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tragfe o is VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 12 STATB EXAMS TO BE GIVEN PUPILS SEVENTH GRADES Principals of County Dis cuss Questions Here Last Tuesday As a part »f a State-wide program, examinations will be given to all sev enth grade pupils in Martin County at an early date. These examinations have been prepared by cooperative ef forts of seventh-grade teachers of the State, school supervisors, superintend ents, awl members of the State De partment of Education as a means of determining whether or not pupils are ready for promotion to the high This testing program is also a means of measuring accomplishment of schools in rartous counties, of deter mining the extent pupil mastery of subject matter, and of revealing con ditions which may be improved through changes in school organisation and teaching procedure. A committee of principals, VV. R. Watson, R. I. Leake, and D. N. Hix, met with Superintendent Pope Tues day afternoon for purpose of review ing the examination and announced that the seventh-grade examination wai intended in no way to be the final test, nor was it intended to replace teacher judgment of pupil and pupil accomplishment during the term. The principals of the county arc re sponsible for giving the examinations, which are to be offered in all eight moßth schools on Thursday, April the 16th, and in six-month schools any time prior to closing. The summaries of the test or class record sheets arc to he returned to the office of-the sup erintendent of schools by Thursday, April 23. FIELD DAY AT ROBERSONVILLE Local School Taking Part In Events Scheduled For the Boys A goodly number of young athletes, both boys and girls, representing the several schools throughout the coun ty, are taking part in the field day event* in Robersonville this afternoon. Those taking part from the school here include Milton Griffin and Mel ton Matthew*, 100-yard dash and 220- yard run; Jim Cook and Stuart Whit ley, 880-yard run; Homer Barnhill and Jinimie Williams, accuracy throw (baseball); Stuart Whitley and Mel ton Matthews, high jump; Milton Griffin and Albert Cook, broad jump; Jim Cook, Stuart Whitley, Meldon Matthews, relay race. SINGING CLASS IS HERE LAST NIGHT Limited Offering Reflects Conditions Exisiting In This Section Fourteen little folks from the Ox ford Orphanage appeared in a con cert here last night before approxi mately 400 people of the town and surrounding community. It was the second trip orphanage representatives have made here m several years. The audience was appreciative of the gen tie and appealing performance of the little singers. Conditions in this section were re flected in the.small offering raised for the class. Sixty-three dollars, or a little more than half the amount raised last year, was donated by Ma sons and friends last night Sunday Services A t The Local Christian Church Now that the spring sea»on has come, bringing new life to the world, we arc anxious that there shall be a renewal of the spiritual life also. In order to help promote the awakening of the spirit, the pastor will begin a •cries of sertnons on "The Spirit of God and the Life of Today" next Sunday, running until Pentecost, May 24. This will be an attempt to relate the spiritual dynamic which was so evident on the first Pentecost to our life today. Many stars have appeared on our Sunday school records during the winter, but we are anxious that every clasa shall make this an objective for thia next quarter. Every one come and bring your friends. The Christian Endeavor has made fine progress in the first month of its spring contest. One group has aver aged over 90 per cent on the difficult standards set op. All intermediate young people are invited to these meet ings at 7 p. m n, . We are very happy to unite with the rest of the community * Sunday night in the services under Dr. Turner. W« fed that he has been a spiritual Mining to the eeimwwity. •- THE ENTERPRISE | Work Completed i On Hamilton Plan To Open Road from E. P. Bunch Store at Edge of Town, Toward Hamilton Sunday Morning; New » Hardening Materials Used In Road | The hard-surfacing of five and one half miles of road from this point to ward Hamilton was completed yester day afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the last batch of concrete was poured at 'the end of Haughton Street. I According to an unofficial announce ment, the road will be opened from the E. P. Bunch store, at the. end of I town, toward Hamilton Sunday morn ling. New materials causing the ce jment to harden more quickly make 'possible the early opening of the road to traffic, it is understood. Work on Dr. J. H. Saunders Is Made Health Officer ENTERS UPON OFFICE DUTIES Health Body Holds Special Meeting Here Yes terday Morning The Martin County Board of Health in special meeting here yesterday morning by a unanimous vote appoint ed Dr. Joseph H. Saunders, local man, county health officer to succeed the late William E. Warren, public health leader in this county for many years. There were two ai>plications before the board of health, each receiving consideraiton. But one was to be se lected, and the board acted unanimous ly in its decision. Dr. Saunders, a leading doctor ih this section, has practiced medicine here for more than sixteen years, com ing here from al>out that time following a shoit practice in that community. He is widely known in his profession and has hundreds of friends throughout this couity and section. He will enter upon the duties of the office immediately. Under the guidance of the late Wil liam E. Warren, the office has car ried on a remarkable work, bettering general health conditions and render ing valuable aid to unfortunates. The program of work outlined by Dr. War ren will be followed as a whole by the new appointee, it is understood. The office pays a very small salary, S3O per month, allowing small fees for quarantine work and other allied duties. PREPARE FOR CURB MARKET Sellers Will Increase Their Offerings Tomorrow, Agent Declares By Mias LORA E. SLEEPER Many of the sellers on the market last week are again making prepara tions for market day Saturday morn ing. The sellers on tlie market are looking forward to the day again with much interest, hoping to have enough to supply the demand expected. After the market which will be open from 8:45 a. m. to 10:30 a. m., Mrs. W. G. Stancill, canning expert of Beaufort County, will give a demon stration in the warehouse. All people are interested in making a living this year, but first in having sufficient food, increase your gardens this year, can your surplus and realize better bal anced meals, better health, and less lack of the necessities. Visit the dem onstration, every one is welcome. To all patrons of the market, please give us any suggestions which will help us in any way in making for a better market. We wish to serve our patrons the"*best possible way.' County School Principals To Meet Here Tomorrow I Martin County school principals have much to look forward to tomor row morning when they meet in the county superintendent's office here at 10 o'clock and study reports covering school work completed during the past six months. The meeting was an nounced yesterday morning by Mr. R. A. Pope, county superintendent. Fishing Conditions St(U Unfavorable on Roanoke ♦ Unfavorable conditions for seine fishing on the Roanoke continue, ac cording to reports, received from Jameaville this week. High water and a swift current are making it impos sible for some of the fisheries to op erate, and others iare finding it very expensive to carry qa the operations. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 10,1931 the road shoulders is now under way and will be completed within a com paratively ishoft time, making com plete one-half of the road that has been neglected for these many years. Hard-surfacing of the remaining por tion of the road is looked for before so very long. The hard-surfacing of the road com pletes the State paving program in this immediate section, with the exception of the five and one-half miles on the Hamilton end, giving Williamston five hard-surfaced roads leading into its corporate limits. ONLY HOPE FOR LEAF GROWERS IS LOWER ACREAGE • Little Prospects for Organ ization of Cooperative Association The only possible hope for even a fair price for the 4931 tobacco crop rests in a limited acreage, judging from a report released this week by Dr. Jo seph G. Knapp, secretary of the com mittee appointed for the organization of tobacco farmers into a market as sociation. The report: "North Carolina is not going to have a cooperative tobacco marketing organization, according to all the signs, and the growers will go through 1931 without help against mar ket conditions that work for pauper prices. "Dr. Joseph G. Knapp, secretary to the organization committee, said that it appears also that South Carolina and Georgia will pass the season in North Carolina's plight. They, too, will have no help. There was a furi ous lot of energy expended in the early part of the season when the to bacco was being sold. It looked easy enough to organize. But the tobacco has been marketed. The growers now making ready to plant do not seem to be interested." As the transplanting season draws near, the situation takes on a more serious aspect. A large production this year can only mean lower prices, this surmise being ably substantiated in comparative production and price figures advanced by the State and Fed eral departments of agriculture. that some famic((s will limit their acreage this year, and cause the prices to go up, other farmers, very few that have actually said so however, are planning to increase their acreage. No one' knows what the acre age will finally be. But it stands to reason and deserving of serious con sideration that a big crop this year will bring less than the crop sold for last year. Farmers are urged to limit their crop this year. The Federal Farm Board will not be able to step in, for there is likely to be no organized marketing association. A big crop will create an .expense that prices will not offset. A small crop will result in a decreased cost, and the price will, in all prob ability, be higher. The Enterprise is anxious to hear front Martin farmers and willing ly opens its columns for discusions. Fanners 'arc- urged to write in the conditions existing on their farms and in the communities. It will be worth many dollars to Martin County farm -1 ers if they will act sanely in prepar ing the 1931 tobacco crop for market jnext fall. Presbyterians Announce Their Sunday Services ♦ Church School, 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon 11 a. m. Roberson's Farm Sunday School, 2:30 p. m. Preaching -immediately afterward. Bear Grass Song service and sermon at 7:30. You are invited to these services. Roanoke River Reported • At Flood Stage in Weldon The Roanoke River at Weldon on Tuesday was three feet beyond flood stage for the first time in a year, Lee A. Denson, meteorologist of the Unit ed States Weather Bureau said. The water had reached the 32 foot stage with indications it would go to 32, • ' ■ 1/ tax mt land isn't lifted, there'll ba no Santa- Claus in this section of th« State next Christmas, a citizen re market on the streets here today. 'LARGE CROWDS 'ARE ATTENDING jCHURCH REVIVAL Series of Services Will Be Brought To A Close Next Wednesday I Preaching to large congregations from this and other communities, Dr. 'J. Clyde Turner, noted Greensboro, preacher, has been charming his hear jers all this week with the simplicity 'and with the power of his simple |gospel messages. From the initial service, the people have been coming in increasing num bers until the house has been, pack ed with eager and expectant hearers. And still they come—come from Ply ■ mouth. Everetts, Robersonville, Wind sor, Jamesville and from all the sur rounding countryside. Each service has had in its numbers representatives from all the churches in town, along with many people who belong to no churches. i A noticeable feature of these preach ing services has been the attendance of the younger element in the com munity. Children, young men and young women have flocked to every service. And tonight at 8 o'clock, the High School and all the school facul ties are invited for this special serv ice. Reserved seats will be held for these special guests, and all others who want to be present for the serv ice will have to come early for scats. In these services everything is cen tered around the sermon. Only a few simple gospel hymns are used, and at a few minutes past 8 o'clock Dr. Turn er begins his sermon. There are no frills or extras of any kind; rather, an effort is being made to do only one thing— to reach the great congrega tions with the appeal of the gospel message. And the response ot the people has been very gratifying to all concerned. At very few times in recent years have so many WiHiamstori people been drawn, and kept, in a series of services as they have been this week. It is an inspiring sight to see so many serious minded people giving their time and best attention to tlie cause of religion in this community. There will be no service in the church Saturday night; but a special service will be held at the chur.ii Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Sunday will offer the visiting min ister his best opportunity to get at the greatest number of people in this community. It will be a busy day at the Baptist church this Sunday. For it is planned that Dr. Turner address the Sunday school at its closing ses sion, preach at 11 o'clock, address the young people of the church at 7 o'clock and then preach again at the 8 o'clock hour. In this way, many people will be reached at the Sunday services. According to the plans of the local congregation and the visiting minister, these special series of services will comedo a close with the 8 o'clock service next Wednesday night. It is hoped that by that time everyone will have been present at the services and that the spiritual tone of this entire section may register a decided and up ward trend. Thiss ection is being offered a su perb opportunity in the type of preach ing that Dr. Turner doing. Surely, he is one of God's men. And to do his Matser's will engages all his t'me, thought and plans. He has but one purpose in his visit to our community ; and that purpose is that the people will more and more rightly relate themselves to the God and Father of us all. It is understood that an offering will be received at the church Sunday I night for the purposes of defraying the expenses of these services. En i velopes will be distributed by the ushers at the Friday evening services, as well as at the Sunday morning hour. And those wishing a part in this matter, will kindly return these envelopes to the.church Sunday night at that service. ' The pastor of the local Baptist church said this morning that he is highly pleased with the splendid co operation evidenced by the other churches and congregations in t'le community. The pastors of the other churches are frequenting the services at every opportunity and community cooperation means a very great ideal to a series of services of this nature. From time to time opportunity will be given to those desiring church membership, and those presenting themselves from other congregations will be referred to the ministers of their own churches. - After this paper teaches the readers, there wilt be only five other nights, of services. It is the earnest-hope of everyone that the support of the peo ple may continue to rise and that Wil liamston and the surrounding coun tryside may be wonderfully, blessed of God in these days.—Reported. Charged With Tranapordng Liquor Jno. N. Hopkins, white man of near here, was placed under a SSOO bond last night -when he was caught "trans porting liquor by Federal Agents. MANY ARE SENT TO PRISON BY' FEDERAL JUDGE Distribute Law Violators To Various Parts of The Country I At the direction of Federal Judge I. M. Meekins in court at Washington this week, several Martin County people go to Atlanta, several others to local jails, and still others to | Washington City, while a few return home with heavy weights lifted from [over their heads. The court had its fun this week, and "a year and a day" .was the popular sentence number. The following cases, originating in this county, were disposed of: Joe Taper, 18 months in Atlanta. Fred Boston, two years in the Na tional Training School, Washington, D. C. v, r- Harvey I'curv, -one year and a ilay in Atlanta. Pete Mendenhall, SSO fine. Floyd Hardison was not guilty. Gothic l.eggett, IK months tn At lanta. Raymond Griffin, 18 months in At lanta. William Jones, SSO. fine. Dock Hardy, SSO fine. N'o true bill was returned in the case against Burble Grirtin. Willie Wynn, 18 months in Atlanta. Simon Whitaker, a year and a day in Atlanta. ,'«» Burk Harrison, 18 months suspend ed sentence. Reuben Roger.son, 18 months in the National Training School, at Wash- ington. «„ John Henry Biggs, 18 months in the training school, Washington, D. C. Arthur Council, one day in jail. Kli Rogers and Lmiis Shcpard were lntiMul not guilty. Fred I.awton, one day ill—jail. Knrly Boston was found not guilty. Wheeler Smith, 18 At lanta. Jeremiah I'eel, 18 months at. At lanta., Joe Wheeler James and McKinl.) Moore, each a year and a day at At lanta.' uscar Wpolard, 18 months at At lanta. Lee l'arisher, 18 months at Atlanta Henry Woolard and Paul Woolard were found not guilty. Wesley Mi ore ri'eased on probation. No true bill was returned in the case against Joe Black. Frnest Tetterton, 18 months in At lanta. Andrew Everett, s.">o fine. Arthur Mizel'e, a .vera and a day in Atlanta. William Cordon was found not guil ty- Tonight Is School Night At The Baptist Church Af the 8 o'clock service tonight, the special guests at the revival serv ices are to be the high school pupils together with all the teachers. arc coming at the suggestion of professor Watson who was anxious to have the tine body of young people brought irtto close contact with • Dr. Turner and the services he is hold- Reserved seats are being held, and along with these younger people, it is suggested that their parents will want to come. Tomorrow morning at ') o'clock, there will be a special service for children at the church. High School To Present Play Next Friday Night I The next feature in the comijicnce jinent program of the local school will Ibe witnessed next Friday evening at 1 8 o'clock when 13 »m embers of the ] senior class, under the' direction of i Miss Annie Van Dyke, teacher, ap pear in a four-act farce comedy, "The College Hobo." Particular attention marks the training of the young play ers, and a worth-while presentation of the comedy is predicted. Earnestly anxious to have a large audience next Friday evening, all the high school children are urging their parents and friends to make arrangements now to witness the production. Pastor Announces Services At Local Methodist Church C. T. -Rogers, Pastor. school, £:45 a. m, Preaching. 11 -a. m. At this time ny-ine who wishes to unite with the church will have an opportunity. / No night service. ' Young people (ages 6 to 12) with Mrs. Rogers at 11 a. m. This has be come one of the mpst atractive fea tures of the morning services for the young people, and the number attend ing has increased each Sunday. Bring your children to the morning service. Epworth League, Mqnday, 7:30. Hi League, Tuesday, 7:JO. No service Wednesday evening. Will Continue Fight For Sales Tax Plan QUESTION BOX Q. When was the first county school commencement held in this county ? Q. How many witnessed the first commencement exercises? Q. Whit Martin County man distinguished himself in the bat tle of Gettysburg? SPEAKS BEFORE KIWANIS CLUB • |To Build a Bigger-Better Town, Must Build Real Men, Minister States "To build a bigger and better city or town, we must build bigget. and better men," Dr. J. Clyde Turn r, Greensboro minister, told members of the Kivvanis club in S ten-minute talk here Wednesday at the noon hour. Among the five things necessary to the building of a town, men, real men, are the hardest to get, the minister declared. "To l>e (air, real, foursquare, [men must link themselves up with [eternal tilings: it takes more than [tlesh and blood to make a man," the preacher continued. "Back in the olden days, two boys alter observing a frightened horse and an automobile pass each other, had 'an interesting but pointed conversa tion," the minister told his hearers. | "One of the two boys' stated that he I saw nothing in the automobile to frighten thp horse. After a short pause, the second hoy said, 'Well, 1 guess you would be afraid too if you. saw a pair of pants coining down, the road with, no man in them.' " On the street-, of his town, or any other town for that matter, the preacher stated that one can see suits of clothes passing by with no men in them. "Human l>cings are in them, | but they are not men, and to build a bigger and better town, we must first 'build real men," Mr. Turned conchid 'ed. DIG MONEY UP TO PAY TAXES Literal Application of Term Is Used by Number County Citizens In answer to Sheriff Roebuck's last call for tax payments, several property owners are said to have gone out with their spades and shovels and removed from hiding the moulded silver coins. While there are a few whfl are using the ground for -their safet ybox, the number doing so is not as great this year as it has 'been, it is believed. Small coins in large numbers have been brought/in by two or three prop erty owners in ma > Mug settlement of their tax accounts. One taxpayer vis ited the,office this week with a roll of dimes more than a foot long. As many as 400 quarters and KM) halves have been handed the tax collectors. Silver with dirt on it has also been received. And while the small denominations make more trouble for the collectors, they have not turned any cash aside. Local Bank Will Close ' Monday for Halifax Day In observing Halifax Day, Sunda.y, April 12, the Branch Banking and Trust Company here will not he open (or business next Monday, it was an nounced this morning by Cashier C. I). Carstarphen. The day marks the passage of the celebrated "Halifax Re solves," certain actions that pre-datcd both the Mecklenburg and American Declarations of Independence, No other businesses will suspend opera tions in observance of the day in this county. Rev. W. B. Harrington j Anounces Two Services Preaching services will be held at Farm Life Sunday morning at 11 o'- I clock and at Riddick's Grove at 3:30 that afternoon, it was announced yes terday by the pastor, Rev. \V. B. Har rington. The public is invited to at tend both services. — Card ofT honks • - J $/ •• We wiih to express our most sin cere thanks to the people of the town for the kind deeds, tokens of sympa thy done and offered and the heart felt expressions said during the illness and death of Misi Lucy Clair Ivejy a young woman who lived in our home and who had won the admiration and friendship of to many people during her connection with the local schools for the past six years. Mr. and Mrs. A. ANDERSON. Watch the Label On Your Paper Aa It Carriaa the Date When Your Subscription Expiree ESTABLISHED 1898 SENATE DEFEATS TAX ON LUXURIES ;BY VOTE OF 26-24 Senators Ward, Peel And Hinsdale Lead Fight For Luxury Tax "FIGHT IS NOT OVER" President of the Senate Unable To | • Maintain Order Yesterday When Senators Become Angry ♦ - "I he fight is not ove r ," was the en couraging information coining front Raleigh yesterday after the Senate turned down the Day lax Bill earlier in the week anil defeated the Hinsdale Tax measure by the cl..se vote of 26 to 24 late last Wednesday afternoon. Some are of the belief that attention will he centered on the equalization fund, a fund that has bent the back of more than one county in an effort tu meet the precious dollars received from it. Others are of the opinion that the luxury tax witl he revived with the hope that it will pa*s on a second count. | Ihe debate on the tn a-ure though limited was rated as "hot." Senators Hinsdale of Wake. V\ aril of Beaufort, and Peel of Martin defended the meas ure, while Lawrence, of HeHi'ord, at tacked the bill along with -opponents from the western part of the State. | "Let us not assume that the people iwho have been sending us telegrams and letters, urging us to support the Mac Lean law, are damned fools," said Senator Peel, in opening ai fitment for I the amendment. All over the State, he said, lands and homes are being sold for taxes, schools are closing, teachers are going unpaid. "Has the time come when the cigarette is more loved than the children of North Carolina?" he asked. In answer to the claim that the Hins dale tax wa-suiot a luxury tax, Sena tor l'eel said, "You can't put the tax uu luxuries because the powers that he won't let you put them there. But this (s a tax on non-esesntials. "Senator Peel," the Greensboro .News said, "for tjie proponents, fol lowed with the burden of his well-put message tumbling up to view the cross which land has t > bear in taxation, pleading for relief." The News con tinued, "Senator Ward, the firemand from Beaufort, opened up for the sale-, tax with the asserti in that rarely since the dawn of history had so many lies | been told about any one thing as about 'the sales tax, which he declared was declared by leading exponents of giidd 'government as being sound in princi '>>'•• - ' - I "The Mac Lean school bill and the .dors of time hand in hand with the {dors of tiiu ehand in hand with the j tread of giants. And the people of I North Carolina believi in both," said i Senator Ward. FIVE HELD FOR ROBBERY FREED Robbery, One of Several Reported In Oak City In Past Several Weeks Five negroes, Holton llyman, Ray mond Hyman, Spencer Hyman, Ed Dolberry, Conley Dolberry, jailed here last Sunday 'in connection with the robbery of W. T. Davenport's store in |()ak City last Saturday night, were released Wednesday morning when 110 jevidence could be advanced to warrant I holding them longer. Harry Dolberry and Herman Burnett, arrested in con nection with the same robbery, were I released Monday. j The Saturday night robbery is one I of a series reported in Oak City dur j ing the past two months, practically I every store in the town having l)een robbed during that time. FARM LIFE HAS FINALS TONIGHT Judge Clayton Moore To Deliver Commence ment Address The Farm Life 1930-Sl school term will be brought to a close this evening |at 8.00 u'lluifc when Judge Ctajtun Moore delivers the commencement ad- v dress. A large hearing will be accord ed him, it is expected. Closing exercises have been under way intermittently during the past several days there, Daisy Roberaon and J. "R. Griffin winning declamation contests held there last Monday eve ning. Last night a play, "The Wren," was staged by the pupils. t No picnic waa arranged this year as a part of the school doaing exer cises.