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Atorthars Wffl Pad Oar Col- KM ■ LMchkn to Ow Sixteen Hundred Martin Cootj Homes VOLUME XXXIV— NUMBER 53 OPENING PRICES LOWER THAN YEAR AGO First Hour's Sales Here Average $6.84; Upward Trend in Later Prices DEFEAT LOOMS FOR EXTENDED TERM IN COUNTY Indifference of People Who Favor Adopting Likely Be Decisire Factor REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSING SATURDAY, STH People in Several Districts • Of County Oppose Extended Term More than 1,200 people have regis tered in eleven of the voting precincts of the county for the school election to be held in this county on Septem ber 14, several of the eleven registrars rgwting having stated that many of I nose registering in their precincts were opposed to the proposed county wide extended term. A careful study of these reports and the registration figures indicate that the contest on the 14th will be very close, unless there is a marked support developed in some of the districts between now and next Saturday, the day the registration books close. It is going too far to say that some of the districts are bitterly opposed to the extended term, ;but reports re ceived from Gold Point, Hassells, and Williams stated that a majority of the voters in those precincts is opposed to the extended term, with "sentiment divided" in Griffins and little interest in tiie election in the Hamilton voting precinct. Poplar Point has not been beard from, but a smsll registration, due to the size of the district, can be; expected there. Just what the people think of the proposed extended term in the other districts is not known, but if they fail to show a marked in terest in the election, there is certain defeat for the extended term. The registration books close next Saturday, and for one to vote in the 1 election to be held on September 14, | he or she must register on or before Satarday, September 5. Regardless of j whether you have registered before, or | how many times you have registered j before the present registration was or dered, one wishing to vote in the elec tion September 14 will have to regis ter in this new registration. If you have not registered since the books opened the early part of last month, and if you wish to take part in the election, it is necessary that you reg ister before next Saturday night. According to reports coming from two or three sections, the proposal is not fully understood by many. The election, if carried, will create a county-wide two months extended school term, callirig for a special tax levy not to exceed 20 cents on the SIOO property valuation. The pass age of the election will eliminte all special tax levies for schools in the several districts now supplementing their school budgets, and in the place of the present levies, which are as high as 35 cents in some districts, the 20-cent rate would be levied. If the election fails, then the old levies will continue unchanged; that is, Bear Grass will continue to levy 35 cents instead of a rate not to ex ceed 20 cents, and so on throughout the county. The passage of the proposal, it is * conservatively estimated, will result in a saving to 90 per cent of the tax payers and provide equal educational advantagees for all children. The eleyen precincts, Poplar Point not reporting, had registered 1,228 people up to and including last Satur day, as follows: Gold Point 49 Robersonvilie 194 Hasaetls 95 Wiltiajng ! 90 Bear Grass ll9 j !..... Tflft wiwuMton Oak City 1 80 Jamesviile 96 Griftaa 147 Everetts > 8S Hamilton sl ■' ■ " • Venus Ballard, 105 Yeats Old, Dies InThia County Venus Ballard,' ope of the county's .oldest colored residents, died ait her home, aaar Robersonvilie recenty at the age of 105 y«ars THE ENTERPRISE - if- • . • * . ,jr\ SPEAKING Rev. A. Corey, of Jamesville, will appear In behalf of the pro posed county-wide extended school term tomorrow evening (Wednes day) at 8 o'clock in the Farm Life school, it was unofficially announc ed here this afternoon. Mr. Corey will explain the is sue as it affects taxpayers and the schools, and all citizens are ur gently requested to attend and hear him. Other speaking dates are being considered in several of the dis tricts, but no definite announce ments have been made at this time. Mr. T. B. Attmoore, State school man is slated to make a public appearance some time the latter part of this week or early next week in connection with the proposed extended school term. IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS SERVICE NOW IN EFFECT Two Trips Daily to Wil mington Provided by New Line An improved bus service for this section went into effect today, when the Seashore Bus Lines established schedules between here and Wilming ton and connecting with the Virginia Ueach Company and the Carolina Hus Lines, operating between Norfolk, Ka leigh, and other North Carolina points. Complete schedules had not been re leased in pamphlet form this morn ing, but it is understood that two round trips will be made out of here to Wilmington and two out of Wil mington to this point each day. The Raleigh-Norfolk and Norfolk-Raleigh and the Washington-Norfolk service will be bettered also, it was stated, with the addition of new busses and a slight change in the schedules fol lowed during the past few months. The Seashore Lines, it is understood will operate a bus out of here each morning to Wilmington, and returif that day. Another bu will operate out of Wilmington each morning for Washington, where connection will be made with other bus lines for a second 'connection with the Norfolk-Raleigh line here, it was | To what extent the new schedules ,will affect travel for this and near-by 't>oints can not be determined at this time, but it is believed that the serv ice, starting today, will make possible one of the best transportation services for local people ever in effect here. Heavy Wind Does Little Damage Last Saturday I A heavy wind storm, limited to this immediate section, blew down trees and shook small building Saturday afternoon, but no great damage re sulted. A tree in the path of the storm fell on a mule in the back lots here, but he was not badly hurt. Evidently loosened by the wind, the transom glass in the front of Barn hill Brothers' Store here fell out later during the day, resulting in a consid erable loss. .■■ ■ 0 Mrs. Anna Harrison Returns From Markets Mrs. Anna Harrison returned Sun day after visiting merchandising cen- I ters of the country for several weeks i purchasing fall Hl il llM ry lor Harrison Brothers and Company, local depart ment store. A marked change in hat styles for ladies is in effect this season, and llrs. Harrison's firm has made ex tensive preparations for the trade, it was stated. Mrs. P. H. Brown " left for New York Sunday to be gone several- days to purchase fall goods for the com pany. These goods will be placed in the store immediately, offering shop pers in this section the latest stylea in | quality merchandise. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 1, 1931 LOCAL YOUTH IS INJURED BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER Tom Summerlin Not Ex pected to Recover From Injuries Tom Summerlin, local white boy, suffered a l>roken hip and other in juries late Sunday night when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on the highway near Parmele. lie was re moved to a Tarboro hospital, where he was reported in a dying condition at 1 :J0 o'clock this afternoon. Traveling toward their homes from aTrboro, young Summerlin, hii broth er, Claiborne Summerlin and Edwin Cox stopped to repair a tire. They Irove off thj; pavement and one of the boys was looking for the tools under the seat, when a car, meeting them, left the right hand side of the road and struck Summerlin, who-was stand ing on the edge of the road beside the parked car. Cox, who was standing near Summerlin, escaped by only a few inches. Claibum and young Cox picked up the boy and after repairing the tire carried him to Robersonville, where he was given medical attention before he was removed to the hospital. The boys were unable to describe the hit-and-run car and its driver con tinues at large. CHINA SUFFERS FROM FLOODS 250,000 Lose Lives and Over Million Homeless, Late Reports State More than one million people are homeless and 250,000 others arc believ ed to have lost their lives in recent floods inundating large sections of China. Uncertainty still veiled this week the extent of the disaster in Kiangsu Province, where eight miles of dykes along the Grand Canal collapsed. An aerial survey led authorities to believe early Chinese estimates vastly exag gerated the number of deaths. Nevertheless, it was still feared that many hundreds, and perhaps thous ands, died in Kaoyu and other near by cities when dykes collapi e 1 last Tuesday and Wednesday. In the coun tryside villages perhaps even a greater toll was taken. First incomplete reports of deaths in kiangsu Province were received as comparatively stable conditions return led to the Wuhan cities of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang. Water from tlx- VaiiKt*e still inundated the streets in these cities, however. The Wuhan gendarmerie headquar ters estimated 250,000 persons drown ed or succumbed to disease, starvation, or exposure in the three latter cities. The figures may be accepted as offic ial and oinparatively reliable. The gendarmerie census showed that 163,000 houses either collapsed or were ruined past repair, rendering 782,- 000 persons, half the population of the three cities, homeless and destitute. This total was lessened by deaths and the evacuations of those able to flee, but 500,000 remain there Restitute and helpless. CHILDREN MUST BE VACCINATED ■ + First-year School Children Should Be Vaccinated Before the 14th ♦ r All children becoming six years of age on or before the first day of next January and who are planning to en ter the local school this fall are re quired to be vaccinated against small-, pox, Principal Wrii. R. Watson stat ed this morning. That the children might be free of sore arms before school opens the 14th of next month, the school man said it would be to the child's advantage to be vaccinat ed within the next few days. The law requires alt children to be vaccinated against smallpox, and it is important that parents remember this that their children can start the term and continue without having to stop for vaccinations. ' •—_ «, Illinois Man Is Spectator at Benton, 111., Aug. 30.—Surround ed by relatives and friend*, Steph en R. Patton today attended hia own '(unreal." Flowers were there in profuaion, but there was no casket The "funeral oration" was de livered by the Rev. John B. Maulding, of McLeansboro. Today was Patton's birthday an niversary. When he learned re cently that relatives planned a cel ebration, he suggested, "It's bet ter to hand flowers to the living rather than to the dead," and said LOCAL PATRONS ASK FOR BETTER MAIL SCHEDULES Postal Authorities Asked To Take Steps to Remedy Present Conditions J Finding the schedules ■ inadequate and the service. the poorest in years, 'local postal patrons are pleading with jpostal authorities for additional car rier contracts. In several complaints .entered during the past few days, the [poorly arranged schedules were point :ed out by local citizens who asked | that contracts be made with the bus line It) handle some of the mails. No reports have been received f*om the authorities, but when the poor facili ties are considered, it is believed that arrangements will he made for an im proved service. At the present time, the mails are received here between 10 o'clock in the morning and 4:20 in the after noon, a letter mailed after 4 p. 111. resting in the office here almost 18 hours before it is started on its jour ney. It is believed that a contract with the bus line will make possible a much better service, for a letter then could be mailed here about 9 p. m. and reach its destination, in many cases, before it is dispatched under the .pres ent schedule. The proposed schedule would even better the mail service from here lo Jamesville, Postmaster Jesse T. Price stated when questioned about the pro posed change. . A, tetter could be mailed here at 9:00 p. m. and reach Jamesville the next morning instead of noon the next day. Mail addressed to Norfolk or Raleigh and intermediate points would be delivered, if mailed here at'9:oo o'clock p. in., eatTy the next morning.' A letter mailed to Nor folk after 4 o'clork under the'prescnt schedule would reach Norfolk the . next day, but too late for deliver until I the following morning, it is under . stood. This change, if made, would speed up, with few exceptions, all the mails dispatched here by alomst 18 hours, including letters addressed to northern and western states, it is understood. MONTH'S WORK BY HOME AGENT IS SUMMARIZED ♦ Varied Activities Provide Busy Month for Miss Lora E. Sleeper The month of August was well filled with varied activities. The County dinner was the first event scheduled for the month. There were approxi mately 50 or more in attendance at the dinner, which was prepared by the home demonstration club members. Every one in attendance enjoyed the dinner, served cafeteria style to make leas work and keep every one more comfortable, oying to the hot weath er. Mr. J. G. Blake was with us for the dinner and gave 3 short talk to those present on "What a creamery route through the county would mean to the farmers of Martin County." Two girls went to Raleigh to rep resent the county i» the State short course. The .two girls were Very much pleased with the courses re ceived during the week and returned (CMMNM* M the bask page) he would like to see "what his fu neral would be like." Patton, sitting with his brother, John Patton, 84, of Lenzburg, lIL, heard Mr. Maulding take for his text, "I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far bet ter." The "funeral" was conducted at the Patton home on the south edge of alier, where he has lived for 41 years. He said he didn't want any flowers or oration when he is dead. FEW LICENSES SOLD AS HUNT SEASON BEGINS Open Season on Squirrels Starts Today; List of Selling Agents With the hunting* season just open ing today in this section, the sale of hunting licenses has been very limit ed, County (tame Warden John \W. lliites stated -yesterday.* The .season, for squirrels only, is opening a month and a half earlier this year than it did last, and the advanced season partly accounts for the limited license sale, Mr, Mines pointed out. No great number of hunters is ex pected to enter the woods during the next few days, hut by September 15,. the day the deer season opens, squir rel and deer hunting will be the order of the day for the sportsmen. The following firms and individuals in this county have been appointed by the county game warden to handle the license sale this season: 'Williamston: Culpepper Hardware Company anil T. M. Grimes. Hoberkonvillc: -C. .T Smith and Company. Hamilton: W. G. Anthony. Jamesville: J. E. Hedrick. t Bear Grafs: A. B. Ayers. Everetts: J. S. Ayers. Massell: I'. C, Edmondson. Oak City: Barrett Drug Store and Jesse 11arrell. MRS W. LEGGETT PASSES TODAY Burial Tomorrow Afternoon In Cross Roads Town ship Grave Yard Mrs. Willie W. Leggett, 70 years old;, died at the home of her son, J. W. Leggett, near Jamesville this morning about 2 o'clock. She had been in poor health for some time, and had i been seriously for several days. I Living a greater part of her life in Cross Roads township, she moved the first of this year to live with her sou in Jamesville township. Three sis ters and several children survive. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by Mr. Louis T. liolliday. Interment will follow in the Wynn burial ground frt Cross Roads township. Mrs. Leggett was, for a number of years, a member of the Christian church and was greatly beloved bv »'! who knew her Ernest Vick Held Under Bond for Auto Killing )£rnest Vick, arrested last Thursday in connection with an automobile wijpck that resulted in the death of Frfink Price, young Goose Nest town* ship farmer, was given a preliminary bttring before Justice of the Peace J. F. Crisp last Friday afternoon and ordered held under a SI,OOO bond. Un able to raise that mount, Vick con tinues in the county jail. Said to have been driving more than 50 miles an hour, Vick turned a Ford roafdster over on a Palmyra road last Thursday afternoon, throwing Prics from the machine and breaking his neck. Vick was not injured; J The'case will be aired in the Mar tin; County Superior court /Convening here the 21st day thi/*month. Low Averages Are General Over Belt JNO. W. GARDNER DIES THURSDAY Was Well Known Farmer Of Jamesville Section; Funeral Friday John W. Gardner, 78 years old, and a farmer in the Jamesville section, died at his home there last Thursday from an attack of pneumonia. He had been in feeble health for more than six months, but during the greater part of | that' time he was able to be up and! care for his duties about the home. I Funeral services were conducted from the home Friday afternoon by Kev. W. B. Harrington, and interment followed in the family burial ground on the Lloyd Gardner plantation, near by. A tiller of the soil all his life, Mr Gardner was highly esteemed by his friends and neighbors. lie was a member of the Poplar Chapel church for almost a quarter of a century. I wenty-two years ago he Was mar ried to Mrs. Kstelle Senate, formerly Miss Fstelle Holliday, of near James ville. She with four daughters, Mrs. Jesse Martin, Mrs. Kb Hardison, Mrs. Will Moore, and Mrs. Louis Hardi son, all of near Jamesville, survive, lie also leaves ' two step-sons, Messrs. Bruce Senate, of near Jamesville, arid Mr. Clyde Senate, of New York. CAR STOLEN AT DANCE FRIDAY IS RECOVERED * Found Loaded With Stolen Tobacco in Cemetery Here Saturday Thieves last Friday night stole a' 'Chevrolet car, and alter forcing an [entrance at the back door of the banners Warehouse here, drove into the building and loaded it with 401) potmds of Mr. llarry Meador's best| tobacco. Archie l'illey, owner of the car, reported the theft to flight Po liceman Allsbrooks, who saw the ma chine pass a Main Street intersection a few minutes later. He trailed the car out Elm Street, the. rogue losing the officer when he turned into the ' local cemetery and deserted the car and tobacco,, I Unable to locate the car that night, the officer reported the theft to Chief Daniel, who with Sheriff Roebuck, trailed it early next morning and found the machine and tobacco parked in the cemetery, No arrests were made. —Pillcy, with Clifton Harris, both of Terra Ceia, and Misses Florah and Nettie Waters, of Aurora, were at tending the dance here when their car was stolen. SEVEN MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Four More Than Issued in Previous Month; Only Three From County ' Seven marriage licenses were issued in this county last month, a marked percentage gain, but only an increase of four in number over the previous month. Unly three of the participat ing couples live in Martin County, however; a majority of the others coming from Bertie, and one couple from as far ayay as • Norfolk and At lanta. Two of the three county cou ples marrying during the month were white. Licenses were issued to the follow ing: White Jesse Jones James, of Norfolk, and Clara F. Maness, of Atlanta, Ga. Arch C. Council and Jeunie Gard ner, both of Martin County. Julian H. Harrell and Frances P. Warren, both of Martin County. . Colored Ben Gurley and Jessie Gilliam, of Bertie County. J. D. Riddick and Daisy Woolard, both of Martin County. Alfred Pettiford and Annie Gilliam, both of ,Bertie. Alustus Towe and Frances Baker, both of Washington County. Watch the Label On Your Paper As It . Carriea the Data When Your Subscription Expiree ESTABLISHED 1898 MANY FARMERS TURN TAGS ON A L MARKETS Quality Best In Five Years And Prices Are The Lowest Ever Thousands of farmers selling to bacco on Eastern Carolina ware house floors today faced low prices -prices lower than the low ones paid last year. Fanciful lies and average-boosting will not even make the price look decent. During the lirst hour of sales'this morning on .the \\ illiamston market, J0,778 pounds of tobacco were sold for SJ,B2BJO, an average of So.X4 p,er 100 pounds. It is estimated that there are 200,000 pounds of tobacco on the three warehouse lloors here, with a slightly upward trend in prices. The quality,, several pioneer farmers reporting, is. the best of any crop marketed here in several year-r, and the price is the'low est. Reynolds Leading Buyer Reynolds, bidding for a" starry crown in the lirst reports of the opening, bought heavily on this and other mar kets. I lie hxport is on the market and is buying a quantity of the offer ings, but at the lowest figure ever heard of, and Liggett and Myers are taking a number of domestic grades. Ihe warehouses carried the burden, buying heavily in an effort to maintain a decent price. Starting off at the lowest point pos sible, an average of little mure than I cents, the prices gradually climbed, and a.s the sale progressed during the first two hours, the market appeared strong er. At the first, an average of not more than 4 cents was predicted, but the 1-cent piles dwindled in number, fid then prices ranged from i to 27 rents, the better grades resting around the 17 and 18 cent mark. Many Turn Tags Many tags were turned, and those I who accepted the sales did so with disgust. Some ot ; the scenes on the marlcet tliii maffltug were pathetic, ami some were comical, farmers, visi tors, and warehousemen appearing dis heartened. Hut, as a whole, there was ilittle grumbling, and auctioneer continued his monotonous song from •one end of the warehouse to the 'other. | "I just ain't going to sell my tobacco for 2 ceiUs and buy snuff at' fiO /cents," | one farmer remarked. "I'll be -damned jit "I' take- another dip," he said as he took one last glance at the tobacco he had raised, cured, and placed on the warehouse floors. > Low Prices General Reports based on estimates rather than actual figures indicated that early sales on other markets were low in price. Robersonville, with block sales, 'or about 350,000 pounds, averaged a 'round 6 cents during the first two .hours this morning. Conditions sur rounding the sales were described as similar to those here. Farmers were turning a goodly number of tags, and many were said to be disgusted. | Greenville, according to reports, led I the State in pounds. Wilson reported one-half million while Greenville said she had a whole million on its floors. The two towns were optimistic in their price reports, Greenville stating that the average there would be around seven and one-half cents. Wilson of fered eight cents as its average. In dividual reports brought back from the two markets maintained that the prices were no liigher than they were on markets in this county. ' . Recovers Stolen Goldstforo Car Here This Mprning A Chevrolet coupe, stolen in Golds boro "last night and belonging to Mrs. O. N. Lovelace, of that town, was re covered here this morning by Chief of Police W. B. Daniel. Ira Andrews, colored boy formerly of Williamston but for several years a resident of the Wayne County town, was arrest ed in connection with the ft.eft and is being held in the county jail here for Goldsboro officers.