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Watch the Label oa Your /Paper Aa It Carries die Date When Your Subscription Expires |L , 1 XXXI—NUMBER 36 "SUMMER SCHOOL TO OPEN HERE NEXT MONDAY Students Are To Register Today, Tuesday Or > Saturday TO MONTH Thoaa Promoted on Conation Should AwnrfLSewon, Professor , L. State* A short session of four or more weeks of summer school will be held in the local building, beginning Mon day, July 9 for those students who want to make up work, it was an nounced yesterday by Professor L. H. Parit, who has just returned here to conduct the ctasses. Those who were promoted on con dition abould, by nil means, attend the school, the professor stated. Also, students who desire to add another unit ft> their total credits may do so by taking some subject for a period oi six wrseka. Provision wilt be made for these. It Is very important that at! members of the Class of '29 learn jwtt wlyrc they stand relative to the sixteen-unit requirement for gradua tion. After doing this they will be able to know whether to take a course in during the summer or qot. The principal will be In his office tomorrow, Friday and Saturday to confer with students about their work and what they need to get off in or der to be in a position to graduate next year. Whether students need to take work or not, it would be no bad idea for them to check up on their work, it was ytated. Mr. Davis also says that he will be glad to go through the record of any student who may desire first-hand informa tion regarding their units. ■ Registration for sumer work, Tues day, Frrday and Saturday with classes starting Monday, July 9. AGENT S REPORT MONTH OF JUNE Etghty-Bix Women and 160 Girls Attend Meetings During the Month During the past month, the county Home Demonstration" Agent has * travelled 65A miles over the county, conducting eight meetings for women and twenty-one for girls. Righty-six women and one hundred and sixty girls attended these meetings. All die work during the past month had to do with breads, and many girls and women have reported good reau|t! on quick breads and yeast bread made at home.. A Seventeen and oue-lialf days were spent in field work and eight and oM>half days were spent in the office. One new community was visited dur ing the month with the possibility of * establishing another club. Fifty-eight, bulletins were distribut ed at the various meetings held. Four teen different homes wert visited dur ing the month. Six articles, for local papers were prepared and thirty-twi letters were written with the addition of a circular letter which totalled a f circulation of thirty-three. Two 'clubs have raised money to ward (heir delegates' expenses to the short course to be held in Raleigh July 39 to August 4. Camp fees for all ..girls planning to attend the sumer carttp are due to day, Miss Sleeper pointed out in mak i*K her report for the month just clos » ed Yesterday, Miss Sleeper held a meet ni Anje Town. Today she is in Bear Grass. She wil be in her office here tamortw, going to Oak City Thurs day aad to Parmele Friday. ? ! Mr. Bill Hemdon, of Fayetteville, is visiting friends here. Miss Susie James ia at home af ter attending school at Biackstone the paat year. - : ■.*». S-'ra THEATRE! J WEDNESDAY ' ■* BUFFALO BILL, JR. 1 in , L "TRAMPING TROUBLE" also MUTT and JEFF COMEDY Educational Comedy -TIE THAT BULL" And Serial EPISODE NO. 1 •S "JUNGLE GODDESS" , Aieo F TICKET FOR BHOW FRIDAY ' i : j'. fr" p Hrrhii . THE ENTERPRISE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS CUT IN TAX RATE MENTIONED AT | TOWN MEETING LAST NIGHT ( Rate Mentioned Would Place Town's Taxes at 12.00 the SIOO.OO Vataatien; Now $2.25 While there was no official action taken in the matter, a twenty-five cents cut in the town's tax rate was mentioned in a meeting of the town commissioners held here last night. It will be several days before the final estimates determining the rate can be made, but should conditions remain unaltered, the amonut will be decreased from $2.25 on the SIOO val uation to $2 on the SIOO valuation. It is thought that a special meeting will be held within the .nyct week or ten days when Uje rate will be defi nitely agreed upon. A few alterations in taxes paid by individuals were ordered as a result of erroneous listings, but with one exception investigations were to be made before refunds would be in or der. Going before the meeting, Messrs. C D. Carstarphen and K. B. Craw fordk asked that the members re- ( consider the request of the educa tional board calling for the erection of a sewer and water line to the new school site. The request was discussed at length and from every anqgle, but no definite answer was forthcoming from the commission ers. Just when the board will de cide upon the matter wan not defi nitely decided upon, but according to a statement made by one of the board's members after the meeting was adjourned, the matter will be settled Within the next few days; that is, whether the town will con struct both - the water and sewer line, a part of the sewer line or none ot the sewer line. A permit for a dance was refused, the board referring the applicant to on order of the board of recent weeks prohibiting further dances af ter outstanding permits were used. A request to extend Broad street, noar the cemetery, was made, and an invstigation of the conditions there waa ordered. A bill of S6O incurred when blood hounds were brought here from En field in the Ward aad Lamb house breaking case, was referred to"Hbe county, the tojra officials stating that the case waa handled by county of ficers. ~i. V- • An order was givW tb the tax col lector to seize personal property in those cases where taxes on that type ot property had not been made. Un paid personal taxes amount to ap proximately $2600, it was pointed out by the treasurer. A week's vacation was provided for the town's police officers, but nothing was said about vacation for other town employes. HAMILTON MAN DIED MONDAY John Martin, Popular Tele phone Man Dies Pol loving Operation John W. Martin, prominent tele phone man of Hamilton, died in a Rocky Mount hospital yesterday af ternoon from injuries received in an automobile accident more than two months ago. Following the accident in whicih he received internal in juries, Mr. Martin was first in and out of the hospital, not thinking his conditions serious. And it was the opinion of doctors that he had de veloped sufficient strength to war rant an operation yesterday, but the attempt proved fatal. Mr. Martin was bom in Scotland Npck, but during the past twelve or fifteen years he had been in this county where he worked for the Hamilton Telephone Company. While connected with that company, he made many friends, and just before > his death-he was its active manager. He was 30 years old ahd leaves one brother, Dave Martin, of Scotland ■ Neck. I While definite funeral arrange ments could not be had, it is under stood that the funeral will be held in Hamilton this afternoon, in terment following in the cemetery there. Rev. Theodore Partrirk is ex pected to conduct the last ritea. Three Neighboring Boys Have Untimely Deaths The death of Tommie Teel last week, a tragedy within itself, brought the number to three where the only ton in a family of several children met death before reaching maturity, and the families lived side by side in the saint block. Ten years ago, John Mizelle, the only ton of Mrt. James H. Mizelle, was killed while serving as a soldier in France. Two yeara ago, W. T. Meadows, jr. died pf cancer, and now the death of young Tcel adds to the l^dbwr The three boys, fine examples of youßg American manhood, had scores pi friends, and each jleath came a* a shock to the community in its en tirety. Williamston, Martin County ,1 North Carolina, Tuesday, July 3, 1928 R . T R ' - * V - VICTOR'S BAND t i . / ~ ff\ " * "JA LMK (FL Booked for the Roanoke Fair here September 25, 26, 27, and 28, Victor's Band will be one of the main features in the list of free attractions this year. ALL COUNTY TO HAVE HOLIDAY TOMORROW QUIET DAY EXPECTED Business Houses Will Not Open and County Of ficers to Have Day Many Local People Are Planning to Spend the Day at Beachea and See Ball Games "While there has been no Fourth of July celebration program arranged for this county, the day will be observed by all business houses, professional men, county and town officers. Many of the county's farmers are planning to spend the day at near-by beaches and witness the Celebrations. , A quiet day is expected here as practically the entire town's populace is planning to motor to the beaches for the dhy. A number, hardly large enough to keep house, is expected to stick around and attend to the odds and ends, here and there. There are very few holidays in the year more widely observed than is the FourtH of Ju|y, and especially is this true with the people in Martin. Out side of' Christmas and the Fourth, no other day is important enough for' business firms, professional men, County and town officers to close their doors and spend the day to their own liking. An eippial distribution of local peo ple will be mailt- to the Morehead City, Virginia jind Bayview beaches and to the hall games ih. Eastern Carolina towns. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS * IN REGULAR MONTHLY M EBT HKK E Y EST Kit I> AY Special Term of Superior Court la Ordered for November 5; Civil CaseH Only A loan of $6,000 was ordered to be made to the Martin County Hoard of Education from the Kinking fundi in (Jistrict* 3, 10, 22, and 2U by the county corpmiHHioners in their regu lar meeting held here yesterday. The money will be used to supplement th school building fund and will make it possible for the authorities to have started on the build ings, one at llobersonville and one here, within u comparatively short time. The regular routine of the board was light and detailed in its nature to some extent. An order calling for a two weeks' term of superior court for this county for the trial of civil ct.ses was received by the board from Governor A. W. McLean. The term will begin November 6 anu Judge Clayton Moore will preside. The commissioners in their meeting the first Monday in June refused to call a special tenn of court, but at the order of the Governor, a two weeks' term was provided yesterday Ly them. A note amounting to $20,000 due Eye and Company of New York, was I ordered renewed. The note expires the 16th of this month. Rufus Moore, colored, was relieved of paymet of SI.OO dog tax in Rob crsoiiville. On account of physical disabilities, Jesse Willis, of Roberaonville, was relieved of payment of $2.00 _ poll tax. The allowance granted Venus Bal lard each month from the county's poor account was increased fi'om $2. a month to $4 a month. The board ordered that a load be laid off and established in Bear Grass township, leadinig from the Williamston to the Robersonville io»d. Warehousemen Announce Schedule ol Their Sales At a meeting of the local I housemen, held here .yesterdiy morn ing, the sales dates fori the coming I season were drawn. On the opening I day, the Farmers warehouse gets first ' sale, the Brick will have second, and F1 third goes to the Roanoke-Dixie. The will rot*t* in order, not taking) account Sundays arid holidays, j VICTOR'S BAND ROANOKE FAIR HERE THIS FALL SEPTEMBER 25, 26, 27 28 i Band Is One of the Best Touring South This Fall Management States j Outlay for the Six Free Acts Is the Greatest Evere Made, Manager ' John L. Rodgerson States -"The-management of the Roanoke Fair stated this week that Ipatrons of tlu fair this year would have the op portunity of hearing one of the best Imnds touring the South tilts coming fall, that Victor and his bjiiut would ' of the main featufes in flte list of free attractions. j Playiiiß such widely varied pro grams as giand opera, classical, de scriptive, popular, jar/ and novelty selections, and at inch faiu -*!- and varying stands as Luna Hark I, and Starlight Park, N. Y., >he North (. iyojjiia, and MwnJa State - fairs, have nationally established the , popularity and success of Victor and , his hand. « 1 Miss l.ifuise* Belt the celebrated dianiatic soprano soloist an) lianed as i the greatest outdoor lady finger in America, is vocal soloist fcvitli Vic- j tor's aggregation. In additilni to his CpufCnwßand, Victor InqLiiuUt Ul> within his organization, several minor bands that are features in themselves. His saxaphone sextette plays both popular and classic numbers, also a xylophone soloist who handles the pedded hammers with lightning speed and powerful appeal. Victor's world famous snare drummer is another ex- , elusive feature. , With his many features in addition t . Miss Hell, and the Concert Hand anil because of the extensive repertoire, the attraction is ackuuW edge| without a doubt, a peer in the itiusical field. Numbered among the tree attrac tions are five other liiftlt class acts, which Manager Kodgersou stated represents the greatest outlay for free acts ever made by the Roanoke Fair association. The contract for the fire • works has not been drawn at this time, Mr. Rodgersoif explaining that i lit was planning to offer an even more elaborate program than was seen last' 1 year, 'iind that it would be necessary . to wait (or the latest types. ■ JUNE BRIDES ARE FEW IN COUNTY J Number of Licenses Issued Drops from 19 in May To Eight in June June brides were few ami far be tween ifi this county last month ac cording to Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger's records which show that there were only eight marriage licenses issued in his office that month. Five were for colored couples and three Here issued .to white applicants. The drop last month was very marked as there were nineteen coup- les granted licenses in May. Last year foi the month of June there were fourteen licenses issued. The licenses issued folow: White Charlie IJ. I'ierce, 21-Odell Fhelps, 20, both of Bertie county; William Leon Stanley, 32, of Elizabeth City and Helen Gurgauus Wyml, 20; Finest Ha wis, 21, of Pitt county and Julia Wynn, 18. Colored Wiliam Arthur Hopkins, 19-Martha Lewis, IV; James Frazier, 21-Hattie Wilis, 18; Leßoy Grimes, 19-Allie Ifcrrt Barnhill, 18; Henry Slade, 20- Rovena Cherry, 16; Solomon Davis, ii-Kva Virginia White, 20. Frederick Hoyt aud William Cooke left yesterday for Virginia Beach to Spend the Fourth of July. Eli Staton and Precaher Pierce, of , Tarboro, visited friends here Sunday. Meaara. W-' H. Gurkin and Bruce j Whitley visited friends in Raleigh | and Rocky Mount Sunday. WAREHOUSE TO BE ENLARGED AT AN EARLY DATE __ Farmers Warehouse Will Have 4,000 Square Feet Additional Space CONTRACT AWARDED Bennett, Barnhill and Veasey, Pro prietors Look For An Increase In Sales Here This Year A contract for the erection of an addition to the Farmers warehouse was let last week by the owners and proprietors, Bennett, Barnhill and Veasey, it was learned here yester day. The addition will be made to the | rear of the building and will provide approximately 4.000 additional square feet of floor space to the ware house. The new aipicx will he con structed so as to provide more and bttter methods of unolading tobacco I from the trucks- and wagons. The contract was given to the Gur kin Boys, builders of Grilling town ship, and work will be started the early part of next week, it was stated. Material for the building is being as sembled this week, ready for construc tion. .The proprietors are planning to in crease their sales this year, and the addition is in kecpnig with the ex pected sales increase. Like the several other warehouse men here, the proprietors of the Farmers are busily engaged calling on the farmers throughout this and ad joining counties, and all are expect ing, a substantial increase ill the mar ket's total sales this season. No sales goal has been mentioned, hut several of the warehousemen say tin market here this year will pass al! previous records by a substantial majority. DRAINAGE PAYS AGENT BRANDON SAYS IN REPORT Check Results of Drainage and Finds That It Has j Been Very Successful Farmer*! Assisted in Cultivating To bacco by the Ridge Method Which Is Very Popular 'Tile drainage wit certainly do the work on the type of land in this county,' Count/ Agent" T. B. Bran don stated in his report to the county commissioners here •yesterday. Mr.] Brandon pointed out that much of his time during the past month was spent checking over the results of tile work /in the county and that lie had found it to be very -successful. The rainfall has beeif very heavy in this section recently, and the drainage has proved of much value, cscpcially in tile low spots, the agent staled. The agent, reporting his work for -the month, showed where he spent: !') days in the field, seven days in his j office and held 111 office conferences, i Ninety-nine telephone calls were re ceived from all parts of the cAuuty, i and 166 letters were written pertain-1 ing to official duties In visiting 341 farms and attending to other matters in connection with the office, the agent travelled 788 miles. One article was written for local papers. As there were several outbreaks of hog cholera, j tin greater part of the month was de voted to vaccinating hogs, 14'' being tuated by the agent during the month. Some time' was spent asisting four teen farmers in poisoning bod worms and wire worms in tobacco. Sixteen farmers were assisted in cultivating tobacco by the ridge metli i od. This is a very popular method, Mr. Brandon stated, and has proven in majiy places throughout- the State t i be worth on an average of fifty dol lars an acre. Farmers using ,th.a meth od last year are using it again this .year. HEKVICEN IN EVERETTS BAPTIST CHURCH* ARE WELL ATTENDED Specif revival services now in progress in the Everetts Baptist Church are being largely attended, and indications point to a very suc cesiftul meeting. Rev. Sankey L. Blanton, of Louisville, Ky., is preach if.g very forceful sermons and the singing with Mr. R. F. Pope, of Williamston, leading is very good. REGULAR MEETING OF THE EVERETTS WOODMEN The regular meeting of the Ever etts Camp, M. W. A., will be held Monday night,- July 9th when all membera are urged to attend. Very important business is scheduled to come before the meeting as this will likely be the laat regular meet unUl .after the tobacco crop is'housed. It kaa been the custom of the Everetts Camp to suspend its meetings dur ing the tobacco season, and it is hop ed that a large attendance will be a the Monday night meeting. .-* - I FEW TECHNICALITIES DELAY ACTION IN THE COUNTY'S SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM ■Special Meeting Will Likely Be Cj»ll tjjH Within Next Few Days Award Contractu With the settlement of one or two technicalities is effected, it is expect ed that contracts will be awarded and work on the two proposed school buildings in the county will be start ed within the next two or three week*. The Martin County Hoard of : Education carried the matter before | the county commissioners in session here yesterday, and was granted n loan of $6,000 from the sinking fund in certain districts. ' It was first thought that an alter ' ution of the plans would be nec« - > s-ary, but it is the opinion of of / ficials that the extra money from the 1 sinking fund would be sufficient to • proceed with constructions Wo A"' without a change in plans. t As a result of the meeting yester day, it is understood that actual cor 1 struction work will be put underway 1 just as soon as two technicalities* I 1 connected with the local building a, ■> '• settled. One has to do with the deed ' for the site, and the other pertains ' to sewer connections. As soon us 1 these are settled, a meeting of t!i- ( 1 members of the educational body a:ul ' 1 the architect, Eric C. Flannagan, will ' be called for the awarding of th> ' contracts. 11 Messrs. K. B. Crawford and C. 1). : ' Carstarphen were appointed to g. , before the town aldermen here .vi.i j usk for sewer connections to the new j > building. They presented the matter 1 I'nd asked that the town commission- ' ers reconsider their past action and run both a sewer and water line. No i answer was made the two men. Su- i perintendent Pope will assist in clos- i ing the papers having to do with the deed for the site, it is understood. i In their meeting, the members of the education board reviewed the , various school budgest and discussed their features. Mr. A. B. Ayvrs, upon , the resignation of Mr. D. Ilaitey, was appointed committeeman for the | Bear Grass school. A request for a special school tax election for Poplar Point was turn n.' down, the board suggesting to the petitioners that they discuss the proposal further with their people, und petition for an election at a later date. CAPTURE TWO MEN AT STILL To Appear Before Judge Bailey Today in the Recorder's Court William Henry Manson and Sam Moore, both colored, were caught last , Friday afternoon by Sheriff Roebuck aijd his deputies, S. 11. Grimes and J. H. Roebuck, as the two boys were filing a still back of Jimniie Tyner's, 1 mar here. The boys had a hot tire and the spirits were running. When the officers arrived" at the still, the oper- I ators joined the spirits and all were ! running at full speed in the twinkle of an eye. They yielded, however, i when they saw the officers had them j trapped. * ** The still, -a 50-gallon one, was In ought here and punctured. The opre ators were released under $250. bonds, and arc scheduled to appear before Judge Hailcy in recorder's ! court today. Returning from the Tyner Town section late that afternoon, the officers went into Hamilton township where they searched the premises of Cal Coburn and found five gallons of lii|Uor in his smoke house. His trial is scheduled for hearing today before Judge Hailcy. 'Marriage licenses MRS. FANNIE BULLOCK DIES HER HOME IN CROSS ROADS I Mrs. Fannie Bullock, of the Cross | Roads , section, died at her home | there Sunday after a lingering ill ness. Before her marriage to the late John R. Bullock, she was Miss Fan nie Price, of this county. She was 74 years old and leaves three chil-- dien, one son and two daughter*, all of whem lived with her. The funeral services were conduct ed by Elder B. S. Cowin and inter ment was made in the family plot at the home. Five Townships Use Over 7,000 Tons of Fertilizer Jcgrmers in the townships of Bear Grass, Williams, Cross Roads, Griffins and Williamston spent approximately $214,260 for fertilizers up to May 31 of this year, it was pointed out in the census returns from lilt takers in those townships. There were, according to the reports, 7,142 tons of fertiliser sold to the farmers of the five townships. Comparative figures are not obtain able for fertiliser purchases, but it is thought that the amount bought by farmers, in tills county this year will exceed that purchased last yeaV. Advertisers Will Pind Onr Col umn! a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homea of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 WEED MARKET TO OPEN HERE AUGUST 28TH Changed Date Will Be of Much Value to Farmers, It Is Declared ONE WEEK EARLIER South Carolina Opens Its Markets August 7th, Two Days Earlier Than Opening Last Year At a meeting of the Tobacco As sociation of the United States last week in Old. Point Comfort, Va,, Au gust 28 was set the date for the opening oi tobacco mar!, in East vrn Carolina this year. The opening, acording to the decision o! the Vir in, .'liiiK, wdl !>* mic u eck earlier than the one L>t- season. . During the past, several weeks, the h«'stern Carolina chamber of Com merced caused t> lie circulated, peti- " tii-ns asking for an -earlier opening, and whil'' tin- ntujucst was met- only half way. the effect of the changed date will be oi much vulu.' to farm ers and huiiifess men in this part of the State, it is declared. The peti tions asked that the. opening lie made .two weeks earlier than last year's. Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce officials \\ illl other prominent men of the section carried the mal lei before the association last week. The recommendations oi the petition er*, as far as possible, were prompt- ly approved by the ""ITufliorit'ics' in control. . - . South Carolina asked lor. an earlier date and Georgians for a I,iter open ing date. Opening dates for other markets were announced .is follows: Georgia, August 1. oile day earlier than last year. South Carolina, August 7. two days earlier than the opening last year, Midle. Belt, September 11. eleven days earlier. >!d Hell, September '5. it li day's earlier. I>.irk Hell >l Vir ginia, November (>, five days later than last year. Citizens, representing the Dunn tobacco market asked that their mar ket be classed with the those akntfj— r~ the border and that it he opened at the same time as thusc along the Scuth Carolina line. The request was turned down. VALUES HIGHER IN BEAR GRASS Property Valuation Shows $50,000 Increase Over Last Year A gain amounting to approximately JSC,(MM) in property valuation HI Bear Grass Township was reported by l.ist Taker A. B. Ayers to County lax .Supervisor John I). I.illey, The en tire propery valuation for that town ship for the current year is $884,14J, a> compared with $8.14, XI 1 ' for 1927. • So far, Bear Grass is the only town- • slop that has reported its listings, and it is thought that it will rank at the top of the list, as far as an increase is concerned. Tax Supervisor I.illey stated that the scrolls were due yesterday a week ago, but that the work was started late and returns would be a. little late. However, he stated that it was time the scrolls were in and the list takers would he urged to send their listings in at once. It is understood that prac tically all of them are ready to be delivered and will be in the hands of Hie tax supervisor within-the next day or two. An estimate of the total ccfunty val uation was not obtainable, but judging from the listings in Bear Crass, a sub stantial increase is in order" for the entire county. WOODMEN MEET AT BEAR GRASS State Lecturer and Other Officials Will Speak in School There * The Modern Woodmen of this "sec tion are planning a big day tor to- " niotrow when they prepare a big barbecue and hold a public speaking in Bear Grass, Mr. Walter Bailey stat ed yesterday. • , Mr. A. Corey, State Lecturer for tht Woodmen, and Mr. E. L. Tre main, an official of the organization, will be the main speakers of the day. with several others taking part in the ptogram. The barbecue will be held n the school grounds, the speaking following in the auditorium. All woodmen in this seciton are cordially invited to attend the barbe cue and speaking.- , Miss Eva Hackney returned to her liome in Washington yesterday after noon after visiting Miss Lacille Hat sell here for several dgv*. She aiid Miss Hasscll were the uwk end guests of Miss Sarah Mae Henderson at, Morehead City.