Fans Will Decide Fate of Baseball Next Monday Evening
Numerous Contracts
Of Players Pending
Local Fans Being:
< Asked To Express
A United Opinion
No Financial Pledge lla- Been
Mentioned b\ President
Of Martin*
The fate of baseball in Williams
ton will be determined at a meeting
of local fans to be held in the offices
of the V. E. P. Company here next
Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock Ev
1 cry fan interested in baseball is in
r vited to attend that a united expres
sion may be had. It is believed that
Mr. J. Eason Lilley, president of the |
Martins, will undertake the opera
tion of the club this coming season
if he can find a ready cooperation in j
handling the problems that arc cer- j
tain to present themselves in a fi-H
nancial way and in a loyal support of
the team.
Mr. Lilley is pulling no punches,
he has played fair with local fans,
and he gave them a championship
team last season. He was pledged $2.
000 as a supplement to the gate re
ceipts. Not quite all of that pledge
has been met. No mention of a new
pledge has been made by him for i
this season, but it is not at all rea- i
sonable to expect him to uftdertake
the operation of the club without a
strong financial support and a loyal
cooperation. Mr. Ulley had planned
to continue as president of the club
and went so far as ^employ"? rnan- !
ager. The player classification was
upset and that disturbed him, and
Jhe is still worried over the change
'As a result he considered withdraw
ing from the club as president. Now.
it is believed local fans can help him
'make a definite decision if they show
a willingness to cooperate with him
Reports from a neighboring town
already raised in excess of $6,000 to
have the sport continued in their
any, towns in the league are enjoy - !
ing the national past-time at such j
little cost to the fans as is the case I
, in Williamston.
Unofficial reports have it that the
Martins are attempting to schedule
a basketball game with the North
Carolina Strangers, a semi-pro team
made up of former college stars. The
tilt may take place next week.
ioeat?irls Break
Into Vi in Column
Boy* Sforr \ irlory Ovrr The
W imUor Lion* in Tnin
Bill I-a*t Ni^lil
Maintaining a strong determina
tion in the face of continued defeats
during the current season, the local
girls' basketball team finally broke
into the victory columrtito feature a
doubleheader with Windsor's boys
and girls here last night. Led by M
Dunn, the locals annexed victory by
a one-point margin. Dunn scored
t ight of her team's sixteen points;
Jackson playing a close second po
sition with six points. E. Dunning,
high scorer in the contest, accounted
for twelve of Windsor's fifteen
points. Very little scoring was re
corded in the first period of the
game, but members of both teams
made their shots count to feature the
close play in the last half.
Led by C. T. Roberson who scor
< d ten points, the local boys turned
hack the Windsor lads by a 23-15
count. The Anderson boys contribut
ed four points each and Boykin add
ed three. ^Spruill made ten of his
team's fifteen poiifts.
Martins Still Flying High
The record of the Williamston Mar
tins basketball team for the 1939
season to date stands at 22 wins and
?ftve-U*KSQ*^~with all the defeats-mm
ing when the locals were crippled
with injury.
Revenue Officers To
Look Over Payrolls
?The traditional moonshiner's cry
of look out for them revenooers"
may make a comeback, and not just
in the mountains, either There is
evidence of more aggressive enforce
ment of the Social Security Act,
With revenue agents makine sur
prise visits to look over payroll rec
ords of employers. Heretofore the
been c hecked into on a wide scale,
although white collar WPA work
ers have been used in efforts to in
crease income tax collections. Thus
far, the visits seem to be on a rather
hit-or-miss basis.
BIG
Auction Sale
We Have SpvpmI Mnlea Ami Horiu-n Ami A
Quantity Of Farming Implement* We
Will Sell At A union
Saturday, January 27
AT 11:00 A. M.
At Our Stables In
OAK CITY, N. C.
Come And Bring Your Friend*?
It'* Your Opportunity.
F armersSupplyCo.
Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C.
Sunday-Monday January 28-29
"Four Wives"
Lane Slater*. Gale Pace and Jeffrey Lynn
Tuesday-Wednesday January M-31
"Slightly Honorable"
Pat O'Brien, Edward Arnold and Ruth Terry
Thursday-Friday February 1-2
"Judy Hardy and Son"
Mickey Kooney, Lewis Stone, and Cecilia Parker
Saturday February J
"/lay* of Jennie Jamen"
with ROY ROGERS
ALSO SKLKCTRU SHORT SUBJECTS
WORLD'S TALLEST GIRL STAR
Above is Miss Monica Ryan.
world's jallest girl?basketball?
star. Miss Ryan, who measures
six feet three inches in height,
hails from?Port Huron, Mich..?
and is a veteran of the Original
Oi.aik Hill Itillies, a gills' tram,
who will play the Williamston
.Martins a two game exhibition
here. ?"
The Eli11 Uillics and the IVtar
[ tins will play Iheir nrsl game
in the local gym Monday, I-'ebru
ary 5, with the second contest
slated for the following night.
Martins Face Strong Durham
YIn Next Home Engagement
H
After taking quite a holiday,
the Williamston Martins, loeal
independent basket hall team,
will return to aetion next Wed
nesday night when they will
meet the strong Durham Y team
in the loeal g.vm. Durham, al
ways full of excellent court ma
terial, will hring a crack quint
here and is expected to put up
quite a battle.
Then on Monday and Tuesday,
February .> and f>. the Martins
will play the Original Ozark
Hill Billies, both games to he
played here. This team of girls
plays only men's teams and
boasts an exceptional record for
the weaker sex.
On February 7. X and 9, Wil
liamston will enter its first tour
namcnt of the season over in
Washington. Although the tour
nament as yet has not been com
pleted, it has been reported that
Goldshoro, Kinston and Green
ville will have representatives
in the meet. It is expected that
the Martins will he ranked one
two with Goldsboro and will
play that team in the finals.
The local quint is once again
at its top strength, with I'appy
Diem hack in harness, and the
Number One lineup will read
something like this: llnock at
center, Wallace and -licaird at
forwards; Diem and Anderson
at guards, with Jeff Grant and
Jack Manning acting as reliable
substitutes awaiting the call to
action.
Tarboro Will Hold
Its (dub Franchise
Holding a rally yesterday morn
ing, Tarboro citizens advanced more
than *3,001) in msh In mi.iill lllMl1 j
honehnH?frnnnhn?o??pledged a
loyal suport to the operator of the
club during the coming .season.?Nrr
official announcement has been re
leased, hut accnrrting to information
received here today, Frank Law
rencc, of the Portsmouth club, will
be offered the franchise for the com
ing season.
Buck Marrow, af4er a fling with
the Goobers during last season,
surrendering the franchise for an
amount slif'Htlv tj?^ than the l<>*a he
sustained in operating the club. He
is recovering $2,250.
With the Tarboro question virtual
4y settled, the spotlight in thy league
TOiter now centers on Williamslon.4
Mr. J. Eason Lilley has not yet defi
nitely announced his plans for the
coming season. Possibly once the lo
cal fans show a keen interest in his
baseball problems and offer to help
solve them, he will reach a definite
decision. Local fans are expected to
show their stand at a call meeting of
the followers of the sport in the V.
E. P. Company offices next Monday
evening at 7:30 o'clock
BRAIRD LEADS SCORING
Up to the minute data on the in- ;
dividual scoring power of the Wil
liamston Martins, local basketball
team, brings forth the following j
leaders:
Big L< agti' i ' Braird ranks in the
No I spot with 240 points to his cud
-it.; B'H'.o AllHriMMl flit'll tws will. I!),V
M'jnts; Jiff "St)Ql" (Jrant. 1!I2: Frn
ner Wallace. 185, and Jack Manning.
1M
Don Brock and Pap Diem, other
mrm-bors of the sq liad, h a voTk >t been
able to play in a number of games
and therefore are behind the pack.
C AKI> OF THANKS
We wish to express our most sin
cere appreciation to each and every
one who was so kind and thoughtful
4r>-mv timing the sickness, and death
uf our bdby, George Martin Hardi
"M, and also for the beautiful flor
af offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W Hartlison
And Family-.
"Now I'm Schoolgirl
Complexion
All Over'
I'almollve 3 for 20c*
Super Suds (red box) sm 3 for 25c
Super Suds (red box) Ig 2 for 35c
Super Suds (blue box) sm 3 fr 25r
Super Suds (blue box) Ig 2 for 43c
Octagon Soap?gt (J for 25c
Octagon Soap?sm 10 for 23c
Octagon Powdei^-lg (? for 25c
Octagon rowder?sm 10 for 23c
OctlgOll Toilet (i for Z5S
Oftn^ini f'Ipiinsi'r 2, for He.
Octagon Flakes 2 for lKc
Oetiiinm f;r imil.ifiil 2 for IHe
C rystal White Soap 3 for He
Hollywood Beauty 3 for lie
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THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS
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25c
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GRAPEFRUIT. 6
Trim
Cauliflower, lb.
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PHONE 77
Green ^ ave Quint
V\ ins Sixth Game
Of Current Season
\\ illiaitM?? IMrah T*lUuW
In 0\<-rtini<
\f fair
Th' (in ? m Wav< quint wqq its'
the season in seven
starts when the locals defeated Tar
boro High hi re Tuesday night. 29-26
The regulation game ended 26-all.
when Bovkiiv failed on two free
dhruxvs -after -tho fond -whistle iwui
blown.
In the it-minute extra period, Crof
ton dropped a long shot from the cen
ter line to break the deadlock and
Boy km put the game on ice with
Boykm gained scoring honors for
the locals with lit points, while Mar
tin Anderson was second with 8
points.
Hatton was the star of Tarboro's !
attack with 16 points,
The Wilhanistoii girls lost to the
Tarboro sexti t in the preliminary
game. 28-23.
Despite the fact that the 1940 edi
tion of the Williamston Green Wave
is one of the best in the school's his
tory und is setting quite a record,
the local fans have been very negli
gent ill their support at the contests.
It is hoped that the people of this
community will wake up to the fact
that they can see a good game any
time the Green Wave goes into ac
tion
The line-ups
Williamston
Di'ykin. f
Roberion. f
Ward, r
Crofton, c
M Anderson, g
A Anriertum, g
C't ilthrr. R *
Totals
T
13
1
2
2
R
3
0
29
Tarboro
.llattuiL?l?
tiatirn. f
Ciuill, 1
Hudson, r
Thayer, v
Carter, u
Kdmunson. i?
Mew born, g
Totals
G
7
F
2
V
0
u
0
0
-2
T
*6
6
0
u
6
0
2
2
26
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OPTOMETRIST
Plymouth office, Liverman Drug
Co., every Fri., 2 to 5 p. m.
Kobersonville Office, .Scott's Jew
elry Star**, Tuesday, Feb 6th.
Bethel office: Rives Drug Store,
Monday. Feb. 5, 9 a in to 12 m.
Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted
At Tarboro Every Saturday
WilHamsfnn office Peele Ttv Co.,
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