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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXVIII?NUMBTR 62 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 2, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1899 APPEALS NOTED IN NUMBER CASES INCOUNTYCOURT Judge Peel Continues To Bear Down Heavily on Liquor Law Violtors Liquor law violations continue to predominate on the docket in the re corder's court, and Judge H. O. Peel continued to bear down on the alleged law violators at the last Tuesday ses sion of the county tribunal. The fines and sentences, -said to have the hearty approval of public sentiment, apparent ly were considered too severe by the defendants and appeals were noted in every case except those continued for judgment later. All but one of the eight cases charged violations of the liquor laws in one form or another. No disposition of the first alleged manufacturing case under the new li quor laws made last Tuesday, the court continuing the case for judgment until next week. H. A. Pierce, caught at a still in Poplar Point last week, pleaded guilty of operating an illicit liquor still. Lester Whitakcr, young white man, was sentenced to the roads for six months in the case charging him with operating an automobile while intoxi cated. His license to operate a :ar was revoked for a period of one year. He appealed and bond was required by Romulus Peel, charged with an as sault, failed to answer when called, and papers were issued for his arrest. R. D. Spmill, the young colored boy who is said to have gotten crasy drunk several days before, was found guilty of assaulting a woman and resisting arrest. In the first count he was sen tenced to the roads for a period of 00 days and six months in the second, the sentences to run concurrently. He appealed, and bond in the sum of $200 was required. Charged with operating an automo bile while intoxicated, Fernando Wil liams was sentenced to the roads for I the period of six months and his li cense revoked for one year. He ap-| pealed and a $200 bond was required by the court. Norman Jones, alleged liquor lawl violator with a wide reputation in the] Oak City section of the county, was adjudged guilty of violating the alco holic beverage control act, and the court sentenced him to the roads for six months. He appealed, and bond in the sum of $200 was required. While on the stand, Jones attempted to tell about other deplorable condition* sur rounding the bootleg liquor situation in the community, but failed to shift the burden from himself and he was found guilty. Facing a charge of being drunk and disorderly, Labon Lilley was sentenced to the county jail for 90 days, the sen tence to begin at the direction of the court. The defendant was directed to pay the costs of the rase and report to the court every first Tuesday and sfiow good behavior. County Schools Mav Not Begin New Term Until First October No Meeting of Boafd of Education Will Be Held Monday No meeting of the Martin County Board of Education has been sched uled for the first Monday in August, information coming from the office of tie superintendent this week stating that a special meeting will likely be called later in the month. At the present time, the work calendar of the Board is clear, and no matters will be ready for consideration until a report on the proposed $100,000 school build ing program is received from authori ties in Washington, it is understood. Nothing has been heard from the ap plications for federal funds to finance the program since they were approyed and forwarded to Washington by state authorities. *- It was intimated this week that the county school authorities would fol low the advice of the State Board of Health in guarding against the spread of infantile paralysis, and that the schools in this cotity would hardly itm Ihi 1RW term until probably the early part of October. Episcopal Services Here and At Mission Sunday Charch of the Advent: Rev. E. F. Mowley, rector. Seventh Sunday After Trinity: Church school, 9:41 e. m. Holy Communiooeand termon, U * m Holy Trinity Sunday school and preaching at 2:30 f m Resident Manager for Fair Is Here; To Begin Work at Once\ Preliminary arrangements for hold ing the Greater Roanoke Fair are be ing made rapidly, Resident Manager Harvey Walker having arrived yes terday to establish permanent resi dence here and carry on plans for what promises to be one of the lead ing events of the year in this section. So far Mr. Walker has not been able to locate an office, but he hopes to be located shortfy and will im mediately start preparing the fair premium list, the manager stating that liberal prize* will b? offered in every department. Special attention will be given the agricultural departments this year, Mr. Walker slating that all premiums will be paid in cash before the fair closes. Large displays are expected, and more interest in the ex hibits is predicted this season. The shows playing the local fair are the largest coming into the state this season, and horse racing will be a new feature to the entertainment program this season. The Roanoke Fair is controlled and operated by the same management operating the North Carolina State Fair, and they promise nothing but the best in the way of entertainment and amusement. County's Anti-Rabies Drive Is Bringing Out Many Unlisted Dogs OPEN NEW STORE Martin County'* third liquor story opening reported in the town of Oak City yesterday noon was described a* very quiet and not at all eventful. Sales were very small for the first half day, it was unofficially learned her* this morning. Mr. C. B. Savsge, a young man of that community, 1s in charge of the store. Control Bogrd Chairman V. J. Spivey said yesterday that stocks in all three stores were virtually complete with the posiabl* sscep tion of two or three brands. The stores are now carrying about 7i brands, and the control board is planning to stock two or three moer tomorrow, Team Selected To Play Out Season For Williamston Corbitt Expected Back In Line-up Not Later Than Monday Local baseball fans now have the chance to make the acquaintance of their baseball team, rulings of the lea gue allowing no more changes in the line-up. Sid Hyatt, right fielder from Wadcsbofo, is to report tomorrow for the final addition this season. The right fielder has a very good record, and is expected to figure prominently at bat for the Martins, beginning probably Sunday in the game against Portsmouth. Corbitt is expected back in his reg ular position at short not later than next Monday after nursing an injured foot since last Sunday. The line-up with a degree of per manency: Gaddy, Gardner, Cherry, Morris, Abbott and Cassell, pitchers; Doyle catcher; Cheek, first base; Chappell, second; Corbitt, shortstop; Leary, third; Gaylord, left field; House, cen terfield; Hyatt, right field; and Good mon, utility man. 11.41 Inches of Rain Here During July A total of 11.41 inches of rain fell here last month to eclipse all previous falls as far back as August, 1931, when 11.65 inches of rain were re* ported at the Roanoke River weather station here. The heaviest rettr, 2.27 inches, fell a week ago today. Anoth er ?considerable fall, 1.20 inches, was reported last Monday afternoon and evening. The rainfall last month was about 5 inches above the average for the month of 'during 44*%^ paat* five years. Boys' Teams Divide Two Game Series This Week . ? After winning over the New Town baseball boys on Wednesday 4 to 3, Hie Oil lawn mne eame eat lwtf ing the small end of an 8 to 7 score this morning. The boys played serious ball despite that fact that the hottest weather of the year was bearing down on them. Hall and Sullivan pitched and A. Andersoij caught for the winners on Wednesday. Roberson and Ward formed the battery for the k?era, but the combination figured in the win today, Roberaon Blowing only foui today, Roberaon allowing only foul today and A. Anderaon caught, the acore keeper reporting only ten err on In the game. Over 1,000 Dogs Are Vaccinated in Four Townships To Date To Hold Clinics In Cross Roads and Robcrsonvitle Districts Tomorrow g The anti-rabie campaign in this county continues to meet with mark ed success, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck re porting more than 1,000 vaccinations already handled in four townships, and calls coming from other districts urging the immediate vaccination of dogs there. l?very. year -has it* ? dog-alays, and Williamston had its dog day last Wednesday, when little dogs, big dogs hound dogs, bull dogs{ police dogs, beagle hounds, feists, and numerous other breeds were led, hauled, and otherwise" carried to the courthouse, where Edward Holding vaccinated 282 -of?the canines.?A?large?police?dog terrified the crowd when he attacked those trying to assist in the vaccina tion. He tore the collar from one man's shirt but did not break the skin. An old bull dog, paying the activities at the clinic little attention, woke up in tiime to see the attack and he j jumped on the police dog and stopped him. Dogs might he jwst plain old dogs, but the happenings here Wednesday afternoon clearly showed that their owners thought much of them, bmat*; colored boys, attired in rags almost, gladly paid the 50 cents vaccination fee that their dogs might live. Some to tell the truth, not worth a dime, but it is doubtful if more than two or three of them could have been bough for five or ten dollars. It is estimated that around 100 dogs were vaccinated locally before the clinics were started, but that num ber and the 282 reported Wednesday do not represent all the dogs in this district by far, it is believed. Offi cers and inspectors will hav? a bet ter knowledge of dog numbers when they start killing those canines that have not been vaccinated. Preliminary estimates today show that nearly twice as many dogs have been vaccinated as there are on the nx books for the fdur' "townships, Williamston, Poplar Point, Hamilton, and Goose Nest. The proportion was more than twice as great in the last two townships, where approximately 600 vaccinations have been reported, and where there are less than 300 dogs listed for taxation. Poptar Point Townlhip reported 149 dogs vaccinated there Wednesday aft ernoon, leaving a comparatively small number to be vaccinated in that dis trict. Tomorrow clinics will be held at three points in Robersonville Town ship, Pariftele, Gold Point, and tilt Town of Robersonville. Dogs will be vaccinated tomorrow morning at the old Cross Roads schoolhouse and at Everetts in the afternoon. While dog owners are required to pay 50 cents for each vaccination, they are given credit on the tax books, jwhkh, in the e?d4 means ifcal the vac cinations arc free. Vaccinations will be held in the re maining townships some time next week, Sheriff Kocbuck said today. ? Condition of Mr. Watts Reported Some Better f While hi, condition continue! criti cal, Mr. Maurice Watta, confined to a Wat Kington lioepiial at nee the lat ter part of last week, waa said to have had a raalful night la at night and ia getting along at well at could b? ex pected today. CRIPPLED LOCAL TEAM MANAGES TO HOLD ITS OWN Trailing Ayden for Fourth Position by Only One Half Game Entering the last Up of play in the Costal Plain loop, the VVillUntston Martins have started climbing slowly hut steadily to a ranking position in the club standings. Today the Mar tins are trailing Ayden by only one Half game for the to.irth position, and there aren t so many games separat ing then? from the higher ranks. Only 20 more games ;ire en the regular] schedule before the four top teams start a round-robin series to determine the league champions. So far this week the Martins have been very considerate, dividing a dou ble bill with Kfoltofl here Tuesday afternoon and playing pit even tenus with Tarboro during a two-game se ries. KTnston staged one 7?T those un* checkable batting .attacks in the first igaine of a double header and won, 14 I to 1, hut the Martins started an at tack of their own which\ with the clever base-running of Johnny Doyle, netted the locals a 5 to 4 win in the second contest. The Eagles clawed three Martin pitchers in the first game, getting seven hits off Gardner in 5 inings, 12 off Allen in 3 innings, and 1 off Cassell m the ninth. Tn the second game, Gaddy cooped the Eagle*, allowing them only 3 hits. Keller making a home run with one on in the first. House duplicated Keller's feat for the Martins in their first turn at bat. -Doyle brought in the winning run when he scored from first on Chappell's double. And not a single error was recorded in either game. " * ^ Tarboro checked up its second vic tory of the season against the Mar tins Wednesday afternooir by a 5 to 4 count. ( assell started on the -mound for the Martins, but was relieved in the third when he walked one man and allowed three bits, the Tarboro team scoring all its runs in the one frame. Abbott finished the game, al lowing only 2 hits. The Martins threatened to tie the score in the 7th but?fell short?by one run. Yesterday, Leary, Gaylord and Cher ry broke through with the winning dope Hefbic and Hack got three hits each, I.eaiy batting 1,000. Cher~ ry held the visitors to 4 hits and made two hits to feature the 5 to 4 win. Considerable shifting was done after Goodmon hurt his thumb. Gay lord took first and Gaddy went to left field. Cheek went to the short position, -but the combination proved very effective and looked unusually good^when Giylord fielded a hot one near the first base line to retire the side in the fifth inning. House went hit less for the first time in weeks. ?Toimmuw Gaddy will uppusc Gulds boro here, and it is likely that Her ring will pitch for the visitors. Sunday, the Martins are playing an exhibition game here gaainst the Ports mouth Truckers, of the Piedmont League. REPORT THIRD CASE PARALYSIS IN THIS COUNTY Donald Jenkins, 12, Victim; Son of Herber Jenkins, Of Robersonville The third case of infantile paralysis in this county was reported this week 111 Robersonville. Donald Jenkins. 12 years old, failing victim to the disease a few days earlier. He is the son of Mr. Heber Jenkins. It is understood the young boy is paralyzed in the arm, but just how bad ly tie ts affected toy the disease could not be learned. So far there has been only one case of the paralysis reported each month this summer, beginning in May, when Susan Wooten, young colored girl, I tell victim in the upper part of the | coUnty. Hubert Bland, young boy of the Hassell section, was stricken by the disease in June. It is understood that these two vktims have virtually recovered, but no definite reports from them have been received laterly. No organized effort has been made rfir tfria county tu limit gsftisiinii, tar the people, in many cases, are exercis ing all possible care in guarding against the spread of the disease. Health au Ithorities continue to state that the.dis ease is not cause for undue alarm, [ however, it is advisable to use discre tion. The Washington County Board of Health this week passed an order forbidding the assembly of children In theatres, Sunday schools, and other Control of the disease is still in the experimental stage, it it understood, tlld there Is little that can be done to preven or combat it. GeorgiaT obacco Markets Report 20-Cent Averages Youth Seriously Wounded in Unusual Accident Thursday Charles Daniel, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Daniel, of Williams Township,?seriously wounded yesterday morning when ac cidentally struck* by a bullet fired from a .22 caliber rifie in the hands of Henry Lee Hardison, 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hardison, of the same community. The bullet punctured the boy's right lung and lodged in his body. While his con dition was described today as serious, it was stated~TT\at recovery i> potsiUk if complications do not develop. Poi lowng first-aid treatment, the boy, a star on the local high school football team last season, was removed to a Washington hospital, where he was given a blood transfusion soon after his arrival there, according to reports received here. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were very singular. Young Hardison was shooting at a cat un der his home and missed, the ball con tinuing nearly 201) yards and striking the Daniel boy as he stepped from the back porch of his home. Profuse bleeding internally bad weakened hint considerably when he reached the ho*, pital, it was said. Jury From New List Is To Be Drawn Monday Names of Colored Citizens Are Added; Is Required by Law Some May Be Summoned For Jury Duty at Next Term Court The selection of a jury list -by?the county commissioners at their legulai meeting next Monday is expected to feature the activities of the day, since the names of colored citizens appear in the jury Unx for the first time in many years. That colored citizens, or even one, will be drawn for service is not likely, as the number of names be longing to whites outnumber those "? the colored by a large ratio. However, it is possible that one or more colored citizens will be chosen for jury serv ice in the two weeks' term of Septem ber Superior Court for this county In connection with entering the names of colored citizens in the jury box, the commissioners are only obey ing the dictates of the law, made clear only recently by court rulings. There has been no occasion in the courts of this county where colored defendant.* demanded or even suggested that mem hfcEi "f their own rate he included on juries to pass upon their guilt or in nocence. In fact, the records show that alleged colored law violators have received equal and even more misid eration than white violators. And :t is believed that many colored defend ants have received more consideration from white juries than they would have received had members of tluir own race occupied scats on the jury The action taken by the commission ers in placing the names of bolored cit izens in the jury box has occasioned little comment, the majority of both accepting the enforced ruling as a mat ter of course. Other than the drawing of a jury list for the September court, no new bus iness has been scheduled for the Mon day meeting, but routine matters and new - buiinesientereri late will,. 11a doubt,' keep the authorities in session during all or a greater part of the day. In a special session Saturday, the commissioners will considei the new budgst. ? ? Mr. Wheeler Martin Is Expected Home Soon Mr. Wheeler Martin who has been in a Rocky Mount hospital for more than two months continues to im prove, reports received here this merging indicating that he will be able to return home soon... ? Schedule ol Presbyterian Services In County Sunday All the regular services will be held at all points Sunday. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed ? Farmers Sell $776.57 W^orth of Rasperries in Cleveland The 36 farmers of Cleveland Coun ty wiio -grew 25 acres of raspberries this season sold $776.57 worth, in ad dition to having a supplyfor home use. Much of the crop was canned or con served as jelly and jam. HOT WEATHER Local people felt the hottest weather of the summer today when the mercury reached the 112-mark at noon in the sun, and continued to climb as the after noon passed. In the shade, the mercury was holding its head high, some reports claiming a reading as high as the 100 de gree mark. Farmers and other worker* were said this morning to be suffering greatly, thai' the extreme heat and overcome a few in the tobacco fields. Two Convicts Hurl When Struck by Car Thursday Morning Car Runs Off Concrete and Crashes Into Group of Chained Prisoners John Lee SandeFsI colored convict in the Martin camp, near here," suffer ?<l a broken leg and posibly other in juries, and Alex Brown, also colored, was bruised about the head, hut not seriously, when they were struck by a car driven By George FT Farmer white man, of Kim City, a short dis tance this side of Windsor, yesterday morning. Sanders, after receiving first aid treatment here, was removed to a Washington hospital, and is ex pected to recover. Farmer was driving behind a wed ding party traveling toward William ston, when the first ear driver observ ed the sign, "Men Working," and de creased the speed of his machine Farmer was meeting a truck on his left and lie could not stop in time to avoid striking the car just in front of him, so he pulled off on the shoulder and struck the men while rumTihg * bout 20 or 25 miles an hour, it was said. Several of the convicts jumped to safety, but Sanders was shackled ami could not move fast enough to clear himself. Officers Called To Trail Gangsters Car Receiving a report late one night recently that a bullet proof car car rying machine guns had stopped at a filling station here, Sheriff I'. H. Roe buck started an investigation, but the mystery car report was not clear ed up until today when Al Capone's $20,000 16-cylinder Cadillac was driv en here for exhibition in front of the Watts theatre. The car here tlw other night was the same one form ; erly owned by Caponc, the notorious tax dodger and gangster, but the pre!7 ent owners were merely using it to advertise a moving picture and not for troubling peace "and1 order. The sheriff and other officers went as far as Washington the other night and turned around when they failed to find any trace of the car. The driver of the car said this morning that he was here the other night, that he started to Rocky Mount, hut got on the road to Wash ington. He later learned he was on the wrong road and tUftttd back be fore the officers started out. Range Opening Day Is From 6 to 33 Cents Pound. Say Reports Prices Grade [or Grade Same as Last Year Bright leal tobacco auctions began yesterday on 15 south Georgia mar kets with opening prices ranging from 6 to 33 cents a pound with a resulting average of around 2l> cents. I? nder the ruvh of heavy 'first day? offerings and spirited bidding exact figures rm average prices?were?not available but two warehousemen pre dicted the -first day's average would be around 20 cents a pound. For the 1034 season the average for the state was 1873 cents At some warehouses opening prices were,, reported slightly above, first day's figures last year and at others they were about the same First sales on two of Yaldostd's four warehouses were reputed at 22 and 25 cents a pound. At Tifton the price range was front 6 to 40 cents a pound with the ware house estimating a 21 cent average I for the day at that point | The Tifton Daily Gazette said, the first half hour of selling on the Tif ton market indicated tobacco prices were about the same as last year Good tobaccos were selling front 20 to 30 cents, medium from 10 to 20 cents and low grades under ten cents. Very few piles sold as high as 30 cents and not many sabcs.iWvte under 10 cents. & v "Farmers offering tobacco express ed the opinion that the demand for common tobaccos seemed to be stronger with the market slightly off on best grades." Farmers warehouse at Waycross reported its first sale of 110 pounds of inferior grade at 8 1-2 cents. Open ing sales oil better grades were re ported by the warehouse slightly a Imve 20n*nts. - There were approxrr" match 300,000 pounds oii~ttTe floors at VV ay cross. This year's crop in ?Gi-orgia fifls been estimated at from fiifty to fifty five million pounds. While the prices on the Georgia opening are estimated to he slightly higher than tlu initial sales figures last season, it will he remembered that the Georgia belt had one "I the poor est quality crops last year ever re porter! there The crop in that sec tion this jear is said to. he of much better quality with smite few excep tions. This morning, Mr. F.arly Bass, one of the proprietors of the New Farm ers warehouse here and who is in Georgfa, wired, "State's average a round 20 cents, grade for grade fav orably with last season." Whooping Cough in July Health Report After an absence of several months whipping cough made its appearance rn?the county?again?hrrt?month, the county health report for the period showing fist new case*, 2 in James ville, 1 each in Rohersonville, VV'il liamstun ami Liqllsc XcaLIowns h i ps? Allvthe. cases were among white chil dreu except one. A lone measles case was reported and that was in Roh ersonville. A nrsr?rrf?infantile?paralysis?was reported in Kobe r.son; ill e. Llie third case reported in the county so far this Visiting Minister Preaches at Baptist Church Sunday The Rev Lonnie Sasser, now pas tor <?f the Aiilander Baptist church, will preach in the pulpit of the Me morial Baptist church here Sunday morning, in an exchange arrangement with the pastor of the local church. ing minister. The union service will go to the Cliristian church Sunday night, Avhere the general public is in vited. Schedule of Services at the Local Methodist Church The following services wil be held ?I the Uethodist church Sunday; & Church KhlUll, 9AS ?. m. '? Preaching and Holy ComnUMlion a 11 ?. m.? No service at night.
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