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Watch the Label on Your Paper A* It Carries the Date Whe* Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 74 WARN AUTOISTS AGAINST CARBON MONOXIDE GAS Health Officials Point Out Dangers of Riding in Closed Cars CAUSES MANY DEATHS Some Ventilation Should Be Provided When Riding in Closed Car; One Death Reported This Season •—r Pointing out that carbon monoxide gas is causing a number of deaths, and is dangerous during cold weather, health officials are warning car owners to use precautions in rid ing in closed machines. They state: "Every yea,r at the beginning of cold weather, wheu garages are clos ' ing up, newspapers carry an increased number of reports recording the deaths of people from carbon monoxide gas poisoning. We have for several years made it a point to call especial atten tion .to this danger about this time. The necessity for reminding people a-" gain was forcibly brought to mind a few days ago in reading a newspaper report of a Six-year-old child dying from this cause, and the father almost succumbing, while riding in a closed automobile on a trip from Raleigh to Mount Olive. The two passenger*, on the front seat did not note anything wrong, but the father and little boy, riding on the rear seat, were overcome, on account of a leak in the exhaust pipe leading into the body of the au tomobile. The automobile was one of the lighter and cheaper class of cars in such common use, and hence.the dan ger is greater is such cars, on account of the likelihood of less perfect work manship in the floors. "This kind of gas poison acts with terrifying rapidity. There is no odor about it, and therefore it strikes with out warning. The preventive to use is simply ventilation in the car while the engine is running, that is, ventilation through the windows sufficient to pur ify the air, in case therp. should acci dentally happen to be a leak letting in the deadly gas into the passenger com partment. People starting theirs in the early morning should see that the door of the garage or windows are wide open when the engine is first started, no matter how cold the weath er may be. Running engines in a closed garage have been responsible - for many deaths from this cause. It is better to endure a little cold and discomfort than to die such a sudden death from sach a poisonous gas. It j i:. hoped that there will be no other i deaths recorded in this State this year fropMUCh a cause.. 4 BOILER AT FARM LIFE CRACKED School Is Without Heating System at Present; Leak In Water Pipe Cause' ~ r- • Wbrk in the Farm Life School was temporarily hampered last Friday morning, when tbe boiler supplying heat the building cracked, filling the basement rooms with steam. Damage was limited to the boiler, but much trouble resulted when officials were forced to equip each room with indi vidual heating unit*. The bolter, cracked in Several places was'removed to an iron works' in Golds boro yesterday for repairs. It is not' certain that the boiler can be repaired, and if a new one is necessary, it will j be several days befofe the heat- j ing system can be used. A leaking water pipe is said to have csused the -apparatus to burst. Town Tax Collectiohs So Far Total ■ • Taxes paid into the town's treas ury up to this, morning totaled $6,- 214.99, according to a report coming from the mayor's office. The collec tions compare favorably jrith those! made last ye»r, especially i » this trap considering the fact that the books were late in reaching the collector on aeeoont of the necessity of tabul'at ing paving assessments. j WATT Si THEATRE Wednesday Nov. 13 BILL CODY in THE FIGHTING SHERIFF; Also, * • 2 - REEL COMEDY and SERIAL «ssss= ■ ia*= MUSIC BY PHOTOTOMB 1 THE ENTERPRISE Community Fair at Everetts Monday Is Decided Success ADDRESS MADE 1 BYJNO. H.KERR ♦ , '•>- G. A. Cardwell Also Talks On Changing System Of Farming BIG CROWD ATTENDS Expected That Pair Will Be Made An Annual Feature; Exhibits Are Very Good Holding a community fair in con nection with an Armistice Day pro gram, the Everetts Parent-Teacher association yesterday scored a mark ' ed success, bringing together one of the best exhibit displays every seen at a community fair in this section and offering a program that was en joyed by a large number of people, j Only a few weeks ago, the associ atio'p planned the fair, and with the i whole-hearted cooperation of the peo-j pie in the town and community, the, undertaking progressed rapidly. Mr. 1 V. G. Taylor was made president and Paul Bailey, cashier of the bank there, was elected secretary - treasurer. 1 Prises were offered by merchants and individuals, and the people, in large, numbers began to prepare exhibits. R. A. Phillips, president of the parent-teacher association and man-. ager of the program, handled the fair's preparations creditably, its success being due, in part, to his ef forts. Opening yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock with many quality exhibits on display, the fair attracted large numbers of people from all over the section. Following the viewing of the I exhibits, Mr. G. A. Cardwell, Agri cultural Agent for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, addressed the body on the important question of how Martin County farmers should operate their farms. Using facts and figures, Mr. Cardwell stated that the farmers should change the present system of farming, cultivating fewer of the money crops and paying more at tention to the little things such as chickens, pigs and cows. He'pre'ached the same old truth, that our farmers have heard but ,who have spurned for so long » time. Tbe truth will have to be heeded if the farmers ever be- j come independent, W stated, j Following dinner served by the association, a patriotic prcgram was rendered, the body singing songs and I Judge John H. Kerr delivering the J address. Congressman Kerr made a splendid speech, paying high tribute i to the North Carolina soldiery tor I the part taken in all wars. He told of the State's part bi the Civil and World War, citing historical facts which have placed the State at the , front. He called on the manhood, urging . our people to be as great in peace as in war, which after all, he stated is far more important. Continuing, Mr. Kerr stated, "We have adopted the wrong standard of values, choosing the money value rather than the higher attributes which make for peace and happiness." He deplored the fact that the world sc willingly and gladly bows to the man with money whether he'has any of the qualities that make a gentle man. i In outlining y>me of the things i with which our country is vitally in | terested, he paid his especial re spects to the pending tariff bill as passed by the Jlouse. He stated while ft was a farm, relief measure in name, it Is estimated that the bill as it now stands will cost the American faimers about $800,000,000 while it will profit them only $30,000,000. The bill, as Mr. Kerr sees it, will give ten to the manufacture and only one to . the farmer. He urged (he schools po teach the ! people mpre about our government, that they may understand the great influence that the laws passed by' { Congress have not only in this coun-I try but upon the entire world. So successful was the undertaking that it is believed the fair will be held in connection with similar pro grams in the future. A list of the priife-winners follows: Best fancy work—Mrs. Mary Ed mondson, first prise; Mrsi Mary Everett, second price, Plain sewing—Mrs. V. G. Taylor, first prise; Mrs. Jesse Keel, second. Cooking and Canning Best biscuits—Mrs. J. S. Peel, first and second prises Salads—Mrs. Leaman Taylor, first prise; Mrs. Gordon Boiley, second Cakes—Mrs. C. P. Hunter, first prise; Mrs. J. L. Bailey, second, School lunch—Mrs. J. S. Ayers, first prise; Mrs. J. P. Wynn, second. Canning—Mrs. Leona Wynn, first; Miss Mary V. Daniel, second.. f > Cut flowers—Mr*. J, S. Peel, fir*; Miss SucHe Moblef, a*or* ' Pot flowers—Mrs. R. A. Phillips, first; Mrs. Gus Keel, second prise. Best individual display of flowers— Mrs. J. T. Barn hill. Fsna Crops _ Best peanuts—C. T. Peel. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 12, 1929 ARMISTICE DAY IS QUIET HERE jAll Business Houses Closed For Day; Many Attend Programs Elsewhere Quitness and peace marked the day j here yesterday when business houses | and tobacco warehouses suspended operations out of respect for those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the great v,ar ending eleven, years ago. Doprs of practically every business house v. ere closed day or a greater part oi the day, and acitivities in the coun ty offices were limited. While many of the local people spent the day as they prdinarily do on Sun day, a goodly number visited near-by . towns to witness celebrations and to 'attend football games. Some went to j Washington for the'exercises th£re, a \ number of others going to Hertford to 'see the high school there play Ayden's | football eleven. i Several of the schools in this coun- ' ty held exercises appropriate for the j day, but, according to reports, they i were poorly attended by the public. For the first time in several months, ' r several of the few spending a part of j j tluir time on the streets found it im possible to buy a fountain drink. | Traffic through the town's main thor oughfares was heavy during practically all the day, the lines of traffic includ iing very few local cars. I All mercantile establishments were closed with the exception of Young's, ,orders coming from headquarters for bidding the suspension of business dur litig the day, it is understood. ROBERSONVILLE BESTS EDENTON —> Win, 6 To 0, in Close Con test at Robersonville Friday Afternoon Robersonville, Nov. 11.—(Special to The Enterprise.)—ln one of the hard est-fought and most interesting games lof the season, Robersonville last Fri , day afternono defeated Edenton on the , local field by a score of 6 to 0. | Robersonville, although outweighed, ; was by no means outplayed. The lo cals started the game off with a rush and in a few minutes after the first whistle had sounded scored a toucfc- I down, Herbert Pope carrying the ball across the line. Try for point by place kick failed.-—After this the Kdenton beys settled down ant], although Rob ertoOville advanced the' ball within set ring distance -several times during the third and fourth quarters, the vis j iters braced and took the ball on | down*. The Robersonville line, from J end to end, played a great game. Rog | nson, after being absent from the line 'up for the past five weeks with a dis located shoulder, played exceptionally well, making several tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Harold Manning, at center, and Jesse Bunting and James Tope, ends, kept the Edenton backs wondering what they were going to do next. Roebuck played s neat gam;, getting loose for several long ru»is( The Edenton lads were never able to advance the ball beyond the 30-yard line. At this point they fcund a line that acted as a stone wall and were forced to punt. All the boys came through the game in fin* shape with the exception of a few bruises. Coach Ainsley said that he hopes to have J. B. Whitehurst ready for the contest Friday between 'Tsrlioro and Robersonville at Tarboro. In Fri day's game Whitehurst had to be re moved after the first quarter on ac count of an injury to his arm. Clin ton House, who replaced him, played a neat brand of ball. The game at Tarboro promises to be a good One. t 1 11 Pupils On Honor Roll At Gold Point Eleven pupils made the honor roll in the Gold Point school during the month of October, according to a re port filed in the county superintend ent's office hp re yesterday by S- C. Edmondson, the school's principal. The names of the pupils making the rool of honor follow: • First grade—Gorman Leslie Par risher, Payton Allen Vanderford, R. Leighton Williams* Second grade—James Bern est Kell, Leo McGlen Warren, Harry Arringr ton. Third grade—Mary Ruth Everette, Attilie Powell. Pifth grade—Joseph Forbes, Edna Earl Edmondson. Sixth grade—The Is ton Weaver. Best ham—Tom Barnhill. k . Sweef potatoes—Y, G. Irish potatoes—M. D. Ayers. ' Best collard and pobrapkin.—J. L. Bailey. Turnip—H. A- Cullipher. Corn—j. W. Peaks Tobacco—G. W. Taylor and V. G. Taylor • • Cotton—G. H. Fortes. TAX RATE FOR I COUNTY LOWER THAN AVERAGE Average Rate Throughout ( i State Is 12 Cents Lower i Than Last Year l' 4 CENTSTOWER HERE . -—* .State Average Rate $1.45, Against $1.34 For Martin County; Valuation Shows Decrease i According to figures compiled by the j I State Tax Commission, the general > c-uiity t rate in Martin is 11 cents bc t low the average of $1.45 for 93 of the i 100 counties in the State. The cor-! ! responding average rate in 1928 was ; t $1.57. While the average decrease i;i j • the 1929 rate was 12 cents over the en- j tire State, the drop in this county was j : onlv 4 cents, falling from $1.38 to > ■ $1.34. t The figures compiled* by the State ' '1 ax Commission show that the tax ' rales, the assessed valuations, and the 1 | amount of taxes levied by counties in i 1 the State are all lower than in 1928. 1 i The decrease of 12 cents in rate is evenly divided between the rate for 1 | schools and the rate for county pur -1 poses other than schools. I The assessed valuations for 85 coun ] ties shows a small decrease from $2,- 420,000,000 to $2,408,000,000—512,000,- 000. if this rate should be maintained by the other 15 counties the total d* 5 - j crease in valuation will amount to $15,- 000,000. The taxes levied in 85 coun ties show a decrease of approximately j $1 250,000. If the rate of decrease should hold, the total decrease in coun- j ty-wide levies-will reach approximately j $1,500,000. The actual county-wide levies, which ir. 1928 were, in round numbers, $37,- I 000.000, will drop this year to about ! $35,000,00. This decrease of $1,500, 000 in county taxes levied this, year j means an actual increase in county | budgets of sonic $3,500,000 over the ; 1928 budgets. The 1929 General As . sembly appropriated $6,250,000 addi tional State aid to the counties for this fiscal year—s3,2so,ooo for the equaliz ing fund for schools and approximate ly $3,000,(KH) for roads or debt serv ice. However, only $5,000,000 of this should be reflected in county-wide rate changes, as $1,250,000 of the school fund goes to districts., 3 UNDER BOND AS RESULT OF FIGHT t—•— Linwood Bunch, Charlie and Jasper Moore in Affray Saturday Night I.inwood Bunch, of Portsmouth, and Charlie Moore and Jasper Moore, I young men of this place, were bound j nver to the recorder's court for tak ing part in an affray here last Satur day night. Bunch and Charlie were required to give bonds in the sum of SSO and Jasper, appealing from a $5 fine and part of the costs, imposed by Justice of the Peace J. L. Hassell at the hearing held shortly after the aflray, was required to furnish bond in the sum of $25. According to reports, the trouble was started several days ago when Bunch called by the home of. Mr. .George Moore here and carried Sam ■Moore's children to their mother, who lives in Virginia apart from her hus band. Returning here for the week end, BuncH is said to have learned that ,thc two boys opposed the removal of .the children and that they were threat ening him. It was further pointed out that went to the Standard Fill ing Station, operated Mr. W. L. Stalls, on Main Street here, about 9 o'clock, a fight soon starting with ICharlie and Bunch taking part. Jasper is said to have come up shortly, or just [ in time to receive a bad gash across his right eye and a broken nose. : Bunch denied that he used any weap on in the fight, stating that he dam aged young Moore's face with the bare fi>l. The case will be called in the re t corder's Court here the first Tuesday in December. I -• ! Boy Jailed lor Stabbing '; Another Is Allowed Bond 'R' - T. —• Jesse Williams, held in the local jail * for two days, pending .the outcome of 1 a wound inflicted in the side of John James, jr., of Robersonville, was -re ' leased last Saturday under a S3OO bond, ■ physicians stating that the James boy I,sas not as dangerously hurt as it was > first thought. Raymond Williams, a ' party to the stabbing that took place 'near the county home last Thursday > was released under a SIOO bond. The case will be called in the recorder's i court' here today. / ♦ ■ New Methodist Minister Will Move Here Friday Preaching his first sermon as newly . .appointed pastor of the Methodist church here last Sunday morning, Rev. D. A. Petty will move his family .from Rocky Mount • next Friday to take . charge of the work here. Dr. and Mrs. FitzGergld will move to their new home in Rich Square that day. Prominent Farme Hamilton Commits Suicide PROGRAM AT OAK CITY YESTERDAY Held in School Auditorium; . " Large Crowd Attends i Exercises I Oak City, Nov. ll.—The Armistice j Day Program In the Dak City school auditorium this morning was indeed a success. The auditorium aiid balcony I v. ere filled with pupils and visitor*. ' i'lhe excellent address nude by Hon. ; Eibert S. Peel was applauded and very highly complimented by patrons a and friends present, among whom were | some of the leading farmers in «*lm, section. Mr. I'eol deal with the four irises lacing America today, and very forcibly presented his subject by illus jtiating the following: Agriculture, tax ation, labor, anil unemployment. Mr.' | Feel drew pictures' of each, the low prices of products, inequality of tax ation, the drastic scene of Cmstonia; and the unemployed millions, Every point hit home with the audience, and a number lingered to comment on the topics. ' _ i The program will be, continued j'.hr u;;h ut the week as outlined in a previous announcement. The eleventh grade won the attend" p'tice honor by having the largest num ber of parents and patrons present. | GOOD RECORD | OFATTENDANCE 75 Pupils at Farm Life Had Perfect Records Last Month ' Seventy-five pupils in the Farm Life I School made the perfect attendance roll during the past school month, ae coriling to a report made recently by the principal, ii. U. Taly. Farm Ltfft reported an atcndaucc of 87 25 per cent j of its total enrollment. The list of 1 pupils making the roll follows: l-irst grade: Thomas Daniel, Dalma Manning. Cecil Brown, Herbert Man -1 ning, jr., Brownie Harrington', l.aw jrilice Coletrain, Ida Mae Corey, Les lie Manning. Cliloe Hardison, Laura l.illey,. Levaughn Hardison, Lucy I l larey, Francis Manning. I Second grade: Beitnie Daniel, Joseph Daniel, Uruce Coletrain, Russell Corey, 1 S«.llie Coletrain, BcUit Course l.illey, I Miiry Manning, Mittie Brown Man- 1 ning, Athalia Mizclle. j Third grade: Ruby Coletrain, Be atrice -Ellis, Sarah Getsingcr, Carol : ( detrain, Noah Hardison, William \ Manning, Joseph Peel. Fourth grade: Marjorie Corey, Erla Ruth Corey, Eva Manning, Mamie C lyde Manning, Aloii/.a Bland, Edwin Corey, Jolin B. Roberson, W. A. Man- \ . ning. Fifth grade: Mary Manning, l'rancis Peek, Emma B. Coletrani, Dare. Ellis, Jujr/Daniel, James Peel, Wendell Har dison. ' ' ..v. Sixth grade: Daisy Roberson, Eliza beth" Daniel, Sara Roberson, Beulah, Roberson, Lila Mae Coletrain, Ruby Harrington, Bculah Daniel, Kenneth Harrington, Marvin Coletrain, Justice Coletrain, Ollis Hardison. v -Seventh grade: Garland Coletrain, ' Richard Corey, Mary Belle Corey, Louise Manning, Janic Manning, Ben-' Peel. Eighth grade: Tillie Corey, Verna Ccdey, Virginia Corey, Estelle Lilley, Emma Belle planning, V.eona Rober son. , Ninth grade: Eva—Brown, Coletrain, Irene Coletrain, Tillie Ricks, Vera Pearl Roberson, Felton Daniel. John I'. Manning, Woodrow Tice. Tenth grade: Albert Coletrain. Irish Store Gives Cosmetics To Keep Sales Girls Smart Londan, Nov. 7.—Froe cosmetics \ are being supplied to shop girls in a ' Dublin store to enable them to look their best behind the counter. "The idea is not to make our sales women like girls," , says the i employer, "but to help them to look! *mart and fresh." Each girl receives a fixed makeup j ration, including a .lipstick and pow der of the correct shade for the user's complexion. "Blue noses do not encourage trade," is the employer's motto, and j he believes a dab of powder may make all the difference between a mere inquiry and a sale. j, Woman's Club To Have Dance Thursday Night *>——- According to an announcement made this morning, the Woman's club will hold a dance in Its hall Thursday night. v . » Masons To Hold Their Regular Meet Tonight There will be a regular Communica tion of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. ' F. & A. M., tonight at 7:30. Members ! are urged to be present and on time. { Visiting Masons are cordially invited. , I\ • 1 V O. T. EVERETT SHOOTS SELF m ' Had Been Nervous for Sev eral Days, According to Reports FINAL RITES" TODAY Body Is Discovered in Automobile on Bridge Between Hamilton and Hassell Early Monday - •—— Octavius 1. Kvcrett, prominent farmer of Hamilton, committed suicide i it Johnson's bridge, a lonely spot be- I tween Hamilton and Hassell, early j yi-.tcrday morniiiK. by tiring a pistol ! I. II through his head. Death followed soon after the shot was fired, it is be .ln \ i'd by those finding the body'short ly alter 7 o'clock. , According to information received lu re, Mr Kverett left* his home in hi* j >r about 0 o'clock to visit one of his | I arm* between Hamilton and Hassell. | Shortly, after 7, Mr. Jim Moore, mail j carrier, in company with a colored man, i reached the bridge and found it im- \ \ | ossible to pass as the car partly] blocked the road. Another party., coming from the opposite direction, ar- j rived at the time, and they pushed the | ■ ir to one side, notifying the authori ties and members of the family of j-tiic tragedy. ! During the past few weeks, it was notice that Mr. Everett was gfcatly |«'epressed and very nervous. Several days ago he called for bis pistol, kept in the home of one of his sons, but this caused no alarm. While it is be lieved he had planned to end his life j several days before, he closely guard- j jed bis intentions, the act coming as ai 'distinct shock to his family and friends. I lie- funeral was held at 2 o'clock to iiaj by Klder 11. S. Cowing at the Hamilton Primitive Baptist Church, of j * .. I ulnch Mr. Kvyett had been a inerti or a number of years, j ltorn jn Hamilton (>0 years ago, Mr. j l .verett had farmed all his life, own- I j ing" and operating at the time of his i!iath two large (arms near. Hamilton, ll.e is survived by Mrs. Kverett and , five children, Messrs, l.eroy, Jesse,, W.'ide, and Herbert, and Miss Kath ivnc Everett, all of Hamilton. In h,is daily walk of life, Mr. Ever ett was very highly respected as a citi zen. His care for home and family was marked, and in the church he was | ever faithful to the "duties given him. All-Day Session of County Court in Prospect Today An all-day session was predicted this morning for thy recorder's court here today, an unusually heavy docket | facing Judge Bailey and Solicitor Peel. While the court 1 re om was not I | crowded early this morning, the | ! number of attendants upon the seii sion was 'gradually increasing an the court continued its work. Today's session will be the last one held by Judge Bailey this month as the November term of superior court convenes next Monday. The court starting next Monday and continuing two weeks will hear civil cases only, j Judge Clayton Moore, of this place, lis scheduled to conduct the court. 'Judge Moore is at home this week, having adjournde court in Surry county last week when he suffered a slight illness. ♦ 100,000 At Scene of Miraculous Cures ' Mulden, Mass., Nov. 11.—The stone over the grave of Rev. Patrick Power was removed by police today from the Jloly Cross cemetery. One hundred thousand persons struggled to see the ; stone yesterday after recent reported | miraculous cures there. | Scenes approaching panic yesterday , were enacted by the immense crowd worked up to a religious fervor by the declarations of several crippled and sick persons that they had been cur , ed. Fourteen policemen were helpless. | Stones on nearby graves were over turned, several women fainted and | children weVe trampled. | Cemetery officials were expected to iday to erect an iron fence around the j gilive before replacing the stone. County Teachers Will Meet Here Saturday ■ *> The Martin County teachers will hold their third monthly meeting -"of the 1029-31) term in the new high I school building here next Saturday aft iujooii at- t o'clock, according to an announcement coming from Superin tendent R. A. Pope's office yesterday morning. Regular Meeting of Kiwanis Tomorrow —frzr I lie local Kiwanis Club will hold.its regular meeting tomorrow at the reg ular hour in: the Woman's club hall, kev. Z. T. Piephoff, of the Presby terian church, having charge of the pro jgram. All members are urged to at tend. Advertisers Will Find Our Col. umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin Cqtmty ESTABLISHED 1898 ATTENDANCE AT MARTIN SCHOOLS SHOWS DECREASE Percentage Average Daily Attendance in 6 Schools Last Month 92.79 233 ON HONOR ROLLS Robersonville Leads in Average Daily Attendance; Hassell Has Highest Percentage on Honor Roll j —0 I hat the attendance problem in Mar-' j tin County schools is a serious one is ' borne out in reports received in the of- I (ice of the county superintendent re- I cently. During the past school month I there were US children absent on an average fr in the six schools, William ston, Robcrsonvillc, Farm Life, Ever k'tts, I'artnele, and Hassell. The total j enrollment in these schools was 1.009. while only 1,494 children attended [regularly, according to*the reports. \\ bile several of the schools were ;' ■ t open during the month of Scptotn | her, the reports front the other schools in session since the first of September show that the attendance percentage I figure was lower last month than it j was during the first period. Out'of the ( ,'2.79 per cent of the pupils attend | ing their school regularly, 233 were |m int •(! out for the Scholastic achieve ments during the past' month.' The J number of hohor students, approxi | irately 16 per cent of the total average d;.ily attendance figure, is considered (i.ir, hut the reports show that many of the bonor 'students are in the pri mary grades, leaving one, to guess the cause why th ire are so few bright pu pils in the grammar and high school departments. , Below is a summary of the attend ance and .cholastic reports made by six schools for the past month: No. En- % Daily Honor rolled Attend. Roll og Robcrsouville 4X4 95.4 14.94 Willlamston 659 93. 15. Evcretts 171 92.4(1 10.13 I'armele K1 9IJoJ "20.27 l arm Life 149 "87.25 19.23 j Hassell 65 70.92 33.33 1 "* 69 IN COUNTY PAY TAX ON INCOMES Only 18 Counties Below Martin in Filing Returns •— Sixty-nine Martin County citizens filed income tax returns during the year 1927, according to figures com piled by the Commissioner of Internal j Revenue recently. Forty-two of the returns wer.e filed here, and 18 were fl'ed in Roliersonvillt, 9 others '"'being listed in the miscellany colniim. I Only 18 other counties wtfre below Mi>rtin in reporting the number of in comes. Hertford County reported the same number. According to the figures compiled by Jhe Cotjiniissioner of Internal Revenue, the individual returns in this State numbered 33,398, the incomes report- ' ed to the United States Government •amounting to $155,916,827. The aver age income was $4,668,45, and the to tal tax collected amounted to $4,519,- 870, an average of $135.33 per taxpay ■ er, according to the report. All the counties bordering Martin, 1 with the exception of Washington, re ported more returns than Martin re ported. Mecklenburg led the list with -returns, while Guilford was nex.t ' with 3,291. Forsythe also reported a large number. • Two Men Pay Costs for Hunting Out of Season Charged with hunting oppoaums out of season, John Barnes was tax ed wtih the costs at a hearing held before Justice of the Peace J. L Has sell here this morning. The costs in the case amounted to $9.50. Gabriel Wiggins, jr., called before the "SSTh*' court, v. as charged with hunting on posted land without a per mit and hunting opposums out of season. While no fine was imposed,' the casts in the case amounted to $ 12.00. A- number of violations has been reported to the autlioi itics end sev eral indictments -will be issued against the violators, according to informa tion received here thin morning. Tobacco Prices Stronger Today Than Last Week * [ Tobacco prices are said to be a little stronger on the local market today than they have been in several 1 days, according to reports gathered from remarks' made by wareheuae men and farmers. The better grade* were said to be selling favorably. Sales were completed by the noon hour today, unfavorable weather lirait , ing the amount of the offerings. Warehousemen Jook for good ' i sales this week end next and an even - price market. ': i >' J It is generally conceded that prac ■ tically all the tobacco has been sold ■ jin this immediate section, many of JPe farmers having already closed out their stock.