I THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ 01 OVER 3,00* MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEKB VOLUME LI—NUMBER 35 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 2f), 1() lit ESTABLISHED 1899 Sanitary Ratings f Listed For Cafes And Meat Markets —• Nearly Half of Cafes In County Hold Ratings Of 90 and Above Eleven cafes, nearly half of all • in the county, possess A ratings, Sanitarian W. B, Gaylord, Jr., re ported a few days ago. Only two rated as low as “C”. An even dozen meat markets rated from 90.5 to 94.5, but most of the meat retailing establishments fell in the “B" class with three holding “C” ratings. ^ ^ The grades were listed for the first quarter as follows: "A”—Central, Williamston, 94; East Side, Williamston, 94; Grif fin, Williamston, 94; Crystal Grill, Williamston, 92.5; Friendly Coffee Shop, Robersonville, 92; Jerigan, Williamston, 91.5; Leggett's, Wil liamston, 91; The Southern, Wil liamston, 90.5; Mickey's Inn, Wil % liamston, 90; G & C, Williamston, 90; Roberson's! Williamston, 90; “B"—Chimney Corner, Wil liamston, 88; Edmondson & Cher ry, Hamilton, 86; Harris, Wil liamston, 85.5; Big Apple, Rober sonville, 85.5; Clarks, Williains ton, 85.5; Andrews, Williamston, 82.5; Roanoke, Williamston, 82; Cotton Club, Williamston, 82; Barrett, Oak City, 81; Hardison, ^ Williamston, 81; Hitching Post, Williamston, 80. “C”—People's, Robersonville, 79.5; and K's Place, Williamston, 75. “A” meat markets—Page, Rob ersonville, 94.5; Hardison, James ville, 94.5; Peele, Williamston, 94; McClees, Williamston, 93.5; Col onial, Williamston, 93.5; Everett V &t Warren, Robersonville, 93.5; Colonial Frozen Foods, Williams ton, 92.5; Ward, Williamston, 92.5; Hardy, Everetts, 92.5; Tiny, Wil liamston, 90.5; William's, Rober sonville, 90.5; West End, Wil liamston, 90.5. “B”—Donaldson, Williamston. 88.5; Moore, Williamston, 88,5; Ayers, Oak City, 88.5; Bunting, * Oak City, 88.5; Johnson, Asa, Hamilton, 88.5; Hardy, Everetts, 88.5; Cherry, Everetts, 88.5; Brown, Williamston, 88; Robert son, Williamston, 87.5; Red Front, Williamston, 87.5; B & B, Hamil ton, 87.5; Bryan, Robersonville, 37.5; Williams Community, Wil liamston, 87.0; Gold Point, 86.5; Jones Community, Whlliamston, ^ 86.5; Edmondson & Cherry, Ham ilton, 86; Lilly, Williamston, 86; Brown Bros., Jamesville, 85.5; Sexton, Jamesville, 85.5; Rober son’s Store, Williamston, 85.5; Johnson, Hamilton, 83.5; Sunny Side, Williamston, 83.5; Slade Rhodes, Hamilton, 83; Eason & Brily, Robersonville; 83; Rodgers, Williamston, 82; Mizelle, Wil liamston, 82; Ben’s, Williamston, 81.5; Daniel, Oak City, 81.5. % “C”—Smith, Williamston, 78.5; Reddick, Williamston, 72 5; John son, Walter, Williamston, 71. New Bus Schedule Effective May 1st ~ — — Carolina Trailways has an nounced, effective Saturday, May ^ 1, schedule changes on its system which affect the arrival and de 0 parture time of some of the bus es at the local terminal. This an nouncement is made by W. Glenn Humphrey, traffic manager of the coach firm. Mr. Humphrey states that these changes are made to provide a greater spi ead of service and more convenient departures as Summer and vacation travel get • under way. He also states that the revised schedules will pro vide better connections between buses operated by Carolina Trail ways and carriers whose lines connect with it at joint terminals; thus enabling patrons to take longer trips either without change of bus or with less changes than heretofore. Company officials advise you to check with the local terminal manager before planning a trip on or after the effective change date. The bus terminal for Wil iiainston is located at 400 Main Street and information on all schedules arriving and leaving Wi'Hpmston will be giver over CITIZENS OF TOMORROW The Enterprise takes much pleasure in presenting the first in a picture series of this section's “citizens of tomorrow”. So far none has figured prominently in public affairs, but as fu ture citizens they have a tremendous assignment to handle in a muddled world. Certain they’ll do a better job than has been done or is being done. The Enterprise presents the youngsters as the one great hope for the future. Top row, left to right, Joseph, three, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pippin, Williamston; Celia, three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Manning, Williamston; William, Jr., five, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D Jones, Williamston; Button row, Jimmy, three and a half, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Cherry. WSlliamston; Betsy, four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Griffin, Williamston, and Billy, two and a half, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Modlin, Jamesville. SMALL VOTE | -- r -b No official report could lie | had but it was reliably learn ed that a very few votes were cast in the Irish potato refer endum here last Tuesday. However, most of those vot ers questioned said they fav ored the marketing agree ment, that possibly there were no opposition votes. It is estimated that less than ten percent of the eligible voters participated in the referen dum. An official report is to be made direct from Washington on the vote for the potato re gions of North Carolina and Virginia. County Politics Dragging Along ». 1 ^ t Even though there is a fairly | crowded ballot for state and coun | ty offices, interest in polities in this county continues to drag along, but with the possibility j that some heat will be turned on two or three weeks before the I May 29 primary. There are some rumblings! down deep, indicating that the contests will not prove to be walkaways for any of the candi-i dates. Recent reports would in- ^ dicate that the gbvernor's race will he fairly well divided he ' tween two candidates with a third coming in for quite a few votes.! Just now Broughton holds possi bly the one commanding position in his race for the United States Senate with the likelihood that the position will be maintained right on through the primary. No body’s talking about county con tests, but in the state senate race it is believed to have already nar rowed down to two candidates, Campen of Pamlico and Rodman of Beaufort County. Charlie Johnson’s candidacy for governor received a shot in the arm last Saturday evening when district managers and a few invit ed guests attended a meeting in this county. It was reported that Congressman Herbert Bonner came down from Washington to address the group and attend to business. That the Johnson sup porters are not sleeping on the job is evidenced in the report that the committee is anxious to raise $], 800 in the county in behalf of his campaign. Escapes Injury In Auto Wreck —®— D. V. Clayton, Jr., local young man. escaped with minor bruises and scratches last Monday morn ing when his car, a Chevrolet tu dor, turned over with, him a few ; miles out of Washington on vthe Williamston highway. Driving toward Williamston, the young man was blinded by the lights of an approaching car and he ran off the highway. He lost j control and the ear turned over. The damage, centered on the Cancer Fund Drive Nears $1500 Goal In Martin County ■ —-o-— Five District* ami Colored Citizens Report $1,121 In Drive To Date The drive to raise $1,500 in this county to support the fight against cancer was reported late yesterday to be nearing its goal. Reviewing the fund drive to date, Mrs. Chas. I. Harris, county com mander, and Mr. Dan Peel, fund drive chairman, stated that five townships had made complete re ports that the drive in Williams ton is almost complete, and that the colored citizens had raised and reported $141.32 through Chairman Mary Gray. The five districts where the drive has been completed or is about complete repotted $1,121.46, the amount in cluding money raised by the col ored citizens in various parts of the county. The goal was said to have been reached in Williams, but no formal report had been filed with the chairman late yes terday. Jamesville and Hamilton reported some progress in the drive, but no reports have been received from Cross Roads, Rob ersonville and Hassell. In Williamston $242.69 of the $635.33 was solicited on the streets in two days by Mesdames Tom Skinner, Rudolph Saunders, Neil Ripley, John Miller, Jr.. Howard Cone, Reg. Simpson, J. W. Watts, J D Page, M M. Levin, J. I. Low ry, Ronald Johnson, Wheeler Mar tin, Jr., Irving Margolis and Miss Ruth Ward. Of the $141.32 raised by the col ored citizens who have been very liberal with their support, $63.61 was raised as follows: Williams ton Colored High School, $11.41; Biggs School, $3.40; Corner Stone Baptist Church by Mary Mizelle, $18.00; Elks Lodge by Rebecca Hyman, $10; Queen Easter Lodge N. 3, by Joe Spruill, $5; James ville Community, by M. L. Armis tead, $8; Rogers School, $1.75; Whichard-James Community by R A. Keys, $4.50; Pilgrim Church by Rev. J. D. Freeman, $6.55; Odd Fellows Lodge by Jesse Rogers, $10; Household of Ruth, $5. The drive stands as of to date: Quota Raised $ 75 $ 88.85 75 118.20 100 103.16 30 34.60 600 635.33 100 *21.00 35 35.00 75 * 300 * 75 *33.00 35 $1,500 $1,210.46 ‘Incomplete or no report. -* Suffers Stroke it Home In Jamexville Mr. W. W. Walters continues quite ill at his home in Jarnesvilie following a stroke of paralysis suffered there iasi fJTonday after noon. He was reported yester day to be some brighter, but could Bear Grass Griffins Goose Nest Poplar Point Williamston Jamesville Williams Cross Roads Rober' onville Hamilton Making Plans For Large Bond Drive ! In This District - - ■ — Bunkers Discuss Drive In Meeting Held Monday At Greenville Representatives of Region One, U. S. Savings Bond Division, met ■ in Greenville Monday night to formulate plans to sell $2,037,000 in bonds during the current Se curity Loan Drive. Guests of Mr. W. H. Woolard, Resident of the Guaranty Bank and Trust Com pany, representatives and news paper men from a majority of the sixteen counties which constitute Region One, were present for the first called meeting to stimulate interest and enthusiasm in the first big bond drive since the end of World War 11. Mr, Woolard, genial host and chairman of the Security Loan Drive, presided over the meet ing. “We sold bonds to fight a hot war and now me must sell bonds to fight a cold war,” the chairman said. "In World War 11 this re gion sold $50,000,000 in war bonds and we must meet our quota dur ing the current drive for the se curity of our country, to strength en our treasury, create balanced conditions, fight inflation and to stop and retard the buying of ma terial things we don't need and can do without.” The State Chairman, Mr. Al lison James of Greensboro, spoke j briefly and pointed out that the Security Loan Drive was now in process and would continue until June 30th. “The state must sell $31,500,000 in series E, F and G bonds and of this amount $19,840, 000 must be invested in E bonds,” the state chairman said. “Individ ual and national security makes it necessary and urgent that we sub scribe the full amount of bonds allocated to this region. If we channel money out of the spend j ing area into savings it will tend l to rarest inflation. The overall picture makes it imperative that we create as much interest and sell as many bonds as if we were in war,” Mr. James stated. North Carolina has the largest allocation of the ten Southeastern States, Martin County has been given a quota of $180,000 and of tins amount $115,000 must be sold in E bonds. Representing Martin County at the meeting were: Her man Bowen, Williamston, Martin County, chairman, D. R. Everett, chairman in the Robersonville territory, D. V. Clayton of Wil liamston and B. L. Stokes of Rob crsonville. Trial Justices Hear Few Cases Justice of the Peace R. T. John son and Mayor Robt. Cowen heard several eases in then courts here this week. In addition to the criminal charges, Justice Johnson handled several civil cases and is sued warrants charging two or three defendants with issuing worthless checks. Pleading guilty of assaulting a female, Oliver Rogers was bound over to the county court for trial next Monday in Mayor .Cowen’s court. George Perry, charged with public drunkenness was re quired to pay $7.50 costs by May or Cowen. Augustus Riddick, charged with operating a motor vehicle with improper brakes, was taxi'd with $G.50 costs by Justice Johnson who fined Moses O. Gurganus $5 and taxed him with $6.50 costs for operating a motor vehicle with improper lights. In a third case, Justice Johnson fined Fenner Fespass $10 and required him to pay the costs for entering a high way without stopping. -<*> Small Seine (Miches At Jamesville Fishery Placed in operation last Tues day after being delayed by high water for weeks, the fishery at Jamesville is making very small ! catches, according to reports I reaching here today. The targe I seine was picking up from 150 to I J00 herrjng at a dip yesterday, a few perch but hardly any rock. | Better fishing is expected this week-end, and the operators are anticipating a fairly largo run of Cool Weather And Hail Storm Delay Tobacco Farmers —*— Blue Molil Damage Wreck iiifl Quile a Few Plant Beils In The County -• Cool weather following a hail' storm Tuesday afternoon and ear ly Wednesday morning and the spread of blue mold are inter rupting to some extent tobacco \ transplanting in this county. How-j ever, the work is progressing fair-1 ly well despite those unfavorable factors, and it is possible that a major portion of the crop will have been transplanted in the county by the latter part of next | week. Hail damage was fairly severe in some sections, beating down and breaking the plants in the beds and doing some damage to those plants placed in the fields the latter part of last week and the early part of this week. Tues day afternoon the hail struck over a fairly wide area, ranging from the Hobersonville section through Cross Roads, Heat Grass anti on into Beaufort County where the damage was described as severe. Early Wednesday morning hail fell in the Hamilton section, but the pellets were very small and did little damage. In Cross Roads late Tuesday the pellets, said to have been about the si/e of mar bles, almost covered the ground. The mercury dropped about twenty-five degrees overnight and continued to fall during yes terda.v. Quite a few farmers postponed transplantings scheduled for this week until some time next week on account of the cool weather. During the meantime, blue mold is damaging the plant beds on a number of farms, a few farmers declaring their plants had been almost wiped out. The mold is likely to delay some farmers in their transplanting work, but the! growers are confident they willj be able to get sufficient plants from other farmers or that their own plants will grow out of the mold in time for setting week aft er next. During the Tuesday afternoon storm, the packliou.se of Farmer Lee House near Hobersonville was either fired by lightning or a short circuit, and the structure and most of the contents, including hay and corn were burned. —G Buys An Interest In Oil Company —♦—— Mr. Bill Howell, partner in the Howell-Holding Oil Company here since it. was organized, an nounced yesterday that he had sold his interest in the firm to Mr. Roy Ward, owner and operat or of tlie It. L. Ward Coal and Wood Company. Effective as of May 1, the offices will be trans ferred from the bulk plant near the Marvil Package Company to the plant of Mr. Ward to the real1 of the Williamston Supply Com pany. Oscar Tice, an associate of the I firm for some time will continue to assist in distributing Amoco products for the newly organized company. Mr. Howell stated that he had not definitely decided what busi ness he would enter but that he had several propositions under j consideration. ‘ 1 WORTHLESS ' II — . ..> Financial reverses are be ing reflected in this county in the increasing number of worthless checks that have and are still being offered as negotiable instruments in the financial realm. A report from the sheriff’s department early today slat ed that fifty warrants in which the defendants were charged with issuing worth less checks had been handled during the last month. It is possible that police depart ! menls in the several towns handled a goodly number of warrants charging the de fendants with issuing worth Open Registration Books For May 29 Primary Vote kooks lor tne registration ot lew electors—those who have ■hanped their place of residence since the last election and those a?ho have reached their 21st birth lay since the last election or who tvill have reached their 21st birth lay by the next general election in November 2—for the May 29 democratic primary will be open 'd on Saturday of this week in the .'ounty's thirteen precincts. Those persons whose names are not on the books and are qualified to re gister are directed to contact their respective registrars on one if the next three Saturdays or by special appointment at any time between Saturday, May 1 and Saturday, May 15. While most of the registrars will keep the books open right in their homes, others will be at the polling places or an announced points. In Williamston, Precinct No. 1 Registrar, Mrs. Jos. Griffin, win Keep tne dooks open on mo three designated Saturdays at B. j A. Critchers’ law office, and Pre cinct No. 2 Registrar S. II. Crimes will have the books open in his. office on Baltimore Street back of, the Central Cafe. Other regis trars in the county are F. C. Stall ings, Jamesville; Lee D. Hardison, Williams; S. Oscar Peel, Griffins; LeRoy Harrison, Bear Grass; Hor ace M. Ayers. Cross Roads; Allen Osborne, Robersonville; Harry; Roberson, Gold Point; W. Slade j White, Poplar Point; Wade Ever- ‘ ett, Hamilton; D. R. Edmondson,, Hassell; and N. Lawrence Hyman. Goose Nest. Those persons who have lived j in the State one year or move and who have not registered may do so if they are 21 years or older and can meet other qualifications. Those persons entertaining Re publican politics may not partici pate in the May 20 primary. Another Big Day In The County’s Court j Judge J. C. Smith Calls Fifty Cases In Court Monday —•— Fiiif's linposnl Amount To $1,100; Srvoral (»«*t Tim<“ (hi Komis -• Idle for two weeks while the superior tribunal had the light i of-way, the Martin County Re- j corder’s Court had a big and long j session last Monday. Calling half a hundred eases, Judge J. Calvin j Smith held the court in session; until 4:35 o'clock. Several eases were continued and one or two were laid over when the defend- j ants apealed. The court room was comfortably packed during most ! of the morning. The proceedings, exclusive of! cases charging speeding, follow: Pleading not guilty, Willie H.: Hudgins was adjudged guilty of assaulting Russell Perry with a deadly weapon and drew twelve months on the roads. The road term was suspended upon pay ment of a $60 fine and $30 for the prosecuting witness’s medical bill. The defendant is not to be intoxi cated during the next eighteen months. Pleading guilty of assaulting a female, Janies Pearsall was sen tenced to the roads for six months. In court again on the same old' charge assault with a deadly J weapon, Early May Boston was adjudged guilty over lus plea of innocence and drew four months on the roads. Boston is under a suspended sentence and it is like- j ly that it will be invoked, adding ^ four or five years to the term. Pleading guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, Lilly Gray Wil-j kins was sentenced to jail for three days and was taxed with a $10 fine and costs. Charged with being drunk and disorderly, assault and damaging, personal property, William Lilley and Sylvester White were sen tenced to the roads for three months, the court suspending the road terms on condition they pay I a $10 fine and one half the costs,1 $15 to J. E. Griffin for broken glasses and $10 to Mrs. Effie Spar row for damaging property. The court also directed that the de fendants remain away from Ro berson’s Cafe lor one year. Charlie L. Griffin, pleading not guilty in the case charging him with peeping m a boarding house’ window, was adjudged guilty and was fined $25, plus costs. Stephen Riddick was sentenced' to the roads for six months in the ease charging linn with bastardy. The court suspended the load term on condition that he pay $30 to C. II Manning, attorney for! Roberta Brown, and $6 a month for tin next eight months and $10 a month thereafter for two years for the support of his illegitimate1 ehitd, j James Eail Watts, pleaded not MAIL SKHVICi: After several delays, mail i service will he extended to more than 1,500 patrons by carrier here next Monday, Postmaster W. E. Dunn an nounced today. Just about all the homes in the new terri I tory to be served by a third carrier have been numbered, it was said. Jack Mobley has been em ployed as the regular carrier, the postmaster stating that (here is need for substitute workers in the department. Beporl hilwvst In Vote On Beer The proposal calling for a spe rial election on the sale of beer and wine In Martin County is at trading much interest, reports stating that representatives of the brewers had moved in to glimpse developments. One report stated that tin' representative was check ing the retail outlets apparently in an effort to learn what prompt ed the action designed to ban the sale ol heei. Apparently the rep resenlative received conflicting reports. Just what plans, if any, the beer-wine industry will take against the movement to ban tin sales are not known. During the meantime the pro ponents of the ban are meeting in the local Christian church Friday evening of this week at 8:00 o’clock to further their plan It is fairly certain that the meet ing will receive sufficient petition signatures to support a special election, one report stating that quite a few signatures had been added in recent days Find Woman Dead In Floor of Home <* Geneva Roberson, 51-year-old colored woman, was found dead in her home between Oak City and Hobgood yesterday afternoon. Willie her death was sudden and unexpected, doctors and officers, following an investigation stated they were certain that she died of natural causes. Sam Roberson, her husband, left for work that morning and left her apparently in her usual health. That afternoon an adopt ed son returned home from school, found the doors locked as was customary, and peeping through the window he saw her lying on the floor dead. He called neigh bors and the sheriff and coroner were notified She was a native of Rocky Mount and had planned to return there to work a few days with a former employer. She had e thought he could make it back all right. Earl Shadrach, Canton, Ohio, lawyer, admitted he was going too fast and commented that the $25 fine and costs were a bit fast, too. Rev. Donald Wolf of New Hyde Park, New York, offered a good defense and judgment was sus pended upon the payment of the cost. The defendants, pleading guilty, were each fined $25 and required lo pay the costs in the following cases: Olga Dim risky of Brooklyn. Nancy Warren of Rocky Mount, Edward .!, White of White Plains, New York, Hunter Barrett ot Weiis ville, Pennsylvania, and Billy Gray Gaylord of Jamesville. Leak ii)j> Gas Tank Creates \ Menace A si 'able hull' knocked in it ap parently by an object flying up from the pavement, the gas tank of Lawyer Pete Bell's ear spilled . bout fifteen gallons of gas in the main street in front of Attor ne\ 11 G. Horton’s office here yesterday afternoon, creating a fire hazard for a few minutes. It could not be learned just how the gas tank was punctured. Polite took a stand there and the fire department moved to the scene, remaining until town forces, eould cover the flooded area wf sand.