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Watch tb« Label on Your Piper As It Carries tht Data Win Your Subscription Expiree VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 42 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 * • PUPILS IN STATE NOT PROMOTED 66 Per Cent of White and 48 Per Cent of Negro Pupils "Make Their Grades" HIGHER GRADES LEAD Fewer Failures in High School Than In Any Other Department; Fir at Grade Has Meat Held Over Only 66 per cent of white pupils and 48 per cent of Negro pupils en rolled in North Carolina public schools in 1927-28 were promoted to a higher grade, according to the current issue of State School Facts, publication of the State Department of Public In struction. "n»e percentage of pupils promoted at the end of the year is directly re lated to the attendance of the pupils and the length of the school term, the study ahows. For both races a smaller percent age of the elementary pupils are pro moted than high school pupils. Only 65.6 per cent of all elementary white children were promoted, whereas 72.4 per cent of the pupils enrolled in the high schools passed into a higher grade the following year. „ The situation in the colored elemen tarjr schools was even worse than in the white schools, only 47 per cent of the total enrollment being promoted. In the colored high schools, however, where comparatively few Negroes are enrolled, the percentage of promo- tions is relatively higher. » "It ia rather interesting to note," the publication continues, "the per centage of pupils promoted for each grade, in the elementary whits schools the second and third grades have the larger percentage of promotions, 69.9. In the high schools the precentage of promotions increases from 66.6 in the eighth grade to 87.7 in the twelfth grade. "The least number of promotions for both races occurs in the first grade. It appeara that on an average ° only 66 out of each 100 white chil dren and 37 out of each 100 colored children enrolled in the first grade are promoted to the second grade. s DISPUTE LEADS TOSHOOTING - - # ■■■ Parmele Man Wounded Fol lowing Quarrel Over Dog Sunday r • Mack Nelson, of near Parmele, was shot, but not seriously, and his son Berlie, was flred at but not hit, laat Sunday evening following a quarrel with Daniel Stalls over a dog. Stalla, who lives on the Williams fa mi, near Parmele, accused Nelson of staling his dog and procured a warrant for Nelson. Before the war rant was served, Nelson is said to have heard he was wanted and he ia laid to have turned the dog loose. Sunday, after the dog had returned to Ha home, Nelson took his son and went over to the Stalls home where it ia understood they staged a cursing attadk. Stall, listening to the vile wofda, ignored their source until the tws men included his wife. He in troduMi Us gun by firing a random shot aa a warning, but the next load intended for the younger Nelson, failed ita mark and hit the older man. I The shot were very small and caused little injury. e Jamesville Colored Man Bitten by Snake Sunday • . Thomas Lflley, an elderly colored ma* of near Jamesville, was bitten by a poplar leaf snake Sunday while cattog tobacco. The snake struck the old Colored man as he reached for a ■tick of wood to place in the barn's fumace. Kerosene and other home remedies were used until a doctor could be (WATTS T T THEATRE ■ Wednesday July 24 TOM TYLER AND fRANKIE DARRO In I "The Pride of Pawnee" I AUK) COMEDY > ■ Thursday-Friday July 2S-26 Dorothy MwcKaill ind Jtck MulJUll I*2 WEEKS OFF" i " NEWS and CQIfKpV » MUSIC BY PHOTOTONE THE ENTERPRISE Standard Fertilizer Co. Will Add Another Unit to Plant A contract for the erection of an Additional unit to the Standard Fer tilizer Company's plant here on the Roanoke river will be let tomorrow, it was official! announced here today Iby General Plant Manager C. G. I Crockett. Several contractors are said to be planning on entering bids (or the job. Official announcement of the con tract letting tomorrow was not made until this morning, and the approxi mate cost, size and other details were not available at that time. Officials from Baltimore will be here for the letting tomorrow, including Mr. George Whiting, president of the Standard Wholesale Phosphate and Acid Works, of that city. According to present plans, the new addition will be completed and made ready for use in time for the next season's business. With the com pletion of the new unit which will be RARE OLD LETTER TELLS OF TO WILMINGTON AND LIFE IN AN ARMY CAMP DURING MEXICAN WAR I —e Was Written in January, 1847, by Alfred Robinson While at Southport • Smithville, N. C. January 26, 1847. Dear • Father and Mother, Sisters and Brothers: I take this opportunity in writing to you these few lines to let you know how I am and how I got along. 1 am well at present and am in hope* that these few lines may find you and Bro. William's family (William Dan iel) enjoying the same bleasing. Dear Father and Mother, you know when we started the weather wan veriy bad, but we got along very well altho the people of Williamston made us march off in the snow and sleet, but when we got up to Capt. Cooper's, (father of the late A. B. Cooper who lived in Hasaell), the Hamilton gen tlemen furnished us with wagons and carta and carried us to Tarboro where we arrived on the next day by 1 p. m. There the citizens met us at the foot of the bridge with music and firing of cannon and marched us to the best tavern and gave us the finest dinner you ever saw. After dinner they furnished us with' v three good two-horse wagons and carried us up to the depot, Rocky Mount, that same day in the evening and there we ate supper and at 1 o'clock In the night we started off In the cars and such rumbling you never heard in all your life. We arrived in Wilmington next day at 2 p. m. and took the steamboat to Smithville where we arrived that same evening and took up quarters in the barracks and there we joined the Company H, commanded by Capt. John Duggan, of Edgecombe. . Dear Father, I have seen a great deal already and expect to see a great deal more. Last Sunday I and Uncle John went over to Fort Cas well and then I saw the greatest work 1 ever saw in my life, as I had never seen a fort before. I would write you sll about it, but I have no time or space. We are now drilling every day. There are two companies here at thin place, both Edgecombe and Martin County men and no others and we have a Jovial crew here you may de pend. Today we reviewed a stand of colors and they picked me out as the Bearer aa I was the likeliest and big gest man they had out of 160. The fare we have here is about as good at I expected. We have pork and bean aoup coffee and light bread and that ia all. I cant tell you how long we have to stay here, or if ever we have to go away from here or not, but I ex pect we will stay here at least a month longer. It is about 210 miles from where you live. I want you to tell the boys and William that we have a plenty of raccoon oysters 1,.-re right before our door and some of utr men have eaten so many of TOBACCO CURING WELL ADVANCE] WEED IS SLO\ Weight Is Generally Much Lea# Than It Was* Last Year ♦ ■' While tobacco curing in this section ir well advanced, rains of the last few ihys have checked the ripening of the weed, and many farmers will be de layed about a week in the coring work. Reports as to the quality of the to bacco already cured vary, some of the Farmers stating that their curings are unusually sorry, other farmers stating Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 23,1929 i Jocated on the lower side of the pres ent building, the plant will have a ; capacity of thousands of tons annual , ly i During the past season, the Stand . srd Fertilizer Company operated its 1 plant here night and day to meet the r demands of farmers in all parts of the State. But even then it was unable to cope with the needs of the farmers, , and the' officials are agreed that an ad ditional unit, adding more ,than one f third to the plant's capacity, is neces 'sary. Before the first unit was completed : in 1927, General Manager C. G. ' Crockett stated that the Standard Fer c tilizer Company was coming here to 1 take step with the march of progress in Fasern Carolina, to grow as the e section grows. That the company is 1 adhering to the policy advanced at that t time is made certain by the expansion - of its equipment and spending huge e sun>s of money. Want Big Crowd at Meeting Here Friday "We want a crowded house next Friday evening at 8:30 o'- clock in the City Hall where citiiena will assemble to dia- CUMH plans for boosting the local tobacco market this year," a member of the tobacco board of trade and a veteran tobacconist Mated this morning. "We don't want any. money and will not ask any," the trade member atat ed, "but we do want every one interested in the welfare of the market to meet with us that evening." The meeting will last only a short while, and will be a very interesting one as a regular program is being arranged. them that they don't need no physi cian to clear them out. While I am writing these few lines, Warren Wil liams came in and said he be d that when he held the oyster in one head he Had to wipe the water out of his eyes with the other they were so ssjty. So you know we have some thing for a relish here. Dear Father, I wantT you to write me as soon as you receive this as I would be very glad to hear from you all. I want you to tell Aunt Polly that Uncle John is well at present. He has had a very bad cold since he left, and that we have not received any money yet but that we hope that we will shortly and then he will aend her all he can spare. He wishes to be re membered to his wife and children and to you all. Give my love and re spects to Bro. William and Sister Sal lie and all their children, Sister Polly and her children, Bro. Nicholas and hia wife and all the rest of my broth era and r.isters and all my friends and tell Bro. William that I will write to him shortly. Patrick Hardy is well and very well satiafied. He sends his love to William and hia family too to you aIL I have a great deal more to write but it is midnight and I and Uncle John are aleepy so I must close and my prayer ia that the Lord may spare our lives so that we may see each other again in this world and if it should be His will to take us stray, that He may enable us to meet at his right hand where parting will be no more. You affectionate and loving son, ALFRED ROBINSON. > Discuss Pure Seed Program oi Governor Farmers and county agents of the Sandhill section met at Carthage re cently to discuss the pure seed pro gram advocated by Governor O. Max Gardner. IN COUNTY IS D; RIPENING OF VED UP BY RAINS their crops are fair and about as good as usual. Very few have reported a crop of exceedingly good quality. Weight h generally reported to be much less than the past season's crop, many farmers stating that they will not make as much as 400 pounds to the acre where they usually make a thousand or twelve hundred pounds. Crops as a whole are said to be grassy. As a whole, farmers are more optimistic over the expected outcome of some of their crops than they were s few weeks back. : • mmmaaii PEANUT CO-OPS MEET HERE TO DISCUSS PLANS Association Representative Here To Explain Plans For Reorganization MANY NEW" FEATURES Harry Waldo, of Hamilton, Renomi nated Aa Director From Martin County Mr. Harry Waldo, of Hamilton, was' renominated as a director of the PjW? nut Growers Association at a meeting held here yesterday afternoon in /the Atlantic Hotel, when Mr. J. Rives Worshani, of the association, met with a few farmers and discussed plajis for the reorganization of the association. Mr. Worshani explained, in bijief, the plans that will be followed in the as sociation's reorganization, stating that the functions of the marketing organi zation will be vastly different from those pf the old association. The new reorganization plans as were mentioned yesterday by the asso ciation man will make it possible for the farmer to place his peanuts with the association for storage, giving him the right to sell at any time he wishes. Mr. Worsham also pointed out that ac cording to reports, farm relief will be given farmers through organization, and while it is not known just how the 'relief measures will be handled it is his belief that they will be connected with the farmers' organization. Mr. Worsham is optimistic as to the predicted success for the associa tion under the new plan of organiza tion, stating that under the new .sys tem success is more certain than was found to be true with the old organi zation. Mr. Harry Waldo, renominated a director here yesterday, has been con nected with the association for the past several years and has given the work marked attention. Ballots will he dis tributed and his election will be cer tified by an official count to be made by the secretary, Mr. (has. M. L'eel, early next month. CHILDREN USE LIBRARY BOOKS More Than 1,200,000 Read by Children in Standard Elementary Schools Mure than 1,200,000 library book* wire read by the children iit the stan dard elementary schools of the State durinjy 1928-29, according to the rec ords just compiled by the State Sup erintendent of Public Instruction, from the reports for these schools. In the standard elementary schools of the State alone, there are now more than 279,(KM) volumes with more than 113,000 of these in the rural schools. And these carefully selected, interest ing books have been widely read, for the records from the schools show more than 70,000 rural children read ing library books and 600,000 volumes loaned during the year. In the standard elementary schools in the cities of the State there are to day more than 165,000 library books being read by 60,000 children. The cir culation record of 1,200,000 volumes rtad by rural and city children is for the standard elementary schools only. In many other .elementary schools throughout the State, libraries are be ing built up, and the children are eag erly taking advantage of the oppor tunities offered them for acquaintance with good books. Five years ago, except in some of the cities, very few elementary schools had even small libraries, and only here and there in the rural schools were books found suitable for the children below the high school. At that time, il the larger rural schools, there was a total of less than K,OOO books for the more than 100.000 children en- I rolled. These figures very clearly indicate that the schools are bringing up a gen eration of readers. s> Wednesday Service At Christian Church The subject for the Wednesday evening prayer meeting at the Chris tian church will be "What Jesus Taught About God." "We are en deavoring to discover the true teach ings of Jesus on vital life questions and apply them to our modern life," Paator Weigman stated yesterday/ After the service there will be a short choir practice. The public is cordially invited to these discussions at the mid-week service, it was an nounced. Field oi Early Tomatoes Pays An Excellent Pro/it r, „ • C. E. Carpenter, of Lincoln Coun ty, reports a good profit from a field of early tomatoes. Mr. Carpenter sells in the near-by towns. k * "J N. C. SPENT LESS FOR SCHOOLS IN 1928 THAN IN 1927 1 Reduction of $2,000,000 for Capital Outlay Is Cause ' Of Smaller Total $35,655,440.70* EXPENDED / * Current Operation and Maintenance / Costs Show Increase of Around Million Dollars North Carolinians spent $1,000,000 less for their public schools in 1927-28 than they did in 1926-27, so declares State School Facts, the official publi cation of the State Department of Pub lic Instruction in its current issue. "A comparison of he two years," the luhlication continues, "shows that in 1926-27 the total sum of $36,701,501.36 was spent for these schools, whereas during the school year 1927-28 the sum of $35,655,440,70 was expended for all public school purposes below college grade. "The explanation of the decrease," the publication states, "is the fact that more than two million dollars less were spent for capital outlay purposes—new buildings, sites, and equipment. In 1926-27 more than $11,000,000 were paid out for this class of expenditures, whereas in 1927-28 slightly more than $9,000,000 were put into new buildings and" school equipment. "The year 1927-28 marks the lowest point that capital outlay expenditures have reached since 1921-22, when the cost of the new buildings erected and equipped slightly exceeded $6,000,000." On the other hand, as the publication points outTtlie amount of money spent for the current operation and mainte nance of the schools increased one mil lion dollars ~ over the preceding year. It cost $26,580,686.40 to operate the elementary and secondary schools dur ing 1927-28, where as in 1926-27 twen ty-five half million dollars did the job. Theft 1 - is a tendency for the current expenses to increase from year to year, but the rate of increase this past year is the lowest within the past eight years. This ''million dollars represents ii *4 per cent increase, whereas in 1920- 21 there was a 40,8 per cent in crease; in 1921-22, 15.J per cent; in 1922-23, 11.1 per cent; in 1923-24, 10.6 per cent; in 1924-25, 10.2 per cent; in 1925-26, H.'S per cent; and 1926-27, 12.0 per cent. '1 lie increase the past year, therefore, is less titan half the percentage of in crease of any the preceding seven years. RAIN AND COLD HINDERS TRIP But 79 Colored People Face Bad Weather and Go on Norfolk Excursion In spite of unfavorable weatHer, 79 colored people in this section faced a heavy downpour of rain and a cold wind to go on the excursion to Nor folk last Sunday. So cold was the breeze that the trip planned to the beach was called off and the excur sionists camped around Norfolk until midnight, the time the train started on its return trip. The train of six cars pulled out from the local station early Sunday morn ning, returning and discharging its passengers here shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The promoters, believing* that the excursion would have been a big suc cess had the weather been favorable, are planning a second trip the early part of September, it was stated yes terday. Ha* Tonsils Removed Mr. L. L. Hallman went to Wind sor yesterday and had his tonsils re moved by Dr. Sawyer. He is doing so v. ell that he is up and at work today. JAMESVILLE MAN BELIEVED TO BE MOST SNAKE-BITTEN MAN IN COUNTY; VICTIM THREE TIMES J. E. Hedirick Has Had His Share of Experience With Poisonous Reptiles Mr. J. E. Hedrick, of Jamesville, is, it is believed, the section's most snake bitten man. Mr. Hedrick is of middle age and already has three bites to his credit. Mr. Hedrick yesterday, in describ ing the bites, stated that when he was eight years old and living in Davidson County, he was bitten by a copperhead pilot. The snake is known here as the poplar leaf. An hour after he was bitten Mr. Hedrick became uncon scious, and until a doctor could be called he was treated by his father.. After a few days' stay in bed, he was up and about his duties again.' He was next bitten while in a mine in Alabama by a highland moccasin. The wound was just below the knee.fnd in treat ing it he immediately corded his leg juat above the knee and bled the Commissioners Hold Meeting Last Night Tobacco Opens Higher On Georgia Markets Tobacco prices received by farmers on two of the Georgia markets opening today, were reported in individual wires at noon today to be 7 to IS cents per pound higher than the open ing price last year. One report from Metta, Ga. stated that the opening sale there would aver age around 22 cents per pound. Another report from Nashville, Ga„ stated that the . average price there would range around - eighteen and one-half cents per pound for the day. The average price paid on the opening in the belt ranged fronP 7 to 12 cents, the price on the opening showing more strength. Neither quantity nor quality were mentioned in the reports. MUCH INTEREST IN OLD LETTER • Was Written by Soldier in Camp During Mexican War in 1847 Written in 1847, the letter from Al fred Robinson to his father, Harmon Robinson, is of marked interest in that it was dispatched without an envelope and was mailed before the government used postage stamps. Let ters of that day were folded to a con venient size and addressed on the. back. The rate of postage was five cents, the amount being uffixed by H metal stamp. Alfred Robinson with about a dozen neighborhood boy friends left his home in Griffins township, the farm upon which Mr. Claudius Roberson now lives, and joined the army to take part in the Mexican war. After training at Smithville, now South port, Brunskick county, for several weeks they embarked for Mexico where the boys fought valiantly un til Mexico was conquered. All of the boys from Griffins returned home alive. Alfred joined the Confederacy in 1861 and was killed at Fort Har rison by an exploding shell which blew his body to atoms. He has now living in the county a number of grandchildren, among them are Ar thur Roberson and Thos. I* Roberson. "Uncle John," referred to in the letter, was John C. (letsinger who came at. a stowaway from German at the age of eleven years. He drifted to this county and married, establish ing himself as a farmer in Griffins township. He also survived the war, and joined the the Confederacy in 1861. He served through the war, re turning home at is close to live to a ripe old age. Of the names mentioned as rela tives of Harmon and Alfred Robin son in the letter, there are today more than three hundred grandchil dren. The Cooks, Mannings, Getsin ges and several other families living in Williamston are among them. Others are scattered all the way from Main to Texas The letter appear* in this issue. New Bulletin on Sweet Potatoes Free for Asking "The Effects of Synthetic Nitrogen and Concentrated Fertilizers on Cot ton and Sweet Potatoes," is the title of Experiment Station Bulletin 266 re cently published at the State College of Agriculture. Copies will be sent free to citizens of the State making re quest to the agricultural editor. wound. Turpentine and kerosene were used and a half chicken was placed on the bile to draw the poison. He only lo*t one day's work as a result .pf. the bite. The leg was sore and swollen for several days. Mr. Hedrick was bitten a third time while he was picking lilies at Fones Bridge by a cotton-mouth moccasin. The. bite was on a finger, and with a shoe string he corded the finger just above the wound. After bleeding the finger, he drank a small quantity of alcohol and went to a doctor, who treated the wound with iodine and pot ash, He was not tick from the bite, but the finger turned black and was sore for several days. Mr. Hedrick saya he is still afraid of snakes. He thinks one of the safest things to do in the absence of medi cine is to cord just above the bite and open the woupd that the poison might run out with the blood! Adwilwii Wffl Find Oor CoL wnna ■ Latchkey to Over 1,600 Hornet of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 PAVING WORK AGAIN CENTER OF DISCUSSION Petitions Presented for the Pavmg of Three More N^idewalks MIGHT \AVE STREET State Hai Practically Agreed to Pave 18 Feet of rhmghton Street; Oth*r Proceeding*. ♦— The town commissioners met in special session in the mayor's office here last night, ami discussed a num ber of current problems, but mainly centered attention on the town's pav ing program and work now under way. J » Three petitions for additional side walk paving were entered, the board altering the program to include a sidewalk from the corner of Haughton to Smithwick street down the south side of Simmons avenue, also a par allel walk on the south side of Academy street from the Haughton intersection to Smithwick street. An other walk was included in New Town running the distance of a block in * front of the homes of Messrs. J. S, Getsinger, M. D. Watts and others. Remembering that the program had been added to and that other im provements had been included, members of the board called for an/ estimate as to what has been the cost , of the work already completed and the anticipated cost for the tion of the program as altered. Un til this information is made available, there will be Very few if any more alterations made in the program. However, it was the general belief of the meeting that Haughton street would be included in-the pro gram should the expenditures for the present program be well lie,low the amount held in reserve for the pavinif. It was pointed out at the meeting that the State had practically agreed to care for eighteen feet of the street and would probably carry the paving to the town limits. No contract has been made to that effect at this time, but it is understood that the town can depend upon the State's aid. Turning their attention from paving matters, the commissioners listened to sanitary reports and instructed the chief of police to investigate thor oughly the town's Several Old shacks in the'rear lots will have to be torn away or cleaned, the com missioners decided. The extension of the fire rone was also considered, but the matter was postponed until an attempt could be made to effect arrangements whereby risks could be lessened. The board, it is understood, will meet again within the next day or two to handle other problems demand ing immediate attention. RAIN HALTS GAME WITH SCORE TIED' • Martin-Beaufort Contest Is Called in Sevepth With Count at 4-All In the second name of the last half of the Bright Belt Baseball IcaKue here yesterday afternoon,* the Beaufort Bears and the Martin Monks tied 4- all. In the fourth frame the local nine was leading, 4 to 2, but. after, paus ing for a while on account of a shower of rain, the Bears returned to knot the score. A wet diamond and a slip pery ball made play difficult, and it was in a sea of mud that the last three innings were played. A heavy down pour of rain in that period stopped the game. > Rain made it necessary to postpone the game between Bertie and Martin last Friday, and so far only two games have been played in the second halt by the Monks. ♦ Boys and Girls' Short Course Next Week * The annual boys and girls short courae will be held in Raleigh next week. Each club from Martin county should be represented this year, Miss Lor a E. Sleeper stated this morning. The agent added that an excellent program had been planned for the week, and that she will be glad to have the namea of club members over 14 years of age who care to go. Those boys and girls planning to go should notify Miss Sleeper immediately BO provision can be made for transpor tation. .» ♦ Club Member Begins to Realize on Investment After two year* of preparation, Wil liam C. Wimtead, call club member of Person County, began shipping cream from his eight cow* last week.
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