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ESsD TMK EN TERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBER 58 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 16, 1935. ? ESTABLISHED 1899 PLAY NO GAMES IN COASTAL LOOP SINCE SATURDAY Gardner Pitched One of the Best Games of Season Here Last Friday Rainy weather has dampened al most to a standstill activities in the Coastal Plain pennant race since last Saturday, and the positions in the standings remain about the same with four teams fighting closely for sec ond place. Greenville split even in its two games played since last Thurs day and continues in top position, but the Greenies despite their command ing position have not annexed the title by a long way. All games scheduled in the league were rained out Sunday and yesterday. Snow Hill and Kinston have been idle since last Friday. ~Thr~tiTgh Rpot In tht Mason's play was reached by the locals last Friday afternoon when Slim Gardner, the '"baccer" farmer Irbm down Jamcs ville way, won his game over the masterly Greenies on the local field. Gardner was the center of the whole schow in which the visitors were turned back 4 to 2. The tall young man allowed only six hits, struck out 10 men and batted in all four of his team's runs with a. single, double and a triple. It was Slim's day all right; he knew he had the opponents baffled they were baffled. Hautz and Mar able aided Slim along at bat with two hits each, and although the visi tors' runs were not earned, the locals played a good game. Greenville's Smith was touched for seven hits in the five and two-third yinnings he pitched, and Wade was touched for two during the remainder of the route. The facts and figures for the Satur day game are not so hot, the Green ies cathing the Martins stepping ?>ff on the wrong fpot in the first" inning to score all seven of their runs while their H^ponenJR could muster but two markers during the brief contest of only four and one-half innings. The teams would play awhile and rest longer while it rained, the game final ly being called at the half-way point. Cherry started for the Martins, but yielding a walk to put on bases the first four men up. Gardner went in and they touched him for four hita and three runs while he was retiring one man. Caddy finally retired the side. Abbitt fallowed next on the mound and went the remainder of the short route, allowing three hits* in as many innings. Dean worked on the mound for the Greenies, but Corbitt got neat to him for three hita la at many tries to bat a thousand. Gay lord, House and Goodmon garnering one each in the brief contest. Yesterday's game scheduled with Ay den?rhn?pustpuncd?and?will be plyyffH here ne?t Sunday,?weather permitting. This afternoon the Mar tins are slated to meet Ayden at Ay den, the same weather man permit ting. Win. R. Whitley Dies At Home Near Here William R Whitley, farmer living near here on the Hamilton Road,, died at his home Sunday evening at 6 o'clock following an illness of sev-j eral years' duration. He had suffered a complication of diseases during' much of that time and the end waaj expected. i Seventy-sevkn years of age, Mr Whitley was born and reared in the community where he died. He lived and farmed in that section all his life. Mr. Whitley had been cripple for many years, but despite that, _Lanriirap hf raffled until hU health completely failed him. Besides his wife, he leaves four, children, William, F.rnest, Mildred and Martha Whitley. He was the last member of an old family in this sec-, tion. Funeral stnrices were conducted yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock front the late home by Rev. R. R. Grant, Methodist minister Interment was in the family cemetery on the old; Whitley home place Lespedesa Furnishes Both Hay and Seed Crop Yearly Lespedeza can be cot for hay and also yield a crop of aeed from the same ku?d {He hay is Chi ?rty enough. Set the cutter bar high, ao that the crop can grow oot again and the leapedeea will make sufficient growth to produce seed. However, one usually does not secure a com mercial crop of aeed when a crop of hay has been harvested. Enough seed I, produced to reeked the same land or to harvest lor ear on the home _JaoL ii Officers Start Drive Against Bootleggers in This County Enforcement of liquor lain in thi* county was started in earn eat last week-end when county and town officers joined together and raided several alleged bootleg ging establishments in three of the county towns, Jameeville, Williamston and Robersonviile. The drive, said to have resulted in a liquor shortage in several centers over the week-end, was described by county officen as the first bombshell to be explod ed in the bootlegging camp in this county since the passage of the Pasquotank bill. More dras tic plans are being considered for attacking the manufacturers of il licit liquors, and the officers plan to start drives following a meet of county commissioners, mem bers of the control board and members of town councilman from Oak City, Robersonviile and Williamston. The date for the joint meeting has not been announced, but the authorities are expected to get together some time this areek. The county commissioners have already stated that every effort will be made to check the illicit liquor business if it takes every penny derived from the sale of legal liquor. The value of the drive against bootleggers is scheduled to be de termined in the county court to day when the alleged bootleg gers are to face trial. Beginning last Friday, Officers Joe Roebuck and Chief William Gray caught a colored woman in Robersonville with five pints of liquor on hand. The drive took on more life Saturday when Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and Of ficers Joe Roebuck, Clarence Sex ton, J. H. Allsbreoks and Roy Peel found two galons of liquor behind Modoc Hunter's place in Jamesville, Ave quart* at Mark Lyon's alto in jAWeivillc, and a-?j bout eight quarts from Charlie Brown and Henry Jones, all col ored, of Williamston. The four alleged violators were arraigned for trial in the county court. Plans Go Foward for Fair Here This Fall Resident Manager Will Open Office Here August First Same Shows Playing State Fair Will Be On The Midway Here ay_ Arrangements for holding the Ro anoke Fair here the early part of next November are going forward rapidly, Mr. Harvey Walker, resident manager of the fair, said this week. Controlled and operated by the same management handling the State sured of success. The World of Mirth Shows, the same attraction to play the Raleigh fair, will be brought here in their entirely, including 18 rides, 25 shows and legitimate con cession, the resident manager an nounced. The operators of the fair here positively stated that there will bo no robbers or thieves on the mid way, and the patrons of the fair this year can be assured that they will not be "fleeced". In other words, Mi Walker said. "We will positively no tolerate anything but legitimate con cessionv There will be no robbers thigves ui gypsies un the lut. and tli people of Martin and adjoining mini ties can be a-*>ure?l of a real agricul tural and entertaining fair." Stremius efforts will be made to re turn the agricultural feature up to tlit high standard the fair enjoyed in yean past. Liberal premiums are being of fered, and a gerat array of exhibit) and agricultural attractions can well be expected. Plans have been dis cussed with farm and home agents ir this and other counties in connection with the agricultural departments. Another feature to the program this year will be horse racing. Two races will be held each day on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of fail week, followed by professional auto mobile races on Friday or Saturday. "Children's day" will be observed 011 Tuesday, the management offering free admittance to the grounds for all children in this an adjoining countiei who are accompanied by their par ents or teachers. Mr. Walker, connected with the cee-sful management of the?Stats fair during the past two years, will open his office here about the first oi next month. James Reason Dies At Home Saturday James Reasous. highly respected and well-known farmer of Hamilton Township, died at his home there early last Saturday morning at the age of 72 years. He had been sick foe aevcral weeks, and had experionc ed declining health for some time be fore that. He is survived by six children, Mrs. Katheiine. Scott, Mr*. Louise Scott. James and J. D. Reasons, all of Ham ilton; Mrs. Minnie Baker, of Auland er, and Sam Reasons, of Plymouth. Mrs. Reasons died a number of years Funeral services were held at tl home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'cta by Rev. E. D. Purvis, and burial w in the family plot at the Cox place < Rainbow Banks, near Hamilton. NO PLACE TO GO Aaked to vacate the Peel build In* neat to the Williameton Cafe on Main Street here, the Bunch barberahop waa forced to doae and etore ita equipment when no available place to locate could be found today. Mr. J. E. Pope, who haa maintained an office in the Peel building alao, haa made arraittementa to locate in a part of the Biggs building juat acroaa the atrect. W. C. Bunch, owner of the ehop, fltated tfis morning tlat he hoped arrangementa could be made for locating the ahop in the future. The Peel building ia to be re paired and altered for occupancy by a new mercantile firm. Crops Threatended By Heavy Rains In Nearly Four Inches of Raitr Fell In This Section Over Week-end lnle the situation is not coneidot ed serious just at this tune, report front numerous renters over easten ( arolina indirate' That' continued rain will result jn serious damage to crop especially the tobacco crop. Alreath in some areas, the teports state, tin tobacco crop is "flopping" and aontt damage has resulted More shower were promised this section for todaj and tomorrow, increasing the tineas, naas already in the mindi of many far nters. The cloudy skim, are welcome, however, the farmers explaining thai a hot sun alter all The ram over th? week-end would exart a heavy toll ? *"*'*rrn '? '*?? fields Moat of the crops it^ris- section have not materialgy snffc.ed from either the dry or the wet seasons, hut additional rain is expected to re sult in much damage la tobacco Keporia front I'itt and Hcauforl 1 ounties indicate that much damage ^?li'SUMffl thi tobacco crop in those sections. "kite Oak l ity section is sa?| t, he dangerously wet, hut other centers in the county, for the- most pan art not worried over the past weather, but they are anxious adorn what may come. f Since the fitst ?f thisSmmth, six and one-third inches of ram ha. fallen MP thia section, moat of that amount faffing since last Saturday afternoon Saturday afternoon and evening, more i than one and , ne-half inches of rain wa. recorded by the weather station ?till'?Sunday nearly Urn inrh.. ../ water fell, and yesterday about one of an inch was reported. No Trace of Bicycle Stolen from Carlton Phelps Here No trace haa been established of the bicycle stolen front Carlton Phelps, young local boy, last week. The boy continues greatly upset, and officers have worked earnestly to re turn his wheel, but their rfforts have, 40 'ar, proved fruitiest. . POSTAL RECEIPTS REACH NEW HIGH MARK FOR JUNE Gain of $341.90 Reported by Local Office During Second Quarter ? Postal receipts at the local office continue to clinib, Postmaster Pete reporting an increase of 341.90 in the second quarter of this year over t!??* corresponding period in 1934. The receipts in June this year were prob ably the largest ever reported for that month by the local postoffiee, the stamp sales amounting to $1,362.75 compared with $1,113.05 in June one year ago. Total receipts for the second quar ter this year were $4,081 Jfeainst $3, 739.98 in the corresponding period last year. Last April the stamp sales totaled $1,537.83 compared with $1 - 504.10 in April last year: $1,181.30 last fMay a* against $1.122 83 in May a jear ago. Money order business climbed a long with the stamp sales, the office herfc reporting an increase of $3, 043.99 during the second quarter over the business handled in the corresponding period last year. The following money order business was handled, exclusive of fees; $10,825.82 last April compared with $8,282.43 in April a year ago; $8,(>80.99 last May compared with $9,554.51 1u May, 1934. This was the only period money order business showed a decrease in many iths. Last month the business a mon _ _ mounted to $7,213.44 compared with $5,839.32 in June last year. Total money order business for the 1935 second quarter was $26,720.25 as a gaiust $23,676.27 in the second quar ter of last year. Legion Post Names Officers at Meeting Here Last Evening Warm Contest Features the Election of Officers For Ensuing Year I he John \\ alton I Ias>ell Post of the American Legion met In its hall here last* 'Might and elected officers for the coming year Since the State .ouveution is to be held, at Layctte ville early next month, the authorities were anxious to complete the new personnel of the organization. The only contest in the election was that between H. L. Swain, pres ent commander, and Hugh (?. Hor ton Both were nominaltrd fr"'" floor and when the final count was in, Mr. Swain was reelected for his sec und trim.?L'ndei his r oinniaiidei ship, and with the splendid work of the officers and the close .oopcratioli nt" the members of the order, this has been ulie greatest year the local post has ever had. one of the members stated. The organization has a mem bership of 135 men today. Charlie Frank, alone, being responsible for adding 40 new members. Other elected officers for the en suing year arc Mack Wynne, Rob fersonville, first vice commander; | Charlie Davenport, Jamesville, sec-! ond vice commander, and Joe A vers, j Oak City, third vice commander. John Ward was named adjutant and finance officer, William Cray, Rob ersonville, seargrarit-at-arnis, and J. R. Will slow, Robt rsonville, was chos en American officer. Charles H.| Dickey turned in It is resignation as Chaplain and editor of tin Legion's Bulletin. Legion Auxiliary To Meet In Robersonville Saturday The American Legion Auxiliary ol he Job" Hassell Post will meet with Mrs. W. 11. Cray at 3:30 Saturday alt ernoon at her home in Robersonville. RAINED OUT For th? second time in two con secutive Sundays, the Williams ton Martins have been unable to crash the blue lewe here, rein having drowned all efforts to bring Windsor and Williamston together in an exhibition contest. The club officials have not bean daunted by their adverse luck on the two past Sundays for they have scheduled s regular league gams with Aydan hers neat Sun day. In addition to raining out the ball game, the weather kinder put the damper on other events, and reports maintain that compara tively lew people attended the ehowa it the theatre that altar noon and night. The manage ment ol the theatre Is planning no mors shows on- Sunday lor the present, at laaat, it was said. Open Liquor Stores in County Friday Morning VOUNC MAN FAILS [N HIS ATTEMPT TO ENTER STORE I James Stanley Caught At Back Window of P. P. Peel's Store Today ? Junes Borden Stanley. .'0-year-old shite boy of K K. IV 5. New Bern. ia? cauitht l>> Officer K. Kami. ihortly before 4 o'clock ibis morninn itteniptiitK to break into the store of l" 1'. l'eel on Washinnton Street rile young man.~tiaviiTg no earmark luiatlftisiu oi tin - Uil, wa* jailed and will probably_be 5ivc.11 a hearing before Justice Hassell ionic time today Stanley had torn away a large sec ion of a heavy wooden blind at a >ack window of the store, ami was al nost\ ready to enter when the officer dipped up on him and effected the ar est. The young man said very lit - le. hut did tell the officer that he had L 1 "bud die" some where in town. Of-j icer Ramie rounded the partner up, md placed him in jail, aUo, hut no urinal charge against tlie second man s likely to he tiled. Stanley was said to have been to S'orfolk to enlist in the Coast tiuard. ?ut could not get in. He was walk ng his way hack to New Hern when le reached' here late last night and lecided to stay over. Night before last, some one enter d the Mark Drug store through a mall transom and stol^> several dol ars fr?>111 the cash register, and a ew articles. It is believed some small toys made the raid on the store since 1 person of any-size Yould not get hrough the opening. The robbery Was tin- fii>t reported lere in many months, and apparently Jifituir-Kamie.xhecke<l an outbreak-in he hud when he arrested Stanley his moriiing. - ? Efforts 011 Collecting Home Installments success of Undertaking De pends on Honesty, Says Kegional Chairman "1.oaning is not the only lob of the tome Owners' Loan C orporation, as he time <?f animations f'?r loans ha >asscd. the organization now must ?end its ffforts to collect from a inil iou borrowers the monthly install - nrnts that are dur," writes R. B )avis, fireenville, regional chairman lOl.C to borrowers in Martin C'oun y ? ? I "Success of the enormous servicing operation will rest mainly upon the nji^ent honesty of American peo j ,h These loans were made on a j ?asis oLeasy monthly rt payments ami j ,rc firof liens on homes valued at least 15 pei* ent above the amount of the I uans. "Foreclosure proceedings have start (I against several hundred borrowers j v11 o willfully defaulted in their pa> | nrnts. Delimfuemy must he kept at miuiiiimu represented Jjy actual-dis-T res-,. Ami every effort will be made o collect these payments so as to . ak* care of the three billion dollars jdVernnient-guaranteed bonds that , vtH* soon he outstanding," said Mr ?jjfvis. Dies In Hospital ? Mrs. Vivian Knowles Allig??od. ?f Hamilton, died in a Rocky Mount lospital Sunday afternoon. She had ?eeeived treatment in the hospital on evcral occasions during the past year ir more, and a complication of ail nents were given as the cause of hei leath. She was in the hospital for reatment when her condition became ritical. Bqtn in Bertie Coup**, the daugh rr~o? John F Knowles and wife, arrie Smith wick Knowles, Mrs. Alli ood was only 23 vcara old. Shf Wl? named to Mr. Alllaood by Rev F. K d'tseley at the rectory here last De ember a year ago. Since that time he had made her home in Hamilton, ?lie leaves no children. Funeral services were conducted 'csterday afternoon from the home by tev. K. F. Moaetey, rector of St Martin's Kpibcopal t hurcb, Hamd 4hi. Burial followed in the cemetery hare. ~I?_V...'... .. PLANS APPROVED Plana for a $100,000 school building program in this county were readily approved by State Public Works Administration au thorities in Chapel Hill yesterday. The estimates of the proposed projects are to be forwarded to Washington, D. C., immediately. Assistant State Engineer Wright told Superintendent of Martin County Schools J. C. Manning, but just when a report can be ex pected from Washington is high ly problematical. The applications for govern ment Hd were received very fav orably by the?State?authorities, and there is every assurance that the proposed program will meet the approval of authorities in the nation's capital, it was said. Announce Faculty Bear Crass School For Coining Term Construction of Teacheragc There Likely To Get Underway Soon 1 ' el mi i tiar> arrangement*, for open iug tlie Hear lira,, Schools this fall are virtually complete. Principal T O. Hickman announced Ibl, week The faculty has been employed in its en Iricty, the school man stating that he hail ..ne of the str,.nge-t in the history of the school for the new term, Construction ot a teafhet age is-pmding ptlhlu works develop niyiifs. tiuf lite pimjcct is already as sttred, anil the building will he ready lor use some time'during the term. Many new appointments havy lieeti ruade m- the - facility?foe the coming term, five of the teacher- in the scl I there last year resigning to get mar ried or accept positions elsewhere dhe names of lilt- IV,IS-hi faculty members and the grades tlfey wil teach are, as follows: 1 irst grade: Miss Martha Hurst TT^ '*rw Bern, Mi-s Hurst goes H the Hear loa-s school- |(|ut, field, Va. Second grade: Mts, liter l.assiler of Candor. N. t Mi-, l.a??lt,r |,a had experience in the school- ,,| Western t I hird grade: Mis- l-'rance- House "I Rohersotivilk'. ? I uurtk tiradv; M.., U?lv Hiilmu vi V\ illiam.ston. 111111 K'-l'lv Mr- M.q , i/.?i.,..i of Kohersiruville. I he coming tern "W+^?hr?R'icinu k\?hiri?vvai'?;i Ikar (irass. ^ Sixth grade: Mis- t attic Hell Wat ren, nf Willianiston. Seventh gradel: Miss Louise Par ?al, of Keidsville. Miss Pascal is graduate of Meredith College. Hal eight. High School: mathematics am science: Mr S I. II,,.,,,a-, of Polk ? oil, N. I He is a giailuate of \\ ak ' "rest. English and I rcneh, Mi Kathleen tiilleland, of Statesville I'ripeipal T. (). Hickman, of Ilea (?fiUS. Press Officials Here for Brief Visit Today Miss Beatrice f\,bb, editor of the Morganton Nrwa-lirrald 'ami srerr lary of the North I arolina Press As soeiati.ni, together with her mother ami Mr I K Va,es, ?f Haleigh. were visitor, here t.nlay as the nam -t,,p perl off on its way to Norfolk, from which place the press association lake - a boat for Huston ami other l?aits north. > Hie North (?ar.dina I're-s Associ alion, composed of members of the press Ibroughout tbe State, I,a, a yearly meeting, the last ou> being bcbl in tin mountains of tin- State More than eighty members will meet in Norfolk tomorrow lllfl hold their annual meet aboard ship, at which lime officers will he elected b.r I9J5 and other matters pertaining So their intercuts will he transacted. Cobb "??is nil,: ,d the Tiiit known newspaperwomen in thr State baring held offlee j? ,hr nr?r gam/at,on lor year,. The newspaper which -he edits ha, hern Signalled out lor high honors time and again Hie party, breakfasted at thr t.eorge Hrynolds Hotel, and visited over the town, their shirr! visit apparently be ii?K well enjoyed. Tlie Knierprisc will not be repre sented at the meeting this year, aa lire editor plans to sail f?r the Orient within the neM two weeks. Robersonville And Williamston Will Have Liquor First Local Store To Be Located In Old Martin County Bank Building Preliminary plans were virtually complete t<?day for opening two coun ty liquor stores, one at Robersonville and another at Williatuston. on Friday of this week, it was announced by V. J. Spivey. chairman of the Martin Count v Alcoholic lontrol Board. this morning. The opening third store, the one at Oak City, will he delayed tor a few days. Mr Spivey said. Exact Honrs for opening the stores are not known just at this time. Mr Spivey explaining that the two stores would be opened the same day and as early as possible on Fri day morning. After a long but never considered ^ hopeless search, the control board fi nally located a building for the store in this thriving center late yesterday Hut they had to figure with Attorney I Ifiirv Hard is..n before thrv get the two rooms in the old Martin County Hank building, facing Main Street and adjoining the offices of At tornes H S Critcher Repairs are underway" today with the belief that they can be completed in time for the legal spirits to go on sale here some time Friday morning. Messrs. Clinton Mouse, manager, ami Irvin Keel were officially named by the control board at its meeting Monday to handle the spire in Rob er.sunville The office until today oc cupied by Mr. R. J. Nelsojj ?inij. .AC, torncy J. t Smith, is being repaired ami altered for the store opening in that building on Friday .morning Judge Smith is moving to the Hurst building, and Mr. Kelson move* to^gn Hjhi* office just back of the one he is vacating for the store Fqiiipnient for openig the stores will he delivered Ihursday. and the liqu-?r a s.did carload?is already in the county, the plentiful supply hav ing reached the county by rail Mon da\ afternoon. The initial shipment is being unloaded today ami placed in the county, jail where it is possible permanent storage quarters will be maintained It is understood that sfiiall stocks will he carried in the Mines, as a iule. TIjJ shipment of liquor to reach here yesterday included 500 cartons uf the nioc?fvpeii.sivr brands, but more and cheaper brands will be rrrrrh?rm?s.i |t liiday. it is under s101 kI The shipment yesterday wci?h- ? ed 25,281 pounds and was shipped here by a Kentucky distillery from Baltimore flic freight on the ship ment amounted to $225. and was pre paid and on open account. Appointed last week as assistant io Manager C R Mobley of the local local store and aid to Chairman V. J. Spivey. Mr. Andrew t lark yesterday resigned that position and the board ippointed Reginald Simpson, 22 years aid, in his place. Control Member Irving Smith and in- auditor are Scheduled to super /ise the opening at Robersonville Fri day morning, and Chairman Spivey tnd the county auditor are scheduled Hfet handle the opening here at the ?.afne time, witli Control Member J. F. t risp probably assisting at both places during the day, it was planned. Other than the appointment of a manager, Mr. Cv B. Savage, no ir raiigements had been completed yes terday for opening the Oak City ttore. However, plans are going for *Ar,\ and if |-, ?"? lie handled shortly with the expecta tion of starting sales of bottled in l>oud liquors there some time next week. |. H. A wsl)on Funeral Monday Afternoon Funeral service were held yester lay afternoon for J. 11. Auslion who lirrl at the home of his lister, Mrs. lliltie Eliiabeth^HuRoch. Crota Roads Township tile day hefore_from tieart trouble. ""Rev. "Warren TJavST" if Washington, and Rev J M. Perry iastor of the local Christian church, -onducted the last rites. Mr. Auahon was 55 years old and i native of the Cros# Roada section. He never married and is survived by ?tie sister. Mrs. Bullock, and three irothers, Messrs Joe, Dave ancf Jess Ausbnn. He was a member of the L'hristian Chapel Church. Interment wai In llie family >n the farm of hit brothtr, Joa Aaa saw. ??????s ? ? ' ' "" '
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