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Advertisers WHI F»d Our Col ons s Latchkey to Owr Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homes VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 63 OLD SCHOOLS IN COUNTY BRING VERY LOW PRICE Several Thousand Dollars Worth Property Sold * For Only $661 The Martin County Board of Educa tion yesterday sold ten school build ings and eight tracts of land for $661, the sale being made at public auction at the county courthouse door. All the sales, handled by Mr. W. O. Grif fin, chairman of the board, were mad subject to the approval of the Martin County Board of Education at its next regular meeting to be held the fir t Monday in November. Several thousand dollars would be required to replace all the buildings •old at auction yesterday, but for one or two exceptions the sales were a bout as good as some others made in more favorable times. The board has a right lo resell at higher figures any of the ten tracts, and it is believed that one or two of the offerings will command a higher price later on. It might be that some of the bids will be rejected altogether at the next meet ing of the educational body. Several of the pieces of property of fered at auction are said to be de teriorating rapidly, and under the law the board deemed it wise to offer- the property for sale this week. The Ange school property was sold to S. H. Ange for sllO. Ferd Hollidby in the old Cooper's School property for $l5O. Finding no bidder for the Poplar Run school property, C. A, Harrison mentioned $5, and it was "knocked out" to him. V. G. Taylor agreed to pay $75 for the Spring Green school property, no other bids being made in competition. Fair View school property was sold to Ed Hardison for $25. The Sandy Ridge school property, a three-room structure and two acres of land, was sold to Joshua L. Col train, who raised the bid from $25 to SSO. The one room Burroughs school building was sold to Haywood Rogers' for sl6. Bidding was strong on the Cross Roads building, but there was some question as to the validity o( the deed, and the property was sold to V. G. Taylor for S2OO, subject to deed and action of the education board. Start , irig it a much lower figure, the bid was bounced up $5 at a time, then $1 at a time, finally Mr. Taylor jumping it from $176 to S2OO. Smith School property was sold to Mr. Hugh Roberson for $25, The James school property, former ly a house occupied by colored chil dren in Goose Nest, was sold to C. A. , Harrison for $5. WOMEN'S CLUBS WILL MEET 13TH • Local Club Asked To Send Full Representation By President The annual meeting of the Woman's Federated Clubs of the fifteenth dis trict will take place in Washington on October 13. The meeting will be gin at 10:30 and both morning and afternoon sessions will be held. Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, State presi dent, will be the main speaker on the program, and her message alone will be worth the time it will take to at tend this meeting. The president of the local club h anxious for a good attendance, from Williamston, and aika alt members to go who possibly can. " Ai is the usual custom, those at i tending are asked to carry light lunches and the hostess club at Wash ington will serve the luncheon. Number Chickens Are Stolen From Dr. Rhodes ♦ Entering the chicken lot of Dr. James S. Rhodes, a thief, believed to have been George Perkins, cleared the roosts as he went, removing a half dozen bantams, a few Rhode Island Reds and several of another breed. Perkins borrowed a bo* from the Cen tral Service Station here a few days ago, and it was found on the chicken lot. Apparently the box was too small, so he discarded it and took a •coop. Perkins has not been seen since the theft. • Capacity of Sweet Potato Curing House Increased A 5,000-bushel unit is being added to the 10,000 bushel sweet potato storage house at Kings Mountain, in Cleveland County. Carteret Farmers Plant 200 Acres To Broccoli Cartaret County farmers are plant ing 200 acres of broccoli as a test of this new green crop for the early mar - tat v, - ' *1 1 THE ENTERPRISE Last-Minute Ru Taxes Develops This Week In an effort to head off the ad vertisement of their property for unpaid taxes, property owners from all parts of the county were rushing to the sheriff's office here yester day and today to settle their ac counts. If the nuh experienced yesterday and today lives through tomorrow, the list of delinquents will not be much larger than the one advertised last year, it is be lieved. While virtually all the old names appearing on the lists in the past two or three years are there again this time, they will be | accompanied by a few new ones, TOWN BOARD IN REGULAR MEET HERE LAST NIGHT i —•— Consider Ordinance Against Curb Service at Soda Fountains Meeting in regular session here last night, the town commissioners dis cussed two or three matters, but no final action resulted. ] Drug store curb service was one of the subjects discussed, the com mis- ( sioners finally abandoning hope of !trying to stop the throwing of drinking I cups, napkins, and straws on the main ; streets by visitors to the fountains. An ordinance making it unlawful for one to throw rubbish on the streets | was considered, but the Ynitter was i,. . • dropped when the commissioners were ,led to believe that the cold weather just ahead would limit the practice to | a great extent. I While no direct complaints were I heard, the meeting instructed Chief ( W. B. Daniel to order owners of hog pens now a nuisance in town to re move them outside the town limits. ( | Going into executive session, the board discussed a previous bond issue 'and other features of the recently com pleted audit. D. W. MORROW DIES SUDDENLY ' — New Jersey Senator Was at! Peak of Career; Leader * # s In Political Circles F.nglewood, N. J., Oct. 5.—-Senator , Dwight W. Morrow died in his sleep I today at the peak of a career which carried him into international promi- I nence as a financier and diplomat. He was 58 years old. A secretary tried in vain to awaken the New Jersey Senator late in the morning and then called, physicians. Although Mr. Morrow lived for two more hours, he never regained con sciousness, and died at 1:52 p. m., of ; a cerebral hemorrhage. The news of his death was intensified by its unexpectedness. The father-in law of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh,! who was a partner in the Morgan 1 banking house until he resigned to be-' come ambassador to Mexico, appeared in excellent health last night as he addressed a, large gathering in New (York and was cheered by 1,200 men 'and women for his advice about wel-j J fare work. LOCALS DEFEAT WINDSOR, 12 TOO 1 Williamston Shows Punch, To Score Twice On Visitors Friday Willlamston's football team regis-1 tered its first win of the season here last Friday afternoon when Windsor's ( eleven was turned back by a 12 to 0 score, Hardison scoring a touchdown in the third period and Anderson cross ing the goal for. a second score near the end of the game. Making eight first downs as com pared with the six made by the visi tors, the locals made their gains and Won the game by resorting to the aer ial route. Hardison, a small but alert lad from the Sandy Ridge district, took a pretty pass in the third quarter and raced 60 yards for a touchdown. God ard failed in his attempted drop-kick for the extra point. Oscar Anderson received a well-timed pass from Cook and made a short but close run for the second score of the game. The teams were about evenly match j ed, the visitors offering a strong op | position, forcing the locals to resort to passing for their greatest gains. ♦ ■■ New Legume Being Tried Out in Harnett County The new legume, crotalaria, is over three feet high on some poor sand hill land in Harnett County and J seems to be adapted for soil improve ' meat purposes in that section. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 6,1931 unless taxes, penalty, and interest are paid tomorrow. A period of inactivity has been reported in collections since the legislature legalised the postpone ment of sales, and it is understood that some who were able to ar range settlement then are not able to do so now. To stage the sales the first Mon day in November, under the law, the publication deadline will be reached this week, when all town, district, and county lists will be advertised in accordance with the law. JUDGE MEEKINS BEARS DOWN ON RUM SELLLERS | ♦ Five Martin County Men Get 3-year Sentences In Atlanta Prison According to reports, the conven tion of alleged bootleggers under way in Washington this week will go into a second session, which will be held in the Federal prison at Atlanta, jThree-year sentences in the prison at Atlanta were handed out often by Judge I, M. Meekins in the Federal .court at Washington yesterday, the jurist refusing to accept what he termed sob stories. | The activities of the session yester day are said to have had the results .of a bursting bomb in a peaceful camp. | Witnesses, going to the court from here yesterday, stated they found it very difficult to gain an entrance 4o the crowded courtroom. Hundreds of people were in Washington yesterday to answer court charges, testify as witnesses and plead the cases. The judge heard very little argument from the lawyers, and the mill rapidly turned out cards calling for three years in the Federal prison. As far as it could be learned only six cases originating in this county were heard yesterday, and only one j defendant, Henry Koberson, colored, I escaped. Each of the other five de pendants, Spence Bendenhall, Stancill Jenkins, Staton Gurganus, Arthur |Peel and Jas. R. Harrison, all white, I was given three years in the federal prison. CHAIN STORE TAX IN HIGH COURT Legality of State's Levy To Be Argued Tuesday, October 13 —. • Raleigh, Oct, 6. —Attorney General j Dennis G. Brummitt, of North Caro 'lina, was informed yesterday that the , United States (Supreme Court will hear arguments on the State's chain ! store tax, contested as unconstitutional ,by 19 chain operators, Tuesday, Oc tober 13. The hearing previously had been set for today. Mr. Brummitt will go to Washington next week to represent ! the State. I The chain store tax, passed by the I 1929 General Assembly, imposes a SSO I levy on each store operated in the 'State by a chain organization, but ! with one store exempted. A chain store tax passed by the 1927 General Assembly was held un constitutional by the North Carolina j Supreme Court. The 1927 law taxed each store operated in the State by I a chain with more than five stores, ' exempting the small chains. It was ! held discriminatory. The 1929 statute has been upheld in the State courts. 1 Mr. Brummitt said he believed, in view of the United States Supreme Court's decision in the Indiana chain store tax case, the 1929 law wfltild be upheld. Charles W. Tillett, Jr., of Charlotte, and New York attorneys will represent the chain store operators at the hearing next week. i Burke Farmers Go In Strong For Poultry Thirteen farmers in Burke County have 2,342 breeding birds after culling and blood-testing their flocks for dis ease and laying ability. ♦ Catawba County Man To Build Up Beef Herd • .. Earle Sipe, of Catawba County, has begun the establishment of a pure bred beef cattle herd. He recently pur chased four cows. Twenty High Grade Bulls Sold in Moore Recently Twenty high grade Guernsey bulls have been placed in Moore County in recent months. POSTAL SERVICE! AT OFFICE HEREj BEST IN HISTORY! ■—•— Rural and City Carriers Are Back on Old Schedules In Morning - Following added mail facilities at the local post office last week Williams ton patrons are now enjoying their best postal service. Schedules in the morn-, ings have been advanced more than an hour for all mail with the excep- • tion of that sent out Plymouth, 1 Dardens, and Jamesville to this point. Rural and city carriers leave the post | office here at 9 instead of 10:15 a. m. under the old schedule. Mail, which left in the office after 4 in the afternoon under the old schedule, is dispatched at 9 p. m„ and delivered in Raleigh, Norfolk, and ! other points early the next morning. Before the change was made, a letter dropped in the post office box here after 4 in the afternoon was not sent jout until the following morning short ly before 10 o'clock. Under the new schedule mail is re ceived here at 8:15, 9:44, and 11:20 a tti., and at 3:55 and 4:20 p. m. Mail Jis sent out at 9:44 and 11:2 in the mornings, and at 3:55, 4:20, and 9 p. in. The 8:15 a. m. and 9 p. tit. service is not offered on Sundays. The .early and late schedules only handle mail, leaving newspapers, packages, and other matter to be han dled as usual. WEEK SET ASIDE FOR EMPHASIS ON DANGER IN FIRE State Has Annual Loss of Twenty Millions; Urge Prevention Work "iVhile Williamston has had a limit ed fire loss during the past year, the State of North Carolina reports an av erage fire loss of approximately $20,- 000,000 more than enough to operate all the schools in the State for six months. In an effort to check this .loss, fire prevention week has been proclaimed throughout the State, and similar appeals are being directed to | the people all over the nation urging .them to guard against fires. Each fall ami winter, several fires are reported here as a result of. careless ness, Shingled roofs, dried and al most rotten from years of service, have caught fire in many cases, and t insurance commissioners and fire com pany chiefs are urging the owners to be careful with their house fires. No inspections will be made locally, but all citizens are asked to note the | common causes of fire listed below 'and remove as many of them as pos sible: I Rubbish, especially in basement and attic; unprotected joists above fur nace; stove pipes and furnice pipes too I close to woodwork; joists resting on I brick chimney; stove pipe too close I to ceiling; old shingle roof; inflam mable cleaning fluids; defective chim neys and flues, matches left in reach of children and rats, old and rusted stove pipes, storing car under or near house, careless smoking, electric drop cords hung on nails, radio antenna I not properly grounded, bridged elec tric fuses, wood box too close to stove, oil or gasoline stoves, sweepings in ' registers, ashes in wooden boxes, fur- i 'niture polish and other oily rags al lowed to accumulate, no mat under j 'stove, careless use of electric iron and. l j other electrical appliances, chimney I jnot high enough above roof, carellsfl ness with matches, RECOVERS AUTO STOLEN MONDAY Negro Abandons Car When Frightened by Salesman In Town of Windsor A Ford icar, belonging to Mr. Rog er Critcher, was, stolen yesterday morning by a negro, unknown here,! and was later recovered in WindsorJ The car was parked just off the Roa noke River fill when the negro stole it. While driving toward Windsor, a traveling salesman attempted to pass .the stolen car, but the negro refused/ 'to share the road with him. Contin-' luing behind, the traveling man tawl the negro stop the car in Windsor to' let out a passenger. The traveling man' angered by the action of the negro j and not knowin that the car had beenj stolen, drove up and before he could, say anything to hint about "hogging" tlgeroad, the negro, apparenty taking the nftuv~4pr an pfficer, jumped from the car, left>he motor running, and escaped through Windsor officers were notified, x and they re ported to Mr. Critcher. '—^ Only a few weeks ago, Mr. Titus Critcher, a brother, lost his car when 'a thief drove it away. [NUMBER FAILING IS REDUCED BY [CONTRACT PLAN Oak City School Trying Out New Idea During Current Term ♦ By adopting a unit assignment or ' contract plan, pupil failures have been reduced in the Oak City schools, Principal H. M. Ainsley stated yester day in announcing that the school ,there had enrolled t(k) per cent in the North Carolina Educational Associa tion for the year 1931-32. j In..connect ion with the. reduction of pupil failures, Professor Ainsley stated: | "The problem of dealing with indi vidual differences is a source of con stant perplexity to the high school teacher. There the unit assignment or contract plan is organized in the Oak City High School. First, to adapt in structional procedures; second, to pro-1 vide properly for the wide ranges of I ability in. these traits, ami third, to evaluate adequately and reward prog-1 ress. ."The plan requires written specifi-1 cations within a unit of teaching for mastery at four levels of difficulty. A > class group maybe allowed such time j on the unit of work as is required for | all pupils to complete the low assign- , nient. ' The Oak City school, in organizing the unit assignment, has received val uable information from the University of Virginijj/Reoord, Extension Series, , bulletins numbers 5 and 8. "Since the assignment is made in written form and may involve two or , four weeks of work, then the teacher is free after the first presentation of the unit to the group to give her time to the direction of the individual pu- . pils. "Each high school teacher has at tempted the unit plan for one cfass, as follows: Miss Myrtis Zettcrower, senior class in English; Miss Ruth Williams, second year in home eco nomics; Mr. P. S. Williams, biology; and H. M. Ainsley, geometry. The school has already noticed that the method is reducing pupil failures, and teachers' marks are more reliable." —rsr — ! SPECIALISTS ON DUTY AT FAIR State College Men at Head Of Practically All Departments —• All crop and livestock departments at the North Carolina State Fair to ll* held in Raleigh October 12 to 17 will be headed by extension specialists or agricultural workers at State Col lege, announces Dean I.' O. Schauh, 1 director of the extension service. The county, community and indi- i vidua! farm displays, as usual, will be ; one of the most important departments of the fair and will he headed by Fred ' jE. Miller, director of branch station j farms, assisted by R. J. Harris, sup- erintendent of the Experiment Station farm at the college. Dr. J. If. Beau- j mont, horticulturist, will have charge of the display of fruits, nuts, vegetables i and flowers, and C. L. Sains, will head the beekeeping department. Mr. Schauh says the livestock pens j will be of greater interest than usual this year, by reason of th«' increased interest in dairying. John A,t Arey !will head the dairying department,' J while John E. Foster will be in charge ,of beef cattle and sheep. W. V. Hays,' i formerly assistant swine specialist, 'ritow county agent in Tyrrell County,, 'will be in charge of the swine ex-j hibits, and Prof. Earl H. ""Hogtetler, will judge. Two othfr itv|efesting displays this, year will the ham and bacon show J j handled by R. E. Nance and the dairy products show in charge of W. L. ] |Clevenger. The poultry show has I been growing in recent years until it j lis now one of the best and largest in the south. This will be under the li- ( rcction of C. F. Farrish. David S. j Weaver, agricultural engineer, will be in charge of the farm implements and machinery department, and Mrs. Jane IS. McKimmon will direct the home j demonstration exhibits. Club work will be in charge of L. R. Harrill and Miss Elizabeth Cornelius, club lead ers. ♦ Lespedeza Makes Friends J In Columbus This Season I Lespedeza has made lots of friends •in Columbus County this season due to the high yields of quality hay pro -1 duced. J. R. Yates, of Chadbourn, cut 1 two tons of enured hay from one and one-fourth acres last week. ♦— Trench Silos Are Being Used in Haywood County ♦ — ___ Trench silos are being dug in Hay wood County to provide succulent feed for winter. The. silos cost little to dig and/ are efficient when placed on stiff land and on a dope. Commissioners Hold Regular Meet Here TEACHERS WILL NOT HOLD MEET HERE SATURDAY —♦ Postponed on Account of Welfare Meeting in Edenton ♦— The first of the county teachers' meetings (or the current term, sched uled to be held here next Saturday i afternoon has been postponed, it was lear yesterday, Superintendent James C, Manning stating that several of the principals and teachers were planning J to attend a district welfare meeting to |be held in Edenton that day. The | teachers will meet here Saturday, the I 17th, it was' stated. In an effort to limit the expense in-' Jcurred by teachers attending the coun ty meetings, Superintendent Manning is considering calling only two of the (sessions during the 1931-32 term. This J decision was classed as not final by the'superintendent when questioned yesterday. One meeting is to be held this month, and a second will be heldv early in the second semester, prob? ably in January, if the limited num ber of sessions is agreed upon by the proper authorities. Ordinarily there .are eight meetings held by the teach ers in this county yearly. Salary re ductions were mentioned as one of the main causes for the ivroposed lim ited number of county meetings to be held during the PJ3I-32 term. ALL READY FOR BENEFIT PLAY Proceeds Will Be Used For Charity Work in This Community — —• On Thursday and Friday nights of this week, the Woman's Club will stage the college comedy, "The Col lege Flapper." This.production prom ises to be an outstanding community event this season. The production is being coached by Missl Myra Kim mons, who is working in cooperation with the Woman's Clui>. The members of the cast proper have been hard at work for a week, J and every one who has seen the re hearsals litate that- the show is a riot from start to finish. Mr. W. C. Maif ning plays the part of Professor Gad-, dis, the bachelor professor, and Mrs. S. Cietsinger plays the part of Dean I Howard, tjie M maid dean of women. I These two characters have been in hive (for 30 years, but the professor falls in love with every new woman who comes (on the campus. Other characters who | show much skill in their parts are Hu bert -Coburn, as the star football play er who impersonates the old house- J mother, ami Mrs. Jack Downing, who plays the part of Jean, Jerry's girl, jThe parts of the three college boys I I who share in Jerry's misfortunes are [ ably handled by Mayo Grimes, Jessup I J Harrison, and Mill Bouknight. Kill I Spivey, as the tough football trainer, and James Manning as the coach, are I excellent . characters. In addition to I ! these plays are John Pope, the col- j 1 lege president, John Hassell, a wealthy 'alumnus Of the college, Katherine Har dison, the wife of the president, and | the two college girls, Mary and Nel | lie, played by Trulah I'age and, Frances ■ : William#, Perhaps the biggest sensation of the I whole show will be the flapper chorus. I This group consists Of 30 of the most prominent business men playing the ' parts of famous beauties—C. D. Car starphen as the girl with the million | dollar legs, Harry Biggs as Cleopatra,; Gus Harrison as the bathing beauty, | Frank Margolin as the vamp of Wil liam >ton, and so on down the list. Other features include the college glee club, composed of 25 singers; the baby pageant, in which a large group | of children take part, and the girls' choruses. Reserved seat tickets go on sale at Clark's Drug Store Wednes day morning. Henry Williams Dies At Home in Williams District 9 Henry Williams, Williams Town ship farmer, died at his home there last Sunday morning, following a stroke of paralysis suffered a hours before. He was 67 years of age, and was able to be up and about his work until almost the last. Born in Wil liams Township, he had farmed all his life. Mrs. Williams, with two sons and Uwo daughters, surylvn,___ - Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon from the late home by Rev. W. B. Harrington. In terment was in the family birial ground, near the home. Watch the Label On Your Paper Aa It Carriea die Date When Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 SCHOOL BUDGETS ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED No New Names Added To Poor List for First Time In Many Months l*or the first time in many, many months, no appeals of the poor were entered upon the minutes of a meet ing of the county commissioners, held Monday, And the old indigent list, a sure target for the poor during the Probably they are getting rfeady for a concerted attack upon the county's dole when the first pinch of winter [presents itself, and that will be next Jirst Monday, no doubt. The commis sioners heard a few appeals for help, but turned them down when it was learned that relatives of the applicants were able to care for their kindred. While final action of the bdard was limited, the Commissioners discussed the school budgets which tliey ap-' proved as presented by the county board of education. A motion to ac cept the budgets as presented was made by Commissioner Coltrain, sec onded by Commissioner Everett. The budgets are*now on their way to Ka leigh, where they will receive final in spection at the hands of equalization board members. A few tax matters were heard, the board relieving several citizens of pay ment, and ordering the sale on the first j Monday of next month uLthe tax de jlinquent list for the year lU3O. On j account of disability, b red W.' Mc-~ Daniel was relieved of payment of poll tax. tieorge F. Whitehurst, of Bear Grass Township, was relieved of the payment of tax on 25 acres of land when the commissioners learned that the land had been properly listed by •C. S. Koberson. W. P. Powell, Williams Township, was relieved of the payment of tax on 75 acres of land that had been also listed to G. W. Blount and Company. Buck Outterbridge,. serving a sen tence at the county hontf, was hired to Mr. J. H. Kogers for 40 cents a day during the next three months, the J county to be .free of expense in the man's upkeep during that time. WOODMEN WILL HAVE BIG MEET To Be Held at Nashville Tomorrow; Many From County To Attend ——» Woodmen of America of .the F.astilrn District Association are planning/a big" meeting in Nashville | tomorrow, Paul Bailey, of the Ever- . etts camp, stated yesterday. A very juniqutX program has been arranged for the sewii-annual affair, and hundreds 'of members from this and surrounding Counties will attend, Mr. Bailey stated. At least 5 candidates will be initiated ;at the evening session, it was stated. | Rev. A. Corey, president of the dis trict association, will open the meet ing at 10:30 tomorrow morning, and following the address of welcome and response, Messrs, Baxter Durham, I State auditor; Dennis G, Brummitt, Attorney General; Dan C. Boney, in surance commissioner, and Francis R. Korns, .director of Modern ..Woodmen v of America, will speak. Dinner will be served at 12 o'clock. J- In the afternoon the Jatnesville camp baseball team will play the Nash ville woodmen, the event following a business meeting of the Woodmen, EVERETTS MAN DIES MONDAY • Albert Edmondson, 42, Dies In Rocky Mount ; Hospital ♦ Albert Edmondson, 42 years old, of EvCretts, died in a Rocky Mount hos pital early yesterday morning of dia betes and bright's disease. He had been ill for more than a month, and was removed to the hospital for treat ment only last Saturday. He was con fined to his bed while at home dur ing the past few weeks. He married Miss Vera Mills and to this union three children were born, all of them dying in youth, Mrs. Ed mondson survives. For some time, Mr. Edmondson operated a small business in -the town of Everettt. Funeral services are being held from the home this afternoon, and interment will follow in the famfy grave yard on the Thomas Mills farm, near Ever etts. Rev. R. A. Phillip* will officiate.