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VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 16
128 STUDENTS ON
HONOR ROLL OF
LOCAL SCHOOLS
Number It Largest Report
ed for Any Month So
Par This Term
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Another high scholastic record was
established in the local schools dur
ing the month recently closed when
m pupils mat all retirements to
have their names appear on the honor
roll, as follows:
Grade 1-A: Reg Griffin, S. C. Grif
ia, William Lilley, Joseph Pender,
Barry Howell, Ruth Corbitt, Mary C.
Godwin, Bina Jackson, Carrie Jones,
Mary A. Manning.
Grade 1-B: John A. Wynne, Gar
land Wynne, Martha Whitley, Etta
Mae Wyane, Nine Mae Bunch.
Grade 2-A: Arthur Anderson, Mar
tin Anderson, Stuart Critcher, Jerry
Manning, Joseph Thigpen, Ben Barn
hiM > R. J. Hardison, Emory McC'abe,
Jack Sullivan, Rayatond Rawls, Alice
B. Jenkins, Sallie F. Thomas, Made
line Pope, Nancy Biggs, Nina Bland,
Dorothy Harrison, Sarah K. Taylor,
Katherine Manning, Marjorie G. Dunn
Grade 2-B: Leslie Coltrain, McDon
ald Sarvis, Doris Bullock, Dorothy
Jones.
Grade 3-A: Rachel Keel, Minnie
ChMFon, Nettie M. Gurganus, Eva
Gurganus, Sallie G. Gurkin, Margaret
Jones, Doris Moore ) Louise Melson,
Beruice Cowen, Pearlie M. Roberaon,
Eleanor Taylor, Virgil Ward, Julia
Watts, Bill Ballard, Jerry Clark, Jack
Edmondson, Julian Jackson, Elbert
Peeie, jr., James W. Ward.
Grade 3-B: Ben Godwin, Virginia
Williams, Mary R. Leggette, FHen
M. Coburn,
Grade 4-A: Grace Barnhill, Mary H.
Barnhill, Thelma Griffin, Virginia Lil
ley, Marion Pender, Pauline White,
Peg Manning, John Ward, jr.
Grade 4-B: Muriel Bland, Joseph
Roger son. Ben Hopkins.
Grade 5-A: Whit Purvis, Charles
Dickey, E. G.. Wynne, jr., Melrose
Bonds, Julia Everette, Evelyn Cowen,
Marie Hardison, Addie L. Meador.
Nellie G. Rogerson, Lois Taylor.
Grade S-B: Wesley Chesion, Annie
M. Leggett.
Grade 6-A : F'dna Ballard, Essie Lee
Biggs, Bolton Cowen, Frances Cox,
Ella W. Critcher, Allie Harrison, Ruby
Harrison, Marjorie Lindsley, Kathleen
Price, Milton James, Brinkley LiUey,
Ben Manning,
Grade 6-B: None.
Grade 7: J. D. Bowen, Tom Crock
ett, Billy Griffin, John Pope, Law
rence Lindsley, Mary B. Edmondson,
Eula Green, Henry Gurganus, Alice
Harrison, Blanche Harrison, Irene
Rodgerson, Grace Manning, Annie
Wynne, Pattie Ray Bennett, Alta
Critcher. *
Grade 8-A: None.
Grade 8-B: Jessie M. Anderson,
Olive McCabe, Edna Coats, Julian
Raynor, Roger Critcher.
Grade 9: Jennie G. Taylor, Russell
Roebuck.
Grade 10: None.
Grade 11: Raymond Griffin, Joseph
Griflin, 'Wheeler Manning, Reginald
Simpson, Frances Bowen, Edith Peel,
Frances Peel, Edith Taylor, Verona
LiUey, Mary C. Williams.
FEW TEACHERS
AT STATE MEET
Late Meeting Dates Make
It Impossible for Many
Teachers To Attend
Comparatively few of the Martin
County teacfters are attending the
meeting of the State association in
Raleigh this it is understood.
Postponed to await the outcome of
proposed legislation, the meeting is
being held so late that many of the
teachers selected as delegates from
this county to the meeting were un
able to attend, it was stated.
Superintendent R- A. Pope left
Wednesday to attend the meeting of
the superintendents' group, and sever
al principals left yesterday for one or
two sessions.
Fisherman Catches 6 Shad
In One Dip With Dip Net
A fishing record is believed to have
been established on Roanoke River,
near Hamilton, last Wednesday night
when John Lynch of Hamilton, caught
six siiable shad in one dip with a her
ring net. The fishing season, as a
whole, has been very unfavorable, but
not for the man who dipped up si*
stud at one time.
Fire Company Called Out
For First Time in Month
The local fire company was called
out for the first time in over a month
when an outbuilding, located just back
of Hie S. R. Biggs Drug company,
caught fire last Wednesday morning.
Sparks from a burning trash pile were
blows under the structure, starting a
new fire under the floor. Sin lie poured
twm under the building, but the & rt
burned very little of the wood, and
THE ENTERPRISE
Penalty on Taxes Jumps to
Four Cents Sa
Th« payment of UXM take* an
other serious turn Saturday of
nut week, when the penalty
jumps from three to four per cent.
And an even more serious turn U
the advertising of the delinquent
list scheduled to appear under the
law the early part of next month.
Under the law affecting the adver
tising of the delinquent taxpayers,
the sheriff will be forced to ex
poee all the unpaid accounts on
real estate, and confiscate person
al property.
Last year there was an injunc
tion stopping the sale in this
county, but the courts dissolved
SEINE FISHING
NOT SO GOOD
Fishermen Catch Over 100,-
000 with Dip Nets In
Dead Water Creek
Up until yesterday fair catches were
reported by the Fleming Fishery at
Jamesville during the week, hut low
water and a strong wind yesterday
limited the catches. Wednesday, the
catches varied from 1,500 to .1,000, Mr.
O. W. Hamilton stated late yesterday.
Fishing with dip nets proved very
profitable during the early part of the
week, when a goodly number of fish
ermen, 60 or mure, went to Low Dead
water Creek and caught more than a
hundred thousand herring in less than
two days.
Inland fishing has stopped
even though the seaion was extended
until the first of next month.
SALES ON CURB
MARKET $127.13
Home Agent Predicts A
Continued Growth For
Curb Market Here
By Miss LORA E SLEEPER
(County Home Agent)
It may be of interest to the, people
of the immediate community tliat the
curb market has b >uglu back to the
farm families in the county in the
short time it has been running $127.13.
The market should continue to grow
and will, if earli patron will help ad
vertise it, each seller will bring the
very best to the market, and it is sold
at a reasonable price. A few sugges
tions have been given to the sellers
and also to Miss Sleeper. The market
closed top early, some ladies thought.
We shall be glad to huld the market
open until 11 a. m. if there are enough
patrons to guarantee this.
Many of the sellers leave homes
with no one to help in the preparation
of dinner, many have large families,
some with small children, and it is al
most necessary that we help these
folks to get back home in time to pre
pare dinner. We are very glad to ac
commodate patrons in any way. The
question was asked by one buyer at
the market if they were allowed to or
der produce from the sellers a week
in advance, and I am sure the sellers
and the home agent will be glad for
any one caring to, to order a week in
advance. We are cutting our prices
| to the desires of our patrons this week.
I Many of tl»e town people as yet
have not visited the market. We are
hoping to see you this week. If at
any time produce is unsatisfactory,
, please return it and your money will
:be gladly returned to you. If cakes
I are unsatisfactory, please report this
•to Miss Sleeper, giving the seller's
'• name, so that help may be given the
. sellers on the market.
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Presbyterians A nonunce
Their Sunday Services
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Sunday, April 26, 1931:
"The church with an open door."
Church school, 9:45 a. m.
Worship service and sermon, 11 a.
m.
Roberson's Farm
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
I Prayer meeting Thursday night at
8 p. m.
Bear Grass
| Worship service and sermon at 7:45
p. m.
This will be our first service in the
new church building.
Come and worship with us.
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Plans Made Complete For
Womanless Wedding Here
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Plans for the womanless wedding
in the high school bdilding here next
Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock are
now complete, Mrs. A. R. Dunning,
chairman of the Christian Missionary
Society committee in charge of the
event, state*) this morning. Support
ed by ready talent, Messrs. Jim E.
King and Joseph Pender will take the
solemn vows, it was stated,
j A small admission fee, 15 and 25
[cents, will be charged, the funds go
ing to the missionary society.
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Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 24, 1931
it, declaring that there was noth
ing left for die authorities but to
proceed with the sale.
Property owners are making a
last effort to make their payments
before the hammer falls, and while
the number of delinquents will be
greater this year, the unpaid ac
counts will not be as Urge as one
would ordinarily expect under the
existing circumstances.
Sheriff C. B. Roebuck has sent
out final warning to all property
owners who have failed to make
their tax settlements, and is now
urging them to give the matter
very serious attention.
GIVES FACTS ON
TEACHERS'PAY
AND TRAINING
Better Standards Should Be
Constant Aim, Says
Educator
By R. I*LEAKE
At this time I should like to express
through your paper the ideas of Mr.
Cubberiey in "Public School Admin
istration" to the folks who are now
thinking al>out teachers and taxes.
The corps of teachers with which
a school system starts each year ought
taken as a whole, to be an improve
ment over the crops of the preceding
year, but this desirable condition can
not be unless the new teachers enter
ing the force rank higher in training,
teaching skill, and personal culture
than the average of the teachers prev
iously in service. Whatever plan is
devised for selecting teachers, it is im
portant that the incoming teachers
should contribute something to the
leavening of the whole corps—that is,
the constant introduction of such a
stream of new teachers brings new
ideas, new 'enthusiasm, anil new stan
dards of educational preparation to
all.
For present-day city and town school
work, graduation from a. good high
school, with a good two-year normal
school -course in addition, is not too
high a standard to insist upon front
elementary-school teachers, and at
least one year of teaching experience
elsewhere would add still further to
the teacher's equipment for satisfac
tory service. Also graduation from 'a
good college or university, with spec
ial preparation in sortie line or lines
of secondary-school instruction and
some professional study in addition,
is not too much to demand of teach
ers for the high school.
The welfare of the schools demands
periodical meetings wtih teachers, and
such are everywhere recognized as an
essential element in preserving, the
unity of a system of schools. These
meetings are needed for considering
together the educational policy of the
school system, for the discussion of
certain phases of school work and the
progress of instruction, somewhat for
| administrative and supervisory pur
poses, and for inspirational purposes.
These different purposes call for school
building meetings, meetings of prin
cipals and supervisors, grade meet
ing, meetings of the teachers of spec
ial types of-schools, and general meet
ings 6f all the teachers. A superin
tendent fcould well afford to devote
\ two afternoons a week and one Satur
day morning a month to such pur
poses.
| The present low compensation for
the work of teaching, not only in
'cities but in town and rural schools
'as well, is largely a result of the low
standards for entering the work and
| the job-conception of teaching which
have so long prevailed-' Ihe great
mass of the public has no real concep
tion as to what proper training for
and adaptability to the work of teach
ing mean, and does not take particu
larly kindly to proposals to raise the
requirements for admission to the
work. The public generally that
higher standards may mean
taxes for schools, and desires to keep
teaching on as nearly a competitive
basis as is possible. Teachers also
often feel so Sympathetic for some poor
ifriend who wants to teach and who
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Presiding Elder to Preach
At Holly Springs Church
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C. T. Rogers, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Services, 11 a. m.
—Young people (Mrs. Rogers), 11 a.
m.
Services, 8 p. m.
Epworth League, Monday, 8 p. m.
Hi League, Tuesday, 8 p. m.
Bright Jewels, Tuesday, 4 p. ni.
HoUy Springs
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Preaching by &e presiding elder,
O, W. Dowd, of Elizabeth City, at 3:30
,p. m. followed by the quarterly con
ference for the Williamston charge.
The public is invited to attend all
DECREASE THIS
WEEK IN AMOUNT
POULTRY SOLD
Growers Patronizing Huck
sters Receive One Cent
Less for Their Poultry
A marked decrease in poultry load
ings was reported at Jamesville and
here Wednesday, the car receiving a
few pounds under two and one-half
tons at the two stops. Approximately
j SI,OOO were paid to the sellers. Fair
!loadings were reported at Roberson
ville yesterday.
It is not known at this time whether
or not a fifth car will be operated in
the county next month, County Agent
Brandon sating that a definite an
nouncement would be made in the
course of a week or two.
Taking advantage of the coopera
tive car advertising, hucksters again
located near the car here Wednesday,
and the poultcy-raiscrs apparently re
ceived the Worst end of the bargain.
Advertising the price for colored hens
at 17 cents a pound, the cooperative
car paid 18 cents, while the hucksters
operated on the 17-cent lia*is. Com
menting on the practice during the day
a prominent farmer of Griffins town
ship stated that the farmers were cut
ting their own throats in patroniiing
the hucksters, that if it wasn't for the
cooperative shipments chickens would
not sell for anything hardly.
As far as it could be-4€arned, local
poultry prices have been under those
[offered by the cars, and between cars
there is hardly any market for the
fowls.
75 BAPTISTS AT
MEETING HERE
Dr. Charles E. Maddry Ad
dresses Meeting Held In
The Baptist Church
A number of Baptist laymen and.
laywonien met in the auditorium of the
Memorial Baptist Church here Thurs
day morning in response to a call sent
out by Doctor Charles E. Maddrey,
executive secretary of the Hai4ist
State Convention, Raleigh.
' About seventy-five were present, and
tlie session lasted for an hour and
thirty minutes., The gathering was
very informal and- was presided over
by Doctor Maddry. lie deliverd an
address before the delegates rather
summarizing the work before the Sou
thern Baptist Convention meets in an
nual session in May.
At the close of the service, Doctor
Maddry took a few minutes to intro
duce a new book of sermons just got
ten out by Dr. R. T. Vann, of Ra
ileigh. Doctor V'ann is well known in
[Eastern Carolina; and his volume, en
titled, "Things Not Seen," will be vve'l
received by his many admirers.
HEALTH SCORE
FOR CLUB GIRLS
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One Likely To Compete In
Health Contest In Ral
eigh Next August
By Mias LORA E. SLEEPER
(County Home Agent)
The following girls have been select
ed as the ones enjoying the best of
health, according to the health score
card worked out by the Extension
Division and the United States De- .
partment of Agriculture: Miss Doris
|Thomas, of the Robersonville elenien- i
jtary school; Miss Lois Gray, of the
| Robersonville tiigh school; Virgie Cul-1
ilipher, of the Everetts school; Mildred
Hardison, of the Jamesville school;
| Naomi Harrell, of the Oak City
'school; Dorothy Perkins, of the Ham-|
ilton school; Lillian Coltrain, of the
Bear Grass school; and Lucille Har- |
' fliscji, of the •Williamstou school. All
these girls arc members of the girls'
■ H clubs and were scored by the
1 me agent at their regular meetings
during the month. These girls are all
14 years of age or over. At an'early
date an effort will be made to secure
the services of some doctor to further
examine these girls to determine the
jhealthiest girl in Martin County, mem
ber of a 4-H club. More stress has
I been made this year in developing the
fourth H, which is health.
The winning health champion in the
county is asked to go to Raleigh to
the girls' and boys' short course in
August, and while there the State
health champion will be selected from
the boys and girl*.
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Program oi Serviqes At
the Local Baptist Church
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At the Baptist church Sunday there
will be the regular two preaching serv
ices. All evening church services are
now being held at 8 o'clock.
The young people will have their
evening session at 7 o'clock. Sunday
school meets as usual at 9:45 o'clock
Sunday morning.
At the Sunday morning service the
pastor plans to address especially all
those who have united with the church
during bis tenure of office.
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Revaluation Is Demanded By
Bear Grass Property Owners
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MORE THAN 100 IN
ATTENDANCE AT
CALLED MEETING
RECORDER TRIES
SEVEN CASES AT
TERM THIS WEEK
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Road Sentences Given Two
Boys For Stealing
Chickens
Holding its first session of the
month, the county recorder's court
here last Tuesday disposed of seven
cases, leaving quite a number to be
called next Tuesday.
John Henry Edwards, colord, was
( ordered held for trial before the next
term of superior court when probable
| cause appeared in the case charging
| him with housebreaking.
Roland charged with an
assault with a deadly weapon, was or
dered to work at the county home and
farm for a period of thirty days.
The case charging Holton Hyman
with housebreaking was transferred to
the superior court.
Charted with stealing chickens, Her
bert Reaves pleaded not guilty, while
Raymond Ewell pleaded gu'lty in the
case. Kwcll was sentenced to the
Edgecombe -roads for a period of four
months. Reaves, found guilty by the
court, was sentenced to the roads for
twelve months. He appealed to the
higher courts.
James Collins and Clarence Purritig
toij appealed to a higher court when
they were sentenced to the roads for
a period of four months each for tak
ing part in an affray.
Having failed to comply with a
judgment handed down by the court
in October, 1929, Teddy Jackson was
ordered committed to the roads for a
period of sixty days for violation of
liijii >r laws and disorderly conduct.
ROLL OF HONOR
FOR HAMILTON
Thirty Eight Pupils Meet
Requirements During
Seventh Month
The name of thirty eight pupils ap
pear oil the honor roll fof Hamilton
schools for the seventh month. The
complete Ist, by
First grade, Miss Lucille' Medlock,
teacher; l)on Matthews, jr., Lucille
l'urvis, Melha Kvete't, lia 1 lie Pugh,
Clifton llollis.
Second grade t Miss Kflfie Waldo,
teacher: Richard Sabbury,, William
lieacli, Julia Scott.
Third grade, Mrs. M. D. Beach,
teacher: Janus Moore, Norman Ever
ett, Louise Deal, Alma Ewell, Sallie
Mobley Lillian Robing.
Fourth and fifth grades, Miss Irene
ISykes: Edgar Mobley, 'Martha Ever
[ett, Madeline Edmondson, Maggie Jnt
if Cox, Ernest Deal, l''ra,ik Everett.
Sixth and seventh grades, Miss Lou
ise White, teacher: Dolly Myers, Mary
Stalls, Hilton Everett, W. E. Grimes,
Ruby JohAson, Richard Slade, Robert
Davis. 1
High sdtaol department, Miss Bob
Hill, teacher of English, French, and
history; W, E. l'lyler, principal and
teacher of algebra, geometry, biology
and general science:
, Eighth grade: Cornelia Deal, Faye
Wynne Mobley, Elsie Rouse.
I 'Ninth grade: Paul Salsbury, jr.,
Stella Davenport, Selma White,
) Tenth grade: Floried Cox,* Edwin
Deal, Glenn Grimes, Bog Slade, 111.
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Baptismal Service At The
Christian Church Sunday
| Sunday night, several young people
| who have recently made their decision
for Christ and the church will be bap
tized at the regular church hour. The
friends of these yuung people are in
vited to witness this service of conse
cration.
The morning sermon will be the sec
ond of a series on the Holy Spirit,
and will deal with the Spirit as it
works outside of the strictly religious
realm revealing God to man.
Next Wednesday evening during the
prayer meeting hour, we will begin a
study of the meaning of church mem
bership which will continue during tiie
jnext two months. The pastor is es
pecially anxious to have all the young
I people in this study who. have come
I into the church during his ministry.
9:45, Sunday school.
11:00, Morning worship.
7:00, Christian Endeavor-:
8:00 Baptismal service.
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Rev. Marshall Announces
Two Services in County
Church of the Advent—Will Lama ton
For Sunday, April 26:
Sunday school at 10 9. in.
Evening prayer and sermon, at 7:30.
St Martin's Church—Hamilton
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 4.
No night service,
QUESTION BOX
Q. What nationally known figure
spoke in this county in April, 1918?
Q. When were the first real ef
forts made to connect Martin and
Bertie Counties?
Q. When were Martin County
folks evidently the richest?
Q, When were the first efforts
made to rid cattle of ticks in Mar
tin County?
Q. To what extent did influensa
affect business in Martin County
In the fall of 1918?
NAME MARSHALS
AT SCHOOL HERE
Principal Win, R. Watson
Announces Names Of
Honor Students
On the basis of their scholastic at
tainnients, sewn pupils were made
marshals in the local high school yes
terday. Principal Watson, anttounc-!
ing the selection of the marshals, stat
ed :
j "School marshals are selected upon
the, basis of scholarship for the first
seven months of the school year. Se
lection as i school marshal is a school
honor that is "made in recognition of
'excellent scholastic work
"The student having the highest
scholarship verage in the junior class
is design.'ted'as thief Marshal."
School marshals for the year be
ginning April .M, I^31 1 arc: Chief
uK'.rshcil, Lala (irillin; juniors, Pearl
(iriftin and Virginia liurkin; sopho
ini res, Jennie tircen Taylor and Kns
sel Roebuck; freshmen, Mary (iur
gauua (section A); Olive McLahe
(sectiouli).
WILL ROGERS AT
WATTS THEATRE
Humor Flies When Rogers
Puts Sound To Mark
Twain's Story
Two 'exceptional pictures, "A Con
uecticut Yankee," featuring the
world's greatest humorist. Will Rogers,
and "Strangers May Kisis,'' featuring
Norma .Shearer, are hooked for next
week at the Watts Theatre here. Ihe
unlimited humor advanced hy that
greater writer, Mark Twain, is ably
produced in sotind by Will Rogers,
causing one to wonder if the story was
written for Will or v whether Will was
made for the story. While thetuven
is in her parlor and knighthood is in
flower, Will is in clover. It is a pic
ture worth seeing, and will be shown
at the W.atts next Monday and Tues
day. >,
Norma Shearer, playing Wednesday
and Thursday, in "Strangers May
Kissf," is*supported by tastj
including Robert Montgomery.
SELECT QUEENS
FOR EXPOSITION
Five Queens, Representing
Three Towns in County
Have Been Selected
Martin County will be well repre
sented in the Eastern Carolina Cham
ber of Commerce beauty contest to he
held at Greenville in connc ti n with
the annual exposition of that body,
according to announcements made this
week.
| Williamston will he represented by
Misses I-ucille Hassclt, senior queen,
and Gwendolyn Watts, junior queen,
jit was announced. Misses Janie liiggs
'and Mary Elizabeth I'eel will re'pre-
Isc-nt Everetts, and Miss Margaret Tay
'lor will be Robersonville's beauty
queen in the contest.
| The exposition opens next Monday
in Greenville, and continues through
out the week.
I General Smedley Butler, the nian j
who
'and-run driver, appears on the pro- 1
'gram, and will deliver an address on
Tuesday evening.
Record Fire Drill Reported
\ln Local Schools Thursday
| A fire drill wju held at the local
high school building yesterday morn
ling. The building was cleared in 59
'seconds. This is the best record made
'during the year, the former low rec
'ord being made January 21st, whan
the building was cleared in 61 seconds.
At nu time during the year have more
than 65 seconds 'been required for a
fire drill. This is an excellent record,
when it is remembered that approxi
mately 325 pupils arc boused in the
high school building.
Watch the Label On Your
Paper A» It Carries tha Date
Whan Your Subscription Expiree
ESTABLISHED 1898
Held In an Effort To Ad
vance Cause of All
Landowners
Holding an impromptu meeting in
Hear Grass" last Wednesday evening,
approximately 100 prominent property
owners of that district virtually agreed
that they, wou'd not Ist any of their
property for taxation miles, a'revalu
aion was assured them. According to
reports reaching here 1 , the a lion was
advanced not for contrary purposes,
but rather to advance the cause of
land owners and to urge a revaluation
(if all properties.
Learning that the 'county tmmniis
■-toners have been empowered to luakii
a horizontal reduction, or increase,
and then hear any appeals from the
new rate, those attending the meet
ing agreed to go ahead ,with the list
ing, it was stated. Hut this would hot
IT limited to Bear Grata Township
only; it would provide a similar re
duction or increase in any of the oth
,er di tricls. Now, it might be that
I some properties are listed «d
some probably lower than they sliWid
be, considering the various factors sur-
rounding the certain piece of property,
and that part of the machinery act ad
vanced in the legislature; this week
would make it pos. ible for the com-
missioncrs to .readjust the. valuation
when the owner considers lie'has a
complaint.
I'aahle to determine a definite
course of procedure in listing real es
tate values, many of the IKt-takers in
this county arc only taking down lull
descriptions ol land, leaving the valua
tion off until later m. T1 e passage of
a s.iles lax make- pojsitde a reduced
land valuation, lint without that tax a
reduction -in-valuation—-would mean
little, lor then the rate would he boost-
List-takers are very anxious to com
plete their work, and they are assiir
ing the .owners that every possible re
(hu'tion will lie made in land values.
DEADLOCK OVER
REVENUE BILL
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House Stands By Mac Lean
School Bill; Senate Turns
Down Sales Tax Idea
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| I >■ velopmcuts in the general assem
bly yesterday made more secure the
revenue bill deadlock with the mem
bers of the House refusing to sacri
fice the MavLeau ulund hdl and th#
Senate refusing to pass a sales tax.
Adjournment is being talked, but just
what the lawmakers are going to do
jniauy master mind* can not tell,
j There was some hope .of the, pass
age of the luxury tax la>t Wednes
day when the conference committee,
'went before the Senate for instruc
tions. Hut that hotly failed in the ex
pectations. It was also rumored that
the assembly could pass the tax s"ub
'ject to repeal or approval hy popular
!vote at the next election. .But both
sides, continue strong, and the dead
lock only becomes stronger and strong
i er, it seems.
WOMEN MEET
AT OAK CITY
Plan To Can Vegetables
For School Lunches
Next Term
i Wednesday afternoon the women of
Oak City ami the surrounding coun
try assembled at the schoo'.house to
make preparations for the suntmer in
the interest of the school lunch. The
ladies decided to meet again in June
and to further interest alt families in
terested in the school lunch project
'for another year. The lunch will run
again under the credit system next
year, each one contributing to the
I school lunch will he given credit for
| whatever he or she brings until the
child has used up his credit. This sys
tem has worked successfully in the
Dak City school this year and lias been
! self-supporting. Many children not
'caring to bring vegetables have bought
soup or cocoa at cost, thereby a little
money has been obtained during the
| year. ———— 7— —
I Each parent who has contributed
food supplies this year to the school
I lunch should attend the meetings,
j which will be held during the summer
for the purpose of canning turplus for
( the school lurKh.
During the meeting Mrs. H. M.
Ajnsley was appointed committee chair
man to report to the home agent when
ever vegetables are ready for canning,
and Miss Sleeper plans to rearrange
her schedule to assist these ladies in^