THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER *3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B?
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE*
VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 56
ESTABLISHED 1899
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 18, 1950
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Local Physician
Victim of Suicide
Thursday Night
Dr. Edward Early, Jr., Was
To Have Been Tried for
Edward L. Early, Jr., local Ne
gro doctor, ended his life at his
office-home here on Washington
Street late last Thursday night,
Acting Coroner W. W. Biggs
stating that the man consumed at
least two bottles of chloroform
and possibly took any number of
sleeping tablets and other opiates.
Facing trial in the Martin
County Superior Court for the
alleged murder of his secretary’.
Odessa Keyes, last May 28, Early
was found in a dying condition
by his mother about 11:30 o’clock
that night. She called for help
and LeRoy Long summoned med
ical aid and the police. Early died
before they reached him.
With few friends and virtually
no practice, the doctor had been
spending most of the time in
Washington, D. C., with his par
ents after he was released in
$5,000 bond following the untime
ly death of his secretary in the
doctor’s office early Sunday even
ing, May 28 Accompanied by his
mother, he returned here last
Tuesday' evening, reportedly to
straighten up his affairs. A few
people talked with him Wednes
day, but as far as it could be
learned he remained in his little
office-home all day Thursday and
saw only James Earl Watts, de
livery bov for the Davis Phar
macy.
Shortly before noon, Early or
dered two four-ounce bottles of
chloroform, and Watts delivered
it. Watts said he talked with
Early a few minutes, that at
the lime the doctor hqld a par
tially filled bottle of chloroform
in his hand, smelling it occasion
ally.
‘‘Dr. Early told me that since
the death of his secretary he had
joined the church, been baptized
and had quit smoking,” Watts |
was quoted as saying. The doctor, |
/according to the delivery boy, was
brooding because his friends had I
deserted him and he had lost his
practice. Although the doctor1
talked all right, Watts said he be
came suspicious and told friends
that lie would not be surprised \
if Dr. Early killed himself.
One of the chloroform bottles
delivered by Watts was found
capped and under the body Two
other empty 4-ounce chloroform
bottles were found on the dresser.
Sleeping pills and tablets and
other opiates were found scat
tered around the room.
At 11:00 o’clock that evening,
Early called the drug store for
more chloroform but the order
was refused, the druggist explain
ing to Coroner Riggs at an in
formal hearing the next day that
he knew the doctor hud had
little or no practice, that the two
bottles of chloroform delivered
earlier in the day were more
than sufficient for his practice.
The suicide climaxed what
could have been a successful ca
reer for the man. Born in Wash
ington, D. C., 34 years ago, Early
was graduated from Howard
University there and was gradu
ated from medical school in Ten
nessee when he was only 24 years
old. Aflci spending .> few months
in Durham and Tarboro, he came
to Williamslon about ten years
ago. With hardly mure than a
dollar and a halt in his pockets,
he soon built up a sizable practice
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MKSEI
Making trial runs the past
two Sundays, the diesel lo
comotive is just before taking
over the rails between Rocky
Mount and Tarboro. It is not
known when the old steam
locomotive will run out, but
a change to the modern loco
motive is anticipated within
the next few months or possi
bly weeks.
Heavy track has replaced
the light rails with the ex
ception of few sidings be
tween here and Rocky Mount
and the change to the new
type engine is expected just
as soon as all the heavy rail
is laid and engine deliveries
are made. I |
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Recent Weather Conditions
Aggravate Crop Damages
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Crops, materially damaged by
excessive rains since the 6th of
this month, felt the continued
sting of adverse weather condi
tion over the week-end in this
county. However, the crop out
look, except in some few individ
ual cases, is still far from hope
less.
Rainfall, amounting to right at
ten inches so far this month, has
really soaked the earch, causing
many actes of tobacco to flop,
south and southeast of Williams
ton. To aggravate that condition,
hail and wind struck last Friday
afternoon, damaging approxi
mately 200 acres of tobacco in
the Popular Point area. Adjust
ers are making inspections to
day, and no official estimate on
the hail loss could be had. How
ever, unofficial sources said that
the damage would range from
twenty to possibly as high as
seventy percent.
Flopped tobacco caused much
concern, but farmers recognized
there was nothing they could do
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A contract for the construc
tion of a second story on Wll
liamston’s High School build
ing has been signed by the
Hardison Construction Com
pany of Washington and
work is slated to get under
way at once.
Orders for the materials
were placed last week. No
completion date is specified
in the contract, and it could
not be learned when the
structure will be ready for
use.
Company towm
Five-Year Period
In This Section
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Virginia Klcclric DoiiIiIimI
lift IliiftineMH In ISorlh
nuftlern Carolina
According to information just
released by S. P. Woolford, dis
trict manager of the Vepco Sys
tem in the Albermarle District,
most phases of the Virginia Eelec
tric and Power Company's busi
ness in the Albermarle district
have increased at least 100 per
cent in the last five years. To
take care of this unprecedented
increase in volume of business
the company is making improve
ments to its facilities in the Dis
trict at a cost of over $1,500,000,
A recent check of the company’s
records at District headquarters
in Williainston disclosed that
from June, 1945 to June, 1950,
the miles of pole line in the Dis
trict had increased 105 percent -
from 787 to 1,618 miles. During
the same period the number of
customers increased 116 percent -
from 6,566 to 14,205. Over 1,500
families served by Vepco lines
installed off-peak electric water
heaters during the period, now
numbering a total of 1,950 water
heaters.
Although it was difficult to ob
tain construction materials dur
ing the post war period, Vepco
has built over 761 miles of rural
line in Albermarle district since
June, 1945. "Every employee in
the district" says Mr. Woolford
is proud of the district's record
of efficiency in constructing these
lines and is appreciative of the
patience which rural customers
showed while waiting their turn
to receive service.
"Naturally, the unprecedented
growth in customers, lines and
load has necessitated major
changes throughout the district.
During the five year period the
number of . employees has in
creased from 46 to 103.”
Two-way Radio communications
equipment has recently been in
stalled on all Vepco construction
and service vehicles and main
stations located at Williainston
and Elizabeth City. "The use of
this equipment,” says Mr. Wool
ford, “enables Vepco to quickly
cyntact its personnel in the field
and repair trouble with a mini
mum of delay. Since the equip
ment has been in service, the
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about it. Rainsoakcd tobacco is
causing one of the greatest har
vest rushes ever heard of in this
section. Reports said that one far
mer housed tobacco from a com
paratively small acreage every
day last week. Barns are being
crowded in many instances, and
other barns virtually abandoned
in the past are being repaired for
use, the owners working to try
and save the rapidly deteriorating
crop.
Tobacco was seen hanging on
storage racks Sunday, the far
mers explained there wasn't si0
ficient room to care for it in the
barns. Some farmers were haul
ing green tobacco across the coun
ty to areas where barn space was
available. It is the first time
green tobacco has been seen mov
ing on Sunday on the highways
in this county.
The rain-soaked leaf is not
curing any too well, and farmers
are certain that the crop has been
damaged at least 25 percent so
far this '. .son.
Officers Installed
By the Lions Club
Here Thursday
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Juntos K. Bulluck To Heail
Club As lit* New
President
James E. Bulluck, along with
other new officers and directors
were installed by Thomas S.
Payne, Loins International Coun
cilor for this district form Wash
ington, during a regular meet
ing of the organization last Thurs
day evening. Mr. Bullock, the
new president succeeds E. Ross
Froneberger, under whose direc
tion the club maintained a top
position among the clubs in North
Carolina. Other officers include:
Ben D. Courtney, first vice presi
dent; W. H. Abernathy, second
vice president; R. L. Welch, third
vice president; Clyde Manning,
treasurer, and Charles Hamilton,
secretary. Grady Luffman and
Exum L. Ward, Jr., were added
to the board of directors. Martin
P. Moore, Jr., is the new Lion
tamer, and J. I). Page took over
as the official Lion tail twister.
Councilor Payne was intro
duced by Wheeler Manning, and
following the induction, retiring
President Froneberger turned the
gravel over to President Bullock
who presided during the remain
der of the meeting.
A letter form F. L. Jackson,
Davidson College treasurer, was
read by Secretary Hamilton,
praising the behavior of the Will
iam band members when they
were guests of the college during
their visit to the Lions conven
tion in Charlotte. Professor Jack
Butler, Past Band Captain Asa
Manning and Band Captain Gloy
den Stewart were guests of the
club and Ljon Hildreth Mobley
presented them with a trophy in
recognition of the tie-position
gained in the Charlotte parade.
Two new members, Clarence
Mangum and James L. Harris,
were received into the club.
President Bulluck, in a short
inaugural tulk, expressed lus
thanks for honor bestowed upon
him, and called on all the mem
bers for their support in main
taining the high rating of the
club.
The fellowship prize svas a
warded to Lion Julian H. Harrell
Fanner Drive» Splinter
Through Hit Foot In Field
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Removing his shoes to buttle the
mud and water while priming to
bacco in his field near Jamesvillc
last Tuesday, Farmer Colon Mar
tin stepped on a partly submer
ged lightwood stump and drove
| a splinter through his foot.
He was put to sleep while doc
tors cut the splinter out.
IMPROVING
CriticaJiy ill following an op
; eration for appendicitis last
Thursday morning at 6.00 o'clock,
Little M:ss Vickie Martin, du igh
ter of Commissioner and Mrs. C
C. Martin of Jamesville, was re
ported improving in the hospital
here this morning. She was taken
ill suddenly and the appendix
had ruptured.
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No One Hurl In
Minor Accidents
On County Roads
Six Marines Had Only A
Short Time To Meet
Cherry Pt. Deadline
No one was badly injured,
but property damage pushed to
a figure well in excess of $1,000
in two automobile accidents on
county highways and streets Sun
day afternoon and evening, ac
cording to reports coming from
the highway patrol office early
Monday.
Six U. S. Marines, returning
from a visit with friends and rel
atives in Baltimore and Philadel
phia and trying to meet a 0:00
o’clock Sunday evening deadline
at their base at Cherry Point,
escaped injury when their 1948
Chevrolet skidded and went out
of control within the Oak City
town limits on Highway 125 at
1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Several of the Marines were
bruised and battered a bit, but
there was no blood, and they were
able to continue on their way.
Investigating the accident, Pa
trolman R. P. Natron said that
the car skidded on a curve, ran
off the road and turned over on
its side in a ditch during a heavy
rain. The top was mashed into
the shape of an accordian, the
windshield was knocked out
along with glasses in the win
dows. William A. Cabet of Phil
adelphia and Cherry Point was
driving. After recovering from
the shock the boys righted the
wreck and drove away. They had
gone only a few miles before a
tire went flat. After Patrolman
Narron had helped them get the
fixed, they continued on their
way about 3:30 o’clock. Damage
to the car was estimated at $400.
Driving a 1948 mail truck be
longing to C. S. VanLandingham
about 8:00 o'clock Sunday even
ing, Nathaniel Augustus Mobley
lost control and ran into a 1942
Plymouth car parked on its left
side of the highway about one
half mile this side of Dardens on
Highway 84. No one was in the
car belonging to George Moore
of Jamesvillc.
Investigating the accident, Pa
trolman J. T. Rowe said that the
car was parked about 12 inches
from the hardsurface, that the
damage to the truck would run
about $300 and that to the car
at about $800. Mobley, booked,
for drunken driven, was detained.
Minor Wreck On
Road In County
Driving a truck belonging to
Edgar Davis of Hamilton, Lonnie
Green narrowly escaped injury
when he dozed off and the truck
went out of control and turned
over on its side in a ditch be
tween Hamilton and Palmyra last
Tuesday afternoon. Slab wood,
loaded on the truck, tore through
the glass of the cab and almost
penned the driver in, Patrolman
B. W. Parker, making the investi
gation, said.
Damage to Ihe truck was csti
I mated at $50.
I Automobile (.at( hen On
Fire Here Thursday
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Starting from a simi I. t n\ ui'if
fire damaged Pritchard Lindsley’s
Chevrolet sedan at the corner of
Haughlon and Church Streets last
Thursday afternoon at 4:15
o'clock.
Seeing sparks fly from under
the dash board, Hilly Allsbrooks,
the driver, parked it and pulled
the wires loose. Residents in the
neighborhood dashed water on the
fire and had it out by the time
volunteer firemen reached the
scene with the truck.
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Ten persons were rounded
up and temporarily detained
iu the county jail last week
[ end by local, county and
I state officers. Three of those
I jailed were booked for pub
lic drunkenness, and two
each for assaults, drunken
driving and liquor law vio
lations. A tenth one was held
for investigation.
One of the ten was white
and the ages of the group
ranged from 20 to 40 years.
President Making
Report To Nation
On War Tomorrow
hulioations I’oinl T« ('all
For Mori* Monos Ami
Larger Forres
President Truman is almost
certain to call for a sizable in
crease in military appropriations
and several hundred thousand
more men for the armed forces
in a message to the Congress
Wednesday morning at 11:00
o’clock. At 9:30 o'clock Wednes
day night, the President will re
port to the nation, outlining that
action "deemed necessary to cope
with the Korean war crisis."
An administration official said
the President is expected to ask
Congress for upwards of $5,000,
000,000 in new defense funds and
call for new high limits on author
ized manpower in the armed forc
es perhaps some 770,000 above
present strength.
Salient features ot the emer
gency program as described by
this official.
1. A request for new military
funds or .contract authorizations
totaling $5,000,000,000 to $000,
000,000.
2. A proposal for legislation au
thorizing 100,000 more men for
the Army above the present legal
limit of 837,000, and 00,000 more
for the Navy which now cannot
exceed 000,882.
An increase may also be order
ed for the 502,000-man Air Force.
The three services are now
some 550,000 men short of their
combined authorized strength of
2,005,882.
3. Announcement by Mr. Tru
man that he is delegating to the
Defense Department authority to
order selected reservists to duty,
instead of asking for volunteers
as a present.
4. No action now on mobilizing
any of the 27 National Guard
I divisions. Some authorities have
speculated that six to nine divi
sions will be called up shortly,
along with reserves.
According to some reports, Mr.
Truman may give Secretary of
Defense Johnson authority to call
up National Guard units if nee
cesaary.,
Mr. Truman’s message is not
expected to ask for rationing or
price and wage controls, but some
government officials have pre
dicted the President will seek
controls over steel, curbs on
consumer credit, and possibly a
tax increase. They expect the re
quest to cmpnasizc voluntary
control procedure.
Girl Attacked
Her Step-Father
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Threatened with scalding if .she
did not report for work in the
peanut fields, Mary M. Flowers,
12-year-old colored girl, acted
first by attacking her step fath
er, T. K. Dawson, 50, on a farm
on Ihc Itiver Hoad near Palmyra
last Saturday morning, slie sent
him to the hospital, last reports
from the institution in Tar boro
stating that he would be a patient
there for at least two and possi
| hly three weeks
Moiling a pan of water and mix
»mg in it a libera! portion of box
iye, Hie gn 1 took a stand by the
door and dashed the hulling box
lye water into his face as he
started to enter the house. Some
of the water got into his eye but
it is not bclived he will lose his
sight. However, the burns were
severe arouijd Ins nose, mouth
and chest, some striking the
thighs and knees with telling ef
fect.
Dawson, rendered almost crazy
| by the pain, ran almost a third
of a mile for help, crying for mer
cy and pleading for help.
The sheriff’s office was notified
and an investigation is being
made but no action is anticipated
until the victim is able to leave
the hospital.
Local Man (untinncn
(Juile III In llus/nlal
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Mr. U. S. Courtney, prominent
local citizen and business man,
continues quite ill in the hospi
tal here. However, this morning
his condition was better than it
was last week-end. He isn’t able
to have company.
Over-All Insurance
Plan Discussed Here
Slate Committee
To Include One r
County In Plan!
Farmers Show Much Inter
est In Coverage At Meet
ing Hehl Monday
A fnultiple insurance plan for
multiple crops was discussed with
a group of Martin County farmers
at a meeting held in the court
house Monday. Explaining the
plan, W. A. Kitchin of the State
Production-Marketing Admin ns
tration committee, said that the
government proposed to include
one eastern county in the pro
gram for next year, that possi
bly one of the three counties of
Halifax, Edgecombe and Martin
would be singled out to inaugu
rate the program. Similar pro
grams are in effect in other sec
tions of the nation, but so far
peanuts have not been included.
The plan, providing mainly in
surance against actual produc
tion losses, does not necessarily
conflict with old-line insurance, it
was said.
According to a report released
following the meeting, the multi
ple insurance plan would offer
protection on just about all the
basic crops on a farm against
losses from hail, wind, insects,
weather conditions and even fire
after the crop is harvested. In'
other words, if it costs $250 to ‘
produce an acre of tobacco, the
insurance would be based at the
rate of one and one-half percent,
or $3.75 an acre. If there should
be a complete crop failure then
the farmer would receive $250.
The multiple feature combines
all cash crops on a farm. If the
farmer planted four acres of to
bacco, five acres of corn, two
acres of cotton and three acres of
peanuts, and the cost of produc
tion of all the crops was figured
at $1,200, then he would pay an
insurance premium of $10. If the
farmer met with failure after em
ploying normal farm practices
and he sold his crops for only
$500, then he would receive $700
in insurance. It was explained
that if one of the crops failed and
the others sold for more than
the estimated cost of production,
then there would be no insurance,
Mr. Kitchen adding that the plan
was designed to cover only the
cost of production.
The amount of insurance due
i in case of crop failures would
j be determined when the crops
| are sold. If the cost of produc-1
lion is not covered by the sale of j
the flops then the insurance |
would make up the difference. A
farmci could house his tobacco
and have it destroyed by fire just
before marketing time, then he
would receive full credit for the
loss, provided the other crops
did not sell for enough to com
pensate for the loss.
Production costs as figured by
the Bureau of Agricultural Ecu
nomics are to be accepted, it was
pointed out.
Congress is interested in a plan
m so far as it will not necessarily
i prove a burden to tin g-wet.i)
nunt, and at the same time pro
feet the farmer against crop fail
ures It could eliminate the gam
hie in farming, hut the plan does
not mean that the grower will
be protected beyond the cost of
production.
To try the plan, the I’.-M. A
advises that at least 1,000 growers !
participate in it. The State P.-M.
A. committe is expected to select
the county where the plan will
be given a trial not later than
the early part of next September.
Quite a few farmers in this
county could have participated in
the plan this year to a great ad
vantage.
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llillrn tty Snakr Nvnr
J11 in ra villv Th 11 railny
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Reaching down to pick up a loaf
of tobacco behind a flue in a to
bacco barn on their farm near
(Jamesville, Mrs. Clureucc Barber
was bitten on the hand by a
I water moccosin.
Treated by Plymouth doctors,
she was reported yesterday to be
yetting along very well.
| IS'KW PRESIDENT "]
James E. Hulluck, local
business man, was installed
as president of the VV i 11 -
iamston Lions Club at a cere
mony held here in the Wo
man's Club hall last Thurs
day evening. He succeeds E.
Ross Froneberger.
Former Resident
Died In Everetts
Saturday Morning
FiiihtuI Ht*I<! Sunday Aftcr
iiooii in (lliurcli For
!Y1n*. Hardison
Mrs. Lizzie Newman Hardison,
former Williamston resident, died
at her home in Everetts last Sat
urday morning following an ill
ness of more than a year.
The daughter of the late Wil
liam and Minerva Hay Newman,
she was born in the Jamesville
community till years ago and spent
most of her life there. Ill early I
womanhood she was married to
Joseph S. Hardison who died a
number of years ago after the
family had moved to Williamston
in 11)2(1. About two years ago she
moved to Everetts to make her,
home with a son, Joseph Gai
land Hardison
Mrs. Hardison was a devoted
member of the Williamston Me
morial Haptist Church for a num
ber of years, and was a faithful
mother and thoughtful neighbor
Surviving besides her son with
whom she made her home, are
four sons, Grover N Hardison of
Raleigh, Elmer N Hardison of
Miami, Donnie and Lcland G.
Hardison of Robersonvillc; one
sister. Mrs Cynthia Simpson, and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in tin- Everetts Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
by Itcv. W It. Harrington, county
Baptist minister and a friend of
tin' family for years, assisted by
the pastor, Rev. K. It Stewart of
Hamilton
Interment was held in the Rob
erson family cemetery near
Jamesville.
Waverly Parker
Accident Victim
Funeral :.t i nn were conduct
eil in n Suffolk funeral home Sun
day ufternoon for Waverly C.
Parker, 55, who was fatally in
jured in a vehicle-train accident
neat Suffolk Friday morning. His
son, Fred Parker, also injured in
the accident, was removed to a
Suffolk hospital for treatment.
Interment was in the family
cemetery near Sunbury.
Besides his father, J t{ Par
ker, he is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Ethel Holland; j
two daughters, Miss Elizabeth
Parker, Martin County home
demonstration agent of Williums
ton. and Jean Parker of Sunbury;
two sons, Waverly C. Parker, Jr.,
of Norfolk, and Fred Parker of
Sunbury; three sisters, Mrs. L. E
McCoy and Mrs. J. M. Barrow,
both of Sunbury; and Mrs. Frank
Ellenor of Gates, N. C.; five j
brothers, Hallett Parker, R>Jy
Parker, Emmett Parker and Dal
ton Parker, all of Sunbury, and
Raymond Parker of Norfolk.
Tobacco Diseases
Appearing In Ail
Sections Ci Slate
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\ilvi*e» lilenlifica
Iion Of Disease Vml
Take Prevail tiou*>
By S. A. Tsiten
Assistant County Agent
Tobacco diseases of various
kinds have appeared in many
tobacco fields in Martin County
this year It is estimated that ap
proximately 5 percent of the en
tire tobacco crop has been lost
as a result of these diseases, The
extent of loss on individual farms
ranges from 10 percent to about
00 percent Most of the loss is
credited to a disease known as
Black Shank which, although rel
atively new here, is not a new di
sease in the flu-cured tobacco
area. It was identified in western
North Carolina in 1931 and has
been gradually speading through
the flue cured areas of Virginia,
western and eastern North Caro
lina and Georgia Black Shank
appeared in Pitt County and west
ern Beaufort county several years
ago. It was found in the vicinity
of Old Ford, Beaufort County,
about three years ago and has
slowly spread through that area
and the southern part of Martin
County The disease was als«
found in the vicinity of Palmyra
about three years ago
This year black shank has been
identified on farms throughout
the county If no steps are taken
to control the- disease and if it
continued to spread as it has in
other areas of the State, a good
field tobacco in this county would
be almost as rare five years from
today as a grove of eoeanut trees
is at the present tune. Briefly,
the problem is this. Black Shank
is here and if uncontrolled, it
will continue to spread. The so
lution is neither expensive nor
time consuming
First, a grower should carefully
observe his crop this year If di
seased plants are found, the di
sease should, be correctfully iden
tified If, for example, the Gran
ville Wilt instead of black shank
and Oxford 1 is planted on tht
same land, it would still go down
because Oxford 1 is not resis
tant to Granville Wilt Incidental
ly, a few eases of Granville Wii!
have been found in the county
Secondly, obtain seed, prefer
ably certified, of a variety resis
tant to the disease and if possi
ble, rotate the crop in 1951; how
ever, resistant varieties, especi
ally Oxford 1 seldom go down
more than 5 percent even on bad
ly infested land
Black shank in advanced stages
tan hi- more easily identified than
other major tobacco diseases The
first symptom is rapid wilting of
the entire plot. Usually the di
sease is at tirst confined to a def
inite part of a field and will
spread to other parts of the field
by surface drainage The stalk
near and below the top of the
row turns black In advanced
stages, all roots are dead and the
stalk can lie pulled up easily Gut
tmg the stalk legth wise will
show a pith separated into dry
disc like layers similar in shape to
gun wadding
Varieties resistant to black
shank are Oxford I, Oxford 3,
Oxford 3 Oxford I is most popu
lar because it has the best <|ual
11' i )1 lie! \ ,o u 1 e . ,i e ■ V, . ' ; M
anil Veda 17. Two new varieties
resistant In belli Haek hank and
Granville wilt were released by
the N G Kxpernnent Station in
December 1919 Dixie Bright 101
has Granville Wilt resistance
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No definite instructions
have yet been received for
reactivating the Martin
County Draft Hoard, Chair
man Eugene Kicc said this
However, preliminary
morning.
plans lor reopening the office
are about complete, and Mrs.
Henry Handy has been ap
pointed clerk to the board, it
was learned.
The chairman said that he
had not received a call for
men, that possibly the first
call would be handled by the
district office for this eounty
in Elizabeth City.