I The Weather Mostly fair tonight and Thurs day. Light southerly wind-*. VOL. XVII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1927. SIX PAGES. NO. 177. Needleman Is Seeking' Damages of $100,000 From Alleged Mutilators Bring* Suit A? a Pauper in Krdfral Court for Alleged Crime of Murtin and Le noir County Men SERVING TERMS ^Numlier of AeniKed Men Already in PriMin; Nee dleinan Wun Freed on Charge of Attacking Girl Ralelch. July 27.? (AP)?Tho Needleman mutilation case ofi 1926 returned to tho public spot-J light today when a copy of petl-j tion of Joseph H. Needleman, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, nsk-l lng 1100.000 damages for muti lation of his person by a masked, mob. was received at the office of I U. S. Marshal Ward hero. The petition has just been filed In United States District Court at j Washington. N. C-, under Juris- ( dlrtlon of the Eastern Federal District of North Carolina. Needleman Is suing for $75,000 compensatory damages and $16. 000 punltlvo damaRcs against 22 person* of Martin County, three of Lenoir, and two of Wayne I County. Prison punishment and fines were meted out to 28 persons, fol lowing trial for mutilation and conviction at the May special term, of Martin County in 1925. The petition Just filed calls for] answer from those against whom| warrants are being issued by the district court clerk at Washing-1 ton where the trial will he held. The answers are due within 20 ? days. Needleman two years ago was free^ of a charge of attacking| Ethel Griffin of Martin County. He waa arrested March 26. 1925.1 and later was taken from the Wll-I liamston Jail and his person mu tHated. V Needleman brings suit as a pau-1 \ per and brings It In Federal Court by reason of being a non-resident. and by reason of the diversity of citizenship of the 28 defendants, j These defandants are: Martin County?-H. p. Griffin. J. G. Corey, L- A. Croom. Lester Edmonson. J. T. Harrell, Lester Crofton, Edgar Johnson. Sher wood Roberson, James H. Gray. Johnnie Gurkin, Clarence Gurkln. J. H. Coltraln. Wilson Grlfflp. Ben Lilly, John A. Griffin. Grady Smith, Julian Bullock, Dennis Griffin. A. T. Lilly. John T. Smlthwlck. Luther Peele, II. T. Robertson. Lenoir County?F. W. Sparrow, Sr., F. W. Sparrow, Jr., Claro Heath, Wayne. ..County?Hubert and Allen Griffin. When Needleman was arrested In Edenton, March 26. 1925, Sheriff* If. T. Robertson of Martin County took him to Wllllamston. the next day. Needleman sets forth in his petition. Needleman wished to remain in Edenton un til the trial but Sheriff Robertson refused, he alleges. Trial was set for Saturday, March 28, but post poned and many persons, among 1 hem some of the defendants came to his cell, and accused him of ruining the girl* of Wllllams ton and said he should be hung, he alleges. In the small hours of Sunday. March 29, at 2:30 a. m., exact masked men came to his Wllllams ton Jail cell, clipped the locks and bolts, tore down the Jail doors and selred him. he maintains, adding in his petition that he ree ognix*?d Dennis Griffin, F. W. Sparrow, Jr.. and Claro Heath. He was driven out of town a mile and a half. Mr. Sparrow, Sr.. asked If he wished to be killed or mutilat ed. the petition recites, and the Philadelphia traveling salomnan told them to do as they pleased, whereupon "occurred one of the moat shocking and bloodstlrring ??rime* in the history of the State." He was refused a light lo town, he recltea. but later was rushed to a Washington. N. C.. hospital and recovered within eight or nine weeks. Those convicted in Martin County court In 192R of mutilat ing Needleman were: A. W. Grlf . fin, Hubert Griffin. Allen Griffin, j Clarence Gurkln. J. G. Corey, L. A. Croom. Lester Kdmondson, J. T. Harrell. Johnnie and Albert Gurkln, Rob Gray, E. C. Stone. Alfred Griffin, J. II Coltraln. Wil son Griffin. Ben Lilly, John A. Griffin, Sherwood Robertson. James Henry Gray, Oray Smith I Julian Bullo< k. Dennis Griffin. A. j\ T. Lilly, F. W Sparrow, Sr., and I I Jr., Claro Heath and John T. , ffmithwlck, the petition reviews. JOIWH 'FLOATING I MVKHHITY' Ann Arbor, Mich. July 27.? < AP)?Carlton Wells of the Uni versity of MlchUan, who has Stayed regularly In the United In teg amateur golf championship u- since 1922, has Joined fTie Taeiilfy for a floating university." Ill** ^duties will prevent hla taking part mu the event at Minneapolis this /?nr. PROMINENT DARE LEGISLATOR DIES Futieral Service* for Cap tain Matliia- 1). Dayman Held ut Vt'unclieHc Wanchese. July 27.?Funeral services ror Captain Mathiaa D. Haytnan. prominent resident of Roanoke Island and twice repre sentative ut Dare- County in Otoe General Assembly, wtio died yeli te rday afternoon at his home ut i Wanchese, were conducted at the residence thin afternoon at 3, o'clock. Many attended. The Rev. Mr. Hardesly, pastor of Wanchese! Methodist Church, officiated. Bur lal was In Wauchese Cemetery. I Captain Hayman had been ac-1 lively engaged In fishing opera tlons in Dare waters for many years, employing several crews In ' the work. He also owned large tracts of property on Roanoke Isl and and elsewhere in the county, i Personally, he was a man of wide popularity, those who knew him ] best declaring lie hadn't an enemy in the world. Ho had been a member of the Methodist Church since boyhood. For many years' hi. had been a Freemason. Captain Hayman. had been elect-' ed to the State legislature fori the sessions of 1925 and 1927,' but wa? unable to attend the lat-' ter session because of the illness' that caused his death. He had j undergone treatment In Richmond ! and Norfolk lu the last few. months, his death having been caused by cancer of the lower lip. | Ho waf ??7 years old. Resides his wife, Mrs. Zorada' Danlehi Hayman, Captain Hayman lis survived by two sons, Robert Frit* and Samuel D. Hayman, j both of New York; a daughter, Mfl. Dewey Tillett, of Wanchese; hlH mother, Mrs. Abby Hayman aged R5, of Manns Harbor, Dare County; seven sisters, Mrs. Vir ginia Dare Mann. Mrs. Varlna Tll ilett, Mr*. Magnolia Midgelt. Mrs. jSallle Card. Mrs. Mary D. Mldgett and Mrs. Hlizaheth Spencer, all of Manns Harbor, and Mrs. T. A. Tll llett. of ftllzaheth City; and a (brother, J. D. Hayman, of Man-; iteo. Elderly Motorist Freed From Blame For Auto Accident A charge of reckless driving I preferred against Charles A. Ranks, of this city, about 70 years :old and long engaged in newspaper circulation work, in connection with an automobile accident here I two weeks ago, was dismissed in recorder's court Wednesday morn ing. Trial Justice Sawyer found that there was no evidence of criminal negligence on Mr. Ranks' ! part. ! According to testimony by Ju illan J. Colston, driver of the car ?that was wrecked In the accident, and R. (J. Fllppen, an occupant of the latter car, Mr. Ranks turned out from behind another automo ibllo that he had overtaken, and was undertaking to pass it as the |Colston car approached from the opposite direction. To avoid a collision. Colston drove off the {highway into a ditch and crashed I Into a telephone pole. The accl |dent happened at the Intersection (of West Church i^reet and the Hertford highway. Colston Is a son of Will Colston, convicted at the last term of Su perior Court here of having as saulted Police Officer Wlnslow with a deadly weapon, and sen tenced to 18 to 24 months' Im prisonment. Colston appealed to the Supreme Court, and his son testified thst he was returning from Hertford, where he had gone iIn an effort to obtain bond for him, when the accident occurred. The two States' witnesses In the cane against Mr. Ranks estimated that the defendant was not driving (faster than 15 miles an hour. They claimed they were driving at About the feme speed. The de jfense put on no evidence. Tour New England By Lindbergh Ends I Springfield. VI., July 27 ? wax that Jacobs, subjected to much kidding from his erstwhile cronies, had surrendered his cre dential* and quit. It whh ru mored freel> In South Mills Tues day night that all had been de prived of their authority. Efforts to verify this report by long distance telephone to Sheriff | Forbes at his houie at Shiloh. Camden County, wero unavailing Wednesday from the fact that the ^Ine was out of order. [ Meanwhile, from another quar ter has come a vigorous contra diction of the new deputies' claim that they had destroyed seven stills In a section in the vicinity of South Mills, recently explored I by Federal prohibition agents. ! Federal Agent C. T. Griffin, out of the Federal dry office in Nor folk and at present engaged in I work In Northeastern Carolina, declared today that the seven stills lclaimed as trophies by the depu ties as the fruits of a scries of raids Monda>, actually bad been j destroyed that da> b> the Federal squad working in that territory I Griffin also made partial con tradiction of the deputies*' claim I that they had searched the auto !mobile of the Federal agents a few days ago,? In quest of liquor. | His version Is that several of the deput) sheriffs came upon the ! Federal agents after they had stopped another car. Tim county officers, he said, got out and ram bled about aimlessly, but did not search the car. "We wouldn't have let them do It, if they had tried," ho commented. ' Meanwhile, there arn vigorous protests over what is termed the [unwarranted stopping and search ling o( automobiles on the George | Washington Highway along the ?Diurnal Swamp Canal, from South |Mills to Deep Creek. A. A. Fish er, of Norfolk, official ol the Vir ginia Grand I,odge of the Knights of I'ythlas, and other members of a party Journeying by automobile from Norfolk to thin city to at tend a I'ythlan rally here Tuesday : night reported having been (stopped by a wildly gesticulating Individual in the middle or the road. The gesticulating one held a pistol In one hand, according to Mr. F fa her. When they stopped, he demanded a ride, declaring he was a Federal prohibition officer. He was thoroughly Intoxicated, the I'ythlan official declared, and Anally they rid themselves of him jand proceeded to a filling station |a little farther along the road. I There they were Informed that ithe individual In question was of )defective mentality, and that he ihad been employed to accompany ? Federal agents In their Investiga tions in that section. Mr. Fisher ,and others In his party expressed lextreme indignation over the Incl Ident. Other respectable folk Journey ing to or from Norfolk over the George Waahlngton Highway have reported having been stopped by persons purporting to be prohibi tion agents in recent week*, and their cars searched. The>. too, were much Incensed over the pro ceedings. Wife Of Minister Dies By Own Hand Memphis, Tenn., July 27. ? (AP)? Mr* Klla Armstrong. wife of the Her. W. W. Armstrong, psntor of the Galloway Memorial MtthodliM Church. wr? found doad In the Kan filled bathroom of , hsr homo early today and the I Kf. Mr. Armstrong. who waa I found bewlde her. van taken to a 'hoHpli.il In a aerlona condition. | The police report Hated Mr*. Armstrong'* death aa aulclde and 'said the minister was overcome In 'trying to drag her from the room. Hhe wan f?f? years old and her hua band &f. | Mm. Armatrong's fear of an .Impending surgical operation waa blamed hy Mra. H. M. Wllaon. a daughter, for the tragedy. I I*. C. Creokmore. Route Thrcp. I Hertford, la vlaltlng relatives at Norfolk and la there for medical 1 treatment. The Leaders of New York Carmen's Strike Tin He three men direct union labor forces in the threatened *trlko of Now York subway, ele vated^ and..surface _cax truimm-n. Llit tn right they am-Patrlck J. Sh-a. J. H. Coleman, ami Himh Krayne. Shea and Coli-uian are or*::inl*?>rs for the Amalgamated A Hbociution of Street and Electric Hallway Employes. Krayne represents the American Federation of Labor. Twelve Watennelons and Five More Pecks Spuds Bring, Perrys Yield Up "Yob, suh, dcm wu* do sweeten' j Irish pertaters I Wf "of." Ii was one of the farm hands* nl J. Walter Perry of Okisko.l bragging lo Mr. Perr> on the lut-! it-r'K 100 lo 1 potatoes told of In, The "Advance Tuosda>. Mr. Perry hail giveji the colored man a-| "mess" of the potatoes and the re-1 clpii-nt was expatiating on how j tiiioil i hoy wor?-. "I botchor I know why dein por lali'TK was so sweet," said another negro who had boon listening to' the "mirations" of the apeak or. | "It wan 'count of the watormilions between the rows." Mr. Perry, who was In The Ad vance office Wednesday morning! tn exhibit samples of his 100 to j 1 potatoes, explained that the two j rown of potatoes were adjacent to his watermelon patch and that the watermelon vines ran over in to the potatoes* to such an extent that no lens than 12 melon* hud to he moved when the potatooH wore due. "Resides," said Mr. Perry. "I went out to where the potatoes* Wfre dug 'his morning and picked Up Ave pecka more that had been miHHi'd in the first digging. So you can add the 12 watermelons! and the five peckx to the yield." Tho five pocks would bring Mr. Perry's yield up to 105 to 1, not counting the watermelons, which The Advance mathematician ad mits that he could not reduce- to a common denominator with tliel potatoes. The Hpecimens of pota toes exhibited by Mr. Perry I showed them running mostly to a uniform sir." hut with some freaks, snch as that of a "mother" potato with 11 well developed lit tle ones in the form of off nhoots. Some of these freaks are on dis play in thi> show window of the Osrrott Hardware Company, across the street from The Ad vance office. Fire At Hillsboro Does Much Damage Hillsboro, N. C., July 27 ? (API ?Damage estimated at around $7,000 was caused by a fire which early thla morning de stroyed a market nnd rooming house here belonging to H. O. Krans. No other property was damaged except by smoke and wa ter. Karly reports that several buildings were threatened with destruction were laid to a local reiiident who sent out a call to Durham and Mebane, result inn In the fire departments of those cities rushing here to ex tinguish the hlaxe. The loss Is believed to be al most fully covered by Insurance. I Dry Agent Dies At Hands Moonshiners Hagerstown. Md., July 27.? (AH)?Amhnxhod by moonshin ers last night. It. Htoller, 52, of Keyser, West Virginia, head of the dry agents in Washington. Al legheny and (larrett counties, Maryland. was shot to death. Ills companion. It. K. Walters, of Hagerstown. another dry Inves tigator, escaped and notified au thorities here. A posse in hunting for the mur derers who fired from a donaely wooded section near Rjonsboro while lhe agents were passing. The agents had gone there to look for a still. Forfeits His License Practice In State Winston-Salem, July 27?(AP) J- W. Holllngsworth, local attor ney has volunteered to forfeit his license to practice law in the Htat* of North Carotins upon condition HoHrltor ft: Porter (lrave?, on be half of the State, would accept a, plea of nolo contendere In a casei In which the attorney was chsrgedl with fslss pretense. ROAST BEAR AT HOTEL HERTFORD SporlKini'ii Itrin^ in Olio for Tulilc and Live Oiu t? It.- Sliippi'il ' Hertford, July 21.?The Hotel Hertford, alreaiy famed for It* excellent cuisine, scored another point on its menu Monday even sing when its guest* wore regaled with "roast bear" as thjy_piece de resistance of the meal; Whether the greater thrill was from partaking of the novel dish or from the entertainment afford ed hy a live hear-that was being ;crated for shipment Tuesday at | ' the hotel garage, is hard to say. The two hears were brought in ' Tuesday by I'iedmont sportsmen | who have been visiting In this, section--W. I. Monday and II. L. i Iloyd. ol Mt. Airy, and W. Pt4 Teele of Charlotte, accompanied 1 by K. (}. Myers of Washington,! N. C., and Jim Carver and other* of the Nlcanor section of this; county. The hunters killed one bear but the other one. a sporty! half-grown bear-sheik, was shipped to the home of one of the, 'sportsmen. He seemed to like civ ilization, and was particularly fond of nop as he waited for the' crate to be made in which he was I to make his Journey. | The bears were captured In the Dismal Swamp near the Nlcanor section. City Folk Breathe More Easily As They Ride I i New York, July 27.? (AP)?j Freed ol immediate manner of u .transit strike. New York's travel-' . ing millions breathed more freely as they rode to work today. J I The thoatened strike which .last midnight was to have tied up .all New York's sub-way and ele rated systems was called off last evening after conferences attend ed by Mayor Walker and Officials .of the union and the companies. [ A difference of opinion in the terms of settlements was seen to day as tending to cause further possible trouble and the finding of a bomb In a sub-way tunnel under the Kast Itlver caused some con cern. Fifteen hndred men hired by the Interborough from cities as far west as Chicago are being sent home today. A thorough search of all auh way and elevated tracks was be ing made by police today follow ing the rinding of the bomb. After being soaked In water at .police headquarters It was opened .by a detective, who said It con , tained sufficient powder to wreck' a train, besldvs causing serious damage to the tunnel. ! The bomb was Constructed of an 1ft Inch section of three inch galvanic d Iron pipe, a piece of lead attached to one of Iwi cop-, .per wires that protrude,) from one end of the closed ends of the bomb had been flattened, appar ently by the whee)fl of a train. Junior Order Has A Lively Evening A talk bj Walter L. Co boot, featured Tu?sda> night s s sslon of Worth llagley Council Number j fiO. Junior O. I". A. M at their hall In the Savings Hank llulUI ing, and "members who wen- ab sent certainly missed a great treat." according to those who at tend -d the nifetlnic. I(rfr i to Thursday morning. I'rosecut I lug Attorney LeRoy offered no ob- I J Jectlou. and did not Insist upon ; forfeiture of the bond Wedneaday. However, there was the matter of the bondNinan to be reckoned with. "Do you want to stay on Moore's bund?" Trial Justice Sawyer inquired of Robinson. The bondsman replied with an em phatic negative. "Well, I'll give you your choice of putting up the wholr f?.2 for Moore's appearance tomorrow, or of forfeiting the $15 you've al ready put up." the trial Justice tendered. The hondnmnn squirmed. Sweat broke out copiously on bis brow. Ho wriggled again. "Jedge, I guess yo* belter take dat $15." lie said, uncomfortably.1 The court smilingly relented. Moore'* bond remained nt $ I T, for bis presence Thursday morning.' with the remaining $17 of the money order out of Jeopardy. A greatly relieved hondsmnn left the' courthouse. Takes First Mail On Atlanta Air Route New Orleans. July 27. (API j Major Sumter Smith took ofT {from Alvln ('allender Flying Field j at 10:27 today for Mobile, bear ing the flr?t consignment of mall. !to be handled over the New Or-] leans air route. ' I I.AItOF TANK TO RK ( MHO FOB Hl*lulIt er ill Twenty-Fifth An-' ?iliul Meeting DOWN TO Hl'SINKSS Vi?ilor* S I II <1 y Iteller Farming ami Home Mak ing: >1 rllmmI- Seriously; I Hut Fnjoy Keereation Sir Waller II I. nalelKh. July' 27.?-One thousand farmers and their wive* were reentered this afternoon at the twenty-fifth an nual .session of the State Farmers Convention now in session at Statu College. Added to this were sev eral hundred others who drove in , for the day and will return to night. The number was further Increased liy a'great crowd of ar rivals tills morning so that early predictions of 2.000 in attendance this week has probabjy beei| greatly exceeded. Following the preliminary ad dresses hy officials of Slate Col-| lege, the Stale Department of Ag riculture and the convention lead-1 ers yesterday morning, the con-i vent Ion got down to the serious business of studying hotter farra-l Ing and hoiueniaking yesterday af ternoon and today. The visitors - were split Into groups about over the campus attending the various] sect lotial-meet Ings. In the horse-1 shoe pitching contest, the college1 officials bested the farm represen tatives. winning two out of the three games played. More women than men entered the plant identification contest | put oil by the department of farm crop*. A handsome silver trophy, cup is offered In this contest and the winner must name correctly 50 varieties of farm crops now on exhibition. This morning the convention entered the real purpose of Its, gathering for this year. Farm or-1 ganlzatlon In all or Its phases was discussed by members of farmers slumbs, farmers exchanges, com-! munlty clubs and State-wide co operative organizations. The mein-| bers gave their experience after, which there were discussions by various delegates. The hog calling contest at noon : attracted the largest gathering of! any of the fun events. Over a^ score of entries sent out their, calls vicing with each other for the' $50 in prizes offered for the three' best callers. Today Is the big day of tho con-' ventlon and veteran visitors gave as their opinion that the gather-l Ing this year has exceeded all oth-| ers In excellence of program and; of Interest. Asheville Woman Is Hold-Up Victim Near Chicago Chicago. 111.. July 27.? (Al?) ? With tlin remark "All you women need any way is a little rouge," three- bandits held lip and robbed 1 Miss Kva Barton of Asheville, and Palm Heach. and Mrs. Hetty Mc Reynolda of Orlando. Florida, as tliey drojre along tho Jollet Itoad toward Chicago, they reported to pollco today. The ijulck wit of the women saved their Jewelry, valued at $1. Jf50 which they wrapped In a handkerchief and tossed on the flooi of the cai when the bandits swung their machine across the road and forced them to stop. Tho robbers took $380 In money from their victims. Miss Marlon is a student at the Castle Finishing School, Tarry town, New York. Dreyfus To Plead For Sacco-Vanzetti r?rl?. July 27 (Al?) Alfred Dreyfun, who wan the central flR uro In one of the world'* moil fa moui criminal proaecullona In the parly nlnotlen ha* accepted an Invitation to be a member of a commute* to go to America to plead the cause of Nicola Hacco a ml llartolnraeo Vanzetll. under I sentence of death for murder In Ma*na> hunefta. Major Dreyfun nerved four yearn In the French penal colony of Im>vIIn Inland on conviction of treanon of which he wan exonerat ed later. Queen Marie Wants To Come U.S. Again nucharent. Rumania, July 27. I ? (API - Queen Marie han decld ' ed to ? Inlt the United Htaten , again. Hhe hrpen t? ntart *w?a *f-1 ler her period of mourning f??r j Kin* ferdl.iand la over, ih" 'old | the correspondent fo the Aaioclat ed Preaa today. EAST LEADS IN EIGHT MONTHS SCHOOL TERMS Of Twelve < :? >ii m i<-? Adopt ing Kifilil Months ( oiinty Widc I'lan All Hut Two Are in "I'auper" Section MOKE TO COME Lightening of School Tax Loud liy F^|iialiuition I'liml VI ill Hasten Eight Months Term, Say* Allen Sir Walter Hotrl. lialfisll. July 27- The lightening of the school lax load iu many of the counties In the Stale n? a result of the In creased it|zt> of the equalization fund, in causing a number of coun ties to consider the establishment of the eight iiioiiI lis school term, in the opinion of Dr. A. T. Allen. Stale superintendent of public Instruction. This was undoubtedly the prin cipal coiisideralion thai influenced Northampton rounty to vole favor ably on the eight months term, a f? w weeks aso. this "bringing the number of cnuntieH that now have the eii;hl monibs srhnol term on a couniy-widti basis t? twelve. Theae counties are New Hanover; Pam lico, Kdgecoinbe, Cates, Currituck, Wilson, Cull ford, Henderson, Transsylvania, Vance, Cariaret and Norlbamplon. It Is interesting to s note that with the exception of two counties, all of these counties Willi eight months lerms are In the eaHiern part of the State, con sidered by many as being "pauper" counties. Yet they are taking the lead for the longer school term. Within the next few weeks two more counties will vote on In creasing the school term to elfht months. These are Hoko and Jones counties. No definite Infor mation as to the trend of senti ment In these counties lias been received by Stale department of public Instruction as vet. but it is hopeful thai the longer term will carry In these counties. The longer term lost recently In two county elections. In Hun combe and Chatham counties. There never has been much chance for the longer term in Chatham county, where Henliinent is still against It, and in Huncombe the longer term lost bccause the city of Ashevllle, and u number of districts In the county already have the eight mom lis term, and the properly owners In these dis tricts were opposed to Increasing their own taxes y> give a few more remote sections something they themselves already had. "And that Is Ihe crux of the whole eight months school situa tion." said Dr. Allen, for Instead of looking at the longer school term in terms of Increased educa tional opportunity, ns should be done, peoph> so far have beei\ able to look at It only from Ihe stand point of Increased taxes. So until Ihe people of the Slate come to put the question of a greater edu cational opportunity ahead of the greater cost, and are willing to pay a little more taxes themselves, so that others less fortunate may have better school advantages, we will not get very far toward ft longer term. "However. Ihe attitude Is rap Idly changing, and more and more people are coining to realize the economic value Ihe dollars and cents value- of the longer school term. So we do not think It will be long until more and more cou n tier, will adopt the eight months term on p. Kuinty-wide basis, instead of by the district plan, ns ban been the prevailing system until now." The fact that twenty counties, already have an eight months terra in more than 76 per cent of the schools In those counties, in ad dition to the twelve counties that have Ihe longer term on a county wide basis. Indicates the rapidity of the growth of tlie longer terra Idea. In Durham county, the eight months term In 99.2 per cent com plete. there being but one one tcacher school in the county that Is on less than eight months basis, in Merkh nhiirg county, the eight months term Is Ofi | per cent com plete; Camden 9 4.8 per cent com plete; Scotland, 94.H pei cent; Halifax, 92.4; Warren, 88.1; Avery. 87.fi; Craven. 86 7; Has ten. 86.9; Cumberland. 85.3; Hyde, 84.8; Hunrninhe, 81.4; Pas quotank. 81 1; Hertford, 80.4; Catawba, 78.3: Mladen. 77.6; Richmond. 76.7; Herds, 74.6; Oranvllle. 76.6; and Wayne 75. Thews figures are for the year 1925 26. and it Is believed that when the figures for the year 1926-27 are compiled, that the number of counties with 75 por cent or more of their schools ori an eight months basis will be even greater. "There i? no doubt that the peo ple are thinking more and more along the lines of the longer term, and this thought eventually will be reflected In the adoption of the longer term in the various coun ties. especially as they realise the degree of tax reduction, or tax "airing thai will result from the Inrgsr equalization fund," said l>r Allen. Mr*, J W. Itandnlph wa* take* to 8arnh I^lph Honpltal for treatfaaot Tuoadaf.