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AdwtiMra Will Fnd Our Col nmi * Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hoadrad Martin County Home* VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 26 COUNTY BOY IS PRIZE WINNER IN ESSAY CONTEST Wendell Peel Given $5 for Conservation Depart ment Essay Competing in a recent conservation and development contest, Wendell Peel, ion of Mr. Pleny Peel, of Grif fins Township, presented a prize-win ning essay and was awarded $5 at the close of the Jamesville schools recent ly. Young Peel, a student in the Jamesville High School, has made his home in Jamesville for a number of years. The prize is one of several of fered by Mrs. George A. Nicoll in the ..IQeo. A. Nicoll Essay Contest." The topic this year was "Why Conserve Our Game, Fish and Forests." Young Peel's essay, receiving very favorable comment by conservation officials, follows: When Captain John Smith and his adventurous hand settled in James town, this country appeared to have an unfailahle supply of game, fish and forests, but so wasteful have been our forefathers that without the aid of the various conservation laws which have been passed we would within a gtftiera tion be facing a bankruptcy so to speak of the three named resources. Even a few years ago. the people of our country thought the vast herds of Buffalo, which inhabited our western plains, were inexhaustible, but after several years of ruthless killing we find but few thousands existing, pro tected at last by a country awake to the necessity of doing so. The- idea of conservation was prob ably more advanced to the American public by President Roosevelt than by any other man and jirom an almost unknown subject in his day, it is tidw for such a rapid rise of the theory. Only this: tliff" foresight and unsel fishness of our fathers for young America and its posterity. Following the Civil.War, the gain; and forests of this county and North Carolina diminished greatly. Robins, which are now a rare thing, were in the memory of all our older citizens a plentiful thing—only twenty or twentyr five years ago. Another species of ga#e which has suffered greatly front the ravages of man and nature is deer. Why is this shortage? First, the un sportsmanlike manner in which hunting has been carried on. Second, careless ness with fires, which have caused for est fires and as a result destroying many young birds and animals, but not least, the practice of defor estation which has been a common thing in which the habitation of the animals is destroyed. Although the game and fish in the Old North State have decreased very much in comparison to most of the other states, we find that we are great ly blessed. The fame of our hunting and fishing grounds have spread far and wide, and during the proper sea (Continued on back page) Farmers Kill Large Bear In Griffins Yesterday - » A 250-pound hog bear was killed by Messrs. Marvin Leggett and N. R. Daniel, Griffins Township farmers, Thursday morning after the animal had attacked a hog near the old Dy mond City site. The bear attacked and killed a hog early in the morning, and several neighbors, learning of the bear's activities, immediately arranged the hunt. After ,a , chase of several miles the bruin climbed a tree and was felled by the two farmers. Only a few days ago, farmer* in that section killed one of the largest bears killed there in many years. The animals are very numerous this year, aAd have raided the hog pastures oft en. > • v « Presbyterians Announce Their Sunday Services ♦ Sunday, May 31, 1931. "The Church With an Open Door.' - Church school at 9:45 a. in. Worship service and sermon at 11 a. m. Rev. M. O. Sommers of War saw, will preach. Roberson's Farm Sunday school at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting «ach Thursday at 8 p. m. Bear Craaa , Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Worship service and sermon at 8 p. m. Rev. M. O. Sommers will preach. You are cordially invited to hear any or all of these messages. Come and worship with us. ,j ii ♦ ~ Bank and Postoifice Have Holiday Here Saturday The Branch Banking and Trust Co will observe tomorrow, "National pec oration and Memorial Day,". a> a hol iday. The post officif will also be closed for the day, handling only first class mails and offering no rural or town delivery service. The holiday wilt be limited to the post office and the bank here. THE ENTERPRISE County Crops In Better Condi Usual For Ti ( HOLIDAY FARMING t v I * "Holiday Farming" ia the latest type of agricultural pursuit ad vanced in this county, and inci dentally it ia "Farming to make a living," Mr. Paul Bailey, cashier of the Planters and Merchants bank, Everett«, stated today in an nouncing a holiday for the insti tution tomorrow!. Mr. Bailey, every holiday, goes to the fields, he stated. Tomorrow( Saturday) is Decor ation Day and it will be observed throughout the country as a holi day. Other than in the poitoffices and the bank at Everetta and the one here, business will be carried on as usual. RE-VALUATION IS POSTPONED FOR TWO YEARS Adjustments Can Be Made At Discretion of County Commissioners Property re-valuation in the State was postponed by the legislature this 1 week until 1933, leaving those coun ties and districts where the work has already been completed or almost com pleted in a state of confusion as to what _method of procedure they will t follow. In postponing the re-valua- I tion, the assembly provided that no I real values shall be reduced more than 1() per*"bent below the 1|930 figure. An I attempt to allow a reduction of 20 ' per cent failed to carry in the House. In this county, several districts have completed and others have virtually completed the revaluation work, re ductions as great as 25 per cent of the | 1930 value* have been reported. Just what step the county will take now remains unknown. It is understood the the assessors in those townships where the work has not been started, will await instructions before going into the work. As the new law is understood here, personal property values are not af fected, the act allowing not more than a ten per cent reduction in real es tate values. Even though the re valuation has been postponed, the commissioners are empowered to make adjustments in land values, the total not to drop below the specified per centage. According to that pro vision, it is understood that the com , missioners could make an adjustment i as great as 20 per cent or even more in some cases, provided the increased reduction is offset by a gain' in other cases. Then it is reasonable to as- 1 sume that some values will remain the same as they were in 1930. It will hardly be possible to use the ! revaluation figures obtained this year for a basis of revaluation in 1933 which means that the work already completed or partially completed will be a total loss to the county. _ - Preliminary reports coming from those townships where the revalua tion work has been underway indi cated that there would be a 20 per cent or an even greater loss in the f property valuation in the county, as a whole, this year. Work had not been started in this township, List- I taker R. T. Griffin stated Wednesday i when it was learned that the revalua tion task had been postponed until j1933. I Should the adjustments, subject to | be made at the discretion of the county | Uommissioners, result in a 10 per cent reduction then the total reduction will i be even greater, for it is believed that personal property will show some loss itself. | One Preaching Service at Methodist Church Sunday m Rev. C. T. Rogers, Pastor Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Preaching, 11:00 a. m. Young People's Group (Mrs. Rog ers) 11:00 a. m. No service will be held in the church Sunday night. Epworth league, Monday 8 p. m. Hi-League, Tuesday 8 p. m. Mid-week service, Wednesday at 8. All are cordially invited to attend miwm _ o Circulate Petition To Close Stores Half Day Each Week • A paper, petitioning the merchants to close their stores each Wednesday afternoota during the months of June, July and August, is being circulated here this week, but the canvass had not been completed at noon today and the outcome is yet to be determined. The practice was in effect here a part of last summer, it will be remembered. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday May 29,1931 BLUE MOLD NOT EXPECTED TO DO GREAT DAMAGE Poor Stand of Peanuts Is Reported Throughout This Section The several crops common in this county, as a whole, were described as in the best condition of any at similar periods in several years by a number ol farmers questioned while here yester day. Mr. \V. G. Harbison, of Grif fins Township, stated that his crops were doing unusually well, that bis t >- bacco was growing rapidly, and he had a good stand of peanuts. And most of his neighbors have good crops, too, Mr. Hardison stated. Mr. Juhn W. Green, of Bear Grass, supported in the main the report of fered by Mr. llardison.' "Our peanut crops, 60 acres, did well from the be ginning with the exception of about 10 acres wliich we replttntod," Mr. Green said. J Blue mold is said to lie in many old I tobacco beds throughout the county, but few farmers have reported seeing iit in their fields. Other than this ! threatening menace, the toliScco crop :is said to. Ik- growing very rapidly, the J cut worm doing some damage here and | there; but which is not of a very seri |ous nature. It now looks as if some of the farmers will be almost ready to house their first primings by the I time some completed the re-transplant ing last season.. | As a whole, the peanut cro|» is not I doing,so well in this county, and poor I stands are also reported in neighbor ing counties. Unusually cool nights and a fairly heavy rainfall during tiie planting season resulted in poor stands almost throughout the area. Much re planting has been reported, and a goodly number of farmers are now hopeful of fair stands. A few farmers are said to have plowed up their pea jnut fields a second time this spring and replanted it' iii its entirety that a good stand might be had. While the irish potato crop is far from a major crop in this immediate section, a goodly -number of acres has been planted to the crop this year, and prospects are fair for a good yield. Advanced prices are not very encour aging, however, for they will hardly be more than $2.75 at the highlit, ac cording to reports. The home garden is to be reckoned with this year, more than any other year since the Civil War period, Peas, beans, and* onions can be seen in long rows on the farms everywhere, dis placing in some instances tobacco it self, But even yet there are a few who 'have made little or no effort to plant; 'they are just looking "for manna, ap ! parently. PUT MERIDIAN MARKER HERE 1 Public Surveyors Required To Check Instruments , With Marker Undo/ the direction of the JJnited States Geodetic Survey, Mr. Raymond Ambrose is establishing a meridian marker on the high school grounds here. Similar markers are being es- I tablished in all of the 100 counties of I the State, it is understood. | According to the law of North Car j olina, public surveyors are required to I check their instruments with these markers once every ttoo years that 1 their calculations will be as nearly cor rect as is possible for them to be. I The marker had not been determined ' C yesterday, and it is not definitely known just how much the magnetic line will vary from the true meridian course. However, it is believed that the magnetic line will swing east of north approximately 5 degrees. Heretofore, the marker was stationed at the courthouse, but it was rendered useless when the courthouse annex and new jail were built. Sunday Morning Services * at the Episcopal Church • Rev. A. H. Marshall, Rector Church Sehool, 10:00 a. m. s - Morning prayer and sermon, 11. Did you know that next Sunday is Trinity Sunday, so called because it marks the first Sunday of the second half of the Christian year when conJ sideration of the Holy Trinity will bo given by the Church for twen^-six' weeks? Trinity Sunday dates back in! this church through the Church ofj England to the tenth century. All Sunday school teachers and scholars I are urged to be present' Sunday and | it is urged that all members of the church as well as all those who have no church affiliation will conte to the services Sunday. NEW BOARD TO TAKE OFFICE MONDAY NIGHT Mayor States That Town Salary Schedule Will Be Scaled Downward ; Elected by substantial majorities in the municipal election here the . early | part of May, the new hoard of town j commissioners will take the oath of .office here next Monday evening at 8 I o'clock, two members of the new j body going in for their first terms. I Mr. Robert L, Coburn, reelected may or, will take the oath of office along ■ with Commissioners N. C. Green, L. P. Lindgley, G. H. Harrison, E. S. McCabe, and Luther Peel before Clerk of the Court K. J. Peel, according to information coming from the mayor's office. Very little business has been sched uled for consideration or disposition at the next Monday evening meet ing, hut it is understood that town salary schedules will be scaled down ward. To what extent the salaries I will be'affected had not been deter mined this morning, Mayor Coburn stated. WORK OUTLINED BY ROAD BODY State Will Take Over 45,000 Miles of County Roads The First of July A tentative budget and rough outline of the organization for handling the 45,(MX) miles of county highways, which the state takes over on July 1, and the 9,000 miles of state highways, were adopted yesterday at the second meet ing of the newly appointed State Highway Conmiission,- Chairman E. B. JefTress and W. VV. Neal, both of whom were members of the General Assembly, were sworn into office yes terday morning preceding the meet ing. Maintenance forces for State and county roads will be consolidated, with the State divided into live divi sions for handling the work. These divisions replace the liine highway districts into which the State vjded under the old highway law. A resident maintenance cJiijgineer will have charge of each division, but con struction work will be .handled di rectly from the central office l,>y a State construction engineer who is yet" to be named. Each of the 5 major maintenance dis- j tricts which will have an average of 20 i counties each, will be subdivided into ' about five districts. These smaller 1 units will take the place of the pres- ! cut county units of administration. A new department will be necessary to | care for the county convicts who will ' for the most part, be housed in camps | already constructed I>y the counties. ! 5 CASES TRIED BY RECORDER —» — Heavy Fine Is Imposed In Assault Case by Judge Bailey ♦— — ' A general routine of business again : featured the docket of the county re- ] Jcorder's court here last Tuesday, Judge , Bailey calling a half dozen cases and i disposing of five. P. L. Baker, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon and driv ing an automobile recklessly, was fined Is2oo and taxed with the costs. | Charged with disorderly conduct and | carrying a concealed' 1 weapon, Guilford 1 i Purvis was found guilty of simple as sault, the court suspending judgment upon the defendant's paying the cost. Bruce Outterbridge was fined $65 when he was found guilty of carry ing a concealed weapon. The defend-' ant appealed and the court required bond in the sum of SIOO. Bruce Rollins, charged with an as sault and carrying a concealed weapon, was found guilty of simple assault,| the court suspending judgment uponj payment of the cost of the action. I Prayer for judgment was continued one week when Mack Langley and Gussie Ford were found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon. John Jasper Black pleaded not guil ty of carrying a concealed weapon, buti no disposition of the case was repoPt- 1 ed. ♦ Sales Continue Strong on the Curb Market Here The weekly sale of the curb market continue to increas. The market will be open Saturday in spite of the holi day. We hope to have prices to sat isfy our' partons this week. At this time it i( impossible to give, the prices which will prevail at the mar ket. If you do not find what you would like to have the seller* will be very glad to know your desires and take your orders.—Reported. Assembly Adjourns Wednesday After Record-Breaking Session LARGE CROWDS AT REVIVAL IN LOCAL CHURCH Wilson Minister Delivering Series of Forceful Talks _ In Christian Church "Heresy That Hurts," was the ser mon topic chosen last night by the Rev. John Barclay in another of his special sermons delivered during the Christian church revival since the opening the first of the week. TouchiUK lightly on church history, the visiting minister advanced ths "creed" of the church, which he de scribed as a simple truth—the Divinity of Jesus Christ. In developing his .theme, Rev. Mr. Barclay referred to the first commandment, not one of>th.\ ten, hut the first of all—"Love thy God with all thy heart and soul." Not to believe this is herjesy that hurts, the minister declared. A second com mandment," Love thy neighbor as thy self," but not one of ten commonly referred to, (was also pointed out as one of the standards to the Christian religions Large crowds are hearing Rev. Mr. Barclay nightly, and his sermons are well received by them. Services, will be held at H p. m. today and tomorrow and Sunday.,, with the possibility of the revival closing Sunday night. The public is cordially invited to hear the minister in his talks. HEALTH CONTEST GIRLS SCORED IN Misses Harrell and Thomas Selected to Represent Martin County Miss Naomi Harrell, of the 4-11 girls' club at Oak City, and Doris Thomas, of the Kobersonville elemen tary school received the highest scores in the health contest which lias been carried on in te 4-H girls' clubs through the county this year. Eight of the club girls were ex amined by Dr. J. 11, Saunders here Wednesday afternoon. Many of the girls were kept front obtaining the I highest score because of rounded shoul j ders, bad tonsils, slightkf deformed I bones, lack of vivacity and troubles j which can be corrected in a short jtimy, Miss Sleeper stated. The two girls receiving the highest [score, will go to Washington on next | Tuesday with Miss Sleeper to be en jtered in the district con-test. Drs. Britt and Taylor will examine the girl* coming to them from the several coun ties, and the champion of the district will be entered in the State contest, to be held at, Raleigh during the week of the boys' and girls' 4-11 club short course. ' , i, , MAKES PROFIT ON MAY PEAS • J. G. Staton Ships Four Car Loads To Northern Markets • Planting 20 acres to May peas, J. G. Staton, this season, is expecting to make a fair profit on his investment. iHe .planted IM hags'of seed on his Washington County farm and shipped 2,067 five-peck baskets of peas. For the first two carloads, the farmer received about $ 1.50 a basket. Mr. Staton is expecting a similar price for the last two carloads shipped, and if the samo price prevails, he will receive about $3,100. The definite cost of raising the crop of peas is not available at this time, but the fertilizing, plalrting, and cultivating are not very expensive, and a fair return is expected from the crop. Baptist Minister Announces His Sunday Sermon Topic Sunday morning, at - the Baptist' Church, the pastor will preach on thej "Man Who Ddin't Like Heaven." j Sunday school and young people's organizations meet at their usual time, j but-due to the revival meeting at htej Christian church, there will be no eve ning preaching service. And the pas tor asks all the members who Will to join him in attendance at this (closing service of the Christian church reviv al. County Council oi Home Clubs Held Yesterday The wom?nS"cotflny cotlnrtl of the Home Demonstration clubs held its second meeting of the year iri the home agent's office here Thursday afternoon at 2:30. INDIGESTIBLE A "Hoover Prosperity" coin, one of the bright golcfen-colored pieces that were distributed to widely during the 1928 presidential cam paign, was yesterday removed from the intestinal tract of Rob Bailey, 5-year-old son of E. Pal mer Bailey, by Dr. John B. Wright, Raleigh specialist. The boy's father is the secretary of Senator Josiah W. Bailey. The coin, which is nearly the size of a half-dollar and bears the in scription: "Vote for Hoover and Four Years of Prosperity," had been in the lad's intestines for sev eral weeks before he was seized with violent illness. Dr: Wright, who was actively engaged in the anti-Smith cam paign. remarked to the boy's mother after the operation: "You just can't ram Hoover Prosperity down a boy's throat." LARGE YIELD OF IRISH POTATOES IS LOOKED FOR • Price Outlook Is Not So Good; Only Few Dug So Far ® The outlook for the Irish potato crop in Martin and Pitt County is very good this, season, in so fur as yield is con cerned. As to the important matter of prices for the potatoes, that is an other stofy. \\ hen the crop in this section was planted iu late 1-ebruary or March, conditions were favorable and most grmvefs got a very good stand. The spring has been rather cold, and for a time was inclined to be dry, but ther have hecm several gont-rains since'the potatoes were planted, and so they have made a very good growth. ' Only a few have l»eeu dug in'this section for local consumption, and they have turned out very well, Not many have attained their, full growth yet, though left in the ground two or three weeks 16nger a much better yield would be secured, so some of the growers say. National and State (arming experts arc advising the farmer* not to dig their potatoes now. They say the South t arolina crop is now moving and that it will he a large one. The point is made that il the, crops of both the I arolinas is put on the market at Ghe time that the bottom will drop out. I here was big increases in acreage in both states this year and so the crop will be large. Pamlico County is ex jpected to produce 2(H),000 barrels this year and there will be big*%rrTfrs' in other counties. ICarteret County's crop may reach 100,000 barrels, which will be the biggest ever raised there. The yield in this immediate section jis expected to be about the same as | last year. 16 ENROLLED AT SUMMER SCHOOL Pupils Desiring to Remove Conditions, Must Enroll for Work at Once ! Sixteen pupils enrolled ii>r work'in I the summer school opening here this week, Principal W. K. Watson, stated yesterday. Wive of the number art working to remove conditions that they might enter upon their high school duties for the first time next fall. The remaining eleven are removing condi tions in various li/igli school subjects, I Principal Watson, assisted by Pro fessor 1., C. Thornton, is offering ten subjects, the professors teaching from 8:15 until 12:12 each day. The school is scheduled to run six weeks. The classes are very small, and any pupils desiring to remove conditions or even advance themselves, will find it- necessary to enroll at once it they would remove 'the conditions or get credit for any advanced ,'work, Mr. Watson said. ♦ Unusually Large Hen Egg\ on Display Here This Wtek » Taken from her flock, Mrs. Ada Ro'>- erson, of Griffins Township, placed on [ display in the JCnterprsie oflice an un -usttaHy-4arg* lien egg yesterday. The egg, three and one-quarter inches long, measured eight inches around and weighed one-quarter of a pound. ■ # Dr. W. M. Parrott Named To Head Health Board Dr. Jits. M. Parrott, prominent doc tor, of Kinston, was selected to head the State Department of Health, yes terday. Dr. Parrott succeeds the late Dr. Chas. O'H. Laughinghouse. Watch the Label On Yoar Paper Ai It Carriea the Date When Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 ■MARTIN COUNTY MEN HOLD THEIR POSTS 'TILL END Passes 1,206 Bills and Reso lutions During 145-Day Session In Raleigh 1 hat legislature, lor so long tho center of discussion and probably the thost hectic one in the history of ths State, was brought to a close last Wednesday night at 'MM o'clock, the end finding Martin county's represen tatives still in their seats but weary. I he assembly established, a new en durance record, remaining iu session five days longer than did the recon struction legislature of 18(># (>4. Dur ing the 145 days' the legislators re mained in K.ileigh, tliey enacted l.lO'i hills and resolutions. Many of the l,Juo hi Ms and resolu tions are 10. a! in their nature, and it will he several weeks yet befj>re their provisions are generally, kjiown. Sev eral of these hjlls have to do with this county and several towns therein. Although the as>einbly- failed to en jtirely relieve property (if the burden of the six mouths schools, it did pro vide substantial tax relief through its |road and legislation, and despite the general impression gained from its jloug revenue deadlock that it had ac complished little, the .1931 assembly did: • •• I Adopt the principle of the MacLtyn School Law providing tor State in steail of county operation" of the six months schools. j (live State "supervision and control ol 45,00 Oniilt's of county roads .sonic 4,1100 convicts ti, lie used in main taining these roads. I rente an eleventh congressional idistrict lint fail to reclistrict for the 1 House and Senate. ! ( reate a central purchasing agency, j i reate a per-onnel commission. I Consolidate North Carolina State !College and North Carolina College for Women with the I'university of North Carolina. i Provide $400,000 lor the erection of ta new central prison. | t reate a Local Government Com mission and give it control over all ilocal government finances. I Organize a- new State system of hank 1 .supervision. I Knact largest revenue hill in his* |tory; estimated to raise ahout $20,- 000,000 annually including a county ad valorem tax. (Kxperts es timate that it will result in a $4,000,- 1000 deficit). Knact largest appropriations hill in history, estimated to spend ahout | 528,5000,00 annually, even after re educing salaries 10 per cent. Defeat • a luxury tax, hut adopt ,T jgeneral sales tax under the mii-e of a-. merchant's license levy Kill three attempts to legalize pari inutuel betting ( reate a constitutional commission to study a redrafting of the State Con stitution. Provide postponement of sale of land for until- .Viiveiuhfr, discretion ary with cmprty commissioner:}, town and.district governing bodies, Def t er Revaluation I'rovide for postponement of I'eyalu jmtion until I'M4, hut recognize revalu jations already made by allowing a 10 jper cent "adjustment" in the discre* ; tion of commissioners. | Reorganize the State Board of Agri- | culture, the State Department of l.a hor, the State Hoard of Health, the State Park Commission, and the State i Jl .Jiway 'Commission. Authorize the issuance of no bonds, state or county, not previously issued of allowed. Power to approve the is suance of bonds for certain purposes is vested in the Local Government Commission*. . Enact child labor legislation. Knact bill to permit regulaiton of public service corporations. Change basis of licensing automo biles, increasing gasoline tax one cent per gallon, 'to six cents. Unanimous Report Representative Harris brought in the appropriations conference report, which was signed ,by every member of both House and Senate committee. The report cuts out the Senate in crease of $6,500 for the Department of Labor; provides for at least 10 per cent aggregate reduction of State em ! ployecs' but prohibits cut ting school teachers more than any "oTher class. ' , The appropriation for the six months school term was placed at $17,000,000, including fines and forfeitures estitnat-" ed at $1,300,000. The bill carries sl.- 500,000 for extended term relief and $150,000 for an emergency fund. Editor To Speak To the Ahoskie Kiwanis Club Editor W. C. Manning will address the Kiwanis club in Ahoskie tonight.