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OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
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THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME XLIX—NUMBER 98
WiUianuton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 6, 19/6
ESTABLISHED 1899
Peanut Research |
Offers Relief in
Harvesting Costs
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Agricultural Station Mak
ing Extensive Experi
ments With Peanuts
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Extensive experiments in pea
nut culture and disease are being
made in this State, according to
Dr. R. W. Cummings, assistant di
rector of the State College Agri
cultural Experiment Station. Re
viewing the work accomplished
and that being done, Jane Hall
writes as follows:
Specificially, Dr. Cummings
and his associates are deeply in
terested in the prospect of creat
ing an efficient peanut harvester,
thereby cutting down on the loss
of peanuts involved in present
harvesting methods and reducing
the high labor costs.
“The harvesting of peanuts in
the South now beats cotton-pick
ing as the most primiitve agricul
ture going,’’ said Agricultural En
gineer G. W. Giles, who has
charge of the station’s mechani
zation program. “Most of the
work is done by hand and as a
result it is expensive and ineffi
cient.”
"Under present methods, a lab
orer digs up the peanut plant and
shakes by hand, with a conse
quent loss of nuts. Then, the pea
nuts are put in stacks from one
to six months for curing, and 19
percent of the hay crop thus is
lost through weather action, not
to mention the loss in nuts. Fin
ally, the nuts are plucked out,
with an additional loss.
“Although our program is just
getting under way, we are aiming
at a harvester that will do every
thing, dig, shake, pick, clean, cut,
deliver the hay and bag the nut.
It may take us several years, but
we are going to do our best to de
liver the goods.”
Providing the peanut growers
of North Carolina with an effici
ent harvester, however, is not the
only peanut problem engaging the
attention of Dr. Cummings and
his staff. In general, Cummings’
staff is aiming at better quality
nuts, higher yields, better produc
tion methods and cutting the cost
of production.
Currently, Plant Breeder W. C.
Gregory is starting a program of
producing bigger and better nuts,
with emphasis on hybridization.
For this purpose, Gregory has as- '
sembled samples of nuts from all
over the world. “If our present
peanuts are not suitable for a me
chanical harvester,” Gregory said, 1
“we’ll develop one. We also hope 1
to, develop plants which have in- 1
creased quality in terms of market 1
grade. In addition, we want to '
develop plants which have char
acteristics for specific uses in in- <
dustry, such as peanuts for mar- 1
garinc, animal fats and for salting <
purposes.” i
Simultaneously, N. C. Brady, !
who haa charge of the station’s
peanut soil fertility experiment, <
is concentrating on the twin prob- 1
lems of how to increase the cal- 1
cium level of soil through the use 1
of lime to the paint where the
growers’ “landplaster” is no long- t
er necessary, and, if so, how long 1
the calcium will stay in the soil.
James H. Jensen, plant patholo- *
gist, is devoting his time to inves- a
tigating the cause and cure of
fruit, stem, peg and root decay,
while soil Chemist J. Fielding
Reed is looking into the problem [
of plant production as it relates
to weed control. Meanwhile, B.
W. Smith, cytogeneticist, is con
tinuing his studies of normal seed
development.
This six-pronged attack on the a
peanut’s possibilities, a crop c
which had a 1944 cash value of r
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Local Young Man
Opening Business
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veteran, is rapidly making pre
parations for opening an office
supply business here. Spending
several days in New York recent
ly the young man purchased fix
tures and supplies and he plans
to open for business just as soon
as deliveries are made.
Leasing the office building oc
cupied on Main Street by Dr. J.
B- H- Knight between the Harri
son Shop and K. D. Worrell’s
electrical appliance shop, Mr.
Harrison will alter the structure
interior and make other improve-,
luente to the property.
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Officers Fired Upon During
Raid On Still Last Tuesday
Three Shots Miss
Raiding Party In
County This Week
Large Still Captured Along
With Small Quantity of
Illicit Liquor
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For the first time in years, pos
sibly twenty or more, Martin
County officers were made tar
gets of bullets when they raided
an illicit liquor distillery in the
Oak City section late last Tues
day. No one was hit, but the of
ficers heard the bullets ringing as
they zoomed by near their heads.
Details of a preliminary inves
tigation have not been revealed,
but it was unofficially learned
that the officers have some infor
mation and that they have a very
good idea who fired upon them.
Handling duties they are sworn
to handle, ABC Officer J. H. Roe
buck and Deputy Roy Peel went
to a pocosin about one mile off the
new road running from Oak City
in the direction of Hassell. The
two officers, anticipating trouble,
withdrew and made a call for
h lp. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and
Patrolman W. E. Saunders an
swered the call.
The four men entered the
woods and started closing in on
the liquor plant. Just about the
time they got near enough to
the niant, the operator opened
Cire. "It was a funny feeling to
hear a bullet sing by your head,
but we continued to close in, us
ing trees to every possible advan
tage,” Sheriff Roebuck said. A
second shot was fired, but the of
ficers continued the march and;
reached the plant unharmed. The
rperators had departed, carrying
most of the illicit liquor with
them.
After wrecking the 75-gallon
rapacity copper still and pouring
rut a quantity of beer, the offic
ers started to leave, racing against
larkness. They had gone only a
short distance before they were
bred upon a third time. Fearing
Jiev would be shot down from
imbush, Sheriff Roebuck gave
riders to return fire. No more
iring was heard from the offense.
“The underbrush was so thick
ve could not see very far, but we
lid glimpse one of the operators,”
me of the officers said. No ar
ests have yet been made in the
•aso, but a full investigation is to
re expected.
The plant, in addition to one
omplete manufacturing outfit,
vas being enlarged to accommo
iate two stills, but the arrange
nents were disturbed, for a while,
it least.
The attack followed a day in
ourt where several defendants
rom that section of the county
vere tried and convicted of hand
ing illicit liquor.
Officers would not comment
irhen asked if they had heard in
irect threats made on their iives.
Rapidly becoming the center of
[licit liquor manufacturing oper
tions, the section was visited the
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Vew Motor Firm
Opening Monday
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Its modern new building just
bout completed, the Griffin Mot
r Company will open tor busi
ess on Washington Street here
ext Monday morning.
Jim Roebuck, experienced mot
r man of Robersonville, will
lanage the new business which
' handling DeSoto and Plymouth ,
irs. Tom Letchworth, able me
lanic, will be foreman of the ;
jpair department, and they will J
ave able assistants in the sales,
ffice and repair departments.
A complete line of parts is be
ig installed and demonstration '
•rs are being unloaded for the *
iowroom.
The company was organized !
ionths ago by Messers. R. T., W. '
., J. E. and Jos. Griffin and Hoke
oberson and is locally owned c
id will be locally operated. Con- C
dtrable delay in opening the
isiness has been experienced 4
it to building material short- C
;es and other obstacles. The ,
hiding is located next to the
lue Star cleaners.
Grant Telephone Company
Permission To Lay Cables
After taking up arms against it
to the extent that a restraining
order was considered. Main Street
business operators Thursday aft
ernoon agreed to withdraw any
action that would delay an im
provement program of the Caro
lina Telephone and Telegraph
Company for its plant here.
During the next five days
workmen will operate their air
hammers, rip an eighteen inch
strip in the concrete, ditch a five
foot ditch and place conduit for
underground telephone cables
from the central office on Smith
weik Street to Main, up Main to
Haughton and across Main at the
intersections. The action will not
interrupt traffic other than elim
inate south side parking and the
commissioners agreed when they
met with merchant representa
tives and President Hill of the
company that arrangements
would be made to open more
parking space in the backlots.
It has been known for some
time that the company planned to
place its lines in the main busi
ness sections underground, but '
not until Wednesday morning did I
workmen move in to handle the j
I MEMORIAL
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The proposed (100,000 Mar
tin County War Memorial is
gaining support very rapidly,
according to reports released
following a meeting of the
committee this week. Sever
al thousand dollars, including
three $1,000 gifts, hare been
received, a member of the
committee said
Plans are being made to
carry the fund drive into all
parts of the county within the
near future, and members of
the committee declare they
are optimistic over the pros
pects.
Changes In Post
Office Service
During Holidays
Discontinue Delivery Of
COD Packages After
December 18
Anticipating a big rush again
this Christmas season, Postmast
er W. E. Dunn today announced
a few changes to be made in the
service during the period.
“To make room for the delivery
of gift parcels there will be no
delivery of C. O. D. parcels by
carriers commencing Wednesday,
December 18th,” Mr. Dunn said.
“Commencing Saturday, Decem
ber 7th and until Christmas one
window will remain open all day
Saturdays for the delivery of C.
0. D. parcels. All windows will
be open all day for all postal ser
vice on Saturday, December 21st.
"Due to the fact that many
trains have been discontinued on
account of the coal strike, the ne
:essity for early mailing of
Christmas greetings and gift par
cels is most imperative this year.
Mailings for out of state should
3e deposited well in advance of I
December 14, and greeting cards
ind parcels for local delivery in
he state should be mailed not
ater than December 18, to assure
lelivery before Christmas day.
“Because of the many advan
ages that will result patrons are
irged to send their holiday greet
ngs at the first-class rate of pos
age. When so sent the greetings
nay be sealed and contain writ
cn messages not otherwise per
nitted, therefore having a per
onal appeal which is, of course,
nore highly appreciated by the
ccipcicnts; such greetings arc
lispatched and delivered first,
nd if necessary, forwarded with
iut additional charge; also, if un
leliverable, they are returned
without charge provided the
t-udei s' returned card is shown
n the envelope.
"On the other hand, printed
Jhristmas greetings mailed in un
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job. Engineer Thompson appear
ed before a special meeting of the
board and he was denied the right
to start the project this near
Christmas. President Hill came
down Wednesday afternoon, and
the commissioners individually
altered the action taken earlier
that day. Local merchants, learn
ing of the last-minute develop
ments. considered a restraining
order, but after the matter was
fully explained they agreed to
withdraw any action designed to
delay the work. Hill told the
group that three shifts would be
employed night and day and Sun
day and that the company would
spare no expense in handling it.
The commissioners instructed
the street superintendent to clear
out the backlots where it will be
possible to park approximately
200 cars.
Noticing the first day's work
handled by the company's con
tractors, observers expressed
doubt if the work could be
handled before next Thursday
night, but something was said
about closing the project down if
it was not completed by that time,
weather conditions considered.
Almost Thousand
Dollars Raised In
The TB Campaign
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WilliuuiHtoii Towntiliip Hum
Reported $960 In The
Drive To Dale
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The annual drive for funds to
promote a relentless fight against
tuberculosis is making splendid
progress in this county, Chairman
Chas, H. Manning said this week.
Witliamston Township up until
Thursday noon had raised $960,
including both bond and seal sale
receipts. Aided by Mrs. Elbert
Sherman, the chairman sold 68
bonds, representing an income of
£745. Quite a few bonds of the
P25 denomination were sold along
with many for ten and five dol
lars. In addition to the TB bond
sale, the local township has sold
to date $215 worth of seals. The
response to direct letter appeals
low runs about one out of three,
he chairman explained.
Few reports have been received
Tom other townships, but the last
nformation coming from the
diairman in Jamesville stated
hat hardly more than 10 percent
if the direct mail appeals had
>een acknowledged.
Names of those in Williamston
lurchasing bonds follow:
$25 Bonds—Roanoke Chevrolet
Zo„ Moore Grocery Co., Belk-Ty
er, Williamston Peanut Co., Dixie
Jeanut Co., Dixie Motor Co.,
-has. H. Jenkins & Co., Roberson
•laughter House, Wells-Oates
..umber Co., Harrison Oil Co., B.
i. Courtney Furniture Co., Skin
ler ti King Tobacco Cos., and the
•tandard Fertilizer Co.
$10 Bonds—Enterprise Publish
ng Co., B. & H. Motor Co., Cen
ral Cafe, Williamston Iron and
letal Co., Martin-Elliott Co., Ay
rs Electric Co., Harrison and
tarstarphen, Clark's Pharmacy,
>avis’ Pharmacy, Darden’s Dept,
tore, Margolis Bros., Baker Oil (
to., G & H. Supply Co.. Williams
in Supply Co., Mr. R. S. Critcher,
lindsley Ice Co., Martin Supply
o., Farmers’ Supply Co., Wil
amston Motor Co., Wier Furni
jre Co., E. & W. Grocery and
I a r k e t, Woolard Furniture
tores, W. G. Peele Insurance
.gency, Asa J. Manning Service
tation, Thrower Appliance Co.,
. & W. Tire Co., Williamston
umber Co., Guaranty Bank and
rust Co., and Williamston Pack
Co.
$5 Bonds—Dr. John D. Biggs,
nn’s Variety Store, G. & C. Soda
hop, Williamston Hardware Co.,
ittman’s Firestone and Men's
tores, Woolard Hardware C’o.,
restern Auto Co., McLawhorn
urniture Co., Willard Shoe Shop,
Ipha.Cleaners, K. D. Worrell
lectric Co., Good & Bad Furni
ire Co., Central Service Station,
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Calls Thirty-Two
Cases In Session
Of County Court
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Jurige J. C. Smith Am! The
Solicitor, Paul Rober- j
son, Start New Term
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Starting new terms last Mon
day, Judge J. C. Smith and Solici
tor Paul D. Roberson were greet
ed by an unusually large docket
in the Martin County Recorder’s
Court. Thirty-two cases were call
ed and when the court tabulated
its activities when it completed
the docket at 4:00 o’clock that af
ternoon it was found that $250
had been collected in fines alone
and that several defendants had
drawn jail and road sentences. A
large crowd heard the proceed
ings during the early part of the
day.
J. J. Cogdcll. charged with bas
tardy. was sentenced to the roads
for six months, the court suspend
ing the term upon the condition
that the defendant pay $2.50 a
week to the welfare department
for the benefit of his illegitimate
child. Cogdell is to return for
further orders on the first Mon
day in December, 1947.
The case charging Raymond
Williams with aiding and abetting
larceny was dismissed.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the cost in the
case charging Robert Martin with
an assault with a deadly weapon.
Charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon, William Stokes
pleaded guilty of assaulting a fe
male. He was sentenced to jail for
five days, fi.ied $25 and taxed
with the costs.
Goldie Williams, charged with
an assault with a deadly weapon,
was sentenced to the roads for
sixty days, lie pleaded not guil
ty to the charge.
Cleveland Baker, charged with
violating the liquor laws, plead
ed guilty and was fined $25 anil
taxed with the cost.
Charged with violating the li
quor laws, John Edwards pleaded
guilty and was fined $25 and tax
ed with the cost.
Thurman Harrell was fined $50
and taxed with the cost whim he
was adjudged guilty of violating
the liquor laws. He pleaded not
guilty.
Pleading guilty in the ease in
which he was charged with oper
ating a motor vehicle without a
driver’s license, Delmus Williams
was fined $40 and taxed with the
cost. The court recommended
that no license be issued the de
fendant for twelve months.
Pleading guilty of drunken
driving, Franklin Modlin was fin
ed $50, taxed with the cost and
had his driver’s license revoked
for one year.
A continuance was allowed un
til December 16 in the case charg
ing L. D. Mizelle v. ith drunken
driving.
Charged with drunken driving,
Jesse Enoch Whitehurst pleaded
guilty and he was fined $50, tax
ed with the cost and had his li
cense revoked for one year.
Charged with drunken driving
and operating a motor vehicle
without a driver’s license, James
Perkins pleaded guilty. He was
fined $75 and taxed with the cost
and the court recommended that
no license be issued the defendant
for one year.
James Curtis Roberson, charged
with drunken driving, pleaded
guilty and was fined $75 and tax
id with the cost. His license to
ape rate a motor vehicle was re
voked for one year.
The case charging B. L. House
with drunken and reckless driv
r.g was continued until January
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James Albert Rider, charged
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With independent buyers
withdrawing and others
boosting no strong demand,
the peanut market this week
was described as “sick,” How
ever, quite a few peanuts con
tinued In move, to market
with the top price standing
right at ten cents. A tew
sales where the jumbo goober
accounts for 40 percent of the
total were said to have ex
ceeded the ten-cent figure.
Other sales were made as low I
as nine and one-half cents.
Threshing has been going
forward rapidly this week in
this section.
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Superior Court Has Crowded
Docket Including. Attack Case
Will Receive Applications
For Soil Building Payment
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All those Martin County farm- 1
ers who have reported their soil
building practices for ll)4(i will
find it convenient to sign applica
tion forms for payment when
they participate in the annual
community committee election on
Saturday of this week, T. B.
Slade, secretary of the Agricul- I
tural Conservation Association, 1
explained yesterday. Quite a few
farmers have already reported
their soil practices. It Was ex
plained that others are being ask
ed to report their activities that
applications might be prepared.
The amount to be distributed
under the soil building program
for 194(i has not been disclosed,
but it isn't likely that the county, 1
as a whole, has earned the maxi
mum allowed.
At the polls Saturday farmers
may place orders for limestone.
The material will be offered the
Election Will Be
Held Saturday In
Various Districts
Election Nears W ithout V
Ticket In One Of
The Districts
While very small crowds par
ticipated in most of the districts,
Bear Grass farmers turned out in
fairly large numbers last Monday
night to nominate leaders of their
Triple A program in the county
for the coming year. The Wil
liamston-Poplar Point district
failed to get a quorum for its
meeting, and the election nears
without a definite ticket in that
area.
The meetings, conducted in
nearly every section of the coun
ty and presided over by the com
inunity committeemen, nominat
ed men for positions fo commit
tee members and alternates, and
delegates and alternates to the
county convention to be held in
the agricultural building next
Monday.
The election will he held Sat
urday, December 7, in the usual
electing voting precincts except
in Willlamston where it will be
leld in the agricultural building ; i
lor both Williumston and Pop- '
ar Point Townships. The polls |
.vill be open from 9:00 a. m. until 1
i:00 p. m., and eligibility of those •
•eporting to participate in the t
.■lection will be determined by c
-he poll holders. .
In addition to taking part in
he election of their community
rommitteemen and delegates to
he county convention the farm
'is may file application for soil
ruilding payments and place ord
irs for limestone.
Farmers placed in nomination
or community committeemen
md alternates, and for delegates
md alternates to the county con
tention, follow by districts:
Jamesville No. 1: For eommil
eemen and alternates, Howard
fardison, Arthur Modlin, Herbert
lexton, F. C. Stallings, David Hol
iday, Call Griffin and Clarence
larber; for delegate and ultci
iate to county convention, Carl
Iriffin, F. C. Stallings and Her
itrt Sexton.
Jamesville No. 2 For cominit
eemen and alternates, C. G. Gur
in, David Ango, Elmer Modlin,
,. it. Gardner, Seth Davis, R. G.
loburn and R. C. Sexton; for
ounty delegate and alternate, Fl
ier Modlin, C. G. Gurkin and L
1. Gardner.
Williams: For Committeemen
nd alternate, C. L. Daniel, R. J.
Hardison, J. H. Perry, O. S.
ireen, Floyd Moore, and Joe L.
loltiain; for county delegate and
Iternale, R, J. Hardison, Joshua
Coltrain, Grady Godard and
ernon Griffin'.
Griffins: For committeemen
nd alternates, Oscar B. Robei |
in, Clarence Gurkin, J. R. P.
-riffin, L. LeRoy Gnttin, James
. Harrington, and John A. Grif
n, for county delegate and ul
• rnate, Asa J. Hardison, Stephen
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farmer at a cost to him of $1.50
a ton delivered to his farm, the
government accepting the re
mainder of the cost or $3.50 per
ton. No order will be taken for
less than four tons, and the indi
vidual farmer is to be limited to
a reasonable amount, it was
pointed out.
Delivery dales cannot lie fixed
until it is known how much of the
material farmers m the county
plan, to buy. It was explained,
however, that the supply is he
lieved inadequate to meet the de
mand, and that orders w ill be fill
t'd1 in the order in which they are
received.
Details relative to filing appli
cations for payments under the
soil conservation program, and
plans for distributing the low !
priced limestone will be explain
ed by the community committee
men at the voting places on Satur
day of this week.
ACHIEVEMENT i
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Martin County III and
home demonstration clubs
will review their work hand
led during the past year in an
all day achievement day pro
grain in the Williamston High
School oil Saturday of this
week.
The program, planned
jointly, will get under way
that morning at 10:30 o'clock.
Lunch will lie served at 12:30,
and the afternoon program,
beginning at 1:30 will be
brought to a close at 3:30
o’clock. Other than the mem
hers and agents, Kev. Ira
Knight, Kev. John 1„ Golf,
Commissioner R. Lee Kerry
and Miss lassie Pearce, school
supervisor, will have parts on
the program, it was announc
ed.
Several hundred club mem
bers are expected for the
meeting.
Jamesville (Hull
(»rts Its Charter
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ltccently organized by Unity
ive nl the leading citizens of the
own and community, the J nines
bile Kuritun Club was presented
ts charter last week in appropri
ite exercises held in the high
ehool building Presenting the
Harter to the new club, Swindell
.owery, president of Ruritan Nn
ional, outlined the objectives of
he organization and wished the
numbers great success Mr. C. 11.
Martin accepted the charter for
he1 club.
Completing the organization of
he club, members are already
usy on a constructive program.
The charter presentation pro
ram was opened with the song,
America,” A. Corey, chaplain, of
L'ling the invocation. C. A. As
ew, secretary, submitted his re
el t. Jim Blount of the Elizabeth
lity club talked on, "Ruritan at
/oik.” The following cormmt
-c appointments were announced
v Presidt nt C It Martin
Clsst ifioati » < 3 "•■■!■ -At tit:« -
liairman, E. N. Modlin, U. E.
lartin and B- K Davenpm t
Program: V li. Hairr, cliair
mn, K A, Rawls, Watson Walt
r.s, and E L). Clark.
Education: J. It. Rime chair
lan, Waltci Brown and F. W
olliday.
Agriculture: Call Griffin,
lairman, J A. Gardner. Wilma
.nge, Leo Gardner, llosea Fug
n, and Clyde Brown,
Industry II A. Sexton, ehair
an, Ira Alexander, L. W. Hardi
m and Arthur Modlin.
Finance: C C Fleming, cliaii
idn. J. C Kirkman, C C Martin,
osca Davis, and L It Hardison
Fellowship: Walter Gardner,
luirtnan, C. G. Giukin, C T.
allies, P. M Holliday, Wendell
iodlin, A. Corey and U. S. llas
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The Club will hold Hs next re
ilar meeting the first Monday
glit m Junuaiy.
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(His Ragland To
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His Life Tuesday
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VIhmiI I'llirty (lattes Slated
I'or I rial In I .oiliest
I lecetuber Term
Opening a one week term next
Monday, the Martin County Sup
erior Court is scheduled to handle
about thirty criminal cases, in
cluding one capital crime, two
manslaughter charges and about
twenty ■ ix others ranging almost
one ( nd to the other of the crime
stale. The docket is the largest
tentatively slated during a De
cember term of the court in a
goodly number of years, Clerk L.
B. Wynne stating that it was the
large t inre he had been serving
the tribunal.
Oti. Ragland, one of eight con
vict, escaping from the prison
camp in ar here on the night of
November 3, will go on trial for
lit life fot criminally assaulting
Mis, Floyd Moore at her home
in Williams Township early in the
afternoon of November 8. A time
for calling the case during the
term has not been fixed, but it
> n't likely that it will be olaced
before tic court before Tuesday.
The case is the first of a capital
nature to be called in the courts
ol' this county since A W. Wat
on was tried and convicted of
fit 1 deg is e murder ten years ago
this month. Watson was sentenc
• i by Judg' M V P.-e-pbil] fie
reinbi 1 18 19.3(1, and the young
Georgia boy was gassed on July
30. 1937.
Eighteen of the cases slated for
ti ial were placed on the docket by
justices of the peace. Two de
fendants were bound over by tho
county court, and nine were ap
pialod from judgments imposed
in the county court. The cases in
■c vi ral instances charge defend
ants with crimes dating as far
aack as 1940, and several are
ibout a year old. The number of
.'toe, appealed is about the larg
est to come up from the county
•curt since Judge J. C. Smith has
seen on the bench.
The ease charging Frank Belch
r with drunken and reckless
having and manslaughter, is still
>n the docket, but reports state
hat the main prosecuting wit
ic Mr. Mil reellu . Newsome, of
lertford County is still physical
y unable to attend court. On last
•'ebruary 17 Belcher ran nis car
nto the one driven by Mr. New
ome. breaking the old gentle
nans hip and causing him other
lermanent injury. Lloyd Cowen,
iding with Newsome, was fatally
njtired. Belcher is at liberty un
ler $2,000 bond.
John K. Williams, charged with
al.-e pretense, is alleged to have
ibtained $527 from K. S. Critcher
uly 13, 1945. The case has been,
ontinued four times.
Arrested for alleged drunken
riving on November 13, 1945,
I cm y L Harvey has managed to
uve the case continued term aft
r term.
Charged with assaulting an
thei with a deadly weapon near
>ai liens Iasi Christmas eve, Early
la., i'. ton is slated for trial next
ei k after appealing from the
utility court and having his case
ontinut d at previous terms.
On Christmas day last yeas’,
iii; N i '. sL allegedly broke into
ie home of Luther Perkins and
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Cases In Court
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While no calendar will likely l>e
repared before Saturday, it is
nderstood that members of the
lartin County Bar Association
ill schedule possibly thirty di
iha■ t cast for trial in the super
11 court here next week It isn’t
kclv that more than one or two
a il r ases will be placed on the
ilendar tor trial dunrg the
■ e c k.
JLidice Henry Stevens, tcliedui
.1 to preside over the term, is al
es! certain to be busy a greater
art of the week, three days at
ast, 111 clearing the docket of
umual cases.