Marlins Are Reduced
From Champs to the
Chumps in A Season
Divide Twin Bill
With Tarboro Cub
Team Here Friday
Red Swain and Rock Build
Up Records As Final
Curtain Falls
Friday afternoon a mediocre sea
son ended cm a mediocre note. The
hopelessly entrenched cellarite Mar
tins halved a bargain bill with Tar
bsro's Cubs 4-2 and 6-11 in a pair
of games that, as far as strategic
importance is concerned, might just
as well have not been played.
Nevertheless, three durable league
ietords fell before the Martins on
slaught, salving some of their pres
tige for the locals who changed from
champs to chumps in one surprising
year. First, the Martins cuffed the
Cubs 4-2 in the opener of the twin
bill in S# minutes to set a new league
marie behind the eight-hit hurling
of Manager Red Swain. Next, slam
ming Les Rock, the Martins' lead
ing hitter, blasted out his 17th and
18th triples of the year, to outdis
tance Roy Kennedy, of Kinston. and
break the old loop standard. Final
ly, Manager Red Swain, pitching in
both contests, retired seven men via
the strikeout route to go well in ad
vance of his last year's mark of 186
and the total of 202 pasted by Big
Jim Rollins, of Martin fame, dur
ing the days when the Coastal Plain
circuit was listed among the semi
pro ranks.
Tarboro scored first in the opener
on second stanza bingles by Eure
and Don Parker but this was nulli
fied in the Martin third. Swain reach
ed base on an error, advanced on an
infield out, and counted on Lozier
Newman's single to left.
Following four scoreless frames,
the Martins winged McHenry in the
eighth for the winning runs. New
man and Rock drew walks, the for
mer tallying on Popovich's single to
left field. Successive bingles by An
derson and Swain, after.Marcel got
on on a fielder's choice, were good
for two more scores and the triumph,
Williamston's 47th of the season
against 77 defeats.
But it was a different story in
the nightcap and season finale as
the Martins sustained their 7Btn set
back Manager Red Swain trudged
back to the hill with his weary "soup
bone," remaining just long enough
to whiff six batter, before retiring
into the comparative obscurity of
the dugout. Reached for 14 hits in 5
1-3 innings. Pop Popovich was cred
ited with the loss.
Williamston unleashed lU big guns
with a six-hit, three run attack in
the second verse. Successive singles
by Stoiler, Popovich, Marcel, Ed
mondson. Miller and Taylor account
ed for the damage. However, the
Cubs used a similar number of base
hits in the succeeding stanza includ
ing home runs by Schultz and Mc
Henry and Mincy's double, to bet
ter advantage for five runs and a lead
that was never thereafter seriously
challenged.
?nte Cubs duplicated their six-hit, |
five run insurrection in the seventh j
inning of the abbreviated after piece
to insure the victory. Coming to the
plate for their last time, the Martins
scored twice inkheir half of the sev
enth on Rock's record breaking tri
ple, SUltier's double and oni base
blows by Popovich and Marcel, but
it just wasn't enough.
Though he hit safely on five of
eight occasions, Manager Swain fail
ed In his hearty attempts to blast
the sphere out of the park and lead
the league in guthian wallops. Don
Parker led the invading Cubs' power
tactics, also with five safeties for
eightattempta^
STANDINGS
W
L
Pel
Wilson
77
49
611
Tarboro
72
51
585
Goldsboro
66
58
532
Kinston
63
60
.512
Snow Hill
62
64
492
New Bern
32
?7
464
Greenville
53
71
.427
WILLIAMSTON
47
76
.376
RESULTS
Friday. August M.
Tarbo
Williamston 4-6. Tarboro 2-11
New Bern 16. Kins ton 6.
Wilson 3, Greenville 0.
Goldsboro 15. Snow Hill 13
Extreme Care Should Be
lltetl In Picking Cotton
To avoid losses in grade and sta
ple, pick cotton promptly and fre
quently, but not while green or
wet. Store the seed cotton in a dry
place and stir it frequently to pre
vent heating. At the gin. demand
slow and careful ginning to assure
smooth preparation. Tb maintain
purity of variety, dump the rolls,
clean the gin, and catch the plant
ing seed at the breast. The planting
seed should be stored in a dry builds
i'1*- - B
Friday, August 36.
First Game
Tarboro Ab H H PO A E
Metelski, lb 4 1 0 9 0 0
Davis, ss 2 0 0 2 6 1
Mincy, If 5 0 110 0
McHenry, p 5 0 2 10 0
Schenz. 2b 4 0 0 5 5 0
Donner, 3b 3 112 2 0
Eure, rf 4 0 2 3 0 0
Little, c 4 0 0 0 1 0
Parker, cf 4 0 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 24 14 1
Williamston Ab R H PO A E
Taylor, cf 5 0 0 3 0 0
Slakis, 3b 3 0 112 0
Newman, If 3 113 0 0
Rock, lb 3 1 0 10 0 0
Stotler. ss 4 0 13 10
Popovich, 2b 4 0 2 2 2 0
Marcel, c 3 1110 0
Anderson, rf 4 0 3 3 0 0
Miller, rf 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swain, p 4 12 15 0
Totals 33 4 11 27 10 0
Score bv innings: R
Tarboro 010 000 001?2]
Williamston 001 000 03x
Runs batted in: Parker, Newman,
Popovich, Anderson, Davis. Two
base hits: Parker 2, Popovich. Stolen
bases: Metelski 2. Double plays: Da
vis, Schenz and Metelski 2. Left on
bases: Tarboro 11. Williamston 8.
Bases on bulls: off McHenry 3, Swain
3. Struck out: by Swain 1. Balk: tyfc
Henry. Umpires: Joliff and Latham.
'Time: 59 minutes.
Second Game
Tarboro Ab R H PG A E
Metelski, lb 4 0 0 4 0 0|
Schultz, cf 4 2 3 1 0
Mincy, If 4 2 3 1 0 0
McHenry, ss 4 2 2 2 2 0
Schenz, 2b 4 0 1 4 0 0
Donner, 3b 3 1 2 2 2 0
Euro, rf 4 2 2 4 0 0
Little, c 4 1110 0
Parker, p 4 1 3 0 2 0
Totals '35 11 17 21 8 0
Williamston Ab R H PG A E
"Diylor, cf 4 0 12 0 0
Slakis. 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Swain, p-lb 4 13 3 3"
Rock, lb 2b 4 12 41 0
Stotler, ss 4 2 3 2 0 0
Popovich, 2b-p 3 0 2 1 2 0
Marcel, c 4 0 2 6 0 0
Edmondaon, If 3 112 0 0]
Miller, rf 3 12 10
Totals 33 6 16 21 6 0
Score, by innings: R
Tarboro 005 001 5?11
Williamston 030 010 2? 6
Runs batted in: Schultz 2, Mc
Henry 2, Parker 3, Rock, Schenz,
Donner 2, Eure, Stotler, Popovich.
Two base hits: Mincy 2, Miller, Lit
tle, SUitler. Three base hits: Rock
2, Parker, Donner. Home run:
Schultz, McHenry. Struck out. by
Parker 1, Swain 6. Hits: off Swain
3 in 3 1-3; Popovich 14 in 5 1-3. Um
pires: Latham and Joliff. Losing
pitcher: Popovich. Time: 57 min.
The School Bells
Will Ring Thursday
THAT MEANS
Clothes and Shoes
For the Children
Our stock was never more complete than
now to outfit the children for school. We
have anything from a pencil to a suit of
clothes for the boy. You'll find our
prices are lower ? As to the quality,
don't worry about that?We sell only
the best.
Bring the children in and let ut at till
yon in making them ready for tchool.
Martin Supply Co.
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Tenuis Tournament
Reaches Its Peak In
Preliminary Rounds
INumber of Holly (lonleHted
Matched Take Place
Suiiilay
Preliminary rounds of the county
wide tennis tourney have virtually
been completed with competition
ever increasing as weaker players
fall by the wayside. Rain last night
and early today, however, has hin
dered the completion of the second
round and for that reason the dead
line for second-round matches will
be carried over until Thursday noon.
All matches unplayed by that time,
except under special conditions, will
be punished by forfeits at the dis
cretion of tourney officials.
Sunday afternoon in the second
stanza features. Vernon Bunting out
lasted James Manning, 6-3. 6-4, in
singles and the veteran doubles team
of Oscar Anderson and Rush Bon
durant ousted youngsters Junie Peel
and Howard Cone in the hottest bat
tle thus far, 8-6, 6-8, 6-4. Onb mem
ber of the gallery was quoted as con
sidering the brand of tennis the best
he had ever seen played on local
courts.
Other scores Anderson by forfeit;
Bill Spivey over William Everett,
6-0, 6-2; Jim Cooke over Leman
Barnhill, 4-6. 6-2, 6-3; Hardy Rose
over Dillon Cobb 7-5, 6-2; Bondurant
bye; Pittman Trahey over Cooke
Critcher, 6-2, 6-0.
Matches remaining include; Shel->
bon Hall vs. Joe Holliday; Wheeler
Manning vs. C. D. Pittman; Joe
Thrower vs. Howard Cone; Cortez
Green vs. Junie Peel. ?
In a separate tournament are con
testants for the consolation crown.
First round pairings are: Oswald
Stalls vs. Arthur Bertolett; Noah
Hardison vs. Roy Coltrain; Monk
Cobb vs. Bud Crockett; Dick Daniel
vs. Ham Price; Roger Critcher vs.
James Bullock.?Jack?Manning?v#r
Neil Jones; Eddie Trahey vs. Davis
Harrison; Robert Cowen, bye.
Up-to-the-minute dope on the lo
cal tennis situation can be obtained
from the cardboard communiques
posted in The Enterprise window.
Participants are urged to report their
scores as soon as possible after play
ing in order to facilitate this pub
lic service.
Things To Watch
For In The Future
A new cigar, exceedingly slender
and (our inches long, may make its
debut soon, termed the "genteel ver
sion" of the famous though inelegant
Pittsburgh stogie . . . The latest in
uses for polymerized vinyl plastic is
as fillings for teeth?it is claimed
that it hardens withdtit shrinkage
and thus locks itself permanently in
the cavity ... A polariod study lamp
with special non-glare qualities,
available for the first time at a price
to fit a student's pocketbook ? de
scribed as the modern successor to
the time-honored "gooseneck" stu
dent lamp . . . The "Information
Please" movie short that included
Wendell Willkie?already it's had so
many repeat bookings that it rates
as the largest-grossing short subject
ever released by RKO.
I
RunU Should Be Weeded
Out Of Pullet Flock
*
According to C. F. Parrish, State
College extension poultryman, the
pullet flock, if it has been fed and
housed properly, should be ready
now to begin laying. The only cull
ing possible in this kind of flock is
the elimination of the very small de
formed pullets and those with small
combs, an Indication of slow sex
ual maturity. This weeding out of
the runts is perhaps the safest cull
ing that can be practiced with pul
lets at this season. Of course, the
oldest birds may be culled through
out the year.
Hit-Run Victim
Recuperating at the Angell Me
morial Hospital in Boston, is Peter,
five-year-old springer spaniel. The
log suffered two broken fore legs
when struck by a hit and run driver.
Doctors predict a npeedy recovery.
U. S. Farm Program
Big Help To State
The story of agriculture in North
?uruhin? dur+nfr the |mst seven years
under the National Farm Program
is a story of mere Income .more con
servation. and more security, says
Dr. I. O. Schaub, director of the State
College Extension Service. "What's
more important," he declared, "is
that it has been a democratic pro
gram, with the farmers helping to
run things."
Here are some of the facts and fig
ures Dr. Schuuli cited in reporting on
the progress: The cash income of
North Carolina farmers was 148
per cent higher in 1939 than
1932; buying power increased 231
per pent from 1932; farm real estate
values in 1940 are 60 per cent above
those of 1933; 2,013 acres of 1940
wheat was protected by crop insur
ance; the Farm Credit Administra
tion agencies loaned $78,366,676 from
1933 to 1939; debts of low-income
farmers were reduced $970,707 un
der Farm Security Administration
debt adjustment service; and 31,102,
000 pounds of surplus foodstuffs
wi re distributed tu needy families
in the last fiscal year.
Under conservation, 228.400 North
Carolina farmers participated in the
1939 AAA program, representing
about 67 per cent of the State's crop
land. Participation is even higher In
1940 In 1939 a total of 969,113 acres
of North Carolina farm land wai
covered by 5-year agreements with
the Soil Conservation Service. Dur
ing 1939 a total of 1,175,800 trees
were planted with Federal asaiat
Farmers are also more secure in
their homes. From 1935 to 1940 15,
824 farm families received rural re
habilitation loans totaling more than
$7,670,000. and $461,730 in grants
were made during the same period.
Four hundred and nineteen tenant
families started toward ownership
by loans for farm purchases, and 4,
912 miles of rural electric lines to
serve 20,878 farm families was made
possible by allotments of the Ru
ral Electrification Administration.
"All of this was in North Carolina
and such progress will continue," Dr.
Schaub asserted.
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High {fuulity Laying llrn*
Upcoming More I'opnlar
High quality laying hens rapidly
are becoming more popular with
farm families of Durham County, ac
cording to J. A. Sutton, assistant farm
agent of the State College Exten
sion Service,
Softball Finals Are
In One-All Deadloek
Hardv Twirls His
Episcopalians To
An 11-1 Victory
Mighty Slick Work Blur* the
Pitching Record of
Manning
Long and lanky Parson John Har
dy pitched his underdog Episcopal
ian mates to an 11-1 victory over the
Methoterians yestcrdajKto square the
two-out-of-three final series. Making
his first start in several weeks. Har
dy gave only two hits, struck out
two and held the Methos without a
run until the final frame. Mean
while, the suddenly rejuvenated eel
larites were pounding 14 safe blows
off the offerings of Wheeler Man
ning.
A three-run blast in the first inn
ing was enough Tor the win. ancT a
seventh verse that saw six tallies
cross the plate made the triumph de
cisive. Pete Fowden opened the win
ners' attack with a single and stole
s?*cond. Another single by "Dime-a
Dance" Jim Cooke gave the initial
score and when Jack Saunclers dou
bled after Jim Critcher got life on
an error, two more markers came in
Fowden duplicated his performance
in the next canto, this time scoring
on a hit by Jim Rhodes. Taylor Ma
lone's hit and a two-base miscue by
Roger CritCher accounted for anoth
er singleton in the third.
Manning settled for the next two
spasms and shutout the victory
hungry Episcopals. but that was only
the quiet before the storm Stuart
Critcher beat out a bunt to open the
fateful inning. Successive one-base
hits by Morris "I can hit that apple
but give me a bicycle" Moore. Reg
Simpson. Malone and Fowden. rat
tled off before a man was retired.
Cooke then hit safely, J. Critcher
was safe on an error, and Saunders
doubled. Hardy kindly consented to
strike out to put an end to the orgy
The losers' score came when* Wil
liam Everett walked with one gone
in the seventh. Here the usually
staunch Episcopal defense tempor
arily weakened when two errors
were committed to allow Everett to
tally when Dillon Cobb laced a hit
to center field. The other hit off
Hardy was an infield blow by George
Cunningham in the third. Only six
balls were hit to the outfield dur
ing the afternoon, including Cobb's
single.
Five Episcopalians got two hits
apiece, but Saunders' two doubles
Were the only ones for extra bases.
Wednesday afternoon at 5:15 the
battle that will determine the cham
pion of the City Softball Circuit for
1940 will be run off. Should the Epis
copalians win, they would provide
the league with a champion that fin
ished in the cellar during the regu
lar season and won only two games
against 11 losses over that period of
time. They eliminated the class of
the league in a semi-final series when
the league leading Christians fell,
two games to one. The Christians had
dropped only two games of 13 dur
,..i?i.. i..
lllg Lilt ll'JjUIUI Mlltuuir. 1 III- IV11 I I I
oCerfans finished m second place .ii
tor sotting an early-season pace that
saw them lead the loon with a_pcr
fect record for six games.
(J a me time will prnt>abiy tout ei:
ther John Hardy or Taylor Malone
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to publicly thank every
one of my friends and neighbors for
the many acts of kindness shown me
during the recent flood. I was the
only citizen to remain in the Islands
during tin- high watei and 1 muli -
aged to also keep my team and cat
tle on dry land, the highest land 1
possessed. You were very kind and
thoughtful of me and I assure you
every little act or expression in my
interest was sincerely appreciated.
W W GRIFFIN
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our apprecia
tion and thanks to the firemen,
neighbors and cither friends for
their assistance during the fire that
destroyed our packhouse, August 27
Robcrson and Peel
IN MKMOR1AM
Tn sad but loving memory of our
dear mother, Mrs. Alice V. Stallings,
who left us one year ago today, Au
gust 2ot h, m
We have lost our darling mother,
She has bid us all adieu;
She has gone to live in Heaven,
And her form is lost to view
Weep not that her toils are over.
Weep not that her race is run,
God grant we may rest as calmly
When our work like hers is done
One year ago you left us
For the home beyond the sky,
Where there is no pain or sorrow,
We will meet you bye and ybe
But we miss you, darling mother,
Miss your voice and tender care;
And our hearts are always saddened,
When we see your vacant chair.
Oh, the memory of the morning,
As we stood wtih breaking hearts;
Saw the? one we love so dearly,
Pierced by death's most cruel dart.
Oh .how hard we tried to save you,
Prayers and tears were all in vain;
Happy Angels came and tcxik you
From this world of toil* and pain.
Those hands that toiled for us are
folded.
Your dear warm heart is stilled;
A place is vacant in our hearts,
That never can be filled
Dear hands thai did go much for us.
When helplessly we lay;
God knows they worked continu
ously, /)
But they are gone today.
Her
-gotten.
Children.
Number Airplane
Fatalities (*aiiiiii?
-*
Already this year in North Caro
lina. there have been nine air trans
portation deaths, divided as follows:
Two in July, one in June, two in
Marrh. three in Fehruarv and one in
January Through the same period
last year there were only two. with
seven for the entire year Air fatali
ties in North Carolina for the entir?
year of 1938 totaled nine, for 1937.
seven .and for 1938. eight
There have been 151 deaths from
burns so far this year, as compared
with 153 for the same period last
year?not much difference. Tin
greatest number to occur during any
month this year was 35 in March,
while in 1939 there were 35 in June,
so it s?*ms that the season does not
have much to do with deaths from
burns ? neither the bitterly cold
nnxiths, nor -Jo4y.?whiv-h includes -
Independence Day. still celebrated
with abandon in some sections, al
though many corrtinunities have ban
ned the ind use rim mate use of explo
sives and fireworks
Macon t'ounty banner Yels
Fro fit From Hole Hearts
From one acre of pole beans, the
first he had ever planted. Hill Ken
ner of the Walnut Creek section of
Macon County made a net profit of
$175 this summer, reports Farm
Agent S W. Mendenhall
A full survey of the food industry
to determine its capacities in various
fields which would be available in
time of national emergency is being
made by the Defense Advisory Com
mission. "
on the mound as opposed to Wheel
er Manning or Krnest Mears
The box
lYlethoterians
Ah
K
II
G. Cunningham.
if 4
6
I
Cobh, ss
4
0
1
Wise. 2b
4
0
0
Whitley. If
2
0
0
\{. Critcher. 3b
?>
0 '
0
Manning, p
3
0
p
Everett, lb-cf
3
1
0
Kogcrson. e
3
0
(1
Crofton. lb
3
0
0
Totals
v 28
1
2
Episcopalians
Ab
K
11
Fowden. 2b-sf
4
3
2
Rhodes. If
4
0
2
Cooke, ss
3
2
??
J. Critcher, cf
4
2
0
Saunders, lb
4
0
2
Hardy, p
4
0
1
S. Critcher, ss-2h
? 3
1
1
Moore, rf
3
1
1
Simpson, 3b
3
1
1
Malone, c
3
1
2
Totals
35
11
14
Score by innings: R
Methotenans 000 000 1 1
F.piscopulians 311 000 x II
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and. by virtue of the power
of tale contained in a certain deed of
trust executed to the undersigned
Trustee, dated November 2, 1939. and
uf"record in the Register of Deeds
Office in Book P-2 page 329 to se
cure certain notes of even date there
with and the stipulations in said
Deed of Trust not having been com
plied with and at the request of the
holder of said bonds, the under
signed Trustee will, on Monday,
September 30. 1940. at 12 o'clock,
Noon, in front of the Courthouse
door Martin County, offer for sale
to the highest bidder, for cash, the
following described tract of land
Adjoining the lands of R. W Sals
bury and Brother, Mrs. J B. Ever
ett. Fred Barnhili, Harry Waldo. B
B- Shcrrod and others, and compos
ed -of-4he- following tracts or parcel*
of land; ? conveyed to O T. Everett
by Joseph Purvis and wife, deed
dated September 10, 1919. and re
corded in the Martin County Regis
try in Book Y-l, page 363. Julius
Hooker and Harry Davis and wives
by deed dated February 1. 1918, and
recorded in said registry in Book
T 1 page 314. J B Anthony and
wife by deed dated January 22.
1917. and of record in Book L-l.
page 436, M. P Taylor and wife by
Deed dated November 3. 1919, and
of record in Btx?k YYY. page 460.
Joseph Purvis and wife by Deed
dated September Hi. 1919, and of
record in Book Y-l, page 362 A
Shcrrod and wife by deed dated
Decern ber 6, 1906. a nd of record in
Book MMM. page 471, Clara Ever
ftt by Deed dated December 15.
1919, and recorded in Book B-2.
page 471 Containing 284 82 acres,
more or less.
This 30th day of August. 1940
^ B A CRITCHER.
s3-4t Attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina Martin County In
The Superior Court.
County of Martin vs. Katie Simp
kins. Pearl Koberson, Warrel Wells
and Mary Dare Tuffnell.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain
judgment entitled as above, signed
by L. B. Wynne. Clerk of the Su
perior Court, on the 2nd day of
September, 1940. the undersigned
commissioner will, on the 2nd day of
October, 1940, at twelve o'clock noon,
in front of the courthouse door of
Martin County, sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed real estate, to wit
A certain tract or parcel of land in
Williams Township. Martin County.
containing 2 12 acres, more or less,
adjoining the lands of Leland Rober
son, Dennis Simmons Lumber Co.,
Janies.ville and Williamston High
way and Gardner's Creek, and be
ing a part of tract No 3 as described
in the Register of Deeds office in
Book JJJ at page 95.
This the 2nd day of Sept . 1940
CHAS. H. MANNING.
s3-4t Commisioner
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