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VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 41
LEGION PLANS TO
STAGE BIG EVENT
ON NOVEMBER 11
Re-elect Officers at Meet
Held Here Last Night
In Legion Hall
A big celebration is being planned
here in observance of Armistice Day,
November 11, it was learned follow
ing a meeting of the John Walton
Hassell Post of the American Legion
held here last evening. Plans for the
celebration, the first scheduled here
ia more than 10 years, have not been
arranged, but Commander E. S. Peel
ii to name the various committees to
day or tomorrow and arrangements
will be made public from time to time
it was stated by Adjutant Dunn this
morning.
A speaker of note will be on the
program, and a navy or army band
will be asked to take part in the pa
rade. Legion members will be enter
tained with dinner, and the exercises
will be held in the high school audi
toriu, it is planned.
Nearly 5,000 people from the fourth
district, comprising Northampton,
Bertie, Hertford, and Martin Counties,
attended the last celebration held in
Ahoskie.
At the meeting held last night, the
following officers were reelected;
E. S. Peel, commander; W. M.
Wynne, first vice commander; O. W.
Hamilton, second vice commander; W.
E. Dunn, adjutant; H. G. Simpson,
sergeant at arms; Charles H. Dickey,
chaplain; J. R. Leggett, athletic offi
cer; W. O. Griffin, service officer; and
Jesse W. Melton, publicity officer.
LOCALS DEFEAT
COLERAIN, 9 TO 2
Elizabeth City Takes Head
Position in League by
Win Over Ahoskie
Ending the first week of the second
half, Williamston with two victories
and one defeat, is tied with Windsor
for the second position in the
Albemarle League. The first game
scheduled with Colerain last Thurs
day was rained out, and the two teams
will meet at Colerain Saturday of this
week, it is understood.
Herring, pitching for the locals
here last Friday afternoon, turned
Colerain back with seven hits, while
his team mates collected 11 safeties
off Shields. The final score was 9 to
2. Brake and Goodmon, with two
hits each, led the locals at bat. Gay
lord, leading fielder in the league,
starred in the game, making one of!
the most sensational catches ever |
t«en on the local field.
WILLIAMSTON AB R HPO A E
Box score and summary; I
Harp, ts 5 2 1 2 4 1
Gaylord, If 4 113 10
Goodmon, 2b _ 4 1 2 2 0 1
Brake, cf 4 1 2 3 0 o|
Latham, c 3 2 1 7 0 0
Uule, 3b 4 1 1 0 2 0;
James, rf . 4 110 0 0
Taylor, lb 3 0 19 10'
Herring, p . *.. 4011 40 |
Totals 35 9 II 27 12 2 1
COLERAIN AB R H PO A E
liagee, cf 5 12 10 0
Stallings, 2b 1 0 0 3 1 0
Howell. 3b-c 4 1 13 2 0
White, st 4 0 2 1 2 0
Johnson, c-lf 4 0 1 2 3 3
Baker, lb 3 0 1 11 0 0
Pratt, If-3b 4 0 0 1 0 1
Marthall, rf 3 0 0 2 1 0
Shields, p 3 0 0 0 2 0
Total* __ 32 2 724 11 4j
Score by innings: R
Colerain _ 100 000 100—2
Williamaton 100 320 OJx—9
Summary: Sacrifice hita, Stallings 2;I
two-base hits: Baker, Brake, James,'
Uule; double playt: Gaylord to
Goodmon; wild pitchet, Shieldt, Her
ring; base on balls: off Herring 3, off
Shield* 2; struck out; by Herring 5;
by Shieldt 3.
Kiwmnis and Bear Grass
Teams Play Tomorrow
Membert of the local Kiwanit Club
will play the ttrong Bear Gratt bate
ball team on the high ichool diamond
here tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock,
Kiwanit Team Manager S. H. Grime*
, said this morning. An admission of
10 cents wil Ibe charged to pay for
ball*. No admission will be charged
for the gr&dstand.
CLUB STANDINGS
Team W L Pet.
Elizabeth City J I
Williamaton 2 1 .667
Windaor 2 t 66?
Ahoakie 2 2 .500
Colarain 1 2 .333
Edanton 0 3 .000
THE ENTERPRISE
Columbian Peanut Company
Again Raises Pay Employees
A marked increase In wages
was announced yesterday by the
Columbian Peanut Company
througout its system, efeffctiw
that day, the higher wages boost
ing the psyroll of the factory unit
here by several hundred dollars«
weekly. The minimum wage un
der the new scale is 75 cents a day
for colored women and 11.50 for
male labor. The new wage scale
represents an increase of 50 per
cent above wages received prior to
the change, it was stated.
f 3-CENT PEANUTS j
Peanut pricea reached an all
time high for the Mason thia week
when fine stock waa commanding
three cents a pound. Following
reporta indicating a short crop
now i nthe making, pricea have
advanced gradually from one
to three centa a pound.
Very few of the goobers in thia
section are left unsold, and the ad
vance in price means but very lit
tle to this aection aa a whole.
Probably OS percent of the crop
has been sold.
MANTEO IS HOST
TO NEWSPAPER
MEN LAST WEEK
Visitors Get New Vision of
Real Old Southern
Hospitality
North Carolina newspaper held
their sixty-first annual session at Man (
teo last week, and in going there many ,
of them for their first visit, got a |
new vision of real Southern hospi-1
tality. The natives of Manteo and.
Dare County not only tell you they
are glad to have you with them, but
they also show you they are a consid
erate and accommodating people.
The part, traveling in a chartered I
bus and a number of private automo
biles, was greeted at Edenton by the
citizens of that town, noted for its
many historical events. Following the
luncheon period, the newspaper folks j
were shown the spots of historical'
interest, including the cemetery, where |
the graves of more North Carolina ,
governors are found than in any oth- I
er spot in the State.
Sheriff Victor Meekins, of Dare,
joined the group in Edenton and
proved a very entertaining host. Once
in Dare County, the newspaper rep
resentatives were accorded a warm]
welcome by every one. Visits were
made to the fishing grounds, the life-1
saving stations, and points of historical
interest, the citizens there ever alert
to make the visit an enjoyable one. ,
The business meetings were held in
{he Dare County courthouse, while the
Fort Raleigh Hotel and the coast re
sorts proved to be the social centers.
Editor J. Roy Parker, of Ahoskie,
was named president of the group, and
other business matters of interest to
the industry were discussed.
While Dare County has been isolat
ed from the rest of the world for
years, it is the very cradle of much {
American history, and it it such a
pleasant place in which to live that
many members of the newspaper
parly remained over for the week-end.
Those returning Friday stopped over
here for dinner, and then continued
on to their homes in central and west
ern Carolina.
FARMERS MOVE
TO CURING BARNS
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Tobacco Growers Working
In Fields by Day and at
Barns by Night Now
Tobacco farmers are now experienc
ing one of the most trying periods of
the year. During the next several
weeks they will literally move from
their tobacco barns, where they will
watch by night and work in the fields
by day. Curing operations are now
'under way in full swing, and furnace
fires can be spotted at night through
out the countryside.
The crop is ripening so rapidly now
that many farmers believe they will
lose a portion of their crops. Gen
erally a barn can handle from six to
eight acrea, but the average curing
unit at this time will care for hardly
five »cres, it it said.
As far as it could be learned, the
crop it curing well in thia aection.
However, few farmers have finiahed
their second barns. According to Re
ports received here, the general con
l dition of the crop in this aection is
i believed to be much better than in
I many other sections.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 25,1933
The increase, recognised as one
of the most substantial made by
industry in this section in yesrs,
places the wage scale of the Co
lumbian Company considerably
higher than that offered by indus
try in this section as a whole, it
ia believed.
Even though the increaae effect
ive yesterday was of considerable
sue, another increase ia likely be
fore so very long, it was unoffic
ially learned
Around 100 employees were af
fected by the increase.
GOOD PROGRAM
IS PREPARED FOR
MASONIC PICNIC
To Be Held at Eden House
Thursday, July 27; Ben
efit Orphanage
Preparations are being carried for
ward by all of the Masonics lodges of
Bertie, Hertford, Nortampton, Martin,
Chowan, and Gates counties to make
the annual Masonic Picnic that is to
be heild at Eden House Thursday,
July 27, the biggest day in recent his
tory of the annual festival that is
held for the benefit of the Masonic
orphanage at Oxford.
The program for the day, besides
the attraction of a holiday at the pop
ular Eden House Beach, includes the
formal exercises of .opening the pic
nic ceremonies in the morning, inter
spersed by music furnished by quar
tets from the various Masonic lodges
under L. Scarborough Mizelle, of
Windsor, as music master. On the
morning program there is the call
to order by C. H. Pruden, of Wind
sor; invocation by E. W. Spires, of
Edenton; prayer by Rev. L. B. Line
berry, Harrellsville; address of wel
come, Judge Francis D. Winston; re
sponse, Representative J. N. Vann,
Ahoskie; address, Rev. C. K. Proc
tor, superintendent of Oxford Qr
'phanage; announcements and bene
diction.
The afternoon program will be fea
tured by aquatic stunts, games, and
contests and a life-saving demonstra
tion by Boy Scout troops from Ahos
kie, Murfreesboro, and Edenton.
Music will he furnished trroughout
the afternoon by Swanner's String
Band, of Edenton, well known broad
cast feature artists over station WTAR
The evening feature will be a dance
beginning at 9 o'clock, with music fur
nished by Ken Floars orchestra.
Refreshment stands will be open
throughout the day and dinner will
be served, with Masons handing out
the service. All proceeds from the
picnic will be forwarded to the Ma
sonic orphanage.
Tennis Tournament Gets
Underway 'Tomorrow
Th« Martin County tennis tourna
ment gets under way here tomorrow
with 12 entries, the time of play to
be decided upon by the players con
cerned as matched. The first round
doubles play may be played at any
time tomorrow with the following
pairs: Goodmon and Anderton against
Hix and James C. Manning; Cook and
Stubbs against Roy Koberson and J.
H. Highsmith, the latter two from
Robersonville; Shelton Tucker and
Rev. A. E. Brown, of Robersonville,
against Jim Rhodes, jr., and Oscar
Anderson, jr.; Booker and Spivey
against Crawford and Mack Simpson.
The pairings were made by draw. The
following byes were drawn for the
first round: Cone and Green; Godard
and Rose; Fred Taylor and Harry Lee
Rogers; and R. L. Coburn and King.
The second round will be played
Thursday, a date for the finals to be
announced later.
A schedule for singles will probably
be worked out next week, it was an
nounced by Asa Crawford, secretary
of the local club, this morning.
WHERE THEY PLAY )
. TUESDAY, JULY 25
Elixabath City at Williamaton.
Ahoakia at Idtntoa
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Williamaton at Elisabath City.
Windaor at Colerain.
Edanton at Ahoakia. ,
THURSDAY, JULY 27
Williamaton at Edanton.
Eliza bath City at Colarain.
Windaor at AhoaUe.
FRIDAY, JULY 2«
Edanton at Williamaton.
Colarain at Elisabeth City.
Ahoakic at Windaor.
[ RESULTS j
Friday, July 21
Williamaton 9, Colerain 2.
Windaor 5, Eden ton 0.
Ahoskie 14, Elizabeth City 4.
THREE MEMBERS
ALL ALLOWED ON
LOCAL BOARDS
Appointments Made by the
County Board Recently
Are Withdrawn
The appointments of local school
committees in this county by the Mar
'tin County Board of Education on
Tuesday of last week have been with
drawn following a ruling handed down
by Attorney General Dennis G. Brum,
mitt last Friday.
With the taking over of all the
schools for the eight months term,
the State abolished all local tax dis
tricts, the attorney ruled, and as the
new law states that not more than
three members will be allowed on each
local committee, the appointments
made by the board in this county were
necessarily withdrawn. Just when the
county school authorities will meet
again it not known just at this time,
but it is believed the committees will
be named when the number of teach
ers is allotted to the several districts
in the county by the State School
Commission.
Much interest is said to center a
round the allocation of teachers this
year. It is understood that the num
ber of teachers will be determined by
the attendance for the entire district,
and not upon the number of children
in the individual school. The grouping
of all the children, both white and
colored, for the purpose of determin
ing the number of teachers will; it is
believed, result in a decrease teaching
force in this county. The teaching
load in the small school is around 25,
while the load increases in the larger
units. The State Commission is ex
pected to make its allotments of teach
ers within the next few days. In the
meantime, administrative activities in
the local districts will be limited.
MANY START TO
PLOW UP COTTON
County Agent Is Notifying
. Farmers ,To Destroy
Portion of Crop
Notified yesterday and today, many
Martin County farmers have already
started plowing up their cotton in
connection with the movement to take
out of production more than 10,000,000
acres of cotton. A number of the 465
farmers agreeing to destroy a portion
of their cotton acreage started plow
ing up the crop yesterday. Others
are being notified to start a{ once. It
could not be learned , just when the
farmers in this county would get their
cash provided in the contracts, but it
is understood the checks will be paid
just as soon as the district commit*
tees can visit the fields and determine
whether or not the rules of the con-
tract have heen complied with.
Approximately 1,662 acres of the
crop will be destroyed in this county.
Chevrolet Sedan Stolen
From Streets Last Night
The Chevrolet coach, belonging to
W. C. Manning, jr., was stolen from
in front of his home on Church Street
here last night. Up until noon today
no trace of the car had been establi
shed. The car was a 1928 model.
Locals Boost B
In First Week
The Williamiton team won two out of three starts in the second
half of the Albemarle league race last week, and although the improve
ment wasn't enough to crow too loudly over, the team's batting percent
age climbed from its season's low of .282 to .287 at the end of the week's
play. There were no changes in the order of the individual players, with
Goodmon leading the way.by keeping his average up to .467. Jirake,
who has played in every game so far is second with .398, and so on
down the line.
Earp, lead-off man,.is leading scored with 32, followed close
ly by Gaylord with 31. Brake lead* in number of hits, 45, total bases,
68, and two-bagger*, with 14. Earp has collected the nipst triples, while
Uzzle's two homers keeps him on top in that respect.
During the past week the team as a whole went to bat 95 times,
collected 32 hits, including II doubles and 2 triples, for total bases of
47; scoring 18 run*, or an average of 6 per game, which may be enough,
on an average to win the second half. The team batting average for
the week was .337. Following are the figures in detaH:
Player * Poeition O AB R H 2B SB HR TB SH Pet.
Goodmon, 2b 4 1537 2009 1 .467
Brake, cf 28 113 22 45 14 -2 1 68 3 .398
Uzzle, 3b 26 106 14 33 9 3 2 54 3 .311
Earp, ts 28 123 32 37 6 6 0 55 3 .301
Gaylord, If ... 28 120 31 36 9 I 1 50 5 .300
Jame*, rf - 28 110 11 30 8 3 1 45 3 .273
Taylor, lb 28 110 8 29 5 0 0 34 0 .264
Latham, c 28 112 26 28 10 4 0 46 2 .250
Herring, p 25 72 9 17 4 4 1 32 0 .236
Cherry, p 15 33 3 7 1 0 0 8 0 .230
Kugler, p j. 16 31 34 10052 .139
Other* ' - 64 6 14 1 1 0 17 2 .219
Totals 28 999 168 287 70 24 6 423 24 .287
New Laws Will Be Explained
At Meeting Here Next Week
Sunday Baseball
To Decide Matter Tonight
Propased Sunday baseball for
these parts is said to be meeting
with strong opposition by local
church people and a number of
others, and there is some doubt
as to whether the game will be
played on a comercial scale or not.
Managers of the local team aver
that they are finding it difficult to
finance the schedule, and that by
adding Sunday games to the sched
ule, they could prevent a deficit.
The church people, or many of
URGE HIGHWAY
BODY TO PAVE
COUNTY ROAD
Commission Said To Favor
Paving of Oak City
To Tarboro Route
The hard-surfacing of highway No.
II from Bethel to Oak City via Has
sell, and the link from Oak City con
necting with a road leading into Tar
boro was asked by Martin County
citizens in Kaleigli yesterday. Dele
gations were before highway author
ities asking to share in the $11,000,000
road building program planned for
this state with Federal funds.
According to reports, the commis
sion is said to have favored connect
ing Oak City with Tarboro by a hard
surface route, but did not favor the
hard surfacing of No. 11 via Hassell.
The latter route will probably go un
noticed for the present, as the com
mission is said to only consider hard
surfacing No. 11 in a straight course
front Bethel to Oak City.
No other projects were mentioned
for consideration yesterday, hut re
quests for certain projects within one
or two towns are before the Raleigh
body today, it is understood.
i Messrs. J. W. Mines, A. L. Alss
i brooks, J. W. Fnbanks, R. VV. Sals
bury, and E. S, Peel attended the
meeting from this county yesterday.
Williamston Wins Over
Plymouth by 10-8 Score
! Williamston, after experiencing two
defeats, won the third of a three-game
series with Plymouth there yesterday
afternoon by a 10 to 8 score. Gard-
ner, turning the locals back on two
former occasions, was touched for six
hits in the second inning and was re
tired in the fifth. Lambert worked
on the mound for the locals, but was
relieved in the eighth by Herring. The
Martins made eight errors
Masons Will Do First
Degree Work Tonight
First degree work will feature the
program at the Skewarkee Lodge
meeting here this evening at 8 o'-
clock, M. J. Moye, master, announced
this morning. All Masons are invited
and urged to attend.
them, claim that if the club fi
nances are so near on the rocks
that Sunday baseball is necessary,
it will be better to quit the play
now.
The issue is not being antogon
istically argued by either side, and
it is believed that efforts will be
made to continue the present
schedule followed in the Albe
marle League. A meeting has been
called for this evening, when var
ious questions will be discussed, it
was learned this morning.
DRIVE PLANNED
ON BILLBOARDS,
TOURIST CAMPS
If Tax Isn't Paid on Signs,
Patrol Will Be Ordered
To Tear Them Down
j Kaleigh.—The Department of Rev
enue is now going to pay more atten
tion to the collection of the various
| state licence taxes than heretofore,
| especially the new license taxes im
posed by the last general assembly,
I such as those on billboards, tourist
camps, boarding and rooming houses.
I Assistant Commissioner of Revenue
10.I O. Stedman Thompson said itkwiay.
| So far the entire attention and effort
|of the department of revenue have
been directed towards getting the sales
( tax division set up and the new field
forces organized. But now that this
has been virtually completed, atten
tion is going to be turned to these
other new taxes.
Tlie new tax on billboards lias been
in effect since May I, and requires
that a tax of $1 a year be paid on all
privately owned roadside signs and
billboards and that a metal license
tag be attache! to each sign to show
that the tax has been paid. Incorpor
ated oi||door advertising companies
must pay a heavier tax than heretofore
on their billboards and signs, as well
as a franchise tax. This tax does not
apply, however, to signs painted on
stores an.l filling stations advertising
commodities sold in these places. So
signs advertising gasoline or oil sold
al the place where the sign is dis
played or advertising drinks dispensed
tilt re are not taxable:
Advertisers now have had |>l«nty of
tinir to become familiar with the law
and to pay the tax, Thompson said,
with the result that order* will soon
he issued to the (>2 deputy collectors
of revenue and the state highway pa
to inspect all signs and list those
on which the tax has not been paid.
If the taxes on these signs are not
paid within a certain time, orders will
then he given to remove those not
properly tagged.
The revenue department has so far
heen going slow in collecting the tax
on tourist camps, hoarding houses and
rooming houses, hut in tends to tight
en up on this now. The minimum
tax on those with less than 5 rooms
is $lO a year, with a tax of $2 per
room for each room in excess of five.
CLERK OF COURT
PEEL LOSES LEG
Condition Declared Critical
Following Amputation
Of Left Leg Today
Suffering some foot and leg ailment
for nearly four years,-Mr. R. J. Peel,'
clerk of the Martin County Superior
Court, found it necessary to have bis
left leg removed in a Washington
fiospitfcl today. The limb was re
moved in an effort to check gangrene,
which it was feared would develop
in his left foot. Reports received
from the hospital this afternoon at
2:00 o'clock stated that his condition
was serious, but that he had shown
some improvement since the opera
tion. At' ope time he wasn't expect
ed to rally front the operation, but
he pulled through. The limb was
amputated at the thigh, it was said.
While visiting some of his friends
in the country several years ago, Mr.
Peel hurt an artery in his left foot.
Since that time he has suffered much,
but more at certain periods than at
other*. The -injury was not consid
ered serious until a few days ago,
however.
• Wheeler Manning, Benjamin Hop
kins and Dillon Cobb are visiting
frienda in A4heville this week.
Mra. J. Si Getsinger and son, Con
rad, arc visiting relatives in Norfolk
this week.
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ESTABLISHED ISM
RECOVERY ACT
AND SALES TAX
MAJOR TOPICS
Delegates from Twelve or
More Towris Expected
Here August 2nd
The fifth of a serin of sectional
meetings being held under the au T
spices of the Eastern Carolina Cham
ber of Commerce will be held in Wil
liamston Wednesday night, August 2,
at 7:30 in the Woman's Club room*,
according to an announcement made
by Secretary N G. Bartlett, who was
in Williamson this week.
The purpose of these meetings it to
explain the workings of the various
legislation recently enacted by Con
gress and the general sales tax im
posed by this state. Hon. Harry Mc-
Mullen, director of the sales tax di
vision of the state, will be on the pro
gram to explain the intricate details
of the sales tax Congressman Lind
say Warren has been invited to ex
plain the l-'ederal legislation, especi
ally the public works and the indus
trial codes. The merchants and busi
ness men of the east are particularly
interested in the application of the
"white collar" section of the act.
Judge Guy Elliott, president of the
F.astern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce, will preside over the meeting,
whcih is open to the general public.
Reservations for plate's should be
made to James Manning, president of
the YVilliamston Kiwanis Club, or N.
C. Green, secretary of the club The
Williamston Kiwanis Club will meet
with the sectional meeting in a body
for this meeting •
Towns expected to send delegations
to the meetings are: Washington,
Windsor, Aulander, Jamesville, Ply
mouth, Everetts, Columbia, Roberson
vilie, Hamilton, Oak City, Scotland
Neck, Hobgood, and others. Other
similar meetings arranged by the East
em Carolina Chamber of Commerce
ncently were held at Smithfield,
Kinston, and Greenville, and one to
be held at Lumberton Thursday night
of this week. All of these meetings
have proved very helpful.
Local Tennis Club Wins
Over Washington Team
Members of the local tennis club
scored a victory over Washington
here last Sunday, when they broke
even in the singles,'won two of the
three doubles matches and tied the
third, which gave them the dual meet
by a score of 5 matches to 3.
In the doubles, Green and Cone split
with Squires and Randall, 6-4, 3-6,
13-13, the four agreeing to quit at the
end of the 26th game in the last set,
as this match had no bearing on the
final result of the meet. Bondurant
and Taylor defeated Gurganus and
Respass 7-5, 5-7, 6-2. Godard and
Booker won over Davis and Sparrow
6-3, 7-5.
In the singles, Booker lost to Gur
ganus, 6-4, 6-3. Spivey was defeated
by Randall, 6-2, 6-0. Green, William
ston, won over Squires, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Bondurant lost to Respass, Washing
ton, 8-10, 6-2, 6-1. Godard, William
ston, won over Davis, 6-2, 6-3; anA
Taylor defeated Sparrow, Washing
ton, 6-1, 6-1.
County Bar Association
Elects Officers at Meet
At a meeting of Martin County at
torneys held in the office of Mr. B. A.
Critcher here last Friday evening,
Mr. Critcher was elected president of
the Martin County Bar Association,
Mr. Hugh G. Horton was elected
vice president and Mr. Elbert S. Peel
was elected secretary and treasurer.
The local association is expecting
to have a good representation at the
meeting of the district bar association
which is to be held in Rocky Mount
on August 26th.
Local Merchants To Hold
Meeting Here Tomorrow
A general meeting for local mer
chants will be held tomorrow after
noon at 1:45 o'clock in the American
Legion Hall over the Willianaton
Cafe, it was learned here this morning.
While the business will center a
round a discussion of the sales tax
and President Roosevelt's busineta re
covery codes, the merchants will prob
ably propose some plan in support of
the program outlined by the President
and other authorities.
It is believed that a majority, if not
all, Williamston merchants will will
ingly support the business code a*
soon at. all the details are learned by
them and the public generally.