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Advertiaam WtO Fnd Oar Col inns a Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin Coonty Homea VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 41 ~ COUNTY FAILS TO HAVE FARMER ON 1930 GRADE A LIST No Reports Filed by Martin Farmers; 67 in State Get Distinction Martin County failed to place one of its citizens in the group of "Grade A" farmers last year, the absence of any of our county men on the list re sulting because they failed to fill out y«ports. Heretofore, several Martin farmers were rated "grade A" agricul turists. A report telling of the "grade A" fanners in the state follows: Sixty-seven farmers of North Caro lina are proud of the honor conferred upon them by the North Carolina Bankers' Association and the State College in designating them as "grade A" farmers for the past year and are striving to continue to merit that dis tinction again in 1931. "Grade A" farmer, as designated by the associa tion with the cooperation of the Stat;' College of Agriculture and Engineer ings, means that the farmers so chos en conduct a well-rounded type of farming and that their operations art on a businesslike basis. The farmers chosen last year are located in every part of the state and form a repre sentative body of progressive, success ful farmers who have demonstrated hv their activities during the year that they not only know how to farm ac cording to the best established meth- j ods but diversify sufficiently to assure I themselves sufficient food and feed for the family and lite livestock respective ,y - I H. M. Cox, president of the Ctii/ens Bank at Mount Olive, chairman of the agricultural committee of the North Csrolins Bankers Association, says there is no reason why the number of "grade A" farmers in North Carolina I cait not run into the thousands in the future, he expects the additional energy which is to be thrown into this project by the association to result in a much larger number at the end of this calendar year. Mr. Cox explains the choice of the farmers so honored at follows: , "The 'grade A' farmer program was first tried out by the association in 1926-27 and last year we secured the approval of the associstion to carry it forward for a five-year period. Farmers are not selected by preference or pull of any kind, but on actual results of the previous year's work, grsded by the State College as a disinterested party. Any farmer, white, black, land lord, or tenant, is eligible if he ran make the grade. Early in 1930 all banks were supplied wittip question naires to be given to gooif farmers to | fill out, and, of the 75 questionnaires returned 67 were graded by the college authorities as eligible to receive the | certificate of merit and button present- I ed jointly by the bankers' association and the State College. These ques- i tionnaires were handled by all 10! groups and the one securing the larg-, est number of 'grade A' farmers was swarded the agricultural cup for the year. Last year the cup went to group 2, which secured 18 'grade A' farm- t ere. "The points covered by the ques tionnaire filled out by the prospect- j tive 'Grade A' farmers cover prscti- j cslly the entire field of farming and , living at home. The first deals with ► growing of feed, the secepd with hogs, third the garden, and then follow the orchard, soil tilling, home improve- . meats, diversified income, growing sev- | eral crops instead of one, and the last deals with the keeping of records cov ering the entire field of farming snd is designed to interest the farmer in every phase of fsrm life. "We are looking forward in this movement to the goal so ably describ ed by thst distinguished Southern or ator and statesman, Henry W. Grady, when he said: 'When every farmer in the South shall eat bread from his own fields and meat from his own pastures; and disturbed by no creditors snd en-| slaved by no debt shsll sit amid his teeming gardens and vineyards and orchards and dairies sn barnyards, pitching his crops to his own wis dom snd growing them in independ ence; making cotton hit clean turplnt and selling it in his own time and in | his £ho sen market and not at a mas ter's bidding; getting his pay in cash and not in a receipted mortgage that discharges the debt but does not re store his freedom, then shall be break ing the fullness of our day.' ~ "The 1931 questionnaires will be in, the hands of the bankers of the state j abogt the first of the year and will be giiea out to the farmers snd then re-' turned by them to the bank, which will j torn them over to the State College. l where they will be graded. Awards will be made on the results of 1931; operations and I am confident that the increased interest on the part of both the farmers and the bankers will re sale in a much larger number of can didates for the honors than last year and'that the number should increase annually throughout the five-year per- THE ENTERPRISE Interesting Inform Roanoke River Is Gathered By Engineer M Proving That It Is a Small World After All • Williamston mat in Canada last wade, proving that this is a small world, aftsr all. Traveling by auto, Mrs. Panl Jonas, Miaa Bthal Harris, and Mr. Brncs Wynn entered Canada early test week. Mr. W. O. Peel, leaving later in the week, enter ed Canada and was admiring . some stately cathedral in the Province of Quebec when a member of the other party pat ted him on the shoulder. Greet ings were exchanged. The auto party ia expected home tomorrow; Mr. Peal re turned home yesterday. SEEK MARKET OPENING DELAY • Warehousemen in Georgia Seek Postponement As Result Late Curing Efforts to have the opening of the Georgia tobacco markets, scheduled to open the season next Tuetday, post poned for one or two weekt, arc being made by the warehousemen there, it was learned from a dispatch released Monday. However it is not very likely that the opening will be postponed, at the delay it subject to interfere with the opening of the markett in this State the first of September. It was stated that tome growers a round Tifton had not ttarted curing their tobacco up until latt Saturday, and that the tcheduled opening would not be convenient for the farmers, in many cases. WAKE TENTATIVE BUDGET HIGHER • New Budget Calls for Three Cents Increase Despite Various Savings * * - Quite an uptet followed the an nouncement of Wake county tentative budget for the next year, according to an article appearing in the Newt and Observer today. The budget, one of the first tubmitted by any county in the Statedcallt for an even higher rate idespite the road and tchool tavingt. 'And the tame tituation can be expect ed in many other countiet. The article .appears, in part: I "Auditor Henry G. Holding yester day literally took the breath of the Wake County Commiitionert when he I laid before them a tentative budget 'for the fiscal year 1931-32, calling 'or a county-wide tax rate of (1.14 as a gainst the present rate of sl.ll. Calculation! of the Tax Commit tion - show Wake county will receive la net tax reduction in rate of 45 cents |on account of school and road legisla tion. It had been generally conced ed that the full .tftent of thit reduc tion would not be realised, but the were, snd still are con fident of a substantial iacreate, the tentative budget to the contrary, not withstanding. Several departuret from the bud gets of the patt mark the new budget, one being 25 per cent hat added each appropriation or failure of the tcheriil to collect, thit deduction amounting to 20 per cent of each levy. Hereto fore 10 per cent hat utually been car ried for the purpote in the tentative budget and nothing at all in the final budget. A change in thit item also one would materially reduce the final rate, but other substantial changes will be alto made. Wind Does Little Damage In County Last Saturday " - • A small damage to crop* and prop erty by wind early last Saturday eve ning was reported near the hornet of Mettrs. J. Eaton Lilley and Sylves ter Lilley in Griffin* Township. The tobacco 'crop wat damaged to tome, extent in teveral communit.e*. and corn wat badly blown over in the. tame | section. The Ifettrt. Lilley, here yesterday, stated that the ttorm wat heavily charged with electrictiy and that light -1 ning struck near their hornet. The ! wind unroofed a barn on the Joel I 'Bennett farm and continued toutheasl wardly through Griffins Township, but the damage canted in itt path could not be Icaraed. • Hart from Aolaadar llitt Bettye Harrell, a member of the local school faculty laat year, wat here for a short while yesterday aft ernoon. .. . . Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 21,1931 HIGHEST WATER WAS RECORDED IN YEAR OF 1771 ♦ Would Have Covered Pres ent Highway Fill With Four Feet of Water ♦ Making a survey of the Roanoke ) River recently. Army engineers gained some interesting informstion hsving to |do with the turbulent stream. Mr. Ed mond Pendleton, jr., is msking the I survey of the stream from its source .to the mouth. He is working under the direction of Major Gordon R. Young, who with Gerrard H. Matties, principal engineer, are in charge of the survey. In an effort to estimate the potential power and light valuet of the stream and to effect a control of high waters. Congress ordered the tugyey several months ago. For 207 years bsck, Mr. Pendleton has procured data on Roanoke. In 1771, five years before the Declare ation of Independence was sgined, the Rosnoke resched its highest stage of the period, the engineer learned. The flood waters at that time would have put the present highway dam across the Roanoke swamps under more than 'A feet of water, probably. The second highest flood reported in the stream by the engineer waa in November, 1877, more than 100 years after the highest known wster. This high wster, do ing much damage in the low grounds bordering the stream, it known to the old people of this section as the great | centennial freshet. Other high waters ,were reported in 1887, 1901, snd July, 1919. The highest water in the Roanoke tince the road and bridge were built here was reported in 1923, when the water came within about one foot of overflowing the dam. While it is known that the 1771 frethet was high er than the one of 1877, its flood stage lis not definitely known. It it cer tain, however, that the one 1877 would I have covered the highway dam here , with three feet of water. Mr. Pendleton stated that they had 'found valuable data in the survey of the river, adding that it was one of the most turbulent ttreama in the en | tire country and that it carriet a third more water than the hittoric old James River. High waters have flooded more j than 100,000 acrea of land between Weldon and Williamtton at one time, 'according to eatimatet furnished by the 'Army engineer. When the survey it completed, the Army engineering depsrtment will re view the entire finding* and make whatever recommendations are consid ered necetsary to Congress in connec tion with flood control of the stream. EXPORT PEOPLE MAKE CHANGES Much Comment In Wilson Follows Dismissal of Men By Export Tobacco Co. • ♦ While no official confirmation could be learned, a material shake-up in the affairs of the Export Leaf Tobacco Company it in evidence in many of itt plantt and pertonnel, attributed, it it reported, to the adoption of a ma jor retrenchment policy which may af >fect all branches in the South. In Danville, Va., Barnette Lea, who for 12 of the 26 years he hat been identified with the company hat been manager of the branch there, it suc ceeded by Henry Woodt, jr., a mem ber of the buying ttaff. Eight other men in the Danville divition, tome of whom have been with the company for yean, alto have been notified that their services are no longer needed. All have been given liberal aalary allow ances in lieu of service. According to information received from Wilton at noon today, ten of the company's men there bad been i turned of, among the number being teveral who have served the company for as long as 30 years. The action there is said to have aronsed much comment among the" people of that i town. t - The ordert discontinuing the terv ' ices of the men are understood to have been tent out from Richmond and it is also understood that the company I is paring expenses materially. Woodt, taking the place of Barnette Lea ia Danville, when questioned yes terday about hie sppohrtment and regarding reasons for the changea said that be did not care to make aay statement. • ----- - ■ Miaa Virginia Taylor, of Greensboro, ia here visiting her mother, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, for a few days. VOTE AGAINST CONSOLIDATION AT SANDY RIDGE Special Tax Levy Fails To Carry By Vote of 70 To 55 The proposal to levy not more than 35 cents on the SI.OO property valua tion for the extension of their tchool term and have the tchool consolidated with the one here was defeated by voters in the Sandy Ridge School Dis trict, Williams Townthip, yesterday by a vote of 70 to 55, nearly all of the reg istered voters taking part. The outcome of the election has been reported to the State Equalization Board, and the fate of the school n..w j rests with thst body. Consolidstion is likely, or rather consolidation of the school would be in line wtih the other 'school combinations recently effected in thit county. It is believed that the State Board will give the problem fur jther consideration, and make its Anal disposition of the matter within the next few dayt. | • —l— COWS IN THIS TOWNSHIP SHOWS INCREASE , All Other Farm Animals Decrease; Autos Also On Decline • ■ That Williamtton Township is tlowly returning to a more cohterva-. I tive method of living wat learned in, a recent review made of the 1930 and 11931 tax bookt. And while the evi dence it very limited, it it, at leatt, a trend in the right direction, it it be lieved. The number of milch cows was increated by three and now the dittrict hat 59 of the animals. , There wat a marked decreate in the number of automobilet, the value drop ping from $72,000 in 1930 to $53,645' thit year. The exact number lots in the vehiclet could not be learned, but it it believed that there are between 75 and 100 fewer autoi in the dittrict j thit year than there were latt. I The number of hortet dropped from 26 in 1930 to 19 thit year, a loss in value of $430. There are only 13 few er mulet in the dittrict thit year than there were latt, but their valued drop ped from $26,335 to $22i460, a loss of $4,175. At of April 1 there were 1,127 hogs in the dittrict, at compared with 1,246 in 1930 at the tame time. The moit marked number increase wat in beef cattle, but their value was lett than it was the year before. In 1930 there wejre 81 beef cattle in the district, valued at $1,695. Thit year there are 102 of the animalt, carrying a value of $1,190, a lott in value this year of $505. GROWING SMALL GRAIN FOR SEED Refuse Certification of 20,- 000 Bushels Because of Mixed Varieties Out of 86,000 bushels of small Krai" | inspected on 2,454 acres this summer, about 66,000 bushels passed the pre liminary Seld requirements for certi fication by the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association. "We were compelled to refuse the certification on about 20,000 bushrls, 'because of noxious wedes, diseases, 'and varietal mixtures," says Gordon IK. Middleton, seed specialist at State 'College. However, the results of our 'field inspections this season sht>w a 'gratifying increase in the acreage and the number* of persons who are grow ing small grai nwhich may be recom mended for future sedeing. In 1929, only 9,482 bushels of seed grain were certified; Ust year. 1930, there were 21,071 bushels. The tremendous in crease this season was due largely io au increase in the number of growers rather than to larger acreages on those farms where such grain had been produced before." Mr. Middleton pays a tribute to the county farm agents and>V vocat >° na ' teachers who have aided in developing the interest in better farm seeds, fie lay* 120 fields of grain in*32 counties passed inspection this year against 66 fields in 21 counties in 1930. Under present conditions, he believes with all price* for farm produce at a low ebb, it ia very important to keep the coat of production at a low point and the qisality of product as high as possible. Nothing help* in this more than the *ae of good seed, Even if (he Crop ia grown simply for soil im provement and feed, clean, improved seed will give higher yields. Clean aead also lessens tbe danger of infest ing the farm with noxious weeds. The nee of seed of tbe better, high producing varieties is one factor that can not be overlooked, if there is to be an improvement in quality of the prod uce grown for market, and if this prod ace is to be standardised to any de cree, says Middleton. . k One High and Six Elementary * Schools Will Be Consolidated WILL RESUME MAIL DELIVERY ON SATURDAYS Carriers to Take Their Half Holidays Wednesdays, Effective This Week Village mail deliveries, suspended hete each Saturday afternoon since July I, wilt be resumed this week, it was announced yesterday by Postmas ter Jesse T. Price. Under the 44-hour week, effective July 1, postal em.'lovecs have been enjoying a half-holiday cadi week, and while the practice will con tinue, a change has been made to re sume village deliveries Saturda> after noons and discontinue those custom arily made each Wednesday attern.Hm, Mr. Price stated; Discontinuing the town service each Wednesday afternoon and re establish ing the deliveries each Saturday after noon Will make possible a better serv ice, the postmaster pointed mail will be only held up from Wednesday noon until the following morning, while under the Saturday suspension of service plan, mail was held from Saturday morning until Monday morn ing. Only one delivery will l>e made Wednesdays, the regular two trips con tinuing in effect for the other days. Since the new 44-hour week law went into effect, one clerk is otT each Tuesday, a second is off duty each Wednesday, and a third is to have Saturday afternoon for lii.> o\\ n use. This system is much preferred to the one where the office closes for one half day each week, a practice that is followed in nuny offices throughout the country, it is understood. Except for the loss of the Wednes day afternoon delivery," postal patrons here recognize no great change in the mail service. WHEAT FARMERS GET LOW PRICES • Bushel of Wheat and Three Loaves of Bread Sell for Same Price, 25 Cents I A striking picture, showing a Kan-1 >as wheat farmer anil u forocerv clerk | standing beside a bushel of wheat with three loaves of bread in front of I lit. bag, appeared in the newspapers this week. Both the wheat and the bread carried the same price, 25 cents. The farmer and the clerk agreed that the bushel of wheat would make about Sii loves of bread, which is about the amount, pi bread. thelariuer jvi >ulj.l ' I for an acre of wheat on the trading basis of three loaves for a bushel, j Apparently, the South is not in such a bad way with its farming, after all; | that is, considering the farts timler j lying the picture. • Harrison Brothers Start Annual Clearance Sale Beginning tomorrow,. Harrison ■Bothers and Company's July tdeir lance sale is carrying unusual lin quality merchandise. Especially low 'prices are being offered in the ladie and men's department, and all piece goods, such as voiles and silks, will he offered at actual cost, it is announced |in the company's advertisement ap pearing in the current issue of this paper. I Sunday School Members * To Picnic at Rea's Beach I Members of the Icoal Christian Sun day school will enjoy their annual p i ntc at Rea's Beach, near Plyiimulli, tomorrow afternono. All children . I 1 the Sunday school and their invited I guests are atked to meet at the church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when transportation to the beach will la provided. The party will return lite tomorrow afternoon. Local People Use 130,000 Gallons Water Each Day Prompted by the unusually warm ' weather, and the desire to be clean, (local people are using more than 130 000 gallons of water daily, it was learned from the assiitant manager of the wattr department yesterday. ( One-third of the amount pumped at the plant it used between 6 o'clock in the morning and noon, it was stated. ■ Ordinarily, or rather in normally cool weather, the consumption hardly ever exceeds 100,000 gallons daily, it wat ttated. • Leave for Visit to Canada Mr. and Mm. E "s. Peel, Mr. Harry Biggt, Miss Frances Williams and Mrt. J. S. Rhodes left this morning for a ten dayt trip to Canada. Country Is Going To Dogs? Not So v • The age-old prediction, "The country is going to the dogs," can no longer be made with any authenticity in this tax district. The table has been turned, and the dogs are going to the coun try, it was learned from a study of the Martin County tax books yesterday. In 1930 there were 95 ca nines, male and female, in this district. This year, the tax books show that there are only 57 dogs in the town. PAUL SIPLE AT CAMP CHARLES / , f Will Speak To Scouts, Near Wilson, Tomorrow Afternoon | A goodly number of Boy Scouts and their friends are expected to hear Paul Siple, the boy chosen from thousands of American Boy Scouts to accom pany Byrd to the South Pole, when he talks at l amp Charles, near Wil son, tomorrow afternoon, at 5 o'clock An elaborate program has been ar ranged with a military hand taking part it was announced yesterday by scout omciaU-of this area. The young explorer talked over ra dio station W'l' l K, Raleigh this morn ing, many local people receiving his niessage giving a description of his trip with the gr«at explorer to the ant arctic region. CLUB MEMBERS BACK FROM CAMP Declared To Be Best Ever By Those Who Went From County 1 By LORA E. SLEEPER (Home Demonstration Agent) The fourth annual encampment held, at Catup l.each the past week was de clared to be the best ever held by thoslsjn attendance. The 65 boys, girls and cnaperotH's in attendance at llu*' camp were favored with very good weather all the week. A* varied pro gram was offered the campers during the week. Wednesday morning I lie girls were Kivp.il tin ,ltiM.lainrni.il principle', of making rag.ru»s Mr». Johnson, of \\ . ashingtoii. I Ins class was followed fry a taTiTTiy Miss 1 ( a MI M iV'S iui th,"Tin r'J'.very J>ay Ktii|iiette," Thursday, County Health Officer Brttt, of Beau fKrt County, ga\e tin- girl's and hoys a very good talk oil "I'osture," illus* .(rating this with pictures, and good and had specimens ol posture among the x»rl.s prcscntin camp. (>ur local minister, Rev. l'iephuff, conducted vesper services for Us Thurs day evening at 7:.l0 p. in. We appre ciated his visit and help given at this time. I Miss (ration I'uhlic Health nurse of Beaufort County, nave the gills a I demonstration on I'riday, ''How to bathe a sick patient in hed. | .liach camper returned home Satur day with much enthusiasm for the camp and even asking to remain an other week, Only one girl was sick while at camp. The three counties de cided to plan, again for an even het lir camp next year, The entire cost ol the camp for each person this year \*as $2, 50c of this amount heing used for transportation to and from the cymp. Judge Clayton Moore Gets Heavy Court Assignments Judge Clayton Moore, of this place, drew a heavy assignment yesterday when Governor Gardner re-arranged the schedules of the jurists in an ef fort to avoid court conflict*. The assignments include the -follow ing changes! Judge Clayton Moore in place of Ajwlge Midygette, one week, Bladen county, ,l)eginning August 10. Judge Clayton Moore in place of Judge Frank A. I>aniel% two weeVs, Durham county, beginning September seventh. Judge" ("layfim in place of Judge E. H. CrSftrnier, one week, Har nett county, beginning September 21. % —: Methodist Women To Meet On Wednesday ■. ♦ * The Woman's Missionary Society and the local department of the Methodist church will meet on Wed nesday afternoon at 4:30 at the church, All members are urged to be present. J Watch the Label On Your Paper Aa It Carries the Date When Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 CHANGES AFFECT EVERY SECTION; 17TEACHERSLESS All Consolidations Are of White Schools; List of Changes To Be Made Six elementaly and one high school consolidation, affecting all parts of the county, ha.ye been ordered in Martin during the coming term by the State Equalization Board, it was officially Warned from the office of" County Sup erintendent of Schools J. C. Manning here last night. All the consolidations are limited to white schools, the same number of negro schools continuing to operate with two additional ers. Exclusive of negro schools, only one gain was made in the county, War dens receiving three teachers instead • f tW two had last year. The elementary schools at Poplar Run, Angetown, Mannings, in Wil liams Township; Macedonia, Cross Roads, Spring Green ank Smiths, in RobersonvilW Township; and the liigh 'school at Hamilton will be consolidat ed with other units, the consolidation of ti)e ( Sandy Ridge School with the one at VVilliamston now pending. In consolidating Poplar Rtfn, Ange, aiitJL Mannings with the ojie at James [ville, 'one teacher will be lost. The 'four schools had a combined faculty of thirteen teachers, and will have only ,12 during the coming term, under the 'new consolidation plans. 'llie Macedonia elementary school .will he closed, the children going to I Hear ('.iiass. 'The two schools had a [combined faculty of 10 teachers last year and will have only eight this year, the change resulting in a loss of two lUutf. teachers. •Cross Roads ami Spring Green siliools will he consolidated with Ev eretts, the change resulting in the loss 01 one more teacher. Cross Roads had two teachers; Spring Green had 1; and Everetts had 7 teachers, a com bined faculty of 10 last year. Smiths School will he consolidated with the school at Robersonville, re sulting in a loss of an additional teacher. The consolidation of Sandy Ridge, now awaiting final disposition by the State Kquali/ation Board,, will result in the loss of one teacher. However, if the unit is maintained in Williams Township, two teachers will be pro vided, it is understood. (ttitfius school, with one teacher last year, will be coiitinuetf**duriiig the | 1931-32 term with the faculty remain ing unchanged.. Farm Ijfe had six teachers last year jand will only have four tin-, year, a ! loss of Iw o. J l.illeys Mali had two teachers last term, hut w ill only .have one this year number this year. Hardens gains a teacher, the faculty jthere to have three teachers this year instead of two. Partnele will have three teachers this year instead of four, a loss of one more teacher. Gold Point continues with three teachers. In the consolidation of the Hamilton High School with the one at Oak City, I Hamilton loses two teachers, but by the change Oak City gains one in the 'high school and loses two, a music teacher anil a second in the elementary 'grades. Oak City had 12 teachers last ySitr and Hamilton had 7. This year Oak City will have II and Hamilton will have 5. Robersonville had 19 teachers last |>tar and will oidy have 14 this year, that number also caring for the pupils {added through the consolidation of ISmiths. With the two schools com bined, the home economics, the com mercial teachers, and two others in the elementary and two special tax teach ers will he lost. Two of the special tax teachers in Robersonville received very little remuneration from public sources. Williamston had 19 teachers last year and without the consolidation of the school at Sandy Ridge with the Wil liamston unit, it will have the sante number this year. In the event that Sandy Ridge is consolidated, which is very likely, Williamston will have an additional teacher, or 20 in its faculty.- . Not including the vocational teach er/Professor W. T. Overby, who will continue at his post in the Jamesville school, the county had ,114 white teachers last year. During the com ing term there will be 96 white teachers n the Martin County schools, consid ering, of course, the consolidation of the Sandy Ridge school with the one at Williamston. Under the new sys tem, the white schools in the county lose 18 teachers and gain one, a total loss in thoce schools of 17 teachers. One high school teacher is dropped from Bear Grass, and 10 are dropped (ContiniMd on the back p«C*)