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S THE ENTERPRISE ^ VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 54 Williamstoa, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday, July 5. 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 Observance of Fourth - Marked by Quietness Several Are Hurt in Minor Accidents; No Arrests Reported Car Turns Over Near Here Injuring Four Young Men, One Badly The observance of the Glorious Fourth here was marked by ita quiet neat, no untiipely deaths and only two or three automobile wrecks resulting in the hustale and bustle ol the day. No arrests were reported, and no planned celebrations were held these parts. Mr. W. A. James lost three ol his teeth and was bruised about the lace early in the day while {ox hunting in a cgr. "Tootlie" Holding was also slightly hurt when their car struck a slump on a small woods path. Johnson Rogers, colored, drove his car into another driven near here by G. A. Peel, jr., but no one was hurt Four young Robersonville white boys were badly cut and bruised early todgy when their car, a Chevrolet coach, turned over two or three times , , L ? _s JlaSpaiff sisig ctdp of thl| Mgf* H idori Qtsiincc tttt* "uc tin County home. Jarvis Purvis was cut about the lace, last reports reach ing here stating that he might be en tered in a hospital lor treatment. John D. Roberson, jr.. Palmer Taylor, and Mclvin Morris were also hurt, but their injuries were considered only ol a minor nature. Morris was driving the car, and the boys were returning Irom Ocean View when the car ran off the road, struck a pile ol wood and turned over. Some colored peo ple near the "scene ol the accident car ried the lour yonug men to Roberson villi,* where they were given treatmnr by the Doctors Ward. ? 0. T. Newton Dies Suddenly at Home Here Wednesday Funeral in Christian Church Here Thia Afternoon at 2 O'clock O. T. Newton. S8 years old, died suddenly at his home here on Main ?Strttt Wednesday morning at 10:45 o'clock He had suffered a stroke ol purgytsis two or more years ago. and had been in leeble health lor some time. However, his condition was not considered critical until 9 o clock that morning. He was conscious up qntil the last lew minutes belore his death, and in his last words he pleaded lor the care ol his child. Born and reared near Petersburg. Va., Mr. Newton came to North Car olina when a young man, settling near Winterville He married Mrs Rosa Davenport there and moved to this county about 16 years ago, {arming with J. G. Staton lor a while. Dur ~ uig his stay here he worked at odd jobs, but had been unable to work duing the past numbe ol monthsr. Besides his wile, he leaves one fltild, Janie Dallas Newton, and five step-children, Kelly Davenport and Miss Ruby Davenport, ol Williams ton, and Mrs. Velma Wells and Mrs. Mollis Wells and Hcber Davenport, all ol Farmville. He leaves no borth ers or sisters. Funeral services are being conduct ed Irom the Christian church here this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and inter ment will lollow in the Nobles Ceme tery, near Winterville. Plan to Hold Union Service Out ol Doors Sunday at 8 Unless it rains the union service at the Church of the Advent this Sun day night will be on the lawn. Chairs will be placed on the lawn, and lights with be extended from the church. Thia informal service enables people to enjoy a service in spite of the weather. A cordial invitation is ex tended to all to attend. ? Sunday School At The Christian Chufth Sunday Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock will be the only service in the local Chris tian church Sunday, and a special re quest is made to all pupils 16 years or over to be present. There were 144 in the men's class last Sunday, and it is hoped that as many ol them as possible will return. Members of the Sunday school and church will be welcomed at the union service to be held on the dock. % evening at 1 o'? j PAIR MANAGER 1 Himy Walker. Raleigh man, haa been named resident manager of the Roanoke Pair, and w01 aa tabliak beadquartrcs bare week after next, it war announced yes terday by Norman Y. Chambiiaa. who will have general supervision of the local fair, operating it a long with expositions at Raleigh, Rocky Mount. Greensboro and Clinton. The Roanoke Pair trill be held the weak of November 4, and < >2,100 trill be offered in agricul tural premius. Racing purses trill total >1,000. The World of Mirth shows that will play the State fair will occupy the midway here, Mr. Chambiiaa said. MARTINS MAKE IT FOUR IN ROW BY DOUBLE VICTORY Trail Ayden By Half Game for Third Position In Coastal Plain Loop Winning four gamer in a row, the Willianiston Martins established a new record for themselves and ad vanced to almost within yelling dis tance of the Greeniet, Coastal Plain league leaders The locals had taken several series before, but this week for the first time they won four games in a row. They are trailing third po sition by only ? fraction of a game. Cherry started the winning streak last Tuesday, when he allowed Snow Hill ouly. 7 Jill*. the^Martins whining 6 to 4 The visitos wee leading up to the eighth, 4 to J, hut the locals staged one of those rallies in thai frame to score 3, runs and win the game. Caddy batted for Cherry in the eighth and then retired the side in that frame and again in the ninth credit for the win With three liiti each Corbitt and Gaylord led at hat Marable and Gaddy getting two each Hauta and Morris did the mound work for the Martins at Snow Hill Wednesday, allowing a total of only II hits. Gaylord and Gillespie con tributed 3 each of the 14 hits to figure prominently in the 7 to 4 score. A ilim and listless game was seen on the local lot yesterday morning, when the Martins added the third straight victory by defeating Tarboro 5 to 4. "Red" .Morris, the new pitchei from Red Springs, allowed 1J hits, a bout half of which were of the scratch variety, and proved effective in the pinches. Marable and l.eary, with Iwi hits each, led at bat for the locals The visitors work three pitchers, Mit chell finally finishing tl^ 0mic ir grand style. Yesterday afternoon, Gardner led Ihe Tar Babies out of his own hand and held them scoreless until th? ninth, when he loosened up and al lowed four hits to count for three runs, the game ending with the Mar tins holding to the large end of an f to J score. The Martins staged theii greatest batting attack of the seasor against Physioc, each man getitng al least one safe blow while Gaylord le? with 4 out of 5. Marable, Goodmon and Gardner got 3 out id f, and Mc Cready was next with two safeties. Hack Gaylord has hit safely li times out of his last 31 appearance? at the plate, while Marable haa bat tad in > runs in the last four game? to feature for the Martins. Baptist Church Service Program for Sunda) After the Sunday school session a 4.45 o clock, there will the regulai worship service at the Baptist church The third of the summer union serv ices will go to the Episcopal churcl Sunday avening at 8 o'clock when [xH the congregations ara asked ti meet for the joint worship. [County Property V alues Up 8^ Over 1934 1934 and 1935 County P roperty Listings, by Townships The following tables show, by townships, the 1934 and 1933 valuationa oi real and personal property in Martin County, separately and collectively, also the increase in total valuations over the 1934 mark, as well as the percentage of increase or decrease. The figures are preliminary and trill prob ably b slightly altered by the county commiaaioners as errors in listing, etc., are reported. Several townships reported decreases in valuation of rsal property, but Williams was the only township to report a drop in personal property values. Asterisk (?) indicates decrease. All others are gains. TOWNSHIP JamssviUe William* Griffin* Bear Grass Williamston Cross Roads Robcrsonvillc Goose Nsst Hamilton Poplar Point County Totals PERSONAL PROPERTY 1934 1935 Cain-Lou Pet $ 151,771 I 192,421 $ 40,650 26.7 52,549 45.685 6,864* 13.0* 139,574 181,272 41.698 30.0 109.449 163,283 53435 49.0 377,632 500,028 122.396 33.0 78,626 101,873 23,247 22.0 415,216 589.472 174,256 40.0 123.055 192.183 69,128 57.0 115,509 159,336 43,824 38.0 41.434 62.679 r 21.245 50.0 $1,604,814 $2,188,292 $ 583.478 36.0 REAL ESTATE 1934 1935 Gain-Low Pet S 643.633 $ 645,905 $ 2,270 .4 233.137 247,137 12,000 5.0 357.496 353.802 3,696* 1.0* 382,562 379,058 3,504* .9*; 1.321.904 1,354.280 32,376 2.4 406.576 424,425 15,849 3.9 1.319,511 1,357,836 38.325 2.9 898,248 898,123 125* .0 642.477 645.710 3,233 .5 235,300 232,487 2,913* 1.4" $6,444,648 $6,538,763 $ 93.915 1.4 TOTAL VALUES >934 1935 Cain-Lou Pet. 1 795.406 $ 838.326 I 42.920 5.5 287,666 292.122 42 1J 497,072 535,074 (.3 492.010 542.341 50.331 10.3 1.699.536 1.(54.306 154.772 9.0 487.202 526.696 39,496 (.2 1,734,727 1,947.306 212,5(1 10.2 1.021.303 1.090.306 69.003 6.5' 757,966 605.046 47,060 6.2 276.734 295,166 18,432 6.7 $6,049,662 96.727,395 * 677,733 (.4 Little Interest Is Shown So Far in County Liquor Vote Tomorrow Past Votes Indicate Drys Have But Little Chance in County Believe Wets Will Carry Nearly Every Precinct By 2 To 1 Margin With victory virtually already as sured the wets, the liquor election in this county tomorrow is expected to attract no record-breaking vote. In terest, or what little there is the contest, ceiiters around the vote ratio, the wets prediction a five to one ma jority for fheir cause, and the drys figuring the*difference will hardly he more than three to one, if that much Past wet and dry election results clearly indicate the wets have the ad vantage in this county, all thrte of the previous such votes having fav ored liquor 111 whatever form it was Records are not avajlablt (or the 1HM1 election, hut the county is said .to have gone wet liy a sub stantial majority along with the en tire State In I'hid when the State went dry, Martin .County chalked up |a 1,032 to 500 vote in favor of liquor A third wet victory was recorded in the national repeal campaign, the wets winning in this county 1,161 to 669. In each successive election, the coun ty has decreased the wet majority, as. a ? . .: a.. t lio ty lias aecrcascu ??# the last contest in 1933 going to the wets hy considerably less than a two to-'one vote However, a break in the downward ratio is expected at the polls tomorrow. The 1908 and 1933 vote, hy pre; cincts: 1908 1933 Precinct Jamesville Williams Griffins Bear Grass Williamston Cross Koads Robersonville Gold Point Poplar Pohtt Hamilton Hassell Goose Nest Totals Wet Dry Wet Dry 116 117 100 82 54 35 36 22 126 18 68 34 1.(0 12 125 31 128 135 284 202 62 30 89 23 134 113 211 124 42 .(II 29 22 46 17 40 8 66 51 65 38 * 30 37 118 32 84 45 1032 590 1161 669 had lieen established in 1V06. With the election almost settled in (avor of the wets, it is understood that arrangements will he completed as rapidly as possible to name a liquor board and place legal whiskey on sale within ten days or two weeks aftet next Monday Reports indicate the pump is all primed to start the flow of legal liquor just as soon as pos sible after the wets give the signal at the polls tomorrow. It is understood that the commit sioners, who are all powerful until they turn their powera over to the liquor board, have been asked to de lay and will probably be asked agaih (Continued on back page) Robersonville Man Arrested And Refuses To Leave Jail An unusual cik popped up in Rob ersonville this week, when Buck Ter ry actually had to be chased out oi the city jail, the man explaining that he preferred to stay in the hooscgow rather to live with his wife. Terry, charged with, the ill treatment [of Me wife, waa Jailed Monday. When 'Ct caae waa railed before Mggor C. *e the evidence indicated that nothing more than a minor quarrel had taken place, and the court sus pended judgment upon the condition that Terry pat the cost. He refused to pay the small sum required and gladly rdurned to jail. I-ater hii landlord handled the obligation, but his real trouble was experienced in getting Terry to accept his freedom The man claims jail la better thar living with a contentious wife. It will be recalled that last Monday wai one of the hottest days this season ELECTION RETURNS Following the usual practice of tabulating election returns as soon aa possible after the polls close. The Enterprise phm* to poet the results of the vote tomorrow eve ning. Poll holders in all precincts are cordially urged to assist in Betting the vote in at their very earliest convenience. Since a wet victory is virtually assured, the returns are not ex pected to attract a great deal of attention, but the bulletin sendee is planned by this paper for those interested in tl^ election rfnd in keeping with iff policy to place before the public all local news as readily as possible. FEW CONTAGIOUS DISEASE CASES IN 1C0UNTY IN JUNE No Typhoid fever and But 1 Case Infantile Paraly sis Reported Despite the fact that one case of in fantile paralysis was in the county, the health report for Martin last month was considered very favorable. Other than the paralysis case, there were only 7 whooping cough cases reported: however, it is believed that many other cases are in the Bear Gras ssection and just have not heen reported. People as a whole in this muiity are exercising precaution against in fantile paralysis, hut the dread dis ease has not caused any great alarm, it is believed. Some feu residents in the Hamilton section, where the only two cases have been reported in this county, are said to have been anxious to be vaccinated against the disease, Several applied to the county health office, but no serum is available in t^is county, and the vaccination is still in the experimental stage - and some doctors refuse to recommend il as a preventative just m?w Typhoid cases are being reported in fairly large numbers in a number of counties in the state, hut so far not a single Martin citizen has fallen vie tint to the fever, the health report tor the past month shows. Bishop Paul B. Kern To Visit Churches Bishop Paul B. Kern, of the Sou thern Methdists' two Carolina confer ences, will spend four day in this, the Elizabeth City district, beginning next week, Rev. R R Grant, local minister, said today. He will visit ten churches, in the district, hut will Tintmtnr ktrtr tt w*s announced. The Bishop is a noted preacher and Williamston people are invited to heat him during the visit. He will be ir Ahoskie next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, and on the 12th he is tc dedicate the Cretwell church. Rev. Moseley Announces Episcopal Sunday Services Rav. E. F. Moeeley. Rector Third Sunday after Trinity Church school, V:45 a. m. Holy Communion and sermon at 11 a. nt. Evening prayer and sermon at 8:0C Holy Trinity Mlotion Church school and preaching at 2:3i p. m. ? Donkey Baseball Provides Comedy Here Last Tuesday Contest Won by Kiwanians 1 to 0 Marked by Many Frill sand Spills Williamson's baseball field was tin scene of sonic hot. comedy la-t l ues day night when the Kiwanis club with the aid "W donkeys deieatcd the local American Legion Post by the cfi/Ve score of 1 to 0. Spill ^ were freqiflMt,. but no casualties resulted". In the fifth, both teams admitted the litth M exii-aU 'bnrrcwe were tin'eal victors i and a stop was agreed to by all. . Sheriff t . B Roebuck was thrown j and later run over by one of the am | mals, Preacher M<>selcy figured in a bard fall, and Hare mil Grimes held j his own about 50-50, on the groundf half the time and on the animal the] otIter halt. I here were s01 lie right| good riders, but nearly everyone oi j the players fell off or were thrown! hfroin the backs of the donkeys during! the game. Players in the line-up were forced| | to call for aid, and visitors from Oak C ity and otlier communities willingly | I joined in and added tun to the m i J Funeral Held This Morning for Mrs. | Lillian Rolterson Died at Home Near Here Yesterday Following Long Illness Mrs. Lillian Koherson, wife of George koherson, died at her home near the county home yesterday fol losing a long illness of cancer. Mrs. koherson had been in feeble health for a long period and had been confined to her bed for more than a year. She suffered greatly month after mouth The daughter of the late -Simon Roehuek and wife, Mrs. Roberton was bom in this county about 41 years ago In early womanhood she married, jteaVTlTg~besrite's~tiei btrsbarmt, sevrn j children, Linwood, Louise, V arrie, George," Kdna, ^Joseph, and Julian ' RubcrsOn. She also leaves two si fters, Mrs.?Oht--Stevcnsoii_aiid Mrs. j Eunice Pierce, and five brothers. Late. ! Jasper, Willie, Leonard, ami i'alvin |j Roebuck. She was a member of the Baptist church and was faithful to her home as long as she was able. 1-uneral services were conducted in the Riddr.k's Grove Baptist <? hurch this morning at II o'clock hy Rev. W B. Harrington. Burial was iti the cemetery there. OPENING DATES The Eastern' Carolina tobacco markets will open August 26, ac cording to information from the meeting of the United States To bacco Association held in White : Sulphur Springs. W. VaT, ~~tlus week. The dates set for other markets were given as follows: South Car olina and border markets, August 8; Georgia, August 1; and Middle Belt, September 17. The dates were set at the annual convention of the association in White Sulphur Springs, which was attended by members of the tobacco industry from all sections of the country. The date set for the opening of the Eastern Carolina Bright Belt is three days later than last year, when ..the market opened on Aug 'ust 23rd. YEW CASES TRIED BY JU0CET PEEI. INCOUNTYCOURT All Actions Tried at Tues day Session- Hiaged on Liquor Laws Their might be some uncertainty surrounding the true status of the Turlington Act, but enforcement of the liquor laws continued in force in this county last Tuesday, when Judge II (). Peel imposed a three-months road sentence on Hick Carson for an alleged?violation?ni?the liquor laws. I he sentence is to begin at the direc tion of the court, Carson being re quired?t?> pay?teh costs of the case. 1 he defendant was alleged t?s have had a quantity of bottled-in*bond liquor on hand for sale when officers raided his home in Kobcrsonville several weeks ago. Riley Andrews, charged with violat ing the liquor laws, gained the sympa thy of the Court by his suffering from tuberculosis. His case was called to the attention of welfare authorities for j consideration. ; Charged with drunken driving, Joe I (iodard was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. Fernando Williams was found not [ guilty of- the alleged violation of the I liquor laws. I?Karley Boston was sentenced io Ike I roads for a period-of three ni iqths foi I the manufacture of liquor. Joe Pierce I ami Joe Taper, defendants in the same lease, failed to appear in court for trial Error Made in Reporting Batting Averages Tuesday I li? hatting averages as reported last Tuesday did Troy Goodmon, lo cal right fielder and utility man, a grave injustice. His mark was report ed as 204, when it shotml have read 244 These figures aie necessarily prepared in a hurry, and are, of course, subject to error. Troy hatted around 400 hi last week's play and raised his percentage for the season from 214 to .244, a gain of 30 points. First Sunday Baseball Game Here Is Scheduled This Week The Williamston Martins will com pare strength with the Windsor team of the Roanoke-Chowan League in the first game nf Sttnday ball t?> Im* played here next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, it was officially announced to day. Very little has been heard against the first attack on the peace and quiet of the Sabhath here, many local fans reasoning that it is just well for the team to play at home as it is for the boys to take part in contest* in other towns on that day It believed that the game scheduled for Sunday i> the I first of a number to be played on the I??cal diamond during the remainder <f the season. In the game here Sunday, both will, nu doubt, try to Cli&biilh superiority and add prestige to their respective leagues. Manager Spivey states he will use his regular line-up, and the visitors are expected to offer J their hest opposition, l-arge crowds are expected. I Robert Abbill/'of Clover, Virginia, and a University of Virginia man, who arrived here last evening it scheduled |t?> work on the mound for the liar tin sin the game against Windsor. ROBERSONVILLE LEADER AMONG TEN TOWNSHIPS Bear Grass Shows Largest Percentage Gain in Real and Personal Values The upward trend in Martin Coun ty property values noticed last year (or the first time in several seasons continued at a rapid clip this yea. a review of the WJ5 listing, dearly derates Willi every one of the ten townships reporting an increase, the property values this year were jumped nearly three-quarters of a million dol 1*1^-" Wl,^ V"K V, <" T,'f personal property value increases; in r.al values ranging a? high as $28. ""."I Wflin M.nville Tmiisliip tr is believed a revaluation of all propert.es would have pushed .the values well over a million and a half dollars above the 1624 listings. Not including the corporation val ues the strictly county listings for . f' "u"'1 a< W727J?s. as compared with o, a gain of $,,77,722 "ver IW4 values. The budget rema.n '".f, ""Changed. ,t ,S possible the late Will be reduced by about (. cents as a ?cult of the piopinj ,.lu, nuuase Despite the gain in values, livings jn this county are considered much low er than those in many adjoining coun ties. Corporation vales, certified through Mate agencies, have not been ertified o the county accountant, but they are expected to show no great variation ? roin tjie approximately $2,205,045 list mg made last year.' A general review'of tlifcli,tings by districts show r,Kh| 1?iirk,..| variations which "probably a detailed survc.yv. would explain. Williamy lownship reported a los, ,,cr sonal property values of Jo.gnd a '?I per cent decrease The personal property loss, however, than "'t b> " increase vgjues the district While Williams ?as the only township to show a loss t" personal nrmirrtv ri-n..,.,. 1 " largest gain va|Ul., L>ut " was nearly 7 per cent below the coinbmed increase for. the count, 4W"0,,: f,rirt'ns"TepbfTea-ftie-ISfjr? est decrease in real values, hut Poplar nt led tin percentage de .ease in real listings However, the small township reported the second largest percentage of increase per,o?al 11""I""li?value | y_. . | |mll , one of the largest gams. 57| per cent ?n the personal listing,, but Kober,o.i yille With an increase ol $174.256. led in the personal property gain tor the largest single item gam, and also re ported the largest amount gained in real values Hear ?ntsn led the coun ty in the percentage of gain for pe, sonal and real property values, thr district reporting an increase o. 101 Per cent, followed closely by Kober .onvlle, with 102. and Williamston with 9 per rent Using the valuations for this year and last as a basis fl)r comparison, the county ts at least J percent better otf than was a year ago U? year the ? total property values increase,! 5 4 per Icent. Personal property values were lo-reascd fro,,, 25 V 26 prr values increased from |,4 | 4 per cent. lotal personal property values f?r Hrre '"creased from $l.. 1104,8(4 111 1044 lo $2,188,202 this year " Kail, Of $582,478 Real estate values' were ,?creastd from $<,.444,848 i? S.'v M v,ar' ' *ain Uf I he figures are subject to change, ut the table appearing i? this paper presents a fairly reliable picture of the personal, real and combined values and percentage gain or loss for the >ri'r IVJ5' "" compared with l?,t y,ai Rev. Mason To Preach at Rose of Sharon Sunday K? v. K II Mason, of t.rvnie t oun ?t Sharon t hurch Sunday aftrrnoon at J o'. ~ ?lock Ihe public is cordially invit e?l t<? hear him. Change Made This Week In Feed-Seed Loan District Seed and feed loan activities in Martin^ Waihlaglon. Tyrrell and Dare Counties heretofore handled by""" Koy Hearne. of the Washington dis trict, will be under the supervision of J O. Wadsworfh. of the Aho.kie di? ?net, in the future, it was learned here today. It j, not known whe|h? Mr. Wad.worth will continue hit headquarters in Ahoskie or move to Windsor or Williamston for a more central location in the enlarged dia trict.
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