THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B!
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT
OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME LI1—NUMBER 102
Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 29, 1010
ESTABLISHED 1899
Walter Salsbury |
Died In Hospital
Sunday Morning
Funeral In Hamilton Mon
day Afternoon For Re
tired Business Man
Robert Walter Salsbury, retired
business man-farmer, died in a
Tarborc hospital Christmas morn
ing after a long period of declin
ing health. His condition had
been serious for several weeks.
The son of the late Robert Hy- [
man and Laura Purvis Salsbury. |
he was born in Hassell 77 years j
ago, and spent his early life on ;
the fann, later engaging in the
mercantile business there and in ‘
Hamilton where he made his
home for a number of years. He ,
was also engaged in business at ^
Williamston for some time, hand-1
ling fertilizer accounts and buying |
farm products. He retired about !
two years ago on account of de
clining health.
His wife, the former Miss Bettie
Davis of Tarboro, died in Septem- |
ber. 1948.
Surviving are two brothers,
Paul L. Salsbury, Scotland Neck,
Robert H. Salsbury, Hassell; five
sisters, Mrs. W. A. Ayers, Clinton, I
Mrs. W. ’/, Morton, Greenville, |
Mrs. Paul Edmondson, Hassell,
Mrs. Julia Cherry and Miss Louise
Selsbury, Tarboro.
Funeral services were held from
the home in Hamilton at 3 o’clock,
Monday afternoon, December 26.
conducted by Elder W, E. Grimes,
pastor of Spring Green Primitive
Baptist Church, assisted by the j
Rev. E. W. Stewart, Baptist Pas
tor of Hamilton. Interment fol
lowed in the Hamilton Cemetery,
Pallbearers were Henry John
son, Frank Haislip, B. B. Taylor,
Leroy Taylor, Don Matthews, Sr.,
W. J. Beach, Jesse E. Everette, and
Leroy Everette.
Victim Of Heart
Ailment Improved
Undergoing a delicate heart op
eration in a Durham hospital sev
eral weeks ago, Jack Harris,
young son of Mrs. Estelle Harris
and the late Garland Harris, is
mending satisfactorily following
his return to his home in Beat
Grass last week.
He returned to the hospital ear
ly last week for an over-night
check-up, and was back home in
time for Christinas. The young
ster, friends say, is deeply grateful
to all those, especially church and
other organizations, who lent a
helping hand and made his Christ
mas a happy one.
/ m pro vin g Fol Unci n g
Slay In Hospital Hero
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111 recently for ten days or more,
Little Miss Nancy Harrison was
reported much improved follow
ing treatment in the hospital
here-.--™*state^li—iw'ij. had
an enjoyable holiday, and that she
is greatly appreciative of the
blood donations and contributions
from various sources, all of which
helped make Christmas a happy
one for her.
Jailer Roy Peel had a full
house in the county hoosegow ,
during the holidays. The re
cords show that twenty-one
persons were arrested and
temporarily detained there,
ten for public drunkenness,
two for drunken driving,
four for assault, two for bad
checks, and one for non-sup
port.
Thirteen of the twenty-one
were white, and the ages of
the group ranged from 18 to
68 years.
Farm Bureau Supporters
Among the- most liberal and loyal supporters of the
Fai m Bureau in this county are the Cratts out in Bear
Grass. Pictured above are Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cratt and
their seven children, William, Luther, Naomi, Wesley,
James, Lennie and Joseph, all members of the organiza
tion. They have been members of the Bureau for several
years, Mr. H. U Peel, canvasser, explained.
f HOLIDAY lj
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Next Monday will be obser
ved as a general holiday by
local business firms, includ
ing tlie post office, banks and
county and town offices.
There’ll be no mail deliv
eries, and the county commis
sioners will hold their meet
ing a day late. There’ll be no
session of the county court
and the county and town of
fices will not he open Mon
day, the town commissioners
postponing their regular
meeting until the following
Monday.
Contest Winners
Named by Judges
After making close observations
on repeated inspections, four
judges declared the winners in the
local Christmas decorations con
test sponsored by Williamston
Boosters, Inc. Three prizes of $15
each was offered for originality,
yard, roof or doorway. Mrs. Roy
T. Griffin received the prize for
originality, the decoration center
ing around a band-painted sign on
a window. The yard or tree prize
went to the N. C. Greens who at
tached small red lights in numbers
to a tree, and the W. II. Cars'rr
! phens W'on the roof-porch prize.
Judges wert Mrs. Edgar Brown
of. ..Ta.magwJIf.jM rv -Tnhn
and Miss Nancy Worsley of Oak
City and Mrs. George Haislip of
Hamilton. They were almost two
hours in making the prize selec
tions.
Spec ial Service
In Local Church
A union mid night candlelight
and worship service will be held
in the Memorial Baptist Church
here Saturday night, beginning at
II 00 o’clock and lasting one hour,
it was announced by a representa
tive of the Williamston Minister
ial Association today.
Made up of voices from the va
rious participating churches, a
mass choir will render special
music, Rev Stewart B. Simms
said. Rev. John L. Goff, pastor of
the Christian Church, will deliver
the message.
Ola I. Harrell
Died Suddenly
Last Saturday
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Goo*** !\«**t Farmer Vihiting
Neiglihor When He Suf
fered Hear! Attack
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Ola L. Harrell, Goose Nest
Township farmer, died suddenly
at the home of a neighbor near
Palmyra last Saturday morning.
He left his home about 8:30
o’clock that morning and walked
toAhc neighbor's home, planning
to accompany him to Scotland
Neck He was in the living room
when he suffered the attack and
died almost instantly. Apparently
he was in his usual health just be
fore he was fatally stricken.
The son of the late Will and Em
ma Fleming Harrell, he was born
in Goose Nest Township 65 years
ago on March 23, 1884, and lived
and farmed in that section all his
life.
In early manhood he was mar
ried to Miss Dora Weathersbee.
Surviving are his widow, three
sons, Luther Harrell of Fayette
ville, Virgil Harrell of Wake For
est and Curtis Harrell of Hamp
ton, Va., one daughter, Miss Ola
Mae Harrell of the home; a grand
son; two brothers, J. H. Harrell of
Hamilton and J. O. Harrell of Dar
lington, N. C.; and two sisters,
Mrs. J. M. Harrell of Oak City,
He was a loyal member of the
Williams Chapel Metheodist
Church for a number of years,
and the pastor, Rev. W. B. Sher
man, of Battleboro conducted the
last rites there Monday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock. Interment was in
the Oak City Cemetery.
Local lliminex* Man
Improvea In llmt'pilal
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Taken ill about ten days ago,
Mr. B. S. Courtney, prominent lo
cal business man, was reported
improving in the hospital here
Thursday morning. If he con
tinues to show improvement, he’ll
return home in a day or two, it
was said.
HOME FKOM HOSPITAL
Undergoing an operation in a
Durham hospital, Mr. Jos. Harri
son retuined home last week and
is getting along fairly well.
P-MA Community,
Committees For
New Year Named
Quito a Few Changes In the
Personnel Line-up Are
Marie In Kleetion
Quite a few changes were made
in the Production-Marketing Ad
ministration or old Triple A com
,murit.v committees in the elec
tions recently. Several of the
old committee members were not
candidates for re-election, and in
other instances the members shift
ed jobs. Some who had served as
chairmen were elected as regular
(members, others as vice chairmen
and still others as alternates and
so on. However, there is suffici
ent experienced personnel on the
( committees to carry on the work
without interruption.
In a-rather "hot” election last
Thursday, the county P.-M. A.
committee was elected. George
Griffin was retained as chairman.
R. T. Griffin was elected vice
chairman, and Dewey R. Edmond
son is regular member. First al
ternate is C. I. Keel and second
alternate is Julian Mizelle.
The list of community commit
tees follows with the chairman
listed first; vice chairman, second;
regular member, third; first alter
nate, fourth and second alternate,
fifth;
Bear Grass: H. U. Peel, E C.
Harrison, Elmer Griffin, H. G.
Harrison, Ophus Bailey. There
were no changes in the regular
set-up in that district.
Cross Roads: J. M Griffin, H. L.
Roebuck, G. 11 Forbes, J. F. Bail
ey and W L. Ausborn. J M. Grif
fin was elected to succeed Roe
buck as chairman, while Mr. Roe
buck will continu^ on the group
as vice chairman. G. H. Forbes,
former vice chairman, is now a
regular member.
Goose Nest No. 1: Julian Miz
elle, Sidney Mallory, Jasper Whit
field, Irving Hyman, M. E. Ben
nett. H. A. Early and M. E. Hy
man are retiring as chairman and
vice chairman, respectively.
Goose Nest No. 2: Minton Beach,
Jr., Jack Smith, H. H. Worsley, N.
j L. Hyman and Melvin Crisp. This
committee continues about the
same with the chairman and vice
chairman having changed spots.
Griffins: S. E. Manning, D. C.
Gurkin, Lester Griffin, Arthur
Revels and Raleigh Lilley. S. E
Manning and D. C. Gurkin chang
ed places on the committee to ac
count for about the only change in
| this group.
Hamilton: W. E. Purvis, J. H
Liliard, J. D Etheridge and L. II
Beach. Mr. Purvis is new as
chairman, succeeding L. R. Beach
the new first alternate.
Jamesville No. 1: Howard Har
dison, A. L. Modlin, Arthur W.
I Lilley, J. C. Griffin and J. A. Col
j train. H. A. Sexton retired as re
I gular member and Arthur W. Lil
; ley succeeded him.
| Jamesville No. 2: R. G. Coburn,
i Arthur Ange, Leo Gardner, James
I Long and R. C. Sexton. Mr. Ange
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| (Continued on page eight)
I A BIT LATE
v
The Enterprise, after sus
pending its early issue this
week, conies out a bit late on
the last lap. Extensive altera
tions were necessary, and un
expected delays throw the
current edition a few hours
late.
Machines had to be moved,
old flooring torn out and a
fairly large patch of concrete
was to be laid. Power was re
stored only late yesterday,
and the electricians, after
working over time, had the
lights burning shortly before
dark. For most of the force
there has not been much holi
day, but there is little of the
floor that isn’t concrete now!
Prominent Farmer
Died In Hospital
Monday Afternoon
Funeral Serviee Wednesday
Al Daughter's Home for
John Daniel Rig^s
John Daniel Biggs, prominent
county farmer died in the Wil
liamston hospital Monday after
noon at 4:00 o’clock after a long
period of declining health. A pa
tient m the hospital for about four
I months, he had been critically ill
! during that time.
The son of the lute Eason and
I Eliza Ann Bateman Biggs, he was
! born near Williamston 73 years
| ago on December 14, 1870, and
farmed all his life. He engaged in
other business activities at inter
vals, but devoted most of his at
tention to the farm. Mr. Biggs
was a diligent worker until ill
health forced him to retire, but he
continued interest in the happen
ings of the day until the last.
In early manhood he was mar
I ried to Miss Lucy Caroline Mob
ley who survives with a son, Hu
bert Biggs of Williamston; two
daughters, Mrs. Mack Leggett and
Mrs. Wixie Rogers, both of near
Williamston; and five sisters, Mrs.
Ida Gurganus and Mrs. Fannie
Leggett, both of Oak City, Mrs.
Lewis Rogers and Mrs. Will Ever
ett, both of Norfolk, and Mrs. Joe
Ball of Williamston.
Mr Biggs was a member of the
I church at Christian Chapel at
Cross Roads for a long tirrie. Fun
eral services were conducted from
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Mack Leggett, in Bear Grass
Township Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. John L
Goff, pastor of the Williamston
Christian Church, and interment
was in the Mobley Cemetery in
Bear Grass Township.
Mr. Biggs was widely known
both as a citizen and successful
farmer and had many frieruL
throughout this section.
Mrs. P. L. Everett
Dies In Virginia
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Mrs. P. L. Everett, mother ol
Mrs. Sam Woolford of Williams
ton, died at, her home in Holland
Virginia, Wednesday evening at
9:00 o’clock after a long period ol
declining health.
Mrs. Everett, during visits with
I her daughter and family, madi
| many friends in Williamston ovei
a period of several years.
Funeral services will he con
ducted in the Holland Baptist
Church Friday afternoon by hei
pastor. Interment will be in the
Holland C'emetc, y.
Surviving besides her daughtei
here, is a daughter, Mrs. Robert
Cramer of Elizabeth City.
Father Of Local
Rcgfrlttal JRass?!
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Ivey W. Strickland, father ol
Mrs. J. L. Jackson of Williamston
died in a Rocky Mount hospital
Tuesday night after a brief illness
A retired Nash County farmer, hi
was 76 years old.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday morning at 11 o’clock
in the Johnson Funeral Home ir
Rocky Mount by Dr. J. W Kincbe
loe, and interment was in Forest
Hill Cemetery at Nashville.
Surviving besides his daughtei
here are two sons, and four dau
ghters, two brothers and two sis
ters.
Sufferh Attack At Ilia
Home Here Saturday
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Mr. Roger A. Critcher, II, was
reported resting very wi ll at his
home here on Watts Street Thurs
day following a heart attack suf
fered fast Saturday.
Advance Christmas Spirit
In Local Holiday Parties
Williamston's Jaycees had a big
Christmas party on Wednesday I
evening of last week. Entertain
ing about fifty underprivileged ;
ehildrcn, the Jaycees worked dili
gently on old toys, spent right !
much money and went to a great |
deal of trouble to entertain the lit- |
tie folks. And the party was a j
great success.
Bringing in the little tots in,
their own cars, the Jaycees plan-1
ned a very entertaining program.'
Miss Evelyn Hancock, Mrs. J W
Sumner and Edgar Gurganus and
Nelson Leggett led the little foks
in several Christmas songs, but j
the singers eagerly anticipated a
visit from Mr. Claus and they
would not sing very well. The
youngsters enjoyed the contests,
however, and when Santa Claus
did make his apearanee, there was
joy in the land. One little tot,
saving his well-wrapped package
until he reached his home to open
it, gently patted the wrappings
during the evening, keen anticipa
tion written all over his bright,
little face.
The Jayeees were very liberal,
and the party was very success
ful.
In addition to the work by the
Jayeees, the Lions prepared and
delivered packages Christmas
morning to a goodly number of
families.
Reports state that other civic as
well as religious orgnizations re
membered the less fortunate at
Christmas time, and it was a great
season in the ole county.
Road Accidents Mar
Holiday Observance
J
!One Killed And
I Several Injured
| In Martin County
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| Srvi*n Wrecks Kcporlctl By
Membera Of Patrol In
Three l)u>»
A series of highway accidents,
causing one death and injuries to
several others, marred the holi
I day observance in this county. In
complete reports from members of
the State Highway Patrol showed
' there were at least seven accidents
during the three-day period from
Saturday through Monday. In
vestigations were not complete in
one or two of the accidents.
Eddie Jones, 63-year-old colored
man, was fatally injured and other
members of his family were pain
fully but believed not critically
injured when the car in which
they were riding came out of a
side road into Highway No. 11 not
far from Oak City and crashed in
to the side of a Huick driven by
Fred Cox, 1115 Boston Koad,
Bronx, New York Jones was
thrown from his old 1935 model
Ford and suffered a fractured
skull and internal injuries. Re
moved to a hospital in Tarboro,
he died there a lew minutes later.
Jones’ wife suffered cuts and
bruises but was released from the
hospital following treatment,
j Their four-year-old daughter,
I Evelyn, suffered head injuries,
cuts and bruises and a broken
arm, according to a report rcleas
, ed by Patrolman R. P. Narron who
made the investigation. Anothei
| passenger in the Jones car, Roy
| Jones, was not hurt.
No one was injured in the Cox
MthiV'i Was badly dfimagPu in'
the wreck.
About 2:00 o’clock Saturday
morning, Robert Biggs of Rober
sonville lost control of Stonewall
Parker's car on a curve near
Cross Roads church and the ma
chine turned over, stopping with
its four wheels in the air. No one
was hint and damage to the ma
chine was estimated at $150 by Pa
trolman B. W. Parker, the inves
tigating officer.
Christmas afternoon, LeRoy
Godard lost control of his 1948
Dodge on a curve near Bear Grass
and damaged the side of the ve
hicle by about $75, Patrolman
Parker said. No one was hurt.
Sunday night about 1>:00
o’clock Spencer Bullock, driving
from Bethel toward Roberson
ville, started to make a left turn
at Parmele whim James W. Jones
(Continued on page eight)
DOWNWARD
vj
The tax value of motor ve
hicles is definitely following
a downward trend for 1950,
County Tax Supervisor M. I,.
Peel announced early today
following a hurried study of
the Red Book motor vehicle
value listings.
For Instance, a car listed at
$1,510 hy the hook last year
is valued in the hook at $850
for 1950. Mr. Peel stated that
it was planned to follow the
hook listings.
The list-takers met Thursday to
fix personal property values.
Funeral Friday
For Dr. Harrell
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Funeral services were conduct
ed in the Church of the Advent
here last Friday afternoon by the
rector, Rev. T. I. Hastings, for l)r.
William II Harrell, captain in the
medical corps' USN, who died the
Tuesday evening before in Naval
Hospital, Portsmouth. Interment
was in the family plot in Wood
lawn Cemetery here.
The large American flag, drap
ing the casket, was delivered to
Mis. Harrell by Captain Charles
Ferguson, USN.
Among those from out of town
attending the funeral were, Cap
tain and Mrs. Ferguson of Ports
mouth, Mrs. James W. Anderson
and Mrs Frank I). Beckham ol
Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Hassell
Thigpen and Mr. Clayton Thigpen
of Conetoe, Mrs. Hattie Thigpen
and Miss Mary Thigpen of Scot
land Neck, Mr and Mrs. Thurman
Cow per of New .1 > rsey. Miss Jane
"Wliort artETJlfi Ssi s. Chr>\ ,n Mnmr/
Sr. and Jr., of Winston-Salem,
Miss Annie Glasgow, Mrs. Lizzie
Smithwick, Mrs. Mae Roberson
and Mr. James Smithwick of
Jarnesville.
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Gets Lease On
Cherry Building
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The three-story building occu
pied during the past several years
by Jos. Chen'y's “Good and Bad”
Furniture store, has been leased
by Mr. K D. Worrell.
After renovating the building,
Mr. Worrell will move his electri
cal appliance business from his
next-door place within the next
week or ten days. In addition to
the electrical appliance business,
the firm will handle used furni
ture.
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Thirty-Three I 11
The County Unit
National Guard
Have l util Karlv February
To Ituilif l |> (»uanl
l nit In <lotiuly
Meeting in the Legion Hut on
Watts Strut here Tuesday evening
of this week .approximately 65
men were advised that the gov
ernment is curtailing its military
expenses, that unless that Martin
County unit of the National Guard
is activated by early February, nu
unit could be organized in the
county.
So far thirty-three men have
enlisted in the National Guard,
but a minimum of fifty is needed.
Another meeting will be held on
January 10 when a last attempt
will be made to activate the unit,
Captain James L. llarn. . Jr., said
yesterday.
Reserve units are being curtail
ed, and it was pointed out that the
National Guard wa.. almost up to
strength, that unless the unit in
this county takes shape pretty
soon, it will be lost.
Any of the thirty three men
whose names appear below will be
I glad to discuss the Guard unit
j plans with interested young men
j between the ages of 17 and 35
j years.
Those who have enlisted to date
are:
Captain James L. Harris, com
manding officer; Id. W. W. Hilly”
i Biggs, 1st Sgt. Leslie T. Fowden,
' Vernon Grey Bullock, Dallas
Scot!. Raymond S Chon v. George
Edward Bunch, Henry Grey
Corey, Wiley Woolard, J. O. Man
ning, Jr , John Pri nti Rogerson,
Elmo 1) Mims, Samuel Eli Gur
ganus, Kader Bui roughs Taylor,
Thomas Merlin Bullock, Nathan
Cowan, Thad F Harrison, Ottis
Hoell, Melville V Wynne, Arthur
M. Bailey, Joseph F Davenport,
Wallace R. Warren, Lenard R.
Roberson, James Morris Stalls,
Barney Allen Terry, Sidney Ray
Lewis, Marvin It Manning, Robert
Louis Stevenson, Willie Gray Lee,
William B. Gaylord, Jr.
Robbers Entered
Store Saturday
Climbing to the roof of tne
warehouse, robbers broke through
a second story window into the
Martin Supply Company store on
I Washington Street sometime dur
ing hist Saturday night.
Thought to have been amateurs,
the robbers got a few dollars from
a small cash register but appar
ently took no merchandise. An
attempt was bade to open the
large cash register, but when the
mechanism did not respond to the
touch, the robber left it undamag
ed. No effort apparently was
made to enter a third register.
I iff President Anil
M ife Pass Tliroufill Ilf if
in Georgia, Vice President and
Mrs. Barkley traveled through
here Wednesday afternoon on
route to Washington, D. C. They
were the dinner guests of Con
gressman Herbert Bonner earlier
in the day.
Ilrfinite figures can’t be
had until the end of the year,
hut the volume of business is
definitely of sufficient size to
move tiie YVilliamstun post of
fice from second to first class,
according to unofficial infor
mation released following the
business rush.
At least $40,000 business
must be haudled(to support a
first class office, it is under
stood.
FIRST CLASS