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Adv-rtisers Will Find Our Col iima « Latchkey to Ow Sixteen Hundred Martin County Horn— VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 73 SCHOOL MEN HOLD MEET IN OAK CITY Dr. George Howard Makes Address to Principals And Teachers Meeting for the second time dur ing the 1930-31 term, member* of the Schoolmasters' Club of Martin Coun ty held a very successful session in Oak City last Wednesday evening with Professor H. M. Ainsley, of the school there, acting as host. The twen ty teachers and four visitors present entered into lively and interesting discusions relative to school work and and problems. Professor W. R. Wat son, of the local schools, presided. In a short address before the assem bly, Or. George Howard, of the Uni very instructive talk, telling about ge neral school work in North Carolina and that carried on the State Universi ty. He especially emphasized the importance of adequate agricultural and domestice science training in the schools of the State and in Martin county in particularly. Citing a few figures, the extension professor said that the states appropriating the most money for their schools are the most progressive ones in the Union, that money spent for education will later multiply itself many times. Mr. J. W! Hines, Oak City school man, in a few brief remarks reviewed the history of the schools there and pointed to the progress made during the past few years. According to Mr. Hines, there were five one-teacher schools in the district when consoli dation was brought about in 1920. Four years later, the high school was placed on standard list, class $ In 1926, the elementary school was in cluded in the standard liat and it now in group A. Under Principal Ainsley's supervision, the library there has been j increased from 300 to 1,500 volumes. I The general educational work and ' moral uplift of the school and commu nity have been advanced greatly, Mr. Hince declared. Continuing, Mr. Hines stated, "The teaching force is carefully selected and the morale a good. The achool is organized so as to give the best ser vice to the farmer and his child. Children are directed in all kinds of school activities for the educational benefit. Very little emphasis is placed upon athletics, because of waste of time and expensive work for the stu dent; However, pupils, making good grades, are giving extra privileges. "The child is the chief objective and the work prime object. "Several of the high school gra duates are helding good places and the majority it making good in col leges or teaching. "Teacher* are very cooperative in any school or community acliyity; therefore we feel we have one of the best schools in the County and we patrons are very proud of the work, and trust we will be able, under the depressed condition, to continue and add other branches a* the school grows. We would like to have the commercial department added and the Home Economics department restored Oak City and Community is 100 per cent for 4sood school." BAPTISTS MEET IN CAPITAL CITY Celebrate One Hundredth Anniversary Next Tuesday The North Carolina State Baptist Convention will meet for the one hun dredth time next Tuesday in Raleigh. This is to be a great gathering in ce lebration of the one hundredth an niversary. As has. been the custom for many years, the Convention proper is pre ceded. by the meetings of the Minis ter's Conference of the Baptist church The first session of these meetings will be called to order next Monday after noon in the auditorium of the First Baptist Church, Raleigh. There will be an evening session and another session Tuesday morning. Following this the Convention proper will begin and run throughout Thursday. The centennial session will be call ed to order by the President, Dr. J. * Clyde Turner of Greensboro. It will be remembered by many here that this is the Dr. Turner who is coming to the Baptist church here sometimes near Easter next spring for a series of services. North Carolina Baptist* began a hundred year* ago with i few churches scattered here and there throughout the state. The Convention was or ganized at Greenville and would have gone back there for this anniversary session had Greenville been large en ough to entertain it. On that account the sessions are being held in Raleigh in the rooms of the First Baptist * Church of which Dr. J. Powell Tucker is the pastor. The pastor of the local Baptist church is planning fo attend, and it is thought that a number of other local people will be in attendance at some of the sessions? . THE ENTERPRISE OfUcal Returns, By P Cast In Martin Co The following tables give* the vote, by precincts, cast last Tuesday for district and county officers in this county. State officers and judges, not listed here, all led the ticked by approximately 1600 majority, ex cepting Judge Sinclair who received a majority of 1539 over Downing. *■ § x ** ■« * I a 81 I 11*1 * 1 j ,3 o i " * * •= it "I &«!■§? g-lss s 4 |'o A M O O.XXO H For State Senators: Elbert S. Peel ... 215 47 129 104 399 149 336 62 48 7 5 71 101 1736 Hallet S. Ward .... ~ 198 45 120 96 370 144 329 62 48 7 5 70 97 1654 Representative General Assembly J. C. Smith 209 46 127 97 392 149 336 .- 62 48 85 69 101 1721 For Clerk Superior Court R. J. Peel 216 45 130 109 400 149 337 62 48 74 71 101 1742 For Register of Deeds J, Sam Getsinger 218 46 129 108 401 149 338 62 48 7 5 71 101 1746 For Sheriff - C. B. Roebuck 218 46 130 110 400 149 337 62 48 76 71 105 1752 For Treasurer C. A. Harrison 215 47 129 107 393 149 337 62 48 74 70 102 1733 For Judge Recorder's Court J. W. Bailey 214 46 130 107 394 149 337 62 48 76 69 99 1731 For Coroner S. Rome Biggs ... .' 214 46 130 111 397 147 336 62 48 74 68 98 1731 For County Commissioners: Joshua L. Coltrain 214 "46 130 102 393 147 333 62 48 75 69 99 1718 Van G. Taylor 212 45 130 103 391 148 336 62 48 7 5 69 99 1718 J. D. Woolard 213 45. 130 103 397 148 334 62 48 7 5 69 99 1723 T. C. Griffin 213 46 130 103 395 147 335 62 48 7 5 69 98 1721 H. S. Everett 209 45 130 100 394 147 337 62 48 7 5 67 88 1702 TOBACCO PRICE CONTINUES LOW Heavy Sales Expected Un til About Christmas Holidays • Tobacco prices continue low on all markets in spite of the. hopes of far mers, bankers, lawyers,. doctors . and warehousemen. Practically everybody has given out hopes for good prices and are selling apparently as rapidly as they can grade and prepare for the market. Sales on the local market have been heavier this week than for any pre vious w ee k during the season. Already the sales are greater by .10(5,000 pounds than they were during the en tire season last year. The average price this year has so far been $3.88 lower than it was last year. Farmers generally have been hold ing back their better grades, hoping for a raise in prices and hope to boost the average with them. The opinion that sales will continue heavy almost up to the Christmas holidays. Recorder's Court Hears Three Cases Tuesday After vacationing for several weeks, on account of illness, officers of the county court were at their posts of duty at the last Tuesday session and heard a few cases. It was election day, and eight of the eleven cases were con tinued. Henry Jefferson was sentenced to the roads for a period of eight months when the court found him guilty of assaulting one of his race. In.the case charging J. S. Moore and Noih Andrews with an assault with a deadly weapon and being drunk and disorderly, Moore was found not guil ty Andrews was found guilty, the court sentencing him to the roads for a term of two years, the last eighteen months of the period to be suspended upon good behavior on the part of the , defendant. Colored Farmers Hold Conference in Parmele Colored farmers of the county held a very successful conference at the iParmele Training School, Parmele, last Friday, according to a report com ing from Professor Claudis Chance, of the school there. The State depart ment of Vocational Agriculture was represented by Professor S. M. Sim mons who addressed the conference on the importanc of vocational train ing, stating that it was the race's greatest need. He urged those pres ent to give their boys and girls the kind of training that would fit them for service and make them desirable citizens. Other prominent speakers wmrc on the program for the day, and much good was accomplished ,it was stated. Ninth Roanoke Fair A Complete Failure Here The ninth annual fair, promoted by outside interests, turn ed out to ,be a complete failure, ticket sellers abandoning the gate yesterday when receipts faild to exceed $250. Many losses have been reported, and a few showmen are said to be strand ed. Auto races, scheduled yesterday afternoon failed to materialize, and ft was unofficially learned that the spec tators were given their money back. Williarnston. Martin County, North Carolina. Friday, November 7, 1930. How Martin C On Proposed The four propoaed amendments to the State Constitution met with hard sledding in this county last Tuesday when each of them was de feated by substantial majorities. Number 4, or the Veterans Loan Bond, received a majority in two precincts, Jamesville and Williamston, but the vote there was not sufficient to carry the proposals. As far as it could be learned today, all four of the proposed amend ments were vigorously attacked at the polls last Tuesday. No. I—Amendment increasing the Supreme Court from five to seven members; No. 2. Amendments authorizing classification of prop erty; No. 3. Amendment providing for Solicitorial Districts; No. 3. World War Veterans Loan Bonds, the vote on which in this county, by precincts, follows: No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 For Vs. For Vs. For Vs. For Vs. Jamesville 32 134 29 129 23 125 125 45 Williams 8 28 12 22 7 27 14 24 , Griffins 1 70 6 57 6 58 22 48 Bear Grass , 4 99 6 100 3 99 9 91 Williamston 66 272 93 238 114 187 198 154 Cross Roads " 2 117 7 108 3 111 16 101 Robersonville . 7 324 21 312 7 320 40 287 Gold Point 1 55 2 54 1 54 2 53 Poplar Point 3 41 3 41 3 41 3 41 Hamilton 10 58 13 55 16 41 18 48 Haasell 0 69 1 69 1 €£ 7 61 Goose Nest 2 98 10 89 > 4 93 13 89 136 1365 203 1274 188 1224 467 1042 LARGE VOTE IN THE TOWNSHIPS No Contests but Democrats Rally To Support The Several Nominees, Although there were no contests for the various offices in seven townships in this county, a good-sized vote was cast for the several Democratic nomi nees, the voters using the ticket ap parently as a mere formality. The vote in the seven townships: Jamesville: . For road commission ers, Monroe Holliday, 210; H. L. -Davis, 211; J. F. Martin, 212; For constable, J. Raleigh Manning, 210. | Williams: For road commissioners, L. J. Hardison, 52; Major T. Gard ner, 51; R. j. Hardison, 54; For jus tice. of the peace, B. L. Gardner, 48. Griffins: For roatl commissioners, Lilley, 127; J. Edward Corey, 128; Marvin Leggctt, 128; N. T. Tice, 128; N. R. Peel, 128. -I- Williamston: For load commission ers, S. C. Griffin, 392; Jno. B. Bowen, 382; W. L. Taylor, 389. , Bear Grass: For road commission er, Johrt) H. Roberson, 111; Claude W'hitehurst, 111; B. O. Cowin, 111; R. L. Perry, 109; For justice of the peace, J. D. Wynne, 108. Hamilton: For constable, J. H. Ed mondson, 112; J. B. Purvis, 57; for 'road commissioners, J. W. Eubanks, .142; W. S. Rhodes, 143; P. H. Daven jport, 143. Goose Nest: For constable, G. D. I Pearson, 90; For justice of the peace, ij. F. Crisp, 74; Don Hymarr was giv en one vote. Services At Piney Grove Church and Farm Life - " —■' —H There will be services at the Piney Grove Baptist Church Sautrday night at 7:30 o'clock and at Farm Life Sunday morning at II o'clock, it was announced by the pastor, Rev. W. B. Harrington yesterday. MAKE CHANGE IN TRAIN SCHEDULE —*— Morning Train Will Arrive! Here About An Hour and Half Later Beginning the first of next month the morning train of the Atlantic Coast Line plying between Rocky Mount and Plymouth will leave Ply mouth an hour and one-half later than it does now, the train arriving here about 8:45 a. in. TJhe new schedule will effect a considerable saving to the railroad as well* as to the post office department. Under the law, railroad and postal employees are scheduled to work only eight hour* a day, and if the/ work longer the/ arc paid at a higher rate. According to official estimates, the proposed change will result in a saving of several hundred dollars on this branch road as well as on the 'other lines connecting certain eastern Caro lina points. The change will make it more con venient for travelers, as the present schedule requires one to rise early in an effort to effect connections. No Plans for Observance Of Armistice Day Here Armistice Day, next Tuesday, will be just another day . as far as local citizens and business houses are con cerned. No celebration has been plan ned, and business will continue as usual. As the day is not a national I holiday, the postoffices will continue [with regular hours and service. The tobacco market will hold its sales as usual, and the bank will not close for the observance of the day. Banks and business houses, outside of Martin county, in a few instances, are planning to close, but as far as jt could be learned, no elaborate cele bration will be held in this section on that day. LET CONTRACT FOR COLORED SCHOOL HERE —*— Thompson Construction Co Successful Bidder at $26,348.80 '—• At a meeting held here, the Martin County Board of Education yesterday afternoon awarded the contract for the Construction of a new negro school building here, the Thompson Cons truction Company, Inc., of Rosemary, jbt'itiK "the successful bidders at $26, 3-18.80 Fourteen bids were entered," the denomination ranging front the one entered by the Rosemary concern to ! as. high as $32,500. The contract includes construction, lighting, heating a»d plumbing, but it is understood that the successful bid der is considering sub contracting the heating, lighting and plumbing. Construction work will be started as soon as possible or as soon as ma terials can be placed on the four-acre tract of land near the Murray-McCabe I .umber mill on the Washington road, it was learned yesterday afternoon. Contractors entering bids at the letting yesterday, include: L. Whee tlon and Company, of Rosemary; S. S. Toler and Son, of Rocky Mount; D. J. Rose and Son, of Rocky Mount; V. C. Brown and Company Inc., of San fcrd; J. W. Stout, Inc., of Sanford; J. N. Bryan anil Son, of Raleigh; E. F. Taylor, of Goldsbriroj W. A. Simon of Wilmington; Thompson Construc tion Company, •of Rosemary; Jones Bros., of Wilson; R. G. Shipp of Goldsboro; John W. Hudson, Jr., of Raleigh; W. A. Underwood Company, oi Wilmington, and Wadesboro Cons truction Company, of Wadesboro. HIGH SPOTS IN THE ELECTION Two Districts Fail To Cast Single Vote For the Republicans The State and Nation had their high spots in the election, but coming down to Martin county, it took Poplar Point and Cross Roads to blank the Repu blicans. Not a single Republican vote was cast in either of the two precincts. Goose Nest followed closes, with only three Republican votes cast. Sheriff C. B. Sinclair's vote in. Grif fins was abbreviated, the number being limited to about half of the normal one cast. Three "dark horses" were out. But i it is doubtful if Mr. M. 1). Wilson , knows that he received one Republican j vote for a seat in Congress, and whe- j ther Mr. H. G. Morton knows that he was given one vote for representative in the State Legislature; and whether Mr. G. 11. Harrison knows that he had three supporters for a position on the board of road commissioners for this township. liassell precinct, established recent ly tar the first election, reported a j fair-sized vote, the township turning in the fourth largest vote in the coun ty. ♦ i Week's Program at the Local Baptist Church The pastor will preach at both the morning and evening hours Sunday There will be no midweek service, I however, pastor plans to lie attending the sessions of the Pas ter's Conference and the sessions of the State Baptist Convention at Ra leigh during that time. Sunday morning the Sunday school will meet at 9:45. Under the leader ship of Bruce Wynne thte school has been making progress and the people generally arc encouraged to. attend the sessions of the school. The B. Y. P. U. work under the able leadership of Mr. L. L. Mailman has grown from two three unions. These all meet Sunday evenings at 1 30 o'clock. The church has 1 been having good attendance upon all its services re cently and desires to render increa ingly efficient service to the people . who attend its meetings or are in any way dependent upon it. Presbyterians Announce Program of Services i '' *— Sunday November 9th 1930 "The Church With An Open Door" i Church school 9:45 i Worship service and sermon 11 a. m. Rev. M. O. Somniers of Chicago, 111, a graduate student of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va., will preach in this church Sun day morning. The General pubUc is invited to worhip with us at this time. Leggett's Farm Sunday School at 3:30 p. m. Join us in our study of the Word of God and join in th* 1 -singing lead by Mr. Watts. Bear Oraaa Services at 7 p. m. Rev. M. O. Sommers will preach here also. We hope to have Mr. Pope with us. Come and bring the children. 1838 Citizens Vote In County Tuesday Bailey - Pritchard Vote In The County ♦ Tlis Bailey-Pritchard vote in Martin County by precincts, follow*, Bailey winning by a 1680 majority: Bailey Pritchard Jamesville 211 6 William* ..IT. 61 1 Griffin* 128 1 Bear Gra** 109 7 Williamiton 391 19 Cross Roads 151 0 Roberionville 327 12 Gold Point 62 1 Poplar Point 48 0 Hamilton 70 4 Hassell 69 2 Goose Nest 109 3 1736 56 ESTABLISHES A BEAR RECORD Simon Roberson Kills Four Bruins In One Tree In Single Day A bear-killing record that will probably have no challenge in thin country was established by Simon Ro berson, of the Farm Life section of this county last Wednesday when h# killed four bears in one tree near his home. Perched in a tall tree, the four bruins were felled one at a time, Mr. Roberson declaring that he was not afraid at all, that only one shot was required to the animal. The mother bear, was said to be unusually poor, but the three cubs, weighing about 50 pounds each, had apparently lived well. The motherbesroc hsrdl etaoincm It is doubtful if there is another man living in the United States who has ever killed four bears in one day. The report sounds similar to those on Daniel Boone, of pioneer fame. JURY SELECTED FOR NOVEMBER 36 Men Selected To Serve On Jury Here During Regular Court Term ' # Meeting in regular session here yesterday, the Martin County Com missioners selected Mi citizens to serve on' the jury during the regular De cember term of Martin County Su perior court. "The court convenes on the second Monday in December and Continues one week only, hearing both criminal and civil matters dur ing the period. The list of citizens chosen for jury duty during the week, fellows, by townships: Jamesville — Coburu and J. F Martin. Williams— John Gray Corey. Griffins—N. R. Daniel, J. C. Gur kin, George W. Hodges, John A. Hardison, J. A. Ellis, W. B. Har rington and Perlie Roberson. Hear Grass—J. E, Roberson, jr. and K. 1.. Roberson. Williamston—M. D. Wilson, J. F. Savage, W. B. Watts and A. T. Per ry- Cross Koads—C. P. Hopkins, Willie Ausbon, and J. R. Crawford. Hamilton —G. W. Ayers, J. L. Prit chard, P. C. Edmondson, Asa John son and L. F. Stokes. Goose Nest—A. L. Moyeand J. T. Bennett. Robersonville —C. A. Stokes, N. D. Matthews. J. W. Bailey, D. L. James, H. T,. Highsmith, W. W iTaylor, C. T, Smith, L. H. Matthews, !joe E. Page, aijd R. E. Grimes. —» Sunday Services at The Local Episcopal Church ♦ Church of the Advent Williamston Sunday Service* Sunday School at 10 a. m. Holy Communion and Sermon it 11 a. m. Young Peoples Service League at 7 p. tn. You are invited to attend these Services. Local Fire Company Is Called Out Yesterday The local fire company was called I out yesterday afternoon when the au tomobile racer belonging to John Casey, of Philadelphia, caught fire on Main Street, three blocks from the business center. The young racer used di«t freely and checked the flames before much damage resulted. '» > ' • The members of the Ladies Mis sionary Society, of the local Methodist Church will give a Turkey Dinner, Thursday night November 13th, at | the Woman's Club. Watch the Label oa Tour Pwr AM It Carries the Data Whan Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 189b RETURNS SHOW BAILEY WINNER BY BIG MARGIN " • Democrats Also Make Big Gains Throughout United States #i Rallying to their party, 1,782 voters visited the several pulling places in this county last Tuesday to pile up the largest vote. ever cast in an elec tion held in an "off year." There was no stimulus applied to the vote, but | the response was marked as far as tht Democrats were concerned, the Republicans recording only 56 votes to bring the total cast in the 12 Mar tin precincts to 1,838. Locally speaking, the voting was done out of mere formality, there be ing no contests in any of the legisla tive, solicitorial, county or township offices. Interest centered around the 1 Bailey-Pritchard race lor the United I States Senate, but even there all the interest favored Bailey. Then the amendments attracted really niore at tention than was really expected, a majority of the voters voting against them. Although it was an "off-ytear" election, State and National DelnO crats made a strong advance info the Republican ranks last Tuesday to carry the State by a large majority and annex many seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Only in six counties of this State did the Republicans turn in a majority, while the Democrats rallied to poll one' of the largest votes in an "off year that has ever been recorded in North Carolina. While all the pre cincts liad not been heard from late yesterday, Josiah William Bailey's majority was expected to run around 1 JS,OCK> over George M. Pritchard, the Republican nominee for the United States Senate. Ihe victories in North Carolina are without precedent, Mr. Bailey's vote outnumbering Senator Simmons' rec ord of long standing. The lead last 1 uesday, when all but six counties went into the Democratic fold, was i described as the greatest since th Civil War. All ten North Carolina Congressmen are Democrats, Jonas losing the strong Ninth district and Jackson in the Tenth. I Upsets were many throughout the country, and the Hoover adminis tration was literally shot to pieces at I the ballot box last Tuesday. The re turns indicate that the Democrats and insurgent Republicans can dominate the House and Senate. Henry J. Allen lost in the Kansas Senatorial race, that State going Democratic for ,the first time in years. Mrs. Mc jCormick, in spite of a $300,000 ex penditure made in behalf of her jcandidacy, went down in defeat. Tom was ousted in Alabama, and surprises of all kinds favoring the (Democrats were reported throughout 'thi country. The majority power in Congress is lunusually close, the latest returns indicating that the Republicans are of fering a strong defense in an effort to hold their own. The Republicans had a total of 47 Senators elected yes terday, two short of a clear ma jority with a few more sections to be : heard from. The Democrats had 46. | Returns on the four amendments to ! the North Carolina Constitution were 'coming in slow yesterday, . but it is I indicated by the few early returns re ceived that two and more than like ly all of them would be defeated. Biggs Farm Sold Today For Sum of $17,000.00 + The Higgs Farm, one mile f;om here on the Washington road, was sold today to Lilley Brothers for $17,000. The purchase, including 650 acres of farm land, was sold by theJvW. Fer rell Company, of Petersburg. A second tract sold by the auction company about seven miles from Ifere brought $1,800.' Sunday Services at the Local Methodist Church ♦ Dwight A. Petty, Pastor Sunday School at 9:45, Professor W. R. Watson, superintendent. Morning worship at 11. Sermon by the pastor on an Armistice Day theme. Evening service at 7:30. The public is invited to all serv ices. • ♦ Meeting of American Post - Here Next Monday at 7:30 ♦ The Martin County Post of the American Legion will held a meeting here next Monday night at 7:30. AU members are nrged to b« present at this meeting.