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the enterprise is read be OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LI—NUMBER 44 THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNIT FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 Williamaton, Marlin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 1, IV18 Special Awards • Go To Students In School Here Meritorious Work Recog nized At Meeting In the School Friday Hard work and meritorious ac complishments on the part of lo cal school students were recogniz ed during an awards day program last Friday morning and at the graduation exercises that evening. A large number qualified for the awards and there was keen com petition for the top honors. The W. C. Manning valedictory cup was awarded to John T. Gur y kin by Mrs. Ralph Gorham, teach er. “So ,many high school girls and boys seem more interested in the pursuit of hapiness or what they think is happiness that they do not have time to pursue studies and work," Mrs. Gorham said, adding that the valedictorian this year had worked hard, that he was industrious, honest, cheerful and pleasant to work with. The Sarah Manning home eco nomics cup was awarded to Miss Elizabeth Whitley by Mrs. Gor ham who pointed out that the winner had done superb labora tory work, maintained high grades and made an excellent con tribution to the department. Mrs. Wheeler Martin. Jr., presi dent, presented Hilton Peel, band • president, the Woman’s Club civic cup in recognition of the progress the band had made during the year. The salutatory award was won by Miss Edna Hadley, and Miss Thelma Ward's work as editor of the high school annual was recog nized. ^ William B. Rogerson received the Ray H. Goodmon athletic trophy from the hands of Mr. Goodmon. Rogerson was a letter man in three sports and was a good sportsman. Making the best record in his grade, Ernest Taylor received the Eighth Grade cup. In his absence the cup was delivered to his moth > er by Mrs. Wheeler Manning, teacher. Mrs Manning also pre sented an awaid to Miss Gertrude McLawhorn for excellent work in the commercial department. School Committee Chairman Robt. L. Coburn presented di plomas to thirty seniors. Seventh grade scholarship, Jean Mobley; most outstanding mem ber of the glee club, Bobby Tay lor; most outstanding first-year student in home economics, Jean McLawhorn; most outstanding character in junior class play, Bobby Taylor, in senior class play, Lola Peel; most promising student in science, Ronnie Levin; best shorthand student, Carrie Dell tweaks; winner in school com petition with paper on world peace, Lilyloet Muse; citizenship medal, (*,o the boy in the senior class who, during four years of high school, best exhibited true citizenship) Mac Manning. The following students were re cognized in a Beta Club cere mony: Sadie Banks, Rachel Ches son, Ronnie Levin, Jessie Mae Melson, Lilybet Muse, Elizabeth Patterson, Nancy Roberson, Mara Ada Shuller, Elizabeth Whitley I and Frank Wynne. Typewriting certificates were awarded to the following, the fig ures show’ing the words each typ ed per minute: First year, Mada Jine Chesson, 60; Rachel Chesson, Continued on Page Five) Fined tor Fishing Without License Pleading guilty of fishing with out a license, Mrs. J. B. Watts of Louisiana and Plymouth was fin ed $7.50 and taxed with the costs by Justice J. S. Ayers here- last Saturday morning. Mr. Watts had planned to do a little casting in Gcp'feer's Creek, and Mrs. Watts was to run the boat. When they reached the camp, an obliging camp keeper furnished equipment for Mrs. Watts, and a short time later or after one small catfish had been snared from the. . Gauaiy Game Warden Cecil R. Bullock and District Warden Ben James came along and called for li censes. N ew Theatre Opens Here Thursday Night Movie House One Of the Finest In Eastern Carolina -o No Formal Program Plan ned for Opening at 7:00 O’clock The Viccar Theatre, one of the finest movie houses in Eastern North Carolina, will hold its pre miere showing Thursday evening of this week at 7:00 o'clock, it was announced yesterday by the own er-operator, Dr. Victor E. Brown. No formal program will mark the opening, the owner explaining that the picture “Panhandle” will be flashed on the screen promptly at 7:00 o’clock to mark a new era in entertainment in this section. A special release was gained for the picture which is one of the latest productions with a top rat ing. Two shows are scheduled for Thursday, one at 7:00 and the other at 9:00 o'clock with a regu lar schedule—1:00 to 11 o’clock P. M.—g ing into effect on Friday. Constructed at a cost of ap proximately $80,000, the theater building embraces the most mod ern architectural plans and con veniences. The equipment will boost the total cost to plmost $100,000. Of fireproof construction, the building is air-conditioned and has one of the most unique heat ing systems with the pipes encas ed in the floor and out of sight. Special materials were used to give the building perfect sound effect, and no detail was overlook ed in making the building ideally comfortable. The theater has approximately 500 seats, including 150 in the bal cony, The seats are the very lat est thing for theaters. Offering complete comfort, the seats are so constructed that one can shift it to permit another patron to pass without getting up. They are in stalled in such a manner that one does not have to lean to one side to look around the head of the person directly in front. The management explained that due to the limited seating capacity* on the main floor, the balcony would be reserved for white patrons. In addition to the main audi torium and balcony, the theater has modernistic rest rooms on both floors and several offices. The front of the structure is of modernistic builders’ glass and the marquee, lighted with several hundred bulbs, is of the latest do sign. For the present the operation of the theater will be under the di rect supervision of the owner. Ac tual operation will be handled by j Mrs. Mary Clark Pate and Miss Edna Ray Thomas, in the ticket booth, and Messrs. Dan Ray Pate, (Continued on page five) Minor Changes In Recreation Plans A few minor changes have been made in the recreation program here because of developments re cently coming up. One of the changes will be in the matter of charges for use of the municipal swimming pool. It was announced last night that the hourly rates wil be abolished and flat charges will be made for each period the pool is open. For in stance 10c will be charged for children under 13 years during all periods, morning, afternoon and night while 20c will be charged for those over 13 years during the morning and night periods while 25c flat will be charged for this older group during the longer aft j ernoon period. The complete schedule for the | swimming poo) appears on the I editorial page ol today's Enter ' prise, The price changes were made to "give grasss.1 pharr-B—<Et? tickets and to help defray the ad ditional expense involved in op erating the recreational program here. I MOVING The Employment Security Commission moved its offices from the third floor of the City Hall to the first floor of the Tar Heel apartment build ing: yesterday. Mrs. Dolores L. Beaird plans to move her Wear Right shop from the Bowen build ing on Washington Street to the Tar Heel' building next week, and Colonial Stores will move from their present location in the Harrison building to the Tar Heel building in two or three weeks. Mrs, Dixon Died Friday Afternoon At Everetts Home Funeral Services Were H«*ld In Itajilisl (Church There Saturday Afternoon Mrs. Katherine Clark Dixon died at the home of her daughter, Mis. Van G. Taylor, in Everetts last Friday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. Eighty years old, Mrs. Dixon had been in declining health for some time and her con dition had been critical for several months. The daughter of the late Henry David and Lona Smith Clark, she was born in Beaufort County on February 22, 1808, and spent her early life there. In early wonian hood she was married to Edward L. Dixon and located in Pitt Coun ty where she lived until twenty years ago when she came to Mar tin to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Taylor, and Mr. Taylor in Everetts. She was a member of the Bap tist church for many years, her daily life exemplifying its teach ings and principles firmly yet ten derly. She was held in high es teem in her native and adopted communities, and although -in firmities of age limited her activi ties in later years she continued interested in all that was good and noble. Surviving besides her daughter with whom she made her home are five sons, Edward S. Dixon of California, Paul Dixon of Ever etts, Robert Dixon of Willard, Henry Dixon of High Point, and Jack Dixon of Williamston; four sisters, Mrs. Nancy Boyd of Wash ington, Mrs. Rachel Buck, Mrs. Henrietta McGowan and Mrs. Julia Porter, all of Greenville; two half-sisters, Mrs. Janie Smith of Avden and Miss Sarah Clark of Washington; two brothers, Wright Clark of Vanceboro and Fred Clark of Chocowinity; and a (Continued on page three) Funeral Sunday For Infant In Oak City Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at the graveside in the Oak City Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith. The one-day-old child died in the hospital here Saturday afternoon at 5:00 o’clock. How They Voted In County Last Saturday The figures below reflect the vote east in this county by pre cincts last Saturday for district and county offices. J. D. Wool ard led the ticket and John Rodman was second. The line-up shows O. L. Williams, Sam M. Campen and John Rodman for State Senate; A. Corey and Edgar Gurganus for house of repre sentatives; J. C. Smith and C'has. Manning for county judge; W. M. Harrison and W. Tom Roberson for county commissioner, Griffins-Beat Grass district; Nat Johnson and Henry S. Johnson, Jr,, for county commissioners. Hamilton Goose Nest district, and J. D. Woolard, Cecil B. Powell and Ji. C. Norman for board of education. The count shown here is unofficial. Precincts Jamesvillc Williams Griffin . _ Bear Grass Williamston 1 Williamston li Cross Roads Robersonville Gold Point PniiAi — ;; .■ ».» Hassell Hamilton Goose Nest Totals_ State Senate Wins Cmpn Kdmn 95 99 203 25 34 03 — 70 79 139 07 70 125 120 199 241 104 271 330 - 00 41 81 178 205 311 40 30 57 t-s IS"’ 42 ’ill'.: 27 40 01 _ 50 58 84 - 40 84 120 — 989 1252 1870 Ils. Rep. Judge Co Cm Gfn-BOCo. Com. IlmlnG.N. Corey G’rg’nusSm’th M’n'ng llar's'n K'b’son N Jhnsn II S Jhnsn Jr 245 03 18^ 110 181 218 84 172 39 -t.-r 40 50 50 1488 40 35 50 92 178 207 01 202 01 ' 45 80 140 1372 91 13 01 123 100 120 82 387 100 57 51 03 104 1304 lid of Ed. W’l’rd P’w'l N’rm'n 202 87 177 90 259 381 70 80 18 - • -Us 39 93 111 1047 125 44 14 217 212 327 122 277 03 . «i 39 89 94 1084 153 49 239 12 140 158 25 135 31 2» 23 30 10 1007 103 17 21 113 91 125 31 181 00 9 39 14 194 998 151 07 100 72 252 34 7 95 250 42 82 52 144 34 1754 203 75 182 107 313 412 98 190 30 ' 57 50 88 92 1933 152 45 113 118 187 234 89 327 121 78 iz 109 131 1800 80 24 47 70 127 190 Id 293 28 -17 10 31 70 1045 IJnol urial \ otr On Stair Ticket —-•— In the principal State contests with about 100 scattered precincts unheard from J. Melville Brough ton was leading Win. B. IJmstead for the U. S. Senate 193,012 to 171,400. Charles M, Johnson was leading the field for governor with 162,304, and Kerr Scott was second with 153,022 votes. R. Mayne Albright polled 72,124 to take third position in the count and a strong bargaining place in the second round. What stand Albright will take has not yet been announced. Some politicians are of the opinion that he’ll dis charge his supporters from any further obligations, leaving John son and Scott to scrap it out alone. Oscar Barker, holding fourth position in the governor’s race, polled 10,1100 votes, and W. F. Stanley, Sr., led Olla Ray Boyd 2,320 to 1,830. In the other races, Thad Eure was renominated for secretary of state. 11 1’. Taylor won for lieu tenant governor by more than a two-to-ono majority over Ban Tompkins Henry Bridges won over Charles W. Miller for audi toi, and Brandon Hodges got a majority over James Vogler and Z. W. Fruzulie, State Labor Com missioner Forrest Shwfurd won ■ r .U. ;. * 1 i In Ha lone Republican contest, j W. H. Gragg led G. L. Willard i three to one for the commission Jar of labor nomination. Marshall Speaks To Seniors Here On Friday Night — ■ • (iollrjir Dean Says Oiarae* ter Is One's Most Im portant Pos»(‘ssi«u Dr W. E Marshall, dan of men at E. C. T. C., Greenville, deliver ed a timely address to the gradu ating class and a large number of patrons and friends in the high school auditorium here last Fri day evening, marking the close of the 10-17-48 term in the local schools. Dr. Marshall said: This is perhaps the most im portant event that has occurred in the lives of you who are finish ing twelve years of hard and dili gent study and who are now pre paring to further your educational career in some college or univer sity, or to enter directly into the great American society to carve out your place in business, indus try, agriculture, or any othet field of activity that most nearly suits your desires. I should like to say to you now: “Best wishes for the greatest pos sible success in your chosen field of permanent life activity." So for the next fifteen or twen ty minutes I want to talk to you seriously and conscientiously about some qualities or character istics of life that are essential that you possess if' your life from now on is to be a success. I want to talk common sense. 1 want to talk with you about several vital qual ities tiiat you must possess, each of which is common knowledge to you and to all of us, hut which most of us merely acknowledge and recognize as important and let the matter drop at that point. Confucius once said: “It isn't square acres that make a country great, but -quare men." That is true. And it is on that particular phase of life that I want to talk this evening -the necessity ur e« sentialness of square men", men with character, if w< , as individ uals. as members of our communi ties, and as citizens of our state i end nation ere to remain great and 1 ree. 1 he basic source ui lire strength ami vitality of American civiliza tion is not to tie found in the nat ural ri sources of our country, the wealth of our people, or the pow er of our government, but in our fundamental faith in man as an end in himself, We believe in man. We believe in men not merely as production units, but us the children of God. And tne most important possos i sum of any man is character. Now character is an' individual mat ter. You cannot have another's character. You may try to imi tate the character of some great man; but to the man himself, who I is his own master, his character I standi th or falleth. Character is 1 that something within you which leeeives and impresses on your mind, and writes in indeliable let ters on your heart your thoughts, your words, your deeds. Charac j ter is that something that points I _\ oii onward and upward in life. Someone has well-said: "Charac ter is not something that is added to your life, but it is life itself.” Character-building is not the work of a moment or a day. You cannot jump into character as I you would a suit of clothes, un j less it i. an assumed character. I And the man with an assumed | character is a hypocrite, an im I poster, whom we all despise. | Character must be worked at con tinually. and we are building even when we are not conscious of it. We are adding to it each day by little things little deeds of kind (Continued on page eight) Letters Issued To Bond Members Nine letters were issued to members of the local high school band last Friday by Director Jack lhitlcr. and Milton Pod was! awarded a medal for being thu outstanding member of the or» gunizatton during the past year. Letters were Ma given to the fold lowing: Mary Lou Lee, Ronnie? IfUlloelt, Jtdian Mason, SaUv Hardison, Bobby Taylor., ii Ciayt a. Hilton Feel and Lucy berson Funeral Thursday Near Jamesville for Edward Brown Body of War Hero Is En Route Home from India Burma Theater Funeral services will be con ducted at the family home near Jamcsvillc Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock for Sgt. Edward S. Brown, young Martin County war hero who gave his life for his country in the far-away Burma Theater during World War II. Rev. J. M. Perry, Robersonville minister, and Rev. John L. Goff, pastor of the Williamston Chris tian Church, will conduct the ser vice, and a detail from the John Walton Hassell Post of the Ameri can Legion will have charge of the military rites at the graveside in the family cemetery near the home. Sgt. Brown, a promising young man and well liked and highly re spected by all, was fatally wound ed in Burma on June 21, 1944, dy ing four days later on June 25. He entered the service at Fort Bragg on December 15, 1942, and went overseas in November, 1943. During the service period he won the admiration and esteem of his comrades in arms, and was rapid ly advancing in rank. Starting the long tick home in company with the bodies of 2,023 others who paid with their lives in that area, including 53 from this State, the body reached San Francisco on the U. S. Connolly in early May. It was sent by special train to Charlotte and is being brought to the Biggs Funeral Home here by special Govern ment motor carrier. Reaching here late this evening, the body will be removed to the home Wed nesday morning about 11:00 o’clock. The son of Mrs. Dare Roberson Brown and the I ate Archie Brown, he was born near Jamcsvillc on September 30, 1921. He spent most of his life on the farm before go ing to Washington, D. C\, to ac cept employment about a year be fore entering the service. lie was a member of the church at Poplar Chapel, and was gradu ated from the Jamcsvillc schools. Surviving besides his mother are five brothers, Carl and Tom my Brown of New York City, Jimmy Brown of New Orleans, Howard Biown of Columbus, Ohio, and Elwood Brown of Jamcsvillc; and three sisters, Mis. Charles Forbes of Robersonville, Mrs. U. S. Hassell of Colerain and Mrs. Billy Griffin of Williamston. — . - i Vote In County For State Senate John Rodman of Washington led the field for one of the two seats allotted this district in the State Senate. Sam Campen of Alliance, Pamlico County, won the other seat with an estimated 1,000 vote lead over O. L. Wil liams of Swanquarter, Hyde County. The unofficial vote by counties: Wins Cmpn Rdmn Dare 409 451 441 Beaufort 1282 1778 . 3607 Hyde 660 341 555 Martin 989 1252 f876 Pamlico 300 1014 525 Tyrrell 336 201 336 Washington 553 603 1077 4529 5639 8417 Voters Settle Polities In The County For Another Two Years In Primary Election Saturday Three Car Wrecks In Past Few Days * In Martin County -—— Car Skills On Wet l*ave iiumiI. Tears Into Ditch And (limits a Tree Driving cast on Highway 64 bo tween Robersonville and Everetts last Wednesday night about 10:00 o'clock, Russell Bailey Wynn ' of Everetts lost control of his 1940 Ford when it skidded on the wet pavement. The ear skidded down a ditch for about 155 foot and flew into the air, striking a tree and tearing limbs off the tree ten or twelve feet from tire ground, according to a report coming from Patrolman B. W. Parker who made the investigation. Wynne says he was driving about ISO miles an hour at the time. Riding alone, Wynne was not hurt but damage to his car was estimated at $650 by Patrolman Parker. Last Saturday afternoon Charles E. Moore, Plymouth man. wrecked his car, a 1947 Dodge, not far from the scene of the Wynne wreck. Moore lost control of his car on the graveyard curve be tween Everetts and Robersonville when the machine skidded on the wet pavement. Part of the fence around the roadside graveyard was torn down when the c;ir plunged into it and turned over. Moore was not hurt, according to Patrolman B. W. Parker who (Continued on page six) Fifty-Six Perfect Make Records | Fifty-six pupils established per feet attendance records in the lo i cal schools during the term just l ended, Principal B. G. Stewart an nounced. Names of the record holders are: | First {trade, Sylvia Rachelle I Moore and William Ray Bunting; second grade, Billy Ray Bowen, Janette Leggett, f^eggy Ann Stev enson and Paul Roberson; third grade, Priscilla Gurganus, Molly Biggs, and Ilenry Handy, Jr.; fourth grade, Athemus Sfetsos, Maeana Willard, Joseph Clayton, Joyce Baker, Dickie Clayton, Lee I Glenn, Jr,, and Kenneth Hardison; I fifth grade, Betty Carol Gurgan I us; sixth grade, Gerel Lamm, Bet ty Mobley, Ann Peel, Virginia Price, Judith Rogers, Patricia Smithwiek, Patty Williams, A. O. Coltrain, George Harris, Jr., Allie Mae Howell and Theresa Modlin; seventh grade, Wilber Edwards, Billy Harris, Billy Roy McKeel, Jerjy Savage, Hugh Spruill, Jr., Bettie Lou Dudley, Fitzhugh Fus sell, June Glenn and Gloria Tay | lor; eighth grade, Joyce Andrews and Peggy Carson; high school, j Albert Ray Phelps, Gloyden Ste wart, Reg Coltrain, Alice Peaks, J. D. Hines, Louise Corey, Marie Griffin, Bobby Edmondson, Har riett Ward, Edith Harris, David Carson, Marilyn Fussell, Edna Hadley and William Rogerson. 1 ROUND-UP s •\ s. Seven persons were round ed up and placed in the coun ty jail here over the week end. 'Jhcrc were only two drunks in the group, the other eases charging non-support, and assault while another person was held for investiga tion and still another was hooked as being mentally ill. One of the group was white and the ages of the alleged violators ranged from 22 to £0 years. Hold Funeral In Bear Grass Church For Mrs. Gurganus Vies. Addie Mason (>nr^u iisl)i»*d At Daughter's Homo Heir Sunday Mrs. Addie Mason Gurganus, 74, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Clyde D. Anderson, here on Marshall Avenue Sunday morning at 9:50 o'clock. She had been in declining health for a long time and her condition was critical for several days. The daughter of the late John and Margaret Gurganus Mason, she was born in Pitt County on February 19, 1H7.4, and spent her early life there. Following her marriage to Mr Halston Gurganus in 1901 she moved to this county, locating in the Hear Grass Com munity where she was held in high esteem by neighbors and other friends for nearly half a century. She had made her home with her daughter here since last Christmas, but her feeble health made it almost impossible for her to get out very much. Mrs. Gurganus was a faithful attendant upon the religious ser vices in the Bear Grass Primitive Baptist Church and the body was moved from her late home there at 2:00 o’clock Monday afternoon for the last rites at 3:30 o'clock Elder A. B. Ayers, assisted by Rev. James I. Lowry, Presbyter ian minister, and Rev. Stewart B. Simms, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church in Williamston, conducted the services. Inter ment was in the family cemetery near the old home in Bear Grass Township. (Continued on page three) County First To Report Returns ■ •— Thanks to the precinct election officials and other interested par ties, Martin County was one of the Inst in North Carolina to complete and report the vote re turns in the primary last Satur day. Registrar Clarence Stallings of Jamesville came in first with a report, and a short time later re ports started pouring in from the other precincts. Several hundred studied the returns as they were posted in the Enterprise windows. Sworn! Primary' On Juno 26 For Johnson-Scott -<» Close \ oh* l{rporte<l !u Sev* rral Cunlrsh for Coun ty and Stale Posts Martin voters virtually settled their county politics for another two years when a few over 11.000 went to the thirteen polling places and participated in the primary election last Saturday. The size of the vote did not come up to ex pectations, the rains apparently having held many potential voters at home. As far as it could be learned the voting was without untoward in cident, the candidates and their supporters employing fair tactics in everyone of the thirteen pre cincts. Close races featured some of the contests, but for county and state offices, and the voting leaves the race for governor unsettled. Kerr Scott, trailing Chas. M. Johnson by only a few thousand votes, has called for a second primary and a decision is to be expected on June 2(i. K, Mayne Albright polling approximately 74,000 votes, has issued no statement as to who he will support m the second round for governor. Johnson has said he is ready for the second contest, and declares he is confident of victory. In the county, John Rodman of Washington and Sam Campen of Alliance, led O I. Williams of Swanquarter for the State Senate from this, the second senatorial district. A. Corey won by ap proximately 100 votes over Edgar , Gurgamis fir county represent.! five in th(' State Legislature. C has. II. HJiOining held u. ..(.to better than a 200-vote advantage over J. C. Smith for county judge. W. M. Harrison of Hear Grass and Henry S. Johnson, Jr., of Hamil ton won for county commissioner in the two districts where there I were contests. Cecil 11 Powell of j Gold Point and J. I). Woolard of Willianistori won the two places on the Martin County Boafd of Education, Woolard succeeding himself and Powell winning the place now held by 11. C. Norman of Robersonville. The county vote for state ran didates was a bit one-sided in (Continued on page five)
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