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/ * the enterprise is read bt OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT” FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME LIII—NUMBER 94 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 28, 1950 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT1 FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 Farm Bureau Has ,2,078 Members In County To Date Eagles ami Hardison Brief ly Address Meeting Last Friday Evening —■ — The Martin County Farm Bu reau passed its quota of 2000 memberships at a meeting held in the Courthouse last Friday night when a total of 2078 mem •I bers were counted. » Mr. John Eagles talked briefly about the peanut situation, stat ing the picture didn't look too bright. He said the Farm Bureau was the only organization that could do anything for this situa tion, that its leaders would speak for the growers. Mr. Eagles stated that the farm program has great opposition in Congress and Stronger organizational work must take place among Southern farmers if they are to hold what they have. He said the tobacco picture also looked dark. Tobacco prices have been so high that farmers next year plan to plant in excess of their allotment and pay the pen alty. Mr. Eagles stated that if this practice is followed it might even tually kill the tobacco program. We stated that the Farm Bureau organization, must grow even stronger and that much can “be and is being accomplished by this organization, that without it, far mers would be in a terrible state of affairs today. He said the Farm Bureau will lose a few thousand members in this state this year compared with last year. This will take place principally in the flLinut and potato counties. Mr. Mayo Hardison reporting , on sweet potatoes stated that 25,- ! 000 bushels had been bought and i stored and that the profit looked small. He said the farmers who grew the potatoes didn’t gut much for them. He thought the thing (Continued on page eight) {fondle Few Cases In Superior Court —»— Opening the second of a two week term for the trial of civil actions only, the Martin County Superior Court Monday cleared one or two cases from the calen dar and continued a number of others. One was delayed when 11 witness was weatherbound in Koanoke, Va., and others were rontinued on account of death in tine of the litigant’s family. Only one case has been passed on by the jury so far When the plaintiff tailed to ap Bui gwyn, presiding, called the case and the j trial started. D. G Matthews and others were given a judgment in the sum of $151 plus interest from date of note in the case against William Gainor The case of Williamston Lum ber Company against J. Elton An drews was settled by agreement, the court taxing the plaintiffs with the costs. After wiirking on the evidence most of the day Monday, the court ordered a mistrial in the case of D. G. Matthews against J. J. Pierce. It was reported that * an agreement was reached, the plaintiff receiving a judgment re portedly in the sum of $250. This morning the court called the case of J. H. Harrell against. Ernest Judge. It involves a boun dary line dispute. Wins Colonial \ Stores Award Mrs. Haul M. Reddick, Jr., of Williamston, has been notified ■ that her entry war judged the best among those submitted by custom- f ers of Colonial Stores’ food mar- : ket at 102 W. Main Street, Wil- , liamston, and will receive as her | reward a nationally advertised automatic clothes dryer worth more than $200.00. ^ • I In announcing the local winner it was also disclosed that 111 other , Carolina winners are being simul- i taneously announced — one for ] each of the company’s stores in the ! state. In addition, 253 other auto- 1 malic dryers are being awarded 1 by Colonial’s stores in Alabama, t Florida, Virginia and Georgia. 1 A ll’s Set For Santa Claus s Visit Wednesday at 4 P. M. With the fire engine siren blow ing and the Williamston High School Band playing Christinas music. Santa Claus will make his annual preview visit to Williams ton tomorrow afternoon, Novem ber 29 at 4:00 o’clock. He is being brought here this year through the efforts of the Williamston Boosters, and is go ing to bring favors for the child ren. He will ride down Main Street, greeting his friends and will have helpers to distribute the favors and collect the letters the children will have for him. The evergreen roping which is to be put up with the Christmas lights is scheduled to arrive in Williamston one day this week, according to A1 Sweatt. It is hop ed that it arrives in time to have the lights turned on for Santa's visit, but the freezing weather in the western part of North Caro lina has delayed shipment. If the roping docs not arrive in t,.nc, it and the lights will be put up later, or during the first part of next i week. As a reminder to parents, Santa ! is requesting that they help the j children get their favors and also their letters to him, but try to avoid pushing and crowding | around the fire truck so every one will have a chance to pay the grand old man his respects. All the little folks, and old ones, too, are invited to greet Santa. | LANDS SAFKL.Y '| V-—^ While no official information has been received since he was re ported missing as of November 11 when his plane was shot down, S SRt. Martel Hardy, young son of Mrs. Nellie Hardy of RFD 3, Wil liamston, is known to have para chuted safely to earth. Writing to Mrs. Hardy a few days ago, Cpl. Raymond A. Fflrfts ley, a good friend of the sergeant, offered some encouragement when he said; “. . . We were flying over a heavy flak area in North Korea on the west coast, only a few miles from the Yalu River, when the left engine of his plane was hit, caus ing it to catch fire. Your son was the first one to bail out, and the other two followed him quickly. I saw him when he hit the ground on the side of a mountain. He and the engineer, Sgt. Jeffords, got to gether and we circled them for a couple of hours, and then F-80s came and covered them until dark. "I feel sure that he is hiding some place and trying to get back loom h> - 'nd.that you will hear fioin him oeiorei..'j long. Closing his short note, the cor poral asked Mrs. Hardy not to worry too much. Native Of Connty Dies In Halifax —<t>— Mrs. Lizie Revels Stallings died at her home in Scotland Neck last Friday after a long illness. The daughter of the late Wil liam R. and Susan Griffin Revels, she was born in Griffins Town ship, this county, 53 years ago ind spent her early life there. In | .■arly womanhood she was mar- ' ied to Robert (Slade) Stall ngs of this county, and located n Scotland Neck about twenty >r twenty-five years ago. She 1 mined the Macedonia church in .•arly life and is well remember- , -■d in this county and was high- , y respected in her adopted com- ; nunity. Surviving besides Mr. Stallings ire a son, Leverne Stallings of , Scotland Neck; two daughters, Vlrs. Alice Joyner of Roxobel and j llrs. Chioe Daniels of Scotland "4eck; two brothers, John Revels if Griffins Township and Staton j levels of Bear Grass; and four' isters, Mrs. Lida Ward of Bear j Jrass, Mrs. W. B. Harrington, Mrs. Martha Rogers and Mrs. 3ella Revels, all of Griffins township. Funeral services were conduct 'd at the late home Sunday after loon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. W. ). Morris. Baptist minister of icotland Neck, assisted by Rev. i V. B. Harington, Baptist minis-! er of this county. Burial was in he Scotland Neck Baptist Ceme ery. Mrs. Robt. Brown Died In Hospital Here On Saturday Rite* Held Iu Fum-riil Home Cliapel Monday Afternoon Mrs. Idcll Manning Brown, wid ow of Robert B. Brown, died in a local hospital Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock after a long period of declining health. She was quite ill several weeks ago but her con dition improved and was getting along about as well as usual un til last week when she suffered a relapse and was removed to the hospital. Mrs. Brown, daughter of the late William Simon and Louisa Roberson Bateman Manning, was born in Williams Township 65 years ago on February 18, 1885, and spent her early life there. j Moving to Williamston with her family, she married in 1902 to Mr. ■ Brown who died on November 27, I 1943. She was a member of the i | Methodist Church for many years land w'ns well known in her home ; and adopted communities. Many remember her for attention and , devotion to children. Surviving are a son, Robert S. , Brown, Jr., of Cherry Point; two i daughters, Mrs. M. W. Rhea of j Roanoke Rapids and Mrs. George Ballou of Williamston; one sister, 1 Mrs. W. N. Ainsley of Columbus; a half sister, Mis. J. C. Crawford of Williamston; a half-brother, Wheeler Manning of Williamston, and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Biggs Funeral Heme here Monday after noon at 3 o’clock by the Rev. E. R. Shuller Interment was in ■Ktwwiei . w* :.•-**»a* . Father Of Local Nan Died Monday Joseph Haywood Mears, father of Mr. Ernest Mears, manager of Belk-Tylcr’s in Williamston, died at his home in Rocky Mount about noon yesterday. He had been in declining health for a number of years, but his condition be came worse rapidly and the end came unexpectedly. Mr. Mears, 82 years of age, was a retired farmer and a well-known Edge combe County eitizen. Surviving besides his son here are his widow, the former Miss Millie Moore; four daughters, Miss Annie Mears of the home, Mrs. Reuben Fawcette of Oxford, Mrs. J. E. Parker and Mrs. L. P. Ezzell of Rocky Mount; and three sons, Walter and J. L. Mears of Rocky Mount and Howard Mears of Albany, Ga. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday morning at 11:00 o’clock by Rev. Phillip Hutchinson and Rev. Norman Johnson of Rocky Mtfunt, and Rev. James I. Lowry of Norfolk. c Interment will be in Pine View ' Cemetery, Rocky Mount. v Agriculture School h At Parmele Robbed " Breaking off the lock, robbers entered the agriculture depart ment in the Parmele school some time during the holidays and car ried away a few tools, including two hammers, two handsaws and lies. The robbery was discovered Monday morning. r a tl 3 B 3 II Walter Lee House Died In Hospital Sunday Afternoon —»— Funeral Tuesday Afternoon For Prominent County j Business Man Walter Leon (Lee) House, well known county citizen and promi nent business man-farmer of Rob crsonville, died in a local hospi tal Sunday afternoon at 12:15 o’clock following a long period of declining health. He entered the hospital about two weeks ago, and following treatment he was able to return home on Sunday, November 19. For several days he apparently enjoyed normal health and was active in a limited way on his farm until Wednesday eve ning when he suffered a stroke after retiring for the night. Re moved to the hospital the next :tay or as soon as his condition j would permit, he did not respond lo treatment and little hope was laeld for his recovery. Mr. House was born near Rob L'rsonville 53 years ago on Janu ary 31, 1897, the son of the late Berry A. Acca Phillips Houpe. While he never left the farm, he figured prominently in business, establishing and operating the Better Chevrolet Company for a number of years. Mr. House, a splendid neighbor and a valuable friend, got much jilt of life, but, at the same time, ne put a great deal into life, giv ng freely of his time and means supporting worthy undertakings and extending comfort and aid to hose in need. His cheery dispo sition was always a tonic to oth ers, radiating good will and j Ticndship everywhere he went. Vfany, many times lie would do I nis fellowman a good deed, and j isk that nothing be said about it. I Surviving are his widow, the ’ormer Miss Kathleen Highsnnith; wo daughters, Mrs. John Gray raylor and Mrs. Ernest Purvis; ’our grandchildren; nnd four nrothers, Messrs. Silas, Thomas, jester and Johnnie House, all of iobcrsonville. Funeral services are being con lueted at the home Tuesday af ernoon at 3:00 o’clock by Rev. I. M. Perry, assisted by Elder W Jrimes. Interment will be in the ftobersonville Cemetery. 4-H CLUB DAY 4-H C ub members from all parts of the county will as semble at the Courthouse, Wllliamston, for their annual Achievement Program, De cember 2 at 2:00 P. M. E. I.. Norton, District Extension Agent, will be guest speaker. County winners in various projects will receive medals and all club members who have satisfactorily completed one year’s Club work will re ceive certificates. Reports on county-wide activities will be given. Also the Lions Club sponsored cups will be pre sented to the best all around 4-H Club boy and girl. A representative of the N. C. Highway Safety Division is scheduled to introduce a high way safety project which will he included as a 4-H activity in 1051. The program will be con cluded with installation of the 1951 4-H Club County Coun cil officers who were elected at the Council's October meet ing. 1 Thanksgiving Is Unique Holiday, Minister States Union Religions Service Is Held In Local Ulnirch Thursday Morning By Rev. Thos. L. Hastings. Rector, Church of the Advent "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord" and to sing praises unto His name". Ps. 92:1a Thanksgiving Day is a day un ique in American history. In fact it is a day unique among all <he holidays of the world. Whereas most of them are in memory of a famous person or some eventful date. Thanksgiving day is a day that commemorates the religious experience of a small group of early American settlers. Outside of the definite holy days of the year like Christmas and Easter, now observed by most Christians, Thanksgiving Day is the only holiday that turns our attention to God. Washington’s birthday re minds us of the Father of our country, 4th of July recalls the signing of that document which declared that this country was free and independent, and Labor Day pays tribute to the masses of the working people. We can go right down the list of our holi days but when we come to Thanksgiving Day we see that its character is different from all the rest. It is a day that man has set aside to give special thanks to God. We might even call it a man made Sunday, is God's Day be cause on that day His son rose from the dead. And since it was God who sent His Son into the world, man can claim little credit for the establishment of Sunday. But he can claim much credit, for the creation of Thanksgiving Day. For it was set aside by men - by the Pilgrim Fathers as a time to render special thanks to the heavenly Father. With this as an introduction 1 .mould like to speak a few min utes this morning on religious experience' using this experience (Continued on page eight) Call Virtually Means Jury Duty —.*>— When a citizen is called for jury duty in Judge W. H. S. Bur gwyn’s court, the call virtually means jury duty. In the second week of the spec ial civil term Judge Burgwyn rec ognized few excuses Monday Explaining that he had pressing I:,- ;v.v. v.f the Guaranty j Bank and pointing out that quite :i few notes were falling due. D. V. Clayton was invited to have a seat, the jurist adding that the debtors would be glad to know the cashier is out for a few days. Judge Burgwyn relented a bit. later when the juror was dismiss ’d by the defendant in a ease. Mr. -layton was allowed to return to his duties with the understund ng that he would be recalled when needed. Hertford Smith, explaining that le hud served on the jury in Sep ember and that he had twelve icres of corn to be harvested, was excused, but with the understand ng that he would serve the one week December term. Norman Hollis and Coy Rober son were excused on account of II ness. Clyde Revels Is Champion Potato Grower In County By J. W. Sumner Assistant County Agent Mr. Clyde Revels of the Mate onia Community hit the jackpul /ith certified sweet potatoes this ear with a yield of 350 bushels of to. l’s. Mr. Revels bedded eight us he Is of certified potatoes in Mammy Row"; that is bedding in jws and allowing sprouts to run nd cutting runners for setting in te field. The acre had 1000 pounds of 9-9 fertilizer with 10 pounds of orax per ton. Rows were run 'lit feet apart and plants set about I inches in the row. They were t in field about the 15th of June. At digging time, Mr. Revels was accused of saying that there were so many potatoes in the row that when he stepped on the row in the middle, potatoes were mashed out at both ends. This 350 bushels of U. S. No. I's per acre is not an all time record j for the county, but is the l)cst heard of this year, i Mr. Revels has stored these po tatoes to he sold in the spring for bedding. On the F. F. Pollard farm west of Hamilton, there were some good , i yields reported. There were over '250 bushels per acre and these i l were produc’d from vine cuttings, | | two, i I Prominent Business Man Died Yesterday > J. T. Barnhill Funeral at Home Here Wednesday Well-known Citir.ru Fipur cd rroniiueully In Vari ous Fields of Kudeavor ■ • Julius Thomas Barnhill, Sr., well-known county citizen and prominent leader in various fields down throuhg the years, died at his home here on North Haughton Street Monday morning at 11:25 o'clock after a few hours' illness. Apparently in his usual health Sunday when he was up and about home, Mr. Barnhill retired about the usual hour that night. About 5:00 o'clock Monday morn ing he got up, but returned to his bed a few minutes later, and shortly after that Mrs. Barnhill heard him breathing with diffi culty. Other members of the fam ily were called and medical aid was summoned. He had suffered a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and in a semi-conscious condition. He apparently respond ed to treatment but a few hours later his condition worsened and no hope was held for his recov ery. The son of the late Abram I’, and Lueretia James Barnhill, he was born in Cross Roads Town ship, between Everetts and Cross ; Roads, HO years ago on January 18, 11170. He spent his early life on the faint, and was married to Miss Tclitha Wynne on January 27, 1892. Ten years later he locat ed in Everetts where he entered the mercantile business, later building and operating a lumber mill and cotton gin. In 1920 he purchased the Farmers Tobacco warehouse in Williamston and moved here in 1934. However, he continued to manage his opera tions m Everetts until about 1945 when he turned the business over to his sons. Since that time he de voted most of his attention to ex tensive farm operations, finding peace and contentment in promot i mg an improved agriculture and working close with nature in the production of bountiful crops. In addition to handling his ex tensive business and farming in terests, Mr Barnhill found time. to serve his community and coun ty. He faithfully worked as a school committeeman for years, always striving for better educa tional facilities and opportunities fur all lie wus> a,r> We- member J of the Martin County Board of Commissioners for several terms, and later was a member of the Martin County Board of Educa tion, figuring prominently in the task of advancing a modern and adequate educational system for this county. Mr. Barnhill was also a leader | m the religious field. Taking membeiship at Christian Chapel in 1893, he figured prominently in the support of the church down through the years in his boyhood and adopted communities, and ex tended aid to the needy and less fortunate. He was one of the organizers of I (Continued on page eight) Call Special Registrants -—♦— A cull hus been received from Selective Service, directing three .special registrants to report for physical examinations ut an Army receiving station on Friday of next week, December 8, accord ing to information coining from the Martin County Draft Hoard. No names have been released, but the preliminary call is for a dentist, u veternarian and a medical doctor. The group had their names placed on selective service rolls in a special registration held on October 18. It was also learned this week ' that the si/.e of the call pre-in ductces on December 20 has been increased to forty men instead of thirty. During the meantime a group is to report in this county next Monday for final induction. DIED MONDAY Julius Thomas Barnhill, prominent county citizen and a leading business man-far mer, died at his home in Wll I liamston Monday morning at 11:25 o’clock. Growers Compete In County Sweet Potato Contests I'rt'liniinury .Itiilgiug (ion (liirtcH At Storuffc IIoiihc Herr Monday Afternoon -—-».■— F. F. A. and 4-11 Club members who arc competing in the 11150 Sweet Potato Contest assembled at the storage house of the Mar tin County Yam Growers Associ ation Monday afternoon, where samples yf their crops were judg ed for market quality. H. M. Covington, Horticulture Specialist, N. C. Extension Ser vice, hand graded each of twenty four baskets which were entered. Qualities considered were: shape and smoothness, freedom from bruises and disease, inside and outside color. Also the per centage of U. S. No. l’s in each ! bushel was determined. Since market quality represents only a part of the total contest score, no effort was made to de termine which contestant ranked j first in that respect, however, ! Mr. Covington said that as a j whole they were better than last ( year, except that scurf was found in about nineteen of the samples. Winners in the contest will be announced the letter.part of next week after ail records have b, t u , assembled and judged. Contestants are: Billy Ayers, Dale Li! Icy, James C Li I ley, Bob by Gardner, Gerald Griffin, David - Gurkin, Lewis Taylor Gurkin, William Hardison, Billy Harrison, George James, C. A. Martin, Wayne Baw ls, Joseph Tyre, Hilly Woolard, Calvin Oglesby, Her man Hollis, Larry Jones, John Robert Modlin, N. B. Lilley, Dou glas Gardner, Gilbert Ange, Hob by Ange, Stancd Gardner and Fred Griffin. --♦ Jasper Everetl Funeral Sunday Funeral services were held in Hie Robersonville Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock for Jasper Everett, 57, who died if a heart attack at his home in Clold Point last Friday morning it 10:00 o’clock. Rev. J. M Perry •(induetutl the last rites and in terment was in the Robersonville demetcry A farmer, he was the son of the ate John H and Emma Roberson Everett. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Ruth Savage; three sons, \CMM Earl Everett of the Unit 'd States Navy Norfolk, Va., Har y and Gayle Everett of Corpus Jhristi, Tex.; three daughters. Evelyn Everett and Mrs Mary ftuth Perry of Corpus Christi, lYx., and Mrs. W. J. Etheridge of iVashington, N. C.; two brothers, Leo and Remus Everett, both of i Robersonville; two sisters, Mrs. Sanford Marshall and Mrs. F. E. Boone, ajso of Robersonville; and icven grandchildren. County Triple A Commilleemen to Arrange Election Date For INoiiiiuatin;; Con* volition Will Bo Set At Special Meetiup Meeting in the county agricul ture building on Friday afternoon of this week at 1:00 o'clock, mem bers of the Martin County P.-M A. or old Tripple A county committee will make plans for holding the annual community committee elections and fix dates for holding the nominating conventions in the various communities. The dates and other details for holding the nominating conventions will be announced early next week with thV' possibility that the conven tions will be held a few days later. After the community committee nominees and delegates to the county convention are named, the nominess will be voted on in an election to be held on December 14. The nominating conventions will be held in Bear Grass. Cross Roads, Goose Nest 1 and 2, Grif fins, Hamilton, Jamesville 1 and 2, Poplar Puint-Williamston, Rob orsonville 1 anil 2 and Williams Districts. The conventions will nominate a chairman, vice chairman, regu lar member and a first alternate and second alternate for the com munity committee in each district and a delegate and alternate tu i the county nominating convention. The names of those nominated I in the conventions will be placed Ion a ballot and voted on in th* December 14 election. | In addition to voting on the com I munity and county committee per | sonnet, peanut growers will par ticipate in a peanut referendum on [ December 14. At that time peanut growers, including farm owners, opcartors, tenants and sharccrop ! pers will decide if they want pea j nut quotas for 1951, 1952 and 1953 j Martin County farmers are vit I ally interested in the personnel on their community and county 1 committees, and it is believed that I large crowds will attend and par ticipate in the nominating con ventions. A large vote is antiei i pated in the December 14 election I and peanut referendum. -o Dies Suddenly Near Hamilton Suffering a stroke of paralysis while visiting in the home of her son, A. 13, Bullock, near Hamilton Monday morning, Mrs. Lucy Bul lock died a short time later at I > SO o'clock Fir erai sei vices will he con ducted Tuesday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Kader Rawls, near Robersonville. Burial will be in the Robersonville Cem etery. Mis. Bullock, a daughter of the late John and Chloe Bullock, was born and reared in Pitt County near Gurganus Bridge. She was married to Samuel Rullock, who died in 1930. For a number of years she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Kader Rawls. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Rawls are two sons, A B. Bullock of near Hamilton, Lonnie Bul lock of the U. S. Army stationed in England; two sisters, Mrs. Wal ter Smith of near Robersonville, and Mrs. Jim Jones of Bethel; four brothers, Mareellus Bullock of near Williamston, Jesse Bul lock of Gold Point, Nash Bullock of near Stokes, Dock Bullock of near Robersonville; also, 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Oak City Future Farmers Winner -—— Competing with six other chap ters in the federation, the Oak City Future Farmers of America last week won first place in the organization’s parliamentary pro cedure contest held at Jamesville. ville. The Oak, City chapter is head ed by Deney Briley, president; Herman Etheridge, vice presi dent; E. D. Holliday, secretary; Linwood Bovd. treasurer; David Etheridge, reporter.