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Watch the Label on Tour Paper Aa It Carries the Date When Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 49 V.E.P.CO. BUYING RIGHTS OP WAY FOR POWER LINE Representative • Now Here To Make Investigation Of Titles SOON TO BEGIN WORK Do Not Expect It To Require More Than Two or Three Weeks After f Starting Construction After completing the work connect ed with the purchase of a right of way for the lines of the Virginia Electric 8c Power Co. -in Edgecombe and Pitt Counties, Mr. Arden Howell, a repre sentative of that company, arrived here this week to carry on a similar work in this county, preparatory to the con stiuction of a power line from Tsr horo to this place. ~ 1 A preliminary survey of the route over which the power company's lines will be constructed was completed sev eral weeks ago, and the final survey' with the examination of titles will be completed within the course of the next two weeks, the representative stated. The rights-of-way will be pur chased soon after that time, it is thought. In Edgecombe and Pitt counties, Mr. Howell stated that the property own ers had been very friendly to the pow er company and it was his opinion that the work would be rushed to comple tion. * | A site for the powej sub-station here has already been purchased from the town, and actual construction work is expected to be started within a short time. According to a statement made by one of the officials several weeks ago, orders for the line equipment has ' already been placed, and once the con struction is started, it will be rushed to completion. Around 200 men from 1 the Stone & Webster organization are expected to take part in the line's con struction, requiring only a few weeks' time to complete the task. LOCALS DEFEAT STONEWALL, 3-0 I Dick Cherry, Pitching for All-Stars Allows But Three Hits • • Playing in New Bern Wednesday afternoon the Martin County All-Star baseball team defeated the strong ; Stonewall nine 3to ot,0 t , Cherry, pitch ing for the locals, performed well in the box, striking out 18 men and at- lowing only four hits. Members of the Stonewall nine were I greatly surprised when t)ie Martin County lads walked on the field and ■ turned them back scoreless. And | while the locals no idea of hold- 1 ing the champions scoreless, they had planned a close game and played well in their respective positions. During the course of the game, i Cherry was in danger only once, and i that was in the first inning when a hit i counting for two bases was made and when a man went to first on error. A walk followed, and with the bases loaded, Cherry tightened 'and struck (PVt two of the best batters on the Stonewall nine. Arch Roebuck led the locals at the bat, th« entire team registering eight hits. , A tentative schedule for two games in New Bern next week has been ar ranged, but it is not certain thst the , » county lads will make the trip or not. , 11 i Mrs. J. E. Rodgerson Suffffers Stroke Paralysis Mrs. i. E. Rodgerson, mother of Mir. John L. Rodgerson, of this place, is ssriously ill at her home in Elisa beth City, following a stroke of paralysis yesterday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Rodgerson left immediately af- J ter* learning of hia mother illness for that town to be at her bedside. loTRANnI ■ I J I SATURDAY v JACK , DONOVAN I "THE BULLET MARK" - Added COMEDY AND SERIAL ■ "The Golden Stallion" THE ENTERPRISE Various School Protest Cuts R By Investigating Martin County Board of Education Meets Here Thursday And Hears Representatives of School Committees Before Passing on 1928-29 Budget Upon the request of several com mittees of different schools affected by the reductions of certain items in the Martin County school budget suggest ed by a tax investigation committee re cently, the board of education met here yesterday to review and consider the proposed changes. Committees from several of the county's schools were in attendance upon the meeting, and ottering first-hand information they, with the member of the educational body threshed the best possible way, the changes proposed by the in vestigating committee of five men. The schools represented at the meeting in cluded Oak City, Williamston, Sandy Ridge, Jamesville, Farm Life, Cross Roads, and Hamilton. Before opening the discussions, the schedule of local tax balances was tak en up for consideration and review. A financial report of the schools, cash receipts, and disbursements was pre sented and ordered signed and for warded to the State Superintendent. The minutes of the meeting are as fdtlows: Mr. K. H. Ange presented a requset for additional equipment, the appro, priation $56.30 to be added to the bud get requested for the term 1928-29 and for Jamesville School, No. 3, white. Same was granted on motion of Mr. Worsley, seconded by Mr. Getsinger, and ordered entered in the budget, be cause the teachers need equipment with which to teach. Unanimous ap proval. Mr. Ange also stated the sewer was in need of repair, roots having grown through and into the openings of terra cotta. He wished to know if the board concurred in the recommendation of the investigating committee that SSO be added to 1928-29 budget for remedy ing the situation. The order of con firming same was made on motion of Mr. Worsley, seconded by Mr. Get singer, recognizing the fact that the Stste Board of Health would compel said action, if necessary. The case of Williamstun Township Consolidated School request for three trucks was presented by Mr. C. A. Harrison and other members of the school committee. Facts developed: 1. Average load on old type Ford truck, 24 children. 2. Total number of children outside the 2 1-2 miles limit were 129, divid ed *s follows: Whitley, 52 pupils; Bur roughs, 26; other children not trans ported last year, 18; and transported lust year on the Elmer Peel truck, daily average, 33 pupils. ' 3. Deducting 29 for the old truck load, there would be 100 children out side the 2 1-2 mile limit and a daily s milegae of truck routes to collect same compelling the use of three ad ditional trucks. It was moved by Mr. Getsinger and seconded by Mr. Rogers that the three ttucks already asked in the budget, one of which was suggested to be taken out by the investigating committee, be, and are hereby, ordered retained in the budget of 1928-29, because the mileage covered and tRe-load to be conveyed will, in our opinion, be exces sive for jjss than three trucks, and operation will be economized by not overloading and requiring too much mileage of each. The matter of hiring 5 teachers in the high school at Williamston and 12 teachers in the elementary school was debated. It was agreed that 5 teach pointed out that the prior year aver | age daily attendance of prior year in the high school department. The board was informed of the prior year average daily attendance in the ele mentary school, 324 children, merited under the law 10 teachers. It was then pointed out that hte prior yrfar aver age daily attendance of outlying schools was 40,' which would mean at least 40 additional and perhaps more pupils for term 1928-29. The consesus of opinion on this point was that the elementary school should open with 11 teachers, and if an emergency later de veloped present same to the proper boards. k Mr. Harrington, of Farm Life com mittee, explained that the keeper of the teachcrage at Farm Life needed storage room for meat (home raised) which enabled*him to feed teschers cheaper than otherwise he might. Sym pathizing with this point of view and at the same time concurring in the idea of the investigating committee, that it would be a dangerous precedent to set up, that of erecting smokehouses st the schools, the board asked Mr. Harrington if he would accept the de duction of SSO for tbis purpose, no further contention being made. The committee of Oak City School .wanted to know wby the teachcrage property should not be repaired and the two additional rooms erected, the money for the tame being placed in Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 17, 1928 the 1928-29 budget? The board of education agreed that in May, wheix the matter was ordered, there was an unspent balance in the t927-28 budget with which to do it and that had the fiscal year extended to September, 1928, instead of closing July Ist, no hitch would have occurred. Opinion given was that no new appropriation would have been needed to be asked in the 1928-29 budget if the law did not provide that on July 1 a mora torium exist until balances might be turned over and the county commis sioners appropriate for a new budget. In light of the above facts, and the fs ct that the Oak City committee, thinking it was free to proceed on the Older of the county board of educa tion alone, did proceed to make the needed alterations, Mr. Getsinger moved and Mr. Norman seconded the motion to the effect that $1,200 be re tained in the Oak City budget for 1928- 29 term, in accord with the May min utes. Same was carried by approving vote of all members. Mr. Koebuck, spokesman of commit tee of Cross Roads School, No. 16, white,, came to protest the omission ot $75 from their budget, of $175 for building porches, clearing wood from the grounds and also reduction of $lO from SBO estimated for three stoves, pipe, toilet and repair to furniture. The board pointed out that a part of the first appropriation might be used to remove the wood and provide fuel, thus effecting a saviug. Whereupon the committee decided to go as far as their appropriation would reach and see the county board again for what was lacking. Mr. P. L. Salsbury, appearing for Hamilton Committee, thought the $2,- 500 for additional rooms which had been deleted should he replaced and stated that library books in the sum of $369.44 would be needed if they were cut out. He likewise called the attention of the board to the failure of the superintendent to copy the a - mount of the cost of an additional truck on the 1928*29 budget. The board felt the building program was already very heavy and that only six teachers being allowed at Hamil ton on basis of last year's average daily attendance, and there being six class rooms in the buildnig, that the matter of additional rooQis should be deferred. The policy of the board of graft ing a SSO appropriation, when request ed by a committee, for library pur poses, if the local committees will se cure SSO from outside sources and SSO frfrffl the State, was explained. Where, upon SSO was left in the Hamilton for libraries for 1928-29. was moved that $903 be added to the Hamilton budget for a truck to replace one that will need to be dis carded and has heretofore been over looked. Mr. Worsley made the mo tion, and Mr, Getsinger seconded same. t To Show Picture oi Tuney- Heeny Fight-Here Tuesday Next Tuesay night will see a special attraction on at the Strand theatre, a two reel picture of the Tuney-Heeny light and Billie Dove in "The Heart of a Follies Girl" mak ing up the program. The followers of the ring in this section since they are unable to at tend in person, never fail to see a. picture of the bouts when the op portunity presents itself A large crowd is expected to see the pic tures. Trapped in Western Part of State by High Water Visiting in the western part of the htate this week, W. C. Manning, editor of this paper, was tenable to return home today on account of high water there cutting off trans portation. Much damage has been re ported in that section, and in many cases bus schedules having been can celed temporarily. Washington Christian Endeavor Here Sunday The Christion Endeavor Society of the Christian church in Washington will hold a deputation meeting in the Christian church here Sunday night st 7 o'clock. The society will have com plete charge of the meeting. Fortner president of the society, Mr. Joe Wil kinson will make the principal talk, folowing short talks from others. Miss Hattie Mae.Ricks, a student of At lantic Christian College, will render "a solo. ' The young people of the town are invited to attend. RECORDER HAS TWELVE CASES Six Are Continued For Var ious Reasons; Several Witnesses Absent A 'docket of 12 cases faced Judge Bailey here Jpsl Tuesday in the coun ty's recorder^s court. Six of the cases were continued for one reason or an other, many of the main witnesses be t in# unable to attend. Fines totaling $35 were imposed, but one case was appealed, reducing the fines to $lO. L. L. Keel plead guilty of an as sault with a deadly weapon and ap pealed his case when he waS fined $25 "and charged with the cost of the ac tion. ' The case charging Henry Rogers with an assault with a deadly weapon was continued one week. The failure of the prosecuting wit ness to appear caused the case charg ing William and Theodore Whitfield with larceny and receiving to be con tinued one week. A. M. Small wood plead guilty of as saulting a female and judgment -jwas suspended upon his paying the cost of the action. M. E. Riddle plead guilty of the il legal possession of liquor and was fined $lO and charged with the cost. The case charging Aaron Riddle with assault was no!°grossed. Judgment was suspended in the case charging James Mizelle with reckless driving. He plead guilty to the charge. Failing to kill a dog supposed to have been mad, Charlie Beachant was brought before the court, but Ins hear ing was not hetd, the case being con tinued one week. Two charges against James Crandle were continued one week. In one case he was charged with disposing of mort-* gaged property, and in a second he was charged with assault with a dead ly weapon. ' * . " The case charging J. L. Nicholson, C. R. Bell, mid F. B. Kugler with vio lating the liquor laws, was continued three more weeks. There being probable cause of guilt, the case of John Brown charging him with larceny and receiving was sent to the superior court under SIOO bond. His case will be heard at the next term. Rev. Harrington Will Preach in Jamesville Rev. W. B. Harringotn will pieach Sunday morning at 11:00 o'- clock in the Jamesville Baptist, clock in the Jamesville Baptist Church, it was announced by one of the members there yesterday after noon. Having resigned as Elder in the Smilhwick's Creek Primitive Baptist Church several "weeks ago, Mr. Har rington goes to the Jamesville church for »he Sunday service as a minister of the Missionary Baptist Faith, he having affiliated with that, denomination last Sunday afternoon during a service held in the Cedar Branch Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. C. H. Dickey, of the local church, held the service and accept ed Mr. Harrington's membership on the part of the Church. The public is cordially invited to hear Kev. Harrington Permanent Clinic To Be Established in East A permanent monthly clinic for the treatment of crippled children of the eastern part of the State will be opened in Goldsboro the 16th of this month in the memorial community home. This ii the first clinic of Hs kind to be opened as a part of the extension work 'of the orthopedic hospital at Gastonia, and every effort is being made to make it practical and useful. Goldsboro was chosen as a seat of this clinic because of the fact th?t it was accessible to counties in this see-' tion of the State. The hospital will have its old cases in the eastern part of the State report here for observa tion, will see new cases, and do minor ' procedures in connection with their tieatment. Children needing beds will be referred to the orthopedic hospital. No Damage Caused Here By Recent High Water While there have been heavy floods in many part* of the State recently, this section has so far escaped dam age from high inters. • At Weldon the Roanoke went as high as 44 feet, causing traffic to be turned from the highways in that section. The water here is hardly over the banks, and no high water is expected since a drop has been reported at Weldon. The highway forces are taking no chances, however, as they have been preparing sand bags for low spots in the All across the swamp. A large amount of dead wood and trash' are floating down as the un usually yellow water flows on to the , sound. > Mr. Robfcrt Everett, of Rocky Mount spent this week here as the guest of hi* sister, Mrs! P. H. Brown, and Mr. Brown. HUHfIHH LOCALBREEDERS i EXHIBIT HOGS AT FAIRS IN NORTH D. M. and Mack Roberson Take Prize-Winning Herds North SHIP FOUR CARLOADS Four Breeds Are Being Shown; Will Return For Showing At Roanoke Fair Messrs. D. M. and Mack Roberson, poplar farmers of this Wdunty, «ire> showing tWo herds of hogs at North em fairs this week. They arrived in Kutztown, Pa. a few days ago where they are showing for the first time since leaving here last week. Next week the two breeders will put theii swine on exhibit at the Lewisto-..jv Pa. fair. During the following week, Mr. D. -M. Roberson will exhibit at the Cumberland, Md. fair while the other M r - Roberson carries his two curtoads of hogs to Syracuse, N. Y. tc exhibit at the state fair there. There are four cars of the hogs, one herd "numbering 45 and the other 43. Mr. D. M. Roberson is showing prize Chesterwhites and Durocs, while Mack is exhibiting the Berk shire and Hampshire breeds. The two breeders will exhibit north of here the latter part of next month when they will return here for a showing at the Roanoke fair. Immediately after the fair here they will go South, where they will show until some time in December, according to their present plans. A letter from on of the two breed ers stated that they arrived in the Pennsylvania town safely, and found keen competition awaiting them there. Mr. D. M. Roberson, who is the superintendent of the swine depart ment of the Roanoke fair will carry on the duties of his department while away, and assures patron's of the fair here that the swine show will be equally as large if not larger than it was last season. It will be rcmebered that the swine department here last year was the largest held in this section. - SAYS SOUTH WILL SUPPORT SMITH Josephus Daniels Discusses Situation in Conference With Governor Smith Albany, N. Y., Aug. 18.— I The "Solid South" will go to the polls for Alfred E. Smith, the New York Governor was assured today by Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh N. C., Secretary of the Navy in the Cab inet of President Wilson. But the usual Democratic majority below the Mason and Dixon line will be cut down if Governor Smith's acceptance speech is displeasingly pugnacious in the matter of prohibition, he believes Daniels discussed directly with newspaper men his conference with the Democratic Presidential candi date only.insofar as to say he would tell Smith of conditions in the South." But speaking to newspaper men of these same conditions before he saw the Governor, he used words freely. He left not the slightest doubt with his hearers that he would urge Smith to soft-pedal the prohibition issue. He told newspaper men he did not personally consider it the most important issue of the cam paign by any means, and denied the Governor's affiliation with the Cath olic Church was the cause of much opposition in the South. Daniels recalled the statement he made at Houston, just after the con vention, in which he stated he though Smith's telegram boldly set ting forth his stand on prohibition was a mistake. "I see no reason now to change that opinion," said Daniels. "How ever, the Governor's statement is not a repudiation of the Democratic piatforrh on prohibition . "There is more interest being man ifested in the South on the Gover nor's forthcoming acceptance speech than I have ever known before, and many of us in the South think much depends on it." Will Open New Store Here in Next Few Days Preparatory to the opening of Rose's new five-, ten- and twenty five-cent store here within the next few days, Mr. M. R. Spivey, of Edenton, arrived here yesterday to take up his duties as local manager. No definite date for the store's opening hasirt been annuonced at this time, but it is understood it will be determined within the next few days. During the past several days, a large number of workmen has been busy applying tho finishing touches to the new building, and they will practically complete their work by tomorrow night, it is thought. I SUMMER SCHOOL ' BEGINS MONDAY Principal L. H. Davis to Re turn Sunday; To Meet Pupils Next Day Returning here Sunday, Mr. L. H. Davis, principal of the local school, will be in his office Monday after noon to confer with all those pupils desiring to do extra work before the fi.ll session opens next mof\th. This applies to btVth grammar grade and high school students, the principal stated in a letter received here yester « day. A short course of instruction was scheduled for the early part of the summer, but several of the students desiring to attend were out of town at that time and the school was post poned. URGES LEADERS TO GET OUT VOTE . I'i 1,200 Martin Democrats Did Not Vote in Last General Election, Says Judge One thousand and two hundred Martin County - Democrats stayed awuy from the polls in the 1»26 general election after voting in the State-wide primary, it was pointed out yt»sterday by Judge (Jeorgi Pell who made a story of the votes east in the primary and later in the elec tion. Judge Pell states that a clear hun dred thousand Democrats who voted in the State-wide primary in stayed uway from the polls in the general election of that year. And at 1 'east 50,000 Democrats never vote*l ! in the primary. That would muke 150,000 Democrats who did not vote in the general election of that year. "I want to indict the Democrats in the following forty-three counties (the largest Democratic counties) for gross, negligence in that cam paign. "I have* figured up the difference i-i the counties, which totals 71,000, between the primary vote and the Democratic vote in the election. In round numbr* it is as follows: Anson 1,400, Halifax, 3,400, Ileau fort 700, Haywood 2,000, Bladen 1,000, Hertford 1,000, Camden 750, Hyde 700, Caswell 300, Jones 600, Chowan 800, Lee 700, Cleveland 1.800, Lenoir 2,400, Craven 1,800, Maatin, 1,200 and so on for the re mainder of the 43 leading Democratic counties. "Anyone can easily see that if the Democrats in these counties will perfect a close organization and will bring out the vote there is not the slightest danger of losing a single man on \>ur Let me beg Democrats to get to work at once to back up our most excellent State Chairman," Judge Pell concluded. Baptists Announce Sunday Program I lie pastor wil preach at the Sun di.y morning hour. The union services conies to the Baptist church Sunday night at 8:00 o'clock with Dr. O. I'. FitzGerald of thcMethodist church preaching the sermon, * Wednesday evening's service will have to do with "The Lost Sheep" and "Tile. Lost Coin." The attendance at this church has held up remarkably well during the summer months; and we invite the people to come in as large numbers as p ssiblc. Strangers, and any people visiting in our community are welcome to our services; am] the communicants of any of tire churches not having serv ices, are always invited to come with us when they will. To Begin Revival Ifi Hassells Church, Kev. C. B. Mashhurn, of Roberson ville, willi.begin a revival in the Has scll Christian Church Monday night, August 20, it was announced by one of the church officials there this wtek. Mr. Mashhurn lias conducted many revivals in this section, bringing to a close on in Fairfield, Hyde county, this week. The people of the community are extended a wcttome to all the serv ices. Loses Money On Way To Doctor Mr. Will Perry, of Hamilton town -1 ship, met with adverse happenings recently when his son, John Thomas Williams, aged IS, broke his arm and while taking the boy to a doctor lost his pocketbook containing approxima tely SSO. The boy broke his arm crank ing a Ford. As they were going through a land btd in Poplar Point, Mr. Perry got out i to help push the car through, and he thinks he dropped the money there. So far nothing has ben heard relative to 1 the kys. Advertisers Will Find Our Col. urnns ■ Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 ROBERSONWLLE SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 3RD Expecting Largest Enroll ment in History, States Superintendent FACULTY COMPLETE R. I. Leake Is Again Superintendent; Many Members of Last Year's Faculty Return Expecting the largest enrollment in its history and a banner year in its work, the Robersonvtlle school opens the I'J2B-'29 session Monday, Septem ber 3, according to aji announcement made this week l>v Mr. k 1. Leake. the school's principal. While practical ly all the teachers ol last year wijl re-.._ tflrn tins tall, inany new ones will In* added, it was stated-. The faculty, for the r«)2B*'29 session: Elementary Department l'irst grade. "A" section. Miss Min nie Cochran, Kotiffsoiiville; tirsi grade "B" section, Miss Minnie II obits, Bel videre. N. C ; second grade. Miss • Maude Maness, Blscoe, N. ( .; third grade, Miss Leona Moore, Koherson ville; fourth grade, Miss Millie Roe buck, Roliersonvillrr tiitli grade, Miss Ida Whitehurst; Sixth grade, Miss Bertha Kridfr, Roberjionvillc; seventh grade. "A" section, Miss Elizabeth" Klliott, Fdcnton; seventh grade, "B" section, Miss Ormah \\ oods, Durham;' „ public school music and piano, Miss Catherine Dcaton, Mooresville, N. C. Miss Klliott, of Kdentou, will also serve as head jfoach *or girls' athletics. High School Department History and algebra, Miss Agnes Jenkins, Aydeii; general science, biol ogy, cHfmistry, Mr. T. R. Jenkins, Durham: history .department, Mr. L. C. Crisp, Falkhoid, N.C.; French and assistant in Ktfksh, Miss Mary Alice (iray, t'ary:'lWw of de partment of English, Eva l eele, Williaiiiston; home economics. Miss Alma Murray. Durham; piano teacher, Miss Essie Robinson, Hick „oiy; principal, mathematics, typewrit ing, R. 1. Leake, Rtdterswuvdle. Mr. Crisp will be head coach for boys' athletics. CROWD ATTENDS WATER CARNIVAL More Than 3,000 Attend Event at Tuscarora Beach Thursday That the inland beaches of North eastern Carolina are coming to the iront very rapidly, was, evidenced yesterday when more than 3,000 peo ple visited Tuscarora Beach in Hert ( ford county, near Winton to attend the water carnival staged by the Eastern Carolina Chufnber of Com merce and the management of the beach, jointly. Although it began raining about noon, the crowd did not seqm to mind, for a steady stream of auto-, mobiles poured into the grounds fiom ten in the morning until !) o'- clock that night. It was estimated that about 1500 automobiles were handled in the parking room in and around the beach. The program for the day consisted of fast speed boat races in the after noon from 2 to 4:30 which were fol lowed by the presentation 'of the beauty queens from more than half a dozen towns in Eastern Carolina. A free band concert from 7 to 8 p. m. and the bathing beau ties were then introduced for the second time. This time they were re viewd fronh the water front. The big day closed with a dance in the pavil ion. The judges voted that Miss Kins ton, represented by Mis* Margaret Amos, wras the winner of the beauty contest. She was crowned and given i ?50.- in gold by the management of the beach at 9 o'clock. Miss Winton, represented by Miss Edna Buck, won second prize. Th 6 object in holding this one-day and one-night water carnival, accord ing to Newell G. Bartlett, secretary of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of £on>merce, was to call attention to the splendid beaches of northeastern North Carolina. "Eastern North Car olina can be made the play ground of the southeast" Bartlett said, if the real natural advantages are ever got' ten across to the public, not only locally but in a larger way as well. It was decided to make this an an nual affair for the Tuscarora sec tion, Mr. Bartlett said. Junior Club To Meet Monday Afternoon 4:30 The regular monthly meeting of - the Williamston Junior club will be held Monday afternoon at 4:90 o clock at the Womans Club building. All chairmen of committees are ex pected to have a written report, and the officers in charge urge a large attendance.
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