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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 83 Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 19, 1950 ESTABLISHED 1899 lEnter Into Contract |For New Water Tank Low Bid On Sewer Line Extensions Is Above Estimates lEugineers Will Meet Mon day In An Effort To Solve New Problem In special session last Tuesday Williamston's town commissioners awarded a contract for the con struction of a 300,000-gallon ca pacity water tank, and called for a further study in an effort to re negotiate the bids on sewer line extensions. The w’ater tank bid, falling a few thousand dollars under the estimates, was submitted by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Com pany at its branch office in At lanta The bid was submitted in the sum of $50,300, exclusive of the concrete foundation which the town proposes to prepare itself. The next lowest bid was submit ted by R D. Cole Manufacturing Company of Newnan, Ga., in the sum of $53,350. ■ Representatives of the success ful bidders explained that steel would be placed on order immed iately, that the tank would be complete in 3G0 days or less. It was explained however that the time limit is subject to govern I ment restrictions and other fac l]k s beyond the contracting firm’s control. Barnhill and Long of Tarboro submitted the lowest over-all bid on the sewer line project, but even then it was approximately $30,000 above engineers’ estimates. The Tarboro firm’s over-all fig ure was $149,998. Blythe Brothers of Charlotte were the next low I bidders with a bid of $1^0,389. jj’he Virginia Engineering Com pany of Newport News was high with a bid of $209,974 25, a figure $00,000 ivighei than the low bid submitted by Barnhill and Long There was a marked variation in the bids when limited to def inite specifications. For instance, Barnhill and Long submitted a price of $1.45 a foot for eight inch terra cotta pipe installed ’yie Virginia Engineering Com pany wanted $2.30 a foot for the same thing. Blythe Brothers’ price was $1.70. Blythe Brothers were low on the 15-inch sewer pipe, submitting a bid of $4 per foot Barnhill and Long's figure was ',4.25, while Virginia Engineering Company s bid was $5.45 per foot Manholes, depending upon the depth, were priced from $127.50 !o $180.00 Concrete work was i priced at about $50 per cubic f (Continued from page seven) Two Berlie Men Killed In Wreck —♦— Harlan O. White. 48, and Melvu IVrry, 88, both prominent farmer! and business men of Colt-rain were killed mstanly in a train r 4 auto accident nejir the State fair grounds in Raleigh about mid night Wednesday. Many White driver of the car, was injured anc , is in a Raleigh hospital. Ed Stokes, Jr., and Joe Jcnkin tumbled from the car stalled oi the railroad, and escaped witl minor scratches, it was reported. Caught in a traffic jam, the cai was delayed on the track and th< victims were caught. INSPECTION v Col. Foreman of the IJ. S. Army is scheduled to come here and inspect possible sites for locating: a permanent 1 home for the National Guard unit. Several sites are being considered, but others will be considered if the owners will 4 contact Elbert S. Peel, Jr. not | later than next Tuesday. With a favorable site, the government will build and maintain an armory which can be used as a community center. Such a center will meet a need long recognized here and it is hoped that a suitable site can be had. BUSY MAN Charged with multitudious duties of office and called upon to participate in the cur rent political campaign with invitational visits to be made in nooks and corners of the State, Governor Kerr Scott i is a busy man these days. Finishing his meal at a luncheon here yesterday, the chief executive found he had just enou&h time to get a hair cut and shave before report ing to his parade station. Los ing himself in the crowds that were already forming for the parade, the governor made it to the barbershop and then to the parade spot virtually un noticed. Local Boy Tells Of War Service In South Korea S|it. JuM*pli Daniel Badly Wounded; Returned Home luiat Week Returning home Inst week-end from the Korean War, Sgt. Joe Daniel, declared he owed his life to something more than luck. | ‘‘Something mightier than man or luck was with me,” he said The local young man, his left foot and leg badly broken and torn by five machine gun bullets, is able to hobble around, his foot and leg in a east. Mrs. Daniel of Mead, Okla., joined the sergeant here yesterday and they are spending a few days with his sis ter in Mackeys. After holding to a front line po sition for twenty-one days, Dan iel, son of the late Chief of Police and Mrs. W Bareli Daniel, said most of an entire company on Sep tember 7 was wiped out just a few yards away from him when the North Koreans staged a “Ban zi” or kill or get killed attack. "Three of us moved in to help the wounded and dying,” the young sergeant said. ‘‘We drag ged men a short distance and were ! administering first aid when the I enemy opened fire on us. We fell to the ground and that was when j I got hit in the leg. One of the boys who went to the rescue of the wounded was killed instantly when nis back was riddled by thirteen machine bullets. The other boy, struck in the head, died i in a short time and all the wound ed were killed there,” Joe said. The sergeant explained that he : remained still as long as he could, i that possibly the enemy thought (Continued on page five) Narine Display Gets Attention Thousands inspected the spec ial Marine Corps display in thi Dunning's front yard Tuesday and yesterday. Brought here by Major Dunn the display included a model jel engine, machine guns, rockets 1 aerial photographic equipment 1 and photos along with various types of ammunition, life saving equipment and other materials. The aerial pictures of Williams ton, Robersonville and Everetts were inspected carefully and with j interest by the large crowds dur I ing the two-day period. -o In II oh/lit til Following Attack Here Yesterday Suffering an attack while sit ting on Attorney H. G. Horton'i porch waiting for the parade U move by, Mr. W. J. Hodges, wel known retired business men, col lapsed yesterday. He was givei first aid attention in the attor ney's office and removed in i Biggs Amulance to Brown’s Com munity Hospital where he wai reported to be resting fairly wel this morning. His son, Wm P. Hodges, drove down frorr Washington immediately to bt with him. Says Slate Hasn't Gone Too Far In Social Legislation Governor Plead* For Con* Initiation of tlie State'* Speaking to thousands at Wil liamston’s third annual harvest festival yesterday afternoon, Gov ernor Kerr Scott, making his first official visit to the town, briefly outlined the State's three-point program, declared that the State had not gone too far in social leg islation and pleaded for continu ed support of the .‘‘Go Forward Program.” Speaking from a mobile plat form, corner of Main and Smith wick Streets, the governor was introduced by Congressman Her bert Bonner after Mayor Robt. Cowen made a brief talk of wel come to the thousands who came from all over Martin and from other areas for the event. Congressman Bonner, always taking pride in welcoming offic ials from other areas into his dis trict, declared he was proud of the accomplishments expressed in the parade floats, bands and other units, and expressed gratitude to a kind Providence for the current harvest. "While we are thankful for blessings at home we should also be thankful for the hope fur nished by the United Nations in the world,” the Congressman said. “Let us be determined to main tain a strong defense and be glad of the opportunity to pay for it,” Mr. Bonner said, declaring that it he had a son he would rather have him in service to insure the I peace than have him in the service j for war. In his introductory remarks, the congressman paid high tribute to Governor Scott. "He came from central Carolina to turn in some fresh air on a musty administra tion," he declared. 'Some people did not agree with him (Scott) but the mass of the people did, ! and once he was governor he startled the people with new thought and advanced a progres sive program for all the people, i Due to his leadership, all have an opportunity to ride on improved 1 roads and communicate with their neighbors and other friends," the congressman said, adding that he ’ recognized the right of all men whether jn the cities or in the ru [ ral areas to enjoy the blessings on I this earth. I Opening his ten-minute im promptu talk, Governor Scott re culled his first visit to Williams ton fourteen years ago, He was i campaigning for State Agriculture Commissioner and explained that he knew only a few people. "It was unfortunate for the owner, but a building burned down and I had the good fortune to meet and shake hands with most of the people of the town at that time,' he said. It was apparent that the chief executive was impressed by the units in the parade, including the youthful musicians, the modern machines and the comparison oi primitive and modern sanitation methods, for he declared it had always been his aim to support the ideals and progress found in the displays. He expressed appre ciation for the people’s support ol the program designed to make North Carolina a greater State and its people a greater people. After referring to the histories meeting held in his office earliei in the day when the North Caro lina Home Demonstration Clubs presented the State a United Na tions flag, the governor deelarec that the people were being mis informed about taxes. “The Iasi legislature imposed no new taxes,’ (Continued on page seven) --_<* Tobacco Sales At 9,375,203 Pounds i Tobacco sales, including thos< today, stand at 9,375,20a pounds on the local market, Supervisoi Paul Page said shortly befort i noon today. The average for the season is slightly above $57.52 per hundred pounds. No date for closing the market has been mentioned. History Of The Church Of The Advent Bv Thomas L. Hastings, Rector (Continued from Last Issue) The Bishop consented for the Rev. Thomas B. Haughton to rc i linquish the charge of St. Luke's, Wasfiington County, and Grace church, Plymouth, in 1875, and instead take charge of St. Mar tin's Hamilton, and Jamcsville, in connection with the Church of the Advent. In 1876 a stone font was given to the church by Miss Betty Hy man. In 1877 the melodion given the Woodville church was replac ed with a cabinet organ at a cost of $100.00, the amount being sub scribed by a few of the members, and some from the citizens of the town. Through the efforts of Mrs. Dennis Simmons, the church was repaired and painted, steeple changed, new pews and chancel furniture added in 1892. A fence was also built at this time. She contributed generously towards this herself, and with contribu tions from friends and members of the church collected sufficient funds to complete the work.” In the long passage above we see the mention of St. Martin's Church in Hamilton. This church became the second Episcopal par 1 ish in the county. In 1868 the Rev. Mr. Haughton made this report to the Diosesan Convention: "With the consent of the Bishop, I have established a missionary station at Hamilton, a village 13 miles from Williamston. There I of ficiate on the third Sunday in each month. In this field I have been [greatly aided in my work by a family whose devotion to the Church is known to those ac quainted with this portion of the diocese. A Sunday School has been opened at this station under the care of a Christian lady. In Hamilton, I have baptized three adults and three infants, and have married one couple, which are in cluded in the Parochial Report r THE RECORD I SPEAKS . . . Cutting their accident count by more than half as compar ed with the previous seven day period, motorists on Mar tin County highways last week still maintained an ugly | record. Three persons were painfully hurt, but no lives were sacrificed to the modern transportation rush. The following tabulation* offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres | ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 41st Week Accidents lnj’d Killed Dam’go 1950 4 3 0 $ 700 1949 8 5 0 2,200 Comparison* To Date 1950 127 54 3 $28,365 1949 100 42 5 22,025 Window Display Placed byP.-T. A. A window display featuring tlu activities of the Parents-Tcacher: Association lias been placed in tin front of the Employment Offict here by Mrs. C. U. Rogers, Mis J. C. Cooke and Mrs. J. D. Page. In the rush to get display in be fore the opening of the Halves’ Festival some of the items wen not as w'ell prepared as had beer planned, but with the help of Hy —..a., a ]oca] high sehoo artist,' cards and cartoons wert arranged Tuesday morning. Thi window will be changed from timi to time during the two week it is being engaged through tlu courtesy of the office manager Mr. Kelly Gay. Members of the Williamston P. T. A. are urged to take a look a the window as are parents an< teachers from all over the county Anyone having any material o any kind suitable for use in til promotion of the P.-T. A. work i invited to bring it to the Employ ment Office where the eommitte in charge of the window can fin it and use it. of tilt1 Church of the Advent." In 1873, St Martin's, Hamilton, was admitted into union with the Convention of the Diocese. From 1366 until 1894, a span of 28 years, the Rev. Thomas B. Haughton had served as rector of the Church of the Advent. It was ; during his ministry that the foundations of the parish were solidly laid. We have the Bis hop's own words as touching the identh of this faithful servant: ! "Nov. 27, 1894. In St. Thomas', S Windsor, I took part in Morning ! Prayer and Evening Prayer, | preached twice, celebrated, and confirmed one person presented by the Rev. T. H. Haughton. This ' was the last time I saw my old (friend and our brother, alive. We i had served together all day and had eaten together, he being, as I supposed, in his usual health. At night we bade each other goodbye, not knowing it to be for life. In the morning we started upon our different routes. lie drove home, and, before retiring, prepared himself for the Thanks giving service of the next day. But, just before midnight, his Lord came, and, after a mortal struggle of about 20 minutes, he passed on into the more immedi ate Presence. It was a very sad event to me. I had known him for 40 years. He had been a personal friend, one who hud greatly serv ed me, as a layman, and afterward as a faithful Priest. We had been together as Chaplains in the army. His house was my home when in his Parish. Its doors, indeed, were always open to his brothern, with a hospitality beyond his means. ; For many years the Rector of the Church of the Advent, Williams (ton, it will be hard to fill his place.” In the Spring of 1916, the | (Continued from Page Six) | United Nations Day October 24 Next Tuesday, October 24, has been proclaimed by national, state and local oflieials as United Na tions Day. Plans have been ad vanced in thousands of towns and cities for an elaborate observance of the organization’s fifth anniver i sary. j Other than a proclamation is sued this week by Mayor Robt. :Cowen, little bus been done in the way of planning an obser vance here. Home Demonstra tion Clubs in the county have made United Nations flags, but difficulty in flying them has been encountered, according to one re port. Congressman Herbert Bonner, visiting here this week, appealed lor support of the United Nations as the main organization offer ing the best hope for peace in the world. The North Carolina State Com mittee for United Nations Day asked that all bells be rung al 11:00 oclock with the people pausing long enough “. . to say a prayer in the church, in the home, in your heart for the Uh .... our best hope for peace anc freedom.” State Chairman 11 Mayne Al bright is urging all North Caro lintans to help strengthen UN b; giving it every possible support. •--— Record Crowd Al The Street Dance —P— Record crowds were present fo the dances held in Washingtoi Street Tuesday night in connec lion with the town's third annua harvest festival. In fact the crowd 1 were so large that- they all bu crowded out the dancers. With the music furnishejj b 1 Otho Willard and his band fo * the square dancers and that c • Frank Saunders Weaver for th 1 round dancers, the dancers an spectators seemed to have had en s joyable evening. Observers said the crowd, es e timated at more than If,000, wa 1 larger than the one in attendant' upon the dances a year ago. Estimated Fifteen Thousand See Harvest Festival Parade Proclaim United Nations Day Iti Nation October 24 — Whereas, October 24th has been designated by the General Assem bly of the United Nations as the day to be observed throughout the world as the anniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Charter; and Whereas, during this, the fifth year of its existence, the United Nations is on trial before the world as the champion of peace with freedom for all mankind; and Whereas, it is of the greatest im portance that citizens in every community of this country give expression to their support of the I United Nations; Now therefore, 1, Robert H. Co wen, Mayor of Williamston, do solemnly declare October 24th a day of special commemoration in that it is the fifth birthday of the organization which can maintain peace on earth among men of good will; further. I request that every bell in this community ring out at eleven o’clock on the morn ing of October ,24th as a reminder to every citizen to joint the rest i of our country in a prayer for the success of the United Nations in , this hour of crisis; and further, as ‘ Mayor, I request all citizens to j join in a prayer for peace with freedom and in a demonstration to j the world that the citizens of this community are united in support of the United Nations and in the j belief that THERE SHALL. BE i PEACE. PEANUTS\ \-1 Picked a few days ago, the first of the current peanut crop moved to market yester day. Approximately 100 hags of the goobers were sold to Slade-Rhodes Company in Hamilton for a reported price of eleven and one-half cents per pound. No direct report could be had on the quality or per acre yield, but it was said that the peanuts were produc ed on the Winslow farm near (■old Point. As far as it could be learn ed the peanuts were the first to he harvested and mar keted in the county this sea | son. Twenty-two Cases Called Monday In Recorder's Court Triliiuml Impose* 8110 In Fines Itefore (Jiiiuiug In Lute Afternoon -♦ | In a session lasting until lut< j afternoon, the Martin County Re jeorder’s Court called twenty-twc 'eases and imposed lines amount mg to $410 lust Mon'iwv. Only a i fair-sized audience hearu no pro ceedings, including ts jury trials. i Proceedings: The ease charging James Lei jAmpley with non-support win , nol prossed when the prosecuting witness explained that the family was now living as a unit and get ting along very well Alice Marie Dixon, charged witl an assault with a deadly weapon was fined $10 and taxed with th< costs. Site is to remain of good be havior for two years or serve six I ty days in jail. ! Wallace Moore was found no' | guilty of assaulting a female. Hearing the ease, Jurymei John R. Jones, Hyman Clark, Kr nest Harrison, Rudolph Coffield E. (5. Leggett and A. F. Coltraii found Robert Cotten Page guilt; of drunken driving Fined $101 and taxed with the cost, the de fendant appealed to the superio court and bond was required ii the sum of $200. The ease in which Charlie Jun ior Brady, colored, was charge! with operating a motor vehicl without a license, was nol prossec | James Hawkins was fined $1 and required to pay the costs fo assaulting a female. ) Charged with an assault wit a deadly weapon, Ray Clark wa I fined $25, plus costs. In the case in which Hardy Wil ( hums was charged with an assau! with a deadly weapon, judgmen was suspended <'Oon the paymen of the costs and $12 medical hi f for the prosecuting witness. The ease in which W. A. Taylu j was charged with an assault wit a deadly weapon was nol prossec Charged with the lurceny of dog, Jesse Lawrence Brown wa found not guilty. Charged with careless and reek (Continued on paft six) Anna Susan Pope Died On Tuesday At Her Home Here l'mi«*ral Service (jontluclcil At 11:00 O'clock This Morning Miss Anna Susan Pope, promi 1 nent citizen and one of the town's oldest natives, died at her home here on North Haughton Street Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock after a long period of declining health. She had been an invalid following a fall m which she broke her lup last December 24 Her condition became critical last week but she rallied and was getting along about as well as i usual until Monday when she suf fered a relapse and little hope ! was held for her recovery from I that time. . The daughter of the late John j Edward and Elizabeth Waters Pope, she was born in Williamston 75 years ago on July 27, 1875, and spent all her life here. Following her education in the local schools she was employed by local busi ness firms, retiring some years ago to be with her aged mother and supervise the duties i l her brother’s home She was a member of the First Methodist Church here since girl hood, and was active in its work and faithful in attendance upon its services until declining health forced her retirement. Miss Anna never married -and is survived by a brother, John E. Pope, Sr.; four nephews and three nieces Funeral services were conduct ed at the home this morning at 11:00 o’clock by her pastor, Rev. E. It Shullcr, and interment was in the family plot in Woodluwn Cemetery. Miss Jean Griffin Queen of Festival | ~~ * Miss Jean Carol Griffin, Karin I j Life senior and daughter of Mr II and Mrs. John A Griffin, was crowned queen of Williamston’s * third annual harvest festival last evening, the event, climaxing tin two-day program of activities 1 successfully sponsored by tin Boosters. The selection, made by ' T. H. Patterson of Washington Knowles Robertson of Tarbori and Judge Horner of Elizabeth City, was unanimous. 3 The coronation exercises wen 1 presided over by Boosters Execu tivc Director, AI Kweatt, during 1 the harvest festival ball in tht s Planters Warehouse. The queer received a Coply Creations din ner ring from Muse Jewelry Com 1 pany and a Kingsdown mattres 1 from Woolard Furniture Coin pany. Trophies were awarded tin following princesses: Hannah Ear ly, Ahoskie; Joyce Beverly, Beth 1 el; Hazel Leary, Eden tun; Mar 1 garet Perry, Jamesville; Joyc Harrell, Oak City; Shelton Owens 1 Plymouth; Janie Griffin, Rober s sonville; Ann Douglas Lawrence Scotland Neck; Frances Perry ’ Windsor, and Bessie Pearce, Wil liamston. 50 - Ninule Parade Rated Best Ever Seen In Section Kiphl Kxcellrnt Bands Vml Kijjhly-Two l nils In I.onjj I’armlc -*— A little loaner ;ind better spaced than ever before, thanks to "Blue” Manning, official starter, a fifty minute parade yesterday after noon high lighted Williamston’s third annual Harvest Festival and attracted an estimated fifteen thousand people. The crowds overflowed into the streets from the Central Filling Station to Watts Street and from Mam Street to the warehouse area, not to men tion the many who were on the streets where the parade was formed. Store tops attracted quite a few spectators seeking choice spots. . Possibly the parade had its high spots, but it was excellent from beginning to end. No better bands have ever been assembled for any occasion in this section of North Carolina than the eight in the parade, including those from Tar boro, Scotland Neck, Roper, Ply mouth, Edenton, Elizabeth City and the two local high school units. And then there was the Farm Life Rhythm Band, sponsor ed by the Ruritan Club there and 1 powered by a Ferguson tractor. Members of the band unit per formed briefly for Governor Kerr Scott and other dignitaries in the reviewing stand at the corner of Mam and Smithwiek Streets. Governor Scott, making his first official visit to Williamston, Con gressman Herbert Bonner, Mayor Robt Cowen, and assistant to the governor, Ben Roney, led the pa rade with police escort, followed by county and town officers. Fourteen members of the Coast ! al Plain Motorcycle Club were ! next in line with then machines, followed by the Boy and Cub , Scouts, mi hiding Troop 218, Bear Grass, and Troops 27 and 2t) from Williamston and three cub patrols. Williamston's 58-piece High School Band came next, leading the local National Guard Unit, comprised of thirty-six men and officers, caterpillar tractors and mobile anti-aircraft guns, gener ating equipment and trucks and i jeeps. Princess Ahoskie was next in line, leading a group .1' the tallest (Continued on Page Seven) Diesel Engine On I Freight Run Here Tested a few weeks ;i•, diesel engines were placed tin the local freight run this week, replacing | the old steam locomotives. The latest in modern transpor tation, the diesel machine is at tract mu right much attention, es pecially during the late hours of the night when it makes a through run from Itoeky Mount to the pulp mill One crew takes the train out of llocky Mount at (TOO o'clock each week-day morning and brings it to Williamston. Returning to Rocky Mount, the crewmen turn it over t^ another crew to make the night run. | .,. ■ ■ ■ — i “t:OJV1l<; AND SEE” \s The second meeting of the current school year for the Williamston P.-T. A. will fea ture a “Come and See” pro gram at the High School building Monday night at 7:30. There will be a brief pro gram followed by visits to the various rooms of the building to give parents of the older .! children a chance to see where their children attend classes and those who have children only in the grammar grades may see where their children will work in later years as they progress through the va rious grades.