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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3.0C0 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK J THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Hf OVER 3,000 MARTIN CODNTl FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 28, 1950 VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 25 ESTABLISHED 1899 . Pla Go Forward For Radio Station Broadcast Studio To Be Located On Highway No. 125 ('oii-triM lion Work Slaletl To G<*l Under Way With in Next Few Days Plans are going forward for opening a commercial radio sta- , tion for Williamston, unofficial J reports stating yesterday that sev- ! eral acres of land had been pur- j chased on the Hamilton Highway, about three miles from the town. ! for the station and studio. No of ficial details were released, but one report stated that material i would be placed on the property the latter part of this or early next week, and that construction work would start immediately. Messrs. Adcock. Davis and Fields of Fuquay Springs were ^ here yesterday making final ar rangements for building the sta tion which will be located on what is known as Sandy Point, owned by H. H. Cowen. It is understood that studios will he maintained on the site with the broadcasting station. A channel was granted to Mr. Adcock by the Federal Communi cations Commission some months ago, and plans for opening the .station have been discussed since that time. An option was taken j on the site some weeks ago The opening of the commercial station will make the town a radio center. At the present time the Highway Patrol, the county and town and the Civil Aeronautics Administration are maintaining non commercial stations here, and the Virginia Electric and Power Company will open a station within the next few days for its individual use in dispatching its?1 forces and in handling emergen cies. No official notice has been' released, but the CAA is consid ering closing its offices here. The new commercial station will operate independently, ac cording to information gained yesterday. It could not be learned when the new station would be ready to go on the air, or what the con struction plans are. Only One Road Wreck Reported following a nasty record a ^ week ago, only one automobile accident was reported on the highways in this county last week-end, and that was a minor ■no, involving no personal in juries and little property damage. James S Ayers was traveling on Highway 125 out of Williams ton a few miles and started to pass Wm. R. Nicholson who was driving a pick-up truck. Mr. Nich olson started to make a left turn ^ just as Mr. Ayers started to pass. The Ayers car, a 1948 Dodge coupe, was damaged to the extent of about $150 and damage to the 1937 Chevrolet pick-up was negli gible, Corporal Fearing said after making an investigation. Mr. Nicholson said he did not hear the Dodge horn and Mr. Ay ers said he did not see the hand signal in time to avoid the acci dent. While motorists were taking an accident holiday in this county, the loss of life and property dam age ran into disturbing figures in other sections cgf the Statfe during the week-end. J.D.Leggett Will Recorded ^ The last will and testament of Jos. D. Leggett, marked for its brevity, was filed in the Martin County Superior Court last week. His property, listed in the re- j rord at $14,000, was left to his j brother, J. C. Leggett, and two j sisters, Miss Martha Leggett and J Mrs. Ma-y L. Britton. J. C. Leggett was named execu- j + lor. | WINS SCHOLARSHIP \-J Miss Elizabeth Muse, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Muse of Williamston, was one of nine North Carolina high school seniors to win the 1930 Angicr B. Duke Scholarship award. The award has a po tential value of $3,000 for study at Duke University in Durham. Court Ends Trial Of Criminal List Friday Afternoon Start Trial of the Civil Cal* emlar Here Yenterilay Morning Handling comparatively few but long, drawn-out cases, the Martin County Superior Court last Friday afternoon completed the trial of criminal cases and held a pre-trial session yesterday, hearing several motions. No jury was summoned yesterday, but the trial of divorce and civil cases is under way today. Judge Q. K. Nimocks of Fayetteville contin ues on the bench. Proceedings not previously re ported: Found guilty of issuing worth less checks, John E. Walker had his case continued under prayer for judgment. In the case in which Lonnie Lee was charged with bastardy, the defendant was found guilty a year (ird a f-urthu order was issu ed by the court. Lee is to pay $5i) on or before next May 21, and an other $50 on or before July 21 and continue to pay $6 a week for the support of his child or go to pris on for six months. Charged with bastardy, Floyd Melton was found not guilty. The case in which O. K Harri son was charged with crop aban donment was dismissed. Found guilty after a hotly con gested and long trial, Harold Chauneey was fined $100, taxed with the cost and lost his license for a year for drunken driving. Brad Bagley was found not guilty of reckless driving. Pleading guilty of breaking and entering and larceny, Lester Ran dolph Weeks and Maylon Price, (Continued on Page Eight) Enumerators Are Making Ready To Work On Census - Thirty-two Applicants At- | tend Special School Here This Week i Final arrangements are being ' made this week for starting the 17th decennial census on Satur- 1 day. April 1. Crew Leaders Evan Griffin of Griffins and Ronald Johnson of Robersonville are conducting spe cial classes in the Skcwarkey Lodge Hall this week, making ready for the nose count and sur vey next Saturday. The county is being divided in to two districts with Mr. Griffin in charge of the enumerators in Jamcsville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and the southern part of Williamston Township, and; with Mr. Johnson in charge of the \ enumerators in the northern part | of Williamston and all of Cross j Roads, Robersonville, Poplar | Point, Hamilton and Goose Nest : Townships. The following are taking the training under Crew Leader Grif fin: Mrs. Alene V. Wallace, Jamcs ville; Mrs. Sara D. VanNortwick, Williamston; Mrs. Della L. Har rington, RFD 1, Williamston; Mrs. Daisy W. Rogers, Williamston; William Worth Mobley., RFD 2, Williamston; Charles L. Daniel, RFD 1, Williamston; Mrs, Helen R. Leggett, Williamston; Mrs. Elizabeth T. Brandon, Williams ton; Mr. Ferdinand C. Stallings, Jamcsville; Mrs. Strelsa M. Grif fin RFD 1, Williamston; Wilford ( Griffin, RFD 1, Williamston; A. B. i Ayers, Jr., RFD 2, Williamston; i James Robert Everett, Williams ; ton; Bruce Davenport, Jamcsville; ! Mrs. Mae Anderson Riley, Wil liamston; Mrs. Ruth Roberson Barnhill, Williamston. The following are in Mr. John son's classes: W. F. Crawford, Everetts; Ellis Keel, Everetts; Louis H. Rawls, Oak City; James L. .Pritchard, Hamilton; Archie Griffin, Rober sonville; Lester L; Whitfield Rnb ersonville; Oscar S. Anderson, Williamston; Mrs. Ruth J. Wheel er, Williajnston; Mrs. Francis J. Warren, Robersonville; Mrs. Blanche W. Bunting, Roberson ville- Mrs. Mildred MacArthur, Robersonville; Otis G. Roberson, Robersonville; J. R. Matthews, Robersonville; Mrs. Dorthy J. Fleming, Parmelc; Mrs. Mildred ; G.-imes, Robersonville; and Mrs. : Eva H. Liverman, Oak City. i— 77/* j to their districts within the next ; lew days. ROUND-UP Seven person! were round ed up and Jailed temporarily, at least, by local, county and 8tate officers here last week end, Several of the prison ers were detained on old counts after being convicted in the superior court. Two were charged with larceny, and one each with drunkenness, disorderly con duct, robbery, assault and drunken driving. Two were white and the ages of the group ranged from II to 31 years. Carstarphen To Chairman County Board Of Elections | Meeting in the courthouse last ; Saturday morning, the newly ap pointed members of the Martin County Board of Elections—W. E. Vick of Robersonville, Hassell Worsley of Oak City and C. D. iCarstarphen of Williamston—per fected their grganization and made ready to transfer the names of all electors from the three re gistration books used in recent years to a single registration book. C. D .Carstarphen, filling the position made vacant by the death I of Mr. Sylvester Peel, was named | chairman of the board, and Has sell Worsley was elected secre | tary. No precinct election officials {were named last Saturday, the chairman explaining that they will be elected at a regular meet ing of the board on Saturday,; April 8. The chairman was in structed, during the meantime, to contact those persons who served two years ago as registrars and determine if they could or would serve. The chairman was also directed to supervise the shifting of names from the old registration books to the new one. It is proposed to re move the names of those electors who have passed on to their re wrrd and those wno have moved their citizenship to other sections. No new registration was o> iered. The county is allowing five cents for each name transferred from the old to the new books. Wreck Illicit Liquor Business In County Take Five Copper Kettles And Much Beer In Few Days Two M«*n Arrested and Truck Confiscated Early i Last Sunday Morniiift The illicit liquor business, flar- | ing up again after a heavy set back in February, was dealt a telling blow over the week-end when ABC Officer J. H. Roebuck, Deputy Roy Peel and ATU offic ers of Elizabeth City wrecked five distilleries, arrested two men, captured five copper stills and confiscated a pick-up truck. Starting last Friday morning,; the officers captured a 50-gallon capacity still in Bear Grass Town ship, not so far from the Sweet Home Church. They poured out 100 gallons of high grade sugar beer. That afternoon, Officers Roebuck and Peel returned to that township and captured another 50 gallon copper still, about a mile west of the town of Bear Grass. They poured out 600 gallons of sugar mash and confiscated seven gallons of white liquor. Saturday morning, the officers made a third trip into Bear Grass Township and confiscated still an other 50-gallon capacity copper kettle and poured out 200 gallons of sugar mash. One of the largest raids in re cent weeks was conducted early Sunday morning when the county officers, accompanied by the fed eral officer, Mose Harshaw, raid ed near the old Jim Griffin place | in Griffins Township and captur ed a 600-gallon copper kettle, ar rested John Lee James and Eu gene Whitehurst, young colored men, and confiscated a quantity of sugar, corn meal and rye. Twelve barrels of sugar beer were found at one location, and the of ficers wrecked 9 fermenters and poured out 300 gallons of sugar beer at a second locution. James and Whitehurst, with half gallon of white liquor, were arrested as they drove away from the still in the pick-up truck Whitehursi, home on a visit from New York, did not show up for the preliminary hearing held be fore U. S. Commissioner Buck Taylor in Washington Monday afternoon. James was bound ovei under $300 bond for trial in the federal court at Washington on April 24. W ffihmriiitthr-rm-i r/sti ed bond for the man. Monday morning, Officers Roe- ; buck and Peel raided along Welch j Creek near W'ard’s bridge, and captured a 100-gallon capacity . copper kettle, and poured out 400 gallons of sugar beer. The officers explained that sig- i nals were fired at one still, giv ing the operators time to escape Bine Mold Hits Tobacco Plants While most farmers declare they haven’t enough plants for the blue mold to light on, it has been definitely established that the dis ease is in some tobacco plant beds in the Robersonville area. The disease was identified by It. M.j Edwards, colored county agent, on the C. W. Slade farm, i Discussing the blue mold and control methods, Agent Edwards said: “Blue mold is responsible for losses of three to four and a half million dollars annually to Tar [Heel farmers. One reason for this is the fact that growers generally seed excess plant bed space with the hope that if Blue Mold occurs, enough plants to .set the allotted acreage will survive the attack. One of the best forms of insur ance for providing enough plants of the desired variety for setting the crop at the proper time is to follow blue mold control prac tices. Control measures: Spray treat ment— Use either Fermate, New Leaf, or Ferradow. Aoout two pounds of material full strength will be required to treat 100 sq. yds of bed per season. Use 1 I (Continued on page eight) LAND VALUES | v.J Land values are holding lo what are described as high figures in Williamston. At a sale held in front of the courthouse door yester day noon, a lot on Leggetts Lane sold for $1,750. R. S. Critcher was the high bidder, and the price is subject to he raised during the next week. The lot, having only poor means of ingress and egress, measures about 190 feet with a depth varying from 40 to about 70 feet. Cerlilicates Of Service Awarded To Firemen Here Mayor Kobt. Cowen Briefly Addresses Croup At Ban Last INi^lil Certificates of service were awarded members of Williams ton's volunteer fire department at a banquet meeting held in the Geoge Reynolds Hotel dining room last evening when Mayor Robt. Cowen and Attorney 11. G. Horton briefly address the group, including most of the members of the local department, their wives, and Fire Chief and Mrs. .1 IV Spivey of Windsor. Chief and Mrs. Miller Warren of Plymouth and Chief Wilev IV Kogerson of Rob erson ville. Possessing a combined record of more than 1100 years of service, the firement were presented cer tificates, showing their individuaJ records, as follows: B. K. Baldrce, 11 D. Taylor, 11 E. Griffin, W C. Griffin, W M Manning, 5 years each; A .1 Man- 1 nine, 12 years; Clips A Peel, 17 i years; J. II Harrell and F. M J Manning, 19 years; .1 11 Ward, | 20 years; W 1. Harrison, 21 years; j J E. Harrison and G. P Hall, 21 years. Those members serving | less than five years include: J. D. Harrison, Jr., Hugh Hines, .1 S. Ayers, Bill Thrower, Davis Van Nortwiek, W B Gaylord, Jr , and J. D. Baldree. Certificates Were presented to the department members by Fire duel G. P. Hall who v,‘r;vv-1 :r heistc , h-r .Mayor Cowcn presented the*'24;.veai cci'r*j tificate to Chief Hall In his brief talk, Mayoi Cowen ! expressed the opinion that many people are not fully cognizant of the meaning and worth of the de partment. “It is not for financial gain that the firemen take part in the vital task of protecting life and property,” Cowen said, going on to explain that property own ers here enjoy a fire insurance rating comparable with that in ef fect in the larger cities. He de clared that the town owes the firemen a debt that cannot be paid, that even though some peo ple do not cooperate with them, the firemen have done an effec tive work “Had it not been for our firemen, the loss of property and possibly human life would have been beyond comprehen sion,” Mayor Cowen said, adding that the town had been burned out twice, but that there had been no serious conflagrations since the department was organized. He said that Williamston’s fire men had done a good job, and ex pressed the belief that they would continue to do a good job. In his brief remarks Attorney Horton expressed his apprecia tion for the service rendered. Chief Warren, in a short talk, paid tribute to Chief Hall for his work within the local depart ment and as president of the Eastern Carolina Firemen's As sociation and as a member of the State organization. Ail out-of-town guests were recognized and Chief Kogerson went on record as favoring more banquets K. B. Crawford, the town’s first department eh'ef, and H. D. Har rison and Geo. P. Harris, former chiefs, and their wives were ex tended invitations to attend, but sickness and business kept them away. Prominent Doctor And Citizen Dies In Duke Hospital Funeral Service Conducted) Al Rnbersonville Home For Dr. Jewt* Ward Or. Jesse i£. Ward, prominent i citizen and a leading practicing I physician in this county since j 1908, died m Duke Hospital ’ate i last Thursday. In ill health for several months, Dr. Ward was in i the hospital for treatment only a | few days and was thought to be improving. Suffering from a heart condition, he was resting in a chair while Mrs. Ward was at tending to his personal corres pondence. lie slumped forward suddenly and died instantly as a result of a blood clot. The son of the late Jospeh Ty son and Martha Speight Ward, he | was born in Wilson County, and j spent his early life there. Follow I mg his graduation from the Uni versity of Maryland in 1904 he ! practiced medicine in Harrells-, vilie, Bertie County, for a short ' time prior to moving to this coun ty and locating in Hobersonville. Dr. Ward was a member of the j American Medical Association I and an honorary member of the i North Carolina Medical Society. He served faithfully as a member of the Martin County Selective Service Board for five years dur ing World War II, and in recog nition of his service, he was giv en the Presidential citation by the late Franklin I). Roosevelt. He was a Scottish Rite Mason and was a member of Sudan Temple, New Bern, for thirty-two years. The doctor was recognized, and rightly so, as one of Martin County’s most distinguished cit | i/.ens. He possessed a keen intel lect and his ability as a medical student and practitioner was well established throughout this section Often times during the past few months he ministered to his friends and patients when he was probably more ill and felt worse than those he attended. The will and his desire to render a service, took precedence over his own well-being and personal comfoiis. And he aiisweted thou sands of calls, knowing there ! wasn't a possible change for com ! pensation. Regardless of the hour or weather conditions he answer ed suffering humanity's call, tak ing a personal pride in serving Ins friends and patients. lie was patient and under standing, and his record will stand out in comparison with the coun ty’s most promient and distin guished physicians. ... i<vi<.carried i to Miss Nannie Sharp Schull, who died in January, 1948. In 1947, he was ilia ried to Miss Clell Moore of Roberson vi lie. funeral services were conduct ed at file home Saturday alter (Continued on page eight) r I N J Ordered many month*, ago, equipment for the home tco ! uoinies departments here and Hear Grass has been ship ped from the factory in Mus kegon, Wis., it was learned yesterday. The shipment, promised I since last October, is moving in by truck and should reach the county this week. Fourth Candidate In Race For the House Two Plan To Run For County Board 01 Commissioners Jimmy Wallace Vniioimeeii lli' (.amlitlacy for Legis lature Lasl Vtcrk-eiul Politics on the county level took on more interest last week end when Jimmy Wallace, Rober sonviile school man and youth leader, announced his candidacy for Martin County Representative in the North Carolina General Assembly. Messrs. A. Corey of Jamesville, Luther Hardison of Wilhamston and E. G Anderson of Robersonville had previously announced their candidacies for the House seat. Wallace, a native of Jamesville and a graduate of the University of North Carolina, made no for mal statement other than to de clare that he really wanted to go to the Legislature and that he would appreciate every vote cast for him. Developments on the House front have materialized rapidly along with announcements t'of sheriff, board of education, antf State Senate, while rumors havit surrounded other offices in th; county No official announce ments have been made, but it was reported that two new candi dates are considering entering the race for county commissioner from the Cross Roads-Roberson ville district. The candidacies, ac cording to unofficial information received here, are dependent upon the action Mr. C. Abram Roberson, incumbent, takes He has made no official announce ment. It was also rumored that there are other candidates for places on the Martin County Hoard of Edu cation, but like the commissioners’ race, the reports could not be verified. Rumors, centering around the entry of additional candidates in the race for sheriff, have been mostly discredited. Several candidates have sub mitted their filing fees, including L. Bruce Wynne for clerk of court, but no one has formally filed as yet Chairman Cartsar phen explained that the proper blanks have not been rec< ivyd. nu^Tmi llicy arc expected within the next few rlavs Candidates have until April 15 at 0:00 p. m. to get their names into the ,*o j litiegl pot CANDIDATK v—,---' E. G. (Andy) Anderson, prominent county business man and Kobersonville tobac conist, last week announced his candidacy for representa tive in the State General As sembly from Martin County. Potato Meeting In This County By J. W. Simmer Potato Specialist Selecting bedding sweet pota toes will be the subject of a dem onstration to be conducted for farmers of Martin County Thurs day, March 30, at 1:30 p. m. at the potato grading house in Williams ton. One can't expect to grow better sweet potatoes than he beds. Any farmer not knowing how to select his seed potatoes should attend this meeting. It is not too late to secure good seed sweet potatoes It is cheap er to grow your own sprouts than to buy them. Also the farmers know what they are getting There is a better chance of pro ducing top quality disease free potatoes. Most diseases in pota toes at harvest time can be trac ed to diseased potatoes bedded It is important to bed only disease free potatoes, having good flesh and skin color and of Number 1 size Number 1 size potatoes pro duce huger, strongci and healthi or sprouts Strings (slip:.) pro (luce weak, tendei plants wmcTr J result in poor yields Not all sprouts for sale are pro ! diked from Number 1 disease free potatoes. If it becomes necessary to buy sprouts, know the source of seed and conditions under which they were grown. Cheap plants are usually the most ox pensive in the end. It is getting time to book your fertilizer with your dealer Order at tin1 rate of 1000 lbs. pci acre of 3-11-11 with 10 lbs. of borax added per ton. Be sure to speeify that your 3-9-1) has the 10 lbs of borax per ton. For further information on : sweet potato production, sec J. W Sumner, Potato Specialist, at the County Agent's office in Wil liamston, Tarboro or Greenville, villc F.F.A. Boys Set Out 8,000 Pine Seedlings In County - . Members of the Oak City Chap ter of Future Farmers of America are leading the way in forest pre servation, according to David Etheridge, the chapter reporter. According to the young man, seven of the boys have transplant ed approximately (1,000 loblolly pine tree seedlings in recent months. Calvin Oglesby led the group by setting out 2,400 of the seedlings since Christmas. Harry House and Howard Harrell trans planted 1,200 each. Wilton Me Lawhorn and Dallas Purvis were next with 1,000 each, and Robert Bland and Gene Hyman put out 1,200 between them, Etheridge said The seedlings were furnished free by the North Carolina De partment of Conservation and De velopment forestry division to be set on abandoned land throughout the State. “The boys reported that they got splendid results in getting the trees to live. They heartily recom mend that more and more people adopt the practice and help pre serve our timber supply which has been diminishing so rapidly in recent years," Reporter Etheridge said. As far as it can be learned the reforestation program advanced by the Oak City group is the most extensive ever undertaken by a similar group in this county, and leaders declare the boys are to be congratulated for their splendid work. Sale Of Purebred Hogs Last Friday Continuing their work to pro mote tlir introduction of purebred stock m this area, the Martin County Swine Breeders' Associa tion held a successful sale of twenty purebred durocs in Wil liamston’s New Carolina Tobacco warehouse last Friday. The buy - ] ers found recognized stock and I the prices reasonable, Assistant 1 Farm Agent D W. Brady stating that the price averaged $3ti.85 and ranged from $15 to $7U. All the buyers were from this county except L. L. White and U, S. Hassell, both of Colerain. Coun | ty buyers getting one or more of the prize hogs were, U. P. Hall, ! O. P. Wolfe, N. H. Rogerson, A. T. Whitley, R. J. Hardison, Zeno Beddard, Robert Griffin, W, A. Manning, Church Modlin, Har ! roll Everett, Dick Britton, Robert Price, Reuben Everett and Dan Fagan, The sale was run with llenry Johnson as auctioneer. Mr. Handy Unlrrs Durham llos/dlul Suffering with a threat ailment for some time, Mr. Henry Handy, popular employe in the local post office, entered Duke Hospital, Durham, yesterday for treatment and an operation. Undergoing a thorough examination yester day, he is scheduled to be oper ated on tomorrow.
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