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
<wo or the wi?
outhit their opponents, but a twist
fate put the henry end of the score
The slump pot underway Inst Sa^
unlay and Sunday, when GeeenvUK
swept the senes with a total of 4
Tarboro finally took the
-^.I-I eame br a WW JIB
margin last Monday New Bern, al
ways a Marttn jinx. ???^F ^
day contest. 4-1. but counted a lone
run to win the sert day. .
Ken Bern's Bears registered is
Kits off Strank her* Tuesday, but
they were fairly weB scattered and
counted far only 4 runs The Mar^
urn counted one run on the tour
hits, one each by Earp. McCay. Vic
Uma and Strank
Fields and Flythe had a pitchers
battle all their own over m New
Bern Wednesday. Flythe holding a
slight edge McCay singled in the
second inning to roh Flythe of a no
hitter The only score at the game
the eighth when Burcb
Fields allowed
only 4 bits.
The Martins got their batting eyes
back here yesterday and woo over
Ayden. 5 4- Stevens got 3 for 3.
lie nr. added 3 for 3. and Earp. Stan
lev ' and Wade chipped m
with one eneh. running the hitting
count to ?. against ? for the muss
Wade pitched a good game for the
( .h the visitors finding him in
the sixth for 4 hits and 1 runs The
other two hits, one by Joyner in the
third and one by MeCormick in Uie
. Be fanned 4
.ml i<?M the visitors hitleaa in six
Wilhaanston took the leod in the
aecond with a lone tally by Stevens
Two more were counted in the third
Ayden counted one in the fourth
and tied the count in the sixth, but
Williams! > 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