VOLUME XL?NUMBER 63 Williamtton. Martin Comnty, North CamUna, Friday. August 6.1937 ESTABLISHED 1899 Martins End losing Streak at 5 Games b) 54 Win Over Ayden Opponents Gained Victories By Margin Of Only Few Runs Alter 1 1 msum's Coastal brake rt? kj? vcwa, the Ayden Ace*. Pe fi**-day ***. w the Martins in their worst of the season, but they re I a measure ^ F at the games . to loae. the defeats . at the four and five hit (Btehins by Martin hurleix to n added another in the IMTI- frame and annexed the mar ?n at victory in the eighth The Martins are now facing a . u - ----i- tor the nest This afternoon they complete the , with Ayden and meet Tarboro ?^..~t?y they go to ^Hia aaf on day they meet Snow Hill at Snow nm Wednesday Snow Hill with Tarboro, the Mar is meet in another two with Snow Hill play Auguflt 15 Gives Ruling On Number Workers Raki(h?Several North Carolina employer* who had >, I, and 10 work en in in and were thus unrtrr the State Unemployment Compensation Art. have reduced their forces to ( or T worker* and think by so doing they are no longer under the act. In this they are mistaken. Chairman Charles G. Powell states, pointing out that the act provides that an em ployer under the act one year must the second yew. if the employer ftndi he did not have eight employees foa Location oi Employment Otice Here Is Delayed Traffic at Low Ebb on Roads In County Due To Farm Work hours of wort at the farmers have just about nrpCmt the highways in this action. Patrolman BUI Hunt stating yesterday that fee saw fewer local cars on a tour at this section fternoon than in years, of traffic c-n the high there is action some where else, and M per cent of that action is m the tobacco fields and around the curing barm Recent rains did not damage the crop, but as a whole they proved very beneficial, fanners state. Younf tobacco turned green and added growth, but the older crops ripened uniformly and the quality of the cures is said to be very good. To bacco harvested before the rains, and especially the lugs, are of in ferior quality with some few excep Simplified Farm Flan Is Likely for Next Year I COMPLIANCE WORK j Donkey Baseball Contest Monday Searcy airrouads the movement* of manager* of both the Kiwanis and Luis baseball teams, as they stren uously complete their line ups for the donkey game, here next Monday night at ? o'clock. The managers, working with much seriousness to put the game on ice. are expected k exercise strategy, a kind thai it rldom seen on any man's diamond The animab?talking about the 4-legged dinkeys now?will arrive here next Monday morning or pos sibly earlrr They will be held to schedule of strict rest for hours preparatory to the heavy contest that night Special lighting equip meat will be placed an the Add. and the game will be the first baseball contest ever played here at night. Large ciowds are expected, the sponsors announcing that the pro ceeds will go to worth-while causes. Gunshot Victim Is Steadily Improving Mis A Ton Lilley. who was pain fully shot with a shotgun in the hands of Will Capps. was reported to he getting along very well at her e in Williams Township today. Attending physicians slated that her condition had greatly improved, and that he recovery was expected. No hearing has been scheduled in the rase and Capps continues in jail Cappa first explained that he did not care to gain his liberty under bond, but during the past few days he iged his mind and is anxious to get out of >ail It a not likely that he will be allowed bond until a trial justice hears the evidence at a pre liminary trial, and it is not expected that a hearing will be arranged until the attack victim is able to be pres Town Commissioners To Meet Next Wednesday last Monday night pend the completion of the budget for im. the m i ting of the Williamrton 'own Commissioners will be held next Wednesday evening at ? o' clock. it was announced today by Mayor John L HamelL The authorities had planned to eet last evening for a discussion at the new hisfgit figures, but the when it was would not be a laniis ? trip Cdy in time to pee X. C Green is out Miss Lidie Nixon Resigns As Musk Teacher Here Program Likely To Center Around Soil Conservation Again Hutson Outlines Proposed Soil Conservation Plans At Raleigh Meeting A simplified farm program can be expected for next year if present plans materialize, farm leaders told a meeting of North Carolina farmers in Raleigh Wednesday The pro gram will continue to center around the soil conservation idea, and will be very similar to the soil conserva tion program in effect this year. County Agent T. B Brandon said Messrs William L. Ausbon. J. F. Crisp. J. C Ross. D. R Edmondson. Tom Brandon. T. B Slade. J P Woodard. W. Robert Everett, and W L Mizelle attended the meeting from this county J. B Hutson. assistant AAA ad ministrator. addressing the meeting, said that one of the main considera tions of the proposed 1938 program is not designed to make farm com modities scarce but to build up the soil and keep cash crop production in line with market needs The outlook for com and cotton farmers, he said, is "not so good.** though "the tobacco situation ap parently is not running into difficul ties and wheat growers appear to be lucky.** The method of determining what a farmer must do to earn payments and of calculating how big a pay men the earns are being simplified, the assistant administrator pointed out. Local committees will determine how large an acreage of soil conserv ing crops should be grown on each Tarm and~ vrhaL soil=building prac tices are needed " Farmers who grow more than ineir allotted acreage 01 depleting ~T ?* ** f*? serving crops, or fail to carry out the prescribed soil-building prac tiers will suffer deductions in their payments But some restrictions on acreage must be made to prevent price-de pressing surpluses, he added, and even with acreage control, there will be unusually good growing seasons when production will go much high er than anticipated He said that if the flue-cured to bacco crop does not exceed 750,006. 000 pounds, as now forecast, prices may be as good or better than last year But a 50.000.000 pound excess over that figure would demoralise markets and might necessitate the calling of a marketing holiday in which growers would be asked to decide w hether they wished to adopt a marketing agreement limiting the sales quota of each farmer No direct payment will be made far soil-building practices. The pay ment for a farm will be determined by the acreage allotment for deplet ing crops, less any deductions that are made for failure to comply with the requirements set up for that farm. Changes Likely in School Bus Routes Representat.ves of the North Car olina State School Commission are making a study of the school da trieta and bus routes in this county, and it is expected tlial a lew iitlgur changes will be ordered, according to unofficial information received today. Superintendent J. C. could not be reached, and the details at the proposed chsngr exception at a Seven Cases Tried in Recorder s Court at Session Last Mondav Docket Attracts Smaller Number Spectators Than U usual Seven cases sere called in the county recorder's court last Tuesday the docket attracting very little at tention. Judge H O. Peel occupied the bench and Attorney Robert 1* Coburn. assistant, prosecuted the docket. J. H Clark, charged with drunken automobile driving, entered a plea of nolo contender, the court continu ing the case under prayer for judg ment until the ArU Monday in Feb ruary. IMS. The case charging R D. Spruill with > wining tha liquor lami wa? nol pressed with leave. Arthur Council, charged with vio lating the liquor laws, pleaded guilty of illegal puursiasi of liquor. The court sentenced him to the roads for three months, but mqw tided it upon payment of a $25 fine and costs. Sen tence a to begin at the direction of next two years. The case charging Sam Coffield with bastardy was nol prassed w ith leave. H. B Smith, charged with issuing four worthless checks, failed to an swer when called, the court issuing [tapers for his arrest Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Mrs Alice Tyson pleaded guilty to sanplr assault. The plea was accepted, and the court suspended judgment upon payment of the cost. Tillman CarT. charged with violat ing the liquor laws, pleaded guilty of illegal [san mini of liquor A three-month road sentence was im posed, the court suspending the sen tence upon payment of a $25 fine and costa of the case Sentence is lu begin at the direction of the court at any Ume within the next two years Plan S|>ecia] Session For Crop Legislation Certain that no action will be tak en before Congress adjourns, farm leaders are advancing a movement to have the law makers meet in special session about October to consider an ^ncultural program for 1938 In any event, the farm lead ers and the President are maintain ing an urgent appeal that action be taken not later than January I. Senator Bark ley. discussing the matter .said that if the agricultural could perfect an agricultural bill, the President undoubtedly would be willing to call an extra seaman of the Congress in the fall to speed its enactment. "I think the country ought to know.' the majority leader said, "that it is not contemplated at this tune to mesa Congress until the fall If the agriculture committee hastens it* work and has a bill writ ten ready for action by the middle of October, or the first of November, he (the Presidenti will undoubtedly exercise his right to call Congress into extraordinary session to con sider the legnlilsn "I would not tell the committee what to do, but I do express the great hope that they will have a b ready and that the President will call us back for a special session by October IS or November I " Delay in Setting lip Health Department Plans for the establishment of a full-time health service in this county before January I have been virtually abandoned it was learned week Debute developments far launching the increased service are expected Ml follow within the Seefiral men are considering the of health officer, but their B Editor Louis Graves Stops Here for Brief Visit Today WPA District Offices In State To Be Closed One Here Included In Lis! of Those That Will Be Eliminated Definite Plan for Extensive Consolidation Program Not Yet Revealed The five district Works Progress Administration headquarters, inckud the one here, will be eliminated in (his state effective the first of next month, atw*ding to a report released yesterday by State Admin istrator Geusge W. Coan. jr.. from his office in Raleigh. Reorganize tion plans are lt their preixminary stage, and definite details are not yet available in connection with the re organization program that is de signed to effect a IS per oeg de crease in the administrative person nel tion program have not been released by the state office at this time." Mr Lee Wallace, director of the Wil hamston district, said yesterday, "but the plan is in keeping with the gen eral curtailment of all relief activi ties." he explained. The new reorganization plan, as, it is understood here, will drop from 40 to 50 to the 310 administrative employees from the pay rolls, een j ter the administration an Raleigh and handle the field work in offices in possibly each of the 100 counties j The area offices, now numbering 25 will likely be reduced to 20 The leorgamzation plan, although it will ii tisiderably reduce the personnel ui the Williamston office, is expect ed to provide for maintenance of a small force here Several of the employees, while working under the direction of the Raleigh office, will likely continue Lieir residence here it was unofficially learned today. At the pfwrffi Vw- there are 45 employees connected with the head quarters here. Several weeks ago. the consolidation of the finance de partments removed 17 employees from the local offices. Consolidation plans for the new State set-up are receiving constdei ation at the present time, and deti nite reorganization arrangements | will possibly not be made public be fore the latter part of next week or| the week following "This- economy step in admuustra tive costs is in line with the redut tion of project workers which is gradually being effected The num ber of project workers has fallen frum 29J78 tmpL)ed last August ! I8.6U0 authorized for August thu1 year In July. DJMI were em (ployed, showing a cut of trawr than. 6 per cent in one month At the same tune Federal fund for carrying on WPA work in the state have been reduced from ap proximately SlJttW.MMl in August last year to allotted the state WPA for this month A car ry-ove* ?4 about SISO.tM from la=t months brings the August total t" about $150001 The reduction fit] Federal funds and project worker s in the past year n about 35 per cent. Coan said reductions m admims native personnel made during the past few months have brought a bout a 17 per cent savings during July and August The new plan of operation being worked out for WPA m this state is at ? present being tr*d out m Vir ginia Mississippi and Georgia. Coan said, with reported success Final Riles Held for John Dawson ^ vnne John DMmn Wynne about Co, years old. died in the county home near here Wednesday moraine from cancer He had been in decimin? health (or some tane. but had been an inmate of the hoaae for only a short while. Mr Wynne. a native of Cross Roads Township, is believed to have hastened the end when I wandered through the woods swamps for two days He was found i later fuiug the lew days before his death Mr. Wynne was the son of the late John Dave and Tnaan I BORDER MARKETS v Question Several In Hit-and-Run (W Questioned by county affirm this'] week tn connection with the killing of Gus Williams on the Everett* highway, near here, last Sunday evening. Roland Ebom and Eva Raker, both colored, told conflict ing stories The Baker woman said that Williams and Eborn were play wig and that Ebotn pushed WittOBiT into the path of the car driven by' ^ Carl Edward Norman, young Rob , crsonville white man Eborn, arrested and later released under $200 bond, admitted that he and the Baker woman were with Williams on the road that evening but "claims that they left him abcut a minute before be was struck by the Not man car? ? Sheriff Roebuck stated this morn ing he did not know which story to believe, reports coming from the driver of the death car indicating that Norman did not see anyone but Williams and that he saw him too late to avoid the accident It ts 1 foul play Young Norman, charged with hit and run driving, will be given a pre liminary hearing before Justice Has sell the first of next month He i> now at liberty under $540 bond Radio System To Be Ready for I se Soon According to unofficial infforma tion received here today. North Carolina's highway patrol radio system will be placed in operation s?nne tune between August IS and *7 |.... I,, . m ? .T* pti iiiua i i. n |4trol (on on txunced later made ready lor operation, ind thr Williamston unit is akaut amplet td with the exception of the run .-?.ruction of the pole transmitter line trim the control nuns to the toner base The station at Eluabethown can be made ready u> just a few nays, it was learned Transmitting appartus at the lo cal station was hooked up this week and made ready for opcratam with the exception of a connection be tween the control station and th? broadcasting tower Alleged Robber Returned Here Yesterday lot Trial James Bateman. wanted for the robbery of the Harrison Wholesale Company store here last February, was returned to this county yester ?fay afternoon by Officer J H Alls brooks and Mayor John l^Haoseli No date for a prelimoarWhearing had been arranged early goai. but it is almost certain that the young white man will be held for trial n ttie superior court next month Clyde Baker, companion of Bate n an's was arrested shortly after the i ?bbery in February and was a I*-need to prison for a term of three |years by the March Sipnir court Bateman. arrested in Washington City early this week, waned extra ditron Announce Sunday Services For Cburcb at Oak City Ifimcians 'roan Bertie will be I The public is melted to and enter ml with the Oak City srlB wncy of Jesus" The | gram for the < Serial Officer Has Almost Worked Self Out of job in County Steady Decrease in Number Of Stills Captured Shown In Monthly Reports Directing a relentless drive against tiie illicit liquor billing?? during the irst two months he was employed by the Martin County Alcoholic Bee r rages Control Board. Special Offi cer J H Roebuck almost worked iimseif out of a job. Fifteen liquor stills mere captured in each of the --oaths of April and May In June, the officer captured nine, and last rjonth he found and captured only two of the liquor-manufacturing plants, the officer explaining that he sorted just as hard as he did in any rf the three previous months. "The yiar.ts just mete nut there." Officer ioebuck said. With the manufacturing business sell in hand, the officer centered his work around the activities of the anall-scale booUfftef. Five peksons sere arrested, and three mere con victed in the courts during July. dore than a dozen alleys ? sere investigated by the officer, the ?nforcement activities, no doubt, preventing many from entering the During the month of July the offi *r traveled 1.170 miles, captured mo stills, one in Bear n Hamilton Townships. Sixteen gal ens of home-made liquor were con iscated. most of the amount being aken in small quantities. Nine hun Jied gallons of beer were poured nit. the officer's report showed. \ olumiiioiLs Reports Required by Board County liquor store operators are laving their duties almost doubled Kith the intr?>ductJon of numerous mplicated report forms by the >tate Liquor Board. Raleigh. Study hg the forms this weeS; some of the ?quo*?store employees in at teas! ~ me county are said to be consid ering quitting their posts, explain ng that the small pay is hardly aorth worry tag k ith endless red ape and handling a hat, to a large extent. appears to be useless infor mation The State board just recently re leased eight report forms, some of them being several pages thick. It ts possible that the serv ices of a bookkeeper will be necessary to as a>t in handling the reports. Circus Coming To Town On Thursday, August 26 tsrotfters. one of the larg r circuses of the country, mill show ntr Tar grutiTRl> here on Thurs? lay August 26. it mas announced his meek by Fred Kilgore. contract ing agent for the Sparks-managed ?(gamration The shorn- comes here from F.lira eth I City, the contracting agent tiling yesterday that the fair (rounds mas the only place large enough to accommodate the circus. Martin Young Man Gets West Point Appointment Hugh Fagan Jot Jan. young son of Hi and Mis Frank Jordan, of Hardens, mas yesterday appointed ly Congressman Lindsay Warren as he principal candidate for a place n the army college student body at Vest Point Wendell H Copeiand. 4 Edentuo. and William Riddick "?.m per. jt. of Gatesville mere nam bd alternates The candidates m ill be examined n March Two Escape When Auto Crashes Through Fence Two Alabama traveling men ee aped unhurt Wednesday morning ibtsjl t o'clock, when their car t ashed through the fence just this ode of the river bridge and plunged lom-n the 12 foot embankment The rar landed on its wheels, and. after hey straightened out a bent bumper, he two i n the car V. E. P. Company Boosts Wage Scale IS Per Cent The Virginia Electric and Puna of 5 to 15 percent in the of its employees. R. H Good manager of the