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Atortban VOMOvCot ani a Ldthkn to Ovac SixtMß Handnd M«rtk C Mmty HMBM VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 38 NEW SCHOOL BUS LAW TO AFFECT MANY IN COUNTY Children Living Within 2 Miles of School WUI Have To Walk Many Martin County school chil dren will be affected by the new trans portation law during the coming term, if present plans are carried out. Chil dren living within two miles of a pub lic school will have to walk instead of riding* as a result of reduced ap propriations for transportation called for by the last legislature. And chil dren living within one and one-half miles of a truck route will have to walk that distance if they are to make connections for transportation to the several schools. The State department, -it was said, will redistrict truck routes with a view to obtaining economy in operation, and children who used to think walk ing three or four blocks was a big job might as well limber up their legs and get ready for a real marathon. Very little savigg is expected to result in this county from the econ omy move. According to Superin tendent of Schools J. C. Manning a reduction in the number of children hauled can be expected, but the num ber of trucks and the mileage will re main about the same. Crowded con ditions in trucks will be partially re lieved, but even then it is believed as many as 50 children will be carried in several of the trucks. Last year the county operated 40 trucks, and at the present time it is believed that equally that many will be in use during the coming term. LOOK BETTER IN THURSDAY GAME Elliott Pitche» 4-Hit Game To Win Over Colerain Here 13 To 0 Playing errorless ball, the William ston nine behind the four-hit pitching of Elliott, new star twirler, yesterday afternoon defeated Colerain on the lo cal lot by a 13 to 0 score. Even though there was little, if hope for the locals to win the first half, a fajr sited number of the faithful turned out for the game yesterday to see the new pitcher and a new second basi-. man, Evans, in action. Striking out at his first turn at bat, Elliott during the remainder of the game got as many hit* as he allowed, making two singles, a two-base hit, and a three-bagger. Evans hit safely three out of five. Brake led with four hit* out cf four turns at bat. The locals were in a hitting mood, touch ing Shields and Magee for 20 hits. Only 29 men faced Eliot*, and of the few getting on base only one ever reached second. Elliott struck out 8 and was cred.ted with 1 assist and 1 out. He issued no walks Utzle was out of the game on ac count of illneit and Jame* held down the third *ack, Oscar Anderion, jr.i playing hi* litst full game here in light field. ~ The new mate, ial showed «T;» we!', but too late to save the first half for Williamston. Ending first-half play this afternoon, the several clubs are getting right for an interesting period of play beginning next Tuesday and ending Friday, Au gust 25. Edenton Player Is Badly Hurt in Game Yesterday Vincent O'Brien, manager for the Edenton baseball team and the man who pitched hi* team to victory in jtwo games against Williamston on Wednesday, was badly hurt when struck by a ball pitched by Watkins in the Edenton-Windior game at Ed enton yesterday afternoon. O'Brien was knocked unconscious but *oon revived and walked from the field after a short re*t. Dr. J. A. Powell, club physician, said last night that .preliminary examinations (dis closed that O'Brien had had a hemor rhage of the inner ear. The physician said he would not be able to deter mine the full extent of the injuries Edenton won the game 9 to 1, and thereby mathematically won the first half honors. Regardless of the out come of the remaining games, Eden ton is assured top place. Announces Topic at Church oi the ( Advent tot Sunday ♦ JU the morning service at the Advent this Sunday the subject of the sermon will be: "The Responsibility of the One-Taleqt Christian." There will be no evening service, but our congregation ia urged to go to the anion service at the Methodist church. The regular service at the Holy Trinity Mission near Bear Grmas will be at 4 o'clock. THE ENTERPRISE Tobacco Crop in General Is Declared Better Farmers generally declare their tobacco cropa are very promising at this time. It is very seldom that one hears a farmer who says the condition of the crop is not above the average. Karjy curings are said to have turned out well with a color brighter than usual. The crop has not ripened very rapidly during the past few days, but with normal weather from now on there will be a busy tirpe on the farms in this section next week and the week after. The outlook now is for the ocmpletion of the earliest harvesting in years. Judging from the fields, it is TWO BOYS ARE CHARGED WITH STEALING MEAT Perlie Gardner Recovers 22 61 23 Hams Stolen Tuesday Redden Tyre and Perlie Hardison, young Williams Township white men, were bound over to the superior court under S3OO bond each "by Justice of the Peace J. L. Hassell here Wednes day in connection with the theft of 23 hams from Perlie Barber, Jamesville Township farmer, two days before. The two men are said to have admit ted the charge. Eighteen of the hams were fold to a store in Greenville for about $lO, 17 of the number having been recovered by officers and returned to the own er. One of the eighteen hams had been told by the merchant, who lost what he had invested in the meat, as Tyre had spent the money. Five of the hams were found in outbuilding on the Lawrence Lilley farm. Mrs. Barber, going to the smoke house early Tuesday morning for meat for breakfast, missed the hams. Offi cers were called, and the car used by Tyre and Hardison was trailed tto Tyre's home. The boy was not at home when officers made three or four calls there to question him. Wednesday morning, Tyre went to the .sheriff's office, and inquired why officer* were looking for him. Sher iff C. B. Roebuck frankly told him that he was believed to have been a party to the meat stealing and that Barber was expected to swear out a warrant against him. The boy then wanted to know if it would be all right to pay the owner for the meat and drop the case. He further indirectly implicated himself, and finally told the sheriff he would go with him to Greenville and show him where the hams were sold. Very little trouble was experienced in recovering 22 of the 23 hams. The boys are out under bond and are scheduled to appear for trial in the September term of superior court. Opening Funeral Parlor in Main Street Store Here Th* S. R. Biggs Company, for more than 50 years in the drug business here, discontinued its prescription and retail departments this week, and is now turning the Main Street store into a modern undertaking establish ment. A small lobby is being provided in the front of the store, and a waiting roam will be arranged in addition to a large showroom and other depart ments necessary in the operation of a modern undertaking parlor. Most of the fixtures have already been removed from the building, but a few will be used. The withdrawal from the drug busi ness marks the close of one of the county's oldest establishments. Oak Grove Sunday School Has Picnic Last Friday A picnic celebrating the first anni versary of the Oak Grove Sunday school was held last Friday at Pub lic Landing beach, a large number of the people from the community at tending. A plentiful lunch was served, the superintendent, T. F. Respass, offer ing thanks. Swimming was enjoyed until 4 o'clock that afternoon, all those attending thoroughly enjoying the events of the day. Farm Convention Will Be Held in Raleigh July 24th ♦ The convention for farmers and farm women this year will be held at State College from July 24 to 28 in clusive. Sectional meetings will be held every morning, but these will be adjourned in time for all to at tend the scheduled meetings of the Institute of Cooperation. The general meeting* will be in the evening on |Riddick Field. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, quite evident that farmers as a rule are working for the light, chaffy type of tobacco, the kind that has commanded higher prices than other types during the past several years. The growers are permitting their tobacco to run up, entire fields having the appear ance of huge flower gardens. Warehousemen are making ex tensive preparations for handling the crop this year, all believing that pricea will be better than they were last season and that real pros perity will be under way when the markets start opening in a little over a month and a half from now. CLUB STANDINGS 1 k ) Team W L Pet. Edcnton 17 6 .739 WiliiaßMtoit 14 9 .609 Windsor 11 11 .500 Ahoskic 10 12. .455 Elizabeth City 8 14 ,3()4 Cole rain 7 15 .318 ELEVEN CASES ARE TRIED IN COUNTY COURT Over S2OO in Fines Levied; Session Continues Into Afternoon After enjoying a holiday Tuesday of last week, the Martin County Record er's Court last Tuesday called 11 cases I an afternoon session being required to I complete the docket. For the first : time in years, Clerk of Court R. J. I Peel was unable to serve the tribu nal on account of illness. His assist ants kept the minutes of the court, and work progressed as usual. It was a profitable dafr, the court placing fines aggregating nearly S2OO. J. T. Wallace, charged with operating an automobile while intoxicated, was fined SSO and taxed with the costs. The court provided for the payment of $5 weekly until the account is set tled. Douglas Edjvards, the colored man charged with practicing medicine without license, was fined $75 and taxed with the costs. Percy Davis was sentenced to the roads for a period of six months in the case charging him with larceny. A fine of $25 was imposed and the tax added in the case charging Will Spruill with an assault with a deadly weapon. Prayer for judgment was continued in the case charging Joe and Walter Godard, Jamesville Township men, with violating the liquor law*. In the case charging Jimmie Jones and Selma Biggs with violating the liquor laws and operating a disorderly house, Jones was fined sls and taxed with the costs. A non-suit resulted as to the defendant Biggs. Kan Manning, charged with assault ing a female, was sentenced to the roads for four months, the court sus pending Die sentence upon payment of the costs in the case. Jack Hux was with the costs in the case charging him with violating the liquor law*. John Brown was sentenced to the roads for a period of 12 months in two cases charging him with larceny. Prayar for judgment was continued in the case charging William Rogers wit!\ vio||ting the liquor laws. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the case charg ing Sheppard Rice with, trespass. RETURN TWO TO KINSTON SCHOOL 13-Year-Old Girl from This County and Companion Left Sunday Little- Pattie Winberry, • 13-year-old Martin County girl, and her compan ion whose home was in Haywood County, and who i* not over 12 or 13 years old, were returned to the Training School, near Kin ston, this week by welfare authorities. The two young girls mysteriously escaped from the correctional institu tion shortly after midnight last Sun day and found their way to the Win berry home near here. Sleeping in a room with 60 or more little folka, the two girls walked out unnoitced. They are believed to have walked to Kin ston and slipped around the town be fore daylight Sunday - morning. After they walked and begged rides. The little girl from Candor, whose name is Spain, was turned over to welfare authorities after she had tried to beg rides along the highway last Tuesday and she told the story. The Winberry girl was again taken into custody and the two were returned that afternoon. DOUBLE WIN BY EDENTON SEWS UP FIRST HALF Added Strength Enables the Edenton Team To Out- Class Local Nine Williamston's baseball team lost all chances of winning the first half in the Albemarle League last Wednesday when it dropped two games to the fast Edenton nine. And already some keen competition is in the making for a top position at the end of the sec ond half beginning next Tuesday. After leading the league during a greater part of the first half, the lo cals started weakening in the face of increased strength added to other teams in the league. The locals were | too late in strengthening themselves and they were just outclassed in the crucial period of the first half. Eden ; ton climbed gradually to top position jby winning over everything in the league during the past several days. Rained out last Tuesday at Edenton, the game scheduled for that afternoon was played Wednesday morning, the Colonials winning, V to 2. A second game between the two teams was played here that afternoon and the visitors won, 4 to 3. "Mule" Shirley, former big leaguer, squeezing into the Edenton line-up via loose rules and regulations that may wreck the whole league, is due much of the credit in Edentoft's vic tories. He made 5 hits in the two games and held down the first sack in a masterly manner. In the morning game, O'Brien held W illiamston to five hits, his team sup porting him without an error. Kugler started on the mound for Williamston and was relieved by Herring in the eighth, the two allowing a total of 11 hits. Eight errors figured prominent ly in the defeat. Kugler struck out! seven and Herring fanned two. Four' were given bases by O'Brien and' Kugler walked one. Three errors proved costly to the I locals in the afternoon game ,when the locals should at least split even with the visitors. Cherry, working on the' mound for Williamston, pitched one of the best games of the season. He allowed 10 hits, three for extra bases, but in the tough spots «. he handled himself well, striking out 11 men, 3 in one inning, and ending several j threats of the visitors to score. O'Brien arranged his own laurrfs for the day and pitched all of the sec ond game, allowing only three hits, striking out six men and assisting in seven outs. The box and summary of the after noon contest: WILLIAMSTON ABRHPOAE Earp, ss 4 0 1 0 0 11 Gaylord, If 3 0 0 0 0 (I Latham, c 4 11110 0 Brake, cf 4 0 1 4 0 0 lizzie, 3b 4 0 0 0 2 1' xFrank 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor, lb 2 0 0 8 0 o! Herring, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0| James, rf-lb 3 1 0 2 0 0 Newsome, 2b 2 1 0 2 2 0, Cherry, p 3 0 0 0 3 0^ Totals 31 3 3 27 7 3 EDENTON ABRHPOAE J. Webb, rf 2 0 10 0 0 Leary, ss 5 114 2 1 Shirley, lb 5 2 316 1 0 O'Brien, p 5 0 1 0 7 0 Suttonfield, c 4 0 2 5 2 1! Hart, cf 5 0 0 1 0 0 C. Webb, If 3 0 110 0 I'artin, 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 I.as.iter, 3b 4 110 3 0 ' I Totals 36 4 10 27 16 3 Score by innings: R, Edenton 100 010 020—4 Williamston 000 000 021—3| Summary: Two-base hits: Sutton-, field 2, Latham; three-base hit, Leary;] hit by pitcher, J. Webb by Cherry; base on balls, off Cherry 5, off O'Brien j1; struck out, by Cherry 11, by O'Brien, 6. Umpires: Joyner and Wyatt. Time of gajne, 2:02. m Peanut Truck Is Wrecked Near Windsor Yesterday ♦ Jonah Clemmon, colored man, was l slightly hurt about the ankle and back yesterday morning at 3:30 o'clock when the big truck he was driving was wrecked ; between here and Windsor, Clemmons stales that the truck was struck by a passenger car and caused to turn over with its load of peanuts. Considerable damage was done to the machine, but only a few peanuts, scheduled for deliver/'in Suffolk, were lost in the wreck. Occupants of the car are understood to have b»en placed under arrest by Bertie authori-1 lies. The truck belonged to Mr. J. K. Everett, of this place. Schedule oi Services at the Local Methodist Church C. T. Roger*, pastor. Church services at 10:30 a. m. • Sunday schoo\ at 9:45. Union service at the Methodist church at 8 p. m. Epworth League Monday at 8 p. ni. Holly Springs Sunday school at 10 a. in. Preaching, 3:30 p. m Plan To Reduce Acreage in Cotton Is Believed Success MUCH CANNING HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS COUNTY Home Agent Says Present Indication Point To A Successful Program Although the dry weather limited vegetable crops considerably, the wel fare canning program is advancing rapidly and present indications point to a very successful food preservation campaign among the needy as well as I among others, Miss Lora E. Sleeper, I home agent, said this morning the agent believes that all of the several thousand containers will be used dur ing the remainder of this month ard during August, when the canning pro gram comes to a close. In connection with the program. Miss Sleeper had the following to say: "Canning is now going on all over *he county and families in the county, are urged to help themselves by can ning their food supply for winter use. Every per-on should have 28 1-2 quarts of vegetables and 22 1-2 quarts of fruits, making a total of 57 quarts for each person iir the county. This quantity will supply a person for 24 weeks. How about your winter food supply? Now is the time to make; provision for winter foods. Meetings have I>een held in Jatnes ville, hree Union, Kohersonville, lias, sells, Hamilton, Oak City, Everetts.) Williamston, and I'arniele, thus far. It is hoped that every one will comej out to the meetings as they are held in your communities even though you may have nothing to can. Bulletins, I recipes,, and glass jars are being giv-' en to all those who have this past' year found it.necessary to secure help.' Other folks are welcome to the meet ings an.l bulletins will he supplied wherever request is made lor canning success, have plenty oi good hot b liling water to beginl with. Everything must he clean, wash; jars, t..ps, etc., thoroughly and put on in lukewarm water and bring to the boil and let boil, (iather vege tables fresh, one hour from the gar den to the jar is a good rule The non acid vegetables such as butter beans, "kra, squash, string beans, gar den peas, corn, and field peas require the intermittent method or thfee-day processing if there is no steam pres-j sure maker -available. •. "l'or corn, blanch 2 minutes on the cob in boiling hot water, cut from' the- cob and cook in open kettle 10 minutes before adding to the hot jars. Process corn I hour and 30 minutes each day fur three days 'Squash is pre-cooked 10 minutes in boiling water and processed in jars one hour and 40 minutes each .day for three days. Many ask the question :Why can't I can the vegetables 3 hours .just one day instead of Ihe trouble of the three day method. Non-acid vegetables are especially hard to keep, owing to the Spore-forming bacteria bacteria with in them. The spore-forming bacteria are resistant to boiling temperature and after a cooking of three hours will grow and become adult ba.teria. Ihe boiling temperature will kill the adult bacteria." GROWERS MAY KEEP LOBBYIST Williamston Asked To Aid In Keeping Represen tative in Washington At a recent meeting of Eastern Car olina and Virginia peanut growers a fund was proposed to keep a repre sentative in Washington City to look after their interest before t'ongress and the various dpeartments of agri culture. Williamson was asked to contrib ute $25 as its part of the expense. I'armer J. ( Jf Staton, designated as collector of the fund, has already contributed a Kood portion of the amount asked personally. Any per son desiring to help the peanut indus try is asked to forward a donation of whatever size he feels able to give Mr. Staton, who will forward it on to the secretary of the Eastern.. Carolina Chamber of Commerce. hflforts are now underway to estab lish a price not less than three cents a pound for the 1933 crop. Interested citizens have visited Washington on several occasions and prospects are said to be, encouraging for an ettab* lished price. However, it is neces sary that some one acquainted with the peanut belt be on hand at all times to answer questions and represent the growers in Washington. TEACHERS GET PAY I Creeks representing tha last sal ary installment due are being mailed to a majority of Martin County teachers this week, it was learned from the superintendent's office yesterday. Only a few teachers in one or two local tax districts will have to wait longer for a final settlement for services rendered during the recent school term. Tax collections in nearly all the local districts have been sufficient to warrant the payment of salaries provided for the seventh and eighth months. TO PUT SHOWERS AT PLAY GROUND Club Committee Appealing To Citizens To Keep Streets Clean At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the local Woman's Club at the home of Mrs. J. G. Staton, presi dent, last V\ ednesday, final votes were taken in regard to showers to be placed upon the playground lot owned by the club. The club hopes to in stall six showers which will accom modate 25 or 30 children at one time, the town obligating to give the wa ter. Ihe club will resume its regular meetings the first Thursday in Sep tember, the day of meeting having been changed from the fourth to the first Thursday in the month 1 lie executive meeting was preceded by a delightful hi 'ge luncheon with the officers and chairmen of various committees enjoying Mrs. Staton'a hospitality. Under the direction of the civics committee, the club is making a de termined drive for a cleaner town. l)i --le.t appeals have been made urging those who enjoy curb service to place their paper cups and napkins in the cans provided for trash. HEALTH REPORT FOR PAST MONTH Whooping Cough Continues To Spread; Three Cases Typhoid Fever Martin County's health report for the month of June was not very en couraging in that whooping cough con tinued to spread and typhoid fever made its appearance in three sections. However, the conditions revealed in the report are not alarming. A marked check on the spread of typhoid fever has already been instituted and the niunber of whooping cough cases were decreased a third under the May nu mber. According to a report released by the health officer's office this week, there werjp 55 new cases of whooping cough reported during the period. Eight of the eases were reported in one family in Williams township and eleven of the 47 cases in the district were among col ored families. A baby, only six weeks old, is a victim of the cough, the report shows. Iwo of the three cases oi typhoid fever were reported in Williamston Tow nship and one in Jamesville Town ship, all being among colored families. Three cases of measles, two among white families and one colored, were reported during the period in William ston Township. WHERE THEY PLAY S- FRIDAY, JULY 14 Williamston at Coleraln. Elizabeth City at Ahoskie. Edenton at Windsor. TUESDAY, JULY 18 Windsor at Williamston. Elizabeth City at Edenton. Ahoskie at Colerain. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 Williamston at Windsor. Edenton at Elizabeth City. Colerain at Ahoskie. RESULTS Wednesday Morning Edenton 9, Williamston 2. Wednesday Afternoon Edenlon' 4, VVilliimston 3. Windsor 3, Ahoskit 1. Elizabeth City 8, Colerain 1 Thursday Williamfctpn 13, Colerain 0. Edenton 9, Windsor 1. Ahoskie 11, Elizabeth .City 6, Watch the Label On Toor Papar A* It. Carriea tha Data Whan Your Subacription Exptraa ESTABLISHED 1898 MARTIN COUNTY AND STATE BOTH LAGGING BEHIND Will Announce Final Out come of the Reduction Movement Today The campaign for a 10 to 11 mil lion acreage decrease in the- 1933 cot- ton crop in 16 cotton-growing states of the South was declared a success last Wednesday night hy Secretary "of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, who saiil that ifKjns opinion, when all re iturns have received, "it will he shown that the South has made one of the greatest demonstrations of in telligent and unified action in the his tory of American agriculture." While the belt was reporting a suc cessful campaign, had pledged hardly half >f its 363,000-acre reduction quota. Martin County, in complete reports show, was lagging yesterday below the half-way mark with hardly 1,000 'of its . 2,446 acre reduction quota signed. The campaign in Martin County lias been very encouraging, consider ing the large number of small farm ers signing a> well as a few large-scale operators. feature is credited to a comparatively few big farmers in several of the town ships, Committeeman T. B. Slade stat ing that one or two in his district re fused to sign because they just want ed to be different from everybody else. It is hard for a farmer to plow up his cotton," Mr. Slade said, "but St is still harder for him to cultivate and har vest a large crop and then get less than he would have gotten for a small crop," he continued. Many reports, issued by sources cot* sidered authoritative, have been re ceived indicating that the farmers re llising t> sign without mighty good teason would be "spotted."' Just what the reports actually mean* is. not known at this time, but it is almost certain that credit facilities will be re fused in many cases next year Un official reports have it that the non signer will not be allowed to benefit bv his declared selfish stand. Official figures for the entire cotton belt showing the acreage offered to date were not available, hut it was unofficially thai tin- aggngate . fTer of farmers might greatly exceed their original goal of 10 to 11 imllion acres. However, flic'administrators are les* interested in acreage than in the as suram e that the a to lip plowed up will substantially reduce this year's potential crop. | Administrators were confident that the crop would be reduced .1,000,000 bales, with some prospect that the figure might le clos r to 4,000,000 hales. j It was said that the 2,400,000 bales "f government-held cotton used as op tions for the plan might all be re i quired to meet contracts signed by growers. j Growers were offered a 1 * rnative plans, one under which they would he paid cash for plowing up from 25 to per cent of thru crop, w/ith pay ment-, in hi based up.* -n estimated yields; the other a combination of smaller cash payments, with options •i' an .Mil in t (.I - gover inient cotton equal to the estimated production of the area they agreed to desfroy. These options were offered on lb basis of (i - ents a pound. About 60 per cent of the growers have . favored the conthifiuiion plan, and if these exhausted the amount of government-held cotton, the produc lion of the aires they agreed to plow up, together with the 40 per cent not covered by options, would bring the reduction of t tic potential crop to a - bout 4,000,000 bales Wallace said "the latest reports from the cotton belt indicate that the j campaign for the acreage reduction is 'moving rapidly, and apparently suc cessfully, to a conclusion. We will not know the final out """" until the result of these con -1 hiding day > efforts have been re ceived and compiled. It is my own belief, however, that when all the returns have been re ceived, it will be shown that the South I has made one of the greatest derrton [strations of intelligent and unified ac tion in the history of Ameriean agri culture." One Preaching Service at Baptist Church Sunday At the Baptist church Sunday morn ing the pastor will preach following the sessions of the Sunday Khool. and at the evening hour this congre gation is invited to join the several congregations at the Methodist church at 8 o'clock, at which tune the union c service wil Ibe held.