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pusi thf enterprise VOLUME XL?NUMBER 46 WUhamsttm. Marun County. North Carolina. Tuesday. June 8.1937 ESTABLISHED 1W9 Crippled Martins Continue To Hold Lead by Few Points JLocal Club Officials Enter Protest Following Game In Taiboro Sunday at the I the Bvp Friday. ?end but ? hits off the lofie'i id no two at them got .two to pace the hitters. Strank Cor the locals, but took over and pitched 4 hit hall the ler control Saturday, allow ?od day at bat with a i ? at the longest he in the local park. No the suth hatted m another Skmu got a circuit drive on top at the gym m the seventh with am as. Ihning m what puml to be thi a ning ran. Earp had 3 tangles Stanley. McCay and Wade two hiti each to feature the 13-hit attack as The game in Tarboro Sunday, be fore one at the largest uuoih a the season was oae at the best o the year?up to the 12th mmnfl JcNunai got off to a bad start. 4 hit and a pair at walks accounting fo 4 tans for Tarboro m the first Th to pick up 2 runs m th third and 3 more in the eighth I go ah rod The "Snakes" prompt] tied the count in their half at th _ In Tarboro'i half < the tenth, it looked as if the gaa med out a triple to right center. Je feraei forced Carnation to pop 1 and then Skgiper tried hut srldom works. He orden filtmg the bases: then, with Snal Henry, a left-hand hitter, up. he an Fire Destroys Farm Buildings Near Here Fire starting bom a boll at fcgfc LB] I 9 acres of a n Ifar ? by Levi Two Colored Boys Injmred By Gas Barrel *r w atom s: Clean-Up Movement Given Boost by Town Authorities of the Woman's a formal appeal to the last evening for sup i movement here s?|a ?till stilts uifBlsibUr cplleetiop ot the limine of the town trash and outdoor fit its. They also pointed out the necessity at clean called attention at the board to the need of It was !"?"???* out by the board thai the town did not have sbanhilr con trol ma the cemetery i but that it would be (lad to coop there. No threats will be i the town authorities are to all owners to dean off their rant lots, and plans were made to have firti Iff collected three til each week. Extra nts will he < ployed two or three days etci J two weeks to lime privies, the town trash places far JKn Budget Approved by Board of Education I REDUCE PERSONNEL I V ' Bible School Here Enters Final Week The local daily vacatm entered its second week yes terday. reports from the school stat ute that interest was still "running From an enrollment of 202 for the entire school (special workers included i. there was an average daily attendance of 1M2 the first week. The 3> enrolled in the be ginners' department made an aver age daily attendance of 27.4 for the period: the C2 in the primary de 4(2: the II in the junior 422: and the 41 in the department, 34.4 On Friday -evening of this week at S o'clock, the commencement ex ercises at the school will be held in the Methodist church. A very ind practical a program. at the various typas of during the school, will n misters and fa culty wuh to invite and urge public the final exercises, will be taken. This, with the daily collections, will by at all workers at the nt at Mayor Temporarily Heads Firemen Here for the reorganization of the local volunteer Are department arete by the Unrn Mayor J. L HaaeU an a acting chief at the nd he will preside at Am open call ? ? ?MID ben at the rill be open to m. it Work Progressing Rapidly On Legion Hat Here Today ty am Watta Street Secure Commercial Teacher for Local School Next Session To Make Study of Needs of New Schools at Pannele And Gold Point day. the Martin County Board Education approved the conn school budget for the cnunf term. for the WiUiamsUm High School Monday to investigate the needs ot a colored buildup at Gold Poult and possibly repairs for the colored at Pannele All members of the board. Mean. Ange, Martin Griffin. Woolard. and Euhanki. were present for the meeting The budget calls for an appropria tion of $70,000 to meet bonded debt requirements, maintenance of plants and vocational instruction Nearly $50,000 of the budget will be neces sary to meet debt obligations Ap proximately $17,000 will be needed | to maintain the several plants it i estimated. Several thousand! dollars will be used in paying for the improvements to the Bear Grass school plant, it was pointed out The t some smaller than it a year, and a reduction in the rate a predicted by the board chair Headed by members of the Wil liamsUm parent-teacher association. delegation went before the board and asked that instruction in com mercial subjects be made available. was approved, the officials explaining that approxi mately $000 will be required to 1 nance the project the hrst year, that the cost would be materially reduced aeeand year. The instruction carries a $2 monthly tuition, revenue from that source will a] support the work after equip ment for the department has been purchased, it was pointed i Small Child Dies in Williams Township Reports claiming the three i Id son of Mis. Annie Phelps Petty Ml been murdered by his mother were discredited by Coroner S R and the poller after they went to the humble home of the family in the wlands section of Williams vest ie? ted the case. The cause the child's death was given as "not known" on the certificate filed with the registrar at vital UaliUin It was apparent that the child died of malnutrition or plain starva that Mm had not been able to finance visits to doctors or Is food for the little bd of The bmfas of the child Young Colored Boy Badly Cut In Fight Here Today on the head by Wi " M* ?T? 1 s head, oar several of the fight could not be mt it was said that WI kso Negro Cyclist Struck By Auto Saturday Night Dies Sunday Dick Pagan Is Fourth To Lose Life On Roads In The County This Year Dick Fapn. middle-aged colored man of Williams Towmiup. was fa -ally hurt when he ran his bicycle into a car driven by Wendell 1 Jnflui. jr.. on the Jamesville Road, near Holly Springs, early last Sat urday night. Suffering fractures ot joth lees and one arm and receiv ing injuries about the chest and head that rendered the man un conscious. Fagan died in a Washing ion hospital Sunday morning. It eras the fourth highway fatality in the county this year, and the sec ond near the Holly Springs church. blame, following an investigation ot the accident by County authorities. Fagan. riding his bicycle toward Jamesville. is said to have turned into the path of the car just a few seconds before the two vehicles met The man was thrown partly through the w indshield He was said to have been drinking He was brought here and grven first-aid treatment before his re moval to a Washington hospital Fagan was the father of 12 or 13 children. Three of the four persons lulled on the highways of the county this yemr were pedestrians, and Fagan. the fourth victim, was nding a bi cycle: a 19 Marriage Licenses Issued Last Month By Register of Deeds Issuance for May Smallest Of Any Month So Far This Year Nineteen marriage licenses were issued in this county last month by Register of Deeds J Sam Get singeT. 9 to white and 10 to colored couples. The issuance, while the smallest of the year, was the larg est for any May on record Seven years ago only ? licenses were issued during the month of May, the num ber holding about the same during the depression. In 1934. more peo ple started getting married in that month, and now there are more mar riages in May than there were in any one month during 1931 and 1932. Licenses were issued to the fol lowing: Frank White and Rosa Briley. both of Pitt County. Samuel Harcnm. lha Louise Anderson, both of Wil Curtis Woodrow Musley, of Roan oke Rapids, and Louise Maverine Davis, of Jamesville. Garland Riddick. of Martin Coun ty. and Ruby Gurganus. of Beaufort County J- E Shear in. of Hobgood. and Laneil Kennedy, of Claxton, Ga. David Ange and Mamie Mae Ange both of Jamesville. Albert F. Coitrain and Rebecca Ausbon Rogers, both of Martin County. Elwood Ayers and Naomi I pock, both of Hassell. Joaeph Redden Tyre, of Martin County, and Pauline Hardnon, of Washington. King Smith and Ora Johnson, both of Man in County. Thurston Leathers, of Oak City, and Dorofhy Cherry, of HasselL Fete Wilson and Retha HarreU, both at Boberaonviile. Daniel llorris and Queen Moose. both at Jamesvilkt. Bruce Wilder- and Gladys Ward, both at Martin County. William C. Johnson, of Tarboro, and Jessie Mae Williams, of Martin County. John Arthur Worlsye and Violce Council, both at Martin County. Floyd Harrell and Fannie Birtdicfc both of Oak City. David Cromwell and Martha Wil both at Vilhamston. Alexander Dollberry and c-n? I.. Spraill. both at Oak City. County People To Leure Thursday lor Asbeville Martin County hosne club icss and friends plan to lsavt Thursday moraine for a North Ci for the trip. today. Any Confederate Widows To Get Pension Checks Inside Week The dozen or more widows of Confederate veteran* are certain to jn ttoetr pension checks next week. Clerk of Court L. B Wynne said yesterday. It was reported a few a)i ago that the pension list would jc superseded by the oid-^e assist - ?nce program, but it was later ruled hat the war pensions would be paid .ndepcndently of any action that might be taken by those handling -he security program. It a passible that some widows in the county will be eligible for old age asm lance in the future and that Ihew bh Ms will bo dropped from .he pens ion list The n antes of those eligible for [tensions as widows of Confederate veterans arete certified to State Auditor Puu a few days ago by Clerk of Court L B Wynne. The list is be tieved to be the smallest in a numbi r of years, several of the ?tdoars having passed away since last Dec ember. Million-Dollar Gain Is Shown in Tax Listings Lists Received From 8 Out of 10 Listers by Board Last Monday Taxable Wealth Expected To Show Gain of About Teh Percent In a session that lasted until well alter 6 o'clock Monday, the Martin County commissioners handled a number of problems and received .he tax lists from eight of the ten list-takers, the officials ordering an other meeting of their body on the third Monday of this month to hear any complaints on assessed property valuations Messrs J. E. Pope, chair man. R L. Perry, R. A. Haislip. and C. A Roberson were present. An accurate review of the tax values has not been completed, but information released during the meet ing indicated that the lists would show a gam of approximately one million dollars. At least one district reported a gain of nearly 24 per cent the average increase for the county ranging around 14 per cent over the listings a year ago. Revaluation of properties was effected this year, and it is believed that many prop erty owners will appeal to the cum missioners when they sit on June 21 as a lax board of equalization and review. The board allowed $5 a day for the services of the revaluation boar J members and approved the follow ing allowances for the list-takers JamcsviUe. |1S0; Williams, $100. Griffins, $125, Bear Grass. $125. Wil liamston. $400; Cross Roads, $140, Robersonville, $300; Poplar Fbinl. $100; Hamilton, $150; and Goose Nest, $16u The payments were based paitially on the increase in listings and the amount of work handled by each list-taker A contract for the audit of the I-Hiitly books was let to Great house arid Butler, the audit to cost $300. A delegation from Bear Grass went before the board and asked that a petition be presented the State Highway and Public Works Commis sion urging the paving of the road from the town of Bear Grass to Highway No. 17. Miss Mary W Taylor was unani piously reelected superintendent ol the county welfare department for the next two years. The welfare budget was slightly altered, the com missioned reduced proposed salary figures from $1,200 to $900 and trav el allowance from $600 to $400 The budget, as altered by the commis sioners. calls for an appropriation of $18,895. which amount includes es timated costs for financing the coun ty'g participation in the social se cunly program TV location (or the newly estab iuhed full-time health service was discussed, but action was delayed pending certain developments that are scheduled to take place in the WPA offices in the Williamston town hall the latter part of this week If :t isn't convenient to locate the of fires in that building, it a likely tha* arrangements will be made to house the department in the courthouse Small Child Slightly Hurt When Struck by Car Here The small daughter of llr. and Mrs Jimmie Harris, of the Spring Green community of this gpuntjr, was slightly hurt when struck by a car dnww by Ismss Herbert Ward on he Mam Street here last Friday aft ernoon. The child, after waiting for several cars to pass, apparently failed to see Mr. Ward driving along die street and walked into the path of the car The driver had almost stopped the car when it struck her and knocked her down. Mr. Ward had the child carried to a doctor's I HAS BIG JOB Cm knr tkr Stair's arw IMNJN i ycir irrnl wtanli poena, which cars lata (feet ml month Foil Attempted Jail Break Here Monday Rudolph Marsh burn Earl Park ier. and Sieve Cromwell. three youn4 *hite men. attempted to break out *4 the Martin County jail yesterday | rr ??mint but their plans miscarriei and they are still safe behind the bars The three men sawed a couple of ^ bars in two. and apparently had; planned u- waylay Jailer Roy Peel i when he entered the cell block to; feed the-prisoners It w-?m reported that Marshburn had the blades un der the soles of his shoes, that he cm! the If Uwr and removed thenii Tiut use on the iron bars. No attempt ? as made to saw out of the second i row of tsuv the prisoners apparent-' I) planning to complete their escape ! by attacking the jailer and using i'he keys. - Marsh horn has broken out of sev eral jails m the past few years, it ; ii understood, and was brought here | from Pitt County for safekeeping. | He is said to be originally from Cal I -forma and faces a charge of bur I clary in Pitt County. Parker, who is awaiting trial for the theft at Dr J S iUmdes' car, u understood to have broken out of litary confinement in the State Prism some tune ago Stesre Cromwell, charged in Gates County with first degree burglary, was brought here for safekeeping 1 a ral Faculty Is Nearly Complete! Hit electron oI the local school) lioiHj for the coming term was an iiwmnd virtually completed this oxening following a long meeting A the district committee here yes terday. Acceptance is awaited in tiro cases. Principal D N Hix stat .ng that the complete teaching staff would be announced within the next Mildred Tallry, teacher in the Aulandrr schools (or the pas; wo terms, was elected to teach the sixth grade, and Mias Rebecca liar local girl who la graduating a ?It Cnllaga of the University at Worth Carol?. Grainaboco. will the firsl grade. Mr. Ferguson graduate <4 Western Carolina Teach era* College, has been employed to head the newly established com ?Mil ill department in the school. Moat at the old teachers are plan E. J. Hayes, principal of the loca rat re-elected fo Town Board Holds Lengthy Session at Start of New Term Water. Sewer and Street Improvement Program Gets Attention Entering upon erm last evening. 1 own board of comn inued in scsnoa the greater pert W wo hours hand line the | ion of their body. . annus town employees and n| to representatives at the Wo -mrr s Ctut) board of edu ation. the baseball club, and Mar hall Avenue The reorganiratinn of the ton's ft Rial family was delayed tempor anly. but Clerk at Court L B Wynne administered the oaths at of fice on tune, and the officials eously Listened to the gallons. Only a few minutes were spent late in the evening complet ing the reorganization as follows: I. P Lindsley. mayor pro tern. C. H Harrison, clerk: S. C. Green, treas urer. R E. Manning, Miperintend ent of the water and street depart menls. W H Daniel, police c+ief: J H Alhbrook. John Roebuck. J. S Gurganus. and E Ramie, mem bers of the police department; and Cobura and Coburn. ' IW1 attorueys The personnel remains ti* same in its entirety, and no chi"p in the salary schedule was effected. An improvement program was dis cussed at length, but no oft-nil ac tion was taken Additions to the water and sewer systems on Rail road. Elm and one or two otter streets and the replacement of a era ter line out West Main Street W.I e mentioned along with the tying of sidewalks on Warren and Grace Streets and Marshall Avenue and possibly Use top surfacing of Mar shall Avenue. Warren. Hassell and Grace Streets More attention will be given the tentative improve ment program at the neat meeting of the authorities Marshall Avenue residents, while not urging the surfacing of the drive pointed out that they were living in a little dust bowl and asked that the town oil the road. Efforts are to be made at once that a remedy may be effected The town pledged a HOO cash do nation to the county board of edu cation for the establishment of a commercial department in the local high school It is understood that the town will purchase equipment with the won and lend it to the school A contract for the term audit was awarded Greathouse and Butler at _a- loiittHleralmw of 111*. The baseball club finance bolstered by a $100 donation No Official Action In Watsons Case No official announcement that Al vm W Waiii-n'i death sentence wiO he commuted to life imprisonment has been received here, bat it is al most certain that his life will not he taken on Friday of this week. If the sentence is not commuted to life imprisonment, it will be at least 30 days before the young killer of Thomas Holliday in Robersoanrille last November will be executed. Re pairs are being made to the prison in Raleigh, throwing the gas cham ber temporarily out of urn. it is uu dertsood. Action on Watson's appeal for merry will possibly be taken late today or troorrow. according to un official information icteired here this morning Dry Weather Continues Its Crip In This Section Dry weather continued to I Krip on this section today, but dark km cave promises at ram, the weather prophets statmc that now a w et season is to Last Friday mcht a < nch rain fell n this ast mcht there was a trace at I tronc wind i Hit no (ml roperty Electnc emipted 'inlay nisht red a poll nt County Welfare Board Organisation Perfected
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