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VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 26 Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 27,1930. ESTABLISHED 1898
PLAN BUS LINE
BETWEEN HERE
AND RALEIGH
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Many Interested Citizens
To Appear Before State
Corporation Commission
ASK FOR FRANCHISE
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Towns In Thia Section Badly In Need
of Improved Service to the
Capital City
Coastal Lines, Incorporated, a new
corporation will apply to the State
Corporation Commission in Raleigh
tcmorrow for a franchise to operate a
bu? line direct from Williamston to
Raleigh. Much interest is being shown
in the proposed line by people here
and in other towns along the route.
The Coastal Lines will maintain con-1
nrcting schedules with the Norfolk i
and Washington busses, giving three!
daily trips to and from the capital city.
In making connection with the Nor
folk-Washington busses, transportation
to Raleigh would be made possible for
Hertford, Elizabeth City, Edenton,
- Windsor,- Williamston ami -Washing
ton as well as the other towns along
the route including Everetts, Roberson
ville, Parmclc and Bethel.
At the present there are three lines
between Williamston and Raleigh, but
only one service per day is possible
over all three from this point, which
means that towns in this section are
badly in need of a more direct line.
Leaving by train here in the early
morning, the traveler spends a greater
part of the day reaching Raleigh. Con
nections to other towns and cities
west of Raleigh are also limited just
because there is an inadequate service
fiom this point to Raleigh.
Citizens in Elizabeth City and other
towns along the route will join a party
from here tomorrow and go before the
corporation commission in behalf of the
establishment of the tine, according to
plans announced by Mayor R. L. Co
burn, of this place, yesterday.
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62 REGISTER FOR
POWER ELECTION
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Everetts Citizens Will Vote
On Power Company's
Offer Saturday
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Holding a special election next Sat
urday, the town of Everetts will vote
oil the proposed sate of its light and
power system to the Virginia Electric
it Power Company. Sixty-two citi
zens there havrf registered for the
election, according to a report received
here last night.
The Virginia Electric and Ppwer
Company is offering the town SIO,(KM)
for the franchise there. Acceptance of
the proposal will provide an eight and
one-hatf cent lighting rate as compared
with the ten-cen trate paid by the
light consumers there at the present
time.
According to information received
from several of the town's citizens, the
ssle is considered with favor, as a
whole, and the sale is likely.
The registration is said to be an un
usually large one, making 32 votes
necessary for the passage of the pro
posal.
The election will be held under the
new Australian ballot taw.
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County Council of Clubs
To Be Held Thursday
The second county council of home
demonstration clubs in this county will
be heU in the office of Miss Lora E.
Sleeper, home agent, here next Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, it was
announced yesterday. The Holly
Springs Club will have charge of the
program, it was stated in the announce
ment.
In a letter addressed to club mem
bers, Miss Sleeper stated, "There is
much business for this meeting, select
ing a county program committee, re
ports from clubs, report of constitution
committee, plana for county-wide
"Live-at-Home" dinner and style show,
plans for county exhibit at the fair in
Tarboro. Every officer of home dem
onstration clubs should attend this
meeting if possible."
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Local Man In Auto Wreck
Near Washington Sunday
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Richard Smith, young man of this
place, was injured in an automobile
accident at Cherry's Rurf, a few miles
this side of Washington, last Sunday
afternoon. Mr. Smith suffered several
bad cuts about the hands and painful
bruises about the body, but his injuries
' are not considered serious. His car, a
Ford coupe, was completely wrecked,
a mechanic stating that one light and
the seat cushion were left unimpaired
in the wreck.
According to reports received here,
Mr. Smith was traveling toward Wash
ington and was driving on his side of
the road at the time of the accident.
A truck is .said jo Jflive attempted to
pass another cat, and failed to com
plete the atteofet, throwing the two
machines into a head-on collision. Sev
eral colored people, riding im the truck,
were hurt, but not serigidy.
THE ENTERPRISE
Fifty-Seven
Seeking
; Prepare Injunction To
Stop Paving Program
That an effort to check the pro
posed paving program for the town
would be made was practically re
ported as certain this morning
when it was learned that a petition
was being circulated against any
paving.
Attorney Hugh G. Horton has
been employed to handle the case,
and it is understood that a petition
will be carried before a judge in
the diatrict at an early date, ask
ing for an order restraining the
town from continuing its paving
) program.
In the event that such action is
l taken, the project will be delayed
for a while at least, as the order
for hearing will likely run for 20
days. Then if the petition is sus
tained, the injunction will be made
permanent and the case will be
heard in court by a jury, which
procedure wilt,' no doubt, require
many months.
The petition is being circulated
«»by Mr. W. T. Meadows, it is un
derstood.
SHERIFFSTOPS
POKER GAME
Players Run To Safety In
Woods; One Reported
Hurt While Running
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Going into Bear Grass tast Sunday
evening shortly before nine o'clock,
Sheriff Roebuck and other officers ac
cidentally ran across a big card or pok
er game. Wtih a small light and a
table placed in the woods, the young
men, all white, were busily engaged in
the game when the officers happened
along. The place of play was only a
few yards from a pop store and bor
dered by an automobile burying ground.
The officers, telling of the escape of
the young men, described it as one of
the greatest comedies they had ever
seen. Jumping from their seats when
they saw the sheriff, the young men
knocked over thi light and scrambled
for places deeper in the woods. In
making their escapes, the players ran
headlong into the old cars and bruised
themselves. The old iron objects did
not stop them for long, as they recov
ered rapidly and complaining ran out
of the hands of the law.
According to reports, the gamblers
played all day Sunday, and almost in
sight of a church where services were
held. No chips or money were found
on the table, but it is believed that
matches were used for chips.
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FILE CAMPAIGN
EXPENDITURES
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Such Procedure Considered
Practically Unnecessary
In This County
According to the election laws, all
candidates out for public office are
scheduled to file with the clerk of the
superior court today the amount of ex
l>enditures in conducting their cam
paigns. Such procedure has been un
necessary in this particular section, in
the past, and with conditions as they
' are now it is reasonable to expect that
there would be no need for filing of
expenditures this year. However, it is
rumored that much money is being
spejit in aiding the candidacies of sev
' eral. On the other hand, it is heard
from reliable sources that the majority
'of the county candidates are spending
' very little in the campaign
Completing Plans for
Outing at Camp Leach
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Plans are being completed this week
for the junior 4-H camp to be held at
Camp I-each May 31-June 7. It is
expected that three trucks will be nec
essary. Mr. Nicholas Griffin will drive
one truck from his home to Farm Life
«chool, leaving Farm Life at 1:15, pro
ceeding to Jamesville schoolhouse,
leaving there at 1:45, on to William
ston to the.Texaco Filling Station. One
truck will come from Robersonville,
and it is hoped one other truck may
be secured from Williamston or vi
cinity. Space will be well filled, and
those who have failed to let Miss
Sleeper know will no doubt have to
forfeit any chance of getting in the
l«.st minute.
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Autos Damaged in Wreck
Near Here Last Sunday
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Dr. Harrell, of Murfreesboro, nar
rowly escaped serious injury last Sun
day evening about 9 o'clock when his
car, a Chrysler, was wrecked by a truck
near the Old Mill Inn on the Washing
ton road. Sam Rodman, driver of the
track, also escaped injury. Both ma
chines were wrecked, damage being
limifed,' however,~fo one or two brok
en wheels and smashed fenders.
Rodman was arrested by a highway
patrolman and is being held for an in
vestigation.
andidates Are
»in This County
*3B FOR COUNTY
» OFFICES; 19 FOR
DISTRICT POSTS
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Vacancies Result When No
One Files for Places on
Certain Boards
9 COUNTY CONTESTS
Democratic Executive Committees-Is
Likely To Be Asked To Make
Necessary Appointments
Lowering the curtain last Friday at
midnight, Mr. Sylvester Peel, chair
man of the Martin County Hoard of
Elections, found 57 candidates on the
county's political stage when he made
the final count. Thirty-light of the
number are out for county offices, that
is, including the two candidates for
scats in the general ' assembly, and
nineteen filed for township offices. A
new situation presented itself Saturday
after the filing period Closed Friday at
midnight when it was learned that sev
eral prospective candidates had failed
to file. The jobs in question are limit
ed to township posts, and as tar as it
•eon+dbr learned- todayrnrnftyhittntr "has
been offered. In this connection, the
1 chairman of the county board of clec
i tions stated Saturday that as far as he
knew at that time, it would he impos-
I sihle to add more names at this late
hour. As it is understood now, there
are several vacancies in two or three
offices in the various townships and
no method is in sight for filing them
just at this time.
It is understood that the Democratic
Executive committee has jhe power to
, appoint the nominees to fill the vacan-
I cies in (fuestion, the board of elections
i certifying the appointments. No con-
I' test is possible "in the primary in this
, I case, but in the general election others
.'may form an independent ticket and run
against those appointed, it is under
[ stjjod.
[ According to an unofficial report,
r there will be nine races for county of
i fices. The exact numher of races can
i not be officially announced, however,
1 until the chairmen of the hoards of
i election in the several counties Certify
i thi candidacies, if any, for a seat in
1 the State Senate. As it stands now
1 there will be no race in this county for
- a seat either in the house of represen
t taives or in the senate, Mr. J. C. Smith,
of Robersonville, being unopposed as
1 the Democratic nominee for the house,
i ( and Messrs. E. S. Peel, of this place,
'■ i and H. S. Ward, of Washington, be*
I j ing without opposition in the race for
' a seate in the senate from this the sec
ond senatorial district. Their names will
not appear on the primary ballots.
In the townships there arc two can
didates without opposition, J. F. Crisp
i being unopposed for justice of the
' peace and H. -I). Pearson being with
out opposition for constable in Goose
I Nest. The names of these candidates
• will not appear on the township bal
lots, the chairman of the board of elec
tions declaring them to be the party
I nominees.
Aside from the State tickets, the fol
lowing list constitutes the county and
tc,wnshi|> democratic ballots that will
be used in the primary, June 7.
For Clerk of Superior Court—R. J.
Peel, J. L. Rodgcrson, J. I). Lilley
' For Register of Deeds—J. Sam Get
t singer, F. S. Powell
t For Sheriff—C. B. Roebuck, R. B.
i Brown .
f For Treasurer—C, A. Harrison, W.
- H. Carstarphen, J, E. Pope
I For Judge of Recorder's Court—J.
' L. Hassetl, J. W. Bailey
[ For Solicitor of Recorder's Court—
W. H. Coburn, H. ,0. Peel
For Coroner—S. R. Biggs and B. S.
Courtney
For County Commissioner—T. C.
' Griffin, J. A. Everett, V. G. Taylor,
E J. D. Woolard, Joshua L. Coltrain,
( B. S. Cowin, J. Haywood Rogers, T.
B. Slade,-H. S. Everett, L. P. Holliday,
J. G. Staton
' For Board of Education—J. Eason
Lilley, W. O. Griffin, R. W. Salsbury,
J. T. Barnhill, B. M. Worsley, H. C.
Norman, J. A. Getsinger, Javan Rogers,
K. B. Crawford
Townahip Offices
For Road Trustees, Williamston
township—S. C. Griffin, J. M. Bowen,
G. H. Harrison, A. F. Taylor
For Road Commissioners, Griffins
township—B. F. Lilley, J. Edward
Corey, J. C. Gurkin, N. T. Tice, N. R.
Peel. This township, it is understood,
hac five commisioners and the names
of those filing will not appear on the
ballots.
For Road Commissioners, Jamesville
' township—Monroe Holliday, Joe H.
Holliday, H. L. Davis, J. F. Martin
For Constable, Jamesville township—
J. R. Manning, Ola G. Carson.
( Rains Fall In Scattered
Portions of the County
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Rains falling in this section late last
I Saturday are said to have greatly aided
- crops, but still farmers ' are of the
opinion that J. Pluvius is again need
t ed. The showers were scattered, the
- Croaa Roads and Robersonville sec
tions reporting very light rains.
DROP CHARGES
AGAINST MAN IN
AUTO FATALITY
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B. C. Langley Cleared of
Blame in Mrs. Roebuck's
Death; Hearing Today
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Charges against B, C. Langley, of
Wilson, in connection with the death
■of Mrs. Augustus Roebuck in Everetts
last Thursday night, were dropped at
a preliminary hearing held by Justice
of the Peace C. B. Riddick in Everetts
this morning after a thorough investi
gation of the tragedy had been made.
Mr. Langley Was represented at the
hearing by Attorney Swindell, of Wil
son.
The eye witneses to the tragedy, in
cluding Jim Roebuck, Herman Moore,
Charlie Keel, Charlie B. Stalls and
Virginia Rogerson, all testified that
the Langley truck was not going more
than twenty miles an hour when the
tragedy occurred, that James Roebuck
drove a car from J. B. Bamhill's filling
station into the highway, that Langley
turned to the right to miss the Roebuck
car and upon applying the brakes
eMMed—the 4o»ded trailer trt skid and
crush Mrs. Roebuck against the brick
wall of Barnhill Brothers' store. Mrs.
Roebuck was walkingjpbout two feet
from the brick wall when struck, it
. was by .the .witnesses.
It was the expressed opinion o( Mr.
I.angley and the witnesses that his ef
fort to prevent striking the cat; by ap
plying brakes caused the trailer to skid,
that if he had made no effort to stop
the accident would probably have been
avoided.
The court, after hearing all the evi
dence in the case, referred to the
accident as unavoidable and bond was
released.
LEAGUERSHOLD
MEETING HERE
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Seventy Young People from
Other Charges Attend
Meet Here Yesterday
The EpWorth League Union met in
the local Methodist church' yesterday
with Miss Mary I'ruden, president, pre
siding over the session. About seventy
young people from the Roper, Wind
sor, Columbia, Plymouth and Williani
ston charges were present and took a
part in the program.
The Union has been formed only a
fiw weeks, the delegates yesterday
naming the new organization, "Roa
noke Union."
After conducting the devotional serv
ice, Rev. P. O. Lee, of Windsor, made
an appropriate address 011 the theme,
"Life Is Made up of Little Things?"
Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Baum, Confer
ence Fpworth League officials were
present and offered many helpful sug
gestions for the meeting and the union.
Mrs. Baum directed a play program on
the lawn after the meeting in the
church. .
The visitors were served sandwiches
and iced tea by members of the local
Fpworth league.
The next meeting will be held in
Windsor the third Monday in Au
gust.
Martin County Man Makes
Good at Lexington, Ky.
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Howard F. Brown, of Oak City, will
graduate with honors from the Uni
versity of Kentucky this spring. Mr.
Blown, the son of N. F. Brown, of
Oak City, graduated from the high
school in Oak City and entered the
university in Lexington, Ky., in the
fall of the same year.
He took a general course, and in ad
dition took a military training course
for four years. He then taught mili
tary science for one year in the uni
versity and was commissioned second
lieutenant from 25 applicants for the
position. _ . .
He will received his degree in me
chanical and electrical engineering on
June 2nd.
He will then go with the Midwest
Utilities Company in Chicago, where
he will hold a position in the engineer
ing department.
Floors Enemy With Piece
oi Scantling In Fight Here
Gabriel Wiggins, jr., colored, was
badly hurt when struck on the head by
a piece of scantling in the hands of
Larry Johnson, also colored. The two
were quarreling early Sunday evening,
Johnson departing rapidly from the
scene when he floored Wiggins with
the tim)>er.
iSc arrest has been made in the cast
up until this time.
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Better Chevrolet Company
Opens Branch Agency Here
During the summer months, the Bet
ter Chevrolet Company, of Roberson
ville, will operate a branch agency in
Williamston, at the Peel Motor Com
pany, on Washington Street.
Mr. L. H. House, of Rubersonville,
sales manager for the Better Chev
rolet Company, will be in personal
charge here every Tuesday and Thurs
day. New and used cars will be dis
played, and the public is invited to
visit and ask for a demonstration of the
cars.
Injunctions, Stopping Tax Sale
Dissolved By Judge Sinclair
CRIME IS MORE
COMPLICATED
AT BATTLEBORO
Withdraw Charges Against
Girl's Father and Young
White Man
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The withdrawal of charges preferred
against Joe Powell,-chief of police of
Battleboro, and Walter Brantley, young
white man, of that place, further com
plicates the shooting of Frank Crick
more and the alleged criminal attack
upon Elizabeth Jane Powell..
Powell and Brantley, who had been
under bond of $2,500 each to answer
charges of felonious assault, appeared
in recorder's court at Tarboro yester
day for a preliminary hearing. Instead
of being given a hearing, they were
dismissed and the bonds released—
Sheriff Hardin, of Edgecombe
county, while admitting officers ap
parently had 110 solution to the shoot
ing, was still unwilling yesterday to be
lieve. JSI is !L_P.yi>x' !'s_s tory.
"I feel that Miss Powell is able to
K've us more information than she has,"
he said, "and if there was any way
in which we could hold her we would
arrest her. However, 1 know no way of
ludding her in jail."
FARMERS HERE
IMPORT PLANTS
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Last Effort Being Made To
Complete Tobacco
Transplanting
A last effort is l>eing made by many
farmers in this county to secure to
bacco plants for transplanting their
crops. Several truck loads of plants
have been hauled from points miles
away, and while the season for trans
planting is practically spent, the farm
ers whose beds failed are hoping a
gainst hope for success in their late ef
forts.
All kinds of reports relative to the
crop are being received here. The cut
worms are playing havoc with the
young plants in certain sections, the re
ports state. Poor stands are general,
and dry weather has hampered the
growth of the plants throughout the
section. „
A shortage in the crop is certain,
but 110 great acreage reduction is ex
pected ill this immediate section if late
settings mature.
Speculation in tobacco is said to have
started in the plant beds this year for
the first time. In those sections where
plants were plentiful, several financiers
learned of the shortage in other sec
tions and bought the beds when the
farmers in their section finished with
the transplanting. Farmers in this sec
tion, it is understood, have found it
necessary to deal with the speculators
in a number of instances.
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School Officials Seek Aid
From State School Fund
Ask lower values . ...
Representatives from a dozen or
more eastern counties arc meeting in
Raleigh today with the State Equaliza
tion Board in an attempt to have the
determined value of real estate low
ered, whereby more aid from the fund
could be had for the particular coun
ties where crop failures were many.
A district meeting of school officials
was held here last Thursday afternoon
when plans and resolutions were pre
pared in petitioning the State body for
a change in valuation today.
Superintendent R. A. Pope, T. > C.
Griffin, Elbert S. Peel and others are
representing this county at the meeting
today.
Woman's Club if olds
Regular Meeting Here
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The regular jnonthly meeting of the
Woriian's club was held here in the
club rooms last Thursday Sfternoon
with very few members ni attendance.
On account of the small attendance,
business was limited, the president ap
pointing committees to handle one or
two business matters.
The club continues work on the lot
near the courthouse, and while de
velopments are progressing slowly, it
is the intention of the club tp com
plete the work undertaken in creating
1 a public playground.
The last meeting of the club will be
htld the last Thursday in June, after
which time the sessions will be doled
until September. " "
Few Voters Attend First
Two Political Speakings
According to reports received here,
few people heard the first two public
, speeches in the U. S. Senatorial race
at Roberaonrtlle last Friday afternoon
and at Farm Life last Saturday even
ing. The voters were probably too busy
to leave their work in the afternoon,
and rain is said to have limited the at
tendance at FarmrLife. Mr. Corey did
not attend the Farm Life speaking.
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STEAL FLOWERS
FROM PORCHES
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' Virginia Man Steals Flow
t ers from Mrs. Roebuck
Last Saturday
Stealing took on a new form here
last Saturday, when a young man stole
I flowers and plants from the front poreh
f of Mrs. A. L. Roebuck on Main Street.
f Advanced by hunger or other urgent
necessities, stealing has been reported
it. many sections, but this is the first
time that daring thieves have entered
a front porch and in broad daylight
, carried flowers from a porch.
I The thief, a young white man, was
accompanied by a young white wo
man and another white boy, a "bum
,ming" guest. Following the theft
here, the "bummer" or third passenger
fefiWd for- In* s*frty aTrtf rtrmed
to the highway with a more respect
able party. According to the boy's story
►the couple picked him up near Rober
soiiville. Upon reaching that town,
. Jiic dtivxc _ui the. cat. picked, out and
stole choice potted plants and other
flowers from porches there. The
f stop here for a similar purpose was too
1 much for the boy, and he left the car.
f lie stated.
Mrs. Roebuck had just completed
tlu task of arranging the flowers on
the porch when the car, traveling to-
ward Windsor, was stopped and turn
} ed around. A neighbor watched from
across the street, and saw the young
j man go into the yard, but the young
woman in the car cursed at her and
she lowered the window shade. TJie
theft was executed rapidly, and the
two were gone with the flowers before
a report could he given.
Efforts are being made to cheek the
license number on the car. but until
this morning no information had been
gained. The car bore a Virginia license
tag. it was stated.
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REGISTRATION IS
178 I N PRECINCT
Largest Registration Ever
Recorded in Any One
e Precinct In County
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| Prom 126 reported last Thursday,
registration in this precinct for the
coming primary jumped to 178 before
the books closed lasf Saturday, it was
learned from Registrar Luther Peel
yesterday afternoon. The registration
is one of the largest ever recorded in
any precinct in this county, it is un
derstood; that is, aside from a new or
spftdal registration.
desiring to vote in the pri
mary and who have not entered their
names on the books may do so by of
( fering a valid excuse for their failure
, to do so to Mr. Sylvester Peel, chair
man of the county hoard of elections.
After completing the check on new
voters, Registrar Peel stated that
there might be some who have failed
' to register, but that number is con
siderably less than many expected.
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1 Raise slls For Orphanage
At Concert Here Friday
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'1 he Oxford Orphanage Singing
J Class appeared in a concert before a
- good-sized audience in the high school
auditorium here last Friday evening,
s the singers receiving a hearty endorse
ti ment for their entertainment. The
- program reflected careful training and
r intensive practice, several of the num
| bers comparing with those offered by
!. talented players.
e Approximately slls were raised by
g open subscription, it was rfeported. It
was the first appearance of a singing
class from the orphanage here in sev
eral years, and contributions were re
a ccived from old and young.
c Announce Topic for Service
e At Courthouse Tomorrow
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"Fvr the Great Day of His Wrath
Has Come, and Who Shall Be Able To
" Stand," is the text for the Pentecostal
r service in the courthouse here tomor
row evening, Rev. Jesse James stated
' in an announcement this morning.
A series of services was started in
® the courthouse last Sunday, and wor
ship is held each evening at 8:00 o'-
B clock. The meeting will continue
through Sunday when Rev. Mr. James
e will conduct three services.
1 The public is cordially invited to at
tend the services.
Sally Ann Bakery Is Re
opened Here Yesterday
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! > The Sally Ann Bakery was reopened
c this week after being closed for sev
e era! months and will be run under the
1 management of Its former owner, Mr.
- W. H. Gurkin.
1 Mr. Gurkin will be more closely
>• connected with the bakery than on
former occasions and wiU see that each
d customer receives his pmMttl atten
tion.
Advtrtlam win Find Oar CoL I
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ADVERTISE TAX
DELINQUENTS IN
COUNTY JUNE 6
Approximately 870 Parcels
of Land Scheduled for
the Auction Block
TOWN LIST INCLUDED
Approximately $40,000 In Taxes In
volved; Collector* Are Preparing
List of Delinquent Payers
Ihe injunctions issued the Bth of
this month restraining the local and
county tax collectors from advertising
land for delinquents taxes the >th of
this month were dissolved by Judge
N. A. Sinclair in Wilson last Saturday
afternoon. As a result, the delinquent
tax list will he advertised next week,
.probably "On 1 TtUfSflay, hut not later
than June 6.
-When the plaintiffs. J. W. Biggs
and others, brought the action the
early part of this month, the court
replied. "In order to permit the plain
tiffs to present their view of the law.
a temporary restraining order Was is -
.sued, and the issue oj law set dowu
for hearing and determination by the
court at Wilson on May 24, I'J.H),"
In dissolving the temporary injunc-,
tions, Judge N A. Sinclair stated,
"Upon the hearing, after argument of
counsel, the court being of the opin
ion that the County Finance Act re- •
pealed Sec. 8012 of Michie's Code, and
being further of the opinion that ttven
if said section, 8012, applied, the- court
is without power to direct or control
the exercises of discretion vested iti the
county commissioners by-law,
~lt is, thereupon, considered, adjudg
ed. and decreed that the petition of the
plaintiffs be denied, and that the re
straining order heretofore issued be
ard the same is hereby, dissolved, and
that the defendants recover their costs
of the plaintiffs." i
The defendants in the case were ably
represented, but under the law, it was
believed that the case would not stand
and that the dissolution was the only
possible procedure.
The town and county collectors are
now turning again to their unpaid ac
counts, preparing the list of delin
quents. The size of the lists have not
bten fully determined at this time, as
the officers stopped work on the lists
when the restraining orders were filed,
and up until today they have not been
able to prepare the full lists. It is un
derstood, however, that there will be
around 170 parcels of land advertised
for town taxes and approximately 700
parcels for county taxes.
The last report from the town treas
urer,are now approximately $7,000 un
paid taxes. Personal property comes
in for a share of the unpaid accounts,
however, and limits the advertising to
>B white and 109 colored property
owners. -■-»
The number of parcels of land sub
ject to sale for county taxes has not
bten determined at this time, but un
paid taxes on real estate will amount
to approximately $35,000 or more, it is
estimated, representing a sum of a
round SIB,OOO. Considering the un
favorable conditions existing in this
section this year, tax collections have
been uitusually good.
x Chief W. B. Daniel, collector for the
town of Wflliamston, and Sheriff C. B.
Roebuck, county collector, are issuing
warnings today, urging the property
owners to make settlements by June .1.
Laymen's Day at Local
Methodist Church Sunday
•
Sunday will be Laymen's Day at the
Methodist church. At the morning hour
Mr. D. J. Spruill will speak. Mr. Spruill
i from Columbia, and is Lay Leader
of the Columbia Charge.
I Local laymen will participate in the
evening service. It will be' a Minutf
Men's service. The following men will
speak from three to five minutes each:
Mr. R. L. Coburn, Mr. R. A. Critcher,
Mr. R. F. Pope, Mr. G W Blount, Mr
W. R. Watson and Mr. R. A. Pope.
Mr R. S."Critcher will conduct pray
er service Wednesday evening.
Rev. D. A. Petty left today for Roa
noke Island where he will assist Rev.
F.. H. Davis in a ten day revival. Mr.
Petty's pulpit is being filled by laymen
Sunday.
Citizens Seek Office But
Are Unab lei To File
Seven persons have announced their
dtsire to run for road commissioner*
in Bear Grass township, but in each
case not one filed. Three of the seven
were selected a a recent meeting of the
citizens of that township and four an
nounced today. Messrs. B. B. Rogerson,
Will Brown and J; D. Wynn were se
lected at the meeting while Messrs.
Claude Whitehurst, J«hn H. Rober
•on and Tho». Bullock add J. W. Green,
announced yesterday.
Similar situation* are reported in
ether townshipa, but no solution ha*
bten o£fcitd n fay Eg U coultl be ]c&ra #
ed her* today.