NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING THE ENTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD EACH WEEK. THE ENTERPRISE NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING THE ENTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD EACH WEEK. VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 75 W'illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 22, 1944. ESTABLISHED 1899 Trial Of Criminal JQffi kei Coni|.4«ta^ In Superior Courl The Court This Week Taking three days to handle i task that was thought possible tc be handled in one day, the Martir County Superior Court completed the trial of the criminal docket lat« Wednesday and immediately tumec its attention to the civil calendar Nine di/orce cases were sandwiched into the proceedings during the meantime and one or two consenl judgments were signed and removed from the calendar. The last of the criminal cases were not finally cleared from the docket until yesterday morning when the jury returned a belated verdict in the case charging George Moore with operating a motor vehicle while un der the influence of intoxicants. The jury, debating the issues for nearly two hours, stood eight to four when Judge Leo Carr, presiding over the term, called for an over-night re cess. Reopening their deliberations yesterday morning, the jurymen reached a decision in a few minutes. The defendant, found guilty after he had appealed from Judge J. C. Smith’s judgment in the county court, was sentenced to the roads for four months. The sentence was suspended upon the payment of a $65 fine and the case costs. His li cense was automatically revoked for one year. The case against Lucille Bowen Brown was advanced another step around its rocky judicial path Wed nesday when she was found guilty in the case charging her with refus ing to obey regulations governing seating on public transportation sys tems and resisting arrest. She was fined $25 and taxed with the cost, the action of the court upholding a judgment handed down by Judge J. C. Smith in the county tribunal. The defense attorney made two motions during and at the end of the trial, one for a judgment of non-suit at the conclusion of sta’p’s evidence and one to have the verdict set aside be cause it was allegedly contrary to the weight of the evidence. Judge Carr overruled both, and an appeal was noted. Judge Carr recognized the first motion in part when he dismissed the charge of resisting ar rest. Appeal bond in the sum of $75 was required and appearance bond was fixed at $150. Sylvester Cherry, young man and World War n veteran, was sentenced to the roads for twelve months for shooting and badly wounding Aole ious Green in the legs. The sentence was suspended on condition that Cherry voluntarily report to the county home farm for work. His sta tus is to be that of a prisoner, Judge Carr explained. The last case was cleared from the criminal docket when the bigamy charge was aired against Arzelia Keel Daniel and Dennis Daniel. The action against Henry Daniel was nol prossed and the other defen dant pleaded guilty of forcible tres pass. She was sentenced to jail for two years, the court placing her on probation for three years and re quiring the payment of a $25 fine and costs. Nine divorces, all based on two years’ separation, were granted: Minnie Louise Bullock against Charlie Mac Bullock. Claude Jenkins against Nina Jen .kins,.----—. . John T. Bunting against Aleen Bunting. Louis Bond against Pecolia Bond. Dr. John W. Smith against Har riott B. Smith. Lonnie Langley against Arzela Keel Langley. Lucille Douglas Hardison against James Hardison. Gladys Taylor against Jeffrey Tay lor. Kelly Teel against Alice M Teel The case charging Leamon James with vagrancy was rmtinued. The case of Willie H. Roberson and others against Mrs. Lyda Bunt ing wes settled by agreement, the plaintiffs accepting $2,000 and re leasing all claims to certain proper ty in question. In the case of Paul Peel, Jr., 14 year-old boy who was hurt in an automobile-bicycle accident last February 25, against Jack McWil liams, the plaintiff through his next friend, received a judgment in the sum of $3,250.00. The court provid ed for the payment out of that sum (Continued on page six) —. ... -ok- —■ -.— Poliomyelitis Victim Removed To Hospital Falling victim of infantile paraly sis a few days ago, Otis Lee Edmond son, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Edmondson of Oak City, was removed to a Durham hospital Wednesday and was later carried to the polio emergency hospital at Hickory. Traveling in a Biggs ambulance, the little fellow was accompanied by Miss Mary Louise Taylor, public health nurse, and it is understood they made the trip all right. The case is the first reported in this county this year. Expect River To Reach Crest j Here Late Flood waters, tearing down tin I Roanoke River Basin following tor North Carolina border, are expect ed to reach a crest of about 13 to 1 feet at this point late next Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning according to the latest informatior received from weather bureau offi ciais. It was explained however, tha' the freshet will not even begin tr approximate the flood in August 1940, when the waters reached i new high point of 20.4 feet. According to the latest informa tion received here, the river wil reach a crest of 47 feet late tonight or early tomorrow at Weldon. Four years ago, the stream reached s crest of about 57 or 58 feet, at that point. It is hard to predict what the Ro anoke will do when it goes on a ram page, but it is certain indeed thal ole man river will meet a match in the new river fill, that traffic will | BRINGS UP THE REAR j ^_i Farmer Raymond Stalls of Cross Roads Township after an official fashion closed the to bacco harvest in this county on Wednesday of this week when he barned the last “pulling.” Farmer Thurman Peaks com pleted the task just one day ahead of him, and a few others are understood to have harvest ed the last of their crops on Monday. Without doubt, the tobacco harvest this season was about the latest if not the latest on record. Late tobacco Is ordinarily hard to handle, and it is likely that fires will be seen burning in some tobacco barns until near the middle of next week. Religious Dispute Being Aired Today In Superior Court -• Agreement Reached in Nel son Case as Climax to a Hectic Argument -$>- ' Parting their ways back in 1942 when feet washing became an issue in their religious activities, the split churches of the Primitive Baptist Correspondence Association of East ern North Carolina went to the civ il courts here for relieT. Recogniz ing the hopelessness in such pro cedure, Judge Leo Carr, presiding over the term, pleaded with the liti gants to apply the real Christian spirit and patch up their differences without resorting to the courts. Conferences were held and while both sides yielded much ground, it was apparent that there was still much fighting to be done along the last mile. Judge Carr ordered a re cess late yesterday afternoon and the case is being aired in open court this morning with a bevy of attor neys doing most of the airing. The issues in this case are not quite clear to the average layman, but it is understood that the trouble within the 17-church association had its beginning several years ago. Four churches favored feet washing ev ery “tiu'ee hfonths.*'and the" other thirteen churches were content with only annual washing. The differences reached a climax at a meeting back in 1942 when the four chuiehes, claiming a majority of followers, elected Oscar Little moderator over Elder J. A. Cherry. It is understood that Elder Cherry, who was later to recognize the error of his way and return, and the members of the thir teen churches walked out. And then the argument arose over the owner ship of the association’s name. Considerable value is apparently attached to that name as the color ed brethren and sisters havt packed the courtroom day after day to hear (Continued on page six) PACKAGES v_ Old Santa packed up and set out during th*> first week of the mailing period with nearly 150 bundles for Martin County young men in all parts of the world. The mailing rush hasn’t gotten underway as yet, and it is expected that the number will reach and pass 100 packages a day about the first of October. There were very few duplicates in the first week’s mailings from the iocal office, it was learned. No report could be had from oth er post offices in the county, but mailings are mounting in them, it is understood. October 15th is the deadline for mailing Christmas packages, but mailing before that date is advisable. Senders are again reminded to enclose the name and address ot the serviceman as well as write it plainly on the outside of the package. continue uninterrupted over U. S Highway 17. Traffic was tied up if- week, tuST are now' open, it was announced. As best as it can be predicted a this time, the river will overflow its banks here by about 3 1-2 feet meaning that the road leading off the highway to the fertilizer plant wit be covered by possibly several inches but it is not expected to block traf fic there. The high water is expected to com pare closely w ith those reported in early 1‘136. In January of that year the stream reached a crest of 14.7. In February, the same year, the riv er overflowed, reaching a crest ot 14,2 A month later it bobbed up again, reaching a crest of 13.9 feet, and then for the fourth time that year it reached a crest of 12.7 in I April. Those freshets attracted very i little attention, but sandbags were packed on the old liver fill as a precautionary measure. |T« Collect Clothes | For Needy Victims In War-Torn Areas ——-ifr— MininK'rial (>r«ui|t Urg<*s I a* cal People lo Aiil Drive Beginning Sunday With the approach or winter the need for clothing for victims of the war becomes an urgently pressing problem. The Hon. Herbert H. Leh man, head of the United National Re lief and Rehabilitation Administra tion has asked that churches shall undertake to collect clothing in their respective communities. The Church Committee on Overseas Relief and Reconstruction also urges immed iate action and participation by all churches, service clubs, Boy and Girl Scout troops and other com munity organizations. Members of all the churches in Willinmston have been urged by the ministerial association of Wiiliams ton to help meet a need so great and so urgent that neglect will mean act ual loss of life. In Williamston the churches are handling the campaign. Clothing may be brought to the Baptist Church and the church group will see that it gets to the shipping cen ter. The campaign is to open Sep tember 24. and close October 4 Former Governor Lehman said of this effort: “The task is large. The lime available for preparation is short. We cannot fail those millions who need help now. The tenets of every faith prescribe1 prompt and generous action to meet such emer gencies and avert needless suffer ing.” The ram] ,dgn objective is 15 mil lion pounds of clothing, which will meet the urgent needs of war-strick en peoples in liberated countries. The clothing will be distributed free to needy men, women and children, through UNRRA The need is for good serviceable used clothing. The following types are indicated: In fants’ garments all types, particu larly knit goods; Men’s and boys’ garments—overcoats, topcoats, suits, jackets, shirts, work clothes, such as overalls, sweaters, underwear, robes, pajamas; Women’s and girls’ gar ments—coats, jackets, skirts, sweat iTs,'.dTesses, underwear, aprons, jumpers, smocks, robes, nightwear; Bedding—blankets, afghans, sheets, pillow cases, quilts, etc. Clothing need not be in perfect re (Continued on page six) No One Is Hurt In Two Road Wrecks —■?.— • No one was hurt and no great damage was done to property in two highway accidents in this coun ty last Wednesday. Losing control of his car on a curve between here and Everetts, Jack Dixon crashed into a telephone pole and tore it from its mooring about 3 o’clock that morning. Neither Dix on nor his wife was hurt Damage to the car was estimated at about $300 by Patrolman W. E. Saunders who investigated the accident. Making his third trip as a driver of a school bus out of Robersonville or: the Gold Point Road, youthful James Garland Warren ran the ve hicle infflre^ar of a state highway truck Wednesday afternoon. The lad was driving at a low speed, and no one was hurt, and damage to the bus will hardly exceed $50. The state truck, driven by Harold Warren, was unloading dirt along the highway. Warren was replaced on the bus by a 16-year-old boy named Keel. Small Canadian Air Force Unit Passes Through Here -$ A comparatively small group of men, presumbaly belonging to the Royal Canadian Air Force, stopped here for a short while last Wednes day afternoon. They were traveling in a special bus. PRISONER? Samuel Jeremiah TPJi/iams, said to be of W;lIi.amston, is a prisoner of war in Germany, ac cording to a short -wave broad cast heard by friends of local people in -Norfeli^^ ■P^mghv. Yn e 'm9t wa .i e ,'.s t STwHH!^ from Berlin, offered no details, and it is possible the broadcast was misunderstood. As far as it could be learned here no boy by that name ever registered for Selective Service in this county. It is possible that someone by that name calls this his home and registered and en tered the service elsewhere. Roberson ville Boy Killed in Accident —$— Robert Perry, young Robevsonville man, was killed instantly in an auto bile accident between Wilmington and Carolina Beach late yesterday afternoon. Few details of the ac cident could be learned here im mediately, but it was said that the ear a telephone pole the car whose name could not be learned, was in a Wilmington hos pital seriously hurt. The young man’s body is expected to roach Robersonville this afternoon and funeral services will bo held in the Robersonville Christian Church Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. C. B. Mashburn of Farmville, a former pastor of the Robersonville church, and Rev. John L. Goff, Wil liamston minister, will conduct the last rites. The son of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Perry, he was 25 year sold, and had been employed by a bus company in Wilmington for about two years. At the time of the accident be was on his way home at Carolina Beach aft ter the day’s work. He was married several years ago to Miss Mary Ruth Everett and she survives with two small children, Brenda and James Robert. He also is survived besides his parents by three sisters, Mrs. Benson Bass of Macclesfield, Mrs. John Day of Wilson and Miss Mary Ann Perry of Robersonville. Lad lladly llnrl In Fall i At School Wednesday A. D. Taylor, 11 years old, was painfully and almost seriously hurt in a fall at the grammar school here Wednesday, the youth being the first casualty reported during the new term. “I was chasing another hoy, and he ran through some sawed-off shrubbery. I thought 1 could go through it, too. I stumbled and fell against tne buiidii.g,” the lad said. His head struck the corner of the brick building and cut a deep gash in his forehead. He is able to be out now. | TOBACCO SALES i v/ Tobacco sales are pushing on toward the three and one-half million-pound mark today on the local market. Through yes terday, (he market had sold 3, 256,210 pounds for $1,374,798.48, an average of $42.22 per hun dred pounds. It is estimated that between three-quarters of a million pounds of the leaf are on the floors this morning. Some damaged tobacco is be-- r ing found and that has had a | tendency to weaken the price average by fractions of a point. Farmers are cautioned not to put their tobacco on the floor In high order. Leaf placed on the floors in good shape is holding up well, it was said. r | Bitter Fighting Is | In Vvj£»re&rr\\oi(*r MosFMajor Fronts Planes Destroyed Fierce fighting was in progress on nearly every major front in the Eu ropean war today, as powerful Al lied armies plunged ahead for the kill. In some sectors, the news is not the most encouraging, but the Allies are forming for what could be the last major offensive and a drive toward Berlin. The stubborn and fanatic resistance offered by the enemy adds importance to the Al lied drive. Possibly the most precarious posi tion on the fronts today is in north ern Holland where daring airborne forces, isolated and outnumbered, are trying to ward off capture and hold their gains until help can reach them. The British Second Army is moving in their direction, late reports placing them within sev en miles of their goal. Surprise attacks have been report ed dining recent days. American airborne troops swooped down in a daring move to seize the vital low er Rhine bridge at Nijmegen. The daring lads rushed on the bridge and snatched demolition fuses from their sockets to take the structure intact. One report declared the bridge was carrying heavy war traffic to vital regions in the renewed drive to turn the Siegfried Line and open the route to the great industrial Ruhr. Farther to the south, great tank battles are raging, the latest en gagements proving costly to the en emy. It was admitted, however, that Allied losses were comparatively large. Inside Germany, Americans state that the advance is hampered by bitter house-to-house fighting. Counterattacks to drive them out or back have been futile, but it was said that General Patton’s men had yielded some ground at one point. In Italy, the British have taken Rimini and their forces are pouring into the Po Valley. The Russians are rapidly drawing to a close their great Baltict drive, late reports stating that hundreds of thousands of the enemy are caught in a spot vulnerable to the Red Fleet on one side and the Red Army on the other. Admiral Halsey's carrier task force (Continued on page six) Seventeen Cases In Justice’s Court Here Justice J. L. Hassell forged ahead to hold a prominent place in judicial proceedings this week. The superior court attracted the crowds, Record er J. C. Smith heldfgrth in a corner and Justice Hassbriand 1 ed seven teen cases himself. Jesse Whitley, charged with disor derly conduct, was fined $10 and tax ed with $12.50 costs. Boatman Bland and Wheeler Beach .were required to pay $8.50 costs for disorderly conduct. Roy Boston was sentenced to the roads for thirty days for disorderly conduct. The sentence was suspend ed upon good behavior and payment of $0.50 costs. Thirteen cases were sent to the county court witli_ the defendants Under bond, as" 1ft I lows: Herbert Reeves, assault; James Briley and Curley Brown, no drivers’ licenses; William Wynn, interfering with an officer; Harry Bell, Herman Moor ing, Elmon, John and Horace Lee, John D. Dugger and Henderson Woolard, liquor law violations; Dave Melton, drunken driving. Enrollment Comparison For the first time in several years, attendance upon the ten white schools in this county fell below the 3,000 mark last Monday when the new term got underway. A total en rollment of 2,940—2201 in the elementary and 739 in the high school departments—was reported, these figures comparing with 2,224 in the elementary and 784 in the high school, a year ago. Four of the ten schools reported increases in their attendance, Jamesville leading with a gain of 28 pupils. The tabulations below offer a comparison of the enroll ment figures in the ten white schools, by departments, for the opening days this year and last: 194's 1944 Ele. H. S, Total 90 399 64 189 66 305 185 749 Ele. H. S. 332 95 133 58 210 65 584 185 212 Total 427 191 275 769 212 477 42 54 143 350 Jamesville Farm Life Bear Grass Williamston Everetts Robersonville Gold Point Hassell Hamilton Oak Citv 309 125 239 564 228 283 55 51 169 201 228 229 512 140 351 55 51 169 281 196 42 210 140 54 143 2224 784 3008 2201 739 2940 JTVo 1 folondanls Draw ^ ' Road Term for Aiding 4*ran i i rnr*^ | REOPENING ) v/ The bandage room is opening in its new quarters in the town hali, third floor, this evening at 8 o’clock, it was announced by the chairman, Mrs. J. B. Tay lor. Completing its August quota last Sunday when ten volun teers reported, the bandage room now has material for 25,200 sur gical dressings. It is fairly cer tain that willing volunteers in Bear Grass, Macedonia, James ville and Hamilton will give val uable aid in handling and com pleting the task in record time. The same schedule of hours will be observ'd locally that was in effect before the project was moved to new quarters, and all local people are earnestly asked to participate in the work. The room will not be open on Saturday, but on all other days it will open from 2 to 5:30 and from 8 to 10, including Sunday afternoon but not Sunday night. Foreman Roberson Submits His First Grand jury Report Affairs of ('oimly Apparently In Excellent Shape, 'Flu* Report Shows Submitting his first report as foreman of Martin County's perma nent grand jury, Vance L. Roberson praised the various county agencies and several of the department and advanced only one recommendation. The jury completed its report last Monday afternoon. The report follows, in detail: We have passed on all bills of in dictment presented to us. We visited the clerk of court’s of fice' and found it to be in excellent condition with all guardians’ ac counts properly filed. We found the register of deeds’ of fice in excellent shape and all bondsi In order. The audit top the past fisd cal year has not been completed, therefore this report was not avail able. The sheriff’s office and the tax col lector’s office were found in good condition, with all records up to date. We visited the office of superin tendent of schools and found it in excellent condition. We checked justices of peace re ports and found them all filed with the clerk of court and fines submit ted to the treasurer. We visited the county jail and found it in a clean and well kept conditiorn. We found three Negro male inmates there. We visited the county home and prison farm and found that all rec ommendations in prior grand jury reports have been complied with, or they are now in the process of be ing compiled with. When these re pairs are completed, till buildings will be in good condition with the exception of the plastering in the nurse’s quarters of the Tb. ward. This plastering is badly bulged and almost ready to fall, and we recom mend that it be repaired. (Continued on page six) -1 Kiwanians Hear Returned Airman Captain Charles Daniel. (J S. Army Air Corps, briefly but interestingly related to the members of the Ki wanis Club here last night many of his experiences while completing his 50 missions in the Italian war thea tre. He reviewed his trip to and from the Mediterranean area and spoke at length on two or three missions made by him and his crew that proved to be extremely dangerous and exciting. Following Captain Daniel, Rev. Hurley of the Methodist Church, spoke for a short time, not about the winning of the war, but the winning of the peace. He offered no definite solution to the perplexing problem but he did point out the many obstacles that would face the leaders of the many nations when they gather about the peace table. Announce Revival In Church At Macedonia --<$ Beginning Sunday night, Septem ber 24, a revival meeting will be held in the Macedonia Christian Church. The meeting will continue through Sunday, October 1. The services will begin each night at 8:30 with Rev. Guy Saunders con ducting the meetings. * V Herman Manning, Joe Martin Appeal To Supreme Court i . — Witnesses Give Martin Good Character in Open Court Here Herman Manning and Joe Martin were sentenced to hard labor on the roads for two years in superior court here late last Wednesday afternoon in the case charging them with aid ing and abetting in an illegal opera tion, the sentence climaxing a trial lasting the greater part of two days. Reopening the trial following a re cess over Monday night, the state called two witnesses Tuesday morn ing and rested its case. The defend ants held a thirty-minute conference wtih their counsel, and Joe Martin pleaded guilty and took the stand. Just prior to that unexpected movy, Joe Hale, Tarboro man and state witness, took the stand and told that he was in the home of Margar et Phillips on the night of June 5, that Herman Manning came there and told the Phillips girl that some one wanted to see her in a car in front of tin* home. She went to the ear. Hale further stated that he saw Herman Manning driving toward Goldsboro early in the afternoon of June 10 and saw them returning la ter that day. Margaret Phillips, the last witness for the state, said that she went to the ear and discussed the proposed trip to Goldsboro with Marlin and Manning, but she would not agree to make the trip with them. Taking the stand, Martin said that he knew the girl, (Reulah Brown) a* a friend, that she came to him and explained she was in trouble and wanted help. He explained that he did not know what to do, and then the girl said that (here was a man m Goldsboro who would do the work. Martin said he went to see Herman Manning about making the ti ip to Goldsboro, that he hesitated at first, claiming that gas was scarce. Manning .according to the witness finally agreed to make the trip as a matter of accommodation. • -it -was fairly apparent that the witness was trying to shield Man ning when he maintained that he (Manning) did not know about the plans or mission. Continuing his tes timony, Martin said that they made a trip to Goldsboro on June 7 and made arrangements for the illegal operation that later cost the young woman her life. It was explained by the witness that Manning put them out at a filling station, that he (Martin) did not see the doctor that trip. On Friday, June !), Martin saw Manning again and made plans for the trip the next day, still maintain ing that Manning knew nothing about the nature of the business. On Saturday, the two men called for the Brown girl, continued to Tarboro where they picked up two girls and went on to Goldsboro, Mar tin saying that he and Beulah Brown got out at a filling station and continued to the doctor’s home. Martin, maintaining that he did not know the doctor’s name, said he saw a man enter the house from the rear. It, was told that he would pos sibly recognize the man if he were to see him. About forty minutes the girl came out and they made the i cturn trip home. In rebuttal, the state placed Sal lie Blown, sister of the dead wo man, back on the stand. She said that Martin and Manning brought Beulah home late Saturday after noon and Manning told her and her sister not to tell any one about the trip, why it. was made and wiio car ried her. Defense Attorney B A. Critcher, representing Manning, addressed the jury, and lie was followed by Solici tor Don Gillam who made a really stirring appeal for a conviction. Court was recessed at 1:15 for lunch. Judge Leo Carr, presiding over the regular term of the superior court, (Continued on page six) -- Big Anti-Aircraft Guns Pass Through This Week Mounted on tires weighing more than 500 pounds each, several big anti-aircraft guns were pulled through here this week Their trav el route was not learned. The fight ing pieces were the largest seen here since several big gun? were parked over night on local streets months ago. Squirrel hunters, gathering around to marvel at the equipment, wera Interested in buying a couple, ex plainirg that they could locate and fire it up town and send Tom Bran don, Roy Peel, Sheriff Roebuck and some of the other boys into tha swamps to pick up the squirrels. Tha cost? That wasn’t mentionad.

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