THE ENTERPRISE is read by OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LII—NUMBER 50 THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday. June 2.1. 1919 Grand Jury Files Quarterly Report In Court Monday __ j Recommend Improved Sew c** System For Prison Camp Near Here With few warrants placed be- | fore them, the Martin County | Grand Jury completed its work j and filed its quarterly report Ije fore eourt recessed late Monday afternoon. The report, more or less of a routine nature, recom mended that the sewer system at the State Highway and Public Works Commission road camp near Williamston be improved. Opening court Monday morning, Judge Chester Morris, presiding, explained that no charge was ne cessary, but instructed the jury men to go about their tasks as guardians of the people’s welfare. When the report was submitted and read in open court, Judge Morris thanked the jurymen for their services. Nine of the eighteen men head ed by I. Jessup Harrison as fore man, are retiring from the jury after serving a year. They will be replaced by nine new men at the September term. The report reads, in detail: "We passed on all bills of indict ment presented to us. "We visited the office of the clerk of the superior court and found it to be in excellent condi tion, with all guardian accounts filed. "The sheriff’s office and tax col lector’s office were visited and found to be in good condition, with all records up to date. “We found Ihe register of deeds’ office in excellent condition. “We visited the office of the superintendent of schools and found it in excellent condition. "We checked all justice of the peace reports and found them all filed with the clerk of the court and fines submitted. "We visited the county jail and found it to be clean and well kept and we found 1 white male and 5 colored male inmates. "We found upon our visit to the prison camp that the kitchen and sleeping quarters were in a well kept condition. Upon further in spection. C,l) fiom his home in Grittins Town ship this week, M'\ Syivester Peel was reported today to be respond ing to treatment. However, he continues very weak. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Possibly there's a recession in some lmes of business, but the wrecking and maimirtg business cn the highways of this county is holding up. There were four highway and street accidents during the past week. The following tabulations offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 24th Week Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam’ge 1949 4 1 0 $ 1,050 1948 4 5 0 600 Comparisons To Date 1949 53 25 2 $13,255 1946 67 27 X 13,200 To baccoCuring UnderWay; Crop Outlook Still Good Hot and dry weather prevailing m this « TiioR for several days has set the stage for the tobacco har vest. Several barns were housed early this week and the task is rapidly becoming general over the | county. The harvest is fairly cer tain to reach a climax by the lat ter part of next week, reports de claring that Martin farmers will have set a new record this year in the early harvest of a tobacco crop. Heavy rains the latter part of last week damaged some tobacco, but the acreage where the leaves flopped was comparatively small. The hot sun yesterday caused the leaf to wilt slightly in some fields, but as a whole the outlook is still WINNER v. j Miss Edna Ray Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Thomas, was ehosen by Wil liamston Jaycees in a recent contest held here to represent them in the North Carolina Beauty Pageant to be held in i Morehead City on July 9. I | Campers Enjoyed Stay At Manteo The Martin County 4-H boys and girls had a very enjoyable camp week at Manteo June 13-18. The campers learned and saw much about the historic Roanoke Island and Camp Manteo. The mornings were filled with classes conducted by trained men and wo men. These included swimming, handicraft, recreation and tours. The afternoon program consisted of organized sports and swimming. In the evenings games were play ed and vespers ended the days schedule. During the last evening camp superlatives were elected, follow ed by a very impressive candle I lighting ceremony, The camp sup erlatives were: most popular boy, Corrone Bryant, Williarr.sto.i; wit uest buy, Jciry WPflBBBIt* 'Vv"iii liamston; best all-around boy, Corrone Bryant; most bashful boy, Joe Williams, Williamsten; best boy camper, Jimmy Knowles, Jamesville; cutest girl, Leiwana Edmondson, «Oak City; wittiest girl, Caroline Wallace, Jamesville; and most bashful girl, Barbara Harrell, Oak City. Saturday morning was spent packing and saying goodbye to old and new friends. Bookmobile In County Delayed The Friday schedule for the county bookmobile is being elim inated this week on account of a delay in having repairs made to the truck, it was explained yester day by the librarian. The bookmobile will make its other stops in the county next week, and readers who miss the schedule tomorrow are invited to meet the traveling library at the nearest stop next week, beginning Monday. good for one of ihe best crops in years in this county. With the possible exception of peanuts, crops in the county, as a whole, arc looking fine. The corn crop is most promising. Cotton, planted more extensively this year than in several, is responding to the hot weather. Peanuts, dc- ] loyed by unfavorable weather at planting time, are doing fair, but in some sections where the rains were not excessive good stands are reported and the prospects arc good. Other field crops arc doing all right, too. Reports indicate that there is ample labor available to handle the tobacco harvest with prevail ing wage rates slightly under those of a year ago. Adult Night At Local Pool Friday The swimming pool has been one of the busiest places in town during the past week, Director of Recreation John L. Goff, Jr., re ports. Large crowds have been enjoying the chance to take a cool dip. Swimming lessons began last week for the younger children. Bill Corbett reports that his charges are making a great deal of progress. Lessons are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10 to 11 o’clock, with the only charge being the re gular pool admission. Plans are being made for an adult night swim this Friday, Jufie 24th. At that time the pool will be closed to everyone except “those of voting age.” Regular hours and prices will be maintain ed for this swim—from 7:30 until 9 p. m. On Saturday night a swimming party will be given for the teen agers, it is announced by Louise Griffin. It is understood that these were very successful last year, and the recreation depart ment hopes that they will be even more so this year. This swim will begin at 9:30—after the regular hours of the pool. Quite a few boys’ are playing baseball in the mornings at the high school field. It is hoped that j more interest can be aroused in this sport and that enough boys will come out to make up several teams. The director feels that the re creation program is getting off to a good start. The cooperation of young and old has accounted for a large part of the program’s suc cess. Future participation and support will be greatly appreciat Falls Dead At Mill In County - o Lloyd Jordan, 47-ycar-old em ployee of the North Carolina Pulp Company at its plant in the lower part of this county, fell dead there at ’1:30 o’clock last Tuesday eve ning, t,it apparent victim of a heart attack. Superintendent of the building the 'maiuS, machine, Mr. Jordan observed op erations there until about 11:15 that night when he was relieved. As he was leaving the building he told someone he wasn’t feeling well, that he could hardly get his breath. He explained further that he thought he would be all right. After leaving the building he walked about 100 yards and sat down on a box, toppling over on his face a few minutes later, fatal ly stricken. He died before medi cal aid could reach him. Jordan, a native of Sicily, came to this country some years ago and worked in the Richwood pulp plant in West Virginia before com ing to this section about ten years ago to work in the plant near Ply mouth. He was a popular em ployee, and is survived by his widow and two children. Deputy Corbner'Billy Biggs and Deputy Sheriff M. W. Holloman investigated the death and find ing no sign of foul play ruled an inquest unnecessary. An autopsy was performed in a Rocky Mount | hospital later, but no report on the findings was made public. i Funeral On Friday At Macedonia For Mrs. Mamie Corey — Well - Known Resident of Bear Grass Died at Home Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. Mamie Elizabeth Coltrain Corey, well-known resident of Bear Grass Township, died at her home on the Washington Highway at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday after noon after a long period of declin ing health. She underwent an operation some months ago and returned home the early part of April after undergoing treatment in Duke Hospital, Durham, for two weeks. She had been confin ed to her bed and her condition had been critical since that time. The daughter of the late John W. and Millie Ann Woolard Col train, she was born in Bear Grass | Township on February lfi. 1882. and spent all her life in that com munity. She was married in 1917 to Noah J. Corey who died May 4, 1939. Surviving are one son, Perlie, of California; four brothers, Daniel and Joseph Coltrain, both of Streetor, Illinois, Charles A Col train of Williamston, and Oliver Coltrain of Bear Grass; one sister, Mrs. Susan F. Peel of Bear Grass. Mrs. Corey was a faithful and devoted member of the Macedonia Church for 35 years and services will be conducted there Friday af ternoon at 3:00 o’clock by her pas tor, Rev. Preston E. Cayton, as sisted by Rev. W. B. Harrington Interment will be in the Tice Cem etery in Griffins Township. Tlu body will be carried to the church one hour before the service. Hold FwueralFor Former Resident Services are being held in a Philadelphia ehapel this afternoon at 2:00 o’clock for Mrs. Arthur Bertolct, former Williamston resi dent. Cremation rites will follow there. The former Miss Margaret Rich ardson, she was born in Rhode Is land 42 years ago. Following her marriage to Mr. Bertolct, she1 made her home in Richmond, com I ing to Williamston about 1936. Be fore war was declaied in 1941, Mr. Bertolet volunteered for service as an officer in the army, and the family made their home in Ber muda for some time. After the war they located in Philadelphia where they had since made their home. During recent months she had suffered with high blood pressure, but was thought to be getting along very well under the care of the family physician. She suf fered a cerebral hemorrhage last Saturday, death following early the next morning in a Philadel phia hospital. Surviving besides Mr. Bertolet are two children, a son, Craig, and a daughter, Paige Bertolet, and a sister, Miss Willet Richardson of Connecticut. While in Williamston Mrs. Ber tolet made many friends and was rfc'Vn "n-^i1*-1' hy knew her. Mr. Bertolet was em ployed by the Virginia Electric and Power Company during their stay here. Twenty Cases On Courts Docket About twenty eases have been placed on the docket already for trial in the Martin County Re | corder’s Court next Monday, Clerk L. B. Wynne announced to day. Six are booked for drunken driving, five for speeding, three for operating motor vehicles with out drivers’ licenses, the others being involved in assault and non support cases. One defendant is charged with assaulting his wife and their two month-old baby with his fists and causing serious bodily harm. Four of those charged with drunken driving are calling for jury trials, and twelve citizens have been drawn to hear the cases. 1 Hold Servin' For Former Resident Of Martin County Ll. Thomas J, Mocks Killed In Flight Over Germany June 13, 1913 Funeral services were con ducted at the graveside in Green wood Cemetery at Greenville on Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. for Lt. Thomas J. Meeks, formerly of near Robersonville, who was kill ed in action over Kiel, Germany, on June 13. 1943, Rev. D. W. Alex ander, Free Will Baptist minister, conducted the last rites. Full military honors were accorded by the Charles Gray Morgan Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Meeks of Pitt County, he was born between Parmele and Bethel in 1921, and spent his early life in that community. Following his graduation from the Bethel schools, he attended and received his bachelor of arts degree from East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville in 1940, and taught school the following term in Ahos kie. In August of 1941 he volunteer ed for service in the U. S. Army Air Corps and received his com mission as a second lieutenant a year later. In April, 1943, he was sent to England as a navigator on a B-17 bomber, completing a num ber of missions before he lost his life about two months later. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster and was posthumously awarded the Purple (Continued on page eight) Hears Six Cases In justice Court Justice R. T. Johnson heard six cases in his court dining the past few days while Justice John L. Hassell suspended all activity in his court possibly because of thd extreme heat. Charged with failing to give right of way to an approaching ve hicle, Robert Fleming was taxed with $5.85 costs. Calvin Hodges, publicly drunk, was sentenced to the roads for thirty days, the court suspending the road term upon the payment of $8.85 costs. Charged with operating a car on the wrong side of the road, Harry P. Roberson was fined $10, taxed with the cost and required to pay the prosecuting witness’ doctor’s bill. Julius James Sheppard, charged with operating a motor vehicle with improper brakes, was fined $5 and taxed with $5.85 costs. Charged with failing to give right of way to an approaching ve hicle, II. F. Perry was fined $15 and taxed with $5.85 costs. Notiet of appeal was given. Charged with being drunk and disorderly and disturbing the peace, Grady Thomas was sentenc ed to the roads for thirty days, the court suspending the road term upon promised good behavior for twelve month cl the payment of a $10 fine ncd-cey.gi i f H5 Hand Concert l o lit \t xt IT t i l. Professor Jack Butlei is busy this week-end brushing up on the final arrangements for the open air concert to t;e given on the Williarnston Grammar School play grounds next Wednesday evening at B o’clock by the Green Wave Band of Williarnston High School. Special lights are being provid ed under the direction of Bill Glover and Blue Manning is to ar range for a platform for the band by driving two of his large trucks up close by (he building. The concert will be a full-length one containing many numbers to suit the taste of old and young alike. e Continues Quite III In A Rocky Mount llos/rital Mr. Lon Griffin, Griffins Town ship farmer, continues quite ill in a Rocky Mount hospital, lute re ports stating that his attending doctors are certain the left leg will have to be amputated above the knee. It is likely the amputation • will be effected tomorrow, Named Librarian Woman '$ College, Duke University Miss Evelyn J. Harrison, daugh ter of Mrs. L. B. Harrison and the late Mr. Harrison of Williamston, has been named librarian of the Woman's College, Duke University in Durham, President Hollis Edens announced this week. Succeeding Mrs. Lillian B. Griggs, who is re tiring. Miss Harrison will enter upon her new duties the first of July. Miss Harrison attained the emi nent position after many years of diligent work as a member of the library staff. She went with the library in 1930. and nine years later she was made head of the catalog department where she served until her appointment to the top position this week. Fifty Percent Of Deaths Traceable To Four Diseases More Thun H.OOO Death* In This Stale During First Quarter tly Win. It. Richardson N. C. State Board of Health Well over one-half of all the people who died in North Carolina during the first quarter of 1949 were victims of four diseases; namely, disease of the heart, apo ncphristis. ,1 plexy, cancer and These four diseases killed 4,502 people during January, February and March of this year, according to reports compiled by the Stale Board of Health. Deaths from all causes totalled 11,081 which was 492 fewer than the 8,574 total for the corresponding period of last year. The four diseases above refer red to as the chief killers in North Carolina at the present time fall within tin' class of what is known as degenerative diseases, as they take their heaviest tolls among people of middle and late life. There is rarely a period in which diseases of the heart do not show an increase. However, there were 111! fewer deaths from heart dis ease in North Carolina the first j quarter of this year than during; the corresponding three months of! 1948. Nephritis deaths also show [ ed an appreciable decrease as did! deaths from strokes, but cancer! fatalities continued their upward trend. Deaths from automobile acci dents, according to the State Board of Health's method of com putation, increased from 180 to 22(1 during the period under consid eration. Deaths from accidents, other than those associated with motor vehicles, dropped from 405 to 349. All accidental deaths are classed as preventable by the Bu reau of Vital Statistics. Sometime ago it was pointed out that there was an increase in the incidence of measles in North Car olina this year. This increase has been reflected in vital statistics ie ports from January through March T this yen. Twenty-six persons d:o< meask 18 these deaths having occurred in measles were reported during the l.rst quarter of 1948. Much has been said recently about North Carolina’s ease-find ing program designc .1 to eradieati tuberculosis, through early detec tion and treatment. Deaths from what used to he North Carolina’s No. 1 killer, numbered 214 during the first quarter of this year ax compared with 233 for the same (Continued on page eight) DOOM l |{ DAYS Getting under way here this morning, Boosters’ Days— Thursday, Friday and Satur day—are attracting numerous visitors to local stores. Parking meters, temporari ly idle during the hig trade event, are capped with bags and parking is at a near pre mium ou the principal busi ness districts. Visitors are reported to be very favorably impressed by the bargains. Al'tci completing the courses of instruction m the Wiihamstun schools, Miss Hamsun entered Duke where she was graduated four years later. She also studied at and was graduated from the University of Illinois Library School, making library service her life's work. She is a member of the Ameri can Library Association, South eastern Library Association and the N. C. Library Association. Sim was secretary of the latter group in 1937-38 and treasurer from 1939-43. One of several libraries in the Duke library system, the Woman's College Library contains 80,000 volumes. Total holdings are about 950,000. I’RKSIDKINT vj Mrs. John A. Ward of Wil liamston was unanimously elected president of the North Carolina State American Le gion Auxiliary at a convention held in Raleigh this week. Mrs. Ward has been active in auxiliary circles for several years, having effected an ac tive work in the organiza tion's several departments during that time. [Accident Victim Reported Retter Critically hurt in an automobile accident near Turburu last Mon I day mot nine, Dick Miller, local man, was reported to be improv ing in a Tarborp hospital today. It was believed at that time that it would be possible to save his left arm. The limb, according to pre liminary reports, was badly mang led and there were several frac tures in the elbow. In addition to the arm injury, the victim suffer ed a sixteen-stitch cut on his head. Woodrow W. Beaird, riding with Miller in Miller’s jeep and who suffered minor cuts and bruises, was able to return to Washington, 1). (.'., Tuesday evening to continue his work there. Miller according to report 1' reach mg here was round.u.m thy jcurve just this side of Piineeville I I him. lie- lost control of his ma chine and sideswiped another ear driven by Dr J. A. Edens nl Wil liamston. Dr. Eden ., little hurt in the accide nt, was able1 to continue home. jMember Added To School Faculty —» Miss Leona Peterson of ltelco, Columbus County, has been elect ed to fill the position of French and English teachers in the local high school faculty, it was an nounced yesterday by Principal B. G. Stewart. She succeeds Miss Sue Tilley who resigned to con tinue hei 'Indies at the University of North Carolina. Miss Peterson who is now at tending summer school at Wake Forest has taught for four years at Rock Ridge in Wilson County and at Meadows in Johnston County. Only one position in the faculty here remains to be filled, and ap plications fui that job are being considered, it was reported. Superior Court In Final Session Of Term onTuesila\ J —— Fine in Per jit r\ Fxisr Rnltio ci! from 85(H) to 8200 liv JiiiIl'i' Morris The Martin County Superior Court, possibly influenced a bit by the extremely warm weather, folded its tent and stole away ; quietly Tuesday afternoon after clearing the criminal docket and entering judgments in a few di vorce and civil cases. The court was cheduled to run for only a week, but early adjournment was made possible when voluntary agreements were reached in one or two civil cases, the trial of which would have required much time. Judge Chester Morris, presiding over the term, dismissed the jury Tuesday afternoon and signed a 11 judgments before repairing to his home in Currituck County by late afternoon. Roy Boston, lined $500 during ; the Monday session when he j stretched the truth out of all pro portions, got a break Tuesday when Judge Morris reciinsidered the-judgment and reduced the line to $200. Staring a 12-month road sentence in the face in the event the fine wasn't paid, Boston really started digging when the judge compromised the fine. Up until then the perjurer saw no way out except by the open road route. Pleading guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon, Charlie Bell was sentenced to the roads for not more than twenty months i and not less than fiftei n months j on the roads. Judge Morns sus : pended the l aid term foi tint years and placed Bell on probation for that length of time, requiring the defendant to pay a $100 fine, the costs and $25 to Kadi r Brown, Jr., prosecuting witness, fur medi cal expenses. Ten dollar fines im posed upon Kader and Ida Brown | for not appearing in court Mon day were lifted Tuesday when the court was advised that subpo I enas had not reached the witness ■ es in time. The ease charging Jake David Spruill with issuing a worthless ! check, was nol pressed. It was re ported that the defendant had set tled the check issue. Law i sites l Jllei eh -1 ged wHfo. drunken driving, withdrew his ap j peal to the superior tribunal and 1 accepted the judgment imposed in the lower court. The ease . charging George Mob ley with embezzlement were con tinued until the September term. Divorces, based on two-year - 'paration grounds, were granted, 1 Sarah Lanier against John Lan ! ier; Mattie Evelyn Cherry against Oscar Maneefield Cherry, and ; Floyd Butler against Mary E. But (Continued on page eight) Firemen I ailed To MU! Here Idle Last Evening Volunteei firemen were called out at 10:30 o’clock last evening when a sawdust pile tire started spreading at the Williamston Lumber Company plant on the A ■ i 1 % ■ -■ ■ i ; c "iWr j damage. t oiitlk crUR* ■ Margolis Brothers’ Boost I ei Day advertisement in Tuesday's i-sue, prices on two items were in advertently transposed. The pr ice on Artemis slips was listed at $ti when it should have been only $2.05, and the pi iet> on early spring dresses was listed at $2 05 when it should have been $8.00. The cor rection is gladly noted. { A HUKKUKKS Mill ,iV-' 1 Dr. H. A. Stewart will speak to the Martin County Purebred Hog Breeders Fri day night, June ',’4, at 8 p. m., in the Courthouse. The pur pose of the meeting is to give hog raisers, especially pure bred breeders, information on increasing profits with hogs. I l)r. Stewart is in charge of 1 swine researeh at State Col lege. All purebred breeders and other farmers are invited to attend the meeting and > learn the latest things in swine production.