IHI ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OYER 1,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS RE AD BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 88
William ston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November /, 1946
ESTABLISHED 1899
Manufacture Of
Illicit Liquors
On The Increase
Officers Destroyed Sixteen
Plants In County In
Past Month
The manufacture of illicit li
quor reached a peak for the year
r in this county last month, accord
ing to a report released by ABC
Officer J. H. Roebuck. The in
crease, according to the officer,
was prompted by high prices gen
erally received for farm com
modities and by the limited stocks
in the legal stores.
During the month of October,
Officer Roebuck, assisted by De
puty Roy Peel, wrecked sixteen
plants, several of which were
equipped with copper kettles
ranging in capacity up to about
100 gallons. Thirteen gallons of
illicit liquor was confiscated along
with several quarts of inferior
quality legal brands. The offic
ers poured out 1,350 gallons of
beer which the officers stated was
made principally with cheap mo
lasses. “It was one month we
found no sugar beer,” Officer
Roebuck said.
Two arrests were made during
the period and there were two
convictions in the courts. Fines
were imposed during the month
in the sum of $400 and road terms
amounted to six months.
Completing their work of the
month, the officers last Wednes
day raided in the Free Union sec
tion of JamesviJle Township
where they wrecked a 100-gallon
copper still and poured out 50
gallons of molasses beer. The
operators had just left the plant
a short time before, and the of
ficers tracked them out of the
woods, across a field and into an
other woods where they found
ten gallons of illicit liquor.
That afternoon the officers
raided in Bear Grass Township
and wrecked a plant equipped
with an oil drum. TTiere was only
one fermenter and it contained
poor quality slop, according to the
officers.
Retired Teacher
Dies In County
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J. J. Ward, respected colored
citizen and a retired preacher
teacher, died in the county home
near here Thursday morning at
7:00 o’clock. He had been in fail
ing health for some time and
heart trouble was given as the im
mediate cause of his death.
Eighty-four years old the 25th
of Oetober, the retired minister
was born in this county. Com
pleting the ninth grade, he started
teaching school in Beaufort Coun
ty and after spending four years
thjre he returned to this county
and continued to teach until 1938
when he was retired on a small
pension. Without immediate rela
tives, he made his home with
friends until last December 3
when he entered the county
home. Out of his modest pension,
he oOtJgrn war stamps" ti'urmg”
those hectic days, denying him
self actual necessities of life to
try and do his bit for his country.
He was held in high respect by
members of both races, and was
an ideal citizen. He pastored sev
eral churches for a long number
of years.
Funeral arrangements were not
completed immediately.
Plan Revival In
Hamilton Store
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Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Bream,
Roanoke District Evangelists for
the Churches of Christ, will begin
a revival meeting in Everett
Brothers vacant store, Hamilton,
Sunday evening at 7:30. Mrs.
Bream will have charge of the
Children’s and Young Peoples
chorus and Bible Drills each eve
ning at 7.
Evangelist Bream has been
holding revivals throughout the
Roanoke District since the firs*t of
May with one hundred and sixty
additions. Before coming to
North Carolina, he had spent a
year and a half in Texas, doing a
similar work for the Christian
Laymen of Texas. He is a noted
Bible teacher and preacher. Mrs.
Bream is an experienced worker
with young people. The chorus
and Bible work is a strong feature
pi the meeting._ fc|,
County Court Fines
Amount To $860.00
Call Forty Cases i
For Trial During
Monday s Session
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Several Hoad Sentences are
Imposed By Judge
J. ('. Smith
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Handling one of the largest
dockets in several months, the
Martin County Recorder’s Court
last Monday imposed fines in the
amount of $860 and meted out
several road sentences. Judge J.
C. Smith and Solicitor Paul D.
Roberson worked until almost
5:00 o’clock that afternoon before
clearing the docket. One or two
cases were continued and judg
ment was held in abeyance in sev
eral others. The court room was
packed during the morning and
early afternoon.
Proceedings:
Adjudged guilty of stealing a
stand of lard from Roberson's
slaughter house back in 1945,
Richard Vines was sentenced to
the loads for ninety days. He
appealed and bond was required
int the sum of $250.
Johnny Tyson. Beaufort County
young man and veteran shortly
out of a government hospital, was
in the court on a drunken driving
charge. Adjudged guilty, ho was
sentenced to tiro roads for thirty
days, the court recommending
that no license be issued the de
fendant for twelve months.
Drunk and disorderly, Sidney
Harris was fined $15 and taxed
with the cost.
Gilbert Peel, colored, was sen
tenced to thi' roads when he was
adjudged guilty of being drunk
and disorderly and resisting ar
rest.
The cose charging Dalton
Brown and Lewis Winberry with
assaulting each other w ith deadly
weapons was continued until
next Monday.
Neal Davis, charged with an as -
suult with a deadly weapon, was
adjudged not guilty.
Jeremiah James was fined $10
and taxed with the cost in the case
charging him with assault with a
deadly weapon.
Charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon and resisting ar
rest. Marshall Scott was sentenc
ed to the roads for six months.
Facing an assault with a deadly
weapon charge in a second case,
Scott was adjudged ’ guilty and
was sentenced to the road for nine
months, the sentences to run con
secutively.
Henry Peel, charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon, was
fined $25 and required to pay the
costs.
Charged with disorderly con
duct and assaults wdth deadly
weapons, R. B. Spruill, Warren
Griffin and William Alfred Wig
gins were adjudged guilty of sim
ple assault and each was requir
ed to 4l’e costs
Pleading not guilty in the ease
charging him witn the theft of a
pig from Farmer W. G. Pi ole on
the Wrlson farm, Charlie Wiggins
and John Smallwood were ad
judged guilty, and each defendant
was sentenced lo the roads for
nine months. They appealed to
the higher courts and bond in the
sum of $500 was required of
Smallwood and $550 of Wiggins.
Smallwood, charged with posses
sion of illicit liquor for sale in a
second case, was sentenced to the
{Continued on page eight.)
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
One person was seriously
hurt in one of the two high
way accidents reported in
this county last week. Prop
erty damage was boosted by
$325, the total figure for the
first 43 weeks of 1946 stand
ing at $24,825.
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.
43rd Week
Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge
1946 3 2 0 $ 325
1945 310 525
Comparisons To Date
1946 103 80 3 24,825
1945 59 36 6 11,875
New Firm Opens
Here Saturday
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Handling Westinghouse pro
ducts, Stromberg-Carlson radios
and all types of small electrical
appliances, K. D. Worrell is open
ing for business in the building
next to Cherry’s Furniture Store
across the street from the town
hall on Saturday of this week. The
building has been renovated and
painted inside and out and shelv
ing has been placed for the dis
play of various types of electrical
equipment and appliances.
Assigned all of Washington,
most of Martin and parts ol Ber
tie County, Mr. Worrell will make
this headquarters for Westing
house products, and maintain dis
tribution from this point. Mr.
Worrell explained today that he
had received a number of refrig
erators, but that most uf them
were distributed immediately. He
added that prospects are encour
aging for larger shipments this
month and next, that by the early
part of next year deliveries pos
sibly could be effected without
great delay. At the same time, the
supply of quite a few items is suf
ficient to insure immediate deliv
ery.
In addition to sales, a business
in which Mr. Worrell has had six- '
teen years experience, the new
firm has made arrangements for a
dependable maintenance service.
Mr Lewis Pippin, an electrical
school graduate who has had !
much experience in servicing !
home refrigerating units and ap-!
pliances, will head the depart- I
ment, Mr. Worrell announced.
Church Meeting
In Greenville
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The annual convention of the ,
Disciples of Christ in North Cam- ]
LUll * Cwi ,V H I i tilt l/iglltU
Street Christian Church in Green
ville on November 6-9.
Dr. M. E. Sadler, a native Tar
Heel, now president of Texas
Christian University, will be the
guest speaker of the convention.
Many outstanding preachers of
the Brotherhood, both within the
state and those over the nation
will be present. Emphasis will
be given the world program
launched at the International con
vention recently held at Colum
bus, Ohio, on “A Crusade for a
Christian World,'1 A complete
program will be presented later.
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Law Enforcement
Officers To Meet
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Law enforcement officers of
northeastern North Carolina are
invited to attend a FBI conference
in the municipal building in Ahos
kie next Wednesday afternoon at
2 00 o’clock. John C. Bills, spec
ial agent in charge of the FBI
Caiuxiiias district announced that
Chief J. R. Thomas of Rocky
Mount would appear on the pro
gram, and that problems in prac
tical arrests would be demon
strated.
Chief Chas. Mobley. Cpi Simp
son, Patrolman Saunders, Sheriff
Roebuck and Chief Smith of Rob
ersonville are planning to attend
from this county, it. was learned.
Taxi Damaged In
Early Fire Here
Apparently starting from a
burning cigarette dropped on the
rear seat, fire burned the interior
of a taxi belonging to James Eh
Harrison at 4 DO o’clock Thurs
day morning. The operator, Roy
Hinson, left tht rab in front of
the Willie Modlin home about
midnight Wednesday and was
awakened when the fire shorted
the horn wires The fire depart
ment was called and damage was
confined to the interior of the
car.
The owner staled that he had
all kinds oi insurance on the ve
hicle except fire protection. No
estimate on the loss coulu be had
immediately.
Gambling Den Is
Dealt Knock-Out
Blow By Courts
Operator Draws Six \lonths
On Roads In One Case
And Fine In Second
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A gambling den, said to have
accommodated as many as seven
ty-seven more or less regular cus
tomers at different times, of
course, over a long period, was
dealt a knock-out blow by Judge
J. C. Smith in the Martin County
Recorder's Court last Monday
afternoon. The operator, Henry
Crawford, had been notified to
vacate his rooming quarters on
the third floor of the Guaranty
Bank building by November 1,
but the court moved up the mov
ing day when Henry was indirect
ly forced to change his home ad
dress to the state’s road camp sys
tem.
Their attention attracted to the
spot about two weeks ago when a
voting man was thought to have
beer, beaten almost to death, of
ficers raided the place, jailed
Crawford and cited ten others to
the court. The victim of the brut
al beating, under an eighteen
month suspended sentence, had
the term invoked by Judge Smith
who added another sentence of
six months to run concurrently
with the first.
Fines imposed by Judge Smith
in the gambling den cases added
up to $550.00.
Facing three charges, Henry
Crawford was sentenced to the
roads for six months in the case
charging him with maintaining
a room for the purpose of gamb
ling. In the second case in which
he was charged with the posses
sion ot legal liquor u' the pur
pose of sale, Crawford was sen
tenced to the roads for six
months, the road term to begin at
I the expiration of the first. The
last six months sentence is to be
suspended if the defendant pays a
! $100 fine and the court costs. The
lease charging Crawford with an
assault with a deadly weapon was
nol pressed. Seven quarts of re
portedly inferior quality liquor
were poured out at the direction
of the court.
Charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon and gambling,
I George M. Hardison was adjudg
ed guilty of simple assault and
| gambling, lie w as fined $05 and
taxed with the cost.
Charged with gambling, Robert
Harrell was sentenced to the
roads for six months, the term to
run concurrently with one impos
ed on him last August when he
faced tile court on an assault with
a deadly weapon charge. The
eighteen months road sentence
was su pended at that time on
condition that he violate no crim
inal law. It was automatically
invoked when he was adjudged
guilty of gambling.
Pleading guilty in the cases
charging them with gambling,
William Lambert, Bee Moore, Kd
Moore, Jesse Moore, Sylvester
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Goipplaints Will
Get Recognition
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Met ting in I heir regular month
ly mooting noxt Monday evening,
WilJiamston’s town commission
ers are expected to recognize
numerous complaints directed
against the promiscuous shooting
• >i fireworks within the town lim
its. The firing of fireworks is
now banned by a special ordi
nance in certain areas, and the
authorities are expected to amend
the law to further restrict the use
of fireworks or ban them alto
gether.
As far as it could be learned
very little new business is on the
calendar for consideration at the
meeting next. Monday night.
Ilig Increase In Number
Of Aluminum Articles
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Finding many articles and
items in short supply, quite a
number of consumers believe
manufacture is at a standstill.
However, lecent reports maintain
that production is passing all ex
pectations in numerous instances.
Aluminum ware is reaching the
retail market at. seven times its
prewar rate, and the output is still
being ‘sopped up like a blotter/’
Stainless steel cooking utensils
are still scarce, but deliveries are
far aboye thuse of a year ago;
Predicting Small
Vote In General
Election Tuesday
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About One-Fourth of Nor
mal Strength Likely To
Be Voiced In County
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With no spirited contests on the
ballots and with very little inter
est in the fate of the two propos
als to amend the State Constitu
tion. observers are predicting that
a small vote will be cast in this
county in the general election
next Tuesday. About the only
reason for a Martin County De
mocrat to visit the polls next
Tuesday is to insure the election
of Herbert Bonner for Congress
in this district and to offset any
strength two Republican nomi
nees, Herbert F. Seawell, Jr., for
associate justice of the State Su
preme Court, and Oscar B. Turn
er for superior court judge in the
sixth district, may have in the
western section of the State and
in those other areas where Re
publican strength is asserted.
Some more or less heated con
tests are expected in the western
part of the State, and in some of
the other states really hot elec
tions are predicted. But no such
interest is to be expected in this
county where nomination is tanta
mount to election.
In the last off-year election
held in 1042, only 1,137 votes were
cast in this county. In the lone
district contest Herbert Bonner
led J. C. Meek ins 1,092 to 16 for
Congress from this district. Tlie
vote that year was hardly one
fourth th(> size of the vote cast in
the presidential election two
years later when Roosevelt polled
4,408 votes to Dewey’s 133 in this
county.
Provision is made for the vot
ers to vote a straight ticket for
their respective party candidates
by marking the circle at the top of
the list. It isn’t likely that any
of the nominees representing
either party will be scratched by
many electors.
Ballots are being distributed
this week to the varous precinct
registrars in preparation for the
voting which gets under way next
Tuesday morning at 6:30 o'clock.
The polls close at 6:30 o’clock that
evening.
No election party will be held
that night by The Enterprise, but
requests have been made by the
press associations to have the re
turns tabulated, in the county so
they can be fitted into the state
picture.
Referee Hearing
In Land Dispute
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Appointed by the court, Attor
ney Wheeler Martin heard evi
dence during a greater part of lust
Tuesday in the ease of John T.
Smithwuk against the James
Tyre heirs. The land in dispute is
less than four acres and its nom
inal value is far less than what
the costs will amount to in cur
rying tne issue through the
foui is.
About thirty witnesses were
called to offer testimony and a
special court reporter came here
from Fayetteville to take the evi
dence. The reporter is now pi e
paring the evidence and it will be
reviewed by the referee who is to
file his report with the court
shortly. Detailed maps weie made
of the property which is located
in Cypress Branch in Griffins
Township.
At least one of the witnesses
was called from another state, and
one or two from adjoining coun
ties.
Commissioners’
Meeting Monday
While no large calendar of busi
ness is scheduled, the Martin
County Commissioners in their
regular meeting next Monday are
likely to take a definite stand
against carnivals. It is believed
the commissioners will go on
record as favoring the applica
tion of lax schedules against ail
carnivals and shows, that the
stand taken recently by law en
forcement officers against wide
open gambling will be officially
commended.
Listed among the routine duties
to be handled at the meeting next
Monday is the selection of jury
men for the December term of the
Martin County Superior Court.
Election on Tuesday
Has Three Contests
No Opposition At
All Is On Ticket
For County Posts
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JikIjjcs anil Congressman
Opposed; To Vole On
Two Amendments
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Martin County voters will be
confronted with a long' list of
names but only three contests
when they go to the polls next
Tuesday to participate in an off
year political election. In addi
tion to the three political contests,
the voters will be asked to either
support or reject two proposed
amendments to the North Caro
lina State Constitution. As usual,
the county ticket lists no opposi
tion, but unless someone votes for
the Democratic nominees, their
eiection will miscarry.
On the county ticket appear the
names of the following Demo
cratic party nominees: George M.
Fountain for solicitor, second
! solieitorial district; Hugh G. Hor
I ton and John C. Rodman for the
I State Senate, second senatorial
district; Charles B. Martin for
State House of Representatives;
L. Bruce Wynne for clerk sup
erior court, C. B. Roebuck for
sheriff, R. H. Smith for treasurer.
J. C. Smith for judge of the re
corder’s court, S. R. Biggs for cm -
; oner, A. Corey for surveyor, and
R. L. Perry, Joshua l,. Coltrain. R.
A. Haislip, C. A. Roberson and J.
H. Edwards for county commis
sioners. The Republican side of
the county ballot is blank
On the state ticket the contest
between Herber C. Bonner and
j Zeno (). Racliff for congress pos
sibly will attract the most atten
tion. Mr. Ratcliff, the Republi- !
can candidate, is little known in
this county and he can expect
only a very small vote.
The second contest on the state
i ticket is between M. V. Barnhill,
Democratic nominee, and Herbert
F. Seawell, Jr., Republican, for
'associate justice of the State Su
i preme Court. And in the last and
i third contest on the state ticket
Henry L. Stevens, Jr., Democrat,
is opposed by Oscar B. Turner,
Republican, for judge superior
court in the sixth district.
Names of other democratic
nominees who are without opposi
tion appear on the ticket, as fol
lows:
J. Wallace Winhorne for associ
ate justice of Supreme Court, C.
E. Thompson for judge superior
court, first district; Walter J.
Bone for judge superior court,
second district; J. Paul Frizzelle
for judge superior court, fifth
district; John J, Burney fur judge
superior court, eighth district; Q.
K. Nnnoeks, Jr., for judge supei
'ior court, ninth district; Leo Can
tor judge superior court, tenth
district; H. Hoyle Sink for judge
superiqr .court 1 .Lyeli.ih. _unirjcP.„
Wiiliam H. Bobbitt for judge
superior court, fourteenth dis
trict; Wilson Warlick lor judge
superior court, sixteenth district,
and Allen II. Gwyn for judge sup
erior court, twenty-first district.
The two amendments proposed
to the State Constitution are be
lieved to have been advanced in
the name of better government.
The No. 1 would make the Consti
tutinn equally Hpfdieable to men
and women, and the No. 2 pro
posal would allow limited neces
sary expenses of members of the
Gera ral Assembly. It has been
pointed out that, the man ot mod
erate means can hardly exist on
the meager salary, that a limited
expense account would invite
more candidates from the lower
income bracket.
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County Store Is
Robbed Thursday
Breaking into Tony Council’s
small country store on Highway
No. 11 sometime during Wednes
day night, robbers stole and car
ried away a greater part of the
stock, one report stating that, the
thieves literally cleaned the store
trorn wall to wall. Few details of
the robbery could be learned j
here, but officers started an in- j
vestigation immediately. The
store was stocked mostly with
groceries. I
M\KKKT
Handling some ilamasi'd
leaf and an increasing pro
portion of inferior quality to
bacco. the local market made
the lowest average Wednes
day since September 20. but
even then the price range was
right at 50 cents a pound. Re
ports indicate that the better
quality grades are not up to
the peak maintained over a
period of weeks up until a
few days ago, but those better
types are fast disappearing
from the market. In fact,
poundage is dropping rapidly
day by day, and it is believed
that the crop u ill have been
marketed in its entirety in a
few more weeks.
The market has handled
this week approximately
400,000 pounds, boosting the
sales for the season to ap
proximately 10,450,000 pounds
for a price average right at
51 cents a pound.
To Facr Criminal
Charge In County
Charged with breaking intn and
robbing the Smith Hardware
Company in itobersonville on
June 15, 1940, James Williams,
alias James Spellman, is to be re
turned to the eounty next Mon
day to stand trial for the six ye n
o,ld alleged crime, it was 1- arned
today from the sheriff's office.
Following the robhe.v, the
sheriff’s office got the robber's
fingerprints off a peach can and
a hacksaw. The prints were sent
to the FBI in Washington, 1). ('
but none was found to match
them. About three 'month;-, later,
Williams was arrested in Sal is
bury, Maryland, for the larceny of
a car. His fingerprints were filed
in the FBI office and wire lain
matched with those taken from
the hacksaw and peach can. Wil
liams, stealing about $209 worth
oi merchandise from the hard
ware store and doing about $100
damage to the iron safe there is
completing a sentence in the
Maryland penitentiary and Sn
iff C. B. Roebuck is leaving here
Sunday to greet the man when ho
walks out of the prison Monday
morning.
Everetts Church
Calls Dr. Miller
Dr. Raymond R. Miller, dean of j
men, Atlantic Christian College,
Wilson, has been called by the I
Everetts Christian Church to . ur j
eeed Rev. J. M Perry who is now
employed full time by the Robet- I
sonvdle Christian Church.
Dr. Miller will preach bis t'ii.-t
Minion in th. Kveictt- Clum
next Sunday,**'November .1 A
eliaplain in the Army foi several j
years Dr. Midi 1 is .1 comparative j
ly new man in the state and j
pomes highly recommended to the
Everetts church. He was reared!
in Ohio and most of hr early min
istry was spent in the state of In
diana.
Home coming was observed hy |
the Everetts church Iasi Sunday
and at the evening service the
members voted unanimously to
call Dr. Miller. The attendance
for the annual event was large
and it was said the mein bet 1 of
the church had prepared enough
food to feed an even largo crowd
than was on hand for the spi rial
sei vice.
Plans Series Of
Teacher Meetings
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Beginning oji Saturday of (hi.
week grade teachers in the sevt1
a 1 while elementary schools will
meet with Miss Lassie Pearce, ele
mentary school supei visor, in the
little workshop just back of the
couithouse to discuss uniform
teaching practices and standard:.
The first grade teachers are to
meet this week, Miss Fean e an
nounced and other meetings will
follow eacji Saturday morning at
03(1 o’clock through the eighth
grade wnh the exception of
Thanksgiving and Christmas holi
day weeks.
b'.vp' jno. Hash'll
Has Eleven Cases
In Ua\or s Court
Fines' % n< 1 Cost** V mount to
S ! .‘57.50 In Serious
Hold Recently
Judge Ji• I;;• L. If;*. : >11 handled
eleven eases in his justice of the
peace court h< c during the past
few (lavs. Tv. ) of them, involving
alleged assaults and larceny, were
sent to the highoi courts for trial.
Fines were collected in the sum
of $57.50, the $80 costs boosting
the income of the court to $137.50
Proceedings;
Oleaster Page, charged with op
erating a motor vc dele with im
proper brakes, was lined $20 and
required to pay $9.00 costs.
Booked for disorderly conduct
and adjudged guilty, Lemuel Out.
b rbridge wa.. fined $2,50 and tax
ed with $7.50 costs.
George Ilayi , drunk and down
on tin in- iiu .i.v was f;ned $5 and
required to pay $3.50 costs.
Charged with disorderly con
duct. James Coburn was lined $5
and taxed with $10.50 costs.
Drunk and down, Beautie An
drews wa fined $5.00 and taxed
with $8.50 costs.
John Smith, drunk on the high
way. was l ined $5 plus $8.50 costs.
W iliam Be 1, drunk and down,
was required to pay a $5 fine
with $9.50 costs added.
Herbert Cherry, drunk and
down was lim'd $5 and taxed
with $7.50 costs.
.fames I Walker iln.ink and
down, w. lined $5 and taxed
with $10.50 costs.
Charm'd with assaulting a fe
male, Woodrow Wnsby was
bound over to the county court
for trial. Bond in the sum of
$100 was required.
Levi Jones, charged with en
tering a dwi lling house and com
mitting larceny, was bound over
to tin superior court for trial in
December, lie was required to
furnish bond in the sum of $25o.
! orm Baskrtball
The Goober Belt League, a
mih pro basketball outfit, was
recently 01 ganized at a meeting
of inter! sk (I pi: vei and fans ill
Windsor this week. Nine teams
have igned. including Green
ville, (. on way, Koanoke Rapids",
Woodland, Chowan. Jamesvilie,
WlHio'm.-ton, Colerain and Wind
sor, Three otiu r town.-. Weldon,
. i.<11 and Alioekie. are interest
ed and it r life |y that the league
Woi ’nave a membership of twelve
teams.
Kepir enting the two towns en
tering the league from this coun
ty. C A. Brown, 15. O. Simpson,
l a ne.- t Me, 1 W Cone, Jack
.Manning, S. C. Griffin, Jr., Hack
Gaylord and Ronald White, are
making plans t,,r starting a prac
tice seh. dull in the high school
g.vnin here ra ,t Monday night,
former college i a.-ivetball players
mvji i i .• at: i nil a ml hid fur
Hu *» .' uli ; : (ii. on for the
league open , the I > t week ill IX
ccmhi r and runs until the early
part of March, according to the
tentative -cheduled adopted this
week at the meeting.
OlSirial li<*|»orls
On National Meet
H - ■mining i> font 11 from a na
tion:! nu-f!it; of (lie American
i.cgion Auxiliary i.i t n Krancis
ii Mis. John A. Ward, state vice
president of the organization, de
dal td that tin event was a most
successful one. The auxiliary re
viewed one of its most successful
vears, Mrs. Ward explaining that
pl -us >v« i t'- at'' int I d toi handling
an even more extensive program
during the nevt year.
The organization lias set its 1047
nie tubers tup goal a! 135 percent,
and itie vice president is directing
an appt al to ail units, urging the
leaders to support the drive.
The Auxiliary is completing
plans for it uiembein:g at Ciinst
nma time the. i young men who
gave and w ho are now patients in
various hospitals "We hope to
collect ai d distribute a Christmas
present to every disabled veteran
in government hoepitais," Mrs.
\Vr.id said. It pointed out;
that the articles are to be made
ready for shipment by .November
10.