Martins Start Climbing in Coastal Plain Loop Standings "Bertie" Miller Puts Martins in Win Column; Swain Chalks Up His First Win Of The Season Defeat Greenville By Score Of 12 -1; Show Power At Bat Teil Miller, Perrytow 11 Hurl er, Allows Seven Hits, 1 Run, Fans Nine The Williams ton Martins "went to town" in a big way Wednesday after noon in chalking up their first vic tory of the season. The victim, Green ville's Greenies, and the score, 12 to 1. Showing their best hitting power the Martins obtained 17 safeties off Hurler Teller, including four dou bles and a home run. Every local player hit safely at least one time. Big Ted Miller, the promising rookie from Bertie County, was the complete master of the situation from the start, although he showed spurts of wildness, walking six batters. Mil ler fanned 9 men and allowed only seven hits which counted for a lone run. At bat for Williamston, Newman, third baseman, was the star, with a home run. a double and two singles for five trips to the plate. "Hard" Rock followed close behind with two doubles and a single for five tries. Catcher Atbrltlon, Miller and Thompson each hits safely twice. The box: Wednesday, May 1. Williamston Ab R H PO A E Grimm, 2b 6 112 5 0 Newman, 3b 5 3 4 2 0 0 Thompson, If 5 12 110 Rnrk, Ih 5?1?3?7?0?# Keller, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Kozak, rf 5 112 0 0 Stotler, ss 3 2 1 2 0 0 Albritton, c 3 2 2 0 0 0 Miller, p 4 12 0 10 Totals ? 40 12 17 27 7 0 Who Is Where FRIDAY, MAY 3 Wilson at Snow Hill Goldsboru at Greenville Kinston at Tarboro Williamston at New Bern SATURDAY, MAY 4 Snow Hill at Wilson Greenville at Goldsboro Tarboro at Kinston New Bern at WILLIAMSTON SUNDAY, MAY 5 Williamston at Tarboro Kinston at New Bern Goldsboro at Snow Hill Wilson at Greenville MONDAY, MAY 6 Tarboro at WILLIAMSTON New Bern at Kinston Snow Hill at Goldsboro Greenville at Wilson Greenville Ab R II PO A E Forbes, rf-ss 5 0 1 0 2 1 Kracke, 2b 4 0 12 11 Dides. If 3 0 0 0 0 1 Samocki. cf 3 1 0 5 0 0 Wilson, lb 3 0 0 15 1 Watson, 3b 3 0 110 0 Kennedy, ss 3 0 110 0 Bechtel, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 DeLuca. c 4 0 2 4 3 0 Teller, p ?3 0 I 0 4 0 zJenkins 000000 Totals 32 1 7 27 16 zBatted for Teller in 9th WiUiarnSton _ 330 200 H6=t* Greenville 000 100 000? 1 Huns batted in Rock 3, Albritton, Miller, Newman 6. Keller. Two base hits: Newman, Miller. Watson, Rock 2, Kracke. Home run: Newman. Stol en blue: 3tutH!l. Alltflllces Miller," Albritton. Double plays Grimm and Stotler. Left on bases Williamston 8, Greenville 10. Bases on balls: off Miller 6, Teller 3. Struck out: by Teller 3, Miller 9. Hit by pitcher, by Teller (Albritton). Umpires: Vick Mi^imnCearne^^imej^fll^^^^^ 6| // It', TEXACO It', dot To Be Good. HARRISON OIL CO. AP POOD STOP IS PAGE BEANS With Pork aad Tool S Stylo or 3 = 17 SPARKLE *??? 3-10. A*P Bread :r 2 ? 15* Green Giant nm 2 ? 33* TOMATOES ~ 3 *-? 20. ARMOUR'S STAR CANNED MEAT SALE CORKED BEEF . . . 21c CORNED BEEF HASH . . 17c COOKED BRAINS . . . ^ 15c VIENNA SAUSAGE . V Q an* OC* V Q?nR 4vv POTTED MEAT . . 4 *oT 15c Golden Ripe Bananas, 5 lbs 25c New White Potatoes, 10 lbs 29c Nice Size LEMONS, 2 dozen 35c Small Green Cucumbers, lb 10c Fancy Yellow SQUASH, lb 5c Nice Size LETTUCE, head 10c Fresh GARDEN PEAS, 2 lbs 15c Fancy Winesap APPLES, 4 lbs. . 19c Nice Lean Sliced BACON, lb. . 17 l-2c A&P FQQD STORES Grimm Is Martins* Batting Star ^ ith Four Base Knocks (>!?? Mun Swain Starts First Rally With Home Run In the Seventh Although Ole Man Rod Swain's hurling was not up to par'in yester day's game, his stickwork played a big part in the Martins' second vic tory of the current season. The con test with Greenville, which William ston won 12-7. was marked by the 29 hits, eight of which were for ex tra bases The Greenies started off the scor ing with a run in the third, two in the fourth and then Harry Jenkins homered with a mate on in the sev enth to run the count up to 5-0 in their favor. And yesterday, the "lucky sev enth" was just that as Stotler went to first on an error and Pitcher Swain hit for four bases to start the ball rolling. When the side was re tired, the Martins had six runs, made from four hits, three errors and a walk. Greenville tied the count m their half of the eighth, but once more the batting powerful the locals took a hand in the affair and six hits, two stolen bases, a sflcifira nnrf an errur netted them six more scores to clinch the ball game. The Greenies scored once in the ninth. Claude Grimm, the Martins' ver satile secondhaseman. featured at the"*plate, collecting a triple, a dou ble and two singles. Thompson and Keller were next with three for five, while Swain followed with a home run and single for four attempts. For Greenville, Swamp Norwood was best at the plate with three for four, Jenkins and Watson being next -with three for five; Red Swain, who walked -five and Tanned four, went the route for the locals, while Manager Wilson used three pitchers against the Martins. ' The box: Thursday. May 2." Greenville Ab R H ro A E Dides. If 5 1 2 2 0 1 Kracke, 2b 5 0 1 2 3 0 Norwood, cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 C 1 3 ?a o Jenkins, oD 9 I 1 i Samocki, rf 5 0 0 3 0 0 Wilson, lb 2 1 0 7 4 0 Watson, as 3 2 3 3 2 DeLuca, c 5 0 1 1 1 0 Caliguiri, p 2 0 0 3 3 0 Klinger, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brown, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 13 24 16 4 Williamston Ab R H PO A E Grimm, 2b 5 2 4 0 1 0 Newman, 3b 4 1 1 1 4 0 Thompson, If 5 2 3 1 0 0 Rockelb 4 2 1 15 0 0 Keller, cf 5 0 3 2 0 0 Kozak, rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 Stotler, Ss 4 2 0 2 0 0 Parker, c 2 0 0 2 0 0 Albritton, c 2 1 1 3 0 1 Swain, p 4 2 2 1 4 0 Totals 40 12 16 27 10 1 Score by innings: IT Greenville 001 200 211? 7 Williamston 000 000 66x?12 Runs batted in: Jenkins 3, DeLuca 2, Newman, Keller. Kozak 2, Swain % Rock, "Dntes, Watson, Thompson 2, Grimm 2 Two base hits: Grimm, Watson, Jenkins, Norwood. Three base hits: Grimm, Dides. Home runs: Jenkins, Swain. Stolen bases: Ko zak, Thompson Sacrifice: Newman. Double plays: Caliguiri, Watson and Wilson; Swain and Rock Left on bases- Greenville 10; Williamston 7. Rases on hal1' "ff Caliguiri I Klin, ger 1, Swain 5. Struck out, by Cali guiri 1, Swain C>Hits: off Caliguiri 9 in 6 1-8 innings; Klmger, 4 In 2-3 (none out in 8th); Brown. 3 in 1. Los ing pitcher; Klinger. Umpires: Kear ney and Vickers. Time: 2:00 STANDINGS W L Pet. Tarboro 6 1 .857 B||H K insb m Wilson 0 5 ! 2 .837 .714 New Bern 3 4 429 Snow Hill 3 4 429 WILLIAMSTON 2 ? .333 Goldsboro 2 5 .286 Greenville 1 7 .125 Williamston Loses To Wilson Tobs in A Big Way, 15 To 5 ?*-i? Rookie Pilehers I liable To Tope with Tobs Power; Six Errors By combining 19 hits and six er- j rors, the Wilson Tobs had little trouble downing the Martins in a big way last Tuesday afternoon in i Wilson. The score was Wilson 15. Williamston 5. Odorizzi started on the mouud for ter giving 4 runs in the first Bart giving four runs in the first Bart nick followed, and during his stay of 4 2-3 innings he allowed 12 hits. Whitey Buchtman hurled the last two. holding the Tobs scoreless while striking out one and being touched for three safeties Skipper Rodger* and Earl Carna han led the Wilson batting spree each getting four for five, while Bartnick with two for two. and Bert Stotler with two for four were best for the Martins. The box: Tuesday. April 3(1. Ab K II PO A E 3 1 0 3 3 2: 5 0 13 1 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 I 10 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 3 0 10 10 10 3 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 10 24 10 6 Wilson Ab K II PO A E ^ 2 2 2 4 tr 3 3 0 3 3 1 "6?2?3 H U U Olmo, rf 6 3 3 1 0 0 Parnahan If 5?2 1?3?0?0" Rodgers, cf 5 1 4 7 0 0 Stuart, ss 6 I 1 I 3 0 Murphy, c 4 12 2 0 0 Edwards, o 0 0 0 0 0 0 Threlfall, p 5 0 0 0 0 0 lingerer, p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 45 15 10 27 11 1 Score by innings: R Williamston 020 101 010? 5 Wilson 431 313 OOx -15 Runs batted in: Olmo 5, Carnahan 3, Murphy 3, Stutter, Rodgers, Bart nick 2, Stuart. Threlfall. Morris. Thompson. Two base hits Camahan 3, Murphy, Olmo, Stotler Home run Murphy. Double plays: Bauer, Dick ens and Morris; Stuart, Dickens and Morris Left on bases Williamston 12; Wilson 13. Bases on balls, off Threlfall 8, Odorizzi 2, Bartnick 5, Tlnaoror 1 Struck ont.Jiv Threlfall TBii Buchtman 1 Hits, off Odorizzi 4 in 1; Bartnick 12 in 4 2-3; Buchtman, 3 in 2 1-3; Threlfall 10 in 8, Ungeror 0 in 1. Winning pitcher: Threlfall Losing pitcher: Odorizzi Umpires: Rosner and Hanna. Time: 2:25 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. Having this day qualified as ad ministratrix of the estate of N. T. Leggett, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to exhibit same to the un dersigned or her attorneys within twelve months of the date of this no BLENDED WHISKEY nxrcr PINT ?1.95 QUART t CARSTA1RS White Seal rot THI MAN WHO CAIIt M.B Proof. 1tf> grmio neutral ?pinta. Copr., 1M0, CeraUir. Broe. DUtilling Co., 1 DC.. New York City D. BRADFORD FEARING Candidate For State Senate 2nd Senatorial District ? ? Your Active Support and Vote Will Be Appreciated Locals to Play Tarboro Here Monday Afternoon ami Night Postponed when the opening game on their home grounds was rained out a week ago. the Mar tins will hold the formal open ing exercises next Monday af ternoon when Tarboro comes here for a double bill. Although delayed, the exercises will be packed with vim and vigor, the Kobersonville High School band having willingly agreed to re turn for the occasion and add to the entertainment program. The schedule for Monday calls for a game that afternoon and one that evening, the second game to usher in night ball for the Mar tins on their home grounds. Mills Speeding Up Cotton Prod net ion Home, (Ja. ? Anticipating greatly increased demands for cotton goods during 1940. manufacturers have speeded up and expanded operations during the months just past, the Na tional Cotton Council said today The 22.872.414 active spindles in the country operated at 102 6 per cent of capacity in January, as compared with 100.7 per cent in December and 87.5 per cent in January a year ago For the threo months' period end ing January 31, monthly operations in cotton spinning averaged 101.5 per cent of capacity, as compared with 91.8 per cent in the preceding quarter. Average monthly rate was 96.6 per cent for the first half of the current cotton season, wit in u2t> per cent in January as the high point and 85.1 per cent in August as the l<>\\ RESULTS Tuesday. April 30. Wilson 15. Williamston 5 Tarboro 16. Greenville 7 ?Go Idaho ro 8, Kmattm 2 darkness). New Bern 8. Snow Hill 8. (12 inn ings. darkness). Wednesday, May 1. Tarboro 9. Wilson 5. Williamston 12, Greenville 1 Ney Bern 3. Goldshuru th ?Kinston 2. Snow Hilfrtr. ' Thursday, May 2. Wilson 3. Tarboro 2. Kinston 14, Snow Hill 4. Williamston 12, Greenville 7. Goldsboro 10, New Bern 5. tice, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 28th day of March. 1940. | MRS. FANNIE LEGGETT, Administratrix of the Estate of N. T. Leggett. ^oe^^Manning^Att^^^^^^^t2^T No lengthy program is plan ned. but President J. K.ason Lil ley is of the opinion that brief exercises should be held even though a bit delayed. The band, coming here through the cour tesy of Professor Aiken. Mr. N. C. Everett and other Roberson ville citizens, will form a parade at the Central Pilling Station that afternoon at 3 o'clock, march to the field where Old Glory#will be raised in deep center. A brief concert will follow the flag rais ing. and the afternoon game is slated to get underway prompt Iv at 8 o'clock, and increased at tendance upon both games is ex pected. Older ) <>uf/i ( tub lias Heen Organized Iti (homm County An Older Youth Club for farm boys and girls above the regular 4-11 club age has been organized in Cho wan County, reports J W Crawford county agent .?t l.n gt ^ here The Lmps Will Be Next Week According to an announcement from President Ray Goodmon's of fice this morning, the Coastal Plain League umpires will be stationed at the following towns during the week of May 5-12 Hanna and Rosin r will follow Greenville; Kearney and Vickers. Goldsboro; King and Stroner. Kins ton. and Cibulka and Jolliff. will officiate in the Tarbora games. The "blind toms" in the league this season, according to the jans, are still making mistakes, but n?it as many as those of the past years. DR. V. H. NEWBORN OPTOMETRIST Please Note Date Changes Robersonville office. 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