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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B? OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 3 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 10, 1950 ESTABLISHED 1899 „ Propose Tri-County Sweet Potato Pcaject * Edgecombe, Pitt And Martin to Hire Potato Specialist Farm Loaders See the Sweet Potato As Bip Crop In Place Of Cotton Expecting many farmers to turn to the sweet potato to fill up quite a few of the acres going out of cotton production this year, farm leaders, meeting in Bethel last Friday evening appealed to coun ty officials in Edgecombe, Martin and Pitt to take a hand and help guide the potato program. The appeal was well received by rep resentatives from the boards of commissioners from the three counties who are expected to con sider employing a full-time sweet potato specialist to guide the pro gram in the three counties. railed by Mr J. P Morris, pres ident of Bethel Auction Co., the meeting, attended by about thirty farmers, officials and business men, heard a review of the rapid ly expanding potato program, and discussed plans for entering a competitive market by stressing quality. Mr. Harris said that Bethel handled about 32,000 bush els of sweet potatoes on its auc tion market last fall, that it would be expanded this year. Henry Covington, state exten sion sweet potato specialist, brief ly addressed the meeting, declar ing that unless farmers in the three counties go all out for a quality potato they'll be disap pointed in the end. He said that 75 percent of marketing is produc tion; that is, growing what the market wants. Reviewing the history of the crop, Covington said that the Por to Rico potato was introduced in Louisiana in 1906, that the grow ers there had to learn about it the hard way. They shipped the po tatoes in barrels, then in sacks and later in baskets, and they had to learn the hard wav. Covington, who worked in ^ Louisiana potatoes for about ten years, said that we can profit by • the mistakes of the Louisiana growers, that we have the climate, variety, soil, freight differential and the know-how, and should get out and produce a quality potato lind reclaim the eastern markets. Pointing out that a special agent roulri render valuable assistance, Covington pointed out that the following factors are important and must be considered, seed ^ selection, disease control, fertili zation, spacing, cultivation and harvesting. “We must look upon the sweet potato as a crop and not as a red headed stepchild,1’ the specialist said. He went or. tp tell about the sweet potato canneries in Louisiana and how they handled certain grades of potatoes at an advantage. He estimated that ^ North Carolina shipped about 3, ^ 000 cars of potatoes last year. Following Mr. Covington's talk, Mr. Harris said that after observ ing the condition of the crop as it moved to the market last fall, he and other interested citizens real ized that there was a great need for educational work among the farmers. It is to advance that educational work that the gi oup asked for a specialist. “We have no axe to grind. We are interest $ ed in the farmers and our section,” Mr. Harris explained. John Goodman, assistant direc tor of State Extension, said that (Continued on page six) Flan Meeting For Negro Farmers on January 11 Moyle S. Williams and C. E. Clark, Farm Management Special 41 ists, State College, Raleigh, N. C., will conduct a meeting on Farm Planning and Outlook for 1950, Wednesday night, January 11, at 7:00 o’clock at the Williamston Negro High School. Every farmer interested in bet ter farm management and the farm Outlook for 1950 should at tend this meeting.—R. McK. Ed ^ wards, Negro County Agent. MARKETING CARDS 1 v-✓ Those farmers who have not returned their tobacco and peanut marketing: cards to the office of the county agent in Williamston are ask ed to do so without delay. Production credit cannot be given the growers until the cards are checked with the warehouse or market receipts, and it is to the advantage of the grower to have this done, it was pointed out. Reviews Work Of Civic Club Here —*— (By Wendell Peel) Retiring President S. P. Wool ford's comprehensive reoort on the 1949 achievements of the local Kiwanis Club shared the spotlight with new officer installation cere monies at the Jan. 5 meeting of the club In summarizing the activities of the club under his administration, Woolford paid tribute to several committees whose cooperative ef forts contributed highly toward the record. Singled out for spec ial commendation were the Youth Services Committees and the Citi zenship Services Committee. One of the second group of com mittees spearheaded the club sponsorship of the Martin County Fat Stock Show which turned out to be the largest show of its class ever held in North Carolina. An other of these committees took a leading role in the establishment of a National Guard Unit in Wil liamson. A third committee with ing this group was very active in encouraging support of the vari ous churches in their spiritual aims. The Youth Services Committees also played a major role in the club activities. Through one of the committees of this group, the club participated in Boy Scout work and various other youth programs. Another youth service committee sponsored a contribu tion by the club to the Eastern Carolina Tiaining School Christ mas Party. This committee also furnished and distributed for the club food, candy and toys to sev eral local families during the Christmas season. At the conclusion of his report, Woolford called upon W. H. Cai starphen to act for Hugh Horton in the installation of new club of ficers and directors. Horton, a past Lieutenant Governor of the Carolinas’ Kiwanis District, was scheduled to participate in the in stallation ceremonies but could not be present. Executive officers installed by Carstarphen were Fitzhugh Fus scll, immediate vice-president, as president, C. B. Clark, Jr., as vice president and Wendell Peel as Secretary. Carstarphen wa% in stalled to the office oi treasurer by retiring President Woolford, who will be one of the directors for the current year. Other direc tors installed at the meeting were Marvin Britton, David Davis, Sam Getsinger, James Manning Frank (Continued on page nix) -<*> John L Jenkins Dies In Tarboro —&— John Latham Jenkins, promi nent Tarboro business man and brother of Mrs. Hugh M. Burras of Williamston, died at his home in Tarboro last Thursday after a long period of declining health. He was 87 years old and had made his home in Tarboro for nearly seventy years, moving there from the farm in Edgecombe County. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday afternoon at 3:0<f o’clock in Calvary Episcopal Church, Tar boro, and interment was in the churchyard there. Besides his sister in Williams ton, surviving are a son, Francis P. Jenkins and a daughter, Mrs. Rawls Howard, both of Tarboro; and a brother, Herbert M. Jenkins of Washington. _ . _.. — Funeral Monday At Spring Green For Mrs. Roebuck Well-Known County Citizen Died In a Washington Hospital Friday _A Mrs. Nellie Tice Roebuck, well known Martin County citizen, died in a Washington hospital Fri day evening at 8:40 o’clock. She had been in declining health for almost three years, spending about two and one-half years in bed. Her condition had been cri tical since the day after Christmas when she entered the hospital the last time. During the course of the past three years she had re ceived treatment in Durham and Washington hospitals at intervals. The daughter of the late J. C. and Sallie Davis Tice, she was horn in Griffins Township 78 years ago on September 2, 1871. When a small girl she moved to Poplar Point where she was mar ried in 1886 to Frederick J. Roe buck who died in 1940. She made her home in Poplar Point until; last October when she went to live ! with a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Grimes, near Stokes. Mrs. Roebuck was a faithful member of the Primitive Baptist Church at Spring Green for many ! years. She was devoted to her family and friends, and even dur ing her long illness she seemed to get much out of life. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs, W. E. Grimes of Stokes. Mrs. Sallie Bridges of Washington, D. C, Mrs. Frances Sprague of New' Bern and Mrs. Beatrice Hopkins of Raleigh; four sons, Claude L. Roebuck of Raleigh, Dr. C. T. Roe buck of Colerain, Jason Roebuck of Newcastle, Pa., and Alphonso (Strutt) Roebuck of St Pauls, N. C., sixteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. One of the great-grandchildren was born in the same hospital where and on the same day Mrs. Roebuck died. Funeral services were conduct ed in the church at Spring Green Monday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the pastor, Elder W. E. Grimes, assisted by Elder A. B. Denson of Rocky Mount. Interment was in the Spring Green Cemetery, not far from her old home. -—_ Native Of County Dies In Hospital Gainor R. Holliday, native of this county, died in veterans hos pital, Kecoughtan, Virginia, last Saturday evening at 7:00 o’clock. Suffering a stroke a few days earlier, he was removed to the hospital from his home on a farm I in Hertford County. The son of the late James Al fred and Courtney Elizabeth Mod II in Holliday, he was born in the Jamesville section on August 27, : 1892. He left there about twenty five years ago and farmed near Williamston and in Poplar Point, later locating in Hertford County where he farmed. He served about six months in the armed forces during World War I. He was married to Miss Maggie I Vick of Virginia and she survives j with three children, J. D., James Jand Gainor, Jr., all of Hertford ! County. Also surviving are three brothers, Waldo Holliday of Jamesville, Perlie Holliday of Poplar Point and Hoyt Holliday of Williamston, and a sister, Courtney Elizabeth Holliday of Washington, D. C. Funeral arrangements had not been announced early today, but one report stated he would be buried in Virginia. Fire Call Late haul Saturday Night Here -— A fire alarm was sounded about 11:30 o’clock last Saturday night when a trash fire just off North Haughtcn Street went out of con trol. Residents in the neighbor- j hood went into action and had the fire out just as firemen were mak ing ready to leave the station. No damage was done. Re-Entered Hospital In Rocky Mount Last Week -—— In declining health for several months Mr. W. H. Williams re entered a Rockv Mount hospital last week for further treatment and possibly an operation. [ Mule Kicks Back When Hit By Auto On County Road Struck by an automobile about 10 o’clock Sunday night near Leg- j gett's Mill in Bear Grass Town- j ship, a farm mule counterattack- j ed and left his footprints in the: car door before running into a nearby field, according to Patrol-1 man B. W, Parker. The animal could not be found immediately and it is not certain if he was in jured. No one in the 1941 Ford; car was hurt and damage to the machine was estimated at about $12. Reporting the accident to the patrolman, the car driver declared the animal kicked with a ven geance. The animal was one of two running loose in the highway, reports stating that the mule own er accepted the damage done to the car. The accident was the second re ported on Marlin County high ways this year. Last Saturday morning about 11:00 o'clock Jack Manning was driving his 19*47 Dodge toward Williamston on Highway 125 and started to pass James Edward Howell who was driving in the same direction. Howell started to make a left turn into the Ballard Road with his 1946 Dodge truck. The vehicles crashed but no one was hurt. In vestigating the accident, Patrol man J. T. Rowe estimated the damage to the car at about $300. The truck was hardly damaged, the officer explained. Must Activate Guard Unit By January 24 Guard Now About Ten Men Short Of Minimum Strength -(S’ Elbert S. Peel, Jr., Succeed-1 ing Janies L. Harris, Jr., Who Residue All set to command the newly organized National Guard unit in J this county, James L. Harris, Jr., was ruled out physically last Fri day when he underwent a string ent physical examination in Ral eigh. Elbert S. Peel, Jr., has been named to succeed Mr. Harris as commander of the unit by the sev eral Williamston civic organiza tions sponsoring the undertaking. Tuesday, January 24, has been set as the deadline for bringing the unit up to minimum strength, and final plans for activating the unit will be discussed at a meeting to be held in the American Legion Hut tonight at 7:30 o’clock. It was reported that the unit is now within about ten men of minimum strength. Since the last meeting much interest has been advanced in the final organization plans, and the new commander believes the requirements will be met either tonight or by the end of this week. Just as soon as the personnel reaches the required minimum, headquarters will be established at the municipal wat er plant. Part of the old plant will be partitioned off and the lot fenced in for a fairly large num ber of vehicles, including mount ed anti-aircraft guns. There are still openings for full-time personnel with fairly good salaries. Regular guards men are paid $2.50 per drill with allowances and other features, in cluding retirement. The guard is open to men between the ages of 17 and 36, inclusive, and to older men who served in World War II Young men especially are invit ed to attend the meeting tonight and heai a full discussion of the l plans for the unit. Those men who have already signed up are being asked to bring potential recruits with them to the meeting. The guard unit will release ap proximately $35,000 in the county annually. The construction of an armory is to be expected in time, if the Unit measures up to expec tations. it was explained. Department Adds 1 Nurse To Staff —<*— Henrietta A. Mebane, registered nurse, recently joined the nursing staff of the Martin County Health Department, Dr. J. W. Williams announced y sterday. She is a native of Wilson and was educated at Hampton Insti tute, Shaw University, and receiv ed her degree from Lincoln Hos pital School of Nursing, Durham. She did graduate work in the School of Public Health, Univer sity of Michigan, and for more than three years served as health educator for the Greensboro Tu berculosis Association. She is to work among the color ed citizens of the county, meeting a need long felt in this county, Dr. Williams said. ROUND-UP v There was little activity on the crime front in the county over the week-end, according to reports coming from the courthouse. Four persons were taken into custody and temporarily detained, two for public drunkenness and one each for assault and drunken driving. One of the quartet was white, and the ages of the group ranged from lti to 37 years. Consolidate Oil Companies Here I Purchasing the interest of A. J. Manning in the Wholesale Oil Company, Messrs. Roy Ward, E. E. Holding and W. Thomas Craw ford are consolidating the Whole sale oil firm with the Ward and Holding Company, distributors in this section of Amoco products. “By consolidating our opera tions we ll be in a better position to serve the people of this sec tion,” the three owners announced last week-end. The company, now operating as the Williamston Oil Company, will, for the present, maintain both bulk plans, one on the Ever etts Road and the other near the rive . However, the new owners plan to consolidate their holdings. The Wholesale Oil Company formerly had contracts with the Continental Oil Company, refin ers of Conoco, but the Continental spld out its holdings in this section of the country, and opened the way for the consolidation of the two firms here, it was reported. The newly formed partnership, one of the few business changes reported here this year, operates in several counties. Making Plans To Clear Reservoir •— The Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Va., will ad vertise for bids on or about Janu ary 20, 1900 for clearing a section of approximately 8,000 acres of the Buggs Island Reservoir, it was announced by Colonel George T. Derby, District Engineer. The period of advertisement is expect ed to be approximately 5 weeks with bids being opened about Feb ruary 24, 1950 Bids for additional clearing con tracts for other sections of the area will be announced from month to month in the future and it is anticipated that by July 1 all areas to be cleared downstream from Clarksville will be under clearing contracts. o Im/mteing At Home After Long Illness ——• ■ Suffering with arthritis, Mr. Hoyt Holliday is improving at his home here after being confined to his bed for ten weeks. He was able to eat his first meal at the table yesterday. Mrs. Holliday has been ill in bed also, but she is able to sit up now. Discusses Outlook For Agriculture In The State In 1950 Decline of Nearly 10 Per cent Expected In Prices During The Year M. S. Williams, farm manage ment specialist, discussing the 1950 farm outlook, says that for ! the country as a w'noie, farm prices probably will decline a bout ten percent. For North Car olina, the decline may be slightly less. Cost of most production items will remain high. There are little prospects for price declines in machinery and equipment, fer tilizer, and other major cost items. I Consequently, North Carolina farmers in general can expect Mower net income in 1950 than in 1949. unless steps are* taken to j adjust to the changing pri^e pic ] ture. The post war tise in agri j cultural prices has been lost. From ! the peak in January, 1948, farm j prices in the U. S. have declined i nearly twenty percent and are | now back to about the level of July, 1940. This decline has been cushioned in part by price sup ports. The average farmer, says Wil liams, will not need to retrench I but should be sure of markets be fore expanding production. Long time plans should be made on the i basis of conservative prices for products to be sold. The support price for tobacco will be slightly higher in 1950. due to the new parity formula, and prices will probably be about the same as in 1949, Other crops and livestock prices will no doubt be lower than in 1949. In 1950, : the support price will determine the price of major crops and live i stock and livestock products. The price of tobacco, cotton, peanuts, corn and wheat probably will be at or near support level, assum ing a normal crop, j The present government acre | age control program on cotton, ! peanuts, corn, and wheat seems j sure to continue and probably , will be expanded to include other [ crops. Control of livestock pro j duction may be in the picture in | the next few years. The present price support pro gram, enacted into law in 1949, seems almost certain to be chang j ed in 1950. Long-time plans must be based on efficient pro duction ratner than on anticipat ed price support level. It seems probable that some kind of sup port prices will be continued, but sooner or later at lower levels. Draw Jury For County’s Court Twelve persons have been drawn for jury, duty in the Martin County Recorder's Court next Monday when they are scheduled to hear a drunken driving case and another charging a liquor lav' violation. Those drawn for jury duty in clude the following: Jamesville Township: Edward Lee Martin, L. C. Brown, Arnold Modlin, C. B. Fagan, Enoch Gard ner, Griffins Township: Julius M. Manning. Hamilton Township: Willie J. Knox, Elwood Everett, Jimho F, ■ Newsom, Wheeler Warren, A. F. | Hyman. Goose Nest: A L. Smith. Recover Stolen Car In County! j A 1949 Chevrolet sedan, stolen i in Washington, D. C , on Decem ber 22, was recovered in the Flat Swamp section of this county last Wednesday by Patrolmen U. W. Parker and D. E. Perry. John Conely and Jeremiah Wil kins, colored man, were arrested, and a preliminary hearing huld in Rocky Mount before a U. S. com ; mi.ssioner they wen held in $1,000 j bond. The case was turned over to the FBI and the two men are to face trial in the federal court at Raleigh. The two men allegedly stole the car from a “U" drive it company and came south to visit Wilkins’ relatives in this county. Deliver First Sweet Potatoes To Market r POSTPONED ! j First postponed on account of the New Year holiday on Monday of last week, the local town commissioners was postponed again last night when several members found it impossible to attend. The meeting is now scheduled for Wednesday evening of this week at 8:00 o'clock, and it is expected that important busi ness will be discussed at that time. Church Group In Recent Meeting The general theme of the quar terly convention of the Albemarle Christian Missionary Union held in Belhaven last Wednesday was “Pressing ™>r the Completion of the Crusade.” John L Goff, presi dent, presided over the morning session. A devotional was lead by George E. Downey, Minister of tlje Belhaven Church. The outstand ing feature of the morning session was a forceful sermon by Rever end Leonard W. Boynton. Lunch eon was served in the social rooms of the Church by the Women’s Council. The afternoon session was pre sided over by E. Leon Roebuck, vice president of the organization. [The devotional was lead by Miss j Etta Nunn of Washington, and the outstanding feature of the eon ! vention was a missionary message by C. Maniey Morgan, who has for many years been missionary to Porta Rica. His message was timely and forceful. The "Field in Brief" portion of the program was covered by reports on "Wo men’s Work” in the State by Mrs H. H. Settle; the “Religious Edu cation" program in the State by T. P. Inabinett, State Secretary. "North Carolina Missions" was re ported by C. C. Ware, State Secre tary, after which Dr. Cecil A. Jar man reported on the activities of tlie- Atlantic Christian College in Wilson. Dr. Jarman’s report went some what into detail about the ap- , proaching completion of the new girls’ dormitory which is to cost between $400,000 and $500,000. This is expected to be ready for occupancy in March, The Hardy Memorial Library, to cost ap proximately $200,000 is also under construction. Dr. Jarman is serving as Acting President since the resignation of (Continued on pace si*) -A Dies Suddenly Near Jamesville -<9> Ernest Sawyer. Jamesville Township farmer and respected citizen, died suddenly at his home in the Poplar Chapel community last Saunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. He had finished his din ner and was in the living room when he suffered a heart attack, dying a few minutes later The son of the late Frank and Annie McNair Sawyer, he was horn in Plymouth on March 30, IH)i9, and lived in Washington and Martin Counties all his life lit was a member of St. Delight’s Church neat Plytru uth for a num ber of years and was married on January f, 1911, to Miss Ludie Holliday of Jamesviile. Surviving are his widow, six sons, Linwood of Norfolk, Abner of Plymouth, George of Ports mouth, Charles and George of Shi loh and David Sawyer, U. S. Army j stationed at Langley Field; two, daughters, Mrs. Raymond Price of Plymouth and Miss Mary Sawyer of the home; two brothers, Tom Sawyer of Plymouth, anti Dennis Sawyer of Norfolk; and a sister, Mrs. George Watson of Norfolk Funeral services are being con ducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the home by Rev Frank Butler of Washington assisted by j Rev D. W. Davis of Plymouth. In- j terment will be in the Holliday Cemetery near the home. Second Shipment Leaving Packing Plant Here Today Increased Demand and Higher Prices Predicted Later In the Season Battling against many odds and overcoming numerous obstacles, the newly formed Martin County Yam Growers Association last Saturday, washed, graded and waxed the first Icrad of sweet po tatoes for delivery to the northern markets. Returns from the ship ment could not be had immediate ly, but the association is going ahead with a second shipment of some over 400 bushels today. The grading and packing opera tions, handled on one of the latest model machines at the associa tion’s plant on Washington Street, near the Dixie Peanut Company, were handled under the supervis ion of Farmer Mayo Hardison, as sisted by Farmer Shep Holliday. The first operations wete observ ed by quite a few interested per sons. including a goodly number of farmers. While the quality was only fair, the shippers exercised every care to meet grade and'quality require ments as they entered the market for the first time. A few of the non-classified were shipped also. Commenting on the outlook for the crop, a representative of the association said this morning that the market until now has been ■sluggish, owing possibl; to the warm weather and dull demand. “However, with colder weather in prospect, increased shipments are almost certain,” the representa tive explained. Just as soon as the association can test the markets with the shipment made last Saturday and the one going out today, farmers will be advised of market prices, and arrangements ean be made to start handling the crop for indi viduals. A meeting of the board of direc tors of the association will be held tomorrow evening when market ing plans will be discussed. A general sweet potato meeting is being scheduled later this month, and hundreds of grower’s are expected to attend. Henry ( ovington, potato specialist from State college, will discuss the prospects for sweet potatoes in 1950. Farmers and others inter ested are invited to attend the meeting. Ruritans At Oak City In Meeting The Oak City Ruritan Club holds its regular meetings on the second Thursday in each month. At the December meeting the club observed Ladies’ Night. Hud for ty-five present. The Woman's Council of the Hassell Christian Church served a delicious turkey dinner. The meeting was called to order by President James Hope Ayers and the Secretary H. M. Ainsley led the group in singing America after which Chaplain J. L. Hassell gave the invocation. The following are officers of the lub for 1950: President James Hope Avers; Vice President B. F. Sloan; Secretary H. \1 Ainsley; I reasurer Jack Smith; Chaplain J. L. Hassell; Sgt.-at-Arms R. P. Nat ron. The directors: J. I. Has sell, R. A. Haislip and Sidney Mal lory who will serve one to three years respectively. James Hope Ayers, Hurdford Smith and Has sell Worsley are delegates to the National Convention which con venes at Myrtle Beach S. C., on 23, 24 and 25 of January. The committee on welfare, Jack Smith and J. S. Mallory, delivered Christmas boxes to needy families on Dec. 24. The food committee for January is: J. B. Whitfield, Hassell Wors ley and N. L. Hyman. They will serve “Steamed Oysters” in the Agriculture building of the Oak City school.—H. M. Ainsley, re porter for club.
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