term are Spring
fceil. Smiths, Cross Koads, Mace
donia, and Mannings.
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THE ENTERPRISE
» LOCAL NEGRO IS
r CUT TO DEATH
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Robert Peel, Jr., Stabbed to
Death by Unknown Man
At Belhaven
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Robert Peel, jr., ton of Robert Peel, i
who lives on the farm of Mr. W. H. i
Edward*, near here, wa* cut to death
in Belhaven Sunday night by an un
known assailant.
Peel, a resident of Belhaven for the
past few week*, wa* working there, I
but no reason could be attributed for
the brutal cutting. '
. i'He was cut to death near the place
where he had been rooming, falling at
the door and dying loon after without
f being able to give the name of hi* as
-1 sailant or the reason for the attack.
It is believed by resident of Belhaven
that he was killed by mistake, the
, slayer believing that he was some oth
-1 er person, as Peel had had no trouble
c J with any one since residing there.
I He was stabbed through the throat,
: a large artery being completely sever
*,ed. He was also stabbed through the
1 lungs, twice in the face and in the
' muscle of one arm to the extent that
" the arm was broken.
' Peel was buried this afternoon near
! the residence of his father on the Ed
wards' farm.
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f Tobacco Outers Take Jobs
! In Canada Tobacco Belt
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E Scotland Heck, Aug. 3.—Tobacco
J curers who are experienced in working
' in the weed are in demand as far away
' as Canada. I.ynwood Moore, Frank
' Whitley, and W. L. Harris, of this
place, and Douglas Hargrove, of En
: field, are leaving in a few days to cure
' tobacco in the province of Ontario.
The four men plan to cross the border
" at Niagara Falls and remain at work
1 for about six weeks. This is a yearly
" event for Messrs. Whitley and Harris,
' as they have been doing this work for
' several years.
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' For the fiftieth time, recently, bur
" glars invaded the home of G. C. Love,
I of Memphis, Tenn.
NOTICE OP SPECIAL TAX E
t LECTION IN MARTIN COUN
[ TY, NORTH CAROLINA.
In compliance with a petition by the
Board of Education of Martin County
and ill accordance with provision of
• Article 20, Section 242, New School
(. ode of 1929.
Notice i* hereby given that an elec
tion will be held at the various voting
precincts of the county on the 14th
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sion upon your customers and clients.
Your business stationery and printed forms
should be printed right, with the proper consideration
for typography and quality of paper that are essential
for symmetry and impressiveness.
We know how to get these effects—it's our busi
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Printers Binders Publishers
ft Williamston, N. C.
day of September, 1931, for the pur
pose of ascertaining the w'ill of the
qualified voters of the county as to
whether a majority of such voter*
favor the levying and collecting an
nually of a •peek) tax with which to
supplement the funds for a county
wide two months extended school
term appropriated by the Board of
Education of Martin County tnd the
State of North Carolina. The rate of
J said ipecial tax not to exceed a maxi
mum of 20 cent* on the SIOO valuation
of property, real and personal.
At said election those who are in
favor of the levy and collection an
nually of a special tax of not more
than 20 cents on the "SIOO property
jvaluation, with which to supplement
the funds for a county-wide two
months extended school term, shall
vote a ticket on which shall be writ
ten or printed the words "For Local
Tax" and those who oppose the levy
and collection annually of a special
tax of not more than 20 cents on the
SIOO property valuation with which
to supplement the funds for a county
wide two months extended school
term, shall vote a ticket on which
shall be written or printed the word*,
"Against Local Tax."
That the registrars and poll holder#
for said election be, and are hereby
appointed as follows:
Jamesville Precinct—A. Corey, Reg
istrar, Charlie Davenport, and R. L.
Stallings, pollholders.
Williams Precinct—L. D. Hardison,
Registrar, J. N. Hopkins and C. L.
Daniel, pollholders.
Griffins Precinct—Geo. C. Griffin,
Registrar, W. T. Roberson and J. C.
Gurkin, poll holders.
Bear Grass Precinct—Denni* Bailey
Registrar; W. A. Brown and A. B.
Ayers, poll holders.
Williamston Precinct—Luther Peel,
Registrar; Roy T. Griffin and Z. H.
WMIS
POR SALE; 25.000 TOBACCO
sticks, good condition, $5 per 1,000.
15' cords dry wood, guni, poplar, etc.,
on road, $3 per cord. Salsbury Supply
Co., Inc., Hassells, N. C. jy2B 4tw
WANTED AT ONCE—FAMILY
for general farm work. Good house
to live in. J. W. Green, Wmston. It
I HAVE LOTS OP PEPPER POR
relish, chow-chow, pimento and
pickle pepper, 40 cents per bushel, 50
cents if in crate. John H. Wynn, Ev
erett*, N. C. jy24 4t
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NOTICE: I HAVE INSTALLED A
corn grist mill anf grind on Tuesday
and Friday of week. Good meal
guaranteed. Joshua L. Coltrain.
jy2i 4t
HOUSE FOR RENT: S ROOMS,
lights, water and bath. West Main
Street. Mr*. Kate B. York. ltpd
■ ROM, poll holder*.
s Cross Roads Precinct—J. S. Avers,
> Registrar; J. B. Barnhill and W. L.
i Ausborn, poll holders.
Robersonville Precinct—J. B. Rawls
'.Registrar; H. C. Norman and J. P.
■ House, poll holders.
! Poplar Point Precinct—W. S.
. White, Registrar; W. B. Leggett and
; Herman Harrison, poll holders.
Hamilton Precinct—J. (B. Purvid;
Registrar; S. D. Matthews and J. S.
' Ayers, poll holders.
Goose Nest Precinct—J. W. Hines,
1 Registrar; J. T. Savage and T. C.
' Allsbroolcs, poll holders.
: Gold Point Precinct—J. L. Croom,
' Registrar; H. L. Keel and J. Henry
: Roberson, poll holders.
| Hassell Precinct—C. L. Nelson,
■ Registrar; E. R. Edmondson, jr., and
■ H. T. Downs, poll holders.
' That a new registration is hereby
' ordered and that the registration
■ books will be open for such purpose '
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Complete
Sanitation
FROM DAIRY
T0 YOU
It's a source of great sat
isfaction to know that when Ji J
you use our milk you are JA rL, M 1
using a product that is sani- fji M A' I
tary from the time it leaves J/7j /
our dairy until delivered to (-i /
For summer use nothing j/VVYa '
> will take the place of milk; * , eSssSS^
that is, if it is pure. It's ImjiS
vitalizing qualities take, the fri£\
place of meats and it should //\
be the basis of summer jjW *Vn
School time will soon be here. Now is the
time to make arrangements to have pure and
, fresh milk for the little tots before and after the
return from school. Nothing will do them more
( good thati Edgewood Dairy products.
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Edgewood Dairy
FRANK WEAVER, Manager
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Tuesday, August 4, 1931
beginning the 6th day of August, 1931
and wilt continue open until the sth
day of September, 1931. The regis
trars will be at their homes or at the
usual places of registration during the
above dates for the purpose of regis
tering all of the qualified voters in
said precincts.
It is further ordered that if said
election is carried that no additional
special school tax shall be levied in
any special taxing district in the
county, but if said election is not car
ried then the present system of local
taxation is not to be affected.
Done this the 3rd day of August,
1931 by order of the Martin County
Board of Commissioners.
T. C. GRIFFIN, Chairman,
Board of County Commissioners.
Attest:
J. SAM GETSINGER,
Register of Deeds and Ex-officio
Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners.