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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BI OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE I THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE< VOLUME LII—NUMBER 9 William ston, Martin County, North Carolina, uesday, November 29, 1949 ESTABLISHED 1899 "Preservation Of Forests Stressed At PTA Meet in Members Hear Panel Dis eussion ami Talk By Robert . Sbaw CIQ The great need of protection and preservation of the forest re sources of Martin County, North Carolina and the nation at large was pointed up by the program of the Parents-Teachers meeting in the Grammar School auditorium here last night when Miss Lissie Pearce led a panel of seventh grade students in telling what they have learned about the forest resources of their county and state and why they have found it so im portant to know about them. As a further part of the program on today’s education, Mr. Robert W. Shaw of the North Carolina De partment of Conservation and De velopment presented a picture, “Trees for Tomorrow”, with a running commentary by the not ed radio announcer Harry Von Zell. At the close of the meeting it was announced by President J. C. Eubanks that the next regular ses sion of the P.-T. A. will be held in the same auditorium on the even ing of December 12 at 7:30 with Mrs. Genevieve Burton of the State Office as the guest speaker. The associations at Everetts, Bear Grass, Farm Life and Jamesville are to be invited to meet with the Williamston P.-T. A. to hear Mrs. Burton. Rev. E. R. Shuller opened the program for the evening with a brief devotional service during which lie emphasized the impor tance of teaching the child to obey the law', of the need for the teach er to expand the child in growth both in understanding of the law and its observance. He admitted the lack of religious training in all too many homes and acknowledg ed the task of the teacher in try ing to expand something that did not already exist. A better effort along that line in home and school was urged. A report from the membership committee revealed that the local P.-T. A. is now a standard unit within the framework of the Na tional Congress of Parents and Teachers, the total membership having passed the 300 mark. Miss Pearce opened the pro gram on Today’s Education with u brief explanation of how the modern child learns about the people, the forces and things about him and how to get along With these things as he grows to greater usefulness in the world. The subject of forest resources Was considered at length as a part of the qverall picture. The chil dren in the panel explained how they learned about the forests, from observation, personal ex perience, teachers, contacts with those who work in the forests and make things from the materials supplied by the forests, from talks (Continued on page six) Fire Department Gets Volunteers It# ranks' reduced by the recent juiiimii 'u? JvU'k Kiiriioiu.juvt *wO Snow Hill and the death of Muses Wheeler, the local fire department "signed up" four new recruits last evening. They are W. B. Gaylord, Jr Bd.i, I i ’feWr*<-“ and Davis VanNortwick. There is now a fairly large waiting list for membership in the department. With the new additions, the de partment now has twenty mem bers. Accident Victim Is Improving In Hospital Critically shot in a Thanksgiv ing Day hunting accident, James Herbert Ward, local young man, was reported today to be steadily improving in Duke Hospital. No complications followed the major operation performed to close sev eral punctures in the small intes tines, and he is expected to re turn home possibly sometime next week. Jdr. Ward was wounded when a rifle in the hands of his young son accidentally fired while he was hunting with the youth and sev eral friends near here. Lay s' First Brick Pot Ho spital Mr. Van (i. Ta.vlor, one of the main benefactors, is pictured as he prepared Co lay (he first brick for Williamston’s new 44-bed hospital the early part of last week. With him are his daugh ter, son-in-law and grandson, I)r. and Mrs. Chas. I. Harris, Jr. and Van Ta.vlor Harris. I CLUB CHECKS ! v-j A real break came a few days ago for approximately 500 persons who participated in the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company's Christmas Club. Approximately $28,000 was paid to the club members, the cash serving as a shock absorber to the holiday de mand on the poeketbook. The bank announces that a club will be opened on Thurs day of this wreck for the 1950 Christmas and all are eligible to participate in the savings plan. Clear Few Cases From The Docket In Superior Court Several (laws <!oiiliiiue<l For Allonicys on Aocouiit Of \Y itm-ss Sliorta^o For one reason or another the I Martin County Superior Court, j opening the second of a two-week term Monday for the trial of civil cases only, could not get going, but several cases were cleared from tin docket before the tri- ! bunal recessed for the day shortly | after the noon hour. A verdict in the damage suit ' brought by II. P. Mobley against B F. Perry was ail but set aside ' Monday morning by Judge W. If. S. Burgwyn, presiding. The jury in awarding the plaintiff a judg ment in the sum of $250, did not write the answer to one of the is sues, and a mistrial was in order. The judge turned the case over to the jury'about 4.do o'clock' last j Wednesday afternoon and took | leave of absence until Monday morning. After deliberating j decision, giving the plaintiff $250 but failing to write in its answer to the issue involving any negli gence on the part of the plaintiff. Wjien the court was .about .tn.5et.' the tcrdirr^fR ,c, ti'ie litigants j reached agreement, the plaintiff receiving $200. The aged case of Elizabeth Pierce against Ben D. Biggs was settled by agreement. The ease involved a boundary line dispute. Most of the time the court was in session Monday was spent hear ing the case of R. S. Critcher against Robert Rogers. The plain tiff was awarded nothing and was taxed with the costs. The case of Frank Carstarphen against Frank Weaver was con tinued for the term on account of the illness of one of the attorneys. No action was announced im mediately, but it was reasonably certain that the case of Bailey against Bailey would be continued again on account of illness of one of the attorneys. The plaintiff is appealing to the courts in an ef fort to have a deed to certain pro (Continued on page six) Youth Continues Seriously 111 In Durham Hospital Underwent Major Heart Operation There I,a»t Friday Morning Master Jack Harris, Martin County’s first pronounced “blue baby,” continues seriously ill in Duke Hospital where he under went the major heart operation last Friday. Reports reaching here stated that the operation it self was successful, but that the lad’s condition was much worse than preliminary examinations had revealed. Unofficial reports received here yesterday stated that there was danger from fluid forming around tl|e heart, and that the outcome of the operation could not be determined for sev eral days, It was also reported that the muscles had tightened around the heart to such an extent that the flow of blood was all but checked just before the operation was per formed. The little fellow, handicapped during most of his twelve years, is putting up a brave fight for life. His soul is fixed on recovery and the strength to ride a bicycle by Christmas. Since so many factors are against hnn, there is some doubt if he'll be able to ride a bike Christmas, but friends are talking about buying one and having it ready for him. Jackie, whose home is near Bear Grass, is one of eight father less children, and while no plea for aid has been made by the fam ily, friends h3ve rallied to his sup port with cash contributions. No large amount has been donated, and no large amount is being sought, but friends acquainted with *t*Zed ■■ yesterday that seveial hundred dollars would mean much to the little fel low <n his fight for life and health. Acting as treasurer for the "blue baby” fund, Mrs. Irving Terry, whus-c--,td. ea.s is RFD 2, Williamston, said eysterday that friends had contributed i82 in cash, that transportation had been provided by others. It has been suggested that it would be a fine gesture of friend ly understanding if several hun dred dollars could be raised for the lad to help defray, part of his hospital expenses and make cer tain a bike will be his for Christ mas. Contributions received by Mrs. Terry with the list of donors are being turned over to the lad’s widowed mother. Tu'o Murriuge Licenses Issued Last Saturday Two marriage licenses were is sued in this county last Saturday: David Verlin Griffin of Griffins Township and Addle Lee Smith of Eobersonville; and Harry Lee Hale and Jennie Christine An drews, both of Tarboro. Anolh'er ~"3e ries” Of Auto Wrecks On County Roads -—*•—— No One Seriously Hurt When Vehicles Go Out Of Control Recently I No one was seriously injured I | but the property damage loss | mounted in another scries of ve hicle accidents on the highways in this county last week-end. Dogs, hogs and speed were said to have accounted for at least three of the accidents. No one was hurt when Lee Wil liams, young colored man, liter ally "flew" out of Mobley’s fill- I frig station in Everetts last Thurs day night and tried to climb a telephone pole with his 1939 Chev rolet. Investigating the accident,] Patrolman R. P. Narron said that, Williams literally jumped across the road to the left, swerved back to the right, and jumped to the left with a certain aim at the pole. Property damage amounted to about $150 and the driver was booked for operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license and for careless and reckless driv ing. Last Saturday afternoon about 1:10 o’clock David Clifton Rober ■ son, RFD 3, Williamston, was driv ing his 1949 Ford into Williams ton on Highway 125 when James Simon Gurganus, driving north, started to make a left turn into I Mr. Daniel Lilley’s driveway with I his 1947 Chevrolet. The cars crashed, hurting no one but caus ing about $400 damage to the Ford and about $150 to the Chevrolet, according to Patrolman John T. Rowe who made the investigation. Sunday afternoon about 2:30 o’clock, Ray Evans, young Green ville white man, lost control of the borrowed 1946 Ford he was driv ing and wrecked it on a road be tween Bear Grass and Cross Roads, causing about $100 damage to the car. The driver suffered cuts and bruises on the face. In vestigating the accident, Patrol man B. W Parker said the driver was booked for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. Last Friday night at 10:30 o’clock while driving from Rober sonville toward Gold Point, Allen Corey of Stokes swerved Ins new Dodge to the side of the road to miss a dog. The machine sideswip ed a ditchbank, causing about $50 damage to the car but hurting no one, Patrolman B. W. Parker, who made the investigation, reported. Rev. Henry Moore, colored min ister of Stokes, almost wrerked his car when he ran over and kill ed a brood sow on Highway 903, about three miles out of Rober sonville toward Stokes. The min ister, entitled to recover the $40 damage to his car from the owner of the hog, was advised to butcher ] the animal and unless the owner claimed it within a few days to go ahead and divert the animal to his own use. Land Values Hold To High Figures m Land values continue to hold to what is considered high figures in r*h).; tDU/^j^/jbserversi stating th'^ the“sale of two tracts of land be longing to* the Henry D. Peel es tate was among the highest ever reported in the county. Sold last Saturday to H. A B^ni rti—I;;.--d brought $43,750, and the price is subject to be in creased by later bids. The 173 acres in the home tract sold for about $27,000, and the adjoining tract of about 82 5 acres brought some over $16,000. There were eight bidders at the sale held in front of the court house last Saturday, and the bid ding was fast and “furious”. Receives Transfusion In the Hospital Here Little Miss Nancy HarrisUn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Harrison of Bear Grass, was given another blood transfusion in the hospital here Sunday, and was re ported to have responded splen didly. She is a sister of the late Little Miss Peggy Harrison who receiv ed more than 150 blood transfus ions during the course of several years. Santa Pauses lii New York on Way T o Willianiston Merry Old Gentleman Will Arrive Here At 4:25 Thursday Afternoon Santa Claus is coming to town Thursday afternoon, December 1, promptly at 4:25 o’clock, Mr. Homer Barnhill, chairman of the Williamston Boosters committee, announced this morning. With a bulging pack of sweets and special favors for the kiddies, the Merry Old Gentleman suc cessfully made the first Bight by plane yesterday from the North Pole to New York where he is adding more to his pack anil building up more steam for the last lap of the journey. Old Santa will be met at the corner of Main and Haughton Streets by Wil liamston’s High School band at 4.25 o clock Thursday afternoon and continue his ride on a town file truck to Attorney Hugh Hor ton’s office where he’ll distribute favors and receive letters from the kiddies. Special arrangements have been made to air mail the letters immediately so as tt> have the orders in hand in ample time for handling before Christmas. His work here completed, Santa will start the return journey northward, leaving the final de tails in the hands of his assistants. Special arrangements are being made to greet the Good Fellow. The decoration committee, chang ing the pattern followed in past years, is working to have the hull day lights ready to be turned on for the first time this season about the time of Santa's arrival. Just recently out of the hospital, J. S. Ayers, chairman of the de coration committee, is stringing lights down each side of the street and will spot several stars on Main and Washington Streets. Professor Jack Butler and his band will offer a brief Christinas program in front of Attorney H. G. Horton's office a few minutes before Santa arrives, and the kid dies—the old folks, too—are invit ed to be on hand for a great big time. The kiddies who have not writ ten their letters to Santa Claus are asked to get busy and have them ready for him Thursday after noon. The letters should be plac ed in an envelope, but no postage stamps are necessary, the Boosters stating they'll attend to that for the little folks. AT Fire Destroys House and Barn Fiie, starting around a kitchen flue, destroyed a six-room tenant house and a tobacco curing barn on the farm of Oscar Peel near Williamston on Highway 17 last Wednesday afternoon. A strong wind sent the fire through the house in a hurry and barn, about 100 yards away, was fired by spgrks from the burning house. 1 he ius», es'fiiffiTPfWRTB*i .in $5,000 and $0,000, was not covered by insurance. Ouilr W J.t A if' unhinf(ton llos/tilal ———^——— His condition becoming sudden ly worse last Saturday afternoon, Mr. Chas. Davenport, weil known short time later to a Washington hospital where his condition was described as serious this morning. However, he responded to blood transfusions yesterday and was said to be some brighter early to day after a fairly restful night. I ROUND-UP v--^ Peace and quiet, reigning over the Thanksgiving holi day, was, for the most part, maintained in this area over the week-end. Reports from the office of the sheriff state that only five persons were arrested and detained during the period, two for assault, two for drunkenness and one for breaking and entering. Three of the five were col ored. Ages of the five rang- I ed from 17 to 48 years. rarmers Pour Corn Into Friendship Car Poplar Point Over The Top In First Day Of The Drive Working To (iomplrlo Tin* j Canvass Hy Latter Part of Week I Fitting their actions to their words the canvassers of the vari I ous townships in Martin County 1 went “after the corn” for the | CROP Friendship train early yes terday morning and by last night County Chairman Mayo Hardison l said that Poplar Point had more than doubled the 50-bushel quota 'assigned to it last Friday night at | a county-wide meeting of work ers in the courthouse in Williams ton. Mrs. LeRoy Taylor and Dock I Hollis reported as leaders of the I drive in Poplar Point. Other re 1 ports were being turned in as the hours passed and there ap peared no doubt this morning that the county would more than till its original quota of 750 bushels by Thursday night or Friday noon at the latest, allowing some time for possible resacking and re handling of some of the corn. The workers in the ir meeting Friday night declared they would start early Monday morning and go out to get the corn which they said was available and would be donated. They set up quotas as a minimum figure to hit at for each township. Williamston and Hob ersonville Townships were assign ed 100 bushel goals, Williams and Poplar Point were asked for half that amount each, the other town ship quotas were set at 75 bushels. Although a number of plans are outlined by the state and national offices of the Christian Rural Overseas Program and some of theme were discussed by Rev. S. B. Simms, district chairman, the township leaders and canvassers decided to set up not definite ar rangement for the county but to let each township handle the task in a manner best suited to its own situation. Mr. Simms pointed out that Pitt had sent two cars of corn already and Greene County had reported with one. lie anticipat ed at least a car,of 40,000 pounds for Martin County’s part in the program. This would be about 750 bushels. Although pamphlets and other items explaining the need of the desperate people overseas was of fered the leaders in the drive, it was generally agreed yhat most of the people in the county real i/ed the need for the corn and the use of the literature was to be | limited to distribution in the j schools of the county. It was emphasized that the corn would have to be shelled and that burlap or cotton bags should be used. However, the leaders de clared, they would not let lack of sh<Uing or iat' lag -h k! • k m-.». donation of corn by anyone who could not shell or bag it but was willing to donate it. (Continue.! O' -fWpf's.u; lira l)vHlruyn Small llama (hi Kim Straal The small two-room house own 'd by t ar;a upa.: . by Elijah bheppard, just oil Kim I Street near the Shiloh Baptist j Church, was destroyed by fire last j Friday night. S; id to have started around the ' flue, the fire spread rapidly and I the house was envelope I in flames by the time firemen reached there. I The house was a total loss, but ! was covered by $800 insurance, Fire Chief G. IV Hall said. It could not be learned if insurance was carried on the contents, reports stating that very little was saved. Local Man Continues III In the llos/utal W H. Williams, local man, con tinue s ill in a Rocky Mount hos pital where he has been a patient for about six weeks. He was re ported this morning to be holding his own, and that it is possible he would be able to return home within a week or two. TOY COITJCTION Making ready to provide a real Christmas spirit for the less fortunate little folks of Williamstou and community, the local Jaycees will make a canvass of the town next Sun day afternoon for discarded toys it was announced today by Chairman Jesse Sumner. The canvass is to net under way at 2:00 o’clock and thoughtful persons are earn estly urged to package toys and other articles they may spare and place them on the 1 porches tor the canvassers. The Jaycce plan will afford about the spark for a goodly number of little tots this Christmas, it was pointed out, and all are asked to cooper ate with the Jaycees in mak ing the movement an enjoy able one. Joshua Williams Killed In Road Accident Sunday J \ oimg Mini's Sister Injured Near Norfolk Karly Thai Morning Joshua Lawrenee (Tinnie) Wil liams, 24, was killed almost in stantly and his sister, Mrs. B. S, I Lupton, suffered a leu injury j when they were run down on Vir | ginia Beaeh Boulevard, about five miles out of Norfolk at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning. A na tive of this county, Williams was i struck by a car whose driver was 'not immediately identified, and |carried down the highway one hundred yards or more. His skull was partly crushed and one leg was mangled, one report adding that he also suffered internal in I juries. Picked up by other motor j ists, he died before reaching a hos pital. The sister suffered a bad leg injury, but no bones were broken. Reporting the accident, James Williams, a brother of Norfolk, said he had stopped their car on the shoulder of the highway near a restaurant, that Joshua and the sister got out and walked around the car, that tho driver of the sec ond car seemed to have swerved toward them. Williams pushed his sister almost out of the path of the approaching car and took the full blow himself. The driver ‘of the death ear was detained, re ports reaching here stated. The son of Lonnie W and Ada [Gardner Williams, the accident I victim was born on the Cherry farm about two miles from Wil liamston on the Hamilton Road on September 30, 1925. He spent Ins early life there, but lived most of ■ the time in the Jamesville section *-• i (iu etvice He served in Germany some time, and following his discharge, re turned home to spend ; short at-1 tending a Gi school m eliigera tum at Chicago. Finishing the school there, he returned home and last February accepted a posi tion in Norfolk. 1 le was a men.be- f 4!>««<•'-■ Branch Baptist Church near Jamesville apd his pastor, Rev W 11. Bonington, is conducting the last rites there this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Tyre Cemetery in Williams Township. Surviving besides his parents ari two brothers. K. 11. Williams oi Griffins Township and James Williams of Norfolk; and four sis ters, Mrs. Garfield Mobley, Mrs. Ray O’Neal and Miss Louise Wil liams, all of Jamesville, and Mrs. B. S. Lupton of Norfolk, — i Continues (Juile III In 7 he llos/iilal Here In declining health for some time, Mr. Kenneth Roberson, 8a, entered the local hospital last Sat urday for an aggravated heart condition. Semi-conscious, Mr. Roberson continues quite ill, ac cording to lust reports. Ml Mail Cotton Acreage Quota to County’s Farmers ! ' <»t«' on Control Plan For Cotton ( rop Tlnirxlav, Drrrinbrr 13th ! The approximately 924 cotton i farmers in this county will,receive i their acreage allotments for 1950 about the latter part of this or early next week, according to a report coming from the Triple A office. Final figures could not be had immediately, but it is reliably es timated that the 924 cotton farm ers in the county will receive an allotment of 4.200 acres for 1950. It is estimated that the allotment is about 02 percent of the 1942 acreage, and possibly about equal, if not more, than the acreage ac tually planted in the county in each of the past several years, in cluding 1949, Farmers will vote on quotas for 1950 on December 15. and any one who planted cptton last year is en titled to participate in the refer endum. II there is any doubt about eligibility, the farmer may check with the Triple A office. Any farmer who is dissatisfied with his allotment and thinks he is entitled to consideration may, within 15 days after he has re ceived notice of his quota by mail from his county committee, ask tor a review of his case, A review committee of three farmers, ap pointed by the Secretary of Agri culture, will receive the evidence and decide whether the quota was established in accordance with the regulations. If the farmer is not satisfied with the review commit tee's decision, he may, within 15 days, institute proceedings for a | review of the case by a court. If the cotton referendum fails of passage on December 15, the Department of Agriculture will support prices only at the rate of fifty percent of parity and then only to those who plant within their allotments. If quotas are approved, farmers who plant within their acreage allotments will be eligible for ninety percent of parity loans on all cotton they i produce next year. The penalty rate on the market ing excess, if quotas are estab lished by vote, on the i950 crop will be fifty percent of the parity price of cotton as of June 15, 1950, -o I>iui(|ii(‘t, Concert On Hand Agenda u ——<» The annual Christmas banquet on December 10 in the Woman’s Club and the annual concert and anniversary program tentatively set for next March 10 are the two big items on the agenda of the CIreen Wave Band of Williamston High School, Professor Jack But ler, director, explained to a meet ing of the Band Parents Club fol lowing thi' P.-T. A, meeting last evening. Mr Butler also showed the band parents three new instruments he hu„ added to tne band with the instrument fund recently provid ed by the business men and citi zens of the town. Jack Welch, who nut with a few n tes from the new bass saxophone and Jimmie Page got right li\ely wtih some music on the new tenor sax. Rondell Bench displayed-4b*-row -raccil 'nT'TTiTu! refrained from trying it out. Over $700.00 was invested in the instruments shown and ethers are to come later, Mr. Butler said. They will add tremendously to the tone range of the band. With all committees reporting that the plans for the banquet are proceeding according to plan, Mr. Butler gave some details of the planned concert next March. It will be one of the most ambitious musical programs ever attempted by the young musicians, he said, including some difficult numbers that are going to call for a lot of hard work. Emphasis was again placed on practice at home and on the care of instruments, the professor re marking that some of the students are abusing their horns mid pay ing none too much attention to how and when they practice. The cooperation of parents in this mat ter was urged.
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