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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS REAS *1 OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME L—NUMBER 15 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. February 21, 1917 ESTABLISHED 1899 Bookmobile Plans Six-Dav Schedule j j. In Martin County ♦ Patrons Asked To Contact Committee Chairmen In Raleigh -<*> Do you enjoy the books you borrow from the Bookmobile? Do you look forward eagerly to the coming of this traveling library which brings information and re creation in the shape of books to your very door-step? If you k: would like to have this service continued and improved won't you, (whether you are man, wo man, or child) sit down tonight and write a letter or a post card to either Senator Wade Barber, chairman of the Senate Appropri ations Committee, or to Hon. Arch Allen, chairman of the House appropriations Committee, and ask them to increase the leg m islative appropriation for State Aid to Public Libraries. The lib rary program in this section as in all sections of this state is de pendent on increased State Aid. The Bookmobile will be in Mar tin County six days beginning to day. See schedule below. Among the new books on this trip will be found: Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Rob erts, an engrossing new historical novel by the author of Northwest Passage. iviuuiiuuu mm1 uy dhuuiu uk - Voto, the story of a brilliant young surgeon. In the Hands of the Senecas by Walter Edmonds, a thrilling story of frontier life. _ Tire Walls of Jericho by Paul T Wellman. Action and excitement in the story of a charming but malicious woman. Dunkerley’s by Howard Spring. If you liked this author’s Hard Facts you will be interested in this sequel in which Dan is now Sir Daniel Dunkerley. The Thresher by Herbert Krause. Powerful and well writ ten story laid in the farming re ^ gions of Minnesota. The Hands of Veronica by Fan nie Hurst. The girl in this story was forced to choose between the love of one man and the love of mankind. Friday, Feb. 21 Williamston High School, 9.00; Wiliiamston Elementary School. 12:00; and Griffin's Service Sta tion, 3:00. Monday, Feb. 24 Edward's Service Station, 0.30; •llamiltsfn-'fechool; 10; Hamilton (in fro/fl of bank), 12:15; Gold Point, Johnson’s Service Station, ,1:35; Robersonville Public lib ' rary, 2:30. Tuesday, Feb. 25 Hassell, 9:30; Hassell School, 10; Edmondson Service Station, 10:40; Oak City School, 11:15; Oak City, Barrett's Drug Stoic, 1:30; Smith's Store on Palmyra Road, 2:15. Wednesday, Feb. 26 Everett's School, 9:30; Everetts, Ayers Store, 11:00- Robersonville U Scboef', Vir •'^'ctSn.-ti-onvilJe Elementary School, 1: 0; Parmele Post Office, 3:00; Cross Roads Church, 3:30. Thursday, Feb. 27 Farm Life School, 9:30; Corey’s Cross Roads, 11:30; Bear Grass School, 12:30; Bear Grass, Terry Bros. Store, 2:30; Wynn’s Service Station, 3:30. Friday, Feb. 28 Jamcsville School, 9:00; Jor dan’s Store, Dardens, 10:30 Browning’s Store, 11:30; Angc town, 12:00; Poplar Chapel Church, 1:00; Jamcsville, 3:30. -> T Band Director lo Report Next Week His work interrupted for sev eral years by the war, Professoi Jack Butler is returning as i member of the local high schou faculty next Monday, Principa B- G. Stewart announced thi: week Since his retirement from thi armed services. Professor But It i has been enjoying a brief vaea lion in New York State, but dur mg that time lie searched dili gently and found a number of in struments for use in rebuildin; the fejeal high school band. He will be accompanied by Mi s Buikr and they will be at honn with Mrs. L. T. Bowden 01 Church Street. Federal Funds For School Room Lunches Nearly Gone School lunch room projects in this county as well us those in nearly every other school in the nation are likely to be suspended, curtailed or altered some time next month, school officials ex plaining that federal aid is about exhausted. Congress has made no provision for continuing the aid program after about the mid dle of March, and the program cannot be maintained in its pres ent form. A'-'ked what could be done, of ficials said this week they did not know how the projects could be continued. It is fairly certain that if the projects are continued, prices for the lunches wrill have to be increased from 15 to 20 cents and possibly they will go up to 25 cents. There is no pro vision for supplementing the pro jects with county or local funds. It was pointed out that very few free lunches are being served in the several schools in this county at the present time, hut even with no “dead weight" the projects could not be maintained without outside aid or a substan tial increase in prices. Last year, the federal govern ment paid $15,601 as a supple ment in support of the lunch i room projects, and the amount has been increased somewhat this year. Reports from those schools where lunch rooms are not pro I vided state that only a small per centage of the children carry pre pared lunches. It was explained ; that they compromise by pur chasing a soda pop and a package of peanut buttered crackers. Un less something is done, peanut ! butter sandwiches and sodas are likely to be the common noon-day diet for more hundreds of school tots. 1 LIMITED HOLIDAY | v--v Washington’s birthday on Saturday of this week will be observed by only a limited number of business houses, according to a preliminary survey made yesterday. In addition to the two local banks, the post office will close for the day. There will be no deliveries in either the rural areas or the town and there will be no window ser vice. The offices of the Vir ginia Electric and Power Company close on Saturdays anyway. Other business houses and offices, including the employment office, will remain open as usual. Firemen Guests Of Robersonville —•— Acting to show their apprecia tion to Wiiliumston, its firemen and officials, for the loan of the town’s old fire truck. Roberson ville firemen and officials gave ; barbecue and Brunswick stew dinner in the firemen's hall there last Tuesday evening. The local (ruck, in a bad state of repair was lent to the neighbors while their truck was being rebuilt some weeks ago. Fortunati ly the truck was not pjeased into actual sen vice during that time. Serving ably as master of cere monies, Chief Wiley Burroughs Rogcrson instigated an impromp tu program which was highlight ed by a few keen jokes. Mayor Henry S. Everett, re turning thanks for the delicious meal and welcoming the special guests, declared that it was a gooc omen when two communities could maintain a keen rivalry anc yet willingly come to the rescue of the other in an emergency. G P. Hall, Williamston fire chief i - .ponded and bid the hostgtha; he and hi» til emeri'were only tot glad to help others in need, that they found much pleasure in do ing just that. Robersonville’s officials, includ ing Commissioner Chas. Gray anc Commissioners - Firemen Mayc Little and Vance Roberson anc others made timely imprompti talks. The meal and the fellow ship were greatly enjoyed. Most of the members of the local department attended th< dinner, just a few remaining tc ’’keep house" in an emergency. -i Divorce Actions Pending In Court -<--— Four divorce actions, all baset on two years’ separation, wen started in the Martin County Su perior Court during the past lev days. Clerk L. B. Wynne said yes terday. They are tentativcl; scheduled for trial at the rcgula term of the court convening tin 17th of next month. Divorce claims were filed a follows: Robert H Taylor against Mar garct Taylor. Goldie Cherry against Biyan Cherry. Mary Brown Gray against Fel ton Gray. Ruth E. Bairow against Shod rick Barrow. i Allen Brown, Jr. Held In $1,000.00 Bond By Justice Hearing Held In County** Court Room Tumlay A f hr noon -•—— Finding probable cause in the case charging them with assault ing James L. Bond and W. H. Har rell with deadly weapon with in tent to kill. Justice Henry S. Ev erett at a hearing held in the Martin County court room Tues | day afternoon placed Allen Biown, Jr., under bond in the sum of $1,000, Russell Ampey $500. and Lester Saunders, $250 Bond was not arranged inrmedi ately by any of the defendants Allen admitting that no arrange meats could be made to raise hii bond. The three young colored mcr are scheduled to face trial in the superior court on the 17th of ncx month. Bond, a young Bertie Countj white man and a former residen of Williamston, was reported t( be improving satisfactorily Wed nesday in a Durham hospita where he was carried soon aftei the attack for an operation. Hi: heart was pierced by a knife, pre sumably in the hands of Brown. The main witnesses in the cast were not questioned at the hear ing Tuesday afternoon, but state ments made by the three defend ants were quoted by Chief Wil liam Smith after all three hac pleaded not guilty. Saunders anc Ampey were both quoted bj Chief Smith as saying that thej saw Brown strike Bonds, Ampej adding that Brown told him h( had cut a man. Brown was quotec as saying that he was walkinj by a truck, that a white mar pushed him and that he, in turn pushed the white man. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, a seconc • tv i ;ei jted Bi own at saying that he (Brown) saw Am pey and Saunders use a board oi (uonunuea on page iour; THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Martin County’s highway accident figuica continued to climb during the seventh week, boosting the total to an all-time record since last January 1. Wrecks last week involving three cais, a truck and a mule, the latter being a victim of a hit-and-run ' driver, pushed the total so far this year to 22 accidents, 16 I injured, two killed and a pro perty damage of $4,825. But even the seventh week this year wasn't as costly as was the corresponding period, a ' year ago. 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. Seventh Week i Accidents Inj’d Killed Uam’ge 1947 3 2 0 $ 750 1046 3 5 1 1,250 Comparisons To Date 1947 22 16 2 4,325 1946 19 13 2 4,800 “Hot” Issues Are On Legislature's Docket This Week ■ ■■ •. Controversies Include De partmental, Divorce, La bor and Taxes ——• Just before entering the home stretch, North Carolina’s State Legislature picked up several "hot” issues and the fur is almost certain to fly from now on out, possibly until the early part of April. All of the "hot" issues have not been dumped into the lap of the Assembly so far, and there is little chance for interest to subside in the activities. Hear ings on a bill, calling for a state wide liquor referendum, are scheduled to be held on March 4 and 5. The cooperatives took the show early this week when they moved 3,000 strong on Raleigh, making it necessary for the committee to desert the capitol and establish temporary headquarters in the city’s large memorial hall. The cooperatives are fighting back in a big way now that a movement was launched to have them pay income and franchise taxes. Hardly had the din of that hearing subsided before the clos ed shop issue was aired in the House before the Manufacturing and Labor Committee. The de bate there was described as “heated” at times as 200 or more interested parties looked on and listened. The bill, according to reports, would hand the working man severe blow, Josephus Dan iels testifying that he had worked with a closed shop in his paper for fifty years without trouble. The proponents of a bill to sep arate the fish and game divisior from the Department of Conser vation and Development scored i preliminary victory when the House Committee voted favorably on the measure. While some attorneys workint as members of the legislature moved to make divorces easier Senator Lee B. Weathers o Cleveland County this week in troduced a bill to eliminate twe years’ separation as grounds foi divorce. The Weathers proposa is about the first offered to com bat the rising tide of divorces estimates placing the numbei o separations last year at abou 7,000. Some attorneys have in troduced hills to place divorce ac tions under the jurisdiction of re corders’ courts. The Senate tins week voted ti ban fireworks in North Carolin; except where permission is grant ed for their use at fairs or cele brations. Only one oppositior vote was cast against the law. A proposal to reduce and altei the state’s solicitorial district: suffered a set-back this we el when a Senate Committee votec unfavorably on the report. The Senate Committee on Pub lie Education this week votec favorably on a bill to provide ar appropriation of $10,000,000 a: jVTVaid foe, .school repaii and construction. Hearings have been virtually completed by the appropriation: committee, and now its recom mendations are scheduled for ful consideration by the two legisla live branches, and more fur i: expected to fly. - a Officers Destroy Two Distilleries ■.♦-■■■ - Martin County ABC enforce mem officers destroyed severe more illicit liquor plants in tw< townsliips during the past sever al davs. Officers Joe Roebuck and Ito; Peel, raiding in Goose Nes Township, about three miles fron Oak City, wrecked a crude plan last Monday afternoon and pour ed out one hundred and fifty gal Ions of beer. According to tin officers, the owner-operator se up the plant just a short time ugi and never used it. lie possibl; could have u-cd it once ahead o the raiders, but the beer fro/, and it had to be reworked On Tuesday of this week, th officers invaded Robersonvill Township, but found only tw five-gallon glass jugs. Last week in Hamilton Town ship the officers tore up a crud plant and poured out 200 gallon of beer. Stewart J. An**e Died In Hospital Wednesday Night -4—L Funcral Saturday After noon In Jamesville for Prominent Man -*— Stewart Jefferson Oavis Ange, well known and highly respected Jamesville citizen, died in the lo cal hospital Wednesday night at 9:0Q o'clock following a long period of declining health. Al though he had been feeble for possibly twelve or fifteen years, he continued fairly active up un til a short time ago. A victim of heart trouble and complications, he was itaken ill about three weeks ago and entered the hos pital a few days later. His con dition was much improved and he returned to his home last Satur day, but reentered the hospital after suffering another attack. The son of the late Malchia and Harriett Davis Ange, he was born in the An-g clown Community of Jamesville Township on Septem ber 2, 1862, and at an early age located in the Poplar Chapel sec tion where he farmed and lived as a good1 neighbor and at peace with his fellowman for more than half a century. In addition to his farming operations, he managed the Jamesville fishery for fifty seven years. He eagerly looked forward to each fishing season, and seemed to find enjoyment and peace working on the big nets and making preparations for the annual operations. Possessed of a quiet and humble nature, Mr. Ange did not talk much, but he was a keen observer of marine life and could answer most any question on the subject. Al though too feeble to work, he continued to manage the fishery long after he retired from his farming operations, and he was planning to return to his old duties again in a lew weeks when he entered his last illness. Mr. Ange was married to Miss Miriam Elizabeth Ange about 5f years ago. A few years following her death on May 21), 1924, Mr Ange went to live with his daugh ter, Mrs. J. H. Holliday, in James villc. He was a member of the Mt Olive Free Will Baptist Ghurcl near his old childhood home rnosl of his life. Few men adhcrrec more closely to its teachings oi play a better role in life as ar humble and helpful friend o: mankind than he did. Surviving are three children, t son, Herbert Ange, and tw< daughters, Mrs. J. H. Holliday and Mrs. Gladys Brewer, all ol Jamesville; a brother, Guilforc Ange of Plymouth; eight grand children, one great-grandchilc and a large number of nieces and nephews who are now living in 1 various parts of the country. Funeral services will be con ducted at his late home in James villc Saturday afternoon at 2:34 o’clock by a former pastor, Rev D. W. Alexander of Bethel. In terment will be in the Ange Cem ; etery. Rev. T. M. Perry of Rober ' son villc —j’l in the service Draw Fines For i Two persons, charged will driving by school busses whil( the busses were stopped to re ceive or discharge passengers were carried before Justice J. B Whitfield in Oak City a few day: | ago. It was the trial justice’: second court in which alleged vio lators of the school bus law were J called to. answer during the pas two weeks. ' k, B. Chance and Jasper Davi: each were fined $25 and taxer witn the costs when they wen adjudged guilty by Justice Whit ' field. i -* 1 Truck Driver Accepts Damune In Wreck lien G. P. Bray hill, operating : I truck that crashed into Hoke Ho ) berton's car at the intersection o ’ Main and Watts Streets here las f Monday morning, accepted tin : responsibility and agreed to pa; the damages without going h : court, Police Chief C. It. Moble; : said yesterday. ) Roberson was just before ell tering the main street whe - Bruy hill, driving a telephone eon .* struction contractor’s truck, mud a a turn into Wuth Street an l struck the car. Two-Thirds Of Farmers In County Submit 1947Plans Approx irr.ately two-thirds of the farmers in this county have submitted their program plans for the current year, it was learn ed at the office of the county agent yesterday. Those who have not signed the new year plans are asked to report to the agent’s office, discuss their plans, including soil-building practices, and qualify now for payments under the soil conservation pro gram about a year from now. It w'as pointed out that unless a far mer makes the tentative plans and signs the “work sheet" he will not qualify for any payment under the 1947 program. Quite a few of those signing the new work sheets in recent days declared they did not plan to par ticipate in the soil conservation program this year, that they would not place into effect any soil-building practices Others who have not signed arc asked to notify the county agent’s office. It was pointed out that when a farmer chooses not to have a part in the program his action makes it possible for others to share in it to a greater extent Farmers in this county partici pating in the 1946 program so far have received nearly $12,000 in soil payments, the agent's office announced this week. Up until Wednesday, 363 applications had been handled, and more than five hundred farmers had received the special payments amounting to $11,95161. Other applications for the payments are pending, it was explained. Tentative Plans For Red Cross Campaign Local Chapter Is Asked To Donate $2,500 This Year —+— Township (Juntas ILmIihmmI By About One-Third From Last Year -j Asked to maintain its services to World War veterans, including thousands of disabled men, and be ready to act in emergencies the National Red Cross is appeal ing to the people in the Martin County Chapter this year for a to tal of $2,500. The request, aboul one-fourth the war-time quota, i; about one-third less than the sun asked for last year and less thar half the amount actually raised. While the agency’s work is n< longer on a war time basis, it was pointed out that many of the 17, OOU veteran amputees, hundred; of others blinded in the servici and still others partially disablec continue to look to the Red Cros; for one type of aid or another The tremendous rehabilitatior job is far from complete and tin Red Cross is still rendering aid ii emergencies. The campaign chairman Claude B. Clark, Jr., a World Wui II veteran, assisted by past chair i men Hill Spivey and J. C. Man ning last Tuesday night mapper tentative plans for making tin 1947 fund drive in this chapter including Jamcsville, Williams Griffins, Bear Grass and Wil liamston townships Referring t( old lists, the chairman studied tin figures and decided on a horizon tal reduction of one-third in tin township quotas. The new quotas announced arc as follows: Jamcsville, $225; Williams, $40 . Griftica Williamsum, $1,335, and colons citizens in all five districts, $45(1 a total of $2,500. Colored citizens meeting with the fund chairmai and assistants, virtually agreed b raise the $450 under the follow ing quota plan for the various col ored school districts: Dardens $50; Jamcsville, $30; Williams i $27.50; Corey's $12.50; Popla Point, $12.50; Bear Grass, $12.50 • Biggs, $25; Woolards, $40; Bur (Continued on page six) f JUS FILLS . v Their appointments coming from the Governor on Wed nesday of this week, It. T. Johnson, railroad telegraph er, and James Staton Ayers, electrical contractor, arc making ready to handle their i new duties as justices of the peace here. No definite office location has been arranged by either of the newly appointed jus r tiers, hut they are subject to ) call to the town hall. r No one has served as jus tice of the peace here since. Justice J. L. Hassell was in i capacitated the latter part of December by illness. The l* new justices will serve only I until Mr. Ilassell is able to re sume lu-> w orh. r l\-T. A. MIKTIX v. Meeting in regular session next Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock in the grammar school auditorium, W i 11 ia mston's school parents and teachers will hear a discussion of the good health program, Pro gram Committee Chairman E. R. Froneberger announced yesterday. Health officials and others will have parts in the program, the chairman said, and they will explain the work now being handled in the schools. Judge J. C. Smith Calls Nine Cases In County’s Court Fine* Imposed In Aiiioiinl Of 8160 Al Session Last Monday Morning -• Judge J. Calvin Smith called nine cases in the Martin County Recorder's Court last Monday and completed the scheduled work in less than two hours. A very small crowd was preseni and little interest was shown ir the proceedings by the genera public. The docket was the sec ond smallest handled by the couri , this year. , Proceedings: Charged with an assault with i i deadly weapon, Hackney lligl • pleaded not guilty. Adjudgec ■ guilty he was fined $10 and taxec ■ with the costs. In the case charging him with , issuing a worthless cheek, H. J Rowe pleaded guilty and judg ; ment was suspended upon the I $50 to the , K. Parker, to make good the , cheek. i Pleading guilty in the cast i charging her with operating ■ motor vehicle without a driver’: license, Carrie Little was finet $20 and required to pay the eour costs. The case charging Lie Tyne with being drunk and disorderl; was continued until next Mon day. Vernon Andrews pleaded no guilty in, the ease charging hin k. with non-support, and the aetioi I was continued under prayer to 0 judgment until the second Mon day in next May. Ronald Williams, charged witl operating a motor vehicle with out a driver’s license, pleadei guilty and was fined $10 and re quired to pay the court costs. Pleading guilty of allowing ai unlicensed driver to operate motor vehicle, Tom Williams wu fined $10 and taxed with th costs. Charged willi carrying a con ccalcd weapon. Murecllus Sim muns pleaded guilty and was sen kneed to the roads for ninet days. Judgment was suspende upon the payment of a $50 fin and the cu.-.ts. The court ordere officers to conliscate and destro the pistol, said to have been of u inferior make. prosecuting witness, W (Continued on page uix) Farmer Borrowers Held Meeting In County Last Week OI«l Farm Security Group To Provide Orchards In The Future -.. - By J. C. Eubanks ot the Fanners Home Administration The Martin County Farm Own nership borrowers of the Farmers Home Administration held their annual meeting in the court room of the Martin County court house last week. The general theme of the meeting centered around two main farm projects: First, grow ing and conserving more food for home use, and, two, a County Summary as revealed from the 1946 farm family record books. The morning meeting was de voted to the first phase of the dis cussion. It was agreed that farm families should raise more food crops and conserve more of this for winter use, especially now that food prices have advanced on what is to be purchased. In addi tion to strictly garden and truck crops the group decided that each farm family should have a small home orchard ox fruits, nuts, and berries for home use. If this is done food purchases could be cut 50 percent. The afternoon session was de voted entirely to farm family re cord book keeping. The 1946 record books were reviewed and u summary of the facts revealed by the actual records was studied, and the new 1947 record books were set up. It was brought out in this get-together that if big business can profit by record keeping a farmer can likewise profit by such, as farming is a big business. Nine reasons were listed why a farmer family should keep a record book, namely: 1. It helps a farmer operate in a business-like manner. 2. It tells you exactly how much you make, both from land and labor. 3. It shows you the weak spots in your farming enterprises. 4. It is an itemized statement of investment, expenses, and re ceipts. 5. It provides a permanent rec ord of all business transactions. 6. It helps to establish a sound j basis for credit. 7. It is a tool to be used in an nual farm and home planning. ft. It will assist in filling out, an income tax return. 9. It is not guess work. A guess is sometimes wrong, but an accu rately kept record book is always right. The group voted unanimously to have another meeting next year. -n Takes Advantage Of Free Lunches * i i i i i t a B y d e i y ii A story of unscrupulous greed «....... vtie-.l ‘.''■s' eently when it was found during an investigation that a parent had instructed his children to demand free meals at one of the school lunch counters in the county. Planned at a nominal cost for those children able to pay, lunches are served free to those less fortunate tots. It is a bit sur prising to learn how many free lunches have been served during the years of great prosperity, but those in charge were ever mind ful that the poor are always to be ‘'onsidered. There was some doubt about lire ability of several children to pay the negligible amount for their meals, and a quiet investigation was launched after the little folks had reported they were hungry shortly after their arrival at school. The in vestigation revealed that the father had cleared approximate ly $3,000 on his farm lust year. It was later learned that the con temptible fellow had instructed his children to demand the lunches free of eost because so and so were eating free. "If that fellow’s children are to eat free, my children arc going to eat free, too," the man was quoted as say ing. It is just another case whera one finds it difficult to help OMNM wiio can’t help themselves with out accepting an unnecessary burden imposed by the unscrupu lous. . . . ■Safes*