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to Onr MM VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 66 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. August IS, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 GREENVILLE AND MARTINS PLAY TO OVER 1,800 HERE Locals Leading Greenville By Only Half Game At This Time Dropping three games in a row last week, Williams ton's Martins re linquished their hold temporarily on the top rung of the Coastal Plain standings to Qteenville, but the lo cals started climbing back Sunday afternoon before what was described as the largest crowd ever to see a game in this section. The setting was ideal for the contest, club stand ing and weather conditions attract ing between 1,800 and 2,000 people. And it was a good day for club fi nances, Treasurer TJreen reporting an income of about $560. Downed by the Kinston Eagles on Thursday and Friday, the Martins were made 8-0 victims by the Greenies over in Greenville Satur day, but the loss apparently added interest to the game here Sunday, and the visitors, leading by half a game, were ruled the favorites with Card on the mound for them. The start was delayed while the throngs crowded the stands and overflowed to the sidelines around a greater part of the field. Even standing room there was at a prem ium, a large number of spectators viewing the game from their perches atop the Held fence. A bit farther back, necks craned from truck tops and then there were those who look ed on from tree limbs and tree tops. Cherry, pitching, and Douglas, batting, for the Martins, took charge of the contest here Sunday to figure prominently in the 10-0 victory and offset the 8-0 drubbing handed Walk ers' boys over in Greenville the day before. The shut-out Saturday was the first the Martins had tasted this season, but revenge was sweet Sun day, when the Greenies were handed their first shut out of the season. Cherry allowed only 5 hits, but he lost the plate in the fifth and walked three in a row after striking out the first two. The mighty Wag ner obliged by flying out to end the threat, Sudduth breaking up the Greenies' best scoring chance when he caught Wagner's fly against the left-field fence. It was the second time that Wagner flew out with three on bases to retire the side and cut down the visitors' scoring chances. Gaylord opened (or the locals in the first with a double. Corbitt tingled, and the visiting pitcher Card wu. badly wounded right there. Walters was out on a short fly, but Sudduth's first hit scored Gaylord and Corbitt. Douglass start ed his batting attack with a home run with no one on in the second and hit a triple in the fourth to score Sudduth and Black. In the sixth the versatile ftrst-sacker hit a sin gle, and then walked in the eighth to complete a perfect day at bat. To add to his stick record, Douglass scored four runs, stealing second in the eighth and counting on Cherry's double. Sudduth hit 3 for 4, and Cherry and Corbitt accounted for 2 hits each. Schuman went to the mound for the Greenies after Douglass1 triple in the fourth, the Martins reaching -him for 1 hits to mil Uie Uital to-13. The weather was fair and hot, but "Skipper" Walker enjoyed the game along with the hundreds of Martins followers. Two Men Indicted Sunday For Alleged Wile Beating ? Charles Williams, young colored man, was arrested Sunday afternoon for tha alleged brutal beating of his wife. Williams is aaid to have broken a bone in his wife's arm and badly bruised her head. He was re leased under $200 bond. A prelim inary hearing is scheduled for to morrow, but reports Indicate that his wife will not be able to attend, attending physicians stating that it is possible her wounds might prove serious. Henry D. Lilley, white man of the Jamesville section, is underindict ment for the alleged choking of his wife there the same afternoon. His father-in-law indicted the young man and later stood his bond, pend ing a preliminary bearing it * learned ? Officers Capture Big Still Along Beaulort Boundary Raiding ia Turkey Swamp along the Martin-Beaufort border in Cross Roads Township last Friday after noon, Martin and Beaufort officers found and destroyed a large liquor ausip.ng plant The steam-type still was destroyed along with 1$ barrels at beer and several gallons of liquor The plant was hot, but signals fired as the officers entered and the operators Seek Paving of Road From Jamesvtlle To Washington Number* of leading Griffins Township citimens and others from Jamesville and Wtltiam stow are mabhu plans to appear before the State Hichwajr Com mission in Raleich Thursday to arte the pavlnf of the James ville Washincton road. A dele (ation appeared before the com mission several months afo, but the authorities explained at that time that the allotments had ex hausted the funds far the Bacal year, and that additional proj toes could not be considered un til the new year was reached. The mm in IwInn has centered up on a new Sural year, and the del ecation from this county will be one of many to appear before a meeting of the commission on Thursday, It is understood. It could not be learned today wbo or how many planned to go from this county In the Inter est of the proposed project, but it was stated that Mrs. C. T. Roberson would head the dele gation. More Rooms Sought For PWA Employees ENTER POST OFFICE The Jamesville post office won entered by robber* last Friday nifht, reports from the sheriff's office statin* that as tar as it could he learned nothing was missed from the office. The |en eral delivery window was brok en and found open Saturday morning. Postmaster K. H. Ange stating that he had been unable to find a single stamp or article The post office department was immediately notified, but It could not be learned whether department inspectors would make an investigation. COMPLETE WORK ON FIRE TOWER; BEGIN ON SECOND S' I Moonshiners Uneasy Since It Will Be Easy To Spot Smoke at Their Plants ? Following the completion of a forest-Are protection tower along the Martin-Beaufort boundary in Griffins Township recently, em ployees of the State Department at Conservation and Development have started construction on a second tower in the liassell section of Ham ilton Township. The second unit will be completed within the next few weeks. County Warden Henry Hardison said. The tower in Griffins Township, measuring about 100 feet in height, will be put in use within the next few days, the county warden stat ing that a representative of the State department will be in the county this week to appoint a keep er. Thomas Manning, Griffins Township young man, has been mentioned for the post, but the ap pointment rests with District War den Findlay, of Rocky Mount, Mr. Hardison pointed out. In addition to the tower, the de partment built a home for the war den, the site including garden space Moonshiners operating within a radium of 6 to 10 miles of the tow ?r can ba spotted?by the smoke rising from the plants, unofficial re ports stating that several operators are already a bit uneasy. The de partment is only interest in forest Are protection and will take no part in reporting stills, Mr. Hardison said, but even then county officers will have access to the tower, it is understood. While the Griffins Township tow er-is-now-in Martin Crawly, it will be in Beaufort if the boundary line claim of Beaufort representatives is substantiated. Land Measurements Are Now linder Way Compliance work in connection | with the government's soil-conser vation program was started in this county last week, reports from the agent's office indicating that the sup erviaors are making splendid prog ress. The work this year is much mora complicated, however, and considerable time is required to hair die the measurements and All in the forms. Each farm calls for two maps and at least three record sheets, those cases where tenants are included four forms have to be Ailed in, in addition to the preparation of the maps. It is estimatsd that the 35 or 401 supervisors will have to work the greater part of two months to com-] piste the work. Farmers are said to be cooperat-1 ml splendidly so far in handling the measurements and offering required information. Places Assijred for 40 So Far; Complete Listing Is Advocated Work on Office Rooms Is Being Rushed Rapidly By Special Workers Wilh places already assured for around 40 people, town officials are directing another call to local peo ple for quarters to house others who are to locate here with the Works Progress Administration the first of next month. While there is no doubt but that the housing and rooming needs of the WPA forces can be ade quately met, the town authorities are anxious to get a complete in ventory of e'very available room, a partment or house at once that the employees of the WRA district head quarters can be located without a last-minute rush or confusion. Anyone having an extra room, apartment or house and wlio can conveniently rent them is urged to give a list to Mayor J. L. Hassell at his office at once. Town authori ties, recognizing the location of the combined one and two district head quarters of the WPA here as a marked asset for the community, have assured the district officials that their office and housing needs would be adequately met. That their pledge might be well kept, the authorities are appealing to the people of the town to cooperate with them in. housing and welcoming the new residents the early" part of September. Work on the offices for the WPA headquarters in the City llall is pro gressing rapidly, Contractors Gut kin and Gurkins starting IS men to work on the project early yesterday morning. Commenting on the first appeal fur rooms, Mayur Hassell said yes terday that a number of families who hadn't heretofore rented rooms in their homes had promised their cooperation in solving the housing' problem, and that he believed the situation would be adequately met if everyone cooperated to the same extent. 4-H Club Boys To Go-To White Lake Thirty-five or more young 4-H club boys from this county are plan ning to encamp at White Lake the latter part of this month, M L. Barnes, 4-H club leader, said today. The trip is the first ever planned by the lads are eagerly awaiting it, Mr. Barnes said. Boys from the five clubs, Farm Life, Bear Grass, Everetts, Rober sonville and Hamilton, will leave on August 31 and camp for a week. The cost averages about $3 each, in cluding transportation. The boys plan to leave the courthouse at Wil liamston at 8 o'clock that morning, stopping at the school building in Everetts at 8:30 and at the high school in Robersonville at B, Mr Barnes said. ? Negro Choir To Sing Here Tomorrow Night m i , The Mount Lebanon Senior Silver Crest Choir, that has gained recog nition equal that given the Eva Jes sys Singers, will appear in a con cert tomorrow evening in the col ored high-school auditorium under the sponsorship of Williams Chapel A. M. E. Zion church. Special seats will be reserved for white people wftb~ care to Bear The choir in Its varied interpretations of both classi cal and Negro jubilee or spiritual music, the church pastor, Rev. H. W. Townsend, said. A small admission fee will be L J __ VACCINATION OF DOGS PROVES ITS VALUE IN COUNTY Pasteur Treatments Made Unnecessary In County During Past Months That the wholesale vaccination of dogs is proving highly successful in this county is borne out by reports coming from the otfice of the sher iff, where the campaigns were di lected during this and last year. While two mad dogs have been killed in the county in recent weeks, the canines entered one from Bertie and the other from Beaufort Coun ty, the sheriff's office stating that not a single dog whose owner lived in this county had gone mad since the vaccinations were completed. The vaccinations have made the painful Pasteur treatments unnec sary in the county, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck explaining that he had. not heard of a single person who even considered it necessary to take the treatment in the county in recent months. As many as 20 people at tacked mad dogs in this county have taken the treatment in a single year. about that many taking the vaccine year before last, or just before the dog vaccinations were started. Proving the worth of the vaccina tions, Sheriff Roebuck pointed out several cases where tests had been made. Jack Saunders, young Wil liamston boy, was attacked by a fe rocious dug week before last. The dug, included in. the vaccination round-up, was killed and its head sent to the State Department of Hy giene. The report stated the find ings were negative. The dog coming into this county from Bertie recently was seen at tacking other dogs in Bear Grass Township. The dug was killed, and an examination revealed the animal was mad. The dogs attacked by the intruding animal were chained and, after seven weeks of observation, they still appeared all right and were released. Sheriff Roebuck, who directed and aided in the work without extra cost to the county, is strong for the law requiring the vaccination of all dogs and wants to see the time when it is rigidly enforced throughout the State, especially in those counties burdering Martin. Although some dog owners were inconvenienced, and a few warrants were necessary to complete the vac cinations, the officers pointed out jhat very little difficulty was exper ienced in (he enforcement of the law once the people learned that the law was to be enforced and enforced to the letter. The anti-rabies campaign was carried into every nook and corner of the county, and if a single dog escaped the needle or the gun, the officers do not know about it. While they were rounding up the dogs for vaccination, the officers increased the dog list on the tax books almost enough to pay fur the cost of the dispensaries, it was said. There were more dogs vaccinated this year than the tax books list, but the rec ords will be placed in the hands of list-takers next year, and dog taxes are almost certain to reflect an in crease. There were nearly 3,000 dogs vaccinated in the county last season. Says Political Signs Indicate Democrats Have Inside Track 'New Dealers Are Leading In Primaries Over The Country Statements claiming a chance for Alfred M Lender) to fee President of these United States, are a bit unfounded according to some of the disinterested political observers who say, "Governor Landon has no chance of election to the Presi dency." These observers say, "Presidential elections are always close?especial ly in the newspapers?until the votes are counted and then they are at least 31 states and poll at least 236 electoral votes, which is 20 more than he needs, and there is a better-than-even chance that he will poll more than. 400 out at a possible 531?" Among the chief "intangibles" which, in the opinion of many po litical observers, support the pre diction that President Hooosvslt will "win in a walk" is "the fact that no other peace-time Adminis tration has had such direct at personal contact with the electorate as this one." Believe Border Market Prices Are Misrepresented by Papers Newspaper reports coming from many of the South Carolina and border tobacco markets are believed to be somewhat misleading, direct information coming from reliabel sources indicating that the reported averages are varying from 3 to # cents a pounds higher than they actually are. One market reporting an average of more than 25 cents one day last week, actually averaged less than 20 cents, it was learned on good authority. WKila some tobaccos are bringing more money than they did last year, prices for certain other grades are believed to be considerably less than they were a year ago. There is a considerable amnnnl of 1 and 2 cant tobacco, the direct reports indicate, and the buyers are said to pass many piles without offering a bid. Several thousand pounds, unoffic ial reports state, were offered (or sale by one farmer on one of the markets a day or two ago, and the price ranged Iron* 1 to 8 cents a pound. Disinterested observers are of the opinion that farmers in this section will be dissatisfied unless there considerable improvement in the prices White Farmer Killed By Aged Colored Man Wiley Phel|>s Dies After Being Stabbed By William H. Sykes Jamesville Murder Was the Third Reported in This County In a Month Wiley Phelps, white farmer of Jamesville Township, was attacked and killed almost instantly by Wil liam H Sykes, 76-year-old colored man there last Sunday morning Using a pocket knife, Sykes stabbed Phelps in the neck and inflicted gash measuring about 8 inches. Felled by the wound, the white man called twice to his wife, Alice, crawled several feet and died beside the road in a ditch. There were no witnesses to the at tack, but King Smith, colored man living just a few yards away, heard Phelps pleading with-'Sykes to go away and leave him alone. The white man asked the negro three times to leave him alone, that he wanted no trouble, King told Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, who brought the old negro here following the arrest by Clarence Sexton, township officer. No hearing has been arranged in the case, and there are conflicting reports as to whether the killer will be charged with first or second de gree murder 111 the indictment. Sykes claims he was attacked by Phelps and that he struck the fatal blow in self defense lie also claims the killing took place in the road, and that a small colored girl, Sykes' granddaughter, witnessed the attack The old negro's claims were refuted by evidence collected by Sheriff Roebuck Marks and bloodstains show that the attack was made on Phelps several steps from the road. The child, questioned by the offi cers, declared she did not see the killing, that she saw Phelps on his hands and knees crawling to the, road, that she later told King Smith her grandfather had killed a man. Said to have lost his land by fore closure proceedings sometime ago, Sykes has given the purchaser much trouble since that time. The case has been in court several times, and officers were directed there on sev eral occasions to settle certain dif ferences Phelps rented the land st ills claimed by Sykes. and had just picked some grapes from a vine, near a tobacco barn where Sykes was curing tobacco Phelps is be lieved to have been on his way frum the grapevine to the road when Sykes, leaving the tobacco barn, ac I coated him. Sykes continued to maintain while in jail this week that he had been to the home of King Smith for a sack to get feed for his team, that he was returning home in the road | and alleged that Phelps allocked him. Smith denied that Sykes hud been to his home, the evidence of fered by Smith indicating that Sykes left the tobacco barn to wilfully at tack Phelps Phelps, a native of Bertie County, moved to Martin about a quarter a century ago, living much of that time in Cross Roads Township, where he farmed. He moved sev eral times and just recently located in JamaavOla Township, ahum miles from the Town of Jamesville. Funeral services were conducted Mbnday, and interment followed in the Mobley cemetery in Cross Roads Township beside his first wife. The killing was the third reported in this county within a month. On the l#th of last month Gordon Al britton shot and killed Otis Spencer on Witliamsion East Main Street Sunday a week ago Mrs Kstelle Taylor Wynn shot and killed her husband, William G. Wynn, as he slept in a chair on the porch of their home in Bear Grass Township j FOUR BALLOTS ] North Carolina voters each will mark at lend lour separate bal lots in the November general election, the state board of elec tions decided Monday. tine ballot will carry the names of presidential candidates which will be listed for the Irmt time in this state, instead of the names of presidential electors. The second will list the names of candidates for state-wide of tires and congressional seats. The third will carry three proposed amendments to the stale ronsti tution. The fourth will list coun iy MARKET-FAIR TO BE BOOSTER ON TRIP NEXT WEEK Good Will Tour To Reach Into Four Counties of This Section . ? ? ? a Plans for a Williamston fair-' tobacco market guml will trip thru, the greater part of four counties are being advanced rapidly, reports this morning from the committee in charge indicated day of next week and extend over Marti nand into sections of Halifax, Bertie and Washington Counties. Two days will be required to com-* pleta the trip Entertainment features, including programs by the local high school band, are being arranged, Harvey Walker, fair representative, stating this morning that plans were pend ing for a contract with recognized entertainers The trip schedule will be released the latter, part of this week, and other plans in connection with the tour will be announced shortly. A dozen or more cars will be used on the trip, and a large repre sentation of warehousemen, busi rmss and professional men plan tu visit among their neighbors during ? I > _i the two days Tobacco Harvesting Nears Completion in the County Martm County farmers are enter, ing the last lap in the harvesting and curing the 1936 tobacco crop, iepulis indicating that m percent of the growers will complete the work this week Approximately 80 percent will end the task next week, leaving a few scattered here and there over the county to wind up the first week m September August worms have given much trouble in some sections, but where equipment was provided to poison the worms no great damage result ed, reports state. The quality of the crop in this section, as a rule, is not up to standard, most farmers reporting poor quality crops A few are said to have the best crops they ever raiaad. ? Light crops predominate over the] section, some the average to be around pounds to the acre. New Town Defeats Old ? Rivals by 6 To 2 Score The^ New Town baseball ban scored another win over their old rivals, Old Town, 1 to 1 here this morning The losers claimed their opponents "rang in- several recruits from over Sandy Ridge way and oft Doodle Hill BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY WILL BE MADE THIS WEEK Findings and Final Decision By Committee Expected Within Week or Two Starting from Washington tomor row morning at 10 o'clock, an arbi tration committee of three and at torneys from each county and sev eral surveyors will try to locate the Martin-Beaufort County boundary lips* Attorney H. G. Hnrtnn, a. mam. ber of the committee, stating that the greater part of the day would be spent visiting the points in dis pute. "We are not planning to walk the entire line," Mr Horton said, explaining that moy^Iplannod to I drive to certain points and walk any j necessary distance in an effort to get some idea of the main facts to the boundary line dispute. Following the ground survey, hearings will be held immediately j in Washington and Williamston, the [county attorneys of each county to 'support the respective claims. Wit nesses have been summoned to ap pear here tomorrow afternoon, but there is softie doubt if the ground survey will be completed in time for the committee to hear any evidence that might be offered. Both sides will be heard, and the committee members will likely study the evidence for several days and render their decision within a week or two. It is understood the decision of the committee is to be final. Members of the committee are H G Horton. representing this county; W. B. Hodman, represent ing Beaufort, and H. G. Connor, of Wilson. serving as the disinterested party. Attorney E. S. Feel, of this county, and June Grimes, of Beau fort, Surveyor Sylvester Peel and probably one or two others are planning to make the ground sur vey tomorrow. Says Children Must Be Kept Off Streets In Business District ? Parents Who Allow Their Children To Roam Street Subject to Prosecution ?? By MAKtiAKET S. OWENS This article is written to call at tention to a distressing situation bt lstmg in our town, aftd one which should cause every citizen to pause and think 1 am referring to the many children who are allowed to loiter and play in the business dis trict of the town. In the past few weeks, numerous people have stop ped me on the street and in a voice of alarm and yet. of interest have said: "Why must children play on the streets, hang around the drug stores,!* post office and the hotels?" I had no answer save that they were not being controlled by their par ents. ?.* Thinking over that statement I believe that you will agree with me that children would not be on the. streets constantly were they con trolled properly by their parents. I wish to temmd the patents uf tlie grave danger of such conduct?of the danger of being run over by a passing vehicle?of the temptations of the alleys and of the general in fluence on their morals. Many a criminal will say that he got his start the wrong way because he spent his childhood in the streets. This is too senous an altitude, you say, to take?but is it? Wno knows fluence the life of your child might respond toT Whatever the cause may be there is a remedy?Parents, control your children and keep them off the Streets except when accompanied by ~ an older person or sent on a short mission or errand. If the condition does not improve, and if community pressure increases the law of the re sponsibility of parents should be en forced. This law reads: "A parent who omits to exercise reasonable diligence in the care, protection, or control of such child, causing it to be adjudged delinquent, neglected, or in need of the protection, care, or discipline or the state m provBl ed in this act, or who permits such child to associate with linimx al or vicious persona, or to enter any place which may be injurious to the morals, health, or general welfare of such child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." According to this law parents may be tried for lack of their children. It i that juvemle-court have to be taken. Let's keep our children away from the business district, where their three are in u Ukely to be
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