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! THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XL?NUMBER 62 Williamston. Martin County. North Carolina. Tuesday. August 3, 1937 ESTABLISHED Martins Get But One Win Out of Last Four Starts; Still Second Snow Hill Increases Lead Over Martins To Three Game Margin Alter winning a aeries from the Goldsboro Bugs, the Martins turned around and lost two games to Green ville on Saturday and Sunday, and then the robber-stalling act pulled by Tterboro an Jane S was complet ed yesterday, mating the Martins an other game The locals continue a firm grip on second place in the Coastal Plain standings, however, and the bawball situation is little changed following the upaets during the past week-end. Peahead Walk pair to Kinston. league trailers, but won yesterday, and Snow Hill is now leading Williamston by three garner instead ot two. Behind the A-hit pitching of Stroud Fields, the Martins defeated live Goldsboro Bugs 2-0 in Goldsboro last Friday afternoon to sweep the series. Earp and VUlepique, with two hits each, and Stevens, with a single, ac counted for all of Williamston's stick work, but the hits netted two runs and victory. ~~ Lefty Moser held the Martins at bay here last Saturday, allowing on ly C hits to feature a 3-0 aria for the Greemes. Wade, pitching for the locals, allowed but S hits, but they were bunched. 3 in the fifth and 4 in the eighth innings to account far the visitors' three runs. Victoria led at bat for the Martins with two for four. A 10 inning pitchers' battle, with Delaney for Greenville and Jeffer aon far Williamston handling the star roles, featured the game over in the Pitt capital last Sunday. Jefferson yielded only 5 hits in the contest that Greenville took by a 1-0 count. Unable to get a man beyond second. Williamston was giving the Greetue their turn at bat in the tenth when Budisill drew a walk Jarvis sacri ficed and Roye single to score Rudi sill and end the game. Earp, with 3 hits, led both teams at bat. A ninth-inning rally by the Mar tins fell one run short of tying the score, and Tarfaoro finally took the contest won by Williamston but stalled out of the records on June 6. by a 3-2 count in Tarboro yesterday afternoon Rollins held the Serpents to 7 hits and accounted for 3 of the Martins' ? safeties. Tarboro marked up its first run in the third, and Wil liamston tied the count in the fourth. The Serpents added another in the fifth and another in the seventh. Wil liamston counting its second score in the ninth Skipper Haugrr saw ac tion yesterday when he went mtn the game to pinch hit for Villepique in the ninth with the tying run on second and grounded out. Volunteer Firemen Answer Second Call of Week Today Local volunteer firemen report a continued thriving business in their department, the company early this morning answering the fifth call in the past 10 days. It is a summer time record, and firemen are begin ning to worry just a bit about the | record holding up right on into the j fall and winter months. Its origin unknown, fire wrecked I the Ford sedan of Fred Cheaaon at I his home an West Main Street at 11 o'clock this morning. The car pushed from under the driveway,| and its a?nil was prevented. The fire company reached there in tune| to check the fire before it j the tires and engine. Former Local Resident Loses Life in Acciden at his life in a truck tram accident at Grimesland ye day morning A companion seriously hurt. Nunf was a resident of New I He came here about twelve! ?Co. but after a short stay he returned to New Bern. | Johnson Grass Will Produce Hydrocyanic or Prussic Add Army Worms Attack Crops on County Farm [ TOBACCO PRICES^) (rata of luckcr tku they TUT, Dick Chrta. 21 Marriage Licenses issued by Register of Deeds in Past Month Only Three Licenses Issued In July, Six Years Ago. Records Show The number of iuarna(a in Mar tin County last month continued to be above normal, the office of the resister of deeds issutne licenses to 13 white and S colored couples. A year ago there were 24 marriaces in the county. Six years aeo there were only 3 marrufe licenses issued m the county during the month of [July Licenses were issued last month to the folio wine: Willie E. Ross, of Robersonville and Ruby I. Bullock, of Greenville Charlie N Russell, of Bogue. N. C. and Martha Moore, of JamesviUe. Jasper Woo lard, of Hassell. and Gladys Lttfrit, of WUliamston Lloyd Stone Abemathy. of Vir ginia. and Mattie Steele Caudle, of Rich lands. Henry B. Cummings. of Norfolk, and Jane Fore, of New Bern William Jesse Knox and Berlyn Williams, both of this county. S J. Williams and Mattie Raw Is both of Martin County. Wade Cobb and Bettie Holder, both of Bertie County. Newell R Clark, of New York, and Ruth Greyy, of Daytona Beach. Fla. James Henry Smith, of William rton. and Rachel Arvlyn Leonard, of Raleigh Otis Glenn Woolard and Mary Elii abeth Roebuck, both of Roberson rifle? Aloruo Lee Reynolds, of Columbia, and I allian Alexander, of Eluabeth City. John Lassiter and Ad ell Miller both of Plymouth. Charlie Outterbridge. of Martin County, and Priscilla Bond, of Ber tie County. Mayo Daniel and Delia Mae Bat Be. both of this county. John D. Hopkins, of Martin Coun ty. and Came Page, of Pitt County Walter Cross and Gillie Anne Slade. both of Martin County. Andrew Purvis and Arnicie Gor ham. both of Martin County. Clarence Williams, of Pitt Coun ty. and Evelyn Wood, of this county Charlie Rhodes and Minnie Pur via. both of Robersonville. Windsor Boy Killed By Lighting There Saturda ?Edwin Whitley, 10, was itly killed when struck by lightning Saturday night in a severe storm which struck Windsor be tween ? and ? o'clock. The child was sitting on the floor playing. The lightning teemed to come h the window, burned the clothing from the child's body, and ignited the nearby bed. He was the am of Mr. and Mrs W. N. Whitley. Mr. Whitley is University Alumni Meet At Manteo on SaturdayI of Carolina will hold a reunion at Blags I Manteo an Saturday of l A hinrhenn at the hotel ?der at 1 o'clock will fsa Damage Single Farm So Far; Poison Being Tried Henry C. Green Says Army t Worms Return After An Absence of 25 Years Invading the fields of Farmer Henry C Green on the Washington Highway, near Williamston. a few ) days ago. tens of thousands of army worms are exacting a heavy ?n hi, com and watermelon crops and threatening his tobacco, cotton, and sweet potatoes in near-by fields. Although the worms had stripped three acres of corn just as a hail storm would and their path is lead yesterday he was losing no sleep over the visit of the worms. Last week Mr Green used 30 pound, of arsenate of lead and nine SO pound bag, of lune m an effort to fheck the advance of the worms. [Later he Used bran molasfcs and I arsenate of lead, and the number of worms was materially reduced. The farmer hardly knows what to expect of the worms -They are lia ble to eat everything on the planta Hon and spread into other sections, or they may disappear almost over night. Mr Green said he learned, dam age by the worms in this county is confined to the Green farm How ever. considerable damage has been done to growing crops other near by counties About a quarter of a century ago the army worm made his appearance ,hu and did considerable damage in Griffins Township Mr ^ W worms thsd i ^?PS ?" hU Urm about ".at tune, but they were few ,n num ber and the damage was very slight The worms just disappeared, and he had not been troubled with then again until last week Patrol May W ork On Dirt Roads In State Major Farmer Says Raleigh. Aug l. As soon as every highway patrolman is equipped with a Patrol car tn saaitlon loamolbr cycle. they will be ordered to spend Part of I heir time patrolling the dirt "?ds that lead into the mam paved highways looking for drunken driv ers and reckless drivers. Major Chas a Farmer of the patrol said today Delivery of the 60 new patrol cars, which will make it possible for ev ery patrolman to have a car as well as motorcycle, is expected wil Uie next few days As long as patrotment had only motorcycles, it was necessary for them to stay on the paxed highways since it is almost impossible to oper ?'e a motorcycle safely on unpaved toads. Major Farmer said. "They wil continue to use motorcycles for directing traffic and for some their patrol work, even after to. "** lan *** Put into service. Bui we are convinced that for general work the patrol car* ar* more d '?rtive. especially because patrol men can now follow and overtakt reckless or drunken driven wh< turn into dirt roads trying to Tr, For the past week the partoimei ?? "ccb me pano working in Guilford. Forsyth a? Fonjm aix Surry Counties have been using pa trol cars rather than motorcycle and have been experimenting b making side trips onto dirt roadi ?ccording to Director Arthur Fulk the highway sarfty dlvisior Th?* experiments have prove very successful, especially in tl "rest of drunken drivers. "One patrolman with whom I talked a few days ago told me th he and one other patrolman ' made eight arrests driving, an and off the mam h?ghw,ys. duru the FUkMlff This confirms what we have been inrlined to believe "me time, which is tha more drinking driv? ? Maymg ?** ?*? P"*"d highways, whe Utey know patrolmen are likely to But now that the pa trohnen will have pataral can in * U"h-,U,F "* as on the Mrs. A. Tom Lilley, Shot by Neighbor, Seriously Wounded Will Capps Being Held In County,Jail; No Date Set for Hearing Using a double-barreled shotgun loaded with No. 8 shot. Will Capps. white man, seriously shot Mrs A. Tom Lilley. well-known white wo man, at her home in Williams Township last Friday evening about 7:30 o'clock. While her condition is serious Mrs. Lilley is expected to recover if no complications develop, it was learned today. Several hundred shot entered Mrs Lilley's left arm and breast, a few piercing the skin on her right arm. More than 200 shot tore into her arm. reports stating that it was only possible to remove a small number of them so far. The arm was par alyized, but the victim of the attack was said to be resting as well as could be expected at her home to day. Several version, nf the tmnhle leading up to the secret assault have been advanced. Capps, who surren dered to officers a short time after the shooting, is quoted as saying hut he would noT tell why he at Ucked the woman. He did say that he shot her because she cursed him. but it is believed that there are oth er motives for the attack. Mrs. Lilley states that the trouble started that afternoon, when Capps was returning home from a visit in WiUiamston and stopped near the Lilley home, where Mrs. Capps was aiding in the harvesting of tobac co. Mrs. Capps wasn't feeling well and said she believed she would have to go home, Mrs. Lilley gave her some headache medicine and a Coca-Cola, and Mrs. Capps went home, which is about a mile from the Lilley farm. Mrs Lilley states that Mrs. Capps did not want her wages that day, and it was agreed that the money would be available on call. Other reports state that| Capps was angered when his Wife brought no money home, that he went to the Lilley home and de manded it. Mrs. Lilley refused to give it to him, and she ordered him off the premises. Capps went home and returned, bringing his gun with him The family was eating supper, and Mrs. Lilley was in the act of drinking a Coca-Cola when Capps slipped up and fired a load of shot through the door. Other persons around the Uble were not hit. the entire load lodging in Mrs. Lilley's arms and breast. Capps left the Lilley farm and made arrangements with another neighbor to bring him to William St on and while nn the way rendered to the sheriff, who had been called there in the meantime The attacker is being held in the county jail, arrangements for a pre liminary hearing pending the out come of Mrs. Lilley's wounds. Arrest Man Wanted Here for Robber)' James Bateman. young white man wgpted here for the attempted rob bery of the Harrison Wholesale Company store here last February, was arrested in Washington City yesterday. Advised this morning of the arrest, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck started making arrangemenU to re turn Bateman here for trial. Clyde Baker, companion of Bate man in the robbery attempt, was ar rested the day following the crime and sentenced to three years in pris on. The two young men had broken through a gate to the wholesale com pany's driveway, when they were discovered by Officer John Roebuck. They made their escape that night, but Baker was arrested the follow ing day in Perquimans County. Nothing had been heard from Bate man until today, when Sheriff Roe buck was notified of his arrest Washington City. July Rainfall About Normal for Month July rainfall in this immediate i Imr was about normal for the month the Roanoke River weather station reporting 7.W inches during the per iod. The precipitation, more than twice the amount in the two previ ous months, was the largest for any month so far this year. The largest rain of the month s one of the largest in about a year fell on the night of the Mth and the morning of the 17th, the station re cording 161 inches during the M hour period. Rain fell on 14 of the *1 dew. Negro Instantly Killed When Struck Jjy Auto ? ? Robersonville Bov, Driver of Death Car, Is Under $500 Bond Foul Play by Gus Williams' Companions Partially Established Today Death struck on the highways of Martin County for the sixth time this year when Gus Williams. 24 year-old colored man. was run down and almost instantly killed by an llilnmnli.l. dr..-.,, fry f>f| FH, ,rl Norman. 19-year-old Robersonville boy. near the Martin County home, about two miles west of William ston. last Sunday evening shortly after 8 o'clock. Williams, his skull fractured and his body badly man gled. died just as he was being placed in an imhulmn. The h.,i? . was removed to the home of Wil liams' father. Gabriel Williams, near Williamston. and just a short dis tance off the Everetts highway Driving a Plymouth car borrowed from his brother. Young Norman. *?n of Mr and Mrs. Henry C . Nor man. of KoberabnviUe. was relurn ing to his home alone when he rounded the curve near the county home and bore down on Williams so suddenly that he could not avoid striking him. Norman is said to 1 ave been driving between 35 and 4ti miles an hour when he struck Williams with the car and knocked him a distance of about 30 or 40 feet I to the left side of the coinietg mad The bumper of the car plowed into Williams and picked him up, throw ?ng him against the left-hand head light and hood He rebounded to the concrete and rolled to the side of the road, the wheels of the car apparently missing him. Norman, unnerved and badly fTightened, did not stop and failed I to report the accident until he it-ached Robersonville He told his father, who notified officers the fol I lowing morning through his attor jney. J C Smith. A warrant, charg ing hit-and-run driving, was pre pared by Justice John L. Hassell and bond was arranged in the sum of (SOU The young man is with his mother on a tour of Western Care lina at the present lime, and a pre liminary hearing will not be held until Wednesday, September 1. It w*as reported that Williams was accompanied by a man and woman, that possibly one of them pushed him suddenly into the path of the car ficers this morning and she admitted that she and a man whose name not revealed, accompanied Williams that they were playing and Williams ran into the path of the Norman car Officers are of the belief that Wil liams and the other man were quar rcling over the girl, and that Wil' liams was pushed into the path of the car Williams' male companion could not be located this morning by officers for questioning. There were no eye witnesses to the accident Mrs. Jimmie B Tay lor driving toward Williamston with her two sons, saw the Norman car approaching, but she centered her attention on the right side of the road and did not witness the actual collision Mrs Taylor said that she saw the man as he rolled to her side of the road and that she almost Slopped her car and drove off the concrete onto the shoulder of the road to avoid running over him. She did not recognize the death car, she said People living 200 yards from the scene of the crash thought two cars were in collision and rushed there to find the man lying on the road and the death car gone. Officers conducted an investigation, but found no trace of the driver until he surrendered through his attorney Only one of the six people killed on the highways of the county so far this year was nding in a car One was riding a bicycle and four were pedestrians Firemen Get Call Sunday To Tar Heel Apartments The local fire company answered e call to the Tai lleel A pal Uncntl On Main Street here Sunday morning at g o'clock, when Ore. said to have started from a lighted cigarette: burned a sizeable hole in a day bed ?n the apartment of Mr. and Mrs Bob Rjddick. The Are was quickly brought under control, and other than that done to the bed the prop erty damage waa negligible. Mr. and Mrs. Riddick narrowly g seriously burned, re that they were slight f PROFITS DIVIDED I V / TV dWritattM of liquor praits was mtiM to the nut; audi tor Urn week, mad cheeks will be ?lilrd to the fear liquor store - town treasurers this week, it is A* official ropy of the Coon ty ABC Board audit has jost been released, and the follow i?* amounts have been definitely estiblished as the prodts the towns will receive: HiUiamstoo. SC31.7S; BohersoaviUe. S1IS.73: Dak City. WgJO; and Jamesville. SZ9Z.W. The roanty receives 14 4M.77 as its dura of the prodts '?ttaf the irrsnd quarter of the current year. Jury List Is Drawn ForSeptember Term Of SujMrior Court Judge Williams, of Sanford. Scheduled To Preside Over Term a Fifty-four Martin County citizens were drawn by the commissioners in regular session Monday for jury service during the two weeks of su perior court, convening the third Monday in September Five of the slips drawn from the box were laid aside, the owners having passed on to their reward Judge Clawson Williams, not so long ago appointed to the superior | court bench, is scheduled to preside ? over the two weeks' term of court. Names of the citizens drawn for jury service are First Week Jamesville Township J. D. Pad gett. Warren W Waters. F C Stal lings. Williams Township M W Hardi son. J Herbert Moore. C. B Rober son. and S. L Andrews. Griffins Township: John E. Grif fin, J Dawson Lilley. William Hugh Daniel, and O. S. Coltrain Bear Grass Township H. D. liar rison. Perlie Rodgers. W G. Perry. John Leggett. Wiliiamston Township: W 11. Ed wards. R W Bondurant. W J Mel son, M. D Wilson. R. H. Smith. J T. Barnhill. Irving Roberson Cross Roads Township J. G Forbes. James F Wynn, Aubrey L Oakley. Robersonville Township G H Wil son. BlU Everett. W T Hurst. Goose Nest Township W B Ben nett. J. T Vnk. It J Ethendge. W J Daniel, jr. Hamilton Township: C L Nelson Poplar Point Township: J. J. John son. Lester Keel. S. L. Edwards. Secoad Week Jamesville Township R B Holli day, S. H. Mobley. Williams Township: A. M. Griffin Griffins Township Marion F. Hodges. William G Hardison, James H Harrington and Fenner L Hardi ion Wiliiamston Township. W. HarrellJ Everett. Robersonville Township. W. ?* House. N. C. Everett. W E Everett Goose Nest Township: J. R. Raw Is. Clinton Brown. Hamilton Township: A. S. Leggett. HUL L Purvifc Pbplar Point Township: F. F. Ed A ards. C M Mills. L. G Leggett. T wo Cases T yphoid Fever Are Reported | Typhoid fever made its appearance in this county last month for the second time this year, a young col red woman, of Popla^ Point, and a white boy in Goose Nest falling vic tims of the disease. Definite reports ould not be had. but it is understood that neither of the two victims had laken the ant i-typhoid scrum admin istered free in this county about a year ago Earlier this year a casi [>f the fever was reported in James nlle Township. included in the monthly report re this week Funeral Held Thursday for Respected Colored Woman Uariah Bennett, highly respected colored woman, died at her home on Washington Street here last Thurs day. She was IS years old and had been in feeble health for same time. Puneral sti liui were conducted on Sunday afternoon from the Shilohji Baptist church by Rev. L. T. Bond Burial was in the local cemetery. It Tax Rate Definitely Set at $1.41 for Year At Meeting of Board Reuben Bland Loses Appeal To County Board for Old-age Assistance Martin County's 1937 lax rate was definitely set at $1.41 on the $100 property valuation by the Martin County Board of Commissioners in tegular session Monday The $2 poll tax was?unci tanged County or ployees were directed to tabulate the individual accounts and have the books ready for the collector on October 1. if possible. There ape more than 7.000 accounts which are to be distributed to the various funds commissioners yesterday was the lightest in several months and was made up by an appeal from Reuben Bland to have his application for old-age assistance reconsidered and two road delegations were present in the interest of furthering the high vi ay program in the county Com missioner R A. Haislip. of Hassell. w as kept at home by illness Messrs. J E Pope. C C Fleming R L. Per ry and C. Abram Roberson were present for the session. Reuben Bland. Martin County's No. I papa. established a fair ctohn for old-age assistance, but turned and talked himself right out of it, 'he board turning down his appeal Mr Bland, father of 34 children, in supporting his claim to have his ap plication reconsidered, explained that he was 84 years old and had been unable to do any work during the past three years. The old man ih. n showed his independence, and told the board he would go hungry before appealing to the welfare group again Going into the appeal, the commissioners learned directly from Mr Bland that he bought a "dram" occasionally, that he had had one that morning "And I have 20 cents in my pockets, and I am go inff "tn get another one before I !*-? turn home." .he told the board. Mr. . Bland lives in RobersonviUe The board also learned that the man had never been refused aid by his chil dren. that food and raiment were available to him at almost any time. Mr Bland, apparently well and hardy for his advanced age. was comfortably dressed when he ap peared before the board, but it was independence that caused the com missioners to turn down his plea. The old man. like many other, has the belief that one has only to be 65 years or older to qualify for a jiension Apparently he continues to think in terms of the Townsend plan, anil not in the l?"g"*fe that nlainlT? says aid will be available only to those in actual need Receiving a petition from Bear Grass citizens, the Board recommend id the opening of a new road in that district. The new route is to begin at a point on the Stokes Bear Grass road, near Rose of Sharon church, and run a southerly course to the Bear Grass-Washington road, a dis tance of about one-hair mile. Delegations from Oak City and llassell went before the board ask ing that construction work on High way No 11 be completed into Oak City Action on the request was de ferred until a full board is present Town Board Holds $ No Formal Session Going to the town hall here last evening, four of the local commts sloners chatted a while and dis persed without going into formal session. Mayor J. L HasseU explain ing to the group that the new budget for the fiscal year would not be ready before tomorrow or Thursday night and that the officials would be summoned together on one oS those evenings The authorities are expected to establish the 1937 tax rate at the meeting, unofficial re ports indicating that there will pos sibly be a small reduction in the rate this year. Very little business was scheduled Tor the meeting last night, the mayor dating that it was hardly necessary lo go into mswi at that Ume. as ti ould be handled when tlw tag rate liscussaons are held Kiwanis and Lions To Play Donkey Baseball Monday l he players an the i
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