THK ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
t:ik enterprise is read by
OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 25, 1946
VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 86
ESTABLISHED 1899
Charged With Not
Sending Children
To County School
♦
Prosecution Is Part Of A
Drive For Better
Attendance
In addition to repeated appeals
to parents and other patrons, w el
fare and other county officials
turned to the courts this week to
maintain attendance figures in
the schools of this county. While
the case proved a clear-cut viola
tion of the school attendance law.
it was not without its more or less
pathetic aspects. Judge Smith
did what he could in applying
soothing balm and at the same
time accomplished the desired
end when the defendant, Jesse W.
Wynn, agreed to have his child
ren in school regularly during the
remainder of the current term.
Evidence offered in the case
showed that the Wynn children,
a son, 13; a daughter, 11, and a
son, 8 years of age, had attended
school at Bear Grass only two or
three days during the current
term up until last Friday when
action was taken and the young
sters turned to the house of learn
ing. It was revealed that the chil
dren worked some in aiding their
tenant father house and market
crops, but most of the time they
just stayed at home and played in
the yard. It was explained that
repeated appeais had been made
to the father to have his children
attend school. The father ex
plained on one occasion, a state
witness testified, that he would
send the children to school if they
had proper clothes. Wynn was
quoted further as saying that he
had to pay his debts before he
could buy clothes for his children
and send them to school.
Speaking in his own behalf, the
defendant stated that he attended
school very little when a child,
that he could not read and write.
He also stated that the children
did not have proper clothing, that
they were barefooted up until a
short time ago. Without benefit
of counsel, the defendant said that
he did not know what compul
sory attendance meant, but he
knew that they ought to go to
school and added, “I want them to
go to school and learn some
sense.”
Recognizing the man's limited
opportunities and limitations.
Judge Smith pointed out that the
people were not trying to perse
cute the defendant, that they were
acting in the interest of his chil
dren.
Without transportation, Wynn
walked to town for the hearing
in the county court last Monday
from his home about three miles
beyond Bear Grass.- With only
ten dollars in his poeket to pay
the $21.30 court costs, the defend
ant asked permission to walk
home and get the remainder. He
was turned over to the sheriff
who stood for him after Wynn
promised to send $11.30 the next
day.
Wynn was sentenced to the
roads for thirty days, the court
suspending the sentence upon the
payment of costs and on further
condition that lie send his chil
dren to school regularly.
Farmer Attempts
To End His Life
William Hopkins, young Jaines
ville Township farmer, danger
ously wounded himself at his
home last Tuesday when he fired
a rifle bullet through his chest.
Barely missing his heart, the bul
let tore through a lung and trav
eled on through his body. Few
details could be learned about the
apparent suicide attempt or his
condition, but lie is believed criti
cally hurt. However, recovery is
possible if no complications de
velop.
About 35 years of age, Hopkins,
father of five children, is said to
have worried over his farming
operations. Planting a large
crop, he had had difficulty in cul
tivating and harvesting it, and one
report stated that the difficulties
prompted the act.
He was entered in the local hos
pital early that afternoon from Ins
home near Jamesville and appar
ently was resting fairly well
Thursday afternoon.
The reported suicide attempt
was the second reported in that
section of the county within the
past few weeks, reports stating
that the first victim is recovering
rapidly.
I
Peanuts Start Moving To
Market In Small Quantity
Peanut pickers were placed in
j operation in this county for the
first time this season earlier In
the week in the Hamilton section,
but only a few sales have been re
ported so far. A few bags were
delivered to the local market
Wednesday from Duplin and Ber
tie Counties, but the first sales
in the county were made in the
Hamilton area. No official re
ports could be had, but the mar
ket opened at ten cents a pound.
A few farmers have not yet fin
ished digging their crops and
picking operations will hardly
get underway on any appreciable
scale before the early part of next
month. However, quite a few
pickers will be placed in opera
tion next week.
Extensive preparations have
been made by the two plants here
for handling the crop. The Wil
liamston Peanut Company has en
larged its plant and milling ca
pacity and installed electrical
equipment to furnish power for
tlic entire plant. A new hammer
mill has been installed along with
several new and improved sheli
ers. Preliminary tests were com
pleted Wednesday ana Superin
tendent Larry Bullock said that
the plant could start operations
on a few minutes notice. Milling
will likely get underway within
the next few days.
Its plant just completed and
placed in operation the early part
of the year, the Dixie Peanut
Company has made quite a few
alterations and changes to step
up production during the season
now at hand.
I The crop in this section does not
measure up to expectations in
quantity and quality, but some
areas have good crops.
Judge J. C. Smith
Calls Dozen Cases
In County's Court
Pint's <'<>Il«-t-1«-t 1 In Vinnnnt
Of SI05 In Short
Session Monday
Judge J. Calvin Smith, calling
twelve cases, held the Martin
County Recorder’s Court in ses
sion only a short time last Mon
day. Several of the cases were
continued either for the state or
for defendants who failed to an
swer when called. Fines were col
lected in the sum of $105. The
session attracted a very small
crowd.
Proceedings:
Pleading not guilty of operating
a motor vehicle while his opera
tor’s license was revoked, Guil
ford Blown was adjudged guilty
and the court fined him $25 plus
the costs.
Howard Pittman, charged with
speeding, was fined $25 and taxi d
with the cost, lie pleaded guil
ty
Troy Lee Haymer, charged with
speeding, failed to answe r when
called and papers were issued for
his arrest.
Pleading guilty in the case in
which he was charged with oper
ating a motor vehicle without a 1
driver's license, John Daniel
Smith was fined $20 and required
to pay the cost.
John B. Clay was fined $20 and
taxed with the cost for operating
a motor vehicle without a driver's ,
license. He pleaded guilty and
the court recommended that no j
license he issued the defendant |
for six months.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the court cost in ]
the case in which Jesse Mobley
was charged with issuing a worth
less check.
The case charging Ivory Keys
with false pretense w as no! press
ed.
A continuance was allowed the
■state in its prosecution of Richard i
Vires. charged with Igpcetsy red!
receiving. !
Adjudged guilty in the case
charging him with violating the
school attendance law. Jesse Wal
ter Wynn was sentenced to the
roads for thirty days. The term
was suspended upon the payment
of the court costs and on the fur
ther condition that the defendant
send his children to school regu
(Continued on page eight)
FARM III REAII
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Still short of the !,0K0 goal,
members of the Martin Coun
ty Farm Bureau membership
committee arc meeting Fri
day evening at Chimney Cor
ner on the Hamilton-Wil
liamston Highway for a seri
ous discussion of the drive.
President Chas. L. Daniel is
urging all canvassers to push
the drive and be at the meet
ing to report their work
The canvassers, working
without remuneration, will
pay for their own suppers, it
was pointed out.
• We haven't given up, hut
the drive is a bit disappoint
ing so far,” an official of the
organization said, adding that
most of the counties in the
State had already met and ex
ceeded their membership
goals.
m;<;isTKVTio\
Saturday of this week is the
last day hooks will be held
open for the registration of
new voters or the transfer of
names where the owners have
moved from one precinct to
another.
Incomplete reports indicate
that very few new names
have been added to the books
in this county. In Williams
ston's No. 2 precinct not a
single registration was re
ported the first two Satur
days the hooks were held
open. The No. 1 precinct re
gistrar reported two trans
fers.
To ()|K‘ii Bank In
Oak (lily Around
First Of January
Application l’u**r«l l*> Stale
Hankiiii; < nminission I
Tli»' Edegcombe Bank and Trust
Company with headquarters in
Tarboro will open a branch in
Oak City on or about tiic first of
next January, it was announced
yesterday following a hearing
held before the State Banking
Commission in Kaleigh Wednes
day morning. The application,
backed solidly by the people of
the community and supported by
olficials o! tin1 Tarboro banking
firm, met no opposition in Ral
eigh, according to reports reach
ing here.
Accompanied by Attorney
Hugh Li. Horton, twelve citizens
of the Oak City community ap
peared before the commission
along with tight representatives
ot the Tarboro bank. Those from
Oak City pleading the cause of
the branch, were: Messrs. J. H.
Ayers, J. C. Ross, Joe Bunting,
Minton Beach E. N. Harrell, W.
V. Daniel, W. Edmond Early. Nat
Johnson, J. B. Whitfield, L. L,
Keel, J. k. Cnsp and k T
Smith.
. Occupying the old Bank of Oak
City building at the present lime,
Dr E. E. Pittman has assured the
committee and promoters of the
bank that lie will vacate in ample
lime for the bank to open about
January 1. One report stated that
the doctor planned to construct
an office building, that if con
struction could not be completed
by that turn-, he would occupy
temporary quarters.
Although lli> building lias not
b< en uad for banking purposes
since December 23, l!12l), it is in
good condition and the furniture
and fixtures arc intact.
Local directors for the bank
have not been named, but they
will be chosen and other operat
ing details, including personnel,
will be employed in ample time
for the scheduled opening, Mr. J.
11. Avers one of the main sup
porters of the project, said Thurs
day afternoon.
OVLKSLAS UiltlSIMAS OIITS
SHOULD HL M.MIID NOW
Tin' po.-t < iff ice department lias
announced that it is now ready to
handle 1940 Christmas packages
destined foi* Army personnel ov
erseas. Special gilt mailing will
be possible until November 15, it
was announced. Delivery oil time
is expected this year because ad
dresses are now more definite.
Local Young Man
Pilot For Mercy
Flight Recently
Ll. S. W. Manning Evacu
ates Polio Victim From
Durango, Colorado
i Headquarters, 200th AAF Base
! Unit (Less Sq. H.). Colorado
Springs. Colo.—In the rugged
Rocky Mountain fastness of Du
rango, Colo., where lofty ranges
rear twelve and fourteen thous
and feet into the air a big airplane
stood poised on the edge of a sod
surfaced runway, a runway dis
cernable only bv the hard-beaten
tracks of landing gear.
Around the plane were gather
ed a small group of people and in
the middle of the group a young
girl lay on a stretcher. An elder
ly woman bent swiftly and kissed
the wan-faced girl as strong arms
hoisted the stretcher into the
plane. Seconds later the big ship
was speeding down the rutted,
uneven runway.
Time was the all-important fac
tor to those in the plane, to those
on the ground but especially to
the girl on the strecher. Hours
and minutes even seconds were
precious to her.
And to say those precious hours
and minutes and seconds the 15th
Air Force at Colorado Springs
had dispatched a big, twin-engin
ed C-47 cargo type airplane to fly
her to Denver where special
medical care would help her beat
the ravages of the dread disease
j of poliomyelitis.
During the past two months the
15th Air Force have been from
the Durango Airport which is sur
rounded by mountains even at an
elevation of 6,875 feet and with a
sod runway of only 4,000 feet. The
traffic pattern in and out of the
airport is a difficult one, especial
ly on take-off when it is necessary
for the pilot to circle around in
the valley to gain altitude suffi
cient to rise over the mountains.
| The trip by plane from Duran
j go to Denver, where practically
all the cases were flown, requires
j one and one half hours flying
| time while the overland route, a
I distance of 475 miles, takes ten
hours to cover by ambulance.
Evacuation of Miss Billie Smith,
16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
tli urge W. Smith of Dolores,
Colo., is a typical story of these
I "mercy flights.”
j The Smith's live in a tiny ham
j let about sixty miles from Du
! iango. The girl was stricken on
Wednesday, Sept, 25, and on the
following day she was removed to
Denver for treatment as a pro
1 liable polio victim.
As in all other cases from Du
rango the request for assistance
leached 15th Air Force through
the Durango Civilian Air Pytrol.
It's commanding officer there, the
Rev. Philip Benedict Hawley,
is minister of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church in Durango.
Father Hawley, a lieutenant in
CAP, is warm in his praise of the
men and officers who comprise
the crews on these ‘‘mercy
flights.”
"Although many of these crew
’MMMW' 1 men and had
as healthy a dread of the disease
us any one, they responded with a
warm heartedness that did much
lo cheer the victim and to soften
(Continued on page eight)
Crowds Attcmlin
Revival Services
Large crowds continue to hear
Rev. Paul Nickens deliver his
forceful sermons in the series of
tevival services now under way
each evening at 7:30 o’clock in the
local Baptist church.
Thursday morning, Rev. Nick
ens, pastor of the Plymouth Bap
tist church, spoke to the pupils
in the high school auditorium, and
a special message was on the re
gular service schedule in the
church Thursday evening. No
service will be held Saturday
evening of this week, but the vis
iting minister will deliver both
the morning and evening sermons
in the local pulpit Sunday and
bring the meeting to a close on
Wednesday evening of next week.
Members of various congrega
tions are joining with the Bap
tists m the services, and several
members have been added to the
church roll.
The pastor, Dr. Ira D. S. Knight,
is extending a cordial invitation
to hear the visiting minister.
s
i
Defendants Make
Temporary Stops
In Mayor’s Court
—L-+
Seventeen Are Tentatively
Booked For Trial In
County Court
Ruled beyond Justice John L.
Hassell’s jurisdiction, seventeen
defendants have been tentatively
booked for trial in the Martin
County Recorder's court next
Monday. Most of the cases had
their origin in an alleged gamb
ling den maintained and operat
ed by Henry Crawford in his
apartment on the third floor of
the Guaranty Bank building here.
All of the defendants have not
been i ounded up in the cases, but
several have already posted bond
or have been recognized. In the
list are George Beach, Robt Har
rell, Maurice Gardner, Perlie
Thomas, B. Moore, Ed Moore,
Jesse Moore, Henry Crawford.
Geo. Hardison, Sylvester Wynne
and William Lambert. Hardison,
also charged with an assault with
a deadly weapon, is at liberty un
der $500 bond. Crawford, also
charged with operating a gamb
ling den, possession of liquor for
the purpose of sale, and an assault
with a deadly weapon, was placed
under combined bonds in the sum
of $500. The bonds were raised
Wednesday. No formal hear
ing has been held in his case, the
justice explaining that action was
delayed pending the outcome of
the assault victim’s condition. If
the prosecuting witness is able a
hearing will be held Friday even
ing. Wynn furnished bond in the
sum of $50 and Lambert met his
$100 bond.
R. B. Spruill, Warren Griffin
and William Alfred Wiggins, I
charged with disorderly conduct,
were bound over to the count*
court. Griffin was placed under
$100 bond and the other two were
recognized.
Charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon and resisting ar
rest, Marshall Scott was bound
over to the county court under
bond in the sum of $100,
("has Wiggins and John Small
wood, charged with the theft of a
pig, were bound over to the coun
ty court in $100 bond each. Bonds
were not arranged immediately
by either defendant
Beautie Andrews, charged with
iconunued on page eight)
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Long-Term Debt
Lifted On Farm
inurman o. Nicholson, Route
3, Williamston, was the eighth
Martin County man to pay for his
farm under the provisions of the
Farm Security Administration’s
Tenant Purchase plan.
On November 5, 1040, Thurman
and his wife, Charlie Ann, step
ped from tenant farmers to home
owners through the aid of F'SA.
When they were told that the pay
ments would be spread over a
forty-year period Thurman smil
ed and said, “never will forty
\’eai s culi'ty-me paving for-this Ut
tie old piece of land." This state
ment W’as well proven a fact as he
cut thirty four years and one
month off the forty year pay
ments.
There are two remarkable feat
ures about this type farmer: One
is the savings made in interest ac
cumulations by paying for the
farm as has been done. Had it tak
en forty years to pay for the
place, interest charges would have
been $3983.(JO. By' paying for the
farm in five years and eleven
months interest charges were only
$724.90, thereby a savings of
$3258.70. Second, is the increased
value of the farm after it has been
improved and developed. There
are an excellent set of farm build
ings adequate for a two horse
farm, a nice orchard for home use,
a good pasture to support the live
dock, provisions for the poultry,
j fenced garden that supplies the
’amily with fresh vegetables, elec- |
tricity that affords the family
jood lights and home refrigera- j
don.
The farmstead met the county
•Unitarian's approval for health \
protection and sanitation; and the -
farm has been terraced and well
drained to protect it from erosion.
^ definite plan of crop rotation is 1
followed which includes, not only i
rotating the row crops but also
>vinter cover crops, winter graz- ;
ing crops, and winter and summer , I
legumes to build up the toil.
Clamp Lid Down On
Gambling At “Fair”
KIRK IJM1S
Acting to help confine for
est fires, the Forestry Service
of the State, aided by an ap
propriation made by the
county, is plowing fire lines
or "breaks” in various parts
of the county. Warden Marv
in Leggett announced this
week.
Using heavy equipment,
the division has plowed about
fifty miles of fire lines in
Hamilton and Goose Nest
Townships, and the special
service is available to others.
Farmers, interested in lower
ing forest fire hazards, are di
rected to contact Warden
Leggett, RFD 1, Jamesville.
The cost of the service is St»
per mile for single line plowr
ing, the warden stating that
100 miles had already been
signed, that other applica
tions would be serviced as
soon as possible.
Name Committee
Members for PT A
In Loeal School
President IIii^Ii Cl. Morion
Is Call in*; For Support
From Groups
Naming eleven committees this 1
week with the possibility that
others will be called upon to help
advance an active program, Hugh
G. Horton, local parent-teacher
association president, today ad
dressed a strong plea to everyone, !
especially the committee mem
bers, to support the organization
and earnestly work tor the inter
ests of this district's school chil
d ren.
The committee lisl for the cur
rent term follows:
Finance: Mrs. D. R. Davis,
chairman, Mrs. W. Harrell Ever
ett, H. P. Mobley, Mrs. V. J. Spi
vey. Tom Brandon, and Mrs. VV.
O. Griffin.
Program: Mrs. Herbert Taylor,
chairman, B G. Stewart. E. R.
Froneberger, Mrs. John Goff, Mis. !
Marvin Britton and D. V. Clayton. !
Membership: Mrs. Irving Mar
golis, chairman, Wheeler Martin, '
Mrs. Victor Brown, James Her
bert Ward, and Mrs. M M. Levin.
Social: Miss Florine Clark,
chairman, Mrs ,1. 1). Page, Mrs. C.
T. Rodgers, Mrs. Kd Thornton,
Mrs. P. O. Holloman, and Mrs. R. j
E. Kimball.
Publicity: Mrs. Alex Jones,
chairman, and F. M Manning.
Transportation: (To carry sick
children home) Mrs. J. E. Kmg,1
chairman, Mrs. James Bailey
Peele, and Mrs. A J. Manning, Jr.
Congress Publications: R. L. Co
burn, chairman, Clyde Manning,
and A. J. Manning.
National. I’aront-Teacher^Me
Ruth Manning, chairman, Mrs. D. |
C. McLawhorn, and Marvin Brit- I
ton.
Procedure and By-Laws: Elbert
8. Peel, chairman, B I). Courtney,
Mrs. G. G. Woolard, and D. R.
Davis.
Lunch-room grammar school:
Mi J. C. Eubanks, chairman, Mrs.
Robert Manning, Hack Gaylord,
Mrs. W R. Glover, Mrs. B. G.
Stewart, and Mr. C. J. Goodman.
Lunch-room high school: Mrs.
George Peel, chairman, Mrs.
George Hatton Gurganus, Mrs. .1
II. Edwards, Mrs. Ralph Parker,
Mrs Bob Legett, and R. E. Kim
aall.
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i.ontiiiue Hull To Hr Hrhl
Saturday ,\i^ht it ('.rater
A costume bull will be held ill
he youth recreation center Sutur
iay night from 8:30 until 11:30. A
jrize is to be given the girl with
he most attractive costume Dur
ng intermission the contestants
vill walk across the stage after
vhich a special dance will be held
or them. Meanwhile the judges
vill render their decision and the
n ize will hr aw ai ded.
Tonight the center will open at
' 30 and close at 11:00. The hours
or Saturday afternoon are from
!:3U until 5:00. On Sunday the
ifternoon hours are from 2:30 to
i:0U and aftei church on Sunday
light from 8:30 to 10.30.
Carnival Cleanest
Ever To Pitch A
Tent In Section
VII \clivities lluiitlletl In
Striet ('onl'oiiiiilv V\ illi
The Law
The lid on gambling was clamp
ed down tight on promiscuous and
den gambling this week, making
the carnival now in the old fair
grounds here one of the 'clean
est'’ ever to play here. With just
about a block of gambling tables
idle, the show is offering some
good, clean fun with its several
rides, "eat'’ stands, and freak
shows. Comparatively small
crowds att -nded the carnival
during the early part of the week
but the attendance is increasing.
Zacchini, fired from a cannon
each evening at about 10 o'clock
is attracting much attention as the 1
free act of the show. He will ap- i
pear in his special and daring act i
Saturday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock |
when children will he admitted to j
the grounds free until that eve
ning.
Hestitating to act against the ■
questionable practices as long as
they were sponsored within the
limits of various towns by differ
ent organizations. Sheriff C. B. ’
Roebuck moved to clamp the lid
down on what had the promise of
being one of the most extensive
gambling programs anyone as yet
dared to fling directly into the
face of the public in this section. ■
The present show is out of town
authorities’ jurisdiction, and the 1
county officer declared that he
would be derelict in his duty to
allow the gambling tables to run
wide open.
The officer’s bold stand was up '
held bv public leaders and of
ficials, the county commissioner.
refusing to intervene or recom
mend h money when the show op
orators appealed to them person
ally and individually.
Reports stated that indirect re
presentatives of the show had ob- i
served the wide open gambling !
and indecent and vulgar program i
sponsored by various organizu !
tions m two towns in 111i- county i
earlier in the summer, and acting
on that premise moved in this
week fora "big killing" The show
management argued long and
diligently, repealing ovei and
over that other show s had run I
w ide open, that the lid had been
clamped down tight on it The
sheriff, each time, explained that
the shows operated within town I
limits, and that he respected the
policies of the town authorities, ;
that he did not feel justified us
ijrping jurisdiction there. But ini
the county where he is held re
spon. ihle by the public, be fell it
his sworn and solemn duty to act.
After the officer explained hi
stand and made arrangement for
a station wagon to haul any and
..!! alleged v iolatoi.. to itu ba. of
justice, the management yielded
and while the gambling tables
were lighted during the week
they were deserted. The man
agement had gambled with the
possibility ol advancing his pro
gram after a w ide open fa hion
and lost, and in the end he accept
(Continued on page ge\en*
f ■■ ■-.
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Motorists on Mm tm County
highways so far this .vonr
have battered or wrecked be
yond repair 100 or more ve i
hides, injured 78 persons,
quite a few of them seriously l
and permanently, and snuffed
out the lives of three others j
in 100 accidents. The list does i
not include Joe Hollis’s steer
cart accident. i
The following tabulations
offer a comparison of the ae- i
cident trend: first, by corres
ponding weeks in this year
and last and for each year to
the present time.
42nd Week
Accidents lnj’d Killed Uani'gf I
1946 1 2 0 $ 851) c
1945 2 7 t) n tint) v
Comparisons To Date
1941) IU1I 78 3 J4.5UU
1945 59 35 9 11,350 c
( »ood Health Week
i o Im* ()bsmed lii
Slate \o\. 7-13th
i»i-? »• i.• I Chairman ( hits. H.
J«'nkin> V[»|H>iiilr> Chair'
man i'nr ( nirniv
District Chairman Chasr H.
J' i!-.if-.- of i ;o rth Carolina
Good Health Association yester
day unnt i need the appointment
of a member of the Enterprise
staff as chairman of the associa
tion's campaign in this county.
District Chairman Jenkins, pro
minent. automobile dealer in
northeastern Carolina and a
member of the General Assembly,
said that the Good Health Week
observance would begin Novem
ber 9th but^that there would be
no campaigns to raise money nor
would the people be asked to vote
on any proposition. They will be
urged to consider the health of
both themselves and their fellow
citizens in this state, he said.
The appointment of a local
newspaperman to head the coun
ty drive is in line with the de
cision of the recent press conven
tion to support the Good Health
program to the utmost.
The North Carolina Good
Health Association was organized
18 months ago at a meeting in
Thomasville of more than 200 of
the State's leading medical men
and laymen. 11s purpo. <■ is "to
permanently promote good health.
Its first objective, to this end. is
the enlightenment of the people
as to the need for more hospitals
and health '(.enters, more hospital
insurance, more doctors and nurs
es and min . medical services in
general.
Incorporators of the Good
Health A , tmn constitute its
board of directors. They are R.
Kla! Shaw. Hi i Cone. Julian
Price and Mrs. Harry Caldwell,
of Greensboro Dr W B C’op
pridge, George Watts Hill, and
William B. Urn. toad, of Durham;
living Carlyle, Winston-Salem,
Thomas J. !\as all and Hyman L.
Battli Rocky M■ uni; Charles A.
Cannon. Concord: Josephus Dan
iel.-. Raleigh; and t) . 1. G. Greer,
of Tlnmia. ville, w ho is also presi
dent of the Association.
Itariy ti Caldwell, former mas
ter of the State Grange, is execu
tive secretary.
Statistics clearly nvcal the
need for a program of better
I ealth in North Carolina. More
than a third nt the counties in the
slate have no hospital beds North
Carolina stands (2nd among the
-tab . m the number of hospital
bed-, pei thousand population.
I ty loin late oik ahead of
No 1 h Care!ina in the number of
physician pm thou, and popula
tion In the death rate of infants,
litl states have a low er percentage
Ilian North Carolina In 40 other
-tales tat istie.dly speaking, a
mot I u r has a better chance of sur
viving childbii ih than in North
Carolina.
Dark as this picture may ap
ical . medic. I exp. I. are of the
jpinion thin the people of this
-late can I ark tin problem. They'
I( el. I I I a. I il w I 1 lake a pi odigi
^"*,,****,li* ■
•rs ot the Good Health Associa
ion are willing to tackle it.
(lounh Court Has
SI Im\.% Hrvomio
Tin M;u tm i i in.ty Ui (.'order's
'lilt tiii lit d into the county
n .1 miiv a total ol’ St.834.90 in
iiic; and costs during the month
>1 Si |>ti mber aeeordmg to n pre
iminary report submitted by
. h i K i. t) \\ \ iuh: a te vv days
‘go.
Mo t nt tin amount. $1,335.00.
\ a in tines, the.eosts mounting
o $499.90.
The superior court tut lied over
o the Measure! a toi.il of $190.30,
iV hi to Hie amount is small cotn
Jareil w ith the county court total,
t is largi r than usual.
t'tie register of deeds Office re
'orted revt mn in the sum of
'350 (15, a goodie poitioti of which
.a recouni ed from S3 fees from
twin lage licenses.
Misci lianeous items fiom other
ounty efliies amomitcd to
204.88
Possibly at no othei lime in the
ii.-tor.v of the county has its rev
uue been larger while expenses
ere held to a low minimum. Tax
ollcetions ui. very favorable,
ml the financial picture for tins
ounty is tire best ever.
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