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^ THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
Williamtlon, Martin County, ISortli Carolina, Friday. April 2~», 1947
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTS
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
F.ST\RMS!IKI) 1H99
| Copper Available
v For Manufacture
Of Liquor Stills
Sugar Shortage Continues
Main Handicap In Illicit
Liquor Production
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Reviewing the activities of his
bureau during the first part of
this year. ABC Officer J. H. Roe
buck said this week that copper is
being made available on a fairly
large scale for the illicit manufac
ture of liquor in this county. “We
*have so far this year captured
more copper kettles used in the
illicit business than we took dur
ing all of the war years,” the of
ficer said. Just about half of the
plants captured in recent weeks
were equipped with copper ket
tles, it was pointed out.
The sugar shortage continues to
plague the illicit operators, the
officer said. Whije cheap grades
■jf of molasses are being used as a
substitute for sugar, the product
manufactured from molasses does
not measure up to expectations of
Martin County palates, and the
officer declares that most of the
white lightning is being exported
for consumption in adjoining ter
ritory.
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Reviewing enforcement activi
ties since the 15th of this month,
Officer Roebuck said he and his
assistant. Deputy Roy Peel, had
wrecked five plants, three of
which were equipped with ex
pertly made copper kettles.
The first of the plants was
wrecked :n Bear Grass Township
on the 15th. The plant, equipped
with a 100 gallon capacity copper
kettle, had eight 50-gallon fer
menters, 300 gallons of beer and
27 gallons of white liquor.
Continuing their search the
same day, the officers found and
wrecked a plant equipped with a
50-gallon capacity copper kettle
The plant was located not faH
from the first and there were 100 j
gallons of beer but no liquor i
there.
In the Free Union section of ‘
Jumesville Township, the same
two officers wrecked a 100-gallon
capacity liquor still and poured
out 100 gallons of cheap beer.
Returning to the same township i
a few days later, the officers
found and wrecked a crude plant
in the Mill Neck section. An oil
drum was used for a kettle and
the officers poured out fifty gal
ions of beer.
Last Monday the officers
wrecked tw.o plants in Bear Grass
Township, one equipped with an
old oil drum and the other with a
50-gallon copper kettle. The of
ficers poured out 200 gallons of
beer at the two plants.
Report Prowlers
In Ceintery Here!
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A large number of local citizens
who have relatives buried in the
cemetery heye have registered i
complaints recently relative to'
the stf Qf pro- '
petty on the various plois in the
cemetery. Ribbons have been re
moved from fleral designs and, in ;
some cases, baskets and even en
tire designs have been stolen im
mediately following a funeral.
There is little if anything that
can be done about the stealing
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wouid be prohibitive to maintain
a night watchm u. to keep thieves !
of the lowest nature from steal- j
ing in a public cemetery. How-'
ever, those people who have rela- I
tives buried in the local cemetery |
have appealed indirectly to the
decency and understanding of the
culprits and insist tl\at they re-1
frain from tampering with and
stealing from the various plots;
throughout the cemetery.
It may be impossible to stop the
i stealing but local authorities will j
be contacted if those guilty of
making paths across the plots do
not stop the practice. Any num
ber of local citizens who live near !
the cemetery have deliberately
made inroads into the plots in or
der to save a few steps.
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innonner Birth and I)ruth
In II ashington Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Griffin an
pounce tile birth and deatii of a
daughter in a Washington hospi
tal on Wednesday, April 23.
Funeral services were conduct
cd in the Tice Cemetery in Grif
fins Township Thursday after
noon at 2:00 o'clock
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tis At
Last Quarter
Post Office Break Records
Last quarter stamp sales at the |'
local post office broke all previ- ;
ous records for a first quarter, ac- j i
cording to information coming i
from Postmaster W. E Dunn, i
However, most of the nearly $200
gain is traceable to the month of ■
January, the next two months !
showing comparative losses, es
pecially the month of March.
During the first three months of i
this year stamp sales amounted to i
$8,821.18 as compared with $8.- i
654.77 in the first quarter, a year |
ago. Sales last January were
nearly $800 greater than those for
January, 1946, but income in
March of this year was about $400
less than it was in March, 1946.
For the first time in several
years, money order business
handled by the local post offiee
showed a decrease in the first :
Charges Against
Red Cross Relief
Prove Unfounded
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Investigation Reveals Rnl
Cross Has Done Effective
Work In Texas City
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Following charges by the mayor
that the Red Cross had not prop
erly handled its work in extend
ing relief to victims of the dis
astrous fire in Texas City recent
ly. an impartial investigation was
made. While confusion marked !
the activities of officials, the Red
Cross and other relief agencies
during and immediately after the
tragic disaster, the investigation
shows that an effective work was
handled.
The Red Cross, the report of the .
investigators revealed, sheltered
aind fed over 2,000 persons, oper
ating necessary canteens to feed
the rescue workers. Over 500
nurses were recruited by the or
gan i/at ion which paid 85 of the 1
number. ,
Medical and hospital supplies '
were furnished, as follows: surgi- '
cal instruments and hospital sup- I
plies, including scarce drugs such 11
as penicillin, streptomycin, gas 1
gangrene anti-toxin, tetanus tox- g
oid. large quantities <>f dressings, '
whole blood and plasma. 100 cases i
of glucose, 1,000 coramine am 1
pules. r
It was also found that the Red '
Cross had supplied embalming ^
fluid in sufficient quantities fqr
handling several hundred muti- *
lated bodies. Gloves were sup
plied to those handling’the bodies. c
Clothing was made avaialable e
where needed, and cash grants s
were made for transportation in t
needy cases. Thousands of wel- c
fare inquiries were and are still
being handled daily. r
The Red Cross, Mrs. John W. c
Hardy, chairman of the Martin c
County chapter, was also advised n
that workers will continue to as- '
sist in meeting needs arising from v
fm beyond the emergency phase, r
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led on a family basis. The organi- 1
zation is already handling the re- 1
habilitation task, providing food,
clothing and maintenance, build- d
ing repairs, household furnishing, c
medical supplies, equipment of j P
various kinds for the victims. 1
'Possibly some deserving cases 8
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lief in some form when the Red 8
Cross movtd*cautiousiy to see S
that every dollai was made to
count,” one official'said. e
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DISCHARGES
Of the more than 2,000 |
Martin County men released
by the armed forces following
World War II, no more than
1,350 have had their dis
charges recorded in the office
of the county register of n
deeds, it was learned this ti
week. A general call is be- p
ing issued to all former ser- j o
vice men who have not done n
so, to have their discharges tl
properly recorded. c
Recordings are handled II
each Friday by ihe register of \a
deeds, and a copy of the dis- tl
charge is made available to p
the veteran without charge. e
Less than 100 veterans of -.a
World War I have filed their ai
discharges ip this county, and w
those entitled to hospitali/a- ti
tion are often delayed while aj
serial numbers are checked. I n
hree months of this year. Here
ofore, money order business
naintained a fairly .sizable mar
[inal gain over com, arative quar
ers. While the increase was be
ng checked, the business actually
experienced a decrease of about
>900 last quarter as compared
vith that handled in the first j
hree months of last year. Money
>rder business in January, Feb
uary and March of this year
imounted to $68,065.06 as com
jared with $68,904.21 in the first
hree months of last year. All of
he loss was centered in the busi
icss handled in March of this
^ear.
The post office business offers j
10 sure barometer for economic
rends, but it is fairly evident
hat mail orders are dropping off
airly rapidly.
LAST MEETING j
Williamston's parent-teach
er association will hrfld its
last meeting of the current
term in the grammar school
building next Monday night
at 8:00 o'clock. Officers for
the 1947-48 term are to be
elected and other business
will be placed before the
group, it was announced.
Miss Byrum's pupils will
appear in a special entertain
ment program.
bounty’s Wildlife |
Club Has Meeting
n ,
In Courthouse
{(ihh Stevens Addresses
Group and Offieers
Kleeted for New Yeur
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“Through the diligent work and
intiring efforts of our state or
anization and our county clubs,
i/c succeeded in separating the
Vild Life Department from the
)epartment of Conservation and
levelopment. However, that was
ust the beginning and the first
tep in perfecting a strong and
/orking organization,” Mr. Ross
.(ovens, executive secretary of
he North Carolina Wild Life or
anization, told the members of
he Martin County Club here
Wednesday night.
Bin James' retiring president
f the Martin County Wildlife
hub, presented Mr. Stevens and
nmplimented the speaker for the
xeellent record he has made in
igregating the department and
he organization of the eounty
lubs throughout the State.
The speaker pointed out the
lany obstacles and hurdles the
rgunization would have to over
time to make it a success. A nine
lan commission, a representa
ive from each district in the state,
ill soon be appointed by Gover
or Cherry and this commission
ill. ■aiUUimt.an-cyi^L'.c direr-..
ir who must be an efficient and
ained individual in wild life.
We are going to set up an imme
iate program just as soon as the
smmission and executive are an
ointed and selected. Following
lis we ll adopt a long range pro
ram for the protection of wild
*"iin—* ,u-ltifijg|frrfwi-tti
ram in North Carolina,” Mr.
tevens said.
A nominating commiitee ftead
d by Wilber Barrett of Oak City
elected J. C. Manning for presi
ent, Don Matthews, Jr., of Ham
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•etition Calls for
12, Noon, Closing
Beginning next Wednesday a
lajority. if not all, the Williams
m merchants will close their
laces of business promptly at 12
clock noon rather than 12:30 p. i
When the merchants signed ’
ic peliiion to close their stores <
ich Wednesday afternoon during
if spring and summer months it ’
us agreed and understood that <
ic business houses would close
omptly at 12 o'clock noon. How- I
.’cr, several merchants, who i
ere not contacted, were not in i
:cord with the closing hour but 1
ith one or two exceptions prac- •
cally ail the merchants have i
freed to begin closing at the
•ion huur next week.
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sanitarian Lists
Market an^Cafe
Grades In County
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Nine Markets and Six Cafes
Get A Ratings For The
First Quarter
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Meat market and cafe ratings
were listed a few days ago for the
first quarter in this county by
Sanitarian W. B. Gaylord. Nine
markets and six cafes rated A
grades.
The report, released this week
by the sanitarian-inspector, fol
low's:
Markets
Grade A: Ward, Williamston,
94.5; Hardison, Jamesville, S>8:5;
Page, Robersonville, 93.0; Mc
Clees, Williamston, 92.5; Page,
Robersonville, 92.5; Colonial, Wil
liamson. 91.5; Hardy, Williams
ton. 91.0; Everetts & Warren.
Robersonville, 90.5; Colonial
Frozen Foods, Williamston, 90.5.
Grade B: Brown Bros., James
ville, 88.5; Hardy. Everetts, 88.5;
Sexton, Jamesville, 88.5; B & B,
Hamilton, 88; Browns, Williams
ton, 87; Cherry, Everetts, 87; Ay
ers. Oak City, 86.5; Rogers, Wil
liamston, 86.5; Bryan, Roberson
ville, 86; Shaw, Williamston, 86;
Jones Community, Villiamston,
85.5; Roberson, Williamston, 85.5;
Red1 Front, Williamston, 85 5;
Hoggard, Williamston. 84.5; John
son, Hamilton, 84.5; Smith, Wil
liamston. 84.5; Ben’s, Williams
ton, 83.5; Lilley, Williamston,
83.5; Moore, Williamston, 83.0;
Williams. Robersonville, 83.0;
Eason apd Briley, Robersonville,
82.5; Sunnyside, Williamston, 82;
Edmondson and Cherry, Hamil
ton, 80; Tiny, Williamston, 80.
Grade C: Bunting, Oak City,
79.5.
Cafes
Grade A: Griffin. Williamston,
95; Central, Williamston, 93.5;
Barney's Grill, Williamston, 92;
City Lunch, Robersonville, 91.5;
Sunny Side Oyster Bar, Williams
ton, 91; Friendly Coffee Shop,
Robersonville, 90,0.
Grade B: G. & C . Williamston,
89.5; Moore, Williamston, 88; Sa
mara, Williamston, 87.5; Big Ap- j
pie, Robersonville, 86.5; Raynor,
Hamilton, 80.5; Chimney Corner,
Wiliamston, Rt. 3, 86; Harris, Wil
liamston, 85.5; Roberson, Wil
liamston, 85; Two Sisters, Wil
liamston, 8 .5; Cotton Club, Wil j
liamston, 82.5; Ben’s, Williams- 1
ton. 81.5; Rogers, Williamston,
81.5; Clark, Jamesville, 81; and
Edmondson & Cherry, Hamilton,
80.
GradeC: Hitching Post, Wil
liamston, 78.5; Grimes Drug
Store, Robersonville, 74.5; Little
Savoy, Williamston, 70.5.
Siamese Biddies
Stolen Saturday
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Siamese biddies, fully develop
ed and attached to one another at
their breasts, were stolen from
Miss Mary Jane Rogers at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Minea Rotters, .near Williamston
last Saturday nignt.
Purchasing a number of chicks
From a hatchery a few days ago, I
the young club member did not
discover the freak until a day or
two later, and it is not certain
whether the twins were counted
as one or two by the hatchery
jnerator. ^,
f'hcr owner^^u^Hj that to?”
chicks were getting along all right
and growing fairly rapidly up un
.il they disappeared.
Greatly disappointed when she
earned the chicks had disappear
'd, Mary Jane is now centering
ler attention again on her baby
aeef which she plans to enter in
he Fat Stock Show in Williams
on on Friday, May 9.
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Fruck-Car Wreck
On Street Here
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No one was hurt but consider
ible properly damage resulted I
vhen a car and pick-up truck
■rashed at the intersection of
Washington Street and the Jamcs
illc Road here early last Satur
lay night. 1'
Leon Brown, operating the
ruck, had started across Wash- i
ngton Street just as B. L. Con- i
ray was driving out of town,
drown was detained on a drunk- 1
n driving charge and Conway ;
vas charged with speeding. i
No estimate on the damage 1
ould be had immediately, j 1
Lourt Loni’vletes !
Special Term In
County Tuesday
Eighth Divorce Granted On
Tuesday; Other Cases
Are Settled
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Tentatively scheduled to run
for two weeks, the Martin County
Superior Court completed its
work in less than two days and
adjourned about the middle of
the afternoon Tuesday. No very
important cases were on the cal
endar and very few people were
in the courtroom to hear the pro
ceedings. Judge W. H. S. Bur
gwyn of Jackson presided.
An eighth divorce granted dur
ing the term went to Norma Jones
Riddick in her case against Wil
liam Louis Riddick Tuesday
morning.
A judgment was reached by
agreement in the case of Fannie
Lilley Peel and husband, Gilbert
Peel, Minnie Lillie Crabtree and
husband, James Crabtree, Estelle
Lilley Harrison and husband, I. J.
Harrison, Gladys Lilley Revels
and husband, Clayton Revels, and
Ola Lea Lilley against Kader Lil
ley and wife, Rosa Bullock Lilley,
Ben I). Lilley and wife, Mary Har
ris Lilley, Della Lilley Harring
ton and husband, Paul Harring
ton. The plaintiffs hud filed a pe
tition for the partition of certain
properties, the litigants agreeing
to allot one-eighth interest of Ben
D. Lilley in his father's real es
tate to include two tracts of land
and a tobacco barn on the Hop
kins farm. Other lands, including
the Hopkins farm and the home
place, are to be sold, the children,
with the exception of Ben D. Lil
ley, to receive one-seventh of the
proceeds each after costs are paid,
including a one-seventh attor
noys’ fee. B. A. Critchor, Clar
ence Griffin and Hoover Taft
were named commissioners by thu
court to handle the sale.
In the case of Dorothy Jean
Cartwright who brought ub by
her next friend, Mrs. W. J. Cart
wright, against Wilbert H. White
hurst, the plaintiff was allowed a
judgment in the sum of $800, of
which $500 is to be paid for medi
cal expenses. The remainder of
the $800 is to be turned over to
the clerk of court to be handled
by him in accordance with law,
The defendant is to pay $50 to the
pliantiff’s counsel and $25 to his
own lawyer. The plaintiff was
injured when she was run down
by the defendant's automobile
last May 11 on the highway be
tween Williamston and Everetts,
suffering u broken leg, abrasions
and other injuries.
A voluntary non-suit was re
corded in the case brought by 1).
C. MeLawhorn against Mayo
Matthews.
In the case of Dennis Holliday
against G. A. Oglesby, the court
approved the referee’s findings,
allowing the plaintiff $414.20 with
interest from January, 1045. The
referee,' B. A. Critcher, was al
y^y^$!0(). Mrs._JbomieMjdiUa\
stenographer, $42.41. ""fTIe* plaTi*
iiff was directed to pay $25 to the
referee and one-half the stenog
rapher’s fees.
The court approved the sale of
certain lands in the case of Ver
aella Whitfield and others against
Howard Whitfield
AJt.V-L. » '1' plaintbd’s
evidence in tliecase ol b. 1J. Co
Durn against the Coast lane Rail
oad, the court granted a motion
nude by ttie defense for a judg
nent of non-suit., The plaintiff
appealed to the higher courts.
The case of HurJic Pittman and
vife against Arthur L. Pittman
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igvd Krsulrnt Dus
At Diiiif’lurr'ii llomr
Rosa Chesson, one of Williams
on’s oldest and most highly re
spected colored citizens, died at
he home of her daughter here on
sycamore Street last Sunday. She
vas born in Northampton Coun
y 85 years ago, locating in Wil
iamston about forty years ago.
•’uncial services were conducted
1’bursday afternoon by her pas
or. Rev. J. R. Green, and intor
nent was in the Odd Fellows Ge
netcry.
Surviving are two daughters,
da Eborn and Mattie Spruill, oni
on, Ransom Chesson; a brother
ind sister; two grandchildren,
hree great-grandchildren and
our great-great grandchildren.
Createi'iiT)ei*r urns is
Program for County
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| SPEAKER 1
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J. M. Broughton, Cornier
governor and a promising
eandidate for the U. S. Sen
ate, has accented an invita
tion to address the annual
meeting of the IVIartin Coun
ty Farm Bureau in the Wil
liamston High School audi
torium Friday, May M, it was
announced this week by the
organization’s secretary, T. B.
Brandon.
Local Chapter Of
Order Of Eastern
Star Established
Officers To He Installed \t
(llosed Meeting ll*-re
Monday, May 5
Meeting in the SKewarkoy
Lodge room here last Monday
evening, wives, daughters, moth
si. , sisters of Masons and a few
Masons, with the aid of Mrs.
Blanche Twiford. a past grand
worthy matron, Mr. W M. Smith,
district deputy grand patron, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory of Eliza
belli Cdv, formulated plans for
he organization of a Williamston
■hapter of the Order of the East
an Star. Mis. Twiford led tin
jroup in its organizational plans
ind much interest was expressed
n the proposed chapter.
Officers were elected, as l'oi
ows:
Mrs. Esther Harrison Spivey,
vorthy matron; Mr. V. .1. Spivey,
voithy patron; Mrs. Mary Eowd
;r, associate matron; Mr. C. J
joodman, associate patron; Mrs.
dildred Talley Crawford, secrc
ary; Mrs. Sylvia Upton GrOen,
reasurer; Mrs. Emelyne Evans
3-riff in, conductress; Mrs. Puttie
Sdmondson Taylor, associate eon
luetress.
The following officers were up
, . ‘y •'i- — i mu •
Mrs. Lelia Hmi. Golf, chaplain,
diss Marjorie Lindslcy, marshal,
drs. Katherine Harrison Clark
irganisl; Mrs. Minerva Kinzimei 1
-iCvin, Adah; Mis Evelyn Totten
loodmon, Kuth; Mrs. Lossie And ;
•rson Harrison Esthei Mrs Pa t
ie Taylor Manning, Martha; Mrs j
dr.s. Mary Cooke Clayton, ward
r; and Mr. Henry Griffin, senti
lel.
The newly formed chapter will
ie instituted and officers install
■u at 8:00 o’clrx k p m on Mon
lay, May 5. The meeting will be
i closed .one and only charter
lu mber-, will be admitted, it was
innounced.
The chaptei lias tentatively
cheduled its regular meetings on
he first and third Eiiduy nights
n each month at 8:00 o'clock. An
nitiation fee of $10 was fixed and
early dues w. re placed at $3.
Export Ki'sliirliona (hi
AiUuinnliili-s Itnmiml
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American automobiles now
nay be shipped abroad without
estrict ions. Export licenses, for
ew and used cars no longer are
equired. Last year, U. S. auto
'lanufacturcrs did not ship as
lany cars abroad as their quotas
lermitted. Consequently, no im
'oi tant increase is looked for
zith the relaxation of controls
ntil more shipping becomes
vailable. I
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Committee Named
At Meeting Here
Wednesday Night
I«» Kni|>U:\ Trained Part
Time Worker In Kijglit
Against Tuberculosis
A definite program for expand
ing the fight against tuberculosis
in Martin Countv was formulated
at a meeting of interested citizens
from several sections of the coun
ty in the Baptist church here
Wednesday evening when a com
mittee was named and a part-time
trained worker was employed to
lead the drive.
Called by Chas. H. Manning,
chairman of the last seal sale
drive, at the suggestion of the
North Carolina Tuberculosis As
sociation, the meeting named
Philip Keel of Robersonville and
Edgar Gurganus of Williamston
joint chairmen of the committee.
Miss Mary Taylor, county welfare
department superintendent, was
named secretary, and Mrs. P. B.
Cone, president of the Williams
ton Woman's Club, will serve as
treasurer. Chas. Manning is to
continue as seal sale chairman.
Members of tile committee in
clude, Nat Johnson, Oak City;
Mrs. A. P. Barnhill. Cross Hoads;
Cavven Roebuck, Hamilton; Mis.
I Ben James, Poplar Point; Elder
A. B. Ayers, Bear Grass; George
| MeUoi ic, Robei .-on ville; Ki-v, W.
| B Harrington, Griffins; Fro ty
| Martin, Jane sville; C. I, Daniel,
I Williams; I)r. J. T.* Llewellyn,
| : .matorium doetm ; and J. C. Man
j ning, superintendent of county
schools.
Miss Ann Mann, field repre en
tative of the Noilli Carolina Tu
berculosis Association, briefly ad
dressed the meeting, pointing out
j that Martin County had the see
ond highest TB death rate in tae
State. "In 1045 there were 22 TB
deaths in this county, a rale of
about HU per 100,000 population
which compares with 2J per 100,
000 for the State,” Miss Mann
said. She explained that there
are, on an average, ten ea-i of
tube ecu losis lor on!, death, mean
ing that in 104.r> Martin County
car;
had approximately
tuberculosis.
"You do have a problem in this
county, and the State association
wants to help in every way pos
sible in advancing a program
against the disease,” Miss Mann
said. She suggested the forma
tion of a committee to head the
program and pointed out that in
a number of counties a part-lime
worker had been employed to
conduct an educational program
among civic leaders, in the vari
ous clubs and schools, and to co
ordinate the work of existing
agencies.
Coming to the county earlier in
"s ■ va-waxaMuigi
plans now being followed in sev
oral counties and suggested that ii !
part-time worker be employed
in Martin. Working toward that
end, leaders contacted several
persons and Mis. Eva Avant!
Grimes said she would considei
the offi r. The Wednesday niglil
who is to enter upon her new
(Continued on page eight)
HOAD -MAI*
A map for the construction 1
of a farm-lo-murkct road in
Griffins Township was posted
at the courthouse here Wed
nesday, offering some hope
that the project will he in
cluded in a highway letting
within the next six or eight
weeks.
Tin survey locates the road
on the route running from
Griffin's service station to
the big pine near Nmithwiek's
Creek church, where it makes
a curve and follows the nres
rnt road beyond Tice Ceme
tery, and then swerves to Ibr
left through the Tice field,
on across the road near Hayes
Swamp Church, then back of
the Pleny Peel home, and
then down the old road to the
Hardison home which it pass
es to the rear ami out lu tern- I
porury 171. j
Cl
Slow mu
In Martin f"ouiity
Districts Near in<;
Quotas. Chairman Said
3 !mr-<la\ Morning
tin County is rapidly gaining mo
go over the top. Chairman Wheel
er M. Manning announced, Re
potts from all the districts were
not available as of early Thursday
I morning, but it was learned that
i several districts were nearing
; their quotas at that time and
would likely complete the drive
! over the week-end. This county
is being asked to raise $1,500.
As of Thursday morning. Goose
! Ne t Township Chairman N. Law'
I rence Hyman .-'ated that $94.25 of
I the $100 quota assigned his dis
trict had been raised, that the citi
zens of that area would carry
| the drive over the top there short
! ly.
In Bear Grass, Mr. and Mrs. Ir
es n Terry, serving as co-chair
men of the drive, stated that $60
or about 80 percent of their quota
had been raised.
Jame.-villc has raised $45.60 or
about 50 percent of its quota, ac
cording to a repoit released by
Mrs. Oscar Davenport, chairman
of the drive in that township.
Griffins has just about reached
its quota and the drive will be
‘completed during the week-end,
Chairman W. B. Harrington ex
plained lali> Wednesday evening.
Chairman R K. Adkins, Rober
sonvilte Township, announced
Wedlie day that the personnel
had been named to handle the
drive I he re and the canvassers are
now working to meet the district
quota.
In William ton about one-half
the quota has already been rais
ed in the business district, and
Mrs. P. B. Cone, chairman, an
nonnet d Thursday that canvass
ei s hud been named to carry the
drive into the residential ureas.
It was explained that $215 of the
$600 township quota had been
raised, that the drive would go
over the top before the close next
Wednesd iv.
Cam a ers and their assign
ments were listed for this town
ship, as follows:
Mi li 1, Swain. Haughton
Street. Mi Dav Modlin, llaugh
t on Si root Kxte' - ion: M e Larry
Bullock, Mu .hall Avenue; Mrs.
Joe David Thrower, Walts Street;
Mis.-, Marjorie Dunn, Warren
Street; Mr.- Jume.- Bullock. Wil
liams Street; Mrs. Waltei Martin,
Academy Street Extension; Mrs.
George Mahler, Academy and
Church Streets; Mrs. Leman
Barnhill, Simmons Ava nuts Miss
Patsy King, East Main Street;
Mi. T B. Brandon. Grace Street;
Mr.-,. Kathleen S lerman, West
Mam Street; Mr- J. W. Watts,
Biggs and Ray Streets,
und drive iri Mar
mentum and is almost certain to
Heavy Docket In
Alter remaining idle while the
superior tribunal was in session
last Monday, the Martin County
Recorder's Court will face a fair
ly crowded docket when it re
sume.. work next Monday. Ap
pieximutelv thirty eases had been
Thuisday morning, and others
are almo l certain It) be placed
the e before the week is spent.
However, it isn't expected that
the docket will be as heavy as it
was on Monday of last week when
■Iti cases were called In Judge J.
C. Smith. No session of the court
w ■ held on Easter Monday and
the docket carried an aeeuntula
l s.m of east s on the 14th.
Included in the easts tentative
ly scheduled fur consideration
next Monday are, four charging
drunken driving, three for public
drunkenness, three for speeding,
two reckless driving two carrying
concealed weapons, one indecent
exposure, five assaults, one dis
orderly conduct, and one larceny
and receiving.
Iftfnoptintions Ilouhtfill
I or School I.niicli I*inject
According to indirect reports,
the outlook for* national school
lunch prog, an,s is indeed dim.
Appeals are being directed to
Washington urging the senator*, to
pass Senate Bill 761. and the rejf
resentaUVcs to support House Bill
1775.