. i-*UISEKS WILL FIND OUR
.ta-MXS A LATCHKEY TO 15*
OF MARTIN COUNTY
VOLUME XXIV—NUMBER 100
. FECIAL TERM OF
SLItaUIOR COURT
aOBUGIN MONDAY
C. Lyon To Pre
side; To Last Two
Weeks
There vi!i be a special tern of the
S»; erecr Court of Martin county be
„ aai s mxi Monday, Fe' ruary 4.
' . Ijj cuiit is cali«l for the trial
wril txe- o'ly and there ;re many
(i ,-ikt ca.«f. Some of them haw
left fci-'pay on the docket for nearly
a iet*r ton wailing their turn for
lr_aL
J _ -ce C. C. Lvon, o' Elizabeth
;t.m r> mil! pieside.
T 5 tf nm of court mas -laiJe possi
ble »y a- order of the cot
of t" is racnty to the Governor pas-e»'
at r* of their ndirp last year
The Ci d «i become o crowded
•> c v.l c' e> that somet iir hail to
te dorse rnd so it was the County
P«i -1 of Com mss oners .wssed the
t)*- i Vir. r for "he sp> "ii:l term
; «-i ! it- us.e two ful! w. -k to dis
i s> o the c:s» on docket.
CROWTH OF PFNDER
"YfTFM MIRACLE OF
MODERN TRADE
Mr. Pender Hails From
Tarboro, N. C.
T e D Fender Grocery Company is
this week the t*enty-fifth
ersary of the entry of David
i'm«r. its president, into tiie world of
knatiftc.
Ti-« elehration is nota ie because
of the f e that it marks one of the
ur usual development of its kind
ia ..he ul tted Stales. It ecords the
rise of a South Carolina b v from the
potion of a "grocery clerl. to that of
or*- of the foremost merchants of the
Soutl. ail in the course of a quarter
of a century. and through ttie persona!
M»rr> atfi initiative of th..t boy who
te*. n his career with 12'W he haii
borrowed from a friend without se
cur.ty.
Mr Fender wert to Norfolk tweuty
six years afro from Tarboro. his home,
v and a yob a.- a clerk in the grocery
.41 ie i>|*iatet by tie W« wiar.i and
Goodndge Co. of that city The next
. year toe harrowed f2.«JW» from a friend
and started a small grocery store of
h»s num. From that time f irward his
bu-iness i-rew consistently, the reronl
-it.oiiif that there neve rwas a
pause- in the upward climb of the con
cern.
The -tor* of the grow h of the
Fender rrorei > enterprise has been
set dov.n as one of the most pictur-
chapter.- in the history of
Southern business. Five year- ago,
cfctn the bu- nes.- had been establish
ed as one of the most in;portart in
\ nr'ru. Mr Fendei he«n establish
,ar "ca ti and carry" irrocery stores in
\(.rft-!k for 'he foundation of what
developed into one of the largest
ct.a n store propositions in this part
of the count ry.
H« bega bonnes for himself Jan
uary 'J9 199, and the celebration be
pan I. .-t Tuesday
lard of Thanks
As me cannot thank personally each
of our f!lends we take this method of
re-s:nir our appreciation for the
fur. , kindly acts shown us and our
fattier during his recent illness and
death.
IV thoughtfulnesp shown us will
newer be forgotten.
W vfc STL'BBS.
D. L STI BBS.
W. H STL'BBS.
JESSE STI BBS.
DERAH STI'BBS,
MRS. MARTHA GARDNER.
Dr. »m Mrs. John D. Biggs. Mr. and
Mrs A T. Crawford. Mrs. Carrie B.
Williams and Mr. Harry Biggs at
tended the funeral of Mr. Pitt man, one
of Scotland Neck's most prominent
citiuK- which took place in that town
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Pittman mar
nei the daughter of the late Noah
-i—JHam-
Mrs. B. A. Crticher is in Park View
Hospital, Rocky Mount where she is
raecmif medical treatment. A speedy
is wished her by her many
rvadf here ,
Misses Hal tie Thrower and Clyde
Basteß will leave by motor tomorrow
f«- Little*— to spend the meek end
with Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Throw,
er They will take little MiH and J.
Henry Thrower, Jr. bosae after a visit
to their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Latham Thrower.'
Mesas Pleaay M and Wheeler
Marta spent today la Greenville.
Mr. Dan Harrison visited friends aad
■Mtaknjialnlaj.
THE ENT£^PISB
MARRIAGE LICENSE
I ISSUED IX MONTH
t O F JANUARY
- More Th?« Hll The Num
ber Under 21 Years
Of Age
e The January nurrufe »we*e> is
- sued in Martin county ««di seem to
indicate that young folks do stdl fall
it in love.
> Of *he thirteen white cwaples two
e young men under 21. it-table under oar
y law to make any legal twtrart. «-
r >*P« marriage, became kvlmnk Oj*
of the two wjs l». khle IV other
h was only 17. Of nare. fc* should
nnd no trouble te lead and Aiec. the
i- h asehoM as his life's partner i onlv
s 15.
i? More »han half of the wawn mete
r under 21 year* of ajr> «*.- be.ee 15.
rt one sixteen ar.d four 18. It » evident
t> that several of the -tscaiSrvi eighteen.-
J' are much younger 'or :I h i '•eowrt
f but unfortunate occurence t» sSretcfc
1 he age of people when applying for
r I cense because fS is t*e axe Iml
The are- of the eifta cnjeeed cmi
;»le> show two of the iftaSe- usulci 21
and 7 of the females under that age
t Following is the last for thr
l "lonth of January:
I* James D Hollo. Alice L Ruher«*«ri;
J Walter W Whitehmrst, of Btaafdt
county. E-*elle Butkxk; «> ariae HoH
| Martha Whichard, Jes-e D. If nll ■
l>oral Bennett; iKk-t WBI aw. Rosa
Evans; Periie E lillry. Myrtle F.
Griffin. Reubin L Bailer.X da White
~ hurst, K. Bert Near, .f i
j ounty, Thelma Nei llle. Hmrae
f rt*. Hil-H Bums; 11 orb fVin, «f
"eaufort county. Lar; Bcmen. A. B
Uogerson FTora O. Hampt- (lu,
•nmhe county, /eftalon E.-»«n. (VJly ,
' stalls; Geo J. e-. 
1 GriMa
* „ COLORED
J Joe Henry Chance. Bemlaf L WAe
'imes Leathers, of liitpcMrke count . .
Mary Oiance; Cecil Healer-«a. o*
Halifax county. Gdoe Andrews;
Stephen Rollins. Majrrie J***. Jutiu
' Armstronif. MiNtre«l Km*. of Bertw
cou lty; Sylvester lUae* ClbaHo'te
Heit'ick; Gen. R Hen.fr \ mi Bettar
county; Fau'ene Browa Ke ->e Pmms
; LOCAL NEWS
1 OF OAK CITY
I
Mr and Mrs R E Early an 4faml.
have moveti from Oak City 5» Florida
f Their many frwn.l- recnt so Me then.
go.
' Fareal-Teachers % ■■onalioi MtiU
The Farent-Tencher» ociatio*.
met at the -rhwi b—l In "- tm inj
evening at 7 »> for the pwpote of re
1 electing officers. Refn»hme«t.> men 1
" serveil by the faculty
Locals Flay Farm Lafe Nt ■!
The Oak City basket ball team play- 1
e«i the Farm Life team Taeday after
noon. The score resultiag a favor of '
Oak City 13 to 12
1 Misses Essie Jordan and SaHie
' Adams spent Wednesday agkt with 1
Mrs. K A
1 Several of the teachers of the local
school hiked about four m le* in the '
country Tuesday after wa to visit '
some of the school chitonr-v
1 hristiaa Endeavor Mntat
Christian !r..|eav. « mi Tfcursday '
evening. A very intenrs?.Kgr pc-graan '
m-as gnen hy the yonag fdk
The teachers attended tie leathers '
| meeting- at WilbaaustM Satarday I '
A recital was given in tbr rhii I
au«iitorium Tharsday etemc at a tor '
. by the im-k pupels. I 9
H. Y. F. I. Mm» 1 1
I BY. F. I", wilt meet at the "iflAt 1
Church Sunday urM at C 45 Aa in
teresting prorrain mJ! te g.ven by |
group nuniber 4
Mr. Bill Starr mas a vi*«t*r a. town
recently.
The Christian Fjwtai«r -«nal ttat
*as given at the town lal Thar-day 3
night, January 27. was enjoyed by all I
present. j
1 i
JAMES-GRIFTIN
1 George C. James, of Everett*. 3
« and Miss Sadie GnCn. of lanemfle, J
were married Wednesday - .1 at 4
1 the residence of C t Rtillnk in •
Everetts. . -» (
' Their ■■rriagi. nbith «a expect
i ed by their fiitufc to take flan bger '
r in the spring, was a inpm and was |
r witnessed hy aaly a few Tii afc
Mrs. James is the fhsgUi ■ «f Mr. 
f and Mrs. James Gnfha. of Giibu
r township hot she has spent tfe pnst ]
- a popular and rMnim i|iin» far
. the WiDinmstan Tdephsne company
t Mr. Jones is a pemasmcnt planter of |
l the Cross Roads aection of Mm is tj ,
and they will he a* tome after their
r bridal trip.
1
i Miss Ljda Gaafee aad Mrv ftmk *
W'illianiston, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. February 1. 1924
TRUE FACTS PUT
BEFORE PEOPLE
BY DR. JNO. BIGGS
Received By
Martin From Corpor
ation
We take the following article
from the Herald mntten by
Dr. John D. Biggs. Pre si teni of the
Fanners and Merchants Bank and
President of the North Carolina
Bankers Association
This letter mas wntUn for the
purpose of setting the tra.- statement
of facts to the people. Wlen men see
statements made distorting the facts
Jiey are to be commerded for speak-1
tng out that the truth ma; be known, j
The article follows:
Wrtliam-ton. N. C.
January 21. 1924.
Mr. W. H. Mizelle. Editor. Ruberson
*nlle Herald.
Roie-rsonville. N C.
Dear Mr. Mizelle:
I read, with a great ileal of interest,
the attack made in your paper upon
the record of Mr A. W. McLean as
a member of the War Finance Corpor
ation Of course I ilo nt know all
about the morkings of the War Fi
nance Corporation but I do know of
my own penumal knowledge that the
War Finance Corporation did come to
the aid of every bank in Martin coun
ty that asked aid My understanding
rsthat both the banks in yo-JT tomn re
ceived help thru this Corporation and
thru the hanks the fanners, merrhart*-
and others mere helped. I know also
of my own knowledge th.it men re
presenting the War Finance Corpor
ation visited every section of the Slate
nd instructed bank men how to make
«ut application blanks. The War Fi
* ance Corporation did not loan direct
ly to individuals becau-e they mere
•«t allowe>i to do so uiolei the law,
hut at least mas loaned to
the people of Martin County thru tiie
hanks, by the War Finance Corpor
ation I am not particularly interests!
in the fight now on between the can.li
late- for tiovernorship of our State,
twt. I do like to see fair play and to
my own knowledge the i"id tr~ib
m the record of Mr Mclean is not
Irue ami is unfair and unjust
Kespectfully,
JOHN D BIGGS.
WIIJJAMSTON
SCHOOL NOTES
I*upilß Of Seeon dtirade
(■ive Small Play
Tiie Williamston graded school is
row having the largest attemlance in
its history . The -pint manifested in
both class work and athletics is the
best seen for -everal yeai -
Ti-j- first class eatertaininent since
the Chnstana- holidays was given in
the auditorium Tuesday by Mrs J. L
Williams' -erorwi grade, when the pu
pils gave the plar "Snow Wl ite and
the Seven Dmrarf> "
Tfce characters were taken as hi
loms: Snow White. Sarah Freeman
Cone; The Wicked Queen, Jennie S.
Moore; Gypsie Girl, Myrtle Woolard
Brown, Liza, Grace T. Barnhili. Fnnce
Billy- Watts. The -even dmarf> meie
represented by seven of the bripht
boys of the class. All characters play
ed their part- well and showed gotd
training.
The play was enjoyed by the entire
school and a good number of visitors
and was inspiring to tho-e mho lak
interest in the training of the ruin)!
men and women
OAK cm SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
FIRST TERM
For a pupil to make the honor roll
a score pf 125 points is nere- -ary Tt.e
-core is aaade at the end of each
semester. The honor roll is read in
presence of school aad pu' li-hed ia a
County paper.
-Score Faints
1 Rep. Society ia debate ._ 25
2 Rep society in rec. 15
3 Making one or more class teams 15
4 Making one or mote school teams 4 O
|S General good behavior 50
€ Spoking two bows per aitk in
library f : 2S
7 A grade of 50 on two subjects _ 211
8 Aa average grade of 90 on all
•abjects . —T_ N
9 Nat being tardy daring a Miimt
er 1 25
!• Not being absent during a se-
Thaoe msi iag above are as follows:
Eleventh grade; Syhie Rons 185.
Wj Moje 171, Ira A insli j 149. Ru
dolph Whitley MR
Tenth grnde: Virginia Htom 14A
Ninth grade: Haael POand SIS. Sua
Lang Jahnaan 15*. 1 iMiaa Haislip 185.
Ohvia Johnson 145. George aa
1&
* i
HINTS FOR A
REAL SPRING
1 CLEAN II G|
Rake The Yards Ar 4 !
Gardens And Be
Prepared
If winter conies. c.*n si ri?-g he fai '
behind ?** This *|ues*io?i ha its answer
in every year The null. .t»rk .frai.
days come: all fruit and flower>. leaves
grass and vegetation cie. an,! all
things have a 'sotobrv look. But the
air ii purr an.(*«-ri-p. an! the bimi«
chirp lustily even with >r.owt!ak«->
flying- These featlierco creature-,
know that somewhere. a.
wanner sun will >h:ne. a-d b.-»rn to'
plan for their loves ne.-t.- to 1* bu; t
when the leaves return. I
Can we be more fooli.-h than tlsey ? •
During the cold liark days,
have been nejr'ecte»l which if allomec j
to remain in that state will present a •
most unsi»fhtl\ aspect when the l>ui- i
begin to open Now is the tinse to J
commence planning for a sj-rir g - j
up and a mere extensive i
scheme around each h >nie ami :ih> ut j
the streets of the te.wn.-Put al". ilie!
ruhbidi in a pile and bum it. ra>. {
the yanls a: •! r.ii-ler!-. so thai m'ven j
the come it will h.;ve a dean I
background. Repair or >ake awav I
broken fence- p!: nt a tre-- «r >hrub. j
anl the result w ill he riape*. us when ;
spring ami summer j-u-s our way.
To the CK> Fathers, I would sug- |
gest that wherever there ss a repair I
shop or garage in the towr. tVr» rue j
wil! find old outois, anii every cue* iv -
able piece of machinery thrown ahou'.j
making a mo-t unsigh>ly bl -t on a
scene which oth» rwise would b>- ..t
tractive. To clean there plaice- shoulc
be an easy yob-put the tru-h men to
work alotig theway. an«l w »en -trs g
er- ride atwut the street- tiiey mill
fail to see the unattia>tive. as they
do now.
Main street has lee.i pav«d. . nil this j
has adlel greatly to the appearance .
of the tomn why not kee|. p.ice with '
thi> iniprovement at' throurl. tie |
vanous section- * h.- p this in n.irvl j
That Spring is coioUi* m all her
henuty and it is our >luty to tie in a
state of preparedne s r» ne-et her
gladly.
V\ II ;i RKIN.
Chairman of Iteautrftc i on Commi'tee
ChaniU-r of Commerce
MRS. PEEL EN
TERTAINS IN
HONOR OF BRUM'!
!
On Tuv!i\ evening at the i>«me oi '
Mrs J. W Manning on Church -treet. '
Mrs. Elbert Feel el at a i
bridge and rook party rontplimenUnr
Mrs. H. Marriott Mritt whose mar
riage lias recent y In n ir,!>-unp->!. aio.
who i.> one of the mo t p»|«ul; r br;.le
of the season.
reception liall. t'ie i->u tc r«'«n»'
—rut the dininv rt»>m «ere uppiinl t»»- I
getlier and were •termatd ath wintrr |
greens. Tiie gue-t- *r-r«- i-oukl hy j
»he hostes- and the honore*- w'.o wa- ,
charmine in an •>M reuse
georgette gown.
There were five tables of l>rsltr- and j
two of n«.k ilrs. Jame- S:ator> made .
high f-ore in hrHlcr aikl Mis Myrtle
Brown in rook anal they were given'
dainty haidkerrhie!.- anil the guest of |
honor ma presented a silver gift. j
Fancy cake- an.l ices were serv«d J
hy Misses Marearet and Kutli Man i
ning arol Carne lee l'«*l The color I
-chenie of pirk arxl whi'e.were used I
The gue-ts inclute>l besides Mrs. Bntt 
Mrs C. B. Mr,. Cntch j
er. Mr- Hny fn iynM.. Francis ]
Eagan, Mrs. Oscar Arxler on. Mrs J
G. «o>tar>l, Jr. Mrs. Join W Man -j
ning. Mis. A. 11-■.-ell. Mrs. C. D. J
Aiwler-'-ri, of Tarbr»p>. Mrs. I.uk?
lamb. Mrs Myrtle Brown Mrs Hugh |
Horton. Mrs. J. D Woolard. Me». C.J
A. Harrison, Mrs G. H. Harrist,.. Mr., j
Walter Orleans. Mrs. It Djke «"rt»ce
er. Mrs- Wlf Watts Mr. J. 'I j
Siaton, M.s. A. R. Dunn.ng. Mi» II !
D. Ixtny. Mr- fort.-a Green an-1 Mi.-a-i!
Vella Andre*-, llaisy Wynn. Nelle
Wynne, Elizalieth Burras. 11 tahet'a |
Hassell. Margaret Everett.
Lyda Cooke, ?nd Nina l"p on
CELEBRATES lOTH
BIRTH DA Y
ENTERTAINS IN HON OF 10 UIKT ji
Ye*riia afternoor from three to 11
five at the home of ber pa re .-its, Mr j
and Mrs. Thewlore !'• -'ier-«.n. on..
Simmons avenue. Miss Z.dli-Ui Ruth |
Robersor. ma« at home to al*«t ooe '
bundled guests. She is a ve y poou
bur' little girl and has a larye c. rrle
of friends and they- preserted ber with 
They spent the afternoor ia playiajg
ontaide ga me> until they mere iavited i
into the dining mom vhe.e ice cream ;
and cake were served.
STOCKHOLPKIvS
HAVE MEETINta
IN JAMFaS\ LUA:
j
Report Show sGood (lain
In The Bank's
Assets
x
Th ar.rual nu-et r.j; cf tic -sock ,
hi>l.:ers of thf Uir-i . . Jn?. .-vilt«* va - 1
he'.i in ritv riies.lav. Ja;.i
-try
Tiie n>-|«..rt »-f • ■- .h..w«v| a
train in t - js ,•*- «:t»- j
substantia! growth ;?T *ts.
Dttri"* "he i-n-a; j».i ic -«--,. i!' iarlc- j
found t h;-.r.l to ovs-t ail several
*oumi it urprontahle to . pt-rate aiii
jlniui-iated T:• I'-nnV Jarsesv ille
| '■owvver. su -k t.. t' e ,4i and has
| -erv«n| its e-T r- an.ti ai-' !■..■» i
i position to off-T more acc >o>.*lati-!is
*to its pa*ri.' > * I'.it at a" v t fc rie -irjce
t'e panic cap-e.
i A- .f *'■ - uM ci rfi "e«ce of
Jtlie stockholder- in 1 r,■ nimcrf t
' he> reel«>ct«si tn.- ar-e «i»?c--'s l»r.
|J E Sm thwick wa p>ct. I l'ie-de-t
i!»r Smithw.-k ha- i t .-i'i • --'ped the I
It ank •V an mv'i* jt!t» n luti* mi j
' a> 1 'p.i tsve kf l elp ai ■! >ene
J Mr N O »t • \| r
■ - M!idle were avails «\ ice
j l»re-i le» ts T-e>. Ir e rl-.. •i. 0,t.-s of
I the tin; rr. como-.;tt**e .* ci ie li
-n to e v.- c.ir f I .tte ti.Hi
|to the l«ar- m de by the bir V
| Mi'an I J.;CK mJ,v' r'l h!«**
ia'd A'olre * I l|o!|. !.-.-., a--rstsnt
Cashie-. i>vl, * ( who n a e car»-ful i
|t..«- »!»'. .1- if t Ik- hi • 1 ■■ i* !-->; »ies
■»rl k«> p :l nt, iit> to ; • t: minute
T * . !• r«l «f - i -i
J reeiei-te-j .. ,« (
i E .s.-i-:,. .k |. vv Aii»e'b. i:
>» Mfcrt •». J i. i od rd. M i' J ick
«'■. E rl A ire. C A Asi ew. A I:
Ihiri'ine. V R Man r r \ ' i; Har-'i
-on. \V f. Mann-nr. A I S alii e
W W Walters. II ti S.-\jon
' TRU "MTIIS OYER
WILSON S V C A
8
A c( ■«hni !ii»Hcn Cam
You MiL r h! ( all
It
Trie Williarr t.-n T»* |"a-kc-t
team defea »-.! the C V !i«m . eve'
Tiiel;:;» niglit n »tse n.. t thrillirii:
and exciting g*m?- w ißtsiolUn this'
-ea-oi. to tta- ««wit of ;is» ucv Ti»-
j game was, -l.»w I m; iiiki fatui-iit from
I beginni* r to eorl l
• d..ul>t.u! concern :ia* vict« r-, until t k>
J final quarter when Wo f and In- uor
I thy m.de- rushnl tj *- M a—n h.vs .tf
j th. i feet. Bo h teams shomrsl la. k
iof ta-art work. I«it it iw lime was IN
eame voiil of thrill- Fumbling and
[•"•r pas- work the- -in r d. » n
•n botn -ides I r.il-!« jf. u,«-
pill constantly.
The CI«.I lf ( U*e of the \\ Ih; m-loi |
j team c»t>l!r.ues •.» |ne, a tlwy to date
Iliave n>4 bliit beaten
W ll'i in,t..l. 'own tram pla>*s||
iw# If as a whoV w ,'n V. ■•!( a the ««ut-'
| -taiklmc star
I The I reup follow.
Hiisap ia) UaluaJwi (11)
I Kos- lias-ell
It 1 i
I I ur nair> Orleans'
• »
i Moore Wolf
t
| Oar.s M r.'.ili,.
II: i.
Tbomlinson Taylor
_ J (
j SERVICES AT THE--4
BAITIST CHCRCII
I _
E.s AT l:\iflSl cm i:C»i
I Rev. \\ T Baucom. of 1. Hi VC. J
will pr»-icli ai the lluj-t -i  ui h l*- r »i
. Sunday fAoniin/ oiit) eiF'UJif a' j
' Beddirk's Grove in the aft-nsMi 1
I Sunday school at '* ( a. m J C j
A i-'ler—.n, Supt
You are invited to at tern tiie.se '
1 -erviie?.
i LVCEI M ANXtll Nt EMENT
'lri the eijrht of let>ruaiy (6th tl e j
, National Trio nil! pre,-ei;t a prugr ao> I
Mil VV ie..l or nift-L-tmr of two -horl 1
'{Jays aral y ■** Ua>
famous as a ur.»lo eof act play s, j.
I ha-- -elected the artists wV are to I
! appear n this proeram an" a real en j
tertainmer.t is pnvn -er| Tt r music i
j *nll le of surr> a rtiaru'o) t t>> lend
icharac'.er to the plays.
[ Show berin- al Re,| «"ross i
Theatre
Mr. Join Alfred cauxht the ■
early enzst line train this n crning for
western points.
_JU»> Mary White aft yesterday af
ternoon for Greenville w here she ha
accepted a position with L G. Cooper,
attorney.
HARDWARE STORE
TO OPEN HERE
IN NEAR FUTURE
! !
i Such A Store Is Badly
Needed In Our
Town
I , —.
in a ricn'it issue nf Thp Kiiterpnst
|n.irition «as made of the need.for a
tgcol " ii.(ware store in our city. We
- ic ..aiovn.ed that such a thirg is to
be a rea'ity in the very near future
At |> -lit mo-t merchants carry a
.-ma!, -lock of hardware -uci. a- meets
.the CM'*) day calls, but no ones pays
enough attent ain. to it to carry »
Ccnyilfe line We mean when we say .
a complete line a line that will ilnw '
here to have their needs filled,
u>t line that »ill make them dis-
ami -en J them elsewhere.
It i- not know definitely just where ;
C'e store will tie located, hut it is :
u'.c er-tHnt that the store will In- locat
ed on Washington street. i
W illiamstoti needs -uch 3 variety pf '
-tor*-.- that people here will not have i
'o )fo a»a) to supply their neeal>, but i
that |«eople from afar might come here •'i
to -upplytheirx.
PUBLIC RECEPTION
FOR RETIRING
PASTOR, WEI).
The Memorial Baptist torch gave
their re'innir pa-tor. Kev. A. V. Joy
•ter a public reception Wednesday
evening from 9 to It at the beautiful
home of Mr and Mrs. Wh«-eler Mar
tin. *'
Kev. Mr Joyner, w.'h Mrs. Joyner.
accompanied by the other city pastors
and wives received the larrr number
of citizens of the town who paid their
tribute of love to the retiring pastor
for the good work he has done in the
town aiul community.
Mr. Joyner has bun pastor of the
I'-apTist church here for (our years
,i'd has not confined his activities to
his cnurrli on ft", but has pone out in
every field where pood nicM l«e alone
■"ltd lias helpttl in CIVIC work as well
in church work. lie is ieaiy to
carry his .sltare of bur-ten- a> well as
drink of Ih# pleasures. He goes away
from us to a new work with the
testimony from his own church that
he is a good pa-tor. fiom all a good
■ i»re:»cher and from 'he public, a good
citi/en and the |>eople generally re
CM to -ee hrill 80.
His new'"pastorate will I* .with th«
Tenable Church at Wilmington which
, i- a -pl"iih>! church. We are sure thi
. rliuri h «.ll find a faithful leader in
thou new |Si>!or Mr. Jovnei is of the
■ III.IJMI merit TO M«tk*~ frienais -|uickl\
and to liohl fhem fast wheli made
»» tc>. i a great asset to it preacher
I a • >1 .-to a politic an or any pro
fes-i * llie
(XHJNTY STATE
MENT IN THIS
ISSU E
!
V. i- an- priiitmg in thl- issue part
lof the statement of expenditure.- for
M.irtiii county f om December l!d ti
to U'lCmU" 1 In the -tatemen
can l«e -ecu ahcre every penn. of the
'count >'- nioiiey v»as spent during that
tune.
The peoph- are always aiu ou.- to
know how the 11 money is -pent and
• ill find it interesting to study thl.-
.-faternent.
The County comimssioners author
ise these e.vjieiiditure- ami they haw
j t«i do just like an individual doe- in
lis expenditure.-. The rummisiiioner.-
;hu \ e to care for the i««ir, the c-iurt
' the hmlife- anil the litany other things.
SERVICES AT THE
El iSOPAL CHURCH
S'uoiliiy -chool, 9:46 a m.— H .M.
I Stuldl-, Supt.
| Holy ('omuiuriKni Ham
Morning prayer anal erm'-n II a.m
Kvenirig prayer anil serim-n 7:30 p
| m
I*ublic cordially inbiteaP to attend
| the.-e M-rvice.-.
J E WARNER.
Pnest-in charge
■
SERVICES AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
I Sunday School 9:45 every Sunday,
j Preaching by the pastor every first,
third a rid'fourth .Sundays, II a. m and
7 :50 p m.
- , i
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening 7:3« to 8p •
E. D. DODD. Pastor. J
M rs. Itettie I ■ teen and Misses Bessie
Green visited friends in town today.
Me. Charles Sawder, Jr., of Wind- .
for, was in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Morton have '
taken an apartment in the Tar Heel ,
Building.
>.;•'• {
■i
WATCH THE LABEL ON TOUE
PAPER. IT CARRIES THE DATS
YOLR SL INSCRIPTION KXPOOHI
ESTABLISHED 1898
BRIEF RECORDERS
COURT HELD HERE
LAST TUESDAY
No Recorders Court For
The Next Two
Weeks
Recorder's court had only one visitor
ia.-t Tuesday and it being of a civil
variety there was little to be done.
This court was one of the shortest i
he! by Jvdire Smith in some time.
Th-re will be no Recorder's court
next week or week after next, because
of Superior Court will be in session
duri"g the two weeks.
PEDAGOGICAL
POINTS
#
I The teaching of vocations has been
a legitimate objective in the school
system of our-Sta i for some time. '
Particularly have the high school
teachers 'H-.-TI informed that their work
was the preparation of children for
the vocations that they intended to
tit themselves for in the society of the
time in which they would live. The
writer has no intention of Uking issue
with tin - purpo.-e of high school teach
ers.
Nevertheless, enthusiastic rural
teachers who under the present condi
tions are conducting one, two, three
ani feur rua.ni schools, have inad
venently fallen into the idea that
domestic .-cience, vocational agricul
ture. ami manual training must be
taught in their schools Other subjects
such a.- industrial art and rstrumen
taJ music are felt io be
Also the local coniinifeeman has
persuaded one of the teachers in such
schools that his son or ■laughter must
have spt -iil high school instruction.
But the S'.ute has .-aid we hand you
a register in which is an elemntary
list of bo V- adopted for pupils' use.
TTS.- course must be 'aught first.
Permit me to -ay that 'he time for
-ela-ct.on of' a life's work is hardly in
an elementary school of -even grades,
particularly' lural ela-ntentatv schools
such a- is de- ril«'al sb«ive. Xor can
we IK- certain th:.t the lime, is ripe
for choosing a vocation for life when
children attend a -mall high school of
a dozen or less"teachers. Hut vocation
al guidance can best ha- otTereal when
physical and mental ages ripen the
subject in t«> a "cause anal effect"
reu.-o!ii r. But that is aside. What
-halLwe do with the vocations in the
lower grades?
The first duty in these «-lementary
one, two, three and four-loom schools
is to give our boy- anal girls the min
imum essential- of a liberal training,
the tools with which to attack and the
spirit of attaa-k and -übiect matter.
The teaching of reading, writing and
arithmetic in a thorough manner, .
while not the sine qua n»n y nor the
ne plu-. ultra make tu> now and will
constitute the bulk of the material
subject matter. The capacity to read, -
write and calculate with reasonable
'.' dirty, therefore, should be the aims
of our rural elementary schawds before
attempting some other ta.-k. How may
a taachi-r e-cape the-e numerous de
mands* The answer is make no ef
fort to ,• c.ipe hut make capital of the ;
-situa'ion. She should study carefully
•he occupations practiced in her com
munity an«i the occupational ambi
tions of her children Then utilize this
information in teaching the aalopted i
subja-ct rlatter That is any informa
tion of a pupil relative to the occupa
tions practiced in the community is a
valuable me tn of interpreting similar
olea.- that will lie founal in the new
text.-. For example, a pupil thorough
ly familiar with the procealure of sow
i lav fertilizer would lie more readily I
learn to adal and divide if his examples
iia dealt with so many
pound- of guano to be distributed on
an ai re plot of so many rows. In a
simi'ar ir.anner each phase of matcinff
a lawful living iu your school district
may well be capitalized Do not let
the aim to make out of ele
nentary school pup'ls embarrass you
but rather use farming in such a way
fas to teach the adopted subjects. All
effort to teach everything requested in
rural elementary schools can only re
sult in pi o' teaching of the essentia's,
a neglect of one part of the work for
•he emphasis of another and finally
the eon*ei lpt of those humored. There
is man-sized job in every rural school
of our county.
I confess title sympathy with the
h»ea of compelling the son a fane
er to become a farmer. It is too muck"
like Germany. • Develop the sons at
farmers to the reasoning age and let
the soul of each express itself la the
 hoice of making an honorable living.
Self-expression should be the soul of
our den-ocracy — Pc tkgogue.
Mr. Bruce Wynne, who is iiltwllm
Trinity College, Durham spent bw
days here this week. He left yestmridH
afternoon for Greenville where
vi«n fnnds bfoi* icturniag^^H