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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ »I OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 38 Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 10, 1946 ESTABLISHED 18<J9 Fines Amount To $219 In Session Of Court Monday —«— Judge J. C. Smith Returns To Bench Folloning a Month's Absence —— Returning to the bench after an absence of more than a month, Judge J. Calvin Smith virtually cleared the docker in the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday. Two civil actions were carried over and one or two crim inal cases were continuel by mu tual consent. The court is now just about caught up with its work and a lighter schedule is ex pected during the coming months. Working before a fair-sized audience, Judge Smith called thir teen cases and adjourned the ses sion about noon after collecting fines in the amount of $210. Proceedings: Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case in which John Wesley Whit field was charged with hit-and run driving and damaging prop erty. The defendant pleaded guilty. Adjudged guilty in the case charging him with reckless driv ing, Leon Powell was sentenced to the roads for si\ months. The road term was suspended on con dition that the defendant pay the costs and $200 into the court for V. B. Hairr, the prosecuting wit ness. The defendant’s license to operate a motor vehicle was re voked for one year. The case grew out of a highway accident on Highway 64 between Williamston and Jamesville several weeks ago. Pleading guilty of speeding, Na than H Moblpy was fined $25 and required to pay the court costs. James Arthur Bowers, pleading guilty of speeding, was fined $15 and taxed with the costs. Qarland Thomas Roberson, charged with reckless driving, ’pleaded guilty and was fined $20, the court taxing him with the costs. Both defendants pleaded not guilty in the case charging George Herman Moore and Belmont Moore with reckless driving. They were adjudged guilty of violating the rules of the roads, and judg ment was suspended upon the payment of the costs. Belmont Moore appealed to the higher courts and bond was required in the sum of $50. Ernest Stallings, charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, was fined $25 and required to pay the court costs. Robert Gee pleaded not guilty in the c.-se charging him with bas tardy. He was adjudged not guil ty of failing to provide adequate support for his illegitimate child. Pleading guilty in the case charging him with ai assault, Smith Edward Dolberry was fined $25 and required to pay the costs, James Rufus Taylor was fined $25 and taxed with the cost for assaulting a female. Charged with violating the li quor laws, James H. Taylor plead ed guilty of having illegal liquor in his possession. The plea was accepted by Solicitor Paul D. Rob erson, and the court fined the de fendant $40 and required hi’lti to pay the costs. James Sanders Simmons, plead (Continued from page five) CHANGES I A recent ruling by the State attorney general has made it necessary to change election registrars in at least two of the precincts in the county, County Board of Elections Chairman Sylvester Peel an nounced this week. The at torney general ruled that a notary public could not serve as an election official, and Mrs. Joseph W. Griffin was named to succeed Miss Edith Stallings as registrar in Wil liamston No. 1 precinct. Os car S. Anderson is a notary public, too, and S. H. Grimes was named to succeed him as registrar for Williamston's No. 2 precinct. The new registrars will hold the books open for new regitsratious at the previously announced places, B. A. Critetter's office for No. 1 pre cinct, and Harrison and Cars tarphen’s office for the No. 2 precinct. Saturday, May 11, j is the last day for registration. Saturday Is Last Day To Register For May Primary I Saturday, May 11, is the last day j to register for the May 25 pri . mary and subsequent elections. Reports Irom several of the regis trars indicate that few names have been added to the registration books since they were opened on The i egisuatTorMT^oT^i*^^ one and those persons who par ticipated in a primary or general election since 1940 will not find it necessary to register again to par ticipate in the voting on May 25. Those persons who have become 21 years of age since the last elec tion or who will have attained that age on or before the general election next November are among those eligible to register and participate in the approach ing primary. Newcomers who have maintained residence as long as four months in a precinct are eligible to register and vote, pro vided they have been in the State for one year. Quite a few ser vicemen who have returned home and who were not 21 years of age before they entorrri the servieo are eligible to register now, and many who have moved into the 1 various precincts of the county since the last election are eligible to register. A person who has moved from one precinct to an other and lived as long as four months in his adopted precinct should have his name transferred if he would qualify to vote in the primary. Registrars for the thirteen pre cincts in this county: Jamesville, I Clarence Stallings; Williams, Lee ! D. Hardison; Griffins, S. Oscar Peel; Bear Grass, J. Rossell Rog | ers; Williamston No. 1, Mrs. Jos. j W. Griffin; Williamston No. 2, S. H. Grimes; Cross Roads, J. S. Ay ers; Robersonville, A. R. Osborne; Gold Point, Harry Roberson; Pop lar Point, Slade White; Hassell, D. R. Edmondson; Hamilton, Jesse Everett: Goose Nest, Lawrence Hyman. Registration places in | Williamston are in the office of B. A. Critcher and Harrison and Carstarphen. MAKE PLANS r-; Meeting in the agricultural building last week-end, the Martin Ctmnty Triple A com mittee and community com mitteemen discussed plans for measuring tobacco crop lands in the county this season. The community committeemen were asked to make plans in their respective areas. While no definite plans were ad vanced, it was announced as certain that all land planted to tobacco in the county would be measured. It was also explained that ‘‘spot” checks would be made by representatives of the State and county committees. Announce County School Closings -# Five of the county white schools —Wilhamston, Oak City, Hamil ton, Hassell and Farm Life—will complete the 1345-46 tcim on Fri . day of next week, it was announc ed today by the office of the sup erintendent. Three additional white schools—Jamesville, Rober sonville and Everetts—will close the term on the following Monday, and Bear Grass will end its year on May 24. All colored schools will end the term on Monday, May 20. No formal graduation programs will be held this year since the eleventh grade pupils in most cas es will return next fall to continue their studies in the twelfth grade. However, three pupils—one each in Bear Grass, Williamston and Robersonville — are graduating and will receive their diplomas. The awards will be made without fanfare, if was learned. It is possible that several of the schools will hold informal enter tainments to mark the close of the term, hut in most cases regular classes and examinations have been scheduled right up to the last day. -- One Drunk Before Mayor For Trial ■ ■ • ■ ■ Apparently caught with their supply short when the liquor store closed with little or no advance notice, the habitual drunkards re mained on the dry side and out of the courts last week-end. Justice J. L. Hassell said yesterday that only one drunk, Clyde Silver thorne, was in his court. The de fendant was required to pay $9.50 costs. Several others cases were on the docket, however. Victor Marvin Hayden of Los Angeles was taxed with $6 costs when he lighted a spot light on his car and directed it on the left side of the road. Vance Price was fined $10 and taxed with $6 costs for operating a motor vehicle with improper lights. Charged with operating a mot or vehicle with improper equip ment, Normal Hollis was fined $10 and taxed with the costs. LeRoy Godard, charged with speeding on the streets of Wil liamston, was recognized for his appearance in the count court next Monday. Bookmobile Makes Last Trip To The Schools Next Week —*— Summer Schedule Will Go Into Effect Middle Of Next Mouth -« The county bookmobile will make its last trip to the schools this term next week, it was an nounced today by the district li brarian, Miss Elizabeth House. Teachers are urged to have all re gional library books ready for the bookmobile when it makes the I trip beginning next Monday. The librarian also announced that many new books will be available when the bookmobile makes its first trip on the summer schedule about the middle of next month. The schedule for next week fol i lows: i Monday, May 13 Williamston Elementary school, 9; Edward's Service Station, 11; 1 Hamilton in front oi bank, 11:30; ! Hamilton school, 12:30; Gold 1 Point, Johnson’s Service Station, 1:35; Robersonville Public Lib rary, 2:30. Tuesday, May 14 Hassell Post Office, 9:30; Has sell School, 10; Edmondson Ser vice Station, 10:40; Oak City School, 11:15; Oak City, Barrett’s Drug Store, 1:30; Smith’s Store on Palmyra Road, 2:15. Wednesday, May 15 Williamston High School, 9; Ev eretts, School, 10; Everetts, Ayers Store, 11:30; Robersonville High School, 12:30; Robersonville Ele mentary School, 1:30; Parmele Post Office, - 3:00; Cross Roads Church, 3:30. Thursday, May 18 Griffin’s Service Station, 9:30; Farm Life School, 10:30; Corey’s Cross Roads, 12:30; Bear Grass School, 1:30; Bear Grass, Terry Bros. Store, 2:30; Wynn’s Service Station, 3:30. Friday, May 17 Jamesville School, 9:30; Jor dans stoiL, Dardens, lu-30; Browning’s Store, 11 30; Popular Chapel Church, 12:45; and James ville, Brown’s Store, 2:00. -® Two Thousand At Bureau Barbecue —*> Approximately 2,000 persons were present for the Martin Coun ty Farm Bureau's annual barbe cue held in Williarnston week be fore last, it was announced by T. B. Brandon, secretary, this week. The meal cost $1,009.20, it was learned. Preparing a bill of cost, the secretary listed the following expense: Six bushels of corn meal, $17.75; 2,000 paper plates, $10.30; soft drinks, $56.40; pickles and dress ing, $40.62; bread and cabbage, $33.26; ice, $7; 3,333 pounds of dressed meat, $831.00, cooking and vinegar, $180; spoons, $16.39, jani tor, $7. The ladies of the Piney (Jrove Baptist dhurcli served the meal, including the cooking of the eornbread and preparation of the other Hems, for $70. The total amounted to $1,210.19, but the nearly 2% pounds of surplus bar becue was sold for $200.90. Developing into such a big event, the barbecue will be held in larger quarters next year, Reviews Work Of Club Members In County Last Year . T..+ Club Women Are Donating Food For Starving In Foreign Lands - ■■■#.. Martin County homo demon stration club wott.ctv ■ jid iwoiw fective work or. the home front, the home agent, Miss Elizabeth Parker, stating that the 234 mem bers made many garments and re paired 468 others, in addition to their work in preserving foods and aiding programs directly or indirectly connected with the war effort. The club women made 500 gar ments for the Red Cross, knitted eighteen sweaters and donated 500 other garments to the organiza tion. Preservation of foods figured prominently in the club program duf ing the period, the home agent staiing that 26,000 quarts of fruit were canned along with 32,000 quarts of vegetables and 19,000 quarts of meat and fish. The club members also brined 41 gallons of vegetables, dried 465 pounds of fruit, 318 pounds of vegetables and stored 22,000 pounds of vege tables. During the year, twelve homes were painted and pumps were in stalled in fourteen. Several mem bers had cabinets built into their kitchens and several homes were wired for electricity. Of the 2,406 farms in the coun ty, 1,230 families were contacted by extension workers, including the agents, neighborhood leaders and at community meetings. During National Home Demon stration Week this week, Club women are being asked to eon tribute one quart of the following, meats, vegetables and fruits for the United Nations Rehabilitation Relief Association program which is urgently needed in so many areas where millions are now fac ing starvation. If there arc otheis who would participate in the worthy cause, they are asked to contact the home agent. The drive for food for the starving will continue through this month, Miss Parker said. $l,249jTRak'<l For Cancer Fund -♦ Making a final report this week, County Chairman Robt. L. Co burn said that $1,249.15 had been raised for the National Cancer Fund in this county, that the amount exceeded the quota by $249.15. According to the report, the fund was raised in the various districts, as follows: Jamesville, $75.17; Williams, $37.03; Griffins, $65; Bear Grass, $117.47; Wil liamslon, $454.33; Cross Roads, $59.58; Roberson vi lie, $261.43; Poplar Point, $26.45; Hassell, $30.28; Hamilton, $45.81; Goose Nest, $76.60. Every district in the county ex cept one exceeded its quota, one of them more than doubling its original goal. -A County Delinquent Tax List Smaller —«— The current Martin County de linquent tax list, recognized as the smallest in years and years, car ries the names of 177 property owners and an unpaid amount in the sum of $1,619.55. Colored property owners in two townships, Bear Grass and Poplar Point, paid off to a man. In one or two other districts, there were as few as two delinquents. Last year there were itta delin quent accounts amounting to (1, 709.46. The dcliquent list and unpaid accounts, by townships: Jamesville, 29 and $168.65; Wil liams, 2 and $6.50; Griffins, 6 and $105.19; Bear Grass, 2 and $33.65; Williamston, 49 and $260.06; Cross Roads, 7 and $133; Robersonville, 40 and $338.09; Poplar Point, 2 and $95.63; Hamilton, 16 and $193.82; Goose Nest, 22 and $364.96. — • ■ ■ ■ " # Leader Of Stndenln At College In Greenville .<1 Miss Emily Roberson of Par mele was recently commissioned a leader of Methodist students on the campus of East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, it j was announced this week. Large Number Of Marriage Licenses Issued In County —♦ - I»Mium'e La*l Monili Larg est For Any April On Public Record Thirty-three marriage licenses last month by Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger, the number being the largest for any April on rec ord. The issuance was just three less than the number sold in the previous month, and the March is suance was the largest since De cember, 1941, when there were 41 weddings in the county For the first time this year, more licenses were issued to white than to col ored couples, but the count was very close. Seventeen licenses went to white and sixteen to col ored couples, as follows: White John Wieting, Marlin, Texas and Betty Mayo Everett of Pal myra. William J. Griffin and Tillic Gray Griffin, both of Williamston R. F. Roughton of Norfolk and Frances Girvin of Jamesville. Samuel Killebrew and Mamie Harrell, both of Oak City. William H. Revels and Susie Ed mondson. both of Williamston. William Ronald White and An ne Lindsley, both of Williamston. Albert S. Beach of Kinston anc Annie Mae Davis of Hobgood. Thurman H. Matthews and Re ba Teel Cooke, both of Williams 1 ton. j Lorey H. White and Annie Wat ers Chesson, both of Williamston James H. Watson of Washingtor and Ruth Clayton, RED, Washing ton. Garland Pityee of Windsor anc Elsie Edmondson of Williamston. Lonnie Hardison and Daisy Mat Mizelle, both of KFD 3, Williams ton. Sutton A. Burroughs of Wit liamston and Norfolk and Kosalee Miller of Rocky Mount. James Perry of Williamston anc Stella Barber of Jamesville. Joe Grant Ballard of Roberson ville and Doris Tripp of Stokes. Wiley Leaston Winstead, RFC 3, Nashville, and Theasua Made line Baker of Rocky Mount. Vernon Hardee and Bernice Ward, both of Robersonville. Colored Grady James and Eva Rogers Land, both of Williamston. Johnnie Everett and Janie Jones, botli of Oak City. William M. Long and Annie Mae Dempsey, both of Williams | ton. j Lester Carr of Oak City and Na omi Moore of Hamilton. Willie Ba'cmore and Ruth Bunch, both of RFD 1, Windsor. Rudolph Brown and Eloise Wil liams, both of Williamston. James Frank Finch and Marie Little, both of Williamston. William Henry Brown and Mat I tie Muriel Simmons, both of Wil liamston. | Samuel Manning and Clydia j Mae* Rogers, both of RFD 2, Wil i liamston. Alton Clay Roberts and Mildred Clemmons, both of RFD, Wil liamston. Bob Lynch and Iner Jenkins both of Robersonville. James Henry Rodgers and Nar cissus Spruill, both of Williams ton. (Continued from page five) [Lumber Destroyed By Fire Tuesday ■ %— Fire of undetermined origin burned about $300 worth of lum ber and several barrels of gaso line and kerosene on the farm of Joe Purvis, colored, near Oak City last Tuesday night. Purvis at the time was attending a meet ing of deacons In the Long Chapel Baptist Church at Hobgood. The home was saved when neighbors saw the fire and rush ed there to confine it to the pile of lumbei which the farmer was planning on using for the con struction of a puckhousc. Tltouaanda Loae Driver a' Livenaea In Tliia State Approximately 63,900 persons have lost their mulur vehicle driv ers’ licenses in this State since the license law was passed about elev en years ago Nearly 300 lost their licenses, mostly on account of drunken, driving, in a recent week. Urge Voluntary Cut In Use Of Electricity Freight Shipments Ordered Curtailed By The Railroads' —•— Temporary Suspension Of Train Schedules Here Appears Likely ——■« The shortage of fuel resulting from a strike in the soft coal mines was brought home to this section this week when the Atlan tic Coast Line placed a virtual embargo on all freight movements with the possibility that all train schedules for this immediate area will be suspended temporarily. The embargo order is effective as of i2:0i a. m. Friday, May 10, and rules out all but a few items. According to information received by the local freight office of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, shipments will be lim ited to livestock, and other perish able goods, including peanuts. Provisions also will be made to move coal, gasoline, fuel oil, kero sene, lubricating oils, food for hu man consumption, and certain feeds. Hay and straw are not to be handled. Other items not un der embargo include medicines, surgical instruments, hospital and sick room supplies, news print, newspapers and magazines, printing inks and a few other items. Automotive equipment and parts, furniture and other non-perishable items will not be accepted for shipment by the railroad company under the em bargo, it was learned. No official announcement has been made by the power company, but unofficial reports state that some of the VEPCO’s large gener ating plants have already switch ed to oil, but it is not known how long power can be made available under the makeshift plan. One official of the company has been quoted as saying that no curtail ment was anticipated in this sec tion because of an arrangement to secure power from hydro-electric plants of other companies which are not affected by the coal short age. Barring unforeseen difficul ties, tie was quoted as saying, no brown-out will come to this area. Commenting on the seriousness of the coal shortage, R. If. Good mon, manager of the local VEPCO offices, said following a confer ence with company officials in Richmond this week that ration (Continued from page five) Draw Jurymen For Court Next Month -9 Twenty Martin County citizens were drawn by the county com missioners in their recent meet ing for duty as jurymen in the superior court convening on Mon day, June 17, it was announced by J. Sain Getsinger, clerk to the board. Judge Walter Bone of Nashville is returning to preside over the term which is scheduled for one week for the trial of criminal and civil eases. Names of the jurymen drawn for duty: Jamesville: Julian Fagan and C. D. Griffin. Griffins: J. R. P. Griffin, W. Marrow Lillcy and Archie T. Rob erson. Bear Grass: A. B. Ayers. Wiiliamston: Joe Roberson, Jr., John G. Coltrain, George A Har ris, J. B. Taylor Sr., E. G. Wynne and W. L. Mize lie. Cross Roads: G. H. Forbes and W S. Leggett. Robersonvillc: C. X. James and Lester House. Hamilton: Belmar Hardison. Goose Nest: John L. Hassell, H. A. Early and L. H. Hux. -<t>-, Evangelist Begins Work In District ■ 1 • Harvey C- Bream of Cincinnati, recently entered upon his duties as evangelist for the several mem ber churches in the Roanoke Dis trict, Disciples, it was announced this week by C. C. Coltrain, chair man of Griffins Township. The evangelist’s first work was in the Phillippi church in Washington County. OPERATION A A patient in Howland Ward. several weeks. Little Miss Peggy Harrison of Bear Grass continues quite ill. Late re ports state that she is slated to undergo an operation just as soon as her condition per mits. The patient little victim of some type of anemia sent word back this week that friends had been very good to her, that she received addi tional gifts during the past few days. $25 from Bill Cher ry and $25 from the Mace donia Ladies' Aid. and that she was opening a bank ac count with the Branch Bank here and saving every penny to help pay her hospital bill and get well. USES Office Here Reports Activities —t— During the month fo April, 1217 persons visited the local Employ ment office, Mrs. Alvis R. Jordan, manager, announced today. Of this number 1088 were veterans. Approximately 50 percent of the total reception contracts were made by persons who are engaged in self-employment. During the month, 50 veterans were placed in industrial employ ment in the area of the local of fice which comprises Martin and Bertie Counties. On April 30th the fiscal count of the active ap plication file revealed that 143 persons had registered with the Employment Service during the * month and indicated their avail ability and desire for employ ment. In order to place these workers in suitable employment, the local office is in need of ord ers from all employers, most par ticularly in the better type jobs. Employers in this section have been in general very cooperative, said Mrs. Jordan. However, there are still too many who are not dealing with us. If employers would realize that we have the best type ot help available for al most any kind of job, if they would realize what we are up against and place all orders wit1' us, we could not an even better job of replacement. Employers are urged to have their plant approved to give the veterans “on-the-job training.” Information may be received from the local Employment office. Those veterans engaged in self employment who wish to file a re turn of income and expenses may contact representatives of the lo cal office for information. Mrs. Jordan announces that ef fective Monday, May 6th, all Em ployment Service offices will ob serve office hours from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Monday through Fri day rather than the old schedule of 8:30 a. m to 5 30 p. m. -h Alleged Violator Is Returned Here —•— Willie Savage, young colored man, wa.s returned here from Halifax County Tuesday for ob taining money and clothes under false pretense, and is being held in jail in default of bond. Thought to be a native of Suf folk, Savage came to Williamston several months ago and worked on various construction jobs Last Monday he went to the home where his former employer, J. C. Block, roomed and obtained three suits of clothes explaining to the landlady that his “boss" had in structed him to get the clothes and take them to the cleaners. Prior to that time he had obtained $(10 in cash from Edward Early. As soon as he got the clothes, Savage boarded a bus immediate ly for Weldon where he was ar rested at the direction of the local police department. He was re turned here Tuesday afternoon. Savage claimed he sold two of the three suits of clothes fur $10. All three suits wort recovered and it was learned that the man hud sold two of them for $25 to a man in Weldon. More County Men Are Called Into The Armed Forces Draft lioanl Unable To Fill The May Fall For Final Inductees -% More Martin County colored Iflfe "• a!! "i !■■■■ pro ■••duHion examinations and final induction into the armed forces last Mon day and Tuesday, Draft Board of ficials stating that the final induc tion call could not be answered in its entirety. Five men were called for final induction, but only two were available. Charlie Oscar Jones, RFD 1, Hobgood, and Henry Lee Clark, RFD 1, Robersonville, left last Monday for final induction. One of them is 22 and the other is 18 years of age, and both come from the farm. Twenty-five colored men were called last Tuesday for preinduc tion examinations. A twenty-sixth one, George Caraway, volunteer ed and went down with the group for a physical examination. The names and addresses of those called last Tuesday follow: Clarence Burnett, RFD 1, Pal myra and Portsmouth. Berlin Briley, RFD 2, Roberson ville. James Willis Lloyd, Williams ton. Percy Dorsey Evans, RFD 3, Williamston. Thurman Lee Little, RFD 1, Robersonville. Fl ed C. Howell, Hamilton. Samuel Wesley Hooper, James ville and Washington, D. C. Andrew Jackson Spruill, Wil liamston. James Junior Langley, RFD 1, Janesville and Robersonville. Rufus Lynch, Jr, Oak City. Tom Davis, Jr., RFD 1, Rober soii v ilk-. David Black, RFD 1, Williams ton. Andrew Jackson Everett, Wil liamston. Lonnie Rodgers, Jr., RED l, Williamston. Robert Williams, RED 3, Wil liamston. Jasper Lee Chance, RED 2, Kob ersonville. Frederick Anderson Jones, Hamilton. Nazerine Joseph Griffin, RFD 2, Hampton, Va. Eli Davis, Jr., RED I, Oak City. Lester Griffin, RED 2, Rober sonville. William Isaac Latham, RED 3, Williamston. Floyd Peele, RFD 1, Williams ton. Randolph Alexander Saunders, Robersonville. William Baker, Jr, RFD 1, Oak City. James Shepherd, Jr., RFD 2, Williamston. Andrew Spruill, James Langley and Nazarine Griffin did not re port,, and Samuel Hooper was transferred to Washington, D. C. (Continued from page five) -— Ayers Electric Least's Main Street Building -$ The Ayers Electric Company and Ayers Wheeler Plumbing Company have leased the building next to the Enterprise Publishing Company on Main Street, and plan to occupy it sometime next month, it was learned this week. The property was leased from B. A. Ct itcher, owner. IK \NSPLAI\TING j \ following a gloomy and al most desperate outlook exist ing a little over two weeks ago, the tobacco plant situa tion has greatly improved in this county and it is estimated that possibly 75 percent of a full crop will have been trans planted by the end of this week. A few farmers completed the task last week, but trans planting did not get under way on any appreciable scale until this week. It is not fairly certain that the plant supply will be ample to transplant the entire acreage allotment in this county. Their plants completely de stroyed by blue mold which was described as the most deadly this year than ever, some farmers are turning to their neighbors and finding ample plants to meet their needs.