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AAmH—n Will Fad Ch* Coi ns a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homes VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 52 Man Killed Accident CAR TURNS OVER; ROBERT PRICE DIES INSTANTLY Ernest Vick, Driver, Held In Jail Here at Order of Coroner's Jury Robert Price, 26 years old, and a Goose Nest Township farmer, was in stantly killed yesterday afternoon when the automobile in which he was riding turned over at the Joseph Early farm, near Palmyra. Price's neck was broken, while Ernest Vick. driver of the car,: and liackney, High, a third rider, escaped serious injury when the car turned over on a curve, in the road. Vick was ordered held by a coroner's jury invesigating the fatal accident. Borrowing a car belonging to a man by the name of I.ee, of Roanoke Rap ids, Vick went to the Price home an.l called for Robert. "Following a short talk, the two drove away, Vick driv ing rapidly. Traveling toward Pal myra, the two men stopped and picked up High." Price was seated in the mid dle of the Model A Ford roadster, and they had gone hardly a half mile fur ther down the road when Vick wreck ed the car. Witnesses, examined by a coroner's jury, stated thst Vick was driving around 45 or SO miles an hour when he tried to make the curve and failed. Some said they believed the man had bene drinking; other l»elieved differently, the issue remaining unde termined. The jury, composed of Messrs. J. W. Hints, W. E. Early, J. W. Man ning, B. M. Worsley, J. H. Ayers, and J. L. Pritchard, ordered that. Vick he held, bond to be fixed by the proper authorities. No bond hat been men tioned, and Vick continues in the coun ty jail here. The case will be turned over to Solicitor Gilliam, and it is be lieved that a manslaughter charge will be preferred against the man. Funeral services will be-held this afternoon and interment will follow in the Johnson burial ground, near Oak City, it was stated. The man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Price and a brother, Eugene Price, of this place survive. COMPETE RANCH DRAINAGE PLANS Fifteen Miles of Canals Are Necessary To Drain Dymond Ranch Engineer's plans for draining Dy mond Ranch, the 15,000 acres of land commonly known as the old J. and W. tract in this county, were completed this week by Mr. Henry Rivers. They will be submitted to Mr. L. A. Thompson, of Waukesha, Wis., with in the next few days, it was stated. The drainage project, centered a round the old Dymond City site in this county, calls for the removal of approximately 770,000 square yards of dirt. Several canals, of about fifteen mile* in lenght, are to be dug, accord ing to the engineer's plans. When completed, the drainage project' will lower the water level of the 15,000 acre tract by three feet and will make possible a promising development in that section of the county, Engineer Rivers stated yesterday. Draining into Smithwick's . Creek, the canals will be as wide as 38 feet in aome places with a bottom 20 feet wide and a depth of eight feet. One main canal, several miles long, will handle most ,of the water with sub sidiary ditches connecting aboat one mile apart. The cost has not been definitely determined, but it is esti mated that more than $50,000 will he required to drain the Dymond City area, or about 12,000 of the 15,000 acres in the tract. According to unofficial information received here, the owners are planning to atrat drainage work there some time in late October, using the latest drainage machinery in handling the project. It is believed that the drain age project in this county cannot be completed within fifteen months after acfual work has started. No Church Services *Vill be Held Here Sunday Night • 0 As far as it could be learned t day, there'll no church services in the town Sunday night. Three of the pastor* arc away vacationing and Rev. W. B. Wkgmann left this morning for Lex ington, Ky„ where he will study dur ing the next two years. The only morning service will be held ifl the Baptist church with Rev. W. B. Har rington in the pulpit. "Under these conditons, we'll take a rest one church : y -l't THE ENTERPRISE SQwPKa. . . . **:• kjk wt v trS? . \sr- : * f ® Williamston's three warehouses and proprietors are all set for the 1931-32 season, opening here next Tuesday, when one of the largest crowds ever to visit the tobacco market is expected to observe the first auction sales of the year in this section. Ac- tivities wil center sround these three warehouses that day, the county court having suspended its morning session that the offi cers and litigants might attend the opening of the tobacco mar- Messrs. Joe Taylor, S. Claude and Roy Griffin at the Plant- ers; Messrs. W. R. Ingram, Leman Barnhill, and Harry Meador at the Farmers; and Messrs. W. T. Meadows and Jake W. Berger at the Roanoke-Dixie, are extending the people of the whole country-side an invitation to visit their houses next Tuesday. CLUB MEMBERS ENJOYED FIELD DAY THURSDAY Representatives of Several Clubs In County Take Part In Exercises (By MISS LORA E. SLEEPER) Women representatives from tli»- Rohersonville Woman's club, home demonstration clubs of Jainesville, Holly Springs, Bear Grass, Parmele, Palmyra and Farm Life were present at the second annual field day held at the home of Mrs. Dora Bowers in Parmele yesterday. A short business meeting led by M rs. Julian Mizelle, of Palmyra, was followed by a style show given by the small girls in the community. The dresses, made for the girls at small cost, gave proof of skilled work manship and (attractiveness. Mrs. (John Sf*t°n Mrs. A. B. Roger son, of the county, arted as judges and prizes of candy were given the at tractively dressed winners little Betty Bowers, of Parmele, receiving fir#t place and Betty Wildman, also of Parmele, second -- place. The style show was arranged for the occasion by the hostess club. Rev. J. F. Wildman welcomed the club women of the county to the field day gathering with a short but very appropriate and well-received talk. Rev. Mr. Poole, of Parmele, was present on the program for the invocation. I Mrs. W. "D. 11 yman, of Palmyra, Williams Chapel club, gave a demon stration, "Slip Covering a Chair." Mrs. Hyman has given the demonstra tion for the women of Pitt county dur ing their short course and through the demonstration one Pitt county club women reported earning sls. by slip covering chairs. The women were very glad to have this demonstra tion. , A bountiful pienje supper was serv ed after the demonstration and owing to the appearance of storm clouds the women immediately left for their homes in various sections of the coun *;, ■ ♦ Planting Fall Gardens Is More Popular in Section One of the largest sales of seed -ill many years for fall planting in thia section was reported this week by lo !cal seed dealers. Collards, a favorite dish throughout this section, are being planted on a large scale along with rutabagas, tur nips, kale, and a few other of the fall | and winter crops. i Repeat seed orders have been made by local dealers, and it lurdly seems possible with the large quantity ol fruits and vegetables canned this sum mer and prospects for green vegetable! in the gaadens this year that Martin County people will go hungry this fall and winter. Williamson, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 28, 1931 EXPECT BIG CROWD TUESDAY THREE BIG WAREHOUSES HERE ALL SET FOR OPENING TUESDAY The Value of a High A recent study by Dr. Everett William Lord, of Boston Univer sity, reveals the monetary value of an education at certain definite levels. Each level of training, this study shows, endows a per son with a certain life-time earn ing capacity, the higher the level the greater the ■» ability to earn. For example, a person having only an elementary education would, on an average, earn the sum of $64,000 during his whole lifetime. A high school graduate, on the REGISTRATION NUMBER SMALL Only One Week Left To Register for Special School Election With only one week left for Mar gin County citizens to register for the special school election to be held the 114 th of September, there'll have to be a decßTed rush to the registrars if 'there is to be a representative vote cast, reports received lately from sev 'eral registrars received recently indi cated. The number already registered is comparatively small throughout the county, it is understood. This pre cinct reported 177 registered for the election up until yesterday afternoon, and a majority of the names on the books being those of citizens living in the town. Cross Roads reported a few more than 80 registered yester day with Williams trailing far behind with only a few over a dozen regis tered. According to rumors heard this week, an opposition is developing in two or three districts for one reason or another, and with such a situation existing, a close election can be ex pected next month. The books close Saturday of next week. If you have not registered, he sure and &ee your registrar and have him enter your name pn the books. A new registration is required, and if you fail to register you cannot take part in the election September 14th. Presbyterians Make Their Sunday Announcements • 1 Church school at 9:45 a. m. | There will be no services in this church Sunday mornirtft. The pastor 'will preach the first Sunday in Sep 1 tember. Bear' Grass Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. by Rev. W. P. Brown, of Edenton. Roberson's Perm Sunday school at 4 p. m. "" 111 —— .. ■* ■E; ' * F~A RHICRS y... T?- WAREHOUSE ~~~g , • / _i g. / I . 9 3 ■ , ||f4 other hand, would earn approxi mately SBB,OOO during his lifetime. In other words, by attending school four years, $24,000 has been added to his life-time earnings. Or viewed in a different way, it can be said that each year spent in high school is worth $6,000. But there is more to a high school education than its mone tary value. There is the joy of accomplishment, the increased knowledge, the broadened outlook, and the wider contact with the DELAY SESSION That the court attendants and others might have an opportunity to witness the opening of the to bacco market here next Tuesday morning, there will be no morning session of the county recorder's court, it was announced yesterday by Judge Jos. W. Bailey. The court will convene that afternoon at 2 o'clock for the trial of the few criminal causes on the docket, it was stated. HALF HOLIDAYS ARE ENDED HERE Not Another Holiday For Storekeepers Until Next Thanksgiving Local merchants and store employ ees enjoyed their last half-day holiday last Wednesday,-ami it'll he Thanks giving—^-about three months from now—before they have an opportunity to enjoy the out-of-doors again, other than on Sundays. > , The half-holiday program, was u iianiinously observed here during a part of July and all of August, those affected finding the half-day very beneficial to them. It is believed that the practice will be followed by local merchants and businesk houses next summer, during the hot months, a( least. Local People See the DO-X Over„ Beaufort Wednesday Mrs. James E. King, little Miss Patsy King, and Miss Rosa I«ee In man, visiting in Beaufort, last Wednes day saw the large German flying boat, DO-X, pass over the town on its way to Norfolk. The DO-X, ten months from Germany on a cruise to New York City, has attracted world-wide attention, and was described as a "big thing" by the local people who saw the ship at close range last Wednes day. ' ■ ■ ' v . - '1 *-X>v ." ■ ; ; % « _ v outside world, as well as with the immediate neighborhood, county, and state. The whole world is brought to the high school stu dent through the textbook, the li brary, and the laboratory. There fore, even the satisfaction of learn ing is sufficient as its own end. The public high school of today is equivalent to the college of years ago in its offering to present-day boys The public high school of today, however, is with in the reach of every boy and girl in the State. FAIL IN ATTEMPT |TO RAISE BARGE Hatch Boards Break Under Heavy Water Pressure; Operations Stopped Vain have been the effort* of ,i salvage crew to float the barge, "l.ytin" that went to the bottom of the Koauoke River here more than a month ago. The actual raising-of the boat was started last Tuesday after noon when pumps, throwing more than a thousand gallons of water :i minutes, were in operation for a short while. « One of the hatch tops caved in when the pumps created a pressure too great for the small timbers to withstand, ami work was stopped tliat the salvage contractors might have another breath ing spell while they waited for the water in the Roanoke to seek a lower level. With the exception of a few men, all workmlM* returned to Nor folk late Tuesday. Work will be re- Mimed when the water falls. And now it looks as if several more lay» will pass before the muddy cijatt is lifted. It might be that several weeks will pass before the barge is removed from its berth on the bottof of the Roanoke, 110 one seems to know just when and how it will be 'removed. , 1 "Divers will have to recover the hold openings and repairs to the cof fer-dam are believed necessary, mak ing the time uncertain when the sal vane forces will attain start pumping the water out pf the boat. The John Haggetry, with its towering mast poles and net work of cables, con tinues to' stand by. |* • T- Mr. E. P. Cunningham Undergoes Operation Mr. E. P. Cunningham, local mer chant and farmer, underwent a seri ous operation in a. Washington hospi tal last Wednesday, reports received from the hospital this morning stat ing that he was getting along as well as «oul xpected. RECORDER HAD LONG SESSION LAST TUESDAY Large Crowd Attends To Testify and Hear the Proceedings The county recorder'* court session last Tuesday was one of the longest held in several weeks. Continuing in to the afternoon, the court called more than a dozen cases, the proceedings at j trading people from several sections lof the. county. The court rootji was i tilled with spectators, witnesses, and j defendants, and the session reminded I one of a superior Court, j Several i ases were called and eon j tinned, Judge Itailey withholding fin i a 1 judgment in several other cases. Rufus James was found not guilty | .of larceny-.- (I. M. St. ke«i, charged with oper ating a car while intoxicated, was found guilty of reckless driving and was sentenced to ia.il for'a period' of J.lll days. IThe case charging Clinton Merritt I with violating the liquor laws was con tinued until next week. Ile.iriug tin case in which tluili I lirunson and Kniina Moore were charged >vith adultery, Judge Hailey 1 withheld final judgment. | I,eon Knight, found guilty of an as s ault with weapon, was fined sls and taxed with the costs. '1 he case charging Fletcher Bryant with seduction was continued. The family quarrel between the J. 1 I'. Harris family and others, and re sulting in a free-for-all brick and auto tool fight in I'oplar Point several days I ago, was reviewed liy Judge Hailey. jWoolard Harris was found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon, the ..court continuing prayer for judgment 'upon the defendant paying the cost* of the. case. J. I'. Harris and Uillon Wynne were found not guilty of an ' I assault with a deadly weapon, as charged in the warrant preferred a ginst them. j A nol pros resulted in the case in which Delia Purvis was charged with |an assault with a deadly weapon. Clarence Wallace was found not guilty in the rase charging him with disorderly conduct, j Te case charging Chester Terry with violating the liquor laws was con tinned three weeks. ' ' j • Special Shows Arranged at | the Watts Here Tuesday j With the admission reduced to ten j cents to everybody, large crowds are | expected to see the shows at the* I Watts theatre here next Tuesday. ' Hoot LOL,MHI appetri On the screen in "Clearing the Range," an unusually gftod picture.) J The first show will be started at 10 in the morning and others will follow, ' throughout the day. Watch the Label On Toor Paper As It Carries the Date Whan Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 RECORIX BREAK NOT LIKELY ON OPENING DAY Interest in Opening Here • Next Tuesday Is More Marked Than Ever The opening of the Kastern Carolina tobacco markets next I uesday is ex- ■ petted to attract the attention of thou sands of people, hut present indica tionspoint to small breaks through out the entire belt. Local warehouse men stated yesterday tliat farmers in this seetiojj have graded very little of their crop so far, that many of them are delaying the work until they get first-hand information as to the prices that will be paid for the offerings this season. ' , That the opening of the markets this season will attract more atten tion than at any past opening is "al most certain, for the conditions sur rounding all farm markets throughout the world art "the most unusual ever known. Fancy prices for the crop this .year are not expected, but there'll be bitter disappointment for Martin far mers if they fail to get a fair price for what is considered by our farmers one of the best crops raised in this section in many years. With the common grades selling for .much less than they did last year, and with the slight increase in the " J price paid tor the better grades being I too little to offset the low price for the, poorer grades, it is believed that | the optrmng day average will hardlv surpas- the line reported on the open ing day last year, which was $7.5.( a I hundred pounds. However, it is be lieved that the season average will be' I slightly higher than it was las} yea. i but it is all a matter for speculation when it conies down to that point where ope lias to guess what the to bacco companies will actually pay {of Kastern Carolina tobacco. The Williamston market is all set for a conspicuous opening next l ues day. Several of the buyers, are arriv ing here today for the season, and the tobacco hoard of trade was advised | that all the companies, including the '.Export Leaf Tobacco Company, would |be on the market opening next Tues day to continue throughout the sea son. Several of tire old buyers will* return, it was learned yesterday, but the Export and a few other companies will send new buyers to the market here this season. Tim three large warehoused hero have completed every arrangement and handled every detail preparatory to the opening ntfxt Tuesday and to the successful o|K*ratio|l of the market' here this year. The personnel of th.■ houses is the strongest to head the liTartet here in many years, and per rentage sales are expected to be great er than they were last year. Agent Announces Prices For Saturday Curb Market We are hoping our patrons, will keep 'in mind the curb market again tomorrow. We have missed our sell ers and patrons flte past few weeks owing to vacations and work on the farm, hut we hope to have everything possible to Supply the needs of our patrons. We shall appreciate your suggestions at all times. A few of our prices follow: . I Mutter lieans, quart, 1H cents; cab bage, .1 cents a pound; corn 14 cents a dbzen; new potatoes, 2 cents a pound; peaches, .1 cents a pound; can taloupes, 5 cents each; watermelons, 2(1 cents each: eggs, 2.1 cents a dozen. You will find majiy of our cakes ex jcelleut, We try to give the best. I'lcase report any cake which is nil j satisfactory to Miss Sleeper, together 1 with the name of the seller and this I matter will receive prompt attention. Rev. W. B. Harrington to Preach Here Sunday at 11 In the absence of Kev. Chas. H. ( Dickey, pastor, the Kev. W. H. Har- I riugton, of Kami Life, will conduct the morning services in the local Bap tist church Sunday at 11 o'clock, it j was announced yesterday. Mr. Har rington, a county man and pastor of the Jaiuesvilje, Cedar Branch- aitd ' Riddick's Grove Churches, comes to ! the church here, for his first strpion, and a large audience is expected to hear him at the morning hour. { The Sunday school will convene at the usual hour, 9:45 o'clock, a. in. Kimieh Scouts Return from Western Trip Wednesday The seven local fcuirieh Boy Scouts who camped for a week on the TntfSiT reservation in western Carolina, re- I turned last Wednesday. The boys tc- I ported a wonderful trip.
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