THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 51 Wilhmmstan, Martin County. North Carolina, Friday, June 25.1937 ESTABLISHED 189V
Crippled Martins in
Third Place, 3 1-2
Games Behind Bogs
Parade of Pitchers Features
Game with Ayden There
Wednesday Afternoon
Dropping two of the three games
played so tar this week, the Martins
went into third place yesterday in
the Coastal Plain League standings,
the leaders. Goldsfaoro. being only
3 1-3 games removed, and Snow
Hill, in second place, holding a half
game advantage over the locals. Art
Hanger s boys are huidmg i>. third
place with a 3 1-3 games lead over
Tarharo, fourth position holder
Ayden came here last Tuesday
and found a weakened team. Earp.
shortstop, was out of the line-up on
account at illness, and McCay was
his place The outfielder handled
sosne hot chances in the temporary
hot spot, but the ale jinx and three
homers, one each by Baker. Johnson
and Fary gave Ayden a H victory
!"!? and the visitors touched him
for 13 hits. The Martins, led by
Stanley with 3 hits, equaled the stick
work for the viators, but none was
for the circuit The Martins record
ed 3 hits in the first inning but failed
to convert them into a single score.
In the second. I jialw doubled and
?cored on Rollins' hit Williamston's
big rally came in the fourth, when
4 hits counted for as many rut
Lanier, relieving Harward in that
frame, held the Martins to 3 hits
during the oemamder of the contest
Over in Ayden Wednesday, the
Martins hit three opposing chunkers
at will to record 1C safeties, three
of them homers, one by Villepique
with taro on and the other two by
I abator batted in four runs. Wade
3, and Vilieptque 3. The Martins
went to work early in the game,
scoring twice in the first inning. 3
tunes in the third and 4 in the four,
and then adding 3 m the sixth to
win 13 to 10 Stroud Fields, recent
ly added to the Martin's pitching
staff, pitched a godo game until he
was hit by a batted ball in the sixth
A parade at pitchers was started.
Rollins. Biggie and Sirunk following
one another. Ayden used three hurl
era. but it was a day for batting and |
the attack continued on both sub
Stanley. Villepique and lakatos coo]
tributed 3 hits each to lead the 10**
hit attack for the Martins Dean |
and Wade got taro each.
The Wednesday game proved cost I
ly in that Deun was injured on his |
wmst by a pitched hall He finished j
the game, but was on the bench yes
terday r ursing the hurt. McCay
played errorless bail at tlurd base,
but tiie shake-up in the ieam prob
abiy figured in the fi-3 win for New 1
Bern Earp. getting back into the
line-up. led with two hits for the
Martins Strunk held the visitosr
to nine hits and struck out seven.
Next Monday the Martins will
meet Kinston here to play off tl
game rained out last Saturday
Special ^ Officer _
Sues Assailant
Special Enforcement Officer J. H
Roebuck filed out in the Martm
County Superior Court this week for
12.000 damages alleged to have re
sulted when Eddie Burnett, Goose
Nest colored man. resisted arrest.
The plaintiff asks $1000 actual
$1,000 punitive <
The officer started to arrest Bur
Lett m a woods near the Burnett
home an May 29 and was attacked
by the defendant, llr Roebuck re
ceived injuries to his hands and his
life eras threatened. Joe Gamor,
colored, charged with interfering
with the officer while he was ar
guitty to violat
H O Peel
Stokes Youth Is
Cored by Goat
Compliance Work Likely To
Be Held Up Several Weeks
A delay of at least two weeks, and
possibly three: was Indira ted in re-'
ports resume (nan the office of the
county iftnt today m connection
with starting compliance work
ocr the ami conservation
Forms for hurtling the surveys have
not been received, the office stating
that other ^arrangements would be
effected the early part of next week,
when a county committer a named
Apfnoxsmately SO persons have
Hied ayyliffthffK to hffiiHU the COB
pliance work It as
committee will
the number
The (Intios at district and coun
ty organizations for handling the
soil conservation program ut the
count; a new ring completion- A
meeting is being planned in William
ston (or tomorrow afternoon, when
it is proposed to complete the dis
trict organizations. The county
committee will likely be named next
Monday from the district committee
ranks.
Local Club Officials
Will Carry Protest
To League Directors
Equalization Board
Completes fork in
Session Here Today
Will Ask That Tic Game
With Tarfaoro, June 6.
Be Forfeited
by J B.
Coastal Plain League president, to
make arrangement! to replay the
June ? tie (ante with Tarboro. local
baseball club officials today are ad
dressing an appeal to the league di
rectors for a ruling K H Goodman.1
president of the local ball chib. ask
ed League President Eure to call a
of the directors at their ear
consider a re
quest to have the game forfeited to
Williamvton or have play resumed
where it eras left off in the last half
of the 13th When the game was
stopped by the Sheriff on account ot
an alleged Sunday curfew law
Tarboro Williasnston was leading
7 5 in the last half of the 12th. with
one Tarboro man Out and two strikes |
and one ball on the second batter.
President Eure explained that he
did not have the authority to forfeit
the game, that it should have been
done by the umpire. Cotlrei) when
the Tarfaoro team began rolling for
A tie game play ed under almost
identical conditions in Goldsboro last
Sunday was forfeited to Ayden by
the umpire. President Eure explain
ing that the stalling by Goldsboro
?.ame after he had made definite rul
ings against such practices. Presi
dent Eure lives in Ayden
"It isn't the game so much that
we are interested in but it is the
ynncgle of the thing that we ob
ject to." a local ciub ifficial said to
day
Oak City Deletats Local
T#am IfJi U^?/fu?cWai/
Many Changes Are Made
In Individual Listings
By Authorities
The Martin Count? amnauoo
ers. meeting as a bond of equaliza
I tM?n and ravinr. *fnl into their
fifth session of the aetk today with
the hope of quitting early this aft
ernoon their weary task of adjust
ing apparent inequalities existing in
| county property listings there was
little chance of ironing out all the
inequalities, but the authorities have
effected many, many changes in the
lists When they quit today, the
board is expected to have effected
i neither a sireable MM lease or a size
able decrease in property values
They have been adding on ""here'
and taking off there**, working
with the sole purpose of equalinng.
as far as pnmihlr. some of the in
equalities thai stand out in bold re
bel
t The bit of Uuaga is not yet a
. ailable and not even a rough esti
mate could be had today as to how
much the county property valuation
would be effected by the changes
Property lutings in nine of the
ten townships hare been reviewed,
the authorities fending variations
within the districts as well as be
tween the districts Values in some
of the districts in the lower part of
the county were found to be highei
apparently than those in other dis
tricts For instance, land values u
Jamesville and one or two other
townships averaged around HO to
MS an acre. In Hamilton and pas
sibly in Goose Nest. Uie average
was less than HO Surveys for these
two districts have not been compter
ed. however, and it a possible the
variations will not be as great ai
they now appear to be it was point
ed out
yUlmmmif '^1 frill baseball
cam journeyed up to Oak City Last
Wednesday and took a 11-8 licking
at the hands at the Goose Jiesl auc
Uatttaess and Davenport pitched for
Oak City and Johnson caught Las
liter and Suit merlin and Smith
formed the battery for the Wtlliam
A week ago last Wednesday, Oak
City lost to the Graball nine here,
lllil
Roteaoae Dust Aids In
Control Cabbage Worms
dust will, ui all prob
ability, give the best control for the
cabbage worm The dust should con
tain about IS percent of the rote
nosae and the frit application should
be made just as soon as you see the
first small shite butterfly in the
id be sure and
into the center
l This dust will also
beetles and should be
i the first duster of
o the under side
For bean beet
be applied under
ant on top.
Apply Nitrogen To Corn
When About Knee High
Griffins Township
Citizens Designate
Road for Surfacing
Commissioners Likely To
Recommend Farm Life
Old Mill Inn Route
Holding an impromptu meeting in
the Farm Life School recently about
75 citizens of Griffins Township ex
pressed the nuns that the road
from J. Hosne Carer's to the Old
Mill Inn on the Washington rand by
way of Hn GrWm's and Lzley's
store should be the Crst route un
proved in that district. The road
was designated by the farmers fol
lowing a meeting held for the elec
tion of a district soil conservation
It was ponded out that while die
route is a mile or two longer than
a direct outlet to Highway H at Hol
ly Springs, it would possibly serve
more people than the other outlet.
The entire liisti it was not repre
sented at the aseetmg. but it is be
lieved a majority of the people m
Griffins will favor
anted.
Unless some npprwumn is present
ed to the Corey-Old Mill Inn route,
the county
next
thcnties. it is I
The road i
meat by the arming is shout ? I
Cor
ey's home by way of a point
?Srr.ithwicds Creed church, an to
John A Gnffm's Filling Station i
on hj Ltlicy s Store to Highway 17
Nitrate ot Soda Increases
Yield oi Oats JO Percent
fry 18 Cases Monday
Vt Lengthy Session
3f Recorders Court
>500 Fine Levied for Viola
tion of Liquor Laws
Sets Record
The county recorder's court was
i lengthy session Monday, clearing
tie docket of IS am thj. had ac
umulated while the tribunal le
sained idle during the week the
upernr court held forth.
A $500 fine imposed on Eddie Bur
dtt. colored ? couriered of tria
lting the liquor laws and resisting
n officer, set a new record The
ndgment was conditional in that the
ne must be paid by nes* Monday
Another feature of the court res
ion was the recommendation that
n automobile driver's license be
hysical disability and habitual
runkennesa The defendant. Labon
alley, pleaded not guilty in the
ase. but the evidence was against
am. the court remitting a tM fine
nd the costs of the case
The case charging John Leggett
nth drunken driving was not
roaaed.
Eugene Williams pleaded guilty of
ranken driving, the court cvntmu
ig the case under prayer let judg
lent until the first Monday in Oc
ober Bond m the sum of OM was
equired
A nol proa waa taken in the case
harging James Williams w -th \k>
King the motor vehicle laws
Charged with vmiatii^ the liquor
iws. Halite Andrews was found not
uilty
The case charging Alum tlnmes
nd Arthur Brown with violating the
tutor vehicle laws were nol pmsscd
Archie Mobley. pleading guilty in
tie case charging him with nun
upport, was directed to pay to his
i lie the sum of $10 each month for
tie next six months and report to
tie court at the end of that ume for
urther orders Bond was required
s the sum of $100
Charged with drunken driving and
perating a car without a driver's
cense, Jesse Williams was found
uilty of operating a car while his
cense was revoked. The court sus
ended judgment upun condition
tiat the defendant appear before the
uurt each first Monday during the
ext two years and show good be
avior and that he - is engaged in
iwful occupation His failure to
leet the requirements mill mean be
. ill be placed on the roads for 00
ays
harged with an an an It with a dead
>? w eapon He pleaded guilty ot
imple assault. whach plea vai ac
epted by the |XuucuUb( attorney.
I. U Coburn The court fined him
The case charging Lester Bland
> ith operating a car without a driv
ri license was m?l promt
Judgment was suspended upon the
uaranteed o! good behavior for two
ears in the case charging Hear lie
Jieppard with vmlatmg the liquor
nrs
Charged with an assault upon a
emale, J- G Stone was sentenced to
lie roads for M days, the court sirs
ending sentence upon the payment
f a till fine and costs of the case
Matthew Han. the colored man
rho cut Joseph Wilson at the plant
f the Kieckhefer Container Cam
any several weeks ago. was found
et guilty in the case charging him
? ith an assault with a deadly weap
Charged with reckless and drunk
n driving. Sam Rohersou was sen
raced to the roads for four months
nd had his driver's license nsukid
or a period of one year.
1 add in Jones, charged with car
yuig a concealed sispisi. was sen
raced to the roads for three months
Judgment was suspended for two
ears conditioned upon good bebav
or in the case charging frmrr Ai
red Dickens and Mary Lome Jones
rith
iear Grass Man Accepts
Position with Local Firm
Orthopedic Clinic Will Be
Held in Tarboro Monday
Employees Subject
To New ^ ork Hours
Law in Effect Julv 1
Representative Department
Of Labor On Inspection
Trip Here Recently
Employees in this county will be
subject to new requirements in re
gard to hours of work beginning on
July 1. when the law enacted b>
the past General Assembly setting
up such an hour schedule goes into
effect
Enforcement of the maximum
hours for men and women over 18
years of age will be through inspec
tors of the State Department of La
bor and the Miperintendent of pub
lie welfare in each county and local
police departments will enforce the
requirements of child labor.
rnc taw regulating hours of worx
is applicable only to those concern-,
employing eight or more persons. In
legard to female labor it states that
no woman over 18 years of age ma.,
b eemployed more than 9 hours in
anyone day or more than 48 hours:
a week It further states that ik?
woman employee may work more
than six consecutive days in any
seven-dajr period.
Regarding the employment of men.
the law sets the maximum hours aii
5a a week and 10 hours per day.
with the employee not allowed to
work more than 12 days in any per- j
?od of 14 consecutive days. There
are a number of exceptions made in
the law regarding employment ot.
loth men and women.
Women cashiers and office asset
ants in a bona fide office capacity
wholse full tune is put in as a cash
ler or odice assistant are exempt
from the regulations
Men employed in a supervisory or -
executive capacity ie exempt and'
a watchman may be employed seven
days per week, but the maximum
hours for the week may still not ex-;
teed 33
Truck drivers engaged ui inter
state commerce are subject to reg j
ulation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, but those who operate
only in intra state commerce are
subjec to the regulations of the
North Carolina law.
There are numerous exceptions as
regards mergexKies, installation of
equipment, etc. Exceptions also
may be made upon approval of an
application to the commissioner con
terning a specific case
Mercantile stores are allowed to
increase hours to 10 a day and S3 a
ueek for women from December 10
to 24 in order to meet the Christmas
< ush Men working as clerks in met
cant lie establishments are exempt
from the regulations.
It also is required that an extract
of the law be posted in every place
of employment and the extracts are
obtainable on request only from the
Department of I ah"r at W-aUign?
In regard to child labor the law
states that all minors under 18 em
ployed in any gainful occupation, ex-,
cept agriculture and domestic work
must "have an employment certificate
These certificates may be secured
through the local welfare depart
inenL ? ' -
bnportanl requirements of the new
child labor law follow:
Minors 16 and 17 years of age are
allowed to work 9 hours per day 6
days per week, but not for more'
ifian 48 hours a week The hours of;
work must be between 6 a m and
12 p. m for boys, and between 6 a
m and 9 p. m. for girls
Minors, both boys and girls, un
der 16 years of age. are not allowed
to work in any manufacturing or
Minors, both boys and girts. 14 to
15 years of age. are allowed to work
in non-manufacturing jobs during
summer vacation and during hours
when school is not in w-tsinn Dur
ing summer sacatioo they may work
8 hours per day. ?" days per week,
but not more than 40 hours per
seek and the work must be between
7 a m and 6 p. m. When work u
to be outside school hours the com
bined hours of work and the hours
of school must not exceed 8 hours in
any one day.
No boy under 14 is allowed to en
gage in any kind of gainful occupa
tion. except boys 12 and 13 may de
liver newspapers and magannes. but
work must not exceed 10 hoc
any one week
Boys 14 and 15 yean cf ai
raspaprr delivery routes are al
lowed to work brio ten 5 a. i
p m only.)
No girl under 14 is allowed to <
gage in any gainful
Services at Riddicks Grove
Church Sunday Afternoon
Hearing in Assault
Case Is Held Today
S. Collins Peel Dies
Tuesday in Hospital
After Lon? Illness!
Funeral for Popular Locals
Man Held at Watts Sreet
Yesterday Morning
S. Collins Peel well-known an 11
highly respected local man. died in |
a Washington hospital last Tuesday
evening shortly alter 8 o'clock, the
end following an illness of 11 week^>
Mr Peel was taken ill with pneu
monia on April 7 and several weeks
later was believed recovering Me
suffered a relapse and his condition
gradually became worse Since last
Saturday, two weeks ago. he had
been a patient in the hospital Hope
for his recovery was abandoned las.
week-end. when he lapsed Into UA
< consciousness and after medical j
science had done all it could possibly j
do for him.
Forty-five years old last July. Mr
Peel was born in Griffins Township,
the son of Mr and Mrs Sylvester
Feet prominent county citizens and
members of two of the oldest fam
lties in this section He spent his |
early life on the home farm, mov
ing to WiUiamston to enter the mer
cantile business as a young man. He|
later entered the automobile busi
ness and continued in that work ex
cept for the greater part of a year
?pent in the army during the World
War.
In 1925 he was married to Miss
Beulah Tetterton and she survives.
with foui iliiidrenr~S~Coiuns feel
jr . Hilton Peek and Harnett and
Ann Davis Peel. Besides his par
ents he also leaves four brothers.
Messrs. U Luther PecL. of William
ston, S. Oscar Peel and Noah A Peel
of Griffins Township, and W Ray
mond Peel, of Clayton, and two sis
ters. Mrs. T. C. Griffin, of Griffins:
and Mrs Gordon G Bailey, of Ev
eretts.
Mr Peel enjoyed a large friend
ship throughout this section, and
large crowds frum his old home
i immunity as well as locally and
trom other near-by towns were pres
ent for the last rites and to pay re-1
spect to his memory In the home
he was a model husband and father,
and possibly found his greatest hap
piness in doing thing* for his lam
ily and others. He was a member I
of the Baptist church for years'and
was unpretentious in his walk thru j
life He will be missed in the busi
ness life of this community, a* well
as in bis home
Funeral services nero ronjoclei
fiom the late home on Walts Stieet
nere yesterday morning at 10 to o'-1
chick by Rev j. H. Smith, of the
Baptist church, and Rev. R R Grpnl
pastor of the local Methodist
church, assisted by Rev W ~ B. Har
rington. Baptist minister of this
county. Rev Z. T. Piephoff, Presby
terian minister, and Rev. John L
Goff. pastor of the local Christian!
(hurch- Interment was in the fam
ily plot in the local cemetery
RiwaniaiLs Claim
^ in Over Lions
The local Ki wants and Lions clubs
(ought it out in a Softball contest
here Wednesday afternoon, the Ki
warns winning by a score variously
est waled at from 39 to IS all the
way down to 3ft to 21. depending al
together on whether the one asked
was a Kiwanian or a Lion It was
pretty universally agreed, however,
that the Kiwanians won The pro
ceeds. St 75 in cash and 50 cents in
"due bills" was divided between the
chanty committees of the two or
ganizations
The two teams were about evenly
matched as far as the batting went,
but the Lions were outclassed in
the field. "Doc" Davis, at second
base for the Kiwams, had a perfect
day in the field?he hasn't stopped
one yet?but there were plenty of
others just as good. Several of the
Kiwanians got what went for home
runs with the bases filled, par
itally accounting for the big score
a latter and baserunner and Zack
bet ot the Kiwams. was also a lead
ing performer
The Kiwanians pulled a fast one
an their opponents by not practic
ing before the game. The Lions
went out for several days before
hand and were go sore that about
half ot them could hardly move a
louad Moat of the Kiwanians were
able h> be up and about the day aft
er the game taut nana at them was
It
Mother and Son, Not
Able To Raise ?7,500
Bond, Held in Jail
Justice Chas. M. Hurst Calls
Only Three Witnesses
For Testimony
George Ben Roberson, IS years
old. charged with assaulting his
father. Jesse Ben Roberson, 57 yean
old. with intent to kill, was ordered
held under $5,000 bonds, and Mrs.
Jesse Ben Roberson. charged with
aiding and abetting the crune, was
Justice Charles M Hurst at a pre
liminary hearing held in the county
courthouse this morning Unable to
raise the bonds, the mother, who is
about 56 years old. and her son were
returned - to the county jail to a wait
trial in the Martin Superior Court
next September. Repors heard, fol
lowing the hearing, indicated that
the bonds, if raised at all. would be
laised with difficulty.
Only three witnesses were used
by the state is establishing probable
cause of guilt, the evidence offered
by two of them building what ap
{?ears to be a strong case against the
bon as the actual assailant and his
mother aa the one aiding and abet
ting the brutal assault that nearly
cost Mr. Roberson his life.
When asked il she wanted to waive
preliminary examination. Mrs. Rob
erxon said she knew nothing about
the case and had.nothing to say. The
boy, a Student in the eighth grade at
the last term of the RobersonviUe
school, waived questioning by a nod
The attack victim was the first to
take the stand "1 was in the house
leading the paper when my wife
told me that our son. George Ben,
said that someone wanted to see me
in a mule and cart in the back yard.
Mr Ronerson told Justice Hurst at
the hearing "1 asked her twice was
she sure some one wanted to see me,
and when she insisted that 1 go see,
I went to the back yard and to the
i art Someone was there, standing
with his back to me When I reach
ed the cart he struck and knocked
nie unconscious." Continuing his
story. Mr Roberson said. "1 came to
when we were passing my tobacco
barn, and as I started to crawl out
1 was struck several more times I
finally got out of the cart, and I
was again attacked and placed in
my own cart When we reached a
corner n_-ar ttie home off my broth
el the cart- wlieel got tangled up
w ith a guy v ire. 1 fell out and ran
Hi my U.utiiei'sT ?
Mi Roberson said he could not
Idt-Mlly his~assallant~as his sight
was impaired by the freely flowing
blood, but he did say that the hands
placed around him lelt like those of
his son, and mentioned an old story
in the Bible to support that claim
of identity He alleged the plot to
take his life was advanced by his
wile, that lhi> boy was merely a tool
in ber hands. According to Mr.
Roberson's story, his head was cut
in three places and about 9 stitches
were required to close the wounds.
My head hasn't hurl me a bit. but
I am migfity sore around my shoul
ders where I was beat black and
blue," the victim of the plot said
while attending the hearing
The man's son was identified as
the assailant by Cassandra Sutton,
young colored woman who was on
ber way home and who saw part of
the attack as it look place along the
street When she first saw Ihem.
Mr Roberson was lying in the bot
tom of the cart, and the boy was
driving When the man tried to get
out, the boy hit him three tunes with
a tobacco stick or cart spoke, she
could not tell which. A bloody cart
spoke was found near the scene
where the witness said the attack
took place When Mr Roberson
yelled murder," the witness became
frightened and took refuge in a to
bacco patch, she said "Unable to
stop his father, the boy continued
{around the block and drove the
mule and cart home
Officer Dennis Roberson, of the
RobersonviUe police force, said when
he answered a caU to the Roberson
heme he Hrv Roberson with
a lantern, a pitcher, of^w?^?
body "She told me that the mule
an away with her husband," ha re
lated George Ben Roberson was in
he house taking a bath, he mid.
and a bloody shut, later identidad
as that of the boy's, was found so
the back porch
No other evid
necessary, and k I* Cotourn.
en ting the
?d bond in the
boy and SUM*