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<1 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK E THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bt OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTl FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEf VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 50 Williams ton, Martin County, ISorlh Carolina, Thursday, June 22, 1950 ESTABLISHED 1899 Make Speech Over * Radio For Graham Wednesday Night Klhcrt S. Peel Urges Voters To Stay Off The Ohl Hoover Koutl -$ Speaking over the radio last evening at 6:45 o'clock, Elbert S. Peel, Martin County attorney, pleaded for support for Frank fc Graham in the U. S. Senate race, and solemnly warned against the dangers of returning to and trav eling the Hoover road. His ad dress follows: I speak to you in behalf of the candidacy of Frank Graham for the United States Senate. More than that, I speak to you in behalf of the farmer, the laboring man and men and women all over the 0 world who in the hour of their suffering and want look to Dem ocracy in America for leadership and direction. The question to be answered at the polls on Saturday, June 24th, is no new question. It is the age old question of money values against human values. Jesus Christ put it bluntly in the land of the Gaderenes. Is a hog worth • mole than a human soul? This world is at least 6000 years old. But never in the history of the world until 1033 and Franklin 1) Roosevelt did any government make an effort solely and directly to better the condition of the far mer and the laboring man. Frank lin D. Roosevelt, leading a mili tant and liberal Democratic party, gave to the farmer, laborer and •, small business man a new deal. When Franklin D. Roosevelt needed a man from the South, whom did he call. Frank Graham. Eleven times he called Frank Gra ham for positions of trust. Why did he call him? Because Frank Graham had the same kind of heart that Roosevelt had, because Frank Graham was the same kind of Democrat that Roosevelt was 1 and because Frank Graham, like Roosevelt, loved the little man and was willing to fight, that the little man could have his rights. Since 1933 and Franklin D. Roosevelt w'e have traveled a good road. Our farmers, our laboring men and our small business men are happy and contented. Voters of this great section, stop and think. These things did not just V happen. These conditions have been won by the little man at the ballot box. They are ours because we had sense enough to elect men like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Frank Graham who believe in the little man and are willing to fight foi him. Willis Smith says that he does not like the road we are tiaveling. Whah is this Democratic road? Translated into terms that the farmer can understand it means 45c tobacco, 11 cent peanuts and 35 cent cotton. Willis Smith wants to Ropublicani/e that road. We have traveled Willis Smith's road too, with the great Republican Herbert Hoover. That road meant II cent tobacco, 1 cent peanuts and 5 cent cotton. Willis Smith claims to be a De-j mocrat, but he uses the arguments I of the Republican party. His cam ouflaged skin may feel like Esau, but his voice is the voice of Jacob, ifi-' claims to be a Democrat with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Frank (iraham, but he talks the language of Herbert Hoover, Taft and little I'om Dewey. We have heard this language before. We have heard Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Taft and Dewey talking this same lan guage. Wo did not like it then and we do not like it now when it is talked by Democrat Willis Smith. 1 he issue is Big Business against tittle Business, entrench ed wealth against the farmer, big money against labor, and conser vatism against liberalism. To becloud the issue and to di aw your attention away from the fact he is ,s big corporation lawyer who has made more than a million dollars fighting the li tle man lobbying in our legisla ture against the laboring man, Willis Smith has gone down in the poli'.ical bag and pulled out all j of the known tricks. He advertises himself as a Vet-1 eran. Frank Graham and Willis | Smith both served in World War , (Continued on page four) * To Try Murder Case •/ At September Term Drunken Driving Case Being Tried In Superior Court Adjournment Is Exported Either I^ite Toduy or E.«rly Tomorrow After crowding the courtroom for two and one-half days, specta tors were advised in superior 'court yesterday afternoon that the : murder case against Edward L. : Early, Jr., local Negro doctor, I would be continued for trial until the September term. Early is charged with fatally shooting Odelsie Keyes, young colored wo man, in his office-home on Wash ington Street here on the night of May 28. The large crowd was apparently disappointed when the trial post ponement was announced. The trial of other cases has been tedi ; ous and slow, and the court an ; nouneed that it could not clear the docket this week. Another case, charging Murray Boyd with set ting file to woodsland, was also [continued until the next term. The murder case defendant, still at liberty under $5,000 bond, reportedly left soon after the case was continued for Washington. Calling the case in which Har old Asbv was charged with rob bing A. T. Lilley of approximate ly $500, the court heard the first evidence Tuesday afternoon and recessed until yesterday morning. The jury took the case shortly after 4:00 o’clock and when no i verdict was reached at 5:00 : o’clock, the twelve men were dis missed until this morning at 9:30 o’clock. i Resuming their deliberations I this morning, the jurymen about jan hour later, found Asby not i Huilty. Following the trial of the Asby case, the court called the drunken J driving charge against Quincy I James. Reports from the court-! house stated that the trial would likely take a greater part of to i day. The State is offering five witnesses and the defense has , about fifteen. The criminal docket cleared, the ; court is scheduled to handle a short civil calendar, including about a dozen divorce cases. | Adjournment is possible late this afternoon with the likelihood that it will continue its work un til sometime tomorrow. REPUBLICANS ! __' That there was heavy bloc voting for Smith in North Carolina is being revealed in a study of the May 27 election returns. New Benner Pre cinct, a predominantly Re publican stronghold in John ston County, voted 27 for Smith and NONE for Frank Graham. But bloc voting by the Republicans doesn't seem to worry Mr. Smith, a report from Johnston County said. It was further pointed out that there is strong evidence that Mr. Smith is lining up with those Republicans who put the farmers in Hoover Carts and the wage earners in bread lines. Legislator Tells The Real Story Of Frank Graham lirolhrr of Former Senator [Iin*teu<l Kefutes Tin* MulirioiiK Falsehood* Speaking in Southern Pines on Monday of this week, State Rep resentative John W. Umstead, I brother of former U. S. Senator I Bill Umstead, told the story of j Frank Graham as seen through a I State Legislator's eyes in six con jsecutive General Assembly ses sions covering the period 1939-49. I There was not a session, Um stead said, when Graham was not present doing battle for farmers, for schools, for the University, tfor good health, for better uppor i tunities, for all citizens of the I State. “In 1931 he came before the I General Assembly asking a grant of $10,000 for tobacco research. | I was raised on a farm, but I couldn't help thinking that sound ed kind of funny. Why do re search on tobacco? Yef it was during the 30s that tobacco al most became a casualty of the Granville wilt and other wilts, and if that research had not de veloped wilt resistant tobacco, North Carolina would have no tobacco crop today. “Frank Graham did not have to wait till he was running for! Office to declare his interest ini farm problems. He has been help jing to solve them for us for 18 or 20 years And when the great fight for liaising teachers' salaries teas go- • 'ing on, and for better school buildings and better roads, Frank Graham was in there pitching— ; but 1 never heard his opponent lift his voice. When the wartime draft, revealed the pitiful state of health in North Carolina’s youth, Frank Graham worked to found the Medical Care Com mission which has since built 49 hospitals and clinics and where was his opponent then? “Frank Graham has lived his life for others, in the mos? truly unselfish way I know, and in my opinion is the best man who has ever offered for public office m our State.’ Umstead sketched briefly the 1 life story of the Junior Senator now a candidate for election sub ject to Saturday’s runoff vote: His determination to enter the ser vice in World War I, finally suc (Continued on page fix) Recover Stolen Car In Norfolk The 193H Ford coupe, stolen from Mr. W. L. Edwards here last August 7. is being recovered in Norfolk today. The car was park ed back of the Watts Theater here on the night of August 7 when it was stolen. Mr. Edwards was notified late yesterday that the car had been parked in the Granville garage in, the Virginia city. Accompanied by Messrs. Melvin Edwards and George Whitaker, Mr Edwards left, here this morn ing to claim his car. Noted Minister Will Speak Here A series of revival services will begin at the Williamston Pente costal Holiness church Sunday, June 25. There will be a special service Sunday night with Rev. Hubert A. Morris bringing the message. He will also be accom panied by the Holly Hill Quartet. Rev. W. Eddie Morris will be the main speaker beginning Monday night. He will bring the message each mght and the services will continue two weeks. Mr. Morris is the superinten dent of the North Carolina confer ence of the Pentecostal Holiness church. He is also a member of the General Board of Administra tion of the general conference, and besides being a great execu tive, he is a great evangelist and has a stirring message for these last days. Services will begin at ' 7:45 each evening. Rev. N. J. Ward, the pastor, in vites every one to attend. | Victim of Wreck Recovering Here -—*— Mr:,. Henry Steffen of New York City was reported this morning to be improving in the local hospital where she is being treated for injuries received in an automobile accident on Highway 17 near here Tuesday morning. If ino complications develop, she is | expected to be ab,V to continue her trip home within a few days. Green Wave Band Draws First Place Tie At Charlotte Kannapolis, Slate Kepre sentative At National Meet In 1949 Ties The Green Wave Band of Wil liamston High School, represent-j ing the Williamston Lions Club in the parade at Charlotte Monday afternoon drew a first place tie with the big Kannapolis High School band it was learned yester day from returning delegates to the convention While the young musicians were satisfied with their big trip during which they were treated royally everywhere they went and travel ed “strictly first class", they wel comed the news that their efforts under a broiling sun that turned the temperature up to 97 degrees had brought them up even at the head spot with the Kannapolis unit which last year represented the Stiite at the national conven tion in New York and drew a fifth place among till bands in the na tion at New York's big parade. The principal maneuver used by the band in the parade at Char lotte was the big encircling one which made a hit at the drill and I concert in the local ball park last | week. They again used the cut out lions on their cups which were originally made for the parade at Goldsboro this spring. Noted wherever it has ever i appeared for its discipline and or I deily behavior the Williamston! band drew much comment on this' factor as well as its marching i ability on the trip. The students and officials at Davidson College, where the band set up headquar ters for two nights, were greatly impressed with the behavior of, the youngsters and remarked on the thoughtfulness of their guests, the first visiting group they had permitted to stay here for years because of some past sad experi ences. For their part, the children fell in love with the food and the treatment accorded them at the college and will be talking about I it for a long time to come. The State Highway Patrol gave the band full and complete coop eration all the way from the high school building here to Charlotte and back again, using the relay system to keep a patrolman with the band all the time. In the va rious towns, particularly in Con cord, Asheboro and Charlotte, the band traveled at top speed right to their destinations with city po 1 lice cooperating with the patrol- j men to keep everything out of the path of the two heavy Norfolk j Southe rn busses and the truck and cars. There were so many interesting incidents cor .ected with the trip that it would require considerable time and space to mention all of them but one of the biggest thrills of the trip was the visit to the swimming pool at Charlotte Mon day night The city police clear ed the way all through the town and the busses were swept over their route as last as they could travel. The youngsters remarked that President Truman could not have been shown more attention. At the pool, the local people left it almost entirely open to the band members who enjoyed the dip", During the trip the band ran up with Whit Saunders who was 1 one of the patrolmen assigned as part of the relay escort. He was 1 “tickled pink" to see the band and 1 all the youngsters, declaring he ' “never expected to see the Green 1 Wave Band travlmg in such high 1 style.” It is understood that a letter of * official confirmation of the band’s 1 rating will be forwarded here and \ a plaque will come later. J (Continued from Page Six) 1 i I I LIBERTY BELL A replica of the famous old Mberty Bell will be dis played on the streets in Will iamston between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 o’clock p. m. Saturday. The bell is being brought here in connection with the cur rent savings bond drive. Simi lar bells are being displayed j in every state in the nation. Propose $200,000 Bond Issue For Serviee Expansion Plan Program To Make Service Available On Every Street To Kxtrml Watrr-Sovvrr Lino Several Milo anil Kuilil Water Tank -* Convinced that something must be done without further delay to meeting critical needs, the Williamston Town Commissioners in a special meeting Tuesday evening, by unanimous vote, pro posed a $200,000 bond issue for extension of water and sewer lines and the construction of a 300,000 gallon capacity water tank, The question of a bond issue will be placed before the voters of the town within the next six ty or ninety days, according to | present plans. i The proposed service expan sion program; briefly stated, is designed to provide sewer fa cilities on every street in the town, make water and fire pro tection available to every piece of property inside town, and in sure sufficient water storage to meet any emergency. Appealing before the meeting Engineers Rivers and Rivers es timated that it would require $90,000 to build an adequate water line to every home and provide facilities that would sup port the lowest fire insurance rales for every piece of property in town. The sewer expansion program rails for approximately $110,000 Engineer Henry Rivets explain ed that nearly half of the cost of the sewer project would be necessary to finance the con struction of a 15-inch line from the river to a point on West Main Street near the highway under pass, From that point a smaller line would be run to the town limits on West Main Street The large septic tank, a short distance off West Main, would be elimi nated, the engineer stating that sanitary authorities had strong ly recommended that something be done to relieve the health hazard there. A line would run from Hough ton Street down Washington Street to the railroad at the pea nut plant, and a connection would be made with the new Mam Street line to accomodate all that property beyond the railroad to the town hnnt near Sunny Side Inn. Lines would be extended on Railroad Street, Sycamore Street, Warren Street, North Haughton Street to the town limits and all the new developments in the high school-hospital area and near the town limits on James ville Street. No actual figures are available, but engineers estimated that the cost of the proposed program is about $100,000 loss than the u mount that would have been ex tended to include the North and West End sections It 's estimated that nearly one half as many homes and places of business are without sewer facilities as-there vo-e connected to! the present system Thousands of dollars are doing spent annually I for the installation and mainten- j mice of individual systems, and in some instances the inadquate system is offering a serious prob lem, engineers and town officials pointed out. Discussing the bond issue, the commissioners stated that just a bout all of the town's bonded debt of approximately $200,000 would be retired in 1958 and 1959, that the proposed issue could be vandled without affecting the tax ate. “II we can complete the system, the increased rentals Tom it will almost take care of lie bonds,” one of the conimis doners explained The motion, proposing that the lucstion of a bond issue be sub nitted to the citizens of the town, vas offered by Commissioner K ). Worrell and seconded by Com 1 nissioner W O Griffin. Com- j vissioners David Moore and Le van Barnhill voted to makb it 1 nanimous. Commissioner N. C. 1 been was out of town on busi- ' css. Excessive Rains Damaging Field Crops In The County -r* Incomplete reports indicate that excessive rains, falling since Mon day afternoon, have damaged crops in this county. The situa tion is not yet critical, but more is in prospect and the outlook is a bit threatening. So far this month, 3.^4 inches of rain have fallen at this point, but the fall has been heavier in other areas. Most of the rain, ' 21.15 inches, fell this week, mak 1 ing it too wet for plowing. 1 Considerable hail fell during the Monday storms, damage run ning from thirty to fifty percent in some areas. Reports from several counties in this section state that crops [ have been all but washed away j in sotyie areas, that the damage has been heavy. The rains have delayed the opening of the tobacco harvest season, incomplete reports stat ing that Farmer W S Rogerson, near Williamston, is the only county man to have harvested any of the current crop. Town's Budget Galls For $2.00 Tax Bate Need $150,000 In New Fiscal Year To Operate Town Approximately Half Of the ltii<l<;el To lie Haised lly Oeneral Taxon -• Meeting iii special session Tues day evening, Williainston's town eommissioners tentatively adopt ed a tax rate of $2 on the $100 property valuation for the next fiscal year, the eommissioners an ticipating approximately one-halt that amount from sources other ! than general taxation. A review of the tentative bud i get follows: Anticipated Kcvenue Penalities on taxes, 525.00; pav ing assessments, 2000.00; privi lege license, 900.00; auto tags, 050.00; ABC and Wine-Beer pro fits, 11,000.00; J. I> and Mayor Courts, 800.00; cemetery lots, 2000.00; solvent credits, 2493,40; Utilities-Franchisc Tax, 1277.32; J tax advertising, 25.00; rental City i Hall, 1200.00; water service sales, i 35,800 00; water and sewer con nection fees, 3,000.00;eurrent tax levy 1950 (valuation - $3,806, l 550.00, rate $2.00, tax), 77,331. ! 12; sewer service fee, 7,400.00; j parking meters (town share), j3,750.00; taxi privilege license, I 480.00, traffic fines, 50.00. F.x pemlitures ! General administration; salary Mayor, 000.00; salary Treasurer, 3120.00;salary assistant, 1600.00; j salary Commissioners, 1000.OS; salary Janitor, 780.00; Legal and Audit, 500.00; listing taxes and preparing tax books, 425.00; sta tionary - office supplies, 500.00; telephone lights, 300.00; repairs City Hall, (>000.00; Insurance and Bond Premiums, 1070.00; rent and leases, 155.00; colored recreation, 600.00: advertising, 500.00; Libra ry, 600.00; membership Dues (N. C League of Municipalities and Ocean Hi way Assoc., 325.00, cus todian - City Hall, 600.00; rat and mosquito control, 1200.00; emph•• tns »»4- Hwiptt lion, 702.60; fuel - t ity Hall, 700.00. Cemetery; new land payment, 2006.66; interest <31 2 percent of! $5,333.34), 180.67; labor, 3160.00; [ supplies, 700.00 Swimming Pool: supplies, 500 - 00; insurance, 223.95; lights, 55.00. j Fire Department; salaries, j 1680.00;; salary - part time fire man, 420.00; repair to equipment, 200.00; supplies, 500.00; Gas and ' Oil, 100.00; insurance, 250.00; con- ' vention, 150.00. ' Police Department: salary Chief, 3120.00; salary Policemen, ' 14,950.00; supplies, 250.00; repairs 1 to equipment, 350.00; Gas and Oil, ' 450.00; tel and tel., 200.00 medi- 1 eal, 120 00; radio - service charges, , 12000 clothing, 750.00; new equip ment, 0 Street and Sanitary Depart- j * ment: salary Supt., 1710.00; labor, j ' 17,500.00; supplies, 5000 00; gas arid oil, 2000.00; repairs to equip- ! _v ment, 1500.00; tel. and tel., 75.00;'“' new equipment (1 pick up, 1 i' duck and body), 5000.00; lights, ‘ (Continued on page aix) v SPKAKKK Clay Carter, Washington attorney, will speak over sta tion WRRF, Washing Ion, night, Thursday, June 22, at (>:45, in the interest ol' the candidacy ol' Frank Graham for the United States Senate. The public is invited and urg ed to listen to Mr. Carter. The attorney is well known in this county where he has appeared in a nuniher of court cases. Medium-Size Vote Is Predicted For Primary Saturday Kik c for l{«*|»rcsriimim* To Boost IT,ml Volt* In !%ltirlin <ThiiiIy Martin County voters are ex peeted to return to the polls on Saturday of this week in fairly large numbers to deeide a eon test for till' State House of Rep resentatives and east their lot m the United Stales Senatorial race In the county, A. Corey, James villc man, and K G. (Andy) An derson, Roberson vi lie man, are m the race for a seat in the North Carolina General Assembly as Martin County representative. On the State ticket, Willis | 'Smith, Raleigh corporation law | yer, is opposing Frank I‘. Gra- I ham, the incumbent, for a seat I in the United States Senate Other than that the vote will 1 fall considerably below the 5,01 It I recorded in this county in the first primary on May 27, few are agreed about the size of the vote Martin County citizens will pile up on Saturday of this week. Some say the total will hardly pass the 2,500 mark while others say it will move right on up to (Continued on page six) County People In Wreck Wednesday Mi' and Mrs. B. Willoughby Taylor and daughters, Misses Sue and Anne, and Misses Patrien and Dianne Rogerson of Gadsden, i Alabama, were injured in an au- | tomobile accident just, north of Hertford at (1:05 o'clock Wednes day evening. Reports reaching here stated the cai' skidded and crushed into a telephone pole. Mrs. Taylor and daughter, Sue, suffered head in juries, and the others suffered shock and bruises. After receiving treatment in Hertford, Mrs. Tay lor and Sue were removed to the hospital here in an ambulance ] where they are now patients a long with Miss Anne. Mr. Taylor was out and about this morning, and the Misses Rogerson were to ( return to the hospital for futher examination. The automobile was badly wrecked, it was stated. Delivers Address Over The Radio For Dr. Graham ('.on ii I \ Xtlorncy Hefulrs Fiil'c riaim^ Mailc liv ()[>|M>'ili<>n — <§ In a radio address early this afternoon, Clarence Griffin, Mar tin County attorney .said: Ladies and Gentlemen of the radio audience, I am speaking to you this afternoon in the interest of the campaign of the Hon. Frank IV Graham for the United States Senate. Never before in our generation have we witnessed a campaign based so complete ly on an appeal to prejudice and hatred as has this campaign. The words of Socialism and Com munism have been promiscuously used by people who have no con ception of their meaning, or any of their implications All of these charges have been directed to ward the candidate for whom 1 speak. In an agricultural com munity, we are naturally inter ested m tlie welfare of the far mers. I invite the farmers of North Carolina to examine these two candidates. Senator Graham and Mi Smith, and ask them selves the question what have they to gain by repudiating Sen ator Graham and nominating Mr. Smith'1 Senator Graham has Ion,! advocated price support I'm farm commodities and our present par ity price program. Senator Hill, of Alabama and Sen: Russell of Georgia have given Senator Gra ham credit for persuading Pics itli'nt frumah not to veto the bill increasing the allotment for cotton and peanuts This is one example of Frank Graham's in terest in agriculture 1 know of no way to better express Frank Graham’s attitude toward agn culture than his own words: "The I tinner, with labor and mtclli genre, brings into creative locus the earth, the air, the noil and the sun, for the production of foods and fibers upon which depend the sustenance, clothing and shel ter all the families ol men Th* farmers ask not for chanty, but for parity: not for priviliges, bu! for equity; and for the equal op portunity to play his indispen sable and creative part in making of a fairer and a stronger Ameri ca." Thu laboring men of North Car olma should likuwi.su uxaminu thu ruuords of these two candidatus and ask themselvi- thu question, “which one of them has proven to be their friend'.’ Frank C»ra hum has always advocated (let ter working conditions for labor, a decent minimum wage scale, abolition of the sweat shop and against child labor, and supported other progressive movements for the advancement of the cause of the working man Should you vote for a man who h-o advocated that kind of program, or a man like Mr Smith, who, as a pan! lobbyist, told a Legislative Com mittee in the General Assembly of North Carolina that -10 cents per hour was too high as a mini mum wage scale for workers in North Carolina? I invite the school teachers and other State employees of North Carolina to ask themselves the question "which of these two can didates has championed their cause during the past 25 years'*” i -..pi - i .rr.u Is ' inri Or A I lumen, as a witness when 1 say that as a member of the General Assembly of North Carolina from the 1941 session to the l!)45 ses sion, inclusive, 1 heat'd Frank Graham plead your cause before (he Appropriations Committee of that body In 1941 1 saw Frank Graham lead the fight for the first State Appropriations to es lablish a library service in every .'(immunity in North Carolina, senator Graham was equally ac tive in his fight for the establish nent of the State supported 9th nonth school term and the 12th trade in our State School System, rfis opponent, Mr. Smith, also ttade frequent appearances he me Legislative Committees but n a vastly different capacity I mi sure those of you who are m erested in the cause of public iducation will remember on day if ter tomorrow the man who has leen the unselfish champion of he rights of every school child n North Carolina. Better roads, letter medical care and hospital (Continued on page two)