I ^ 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 ■ m 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. r i i 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! • 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 - ■ f>~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 V ■ i1. d 11 b j! '/.V. 1’ 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 . 'MMMhmmm h* . *»»«: 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 S' 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 -o “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 (Cuntinued on page seven) — .. ■ - * •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. < sanitarian Lists Market an^Cafe Grades In County j -1 Nine Markets and Six Cafes Get A Ratings For The First Quarter - - 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 • 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. --- Fruck-Car Wreck On Street Here -4 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 ->—_ 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 (Continued on page eight) ■-o 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 r | SPEAKER 1 v-J 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 -« 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 ♦ 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- 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.