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amammmmmmmmmmmmmmm THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER S.0M MARTIN COUNT' families twice eacb week ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS BRAD VI OVER 3,109 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WERE VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 13 Willimmiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. February 13. 1951 ESTABLISHED 1899 Proposed Law For j City-Town Streets! Meets Opposition —•— Towns In This C'ouulv Would Gel $27,336 from' Tlie Five Million Fund Raleigh—The bill calling for a $5,000,000 appropriation for the use of municipalities in street building continues in the spot light, stirring up more controver sy as it passed the Senate Roads Committee test with flying colors. Opposition seemed to be grow ing. as the measure jumped its first hurdle. Originaly, it allocated the $5V 000,000—which would be taken from current highway funds—on a combined basis of need, popula tion, and present street mileage. It was amended today to be awarded on a strictly population basis. The figurers got busy, and reck oned it would give the cities and towns roughly $3.50 per citizen to spend on municipal street build ing and upkeep. The State High way Department statisticians broke the division down on the basis of 1940 population (actual ly, 1950 census figures would be used Aut they arc not available for all- cities and towns as yet) and it showed that Charlotte would get the largest amount, $410,04(3, while Delview would be given $33. The list contained some 381 in corporated cities and towns, leav ing out 10(3 towns believed to be "inactive". The statisticians noted that the figures were only approx imate and. of course, would be changed considerably in some in stances by the 1950 census. How ever, they give an approximate picture. Tin interesting thing about the figures is that the vast majority of towns listed will get $5,00 or less. T'his amount would, at the most, pave one city block, if that much. So this new method of division likely will draw considerable op position from the small cities and towns, with the argument that the big cities are more able to pa\ for street upkeep and paving. The League of Municipalities staged an about face by tacitly okaying the bill, which was sign ed by Senator Junius Powell of Columbus and 38 other senators. The Highway Commission oppos ed the bill because it would take money from primary highways. The commission favors more aid for municipalities, but follows Governor Scott’s view that the money should be backed with new revenue. The way in which the bill was (Continued on page eight) Seven Enter Army From This County —» — Corporal Clyde L. Quinn, U. S. Army and U ,S. Air Force recruit ing service, stated today that the following named men from Wil liamston have been enlisted in the U. S. Army or U. S. Air Force so far this month: Hobby J. Lilley, Charles B. Siceloff, Monsieur Perkins, Janes rMai shall J. Bvvh, Fran cis S. Harrington, Arnos L. Siriek Jnnd. Corporal Quinn further stated anyone wishing to volunteer for the U. S Air Force should contact him as soon as possible and get their name on the Air Force wait ing list. Corporal Quinn is tn Wil liamston from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Mondays and Friday?, each week. He will be located in the Post Of fice Building on these day^>. FINAL REPORT I 1-~t—’ Filing a final report this week, Mrs. Eva Grimes, sec retary for the county organi zation, stated that a total of $2,030.28 was raised in the 1950 TB Seal Stic drive. Nearly one-half the total or $1,208.23, was raised by » ' direct mail appeals. The sale i of TB bonds amounted to $975-00, Including S12# sold in Roberson ville. The colored schools reported $381.51 from the sale of bangles. Gradtui l Decline In Annual Rainfall Reported I11 Area It ha? p t reached serious, pro portions, but for four years there has been an unbroken decline in the amount of rain falling in this area. At the same time, the rain fall for 1950 was about onc-and one-half inches above the average for.the past twenty years. Last year, 48.73 inches of rain ! fell at this point, according to rec ords faithfully kept by Bridge keeper Hugh Spruill on Roanoke River. The amount compares with a 47.24-inch average for the past twehty years. Rainfall reached an all-time record high in 1947 when 57.12 inches of ruin fell here. The 1948 total dropped to 54.86 inches. In , 1949, the total was 53.69 inches, I followed by the 48.73 inches last year. Almost half of the total fall last year was packed in two months, in July when 11.90 inches of rain fell and in September when 8.01 inches fell. Last April was almost without its showers, Mr. Spruill stating that less than one inch of rain fell in that month. The total precipitation—2.59 inches—in December last year was almost double the amount recorded in December, 1949, but it was below the average for the month over a 20-year period. Last December there were three traces of snow. There was also a trace of snow in January of this month when the rainfall—1.18 inches— dropped to the lowest point for any January since 1942. r EXPECTED SOON Chairman David Davis of { the School Activities Bus Fund reported today that the bus chassis was delivered last wgek to the body manufac- ! turer In High Point and the completed vehicle is expected to be ready for delivery on or about March 1. Blue Manning is helping Chairman Davis with detailed work on the project and said the body maker expected to complete ‘>h* Job in three weeks from last Thursday. Arriving too late for the basketball season, the bus will be available for the base ball season's traveling. Farm Borrowers To Meet Friday —»— The Farm Ownership borrow ers of the Farmers Home Admin istration will hold their 11th an nual business meeting Friday. This is an educational meeting at which time the old year’s work is analyzed and studied and plans for the new year arc set up. Many new farming methods will be stu died and a motion picture will be shown on "more improved pas tures for Norm Carolina." This picture will be shown by the Ex tension Department. Mr. James C Eubanks, County Supervisor, stated that as a whole the families kept the best set of farm records for 1950 he has yet seen. The records were summar ized during December and early January, and by this analysis can be determined the strong points, as well as the weak ones, on each farm. They reveal npt only the sources of farm income, but alsHj shows how, and for what, the money was spent. It shows the crop and livestock enterprises making the most profit, as well as the ones that are not so profitable to the producer. By looking at what we have actually done in the past we can normally steer our course for a much brighter and more prosperous future. At this meeting will be farmers and their wives who have receiv ed assistance as Tenant Purchase or the purchase of a farm and home outright; farm development or an owner who needed develop ment work done such as ditching, tile drainage, clearing lands, building improvement, etc.; and farm enlargement or an owner of an undei size farm to round out a good family type farm unit and who can buy additional land that will supply the needed land for a well balanced unit. In the latter case farm development can also be added. County Boy Assigned To Center In Texas -1— Private James D. Modlin, sou of Clyde Modlin, Jamesville, N. C., was recently assigned to the Med ical Replacement Training Center, a unit of Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Tex as. At Medical Replacement Training Center, commanded by Colonel Howard S. McCoukie, the Army's basic training school for medical service enlisted men, the soldier learns the fundamentals of medical support of patients in hospitals and troops in the field. Number oi Auio Licenses Gains In Current Year ——♦— Sale Of 1951 Tag* In Thin County 61,2 Greater than Number For 1950 The sale of motor vehicle li censes tags by the Carolina Motor Club bureau in the offices of Har rison and Carstarphen, Jjere con tinues to hold a substantial lead over the sale for 1950, according to Manager W. H. Carstarphen. Up until this week, the bureau here had sold 6,431 sets of tags as compared with 5,819 for the cor responding period last year. The 1951 sale was listed through last week: 4,540 cars, 1,142 pri vate trucks, 106 farm trucks, 544 car trailers and 99 commercial trailers, a total uf 0,431. The 1950 sale: 4,158 cars, 958 private trucks, 87 farm trucks, 522 car trailers and 94 commer cial trailers, a total df"9$t9. The total sale of 1950 tags to taled 7,275—5,510 cars, 1,311 pri vate trucks, 105 farm trailers, 727 car trailers and 122 commercial trailers. There's a fairly wide discrep ancy in the sale of automobile tags for the two years, and with the uncertainty in the manufac turing field there is some doubt if the total sale for 1951 will ex ceed the 1950 total. Total registrations of motor ve hicles in North Carolina mounted to 1,171,228 during 1950, an all time high, the Department of Mo tor Vehicles reported. The figure was an increase of 140,909 over the 1,030,319 vehic les registered in 1949. (Continued on Page Eight) County Citizens To Own Station —*— The new radio broadcasting sta tion WIAM will be owned and op erated by local Martin County citizens, according to p.*ns now being completed here. On behalf of local 'ownership of the radio station and its broad casting franchise, a group of lo cal people have obtained an op tion and now are working out fin al arrangements for a transfer of ownership. The entire property, including the exclusive broadcasting fran chise to use 1000 watts power on a frequency of 900 kilocycles, will be transferred by the present owners to the Martin County Broadcasting Corporation, which is to be 100 percent owned by res idents of Martin County. The transfer arrangements are being made by Henry A. Johnson, local real estate man, who has been active for several days in securing the options and making I arrangements in Washington, D. 1 C„ for transfer of the franchise. PRAYER r * ■v Special services marking World Day of Prayer last Friday were well attended despite falling snow and in clement weather. A union prayer service was held In the Pentecostal Holi ness Church that afternoon, and the colored citizens held I a service earlier that day. Farm Specialists Review Problems In Recent School —«—• Various Crop Experiments Diseusscd At T« o F>ay School —♦ S. A. Tuten, Jr. Assistant County Agent Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge, Agronomy Extension, opened Tuesday’s classes in the annual Martin County farmer’s school with a review of experimental results in the production of pea nuts. He said that improvement through breeding was progressing slowly, mainly because cross breeding to develop desirable va rieties was more difficult than with other crops. Fertilization ex periments indicate that potash is needed for high production Ho had observed that soil samples of Martin County show that most soils are low in potash, Soils should also be tested and kept within correct acidity range. He said that calcium should be ap plied when the peanuts are begin ning to form and for best results be careful to apply the calcium evenly and on both sides of the row, Experiments hnve shown | that calcium applied on one side of a peanut plant will not help 1 in the formation of peanuts on the other side. The specialist further stated that soil sam ples from this area show that most soils are low in organic mat ter. Organic matter could be built up by turning in corn and cotton stalks also by seeding cro- ; talaria in corn prccceding a crop of peanuts. Austrian Winter Peas, 1 Vetch and Crimson Clover will' add nitrogen but are too soft to' leave much organic matter in 1 , the soil. Commenting briefly on corn j jproduction he said that 500 pounds I I of 16 percent nitrogen, or that | equi valent in other forms of nitro | gen, was about the maximum j which could be profitably applied as a corn side dresser; also that a part of the potash fertilizer used | in corn production should be ap plied as a side-dresser. S. H. Dob son, Pasture Specialist, conclud- j led the morning session with a film on permanent pasture establish ment and maintenance. A fertili zer mixture 0-9-27 comes nearest to putting back into the soil the elements which are removed by a Ladino-Fescue pasture. Mr. Dob son said that some pastures seeded last fall may need an additional application of clover inoculation mixed with sand and broadcast over the pasture at this time, S. N. Hawks, Extension Tobac co Specialist, reviewed briefly Ex tension recommendations concern ing the production of tobacco. Where soil potash is low, as shown by soil test, he suggested that it j be added by applications of 5-5-20 I as a side dresser. He had observed I that 1000 to 1400 lbs. of 3-9-6 was1 sufficient if 5-5-20 was applied later. He recommended that fer tilizer be applied in bands since that method leaves very little chance for fertilizer injury to newly set plants. Two important plant bed practices were empha- j sized. If chemicals are applied in | the fall to control weeds, only ! one pound of fertilizer is needed at time of seeding. With blue mold ' control an established practice, ! plant beds can now be moved (Continued on page eight) ---j Escape Injury In Car Accident Near Windsor -*>— Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Selby re ceived minor bruises when their car, a 1950 Plymouth, turned over near Windsor on Highway 17 late Sunday night. Mrs. Selby, driv ing the car, was blinded by the lights of an approaching vehicle and ran off the road, the car turn ing over and coming to a stop with its wheels in the air. Damage to the cur was estimat ed at $900. Fifteen To Leave This Week For The Army Fifteen Martin County boys are leaving on Thursday of this week for final induction into the army. They arc to report to Fort Bragg. Approximately seventy-five boys are to leave for pre-induc tion examinations on Friday of next week House Committee Approves Peanut Acreage Increase —*—— Proposed MrHsurc Expect r»i to Kliiuinntr Sixteen Percent Cut The House Agriculture Com mittee approved last week a bill to boost acreage allotments for types of peanuts in short supply. The bill would direct the Secre tary of Agriculture to increase acreage allotments sufficiently to get production in lino with mar ket demands. The only types said to be in short supply arc the Virginia and valcntia types—the big onsc you buy to eat. These are grown prin cipally in Virginia, the Carolines and Tennessee. Other types are made into peanut butter and oils. Rep. Abbitt (O-Va.l, a commit tee member, said the committee removed a provision that any acreage allotment could not go higher than the 1947 allotments. Another amendment, he said, provides the allotments for 11151 through 1954 shall be based on the average acreage harvested for nuts during the five year period 1945-48, or a state's share in the national allotment in 1950, which ever is tl>c higher. The American Farm Bureau Federation supported the bili of fered by Rep. Cooley (D-NC). John C. Lynn, Washington, ns sociate director of the federation, told the committee congressional action prior to this year’s plant ing season is imperative. Speedy action was urged also by other witnessus, including Hep. I Bonner (1)-NC>, Thomas Id. Od om, Suffolk, Va., representing the Virginia-Carolina l’canut Associa tion: Flake Shaw, Greensboro, N. C., president of the North Caro ! lina Farm Bureau, and Carl El mer Johnson, Chicago, represent ! ing the JVaUo«j*t,PeaJtut and Salt ; ers Association. The federation estimated that under the Cooley bill the acreage allotments by states, on the basis of an overall national cut of about Hi per cent from the 11)50 plant ings, would compare with 1050 allotments, in brackets as fol ! lows: Virginia 141,100 041,100), with I an estimated adjustment of 23, | 209; North Carolina, 225,702 <225, | 702), with estimated adjustment of 37,251; Tennessee, 4,700 (4,700), with estimated adjustment of 707; South Carolina, 4,700 (4,700), es timated adjustment, 2,071; Geor gia. 505,038 (701,400). A federation official explained after the hearing that the rela tively large cut for Georgia, which produces such types as Spanish ! and runner peanuts, reflects the large acreage in peanuts in that, j state. The percentage cut, how ever, is in line with other states, i he said. Booked For Oak | City Store Thefl Walking into Barrett's Drug Store in Oak City last Thursday evening while the proprietor had stepped out a minute, Robert Sav age, colored man, allegedly re moved $7 in bills 1'rom the cash register. Savagi as bailed to the liquor store where he display ed the money. The owner saw Savage in his store when he re turned but did not suspicion the thuft immeidately. At a preliminary hearing held b,y Justice J. B. Whitfield in Oak City Friday evening, probable cause of guilt was found and Sav age was booked for trial in the county court. Unable to raise the $250 bond, he was returned to the county jail. Thief Breaks Into Hamilton School —t— ! Searching l'or anything but: I learning, a thief entered the Ham | ilton school building last Wednes day night, an went away possibly wiser and without matei ial gain. Entering a window, the thief, believed to have been a young ster, forced open a cabinet and tried to teai into a small cash box. | He found nothing, officers said j following an investigation. Assistant Agent Discusses J. W. Sumner Assistant County Agent The use of the word “Yam" for sweet potatoes has been with u«- i about 40 years. It is unfortunate that this term has been used for 1 sweet potatoes sinee the name be- I longs to another plant which is not closely related to the sweet potato. Too true yam belongs to the YAM family while the sweet potato belongs to the morning glory family. In common place the term Yam is used to designate any moist fleshed variety of sweet potatoes although southern growers use | the term for certain types grown in the south, chiefly the Porto Rico. It is not known exactly when1 this term started, hut between' tOOO and 1911) the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture carried on an extensive campaign in Peninsula, Florida to have the true yams grown commercially for shipment to New York City and other large eastern terminals. The consumer for this production was tlie Latin American population of these el tics Following on the heels of this promotion, the Porto Rico sweet potato was imported to Georgia and Florida from Porto Rico. This took place about 1910. It seems no one knows the exact date. Since they wore already shipping true yams when the Por to Rico was brought in, it seemed logical that shippers capitalized on the original promotion to sell this new sweet potat, and thus the ■ ontinued use ot the v/oid “Yam" for the Porto Rico variety. There are probably more names given to varieties of sweet pota toes than any other crop. At least 200 names arc given to the varie ties of sweet potatoes grown in the United States, but it is sate to say that not over 40 Ini' varie ties are to be found in this county. Only 10 of these varieties are of any commercial importance and foui of them constitute about 90 percent of the commercial crop. It would be to the advantage of growers, dealers, and consumers if three-fourths of these varieties were eliminated and only those kept that have distinct merit. Several Vehicle Wrecks Reported During Week-end —«.— Four-Cur Wreck On Loral Street Furly Suiuluy (''veiling Several motor vehicle accidents, most of them traceable to tee covered roads, were reported in this county during the week-end. No one was hurt and property damage was limited. In addition to the accidents in this county at 1 least two vehicles went off the Roanoke River hill in Bertie last Friday and Saturday. Returning from a trip shortly before midnight last Friday, C. H. Harrell, operating one of the large Texas Company’s oil transports, lightly applied the brakes on the vehicle to avoid crashing into a minor accident just outside of Williamston's west end limits on Highway 64. The big tructor-trail |or vehicle, running empty, skid ded and came to stop with the outfit facing in the opposite di rection. One side of the cab was smashed, Patrolman John T. Rowe, making the investigation, | estimating the damage at about , $9JU0. The driver was not hurt. jA wrecker was pulling a car out of a ditch at the bottom of the I lull. Andrew Andrews ditched his 1941 Pontiac about one mile west of Everetts on Highway (14 short ly after 1:00 o'clock Saturday morning. Making an investigation, Patrolman B. W. Parker reported no damage or personal injuries. A four car wreck was reported on Williamston’s Washington Street near the Carver Theatre j early Sunday evening. No one was hurt but property damage ap proximated $600, according to preliminary reports. Sol Cherry parked his 19411 Oldsmobile properly and was at tending the Carver showing. Joe Johnson, of Ilobersonville driving a 1949 Dodge was driving out of town, holding to his side of the street and obeying the law in every particular. Walter Corey, driving a 1906 Ford, started to pass Johnson just about the time Raleigh Albert Jones drove his 1941 Dodge into the street from a Green Oil filling station. The Cor ey and Jones car knocked John son’s car into Cherry’s parked car. Damage to each of the principal (Continued on page eight) r | DOUBLE CALL v Norman and Frank Everett, sons of Mr. L. R. Kverett of Hamilton, have received or ders to report for duty in the armed services. Norman, popular employee of the Branch Hank here, is to report between March 1 and 15 to Norfolk for a naval assignment. His brother, a I lieutenant in the reserve, is to report to Camp Kejeune i March 1 for more duty in the | Marine corps. r FOUND 1 Missing in action in Korea since January 3, Pfc. Joseph I). Hardison returned to mili tary control on February A, according to information re ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Hardison in Oak City last Saturday night. No details could he had im mediately, and it is not known whether he was held by the enemy for more than a month or was in friendly hands hack of enemy lines. Gets Leave From Far Eastern Area After nine months in Far East ern waters aboard his ship, the heavy cruiser USS Rochester, Thomas A. Whitfield, machinist's mate, second class, USN husband of Mrs. Ruby Whitfield of 311 Ray St., Wibiamston, N. C., is coming home. Arrangements have been made to .grant leave to all members of the crew in February and March following docking in the United States and during a per iod of overhaul. The ship and its crew have re ceived high praise from the Com mander of United Nations Naval Forces in the Far East, the Com mander of the Seventh Fleet, and the brother services From the beginning of the Ko rean incident, the Rochester spent long and strenuous periods in Ko rean waters and conducted ef fective fire support to the forces ashore. The men who manned the guns and serviced the cruiser during the nine tense months were particularly singled out fur their effective support of the Inchon landings Many Attended Special Dinner —«— More than 425 Cub Scouts, their parents and Scout leaders attend ed tlie Parent-Scout banquet in the Legion Hut last night. The event marked the end of a round | of scout activities in the county i during Boy Scout Week. I K. P. Lindslcy, Chairman of i the Martin County District, pre j sided as master of ceremonies. After Mr. Lindslcy had recog nized each troop present, he call ed on Tint Malone, District Com missioner, who was in charge of the entertainment for the dinner. Under his direction each troop presented a skit or stunt. He then presented Hugh Lindslcy, who made an interesting talk on his | experiences at the National Jam ' boree held at Valley Forge last summer. Mr. Malone introduced Scout Executive Ralph Mozo of Wilson, who, with the help of the Bear | Grass Troop, conducted a candle j light ceremony. | A delicious barbecue dinner was served those attending. Assembly Lookin' Around For More Revenue ^Sources Seek Vote To Determine II Commission Should Take Over City Streets Raleigh—The first effort to breach the “no new tax" wall was launched last Thursday when Rep. John Umstcad of Orange sponsor ed a revenue bill amendment that would put theaters back under the three percent sales tax. Umstead offered the amend- ■ ment at a Joint Finance commit tee srssini. If passed, this amend ment would add some $537,000 per year to the General Fund. Theaters were under the sales tax until 1943, when they pleaded hardships because of the war and got put under a special franchise tax based on population of the town and seating capacity of the theater. In introducing the amendment, Umstcad told Finance Committee members that North Carolians are w illing to pay for needed services. "If you ask them if they want new taxes they’ll tell you no," he said. "But if you tell them what new taxes are needed for they’ll go along with vou." Umstead noted that the recom mended budget has cut out pro mised aid to medical students, cut down on drugs and services for mental institutions, for exam ple. “We promised those, medical students—some in their second and third years—that we'd help them get through school,” Um stead said. "In my opinion, we're welching on them. "1 believe the people will stand for increases to take care of thes) things.” UMislead said that legislator) should try to net money from tax es that would not work a hard ship on t|ie people Me also said that when his amendment comes up for public hearing, that he wanted it ' held before the whole committee and open to the pub lic”. ‘I don't want it heard before some sub committee,” he said. Umstcad hinted that more "new tax" amendments are to come. "I’ll be back Tuesday with an other little amendment,” he said City Streets The fight over the aid-to-city streets bill, sponsored by Sen. Junius Powell of Columbus and signed by JU other senators, was railroaded through the Senate Appropriations committee Thurs day, but it began to show signs of losing steam. The mil which apropriates a flat $5,000,000 to be apportioned on the basis of population-reach ed the Senate floor and was set for action this week. At a public hearing before the Senate Appropriations Commit tee saw a split vote—9 to 9—on a motion refer the bill to a sub committee for further study. Chairman John Larkins voted against, the amendment to break the tie, and the bill then was vot ed a favorable report. The move to slow down action came after suggestions from high way officials that—if the senators were bent on passage of the mea sure—some of the provisions needed clarifying Meantime, 21 members of the Mouse—headed by Rep. Fred Royster of Vance—tossed in a bill calling for a State-wide vote on whether or not the State High (Continued on Page Eight) V DUPLICATE Weather conditions of the week previously were almost duplicated last week-end when about three inches of snow fell here. Roads and streets were iced over and travel was dangerous. But the snow and ice had been on the ground hardly over night be fore it started disappeartnf rapidly and the streets and highways were free of the matter in a short time. It was the second snow of any size to fall here this win ter. The mercury rising Sun day and spring-like weather was felt yesterday and today.
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