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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Hi OVER 3,000 MARTIN COCNTl FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE* VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 19 »sesaaft*«ttMMNw William»ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 7, 1950 ESTABLISHED 1899 Japanese Student * Addresses Group In Local Church Says Japanese Are Friends Of American* And Arc On Their Side -».... — Speaking before missionary so ciety groups from the various churches and other interested par ties, Junichi Makamura, Kobe • University professor who is doing graduate work at Duke Universi ty in tins country, last Thursday evening in a talk at the Christian church here talked interestingly •>f his country’s customs, explain ed the reaction to war and occu pation and went on to say that the Japanese can be counted on the American side in case of fu ture trouble. U Pointing out that the Japanese admit they started the war, Pro fessor Makamura apologized for the atrocities committed by Jap soldiers and despots, declaring that all Japanese soldiers were not barbarians, and that the Jap anese people generally did not know about the atrocities. "Clos ed in and oppressed, we were told that we had to fight,” the speak er said. It was declared that the United States won nothing in war, but the speaker said that America through its thoughtfulness and helpfulness in the occupation was making friends with the Japanese and winning the peace with his country. He talked at length about the customs of his country, admitting that they were different from ours •mil that the Japanese did some peculiar things. "Wc eat fish raw, but not until they are properly cleaned and the white meat cut into thin slices. We then dip the meat into a special sauce and eat it with hot rice with chop sticks," Makamura said, demonstrating the use of the chopsticks. “You thfnk that’s terrible, but the Jap anese can’t understand how Am w.ricans can eat rare steak with ’the blood oozing out of it and lliat looks bad to us but it is all l ight for you,” he said. The professor talked about clothing and styles, declaring that the Japs were "wrapped up” in American styles, that they would ileep on wooden pillows to pro tect their hair-dos. "We raise lit tle cotton and wool, and during the war we had a hard time. We Aide clothes out of fibers, and ev ^rn today American clothes are much in demand since they are fur superior to ours,” he explain ed The adoption bi American ways, particularly in, sports, was explained and American words arc common in the average Jap aneses vocabulary. He displayed the dress worn, but said that most Japanese now wear American style dress on the streets, leaving Tcimonos for use in the homes. Inflation is still bad in Japan, the professor explaining that while he made 10,000 yen a month, it took two months’ pay to buy a suit of clothes. He declared that most GIs en joyed their stay in Japan, that since coming to this country after the w'ar he had had no unpleasant experiences. While conditions in Japan are full bhd they are improving, the speaker urging the Americans to have patience a little while long Stating that the A-bomb drop ped on Hiroshima killed 200,000 f people, the professor said that fire claimed most of the lives. At the center of the explosion, stone was k melted. The clothes of people one-half mile away were burned by the lightning flash “My fath 4 (Continued on page eight) EPIDEMIC i Although not unduly a lurilling as yet, influenca is believed to be rapidly ap proaching the pidemic stage in this immediate area. Based on the best estimates available, the disease now claims between 150 and 200 victims in this section, the count for the county pos sibly approximating 400, if not more. As many as four persons in a family are known to have fallen victim, but in most instances, the ailment is not Bonner Lashes Out At Federal Program rDANGEROUS ----—J Local police were called on yesterday to help check the dangerous practice engaged in by motorists in this section. It was pointed out that a short time ago twelve motor ists drove across the tracks of an approaching train after the crossing signals and bell had gone into operation. So far no crossing accidents have been reported locally under those conditions, hut officers, warn ed that there had been sever al in other places, are expect ed to enforce the law prohib iting motorists from running through the crossing signals. Exams Held For Enumerators In County Monday --6 Training Period Will Be Held in Comity Latter Part of This Month -« Applying for jobs as census en umerators, thirty-four county persons, including men and wo | men and at least one colored citi zen, took a special examination in the Williamston Grammar School Monday morning. Sixty-nine had applied for the jobs, it was ex plained by Mr. Silverthornc of Washington who was in charge. It is possible that some of the ap plicants did not receive notice in | time to take the examinations, and it is likely they'll be given an opportunity later this week. Several took the examinations week before lust in Washington, and it is now fairly certain that there’ll be sufficient personnel io fill the 32 enumerator jobs and handle the census job in this coun ty, beginning early next month. Those selected to take the cen sus will enter a training school the latter part of this month. While no definite place has been deter mined for conducting the school, it is likely that one will be set up in this county. A combined school will possibly be held for the smaller counties in the dis . trie* mh.- report said. Those taking the examination in this county Monday include: Hackney High of Oak City, Mrs. Dorothy Fleming and Mrs Henry Gray of Parmele, Ernest Jones of Williamston, Mrs. Melba Wynne of Route 3, Williamston, Mrs. Daisy Rogers of Williamston, Mrs. Mildred MacArthur of Roberson vilie, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Brandon of Williamston, Chas. L. Daniel of Route 1, Williamston, Mrs. Ruth J. Wheeler of Williamston, Jas. L. Pritchard of Hamilton, James T. Edmondson of Williamston, W. H. Everett of Hamilton, Mrs. Vir (Continued on page alx) Injured In Fall At Mill Tuesday Mr. Luther Taylor is recovering at his home on Route 1 for in juries he received in a fall at Martin Feed Mill last Tuesday. Mr. Taylor, who was visiting at the mill, stumbled on the first step leading from the building and fell to the ground, hitting against the step railing and frac turing several ribs. He received treatment at a local doctor’s office and continued to his home. Mother Of Professor Abdulla Dies In Selma Mrs. Joseph Abdalla, mother of Professor Abdalla J. Abdalla of Williamston, died at her home in Selma last Thursday afternoon. A native of Arsoun, Lebanon, she was 56 years old and had lived in Selma for 39 years. Funeral services were conduct ed in St. Ann Catholic Church, Smithfield, last Sunday afternoon and interment was in the Selma cemetery.,.:__ Asks Farm Group To Come Forward With Better Plan ...... Board of Commissioner!* In Rcfular Monthly Meet ing Monday Morning Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner, in a speech at Winton Mon day night, lashed out at the fed eral farm program. Citing the cotton and potato programs as "glaring examples” of inefficiency and ineffective ness caused by a system of patch work, the First District Represen tative called for a revision of the national farm program. It was Mr. Bonner's first public speech following his announce ment that he would seek re-elec tion to Congress. His remarks were made before members of the Hertford County Farm Bureau in the courthouse at Winton. "Figures show that, farm in come has declined in the last three years. In view of the stable conditions of the general econ omy,” Mr. Bonner explained, “this should not hapnen. "I am convinced," the Con gressman went on to say, "that the farm program needs a general overhauling, not a system of patchwork to cure the maladjust ments we see today.” He denounced the negatively critical position taken by farm leaders in regards to the Bran nan Farm Flan. “Some new plan muol be adopted, whether we like all of it or not,” Bonner asserted, (Continued on pose eight) •--—P——>1 — Education Board Hears Plea Tor Parmele School —•— No Opposition Offered To The Plan Calling For Oak City School -* A delegation, headed by Mcs dames V. A. Ward and C. L. Wil son and Rev. J. M. Perry and Jim Gray, Sr., appeared before a meeting of the Martin County Board of Education Monday morning in behalf of ii»' Parmele Negro High School. After dis cussing the matter at some length, the delegation was advised that the board in its last November meeting upon the motion of Mem j her Cecil Powell and a second by Member Ernest Edmondson, rec ommended that a Negro High school be built in Oak City and that the one in Parmele be con tinued. Rev. J. M. Perry, learning of the recommendation, said he had no further comment, that that was what was wanted. While no opposition to the Oak City project was openly advanced at the meeting Monday, represen tatives of the Parmele school are said to have opposed it in confer ences with the governor and members of the State Board of Education. The State Board Pan el had approved the Oak City project, and nothing was said about discontinuing the school at Parmele. Apparently, it was as sumed that the withdrawal of the pupils in the Oak City area from the Parmele school could event ually mean the closing of the high school unit at Parmele. The matter has been discussed (Continued on page eight) | PROGRESSING v_ The annual Bed Crow Fund Drive is progressing very well in this chapter, Chairman G. G. Woo lard an nounced late yesterday. Approximately one-filth of the 12,112 quote had been and reported up until that time, mostly by the special gifts committee in Wllliams ten’s business district. Few other reports have been re ceived, but more information . Federal Housing Authority Project Being Considered Town Rmirtl Discussnl Va ried Business Matters At Meeting last Night A federal housing authority project, tentatively calling for the construction of fifty homes for white and fifty for colored occu pants in Williamston, is before the ♦own authorities for considera tion. No action has been taken and it is certain that the proposal will be given considerable study before any action is taken. Dur ing the meantime, petitions arc in the office of the town clerk. II twenty-five interested persons sign the petition then a survey would be made, it was explained Even though the survey support ed such a project, the town auth orities could reject it. An independent representative of the housing authority discuss ed the project with the commis sioners at a special meeting las Friday, and it was his opinion tha the town could participate in the program. He explained that ne unit could feist more than $8,000 On that basis, the project woule cost between half million ane $800,000. The government woule guarantee the bonds at 2 1-2 per cent. The town would contract t< have the houses built, rent then with the understanding that th project would liquidate itself ii forty years. Future action will be- determin ed to a large extent by the- re quest for houses. Interested par ties may see one of the petition in the treasurer's office. Treasurer Dan Sharpe reportei that the town had a balance o $15,121.38 on hand, including $3, 483,76 for sewer constructs work. He also reported that $57, 705.10 of the $75,394.22 tax lev; for 1949 had been collected. Appearing before the boarc railroad company officials agreei to open a street all the way fron Washington Street to West Mail Street on the west side of the rail road, provided the town wouli (Continued on page eight) Assistant County Agent Will Direct Sweet Potato Program S. A. Tuten To Succeed Sumner In Marlin County -9 Denounces Critical Posi tion of Farm Leaders In Talk At Winlon Effective March 15, Assistant Farm Agent Jesse Sumner will direct a sweet potato program in j the counties of Martin, Pitt and j Edgecombe, and S, A. Tuten will succeed Sumner in this county as assistant agent, it was announced following the regular meeting of i the Martin County Commissioners j Mondas. Appearing before the meeting. District Agent E L. Norton of Raleigh discussed the appoint : j ment of Mr. Sumner as head of . the special sweet potato program. ■ pointing out that he was the most > promising man foj the job. The . district agent then recommended I Mr. Tuten, explaining that he 1 had done an effective work in 1 Beaufort County as assistant farm agent. Mr. Tuten married Miss i Garnette Crocker, former assist i ant home agent in this county. », No details of the arrangements \ had been announced early Tues day. but it is expected that Mr. -1 Sumner will continue his resi lience in Williamston and direct ■ the work in the three counties •;! from his headquarters in this county. 1 The board called for the im f munization of all dogs in the - county against rabies and named i Dr. W. F. Coppage to handle the - task. No charge is to be made of i the dog owner and the doctor will be paid out of dog tax collections , at the rate of 75 cents per dog, | plus any amount collected in ex i cess of the 75 cents. If 2,000 dogs i are vaccinated and 2,000 dogs are . listed for taxation, then the vae ) cination fee will be at the rate of (Continued on page eight) School Plan At Oak f ROUND-UP \.4 1 Fight persons were round ed up and placed in the coun ty jail temporarily last week end by local, county and State officers. Three were charged with public drunkenness, two with non-support, and one each with assault with a deadly weapon, drunken driving and disorderly conduct. Three were white and the ages of the group ranged from 25 to 51 years. John W. Leggett, Native Of County Died Thursday —•— Fuuerul (iomliideil Salur 't»y In Christian Cliupcl At Cross Roads ——• John William Leggett, a nativi of this county, died at his home just across the boundary line ir Beaufort County last Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock of a cere bral hemorrhage. The son of the late Jeremial and Willie Loggett, he was borr in Cross Roads Township 56 years ago on April 15, 1893, and speni most of his life on the farm there A few years ago he moved te Beaufort County where he oper ated a rural store, A veteran of World War I, lie served from May 28, 1918, until August 16, 1919, spending from August 7, 1918 until February 18, 1919, overseas. His health was impaired to some extent while .serving in France during the war Stale Education Board Postpones Final Decision - -.» Stall* Aullioiilir* To Turkic Problem At Mi-iiing Next Vloufli Plans lulling for the construc tion of a new Negro High school in Oak City, took a new turn in Raleigh last week, and no final decision is expected before April 6. To eliminate long bus routes and provide facilities for a fairly heavy population center, school authorities had proposed a new high school for Oak City. Sup portcr. fearing such action would weaken their school in Parmcle appealed to the Governor and ! State school authorities. Hear ings were held and serious charg es were advanced Following those hearings, a special commis sion, at the direction of the State Board of Kdueation, conducted a survey of the field and reported its findings to the State Board a* its mec'ings in Raleigh last week. No official report was released other than the one stating that t! e matter had been postponed. It was learned, however, from one of the State Board of Education members that more information was needed and that possibly an other field survey would be made. The survey will be centered on school population, and it is believ ed that the board will depend up I on that finding in determining a I site for the new high school. The board member would not ! be quoted, but it is possible that I the State Board will find the cr «■ Order 1,500-Acre Cut In Comity's Peanut Acreage — » Drastically curtailed last year, the peanut allotment in Martin County will be reduced another 1,500 acres this year, according to unofficial but reliable informa tion learned this week. The acre age this year will be cut bv about 7.21 percent, or right at 1,500 acres. The allottmcnt last year was 20.779 acres, and the 1950 allot ment is 19,283 acres, a figure that falls between five and six thous and acres below the all-time acre age peak recorded during the war years Individual allotments arc being mailed to growers this week, and the accumulated r e due tion, amounting to almost one-third compared with the normal plant ings, is likely to nit some growers | mighty hard. Detailed facts on allotments by j states could not be had, but it is | rairly definite that the peanut , acreage has moved southward and j southwestward in recent years, 'leaving Georgia and Alabama | with larger acreages than the al lotments held in this State. Farmers are looking around for ! crops to plant on the acres taken out of peanut production. Quite a few pastures are being seeded, j and there is a fairly definite trend | toward sweet potatoes. Three Car Wrecks In Martin County In Past Few Days Om* or Two IVrwons Slight ly Hurt; Property Hum «H»* Ksiimalctl at $700 Motorists got busy on Martin County highways last week-end and started straightening out curves and clearing slow drivers off the roads. No one was badly hurt but in three accidents re ported by the highway patrol of fice property damage amounted to approximately $700. Driving his father's 1941 Ford, James Lucas Roberson lost con trol of the machine and turned it over on the Mallard Bridge Road in Poplar Point Township, i Roberson, )ti, and Ins companions, i Cecil Robot son, 16, William Clyde | Roberson, 13, Bennie Williams, | 19, and Joe Williams, 16, were not i hurt. Investigating the accident, | Patrolman John T. Rowe estimat ed the car damage at $400. The Robersons moved to this county irom Roper a short time ago. "Borrowing" his father's 1939 Buick last Saturday night, James i Rogers, 15, tried to straighten out ja curve near Dardens about POO ! o'clock Sunday morning. The Sov, operating the ear without a license, was slightly scratched, but his companion was not hurt according to Patrolman E. P. Sim mons who made the investigation and estimated damage to the cai at $150. j Sunday night about 11:00 o'clock, Augustus Griffin wat driving about 15 miles per houi j from Gold Point toward Rober (Continued on Page Eight) . l.ur Demolished, Driver Escapes M ithoul Scratch -■$> His 1950 Buick demolished i when it went out of control and i turned over three times between Windsor and Aulander yesterday afternoon, Thomas Parham ol Washington walked from tlu debris without a scratch. The car, battered almost beyond rccogpi tion, was brought to the Chas. II Jenkins Company garage here. Viewing the wrecked vehicle, oh servers could not believe no one was hurt or killed in the wreck. I Starting work yesterday, the Ncllu Tcer Company is moving right along with a paving project on local streets, a report this morning stating that the job possibly will be completed in about live days. A “sticker” eourse has been applied to most of G4 and 17 within the town and the first asphalt was laid on 17 this morning, the machines grad ually moving from the col ored high school toward the business section. Sticky feel are the style, and Tar Heels are spreading the stuff all over towns, in offices and I CREW LEADERS v Kona III F. Johnson ol' Kob rrsonvillc and William Evan Griffin of Griffins Township have been named to head the census enumerators as “crew leaders" in this county, it was announced by District Super visor F. W’ebh Williams last week-end. Headed by the crew lead ers. the 32 enumerators to he chosen later, will start the census on or about the first of next month. Parmele Dried Up Last Week-end Bj County Ofiicers A Uracil Bootleggers Flee a Birds Before Approach* iug Windstorm Parmele was all but “dried up last week-end when County Of fivers Holloman, Roebuck, Pec and Rawls raided several place and confiscated illicit liquor a two or three and flushed the deal ers at others. Reports of the rail conducted last Friday night dc clarcd that the alleged bootleg gers fled before the officers a birds before an approaehin windstorm. Going to the home of Joe Cop page, the officers found two gal Ions of white liquor and an almos perfect retail set-up. While th search was in progress, Coppag took French leave, but reportei for a preliminary hearing held be fore Justice II, S. Everett in Rob ersonville Saturday afternoor Probable cause of guilt was four.i and Coppage was bound over t the c ounty court for trial on Apri 3. At the next stop, the officer arrived just in time to see Fran! and Louise 13rown pour out aU<u one and one-half gallons of whit liquor right on the floor. Minut quantities of the fluid were let in the containers, and the officer took those and glasses and will g into court next Monday. Given , hearing before Justice Everett u Robersonville Saturday after noon, the two were released u $100 bond each. No progress was made at th home of Velltia Little. Acting without delay, operator of Perkins store on the mai highway in the town threw som liquor into the well, but the evi dcnce could not be had and nc case was made against them. (Continued on Page Eight) -o Bonner Files For Return To House - First Congressional District Rc presentative Herbert C. Bonne has filed for reeleetion. The Washington, North Caro lina, Congressman, seeking hi seventh consecutive term of of fice, filed for the Democratic po urination in a letter mailed fron Washington, D. C„ Thursday eve Program Listed For Concert This Week By Band Wiliiatnstoii Hifili School Musicians Take Stage At 8:15 Friday Evening Tho tentative program of the concert to be presented in the high school auditorium here on Friday evening of this week by the Williamston Hi eh School j Green Wave Band was announced ; today by Prof. Jack Butler, direc tor of the band. While the beginners and junior groups of the band will play two or three numbers at the beginning of the program, the main concert i will feature the senior band in i some of the most exacting nunt 1 bers it has attempted so far. Sev eral new instruments will be us ed for the first time in concert here. Practice sessions are being held every day this week in prepara j tmn for the concert with all mem I bers of the various groups being I instructed to practice as often as i they can at home. Some of the i numbers being used in the concert are the same as those listed for the music contest at East Carolina | Teachers College in Greenville on | Saturday, March 18. The program will likely open | with a march ‘Mi n of Ohio" by Fillmore, a number written in honor of a political group from Ohio during the early I920's. The composer is one of America’s most noted and prolific The second number is a contest number by Forrest Buchtel, "Bag dad." It is a light overture, tlitf theme beginning with u smooth, flowing type of mclodj and then changing to a more rapid move ment with different sections of the band handling the theme be fore it comes to a rousing finish. "There’s Something About A Soldier” (Gay-Yoder) is the third number on the tentative list. It is arranged in the form of a de scriptive patrol portraying a day in the life of a soldier and opens with the First Call played very softly by one snare drum. The bugle sounding Reveille, Mess Call, Assembly, Inspection, Ad jutant's Call, the Roll Off by the drums, Dress Parade, etc. all fol low in an interesting sequence. Minuet from "Berenice" by Handel-Robcits is the next num ber, a moderately slow moving piece that is rated high among the numbers on the state music contest list this yeai “Trombones on Parade” by Taylor is a full sounding march in which the trombone and bari tone sections arc . featured throughout. "Pavanne” is a modernistic number by Gould-Yoder, one of the country’s foremost modern composers and is taken from the [American Symphonette No. 2. It ■ features a steady rhythmic back ground in the basses, baritone j saxophone. The main theme is j carried by the muted trumpet with the entire band building on the theme to a climax, and then the trumpet again brings out the theme which gradually dies away to a pianissimo ending. "Russian Choral and Overture" is based on Tchaikovsky’s Opus 39, No. 21 and Russian Folk Tunes and was arranged by Merle J. Isaac. It is largely an instru mental interpretation of the vocal music featured in the churches of old Russia. Peasant dances are a iiununuea on page eignt) SAVINGS Martin County tobacco far mers will save between $7, 000 and $8,000 on their hail insurance premiums this year as a result of a revision of rates recently announced by State Commissioner of Insure ance Waldo C. Cheek. The in* su ranee has been costing $3.50 per $100, and was revised down to $3 per hundred. The saving for the State will ap proximate $157,000, it was an nounced. It is estimate^ that hail in surance premiums in this county have totalled about $49,000 per year, that the cost will drop to around $41,000 or
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