MB ENTERPRISE IS READ BT
OVER IJM MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
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VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 84
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 18, 1946
ESTABLISHED 1899
Judge j.t Smith
Calls Nine Cases
In County’s Courl
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Tribunal In Session Unti
After Lunch Hour
Clearing Docket
Violating the conditions of i
judgment imposed by Judge J
Calvin Smith, Alton “Buck” Ray
nor, young white man of Ply
mouth, was ordered to seive tw<
six month sentences on the road:
in the Martin County Recorder’:
Court last Monday. Raynor wa:
convicted last April in the court
for drunken driving. He was fin
ed $50, taxed with the cost anc
sentenced to the roads for a term
of six months. The road term was
suspended on condition that he
violate no law. In July, Raynor
was carried into court for alleged
driving while his operator’s li
cense was revoked and drunken
driving. He was fined $100, taxed
with the cost and given a second
six month sentence on the road*,
Apparently willing to give the de
fendant another chance or over
looking the first suspended sen
tence, the court suspended the sec
ond road sentence on condition
that he violate no law. Last Mon
day, he was charged with having
violated the terms of the judg
ment, and his immediate commit
ment was ordered, the court rul
ing that the two sentences were
to be served concurrently.
Following a precedent estab
lished in previous cases, the court
did not recognize drivers’ license
or permits issued in the armed
forces, and Johnnie Williams was
fined $15 and taxed with the costs.
Williams, declaring that he
thought it was all right to drive
with the service license even
though he had no civilian permit,
has had adverse luck following
his discharge from the service.
The young colored man fell off a
load of hay several months ago
and broke a leg.
Joe Thompson and Linwood
Bland faced the court on charges
of drunken driving and being
drunk and disorderly. Both plead
ed not guilty and Thompson was
adjudged not guilty. Bland,
found guilty of simple trespass,
was sentenced to the roads for
thirty days, the court suspending
the road sentence for one year on
condition that he pay the costs,
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Funeral Thursday
For Mrs. Bullock
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the home Thursday after
noon at 3:00 o'clock for Mrs. Bes
sie Woolard Bullock who died at
her home near Bear Grass last
Tuesday night at 11:50 o'clock.
Mrs. Bullock, 58 years of age, had
been in declining health for about
five years, and her condition had
been critical for almost two
weeks. W. A. Brown, of the Re
hoboth Pentecostal Church in
Bear Grass Township, conducted
the last rites, and burial was in
the (cry,
near the home.
Mrs. Bullock, daughter of the
late Hardy and Alice Virginia
Woolard, was born in Beaufort
County and lived all her life near
the Martin-Beaufort boundary
line.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Mark Terry, of West Palm Beach;
a brother, Wiley Martin Woolard,
of near Williamston, and two
grandchildren.
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Open Meeting In
Church Sunday
The third in a series of revival
meetings in Williamston will get
under way in the Memorial Bap
tist Chjurch Sunday morning. Th*>
pastor, Dr. Ira D- S. Knight, will
conduct the first of the services
Sunday and Rev. Paul B. Nickens. >
Plymouth minister, will occupy 1
the pulpit beginning Monday
evening at 7:30 o’clock. i
A meeting was closed in the
Methodist church here week be
fore last, and the Christian church i
is ending a two-week meeting
Friday night of this week.
Unusually large crowds have
been attending the services, and
the Baptists are extending a cor- ]
dial welcome to members of al! !
denominations and other j to war- '
ship with them in their meeting' <
next week. i
eATnE Rlt ^ENS AS Mf AT-CCNTRGi. IS DROPf>ED
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BUYERS FOR MAJOR MEAT PACKING FIRMS sit on fence rails at the Kansas City, Kansas, livestock market 1
bidding for the ilrst control-free cattle since price ceilings were lifted by the President. Early bids went (
aa high as $24 for grades which, under OPA control, had been sold for $18. (International Soundphoto)
Lower A ttenda nee Figu res
Reported In County Schools
After holding to an average fig
ure of slightly more than 97 per
cent during the first month of
the current term, attendance
tumbled during recent days in the
schools of this county, it was
learned from the office of the
superintendent this week. It was
estimated that more than 600 pup
ils were absent some days, the av
erage daily attendant* falling to
around 90 percent.
Speaking before a meeting of
county principals and other school
authorities held in Ilobt rsonvilk's
Wilson Hotel last Monday even
ing, Superintendent J. C. Man
ning stated that the 97 percent at
tendance record established in
the first month of this term was
possibly the best in years.
Turning to prisoner of war
labor for the past two years, farm
ers held their children at home by
I the hundreds during recent days
I to help with the peanut harvest.
I The prisoners were moved away
j months ago and other labor was
j not available in sufficient ruini
| bers to handle the task. So far,
.sickness and other drawbacks
! have not materially affected the
; attendance record, and school1
I authorities are hopeful that a
I marked improvement will follow
I once the peanut harvest is com
pleted. Very few pupils are be
: ing held at home to help with the
cotton haivcst, it was learned.
Pool attendance was reported
in nearly every 'school in the
county, including both white and
colored. The recent recorcj is in j
marked contrast with the figures ,
released during the first lew days j
of the current term when the
daily attendance figures ranged j
as high as U!) percent or more of |
enrollment.
District Democratic
Rally Here Monday!
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Motorists and pedestrians
flirted with death on the
highways of this county but
miraculously managed to stay
out of the accident itco/d.r*
death column. One person, a
little boy, was painfully hurt
in one of two accidents re
ported by members of the
highway patrol
The following tabulations
offer a comparison of the ac
cident trend: first, by corres
ponding weeks in this year
and last and for each year to
the present time.
41st Week
Accidents lnj’d Killed Dam'ge
1046 2 1 0 $ 300
1945 5 1 0 450
Comparisons To Date
1946 99 76 3 23,650
1945 53 27 6 10,450
Homecoming At Sued
Home Church Sunday
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Home Coming w ill be observed
it the Sweet Home Christian
Church, Sunday, October 20th.
Rie pastor. Rev. Preston E. Cay
on, will deliver special sermons ,
it both the morning and night i
services.
The Bear Grass trio will stfig at
>oth services. The public is in- 1
rited.
Closing a series of services
here Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Cay- j
on will open a meeting in the 1
■'air View Church of Christ next
Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. Ser
7cei will fce held at that hour
lut:r g the * eek concluding the ;
6115 wing Sunday.
Prominent Party
Figures Planning
To Attend Rally
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Merling Will He llrlil In
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Al 3:30 O’clock
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After <i week of intensive cam 1
paigning in western North Caro
lina this week propounding the
doctrines of the party, Democratic i
party leaders will invade the east
ern congressional districts next <
week, striking the First District
next Monday when they are to I
hold their pow-wow in the Mai tin (
County courthouse at 3.110 o’clock.
Despite little* interest in poll- i.
ties in this district as a result of t
little competition and the fact <
that the election next month I
comes in an off-year, party chiefs c
and other politicians aie expected
to attend the meeting from each
of the counties in the di: trick The -
meeting is open to ail Democrats.
No formal program has lipen
announced anti Elbert Feel, chair
man of Martin's executive com
mittee, stated yesterday that a de
finite list of speakcia for the
event had not been released
Senator Josiah Bailey is not c, - ‘
petted, and Senator Clyde R 11
Hoey apparently chose to strike
his blows in the west. Former
Governors Cameron Morrison, J.
C. B. Ehringhaus and J. M.
Broughton are participating in
the campaign but it could not be
learned if any of them would '
cOme this far eajt during the pre- '
election drive. '
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Nine Cases Called
Bv Judge Hassell
In Past Few Days
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Fini's Ami CoHlii Aiimunl lo
$«><> In JiiMii<-i> Of
IN'acr Court
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Vv'l'.ik' there has bean ;t marked
decrease in activities in Judge J.
C. Smith's county court during
recent weeks, Justice John L.
Hassell continues to have a brisk
business in his court here. During •
the past few days he handled nine |
cases or as many as were docket- .
ed in the county court last Mon- <
day. (
Handling five cases at one sit- j
ting, Justice Hassell reported |
fines ni the amount of $35, the (
costs boosting the income of the |
local court to $90 since last week- j
end. Seven of the nine cases on ,
the justice’s court docket were .
eh a red with final judgments t
while two others were sent lo \
higher tribunals for trial. t
Proceedings: (
Charged with disorderly con- t
duct, Jay Gardner was fined $5 f
and required to pay $9.50 costs. \
David H, Smith was fined $10 I j
and taxed with $6 costs for oper- t
ating a motor vehicle on the g
wrong side of the road. ,
Jesse Gardner, charged with
disorderly conduct, was fined $5
and taxed with $0.50 costs. i
Charged with simple assault,
Edward Davenport was ordered
i) pay $5.50 costs.
Ade Roberson was fined $5 and
axed with $9.50 costs in the ease
1 s ’..or ••• Hi, disordt < !.y cun
luet.
Charged with disorderly con
luet, L. G. Modlin was fined $5
md taxed with $8.50 costs,
Troy Lee Ila.ymor, charged with
P< ' ding, was bound over to the
■ounty court for trial, Justice
la : i II requiring bond in the sum
if $50.
R B. Spruill was; fined $5 and
axed with $0.5(1 costs for disord
rly conduct.
Charged with operating a mot
r vehicle without a driver’s li
aise, John B. Clay was bound
ver to the county court lor trial
loud in the sum of $50 was re
uired.
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lore at. 11:00. The hours for Sat
rday afternoon are from 2 30 to
00 and Saturday night from 7:30
) 11.00. On Sunday afternoon
he center is open to teen-agers
iom 2.30 to 5:00 and from 8:30 to
0:30 Sunday night.
A Hallowe’en Costume ball is
>eii>g planned for October 2tith
1 prize will be given to the giri
ith the most attractive costume.
■ ii rumored that or. Cadie Hav k
ts da/Lena, the Hyena, will vuut
n« center.
PrTTTi ijxal Ixr An
Accident Here Is
Killed In Another
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ISavy Man Runs Over Local
Lad and Later Loses
His Life
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Chief Commissary Steward
Robert B. Johnson, 38, was killed
and his wife, the former Miss Sal
lie Rouse of Griffon, was serious
ly injured in an automobile acci
dent near Kinstcn last Sunday
night. It will be recalled that
Johnson was the driver of the car
that ran down Douglas Peel,
young local boy, on the main
street here the 9th of last month.
Johnson, apparently unnerved by
the accident here, showed much
concern over the boy's condition,
but nothing more was heard from
him after no charges were pre
ferred against him. The Peel
youth was badly battered and
bruised and shocked but he was
not critically hurt.
Few details of the accident
costing the Navy man his life on
Highway 11 near Kinston early
last Sunday evening have been
learned here. Preliminary reports
stall'd that Joseph Dawson, SB
year-old Kinston man and judge
of Lenoir County’s court, ran into
the Johnson car. It was charged
that Dawson was drunk at the
lime, and that he was arrested and
jailed by Highway Patrolmen T.
W. Fearing and V. L. Spruill.
Bond was later fixed in the sum
if $2,000 and Dawson’s release
A»as effected. During the mean
time, a session of the court was
postponed, reports reaching here
stating Unit the judge explained
le was “indisposed.”
The recent development in
svhich a man lost his life and an
ither person suffered a broken
jack is the second in which Daw
on has figured publicly and pro
ninently.
About two years ago he was ar
ested by the same patrolmen for
trunken driving. Carried into
he superior court before Judge
iViiliam Hyslop Sumner Bur
;wyn, Dawson gained his freedom
ind escaped justice on what was
lescribed as a technicality. Be
ause he was arrested inside Kin
ton’s city limits by members of
he State Highway Patrol with
>ut a Kinston officer being ir, al
endance, Dawson v/as said to
lave been sent on his wray. If a
nedal was pinned on the defend
nt at or since that time, it could
ml be learned, but one report
card here soon after the trial in
imated that tiie arresting offic
es brought condemnation down
pon themselves for arresting a
runken driver and daring to
estify against the man who two
ears later figured in an accident
lat cost a man his life and pos
ibly maimed another person for
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Here On Tuesday
Funeral services were hold at
. i 1 1/iisiitet, A]. J.
/. Watts, on Ray Street hero last
uesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock
jr Mrs. Frederick Cress well, the
inner Miss Mary Gladys Watts
f Williamston, who died sudden
' at her home in Alexandria, Va.,
ist Sunday morning. The last
tes, conducted by Rev. John W.
ardy, were altended by a large
umber of friends and acquaint
ices from two states and the
istrict of Columbia. Interment
as in the family plot in Wood
wn Cemetery.
Among those from out of town
tending the service were:
Mrs. Robert Mitchell of Bel
iven, Mrs. W. S. Galloway, Mrs.
att Long and Miss Betty Dou
jrnage of Greenville, Mrs. J. L
>encrr of Portsmouth, Mrs. G.M
iberton of Norfolk, Mrs. F- P. i
artell of Berkley, Va., Mrs.
abcl Turnage of Washington, ,
essrs. Nelson Snyder and R. L. '
ane of Alexandria, Mr. and Mrs.
. H. Weathersby and Mrs. J. W. 1
ithaway of Elizabeth City, Mr. <
P. Hornthall of Tarboro, Miss i
ma Dibrell of Alexandria, Miss 1
artha Hornthall and Mrs. J. R. >
ierett of Plymouth, Mr. and 1
rs. P. If. Heydenreich of Tar- i
no, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thoma- i
n of Danville, Va., Miss Daphne I
illock of Raleigh, Mi. Howell <
adswerth of New pern, Mrs. J 1
!*y©nc of Chapel iUh and Mr .
:c; swell .i.'i daughter, Mis. j
ary Ann He/denreich, 1
Legim m ires St udy ^Plam
For County War Memorial \
Holding their regular monthly
meeting last Monday night, mem
bers of the John Walton Tost o?
the American Legion discussed
plans for advancing a war mem
orial, honoring the men of this
county who served in the last war
and especially the memory of
those who made the supreme sac
rifice.
“Ours is one of the few coun
ties in the State that has not, at
least, formulated plans for such a
memorial,” Rev. John W. Hardy,
commander of the post, said.
Continuing, the commander said,
“It was felt that the least we of
the county could do would be to
find the means of perpetuating
the iedals for which these young
men had fought and died in order
, 'hat Democracy and the Freedoms !
| might prevail. Several types of
memorials were discussed, and a
committee, headed by W. E. Dunn,
was appointed to formulate plans
for the memorial."
The committee will meet in the
Legion hut at 7:30 next Monday
night to advance plans for a mem
orial. Interested citizens, other
than members of the committee
or Legion, are invited to attend
and participate in the discussions
at that time, the commander said.
The meeting this week decided
to have a dutch supper Armistice
Day at 7:30 that evening in the
hut. A good speaker is being
booked for the event, and every 1
service man in the county is in
vited to attend.
Meat Now Moving To
Markets In Quantity'
Prices Soaring To
Record Levels In
Stores Of Nation
Shortage Greatly Relieved
Day Decontrol Went
Into Effect
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Following a shortage that push
ed close to starvation over a
period of several weeks, beef
started to the nation’s markets in
large volume the very day decon
trol went into effect. Reports
state tnat beef moved out of stor
age to the retail shops immediate
ly, and cattle receipts in the big
slaughtering centers were above
normal after holding to the low
est point in years.
Hog prices gained as much as
ten cents in a single day, jumping
from about $15.30 to $26 a hun
dred on some markets. Cattle
prices went to as high as 35 cents
in Chicago for best offerings in a
hurry, and the market continued
firm even though deliveries were
heavy. Indications early in the
week pointed to full relief within
ten days, but locally and in many
other centers relief was almost
instant. It will be possibly two or
three weeks before western beef
starts moving into this area, but
the native supply plus several
carloads from Kentucky will
more than take care of the gap.
Two carloads of fine beef cattle
were shipped here early this week
from Kentucky, tnc shipment
coming ahead of decontrol. Two
other carloads are in transit, and
price increases are to be expected.
“There are plenty of cattle in
the country, and I believe the
supply will take care of any
tendency toward run - away
prices,” D. M. Roberson, owner
manager of Slaughter’s House,
said yesterday. He explained that
there will have to be a period of
adjustment, but within a rcason
aoie time, prices will bv in
his opinion.
The hog situation is not so fav
orable, according to the stockman.
“It will be at least a year before
the supply can be built up,” he
said, explaining that there were
right many hogis in the west, but
not enough to go around. He ad
vised those persons having any
lard at all to stretch it as far as 1
they ran.
While retail prices pointed up- 1
ward, reaching record levels in
sonic of the larger cities, there
was a fairly wide discrepancy
Dven from store to store. Prices
ranged from 65 to 80 cents for sir- ^
loin steaks in local stores, while
n the cities it went as high as
11.25 a pound. In those cases
where the price ranged around 65
•cuts, the latest livestock figures J
were not involved, meaning that <
i marked increase can be expect- s
Local hog prices are believed to
>ave been about the top for the
:ountry. Feeder pigs have been
citing for aa muol: a 35 cents, a
igurc set mostly by farmers who
vere stocking their peanut fields.
Pressed hogs, moving to the retail
tores were figured at 50 cents a
>ound. It is the general opinion
hat tire local hog market will
.qntmue “tight" .with the possi
uiity that -it uhil be relieved
Ughtiy wben larxers start ~ov
&g H'jgp out oi ».e peiiut fields
he early part of the year.
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Clearing a fairly large
block last Tuesday, the local
tobacco market reported fair
ly light sales on Wednesday
and Thursday with prices
holding fairly firm. The
floors were cleared fairly
early on the two days follow
ing the block.
Through yesterday the
market had sold 9,286,208
pounds for an average right
at $51.00 per hundred pounds.
Fair large sales are antici
pated Friday and on Monday
of next week.
Over A Hundred
Pupils’ Names On
First Honor Roll
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Student Must Got An A On
Kuril Subject To Gain
Recognition
The names of 104 pupils appear
on the first honor roll for the
current term in the local schools,
Principal B. G. Stewart explain
ing that the student must earn an
“A" rating on each subject to
have his name appear in the list.
The list is for the first six-week
period, ended recently.
The names follow, by grades:
Second Grade: Paul Barber,
Carolyn Beauchemin. Nancy Brit
ton, Ann Darden, Emma Jean
Sodard, Peggy Godard, Henry
Handy, Jimmy Hardison, Ann
Harrison, Mary Lou Jennings,
Blanche Manning, Allan Modlin,
Joseph Murphy, Jane Peele,
James Rogers, Gene Silverthorne,
Billy Taylor, Floyd Thomas, Billy
rhornton, Clayton Weston, Mary
Lee White.
Third Grade- Joyce Baker, Jane
ELtttaiiiil JuJianRafe^Jano Gray,
Biggs, Jon Cuirkc^Touy Fagan
Jarstarphen, Joseph Clayton, Bi 1 -
y Dudley, Sandra Gardner,
Jrady Godard, John Clinton
House, Phyllis Jones, Jane Man
ling, Sandra Margolis, Bobby
Parham, Billy Partin, Rodney Pit
nan, Vivian Pate, Jeannette Ray
lor, Annette Rogers, Billy Simp
on, Iverson Skinner, Kline Smitli
viek, James Herbert Ward, Jr.,
ind Faye White.
Fourth Grade: Mary Elizabeth
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Painfully Burned
In Accident Here
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Mrs. J. D Harrison was pain
ully burned at her home here
arly last Monday morning when
he spdlcd some kerosene on her
lothes and caught fire a short
ime later when she struck a
latch to start a fire in the stove,
hit- of her arms and a sizable
ilaco on her back were burned.
Mr. Harrison, hearing her
:ream, grabbed a blanket, threw
. around her and pushed her
own in smothering the fire. Had
■ not been for his quick action it
i believed she would have been
PAliy burned.
ed to the local hospital
ahtetUtely for treatment, Mr.
X'.vic yi* re;t.ag very well
hun&J Afternoon.
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Saved From Draft
No More Wen To !><• Called
Until Early Part Of
Next Year
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An estimated two dozen and
possibly more Martin County men
got a stay of induction this week
when the Army declared a draft
holiday until the early part of
next year. Three white men were
scheduled to report from this
county this week for final induc
tion and nine colored men were to
report on the 31st. It is estimat
ed that about a dozen more men
would have been slated for com
pulsory service during November
and December had the holiday not
been called. Il was explained that
the holiday applvs to calls for
both pre-induction and filial in
duction.
Only seven while men have re
ported for final induction since
last June, a draft holiday in July
and August saving others from
immediate call into the service.
No colored men have left the
county for final induction since
before the l it si holiday.
The three white men scheduled
to leave tins week missed the
draft by only two days.
The recent action promised to
figure in Congressional debate if
the War Department should ask
a further extension of the Selec
tive Service Act beyond next
March 31, its present expiration
date.
Foes of the draft argued vain
ly when tin' issue was up last
spring that with the Army in the
process of reducing from 1.551).000
lo 1,070,000 this fiscal year, volun
teers alone would meet the need
tor replacements. One argument
m the oilier side was that the
draft law was necessary to spur
mbs i.ents.
The War Department's action
ivill halt the draft machinery en
tirely for the rest of the year; the
Navy has received no men by in
iuction since last May.
The War Department said in an
innouncement that its action was
lased on Secretary Patterson’s
‘expressed intention to keep the
\rmy a volunteer one insofar as
lossible and to induct men only
vlien induction absolutely was re
(uired to enable the Army to ful
ill its commitments.”
Accordingly, Maj. Gen. W. S.
5aul, War Department Director of
Yrsnnnel and Administration,
lot if led llershey that "September
■nlistrrlents in the regular Army,
s well as inductions through
ieieelive Scivice, haw aXcGeded
he expectations of the War De
triment,'’ and added:
"There is further evidence that
ho trend of enlistments will enn
inuc to exceed the numbers
.hich hitherto had been antici
iated the last quarter of this cal
ndar year.”
The holiday means that physi
al examinations will have to be
epeated for some registrants.
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Principals Meet
In RoImtsoiiyilie
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Meeting in tin: Wilson Hotel,
lobersonville, he.I Monday cven
ig, Mai tin County : ehnol offic
iIs, including the principals, dis
ussed routine matters and heard
eports on various school activi
ics. It was pointed out that at
uidancc ligiin • averaged :>7 pot
ent of enrollment in all the
■huuls, a.i a whole, for the first
lonth.
The meeting ruled that all men
■sellers in the county were eligi
Ic for membership in tho piin
|ials' club, and a special invita
on is bring extended them.
Miss Li.-sie F'lerce, supervisor
[ the white elementary schools,
iinouneed that special reading
rmonstration. were being sehed
led, that the first would be held
1 the Williamston and Oak City
■bools next w eek.
The club will hold its next
iceting in Oak City on Monday,
ovember 11.
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\nnounee Revival In
The Rehoboth Church
Rev J Floyd Williams, local
.mister, w ill open a sene*, of re
seal services in the Rehoboth
entecs-tal Hskn?_ Church near
r4r Qra.s ne^t Monday night,
cto’ser m', at- 7.SO o'clock. Xh»
iblic is in sited.