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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BI OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK volume liii—number 20 TUI? ■. X- xtH/ THE ENTERPRISE IS 5FII> S* OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday. March 9, 1950 SS"KKiaf* 'w-.wMvfow 4* Mi&tk • -***H ~ •***"*,**.•** > -4>i , »«*r »-< No*) *•«. ESTABLISHED 1899 NewPolitical.. Race Created In County . . * Luther Hardison Contesting Corey For State House ' ■■ ■Two Have Announced For two District Scats In The State Senate Remaining fairly quiet for the most part during recent weeks, politics is beginning to warm up in this county. The business has reached no record on the political thermometer by any means, but (fci new race within the county fam ily was created this week and re peated rumblings are being heard. On the other hand, several offices are still going begging, possibly not for a want of aspirants but because of delayed political stra tegy. The second political race with in the county was created when Mr. Luther Hardison, native of a UGriffins Township and a resident of Jamesville for many years be fore locating in Williamston, an nounced his candidacy for Mar tin County Representative in the North Carolina General Assem bly, subject to the democratic pri mary on May 27. The new candi date explained that he would re lease a prepared statement within the next few days. + A Corey, Jamesville man, this week formally announced his can didacy to succeed himself as county representative and offered a brief statement supporting his candidacy. No official announcement has been made, but Mayor Robt. Cow en of, Williamston and Jimmy Wallace, professor in the Rober sonville schools and a native of U Jamesville, are considering enter ing the race for a seat in the House. Three, Messrs. F. W. Holliday, Cecil Powell and Ernest Edmond son, have announced their can didacies to succeed themselves as members of the Martin County Board of Education. A race is likely to develop for one of the places on the board of education, unofficial reports stat f. 1n £.. that_Howaird. Qavlord of KhfiTWWVlife is cuiidiclet ifigTunning.’ Then there is the sheriff's race, reports indicating that it is grad rally gaining momentum with the candidates, Henry A. Johnson and M. W. (Buck) Holloman earnestly baking the bushes down to the last vote. • While it is likely that present officers in the other county posi tions will be candidates to succeed ^ themselves they have not as yet formally announced Iheir inten tions. On the district political front, Hugh G. Horton, local attorney and former representative from this county and State senator, and O. L. Williams. Hyde County at torney and solicitor of the re corder's court at Swan Quarter, have announced their candidacies I for the two seats alotted the seven counties in this area in the State Senate. It could not be learned if Senator Sam Campen of Pam lico County will announce to suc ceed himself for a second term. Filing time opens in this 'lour, ty on March 25. DELAYED 1 '-J I Work on surfacing several local streets, started earlier this week, was interrupted Tuesday afternoon by rain and this morning by freecing temperatures. It isn’t like ly now that the project, in cluding resurfacing of those iwrtions of Highways 17 and 64 within the town limits and the surfacing of several block on Smtihwick and Lib I crly Streets, will be com pleted before the latter part of nest week. During the meantime, business houses are fighting a hectic battle of the Tar. Sawdust tnd shavings are being used on floors to pick up the tar tracked from the rimt «... « DAMAGED CoM weather and pests are said to have beat the blue mold to many tobacco beds in this county. Many plants were killed by the cold weather the early part of last week, but a worm, hardly larger than a hair, is paid to be causing even greater dam age. Farmers Henry Early and the Smith Brothers of the Palmyra section report that entire beds have been wiped out by the worm, that some farmers had just recently re ?H«d their plant beds. Pres ent prospects point to a plant shortage, they said. Marlin To Head Hertford Schools Russell P. Martin, native of Jamesville and a member of the teaching profession for a number of years, was this week elected superintendent of the Hertford County Schools, according to in-' formation received here. He is resigning as principal of the Wndsor schools to enter upon his new duties on or about April 1. Mr. Martin taught in the James ville and Farm Life Schools in this county about six years be fore going to Northampton and later into military service. He 1 has been in Windsor almost four 1 years. A brother, C. B. Martijn, is principal of the„,Robcrsonville schools. Mr. Martin was chosen from a ;list of more than fifteen who were considered for the position, , it was learned. He is filling the ! position made vacant by the re cent death of J ,R. Brown. Commenting on Mr. Martin’s election, Superintendent of Ber tie County Schools John L. Du pree said, in part: “All of Russell Martin’s friends, I am sure, will join me in wishing him the very best results in his | new work in our neighbor coun i very fine job in his nearly four ; years in Windsor and it seems : that everyone who knows him, i loves him. We hate to lose a man of his calibre from the Bertie County school system, but we do not feel that we should stand in his way when the opportunity comes for advancement. “I am glad .that nis fellow-Ro tarians recently made him ‘Ro tarian of the Year’—it shows how much he is appreciated in Wind sor, where he has made his home for some four years. Plan Drive For The Cancer Fund Preliminary plans for advanc ing a cancer fund drive in this county have been formulated, and the goal and date are to be an nounced shortly, according to in formation released yesterday by Mrs. H. L. Swain, president of the Williamston Woman's Club, the sponsoring organization. Mrs. Neil Ripley and Mrs. Her bert Whitlev have bean named co commanders, and Rev. N. J. Ward is the drive chairman, it was an nounced. -o Accident Victim Deported Better Critically injured when his small truck turned over between here and Windsor last Wednes day evening, M. D. Corey, far mer of near Williamston, was re ported to be improving in the local hospital this morning. It could not bt k-rr >d when he would be able io efirn to his home. The farmer, traveling alone at the time of the accident, suf fered a neck injury and one or two broken ribs, shock and I Twenty-Three In County Court On Speeding Charges Aggravated Motorist I)e olares North Carolina Is Holding 'Em Up Twenty-three motorists, charg ed with exceeding the speed lim its on highways in this county, were docketed in the Martin Re corder’s Court last Monday. Twenty-three convictions were scored and fines imposed amount ed to $175. Most of the speeders got off by paying only the costs, but those who dared travel fast er than 65 fnilcs per hour were fined from $15 to $25, according to the speed they were traveling when checked by members of the highway patrol. One irate motorist talked real ugly when detained and declared that North Carolina was holding ’em up. The motorist did not ex plain whether the State was de laying the rush through its con fines or was playing JeSSe James with ’em. When told that more than a dozen people lost their lives on North Carolina highways last week-end, the speeders mere ly shrug their shoulders and good as say, so what! Several of the defendants in the court this week were charged with exceeding the limit in the 35-mile zones. In other areas most of the speeders were "clock ed” at around 65 miles per hour. Those defendants who pleaded guilty and who were taxed mere ly with the $22.05 costs, include the following: Charlie Parker of Greenville, Curtis David Bullock of Urcen ville, Silvio Fleischer of Spring field, Ohio, Barney Lester Faulk of Newport News, Hayward Le Roy Moore of Route 2, Williams ton, William Allison of Washing ton, LeRoy Sanders Lancaster of Wilson, John Hopkins Sctliff of Danville, Ky., James Henry Sty ons of Plymouth, Jimmie Carring ton Hawkins of Route 1, Stokes, Abe Amdusky of Portsmouth. William A. Murphy of Stam ford, Conn., Virginia White Tran son of Boonville, Charles E. Can tell, Jr., navy pilot of New York, Fordon Robert Fisher, navy pilot of New York, Groce John LaMat tina of Clifton, N. J„ Joseph Wrona of Amityville, N. Y., Sam uel Havelock of Brooklyn, Robert - S»¥f • .stun,' Wil liam Seth Owens of Williamston, and Albert Winkel of New York were each fined $15, plus costs. Pleading not guilty, Stewart E. ILontwuan on page tlx) —*> Fourteen Percent Fail Drivers'Tost Approximately 14 percent of persons applying for licenses to drive in 1949 failed their exami nations, the Department of Motor Vehicles reported today. Of 516,378 applicants, 74,474 failed to obtain their licenses while 441,904 were successful. Persons who previously had held licenses failed to pass the following portions of the tests given applicants: signs, 10,219; eyes, 5,295; rules, 10,725; road test, #,984; equipment, 828. Per sons applying for licenses for the first time failed for the following reasons: signs, 8,585; eyes, 2,678; rules, 9,558; road test, 12,940; equipment, 606. Miscellaneous reasons caused the failure of the remainder of the applicants. Hissing Yonlh b Fraud In Norfolk Missing from his home here since Monday morning, Alton Taylor, 11 years old, was found in the home of a relative in Nor folk late Tuesday night. Reporting for school at the grammar building Monday morn ing, the lad left his books and wandered away. After playing around the river front a short while, the bay is believed to have hitchiked to Norfolk, but noth ing was heard from him until his father went there late Tuesday and found Him. A search was conducted in the river area here most of Monday Call Foctv-sixj ^ ases . «/ In Recorder's Court CENTER SITE ■\ > Representatives of the State Hoard of Health arc here from Raleigh this morn ing inspecting possible sites for a county health center. Any number of sites are be ing inspected, including one on East Main Street just across the way from the G. P. Halls, another on North Haughton Street, still another on Ray Street, and others. It has been proposed to con struct a $50,000 center, the State and federal government furnishing a greater part of the money for the project. Green Wave Band Presents Concert Tomorrow Night Varieil and Entertaining Program Being Arrang ed To Start ut 8:15 | With rehearsals being held each night this week, plans were an i nouneed this morning as complete | for the third annual concert of the Williamston High School Green iWave band in the high school au ditorium tomorrow (Friday) eve ning at 8:15. Although illness and other com plications have hindered prepara tions for the event, the director, Professor Jack Butler, stated to day that a varied and entertain ing program has been developed for the band’s spring appearance. Because of the Illness of many ;of its members, the Junior Band | will not appear as had been plan !ned but the beginners’ group will play several short numbers while the Senior Band is getting ready for the main program. The program of the Senior Band opens with a march, “Men of Ohio” by Fillmore and a light overture, “Bagdad” by Forrest Buchtel follows. "There’s Something About A Soldier” is the third number on the program. This number by Goy-Yoder is a description musi fudiyT a - Htrir i soldier. Minuet from “Berenice" \ by Handel and arranged by Rob erts follows. Then will come the “Lieutenant Commander" march by King; “Pavanne", Gould-Yod er; “Russian Choral and Over ture” based on Tchaiskovsky’s Opus 39, No. 24 and Russian Folk Tunes as arranged by Merle J. Isaac; "Memories of Stephen Fos ter” as arranged by Holmes, a brass sextet with Rachel Chesson, ; trombone, Asa Manning, French j horn, Joe Robertson, bass, Warren i Goff, baritone, Raymond Robert I son, cornet and either Don Reyn olds or Bobby Clayton, trumpet. Following the brass sextet will be an intermezzo-scene by Albert W. Kctelbey, "In a Persian Mar jket” then “Stouthearted Men," a (Continued on page six) --«r Jaycees Donate To Tennis Courts —#— The Williamston Junior Cham ber of Commerce held its regular dinner meeting at the Firemen’s House Boat Friday night at 7 o’clock. A delicious barbecued chicken dinner was served by Bernard Harrison and was enjoyed by a very large attendance. Immediately foliowing the meal a short informal business meeting was held. The club heard a re port by Wheeler Manning, ticket chairman of the Jaycee Jollies. The minstrel was a big success, the club netting approximately $175.00 for the underprivileged children’s fund ... a big increase over the minstrel presented last year. The club also voted to give $175 toward the erection of three ten nis courts which are badly r<-“ded here. These courts will be erect ed on the high school grounds sometime this month and will be open to the general public. The fellowship award was won jyViiB ew&o • Fines Amount To Nearly $1,000 At Monday's Session Twenty • three Defendants Are Charged Wit it K\ eeedinjf Speed Limit Idle last week when the judge was siek. the Martin County Re corder’s Court worked all day last Mondaj clearing its docket. Judge Chas. H. Manning and Solicitor Paul D. Roberson han dled forty-six eases, including twenty-three in which the de fendants were charged with speeding. Fines imposed at the session amounted to $935. Regular cases handled by the court: Willie M. Harden of Greenville was fined $25 and taxed with the costs for operating a motor ve hicle without a driver's license. Charged with drunken driv ing, Norman Hollis and G. T. Bailey called for jury trials and their cases are to be heard on (May 1. The case charging James Ar j thur Perkins with operating a gambling house was dismissed, j In a second case, Perkins was sen ( tenced to the roads for six months for violating the liquor laws. Execution of the sentence was suspended upon the payment of a $50 line and costs. Perkins was ordered to close his place of business on Highway 04 near Pnrmole and violate no liquor law during the next two years. A nol pros was taken by the State in the ease charging Eu gene Rawls with operating a mo tor vehicle after, his license had been revoked. Pleading not guilty of resisting arrest Tim Towns was found guilty and drew six months on , the roads. The road term was suspended upon the payment of a $35 fine and costs. The de fendant is to violate no criminal law during the next two years. James Edward Speller, plead ing, guilty of an assault and non support, was sentenced to the I jr>J nth,-.lUtJit oust to serve the sentence if he pays the court costs and $4 a week for ithe support of his child. Reuben Spruill pleaded guilty and was fined $25, plus costs, for careless and reckless driving. Pleading not guilty, Edgar Hopewell was found guilty of passing a school bus and was fined $50 and required to pay the court costs. Henry Brown was fined $25 and taxed with the costs for al lowing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle. William Burnett Jenkins, plead ing guilty of careless and reck j less driving, was fined $25 and taxed with the costs. The case charging Clarence Coffield and Rita May Perkins with fornication and adultery, was dismissed. Adjudged guilty over Ins plea of innocence, James Edwards was fined $100, taxed with the costs and lost hi» driver's license for a year in the case charging him with drunken driving. The drunken driving charge a against Johnnie Harris was dis missed. j Charlie Heath, charged with i drunken driving, was found not | guilty. j Robert Andrews, Jr., charged) with careless and reckless driv ing, pleaded guilty and was fined $25 and required to pay the costs, j Pleading guilty of careless and j reckless driving, W. L. Godard .was fined $50, plus costs. William David Brown was fin ed $25 and taxed with the costs for operating a motor vehicle (Continued on page six) To taxial Tax/myrra In filing Stair I nr inn r Taxra Deputy Collector E. Ross Fron ebergv will be in his office in the Martin County courthouse next Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday from 0:30 a. m, until 5:30 p, m. to assist State income tax v■■flg'.rrog-iir —i Handle Ten Cases In J. P. Courts In Past Few Days Dt'feiulau! Indicted for Not Oiiiimiii<; Lights On VIin Motor Vehicle -• Williamston’s three justices of the peace handled ten cases in their courts during the past few days. One defendant was in the court for not dimming the lights 1 on his vehicle when approaching j another machine Justice R. T. Johnson handled j the following eases: Charged with violating the traf fic laws, James Ramsey, Jr., of Washington, appealed to. the coun ty court. He was said to have backed his vehicle into another on the highway at the G and H plant last Saturday evening Aaron Biggs was sentenced to the roads for thirty days for dis orderly conduct and disturbing the peace. The road term was sus pended upon the payment of a $10 fine and $5.85 costs. James Edward Lee was taxed I with $5.85 costs for not dimming the lights on his car. Charged with failing to give right of way and making a left turn in front of traffic, Robert Earl Sheppard was fined $10 and required to pay $5.85 costs. Henry Biggs and William Ar thur Smallwood, charged with im proper parking on the highways, were each fined $5 and taxed with the $5.85 costs. In the case charging Jasper Chance and Eunice Odom with an affray. Chance was sentenced to the roads for thirty days. The road term was suspended for twelve mouths upon the condition (hat he provide for his family and pay the court costs. The Odom defendant was sentenced to jail for JO days, the court suspending the term on condition that she leave and remain out of this coun ty for twelve months. Leo Towns, drunk and disorder ly, was fined $5 and taxed with $6,50 costs in Justice John L. Has sell's court. In Justice C. R. Mobley's court,! Oliver Raymond Rogers, charged (Continued on page six) -o Seniors Sponsor Special Contest _-♦ """"TSPScmoiClass ul High School is sponsoring a baby contest to raise money for pay ment of their annual, This Ske warkee Each member of the class will sponsor a baby and obtain votes will be crowned the King and jars will be put in the down town stores for collecting money. The boys and girl with the most votes wil be crowned the King and Queen of Easter. This con test ends Friday, April 0, between the first and second acts of the Senior Class Play and they will be crowned and receive prizes at that time. Youth Meeting At Methodist Church ltev. C. F. Hirschi, of Windsor, will again be with the Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday evening ;d (1:00 o’cloi k to lead a discussion of “Hoy and Clirl Friendships.” The young people were very en thusiastic over the session which Mr Hirschi led two weeks ago and it is expected that the next session will be even better All youth of the town who are not in <i youth meeting at 6:00 o’clock Sunday evening are invit ed to attend. ----r- - Minor Accident Ai intersection • No one was hurt and little dam age resulted when ears driven by Raymond D. Davis and James C. Wiggins crashed at the Main Watts intersection here early last Tuesday night, according to Of ficers Arthur Perry and Verble Jones who made the investiga tion. Damage was estimated at between $40 and $50. Davis was driving across the main street ar\d his ear was hit by Wiggins who was driving up ■■Ml. :f: MMMOX'i.' ■ .JMN - DIES AT HOME v--v Elder II. S. Cowin, lending county citizen and a promi nent figure in the Primitive Baptist Church in this section of North Carolina, died at his home in Bear Grass yester day after a lingering illness. Tractor Schools Slated In County —.f,— Farming is becoming more me chanized each year. The farmer is confronted with the problem of making his tractor and equip ment last longer. The life of a tractor and equipment depends upon tlie proper care and main tenanee the operator gives it In order to help the farmer better acquaint himself with the prob lems of proper care and mainte nanee a traetor maintenance school is planned for the Farm Life an dBcar Grass and Oak City Communities. Mr. J. C. Ferguson, in charge of agricultural engineering at N. C. State College, will conduct a tractor maintenance school in the Farm Life School gymnasium next Tuesday morning at 9:00 o' clock. The second school will be held in tile Bear Grass gymnas ium that afternoon at 2:00 o' clock, and the third school-ud.ll me he id* in the Oas TTty school”!? 7:30 o’clock that night. All farmers owning or interest ed in tractors are invited to at tend Jesse W Sumner, county assistant agent. Junior Order Is Reorganized Here —•— The local council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, was reorganized at a meeting of the membership held in the Masonic hall Tuesday evening In the ab sence of the councilor, K T John son presided. The following officers were named: It. T. Johnson councilor; Hen B. Daniels, vice councilor; Jesse W Curtis, recording secretary; Ed win Howell, assistant recording secretary; M W. Holloman, finan cial secretary; Win. Cecil Brown, assistant financial secretary; Hoy McClees, treasurer; J II Harrell, chaplain, Jack Sullivan, eonduc tor; L. V. Chesson, Jr , warden; Leltoy Savage, inside sentinel; William W. Jones, Sr. outside sentinel; Gorme. G. Taylor, tins tee for eighteen months; J B. Bell, trustee for twelve months; Edgar M. Delamar, Sr., trustee for six months. The council will hold its next meeting on March 21, at 7;Jtl o’clock p. m. Proposing Club For Cross Roads "i,-| - i> A special meeting of all men in the Everetts-Cross Hoads school district has been called for Fri duy night, March 10, at 8 o’clock in the school building. All men are urged to attend and hear Mr, Elgin White of Elizabeth City, executive of Ruiitan. discuss plans for an organization. Similar clubs are aetive in all be Countv •/ Funeral Today In Bear Grass Church I For Ben S. Cowin —■ • I’romimMit FijrtiiT In I'riiui. ti'<* Baptist (Jnirrh for Almost Forlv Anar Elder Ben S. Cowin, prominent leader in the Primitive Baptist Church in this and adjoining 1 states and a leader of men, died I at his home in Bear Grass Town ship Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 , o’clock after a lingering illness. Retiring from the ministry in | June, 1114(1, on account of declin ing health, he suffered much, but he kept the faith until the end, | bearing his affliction with great fortitude and remarkable pati ence. Despite his affliction, he found comfort in the thoughtful ness of faithful children and kind : friends who visited his home in i numbers and in a spirit of help fulness The son of the late Simon and Timey Mizelle Cowin, he was born in Bear Grass Township 77 years ago on September 25, 1870 In his writing, the minister said, “I was born of poor but honorable parents who taught their children to be upright and speak the truth.” After attending the local school, he studied in Bethel for a i while. He returned to his home community to make his first ana lasting imprint on the youth oi 1 that day by teaching in the Biggs, 1 Cross Roads, Mizelle and Gurgan us Schools. In 1889 he was mar ried to Miss Dice: Rogers who died in April of last year. With. : $92 saved from meager wages re [ eeived for his daily labors and : with the aid of his young wife, he carved a nice little'farm out of i a wooded wilderness, settling i down to a long and useful life. He joined the church at Bear Grass in 1903, and was licensed in 1908. lie preached hi-: first ser mon 41 year ago, the 21st of this month, the event marking the be ginning of a service that has hard ly been equalled in this section. During the almost forty years he served in the ministry, he met •<( •< OOU preach.d nearly tiOO funerals, rc I eeived hundreds into the church and married many couples. His home visitations, extending to all homes, were welcomed at all times, and his humble but sound advice was cherished by many outside his own church as well as within Ills home, always open to friend and stranger alike, was a bulwark in the Faith he profess ed and admirably exemplified in his daily walk through life Thous ands, in the course of the years, found refuge and friendship there, and all were better for having went there. He possessed few of the word ly goods, but he leaves a rich itual heritage that will have its influence on men for years to come. His labors, while centered mainly in the churches in this im mediate section, were extended to areas all over eastern Carolina and other states where he was i highly regarded as a churchman (Continued on page six) THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Assaults on limb and prop erty by motorists on the high ways in this county continue with the dangerous business gaining momentum. So far no one has been killed on the highways in this county even though there have been 2H ve hicle accidents. The following tabulation* offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 9th Week Accidents inj’d Killed Dan’ge 19;>0 4 3 0 $ 1,700 1949 0 0 0 00 Comparison* Tv Date 1950 20 15 0 5.840
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