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E^l THE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 43 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. May 28. 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 COLORED MAN IS killed here by HIT-RUN DRIVER Henry Purvis Is First Man In County To Lose Life on Highway in 1935 TIm first highway fatality in Mar tin County in nearly five months was reported here last Saturday night when Henry Purvis, 54-year-old col ored man, was struck and fatally hurt by a hit-and-run driver. Purvis, his legs broken and skull fractured, died early Sunday evening is a Washing ton hospital without regaining con sciousness. Walking along the highway a short distance this side the railroad under pass on West Main Street, Purvis was believed to have been struck from the rear by a car going out of town. He was thrown several feet to the tide of the road, and is believed to have lain there at least 20 minutes be fore be was found nearly dead by a passing pedestrian. People living only a few feet away heard the car hit the man, but they thought it was just an ordinary noise and made no in vestigation. According to the story told officers by those living nearby the car did not stop. Deputy J. H. Roebuck who reached the scene shortly after Purvis was found, said he saw no car tracks on the shoulder of the road, indicating that Purvis was walking on the con crete when he was struck. Patrolman Hunt was called and he made an in vestigation, but no developments have been reported so far. Purvis was carried in an ambulance to the hospital a short while after he was found. Funeral service will be conducted tomorrow aftemooi^ and interment will follow in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery. ? While the fatality was the first re ported on the highways in this coun ty this year, it will be recalled that only one had been killed up to May 27 last year, making the records equal for the time of year. From May 27 till the first of this year there wee an average of almost one death every two weeks on the highways in this county. Apparently the good begin ning means little when the -bloody killings are counted at the end of the year. Escapes Uninjured When Car Plunges Off Fill Near Here W. R. James, Bethel Man, Has Narrow Escape Early Today W. R James, Bethel man handling the delivery of News and Observers to Plymouth, ran hia new Ford V-8 off a IB-foot embankment and into the swamp just this side of Sweet Water Creek early today. James es caped uninjured and no great dam age was done to the car, it was said. Driving at Ian apparently rapid speed, James is said to htve lost con trol of the car when a tire blew out. The machine literally sailed through the air, striking the ground a number of yards from the road and bouncing into the shallow water still further on. The car srith its stream lines resemb led a pre-historic dinosaur squatting among the cypress stumps and bush Many Taking Part In Skeet Shooting Tbc Skeet field operated by iTrttin and Roaaell Ropri ia attracting many abootera twice weekly. Sunday afternoon, markamen were at the field near Corey'a atore from aa far away aa Farmrille and Roberaonville. Cecil Lilley, Farmville man, made the higheat acore, 44 hita out of 55 ahota, and uron a ham aa a prize. Bill Spirey and W. Bnrraa Rogeraon tied with 21 hita ont of 2S ahota each to lead coaaty entranta. The ole akeet coat ia atill waiting a real markamaa. The firat peraon making 25 hita oat of 2S ahota geta y coat Not eraryone ia trying to get the coat for there bare been tome low acorea, tone aa low aa 1 oat of 25, in fact 9 Car Stolen Here Thuraday Haa Not Been Recovered 9 The IMS Ford V-* atolen from Mr. L. P. Lindaley from in froet of hit home on Haughton Street here laat Tharaday haa not been recorered. Bettered to hare been ztoieu by eacaped contract, the car ana reported eeea ia Wilson laat Saturday. Offi crra there trailed the man and car bat they arere ootdiaUnced ia the chare. Many Improuemenis Being Made To Local Ball Park Williamston's baseball team will start taking ahape tomorrow for the opening game with Tar boro in the Coastal Plain League hers next Thursday afternoon. Already a number of the players are "working out" daily, and see-' eral more are' expected here to morrow and Thursday to take their positions. Considerable inprovements have been made to the diamond and field, making the park one of the bast in the circuit. The grandstand has been enlarged to seat ap proximately 600 people, and blea chers are being built (or the out door fans. A fence around the park is expected to increase the paid admissions Manager Spivcy, Hubert Co burn and Jack Biggs left yester day for Richmond and are expect ed here early this afternoon with the big Mack bus to be used in transporting the ball team this season. The bus will be painted in time for use Wednesday of next week when the club goes to Tar boro. ERE SCHOOLS OF COUNTY CLOSING TERM THIS WEEK Nearly 15Q Literacy Certi ficates To Be Awarded Colored People Nearly 150 literacy certificates are being issued to colored citizens in the [county this week for work accomplish ed in schools conducted by special in structors during the past several months under the emergency relief education program, it was learned from the office of the county super intendent of schools. More than 500 colored people whose ages ranged ifrom 19 to 67 years attended the 10 [schools in the county, reports stat ing that remarkable progress was made by many of the number. I The climax to the ducational ac complishments r was reached when- a colored woman, 67 years old, signed her hame for the first time to a tax [abstract blank. The nature of the blank signed did not faze the old wo man one bit, it was stated. This-same woman had a daughter 39 years of age who successfully completed the course of instruction o4fefed?by tbe-spectaJ __ : ???-H No formal commencement exercises are scheduled to mark the close of the schools on Friday of this week, but reports indicate there'll he heard many testimonials from the -? pupils. On an average 226 of those pupils en rolled as illiterates at the beginning of the term attended classes regularly five days each week. Only about 150 qualified for the accomplishment awards. . - ' ? The schools, paid for by the govern ment and described as very success ful, were held at Williamston, Parme Tei Dardens, Williams Township, Cross Roads, Robersonville, James villc and Oak City. ? ? Ordination Service in Primitive Baptist Church Last Sundav P. E. Getsinger Ordained Before Large Crowd at Smithwick's Creek Mr. P. E. Getsinger, well-known and substantial citizen of the Smith wick Creek church section was or dained to the gospel ministry in the Primitive Baptist faith last Sunday before a large crowd of people who had assembled in the old Smithwick Creek church to witness the services 1 which were led by Elders Lee and Young. Mr. Getsinger has been a member of the historic church for about 15 years, 10 years of which he has been church clerk. When the division came in the original congregation, Mr. Get singer remained on at the old loca tion with the majority and continued his clerkship, volunteering to*" hold services at times when no ordained minister was present to lead the group. Some time ago the churchman was licensed to preach but it was only last Sunday that he was publicly or dained. As is the custom in the de nomination, the May quarterly meet ing was held, at which time the mem bers participated in the ordinances of the Lord's supper and foot washing The day was given over entirely to ?these * religious services, ? tlte * ordma* tion service being the principal event outside the accustomed church ob servances. A considerable number of people from Williamston attended the meet ings, as well as visitors from other sections. The meeting was an all day affair, with an abundance of din ner served on the ground in typical Sanithwkk Creek fashion. It is under stood that the Rev. Wr. Getsinger will probably be called to the pasto rate of the historic church, as it has been without a stated paster for some Report 22 Cases of Infantile Paralysis In East Carolina No Cases Reported In This County As Far As It Could Be Learned ? While at least 22 cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in eas tern North Carolina during the past) few days, the situation is not viewed with any alarm by public health offi cials, according to reports reaching here today. A few deaths have been reported as a result of the attacks. 1 As far as it can be learned there are no victims of the dreaded para lysis, and should any develop they will probably be detected quickly. It was reported that a two year old col ored child in this section had fallen victim to paralysis, but the report was declared unfounded by local doc tors yesterday. Even though reports are correct 'that there are now 22 cases in NoFth Carolina there is little need of alarm or any extraordinary precaution health [service officials said. They urged that each case be isolated for at least three weeks. They expressed the belief that efforts at any general quarantine iu -the past had been and m the future would be futile. "It is utterly foolish to try to stop people from riding on street cars and a prominent physician of the health service said. "One can't tie up all commerce in a state just because 20 or 25 people are ill. Such efforts in the past have not been successful." The federal health officials refused to view the reported 22 ca?e& in North Carolina as an "epidemic." They said under normal conditions infantile pa ralysis raw ao *?vprrtpd In average from one to two for each 100,000 per sons. Under this rule North Carolina could have as many as 65 cases before any unusual prevalence would occur. The federal officials said the pres ence of 22 cases might indicate some little unusual outbreaks of the disease iu North Carolina sections, pointing out, however, that this is the wrong time of the year for protracted epi demics, they said there was little like lihood the disease would spread in North Carolina if proper precautions were taken to isolate each -case. Dr. J. C. Knox, state epidemiol Qgist, although concerned about the steady daily increase the past week, was hesitant in declaring the real danger of an epidenmic. Eleven coun ties are represented in the official total. Wake county with six cases and Pitt with five were the only counties with more than one reported. Those with one case are: Johnston, Samp son, Craven, Bertie, Halifax, Harnett, Franklin and Wayne. Rocky Mount, in Edgecombe County has one case. Cars Damaged in Collision Saturday No on* was hurt but the old Model T Ford driven by Perlie Hard ison and the Model A Ford driven by Leon Rawls were badly damaged when they crashed about one mile off the hard surface on the Bear Grass Road last Saturday night. The front end of the Hardison car was battered badly, and a large portion of one side of the Rawls car was ripped apart. Hardison was charged with reck Ifn driving and at a hearing before - Justice Hassell' last night he was bound over to the county court for trial next Tuesday. + ? ? Young Martin Man Gets Degree at Wake Forest Elwood H. Ange. son of Mi. and Mrs. E. H Ange nf Jamctville, wax graduated from Wake Forest College this morning, the only young man to earn his degree there this year. Young Mr. AfTge majored in mathematics and was awarded the bachelor of science degree. He is only 20 years old. FINAL PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT SCHOOL TONIGHT Rev. C. H. Dickey Preaches i Commencement Sermon 1 Sunday Morning An important feature in the clos ing exercises for the local schools was the commencement sermon by Rev. Chas H. Dickey, pastor of the local Baptist church, last Sunday morning. t The final program will he held this j evening when Dean D. B. Bryan, of \ Wake Forest, delivers the commence- j ment address and certificates and diplomas are aw arded. i j No large crowd was present for the] commencement sermon, hut it was re garded as one of the high spots in the finals program. The speaker referred to a recent pronouncement by H. G. Wells the noted British novelist and historian ! w ho, upon being asked to- name the t three greatest men in history , named J them in the following order: Jesus of i Nazareth, Buddha and Aristotle, and I said that the Penniless Teacher from Galilee headed the list Mr. Wells \ then went on to state that the basis of the historian's judgment jtv de termining greatness was to ask this ( question of his character. What did he leave behind that would grow? The speaker, taking the historian's test of greatness proceeded to lay down three points front the teachings of Jesus that justified the historian in saying that he was the greatest man who ever lived. These propositions are not new now, the speaker said, but they were new when first an nounced. They are: The tremendous i importance and value of the individ ual; the Fatherhood of God; and ? growing out of this conception, the brotherhood of man. . "No great importance was attached to the individual, as an individual/' Mr. Dickey said, "uulil llu: lite- ami teachings of Jesus paramnuntctt hfrfc worth. In olden tinjes the clan was important, or the Face, but not the individual. A few person*, as 4u??g*f queens, lords and princes were rated of being important hut the hulk of mankind was not. It existed for the state, or the nation. That conception ies over in certain Europe". countries today where the individii exists for the state, and not the sta for the individual. "The worth of man?any man an< all men, grows out of the great doc trine of God's Fatherhood?* In thoai majestic passages from Genesis it i poetically announced that in the be ginning, God created man in his owl image; that lie breathed into his nos trils the breath of life and man be came a living soul. The Psalmist late declared the God had made him i little lower than the angels and ha< crowned him with glory and honor.' The preacher then went on to say t< the class that individuals who ha< been made in God's own image shouh live beautiful lives of such nature a: that they should walk through tin earth as a rose vine would .could i be uprooted from its place, and star moving about, loosing from everj censer it held to the breeze tin sweetest perfume of life. "Growing out of the doctrine o God's Fatherhood of all man come: its corollary, the brotherhood of man It follows that is God is our Father their all men, regardless of race 01 geographical location^ are brothers If this idea should ever hold sway ii the earth it would sound the deatl knell to man's inhumanity to man and usher in a society where ever} man is brother to every other man and where each would do to all others as he himself would have them do I1 him. Its effect on many of the estab lished institutions would be immed iate, for where brotherly love reigns man's inhumanity to man ceases." Mrs. Bob Copeland Has Regained Consciousness Mrs. Robert Copeland, lojal young woman who was critically injured in an automobile wreck near Greenville the 5th of this month, was reported some better today. It was learned from the Richmond hospital that she had regained consciousness yester day and was able to recognize mem bers of her family. Range Shelter Addition to Development of Poultry i ? The poultry range shelter is a I cent addition to the development bf practical poultry production and, as the name impliei, supplies shelter for the birds during the developing age. The greatest value of the shelter is cheapness of construction. Due to j the way it is built it can be readily moved from range to range thus re ducing the hazard of soil infection. Plans for building these shelters may be secured by writing the Poultry De- i partment at State College, Raleigh. ( ExteHsive Program of Public Works Is Possible in County Survey Indicates Manv People in County Are in Favor of Public Health Program A recent survey conducted here and here over the county shows that dartin people are heartily in favor of he proposed public health program or this county . Man\# inquired about he cost, and upon learning how little he program would affect the tax ate they were agreed that the pro gram should be advanced. Martin County has been fortunate n that no serious epidemics have been xperienced among its people. How ever, a true picture of health condi ions cannot be gained under the pres nt arrangement with its inadequate acilities. Numbers of people die in he county annually and the causes or death are ofteu gueg-f'j iti ng it impossible to determine whe her the county has a high death ratej front pellagra, tuberculosis and so on Accurate figures tould be used in directing a beneficial health work against such common diseases that are now taking too many lives and causing no great concern among the people, as a whole. The county commissioners have promised action in connection with advancing the program when they meet next Monday. Some time ago they >aid they favored the program personally and would support it pro vided property values showed a n itf - j ficient increase to launch the service without effecting a rate increase Un official reports from several of the! there with substantial increase in property ues. al ot thej ,'ith be -aJ perty val IX) CONSOLIDATE 1 RURAL ROUTES HERE SATURDAY Patrons Urged To Mark Mail with Route and Box Numbers Regrnning next 'Saturday three ru al letter carriers will handle the ter itory fn>w served by four and torin ?rly by five carriers, the consolida ion being in keeping with the policy >f the department to -consolidate rural rree delivery routes when vacancies jeeur. Old R. 1". T). No. 5 was con solidated?with the other four follow Yfg the dearth K. Harrell some itnc ago. Number 4 is now being con solidated with the other three since VI. I). Watts resigned several month* ago. The service to rural patrons will not be greatly impaired, but the mail will reach the boxholders from one to leveraC hours later than the time they ire now receiving mail. As a result of the change all boxes will be renum bered and patrons are urged to make lot of the changes, always placing box lumber and route number on their etters and packages. This was point ;ti out as being very important to pre sent the delifery of mail to the wrong ?arties and to apeed up delivery. Mr. J. A; Ward, carrier on number I, will take over number 4 in its ?ntirety. He leaves, beginning Satur lay morning, the postoffice and goes :o Plenny Peel's just as the number 1 carrier goes now. He picks up the ?ld No. 1 route there and goes to SI. T. Tices, to colored school, near '"d Griffin's, to Perry's Cross Roads ?n Washington Highway, down high way to Ouey's stoic, from there to miithwick's Creek, to Claude Hardi lon's and back to Tice's, He picks up >ld No. 4 there and goes to J. J. Manning's to Phillip Williams' and )ick to J. J. Manning's. From there le goes to John A. Griffin's filling ?dation and on to Kason Lilley't itore, to W. H. Hopkins, to Mrs. J. R. Tyre's, hack to Hopkins' and on o Willianiston via Holly Springs, a listance of 52.3 miles. Number 2, Mr. J. R Leggett, car ter, gott "lit Washington Road t<> ?fd Skewarkee, then to Coltrain place, o Bear Grass, and on to J. N. Rogers' hen to McDatiiel's filling station, to ]. S. Peel's to J. S. Whitehurst's, to I. C. Taylor's to J. B. Ayers' to Leg yet t Mill, to Roebuck's corner, to Kneezer Harrisons, t<? G. A. Harri son's, to Roy Harrison's, to Sam Rog ?rs' and on to Bear Grass. From there ie goes to Corey's store and on to Batts' Cross Roads and back again o Bear Grass. He follows the short oute to highway at Staton's farm via Slack Swamp. He turns toward Wash ngton (jii the highway but turns off o go to bred -Taylor's,'-to Cedar Hill :hurch by Ellis Malonc's to S. H. Vloblcy's. Turning around there lie {oeg to Perry's Cross Roads on iVashington highway and comes to ward Willianiston, turning off at the 31d Mill Inn and going to Ceo. But er's. He retraces to Old Mill Inn and travels toward Wflliamston, turning >ff to go to W. L. lones' and then bickto high way arid on into Wil iamston, a distance of 60 miles. Mr. John Kdmondson will handle Mo. 3 unchanged, but at the end ? he fair grounds ? he takes up old Mo. 2 and goes to J. S. Meek's, to Bailey corner, to Joe Wynne's corner, o Cross Rj>ad* church, to J. B. Ayers, to E. A. Roberson't to Mc Daniel's illing station end on ttr-oW Otccn* rille road and into Willianiston, a listance of 54 miles. Mi?? Jane Carraway who hai been II for the past (wo weelu wai report d improved (oday. MOVE OFFICES The Martin County ERA of fices will be located on the sec ond floor of the City Hall here within the next few months or just as soon as necessary altera tions to the auditorium can be completed. Workers are now di viding the auditorium into offices, and the project will likely be com pleted within the next three weeks. During the past year or more, the relief workers have been crowded into one room at the courthouse. The new arrange ment will provide four offices. MRS. W. J. LILLEY SERIOUSLY HURT IN FALL ON KNIFE Continues Unconscious In Washington Hospital at Noon Today Mrs. Win. J esse Lilley was critic ally injured yesterday morning when she fell down the door steps at her home in Griffins Township and stuck tin six-inch blade <>t a CSl? -Unite it^ full length into her head. Reports from a Washington hospital today stated that she was still unconscious, and theic was much doubt as to re cojvery. However, her condition was reported as unchanged since she was entered ill the hospital soon after the accident. Hospital doctors were considering an operation this- after noon, reports from the hospital this morning stated. With a case knife in her hand, Mrs. Lillcv started into the yard when the top step broke, causing her to fall on the blade of the knife. Entering near the eye, the knife blade was driven its full length into her head, some be lieving the knife curved around her skull bone. Messrs. John Ward and Robt. Leggett, mail carriers, were de livering a package when Mrs. I.illey fell, hut neither of them could pull the knife out. Mr. Lilley, after seV jeral attempts, finally succeeded in rc |moving the blade. The handle of the {knife was broken where it connected with the blade. L>r. J. S. Rhodes was called by tele phone immediately and he advised her removal to the hospital. Modernization Seen As Key To Upturn An estimate that American industry can "put this country on the high road to prosperity within the next 60 days," is made by James A. Moffett, Federal Housing Administrator, in an article just published in 'Mill and Factory', an industrial trade magazine. The means by which this could be a chicved, Mr. Moffett says, arc through the modernization, replacement, and repairs needed by industry in its plants. He rjuotes figures of Frederick V. fleier, industrialist, of Cincinnati, to for new machinery, accumulated dur ing the 5 depression years, amounts tol $18,500,000,000. Holiday for Postoffice and Local Banks Thursday Memorial day, Thursday, May?JQJ kill he observed as a holiday by thfj two local banks and postoffice. No rural deliveries wiH he made by the post office and no window serv?:e will be offered. The banks and post office will be the only places of busi ness to close, it is understood. LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO HELP OFFICIALS County Asking for About $25,000 To Build New School Property ? While plans arc being considered, nothing very definite has been ac complished to make available to this county or its municipalities a part ot the millions of dollar^, possibly a hun dred million, to be pumped into this State under the New Deal's greatest drive for national recovery. Martin County and its municipalities figured in a very small way in ^he first re and unless more interest is taken in the vast program about t<> be launch ed in the country, very few results Can he expected from the second re lease, it is believed. \ Only a few thousand dollars vvere~ made available to this county under the old l'WA program, the main pro jects being at Bear Crass where an addition to the school was built, and at Williamston for a gymnasium. Oth er projects were proposed but the proposals, were pushed too late for consideration Applications for a $25,000 building program has been entered by the hoard of education for school build ings and additions to school proper ty '1'hese preliminary applications call lor a teaclrcragc at Bear (bass, an addition to the harm Lite plant, a high school building; at Jatnesville, and building for colored pupils at RobcrsonVillc There are other needs tyy-rm Vtftiftd, h'trf Cn'ft C*ts have been advanced, and in fa- t the people have not mentioned tlieni. l'lte Crowd ed situation in the Williamston schools continues, the people being apparently'resigned to the conditions. Three damp, poorly lighted rooms are still in use for classes in the old gtuimnur giade building basement. An addition, costing probably $10,000 or more could be' easily arranged, no doubt, ii the people would interest themselves in the movement. Improvement- to th< Oak City school water and sewer system are bey that applications will be made to pro cure the necessary funds to revamp the entire system. The town id WMTiamston is consid iug an extensive program, a large portion ot win h is almost imperative and all of is badly needed. The pro gram calls for an expenditure of ap j proximately $bd,500. ALiast diminish j ing water supply here is probably causing the most concern just now. l'uinps are operated night and day to timatiug that $10,000 will be necessary to make available an adequate water supply. Approximately $10,500 is needed to expand the water and sewer systems, including a line out llaugh ton Street to that section commonly' railed "Doodle Hill." Drainage pro jects considered necessary will cost arouiul $7,000. The river wharf, prob ably one ?*f the town's greatest assets, is in a bad state of repair, the au thorities estimating that $12,000 will he necessary to handle that projecL 1 lie only strictly recreational feature I ilit luded i~n tTTe pr<qiosol program is [an $18,000 swimming pool. Local authorities arc doing all ! they art *o advance the program, but so far they, have received very little encouragement from the peopte or from those in charge of the PWA fundi. It is generally believed that now is the opportune tfnte to advance public projects, including a number not men tioned in the tentative list already 'prepared by the town and county of ficials. Public officials over the en tire country are preparing applica tions for funds, and within the next few months projects costing in the billions of dollais will be underway. As long as the money lasts, it is gen erally believed that all worthy propos als will he seriously considered by the PWA authorities. * A new ruling released in connec tion with the PWA program providca Tor a grant of 45 p*T Cent of the material costs and labor for handling the projects. The remaining 55 per cent of the cost' to go for materials can be borrowed from the govern ment at the rate of 3 per cent in terest. E. L. Ward Escapes Injury Whan Truck Turn* Ore* Mr. Exuni L. Ward escaped in jury yesterday afternoon when the truck he was driving turned over near Hamilton. Very little damage was done to the vehicle.
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