I THE ENTERPRISE S
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 44 Wtihammma. Mania County. Hank Cankaa. Tuesday, Jane 1.1937 ESTABLISHED IM
Martins Drop Two
To Hill Billies; Win
Two From Creenies
Still on Top by Margin of
Few Percentage
Points
TlmppiTi| their Orgf !
wmn last week. Art Hanger's Mar
tina staced a nrnthck Saturday
and Sunday to take two in a row
from Bo Farley's Greenies and to
bold by a few point margin to top
poaition in the Coastal Plain loop.
Keen competition continues to cen
ter around the race to root Art
Hauger*s boys from top place, a po
litico they have held now for nearly
one-fourth of the era enn Goldaboro
and Tarboro are now offering a big
fight to wrest the lead and take it
for themselves, while Kinston tight
ens its hold down around the cel
lar.
Last Friday the Martins dropped
the second game to Snow Hill in a
row by an 8-6 count McCay hit 4
lor 4 in the game, including a dou
ble and triple, and Messrs. Rollins
and S trunk were wild as March
hares. Some of the visitors were
walked on and around and in, the
loss being checked to Strunk. It was
the big left-hander's first loss, how
ever, and it is a tame, tame body |
that is not wild once in a while. Jef
ferson finished the game, and Char
lie Stevens gave an account of him
?elf with a home run and a single.1
Snow Hill garnered 12 hits while
the Martins collected IS, the record
shows. In the first inning William
?ton took a 3-1 lead, principally by
virtue of Stevens' circuit clout with
?ne on. Snow Hill tied the count at
that figure, and Williamston added
2 more, which Snow Hill promptly
tied. The Billies then went ahead
by one run. and then the Martins
caught up at 6-all. Snow Hui mail
ed two in the eighth to provide the
margin of victory.
It was a close and a good game
the Martins won 4-1 over Greenville
st Greenville Saturday afternoon,
when Rollins and Jefferson worked
on the mound for the locals. La
kolas hit 3 for 4 to feature the Mar
tins' batting attack against Delaney.
Earp and Stevens followed closely
with 2 safeties each.
Larry Wade held the Greenies to
7 hits here Sunday afternoon and
coasted in after Stanley and Deim
had put the game on ice wiui uieir
bats in the first inning. The final
count was 11-1. Stanley homered
in the first with one on and Deim
duplicated with a homer in the
same frame to score 2 runs ahead of
him. The Martins added 4 more
runs in the fourth and two in the
seventh, the Greenies scoring their
lone tally in the seventh grame on
Several Tried by
Mayor This Week
Mayor John L Hassell's court
broke into the limelight over the
week-end, the activities reaching a
climax this morning, when a case
was booked for trial charging G. P.
Hall and W D. Mishoe with an af
fray on the Main Street. Hall sub
mitted to the law immediately after
the disturbance, but the case has
not yet been set for trial It was
stated that the disturbance was the
result of some personal grievance
growing out of the dismissal of a
relative of the defendant Hall from
the operating room of the local tel
ephone company several weeks ago.
Several blows were pawed, but no
material damage eras done, eye wit
nesses to the affray stated.
1 had it in my system, and I jugt
had to get it out It's all right now,
and I want to submit," Mr. Hall told
the court in assisting the books of
his own case
Yesterday the justice cleared sev
eral old cases from his court docket.
Claude and Sam Peel colored men
charged with disturbing the peace
at a school program in Griffins
Township the early part of last
month, were fined $2.50 each and
taxed with the cost.
Rod Rodgers and Willie Williams,
charged with drunkenness, were sen
tenced to the roads for 90 days. Jus
tice Hassdl a [spending the sentence
upon payment of the costs and guar
Jmi|ii>?>i was jupcndcd upon
payment of the cost in the case
charging Ben Nichols with being
drunk and disorderly.
Instruction in Flying To
Be Offered Next Saturday
Instruction in aviation will be of
by members at the Rocky
an the field
Urn river fin to Bertie
of this
Believe Commutation
Likely in Watson Case
HEALTH REPORT 1
-?
Wallace For Farm
Plan But Committee
Leader h Cautious
Jones Says He Doubts Wis
dom of Legislation at
This Time
A flat endorsement of the propos
ed "agricultural adjustment act of
1937." by Secretary Wallace a ft
days ago met immediately with a
slow-down signal from the house
agriculture chairman.
Wallace asked congress to enact
the measure "at the earliest possi
ble date," but Chairman Jones, Dem
ocrat, Texas, advised lum congress
should have more definite informa
tion. Jones said be doubted the wis
dom of the legislation at this time.
"I am strongly in favor of the prin
ciples and purposes of the bill." Wal
lace said, in testifying before Jones'
committee on the measure, advanced
recently by the American Farm Bu
reau Federation and other farm or
ganizations.
"We've got a pretty good program
in effect now." said Jones, in reply.
"Should the new program be tied
up by injunction or be held invalid,
we would And ourselves without a
farm program."
Wallace outlined the features of
the bill as:
drought disasters such as in the
years of 1934 and ISM. 1
2. To minimize wide fluctuations
in the price of basic farm commodi
ties in the interest of both consum
ers and producers.
3. To stabilize farm income as far
as possible as a "fair" level.
The measure embodies such fea
tures as Wallace's "ever-normal"
su ranee, soil conservation and pro
duction control.
Chairman Jones, in his comment
on Wallace's statement, said the soil
conservation program in effect had
an advantage in that it does not in
terfere with the normal plan of
commodities in trade."
Wallace explained that the object
ive of the measure was to assure the
farmers "parity price" for basic com'
modifies. Such a price, he said,
would give those commodities the
same buying power they had in 1909
through 1914. '
It would do this, he said, "through
a system of loans to fanners to pro
tect their prices and storage of re
serve supplies against year? of short
crops, coupled with supplementary
means to guard against accumulation
of ruinous surpluses."
When prices were below parity,
producers would be paid "parity pay
ments," designed to raise the pro
ducer's income to the level it could
have been under parity prices.
In years when heavy surpluses
threatened, all farmers would be
given marketing quotas. Violators
lines.
Marked Gain Reported la
North Carolina's Revenue
North Baniliiis collected more
money in the last eleven months
than it ever has in a whole year be
fore, according to information com
ing out of Raleigh this week.
Collections for the II-month pe
riod ending May M were $34 996,
202.62, eight million dollars more
than was collected over the same
period in 19M and an increase of
mine than three and a half :
over the year 19M-M.
Should June collections equal
millions, as was the caae last yi
venue for the tarsi year
the 10th of this i
all previous records by
The
nue, lw tax
m a total of 910.TM.1W.T2. The salsa
an wm assent h Itoe with a total
jf tltJMifffM ar 9M10JT2.T4
a 111
Scheduled To Die in
State Gas Chamber
Friday of Next Week
Foremen of Grand and Trial
Juries Recommend
Clemency
Unofficial information inriinl
here today indicated that Alvin W.
Watson, the young white boy who
was convicted in the Martin County
Superior Court last December tor
the murder of Thomas HoUaday.
young white man. in Robersom ilk.
the month before, will not die on
Friday of next week, his scheduled
execution date. No nffinal an
nouncement has been re baud. but
it is very likely, according to infor
mation reaching here, that the death
sentence will be communted to life
imprisonment.
Henry D. Hardison. Watson's at
torney. had a conference last Satur
day with Judge M V. Barnhill. who
presided at the young man's trial
The attorney explained that he was
not at liberty to divulge any infor
mation in connection with the con
ference. but he did say the i
was very satisfactory. It
certain that if the judge ?
commutation of the sentence, the
governor will recognize the recom
mendation.
It will be recalled at the tine of
the trial that Judge Barnhill com
mented on Watson's chance in life,
that the youthful cnnunal was a vic
tim of a cruel society. No effort
could be made, however, to refute
the criminal record of the boy.
Reliable reports also state that J.
L. Collrain, foreman of the grand
jury which brought the indictment
of murder against Watson, ana C.
Keys, of the trial jury, have recom
mended mercy be shown Watson
and that his death sentence be
changed to life imprisonment
The appeal for clemency in the
case is founded on the belief that
Watson did not do the actual killing
and that the boy never had much
of a chance in life. However, it is
recalled that Willis Bullock, second
defendant in the case, was found
not guilty.
Jail Assailant of
Colored Woman
of near Jamesville, was painfully
beaten and shot but no* seriously
hurt by Thurman Bell. 22-year lold
colored man, at her home last Sat
urday night. Fired upon with a pes
tol. only one of the five shots struck
her. It tore through her heel at an
angle, plowing into the flesh and
bone a depth of about 1 inch before
glancing and continuing an out.
Claiming that she had treated are
wrong," Bell went to the huene of
his sweetheart, threw her to the floor
and beat her with his fists. While
she was lying on the floor he shot
at her, four of the shots missing their
mark.
County officers arrested Bell late
that night and placed him in jail to
await trial. The prosecuting wit
ness was unable to attend court
here yesterday, and the case was
scheduled for trial in the
court next Monday.
New Pitcher Signed by
Martins; Let Gardner Go
Irvin
ing staff of the. Martins here
lhe week-end. He succeed!
Gardner, who is retiring to give
more time to his farm work and Ash
ing activities
The new man was sent here by
the St. Louis Browns and will get
an assignment on the mound this
week. Manager HaugeT said today.
Christian Church To Hold
Prayer Service Thursday
The
by action of
Id iU
days at I p. m, instead of We
Jays as heretofore.
'niant of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Anderson Dies In Wilson
Daily Bible School
Gets Underway With
Enrollment of 124
Sponsored by Churches of
Community ; To Last
Two Weeks
Her. John L GoO. at the Om
an rhnrrh. ted the
ice at the initial eeanoo. Fa
IS
14 girti end 1 tndit in the I
aero* group; 19 boys. IS girts, and I
teacher in Use primary group; 14
boys. S3 girls. end S teachers in the
junior group, and 10 boys. U girts
and 1 teaches
group. The totals for the <
49 boys. 73 girts. 3 teachers, and 2
special workers?a grand total at 131
tar the school, smaller in number by
3 than last year's opening I
A number of
obliged to try to
ants after the
The first two general
were held in the Chrtslu
but on Wednesday mornin
eral departments will meet at ? o'
clock in the churches where they
iwiU hold their regular
activities: The beginners'
the lieihndist church, the
group, in the Episcopal church, the
junior group.
church; and the
in the Presbyterian church.
I Res Mr. Gofl will direct the jun
Iior and intermediate hoys m their
recreational activities, and Misses
Josephine Grant and Jane Parker
will be in charge of the junior and
intermediate girls dunng their work
periods. Mrs. Dallas Frank. Mrs J
H. Ilarrell. Miss Ruth Manning. Miss
Frances Bowen. and Miss Eva Irene
Peelr were the teachers present
Negro Is Critically
Injured in Fight at
Pulp Mill Monday
Matthew Hart Surrenders
To Police After Cutting
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson, Charlotte negro, ?
* Wnshington hmpilal m * ftilwll
condition following a knife attack
made on him by Matthew Bart..
Sanford negro, at the Kwckhefer
pulp mill in the lower part of the
county yesterday afternoon Wilson,
just UI hours out of the Martin jaill
of his lungs punctured, reports from
-be hospital this morning describing
Hart, employee of the Norfolk
Southern Railroad, surrendered to
police and aras jailed here last eve
where the attack took
Wilson was jailed here the
of last month for nearly cut
?th Joe Ben Vi
Reports indicate that Hart acted
in self-defense after avoiding Wd
son on two previous occasions Wil
son claimed Hart had insulted him
about two weeks ago, but Han de
nied any knowledge of the claim
in Jail here this
He added that
fnan Plymouth to the mill i
terday for trial, hut they failed to
report and Wilson was n leaned He
had been out of jail only
at a
Wartlike Acts Threatens
European Peace Again
Welfare Board Named
For County This Week
Joshua L Coltrain.
E. C Shoe, Robert
Everett Members
Organization To Be Perfect
ed at Meeting Scheduled
Friday Morning
Car the Martin
> esierday folic* -
by Mr. Robert
Everett, of Pahnyra. as a third man
E. C. Shoe. Robersoavtlle Bap
list maimer, was appointed by thel
Martin County coromissaonrrs The
Mi in i. Column and Shoe namcdj
Mr Everett as the third member of |
the board at a meetinc held last Sat
urday.
The organization of the board will
it a meeting of the
next Friday morning,
when they will make a detailed
study of the proposed 1917 n bud
get A preliminary' budget estimatc
has been prepared by Miss Mary
Taylor. head of the welfare work
the county, and it will be subject toj
change at the hands of the welfare
hard and agam at the hands of the |
county cnmmtvnoncrs at their reg
ular meeting next Monday. A con
icnilne budget has been prepared,
and no material changes are expect
During the fiscal year ending May
21. the welfare budget called for ap
propnatiuas in the sum of *15.456
During the current year, the budget
calls lor a total of (1U55. the ap
proximately *2jMM increase being
supported by claims of the aged, (he
blind and dependent children Ma
ferial reductions were made in op
eraimg casts at the county home,
and it is possible that HMD can still
further be reduced as the secvuty
act operation gets fully underway
While the budget represents only
estanalns and is subject to change.
U provides the following amounts
foe financing welfare activities ad
ministration. fUki. old-age assist
ance. *4juu dependent children.
13UU0. blind. $750. general relief.
*1.000. hospitalization. *2.000; local
medical care. *300. pauper but Lais.
*250. and county home. *000. a
combined total of (1* 055.
Under the provisions of this pre
liminary budget, the Stale and l ed
rai O-icrnmoiLs will contribute
427.070 as their combined share in
than half;
the administration costs.
The nemty named welfare board
is not scheduled to consider eppb
cations for old-age a alliance or
[those applications from dependent
children and blind persons before
July I Forms for Cling applications
have not yet been received D this
county, but they will be ready for
distribution within the next two w
three weeks, it a thought
Charges Against Local
Han Are Considered
Harry A Ryf* prominent local
an. ts subject to be haled into the
courts for harboring what the neigh
ay is a common nuance on
his New Town premises Action by
the threatening prosecution depend;
?our many Umes Mr. Biggs' pea
cock squawks about daybreak dur
few days, it was ex
when he was
for
early -aqua wkmg bird around, and
defend turn
self by
Teddy Jackson To Enter
Hospital tor Treatment
Robt. Gurganus Connected
With Furniture Company
I STORES CLOSE
I -*
Negroes Overpower
Special Officer and
Take Away Pistol
Joe H. Roebuck Slightly In
jured Near Palmyra Last
Saturday Afternoon
Joe H Roebuck, special enforce-1
ment officer for the Martin County
ABC Board, was attacked and hts
life threatened while performing hi.
duties in the upper part of the coun
I jr. near Palmyra, last Saturday aft
ernoon. The officer was painfully.
but not seriously hurt an his hands
when his assailants wrested a ptstol
from him. but no actual blows %rere
directed on the body of the officer
No arrests have been made in the
case, taut tiro are expected moenen -i
only, according to unofficial reports
here this morning
The officer, with Chief Early, of
Oak City, was searching the home
and premises of Ed Burnett. CO
> ear old negro, for bquor when the
old man broke away and ran several
hundred yards into the woods Of
Acer Roebuck, completing the search
for the liquor, started after Burnett
Joe Gainor. young negro who was
visiting Burnett when the search
lined, ran behind, and without the
knowledge of the officer. Burnett
was only a short distance m the
woods when the officer stopped bun
They were returning to the house
when Burnett attempted to break
away. Officer Roebuck caught turn
the second tune and Burnett turned
on him quickly, grabbed Kim atound
the arms, and in the scuffle both of
the men fell Gainor started dos
ing in on them, and the officer pulled
him gun from its holster but not in
time to hold Gainor at bay. The
two then overpowered it* -rj_e<
and took the gun and started to ran
Officer Roebuck again started ^
catch Burnett, but Gainor drew the
pistol and threatened the life of the
officer, who was warned not to touch
the man again.
A posse was quickly formed, and
the search for the men continued a
girater part of Saturday night. It;
>s believed that Gainor lagsj and
that Burnett is afraid to come out
I of the woods.
The two gallons of illegal liquor
found buried on the premises were
confiscated.
Little Rainfall
Here During Hay
A conifer din ely light rainfall was"
recorded here during the past month
the weather station on the Roanoke
River reporting only 1.41 inches of,
rain during the period More Ih
half the rain fell last Friday night,
he gauge showing nearly 1-1 ?
U IHB PMC
With one exception, the
last month was the lightest m May
seven years In May a year *o.
only 1 04 inches of ram fell here.
The rain, while fairly general in
this i
by i
A world of good to crops I
the rain, but farmers stale that it
ontinues unusually dry.
Cowpasture Team Noses
Oat Town Boys, 4t To S
Mrs. Irene Smith, SI,
Dies at Home Here
Saturday Morning
One of Town's Oldest and
Most Highly Respected
Citizens Passes
Mrs Irene Smith, one at
don's oldest and mostly I
fleeted citizens, died at I
on Watts Street here last
morning at IJO o'clock following
tone period of declining health
ever, despite her advanced as*
her home and in her religious 1
ship until just a few mnrnhs as
Mrs. Smith was born in 1
SI years ago last Novonbcr 21.
?laughter of the late John
Un ifcolczsd Mary A Pluiub Bofk
Her father was a native at
and her mother came to thzs
uy from the Isle of Wight. 1
In ISM she was married to .
del Hall Smith, of Scotland Neck.
They made their home in WUInm
ston. where' Mr. Smith was long ?
member of the Martin County Bar
Association, or until his death a nam
ber of years ago. Her
served the cause of the Confederacy
as a soldier, and Mrs. Smith was one
of the few ranking Confederate end
ows in this county.
A thoughtful mother and neigh
bor. Mrs. Smith was a good mm m
and was held in high esteem by all
who knew her. She was long a mem
her of the Church of the Advent
here, adhering strictly to its
ous teachings and giving it her i
port in full measure at all la
She attended the services
fail until she fell ill. and ui her <
with her Master she found conI
ment and hope, enjoying life a
Isrgr fnrartdup
Funeral services wei
from the church here Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Edwin F.
Museley. rector. Interment followed
in the Trinity churchyard. Scotlmd
Neck, the burial ground for the
Smith family for a number of gen
erations.
Mrs Smith was the last "viw
<4 the family and is survived by
three daughters. Mrs Joseph H_
Saunders and Miss Mary Smith eg
WiUiamston. and Mrs D- t*"H"
Barnes, of Murfreeshoro, and one
aom. Richard Hall Smith, of '
Mysterious Attacks
On Three Colored
^omen Unsolved
Two Occur Early Monday
Mornings Other Last
Midnight
T>irpr colored women were my*
tenously attacked in the Gnfia
Town section here early yesterday
?nomine and last night, reports fi i?
the police department this moraing
stating all efforts to solve the at
tacks had failed so far. Police an
wt certain, but Ihry are oI the ophs
? n that Uie same man trho i
Frances Williams and
gets. both colored, about 4 o'c
yesterday morning at their I
Warren Street also attacked
Wilder, also colored, in the
Town section about midnight last
night
The attacks were patterned after
activities by the alleged
who caused considerable
in Tarboro during recent
boat of the victims was able to af
ter a description of the man for ha
is said to have worn a hood soar
his bend and shoulders. He bad a
small hat and was slightly taller
ban the average person, it was mid.
Breaking into the Williams home
just about daybreak yesterday mara
?ng. the man struck Prances Wil
liams over the head with some kmd
of weapon, inflicting a gash that re
quired the attention of a doctor. Six
aken to dm the
Aroused by the nosae made
when the man forced hit way thra
a window, the Willi smt Mma
screamed and started to get aM bar
aed just as the man struck bet Le
na Rodger* her sister, who wm