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t 1 Advartiaara WiD Pad Ow 00l- Ht > Latchkty to Over 81m fa n RMni Martin C«mty Hmn 11 til " VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 39 PLANTERS START TO PLOWING UP PART OF COTTON Chas. Daniel Is Said To Be First Farmer To Plow Up His Crop While no direct instructions have been received up to now, so Martin County farmers have already started plowing up their cotton in accordance with the cotton reduction movement, declared a success by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace last Sat urday. Mr. Charles Daniel, Williams Township farmer, cpnfident that the plan would prove successful, is said to have plowed up his cotton last week and planted other crops. Many Mar tin farmer* are said to have planted corn and peas between their cotton rows more than a week ago, realizing that they would lose only their seed and time if the plan failed, and that if the plan proved successful their new crops would be growing when time came to turn under their cotton. As a whole, the reduction move ment met with success in this county, the several hundred farmers agreeing to destroy approximately 1,800 acres, or about 75 per cent of the reduction quota for the county. Only a few farmers, most of them being large scale ones, refused or failed to sign the contracts, it was learned. A list of those failing to sign has not been made public, but it is understood that one is in the making. Up until last Saturday, 42,518 cot ton growers in the state had signed up 195,948 acres of the 363,000-acre quot. Dean I. O. Schaub, in charge of the drive in this state, predicted North Carolina would well exceed 200,000 acres in cotton reduction with final reports from the 67 cotton-grow ing counties. ''However, acres are not what the government wants—they want cotton reduction and this is what they have received from the Tar Heel growers," he said. "North Carolina has responded to the program with 89 per cent of its quota in actual bales of cotton re moved. The quota of this state, set at 363,000 acres, based on the govern ment's estimate for the United States, is one-third of a bale per acre. Our quto would be approximately 121,000 bales and we have actually pledged to take out of production 108,000 bales to date, and the amount is rapidly in creasing. The government's acceptance of the program, reduction officials were ad vised, will bring $2,472,424 in rental beriefits to Tar Heel growers in ad dition to options on 91,582 bales of federal cotton at 6 cents a pound. Growers in this state have respond ed exceptionally well in view of the fact that they have reduced their acre age over 18 per cent in the past three years," Dean Schauta said. "However, it is the local committeemen, many of whom spent 16 to 20 hours a day in the field, who played the important roles in making the reductions pos sible. The final summary of the cotton re duction campaign in North Carolina today shows 42,518 growers, cultivat ing 583,380 acres in cotton, have a greed to remove 195,948 acres from production. They will receive an ag gregate of $2,472,429 in rental bene fits of which $745,872 wil be paid un der the straight cash rental plan and $1,726,557 under the rental-option plan which also includes options on 91,582 bales of Government owned cot ton at 6 cents a pound. The average yield per acre was 278 pounds. Rains Continue to Fall; No Damage To Crops However After learning that the dry weather did no great harm to their crops a few weeks ago, farmers in this section are beginning to worry about con tinued wet weather in this section. It is generally agreed that sufficient rain has fallen here for the time be ing, and some think damage will re sult to crops If rains continue to fall. Local Farmer Displays Good Type of Tobacco Mr. E. P. Cunningham yesterday displayed one «/ the best samples of 1933 tobacco crop seen here this seas on. The buitdir, taken from one •tick, had peffert color and texture, Mr. Cunningham stating that it re quired the right kind of fertilizer and / a good farmer to turn out quality to bacco like that he displayed. • Remodeling Lower Floor Old Bank Building Here The lower floor of the old Farmers and Merchants Bank Building here is being remodeled by its owners who plan to turn the lower room into of fices. Complete details on the project CQuld not be had today, but it was learned that the old banking fixture* would be removed, and other altera tion* made for business office*. THE ENTERPRISE New Disease Is Tobacco in Some Localities A new diseaie, unknown to farmer*, it uid to be threatening the tobacco crop in certain district* of the county. Entire field* have been attacked by the diaeate, which is said to be spreading rapidly to other field crop*. The disease, having the appear ance of iron ruat, is attacking the leaves from the top to the bottom of the stalk, lfr. Calvin Ayers, Bear Grass Township farmer, said yesterday. Mr. Ayers, greatly dis turbed over the disease, stated that he believed his crop had bean damaged at least 50 per cent, and OVER 10,000 ARE VACCINATED IN HEALTH DRIVE Campaign, Closing In This County Last Week, Is Very Successful According to estimates furnished this week by Dr. J. H. Saunders, coun ty health officer, more than 10,000 pe6ple, or nearly one-half of the en tire population of the county, availed themselves of the free protection a gainst typhoid fever and diphtheria offered in this county during the past four weeks. The officer said that more than 3,000 doses were administered at Sandy Ridge and Farm Life About the same number of doses was adminis tered at Bear Grass. Cross Roads and Everetts led the list with a total ot about 4,285 doses. Nearly 700 doses were reported at Macedonia, and ap proximately 2,805 were given to white people in Williamston. Robersonville and Gold Point reported approximate ly 4,500 doses administered there a mong both white and colored. Goose Nest had about 1,100 subjects repre senting 3,300 doses .None of the re ports was final, and in two or three districts preliminary reports could not be had. "Reports so far indicate the most successful drive against typhoid and diphtheria ever undertaken in the county, Dr. J. H. Saunders said, point ing out that the greatest number re ceiving protection in any one cam paign heretofore was around 6,000. TENNIS TOURNEY TO BE HELD HERE Players of County Invited To Take Part In Play Beginning Next Week The VVilliamston Tennis Club, ten tatively organized recently with Asa ( rawford manager and secretary, and K. W. Bondurant, treasurer, is spon soring a tournament open to players throughout the county. Entries will be received until noon Friday morn ing of this week, the club establishing an entrance fee of 50 centj to offset cost of marking courts and furnish ing new balls. No definite dates have been set for the tournament, but it is likely that play will be under way next week. Players throughout the county (are invited to enter the tournament and choose their own partners for the doubles. Entrants should file their names with Asa Crawford and . state whether they wish to play in the sin gles or doubles, or both. Since the tentative organization of the club with Messrs. Asa Crawford, Joe Godard, Jack Booker, Fred Tay- Jor, Rush Bondurant, N. C. Green, Bill Spivey, P. B. Cone, C. G. Crockett and Harry-Lee Rogers as charter mem bers, interest in the game has been greatly increased here. Several dual meets have been held with teams from several sections of Eastern Carolina. 'lt is believed that many local play ers, and some from other parts of the county, will enter the tournament. Troy Goodmon a Member of Local Baseball Team Troy Goodmon, brother to Mr. R. H. Goodmon, of this place, has joined the local baseball club, entering the play in the game with Colerain last Friday. Mr. Goodmon, stationed on second base, is a former State College star and has been playing with Wel don this season. There are several other changes pending, but no definite announce ment could be had yesterday after noon from Manager V. J. Spivey. RESULTS 1 i*- j Friday Jul? 14 Williamaton 5, Colerain 0. Ahoskie 6, Elizabeth City 4. Windsor 16, Edenton 2.. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 18, 1933 added that the diaeaae might re sult in a total loss for his nine and one-half acres of tobacco, not to mention his corn and atock peaa. While no reports have been re ceived from other sections of tha county stating the presence of the disease, farmers from Bear Grass state that it is scattered all over that township Mr. Ayer* said he believed the disease was an aftermath of the blue fold. Mr. Louis Taylor, also Bear Grass, said the disease was in his tobacco and that he did not know what it was. CUT CHARGE FOR GAME LICENSES County Hunting License to Cost Only 60 Cents In the Future Raleigh —Combination hunting and fishing licenses will be available to North Carolinians next fall at a fee of $3 each, a saving of almost 30 per cent over the licenses purchased sep arately, Col. J. W. Harrelson, direc tor of the Department of Conserva tion and Development said this week Purchased separately, the fees for she two State-wide licenses would be $4.20 under the neW schedule adopt ed bv the General Assembly of 1933, or $2.10 each for hunting and fishing, the conservation director explained. I lie $3 fee for the coinbinating hunt ing and fishing license represents a saving of one-third for the hunter and fisherman over the same class of per mit last year when the cost was $4.50. Substantial reductions in all classes of hunting licenses were de.'reed by the recent General Assembly. The new fees are as follows: resident county hunting license, 60c; resident state-wide, $2.10; and non-resident,l $lO 10. By comparison, the same' fees last year were: resident county, 1 $1.25; resident state-wide, $3.25; and 1 non-resident, $15.25. I'ishing license fees, with the ex ception of provision for a daily per mit of 60 cents for non-residents al lowed by the General Assembly, re main the same as for last year. These are' resident county (where adopted by the county), $1.10; resident state wide, $2.10; and non-resident (sea son), $5.10. In counties where the local fishing license has been put in force, a % daily permit of 50 cents is provided ffcr residents of the county. State-wide fishing licenses are requir ed of all residents of the in dulging in this sport outside their home county, MAKE CHANGE IN SALES TAX RULE Merchants Will Be Ordered To Charge Tax on the Cumulative Sales Raleigh, July 17.—The sales tax law will work more smoothly and both the public and the merchants will be better satisfied when three major changes are made in the sales tax regulations to become ef fective August 1, Commissioner of Revenue A. J, Maxwell said today. While these changes havfr not yet been definitely worked out, it was indicated they will be as follows: 1. Only one schedule will be set up for the division of the tax on sales of less than s|, instead of the four schedules now contained in the regu lations. 2. Merchants will be allowed to as sess the 3 percent sales tax on the aggregrate or cumulative total of a series of sales instead of upon each separate article sold, as it required in the present regulations. 3. f he Department of Revenue will supply the 1 placards to the merchants which the law requires must show the schedule in use and announce that the prices charged include the 3 per .'ent sales tax. Local Tennis Players Lose To Rocky Mount Teams Members of the Willianiston Ten nis Club lost a series of matches to the Rocky Mount ( team in Rocky Mount last Sunday, the locals fail ing to win a single match. However, several close contest* were reported, Messrs. Green and Cone losing 12-10 and 6-4. Godard and Bondurant lost their doubles match 11-9 and 6-4. Sev eral of the other matches went three sets before the winner was determined. Those making the trip were Messrs. R. W. Bondurant, N. C. Green, Joe Godard* Jack Booker, Frederick Hoyt, Jim 'Rhodes, jr., Howard Cone, Fred Taylor,-Asa Crawford, and Dr*. Cone and Rhodes. J. L. DAVENPORT DIES AT HOME • IN JAMESVILLE Last Rites For Prominent County Citizen Being Held There Today James L. Davenport, prominent county man, died at his home in Janiesville yesterday morning at 4 o'- clock. He had suffered a complication of diseases, but the immediate cause of his death was believed to have beeu heart trouble. He had been ill about two months. The son of the late Frederick Da venport and jyife, Charlotte Daven port, he was born in Pitt County, near Bethel. December 24. 1862. He was educated in the private schools of Bethel, and was married to Miss Ella Moore the early part of 18%. Fol lowing their marriage they moved to this county, Mr. Davenport entering the mercantile business in Oak City and later at Hamilton. He then mov ed to Jamesville where he served as postmaster for a period of eighteen years, rendereing a personal and cour. teous service during that time. Al though he was 72 years old, he was active in the office until he became ill several weeks ago. I Mr. Davenport was a charter mem ber of Conoho Masonic Lodge, hav ing joined that fraternity in May, 11887 About fifty years ago he joined • the Methodist church, and during that i period he was always active in re ligious work, offering his service wil lingly and freely. Throughout his life he maintained a worthy friend ship with all he knew, and always he had a cordial greeting for his fellow man. ,His life was an unselfish one, the work of his Maker and the wel fare of his fellowman always coming first. Besides bis wife he is survived by ten children, Mrs. O. W. Hamilton, Mrs. li, G. Griffin, Mrs. W. W. Wal lers, Mrs. I'. C. Blount, Misses Ella Moore Davenport, and Nannie James Davenport, and Messrs. Charles Da venport, and Oscar Davenport, all of Jainesville; Mrs. Harvey Manning, of Bethel, and Mr. Z. L Davenport, of (iumberry, N. C.' Tuneral services arc being conduct ed this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock with the Skewarkey Masons taking part in the final rites. Interment will follow in the Janiesvillc Methodist Church Cemetery. URGES ALL TO ATTEND MEET Home Agent Advises Large Attendance at Raleigh ; Gathering By Mis* Lora E. Sleeper , Farmers and farm women should avail themselves of the many oppor tunities afforded them by attending the I'arm and Home-Makers' Meetings in Raleigh to be held July 24-29. This year the American Institute of Coop eration will be in session during the week. The institute is controlled by 36 organizations related to agricul ture and the farm home. Many na tional speakers will be on the pro grams during the week, among them Secretary Wallace of the United States Department of Agriculture. Rates for the meals this year are 25 cents, with no change for room. All the women who have gone to Raleigh have real ized it was the best and cheapest va cation to be had anywhere with a chance of gaining more knowledge, new friendships, and a more whole some home life. / Newspaper Folks Meet Tomorrow In Manteo The annual meeting of the North Carolina Press Association will con vene tomorrow in Manteo for a three day session. Editors and newspaper people from all over the State are planning to attend. Special busses, operating' out of Raleigh, are due to pass through here tomorrow morn ing about 11:15 o'clock. A short stop will be made in Edenton, the news paper people going from there to Nags Head and Manteo in the afternoon. WHERE THEY PLAY ) TUESDAY, JULY IS Windsor at Williamston. Elizabeth City at Edenton. Ahoskic at Colerain. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 Williamston at Windsor. Edenton at Elisabeth City. Colerain at Ahoakie. THURSDAY, JULY 20 Williamston at Colerain. Ahoaki* at Elisabeth City. Windsor st Edenton. FRIDAY, JI|LY 21 Colerain st Willismston. Elisabeth City st Ahoskie. Windsor st Edenton. Many Changes Made in County School System By State Board MASONIC PICNIC WILL BE HELD ON JULY 27TH Committee Meets in Wind sor To Make Plans; Local Lodge To Participate Windsor.—The annual Masonic picnic will l>e held at Eden House a gain this year on Thursday, July 27, it was decided by the committee in charge of arrangements which met here at the home of Judge Francis D. Winston last week. The picnic, which is an institution of long standing in the Roanoke- Chowan section, is held annually by .the Masonic lodges of Bertie, Hert ford, Chowan, Northampton, Gates, and Martin counties and attracts large crowds of people. All proceeds re ceived from the picnic go to the sup port of the Masonic Orphanage at Ox ford. Preliminary plans for the day were laid at the meeting of the committee and an elaborate program that will provide entertainment and amusement for all classes is in process of prep aration. ( omplete details of the picnic pro-' gram w ill be made public and furnish-1 ed next week, the committee an ! nounces. ■ • Fifty-three Martin People File Income Tax Returns • —— Fifty-three persons filed Federal in come tax. returns in Martin County J for the year 1931, according to a port released this week by the Treas ury Department. Thirty-four of the' returns were filed here and 13 at Rob ersoiwille, the remaining six being scattered throughout tlie county. The total amount paid by the 53 persons filing returns was not mentioned. All those filing returns did not pay any tax, it is believed. Nearly 25,000 persons filed returns in the State during the period, repre senting a tax of $2,363,679. Payments in 1930 amounted to $2,954,558, the report showed. Singers of Town Asked to Meet Tonight at 8 O'clock Singers from all choirs of the town are invited to meet at the home of Mrs Frances Parker tonight at 8 o'clock. Tnis is a personal invitation to all w ln> will attend. Mr. R. J. Peel Undergoes Treatment In Hospital Mr. R. J. Peel, clerk of the Martin County Superior court, leaves this aft ernoon for Richmond where he will undergo treatment" in a hospital. He will be accompanied by Mr, and Mrs. Elbert S. Peel. Locals Finish First Half With Bat Average of .282 I lit* Marlins fared little better last week that! they lhl the week before, a* tliey dropped two out of the four Karnes played, both of the losses to Edenton, which tint bed first-half honors for the Colonials. Team hatting continued to drop, despite the addition of several play ers, all of whom made excellent showings with the stick. Klliott, pitch ing the. game here Thursday, garnered 4 out of 5 and leads the team with a percentage of .800. Kvans, playing at third in the last two games of the week, got 4 dm of 8 for a percentage of .500; and Troy Cond ition, another newcomer who played second in Friday's contest, col lected a double and a single out of 4 trips for another ,500 mark; inci dentally Goodmon batted ili"3 runs in the game he played. Cecil Brake, centerfielder, was the only regular player who has par. ticipated in the majority of the games played to boost his average dur ing the week. Collecting 8 hits out of 14 trips, lie boosted his season I mark 31 points from .361 t0,.392. The team as a whole in the four games last -week gathered 35 hit*, for a total of 56 bases out of 133 times at bat, for a percentage of .263. This figure dropped the season's team average from .285 to .282 The table below lists all players who par ticipated in any of the games of the first half. Next week several names will probably be dropped from the list. KeUd 'em and weep; Plsyer ft Position G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB SH Pet. Elliott, p 1 5 3 4 1 1 0 7 0 .800 Evans, 2b 2 8 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 .500 Goodmon, 2b ~rrzzzr-1 *1 2~1 0~~0 —3 0 , .500 Page, cf 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 Brake. 2b-cf 25 102 19 40 11 1 1* 56 3 .392 Ustzle, 3b 2T 94 13 30 7 3 2 49 3 .319 Harp, ss 25 110 29 35 6 6 0 53 2 .318 Gaylord, If 25 107 28 33 9 1 1 47 5 .308 James, rf-2b ... 25 99 9 27 S 2 1 39 3 .273 Taylor, lb 25 96 8 26 5 0 0 31 0 .270 Latham, c 25 102 23 25 9 4 0 42 2 .245 Herring, p-cf 22 66 8 15 ' 3 4 1 29 0 .227 Cherry, p-cf 14 30 3 5 10 0 6 0 .167 Frank, cf .7. 13 27 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 .111 Newsome, p-2b m . 8 18 0200020.11 l Kugler, p-cf 14 30 3 3 1 0 0 4 1 .100 Anderson, cf 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - Team totals 25 964 156 255 S9 22 f 6 376 21 .282 I CLUB STANDINGS | (At Close of Fir»t Half) Team VV L Pet. I Eden ton 17 7 .708 ! Williamston * 15 9 .o2S 1 Windsor 12 11 .522 | Ahpslcie 11 12 472 j Elizabeth City 8 15 .348 iColerain 7 10 .JO4 WIND UP HALF WITH 5 TOO WIN Interest Now Centering On Race for Second Half Leadership Little interest was there tn mark the curtain drop on the first half of 1 the Albemarle Hasehall League last 1 Friday. Williamston scored a win I over ("olcrain at C'olerain, but its sec-: ond position in the league standing was unaltered. The game" put Cole rain in the cellar, while Edenton heUl 1 top place with 17 wins and 7 defeats. The Martins tinislted two names be hind, having won 15 and lost 9. Herring, pitching for Williamston, allowed only J hits. Marshall, for Colerain, allowed 7 hits, which coupled with 5 errors, accounted for the 5 runs Williamston made. Troy (iooduum, playing his fii'jst game with Williatnston, led at the bat with two hits, Herring. James, Kvans, Brake, and Gaylord getting one each. The locals are opening the second ball here this afternoon with the strong Windsor team. With all teams possessing strengthened line-ups, the second period belongs to anybody just now anil the play _is scheduled to at tract much attention. The box score and summary: WILLI AMSTON ABRHPOAE Earp, ss 5 0 0 0 4 1 Gaylord, If 4 112 0 0 Latham, c 3 10 6 1.1 Brake, cf 2 1110 0 Goodmon, 2l> 4 12 4 10 Kvans, 3b 3 0 1 0 5 0 James, rf 3 0 110 0 Taylor, lb 4 0 0 12 1 1 Herring, p 4 1113 0 Totals 32 5 7 27 14 3 COLERAIN AB R H PO A E Pratt, If 4 0 0 3 1 0 Forehand, 3b 4 0 0 1 3 0 Magee, cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 White, 2b 4 0 0 1 2 0 Coficld, rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Baker, lb 3 0 Oil 0 1 Freeman, ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 Johnson, c 3 0 0 6 0 3 -Marshall, p - 2- tt 0 0 3 0 Totals 30 0 3 27 10 5 Score by innings: R Willianiston 014 000 000—5 ( (derail! 000 (Mill OOtT-O Summary: Sacrifice hits: Kvans, James; two-base bits: James, Good mon; Huns batted in: James, Good mon 3; double plays: F.arp to Good mon to Taylor; Kvans to Goodmon to 'Taylor; base on balls: off Marshall 4, off Herring 2; struck out: by Mar shall 4, by Herring 5. Watch tfaa tiW On Yoor Py*r A« It CarriM th« Data Whan Yoor Subscription Expiraa ESTABLISHED 1898 TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IS CUT FROM 41 TO 6 Everetts High School Goes To Robersonville In The Future A marked change in the Martin Count> school system was made last week when th? State School Commis sion consolidated the adminisrtation of 41 units into six districts. The consolidation program, however, is not nearly so large as it sounds., there be ing only two or three case.s where the actual consolidation of schools will be effected, it was learned from tfie office of the county superintendent this week. The biggest change announced is the transfer ot the Evcretts High School to the one a-t Robersonvilte, The Macedonia school will be consol idated with Williamston, it was stat ed. One or two other consolidations are pending, it is understood, but if they are effected, the system will not be greatly altered, it is believed. The administration of 15 white units and 2y colored ones from now on will be "handled through six dis trict units, Jamesville and Hardens white and Jamesville, Hardens, Keys, and Ptiiey Woods colored will form the Jamesville District. Three white schools, Farm Life, Griffins, and Lil le >' s, and two colored schools, Corey's \v and Smith wick's, will form the Farm Life District With the consolidation of Macedonia with the Williamston school, there will be only one white unit in the Williamston district, but live colored schools, Williamston, Bigg-. Burroughs-Spring Hill,- Poplar Point and Williams Lower, will be included I lii- Bear (ira>.s district will be made up of the white school there, the Bear • i a-.s colored, C ross Roads col ored, and Woolard's colored The Kobersonville district will be made up of Kveretts white and colored, I'ar inele white and colored, Kobersonville white and colored, (.old l'oittt white and colored anil Smiths colored. Ten schools, Oak I ity white and colored, Hamilton and Hassell white and col ored, Jones colored, Whichard-Janie* colored, Mowers colored, and White Oak Springs colored, make up the Oak City district. As the new system is understood here, five school committeemen will he appointed t> handle the local ad ministration- TtfHrc several reboots in their districts. For instance, it may be that one committeeman will he chosen in Kveretts, another in Par ele, and another in I'oplar Point and two more in Kobersonville district. It is also understood that the old units no burner exist, that the county board of education will immediately hold a session for the appointment of the six district committees and discuss the preliminary budget figures. Complete details resulting in con- nection with the chamjx's announce! by the State School Commission are not known ju.s tat this time. No esti- mate of just how much the new sys te will save or how the enrollments in the various districts will be affected could not be learned this week. The changes made in this county are in accordance with the new state school commission, and ar esimilar to those made throughout the state, it is un derstood While much of the work done by the •dd committee in preparation for the coming term will remain unchanged, the acts arc subject to alteration, it is understood. BOOSTER MEET OF KIWANIANS Appropriate Program Being Planned for Big Meet Here Tomorrow The Kiwanis ("lull is putting on a booster meeting at their regular lunch eon Wednesday at 1 :(X) o'clock Chas. H. Dickey bring charged with the program. - The little city uf W'illiamston has held its own during the years of the depression and actually expanded its business. T,oday more improvements are going on on city properties titan This meeting,-held just a little more than a month and a half before the markets open, will be taken up with a review of the town's assets, and proper short talks by a few of the club members, as well as by Mayor John L. Hassell. has been noted for many year*, and there is an acute housing shortage in the town. It it commonly being said, and that by outsiders, that William ston ii in the beat shape of any East ern Carolina tow^ ( ,