% THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT*" FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEI VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 92 William$ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 21. 1930 ESTABLISHED 1899 Court Clears Few £ases First Day Two-Week Term ■—$—. Working On $25,000 Dam age Suit Today: Recess Certain Tomorrow -€• Opening the two-week special term of superior court Monday morning, Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn reviewed the calendar and handl ed nine divorce cases in less than an hour. Alter holding hearings on one or two special cases, the court in -the afternoon called for a jury in the $25,000 damage suit brought by Arthur Lilley, admin istrator of Dallas Hugh Lilley, against L. W. Ourkin, as a result of a fatal accident at the defend ant’s Albemarle Beach. Evidence is being heard in the case this morning, and its completion is ex pected sometime late today or to morrow, the judge announcing that he wanted to recess court at noon Wednesday until'next Mon day. Divorces, based on two years of separation, were granted in eight cases, as follows: Mozella Salsbury against LeRoy Salsbury, Herbert G. Jones against Louisiana Gotten Jones, Flora Brown Keel against Isaac Keel, Bettie L. Coltrain against Carroll C. Coltrain, Geo. H. Lyons against Martha Lyons, James Ramsey, Jr., against Nancy N. Ramsey, Made line Busby against Charles Busby, Mack Williams against Katie Lee Williams. Herbert Jones almost missed out in his case when it was brought •it that he voted in New York but claimed to maintain residence in this county. When the defendant's brother appeared as a witness for the plaintiff, the court followed through. Asked by his attorney how he voted, Jones said that that was the $64 question. A ninth divorce was granted when the plaintiff, John Robert May, offered evidence tending to p-how that his wife, Elnora, had committed adultery, that she was living with a man by the name of Bud Perkins, and that she had borne a child fathered by Perk ins. The divorces were run through the mill without a delay. Two juries were used and by the time one decided the issues in a case, another jury w'as ready to move %>to the little room. Other than hearing the divorce cases, the jury remained idle until the $25,000 Lilley damage suit was called. Several cases were removed from the calendar by consent judgments, at least two before the clerk. in the case o! Mieijat^^?^^?^xS by his next friend, T. H. Ward, against Emily Roberson, the plain tiff received $1,400. Of the amount, $330 goes to the hospital, (Continued on page eight) *-— ^ Dealer Here Gels A Special Award -« Announcement of "Better Deal er Award” to the Pontiac divison of Charles H. Jenkins and Com pany of Williamston and branch dealerships was made last week by the zone office. The award is made for the high service of all branches of the lo cal company. Only 14 similar awards have been presented ip the past by the Charlotte zone, which covers North and South Carolina and under which the Williamston firm operates. E. M. Krotine, Pontiac zone manager in Charlotte will make the presentation during a visit in the near future. The award is a replica of the famous painting of Chief Pontiac. 1 SANTA CLAUS ] It was officially announced this week that Santa Claus is packing his sack, preparatory to making a preliminary visit to Williamston on the after noon of November 29. All the little folks, and old ones, too, are invited to meet the merry old gentleman at that time. Time of arrival and other details will be announced la ter this week. 4 County Cotton Production Almost at Vanishing Point -• Cotton, for many years the No 1 cash crop in Martin County, is rapidly going out of the picture. Official reports, as of November 1, show that only 273 bales of the staple had been ginned from the 1950 crop up until that time as compared with 1,834 bales ginned in the corresponding 1949 period. Cotton, down through the years, was rated as a million dollar cash crop in the county. Production, rapidly nearing the vanishing point, will carry a value this year of hardly more than $75,000.00. The production report, while of ficial, does not take into consid eration that coton produced in the county but ginned in Halifax or other counties. | TOY COLLECTION v_/ Preparing for their annual Christmas party for underpri vileged or less-fortunate children in this community, the Williamston Jaycees Sun day afternoon at 2:00' o'clock will make a canvass of the town for discarded but ser viceable toys, it was announc ed today. Last year the party was a big success, and the Jaycees are again asking the coopera tion of everyone in making the one this year a success. Local citizens are asked to bundle their toys and place them on the porches. Special pick-ups will be handled for those who call T. F. Harrison at Woolard Hardware Com pany's store. Drive Nears Goal In Martin County [ The annual Farm Bureau mem bership drive is nearing it s 2,000 ,goal in this county, according to a report released last Friday night by Secretary Mayo Hardison. At that time the drive was just 164 i members short of its quota, it was : announced. At a "dutch” supper held last Friday evening. Farm Agent Tom ; Brandon pointed oyt the need | for maintaining an all-out re search program. He said, had it not been for research in tobacco and the development of disease resistant seed, Martin County far mers would be forced out of to bacco production It has been pointed out, also, that farmers should consider the use of disease resistant seed in preparing for an other tobacco crop. Assistant Agent 1). W. Brady talked briefly about meat types, explaining that the meaty type of hogs are now commanding a pre mium price on the markets in this State. The meaty type is a long fat hog, the agent stating that they are more in demand than the short fat hog. The Farm Bureau membership group is to hold a last meeting in the courthouse on Friday evening of this week at 7:00 o’clock, when a final report is to be submitted. During the meantime, those mem bership canvassers working in the Ed O’Neal Club are asked to turn in their memberships before noon Wednesday of this week so the names can be submitted for con sideration for free trips to Hous ton, Texas. Active TB Cases In Martin County —♦— There are twenty four known active cases of Tuberculosis in Martin County, all of which are receiving sanatorium care. Many unknown cases may be found if we continue free chesi X-ray ser vice which is made possible through the purchase of Christ mas seals. Since November 1, 1949 363 free chest X-rays have been given the people of Martin Coun ty. Films for these X-rays are fur nished regularly by the tubercu losis committee which is support ed entirely by the Christmas Seal Sale. Last year five Martin Coun ty persons lost their lives from Tuberculosis. If we are to stamp out this dread disease every ef fort must be made to make un known cases known. HERALD The county was allotted about 4,200 acres this year. Approxi mately one-half the allotment was planted. With possibly a few ex ceptions, the crop was just about one big failure. Production aver aged hardly seventy pounds of lint per acre, some farmers explaining that they picked as little as 50 pounds per acre. A few others said they picked an average of 100 pounds per acre. Other far mers abandoned their crops at picking time after season-long I cultivation. ! One thing is now certain and that is if farmers are going to plant and produce cotton they will have to poison it more effective ly. General Holiday For Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day will be ob I served here as a general holiday, j according to reports coming from business and heavy industry. All stores, offices, mills and fac i tories are suspending operations for the day. There'll be no mail deliveries either in the country or thi town that day, but mail will be dispatched and the post office boxes served. Owners of the Williamston Pea nut Company announced that their plant would not be in operation that day, but that peanuts would be received. A report from the Dixie Peanut Company owners said their plant would be closed. The Enterprise office is closing for the day, and there’ll be no pap er Thursday, the second issue of the week to make its appearance on Friday or a day late. Hunters in large number are planning to turn to the fields in search of quail Thanksgiving day, the first day of the open season. A union Thanksgiving service •will be held in the Christian Church here at 10:00 o'clock that morning. A similar service is to be held in the Smithwicks Creek Church at 11:00 o’clock Thursday morning. Pleads Gnilty Of Fake Pretense —.i— Pleading guilty of misrepresent ing his earnings to the Employ ment Security Commission, Jerry Purrington, 309 Sycamore Street, I Williamston, was sentenced to jail for thirty days by Justice Chas. n Muh'cv last week-end. The evidence accorumg to Rep resentative Wood Privott, showed that Purrington filed a claim for unemployment compensation while working with the Lindsley Ice Company during the week ending October 21. He told the in terviewer of the State Security Commission when he filed ’claim ! for unemployment compensation for that week that he had earn ings of $3 whereas he had worked and earned $27.50 with the Linds ley Company. The jail sentence was suspended upon the payment of the cost and refunding the Employment Secur ity Commission $14.50, the amount he was overpaid as a result of his misrepresentation of the true facts. To Sell Sakbury Estate Property The Salsbury properties in the Hamilton-Hassell area will be of fered for sale at public auction on Monday, December 4, it has been announced by P. L. Salsbury, ad ministrator of R. W. Salsbury’s estate, and agent for the heirs of R. W. and Laura E. Salsbury. The property, part of which has been in the Salsbury family for generations, includes the R. W. Salsbury residence and other holdings in Hamilton, the John son farm near Hamilton, James farm near Hassell, store buildings, warehouses and vacant lots in Hassell, the old Salsbury home place which has been subdivided into three sizable farms, and some personal property. The several farms have liberal crop allotments. Three Accidents Od The Highways In Martin County One Accident Victim Placed In Hospital For Treatment Slowing down considerably from the wreck ’em up and tear ’em down pace set the week be fore. motorists were involved in' only three highway and street ae- : cidents in this county last week end. Only one person was injur ed. and although she was hospital- i ized, her injuries were not believ ed to be serious. Tho first in the three-wreck series was reported last Thursday morning on a rural road in Goose Nest Township near the Jack Smith home. A Jones boy was driving a big tractor out of Robt. Jones’ yard into the nine-foot road just as Hurtford Smith drove up in a 1950 Ford. Investigating the accident, Patrolman R. P. Narron said the tractor driver was hurt, that the damage to the Ford would approximate $200. Little damage was done to the tractor. Friday afternoon, Officer George Ross was driving his 1947 Pontiac toward Greenville when Jim Scott of Pactolus drove his 1948 Kaiser from a filling station into the highway. No one was hurt, and damage to the Pontiac was estimated at $100 by Patrol j man B. W. Parker who made the i investigation. Damage to the Kaiser was estimated at $35. Saturday evening about 9:00 o'clock, Louise Biggs, 87-year-old colored woman, started to walk across West Main Street in front j of Rogers’ store. Maurice A. Ap ple of Burlington saw the aged ! woman, applied his brakes and his j 1950 Frazer skidded sideways and 1 struck the pedestrian. He picked ’ her up and carried her to the hos i pita! where she remained over j night for observation and treat ment. Witnesses said that the I woman was looking at the ap proaching car as she stepped into the street. Wm. E. Gurganus Dies In Hospital j Funeral services were conduct led at the home in Bear Grass j Township last Friday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock for William Edward I Gurganus who died in Duke Hos jpital, Durham, Wednesday night. I He was in ill health for about a J month, and his condition had been critical following an operation some over two weeks ago. Burial ” in the H — Volunteer firemen answered a call to a roaring gruss and brush fire just off North Elm Street here at noon yesterday. While no damage was done, the, fire threatened several outbuild ings and at least one home. It was the second time in a week that firemen had been called to the same spot. Twenty-One Cases Set For Trial In Court Next Week Short Schnliilr In Kffert On Arronnt Of Holiday This Week With only a limited number of civil cases on the calendar this week on account of the Thanks giving holiday, the Martin Coun ty Superior Court is scheduled to work most of next week in clear ing the civil calendar. The following cases are on the calendar: Sladc-Rhodes Company is suing William Gainor to recover $255 due on a note. Sladc-Rhodes Company is su ing J J Pierce to recover $4(19.02 debt, the defendant in a counter suit asking $1,,'196.57, amount of damage alleged done him by breach of contract. Mamie C. Cambell, is asking $3,000, amount alleged due under terms of a separation contract. The plaintiff points out that the defendant has an interest in the H D. Peel estate as a nephew, and makes the administrators of the estate defendants in the action. Representative Harold Cooley of Nashville is one of the attorneys in the case. J. H. Harrell, in the case against Ernest Judge and others, is ask ing $780 damages alleged to have resulted when defendants cut and removed wood and timber from certain lands in Goose Nest Town ship. S H. Grimes is suing A W' VanNortwick to recover $83.33 al leged due on a note, plus interesl from September 20, 1943 On Tuesday of next week tht court is slated to call the easel of Jas. G. Barnhill against Jef ferson Standard Life Insurant’! Company and the Life Insurants Company of Virginia The plain tiff is asking $40 a month of the first company and $50 a month of the second as compensation for disability. In the case of John Allen Davis against P. L. Salsbury and others, the plaintiff is suing to recover two tracts of land m Florida, maintaining that debt secured b.v deed of trust if that of the R W. Salsbury estate. D. G. Matthews is suing Tide water Piling and Timber Corpor ation and W L. Winslow and J L. Cooper for $1,800 due under a timber contract. Hattie T. R Davenport is suing Thurston W. C Davenport to re cover possession of an automobile. Standard Fertilizer Company it suing Rachel and Dewey Stewart to recover $225.02 due on a note. P. L. Salsbury, agent, is suing Lemon St,land for S 1,046.30 ffnflcr a farm contract. The following cases are on the calendar for Wednesday: John A. Revels is suing Paul Hudson to recover $375 under a contract entered into to furnish the plaintiff a water supply. Lucy Bryant is suing F B. Har rell, administrator of estate of Johnnie Jones, for $1,000, claim ing that she is entitled to that amount for keeping and caring tor Jones during the last fourteen months of his life. Two persons are suing Earl (Continued on page eight) Building Auio Supply Store Removing the old building used at one time as a bus station, Mr. Jesse Whitley is starting construc tion of a modern brick and steel structure for an auto supply store in Railroad Street just back of Raynor’s service station. The building, measuring about Id by 75 feet, will be occupied by the Welch Auto Supply Company, it was announced. I UNION SKIS VICE »--—•-j The annual Thanksgiving service will be held at the Christian church Thursday morning at 10:00 o'clock. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. Thomas L. Hastings, episcopal rector. The public is invited. In the words of psalmist. “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord”,