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(HE ENTERPRISE 18 BEAD HI OVER 3,004 MARTIN COUNT” FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE 18 FEAD HI OVER 3,«00 MARTIN COUNTf FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEl VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 20 — William Mon, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, March It, 1951 ESTABLISHED 1899 County Board In Favor Of A Lien And Recovery Act I’rohlciu let Dietruetetcd In Correspondence From New Hanover Board Wifli welfare costs in this coun ty exceeding $200,000 annually and the demand for relief in creasing fairly rapidly, Martin County's Board of Commissioners in their regular March meeting went on record as favoring the passage in the North Carolina General Assembly a Lien and Recovery Law. While Martin County is paying out approximately $60,000 an nually for relief, the federal and State governments are adding ap proximately $148,000 to the amount. Looking over the Febru ary report submitted by the wel fare deportment, $17,158.92 was spent in this county for relief during the period, including $1, 325.63 for administrative expens es, plus $46.05 for office expense, $309.66 for general assistance, $40.71 for drugs, $1,222.87 for hospitalization, $8,577.00 for the 363 old age Cases, $4,877 for the approximately 322 dependent children, and $760 to the 23 blind persons. The action was taken in sup port of the proposed Lien-Recov ery Law after considering cor respondence received from Addi son Hewlett, ‘ chairman of the New Hanover Board of County Commissioners, Wilmington. Ad dressed to Chairman J. H. Ed wards of the Martin County Board, the letter reads, in part: "The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County have for some time been concerned about the ever increasing number of applicants for Old Age Assistance, and the increasing costs of pro viding assistance for those ap proved as eligible by the Board ;>f Public Welfare. "We have also been much con /cerned about the increased cost of living that is causing grants that were reasonably adequate «two years ago to be totally in adequate now. We feel that it is impossible to continue raising the tax rate to provide additional as sistance in the face of the in crease in Federal taxes made ne cessary by the defense program. “We feel that we have reached the point where it is unwise and unfair to add farther burdens to the taxpayer, who also is being faced with increased Federal tax es, and is heavily burdened al ready with the general increase i>f the cost of living. Having reached the saiui’a ion point in our taxing problem, what can we, as Commissioners, do in order to continue the ne cessary functions of Government and, at the same time, provide for the aged, the blind, the disabled and the dependent children, who must look to us to provide them with the necessities of life? Ob viously, the answ-er is not to re duce assistance payments, be cause they are already too small, so the solution must come from (Continued on Page Eight) Alleged Robbers ♦ ■■ Charged with breaking into his grandfather’s home and robbing the small iron safe of $900.00, Leon Rogers was placed under $11,000 bond at a hearing held be fore Justice Chas. R. Mobley this week. Randolph Lee, charged with aiding and abetting the crime, was also placed under bond in the sum of $2,000. Lee, 16 years old, arranged bond. It was brought out at the hear ing that Lee helped push the 17 year-old Rogers boy into the win dow of Henry Roger’s home sev eral miles from here last Sunday night. Realizing that Rogers had fouled the robbery Lee ran away. Rogers allegedly gave James Earl Rogers $20 to return him to Williamston where he was ar rested within two hours by local officers. Rogers dropped $600 be fore breaking away from his grandmother in the Rogers home. Officers recovered $230 hid under a ^.warehouse here, and the $20 v,?s recovered from James Earl Rogers, leaving $50 unaccounted for. Religious Census Released By Director Here Recently Announced 95 percent complete, the recent religious census for Williamston and the two com munities at West and North End shows there are 1,190 persons af filiated with the several church es in the area. The membership was divided among the denominations as fol lows: Williamston Memorial Bap tist, 24.5; Christian, 24 percent; Methodist, 19 percent: Episcopal ian, 12 percent; Holiness, 8 per cent; Presbyterian, 7 percent; West End Baptist, 4 percent, and Roman Catholic, one-half of one percent. Of the 1,434 persons not af filiated with any church in the communities, almost forty per cent are under thirteen years of age. Releasing the report, Miss Emily'n Wagner, director of ed ucation for the Memorial Baptist f DEFINITE | v/ Monday, March 19. was de finitely fixed this week as the date for opening the Martin County Broadcasting Com pany's radio station, W1AM, in Williamston. “We are rapidly completing arrangements for the event ( which will be marked by a program in the school audi torium that day," one of the owners announced. Detailed plans for the event win be released next week. During the meantime, the personnel list had been about completed and other details handled. Outlines Rules Far Registrants Selective Service registrants of this county should observe a few simple rules in presenting their cases to the Draft Board, Mr. Eu gene Rice, Chairmae of the Mar tin County Draft Board, stated that registrants and interested persons could help the Draft Board and themselves if they will observe the following three suggestions: (1) Present in writ ing a statement of all facts which they believe will entitle the reg istrant to deferment. This should be presented at the time the ques tionaire is returned. Any suse quent change in status that might warrant reclassification should be reported in writing. (2) File with in ten days after the Notice of Classification is m«/iled, a request for personal appearance before the Board, if desired. Such a re quest will be granted if filed within ten days, but only one ap pearance wili be granted if filed within ten days after the date of mailing of the Notice of Classifi cation. This applies to the notice mailed after either the original classification or the notice issued after personal appearance before the Board. Mr. Rice pointed out that ob servance of these simple rules would give everyone assurance that the iocal board was fully in the fwt-' which have a bearing upon the regis trant's classification. He added that persons who wish J,o discuss a case with the Board should re quest an appearance at the proper time and not attempt to discuss it with individual Board Members outside of the Local Board Office. He pointed out that such prac tice would save time and that the interested parties could then be sure* that all of the Board Mem bers had complete knowledge of the facts which they wished to present. He stated that the Mem bers of the Board are doing their best to determine the proper classification of each registrant and that they earnestly request the cooperation of the public. Listed Among “Who's Who In American Colleges” -*- i Miss Rachel Burnell White on Williamston, listed among "Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges," was recently pre sented a special certificate of' merit at Atlantic Christian Col-1 lege, Wilson, where she is a mem- > ber of the senior class. j Church and general chairman of the census committee, said that 66.5 percent of the children gre attending Sunday School. It was also pointed out that almost 36 percent of the group are mem bers of churches in other areas and in locating here did not move their memberships. Approximately 400 persons living in the area belong to no church and approximately 86 to 21 percent of that group have neither any denominational nor church preference. The survey is being followed up by personal contacts, but no recent report on the work has been released. Representatives of the Mor mon Church, stationed here dur ing recent weeks, apparently have gained no converts, and apparent ly other denominations are with [ out members in the area. Funeral Today In Griffins For Mrs. Geo. P. Roberson -.4» ■ WVIl'kitoHo Citizen Died In Local Hospital Early Yeslerdav Mrs. Jenny L. Perry Roberson, well-known citizen of Griffins Township, died in a local hospi tal Wednesday morning at 12:15 o'clock following a long period of declining health. Her condition had been serious for several months, the last two of which she spent in the hospital. The daughter of Simon and Mary Woolard Perry, she was bum in Bear Grass Township 77 years ago on March 5, M7$. Fol lowing her marriage to George P. Roberson on November 13, 1889, she had made her home in Griffins Township. Mr. Roberson died on May 15, 1925. A devoted mother and a thoughtful neighbor and friend. Mrs. Roberson attended church at. Smithwick Creek down through the years. Elder P. E. Getsinger and Rev. W. B. Harrington are conducting the funeral at the home this afternoon -at 3:00 o’clock. Interment will be in the family cemetery, near the home. Surviving are twelve children: six sons, Slade Roberson of Hope well, Va., Dewey Roberson of Richmond, Bert Lee Robersop of Jamesville, and Pugh, Irving and Elbert Roberson, all of Williams ton: six daughters, Mrs. Will Griffin, Mrs. John Lilley, Mrs. Henry Williams, Mrs. Raleigh Lilley and Mrs. Jos. Griffin, all of Williamston, and Mrs. Willie Bryant of Hobgood; three bro thers, W. A. and B. F. Perry of Williamston, and Dr. S. B. Perry of Hopewell, Va., a sister, Mrs. Alice H. Garrett of Lenox, Ga.; thirty-seven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. Nan Jailed For Attacking Wiie —— Charged with shooting his wife 1 '#*■ • .f-22. George Lee Jones, colored man of near Oak City, was ordered held in jail in default of $300 bond fixed by Justice Chas. R. Mobley at a hearing here last evening. Jones was already under suspend ed sentence for allegedly attack ing his wife last October. Last Sunday morning, Jones seated himself in the kitchen where his wife was preparing breakfast. She had made a cake and placed it on the table. Jones said he decided to shoot the cake, that his wife got in the line of fire. —-<*——— Hopkins Infant Funeral Held Here Yesterday -« Funeral services were conduct ed in the Biggs Funeral Home here at 4:30 o'clock yesterday af ternoon for George Franklin Hop kins, infant son, of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hopkins of Griffins Town ship, who died in a local hospital at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday morn ing. Rev. W. B. Hamrfgton conduct ed the service and bit: al. was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Short Session Of! Recorder's Court Held Last Monday — Fines anil Forfeitures Total 8200; Fen Persons In Court That l)uv —i— Thirteen cases were handled in the Martfri County Recorder's Court last Monday. The session, lasting habdly an hour, was the shortest held in months. Fines and forfeitures at the session amounted to only $200, the lowest income the court has reported in a long time. Few persons were in attendance upon the session, and little interest was shown in the proceedings. The case charging L. M. Nich olson with drunken driving was nol pressed. Chas. Dewey Henderson, Jr , of Raleigh, was taxed with the costs Cor speeding. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case charging Robert Ivorey Fur vis with assaulting a female. Charged with larceny, James E. Mizelle was found not guilty. The case in which Levy Jones and Ray Moore were charged with violating the liquor laws was dismissed. Marion David Savin, charged with speeding, pleaded guilty and was taxed with the court costs, i Pleading guilty of non-support, George Green was sentenced to the roads for six months, the court suspending the road term j upon the payment of the costs I and on further condition that he pay $12 a week for the support of his three children. Willie Briley of Robersonville ! pleaded guilty of speeding and j was required to pay the court I costs. LeRoy Robert Reed, pleading guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, was fined $100, plus costs. He appealed to the higher court and bond was required in : the sum of $200. Frank Wilson McKearin of Sa-1 lem, New York, was taxed with | the costs for exceeding the speed | limit. $50 bond, posted by John E. j Bpssdieker in the case in which 1 he was charged with operating I a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, was forfeited. Carlton Wymbs of New Ro chelle, New York, was taxed with the costs for speeding. Lonnie Harrell, pleading guil ty of carrying a concealed wea pon, was fined $50, plus costs. The Dennis Taylor, in court last week for allegedly violating the liquor laws, was not of near Williamston. The defendant is a Goose Nest man, Mr. Taylor of near Williamston explained. Some had mistaken the identity of the defendant, it was reported ff 'illiamston (*irl* On Collvgv I) van'* Lint Grensboro, March 1. — The Dean’s List, naming 335 students who made superior academic rec- | ords during the past semester, has been released by the registrar’s office of Woman’s College of U. j N. C. Included in Ihe list are the fol- , lowing: Louise Griffin Hill, Irene I Taylor, all of Williamston. THE RECORD _SPEAKS . . . It’s time to slow down! Al ready this year there have been twice as many accidents on Martin County highways and streets than there were in the corresponding period in 1950. To be sure, no one has been killed as yet, but the number of injured is greater and the property loss is really jumping. The following tabulations offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in tills year and last and for each year to the present time. 9th Week AecidenU In j'd Killed Dam'ge 1951 2 0 0 $ 200 1950 0 0 0 00 Comparisons To Date 1951 50 12 0 $10,115 1950 21 9 0 2,980 Whit Moore Dies At His Sister's Home In Everetts Funeral for Ketired Farmer Aud Builder In Kveretl* Friday Afternoon --- Whit Moore, retired farmer and builder, died at the home of | his sister, Mrs. Neil James, in Everetts at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning after eighteen months of declining health. His condition had been serious following an op eration in a Durham hospital last October. While he was able to be up during short intervals, he was virtually an invalid for about five months, and was confined to his home during the past six weeks. The son of the late Whit and Nancy Cherry Moore, he was born near Williamston t>4 years ago on August 11, 180(J and spent all his life in the county. While he lived most of the time near Everetts, he lived for a few years at Jamesville and later at Oak City. During the past several months he had made his home with his sisters, Mrs. Jesse Ward in Robersonville, and Mrs. James in Everetts. Mr. Moore was first married to Miss Freddie Jordan of Jamcs ville, one son, Dallas Moore of Wellsville, New York, surviving that union. His second marriage was to Miss Mon.v Perry of Wil liamstun who died about sixteen years ago, One son, Jesse Moore, of Norfolk, survives that union. A second son born of that union, Pfc. Roland Moore, lost his life in service during World War II. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Neil James of Everetts, Mrs. I,. D. Phelps of Washington, Mis W. O. Donald of Everetts and Mrs. Jesse Ward of Roberson ville ;threc brothers, Van Moore of New York City, R. L. Moore of Ayden and Cecil Moore of Kinston, and three grandsons. Mr. Moore spent most of his life on the farm, hpt he engaged in the building trades for a num ber of years, working at the North Carolina Pulp Company plant for about two years and more recently in the Oak City area. He was a good neighbor and friend, one who lived at peace with his fellowmen and who stood ready to help others along the Vay. He was a member of the Eve retts Christian Church for a num ber of years and the funeral ser vice will be held there Friday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by his pastor, Rev. Olin Fox of Hassell, assisted by Rev. J. M Perry and Rev. W. R. Johnson, Methodist minister of Robersonville. Inter ment will be in the family ceme tery at the old home place near Everetts.' Represent County At Wake Forest Wake Forest—Seven students from Martin County are among the 1946 men and women enrolled at Wake Forest College this year. Two are from Williamston, two each from Jamesville and Rob erson ville and one from Oak City. The group consists of one fresh en ;t. .tit, yew**** one law student and one special student. Representing Williamston are William C. Mercer, Jr, son of Dr. William C. Mercer; and Joseph E. Wynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wynn. From Jatnesvillc are Clifford C. Corey, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Corey, and Hugh M. Martin, son of Mrs. R. O. Martin. Robersonville students are Ed win Darrell Smith, son of Mrs. Oscar P. Smith, and E. Ferrell Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Smith Oak City has Russell Manning, son of Mrs. James A Manning. Wynn is planning a career in business; Corey in recreation work, Manning in the ministry; Martin in law; Edwin Smith in veterinary medicine. Merger is taking special work at the college. Corey has been a reserve center on the basketball team for the past two seasons and has earned three varsity monograms. Edwin Smith is a member of Sigma Pi, social fraternity. Wynn is affiliated with the Christian ' Service Group. Jamesville Ruritans Have Solved A ttendance Problem Various civic organizations have their various plans and scheir.es, but the Jainesville Ruritan Club has a system that has virtually solved the attendance problem. A little pig was purchased by the club, and when a member is not in attendance upon the meet ing or can furnish no doctor's certificate, the pip is delivered to him for board and keep until the next meeting. Should there be no absences at the next monthly meeting, the member keeps right on keeping the pig. The plan is working so well that an individual keeper cannot be had for the piggy At the meet ing this week, thirty-eight of the forty members of the club were in their seats. One sent a doctor's certificate to merit an excuse, and the other was speaking to an Brief Review Of Recent Doings In The Legislature -<g> Hill Would l(ct|iiirt' Kill ployrs Of Stair To Kile Ah t.ol»ltyisls Raleigh A bill that would re quire State employees or board of commission members "seeking to influence public opinion and or legislation" to register as lobby ists was introduced in the House this week. Rep. Harry Greene of Hoke, who sponsored the measure, said it was aimed at no one in partic ular and that no particular inci dent had caused him to introduce the bill. "Hut if any state employee or commission or board member is going to lobby he ought to be re quired to register just as the paid lobbyists do,” Greene said. The general opinion around the legisative halls was, however, that opposition to the Powell bill by the State Highway Commission, plus literature sent out about di vision of funds under the bill had been in back of the bill’s intro duction. Rep. Hurl Hardison of Craven sent in another speed bill. This one called for every person caught speeding at 65 or more miles an hour to be required from then on to equip his car with a governor holding the maximum speed to 55 miles an hour. The Senate passed a bill pro hibiting sale of corn at night, then argued over concurring in house amendments to a bill prohibiting I he practice of palmistry, fortune telling, clairvoyance or phrenolo gy. This bill was a statewide mea sure as passed by the Senate The House, however, amended it so that it applied only to 54 counties The measure had started out as a Halifax county bill only, in troduced by Senator Julian A11s brook. Allsbrook told the senators to hurry up arid do something so that "we can get the gypsies out of Halifax.” The Senate then refused to eon 1,1 and named Allsbrook and Senator Hampton Price of Rockingham (Continued fiom Page Seven) /fnl (irons Ihirr dors Forirard in llir (Jui/ilrr Preliminary reports received since Tuesday indicate the Red Cross Fund Drive is going for ward in the residential areas here and throughout the other four townships, Chairman John H. Ed wards said this morning Deputy Collector K. It. Fronebergrr will be in bis office in the Martin County courthouse on Saturday of this week and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week to assist State in come taxpayers prepare their returns. lie will he in his office from 0:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m„ and there’ll be no charge for his services. other Ruritan flub. gaining im munity So-far the animal is eat ing directly off the club, but in-' dividual keepers are expected ere long. A special trailer is being built and the pig will be delivered to the meeting place each month. When the first member misses a meeting without an acceptable excuse, the pig will be delivered without delay to him for keeping. The club has ruled that there'll be no skimping on the feed, that the animal is to be treated as a special guest. When the animal has reached maturity he is to be sold, and the | income will be turned into the I club treasury Other clubs in the county have discussed attendance plans, but Jamesville is the first to come for ward with the piggy plan. I INCKKASING v* With only five townships— two of the smallest and three medium-sized ones — report ing so far, property valua tions in this county are al ready reflecting a fairly siz able increase. The individual township gains range from $31,000 in little Williams to $103,000 in Goose Nest. The five town ships reported a gain of $324, 000 in 1051 values over the listings recorded a year ago. Release Official Report on Exams At Army Center fcnTiilii|!f of t.oloinl lusw iii" Greater Than For \Vliil<‘ Draftees - —,»> Forty ul the seventy-one Mar tin County young men report ing to an army induction center on February 23 passed their en trance examinations, according to an unofficial report released a few days ago. According to the report the percentage of colored boys pass ing the tests was greater than for the whites. The records show that j only twelve out of twenty-five white men passed, while twenty eight of the forty-seven colored boys making the trip were uecept ! cd. The main cause lor the large number of rejections could not be learned. It is understood that none of the men reporting for thr pre-induc tion examinations last month are being included in the final in duction call this month, that the forty men to report on the 14th are coming out of those groups reporting for physicals prior to February. Names of those passing the pre induction tests on February 23 a re: White Harry Otto Jarman, Whitfield Evans Mallory, Earl Benjamin Forbes, James Carroll Lilley, Ol tis Hoell, John Wilson Marslen di . Ralph Gray Mendenhall, C 11 ,o . n I.ugeiu Cl Of! H1 U, ' David Price, John Curtis Farmer, William Jennings Bryant Reason and Robert Alon/o Taylor Colored Columbus Roberson, Sylvester James, James Felton Brown, Ar thur Lee Taylor, Richard Nelson Riddick, Norman Lee Slade, Wil 1 ham Austin Green, Alonza Dan iel, Levy Glen Hill, William 1. Price, Robert Bonner, Willie Frank Deans, William Stokes, Jr., I Ernest Jones, Ernest Irving Scott, j Melvin Griffin, Fred Samuel | Brown, Virgil Lee Daughtry, Henry Louis Duel), Lonnie Brown, Jr, Russell Louis Has sell, Walter Lee Lynch, Joseph Biggs, James Benjamin Howell, Earl Edward James, James Dal ton Fagan, Booker Taft Smith wick, and Jesse Bland, Jr GOING TO GREENVILLE The Glee Club of Williamston High School will go to Greenville tomorrow to take part in the an nual district music festival. The public school music instructor, Miss Ann Rovstei is confined with | the measles but Band Directoi > 'Jack Butler will go with the club I Juries Drawn For Special Term Of Court Next Month -& !No lla* Yet Been A« »if!iie<l To TwoA\ eek Term In April Citizens were drawn for jury duty in April by the county com missioners in their regular ses sion this month, the list including 53 persons, male and female, white and colored. No judge has as yet been as signed to hold the court. Judge Sumner Burgwvn ordinarily is as signed to hold the speeial terms in this county, and it is likely that he'll be given the job. Still rated as a special term, the court has ben running twice each year for years. Scheduled to last for two weeks, the term opens on April Mi. Only civil cases will be handled. Names of the citizens drawn for jury duty follow, by town ships: For the week beginning Mon day, April Hi: Jamcsvillc Town ship: Sherwood Davis and Joe lloops r. Williams Township: Arthur Simpson. Hear Crass Township: K. O. Ungers, W 1, Mobley, Dclmus Rogers, John M Leggett and Thurston Wynne. Wilhamston Township: Johnnie Reel, Geo. T. Hyman, D. W. Bra dy, Hen Andrews, Mark Chesson, T M. Parker, 11. L. Daniel and Thurman Perry. Robersonville Township: Edgar R. Ballard, Wiley Roberson, A B. Wynne, Janies A. Roebuck, Ru fus Guy nor, 11. L. Roberson, am. Garland E. Warren. Goose Nest Township: W. E Early, Sr., and Roland Sills. Names of those drawn for dut;t during the week beginning Aprif 33; Jamcsvillc Township: H. II Holliday, Ernest C. Hayes and L. W Ange. Griffins Township: Venter II Hardison and Nannie Margaret Roberson. Bear Grass Township: Mayo Harrison Williumston Township: Charlie Joyner, D. R. Davis, S A. Perry, J. W Garris, Slaton Griffin, Mrs. A (> Harrington, Mrs. Frances Bowen Harrell. Roberson ville Township: Char lie G. Forbes, II V Jenkins, H. L Bunting, Gaston L Andrews and L. R Andrews. Hamilton Township: W. Her man Everett, Miss Martha Coun cil, Robert House, B J Davis, (Continued on page seven) To Conduct Farm Tractor School S. A. Tuten, Jr. Assistant County Agent .1 t'. Ferguson, Extension Agri cultural Engineering Specialist, will be m the county next Tues day, March 13th, to conduct two Farm Tractor Maintenance Schools One school will be oeld at Jurnesville at 9:00 to 13:00 A. M. Jamesville High School Audi torium. The second school will be held at Roborsonville 1:30 to 4:30 I* M Mr Ferguson \s’;!I cover opera tor care and daily maintenance of the farm tractor Some of the topics which will lie discussed are: Tractor Fuels and Carburetor Ad justment; Lubricants and lubrica tion; oil filters; cooling systems; timing ignition systems; tire cate and tractor safety. Two or three farmer-owned tractors of different makes will be on hand for demonstrating va rious maintenance operations. Both tractor owners and opera tors are urged to attend I'lans littinf! Inrmtnl lor The llloodmobilii -#-— Plans arc going forward rapidly for the visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile here on Friday, March 30, Chairmen V ,1 Spivey and Wheeler Manning of the re cruiting service, said this tyorn ing. Many have already volun teered to give a pint of blood, and the response to calls is encourag ing in all sections of the chapter where various civic organizations and other leaders are aiding in recruiting volunteer
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