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Special Booster Bargain Days In Williamston Thursday, Friday, Saturday THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bf OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 15 ESTABLISHED 1899 William * ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. February 20, /9,j/ Special Bill For j City-Town Street Passed By Senate IIoiim1 To Consider Special Ilaiul-Om For Former Slate ,|ml”e Kaleigh.—A bill that handed cities and towns $5,000,000 a year f»r street paving was railroaded through the Senate today despite a last-ditch attempt bv Sen. Ju lian Allsbrook of Halifax to get the bill returned to committee for further study. The bill—introduced b\ Sen Junius Powell of Columbus and ■ signed by 38 other senators—also ! puts all city streets that are part j of the state highway system under 1 the State Highway Commission. The measure was changed ! slightly from that recommended by committee. Senator Marvin Leatherman of Lincoln sent in an amendment to earmark one-half cent of gasoline taxes, already levied, for the city streets This is to be allocated in cash, and Leatherman said it would bring in the $5,000,000 a year provided for in the bill. The amendment passed without dis sent. Another amendment, also pass ed unanimously, provided that the cash payments to cities and towns should be made on or before Oc tober 1 of each year after ratifica tion of the bill. This amendment was offered by Sen. J Williupi Copeland of Hertford. The most important change was contained in an amendment sent in by Sen. Adam Whitley of John ston. It changed the method of allocation of the fund, calling for it to tie based one-half on the bus ts of population and one-half on the basis of street mileage. As brought before the Senate, the bill provided for allocation on a population basis only Later, Whitley told reporters that he sent in the amendment which also was unopposed—in an effort to “give the small towns a better allocation.” His amendment also specified that, m order to be eligible to re ceive funds, a city or town must have had municipal election with in the four preceding four years, and that it musl have an ad va lorem tax or other funds provided for general expenses of the muni cipality It also rails for the mayor of each municipality to provide information requested by the State Highway Commission in de li i mining eligibility Thf Whitley amendment tur ther provided that a city or town whose mayor did not provide the information requested by the Highway Commission would for feit its eligibility for receiving funds. Whitley did not say so in so many words, but he inferred that his action was taken because he saw that the bill was sure to pass the Senate and wanted to do what lie could to give the smaller towns of the State a better break in al location of the funds. In attempting to get the bill sent back to committee for further study and possible amendment. Allsbrook charged that the bill was vague in everything except appropriating $5,000,000 a year and giving it to the cities and towns It does not specify what, a street is; it does not delegate au fhoiity: it does not designate what the Highway Commission’s responsibility will be; it makes no provision for storm sewers or gut p is and curbings; it does not pro vide specifications; and in gener al is vague and fails to establish State policy, Allsbrook said. He also said that no town under (Continued on page seven) FISHING f ishermen, going alter the early run of herring in the lioauoke, have had exception ally good luck in recent days. I ,st Saturday, three fisher men, led by Jack Hardison, dipped 65 of the fish from the Roanoke at this point in less than three hours. A report from Jamesville slates that the supply is now sufficient to cause prices there to drop frohi ihe ten cent-apiece level. To Head Red Cross Drive John Henry Edwards, left, and Hildreth P. Mobley, right, both prominent Williamston business men and civic leaders, are heading the annual Hod Cross Fund Drive in the Martin County Chapter this year. Although they are powerfu' y busy handling their regular duties, the two men agreed to tackle the big job, each soliciting the co operation of everyone in the chapter. Mr. Edwards heads the drive as chairman, and Mr. Mobley is his co-chairman. The drive is to get underway in Williamston’s business district next Monday. Mr’ Edwards announced. STEPPED IIP j Traveling along at a mode rate sliced since last October, the draft is being speeded up considerably. A call has been received for forty Martin County men to report for al induction on March 14. An other call has been received, instructing the draft board to send (*r> men to Fort Bragg tor pre-induction examina tions on March 21. During the meantime, 75 men are to report on Friday of this week for pre-induction examinations. Local Nan Loses Life In Logging Accident Monday t wo Olliers Die Stulilenly ill County During llie Day Monday -* Lenwuod McKinley Fields, 24 year-old local colored man, was fatally injured in a logging ac cident below Jamesville Monday morning. Badly crushed, the man died on a boat while en route to Jamesville. Fields, a native of Dunn, had stepped back against a stump while a skidder was snaking a log out of the swamp The log caught a sizable tree limb which pressed the man against the stump, crush ing him across the chest. The op erator of the machine, Johnnie Knox, could not hear witnesses when they called him to stop the machine, according to Coroner Billy W. Biggs who investigated the accident. Joseph Nichols, Gus Hooper, William James and Carey L. Moore witnessed the accident and they picked Fields up and placed him on a log train. He was carried to the river where he was loaded on a boat, the wit nesses saying that the victim never regained consciousness Fields left his native home some time ago, and came to this county about thre years ago after serv ing in the U. S. Marine Corps a short time and after a residence in Washington, D. C. He was em ployed by the Mengel Corpora tion. Surviving are his mother, wid ow and a small child. Funeral arrangements had not been completed early today. Early Monday afternoon it was reported that another man had been killed in the Jamesville sec tion. Coroner S R. Biggs explain ed later that Joe Irby, colored man, suffered a stroke while working at or near the Gaines and Kirkman planning mill in •Jamesville and died before a doc tor could reach him. Late Monday afternoon, S L. Purvis, 40-year-old colored far mer of Poplar Point, died of a heart attacK while riding in an automobile. Purvis, who was born and spent most of his life on the (Continued fio.’n Page Seven) Officers Wrecked Large Distillery Early Saturday Hirer IVi’hons AutsUmI In Uoiuirrtion Willi Haiti Near Dyinoim 4lily The illicit liquor manufacturing business in this county was dealt a heavy blow about 12:30 o'clock last Saturday morning when ABC officers J. H. Roebuck and Cecil Bullock with Deputies Raymond Rawls and Roy Peel raided in the old Dymond City area of Griffins Township and wrecked a largo distillery The raid was climaxed with tile arrest of three men, Dave Williams, 54 year-old Negro, Kneezer Williams, 37-year old colored man, and Ray Moore, white man, all of Beaufort Coun ty Williams and Williams are charged with manufacturing il licit liquor Officers are said to be holding Moore’s ear, but the three men arc out under bond. Going into the area late Friday I night, the officers found the op erations m full blast hardly more than fifty yards from the little used path or road. When Deputy Peel took hold of one of the two colored men, he was almost drag ged up a pine tree. The man de I dared he thought a bear had him. The plant was equipped with a 200-gallon capacity still of the submarine type with a second one of the same size in reserve. It had a 100-gallon super heater and a 100-gailon cooling box. There were ten 300-gallon and two 50-gallon fermenters. The of ficers poured out more than 3,000 gallons of sugar mash or beer and 08 gallons of liquor There were fifteen oil cans, thirty gal Ions of oil and 28 five-gallon jugs. While the raid was in progress, Moore drove up with jugs aud ! more oil for the burners. He de serted his car and escaped, but | was arrgsted later in Beaufort I County. Officer Roebuck said. Sunday night, the officers spot i ted a still in the Flat Swamp sec tion of Robersonville Township. The outfit was still hot, the op erators having completed a run and retired for the night. The of ficers wrecked the plant and pour ed out 150 gallons of sugar beer. ROUND-UP Seven persons were round ed up and temporarily detain ed in the Martin County jail by local, county and state of ficers last week-end. Two of the seven were char ged with manufacturing illi cit liquor. Three others were booked for public drunken ness, and one each for drunk en driving and disorderly con duct. One of the seven was white and the ages of the group range from 19 to 58 years. Series Oi Road Wrecks Reported During Week-end — —— INo One Madly Hurt Hut tlu> l*ro|»ertv Damage Kan l!|» To $1,825 Nn one was badly hurt but property damage aproximated S 1,825 in a series of motor vehicle accidents on Martin County high ways over the week-end, accord ing to reports coming from the Highway Patrol office. The firjit in the wreck series was reported last Friday morning at 9:15 o’clock when a rear wheel ran off the 1939 Buick being dri ven by Willie Cleveland Dudley, colored man of Plymouth. Dudley lost control of the car which swerved to the right and turned ovet in .i field, doing about $200 damage to the machine, Patrol man J. T. Rowe said following an investigation. Friday night about 8:00 o'clock, John Douglas Howell drove his 1950 Hudson out of a side road into the Butler's Bridge-Hassell Highway, and Jesse Parker plow ed into the rear of the car with his 1947 Olds. No one was hurt. Investigating the accident, U. P Narron estimated the damage to the Olds at $150 and that to the Hudson at $100 After an over-night rest, the motorists were at the wrecking business early Saturday night. A 1 1948 Dodge, driven by John A | White, and a 1950 Buick, driven by Giles Martin, met on the old I narrow Everetts Road and crash ed, causing about *75 damage to the Dodge and none to the Buick, according to Patrolman M. F. Powers who made the investiga tion. Driving on Highway II about one mile out of Oak City at 10:30 o’clock Saturday Stanley Nick Olszewski, Cherry Point marine, lost control of lus >947 Oldsmo bile when it skidded on the wet pavement The car went into a | ditch and came to a stop in Far I mer Johnson's pasture, causing about $50 damage to the machine, according to Patrolman R P. Nar ron who made the investigation. Saturday night about 9:30 | o'clock iiezekiah Scott was driv ing his 1934 Ford on the Hassell Road toward Butler's Bridge and was hit by James Edward Powell who was driving a !J3,t Ford. Pa trolman Naron, making the in vestigation, estimated the damage to each car at $100. Refusing to take a rest on Sun day, the motorists started out early with a wreck that morning. Driving from Hassell toward I Council's store, Arthur Gotten 1 slowed down his 1948 Chevrolet to make a turn into a side road. Before he could make the turn, Jasper Purvis, driving a 1942 Ford, plowed into him, causing I about $50 damage to the Chevro let and none to his car, according to information released by Patrol j man R. P Narron. Driving west on Highway 84. Wm. F. Gergely of 813 N Penn | Street, Allentown, Pa , lost con trol of his 1947 Chevrolet con vertible in a curve just beyond Holly Springs Church. The ma chine went across the ditch and came to a stop in a field after turning over twice. Investigating the accident, Patrolman J. T. Rovve estimated the damage at (Continued on Page Seven) Unexpected Developmerits Reported In Attack Case Unexpected developments in the alleged assault eases pending against Samuel R. Hardison. Clarence McCool and James A I Hardison were repented over the ; week-end when the main prose i euting witness was married to one ! of the defendants. It was unofficially reported that Mary Etta Shelton, 15-year-old victim of the alleged attacks and the main witness for the prosecu tion, was married to Samuel R Hardison. 17, in South Carolina last Thursday The two were ac companied on the trip by the girl’s mother. Fannie C. Shelton, and Claude Rawls. No details of the wedding or the events leading up to the marriage could be learn |ed. While the unusual turn of events is almost certain to have ai I least indirect effect on the cases, the trial is still scheduled lor con ! sidei ation in the superior court at the March term, according to Sheriff M. W Holloman, who said the defendant and the prosecuting j witness are at home with her mo ther in Bear Grass Township. The three young men are eharg I ed with assaulting two teen-age 1 girls in a wild ride through three counties on the night of January 14. The two Hardison boys are at liberty under bonds in the sum of $5,000 each MeCool, without j relatives and apparently with no | friends who can come to his res cue, continues in the county jail in dclauit oi $5,000 bond. Nezvly Formed Company !l To Operate Radio Station j Forming a partnership, Messrs Jim arid Charlie Gray of Robev sonville and Henry A Johnson of Williamston are buying out the owners of the local radio station and are rushing arrangen cuts for placing it in operation, Mr. I Johnson announced last night. Stock sold in the new corpora 'tion last week has been returned, tin three men deciding ever the week-end to go ah -ad with the partnership arrangement. They I are buying out the original invest i nrs, S. S. Adcock of Lilliugtun and Ga'dne: Lpiwlor of Washington, ' D. C. After th • deal is closed J with Adcock and Lawler, repre sellt.lt VeS Ol the pal'tllet ship will MO !o Washinn’on !u have the ’ franekise transfer.’'. 1 One ol the pa* leers explained that the station will be iporated , as a partnership and not as a cor poration. The action to form a partner-I silip w,.s taken .,ter most ol the $40,000 capital stock had been ^ sold to individual, in seveud sec tions of the count,v. It is likely that the new plan will delay the 'penile, of the sta tion, Imt the new owners believe that operations ' ,n get under way within a reasonable time, possiblv the latte, part of this month m early in jVlareh. Farmers Group In County Meet Here Last Friday Noon Farmers Keporl Increase In Their Income During The l*asl Year - -,»■—— The Martin County Farm Own ership Borrowers of the Farmers Home Administration held then annual business meeting Friday. The meeting was well attended, and the day's work well worth j while. I An analysis of the 1950 record book summaries was studied, then a comparison was made of the 1950 records to those of 1946, 1948, and 1949. By doing this each fam ily could see whether or not they were making progress, standing still, or actually losing After making a complete study of income received, a study was made of expenses. Again after the 1950 expenses were studied, as shown by the records, a com parison was made for the years 1940, 1940, and 1949 By making this comparison the families could see where they had improved in spending for the past five years. The income for 1950 was consul erably higher than either of llu other three years or an average of the other three years The cost of living and farm operating was some higher, but due to the amount of increased income, the net cash income was up also. This meant that the families had a greater purchasing power for cap ital goods as well as debt paying ability. The capital goods purchas es were principally for tractors and tractor equipment, house re pairs and sanitation, and the pur chase of livestock. The average farm ownership farm for Martin County was stud ied. This average was taken from 21 farms which showed, as the average, 194 acres pel farm with about 42 acres in cultivation. The (Continued on page seven) HOLIDAY \_✓ Thursday, February 22, will he observed as a holiday by a few places of business in ob servance of (ieorge Washing ton’s birthday. Both banks will he closed and there’ll he no mail de liveries in the town or rural areas that day. | KILLED li\ kUKIA ) s_/ Sgt. James II. Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nat G. Ellis of RE D 1, Jamesville, was killed in action in Korea on January 15, according to a message re ceived by his parents last eve ning. Announcing the young man's untimely death, Ed ward E. Witscll, Adjutant General of the Army, advised that a letter would follow. Sgt. Ellis was employed by the Roberson Racking Com pany here before entering the service, and is well remem bered in this county. lie is the tenth in the list of casualties among Martin County young men in flic Ko rean conflict, and the second to lay down his life in action. Farm Prices Are Effective Only At Processor Level -&■ • — I'rirts Now Vhovr l*aiit\ No! Likely to (>o \n> Hillin' General price ceilings have been set by the Economic Stabili zation Agency in an effort to halt rising prices. The ceiling price for a product in most cases is the highest price charged from December IS), 1950 to January 25, 1951 Ibices of farm products selling below par it.v, however, may be increased. It is expected that the- general price c eilings will be followed by specific ceilings for various in dustries and products These later ceilings may be higher or lower than the present general ceilings. In issuing the celling order, ESA noted that price increases were causing a mounting infla tion Thu cost of living is now at an all-time high and rising sharp ly. Price increases have already added billions to defense costs ESA has correctly stated that price ceilings do not end the dan ger of inflation. To control prices, higher taxes, less credit, and more production are needed. Price ceil ings, m effect, give time for these more basic measures to be appli ed. Prices of farm products receive special consideration, m the price control ordci Three groups ol people- farmers, processors, and (Continued from Page Six) ItOOSTKK DAYS j v-1 Merchant members of VVil liamston Boosters Inc. will conduct (heir Booster Days promotion on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday of this week. This special trade event which is conducted three limes each year otters an cx cellent. opportunity to the people ol this vicinity to save as they shop. During these three days bargain prices tin top quality merchandise will prevail. The advertisements inside this paper will give you just an idea of the hundreds of items that will be offered by the stores during Booster Days. Check the ads. then visit Williamston on one or ail three ol the big sales days this week. Soil Conservation I Advanced In This County Last Year I'otal of #51.738.51 Spout lt\ I’rtMluotioii-.Maikot inir \tlininistraliou Martin County farmers received rum the Production Marketing Administration $54,758.51 last, rear for advancing soil conserva tion practices, according to a re port released this week by the committee. H. T. Griffin, chair man. A review of the work handled under the Agricultural Conserva tion Program, follows: Four hundred and seventy-four farms used a total of 2,490 tons of limestone with the PMA furnish ing $6,364.80. Three hundred and fifteen farms, used 9,150 CWT, CMS 2 12-12-. PMA paying $7,411.50. Fifty eight farms used 1,995 CWT. CMS 0-14 14, PMA paying $1,895.25. Fourteen farms used 655 CWT, CMS 20 percent Super Phosphate, PMA paying $458.50. Five farms used 276 CWT, CMS Murate of Potash, PMA paying $455.40 Kightv five farms used 30.127 pounds Superphosphate, PMA paying $1,054.47. Eighty two farms used 27,806 pounds Potash, PMA paying $917.57. Seventy six hums of Martin County "cdcd 18,342 pounds ol Vetch. The PMA furnished $2. 665.62. One hundred and thirty-six farms in Martin County seeded1 65,974 pounds of Austrian Winter Peas, PMA paying $3,685 19 Seventy -eight farms used 12, 731 pounds Crimson (’level The PMA furnished $2,086.32. Forty-eight farms seeded a to tal ol 10,560 pounds of Kyegrass on cropland, PMA furnishing $749.85. Foui hundred and five farmers seeded 4,138 acres .mail grain for cover crops m Martin County, $7,981.50 was furnished bj the PMA One faiiii used 10 pounds Dal hs Grass, $5.00 was given toward payment. One farm used 2 pounds Blue Grass, PMA paring 90. Fifty-two fauns used 1,424 pounds Orchard Grass., PMA fur nishing $299 04 toward payment.. One farm used 3 pounds Red top, PMA paving 90 Three hundred and fifty eight farms seeded for pastures 12,325 pounds Fescue I’MA furnishing $5,265.48. Eighteen farms used 1.969 pounds Kobe Lcspede/.a, PMA paying $236.28. Muse farms used 605 pounds Korean Le.-pcdc/.a, PMA furnish ing $42 35. Ihrec farms used 7 pounds white dutch clover. $5.25 was furnished by the PMA. Three hundred and ninety-four farm."-, seeded for permanent pas tures 2,970 pounds Eadino C’lovcr, Ilii- PMA paying $4,158.00 One farm constructed 41 linear lei t terrace, PMA furnishing $36.90. Ten farms constructed 11,105 cubic raids open Ditch Drainage PMA payed $1,119.50 Seventy nine farms used 35, 32a h e! ol lour inch tile and 63, 676 feet of six inch tile, PMA fur nished $7,850.34 toward pavnient. One farm installed 210 linear h i t pipe line Ioi livestock water the PMA payed $12.60. Offer $28,009 For Freezer Locker Wullenwaber and Westbrook, opera tors ol the Dunn Freezer Locker plain, .submitted a $2H,U00 bid for (lie Williamston plant here at an auction sale last Friday aft ernoon The bid is subject to be raised during a seven-day period ending Friday midnight ol this week, it was learned. i he plant, financed by ten orig inal stockholders, cost approxi mately $5-4.000 There are nine stockholders with the estate of the late Governor J. B Broughton owning ten percent. W ullenwaber and Westbrook are said to handle an extensive business in then Dunn plant. Reviews Projects 01 Ministerial Group In County -- Itihlo In Hospital; I Man Daily Keli^ious Kudio BmudcasU Two major programs have al ready boon fostered by the Mar tin County Ministerial Associa tion since it oantp into being last, summer, and a third one is just ready to be launched. Last Saturday, 25 copies of the Holy Bible were presented to the Martin General Hospital by the Association to be placed in the patient rooms and the waiting room. This program, under the direction of Rev. Ralph E. Fer guson, Robersonville, has been fi nanced b.\ funds turned over to the Ministerial Association by the churches of the county. Beginning yesterday and con tinuing through this week, the finals are being held in the Essay Contest sponsored by the Asso ciation in connection with its Al cohol Education Program. Local contests are being held in each school. The county finals for white pupils will be held in the white High School Building in Williamston on Thursday night at 8:00 P M. The finals for the col ored pupils will bo held in the Colored High School Friday at 8:00 P. M Cash prizes arc offered to the winners in the local and county contests. Undei the direction of Rev. E. R Shuller, Williamston, the Al cohol Education Program i„ de signed to present to the pupils ol all oui county high schools the effect of alcohol on the human body. Three visits were scheduled to each school in the county dur ing the course of the school year, two of which have already been completed The third visit is to be marie March (i-8. With the help nf documented anil carefully se lected books, and with motion pic tures, the ministers hope to be able to inform the students ol the effect and dangers of alcohol when taken into the human body. Nearly all the ministers in the Association arc actively working in this phase of the group’s ac tivities. >41111 Another program of the Asso ciation, soon to got under way, is the presentation of periods of de votion, daily, Monday through Friday, ovei the local radio sta tion, WIAM The hour for these fifteen minute programs is 9:110 A. M. Rev. Stewart B. Simms, Williamston, is heading up this phase ol the group's work, and expects to go on the air the first (Continued from page seven) Firemen Called To Mill Shanty Volunteer firemen were called to a burning shanty on the Wells Oates Lumber Company mill yard just oil East Main Street at 11:25 o'clock last Saturday night. Work ing m ankle-deep mud, firemen laid several hundred feet of hose and confined the fire to the three room hut occupied by Orange Oden, hi- wife and daughter. Oden, night watchman for the null, a few minutes before had re ported for duty His wife said she went out for a turn of wood and when she returned she found the tire burning the wall paper in one room. As far as it could be learned nothing was saved from the hut. Occupants of a nearby shanty wrecked most of their earthly belongings when they moved out lock, stock and barrel in a matter of minutes. The full bottom community wreaked of a strong alcoholic smell, and the fire truck chasers blocked traffic along the route for some distance. Only a few ven tured across the muddy mill yard. .-i--— (.nnlimif Scrap I'apcr Drive \cxt Saturday The local Jaycees will continue their drive tor waste paper— newspapers, magazines and paper boxes—next Saturday afternoon, it was announced The coopera tion of the public is cordially solicited.
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