THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 63 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. August 7, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 LOCALS STILL OUT IN FRONT WITH LEAD 3 1-2 GAMES Larry Wade Hurls Second Shutout for Martins This Season While Greenville lost to Ayden. the Williams ton Martins defeated the rejuvenated Tarboro team here yesterday to tighten their hold on the top position in the Costal Plain League, the Walker lads leading the field by 3 1-2 games today The G'reenies, after commanding the best positions in the league during much of the current season fell into a tie with Ayden yesterday for second position. Tarboro still maintained its position over Snow Hill and is trailing Kinston by 1 1J Coming here last Tuesday, Snow Hill was favored with the breaks and took a 4 to 2 decision over the Martins. Both teams batted on ev-| en terms, but errors proved costly I for the locals and turned the score I around. Earp led at bat, with 2 hits, I for the Martins. Hampton went the route for the visitors, while Dean. Livengood, and Armstrong did the mound work for the Martins. Over in Snow Hill Wednesday, the Martins staged another of their bat ting attacks and annexed 16 hits off four of Snow Hill's mound staff Walters batted 1000 with his four singles in as many turns at bat. Sud duth, recently included in the line up for the Martins, featured the at tack with a home run, two doubles and a single in his five trips to the bat. Cherry held the Greene Coun ty boys to 3 hits until the eighth, when they tore loose to score 4 runs. Armstrong finished the game, the Snow Hill team getting a total of 9 hits during th econtest. Gay lord Corbitt, Ferrell and Cherry got 2 hits each to push the toUl to 16. Tarboro, after cutting a swipe in the league for the past week, was turned back by the Martins here yesterday, 6 to 0, Wade pitching his second shut-out?and the only two for the Martins?this seaaon. He allowed the Bunnies only 4 hits, while Williamston touched Virant for 12 safeties, one a home run in the first by Walters with one on Corbitt. with 3 hits for 4 tries, led the locals, followed by Walters and Wade with 2 each. Tarboro got only one man as far as second base after the first inning. Nation Building Contracts Up $13*00,000 In a Week New Ynrk, Inly 3Q-^Symptoms or continued improvement in heavy industry dominated the business scene yesterday Engineering eontsruction awards jumped to $34,600,000 for the week ended Tuesday from $21,054,000 in the like week a year ago. Engineer ing News-Record reported Observers were heartened by the faster flow of private dollars into the building field. Private contracts were up to $8,780,000 from $7,477. 000 in the corresponding period of 1935. This acceleration of some 30 per cent in the rate of private spending indicates two important factors an alysts said First, it means that the pace of recovery has put industrial manaw. ments and other owners of funds into a more aggressive spending mood. Second, it bears witness to the wear and tear imposed on plant and equipment during the depression years. Health Report For Last Month With only one cue of typhoid re ported *0 far, Martin County u hold ing its own against the fever this year. A lone case wu reported in the Hamilton section dpring last month The only othe^ communi cable diseases reported during the period to the county health office were two cases of whooping cough and one case of chickenpox. ? No One Hurt When Truck Sideswipes Car Near Here Jas. L F.rrell and his young child and Mr. Ezzell's mother escap with minor injuria when their car, a Chevrolatsadan. wu salasnipod by a truck, owned by W. R. Daven port, of Creswell, near Holly Springs church on the Jamesville highway late last night Consider able damage wu done to the car, JLBLRil. The Ezzdls were on their way from Jamesville to Rocky Mount Messrs. Beny Holden. John Hill and BUI Hendricks, of Youngsvllle, are spending a few days here fox hunting. A big tide Possibility of Warren Getting Job Keeps Candidates Active While there have been no new-de velopments in connection with the prospective appointment of Repre sentative Lindsay Warren to the position of comptroller general, as pirants to the office now occupied by the Congressman are said to be continuing their campaigns for the seat and when and if it is vacated by Mr. Warren. Probably as many as 20 names have been mentioned in connection with the campaign, described by some as being a bit forward. Solicitor Leary, of the first judicial district has made a canvass of the First Congressional District, and M. K Blount, of Green ville, has traveled from one end to the other one or more times, accord ing to reports. Although President Roosevelt has not appointed anyone to the position the Association for the Advance ment of Colored People has already become active and died protests a gainst the prospective appointment of Mr. Warren .It was this associa tion that plaWi an active part in the Senate rejection of Judge John J. Parker, of Charlotte, for the U. S Supreme Court during the Hoov er administration. Probably the as sociation became active as a result of Mr Warren's connection with the operation of the House restaurant some months ago. Housing Shortage Is Still Serious Locally START WORK Preliminary construction work on a 7.600-volt power and light line to the town of Bear Grass was started yesterday, represen tatives ot the Virginia Electric ft Power Company, builders of the project, stating that stand ard volt lights could be turned on in the little city within the next7 three weeks. The line, probably the longest considered in this county in con nection with the rural electricll cation program, will serve at once around to customers, and there is a possibility that the line will be extended later on to serve a considerably larger number. Plans for an extension from the town of Bear Grass have been considered, but they have not taken definite form at this time, it is understood. ? HALF DOZEN ARE TRIED IN COUNTY COURT TUESDAY' Summer Slump in Activities ] Reaches Court Session This Week Ttie summer slump finally reached Judge PpvI'jc county court this week Ihe tribunal disposing of only a halt dozen cases in its Tuesday session, and most of them .were minor ones Frank Smith, the colored man | who shot and painfuly hurt Wil liam Williams, colored, the 21st of | July, was found not guilty. The ev idence tended to show that the shoot | ing was all in fun and purely acci dental. The evidence did not offer to explain what the outcome would have been had Smith been mad with the victim of the pistol shot. Pleading guilty of violating the I liquor laws, B. M. Haislip was fined | $25 and taxed with the cost. Robert Moore was sentenced to the roads for two months in the. case charging him with larceny and receiving. Iia Edmondaon was found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon, but the case was continued under prayer for judgment. Charged with assaulting another] with a deadly weapon, Walter Free man was sentenced to the roads for four months. Freeman was tried on a larceny and receiving count in the county court last March, the judge suspending judgment upon condition he pay the cost. Freeman failed to meet the judgment re quirements and 30 days were added to his sentence this week. Charged with reckless driving, Ce I cil Whitehurst was fined $10 and| taxed with the coat. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the cost in the case charging Carl Shelton with reckles driving. Federal Agents Wreck Liquor Plants in County\ Starting yesterday what appears to be an extensive drive against the illicit liquor manufacturing busi ness in this county, federal agents with the aid of county officers de stroyed six liquor plants in three districts and poured out several gal lons of beer according unofficial information reaching here today. The raiders, numbering nine, con ducted drives in this and Bertie County yesterday, but as far as it could be learned not a single arrest was effected. Three of the six plants wrecked in this county were in Jamesville Township, two in Griffins and one in Bear Grass. Number Employed| Here Are Forced To Live in Other Towns Construction Program Now Underway on Large Scale Here Although experiencing one of its greatest building years, Wilhumiton is still confronted with a marked shortage of homes and business houses, a survey of building activi ties revealed this week. Present in dications point to one of-the- worst congested periods this fall ever ex perienced here. Rooms are already Ht a premium, and dozens of appli lations are received by owners of houses when one is vacated. To bacconists haye_ already canvassed the town for quarters during the to bacco setson opening next month, and while local people, hotels and others are doing all they can to meet the emergency, it is quite evi dent that the demands cannot be -adequately handled. the present time there are J nearly half hundred people holding steady jobs in Williamston who live in near-by townanr in the surround ing community. Th^y come from Jamesville, Everetts, Hamilton, Washington and other places in the morning and return late in the aft ernoon, some often remaining over tor the evening show or leisurely chats around the drug stores, hotels, and even on the sidewalks Manv of these commuters want to locale here, but suitable living quarters cannot be found. The extensive building program now underway oilers no great re lief, and a home for rent brings a greater premium now than at any time since the war. Expenditures for construction of new homes and business houses so far in 1936 are nearing the ?100,000 mark, the build mg activities apparently now at a peak for the year Construction work on 14 new homes hai already been completed this year, or is now underway here, and plans are be ing prepared for others Three busi. ?ngsnrctraar will be added tu the hst of new buildings before the year is spent, and repairs, some quite ex tensive, have been madt in eight cases. A new primary building has just I been added to the local school sys | tern, the rapidly growing enrollment I bidding to tax the plants to capacity within a few short months. The extent of Williamston's ex pansion program attracts no unusual I gel a stand last spring, making the crop uneven and bad to handle Numerous farmers have gone over their tobacco as many as six times and are hardly half done with the harvesting work. Ordinarily six curings wil care for an entire crop Town Property Value Up About 10 Per Cent Tax Hate Likely To Remain Same; Local Valuation Still Low Total Property Values Are Placed on Books at One And a Quarter Million Town property values upon which the new tax rate will be based stand at $1,354,025, as compared with $1, 223,743 ~a year ago. The increase, $130,28H, was not as large as many believed it would be, and is not of such size as to materially affect the rate, especially in the face of in creased demands on the budget These figures do not include cor poration valuations and corporate excess, which are expected to in" crease the valuation to about $1,440, 220. The corporate values, certified i)y ttre ?rtatr~taxtng authorities times as late as November, are ex pected to show little, if any, change from the listings a year ago. The $1,354,025 vuluation. repre senting strictly local?personal and real property, is divided $1,264,125 to white owners and $89,900 to col ored property owners. The corpor ation valuations will amount to some over $80,000, the Atlantic Coast Line valuing its holdings in W:l liamston at around $60,455 to ac count for a greater part of that u mount. While the total valuation is larg er than at any time in a number of years, the listings, it is quite appar ent, are too low when compared with actual values. And while the i ate may be considered high, de valuations are low enough to offset to some extent the big levy. It is believed that a property listing of around $3,000,000 would come near er representing the true value of local property, ancf if the "values were placed on the books at that figure a rate of only $1.87 on the $100 valuation would be necessary instead of $2.75, the old rate. Hunting-Fishing Licenses on Sale Combination hunting and fishing licenses are now on sale in various towns of the county. County Game Warden Bill Ahbitt announced this week. Other types of hunting li censes will be on sale in ample time for the season opening, the warden explained The combination hunting and fish ing licenses are the only type on sale other than those for fishing, the warden explaining that some sports men may want to fish now and hunt later and would want a com bination license at $3.10. -? Wade Elected Member of The Local School Faculty Larry Wade, of Birmingham, Ala. was elected a member of the local high school faculty by the school committee this week, succeeding Professor James Peters, wKo ,1*^ signed a few days ago to accept a position in the Burlington schools Mr. Wade, member of the Martins pitching staff, hold e Master of Art< degree from Oglethorpe University. For two years he has played base ball in the Costal ^lain League, and in addition to hia teaching duties hi will serve as athletic coach here. I GEORGIA MARKETS 1 Following the opening day rush, tobacco markets in tin* (ia started checking their prices, which are officially reported at slightly under 25 rents, or a de crease of about 2 cents from the "'"mates given last Tuesday. t "uuglas, an average of ??' ?f was reported officially, the re P?rt. offered by W. R Ingram. Willianiston man who is on the market there, stating that the crop was good, that it was sell n* *uod and everybody was ap parently well pleased. The Key nolds, American, and Imperial were said to be buying most of Ui? offerings. etttRLES-PHWI TO BE WITH HKm| HERE THIS YEAR Chas. Highfield Auctioneer For the Planters House Reports for Work Charles Pliaup. veteran tobarron ist and a well known ligurc in the I tobacco warehouse business through out eastern Carolina, will to nected with the Planters Warehouse here this coming season, it was an nounced yesterday by Mr Ifolt | Evans, one of the partners operat In? the house Mr Phaup was on the local market a year ago. and made a large number of friends a mnng tobacco farmers m this see and 't "s with pleasure that tbey learn he w,l be hack again and Willi the hustling firm of Foxworth and Evans at the Planters (Brick. Warehouse. - Charliojjighfleld well. I. aur tloneer, will also be with the Plain nTo|hrU.!.e ,,"S "'mmR SWson Mr Highfield, a Kentucky man. is at n-ady known to thousands of farm era in this bell, gaining a wide rep,, tatlQn as auctioneer on the Green ville and Robersonville markets hor the past two years he auction ccred for Mr Evans and comes here highly recommended as an able and capable auctioneer. Both Mi riiaup and Mr tttgh. field have already reported for work on the local market and will renew "Id acquaintances during the neat few weeks, preparatory to some heavy work when the local market opens on September I. Boston Negro Jailed Here for Drunken Car Driving Arrested by Patrolman Hunt yes terday morning about 3 o'clock for alleged drunken automobile driving. Oliver Lane, Boston negro, had on ly a vague idea of his whereabouts when he sobered up later in the day When asked where he was. Lane **?">!! through Norfolk, but did not know what tail was holding him Lonnie Young. Norfolk negro, was arrested with 1-ane, and the two are injail await ?ng trial. Tin- lame car, a large Graham. I aige, mowed down three ports an the river fill and landed in the swamps. Neither of the men was hurt and no great damage was done to the car.Tifirn required a wreck, mg crew about four hours to re cover the machine. It wm The two men ere expected to ? $50 bonds for their 55 To 100 Workers To Be Located Here As Result of Order Arrangements Are To Be Made Immediately To House Headquarters rnnsnliriaiing ^fTt^ 1 % mrw centered at Elizabeth City and New Bern. State Works Progress Admin istration authorities will locate head quarters for 19 counties here about the first of next month, it was learned following a joint meeting of the Marlm County and Town of Williamston commissioners held here last Wednesday night The new location for the combined head quarters was officially announced TaFe yesterday by George W. Coan, jr. administrator for the WPA in this state, after arrangements were handled by Lee' A Wallace, assist ant director of District 1. Immediate plans will be made to house the headquarters in the City Hall building, the county commis sioners agreeing to withdraw its wel fare forces from the building and locate them in the county court house temporarily or until the new agrwuIfuraT building is completed, it was said Additional rooms will be built in the old City Hall audi tortum. and plans are being consid ered Mr* rent any other offices that may be needed Mr. G H Harri H?n. member of the local town board said this morning that all require ments of the WPA would be ade quately met He referred to the lo cation id the district offices here as one of the most valuable assets the town and county have experienced in many months Details in connection with the con solidation have not been announced. Tut it is understood that al least 55 persons will be employed here/and that number may be increased to nearly IUU Eleven offices will be tequired to liouse the workers Spec I lal committees will be appointed the * arly part of next week by the com missioners to complete' arrange ments for housing the headquarters. Miid work will ptubably get under - way by li?e noddle or latter part of next week It is planned to have offices ready for the headquarters by the first of next month A director for the new district [has not been selected E S. Askew | is at present director of District 1 and E J Hill director of District 2 As many of the present personnel of the two offices in the reorgani zation. said Administrator Coan. "North Carolina is not the only States w hich has been caused to re duce the number of its WPA dis tricts to effect greater economy in costs of administration." he added "Various other Southern States have ?reduced their districts, some of them -by two districts." ? A? tlw lesull of the nmsilMlitMtn in Eastern North Carolina, three counties. Halifax. Greene and Wayne wil be added to District 3, with lieadquarters in Raleigh Four counties. Lenoir. Jones. Onslow, and Duplin will be added to District 4, with headquarters at FayetteviUe. Thc remainder of the counties in Districts 1 and 2 will be included in the consolidated district, as follows: Northampton. Hertford. Gates. Pas quotank. Camden. Currituck. Per quimans. Chowan. Bertie. Martin, Washington. Tyrrell. Dare. Pitt, Beauf??rt. Hyde. Craven. PamliCO and Carteret Although there m il be 19 counties in the new district, more than in any one off the other seven, its quota of employable persons wil be 4,481. the smallest in the State. At least four districts have quotas of 7.000. and the Asheville district has 9.270 Consolidation of the two far-est districts is the first major change in the WPA distract organization since the early days of the program, a year ago. when some adjustments were ?ads ?? A similar consolidation of districts inaugurated a program of trati ve economy m the old ERA. which preceded the WPA. as the former Christian Church Philatkaa Class Meets This Evening at th* I I N o'clock with P?t* Tnjrlur mi Chwn.ll !