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i.i*i HOT Win FM Oar Col p • I nnkkii to Ow SixtMß MndlhA County ROM VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 76 N PEANUT TRADE REPORTS ARE DISAPPOINTING Inactivity In General Lines of Business Depresses Goober Prices POOR QUALITY (?ROP Quality of Crop Said To Be Un usually Poor In This Section This Year The peanut trade reports are very both to the factory and to the farmer. It i* said that there are many cause* for the depression in the trade, inactivity found in busi ness being given as the main one. The dullness in general business is ■aid to have slackened the buying trade until factories are finding no market for their output On the other hand, the general poor quality of crop in this section is limiting the price average to a very small figure. Buyers generally complain that the crop was dug too soon in many cases, resulting in sun-dried peas and an immature crop. It was stated that, in some cases, one end of the hull contained a good kernel while the other only a peg, which naturally results in a great loss in milling. Much complaint is made by the trade at the excessive amount of hay, stems found in the sacks. Pea nuts picked since the storm more than two weeks ago are said to t>e badly damaged as a result. Buyers generally express the belief that if peas are picked cleaner of vines, pops and trash, and only when thoroughly dry, a better price will be. ♦he result. EVENTS IN OAK CITY SCHOOLS Observe Educational Week With Appropriate Programs Oak City, Nov. 17.—(Special to the Enterprise).— Observing Educational Week, the local high school and the various grades met during the period «ach morning and rendered well-se lected parts, bringing back in contrast form the methods and work of yes terday and today. The high school brought the sub ject, "The Schools and the Enrich ment of Human Life" in a vivid man ner. The sixth and seventh grades prepared a program on "Patriotism" connected with the Armistice pro gram. Flowers decorated the stage and wreaths were sent to the graves of soldiers of the World's War. Rev. Barr, of the Missionary Baptist church, Bethel, was the principal speaker. Fourth and fifth grades gave a pro gram, "The Schools of Yesterday." This was thoroughly appreciated as the first days of teaching being pre sented by some of the older teachers ,oi the community. Mrs. Nathan Worsley and Miss Hattie Everett had some very interesting papers on form er methods of teaching, Mrs. Worsley having taught just after the Civil War, These papers are being prepared for publication and will be read with great xtal in contrast with modern day methods. The second and third grades gave the program. "What the School Helps the Individual to Achieve." This was made in a healt'» program by drama tising little play* of health. Splendid cooperation was teacher doing her part and pupils act ing accordingly. The senior play, entitled "Handsome Is As Handsome Does," was given by the senior class Friday evening to a small but appreciative audience. The collection amounted to $18.70. The play was a great success and speaks credit to the class and its coach, Miss Myrtis Zetterower. The hot lunch in the Oak City school is growing. The soup served for the first time recently was relished by all. Miss Sleeper, the county home demonstration agent, is giving her leadership in this needy cause. • Change Time for Holding Woman's Club Meeting —' • The Woman's Club will meet at 3:30 p. m. Thursday of this week, in stead of Thursday of next week, which is ThanksgWfotf. All members wgad tn note the change and attend Ac meeting Thursday of thin week. .■ ■» ~ Prayer Meeting Announced at Local Christian Church The regular mid-weelc meeting will to held at the Christian Church Wed * aesday evening at 7:30 P. M. The * pastor will conclude the series of talks p« the Beatitudes as a way 0f,,, life. Immediately after this service thai* will to choir practice. All singers are astod to to present to help develop a mora efficient ministry of song for the THE ENTERPRISE Local Tobacco Mart Sets New Poundage Record for Season The local tobacco market broke all* record* for the 1930 aeaaon here yesterday, when it received approximately 300,000 pounda of tobacco. The Planter* and the Farmers Warehouse* sold 200,000 pounds, but the sale blocked when it reached the Roanoke-Dixie, due to the late hour of the day. The block sale was sold this morning, and, judging from the size of the sales today, there is lit Sharp Decrease Claim and Deliv Issued In M LOCAL SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOR Daily Attendance Averages Show Slight Drop In The Past Month The number of pupils receiving honorable mention for scholastic work in the local schools for the second month ending recently was greater by five than for the first month, it was announced this week by Principal Wm. R. Watson. For the four weeks ending November 7, there were 93 pupils' names appearing on the roll. Daily attendance averages for the period were slightly under those for the preceding month, but the drop was very small. For the ehtire school dur ing the period, an average of 612 pu pils attended daily, the high school leading witb an average of 93 over the 91.6 for the elementary school. The toal enrollment was 674, of that number 488 were in the elemen tary school and 186 in the high school. The list follows: Grade i-A Reg Griffin, S. C. Griffin, Mary Charles Godwin, Bina Jackson, Mary L. Manning, Elisabeth Parker. Grade 1-B Kathleen Nicholson, Martha Whit ley. Grade 2-A Ben Barnhill, Stuart Critcher, Jer ry Manning, Emory McCabe, Joseph Thigpen, Nina Bland, Nancy Biggs, Eleanor Brown, Marjorie Grey Dunn, Dorothy Harrison, Hay Leggett, Ka tlurine Manning, Mary Gwen Os borne, Madeline Pope, Maude Taylor, Sarah Taylor. Grade 2-B Leslie Coltrain,Walter Hester, Wil liam Revels, Arna Wallace, McDo nald Sarvis, Doris Bullock, Emma Lou Daniel, Dorothy Jones. Grade 3-A Julia Watts, Virgil Ward, Susie Whitley, Eleanor Taylor, Pearlie Mae Roberson, Louise Melson, Doris Moore, Margaret Jones, Sallie Gray Gurkin, Mennie Chesson, Bernice Cowen, Elbert Peel, Jr., Gordon Man ning, Julian Jackson, Jack Edmond son, Dick Dunn, Jerry Clark, Irene Spruill. Grade 3-B D. O. Bowen, Jr., Bennie Godwin, Burke Petty. Orade 4-A Thelma Griffin, Mary Barnhill, Grace Barnhill, Reg Manning, Jack Saunders, BillgM#iggß, Robert Jones, Genva Roberson. Orade 4-B Muriel Bland, Lucille Cowen, Del bert Stall*, Jo»eph Rogerson, Ben Hopkins. . - Grade 5-A None Grade 5-B George Grayiel, Willis McKeel, C. B. Rogerson, Nellie Grey Hopkins, Rachael Wynne. Orade 6-A Ella Wynne Critcher, Gwendolyn, Watts, Jean Watts, Ben Manning, Clayton Moore. Orade ft-B Jessie Belle Swain. Grade 7 Alta Critcher, Mary Bell Edmond son, Eula Green, Alice Harrison, Grace Manning, Irene feodgerson, An nie Wynne, Marjorie Billie Griffin. Grade 9 Catherine Shute, Jennie Green Tay lor. Grade 10 No report. Orade 1! Joseph Griffin, Raymond Gurkin, Frances Peele, Thelma Peele, Edith Peele, Annie Clyde Williams. Aged Colored Man Dies In Hamilton Last Week —.+ Whit Slade, 90-year-old colored man died at Hamilton last week. He was a grown man when the Civil war was fought, and commanded the respect of all who knew him. Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 18, 1930. tle indication of another block sale this week. The smoking types of tobacco sold good, and according to re ports of tobacconists who have a record of the yearly sales, the smokers sold as high this week as they have in the past five years. The heavy types and die com mon grades, including tips, are ex tremely low; and better prices on these types of tobacco are not ex pected this season. OFFICERS SEIZE SMALL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY Deputy Believes Decrease Result of Caution Taken By Sellers In Spring • FEW PAPERS ISSUED i • Practically All Paper* Served So Far In This County Confined To Small Farming Class > • A decrease of approximately 50 per cent in the number of claim and de livery papers served in this couuty up until yesterday as compared for a si milar period last year was reported by Deputy S. H. Grimes at the sheriff's office here yesterday afternoon. Just how many more papers will be handed over to the county officers between now and the first oi the year is a mat ter of mere speculation, but it iii ge ucrally believed that the number will be less by 50 per cent or more than the number ordered served last year. The nature of the claim and deli veries is about the same as it was last year; that is, the papers affect the tenant farming class in the main with a few for small farm owners. "The decreased number of the type lof papers this year is due, I believe, to I unusually strict caution exercised earlier in the year by various sellers," Deputy Grimes stated when asked whether the decrease reflected more favorable conditions or caution used during the early part of this year. Pro bably, the deputy was right in his opinion, but he did admit that he also believed that general conditions are Ixtter at this time than they were for ,the same period last year. Aside from one or two of the pa pers, the claims advanced in the pa pers were very small in their amounts. TWO MEN DIE BY ELECTRIC SHOCK Norman Taylor Pulls The Wrong Swith and Sends Men To Their Deaths Henry Frisbee was instantly killed and Ellis Benton was fatally injured by electric shocks while working on high tension lines of the Virginia Electric and Power Company, near Tarboro Sunday morning. Frisbee was thrown about 30 feet from the linr on which he was working, and it was said that his body was literal'v torn to pieces by the shock. Benton was burned badly about the body and died in a Tarboro hospital. - Electric current users here notice I that the current was cut off from this point for about four minutes shortly alter nine o'clock, but not until later in the day did they learn that the v.rong switcnes had been pulled and thj' two nic.i had Ic t their lives It v>. as stated that the accident occurred wl.tn Norm«"i ? tyljr an eL-rtru'i.rt employed by the Virginia F.lettriw and Power Company, made a con nection and accidenta'ly thww the wrong switch. Poth Frisbee and Benton lived in Petersburg, but had made several visits to this sectioii in the interests jf the V. E. P. Company. Winton Will Not Collect Any Taxes This Year Winton, N. C., Nov. 17.--It has been said of man'i fate that only two thing* are certain—death and taxes. But in this little county seat, it seems the only certain thing is death. The town of commissioners ' had resolved not to levy and collect any taxes for the year 1930, it liav-j ing been found that the collection of additional revenue was unnecessary. 1 Winton was first incorporated in 1766, ten year* before the Declara-j tion of Independence. It has a popu lation of between' six and seven hun dred and the town owns and operates' large farms. EDUCATIONAL REPORT MADE BY COMMISSION Would Increase Teaching Load And Do Away with Experience Increment CHANGES PROPOSED Consolidation of Schools Particularly Stressed In Report Submitted A Few Days Ago Following a study of several months the North Carolina Educational Com mission recently submitted its report to the Governor and members of the General Assembly of 1931, suggesting therein a number of major and minor changes in the schools and their operation. The report is based on a careful study of existing conditions, and was made mainly for use by the next general assembly in whatever action or antics it undertakes. , A brief study of the report propos ing two bills for passage in the next general assembly, shows that in ans | wer to the public demand for rigid economy, the commission sought to ef | feet savings to the taxpayers by fur- I ther increasing the teScher load, by I abolishing the experience increment :an! by providing savings in adminis tration. A direct reduction in the ' salary schedules was not advised by I the commission, it was learned from tlu report. In other words, it was gained from the report that the sal aryl pendulum has swuufc from that point where there was/ajloud out-cry protesting low salanje# of school j teachers to a mid-way point, where salaries are considered in keeping with gt ueral conditions. Consolidation of all schools for econ omy is particularly stressed iu the re ' port which, it is understood, would j advocate placing the work of consoli dation in the hands of school authori ties who would, following the provi sions in the report, affect any mergers wherever they think it would prove economical. To that end we read in the report Bill No. 1, section 7, "The State Board of Equalization may re fuse to include in the State budget all r a part of the teachers iit any school which is operated in close proximity to another school of the same type and class, when in the opinion of said board such school or schools could be operated more economically and ef ficiently if consolidated in whole or in part, but in all such cases, said board shall designate the school or schools in which teachers are disallowed and the number of teachers in each in stance*." And aKa" in Sec. 9, we read, " I lie county board of education in each county in the State, in addition to the duties in connection with the prepara tion of the regular budget, is hereby authorized and directed to provide, pnor to May 15, 1931, The said plan of organization „and operation shall embrace the follow ng: The regrouping of the public school pupils of the county into school units so as to provide for the proper ins truction of said pupils in the molt economical way. The rearrangement of the trans piration system so as to provide the necessary transporation at a less ex pense. The full and complete use, as f ar as practicable, of any modern school plant that may have been erected in tht county. I The county board of education in each and every county of the State shall have ample authority to transfer pupils across district lines if in their opinion, by so doing, better school facilities may be provided at the same c r at a lower cost. The report, covering 21 type-writ ten pages, would provide for a flexi bility in attendance records where there are epidemics and other causei that can't be controlled." Many other features are found in the report, such as superintendents' salaries, centrali zation and handling of school funds, meeting of superintendents, state al lotments and others. These are some of the recommenda tions that will be placed before the next general assembly, and are to be taken as such at this time. BIG GAIN MADE IN POPULATION Last Decade Gain Second Greatest In State In 140 Years North Carolina's population showed a larger percentage growth from 1920 to 1930 than" in any decade during 140 i ytars past with one exception, 1870 to 1880, the gain in that period being ' 30.06 per cent as compared with 23.88 per cent during the past ten yaars. | The percentage increase in population in this State is 12.78 per cent greater than the United States average. The State ranked 16th in population |in 1910, 14th m 1920 and 12th in 1930. Martin Superior Two- Weeks Session Monday RATE OF SCHOOL! COST DECREASES Expense Increase in Year 1928-29 Amounted to $1,380,845.45 The annual rate of increase in the current operating costs of the public schools is less for the last school years for which figures are available than foi any previous year during the past decade, according to the current is sue of State Facts, monthly publica tion of the State Department of Public Instruction. "ljhe increase in current expense for 1928-29 amounted to $1,380,845.45 or 4.9 per cent, and was next to the lowest increase record of 4.0 per cent made in 1927-28. The current cost of operating the public schools in 1920- 21 showed an increase of 40.8 per ciyit over that of 1919-20. In 1921-22 t)it amount of annual increase in current expense decreased to 15.3 per cent. The next year, 1922-23, there \vas a 11.1 per cent increase in cur rent expense, which perecentage drop ped to 10.6 per cent in 1923-24. In 1924-25 there was a still further decrease in the percentage increase in current expense, this time to 10.2 per cent. The following year, 1925-26, cur rent expense increased 8.5 per cent; and in 1926-27 it made a 12 per cent increase. The increase in current ex pense in 1927-28 was approximately $1,000,000, or four per cent.- 1 In 1928- 29 there was in increase of five per cent in current expense. The average cost of current expen diture per pupil enrolled, according to School Facts, is $32.67 for the State as a whole. This represents an in crease of $1.35 over the per pupil cost of the preceding school year. There is a tendency, it says, for the per pupil cost of education to increase in both rural and charter schools. In 1919-20, the first year of the operation of the six months school term, the average ai'nual expenditure per rural child en rolled was $11.62, or less than half of the present expenditure of $28.57. The average per pupil expenditure in charter schools, on the other hand, was $22.26 in 1919-20, whereas now it is $44.50. LOCALS IN TIE GAME FRIDAY Play Windsor Here Next Thursday Afternoon on High School Field Meeting on the local high school field last Friday afternoon, Williams tun and Rich' Square* battled to a scoreless tie in a well-played game. The squads were about evenly match ed, with the advantage resting with the locals. Rich Square, however, showed a strong defense at times, holding the locals for downs on the 2- and 8-yard lines. In the first quarter the locals were off to a good start, carrying the ball to their opponents' 2-yard line where they were held for downs. The visi ters offered a stubborn defense and after receiving the ball worked their way to safety, but they never threat ened to score during the game, fn their passing, the locals met with much success, completing several long shots for substantial gains, but they could not be turned in for points. This afternoon the locals journeyed to Columbia to play a return game with the high school there. Thursday afternoon of this week, Coach Gooch and his Windsor team come here for a game, the visitors' coach to take part in the play, it was stated. FIND LARGE TREE IN THIS COUNTY Tree With Circumference Of 48 Feet Is Located In Cedar Landing Swamp Although loggers and 'owners have made a heavy charge on the timber lands in this part of the State there arc a few valuable tracts left and a small number of unusually large trees standing deep into the large swamps of thi* county. According to Mr. Op heus Godard, lumberman, a' cypress measuring 48 feet in circumference one foot from the ground and 42 feet around six feet from the ground, was fcund ih the Cedar Landing Swamp, William* township, a few days ago. Mr. Godard stated that the tree'holds it * size well for as many as fifty 9 feet from the ground where it forks. Other large trees have been felled in the swamp by lumbering interests, but the particular tree found by Mr. Gcdard is believed to be the largest that has been discovered there re cently. Few Attend Cotton Association Meet Here Very few farmers attended a scheduled meeting of the Cot ton Growers Association held here last Saturday, there being very little interest shown. Messrs. M. G. Mann, of Ral eigh, and C. C. Hilton, field representative of Greenville, were here and ulked to the few farmers attending the meeting, "ljhe two men explained the various operations of the associ ation and answered many ques tions of importance to the grower. OLD TESTAMENT EXHIBITED HERE ft • Book Printed In England By Oxford University In Year 1762 ♦ Printed by the Oxford University, England, way back in 1762, a BibW, Exhibited here yesterday by J. Raleigh Manning, of Jamesville, proved to be a real curosity. 1 he book which apparently has had rough treatment in years past, is still distinct however, and is easily read ex | cept in those cases where they fall at the end of a word and where the new-style is used. According to information advanced by Mr, Manning, the book was pur chased at a sak* of household goods by his father, the late W. Kdwin Man ning. It was the family Bible of Ed ward Salter, a name now unknown in this county. Within tlie covers of the book was found an order issued to Mr Manning's grandfather in I8(>4, which reads as follows: I "Captain E. Manning or Sergeant Lilley, "You are hereby commanded to re port at this place on Thursday, 25th inst., with all the white men in your district between the ages of 17 and 50 years, also all free Negro men be tween the ages of 18 and 50 years. "The Medical Board will be here on that day. "W. A. WEATHERSBEEf l.ieu- t> nunt, "By order J. T. Waldo, Captain and Enrolling Officer. "N. B. The men will not report at Tarboro as ordered. "Williamston, N. C. - "August 21, 1864." AGENTS MAKE SEVERAL RAIDS • Several Liquor Plants De stroyed, But No Arrests Are Effected in Raids Friday and Saturday of last week and yesterday were busy days for Federal Prohibition raiders in this section. In the Oak City section last Fri day, the officers found a 50-gallon copper still near the home of W. 11 Harrell. A case against iiarrell is now pending, it is understood. In Bear Grass swamp, near the Beaufort line, the officers raided Sat urday and found a steam plant, 150 gallons of beer, five barrels and other ' equipment. A second plant was found I near the Harris Will, but it was cold and no one was in sight. Going to the Tranters Creek section of Beaufort Monday, the raiders de stroyed a steam plant with 200 gal lons of beer. Continuing their work, the agents went into Pitt county where they found a steam plant with two copper worms. There were 800 gallons, of beer there and the plant was hot when the officers arrived, but the Operators made their escapes when signals were fired by friends. Returning to this county late day, the raiders went into Poplar Point and destroyed about one hun dred gallons of beer. Makes Splendid Record In 16 Years of Service Forced from work by illness, Mr. R. J. Peel, veteran clerk of the Martin County Superior Court, misted his first session in that capacity yester day since he accepted the duties of the office in May, 1914, a little over 16 years. During that time he has only missed one or two sessions of the re corder's court, and in addition to his court record, the many and various other duties have been well executed. It was with much reluctance that he missed the term now in session here, but his condition it,said to be rapidly improving and he is expected to re turn to his post within the next lew days. Watch the Label an Yoar Piper As It Carrie* the Date When Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1698 BEGINS 2-WEEKS TERM MONDAY FOR CIVIL CASES Moore, Administrator, Vs. Sanatorium Case Is Non-Suited SMALL CROWDS HERE Plaintiff In Hospital Suit Appeals His Case And Will Go Before State Supreme Court W Ith a very small crowd attending, the Martin County Superior Court opened the regular November session hire yesterday handling hut very few cases during the day. Scheduled for the trial of civil causes only, no cri minal cases wiH he heard during me term which into next week. Judfle Clayton Mo«tre, .of this place, is presiding. Working a greater part of the day on the cause of \V hit Moore, adminis trator of Hubert Moore, deceased, against 1.. W. trailing as the Kockv Mt Sanatorium, the court nun suited -t+wr ca**. 1 The' —plaintiff, charging that negligence 011 the part of hospitaUattemlants contributed to the cause of his son's death in Rocky Mount about a year ago, appealed the case to. the Supreme Court and was given JO days in which to prepare it. I lie defense was also given .!() days fi llowing the expiration of the plain tiff's time to prepare its counter case. According to the facts; in the case, Hubert Moore, a student in the Everefts school prior to his death, was carried to the Rofcky Mt hospital for an operation, that hi* condition be came suddenly Worse, and death fid lowed as a result of gross negligence. Ihe case of l'eel Motor Company against Eastern I arolina Cham bet 1 of Commerce was continued until the December term by agreement. Judgments favoring Abbot-Gwalt ney Company, were given against YV. B. and Eva Knox in the sum of S4OO ami against Archie VVynn in the sum of SJSO. SCHOOL NEWS OF HAMILTON Give Educational Programs During Past Week; Roll of Honor Students Educational Week - Honor Roll ? The Hamilton High School observ ed American Educational Week, pre senting a public program each mor ning during the chapel hour, as fol lows : Monday Nov. 10th—How Educa tion Enriches Human Life, Eighth and ninth grades with Miss Bob Hill in charge. 1 uesday Nov. 11—How chools Pro mote Citizenship. Third grade with Mrs. M. I). Beach in charge. Wednesday Nov. 12th—The Schools Of Yesterday. Sixth and Seventh grade with Miss Louise White in charge. " *" i Thursday Nov. 13th—The Schools ol Today. Fourth and fifth grades with Miss Irene Sykes in charge. • Friday Nov. 14th—The schools of Tomorrow. Tenth grade with Prof. W. E. Plyler in charge. On. the last day as d climax t« 4i>t week's program, the Rev. E. I'. West of the local Baptist Church delivered a very inspiring and beneficial talk picturing the possibilities and obliga tions of the Schools of Tomorrow. Honor Roll for Hamilton High School for October. First grade—Melha Everette, Nor man Everette, Delia Harris, Don Mat thews, Hallie Pugh, Ruby Dell Whit ley, Don Bryant, Lucile Purvis, Louise Edmondson, James Grimes. Second grade—Mary Elizabeth Ger vin, Mary Ward Slade, Ellen Taylor, Jimmie Deal, Richard Salsbury, Doro-" thy Hopkins, Annie Belle Holiday. Third grade—Louise Deal, ' Alma Ewell, Doris Everette, Martha Lynch, Sallie Mobley, Jessie Vernon Edmond son, Leo White, Norman White. Fourth grade—Martha Everette, Al bert Station Beach. Fjfth grade—Maggie Jutry Cox, Madaline Edmondson, Elizabeth Haislip, Jennie Lou Williams, Julius Bunting, Frank Everette, Wilbur Har dee. _ Sixth grade—W. E. Grimes, T. F. Davenport, Dolly Myers, Bessie Pugh, Robert Davis, Hilton Everette. Seventh grade—Richard Slade, Her man-Davenport. Eighth grade—Elsie Rouse, Hatel Johnson, Cornelia Deal, Fay Mobley. Ninth grade—Paul Salsbury Jr., Stella Davenport, Setma White. Tenth grade—Floreid Cox, Glenn Grimes.
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