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I THE ENTERPRISE ? Mllij b Om MM VOLUME XL?NUMBER 43 Williamston. M mi tin County, North Carolina. Friday, May 28. 1937 ESTABLISHED 1899 Martins Drop Two Of Last Three Tilts; Still Leading Loop Jefferson. Strunk and Deim Hold Spotlight In Play Last Few Days Thine* v wuminf up in the rnntii rUui rir'ii'1 the heat is not chargeable to ? soar ing mercury. The several terns i? the tost division of play are apply ing the heat in their bid for top po sition in the league, and while the top roost, held by the Martins fnan the start, is getitng hot. Art Hau ler's boys are tenaciously holding tight. New Bern follows closely in second place, and Tarboro pulled back into third position yesterday to whl interest in the race. Although the Martins are on top, only one and a fraction games separates fnan fourth place. Starting the week last Tuesday in New Bern, the Martins lost a good r,T~ 3-2, behind the 4-hit pitching of Jefferson The Bears scored 1 of 3 runs in the sixth when MeAhee lilts a pass and Black hi Their last run came in the eighth, when McAbee walked again, stole second and scored on a single ofl Black's bat. The Martins pushed their first run over in the sixth. ? lnu Villepique doubled and followed by Deim and lokoSa* with a single each. Stevens doubled in the eighth and added the second tal ly Hammoiu, New Bern pitcher, allowed 5 hits, the battle centering around his and the pitching of Jef ferson Knowles. mighty hitter, want without even as much as a sin gle all that day to add color to Jef feraon's pitching. Wednesday afternoon, the Martina rvtmd the series with the B the home lot in the best game of the sason. Strunk took absolute charge on the mound for the locals, while Artie Deim played a bang-up game at third. Handling a number of hot chances around his corner, the third-Backer really opened v ?nth his throws to first to register an out every time. He threw them, cat the dead level of a clothes line, and Charlie Steven raked them in after the fashion of a ballet dancer. Stanley also turned in a sensational catch in left field Strunk held the visitors to 4 hits, 2 of them from the bat of Konwles and one foe the cir cuit witi. yobody on in the fourth. Ledfaetter led the batting attack with 3 for 4. Earp and Deim adding 2 each to help run the total to IS. The play was flawless, but an injury to Villepique's ankle marred the game Yesterday afternoon over in Snow Hill the Martins lost a series opener for the second time this sessnn Pan head Walker's boys pounced on Wade for 10 hits in 4 1-3 innings and Yfiuc6ed Gardner for 6 more during th crest of the route to count 7 runs. While his teammates went hitless at the hands of Motainger and Ventura. Led better. Martin right fielder, fea tured at the bat with two doubles and a triple in 4 trips. Two double plays. McCay to Lakotas and Shar key to Deim, featured the Martins defense. Young. Snow Hill right ItUer, hit > for 3 to lead the Ifi-hit attack and feature the 7-3 contest. Commerce Heavy on Roanoke Past Year Nearly one-half billion pound* of freight were handled on the Roa noke River during the past year, according to a report released this ?ui by H R Cole, acting engineer at the Norfolk district of inland waterways. The 213X6 tons at freight handled on the stream car ried a value of more than live and one-half million dollars. The report shows this section poo a very favorable balance of ing a value of *1,003,339. and the exports *3.845.459 Most of the t nage on the river seas handled and from the Williamston port, the outgoing shipments being largely at tobacco and lu by the Eden ton harbor are. as Eden ton harbor, 47.644 with ( of *6X8X7; Chowan River. 64X4 tons with a value at *1X1 482; Cashie River. 29,101 ton valu ed ag *487X6. Henry Johnson Named To Supervise Tobacco Sales Wednesday HalfHolidaysTo Be Observed During Summer stores and other will close each Wed nesday afternoon during the months of June, July and August, it was of ficially announced yesterday- A -up was reported in of the half holidays. The half-day rest periods y into diset next Wednesday. June X the actum of the huiinrat operators being re ceived with great joy by clerks and esnptoyeees of business in general In arranging far the half-holidays, the business men appeal to the gen eral public to cooperate in the movement, and suggest early shop ping on Wednesdays. The value of the movement is readily recognized when one considers the lot of the clerk who is on the job six days each week, rain or shine, and who, in many cases, cannot afford a vaca tion trip. It has been the custom for local stores to close each Wed nesday afternoon during the sum mer months, and it is believed the get wis! public will mow a great ro: operative spirit in making the movement this summer a greater success than ever before. The stores close at 1 p m. on Wednesday. Stores in many towns of Carolina are closing their doors on Wednesday afternoons, and the half holiday is fast becoming recognized in the eyes of the general public as necessary for the clerks. Assistance Program Is Explained by Director Tobacco Plant Bed Thieves Continue Activity in County Several Beds Wrecked By Thieves In Several Townships Tobacco plant rogues continued active in the county this meek as the season for transplanting the crop Tears a chose Thefts during day light hours were reported Tuesday xi the Hugh Roberaon farm, near Robersonville The plant beds ol Chief W. B. Daniel were raided on lus farm, near here, early this week lollowing raids on several other tarns in Williams and Bear Grass Townships Some very unnesghborly acts have been reported in near-by counties this season, as plantless farmers m an ierrd here and there searching for plants In one community in an east wn Carolina county, a fanner bought ?t a low price the beds on his neigh Ms' farmers to keep them from giv ing the plants away to less fortunate farmers. Then this fanner, realiz ing be had a monopoly, is said to Have charged exhorbitant prices. Over in laiwir County a farmer is said to have refused to sell a sin tie plant from his extensive beds, out he told thoee who came his way that they mere welcome to them for The transplanting of the crop in this community is virtually com plete. but the young plants just re cently placed in the ground are not iderable mill be necessary. That portion ol tne crop transplanted soon after the rains earlier in the month is grow ing rapidly and is now under culti vation " yt Mrs. Alice V. Peel Died Wednesday Mrs. Alice V Peel. widow of Mack S. Peel Martin County native, died in a Washington hospital Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock following an operation lie day before. Funeral tunes were conducted in the Meth odist church. Warfungion. yesterday liter noon and interment was in the ?akdale Cemetery tl.ere Mrs. Peel who eras Miss Alice V l ved m this county, near for a number of years, but had made her home in Washing Ion during the past 10 years or more Two sons. William Peel, with whoa die made her home in Washington following Mr JVef*i death about three years ago. and Roscoe Peel, at Pittsburg. Trias She leaves am brother. E. R Mine, at Washing tan; and two sisters. Mrs. Emily C Mitchell, of Norfolk, and Mrs M at Orphanage Singing Class In Local Cbarch Sunday Night Raihoads Hare Ores SjOOO Cars with Air Conditioning First Consideration To Be Given Actual Needs of Applicants Applications Will Not Get Consideration Until After July 1 Outlining the duties of those who are to administer the old-age assist anre program. Nathan H Yelton. re cently appointed director of the di vision of public assistance, points | out some clear facts in connection with filing applications and then consideration. In a statement re leased this week. Mr Yelton says: "There are many things of vital importance in the administration of the old-age assistance and aid to de pendent children program. The de sire and aim of the Division of Pub lic Assistance is to make the need of the recipient paramount "Children who are being cared for in comfortable homes with some relative who has sullicienl income do not become obligations of the state, county and federal govern ments. but will continue to be cared . (or by the relative. "The aim of the entire program is based on need By need, we mean those who are not being cared for by anyone and who are witliout sub sistence The program is not intend ed as a place to unload the respon sibility of sons and daughters who are caring already for their parents in a very comfortable manner, or children who also are receiving the advantages of a good home "The responsibility of the stale. local and federal governments IS to see that those who are eligible re ceive assistance Funds are limited. :.nd to reach those who are eligible ' -but are not being cared for by any one is the goal of the Division of Public wisfsare - "People who are not eligible are requested not to apply to local wel fare officials, as the merit of appli cations will be based entirely on "Those people who already are be ing cared for by the counties will be the first to receive assistance, pro vided they meet the various require ments. 'Application blanks are being primed and will be in ihe offices of superintendents of public welfare before July 1. No applications how ever, will be acted upon prior to that tune, other than those cases which at present are being carried by the counties Such caaes will be transferred by July 1 to the old-age stance and aid to dependent chil dren program. "Many requests for information Division of not deal directly with individual which are handled by the county board of public welfare. r*??? of appeal which cannot be set tled locally will be passed on by the board of allotments and appeal, whoae decisions shall be final." Hamilton Girl Graduating At N.C. Woman's College the University of North Carolina. Greenahoro. on June 7. Edith Har I . of the college, said today. Iss Pugh has majored m history in Latin and is there mop of students work the A. R of the i Compliance ^ ork Is Engaging Attention Of Farm Authorities Field Surveys To Be Made In This County Middle Of Next Month Machinery tor handling compti under the 1VT4 soil conseiva ?on program is being set up in this xunty at the present time. Mr T B Slade. who will have charge of the work, stating today that acre ages and plantings will be checked, probably starting about the middle of June. Supervisors for handling the compliance surveys will be nam ed within the next few days, but there will not be as many employed for the task as there were last year. Mr Slade said. . ?hi niMUnrni| the date for start ing the compliance work. Mr Slade appealed to the farmers for their reoperation ut making the necessary surveys. "It is highly important lhat each farmer make available all information asked by the govern ment." he explained Compliance work will be partial ty handled by aerial photographers, taut just a fraction over half the -ounty will be mapped from the air. rhe supervisors will have to check omplianre on all the farms, how -ver. Mr Slade explaining that the ?erial survey will only eliminate ield measuring. An unexpected de ay was reported in the aerial map ung work, information coming from ihe office of the county agent today dating that the photographers will ilart work some time next week, kpproximately Z74 square miles, or more than half the territory in this ounty. will be mapped frum about hree miles in the air. J Issue 50 Drivers Licenses Monthly The local office of the State High way Patrol is handling 50 applica tions for drivers" licenses each north on an average in this coun ty. Patrolman George A Stewart laid today There are those just he mming of age and are just eligible to get into the great American pa rade on wheels. Then there those dame fortune frowned upon until recently, and they are divert ing part, if not alL their additional income for the purchase of cars, making necessary a license to op erate Ihe wagons More than 10,000 drivers have lost heir licenses to operate cars in the state, the patrolman explaining that in an average about six drivers lose heir licenses in this county each month But every time one 1 . license about eight others get ;er of running out of drivers, espec ally in the number of those riding ?n the rear seat rennis Club To Be Organized Tonight Members of the Lions Club and iltiers interested in the construction if two or more municipal tennis courts at Hie water plant her^jprili meet in B. S. Courtney's store this evening at 7:30 o'clock, when Anal plans will be laid for advancing the project Anyone interested in the tame and parents of those children a ho play wherever and whenever partible are invited to be present and give the undertaking support. Considerable progress has been made in sponsoring the project by the Lions Club, but added support is needed to make possible the con :truction of at least two standard playing courts, it was pointed out. - In addition- hi its a oik In tfsb nnng the undertaking, the Lions [Hub has made a sizeable donation, ind the town has added $100 cash lb [he amount, it was stated Martin Farmers Virtually Finish Transplanting Crop Virtually completing the trans planting of their tobacco crops in the county this week. Martin far riers are now spending much tune re setting, reports Staling that ma if the plants placed in the ftelds du rhat portion, or a big majority of [he crop, tranvlanted last week and earlier is growing rapidly, and the autlook is for a fairly good crop in There are a few fanners woo will Countv Commissioners and Board Of Health Unanimously Approve Full-Time Service at Joint Meeting Tax Revaluation Drawing To Close; Listings Increased The Martin commissioners will possibly jet a peep in on the coun ty property values at their regular meeting on Monday week, reports from the several districts indicat ing that the work in preparing the 193? abstracts is progressing rapid far. ?I No authentic estimates have been advanced, but it is the common be lief that the listings will show a gain of 10 to 15 per cent over the eoun-1 ty Some districts will possibh show an even greater gain, one or two of the hst-takers and members of the revaluation boards said H. M Burras. Williamston Town ship list-taker, said yesterday that he plans to have his abstracts ready for the commissioners the first Mon-! day. that the revaluation w.>rk ?sj Numerous changes in the old values j were made, some increased and some: decreased. A gain of 10 per cent or more is predicted for this district by the list-taker Daily: Vacation Bible School Starts Mondavi Sjxmsored by Local Pastors* Association: Faculty Is Selected Children of All Religious Denomination Will Be Welcomed in School Williamston's third annual Daily Vacation Bible School gets under way in the Baptist church Monday morning at 9 o'clock, special invita Hons going to all children and voung people in every denomination to at tend and participate in the program A varied program of instruction will be offered by a competent corps of teachers, and the school is almost certain to prove entertaining, as well as interesting and beneficial. Work in handicraft and recreational activ ities will be offered in addition t?? the Bible drills and religious pro grains. The several pastors of the; town will participate in the school, and an able faculty has been select ed to handle the instruction. The Williamston Ministerial Asso ciation. in sponsoring the annual event, feels that it is one of the most beneficial services rendered the community, and the cooperation of the parents is urged that the school will meet with success. ! as dean and the several departments will be under the direction of the' following: Russell Roebuck and Miss Ella Wynne Critcher. music; Misses Jane Parker and Josephine Grant, handicraft Work for girls; Rev. John L Goff. recreation for boys. Mem-1 lnii ut Ut nailiy W: BagiiMra.il ages 4-5. Miss Josephine Harrison.' superintendent; Mrs. Dallas Prank. Mrs. H O. Peel, and Mia Olena Swain, primaries, ages 6-8. Miss Mar guerite Cooke, superintendent. B. B. Rogerson and Mrs. Julian llarrell. Juniors, ages 9-11. Mis& Ruth Manning, superintendent; and Misses EUa Wynne Critcher and Prances Bo wen; intermediates, ages * 12 14, Miss Eva Peel, superintend ent. and Mrs. W. K. Parker. Miss Dailey Resigns From School Here Mia Franca Dailey, teacher of the fifth grade in the local schools during the part two tern", this week to accept a position in the Goldsboro schools, it was learned here today Miss Dailey, reelected by the local district committee, ex plained the term here only lasts I eight months. The teacher visited | here this week, returning Wednes day to her home in Wilson to spend | the summer vacation. The schools in this county and oth ers in the State operating for only eight months are receiving second consideration by applicants in moat They are applying for po rn the schools having the Numerous applications for posi tions in the schools of this county are being received, however, ac cording to information coming from thg office of the superintendent of schools here today. Many of the applicants do not hold high Man it No additions have been made to| [the Meal faculty, but ha It Enforcement Officer! Intesifies Drive on Hum I^aw \ iolatorsi Record For Second Month1 To Be About Same as -FirstReport Completing his srcond month as ] ipeeial enforcement officer for the Martin County Alcoholic Beverages ! C-ntrol Board. Deputy Joe H Roe luck is making an intensive drive against the illicit liquor business ir ' the county these last few days in I order that the first month record may be equalled During the past few days the officer has brought in ''iree liquor stills and poured out ovn 2.300 gallons of beer The last rapture was effected in the Hasseli section along the Edgecombe line m Hamilton Township The still, a 35 gallon copper outfit was hot. but the operator escaped after he led the officer for several hundred yards into a reed pond. The man was rev Ognued and will be brought into n,urt- probably next Monday. About 6l*i gallons of beer were found there the officer stating that the kettle was so small that steady operation of the plant was necessary to han dle the beer supply ?So far this miinlh the officer h.. brought in 12 stills, as compare,! *,,h capture or IS plants nr April. Two arrests have been made in the drive t? u-ar down the illegal liquor business and several thous and gallons of beer and a few gal IO,,i ?* U??uor have been destroyed \ il If pique Out of (vame ^itli Injury Ace Vilepique. star outfielder for ,hr Martins, was forced out of the line-up in the game with the New Bern Bears here Wednesday after mam. when he suffered a severe an kle sprain The young man was blazing a trail to second base try ing to register two bases on a hard hit ball, when he saw he could not make the extra station and started to turn hack Throwing himself in to reverse in lightning fashion. Ace twisted hts right ankle and fell to the ground writhing in pain The injury was too severe for him to complete an earnest attempt to crawl back to first base. It?was?ffrsf thought his leg was broken, but an examination showed only a bad sprain, but that will keep him out of the line-up at least ten days or two weeks and possibly longer Mc Kay goes into the line-up for Ace. Last Tuesday, over in New Bern. Slim Gardner was hit by a ball off Jefferson's hat during batting prac tice and lost two front teeth. Gard "rr is getting along all right and continues to eat just as well as he Bear catcher, suffered an m the game here Wertneaday. but it waa not a bad ffwain and he a expected back in the line-up shortly. County Club Members In Plymouth lor Meet Today Home demonstration club women of this county are attending the dis ?net meeting of their organisation in Plymouth today Dean House, eg the University e( North remlhtn. b Hardly Possible To Inaugurate Service Before August First Developments Now Await Action by the County Board of Health A full-time health service for r.>.ir?tv ia-T npprnvnH hy the? board of commissioners in special session here yesterday morning, the officials acting on the unanimous en dorsement given the proposal by the county board of health at the re quest of the general public. The commissioners were unanimous in their decision, which they reached following a detailed review o& the proposed service and the costs. Further developments in the county-wide health program await action by the board of health. It is hardly possible to inaugurate the service before August 1 at the ear liest. Mr J E Pope, chairman of the health body, said Mr. Pope added that it might be the first of January before the program can be launched, depending largely on the appointment of a health doctor. If the county can employ a doctor al ready teamed in the service, it is thought the service will be made available by August, but if the State has to train an appointee of the iininty board of health then the pro gram will be inaugurated about the first of the year, it was explained. Several names have been placed before the authorities, who are ex pected to meet within the next two or three weeks to consider applica tions for the new ly created position. Two health nurses, a sanitary in spector and other employees in the full-time department will be named following the appointment of a health officer The meeting yesterday heard no objections, but Dr. J H Saunders, present part-time health officer for? the county, urged the commissioners to give the matter serious considera tion and reach a definite understand ing as to the operation of the de partment The service was heartily endorsed by the doctor, and also by Drs V A Ward, of Robersonville. W C Mercer and J. S. Rhodes, of Williamston A number of interest ed women. representing the women's clubs and parent-teacher associa tions and others spoke in behalf of Fhe service, and it is believed the department will start operating smoothly and effectively as soon as the organization is perfected, wheth er the first of August or the first of next January* The service calls for an appro pr latum of SIZ.ouu annually, the state and federal governments con tributing nearly half, or $4,500. leav ing the remainder to come out of the county health~Tund All expen ditures now being being made for the maintenance uf a part-time county health service will be includ ed in the S7.M0 the county is to raise for the new program. After the amount now spent for health service is deducted, the new program is not expected to necessitate any material increase in the general county tax rate It was pointed out that the new service cannot undertake the treat ment of indiv iduals, that its activi les will be centered on preventive medicine, such as immunization against typhoid fever, smallpox and diphtheria, and clinics for checking alar and frequent inspections of san itary conditions affecting the pub lic health will be made. Other features of the program are: The perfection of an organization for the correction of physical de fects; conducting an organization program to reduce maternal and in fant deaths, institution of an ade quate venereal disease and tubercu loses program; conducting educa tional and supervisory program that will go" far toward correcting etl yirpnmental sanitation; conducting epidemiological investigations and instituting adequate; inlrlligent, and effective measures for the preven tion of the spread of communicable diseases public health nurse visita tion of homes of school children who are absent because of communicable diseases and in whom physical de fects may be found, taking aueh steps as may be necessary to pea vent the ipeead of rtiwase and an touraging the cos i action at cal defects.
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