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♦ 18 HEAD N MH MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME LI—NUMBER 81 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 12, 1948 a THE ENTERPRISE 18 READ Hi OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES ESTABLISHED 1639 Big 3-Day Peanut Festival Opens Here Thursday Afternoon ...—____ J Raise One-Fourth Gi County Quota For Hungry Tots Total of $625.98 Raised And Reported To Treas* * urer Up To Saturday Approximately one-fourth of the 12,500 quota assigned Martin County as its part in the .drive to raise sixty million dollars for starving children in foreign lands has been reported to the treasur er, Mrs. N. C. Green. The $625.98, reported last Saturday, was raised mainly Williamston, reports stat ™ ing that the drive is meeting with some success in other sections of the county. Finding it difficult to get can vassers tu carry the appeal to all parts of the county, the leaders are urging those who have not been contacted directly to for ward contributions to the treas urer, Mrs. N. C. Green, Williams ton. The movement, sponsored by the United Nations, mefins the difference between life and death for helpless little victims of war. The plea has the endorsement of the governments of about forty five nations. Up until the last report, $452.76 had been raised and turned over to the treasurer, the last contribu > tions swelling the total to $625.98. Donations, not previously ac knowledged, follow: Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Llewellyn, $5; McLawhorn Furn. Co., $2.50; Muse Jewelry Co., $2.50; Mar golis Bros., $5.00; Ward’s Market, $2.50; E. and W. Grocery, $2.50; Pioneer Shop, $2; Proctor Shoppe, $5; Peele’s, Jewelers, $2; Rose's Five and Ten, $2; G. and C, Soda Shop, $2 50; Martin’s Bakery, $1; Lindsley Ice Co., $5; Heilig-My ers Co., $3; Russell Griffin, $5; Martin Supply, $5; Farmers Sup ply Co., $5; Williamston Hard ware Co., $3; Mrs. W. E. Decatc 50c; Mrs. Cecil Brown, 26c; Mrs f Horace A. Ray, $1; J. R. Everett $1; Miss Julia F. Everett, $1; Mrs James B. Peele, $1; Mrs. Nea Jones, $1; Mrs. Roy Gurganus, $1 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weaver, $1 Charles H. Bagley, $1; Mrs. R. S Harrison, $1; Mr. and Mrs. Fran! Weaver, $1; Mrs. B. E. Powell, $1 Mrs. Daniel Manning, $1; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wood, $1 Noel E. McDaniel, $5; Mrs. S. R Biggs, $1; Mrs. J. H. Saunders, $1 Miss Ida Roberts, $1; Mrs, L. T Fowden, Jr., $1; Miss Betty Su« Tilley, $1; Mrs. Here. Harrington $1; Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Levin, $5 Mrs. David Modlin, 50c; Mrs. Car lyle Langley, 50c; Mrs. Jack Dar, iel, 50c; Mrs. Ed Hardison, 25c Mrs. Tilmon Coltrain, $1; Mrs. J H. Edwards, $1; Mrs. Harrell Ev erett, $2; Mrs. H. L. Meador, $1 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua L. Coltrain $5; Mrs. N. C. Green, $5; Wil liamston Grammar School, $43.62 reported by the following teach ers: Miss Baker, 5c; Miss Talton 85c; Miss Crawford, $1.06; Mrs Froneberger, $3.82, Miss Man ning, $1.65; Mrs. Kimball, $2; Mrs Futrell, $1.25; Miss Jenkins, $1.70 Mrs. Harrison, $5; Miss Bailey $3.85; Mrs. Abernethy, $2.83; Mrs Coburn, $8; Miss Benson, $1.50 and Miss Whitehurst, $1.06. Mrs. J. B. Glenn, $1; Mrs. J. O Manning, $1; Mrs. O. L. Willard $1; Mrs. F. E. Weston, $2.35; Ch Rho Group Christian Church, $3 (Continued on page eight) | HUNTING SEASON 1 i _, Undisturbed these past months except by a few who broke the law, squirrel and deer will be made targets of hunters in this county next Friday, October 15. The -sportsmen” are already planning hunts and “framing" up on the deer, and the squir rel hunters are certain to move into the woods in hig numbers. Preliminary reports state that game is fairly plentiful in the county this year, but that the squirrels are holding mainly to the highlands where peanut and corn fields are more convenient. New Polio Case Reported In This County Last Week . • A new polio case was reported in this county last Wednesday when Little Miss Velma Louise Harris, five years old, was remov ed to Rex Hospital, Raleigh, for treatment. The child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harris who live on the Creek Farm about a mile off the Washington Highway and about two miles from Wil liamston, was treated by local doctors. Her ailment was diag nosed as polio at that time, and the diagnosis was supported fol lowing an examination in Green ville where a specialist examined her. The ailment was reported as polio by the Raleigh hospital. One of thirteen children, the victim is thought to have a very mild case. She had a chill and the first symptoms of polio soon fol lowed, reports stating that she would fall to her knees when walking. While the child is in the hospital, the Red Cross main tains contact between her and the family at regular intervals. The other children, several of whom attend school, are in quar antine for at least two weeks. The case is the first in this county this year. Another one was reported but later diagnosis showed the victim, James Edward Bennett, three-year-old colored boy of Poplar Point, was suffer ing with lympholactic leukemia, a serious ailment. The little fellow’s case has been a baffling one. Lo cal physicians attending him for several weeks before he was re moved to Duke hospital on Sep tember 12, said he did not have polio even though there were some symptoms oi polio. Duke diagnosed the ailment as polio, but later corrected the report, ex plaining that the child was suffer ing with a serious disease of the blood. He was removed from the polio ward and as far as it can be learned continued in the hospital. Call First Men For Pre-Induction (Tests < TO ORGANIZE N. Meeting in the Martin County courthouse Thursday evening of this week at 8:00 o'clock young Democrats of the county are to perfect an organization within their ranks and push for a big vote for the 'regular tickets Nov ember 2, it was announced by Attorney Clarence Griffin. Hoover Taft, past state president of the Young Dem ocrats, will address the meet ing and help perfect the or ganization. Young Democrats, say those forty years or un der, are invited to attend the meeting. There are no fees or dues, and all that’s neces sary is an interest in Demo cracy. A large crowd is ex pected for the meeting. Man Shot While Henry Crawford Removed To Hospital in Keeotigh* tuu For. Operation Henry Crawford was painfully and possibly dangerously but not gravely shot while hunting squir rel in Bear Grass Township early last Saturday morning. While the victim holds a different opinion, the attack was declared accident al by G. T. Bailey, young white man, who claims he mistook the man for a squirrel or coon. Hunting in a small swamp near' the Bailey home, neither of the: men apparently knew the other was about. Bailey says he saw something move at a tree, that he thought it was a squirrel or coon climbing up it and he fired away. Just as the gun fired, Crawford stuck his head out. Some over i 100 shot tore through Crawford's hat and several struck him in the face, a few others piercing the neck. It was first thought that his injuries were just minor ones and he continued about town af ter receiving treatment. Later in the day Crawford could not swal low and he was removed in a Biggs ambulance to a government hospital at Keeoughtan, Virginia. It was reported that the officer on duty called for the chief sur geon to report to the hospital, in timating that an operation would be performed. * Investigating the shooting. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck said that he could not establish any motive for the attack, that Bailey main tained it was accidental. (Continued on page six) ► 9 James L. Hassell First County Boy Called To Report - 9 ■ " Three While and Kijrlit Col ored Men Report for Teat* Wednesday Seven colored and three white men were called last Thursday night by the Martin County Draft Board to answer the first peace time draft call for pre-induction examinations on Wednesday of this week at the Durham Recruit ing Center in Durham. Assigned no order numbers, the selectees were^called according to age, re ports stating that others will be called in that order. Cards were placed in the mail late that night, instructing the men to report to the draft board office on the third floor of Wil liamston’s City hall at 6:30 o'clock and be ready to leave by regular bus at 7:00 o’clock. It could not be learned how long the men will have to stay in Durham, but they are expected back the same day. The county’s first draft quota, not yet announced, is to be filled from the manpower pool now be ing set up. The call for final in duction is expected sometime in November. For the first time the calls make no distinction between the races, I the first one merely calling for "eleven” men. As far as it could be learned no farmers are included in the elev en men directed to report for the preliminary examinations. James Leslie Hassell, 25-year old white man of Jamesville, was the first county man called to re port. The son of Chas. A. Hassell of Jamesville, he is a fisherman, and a brother of Lloyd M. Hassell who made the supreme sacrifice for his country during the first day of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium in December, 1944. The two other white men called to report are, Albert Williams, RFD 2, Williamston, and Elton (Continued on page six) ] COURTESY )| v------t Pledging its cooperation in every way possible, Williams ton’s police department is wrapping up the parking me ters during the three-day peanut festival here on Thursday, Friday and Satur day of this week. And to make it more inviting to visit ors, the police are asking lo cal vehicle owners to con tinue parking in the backlots during the three-day period. Two Hurt In Car Train Accident Sunday Afternoon Old Model Car Crashed In to Train At Street Cross ing In Jamesville Two of four persons were bad ly but believed not critically hurt last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock when their car. a 1930 Model Ford, crashed into a Coast Line train at a grade crossing in Jamesville. The car, a complete wreck, was rolled into a jumbled heap, Patrolman J. T. Rowe de claring that all of the teen-age group barely escaped with their lives. The train, traveling toward Wiiliamston, was crossing the street when William Robert Woolard, 17-year-old white boy of RFD 2, Washington, driving the old model coupe into Jamesville, crashed into left rear drive wheel of the locomotive at the James ville freight station. The car was knocked about thirty-two feet, coming to a stop with its nose buried in the ground. The driver of the car rode out the accident and suffered only minor cuts and bruises on his head and hand. His brother, Russell Earl Woolard, was thrown clear of the car and is believed to have suffered two broken bones between his back bone and pelvis when he landed against a telephone pole, thirty five feot from the spot of the crash. Rice Alligood, another pas senger in the car suffered a head concussion and other injuries. William Thomas Woolard was thrown out of the car, landing about thirty feet away. He missed the pole and was not hurt other than shock and minor bruises. The injured were transferred to the hospital here in a Biggs Am bulance for treatment, last re ports stating the wreck victims were getting along as well as could be expected. Owned by William Robert (Continued on page six) Offer Limestone To Farmers Again Beginning at once, the county agent’s office will accept orders for ground limestone under the 1949 soil conservation program, it was announced this week by T. B. Slade, Triple A clerk in this coun ty. Delivery will be effected on the basis of “first come, first serv ed,” the agent explaining that while there is no limit to the amount, the orders must be plac ed reasonably early to insure de livery by a certain time. The limestone, delivered to the farm, costs $4.25 a ton, but the government will pay $2.55 of that amount, leaving the farmer to pay $1.70 net per ton. If the farmer wants it spread in his field, the added cost will be $1 per ton. It is one of the most attractive soil conservation plans yet ad vanced, and it is fairly certain that Martin farmers will order several hundred tons. —————o Loral Man Continues III In Kecoughtun Hoa/rital Visiting Mr. Jesse Ambers in a government hospital at Kecough tan, Virginia, last Saturday eve ning, Billy Biggs said that Mr. Ambers, local man, continues ill, but that possibly his condition is slightly improved. Mr Ambers, faithful mail carrier here for years, has been a patient in the hospital for several months. Slightly Hurt In Slrrrt Accident Here Tliurmlay Little Miss Beth Spivey, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. V J. Spivey, >vas slightly hurt in a street acci- 1 lent in front of the Baptist church late last Thursday afternoon. Playmg with several other ehil Iren she stepped into the street md was hit by a car driven by Evan Moyer. The car, hardly noving when it struck her, push ed her down but did not run over ter. ‘ 1 « Kenneth C. Royall, Seeretary of The Army To Be The Prineipal Speaker Here Friday At 3 P. M. Concert By Marine Band To Open Bi<* Festival Thursday Big Buliy I'arade - Contest Tltiirs'luy Afteriioon;'Big Parade, Address Friday -o Rated as one of the largest if not the largest peanut wagon market in the world, Williamston, at lust, is rapidly completing ar rangements for advertising that fast along with other important facts to the world during a big three-day peanut festival opening Thursday afternoon of this week with a concert by the U. S, Marine Band from the Cherry Point Ma rine Air Station. The band will consist of the 32 key men out of the regular 87 piece band which is reduced for concert appearances. It contains outstanding musicians and will be placed on a large truck and give its concert in front of the Guar anty Bank on Main Street. Receiving the cooperation and strong support by both white and colored business establishments and the citizenry, as a whole, the festival is expected to. attract thousands of people here during the three days. Already the town is putting on special attire for ^ho big event and business firms lire giving Mr. Peanut a place in their show windows. Ten or more floats are being built, bands and speakers have been booked and all details about worked out for a great time in the three days. In the event of unfavorable weather most of the activities will be transferred from the main streets to the tobacco warehouses. The detailed program, subject to minor changes, follows: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS , Thursday. October 14 3:00 to 3:30—Cherry Point Ma rine Band Concert. 3:30 to 4:00—White Division Baby Parade and Show. Bruce Wynne, master of ceremonies. Judges. Mrs. T. H. Patterson, Washington, N. C., Mrs. Margaret Jordan of Windsor, and Mrs. Johnny Minims, Tarboro. All babies are to be assembled on Washington Street, starting at Main and back as far as neces sary, not later than 3:15 p. m. Colored Division Baby Parade and show to follow immediately. Babies to be assembled on Wash ington Street not later than 4 p. m. Jesse Rogers, master of cere monies. Judges: Mrs. J. B. Brown, Washington, N. C., Mrs. Rachel Luden, Windsor, and Mrs. Vivian Morris, Washington. 9:00 to 12:00 Midnight—Street dances on Washington Street from Railroad to Main Street. Williamston String Band in front (Continued on page eight) GOING STRONG The annual Farm Bureau membership drive is going strong in this county, it was announced at a meeting of the organization’s canvassers at Roberson Cafe last Thursday evening. Seventeen of the thirty-four canvassers were present, their reports pushing the total members signed and reported to the secretary to 854. It is estimated that the other canvassers have 350 members signed up hut not yet reported, giving the drive about 1,300 members, a num ber about 1,000 short of the goal. The canvassers, enjoying a “Dutch” supper, are to meet in the courthouse on Friday, October 22, when it is hoped the drive will be complete. Prices Hold Firm As' Sales Near Nine Million Pounds Prices continue to hold tirm as sales pushed on toward the nine million-pound mark on Williams ton's Tobacco Market this morn ing. But the crop shortage is making itself felt in a big way, a report today stating that current sales are running from 100,000 to 200,000 pounds daily behind com parative sales last year. Up until last week-end, the current season i sales were leading those for the | same number of sales days last year, but the shortage is now as serting itself, and it won’t be long now before all of the crop, good, medium, bad and scrap, is all gone. The market through yesterday had sold 0,090,018 pounds for $4, 206.7S4.57, a resulting average of $48.38. Prices averaged well over $55 per hundred for the past sev eral days, hitting a high of $58 on the first. Last season the market averaged right at $41 per hundred pounds for the first 37 sate days. The market has received for the 8,698,018 pounds sold so far this season within $800,000 of the j amount the more than twelve million pounds sold for last year. The observers of the market have quit guessing. Some doubt ed if the sales would reach nine million. It now looks as if that figure will be passed by a com fortable margin with the possi bility that sales will be nearer ten than nine million pounds. The market is more than holding its own, having sold rea^y more to bacco this year than last when the acreage reduction and decreased acre yield are considered. Plan Sweet Potato Market For County Bureau President Names Committee To Study Problem j -. ♦ ■ ■ M. M. Levin Addrt^M^ Croup am! Offer* to Aid In KHtalili*liing Market • The urgent need for an estab lished sweet potato market in this section was ably stressed by M. M. Levin, qualified marketing spec ialist, at a meeting of Martin County Farm Bureau leaders lust Thursday evening. Contacted by Farmer H. U. Peel who has long recognized the need for an established potato market in this area, Mr. Levin briefly re viewed the rise of sweet potato production and effective market ing in Louisiana, South Carolina and the Tabor City area of this state. The sweet potato is now an important crop in those areas. "Here, where the soil is possibly the best suited for sweet potatoes, the crop and marketing have been neglected," Mr. Levin said, advancing the opinion that the crop could be produced und mar keted on such a large scale that it would figure prominently in the economy of this entire section. 1 Admitting that he was not well acquainted with production, he did point out that the distribution system has broken down. "You ; raise and cure your potatoes and then wait for buyers to come,” he said, adding that such a system was at the best nothing but a hit and miss method. Making a close study of the marketing of fruits, vegetables and other farm produce over a period of thirty years, the speak er pointed out that Tabor City in this state has a well organized market, that customers in New York, West Virginia and other states were demanding certain brands. j Mr. Levin explained the mar-1 keting of peaches and other crops, I how those producers who studied marketing conditions were gradu ally taking the markets away b om those producers who operat-! -d in a haphazard fashion. While the Martin County sweet aotato is actually one of the best produced in the country, it has no (landing in any of the markets. [Tuckers come here when the narket is strong, but when prices 1 (Continued from Page Seven) I TO SPEAK HERE v---t Army Secretary Kenneth Itoyall will .speak in Wil liamston un Friday aiternnon of this week at 3:00 o'clock. His address is one of the feat ures of the program planned for the three-day peanut fes tival opening here Thursday. Mrs. Corey Died At Home Today —»— 1 Mrs. Louindu Corey died at her home in the Farm Life commun ity of Griffins Township this morning at 1:20 o’clock after , years of declining health. She had been an invalid for five or more years and was confined to , her bed for six or eight months. | The daughter of the late Joseph Williams and wife, she was born in Williams Township ti2 years ago. In early womanhood she was married to Harry Corey and located in Griffins Township. Surviving are three sons, Fer nando W., of Jamesville, Marshall md Asa Corey; and two daugh ters, Mrs. James Wiggins and Mrs Charlie Hardison, all of Griffins Fownship. Mrs. Corey was a member of he church at Maple Grove and ner pastor, assisted by Rev. W. 13 rfarrington, will conduct the last ites Wednesday afternoon. In erment will be in the family emetery, near the home. Mrs. Corey was the oldest mem >er of the Maple Grove church Colored Citizens Supporting Three Day Festival Here Cooperation Goes All Out For Promoting First An. nual Peanut Festival Williamston's first annual Pea nut Festival gets underway on Thursday of this week, supported by the greatest spirit of coopera tion among all citizens, white and colored, ever known to have been accorded any public undertaking. The event, hurriedly planned out of necessity, may have some problems to be ironed out, but with a continued cooperation it can be counted on to be about the biggest thing of it? kind ever at tempted here. More than half hundred colored business firms and citizens have pledged their cooperation, and the colored citizenry will be well re presented in the baby parade Thursday afternoon. Jesse W. Rogers is heading up the colored division and he has able assistants. The colored citi zens are preparing to take part in the big parade with floats, bands, special clubs, and organizations. The crack colored Pinetops band is expected to hold a high rank in performa nee. The following colored mer chants and business men are coop erating with Chairman Lynn Tay lor: Jane’s Cozy Nook, Elmwood Grocery, Julia's Tavern, Woolard Beauty Saloon, Jones’ Grocery, Green Front Grocery, Boby's Place, James Washington, John son Grocery, William Rodgers Fancy Grocery, Community Gro cery Co,, E. L. Brown Grocery, George It. Rodgers, Van's Beau ty Nook, John's Grocery, Wood en Barber Shop, Crystal Grill, Hitching Post, Plum Williams' Grocery, Perlie’s Place, Cotton Club, Little Savoy, Ransome Green’s Barber Shop, Sadie’s Place, Flostine’s Beauty Saloon, Everett's Funeral Home, Smith's Funeral Home, Lawrence Pay ton's Grocery, Bond’s Lunch Room, Wilson Brother's Cleaner, George Smith’s Store, Jesse W. Rodgers Building Contractors Wilson's Roofing Co., W. T. Alex ander, Agent, Gilford’s Barber Shop, Ridley’s Barber Shop, W. B. Mizell Grocery, Slade Brother’s Service Sta., Carver Theatre, Brown's Cafe, David Rodgers Wood, Herbert Everett's fish and oysters, Stoke's rooming house, J. D. Gray Grocery, Joe Peele, blacksmith, W. S. Faulk fish and fur buyer, Abe Spruill, tin smith, Dr. Edward L. Earley, Moran's Lunch Room, Everett’s Florist, W. V. Ormond, G. T. Hill. Chairmen of the various de partments working with Chair nan Rodgers include: Maud Alex ander, baby parade; Cleopatra Tyner. S-1I Club floats for better health and living; Etta Coburn, Daughters of Elk’s Society; Jane Green, Household of Ruth So •iety; Emma Harvey, Christian Md Society; Sylvester Woolard, Gdd Fellow's Society; G. T. Hill, bilk’s Society; Joseph Spruill, cjueer. Easter Burial Society; W. s. Faulk, Mt. Zion Society. The following names have been ■ntered in the baby contest in his (Continued on page eight) TO SPEAK HERE The Honorable Cameron Morrison, one of (he greatest champions of real, honest-to goodness Democracy this State has ever produced, will speak to the Democrats of this section in the Martin County courthouse on Wed ncsday, October 20, at 8:09 p. in., it was announced thi week by Elbert S. Peel, chair* man of (life county’s Democra tic Executive Committee. Seventy-nine years young, the former governor and sen ator, is still a greater speaker when it eomes to Democracy, apd au over-flow crowd Js certain to be cu hand to wel come and hear him.