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THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XL?NUMBER 39 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 14. 1937 . ESTABLISHED 1899 Martins Undefeated I In League Play; Get 15-4 Win at Kinston Art Hauger's Boys Holding To Top Position by One One-half Games Flying into the nest of the Kin rton Bitlw Yfflterdsv aftem?.. th. Wilhamston Martins scored a 15-4 victory, Art Haugei's squad tighten ing its hold on top position in the Coastal Plain Loop as the boys open up new territory. Adding three games to their list this week, the Martins now have 6 wins to their credit and no losses?Ace Vilepique and Artie Deim still holding to their whiskers. v Teamwork has featured the activ ities for the local club so far this week, but Jim Rollins, Larry Wade, and Elim Gardner forged a bit ahead with their pitching Over in Green ville last Tuesday afternoon, Rollins hied the Greenies at bay and pitched his team to a 5-3 win. Sarp Stanley and Whiskers Deim did the heavy stick work and they, assisted by La kotas and Sharkey, batted in the runs. Rollins struck out 11, bring ing his "fan-dance" record to 24 in the two games he has pitched Wednesday was Wades day here, the rookie holding the Greenies to 6 hits and boosting his team's scor ing with a homer over the left field fence in the sixth inning with one on. Whiskers Per Deim maintained his record of 2 hits per day, Earp, Ledbetter and Lakotas adding two each. In the field. Bo Farley fea tured for the visitor by handling perfectly nine chances. Deim had a fine day afield and so did Earp for the locals. The game was the fast est played on the local lot this sea son, the boys closing for the day after taking Greenville's measure in a little over an hour and a half. The] visitors scored their lone run in the| seventh when Farley was hit by one I of Wade's shoots to gain first. Klasa hit for three bases to bring Farley home and end the scoring at 7-1 in favor of the Martins The 15-4 win over the Eagles at Kinston yesterday afternoon took on the appearance of a field day or a game of hit and run. It required 2 1-2 hours for the Martins to do their hitting and complete their run ning, and at one time it looked as if there would be no end to it. The boys batted around and were well into the second heat in the ninth inning when the laws of chance turned against them and retired the Side. Fuller statred for the Martins, but was a bit wild and turned the work over to Slim Gardner, who fanned a half dozen and held his op ponents to 7 hits in the 8 innings he worked. Earp scored four runs -and Afli a hits and Deim t riiriT on his 2 hits to feature the running attack. Three homers, one each bv ?wasx, "I ITT CUCfJ o y Deim, Lakota. and VUepioue. and three hits each by Earp. Stanley, T * K- owiiuey, Lakotas, and Sharkey featured the batting attack. It was a swell day for Skipper Hauger on his home-coming visit over in the Lenoir capital. He just turned his boys loose and they wandered all around the bases and all over the field with perfect aban don. In the league standings, the Mar tins are leading Goldsboro by a game an da half. Tomorrow the Martins and Bugs clash at Goldsboro and tangle again here Sunday. County Is Placed in First Road District Martin was grouped with 13 oth er counties in the new highway commission's first district set-up by the authorities in their first meeting in Raleigh this week. Headed by Collin Barnes, prominent lawyer of Murfreesboro, the district includes the counties of Dare, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank. Perquimans. Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Northampton, Warren and Martin. Beaufort and Washington, the two other counties bordering Martin, were placed in the second district, with headquarters in Kinston. It was at first thought that Martin would be placed in the second district, but, after much dis tricting and redistricting, the com mission placed it under Mr. Barnes. Suit for Divorce Filed In Court Here This Week A suit for an absolute divorce was filed in the Martin County Superior Court this week for Mrs. Mary Col train against C. B. Coltrain, former Martin County man but who is now a resident of Norfolk. The issues are likely to be heard at the next term of court convening here the third Monday in June. HAMILTON SCHOOL CLOSES NEXT WEEK )i The Hamilton School, one of the last in the county to close the 1936-37 term, will hold its graduation exercises the latter part of next week. Request To Operate Seines This Week Is Refusethyi Board C. C. Fleming Points Out Interruption by Roanoke Flood Waters Permission to operate seines in the Roanoke a few days this week and probably during the early part of next week was denied C. C. Flem ing, operator of the Jamesville and Camp Point fisheries, last Wednes day, when he appeared in person before the board of conservation and development and stated the request. Apparently failing or refusing to consider the conditions surrounding the fishing activities on the Roan oke. as compared with other streams in this section of the state, the board greeted the request with a blunt "no," offering as explanation the fact that it might not be fair to fisher men on other streams. Mr. Fleming, accompanied by Merchant Charles Davenport, point ed out to the board that the fisheries on the Roanoke had been idle since the 27th of last month on account of hijjfi water, that fishermen on other streams were able to continue their operations to May 1 and dur ing the 10-day extension granted by the authorities after that time. The Jamesville man also pointed out that had he been able to operate at any time during the extension period he would not have asked for permission to fish during the latter part of this week and possibly one or two days of next week The board, all stirred up over a $250,000 advertising pro gram that was to be discussed with a group of Yankee experts and oth ers the following day, denied the request in executive session. Cheaper Prices For Legal Liquor Here Are Almost Certain Commission To Announce State Uniform Price Schedule Today North Carolina's liquor commis sion is expected to order a reduc tion in all legal liquor profits today, unofficial information qpming from a two-day session of the body indi cating that the prices will be made uniform over the wet territory and to conform with those in Virginia Representatives from a number of the wet counties appeared before the board yesterday and urged that jrices be maintained at their pres ent level and that the sales tax be added. The representatives pointed out that it would be impossible to eliminate the bootlegger by compe tition, that they were in favor of present price schedules. They ex plained that the only way to handle the bootlegger was to "law him off the earth." Chairman Cutlar Moor of the State commission replied, "We are after control, not profits. We are not encouraging bootlegging by high prices." The more the commissioners talk ed the more the commission suspect ed the motivation to be money. In spite of the strictest discipline there would break out in the meeting the port est that the counties with these stores must not be robbed of their revenues and the burden of taxation again laid upon land and other property. ? ? ' ' ? ? ? *" ; ? ?jj^ In addition to its price-fixing pol icies. the State board will explain its warehouse plans by which all the liquor used in the counties will come to some central place. There may be just one state warehouse, there may be two or more. V. J. Spivey, chairman of the Martin County ABC board; Senator R. U Coburn, J. G. Staton and Henry Griffin were among those from this county attending the meeting in Raleigh today. County Has Number Small Forest Fires; Loss at Low Figure Wardens Report 34 Forest Fires in Eight Months; Loss Stands at $2,500 Martin County had quite a num ber of forest fires, but the resulting loss was comparatively small, dur ing the past eight months. County Warden Henry D. Hardison said to day Introduced in this county only a short tirr^e ago, the forest protec tion service is attracting consider able interest among timberland own ers and the public generally. Hie organization, made up mainly of volunteers and others drawing small pay, is doing a splendid work, and the public is cooperating in the un dertaking. Warden Hardison said. Much credit is due the district war dens for their efforts in holding the fire losses to a low figure during the past eight months, i a period gener ally known as the forest-fire season. No accurate estimate has been placed on the losses caused by for est fires during the 8-month period, but Warden Hardison believes it will not exceed $2,500 -Since last September 34 fires in the timber areas of the county have been re ported. The wardens handled the] fires very effectively and confined the damage to 1,430 acres, the rate] of loss hardly amounting to more than $2 an acre, it is estimated. I Twenty-five of the fires were report ed by the two towermen. Foreman Manning reporting 9 in the Griffins district, arid Foreman Goodrich re porting 16 in the Hassell area of Hamilton Township. The 34 fires were reported in the several dis tricts as follows: Jamesville 8, Grif fins 9, Cross Roads 1, Bear Grass 1, Hamilton 10, Hassell 4, and Wil liams 1. Nearly 350 acres were burned over in the Hassell section at one time, the service bringing it under con trol and preventing :i hnouy age to thousands of acres of timber land there. Gri ffinsreported a size able fire, but for once the dismal area escaped damage by fires. Most of the other fires burned only a few acres, the warden added. 0 Firemen Called To Ambulance Blaze Sam Williams, local colored under taker and a patient-passenger in Tom Ruffin's ambulance, remained calm and did not even stir himself when the machine caught^ fire on East Maip Street last mgbt at 10 o' clock The local fire company was ' called out, and there was a great deal of excitement for everybody else, but Williams, on his way to an Eliz ibeth City hospital, remained on the ambulance stretcher while the Are, starting near the emergency brake, was extinguished. Very lit tle damage was done to the machine and Manager Jack Everett directed the ambulance driver to continue to Elizabeth City with the patient. Operating the ambulance for the first time, King David, colored, for got to release the emergency brake, and it ran hot and caught fire. Small Child Dies From Diphtheria George Franklin, 4-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Walter Barnes, of Williams Township, died In a Wash ington hospital last night at 11 o' clock from diphtheria. Taken ill last Saturday, the -child was entered "hr the hospital yesterday afternoon, or just a few hours before his death. Besides his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Gladys, Doris, and Bettie, and three brothers, Walter, jr., William, and Raymond Barnes. Funeral sarvices are being con ducted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. W- B. Harrington, and in terment will follow in the Roberson Cemetery, near Jamesville. Twelve Cases Tried In Recorder's Court At Session Monday Thad Eure Speaker At School Closing Here Last Tuesday Charges of Non-Support Predominate on Docket This Week Twelve cases were called in the county court last?Monday, with Judge H. O. Peel on the bench and Attorney R. L. Coburn prosecuting the docket Charges of non-support led the docket count, Judge Peel making provisions for the depend ents in each case. Even though at least one of the dependents was born out of wedlock, the judge made provision for the child's care. Action was continued under pray er for judgment until May 17 in the case charging Joseph Perry with mm-support, the court allowing the defendant until that time to make full settlement in accordance with a past order. E. D. Harris was directed to pay $3.50 each week to the court for the support of his child during the next six months and reappear at the end of that time for further judgment. Clyde Knight was orderd to pay $4 a month for the support of a child during the next six months. Bond was required of him in the sum of $50. Paul Daniel, charged with dispos ing of mortgaged property, was found not guilty. A fine of $50 with costs added and revocation of license to operate a motor vehicle formed the judgment in the case charging W. K Parker with drunken driving Fined $25 and taxed with the costs Ray Spencer, charged with trespass ing and damaging property, appeal ed to the superior court. Judge Peel requiring bond in the sum of $100. Charged with operating an auto mobile without a driver's license and drunken driving, Robert Biggs was fined $75 and taxed with the cost. A three-month - road sentence was suspended. Stonewall Parker, charged with drunken driving, was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. His license to operate a car was revoked for one year. Tom Pitt, charged with drunken] driving, failed to answer when call ed. assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct, was con tinued under prayer for judgment. Charged with violating the liquor laws, Lazarus Williams and Jack Knight were each fined $25 and taxed with the costs. Judge Peel sentenced them to the roads for three months, the sentences to begin at the direction of the court. Blind Peddler Dies From Injuries; Struck by Auto Herbert Lassiter, blind man of Au lander, and regular pencil peddler of pencils here and in other towns of Eastern Carolina, died in a Wind sor hospital last Friday afternoon ,from injuries received when he and his son were run down and struck by an automobile near their home several days before. His young son, who was accompanying him and who suffered a broken leg, is still a patient in the hospital Lassiter was 56 years old and was well known here, where he, with his small son as escort, had peddled pencils for a number of y&rs. ? Prompt Cure Effected for "Crazy" Prison Inmate Feigning lunacy, apparently to avoid work on the roads, an inmate of the Martin prison camp was promptly cured by an attending physician a short time later. Look ing through the foxy claims, the physician prescribed one of three alternatives, the man willingly agree ing to return to work. He did not like the prospect of a visit to the hospital for the insane in Goldsboro or a visit to the dark cell. "Going crazy" while on the open road yesterday afternoon, the in mate presented a problem, but fin ally six other convicts placed him in a state truck and carried him to the camp. Iron Dealer Inspects Ship In Morehead City Port Messrs. K. B Crawford and Will Parker inspected the Jhpane steamer, Taigen Maru Hashidate, in the Morehead City port a few days ago; Mr. Parker, buyer of scrap iron, going there to check ship ments made by him to the exporters. ? Bay Moore Home Mr. and Mrs. J. McKimmon Saun ders have purchased the Clayton Moore home on Church Street here and will move there just as soon as Mrs. Moore and children join Mr Moore in their new home at WTnston-Salem Record-size Crowd Present For Commencement Program Finals Reverence for God above every thing was the parting word left with 22 seniors by Secretary of State Thad Eure in the commencement ad dress marking the close last Tues day night of another term for the local schools. A record audience was present for the finals program, which included, besides the address by Mr. Eure. the presentation of di plomas to 22 seniors and certificates of promotion to 93 boys and girls from the seventh grade to the high school and special awards to Sallie Gray Gurkin, Victor Andrews and Addie Lee Meador. Diplomas and certificates were awarded by Pro fessor L. W. Anderson, retiring prin cipal of the local schools. Attorney E. S. Peel, self-claimed oldest alum nus of the local high school, made (he special award presentations. Secretary of State Eure. intro duced by Senator R L. Coburn. cen tered his address on North Caro lina geography, pointing out the the great size of a great state. If the State was placed on a pivot in Cherokee County and turned to the northwest it would touch Chicago, and then place the pivot in the ex -j treme east and give the state anolh er turn, it would touch New Yorkj City, the speaker said. "But it is; not that greatness that 1 like." the speaker continued, and explained j that it was the acknowledge respon sibility by the state of North Caro lina to educate its youth, to recog 1 nize for its one and first task tin education of youth. The advancement of schools was ? compared with the temples of jus- ? tice and the churches as found from Manteo to Murphy. There are marked contrasts in church build ings, but the school properties are I uniform, and the advantages are the same in the poor counties as well as t in the wealthier units, he explained Farmer Has Bumper Crop I^arge Col lards There may be a decreased acre age planted to tobacco, and other crop may not do so well, but Farm er C. H. Ayers, of Bear Grass, is cer tain about his collard patch this season. The farmer reports a bump er crop, but the most unusual thing about his collards is their size. Aft er allowing a distance of 3 1-2 feet between rows at planting time, Mr Ayers finds now that he did not gei the rows far enough apart, for the collards overlap adjoining rows by B inches. The 4 1-2 feet collards are general throughout the three rows he planted, Mr. Ayers said, and they are thd largest he has ever heard of. Show Boat To Be at Windsor Next Week Making its 27th annual tour this season, the original Show Boat will make its nearest stop to William ston and community all next week at Windsor. Manager Milford Sey mour said today that the players had planned to bring the boat to Williamston " Ifiis season, but high waters in the Roanoke made a change in the schedule necessary The management of the floating theatre contracted one of the big show units last winter, and he is bringing the players to this section this season. Programs are changed nightly, and one of the big features on Wednesday evening of nevl week is Thayer Robert's Dance of Gold, oftentimes referred to as a dance of death. Gets $650 Verdict In Suit for $20,000 Mary C. Dail, administratrix of Glenwood Capehart. was awarded a judgment in the sum of $650 against Burroughs and Daniels, Bel haven figh dealers, and T Jarvis Griggs, by a Bertie County Super ior Coun Jury yesterday Tn Wind sor The plaintiff was suing for $20,000 damages alleged to have re sulted when the Capehart boy was killed in an automobile-truck acci dent on the Washington highway in this county a year ago. Notice of appeal was given by the defense. Griggs, charged with man slaughter, was found not guilty in the Martin Superior Court in June of last year. More Building Under Wav Here Than Ever I MOTHER AT 11 V The birth of a child to a till 11 year* and 23 days old was rr portcd tn the Hjvvwll mliwi of Hamilton Township last Satur day. The report on the axe of the mother came from reliable but unofficial sources and stat ed that the child mother and the child were letting along very well. The mother's name is Mable Glover, colored, and she lives with her sister and brother-in law, near Hassell. it was said. Three Stills Raided' By Special Officer in ' County This Week Activities of Special Officer Interrupts Business for ] Several Bootleggers ( Continuing the clean-up of jilicit liquor business in this county. Spec ial Officer J. H. Roebuck this week wrecked three liquor plants in Grif- ^ tins and Jamesville Townships and ^ poured out several hundred gallons t of beer Neither of the plants was! . 111 operation when the raids werei made, but apparently the operatorsj ^ were making preparations to start K the liquids running in time for busi 11 ess this week-end. ?t Officers were unable to find the < kettle at one of the plants, but at i the second one they found the larg ? ?st copper still in several years The I Kettle had a capacity of about 100 i gallons and was well made It was j located near the old Fisher place in i Jamesville Township. j l Yesterday afternoon, the officer j and his assistants destroyed a com !' plete steam plant in Griffins Town-)1 ship. Nearly 1.500 gallons of beer ' were poured out along with 1 gal Ion of liquor. The still was cold.' and the operators were not at the 1 plant when the officers made the ' laid. ? 1 Finals Begin at Oak (lity School Sunday \\ ith Annual Sermon Very Successful Year Is Reported by Principal H. M. Ainsley county to close the 1936-37 term, will hold the first event in the com mencement program Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock, when Rev. John L. Goff, pastor of the Williamston Christian church, delivers the an nual sermon in the high school au ditorium. The finals program prop er gets underway next Thursday evening when the seniors present their play, "Crashing Society." Pro fessor J. L Memory, of Wake For est College, will deliver the feature address and J. C. Manning, super intendeht of county schools, will .present diplomas to the graduates the following evening. ?The exercise5"next"week mark the' ? close of a very successful term for the school, Principal H. M. Ainsley stating that "every teacher has faced his problem with a smile and the co operation has been 100 per cent." Sixteen young boys and girls are re ceiving full fledged diplomas of graduation, certificates going to three members of the class of 22 The seventh grade is almost certain to establish a new record, the school man explaining that there are 32 in the class and that 32 are expected to receive promotion certificates. It is evident now that the eighth grade next term will be the largest in the history of the school. The percent age of promotions in all departments has been higher this year than at any previous time, and the standard of work in the school as a whole has been better, Mr. Ainsley added. Using a new primary unit for the first time, the school this year has expanded its program of activities. in the use of the library and read ing room. Several of the objectives of the school during the term now drawing to a close include individ ual instruction as far as posable; diagnosis and "follow-up of smnd ardized tests, meetings for the dis cussion of classroom problems, con ferences with individual pupils; rec ognition of talent; equalized oppor tunity for all, and a higher standard of scholarship. Total tor This Year To Exceed $150,000; Far Ahead Last Year Plans Going Forward For Construction Number Of New Homes There is more building activity inderway here at the present than it any time in the history of ihe_.. own. activities underway and plans or the construction of new homes a the immediate future indicating hat Williamston will handle a con truction program well in excess of 150.000 this year. A review of the luildmg permits furnished by Build ng Inspector Henry D. Harrison howing that construction activities so far this year are considerably greater than they were up to May 15 last year During the first five months of 1936. building permits were issued or the construction of seven build ngs valued at $32,750, that pro gram including a $12,800 public school' building project. Fourteen aermits have been issued since Jan jary 1 this year for the construc lon of buildings valued at $$48,635. he program including a $14,000 imusement house and an $8,000 fur liture store. Limiting the compar son of building activities during the wo periods to private individuals or irms. construction work here so far his year is nearly 2 1-2 times great er than it was during the first five nonths of 1936. the margin of gain ?ver 1935 being even greater than he increase in 1937 over the period n 1936 Home construction planned here r the immediate future will swell he building total. Plans for the new homes are not yet complete in nost cases, but preparations are go ing forward gradually and within a few weeks a number of new proj *cts will have been started. All the while the building boom is in progress, there continues a shortage of homes and business stands It is quite apparent that the situation will be relieved but little; if any. at the completion of the program already underway or ?ven at the completion of projects planned but not yet under construc ion. ? c Realty transfers locMly are being nade often, and real estate prices -ontinuc on an upward trend. Mr. and Mrs. Jessup Harrison bought he home of the former assistant ?ounty agent, L. T. Weeks, on Mar shall Avenue this week, and D. G. Matthews bought the Lucy Godard aousc on Church Street afew days igo. Work Started This Week On Second Theatre Here Construction work on William ton's second theatre was started this veek, the contractors, J F. Mitchell, r., of Burlington, starting the foun lations yesterday. R A. Miller, of laleigh. superintendent of construc lon. stated yesterday that work on he project would be completed vithin 8 to 10 weeks. The structure, with a depth of 107 feet and a width of 38 feet, is >eing built for J. W. Watts, owner ihd T,|>eraI(7F (?f the Watts Theatre >n Main Street. The new building s being located on South Haughton Street. Watson Eexecution Set for Four Weeks from Today . Unices the governor irgervi onvicted of the murder of Thomas folliday at a Robersonville Ailing tation last November, will die in he gas chamber, Raleigh, four reeks from today No recent ae on has been taken to have the death entence commuted to life impris nment. Henry D. Hardison, attor ey who represented Watson during he trial last December, said today. I have got to get to work on the ase right away," the attorney add* d Wreck Victim Visits Here For First Time in Months Critically injured in an autotno ile accident near Chocowinity last all. Mrs. Lizzie Coltrain, of Macr on la. made her Arst visit to town ince that time just a few days ago. Jnable to walk and having little m of one hand, Mrs. Coltrain It Tadually improving, however. Her usband was killed, in the accident, nd Mrs. Coltrain lay near death in Washington hospital tor '