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USED THE ENTERPRISE ( VOLUME XL?NUMBER 35 Williamstoa, Martia County, North Carolina, Fiiday, April 30, 1937 ESTABLISHED 1899 Raleigh All-Stars To Give Martins Second Test Here Sunday Play House of David Tucs-] day: Practice Game with Farm Life Saturday Forced to remain idle last Sunday by ram and their came scheduled j here tomorrow with Portanouth | cancelled, the Martins hre now slat ed for actum Sunday afternoon in a contest with the Rlkyh All-Stars, a team made up at fmiiiei college stars and a member at the Raleigh city league Neat Tuesday. Manager Art Haugcr is scheduled to send his Martins against the I ham of David team, at Benton Harbor, Mirh. which turned in an M shut-out of the New Bern Bears Wednesday of Stiis ?% Saturday afternoon at 3:30. the J strong Farm Life team and the Mar tins anil meet in a practice game | here. No admission anil be charg ed. the management announced Several changes in the line-up will be in evidence when the Martins take the field against the Raleigh outfit. Manager Hauger said this morning. Howard Earp will be at the shortstop post McKay in right field, and "Slim" Gardner, a home grown product who a showing great er promise this season than at any previous tune, taking the mound at the start Grant and Fuller are slat ed to perform on the mound also I Mormlick. a Johnstown. Pa., boy.j sent here by the St Louis Browni. [ will relieve Bill Dirk behind the bat. Villepique will again be in center field. Stan Hoag in the leftfield po sition. Stevens an first. Diem on| third, and Lakotas at second Howard Earp. scheduled to per form for the first tnne this season, wilt lead-off at the hat. followed in order by Villepique. Hoag. McKay. Stevens. Diem. Lakotas, Hormlick and Gardner Kay. the boy from New York, was released this week, and be has re turned to the city The training camp membership has been held to a comparatively low number so far. and no other releases are planned at the moment. Manager Aft Hauger said today Finals Program at C Bear Grass School Arangements for the Bear Gn rommencement program were an nounced complete today by Princi pal T O Hickman, the first of the series of even Is to be held in the school auditorium there Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, when Rev Z. T. Piephoff. Presbyterian minister, preaches the annual sermon The seniors will hold their class day program next Thursday evening | at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. Friday will be the big day in the commencement series, and large crowds are expected to attend. The first of the events gets underway that morning at 10 38 o'clock, when the seventh grade graduation exer cises are held A pane dinner will | be served at 13 o'clock noon, ai that afternoon at 3 JO o'clock there | will be a May Day program * The finals address will be deliv ered that evening at 8 o'clock by Professor Cecil Jarman. at the At lantic Christian College faculty. The presenlaQoa of diplomas will be made at the close at Mr Jarman's ad Building and Loan Meeting Tuesday The annual meeting of the Mar tin County BuiMmg and Loan Asso ciation stockholders wtl he held in TKTi morning at 11 o'clock. Secretary Wheeler Martin The building a ssset in major ity of the stock will be represented at the next Tuesday g it Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Winn Retain from Virginia Town After a few days stay h Waynes bom. Va. Dr. W C Worn, accom by Mrs. FIRST TO HOLD COMMENCEMENT lymlil lkiM|h Ikt winter months with of bad weather and impassable roads, next Sunday morning, when ermon in the auditorium will he delivered next Friday morping. Size of Tobacco Crop In Section Uncertain LIOUOR PROFITS I The Mute Cauaty Alcshshr Beverages CmM Beard is tare in* into the (ami fend today $9,563.97 additieaal prsfitv uk lag a total of S31.MS.f7 that has if food by the ABC board i Km stores were spraii is Jaly. 1935. Bedaelag its stack fraoa $15. *? to $12,969 in aotiripatioo of a decreased bails in Tilami dor hoard hi eladed theSMts'lo the prodt turn over Made today. The actual prafite tor the trst quarter of this year were a $6,563. Little Interest Being Shown in Municipal Election Next ^eek No Independent Ticket Is Possible; No "Ticket Scratching Likely" Recognizing that the procedure i; hardly more than a mere formality few local citizens are planning t< participate in the municipal elec tion here neat Tuesday Two yean ago. only 41 votes were cast in th< town election here, the political ob servers believing that there will be even fewer votes to count at th< close of the polls next Tuesday eve f.ing. No independent ticket is pos sible at this late date and little oi no "ticket scratching" is expected Pollholder J E Pope and Messrc R T Griffin and & S Brown, judge; of election, wilt open the polls u the town hall Tuesday morning a 7 o'clock and close them at 7 o'clock that evening, the voting hours hav ing been changed by the recent leg lslalure Regular Meeting of Kiwanis Last Night Virtual reorganization of the lo cal Kiwanis Club was effected last night at a business meeting of the club following the regular bi-weekly luncheon. The recently enlarged membership made necessary reor I lrsax 9bsas 1f m wagxa Q vl ? ? ?*_ ?wxltzVa gtimmy committees, and the president was empowered to appoint five addition al members of the board of direc tors Kiwanians W C Mercer and J E Pope, explained in some detail the present status of the county-wide public health program, which the club went on record as unanimous entire membership were secured for a petition to the county commis sioners urging establishment of the county-wide service; and President Elbert S. Peel appointed the follow ing committee to secure signatures of other citizens of the county for presentation to the county board at its meting Monday Frank J. Mar golis, chairman. Dillon Cobb, G G Woolard. and D. N. Hlx Transplanting Held Up by Weather and Blue Mold Increase Many Farmers Are Greatly I Worried Just Now Over I Outlook for 1937 Crop The uncertainty of a tobacco crop loomed big in the minds of Martin County this week as heavy rains con tinned to fall almost daily and the blue mold wrought havoc in plant beds with few or no exceptions over a wide area Tobacco transplanting tune is here, but the blue mold has presented itself as a factor in the definite delay of the work^ Just how long the delay wilt be depends upo. tilt weather, in fact, the size of the irop for the season already U han t depends upon the weather dur ing the next few days N' one'can predict with any de gn, ?f certainty the size of the 1937 tobacco crop or when it will be transplanted Farmers are ex prerMng considerable worry andj lW are predicting the acreage to the crop will be materially reduced,j ever, if the weather is favorable from now on George C Jenkins, a recognized tobacco farmer, was in deed pessimistic yesterday after he visiud plant beds and saw there were not sufficient plants in a bed of several thousand yards to trans plant two acres He was quite pes simistic. to be sure, and he predict ed a 50 per cent reduction in the icrop acreage. Major Gardner, another recog ; specialist when it comes to culti vating tobacco, was not quite so pes simistic as Mr Jenkins about the rxrtina* While he-admit ted the out (look was not very favorable, he be ' lieved there would be 80 per cent |of a normal crop. Mr. Charles Dan iel another tobacco farmer of note, ' said yesterday that the conditions surrounding the transplanting sea son were not very favorable, in his opinion About 1 out of every 10 farmers questioned since the heavy raina started falling last Sunday state that their plant beds have been wiped out. that they were turning to their neighbors and engaging any surplus plants Blue mold attacks and resulting plant shortages have been experi enced here during the past several seasons Farmeis appeared worried tj?nTr*-rt thuse seasons, but t somehow or other no enormous crop 11 eduction followed in any year as a .result of plant shortages. It is pos sible. and it is hoped by almost ev eryone that the plants will grow out from under the blue mold to furnish an ample supply, and yet it is possi ble that rainy and cool weather will ! prevail several days yet and wipe nut r--y I'1""' ?" thp out j g"? ? One guess is as good as another, but reports coming direct from well over a hundred farmers this week are not very encouraging for this section's largest cash crop, tobacco Dr J L Spencer will spend the first three days of next week attend ing a meeting of the North Caro lin Dental Society in Pinehurst, re turning late Wednesday. DOZEN CASES ARE CALLED MONDAY INCOUNTYCOURT Action of Court Shows Vio-j lating Liquor Law Is Risky Business Judge H. O. Peel called a dozen insrs in the county court this week and worked until well in the after noon clearing the docket. Trifling cases, requiring considerable time for hearing witness after witness, leatured the docket, but action of the court left no doubt in one case that it is risky and costly business to possess illegal liquor in this coun ty these days. The case charging Leon Sykes with abandonment and non-support was continued under prayer for judgment nn-il the fint Monday in John Dickens, charged with lar ceny. was found not guilty, and to the "special verdict" the state gave1 notice of appeal to the superior' court The court found Joe Mayo not guilty in the case charging him with attempted assault Joe Hardison. facing the court on two counts, assault with a deadly l weapon and drunken and hit-and-j run driving, failed to answer when called, the court continuing the cases until he returns frbfn-a, vet erans* hospital. Albert Slade was fined $50, t^ced with the cost and had his drivingl^l cense revoked for one year in the J* case charging him with drunken f driving. A three-month road sen tence was suspended Whit RufTm. charged with violat ing the alcoholic beverage control laws, was given a three-month roads sentence to begin at the direction of the court and suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and case costs. Bond was forfeited in the case| charging Clara Bell Riggs with be ing drunk and disorderly when she| did not appear in court. The free-for-all fight and'knock down-and-drag-out affair engaged in by Kan Manning and his wife,' Mamie Manning, was aired in court. The husband was given a 4-month | road seiitenie to begin at the direc tion of the court and suspended up on payment of the costs. The wife J was given a 6-month road sentence, suspended upon condition that she remain out of the county for two years. Officers were directed to ef fect her arrest should she return at any time before the end of the two year period. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the case charging Glen "Alton" Clark with being drunk and having no drivers' license. The case charging Hovt Lilley with violating the alcoholic bever age control laws was continued un der prayer for judgment until next September William Henry Saunders was giv en a 30-day suspended road sentence when he was found guilty of simple assault Lawrence Biggs was sentenced to the roads for three months in the case charging him with an assault with a deadly weapon. Closing Program lor Local Colored School Announced The local colored schools will fea ture a series of commencement pro grams next week, beginning Sunday. [The events were announced today by Principal E J. Hayes, as follows Sunday at 3 p. m Commence ment sermon by Dr S. R Walker, pastor Williams Chapel A. M E. Zion church. Monday. S p. m.: "Three Sketches from Life." by the seventh grade. Wednesday, 1p.m.: Class night Thursday, 3 p m Anniversary of -eirf-e. eli.h. Friday at 2:30 p m : Exhibition of home economics department Friday at I p. m Graduation ex ercises. Address by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, president of Palm er Memorial Institute, Sedalia. N. C , Presentation of certificates and diplomas. Today the school here is acting host for a county-wide achievement program. Farm Soil Program Payments in County Above Expectations Approximately 300 Checks, Representing $20,000.00, Still Due in County Soil conservation payments in this county are considerably exceeding preliminary estimates offered some time ago by the county agent s of fice and are much larger than a ma jority of the farmers expected While there are approximately 300 checks still due in this county, 2.190 farmers have already received $155. 840 97, the office of the county agent estimating that the checks not ye. received but which are expected daily will amount to approximate^ $20,000 The 2 196 checks are based OH 1,018 applications, it was pointed, out. -| No definite reason for the delay in delivery of the approximately 300 cheeks is known, but it is thought that the payments are being held up by faulty signatures of either the landlords or tenants or both. All but 28 of the 2.196 checks re ceived to date in the county have been delivered Nearly $900 is represented in the unpaid checks. Mr T B Slade said. Numbers of those farmers who did not participate in the soil conserva ; tion program last year are signing work sheets at the present lime, in dieating that between 90 and 95 per cent of the farmers will figure in (the program this season. Board of Education To Hold Next Meet Ahout Middle May Likely To Consider Elec tion of Teachers for Next Term I-' Martin County's young- board of education will not hold a session next Monday, but will meet some time about the middle of the month, when tlie members will possibly con sider teacher elections along with routine duties. Unofficial reports this week indi cate that numerous changes in the personnel of faculties in several of the schools can be expected for the coming term Many teachers are said to be considering offering then ? esignations. and others will be re placed, according to rumors coming indirectly from several of the six district boards One or two district groups have already given the elec tion of teachers for the 1937-38 term some thought, and all of them aie slated to take action on or about the time the schools start closing about I tic middle of next month. Joshua Colt rain Appointed Member of Welfare Board Joshua Coltrain. Williams Town ship larmer and former county com missiiiher. was appointed a member of tlie reorganised Martin County Board of Public-Welfare this week Mi Coltrain's appointment was made by State welfare board of ficials. A second member is to lie appointed by the county board of commissioners probably at their next Monday meeting, and-a third member of the board will be named t,y the two representatives The duties of the county board of welfare will be materially increased beginning in July when applications will be considered for old-age as sistance. Seine Fishing lnterruped By Roanoke Flood Waters Flood waters this week forced fish ery operators to beach their nets on the Roanoke, unofficial reports re ceived here this morning indicating there will be little or no fishing dur i mg the remaindei of the season The plants were closed at Plymouth and I Camp Point the early part of this week and a last "haul" was made at Jamesville this morning Compara I lively small catchas were reported Health Service To Be Considered by Board PETITION FOR ROAD I A petition far the surfacing ?? the Bear Grass Road frem the SUton farm via J Daniel BUI* is being circulated ia Bear Gram and Williamston Township to day. Several hundred lures have already been attach ed to the petition which will he be placed before the newly re organised highway rommreuou as soon as possible. It is pointed out in the petition that sections of the road are passable for eight or ten weeks at a time during winter months and that the road is one of the moot traveled of the type in this section. Watts Lets Coutraet For New 400-Seat Movie House Here Construction on Haughton Street Building To Get I Underway At Once A contract for the construction of. a second modern movie theatre here was let yesterday aftern.?>n by J W Watts, operator of the Watts, Theatre. Few details in connection J with the project are available here I at this time as the bids were can vassed and details arranged by an architect in Wilson The contractor and architect are expected here lin early part of next week, to complete ' plans for starling work on the struc ture immediately, it was teamed The building with dimensions of I 4(1 by 100 feet, will be located next j to the Colonial Service station on . Haughton Street just across from the store of C. O Moore and the garage of the Williamston Motor Company. Brick and tde will be, used in the construction of the buiUI ing which will be of modern design The main auditorium will seat ^ tu tu een 450 and 500 people. Mr Wails stating that the building will be w ithout a balcony and that it would be for the use of white persons only Contract requirements could not I lie learned here today ami it is not | known definitely when the structure is to be completed The contract price was not released Governor Sto|?s Off Here for His 'Dope Governor Clyde K Hoey. while on his way to Plymouth to drttvrr the main address before the semi annual meeting of the Southern Al bemarle Association there yesterday morning, tarried here long enough to enjoy his morning drink a son one. to be sure?and lose his way Accompanied by Sate Treasurer C M. Johnson in the back seat of the No I car, the Governor looked as if he was enjoying a rest after making all those recent appointments, and apparently directions were not in his mind at the moment The ehauf feur carried the high officials down Main and turned in Smithwick Street, later to retrace the route and bead for Plymouth where he arrived around twenty minutes behind schedule. State Liquor Commission Opposes Increase in Prices Holding a first meeting since its creation by the last general asswnb 1 ly, the Stale Liquor Commission yesterday in n-h-ffh ruled against j any price increase to ofl-sel an add : id four percent sales tax It is pos , sible that the counties might be ?l ? i cited to lower current liquor prices ! and dig into their profits for the ere tire sales tax of seven percent and even more. Members of county liquor boards had planned to increase the price ol pints by five cents and quart prices by ten cents. . Final Action Likely To Await Joint Meet W ith Health Board Very Little Business Now On Work Schedule For County Commissioners The establishment of a full nme health service is likely to get c nsideration at the hands of the Martin County Commissioners in their regular meeting next Monday, according to Chairman J. E. Pope. Very little business, other than the court and possible action in connec tion with unlisted property for tax ation. ts on the dommtssioners' work schedule for next Monday, making it possible for the authori ties to discuss the health proposal While it is possible for the com missioners to establish the service at their meeting Monday, it is prob able they will carry the matter into a joint session with the county health board and invite a public discussion at the same time Mr J E Pope, chairman of both boards, is carrying the unimous endorse ment of the proposed health depart ment by the health group into the meeting next Monday A county public health depart ment program as outlined and ap proved by the State Board of Health would supply to the citizens of Mar tin County the following essential^ services 1 School health supervision, in chiding physical examination of school children for defects. 2 Immunization service will be offered by the county health depart ment. providing for the control of -mallpox. diphtheria, and typhoid lfev?t. 3 The perfection of an organiza tion for the correction of physical defects, such physical defects to be ) corrected by competent physicians 1 of the county 4 The department will conduct an organization program to reduce ma ternal and infant deaths 5 An adequate venereal disease ! and tuberculosis program will be earned out with the cooperation of 'the local medical profession ' 6 The health department will conduct an educational and super 1 visory program which will go far toward correcting environmental sanitation, with particular emphasis (on safe excreta disposal, malaria control, providing a pure and whole some w ater supply, a pure milk sup 1.1 v and pure food within the coun ty 7 The department will conduct tpdcuiKilogual investigations and institute adequate, intelligent, and t (Teclive measures for the preven tion of the spread of communicable ' diseases. 8 The public health nurses will \ isit homes of school children who are absent because of communicable .nsrfss rt.-.l to whom physical de lists may be found, take such steps as may be necessary to prevent the spread of disease, and encourage the correction of physical defectl The nurses will also visit homes in the interest of expectant mothers in pre ?natal care, encouraging physical ex aminations and securing the serv ices of regular licensed physicians i tut Ihe period of confinement. 9 The health department will supervise midwives, instructing them in elementary hygiene, and en join them from engaging in such practices for which they are not qualified, and which, in turn, are dangerous procedures, often result ing in the death of the mother or Ex|ktI High Water Here Late Sunday Swollen by heavy rains falling in its basin this week, the Roanoke is expected to reach a crest of about 13 feet (2 1-2 to 3 feet over the banks) at this point late Sunday afternoon or early Monday The high water u not expected to cause any great damage to property along bring activities in the river lowlands will be at a standstill for several days Recording a precipitation of f-V7 inches, the weather station on Roan oke River here reported the heav iest rainfall on record for April. Al most i at the ? 97 inches of rain ispotted for the month up to today fell since last Sunday morning. In April a year ago tit inches at rain fell here, and that eras the "Pro" Rules Require Contracts for All?Ev&nfor Grandstand Managers Bv I i?(lhec?ys is call far aa immediate M(B ap. the baseball dab bead declariac that everythinf is is rradiaem ta start the season eirrpt the atndal seterlion of the craad Aad, of coarse, he caat bat fans are Martins are ready to start ly TV fact that no fan* have ap plied far the fraadstaad mam ferial pasts is hefiaaiaf ta wor ry the dah president, far he they dtaald have their far the aichdakea la ta approve ar disap Other than tolling ton thine* should be run in a land rotor and oder ing ronstructlne trilitka when they are net ran Jaat that cer tain way, th ager ha* very, nary Tie tone, the patotlm dean pay very ataeh, hat H aCa honors thai nearly fiery ether cuy in (he sUnds will he strls lag for dnrinc (he season Organised bell eonlraeta ef all players i ?im, am may be for grandstand lions are urged te me Bay I