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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BX OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME LI1I—NUMBER 7 Williamalon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 24, 1950 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEJJ ESTABLISHED 1899 Painfully Injured * In Fall From An Auto Last Friday _ j Several Ollier Highway ^ reeks Reported In County Last Week Mr. Graham Aiiigood, 78-year old Hamilton man, was badly but possibly not seriously hurt about ^ 6:00 o’clock last Friday evening when he fell out of a moving car Mr, Aiiigood hit the pavement with his head and suffered se vere scalp injuries, reports from Brown's Community Hospital where he was carried for treat ment, stating that there was no fracture, but that he was badly hurt. He’ll be a patient in the hospital for several days, one re y port said. Mr. Aiiigood was riding with Mr. Harper Peel and the door came open as the car moved around a curve inside the Hamil ton town limits. The machine was not running very fast at the time, and was stopped within a few feet by Mr. Peel. Patrolman R. P. Narron reported the accident. A minor accident was reported ft just east of Parmele last Tuesday afternoon when a tire blew out and caused the 1949 Mercury driven by Wm. V. Page, colored sport, to go out of control and al most turn over. No one was hurt and damage was limited to about $20. according to Patrolman B. W. Parker who made the investiga tion. Another minor accident was re ^ ported last Thursday afternoon when Herbert Linwood Swain stopped his Kaiser car on High way 64 just east of Williamston and Roosevelt Downing of Roper •plowed into the rear of the ma chine with his 1949 Ford. Inves tigating the accident, Patrolman B. W Parker said that no one was hurt and damage to both cars was less than $25. • H. B. Purvis, colored, lost con trol of his 1938 Chevrolet when a tire blew out on the Prison Camp Road, not far from Highway 64, at 3:20 o’clock last Sunday morn ing. The car went into a field and turned over, causing about $100 damage but injuring no one, ac cording to Patrolman J. T. Rowe who made the investigation. Driving south on U. S. 17 about ^1 three-quarters of a mile this side of the Beaufort County line last 6 Sunday night at 9:10 o'clock. Ray mond H. Stalls, accompanied by his family, stalled to make a left turn into a driveway when a Nor folk-Southern bus started to pass and struck the door of Stalls’ 1942 (Continued on page six) Willie L. Green Rites Tomorrow Funeral services will be held in the Shiloh Baptist Church on Elm Street tomorrow afternoon for Willie J. Lyons Green, respected colored citizen, who died at her j home on Leggett’s Lane Sunday ! morning at 7:00 o'clock. Her pas- ! tor, Rev. L. A. Lamb, will conduct ! j the service and interment will be in the family cemetery over in i Williams Township. She was well knew here where ! she worked in numerous homes, | and baked cakes for special j events. Several brothers and sisters! survive. i AUTO TAGS It is fairly certain that quite a few motor vehicles will disappear from the high- j ways in this section on Wed nesday of next week because they will not be equipped with the 1950 state license tags. Quite a few vehicle owners have not purchased their town vehicle tags. The 30-day grace period ex pires next Tuesday midnight and anyone driving with old tags on thier vehicles after that time are subject to pro secution in the courts. A report from the license bureau in this county indi cates that hardly two-ti^rds of <he vehicles are now dis playing the new tags. . \ Tax Listing Sixty Percent Complete In This Comity The 1E50 tax listing in Martin County was estimated sixty per cent complete today by Tax Sup ervisor M. Luther Peel, the offic ial explaining that the work was possibly further advanced in some townships and slightly less than that in other districts. Time for listing is rapidly draw ing to a close, and there is some doubt if the county commission ers will extend the listing period, meaning that all who have not listed their holdings and poll at close time next Tuesday will be made subject to double listing and possibly prosecution in the courts. The last-minuters are finding their way to the listing places in most of the townships, and the waiting lines are forming rather rapidly at this time. No advance estimates on the trend of values could be had. However it is fairly apparent that the books are taking a beating when it comes to listing second hand moioi vehicles. Some of the vehicles have an assessed tax value fifty or more percent below the 1949 listings. On the other hand the assessed values fixed by the automotive red book for new vehicles are holding to high fig ures, for the most part. And it is possible that the new cars, pur chased last year in greater num bers than during 1948, will help absorh part of the loss on old car listings. It was also pointed out that new construction in 1949 was greater than it was in 1948, and that with larger stocks of pea nuts on hand should partly if not more than offset the personal pro perty losses on cars. Facts Are Revealed By Annexation Plan | SMOKEHOUSE KEYS v- > Taking; advantage of the spring-like weather, fisher men got busy and found the keys to Martin County smokehouses early this week when they dipped eleven her ring from the Roanoke. Bunn Godard and Leslie Hassell dipped ten of the fish from the river at Jamesville, and enjoyed a fish dinner that evening in S. H. (Frog) Thomas’ Holliday's club house. Going to the river later that afternoon and working about ail hour or two, Joe Smith dipped the first herring from the river at this point. Sam uel Hardison displayed the fish yesterday morning. Geo. Alonzo Peel Died at His Home Near Here Sunday —«— Fimerul Held In Memorial Baptist Church Monday Afternoon George Alonza Peel, well known county citizen and promi nent farmer of Bear Grass Town ship, died at his home there Sun day morning at 3:45 o’clock. He had been in declining health for about two years, spending one and one-half years in bed, suffering with arthritis and a heart condi tion. During his long illness, he had received hospital treatment at intervals, and bore his afflic tion cheerfully. His condition had been critical for about a week or ten days. The son of the late William Daniel Peel and wife, Sarah How ell Peel, he was born in Bear Grass Township 71 years ago on December 8, - 3 878, and lived and farmed there all his life. He was interested in the affairs of his community and county and his fellowman and was held in high esteem as a citizen and, friend. He was an active mem ber of the Williamston Memorial Baptist Church for a number of years, attending its services regu larly as long as his health permit ted, and lending it his loyal sup port at all times. Mr. Peel was married on Sep tember 7, 1913, to Miss Maude Powell of near Robersonville. Surviving besides Mrs. Peel are a daughter, Mrs. J. Stewart Whit ley of Raleigh, and five sons, George A. Peel of Plymouth, and W. Daniel Peel and Billy E. Peel, both of Williamston, A. Rudolph Peel of Auburn, Alabama, and Reginald D. Peel of Norfolk. Funeral services were conduct ed in the Williamston Memorial Baptist Church at 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon by his pastor, Rev. Stewart B. Simms. Inter ment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Peel was a member of the Skewarkey Masonic Lodge and the Masons had charge of the rites at the graveside. ! Population Count Placed At 814 In Outlying District *.—«— West End Has 126 and the North End Has 97 Homos By Aotna! Survey • Making a detailed survey and study of the proposal to extend Williamston's town limits to in clude those districts known as West End and North End, local of ficials came forward with the bare facts at a public meeting held in the courthouse here last night. The facts present a picture of the proposal, and further action rests with those residing just outside ! the present town limits. It is proposed to extend the limits on the Washington Road to what is known as the Garret Road at the Southerner, on the Everetts Road to the Prison Camp Road, on the Hamilton Road to a point a short distance beyond Whitley's Canal, and a few hundred feet beyond the present limits on the Jamesville Road. The survey, as presented at the meeting last night, may vary a few points, but the figures are re i liable. I The population in the two dis tricts is placed at 814, 392 in West End and 422 in North End There are 126 houses in West End and 97 in North End, a total of 223. Real and personal property in West End is on the tax books at $371,229.67, according to 1949 list ings. Similar listings in North End are on the books at $110, 072.00, a total assessed valuation of $481,301.67. These valuations do not include any farm property which is not taxable by the town under State law. It is estimated that the $2 tax rate will yield revenue in the sum of $9,626.03, annually. Turning to figures within the town, the officials explained that the total debt as of next July 1, will be $200,000. The officials went on to explain further survey findings, as fol lows: This debt is payable in annual installments of approximately $25,000.00 per year including in terest and principal This amount will be paid in full in 1960 ex cept for a negligible amount, The new bond issue for the pur pose of extending water and sew age lines to the out of town areas and addition to the in-town areas is set at not more than $400,000.00. These bonds will not begin to come due until the present bond ed indebtedness is paid off in 1960. They are to be arranged so as to be due over a term of 20 years which will make $20,000.00 due yearly beginning with 1961 and ending 1980. Municipal bonds marketed by towns such as Williamston have been sellin*' at the average inter est rate of 2.7%. This would make the annual interest on the $400, m 00 at $10,800.00. This interest will have to be paid each year (Continued on page six) National Guard Inspection Is Set For January 26 Martin County Unit Limit ed to 54 Men; Will Add More Later First scheduled for tonight, the inspection of the newly organized National Guard unit in this coun ty will take place on Thursday evening of this week. It was ex plained that inspectors had a con flict and could not reach here un til Thursday. Col Perry and Col. Byrne will be sent by ‘he com manding general of the Third Army in Atlanta to inspect facil ities and determine if the arrange ments meet federal requirements. It was also announced that the strength of the unit has been re duced even before organizational plans have been completed. First given a quota of more than 100 men, the unit is to be limited to 54 men for a short time with the assurance that nine othdr men may be added within a few days. So far eighty-two volunteers have passed theig physical examina tions, meaning that a waiting list will be established and that open ings will be filled from time to time from that manpower pool. Local officers, expressing regret over the curtailment order, ex plained that the action was taken as a result of decreased appropri ations. Any man desiring to learn his status may see Elbert S. Peel, Jr., one of the unit officers. Dur ing the meantime, the 54 men al ready accepted are asked to be at the municipal water plant in Williamston at 8:00 o’clock Thurs day night for the first official meeting. If the unit passes in spection at that time, the person nel goes on the payroll. Officer candidates, Elbert S. Peel, Jr., Billy Biggs and Law rence G. Lindsley passed their physical examinations in Raleigh last week-end and are ready to enter upon their new d-ties with the Guard, it was learned. It was also learned that Raleigh Harrington is being considered for a position on the , battalion staff. If he accepts the appoint ment he will be considered a member of the battalion head quarters staff, but will be assign ed to the local unit for training. Captain Henry V. Reid of Wil mington is to report here again the first of next week to complete the final preparations for activat ing the unit, provided the outfit passes inspection on Thursday light of this week. Opening Farmers’ School Thursday Plans are complete for opening a two-day extension school in the Martin County courthouse on Thursday of this week at 9:00 o clock, Assistant County Agent J. W. Sumner explaining that the daily schedule had been altered a bit to avoid conflicts. The schedule follows: Thursday, January 26: 9:00 a. ni., S. H. Dobson, pastures; 10:30 a. m., J. C. Jones, forestry; 1:00 p. m„ S. N. Hawks, iobacco; 7:30 p m., H. M. Covington, sweet pota toes. Friday, January 27: 9:00 a. m., W. C. Shaw, weed control; 10:30 a. m;, A. C. Kimrey, dairying; 1:00 P- m., J S. Buchanan, beef cattle; 2.30 p. rn., Jack Kelley, swine. Special attention is directed to the sweet potato meeting Thurs day evening at 7:30 o’clock when Mr Covington will lead a timely discussion and prizes are awarded to those young farmers who es tablished production records in 1949. Following the swine program Friday, an important meeting of purebred swine breeders in the county will be held. All farmers are invited and larg ed to attend as many of the spe cial classes as they possibly can. Representing Clubs At National Meeting Martin County’s five Ruritan Clubs—Jamesville, Farm Life, Bear Grass, Hamilton and Oak City—are being represented at the Ruritan national convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, this Week. I Company Planning On Roanoke River Standard Fertilizer Com pany To Manufacture Irrigation Systems While definite arrangements have not been completed, the Standard Fertilizer Company is advancing plans to open a foun dry near its plai.l here on Roan oke River for the manufacture of irrigation systems for farms, of ficials of the company announced yesterday. Details for the new industry are now being worked out and until the engineers com plete their work it will not be known just how large the foundry will be or how many persons it 'v:U employ, the officials said. The company became interested in crop irrigation before World War II and installed a system on its farm near Aurora. Recogniz ing irrigation as the next big step in the progress of agriculture, thi company officials secured the agency for distributing the sys tems in this section of the coun try The war virtually blocked all activities for a number of years but at the end of the war, Tom Crockett was named to handle that department of the company’s rapidly expanding business With ing a comparatively short period, eighty-one syst- ins have been in stalled, mostly ,n North Carolina but a few in two other states. If present plans for the opening of a foundry here are successful, and officials say they see no reas on why they should not be suc cessful, then the company will en ter the market throughout the southeastern part of the country from Maryland on south and west into Mississippi. Since he was named to head that phase of the company's busi ness, Mr. Crockett has improved the equipment and patents are now pending, it was learned. Equipment for irrigation sys tems is not manufactured within five or six hundred miles of this point, and in keeping with its policy of expanding its facilities to better serve agriculture the company is now working to make the systems available nearer the markets of the southeast. Mr. C. C. Crockett, president of the company, said an official an nouncement would be made just as soon as plans for the new in dusty are completed. Slow Response To Party’s Call —<*— The call for replenishing the Democratic party's fund in Martin County is receiving only a fair re sponse, Committee Chairman El bert S. Peel said yesterday. Dur ing the meantime, leaders of the party, acting to meet a $300 call from State headquarters, sent their personal check last week end. And now it looks as if some one might be left holding that ole proverbial bag. However, several townships have come forward with their quotas, and others aic expected to rally around within the next day or two. It has been explained that there’ll be some close con tests, not in this State, but in other states, and that money is needed for the Democratic cause. Williams Township, Floyd Moore, chairman, came forward first with its $15 quota. Griffins, Geo. C. Griffin, eahirman, was next, coming in with $23.50, or 30 cents in excess of its quota. The drive is continuing here, but $35 had been contributed ac cording to a preliminary report. I ROUND-UP v---J For the most part all was fairly quiet on the crime front in this county last week-end, reports from the sheriff’s of fice showing tnat only three persons were arrested and temporarily detained. Two of the three were booked for drunken driving and the other for carrying a conceal ed weapon. One of the three was white, and the ages of the group ranged from 13 to U years. Standard Fertilizer Company Will Build Insecticide Plant Martin County Yams Weil Received In The Markets -* Martin County yams, marketed under the trade name of "Drippin' Honey,” are taking the northern markets by storm, according to reports reaching here. Repeat orders are coming in from New York, Philadelphia. Bridgeport, Conn., and Providence, Rhode Is land, Marketing Specialist M. M. Levin explaining that the demand on those markets had been so great that no shipments to other centers had been possible to date. H. U. Peel and J. Shep Holliday packed two loads of potatoes at the Martin County Yam Growers Association warehouse here last week-end and sold them on the market yesterday. They received a net return of $2.95 per bushel for the No. 1 offerings. The price was net except for the cleaning and packing charge at the warehouse. The return is above the average being paid on most of the markets, but the ship pers offered quality potatoes and they were packing to meet grade requirements Following up the sales, Mr. Lev in found that housewives are call ing for "Drippin' Honey” potatoes, that the consumers: are well pleas ed with the offerings. He point ed out, however, that it is neces sary to put up a standard pack to gain a favorable reputation in the competitive markets. Any individual grower having potatoes to seli are directed to contact a member of the associa tion committee and arrangements can be made for handling them. Building And Loan Officials In Meeting Association Now Has Assets Over Million Dollars Officers* .iimI Directors* Arc Re-Elected At Meeting Held Yesilerday The Martin County Building and Loan Association in 1949 en joyed its greatest growth in any one year since its organization in 1914, stockholders \flere advised at their annual meeting held in the law offices of Attorney Wheeler Martin yesterday morn ing when one of the most favor able annual reports of activities were released by Secretary Wheeler Martin. Officers re-elected at the meet ing include, C. D. Carstarphen, president; N. C. Green, vice presi dent; Mrs. Vella A. Wynne, treas urer, and Wheeler Martin, secre tary and attorney. Directors re elected include, C. D. Carstar phen, C. B. Clark, Sr., K. B. Craw ford, N. C. Green, J. E. King, W. C Manning, Frank J. Margolis, Wheeler Martin, Herbert Whitley, Jesse S. Whitley and Mis. Vella A. Wynne. The approximately forty stock holders, attending the meeting either in person or by proxy, were advised by the secretary that the association now has $1,040,(190.91 in assets, a gain of $157,431.93 over the 1948 figures. Install merit shares now in force num ber 9,324, representing a net gain of 513 over the total handled in 1948. The association has 7(18 stockholders, including (176 white and 90 colored. Last year the association paid out $18,229.(16 in dividends to shareholders, after transferring $16,000 to the contingent reserve fund to care for any losses. That fund now has a reserve of $58,000, it was announced. As of December 31, 1949, the as sociation had $919,193.05 loans in force, including 317 mortgage loans in the amount of $904,940.49, and thirteen share loans listed at $14,252.56, It was explained that the mortgage loans advanced last year amounted to $289,400, repre senting a cash value of approxi-1 mately $350,000. The money fi | nanced the construction of 48 new homes, mostly in Williamston and community, the purchase of eigh teen homos and repairs to 22 other homes. In addition to the mortgage and share loans in the amount of $919,193.05, the assets of the asso ciation include $27,085.83 in cash, $79,400,00 in State of North Caro lina and United States Govern ment Bonds, $10,500 stock in Fed- , oral Home Loan Bank, $3,427.44 in office furniture and fixtures, and ( (Continued on page six) '1 ' -- PLAN MEETING v___/ It is not certain that ar rangements can be effeeted, but plans are being made to to hold a wage and hour law meeting in YVilliamston with in the near future, according to information coming from the the local office of the Em ployment Security Commis sion this morning. If the plans go through, employers in Bertie, Wash ington, and Tyrrell will meet here with those from Martin for a discussion of the new law which goes into effect to morrow and calls for a 75 ccnl per hour minimum wage for those employed in indus try figuring in interstate commerce. Interested parties arc ask ed to contact Mr. Gay. Mrs. Octavia Cone Dies In Hospital ■■ • Mrs. Octavia Cone 90, mother of the hte Dr. P. B. Cone of WU liarnston, died in a Rocky Mount hospital yesterday morning at 5:30 o’clock after a long period of declining health. During her visits here with her son and family, she made many friends in this community. Mrs. Cone was born February 7, 1800 in Nash County. In early womanhood she was married to Burtis Cone, a young merchant in Wilson where they lived several years before locating in Spring Hope. When 31 years of age she was left a willow with five small children. She accepted the dial lenge before her and showed re markable ability in their up bringing. In 1900 she moved to Richmond where the children at tended high school and college. Surviving are four children,! Mrs. P. B. Baines of Spring Hope, Mr. Milton Cone of Richmond, j Mrs. W. G. Baptist of Boydton, Va„ and Mr. B. O. Cone of Rich mond; ten grandchildren and six teen fy+at-grandchildren. Funeral services are being con ducted in the Gay Funeral Home in Rocky Mount this afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. Interment will be in the family plot in Spring Hope. Joins CAA Staff In Local Office .• ■ Mr. L. Avery has reported here to join the staff of the Civil Aero nautics Administration, succeed ing J. B. McGhee who transferred to Alabama several weeks ago. Mr. Avery comes here from Oklahoma City, and will have his offices in the town hall. I New Industry Will Employ About Ten And Cost $50,000.00 Insecticide Plant Schedul ed I o Be Beady for Oper ation in About <>0 Days A new industry—an insecticide manufacturing plant—is to be opened in Williamston within the next sixty or ninety days, officials of the Standard Fertilizer Com pany announced yesterday, the Announcement also stating that plans are being made for the opening of a foundry for the manufacture of farm irrigation equipment. Recognizing the need for an available supply of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, the Standard Fertilizer Company of ficials have been making plans for building a plant here for seme time, and final action was taken last week-end. Blue prints have just been completed and orders were placed a few days ago fo( machinery and other equipment for tile plant. Costing approximately $50,000, the new plant will be of wood and steel construction and is to be lo cated just across the railroad tracts from the present factory on Roanoke River. Construction work is slated hi get under way within the next week or ten days, it was announced. The main fac tory is to he one story with a 30 foot mill tower. Wliile the plant will be under the general supervision of Vice President R. W. Bondurant, the company will bring in a specialist to handle the actual operations. The new unit will employ be tween ten and fifteen workers, it was announced. Manufacturing most if not all the poisons commonly used for the control of pests and insects in this part of the country, the com pany will bring in ingredients in hulk by barge from manufactur ing affiliates in Baltimore and New York and distribution will be effected by dealers and retailers throughout this and adjoining states. Attending a special school at Raleigh last week, Woodrow Tice, secretary of the company, said it was pointed out by authorities that many poisons hail not proved very effective because the ingre (Continued on page six) County Man Held For An Assault Booker T. Woolard was arrested at his home near Williamston late last Saturday night by Sheriff M. W. Holloman and Deputy Ray mond Rawls for allegedly shoot ing Oscar Cratt, colored, in a store near Cherry’s Run over in Beau fort County earlier in the evening. The victim .was shot in the stom ach, the ball from an old owl head pistol lodging close to the man's backbone. Woolard, young color ed man, was returned to Beaufort County. Henry Biggs was arrested also for aiding and abetting the attack and Woolard’s escape. After his trial in thi^ county for carrying a concealed weapon he is to be liied on the other charges in Beaufort. I APPEAL ^ Explaining that the drive is not coming up to expecta tions or the bare need for a safe reserve, Chairman L. B. Wynne appealed today for more support for the March of Dimes. Approximately $400 has been received from direct > mail appeals. The drive is progressing splendidly in some schools, but in others the preliminary reports indi cate only a fair response. The drive ends next Tues day, and all are urged to help put it over the top. l a > v « -mwi
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