THE ENTERPRISE MAKE EVERY i PAYDAY i BOND DAY Ft Victory... Bmy U. J. DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS if illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March Id, 1942. VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 21 ESTABLISHED 1899 Thirty-Four Cases Are on Civil Court Calendar for Trial! Few Important Actions Found | In List for Trial During Two Weeks Term $ Thirty-four civil cases have been | placed on the calendar for trial the Martin County Superior Court during the two weeks term conven ing next weekrAi. a wliulerthf cal endar carries very few cases of in- | ierest to the general public, many of them having been in the courts for | as long as two years. Allotting next Monday to the trial of criminal cases, the Martin Coun ty Bar Association has tentatively calendared the first civil case for trial next Tuesday morning Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, is to prelide over the term. A brief review of the calendared | cases follows: In the suit of Vanderford against | Hodges, the action involves a mule. The Griffin case against Marriner | is one involving a piece of land. In his suit against Bellftower. Plaintiff Jones is asking damages al leged to have resulted in an automo bile accident about two years ago Biggs is suing to recover from Bri ley damages alleged to have result ed in an accident at Bethel last sum mer. J. W. Bailey is suing an insurance I company tor disability and policy premium refunds. Chesson is claiming damage from the town of Robersonville. alleging that at a result of the defendant's negligence his automobile was dam aged when it crashed into an open ditch. Whltaker, a young girl, is asking damages alleged to have resulted when she was slapped by defendant Roberson. R. B Nelson is suing to recover j damages from Roberson which hi alleges resulted in an accident on I the Hamilton Road near Spring | Green some months ago. Haywood Rogers is asking the I court to set aside his mother's will Minga Rogers is contesting the ac tion Davis, alleging the defendant's train fired and damaged his timber lands, is suing the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company for dam ages. The old case involving h boundary line and brought by D. L Howell against E. P. Leathers is on the cal endar G. N. Cowcn is suing L. B Flem ing for $40 damages alleged to have resulted when the defendant's cow damaged his ear The cases oil the calendar are, as | follows: Tuesday, March 17: Vanderford vs Hodges; Griffin against Marriner Wednesday. March 18: Matthews I versus Downs; James against Bell- | flower; Fertilizer Co vs. McMillan; Fertilizer Co. against Davis; Fertiliz er Co. versus Reed; Watkins & Co. (Continued on page six) j, Number Sign For Nutrition Course! Plans for the Red Cross Standard Nutrition course, sponsored by both the Senior and Junior Women's clubs of Williamston, are well underway, according to reports from club offi cers yesterday. The Virginia Elec-1 trie and Power Company has offer ed the services of its home econom ist. Miss Irene James, who has been j appointed by the American Red Cross as instrucftir of food and nu trition with full authority to con duct the classes in nutrition. The course is a simple study ai. what foods to eat; why we should eat them and how best to provide them at reasonable cost. Along with this information food demonstra tions and exhibitions will be held. This course is known as the Red I Cross Standard Nutrition Course of | twenty hours. A minimum of eigh teen hours must be attended in or-1 der to receive a certificate. The Wo men's clubs are especially anxious to have a large number to attend the classes and receive certificates. If the attendance drops below twenty-five the course will automatically be dis continued. Approximately 35 women have al-1 ready signed for the course and oth ers are expected to enroll. If inter ested, you are asked to call either Mrs. H. O. Peele, Mrs. K. D Worrell or Mrs. Ben Courtney. The time and days on which the course will be given will be published next week. A standard nutrition certificate is necessary in order to enroll in the Red Cross Canteen Course which the Junior Woman's Club is expecting to sponsor at the end of the nutrition coursa. The following women have signed for this special course: Mesdames Z. T. Piephoff, Ben Courtney. "Jack Manning, Urbin Rogers, Miller Har rell, Woodrow Tice, Henry Manning. Dean Speight, John Williams, J. H. Saunders, Jr., George Whitehurst. John Hardy, Dred Darden, John Ward, Irving Margolis, Charlie Bow ers, Richard Elliott, C. B. Clark, Jr., Daisey Pope, Richard Levin, Edwin Peel, David Davis, James Cook, Paul Simpson, E. P. Cunningham. N. C. Green, Prank Margolis, Hoke Rober son, Mack Simpaon and H. O Peel. Family of Submarine Hero Mrs. Virginia Dempsey and her son, James Stewart Dempsey, 3Vi, are shown in their Germantown, Pa., home admiring a photo of their hero, Lieut. James C. Dempsey. He was one of seven-U. S. submarine commanders awarded the Navy Cross for "especially meritorious con duct" in actions against the Jap naval forces in the Far East. (Central I*res* > Bank Night Is Ruled Unlawful By Coburn INCREASING Bolstered by a hefty gain in Bear Grass, property values in this county continue to reflect a sizable increase. Tax Supervisor C. I). Carstarphen stating today that five townships, including all the smaller ones, show an in crease of $180,482 in assessed property values. The Bear Grass listings, just reported, are tentatively fixed at $645,488 as compared with $593,005, a resulting gain of $52. 482. Increases in the number of hog's accounted for a large por tion of the gain, it was pointed out. No reports have been filed for Jamesville, Williamston, Rob ersonville. Hamilton and Goose Neat. Much Interest In Diet Experiment Stressing the value of a well-bal anced diet, Di M it Evans, <>f the State Health Department* is treat ing much interest with an experi ment now in progress in the local schools. The white rats which are being used for a nutritional demonstration showed a marked progress. Those rats that Ihevc been fed a well bal anced diet in the high school (Miss Glazner's room) gained a hundred and twenty grams over the ones fed an unbalanced diet in a short per iod of two weeks. In the graded school (Mrs. Crawford's room) the rats fed on a well balanced diet gain ed a hundred and seventy-five grams over those fed an unbalanced diet in a similar two-week period. How ever, one need not look at them on the scales to see a marked change Growth is the most important in dication of good health in all young things. Likewise, of all-thc controlL able factors which affect growth, food is the most important. Children are frequently skeptical of the value of following good food habits. When this is the case, there is often a change in attitude if they can see, as the children, of Williamston schools are seeing, the contrast of young rats fed on adequate and inadequate diets. This is especially true since th# rats are eating the same type foods that the children eat. Hot Time Is Had At Salvage Meet A hot time was had by all at a meeting of State salvage dealers in Greensboro yesterday, local repre sentatives stating that the session almost blew up when a government official direct from the War Produc tion Board in Washington called all the junk dealers liars. Said to have been drinking, the War Board representative was fi nally ousted from the meeting. "It is apparent that some of the dealers are trying to take advan tage of the situation, but over 90 per cent of them are willing and anxious to do all they can to aid the war ef fort,** one of the representatives from here stated upon his return early to day. The meeting drew fire from the War Board representative when he asked dealers to list the prices they paid for waste materials. The an swers apparently were evasive. And so it goes with America's war pro gram. If there were tangible results at the meeting, theye were not disclos ed. Judge Rolit. Column ('alls Seven Cases'In The County s Court ProHenites Gambling: In General While l)efen ing lli* (llient Theater bank nights ran afoul of i the law in this county last Monday ; when the practice was branded us a lottery and without legal status by Judge Robert L. Coburn in the re corder's court. The alleged violation of the law designed t?> control or stamp out lotteries was.of a techni cal nature, and the charge was the result of action brought by a dis gruntled ticket holder rather than as the result of any expressed desire to uphold the law or to reform.a de generate world. Citing cases in sev eral states of the Union, Judge Co burn ruled that the bank night fea ture was unlawful, and the defend ant. J M Highsmith, owner-opera j tor of a Robersonville theater, was i found guilty. The court, withhold ing a fine, first ordered the defend ant to pay the costs of the case and "cease and desist" in the operation of bank nights. The court later con tinued the case under prayer for [judgment, intimating that final ac tion would await a direct ruling in the case from the State attorney gen eral. There was some doubt as to whether the judgment would per mit the continuance of the bank night program until the ruling is had. Attorneys J C. Smith and H. G. Horton are handling the case for the defendant. The case was carried into the | courts by J. S. Whitman, Parmele man. Whitman went to the theater, saw the show and when the draw ing was held he. according to his testimony, could not set? the number on his ticket and went to the light. Learning that he Tut ilthc lucky tic le ft, he went back but too late to prosecute his claim. The $70 cash prize was carried over with anoth er ten added to the amount. Attorney Smith, pleading for his client, maintained that the defend ant was not operating a lottery, th&t the theater patron received his mon ey's worth when he saw the show that the bank night prize was extra. , Smith then went on to designate real, j honest-to-goodness gambling, and I some mention was made about the prosecuting attorney rolling the (Continued on page six) 1 : Rides Army Plane Home For Funeral Learning of the serious condition of his father too late to make passen ger plane connections, S W Man ning, Jr., was flown from Hendrick's Field. Fla , to Raleigh last Tuesday by a large Army bomber. Leaving the Florida field at 3:10, the huge B-17 bomber flew the approximate ly 700 miles in two hours and fifty minutes. Flying a straight course, the young man estimated they were almost 100 miles from the shore at one time, that they did not see land until they nearcd Charleston and from then on, the navigator was kept busy check ing off the towns and cities. "He steered us right over the middle of Raleigh," the young man said, speak ing of the navigator. Manning was met in Raleigh and reached home about 8:30 Tuesday evening, the trip from Raleigh requiring almost as much time as the flight from Flor ida to Raleigh. Jap Drive Toward Australia Halted For The Present Ku**ia Start* Lurplx) Serial N umbers Are Assigned In Preparation For National Draft Lottery To Be Held Next Tuesday County Equalization Board To Hold Meeti ug Next Monday] Meeting as a board of equalization and review, the Martin County com missioners will next Monday morn ing, March 16th, willingly listen to all complaints from those owners who have reason to believe or think their property has been placed on the 1942 tax books at a higher as sessed valuation than it should be according to the schedule of values in effect for all property m gener al. The board, crowded out of its own room m the courthouse, will meet in the agricultural building at 9 .'!<> o'clock. No real property was revalued this year, and any complaints against the real holdings will hardly be in order except in those cases where new buildings were erected or where the condition of the property has been altered by fire, wind or other simi lar causes. Those property owners who wish to file complaints are urged to do so at the meeting next Monday as con sideration at a later date is optional with the authorities. Requests for changes in valuations after the tax books are prepared often causes con fusion and necessitates much extra work and trouble Ordinarily very few complaints are filed with the commissioners in those years when no revaluation is effected. Real properties were re valued last year and since no changes were made, very few complaints are anticipated by the board next Mon day. However, every property own er has a legitimate and perfect right 1 to appear before the authorities and appeal for a-.change in his property 1 listings. The board will be in session just as long as it is necessary to' I hear any and all complaints Nineteen Criminal Cases On Superior Doeket For Trial ? Jml^e J. I Fri/./.rllr W ill 1'reniile Over Term Opening Monthly Nineteen criminal doses are on ti??* | docket for trial m the Martin Coun- j ty Superior Court during the two weeks of the regular March term convening next Monday with Judge J. Paul Friz/elle presiding. No cases of unusual interest are on the dock et, and the court is likely to attract very little attention from the general public. Believing the criminal docket will be cleared in short order, the Mar tm Cotmty?Bar?Association has scheduled civil cases for trial next Tuesday. Thirty-six civil cases have been placed on the calendar, but most of them are of little interest to the general public The court will hardly last the full two weeks, it is believed. Cases on tin* criminal docket are, as follows: Roosevelt Pagan, larceny and re ceiving. Pagan, wanted for the lar ceny of an automobile, is serving a 1 term in prison for another alleged ci\ime and he is not expected to ap j pear for trial. The case has been j pending in the courts of this county for a year. Henry Ellison, drunken driving. Adjudged guilty in the county court, Ellison appealed to the higher tri bunal arid lulled 10..appear when called last December. Charles 11. Aycrs, false pretense. This case was continued from the December term. Howard Griffin, forgery. The case was continued last December. Narcissus Williams, charged with an .assault with a deadly weapon, ap pealed from a judgment in-the coun ty court. Wesley James, bigamy. Jonah demons, drunken driving, appealed from a lower court judg ment. llarry Davis is lacing the court on two counts, aiding and abetting in forgery and false pretense. Edgar Taylor and Willie Taylor are charged with breaking into a Hamilton store. Bonnie Hollomun is facing the court in two cases charging forgery. Ncwcom Boston, alleged to have attacked and almost killed James Boston with an axe, -is facing the court on a charge of an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Claiming James was paying too much attention to his wife, the de fendant ran him down with an axe. Knocking him down with the weapon the defendant then directed a mean ingful blow on the man's head. He (Continued on page six) 1 To Change Grand Jury Personnel ??? In accordance with the special law establishing a "permanent" grand jury for Martin County, the superior court in session here next week will release nine of the jury members and add nine new ones to the list. Messrs. D. D. Coburn, the fore jman of the body for the past six months, Thurston Wynne, Mayo Har dison, W M. Savage. Zack Cowan, Jesse Keel, Arthur Peaks, F. F Ed wards, and M. W. Bissell are retir ing after serving as members of the jury for the first period. Messrs. Frank Weston, E H. Gaylord, David T Griffin, A F. Lilley, J Daniel Lilley, L. D. Roebuck, J. C. Taylor, J. H Crisp and R C. Everett will con tinue to serve until next September with the nine new members to be chosen next Monday. CAMUDATK John C Rodman. Jr . of Wash ingtoii, (his week announced his candidacy for the State Sen ate from this, the second dis trict. Hugh Ci. Morton, local man, announced his candidacy a few days ago for one of the two seats. To date, no opposition has presented itself in the senatorial race. Start Deliveries 01 Waste Paper Here Plans for receiving waste paper antl other scrap materials such as lags, discarded rubber at the plant ??f the Willianvston Parts and Metal Company on West Main Street are about complete, the management stating today that deliveries would be accepted for waste paper tomor row While arrangements for handl ing the paper have not been complet ed, the management stated that the material would !>.ri>truiit?? To Be Call ril into \rm\ Srrurr On V Katio lta?i? Posting the namos of 1.289 now registrants Ntoday. the Martin Cc.un ty Draft Board is ready for the na tional lottery to bo held in Washing? ton next Tuesday evening at 6:00 o'clock As a public service feature, this paper is~carrying a complete list of serial numbers with the names of the owners arranged as best was possible by post office address and race Those men who registered on February 17th can find their serial numbers in the group appearing at the bottom of this page and on an other page in this paper. If they would know their order numbers im mediately after they are determined next Tuesday, they can take the ser ial number and follow the drawing If the serial number "T 1" is drawn first which, of course, isn't hardh likely, then the registrant holding I that number will have order number j 10.001 If the serial number 1.289 is drawn first, then the holding of that number will have order number 10. 001. Those who plan to keep up with the drawing as it progresses or who | would check with the national list it will likely appear in the state press the following day or Thursday" are warned to ignore.ail serial num bers in excess of 1.209. For instance, if the serial number "1.300" is drawn first, it will not apply to this coun ty. I Just how the new registrants will he drawn into the service picture is not ilefinitely known at this time, ' No instructions have been received i by the draft board in this county, but | according to unofficial information ; received here, it is now believed that some of the new Registrants will soon | he in line for service more or less im i mediately It was first announced that the new registrants would be I drawn into service only after .the first and second registrations were j exhausted or virtually so If that rul ' ing had beet! allowed to stand, netf registrants in this county could have expected many months of.grace, but it is now understood that the new ruling will call for the new regis trants to Ik* filtered in with the old j registrants on a ct-rhiin ratio and ;ic=? l cording to age groups. That ratio has not been announced, but it is believ ed that it will stand about possibly j three to one or possibly a greater 'disparity than that m this county, meaning that every time three men ire called from the old 'registration? groups, one will be called from the (new, provided, of course, this ration j is established. In this county there are approxi j mutely 3,590 men in the first two | registration lists. Nearly 2,800 of that i number have been classified. It is j understood that about 1.800 ordei I numbers have been exhausted, and that there are about 300 potential j 1 A men in reserve. The last regis tration is swelling the potential man powei for possible military service, and it is believed in some quarters that fairly large numbers of men will be moving out within the next few months from hoth the old and new registrations. The serial numbers which can well be forgotten after the lottery nrxt ruesday, follow: HARDENS ? WHITE Charlie Lee Bland 703 Hershel E Daniel 310 Fred Dunn 343 Julian Pagan 312 Robert Bruce Pagan.-* 281 Thomas E. Harden 1104 Marvin Hardisoii 468 Walter Leon Nobles 1145 William Henry Oliver 1045 William Birt Seott 390 Charlie Lee Stanley 517 Melvin C. Stalls 518 Jarvis Edward Waters 753 Raleigh P. Williams 733 HARDENS ? COLORED Joseph Clark 1107 Hermon Peele 991 JAMESVILLE ? WHITE Garland M Anderson 1035 Edward S. Brown 843 Walter L. Brown 848 Edwin Horace Carson ,77 fll James Henry Girven Guy Fleming 299 Joseph Halsey Davis 220 Otis Elbert Hardison 998 Kinneth R. Hassell 1017 Andrew J. Holliday 1080 (Continued on page four) ? Firemen Hailed To Gnu* Fire Near The Laundry Swept by a strong wind fire burn ed over a large grass plot bark of the New Carolina Warehouse and near the laundry Wednesday after noon at 5:20 o'clock. No damage was done but several buildings includ ing a couple of outhouses threatened.