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Watch the Label Om Yam Pyw As It- CnriM tha Dm WU Taw ■■harrigrtna Bmpina VOLUME XXXV—NUMB ER 43 SCHOOLTRUCKS IN COUNTY RUN AT LOW FIGURE Average Cost Is Far Below That for the State As A Whole Martin County spent $18,224.18 in 1930-31 to transport its 1,332 rural school children to and from the 10 schools served by 41 trucks or busses. This cost ranks among the lowest re ported in the State for that year, but is $1.86 per unit- higher for the six months in 1930-31 than for a like per iod last term, it was learned from the office of the superintendent of schools this week. In 1930-31, the county spent $12,- 351.48 to operate and maintain its 41 trucks during a 150-day period. The daily cost of transporting a child dur ing that term was 6.2 cents, as com pared with a cost of 4.9 cents for the term recently ended. The operating cost for the six months term recently ended was $10,899.77, and on top of this reduction the number of children to be transported was increased by 517, the several consolidations last fall re sulting in the greater number of chil dren to be hauled to and from school. In explaining the decrease in unit hauling cost from $7.75 during the six months term of 1930-31 to $5.89 dur ing the last term, Superintendent J. C. Manning pointed out that there were .. several favorable factors in the oper ation of trucks last year. The good condition of the roads throughout the greater part of the year was one of the main factors making operating costs smaller than usual. And then gasoline was cheaper last year than it was dur ing the year before. Several changes made in the driving personnel were responsible for better care of tracks Mid chaper operation. A third and important factor was the new garage tyttan, the county placing the care of trucks in the hands of a chief mechanic Although many difficulties were ex perienced under that system last year, it promise) to be a real saver in oper ation. Trucks were put into operation last year in bad condition, making it humanly impossible for the mechanic' fo care for all of them. During the past yevtral weeks, Mr. Coltrain, the chief «- jnechanic, has been overhauling and in some cases completely rebuilding some of the trucks, and when the schools open next fall a smoothness of truck operation ia expected. Alt the trucks have been housed in one build ing and a guard has been maintained over them, aaving the county hun dreds of dollara ordinarily lost in weather damage and thefts of parts. No radical change ia expected in the operation of the trocka next term, but an increase in the number of pupils is looked for. The total daily mileage, 1,017 miles, covered by the trucks last term will be about the same next year, it is believed. While Martin County maintained one of the lowest operating coata in the state last year. North Carolina op erated its school busses cheaper than did any other atate in the United States according to a recent iasue of "School ftacta." The State hauled 200,416 chil dren at an average annual coat per child oi (10.85. It operated 4,240 buases and served 1,170 schools. The District of Columbia reported the high est coat, that district paying $96.62 each term to haul each one of ita rural chil dren to and from school. Tranaportation of school children at public expense is comparatively a new undertaking in North Carolina. Every thing that can be said about it comes within the last twenty years. During this period, however, public tranaporta tion haa made conaiderable progreaa. The first motor bus for transporting children at public expense waa pur chaaed in 1917. By 1919-20 there were 150 motor vehicles used in hauling pear 8,000 children daily to and from school. A* hard surfaced road* were built, making it possible to au motor trucks satisfactorily for transportation pur poses, and as large modern school houses were erected throughout the state, the school transportation system grew very rapidly until now, 1931-32, there are more than 4,400 vehicles in use carrying daily more than 220,000 children or approximately one-fourth of the total school enrollment. Wile Dies, Man Asks The Return of Marriage License Justice of the Peace Thomas Mayo Grimes was greatly baffled this week when a young man named Haislip ask ed the return of a marriage license. Just what prompted the young man, married by the justice here only last ten. to ask the return of the license ■is not learned, but his wife died re- Cfntly and to terminate the contract made last fall, the young man apparent ly thought H necessary to withcall and destroy the paper. Pathetic as it was, the justice smil ed and eyplMMd to the jroong mar thpt the de«llk of one party to the cc TRACT IWHWS 11 ■■■ THE ENTERPRISE Everetts Man Kills Large Rattlesnake Near There Johnnie Mobley, Everetts man, killed one of the largest rattlesnakes seen in this county in some time. Us ing a stick not more than 3 feet long, Mr. Mobley killed the 11-foot long rep tile on the Bailey road about one-half mile out of Everetts. The snake.was as large arotm4 as a quart cylinder oil bottle and had 12 rattles and one but ton. NEGRO IS SHOT BY ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT Alec Moore Is Painfully but Not Seriously Hurt When , Shot by Tom Harley Alec Moore, colored man, was pain fully but not seriously shot in the back last Friday night by Tom Hurley, col ored, at the Hurley home near Par mele.. Unable to sit down, Moore ii resting on his elbows and knees await jng a hearing which will be held in the county court as soon as his condition permits. Moore is said to have gone to the Harley home, where his wife was stop ping, early Friday night. Harley went out and ordered Moore to leave the premises, and when he did Moore fired upon him with a shot gun, but his aim was bad. Moore left and after re maining away a short while again 're turned to the Harley home. Harley went to meet him, that time taking his own gun along. As Moore turned to pick up his gun, Harley fire, every shot striking Moore in the back. According to information received here, Moore's wife left him about a year ago, and since that time he had followed her around, cauiing much trouble of several occasions. About a month ago he attempted to shoot Chief of Police William Gray, of Rob ersonville, when the officer was called to stop a quarrel between the Moore man and others. Moore escaped and has been hiding here and there since that time. Last Friday night he ven tured out and was not cordially greet ed at the Harley home. Before going there that night, Moore is said to have threatened the lives of his wife and Harley. EDWIN S." PEEL DIED SUNDAY • - Wife Died at Home Near Williamston Only Three Days Before , • • Edwin S. Peel, highly respected farmer of the Brown's Spring neigh borhood, near Williamston, died at his home there Sunday afternoon at 3 o'- clock following a brief illness. He'had been sick only a week, but up until last Saturday he was able to attend to a few minor duties about the house. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday and died the following day. Mr. Peel, 76 years old, was born and reared on the farm of his parents. He was married twice, the second time to Miss Sarah Cullipher, who died last Thursday, just three days before his paiaing. One daughter, Mrs. John Cassell, and four grandchildren survive. A member of the old school, Mr. Peel believed in doing his full duty to all men, and he was always true and punctual to every obligation. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon by Elder Wil liam Grimes. Burial was in the Stalls cemetery near by at the side of his wife's newly made grade. Man Wears All His Clothes All The Time In Kinston Kinston.—John Thomas, eccfentric negro, continues to wear all of his clothes, although the health authorities and the police wonder if something shouldn't be done about it. Thoma* i* said to have prowled through the down town street* here In temperature* ranging ai high a* 103 degrees with two or three suit* of un derwear and two or three pairs of trousers covering his sweltering per son, plus a couple of coat* and 1 rain coat. He wears so many clothes his lo comotion is slowed down, police say. He never doffs the raincoat except to sleep. The floor of the court-room in the county courthouse is the negro's bed. He has slept there for months. Hav ing no place to put his spare clothes, acquired from white persons, wear* them. STANDING OF CLUBS Cl«b W. L. Pet. Colerain 3 I .750 Edenton £ '2 2 .500 Elizabeth City 2 2 .500 Willumston 1 3 .250 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 26,1932 THINKS PEANUT POOL WOULD DO LITTLE TO HELP Large Sign-up Would Be Necessary To Benefit Growers Much Although plans fell through for the organization of a peanut growers' ex change in this county, Mr. W. T. Meadows states his belief that the small sign-up required would have been worthless even if the plans for the organization had met with suc cess. Mr. Meadows has the following to say in connection with the proposed exchange: "I see in your issue of July 19 that the peanut exchange for Martin Coun ty fell by the wayside. I believe the county's quota was 12,000 bags v Now, I have never seen one of the contracts, but I presume it was all cut and dried. "I doo't have all the figures at hand, and what I have to say will be off hand and right off the bat. In the first place, what under the sun are people going out and asking a county like Martin, where possibly 50,000 bags of peanuts are raised, to put 12,000 in a pool? There are as many peanuts planted this year as there were last, and the cleaners know it, and so far as getting this county and others to pool just pne-fpurth of the crop and leave the other open, I am opposed to it. i "Now, here is my plan. The first is finance. Get the Farm Board Jor some other board to finance it. Money is the first object. The item is a decrease in acreage. H the growers would not agree to cut their acreage 50 per cent, then call the at tempt off. Then with a 90 per cent sign-up, offer the following prices and nuke the advances to the extent of 70 per cent of the total, as follows: Jum bos, 5 cents with a 70 per cent par ticipating receipt; bunch, 4 1-2 cents; and Virginia Runners, 3 1-2 cents, both demanding 70 per cent of the full price at sale. If the cleaners don't take them at those prices, then cut the acreage 25 per cent more the following year. "There is no use fooling with the cleaners, for what -you -waHt is acre age reduction and close cooperation in financing the undertaking. Then you will be the dictators and not slaves. You can get the sign-up if it is under these conditions; otherwise, good-by Katie." SHOT AS RESULT OF CRAP GAME Curtis Rhodes Shot In Arm By Jim Chance, Colored Man, at Everetts Curtis Rhodes, Everetts negro, was shot in the arm last Sunday night by Jim Chance, also colored, following a quarrel said to have started over a crap game at the Chance home there. The ball, fired from a .38 calibre pistol, passed through the man's arm and tore a piece of meat from his side. Chance, arrested and placed in the county jail that night, said that Rhodes went to his home'earlier in the day and took 65 cents, that he shot him when Rhodes refused to return the small amount of cash. Rhodes told a different story. He said that he sold a pint of liquor for Chance and had not turned the money over to him, that they were having a crap game at the Chance home when the trouble started. Stating that they were about to rob him, Rhodes picked up a small amount of money from the table and ran out the back door, and that Chance followed and shot him. The case is scheduled for trial in the county court here today. Twenty-four Lose Lives in South Over the Week-end Atlanta, Ga. —A scorching week-end and Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m. that sent thousand* on outings cost the The Robersonvilie meeting will be held South 24 lives through accidents. in the school Friday at 2 Louisiana and Virginia had five ac- p. m . These meetings are open to the cidental fatalities, Tennesse four, Ar- general public during the canning sea- Icansas three, Alabama and North Car- gon and girls and women interested in olina two each, and Georgia, Missis- canning should attend^ ,«ippi and South Carolina one each. • Unable To Maintain Mail Square Dance for Charity Schedule Out of Wilson At Bear Grass Friday An old-time square dance has been announced at Bear Grass for next Fri day night, when all the proceeds will be given for charitable purposes, it was announced yesterday by Walter Bailey there. A large patronage is urged. • Young Boys Plan To Organize Baseball Team An effort to organize a baseball team for boyi between 10 and 14 year* of age will be made tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the achool building. All the boys between those age* are a iked to be present, it was announced yester day by E. C. Jenkins, jr. | Thieves Enter Roger son \ Brothers' Filling Station Thieves entered the Rogerson Brothers filling station at Roberson ville last Saturday night and stole a quantity of cigars, cigarettes, and other tobacco last Saturday ■ night. A part pf the goods was found in an old va cant house on the Mack White farm, near Everetts, Sunday morning. No tarrests have been made. SURE ENOUGH "HARD" TIMES Man Gets Married Without the Price of Necessary Marriage License Sure enough "hard" times were brought to light here this week when a colored couple came over from Ber tie to purchase a marriage license "and did not have the price with which to pay for the "bond". Walter Cherry, the promising young man of color he was, had met with much difficulty a few hours before when the register of deeds withheld the license on account of the tender age of the girl. Cherry pleaded for the necessary 'tie-up" papers, but the register, rembering the law, required the permission of the girl's parents be fore he would issue the license. The two wnt home, a bit disheartened, but that night they returned with the ap proval of the girl's mother stamped on a piece of paper. But Cherry was short 75 cents. It was just another one of those pathetic cases where a fellow gets into trouble before he gets into trouble. Well, Register Sain Getsinger reck oned that if Cherry had the nerve to start a dual life without a penny and really short 75 cents to start with, -he (Mr. Getsinger) could pay the differ ence To the county and take "chances on collecting for himself later. Cherry promised faithfully to drop the due amount in the mails Wednesday, but by that time he apparently found out there were other places to drop money besides in the mails. LOCALS TRAIL AT I END OF-WEEK Colerain Team Leading In First Half For the First Time During Season Williapiston trailed the Albemarle League at the end of the first week of play in the second half of the season, the Martins losing a close game to Colerain here last Friday -afternoon. The game went for four extra innings after the locals had tied the score at 6-all in the ninth. Going to bat in •the eighth, the Martins were at the short end of a 6 to-0 score. In that frame they made three runs, and in the ninth three more counters were scored, carrying the play into the thir teenth inning before the tie was broken by the visitors. For the first time since the season opened the middle dl June, (he Mar tins are occupying a place in the lea gue cellar, with Colerain leading with J wins and 1 loss. This afternoon the Elizabeth City Jaybirds come here for the first game with the Martins in the second half. Kugler is slated for work on the mound and Latjiam, who has been out with a cut on hiy chin, will be behind the bat, it was announced yesterday by Manager Spivey. Tomorrow the Martins go to Eliza-, beth City, and Thursday they go to Edenton, the Colonials coming here Friday. Home Agent Announces Meetings for Canning Regular canning meetings will he held Wednesday afternoon in the Oak City school building at 2 p. m.; at Farm Life Thursday morning at 10 a. m., for the girls in the community, After making connections two day* last week, Norfolk-Wilson star route carriers were again behind schedule here this morning. They were ahead of the last night schedule, but heavy mails on the return trip delayed them more than two hours.- Regular Meeting of Local Masons Tonight at 8 p m A regular meeting of Skewarkee Lodge will be held in the lodge hall tonight at 8 p. m. There is no work, but arrangements for the Masonic pic nic at Eden House Thursday will be The session tonight will last only a short while, and a full tendance is urged. SEVERAL SHIPS SUNK IN RIVER DURING 1861-65 Two or Three Hulls of Old Blockaders Still Resting On Bottom of Stream While many of the records were lost, there are a few remaining that tell about the activities on the Roan oke River during the Civil War. The stream was recognized at that time as a possible passage for Federal gun boats to points up the river, and the Confederates made extensive prepara tions at Rainbow Banks, just below Hamilton. i*ederal boats would have found it difficult to have broken through the fort there and landed troops that, once through, could have destroyed the Weldon railroad bridge, an important link in the railroad sys tem for the South at that time. The Federals never attempted to break through, however, and no serious fight ing resulted at Rainbow Hanks. Probably the two most exciting events occurring on the stream during the hectic period was the launching of the Albemarle up the river at Halifax Flats, and its sinking at Plymouth a bout 3 a. m., October 28, ISM, by a torpedo boat in charge of Lieutenant W. B. Gushing, of the United States Navy. In an effort to get as complete in formation as possible on other boat sinkings, Captain R. G. Comstock, of the Rivers and Harbors Fngineering Department, was here last week mak ing an investigation. It was/, learned that four boats beside the ram "Albe marle" were sunk in the Roanoke dur ing the war. One vessel, the "Sea Go," was sent to the bottom of the stream jusf be low Jamesville. After the war, Cap tain West, a "northern deep-sea diver, is said to have raised much of the ma chinery from the vessel, the hull of which still rests on the muddy bottom of the Roanoke. Another vessel, the "CKickapoo," was sunk near Hynian's Ferry, be tween Plymouth and Jainesville, and a third vessel, commercial like the oth er two, was sunk at the mouth of Hruad Creek. lt» name is not known. Captain West removed much machin ery from these two vessels also. He was aided by a colored man, named Moore, who is now living in this coun ty and who is assisting Mr. Comstock in locating the graves of the old ships. Mr. Comstock says that according to reports a fourth boat, a side-wheeler used in blockade running, was sent to the bottom of the stream and later raised Ux Federal salvage forces. While it is iun known just where the old side-wheeler was sunk, it is believed J hat the ship went to the bottom some where between Jamesvillc and Ply mouth. Martin County's part in the Civil i War is little known today, few oftic- I ial or public accounts ever having been recorded. The county ranked i near the top for its part in the war, c and while tjiere is some chance of as sembling the (acts now, there will be , mine - within the next few years. It will be too late to attempt a gather ing of historical facts connecting Mar- , tin with the war. Any person acquainted with happen ings, both minor and major in nature, will render a valuable service to the people" to come by- forwarding.. all t' ie information they have to The Enter- j , prise, where it will be filed and pub . lished. ' . .... • Splendid Picture at Watts | Here Thursday and Friday W I , | "The Washington, Misquerade," a drama concerned with the lobbyist racket in the national capital with Lionel Barrymorft in a dominant role as a senator who falls victim to a wo- j man's wiles, is the attraction coming on Thursday and Friday of this week to the Watts Theatre here. The picture is based on the Henry Bernstein play. ' "The Claw," in which Barryinore scored one of his greatest stage per-, formances. I * The plot of the "Washington Mas ' querade" deals with a senator who be-j i comes a national power and a leader ( i in the fight for public ownership of I utilities. The vested interests set a i [ woman to vamp him, and after he mar- I ' ries her she tricks him into being the | tool of the lobbyists. Martin Defeat New Bern • at New Bern Saturday The Martin*, scouting around last Saturday, defeated New Bern, at New Bern, by a 6 to 1 score, "Slim" Gard ner allowing the Craven hoys only 6 hits. The locals suffered a heavy loss that day when Taylor, first baseman, waß badly cut on the hand and forced out of the game, and when Manager Spivey" fell out" after catching the game. Latham, unable to catch be cause of a sore chin, worked on first base. He will be behind the bat to day. Weather Man Predicts Rain Within 36 Hours The United States Weather Bureau at Washington, D. C», at noon today predicted scattered thunder, showers for this section within the next 24 or 36 hours, adding that the showers would he general throughout the At lantic States. The weather man also predicted a rise in the temperature tonight; with a promise of cooler weather some time Wednesday night. PLAN FIELD DAY AT BLACKLAND FARM AUGUST 4 Is Sponsored by the North Carolina Department Of Agriculture Wenona.—Diversification in farm ing and agricultural research along with celebrated speakers will be fca tured at the eighth annual farmers' field day that will he held at the Rlackland Experiment Station next Thursday, August 4, it was An nounced this week by J. L. Rea jr., as sistant director in charge of the test farm. The principal speaker for the day will he Angus W. McLean, of Wash ington, Democratic nominee for State Senator, while his colleague, Carl L. Bailey, of Roper, will serve as chair man. Invocation will l>£ made hy Rev. J. Bascom Hurley, of Roper. The welcome address and introduc tory remarks of the chairman will be made by E.E. Miller; director of the State Test Farms. The affair is being sponsored by the North Carolina De partment of Agriculture. Mr. Mc- Lean will be introduced by William A. Graham. Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina. A livestock program for the Black lands will be discussed by Earl H. Hosteller, professor of animal hus bandry in the North Carolina Experi ment Stations. Soil troubles will be explained by L. G. Willis, soil chemist of the division of agronomy in the ex periment stations. Pastures will be the subject ofT. Case, of the division of animal husbandry. iu_Jhe experiment work. Dinner will be served at 1 o'clock. Tables will be provided for families and groups to spread their dinners. Barbecue dinners will be sold on the ground.# by Bob Melton, of Rocky Mount. Refreshments can be secured at any time. The afternoon program will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Contests in the afternoon will fea ture that program with a $2 prize be ing wffeted in the horse shoe pitching contest which will be supervised by R. E. Dunning, Washington County farm agent. The hog judging contest will be supervised by W. \*. Hayes, of Columbia, farm agent j>f Tyrrell coun ty. I'he sheep judging contest will lie supervised by John l'»rester, of Ral eigh, of the animal husbandry division of the test-farms. Tours to the experimental fields at .i .ill will be condui ted by 1. 1.. Kea, jt , Karl Hosteller, J. E. Poster, W. H. Kankin, H. B. Mann, 1- I. I ase. The central committee is composed of J. 1.. Rea jr., E. P. Welch, R. E. Dunning, F. E. Miller, W. V. Hayes, J. E. Foster and Miss Eugenia Patterson. Music will be furnished by James Ambrose's string band of Helhaven. Marshall*' will include A. P. l.e Fever; Holland Allen, llryan Harris, Herbert Allen and Carlos Manning. Miss Eu genia Patterson will preside over the afternoon program that will include contests for women. vision of the following: agronomy, W. H, Rankin amd 1- 3. Willis; beef cat ,lle, liogs and sheep, J. F-. I-oster and ,|„ I. Case; better seed, W. H. Darst and (i. K. Middleton;, veterinary, Wil liam Moore; entomology, R„ W. Leiby and farm machinery under S. S. Clapp. Forest City Man Raises Peculiar Ear of Corn Forest City,—S. I). Abernethy, of this city, certainly raises peculiar corn. Among his crop was one stalk where the ear of corn had grown up through the tassels -and the various tassel blooms consisted of grains of corn, giv ing an appearance of more like wheat than corn. There was no other ear on the corn stalk, while the grains of corn growing in the tassel had no cov ering. WHERE THEY PLAY I V. . > TUESDAY, JULY 26th Elizabeth City at Williamston Colerain at Edenton WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th Williamaton at Elizabeth City Edenton at Windsor THURSDAY, JULY 28tl Colerain at Elizabeth City Williamaton at Edenton , FRIDAY, JULY 20th Elisabeth City at Colerain __ _ . Edenton at Williamaton Adv»rti»«ri Will Pnd Oar Col uma ■ Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin Cooaty Homes ESTABLISHED 1898 BELIEVE LOWEST POINT OF SLUMP IS NOW PASSING Low Point of Depression Has Been Approximately Reached, Experts Say New V'ork.—Recent developments have strengthened the belief in some quarters that the low point of the de pression has been approximately reached, said the Guaranty Trust Co. Sunday in its monthly review of busi ness conditions. "Not much positive change is antici pated during the traditionally dull sum mer weeks thanie immediately ahead," said the company. "Moreover, it is recognized that the outlook is still far from clear in many respects. But in the absence of further unsettling finan cial v disturba tiro, there is a growing tendency on the part of certain com mentators to believe that the begin ning of improvement may be seen in the not distant future." I he iiet effect of economic develop ments of the month, said the bank, has been unquestionably good. It listed among the important incidents the Lausanne conference., the adjournment of C ongress without enacting seriously adverse legislation, the cessation of gold .outflow., _ the firmness of com modity prices, renewed- confidence in the boml market, and ait improvement in "some basic industries, notably iron and steel." Offsetting influences were listed as the further recession in rail way car loadings, and a reappearance of banking disturbances in some areas, which, however, "have been localized ■ and now appear to have—spent their force." The bank stressed the importance of the recent rally in prices/.of hogs and cattle. This, it said, lias created "more yytitnism among the farming popula tion than has existed in many months." Partly as a result of the month's hew developments and "partly because pan icky conditions inevitably tend to wear La way as time goes on," the bank stated. I "the psychological basis for economic progress States seems stronger at the present moment than it has been for sotne\tinie." KIWANIS DOWNS FIREMEN, 16 TO 8 . „ ♦ Firemen Prayed for Alarm That Relief Might Be Had in Fourth Frame While tho firemen prayed fur an alarm, (lie Kiwanians continued to. knock extra base hits and home runs in the fourth inning to win a charity huM-hall game here yesterday after noon between t-he tire department and the Kiwanis Cluli. The, Kiwanians wnn by, a l(> to 8 score, members of both teams agreeing to call off further play at the end yf the seveujh inning. Errors featured the game, the fire men making seven and the Kiwanians making eight. Rev. 7.. T. Piephoff, on the inoujid for the club, allowed 9 bits, while Jimmie Harrison, opposing moundstnan, yielded 11 hits, several erf them being for extra bases and home All the players were comical in their roles with few exeeptions. Some of them had never donned a baseball suit, and more were without uniforms yes terday than those with them. Gus Harrison is credited with playing the hardest game, with 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 errors to his credit. > Only a small crowd witnessed the game, the little money raised going in to the charity fund. Two County Girls Attend Short Course In Raleigh Misses Mary YVildman, of Parmele, and Winifred Mizelle, of Kobersonville left yesterday for Raleigh, where they are attending a short course for 4-H club girls and boys from all over the State. Hundreds of young boys and if iris are there this week receiving in struction in various shgrt course* es-~ pecially arranged for them. A goodly number of young people went through here yesterday from Washington and Beaufort Counties on their way to the short course. • » Miss Lora E. Sleeper accompanied 'the two young ladies from this county. She returns home today. • Burial Association Adding Many New Members Daily One of the most unique organiza tions in Martin County is the Martin County Burial Association, which as sures its member's a proper burial at a minimum of cost. The association was organized only a few days ago, and according to Mr. S. R. Biggs, the president, the mem bership is growing rapidly and within u few days should run into the hun dreds, or possibly a thousand. The plan of the association provides that each member pay an initiation fee ot cents and *ls cents assessment on the death of a member.
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