A THE enterprise is read by OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME L—NUMBER 58 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 22, 1047 ESTABLISHED 1899 Plans Go Forward For Pageant And ^ Dance On July 30 — t Nineteen Finns Sponsoring Nineteen Entries In Beauty Contest -'—9 More recent plans for the Jun ior Chamberpot Commerce Second Annual Beauty Pageant and Dance were announced by Chair man Ernest Mears today. The Beauty Pageant will begin at 8:30 p. m. and the dance will be gin at 10:00 p.July 30, in the ®|Jigh School gymnasium. Hyde Fair and his Savoy Sultans, Louis Jordan's greatest rival, direct from the Savoy night club in New York, will furnish the music for the dance. The pageant will include two contests to determine the junior and senior queens to reign over the festivities. The senior queen will be selected from an array of ^fcSeauties between the ages of 18 and 28 and the junior queen will be selected from an age group ranging from 4 to 7 years. The selected queen of the senior group will be given an all-expense paid trip to the Miss North Caro lina beauty contest to be held at Wrightsville Beach, August 16 & 17. The second and third place winners in this same group will also be given prizes. The winner of the Wrightsville beauty contest will be sent to Atlantic City, N. J., to compete for ‘‘Miss America qf 1947.” To date nineteen Misses and their sponsors have entered the senior contest and a few more are expected to follow. The entries are as follows: Lucy Andrews Miss Belk-Tyler’s, Trv.lah Ward Bailey-Miss Margolis Bros., Thel ma Carrow-Miss Manning Truck Line, Tvi'ai:y"‘uean Hardison-Miss Blue Star Cleaners, Thelma Har dison - Miss Peele's Jewelers, Frances Jarman-Miss Baker Oil Co., Dorothy Leggett-Miss West mghouse, Rose Leggett - Miss Wear-Right Shop, Angela McLaw A horn-Miss Sinclair Ser. Sta.. Mai r tha Mendenhall Miss Harrison Of fice & Supply Co.. Elizabeth Park er-Miss Lindsley Ice Co., Lennie I Perry-Miss Williamston Motor Co., Margaret Roberson-Miss Darden s Dept. Store, ‘ l.ib Fay lor-Miss Western Auto Associate Store, Frances Thomas-Miss Dixie Motor Co., Dorothy Umphlett M'ss Alpha Cleaners. Anne Weav t i-Miss Wuiianlston Hdwe. Co., Rose Woi thington-Miss Woolard Furniture Co., Alice Wynne-Miss Charles H. Jenkins Motor Co. The entries of the Junior Beau ty Contest are as follows: Beth Spivey-Mr. and Mrs. V. J Spivey, Sally Gray Griffin-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Griffin. Diana Cherry-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cherry, Betsy Davis-Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Davis, Genie Glover-Mr. and Mis. W. R. Glover, Lou Godwin-Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Godwin, Jr.. Bertie Harri son-Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Harrison, Constance Chesson-Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Chesson, Laura Frank Crawford-Mr. and Mrs. Asa Craw ford, Barbara Roberson-Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roberson, Mary Emma Peele-Mv. and Mrs. C. A. Peele, Lela Frances Harrell-Mr. and Mrs.'J. H. Harrell, Elva Jo Wil liams-Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wil liams, Jr., Martha Rawls-Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Rawls, Marion Holmes Cobb-Mr. and Mrs. Marion Cobb, Frankie Carstarphen-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carstarphen, Sharon Williams-Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wil (Continued on page eight) -o Folio Chairman To Speak Here —-«— State Chairman Philip Ran dolph of Infantile Paralysis Pre f vention, will speak at the Martin County AMVETS Post No. 26 meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the courthouse. Mr. Randolph will give addi tional information as to the need •and purchase of an infants’ iron lung. The project of obtaining a lung was reijently undertaken by AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II). There is only one such lung in the state, located in ft Durham. Dr. J. T. Llewellyn is president of the Martin County Chapter Infantile Paralysis Pre vention. All interested persons are in vited to hear Mr. Randolph. 1 Construction Amounts To $200,000 Past Six Months Appearing before a regular, meeting of the local board of town commissioners recently, Building Inspector G. P. Ha.l stated that permits for nearly $200,000 worth of construction and repairs wefe issued in the first six months of this year. Construction cost totals were well ahead of those for the corresponding six months before the outbreak of the war in 1941 and were much larger than those of a year ago. the inspector said. Permits were issued in the sum of $98,550 for thirty-one new' homes. While the average c^st was listed or estimated ‘at about $3,100. the price range was from $900 to about $9,000. Repairs to homes amounted to $15,300 dur ing the period. The inspector pointed out that most of the home building during the period was handled by colored citizens. It NO MEETING V_ -» Tentatively scheduled for Thursday night of this week, a meeting of the Williamston Tobacco Market Boosters has been postponed, it was an nounced last evening by El bert S. Peel, the chairman. A date for the meeting will be announced later, the chair man said. Alleged Attacker In Countv's Jail —♦— Raleigh Speller, 46-year-old Negro charged with attacking Mrs Aubrey Davis just this side of Windsor late last Friday night, was held in the Martin County jail a few hours following his ar rest near the scene of the attack. Arrested by Patrolman C. E. Whitfield and Bertie officers, Speller was transferred to Patrol man W. E. Saunders’ patrol cai between here and Windsor. While no mob**action was reported, of ficers, taking every precaution against possible violence, remov ed Speller front the juil here about 3:00 o’clock Saturday morn ing and placed him in another jail. Bt'.iw.t: here mtf-th&P Mis. Davis, about 50, went to the back porch to fasten a screen door and was grabbed by Speller who struck her in the face and drag ged her into the yard. A scuffle followed and Speller soon with drew and was found thirty min utes later at a Negro filling sta tion about one-half mile away Buttons and clothing torn from him during the scuffle are said to match those found on him when he was arrested. His face was also scratched, and officers are certain they have the right man. The attack was one of two re ported in eastern Carolina last week-end. -#' Loses Control 01 Auto On Bridge Losing control of his car just as he entered a curve in the Roan oke River bridge detour here this morning at 6:30 o’clock, Claude Saunders Griffin, young county farmer, crashed into the guard rail and barely missed going into the swamp, reports stating that the vehicle was about half on and half off the bridge when it came to a stop. Approximately forty feet of the guard rail were torn away, but very little damage was done to the car and the driver was not hurt, according to Patrolman W. E. Saunders who investigated the accident. ■--o-■ Postmasters To Meet In Raleigh - »—■ North Carolina’s postmasters are scheduled to hold a meeting in Raleigh on Friday and Saturday of this week, it was announced by the. secretary, Mrs. Mattie F. Greer of Boomer. An interesting program, carry ing addresses by officials from the Post Office Department, and the national president of the organi zation, has been planned. was also pointed out that possibly more homes were built just out side the town limits than were built inside. The fourteen commercial build ings supposedly cost right at $73. 000. the colored theater on Wash ington Street accounting for near ly half the total amount or $35, 000 of the $73,000. No stores were added to the main business section other than a small cafe on Wash ington Street, but a few' filling j stations and a $10,000 warehouse at the basket factory accounted for most of the commercial con struction other than the theater. Repairs to commercial buildings were esmitated at $5,350. It is believed that construction during the remainder of the year will keep pace with the record established during the past six months. Mrs. Davenport’s Funeral Held In Oak City Friday Prominent (.ili/.rns Had Bren In Deelininp; Health For a Foil" rime Mrs. Luther J. Davenport, well known Oak City resident, died at her home there last Wednesday evening following a long period of declining health. An invalid for several years, she suffered a stroke early last week, the end coming rapidly. Mrs. Davenport on the day she was last stricken had enjoyed her evening meal and seemed to be getting along unus ually well when members of the family heard a slight commotion in her room. Rushing there they found her unconscious. The formep Miss Cu.ssie Wool ard. she was born in Beaufort County 61 years ago, the daugh ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Woolard of Bath, Shi v,a.s first married to John W. Whitley who died in 1907. One son, V. W. Whit ley y! Roseboro, survives that un ion. She was later married to Mr. Davenport gnd the family lo cated in this county about 1909. Besides her husband, surviving are three sons. N. K. Davenport of Oak City, W L. and Otis Dav enport. both of Raleigh: three daughters, Miss Madeline Daven port. Mis. F. L. Barrett and Mrs. W. T. Brown, all of Oak City; five sisters, Mrs. B. O. Burbage, Mrs. Mark Edmondson, Mrs. Bessie Salchwell, Mrs. Alice Sparks, all of Bath, Mrs. Albina Short of Bal timore; two brothers, W. C. Wool ard of Norfolk and E. M. Woolard of Greenville.. Mis. Davenport was held in high esteem in both her native and adopted communities. She was devoted to her home and fam ily and had many friends. Mrs. Davenport had been an active member of the Oak City Christian Church for a number of year, and a former pastor, Rev. J. M. Perry of Robersonville, and the present pastor, Rev. L. D. Thomas of Rixiky Mount, conduct ed the last rites St the home last Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Burial was in the Oak City ceme tery. Great Increase In Gas Consumption Motor vehicle usage as measur ed by gasoline consumption, showed a big increase during 1946, according to Coleman W. Roberts, ! president of th^ Carolina Motor Club. Mr. Roberts reported that dur ing thg past year a total of 437, 997.000 gallons of gasoline were consumed for highway use in this state, an increase of 155,625,000 gallons or 35.5 percent over 1945. "For the nation as a whole,” Mr. Roberts said, “motor vehicles burned up the huge total of 19, 339.492.000 gallons, a gain of more than 6,500,000,000 gallons, or 33.8 percent over the preceding year." “California led all the states in the amount of gasoline used by motor vehicles, followed by New York and Pennsylvania. Biggest percentage Increase was register ed by Nevada with a 48.6 percent climb in gasoline coasumption during the year.” Mental Subject Again Attempts To End Her Life — Friends and Neighbors Do nate Funds for Care of Second Snbjeet North Carolina's disgraceful failure to provide room for its mental subjects was brought out in bold relief this week when neighbors and other friends made individual cash contributions to have a patient housed in a private institution. There’s no room in the State Hospital for the subject, the superintendent advised. The action taken will relieve the case temporarily, however, and when the contributions, amounting to approximately $100, are exhaust ed the private institution will be obliged to discharge the patient. While individuals took action in that case, another mental sub ject in the county tried twice dur ing the week end to end her life by slashing herself with razor blades. Private physicians ap pealed to the hospital head this week, urging him to give the case consideration. The county wel fare department head also appeal ed to the hospital, and arrange ments are being made to deliver the young woman to the institu tion Wednesday. The first appeal to the hospital was made last week when the young woman cut a fourteen-stitch gash in her arm. I Correspondence, directed to the hospital, went unanswered. Last Saturday evening the subject broke away and before she could be stopped she had slashed her leg. The family physician sewed up the wound but the young wo man tore out the stitches. Mon day. she slashed herself on the ...... Mrpibers of t'