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BBH THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 59 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. July 24, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 GREENVILLE AND MARTINS UP AND DOWN FOR LEAD Williamston Holding Lead As Two Teams Meet In Greenville Today Continuing a game of see-saw with Greenville, the Martins yester day regained the ranking position in the Coastal Plain League on the home grounds, the winning of the 3 to 2 score coming in the tenth in ning. After holding top position on Monday and Tuesday, the Martins were squeezed out Wednesday when they lost to Kinston and Greenville defeated Ayden AU games in the league were rained out last Tuesday, but action was renewed Wednesday, when Williamston lost a hard game to Kinston over in the Lenoir capital. Dean started for the Martins, but was relieved from box duty in the first by Livengood after he had al lowed two walks and four hits, three of the four going for an extra base. Livengood. taking over after two were out in the first, allowed only 4 hits and held the Eagles scoreless during the remainder of the game. The first inning rally netting the Eagles 4 runs was too much for the Martins to overcome, their rally in the second Tailing by 2 or knotting the score. Douglass accounted for one-third of the Martins' 9 hits, while Fenell batted in both runs with his homer. Yesterday Wade held the Greenies to t hits and featured the 3-to-2 win a clean hit well ordered in the 10th inning to end the game. Parker and Hitchcock were out of the visi tors' line up, and the others failed to get close to Wade. Williamston scored Its first run in the second, when Ferrell walked, and House and Earp got a single apiece to score him. Greenville tied the score in the next inning, and the Martins added another sri the fifth when COrbitt doubled and scored on Black's single. The visi tors threatened to put the game on ice in the sixth when Boozer and Ambler hit for three bases each. Boozer scored to tie the count, but Ambler was held at third while La tham fanned. Wagner then hit to Earp. and Ambler was run down between third and home. Brown went out on a fly to right to end the threat. In the tenth, with 2 out, Earp was safe on Farley's error and scored when Wade's long hit to cen ter went through Boaeer Man Arrested Today For Alleged Violation of Parole Sentenced at the September. 1920. term Martin Cbunty Superior court for murder and paroled in 1927, J. Leander Hardison was rearrested this morning for alleged violation of his parole. The governor's of fice in demanding the man's arrest did not point out the alleged infrac tions of the parole Hardison was arrested in Wil liams Township where he was al leged to have killed a Mrs. Hardi son about 14 years ago. Judge Cranmer sentenced the white man to 25 years in prison, leaving him owing the State about IS years' lima Rev. Mr. Grant Announces Methodist Service Scheudle Church school. 9:45 a. m. Regular morning service. 11 a. m Epworth League. 7 pm. No night service. Third quarterly conference for the Williamston charge to be held at 2:90 p m . at Holly Springs. Rev. B. 9 Slaughter, ja taiding elder, will preach and hold the quarterly con ference. Special Instruction Offered By Baptists Next Week Bible school. 9:45 a. m. Moraing worship. II I n B. T. O, 7 p. m. Evening worship in the union service, ? o'clock."""--?~ Rev. O. J. Murphy will teach a study course to the members of the Sunday school department next week. Clawaiak will begin Man day and, last through Friday. Make a to let us build Plan Hearing In Murder Case Here Tomorrow date has beer that Gordo* will be given i Petition Signers Sued By John A. Davenport j [ MARKET NEWS j Arrangements tar operating Ufe Williamston Tobacco mar ket this coming r?w? are go ing forward rapidly, reports re ceived from the tebecre beard of trade this week stating that Liggett A Myers Tobacco Co., would hare a direct buyer on the sales here this season. The company a few days ago leased a large storage fid packing house, and the market has been assured one of the company's best buyers. Other buyers have already been assigned to the market, and the board of trade having been assured by every company that the buying corps would be nplete. TEN CASES TRIED BY RECORDER AT COURT TUESDAY | Docket Expected To Grow Smaller During Season For Curing Tobacco Colling 10 casm for trial. Judge H. O Peel held a short and uneven* ful session of the county recorder's court last Tuesday. However, the court has not experienced a regular summer slump in business so far this season, but with tobacco cur ing now under way on a large scale, it is expected the weekly dockets will carry fewer rases from now un |U1 late August. Gus Bullock, charged with the manufacture of liquor, was given a three-months suspended sentence upon the payment of a $50 line and costs of the case. Bennie Rives, charged with the possession of liquor for sale, was found not guilty, the court finding that the man did not have a suffic ient quantity of the ffuid on hand to substantiate the charge. Linwood Speight was bound over | to the superior court under a $1,000 bond when the court found prob | able cause in the case charging him with entering a home and stealing | a gun. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the case I charging Joe Henry Andrews with | an assault. Charged with larceny and receiv ing, Jesse Williams, 14 years old, was turned over to Judge Wynne, j and Raleigh Williams was sentenced to the roads for six months. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the case charging William O. Page with op erating a motor vehicle with im proper brakes. Fined $50 and taxed with the cost | and with a three months juail sen tence hanging over her head, Elze nea Hunters, Robersonville negress, | appealed to the superior court. Un able to raise $150 bond, she was placed in jaiL Judgment was suspended in the case charging Vernord Collins with reckless driving, the court recom mending that the man's driving li cense be cancelled on account of in competency. S. A. Horton was fined $50 and I taxed with the cost for alleged [drunken automobile driving. Charged with being drunk and disorderly, Clyde Silverthorne was ordered place in the state hospital for 90 days. W. R. Grant Placing Order For Cross Ties In County Tor IS past six years thefC hv been little or no demand for rail., road cross-ties in t|iis section. Es pecially there has been no market | for the mixed oak variety. M. T. Blassingham k Co., Inc., of Norfolk, Vs., have recently secured | orders for a quantity of croas-ties and have located their representa tive, W. R. Grant, at Williamston, to contact saw-mill men who manu facture in large quantities, or any (armor who may want, to cut 50 or more ties. Yards will be establish ed at Williamston, Jamesvllle and Plymouth on Roanoke River, and at me point on Cash is River, in Ber I tie County. All shipments are to be | made by barge. Sunday Service $ P. M. In Hamilton Episcopal Church Rev. X. F. Moaeley. rector. Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Church school, 10 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon, ? pn.1 20 Hamilton Men Are Defendants in $20,000 Civil Action | Trouble Said To Have Been| Started During June Primary Election Alleging his "'good name and char acter had been blackened and de-1 famed" by the circulation of a pe tition to have him removed as regis trar of Hamilton precinct, Mr. John A. Davenport, Hamilton man, yes terday started suit in the Martin County Superior Court to recover $20,000 damages, $10,000 actual and $10,000 punitive, from 20 defend ants, signers of the petition. De fendants in the case are: Messrs. S. j M. Ewell, B. B. Taylor, Hubert Ev- J erett, Asa Johnson, W. Herman Ev erett, W. W. Davis, L. H. Rouse, R W. Salsbury, J. E. Hines, W. F. Hines, W. F Thomas, G. W. Still, Joe H. Clark, Ray Beach, John C. Pittman, G. Alligood, J. S. Ayers, F. L. Haislip, Henry Thomas. H. L. Everett, and W. B. Everett, all citil zens of Hamilton precinct. The complaint, filed by the plain tiff through his attorneys, Coburn Si Coburn, covers the greater part of five pages and reviews the case from its origin. The complaint reads, in part, as | follows: "That the plaintiff was the regis- I trar at the Hamilton voting precinct | on June 6, 1936, and as such per formed his duties in the manner pro vided for by law, and assisted in seeing that order prevailed in and around said voting place, and that all who were properly registered were permitted to vote for their choice of candidates without fear, compulsion, molestation, or intimi dation. "That the rivalry between the friends and supporters of the sever al candidates for government was very keen, and the defendant Rouse with other persons were busily en gaged during said election day in I getting-people to go an<^ vote for | their choice of said candidates. "That some of the defendants, | particularly the defendant L. Hj Rouse, were in an intoxicated con - dition practically all of said day, aiM persisted in going into the voting booths with people they would bring in, in order that they might make sure that said voters voted for their (defendants') choice of said candi dates as requested. That said con duct was not in response to the re quest of persons wishing to vote, and was in violation of the provis ions and spirit of the election laws governing said primary election. That said conduct of defendant Rouse and others became so annoy ing and corrupt as to create a nuis ance, and the plaintiff warned them to keep out of the voting booths ex cept upon permission and in the| manner provided for by law. "That the said defendant Rouse became enraged with plaintiff and spoke loud and abusive statements concerning the plaintiff to the large number of people who were gath ered around the said voting place, thereby greatly annoying and em barrassing the plaintiff. "That thereafter, on or about the 13th day of June, 1936, said defend ant L. H. Rouse and his codefend ants, who were his friends, sympa thizers, and supporters of the can didate for governor he had been working for, willfully, wrongfully, maliciously, falaely, and for the ex press purpose of embarrassing, dam aging and injuring the plaintiff by exposing him to hatred, contempt, and ridicule wrote the false and )i bclous petition . . . "That the said petition was malic iously written for no other purpose than of slandering the plaintiff and to blacken and defame his good name and character and to there by cause him serious embarrassment injury, and damage. That said pe tition was intended to suggest and infer, and did in fact suggest and infer that plaintiff's character was bad; that he was dishonest and not trustworthy, and was so understood. "That the plaintiff is 66 yean old, and has always enjoyed a good name and bean held la high esteem and respect by all good citibens of Mar tin County, and has never before had anything published of or con cerning him which was tended to impeach his character or attack his honest]T?? The complaint also points out Mr. Davenport's ill health and explains that he "received his only source of income from his office of justice of the peace,*' and that his business in connection with his office of justice of the peace has been greatly re SCHOOL RATE IS FIXED BY BOARD HERE THURSDAY Authorities Not To Adoptj Book Rental System For New Term A rate of 57 cents on the $100 property valuation was tentatively set yesterday by the board of edu cation in called session for meetinc debt service costs and to finance certain school operations. The rate is 5 1-2 cents higher than last year, the authorities explaining that the increase was necessary to care for the first installment on the debt in curred in financing the school-build ing program now neoring comple tion in the county. Approximately $50,250 of the $55. 589 to be raised by general taxa tion to meet budget requirements is for debt service. The debt re quirements call for a rate of 51 cents. Three cents on the $100 val uation will be necessary to care for the capital outlay budget, this item including a $2,000 payment on the Bear Grass teacheragc, the construc tion of a $400 colored schoolhouse in Cross Roads and domestic science and agricultural equipment at Jamesville The other 4 cents art levied to care for operation of plants fixed "charges and similar expenses. After a complete study of the budget, the board extended the time for completing the several new school buildings, the contractors having 20 more days to complete the work. " Inspection of the butidings is being made today by the board members and representatives of the government. Greathouse and Butler were a warded the cefltract for auditing the board of education books, the contract price being fixed ut $100 The board made a preliminary study of the textbook rental system that was in effect in a number of coun- j 1 ties last year and decided not to rent the books but continue under the old plan whereby each child fur nishes his own books. The system will probably receive considera. and be put injo effect for the 1937 38 term. Negro Shot Tuesday For Failing To Pay Debt of Five Cents William Williams, His Face Badly Scarred, Is Now Rapidly Recovering A 5-cent debt almost cost William Williams, young negro, his life last Tuesday night, when Frank Smith, also colored, fired on him with a pis tol at the Jamesville Washington road intersection here. The bullet struck Williams near the nose and followed the man's jawbone to the side of the face, where it lodged just under the skin. The wound, while painful, is not expected to prove serious, the attending physi cian reported. According to witnesses, Smith went up to Williams and told him if he did not settle a 5-cent obliga: lion he would have to pay a doctor. Whether they had an argument or any trouble leading up to the shoot ing, witnesses were unable to say. Smith, after walking a short dis tance from the scene of the shoot ing, "tu'rned on the fan and sold out" for his home witnesses stated. He was later arrested by local and county officers and placed in jail to await the outcome of Williams' wound. Authorities Inspect New ? School Buildings Today Members of the Martin County Board of Education, the architect, contractor Hnd government engi neers -are making today a general inspection of the several new school houses now nearing completion in this county. ? County Officer Captures Liquor Still Without Aid Raiding alone in this township on Tuesday afternoon, Deputy J. H. Roe buck picked up a liquor trail and captured a 50-gallon copper still. The plant was cold and no one was arrested. S Schedule Services at Local Christian Church Sunday Bible school at 9:45. Worship service at 11 o'clock. The pastor wtll preach on "A Three-Way Re ligion.'1 Mr. Russell Owings will sing "I Am Satisfied With Jesus." All members of Bible School and church are reminded to attend. The evening union service will be held at the Baptist church at 5 o'clock. I County Tax Rate Is Tentatively Fixed at $1.43, Same as for Last Year, at Board Meeting Thursday Planning Baseball Booster Day Here Next Thursday A big booster day for the local1 baseball club has been planned for next Thursday, when the Martins meet Ayden here, the management stating this morning that extensive arrangements are being made for I the event. A movement 1s under-] way to switch the half-holiday ob served by local stores on Wednes day to Thursday, but definite an nouncement that the change could be effected had not been made this morning. Over half a hundred prizes have already been pledged, and drawings will be held between each inning. Special tickets for the booster day event have been prepared, and sell ing organizations have been perfect ed in several centers of the county. It is hoped by officials that the booster day ticket sale will go over the ltfcH) mark and bring one of the largesr*crowds of the years to the Martins' playground. Much Damage Done By Storm This Week Tobacco, Cotton and Corn Reported by as Total Loss Many Damage Will Run Well In to Thousands of Dollars, i Reports Indicate Striking sections of Martin and Pitt Counties Tuesday afternoon, a wind and hail storm did consider able damage to crops and property in its path. No accurate estimates on the loss could he had, but hun dreds of acres of tobacco were eith er totally ruined or considerably damaged, cuusing a loss well into the thousands of dollars. One farm er over in Pitt is said to have suf feted n complete loss of 110 acres of tobacco, the report stating that he started Wednesday plowing up the stalks preparatory to planting a fall crop of irish potatoes. Apparently centering in the Beth el section, the storm swept over a section about a mile wide, the ex tent of the damage varying from place to place. Telephone and eloc ltrir light pole1- were blown down by the wind, and the hail, said to have been us large as hen eggs, heat I the tops out of trees and clogged ditches. Some damage was done in the Leggetts section of Edge combe County, and a fairly large loss was reported in and around Tarboro, a report stating that light ning killed several team on a farm near that town. In this county heuvy crop damage from hail was reported in the Oak City, llasaell, and Paritele sections, the Stones beating ear J of corn and leaving nothing standing hut stalks in tobacco fields in u number of cases. A number of farmers in the Robersonville community also re ported severe losses. Over in the Flat Swamp section the storm struck heavily in spots. The last report on the Storm came from Williams Township, Mr. Charles L. Daniel stating that his crops and those of some of hts neighbors were dam aged. Ihe rain was one of the heaviest reported so far this month, and as far as it could be learned it was gencrul over a large area. As farmers started taking an in ventory of the loss Wednesday morn ing, it was learned that the extent of the damage had been underesti mated. Individual reports brought pitiful stories from many farmers. An old colored man and his family just this side of Parmele were gath ering up the few fragments from their nine acres of tobacco, but they do not expect to get even decent scrap. While a few farmers carried insurance, the cases were limited, reports staling that less than 10 per cent of the loss would be cared for by insurance. At the home of Mr. W. H. Carson, near Parmele, 40 window lights ware broken by thehcul atones eery ing in size from a marble to a hen egg. John T. Carson had a flock of 75 young turkeys that waa ell but wiped out by the stones. Some of the birds were not killed, but their legs were broken. The Edmondsun and Powell farms just the other side of Parmele had complete Iowhk of tobacco and all other crops. Farmer Canon over in Edge combe, after making a hurried sur vey of the storm damage .said that there were thousands of acres of to bacco wiped out or damaged in the few minutes the storm was in prog SCHOOL OPENING Thursday, September 10, was definitely set as the date fur opening the white schools in this county for the 1936-37 term, the members of the board of educa tion in special session yesterday stalinf that the tobacco crop would likely be late and that the opening on the 10th would prob ably be more advantageous to the farmers. September 3 was mentioned as a possible opening date. The opening this year is about a week earlier than the beginning date a year ago. Colored schools in the county are scheduled to begin the new term September 17. DEPARTMENT OE WELFARE TO RE SET LP IN COUNTY New Organization To Have Complete Control of All Welfare Activities An all-time welfare department for Martin County was created by welfare board authorities and the county commissioners in special session here yesterday, the state co operating to the extent of one-half the costs, it was pointed opt. De signed to handle all welfare activi ties, including the county home, hos pitali/.ation and welfare needs of the general public, the new depart mem will start active work the fust of August. The department, work ing in cooperation with the state and lederal agencies is expected to ef feet actual savings in welfare costs, despite an increase of around 1,200 necessary to meet the salary costs "of the superintendent and case work er, it wus explained. Miss Mary Taylor, of Pasquotank, was named superintendent of the new department, and Miss Selma Ayers was selected as case worker, their $(?00 salaries made by the county to be supplemented by the state. Heretofore, the county commis sioners and officials of the paiT^ time welfare department have been handling the welfare duties, but that plan has proven inadequate. Beginning August 1, the welfare department will handle all welfare and relief cases, but the commis siuners will be required to approve the budget and?maintain general supervision over the activities, it is understood. The new department is separate from the child welfare work nouf being carried on in this county by Miss Margaret Owens entirely at Federal expense. Presbyterians Announce Williamston 9:49 ?. m?Sunday seh<?n!. Mr. E. P. Cunningham, superintendent. 11 a. m., Morning worship. Poplar Point 2 p. m.?Sunday, school. UikharuAit '? Ckanji ??" ws nun if vmipci 4 p. m.?Sunday school, Mr. Ches -tey Jones, superintendent. Bear Gnus 7:15 p. m.?Young People's ves per service on church lawn. 8:13 p. m.?Evening worship. Everyone is cordially invited to any or all of these services. $1.08 of Amount Set Up for-Debt Service; 35c for All Others Several New Items Given Consideration in Budget For New Fiscal Year The 193? Martin County to* rate wns tentatively set at $1 43 on the $100 property valuation by the board of commissioners in special session here yesterday. A few min or changes are expected to follow a study of the budged made at the meeting, but these changes are not expected to cause any increase or decrease in the $1.43 rate, which was in effect for the past fiscal year. J Sam Getsinger, clerk to the board, said. As the rate now stands. $1 08 of the amount will be necessary to meet the Hidit ''''I'MI.'.......1. 1..-.. ...J. 35 cents for the general operation of the county affairs, including care of the county home, welfare and public health departmenls. officers' salaries, office supplies, fuel, tele phone and other allied items. The rate allotted the general fund was reduced 5 1-2 cents, but the bonded debt increase more than offset that ieduction. The health work, includ ing uhout $5,000 for the recent anti typhoid campaign, is included in the budget. Other increases were re ported, including about $1,200 for an all-time welfare department. While the increase in the budget items more than offset saving effect ed, the authorities are almost cer tain they can hold the rate at the same figure, since there is an in crease likely in revenue sources, in cluding liquor profits. More study will be given the bud get ut the next regular meeting of the commissioners on August 3. when the rate will tie definitely set, it wus learned. Details of the budg et and cost of maintaining the vari ous departments will be made pub lic at that time. The commissioners were in ses sion a greater part of the day, the mam-other business item centering - around the creation of an all time welfare department. The depart ment was approved and the rale was altered to include the costs of the increased welfare work. ? Highly Respected Citizen Dies In Bear Grass Today Mrs. Fannie K. Martin, highly re spected citizen of Bear Grass Town ship, died at the home of her son, S A. Martin, there this morning at 51 o'clock: Mrs Martin,?Btr years? old, had been, in declining health for about two years, the end com ing gradually. She was the widow of the late I,. M. Martin, and had many friends in tier home commun is She leaves the folowing children, Mrs Mamie Thomas, of Windsor; Mrs Minnie Perry, of Washington Messrs S. A , Wheeler, llyman and Charlie Martin, all of Bear Grass, and Thad Martin, of near Washing ton. Mrs. Martin had .been a member of the church since girlhood. Funeral services will be conduct ed at her late home Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Jas M. Perry, Roborsonville minister. In terment will follow in the family graveyard, near the home. Band Boys Successfully Stage Minstrel Show The minstrel staged by the local high school band here last Tuesday evening in the school auditorium was declared a hit, but unfavorable weather limited the patronage and held down the receipts. The boys are planning on staging the min strel in Scotland Neck this evening, [and probably again on the local I stage later on in the summer. Fire Destroys Curing Barn Belonging to N. D. Griffin Fire destroyed a curing barn and 1,000 sticks oT tobacco on the hi of Noah Daniel Griffin near here I Tuesday night. Carrol Griffin, ki_^ er of the barn, stated he heard a roar inside the barn, and when ha opened the door to Investigate, the fire almost leaped into his face! The toss was the second reported in this immediate section since the curing season got underway about two weeks ago.
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