Coastal Plain League Membership Continues Uncertain Greenville And Snow Hill Ask More Time For Posting Deposits February 15th Set As Dead Line For Final Club Answei Local Club I'nmiinfd Plave Connection VI ill* tin Richmond Colts Uncertain that Greenville am Snow Hill will maintain their fran chises, the complexion of the Coast al Plain Baseball loop is not yet fix ed, some guessing that the two club will join the ranks on or not late than the ISth of this month and oth ers guessing that the league wil have new faces or the circuit will bi reduced to a six-club outfit If om of the two clubs drops out, then it i likely that the league will pick up ; new entry, possibly Rocky Mount If both clubs drop out then thi elague will likely struggle aloni with six clubs. A definite answer t due not later than Saturday of nex week, the directors kindly agreeini to allow the two clubs more time t< post their $600 deposits. Williamston, Tarboro, Wilson Goldsboro, New Bern and Kinstoi Unofficial but reliable re ports state that the Richmond Colts, while there will be no working agreement, are offering Manager Rodger* every possible player aid. It is possible that Luis Olmo, the fast stepping and heavy hitting outfielder for the Wilson Tobs last year, will be in a Martin uniform this season. Player arrangements as they are advanced between the Mar tins and Colts will have to await spring training develop are. definitely in the circuit, but Clut President Pete Fowden points out ir a fatherly way that it is possible ti take down the Williamston flag be Iween now and the fifth if somi more money is not pledged by th< fans. The six clubs posted their $601 deposits at a league meeting ir Greenville last Tuesday night wher MARTIN SKIIM'KR 11 Frank Rodger*. above, who 7] manifed Ihe Wilson Tubs last ? season, has signed as skipper of I | the Martins for the coming sea 9 | son. Frank has built quite a rep utation as a manager and the fans of this section wish him the best of luck here. plans were virtually completed for operating the circuit this coming sea son No changes were made in the player classifications, and other rules and regulations were left vir tually untouched. The season is to get underway on May 8th and close on September 4th, the new schedule being seven days shorter than the one in effect last year. Two double headers. one on Memorial Day and one on July 4th. are included in the schedule. Greenville and Snow Hill are to advise the league president. R. H. Goodmon, of their intentions not later than Saturday, February 15th. If they continue in the league, no meeting of the directors will be held immediately, but if one or bdth of the clubs drop out. the league offi cials will meet on or about the 17th to determine future plans Work on a playing schedule is being delay ed, pending the receipt of definite answers from Snow Hill and Green ville. 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YOU'LL SET A BETTER BUY ...MO A OETTU MAI AT YOUR FORD DEALER'S! WILLIAMSTON MOTOR CO. High School Cage Tourney Begins Tuesday Night Williamston Martins And Goldsboro Will Meet Tonight In Washington Cage Tourney Final s i?-uir11 ids v o 2 2 6 IIUIIIV1M T . p* Manning, g 0 0 0 Totals 6 A 16 Martins-Windsor. Thurs. N if tit MARTINS G F T Anderson, f 2 2 6 Wlalace. f ?> I 5 Longest. < i 0 U Diem, g 7 2 16 Fuller, g 2 0 4 Beaird. g 2 0 4 Totals 15 5 35 WINDSOR G F T Godwin, f 4 4 10 Gaylord, f 1 1 3 Love, c 3 2 8 Walker, g 2 0 4 Goldstein, g 2 0 4 Matthews, g t 0 t) 0 i Totals 11 7 29 night Fenner Wallace gave his knee a nasty twist last night against the Rebels, and today it is swollen and stiff. Breezy Beaird. who came from Norfolk yesterday especially to play with the Martins in this tournament, received a torn ligament in his ankle in the thrid quarter and suf fered a great deal last night. With Wallace and Beaird out of the line-up against Goldsboro to night, it is expected that Jack Man ning and Tommy Lee. diminutive flash from Elizabeth City, will be added to the local personnel to com plete a starting team with Ander son, Diem, Longest and Fuller Williamstoii High Court Teams Beat Edcnton Hi Twice I .oral Oirln Kilp* .'<1-22 W in. Vlliili* Hoy* (?uin One sided Victory The Williamston Green Wave bas ketball teams were victorious in a pair of games played in the local gymnasium last Tuesday night. Wil liamston High's sextet defeated .Ed en ton 31-22, and the Green Wave boys won over Edenton boys, 27-9. The leader for the Williamston girls was Marjorie Grey Dunn with a total of 14 points. Close behind was Bina Jackson with 10 points. Nina Bunch's stellar play was outstanding in the close defense contributed by the local girls. Parker and Yates were Edenton's leaders with 9 and 7 points respectively C Ward. J. Ward and B. Peele, each tallying 6 points showed the way for the Williamston boys' quint. The score at the half was 14-3 with Williamston in the lead. The locals added to their safe lead in the sec ond half as they scored 13 points to Edenton's 6. Jack Sullivan was an outstanding leader in defense. Bar row and Ashley, each with 4 points led the play for the visitors. Tonight, Williamston High's teams entertain the Bear Grass teams in a doubleheador beginning at 7:30 The box scores ? Glriw' Game Williamston G F T B Jackson, f 5 0 10 M. Dunn, f 7 0 14 K. Li ggett, f 2 1 5 N. Bunch, g 0 0 0 E. Ward, g 0 0 0 ' F. Gurganus, g 0 0 0 A. Jenkins, f 1 0 2 D. Shaw, g 0 T) 0 M. Moore, f 0 0 0 M Biggs, g 0 0 0 Totals 15 1 31 Edenton G F T V. Yates, f 3 1 7 F. Parker, f 4 1 9 M. Kepler, f 3 0 6 R. Vail, g 0 0 0 J Bunch, g' 0 0 0 Satterfield, g 0 0 0 Wilkins, f 0 0 0 White, g 0 0 0 Totals 10 2 22 Boys' Game Williamirfon G F T B. Peele, f 3 0 6 C Ward, f J Ward, c 3 0 6 6 3 0 J. Sullivan, g 1 1 3 Griffin, g 1 0 2 R. Jones, f 2 0 4 11. Peele, g-. J) 0 0 Cunningham, f 0 0 0 Totals 13 1 27 Edenton G F T Barrow, f 2 0 4 Byrum, f 0 0 0 Ashley, c 2 0 4 Smithson, g 0 0 0 Spruill, g 0 1 1 Hassell, f 0 0 0 Parks, g 0 0 0 Mizell, c 0 0 0 Totals 4 1 B Martin* Win Handily in Firnt Hound, Ah Kaple? Lo*r k*In a Bi* Way** Whrie the Williamston Eagles were thoroughly blasted from the Washington court tournament in the initial round last Wednesday eve ning by a score of 55-18. the Wil liamston Martins gained a decisive ly victory over Colerain's Red Dev ils, 54-28. in the opening round and thus gained the right to meet the Windsor Rebels in the semi-finals last night The Martins started off strong ?against the Red Devils, holding a six-point margin at the end of the first period, and leading by a count of 27-4o 10 at half-time fir the third period, scoring was even as both teams counted on three field goals. But the fireworks broke loose in the final quarter. Bosko Anderson found his shooting eye and tallied eight points, while Fenner Wallace sank five points and Peril 1 nngost. and Dave Fuller counted four each. Colerain displayed their best at tack in this period scoring 11) points six of which were made by "Slim Corey at center. Although having only a five-man squad for this affair, the Martins were in trouble at no time and the outcome of the game was never in question Bosko Anderson set the pace in counting points with 17, fol lowed by Wallace with 13. and Long 1 est with 12. Diem and Fuller each counted six points. For the Red Devils. Corey bagged 12 points, with Harre.ll tallying four field goals to follow. The box Wednesday Night, Feb. 5th. MARTINS O F T Anderson, f 8 1 17 Wallace, f 8 I 13 Longest, c 8 0 12 Diem, g 3 0 8 Fuller, g 2 2 8 Totals 25 4 54 COLFRAIN Cm F T Todd, f 1 0 2 Harrell, f 4 0 8 iCorey, c 8 0 12 jf. Forehand, g 0 (I 0 Magee, g 1 0 ?? Perry, g 0 0 0 Belch, f 2 l> 4 Adams, g 0 0 0 I Totals 14 0 28 1 R*?vm^h Slums Thai ,Jatm*Hvill** Ami Rear (irass liovs' And (iirlx" Team* Haw Dominated I'ast Tournament* W 111 i;i 11)?14?11 Boy* W in Fir*t (ilium |?ioii?lii|> i n MMa. \loiigr with llir Jamr*\ ill# Girl*. The County High School Basket ball Tournament will get underway here next Tuesday evening at six o'clock when the Williamston girls and Oak City meet in the first round of elimination At seven o'clock the Bear Grass boys and Oak City will mix, while the Farm Life girls and Robersonville will play at 8 p m. The night's finale between the Rob ersonville boys and Jamesville, will take place at 9 p m. The Bear Grass ! and Jamesville girls drew byes in the first round as dui the William st.mi and Farm Lite l>..\s A review of the past Martin Coun ty Basketball Tournaments reveals that the county, championships have been dommated largely hy. th?? hoys4 and girls' teams from Jamesville and ! Bear Grass High Schools.- Since the ; ?night of January 4. 1935, when the Williamston gymnasium was used for j th.? first time I WillirniKt.in "iflh | -tertained Bear Grass in a double-' header that night), the school struc ture has been the scene of five coun ty-wide basketball tournaments. The sixth in the series of competition was held last year but champions were determined by a series of games scheduled among the county, high schools, and a tournament was not held The first of the tournaments was held in 1935. With the Williamston boys and the Jamesville girls em erging as winners, The Williamston boys defeated the Jamesville boys, 21-18, while the Jamesville girls conquered the Bear Grass girls by a score of 39-31. Stars in the boys' con test were J. I). Bowen and Walt Cooke The tournament was brought \ to a close on a Saturday night when the late W. C Manning awarded trophies and gold basketballs to the j members of the winning teams. Except for the first tourney all ; county championship titles have been j won by either Bear Grass or James IVllie high schools. The division of j titles during the six years of com petition were: Williamston boys 1; Bear Grass girls 4; Bear Grass boys 1; Jamesville boys 4. and Jamesville After winning county titles in two years Farm Life Hi (lage Teams Score Viins Tin- Farm Lift? quint met the Rob ersonville hoys on the Robersonville court Friday night, January 31st, to bring down another victory" for Coach Jerry Perry's Ixiys. The game whs a nip and-tuck affair with the Farm Life boys coming out on the long end of .a 26-24 score D. Man ning, with 8 points, was leader for Farm Life. The Farm Life girls were less suc cessful. and they suffered defeat from the Kobersonville lassies. ...On Tuesday night. Farm Life met Bath in a doubleheader at Bath and won.both games The score in tiie girls' game was 14 4 in favor <>f Bath at the half, but the Farm Life girls rallied in the second hall to win the game 24 18. L- Griffin was best for Farm TJfe with 8 points The boys' game was another nip and tuck affair with Farm Life forg ing.ahead in the last quarter to win by a narrow margin of 16-15. B Peele, with 8 points, was high scor er. The Farm Life boys and girls had captured their previous double bill with the Bath High School teams on the Wilhamston court The boys have lost hut one game, to Bear Grass, by one point. tiriued their winning ways in the Atlantic Christian College compete tions and annexed two champion ships among the Class B schools. The years these honors were won were 1938 and 1940. The years and finals of the coun ty competitions follow: 1935-?Williamston hoys defeated Jamesviile 21 18- Jarnesville girls defeated Bear Grass 39-31 1936-Jarnesville boy^ defeated Wilhamston 21 18. Bear Gra. girl defeated Farm Life 1937--Bear Grass hoys defeated Jarnesville 26-17 Bear Grass girls defeated Robersonville 23 10. 1938- Jarnesville hoys defeated Wilhamston 59-14. Bear Grass girls^ defeated Robersonville 20 12 1939 -Jarnesville hoys defeated Wilhamston 44 14 Bear Grass girls defeated Jarnesville 17-15. 1940 -Jarnesville hoys and girls Special Announcement! _____ _____ To My Farmer Friends I Am Now Often For llnsi ness In Some Old Slniiil. Willi