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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE -S-".- -■■gBBBBBB THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COCNT1 FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED i899 VOLUME L—NUMBER 30 Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 15, 1947 Local Young Man Loses His Life In Car Accident —•— Roosevelt Coltrain Killed In Maryland Early Last Sunday Morning Roosevelt Coltrain, Williams ton native, was killed instantly in an automobile accident on U. S. Highway 40 near Elkton, Maryland, at 3:45 o’clock last Sunday morning, preliminary re ^ ports reaching here stating that he suffered' a broken neck when his car turned over. A woman companion suffered only minor irtjuries, jt was learned. Other details of the accident could not be learned here immediately. Funeral services were held in Pippin's Funeral Home at Elk ton, Maryland, yesterday after noon, and the body is being ship ped' here tonight for last rites on * Thursday afternoon in the Pente costal Holiness Church. The lo cal service, tentatively schedul ed at 3:00 o’clock, will be con ducted by the pastor, Rev. J. Floyd Williams, assisted by Dr. Ira D. S. Knight, local Baptist minister. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery here. The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dawse Coltrain, the young man was born in Williamston January 26, 1922, and spent most of his life here. After completing the local high school he was associ ated with his father in business here, and then was employed by the North Carolina Pulp Com pany for two years before train ing in Charlotte two months for a job as train dispatcher. Four years ago he accepted a dispatch er’s job in Philadelphia, but made his honke in Wilmington, Delaware. A victim of infantile paralysis, he was unable to serve in the armed forces during the war. Reports from friends in Wil mington stated that he was well and getting along fine with his work, that he recently received ^"promotion with the railroad company and the promotion was to have become effective yester day. Surviving are his parents; three sisters, Mrs. E. G. Ander son of Chicago, Mrs. T. O. tJioh olson and Mrs. Woolard Harris of Williamston: three brothers, Gmver K. Coltrain of Washing ton, D. C., Johnny Coltrain of New York and Moses Clarence Col‘.rain, member of the U. S. Merchant Marine and now en route to a European port. A brother, Dennis Coltrain, was lost at sea when his ship was tor pedoed by a German submarine somewhere off the Carolina coast during the early part of World War II. Nothing was ever heard from the lost seaman or the ship. A life boat from the ship floated ashore on the North Car olina coast. Elementary (ouucil . _ Met Here Sut unlay -• The Martin County Elementary School Council, attended by six teen representatives from the va rious schools, met here last Satur day morning and discussed cur rent work in the school and acC vanced plans of procedure for the next term. Miss Lissie Pearce, elementary school supervisor, was present. Miss Reba Winstead, third grade teacher in the Robeison ville school, was elected presi dent, and Miss Katie Speer, Oak City eighth grade teacher, was named secretary. i ROUND-UP i v... —-/ Nine persons, five of them 4 white, were rounded up and jailed by local, county and state officers in this com munity last week-end. Eight of the nine were connected with liquor, a review of the jail book revealed. Two were charged with being drunk and disorderly, two with be ing drunk and down, oue with being just plain drunk, one with being drunk aud assault, and two with drunken driv ing. One was charged with disorderly conduct and still another was charged with an assault. The ages of the group rang ed from ZZ to hti years. Prizes Announced For Fat Stock Show Here on May 9 Cash prizes, amounting to $375 00, have been announced for the 4-H club girls and boys and future farmers of America enter ing winners in the annual Mar I tin County Fat Stock Show to be held in Williamston on Friday, May 9. The prizes will be divid ed, $55 for the beef cattle and $27 for the swine department, as fol lows: Beef Cattle Department: Grand Champion Steer $12.00 and purple ribbon. Reserve Grand Champion Steer $8.CO and lavender ribbon; Third place, $4.00; 1st group, $10.00 and blue ribbon; 2nd group $6.00 and red ribbon; 3rd group, white ribbon. For the best show manship and fitting: 1st prize, $10.00; and second prize, $5.00. Swine Department: Fat hogs weighing from 180 pounds to 250 pounds. 1st prize. $8.00 and pur Rewrite Playing Schedule County League Monday • Opening Duy Gaines Decid ed Upon and Rules for Signing Players Made -o j The entire playing schedule of the Martin County Baseball League was rewritten at a meet ing of the officials in the Lindsley Ice Company offices here last I night and a change in that was made at the very start when Oak j City found itself unable to enter ' tain Williamston on its diamond Sunday because of its condition. Meeting for the purpose of iron ing out final details before the I opening games next Sunday the baseball men found that much of their previous work had to be done over, the by-laws not being in completed condition as well as the schedule having teams bunch ed together and playing on the same days. The complete schedule will probably be printed this week end but the opening games will be played with Oak City at Wil iiamston, Cross Roads at Ever etts, Robersonvillc at Hamilton and Bear Grass at Hassell. Wil liamston and Oak City are to play at Oak City the next time the regular schedule places them at Williamston. This agreement was made between the managers of the two teams and approved by President Howard Gaylord who presided over the meeting. All transfers of games or changes in location hereafter must be by agreement between the manag ers and with the approval of the” president. Previous by-law changes hav ing been lost, some emergency rules were made with the under standing that they would be in cluded in the by-laws as finally wriden. The most important of t decided upon last night was ! that a player must be signed by a i (Continued from page five) -» Abandoned Baby Died Last Week —.»—— A few days old colored infant, christened Boston Roberts died at the home of John Roberts in Williams Township late last Thursday. Abandoned, allegedly by his grandmother, Armanda Biggs, early last Tuesday morn ing, the baby had a hemorrhage and died while a health nurse was examining it, the sheriff's of fice reported. Left on the porch of the Roberts home about 12:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, the child, .packed with some old rags in a liquor box, was discovered a few hours later when members of the family heard it crying. Investigating the abandonment, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck had the car making the delivery identified. The officer also said that the ap parel worn by the grandmother was identified. She is being charged with abandoning the child and her arrest is expected shortly, according to information coming from the office of the sheriff. Extending the investigation, officers said that Leslie Rogers young colored boy, had admitted, parentage, that the mother, Joyce Biggs, is a 13-year-old daughter! of Amanda Biggs. pie ribbon; 2nd prize, $7.00 and lavender ribbon; 3rd prize, $500 and blue ribbon; 4th prize, $400 and red ribbon; 5th prize. $200 and white ribbon; 6th prize, $1.00 and white ribbon. All other white ribbon. There are no prizes offered for the third class steer. It is felt that a larger reward should be given to those doing a good job at feeding and management. The prizes were fixed by the board of directors of the County Livestock Development Associa tion, including C. A. Roberson of the Robersonville Rotary Club, K. P. Lindsley of the Williamston Lions Club, George McRorie of the Robersonville Junior Cham ber of Commerce, and J. C. Eu banks of the Williamston Kiwanis Club meeting recently witih the county farm agents. FISHING After getting off to a slow start, commercial fishing lit erally struck the jackpot yes terday, reports from James ville stating that the big seine at the Fleming fishery was picking up herrings by the thousands, that large catches of shad, rock and perch were also being made. The runs started the latter part of last week and are now apparently going into high gear, reports stating that the supply was exceeding the im mediate demand, and that many of the fish were being prepared and packed on the batter and on the docks. Cancer Fund Drive Off To Good Start In Martin County - + (^iiolah itiul rhuirmvn For ToumliipM Announced By County Cliuiriiiun ——t The annual drive to raise funds for the American Cancer Society to continue its fight for the con trol of cancer, now underway in this county, was off to a good start Tuesday, according to Wheeler M. Manning, county chairman. It is sincerely hoped that the general public will help it across and without delay. The county chairman and the various township chairmen are appealing to the general public to support the cause willingly and liberally. The various townships have been assigned quotat, which are shown below, along with the per sons contacted by the county chairman and who have agreed to serve as chairmen in their re spective districts: Jamesville, $100, Mrs. Oscar Davenport; Wil liams, $35, C. L. Daniels; Wil liamston, $000, Mrs. P. B. Cone and the Woman’s Club; Griffins, $75, Rev. W. B. Harrington; Bear Grass, $75, Irvin Terry; Cross Roads, $75, Mrs. A. P. Barnhill; Robersoiwille and Gold Point, $300, Robt. K. Adkins; Goose Nest, $100, N. Lawrence Hyman; Hamilton, $75, Leroy R. Everett; Poplar Point, $35, Mr. and Mrs. Bon H. James; Hassell, $35, John W. Eubanks. The drive will last for two weeks, and will close April 30th. It is hoped that every citizen of the county will participate in helping the county meet its 1947 quota of $1500 to help carry on research and to step up the tempo of the drive against Society’s No. 1 enemy—cancer. Shot In The Eye, Youth Recovered Accidentally shot in the eye several weeks ago, Frankie Rob erson, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roberson, has fully re covered according to information coming from a Durham hospital. Penetrating the eye lid, the air rifle shot burrowed upward and ladgcd in his head near the eye. Doctors, making an examination last Friday, stated that the wound had healed perfectly, that while lie will probably carry the shot the remainder of his life, it should cause him no further trouble. His vision was described as perfect. Superior Court To Hear Civil Cases Beginning Monday Second Week of Term Has Been Called Off; Judge Burgwyn Presiding Th'..' Martin County Superior Court will convene next Monday i morning tor the trial of civil cas i es. Clerk L. B. Wynne announc ing that the second week of the scheduled two-week term had been called off. A review of the calendar shows that few cases of importance have been booked for trial during the term, and it is possible that the entire term could have been called off with out much inconvenience result ing. Other than thirteen divorce ac tions and boundary line disputes, the calendar carries few cases, udge W. H. S. Burgwyn of Jack son is scheduled to preside. In hij suit against William Rid dick, William Little alleges that that defendant went over a boun dary line and cut approximately 10,00(1 feet of timber. Boundary lines are involved in tlie eases brought by Lena Jenk ings. Johnnie Howard and W. M. Highsmith against David Grimes. The case of Universal Credit Company against Steve Clary is uip for final judgment after ling ering on the calendar for many terms and after going to the su preme court. The defendant bought a car from a Charlotte firm. A man by the name of Jackson bought the car originally in Baltimore. Jackson, who was later killed in an accident, went to the registration bureau, claim ed he had lost his title and ob tained a duplicate. He then bor rowed money on the car, using the duplicate title. He then went to Charlotte, sold the car to a dealer and surrendered the orig inal title. The credit company brought suit to recover from Clary and won. Reports state that the dealer reimbursed Clary. In the landlord-tenant case of Dennis Holliday against G. A. Og lesby, the refree, B. A. Critcher, has reviewed the evidence and will submit his findings to the court, one report stating that the plaintiff was allowed $414.20. A boundary line is involved in the case of W. L. Manning against N. P. Roberson, the plaintiff al- 1 leging trees, valued at $00, had been cut. , In the boundary line dispute brought by D. G. Matthews against Sam Godard and others, the plaintiff alleges damages in the sum of $1,000. Ed Ownes in his boundary line case against J. H. Davenport al leges damages in the sum of $2, 500. Damages in the sum of $50 are alleged in U>e boundary line case brought by Elizabeth Pierce against Ben Biggs. A $290 account is alleged due j by the plaintiff in the case of | Brooks, Gray Sign Company against Woolard Furniture Com pany, the defendant countering with the claim that the plaintiff breached the contract, that an other company handled the work. The court is being asked to con firm the sale of two lots in Rober sonville in the case of Vernella i Whitfield against Howard Whit i field. I Ir. the case of Annie Mae I.illey against Annie J. Holliday, a | boundary line issue is involved, I the plaintiff claiming damages in j the amount of $1,500. D. D. Coburn is suing the Coast (Line Railroad for $123.60 dam ages alleged to have resulted when four of his hogs were run down and killed by the defend ant’s train. Landlord-tenant settlements are involved in the cases brought by Alonza Moore and Robert Perkins versus W, A. Perry. Boundary lines are at issue in the cases brought by Herbert Cowcn against Willie Modlin and Dennis Modlin. Walter Knight is suing Small wood Harris for $300 damages al leged to have resulted in an auto accident between Flat Swamp and Leens last September 28. Dorothy Jean Cartwright, young girl who was injured in a highway accident last May 11 on the Evex-etts-Williamston High way, is suing Wilbert H. White hurst for damages in the sunt of $1,000. Reports indicate the case (Continued on page seven) Three New Commissioners And Mayor Named In Primary Here * w Funeral Monday At Holly Springs For Mrs. Mobley J \ <9 Mrs. I.illie Bell Mobley Died ul Home of Parents Near Here Saturday Funeral services were conduct ed yesterday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in the Holly Springs Methodist Church for Mrs. Harry Edgar (Jake) Mobley who died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Hardison, in Wil liams Township Saturday morn ing at 6:25 o'clock. In the absence of the pastor, Revs. Sidney Boone, Methodist minister of Robcrson ville, Rev. J. M. Perry, Roberson ville Christian Church pastor, and Rev. W. B. Harrington, coun ty Baptist minister, officiated. In terment was in Woodlawn Ceme tery here. Mrs. Mobley had been in de clining health for a long number of years, and although her condi tion had been serious following an operation six years ago she was able to be up with the ex ception of short periods until about a month ago. Death was attributable to Brights Disease and complications. The former Miss Lillie Bell Hardison, she was born in Wil liams Township on March 30, 1920. After attending the schools in that community, she entered the: school here and following her graduation was married to Mr. Mobley. Since her marriage she had made her home near Rober sonville. Mrs. Mobley was a member of the Holly Springs Methodist Church since her girlhood, and had many friends there and in her adopted"ton nnun i ty. Surviving ate her husband, parents, one daughter, Carolyn Jane Mobley, two sisters, Mrs. J, B. Whitehurst of Portsmouth and Miss Sallie Martin Hardison of the home; two brothers, Henry Lee Hardison of Williams Town ship, and Ben W. Hardison of Farmville. A third brother, Dav id Hardison, was killed in action, on Okinawa about two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sexton and Mi. Johnny Hardison of Gainesville, Fla., came here for the funeral. -A College Singers Here April 19th | Sponsored by the Williamston j Kiwanis Club, the Wake Forest' College Glee Club and Little i Symphony Orchestra will appear at the Wiliamstno high school auditorium on Saturday, April 111 at 8 p. m. This marks the first j post-war tour of these organism- j tions which are under the direc-j tionkof Professor Thane McDon- - aid, director of music at Wake Forest. This also marks the first major tour of the Glee Club since it has been enlarged to include ec-cds. The program '.'ill feature two, ensemble groups., the Girls’ Sex tet and the Male Octet. The mem bers of the Sextet are: Evelyn | Karrill and Mary Lib Westbrook, first sopranos; Bet'ye Crouch and I Martha Lou Holton, second so pranos; and Maxine Cates and Miriam Morris, altos. The male octet includes: Tommy Stapleton and Kenneth Wilson, first tenors; Herman Dilduy and Hill Herring, second tenors; David Freeman and Jason Ross, baritones; and Carlyle Morris and Lanneau Newton, basses. Lucy Rawlings, junior from Conway, serves in the dual role of accompanist for the Glee Club and second violinist in the Little Symphony. Lanneau Newton, senior from Wake Forest, is presi dent of the Glee Club. The sixty singers arc to be en tertained in private homes here overnight Saturday, and Kiwan ian Jimmy L. Harris is asking lo cal people to help him with the ; task. Any one who can and will entertain some ot the talented young men arid women are asked lo contact Mr. Harris at Woolard Furniture Cutnssjjy’;. tiere. *---v COMMISSIONER —--' : VV. M. Harrison, Bear Grass farmer, was appointed to fill the position of Martin Coun ty commissioner for the Grif fins-Bear Grass District made vacant by the death of Mr. K. Lee Perry a short time ago. Increased Parity Price Of Tobacco 1 As Of March 15th —•— New Parity Schedule Boosts Price Average From *37 To #3‘>.96 -1 A bl ighter outlook has boon as sured’ tobacco farmers for the 1947 marketing season, according! to a report coming from a meet ing of the Virginia-Carolina Old Belt Warehousemen s Association held 'n Winston-Salem a few days ago. Fred S. Royster, president of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Ware housemen’s Association, said that as of last March 15 the parity price of tobacco was figured at $44 40 per hundred pounds, that the 90 percent price guarantee would mean that farmer1 can ex pect an average of about $39.96 for their 1947 crop. Tire 1947 pur ity price finally will be figured as of June 15. 1947. but the associa tion official pointed out that he was fairly certain that the later parity figure would he not lower than the one determined as of March 15. Some observers are of the opinion that the June 15 fig ure will support a slight increase in fhe parity figure. While the meeting was in the Old Belt territory, the figures wiil run about the same if not the> same, for this belt, it was |JuilUi-<| iiof Former Governor J. Melville Broughton of Raleigh, general counsel for the Flue-Cured To bar -o Warehousemen's Associa tion, reviewed the achievements of the warehousemen over the past several years, chief among which was the development of the arbitrary marketing agreement, establishment of Stabilization Corporation, which saved farmers millions i.i' dollars in 194(i-47 and the launching of Tobacco Associ ates, Inc., which will encourage export of tobacco and tobacco products. o A. C. Glee Club In Concert Here —— The Atlantic Christian College Glee Club will appear in concert here next Sunday evening, it was announced by Rev. John L. Goff. Tire Glee Club of seventy voices is under the direction of Miss Harriet Fulton and has re ceived many commendations for its line wor' Bill Peel of Mace donia Christian Church along with Betsy Manning, Jane and John I.j. Goff, Jr., of the Williams ton Christian Church, arc mem bers of the club. The program will be given in the auditorium of the high school at 8:00 in order that ample accommodations might be offered all who attend. The public is cordially invited a n4 \\rj nf f ^ m * • * v/iii L:l 1,111.x ? 1 I 1 Robt. Co wen Gets Decisive Vote In Race For Mayor —®— Courtney, Worrell. Cur"an on New Nominees; Har rison ami Green Hack In the first municipal primary election ever held here local citi zens went to the polls in record numbers yesterday and called for several changes in the town's gov erning personnel, nominating three new candidates for places on the board of commissioners amt a new mayor. While there was some right keen bidding for commissioners' places, the elect orate voted for rather than against any particular candidate, a study of the vote showing that only 47 tickets were scratched. There simply were not enough votes to go around. In the contest for mayor, Rob ert L. Cowen led the ticket with 428 votes, a support that fell only eighteen short of a clear majority. John L. Hassell, the incumbent, was second with 282 votes. C. D. Carstarphen polled 150 votes to take third place and S. H. Grimes was next with 83 votes. Ben D. Courtney, N. C. Green, K. D. Worrell, G 11. Harrison and John Hatton Gurganus led the ticket for commissioners. But here the race was unusually close, the final count leaving three can didates within 24 votes of fifth place, and the others with re spectable votes. The official count for commis sioners as announced by Regis trar John E. Pope after nearly three hours of tabulating, fol lows: Bin I) Courtney, 488: N C. Green. 434; K, D .WiiKvU 41,3: G. H. Harrison, 374; John Hatton Gurganus. 385; A. J. Manning, 357; Leman Barnhill, 349; David Moore, 342; Dillon Cobb, 308; I,. P. I,ind.sk y, 219; R. T. Griffin, 215, V. D. Godwin, 172; G A. Har ris. 102; and Homer Barnhill, 80. Twelve of one fourteen candi dates for commissioners polled simple majorities in the meaning of the term specified by the elec tion laws. The five men leading the ticket polled a combined total! of 2,054 votes against 2.124 polled by the other nine. No second pri maty is allowed under the special law' pared by the recent legisla ture. While undei the regular election laws none is possible in the race for commissioners, it would, under those regulations, be possible for the second high man in the race for mayor to call for a second contest. Getting off to u rapid start soon after the polls were opened at 8:30 o’clock yesterday moito.in.?- a heavy vote was maintained Until (Continued on page five) -» Lay Farm Tile In This County A special machine was moved into this county u lew cloys <. ^ u by the Coastal Plain Soil Consei vation committee to lay approxi mately 40,000 feet of farm drain tile. Several hundred feel of the tile were laid for Farmer C. Abram Roberson last week hi tore unfav orable weather blocked activities. | Work will be resumed on the old Garrett farm near Williamslon as soon as possible, Conservationist Howard McKnight said jester day. The machine, digging a ditch about three feet deep at the rate of about 10 feet per minute, is rented to the farmers for a nom inal sum. The cost, including tile, runs about 111 cents per foot, plus a small fee for the actual laying of the tile. -* Continues Cruvely III In The llosintul Here -♦ — Mr. Jesse Me Ison continues gravely ill in the local hospital, reports coming from his bedside Tuesday morning stating that lie is taking very little nourishment and that hi is conscious only fur Farm Outlook For The Current Year Briefly Reviewed *—»— Prices Will Probably W eak on On Vf'ririiltural Front This Summer -a>—~ Demand The demand for farm products is expected to hold firm through June, but will probably ! weaken somewhat later in the I year. U. S. exports of agricultural j products last year were over four ! times the prewar average in dol | lar value, and more than double j the wartime average. Total exports of farm products ! this year are expected to stay well above both the wartime and | prewar averages. Wheat: Wheat prices- recently i reached new 27-year highs and l are expected to stay high for the I rest of the marketing year. The 1946 world wheat crop was the large st since 1939, and about 3 percent above the 1935-39 aver ; age, compared with 7 percent in | crease in world population since the beginning of the war. Corn and Other Feeds: Market receipts of corn were the largest on record from last October to January, and will continue large until next October. Less livestock feed will be used from now until September than during the same period a year ago. The combined carry-over of corn, oats and barley into 1947 43 is expected to be 50 to 75 per cent greater than last year, with most, if not all, of the increase in corn. Cotton: A 3 million bale carry over of cotton is now in prospect for next August 1. the smallest since 1929. Potatoes: Supplies of new pota toes are much Smaller this year than last, but record supplies of old potatoes are holding prices down. Record large supplies of certi fied reed potatoes ere ava.naule this year. • Livestock: Farmers had six per cent fewer grain-consuming ani mal units on January 1 tiiis year than last. Tobacco: The acreage of tiuc eured tobacco for harvest in North Carolina in 1947 promises to bi g: eater than last year it pn sent intentions of farmers are carried out. Acreage allotments have been cut slightly below 1946, however, growers have expressed the intention to plant closer to their allotments than last year. Reports from u sample of over 2. 569 tobacco producers indicate (Continued from page five) Lightning Strikes In Oak l.ity Saturday Striking in three places at or about the same tune, lightning did considerable damage to a va cant house owned by S. W. Oas jici in < >.•' City idiou* 7h(>,<'k Saturday morning. Shingles, knocked from tile roof in fairly large numbers, were scattered over the yard, but the structure did not catch fire. It was report ed that lightning struck two cor ners of the house and the gate post. Squire J B. Whitfield, sitting by the radio and putting or his si ck: said a ball of fire nearly the size of a bushel basket popped out of the radio in his home. Ask ed why lie dodged after the bolt struck, the justice of the peace said, "! did not have time to jump before hand.” NO ItLCOHl) v Ffc. Percy M. Shepard, said to have been a resident of this county, was reported killed in a truck accident in Japan last week. Few details of the accident were revealed in a brief dispatch filed by one of I he press associations. Checking the report here, an Enterprise reporter could not verify the address listed as Box 'lO?. RFD 1, Wllllanw ton. A check of the draft hoard records revealed no such name, and rural mail carriers here said they knew no one by that name, ana as far as it could be learned no telegraphic message of that nature has been handled