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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACI1 WEES THE ENTERPRISE f THE ENTERPRISE 13 READ Dl OVER 3,00# MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEIS VOLUME LI—NUMBER 32 Ff illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 20. 19 W ESTABLISHED 1899 *Nineteen Apply For Positions In County < Eight Candidates Are Automatically Listed as Nominees ♦ - ■ Contests for House, Judge Boards of Edueution And Commissioners Nineteen candidates for politi cal offices in this county and its subdivisions had their hats in the ring well before the filing dead line at 6:00 o’clock last Saturday evening, Board of Elections Chair man Sylvester Peel announced, the action filling all major offices in the county and two constable positions, one in Jamesville and the other in Williamston. No one filed for the office of county sur ^ veyor, leaving that post unsuc cessful in its humble bid for a candidate. The surveying busi ness will have to drag along the best it can without the services of a primary-recognized surveyor. There were no late develop ments to upset the political apple cart in the county. P. Paul Hol liday filed for constable of Jamesville Township a short time before the filing period was clos ed, and Chas. Rav Moore, the pe renial candidate, came across well in advance with his $.r> filing fee for constable in Williamston Township. The line-up as it is now consti tuted lists nineteen candidates for county and township offices, but g, eight of them, encountering no op position, were automatically de clared the dertyx’iatic party nomi nees and their names will not ap pear on the ballot for the May 29 primary. The declared nominees are: J Sam Getsinger, register of deeds. R. H, Smith, treasurer. 4 Paul D. Roberson, county soli citor. C. A. Roberson, county commis sioner Cross Roads-Robersonville district. John Henry Edwards, county commissioner, Williamston- Pop lar Point district. C. C. Martin, county commis sioner Jamesville-Williams dis trict, succeeding Joshua L. Col ♦ train who is retiring after a long period of able and faithful ser vice. Chas. Ray Moore, constable Wil liamston Township. J. Paul Holliday, Jamesville Township. The other pisitions in the poli tical set-up where activities are a little warmer are being contest ed, and all by good candidates. And since it has good men seeking * the various offices, Martin County is assured a continuation of good government, a condition the county and its people can be just ly proud of. Edgar Gurganus, Williamston attorney, and A. Corey, James ville man and accomplished “jack of all trades,” literally speaking, are in the race to capture Martin County’s seat in the State House • of Representatives which C. B. Martin, Robersonville school man, ^ is relinquishing. Chas. H. Manning, Williamston attorney, is contesting the posi tion of judge of the Martin Coun ty Court with Judge J. Calvin Smith, incumbent. While three members were declared the party nominees, much interest is almost certain to be shown in the two board of t county commissioners contests. W. Tom Roberson, Farm Life farmer, (Continued on page six) SPEEDSTERS v .. - .. ----t Speedsters are being lined up in fairly large numbers for visits before Judge J. C. Smith in the county record er's court next Monday. Up until noon Monday twenty had been booked by mem bers oi the highway patioi working in this county. The group includes a New Yortt minis'er who was hur rying south last week to see the Azalea gardens. ’ - - ... :M I NKARS GOAL '| i ' Although complete reports have been received from only two districts, it is fairly cer tain that the cancer fund drive in this county is near ing the $1,500 goal. Bear Grass w'ent over the top with some to spare last I week, and this week Rev. W. B. Harrington, chairman for Griffins, stated that Miss Bes sie Griffin, Mrs. Leslie Grif fin, Mrs. Marion Lilley, Mrs. Raymond Gurkin, Mrs. Urban Lilley and Mrs. Pierce's store had made a two-day canvass and raised $118.30, an amount $43.30 in excess of the assign ed quota. A fairly complete report on the drive is expected within the next day or two. State Polities Are Warming Up Coasting along and attracting very little attention despite fever ish campaign work by the candi dates during recent weeks, State politics are beginning to warm up. The routine issues have been discussed, the candidates stressing their deep-rooted attachment to the soil and their great love for the common folks. Now, the side issues, piping hot from opposition camps, are breaking into the open. Editor Davis of the Zebulon Re cord last week came out with a question about the investment of State funds. "Mr Johnson, has there been any effort to invest the idle millions of dollars held as surplus m Raleigh?” the Zebulon man asked. Johnson, the State treasurer and candidate for gover nor too, came back and said that the millions were in funds that could not be invested, or some such answer. Drunken Driver Arrested Here Crashing the Main and Watts Street red traffic light, almost 1 clipping a school child and ig noring a call by Officer Chas. R. 1 Moore yesterday afternoon, Les lie Edgar Coggins, RED 2, Green ville, was arrested a few minutes : later and charged with drunken 'driving. He arranged cash bond ! in the sum of $200. | Apparently realizing the law j was closing in on him, Coggins ! got from under the wheel and his j companion, Mary Taylor, of Cho | cowinity, took over. She was 1 booked for operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license, j Their cases are scheduled for trial in the county court next i Monday. \Lun ful To Seine For i Minnows In Streams m _ 1 In accordance with an amended j regulation by the Wildlife Re ■ sources Commission recently, it is ' now lawful to seine for minnows | in inland fishing waters provided | the net used is of dip-net design j with opening not greater than six square feet; a seine of length not I greater than twelve feet and with | a mesh one-half inch or less. To | seine or take minnows from pub lic waters for purpose of sale, j one must obtain a written permit I from the executive director, Clyde | P. Patton, Raleigh. ! Youngster Painfully Burned At Home Here j -*—— I Melvin, four-year-old son ; Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Davenport, j was painfully but not seriously ! burned at bis home here on Cher | ry Street shortly before noon yes terday. Telling members of the family i that he was cold, the child went lo the living iOuiij anti uasi'wli a" small quantity of kerosene into some coals in a heater The flames flared up in his face, burning his face and am, and singeing his j eyebrows and hair. Right Accidents On County Roads During Week-end -—♦ Two of Right Wrecks Re ported On Williamston's West Main Street • A wave or motor vehicle ac-1 cidents struck the streets and; highways in this county over the week-end. Town officers and members of the highway patrol reported eight accidents, two of them within a few blocks of each other in Williamston’s main street. Others were reported at each of the county and in the middle. Only three persons were hurt and their injuries were de scribed as minor ones. The prop erty damage total was estimated at $1,620. Rachel Manning of 821 Spots-! wood Ave., Norfolk, suffered a leg injury when the car she was driv ing from Oak City toward Hob good early last Thursday after- i noon went out of control and turned over Other occupants in the car were not injured and the! driver was treated in Scotland Neck. According to Patrolman R. P. Narron who made the inves-1 tigation, the driver, while not running very fast, started to pass ■ a car and lost control of her 1947 Chevrolet which was damaged to the extent of about $500. The series of wrecks starting in Williamston Sunday morning spread to all parts of the county before the day was spent. The first in the series was re-1 ported Sunday morning about 9:30 o’clock when a 1936 Ford driven by Jack Dempsey Bryant, RFD 1, Greenville, plowed into! the rear of a 1941 Plymouth being, driven by Ed Powell on Williams- ■ tons West Main Street. Mrs. Bryant suffered shock and a small cut on one finger when she was thrown into the windshield. She was discharged from Brown’s Community Hospital following treatment. Damage to each car was estimated at about $75 by Chief W. E. Saunders and Officer Chas R. Moore who made the in vestigation. One report stated that Powell started to pass a car and trailer in the 400 block, that he apparently slowed down to get back into the lane of traffic when his car was struck from the rear. Brink Lilley stopped his taxi near the railroad under pass on West Main Street to discharge a passenger about 1:30 o’clock Sun day afternoon and was struck from the rear by a car driven by G. M Nicholson, RFD 3, Wil liamston. No one was hurt and the damage was negligible, Offic er Wm. Haislip, investigating the accident, reported. William II. Rogerson, driving his 1940 Chevrolet west on U. S. 64, had the right rear fender of his car smashed when James Josh Meeks of Robersonville started to make a U turn near Parmele Sun day afternoon about 5:00 o’clock. Investigating the accident, Patrol man B. W. Parker said that dam age was negligible. One of the more serious acci dents on Sunday occurred in Hamilton Main Street at 8:30 o’clock that evening when Robert Samuel Howell, employe of a cleaning and pressing establish ment in Robersonville, drove his 1937 Ford into town from the di rection af Palmyra and ran into D. G. Matthews' 1946 Chevrolet. Parked in front of the Baptist1 church while the owner was at- j tending services, the car was knocked about 25 feet down the street. Howell’s car turned over! but hp was not hurt, but Patrol- j man R. P. Narron estimated that (Continued on page six) DELAYED High water in the Roanoke continues to delay seine fish ing at Jamesville, the fishery owner-operator, Mr. C. C. Fleming, stating last night that it hardly looked possible to start operations before next week. file liver «tmi~V"S6~snroiiv “*i ending last night, dropped only one-half inch at this point, and is now holding to { about eleven feet, or one foot I over the banks. Vandals Batter Vehicles With Bottles On Highway -4> Running hog wild on the high ways in this section late last Fri day afternoon, vandals, riding in a car believed to have been a Chrysler, battered automobiles and trucks and pedestrians with rocks and bottles, slightly hurting one or two of their victims and endangering the lives of others. The first attack was reported about 6:30 that evening when Linwood Brown, accompanied by Mrs. Pearl Sawyer, Ben Peel, Mountwell Holliday and C. A. As kew, was driving from Williams ton to his home in Jamesville. They had traveled a short distance beyond Gardner’s Creek when they met a car and some object struck the windshield, shattering it and scattering glass all over the car occupants. A short time later, Ernest Har ris was driving a pickup truck belonging to the Williamston Mot or Company when a rock was' I hurled against the windshield.1 Striking directly in front of the driver, the rock cracked the windshield, the truck occupants thinking at first that they had been fired on with a pistol or' rifle. Floyd Spruill, Jr., colored man, was walking along the same high-1 way near Chimney Corner when a car, said to have been a Chrys ler, chased him off the highway into a ditch, fie was then at tacked with rocks, one cutting his wrist. The car was said to have continued toward Hamilton and . turned around, the occupants di | recting another attack at a rela tive of Spruill's. Officers are investigating the attacks and it is understood that i several will be questioned to-j night, but no warrant has been issued. Episcopal Laymen In Meeting Here Wednesday Night -■#—— Virginia Seminary Repre sentative Addresses Large Croup The laymen of the Episcopal churches in the Middle District of Eastern Carolina held a supper meeting in the Woman’s Club here last Wednesday night. Mr. N. C. Green presided over the meeting and welcomed the guests. Rev. E. F. Moseley of Kinston, a former rector of {he local church, gave the invocation. Mr. Fitz Duncan of Greenville, president of the district, conducted a short business meeting during which Mr. Will Gaither of Elizabeth City and Mr. Frank Fagan of New Bern, gave interesting re ports. There were about 115 inen present, representing churches in Goldsboro, Kinston, Greenville, New Bern Aurora, Washington, Plymouth, Elizabeth City, Wind sor, Roxobel, Scotland Neck and Williamston. Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn of Woodland was a special guest. The Rev. Wm. Kirk of the Vir ginia Theological Seminary, Alex andria, gave an inspiring talk on the importance of the seminary. He said that a vast majority of the men now in the seminary are veterans of the last war and are eager to help make the church’s teaching a vital part of the life of our troubled world. “These men, several of them graduates of West Point and An napolis, are consecrated to the task of building goodness instead of war and hatred,” the seminary representative said He contin ued, 'The fact that Time Maga zine selected a religious leader for the feature article in their 25th anniversary number shows what many think is the hope of the future.” He gave a vivid account of how these men are be ing trained to become the future leaders of the church. A delicious “rock muddle”, cooked by Gene Kimball and Bill Glover, was served by the ladies of the Episcopal church. Senator Umstead Taking time out from his duties in Washington, Senator Wm. B. Umstead made an impromptu vis it in this county last Thursday. The senator admittedly facing strong opposition in this county, talked optimistically about the over-all outlook. The candidate has no manager in this county but he has some strong supporters. However, his opponent, J. Melvile Broughton, will, it is predicted, tarry the county three to one. Asked about conditions in Washington, the Senator was quoted as saying that they are in iritiig mess.' The iliiiStTon spiral, slowed down for a while, is now twisting forward more rapidly now, and Washington observers ore no* at all encouraging in their predictions for the future. I r DELAYED The inauguration of an ex tended mail delivery service here has been delayed, re ports stating that a shortage in house numbers forced the workers to withdraw from their task and that the third carrier cannot start work un til all the homes arc number ed. One report said that ad ditional numbers bad been ordered and that the work would ge completed as soon as possible. Jaycees Decide To Incorporate —«, At their regular dinner meeting held last Friday evening at the Woman's Club members of the local Junior Chamber of Com merer voted to incorporate the club. Other business handled was the plans for the club’s annual Ladies and Installation night, set for Fri day, May 7th. Various committee appointments were made, and d was voted that an invitational dance be held following the din ner. The club installed one new member into the organization, this being Jaycee Ed Rowland, Belk Tyler employee. President elect Exum Ward installed the new member. The club voted $35 towards the cost of the annual Martin County Fat Stork show, being held here next month. Several letters of interest to the club members were read, and quite a few of the members ac I cepted invitations to attend vari | ous Ladies' night programs being held within the next several days by clubs in nearby towns. Bernard Harrison was elected a member of the board of directors of the club for a two-year term. It was voted to move the time of the meetings to seven-tnii t.v be ginning in May, for the sun mer months. A delicious chit ken dinner was served the group by the members of the local Beta Club. Bob Cow en pronounced the invocation and James Bullock led tin- singing. The attendance prize, awarded by Jesse Sumner, was won by Carroll Jones. If ililliff I* roup To Moot In Courlli4>mn‘ Members of the Martin County Wildlife Club and others interest ed in better fishing and hunting are to meet in the courthouse Wednesday night of this week at 8:00 o’clock. Some timely busi ness will be discussed, including recent changes made and propos ed in the hunting and fishing re gulations. Firvmnn ( '.allot On l Fat ly Sunday Morning Apparently stalling from a burning cigarette dropped on a Tnatlrese., lii threatened the Wil son home on Hunter Street here at 12:15 o’clock last Sunday morn ing. firemen threw out the burn ing mattress and very huh; dam- ■ age was done. ; Champ Exhibitor To Defend Title At Annual Show IiirroustMl Interest Is Being: Shown In Show's Swine Division This Year For the first time in the history of the Martin County Fat Stoek show the previous year’s grand champion owner has choAm to de tend his title. Billy Bailey of Ev eretts 4-H Club will seek to cap ture the title two years straight at the annual event to be held in Williamston on Friday, May 7. Marv Jane Rogers of the Wil liamston 4-H Club who owned the reserve champion last year is out to do better this year. She has her eyes set on the grand champ ion ribbon. She says the calf that beats her’s will have to be a good one. There are only two 4-H mem bers with a baby beef this year that did not enter one last year. They are Lvnette Haislip of the Oak City 4-H Club and Everett Purvis of the Hassell 4-H Club. There has definitely been an increased interest in fat hogs for the show this year, Assistant County Agent .1 W. Sumner said. It is expected that more exhibit ors will compete for the prizes and that possibly the swine show will surpass interest in the beef cattle department. The hogs will be judged in four groups—-1 group of individual weighing 180 to 240 lbs, one group of individual weighing 241 to 300 pounds, one group of pens of three weighing 180 to 240 pounds and one grouu of pens of three weigh ing 241 to 300 pounds. A grand champion individual will be selected and a grand champion pen of three also will be selected. Scouts Organize At Bear Grass —— The organization of a %'ar Glass Scout troop r expected to be completed within the next two weeks, Scoutmaster Leman Keel announced today. Twelve boys have been registered. The Bear Grass troop will pres ent a "Womanless Wedding" and u "Fiddler’s Convention” in the Bear Grass High School audi torium April 30. The scouts them selves make up the cast of the "Womanless Wedding,” which promises laughter and entertain ment to the public. The "Fid dler’s Convention" is open to in dividual participation. Anyone wishing to enter the contest is asked to contact Scoutmaster Le man Keel. ■o Local Merchant Died On Friday Elijah L. Brown, prominent lo cal colored business man, died at his home here on Washington Street last Friday night. He had been in declining health for some time. He had worked for the Jim Sta tons here for many years, finally leaving them to open a grocery business which he operated .suc cessfully for a long time. He was a leader in his church and held responsible offices in the Odd Fel lows and Elks lodges. Funeral services are being con ducted in the A. M. E. Zion Church on Rhodes Street this aft ernoon at 11:00 o’clock by his pas tor, Rev. A H. Fisher. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. MKKTING Armed with sufficient peti tion strength to get a refer endum, forces will meet this evening in the Memorial Bap tist Church here to perfect an organization for an all-out drive against the sale lit* wines and beer in this county. No definite count on the number signing the petitions could he had, hut it is esti mated that far more than the required 15 percent of the eli gible voters iiave aliixed their signatures to the peti tions. Special Court Holds Final Session Today Expect Change In Verdict Rendered By Jury Monday -- I\vo Juries Find Very Lillie Vi ork To Be Done In t'.ourt This Week -o The Martin County Superior Court is folding its tent today, marking the close of what was to have been a two-week session for the trial of civil cases only. Convened on Monday of last week by Judge W H. S. Burgwyn, the court handled very little busi ness that day. A few consent judg ments were signed and two days were spent hearing the $15,000 da mage suit brought by R. B. Spell i r against Di Edward L. Early. But all the work on the Early ease was marked off when Judge Burgwyn set the $2,350 judgment aside. A $450 damage suit brought by Bullock against Bate man was settled last Thursday and the court ordered a recess un til Monday of this week. During the meantime, four or five of the big eases were continued on ac count of a lawyer conflict. Wtieii the court resumed its I work this week more eases were continued, but after diligent search it was found that one was ready to be tried. J Back in 1941 V. G. Taylor bought a piece of land -in Everetts from the James II Everett estate. The title was approved, but a hitch developed. It seems that Everett was married twice, that both of Ins wives were named Mary. The title checker did not know Everett had two wives by the same name, and when he saw that there were children born to James H. and Mary Everett, no listed them as the proper heirs. It I was later brought out that there | were no children born to Everett’s 1 second wife Mary, that she heir* ed the property and in turn her ; own kin and not the first children were entitled to the property. Last November a nephew, Thurston Davenport, and others were declared owners of the land on Highway 54 in the towp of Everetts. At that time Judge Paul Ei izelle allowed the defend ant to file a petition setting up betterments and improvements. In the court this week the peti tioner proved that he had spent $7,500 building a six-room house, a filling station and other struc tures The jury so found after debating the issues about fifteen | minutes. No immediate action was taken by the court to set the verdict aside, but Judge Burgwyn was quoted as saying that the amount \ allowed for betterments is too high, that lie would not let it stand. There was a possibility late Monday that the court today would take some action unless the litigants reach some kind of an agreement. It is a possibility that the petitioner will buy the land. Taking the ease shortly before 3:00 o’clock yesterday afternoon the jury found that the petitioner had reasonable grounds to believe , title to the land was good and to I go ahead and make improve-' | merits. A rental fee of $17.50 per year was allowed by the jury. Other ^proceedings not previous ly reported: The ease brought by Mrs. Lina J Taylor against G. C. Taylor was settled by agreement, the plain tiff receiving $552.62. 1 he ease of W. M. Staton (Continued on page six) FIRST TOBACCO / The first of the 1!148 to bacco crop in this county was transplanted by Farmer Toba Bowen on his Bear Orass farm yesterday, the farmer stating that the plants were so large that he had to either pull them out of the bed and throw them away or trans plant them. Preparing his land last week, the farmer transplanted only one and one-half acres of his approxi mately six-acre allotment. He plans to complete the task the latter part of this week. Other farmers are expected to start transplanting this week, but it will be latter part of next or early the fol lowing week before the task gets under way on any ap preciable scale. Blue mold is present in many plant beds throughout the county, but damage is slight where spray materials were applied, Mr. Bowen stating that his plants had about recovered from the mold. Hand Preparing For TarHoro Trip The Williamston High School ( Band went through a stilt prac tice session last night and direc tor Jack Butlei has announced two extra sessions for the week as preparations are being made to participate in the big parade at Tarboro Friday afternoon of this week as a part of Hospitality Day festivities there j Special sessions are scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, after noon at 5:110 and Thursday night at 7:00 o'clock. As much individ ual practice as possible is being urged upon the students so long as it does not interfere with other scholasP ■ duties. The full band will go to Tar boro as a baseball game scheduled for Plymouth on Friday has been moved ahead to Thursday to pe: mit all members to be on hand. High school bands from Wilson, Rocky Mount and other towns are to be on hand and it is reported that two army band units may take part in the parade. The band is to travel by pri vate ears, leaving Williamston at 2 p. m. A large number of local people are reported planning to go for the parade and for the ball game in Tarboro Friday night. Former Resident Died Thursday Mrs Rena Cunningham, who made her home here with her son at various intervals over a period of years, died at her home in Pineville, MecWenburg County, last Thursday afternoon. She was 77 years old Funeral services were conduct ed in the Pineville Presbyterian Church Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, I formerly of Williamston. Inter ment was in the family cemetery I near Pineville. Surviving is one son, K P. Cun ningham, and two grandsons, for merly of Williamston but now of Smithfield. —o Oih(*ers Get Still On Friday Raiding in the Free Union sec tion of Jamesville Townsliip lust Friday morning, ARC Officer Joe U. Roebuck and Deputy Roy Peel raptured a 100-gallon capacity roppei hqUoi dislil'/ci > ketlli nlld poured out JOG gallons of medium grade beer, The plant was fully , equipped and was supplied from i two fifty-gallon and one four hun dred gallon fermenters. The still was almost new, the j officers stating that they believed it had been used.no nw? thnn 1 two or three times. j r KOI MM I* v. Fight persons were round ed up .iitd temporarily detain ed in the county jail last week-end by local, county and highway patrol officers. Four were charged with pub lic drunkenness, two with young white men mm) i
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