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THE ENTERPRISE Watch The Label On Your Paper, A* It Carries The Date Your Subscription Expires. Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.600 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 91 \filliamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 14, 1941. ESTABLISHED 18W Raymond Venters Facing The Courts On Several Counts Arretted for Alleged Anna lilt On Two Young Girls and Raymond Venters, young Edge combe County white man, was ar rested and jailed here early yester day morning for allegedly disorder ly conduct, drunken driving, carry ing a concealed weapon and attempt ed assault on two young girls, the arrest by Sheriff C. B Roebuck Night Officer John Gurganus and Deputy Roy Peel bringing to a halt the alleged crimes that were be lieved to have been pushing toward a serious climax Driving over from Edgecombe County, Venters went to the home of a young Miller girl near Oak City about 8:30 o'clock Wednesday eve ning She and her company, a young girls from Roanoke Rapids whose ?name could not be learned lmmed lately, agreed to go with Venters to Fountain's Cross Roads tor a cool drink Venters was said to have per suaded Floyd Wilson. 47-year-old filling station operator there, to go with them to Roborsonville. "We won't be gone long." Venters was quoted as saying. According to the sheriff, the two men took one or two drinks at the filling station and pnt ceeded to Robersonville w here they admit they stopped and bought a pint of "Store" liquor from a boot legger. Refusing to take a drink, the girls slipped away, but were over taken by Venters and Wilson. Ven ters hopping out and ordering them back into the car at a point of a pis tol. I The group came to Mickey s Inn where the girls again tried to run away, but were threatened again at the point of a pistol in Venters hands The operator of Mickey s Inn called the sheriff about midnight, and the two men were arrested and jailed, the officer carrying the two girls home 1 Venters was also reported to have threatened to part the hair of an oys ter bar attendant at the inn with a ^ Wilson, charged with being drunk and disorderly and with carrying a concealed weapon, was released un der a $100 bond later in the morning, but bond could not be arranged im mediately for Venters. Bond was la ter arranged, however, in the sum of ifijflfi The '-a"0 on 11 he called in the county recorder's court on the first Monday in December To Hold Important Baseball Meeting The fate of baseball in WilUamston for next season will be discussed at a public meeting to be held in K lb Goodmon's office next Monday night at 8:30 o'clock, Club President L Kuwden announced yesterday A complete review of the past sea son's operations will be outlined in detail by the board of directors along with a discussion of several import ant business topics, Final plans for the coming season are hardly to be expected at the meeting, but interest shown at that time Will have a direct effect in shaping the plans for the future, it was pointed out A statement of op erations will be submitted All baseball fans and the general public are invited to attend the meet ing and express their wishes for or against the game for another si a son. Hunters Turn To Fields For Sport ?*? The inviting weather yesterday afternoon was too much for four sportsmen to stand, so they turned to the fields to watch a bird dog work They did not trouble them selves with a gun or ammunition. They were truly sportsmen who were more interested in the sport itself than they w(fere in bringing dowri a choice bird Mayor J. L. Hassell, one of the group, admitted that he had never seen a bird dog point. Messrs Ken neth Roberson and Latham Rober son went along just to recall the old days, and Dr. John D. Biggs furn ished the dog and was the party host. Mayor Hassell was a bit optimis tic following the hunt, making the declaration that he could have killed at least two birds if he had had a gun. "It was a pretty sight," the mayor said in commenting on the dog's work. "There seems to be plen ty of birds this year," he added. Two Fined For Hunting On Club Reservations C. L. Brown and Franois Hohl were fined $10 each and taxed with the cost of court by Justice J. L. Has sell a few days ago for allegedly hunting on the Broad Creek Hunt ing Club reservation in the lower reaches of the Roanoke River with out permission. A third defendant, S. E. Overton, facing a similar charge, failed to ap pear for trial and a warrant was is sued for his arrest. Peanut Prices Stronger After Market Sag EarlierThisWeek Peanut prices, sagging under heavy deliveries earlier in the week, are now holding quite firm at five cents. While minor price fluctuations are possible in accordance with market ing activities, all indications point to a firmer tone with the possibility that the price trend will be upward. Apparently the growers are out to , set a new marketing record this season, reliable reports stating that between 60 and 70 per cent of the crop has already moved. Between 15 and 18 thousand bags of the goobers are moving daily on the local mar- i ket, and delivery schedules are book- ! ^dJtvr severat~itny5r m advance. It was predicted today that a major ity of the crop will have been moved by the growers within the next two weeks, that only a few of those lots whefe farmers are in no hurry to sell will he left in the nninlry ?? One re. port today stated that at least 90 per cent of the crop had been sold in some sections of the county. The State's production of peanuts for picking and threshing from this year's crop is now estimated to be, 284.760 pounds, or 23 per cent be low last year's record production and 14 per cent above the ten-year (1930-39) average The yield per acre is estimated at 1.130 pounds, com pared for 1940. JURIST Recently appointed to the State Superior Court bench. Judge Richard D. Dixon, of Kdrnton, will preside over the special two weeks term of Mar tin Superior court beginning next Monday. It will be Mr. Dix on's first visit to this county as a presiding judge. Neutrality Act Is Amended by Small Majority In House ft?'vihi??iiB Per mil Arming of All Merrliunl Vetaeln and Itiplit lo Sail Seven Sea* By a margin of eighteen votes the National House of Representatives yesterday afternoon voted 212 to 194 to revise the yellow-streaked and misnomer Neutrality Act and to per mit the arming of American mer chaftt ships and to great them the right to sail the seven seas. Earlier in the day it looked as if the House was going to pull a strike that [would overshadow a complete breakdown of industry's working strength, but by urgent pleas from President Roosevelt and Secretary Cordell Hull, the measure was saved Diplomats were agreed that the fail ure of the proposal would have given Hitler and Mussolini a green signal in their march to dominate and en slave The world. The legislation was rated as the most far-reaching in years, some declaring that it equals a declaration of war. Others main tained that by making possible a greater activity against Hitler, the legislation will keep war from our shores The importance of the measure apparently overlooked by labor-hat ers and cneap politicians. A few Democrats, wishing to see fifty-eight million American workers enslaved or reduced t<- a status of the German worker, demanded action against la bor before they would support the measure. In some official quarters the demand was recognized, but the President came through without committing himself. The Republican vote, with a very very few excep tions, was cast against the act revi sions. Hope for the embattled was re newed, reports-stating that the pass age of the measure cheered those who are now actively engaged in the world task of stopping the aggres sor. ^ Library Lund Drive It Meeting With Succett Started a few days ago, the cam paign for local library funds was said today to be meeting with suc cess Approximately $40 had been contributed and much more is ex pected before the canvass is complet ed next week. EXHIBIT The most attractive exhibit of books to be made available to this community is the two hun dred 1941 Traveling Exhibit of Books for Children and Younr People now at the local library. These fine books offer a real op portunity for parents to select yood books for their children for Christmas. The library here Is the first be get this exhibit See the books whether yon plan to buy any or Judge W.H. Coburn ('alls Six ('uses in L_ Tribunal in Shortot S<??ioii 111 RitciiI \\ crks ljinl Monday Morning | - ?? ~ ~ ? " ' ? With Attorney Wheeler Martin prosecuting the docket, the Martin County Recorder's court was in one of its shortest sessions in recent weeks last Monday when Judge W. H. Coburn called six cases for trial The tribunal was in session hardly 45 minutes in clearing the docket, and a comparatively small number of spectators was on hand to hoar the proceedings. Yielding the right-of-way to the Martin County Superior Court for a special term, the county tribunal will enjoy a two weeks' vacation. It will hold the next session on the first Monday in December The case charging James Johnson with an assault with a deadly wea pon was nolprossed. Charged with being drunk and dis orderly and attempting to commit larceny, Edmond Johnson was ad judged guilty over his own plea of innocence Judge Coburn sentenced him to the roads for a term of sixty days. The case charging Harmon Daniel with careless and drunken driving was continued for the defendant un til the first Monday in December. Pleading not guilty in the case charging him with non-support, Ol ante under prayer for judgment Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with failing to pay his dog tax. Raleigh Hopkins was ordered to pay his dog tax and the costs of the case. The case charging Harry Thump son with hunting without license was continued for the defendant until the first Monday in December. Baby's Body Found On Trash Pile Here Fully developed and preserved in a mustard jar of alcohol, the l*?dy of a baby was found on the town trash dump at the river here this morning. The body was found, by Sambo Morgan and other scavengers who make a habit llL rummaging through the garbage and filth dumped there by the town trash trucks. Notified of the discovery, Coroner S R. Biggs started an immediate in vestigation. but no developments had been reported early this afternoon The trash collector stated that he did not see the jar when he was dumping trash and garbage from the largt cans on the main streets this morn ing He explained however that it was possible for the jar to have been m one of the heavy barrels and that he would not have noticed it. The color of the child could not be determined. Apparently the body had been in the jar for some time as it was hard, Coroner Biggs said Plans were made to have the body removed and buried, the coroner stating that he would continue his investigation. Commissioner Peel Forced To Resign All doubt as to the legality of Mr. M. Luther Peel's status as a double office holder in the positions of coun ty tax collector and town of William ston commissioner was cleared away recently in a ruling coming from the North Carolina Attorney General's office Attorney General McMullan ruled that it would be double office holding which under the State Con stitution is not legal. Mr. Peel tendered his resignation to the board of commissioners at the last regular meeting of the body, but acceptance was held in abeyance un til a direct ruling could be had from the attorney general's office. The resignation will be formally accept ed at the next regular meeting of the board in December at which time the appointment of a successor to Mr Peel will be placed on the calendar as a part of the board's business. Mrs. Fannie Staton has announced her candidacy for the place, and it is understood that several others will consider serving as a member of the board. REMEMBRANCES By CHAS. SMALLWOOD W i 11 i: 1111 -1??11. N. C. Dl'RING 18-fls and '80s Win-,, I went to Wilhamston to live iT u n r . and Slsl'r Sa?"'. UiMI- hrsl-beirn. vtarren, was a toll just crawling around the floor Me! had not learned the art of romping around the universe, but he had Ins notions I ,. pretty soon began pull ing himself up to a chair und stamp ing his little feet as much to say ? . ntr* f?- lf>t,B"' k>, s K?- ?ur ?rst ntreanes n, do so only caused him shake his head .and with it the li'i. hi aH " w. hung down on his arms, as if to be ashamed to acknowt* forft-JT?-?"nd adv,'"ture foith But one morning he had pull up and stood solemn faced, as if contemplating 1 looked at him sob orly and silently held ou, my hands. and all at once he turned loose and | hounded into my arms, making the hdjf-dQ7.cn Steps without a spill, and i n I i ,11 ,|, iigiu | .Hums, hear yet. Ami so. Warren's first vol ujdary?vrnlure at navigation was a.do me. aim 1 hojH'-netvrTo he aW the less ready to receive him thaii then, should I he u, position to do so Before many moons rolled by his mother Was h;ttrmg=ffic anors, and sometimes the windows to keep him fiom venturing whither he knew not He early earned the way ... the drug" store through HIT garden gate i? el, connected the two grounds, many were the times his father would send me to see him back home and an ay fr?ln ,>ostcnng bis bottles 1 would take htm to the gate, push would" a,M>''"k' and home he Would go. bawling the news of op. prexsion. His ,?ofhe. remarked ml I later years that she bad many times g" tied not having a picture of this oft repeated transaction toSs","iM "on "U daV f'" going op, J" SM Mi Whitley and Sistc, Por a, No eve.y Sunday, but when I Shine! ' W"' hght-up a "Solon rase'd I i,1''*"'' ''I ""l" half-grown rasial like myself I and start out ??anem band. cut from the woods of Whitley land And it was great ?o Ire | bad free aeeess to the pantry of p.rkled peaches and what even else there might be therein Ha.v made me feel |lkl. , w coming man Talked lo me of th. drug More, business and so forth. Mold them Of how I bad painted Sale at s",""n aard,"n S""ds f"r Sa lit S H Higgs Drug Store, and w ai key wlieie ,|? Wild Cat road ',h"d "? ' II wage, the whole that 'i ?"? H'ad that sign as many times as I did when passing o? my trips wuth Dr And I,read it '-a il was there long ? flei I was grown And ,?y presump tion ,- now II,ai | mu>,, have* put plenty of i,ails in ,t fro?, a f.llr|y , r Another one of my stick wloeb T ?" |fT;paddlcd wind-mill, wbul I nailed lugl, <?, Sister Por i!a s h'gh Picketed garden fence ' k',,s of lived heart-cy. Mb, w W""d v""ially lasted till III, en I lie j would wear It away Anyway, the l.ttl,- w?,d mill stay ed 'he,e under M, w'hitley s guard lanship tor many, many years f, ^ "'?! falling down mil tin standard stood there till (h< .""-was removed Mi Wliiljey said the ,,?r?, "ays' a"d O,'. ( hurley s mill g,, r?und Who can hag,., hk(. (ha(,a Some in lies n, the country lived i fumiy Of three blind boys, S.mor < Levi Jones, and a third brothel Whose name I ,|(, ,,?t recall just now ? mon was the oldest and the lead er among them. Mr Biggs bought Inc-wood iron* thc-m regularly; Each Saturday they would come ,n. each with a separate load of wood, each on a separate ox can drive- into the lane at Mr Biggs' bouse, put the susted '!'h waxed house, all unas sistc d, then come to the drug store and I would settle with them, three oads of wood at 35c?$1 05 Then I learned that three times thirty-five was one hundred and five, with ne: f'gunng necessary since, and never sin?*t ' V1 ' "( r had occaa'on since to use tin knowledge did I not . imk of the blind Jones boys and the three loads of wood _Mr. Tom Marrell was the town's (Continued on page four) Miss Sarah Brown Dies Near Hassell Miss Sarah Elizabeth Brown, 73 years old, died at her home near Hassell last evening at 7 o'clock fol lowing a lingering illness. She was a highly respected citizen of that com munity. The daughter of the late Sebren and Martha Harrell Brown, she was born on January 10, 1868, and spent all her life in this county. She never married. She leaves two brothers, Dansford and Zeke- Brown, and two sisters, Mrs J. H. Hyman and Mrs. N. B Bland, all of this county, and sever al nieces and nephews. Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the late home by Rev. J. M Perry, Robersonville minister. In terment will follow in the Zack Har rell cemetery, near -Conetoe, in I Edgecombe County. Changes In Fertilizer Laws Will Be Reviewed A t Meeting Reporting the latest progress in i the drive for 1.000 members, the Farm Bureau membership commit On* U-Ilh nthers nf tha nrflani latum will hear C. G. Crockett review the changes in the fertilizer laws at a meeting to be held in the agricultur al building tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Unofficial, but reliable reports reaching here late yesterday indi cate that the membership drive is within a dozen or so members of its goal, the membership committee hav ling virtually agreed not to close the drive until the figure is reached. -believe we'll reach the gool." John I Eagles, secretary of the or igonization. said today. Designed to reduce the number of fertilizer formulas or analysis, the new fertilizer laws should bo of in terest to all farmers and others in terested in farming. At the present time there are about H4 formulas, and It" is imat'nunna that Uii'-nvw law will reduce the number by about half In addition to reviewing the neW laws passed by the last session of the North Carolina Legislature, Mi Crockett will, in all probability, dis "cuss the fertilizer situation as it re lates to the farmer The Farm Bur eau forum program committee be lieves the meeting tonight will prove of interest and value to those inter ested m farming, and all members. including business men. are urged to attend The discussions will he lim ited to a set time, ruling out a long meeting. Numerous Civil Cases' RemovedFroiuDiM'ket Most Of The Suits Were Cleared from Files by Agreement ?t? (lli'un Swtfp by Jiuigt- Stevena Ime* 101 (W? IVnib injt in Superior Court Conducting an extensive house 'cleaning at the recent term of the Martin County Superior Court, Judge Henry Stevens ordered 120 aging civil cases removed from the [court files, the action leaving 104 [pending in the superior court. Fifty two of the 104 are on the calendar for consideration by the court dur ing the term opening Monday for the trial of civil cases for two weeks, Thanksgiving excepted, of course. Several factors supported the ac tion of Judge Stevens in removing the 120 old cases from the court files. Time, healing old differences and softening men's ways, made it pos sible to remove most of the cases, some of which were bewhiskercd during ten or even more years. Then quite a few of the litigants had set tier! their difference outside of the court and never troubled to have their action entered in the records Judgments of non suit were Entered in those cases And then some of the litigants have passed on to their reward, their cases in court dying with them. In addition to the 104 regular civil cases awaiting the attention of the court there are 129 old tax suits 'hanging fire." Some of them date back to 1926, and just what action j will finally be taken, no one is quite j certain. | Cases removed from the Giles by Judge Stevens are as follows: 1) E Parker, trading as Suffolk Storage Co., vs. W W Walters Plaintiff failed to prosecute case C. E. Gardner against I) G. Mat thews and others. Plaintiff failed to prosecute his case. Chas.?Davenport, trustee, against W. W. Walters Settled by agree ment. J. F. Roberson against W Z. Mor ton. Plaintiff failed to appear in1 court and case was non-suited. American Agricultural Chemical Co. against Mary L. Berry. Case set tled by agreement. Mrs. T H. Hopkins against Joe Boston. Plaintiff failed to appear ih court and case was non-suited. Jesse Keel and J. S. Ayers, trading as J S. Ayers and Co. Plaintiffs did not prosecute case, and non-suit was ordered Johnson Rogers against Ruth Rog ers. Non-suit ordered when plain tiff failed to appear and prosecute case. W I Skinner and Co. against J. H. Jenkins and son Controversy set tled and case dismissed. Mrs Emily E. Smithwick against Theodore Mob ley. Case settled and (Continued on page four) Dog Owners To Pay Tax Or (?o To Jail Virtually completing a round-up of delinquent real and personal prop erty tux|?iyers, county tax authori ties, including Special Collector S. II Grimes and Full-Time Collector M. I. Peel, are laying the law down for those owners who have not paid their dog taxes One ease has already been refer red to the courts where the defend ant was required to pay the tax and court costs. Another alleged non payer was thrown in the common jail yesti relay, and gained his release only afti i paying the dog tax and all his personal property taxes, amount ing to approximately $34 According to the records, there are sixty dog owners in a single town ship in this county who have not paid their taxes for 1940. Action against those and others in the remaining nine townships is pending, according to Tax Collector Peel. And the ver dict is to pay up or go to jail and face the courts. I INIOIN SKRVICK. The union Thanksgiving serv ice that has been Krowlng in fa vor among the Christian people in our community will be held this North Carolina Thanksgiv ing Day at 10 o'clock in the Kpis copal Church with Kev. Z. T. Piephoff. All the churches tak ing Thanksgiving offerings for benevolence or religious educa tion may make the same at this service in the envelopes provid ed by each congregation unless other provision has been made. The local ministerial associa tion urges all our people to at tend this service and share in a genuine Thanksgiving for what we are and the possibilities of what we may become with a world background so shot through with pain and suffet ing and want. Making Survey Of Trucking facilities As Part Of Defense ? ; * Qiiolioiniuirt'H To lie M;iilr<l To Truck Owiktb in iIn Sliilc No\l cck T B Wawd, North Carolina Coin miSBloin-i of Motor Vt'hldrs, today seconds I the recent statement by Governor Brouglltoii legalTttng the national defence truck and bus in ventory, and announced that ISO,000 questionnaire cards have been ad dressed to truck and bus owners and will go in the mail on the 17th of No vember, 1041. "With 4 J-2 million trucks in this country today compared with about 1-2 million during the first World War, the United States need not ex perience again a transportation pa talysis-like that of 11)17," the-Com missiomr emphasized "The?truck and bus inventory will provide i formation for Federal officials in planning improved highway trans portation facilities for national de fen so." The inventory offers an opportun ity for truck and bus owners to make a contribution to the defense of tin nation, the -commissioner said With complete returns from the survey, it will be possible to make detailed rec ords of all available highway trans portation facilities by regions and on, a central basis With such records, the country can be organized to m? et any transportation emergency Two units of the Federal Works Agency will conduct the inventory in cooperation with the State The Public Roads Administration will di red the inventory and the WPA will analyze and listf the returns Trucks and busses, are-already, per forming a great service, the cornmis (Continued on page four) Mr. Geo. (.rofton (Juite III 4t Ilia Home Here Suffering a heart attack while at work Wednesday, Mr Geo. Crofton continues quite ill at his home here on North Haughton Street. Although pneumonia has developed, Mr Crof ton was said this morning to be get ling along as well as could be ex pected. HOLIDAYS All county schools will sus pend cluus at thr usual hour next Wednesday afternoon fur the Thanksgiving holidays, the office of the county superintend ent announces. The schools will reopen the following Monday. Thr schools will close on Fri day, December 19th, for the Christmas holidays and reopen on Thursday, January l?<. in ac cordance with a schedule fixed by the county board of educa tion. Believe England Is C Clearing Decks for Second War Front (><-rtlluti? Suiil To Be dunning IV* Offensive \guinsl VVti'ili Kii'-m.i i ? ( Milium upon all lis p? <1 uli i" land tirm in an anticipated rriu'w al ??f tin' drive oil Moscow, ru mors i a scutiofficial nature were Heard todav stating that England was cleani - its decks for opening an ex torsive second front against Hitler in Afnea The prediction was offer ed wdhoiit comment, and if such a mi""?- n oil: '''1 iiii 1'1 i i '1. i nnniTlnig d? * 11 ? ? v. 11 k? f>t secret. drift-many is thnnving thousands of new tanks and tens of thousands of fi? h dock troops in the drive against Moscow in what has been Inscribed a> his greatest and proba ble liis last drive to reach Moscow where lie would establish winter 'Vmi b m?Hnl i-vi'ii ..?Hie anticipat ed drive"was being- announced. Rus sian re po l ls stated that new gaiftt had been oiml*. against the invaders, that twenty villages-had been re captured and that th< Soviet forces wen taking.the initiative in carry ing the war back to Huler's hordes." Kepoits from the Crimea are not very encouraging, but Hitler is yet five hundred miles from the pipe lines beyond the CaUOiASUK. Activities on the war fronts in Kus sia are about to be overshadowed in the Ear East where the tension is admittedly at the breaking point.. Nearly 1.000 American marines have been directed to leave China, the older carrying much importance. President Roosevelt said this morn ing that it is impossible to say if war w ith Japan can be avoided. The Dutch East Indies are entering large s all arrnv maneuvers ?w ith the viitual understanding that a "break" is near at hand. During the mean time. a special Japanese envoy is landing in San Eruncisco this after : noon with a five point program he will present to official Washington The mission has virtually been dis ! counted already, and the United States is not expected to backstop The 22.000 ton aircraft carrier, Ark Royal, has at last been sunk In a brief antiiiunciyiiriit tins morning, the British Admiralty said that the i 'illten Mink" warrior had been sunk in the Mediterranean ju.st east of Gi braltar Attacked and damaged by subniat ini'S. the ship was being tow ,cil ,lu purl whin 11 vvtul to th,i hot? torn, the announcement stating that most of the men had been saved, j Offsetting the adverse report, the British announced that a va ry suc cessful action had been taken by the Admiralty and tin American Navy I against tire Gerimiiis jii the Atlantic, the r< poit apparently ri lining to an -engagement not yet officially an nounced off the coast ad Iceland. The - liftoff tcttrl report efifi+fts- that the -Nil/is, using a new type of suffarp liudi r. and Mihfnaranes, were "sound ly licked tally this wa ? k The new surface raider was said to have car ried mosquito boats just as a ship would carry airplanes United States Ambassadoi to Rus sia Laurence Stemhardt, and Soviet Ambassador to the , United States, Maxim l.itvmofi, more than two days ovei due in their trip with the head of'the British Information Serv ice, landed safely today, according to a iepoit fiaan Cairo The labor situation is up in the an. and while it is serious there is ? till some hope for .i peaceful settle ment John I,. Lewis, leaving a con ference with the President and rep '(Uontinued on page four) Improved Freight Sit\ ice Proposed 1 Promising an improved freight eiviu . the Atlantic Coast Line Rad io,id Company petitioned the Utili ?i? ? Commission in Raleigh last Wed nesday -l?u pcruusMOft to operate truck., on the highways paralleling its lines. Mayor J. L. Hassell,v favor ing the proposed change, represent ed WUhamaton at thi--hearing-. No decision has been made public by the ommissioh as far as it could be learned here today It was pointed out to the commis sion that tin- freight service along the mam and branch lines of the company could be improved by in stituting truck operations to handle less than cai load shipments. Less than carload shipments would be distributed by truck from a given point, po.-Mblv Rocky Mount, for this action The trains would then be speeded up in handling carload ship ments. According to the mayor, it is claimed that shipments could be speeded up as much as a day in some rases. Man Injured In Freak lliflhway Accident Today living Farmer, young white man, was badly hurt in a freak highway accident near Parmele this morning. Farmer was riding on a peanut pick er hitched to a tractor. The connect ing link came loose, one report stat ed and the peanut picker ran off the road, throwing the man off and in juring his hand and head. Hie ex tent of his injuries could not be learned here immediately.