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?a T( m B THE ENTERPRISE ^9 VOLUME XL?NUMBER 60 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. July 21.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899 Martins Win 3 Out of Last 4; 5-0 Shut-Out Of Billies Is Feature Earp Subdues Mooney with Homer on First Pitch In Tarboro Game Winning three of the four games played during the week_end period. Art Hauger's Martins are today con tinuing to hold a commanding posi tion in the Coastal Plain standings, the locals leading the third-place Bugs by 5 games and trailing Pea 1 1 Wt- 11 ? ?'??? a . _ - .? - ncaa waiKers rmiies lay only two games. Featured developments in the recent playing period were a clean sweep for the Martins over Greenville in the two_game series, and a shut-out over Snow Hill, lea gue leaders. Playing features were a home run by Earn nw the first pitched ball at Tarboro Sunday and Rollins' addition to his strike-out record. Earp took all the life out of Mooney, Tarboro pitcher, when he opened with a homer Sunday, and Big Jim fanned 13 in the Snow Hill game, advancing his number of strikeouts to 159 for the season. Behind the 8-hit pitching nt Rtmnfc and with the heavy stickwork of La. katos, the Martins turned Greenville back over in the Pitt Capital last Friday afternoon. 7 to 5 Lakatos hit Delaney on each of his three of ficial trips to bat and scored three runs. Victoria hit 3 for 3 to bat in 3 runs, Strunk and Earp each bat ting in 2. The Martins garnered 10 hits off Delaney. Malone, Tarboro pitcher, proved too much for the Martins here Sat urday afternoon, and the visitors re turned home with a 6.0 victory. Earp touched Malone for 2 hits and Villepique, Stanley and Stevens got I each to run the total to 5. Wade, starting for the Martins, allowed the visitors only 4 hits in the 5 1-3 in nings he worked, yielding one run, before turning the work over to Fields, who gave up the same num ber of hits but who walked 7 to aid the visitors in adding 5 tallies. On Sunday, the Martins played air-liulil hall behimt-Jettiewwi's It-Mt pitching to win 4-1 and tie the series with Tarboro at Tarboro. Earp, con. verting the first pitch into a home run and garnering a single in the seventh, led at bat, hitting 2 for 3. The 7 other hits were almost even ly divided. Timely hitting by La katos and McCay netted three of the four runs. While Jim Rollins was holding the Snow Hill Billies to3 hits and fan ning 13 of them here yesterday, the Martins took charge at the bat, an nexing 16 hits to manufacture a 4-0 victory. Victoria had a perfect day at bat with 3 for 3, but McCay's timely hitting netted 2 runs, Earp, Stanley and Rollins batting in 1 each McCay and Stanley also had 3 hits apiece, Stevens 2 and every other member of the team one Longest, Snow Hill's leading hurler, yielded II hits before he was relieved by Wright in the first of the sixth, the Martins making them count for five runs. Wright held the locals score less during the remainder of the game, but he was touched for five hits. Victoria, after two were out in the second, started a rally that netted 5 consecutive hits and three runs, and dressed the faces of Peahead Walker and every one of his players with a woe-begone look. Victoria's single was followed by another off the bat of Rollins. Earp doubled, Mc Cay Singled and Vilepique doubled before Stanley filed out to end the attack for the inning. Win Race with Death To Hospital by Few Minutes Traveling in a Biggs ambulance, Mrs. Jas. Beachman who lives on the old county home farm near here, had a run with death and won by minutes in reaching a Washington hospital for an emergency operation last Friday. The driver delivered the patient who was accompanied by her doctor to the hospital?a dis tance of about 23 miles?in six teen minutes. A brief delay would have meant death. Mrs. Beacham who underwent a caesarean operation, was reported to be getting along as well as could be expected, the doctors stating she had a chance of lemvei j. Three blood transfusions have been given her since she was canied to the hos pital. County and Local Officers Arrest Two Last Week-end Local and county police i near having an uninterrupted holi day over the past week_cnd. Only two arrests were made during tht period, each of Urn i The Welfare Board To Consider Applications Recently Made Holding their second meeting of the month in the county courthouse Thursday afternoon of this week at 3 o'clock, members of the Martin County Board of Welfare will con sider the second group of applica tions for aid under the social se curity program. Miss Mary Taylor, welfare head, said today. Fifty old age assistance, 28 dependent chil. dren applications and 6 from blind persons will be considered by the board at the meeting, it was learned. The board approved 50 applies-1 lions at a previous meeting. 31 of that number having been accepted by the State and Federal welfare authorities. Checks for the 31 suc cessful applicants are expected with in the next few days. Miss Taylor stating that each person due a check will be notified of its arrival. The task of receiving new appli cations for assistance to the aged, the blind, and the dependent ctul_ dren continues to remain at a stand still. the office head stating that no additional applications will be re ceived until after August 11 NO DEVELOPMENTS j tall-time health i tin County had followed today the refuaal of the appsmtmral to the position by Dr. Kalph Sykes last Friday, eoaaty health authorities said today. Additional applications are he top received, one rnmiag to this week tram as far away as Iowa. "The applications win be checked and possibly another meeting at the county health hoard will be called within the next 11 days to Explains Purpose of Tobacco Grading bv Federal Authorities The federal tobacco-grading ice, now entering its tenth year, was established to help growers determ tne whether they were getting a fair price for their leaf. Until last year, all grading was on a voluntary basis. But in 1936 compulsory grading was started on Golds bo ro, Farmville and Oxford markets after the growers had voted for it. Although four warehouses at Ox ford have secured injunctions to prevent compulsory grading, the inspection work will be continued this season on other markets. The U. S. Department of Agricul ture has taken an appeal from the injunctions and will carry the case] to the U. S. Supreme Court, if neces sary, to determine whether compul sory grading will be re-etsablished in the four warehouses. Meanwhile, S. L. Clement, of the agricultural economics department at State College, has pointed out some of the advantages of govern ment grading. The grower is given a certificate showing the grade of his tobacco and a chart showing the average prices that have been paid for each) grade. Thus the grower can see for him self whether the bid offered him is reasonably close to the average for his grade, and he can use this in formation in deciding whether or not to reject the bid. Without such information, the grower may sell his tobacco at too low a price, or, on the other hand, he may reject a bid that is as much as the tobacco is worth, and thereby lose a sale, Clement pointed out. New Plans for President's Visit to Manteo Are Made! While some doubt if he will be able to attend, new arrangements are being made for President Roose velt's visit to Roanoke Island on August 18. The Secret Service first considered routing the President to Rocky Mount by train and from there through here and on to Fort Landing where he was to take a boat for the island. Apparently this itinerary has been abandoned, later reports indicating that the President will travel by, train to Elizabeth City and board's Coast Guard cut tter there early August 18 and con tinue by water to Manteo. All plans for the trip are in their tentative stage, and it is possible the President will travel an unannounc ed route. Extensive plans are being for the visit of the President who trill speak at Fort Raleigh as a part of the 350th anniversary ot tha Loat Colony. County Solicitor ConBned By Illness To Home Here Attorney W. H. Cobura. solicitor, is confined by illness to hit home on Ha ugh ton Street here. He is believed to have overtaxed him self In handling his duties to the county court last weak for the first time since his ?arty pert ot the Four County Towns To Get 20 Per Cent Cut of Liquor Profits County Liquor Stores Have| $29,925.20 Business In Second Quarter Handling a business volume of SWOTS29. the four legal bailor stores in this county last quarter re ported an increase in sales of nearly $9,000 over those for the months of April. May and June of last year. Total net profits were placed at $5. 605.94. 20 per cent of which amount is to be distributed among the lour towns where the stores are located Williams ton led the sales with a gross business of $15,455 65 James ville forged ahead of Robersonville for the first time, with its sales to taling $6,780.59. The recent open ing of stores in Washington County is almost certain to effect a big de crease in the volume of business at JamesviUe this quarter. Roberson ville reported sales amounting U>| $5.401 85. compared with $4,674 i ported in the second quarter of last year. Oak City sales amounted to $2,287 20, compared with $1,761 85 a year ago. Williamston sales in the second quarter of this year jumped to $15,455.65 from $11.762.75wyeur; and the sales at Janiesv ille for the j past three months were nearly dou ble those for the same period in 1936 V. J. Spivey. chairman of the Mar | tin County ABC Board, turned over | to the county treasurer last Satur day $5,605.94 net profits, of which amount 20 per cent will be turned] over to the towns, approximately follows: Williamston $579.00. Rob ersonville. $202.37; Oak City. $85 65. and JamesviUe, $254.06, leaving $4, 484.75 to go into the county general fund. Prominent S|>eakers Named for Farm and Home Week in State Addresses by prominent men and women wiU be a feature of the Farm and Home Week program to be held at State College. August 2-6. Among the speakers announced by John W. Goodman, assistant di rector of the State College extension service, are: Harry L Brown, assistant Secre tary of Agriculture, and Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Thursday evening Congressman Harold D. Coo ley on Tuesday. J. B. Hutson, assistant director of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration, and Louis 11. Bean, ec onomic advisor to the AAA, Wed nesday. W. W. Fitzpalrick, manager of the Quail Roost dairy farm; O. E. Pol lock, hay specialist of the U. S De partment of Agriculture; and Hugh McRae, who has built up an out standing dairy near Wilmington, on Wednesday. Perkins Coville, of the U. & For t Service. Thursday. The Rev. L P. Burney, rural minister of near Charlotte. Tuesday. Congressman Marvin Jones chairman of the House committe on agriculture, has been invited to speak during the ' Speakers on the special for women will include: Mrs. Bees Rasa, of the Woman's College af the University of North Carolina; Mia See Rice; of Louisville, Ky.; Mia Louise Weaver, Franklin agent. Joint Mooting Lions and Kiwanis Clubs Thursday A joint meeting will be held fay [the Lions Club and the Kiwanis Chifa Thursday evening at 6:30 p. m m ?die Woman's Club. The presidents of the two dufaa are anxious for a full attendance. An program is 30 Farmers on Tour Of Farms in County Enjoy Trip Friday Inspect Demonstrations On Number of Farms In This County Commenting on the 130-mile farm tour conducted in the county last week, Assisistant Agent J. P. Wood and stated that the 30 farmers mak ing the trip apparently gained much valuable information and seemed to enjoy it greatly. -roe object of the tour was to acquaint the farmers with existing conditions and to study the work be ing conducted by the county agents," Woodard added. During the tour Jack Criswell. R W. Graeber. and U T. Weeks, spec into discussions at different demon strations visited. The farmers who were conducting experiments ex plained the methods used and re sults obtained if available. The first stop was at J. G. Stalon's farm. Here was a fine example of raising pure-bred Hampshire hogs and Hampshire sheep All phases of production were observed The timber-thinning demonstra tion on R. L Perry's farm was the next example of good farming. On the two acres that had been thinned. 14.5 cords of wood had been cut, valued at $65. After all expenses were deducted a cost dividend of $16.52 per acre was made. R W. Graeber, extension forester from State College, discussed timber farm tng and encouraged the farmers to take better care of their forests. At Oscar Ruberson's the longevity of permanent pasture was no longer a fear. His pasture of carpet grass has been growing for 18 years The grass has made such wonderful sod and that all weeds have been smoth ered out A cotton variety test, along with the value of treating seed with Ce resan was the demonstration on Lan wod Knowles' farm. There were 7 varieties of cotton planted m this experiment. Mr. Knowles explained thoroughly the methods he had used The next stop was somewhat of a different nature Mr. Knowles had a soybean guessing contest, along ith a real old-fashioned water melon slicing. The winner of the contest receive a large home-grown melon as a prize On the farm of A E. Smith prob ably the best Poland China hogs in the State were seen. He had several of the winners at the 1938 State Fair. Due to the discuasion that fol lowed this stop lasted for 45 min utes. The tobacco fertilizer experiment that is being conducted by C. A Rnherwm was thoroughly explained by L T. Weeks, assistant tobacco specialist, from State College. Ten varieties of fertilizer are being used A corn variety test that is being conducted by D. R Edmondson was visited. No results were obtainable, but Mr. Edmondson explained Uie method he was using in the experi ment, and he hopes to have some valuable information for the farmers when the crop is harvested On W Robert Everett's farm both livestock and agronomy were ob ved His cotton variety test, us ing six mayor varieties and his herd of Hereford cattle attracted lots of attention. This farm plainly showed how beef cattle could be used to ad vantage in the farming system of Eastern Carolina if properly man aged. The cattle are grazed during tlie major portion of the year. Dur ing the severe winter months they are fed peanut hay. which is raised on the farm At the end of this observation. Jack Criswell. farm management sperilist from State College, dis cussed briefly the major aspects of farm management He emphasized that fact that one must plan ahead if he expects to move onward. One cannot term by a haphazard method and every hope to accomplish any thing, be added. At the last stop a hog-feeding demonstration was being conducted by Hubert Hardnon. a 4-H club boy, observed He has 22 hogs thai be is feeding ration of corn and fish to have his hogs ready far market by August 15. Father of Local Ball Playei Dies in Hammond. Indiana UkaKs, second the local hawhsll club, was notified yesterday just before the game with Hill here of the sudden death of his tether in Hammond, Indiana earned of his fa too late to reach tin city in time for the last ntea Two Local Teachers Resign; Total of Vacancies in Faculty Auhorities Find It Difficult | To Fill Vacancies In Local Schools Additional resignations in the Williamston school faculty during the past day or two brought the number who have quit to enter other professions or schools up to seven, reports stating that the authorities are beginning to view the task of Four of the positions made vacant by resignations have been filled, but school heads admitted they hardly knew where to turn in search of teachers for the three places yet un filled. Miss Annie Shields VanDyke, the capable and efficient mathematics teacher in the local high school for the past seven terms, and Milton Griffin, history professor last term, tendered their resignations yester day. They were reluctantly accept ed. it was learned. Miss VanDyke! has accepted a position in New York i a position in the Congressional Li brary. Washington. D. C. Others who have resigned since the 1936-37 ] term ended were: Misses Bessie Wil son. of Montreal. Elizabeth Hughes ! of Parkton; Mariah Brinson. of Nei< Bern; and Frances Dailey. of Wilson. and Larry Wade. Miss Rebecca Harrison, local girl.1 has accepted the first-grade opening Miss Mildred Talley, of Randieman and Miss Eva Hoggard. of Ahoskie. are the new sixth grade teachers 31 iss Dorcas Knowles. of Edenton. just recently accepted the position of fourth grade teacher, leaving th positions made vacant by resigna tion of Messrs. Wade and Griffin and M:ss VanDyke unfilled Foster Ferguson, of Clyde' N. "<?. has accepted the position as head of the newly created commercial de partment. Employed Youths Must Have Permits Work permits have been issued to 35 youths in this county to date. Miss Mary Taylor, welfare board head, said There are many other youths under 18 years of ace work ing in the county and they should get permits at once or before a State inspector comes here within the next few days to investigate any al leged violations of the child labor laws. Most of the permits were issued to youths in the towns of Roberson ville and Williamston It is not necessary for children working on farms to procure permits. Gross violations of the labor laws are being reported in some sections of the State, and it was unofficially learned today that complaints had been directed against at least one employer in Williamston who is said to be requiring employees to work extra hours in Violation of the State labor act provisions. An inspector is expected here shortly to investi gate the complaints, it was learned from unofficial but reliable sources Local Man Heads District Building and Loan League Mr. Wheeler Martin, local attor ney. wax named president of Dis trict No. 2 of the North Carolina Budding & Loan League by unani moui vote of the executive council in a meeting at Winston-Salem last week. Hie district presidency is ac knowledged as a distinct honor of which Mr. Martin is quite deserv ing for his work as secretary of the Martin County organization and far his interest in all budding and loan activities. The district which Mr. Martin now heads includes associations at far west as Raleigh and as far east as Elizabeth City, the section having nearly 30 budding and loan organi zations. I Goose Nest Farmer Digs Matured Sweet Potatoes Recent findings in the Oak City section of the county indicate that the farmers there will have an early sweet potato crop this year. Grab bling in his patch the early part ut this month. Fanner R. C. Brown found a sell matured potato thai weighed 12 uuime?Be fanuci dis played the potato here last Satur day. The baseball , this afternoon with Kinston has beer postponed on account of rain. anJ ladies' day at the park is being de layed until Saturday. I adies wil be admitted to the | ville, 1 Watson Scheduled To Die at Prison Friday GEORGIA MARKETS I i ? ^ Martin County luatn are a wniting with much interest re. parts from the oprninjt at Gear [il markets on Tkunta] ol ihi; Caralina and alone the harder on A ur un t It. The Gewrgia opening this year is shoot oar week earlier than it was last A year ago. opening day prire-s in Georgia averaged aroaad CI to 887. the early reports deeiar i there were well sat The rrap this year is mid to be hardly more than half of last year's production, the quality he iag described as from poor la fair, as a whole. A A A Leader To Tell Of Flans Under New Bill For Next Year The federal agricultural program for 1938 will be discussed by J B Hulsun. assistant AAA administra tor. Wednesday morning of Farm and Home Week to be held at State College. Raleigh. August 16 Starting at 8 o'clock. Hutson will rxplain tentative plans for the agri cultural conservation program to be offered North Carolina farmers neat year He will also give the growers op portunity to express their opinion of the program, as conducted the year, and of the proposed program for 1938. said E. Y Floyd, of State College. In addition. Hutson will outline the bill now before Congress re garding control legislation for cot and which may be expanded to in clude peanuts and truck crops "This will be your chance to get some first hand information on the j program for next year." Floyd stat ed in urging all growers who can to hear Hutson speak John W Goodman, of State Col lege. who has arranged the Farm and Home Week program, has an nounced that farm tenancy will be the subject of much discussion Tues day morning. Two landlords will discuss the mat ter from their viewpoint, and three tenants will explain the problems confronting those who work land owned by others. Txnni security will be the sub ject of a talk by C. B Fans, of the Resettlement Administration, and Congressman Harold D Coo ley will tell about new tenant security legis lation. Every day of the week will bnng siunething worth while for North Carolina farmers as well as farm women, Goodman added, "and we txipe to have a large number who will come to spend the entire week." Three Fire Lai Is Since Last Friday - Summer business for the local vol unteer fire company showed a de < ided increase during the past few days, the firemen receiving and an ?a oring three calls since last Friday morning. Its origin unknown. Are did dam age estimated at several hundred dollars to the Frank Carstarphen home on West Main Street yester day morning shortly after I o'clock. Starting in a pile of unshucked corn and corn shucks, the fire belched torth a stifling smoke that filled near-by houses and entered othei homes two or three blocks away The fire was brought under control in a very short time, but not until it had charred the ceiling in the storeroom and walls in two small adjoining rooms. Preliminary esti mates placed the damage to the building at 8450 and very httle U the contents. This morning shortly after S o' clock the firemen were called to tin Williamston Cafe, where smoke froo a smoldering coffee urn burner fillee the building No Are damage re sulted. but the building and content ill osi nd by members of the polica force, and the firemen were called Oil in the burner had depleted it self without catching any woodwori on fire, and the use of the Are-fight ing apparatus was not Gus Riegas. proprietor, that the burner had been in i ous operation for several yean, ana that he had never had any trmabb with it before. ' No Action Taken by Commission Yet To Forestall Execution Attention Being Given To Case by Governor Hoey Today. Reports State Tie lit* of Alvin W Wataor. joung white boy convicted in the j Martin County Superior Court last December for the murder of Thomas Holliday. young white man. in Rob ersnnviUe the month before, is hang mg by a thtead. Iiu atluuiej. Hem J D Hardison. stating today that of ficials of the State Parole Commit, sum had taken no action to com mute the death sentence to life im prisonment or to stay the execution scheduled for Friday of this week. Attorney Hardison, after express iff oonftHonoe annrtim. ign Ihmt thm boy's life would be spared, appeared quite uneasy about the fate of his client today, as the death schedule was only two days removed, and no encouraging reports had been re ceived from the commission. EVin Gilliam, handling the prone. cuuon lor the state, is vacationing and could not be reached today. At torney Hardison explaining that it was still uncertain what action, if any. the solicitor would take in be half of Watson. Gilliam is expected to return to his home in Tarboro to morrow and Hardison plans to talk with him personally there in an ef fort to get him to intervene in be. half of the dimmed boy. Judge M V Bat niiiU. who presided over Wat son's trial and who sentenced him to death, has made no recommenda tion for mercy, as far as it could be learned today The trial jurist, now a justice on the State supreme court bench, pointed out immediately fol low mg 11 le li lal?that?In be be ted r ill arranged social system Shortly aft. or the trial. Judge Bamhill is said to have reviewed the case with sym | pathetic interest. Attorney Hardison I believing at the time that the trial judge would recommend commuta tion The only plea for mercy that is known to have been addressed to pardon authorities in Watson's be half was made by the trial jury, composed of Beaufort County citi zens Information reaching here indi. rates that the pardon authorities have not been at all favorably im pressed by a review of Watson's ree redurc could be found. These re ports were disconcerting to those in. ?crested m having Watson's death sentence commuted to life imprison ment, and indicated that only urgent recommendations by the trial judge and prosecuting attorney could be expected to receive consideration at the hands of the pardoning powers. Sheriff C. B Roebuck said today that he would take no step to black any plea for mercy, but that be could not afford to participate m any movement for clemency. He added that he felt he had done his duty in bringing Watson to trial and doing all he could in seeing that the way ward boy received fair treatment while in his charge Friends of Watson, including prom ?nent citizens of Georgia, his home state, are making last-minute efforts to save his life, but the value of their effofU, as well as those of lo cal counsel and others cannot be de_ termined just now. Convicted for the brutal murder of Thomas Holliday at a Roberson ville filling station early Sunday morning. November 23, last year. Watson was sentenced to die in the gas chamber. Raleigh, last March 5. His execution date was changed by Governor Hoey on March 2 to June 11 so that a study of the case could be made. No results of that study were ever released, and oa June 11 repairs to the prison were underway, and the death date eras automatically changed to July Ml Willis Bullock, young county sua, alao a defendant in the murdar i found not guilty. N. C. Green Distributor For Sinclair N C Green, local Ford dewier, named distributor for the Refining Company in this last week to succeed W. L it was officially
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