North Carolina Newspapers

THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 47 Williamstoa, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 10, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1898 AHOSKIE DROPS OUT OF LEAGUE; THREE REMAIN ??? Williamston, Edenton and Plymouth Will Finish on Four-Game Schedule With three teams falling by the wayside, Williamston, Plymouth and | Edenton picked up the remnants this week to carry on in the last windup of the Albemarle Baseball League. | Ahoskie withdrew from the organiza- J tion following a 12 to 2 defeat at the hands of_the Martins last Tuesday, ' Elizabeth City and Windsor having , dropped out several days ago. Now I the league has established a four-game | schedule w??rkly. allowing all gam+f 1 scheduled with?Ahoskie -4o-~g<> 4t?] whatever team Ahoskie was supposed to play. Plymouth, even though idle, added two games yesterday and Wed- ( nesday by forfeits. Edenton gets two victories today and tomorrow in the same way, and the Martins are sure of two more wins next Monday and Tuesday when they were scheduled to play Ahoskie. j nans are now being considered to | have Kinston of the Coastal Plain' League ^o meet the Martins here Monday, but as far as it could be ? learned today at noon arrangements ? for the game had notvfrcen com pleted. If Kinston fails to come, a game will be played with some other team. Herring, pitching for the Martins against Ahoskie last Tuesday, allow- , ed only six hits, and Bradley got ' half of them. The Martins touched j Hines and Birdsong for 16 hits, scor- | nig runs. Earp, Gaytord, XJodd mon, Taylor and Herring got two or . more hits each. Allowing only 7 hits, Kngler lost a hard game with Edenton here on Wednesday afternoon t>y a 4 to count. Ferebee, a recent addition to 1 the Edenton club, pitched for the : Colonials and allowed six hits. _?Yesterday thr Martins reversed the j order of the day before and behind . the pitching of Gardner defeated Edentoh 3 to 1#there. 'i Goodmon, Broaden and Uzzle, with j two each, accounted for the Martins'. seven hits. Hoens started for the | visitors, but was relieved by Shaney in the first frame but not until the deciding runs were in the making. Gardner struck out eight men. The winning runs were scored when grp.. first man up, walked, Goodmon singled and Brogden hit: * safely, followed by a single by Uzzle. Box of yesterday's game: Wiliiamston ABRHPOAK Earp, ss 3 k I 14 1 Goodmon, cf 1 2 2 0 0 0] U I. -i A A A t A A ' Brake, rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Brogden, 3b 40332 Unle, c 4 0 2 8 1 1 Herring, 11 4 0 0 2 0 0 Johnton, 2b -.400 1 3 0, Taylor, lb 4 0 0 11 0 0 Gardner, p 3 0 0 0 0 1 | ?Totals? 34 i 7 27 10 3t Edenton ABKHPOAI, Corbitt, ss i 4 1 13 5 0 Parlin, 2b 4 0 12 10 J Webb, rf ....... 4 0 2 3 0 0 House, c - 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 eary, 3b ..... 4 0 0 1 3 0 Richards, lb . 3 0 0 12 1 0 xSuttenfield _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pratt, tl 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 c'wfebb, It ._ 3 0 1 0 0 0 Hoens, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shaney, p 3 0 0 0 1 0 Totals .33 1 5 27 11 x Batted for Kicturds in 9th. xx Batted for Bran In 9th. Score by innings; R Wiliiamston 200 010 000?3 Edenton ?100 000 000?1 Summary: Runs batted in, Good mon, Brogden (2), J. Webb. Two base hits, Uzzle, J. Webb. Stolen bases, J. Webb, House, Earp. Left on bases, Wiliiamston 5. Edenton 6. Hits off Hoens, 2 in 1-3 inning (1 out in 1st), off Shaney 5 in 8 2-3 innings. Struck out by Gardner 8, Hoens 0, Shaney 2. Base on balls o: Gardner 1, off Hoens 0, off Shaney 0. Losing pitcher, Hoens. Passed ball, Uzzle. Balw, Shaney. Time, 1:35. Umpires, Vickers and Frazier. Services Announced For The Presbyterian Church ? Church School It 9:45 a. in. E. P. Cunningham, superintendent. Worship service and sermon at II a. m Sermon bjr the pastor. Sub ject, "The Deepest Concern of the Universe." Bear Grass Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Young People's meeting at 7 p. m. Roberson's Chapel Sunday School and preaching at 4 p. m., John Whitley In charge. Prayer meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Sunday School at 4 p. m. (Note change of hour). Prayer meeting tonight (Friday) at 1:11 p. sn. _ _ ; Almost everyone la deeply concern ed about something or someone. So is God, so la Jesus, so are the an gels,- and even Satan. What are you deeply concerned about! What la the deepest concern of the whole uni verse? Go to church every Sunday. B. & L. Stock Sale Starts Next Month WHERE THEY PLAY 1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 11th Williamaton at Plymouth MONDAY, AUGUST llth Edenton at Plymouth. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14th Plymouth at Edenton. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15th Edenton at WilUamaton. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16th W illiamaton at Edenton. FRIDAY. AUGUST 17th W illiamaton at Plymouth. SATURDAY. AUGUST l?th Plymouth at Williamaton. MARTIN COUNTY ALLOTTED $4,000 TO AID IN RELIEF Amount Will Be used Only For Work and Direct Relief Martin County has been allotted $4,000 from federal relief funds for advancing relief activities during the present month, it was announced this week. That amount will be used for work relief and for direct relief but not for rural rehabilitation projects. A sepa rate allotment has been made for the rehabilitation program. The North Carolina Relief Ad nrmtsTfatidh asked Federal Relief of ficials for approximately $1,965,000 for August need's but were allotted pended for work and direct relief will be spent - on?spe?4al projects, cannery work and the rural rehabilitation pro gram. FIRE BESTROYS HOME IN COUNTY ' ' m ?!. Home of Colored Woman Burned While She was Away Fire of undetermined origin de- j Btroyed the home, all furnishings and three barns of tobacco belonging to Emma Jackson, colored, near James rille last Sunday. The woman TeTT~a rfay <ir two before f?r a visit w1fb relatives in New York, and no one was at home when the fire was dis covered by neighbors. Flames were burning rapidly and bursting through the windows when neighbors reached there, and not a single article was saved, it was said, resulting in a loss of more than $1,000. The woman is said to have applied for insurance last week, but unable to finance a policy she deckled to wait until this week to protect her prop erty against fire. "Tvhii* two or three curing barns have been destroyed by fire in the county this season, the loss near famesville is the first reported where cured tobacco was burned. Singing Class Concert A t Dardens School. ? The Free Will Baptist Orphanage I linking class, of Middlesex will ap ! pear in a concert in the Dardens I icfyool building Tuesday evening oft next week, it was announced today. \ general invitation is extended the public to attend. J Like many other orphanages, the Middlesex institution has experienced much difficulty in financing the care A fatherless and motherless children luring the past several years, but it kas done a good job, and is deserving A support. Wilson Warehouseman To Be With Planters e Mr. W. C. Hudson, formerly * Wilson warehouseman, will be con nected with the Planters Warehouse here this season as associate sales manager, it was announced today by Sales Supervisor McFarland. Mr. Hudson is recognized as one of the best judges of tohacco in1 the State, ind his coming here will add mater ially to Williamston's up-and-coming tobacco market. Mr. Hudson arrived here yesterday ind entered immediately upon his du ties connected with the warehouse. Start-Tagging Cotton In Martin County a Mr. Andrew Clark, under the di rection of the department of agricul ture and in accordance wMl the termi of the Bankhead act, started tagging the approximately 700 bales of cotton grown in the county prior to Chin year. Cotton tagged by the representative can be marketed free of penalty. HOPED TO SELL FROM 800 TO 1,000 SHARES IN SERIES Conditions In Section Ap parently Better Than In Many Months The 35th series of the Martin County Building and Loan Associa tion. opening the first of next month, promises to be one of the rnost suc cessful ones in several years, an of ficial of the organization said this morning. Conditions arc apparently much better in this section than in many months, and taking everything into consideration, the series should sell between 800 and 1,000 shares, he explained. The officer also pointed out that the demand for homes in W illiamston is becoming more acute almost daily, and prospective home owners are turning to the association and buying shares with the intention of later financing their building pro grams. And then there is the excel lent saving feature made available by a systematic habit of placing aside a small amount each week. That the Martin County Building and Loan Association has been in strumental in advancing the upbuild ing of the town and community is evidenced by the large number of homes and other buildings financed through it during the past years. In proportion to the size of the organi zation's stock sales, the profreaa of the town keeps close touch. No long er than last spring, the 34th series sold a comparatively large number"of shares, and today there is more building activity <in the community than in some time past. The associatr<5h,*fiVr p'f avetf a "Wltf* able saying agency for its share ! holders, it having already matured $40,000 worth of?ttoak ie far this year, earning for its patrons $7,500 clear profit Another of the associa tion's series?the first of the 50-cent size, matures within the next few weeks, the shareholders having saved sizeable sums during the past 180 weeks which when added to interest earned amounts to much. the next urday in September, and it is be lieved that many people, non-share holders in the past, will subscribe to the tax-free stock either as means of saving or as a means of financing a home or some other type of building. ARRANGE FOR TERM OF COURT Board of County Commis sioners Draw Names For Jury Duty Preliminary arrangements for hold ing the two weeks term of Martin County Superior Court, convening the third Monday of next month, were made' last Monday when the hoard of commissioners drew jurymen. Judge W. A. Devin, of Oxford, is schedul ed to preside over the term called foe TKe trial of both criminal and civil cases. The names of the jurors: Pirst Week Jamesville Township?E. C. Ange, W. C. Ange and G. H. Bailey. Williams Township?G. F. Godard and Clyde Moore. Griffins Township?S. B. Lilley and J. Edward Corey. Bear Grass Township?James E. Harrison, W. K. Ward and L. T, Holliday. Williamston Township ? E. R. Chesson, George W. Wynn, S. S. Brown, P. H. Brown, L. B. Wynn, Frank J. Margolis and George A. Harris, Jr. Cross Roads TdWiuhlp?J. S. Go# ganus and L. C. James. Robersonville Township ? A. D. Cherry, N. D. Price, J. A. Manning, J. S. Rogers, C. T. Smith, W. H. Car son, John H. Everett, S. T. Woolard. W. A. Vanderford, R. R. Everett, S. A. Ward and W. S. Leggett. Hamilton Township?T. F. Daven port and J. W. Eubanks. Goose Nest Township?E. K. Har rell and W. A. Early. Second Week / Jameiville?M. J. Hollidmy, J. P. Holliday and Dan Fa?an. Williama?G. C. Griffina? Fanner H ardiaon, Fph raim Peal, J. David Urmia aad l??cn Itokafaow. Bear Grasa?Edmond Harria Williamaton?H, D. Harriann. Croaa Roada- "" " Holtiday McL. James and J. D. Britton Roberaonville?A. D. Ward, J. R. Daniel, W. A. Reaa and K. L. Ward. Hamilton?A. S. Haialip. GOOD TOBACCO PRICES PLEASE MARTIN FARMERS ??? Opening Prices on Southern Markets Reported About Double of Last Year Opening it 22 cents i pound on the i South Carolina and border markets yesterday, tobacco prices were said to be about double those of last year j and very pleasing to the farmers as a whole. However; a few tags were ! said to have turned in several houses,' but local people, including Messrs.! T- G. Staton, Bob Everett and Super visor of Sales R. W. McFarland, said the opening at Lumberton and Fair mont?were- very encouraging. ?Farmers and business men greeted the opening with enthusiasm. Prices as a whole were all and more than most had expected and the tobacco belt was happy at the flow of cash started through it with the beginning 1 of sales. the majority of the tobacco offered j The opening break was light and 'was of poor quality. The season has | been retarded by weather and the (bulk of the offerings was first prini ; ings. Rain, too, on Wednesday pre vented the movement of some tobacco to the markets and contributed to the light offerings. Poorer quality sand lugs and first primings brought as low as four cents a pound but good grain sold to 40 cents and above. One lot at Lumberton, N. C., was bid in at 50 cents. Oflfcial warehouse Averages were not available last night from most of the targer centers as warehouse^ men lacked the time to prepare them in the bustle of opening day. Unof ficial ~ p"t average on various markets at from | 21 cents a pound to 25 and a frac tion. . TOBACCO CARDS STILL COMING IN ' Hoped to Have All Cards] In by Time Tobacco Market Opens Allotment cards for marketing to bacco free of penalty are still reach ing Martin farmers at tire rate of about 100 daily, authorities stating yesterday, that (he work would be speeded up next week in an effort to have all cards in <hf hands of farm ers by the time the markets open on the 23rd. No official information could be had on the matter, but it is understood j that a few, very few, farmers would j have to make some adjustments in their plantings before cards could be | issued to them. One farmer is said to have destroyed eight acres, and I others there arc others who have re-! duccd their crops in accordance with \ the contract terms. When the final I show down arrives, it is believed most | of those showing an excess acreage will comply with the contract rul ings. Those who fail to get a card will be required to pay the 25 per cent penalty, it is understood. Farmers are warned that no cards will be duplicated, that when they lose an allotment card they have lost just one-fourth of what their tobacco sells for on the market. EXPECT CATTtEt HERE TOMORROW! About 400 Head to Be Ship ped to County From Goldsboro Eight carloads df cattle shipped I rt from western drought areas are ex pected in this county tomorrow, it wax learned from the relief office this morning. The approximately 400. cattle were unloaded in Goldsboro this week for inspection, and are being shipped from that point. Seven carloads will be placed on pasture lands in Griffins and James ville townships, and gn eighth car will be unloaded at Palmyra for placement on pasture lands in Goose Nest, it was said. According to present plans, more than 2,000 caftle will be pastured In this county. t Christian Church Services Announced For Sunday Christian church servicer will be] held in the grimmer gride or old ?chool building Sundiy, it wis in nounced todiy. The piece of holding the eervicei wis chinged from t^c htgti school to tlic grammar grade I building is the litter piece it more convenient to the congregation. Sundiy school will convene it 9:45, followed by ? reguler preiching ser vice it II by the putor. The congregition will worship in the union service it the Uethodist church Sundiy evening. Tax Levy Is $25,000 Under Last Year's Budget Figures PLAN TO BUILD GARAGE FOR 40 SCHOOL BUSSES Building Expected to Make 18,200 Square Feet of Stor age Space Available Plans are being considered this week for the construction of a county garage and storage for tlic forty] -school busses in this county, accord ing to information coming From the office of the county board of educa tion yesterday. The building, esti mated to cost $4,000, is to be located on county property adjomiug the state highway prison camp, about two miles from here. Authorities arc studying the plans but it has not been determined whether to contract the projecr to private buttitrr?f or super vise the construction from the office of the board of education. The building, nuking available about 18,200 square feet of storage and a garage room of about 1,800 square feet, will be constructed of corrugated iron. No floor or con crete will be laid in the storage com partment. ?Renting space iiL tlie Farmers Warehouse here during the closed season, the school authorities have experienced high insurance rates and much inconvenience"*? the markets open several weeks before th? schools start their terms, forcing the trucks into the open. It has l>een costing the county about $400 a year to maintain storage and garage space in the tobacco warehouse, but a greater portion of the amount was represented in insurance, premiums. , The proposed project was approved county cotninissittfiers thi* week when a 3-cent levy was included in the new year budget. ' ?If the project is contracted to pri vate builders, construction will be started within the next few days. Should the county authorities handle the construction, work will hardly get underway before the latter part of next month on account of pressing emergencies elsewhere. FIRE DESTROYS COUNTRY HOME Marion Griffin's House In Hardison Mill Section Burned The home occupied by Jim Wil liams and belonging to Marion Grif fin, was destroyed by fire in the Har dlson Mill section of Griffins Town jship early yesterday afternoon. Mr. I Williams was away at the time, and his wife and children saw the flames burst through the kitchen roof from a tobacco barn where they were cur ing tobacco. They were unable to reach the house in time to save hard ly anything except a few bed clothes. The smoke house and woodhouse were also burned. Walter Ilarn^s; working ? short distance away, rushed to the scene Hid" prevented "the fire reaching the stock barn aqd other out-~buiTdings. The fire is believed to have started from a spark or a defective roof. The burned buildings were owned by Marion Griffin, of Cross. Roads, and were formerly the James W. Grif fin home. The loss is estimated at about f 1,750 witfv only $fiQ0 insurance. Sheriff Roebuck Reports Eight Week-end Arrests A marked increase in law viola tions was reported in the county over the week-end, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck's records showing eight arretfts were made from Saturday noon up^until noon yesterday. The records remind the officers of old times. Apparently reports from Georgia tobacco mar kets made the violators a bit care less. t. The various defendants were charg ed with drunkenness, carrying con cealed weapons and assaults for the most part. jailer Roy Peel has 12 inmates in the hoosegow now awaiting trial. Start Operations at Columbian Peanut Co. ? Starting operations thia week, the Columbian Peanut Company plant here it cleaning old Hock prepare^ tory (or receiving the new crop. The taak will be completed within the next two or three daya. Captain Pritchard, popular man ager ot the local plant, la improving following hoapital treatment, and it expected back ahortly. STANDINGS I ~~ w. u j Kdenton .....15 6 Plymouth ? 13 7 Williamston \Z 8 i - RESULTS Tuesday, August 7 Williamston 12, Ahoskie 2. Edenton 9-6, Plymouth 3-7. Wednesday. August I Edenton 4, Williamston 1. Thursday, August 9 Williamston 3, Edenton 1. PELLAGRA MARS HEALTH REPORT Measles and Whooping Cough Epidemic Seems About Over While the measles epidemic was | fast petering out and whooping cough was barely hanging on, pel lagra bobbed up to niarr Martin County's health record for the month of July fudgjpg Trom the report, measles have" moved out of Ruber sonville and Poplar Point districts, but not until numbers and numbers orTajnes^wwrnrepnrtfd. Those sec tions are virtually in^mune to the measles or at least they are safe un til another crop of chi'llun come* ! along. Griffins reported eight, Wil liamston six and Cross Roads jive cases of measles during the period, j kobersonvilte reported two, Wil-, iliam?tQft three and Cross Roads one [etUC of whooping cough in Jul v. or 'just enough 70'keep uiijwlHi lating until periods more favorable to the cough Come about. Two rasea of pellagra Wcov-' ^ered and reported in the rural sec tion, near WilHamston. lloth vic tims are whife, and the cases are un derstood to be well advanced. Church of the Advent Services For Sunday Kleventh Sumlay after Trinity. C hurch School, 9:45 a. ni. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a.m. ???-? ? There will he no everting service, hut our congregation is urged to at tend the union service at the Mctho (list church. Union Service The union service this Sunday evening will?he. at the Methodist lliuilh. - ? Auto Damaged In Crash; Occupants Escape Injury The old Model T Ford belonging to C. P. Howell, colore#, was badly damaged last Sunday fternoon when iat crashed into 5fr Bob I-iggett's j V-8, near Hamilton. None of the oc- I cupants in either car was hurt. Baptist Picnic Scheduled To Be HehLJtcxt_Week ? The annual Baptist Sunday School picnic will be heled next week, the exact time and place to be ai nounced at the Sunday School and church services Sunday. The pastor will preach Sunday morning and at the evening hour the utiiou church rvice w+H- be held at the Methodist church. No Session Recorder's Court Next Tuesday H. O. Peel, judge of the county re corder's court, announced today that there would be no session of the tri bunal ne*t Tuesday. The scession was called off when the judge learned that he would have to be out of the county that day. Service at Holy Trinity Mission at 3:30 Sunday ? A Sunday school and preaching service will be held in the Bear Grass Holy Trinity Mission Sunday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. Freak Ear ol Corn Shown By Mrs. Haywood Cherry A Irak car ofcorn wu diaplayed licrc yeaterday by Mm. Haywood Cherry. The ear of corn grew in the center of the Male! it the top of the atilk, and had 12 rowa of grain, all of which were well ahaped and uni form in appearance. Surrounded by a normal taaael, the ear haa no ahuck on it. COUNTY WORK REQUIRES LESS THAN LAST YEAR Saving Centers Around the Debt Service Fund For Fiscal Year Property owners in Martin County will be called upon to advance $153, 470.25 to run the government, care lor the poor, safeguard?'-in a small way?the public health, meet interest ?jul bond principal, maintain the school* and finance the public school debt during the\ year 1934-35, accord ing to a budget estimate advanced this week by County Auditor J. Sam (ietsinger. While the amount might I appear large,-, it is the smallest in ) years and is less by $25,139.51 than the amount required to run the county business last fiscal year. j The savin# is centered around the debt service fund which requires seven and one^half cents less this year than it did last. Ij is estimated that a rate , of sixty-four and one-half cents on i the $100 property- valuation or $63, ! 580.50 will care for the debt service requirements this year. It is seen from the budget estimate that hear 4y 4>ne-balf the rattr- and amount levied is for debts contracted in pre vious years. Financing no anti-ty phoid fever campaign this year, the commissioners lopped three and one 1 half cents front the health fund and j another two cents from the school Current expense fund. School debt service, figured at $43,818 75. calls for a reduction of aire cent in that rate, | increasing the rate reduction to 14 cents. Making provisions for the con struction of a county garage and an ating that the 1)()<>^ will always rfouiid, probably in greater num bers than in the past, the commis sioners added three cents to the rate 4tr the-first case and out' cent ifl'The second, reducing the 14-cent reduc tion to 10 cents and establishing a rate of $1.50 on the $100 property valuation. Since special school levies have been withdrawn, the $1.50 rate con stitutes just about all to be collected in county taxes excepting poll taxes and special road levies in several of the districts. ...."?__? 7 If, and it is a big it, the county was free of debt, it could operate on 1 rate of forty and one-half cents; that is, police protection would be made available, the poor taken care of. pub lic health safeguarded, county-offices maintained, courts operated, and schools operated for that sum. While the debt cost of the county is gradually decreasing, the sharp re duction for the current year was made possible, for tire most part, by the purchase of bonds at a sizeable sav j ing months stgo, thanks to the wis dom to those in charge. And while the taxpayers now wish that more bonds had been purchased, the au thorities raked and scraped to get the money for those they did purchase. 'here are many interesting items carried in the county's financing pro gram and not reflected in the budget estimate, but the main item attracting inteiest of the property owners is that 10-ccnt icductiun ill the rate. SEVEN CASES IN COUNTY COURT Majority of Prisoners Re ceive Sentences On Roads Although larger than any one scheduled in several weeks, the docket in the last Tuesday session of the county recorder's court was com paratively small, Judge Peel calling only seven cases. No fines were im posed, but road sentences were rath er numerous among what few cases there were on the docket. Joe Godartf III was found not guilty in the case charging him with reckless driving. Judgment of non-suit was allowed in the case charging Jesse Rogers with larceny and receiving. Prayer for judgment was continued one week in the case charging Leon Roberson with forcible trespass. Phillip Thompson was sentenced to the roads for allegedly driving an automobile while drunk. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Robert McClaren was sentenced to the roads for a period of 18 months. Willie Innuson and "Dummy** Speight were in court on a larceny and receiving charge. Speight was found guilty of receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to the roads for 60 days. Speight was not found guilty in that case, but in a second he was found guilty of larceny and went to the roads for 90 days.