THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT!, FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME L—NUMBER 18 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 4, 1047 ESTABLISHED 1899 County Delegates Report On State Farm Convention — - Production of Food No. 1 ! ask In Maintaining Peace, Delegates Told Members of the Martin County Farm Bureau, meeting in the county courthouse last Friday night, heard an interesting and detailed report on the state or ganization's annual convention held in Asheville early last month. Designated by the others to make the report. Delegate Chas. L. Daniel said that the convention was frankly told that the produc tion of food is the No. 1 task in maintaining the task of the world. “Our big task now is to feed the hungry, to help our neighbors across the sea get on their feet,” Mr. Daniel reported, adding that “if they are not cared for they will follow crackpots.’’ r-xpei is, according u> mi . uan iel, declared that tobacco farmers should be interested in cotton, that if cotton prices drop too low, cotton farmers will want to plant tobacco. They pointed out 'hat cotton faces many obstacles of fered by substitutes, but that cot ton's future is not altogether dark because new uses for cotton are being found. "Fire resistant ma terials and other articles are now being made from cotton,” he quoted the experts as saying. The meeting pointed out the danger or an overproduction in tobacco and heard Congressman Folger prab° the‘work of the or ganization and its secretary, Flake Shaw, the delegate said. The farm leaders, numbering 'about 1.200, were urged to help keep things on an even keel, 1 hat price extremes can mean trouble. Dr. Shiskin, representing or ganized labdr, addressed the Asheville meeting. "He review ed interdependence of farmers and wage earners, pointing out that when the workingman has purchasing power, farmers get a good price for their products and there is prosperity for all,” Mr. Daniel reported. President Wasson of the Na tional Association of Manufactur ers spoke for the industrialists. Mr. Daniel said that he made a bitter speech, that he went to the extreme, and showed the attitude of industrialists against labor. J. M. Broughton, former gover nor, summarized the talks of both men, picking out the good points made by each. The maintenance of crop quotas was pointed out by Allen Kline, vice president of the American Farm Bureau, as a big problem to handle. "When quotas are re duced, the farmers plant the acre age taken out of production to soil building crops and when they use the land again, production is increased sometimes as much as a third.” the delegate quoted the speaker. The uncertainty of farming and the quick price changes in farm ommodities were pointed out. 1,ITeTneeung was also warned by the New York State Secretary of agriculture, that tobacco quotas might be undermined. "He told us we had better watch out,” Mr. Daniel quoted him as saying. Flake Shaw, state Farm Bureau secretary, reviewed the work handled by the organization in the past year, the record showing that much had been accomplish ed. "The state organization now has 62,000 members and the goal for 1947 is 100,000,” Mr. Daniel concluded. •n. Alleged Robber Given Hearin Glean Albeit Chase, young white man charged with breaking into the Woolard Hardware Com pany and Pittman’s stores here last Tuesday night, was given a preliminary hearing before Jus tice of the Peace Jas. S. Ayers last Saturday morning. Unable to raise bond in the sum of $1,750. Chase was returned to jail to await trial in the superior court during the week of March 17. Chase pleaded guilty of break ing into the two stores, but con tinued to deny any part in sixteen previous robberies reported here since the early part of last De cember. bJD Plans Are Made For First Town Primary BRIDGE WORK j v Despite high waters some weeks ago and freezing weather for quite a while, construction forces have con tinued to make progress on the river bridge here. The bridge approaches will be opened to two-way traffic this week, possibly tomorrow, and plans are being made to pour the cap on the center pier for the steel bridge across the stream. Special arrangements have been made for pouring the pier in the middle of the river, a job that will take about twelve or fourteen hours. Reports state that contract ors have been unable to get creosote piling, that the shortage may delay the bridge work for a while. Bi" Lumber Plant c Damaged By Fire! Here Last Friday! Volunteer Firemen Work ed In Freezing Weather For Two Hours -f Fire, its origin not definitely1 known, wrecked the boiler room, destroyed a costly blower and iamaged a lumber shed at the large plant rrf the Williamston t.umber Company here shortly ifter midnight last Friday. Un official estimates made shortly after the fire placed the damage :2.500. The town board ordered .lie work done as soon as possible. It was explained that the two veils at. Sktwarkey are furnishi ng just about enough water for lormal consumption, that the .'ourthou.se well is needed for emergencies. Messrs. L. P. Lindsley, mayor no tem, and N. C. Green and R. r. Griffin were present for the nesting last evening. Organize Lounty Baseball League Approximately 100 interested itizens meeting in the Everetts chool Monday evening perfect- ' d the organization of a Martin lounty baseball league, and ten atively made plans for launch ng the season in early April. )ther arrangements for the game long with the adoption of by- < aws will be handled at a second 1 neeting to be held in Everetts ■ iext Monday night at 8:00 o'- I lock. ' 1 Bill Spivey was named at the < reeling to head the league as I resident, and H. B. Gaylord of < amesvillc was elected secretary reasurer. 1 There are eigiit entries in the t -•ague as follows with the names * f the managers: Williamston, 1 1. P. Lindisley and Joe David 1 'hrower; Hassell, John House; iear Grass, Irving Terry; Hamil- { in, Frank Everett; Roberson- | ille, David Grimes, Jr.; Cross ' .oads, Herbert Roebuck; Evcr Us, Alton Keel; and Jamesville, s manager to be announced. tpcns New Cafe On Washington Street -» Mr. B. L. Conway opened a new ate on Washington Street next to re Pope insurance office last aturday morning. A new build ig was just recently completed jr the business which operates tidtr the name of Barney’s Grill. Prominent County Farmer Passes At His Home Monday -- Funeral Wednesday After noon for Lester Everett Near Robcrsonville Lester Everett, well known county citizen and a leading far mer, died at nis home near Rob ersonville Monday evening at 6:00 o'clock following an illness of only a few days. Mr. Everett, apparently in about his usual health and after a fairly active day last Saturday, suffered an at tack that evening, and his condi tion was regarded as critical. However, he seemed to be getting along very well until about 2:00 o’clock Monday afternoon when he suffered a second attack with his heart and the end came gradu ally a few hours later. The son of the late William H. and Mollic Purvis Everett, he was born near Rohersonville 67 years ago, choosing to live in the com munity of his birth all his life. Mr. Everett was one of the coun ty's most substantial farmers, a splendid citizen and Christian leader. He was a devoted hus band and thoughtful father, and a man who was held in high es teem by everyone who knew him. His work figured prominently in the success the Martin County Farm Bureau achieved during re cent years, and he was at the front in all worthy causes and undertakings. He was married to Miss Minnie R. Roberson of the home com munity, and she survives with two children, a son, Willie B. Ev erett, and a daughter, Mrs. Wil liam Warren Taylor, both of Rob ersonville; two brothers, N. C. Everett of Robcrsonville and Wil lia Everett of Norfolk. Va.; four sisters, Mrs, J. A. Cofield and Mrs. Thelma Meadows, both of Robcrsonville, Mrs. Lector Mnyo and Mrs. Willie Barnhill, both of Bethel; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by Elder A. B. Denson of Rocky Mount, and burial will follow in the Rob ersonville cemetery. ■-n School Girl Hit By Auto Friday - ■ o Lillie Mae Smith, 14-year-old colored school girl, was painfully but not seriously hurt when she was struck by a car on East Main Street shortly before 4:00 o’clock last Friday afternoon. John Whitley, local boy, was Riving east on the street when Ihe girl started to cross over from the right to the left side. Whitley, applying his brakes, swerved his :ar to the left, striking the vic im and knocking her several 'eet. She landed on the left diouldcr and immediately started :rawling away. She was removed to a local lector’s office where x-rays re pealed no brbk'eH bSnesT1 ft tie was aruised and scratched on her legs ind knees and about the head. -o County Girl Pushes Nurse Board Exams Miss Ruby Evaline Roberson, laughter of Mrs. Ann Eliza Rob ’rson of this county and the late fames E. Roberson, successfully passed the Stale Board of Nurse Cxaminers examination recently it Winston-Salem. The examina ion was rated one of the most liffieull ever offered. Miss Roberson, a graduate of ’arm Life High School, took her raining in the school of nursing t Park View Hospital, Rocky i Jount, where she will continue i icr work, it was announced. , ROUND-UP | _ -> County and local officers rounded up and jailed ten al leged violators over the week-end. Two were booked for assaults, five for drunk enness, two for disorderly conduct and one for drunken I driving. Several others were i detained briefly while bonds were arranged. One of the ten was white and the ages of the group ranged from Si to bit ycars. [Martin County Farm Bureau To Support Tobacco Export Plan Red Cross Drive Off To A Good Start In The Comity With arrangements completed in most of the districts last week- 1 end, the annual Red Cross fund ' drive was said to have gotten oft to a good start in the chapter yes terday and today. Chairman Claude B. Clark, Jr., stated that a quick drive had been planned, that several of the canvassers are already nearing the completion of j the canvass. Others plan to fin- j ish the task by the latter part of this week and the chairman is j anxious to have the drive go over the top by the early part of next week. Special gift solicitations have already been completed in Wil liamston, and many workers are busy at the present time extend- j ing the canvass to every business firm and home. Co-Chairman V. J. Spivey an- I nounced yesterday that Mrs. John i Gurkin, Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Ed wards. M. A. Price, J. W. Bland, 1 Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Hardy, C. D. Bullo.'k, Mrs. C. E. Jenkins and David Moore had agreed to help with the canvass in their respec tive sections of the district. The following are handling the can vass in Williamston's business areas: Ernest Mears, Exurn Ward, Jr., John H. Gurganus, Noah Hardison, Reg Simpson, Mrs. Kathleen Price Sherman, Mrs. J. E. King, K. D. Worrell, Mrs. E. S. Peel. Mrs. Joel Muse, Mrs. Tom Skinner, Mrs. Vernon Bunting, Mrs. John A. Manning, Mrs. Le man Barnhill, Mrs. V. J. Spivey, Miss Mary Carstarphen, Mrs. Tit us Critcher, Clarence Griffin, Miss Edna Barnhill, Miss Mary Taylor, Mrs. Bill Howell, Mrs. Char. Mobley, Mrs. John Hardy and Bill Howell. Mrs. LeRoy Harrison and Mrs. Pete Mendenhall have agreed to handle the canvass in Bear Grass where $225 is sought. Dangerously Shot by Policeman Roebuck HOG MARKET )I / Receipts on the local liog I market broke all records last week when 1,237 porkers weighing a little over a quar ter million pounds passed through the pens of the Rob erson Slaughter House, Miss Grace Whitley, secretary treasurer, announced. Averaging 27 cents a pound, the 1,237 hogs sold for $(15,851.91. Deliveries were made to tjie pens by farmers in several counties, Bertie possibly making more than ' any other one county. Miss Hattie Clark Dies In Hospital Miss Hattie Clark, well known woman and a life-long resident of Cross Roads Township, died in the local hospital last Saturday morning at 7:00 o’clock. She had been in declining health for sev eral years, but her condition was not considered serious until the latter part of the week when she was removed to the hospital. Miss Clark had lost one eye in an operation and her sight in the other one was greatly impaired for a long time. Heart trouble and the infirmities of age result ed in death. The dauehter of,the l:|te.J.]aniel , and Celia Mobley Claik, she was born in Cross Roads 78 years ago an February 20, 1869. Miss Clai k, the last member of her immediate family, moved to Everetts about iwenty years ago and had made aer home there since that time. She was a member of the Primi ive Baptist Church at Bear Grass or a number of years and had , nany friends in her native and idopted communities. Surviving are three nephews, 2. B. Clark of Williamston and L. and Hubert Clark of Everetts, md two nieces Mrs W B. Ruber on of Everetts and Mrs. Sybil , 3oyd of Portsmouth. Funeral services were conduct- | ■d in the Everetts Christian , fhurch Sunday afternoon at 3:00 t’clock by Elders B. S. Cowin and j \. B. Ayers. Interment was in , he Clark family cemetery on the ild farm near Everetts. j ■ vormer Local Resident Leases Pilling Station -m—— 1 Bruce Holloman, a resident of Villiamston for a number of rears but employed for quite ome time in Grecnsboio, leased ; he Central Filling Station here ^ ast week and immediately as- " urned its operation. ,1 Mr. Doug Walker, Greensboro 1 oung man, is associated with Mr. i lulloman in the operation of the i >uuru.us. i Refused To Heed Warning Shots In Attacking Officer -- Policeman Picks Up Vic tim Ami Places Him In Hospital Here -% Tom Stokes, Jr., strapping young colored man, was critically shot at 1:3() o'clock here yester day afternoon by Policeman John Roebuck when he advanced on the officer with an open knife. His liver pierced by a ,3H calibre pistol bullet, Stokes fell to the ground, still clinging to his knife. He was picked up and placed in the police car and carried to the local hospital where his condi/ 'on was described as ‘fair” tiiis nr li n ing. Said to have created a disturb ance in the Cotton Club on Wash ington Street here, Stokes threat ened to beat the owner-proprie tor. On duty at the police station at the time, the officer answered the call and went to the club alone. He reasoned with Stokes who wus reported to have been drinking, and the officer finally succeeded in getting him out of the building, but not until after Stokes had cursed and abused him. Once outside the building, Lh.e fried 4-Si-•cvwwc- .f>ti>U.ur into the police car, and took hold jf his arm. Stokes jerked loose, jacked hack, pulled out his knife md started for the officer who cached for his pistol and fired wo warning shots over Stokes’ lead. Stokes did not heed the yarning shots, and whim he con inucdi the charge the officer fir 'd into him at close range. -* Robbers Try To Open Door To Storage Douse -a Using ;i pry tool and possibly an ixe, a robber tried to force his vay into Lindsley Ice Company’s warehouse in the Union Storage milding sometime during the veek-end. The attempt was dis covered Monday morning, Mr. jindsley stating that someone tad battered the lock badly and tpped a brick from around the ock, but could not get the door ipen. -u Kills Larue Supply Of Meal il Dome Tuesday -— Fanner George Griffin packed plentiful supply of meat at his ionic in Griffins Township last Tiesday. Mure than HR) neigh lors and other friends were there o help handle the task and by arly afternoon the 29 pigs weighi ng over 5,UOU pounds, were pack et away. Growers Asked To Give At Kate Of 10 Cents An Acre —«— Township Representatives To Receive Assessments In Next Few Days Meeting in the county court house last Friday evening be tween forty and fifty leading farmers and members of the Mar tin County Farm Bureau unani mously endorsed a movement de signed to maintain and, if possi ble, increase the exportation of leaf tobacco. A leader to head the movement, J. R. Hutson, has been contacted, and the proposed organization tentatively identi fied as Tobacco Associates, will start functioning as soon as and if the support is forthcoming. The tobacco farmers in five states are being asked to raise $50,000 and merchants, tobacco warehousemen and dealers, fer tilizer manufacturers and bank n.'i cur hi iiuiumi uuu iiiiimmi. l -11 - official reports state that the mer chants and other groups have pledged their quotas and that most of the money already is in hand, leaving the movement to the rate of the farmers, who, it is believed, will meet the challenge. At the meeting in this county last Friday night, the plan was discussed at length and had the backing of the meeting which was attended mostly by farmers. It was decided to address direct letter appeals to every grower in the county, a plan which is being followed in all the other tobacco counties. Each grower is being assessed at the rate of ten cents per acre, but larger contributions will be welcomed. The farmers of this county are being asked to raise l ight at $1,100. Merchants in Williamston and Robersonville last Friday pledged to raise ap ' proximately $300 each, a late re port stating that that amount had virtually been raised. The fer tilizer people are raising another several hundred dollars, and warehousemen are raising a goodly amount. Those acquainted with prevail ing conditions and who have studied the outlook for eastern Carolina tobacco arc offering the proposal a vigorous support. It was pointed out that Britain is proposing to curtail its tobacco purchases to around $67,000.(100, that the Stabilization Corporation has around fifty million pounds of tobacco on hand, that the two problems are almost directly pointed at flue cured tobacco] growers, that tobacco farmers un less something is done will feel the full force of the blow. The prevailing conditions offer a serious problem, and while the movement may nut solve that problem, it is considered very iTgi 'i'J I liTfT Hi Civil- van Pc u u 11 e H i help save the tobacco producing areas. In the direct letter appeals, the Farm Bureau is asking the farm ers to make their contributions without delay to representatives in their respective communities, Then men tentatively designated to receive the contributions an Carl Griffin, Jamcsvillc; Chas. L. (Continued on page eight) Local Laundry Is Sold lo New Firm —*— Mr. Forrest L. Newton, former ly of Oxford, and Bruce Pearce of Raleigh, recently purchased the Laundry here from Jack Manning and Dan Sharpe, the transfer to the m w owners taking place Monday morning. Mr. Newton, who made his home in Washington, D. C., for the past 14 years, and Mrs. New ton arc now making their home at West End in the residence for merly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Miller. Mr. Pitrcc is a native of Ral eigh and has been engaged in the laundry business for 15 years. Mr. Newton stated yesterday that they would continue the dry cleaning department in connec tion with tiie. laundry. Dog Vaccinations I Ordered By Board Of Commissioners County Officials In Session Most of iYInruiu^ Hamll inj; Routine Work -® Meeting in regular session Monday, the Martin County com missioners ordered a county-wide vaccination of all dogs and com pleted the handling of routine matters about noon. The dog vaccinations will be handled somewhat differently ' this year from the plan followed in past years. The vaccinations will be handled free of cost to the dog owner, the county to pay the inspector, Dr. Coppage, 75 cents for each vaccination. The doctor is to furnish the vaccine and ac c> pt other costs. Dogs will be list ed for taxation on the regular tax books at the rate of $1 each for male and female dogs. After the clinics are held beginning in early April, a house-to-house check will be made. In those cases where dogs have not been vaccinated they are to be vaccin ated or destroyed: The sheriff’s office will cooperate in making the check, it was learned. A small delegation, headed by II. L. Barnhill and Gordon Bailey, asked the board to include a road m Cross Roads Township in the state system. The road begins on west side of Evei etts-Cross Roads road at E. A. Clark's old home, and runs thence via George Keel's Walter Beach’s and others back to the said road at old Barnhill place, a distance of 1 1-2 miles. The commissioners were also a. ked to recommend the inclusion of a road in Williamston Town ship in the state system. The road runs from the old W’illiams ton Greenville highway at the old John M. Bowen home northerly via Jesse Williams’, Reubin Rog ers’ and Norman Bowen’s to Paul Bailey farm, a distance of .1 1-2 miles. Dr. John D. Biggs was appoint ed a member of the Beaufort Uyde and Martin library board. Other members of the board for this county are Rev. John L. Golf ; and Mr. Chas. Gray. Tax relief orders were recom mended for the following: Lucy Cordon, Jamesv’ille; J. T. and H. O. Daniel, Robersonville; Millie and Mary Dugger, Robersonville; A. T. Crawford estate, Williams- ! ton, and Geo. Williams, Williams ton. The properties vveie listed in. error over a period of ten to fif- j teen years. j Making his monthly report, Tax j Collector M. L. Peel said that i $185,642.89 of the 1946 tax levy had been collected, leaving a bal ance due and unpaid in the sum | of $20,475.95. All but $2,538.85 of the 194\levy has been collected. o Merchants Donate To Tobacco Funci -rW-i't!fiC *|,J V ■ to promote the 1 xportation of leaf tobacco, Williamston mer chants last week-end contributed nearly $300 to the fund for To bacco Associates. Explaining the movement to representative merchants and other local business men, Mr. Jud son Blount of Greenville last Fri day stated that eastern Carolina merchants were contributing $5, 000 to the fund, that fertilizer dealers, warehousemen, tobacco dealers were raising $43,000 while the farmers of five states arc be ing asked to contribute $50,000. "The tobacco farmer and busi ness interests dependent to a large extent on him do not face a very encouraging situation, and we must act to soften the blow,” Mr. Blount said, adding that J. B. Hutson had been con tacted and that likely he would head the new organization to work for the continuance of to* baoco exports. Young tUmnly (•ill Earns Scholastic Honor Mis' Emma Lou Taylor, (.laugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. LcRoy Tay lor. recently earned a high scho lastic rating at the Woman's Col* lege of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where she is a senior this yeai Stic wad placed on the dean's h„t.