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Don't Miss The Seventh Annual Roanoke Fair, Williamston, N. C., September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1928 Watch die Label on Your Paper Aa It Carries the Date When Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 56 LOCAL TEACHERS HOLD FIRST MEET LAST SATURDAY Year's Work Outlined and Methods Discussed and Decided Upon s2* $ SEVERAL MAKE TALKS * kicw System of -Grading Adopted; Tests To Be Given More Frequently At a meeting of the teachers here last Saturday morning a program to bt followed in the year's work in the • local school was outlined, and the methods of operation were decided up on. The program calls for more ex tensive work on the part of both the teachers and pupils and will, no douht, ,» - result in the' school's most successful year. In a short talk before the teachers, Principal L. H. Davis nude clear the program's several phases. In testing and grading the principal said "Tests will be given more frequently during the month with a follow-up monthly test covering all the work taken dur ing the month. A distribution wjli be made from all the scores made on the tots, and grades assigned according to the score made. This grade will mean a relationship betwene the class and the individual receiving the grade. An 'A' will mean that the child stands with the highest 5 per cent of his class; a 'B' means the next 20 per cent; a 'C means the middle 50 per cent; a *l)' will mean the 20 per cent lower than the mid dle SO; and an 'F' the: lowest 5 per Tent of tlje class. To bring about a closer relation ship between teacher, child, and par ent, every leather will visit each home represented in her particular class twice during the year, and conference per iods will be held so that teachers may instill interest and guide the individ ual program by a free talking over of the problems with the student. Supt. H. A. f'opc heartily endorsed this and sjioke complimentary of the work done in the Williamston schools last year. Hi also spoke of the standing of Mar tin County schools in scholarship of teachers, average attendance, and per capita Cost per pupil as compared with the State. We stand far above the medium in the former two and well bciow ill the flatter. Superintendent Pope said, among other things, that any school would have to work to keep Williamston from going to the topi first with the attitude the tcach cis were showing. The school is grow ing, according to him, and stands in a light favorable to much development and constructive work. Soon; he says, we will reach the twenty-teacher class. A system whereby tardiness of pu pils tflay be reduced was outlined. No student will be allowed to enter his room in the morning should be come to the building latre than 8:50 and in tffr afternoon should he come latef' than 1:05 without first securing a tardy . (lip at the principal's oftice. There will be morning recess for neither the high school nor the grammar grades. All recreation will be given by grades during school hours and supervised I>y the teacher in charge. High school students will get their recreation by changing from room to room in the five minutes allotted between classes. Frequent testing, teaching more by drill, and distribution according to standing in the class were the things. stressed by Mr. Davit. Masons Postpone Their Meeting To Friday The Masonic meeting schedule*) for tonight was called off when it w»s learned that the Hon. Josephus Dan iels would speak here at the court hcusf. A special communication will be held, however, next Friday night ■t 7:45 o'clock. The offivrs are urg-> ing a large attendance for the special meeting. IcTRANnI | L/ ft WEDNESDAY I TIM MCCOY \ in I 'The ADVENTURER' I » Also I 2 - REEL COMEDY And Serial I "The Jungle Goddess" . ■ and I FREE TICKET B FOR SHOW FRIDAY THE ENTERPRISE ✓ ' \ New Home oi the Peel Motor Company Here - - | - - - - - ■ ' f ' ' •- ' •- - l The Peel Motor Co., local Chevrolet dealers, recently moved into their new building on Washington Street. The new lire-proof structure is one of the finest garage buildings in Eastern North Carolina, and the added conveniences now afforded the company assures its patrons of the finest type of service. JOSEPHUS DANIELS TO : SPEAK HERE IN OPPNING PEEL MOTOR CO. IN NEW GARAGE Sold Over 200 Chevrolet Cars and Trucks During Past Year • Located in their modern new build ing on Washington street, the Motor company have led in the auto motive field with Chevrolet sales dur ing the past ?ear. In that period the company has sold over two hundred cars and trucks, and their sales show an increase as the months pass. The company moved just recently into the new building which cost ap proximately SIS,OQP. The arrange ment of the building was carefully worked out, and Its showroom is one of the beat of any garage in this sec tion. Several cara can be placed' on a great' advantage, but so ! far the sales have been so fast that a car remains on display only a few hours. The company's office is con veniently located to , handle the business of both the sales and repair dtpartments, and id equipped with modern fixtures. The garage's repair departmet is so arranged that it is possible to swing motors to any part of the building and move them to the special machines for repairs. To make the service perfect, a designer of General Motors spent several weeks here placing the machines and equipping the building. The equip ment price exceeds several thousand dollars, and enables experienced me chanics to tum out repair jobs in an excellent' condition. Their's is a growing business and called for the handsome structure in whieh they now earry on bus iness. * The firm's partners, Messrs. Luther and Collins Peel and H. T. Koberson, are active in the operation of the business and attach a personal In terest to every transaction. Henry Edwards has recently gone with the firm as office man and in addition to handling the books, Mr. Edwards will see that a complete stock of parts is always on hand. In the short time that the Peel Motor Company has been in the business, they have maintained a successful sales organization and of fer the very best service posaible toi their customers. Commissiopers Buy • 1,000 Feet of Hose. Williamston's fire fighting equip ment was again added to last night when the town commissioners pur chased 1,000 feet of fire hose from the American LaFrance Fire Com pany, of Atlanta. The hose Costing $1.40 per foot is the very best and is recommended where pumping en gines are used in fighting Area. Aside from the purchase of the hose, the commissioners discussed no other matters at the called-meeting. The hose will be shipped just a few days before the new track is delivered. Kills Eleven Snakes at On& Place Saturday Rev. G. T. Hill, colored, made a rec ord in killing make* last Saturday when he was removing a floor of a house near the colored lodge. When the man removed one of the floor planks he saw the snakes and went in to action, killing li in a very few min utes. The snakes, poplar leaf mocca sins, were about one-third the aize of a man's wrist and were making ready to strike when Hill started to remove of the Aoor's planks. * ) Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 11, 1928 CHIEF ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN WILL BE DISCUSSED Distinguished Democrat Is Secured To Open Martin County Campaign COURTHOUSE, 8 P. M. County Chairman Announcef That Committee Is Trying to Secure Other Leading Speakers The Democratic campaign in Mar tin County will be officially opened here tonight at 8:00 o'clock when the Hon. Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, de livers an address in the courthouse. Just what issue Mr. Daniels will cen ter on in his address is not known at this time, but since he was the out standing "dry" at the Houston con vention, a detailed explanation of the Smith prohibition stand is expected. I- Mr. Daniels will, no doubt, touch on other phases of the campaign that will prove of much interest to voters in this section. While arrangements for the entire campaign in this county have not been completed at this time, County Chair man K. S. Peel stated yesterday that probably Clyde Hoey, Cam Morrison, or Max Gardner would address Mar tin County audiences, before the No yjember election. Citizens from all over the county are expected here tonight to hear the first ot the campaign speeches in this sec tion. • According to O. M. Mull, chairman of, the State Democratic Executive ( ommitte'e, a thorough campaign has been outlined in 95 of the 100 counties already and that organization work will IK perfected in the other 5 within the next few day*. In more than half of the counties the speaking campaigns have been started and before the next week is over practically every county will have had one or more speakers of State-wide influence. ' Some of the j counties have used as many as six speakers already, Mr. Mull said in a brief summary of the campaign oper ations. Next week, throughout the , campaign will he in full force, with speakers filling engagements in prac tically all of thfc 100 counties The week will probably be the heaviest during the campaign, it was pointed out at the State headquarters yester '~ky. t Capture St Hi In Cross ■ Roads Section Yesterday Officer? C. F. Alexander, J. R. Man ning and H. O. Daniel captured a still in the Cross Roads section last week. Upon their arrival, the of ficers found three visitors watching the stream of liquor as it trickled from the still's worm. As the officers drew near, the three men took flight, goirtg into a big swamp. As they came out on the other side they were met by Officer Manning, and one W. C. Car tway, colored, fell captive while- the other two men made good their es-- cape. After a night in jail here, Caraway told the whole story at a hearing this morning, and before the trial was over Charles Whitaker and Robert Leggett, both white, confessed they were the other two visitors at the still It was apparent that the still's owner was away at the time of the officers' arrival and all three cases were continued two weeks by the commissioner that additional testimony might be had. , - DEMONSTRATION AGENT PREPARES FOR FAIR HERE Miss Sleeper Suggests That Women Help Make Pair The Best Ever JUST TWO WEEKS OFF Urges Each Member of Club To Show Some Canned or Preserved Product Miss I,ora E. Sleeper, Martin county's home agent, is making spec ial preparations for the Roanoke fair to be held here the week of September 24, and gives the follow ing hints to the women throughout the section; "The Roanoke Fair is just two weeks away. Martin county women can, this year, help to make the fair the best ever. All thf women in the conty who are interested should se j cure a fair catalogue from the home agent or from the Enterprise office and should make preparations at once for the fair. Each woman mem ] ber of a home demonstration club should exhibit something she. has ruined or preserved during the sum mer months. One jar would help the the county exhibit very much. If each and every member will do this much it will not make it especially hard on anyone. The agent is visiting homes over the county this week to create in terest in the fair and also in the kitchen campaign which will be fol lowed up after the fair. Miss Sleep er was in Ange town yesterday viait ing the different club members, and states that many of the women iii the county have done commendable work during her leave. Miss Sleeper reports that Mrs. C. H. Ange, of Ange Town,,conducted a successful meeting on "Jelly Making" during the month of August. The women reported^a very interesting n eeting. These women will meet with Miss Sleeper on Monday of next week and box jars for tho fair to be held here. Food selection posters mus{ not be pverlooked in the fair exhibit, Miss Sleeper states. Competition is open only to home demonstration club , members, cither adults or juniors. The exhibits will be the best only each woman realises the success de pends upon her and every woman can do this small part for her county, the agent points out. HASSELL SCHOOL BEGINS ON 17TH Full Staff of Has Been Secured; Mr. G. S. Haislip Is Principal The Hassell school will begin the 1928-29 session Monday, September l/tli, according to an announcement made this week. All patrons are urged to attend the opening, and they are especially urged to send their children the first morning. The school's prin cipal, Mr. G. S. Haislip is asking the parents to cooperate with the teachers of the school again this year, and sec that the children attend regularly. Keg- j ular attendance is essential to a suc , cessful school, Mr. llaislip pointed out and (lie llassell school it> looking for ward to a successful year. The teachers for the 1928-29 term aie: G. S. tlaislip, Principal, Hassell; Miss Mildred.* Kobcrson, Plymouth; Mr. K. K. Kdniondson, Hassell. SHOOTS NEGRO AT JAMESVILLE Shooting Follows Quarrel In Which Negro Cursed White Man Ira T. Coltrain, ofvJamesville, shot and wounded Oscar Willis, colored, latit Sunday night when the two men quarreled in front of the Coltrain home. Willis WHO hit on the hand and hip, but his wounds are not consider ed serious, according to information coming from the town this morning. Sunday night several negroes stag ed a cursing attack when their car broke down in fropt of Mr. Coltrain's home. The resident asked the several men to refrain from the use of the language before his family, but ..his request fell on deaf ears. Willis took the burden upon his own shoulders and addressed his curse* to Mr. Col train, and was quieted only after he had been hit twice by bullets fired from the Coltrain weapon. ■ , MARGOLIB BROTHERS STORE TO RAVE HOLIDAY RATURDAY The store ot Margolin Brothers hm will be closed until 6:00 p. m. Saturday in observance of the Jewish New Year's Day. I . ■ More Than 650 Children Are Enrolled at School Opening Local Market Averaged 20 Cents Up To Noon today Tobacco farmers selling on the Williamston market are begin ning to smile, and where last week they were down and out. they are beginning to have hope for a fair season after all. Tobacco is selling much bettor this week than it did last accord- _ ii:«l !• reports from the farmers themselves, many of them stat ing that they received much more than they expected. Many grades bring from 30 to' 36 cents while every now and then one goes to 40 and above. Comparatively few grades fall under ten cents and it is very ex- DRUNK DRIVER WRECKS 2 CARS Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Taylor And Two Children Have Narrow Escape Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Tuylor and thtir two children had a narrow es cape last Sunday afternoon when John lleacham, of Beaufort county, ran his Ford car into Mr. Taylor's Chevrolet and completed wrecked it about three mljles from here on the Hamilt4h road. / In wreck Mr. Taylor was badly tut andjbruised about the face and one of the arteries jn his arm was cut, causing him to lose much blood. Mrs. Taylor suffered a bad cut on her shovlder and was skinned and bruis ed on her side. Their 12-year-old daughter had her collar bone broken while the six-year-old son received a j bad cut on his chin and had his head j skinned in two or three places. They i were able to be carried home, but tffe I attention of two doctors was neces- 1 •hry. i . I Young lleacham, said to have been ' drunk at the time, escaped injury and apparently knew nothing about the accident until he was placed in jail. According to witnesses to the ac ■ cident, lleacham was driving to the left side of the road, almost in the ditch, and just as he reached the Taylor ear he pulled his Ford into the road and practically demolished the Chevrolet. The Ford car was bad ly wrecked. Sheriff Roebuck was called and he arrested lleacham and placed him in juil to await a hearing before Judge Hailey in recorder's court here to day. (r - ______ SCHOOL OPENS AT EVERETTS I Began 1928-29 Term Yester day With Total of 185 , Students Enrolled Ihe Kvcretts school opened the 1028-29 term yesterday morning with ,185 students enrolled, 130 in the gram mar grades, and 55 in the liif{h school. With the addition of an eleventh grade "to the'school therg f an increased en rollflient is expected within the next •lay or two, according to Principal Hix. Miss Baker, the additional teacher frn- the high school, reported for her regular duties this morning, and with all other teachers present, the school is entering what promises to be its most successful year. 'Mr.' Hix stated yesterday that the teacher* had pledged their best efforts to the upbuilding of the school, and al ready a substantial work had been started. 212,254 Absences Reported In State School Last Year In North Carolina schools during the year 1926-27, the teachers wrote "absent" by the names of 212,254 chil dren,.according to a survey of absen ces in the schools made recently. The large number of absences in the school is bringing about an investigation this ft,II in several counties of the State. The investigation in this section will be niade in Northampton county, and it is thought that the findings there uili, in a large measure, represent the . Jtbf cause for many of the absences in the schools of-thii county. Teachers and school officials every where urge a regular attendance, but there are so many things to keep the child out df school that a study of the situatioh-Js considered very necessary at this time, ceptional to see a mark below 5c Indication for today's sales look toward an average for the entire sales at well above 18 cents. The sales today will run over 150,000 pounds which is rather light for the time of season. Hut light sales are apparent on all the markets except a few of the larger ones which are ab sorbing the tobacco in many places by a system of truck haul ing and truck driving. . A check on the prices here at noon today showed that the mar ket had averaged up to that hour around 20 cents. SOON NAME TOWN FOR EXPOSITION j East Carolina Chamber of Commerce Has Charge Of Making Award At a meeting of the directors of the Fusteru larohna Chamber of Com merce to be held in the near future, the pianut exposition town for the' next annual show will he selected', it was stated in a letter received here yester day from Mr. N. G. Hartlrtt, secretary oi the organization. . VV bile there bas beeii some talk a bout Williamston entering a bid for tl'C. show this year, no official action lias been taken in the matter up to this time. Some time ago it was announced that the town selected would not be put to any great expense iijr staging Hn show, that the bids should include free lights, water, and use of 4} ware | house. Other features of the bid wouftl j be considered, however, but they were j not mentioned. , According to the organization's pres. mt plans, it is very likely that the ex position will be held l,')iristmas week. EVERETTS GET* S EXTRA GRADE Eleventh Grade Is Added By Action of Local Board At the request' of students complet ing the tenth grade in the Kveretts j school last spring and citizens through out that district, officials there added an eleventh grade to the -school last briday -The- notion www sanctioned by tin people in that district, and they will bear the costs during tikis year. Thirteen pupils reported yesterday morning when the school opened the session for work in the eleventh grade, and, according to Mr. David Hix, the school's principal, two or three more will enroll in the griide within the next few days, bringing the num ber to* IS. Ail additional teacher, Miss lialcer, of liarrellsvHle, was employed as soon an the local officials ordered that the new grade be added, and she reported for work this morning. With approximately 60 children en rolled in the high school, the citizens of Ev'erctts and community realized the necessity of the ejeventh grade in their HOME AGENT ' HAS LIBRARY - * Citizens Have Access To Library Borrowed From State Commission Although there is no public library in thin community, the citizens have in cess to a large number of good books in the office of Miss Lora E. Sleeper, the county's home agent. The books were borrowed from the State library when many of the coun ty girls went to Gamp Leach for several days this summer. Practical ly all of the girls read one or more of the books while they were in camp and enjoyed the reading. In the* collection there are books for all ages, and now community people have a splendid opportunity to get the use of a book free. Miss Sleeper is having regular reading periods in her office, and where one wishes he may take a book home and return it at the end of two weeks. The collection of books will be returned the flrpt of next month when a second set can be se cured, it was stated by the agent. Advertisers Will Find Our Col. umna a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 EVERY INCH OF BUILDING IS USED FOR CLASSROOMS Exact Number Enrolled Not Known Yet, As Trucks Did Not Make Trips Monday 64 ENTER FIRST GRADE No Opening Exercises Held As Audi torium Has Been Cut Up To Serve As Classrooms With little children crowded into dark basements and others scattered in spots all over the building, the local school opened the 192K-29 ses sion yesterdiiv morning at 9:30 o'- clock, facing conditions that are real ly disgraceful to a civilised -commun ity- More than one mother left crowded building yesterday morning, knowing full well that her child will face handicaps that should not be there for it to face. Thoroughly dis gusted* with the housing conditions, the parents left their children in the care of the teachers who will strug gule day in and day out in an effort to effett a solution to the very best advantage of those seeking knowl edge. Five hundred and seventy children were enrolled in the various grades >esterday morning,- and the list will total 05(1 when the trucks begin their tiips in the rural districts to be served by the local school plai|t. It was impossible for officials to get tht trucks in time for the opening but two were* placed on the routes today, and thf other are expected to make, their rounds by to morrow or Thursday. To handle the children to the very best advantage, the school heads con verted the auditorium into rooms by uring beaver board _ for petitions. There is nothing to keep the sound fiom going over the top of the thin walls and disturbing the teaching ih a just across the way. The pack ers' efficiency was brought out won derfully when 64 little new-comers ' were crowded into a little room on the auditorium's stage, A shift in the teachers to handle the little ones will be necessary, the principal stat ed this morning. The huusing condition is a most I tltplorable one, and a visit to the | building will more than prove that I the building program for the school has been in. the air long enough. | Workmen with building preparations for the new building, but their work will be of little value to the pupils in the school this year. In spite of the congestion,„ texts were named and lessons were assign ed during the rush yesterday, and to day the pupil*-- were ehtering upon their year's work resigned to their sardine-fate. During the next few days it will require the skill of all the seventeen teachers to work out a schedule that will prove most advantageous to all, but' they, like the children, have ac cepted the situation in the best o' spirits and are doing everything they can to remedy the conditions in so lar as it is humanly possible. ! .Since the auditorium has been con verted into rooms, there will be no general exercises held, in the school this year. Visitors to the school will be received by the teachers in the various rooms, however, it. was stat ed by the principal yesterday after noon. "Though we are faced with adverse "(•editions, we are planning a su-'ess ! ful year for the school," Mr. L. H. Davis very optimistically stated yes terday afternoon when asked about the opening. "The teachers have pledged their support, and we are going to make the best of it," the principal concluded. school. They- gbi busy and within a short time\ they had made arrange ments to have the extra work included in the regular schedule. The addition, however, was made too late to come under the county system; but with a successful term this year, it is expect ed that the new grade will lie handled next term on the same basis as those ill other schools are now being han dled. The additional grade was added when many of the students complet ing the tenth grade last spring stated they could not attend school elsewhere and that they would be forced to go without the training offered in the eleventh grade unless provision was made to handle them at home. The ' people there are cooperating with the •school officials, and a most successful year is predicted for the new grade and the school in general.
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