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)
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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
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Agreement Reached in Nel
son Case as Climax to a
Hectic Argument
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 )
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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)
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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
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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.
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Herman Manning,
Joe Martin Appeal
To Supreme Court
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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)
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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.