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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK " ■ in. ' YOLIWIE YLIY—NUMBER 33 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 23, 1946 ESTABLISHED 1899 Council Discusses Food Problems At Meeting Recently ()ffn> Recommendations To roiiM ixi1 Food For Slarxiii*; OxersPas The United States Department of Agriculture Council which is made up of agriculture workers in the county met in th& agricultural building last Tuesday, and elected J. C. Eubanks, Farm Security Supervisor, chairman, and Miss Verna Belle Lowrey, home eco nomics teacher, secretary. Recommendations of the Fam ine Emergency Commitee were read and the recommended goals were adopted. "We are faced with an urgent demand for food to save human lives abroad,” the chairman de clared. "France needs more food because her crop was cut due to a drought. This was the worst drought there in 100 years. Re cent droughts in India, Africa, Australia and Argentina reduced the wheat crop. In addition, the demands for food for our own people have been larger than was expected.” the chairman added. "The foods that we have in shorli I supply are rice, wheat, cereals, sugar, lats and oils. Such items as dairy products, meats, and (tiled beans and peas are Scarce in many countries. "We want to save by: Using less bread at each meal, serve fewci tiled foods, save and re ire tats and oils for cooking pur poses; use less oils and salad dressings. “The county USDA Council is recommending to each home to reduce food consumption by fol lowing the fourteen steps listed below : Save Wheat: 1. More efficient use of bread to prevent waste. 2. Use los bread at each meal. Hero, the committee suggested use of potatoes, oat cereals, and fruits .is alternates for wheat products. 3. Use more coi n bread instead of wheat b'i cad. 5. Single crust or open pics in place of two crust pies. (i Substitute fruits and other desserts in place of pastries and cakes 7. Eliminate throe-layer cakes. Save fats and oils: 1. Serve fewer fried foods. 2. Save and re-use fats and oils for cooking purposes. 3. Sahage all fats that cannot he re used and turn them into youi butcher or grocer. 4. I. c li s oils and salad drt: s ings (i Re use lats and grease, of oil dressings. (i. Rt u„o fats and grease. 7. Boil or broil lather than fry fish and othi i meats. ,\<# Urfmil (hi Haulvr Soul Solo In (homily -- The office of the Marlin Coun ty Welfare Department was closed yesterday and no report could be had on the annual sale of Easter ■seals for crippled children. Local pi ll scouts handled the street sales last Saturday and were said to have bet n successful. IMIOSHIVL v_/ Hit condition hemming mori’ or lcs,s serious last Thursday night, I.idle Miss Peggy Harrison was removed to a Durham hospital last Fri day morning for treatment. Before she could make the (lip. --hr was given a pint of blood in the hospital here, the transfusion being the ll.lrd she has received during the past five or six years, tine report slated that she had re ceived at least two additional transfusions since mining ttie Durham hospital I irly yesterday she was said to be some brighter, but little could be learned about her general condition or how long she yyould be a patient in ihr hos pital. Her address is. Peggy Har rison, Howland Ward, Duke Hospital, Durham, N. C. It is quite cci (am that letters and cards from friends and ac quaintances will he greatly a ppi'er ia ted. Wiliiamstou's volunteer firemen are sending her a SIUU check this week. I Report Last - Minute Rush i To Register For Election — - j After dragging along and at * tract1ng very TiYu*'1';’f!cftffifu"'xor two weeks, the registration for the special election in the Williams ton School District picked up con siderable momentum last Satur day when tiie count was boosted i from a number below 100 to right at 353. Although the registration figure was materially boosted at the last minute, the total count .is hardly more than one-fifth of the 1 estimated voting strength in the district. Miss Edith Stallings, registrar for Precinct No. 1 reported 167 | names were placed on the books, and Registrar O. S. Anderson said l that right at 180 registered in Pre cinct No. 2. The registration is closed, but the books will be opened on Sat urday of this week for challenge. Any interested party having knowledge of an illegal registra tion may file his cdmpuiTffT'wTt'ff the registrar who will place it be ) fore the judges of election for a decision. It isn't very likely that any of the registrations will be challenged. The question whether the coun ty shall levy a 20-cent special tax in the Williamston School District to raise funds to finance addition al courses in the local schools will be placed before the registered voters on Saturday, May 4. It j should be remembered that the vote will be against the registra tion, that is a person who does not go to the polls will automatically vote against the proposal. | The registration for the special j election is not to be confused with the registration scheduled to get under way on Saturday of this week for the primary election on May 25. ! Enforcement Group i To Meet Tomorrow — Hundred and Fifty Officers And FBI Agents To Attend -$ TIiht Mi-iin“iii>lir<l Sprak n>> ^ ill Appear Oil Tin* Program -« Approximately two hundred law enforcement officers, includ ing members of the North Caro lina Highway Patrol, sheriffs, de ! puties, police and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, are ex pected to attend a FBI conference in the Marco theater herp tomor row afternoon, Sheriff C. B. Roe buck announced today. The con ference is one of the largest plan ned in several years and will at tract several distinguished speak ers and prominent leaders in the FBI organization. All officers and government officials are in vited to attend the conference. Following a rock fish dinner which will be served shortly after 1:00 o’clock by Hosts Chas. Roe buck and Chas. Mob'cy at the pri son camp, the officers will repair to the theater for the conference. Edward Seheidt, special agent in charge of the Charlotte FBI of fice and who will have charge of the program, states that Col. II. J. Hatcher, commanding officer of the highway patrol; Walter F. An derson, director of the State Bu reau of Investigation, and Chief of Police John M. Gold, of Win ston-Salem, president of the North Carolina Police Executives Asso ciation, will address the confer ence. The three men are well known in law enforcement circles throughout North Carolina. Col. Hatcher, after serving in the arm id forces for several years, re cently went with the highway pa trol. Until recently, Mr. Ander son, new head of the State Bureau of Investigation, was chief of po lice in Charlotte. He has been ac tive in police work for nearly a quarter of a century, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is now serving as (Continued on page three) SHAKKK Robert I.ee Humber, (Ireen ville attorney and candidate (or congress from the first district, \cill make a political speech in the Martin County courthouse I rida.v evening of this week at 8:15 o’clock, it was announced by his county manager, Dun l£. Johnson, this week. \\ ives Cheek Up On Jay m*s Here Since its organization several months ago, the local Junior Chamber of Commerce successful ly met its first acid test last Fri day evening when the wives in a group walked unexpectedly on the members. They found every thing in order and held the pro gram strictly to business by tak ing over. President Clarence Griffin turned the meeting over to the ladies and Mrs. Wheeler Man ning served as chairman. Various reports were submit ted, one stating that a softball league had been formed - * *' cJ that work-outs were under way. It was also pointed out that the 1< ague would have a statistician this ye.u to keep the records straight. Prizes were awarded the win ners in the recent Jaycee essay contest. John Hatton Gurganus made the awards to the winners who were special guests of the or ganization. Fifteen new members were add ed to the roster as a result of the recent membership dnve, the cliaii man announced. -® Ih'purlnimt S/Hmitorinfi tmmn>mcnl Program litre -« Sponsored by the local fire rje parinu-id, ihe combined shows of the I! and S and Jtafcrty Amuse ment Companies arc playing on the lot next to the Williamston Lumber Company on the Wash ington Road here al this week. In addition to seven modern i ides ai d a number of shows, the combined amu emciit companies me offering several thrilling free act.-,. White children will be admitted to the grounds tier Wednesday afternoon, an'd colored school chil dren will be guests ol the manage ment Fuday afternoon, it was an nounced. IM> MEETINGS As tar as il could hr learn - ril no democrats assrmblrd for llir party precinct meet ings in any of the thirlern political sub-divisions in this county last Saturday. Blown to pieces during the. old Hoover-Smith fight nearly trn yeais ago, precinct gatherings have never been able to re gain a foothold in this county. To bridge the gap in the party machinery, the county party leaders extend a cordial and general invitation to all demo crats “in good standing” to at tend and participate in the. county convention. The coun ty pow wow, slated to fill a position made vacant on the county hoard of education by the resignation of Leslie W. Hardison, is to be held on Sat urday of this week at 12 o'clock noon. Divorces Granted In Superior Court Monday Morning •MMlfiM.•*****. .. —.-a— $10,000 Damage Suit Be fore Tribunal Here This Morning -*— Opening a one-week term for the trial of civil cases only, the Martin County Superior Court cranked up its divorce mill under the supervision of Judge Luther Hamilton of Morehead City and ground out seven divorces in short order yesterday morning. Sever al other divorce actions were con tinued because the litigants were unable to appear in court. In an other instance the litigants had made up and were living together again. Several judgments of non suits were entered, two in divorce cases and two or three in regular suits. The $10,000 damage suit brought by Miss Elizabeth Holli day against the Williamston Lum ber company is before the court today. Very few other cases, none of them of any great import ance, ate on the calendar for trial and it is likely that the court will complete its work for the term to morrow. The first week of the term was called off last week whim there were not sufficient cases to keep the court busy for Hit' full period. | Most of the divorces granted Monday morning were based on grounds of two years’ separation, but there were those based on adultery. Those based on two '.years’ separation follow: Levester H. Taylor from Sarah Moore Tay lor, Alton Roberts from Emma W. Roberts, William Bowens from Et ta Mae Bowens, Eddie Leggett I from Marjorie Leggett, Rosa Loo Clark from Alec Clark. Those based on grounds of adultery fol low: Sadie Hummels from J. E. Hummels, and Charlie C. Ormond from Mai y P. Ormond. The divorce cases'Briley against Biiley, Rawlings against Rawl ings, White against White, Best against Best, Little against Little, Bland against Bland, Clark against Clark, Moore against Moore were continued. Voluntary non-suits were asked for and granted the plaintiffs in the divorce cases of Washington against Washington, and Dempsey against Dempsey. It was learned that some of the di vorce eases were continued when the plaintiff apeared in court without sufficient funds to pay the costs and attorney fees. One or two others were pending when (Continued on page bix) -$ Announce Rosters For Rig Softball League This Year —«— Four 'IVuiiim To Opru Sru non Willi Donlilc'llrutl* rr On Muy 1*1 • Prospects for a good, fast season of play in the City Softball League seemed in evidence today as the Jayeee Sports Committee named the teams and the rosters of play ers. The league will boast four well balanced teams sponsored by Woolard Furniture Co., Sinclair Oil Co., Dixie Motors Co., and Belk-Tyler. Each team will play two contests a week, the curtain raiser coming with a double header oil May 1st. This year’s games will be play ed by a new code of rules which will insure more lively, free-scor ing tilts. The rule modifications limit the number of participants to nine, eliminating the shortfield er; base lengths have been short ened, likew'ise the distance from the mound to the batters’ box. 'Phis will tend to add speed to the game. The rosters at present carry six teen men but more will be added m the future Application to play may be made to any Junior Cham ber member, by those who failed to submit an earlier application. The rosters as decided by lot tery contain the following names, Woolard Furniture: Bill Spivey, manager; Jack Manning, assistant manager; Jo Jo Thigpen, C. T. Roberson, Sam Zemaif, l’etc Fow den, Warren Giff, Hugh Horton, •Jr., Exum Ward, C B. Clark, Jr, Dillon Cobb, Thad Harrison, Dav id Boyd, Roger d itcher III, James Bullock and Raymond Cherry. (Continued on page six) Two Thousand Expected Here Friday For Fat Stock Show And ... - Annual r arm Bureau Barbecue Political Speech Slated As Climax In Events Of Day Forty I-II Flub Mrmbrrs To Kilter Animals In Third Fat Stock Show -* It will bo a big day in the town's history next Friday when an esti mated two thousand visitors, in eluding numbers of farm boys and girls, farmers, business and pro fessional men and politicians come here to attend the third annual 4 H fat stock show that morning, the annual farm meeting and barbe cue that evening and a political rally a short time later. Present indications are that at tendance figures will break all records for everyone of the events scheduled that day. Forty club members, including several young ladies, are groom ing their beef calves for the show. The entries will be weighed in not later than li:00 o’clock p. m. Thursday for the show which will he opened at 1(1:110 Friday niorn ■ ing. The exhibits will be offered for sale at public auction that all icrnoon at 2:110 o’clock. Special invitations have been extended a number of buyers, including coun ty merchants and others. A spec- ! ial feature of the show this year i will be a radio broadcast from headquarters in the Planters I Warehouse by Frank Jeter, agri cultural editor for the State F.x j tension Service. Quite a few | specialists and prominent leaders in animal husbandry are expect ed for the show and Farm Bureau meeting, in addition to well known figures m the political and business field. Sponsored by the Farm Bureau | and county civic organizations, in- . eluding Robersonville’s Rotary | Club, Oak City’s Ruritan Club, I land Williamston’s Kiwanis and! Lions Clubs and the local Junior Chamber of Commerce, the show I this year is offering a total of j $275 in prizes, $225 to exhibitors of | beef calves and $5(1 to winners in [ II he swine show. No independent entries are pro- ! vided for at the show this year, it was explained. Club members are allowed to enter not more than two baby I heel steers and not more than six I hogs, the latter to weigh not less than 180 pon ds each. The following club members arc planning to enter baby beef steers in the show: Bear Grass District: Ben Simon Cowan, Mahuc Bailey, Howard Bennett, Raymond Bennett, Noah Bennett, Edith Itogerson, Janies Rogerson, Jack Williamson. Everetts District: Hilly Hailey. Farm Life District: John Wal ton Lilley. Hamilton District: Charles Dan iel Edwards, Mildred Gurganus, Peggy Joyce Gurganus, Calvin Oglesby, Paul Stevenson Jamesville District: Frederick Griffin, Jimmie Knowles, ltoss Knowles and Bobby Lilley. Oak City District: George Ay ers, Jr., Ruth Huislip, Lynette Haislip, Doris Stevenson. Robeisonville District: George James, Furney James, Thomas James and Jack Roebuck. Williamston District: Eugene Andrews, Henry Gray Corey, Rod dy Everett, Johnny Price, Horace Ray, Ira Rogerson, Jr., Clayton Savage, Priscilla Roberson, Burn ell White and Jack Woolard. Arrangements have been made with the Roberson Slaughter (Continued on page three) ---—-4-—. Three Marriage Licenses Issued —«— Three marriage licenses were issued in this county last Satur day by Register of Deeds J, Sam Getsinger to the following James H. Watson of Washington and Ruth Cayton, ItFD 3, Wash ington, Garland Pierce of Windsoi and Line lidmondson of Williams ton, and Lonnie Hardison and Daisy Mae Mizelle, both of fti'D 3, Wilhamston. Large Crowds Present For Easter Services On Sunday Unusually largo crowds were present for all services in local churches Eastci Sunday, several of the pastors declaring that the observance was more extensive and more marked than at any other period in a number of years. Coming in the first peace year fol lowing the great war, the services attracted people from all walks in life, including goodly numbers of returned service men and women. Possibly the number attending the sunrise service in Woodlawn Cemetery was not as large as it was a year ago, but other pro grams attracted just about capac ity congregations, in both the white and colored churches. Spec ial messages came from every pul pit, and thi' Easter program was indeed impressive. An added I feature was the program render ed by the combined adult and i junior choirs in the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Conservative estimates placed the number attending services in the town Easter Sunday at more than two thousand people. Crime activities were suspended for the most part during the East er season, officers stating that the observance of the period was the quietest they had recorded in years. No accidents were report ed despite the fairly heavy flow of motor vehicle traffic. Easter finery, despite limited supplies, made a splendid show ing. Flowers were more in evi dence this year than in past sea sons. Weather conditions, despite a penetrating wind and fairly low ! temperatures, were ideal that day. School Students Cite Town’s Urgent Needs Essay Oil Parking Problem First In Wrilt'H of Nerd for More Hotel ArconiiiiodutioiiH Turning to the young people with the question, “What's the | most important thing the Jaycces ean do to improve tlte town of ! Williamston,” the local Junior Chamber of Commerce received suggestions from approximately 75 pupils in the local high school. The number one prize winning es- | say tackled the parking problem, Miss Elizabeth Menning receiving a $25 bond. Tom Brandon, Jr., citing the need for a modern hot el, won second prize, $15 in cash, and Miss Sallie Hardison was third and received a $10 cash i award for her paper in which she stressed the need of a recre- l ational center. ‘‘The judges spent much time in studying the papers which con tained many valuable sugges tions," Chairman Ernest Mears said, adding that the Jaycces greatly appreciated the interest shown by the young people. The first of the prize-winning essays follows: In my opinion, our city’s most needed improvement is better parking facilities and system. Most any day and especially on Saturdays and on court days it is almost impossible to find parking space. Most towns of this size have good, or certainly better parking facilities and systems than our good town of Williams ton affords. True we have not always been confronted with such a problem but, one must remem ber that we are living in a new day, we are growing and progress ing in many ways and our civic minded people and our city offic W inner Of Second Prize (Continued from page five) REGISTRARS rinding it inconvenient to >crve as registrars in Wil liamston’s No. 1 precinct and in Robersonvillc, Jos, (i. t-'orey, Wiliiainston, and Claude Siuitli, Koltersonville, recently tendered their resig nations, Chairman of County Board of Elections Sylvester I‘cel announced last week end. Miss Edith Stallings is suc ceeding Mr. Corey in the Wil liamston precinct, but Mr. Smith’s successor has not been named, according to last reports reaching here. No other registrars had tender ed their resignations up until last week-end, it was learned. I KOIWMT v---, l ocal and county officers i yesterday declared that the people of this section center ed their attention on the fast er .season, that law violations were few and far between, that no serious accidents were reported. A review of the jail roster showed that only three per sons were detained during the week-end, that two men and one woman, all colored, were hooked for public drunken ness. Make Changes In ■ Highway Patrol -*:— Several promotions were an nounced in the North Carolina Highway Patrol last week-end. CpI. W. S Hunt, stationed here for about ten years with the ex ception of a leave of absence granted while he was with the State ABC Enforcement Bureau, has been promoted to sergeant and he goes to Elizabeth City to head District No. 2. He reports to his new station next week, but will not move until the latter part of May or June. Friends of Mr. Hunt and his family regret to learn that lie is being transferred. Promoted to the rank of corpor al, W. T. Simpson is to be located in Williamston. A native of Salis bury, Cpl. Simpson was a member of tfie patrol from 11)38 until the first week of the war when he volunteered for service and at tained the rank of lieutenant com mander in the Coast Guard. Prior to entering the service he was stationed at Bclhaven and Tar boro. Following his service dis charge about three months ago, he has been stationed with the pa trol in Wilson. A formei member oi the Marine Corps, Cpl Simpson mariicd in Oklahoma and plans to locate his family here just as soon as he cun find a home. Firemen Called To Peanut Plant Here Startum from a spark, lire burned a .small place in the wall of the Williamslon Peanut Com pany here last Saturday morning shortly before 9:00 o'clock. Very little damage was done, Plant Manager Larry Bullock said. The plant was no! in operation, but attendants were there and they discovered the fire on the second floor when they were at tracted there by smoke. The plant sprinkler system sounded an alarm <pid turned water into the pipes, but tiie fire did not get hot enough to release water from the system. Nearly One-Half Of Cancer Quota Raised In County Loaders Appeal For A11 swers To Solicitations Itv Direel Mail -- Complete reports are not to be had, but according to the best in formation available nearly one half of the $1,000 quota assigned this county in the current cancer fund drive has been raised. Coun ty Chiarman R. L. Coburn said yesterday that Williams Township had about reached its quota. Bear Grass is over the top with more than $50, and Hassell exceeded its $25 quota with $5.28 to spare. Goose Nest was also reported to have about reached its $75 goal. In Williamston, Mrs. 1’ B. Cone Said that $207 of the township's $450 quota had been arised, that hard ly one-fourth of the direct mail appeals had been answered. It is apparent that the direct mail ap peals have been overlooked, and the chairman, anxious to have the district go over the top, is again appealing for liberal answers. No reports have been received from Jamesville, Griffins, Cross Roads, Poplar Point or Hamilton. Robersonville was said to have been pushing toward its goal last week, but no late report has been received from Chairman Robert Adkins. The chairmen arc anxious to complete the drive this week, and those who want to have a part in supporting the light against can cel are asked to contact any of the following chairmen: R. L. Coburn or Mrs. P. B. Cone, Williamston; C. C. Martin, Jamesville; C. L. Daniel, Williams; W. B. Harring ton, Griffins; Russell Rogers, Bear Grass! J S. Ayers, Everetts; R. K. Adkins; Robersonville; Mrs. I,. G. Tayloi Poplar Point; J. W. Eubanks, Hassell: 11 S. Johnson, Jr, Hamilton; W. V. Daniel, Oak City. The following donations were repoi ted m Williamston: Mrs. A. R Dunning, $5; Mr. B. S. Courtney, $25; Mr. V. D. God win, $1; Peele Jewlery, $5; Dr. J, T. Llewellyn, $5; Mr M. L. Peel, $5; Mrs. Josephine Holding, $2; Mr. Asa J. Manning, $5; Dr. John 1). Biggs, $25; Mr. W. B. Watts, $1.50; Mr. arid Mrs G. 11 Harrison $5; Harrison Oil Co., $5; S. H. Grimes, $1; Samuil Zenjon, $5; Dixie Motor Co., $10; W. J Hodges $2; W. R. Banks, $5; L. B Wynne, $2 50; John W. Weir. $3; Williams ton Peanut Co., $5; Mrs. W. H, Curstarpheii, $5; Woolard Furni ture Co., $10; Mr K B. Crawford, $1; Mrs. Faye M. Jones, $1; Mr. W M. Baker, $5; Mi J. M. Saund ers, $10; Farmers Supply Co., $10; F. M. Manning, $3.50; Mis. Jutil Muse, $5; Di J. S. Rhodes, Jr., $5; Mrs. Win. Hurst, $1, Miss Kate Philphot, $1. Ella C. Ballard, $1; “Israel's.” $2.50. Dr. W. C. Mer cer, $5; Mr. H. L. Barnhill, 2; J Paul Simpson, $5; Mis. Herbert Cowan, $5; and Wheeler M. Man ning, $1. i,u!> Scouts iiul Their I’lircnls I tt Meet Here -« Local cub scouts and their par ents are scheduled to meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Kpiscopal Parish House, Hev. John W. Hardy announced today. Membership cards and pins will he awarded. hsiiiv; Alter weeks ol unsuccessful operations, the eommereial fishery at Jamcsville started making sizeable eatehrs last Friday. Starting that morn ing, the plant made two hauls without much success and ac tivities were halted until that afternoon. The first catch made following the delay net ted several thousand herring, and fair sued catches have been taken since, according to last reports. The reports stated that from forty to fifty pound of rock were being taken at a dip yes lerday along with several thousand herrings. Contrary to past records, Itsh light oil' the battery arc bringing more money than those prepared for curing bar rels. It was explained that the roe makes the difference. I’rices yesterday were rang ing around SI per 100 for fish right oil the battery and $'l a hundred lor those cut and made ready tor uuuu.