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VOLUME XLUI?NUMBER 75 ft' iUiomtton, Martin County, North Cmrotinn, X^uetitry. September 17, 1140. ESTABLISHED 1899
Advertuera Will find Our Col
umn! A Latchkey To Over l.M
Home* Of Martin County.
Trial Of Criminal
Cases In Superior
Court Ends At Noon
First of Civil Cases Will Be
Called By Judge Burney
Here Tomorrow
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Hie trial of criminal cases in the
Martin County Superior Court
was ended here at noon today,
the work of the court having been
advanced when the defendant in the
Manning assault case pleaded guil
ty and when the Ellis assault case
was continued. Hie re was some
doubt if the criminal docket could
have been completed today had the
'.rial of those cases been handled as
first planned.
Tomorrow, the court will call the
first of a large number of civil cases
according to a schedule previously
arranged by the county bar
Proceedings in the court:
A continuance was granted the
defense attorney in the case charg
ing H. W. Spruill with drunken driv
ing. "The case will be the first one
called in December and I'll be here."
Judge Burney was quoted as say
ing to the defense attorney.
James Gilmore, Jamesville color
ed man who was convicted in the
county court for alleged violation of
the liquor laws, apparently made
costly move when he appealed to
the higher court. Sentenced to the
roads for a period of six months by
Judge H. O. Peel in the county
eourt, Gilmore had three iqgntlis
added to the term by Judge Bur
ney in the superior court Monday.
Hie man, unable to raise bond, has
been in jail awaiting trial.
The case charging William Hen
ry Coffield with larceny and re
ceiving was nol prossed with leave.
Papers were issued for the im
mediate arrest of Ralph Dugger
when he failed to appear in court
and answer in the case charging him
with violating the liquor laws.
No true bill was found by the
grand jury in the case charging
Densil Simpson with an attempt to
commit rape.
Entering a plea of nolo contendere
Abe Purrington was adjudged guil
ty in the case charging him with
bastardy. He was ordered to pay
$1 a week for the support of the |
child.
Muriel Raseoe, the colored youth
who allegedly stole a pocket book
and an old-age pension check from
Mrs. Jaunita Coltrain in the old
hall of justice itself, pleaded guil
ty of larceny of property valued at
less than $20. Taking the check
belonging to Mrs. Coltrain's mother
in-law, Raseoe forged an endorse
ment and obtained goods under
false pretense Judge Burney sen
tenced him to the roads for a term
of two years The sentence will be
staid for three years, upon the con
dition that the youth pay the cost
of the case and refund the $16. Ras
eoe is not to be seen on any city or
town streets after 7:30 p. m. and
not before 6:30 a m and is not to
take a drink of liquor or intoxicat
ing beverages during that time.
Joe Rogers was sentenced to the
roads for a term of 18 months in
the case charging him with break
ing into and robbing a filling sta
tion in Robersonville.
Joe Smallwood, charged with
breaking into a chicken coop and
stealing a blue rooster and a black
hen from Fannie Perkins in Ham
ilton Township, pleaded guilty of
receiving stolen goods. He was sen
tenced to the roads for a term of 12
months. He was placed on proba
tion for three years and is to pay the
court costs.
Charged with breaking into the
home of Ike Mizelle and stealing a
$45 shot gun, Grover and Octavius ?
Taylor were sentenced to prison for
a term of from three to four years.
The youths were placed on proba
tion for five years. After stealing
the gun the boys went to Norfolk
and traded it for a motorcycle. Judge
Burney ordered the boys to return
the motorcycle, get the gun and re
turn it to the owner and pay the
costs of the case. Bond was required
to guarantee the performance of
the duty imposed by the court.
Harvey Short, the young Parmele
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To Offer Vetch
, Seed In County
According to information coming
from the office of the county agent,
plans are being made for the dis
tribution of two carloads of vetch
seed to farmers in this and surround
ing counties within the near future
Orders have been placed for the
seed, but it was not certain today that
the seed could be had under the gov
ernment grant of aid.
Agent T. B. Brandon is asking for
125 bags of the seed for farmers in
this county. If they can be procured
the seed will be offered at nine and
one-half cents a pound.
If the order is accepted, the two
carloads of seed will be shipped to
Williamston and distributed to var
ious points in the surrounding coun
ties.
While it is not certain that the seed
can be made available, Martin far
mers might find it worth while to
apply for their needs now. Pay
ments are made through the soil
conservation program, the cost to be
deducted from the payments.
7 rafficNea ri ng Norma I Over
The Roanoke River Fill Here
Traffic, blocked for three weeks,
is now approaching normal over the
Roanoke River fill at this point, ac
cording to information gained from
Hugh Spruill, bridgckeeper, early
today. Wiile the route is closed to
heavy trucks, other types of traffic
are increasing in numbers daily, Mr.
Snruill said. A climax was reached
Sunday when an estimated 2,000 or
more vehicles crossed over the re
paired fill. Most of them were view
ing the damage for the first time and
accounted for the heavy flow of
traffic. However, daily travel is in
creasing from day to day, and little
delay is caused by the one-way
bridges and dirt drives.
Despite puzzling detour signs, for
eign cars are using the route in fair
ly large numbers, Mr. Spruill went
on to say. Busses are maintaining
complete schedules without delay
and are traveling the route with ap
parent ease.
Motorists are completely puzzled
by road signs at the corner of Mam
and Haughton Streets. Placed side
by side, one sign says that the road
is closed to vehicles of over seven
tons The other sign directs through
traffic around by the sound bridge,
but gives the go-ahead signal to lo
cal traffic under seven toils. Hardly
taking the meaning of the detour
sign at its full value, few if any cars
have turned off the route but con
tinue to travel over the fill in large
numbers.
Bridgekeeper Spruill and his fam
ily are now enjoying .normal life.
During the period that traffic was
blocked on both the river and the
highway, they could not sleep for
everything was so quiet. Now they
are sleeping soundly to the hum of
motors in the rushing cars and trucks
during every hour of the night.
Tobacco Prices Hold
Firm on Market Here
Judge States His
Position ()u Fifth
(.olumii Activities
Warning against fifth column
activities in this country, Judge
J. J. Burney in his address to
the Martin County Grand Jury
Monday stated frankly and forci
bly his stand against practices
designed to undermine this na
tion.
"If they do not like this coun
try, there is only two ways jto
handle the fifth columnists. One
is to send them back across the
ocean and the other is to put
them under the ground, and if
they are put under the ground
they can't come back from across
the ocean."
The Jurist stated his position
after urging the grand jurymen
to report any and all subservient
activities they detect or any call
ed to their attention.
In voicing his position the
jurist expressed the sentiments
of the crowded courtroom.
"Fifth column activities are
underway throughout the coun
try," the judge said and added
that he would not be surprised
if there were such activities
right here in this county.
Invasion Threat Is
Lessened By Bad
Channel Weather
Heavy Bombing Reported By
Both Sides Over Wide
Territory
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Englishmen, while subjected to
continued and barbaric attacks irom
the air, were heartened today as
stormy weather swept over the Eng
lish Channel area, lessening the
threat of an immediate invasion.
However, Prime Minister Churchill
warned his people in an address to
day to continue on the alert, that
danger of an atempted invasion still
existed. He also warned his people
to expect heavier bombardment.
Incomplete reports from the hor
nets' nest are a bit confusing, leav
ing doubt as to whether the inva
sion attempt was delayed by wea
ther conditions over the Channel or
by British raiders along the French
and Belgium coasts. Hundreds of
boats brought into use by Germany
along the coast have been sunk or
damaged, and destruction has been
widespread in a number of ports
along the coast, making it appear that
Hitler was balked in his plans
Heavy bombing continues on both
sides. London has had four raids so
far today, and other sections have
been attacked Damage was report
ed in all parts of London. British
atTmen, after bringing down an all
time high of 185 Nazi planes Sun
day, are continuing costly riads in
German occupied territory and al
so in Germany
Italy is meeting with trouble in
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BUSINESS
Increased activities on its
Plymouth branch line has made
necessary a seven-day operat
ing schedule over the route by
the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Company. The new sched
ule, seldom maintained on the
line heretofore, was placed into
effect Sunday when two trains
operated through here.
The Sunday holiday left the
trains with more work than
they eon Id handle on Monday
and schedules were delayed. By
operating on Sunday a better
service is offered. Station Agent
V. D. Godwin mid here yester
day.
Well Over Million
And a Half Pounds
Sold Here To Date
Urge <Jiiuntiti<*H of Tip* and
Inferior GrudeH Being
Offered for Sale
Tobacco prices were reported to
be holding firm on the local tobac
co market today, Sales Supervisor
K B. Crawford stating that he could
detect very little difference in the
market since it strengthened to
reach the highest peak of the sea
son early last week. Mr. Crawford
did point out that large quantities of
tips and inferior grades were be
ing offered for sale, and that the gen
eral price average was not up to the
high point reached a few days ago.
?'However," Mr. Crawford contin
ued. "grade for grade tobacco is
holding to a fairly stable point with
the better grades bouncing right up
to 31. 32 and 33 cents a pound."
That tobacco is selling just as
high as it did a few days ago on the
local market and higher than it is
selling on at least one of the larger
markets was well established this
morning as the sales supervisor ob
served a sale of tobacco made for a
Beaufort County farmer. Coming to
the local market unknown and of
fering no advance information, the
small farmer from Beaufort sold
three piles of tobacco, one for 18)
cents, one of 29 and one for 31 cents
The split grades offered for sale on
the larger markets yesterday sold
for 15 cents, 26 and 30 cents, respect
ively. The visiting farmer was well
pleased with the sales, but he as well
as many others are agreed that to
bacco prices are not high. He did
add that he found prices here slight
ly stronger than he had found else
where, that he was returning with j
more tobacco just as soon as he could i
prepare it for market.
Few tickets are being turned here,
and farmers, after studying the mar
kets first-hand, are holding to the
one here stronger than ever.
It was reliably reported here to
day that a trucker, employed by
one of the larger markets, had sur
rendered his contract and is advis
ing farmers to haul their own to
bacco to the nearest market. He ex
plained that it was not worth the
hauling fee and side commission to
carry another fellow's tobacco a long
distance and listen to, the complaints.
? Quite a few farmers from the up
per end of the county are on the
market here today, and it was appar
ent that some strong ties were be
ing made, not through seconds but
through the advantageous market
ing of tobacco. And it's the sale the
farmer gets that counts and not the
coaxing and promises of an agent.
The sales on the Williamston mar
ket are well voer one and one-half
million pounds, Sales Supervisor
Crawford stating that 192,452 pounds
were add yesterday for- an average
of about $15.40.
Young Men Report
For Military Duty
Pete Fowden, Jr., left yesterday
for Washington, N. C., where he en
listed with the National Guard for
a year's training with the artillery
unit from that town.
Pete will continue to retain his
interest in the Soda Shop with John
Hatton Gurganus. His vacancy will
be filled in the shop by Reginald
Sifnpson until the first of the year,
at which time he will renew his as
sociation with the Virginia-Caro
lina Chemical Corporation.
Billie Clark, accompanying young
Fowden to camp, has been given a
year's leave of absence from his
duties as secretary of the local
Chamber of Commerce. Members of
the organization will attempt to
carry on the work on a voluntary
basis.
Nation Will Call
Out Its Manpower
Middle Of Octolx'r
First Peace Time Draft Law
Signed by the President
Yesterday
The seriousness of the world sit
uation was hrnnght closer to home
for United States citizens yesterday
when President Roosevelt signed the
country's first peace-time draft law.
Today, sixteen and one-half millions
in the 21-31 age limit, inclusive,
stand subject to call for a year of
military training.
Passed by Congress last week-end
and signed by the President short
ly after three o'clock Monday after
noon, the compulsory military train
ing law will reach out for its first
quota of 400,000 men this winter. On
October 16, the more than sixteen
million men within the inclusive 21
to 31 age limit will be required to
register. Everyone falling in that
age group will be required to reg
ister regardless of race, color or sta
tion in life. The first call will take
400,000 this winter. Next year an
other 400,000 will be called. Since
this country is not actually engaged
in war, the call to service does not
have the serious ring that the one
back in 1917 had. However, the out
look is not at all encouraging, but
as Judge J. J. Burney said in super
ior court this week, it would appear
that the army affords a place about
as safe as our highways are. And
then in the war across the seas, more
civilians, including women and chil
dren are being killed than soldiers.
It was reported here today that
Harry A Biggs had applied for a
place on the draft board in this
county As far as it could be learn
ed there will be little competition
for the three places. The appoint
ment of the board is expected short
ly, but few details in connection with
the draft plans have been made pub
lic. The clerk of the court, chairman
of the county board of elections and
superintendent of county schools
will, it is understood, be charged
with the duty of appointing a draft
board which is to include a business
man, doctor and a lawyer. It is like
ly that the county election officials
will handle the registration which is
scheduled to get underway at seven
o'clock and continue until 9 p m.
on October 16th.
Roberson Assault
Case Is Shifted In
The Courts Again
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Tlif serious assault case brought
by Farmer Arthur C. Roberson
against J. A. Ellis is being shifted
from one court to another in this
county, Judge J. J. Burney in the
superior tribunal upholding Record
er H. O Peel in his order delaying
the trial until September 30. Solici
tor Don Gilliam insisted that His
Honor had taken the wrong slant
on the action, but Judge Burney re
plied that he was like the tree plant
ed by the side of the river, "I can't
be moved." The judge added, "I will
not stand for any action that will
drag a defendant from one court to
another. If the case is to be tried in
superior court, it can .be placed on
the docket for the December term."
Attacked by Ellis on the evening
of September 6, Mr. Roberson swore
out a warrant charging him with an
assault with a deadly weapon. The
warrant was served later that night
and the case was docketed for trial
the following Monday in Judge Peel's
county court. The recorder ruled
that it was customary to continue
caaes originating on Saturday, tnrt
during the meantime the prosecu
tion had asked to amend the war
rant and charged the defendant with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
The plea for a continuance was
granted even though the witnesses
had been summoned. ,
Yesterday, the case was placed be
fore the grandjury and a true bill
charging the defendant with an as
sault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to kill was returned.
This morning, Judge Burney up
held the lower court and the case
goes back to the county tribunal for
trial on September 30.
Aggravated by strong feeling in
the community, the case has already
attracted the attention of out-side
attorneys, the defense employing
Clay Carter and H. G. Horton. Clar
ence GrifTin, local attorney, and H.
S. Ward, of Washington, have been
employed by the private prosecu
tion.
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Fire Damagei Filling
Station Cafe Saturday
Fire starting from an over-heated
chimney damaged the Paul Jones
filling station safe here early last
Saturday morning Tlie fire was
confined to the barbecue cook room,
Mr. Jones estimating the damage at
$50.
Hie fire company was called out,
but filling station attendants and
others at the cafe brought the tin
under control before it could spread
to other parts of the building
Assault Case Ends
Abruptly In Court
Here This Mnrning
Edgar Harrell Pleads Guilty
In Case Charging A**ault
Witli Deadly Weapon
The case charging Edgar Harrell,
Oak Citv man, with an assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill,
was brought to an hurried close in
the superior court at 10:15 this morn
ing after the defendant through his
attorneys, Peel and Manning, and
tendered a plea of guilty to the
charge of an assault with a deadly
weapon.
Judge Burney, presiding, hurried
the case to a close when he ruled
that it was not necessary to examine
the other witnesses, that he was not
inclined to punish the defendant
who had a good reputation, that he
was well convinced that a man who
looks for trouble will, sooner or la- ,
ter, find it. "Judgment of the court.
Mr. Clerk, is prayer for judgment be |
continued for twelve months and de
fendant pay the cost."
At least eighteen witnesses, sum
moned by the defense, would not
file for fees, saving Harrell well
over $60 in court costs.
The case got underway'Monday
afternoon after 15 minutes were
spent in the selection of a jury. The
prosecuting witness, G. H. Manning,
who was critically shot by Harrell,
took the stand and made the follow -
mg statement:
"This boy Hyman had a truck he
wanted greased He drived for me,
and he asked me about taking the
truck over there to get it greased
I went to the service station and ask
ed Charlie Smith if he would have
time to grease the truck He said he
thought we would, and he went in
the back, and I thought he greased
the truck, and 1 went back there to
pay him When 1 went back in the
back, this boy. Mr Harrell, said I
wouldn't get no dam truck greased
I asked why, and he called me a dir
ty name and said I didn't pay no
body. I told him 1 didn't owe him
anything I said "1 don't owe you
anything." He called me another
dirty name. I said, "Edgar, I stop
ped fighting five or six years ago,
and I am not looking for any trou
ble." I walked back to the front
room and was leaning across the
stove. Mr Harrell walked back here,
and walked on past me and opened
the cash register and shot me in the
back standing behind me behind
the counter. He walked across the
floor, and when the bullet struck me
I stiffened and then I didn't have
any strength at all. 1 crumbled down
to the floor on my elbow. He walked
over to me and told me not to try
to get up. He cussed me and said he
had shot my dam heart out and
would shoot my brains out. He shot
me one time. I walked out the door
and didn't see him any more until he
came about 20 steps from my house
when I got in the car to go to the
hospital."
The court recessed until this morn
ing when Dave Savage was placed
on the stand Savage stated that he
was in the station, that Manning
wanted a truck greased, that Man
ning started cursing and threatened
to beat Harrell's brains out. Manning
turned for a chair and then Harrell
shot him
Charlie Smith was in^jhe back I
room of the station when Manning
was shot, he told the court. He car
ried the victim home.
Taking the stand in his own be
half. He said that he and Manning
had had an argument over an ac
count. "1 told him that we could not
grease the truck because Mr. Faith
ful (the station owner) was not
Vhere. Manning cursed me and when
he reached for a chair, I shot him "
Harrell .explained that he could not
get out of the station without pass
ing Manning, that he could have shot
him more than once. After the shoot
W. E. Early, Oak City officer, and
told him what had been done. On
cross examination, Harrell said he
had no court record of any kind
During the trial Manning's record
was read in open court. After a plead
of guilty to the charge of an assault
with a deadly weapon was accepted
by the court, the defense started to
offer the testimony of eighteen or
more character witnesses, but Judge
Burney ruled that additional evi
dence was not necessary, and the
case was brought to a close at 10:15.
Recruiting Party
To Visit County
A special army recruiting party
will visit this county next Friday
morning to accept volunteers into
the service, it was announced by
Staff Sergeant John McMillan of the
U. S. Army Recruiting Station, in
Greenville The party will stop at
Robersonville at 9 o'clock and at
Williamston two hours later. The
party will stop at or near the post
office
The recruiting party will be equip
ped with a movie projector, with
sound equipment for showing the
highlights Of the new equipment and
the work of the army today. This
show should last about one hour.
The army also is offering to the
young men who enlist an excellent
chance to attend the various schools
and learn a trade.
Jurist Tells of Crime
Conditions In Mation
SECKETAM
II. Flake Shaw, progressive
farmer and member of the Guil
ford County Hoard of Commis
sioners, made a stirring appeal
to Martin farmers in an address
nere last week. He urges a large
attendance upon the meeting
| here tomorrow night.
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Lone Reportable
Disease Case In
County In August
bong Siege Of VI hooping
Finally Broken in
The C.oiiiiH
: Health conditions approaching the
perfect state as far as the number-o?
communicable disease cases is con
cerned were reported 111 this county
last month, according to records tiled
in the office of the county health
department during the period. A lone
communicable disease case was re
ported to Poplar Point Township
where a white person fell victim of
tuberculosis
For the first time since the all
time health department was estab
lished almost three years ago no
case sof whooping cough were re
ported in the county. At one time
last year the cough approached the
epidemic stage, and Dr. F. K Wil
son, health department head at that
time, quarantined certain areas.
Since that time the number of cases
has reflected a gradual decline, but
month after inonthfone or two and
some times three or more cases were
reported. The long seige apparently
has been broken. More than a hun
dred cases were reported in a sin
gle month, and it is estimated that
more than 1,500 "barked" their way
to immunity during tin- past three
years.
The county schools opom-d v. s.
terday with a clean health slate, but
despite tin- health department and
its control work, communicable dis
ease cases are certain to flare up and
tear down attendance records.
Extra precautionary measures
against a possible outbreak of ty^
phoid fever were taken by the de
partment last month when 450 per
sons were immunized because they
had come in direct or indirect contact
with the flood Waters along Roan
oke River and its environs. The vac
cine was dispensed-as -follows: Ham
ilton, 100, Williamston, 280; Williams
Township, 00, and Jamesville, 50
While the flood waters created an
health menace, no outbreak of dis
ease has thus far been reported in
this section.
Advance Plans To
Make Mattresses
Plans were announced virtually
complete today by Miss Emelyne
Evans, of the Form Security Admin
istration, for making several hun
dred cotton mattresses in this coun
ty. A training school will he held in
Everetts Friday morning at 10:30
o'clock for 24 leaders who will di
rect and assist the work. Mr. Starnes
of the States Extension Service will
conduct the school.
Approximately itf bates nf cotton
haye been placed on location for the
manufacture of the mattresses
MEETING
An important meeting of the
Martin County Farm Bureau
membership will be held in the
agricultural building here to
morrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
All members are urgently re
quested to be present and every
farmer is invited.
Several well-known speakers
are to address the meeting and
several important topics will be
discussed, C. Abram Roberson, _
president of the county organi
sation, said today.
Delivers Stirring
Patriotic Address
To < ?rand Jurymen
Startling Figures Ke\euled By
Jmlgt' Burney On Crime
Vml (iO\ernment ("out*
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In a stirring address to the Martin
County Grand Jury here yesterday.
Judge J J Burney placed a high
value on freedom and the way of
ltfe in this country and offered some
startling figures as they relate to
crime, educational and government
al costs. During the greater part of
an hour, the Wilmington jurist held
the strict attention of the crowded
courtroom, his talk, based on coin
mon sense and full appreciation of
the American-way of life, being well
received by his listeners coming from
all v.'a Iks of life
Addressing his opening remarks
to the jurymen, Judge Burney point
ed out that it is indeed an honor to
serve as a member of a court jury.
"Some day you may be wrongfully
attacked, and thin you will better
appreciate good men as members of
the jury to protect you and your
ights," the judge said. It was hi*
hope that the commissioners had
and would continue to select men of
good character and sufficient intel
ligence to handle the all-important
task.
"It is important now that we are
passing through one of the greatest
trials in world history to guard our
liberty and rights, the jurist de
clarvd. Glancing back to Old Glory
as it formed a background for the
bench, he said. "For 5,000 years the
English-speaking peoples have been
jealous of their rights and liberty?
the right to worship as we please,
of free speech, of free press, home
protection.and the right to bear arms
to protect those rights.
" trial By jury is one of. those
rights. Prior t<> 820. an accused man
was tried by the hot iron or water
j method. The accused was required
] to pick up an hot iron. If it burned
turn, be was adjudged guilty, if he
was not burned, he was not guilty
The jury system was established and
in 1288 the grand jury was created,
and today the oath subscribed to
is very similar to the one of that old
en period]
The speaker explained how the
rights of. the weak and the strong
are protected in the courts "No one
is guilty of a crime until he is tried
and adjudged guilty. If acquitted,
the accused is free If he is found
guilty, he has the right of appeal, the
county accepting the cost of the
poor man's defense in capital crimes.
"Law is man's best friend It pro
tects one before he is born It guards
him through life, and in death it
stands a last watch."
Touching on one of the greatest
problems facing this nation today,
Judge Burney appealed to the jury
men to help solve the problem pre
sented by crime. "The .situation is
appaling," the jurist said, and went
on to offer some startling com para -
tive figures.
"There were 22 million children in
School last year It mst $2,<)78.<MHMH?o
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Enrollment (,ain
In I iOcal School
An examination of the records of
the local schools reveals that a total
of 813 students have been enrolled
partments of the Williamston schools
during the first week of the 1940-41
school term. A net enrollment of
594 elementary, 208 high school and
11 post* graduate and commercial,
combine to give the school the larg
est opening in its history. While .the
grade distribution is nearly the same
as last yaer, an enrollment of 98
-ch+ktren by the two second?grade
teachers creating a serious teach
ing problem
Last year's record for the heaviest
teaching load was in the third grade
Where two teachers enrolled 94 at
the beginning of the term.
The enrollment by grades is as
follows:
First, 113, second, 98; third, 81;
foufth, 83; fifth, 85; sixth, 65; sev
enth. 66. eighth. 58. ninth, 59; tenth,
48; eleventh, 43; post graduate and
commercial, 11.
An interesting comparison of the
sexes enrolled reveals that there
are 314 boys enrolled in the first sev
en grades as compared to 280 girls,
a difference of 34. In the high school
and post graduate departments this
difference is reduced slightly by
an enrollment of 114 girls to 105
boys, but a final comparison of the
combined enrollments shows that
the Williamston schools have in at
tendance 25 more boys than girls.
It is rather interesting to note that
435 students, approximately 52 per
cent of the total number enrolled,
are transported to school by but.
Six busses serve the local schools
by daily trips, one bus making two
trips and bringing to school a total
of 90 students