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* THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE YOU ME L—NUMBER U U lilinmslon, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. May 23, 1947 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK fcST \BLU01EU 1899 ^ In Manslaughter Case at Hearing — • Laverne .Roberson Under $500 Bond for Shoot ing Willie C. Hassell -o Finding no probable cause of intent to kill. Justice John L. Has * * 4 sell last Tuesday evening releas ed Laverne "Mutt” Roberson un der $500 bond for the fatal shoot ing of Willie Clyde Hassell, young colored man, at John Riddick's fish market on Washington Street here last Saturday night. Unable to arrange bond immediately, the 29-year-old killer was returned to jail, but his release was effected later. # Justice Hassell declared the case bondable when several wit nesses declared that Roberson and Hassell had had no argument, that the shooting was accidental. Riddick, the first witness for the state, told the court that he was called out of his market, that when he left Roberson was not there. Returning to his place of business. Riddick found Roberson there. ‘‘Roberson said he wanted to show me his gun. I saw him take the pistol from his pocket and shake the bullets out. He then closed the breech, held the pistol up and pulled the trigger,” Riddick said. On cross examina tion by Attorney Clarence Grif fin. defense counsel, Riddick said that Roberson and Hassell had had no argument, that Roberson did not point the pistol at any one in particular. The next witness, Kader Brown, told about the same story, saying that he saw "Mutt" walk into the fish house, and pull the pistol out uf his pocket. "He shook the bul lets out and I saw him hold the gun up and pull the trigger," Brown said, adding "I thought I had been shot.” Brown then said he saw the Hassell boy lying on the floor and blood pouring from his throat. "Roberson stepped over me and left,” Brown con cluded. Supporting the evidence offer ed by the first two witnesses. Gil bert Respass said he told "Mutt” when he saw’ him take the gun out of his pocket that he had bet ter take the bullets out before he hurt someone. "He shoolj the bullets out and thought he had them all. He closed the gun, held it up and fired,” Respass said. Wlien it was suggested that a wit ness take the gun and re-enact the shooting. Justice Hassell ruled it out, saying they thought it wasn't loaded when the boy lost his life. S. T. Brown and Joe Willie Wil liams, two more witnesses who were crowded around Roberson as he pranked with the gun, told about the same stories heard from the others. Officer P. A. Ballard said that he \yas at the police station, that (Continued on page six) -•« Issue Licenses To Chauffeurs • ■ Safety Examiner Boyce of the Highway Patrol is now issuing li censes to chauffeurs in this coun ty each Wednesday and Saturday in the courthouse for the 1947 48 year. Drivers of taxi cabs, busses— not school busses—for-hire trucks and chauffeurs for individuals must renew or get the licenses, the examiner said. It was pointed out that those who now hold 1946-47 licenses will not have to take the tests, but they must have their licenses re newed, the cost being $2 for new or renewal licenses. Present li ^ censes expire June 30. Local Freezer Locker Receiving Strawberries Quite a few patrons in this sec tion are packing away strawber ries in the local freezer locker plant, and others are asking in structions for preparing the ber ries for storage. Manager C. J. Goodman states that sugar is available at the plant for packing strawberries, that the sweetening may be had without a coupon, Particulars for preparing the berries may be had by contacting the plant manage ment. Stock Show Winner And ms ion Master Billy Bailey, Everetts 4-11 elub member, is pictured above with his grand champion steer at the recent fat stock show in Williamston. After taking top honors in the show, the youthful club member, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bailey of Everetts, sold the animal to the Smithfield Pack ing Company for 62 cents a pound. Pictured with Bailey and the champ is a young friend who stood ready to lend a helping hand, just in case the champ should resent having his picture snapped by Whitney Saunders. Ministers Plan For Classes In Bible and Union Service Meeting in the Memorial Bap tist Church last Monday morning, members of the local ministerial association continued their plans for the introduction of Bible class ics in the local schools. Rev. John IL. Goff, investigating methods for teaching and financing Bible I classes in other schools in the State, reported his findings, and it is now considered possible that the special courses will be made | [available in the schools here next j term. The ministerial group advanced plans for holding union religious j services each Sunday evening, be- j ginning the first Sunday in June j and continuing through August. The first in the series of union services will lie held in the Bap tist church by Rev. John Goff. Tentative plans were made for j the- union daily vacation Bible school to bo held here this sum mer. A meeting of the several ministers and the members of the faculty is to be held Friday even ing at ti:00 o’clock in the Baptist church to complete arrangements for opening tne school. A call for volunteers is being sounded, and it is hoped that an adequate num ber will respond to conduct an effective school. Reporting on the drive for old clothing, Chairman Hurley stated that 776 pounds of wearing appar el had already been shipped to the collection center in Maryland for transfer to the ill clad in Europe. It was explained that several of the churches had not forwarded their collections to the centers. I 1MPKOVKD | v._y Following; light showers in most sections of the county I this week, prospects for the tobacco crop were somewhat improved. The plants are growing uut of the blue mold and warm weather has, for the most part, been favorable for transplanting during the past few days. However, transplanting is not yet under way on any ex- ( tensive scale, but it is ex peeled to reach a climax next week. Officers Elected By Woman’s (dub —•— Elected at a regular meeting this week, new officers will be I installed by the local Woman’s j Club at the next session in July, Mrs. P. B. Con< , retiring presi dent. announced. . Mrs. C. J. Goodman is the or ganization’s president-elect. Mrs. Henry Griffin was elected second vice president, and Miss Elizabeth Parker, home agent, is the new recording secretary. Other offic ers whose terms continue dor an- : other year, include, Mrs. J. D. Page, first vice president; Mrs. George H. Harrison, treasurer, 1 and Miss Irene Tetterton, corre sponding secretary. -o | Army Recruiter At Rust Office Each II"eiluetulay M/Sgt. Virgil B. Lindsey of the , U. S. Army Recruiting Station in Greenville lias announced ttiat a | change has been made in the place of the recruiting station due j to the fact that the Selective Ser 1 vice office has been closed. The i recruiting sergeant will be at tiie [ Post Office building each Wed nesday nionung. Oak City School Alumni Reunion —•— On April 29, 1924. nine seniors graduated from Oak City High School, receiving diplomas sign ed by H. M. Ainsley. Since that time twenty-three classes have passed through the portals of Oak City High School, each diploma bearing that same familiar signa ture. On the night of May 9, 1947, four i " the original nine along with tv. 'mndred and nineteen other graduates and their hus bands or wives assembled in the High School gymnasium as an Alumni Association to pay tribute to one who had moulded the lives of so many young people. In March of this year several alumni of the school met and or ganized an Alumni Association for the purpose of meeting each year at a banquet and dance. The group elected N. W. Johnson of the class of ’28 as their president; Ernest Edmondson of the class of ’24 as vice president, and Miss Bettie Mae Smith of the class of '44 as secretary and treasurer. For the first banquet, Mrs. Har ry Daniel was appointed chair man of the food committee and with the aid of her committee served a splendid cold plate with coca cola and ice cream. The gymnasium was decorated beau tifully with streamers of gold and and black crepe paper by the able hands of Miss Katie Speer and J. A. Everett, Jr., co-chair man of the decorating committee. Robert Haislip did an able job of seating the throng as chairman of the arrangement committee. The program which included the history of the school and several songs by talented alumnae was prepared by Professor George Haislip. and Huitford Smith ar ranged the dance to follow the (Continued on page six) Finals Program In Local School ——*— The first in the series of com mencement exercises in the local high school will he held Sunday evening at 8:00 o’clock when Rev John L. Goff delivers the annual sermon to the seniors and the general public in the high school auditorium. The minister will use for his topic, "No Short Cut to the Promised Land." Next Tuesday night at 8:0(1 O’clock the seniors will hold theii class exercises. Miss Louise Hines the president, announces the pro gram will center around a play The last in the commencement series will be held next Wednes day evening at 8:00 o'clock wher State Senator H. G. Horton de livers the main address. Twenty eight graduates—twenty girls and light hoys will be presented their diplomas by Robert L. Co burn, local school commilti'i chairman, and special awards will be made by Mis. C. J. Goodman R. H. Goodmon and Elbert S Peel. Special invitations have been extended to the members of tin county board of education, local committeemen and presidents of the various civic clubs to attend the graduation exercises, and the public, in general, is invited to any or all of the events, Principal B. G. Stewart announced. Marshals, chosen for scholastic achievement, include, John Gur kin, chief; Laura Peel, Marceline Johnson, Edna Hadley, Carrie Dell Peaks, Mary Lou Coltruin and Lucy Roberson. FINALS AT JAMESVILLE -* Following the commencement address Wednesday night by Dr. Marshall, Jamesville pupils re turned to school Thursday to get report cards and end the term. Only Five Cases"'" Heard on Monday In County Court j -— Summer Slump Mils Dock et ami Only $70 in Fines Collected The Martin County Recorder’s Court experienced a regular mid summer slump last Monday when Judge J. Calvin Smith called only five cases for trial. One of the five was continued and verdicts of not guilty were announced in two other cases. Fines in the sum of $70 were collected, the revenue dropping to a record low for the year. The session, lasting hardly two hours, attracted a fair-sized crowd. Proceedings: In the case charging them with being drunk and disorderly and assaults with deadly weapons, Clyde Cowey pleaded not guilty and Shirley Harrington pleaded guilty of simple assault. Both de fendants were adjudged guilty of being drunk and disorderly. Har rington was fined $25 and taxed with the costs and Cowey was fin ed $10 and required to pay the costs. In the ease charging him with bastardy, Columbus Daniel plead ed not guilty. After hearing the state's evidence, counsel for the defendant made a motion for a directed verdict of not guilty and the motion was allowed. The case charging Warren Grif fin with larceny and receiving was continued until next Monday for the defendant. Pleading guilty of speeding and operating a motor vehicle with improper lights, Troy Lee Hay mer was fined $35 and taxed with , the costs. The court recommend j ed that the defendant's license to i operate a motor vehicle be revok | ed for six months, j Elbert Mitchell pleaded not guilty in the case in which he was I charged with bastardy. At the I conclusion of the state’s evidence, i defense counsel made a motion I for a directed verdict of not guil | ty and the motion was allowed. -<j> Former Rector Returns Here For Short Visit Rev. Morrison E. Bethea, form er rector of the Church of the Ad vent here, and daughter, Mrs. John Satterfield, of Reidsville, were the guests of Mrs. J H. Saunders here Tuesday night. The minister, now in retirement, was rector of the local church thirty years ago. They were en route to Woodland. f \ | DEMONSTRATION j --> Oil Saturday, May 24, Miss Rose Fllwood Bryant, special ist in Home Management and Home Furnishings, will be in the county to give a demon stration on 4-11 Room Im provement. This demonstra tion will include floors, walls, and storage; the sleeping, dressing, and study unit; pic tures, curtains, rugs, color schemes and light. The meet ing is an all day meeting and will be held at the Woman’s Club, beginning at 10:00 a. m. The public is cordially invited to attend. Often Immunization Clinic Against Tyfthoid in County Beginning next Monday morn ing, Martin County Health auth orities will launch their annual immunization drive against ty phoid fever. Twelve special clinics, in addition to the regular clinics, will be held in the vari ous parts of the county for the convenience of the public, Dr. John W. Williams, health officer, announced this week. The special clinics will be held on schedule days through June 11. For the past seven years, an average of eight thousand per sons, mostly children, has report ed to the clinics for the protec tion. The immunization work his been most successful, but it fell short of its goal hy at least two cases last year, the health auth orities stating that one of the vie tims had been found to be a car rier. ‘’While the cases arc few. the immunization v. oil. mutt be I maintained if typhoid is to be con I trolled,” the officer explained. In addition to the special clin | ies, a schedule of which appears elsewhere in this paper, the vac cine will be administered at the estamblished clinic centers, us fol lows: Jamesville every Monday morning for four weeks; every Wednesday morning at Roberson vilie for the next four weeks; at Hamilton every Friday morning for the next four weeks, and in the town hall, Williarnston, every Saturday morning, from 9:30 a. m. to 12, noon. OnHy one shot is necessary if at least one is taken each year and the health officer advises that old and young take the shots each year. Anyone failing to take a shot one year will have to take three the next year to get back in line again for single shot treat meats. THe Damage Suit iii Superior Court Hen Brothers, Injured In Wreck, Asking Action drought Uy (icorpc H. and Toni Manning VpaiiiMt M. W. Corey A $40,000 suit—one of the larg est on record in this county—was filed by Attorneys Peel. Manning and Griffin with Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne this week against Marvin Woodrow Corey for George Harrell Manning and Tom Brown Manning, brothers who were critically hurt when the de fendant wrecked his automobile at 2:30 o’clock on the morning of last October 20 in Jamesville. Re ports state that the defendant is protected by adequate insurance, that the suit is a friendly one. While the complaints filed by the two plaintiffs are virtually the same, one of the plaintiffs, George Harrell Manning, is ask ing $25,000 damages. The other plaintiff is a minor and is appear ing by his next friend, James Ral eigh Manning, who is asking $15, 000 damages. The brothers, in their com plaints, state that they were rid ing as invited guests with Corey in his 1941 Ford sedan early in the morning of October 20. 1940, add ing that they had been to Junipei Lodge, near Plymouth, and were returning to their homes in Jamesville with the defendant driving. They allege that just prior to reaching Jamesville's town limits, | Corey was driving his car at a of 25 to 30 miles an hour, that upon entering a bad curve 1 at or near the town limits the de ' fendant “carelessly and negli I gently speeded his car up *o 00 miles per hour, a speed greater than that allowed by law, and greater than was prudent upon said curve,” As a result of lus careless and negligent action the plaintiffs al I lege, the defendant lost control of 1 the car, ran off the road into an electric light pole and turning the machine over, seriously injuring the plaintiffs. Plaintiff George Harrell Man ning states that he suffered a broken back, a compressed verte bra and other injuries, that after receiving preliminary treatment in a Williamston hospital he was \ removed to a hospital in Rich mond, that he spent eight weeks in the hospital. He also states that since his discharge from the hospital he has been unable to work, that he is still receiving medical attention, that he still suffers and that he believes his injuries are permanent. Plaintiff Tom Biown Manning states that his back was broken, that he suffered other injuries and that he spent seven and one half weeks in the hospital. While his injuries are believed to be permanent, his condition was not thought to be as critical as that of his brother, and, therefore, he is not asking as much damage. The ease is tentatively set for trial at the term of court con l veiling next September. Damages Compensation Claim Allowed After much litigation which dragged through hearings here, in Washington and Durham, the North Carolina Industrial Com mission this week awarded full compensation to the family of the late N. S. Riddick. The award calls for approximately $(>,000 less certain advances and is to be paid at the rate of $21 per week over a period of 276 weeks. The com pensation will go to Mrs. ldcll Riddick, the widow, and two chil dren. Mr. Riddick was injured while driving a furniture truck back in 1945, and died in May of last year. Action on the claim had been pending since that time, the at torneys, Peel and Manning, hav ing carried the widow’s claim be fore members of the commission at hearings in the three center-. Bares Betrayal One ot the American sol diprs in a prison camp where, it is alleged, Lt. Comdr. Ed ward Little betrayed his fel low prisoners, sending two to torture-wracked deaths, S\ Sgt. Louis Goldbruu (above) is appearing as a witness at Litt’e’s court - martial in Washington. Shrouded in secrecy, the court-martial was aired by Drew Pearson, columnist, a few days ago. Americans Living Longer ami Death Death Rate Drops l{«‘|Mtrl DocmiI K\|ilaiu What For, Hut tin* Now* Sunnis (ummI Wink' it doesn't explain what for—war or peace, turmoil or happiness a report from one of the large insurance companies maintains that fewei Americans are dying and more are living longer than ever before. That's optimistic news and it sounds good if it just carried the a.-mu anee that humanity is not being stocked up for cannon fodder in another war. The company in its recent re port notes a remarkably low death rate for the first quartci of 1947 among its policyholders. About 7.7 persons pci 1000 in tin U. S. A. died in this period, nearly 10 percent less than ti e death rate for the same period of 1040 (a heavy influenza and pneumormi year) and 3.3 percent less than in 1045. The same report reveals that the average length of life among Americans hit the new high oi nearly 66 years for 1945, the latest year for which figures are avail able. This means that two years and three months were added to thi' average expectation of life at birth, as compared witli the im mediate pre-war period of 1939 41. The average length of life in the U. S. A. has incren-ed one third since the begining of this century, when it was 49 year.-, and eight months. The improved death rate for early 1947 was shared generally by all of its insured groups, Me tropolitan reports in its survey. The relatively low incidence of respiratory diseases during this ! period was an important factor in the general reduction; deaths I from influenza and pneumonia | were less than two-thirds the j number recorded for the same | months of 1946. But there were lower rales, too, from other important diseases, tuberculosis the communicable diseases of childhood, syphilis, di abetes and appendicitis. "Altogether, ' the Metropolitan reports, "the mortality record for this year is extremely favorable. Barring any serious setback, 1947, ! will probably take its place in the long series of year, which have established new minimum death ; (Continued on page sue) Iii The Post-Vi ar Period Reviewed (loiirs^ Heport nllv Shows Decline In Morality Reviewing its policy on relief and arms in the post-war period, Albert Deuisch, New York writer, expressed the opinion that the American course reflects a de cline in morality. He writes: Progress isn't always linked to passage of time. How far have we advanced in ethical concepts, for instance, during the past genera tion'.' Let's take the postwar world relief situation as a measure. American relief to Europe after World War I was supervised by Herbert Hoover, who had been our "food czar.1’ After that mis sion was over, rumors began to circulate that Mr Hoover had List'd relief as a political instru ment. granting it to governments and groups favored by the State Department, withholding it from others. Americans generally were horrified by the notion that bread could possibly bo used as a politi cal weapon. The charges against Hoovei -later documented—were dismissed as too crude for belief: no American could possibly be so barbarous as to let people hunger because we didn't like their gov ernment or their political beliefs. Wluit is the situation today? Bread as an instrument of politics is an implicit part of our diplo matic policy. Nobody tries to hide it; the great mass of Ameri cans si cm to accept it. as valid. The striking differences be tween our attitude toward bread in-poiiitcs during the two post war periods reflects, 1 submit, a towered level of social morality. I . ! time, the suggestion was ; commonly regarded as an abom inable slur; today it is accepted as a part of realpolitic. The decline in our ethics, ex ilic e,| in tm international field, is also discernible in other ways. The House of Representatives voted in full a straight $100,000, [000 military-aid appropriation for Turkey, but slashed $150,000,000 from the $350,000,000 requested for food and other desperately needed relief for war-torn areas. It then- attached conditions that begga; the recipient peoples. Con gri ■ killed UNRRA last year with the implicit promise that wc would sec the needy peoples through under other auspices; we have already welched on that pro mise. We helped set up the Interna tional Relief Organization (IRO) for aid in resettling and rehabili tating displaced person. ; the IRO (Continued on page six) lets To Prove Odd Fish Story Claiming that In had been ridi culed when he declared that fish had hi. n rained down front the heaven,'. J Lawrence Peel, local jeweler-inventor, appealed to certain authorities to have his story verified. Mr. Peel is well satisfied with the evidence offered, but Ins friends are out to gain added proof in support of the story. It was said that during the brief rant last Monday afternoon Diug gist Warren Biggs rushed out his door with a fish tu t. The rain fell lot only a short time and no con vincing test could be made. How ever, the druggist is keeping his net m reach for a test later on, the reports adding that Mr. Peel is also maintaining an alert watch for flying fish. Local ) tnnifi Man docs II illi II ar Department -» Just recently back front several years' service trt the European theater, Darrell M. Price, an army captain before retiring from ac tive service a short time ago, has accepted a position in the press section of the U) S. War Depart ment's civil affairs division in Washington. Leaving early this week. Mr. * and Mrs. Price are making their home in Clarendon, Va„ a sub urb of Washington. He is tht son. of Mr and Mrs; J. T. Price of WU ll-iiUtOli.
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