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VOLUME XXXIX NUMBER 72 Willi&mston. Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday. September 8. 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899
TWO POSITIONS IN
LOCAL FACULTY
FILLED MONDAY
Principal Andersons States
For Opening Thursday
Filling positions in the faculty |
made vacant by last-minute resig
nations, local school authorities stat
ed this morning that arrangements !
were complete for the opening Thurs |
day morning at 11:30 o'clock. No ex
ercises will be held the first day.
Principal U W Anderson explain
ing that all time would be given to
laa-vani^gfiiiaB 11*1 tetil
?seer 1 t_^tmfcn^vtt or pupm aim tntt
book assignments. The faculty will
hold its first meeting in the high
school building tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock, several of the teachers
having already arrived to begin
work.
Two positions in the school were
filled yesterday afternoon following
the acceptance of resignations from
Miss Martha Anderson, sixth grade
teacher, and Miss Imogene Riddick.
high school French teacher. Ex
periencing ill health. Miss Ander
son was forced to resign and is now
undergoing treatment in i Rocky
Mount hospital Miss Riddick asked
that she be released to accept a fel
lowship valued at several hundred |
dollars
The faculty personnel
First grade Misses Bessie Wilson
of Montreal; Josephine Harrison, of
Williamston; and Ethelyn Eason. of
Virginia Beach
Second grade Misses Mary Ben
son, of Benson, and Estelle Craw
ford, Williamston
Third grade; Misses Lela Brown I
BarnhiU and Ruth Manning, both of |
Williamston
Fourth grade Misses Velina Har-|
rixon. of Williamston. and Maria|
Brinson, of New Bern
Fifth grade Misses Dorothy El
liott. of Hertford; and Frances|
Deiley. of Wilson
_ Sixth grade. Misses ElizabethI
Hughes, of Parkton. and Mary]
Whitley, of Murfreesboro
Seventh grade: Mrs C B Hassrll|
and Mrs. A. R. White, both of Wil
liamston.
Tigh school English, Miss Emma
Stephenson, of Aulander, science,
Larry Wade, of Alabama; French,
Miss Nancy Glover, of Roanoke
Rapids; mathematics. Miss Annie
Shields VanDyke. of Greenville; his
tory, Milton Griffin, of Williamston;
home economics. Miss Josephine
Grant, of Garysburg. principal, L.
W Anderson, of Alia Vista. Va.
Hughes. Whillay, Step! ?
son, and Glover, and Professors |
Wade and Anderson are new mem.
bers of the faculty this year
Ann's Variety Store Here
Conducting Harvest Sa/e|
Ann's Variety Store is conducting!
its first annual harv est sale, the own
?rs offering extra speciaI bargains |
for the large stock of merchandise
Miss Isohne Gardner, for seven |
years connected with leading mer
chandising establishments in Nor
folk. has accepted a position with
the store here, and she will be glad
to assist patrons in making selec
tions of the latest fall and winter |
wearing apparel
ALL LIGHTED UP I
The little tm el Beer Grass was all llfhted up at l:M e'clerfc
last Saturday ntaial upon ceespletien of a rural dcctrthcatiaa liue
by the Virginia Electric aad Fewer Company from its distribution
Everrtts. The project is new serving around forty-few
ive bsta sea Everetts aad the town of
about 135 people. The project is earn of several the V. E. P. Co. has
handled aad plans to handle in this county.
Petition for Street Paving Is
Presented at Board Meeting
Holding their regular meeting last
evening, the local town commission
ers received a petition urging the
paving of Warren Street from Watts
to liaughton intersections, ordered
delinquent tax list to be advertised
October 1 preparatory to sale the
first Monday in November, and re
viewed the improvement project on
the City Hall
Presented by Messrs. D M Frank
and D V. Clayton, the petition for
Warren Street paving carried the
names of all the owners of property
adjoining the street except one. No
action was taken in the matter, but
the authorities are planning on im
proving the street.
The order for advertising taxes
was made in accordance with a spec
?al act of the legislature affecting
Martin County and the town, and
next month is the latest date for
starting the tax sales.
Bills amounting to approximately
$3,200 were received for remodeling
the old city hall for WPA offices.
Compliance Work Is
Progressing Rapidly
I FAIR FEATURE
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An added feature and Me that
should prove quite interesting
for the young folks of the nun
ty is being planned far the Wil
lianas ton Fair, Manager Harvey
Walker annouured Otis week.
I'nder the direetiM of Mia Ian
E. Sleeper, county home agent,
pony, bicycle, burlap hug races
and other feat urea are being
Any school child in Martin
and surrounding counties is ell
gible to cuter, and thosr desir
ing to compete for prises are di
rected to die their names with
Miss Sleeper. The races aid
stunts will be another feature as
the children's day program at
the fair on September nth, Mr.
Walker raid.
I/ ji /11 riI .> - L iaaninn ^
y r trrmirn /iff
Called Out Saturday
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Fire, storting from a spark, threat
ened the home of Miss Sarah Har
rell on Simmons Avenue here las*
Saturday. The fire volunteers were
i ailed, and the Are was put out with
a small hose. A hole, several feet
square, was burned in the kitchen
roof, but the damage was not very
great
Two-Thirds of Field
Work Is Completed;
Finish This Month
Possible Martin Farmers to
Receive More Than
$200,000.00
?Compliance work in
with the government! anil conserve
lion program is progressing very
rapidly in this county, according to
Mr. T. B. Slade, who is in charge oi
the extensive compliance program
Forma for 5?? fawns, covering Tl,
899 acres have been completed in
the office of the agent. Assistant
County Agent M. L Barnes slating
that about two-thirds of the held
surveys had been completed Start
ed the 17th of last month, the work
will probably be completed some
time this month. There are approx
imately 1,426 work sheets or farm In
this county cooperating in the con
servation program
While the sue of conservation pay
ments depends upon the extent to
which Martin farmers participate in
the program, it is possible that they
will receive between $200,000 and
$250,000 from the government this
year. Assistant Agent M L. Barnes
estimates. Tobacco farmers are eli
gible to receive as much as $120,000.
If the peanut farmers have reduced
their acreage as much as 20 per cent
they will receive around $45,000.
and the cotton farmers will get a
round $36,000. These figures do not
include payments contracted under
the soil building feature of the pro
gram, which will add approximately
$15,000 to the total, Mr Barnes
pointed out.
The extent to which Martin far
mers are cooperating in the program
has not been determined at this
time, but compliance slightly above
the average is expected.
Joe Lawson Given
Parole Last Week
Joe Lawson, Bethel white man.
sentenced to prison for one yew by
J'"1If- t-UyCiwi M~.ee ?" thy M.rlin
County Superior Court last March
in the case charging him with the
slaughter of Peggie Hardison. infant
daughter of George Hardison, an the
Jamesville road back in November.
1934, was paroled last week by Gov
ernor J. C. B. Ehringhaus.
Lawson entered prison the latter
part of last April and served about
four months of the onr-yew term
He was first tried in December, 1M4.
and was sentenced to prison for sev
Johnnie Williams, second
in the case, was ae
penitentiary and he
months of the It-month
AND
BSWorlfbt
The caWp newer drops on that
greet Aeama tragedy known
"Death on the Higberays." Night
falls and the stage is darkened, but
Death stalks oat. Indeed, the drama
war of dark
of the piece
out of
often isn't time
fall under speeding wletli Bright
lights glare. Driven crash into
fixed objects and into each other
Statistics prepared by the Trav
elers Insurance Company show that
ed 21.840. while deaths during the
normal hours of daylight,
traffic was much heavier,
but IMJd
The mini is dear: ?
LIST 39 CASES ON
SUPERIOR COURT
CIVIL CALENDAR
Interest Centers in Retrial I
Of Leavister-Corey
Damage Suits
Thirty-nine cases have been plac
ed on the civil calendar for trial tn |
the two week* term of Martin Coon
ty Superior Court, coovetuns the 1
21st of this month. Several ol the |
actions are old with age. but the cal
endar carries a number of litigations
just recently instituted- Interest
centers in two cases, the Leavister
[against Corey and Davenport against
Ewell and others cases. JufUe M
V. Barnhill. the district judge, of
Rocky Mount. IS scheduled to pre
side during the two. week term. I
w hich will handle both criminal and |
civil cas .
The first two days of the two-week |
term are allotted to the trial of crem
?nal case*, some observers believing
that at least three days will be re
quired to handle the criminal docket
since there are three murder cases
scheduled for trial
The Leavister-Corey suit and al
lied cases are set for trial on Mon-j
dav. September 28. the plaintiffs su
ing Corey for $65,000 damages al
leged to have resulted when John I
Leavister. young Raleigh white man.
and Marshall Andrews, young Mar
tin County white boy. were killed
in an automobile-truck wreck near
Robersonville two years ago the
sixth of this month H. F Lea vis
ler. administrator, is asking $50,000
damages and Roy Andrews, admin
istrator. is asking $15,000. Tiie case
was tried a year ago last March.
Judge Moore setting the verdict a
side when the jury allowed each ofi
the plaintiffs $200 damages For[
one reason or another the case has|
been continued Since that time
The Davenport-EweU case is
scheduled for trial on Thursday. Oc
tober 1, the plaintiff asking $20,000
damages against EweU and 19 other
defendants fur alleged defamation
of plaintiff's character, when the de
fendants petitioned Mr Davenport's
removal as registrar of Hamilton
precinct following the lait June pel
mary The complaint was filed sev
eral weeks ago. the deiense enter
ing a demurrer and maintaining that
there are not sufficient gnunds to,
?FT**- 'he actum
Other cases on the docket.
Wednesday. September 23 Whit
aker vs. Houghton. Rogers et al vs |
Bailey. Kolas vs Norman
Thursday. September 24 Fertiliz
er Company vs Parker. Bank vs|
Joint: Bank ts James. Daves
Price. Wiggins vs Bank et al. Ice|
Company vs Roger son. Ice Com
pany vs Holliday (2 cases!
Friday. September 25 Motor Cren
pany vs LiUey. Fertilizer Company
vs. Johnson. Grimes vs Riddle et al.
Tuesday. September 29 Fertilizer
Company vs Phelps et al. Supply
Co. vs James. Hardisnn vs Railroad.
Jenkins vs Manning. Biggs vs Rog
ers
Wednesday. September 39: Holli
day vs Roberson. Fertiliser Co
Brown. Huff et al vs Cherry. Fer
tilizer Company vs Woroack et aL|
Barnes vs Howell. Pugh vs Col
tram
Thursday. October 1 James
Smith. Trustee, Fertilizer Co vs
Edwards Fertilizer Co vs KiUe |
brew. Fertilizer Co vs For line. Fer-I
t ilizer Co vs Hardee. Fertilizer Co |
vs Everett. Fertilizer Co vs Ww
thington. Fertilizer Co vs Phillips. |
Fertilizer Co. vs Roberson. Fertiliz
er Co vs.
Hack Gaylord Member oi
Hardware Sales Force
?
Hack Ctylofd. a mainstay on
Williamston's baseball club durum
the past several seasnns, has accept
ed a position with the Williamston
Hardware Company sales force here
The young man. a native of James,
ville. entered upon his new duties a
few dajrt ifl -
Over 3,000 Children Expected at
Reopening of Ten County White
School Units Thursday Morning
Bounty for Liquor Arrests Is
Increased by County Board
Martin County's commissioners
(held a lone and uneventful session
Monday, the authorities discussing
a varied business program that cen
tered around routine problems. Defi
nite action was delayed in nearly all
the matters introduce dfor consider,
alion.
E N. Harrell was granted a li
cense to sell beer in Oak City.
The board recommended that the
Stale Highway Commission take
over and maintain the Tyner Town
road in Williamston Township.
After hearing a report from the
County Alcoholic Beverage* Control
Board, the commissioners increased
the allowance from $3 to $5 for each
man arrested and convicted of vio
lating the liquor laws. The $5 al
was left unchanged
In accordance with a special act
of the last legislature, the comm.:
sioners ordered the delinquent tax
list advertised the first of October
for sale the first Monday in Novem
ber. Reports from the sheriffs' of
fice indicate that payments are in
creasing daily, the income showing
as much as a $1,000 increase m one
<Uy
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12 LICENSES TO
MARRY ISSUED
IN PAST MONTH
Smallest for Any Month So
Far This Year With
Exception One
Martin County's marriage license
bureau reported a dull season dur
ing the month of August, the issu
ance stopping at an even dozen, ii
censes, to fall below the number for
every month ni 1936 so far except
one. March, when 11 couples were
sold licenses Three of the licenses!
wlnt to white and 9 to colored cou-j
pies. While the Licenses issued to
colored couples outnumbered thbse
sold to white parties three to one
last ifiuulii. it was only a year ago
that the white marriages were five
to one greater in the month of Au
gust
Ordinarily August is the dullest
month m the year for the license
bureau, the number of couples mar
rying in the particular period hard
ly ever exceeding a dozen.
Licenses were issued to the foi
lowuig:
John Robert Brown and Gladys
Wynn. both of Martin County.
William Leslie Riddick, of Kober
sonville, and Elva Elizabeth An
drews. of Bethel
'..James Staton Godard and Norma
Elizabeth Moore, both of William
ston.
CiliiU
Francis Thomas and Hattie Green,
both of Martin County.
Robert Sanders and Florence Slew
art, both of Windsor.
John Hill and Elisabeth Knight,
both of Williamston
Norman Williams and Bertha Lee
Council, both of Robersonville.
L, F Forrest and Mary Jane Has
kett, both of Martin County.
Phillip Purrington and Carrie Dell
Daniels, both of Martin County.
James W Grimes, of Portsmouth,
and Mag alma White, of Parmele
James LeRoy Davis and Sophie
Graham, of Williapiston.
Randolph Hinton and Blanche
Brown, of Martin County.
Local Chevrolet Dealers
Sponsoring Free Show
Prepared by the General Motors
Company and sponsored by the Ro
anoke Chevrolet Company, an in
teresting and entertaining moving
picture will be shown on the local
company's lot Thursday evening of
this week at 7:90 o'clock Mr John
H. Edwards announced the picture
would be shown free to the public
and that everyone was cordially in
vited to see it Only one showing of
pjrt^irp hat hffn irhfduifid
NEW PRINCIPAL
Professor L. W. Anderson,
head of the local <cImioI> this
year, announces everything in
readiness for the opening Thurs
day of this week.
Safety Plea Made
To All (!ar Drivers
Thousands of children are return
Ing" to th?T schools in this county on
Thursday of this week, giving rise
In a mill for gn.ilir i .m n. ml
mobile driving The little tots,
while contributing to their own
danger, are not to be held respon
sible in all cases, and pleas are
made to all car drivers urging
them to exercise greater precaution
and care in making the streets and
highways safer for the young folks
Speeds should be decreased con
sulerably on local streets. and es
pecially should care be exercised in
those zones where the children walk
in numbers The observance of the
"stop" signs on the several corners
might cause a little inconvenience,
hut the driver in bring his ma
chine to a stop might save a life
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Dr. DeWitt Klutz Dies
Suddenly Last Evening^
Dr DeWitt Klutz, prominent in
medical circles throughout Eastern
North Carolina and well known to
hundreds of Martin County people
died suddenly at his summer home,
nine miles below Washington. Ia.-?t
night at"10"HT ocloch. An attack
of cardiac thrombosis was given a<
the cause of his death
A member of the Tayloe Hospital
staff for a number of years. Dr.
Klutz was a recognized diagnosti.
cian He was a faithful and in
terested worker in his profession,
and was highly respected both in
and out of his chosen profession.
Funeral arrangements had not
been -dele# -*i. tiuun_tuda>_
Sales Increasing on Local Tobacco Market;
105,000 Pounds Yesterday, 90,000 Today
IIUB
8U1 m mm* Iku l?
Ike M tear aUkg k]l. T?
4aj kin an
high aark uparttd JMlfrtaj
Very few bfi are Mat far?J.
a Ifefct la
a
af last year
Baa tfcaa Itlta
tha am are tara af
age ml KUI. la the
?eagth ml Mat last
low las He 1934
ban MaM iU
reealtiag price Ihea aceragiag
IIU1. Bamiiii W
Mrfarlaad paaM eat
?eraiag thai the Will
aaarfcet had
?a I piles ml
Ikaa it 414
Wajrari last year, thai ^ the
ably with these ef a year aia
Slight Increase in
Enrollment Looked
For by School Heads
No Formal Programs Have
" Been Planned in Any
Of Ten Schools
Arrangements were announced
[complete yesterday for opening the
10 white schools in this county on
'Thursday morning, when more than
|3.000 young people are expected to
'report for scholastic training. Hold
I ing a conference in the office of
County Superintendent J C Man
ning-Monday afternoon. 8 Of thfTO
principals present stated they were
looking for an unusually successful
'term. A slight increase in enroll
ment figures is expected generally
uvei tlie* I'OUhty. Principal R. I.
Leake, of the Robersonville schools,
estimating the plants there would
enroll around 700 children oh open
ing day as compared with 640 last
term
Pnncrpal,i,A instey; Oak City; Rus- ~
sell. Everetts; and Anderson, Wil
liamston, also stated they expected
slightly increased enrollments, while
Professors U/zle, Jamesville; Hick
man, lleai Grass; Martin. Farm Life
said they looked for no material
change in then enrollment figures
from those of last year.
Informal and brief programs will
mark the opening of the new term
Thursday morning, and interested
patrons are invited to be present
Jamesville, Bear Grass,
Everetts, Hasseil, and Gold Point
w ill hold their opening programs at
9 o'clock that morning. The Oak
City opening is scheduled for 10 o'
clock, with Rev Mi Scarborough
appearing on the program Rev. E
C Shoe will conduct the exercises
in the Robersonville Grammar
School Building at 9 o'clock, and
Rev. J M Perry will appear on the
program at the high school there at
11 a in . Principal Leake said Miss
Maigaiel Owens appears oh the
Bear Grass opening day program.
and ministers and committeemen
-W7n~be~present for the exercises in
nearly all the other schools No ex
crcises are planned here^Pnnc'paj
Anderson stating that pupils are to
ieport at 8 30 o'clock.
A number of changes in the fac
ulty personnel for several of the
schools were reported at the last
'minute, but all positions were re
poi ted filled today. Many new
teachers are jnrhidtHl- in the -per
sonnel, several of the principals
said._l'xofussor-Br?-B. Castelloc. of?
Windsor, will head the Hamilton
school, and Professor Harold Brown,
of Kichlands, goes to Gold Point, all
the other school heads returning to
their respective positions.
School texts, to be handled by re
tailers just as they were handled
last year, are available at the sever
al stores handling school supplies in
the county, it was learned from the
xjffice o ft he principal. No attempt
wilTT>e made to rent the texts this
year, the county education board de
cided some time ago.
The 34 school busses, including 5
new replacements, are being deliv
ered t? the 4rivers this week, and
as far as it eculdbe learned, no
marked variations in routes or :
ules have been made.
Colored schools in this county
will open the term on Thursday of
next week, and great increases in
enrollment are expected there.
"East year there were U91 while
pupils enrolled in the several schools
of this county, an increase of 76 over
the 1934 35 opening day figures
The last term opening-day enrolt
mcjiLs were reported as follows:
School
HS
Ele Total
Jamesville
105
337
445
Farm Life
60
172
232
Bear- Grass.
62
243
305
Williamston
185
580
785
Everett*
270
no
Rr.lsasrwrtnv/tllss
244
395
Gold Point
71
71
liasaell
80
60
Oak City
140
255
398
Hamilton
208
208
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Totals 799 2.592 3.391
1934-35: High school T41, elemen
lary 2.574; total 3,315.
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Skewarkee Masons Will
Hold Meeting Tonight
There will be a regular aaaeiu^ ~
of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, tonight
at 7:45 p. m. In addition to the reg
ular business there will be work in