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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bf
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 47
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. June 13. 1950
ESTABLISHED 1899
!. Place Nine Cases j
I On Calendar For
| Trial Next Week
,i Criminal Docket Being Pre
pared for W«*ek Term
superior t.ourl
Nine d; voice casts have been
placed on the calendar for trial
H during the one-week term of
superior court opening in this
county next Monday. In addition
to the divorce cases two civil
actions are tentatively scheduled
for trial.
The civil calender is set for
trial on Thursday, June 22. The
criminal docket is being prepared
and, in all probability, will be
featured by the trial of Edward
^ L. Early, Jr., Negro doctor, who
is charged with killing his seerfe
tary-nurse, Odessa Keyes, on May
28.
The civil calendar lists the
following cases:
Relatives of the late Dr. Jesse
E. Ward are asking that his will
be set aside, pointing out that
the document, written in long
hand and signed without a wit
ness was not found among his
(gvalauble papers. It was rumored
that an agreement had been
reached, but the propounder, Mrs.
Clell Moore Ward, was said to
have denied any such agreement
had been reached
In the case of Virgil W. Steven
son against Geo. M. Stevenson, the
plaintiff is appealing to the court
to have certain land partitioned.
James E. Midgett is suing Re
^becea Midgett for divorce, the
plaintiff saying they were married
November 9, 1936, and were sepa
rated in December, 1940, that no
children were born to the union
and that the defendant is now a
resident of New York.
In the case of Oscar Morrow
against Naomi Morrow, the plain
tiff says they were married in,
1938 and separated in January,
1941
^ Mary Graham, in her ease a- I
gainst Robert E. Graham, says i
they were married August 20, |
1945 and separated March 6, 1947, '
that the one child born of the
union is in her custody and re- j
reives no support from the de
fendant.
Fannie McDaniel is suing Frank
McDaniel for divorce, stating in
her complaint that they were
Quarried on October 16, 1943. j
|| In the divorce action brought
^ by Ruby Bullock Ross against
Willie Edward Ross, the plaintiff
says they were married on July 3,
[ 1937, that the defendant abandon
ed her on July 15, 1947, and that
time the defendant had committed ;
adultery with various 'vomer, un
known to the plaintiff. The one!
child the complaint says, is in the!
). . custody of and supported by the
j| plaintiff. j
™ Hattie Rodgers Davenport in the |
divorce case against Thurston W.!
§| C. Davenport says they were
W married on February 13, 1924,
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Stale Land Values
Continue To Climb
The North Carolina index of
farm real estate values as’ of
oiarcTPh iaou was ‘Af perfenP'ffi*
the 1012-14 base period. This
compares with 341 percent on
March 1, 1948.
The North Carolina index of
344 percent was the highest in
the Nation and compares with an
index of 138 percent in 1940. Ken
tucky was second high with 274
percent followed by Tennessee
with 265 percent of the base
period.
The increase in the 3tate index
of real estate values was only 1
percent over the index of March
1949, however, only five other
slates in the nation showed an
increase over the preceding year.
For the United States, a slight
rise in the average value of farm
real estate during the 4 months
ended March. 1950 off-set part
of . the decline in the National
average during 1949.
At 169 percent of 1912-14 base,
the United States index for March
was 1 percent above last Novem
ber but 3 percent below March a
year ago and 5 percent below the
November 1948 peak
The decline in values during
the year ended March 1950 was
ess than 5 percent in over half
the states.
Officials Of The Williamston Boosters
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Pictured above are the directors of the Wifliamston
Boosters at a recent meeting of the organization. They arc,
left to right: A1 Sweat, Burras Critcher, Jr., das. E. Griffin,
R. Edwin Peele, C. B. Clark, Jr., Thompson Greenwood, F.
J. Margolis, Wheeler M. Manning and Leman Barnhill. Mr.
Greenwood is executive secretary of the North Carolina
Merchants Association.
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Annexation Plan Rejected
In Election Last Saturday
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A proposal to extend Williams-1
I ton's town limits wSs rejected by
I an overwhelming vote by citiecns
(if North and West Ends' in a
special election held last Satur
day. The vote in North End
was 05 against and 22 for, and
in West End'the vote was 117
against and 25 for extension. The
voting, tailing short by ,almost
100 of the possible maximurij, wps
, without very little*comment. jDne
i voter visiting the polling • place
in West End early that morning,
declared he was against the pro
posal, and did not care who knew
it. !
No comment could be had from
town officials immediately; but
1 it is likely that a meeting of the
{town board will be held early j
next week when plans tor sewer!
line intensions within the town
will tie discussed. ‘ V
Had the extension been favored,
the town planned a master sewer
line from Roanoke, River up,Whit
ley's Canal to the underpass, to
take oarc of the two areas arid e
limlnatc a septic tank just off
West Main Street Just what plan
will be advanced now rests.with
the town engineers and officials.
It is agreed that the present,sys
tem isinidequakv thautherregd
for extensions is imperative. With-'
out installations in the two sec
tions just outside of town, eosts
should be considerably lower, and
with restrictions on water con
sumption it is certain that a sav
ing can be effected on the cost
of a water tank with the possibili
I ty that the town could get by j
jwith its present tank.
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The "On To Charlotte”
program of the Williamaton
High School Green Wave
Band, consisting of marching,
drills and maneuvers, follow
ed by an out-door concert, is
to be presented tonight at the
Williamston ball park.
The band went through fin
al practice sessions this morn
and and all was set for the
show to start at 1:00 p, m. to
night. While a large crowd is (
«*•' filed, - it
that tickets will he available
at the gate and there is ample
room for any who may want
to see the show.
Daily Reports on
Potato Market
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Washington.—A seasonal office
of the Federal-State Market
News Service was opened here to
day to issue daily reports on the '
costal North Carolina potato mar
ket. Doy J. Cloud, in charge of the
office, will issue regular reports'
throughout the marketing season,
covering supplies, prices, market
trends, and other information of
interest to potato growers, dealer^,
and others. The service is con
ducted by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture in cooperation
with the North Carolina State
Department of Agriculture. Per- :
I sons wishing to receive the daily
i mail reports on the North Caro- j
lina potato market should write
Mr. Cloud at the Federal-State
Market News Service, Washing- j
ton, North Carolina.
Minor Accidents j
On County Boads
In Past Few Days
Youngster Lok«h Teeth lu
Accident Saturday
Near Williaiuatoii
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A small boy lost, several of his
teeth and suffered a bad lip cut
and property damage amounted
to a little more than $200 in a
jiggi** of minor highway accidents
in this county last week-encT
Bobby Hardison, 13 year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Williford
Hardison, lost four of his front
teeth when he stepped from be
hind a bus into the side of an
other vehicle at Holly Springs on
U. S. Highway 64 early last Sat
urday afternoon. He was treated
in Dr. Bill Gray’s office and was
reported yesterday to be getting
along all right.
Last Saturday night about 1!;45
o’clock there was a big party in
progress at a private home on the
River Road between Hamilton and
Palmyra. Robert Jenkins stopped
i his 1938 Chevrolet in the highway
and waited for two cars to come
out of the driveway. Ronald E.
Tyson, driving a 1949 Ford, struck
the rear of the Chevrolet, hurl
ing no one and causing about $30
! damage his car and about $23
damage to the Chevrolet, accord
ing to Patrolman R. P. Narron
who made the investigation.
Sunday morning at 6:30 o’clock,
Gerald Forrest Regland, driving
a 1942 Oidsmobile belonging to
A. R. Glover of 501 Monticello
I Road, Charlottesville, crashed in
i' (Cootiauftd on paga us)
Boosters Elected
Officers Recently
For the Mew Year
Claude B. Clurk, Jr., To
llcud Organization For
Another Term
In a recent meeting, the bourtl
of directors of the Williamston
Boosters re-elected the organiza
tion’s officer for another term
and discussed program plans for
the new year,
Claude B. Clark, Jr., was re
elected president. The office of
vice president which automati
cally would have been held by the
retiring president in accordance
with the organization's by-laws
should another been elected pres
ident, was left vacant temporari
ly. Lemon Barnhill who has serv
ed the organization ably as treas
urer oiring the past year, was
re-elected. Al Sweatt who has
worked dilligently since he joined !
the organizations, was retained
as managing director
At the recent meeting, prelimi
nary plans were discussed for
holding the town’s third annual
harvest festival next fall Plans
for the event will be made public
shortly, Manager Sweatt explain
ing that present indications point
to a big program. Plans were also
discussed for the promotion of the
Williamston Tobacco Market for
the coming season. The plans
will be announced as soon as the
opening dates for the markets
are fixed by the Board of Cover- j
ae ’St. «
house Association in Raleigh on
June 30.
The Williamston Boosters Board
for the current year is composed
of the following men: Leman
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KOUNIMJI*
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Seven person!!! were arrest
ed and held temporarily in
the county jail last week-end.
Two were charged with as
sault, two with drunkenness,
two with drunken driving and
one with breaking and enter
ing. The ages of the group
ranged from 19 to 42.
A white man and his wife
were charged with drunken
driving. The man was driving,
but surrendered the wheel to
his w'il'e when highway of
ficers came along. It was rul
ed that both were under the
influence of intoxicants.
Funeral Monday
For Mrs. M. D. Hix
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Kuncral services were conduct
led yesterday morning in Duke
Memorial Chinch, Durham, for
, Mrs. Imogcne Murdoch llix, who
Idled in a Durham hospital last
Saturday Interment was in Old
, Maplewood Ceipetery there.
Mrs. llix, mother of Professor
D. N. Hix formerly of Williams
ton, was born in Kandolph County
78 years ago. She made her home
in Durham for many years, and
visited Williamston often when
i her son lived here, making many
local friendships.
She was the widow n\ the Rev.
M. D. Hix. Surviving besides her
son, D. N. Hix, who is now living
in Oxford, are a son, Edwin J.
Hix of Durham; two daughters,
'Miss Mary Hi;; of Roanoke Rapids,
I and Miss iuio^i^T^i\,l? ^^,41
; ham.
Mrs. Mary Homier Out genus,
Mrs. John II Gurganus, and Mr.
Edgar Gurganus and Mrs Phillip
Waters of Windsor attended the
| funeral service.
One-Fourth Of Crop Land
In County Been Measured
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Approximately one-fourth of
the crop land in this county had
been measured as of last Friday,
according to areport coming from
the office of the P. M. A., Monday.
The check, hahdled in connection
v.'ith the support price program,
is tentatively scheduled to be com
pleted by Saturday of next week,
the office explaining that no funds
have been provided for the work
after that time.
Of the 1,644 farms covered by
contracts, 369 had been measured
up until last Friday, as follows:
Bear Grass, 18 out of 151; Cross
Roads, 15 out of 121; Goose Nest 1,
17 out of 109; Goose Nest 2, 73
out of 109, Griffins, 39 out of 175;
Hamilton, 72 out of 123; James
ville 1, 4, out of 125; Jamesville 2,
10 out of 125; Poplar Point, 15
out of 44; Robersonville 1, 5 out
of 101; Robersonville 2, 42 out of
172; Williams, 29 out of 123;
Williamston, 54 out of !5(1.
The report indicated that quite
a few farmers bad planted in ex
cess of their allotments. It was
explained that in the ease of to
bacco, the excess acreage may be
destroyed before harvest time,
that after harvest time, tt red
marketing card will be issued to
the grower. It was also explained
that a farm with excess tobacco is
not eligible for price support.
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Regulations For !
Tobacco Auction
System Proposed
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Ran Speculation Ami
False Reports
Meeting in Myrtle Beach, South
jCarolina, last week, the Bright
j Belt Warehouse Association, in
cluding warehousemen from Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Caro
i lina, Georgia and Flordia, adopted
a code of regulations to govern
marketing of the 1!)50 tobacco
crop.
The new code would ban spec
ulation in the auction system
and outlaw false price reports.
A resolution was also adopted
by the group against rump sales
—sales at which a full set of buy
ers is not present.
The action taken by the asso
ciation would forbid speculation
in tobacco by warehousemen from
financing speculation by other
persons. The regulation, however,
would not forbid warehousemen
from purchasing tobacce but
would require that such purchases
be for the sole purpose of pro
tecting the price for the benefit
of the grower."
Other regulations would, for
bid warehouse operators from
publishing false claims regarding
prices of tobacco sold in their
warehouses.
ncouce crowding on warcnou.se
floors by requireing thut there be
not less than If! inches between
rows of tobacco and 24 inches be
tween ends of rows and the ware
house walls. Warehousemen were
asked to make “every reasonable
effort” to provide at least eight
inches between baskets in the
rows.
Forbid buyers from changing
their minds and rejecting tobacco
on which they have placed the
high bill except in eases where
the tobacco is damaged or has
been packed so as to hide poor
tobacco with good leaf.
The warehousemen decided that
the markets will operate five days
a week, five anil one half hours
a day at a maximum rate of 400
baskets per hour with a maxi
mum weight of 300 pounds per
basket. These are the same as
were in effect last year.
Dates for opening the tobacco
markets will be determined by
the Board of Governors of the
Bright Belt Warehouse Associa
tion to be held in Raleigh‘on
Friday June 30.
Disease Striking
County Tobacco
Scattered reports from over the
county declare that disease is
playing havoc with tobacco in
some areas. Several farmers, con
vinced that black shank was
about to wipe them out less than
a month ago, plowed up the
diseased plants and transplanted
plants resistant to the disease.
This week the disease seems to be
spreading fairly rapidly in some
sections.
Farmer Jasper Perkins of Gold
Point said this week that some
kind of wilt was threatening a
bout four acreas of his tobacco,
that other acreage planted to
• .dke'VfC type v«s doing
all right. Mr Perkins was won
dering if he could get more plants
and gamble with a new crop. Ap
parently he anticipated extensive
damage in the approximately 4
acre plot.
Farmer Johnny Holliday of near
Williamston displayed diseased
plants Monday. It is believed the
sore shin is attacking his crop.
Quite a few Martin farmers
planted the disease resistant types
this year, but it is now fairly
certain that a majority will aban
don the regular types and turn
to the disease-resistant kind next
year.
IIoiihI Accepted After
Several Thorough Te»t»
After working on it two months,
Master Hoatbuilder Dillon Wynne
last Saturday afternoon launched
his plywood fishing boat in the
Cashie.
Bob Leggett, John Whitley and
George Wynne, dubious about the
safety of the boat, watehed from
the bank until the owner had
put in through several tests. The
tests completed, the quartet got
down to heavy lishing.
New Implement Firm
Opening Here Soon
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IMPROVED
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Following an interruption
of almost five hours last Sun
day morning while new
equipment was being install
ed. the Virginia Klcetrie and
Power Company is now offer
ing an improved service to its
customers between Columbia
and Tarboco.
New and larger transform
ers were installed along with
line regulators, the manage
ment explaining that new
switches are now being in
stalled in Tarboro.
Funeral Saturday
In Hamilton For
Mrs. W. E. Davis
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Well-Known Citizen Dietl
At Home There Early
Thursday Night
Funeral services were conduct
ed in St. Martin’s Episcopal
Church in Hamilton last Saturday
afternoon at 3.00 o'clock for Mrs.
Nora Addie Davis, well-known
citizen, who died at her home
there last Thursday night at 9:00
o'clock. Her pastor, Rev. Thomas
L. Hastings, assisted by Rev. E.
R. Stewart, Baptist minister of
Hamilton, and Rev. Hilary Worth
ington, Robersonville Methodist
minister, conducted the service.
Interment was in the Hamilton
Cemetery
Mrs. Davis had been in declin
ing health for about fifteen
months, and her condition had
been serious since April when she
suffered a second stroke Of pal
alysis.
The daughter of the lute John
Dawson Crisp and Nancy Ann
Council Crisp, she was born in
Edgecombe County till years ago
on December 2. 11181. After spend
ing her early life there she moved
to R'artin County, locating near
Hamilton. In 1902 she was mar
ried to William E. Davis who died
on December 13, 1948
She was a devoted member of
St. Martin’s Cliureh for more than
a quarter century, serving it
faithfully as long as her health
permitted. She had many friends
m her home and adopted com
munity, and was devoted to her
family and friends.
Surviving are four sons, Wild
and Edgar Davis, both of Hamil
ton, Jaspei D. Davis of Windsor
and Robert T. Davis of Bethel;
five daughters, Mrs. W P. Harris
and Mrs. Slade Congleton, both of
Robersonville, Mrs. J C'. An
drews of Rocky Mount, Mrs. Gro
ver Whitehurst of Bethel and
Mrs. George Ward of Hamilton,
and twelve grandchildren.
Three Young Men
Finishing College
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Three Martin County young
men, Howell Rhodes l’eele of
Williamston, William Everett
Clark of Everetts, and Belaud
Bennett Hardison of Williamston,
were graduated from State Col
lege, Raleigh, at commencement
exercises held at the institution
Sunday afternoon.
Peele was awarded a Bachelor
of Science degree in Engineer
ing-General
As a student at N. C. State,
he was a member of Mu Beta Psi;
Yellow Dog Club; Masonic Club;
Glee Club; Orchestra; Red Cout
Band serving as vice-president his
senior year.
Clark was awarded a Bachelor
of Eleetrial Engineering degree.
As a student at N. C. State, he
was a member of Theta Tuu;
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers; Freshman Counselor.
Hardison was awarded a
Batchelor of Science degree in 1
Agricultural Economies.
Martin County was fairly well
represented in the college and
university graduating classes re
cently. Several completed work
on degrees in each of the larger j
institutions. I
To Erect Building
Corner oi Warren
Jamesville Streets
F. L. Fu»«‘ll IW*«*n NuiihmI
Managei of Wiiliainsloii
Implement (ompany
Just recently incorporated, the
Williamston Tractor and Imple
ment Company is to start con
struction on a building, corner
Warren and Jamesville Streets
just across from the G and If.
Builders Supply Company, within
the next few days, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mr. V L.
Fussell, general manager
Incorporated by Mr Fussell,
Klmo la 1 ley and John T Gurkin,
the new firm will handle the
Ferguson System tractors and
farm implements along with the
Frick Peanut Picker and other
farm equipment and supplies
The building, to be constructed
with brick and cement, will be
forty by ninety feet and is to be
ready for occupancy in early
August, Mr. Fussell said
During the meantime, the firm
is leasing the Dixie Motor Com
pany and will display a skeleton
line of tractors and equipment
beginning the latter part of this
month, it was explained.
The Ferguson System products
are included in the lower pried
i field in most instances, and are
distributed at Charlotte from the
manufacturing plant in Michigan.
Mr. Lilley, well-known county
farmer and tobacconist, will serve
the new firm as president. The
general manager, Mr Fussell is
well known here, having been
associated with the Liiulsley Ice
Company for several years.
The company will employ sev
ciul persons. Ml Fussell said.
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Irish Potatoes
For Livestock
Irish potatoes aiv now bom;:
purchased under the price support
program in eastern North Caro
lina and are available for live
stock feed
Interested parties are directed
to the County I1 M. A. Office In
file their order and to ootum any
information needed
Potatoes arc available at the
following delivery points Fu,
i shipment by rail or truck Bel
I haven, Bath, Pantcgo, Aurora,
Beaufort, New Bern, Alliance,
I Bayboro, Columbia, Elizabeth,
I City, Bek loss, Camden and
Sluiwboro; For shipment by truck
only—Englehard, Oriental, and
Weeksville,
Price of potatoes, per hundred
pounds, for livestock feeding, in
bulk not loaded at government
point of purchase, one cent: in
bulk loaded at government point
of purchase, six cents; in sacks
not loaded at government point
of purchase, new sacks, BB cents
and, used sacks, 13 cents; in sacks
loaded at government point of
purchase, new sacks 2li cents and
used sacks 1(1 cents
((The livestock feeder mas pick'
j up potatoes at vendor's shed by
truck or the potatoes mas lx
shipped to the livestock feeder,
as he elects
As the purchaser is required
to pay freight charges, it is sug
gested that he contact his local
freight agent and secure freight
rates from the point of purchase
to destination. If the purchaser re
quests rail shipment, then ship
ment will be made freight collect
to the designated consignee, care
of local County PMA Committee.
Marriage Licenses Issued
In The County Recently
Three marriage licenses were
issued in the county to white
couples last w eek end, the record
showing tlial as many licenses
were issued in the first ten days
of June as were issued the Month
| of May Licenses issued recently:
E. D. Rogers, Jr., of Jamesville
and Frances Hardison of Will
iamston; DUlon Thomas Rogerson
and Elsie Mae Taylor, both of
! Williams ton; Lynn Alberti Young
I of Norfolk and Vernelle Gardnep
I of Jamesville.