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VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 102
EHRINGHAUSFOR
STATE SUPPORT
OF SCHOOL TERM
Says He Is In Full Sympa
thy With Necessity to
Relieve Land
The Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, can
didate for the governorship nomina
tion, entered popular planks to his plat
form this week when he declared him
self "in full sytrtpathy with the urgent
necessity to relieve land of all ad va
lorem tax for the support of the six
months school term, as contemplated
by the Mac Lean law."
Mr. Ehringhaus issued the follow
ing statement: ,
"Of course, I am gratified at
statement, though I knew Lindsaiy
Warren too well to give the slightest
credence to the report of his possible
candidacy. Such a tribute from a man
who is himself eminently qualified to
fill any position within the gift of the
people is in itself a gratification, but I
am mostly touched by the manner of
its expression, evidencing, as it does,
the confidence, sincerity, and depth of
a friendship I long have cherished.
"Mr. Warren, who knows my views
and attitudes on all public questions,
is absolutely right. 1 am deeply in
terested in all measures which con
cern the welfare of the agricultural in
terests in North Carolina. My heart,
as well as what little is left of my life's
accumulations, is wrapped up in the
stricken territory for which he speaks.
There is nothing in my career or* con
nectons that would justify any 'fair
minded citizens doubting the sincerity
of my purpose or the honesty of my
conviction on this 'important matter.
"He is also absolutely right in his
statement that 1 favor full State sup
port of the six months school term,
and am 'in full sympathy with' the ur
gent necessity to relieve land of all
ad valdrem tax for this purpose as
contemplated by the Mac Lean law. My
attitude is more than sympathetic. I
heartily favor this- relief, not only as a
measure for school support, but as a
just contribution toward a more equit
able of the tax burden.
Furffcgr, if elected, 1 will devote my
utmost energies to its immediate ac
complishment."
SCHOOL TRUCK
DRIVERS MEET
Lieutenant Jones Addresses
Drivers and Principals
Here Saturday
Speaking before the Martin County
school bus drivers, several principals
and a few invited gue,sts in the school
building here last Saturday morning,
Lieutenant Lester Jones, of the high
way patrol, stressed safety measures
and urged the young men to use everyj
precaution in safeguarding the lives ofj
children. He pointed out that he had:
had no complaints in connection with,
bus operaton in this county, and he
expressed his appreciation for the rec
ords established by the drivers.
Superintendent J. C-, Manning ex
plained to the boys that the transpor
tation allotment had been materially
decreased by the State this year, but
even then the operating costs have
been maintained so far within the
funds allowed. ' Forty trucks, several
more than were in use last year, are
now required to care for the transpor
tation of the approximately 2,000 chil
dren located in the rural districts.
A general discussion was held f ait;
lowing the talks, and at the noon hour
the 50 or more guests enjoyed an oy
ster roast at the Murray & McCabe
lumber plant.
Joint Birthday Celebration
Here On 29th /;s Planned
W. Henry (Sallie) Gurkin, 13 years
old next Monday, and James Herbert
Ward, six years old the same day, are
planning a birthday celebration in the
Planters Warehouse here next Mon
day night, when their friends are in
vited to enjoy themselves at a square
and round dance. A general invita
tion is extended to the public, and
large crow.ds are expected to take .part
in the celebration beginning at 9 and
lasting until L o'clock. .... ,* '■ : |
Mayor R. L. Coburn and Justice of
the Peace J. L. Hassell are on the
program tor the evening, and they will
make short speeches appropriate for
the occasion.
While both Mr. Gurkin and Mr.
Ward have been cheated, as far as
birthday* are concerned, "Sallie" has
more to talk about as years passed
without a 29th day in February in the
early part of the century.
Chester O. Bell Enters
Race for State Auditor
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The list of candidates for State elect
ive office nominations continues to
grow, Chester O. Bell, auditor of the
State's Prison, announcing his candi
dacy this week for the office of State
Auditor. Baxter Durham now holds
the pothl—■ - —4- -4 -'4|i
THE ENTERPRISE
Washington Pa
On at School Here Monday
Before a Urge gathering of
school children, school patrons,
and friends, member of the local
senior class yesterday morning ap
peared in the first of a series of
bicentennial programs that will be
given from time to time until nest
Thanksgiving 'in connection with
the two hundredth anniversary of
die birth of George Washington.
Yesterday, the itudents por
trayed four historical events. The
first, written for the pageant by
Rebecca Harrison and Virginia
Gurldn, was centered around
Washington, the general, at Val- '
ley Forge, with Stuart Whitley
taking the role of Washington.
The second part, written by Pesrl
Griffin, Lola Griffin, and Eva Har
rison, was a banquet scene, with
the leaders of the nation highly
approving of Waihington at die
f » WOMAN'S CLUB )
N '
The February meeting of the
local Woman's iCliib will be (fea
tured by a special program in line
with a bi-centennial celebration
of George Washington's birth
Thorsday afternoon.
Trees will be planted and an
good meeting is ex
pected. A social meeting will
follow the program and the wo
men of the town and community
are invited to
NEGRO FARMERS
TO MEET FRIDAY
Conference Is Called at Par
mele Training School
Friday Morning
A conference, looked upon as an
important and far-reaching factor in
developing a finer spirit among land
lords, farmers, and tenants, will be
held for colored farmers in the P»r
mele Training School Friday of this
week at 10 o'clock, it was announced
by-.C. C. Chance, principal of the
school. ... •
The conference has the support"-of
leading farmers in this and adjoining
counties, including H, V. Staton,
"Bethel; G." H. Cox, sobersonvllte; j.
G. Staton, Williamnton;' J. C. Smith,
Robersonvifle; J. E. Winslow, Green
ville; John Holmes, Farmville; and
others. These white farm leaders are
giving the undertaking their encour
agement and several of them are plan
ning to attend and take part in the pro
gram.
"A frank satement of facts as to
existing conditions will be made, and
a suggestive program along all lines
in which all groups may work togeth
er will be offered," the school princi
pal stated.
A large attendance s expected upon
the conference.
WILL HOLD MEET
HERE THURSDAY
X T*
Ones Interested in Keeping
Home Accounts Are
Invited to Attend
By Misa LORA B. SLEEPER
. All women and men who are in
terested in knowing more about keep
ing accounts are cordially in
vited to attend the special county club
meeting which will be held this Thurs
day in the home agent's office at 10
a. m. Miss Helen N. Estabrook, home
management specialist, will be in the
county that day to conduct the work.
It is possible, owing to l*ck of ex
tension funds, that this will be her
only visit during the year. I
Miss Estabrook has had" special
training for the work which she will |
give, and comes to tha county with I
worth-while information on a difficult
subject to manyliolks. . I am expect-1
ing the folks in tVe county will comej
out to the meeting\nd get the funda
mental principles in keeping farm and
home accounts. Every one is wel
come. „
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E. M. Gordy Leases the
Atlantic Hotel Here
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E. M. Gordy, former resident, but
during the .past several years proprie
tor of a Selma hotfl, recently leased
the Atlantic Hotel here and will take
charge Saturday of this week, accord
ing to information received here to
day. L. C. Hutchinson surrendered
• his lease recently, the owners contract
ing with Mr. Gordy a few days ago
for its operation,
i "Mr. Gordy, with his son-in-law,
! Hunter Price, operated a bakery here
I and was at one time proprietor t6f the
hotel he recently leased. Price
i will continue to operate the hotel at
[.Selma, it ww ft« 4 ... '
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, February ?3, 1932
country's first president The third
event was a presidential ball, also
written by Peart Griffin, Lois
Griffin, and Eva Harrison. The
fourth seem, prepared by Jim
Rhodes, jr., and Ernest Harrison,
portrayed die death of the gener
al, and how patients were treated
in those days.
So realistic was the last scene
that two children in the audience
fainted.
Pupils in every grade of the
school have given much time to
the events surrounding Washing
ton's life and his work as a nation
builder, and it is understood that
individual grade programs will be
arranged from time to time in the
future. ,
The students will present the
pageant at the regular meeting of
the Skewarkey lodge members here
tonight
WARDENS TURN
ATTENTION TO
FORESTRY WORK
Hunting Season Over, Con
servation Officers Turn
To Other Tasks
With the hunting season over, game
and forest wardens are now busying
themselves with forest protection
work. A few, in addition to this work,
are making their plans to handle the
fishing laws and their enforcement.
While Martin County suffered
no great losses by forest fires during
the past 12 or 15 months, other coun
ties have reported sizeable losses.
These fires have resulted in an annual
loss of over a million dollars in North
Carolina during the past 22 years,- or
a total of : $22,022,499 for the period.
This is one of the most severe drains
on the economic life of the state.
Wild life in several counties was
completely wiped out by fires during
the past six or eight months, and high
way accidents were frequent in those
lections where .volumes of smoke 'made
traveling dangerous and almost impos
sible.
The importance of forest protection
was recently pointed out by the State
Department of Conservation and
velopment in a series of facts released
in connection with fire prevention ami
care of wooded areas.
"The combined forest fire damage
over the last 22 years surpass the
states total investment in Huildings
and improvements at all the state
owned institutions of higher learning,"
the department announced recently.
The total would |>e almost sufficient
to operate all public schools in North
Carolina for a year.
Martin Native Accidentally
Killed In Milano, Texas
Joe H. Burnett, son of the late»Dr.
Burnett, who practiced medicine in
Williamston for a number of years,
was accidentally shot and killed at his
home in Milano, Texas, last week. It
is understood that Mr. Burnett was
bdrn in this county about 70 years ago,
moving to South Carolina and then
to Texas.
4 According to a repbrt of 'the tragedy
forwarded to Dr. Rhodes here by Mr.
Thomas Yarrell, Belton, Texas, banker
and a native of Martin County, Mr.
Burnett had lived in Milam County for
nearly a half century and had been
connected at various times with several
large business enterprises, notably coal
nuning and farming in the vicinity of
Knckdale and Milano.
During the past 15 years he devot
ed his time to farming exclusively and
was one of the largest tomato grow-
of the Milano district.
Washington Program Is
Given at Oak City School
The Oak City school presented an
interesting program Monday in honor
of the Father of Our Country, George
Washington. Thia was the first of a
aerie* of, programs to be given by the
school, and was sponsored by the ninth
grajle pupils of the English Depart
ment. .
program wilhfrr givcn'the
second Tuesday night in March un
der the direction of the parent-teacher
association. A tree-planing celebra
tion will be sponsored by the high
school students some time during the
month of March.
Seventy-five Per Cent of
Peanut Crop Sold Here
Seventy-five per cent, and probably
more of the 1931 crop of peanuts has
been aold in this section, according to
estimates furnished by local buyers
yesterday. The goobers are moving
very slowly at this time, giving rise
tq hope, however small, that the prices
will get away from the present tow
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LOCAL SCHOOL
„ HONOR ROLL
PAST MONTH
Few New Names Appear
, On List for Fifth -
Month *
A few new names appear on the
fifth month honor roll for the local
schools, but as a whole the names
have been on one, two and even four
lists before. The list of names, sub
mitted by Principal Watson:
Grade 1-A: Jim Critcher, Geo, Cun
ningham, Robert Jones, Franklin
Lilley, Jinunie Manning, Billy Stalls,
Benny Weaver, Evelyn Griffin, Made
line Taylor, Mary Warren, Dorothy
Watson.
..Grade, 1-B: Beatrice Cherry, Sallie
Williams, Doris Griffin, Nannie Man
ning, Daisy Manning, Oscar Sarvis,
Grade 2-A: S. G. Griffin, Haywood
Rogers, Dolly Godard, Mary C. God
win, Betty Hoard, Bina Jackson, Car
rie Jonesf' Mary Manning,
Parker, Sibyl Koberson.
Grade, 2-B: Edith Andrews, Grace
Manning, 1 Simtm Perry, jr., Delburt
W'hitaker. j
Grade 3-A: Stuart Critcher, R. J.
Hardison, Jerry Manning,'. Emory
McCabe, Joseph* Thigpen, Nancy
Biggs, Eleanor Brown, Nina Bland,
Marjorie Dunn, Dorothy Harrison,
Katherine Manning, Sarah Taylor,
Frances White, Raymond Rawls,
Mary R. Ward.
Grade, 3-B: Kathleen Andrews,
Faye Gurganus, Grace Jones, William
Bennett.
Grade 4-A: Bill Ballard, Dick Dunn,
Jack Edmondson, Jerry Clark, Sallie
Gurkin, Nettie Gurganus, Rachel
Keel, Louise Melson, Margaret Jones,
Gordon Manning,* Eleanor Taylor,
Virgil Ward, James W. Ward, Reid
White, Julian Jackson, Elbert Peel, jr.
Susie Whitley, Pearlie Roberson.
Grade, 4-B: Delsie Godard.
Grade, S-A: Thelma Griffin,' Nora
Grimes, Ruth Shepard. Cottie Wynne.
Grade 5-B-: A. C. Bailey, James
Mendenhall.
Grade, 6-A: Wyoma Jackson, Addie
L. Meador, Charles Dickey, and E.
G. 'Wynne.
Grade, 6-B: None.
([irade 7-A: Howard Cone, Milton
Brinklry • I.illey, Ben Manning,
Clayton Moore, Densel Simpson. Edna
Ballard, Bolton Cowen, Frances
Ella W. Criteher,' Marie Griffin, Marie
(iritlin, Kathleen Price, Myrtle Price,
Jessie Swain, "Gwen ~TiVatt», Jean
Watts, Allie Harrison.
Grade 7-B: Lorene Weaver, Mamie
C. Taylor, Carrie Williams.
Grade, 8-A: None.
Grade 8-B: Pattie Ray Bennett,
Elizabeth' Bishop, Mary Belle Ed
mondson, Eula Green, Annie Wynp,
Alice Harrson, Blanche Harrison, Al
ta Critcher, Grace Manning.
Grade 9: Olive McCabe,
Grade 10:.Lucille Hardison, Louise
Ferry, Jennie Green Taylor, Russell
Roebuck, David Moore.
Grade 11: James Slade Rhodes, jr.
AGED NEGRO IS
SERIOUSLY CUT
Attacker Inflicts Wounds
i With Axe Yesterday
* Afternoon
Will Rogers, aged colored man liv
ing in Bear Grass Township, was ser
iously cut on the shoulder and arm
late yesterday afternoon by Bill Wynn,
jr., young white boy of*" the same
' community. Using an aA, Wynn is
' said to have attacked the man from
' the rear, inflicting a deep wound on
the shoulder at ojie stroke and cutting
" an arm almost half off at another
' blow. When Rogers was brought here
" for treatment, he was almost dead
from loss of blood, but his attending
physician stated that the man had a
chance to recover if blood poison did
[ not develop.
According to information... received
, here, Wynn was angered because
r Rogers failed to pay back a quarter
, borrowed from him. Rogers said last
, night that he was unable to pay in
, cash, and that he gave Wynn a piece
, of meat to cancel the debt. As Rog
ers was cutting wood at his home,
Wynn came by and attacked him.
; [ MASONIC' MEETING
1 A Washington program will fea
ture the regular meeting of the
Skewarkey Masonic lodge here
this evening at 7:30 o'clock, h -was
announced this morning. Mem
! bars pi several lodges in various
towns in this :c:tion have been
invited, and it h believed a good
ly number will be present for the
program. ,
The eenior class of the local
school will preeent a pageant, and
other events are planned, it was
stated.
" Local members of the lodge are
ai|id to attend
PROBE FINDING
OF DEAD BABY
NEAR OAK CITY
Indictment Against Young
Colored Girl for Infanti
cide Is Pending
An indictment charging Elizabeth
Morgan, 16-year-old negro girl, with
infanticide, is now pending n the Mar
tin County superior court, formal
charges awaiting a review of the evi
dence by the district solicitor.
Gathering broom straw near the Mor
gan home on the Everett estate in
Goose Nest Township last Saturday.
Bettie Sprttill, colored woman, found
the body buried in a stump hole. She
reported the case to Warden Hines,
and an arrest was made . Coroner S.
R- Biggs was called, and he started
an investigation that afternoon, com
pleting the inquiry Sunday. ,
The investigation was hlji'i|p when
the alleged mother of thd4hilj 'and her
mother, Nancy. Morgan, denied the in
fanticide charge, and maintained j that
the 16-year-old girl had not given
birth to a child. Witnesses,' question
ed byJthe coroner, state/ they di"( not
know, out they were fof Hie opinion
that the girl, unniajrried, was she moth
er df the childo- City
physician, exainmtrafthe.' grl, and it
was his opinion .that thf Igirl had been
a mother several \vee(i* ago; but he
could not sweijr to, it; ;
Having the appearance of at\ expect
ant mother, the girl is said |jto' have
gone into confinement about \.Christ
mas time. A few weeks ago was
out and attending school. Her ab
sence caused mu«h discussion among
members of her race, but not until last
Saturday was the case reported.
The child, wrapped in a fertilizer
sack, had been buried about one
itnotlflv Coroner Biggs stated.
Following the initial hearing last
Saturday, the Morgan Ktrl and her
brother are said to have left the com
munity. 4
LADIES' NIGHT AT
KIWANIS FRIDAY
Interesting Program Being
Prepared for Annual
* ; Event
Friday night will be ladies' night at
(lie local Kiwanis Club. In addition,
and following out a local custom, the
; teachers in tKe local schools will be
the hanofi guests of the club at; their
special luncheon to be held i,« the
woman's club .rjbom Friday evening at
7 o'clock. '• :> ,
■ Ladies' Night in generally observed
in all Kiwanis clubs \>nce in the year
It is the Time when Kiwanis m'emhers
bring their wives or friends together
for . the annual,'event." And when the
members and their wives-are assem
bled, together with the faculty mem
bers of the two schools, it will make
a formidable gathering.
An interesting program is being pre
pared, with Elbert S. I'eel as toast
master. Gus Hj»rrisoto> and. Wheeler
Martin are responsible for the stunts,
and there will be a number of musical
sefections. A full attendance is
planned. ' •
Williamston Girl One of *
271 Winners in Contest
Announcing a nation-wide $5,000
prize contest during the latter part of
last year, the Monticello Drug Com
pany, makers of includ
ing the widely used 666 salve, awarded
prizes to 271 winners last week in var
ious parts of the United States. Many
thousands of people took part in the
contest, advancing their reasons why
they preferred 666 for colds. .
The SSOO award went to Mrs. Helen
E. Savage in Zanesville, Ohio. Twen
ty prizes, varying in-size from SSO to
$5 came to North Carolina, one of
them, $lO, going to Carrie Louise
Manning,, of Williamston, R. F. D.
A complete list of the winners is
available at all drlig stores. .
Gasoline Prices for Year
*1931 Lowest Ever Known
The average retail price of gMoline
throughout the United States during
1,931. was 16.86 cents a gallon, includ
ing state tax .the lowest for any year
since reliable" records h,ave been kept.
The price exclusive of the tax was
12.86 cents a gallon, according to fig
ures taken from service stations in 50
cities, including "ii - least one city in
each state, says the New York Times,
Retail gasoline prices have declined
considerably .sjnee 1926, when the av
erage retail price, exclusive of tax, was
23.33 cents a gallon. The cqst of crude
oil at the refineries during 1931—2.25
cents a gallon—is probably the low
est average fqr any full year in the
recant history of the industry. The
average transportation costs have re
mained practically the same during the
past half dozen years. The average
margin for distributing costs has not
varied greatly in this periodr
Charity Applicants
Clean Up Cemetery
TAX PENALTY
i
Beginning Wednesday of next
| week, property owners who have
- -not already paid or who fail to pay
their tax accounts, both municipal
 and county, by that will face
a 2 per cent penalty in addition
to tl;e regular tax.
Coi'cctiona have been of fair
i -e during the past several' weeks,
cr uince the first of the month,
*.hen the first penalty, 1 per cent
vt,:it in to effect, and it is believ
e 1 that the payments will show a
dxided increase between now and
Wednesday of next week the prop
erty owners realizing that it is
cosily to wait longer in paying
their taxes.
EXTEND THANKS
FOR AID AT FIRE
Windsor Editor Conveys
Appreciation for Quick
Response Thursday
Responding to a call for aid receiv
ed here from Windsor last Thursday
night, the Williamston Fire Company
and officials yesterday received expres
sions of thanks prepared by Editor
Mayon Parker, of the Bertie .Ledge-
Advance,' at the request of Windsor
officials and citizens of that town. He
writes:
"At the request of the officials of
the town of Windsor and the instance
of numerous citizens of the toy ;i, 1
iam writing to express the sincere
appreciation of the town, its.offic als,
and. citizens,, fur the prompt and gen
erous response you and your nit'll made
to our call for assistance, Thursday
night when fire threatened this com
munity.
"The response was prompt, your
work was-efficient, the spirit of your
company and the Williamston officials
and citizens who accompanied* joifr
apparatus of the sort that deserves the
highest commendation/ the spirit that,
serves first and asks questions a'tet
wards.
"For this spirit anil the service ren
dered, the officials and citizens of
••Ww>4>i«»r- are appreciative
fur - . .
TEACHERS AND
_ PARENTS MEET
Parents Plan Visitors' Day
At the Schools In The
Near Future
The regular meeting of the "local
patent teacher association last Thurs
day wus the liesl altvudcd one uf the.
current schooL year, the fourth grade
winning 4jie attendance prize for hav
ing the largest parent representation.
It was decided to have a visitors'
day at the schdols in the near future
so that more parents would come out
to'the schools and see the work that
is. being done by the children.
The,president of the association,
Mrs. Home Biggs, reported that the
Virginia Electric and l'ower company
had offered to remove the dead limbs
from the trees on the grammar school
campus without cost.
After various other small business
was dispatched, a George Washing
ton program was given by the first,
third, foWth and fifth grades. The .toy
orchestra, from the third grade, under
the direction of Miss Florence Over
ton, music director in the schools,
rendered sever:.! selections which were
greatly enjoyed. ■ * -
Former Resident" Receiver
Wayne National Bank
Frank F. Fagan, former resident ofj
Willia'mston and a brother of Mrs. S.i
Kome Biggs here, was named receiver |
of the Wayne National Hank, in Golds-j
.' i i
horo this week.
Mr. Fagan is well remembered
where he was connected with the
Farmers and Merchants Bank. .Since!
1914 he has been in Rocky Mount, j
where he rose to the vice
of the North Carolina Bank and Tru*/
Company. • He leaves that institution J
will' capable of handling the liquida
tion of the S3,UOO,f)(K) bank in Golds
boro.
Air Traffic Increases 6.5
Percent in First 9 Months
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During the first nine months of
1931, there were 348,507 passenger*
carried on 38 major air lines of .
the country, according to the Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce of
America. This represents a gain Of
6.S per cent over the same period of'
1930. An increase of 47 per cent in'
the number of mile* flown is alio
shown for this period. i'
Watch the Label On Your
Paper Aa It Carrie* the Data
When Your Subscription Expire*
ESTABLISHED 1898
WORKERS PAID
; IN GROCERIES
SOLD AT COST
Several Men Walk More
Than 11 Miles To Get
Work Here
(hit of work and partly.' ii iu»ito
tally, -dependent upon the mercy 'of
the world, 2,t nn-n, white and Colored,
old and young; (oiled for the bare ne
cessities of life in the Baptist and -
public here this week un
deK the direction of the Williamson
Woman s C liih Welfare . lJejl Hit l II t
Twice each week, during the past two, ■
the men have worked to clean up tin
cemetery, so long'T? disgrace to. civ
ilized man and the town.
In an effort to determine the sotS'tid- .
ness of the calls .mat I e upon local
charity, the welfare worker*, headed
by ' Mrs. Jr' H, Harrison— : and she Has
done a wonderful work and so have
a few others—made arrangements with
the. cemetery owners to put/charity
applicants to work. Even then the
capacity of the welfare 'organisation
was overtaxed. Men walked from as
far away as Hamilton to get a job fur
one or two days. Some were turned
away, the organization plainly stating
that it was unable to cope with the
situation. With poverty- lurking on
every side, two or three of those work
ing had been without no'urtSfcnient so
long that,they almost, tumbled, to the
ground when using thP haml tools
When the wo/k scheduled for the week
is finished, the men are paid off tn
groceries reduced to and often below
cost by local merAatJtp Only one
was unable,to understated the iniyittg
off method of flu- welfare organisation
last week, but he had 1 iilit; to say and
early last Monday lie reported for
work again. , • -
While Mowers are blooming forth i;i
all their glofy everywhere, few are
seen in the cemetery plots here. Ttraib
r: >nes> arq leaning, and numbers of
graves are Unmarked. Rotten feivges,
u.ipaiiftd and unsightly, are useless.
S. umps'were scattered here a ltd there, ■>
| and debris covered the%»urial- ground
I from one corner to the other, except*
jm g few
['To', clean""'the grounds Ris-' a jltuge
task, but the workers were in earnest
| ami iVi in one i • >rn r 11 tl.ie . .ther they
carefully cleared the unsightly; objects
from the graves, plots, and .walkways,
Ki\ iiiK attention to t'.ii pnor and rich
alTlty. ' .
Ihe welfare department i£ planning
two more days of work' in the ceme
tery, but the funds at, running low,
and ir is tfc>uU.lfuT if 'IV project can
be completed. In an effort to com
plete the 'task -And rrrrrkr IHe ■ ceine ■
. 4cry—pte.,ftiUal»lA—l.w.,v-c.» fca——
Van greatly aid the -.work UoMt .UH*-
derway thereby niakin, i ur,ributicins
t i t'ie orcan /atioii, and tiie public is
urged to v'sit the Initial gtountls and
see what " has been iloi ' ivard im
proving them.,
Although the eouditiiv ot the cem
etery as a whole was it
must be said thai, a have
been and are being w \i kept by the
owners,
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Joe Gorham, Aged Colored
Maro Died Here Sunday
Joe Gorhain, aged colored man, died
at his home at the foot of the river
hill here "early Sunday m.irning, fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis' suffered
a few (lays before. Funeral services
will he buhl* tomorrow rnoott, and
burial will be in the local colored cem- •
eiery.
Gasoline Ccnsiuption
I Increases in the States
♦
Gasoline consuiMpi.ua f> r the first
ten.ntontl- of I'M!' increased 187,-
844,000 gallons over the ume. period
|of 1930, a percentage inert ise of 6.93,
according to figures comp led by the
' American I'etro'e • n "nst iute. Gains
'hi consumption were rem ted by all
I states in this part ot the country ex
cept North Carolina and Tennessee
for the ten-monthjrfferiod.
Forest Fires Costing '
State $5,000,000 Yearly
Flames are the primary cause of
rendering some 4,000,000 acres of land
1 idle or unproductive ' i the state, For
|j«ter> estimate that the average land
I should produce annually timber valued
at about $2 per acre. Landowner* and
-the state, at this rate, ar* losing reve
nue / approximating $8,000,000 each
year. This does not take into account
the degree to which development of
1 the state may have been set back be
cause of a reduction of the amount of
timber as a raw material for manufact
uring. ,
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