'*(*>•>$ i. THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,WO MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME XUX—NUMBER 61 THE ENTERPRISE Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 9, 1916 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ V.T OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 Tribunal In Long Session Hearing Continued Cases Eincs Amounting To S28,'? Imposed I? v Judge J. C. Smith Handling a docket crowded with cases continued during the tobacco harvest in recent weeks, Judge J. Calvin Smith held the Martin County Recorder’s Court in session until after twelve o’clock last Monday, adjourning only after imposing fines amount ing to $235 and meting out sever al road terms. There were seven teen cases on the docket and a fairly large crowd was present. Proceedings: The case charging A. B. Squires with abandoning a crop, was nol prossed. Pleading guilty. Harry Coltrain was fined $20 and taxed with the costs for speeding. Buck Rhodes, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to jail for two days, fined $20 and required to pay the costs. Mary Davis and Richard Davis were charged with an assault. The case was nol prossed as to the woman di fendant, and Richard Davis pleaded guilty of a simple assault. The plea was accepted by Solicitor Paul D. Roberson and tin' case was continued under prayer for judgment until August 215. The case charging Gladys and Abraham Pierce with violating tlie liquor laws was continued un til the first Monday in September. James Thigpen, Jr., charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was fined $15 arid taxed with the costs. He was directed to pay $35 for medical treatment rendered the prosecuting witness, Richard 13a v is. A combination of charges, in cluding assault, disorderly con duct and carrying a concealed weapon, was lodged against Wil in' Jane Roberson and Ervin Carr.’ Both pleaded not guilty. Adjudg ed guilty of being drunk and dis orderly, Roberson was sentenced to jail for thirty days to be re* leased to the counly home super intendent for work at the institu tion. Carr, found guilty of car rying a concealed weapon, was* fined $50 and required to pay the COSH. Pleading guilty of violating the health laws, James Willis Lloyd was sentenced to jail for thirty days, the court suspending the term upon the' payment of a $10 fine and costs. The judgment also stipulated that the defendant comply with the health laws and report to the health department fei. treatments. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the case charging Mayo Andrews with violating the health laws. William Thomas Moore, charg ed with speeding, entered a plea of not guilty. Adjudged guilty lie was sentenced to the roads for six months, the court suspending the term upon the payment of a $25 fine and costs. His license to operate a motor vehicle was re voked for sixty days. Pleading guilty in the ease charging him wiHj drunken driv ing, Lon Pittman was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. His li cense to operate a motor vehicle (Continued on page six) -- RobersonvilleTo Have Jaycee Unit Sixteen young men of Rober sonville met at the' City Cafe Tuesday night and completed plans for the organization of a Junior Chamber of Commerce unit. Those attending the meeting and enjoying the steak dinner were S. E, Alligood, Paul Rober son, George McRoric, Donnie Hardison, Vernon Page, Joseph Leggt tt, R. J. Langley, John War ren, R. G, Hicks, Jesse Bullock, Oscar Roberson, E. B. Whichard, S. C. McArthur, J. D. Moore, B. K. Roberson and Ernest Purvis. Temporary officers were elect ed, Donnie Hardison being named president and Dr. R. G. Hicks, sec retary and treasurer. The young men plan to meet again next Tuesday night when a group of Jaycees from Green viPe viill help them to obtain their charier in the national or ganization. Prepa ri ng Leaf Marketing Ca rds For County Fa rmcrs -- Tin’ Martin County Triple A of fice is working overtime this week preparing tobacco market ing cards for the approximately 1.500 farmers. White cards will be placed in the mails next Mon day and Tuesday for all those farmers whose tobacco acreage has been measured and no excess plantings were found. The approximately 230 farmers known to have planted in excess of their allotments will find it necessary to call at the county agricultural building and get their cards. Before they call for their cards, however, they are asked to contact their respective township committeeman, have him go with them and estimate the total poundage of their crops, get a signed statement of the esti mate and submit the statement to the county agent's office. The farmer, speaking of the one who overplanted, may pay the penal RAINFALL I v. j More rain fell in tills sec tion during the first seven months of this year than in any other like period on reeord. The 8.27 inches in July boosted the total for the first seven months to 23.04 inches. Unusually heavy rains fell during the months of April, !VIay and June with July having the greatest amount. Kain was reported on nineteen of the 31 days in July. Already in this month 2.72 inches of rain fell at this point, Mr. Hugh Spruill, bridgekeeper, reported. Five Cases In Mayor’s Court J -$ Justice John L. Hassell handled several cases in his court during the past five days. Two of the five de fendants were bound over to the' higher courts for trial. Charged with disorderly con duct, Georg;' Barber was fined $5 and taxed with $0.50 costs. “Tank" Bennett, charged with disorderly conduct, was sentenced to the roads for thirty days, the court suspending the sentence upon the payment of the costs and on the condition that the de fendant stay out of Williamston for twelve months. A similar judgment was handed down in the case charging L. L. Britt with disorderly conduct. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Richard Ewell was bound over to the county court for trial. Bond in the sum of $100 was required. Charged with assaulting Wilton Godard with a knife, Harold Ash by was bound over to the county court for trial on August 26. ty on the basis of the committee man's estimate and get a white marketing card. However, if he chooses, he may take a red mar keting card uTui pay the penally as he sells his crop. Approximately 1,300 farms have beer checked in the county to date, leaving about 300 to be measured. The committeemen are working as hard as possible in an effort to measure all the farms and clear the records in time for ovrey tobacco farmer to get his marketing card before the mar kets open on Monday, August 1!). In the few cases where farmers planted tobacco without any al lotment, they are asked to have their acre age measured, contact their committeeman, get an esti mate of the poundage production and report to the agent’s office where they will be given a red marketing card. No one is ex pected to cull for cards before August 12. Health of The TB Patient Is Aided By Consideration Kii(*oiinig(‘iii«‘iit Will (I he following is one in a series of articles prepared by the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association and sponsored by civic organiza tions.—cd.) Tile family of the tuberculosis patient cun aid him greatly if a sincere effort is made to under stand his problems. In entering j a sanatorium for treatment, the j patient may be separated from | home for the first time. Natural ly, he is homesick and anxious. | Since tuberculosis is a disease | affecting the whole body, the pa tient is irritable at times, perhaps for the first time in his life. He cannot understand his irritability, so believes there must be some I thing wrong with his new sur ' roundings. .He may be worried 1 about his own condition, without being aware of this. Such anxiety is apt to show it self in his gi nei al attitude toward his fellow patients, those working about him, or his family, llis re quests may seem unreasonable, but to the patient they are very important and real. Sometimes a patient finds “an escape” in being able to -omplain to some one about the food, the nurses, lj>s lack of privacy, or the boring routine, and so he pours out all his grievances to members of the family when they visit him. These may not be pleasant topics of conversation but if it relieves the patient, it is thi- duty of.tlie visitor to be sym pathetic. rITie complaints may be will founded at times. The patient needs to be encour aged to get well. He needs an in centive to follow doctor’s orders. Only then will he cooperate with the hospital and the staff. He needs to want to get wi ll. Probably never belt re in Ins life has the patient had so much solitude, so much time to think. He should be helped to spend his • ’me t >) i n k i try ■ cor.at-Hjotk* « thoughts. After awhile, he will be able to face his new life with renewed hope and faith. The fact that a patient must rest does not mean that he cun have no interests, lie should nut be shut out from the world. He should be made to feel he still has a part in the life beyond the hospital walls, the life to which he will eventually return. The To Attend Short Course Next Week The first *1-11 Short Course to be held in five years, will be at tended by ten 4-H club members fn m the county. Thaw ill spend, the week uf August 12-17 at State College in Raleigh. The program will deal with four major topics; 4-H Organiza tion, Citizenship, Health, and Family Relationships. The after noon program will consist of de monstrations, campus tours, and a tour of the various departments of of the State Government. Aft ernoon and evening programs will include music appreciation, athletic activities, and recreation al programs. The following bovs and girls are leaving Monday morning with the assistant home agent and the assistant county agent; Mary Lou Coltrain, Sallie M. Hardison, Mary Ola Lilley, Mary Dean Hardison, Rachel Gurkin, Alice Edmondson, Inez Smith, R. L. Ltggett. Jr., Howard Bennett, and Eugene Andrews. !\orris Sells Business To J. C. White Here The sale of the J. C. Norris sheet metal work, plumbing and j air conditioning business to J. C. i White a son-in-law, was an I nounct'd here yesterday. (Continued on page six) Badly Cut In An Affray Saturday Katherine Biggs, colored wo man, was dangerously cut when she was attacked by Richard Ew ell in front of Eddie Watts Brown’s cafe on Washington Street last Saturday night. Twenty-three stitches were ne cessary to close her wounds. The woman was said to have been drinking at the time and possibly aggravated the attack. Ewell, given a hearing before Justice Hassell, was bound over to the county court for trial. Twenty-Nine Boys Register For The Draft In County —«— Not Subject To Call Until T*iey Heroine Nineteen Years of A#e Twenty-nine Martin County boys registered for possible ser vice in the armed forces last May and June, according to a review of the registrants' list posted a short time ago in.the draft board office. Twelve of the twenty nine are white. All of them had just reached their eighteenth birth days. Since no eighteen-year-olds arc being called for service, they will havi just about another year before they will be subject to in duction. It is again pointed out that young men are required to register with the draft hoard when they become eighteen years of age. Names and addresses of the tali' registrants: William Hardy Hardison, w. RFD 1, Williamston. Andrew Augustus Wallace, col., RFD 3, Williamston. Ernie Everett Gray, col., RFD 1, Janu sville. Charles Emmett Hines, Jr., w, Williamston. Levester Lloyd, col., Roberson ville. Frank Pittman, Jr., col , Ham ilton. James Elmer Godard, w, James ville. Alexander Peterson, Jr., col., RED 1, Oak City. James Perry Biggs, col., Wil liamstun. Horace Edwin Coltrain, w, RED 3, Williamston. Charlie Harrell, col., RED 1, Palmyra, » Clarence Howard Wiggins, col., Williamstan. Harmon James Roberson, w, RFD 1, Williamston. Willie Nathanii I Taylor, vv, RED 1, Williamston. James Clcmmon Council, col., Oak City. Henry Cleo Moore, col., RED 1, Jamesville. Milton Lyons, col., RED I, Wil liamiston. Lenwood Earl Bell, col., RED 1, Robersonville. Lloyd Danfrid Bonner, col., Ev eretts. Carl Alexander Grimes, w, RED 1, Jamesville. James Anthony, col., RED 1, Ifobgood. William Earl Meeks, w, RED 1, Robcrsonville. James Edward Peele, w, HKD 1, Robcrsonville. Hugh Morris Lacy, col., Robi r (Tsonvillc. Wilbur Lindbergh Jackson, w, Williamston. Charlie Hassell Bailey, w, RED 3, Williamston. James Dillon Cherry, w, RED 2, Williamston. Roland Mortimer Everett, w, Williamston. Dallas Clarence Leggett, w, RED 3, Williamston. Three Men Called For Pre-Induction Three Martin County colored men w( re called a few days ago to repffri on Thursday o' This ween for pi e-induction examinations at Fort Bragg. Then names, registration and last-given addresses follow: Leo Spruill, RFD 1, Oak City, and RFD 3, Williamston. Rufus Earl Brown, Williamston and Norfolk. Theodore Roosevelt Wilson, Williamston. All three of them are just nine teen years old, and only one comes from the farm. Five colored men were called for pre- induction lust month. Two, Raymond Smith and Sum Peter Green, reported and both of them were rejected, according to an unofficial report received here a few days ago. Five county white men are to be called for pre-induction tests on or about the 19th of this month, it is understood. .-» IMPROVING A patient in the Eastern North Carolina Sanatorium, Wilson, since last March, Mrs. Simon Bar ber, of Jamcsvillc, is improving, friends reported following a re cent visit to the hospital. Opinion Folk Show Atomic Doubts, Fears -& From Coast to Coast People Aim! Their Mews During Fast Year Washington. — Public opinion polkas have been busy, during Atomic Year 1. asking a great many citizens a great many ques tions. From coast to coast people have aired their viv-ws on the po tentialities of atomic power and on means for its control, have confided their fears and revealed the misconceptions under which they have been laboring. Enough answers have been analyzed by the poll takers to allow some gen eral conclusions about John Q. Citizen’s state of mind at the end of Atomic Year 1. First of all, of course, he wants I peace, not war. Beyond that, he acknowledges that a profoundly important change has come about, but is not clear about what it's going to mean and what lie’s go ing to do about it. Since the explosion over Hiro shima he has listened to many terrifying reports of what may happen to him and to his city should another war come, and he has also grown uneasy about the condition of the world in general. As an example, the June survey of the National Opinion Research Center reported that (iti percent of the public believe we will fight in another war within 25 years: 75 percent thing that if this happens atomic bombs will be used against American cities. Sometimes John 0. Citizen decides he’d just like to git away for a while and go fish ing. Most often, fortunately, he has been trying to figure a way out. By and large the public seems to believe that the release of atomic enerby has ushered in a "new age.’ And about 50 per cent believe in a somewhat shaky fashlort, that tin' development of atomic onergv for industry and other peacetime uses will take place within ten years. For the most part, people concentrate their atomic opinion on problems having to do with war, not peace. The polls show very decidedly that tin’ months since Hiroshima have been months of change in public opinion. Since last fall an increasing number of Americans have become aware of the dan gers of uncontrolled atomic weap ons and, in the same period, more and more people have accepted the necessity for international control. The Gallup poll showed an increase of 3 percent in six months not very large but nov el llicli sh a gain on a highly diffi cult subject. Despite the worry ing stale of UN affairs during this year, there has been a growth in tin number of people who are op timistic about the success of an inti rnational control plan. This group is now a sizable minority. The fact remains that the ma jority ol people have not yet come to accept the testimony of the sci entists and statesmen, that inter national control of atomic energy is the only road away from fear and toward security. Security through strength is an idea which fs'ca’y to grasp’, t he idea of se curity through cooperation, it ap pears, comes harder. Opinion pulls have recorded va •>.- ye.V V.-,' ...wH*. ' ■ v1..!-.. . if. curity: (1) refusal to accept evi dence that the bomb is “anything to worry about’’; (2) insistence, despite the evidence of the ex perts, that we can “keep the se cret”; (3) unwillingness t» have the United Stale relinquish “the secret’’ in international negotia tions; (4) the argument that the only safety for the United States lies in continuing to manufacture atomic bombs. Continued oil Page Five) V isit in g .Minister At Hassell Church In the absence of the regular pastor, Rev. Charlie Harrison will preach at the Hassell Christian Church next Sunday, August 11. Mr. Harrison is from Blooming ton, 111. The public is cordially invited. On Monday night, August 19, Rev. J. M. Perry will begin a si i its of revival meetings in the Everetts Christian Church. The services will begin promptly at 6 o'clock. The public is invited. v Board Makes Conditional Offer For Brown Property After weeks of investigation, Williamston's local school com mittee this week took semi-final action to relieve the housing shortage for its teachers and prin cipal. Two of the three men on the committee voted to offer $(>, 000 for the S. S. Brown property on North Huughton Street, the third member merely voting pres ent. It was explained, however, that tlve offer was made provid ed certain conditions can be met. There is some doubt if possession can be had in time to start the school term without more inter ruptions which have plagued the school here for three years. It was also pointed out that certain re pairs are necessary, that some al terations should be made. The offer was also advanced subject to final discussion and ap proval by the members of the county board of education. The county board had agreed to pay $ 15,000 of the $20,000 asked Ou tlie K. B. Crawford property on North Smithwick Street, but it could not be learned how’ much, if any. of the cost would be in cepted by the county for the Brown property. The purchase of the Crawford property, including a fairly sizable lot adjoining the present school property, was vir tually stopped when a heating problt m presented itself. It was learned this week that new equip ment had been purchased by the owner, but it could not be learned if this latest development would reopen negotiations for the prop erty. Principal G. B. Stewart in a conversation with local school of ficials this week explained that they were about to "put him out” of the house he occupies in Drap er, and wanted to know if he could move his family here at once Draw Jurors For September Term Superior Court Nine Moil Will Be Selected For Craiul Jury Duly For Coming Year Fifty-four Martin County citi zens were drawn for jury service by the commissioners in their re cent regular session. Nine of the 54 will be drawn later for duty as grand jurymen during the next twelve months. The others will serve as petit jurors during the September term which is sched uled to last two weeks. Names of the men to report for duty the first week: Jamesville Township: Leslie Smith, A. M. Long and C. C. Fleming. Williams Township: Joe John son, Jr., Verbal Jones and Raleigh L. Mizelle. Griffins Township: John R. Coltrain, Albert T. Gurkin and J. Eason Lilley. Hear Grass Township: James Garland Bailey, John Leggett, Ralph U. Holliday and A. L. Hardy. Williamston Township: James Herbert Ward, C. It. Siceloff, L. R. Donaldson, ( . 1). Cavenaugh, Dr. John D. Biggs and C. 1’. Cul lipher. Cross Roads Township: C. 1’. Hopkins. Robersonville Township: Ed gar Ball .id, Hamilton Township: Richard Everett, A. S. Leggett, Jim J. Fierce and Fate Gurganus. Goose Nest Township: L. L. Keel and Joe Winhorn. Second Week Jamesville Township: J. G. Long and Sherwood L. Davis. Williams Township. Julius An drews. Griffins Township: Romulus Revi Is, Lester J. Griffin and N. S. Roberson. Bear Grass Township: J. D. Wynne and E. B Pi el. Wiiliainston Township: S. C. Bailey, W. R. Glover, Eli II. Bow en, W. Harrell Everett, W. B. Watts, Willie H. Modlin, Russell Griffin, J W...Watts, George E. Moore and L. T. Carrow. Cross Roads: II. I.. Roebuck, Paul Dixon and Paul Bailey. Robersonville Township: J. P. House. Poplar Point Township: J A. Edmondson and C. O. Edwards. Hamilton Township: J. O. Stokes, W. A. Fleming and R. W. Salsbury, Tobacco Harvest About Completed With the exception of a very few cases, Martin County farmers are completing the annual tobac co harvest this week. A goodly number finished the task last week, and a few barned their last •‘pullings” week before last. The crop, said to be of medium quality, is unusually light. Completing the harvest early this week, Squire J. K. Whitfield of Oak City said he cleaned up I and expressed the hope that no | snake would crawl near him be j cause he was so tiled that he did ! not want to raise a hand in his ' defense. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Loose mules broke into the highway to account for at least three motor vehicle ac cidents in the county last week. One animal was killed and two others were hurt. No people were injured. 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. Thirty-first Week Accidents Inj'd Killed Dant’ge 194(1 1! 0 0 $ 350 1945 1* 1 0 250 Comparisons To Date 1946 fit) 67 3 19,650 1345 34 15 3 0,050 Local Kivvaiiians Sponsor CoiH*(‘rt Leona F loud, 23 yeai old American violinist who has re ceived international acclaim, will be presented in concei t here Mon day, September 30, at the school auditorium under the auspices ot the Williamston Kiwanis club. Announra ment of the concert was released today by Wheeler Martin, Kiwanis president, who said the club had entered into a contract with PI 1 i 1 Kubinoft id' New York City, who is managing Miss Flood’s public appearance. RubinolT, a brother nl Violin 1st Dav» liubinofl of radio lame, came to Williamston to make ar rangements for the young artist's performance here. Lecuta Flood was born in Kpo kane, Wash., but left there at an early age and has spent most of her life in California and New' York. Shi1 began her violin studies