ES3I THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XL?NUMBER 56
Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. July 13.1937
ESTABLISHED 1899
Martins Run Present
Streak To 6 in Row;
Still Trailing Billies
Art Hauger's Boys Holding
To Second Position By
Six-Run Margin
Winning ax straight and
the last nine played. Art
these past tew days have
tjgHwd their hold on second place
in the Coastal Plain standings, but
Peahead Walker's Snow Hill Billies
have been winning a bit regularlj
and maintain a three-game margin
today over the lorals At this stage
of race Goldsboro trails William
ston by five full games.
Even the chronic growlers
their growling as the Ms
ed added life this hot
up six straight imp lud I1*
feat Kinston for the ninth and tenth
tunes in as many games so far this
nesrm Don Victoria went into ac
tion behind the bat for the Martins
in th# game with Goldsboro here
last Friday and had a perfect day at
bat as well as behind the bat- Clar
ence "Soup" Campbdl. brought hero
BifSmnnH for UtltfiaM WSk
has not entered the line-up. Prem
dent Goodmon stating this morning
that the young man had not fully
lewvered from an injury received
Big Jim Rolins had hie day last
Friday, when he turned the Bugs
down with 4 hits and fanned 10 to
feature the 5-1 win. While he was
handling the "chunking." his team
mates took care of the stick work.
Led by Victoria with 4 for 4, the lo
cals got to Musser for 11 safeties.
Villepique got 3 for 4. and Earp.
Stanley, Stevens and Deim each hit
safely on two occasions.
Kinstor. was turned back, 11 to t,
over in Kinston last Saturday. The
Martins executed another of their
batting attacks that netted 10 hits,
including 3 home runs, 3 by McCay
and another by Stanley. There was
a lot of protesting, but officially all
complaints were withdrawn. Kinston
alleged there were to many Martins
in uniforms, and the fans maintain
ed there was too much Williamston.
anyhow. The Eagles were alleged
to have had an ineligible man play
ing third, but at the end of the game
all were satisfied except the Kinston
fans, and they just could not get over
the nine straight lickings handed
them by the Martins. Led by Earp.
Stanley and Stevens, with 3 hits
each, the Martins touched Cooper
and Sekeres for 18 safeties. Deun.
Lakatos and McCay getting 3 each,
both of McCay's counting for the
circuit, one with two on in the third.
Biggie pitched for the Martins and
allowed 10 hits before he was re
lieved in the seventh. Fields, finish
ing the game, held the Eagles hit
tea*.
Even though the law of averages
favored Kinston in the game hem
Sunday, the visitors dropped the con
test, 10 to 3 Wade, pitching fee the
Martins, proved quite effective in the
pinches and the visitors' 11 hits
were useless for the most part. Wade
homered in the fourth to share the
batting honors with Earp and Deim.
Earp hit 3 for 4. and Deun homered
in the third with two on. The Mar
tin did their damage in the third,
fourth and fifth frames, the visitors
shifting their line-up after that and
held the locals scoreless during lh*
remainder of the
Old-Age Assistance
Work Progressing
The work of extending Mmlinrt
to needy children, the aged and the
blind is going forward steadily in
the county, the welfare department
the handling of 3D ap
fonday. More thai IOC
applications have been filed for the
, and possibly SO others have al
The first appeal from the
department's ruling was heard Mon
day fay the Martin County Board at
bean taken in the case. Attorney J
C. Smith can led the appeal of 1
ben Bland before the i
it wi
Sweet Home Church To
Elect Officers This Week
Board of Health To Consider
Health Officer Applications
The Martin County Board of
Health is expected to hold a meet
ing between now and the end of this
? to mnyiHff thf yppoiy>tn^nt
of a full-time health officer for the
unty. it was learned today,
board members have not been called
into session at this time, the
tary stating that they would I
tilled just as soon as
bnsfmf the applicants here could
be effected.
There are four applications on file
with the county board, but no action
in connection with the appointment
of a full-time man will be taken un
til all the applicants are interviewed.
It was learned that all the applicants
had splendid records, but that only
one of them had actual experience
in public health work. At least two
of the others are taking special train
ing in Chapel at the present time,
but they will not be available for
service in this county until on or
after January 1. it was learned.
Overcast Skies Give
Section Some Relief
From Heat Today
More Than 400 People Die
As Heat Wave Strikes in
Twenty-five States
Overcast skies today gave this sec
tioa relief, temporary, at least, fol
lowing a sis-day heat wave that had
the mercury as high as 97 degrees at
tunes. Relief of any permanence
is not in sight, however, as re
ports from other sections of the na
tion stated that the main wave con
tinues unbroken Scattered thun
dei showers brought relief yesterday j
and today in some sections.
Already the excessive heat has ex
acted a death toll estimated at dose;
to 400 persons in the 25 states bear
ing the brunt of the attack. More
than 45 people have lost their lives
by drowning since the heat wave got
underway nearly a week ago. Near
ly one-fourth of the deaths from heat
were reported in the states of New
York and New Jersey There were
27 such deaths in Michigan. 37 in
Pennsylvania. 30 in Connecticut and
20 in Illinois. Effects of the heat
reached all the way to Maine, where
six deaths have been reported as a
result of the wave.
Temperature changes will be of
| slight importance today, according to
forecasts by the Weather Bureau
North Carolina reported no deaths
from heat, but the hot and dry wea
ther has threatened growing crops.
| Tobacco and corn are wilting in the
fields under a hot sun
Begin Compliance
Work This Week
Following the arrival of necessary
forms this week, the county agent's
office is rushing arrangements for
starting compliance work the latter
part of this week under the soil .m
servation program, Mr. T. B. Slade
said today. Definite plans for the
compliance work are still pending
the completion of an aerial survey
of part of the county. Mr Slade point
ed out. Regardless of the aerial
survey progress, the county forces
will start working checking compli
ance in the lower part of the coun
ty. Supervisors who are to work in
the lower sections of the county will
like be called into the office of the
agent for the forms and final instruc
tions within the next two or three
days, it is understood.
Occupants Unhurt As Cars
Crash on Jamesville Road
No one eras badly hurt, but con
jerable psupeity damage resulted
when the cars of A Carey, jr.. and
G- E Little crashed on the James
ville-Plymouth highway late last
night. Several boys in the Corey
painfully skinned and
bruised, but their injuries were not
J. H Roebuck mid
the wreck. The
left aides of the two cars were bat
ted and partly tarn off.
Mr. Little, Ohio engineer working
r the pulp mill in the lower part
' this county, eras driving with his
Jamesville when the
Many Sign Contracts for
Hospital Savings Benefits
-Mayor John L HasaeU was the
Int Martin County man to join ths
Association. Mrs
Schools of County To
Open on September 2
Believed Earlv Date
Will Help Hold Up
Average Attendance
Date Not Determined For
Opening the Colored
Schools in County
Martin County schools will start
the 1937 38 term on Thursday. Sep
tember 2. the board of education de
cided in special meeting Monday.
The opening date is described as the
earliest in years and was determined
only after a long discussion of the
advantages and disadvantages of
cutting short the vacations of thous
ands of Martin County children.
In determining the early opening
date, the board believes that a bet
ter attendance average will be made
possible, that the children can be
spared from the rural home chores
better in the early fall than in the
spring. The board also remembered
the long delay caused by bad rpad
condition^during the past two terms,
and decided that an early start
would forestall, partially at least,
any delay that may follow this com
ing term. And there is no reason
why interruptions are not to be ex
pected again this coming term.
It was also pointed out that here
tofore many parents were unable to
buy books for the children until a
I portion of the tobacco crop was har
vested. This year there will be no
books for the grammar-school chil
dren to buy. and the tobacco mar
kets will have been opened a week,
giving the parents some time, at
least, to buy clothes for the young
sters.
Patrons in more than half the
schools are said to favor the early
jMiagiiiifl ? Whpn 1.11 1 Vs m aVlitanta?^
| wnrn on tuc Buvaniugco
were considered, the board, while
realizing that some hardships will
follow, determined to cut the vaca
tion of the county's youth short by
a few days.
The board also decided on the hol
iday schedule for the term. Two days
are allowed for Thanksgiving, but
the Christmas observance will have
to be crowded into one week, the
schools to dose on the 21st and re
open on the 29th.
Dates for opening the colored
schools in the county were not de
termined at the meeting this week.
The colored plants are likely to
start the term about a week later or
possibly two weeks after the white
schools open for the term.
County Home Inmate Dies
Early Monday Morning
Dock Harrison, Martin County
home inmate, died there Monday
morning at 1 o'clock following a
long period of declining health. He
suffered a stroke of paralysis a few
weeks ago and was later removed to
the county home.
He was about 57 years old, and
lived in the Gold Point section of
the county before he entered the
county home a few days ago. He
had never married and leaves one
brother. Will Harrison, of Scotland
Neck.
The body was turned over to rel
atives early in the day and burial
followed that afternoon in Roberson
ville Township without any funeral
rites, it was stated.
Young Man Loses Life
In Washington. D.
A Young man named Williams
was diowned while swimming in
WaMiington City last Saturday aft
ernoon. He was the son of C. A.
Williams, and the body was carried
lay for burial
in Beaufort County not
far from Ssnitharicks Creek.
According to reports reaching hers
Young Williams dived into shallow
a skull fracture
Board of Education
Makes Contracts for
Building Projects
A. T. Gurkin and Brothers
Low Bidders on Parmele
And Gold Point Jobs
Meeting in special session Monday,
the Martin Cbunty commissioners
awarded contracts for the construc
tion of a school building for colored
children at Gold Point and a three
room addition to the colored plant
at Parmele. Dates for opening the
schools in the county were definitely
determined, all members attending
and taking part in the business be
fore the meeting.
A. T. Gurkin and Brothers, coun
ty contractors, were low bidders on
both the building projects, the one
at Parmele to cost $3,780 and the one
at Gold Point cost R300. The build
ing at Gold Point replaces an old
structure that was destroyed by fire
a few weeks ago. Reports claiming
the building was fired were investi
gated, but the evidence was consid
ered insufficient to support indict
ments. The new building will be ofl
frame construction and will have
four classrooms.
Increased enrollment makes neces
sary a three-room addition to the
Parmele school building The addi
tion will be of brick construction.
Both projects are lo be completed
and ready for use when the new term
gets underway in September.
After ordering the agricultural de
partment discontinued in Parmele
school, the board reconsidered its ac
tion and the service will be contin
ued, the board allot ing $200 as its
part of the department costs
Messrs. E. H. Ange, J. F. Martin.
George C Griffin. J. W Eubanks and
J. D. Woo lard were present for the
meeting.
Several Fights
Aired in Court
Hot weather here put several of
the colored population in a fighting
mood over the week-end. but Mayor
Hassell got most of them straight
ened out in his court last night and
sent the remainder to the county
courts for trial.
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of the costs in the case
charging Melisha Whitehurst. Tee
Briley and Lillie Whitehurst with
an affray.
Probable cause was found in the
case, and Jeff Whitehurst was bound
over to the county court for trial.
Charged with the theft of a hog
from Frank Carstarphen, J T. Briley
was bound over to the county
court for trial. Unable to raise the
$200 bond, Briley was placed in jail.
Belk-Tyler Sale
Begins Thursday
Recognized as one of its biggest an
nual selling events, the Belk-Tyler
Company opens its annual July Sale
here Thursday morning. Manager
Claude Plyler announcing today that
the big store would be closed all day
Wednesday while drastic price re
ductions are effected.
Commenting on the huge selling
event. Mr. Plyler stated that every
item in the store will be placed on
sale, that at no time in the history
of the company have greater bar
gains been offered to the buying pub
lic. "We have just got to make room
for fall merchandise in our store,
and that's why we are making the
many big bargains available during
our July sale," he added.
Infant Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper B. Ayers Dies
The 14-month -old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jasper B. Ayers died at
the home of her parents near Wash
ington early last Friday night, fol
lowing an attack of colitis. Pneu
monia was given as the immediate
cause of the child's death.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. W. B. Harrington at the
Tice Cemetery in Griffins Township,
this county, Saturday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock.
Margolis Brothers Start
Their July Sale Thursday
Marked reductions in all depart
ments have been effected by Mar
golis Brothers preparatory to start
ing their big annual July Clearance
Sale on Thursday of this week. The
store's July Clearsncf Sale is an an
nual event, and one that attracts
thrifty shoppers from great dis
tances. Hw owners have completed
jt one of their big
William Lawrence
Bennett Dies at
Home of Brother
Funeral Services Conducted
Friday Afternoon By
Rev. J. H. Smith
Willim Lawrence Bennett. Wil
liamston Township farmer, died at
the home of his brother, Mr. Frank
C. Bennett, near here on the McGas
key road, last Thursday night at 9
o'clock, following a long period of
declining health. He suffered a
stroke of paralysis about a year ago.
and he is believed to have suffered
a second stroke a few days before he
died.
Mr. Bennett was C3 years old. the
son of the late Mr and Mrs, Calvin
Bennett He had lived in this ctxin
ly all his life and fanned uuUl Iil>
health failed him. Mr. Bennett did
not get out much and seldom left the
old home. It was said he visited
Williamston the last tune when the
first anniversary of the signing of
the Armistice was observed here in
1919.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock by
Rev. James H. Smith. Burial was
in the family plot in the Baptist cem
etery here.
Besides his brother, he is survived
by four sisters. Mrs. J. K Gurganus.
of Cross Roads;' Mrs. Augustus A.
Wynn: Mrs. J. P. Harris, and Mrs
L. K Nicholson, all of Williamston
Eleven Killed, Many
Injured in Crashes
On State Highways
No Serious Accidents Are I
Reported in This County
During Week-end
Death stalked the highways of
North Carolina over the week-end.
an incomplete <rheck showing eleven
dead and many injured. No acci
dents of any serious consequence
were reported in this county, but
traffic was heavy on the roads of
this section during the period
A truck-auto collision near High
Point resulted in death for 71-year
old twin sisters, Mrs Nathan Bur
row and Mrs Mack Tilley. of Ashe
boro, and injuries to four others.
Two Wilson men were found dead
early Monday morning under their
over turned automobile They were
Prank Deans, 49, and Hardy Davis,
51. Odell Brown, trapped with them
when their car wrecked shortly be
fore midnight, was seriously burn
ed by acid leaking from the battery
- Neardayton. an auto smashed in
to a group of three pedestrians Sat
urday night, killing Johnny Ham.
19, of near Clayton ?mi Jmw*. Bli?.
zard, Jr., 13, of Danville. Va , Laura
Williams, 19, was reported badly
hurt. Officers arrested Leon Smith
and Axed his bond at $500 as the
alleged driver of the wild car.
Miss Mildred Woodard, 22, and
Miss Ruth Banks, 20. both of Wil
son, were killed when their sea
shore-bound automobile left a high
way and landed upside down in five
feet of water in a creek near Have
lock, between New Bern and More
head City. Three companions were
injured, one seriously.
Other fatal accidents of the week
end took the lives of Mrs. Eva Mae
Hevrland, of Cincinnati. Ohio, near
Wadesboro. and Bryant Martin, 15.
of Mt. Olive.
A little crime wave rode into thi
county on a heat wave last week-enc
local and county officer* effect!n
more than a dozen arrest* Six, a
about half, the defendants defied th
hot weather and kept too cloee com
pany with the bottle. They wer
jailed on drunk and disorder 1
charges. Even though the mercur
reached nearly to the 100-mark, set
eral of those arrested and jailed di
not And the weather too hot for Aghl
ing. Two were arrested for allege
larceny.
County and Local Officers
Place Dozen In Jail Here
W. C. Manning Continues
In Hospital at Richmond
W. C. Manning. Enterprise editor,
continues in s Richmond hospital for
proved, reports received here tods
stated. He entered the hospital
Wednesday and is expected Im
possibly by the latter part of
Mrs Warren H. Biggs, who has
| ben confined to her bed for seseial
months, rnwtinnas quite ill at her
home here on Smith wick Street.
Youth Hurt in Autoj
Accident Here June
27 Dies of Injuries,
Alexander Lee Andrews Is
Buried In Mt. Gilead
Sunday Morning
Injured in an automobile wreck
near here on Highway M on Sunday.
June 17. Alexander Lee And"^5
ISvear-old youth of Mount GUeaA
died in a Washington hospital last
Friday afternoon Andrews, riding
with J F Blue, of Puihlon. sn a
Packard car. suffered a broken bacx
and other injuries. After receiving
first-aid treatment here, he was car
ried to the hospital, where his recov
ery was considered doubtful from
the first.
Barton H. Owens, another passen
ger in the car. was badly hurt, but.
from his home in Roseboro. Samp
son County, he is recovering Blue,
driver of the car. was not badly hurt
The large Packard car. said to
have been running around 55 miles
an hour, skidded off the road, tore
down an electric transmission hoe,
pole and catapulted into a pile o
building tile at the State Highway
Patrol radio station Andrews was
pinned under the car and was par
alyzed from the waist down
Funeral services were conducted!
,n the Mount Gilead Methodist
church Sunday morning
Andrews' life was the fifth lost on;
the highways of this county this
year Three of the five victims were
pedestrians and a fourth was riding
la bicycle when death overtook them
Four Arrested
For Bootlegging;
Four alleged bootleggers, two men
and two women, all colored, were
founded up by Special officer J H
Roebuck last week end
Raiding in Williamston Saturday
night, the officer found a gallon of
Illegal liquor in the possession of
Dorothy Brown and R D Spru
The case against the Brown woman
was thrown out of court by Judge
Peel Monday, and action was con
tinued in the case against Spruill
Oscar Council, colored man of the
llassell section, was found Sunday
in possession of two and a half gal
""* *
tested in the Hassetl section Sun
day morning, possessed a pmt of le
quor. but she almost destroyed the
evidence when she ran to a_side door
and poured it out on Officer Bill
llaislip before he could stop her.
Plans Go Forward
For Fair This Fall
Plans are well underway for han
dling the Williamston Fair the early
part of October. Resident Manager
Harvey Walker announcing today
that the Frank West shows had al
ready been signed and that present
indications point to one of the most
complete grandstand programs ever
offered here.
Work is underway on the premium
list, the management stating that
substantial premium increases can
be expected in several of the de
partments. The agricultural features
will be stressed in the program this
year, but not at the expense of the
amusement attractions, Mr Walker
"Lucky Teter" is under contract,
and he is to appear here with an
added program on Friday of fair
Hold Tobacco Conference
In Nation's Capital Today
Washington. July IX?Represents
tore Harold D Coo ley today called
the first meeting of the group at 11
Congressmen selected to consider to
bacco legislation at this ssssinsi at
Congress for tomorrow aflemoosL
Prospects fur "*?f* "* ? y?**"'
bill are much brighter than they
have been heretofore, and were
brightened further today by a letter
from President Roosevelt to the chair
men of the Senate and House com
mittees urging such action.
However, it is by no means cer
tain that there will be such legisla
tion. and the group headed by Mr.
Cooiey wants to be ready with a sep
arate bill should the general bill not
Tax Rate Tentatively
Set at Meet Monday
Reduction of From 1
To 2 Cents Certain;
$1.411-2 Is Suggested
County Rate for the Past
Two Years Was $1.43
Per $100 Valuation
Martin County's 1937 tax rate was
tentatively set at $1 41 1 -2 on the
$100 property valuation, the board
of commissioners meeting in special
sami here yesterday delaying final
gust Most of the session this week
was spent hraring complaints from
property owners on their listings, the
board making an even dozen adjust
ments
The county's proposed tax rate for
1937 is certain to show a reduction
of at least 1 cent, and possibly 2
rent! the board directing ? ctpse mi
vey of the needs and the property
valuations with the hope that a 3
cent reduction can be made
The proposed budget carries in
creases in every department with
the exception of two. a review of the
bgurcs shows The general fund was
increased from 7 to 9 1-3 cents. The
pour fund, including the social se
curity program costs, calls for an
increase of 3 cents, or from 14 to 17
cents on the $100 property valuation
The health fund was increased from
6 to 7 cents, the increase being very
small, considering the fact that a
full lime health service wil be estab
lished m the county County debt
service requires a levy of ill cents,
as compared with a levy of $9 cents
last year Debt service for the
srhpob drops from 49 to 41 cents,
but current expense costs increase
from $ to S3 cents, and the capital
outlay fund jumps from 3 to 6 cents.
It ts estimated that a rate of 16
cents on the tlW valuation will be
necessary to laise $103,090 73 for all
county purj ses and a rate of SU
rents will be necessary to raise $66.
465 UU for the schools
In addition to the $169,555 73?of
which $103.090 73 is for county pur
, puses and $66,465 for schools?the
1 county board estimates that other
income will amount to $34.47$. In
cluded in the income other than that
to be raised by direct taxation are
liquor profits, estimated at about
$13,000. the remaining $21,000. or
approximately thai amount to come
from fees beer license sales and
Schedule "B" taxes, and other minor
Last year the county levied 6 cents
for public health work, but a large
tpnr-K.r. I.f If c levy was for financ
ing the anti-typhoid fever campaign,
and as a result no material increase
in the rate is necessary to finance
the enlarged service during 1937.
The commissioners heard their last
tax valuation complaints at the meet
ing Monday, the equalization and re
view work started last month netting
an increase of $10,753 in the county
wide properly valuation Up to this
week the commissioners had made
55 adjustments, the gains in values
amounting to $26,250 and the losses
standing at $9,255 At the meeting
this week the commissioners granted
11 reductions amounting to $6,492.
and effected one increase of $250.
The $6242 loss resulting from the
| adjustments this week it-duced the
total gam to $lo 753 Many inequali
ties in the tax values were eliminat
ed, no doubt, but in actual gains the
commissioners acoenplished little
during their review that last mare
than a week
Decrease Shown in
Mail-Order Business
A dftrra* of S5W 06 in the money
order business was reported by the
local post office during the first half
at Uus year, compared with the bos
w handled during the lint nx
months of ISM. according to infor
mation released today by Postmaster
L T Fowden. In the first sui months
at last year, the money order busi
es amounted to as <
pared with IMJWIJI m I
of 1937
Cootrary to the business trend
sold m June of this year than in tha
same month at laat year, tha
handling wcney orders in tha
of Missaas la
with MIIJT a
of ?1?L