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AtariJaera Wffl Pad Oar CAL ami a Latchkey to Ow fllwtssn Hundred Martin CM ty HMBM VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 40 MARTINS BREAK EVEN IN FIRST 2 GAMES OF HALF Defeat Windsor Here Tues day, 8-7; Lose To Same Team Next Day, 4-1 Williamston opened the second half in the Albemarle baseball league with an 8 to 7 victory over Windsor here last Tuesday afternoon, the 'contest proving one of the most irftwesting seen by (ans here in several weeks. Windsor took the lead in the first inning by scoring two runs. William ston went scoreless until the third when Earp and Brake scored on La tham's screaming double to center. In the fifth, the locals boosted their score to 6 runs and added another in the seventh. Windsor made two in the seventh, and in the ninth, with two men out, the visitors tied the score. Goodmon, second baseman playing his first game on the local lot, was on with a single for Williamston in its half of the ninth. Brake ended the game when he knocked a ball Over the rear end of the school build ing. Lefty White, pitching for the visi tors, allowed 10 hits in the first five innings, and was removed by Edwards who allowed only one hit until the ninth, when Goodmon and Brake got next to him and made his work in the "box useless. Cherry, starting in the box for the locals, allowed seven hit* in as many innings, and retired with a sore arm in favor of Herring, who went to the box in the eighth. Herring was re lieved in the ninth by after two men were out. Kugltt pitched one bait and got credit for tne win. A double play, Goodmon to Earp to Taylor, featured the play, while La tham saved the da> wl.en hi recovered a passed ball near first and threw the runner out at second. Goodmon and Brake led at bat with three hits each, Goodmon batting 1000, followed by James, Gaylord, and Cherry with two hits each. Wednesday afternoon, Williamston experienced a 4 lo f defeat at the hands of Windsor in Windsor. Wat kins, pitching for Windsor, turned the Martins back with only 6 hits, his team mates playing errorless ball be hind him. Kugler wtorkod on the mound for Williamston until the sev enth, when Herring went in and held Windsor scoreless during the remain der of the game. Uzzle. with a single and a double, led the locals at bat. Latham, Taylor, and Kugler each got a hit, and Herring made one for two bases. Yesterday afternoon, all the team* in the league were idle on account of rain and wet grounds. SHORT PROGRAM AT KIWANIS CLUB Advantages of Community Are Brought Out at Meet Wednesday The Kiwanis luncheon was well at tended Wednesday at which time the members heard a short program in which the advantages of this com munity were noted. Dr. P. B. Cone read a short paper, T. B. Brandon nave a heartening re port about the splendid rops that are fast coming to maturity, and mayor John L. Hfissell made the feature wddress in which he >et forth the stra tegic position of Williamston here in the heart of a great agricultural dis trict. It was brought out in the meet ing thai Martin County is said to be the best diversified farming county in the state and one of the best in the nation. Williamston'* strategic position here, her splendid transpor tation facilities, her growing popu lation and expanding businsss were set forth in such manner as to cause one to appreciate the town as a grow ing center. SALE; OP MILL HERE PENDING Bid Is Raited for Murray- McCabe Plant; May Be Operated Here The sate of the 'Muvay-McCabe mill here it now pending, it waf learn ed from one of the receivers yester day afternoon. The property, locat ed on Highway 30 at the edge of town, was offered for sale about 10 days ago, and before the sale was confirmed an increased bid was submitted, Mr. B. A. Critcher, ope of the receivers, said. Plans of the bidders, should they be successful in their efforts to pur chase the property, have not bfen made public. It was reported that one of the companies bidding on the prop erty several days ago was planning to continue operation of the plant at its present location. THE ENTERPRISE Injunction Only Thing Can Stop Tax Sale Receiving a ruling frm Attor ney General Brum mitt thia week declaring the advertising of delin quent tax liats the first of August mandatory, work on preparing the lists is now under way here. As the interpretation of the law in chapter 560 of the 1933 laws is understood here, tax collector* and municipal and county author ities are forced to proceed with the sale of real estate. An injunction holding up the sale is being considered by some property owners, but the success of that movement is said to rest with a regular or district judge. If the jurist fails or refuses to sign an order restraining the offi cers from selling then they will have to follow the dictatea of the law. « LAY PLANS FOR RAISING PRICE TOBACCO CROP Think It Will Be Necessary To Take 100,000 Acres Out of Production Plans are being shaped for the relief of flue-cured tobacco growers through a government campaign similar to the cotton acreage reduction plan. Dr. G. W. Forster, agricultural econ jomist at State College, just back from conferences with the Agricultural Ad justment Administration at Washing ton, said last night that he anticipat ed that the campaign would be launch ed this fall to cut tobacco acreage in North Carolina and other flue-cured producing States, but that no official details were yet available. "This plan as developed will vary ! somewhat from cotton in that it pro vides for payment on quality and yield in the past period. The price of flue cured tobacco has not brought a fair ' exchange in recent years, and in 1932 was approximately three and one-half j Tents per pound less than the fair exchange value as defined in the Ag riculture Adjustment a:t," said Dr. Forster. "In order to bring the price of to bacco to a parity," he asserted, "it will be necessary to formulate a plan for the curtailment of the 1934 crop, and should a plan be adopted, it will be necessary to take out c f production from 90,000 to 100,000 acres pjanted to flue-cured tobacco. "To raise the necessary revenue to take 95,000 to 100,000 acres out of cul tivation, a tax of between 3 and 4 cents would have to b« levied on flue cured tobacco domestically consumed, which is approximately 230,000,000 pounds annually," he said. A 3 1-2 cent tax on the domestically consumed portion of flue-cured tobac co would yield approximately $8,000,- 000 annually, and payments per acre of tobacco taken out of cultivation would vary with each individual farm, Dr. Forster asserted. Other states that would be affected by such a campaign are South Caro lina, Virginia, and Georgia. Legion To Elect Officers At Meet Her eMonday The annual electin of officers will feature the meeting of the John Wal ton Hassell Post of the American Le gion here next Monday evening at 8 o'clock, it was announced yesterday. Other business matters will be dis cussed at that time, it was stated. Members of the post throughout the county are fesked to make a special effort to attend and take part in the meeting to be held in the legion hall. Judge Clayton Moore Has Baffling Case Judge Clayton Moore used his own judgment in setting a case in Wins ton-Salem this week. Professor Theo. Kondthaler, son of President Rond thaler of Salem College, was being tried for whipping a 13-year-old school boy. The judge, stating that [he believed the defendant bad suffer ed more mentally than the boy had physically ordered the case removed I from the docket. Ordination Service At Riddicks Grove Sunday In addition to the regular worship hour at the Riddick's Grove Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, an ordination service will be held, it was announced by the pastor, Rev. W. B. Harrington, yesterday after noon. Mr. Joshua L. Coltrain will be ordained as a deacon in the church there, and Rev. C. H. Dickey, Wil i liamston minister, will assist in the i service, it was stated. The public is I cordially invited to attend. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July § l, 1933 The postponement of the sale until November 1, it is generally believed, will be of much value to property owners in this county who will hardly see any ready cash before the various markets open. It is understood that both municipal and county authorities are desirous of postponing the sale until the first of November, but the delay depends upon the action of property owners who are intrested enough to have an in junction prepared. Reports from the various tax collection agencies in the county have not been very encouring dur ing the past month or two, but it is believed that the county's fi nancs will be restored to normal by October or November if the sales are postponed. CLUB STANDINGS I A J Team W L Pet. Edenton 17 7 .708 Elizabeth City 2 0 (%1.000 Williamston 1 1 .500 Windsor —— 1 1 500 Ahoskie 1 1 .500 lolerain 1 1 .500 Edenton 0 2 .000 —— . . "I RESULTS 1 v ' Tuesday, July 18 Williamston 8, Windsor 7. Colerain 1, Ahoskie 0. Elizabeth City 3. Edenton 1. Wednesday Windsor 4, Williamston 1. Ahoskie 4, Colerain 1. Elizabeth City 7, Edenton 4. f WHERE THEY PLAY v FRIDAY. JULY 21 Colerain at Williamston. Elisabeth City at Ahoskie. Windsor at Edenton. TUESDAY, JULY 25 Elizabeth City at Williamston. Ahoskie at Edenton. , WEDNESDAY. JULY 26 Williamston at Elizabeth City. Windsor at Colerain. Edenton at Ahoskie. M'LEAN LEAVES SEAT IN SENATE Speculation Begins As To Successor of Beaufort County Man Already there's speculation as to who will run for the State Senate from this district to succeeed A. 1). Mac- Lean who left this week for Wash ington, I) C". The name of Bruce Etheridge, Dare County man and representative from that county in the last General Assembly, has been men tioned as a possible candidate. A Martin man is considering entering the race, it is understood, but the re port withheld identity. So far as It is known here, Beaufort County has not offered a candidate. The primary is more than 10 months j off, and there is ample time to draft' a dozen political line-ups. However, I Xlr. Mac Lean's leaving for the na tion's capital started the casual dis cussion of who's*who in prospect. It is understood that Carl Bailey, Wash ington County attorney, will be a can didate to succeed himself in the Sen ate next term. Town Board Considers Extension Water Mains • The town board of commissioners was called in special session here this week to consider extending water lines down Sycamore Street from the mu nicipal plant to the Washington Road as an extra precaution against fire. No action was taken in the matter, but an investigation of the water sup ply on Washington Street will prob ably be made within the next few days, i To Receive Entries tor Tourney Until Monday Several entries in the Martin Coun-j ty Tennis Tournament scheduled fori next week on local courts were re-1 ported this morning. Asa Crawford, 1 secretary, said that the time for en tering the touinament had been ex tended until next Monday, that the drawing would take place Monday night and be announced Tuesday. The dates will be announced at that time also. Here from Greenville Mr. Iverson Skinner, of Greenville, was here today on business. RECENT RULING VOIDS ACTION TAKEN TUESDAY Attorney General Says Dis tricts Should Have But Three Committeemen "Following the action of the State School Commission reducing the num ber of school districts in this county from 41 to 6, the Martin Squnty Board of Education this week met in special session and appointed local commit tees for the newly created units. The following day, the attorney general ■ruled that each non-local tax unit could have only three members. It is not definitely known at this time, but it is believed that each of the units in this county, with the possible ex ception of Jamesville, will be allowed only three committteemen under the ruling of the attorney general. The number of committeemen for the dis trict depends upon the interpretation of what is a local tax district and what is not. All six of the districts were local tax units up to this year, creating the question whether they will be recognized as such or looked upon as. more county administrative divisions. Jamesville might consider the con tinuation of its agricultural program, and it it does the unit will certainly be recognized as a local tax district. Following the announcement of the appointment of the local committees, the county superintendent, informed of the attorney general's ruling, im mediately advised the appointees to lake no action on any school matters until further instructions are received front Kaleigh. If the ruling applies to the districts in the county, it is expected the county board of educa tion will hold another meeting to al ter the committee personnel appointed last Tuesday. BANK IS ROBBED AT BATTLEBORO Bandits Are Believed To Have Passed Thorugh Here Yesterday Three armed bandits entered the Planters Hank at Battleboro yester day morning and robbed it of $5,153 in cash. According to reports receiv ed here at noon today, one of the alleged robbers was arrested in Nor folk earlier today. L.aler reports stated that I'aul Ed wards, alleged leader of the group, and a man by the name of Crumpler were arrested in a vacant house in Norfolk about 10:30 this morning. No money was fotJnd. The cashier of the bank and other citizens of Battleboro were on their way to Norfolk afnoon today to identify the two men, it was said. Three men, believed to have been led by Paul Edwads, notorious crim inal, were said to have passed through here a few hours after the daring hold-up, and continud on across the Chowan bridge. It is believed the men passed through heforre the rob bery was learned by local officers. Two of the men, said to have been "Railroad" Kay and Edwards, walked into the bank a few minutes after As sistant Cashier James A. Daughtridge opened the vault, asked Daughtridge for 25 pennies for a quarter, and when he handed the change across the counter, confronted him with two pis tols. While the man Daughtridge identified from photographs as Ed wards, covered him with a pistol, the man identified as Kay went back of the teller's counter, scooped all avail able money out of the cash drawer, and took more than $4,000 from the bank vault. While the men were robbing the bank, a negro, John Ivey, entered and was held at the point of a gun as the cash was being scooped up. The ban dits forced Daughtridge to lie on the floor of the bank vault and Ivey was forced to accompany the men to their car where a third man was waiting. The bandits fled, leaving the negro unharmed. /. G. Stat on Continues To Expand Farm Operations J. G. Staton, large scale farmer in thin county, continue* to expand his operations. This time he is turning his attention to sheep. Commission er VV. A. Graham, of Raleigh, sripped him a Shropshire lamb this week, the specialists at Kaleigh declaring the animal the finest specimen of its age they had ever seen. Services at St. Martin's In Hamilton Sunday There will be both morning and evening services at St. Martin's Epis copal Church, Hamilton, this Sunday. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Final Returns From Cotton Reduction Drive Reported ALLOW $5 FOR f TRANSPORTING v SCHOOL CHILD Costs for 6-Months Term Last Year Was in Excess of $6 v . Somebody in Raleigh is set "tooth and toenail" to get North Carolina out of the "red" overnight, and apparently top-heavy attention is being given ed ucation in general and the transporta tion of thousands of school -children in particular. It is understood that counties will be allowed $5 for trans porting each child during the term. Last year more than s> was required to haul each child during the six months term, and the costs in this county were comparatively small, it is understood. The polity of the commission is bound up v in the following: 1. Safety of the ohldren to he trans ported. 2. Appropriation of $16,00,000 to op erate schools for eight months in North Carolina makes it necessary that the cost of transportation be re duced from $2,100,000 in 1932-33 to $1,600,001) in 19J.U.14. The commission expects to accom plish their purposes by the following methods; . 1. General reduction in number of trucks operated, replacing small units with larger units. .2 Mechanics and truck drivers sharing reductions in salaries along with teachers. J. Closer supervision by the State School Commission and superintend ent in purchasing of parts. 4. No children living within two miles of, school shall be transported, which will, greatly decrease tw num ber of pupils transported. 5. (archil study of truck routes and selection of drivers. 6. Closer supervision and check of gas this year than formerly. Under the ruling requiring all chil dren living within two miles of a school or a truck route to walk that distanct, it is now belitved that sev eial trucks will be removed from oper ation in this county. CHANGE MADE IN DRY FORCE C. S. Coats Transferred To Elizabeth City; Station Here Abolished Tlit' local Federal post, created here several years .igo for I lie enforcement of the prohibition laws, was abolished this week. Federal Agent C. S. Coats, stationed here for three and one-half years, left yesterday for Elizabeth City, will be connected with, the forces operating in the territory east of the Roanoke River. Martin and other counties in this district will be worked probably by 'officers out of New Bern, and Wilson and prob ably Elizabeth City. Until a few weeks ago, 18 agents operated in the 48 eastern counties. Now there are only 10, and a fur ther reorganization of the service is expected some time next month, it is understood. : , • The enforcement post at h'ayettevill was also abolished, it was learned here today. Tire Runs Nearly a Year With Screw Driver Inside Repairing a flat tire on his auto mobile this week, Guy Thomas, local man, found a medium sized screw-: driver in the rasing. The tire, used as a spare most of the time, had been driven several hundred miles and had not been oflf the rim in nearly a year, Mr. Thomas declares.- About a year ago) Mr. Thomas had the tire repaired at a filling station across the river, and he believes the tool was left in the tire at that time. The screw driv er had worn the inside of the tire in two places and finally punctured the inner tube. Several Changes in Club Personnel Here Pending "Red" Proctor, now a leading pitch, er in a semi-pro league in Richmond, in expected to sign up with the Mar tins next week, Manager V. J. Spivey said this morning The addittion to the local club was considered by the directors in a meeting held here last night. Several other changes in the club personnel are pending, it was said, but no definite announcement could be had from the club this morning. WHAT. NO TAX? (Lincoln Times) She waa estimable old Udy from the country. Walking up to the window at the post office, she laid down a dime and asked for three 3-cent stamps. The little purple stickers were handed to her. Taking them sh« turned away to leave the building. "Wait a minute," called the pos tal clerk. "Here's your change." The old lady looked at the pro ferred penny, incredulity written large upon her features. "Change 1" she exclaimed. "Change Why, ain't there a sales tax on them, too?" SHORT SESSION COUNTY COURT HELD TUESDAY One Fine of $lO and Costs Imposed; Action Put Off In Several Cases A small docket and a short -session marked the work of" the county record er's court last Tuesday. Other than imposing a $lO fine with costs at tached, Judge K'eel delayed action in most of the other cases until next week. J. T. l'erry, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was fined $lO and taxed with the costs. 'l'he case charging Jesse Uullock with driving an automobile while un der the influence of liquor was con tinued one week. A continuation of one week was granted in the case charging Jesse Uullock and Killie Warren with as sault with a deadly weapon. William Rogers, charged with vio lating the liquor laws, failed to an swer when called, and the court is sued papers for his arrest, Prayer for judgment was' continued in the case charging Fred Boston and John James, jr., with violating the liquor laws. Hoston pleaded not guil ty and James admitted guilt in the The case charging Jetfry Taylor with abandonment and non-support, was continued until September S, 1933 NEW "KU KLUX" GIVES WARNINGS "Cotton Klan" Is Believed To Have Been Formed In Cleveland - \ :s Shelby.— Warnings of what is be lieved to be a "Cotton Ku Klux Klan" have been received by three prominent Cleveland county cotton growers. The. notes, printed with pen and ink on wliite paper, read: "For your own good, you had better sign up or we will pull up. We mean business. Just a help." The messages were signed "C. K. K. K" On one side of the paper was a crude drawing of a skull and cross hones. The note, in each instance, was wrapped around several stalks of cotton. The first of the aminous messages was discovered at the A. B. McN'eely farm, on the C. B. Lattimoe place at j Delight. Another was found in Hick-J man Turner's yard, and the third in j the road near the M F. McN'eely farm j near Delight Fifteen Women Plan To Attend Meet in Raleigh More than fifteen Martin County Club women are planning to attend the farm and farm home meeting in Haleigii next week, Miss Lora E. Sleeper, home agent, said this morn ing. They plan to leave the county Monday .in time to reach Kaleigh for the late afternoon programs, it was said. Last year nearly 30 women and one man attended the State meeting in Kaleigh. Public conveyance could not be arranged this year, and the meet ing is being held during the busy sea- I son for farmers ami farm women of i this section, the two conditions great ly limiting the number wish to at tend, Miss Sleeper said. Dual Tennis Meet Is Scheduled Here Sunday The Washington Tennis Club mem bers will meet members of the Wil liamston club here Sunday afternoon at 2:0 on the municipal courts. A team of six players is planning to meet the locals, it was said. This is the first dual meeting ar ranged between the two clubs. Watch lb* Label On Tow Papar Aa It. Carriaa tha Data Whan Your Subscription Kzptraa ESTABLISHED 1898 465 FARMERS IN v COUNTY SIGN UP FOR REDUCTION No Instructions for Plowing Up Crop Have Yet Been Received Here Latest reports on the cotton reduc tion plan in this county show that 1,- 662 acre* of.cotton will be destroyed within the next few days. The report included contracts signed and forward ed to higher authorities up to Wed nesday midnight. the. final limit con tracts could be received, it was learned front County Agent T. B. Brandon'# office yesterday. It was learned that 405 farmers participated in the move ment, or about three fourths of the cotton growers in tc'h county. While the county fell short a little more than 32 per cent in subscribing its quota of .2,446 acres, it ranked a mong tlu* few with a large per 6al« quota, it is understood. No instructions for plowing up or otherwise destroying the crop have heen received in the county so far, County Agent Urandon said this morn nig However, arrangements will he known today, or certainly by the first of next week, Mr. Brandon said. Mon ey will be paid those participating in the movement immediately, it is un derstood. According to unofficial rports, work will he started soon ill an effort to re- duce next year's cotton -Top 20 per cent below 1933 - production. Com plete details have not heen announced to that effect as far as it could be learned- It is also expected that a campaign will be conducted, to reduce acreage and production of other basic crops, including tobacco. During the mean time efforts are being made to estab lish peanut prices at three cents or more. The peanut move is not in cluded in the basic products list, but lavorable attention has been given peanut representatives and grower by the Federal authorities, according to reports received here. For the Slate as a whole, 122,843 bales were signed up, or around 1,K43 hales (ore than the farmers were ask ed to plow up. However only 219,- 363 acres were pledged when the ftiotu was 363,000. The average yield per a, re was greater in the State, and thai accounted for the success of the campaign, it was said. It is believed that the State would have met its allotment both in bales and acres hail there ben more time for preparation and had the necessary blanks and instructions been deliver ed on time. PROBE DISEASE OF LEAF CROP No Report Yet Received From Raleigh As To Nature of Trouble Investigating what was believed to have been some disastrous disease in a number of tobacco fields in Bear Grass Township this week. County Agent T. H Brandon expressed the opinion that the trouble was traceable to a shortag of potash in the soil. However, lie was not certain that the potash shortage was causing the rust on the tobacco, and he forwarded several damaged leaves to the experi iiiiit station in Raleigh. No report lias been re eived on the findings there. Mr. Calvin Ayers, the farmer, re porting a serious damage to his crop, expressed the belief that his tubacco had been attacked by some disease. Crops in near-by fields were reported damaged by the rust, causing Mr. Ayers to believe that the rust was some type of disease and was spread ing front his tobacco field. Baptists Announce Program of Services At the Haptist church this summer the attendance has been splendid dur ing the morning worship hours, this church group worshipping with the other churches during the summer evenings. Sunday morning the pastor will preach at the 11 o'clock hour, and the union service will come to this church in the evening at 8 o'clock, at which time one: of the local ministers will preach the srmon. The general attendance upcta these joint services has been very good this summer, and those in charge of the making of the programs are anxious to have many participants in these Sunday night meetings.