THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ 2T OVER 3.000 MART IN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK V VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 54 William si on, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Jii/y 5, 19 #6 ESTABLISHED 1899 Small Reduction Ordered In Leaf Quotas For 1917 National Quota For Next Year Is Approximately 1,118,000,000 Los. A reduction in the flue-curcd tobacco quota for 1947 that will average 14 percent on most in dividual farms was annnounced this week as the Agriculture De partment laid plans for the July 12 tobacco referendum. .Total reduction will only be about nine percent, however, be cause of a reserve set up to in crease allotments for small farms and to provide allotments for new farms. The national marketing quotas for 1947 will be l,14fi.(X)0,000 pounds, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson announced. On the basis of 1941-45 yields, the 1947 acreage allotments will total about 1.141.000 acres as against 1,120,000 acres allotted for 1945, and 1,257,000 acres allotted for 1946. The 1947 acreage allot ment includes a five percent “re serve” for small farms and new ones. If 1917 plantings are normal in relation to the quota, the depart ment said, and yields are average, a crop of about 1,080.000,000 pounds would result. Production in 1945 was 1,174,000,000 pounds, with a record high yield per acre. Production on the March 1, 1947 intendi d acreage would amount to 1,186,000,000 pounds. “The national marketing quota is set on the basis of the supply and demand picture,” the Depart ment said. “The allotments for the 1946 crop were the highest in history after a 10 percent general increase was announced last Jan uary. The record 1946 allotment was made to produce flue-cured tobacco required to replenish war depleted stocks in foreign coun tries and to provide adequate sup plies for heavy domestic usage.” The Department said that pres ently available information indi cates that a somewhat smaller crop will be needed in 1947. However, the Department pointed out, the Secretary of Ag (Continued on page six) Summer Schedule For Bookmobile -(*> The monthly visit of the Book mobile is srhi diih (1 for the week of July 8 through July 12. In ad dition to dozens of old favorites the bookmobile will brine to Mar lin County readers more than one hundred new books for children. An attractive assortment of re cently received books for adult readers will also be available. Ex ampvs .of recent additions to the book collection are: Caribbean, Sea of the New World by German Arciniegas. Our Own Kind by Edward Mc Sorley. Then and Now by Somerset Maugham. The Hucksters by Frederic Wakemun, and Last Chapter by Ernie Pyle. The schedule follows: Monday, July 8 Edward's Service Station, 10; Sherrod Farm, 10:30; Hamilton Bank, 11; Gold Point, 1; Rober sonville Public Library, 2:30. Tuesday, July 9 Hut sell, 10; Edmondson Service Station, 11:30; Oak City Barrett’s Drug Store, 1; and Smith’s Store on Palmyra Road, 2:30. Wednesday, July 10 Everetts. Ayers Store, 10; Cross Ruuds Church, 12.ru; House Com munity, 2; Parmele, Chesson’s Station, 3. Thursday, July 11 Griffin’s Service Station, 9:15, and Farm Life, Manning and Gur kin Store, 10; Smithwick’s Creek Community, 11; Corey’s Cross Roads, 12; Bear Grass, Terry Bros. Store, 1:15; Wynne's Service Sta tion, 2:30v-> Friday, July 12 Dardens, Jordan’s Store, 9:30; Browning’s Store, 10:45; Ange Town. 1145: Poplar Chapel Church, 1: Jamesville, 2. This schedule will be followed throughout the summer months. Many stops will be made between those listed above. If you cannot meet the bookmobile at the stop in your community, please flag the truck as it passes your house or write to the Librarian, Rcgion a Library, Box 65, Washington, Jiorth Carolina. RAINFALL Following a near reeoj^in May, rainfall llirew this sec tion slightly on the wet side i last month. During lust month, 6.07 inches of rain fell . here, the precipitation being about one-half inch less than that recorded for June, 1945. However, nearly six inches of rain fell in May of this year to give this section its heavi- t est rainfall in any two t months since June and July ; of last year. And the rains t continue to fall. i During the first six months i of this year, 24.77 inches of i rain fell here as compared i with 17.70 inches recorded in I the first six months of 1945. < July of last year had 8.20 inches which was one of the | heaviest rainfalls for any | month since July, 1943. Propose Rotation Plan For Second Senatorial Croup Martin Wonld Get Senator Every Four Years Under Proposed l’lan -® Meeting a short time ago the' Pamlico Democratic Executive Committee proposed a plan whereby a rotation plan would be ^ observed for the nomination and election of state senators from 1 this, the second district. In a letter released under a re cent date, A. Hugh Harris, chair- j man of the Pamlico Democratic Executive Committee, explained that such a plan had been propos- j ed by his group, that support for the plan was being solicited. Un- j der the plan, Martin County' would be entitled along with Beaufoit County a senator every! four years, and each of the other I five counties would be entitled to a senator every ten years. Chair- 1 man Harris, apparently apprised of the break-down in the rotation ! plan in effect, pointed out that Pamlico had not had direct rep resentation in the State Senate in 4(1 years. His letter reads, in part: “At the last meeting of the Pamlico County Democratic Ex- ' ecutive Committee, 1 was in- i structed to contact each county democratic chairman in the sec ond State Senatorial District and attempt ie work out a rotation agreement whereby each county in the district could place a rep resentative in the State Senate at regular intervals. "No citizen of Pamlico County has represented the District in the senate in 46 years, even though we have been ably represented during this period. However, we feel that we slfbuld furnish a part of this representation more fre quently than we have in the past. “It has been suggested to me that the district be divided up as follows: Beaufoit and Martin Counties furnish one senator for each term, and the remaining five counties (Pamlico, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare and Hyde) furnish one senator for each term; and that the counties in each subdivis ion of the district rotate the privi lege of furnishing the candidate. In this way Beaufort and Martin counties would each get a senator every four years and each of the other five counties would get a senator every ten years. ■ It is fi ll that such a method of cooperation would result in more democratic representation and greater general satisfaction as we!! as add potential strength to the Democratic party throughout the district.’* No Peanut Quotas For the Year 1947 In accordance with a resolution passed by the National House of Representatives a short time ago, no quotas will be voted on for peanuts for 1947. The action had the blessings of the Department of Agriculture. It has been indirectly admitted that some of the new producing areas are not interested m estab lishing quotas until the£ build up acreage claims, meaning that when quotas are established again the old producing areas very like ly will be called upon to make up the loss by surrendering some of their acreage. bounty Hotel And If J V. Cafe Ratings Are Figured By Board -* {eporl Shows Five Gates And Six Markets Willi Grade A Katinas -®- / Completing recently an inspec-1 ion of cafes, markets, hotels and ourist homes in this county, ianitarian W. B. Gaylord stated hat most of the institutions were cell kept. Five cafes, six meat narkcts and four hotels and tour st homes rated Grade A. Ac ording to the report no institu ions were ordered closed on ac ount of insanitary conditions. Institutions with 90 or more I mints were graded A. Those with \ 10 to 90 points are listed B and , hose 70 to 80 are placed in the [ : group. Cafe ratings were listed by San- 1 tarian Gaylord, as follows: ■ Griffins, Williamston, 92; Swa lee River Club, Robersonville, | )1.5; City, Robersonville, 91; Wil son Hotel Dining Room, Rober ionville, 90.5; Central, Williams ton, 90; Friendly Coffee Shop, Robersonville, 87.5; Roberson’s, ^ Williamston. 87; Pulp Mill. Ply mouth, 85; The Martin, Williams ton, 85; Clark’s, Jamesville, 82; , Duk-Inn, Williamston, 81; Big Ap ple, Robersonville, 80; Harris’, , Williamston, 77.5; Washington Slrcet, Williamston, 75.5; Farm ers’, Robersonville, 7-45; Little Sa voy, Williamston, 72; Andrews’, Williamston, 71; Rogers’, Wil liamston, 71. Meat market ratings: D. L. Hardy, Williamston, 92.5; Ward's, Williamston, 92; Mr Clees, Williamston, 91.5; Colonial Stores, Williamston, 91; Everett and Warren, Robersonville, 90; Page's, Robersonville, 90; H. Johnson’s, Hamilton, 89; Bryan’s, Robersonville, 86.5; 11. S. Hardy’s, Everetts, 85.5; B and B, Hamilton, 84.5; Williams’, Robersonville, 83.5; Andrews’, Williamston 82.5; Sexton’s, Jamesville, 82.5; Brown j Brothers’, Jamesville, 82; Asa1 Johnson’s, Hamilton, 82; Cherry’s, Everetts, 81.5; Ayers’, Oak City, 80.5; Daniel’s, Oak City, 80.5; Robertson’s, Williamston, 80.5; j Edmondson and Cherry, Hamil- j ton, 78; E. L. Brown’s, Williams-| ton, 77.5; Shaw’s, Williamston, 75; Rogers’, Williamston, 71; Sunny Side, Williamston, 70.5; O. S. Cowen’s, Williamston, 70. Ratings for tourist homes and hotels: Dunning Place, Williamstoh, 93.5; The Oaks, Williamston, 93.5; Traveler’s Rest, Williamston, 93.5; Wilson Hotel, Robersonville, 92.5; George Reynolds Hotel, Williums (Continued on page three) Town Board In Short Meetin With very little business on their calendar, the local town commissioners were in session only a short time last Monday evening. Clerk G. II. Harrison who has attended the sessions with almost unfailing regularity lor many years, was absent on ac count of other business. A tree expert appeared before the board and reviewed a propos ed contract whereby he would trim, “doctor” and fertilize all trees on public property for an estimated daily sum of $48. He explained that the job would re quire about three months. No ac tion was taken, the olficials ex pressing the belief that it would be difticult to include the price in one year’s budget. Going before the board without a written application and refer ences, Watsv Brown was denied a license to sell wine. Their attention called to several street interactions where traffic is endangered by shrubs and trees on the corners, the commissioners directed the superintendent of streets to discuss the dangers with property owners and see if the obstacles could be removed. Sev eral accidents have been reported on one or two of the corners. Signs with speed limits printed on them were ordered placed at the town limits on the five high ways leading into town. Walter Johnson, his application properly prepared, was granted license to sell beer and wines, the latter for off-premises use. No action was taken on the re quest of John S. Gurganus for a franchise to operate a bus service in the town. NX MINING In accordance with instruc tions from Selective Service, the Martin County Draft Hoard is reviewing all cov er sheets of registrants be tween the ages of 19 and 41 * years. It has been pointed outtha^njjpv of those in the become fathers since they registered but have not informed the board. j They are urged to have birth t certificates filed with the board immediately, because it N is possible that some of the j fathers will find their way into the service unless they bring their registration inl'or- ( ination up to date. t Jpward Trend In 1 Slumber Marriage licenses Issued ( ssiianer Fast IMontli Faro es! For Any Juno In Five Wars -s Nineteen marriage licenses cere issued in this county last nunth by Register J. Sam Get inger, the issuance maintaining in upward fiend in the number of narriages reported since the war. While the issuance last month sot 10 new record, it was the largest or any June since 1941. It was he second time tins year that the ssuance of licenses to white ouplcs was greater than the lumber going to colored couples. Licenses were issued, ten to white and nine to eolpred appli •ants, as follows: White Jodie D. Woolard, Jr., and Julia Clyde Waters, both of Williams on. Aaron Brown and Dolly Biggs, ooth of Greenville. Paul Winfred Mckson of Wil liamston and Margie Ellen Wayne jf New Bern. William B. Clifton and Eleanor IVh is, both of Plymouth. Thomas Taylor and Janie Rob erson, both of Williamston. William Ward of Williamston ind Helen Cherry of Washington. William E. Rogers and Ela Faye Rugcrson, both of RED 2, Wil liamston. Frank Caporalo of New Britain, Conn., and Mamie Coburn of Wil liamston. Leslie Ray Manning and Melba G. Freeman, both of Greenville. Leo N. Atamanchuk of Ply mouth and Margaret Ann Stole,s bury of Pike Road, N. C. Colored James Edward Williams and Emma Lena Clemmons, both of Williamston. Gaston Carr dial Cora Little, both of ltobei sonville. Lucas Williams and Leola Wil liams, both of Williamston. Plullip Buzemorc and Pearl Bazemore, both of Bertie County. (Continued on page six) Minor Highway Wreck Reported Nil one wjs hurt und vi ry little damage resulted in a freak high way accident near Parmele last Monday evening at 8:30 o’clock. Driving L. H. Rawls’ 1936 Ford west on the highway, Francis Egan came up behind Geo, Wash ington McNair who was operat ing his 1936 Chevrolet without a tail light, one report stated. Egan turned but not in time to miss hooking fenders. Before the min or accident could be cleared, David W Brown came along and struck the McNair car. Damage was estimated by Pa trolman W. E. Saunders at about $55 to all three cars, $25 to Rawls’, und $15 each to the McNair and Brown cars. -1 Makes Report On Tax Collections Making his monthly report to the county commissioner this week, Tax Collector M. Luther Peel stated that all but $0,689.33 of the $182,362.47 tax levy for 1946 had been collected. Of the $194,361.51 levy for 1944, the collector stated that there was an uncollected balance in the sum of $1,995.56. All but $1,187.80 of the$201,167.05 levy tor 1943 has been collected, it was reported. Warehouse Head Urging Support For I oaf Quotas 'rojji-am lias lncirased llie 1 liicoinr From 1 12 To I r> I :i Million Dollars -jt. Describing as “most democrat ■" the National Referendum to e held on July 12. to determine .hether marketing quotas will be ontinucd on flue-cured tobacco, eginning with the 15)47 crop, ’red S. Royster, president of the b ight Belt Warehouse Associa ion, urged all growers in the six lue-cured tobacco States to go to i he polls and vote according to , heir own convictions. “The referendum gives all irowers affected the privilege to in equal vote regardless of ' vhether he produces one-half tore or 100 acres,” Royster de la red. “Every tobacco grower liould make a thorough study of he favorable prices received for lis crop since quotas have been in •Ifect to keep production in line vith the demand.” Royster said that quotas have ncreased the tobacco growers’ ncome from an approximate 112 nillion to 513 million dollars. He jointed out that in 1932, before narketing quotas were in effect, flue-cured tobacco sold for an av erage of only 1 l .ti emits per pound md when quotas were voted out in 1939, the price dropped from 22.2 cents for the previous year to 14.9 cents. The 1945 crop sold for an average of 43.7 cents per pound. Approval of quotas will assure continuation of loans at 90 per cent of the parity price to pro tect growers in the event tobacco does not bring a higher price. If quotas are not appioved, the Gov ernment ;s not authorized to pro vide loans for the 1947 crop. As to the present supply and de mand picture, the 1940 crop is ex pected to supply enough tobacco to equal world consumption and to replenish a substantial part of the present foreign shortage. The future salis of our tobacco will d< pend upon the availability of dollut exchange which foreign countries can use to buy tobacco produced and also upon our suc cess in yelling our tobacco in com petition with tobacco produced in otlu r countries. In voicing his approval of the continuation of quotas, Royster said that “marketing quotas will maintain sound production poli cies and should place the tobacco industry in a better position to de velop the largest possible outlet for tobacco that will maintain fair (Continued on page six) Officers Destroy Two Distilleries -o Raiding along the Williamston Beur Glass Township boundary last Tuesday, Officers J. H. Roe buck and Roy Peel destroyed two illicit distilleries. One of the plants, located just across the line in Bi ar Grass, was equipped with a 50-gallon capacity drum, a fifty gallon cooler and one fer menter. No.beer was found at the plant. The second distillery, located in Wiliamston Township, had a 50-gallon copper kettle, two worms, two oil burners and six barrels of honey beer. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Motorists on Martin Coun ty’s highways rounded out the first .six months of 1946 with an all-time record for acci dents. There was an aver age of nearly three accidents each week during the period, the count of injured running up to GO, the dead to three and a property damage in ex cess of $18,000. 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-Sixth Week Accidents Inj’d Kilted Dam’ge 1946 2 4 0 $ 400 194a 000 000 Comparisons To Date 1946 63 60 3 18,070 1945 29 13 3 7,000 'No Great Change In ! Local Price Figures -»- <*' Pood Costs Move j Upward Slightly In Few Instances —*— General Increase Is Almost Certain To Follow In Short Time No marked change in prices to onsumers was noted locally dur ng the first several days follow ng the expiration of price con rols administered by the Office >f Price Administration. How ;ver, costs were increased in some ew instances. Meats started noving back into the market the second day after price controls a-ere allowed to die a natural loath, but the prices averaged from a few cents to ten cents a pound higher than they did a week ago. Prices on staple items continue at the old levels, but they are likely to advance just as | soon as the manufacturer's and wholesaler’s increased costs are reflected in future purchases. Milk prices, advanced locally to eighteen cents a quart a short time ago, arc going to 21 cents a I wheat returned to for the first time Most of the newly proposed price increase will only offset a sub sidy of approximately two cents a quart received by the producers in recent months but which ex pired along with the OPA last Sunday midnight. While business and industrial leaders were giving “hold the line” pledges to consumers, and retailors generally held prices at j OPA ceilings while sweating out the uncertainly of whether OPA will be revived, these things were happening in the markets: In Chicago, cattle reached an all time high of $22 a 100 pounds, compared with last week’s $111 OPA ceiling. In Omaha, the price went to $22.50. Hogs went to $20 in Indianap olis', highest in 27 years. In Chi cage, top price was $111.50, com pared with last week’s OPA $14,115 ceiling Two-dollar this country since 1025. Official quotations on some wholesale live poultry quickly matched previous black market prices in New York, with some advances us high as 22 cents a pound oyer previous ceilings. The commodities markets were roaring with spectacular advances to the limit. In New York, cotton futures reached extreme gains of $4.10 a bale, highest price since 1923-24. Prices slumped later in the session. Corn and barley ul vanced 5 cents. In Chicago's cash markets, which are not limited to the 5 cent advance, No. 2 yellow corn sold at $2,111 lo $2.15 a bushel, compared with the OPA $1.4ti 1-2 cent ceiling; oats were up 10 lo 12 cents above OPA maximum. Egg futures opened from .11 to 1.1 cents higher. Onions were up 3 cents. No quotations were .an nounced on butter because the market was confused. Wool top futures opened at an advance of 4 cents a pound in the New York market, the equivalent of 40 points against a permissable rise of 100 points in a single ses sion. Rental property is holding to its old figures locally, but rents are sky-rocketing in many places throughout the country. At Philadelphia, one tenant re ported his rent had been upped from $70 lo $150 monthly. At Kansas City, a landlord, de scribing a tenant as “an OPA pet,” raised rental from $47.50 to $75 a month. At Long Beach, N. J., two ten ants, each paying $47 a month for half of a two-family house, were notified they’d have tu pay $2000 apiece for the Jurie-July Augusi September period, and $35 a month after that. A Trenton, N. J., woman re ported her rent had been raised from $45 a month to $75. At Chicago, a tenant reported his landlord had ordered his rent increased to $70 a month August 1. The OPA hud ordered the ten ant'.- rent reduced from $35 lo $31 as of July 1. o -- I FIRST BLOSSOM_! The first report of a cotton blossom for the 194U season came from Mr. J. W. Cherry of the Hassell section. The ' blossom was found on the farm of Mr. Cherry early Monday afternoon. Dr. Clias. Harris Associated With Rhodes & Rhodes -on lYoinising Vomit: Doctor And Surgeon Begins Practice This W eck —— Courts TurnOver $869.88 to County In his monthly report to the commissioners, Cleik ot Court L. B. Wynne turned over to the ti easurer a total of $869.88 in court fines, forfeitures and costs for the month of June. Most of the amount, or $780.25, was col lected in the recorder's couit, the superior tribunal handing over $89.63. Although it was in session only three times during June, the county court had an unusually high income rate. Good Return From Forest Acreages Forty acres of pine forest have been under intensive management for eight years at the Cros:*. tt Ex perimental Forest in south Ar kansas, the project recently re porting that i^ has yielded posts, fuel, pupwood and saw logs valued at $14.55 per acte earn year. It was pointed out that the farmer, after expenses, hud an income of $1.13 per hour for his labor in his woods. inline Smith (’alls ( M\tf S IUO In Si-ssimi Lust Monthly Holding tin- Martin County Re; order's Court in si ssion a little ivcr two hours. Judge J. Calvin imith handled sixteen eases, im josed fines amounting to $480 ind meted out jail and road sen ences ranging from a few hours ip to twelve months. Proceedings: The case charging James Goss vith bastardy was nol pressed. Judgment was suspended in the ■ase in which James H. Thomas ,vas charged with non support.. In the case charging Claude iVorsley with non support, the de 'endant was instructed to con tinue the payment of $15 a month ind report to the court on the first Monday in December for further ludgment. Continued under prayer for judgment, the case charging E. Ll Early, Jr , with reckless driving was cleared from the docket when Judge Smith fined the defendant £50 and taxed him with the costs. Charged with not stopping at a street intersection, Ronald John son was fined $10 and taxed with the cust. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon Lester Meeks was sentenced to the roads for twelve months, the court suspending the term upon the payment of a $25 fine and the costs. Placed on pro bation for two years, the defend ant is not to be intoxicated or have intoxicants in his possession during that time. Earl Rogers, charged with bas tardy, was directed to pay $(i a month for the support of his child for two years. Wiley Branton was fined $50 and required to pay the cost in the ease charging him with an as sault with a deadly weapon. Charged with drunken driving, Sam Hopkins was fined $50, tax ed with the cost and had his op erator’s license revoked for twi Ive months lie was sentenced to spend eight hours in jail. l.loyd Price, charged with as saulting a fi male on two counts, was sentenced to the roads for six months, the court suspending the term upon the payment of a $25 fine and tin costs. Placed on pro bation for two years, the defend (CuiiLnucd on page six) Looks For Lumber While on Vacation The lumln i shortage is giving rise 11> all kinds of stories, and wore if not for the suddi nine fact that so many have no shelter over bieir heads, the little bits of news would call forth a chuckle and certainly a long smile. One report states that a man in a distant state was building something or other, and he ran out of lumber. Unable to get any that would match the first, lie took lus family and started a search. Some days later and sev eral hundred mile; from home, he found what he wanted on a Wil liainston lumber yard a short tune ago and started the return trip home. There are (wo brothers operat ing a lumbei mill in the county, and each of them will do all in their power to accommodate peo ple. One of the brothers sold a bill at lain be i lu a CUstoTfiel. but before the customer culled for it, the other brother, thinking pos sibly the lumber had been sold hut in the absence of certainty, listened to the pleadings of an other purchaser. “We’ll have to load it fast so we won't encounter trouble,” the second brother ex planted. Just- as the last board was being placed on the truck the first brother returned to the mill and explained, "That lumber has been sold.” The other brother, making the best of the situation, said: “It certainly is, and I have the money in my hand.” Builders are seen together con soling one another and comparing notes. In some instances lumber meets lumber on the highway, one buyer making a purchase here and hauling it there, while anothe r purchaser buys there and hauls it here. And prices, ac cording to compared notes, vary is much as 7a and 100 percent Ul some instances.