lAdvwtiMn VUMOatCol-«u a Latchkey to Over SixteenHoadfad Martin County Horn?

VOLUME XXXIV?NUMBER 85

207 Hogs KilledStaton During

Om of the largest hog-killings

ever reported in thia section, tookplace last week, when Mr. JamesO. Staton, local {arm owner, killed207 porkers and packed approxi-mately 35,000 pounds of meat in his

The first day they killed IS7 hogs

and at Kelvin Grove Farm, nearhere, they killed SI two days lat-

Wlth 243 bags of salt, the work-ers started packing and handlingthe hogs, and when a final checkwaa made, they had prepared over

1,000 pounds of sausage, sixty-eight 50-pound stands of lard, andsalted thousands of pounds of nicebacon that will command a goodprice later on.

Going into Griffins Township,

where hog-killingexperts live, Mr.Staton employed several of thebeet men there, and they, captainedby Louis Roberson, took charge.

| PENSION CHECKSIFOR VETERANSARE RECEIVED3 Confederate Soldiers and

21 Widows Get GrandTotal of $1,780

Pension checks, amounting to $1,780,were delivered to Confederste veter-ands of widows of the Confederacy inthis county last week, it was learned

, from Clerk of the Court R. J. Peel,who handled the pension roll in thecounty.

Gradually has the Gray Line dwin-? died in thia county until there are onlyI three veterans left. They are Messrs.

P. R. Rives, D. F. Roberson, and Jo-( seph W. Ward, each receiving $182.50.' A check for the same amount was de-

livered to relatives of Mr. James H.Johnson, who died a few weeks agoat the home of his daughter in Oak

| City.

i The number of widows drawingpehsions is holding up fairly well,checks amounting to SSO each, or a

' tol of $1,050, having been delivered to

? 21 widows, as follows: Mrs. Arcena

I Andrews, Mrs. Cresy L. Barnhill, Mrs.. Mary Ann Brown, Mrs. Ruth S. Ches-i son, Mrs. Mary A. Everett, Mrs. Ma-

\u25a0 hala J. Gurganus, Mrs. Martha Gur-? gant's, Mrs. Sarah A. Hoard, Mrs.

i Elizabeth Keel, Mrs. Nancy J. Man-I ning, Mrs. Winnie Mizelle, Mrs. Mar-

, tha J. Peel, Mrs, Louisa Perry, Mrs.Mary G. Perry, Mrs. Virginia Perry,

, Mrs. Martha E. Phllpott, Mrs. AllieRiddick, Mrs. Mozella Roberson, Mrs.Carolina Rogerson, Mrs. Irene A.

( and Mrs. Martha A. White,

i Surely, each of them is deserving

| of the allotted sum, but, humorously

, speaking, who said there was no Santa

[ j Claus?

CHILDREN TOLDSANTA IS" DEAD

However, Church WorkersEndeavoring To Prove

Otherwise\u2666

Several homes were saddened during

the past few days in this county whenit was reported that that good oldgentleman, Santa Claus, had died afew days before. Every death has itssting, purely, but the death of oldSanta would probably bring sadness to

i a world of children.

Economically, Santa Claus is on the

brink of death probably, but he isn'tdead, and he will visit in the severalhomes where the saddening news wasdisclosed Ujst week, it was learnedfrom workers, who will

homes.effort is being made to as-

ii»f the old gentleman in his visits toevery home in the county, where there

are children. In some of those homes,his visit will be almost unbelievably

short, hut it is hoped that he will getall the way around next Thursday

night-.'

Several People Slightly "

Hurt In Auto Wreck

Unable to see became of a fog, BillGray, colored man of William» Town-

ship, ran his car into the rear of oneowned and driven by Lee Hardison,

jr., near Holly Springs, last Friday

night. Occupants of both cars were

jarred, but none was badly hurt, ac-cording to reports received here.

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All-day Holiday at PostOffice Christmas Day

A real holiday will be enjoyed bypostal employees Christinas day

throughout the country. ' Mails willbe dispatched as usual, but alt incomingmail will be stored and not even lock

boxes will be serviced that day, thepostmaster announced. Special de-

livery mail will be delivered, but no

other mail or newspapers will be placedin the boxes.

Pitt County Curb MarketIs Showing Rapid Growth

Sales at the Pitt County curb mar-ket for the first week in Decemberlast year amounted to SS9A9. Thisyear, for the same week, the sales a-mounted to $114.44.

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( OPEN AT NIGHTSv_ ?J

To better serve their patrons,fecal stores will remain open atnight all thia week until Christ-mas. Hundreds of bargaina idealfor Christmas gifts are going rap-idly, and shoppers will find it to

their advantage to buy now.Local auto owners will greatly

relieve parking congestion during

the next few days if they will leavetheir cars at home as much aa pos-sible until after Christmaa.

COUNTY GETS$505.33 FROM

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STATE BOARDRepresents State's Share of

Cost of Supervision inRural Schools

Martin County this week received$505.33 from the State EqualizationBoard as its share of the supervisors'fund.

The money" received here is part ofan allotment made recently when theState Board of Equalization approved

the' allowance, of $37,725.18 for par-ticipation in the cost of supervision inthe rural schools of 45 counties. Themoney will go to pay one-third thecost of rural school supervision inthese counties.

This is the third year in which theState has been assisting the countiespay the cost of their rural supervisionin the belief that better supervision ofteachers means better instructionalservice to the children and hence bet-,, 1ter taught, according to Leßoy Ma/-1tin, executive secertary of the Board jof Equalization. Prior to 1929 the<counties that had rural supervisionpaid the entire cost themselves. Butthe 1929 legislature, in passing theHancock bill, provided that the Boardof Equalization should thereafter ap-propriate sufficient money from theequalization fund to pay one-third thecost of supervision in any or all coun-ties that would pay two-thirds of thethe cost. This provision was retainedin the 1931 school law.

Inmate Died at CountyHome Sunday Morning

Edward Lawrence, 61 years old,died at the county home early Sunday

morning and was buried in the coun-

ty cemetery Monday morning at 10:30

o'clock. Rev. Charles H. Dit-key, ofthe Baptist church, conducting thelast rites.

Suffering heart disease, Mr. Law-

rence entered the home about twomonths ago from Goose Nest Town-ship. His condition gradually becameworse, the heart completely breaking;down early Sunday morning.

He was the son of a doctor whopracticed medicine in this county a

number of years ago, it is said. He

is survived by his wife and two chil-dren.

Play To Be PresentedAt Jamesville Tuesday

The seniors of the Jamesville school,

under the direction of M<ss Annie V.Hornef, teacher in the schools there,are presenting tonight (Tuesday),

"Henpecked," a farce comedy in threeacts. A strong cast of characters hasbeen chosen for the play, and severalchorus girls will feature the program.The play first opens in Hiram Fish's

(Mack Ange) farmhouse and is con-tinued in the village carnival grounds.

Starting at 8 o'clock, the play willt>e staged in the Jamesville school au-ditorium.

f - BLIZZARD HERE1 - . J

A. Blizzard struck here lastweek; not a snow storm, bat atraveling ealaaman out of Balti-more, calling on his regular trade.This (action has experienced awarm fall, Mr. Blizzard's name andhis viait bars being the only thingsthat hawa suggested cold waathsr.

"And he waan't a cold-lookingnun, either; in fact, ha loofcad like

- ? "hot papa,'" a young lady wasbeard to have remarked following

Mr. BHzsard's departure.

SECOND MONTHHONOR ROLL FORLOCAL SCHOOLS118 Meet AllScholastic andAttendance Requirements

During Past Month* 1 \u2666 1

The names of 118 pupils in the lo-cal schools appear on the honor roll

for the third month, recently ended,

ft was announced this week by Prin-

cipal William R. Watson. These pu-

pils- met all scholastic and attendancerequirements to have their names ap-pear on the roll, as follows:

Grade One A: Jim Critcher, Henry

Mixelle, Robert Jones, Franklin Lil-ley, Jimmy Leggette, Jimmie Man-ning, Benny Weaver, Betty R. Gur-janus, Patsy King, Mary O'Neil Pope,

Mildred Biggs, Evelyn Griffin, Made-line Taylor, Mary Warren, Dorothy

Watson. ?

Grade 1-B: Sam Moore, Noah Nich-olson, Nannie Manning.

Grade 2-A: Anne Fowden, BinsJackson, Mary C. \u25a0 Godwin, Dolly

Godard, Sibyl Roberson, Betty Hoard,

Bliaabeth Parker, Mary L. Manning,

Mildred Moore, Kathleen Nicholson,

William Lilley, S. C. Griffin, Reginald

Griffin, Haywood Rogers, Jr.Grade 2-B: Sallie Griffin, Grace

Manning, David Hardison.

Grade 3-A: Martin Anderson, Ar-thur Anderson, Stuart Critcher, JerryManaing, Emory McCabe, Joseph

Thigpen, Jimmie Watts, Nancy Biggs,

Eleanor Brown, Nina Bland, Marjorie

Dun a, Katharine Manning, Frances

White. .

Grade 3-B: Kathleen Andrews, Vir-

ginia Dare Perry, Beatrice Helm.

Grade *-A: Sallie G. Gurkin, Mar-garet Jones, Rachel Keel, Louise Mel-

Ma, Doris Moore, Pearlie Roberson,

Eleanor Taylor, Julia Watts, Rcid.White, Virgil Ward, Bob Everttt, jr.,Jtrry Clarke, Bill Ballard, Jatk Ed-mondson, Gordon Manning, J attics W.Ward, Dick Dunn.

Grade 4-B: Ellen Coburta DixieDafllels, Delsie F. Godard, pary E.

? Leggette, Mary L. Bland, View Ni-

cholson.Grsde 5-A: Reg Manning, John

Ward, Jr., Grace Barnhill, ThelmaGriffin, lola Griffin, Nora Grimes,

Ruth Shepard, Cottie M. Wynne.Grade 5-B: James Mendenhatl.Grade 6-A: Julia Everett, Addie L.

Meador, Charles Dirkey, Whit Pur-vis, C. T. Roberson, E. G. Wynne.

Grade 6-B: None.Grade 7-A: Howard Con*, Milton

James, Ben Manning, Clayton Moore,

Deosil Simpson, Ellis Wynnne, EdnaBallard, Bolton Cowen, Frances Cox,

AIlk Harrison, Mafia Griffin, Ruby

Harrison, Evelyn Liljey, Kthleen PriceMyrtle Price, Jessie B. Swain, DorisTeel, Jean Watts, Gwen Watts, JoeThrower.

Grade 7-B: None.

Grade S-A: None.

Grade 8-B: Mary Belle Edmondson,

Eula Green, Alice Harrison, Grsce

Manning.

Grade 9: Jessie Mae Anderson, Olive

McCabe., Grade 10: Russell Roebitfk, Jennie

Green Taylor.Grade II: Pearl Griffin.

HONOR ROLLATFARM LIFE

Total of Forty-Five PupilsOn List for Second

MonthThe Farm Life School established a

new record during the second month,

recently ended, when 45 children met

the requirements to have their namesappear on the honor rtjl for that per-iod, as follows:

First grade: Elizabeth Manning,'

Evelyn Harrison, Nellie Fsy Lilley,!Lola Hardison, Martha Atha Rober-son, Allie Marie Hardiaoa, E. H. Man-ning, B. F. Lilley, Alton Fay Peel,Carlyie Manning, Cliitoa Wiggins.

Second grade; Lalo Smithwick,

Chloe Hardison, Cleo Roberson, Hsrry 1Peel, Robert C. Whitley, Cecil Brown, IJesse Roberson.

Third grsde: Lava ughn Hardison,}Elbert Heath, Oscar Wiggins, HerbertLeslie Manning.

Fourth grade: Ola Lee Lilley, Vir-gie Lilley, William Lilley.

Fifth grade: Sarah Getsinger, VernaSmithwiclc, Joseph Peel, Noah Har-dison.

Sixth grade: Mamie Clyde Manning,

Erla Ruth Corey,Seventh grade: Jay Daniel, Jim Peel,

Albert Wilson Lilley, Hugh B. Grif-fin.

Eighth grade: Leona "Griffin, Sarah' Roberson, Beulah Roberson, Carrie

Dail Griffin, Veraa Griffin, Daisy Rob-erson, Thelma Clyde Coltrain. .

Tenth grade: Veona Roberson, EvaBrown Coltrain, Mildred Roberson.

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Craven Man Bvyt 37Head of Feeder Steers

R. S. Francisco, of Craven County,

pwefcaaed 37 head of feeder steers in

Haywood County last week lor 5 1-4

V Cents a pound.

THE ENTERPRISEWilliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 22, 1931

CHRISTMAS TREEPROGRAMS TAKEPLACE THIS WEEKChurch and Sunday School

Entertainments AreScheduled

Gradually hat the Christmas sea-son come into its own this year, quiet-ness surrounding the pre-event in its jevery phase. I

Business has been carried on withoutany great rush, and up until the latterpart of last week, mail handlings werevery small.

Church and Sunday school activitiesare taking the center of the entertain-ment stage this week. With a WhiteGift Christmas service, the Baptist jchurch featured the first of the Christ-mas programs last Sunday afternoon. IA choir of 23 little folks and young :people sang Christmas tongs, and theseveral classes offered numerous giftsfor distribution to the needy, the en-tire service being a very impressive

one.Tuesday night, at 7:45, the Presby-

terian Sunday school is entertaining

its little members with a tree in thechurch auditorium. A short programand the awarding of gifts around a

decorated tree will feature the pro-gram.

Wednesday evening at 7:30, the jun-ior members of the Methodist churchwill take part in a Christmas programin the church auditorium. A Christ-mas tree has been decorated, and thelittle folks are looking forward to a-merry time there.

Junior members of the Baptist

church were favored with little gifts

last Sunday morning, the White GiftService Sunday afternoon featuring

that church'a Christmas program.

LEAF TOBACCOEXPORTS OFF

11 PER CENTShipments To England Are

Off, While China IsBuying More

Exports of leaf tobacco from the. United States during the first tenmonths of 1931 registered a decline ofII per cent from the correspondingperiod of 1930, but were within 4 percent of the total for the 1929 period,'according to the Commerce Depart- 1ment's Tobacco Division.

The total for llie current year's per-iod was 409,000,000 pounds, in com-'

I parison with 460,000,000 in 1930, and427,000,000 in 1929.

v IExport value, reflecting price trends |

in foreign markets, registered sharper

declines than the export volumes. To-tal leaf exports in 1931 were valuedat $83,503,000, a decline of 24 per cent,

compared with the first ten months of1930 and 23 per cent compared with a.

similar period of 1929. Although there

were actual price increases on certain.types, the export price trend on the

whole was downward, the average for!all leaf in 1931 reaching only 20.4 centsa pound, compared with 23.9 cents in1930 and 25.3 cents in 1929. Mary-

land and Ohio export and Green River

were exported during the period un-jder review for 30 cents and 27.1 cents;

per pound, respective price increases!of 7.1 cents and 2.8 cents, compared Iwith 1930 prices. There was also anincrease in the export price of stems,

! trimmings, and scrap, large amounts |of which have been utilized in foreign,cigarette industries for the manufaet-j

( ure of cheap cigarettes.| Export* of flue-cured tobacco from

.January to October of 1931 amounted|to 290,562,000 pounds, valued at $64,-479,000, a decrease of 3:5 per cent in

| quantity and 21.6 per cent in value, \! compared with last ye*r. The UnitedKingdom and China the principal

> foreign markets for flue-cured tobaccoand shipments to the United Kingdom jduring the current year has decremsedby 26,000,000 pounds, compared with1930, while shipments to China have

increased by 16,000,000 pounds. Trade ?observers have experienced the opin-ion that both these countries have a

potential market for much more Amer-ican tobacco before the year ends.

( LARGE FAMILIES "jNorth Carolina not only has the

highest bifth rata of all tha states,

a position which aha has held lormany years, but aha has tha larg-

est average-size families. Por theUnited State* tha average familycontaina 4.1 persons. Por NorthCarolina the average is 4# petNMper lamily. South Carolina raritvnext to North Carolina with 4.7persona par family, and only threeother eta tee are above 4.$ personspar lamily.

The birth rata ia declining inNorth Carolina, and so ia tha av-erage else of the family, lot they

an faUn lew than for thanation aa a whole.

North Carolina raiaea children,aad there ia no ftnar crop.?Uni-versity Nawa-Lattar,

Watch the Label On YourPaper Aa It Carrie* the DateWhen Your Subscription Expiree

ESTABLISHED 1898

Percentage of Individual TaxesPaid Is Larger Than Year AgoREGULAR MEETWOMANS CLUB ISHELD THURSDAY

Ninth Grade of Local HighSchool Stages Pageant

As Part of Program

The Woman's Club held its Decem-

ber meeting on Thursday with Mrs.jElbert S. Peel, vice president, presid-ing in the absence of the president,

I Mrs. Myrtle Brown,

j The meeting was called to order, andminutes approved of the previous meet-ing and a meeting of the executive

| committee, which had voted to givethe school library $5 when the schoolhas a benefit party for that purpose.

Committee reports were made andthe treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Staton, madea report, which is given below becauseit is a fair example of the work theclub is doing each month:(November 25, to December 17, 1931)

Receipt*Balance in treasury, November 25,

1931, $83.03; dance, November 27, Mrs.J. R. Everett, chairman, $3.50; Ki-wanis luncheon, December 2, 1931,Mrs. W. C. Manning, sr., chairman,

,J, 54.67; rental of club rooms, Metho-dist ladies, $5; Mrs. L. B. Harrison,for welfare work, $38.75; Kiwanis

1 | luncheon, Mrs. Geo. Harrison, chair-

man, December 16, $5; Total receipts,' $139.95.

Dieburaement*V. S. fellers, piano repairs, sls; Car-

olina Telephone & Telegraph Co., rentfor December, 1931, $3; Virginia Elec-tric and Power Co., lights, $1.62; Mrs.1.. H. Harrison, chairman, for welfarework, $43.32; Total disbursements,

$69.94!Balance in treasury, December 17,

1931, $78.63.Under the item "Receipts," Mrs. L.

B. Harrison, for welfare work, creditshould be given those who put on thesquare dance for the benefit of thework in this department. It was alsoreported that Mr. V. J. Spivey had

| donated $lO to be used in the welfare

, work which had not been received by

the treasurer in fiSie for her report.Mrs. Staton, chairman of the Anier-

| ican Citizenship Department; made a

report on work done along that line,

| which Was very interesting and in-structive.

I Mrs. Clayton Moore, chairman ofthe garden club, asked that all whowanted to join the club would please

let her have their names at once so

' that a complete organization be madebefore the first meeting in February.

| Mrs. W. K. Parker, of the program> committee, took charge of ;the meet-| ing. The ninfh grade of the high

I school gave a pretty Christmas pag-jeant. They were accompanied by

Miss Overton. Little Miss Ella Crit-cher and Ben Manning rendered a

pretty piano duet, and Mrs. James C.Manning, accompanied by Mrs. W. C.

I Manning, jr., concluded the program

i with a vocal solo.

Christmas OpportunitiesI i4re Readily Taken Here

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' The six charity opportunities adver-' tised last Friday were readily taken,

J but with a wintry wind arising lateSunday, and with the calendar wintercoming in Tuesday at 2:30, the num-ber of cases it said to be increasing

rapidly.j Charitable activities are under wayon a large scale in this community atthis time, and it is the earnest hope

' of those ip -charge that every case can!be cared before Christmas Day.

Map of Martin County SoilAre Ready for Distribution

Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.->-Con-gressman Lindsay Warren announcedtoday that the new soil survey of Mar-

tin County wat now available, and thatbe would be pleased to mail one to any

citizen of the county who might de-

tire it. Mr. Warren tecured the ap-

proval of theM

Bureau of Soilt for a

survey of Martin County four years

ago, and since that time the work has

been in preparation. He regards it as

a very accurate and important docu-

ment.

Davidson 4-H MembersPlant 3,400 Walnut Trees

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One hundred and thirty-six 4-H clubmember* of Davidson County haveplanted 3,400 black walnut seedlitig

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Limestone and LespedezaIncrease Yields oi Corn

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Limestone and lespedeza are respon-sible for corn yield* averaging from40 to 58 bushel* an acre in PersonCounty.

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2 Shopping DaysBefore Christmas

CORPORATIONSSLOWER TO PAY

THAN USUALLast call I Think of it?-

just two more days beforeChristmas, the day of days.In the last-minute rush, don'tforget your home merchants.They'll appreciate your pat-ronage, and every purchasemade at home make* for morehappiness and > prosperity at

home.

$23,198 of $233,271.36 LevyHad Been Paid Up To

Saturday

Martin County taxpayers are. cer-tainly rallying to the support of theirgovernment, their institutions and debtpolicy. A greater percentage of taxmoney had been paid in up until lastSaturday on the 1931 levy than hadbeen paid in for a like perk d on the1930 levy, it was learned from the

county offices this week.COLORED FOLKSORGANIZE FOR

! HELPING NEEDYP

Charity Committee ExpectsTo Do Much Work

This Winter

i Coming to the aid of their own pep- j! pie, colored citizens here are now d'o-, ing a splendid work in offering aid totheir needy. Several weeks ago, an,organization was perfected in connec-I tion with the Governor's State-wide re-I lief program. Headed in this com- imuhity by Professor E. J. Hayes, theorganization is doing all in its power |to aid the less 'fortunate.

In further aiding the relief program, Ithe colored high school presented a

, little playlet, "Seekers After Christ- Imas," in the new auditorium last Sun- (day afternoon before a capacity house, iThe program, well presented and muchenjoyed, carried out the idea that it is 'better to give than to receive. Theconnection of the play with the colored j,charity committee work was very !

J timely and appropriated everal Christi mas songs were sung by the glee club !

I and short talks were made by Messrs. '<, R. J. Peel and James C. Manning, in

j which they urged the necessity of or-ganization and cooperation of the peo-

| |>lc at large with the committee in the| furtherance of relief work. *- j

A substantial support is promised, jand the colored charity committee is ipreparing to do a good work in thelocal field this winter.

FOWDEN'S CARSTOLEN AGAIN

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Had Not Been Recovered |Up To Noon Monday; {

Stolen Last Week\u2666

A thief, or thieves, stole Mr. L. T.Fowden's car one night last week, andat noon Monday, the machine, a Fordjcoupe, had not been recovered. The-'car, parked in front of Mr, Fowden'shome on Church Street, was stolenduring the night.

The same- car was stolen from infront of Mr. Fowden's home severalweeks ago and later foiled in Sclma.

Down in Florida, one c&unty is saidto have run a regular bus to carry'tramps out of its borders. Mr. Fow-den is furnishing a lot of transporta-'tion for thieves in this section.

Negro Gets $1,510 VerdictIn Damage Suit Friday

George M.iles, Goose Nest coloredman, was awarded $1,510 by a juryin superior court here last Friday forinjuries received in an aiHu*nobilecident. The suit,., the last heard byJudge Devin during the one-week term Ilof superior court, was against J. K. JMcKiver, salesman, and his insurance .company.

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County Farm Land IsValued at $45.64 Acre

Martin County farm lands rankforty-fourth in the list of counties inthe State, the lands being valued at

$45.64 an acre. The average valueper farm is given at $2,928.

The'average acreage value in Edge-

combe is $54.75; in Pitt, $77.78; inBertie, $41.38; and in Halifax, $41.91.

f LAND OF PLENTY 1s )

A bountiful corn crop thia yearproved a bit costiy for Mr. LonRoger*, well-known farmer living

near the Washington highway inBear Oraa* Township. Storing on*

of hi* largest corn crop* in hi*crib, Mr. Rogers had no idea it -

would break down. And neitherdid three of hit finest hog* haveany idea it would break down. Lastw««k the barn crashed through,killing the ' three pig*, weighingaround 600 pounds.

It was impossible to tave the

maaL

4* ? ''.4**

The corporations have not been aiprompt this year in paying their ac-counts as they generally are, only one,the Carolina Telephone and TelegraphCompany, having effected settlement.The others are expected to follow suitwithin the next few weeks, or certain-ly before the penalty goes into effectearly in February.

Individual taxpayers up until last. 1 Saturday afternoon had paid in a-

, round $23,198 of the $233,27,.36 levy

t for the year 1931.Payments have been made rather

_ slowly during the past few days,! Christmas shopping and the par-pay-, ment period apparently accounting for. ' the inactivity in the collection depart-

ment.

PENNSYLVANIAFINDS IT HASTOO MANYDEER

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200,000 Hunters Started the1 Hunt In That State

, Last Week

' j Hanging a deer or two every now

\u25a0 and then, Martin County hunters have' been very well pleased witlr" catches this season, but wliaft would V

they say if they were hunting in Penn- 7sylvania, where there are millions of '

1 deer?

' | Last week, the opening of the sea-'lmjii there, approximately 200,000 hunt-

ers are said to have purchased hunt-i ing licenses and started a lvtint for

| both does and bucks.

I "lime," a weekly news magazine,. has the following to say in connectionI with the gaunt,situation in Pennsyl-

vania:I "First State to start restocking its

forests \vith game was Pennsylvania,which in 1906 bought from Michigan50 deer, added more in subsequentyears. A system of State-owned ref-

I uges was developed, each refuge sur-

I rounded by an area oil which hunt-

-1 ing regulated by State law.' Under tliet protection Pennsylvania's

deer multiplied rapidly. Last week,

'.with 80,000 acres of refuges, 1,800,000

1 acres of hunting ground, and a herd

J estimated at 1,000,000, Pennsylvaniahad several hundred thousand deer toomany. .?

( "Pennsylvania's game commissioner,Dr. T. E. VVinecoflf, wrote about it in

i 'American Game.' An annual kill of20,000 to 25,000 deer, he said, 'can-

! not be missed in this State. The deer| herd now- far exceeds the carrying| power of their wild range, and ? forcedby hunger?they have "become appall-ingly destructive to crops, orchards,and the "plantations" of young seed-ling trees set out by the Department

' of Forests and Waters for reforest-ing. And even after all their depre-

dations on crops and orchards, large

I numbers of them, especially fawns, die

|every wirfter of starvation ... To in-crease game beyond the feeding pos-Isibilities of .an area may not only re-

jsult in . . . destruction of the game . . .

but also . . , destruction for years tocome of all possibilities of game restoration.'"

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Ten Names On HonorRoll Macedonia School

Ten names appear on the Macedoniahonor roll for the last month, recently

ended, and reported by' Miss IreneTetterton, teacher, as follows: \u2666

First, grade: Bob Coltrain, AudreyPeel, Susie Revels.

grade: Charles Coltrain,Hattie Griffin Ward.

Fourth grade:-J. D. Ausborne, MiryRevels.

Fifth grade: Jesse Griffin, MildredWard.

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Winter Solstice TuesdayA Afternoon at 2:30 O'clock

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With the sun rising at 7:15 and set-ting at 4:41, Tuesday Ms the shortestday of the year, coming at just thetime when there ais Mf many things

to be done. Old man winter make*his appearance, officially, at 2:30 thesame day.