f THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK =3 VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 24 Williatnston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 2.‘t. 1950 ESTABLISHED 1899 Alleged Perjury * Thrives Despite Judge's Warning \\ linos Saiefore the court on a drunker driving charge. Just before the trial was open eel, a witness for the State told the prosecution that the defendant was driving drunk. The witness e xplained that the defendant was so drunk that when he started te get into the car with him, he* (the witness) insisted that he be al lowed to drive, that the defendant |was too drunk to drive, that be fore the defendant stopped, he (the witness) saw him driving as a drunken man. Taking the stand, the witness said he saw the defendant in Rob ersonville, that while the de fendant was “under the 'fluence' of liquor, he was driving all right Asked why he took over the wheel, the witness said that the defendant insisted on the witness taking over the wheel. "I tolci him I did not like to drive an other man's car, but he finally persuaded me to do so, and I took over," the witness declared. Several hours and a number ol drinks later, Patrolman Parker answering a call, found the de fendant at the wheel of the eai stalled along a county highway gfl’he defendant was quoted as tell ing the patrolman at the timt that he (the defendant) was driv ing the car, but the witness went on to explain that when the cai L stalled he could not start it, thai another passenger pulled the de t fendant out of the back seat anc placed the man under the whee with instructions to start the car ! The patrolman came up at tha 'I'm;, the witness said. I The witness’ statement to the prosecution prior to the trial, 01 course, was not heard by the jury and when the witness got througl \ doctoring the facts there wasn' sufficient evidence in the mindi ? of the jury to support a convic ■ iion. (Cunturned on page eight) Magistrates File Quarterly Report —•—' Seven justices of the peace, ir compliance with the law, filec their quarterly reports in th< Martin County Superior Cour ; this week. Judge Q. K. Nimocks i presiding over the term, directec the jurors to inspect the report: •find see that every case was listec and that fines and forfeiture: wei c accounted for. t Reports were filed by J. B 1 Whitfield of Oak City, T. F. Res pass of Hamilton, Chas. R. Mob Icy, J. L. Hassell and R. T. John ; son, and J. S. Ayers, Jr., of Wil liamston, and H. S. Everett o I Robersonville. MEETING Meeting in the clerk of court’s office Saturday morn ing at 11:90 o’clock, the newly appointed members of the Martin County Board of Elec tions will perfect their or ganization, and discuss plana for copying the names of elec tors Into one registration book. No new registration is 4 likely to be called, but the books will be opened the lat ter part of April for the reg istration of new electors. Precinct election officials wilt not be appointed at the meeting this week, but their appointments are expected on April 8. 4 Check Is A Check And Not Merely Evidence Of Debt A check when properly drawn on a bank and signed is a check and not merely an evidence ol debt, Judge Q. K. Nimocks, pre siding over the current term oi Martin County Superior Court, ruled this week. John E. Walker was charged with issuing two worthless checks on a bank in Bethel, the defendant maintaining in court that he gave the checks to E. Wr. Briley mere ly as an evidence of a debt. The defendant further maintained that it was agreed by both parties that the checks would not be tendered for payment, that they were to be held merely as evidence of a debt which the defendant admitted he owed. Judge Nimocks, quoting the law,, said that when a check is is sued it becomes a negotiable in strument, and that when a person ! signs a check, properly drawn, ' knowing he has insufficient : funds in the bank and when no provisions have been made to meet the demand, that person has violated the law. The jurist, declaring he almost | wished it were not so, explained | that he did not believe the crim inal courts should be made a col lection agency for civil debts. It was brought out during the trial that the checks were writ ten in 1948, and that warrants to force collections were not drawn until about a year later. There is a possibility that the I case will be carried to the Su preme Court. During the mean time, anyone signing a check as admitted evidence of debt and knowing he has insufficient funds in the bank, is violating the law, in the eyes of the court. SERIOUS Numerous reports coming from farmers in nearly every township declare that the to bacco plant shortage in this county is serious. The re ports say that the supply ranges from less than half a stand on some farms to no stand at all on others. Almost desperate and act ing in an effort to relieve the condition, farmers have re seeded their plant beds sever al times, some handling the work as late as this week. No ^ign of blue mold has been seen in the county, the farmers declaring there aren’t enough plants for the mold to light on. William Coucil, Oak CUy Citizen, Died Early Today Funeral Will Be Held At The Home Tomorrow Afternoon at 3:30 j William O. Council, well known I young man of Oak City, died in a Richmond hospital about 3:00 o’clock this morning. He had been in declining health for sev eral months, but his condition became critical only last Monday and he was removed to the hos pital the following morning. Death was attributable to a heart condition. The son of Mrs. Charlotte Cas per Council and the late W. O. Council, he was born near Oak City thirty-five years ago on Oc tober 11, 1914, and spent his early life on the farm. More re cently he had been employed by the Gannis Construction Coi.v i pany, working in several states. I Surviving besides his mother are his widow, the former Miss Edna Auman of Asheboro, a small daughter, Brenda Carol; three sis [ ters, Mrs. M. E. Hyman of Oak i City, Mrs. John Perry of Clymer, I Pa., and Mrs. Dick Mallory of ; Plymouth; and two brothers, Thomas W. Council of Dodge City, (Continued «, Thigs Eight) Power Officials In Meeting Here Meeting with emplo'ees i, , this district in the local ofn vs here yesterday aftu ru in, top of ficials of the Virginia Electric and Powei Company discussed employee relations and outlined the various phases of the com pany’s program. The meeting, lasting several hours, touched on any number of topics and offered a better understanding on the part of employees and officials of the company’s problems as well as those of the workers. Addressing the session were, W. E. Wood, executive vice president; M .C. Smith, vice president; E. H. Will, manager of operations, and Walter Matthews, representing the personnel department. The meeting was one of several being held in the V, E. P. Co. sys tem in two states. Secrcb Captured In Germany Tell Fantastic Story ,TM«" '•»! Bl* Money |„ , s, international Deal A fantastic story — nf American investors “lost th°^ shirts” tn ari ,osl then volvie,. ^.7,*.Hn. men* honking “ -T'™™ cuments in ‘ C#plurcd secret do w™ 8 ln Oermany after th( The S E C to,d the story to * jganjnation p,an for pz\'iz‘zs;~ j-ntSrsUnfair ‘° the ^ UoTy* short" in? a'‘d tU'“p,i^t !whaMhe S Ecd ^ here i( I n , *• C. said: r1nr-~rs ueai to take over lead ■ mines in “ z,n( uumany mid Pniann They organized a German , d ation and a Polish ™ °rpor which in I926 we e lak^P0ralJ0n Si'«i,„.Amwk c “k“ »nr bj ln‘ syndicate tST,'"™.0” !>™m on lhl!, bond a*,/ was only the start. tha Harnrimdaniti0n: ‘hC "pr‘>"’otcrs” Hamman and Anaconda-got f million of Sarn’c ran t ®01 * anH =.^ acos Preferred stock and 51 percent of its “ stock, absolutely free the promoters ayma7orityh; C the common and preferred slocks and complete control nt c * zssszsgzx reimburse them for »n b“C0 l< $400,000. n>erican investor! On top of that, nearly as I'-'v^ aZ ,T‘h • «n. ^tly to the investors 61 ^Vv^/Vvv«l0r P'^etcd of ot L „ *? *'• •>' best Leading Farmer Pledges Support To Frank Graham --O ■ - J. E. Winslow Says Graham Hail Bren Fighting For Farmers For Years Pointing out that Frank Gra ham, candidate to succeed himself in the United States Senate, had been fighting for. the good of the farmer for years, J. E. Winslow, former president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, this week declared his support for the for mer University of North Carolina president. “I feel from experience gained in my work and associations of past years that it is my duty to support Frank Graham,” Winslow said. “1 think he will continue to help carry on our farm program, which has been made effective by nearly 100 percent of the farmers cooperating and supporting it, ♦hereby making better conditions for all our citizens as well as far mers.” Jeff D. Johnson, Jr., Graham's campaign manager, said that Winslow’s statement is typical of many being received at the Gra ham headquarters from farmers. "All of them," he said, “seem to appreciate what Senator Graham has done over a long period of years to improve North Carolina agriculture and the standard of living on our farms. We are humbly grateful for the splendid support of our farmers.” In his statement, Winslow said: "During the 10-year period, 1930-1940, which started with bankruptcy and depression for farmers and business men of East ern North Carolina, in our floun dering around and efforts to find some solution for our deplorable condition, four men other than thy actual farmers working to de velop a program that would help solve our problems stand out in my mind today. They are Dr. J. Y. Joyner, Josephus Daniels, Franklin Roosevelt and Frank Graham. "... At my personal request Franklin Roosevelt in his address at Chapel Hill talked for and i stressed the farm program that we were working for at that time i He and the other three were vit ally interested in the improvc ■ ment of the welfare of those wi were working for. : "During that time, Frank Gra • ham, in his masterful presentation of farm subjects at experimenl < stations, seed improvement meet ings and meetings that had to dc with better income for farmers ■ better farm living conditions and belter farming methods, and im provement of natural resources, was making speeches that covered ‘ objectives that we farmers were working for in our lough wuy that were to the point, logical and , convincing to the public, also as suring us that we were on the ’ right track for a better country , in which we could work and live, j with the expectation of better conditions for our children. "From my experience with men [ I and conditions, 1 am fully con j vineed that Frank Graham, if (Continued on page eight) ; | THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . i A year ago, ibe first futal highway accident for 1949 1 was reported. In the corre sponding eleventh week this 1 year no one was killed but five persons were hurt, one critically in an automobile accident. Except for the fatal accident last year, the record so far in 1950 is far worse than in 1949, and the wreck ing business can’t continue at its present pace without the , cost of life, sooner or later. Hie following tabulations offer a comparison of th^ ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 11th Week AeeldeaU Inj'd Killed Dam’ge 1950 2 5 0 $ 750 1949 1 0 1 900 Comparisons To Date 1950 30 20 0 $ 0,905 1949 24 1! 1 5,400 Grand Jury Files Quarterly Report In Superior Court -* Itoily Supols V After dragging along for more than two week.;, the Red Cross Fund Drive is gaining momenturr in this chapter, the chairman Garland G. Woolard, stating yes terday that the outlook is more promising now than it was ever last week-end. More than hal the quota of $2,1172 has been rais ed, and hardly more than half o the‘canvassers have reported s< far, the chairman said. To date, $1,485.15 has been rais ed and reported, the chairman ex plaining that late canvasses wil materially boost the total. Williams Township where thi ! drive was headed by Mrs. Irvin; Roberson was the first district ii the chapter to go over the top The people there raised $7.25 ii excess of their $50 quota, it wa pointed out. Mrs. Roberson wa assisted by Mrs. Henry William a,nd Mrs. Grady Godard in tha district. While it is outside this chaptei Poplar Point was reported to hav exceeded its quota over in ,th Robersonville Chapter to hold dis tinct honors along with William; the two being the smallest town ships in the county. Reviewing the reports receive to date, the chairman said tha Jamesville had submitted $105.7; Bear Grass, $120, and William $57.25. A total of $1,104.08 has bee raised in Williamston and repo ed to date by the following ea vassers: American Legion, ! Gene Kimball, $33.75; John Gurganus, $33; Mis. Vella Wynt $15; Mi. Bob Newell, $78; M Bob Newell, $6.50; Mrs. Kel Davenport, $18.55; Miss Eli/abe Manning, $11.79; Mrs. W. O. A bin, $20; Mrs. W. O. Griff $15.25; Mrs. John A. Mannir $21; Mrs. Lucy Mobley, $12.1 Mrs. Joe G. Corey, $25; Mrs. Ji sic Mae Riley, $0 50; Mrs. Hel Roane, $12; Mrs. Frank Margol $7; Mrs. Lee Reynolds. $58.1 Mrs. D. R. Davis, $18; Mrs. Lem Barnhill, $55.75; Chas. Mannii $37, Mrs Vernon Bunting, $443 Mrs John Roebuck, $13.81; M Bill Spivey, $20.50; Mrs. J Harris, $26; Stuart Davis, $13.’ Mrs. Neil Ripley, $7.22; M David Keel, $13.21; Leman Bar lull, $20; Mrs. Dell Courtney, S J Sam Getsinger, $47; Mrs. A1 Jones, $3.50. Special gifts insi Williamston amounted to $3! Outside the town, Mrs. John Gi kin solicited $10.35, and Willi; Williams turned in $5.47 collect in Poplar Point. — Minor Accident Tuesday Evening -■■■ ♦ No one was hurt and little prt IM'it.v damage resulted when a automobile, driven by Henry V Evans of Windsor, ran down bicycle rider on Highway 1: about three miles south of Wi liamston early Tuesday eveninj Alonza Bryant, the bike ride was thrown off, but he fell into bed of sand anH was not badl hurt. Evans said hi was blinded b the bright lights of in approach mg eyr and did no’ see the bieyel in time to avoid striking it. H skidded his ear <02 feet befor and 18 leet after striking the bik< Patrolman M. F. Powers, the in vestigating officer, sl id. 1 a I, i n (I A it ill i rati on » I'ur Maintenance Mai -»— - Applications will be receive until Saturday noon for the posi tion of maintenance man for th I local unit of the National Guarc j Parties, interested in the $2,500 yea; job, are asked to con tat Thud Harrison or Elbert S. Pee Jr., without delay. W ROADS \ ____j Surfacing of the road from Rear (trass to Everetts will not be included in the Hat of projects to be considered by the Highway Commission the latter part of this and early next month, but will come up later, according to an official report received here yester I day. Bids have been called for on roaus in the county, as follows: One from a point In Everetts northwest to a point 0.2 miles south of No. 125 (Spring Green): one from a point in Gold Point north west to a point in Oak City: and one from a point on N. C. 125 1.5 miles north of Oak City to a point on the flam ilton-Palmyra County Road. The Bear Grass-Everetts project is expected to come up soon along with others. Divorce Cases On : The Trial Docket | In Superior Court ! All liiiscd on Two-Year Sep ' urution; Alimony Willi ',! on! Divorce Awketl ; 'Seven divorce cases have been placed on the calendar for trial in the Martin County Superior Court I'during the two-week term open *; ed on Monday. All of this 1' week of the term is being given s i over to trial of criminal cases, and the divorce actions along with several civil cases arc scheduled - to be called on Monday, March 27 Judge Q K. Nimocks, Jr., of '! Fayetteville is presiding over the I- two-week term. All the divorce cases are based on two-year separation grounds. v In another case the plaintiff is h I asking alimony without divorce. -1 Several of the divorce cases i. have been pending for some time, i, The number of cases on the calen k dar is among the smallest in re - cent years, dropping from a peak n of about 24 listed four years ago. i, A. J. Stark,, in his divorce case h against Ouiila Stark, says they n were married on January 12, l!)4(i, I, and separated in July, 1946, that l; no children were born to the a union <•' In his case against Annie E. >1 Moore, Wallace C. Moore says i. they were married in 1940, separ - ated in August, 1947, that no chi 1 ; dren were born to the union and e that the defendant is now a rcsi e dent of Philadelphia. ). Married on December 1, 1945, - and separating about a month lat n er on January 4, 1946, Elfie Ed d mondson Edwards is asking an absolute divorce from George Thomas Edwards, the plaintiff stating in her complaint that no children were born to the union. Declaring she was abused by I the defendant following their marriage on February 16, 1940, the plaitiff, Mildred Norman, says ii she was forced to leave Alphonsa ■ Norman on August 31, 1041, and a i she is now asking a divorce. », Lois Donaldson Mobley is su . ing George Mobley for a divorce, , stating in the complaint that they •, were married in November, 1944, a and separated on May 15, 1947, Y that no children were born to the union. Y In tile ease of Leneve S. Bunt . ing against John Thomas Bunting, u the plaintiff says they were niar b lied on September 23, 1944 and u separated un July 1), 1947! that no children were born to the union. Suing Joseph Pipkin for an ab solute divorce, Doris Griffin Pip kin says they were married on August 25, 1945, and separated on January 27, 1946. that the one * child born to the union is m her j custody and is supported entirely by her. 3 In the ease of Desse M. Brock against R. J. Brock, the plaintiff. . pointing out that they were mar t ried Oo August 4, 1940, and sep ( arated oil January 14, 1950. is asking alimony without divorce. Superior Court L Nearing End Of Criminal Docket -♦- — Musi Ot \\ cilnr>