Winning Strea
Halted By Doa
Game* Will Begin at 6:30 In
stead of 7:00 During
Rest of Season
STANDINGS
W
L
Pet.
Cardinals
5
2
.711
Dodgers
4
3
.591
Martins
3
3
.500
Braves
1
5
.167
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, August 5th
Cardinals vs. Braves
Martins vs. Dodgers
Friday, August 7th
Martins vs. Braves
The Cardinals had their winning
streak snapped at five straight yes
terday as the Dodgers displayed
their potential strength and banged
out a 6-4 win over the league lead
ers.
Oswald titans, Oil the niuund fur
hte Cards, set something of a record
for local play, s he struck out four
men with his fast ball, and even
though he was charged with the de
feat, he still has the best record of
any regular pitcher, with four wins
and two losses
The Cards scored three times in
the second to go into the lead on
Hall's single, Fitzgerald's sacrifice,
and singles by Gurganus, Stalls and
C. Griffin, and they added another
in the third on C. T. Roberson's sin
gle, Hall's sacrifice, and Gurganus'
single. However, for the rest of the
game they were unable to tally.
The Dodgers made two in the third
on T. Roberson's single and stolen
base, Wobbleton's double, and Boy
kin's single. In the fifth the winners
went ahead to victory as they count
ed four times on T. Roberson's sin
gle, an error, a pair of fielder's
choices, and singles by Haywood
Wynne and Cherry.
Arthur Gurganus and C "Bate
man" Griffin, each hit twice on three
trips, one of the letter's being a tri
ple, to lead the Cards, while Dinky
Cherry led his team with three for
three offensively, and u good game
at first defensively. H. Wynne and
Tootsie Roberson each had two for
three.
Since the days are growing short
er it has been decided to begin all
games at 6:30 instead of 7:00 p. m.
This change is effective with the
second game tomorrow and will
continue for the rest of the season.
The box:
Cardinals Ab R H
Critcher, 3b 3 0 1
KBarpp. lb 4 0 3?
Piephoff, lb 3 0 0
C. T. Roberson, cf 4 1 1
Hall, c 2 11
Fitzgerald, ss 2 0 0
Gurganus, rf 3 12
Stalls, p 3 11
C. Griffin, sf 3 0 2
Miller, If 10 0
Woolard, If 2 0 0
Totals 30 4 10
Dodgers Ab R H
Wobbleton, 3b 4 12
J. Manning, 2b 4 10
Boykin, ss 4 11
H. Wynne, c 3 12
Cherry, lb 3 0 3
Lassiter, p 3 0 0
G. Wynne, sf 3 0 1
Cowen, If 3 0 0
T. Roberson, cf 3 2 2
Eagles, rf 3 0 0
Totals 33 6 rt t
\k of Cardinals
Igers Yesterday
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Slick Tires Causing
More Auto Accidents
Reflecting the rubber shortage and
the rapidly fading treads on auto
mobile tires, figures made public to
day by the Highway Safety Division
reveal the startling fact that fatal
accidents from tire failures have
jumped 250 per cent for June, 1942,
over June, 1941.
"This is an alarming condition and
is destined to become worse," de
clared T. Boddie Ward, Commission
er of Motor Vehicles in taking cog
nizance of the situation. "It is a ser
ious menace and a challenge to each
I motor vehicle driver," continued Mr.
Ward.
In June of this year 60 persons
were killed in 53 traffic accidents on
streets and highways of North Car
olina. Of the total of 53 accidents,
seven, or 13.2 per cent, were caused
by blowouts. In these seven accidents
eight persons were killed and 11
sent to hospitals.
In June, 1941, a total of 97 persons
were-killed in 80 motor vehicle traf
fic accidents. Of the total of 80 fatal
accidents only two or 2.5 per cent
were attributed to tire failure, ac
cording to reports of investigating
officers.
In further emphasizing the dan
ger to the lives and limbs of the mo
torists of the State, Mr. Ward de
clared that thousands of "border
line" tires are now being operated
on the highways. "Very few of these
drivers have any chance of relief
from the death menace to themselves
and their families through the chan
nels of tire replacement," continued
the Commissioner. "Where tires are
thin and treads are slick the only
salvation for the driver is added cau
tion, alertness and speeds well below
the suggested maximum of 40 miles
per hour."
As treads continue to grow thin
ner from wear serious traffic acci
dents will mount accordingly, point
ed out Mr. Ward, not only bringing
another death hazard to the war
problem, but also endangering all
moving traffic on the highways.
Reviewing the fatality increase
from tire failure Mr. Ward stressed
that with no new tires available for
the majority of automobile "owners
thtr probttroyds thrown squarely on
the shoulders of the drivers of the
Sthte who must constantly be alert to
the stalking menace of the danger
of - a cuHiblnatiOfl?of- -speed " arrrh-i
safe tires. /
Wholesale Prices
/Voir Decreasing
It may be just a lull before the
storm, but the price picture for the
last couple of months has been def
initely serene, considered as a whole
but with accent on those prices that
most markedly affect cost of living.
In the 10-weeks May 2-July 11 per
iod wholesale prices for some 900
items as covered by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics actually went down,
though by a mere two-tenths of one
per cent. Food prices dropped 1.2
and textiles 0.4 per cent, and these
Score by innings: R
Dodgers 002 040 0?0
?Cardinals 031 ooo o- 4
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How They Hit In
The Softball Loop
With exactly half of the regular
schedule completed in the play of
the city Softball loop's abbreviated
season, the batters continue to hold
the limelight, and this week's re
lease shows the Martins' sly short -
fielder, Dillon Cobb, in the driver's
scat of the "big ten batier^t band-]
wagon. The deacon is leading the
pack with a nifty .556 average, and
this really isn't the highest mark, as
there are others who have not been
to hat officially as many as eighteen
times who have even higher aver
ages^
The leader for the past two weeks,
Pappy Julian Harrell, really hit the
-1 ids during last week's play and
when the slipping was over he had
stopped in sixth place. The Cardi
nals are leading the league and yet
only one of their players, Dan
Sharpe. was included in the select
circle this week, the minimum re
quirement of 18 times at bat neces
sarily amilting other such sluggers
as Roger Critcher and Parson Piep
hoff. However, the Cards probably
have thc-besl^team batting average
i?f any in the league.
The batting leaders, for j games
played up to and including hist Fri
I'jy li"h'd below far tudhTr * i.
sidcraVion, comment and Whatrbit:
Ab R II Pet.
I). Cobb, Martins 18 5 10 550
.1 Hardy. Martins 18 5 9 .500
Sharpe, Cards 19 10 9 .474
H. Wynne, Dodgers 20 10 9 .450
11. Roberson, Braves .23 4. -9 .391
Harrell, Braves 24 9 9 375
Grimes, Martins 19 6 7 .368
Wobbleton, Dodgers 19 4 7 .368
Green, Martins 23 5 8 .348
Saunders. Braves 21 10 7 .333
are especially influential in cost-of
living ratings . . . The comprehen
sive cost-of-living index rose one
per cent in April, went up only two
tenths of a percentage point in May,
and in June remained absolutely lev
el .. . Nevertheless, the economic
pulse-takers are somewhat uneasy,
viewing with anxiety the persist
ently upward tendency of wages and
the lack?of ast-uranoo?that?farm
Urare.s Drop Lower
In Softball Cellar
The Braves further "strengthen
d" their hold on fourth place by
hopping a 10-6 decision to the
)odgers in a game played Friday
fternoon. This game was the final
ame of the third week of play and
narks the half-way mark in the teg
Jar schoduhv wttb r*aeh?team hav
ng played a half-dozen games.
The winners scored a pair of runs
tv the second on four singles, after
he Bra yes had tallied once in their
lalf of the same inning on Jubilee
Cunningham's single and a double
iy- Hurley The Braves took a 5-2
end in the third as they manufac
ured four runs on a triple by
'rockett, a fielder's choice, H. Rob
?rson's single and a mighty home
un by Jack Saunders.
In the fourth the Braves added an
ther run, but the Dodgers came
aek in the last half of the same inn
ng to count three times and pull
id thin one run of a tie. The fifth
ailing saw the boys from doodle hill
Dodgers) really put the game on
re as. they bunted Price, the Braves
tarting pitcher, clear out of the
iox. lie was replaced by Hurley,
/ith the abses loaded, and by the
ime the side was retired tin- winners
tad crossed the plate five times on
F\en nil.'-. .1 watte nnd yn '"-'M1', llip~:
iig blow being a well-hit triple by
'hub Boykin.
Theie was no more scoring as Las
iter held the futile Braves to a hit
ter inning for the final three frames,
Captain Jack Manning led his
nates by hitting safely on each of
hree trips to the plate, and also
coring as many runs, while Boykin
tad two for three and Zenion one
oc one. H. Roberson and Bud Crock
tt each had a perfect day, both get
ing three for three, and George
'unningham hit twice out of three
rips. Saunders had one for two and
/as leading his mates to apparent
?ictory until he was forced to leave
lie game with a leg injury.
The box:
Dodgers Ab R H
Wobbleton, 3b 4 0 2
Cherry, lb 4 11
_LI Wynne, r 4 1 1
G Wynne, sf
4
0
1
Lassiter, cf-p
3
1
1
Boy kin, ss
3
1
2
Cowen, If
3
1
2
Jack Manning. 2b
3
3
3
C. Summerlin, rf
3
2
2
W. Li 1 Icy, cf
1
0
0
Zcmon, p
1
0
1
Totals
33
10
16
Braves
Ab
R
II
Barrel), ss
4
1
0
11. Roberson, If
3
1
3
M Cobb, lb
1
0
0
Saunders, lb
2
1
1
Roper, c
3
0
1
Spivey, ef
3
0
1
Davenport, sf
3
0
0
G. Cunningham, 3b
3
1
2
Hurley, 2b p
3
1
1
Crockett, rf
3
1
3
Price, p 2b
3
0
0
Totals
31
6
12
Score by innings:
R
Braves 014 100 0? 6
Dodgers 020 350 x-^-10
Winning pitcher: Lassiter. Losing
itcher: Price.
1 I
Leading Twirlers
In Softball Loop
In the pitching corps, three hurl
ers have clean slates, these being
Lassiter, F. Summerlin and Hurley,
the first being on the winning side
and the latter two on the losing side,
nl the ledger.
The real leader is the Cardinal
mainstay, Oswald Stalls, who has
won four against one defeat to sport
the enviable mark of .800, while Co
Captain John Hardy of the Martins,
is close behind, at 3 wins and a pair
of losses. Zemon is even with one
each.
Jack Manning is next with one
win and a couple- of defeats, while
Ham Price shares the plight of the
hapless Braves and has a pitching
average of about his weight.
W L Pet.
Lassiter, Dodgers 1 0 1.000
Stalls, Cardinals 4 1 .800
J Hardy, Martins 3 2 .600
Zemon, Dodgers 1 1 .500
J. Manning, Dodgers 1 2 .333
Price, Biaves -t?4 .200
Hurley, Braves . 0 1 .000
F. Summerlin, Martins 0 1 .000
prices will be effectively "ceilinged"
since these are the two biggest ele
ments in determining the ultimate
cost of anything to the consumer.
Heads Ground Forces
It was announced in lxaudoo by
Lieut. (Jen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
'commander of all American force?
in the European theatre of war,
that M j. (Jen. M. W. (.'lark (above)
I is h. on appointed to head the
? round forces in England. This is a
phoncphoto.
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\ nwr icons 11 cly On
Street Cars, It uses
Americans started relying on street
:ars and buses in a pretty big way
:*ven before gas rationing and the
'pick-up-the-rubberi'd rive, but mdre
extension of this trend can't answer
the nation's problem of maintaining
necessary transportation, says John
Li. Collyer, president of a tire man- i
ufacturing company. In announcing
results of a survey made by his ]
company, which showed that 24 rep- |
resentative cities had seen an aver-1
age increase of 28 per cent in trans- I
it fares for the first six months of j
11)42 over that period of 1941, he em- i
phasized that the major part of the
answer to the threatened transporta- '
ion crisis must be the "stretching
tf miles in tires now in service" to
<eej> private automobiles lulling. He
ited the fact that the total seating
?apacity of all the nation's buses, rail
roaches, and surface, rapid transit
end electrified suburban cars is only
7,000,000?to show how overwhelm
ing would be the burden on common
carriers "if even aq important frac
tion of the naUen's 29.000.000 pas
senger cars should go completely out
of service for the duration."
Mr. and Mrs. H. Sears, of Hamil
ton, spent last Saturday shopping
here.
IN MKMORIAM
In memory of our dear husband
and father, Bill Jones, who passed
away just eight years ago today.
Although you have gone to that fat
off home up there, your footsteps
still linger here with us dear father
in all of our rejoicing and sorrow.
We hope to meet you some* day in
heaven where the angels are bright
ly singing and shouting on the hap
py golden shore.
Mrs. Mattie Jones and daughter,
Carrie Dell Jones.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I In the District Court of the United
States. For the Eastern District of
North Carolina. Washington Divi
I sion.
In Bankruptcy No. 772
111 thf matter nf; William King Par
ker. Williamston, N. C. Voluntary
Bankrupt.
' Notice is hereby given that Mon
day. September 7. 1942, has been fix
ed by an order of the Court entered
at the first meeting of creditor* as
the last day on which to file objec
tions to the discharge of thia bank
rupt
Such objections are required to be
specified, to be verified, to be in du
plicate, and to be filed with the un
dersigned.
WHEELER MARTIN,
U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy.
Williamston, N. C.
August 3. 1942. a4-2t
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the District Court of the United
States. For the Eastern District of
North Carolina. Washington Divi
sion
In Bankruptcy No. 771
In the matter of William Charles
Oden, R.F.D., Plnetown, N. C.
Voluntary Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that Mon
day. September 7. 1942. has been fix
ed by an order of the Court entered
at the first meeting of creditors as
tlie last day on which objections to
the discharge of this bankrupt may
lie filed.
Such objections are required to be
specified, to be verified, to be in du
'hcal. ,n,t ti. 1,.. fil.,,1 ti-ilh th? nn ?
iersigned.
WHEELER MARTIN,
U S Referee in Bankruptcy
Williamston. N C.
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