I E<asaß I AdwtHnri Wfll Find Oar CoLumai a Latchkey to Ov«r 1,600 ilowa of Martin County
VOLUME XXXIII?NUMBER 19 Williamptoiu Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 2,1930 ~
.. ESTABLISHED 1898
Report Gives WilliamstonPopulation of 2,736 People
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WilHamaton has a poulation of2,736 people, according to a pre-liminary report given out by theoffice of Ml. David Henry, super- ?visor of the census in this district,at 1:30 today.
In announcing the result, Assist-ant Supervisor Rouse stated thatreport was one of the best so farreceived in the office at New Bern.His congratulations were in order.
As compered with the 1,800reported in 1920, the census justcompleted shows a 52 per centgain.
The district office at New Bernis almost flooded with reports, Mr. .Rouse stated and tabulations forother towns and diatricts in thecounty were not available today.Several of the other towns and dis-tricts have reported to the office,and the results will publicwithin the'next few"oays.
MANY PLANTS INSOUTH CAROLINATransportation of Plans Is
Considered by FarmersIn This Section
The transportation of tobacco plantsjfrom beds in South Carolina is being
, considered in this section, according toreports received here late yesterday.Facing a shortage here, farmers havelooked the section over, the request forplants reaching a* far as South Caro-lina and Georgia.
Mr. Gus Perry, auctioneer s for theRoanoke Dixie warehouse here lastseason, has just returned from SouthCarolina and states that the plants areplentiful there. Farmers in this section,desiring to make a trip cooperatively,to that state for plants might see Mr.W. T. Meadows who will be glad tomake arrangements.
\u2666Seventy-Year Old Inmate
Dies at the County HomeReuben Davenport, 70 years old, died
in the county home here last week ofa complication of diseases. Services
? were conducted by Elder B. S. Cowinlast Saturday afternoon, interment fol-lowing in a cemetery near Everetts.
The aged man had bean at the homeonly a short time, and during his staythere he suffered much with rheuma-tism.
It will be remembered that Mr.Davenport was attacked while he layhelpless in bed at his home near BearGrass several months ago by intrud-ers.
He is survived by eight children, sixof this county and two in Colorado andCalifornia.
Former County Man OutFor Solicitor's Post
mHenry D. Hardison, a native of this
county, recently announced his candi-dacy for solicitor of the second judic-ial district,- comprising the counties o(
Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Washing-ton, and Martin Counties.
Mr. Hatdison, the sou of the lateSeth R. Hardison, was born and rearedon a farm in this county. He was ed-ucated in the schools of this county,Campbell's College, and the State Uni-versity. He taught school two yearsin Williams Township, and was forseveral years connected with his fath-er in the mercantile business. For sev-
eral years he worked with Tar RiverOil Company, Tarboro. In 1920 hewas elected mayor of Tarboro, serv-ing two terms. For four years he was
judge of the recorder's court, which of-fice he held in addition to his regularlaw practice.
Mr. Hardison is in the race for thesolicitorship with Messrs. Gillam, of
Ttrboro, and Barnes, of Wilson.
Dr. E. W. Gillespie WillPreach Here Sunday at 11
aSunday, May 4, 1930:"The Church with an Open Door."Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Depart-
mtnlaj classes.Worship service and dedicatoin ser-
mon, 11 a. m.Dr. E. W. Gillespie, of Greensboro,
will preach in the local Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning at 11 a. m.The public is cordially invited to hearDr. Gillespie.
Begin the week right by going to
church Sunday.Bear Grass
The regular services of the Presby-terian church will be held in the BearGrass schoolhouse at 7:30 p. m., Suit-day, May 4th. Everybody welcome.
Farm LifeRev. Z. Ti Piephoff, of the Presby-
terian Church, will preach in the schoolhouse auditorium of Farm Life SchoolSunday, May 4th, at 3 p. m. The citi-zens of Griffins Township are cordiallyttrvited to attend this service. The sub-jc-ct will be "Our Christian Heritage."
V. E. P. Tests Out New?.Power Line to Plymouth
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Testing out its line last Monday, theV E. P. Company hooked on to thedistribution plant at Plymouth late yes-terday. Dardans snd Jamesville willbe serviced within a short time.
FARMERS START' TRANSPLANTING
TOBACCO HEREFarm Work Will Center
Around TransplantingNext Week
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While a few farmers here and therehave transplanted their tobacco crops,the \vork will hardly get underway infull force before the early part andmiddle of next week, according to re-ports coining from several sections ofthe county. That there will be a de-crease in the acreage is almost certain,'however, those farmers who report
? poor beds are raking the territory inan effort to secure sufficient plants fortheir anticipated acreage. "They arejust not to be had," one farmer re-ported when asked how the" plant bedswere in his community yesterday. "Afew farmers will be able to completetheir transplanting, but many will findit impossible to get plants in time tocomplete their," the farmer continued.
The season this year is the latest inseveral, according to reports from allsections of Eastern Carolina. Whilemany farmers will be limited in trans-planting their crops by the plant short-
\u25a0 -age; there are a tew who*~wttfpractically?be forced to abandon the idea of cul-tivating the weed this year, it is under-stood.
With the shortage appearing as abig factor in the crop, it is next to im-possible to estimate the acreage thisseason in this particular section at thepresent time.
CHANGE MADE INPRIMARY FORCE
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Conflicting Duties ForceSeveral To Resign as
Registrars
Several changes in the June primarymachinery for this county were madeyesterday by the County Board of Elec-
' tions, when conflicting duties forcedthe appointees to resign their posts.
Mr. J. K. Ross was made registrar
in Robersonvilte Township to succeed1 Mi. J. L. Roberson.
' In Hamilton, Mr. J. Purvis will reg-ister the citizens, Mr. R. O. Edmond-son finding it impossible to serve inthat capacity. Mr. Jule K. Bunting
will take Mr. Purvis' place as judge
of election.Announcing his candidacy for judge
' of the recorder's court, Mr. J. L. Has-sell was forced to give up the dutiesof registrar. Mr, Luther feel will reg-
ister the voters. No appointment to fillMr. Peel's place as judge of election
j had been made late yesterday."One'or two other changes in the ma-
chinery are likely to result, Chairman
Sylvester Peel stated yesterday, but-asa whole, plans are practically complete
' for the first day of registration tomor-row.
28 PUPILS GIVENCERTIFICATES
Complete Work Required inThe Local Grammar ?
School
Twenty-eight pupils in the localschool were awarded certificates of
graduation admitting them to the eighthgrade last evening, Principal VV. R.Watson making the presentations. The 'following pupils have completed thework in the seventh grade and arescheduled for work in the high schoolnext fall: ,
Ernest Cox, Roger Critcher, ShelbonHall, Jack Mannipg, Wheeler Martin,jr., Raymond Matthews, Farncis Peel,
Julian Raynor, Warren Roebuck, JessieMae Anderson, Naomi Andrews, DoraBallard, Martha Bowen, Helen Col-train, Chloe Gurkin, Mary Gurganus,Mttie Gurganus, (Catherine Harrison,Nellie Clyde Harrison, Annie BelleHopkins, Ruth Jenkins, Mildred Jones,Lavinia Lilley, Olive McCabe, BilliePope, Mary Price, Alvareta Weaver,Olivi*Griffin,
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Eight Per Cent of TownTaxes Are Collected
Tpwn tax collections on the 1929levy amounted to $30,284.95, accordingto a report made by Treasurer N. C.Green late yesterday afternoon. Theamount represents approximately 80per cent of the total levy of $39,701.11.
The office has had a busy time of itduring the past few days, several thou-sand dollars, in small amounts, havingbeen paid in during that time.
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State Board ExtendsSeine Fishing Season
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Scheduled to close May 10, seine fish-ing on the Roanoke has been extend-ed, the fishermen being allowed to oper-ate their plants until May 20.
The action, taken by the Board ofConservation and Development, fol-lowed an investigation of the season,stated County Game Warden J. W.Hines yesterday afternoon. The seasonwas unusually late opening this year,and the board ordered the season to re-main open ten days longer than theannounced closing time.
RULING AGAINSTMARTIN'S RACEFOR JUDGESHIP
Possible for the AuthoritiesTo Contest Brummitt's
Action in MatterRETURN FILING FEEpressed himself as favoring a chance inthe constitution authorizing the classi-fication of property so that the rate of
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Mr. Wheeler Martia, of thii place,was officially put out of the race forlaperior court judge in the second ju-dicial district early this week when At-torney General Dennis G. Brummittruled: '*l am of opinion that under theterms of the statute as uniformly in-terpreted and construed. Mr. Martindid not 'file' his notice of candidacy inaccordance with its requirements."
The ruling was supported by the fol-lowing citations: "A paper or documentis said to be 'filed' when it is deliveredto the proper officer and lodged byhim in his office."
"The words 'to*file' mean 'receivinga paper into custody.'"
"A paper is "filed' when it is deliv-ered to the proper officer and by himreceived to be kept on file."
It will be remembered that Mr. Mar-tin mailed the letter here early Fridaymorning, that it reached Raleigh thefollowing morning at 1 o'clock, onehour after the filing period was officiallyclosed.
While the matter is apparently closedit is possible that the action will becoatested. However, this is not verylikely, as far as it could be learnedhere.
The filing fee of S2O tendered by Mr.Martin was returned to him.
SELECT OFFICERSAT CONVENTIONBear Grass Voters SelectTheir Road Commission
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Holding a convention in the BearGrass School auditorium last Wednes-day evesing, citizens of. thit town-ship nominated its body of road com-missioners for the next two years. Thenames of two old members, Messrs. J.D. Wynn and A. B. Rogerson, were, of-fered, Mr. W. A. Brown coming in asi third member for his first time. Themeeting was sttended by approximatelyM) voters of the township.Havjng operated a great part of the
past term with only three members, theinvention Wednesday evening decidedto accept that number as a completebeard instead of the usual five mem-Mrs.
Daring the past term, the bodynsdc a splendid record, the type of
rork proving very Report-ng the finances of the body, the secre-tary stated that the total fund for thetorrent year was $3,711.30, that $2,-
584.85 had been collected. The present
itatement shows a debit of $335.31, butwith the collection of the complete levy,
the road commission there will show a:rcdit of *791.24.
The district levys a |5 tax on all carsind a 30 cent property tax in the dis-trict, releasing the fellow who ownsto car and no property. His right to
walk the roads is unquestioned as theres no poll tax levied there.
The township owns its road ma-rhintry and hires men to do its work.
FIFTH POULTRYCAR IN COUNTY
? \u25a0Last Opportunity To Clear
Barnyard of SurplusFowls
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The fifth and last poultry car of thepresent season will be operated in thiscouaty next week, beginning at James-villa Tuesday. Stops will be made onfollawing days in order, Williamston,
Robersonville and Oak City, it wasannounced yesterday by County Agent
To* B. Brandon.While there is a general decresse in
the prices, County Agent Brandon stat-ed that the car would be opersted to
mist poultry raisers in disposing of
their old hens and any other surplustypes around the barnyard.
General market conditions are saidtc be very unfavorable for the raisers
it this time, and the prospects for anincrease in price are still poorer. Color-ed hens are listed at 21 cents, andcolored broilers at 25 cents. Prices forother types are also lower than they
were earlier in the season, it was stat-ed
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Thief Steals Gun fromOfficer Grimes' Auto
Leaving the duties of office behindiad paying a strictly social call. DeputySheriff Grimes lost a nice pistol from
his car ia Hamilton early this week,
the thief taking the weapon from oneof Mrs. Grimes' car focheta The gun,
priced at $34. had been ia the officeseveral years, it was stated.
The *?»*? had vety ftw remarks to
make relative to his k»s, and withheldaay halormation as to the identity ofthe thief ar thieves. '-e
? NOW MAKINGADVERTISING
, PREPARATIONSn Office Force Working Day
and Night to Handle< Tax Work
? 4 PER CENT PENALTYr a
Dr. Carl Taylor presented a strong
? argument against a sales tax and ex-t property that cannot be seen will be
Late tax settlements in the county
1 arc making night work necessary in the
1 sheriff's office here this week, dollarsby the thousands pouring into the coun-ty coffers that the property owners
t might escape embarrassment. Many ofj the settlements were made by the prop-
f erty owners yesterday, the last day be-fore the penalty was increased to four
f per cent.Crowded with work, the office late
yesterday was unable to give out an( official report on the collections so far,
but it was Beputy Grimes* "BelfeT Watthe $250,000 mark had already been
f passed, that the receipts so far thisyear compared favorably with those of
. the same period last year.~ While the final period for collection
might be less than they, were last
I year, the collectors are of the opinion? that the advertising list will be very
t litis larger in the county this year than
I it was last year. According to last-yearrecords, 366 parcles of land were adver-tised for sale, the number representingapproximately SIB,OOO unpaid taxes.
The year before that the unpaid taxes
t at advertising time amounted to around> $13,000.
The failure on the part of many tax-payers to include the penalty in theirsettlements is causing much trouble
> <ot the office, it was stated yesterday.Approximately fifty checks were re-ceived by the office yesterday, the pen-alty feature having been ignored in
- each of them.Although the office will await the '
. action of the couaty board of commis-\u25a0 sioners who are scheduled to meet) next Monday, preparations are now. -underway for the final tabulation of the
lists for advertiaing, it was learned at
i the office today.
FINALEXERCISESAT BEAR GRASS
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Rev. E. C. Sexton to DeliverPrincipal Address Next
Wednesday at 10:30The play, "Lighthouse Nan," will
mark the final exercises in the BearGrass School Wednesday evening of
, next week, the school there being one. of the last in the county to close the
1929-30 term.The first of the school commence-
ment exercises will be held next Tues-day evening, when the primary andgrammar grades present the operetta,"The Golden Whistle." "It Ain't MyFault," a "comedy in one act, is alsoscheduled for that evening.
The main commencement addresswill be delivered by Rev. E. C. Sex-ton Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'-
, clock, followed by the presentation ofcertificates.
Going to an eight-months term thisyear, the Bear Grass School is closingone of its most successful sessions,Principal Lee stated.
ALLSIX MONTHSSCHOOLS CLOSE
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Only Few Days Before AllSchools in County Will
End 1929-30 Term\u2666?
The last of all the six-months| schools havfc closed in this county, the
t Jones School, a four-teacher coloredplant in the upper part of the county,
completing its term today. ..One ortwo of these schools closed severalweeks ago, a majority of them clos-ing within the past few days, it wasstated.
With the closing of the Bear Grass
and Hamilton schools within the nextfew days, vacation days will be in or-der for all the several thousand schoolchildren, it was stated at the super-
i intendent's office here yesterday after-. noon.
Prayer Services at CountyHome Sunday Afternoon
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Regular prayer services will be heldat the county home, near here, next 1
i Sunday afternoon at 3KM o'clock, Mr. 1Chas. Daniel conducting the worship. 1The public is cordially iavited to at-
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Recorder's Court Holds iSession Here Tuesday *
Seventeen cases were called in therecorder's court here last Tuesday, the ifirst session since the early part of the i
: month. All the cases were sniper ones, ;1 Judge Bailey meting out one or two iroad sentences and a few fines. i
$250,000 Of The> 1929 Tax L
HENRY D. HARDISON
l'ormerly of Griffins Township, thiscounty, Mr. Hardison recently an-
nounced his candidacy as solicitor forthe second judicial district.
NINETY HONORSTUDENTSHERE
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Students Neither Absent iNor Tardy During
The Yearo
Showing unusual punctuality through-out the term, ninety pupils in the localschool were honored last evening byprincipal W. R. Watson when he pre-sented the young girls and boys cer-tificates certifying that they hadneither been absent nor tardy duringthe eight months ending yesterday.The certificates'; while merely a sheetof paper, represent a determination thatpoints to much worth in the com-munity's citizens of tomorrow. Thelist follows:
First grade, section a?Joseph Thig-pen, Jack Suljivan, Marjorie G. Dunn.
Second grade, section b?GarlandHardison.
Second grade, section a?Ned Cun-ningham, Dick Dunn, WillisWard, Louise Melson, Nettie M. Gut*ganus, Susie Whitley, Sallie Gray Gars?kin, Caroline Stalls.
Third grade, section a?Hazel Wynn,Rosalie Hardison, Thelma Griffin,Lewis Wallace, Lee Burt Jenkins, RegManning, John Ward, jr., Bill Hol-loman, Evelyn Riddick.
Third grade, section b.-?Geo. Bunch.Fourth grade, section a?Janie Gur-
ganus, Eloise Godwin, Alma Godwin,E. G. Wynne, Whit I'urvis, CarlyleHall, Burras Critcher, Julius Gurganus.
Fourth grade, section b?MarieHardison.
Fifth grade, section a?Ella WynneCritcher, Frnaces Cherry, Jessie MaeHolloman, Kathleen Price, BrinkleyI illey, Ben Manning, Joe D. Thrower.
Fifth grade, section b?Thelma Bur-roughs, James Williams, James Straw-bridge, Oswald Stalls, Leland Hardi-son, Lorene Weaver, Carrie Williams,Jim Manning, Braxton Godwin.
Sixth grade?Alta Critcher, AliceHarrison, Annie Wynne, James D.Bowen, Billy Griffin, Marie Nelson,Tom Crockett, Bruce Holloman, At-wood Gurganus, Margaret Williams.
Seventh Krade ?Ruth Jenkins, Fran-cis Peel, Olive McCabe, AlvertaWeaver.
Eighth grade, section A.?GraceBarrrhill, Russell Roebuck, Henry D.Harrison, Nettie F. Mcador, Jennie G.Taylor.
Eighth grade, section b?? LouisePeed, Marie Peel.
Ninth grade, Carroll Crockett, RuthWard, Ernest Harrison, Rebecca Har-rison, Eva Harrison, Leslie Gurganus,Sarah Gurganus, Julia Daniel.
Tenth grade?Frances Bowen, Hai-el Brown, Ruth Norton,* Edith Peel,Albert L. Clark, Wheeler Manning,Mary Clyde Williams, Charles Man-ning, Reginald Simpson.
Eleventh grade?George W. Taylor,jr., Josephine Harrison, Mary AnneCrockett, Ollie Marie Roberson andWilliam Clyde Griffin.
REGISTRATIONBOOKS TO OPEN
Books To Open Tomorrowand Remain Open Urfffr
May Fourtha
Registration books in the eleven pre-cincts in Martin County will be openedtomorrow for 'new names. The ma-chinery for registering the new votersin this county is complete, the citizensbeing allowed until the 24th of thismonth to get their names on the books.
The registration is not a new one,making it unnecessary for those citi-zens who have already placed theirnames on the books to register again.Those who have become of age andthose who have changed their homeaddress should register. Lt is no badidea for every oae to visit the placeof registration and make »ura that hisfianfe is on the list.
With a large,number of candidates al-ready out and more expected to an-nounce before the filing time expiresMay 24, it Unexpected that many new inames will be entered during the reg-istration period.
Twenty Candidates: For County Offices
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Jamesville OrchestraTo Broadcast Tuesday
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Jamesville, May I.?On Tues-day afternoon the Jamesville"Kraay Rat" Toy Band will go
'j on the air from Station WPTFfrom 3:30 until 3:50. This bandhas ben coached by Mrs. Char-lie Davenport, and has furnishedmany delightful programs for thelocal people, and have played inother schools.
They invite the public to tunein at 3:30 and hear their pro-gram. *
This is the first time that anyMartin County talent has beeninvited to broadcast from WPTFat Raleigh.
FINALS HELDAT JAMESVILLE
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Judge Clayton Moore De-livers Principal Address
Last Wednesdaye
Jamesville, May I.?The last numberof the commencement finals at James-ville were brought to a close Wednes-day evening with the graduating exer-cises and literary address.
The different commencement events
have been attended by huge crowds.The large auditorium was filled andoverflowing nearly each evening. Thelarge crowd seemed to enjoy everyevent, and went away more than sat-isfied. *
The musicalc rendered by the pupil*of Miss Lucy Stuart, event was oneof the reading contests, Viola Manning, Daisy GayTord, and Lucy GrayMartin participating. The latter wasdeclared the winner,
All the preachers invited to deliverthe baccalaureate sermon were engag-ed for Sunday, and for this reason thesermon was slated Tuesday evening,
Dr. A. Paul Bagby being the preacher.Dr. Bagby comes from the First BaptistChurch of Wilson. The sermon wasdeclared to be a powerful ony.
On Wednesday evening the seniorsrendered their class day exercises asfollows: Wendell Griffin, president's
1 address; Bertie Martin, salutatory; El-la Mae Gaylord, history; Lenora Ange,prophecy; Willie Modlin, gittorian;Ruby Mizelle, will and testament; Sta-tistician, William Gaylord; Hazelllardison, valedictory.
Every one present enjoyed verygreatly'the address delivered by JudgeClayton Moored Judge Moore dis-cussed the need of learned men andwomen to cope with the .rapidly ap-proaching exhaustation of our natural
i resources. "The British Isles have longago exhausted their natural resources,"declared Judge Moore. "Wherever youmeet an Englishman you usually meet
"sn educated person. Had they notbeen mentally well trained they would
I not have been able to live, to say noth-, ing of making rapid progress. Seventy
t per cent of the scientists who makeoil tests in this country are ioreignborn."
At the the address Mr.Hickman awarded twenty-seven of bisseventh graders with certificates of pro-motion to the high school, and immedi-ately following this, Mr. Pollock, prin-cipal of the school, awarded medals,prizes, and diplomas to the seventeengraduates of the high school.
The scholarship medal, given to themember oL the graduating class whopossessed the best personality, dispo-sition, attitude, and who must be anoutstanding student, was awarded to
Dorothy Carson.
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For met Pastor to Preach atHolly Springs Sunday
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Sunday school, 9:45 W. R. Watson,superintendent.
Morning worship and communion at
11a. m. Sermon by the pastor on "ThePower of the Cross."
Evening service, 7:30. Sermon theme,"Christian Reconciliation."
A good choir leadß the hymns and
renders special selections. A warm wel-come awaits you at any or all of theseservices. j ?
xzzrfHolly Springs Revival Closes
Sunday afternoon .at 3 o'clock, therevival at Holly Springs will close witha serman by Rev. T. W. Lee, or Tren-ton. Mr. Lee was pastor of the localchurch for several years and was in-strumental in creating the building pro-gram of the new Holly Spring church.
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Services at the LocalBaptist Church Sunday.
Program of services at the William-ston Memorial Baptist Church, forSunday, May 4:
Sunday school at 9:45.Preaching at li e. m. by President
Edwards, of Cbowaa College.B. Y. P. U. at 7 p. m.
'SIX RACES AREON SLATE FOR
JUNE PRIMARYJ. G. Staton and J. D. Wool-
ard Announce forCommissioners
RACE FOR-
CORONER?i?*?
the tax problem as it now affects NorthCarolina, discussed from every anglelower than the rate on tangible or vis-
With five already scheduled, anotherpolitical race was announced this weekwhen Messrs. B, S. Courtney and S.Rome Biggs came out for coroner.Present indications point to a very in-teiesting primary in this county as thecandidates pitch their hut.i into thering. "Mr. STyvester?Peel, chairman ofthe county board of elections, is find-
_ ing little timf inr
those connected - with the June pri--1 mary.
Latest indicaitons lead one to be-lieve that we,will have a board of com-missioners in spite of all the hardships
. connected with that office Messrs. J.G. Staton and J- D. Woofard announc-ed their candidacies today,, Messrs.
r T. C- Griffin and Joshua L,. announcing several days ago. Mr. T. B.
. Slade, the efficient chairman of the? present board has not exactly announc-
ed at this time, but he is considering
i the race, it is understood .
Reports circulated hcrq that several
I other citizens were considering a part
'\u25a0 in the politcial .race were denied yes-[ today, and as far as it could be learn-\u25a0 ed this morning, the following list is
compete to date? For sheriff?C. B. Roebuck and R
'\u25a0 11. BrownFor clerk of court?R. J. Peel, J. I
Y Rodgersotj, J. L>, Lillcy' For treasurer?C. A Harrison, W.
11. Carstarphen, /. E. Pope
r Register of deeds, J. Sam Getsinger"Coriyier?B. S. Courtney and Rome
e Biggs
;\u25a0 . -County commissioners?T -C, Grif'? fin, Joshua L. Coltrain, J~ GT"Staton, T.
1 B Slade, J. D. Woolards For judge recorder's court? Jos, VV.
Bailey and John L. Hassell?i* For House of Representatives?J. G.
a | Smith' For Senate'?Elbert S. Peel.
; LOCAL SCHOOLI CLOSES TODAY
m, Last of Commencement Ex-
: ercises Will Be Held .
j This EveningThe 1929-30 term in the local schools
1 will come to a close this evening with
I Mr L. H. Davis, attorney of Burling-
? ton, making the commencement ad-, dress. Mr. Davis was selected to de-
t liver the address by the seniors. He
t headed the local schools several,years,\ leaving last summer to enter the law
profession at Burlington.With one or two exceptions where
the schools opened late, Martin coun-ty's several thousand school childrenarc now vacationing, many of the teach-ers having returned to their homes andothers planning to l#ave over the weekend.
Receiving their reports and promo-tion cards this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the pupils in the local school will return
this evening for the last of the com-
mencement exercises. In addition to tliaddress, the program will lie featuredby the presentation of diplomas, to
twenty-five students in the high school.The exercises starting several weeks
ago have been well attended so far,
and a large crowd is expected at theclosing program this evening in thehigh school auditorium. ,
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' Find Bible and WhiskeyIn Pocket of Automobile
An Holy Bible and a pint of whisky,the two making rather a unique combi-nation, were accidentally discovered inthe pocket of an automobile door park-
-1 ed oii the streets here a few days ago. 'The owner just carried all kinds of .
The machine was a foreign onejpandrather than check the plate, the dis-coverer allowed the owner to go on hisway without establishing his identity.The citizen making the find went to
the car thinking it was his, the ma-chine answering the description of hisown very closely, and was shockedwhen he happened to run his hand in .the door pocket and find the two ar-ticles.
Regular Services at theHassell Christian Church
Regular services at the HatsellsChristian Church .Sunday:
Services at 11 a. m. and Bp. m. ,
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. -J 5.Services coad*Ct«4 by G. H.
van, of Witaom pastor oi the church.The public la cordially in#ned-
THE ENTERPRISE
