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tSB ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OYER 3,*M MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME LI—NUMBER 17
Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 26» 1948
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,00a MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WERE
ESTABLISHED 1899
Asking $2,544 This
Year For Red Cross
Fix No Increase
In Fund Despite
Disaster Losses
Quotas Accepted By Dis
trict Leaders In County
Yesterday
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Martin County people are being
asked to contribute at least $2,544
for carrying on Red Cross activi
ties in the chapter and in the na
tion during 1948. Despite increas
ed demands for Red Cross help in
the chapter and vast expenditures
for national disaster relief last
year, no increase in the fund is
being asked.
The drive this year in the chap
ter is being chairmaned by Claude
Baxter Clark, Jr., with the help
of Bill Spivey and James C. Man
ning. “There have been many
calls for other worthy undertak
ings, but we can’t afford to let up
now because we never know when
disaster will strike and the work
or the organization must be car
ried on,” Chairman Clark said
yesterday in appealing to the peo
ple of the five townships compris
ing the chapter to support the
drive. While the Red Cross work
is not as much in the limelight
now as it was during the war
years, it is still going forward on
a much larger scale than many
have any idea it is.
In its program designed to aid
the veteran and servicemen and
thier families, the organization
right here„ at home is handling
quite a few cases. While its ac
tivities are necessarily limited to
civilians, it has rendered much aid
in the county to disaster victims,
including those who lost their
homes by fire.
Last year the Red Cross render
ed aid to victims of 308 disasters
in 48 states and Alaska, including
154 major fires, 51 floods, 43 tor
1 nadoes, 3 hurricanes, 22 other
storms, 33 explosions gnd other
less serious disasters. Over $1,000
raised in this county last year was
spent to relieve the suffering of
victims of that disaster. Few or
ganizations could have extended
greater relief for so little than the
Rod Cross. So, again the appeal
is being made for funds, and our
people are urged to meet the chal
lenge.
Last year the county raised over
$3,200 for the Red Cross. This
year it is hoped that at least $2,
544 can be raised. Quotas have
been set up, by districts, as fol
lows:
Jamesville, $225; Williams, $40;
Bear Grass, $225; Griffins, $225;
Williamston, $1,379. The colored
citizens of the chapter are being
y asked to raise $450, as follows:
Dardens, $50; Jamesville, $30; Wil
liams, $27.50; Coreys, $12.50; Pop
lar Point, $12.50; Bear Grass,
$12.50; Biggs, $25; Rogers (Wool
ards), $40; Burroughs, $25; Smith
wick’s, $15; and Williamston, $200.
Former Resident
Dies In Norfolk
Mrs. Leona Warren Wynne, a
j former resident of Williamston,
died yesterday morning in a Nor
folk hospital.
The daughter of the late Stan
ley Warren and wife, Mrs. Wynne
was born in Pitt County 62 years
ago. She had made her home in
this county a number of years and
lived with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Perry here before moving to Nor
folk some time ago. She was mar
ried to Alonzo L. Wynne.
Surviving are a son, James A.
Wynne, a former resident of Wil
liamston who is now in the Mer
chant Marine with headquarters
in Norfolk; three brothers, J. Al
len Warren of Williamston, J. F.
Warren of Robersonville, and W.
11. Warren of Kcnly; and one sis
■IvJHrlso*
and three stepchildren, Mrs. Hat
tie Bailey. Mrs. Lina Taylor, and
Mack Wynne, all of Robersonville.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Friday alternoon in the
Robersonville Christian Chui eh
ment will follow in the Roberson
ville cemetery.
RECORD
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Handling: the task ordinari
ly over a period extending
from late December to early
March, Martin County farm
ers set something akin to a
record when they sowed M
percent of their tobacco plant
beds in about three days last
week.
A few, managing to sow the
plant beds during the few
| days favorable weather in •
January, report their plants
are coming up. But since that
time no favorable weather
prevailed until last W'eek and
the farmers took action in s
big way.
Frank Lee Savage
Died In Hospital
Wednesday Night
Funeral Friday Afternoon
At Spring Green for
Well-Known Farmer
Frank Lee Savage, well-known
farmer of this county until ill
health forced his retirement
twelve or fifteen years ago, died
in the Creedmoor hospital Wed
nesday evening at 8:30 o'clock. He
had received hospital treatment
during the greater part of the past
twelve years. His condition be
1 came critical yesterday, death fol
lowing a few hours later.
The son of the late John Henry
and Penina Savage, he was born
near Speed in Edgecombe County
82 years ago on November 25,
1865, and spent his early life on
the farm there. He was married
1 sixty years ago to Miss Nanette
I Estelle Long of Edgecombe and
the family moved to this county
j in 1916, locating in Gold Point and
later moving to this community
where he managed the Kelvin
Grove farm a number of years for
the late James G. Staton.
He had been a member of the
Primitive Bapflist Church for
years, joining near Hobgood and
later moving his membership to
Spring Green where he was faith
ful in attendance upon its service
and loyal in its support. An able
farmer, Mr Savage made many
friends in his adopted eommuni
, ties.
Surviving are his widow who is
making her home in Rocky
Mount; two daughters, Mrs. Jas
per Everett of Gold Point and
Mrs. R. W. Wheeless of Rocky
Mount; five sons, John F., Wil
, liarn Marshall and Francis LeRoy
Savage, all of Williamston, Gaston
L. Savage, Cross Roads, and Trav
is E. Savage, Rocky Mount; 4 sis
ters, Mrs. M. B. Pitt of Richmond,
Mrs. Hattie James of Mt. Olive,
Mrs. Dolly Andrews of Raleigh,
and Mrs. Theresa Davenport of
j Speed; one brother, Job K. Sav
j age of Speed, twenty-two grand
! children and eleven great-grand
children.
Funeral service will be conduct
ed Friday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock
I in the Spring Green Church and
interment will be in the church
I cemetery there.
Big Liquor Still
Found In County
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Raiding in Bear Grass Town
ship, not lar from Sweet Home
Church, ABC Officer Joe H, Roe
buck and Deputy Roy Peel found
and captured a large liquor plant
last Tuesday morning. The plant
was equiped with a 100-gallon ca
pacity coper kettle. The officers
poured out 200 gallons of sugar
: beer.
Returning to the same section
1 JlfraJL StKfHvl'U-ihe i f f .(vV-ittl
j five gallons of j aw liquor hidden
! in the woods, hut they were un
j able to find the manufacturing
plant.
; idle during the recent bad
! weather, the ABC officers have
; their work during the past few
1 days.
Judge J. C. Smith
Has Fifteen Cases
In County’s Court
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Fines Amount To $265 At
Regular Session Held
I*ast Monday
After hearing only two cases in
the Martin County Recorder’s
Court last week, Judge J. C.
Smith and Solicitor Paul D. Rob
erson were greeted with a fifteen
case docket on Monday of this
week. However, the business
scheduled for the day was handled
before the noon hour, but not until
fines in the sum of $265 had been
imposed and several defendants
had drawn time on the roads.
Continuing a firm policy against
those fathers who, for one reason
or another, desert their families,
Judge Smith meted out road
terms in several non-support cas
es.
L. D. Mizelle, pleading guilty of
non-support, was sentenced to the
roads for four months, or one
month for every month he was be
hind in the $15 monthly payments.
He appealed and bond was requir
ed in the sum of $150.
Pleading guilty of drunken
driving, John Walton Comer was
fined $100 and taxed with the cost,
the court recommending that his
license to operate a motor vehicle
be revoked ,foi one year.
Pleading not guilty of an as
sault, Willie Moore was adjudged
guilty of simple assault and was
fined $20 plus costs.
Charged with assaulting a fe
male, Benjamin Wiggins was ad
judged not guilty.
In the case charging LeRoy Bal
lard and Collin Green with an as
sault with a deadly weapon,
Green pleaded guilty and was fin
ed $20 and taxed with the cost.
Pleading not guilty, Ballard was
found guilty and he was fined
$20 plus the trial costs.
Charged with operating a pool
table without a license in his
place of business between Hamil
ton and Oak City, S. P. Brown was
sentenced to the roads for four
months, the court suspending the
road term upon the payment of a
$25 fine and the costs. The court
also directed the defendant to op
erate no pool table or pool room
for two years.
Pleading not guilty of non-sup
port, Collin Green was adjudged
guilty and he was sentenced to the
roads for nine months. The road
term was suspended on the condi
tion that the defendant pay $15 a
month for two years for the sup
port of his wife and child.
Pleading guilty of speeding,
Richard Bonner Havens was fined
$25 and taxed with the costs.
Adjudged guilty of an assault
with a deadly weapon over his
own plea of innocence, Billie
Gene Tetterton was fined $20 and
required to pay the costs.
Operating a motor vehicle with
out a driver’s license, Ralph Alex
ander Moore pleaded guilty and
was fined $25 plus costs.
Pleading guilty of operating a
, motor vehicle without a driver’s
I license, Marian Smith Cherry was
fined $10 and taxed with the costs.
Pleading guilty of bastardy, Joe
Brown was sentenced to the roads
for six months, the court suspend
ing the road term on condition
that he pay $12 a month to Annie
Purvis for the support of the ille
gitimate child.
Called to account for an old
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Wreck Victims Removed
To IS etc Jersey Hospital
Edgar Taylor and his 17-year
old son, Jules Taylor, were remov
ed to Shore Memorial Hospital,
Somers Point, New Jersey, this
j morning in a Biggs ambulance.
Injured in an automobile acci
' dent in which Mrs. Edgar Taylor
j was fatally hurt on February 5,
I the father and son were treated in
the hospital here until they could
be moved.
The elder Taylor suffered a
broken pelvis and the boy’s leg
!•■ ;tMVi ..Usekvsv. >£,, ~ -the*
| jury requiring traction for some
j time before the limb could be
placed in a cast. Billy Biggs, ac
I companied by Buck Barnhill, are
making the trip.
Threothcrvounff ^rm^ijuding
'^^lofs 'we e removed 'to
a veterans' hospital in Fayetteville
[week before last.
Johnson Supporters
Organize In County
S LAST CALL
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A last call is being made to
farmers, urging them to re
port their soil building prac
tices handled in 1947 and en
ter applications for soil con
servation payments. The re
ports must be in by Friday af
ternoon of this week not later
than 5:09 o'clock if the farm
er is to participate in the $40,
000 soil payments.
The Triple A office is not
open on Saturdays and more
aad the applications must be
in by Friday of this week.
Edwin Slade Peel
Died At Home In
Bear Grass Today
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Funeral Saturday al 3:30
O’Clock At Macedonia;
Burial Here
Edwin Slade Peel, well-known
county citizen and prominent far
mer of Bear Grass Township, died
at his home near Corey’s Cross
Roads this morning at 10:40
o’clock. He had been in declin
ing health for some time, and his
condition had been serious for
about three weeks, the end com
ing not unexpectedly.
The son of the late John Robert
and Mary Jane Rogers Peel, he
was born in Griffins Township 80
years ago on October 24, 1861. His
father was killed in the Civil War
in 1862. Experiencing the hard
ships and trials of the war and
post-war periods, he learned the
rudiments of hard work, honesty
and uprighteousness, three traits
that characterized his humble but
noble walk through life until the
end.
Mr. Peel joined the church at
Macedonia nearly sixty years ago,
and was one of its oldest mem
bers. He was faithful to his
church, both in attendance and
support. He lived at peace with
his fellowman, and was a good
neighbor and friend to all, and his
goodness lives today in a large
family of children. He was a de
voted father and husband, selfish
ness finding no place in his way of
life.
He was married to Susan Fran
ces Coltrain on March 20, 1884,
the event marking the beginning
of a long and happy period of
his life.
Surviving are his widow; five
sons, Messrs. Henry, William Os
car, Heber, Lucian J. and George
Peel; five daughters, Mrs. State
Revels, Mrs. Ben F. Perry, Mrs.
Robert Lee Perry, Mrs. Roy T.
Griffin and Mrs. Elbert Manning,
all of Williamston or near Wil
liamston; one half-sister, Mrs.
Mille Jane Bowen of near Wil
liamston; twenty-sc-ven grand
children, and twenty-eight great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con
ducted in the Macedonia church
at 3:30 Saturday afternoon by
Rev. D. W. Davis, pastor, assisted
by Revs. Jim Perry and John L.
Goff. Burial will be in Wood
lawn Cemetery here. Grandsons
will serve as active pallbearers.
THE RECORD
SPEAKS .
After getting off to a slow
start, motorists this year are
piling up a greater accident
count on the highways and
streets of this county than
they did a year ago. However,
they continue to maintain a
greater respect for human
limb and life than they did
the early part of 1947.
The following tabulations
offer a comparison of the ac
cident trend: first, by corres
.. pu.idflff VvceiVa "in tins year"""
and last and for each year to
the present time.
•tb Week
Accidents Iiij’d Killed Oam’ge
liw.'i 5 2 0 $ 775 |
1047 211 225
Comparison* To Date
1948 26 10 I $ 4,800 j
1947 24 13 3 5,050
James H. Gray Of
Robersonville To
Handle Campaign
Courthouse Meeting Confi
dent Clms. Johnson Will
Be Next Governor
Dormant for months, politics
flared up in this county in a big
way yesterday afternoon when
supporters of Chas. Johnson for
governor met in the courthouse
and perfected county and town
ship organizations and pledged
their efforts in support of Mr.
Johnson's candidacy.
The little group of about thirty
political figures, predicting an
overwhelming victory for John
son, supported the drive by pledg
ing several hundred dollars on the
spot with liberal promises that
more cash will be raised.
It was not definitely announced
who actually called the meeting,
but the response was up to expec
tations, apparently, and once to
gether, the group went into action.
Elbert S. Peel was named to pre
side over the meeting, and fol
lowing a few testimonials the
group got down to business and
perfected an admittedly strong or
ganization.
Briefly addressing the meeting,
C. B. Martin, principal of the Ro
bersonville Schools, declared that
Johnson was qualified, that he
had ability and experience and
went on to say that Johnson
would be the next'governor. "And
we want to put him over, not by a
small majority but by a big vote,"
Martin, who has not yet made up
his mind about running to succeed
himself as a member of the Gen
eral Assembly, concluded.
Hugh G. Honun, taking the
floor, said there was no doubt
about Johnson nemg the next gov
ernor.
W. B. Harrington, Baptist min
ister, pledged his support to the
man’s candidacy.
Clarence Griffin, making a few
remarks, recalled that it was
pointed out at the Jackson Day
dinner a year ago that Johnson
would be the next governor.
J. A. Everett stated he was sup
porting Johnson.
Jim Gray, pointing out that the
county had not voted for a winner
in a long time, declared that this
is the time for the county to get
right.
It was a regular field day for
the big county politicians, and if
there was any opposition in or
near the meeting, it crumbled be
fore the freely released power
there.
L, B. Wynne was nominated
county manager, but he asked that
his name be withdrawn, the tusk
going to Jim Gray of Roberson
ville who is to be assisted by J
Paul Simpson. V. G, Taylor was
named finance chairman and he
immediately matched a $100 con
tribution advanced by the county
manager. C. B. Martin was num
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Child Runs Into
Scalding Water
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Wade Griffin, two-year-old son
of Mr. and Mis. Lester Griffin,
was painfully burned when he ran
into a kettle of scalding water at
his home in Griffins Township
last Monday. The little fellow’s
face and chest were scalded and
while the skin peeled away, the
burns were not very deep.
The child was playing in the
kitchen and accidentally ran
against his nine-year-old sister,
Sylvia, who was carrying a kettle
of boiling water. He was treated
in the hospit.il here.
County Hoard education
....„$£.<*&(! VaL .Monday
Holding their first meeting of
the new year next Monday, mem
bers of the Martin County Hoard
of Education, among oth t tilings,
are expected to discuss a Saturday
tcachjngwdiedmleJ^^iKdn^nWnr
some if not all of the two weeks
lost by the schools during the bad
weather. r
Ambrose Buildin
Fund Little Over
$50 Short Of Goal
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Total of #3-14.93 Donated
To Dale To (let Family
Of Mine Indoors
CfQ
A movement started last week
to raise $400 in cash to get Ammie
Ambrose, aged grandmother, and
her brood of little ones in doors
is nearing its goal today, and ac
tion has already been taken By
Sheriff C. B. Roebuck to get the
building program under way at
once.
Standing at about $200 day be
fore yesterday, the cash fund
started climbing rapidly follow
ing a second appeal earlier in the
week, yp until late yesterday, a
total of $344 93 in cash had been
contributed, leaving the fund just
about $50 short of its goal. So ur
gent is the need for something to
be done that Sheriff Roebuck gave
the signal to go ahead and James
Stevenson, colored builder who
volunteered his and the services
of six or seven other men free, are
getting the material together for a
14 by 24-foot structure. The build
ing will be small, but the material,
offered at bare cost figures, will
cost right at $400. leaving nothing
to replace furniture, clothing and
bedding damaged by rain and
snow. The sheriff is confident that
the fund will reach and exceed the
goal. The plans were so prepared
that the family can add to the
house later, “but the urgent task
now is to get the aged woman
and the other eight members of
the family out of the weather,”
the sheriff said.
In addition to the cash contribu
tions received so far by the sheriff
and The Enterprise, custodians of
the fund, quite a lew other items,
including food and clothing, have
been offered. Contributions in any
form arc needed and will be ap
preciated, but it is useless to de
liver them to the family until a
I shelter that won’t leak is provid
ed. Any one wishing to give food
or clothing or furniture are asked
to wait until the family is in the
new quarters, a fid even then there
will not be much room for extras.
Cash contributions received for
the Ambrose fund by the sheriff
and The Enterprise since the last
gifts were acknowledged, include
tin- following:
Mrs. A. R. Dunning, $5; P. O.
Holloman, $2; J. A. Mendenhall,
25 cents; Orland Gardner, 25
cents; Lawrence Lillcy, 25 cents;
Roger Gardner, 50 cents; W. C.
1 Gardner, 50 cents; Rowena Rid
dick, $2.50; Geo. W. Joyner, 50
cents; Thomas Moore, 25 cents;
Berkley McIntyre, 25 cents; An
drew Brown, 25 cents; Melvin Mo
ran, 10 cents; William Henry
Brown, f) cents; Robert Andrews,
50 cents; Leon Jones, 25 cents;
Guilford Brown, 50 cents; Lovo
Roberts, 50 cents; Roberson’s
Chapel Church of Robeisonville,
Baptist, $14^ Jos. W. Bailey, $5;
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Davis, $5; Mrs.
R. J. Langley, $1; Mary Jane Bry
ant, $2; Queen Easter 2, Jot
Spruill, president and Sara Bell
secretary, $10; Mr. and Mrs. My
rr N. Compton, $10;t Lucinda
Lynch, $1; Dr. John Williams, $1
W B. Gaylord, $1; Solomon Rid
dick Lodge, No 798, Roberson
vilie, submitted by Dink Knight.
$20; Hattie B. Williams, $1; Chas
If. Godwin, Sr., $5; Veterans
Training School, Parmele, $7; Col
ored School of Parmele, $8.75; Jim
Gray, $5.
Otter Service To
Income Tavpayers
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Pointing out that all income
tax returns must be filed on 01
before March 15, Deputy Collec
tors of the Internal Revenue De
partment said that they would bt
in the Wilbamston post office
from March 1 through March 5 t<
assist taxpayers in preparim
returns. The collectors plan l<
Tie'irfTfiedn iceTrbin uTmTuii
til 4:15 p. m. on the dates men
tioned. Any person whose total
income in 11)47 was $500 or more
is required to file a return. With
] holding statements or form 1040
No charge will be made for the
{service, Deputy C. L. McCauley
j sard.
Eleven New Cases 01
TB Found In County
COUNTY BOARD
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Martin County’s commis
sioners have very little new
business on their calendar for
consideration at their regular
monthly meeting here next
Monday, Clerk to the Board J.
Sam Getsinger said yester
day.
“A jury is to be drawn for
the April term of the Superior
court and it is likely that de
legations interested in roads,
will appear before the board,”
the clerk, said.
Badly Injured In
Auto Wreck Near
Here On Tuesday
Mrs. Beatrice Ward Bullock
Suffers Fractures Of
Both Anns
Mrs. Beatrice Ward Bullock was
badly but not seriously hurt and
George Harrison Wynne was
slightly bruised and shocked in an
automobile accident in front of
the Martins Sandwich Shop in
West End near here at ISO o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Accompanied by Mrs. Bullock,
the young Wynne man was driv
ing Carroll Coltrain's Plymouth
sedan west at a speed estimated
by witnesses at not more than 35
or 40 miles an hour when one of
the front wheels locked, causing
the car to swerve to the left. The
machine plowed into a tree in
front of the Quinn home, causing
damage estimated at $300 by Pa
trolman J. T. Rowe, one of the of
ficers investigating the accident
No other car was involved in the
accident.
Wynne said that la applied the
brakes to slow down for a car in
front of him, that apparently the
front left wheel locked, causing
him to lose control of the car.
Thrown into the windshield,
Mrs. Bullock suffered a several
inch gash on her neck, the glass
exposing but not severing the
jugular vein. Her right arm was
broken just above the elbow and
her left arm was broken .iust
above the wrist. Wynne was
slightly cut over one eye and both
knees were skinned and bruised,
but he was able to leave the hos
pital after receiving treatment.
Mrs. Bullock was removed to the
hospital for treatment, last re
ports stating that she was get
: ting along very well.
Cpl. T. Fearing and Patrolmen
Saunders and Parker assisted Pa
trolman Rowe in making the in
vestigation.
Drunk Fin* On
Officer Rawls
Using a repeater rifle, George
Owens, colored, fired on Officei
Raymond Rawls just off Pearl
Sti eet at 1:00 o'clock yesterday
morning, but none of the bullets
hit its mark.
Called to investigate a disturb
mice in the Sim Smith home, the
officer gave chase when Owens
started to run. Two 01 three shots
were fired at the officer hut he
kept chasing Owens who escaped
in the dark. Said to have been un
der the influence of liquor, Owens
| was arrested a short time later
and is being given a hearing this
' evening.
Justice Hassell
Hears Two liases
Justice John I. Ilasseil handled
' two in Ins- >< --ts; i --this- Vr ; r !•.
sending several others tu tin
county court for trial.
George Bonds, publicly drunk
I was fined $5 and ta.Ycd with
I costs,
I Drunk and disorderly, James
ti"il..; aapmij
i to pay $t).50 costs.
The justice will hear an assaull
I charge tonight.
Others Referred
To Doctors For
Heart Ailment
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Three of Vetive Cases Have
Vlreatly Entered Eoim
ty Sanatorium
Announcing this week the find*
| mgs of the mass TB survey con
i ducted in this county during the
past four weeks, State and County
Health Department officials stat- i
od that eleven new cases of tuber
culosis were uncovered, that ten
other cases are being kept under
observation,
X-raying 12,809 persons during
the survey, the health authorities
explained that 123 suspicious eases
were found, that further examina
tion revealed no evidence of tub
erculosis in seventy-five of thosa
cases. It was pointed out that 114
of the 123 suspicious cases report
ed to the special clinics, leaving
the status of thirteen undetermin
ed. The thirteen are asked td re
j port to the county health depart
ment offices in vVilliamston where
additional \ rays will be made
free and submitted to specialists
i at the State Sanatorium for in
spection.
The authorities advised that all
of the eleven new cases found
during the survey enter a sana
torium as soon as possible. The
health office said this week that
three of the eleven cases had al
ready entered the Martin County
sanatorium. It is quite likely that
the remaining eight will experi
ence difficulty in gaining admit
tance to either the county sana
i torium or an institution maintain
ed by the State. Every effort will
he made to isolate the active cases.
It is understood that most of the
cases were found among the col
ored population.
The ten borderline cases, it is
fairly certain, can remedy their
own conditions by exercising pro
per care.
Fourteen old or inactive cases
were found, and Dr. R. F. Bell,
heading the survey, advised re
examinations at regular periods.
In addition to the TB findings,
the survey uncovered other ail
ments with its X-rays. The
health officials recommended that
twenty persons report to their
doctors I'oy examination and treat
ment of high blood pressure and
cardiac or heart conditions.
The mass survey has been com
pleted as far as the use of mobile
X-ray units is concerned, but any
person who could not have his
chest X-rayed during the past
four weeks, may report to the
county health department offices
in Williaruston’s town hall and
have it done. Approximately 80
percent of the white and colored
population fifteen years old or
older was X-rayed, meaning that
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Limiting Loads On
County Highways
At tlu.' request of the State
I Highway Commission, District
Superintendent David Keel, an
i nounced yesterday that the em
ployees of the commission were
posting ti ton gross signs on the
j following roads: Highway 171
I leading from Jumesville to
I Brown’s Cross Roads, Holly
i Spring road which runs from
Highway No. 64 to Dawson Lil
ley’s Cross Roads, Highway No.
903 leading to Sam Everett’s
Creek, Highway running from
Robcrsonville to Flat Swamp
Church, Highway No. II at the
Colored High School which runs
to Highway No. 44.
Mi. Keel pointed out that this
wa -o-!y a C ....... ..at.'
but that a would be enforced un
til the Highway Commission con
sidered it safe to remove the
signs. "Owing to the terrible
weather tin ! has prevailed in this
section for several weeks
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wo realize the necessity of keep-.;,
mg ail heavy trucks off
roads, Mr. Keel said.
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