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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Hi OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LI—NUMBER 27 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday,-April I. I*HH ESTABLISHED 1899 County Boards To Meet In Regular Sessions Monday • Education Board To Dis cuss Plans for Expansion In Bear Grass ^ Two of the Martin County gov erning bodies, the board of com missioners and the board of edu cation, are to hold regular sessions here next Monday. J. Sam Get singer, clerk to the commission er stated yesterday that his board had very little business on its agenda, that as far as he knew at the time only routine duties A would be handled. A short meet ing is anticipated. The board of education is pre paring plans for an expansion program at Bear Grass, and it is possible that the plans will be carried before the commissioners for consideration. Architects were in the county this week discussing the proposed ^ program at Bear Grass, but it could not be learned if the plans and cost estimates would be made ready in time for them to be studied and submitted to the com missioners. When the education board members met the first Mon day in March they discussed the need for a plant expansion at Bear Grass with the commission ers who advised them to have ^ plans and cost estimates prepared The proposed plans call for a six room high school unit and a lunch room. It w*as learned at the time however, that cost estimates could vary the plans. Recognizing the acute space ' shortage in the local schools, the parent-teacher association in a ^ recent meeting named a commit tee to plead the case for a plant ' expansion here. It was pointed out that the school this year had earned an additional teacher but that one could not be employed because there was no room fot her. It was also pointed out that indications point to a larger en rollment next year than the cxist g ing one, that the teacher load will be aggravated. The committee it tentatively scheduled to appeal before the board of education meeting next Monday morning but the committee chairman could not be contacted in time to deter mine if an appointment had been made; The P.-T. A. committee will meet in President H. P. Mobley's i office this evening to discuss the problem and map plans for the appeal to the county boards next Monday. Officers Destroy Two Liquor Plants Raiding in Jamesville Township last Thursday, ABC Officer Joe ( H. Roebuck and Deputy Roy Peel wrecked two illicit liquor plants and captured two stills and sonic manufacturing equipment. The fi^st plant, equipped with a 50-gallon capacity copper kettle, was located near the old Ball Gray farm. The officers poured out 300 gallons of fair quality sugar beer. That afternoon the officers captured a 100-gallon ca t pacity copper kettle, poured out 100 gallons of sugar beer and I wrecked the plant located in the Free Union section. A decrease in the illicit opo-a tions is expected now that much time is to be devoted to farm work, Officer Roebuck pointed out. SLOW GOING v_* The issuance of driver’s li censes to motor vehicle oper ators whose last names begin with the letter C or D is run ning far behind schedule, Li cense Examiner Boyce said here today. Hardly twenty percent of the eligible group has applied for the licenses to date, and the time allotted for the task is half gone. Long lines are «o.'^ u.t)a wail - until June to get their licens es because chauffeurs’ li censes are renewed in that month. er is ir. the county xouriiioust each Wednesday and Thurs day. - - -s| NEW CHIEF His appointment receiving the unanimous support of the i board of commissioners, , Whitney E. Saunders entered upon his new duties as Wil liamston's Chief of Police to day. Stationed here with the State Highway Patrol for nine years before resigning a short time ago. Chief Saunders has made many friends in this section where he is highly re garded as a citizen and a law enforcement officer. Earnest ly seeking the cooperation of all the people in upholding law and order, the chief is pledging his best efforts in handling his new job. Griffins Reports $172.66 For Fund In Current Drive Net*«l For More Funil* Filed By Organization After Keren! Disasters j For the first time, GriffliTs Township citizens fell below the quota assigned them in the cur rent Red Cross fund drive. "We worked diligently arid possibly more people contributed than a year ago, but the donations were not as large.” Mrs. J. Eason Lilley, chairman for the district, said yesterday in making her report, i Assigned a $225 quota, the dis trict raised $172.(jti, leaving the drive $52.34 short of its goal. Contributions were solicited and reported by the following canvassers: Mrs. Nancy Peel, $35.50; Wilford Griffin, $20.51; Mrs. Justus Coltrain, $34.75; Mrs. I B. F. Roberson, $30.65; Mrs. Perlie I and Mrs. Eugene Roberson, J $24.25; Irene and Bernice Griffin, $27.00. Complete reports could not be had from several other districts. While the various chapters are lagging with their contributions,' the National Red Cross is receiv ing increasing demands for relief. During the month of March, the organization appropriated a mil lion dollars for the relief of dis aster victims who suffered in de structive tornadoes and floods. Within the past 10 days two series of tornadoes—one on March 22, the other on March 26, Good Friday night—cut a swath of de struction across the country, to bring the national disaster death toll for this period to 80 persons. Southern states hit in the Easter week-end storms were Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. I xwu Liuba njitpieiti miougnoui i the nation, busy with the annual Fund campaign, interrupted their i work on the drive to assist dis aster victims. Emergency care for the injured, and food, shelter and clothing, were provided. Already I Red Cross workers are taking ap | plications for rehabilitation as \ sistance from victims of the most | lecent catastrophes, j Before the Easter week-end dis I asters, the Red Cross had estimat | ed the 17-state destruction as 53 j dead, 613 injured, 536 homes de stroyed. and thousands of others damaged. More than 25,000 per sons were reported to be severely affected in the series of March tornadoes and floods. The additional storms of the ! past weck-uv! resulted in a re j ported 27 more deaths, 70 injuries of a serious nature, and untold I property damage. Mfcnwr’Wftnuni—IT1 mrrmmmmm | Ala , was hardest hit in the Easter j (Continued on page eight) J. M. Broughton Addresses Annual Masonic Banquet Coveted Awards Are Made At Meeting In Loeal Gym Last INiglil J. Melville Broughton, former Governor of North Carolina, Ral eigh attorney and, though it was not mentioned, a candidate for the United States Senate, spoke to more than 300 Masons, their wives, friends and special guests at the annual Masonic banquet in the high school gymnasium here last night. Speaking informally and em phasizing throughout his speech the importance of Masonry and the part the fraternity has played in creating and promoting good citizenship. Mr. Broughton said, "I am proud to belong to an or ganization that has some adher ence to our great traditions." The speaker was introduced by Hugh Horton who spoke in glow ing terms of Mr. Broughton's re cord us a governor, citizen, Mason and lawyer. Mr. Broughton touched briefly on the Civil Rights question which has brought forth much agitation and discussion between the peoples and races of the coun try. However, the question was closed just as quickly as it origin ated with the following state ment: “We can solve our own problems in North Carolina with out the suggestions and agitation of outside persons and parties.” A Mason since he was 21 years old, the speaker stated that Mas onry creates good citizenship, that the fraternity was founded artd based on the great traditions of our country. The Order enhances safeguards and teaches us to re spect and give reverence to a high moral standard of living. Speaking of traditions and our way of life, Mr. Broughton said: ‘‘There is no place on earth where you can find freedom of speech, free enterprise and Mas onry, but what that great and an cient fraternity, has played a great role in maintaining our freedoms and traditions.” In closing the speaker touched on the possibility of a third world war. He spoke briefly on the ap parently hopeless, drab and dreary picture that confronts us hut stated that he hoped through some means, chiefly through faith in mankind and God, that olir fears and apprehensions may be relieved and erased. ''It is said the night is darkest just before dawn and it is hoped we are ex periencing the immediate period just before the light appears in the East.” Henry Griffin, Master of Ske warkee Lodge, presided over the meeting. Bru c Wynne led the song, ‘'America,” and John Goff gave the invocation. After the special guests were introduced by Hugh Horton, Mes dames P. B Cone, A. R. Dunning and Kate M. Ayers, widows of for mer members of Skewarkee Lodge, were recognized and intro duced. Thomas Coffield Cook, a mem ber of Skewarkee Lodge for more than 50 years was presented a certificate and given special re cognition for his long service and association with the lodge. Only one other member, the late J. G. Staton, served the Lodge for so long a period. Ill for several months George Harrison, Jr., was not able to at tend the meeting last night to re ceive the jewel of a Past Master (Continued on page eight) -* Local Firm Dissolves Partnership This Week Operating the Pittman Clothing and Firestone Stores here for a number of years, Messrs. D. V. Clayton and C. D. Pittman this week dissolved their partnership. Mr. Pittman will devote ail his time to the clothing business, and Mr. Clayton will operate the Firestone store with Mr. Johnny Cherry as manager. Cherry un rrmrry.vas us&jt'iStb'f ‘wTfl? Miller and Mfiier m the auto asso ciate store here. Mr. Grover Pitt man, connected with the Firestone fiii'riiini ^ v,,r rli h,ii lamiiy are planning to return to Rocky Mount after the present school term ends. SPEAKER , J. Melville Broughton, for mer governor and prominent candidate for United States Senator, addressed Skewar key Masons and friends in their annual banquet here last night. Students Meet In •Speaking Contest —«— The Martin County elimination! public speaking contest on Soil! Conservation will be held in the Williamston High School Audi torium next Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The contest is being sponsored by the N. C. Bankers Association and the Banks of Martin County — the B r a n e h Banking and Trust Co. of Wil liamston, Guaranty Banks of Wil liamston, Robersonvilie and Ham ilton, and the Edgecombe Bank and Trust Co. of Oak City in eo- j operation with the N. C. Agricul tural Extension Service and the Soil Conservation Service. School elimination contests have been held and the winner of each school will compete for the county winner. Those to be rep resented in the county contest are Mary Lou Coltrain of Williamston High School, Julia Harrison of Bear Grass School, Vernon Suits of Oak City High School and Billy Brewer of Jamesviile High School Each school winnei will receive $5.00 in cash and second place winner $2.00. The county winner will receive $10.00 in cash and the second place winner $5 00 in cash.| The county winner and coach will go to Greenville Friday, April !), for the district contest. The conn ty winners will be entertained in Greenville by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce at a lunch eon and a tour of Greenville. The district winner will receive $50.00' in Savings Bonds, second place $25.00 in Saving Bond arid third I place $10.00 in cash. Sale Of Hospital Rumor Unfounded Rumors, suggesting that Brown's Community Hospital had been sold or was for sale, are without any foundation, it was! learned from the owner-operator, Dr. Victor E. Brown today. The report, its origin unknown, has been widely circulated in some parts of the county for some time and especially during the past few weeks. "I like Williamston, and plan to serve the people to the best of my ability and remain here as long as I live,” Dr. Brown said. ON WAY HOME The body of Pfc. Floyd Conglcton, 28-year-old color ed man who died on April 7, 1945, in a hospital in France presumably of wounds re ceived several months pre viously, is on its way home for burial in native soil, his parents, James and Cyndia Congleton, of Parmele, were advised a few days ago. The body reached New York Tuesday on the U. S. Army Transport, John L. Mc Carley along with the bodies of 105 " oTficr So flit Taro* iiriiains who gave their live’s in the invasion of Europe and •whd had been resting in the ” at fsaT.i^^Xaurei(i _,i-i»ler, Bidsville and Latambe, Nor mandy. Tobacco Group Wants Increased President of \jjene\ Does Not Kt'cnmiiienil In Acreage (ail J. B. Hutson, president of To bacco Associates, Inc., this week came out for an increased per acre yield of tobacco, but did not rec ommend any change in the 27.52 percent acreage cut ordered by the United States Department of Agriculture. Hutson, in suggesting a larger per-acre yield, stressed quality and advocated closer spacing in rows, liberal fertilization without too much nitrogen, high topping, careful suckering and good culti vation. Hutson recently outlined some flue-cured tobacco facts on the home front and abroad, as fol lows: Total world consumption of U S. grown flue-cured tobacco din ing the calendar year 1947 ap proximated 1.200 million pounds (farm sales weight). Stocks and production reports indicate that in 1947 nearly 700 million pounds of flue-cured to bacco were used in the United States and about 500 million pounds in foreign countries. Kx ports last year were 459 million pounds but stocks in foreign coun tries were reduced fully 40 mil lion pounds during the year. Domestic consumption of cig arettes continued to increase dur ing the last half of the calendar year, which is.the first half of the 1947 48 marketing year. Consumption was off in Janu ary, 194H, but during the first seven months of the 1947-48 mar keting year domestic cigarette use was about 4 percent larger than during the corresponding period of the previous year. Domestic manufacturers have recently purchased sizeable quan tities of stabilization tobacco. Stocks at tin beginning of the next marketing season will be smaller in proportion to the pres ent rate of usings than they were during the 1030’s. Flue-cured tobacco stocks in foreign countries are small. Un less a considerable volume of stabilization stocks are moved in to export trade prior to the begin ning of the next marketing seas on, foreign stocks at that time will be near wartime levels. Mr. Hutson pointed out that in recent years there has been a marked increase in production of flue-cured in foreign countries. Last year foreign grown flue-cur ed was one third of U. S. produc tion. Flue-cured tobacco is now pro duced in substantial quantities in India, China, Southern Rhodesia, Union of South Africa, Canada, (Continued on page eight) U. Start Round-Up Of County Dogs The annual round-up of all dogs in Martin County for inoculation against rabies got under way to day when Dr. W. F. Coppage, .sup ported by the sheriff’s department went into Jamcsville Township to hold the first clinics. No report on the first clinics could be had here immediately, but it is fairly certain that dog owners will co operate in every way possible. The service, offered free to the dog owners, will be extended in to just about every community in the county. Owners who do not have then dogs protected against rabies are warned that action will be taken in due time to wipe out the un treated canines. The clinic schedule through next Wednesday follows: Dardens, Thursday, April 1, 10 to 12 p. in.; Ange Town, Thurs day, 1 to 2 p. m.; Jamcsville, Fri day, April 2, 11 a. m. to 2 p. in.; Dr. W. F. Coppage';; office, Salur day, April 3, 0 tn I p. m . No. !)() .Station iSfontfayTAe";' 1 • !/>*« 1-2 p. m.; Manning and Gurkin Store, Monday, April ,r), 1 to 3 p. m.; Eas on Lilley Store, Tuesday, April 6, p. nr.; Dear Grass, Wednesday, April 7, 10 to 2:30 p. in. Big Day In County’s Court Last Monday . * CANDIDA I K Paul I). Roberson, Rober sonville attorney, last Tues day filed with the board of elections to succeed himself in the position of solicitor of the Martin County Recorder's Court. Confusing Case Heard In Court I>\ Jud^e Smith J y I' 1'ii‘inl I'lrails («iiillv Kill I’iiils To Save The I'ii'sl Defendant -'4) Heal friendship was advanced in the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday when a friend voluntarily pleaded guilty m an effort to save the original defend ant. Hut the maneuver did not accomplish its purpose for both the young men stood convicted and drew fines. I While the number of defendants i was doubled, the ease became i even more confusing when by a technicality in the warrant the original defendant was not actual- j l.v charged with what arresting oil leers apparently accused him | of doing; namely, driving a motor | vehicle while the operator’s li- j cense was revoked. Less than a year ago Dallas' Godard’s license to operate a I motor vehicle was revoked. A few months ago, Patrolmen met God aid driving on U. S. (54 near Jamesviile. The officers turned| around to investigate and the car j was driven off the highway, the driver, and his companion fleeing into the woods. A warrant was! issued for Godard. When the case was called last Monday, patrolmen identified Godard as the driver of the car, but Fred James Calloway step ped up to tell the court that he was driving the car, admitting that he had no operator’s license of his own. When the evidence was all in Judge Smith called for a bench warrant against Callo way. Godard was found guilty, the judge reasoning that it was possible that the patrolmen saw Godard driving the car, that God ard traded seats with Calloway and that other witnesses in the case saw Calloway and did not see Godard drive the car. Godard was fined $50 and tax id with the cost, and Calloway was fined $25 plus the costs, Ap-1 parent!)' realizing that the mini mum fine for driving a motor ve hicle while one’s operator’s li (t nso was in a state* of suspension, the defendant Godard did not de lay in paying the fine and costs and closing the case. I'luns were announced just | about complete yesterday for ; launching the drive today to raise !til,5(MI in this county to | help carry on the relentless i’ighl against cancer . Assisted by—• yxsfattiecr.4, the county commander, Mrs. 5 has. I. Harris, yesterday prepared direct mail appeals to several : ' I IIP-- i-—’ ’ solicitations will supplement the direct mail appeal, it was i explained. j . -- Fines Imposed In Sum of SI.125 By Judge |. f. Smith —»— INim*lri*ii Dt'fniilanl' l iuni $2.1 K.uli lt\ Judge SmiIli Monday Judge J. Calvin Smith held the county court in session until al most 4:00 o'clock Monday after noon, handling a fifty case docket accumulating over a period of two weeks while the superior tribunal was handling its work The last Monday sessions attracted a near capacity crowd, and there were more white defendants than col ored before the court. While no record fines collec tions were made, the court report ed a net income of $1,125 aside from the costs which will boost the total to more than $2,000, Aside from nineteen speeding cases, the feature judgment was a six-month road sentence imposed upon Lee Tyner for driving a mule he (Tyner) was drunk. The case had been heard several j weeks ago, but prayer for judg ment was continued until this week. The case charging D. D. Hill with assaulting his wife again was nol pressed but is subject to be recalled. Hill had disappeared and did not return for trial. Charged with assaults with deadly weapons, Tommie Taylor and Jonah Clemmons pleaded j guilty and each was taxed with! the costs. Charged with an assault with a j deadly weapon, disorderly con duct and destroying property, Walter Freeman was sentenced to the roads for ninety days, the court suspending the road term] upon tile payment of a $25 fine and costs. Charged with the non-support of his twin children, Berkley Me Intyre was sentenced to the roads for twelve months, the court sus pending the road term on condi tion that the defendant pay the cost and $7 a week for the support of his children during the next two years. Charged with larceny by trick, Hubert Roberson, colored, was ad judged not guilty. The defendant, after receiving pay for a load of wood, delivered it by mistake to the wrong address Charlie Clemmons, charged with the theft of his brother in law’s watch, pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and taxed with the. costs. bammie .Slade, charged with non-.support of his child, was m*i ; tenced to th'1 roads for six months,1 tlio court suspending the road! term upon the payment of the i costs and $10 a month for the sup-1 port of his child. Pleading not guilty of non-sup- | port, Benjamin Wiggins was ad- j judged guilty after a technicall fashion, and lie was sentenced to: the roads for six months, the court suspending judgment upon I the payment of the cost . and on condition that he pay $7 a week! for the support of his two child-j ren during the next two years. Pleading not guilty of drunken driving, Hubert Roberson, white, was adjudged guilty and was fin ed $100, taxed with the cost, the court recommending that Ins driv er’s license be revoked for onei year. James A. Hardison, pleading guilty of operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license, was fined $23 and taxed with the costs. Benjamin B. Taylor was fined $23 and required to pay the costs in the case charging him with operating a motor vehicle with out a drivei’s lie ense. Charged with driving an auto mobile while his operator’s li cense was revoked, David B. Clur kin was fined $200 and taxed with T;.7TTT'th<~7utfge explaining tfi.V. ! it c%d.-, .rr,,,,,,,,,-“ iV,v’ ior .-a.lvn a violation. The court recom mended that the young defend ant's license be revoked for two his guilt, explained that lie and a (Continued on page eight) Speedsters Have Their Dav In The j Recorders Court 'Ian SenlfMicrd To Roads For Six Months for Driv ing Mnlr While Drunk Speedsters, most of them in a hurry to get back home from va cations in Florida, had their day in the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday, several of the cases bringing out some native wit after a nonchalant fashion as well as some serious comment. During the two weeks the super ior court was in session, the five members of the highway patrol stationed in this county rounded up nineteen alleged speedsters. Several of them posted bond and continued northward. Each of the defendants, pleading guilty, was fined $25 and taxed with the costs, the total fines amounting to $47:“). The costs added about $450 to the bill. Myron W. Curtis, one of the de fendants, said the fine and costs were a little higher than they were back home in Norfolk, but “you folks are very polite and apologetic, and it's worth the dif ference.'’ Louis J. Cugini, driving a cat hack from Florida to his home in Newton, Massachusetts, for th*. owner, could not arrange bond when stopped by Patrolman M. F. Powers, and Cugini spent the night in jail until money for his bond could reach him by tele graph. Told that it was disagree able to have to place him in jail overnight, Cugini assured the of ficer that it was all right, that he (Cugini) needed a couple of days of rest after a strenuous life down m Florida. Another defendant, Norman F. Drew of Bernaidston, Mass., sug gested that patrolmen from the North be imported to teach North Carolina patrolmen something, little realizing that the arresting officer was a native of Massa c husetts Then tin re was a member of the fait sex who lacked the money to pay the fine and cost and finance the ti ip on into Provi dt nee, Rhode Island Court of ficials advanced the difference and Mrs. Beatrice L. Durfee con tinued on her way. Included in the list of speed sters were lawyers and doctors who were returning northward from vacations spent in Florida. Names of the other defendants and addresses where listed on the warrants follow: Andrew K. Albanese, New York, Kelly W. Bryant, Tarboro; John Parks Mitchell, Greensboro; Max Chustek, Freeport, New York; Dr. Harrell A. Blaisdell, Jamestown, New York; Peter Ar (Conlinued on page eight) Johnson To Speak To Raritan Club Cliurles Johnson, State treasur er and candidate for governin', is scheduled to make his first per sonal appearance in support of his candidacy in this county next Monday evening when he appears before the Janiesville Ruritan Club at a special supper. His visit had not been officially announced late yesterday, but club members were quoted as saying they were expecting him. lies speech topic was not an nounced, but it is quite likely that it will touch lightly, at feast, on politics and the gubernatorial race. Seine fishing, scheduled to have been started in the Roanoke at the Janiesville plant today, is being delayed, a report stating that high water was blocking (he oper ations. It could not be learn ed when the big seine would *\wt wai Sw>vit like !> that the water will tall suf ficiently to permit operations before some time This was reported *o be "farther up the rivet.