THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B? OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE* V OLUME LIII—NUMBER 58 Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 25. 1950 ESTABLISHED 1899 Georgia Tobacco ‘Prices Averaging Between $50-$54 Avrrajrr This* Y«*ar About *it Above Season Price For 1949 Crop Tobacco prices on the north Florida and Georgia tobacco mar kets Monday pushed on to re * cord levels for an opening day, according to unofficial but reli able reports reaching here. The opening-day average, based on early sales, ranged from $50 to $54, about $6 per hundred pounds above the opening-day price last year. Some markets claimed ar. increase of $8 to $10 above the first day receipts last year. Last year’s opening day aver age on the belt was $46.70 a hun dred pounds, which was $6.50 un der the 1948 first day average. At Valdosta, Ga., Market Su pervisor L. G. Cheek reported leaf sold at an average of $52-53 per hundred pounds in the first half hour of sales, $4 to $5 above last year's opening day average Top priee was $67 paid by a ware house, while top company price was $64. Lowest price was $12. * At Hahira, the first row of 90 baskets sold for an average of $58.50 per hundred, much going at $65 Lowest price was $17. At Blackshears, the first four rows averaged $59, several dol lars above the 1949 opening. Pri ces ranged from $35 to $68 in the first half hour. At Adel, 1.000,000 pounds was on warehouse floors. An aver age of $58 was paid during the first hour at one warehouse, with $67 top and $45 low. At Tilton, the first 300 baskets, sold at a range of $6 to $60 with an average around $50. Most pri ces were close to the government loan rate. Between 650,000 and 700,000 pounds were on the floor. At Quitman, one warehouse re ported the top price paid in the ^first hour was $66, with an aver age of $61-62 25. Prices went as low as $5 for scraps. Prospects are that the tobacco crop this year •'Will be about 18,000,000 pounds less than the (Continued on Page Eight) Auto Accidents » In The County Two automobile accidents were i-ported on the highways and trects in this county during the >ast days, resulting in about $400 property damage and injury to :i small child IWednesday evening about >,;00 o’clock Little Micheal E. Ward, two and one-half year-old x,.n of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henry ► Ward of North Grimes Street, Robersonville, suffered a broken left thigh when he ran into the rear left fender of Miss Emily Roberson's 1949 DeSoto in front of the Ward home. The little fel low was removed to a Greenville hospital for treatment, according to Officer Wade Griffin who made the investigation. Saturday evening at 7:00 o’clock William Cortez Hopkins lost con U trol of his 1947 station wagon and crashed into Jesse Gray 1 a!lev's 194a Pontiac at Paul Lii-' ley s service station, a few miles south of Williamston on Highway 17. The Lilley car was parked about fifteen feet off the high way, Patrolman Parker, making the investigation, reported. Damage to cudh vehicle was es timated at $200 by Patrolman Parker | 1NO DEVELOPMENTS v..V There have been no re cent developments on the home front in this country as they relate to the nation’s war footing. The county draft board has received no formal instruc tions as to the dale for open 41 me its office, and it is not known how many men will be called. The National Guard unit has not been alerted, and it is not believed that the coun ty guardsmen, only recently organized, will be called im mediately. However, several units have been alerted in * the State. Postal Income Increase In Local Office Last Quarter After sagging a on during the first three months in this year, postal income regained the loss and forged ahead last quarter to reach one of the highest business peaks ever recorded for the three month period. Stamp sales fell from $9,708.51 the first three months of last year to $9,121.67 during January, February and March of this year. Last quarter the income from the sale of stamps climbed from $8,506.73 in April, May and June, 1949, to $10,070.50, an increase of $1,563.77. Possibly a slight increase in postal rates accounts for the in crease, but Postmaster W. E. Dunn is of the opinion that busi • I ness continues ',o expand in the territory served by the local of fice. Money order business jumped from $59,271.61 in second quar ter of 1949 to $61,734.75 last quar ter, showing an increase of i $2,463.14. The money order busi ness handled by the local office in the first quarter of this year was about $5,000 less than the amount handled in the cor responding quarter of 1949. Most of the gain in stamp sales was centered in the months of May and June. The increase in money order business was also centered mainly in the same months. WATER SUPPLY Williamston's water depart ment encountered an emer gency last Thursday when one of its deep wells went out of commission and the relief well with its high salt content had to be put back In opera | tion. A bearing in the' well pump at the municipal plant burn ed out and repair parts have not reaped here. It is pos I sible that the well will be out of commission for ten days or two weeks. During the mean time water consumers in about one-half the town will get a liberal helping of salt in their water. Kiwanis Leader Decries Loss Of Pioneer Spirit GurolinuN Dislricl Governor Grow Say* Something In MiNNing In Attitude Carolinas District Governor of Kiwanis Dr. Oren Crow of Colum bia, South Carolina, called on the local Kiwanians at their Thursday 1 dinner meeting to "do what you; can to keep our America safe and strong as we face the future” as he warned them of the need to maintain the American way of life and freedom in the chaotic world today. Dr. Crow was introduced by District Secretary Herbert Hennig of ^ Darlington. South Carolina,, who spoke briefly of the? fine re- 1 cord and accomplishments being made by the affable Governor. Modem life, he asserted has taken something out of the atti tude of the people today and he warned that if this trend contin ues "we will lose something of the spirit of the pioneer heroes who founded America.” He declared that unless "We work at the pres ervation of that spirit our coun try can’t endure." “Our boys and girls are the only thing from \ which we can make citizens of to morrow. We as Kiwanians should take more interest in public af te.irs and . th»...*»mplec thinas of life such as the "ponsorship of new activities and underprivileg ed children,” the Governor point ed out. The speaker stressed the im portance of each Kiwanian car rying out his individual responsi bilities and obligations as a part of Kiwanis International. "We should emphasize and live friend ship and service and carry out to the best of our abilities the spirit and intent of the Kiwanis pro gram.” District Governor L. H. Foun tain of Tarboro and Tommie Law rence, president of the Tarboro club were also present at the meeting. Auto Burns In County Late Saturday Night A Ifltl Huick car belonging to | Hussell Ward Norman of Will lamslon was badly damaged by fire late last Saturday night. Fire started in the wiring system un der the dash board, it was re ported. Wilhamston’s fire department was called out and saved the tires. Mrs. Frank Lee Haislip, Jr., Died Last Thursday Succumb* l« Heart Ailment In Baltimore Hospital; Funeral Saturday Mrs. Christine Taylor Haislip, i 37, wife of Frank Lee Haislip, Jr„ jof Hamilton, died last Thursday I afternoon at 12:40 o’clock in the Johns-Hopkins Hospital, Balti more, Md„ the victim of a heart ailment. She had entered the hospital a week earlier after hav ing spent two weeks in a Rocky | Mount hospital. i Born in Robersonville February 1, 1913, she was the daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. G. C. Taylor of Robersonville. After attending Robersonville High School, Mere dith College, Raleigh and E. C. T. C„ Greenville, she was married to Mr. Haislip May 15. 1934. They resided in Robersonville until 1942 when they moved to Hamil ton. She was a member of the Hamilton Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband and parents, and two daughters, Re becca and Betty Frances Haislip of the home. Funeral services were held at 3 j o'clock Saturday afternoon from 1 the home with Rev. E. R. Stewart, pastor of the Hamilton Baptisl church, officiating. Assisting in the services were Rev. Ralph Fer guson, Robersonville Baptist min ister, and Rev. Thomas Hastings rector of Episcopal Churches at Williamston and Hamilton. Inter ment was in the Hamilton Ceme tery. Swimming Meet Held Thursday Boy Scouts from four troops, Robersonvillc, Bear Grass and Williamston, participated in a district swimming meet at the municipal pool here last Thurs day evening, the event creating much interest and attracting a large audience. The boys made a fine showing and greatly enjoyed the event. Robersonville’s Troop 72, Jim my Wallace, scoutmaster, led the field with 750 points. Troop f7 of Williamston, T- H. Matthews, scoutmaster, was second with 700 points. Troop 218 of Bear Grass, Clayton Revels, scoutmaster, was next with 575 points, and Will iamston's Troop 29, Alex Jones, scout master, took fourth place with 525 points. in the explorer events, Troop 27 led with 400 points, Troop 72 following closely with 350 points. Troop 218 was third with 300 points,-and Troop 29 was fourth with 250 points. Competition was close in the Boy Scout events. Troop 72 made 400 points and Troop 27 was next with 300 points. Troops 218 and 29 tied for third place with 275 points each. Zemon announced the events and James Bullock, Kelly IGay and K. P. Lindsley judged i the meet. ! ’rhi Eastern Carolina Council will hold a meet in Tarboro on September 2 and the troops in this county are to be represented there. The meet was the first of its kind held since the pool wat opened here. Illicit Liquor Lawjl Violators In The!' Spotlight Again! S c v oral IVfuiiufurtiiriiiu Pin ill* Wrecked 111 Cnuii ly Pur ina Pasl Few Days Illicit liquor law violators and the illicit liquor manufacturing business broke into the spotlight ; in this county during the latter ] part of last week, according to information coming from ABC Officer, J. H. Roebuck. One of , •he plants was located right near Williamston’s northeastern town limits. Last Thursday the ABC officer, accompanied by Deputy Roy Peel and Beaufort and Pitt ABC offi cers raided along the Martin - Beaufort boundary and wrecked a large plant. The manufacturing equipment included a 250-gallon capacity submarine type still, a 50-gallon doubler, two 50-gallon coolers, forty 50-gallon and one 300-gallon fermenters, sixty gal lons of oil, two still worms, a humber of oil cans and oil burn ers. The raiders poured out five gallons of liquor and 2,300 gallons of mash. Starting at 5:00 last Friday j morning, Officer Joe Roebuck and Deputies Raymond Rawls and Roy Peel raided in the Flat Swamp area of Roberson vi lie Township and wrecked a 100 gallon capacity submarine type still and equipment, including six fermenters, coolers and oil burn ers, They poured out 300 gallons of mesh. Returning to Williamston, the officers raided a short distance | back of the Wells-Ontes Lumber j Company plant and took a 50 I gallon capacity copper still on | Herring Gut. They poured out 100 gallons of sugar mash, and | tore down fermenters and other ' equipment j Saturday evening, Officer Roe | buck, accompanied by Deputies i Rawls and Peel and Officers , Bunting and Craft of Ouk City raided the home of Noah Council not far from Stingy Point on Highway 11 and confiscated one and one-half gallons of white ' liquor. Later that evening Officers Roebuck, Rawls and Peel visited the home of Bertha Collins at Hasselt and found Clarence Ty son in the act of pouring out a drink of white liquor. In court Monday Tyson accepted the rap, declaring the liquor was his and that he did mil go to the Collins home to buy a drink, lie was fined $50 and taxed with the | costs for having illicit liquor in j his possession. Native Gra»»e* Will Make Good Latvn In the hast J. H. Harris, horticulturist with the State College Extension Serv ice, says, “If your yard is level and covered with a fair sod of ■grass, my advice is to leave what you have and apply plenty of fer tilizer and lime. If it is kept mown, you will soon have a thick sod of native grasses. In the Piedmont and eastern parts of the State, some of our most attractive summer lawns consist of nothing but native grasses and clovers. 'Each fall these fawns arc seeded with Italian ryegrass to keep them green through the winter." Reported Much I pi proved In llonpilal Here Today Quite ill in the local hospital for more than two weeks, Mr. B. S. Courtney, weli-knowii busi ness man, was reported to be feel ing much better this morning. If he continues to show improve ment, he’ll return to his home this week-end, it was stated. Local, county and state of ficers rounded up and detain ed temporarily eight persons for alleged law violations last week end. Pour were booked for pub lic drunkenness, two for is suing worthless checks and one each for drunken driv ing and larceny. Four were white and the ages of the group ranged from 20 to 42 years. Flier From County rolls Of Bombing Mission In Korea Ll. Liu* B. Mallory Say* l,'xt<*nsivr Bombing Hauls Arc Mtulr In one of the first letters writ ten by ;i Martin County man (bout the Korean war, Lt. Luo B. Mallory told his mother, Mrs. Kf fie Mallory of Oak City, about the extensive bombing missions directed against the Red forces in North Korea. Lt. Mallory, a World War II veteran, said in his recent letter that extensive raids had been directed against the in vaders, and went on to express the opinion that while “no one knows how long this business will last, many seem to think we will be through with it within a few weeks or we really will be in a big shooting war." Dispatched during June to an air force base not too far from Korea, Lt. Mallory went on to say that his group had operated extensively, that they flew fou • teen out of sixteen days and chalked up fifty hours in the air in one week. Commanding a big bomber, the young man described a bombing mission in North Korea on July 5. His plane dumped more than thirty 500-pound bombs on a bridge across Hamhung River. "When the smoke cleared away,1 the bridge was gone. Boy, that was a beautiful hit if I have ever seen one; that, is if you can call such things beautiful.” The lieutenant told about op erations leading to the rescue of eight of eleven airmen who went down to sea, but nothing was said about the opposition. The officer said that the Korean trouble took nearly everyone by surprise, but assured his mother that there was nothing to worry about unless someone else step ped in to help the North Koreans. Official pictures of the big bombing raid were clipped from an Army newspaper and forward ed to Mrs. Mallory. One picture shows the big mobs falling on the target, and a second picture shows the spot where the bridge once stood. Several other Marlin county young men are ir\ the Korean I area, but little has been heard from them since the invasion. Record Numbers See Lost Colony! • Manteo, N. C According to a ■ | check of the big Free Parking! lot maintained by The Lost Colo- j i ny here at Waterside Theatre, \ ! persons from 27 States saw a single performance of The Lost Colony last Saturday. Automo biles bearing license tags of each : of the three west coast states, I California, Oregon and Washing j ton were noted by the park lot checkers. There were also auto mobiles from Indiana,, Texas, North Dakota, Wyoming, and just about every state east of the Mississippi. Largest number of cars were from North Carolina, but close runerup was Virginia. A total iii Mn Main Street. Occupying the building for the past several months Dr. J. D. Heinrningway is moving today to Jatnesville where he will open an office next to Hardison Farm Supply Company. Crops Are Damaged By Hail In County Slight Damage By Electrical Storm And Wind Friday llruvy Hail Krporl nl In Goose Nesl Ami Ollu*r Areas Mail, striking for the third time in the county this season, did con siderable damage to crops in Goose Nest Township about the middle of the afternoon last Fri day. Lightning and strong wind aggravated the damage, reports stated. Incomplete reports point to about forty hail losses in the Oak City-Palmyra area during the storm last Friday. The damage ap parently was centered on the Riv er Road, the Smith Brothers, N. M Hyman, Henry Early, Perlic Manning and others in that sec tion being quoted as saying that the damage was extensive on their farms. Adjustments are be ing made today by insurance com pany representatives but no of fical report on the losses could be had immediately. Samples of dam age losses could be had immed iately. Samples of damage stalks taken from a field on the old Hopkins farm about three miles west of Oak City had leaves either badly punctured or broken and a few or none left undameged. The hail was said to have crack ed window glass and battered automobile tops. There was some hail in Cross Hoads Township and in the Farm Life section of Griffins, but the resulting damage was said to have been light. ' - Wind blew down a few shel ters and trees, but the damage was negligible. Lightning struck several places, but no one was hurt and damage I was limited. A relay in the elec trical system at the Roanoke Riv er bridge was burned out by lightning, and the bridge had ti be turned manually about (i:0C o'clock. The equipment was re paired and back in use before the bridge was turned for anothei boat at 10:00 o’clock that even ing. The liiiiI damage was the third .if serious consequence in the uunty this year. On June 19 Tops were damaged in some sec tions of Griffins and Bear Grass 1'ownship, and on July 14 hail -truck a number of farms in the m the Popular Point Area. Boss Popular Point Area. Losses in Popular Point ran as high as 11,1)75, several losses rangeing up to about $800 there. It is estimated that there have been between 150 and 200 hail losses in the county this year. The damage runs well up into the thousands of dollars, but no estimates on the loss could be had. The main damage to tobacco, however, is traceable to excess ive rains, some observers esti mating the damage at a million or more dollars in this county. Tobacco is yellowing rapidly in the fields and farmers are find ing it impossible to handle the harvest on time, causing con siderable lojs in both poundage and quality. Burn room, ordinari ly adequate to house the crop (Continued on page eight) Opening Swim Class ior Women A .special swimming class for women will get under way at the municipal pool here tomorrow evening at 8:00 o'clock under the sponsorship of the Red Cross and as a part of the water safety pro gram, it was announced by Mrs Edna Uondurant, secretary. Between twelve und fifteen persons have already registered for flu course, and there arc openings for others, it was stated Women between the ages of Hi and 00 years may take the in struction. Classes are to be conducted by Dr. J. A. Edens for one hour each Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. (OMKACT A contract lias been let to V. P. I.oftis Company of Char lotte for the construction of an oil terminal on Roanoke River here for the Texas Oil Company. The contract calls for the construction of an of fice and truck shed and the erection of several large stor age tanks. It was learned that an Elizabeth City firm would build the dork for the terminal. A representative of the I.oftis Company was here yesterday and it was reported that work on the project would get under way immedi ately. Cold Facts About Loyalty 01 Those On Public Payroll (loiiiiiiiiiiiHin Dors Mol Frightrii Attorney Gen* eral J. IS. MeGrntli The cold facts about the investi gation of loyalty among Federal employees and the accomplish ments of the Department of Jus tice in combatting communism were listed by Attorney General J. Howard McGrath in an impor tant speech at Omaha recently. After detailed description of tin careful screening carried on by the Government’s various loyalty Review Board of the Civil Ser vice Commission, headed by < | conservative Republican of high lest personal reputation, the At | torncy General pointed out: "This program has establishec 'that only in a small fraction ol cases, less than 1-10 of one per cent of the persons cheeked, hat there been found any reason able ground for belief that < government employee was dis loyal. That is a wonderful re cord and attests h> the high cali bre of character among fedora employees . . "Pinal checks ol governmental employees now show that not one single person who has been fin ally,adjudicated as disloyal under the loyalty program is employed by the Government at the pre sent time. "This Administration has not only been alert to the danger of Communist infiltration of the Government. It has also fought communism at every turn. The Department of Justice of which I have the honor to be the head has fought communism with ac tion not words. “It was this Administration, the Department of Justice, which pro secuted and obtained convictions of II communists in New York. These men constituted the com munist politburcau for the United States. "The Department of Justice has been successful in obtaining con victions against sixteen alleged communists in California and seven in Colorado, on charges of contempt in refusing to testify be fore a F’cderal grand jury. "Within the past two years it has successfully prosecuted thirty four communists in Washington for contempt. It has successfully prosecuted Marzania, Howard, Coplon, Bridges, Hiss, and many others for crimes related to com munism "The Government has com 1 mcnccd action to revoke the cit izenship of Harry Bridges on the ground that it was obtained by fraud . . . the Department of Justice has under investigation the cases of 700 more citizens for the purpose of determining whether (Continued from i’age Six) Anniversary Event it Hospital Here Wednesday Special friends are making plans for the observance of the 11th anniversary oi Brown's Community Hospital here Wed nesday evening at 5:30 o’clock, it was announced by W. Dave Dan iel who is in charge of the special arrangements. Caring Barn Fire Losses Climbing In Martin County Six Kirr- \rr HrporhMl In I-'jx«- Ton nship- ! Iinni”li Lust Sunday Tobacco curing barn fire;., hold ing to a fairly low number dur ing the early part of the season, are now climbing rapidly in this county, according to incomplete reports reaching here. A prelimi nary survey, completed Monday, shows that there had been six ' barn losses through Sunday, July 23. Jamesvillc Township reported two losses, one of them being the first in the county this season. Four other townships reported one loss each Nearly all types of curing e quipment was used, including wood burners, oil burners and stokers. Mrs Mattie Davis of near Jamesvillc reported the first loss The barn was equipped with oil burners. J. C. Ross of near Oak City re ported a loss on the 13th Ills barn was equipped with oil burners A barn on the E 11 Ange farm in Angetown burned on the 17th It was equipped with wood burn ing furnaces. On the llltli John W Cherry lost a barn on his farm near lias | sell. It could not be learned what type of curing equipment was used in the barn ,1 w. Rogers of Bear Grass Township lost a barn last k ridav Farmer Lucian J Hardison lost a barn on his farm in Williams Township about 2:00 o clock Sun day morning. The barn was equip ped with a stoker curing system Most of the losses were covered by insurance, but the coverage in every case was said to have been considerably the actual cost of production. To aggravate the losses there is an acute barn shortage, mean ing that in most cases wllete Vliere were fires the farmers will 'losje because they cannot harvest the leaf m time One or two farnVyus have replaced their barns, hut I most of them are looking around ; for available curing space on the j farms of neighbors and other | friends. The crop, as a whole is curing (Continued on page eight) Continue Classes In Swimming Swimming classes are being continued at the WUhaniston 'Municipal Swimming Pool with Mil alt groups reporting to the sev eral instructors. Coach Stuart Maynard reported yesterda> Doug >'wl, Ann Peel Dickie Clayton, Billy Glover and Don Christopher have successfully completed a Junior Bile Saving Course under the direction ol In structor Rush Bondurant. This was a line class, Coach Maynard reports, and responded very well to instruction. Instructor Guy Carrow is work ing with Lin Taylor, Ed Laughing house, Evelyn Coburn and several adults not listed. Instructor Dewey Edwards is handling a "las: which ’.ruduftes Enoch Christ. Benny Taylor. Jo seph Clayton and Jacob Zemon. Jockey Davis is also giving in structions and Bobby Rogers is bolding classes each morning from 10 to 12 except Sunday . The Recreation Department lias announced that it will continue with this program as long as one person reports tor instruction. | NO IWMIM K v No motor vehicle license examiner will he stationed ill Itohersoiiville this week and next, it was announced by the Highway Safety Division. Examiner Weathering ton is on vacation and no replace ment is available, it was re ported. He'll return on Thurs day, August 10. During the meantime, the license bureau will be open in the county courthouse each Wednesday and Thursday, as usual and applicants may take their examinations there.