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Advertisers Will rind Our Col umn* ? Latchkey to over 1,600 Homes of Martin County. THE ENTERPRISE Watch the Label on Your Paper, As It Carries the Data Your Subscription Expires. VOLUME XIII NUMBER *1 If illiamiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, May 23, 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899 County Young Man In Freakish Plane Accident At Selma ? Tennyson Ayers Is Dragged j Around Field Number Of Times Tennyson Ayers, son of Farmer and Mrs. Calvin Ayers, of this coun ty, wis painfully but not seriously hurt in a freak airplane accident at the Selma airport last week, reports stating that the young pilot is getting along (11 right. Property damage, es timated at $1,500, resulted to two | planes, the Smithfield Herald re porting the accident as follows. The planes were the property of William I. Godwin, recorder's court solicitor, and Tennyson Ayers. in structor at the airport. The accident occurred when Ayers was preparing to take Slim Howard Selma man, up for a ride in his white Taylorcfaft. Although several peo ple were at the airport, Ayers was afraid to ask them to turn the pro peller to start the engine and did it himself. After he cranked the motor, he started to get into the plane but Howard had entered the cabin be-1 fore him. . In some manner Howard accident ly struck the throttle and the plane started down the field. Howard jumped out of the plane to the ground before it had traveled far, but Ayer*. in the meantime, had grabbed a strut on the left wing and was trying to keep the plane from taking off. The plane, with its throttle wide open, dragged Ayers on the ground, bruising his knees and legs. Ayers made 15 or 20 circles with the plane at the far end of the field but final ly had to let go because of the in creasing pain from being dragged along the ground. Turninl around, the plane went about four feet in the air and circled the field. In passing the small han ger at the end of the field near the dirt road, it slightly struck Godwin's red plane but skimmed on around the field. But the second trip around proved disastrous when Ayers' plane plunged into the hangar and God win's plane. On# wing of Godwin's plane was damaged while Ayers' plane had both wings and motor damaged^ Ayers was picked up off the field and carried to Dr Watson Wharton of Smithfield where his cuts and bruises were treated. Examination revealed no broken bones. Young Ayers, financing his own activities with some aid from his father, has developed into a promis ing pilot, and his friends here and throughout the county hope he can overcome the difficulty experienced last week. Ayers was given his ad vanced pilot license by the same gov ernment inspector who licensed Cor rigan, the wrong-way flier Mrs. Whedbee Dies At Ahoskie Home| Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at 3 o clock in the Ahoskie Baptist church lor Mrs. J. F. Whedbee, mother of Mr. Clar anac Whedbee, prominent William ston business man. i in health for time, Mrs, i Whedbee died at her home in Ahos kie, yesterday afternoon Her con dition had been considered critical only a few days. The daughter of the late John Thomas and Sallie Morris, Mrs Whedbee was born in Hertford County 65 years ago She was a member of a family long prominent | in the civic and business affairs Hertford County. Rev Oscar Creech is conducting the last rites and interment will fol low In the Ahoskie cemetery Besides her son here, she leaves her husband, and one daugher, Miss Mable Whedbee, and ,ive?"?n*; Messrs T G? W F, B. D, a. B. and J P. Whedbee, all of Ahosk*. Among those attending the funeral from here are: Mr. and Mrs J. C. Anderson, Mrs C. T. Roberson. Mr and Mrs. J- E. Griffin, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horner^ Alleged Attacker 1$ Returned Here For Trial Eli Evans, colored man charged with asaaulting Willie James John son with a knife here a few weeks ago was returned from Raleigh to day'to face trial in the county courts. ~ Evans, ittefed w> have badly cut Johnson following a quarrel start ing over a crap game, was arrested last week-end by Raleigh officers. Booker Williama Returned To Face Murder Charge Booker T. Williams, colored man charged with the fatal stabbing of Alfred Pettiford on East Main Street here on last April 30, was arrested last week-end in Wilson. Said to have admitted the stabbing, Wil liams was returned here Saturday and i? now facing a charge of first degree murder in the courts. No preliminary hearing has been scheduled, and it is probable that Williams will not ask for one The case will be called for trial in the June term of Superior court. Pettiford whose skull was pierced by a knife died in a Washington hos pital last Wednesday morning. A nnnalBuildingBoomlsNow Underway in Williamston With construction work nearing completion on several new homes and other structures and with con tracts let and others pending (or new homes and commercial build ings, Williamston's annual building boom is now getting well underway. No official cost estimates have been advanced, but present indica tions are that 1939 construction will approximate an amount well in ex cess of $100,000 locally. The esti mate does not include public con struction but is confined mainly to new home construction and com mercial projects. A contract for the construction of two stores on Washington Street just back of the Atlantic Hotel has been let to Gurkin Brothers, con tractors and builders. Materials for the building are being placed on the lot this week, and work on the foundation *is slated to-get under way at once. Brick work will likely be started the early part of next week. According to Mr Johnnie Gurkin, member of the contracting firm, stated this morning that they planned to have the stores ready for occupancy by late July or early August. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Steele are having the stores built, reported stating that they have al ready been rented Construction work is nearing com pletion on the new home for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herriott on East Acad emy Street, and on the home of Mr. and Mrs Frank Weaver and family on West Main Street. Construction work is well advanced on a small apartment house on Roberson ave nue and on the new hospital on West Main Street. Contracts are pending for the construction of at least five other homes and possibly more. In addition to the building activi ties right in town. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Keel are building near here on the er new homes have been recently built or are now under construction. United Methodists To Hold First Conference LAWYERS' HOLIDAY An encouraging sign for the times comes out of a meeting of the Martin County Bar Associa tion here last Saturday when the lawyers agreed upon a sched ule of half holidays for the sum mer months. To pattern their lei sure time into a fixed holiday schedule and to make it more realistic, the lawyers will close their office doors at 1 o'clock each Saturday In addition to the half holiday that general busi ness plans to observe during June. July and August. No definite movement has been advanced for the observ ance by general business of each Wednesday afternoon as a holiday, but nupibers of clerks and other employees are eager ly awaiting Information an nouncing the half-holiday sched ule. No Date Fixed For Reopening of Pulp Mill In The County Kleckhefer Issues Statement In Connection with New Jersey Strike No date has been mentioned for reopening the plant of the North Carolina Pulp Company's plant in the lower part of this county, ac cording to unofficial reports receiv ed here today. In connection with the strike at the parent company's plant in Defatr, N. J , which result ed in the closing of the mill in this county, the secretary of the com pany issued a statement while on a visit to this section last week-end The complete text of Mr. Kleck hefer s statement follows: Text of Statement The North Carolina Pulp Company plant at Plymouth, N. C? will be closed for an Indefinite period of time due to a strike which has been called by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Chauffeurs, Stablemen 4c Helpers, Local No. 676; the Interna tional Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, Local No. 126; and the Inter national Brotherhood of Pulp, Sul phite St Paper Mill Workers. Local No. 380, at the Delalr, N. J . plant of the Kleckhefer Container Co., who consume the major share of the pulp production of the Plymouth mill. Due to the large inventories of pulp on hand at both Plymouth and Delalr and limited space available for addi tional Inventories, it was necessary to close the Plymouth mill until the Del alr, N. J , plantoagaln starts opera tions. \ IS,. -1 ' The closing of the Plymouth mill will affect about 750 families, approx imately one-half of which are em ployees of the company and the re mainder workers supplying wood for the mill, with a total payroll of over $15,000 per week. An official of the Kleckhefer Con tainer Co. stated that no wage or hour dispute existed at the time of the strike, and the company had ex pressed its willingness to negotiate a contract with the three unions for their respective departments, as is confirmed by the following proposals to the three unions, in writing, at the :ast meeting held on May 5th: Proposals of Company "May 5, 1938. "The International Brotherhood of Pulp. Sulphite St Paper Mill Work ers. Local No. 380; The Interna tional Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, Local No. 126; The Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Help-1 ers, Local No. 676: Gentlemen: "Under date of May 3, 1939, our company was asked by your respect ive unions, all a fill la ted with the American Federation of Labor, for recognition and sole collective bar gaining rights for its Delalr em ployees. comprising certain bargain -1 lng units. Our answer to these re quests are as follows: 'To the Pulp and Sulphite Work (Continued on page six) Approximately 250 Churches Will Send Delegates To Meet Dr. S. A. Maxwell ami Four Delegate* to Heprenent Loral Lliurrli 1 Methodists in the Northeastern District will make history on Thurs day of this week when they hold their district conference with Zion church. Gates County, as a united group, Dr S. A Maxwell, pastor of the local church pointing out that it is the first time United Methodists are meeting in a district conference in North Carolina. The district is comprised of approximately 250 churches located from the territory east of Williamston to the ocean and north to the Virginia line. Dr. S. A. Maxwell and four dele gates will represent the Williamston church, early reports indicating that a record attendance is expected for the one-day meeting. The district conference marks the close of four-year tenure of service of presiding elder and four of the pastor. Coming in the middle of the church year, the conference offers an opportunity to check up on mat- j ters pertaining to the church's pro- ! gram and budget, Dr. Maxwell said. Convening at 9:30 Thursday morn ing, the conference has a very in teresting program planned for the day, including feature addresses by E. D. Weathers,'district director of adult work; Mrs. B. B. Slaughter, di rector of children's activities in the district, and R. W. Bradshaw who is an evangelistic agency. The layman's hour, attracting i noted speakers, will be of unusual interest at the conference, Dr Max well announcing that Judge A P. Godwin, John R. Jenkins, Jr., and Dr. W K. Greene, of Duke Univer sity, will have parts on the program | at that time. Following the lunch period, the conference will hear addresses from the heads of the various departments of the church in addition to reports from the several organizations with in the conference. Dr S. A. Maxwell will deliver the conference sermon just before adjournment that after noon. Settlement Of Coal Strike Brings Relief Settlement of. the controversy be tween operators and miners of bi tuminous coal, which caused a six weeks' shutdown, brought a deep sigh of relief to the business world last week. A more optimistic view point on business prospects for the summer months was expressed in many quarters, by retailers, sales men, manufacturers and profession al economists. Because it will mean | increasing purchasing nower in ru ral areas, the recent upward trend I of commodity prices was seen as a j forerunner of livelier trade activity. So far, wheat, oats, tin, cotton, silk and soy beans have touched new 1939 highs. In industry, purchasing agents are relaxing their extremely cautious buying policies of last month when European tension was at a peak. Gasoline sales and prices are rising. New orders for lumber are exceeding production. Cigarette consumption is gaining. Heavy air line traffic this spring may encour age the opening of more routes soon. One such project being considered is a line between Kansas City and New Orleans which Kansas City Southern Railroad would operate A marriage license was issued here last Saturday to Harold F. Brown of Onslow County, and No vella Johnson, of Martin County. M. D. Ayers Dies At Home In Cross Roads Late Friday Last Riles Held in Church At Bear Graft* I.Aftt Sunday M. D. Ayers, highly respected county citizen and a progressive far mer of Cross Roads Township, died at his home near Bear Grass last Friday night at 11 o'clock following a long period of ill health. Taken worse suddenly, Mr. Ayers died be fore medical aid could reach him, his death coming unexpectedly and as a great shock to the family and his many friends throughout this sec tion. A heart attack was given as the immediate cause of his death During an illness about 12 years ago. complications developed and since that time he experienced de clining health. He was unable to do much work, hut he was able to be up and oversee his farm and get about alone. Last Friday, feeling bet ter than usual, he assisted others in making preparations for entertain ing a meeting at the Primitive Bap tist church at Bear Grass Although not a member of the church, he al ways showed a keen interest in its activities and was loyal to the mim bership in meeting the obligations of the church. The son of the late John and | Courtney Ayers, he was born in this county 49 years ago. Receiving his training in the small rural schools] of his day, he settled down at a ten der age on the farm. A few months after the United States entered the World's War, he entered the service | as a member of the medical corps in j the 322nd infantry and was honor ably discharged on March 24, 1929. He returned to the farm following his service in the army and met with success in his agricutlural pursuits He married, Miss Annie White who survives. He also leaves four broth ers. Elder A B. Ayers and Mr. Cal vin Ayers of Bear Grass; Mr J. Sta ton Ayers, of Everetts and Mr. Lew 's Ayers, of Bethel, and one sister. Mr* C. E. Jenkins, of Williamston Mr. Ayers was a useful citizen to hia community and county, always taking a part in the promotion of the finer things of life. He was an active member of the John Walton Hasseli American Legion Post in this county , and contributed liberally to its support. He was u friendly and understanding neighbor, and was held in high esteem by all who krow him. Although he experienced ill health for a long number of years, he nearly always greeted his friends with a smile, and it was characteristic of his nature to look on the bright side of life. Funeral services were conducted in the Primitive Baptist church at Bear Grass Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Elder B. S. Cowin, assist ed by Elder W. E. Grimes and oth ers of the denomination Interment was in the cemetery at Everetts. Mrs. Robt. Edwards Dies At Home Here Sunday Afternoon Funeral Serviren Were Con-| "(TuelefT Yenlerilay By Hev. J. II. Smith Mrs Robert Edwards died at her home on Roberson Boulevard, near the fair grounds here Sunday af ternoon at 3 o'clock following an illness of nearly four years' dura tion AltRbugh her condition had been serious during most of :hat time, Mrs Edwards was able to be up until about four weeks ago when she became much worse and the end was expected almost momentar ily since that time. The daughter of Mrs. Maggie Keel Meeks and the late Robert Keel, she was born in Cross Roads Township 37 years ago last February. She was Miss Snowdie Elizabeth Keel before her marriage in 1920. When a young girl her father died and she moved with the family to Scotland Neck where she lived until married She then reutrned to this county and made her home in Poplar Point Township, later moving to William ston. Mrs. Edwards, a devoted wife and thoughtful mother, was a member of the Baptist church for a long num ber of years and had many friends in this community. ?Desides hei mother and husband she is survived by one son, Julius Edwards. She also leaves two sis ters, Mrs. Jasper Smith, of Scotland Neck, and Mrs. Donald McDermiad, of Hopewell, Va., and one brother, W Ashley Keel, of Scotland Neck. Funeral services were conducted from the late home yesterday of ternoon at four o'clock by Rev. J. H. Smith, local Baptisf minister, assist ed by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, of the lo cal Presbyterian church. Interment was in the local cemetery. Deaf Mute /? Far in ft Charge Of Non-Support Lazarus Williams, local deaf mute, was arrested last week and carried to Raleigh where he was wanted for alleged non-support. The warrant for Williams' arrest was sworn out by the man's wife who is also a deaf mute. Anti-Typhoid Campaign Off To A Good Start in County Success marked the first day ac tivities by the Martin County Health Department forces in their drive against typhoid fever, preliminary , reports from the department head quarters stating late yesterday that j more than 1,200 persons took the, first treatment against typhoid and that nearly 200 received protection against diphtheria. Handling the big work schedule, the health forces j were tired out upon their return here i late yesterday afternoon, but early j today they continued the drive to rid the county of the fever. Accurate records aren't available for past campaigns, but it was esti mated that nearly twice as many were vaccinated in the first three dispensaries yesterday than were vaccinated the first day three years ago. The preliminary report for the first-day vaccina I iuns in the current j campaign show the following re sults: Dardens, 77 given protection! against diphtheria and 407 against typhoid, JamesviUe, 57 and 464; Station No 90, 55 and 346, a grand total of 189 protected against diph theria and 1,217 receiving their first vaccine injection against typhoid fever. Today, the health forces are work ing at Farm Life, Lilley's Store and Bear Grass. On Wednesday, they will go to Corey's filling station. On Thursday they will he at the colored school here and on Friday they will be in the health department offices from 8:30 to 12 and from 1:30 to 4:30 p m. The schedules will be followed through four weeks unless otherwise designated. In addition to the vaccinations in the clinics, arrangements have been made vs ith private physicians to vac-, cinate those who are unable to vis-1 it the clinics. A small fee of $1 has been agreed upon in those cases. At Farm Life ana Lilley's store this morning, the health forces vac cinated approximately 700 Downward Trend Seen In County's Tax Values Report From First Township Is Better Than Was Expected (*OOH4? Nest SIlOWH (ruin Krai Hut a Lonn in Personal Valueis A downward trend in the county's assessed property values was seen | this week when the Goose Nest ' Township books were completed and ! turned over to Tax Supervisor S. H. Grimes. Showing a loss in personal property assessments, the list was considered encouraging in that real l values gamed and the net decrease I was not as great as had been ex- j peeted Based on the Goose Nest report! and incomplete figures offered by ! list-takers in several of the other i nine townships in the county, esti- I mates now point to a decrease of j possibly $150,000 to $200,000 in the j combined assessed values in the county this year as compared with | the 1938 listings. A year ago, person- j a I and real properties in the county I not including corporaiton listings | were placed at $10,235,054. The 1938 I listings reflected a gain of $394,707 or four per cent more than the 1937 figures. A study of the Goose Nest list shows a fairly marked decrease in | the number of new automobiles, j List-taker Rawls pointing out that jnearly three fourths of the decrease was traceable to the smaller number i of new cars. The value of farm pro visions decreased to account fori , nearly all the remaining one-fourth. Real estate values are increased over those of last year, but the gain | was confined?to those properties | owned bv whites, the values of prop erties owned by the colored citizen ry showing a decrease of $19,671. White owners reported an increase | in their property values in the amount of $25,859, the gain offset I ting the colored property loss and reducing the personal property loss, from $21,325 to $15,136 A comparison of property values, personal and real with the total and a comparison of personal and real values as to race ownership, for the' years 1938 and 1939, follow 1938 1939 Gain-Loas t'ers. $ 238,707 $ 217,383 $21,324* Krai 999,447 1,005,635 6,188 Total $1,238,154 $1,223,018 $15,136* Personal White $ 192,862 $ 179,603 $13,059* Col 46,045 37,780 8,265* Total $ 238,707 $ 217,383 $21,324* Real White $ 822,322 $ 848,181 $25,859 , Col 177,125 157,454 19,671* j Total $ 999,447 $1,005,635 $ 6,188 'Denotes a decrease. Classification listings show some variations, but for the most part they are about the same as they were a year ago. There was a marked de above the usual listing as compared with the number a year ago The number of white citizens sub ject to poll tax increased from 206 to 221 this year, the number of col ored citizens subject to poll tax drop ping from 248 last year to 221 this year, giving the two races the iden tical number. A detailed comparison of the clas sification listings is as follows: 1938 1939 No. Value Horses 41 8 3,465 Mules 713 78,265 Goats 13 13 Hogs 2594 9,557 Cows 175 5,130 Cattle 227 3,290 Mdse 14,247 Town lots 157 96,265 No. Value 47 $ 3,800 705 70,186 25 22 3310 9,986 179 5,374 218 3,121 15,026 165 98,431 The approximately 40,390 acre* of (Continued on page six) PRICE OUTLOOK Hardly before the crop starts growing, the guessers are assert ing themselves, according to their guesses tobacco prices will not average more than fifteen cents this season. There is lit tle foundation for the guesses other than the fact that there is a large crop in the ground and a surplus production is in pros pect this fall. The 15-cent guess is offered by the optimistic, and to hear the pessimist talk, tobacco prices will not average more than 10 cents. These guesses are certain ly premature for the simple reason the crop has not been made. Many things can happen between now and selling time, one ole wise guy claiming that quite a few thousand pounds will be lost in this county on ac count of limited barn room even after all the new units are built. Bill To Prohibit Export Of Tobacco Seed From Country Doubtful Value of k?*rr Bill Is Fxpn>MC(l in Soiim* Ouarlcrs ? The long fight of Keprsentative J H. Kerr, of North Carolina to pro hibit the exportation of tobacco seed and plants was culminated in vic tory last week when the Senate pass ed his hill designed to protect the producers of flue cured tobacco from foreign ?..mp>-titn>n The hill had previously passed the House and now goes to the president for executive approval. The Kerr measure, for which he has been battling for several ses sions of Congres , bans the export of tobacco seed, except when it is to be used for experimental purposes only The North Carolinian explain ed That many foreign nations have adopted the practice of wholesale importations of American seed and plants for producing of American I types of leaf. This production enter ed into competition with the domes tic product in foreign markets. The nature of the soil abroad pre cluded the possibility of continuous production of quality American types from a plant, but the foreign grow ers got around that factor by repeat ing their imports of American seed and plants as rapidly as the produc ing plants withered and died It is not expected that the presi dent will disapprove of the Kerr bill although failure to get the measure through Congress on previous efforts has been due to the opposition of the Agriculture and State Departments, which was based on the contention that the embargo would result in hardship on foreign governments ex penmenilng fn tobacco culture. However, the insertion of the clause exempting plants and seed export ed for experimental purposes caused those departments to withdraw their objections during committee consid eration of the bill this year. The Kerr bill was handled in the Senate by Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina. There has been doubt expressed as to the value of the Kerr bill, the believers of free trade advancing the belief that any removal of for eign competition will be more than offset by increases at home, and that foreign countries will turn to other sources for tobacco, eliminat ing to a greater extent the foreign market than under the present plan. ? Messrs Fred Taylor and John Henry Edwards leave tomorrow for a trip to the "World of Tomorrow", New York City. Luck Rides With Autoists On The County Highways S?-\<'n I Vrtonn K?ru|><- Serious Injury in Rati tt'rerk* Over Week-end 111 luck that overtook several mo torists on the highways of this coun ty last week-end was converted mto good luck when a check on the toll was made, Patrolman Hunt stating j this morning that the wreck victims miraculously escaped death. As it was, only one of the seven persons going through the wreck wringer was badly injured, the patrolman ] said. Traveling from Virginia to visit friends in Hamilton. Clarence Par i sons, of Langley Field, and Mrs. I Cora Bent hair, of Phoebus. Va., were only slightly hurt when their car, a Plymouth coupe, crashed into ^ Mo -del?A FM.d-tKtrtmrrn^r filling Sta tion at the edge of Hamilton about 10 o'clock last Saturday night. Mrs Benthall received a minor cut on her chin, and Parsons, driver of the car, was cut about the head but not bad i ly. The Plymouth car. owned by Mrs. Benthall. failed to make the I curve that leads into Hamilton and I crashed into the car owned by Fred Howell. Hamilton colored man. The Howell car just vacated by the own | er, was struck head on. the Plym j outh then turning over once or twice. Howell was in a filling station when | the crash came, Patrolman Hunt I said Both cars were damaged con siderably. j Yesterday afternoon about four o'clock and during a light shower, | the station wagon and trailer owned i by Mrs. Earl Carlson, of East 1 Hampton, l>>r\g Island, and Pompa no. Fla., skidded on the wet road and turned over at the Staton farm, | near here, but the driver and oecu [fjants were not badly hurt After re ceiving treatment in the offices of Drs Rhodes and McAllister, the par i ty spent the night at the Dunning Place and continued to New York today by bus. Jake McDonald, driver of the ma chine, fated to Patrolman Hunt that the trailer, heavily loaded, skidded, turned sidways and threw the* sta. tion wagon out of control A com plete turn was made by the two ma chines, and personal effects were scattered over a wide circle, the wreckers working about an hour ' clearing the debris from the high way Passengers in the car other than Mrs Carlhm were Misse> l?rtia I Kiggs, 22, and Rosalie Whallar, 25, and W I) Taylor, all of Florida and New York Name Faculty For Bear Grass School Filling three of the four positions made vacant by resignations. Bear Grass school authorities "announced during the week-end that plans | were" already well advanced for the i 1939-40 school term there. Mrs Ernest Etheridge, one of the ' four teachers offering their resigna I turns, served the school faithfully and well during the past eight years -OTid-^hrr resignation" was accepted wuh reluctance by the school hoard Few teachers have served the school more laithful than did Mrs. Ether idge, Principal Hickman was quoted as saying "In addition to school ac tivities, she was a valuable person age in the community life, holding the esteem of pupils and patrons. And we will miss her greatly," the principal added. Mrs. Etheridge will hi' succeeded by Miss Josephine Clayton, of Virginia. Miss Clayton taught m the scholos at Silver Springs, Va . during the "past five years. Miss Glenn Hill, of Snow Hill, re signing after one year in the school, will be succeeded by Miss Madeline Barnes, of Rocky Mount. Miss Barnes, a resident of Rocky Mount, is a graduate of East Carolina Teach ers' College, Greenville, and is be ginning her first year as a teacher in the public schools. Mrs. Andrew J. Holliday resigned after serving the school since last November, and Mr Mclver Vann re signed after teaching in the school two years. He returns to his home in Myrtle Beach, S. C. He will be succeeded by Gerald DeMond, of New York Mr. DeMond is graduat ing at the East Carolina Teachers' College and begins his first year as The position made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Holliday has not been filled. Principal Hickman stating that while he had a few ap plications it is likely that it would be difficult to fill the place. Names of the faculty personnel: First grade: Miss Virgin Shindler, of Rensselear, Ind. Second grade: Miss Doris Jenkins, jf Robereonville. Third grade: Miss Josephine Clay ton, of Virginia. Fourth grade: Miss Ruby Malone, (of Williamston. i Fifth grade: Miss Annie Mae Da I vis, of Rocky Mount. Sixth grade: Miss Madeline Barnes, of Rocky Mount. Seventh grade position unfilled at present. High school: T. O. Hickman, prin cipal; Miaa Annie B. Hollow ell and Gerald DeMond.
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