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1 PPl-JENTEKPUSE IS MEAD Bf 9X9* %»H MARTIN COUNT! ^MfLaS TWICE EACB WEES THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES vvfr*= JME LII—NUMBER 1 Williamsion, Martin Comity, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 4, 1949 ESTABLISHED 1399 Mariv Economists predicting Good Biisiness In 1949 *'•> M -♦ No Marked Change From 194i8 Level Is In Pros* peel At This Time , Although there may be a slight drop, good business is being pre dicted by many professional econ omists for the New Year. How ever, reverses can be expected in some fields, according to thirty four leading economists who dar ed forth, with predictions. All thirty-four of the men ques tioned said that the new year will be much like the past ode, though there may be a slight drop At this time last -year, a large majority of these same men saw a “slump”, ahead. Two years ago, almost all of them gloomily pre dicted a serious depression. The professional “wise men” have been wrong two years in a row, on the dark side. Now their fore casts are brighter, but are they “lighter”? Some other men who are sup posed to be in a position to know the facts, still see a slunfp in the near future. A few insist it will come within four months. These latter views in the eyes of some are, a “hangover” from the'election, and are not justified by the facts in sight. Some peo ple just can’t get over the feeling that the Republican defeat means economic catastrophe. Before Christmas there was some talk that a “recession” was already beginning. For example, sales in department stores were running behind those of the year before. A “last minute rush”, however, boosted sales in most in stances above those in 1947, and “put an end to talk of pessimism.” On the other side, a report from New York City says “businessmen of the Big Town are wondering whether they are in the middle of a ‘little recession’ “More than a quarter million workers in the city are now un employed. The troop of jobless increased more than 31,000 in a week. Many key industries have been doing less business. Cor porate failures have been inching higher. Some hotels are occupied at as low as 41 percent of ca pacity.” This report concludes, however, that New York is not a "typical City." Despite all adverse signs, there are big differences between the actuation now and in the period vMiich ended in the crash of 1929. Soipe of these differences were mentioned this week in a report by the three conservative econ omists who are the “President's Council of Economic Advisers.” Now, they pointed out. Uncle , Sam is spending, and will con j^tinue to spend "for many years”, huge sums for ‘defense, foreign aid and public works.” Some of these “economic props” must be ended sooner or later, but mean while they increase purchasing power and prosperity. Now we also have “social se curity”—on a very inadequate scale, it's true, but one which j to maintain the buying pow er of the aged and unemployed. We also have “farm price sup •. n-hirjx. Kwsc.'! tsf/i,. must be continued to prevent a farm slump such as helped bring on the general economic crash ot (Contii 1 uea UTrpaTW..*/Ji> Makes Appeal To Postal Patrons Calling attention to the minor changes in postal rates, R. Clyde Winebarger, secretary of the North Carolina Rural Letter Car riers’ Association, this week ad- j dressed an appeal to rural postal patrons. *‘Vour rural letter carrier ap preciates your cooperation in the past and further solicits it in keep ing your mail box in good order, .keeping the approach clear of ob jects, in filling in your money ord er applications, in keeping stamps oi» hand so that your letters and cards may be stamped before plac ing in the rural box, and the other little things that help your carrier reader better ‘service with a mile’.” Operate Peanut Pickers At Full Blast In The County —.— ■ Hampered by unfavorable weather conditions during the greater part of two months, Mar tin County farmers Monday chalk ed up the busiest day of the seas on in their peanut fields. The dust was seen flying on -’arm after I farm from one end r-i' the county | to the other, and it iy believed that I more of the goobci's were picked | that day than on.’ any day since j operations were/started back in | October. But unfavorable weath ' er threatened the threshing oper ! ations today, and nc end of the work is yet iri sight. It has beer-i one of the most hec tic threshing seasons on record, authorities declaring that it is even worse than the one encount ered in handling the 194 T crop. Comparatively few crops have moved to market clear of wet or damaged kernels this season, and possibly one-half of the crop has been diverted into oil stock, mean ing that the farmer took a two- to three-cent "beating” on each pound sold. The cleaners have handled possibly their smallest | crop for the edible trade so far. It is estimated that about 75 | percent of the crop has been pick I ed in this county, that fully 65 ! percent has been moved to mar ket. Reports state that those peanuts properly stacked and picked yes terday are about the best seen on the market this season. • i i it FEW CHANGES i\ Few changes in the business field have been reported here so far during the new year, and no marked changes are anticipated. The Harrison Brothers store, vacant since Colonial Stores moved to the apart ment building, is to be rented but no contract has yet been signed. Very few changes have been reported in busi ness house personnel. xMrs. George Bailey Died In Hospital Saturday Morning —$— Funeral Held at Home Near Jamenville Monday Afternoon Mrs. George Bailey, well known citizen of Jamesville Township, died in a Washington hospital at 2:30 o'clock last Saturday morn ing. She had been in declining health for almost a year. When her condition became critical sud denly about ten days ago she was removed to the hospital and was thought to be getting along very well until just a few hours before the end. The former Miss Myrtle Jones, she was born in this county on December 2, 1882, the daughter of the late John H. Jones and wife, Martha Widdy Jones. She spent most of her life in the Jamesville Community where she was held in high esteem. During the past three months she had made her home with her daughter in Vanceboro. Mrs. Bailey was a devoted member of the Baptist church in Jamesville for a number of years. She was married in 1904 to George Bailey who died just be , fore the wav.. ..A son Mw'dAed the I same day his father died. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. ! Reba Barrow of Vanceboro, a son, Raymond Bailey of near James ville; and a brother, Wesley Jones of Takomia Park, Maryland. Funeral services were conduct ed at the home ngar Jamesville Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock j hv her ton and interment was in the Bailey family cemetery near the ,1iv>«SS; m,. . ■ Jm _ Resigns Post At Freezer"Locker i Claude J. Goodman, manager of the Coloiiial Frozen Foods plant here since it was opened in the fall of 1946, has tendered his resig nation to accept a position with the N. C. State College Agricul tural Extension Service. The re signation is to become effective on or about the 15th of this month, a director of the company staling yesterday that Goodman's succes sor had not been named. Definite plans have not been announced, but one report stated Mr. Good man would possibly be associated with the county agent’s office in Pitt. Mr. Goodman came to this coun ty from western North Carolina in 1945 and it was largely through his efforts that the locker plant was organized. During his stay here he has been active in civic club and other fields. 100-Bushel Corn Club In County Billy Edmondson of the Oak City 4-H Club led the County 4-H Club boys in corn production with 107.9 bushels per acre last year. Billy planted Dixie- 17 Hybrid in 3.5 feet rows and 14 inches in the drill. The land was first covered with manure. At planting time 450 pounds of 4-9-6 was used and was top dressed with 500 pounds of nitrate of soda. Billy lives on Leroy Taylor’s farm. The other 4-H Club boy, Earl Warren of Parmele, made 100.5 bushels per acre. This was also planted to Dixie 17 hybrid. The Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. of Williamston is offering cash prizes toward 4-H Camp expenses to the five highest 4-H members in the county. Additional top five winners arc Noab Bennett of the Bear Grass 4-H Club with 92.1 bushels per acre, Boyd Bailey of the Robersonville 4-H Club with 85.6 bushels per acre and G. H. Forbes of the Everetts 4-H Club with 84.9 bushels per acre. All 4-H members entering the contest averaged 78.9 bushels per acre compared to about a 30 bush el per acre county average. Only one adult farmer was able to beat these 4-H boys and that was Dock Hollis on the Van Tay lor farm with 113.9 bushels per acre. He also used Dixie 17 hy brid. The adult farmer County Champion Dock Hollis and Billy Edmondson, 4-H County Cham pion, will be entertained in Ral eigh at a banquet in late January sponsored by the N. C. Crop Im provement Association.—Jesse W. Sumner, Assistant County Agent. Last Year One Of Wettest on Record While the rainfall fell 2.26 inefies'sno'rf or' fhe aif-tlme record reported in 1947, last year goes down in history as boing one of the wet years. According to Hugh Spruill, bridgckecper and weath er observer on Roanoke River here, 54.86 inches of rain fell dur ing last year, 4.82 inches recorded in December when rain fell on fifteen of the thirty-one days. Medfu, ilTSfriMr i awiii' during the summer months last „ve.!’r' but along about peanut har vest time the clouds openetTr^p!*1 The records show that 5.55 inches of rain fell in October, followed by 8.62 inches in November. Since the "first record was kept on Roanoke River here in 1931, an average of 16.80 inches of rain have fallen each year. More rain fell last November than in any other month since August, 1940, when 11.07 inches of rain fell at this point. Rainfall, by months, for 1948 was recorded as follows in inches: , January, 4.59; February, 5.27 . including two snows, one 5.7 inches and the other 15 inches; I March, 4; April, 2.41; May, 5.03; < June, 2.57; July, 4.08; August, 4.27; September. 3.65; October, 5.55; November, 8.62; December, 4.82. Girl Scouts To Sell Candy Here Saturday In an effort to raise funds to fi nance the purchase of furniture for their hut, the Girl Scouts of Troop 2 will sell candy, cake and peanuts in front of Davis Phar macy here next Saturday. Victim Of Attack Passes In County Saturday Evenin Norman Worsley Charged Willi Rape, Attack And Also Drunken Driving Lawrence Andrews, 39-year-old colored man, died at his home; near Parmlee at 11:00 o’clock last Saturday evening, the apparent victim of an attack by Norman Worsley on the night of December 24. No formal charge of murder has been lodged against Worsley, a 35-year-old colored man, offic ers explaining that a report from an autopsy is being awaited be fore further action is taken. Worsley, still at large, is also charged with raping Andrews’ 14 year-old daughter in Edgecombe County on the night of December 23 and with drunken driving on December 29. Andrews, almost totally blind, had arranged for Worsley to live with him and to handle the heavy work on the farm. On December 23, Worsley’s wife’s sister wanted to go to Tarboro and the young Andrews girl accompanied them. When the sister got out of. the car, Worsley drove away with the young girl and allegedly raped her. The following day, Andrews quarreled With Worsley about the alleged attack, and Worsley struck the father ‘over the head with a deadly weapon. The vic tim’s condition was not considered serious at first but he became worse gradually, dying eight days later. While it is thought that the man’s death was caused by the blow on his head, doctor’s ex plained that they could not swear to it as the cause and the autopsy was ordered. A warrant, charging Worsley (Continued on page eight) Congratulations For The Countv The people of Martin County have been warmly congratulated by Rev. Wayne McLain, director of the Friendship Train in North Carolina for their part in reliev ing suffering humanity overseas. In a letter to Jesse W. Sumner who chairmancd the movement in this county along with Mayo Little of Robersonville, McLain said the work in this county was about the best in the State. "I want to express to you my sincere thanks for all the time and hard work you put into making the Martin County campaign such a success. Please express my ap preciation t^ those who worked with you and to those who so lib erally gave in the name of suffer ing humanity,” the director said. A complete report on the train in the State is not available, buT the train will hardly run up to fifty-five cars, it was indicated by Mr. McLean in his letter just re ceived here. First Fire Call Of Year Sunday Local volunteer firemen were figllpH nut for thn first time in the New Year last Sunday morning at 6:45 o’clock when an oil heater went out of control and fire threatened the bffices at the Mar vil Package Company plant near the river. The stove was ted hot all over, but the oil supply was checked in time to Keep the fire from spreading. While no general alarm was sounded, firemen answered two calls the latter part of last year, but the fires were of little consc ience. ROUND-UP --- Only two persons were ar rested and temporarily de tained by local, county and state officers during the New Year week-end. One person, a white wo man, was detained for operat ing a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, and the other, a young colored man, was ar rested for an assault with a deadly weapon. Inspection Dates Fixed For Motor Vehicles In State riril Through Lanes By June 30th Following the first annual in-1 spection in 1948, all motor ve-i hides in North Carolina areL scheduled-for inspection semi-an-/ nually this year, highway officials point out. / Dates for the inspections have been fixed and all cars must be in spected by June 39. It should be noted, however, that certain mod-1 els are to be inspected not later ^ than the 31st of this month, others not later than February 28 and so on. It has been found that the in spections can be handled without delay when the vehicle owners visit the inspection lanes a day or two before the deadlines. The inspection schedule for the first six months of the current year follows: (1) All motor vehicles of year model up to and including the year models 1936 shall be inspect ed on or before January 31, ly49. (2) All motor vehicles of the year models 1937 and 1938 shall be inspected on or before February 28, 1949. (3) All motor vehicles of tite year models 1939 and 1940 shall be inspected on or before March 31, 1949. (4) All motor vehicles of the year models 1941 and 1942 shall be inspected on or before April 30, 1949. (5) All motor vehicles of the year models 1943 through 1947 shall be inspected on or before May 31, 1949. (6) All motor vehicles of the year models 1948 and 1949 shall be inspected on or before June 30, 1949. The operation of any motor ve hicle after the time limit set out above for the inspection of such vehicle, without displaying the of ficial seal of approval will be a violation of the Motor Vehicle Law of 1947. The inspection lane will be open in Williamston on January 13-18, February 11-17, and March 1219. A schedule for the next three months will be announced later. A provision is made that begin ning January 1, 1949, the owner of a vehicle will have 30 days from the date of acquisition of a vehicle to have it inspected, provided that pending inspection, the owner shall have with him at all times a bill of sale or other sufficient evidence to show the date and (Continued on page eight) School Reports Enrollment figures continue to climb in the local schools, Princi pal it. G. Stewart stating this morning that the count is now just eleven short of the 1,000 mark. The school man believes late re- j gistration this week and the early] part of next will carry the enroll-: mm-.t wk ■awwUmiimTg.wwfc During the first few days of the New Year, the school lost twenty • ffitT 1 y m "fi'iC- e ie mentary grades. So far it has gained thirteen, and it is reason able to expect at least twelve or No One Injured In Car Accident No one was injured but proper ty damage estimated at $125 re sulted in an automobile accident near the Martin-Beaufort boun dary on th< Leggett’s Cross Roads road at 10:30 o’clock last Friday night, Patrolman J. T. Rowe re ported yesterday. Curtis W, Hopkins, home from college in Raleigh and accom panied by Muriel Brown and Elizabeth Hopkins, was driving from Bear Grass toward Leggett's Cross Roads in Beaufort County when the steering apparatus broke, throwing the car into a ditch beside the dirt road. The Highway Patrol office said Monday that there were no week end wrecks in this county. I Discusses Proposed Laws With Officials Would Change Law For Vaccination Of Swine In County Board Silent On Offering An% Instructions On ABC Referendum Going before the regular meet ing of the Martin County Com missioners, Representative A. Corey on the eve of his departure for the legislative sessions in Ral eigh, discussed proposed laws af fecting the county and sought in structions on other matters. The board recommended two or three changes in present laws as they relate to this county, but remained silent when the repre sentative asked instructions as to how he should vote if and when a showdown is reached on the pro posal calling for a state-wide re ferendum on liquor. The board discussed the liquor referendum briefly, but Commissioner Henry Johnson, explaining that he was speaking for himself and not the board, declared that he believed the people should have a right to express themselves, that he did not think something should be rammed down their throats. ‘‘I don't know how they’ll vote on the matter, but I believe they arc entitled to the right to express themselves,” Commissioner John son said. While he declared that he want ed to abide by the wishes of the people. Representative Corey left the impression that he would vote against a referendum, adding that he reserved the right to change his mind. “If I vote against the referendum they are likely to throw me out of the church end if I vote for it everything is likely to go broke,” Corey said. The representative placed be fore the commissioners a proposed bill that would expand the system for vaccinating hogs in this coun ty. According to the proposed terms of the bill, the county farm agent would be made director of the program. Vocational teach ers in the several schools would teach and train their students to handle the vaccinations. The students would be certified by the teacher or the director of the pro gram to the commissioners who would approve a county license for the student. The plan was recommended by the county agent who pointed out that there were more 'nogs per acre in Martin County than in any other county in the State, that there is one hog for every (threea<^s of land. The agent alsostateu that he believed there would be more hogs in the county, I and that the farmers were de ! manding vaccination service, j While discussing vaccinations, j the commissioners discussed a | change in the present setup for j handling dog vaccinations in the j county. The present system is too expensive, Commissioner C. A. R ; ])»■»■ lulling.-' the board will call for the pay-! rnent pi Hill—yap (''nations a* the | time dogs are vaccinated, leaving the dog owner a receipt to present to the tax collector for credit on (Continued on payt» A. Corey Leaves For Legislature Elected in November for iiisj first term, A. Corey, Martin Coun-1 ty representative, leaves today for the legislature in Raleigh. He will attend a party caucus there tonight and be on hand for the first session of the assembly at noon tomorrow. The inaugura tion comes Thursday evening to highlight the early activities in the session. Representative Corey is of the opinion that the legislature will be in session at least three months. Miss Gardner is accompanying him to Raleigh as stenographer in the House. Mr. H. M. Burras is planning to attend the session in an official capacity. PRECAUTION ■v* Those farmers who saw portions of their tobacco crops wiped out by black shank or stalk rot last season are guarding against the dis ease this year, a report from the office of the county agent said. A spatial type of seed, re sistant to the disease, is being ! purchased from recognized seed dealers, while other far mers are deserting the dis ease-infested fields for new ; ones as a step for controlling | the disease. Local Lions (Jet Leading Spot For Band And Float ^ High School Musicians Arc Working On Music mnl Koulincs for Parade The Williamston Lions Club has been advised that it has been ac cording the lead-off position in the big parade of Lions Clubs’ floats and high school bands at Rocky Mount on January 19. In addition to the float which is now being made ready, the Williams ton High School Green Wave j Band will be the first unit in the parade representing the local i club. The occasion is a district meet ing of Lions Clubs from Raleigh to the coast and from Elizabeth City across the state. Weather condi ! tions at this time of the year are uncertain but barring bad weath er, Williamston is again preparing to put its best foot forward and is getting a break in position rank ing for a change. The band is husy preparing spe cial routines and music for the big event as Professor Jack Butler is getting in us many rehearsals, both complete and in sections, as he can without impairing the stu dents’ work in other departments. There will be rehearsals this week but mid-term exams will halt the band work for several days next week. Concentrated rehearsals will be held the week-end of the 14, 15 and 16 and if weather permits the band and the float of the Lions will probably appear on the street here in Williamston on Tuesday night preceding the trip to Rocky Mount on Wednesday. It will be in the form of a full-dress re hearsal of what the young musi cians plan to do in Rocky Mount. Professor Butler has expressed .saUshicUnn with the fine way the band lias started to work on* its plans for Rocky Mount and de clares that continued effort on such a scale will result in a good performance in the parade. Be fore plans for the trip to Rocky Mount became definite, Director Butler had been W'orking toward a concert program for the band in the early spring and to a certain with the more recent activities. —Good news .for, 'be the junior band was released this ] week when it was reported that the younger group will make a i appearance in formal^ pubhr March. It is hoped to work out a unified dress appearance for the group using the old capes of the Green Wave band which gave way to the present uniforms of the Green Wave Band. The band is to travel to Rocky Mount in buses supplied by the Lions. One hus will be exclusive ly foi the use of the band and the other for as much as the band re quires, the rest of the seats to be taken by Lions or others lacking transportation. Loral Hoy Serving On Tlir Cruiser Helena' . i Benjamin Enoch Davenport, commissaryman, first class, USN, son of Kelly Davenport of Jack son Street, Williamston is serving aboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena, which has returned to Long Beach, Calif., after complet-1 ing a normal tour of duty in the j Western Pacific Area. Award Contract For Addition To The Courthouse \ ery Little Business Before Regular Meeting of Conn* tv Board This Week With very little business on / their calendar, the Martin County Commissioners spent most of the morning Monday discussing pro posed legislation with Representa tive A. Corey, awarding a contract [ for an addition to the courthouse and handling routine duties, kfhe slate was cleared before lunrjh. The construction contract; call ing for a three-room addition to the courthouse, was let to Hugh B. Wyatt for $3,840. The plans call for the construction of two rooms on the second floor for the jailer’s quarters and a large room on the first floor for the grand jury and the commissioners, making avail able one of the old rooms for use. by the register of deeds. The mo tion to build the addition which is to be located between the old courthouse and the annex, was made by Commissioner C. C. Mar tin and was seconded by Commis sioner C. A, Roberson. It could not be learned when the contrac tor planned* to start work on the project. No changes were made in the ! schedule of values fixed by the tax list-takers at their meeting last week. Motor vehicles are to be listed by the automotive Red Book which carries values about ten percent below the listings of a year ago. Rev. John l,. Goff was named a member of the B.-H.-M. Regional Library board for a term of six , years. • 1 An extensive program to spray against mosquitoes and flies was discussed but no final action was taken. It was explained that the government would furnish the ■ materials and a truck, leaving the ! county to furnish one or two la- ' borers. The cost to the homeown er would run about $1. ‘ Various officers’ bonds were examined and approved, including personal bonds offered in the sum of $500 each by H. Ernest Leggett, Hamilton Township constable; Wiley Craft, Goose Nest Township constable; and J. Paul Holliday, Jamesville Township constable. lax relief orders, based on er rors in listings, were allowed, as follows: W. C. Hopkins, Williams Town ship, $11.31; John T. Smithwick, Williams Township, $3.51; T. L. Johnson, Heirs, Robersonville, $9.80; W. S. Raynor, Williamston, $7; O. R. Roberson, Poplar Point, $2. Explaining that the owners of eleven dogs could not be deter mined or found, the list-taker was relieved of accounting for $11 dog taxes. Reporting on his collections, lax Collector M. Luther Peel said that $2u6, * TiTTo”ot i levy for 1948 had been collected. Incidentally as of January 1, one (Continued on page eight) -—-•<$> -- Minor Changes In Postal Rates ^?iis year you can^^H^piP^youi? time cents’ worth in the mail for *hiK cevita* ft was worth, remember?) But if you send it via air mail, special delivery, special handling, ' .'i'ihvtcr it, you will have to dig deeper into your pockets now that Uncle Sam’s new postal rates arc in et fect. Domestic air mail i 6 cents per ounce or fraction thereof—up i cent. Special delivery charge is 15 cents for first class mail up to 2 pounds (a 2-cent increase): 35 cents above 10 pounds (a JO-cent increase). Special handling and COD rates have taken a 5-ccnt jump all up tlic scale. Insured mail was 3 cents for $1 to $5. 1’he new rate is 5 cents for $1 to $5. From $5 to $25 was ll) cents. The new rate is 15 cents. Air parcel post rates (every thing above 8 ounces) remain un changed. Among all these in creases is one bargain. For the first time an entirely new rate has been established for air mail post raids and postals*—4 cents each.
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