Martins Stay In Fourth Place In TiRace
Two New Catchers and
Outfielder Are Signed
Strocchio, Veteran
Receiver, Arrives
Here Tomorrow
???
Charlie "Donald Duck" Wil
cox Leaves Today; Clyde
I'ellus Released
?
New Bern's Bears gained revenge
over there last night when they edg
ed out the Martins 10-9 in a 10 in
. ning clash which saw both teams
scoring almost at will jn several
frames.
Pick Cherry kent o^. Iocals jn
the runnmg with a circuit clout in
the second with one on.
Ken Rymer started on the mound
jor the Martins but was relieved by
,.ea Greeo. who was charged with
the defeat.
The pressure is now on in the
Coastal Plain League with three
teams racing in a terrific battle for
a first division berth.
Williamston's Martins, at present
in fourth place, are two and a half
games behind third-place New
Bern. But Rocky Mount's Leafs are
right behind the locals, being only
a game and a half out of the top
^racket. And Goldsboro is following
Williamston by only two games
There are 21 playing days left in
the current season, with the Martins
having nine more home games. Ev
ery other team in the loop will play
at least one more game here with
the exception of New Bern, the
schedule calling for one more con
test in New Bern.
Williamston will play Kinston,
Tarboro and Wilson four more times
each. Due to the fact that the Tobs
do not return here but once more,
one of the two rained out games with
that club will have to be cancelled,
according to a statement from
League President Ray Goodmon's
office this mprning.
The Martins are slated to engage
Goldsboro, Greenville and Rockv
Mount each three times.
In an attempt to keep his Martins
in the play-offs, Skipper Frank
Rodgers is making a number of
changes in the roster. With the leav
ing of Charlie "Donald Duck" Wil
cox for Mobile. Ala . Rodgers has
signed Charlie Ferrell, former New
Bern catcher. The Duck has done an
excellent Job here this summer and
everyone realizes that they are los
ing one of the team's most valuable
players. Wilcox has done unusually
_ well at bat this lemnn, hitting well
over .300, but despite the fact that
his absence will weaken the club
everyone wishes him the best of
luck at his new position of athletic
director for the large Mobile High
School.
- The Skipper also announced the
release of Clyde Petlus, rookie re
ceiver, today, and stated that Neal
Strocchie, veteran catcher from
Burlington, would report tomorrow
Strocchio has been playing semi-pro
ball this season but has three years'
professional experience behind him
and it is thought that with he and
Ferrell to do the receiving, the Mar
tins will be well taken care Of in
that department.
Trot Leary, Chowan County boy
who started the season with Tarboro
has been signed by the locals, and
wlU P'"y left field tonight in Golds
Rules of the
Road . . .
HAND SIGNALS
Sec. 116, Motor Vehicle Lawa of
North Carolina?"(a) The driver of
any vehicle upon a highway before
atarting, stopping or turning from
a direct line ahall first see that such
movement can be made in safety and
if any pedestrian may be affected by
such movement shall give a clearly
audible signal by sounding the horn,
and whenever the operation of any
other vehicle may be affected by
such movement shall give a signal as
required in this section plainly vis
ible to the dnver~of Sucholher ve
hicle of the intention to make such
movement.
"(b) The signal herein required
shall be given by means of the hand
and arm in the manner herein spec
ified, or by any approved mechani
cal or electrical signal device ex
cept that when a vehicle is so con
structed or loaded as to prevent the
hand and arm signal from being vis
ible both to the front and rear the
signal shall be given by a device of
a type which has been approved by
the State. Whenever the signal is
given the driver ahall indicate his
intention to start, atop or turn by
extending hand and arm from and
beyond the left side of the vehicle
as hereinafter set forth. Left turn?
hand and arm horizontal, forefinger
pointing. Right turn?hand and arm
pointed upward. Stop?hand and
arm pointed downward. All signals
hicle during last SO feet traveled."
cle during last fifty feet traveled."
This is one of the most important
of all the laws and regulations cov
ering the operation of motor ve
hicles. Before starting, stopping or
turning from a direct line, give a
signal?the correct signal?and give
it in plenty of time.
Who's Where
FRIDAY, ADO. 15
Williamston at Goldsboro
Rocky Mount at Tarboro
Wilson at Kinston
New Bern at Greenville
SATURDAY, AUG. 1C
Goldsboro at Willlamston
Tarboro at Rocky Mount
Kinston at Wilson
Greenville at New Bern
SUNDAY, AUG. 17
Rocky Mount at Greenville
Wilson at Goldsboro
Williamston at Kinston
New Bern at Tarboro
__ MONDAY. AUG. 18
Greenville at Rocky Mount
Goldsboro at Wilson
Kinston at Williamston
Tarboro at New Bern
Sees F.D.R.
W. Averell Harriman, lend-lease co
ordinator, leaves the White House
after a conference with the Presi
dent. Mr. Harrinian flew to the l.S
from London for his first visit since
March 15th.
Large Feet Add To
The Army Shoe Bill
Washington ? Soldiers' feet
larger than government buyers esti
mated at the start of the defense
program, and as a result the average
cost of each pair of shoes has in
creased 2 cents. ?
Defense purchase officials said
that the demand for larger shoe
sizes in the Army had been heavier
than expected and. accordingly, the
latest acquisition of 1,000,008 pairs of
shoes averaged a full size larger
than previous purchases. The med
ium size was 10, compared with the
previous medium of size 9.
The officials said that 75 per cent
of the purchase was composed of
shoes with composition soles and 25
per cent of shoes with leather soles.
The price was about $3.40 a pair,
compared with $3.38 on the last
previous purchase.
The Army was increasing its pur
chase of shoes with composition soles
it was said, in order to make ade
quate tests of the material.
boro, which means that Chesty
Sparr will return to his old post at
first base. "I really hate to take Dick
Cherry off first base for he has been
doing an excellent job," said Rodgers,
"but I feel like I am strengthening
the team as a whole in making such
a move.'
So the batteries tonight in Golds
boro will be Harry Humphries and
Charlie Ferrell. Tomorrow night
when' the Bugs play here, Slim
Gardner or Ken Rymer will do the
pitching and Ferrell is scheduled to
toe behind the plate.
Rxrfr StaALurui
'XL junfo
XkrrtdSb
FUNERALS IN NORTH CARO-j
LINA WERE VERY IMPORTANT |
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS . . .
A century and a half ago, funerals
in North Carolina were considered
public affairs; and were in a way
part of the social activity of a com
munity. Every plantation was re
quired to have a fenced burial place
for interring all Christians, bond or
free. No person could bo buried se
cretly; for it was required that three
or four "neighbors" view the corpse
to protect citizens against foul play.
These neighbors were the eoroners
of that day.
Invitations were sent to the rela
tives and friends of the deceased.
Others from town and country at
tended funerals as though the entire
community had a standing invita
tion.
A Philadelphia merchant who
came to North Carolina in 1787 re
corded in his notes the custom of giv
ing the minister and bearers white
"Scarffs and Bands." A scarf was
composed of about three yards and
a half of white linen and hung from
the right shoulder. The band for the
hat was of white linen also, and was
about 1 1-2 yards in length.
Feasting and drinking was an im
portant part of the funeral ceremon
ies. In Mecklenburg County one fun
eral was celebrated to the tune of
"seven gallons" of whiskey and |
feasting; all the cost was at the ex
pense of the estate
In her remarkable Journal of a
Lady of Quality Miss Janet Schaw |
provides for us an interesting ac
count of the funeral of Jean Corbin.
Mrs. Corbin was the widow of James
Innes and of Francis Corbin; and she
was buried between her two hus
bands at "Point Pleasant" near |
Wilmington. Her funeral "in a man
ner suitable to her fortune," was de
scril>ed by Miss Schaw: 'Everybody
of fashion both from the town and
round the country were invited but
the solemnity was greatly hurt by
a set of volunteers, who, I thought,
must have fallen from the moon;
above a hundred of whom (of both
sexes), arrived in canoes, just as the
clergyman was going to begin the
service, and made such a noise, it
was hardly to be heard. A hogshead
of rum and broth and vast quanti
ties of pork, beef and corn-bread
were set forth for the entertainment |
of these gentry. But as they observ
ed the tables already covered for
the guests, after the guneral, they
took care to be first back from it,
and before any one got to the hall,
were placed at the tables."
Bits ()' Business In
The United States!
Don't expect to see any definite
percentage figures on how much pro
duction of autos and refrigerators,
washing machines, etc.?is to be cur
tailed; the raw materials situation
is such that these industries, and the
defense officials, will just have to
go along, doing the best they can,
month to month predictions are
out . . . Nation's department store
sales for week ending August 2nd
showed another 27 per cent gain ov
er same week last year . . . Farm
commodities still exempt from"priced
control legislation draft?their prices
would have to hit 110 per cent of
"parity" before being subjected to
ceilings; at maximums, that would
mean about $1.29 a bushel for wheat;
94c a bushel for corn; 26c a pound for
flue-cured tobacco; $1.19 a bushel
. . . Look for open-mesh hose, in !
colors, and made of cotton, as relief
for silk hosiery shortage; also ^ose
with cotton or rayon tops and feet; |
du Pont expects to be producing en
ough nylon yarn for 40 per cent of
nation's hosiery by end of the year.
??= STORY OF NORTH CARO
"NA history BOOKS is a
LONG, LONG "HISTORY"
One hundred and ten years ago
an interesting chapter was written
m the story of publishing North
Carolina history books. The records
of the state legislature for 1831 re
veal the fact that long ago the peo
ple s representatives in Raleigh were
discussing aiding Archibald D Mur
Phey in his effort to collect inform
ation necessary for writing the story
of our state.
Murphey's memorial to the State
legjaliture stated that for years he
had been rng?grrf-m collecting upp
teria s for a correct history of North
Carolina, and that he was unable to
complete the work without liberal
pecuniary aid." He had been author
terv 1 r' dS b>' Way ,,f lo(
tery for the project; but there were
m.able "n,,ations Whereby he was
'?it, a ?St'?Uro th<" u"al amount
d Approximately $50 000 was
necessary, and the proposed lottery
*as for only $15,000 A -subsequent
i n l jPjSS authorizing the pres
! directors of the Literary
rund to raise by means of a lot-'
b ry. a sum of $50,000 to be used bv
Murphcy for paying the expense of
cxtonsivt? research.
In 1K3I the memorial to the legis
h nTio carrv't'r' had
n< to carrj the second authorized
lottery into effect. Thus there was
a request that Murphcy be permtt'
ed to go ahead with the $50,000 lot
diXy^tlt)zUL^u^uUtig._1t1e action
* 1 Hectors of the Literary Fund.
,0 the n' 'r,ab ,u'vded, according
t > the memorial, were deposited in
among h' ""'T in K"K|??d. and
among the early records of other
colonies including Georgia. South
Carolina and Virginia. Copies of the
d"~tS 111 E"?land were needed
and Murphcy was ready t? make the'
aid wr"a ",Va" if sufficient
i,,n were given,
fr.e^,I(TIUtUre "f 1831 was >'"t as
friendly toward lotteries as former
orm u;:;V:Xr;:d M-nphcya me,
When ti? k ii a c*?mrn*tt<
vv ... the bill concerning the lottery
ant memorial was returned to the
g stature, it was accompanied bv
the following report: y
"That However anxious they are to
?;V'vC;rCI '!,story <>f North Caro
h"a, y.t a failure of a similar at
b mpt made by the petitioners, not
many years since, connected with the
the lvT hfZI>rd; contemplated in
he Memorial, upon the morality ?
(?un,ity'indi,c,,s ???
. A 11 i . ?r" Bi"and Mi"'
rSF?Uw-"""
No 'Summer Lull'
hi Business Wor It i
-??-?
tavmn C"""0i '"'gislation, the m.w
, ',,,d eastern gas rationing all
have sort of settled down for sum
mer simmering on the back of the
business stove but retail trade is
"'fio.it, and sizzling' Instead of us
ual hot-weather lull, this summer is
proving by far the best that retailers
have known u> more than a decade
Increased purchasing power trace
able to defense "boom" is the dom
inant factor, of course, but lately
scare buying" has been increasing
as consumers tend to purchase, be
yond their current needs because of
threats of shortages and price rises.
This is especially true in the case of
durable goods and staple clothing
One mens clothing chain is showing
a gain of 51.4 per cent over last year,
and big mail order companies whicli
do a substantial business in durable
consumers' items have had gains
ranging from 30 to 42 per cent A
somewhat exaggerated example of
now shortage and price-rise appre
hension affects consumers is visible
right now in the frantic rush at the
silk stockings counters.
Wrecked Russian Bridge Fails to Halt Nazis
Russian destruction of tho frontier bridge in bockground fa ill to holt the invading German army. Pioneer
troopo have erected an auxiliary bridge alongside the wrecked one and motorised troops already are rolling
across toward tbs front, according to the official Gorman caption with this radiophoto from Berlin.
Rodgers Hits Homer in'
Eighth To 'Slav' Bears
New Bern Falls ?l
4 to 2 Before Pete
Kunis Wednesday
???
Fretl Hoyl<> Make- One of th?
Most Oul-damliug dutches
Kver Seen in l.ragui1
?
Pete Kunis continued his winning
ways on the mound as the Williams
ton Martins conquered New Bern's
Bears 4-2 here last Wednesday eve
ning Kunis hooked up with Roland
Longest in a hurling duel, and gain
ed the edge when the Bear hurler
weakened in the eighth. Both allow
ed eight hits, while Pete fanned eight
batters and Longest seven
Skipper Frank Rodgers played a
leading role in the victory, knock
ing in three of the local tallies In
the first inning, after two walks, twa
errors and two wild pitches, the Skip
per singled to left field to lie tin
game up.
Both pitchers settled down, and
goosecggs were in ordei under the
eighth frame. With two men out
Chesty Sparr singled to left and
Rodgers slammed the ball on the
gym for a home run to drive in the
winning runs.
Oqi^rff till' best, if not the best,
catches of the season here was made
in the fifth when Fred Hoyle raced
all the way to the school building to
snag Swiggett's drive It took fan's
some lime In leili/o ll?:.I lloy|,- |M1|
made this seemingly impossible
catch, w hich looked- like a three
base blow.
After tile first inning. Kunis had
very little trouble except in the
eighth, when a single and an error
put runners on first and second with
only one out. Hut Pete fanned Loon
Thompson, slugging first baseman,
and Walton filed out to right field
to halt any scoring.
Babe Turkey, with two for three,
led the Martins, but Skipper Rodgers
pair of "clutch" safeties, rate high
mention Dick Cherry, playing a
bang-up first base, had a perfect
night "one for one having sacrific
ed on his other two trips
The Isix"
Wednesday, August 13
New Bern Ab R II po A K
l..ales, 2b 5 n?T?4?3?T
Swiggett, If 4 11110
Mahry, 3b 4 12 0 10
Aver, lie, ef 3 0 1 1 II 0
Thompson, lb 2 0 II 8 3 0
Walton, rf 3 0 0 2 (I 0
t'lodfeltcr. c 3 0 17(11
Cur ley, ss 4 0 2 0 5 0
Longest, p 3 0 0 10 0
X Davis 1 o 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 24 111 2
\Batted for Longest in 9th.
Wllliamston Ab R II PO A K
Pride, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0
Cone, 2h 4 112 2(1
Hoyle, rf 4 0 0 3 (I 0
Snarr lf 3 2 1 0 0 0
Rodgers, rf 4 I 2 2 II I
Wilcox, r 4 0 I 7 2 II
Turkey, ss 3 0 2 4 4 2
Cherry, lb 1 o 19 o o
Kunis7, p 3 oo I) 5 (I
Totals 29 4 8 27 14 3
Score by innings: ft
New Bern 200 nun out) 2
Wllliamston 200 000 (I2x 4
Runs batted in: Mabry, Rodgers 3
Home run Rodgers Stolen bases
Mabry, Averette. Sacrifices Cher
ry 2. Double plays: Kunis, Cone and
Cherry; Kunis, Turkey and Cherry.
Left on bases: New Bern 8; William
stun 6 Bases on balls, off Longest 3,
Kunis 4 Struck out: by Longest 7,
Kunis 8. Wild Ditches: Kunis, Long
est 2. Umpires: Bugby and Neumaii.
Time: 1 57.
STENCIL SHEETS FOR SALE. EN
terprise Pub. Co. a25-tf
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County. In
Tho Superior Court.
County of Martin against Dolphus
Brown and wife, Lillian Brown.
The defendants, Dolphus Brown
and wife, Lillian Brown, above nam
ed, will take notice that an aetion
entitled as above has been com
mcnced tn the Superior Court of
Martin County, North Carolina, to
foreclose the laves on land In Mar,
tin County in which said defendants
have an interest; and the said de
fendants will further take notice
that they are required to appear be
fore L B Wynne, Clerk of the Su
perior Court of Martin County at
his office in Williamston, North Car
olina, within thirty (30) days after
the completon of this service of pub
Ication by notice and to answer or
demur to the complaint of the plain
tiff in this action, or the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the re
lief demanded in said complaint
This the 5th day of August, 1941.
L. B WYNNE,
Clerk Superior Court of
aH-4t Martin County.
?" NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
County of Martin vs. Jim Lynch and
Wife.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale and judgment made by L. B
Wynne. Clerk of the Superior Court,
on Monday, the 11th day of August.
1941, the undersigned commissioner,
will, on Friday, the 12th day of Sep
tember, 1941, offer for sale for cash
to the highest bidder, in front of the
courthouse door in the town of Wil
liamston. at twelve o'clock noon,>
daylight saving time, the following
described tract or parcel of land, to
wit: **
RESULTS f
Tuesday, August 12.
All games, rain. r>
Wednesday, August 13 V
Williamston 4. Now Born 2.
Kinston 4-7, Tarboro 3-4
Wilson 8. Rocky Mount 1.
Greenville 5. Goldsboro 3.
Thursday, August 14.
Goldsboro 6. Greenville 3 |,
Rocky Mounts 8, Wilson 3 d
Kinston 7. Tarboro 0. .1
Now Born 10, Wdhumston 5). ? v\
STANDINGS
W
1.
Pet.
Wilson
09
20
720
Greenville
53
43
552
New Bern
50
45
520
Rocky Mount
in
40
"*49
50
.486
479
Goldsboro
40
5!
474
Kinston
37
00
M\
Ta rbo.ro
35
00
.368
ti
11>
K
h
h
Id
id
I il
A certain tract of land lying and
i ing in Martin County, containing
5 acres, more or loss, and being lot N
lo 1 of the Mary C. llarroll land di I
ision. as shown by map of record ('
i Land Division Book No. 1 at page
15 of the Martin County Public!
Registry.
Tliis the 11th day of August. 1941. V
ELBERT S PEEL,
15-4t Commissioner. I 1
ti
NOTICE OF SALE
iorth Carolina Martin County In p
The Superior Court I <?
ininty of Martin vs. T. T. Adams h
and Others. ,1
Under and by virtue of an order ! ,1
f sale and judgment made by L. -B. v
Stymie. Clerk of the Superior Court, j
n Monday, the 11th day of August. I
iUC, -the undersigned -et>mtm*sirmer. ; h
fill, on Friday, the 12th day of Sep !\
ember, 1941, offer for sale for cash l
i) the highest bidder, in front of the j o
ourthouse door in the town of Wil n
lumston, at twelve o'clock noon, . e
lay light saving time, the follow mg 1 y
1 escribird tract or parcel of land, to s
vrit: i
One bouse and lot situated in the
own of Parmele, N C . adjoining J
\. Whitehurst and Bettie Carson 1 a
'.state and others, and containing
ne-half acre, more or less, and be
lg the same property deeded to Mrs.
.illian Adams by A. L. Beliflower,
eporded in Book V-2 at page 295
This the Uth day of August, 1941.
ELBERT S. PEEL.
l5-4t Commissioner.
NOTICE OF SALE
forth Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court,
ounty of Martin vs. C. E. Ange.
Under and by virtue of an order
f sale and judgment made by L. B
l/ynno. Clerk of the Superior Court,
u Monday, the lith day of August,
1)41. the undersigned commissioner,
ill, on Friday, the 12th day of Sep
?mbei\ 1941. offer for s^ile for cash
> the highest bidder, in front of the
Hii'thouae doer in the town of Wil
amston. at twelve o'clock noon,
aylight aving time, the following
escribed tract or parcel of land, to
it.
Adjoining the land, of Levin Ange,
ve School house lot and others,
ounded as follows: Beginning at the
1. E. corner of the Ange School
ouse lot and running said school
ouse lot line 410 feet, tin rice N. 21
eg East 104 5-12 f? ? t. thence S. 67
oe East 416 foot to tho public rond
ien.ce S 21 sieg. West along said
?ad 104 5-12 feet to the point of be
inning. containing 1 acre
This the 11th day of August. 1941
ELBERT S PEEL.
15 It. Commissioner
NOTICE OF SALE
ortli Carolina. Martin County In
The Superior Court,
ounty of Martin vs. Mrs. Ruth Kun
dv and Husband.
Under and by virtue of an order
1' sale and judgment made by L. B.
ifyline. Clerk of tho Superior Court,
n Monday, the 11th day of Augu^t^
941. the undersigned commissioner,
ill. on Friday, the 12th day of Sep
?iiiher. 1941. offer for sale for cash
? the highest bidder, in front of the
ou-rthouso door in the town of Wil
amston. at twelve o'clock noon,
aylight saving time, the following
escribed tract or parcel of land, to
> it
Bounded on the North by the Co
?urn land, on the East by the Co
urn kind, on the South by the Eh
loo re land, and" land of Mrs. Lillio
I Carson, on the West by the land
f S J Carson, containing 300 acres.
iore or loss, and being that tract
f land inherited by IV L. Carson,
u lnia C Moore, Ruth C Bundy, and
V T. Carson from tlie estate of their
athei. S T Carson, deceased.
This the 11th day of August, 1941.
ELBERT S. PEEL.
115 41 .Cmnmissiunec,
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COOKING APPLES ... .5 lbs.. 20c
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Fine Chick, 100-lb. bag .. $2.65
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Growing Mash, 100-lb. bag $2.65
Laying Mash, 100-lb. bag $2.75
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