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Advertiseii Will Find Oai Cai rn Latchkey to over MM ot Martin Ceonty. Watch the Label oa * ear f?pw. as It Carriee the Date Yoor Subscription Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday,*]une 3,1938. VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 44 ESTABLISHED 1899 Will Hold Maternal \nd Infancy Hygiene Clinic In The County Expectant Mothers Invited To Avail Themselves Of Services Meeting in the county board ot Health offices here last Tuesday af ternoon, local doctors formulated plans for a maternal and infancy hygiene program, arrangements having been completed at that time for holding the first pre-natal clin ic in the Williamston High School building on Thursday afternoon of next week from 1:30 to 4:30 o'clopk. The clinic will be conducted by local doctors, Dr. E. W. Furgurson, head of the department, announces. Appointments should be made through the health department or the patient should be referred by a doctor. Similar clinics are being planned at other points in the coun ty just as soon as arrangements can be effected. The chief objectives 01 tnts pro gram, according to Dr. Furgurson, will be: (1). To offer maternity service to women who are otherwise unable to pay for it. (2). To give the expectant mother a thorough physical examination, in eluding urinalyses, blood tests, etc in order to preserve the happiness, health, and life of mother and child. v (3) To reduce the infant and ma ternal deaths. (4) To examine Die infants at toxoid, instructing and advising the mother regarding the proper care of both herself and the baby. Continuing, Dr. Furgurson said "Certainly a greater service is rendered when a case is taken un der supervision by a clinic or a pri vate physician fairly early in preg nancy, has returned regularly, and has been visited regularly by pub lic health nurses, has had blood pressure and blood for Wasaermann taken, and a urinalysis made per iodically than when she is seen by no physician or only during the last month of pregnancy. It is exceed ingly important for the pregnant woman to have a thorough physical examination by her doctor before the fifth month of pregnancy. If, for example, she is found to have syphilis and is placed under treat ment throughout the remainder of her pregnancy, she can be sure that in almost every case the baby will be born free from this dreaded dis ease. ? "It is a grave injustice not alone to the physician but to the mother herself and to the unborn baby when the doctor is called for the first time after labor has begun, or is hurriedly called by a midwife to deliver a complicated or difficult case which he has never seen be fore. It is then usually too late for the doctor to make a thorough physical examination and the lives of both mother and baby may thus be unnecessarily endangered " Dance Recital Well Received Last Night The Hardison School of Dancing recital was well received by a large audience in the High School audi torium here last night Well balanc ed, the program reflected intensive and splendid training on the part of the teachers, Misses Mary Davis and Katherine Hardison. Made up of two boys and 24 girls the school brings the year's activities to a close in a final program in the high school auditorium ^tonight at 8 o'clock. Members of the class include: Masters Jack Booker and Lindell Ward, and Misses Barbara Margolis, Dorothy Leggett, Sylvia Green, Hil da Perkins, Mary Slade, Betsy Hor ton, Elizabeth Whitley, Sara Man ning, Faye Gurganus, Ann Johnson, Harriett Peel, Patricia Taylor, Har riet Ward, Inez Smith, Delores Bar rett, Elizabeth Muse, Christine Rog erson. Barbara Enright, Elizabeth Parker, Gloria Hayman, Betsy Man ning, Patsy King, Delia Jane Mobley and Hilda Perkins. '? The program last evening was greyly enjoyed, and the recital, sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club, is expected to attract a good sized crowd again this evening. Prison Camp Services To End Sunday Afternoon During the week. Rev. Z. T. Ptep hoff and. Rev. G. T. Hill have been conducting a week's meeting at the local prison camp Each evening just after supper the men are per a niUICU MS s vvu. ?. while gathered there a service of song, prayer and sermon is greatly enjoyed by these men. This is one of the regulas perts of the religious program that has been sponsored by the Presbyterians Commissioners Will Receive New Tax Books Next Monday The Martin County commission ers, meeting in regular seaaion, will get their first look into the county'* 1938 tax base next Monday when they receive the listings from the ten township list-takers. The picture will not be entirely complete as the corporation listings, certified by a state commission, ordinarily reJIh the authorities several days late. Reports state that the North Caro lina Pulp Company listings are not acceptable to the county tax super visor and those assessments are sub ject to change. ?> In accordance with the law, the commissioners will order the tax books opened for public inspection, preparatory to meeting in special session as a board of equalization on the following Monday to hear complaints. Several of the list-tak ers have already turned in their books, and the others are expected In have them ready for submission : to the county authorities by next Monday. A preliminary review of the list ings in four townships shows that the assessed values are holding their own. some showing a gain of a few thousand dollars and others reflect ing a loss Hamilton with an assess ed valuation of $910,377, shows a loss of only $15 from its last year's listings, the 1938 figures absorbing a loss of $8,225 represented last year in solvent credits. Poplar Point shows a loss of $345. the 1938 list ings standing at $331,225. This loss is recognized as sniall when it is considered that approximately $5, 300 was listed as solvent credits in 1937. It is likely that Griffins and Rob eisonville Townships will show a decrease of considerable size, a re view of the records showing that the two districts listed a total of nearly a quarter of a million dollars in solvent credits last year which must be deducted before an increase can be had. : ,jt. Harmony Prevails in Party, McDonald Says' IMPROVING , Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, for mer candidate for governor, U improving in the Western North Carolina Sanatorium, Dr. S. M. Blttlnger, director of the insti tution said In his first official bulletin released since the pa tient was taken ill more than a year ago. "We feel that he had a good chance of eventually get ting his disease well under con trol and be able to gradually take up his former activities," the doctor said. Big Air Transport At Local Air|>ort A giant transport air liner is now at the local airport and will remain here until Monday, June 6. The big ship is brought here by the C. A. C. Airways of Detroit. It is one of the largest of its kind in America with 1,000 total horsepower. Among the crew are two national ly known transport pilots, Capt. Keith Cantine and Carl Davis Who have safely carried over 100,000 passengers in their 12 years flying experience The big plane is reported to have cost $56,000 and is capable of carry ing 12 passengers. It is equipped with three Wright Whirlwind mo tors of over 330 horsepower each. Some of its modern conveniences in clude lavatory, electric light, dress ing room and heat. It has a wing1 span of 75 feet and weighs 10,000 pounds when loaded. It is capable of a top speed of 150 miles per hour and has a cruising speed -of 110 milenper hour. The big transport will offer the people an opportunity to fly in com fort at a nominal cost. The operators state that the trans port would be here only through the week-end and suggest that the air minded visit the airport at their earliest convenience. Announce Church Services In Presbyterian Churches Williamston: Church school 8:45; worship service and sermon 11 a. m. '"Thp Ideal Christian Life." Bear Grass: Church school 10; youqg people 7 p. m.; worship serv ice and sermon at 8 p. m. Reception of new members by baptism and let ter. -?Rubers on'* Chapel- Church school at 9 a. m.; reception of new mem bers by baptism. Poplar Point church school at 1:30 p. m. ? Harrison's church school at 2 p. m. Prison camp services, 3:30 p. m. A Former Candidate) &>r Coveriior Issues Official Statement Race for Judge Is Not a Fac tional Fight, He Maintains Issuing his first official statement on North Carolina politics since he was taken ill more thin a year ago, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, former undulate f?i guu'inm.?yesterday pointed with pride to the complete harmony prevailing in the Democra tic party in this state, and declared that a vigorous and hard fought pri mary, ~based on issues, is the finest tonic for strengthening the party | The former candidate, now improv-' ing in a State sanatorium, had ref erence to the bitterly-fought con test of 1936 His statement directed to this pa per yesterday reads: Newspaper reports and informa tion which I have received frojn personal friends who have visited me since the Democratic convention are unanimous in attesting to the complete harmony and good will which prevail within the party ranks throughout the state. This harmony is no surprise to me since I have been feeling it very clearly for many months. It is a conclusive denial of the fears of some that the vigorous fight which was made in the last gubernatorial primary had driven a wedge of dissension and factional-, ism into the body of the Democratic Party. The healthy state of unity now apparent further establishes my View that a vigorous and hard fought primary, based on issues, is the finest tonic for" strengthening the party I am particularly happy that the entire organization which support ed my candidacy from managers W L. Lumpkin and Itimous Valen tine, through to the precinct work ers, all have made and are making a real and sincere contribution' to this harmony. It is also a great pleasure to me?and -it is exactly what I expected?to observe the splendid manner in which Gov. Hoey is promoting friendliness and harmony in the party ranks I per sonally appreciate very greatly these evidences of current good will. They refute very emphatically recent pub lished reports that the state admin istration for which I campaigned, is| (Continued on page six) Downie Bros. Quit Road With Circus Downie Brothers circus, exper-| 1 iencing bad sailing during the past I few weeks, folded its tents in Nor | folk this week and headed for its quarters down in Georgia, the cara van of trucks loaded with wild ani mals, canvas, tent poles and other equipment, passing through here last Wednesday. Sparks, manager of the circus, an nounced that the circus will possi bly go back on the road within the nty? f? days or weeks Conditions had not been very favorable to the growing little circus, and a holiday for the recession was considered ad visable. The circus played here last year to large crowds. Judge Sentences Lin Williams To Roads In Recorders Court Pierce Is Fined $100 For Transporting Liquor Meeting in regular session Mon day. the Martin County Recorder's Court disposed of one of its more or less regular customers for a while when Judge H. O. Peel sentenced him to the roads for a period of eighteen months. The court had only five cases on its docket, the number being the smallest handled by Judge Peel in several months. The tribun al was in session until noon, howev er, clearing the cases Wiggling out of tight spots on previous occasions, Williams was clamped down at the bar of justice Monday. Charged with wiolatini, the liquor laws in two csw% and drunkefl driving in a third, nf ^ .lftgs found g&tlty in the first case, the court gran^iryi a mfition for non suit vn the second. Hollie Williums, a second defendant in the two cases, was released, the court nolprossing both actions. In a third case, Wil liams was found guilty of drunken driving, the court sentencing him to the roads for a period of six months that case andj an additional six months for violating the liquor laws Judge Peel remembered a former judgment handea down by him back in toctobor_im.?when- Williams appeared in his court for alleged violation of the liquor laws. The six months road sentence imposed gt, that time, was tacked on to the oth er two sentences, giving the defen dant* a total of eighteen months to consider his ways while working on the roads, under the direction of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Incidentally, officersj believe that a damaging blow has been dealt the backbone of the illicit j liquor trade in Robersonville. Charged with bastardy, Hubert Boston pleaded guilty, the court granting a continuance of the case until November, lt?3B, when it is possible additional and more en lightening evidence will be offered, either by the prosecution or the de fense Willis Pierce was fined $100 and sentenced to the roads for three months in the case charging him | with violating the motor vehicle, laws and transporting liquor. The sentence is to begin at the direction of the court. Pierce, last February, was hauling 25 gallons of contra band spirits and wrecked his car. He fled the scene and his whereabouts could not be determined by the law until a few days ago, Pierce sur rendering at that time. He was found -not guilty of violating thej motor vehicle laws, but his driver's license was revoked for one year, one year. Burnice BarnhiU, charged with an assault-with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to the roads for three months. LeRoy Coffield pleaded guilty in the case charging him with larceny, the court continuing the action un der prayer for judgment until the first Monday in next December. Daily Vacation School Being Held At Bear Grass ? Miss Louise Paschall, working un der the auspices of the Preshyterian church in the county, is conducting her third Daily Vacation Bible school of the summer at Bear Grass this week and next week A corps of 10 teachers are assisting her. A splendid school is meeting each morning at nine and continuing in session until 11:30. The enrollment is slightly smaller this year due to the present epidemic of whooping cough. The commencement exercises of this^pchool will be held Sunday week K : * ? a LIBRARY HOURS \ Beginning next Monday, a new schedule of hours will be observed by the public library on WatU Street here, Mrs. James Cooke, In charge, an nouncing that the library will be opened each week-day from ?:?? to 12:30 p. m. and from 0 a. m. to 9 p. m. The story hour for children from four years of age and those through the third grade will be continued at 0 a. m. each Sat urday morning. Books may be kept without charge for a period of two weeks and renewed at the end of that time If the book is returned to the library for a second release to the same person. A charge of one eent each day Is made when "the book Is kept out at the U brary over time, it was explain ed. Now volumes are being add ed from time to time, and the general public Is Invited to fre quent the library. Last-Minute Rush for Votes Gets ? - ' Underway Throughout County as Time for Balloting Draws Near Authorities Expected To Call Bond Election Next Monday Williams ton town authorities are! planning to order a special bond! election at their regular meeting next Monday in connection with ad vancing a $72,000 general improve ment program. A new registration of voters will also be ordered ahd other arrangements effected tor Jiulding the election, Mayor J. L. Hasseli said tod^. The improvement program calls for the expenditure of $34,000 for paved streets and sidewalks, $15, 000 . i\ newer line e xtensions, $15.000 j on additional pumping equipment| for the .town's water system and) $8,000 for a recreational center. Plans have virtually been com pleted to start work on the recrea tional center within the next two or three weeks. Mayor Hassell ex plaining that the project will be fi nanced temporarily by notes. Con tracts l ave been executed with ? the Works Progress Administration for the con truction of a swimming pool and the tiling of the ditch running through the site located between Watts and Biggs streets. The town representatives signed papers this weik amremg m complete the proj-j ect if, for any reason, the Works i Progress Administration suspended! activities. Rain Damage to Crops Placed at 20 Percent Continued Rainev Season Dampening llo| n\s Of Farmers! May Rainfall Establishes New Record for This Section Recent rains are estimated to have exai led a damage as great as 20 per cent to crops in this county accord ing to reports coming from nearly every one o/ the ten districts. In one or two sections, the damage will ap proximate 30 per cent, ana in others the loss will hardly exceed five per cent, the reports indicating that few farms came through the recent, wet season without any damage While the loss is centered on to baeco, the reports maintain that all| crops suffered some damage. The! corn crop, while reddening around the stalk, can be saved by supple mentary fertilization, one report stated Tobacco on certain types of soil has been considerably damaged and Irish potatoes left in the fields during the rains are damaged in the low places, other reports show. A break in the wet season last Tuesday sent farmers hurrying to j their fields yesterday in numbers, a few finding it possible to start thiir , plows running on Wednesday. With; few exceptions plows were in opera-' tion on every farm yesterday, but today additional rains again halted the big battle against the rapidly growing grass. Nearly three-quar teis of an inch of rain fell here from, 8 o'clock until 2 this afternoon. Along about May 8, farmers in this county were anxious fur rain A small downfall was reported on that day. Crops, especially tobacco that had just been transplanted, took on new life. More rain fell on the 12, 13 and 1+ h, and farmers reported the best stands and the most prom ising uutlcjk than in any other -sea?j son fur | ears. Two days passed j without ruin, and the outlook was reported even more encouraging On the 2' st, the wet season got un derway, and rains fell every day from that time until last Monday. Some huil fell also, but the damage was not great in this county. Cool weather followed, and the mercury dropped to the fifties, people In nearby areas claiming that a few fUkeil Of snow felt, The May rain fall, amounting to 6.7S inches, es tablished a new record as far as rec ords go, an<f followed a seven-inch fall repqrted in April. A year ago, (Continued on page six) Daily Vacation Bible School At Piney Grove Beginning next Monday afternoon | at two o'clock, the Piney Grove ^siinHnv arhnfil Ivxn/Iixpe ismII Pflnillirt - ? ouiiun j dciiuui icouvi d ** sst ov!iu ? ? - a daily vacation Bible school, Rev. W. B-. Harrington, pastor of the church, announced today. Rev. James H. Smith, pastor of the local Baptist church, will be in charge of the school and he wil| be assisted by six teachers. An en lullliieiit of around 108 pupils is ex pected, the leaders stating that chil dren of any denomination are cor dially invited to attend the school which is to continue throughout the week.. RETURNS Through (he cooperation of the several registrars, Jhe En terpri.se plans to tabulate and post the primary election re turns for .this county In Its Main Street office tomorrow night. A cordial invitation is extended the public to "peek in" on the results as they are filed. Arrangements are being com pleted for the tabulation of the t^fUrns fltun Uie I1, li. ami Bis trict Senatorial and Judicial contests, and they will be posted as rapidly as possible. The polls close at 7 p. m? and the first returns should start moving within the hour While it may be possible to determine the trend late tomorrow night, the final returns for the li. S. Senate race will hardly be avail able before Sunday or Monday. Potatoes Moving From This Point ??? Three carloads of Irish potatoes, the first loaded at this point, were nioved out of here yesterday. Price's ranged as high as $1.00 a hag, it was learned Heavy shipments were reported throughout most of the potato area! yesterday, Aurora shipping rfparlyj 200 cars or two train loads during the day More than 800 cars moved j oyt of the territory yesterday for the northern markets where prices wure ranging as high as $1 85-1.85 the 100-pound sack ChicagJ yester day posted prices as high as $2.25 per hundredweight for Bliss Tri umphs Very few No. 2 potatoes are mov ing, loyal growers pointing out that the buyers are all anxious for the very best grades. 'figging operations, carried on since last Monday, were again in terrupted by heavy* rains in this section, some farmers stating that the continued wet weather will cur- j tail production as the season draws' to a close. Wilson Likely To Get Vets Hospital ?Unofficial reports coming out of Washington yesterday maintained that Wilson had been selected as the site for the million and a half dol lar veterans' hospital. A bill for the construction of the..h*spital was ap proved on Monday of last week Twenty or more towns, including WilJiamston, made bids for the hos pital, and representatives of the Vet erans' Bureau and the government visited the towns and inspired pos sible sites. Little hope was ever en lartained for the hospital to locate here. The recommendation of the hos Pita I board is said to hava been transmitted to the White House, for the President's approval, but when interested members applied to the veterans bureau for information concerning the status of the hospi tal plans it was explained that there was no information available "at this time." Later reports maintain that no ?ite has been selected. Recent Activities Point To Increased Vote In Countv Opposition Camps Express Confidence as Voting Day Nears There's been a lot of rural poli ticing going on in Martin County these past few days, a number of the Candidates and' their wheel-, ttnrses having shaken many hushes for loose votes in their layt-minute '" "If 'he ti<l*- a' the 12 VQt-? ing precincts tomorrow The recent activities puint to a larger"vote than was generally expected, one that will possibly exceed 3,200, but the weather and farm conditions will have to be considered in this con nection when tomorrow comes, "It's anybody's race." is the way many political observers are describ ing several of the~"*C0irtests in the county, most of the politicians be ing agreed that- Reynolds-will lead Hancock by a wide margin. Later reports, however, maintain that in his race to oust somebody's "Bob" from 'the United States Senate. His strength gaining comes too late, and Hancock is not expected to count hardly mure than one out of four and certainly not more than one out of three in this county. A clear-cut and unqualified opin ion on most of the other contests now pending for judicial, senatorial and county offices is not to be had from the average citizen, all agree ing. more or less, that the outcome will be close Opposition camps, in at least two of the contests, express confidence in the outcome tomor row. \ Reports from the county show that where one candidate is strong in one section, lie is weak or not as strong as his opponent in another section, placing the candidate who is expecting a strong support at a disadvantage in those precincts where u light vote is predicted The old-timers calculate that the out come of the election depends on the Mze of vote cast tomorrow. The heavier the vote, they say, the clos er will be some of the contests. The primary election tomorrow finds the old political line-up as it held firm two years ago badly shat tered There's been a great deal oI switching, and the identity of the groups has been lost in most cases. No attempt* to explain their switch ing is made, but it Apparent that the majority of the voters are vot ing of the candidates <ft their choice and not against somennf. Unofficial reports maintain that "haulers" have been lined up for the bat-tie of ballot stomorrow, that the roads, in at least live ot me twelve voting districts will be kept warm in behalf of first one and then tile other candidate. Few of the ?candidates themselves are effecting arrangements .for transportation, but their friends are coming to their aid. Comparatively little money has been spent in the county by the candi Hate? and it is understood that transportation costs, for the most part, will be accepted by their friends who are keenly interested in the way of the voting tomorrow. As the campaign draws to a close, it bids well to go down in political records as among the cleanest, fair est and most unbiased ever held In this county And may the best man Record Sale Of Beer Licenses In County A record sale of beer licenses was reported in time county today by r Sheriff C B Roebuck. Thirty-eight licenses to sell beer and two for the sale of wine have been sold, the of ficer said, netting the county ?1,000. Every district in the county ex cept one, Bear Grass, has one or more places selling beer. Williams ton with 14 establishments handling beer and two handling wine leads the county m the number of liconaas bought. Other licenses were issued as follows: Dardens, 2; Jameaville, 1; Griffins, t; Everetts, 2; Roberaon ville, 4; Poplar Point. 2; Williams, 1; o>k City, 2, Parnate. ^2: Mr. Ben Dixon MacNeil passed through here last night en route to Fayetteville to attend the funeral of his mother.