THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 1H Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 14, 1946 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE F\CII WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 Handle Fourteen | Cases Monday In j Recorders Court i , —— ! Him*:* (nllt-ciml In (lt«» Sum Of $223 In l mi dually Long Session Pulling out of a slump in which j j 1? or i' tin County Recorder’s Court last Monday handled fourteen cases, collected $225 in fines and meted out road sentences ranging from a fewv days up to six months. The court was in session much longer than usual, Judge J. C. Smith and Solicitor Paul D. Rob erson completing their work shortly before one o’clock that afternoon. A goodly crowd was present for the proceedings. The ease charging Sylvester Taylor with cruelty to animals having been continued under prayer for judgment, the court removed the cause upon the pay ment of the costs. The case in which Ed Moore was charged with trespass was nol pressed. Pleading not guilty in the case , .charging him with asaulting a fe male, Mayo Matthews was ad judged guilty and judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs. Ben Frank Little, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, pleaded guilty and was fined $25, the court requiring him to pay the costs also. Till' case charging Ronald Russ Johnson with speeding was con tinued until June 24. Charged with drunken driving and operating a motor vehicle with out a driver’s license, Oscar Whitley was fined $50 and taxed with the cost for alleged drunken driving, and was sentenced to jail for five days on the other charge. No driver’s license is to be issued to the defendant for twelve months. Lee Tyner pleaded guilty of ob taining money under false pre tense, and the court suspended judgment upon the payment of the cost and $5 to R. S. Critcher, the prosecuting witness. Charged with tie theft of clothes, Hilda Mae Reeves was adjudged guilty over her strong plea of innocence. She w as sen tenced to jail for six months and was ordered removed to State ® Camp 404, Raleigh. Charged with violating the li quor laws, Thurman Harrell pleaded not guilty. Adjudged guilty he was fined $100 and re-1 quired to pay the costs. Johnnie Joyner, Jr., charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, pleaded not guilty. He was fined $25 and taxed with the costs when the court adjudged hint guilty as changed. Pleading guilty of not support ing his child, Willie Briley Was sentenced to the roads for six months. The court suspended the sentence for three years on con dition that the defendant pay $100 now for the support of his child 1 and $200 on or before the first j Monday in next November. He was also ordered to report for , further judgment on the first Monday in December, 1948. Maintaining his innocence in the case in which he was charged with an assault with a deadly ; weapon, Roy Lee Hyman was ad judged guilty and the court fined him $25 and required him to pay the cost. i Charged with drunken driving O M. Banks was adjudged not - guilty. ; No session of the county court will be held next Monday since ' the superior court will be in ses- . sion at that time. Judge Smith : and Solicitor Roberson are sched uled to resume their work on . June 24. Handles Two Cases Justice John L. Hassell had only two cases in his court this ! week. Charged with being drunk and down, Henry Mizelle was taxed with $10.50 costs* Luther W. Stallings was fined | $10 and required to pay $6 costs for allegedly operating a motor vehicle with improper brakes. Walter Freeman, charged with j an assault, was bound over to the ^ county court. Freeman was said have suffered several hard ( blows on his head and neck when his victim turned on him. In Ask Certain Registrants to! i Furnish Board Information j An order was issued this week by R. H. Goodmon, chairman ol the Martin County Draft Boaicf, directing all registrants between' the ages of 20 and 29 years of age, : inclusive, who are subject to draft call, to notify the board of any changes in their draft status. It was pointed out that quite a lew reigstrants in the mentioned age j group had become fathers and had not notified the board of the ' family addition or additions. The draft is reaching the registrants ' in the 20-29 age group, and sev eral fathers have been called to report for pre-induction examina tions. It was pointed out that fathers in the group may be dc- j ferred if they offer valid proof of iny addition to their families, j Those who now have children and have not reported the change THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Only one accident report found its way into the acci dent record last week, boost ing the total to 66 for the first 23 weeks of 1946. However, there have been already this year nearly as many acci dents us were reported in all of 1945. But for the 23rd week the records were identi cal. The following tabulations offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. Twenty-Third Week Aeeidents Inj’d Killed Dam'gc 1946 1 0 0 $ 350 1945 1 0 0 350 Comparisons To Date 1946 66 56 3 17,170 1945 27 12 3 6,850 B. II. Roberson Branch Of Clan Holds Its Meeting —*— Speakers Discuss Tilings to lie K\|tcclc«l In Future In World Affairs -«- I The 14th annual meeting of the ] Hie II. II. Roberson branch of the toberson Clan was held June 9, 1946. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I L. Everett with Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Crofton of Williamston as •o host and hostess. Lunch was serve cf picnic style in the shady lawn after which j 3raves Roberson Mumford of Hopewell, Va , vice chairman, presided over the meeting. Aftci the business session the 'ollowing program was enjoyed: I. Mrs. Graves Mumford pre sented the devotional, Gen. 2:7: And the Lord God formed Man >f the dust of the ground and rrcathed into his nostrils the ireath of life; and man became a iving soul.” She discussed: (a) Taking time o live; romance of life misunder ;tood by some; making money nakes some callous and cynical; b) Living with our conscience; 'c) Loss of romance of life by ;ome, as indifference, sickness, tardships; (d) Convenience of nodern living causes us to rush ind hurry too much; (e) Chris lanity in living. 1. The simple hings make living worthwhile. 2. Appreciation of Ait, Music, Liter iture. 3. Friends must be culti vated. 4: Materialism breeds self ishness. (f) Wholesome spiritual life in fving Faith, Bible Study, Prayer ind Daily Devotions. II. Pitt Roberson presented iredictions of things to be expect 'd in the future according to his ipinions. Prediction 1. Democracy such is we: have been used to which >enefits a relative few, will in he very near future become com ilelely disintegrated, and the lenefits that were brought about luring the present order will be alvaged and carried over into the 1 lext. J 1 Prediction 2. People will event laliy learn that so far as human ftort is concerned that every hing is a psychic matter and that latural law lies back of every hing. Just as natural law which (Continued on page six) i i ] 1 in ilicii draft status are subject to be called in the future, i; w a* announced. A cal! was issued a few days ago to thirty-five Martin County white men, instructing them to report next Monday for pre-in duction examinations. Up until Thursday morning, eight notified the board that they now are fathers and are entitled to defer ment. It is possible that some fathers will find their way into the armed forces unless they no tify the draft board so the records can be brought up to date for the individual registrant. While the draft does not reach teen-age youths, the board chair man pointed out that the Selec tive Service law still requires every male to register when he reaches the age of eighteen years. Post Officers Are Named At Meeting Here Last Monday —*— Orpini/.ution Drafts Veter ans Of Keren! War For The Top Positions -.--— Drawing heavily from the ranks of World War II veterans, members of the John Walton Has sell Post of the American Legion elected officers for the coming year at a regular meeting held in the legion hut on Watts Street here last Monday evening. Be tween thirty and forty members were present and participated in the organization’s annual elec tion. John W. Hardy, chaplain-major in the recent war and rector of the Church of the Advent here, was elected commander of the post. At least six of the newly elected officers come from the ranks of World War II veterans. Names of other officers elected: II. L. Winherry, first vice com mander; P. C. Blount, Jr., second vice commander; Nat Johnson, third vice commander; R. A. Tay lor, adjutant; W. W. Gurganus, finance officer; Rev. J. R. Ever ett, chaplain; J. S. Getsinger, ser vice officer; G. C. Ray, sergeant al arms; Bruce Whitley, publicity. Appointive officers named by the commander-elect follow: John Ward, assistant adjutant; W. H. Gray, guardianship officer; Paul Roberson, historian; W. W. Beaird, athletic officer; W. W. Reaves, child welfare officer; Fred Taylor, Americanism offic er; Paul Robi rson, national de fense officer; J. S. Getsinger, graves registration; N. K. Harri son, employment officer; Hugh Horton, boys’ state officer; Hor ace Ray, boy scout officer; R. A. Taylor, membership; H. L. Swain, oratorical contest, and W. E. Dunn, sons of the legion. The meeting discussed a request for permission to use the hut as a youth recreational center and upon motion of W. E. Dunn, a committee was named to contact Williamston’s town officials to further discuss plans for convert ing the hut into a recreational :enter for youths. The commit tee, composed of P. M. Holliday, H. L. Winberry, Rev. J. R. Ever ?tt and W. E. Dunn, is to report :o the post members at their neetign next following the con 'erence with the town authorities. It was point out that the USO had suspended activities in the hut. Delegates were named to the state convention convening Sun lay in Winston Salem for three lays. Author To Speak In Club Tuesday Mrs. Bernice Kelly Harris, well ■mown author, will speak in the ocal Woman’s Club next Tuesday ;vening at 8:00 o’clock, the ad iress marking the close of the irst year for the Reviewers’ Book Ulub which was organized as a jart of the Woman’s Club litera ure department. Mrs. Harris is i native North Carolinian and is naking her home in Seaboard, ier best known books are “Purs ane” and “Portulaca ” The ~lub is extending a most ordial invitation to the genera! tublic to attend the meeting and tear Mrs. Harris. Conn lv 4-H Club Member. Reports | Trip To Virginia - Nearly 100 Marlin County Hoys And Girls Attend Annual Camp -s By Celia Stokes It was seven-thirty Monday morning, June 3, when a group of Martin County 4-H boys and gil ls boarded three trucks and left Williamston for a camp near Jamestown, Virginia, for a week's vacation. About eight o’clock we reached Windsor and’ were joined by a group of Bertie Coun ty members who accompanied us on our trip. Most of us enjoyed the sights along the way as they were new to us. A few of the group had never before left North Carolina and, naturally, the trip was more thrilling to them. We made the trip in about six hours, making only one stop to eat. We reached the camp about one-thirty p. m. We registered and were assigned to our cabins. Immediately everyone made themselves at home and set out to explore the camp. The camp is situated on a beau tiful portion of the James River and is quite private. There is only one road leading to il and that one road is surrounded by trees which meet each other half-way form ing an arch across the rocks and sand. The boys and girls cabins faced each other, being on opposite sides of John Hall, where we ate! our meals. The grounds were covered with grass and enough trees for sufficient shade. There were benches scattered around the yard so no one had to become tired from standing. The river itself was a marvelous sight to behold. Especially at sunset when the waves were washing the sandy beach and from that position we could see the James town monument peering above the tries and cars racing down the highway in the distance. Once in a while a boat would go by and farther up the river we could see an anchored warship, no long er in use, changing position with the tides. To the left was Perry Hall where our Vesper services and recreational activities were held each night. As we had no planned schedule Monday afternoon a few of the group became a hit lonesome for the folks back home hut after eating the wonderful chicken din ner that was prepared for us and becoming acquainted with our fel low campers everyone was happy and looking forward to the good times ahead of us. After supper we met at Pony Hull and were divided into four groups for competing in relay races and other daily games. Our leaders were: "Hand” Group, Miss Elizabeth Parker; "Heart” Group, Miss Maxine Pleasant; “Head” Group, Miss Virginia Patrick, and the “Health” Group, Miss Garnette Crocker. We were also introduced to the other staff members who became our close friends. Mr. William Page was our camp director but to most of us he was known as the man with the whistle. Mr. L. W. Cone wfis our treasurer and policeman. Misses Julia Ann Hancock and Dalhia Adams and Mis. Margarette Pearce lead the morning exercise and recreation. Tom Brandon, Jr., Charles Sice loff, and Slade Revels were our lifeguards. Miss Margaret Tad lock was camp nurse. We had two State specialists With us who conducted dusecs handcraft. Miss Ruby Scholz, food conservation and marketing specialist, directed our making of stationery holders, spatter paint ing and inking leaves and mono grams on stationery and making mats and rugs from coin shucks. Dr. David S. Weaver, in charge of Agricultural Engineering, Ex tension helped us make knife racks with our 4-H emblem on them. He awarded bronze dogs to Barbara Burket, Barbara Smith, Ellenor Eubanks and Sully Hardison for making the best all round racks. Miss Katherine Gillam was the editor of our camp newspaper, "The Snooper.” It was one of the spotlights of camp. Some of us wrote articles for it and every one donated gossip. After the introductions, we (Continued on page six) Colled More Than $ 1.3(H) For Needy In Foreign Lands —«— Lions £lub ^UMnlicrx To Larry Drive To Rrsi • Initial \r«*a* Sunday With the drive in the business section about complete, members of the local Lions Club, sponsois of the Emergency Food Collec tion, will carry an appeal in the name of starving millions to the residential areas Sunday after noon between 2 and 4 o'clock, Chairman H. P. Mobley announc ed yesterday. To date, $1,309.22 has been col lected in this community for the fund. No reports have been re ceived from Jamesville, Everetts and Hamilton, but it is now thought that funds from those areas along with the residential canvass here that the total will go well over $1,500. Contributions not previously acknowledged follow: Dixie Peanut Company, $10; Blue Star Cleaners, $5; Red Front Grocery, $5; J. L. Peele, $5; J. E. Pope, $5; Manning and Sharpe Laundry, $10; Charles H. Jenkins & Company, $20; G and H Supply Company, $10: Arthur Gurganus, $2; Williamston Lumber Com pany, $15; Sunny Side Market, $5; Cowan Grocery. $1; Thrower Ap pliance Company, $10; George Crofton, $1; E. L. Brown Grocery, $2; W. E. Dudly, $1; B and W Tire Rebuilders, $25; Central Service Station, $5; Woolard Furniture Company, $10; Standard Fertiliz in' Company, $10; Dr. J. S. Rhodes, $5; Willard Shoe Shop, $5; Earl Wynne, $5; Clarence Grilfin, $5; A. J. Manning, $5; George Rey nolds Hotel, $5; N. K. Harrison, (Continued on page six) -* Jayeee Directors Met Last Tuesday —<$,— The local Junior Chamber of Commerce launched what it hopes will be a most successful year by holding the first meeting of its hoard of directors, Tuesday night. This meeting was held in a private dining room at “The Switch” and followed a fried chicken dinner for which Jaycees Clarence Griffin and Ernest Meats were hosts. With President Meats presiding in the absence of the chairman of the board, the "main item of business centered around the ap pointment of various standing committees. Every member of the club was named on a commit tee and w ill hi' expected to do his share during the year. The directors discussed plans for holding the first annual beau ty pageant here sometime during the month of July, at which time a Mins Williamston will be select ed to represent the local club and town in the statewide contest to be held in Wilson in August. More plans concerning this project will tie announced later. A commit tee headed by Ernest Mears and Exum Ward, Jr., will handle this project. In addition to a few other items the directors decided' to hold a regular meeting once a month, on the second Friday. Those at tending Tuesday night's meeting were Jaycees Marion Cobb, Exum Ward, Jr., Wallace Tarkington, William Everett, James Bullock, John Miller, Jr., Clarence Griffin, Oswald Stalls, Ernest Meats and Wheeler Manning. Funeral Tuesday Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at *1 :f)0 o’clock in the Bear Grass Primitive Bap tist Church for Little Miss Peggy Harrison who died in Duke Hos pital last Sunday morning. The family pastor, Elder B. S. Cowin, assisted by Elders A. B. Ayers and W. E. Grimes, conducted the service and interment was in the Family burial ground near the fiome. Hundreds quit their farm and ather tasks to attend the last rites and pay tribute to the memory of :he little girl who so bravely I'ought the lavages of disease over a six year period. A patient in hospitals for ntanths, she had received 153 alood transfusions during the past >ix years. Superior Court Wilt Open Term Monday Manslaughter And Robbery_Cases On Thi^Ffm Docket Unable To Fiirtii*h Rond, Five l)ef<‘iulani» In Jail Awaiting Trial -9 Carrying over seven cases from previous sessions and with a few new ones added to its docket, the Martin County Superior Court is slated to sit at least two days of the one-week term in handling the criminal charges. As far as it could be learned few civil cases will be handled during the term, but several divorce actions have been calendared for consideration after the criminal docket is clear ed. Judge Walter Bone of Nashville is returning to the county to pre side over the short term. More than half the cases on the docket date back several months, one as far back as 1944. However, a few were added during recent days. Manslaughter and robbery charges feature the docket with possibly the most attention cen tering in the case in which John Henry Taylor, colored, is charged wdth assaulting Farmer S. K. Jackson with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and robbing him of a goodly amount of money. The crime took place on Novem ber 12, 1944, while Mr. Jackson sat on the front porch of his home between Everetts and Gold Point. Thi‘ farmer was almost killed, and Taylor, stealing the farmer’s car, escaped. He was arrested last April by FBI agents and returned to this count*’. Unable to raise bond in the sum of $2,000, he is in jail awaiting trial. Other cases on the criminal docket: Henry Paul is slated for trial next week after having the man slaughter case against him con tinued feir one reason or another since June of last year. Paul failed to report for trial in March, and papers were issued for his arrest this week, and notice was served on his bondsrr^an. Driving a furniture truck for a Greenville firm, Paul on March 14, 1945, ran into a truck driven by Jeremiah Brown near Everetts, causing in juries that later proved fatal to Brown. Kader Brown, charged with reckless driving, is in line for trial now that a civil action grow ing out of