THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE WiUiamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 21, 1946 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 4J ESTABLISHED 1899 Faculty Positions Filled By Local School Committee —*— Believe It Or Not, House Is Found For Teacher Anil His Family Losing no time to fill all faculty positions in the local schools, the committee, Messrs. R. L. Coburn, chairman, and C. B. Clark and R. H. Goodmon, members, last Sat urday elected Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Gorham to places in the high school. And, believe it or not, a home has been found for Profes sor and Mrs. Gorham and their six-year-old child. Mr. Gorham, a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a native of Rocky Mount, and Mrs. Gorham, a native of Wilmington, have taught in the Wilson County schools for several years, and come to their new duties here highly recommended, reports de claring that the Stantonsburg committee accepted their resigna tions with great reluctance. Mr. Gorham will teach science in the high school and Mrs. Gor ham is being assigned the eighth grade to succeed Miss Patsy King, resigned. Professor Gorham is succeeding Sam Edwards who re cently accepted a position as prin- j cipal of the LaGrange schools. I A sister of Mrs. Gorham's, Miss ' Mary Taylor, member of tin1 Mar tin County Health Department until she resigned to enter the Army Nurse Corps, applied sever al years ago for the home occu pied by the Banks on Warren Street, and she plans to return here and be at home' with her sis ter. The Banks plan to move to their apartment in West End. Professor and Mrs. Gorham plan to move here about the tenth i -of June. lie will hi with the V- < S. Department of Agriculture dur ing the summer working in beetle control. The election of a principal was delayed, a member of the com mittee explaining that several ap plications were before the group, and that more interviews would be held before final action is tak en. Jack Butler, former tcache • and band instructor in the high school here and who is soldiering out in Oklahoma, talked with local school officials last week-end and war quoted as saying that he was anxious to return to Williamston. Miss Kathryn Mewborn, form er music teacher in the local schools until she entered Red Cross work, is also interested in returning to head the music de partment, it was learned. There arc quite a few faculty positions vacant in various schools in the county at the present time, and reports state that few appli cations have been received. -« Candidate Speaks To Kiwanis Club —•— “America made a tremendous ’ OR ' aii'i <~— Reports of Trulli Stretch ing leaking Out In Parts Of The District With both sides claiming gains, full steam is being turned on in the First Congressional District, race in preparation for the big showdown in the fourteen coun ties on Saturday of this week. Already reports of truth stretch ing and unfounded claims are leaking out in various parts of the district, and the waters have be come so muddled that no one seems to know about where either of the candidates stand. One thing has been quite evident in the campaign to date, and that is a follower will make a fantastic claim and then resume his vote searching just as if a lone vote will spell victory or defeat. There has been a great deal of show and talk on the surface, but the “silent” vote remains a fairly dark secret, and that is causing a great deal of guessing. The contest last week-end at tracted state-wide attention and is now pushing the Fifth District for top interest. Even political writ ers in Washington have comment ed. “Under the Dome” in last Sat urday’s News and Observer, pointed out that the battle of the ballots in the district is centering in Martin County. Other reports maintain that the race has been hot and is getting hotter in most of the other thirteen counties, in cluding parts of Pitt and Beau fort, home counties of the two candidates. It was reported last week-end that Comptroller Gen eral Lindsay C. Warren is return ing to the district on another fish ing trip on Thursday of this week, and his presence is, according to some, expected to add interest to the race. Robt. Erwin, Washington poli tical writer, dismisses the contest, in so many words, as a one-sided contest, with Congressman Bon ner in the lead. Nearer home, the State press says: “What at first was generally looked uppr- a.s 4,pr<’ttjt.«lMUSiVivtL race has developed into one of the liveliest Congressional fights in the entire State. “Even supporters of Congress man Herbert Bonner of the First District admit that the race in which he is opposed by Robert Lee Humber of Greenville is far from a one-sided affair. Both candidates are fighting tooth and nail through the mediums of full page advertisements in newspap ers in their districts, big political rallies, and general tours in rural areas. “Martin County, which adjoins Bonner’s home county of Beau fort. and Humber’s home county of Pitt, is one of the chief centers of political activity on behalf of both candidates. One of the top events of the campaign will be a free barbecue to be held near Robersonville on May 21 by Bon ner supporters “A week-end ‘fishing-trip’ tak (Continued on page eight) Brief Review Of Senatorial Vote A fairly close vote was cast in the race for State Senator in this, the second district, two years ago. E. A. Daniel, of Washington, led the ticket with 5,118 votes. Roy Hampton, of Plymouth who is a candidate to succeed himself and who, according to a “gentlemen’s agreement’’ between the seven counties in the district is entitled to re-nomination, was second with 4,456 votes, leaving Z, V. Norman, also of Plymouth, with 4,036 votes. The race 1 his time has three candidates, Hugh G. Horton of Williamston, Roy Hampton of Ply mouth and John C. Rodman of Washington. , The seven counties in the sec ond state senatorial district are Martin, Washington, Beaufort, Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare and Pamlico, and two men are to be nominated and elected to the state senate. I PREVENT TYPHOl!) n j The annual drive la prevent typhoid fever got underway in this county yesterday when approximately 75 children were given the vaccine at the clinic in Jamesville. The schedule includes nearly every community in the coun ty in addition to the regular clinics at Jamesville each Monday morning, Wednesday morning in Robcrsonville, Friday morning in Hamilton and Saturday morning in Wil liamston. Special clinics are being held in Oak City Tuesday, May 21, 9:30 to noon; Ever etts. May 22, 2 to 4; Cross Roads, May 23, 9:30 to noon; Farm Life, May 23, 2 to 4; Jor dan’s store. May 24, 2 to 4; Luther Cordon's store. May 27, 2 to 4, Eason Lilley’s store. May 28,9:30 to noon; Gold Point service station. May 29, 2 to 4; Parmele, May 30, 9:30 to noon, Smith Brothers’ store, May 30, to 2 to 4; lias sell, May 31, 2 to 4; No. 90 fill station, June 3, 2 to 4, and Bear Grass, June 4, 9:30 to noon. All-Year Honor Roll Announced In Loral Schools -.-. Kipgiily-five Pupils Maile Vm On All Siibjet lH Every Month Onriiif; Term Milking As oft' «u wnj every month, eighty-five pupils in tin- local schools had their names appear on the honor roll for the school year just ended, Principal Sam D. Bundy announced last week-end. Eleven of the honor pupils were in the high .ol. Names of the group appear, oy grades: First Grade: Henry Handy, Joe Murphy, Floyd Thomas, Peggy Moore Godard, Ann Harrison, Mary Jean Hunt, Blanche Man ning, Tommy Pliilps, Billy Thorn ton, Nancy Britton, Mary Martin, Jane Peele, Gene Copeland, Chari"*; Edwards... James Hardi son, Mary Lee Cox, Ann Grey Darden, Priscilla Gurganus. Second Grade: Iverson Skinner, Rudy Ward, Gerald White, Rod ney Pittman, Betty Fagan Car starphen, Sandra Margolis, Faye Peele, Joseph Clayton, Ann Hol liday, Phyllis Jones, Ed Laugh inghouse, Vivian Peele and Her bert Ward. Third Grade: Sondra Bufflap, Jean Coltrain, Edward Rogerson, James Pittman, Bobby Manning, Robert Weston, Frankie Everett, Joyce Manning, Janice Rogers, Doris Rogers, Melva Lee Wynn, Maiy Britton, Patricia Harrison, John Dunn, Barbara Cherry, and Barbara Everette. Fourth Grade: Ralph Parker, Lee Handy, Betty Mobley, Janice (Continued on page eight) Will Open Social Security Station —»— Marshall H. Barney, manager of the Social Security Board Field Office at Rocky Mount, announc ed today that he is planning to hold a regular monthly itinerant station here in Williamston. A representative of that office will bo at the Employment Service Of fice here in Williamston on the last Wednesday of each month be ginning May 20. He will be at the Employment Service Office at 11 o'clock on that day. Mr. Barney said further that 121 people in Martin County are now receiving monthly benefit checks from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance provisions of the Social Security Act. These are divided into 21 retired workers over 65 years old, 9 wives, 64 children, 2 aged widows, and 24 current widows with minor children in their care. Besides monthly pay ments, lump-sums are paid in case where an insured wage earner dies but no one survives him who is entitled to monthly insurance benefits. Draft Muddied By Legislative Acts In The Past Few Days Prrsid(‘nli;il Older W ould llli'lilde Mon 26-29 Years Old Characteristic of me muddling antics traceable to the Congress of the United States, Selective Service is now flopping around like a picked chicken as a result of a haphazard legislative act passed at the last minute last week. Teen-agers have been eliminat ed from the draft. But men in ser vice now will, it is now certain, have to make up the diffei cnee by remaining at their posts longer. Now, by Presidential authoriza tion, childless men 26 to 29 years, inclusive, are now subject to the draft. Conscription of men in that age group was stopped by the Presi dent shortly after the fall ' f Jap an. Mr. Truman announced in a news conference statement that he was authorizing the War and Navy secretaries to call upon Selective Service for the induc tion of such men. The President repeated his criti cism, made Tuesday night when he signed the 45-day draft exten sion law which stopped the induc tion of teen-age boys and fathers, that it was “bad legislation." Un der the draft extension act and Mr. Truman’s authorization today, all men except fathers, between 20 and 30 years of age are subject to induction call. ‘‘It is to be hoped," he said, “that before July firs!, when the present extension evpires, the Congress will extend Selective Service for a year in form that will met the nations require ments.” To illustrate his as ortion that l^^mctension law v . “loosely ‘ the Preside, ? s.«i(l it pro* vided that men up -o 35 years, seven months of are could be drafted, although “ cmingly it was the intent of Cm.gross 1» in clude only those now under 30.” He said there also w. nothing in the law to prevent th reinduction of men already (iischmgcd. The War Departni; d does not want men over 30 1 ars of age, he said, and men o., r that age will not be reelasxifi, :j. Mr. Truman said H elective Ser vice Director Hershc had report ed that 80,000 aeeep. hie 13- and 19-year old high school students vv. •• “lost to the- . lieu iuiees" because of Congress iction. The exemption of that ape group will rut down the numbi of men un der 26 who can lie inducted each month from 35,000 ■ ) 5,000, the President said he h d been in formed The Army has estimated that there are only about 15,000 eligi ble men in the 26 29 group whose induction is again authorized. (Continued on page eight) Parole Revoked For Young Man —^— Sentenced to prison l>y Judge John J. Burney in the Martin County Superior Court last Sep tember for aiding and abetting in the larceny of an automobile in Rohcrsonvillo about two years ago, Torn Dew, 18-year-old Tar boro white boy, was delivered to the prison in Hal; igh last Friday by Sheriff C. B. Roebuck. Possibly because of his tender years, the youth was paroled by Judge Burney with the under standing that the defendant re train from the use of intoxicating liquors. He fell victim of strong drink and was arrested, and Judge Walter Bone, resident jurist, re voked the parole. Judge Burney warned the boy against the pitfall, and said in open court at the time that he was afraid the boy would not take ad vantage of the opportunity to go straight. His head bowed in shame, the youth admitted the act for which his parole was revoked. On his face was that forlorn look as he rode away with the sheriff to be gin a prison sentence of not less than seven years. Although he was charged with aiding and abetting in the larceny of "Boot" Woolard’s automobile, it was intimated at the time that he was indirectly connected with a robbery case in Bethel about the same time.