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rHE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,999 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE CHE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3.MWI MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEED VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 24 William *ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, Murch 22. 1951 ESTABLISHED 189« Pre - Induction Calls I Answered In County Sixty County Men At Pre-Induction Center Yesterday -^ No Official Report On The Outcome Of Tests ('oilhi Be Huil Immeiliately Sixty Martin County young men I most of them in the twenty and | twenty-one year age bracket, an swered calls to the army induction center at Fort Bragg yesterday. No official report on the outcome of the examinations could be had immediately. The group, thirty-two colored i and twenty-eight white, made the trip in two special busses, return ing here late last evening. Three registrants, scheduled to j make the trip, were listed as de linquent. They are, John D. Wil liams of RFD 3. Wiliiamston; Wil liam Robert Little, RFD 2, Wil iiamston; Wililam Robert Little RFD 2, Wiliiamston, and John David Coffield of RFD 3, Wil iiamston, and Philadelphia. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had agents here this week check ing the delinquent list in this county. Two men were transfered here from other boards and made the trip. They were Maxie Kelly, col ored. from Greenville, and Clar ence Bullock from Washington. The following ten men, all col- ! ored .were transferred as follows: I Calvin Jones to Norfolk, Andrew Fields, Leodus Whitehurst, Ver dell Yarrell, Thermon Lee, Ce plius Edward Keys and John Ash ley Bryant to New York, Mar vin Rudolph Williams to Leban on. Pa.. Lawrence Edward Baker to Baltimore, and Robert Lei' Powell to Philadelphia. The following sixty men made the trip to the army center yester day. White John Lin wood Cherry, Wil iiamston. Kenneth Wilbur Leggett, Ham ilton divert David Whitaker, Jr., RFD 2, Wiliiamston. Carroll Bernard Copeland. RFD 1, Robersonvilie. Nathan Russell Roberson. Jr., Robe; sonville. John Duffy Hines, Wiliiamston. Noah Samuel Bennett, RFD 2, Wiliiamston. George Washington Ayers, Jr., RFD I. Oak City. Edgar Ferret) Smith, Roberson - ville. Billy James Crawford, RFD 1. Robersonville. Melvin Hyman Griffin, Wil iiamston. William Clarence Brewer, Jr., Jamesville. John Herman Beach, RFD 2, (Continued from page seven) Suffers Injury In Freakish Accident --s> John Robert Bland, tanner of West End, .suffered several brok en ribs and bruises about the body in a freakish accident on the Cliii k farm last Tuesday about noon. Mr. Bland was taking the har ness off a mule when the animal became frightened and dashed away. The plow line caught the fhrmer around the leg and he was dragged about seventy yards. When the mule turned his head and momentarily stopped, Mr. Bland was able to catch the rope with his hands and free himself. The animal made a second dash and went into Highway i>4 about one mile west of here and struck a car, battering a fender, damag ing the radiator and hood and knocking out the windshield. Mr Whitehurst, driver of the car, and members of his family riding with him were not hurt, according to unofficial information. The mule was only slightly hurt, it was said. * Mr. Bland was removed to a j local hospital and is responding I to treatment. He plans to return to his home shortly. FINAL REPORT | . --. Making a final report this week, Hoke Roberson and Wm. Gray, chairmen, stated that a total of $4,866.62 was raised in Martin County for the Infantile Paralysis Fund during the recent- drive. Previously, the chairman reported that $4,672.59 had been received, the last report showing that the amount had been Increased by nearly $200. The amount, while slightly undrr the announced goal, is about the largest ever raised in any one year in this county for the polio fund. Green Wave Band Plans Concert For Thursday, April 5 —<•>— Will B«* 1 ji*>I .Major Kfforl On Slug** for Mnny Of Young MiHiiciHih Members of the Williamston High School Green Wave Band are busily at work in reheat sal for their annual Spring concert which has been scheduled for Thursday evening, April 5, in the high school auditorium. Full band rehearsals, sectional j rehearsals and group practices arc | in progress for the big event. This year's concert will be much more ambitious musically than in the past. It will include a program of classical, modern and popului music as well as being spiced by several good marches. The band la trying to do espec ially well this year since many oi its members will graduate in May and they want to make their an nual concert a good one. As a special feature of the pro gram, Miss Sarah Manning, lirsi chair solo clarinetist, will play t | clarinet solo accompanied by the band. She has been conrertmis tress of the band for four years. Plans for ticket sales are goint I forward and further informatior on this and other features of the concert program will be releasee ’ later in the week. (Continued on page eight) Eleven Divorce Cases Pending In The Courts All \cli»»n* R«i»mI On Two Year Separation Ground*; Several (’untested - —# Eleven divorce cases have been placed on the calendar for trial during the second of the two week term of the Martin Couny Superior Court beginning next Tuesday. All of the actions are based on grounds of two-year separation. Several of them are being con tested. The fate of at least nine teen children are directly or in directly involved in the cases, the litigants, in some cases, claiming that each is supporting their off spring. No official finding has been released, but it has been suggested that some of the child ren are having to look to others for care and support. Several of the cases have been pending in the courts for some time. In the case of Phillip Purring ton against Carrie Dell Purring ton, plaintiff says they were mar ried in August, 1936, and separat ed by mutual consent in Septem ber, 1943, and that no children were born of the union. The de fendant, contesting the action, says the plaintiff left her with out' provocation and without means of support. She asks that the relief demanded be denied and that she be allowed support. Jonie Clemons, in his case against Olivia Clemons, says they were married in March, 1946, and separated the following month, that no children were born of the union In her case against James Dickens, Lorraine Dickens says they were married on July 12, 1945 in Elton, Maryland, and liv ed in Philadelphia until their sep aration in August, 1948. The two children born of the union are in her Custody and are supported by her without aid from the defen dant. Jesse Lee Daniel, in his suit for divorce from Magnolia Daniel, says they were married Novem ber 15, 19&!, and separated Oc tober 1, 1944, that four children were born of the union. Con testing the action, the defendant says that her husband’s cruetly caused the separation, adding that he beat her and would not sup port her, that she was forced to leave him and support herself and children. (Continued fjom Page Seven) To Observe Easter Monday As General Holiday Here - • Easter Monday will be observed us a general holiday in Williams ton and several other towns in the county, according to reports re leased today As far as it could be learned no special programs are being plan ned other than in Jamesville where a fish festival is being planned for the day. Thousands are expected to visit the fishery there that day, weather permit ting. Easter finery is almost certain to be in evidence, but it will be displayed individually as no pa rades have been announced. Judge W. C. Harris, presiding over the current term of the su perior court, announced yester day that no session of the tri bunal would be held next Mon day, fhat cases scheduled for that day will be heard Tuesday and so on. The day will be observed as a general holiday by local stores, business offices, garages and town and county offices, it was an nounced. The day is not a holiday for federal agencies and the post ofice will remain open and mails will go as usual in the town and rural communities. All the schools in the count,'' are observing the day as a holi day. The local P.-T. A. meeting scheduled for next Monday has bee-n postponed until April 2, it was announced. Radio Station WIAM Gets \ Comments From Fan Points; The Martin County Broadcast ing Company's station, WIAM, is receiving favorable comment from far points and encourage ment from friends from all over northeastern North Carolina. While the owners, Messrs. Jim Gray, Henry A. Johnson and Charlie Gray, were pleased by the presence of Governor Kerr Scott and Congressman Herbert Bonner and other dignitaries at the for mal opening Monday afternoon, they were greatly impressed by the courtesies expressed by word of mouth, in floral offerings and applied cooperation. Flowers from well-wishers crowded the place, and after using them for decora tion purposes for two days, the owners distributed them to the ' two hospitals to cheer up the sick : there. | Special reports, telling that the i reception was perfect, were re ceived from Farmvillc, Emporia, Va., AhosRie, Wake Forest, Co | lumbia and Elizabeth City The ! report from Tarboro read, "Sig I nal strength superb. Our congrat | ulations to WIAM ” Signed, WCPS, J. T. Snowden. Garland Woolard traveling to ward Richmond, wired from Wel don," . . . proud to let you know our station WIAM is coining through strong. Congratulations." Reaching Emporia a short tune later and still on the beam, Wool ard wired, "Now in Emporia. Sta tion still coming in good." The program followed him just about i all the way to Richmond. Brief Review Of Recent Doings In The Legislature Hoiim* Meanim* Would Al low Touchri'N To Retire After Thirty Yearn -«—— Raleigh—A “no-new-tax" reve nue bill gut the half-hearted una nimous approval of the Joint Fi nance Committee Tuesday after 12 weeks of bickering. The bill will bring in an esti mated $293,000,000. The committee—chairmanned by and predominately composed of “hold-the-liners”—has turned thumbs down on every attempt to revise any taxes upward. It has made a few minor chang es, but they practically all are 'administrative changes won't at fect revenue enough to even men i tion. The only amendment raising any new revenue was one that af fected out-of-state people. Spon sored by Senator Julian A11s brok of Halifax, it puls a $100 li cense fee on jobbers and peddlers from out of state who sell in four or less North Carolina counties. If they sell in more than four counties, the fee is $25 per coun ty This amendment passed only after it was pointed out that it was not a new tax on North Car olinians. An attempt to lower the tax on small theatres—sponsored by I Rep. Sum Worthington of Pitt— was defeated today despite a re quest for a public hearing on the amendment. It was killed, despite a plea for "at least the courtesy of a hearing” after Senator Har vey Morris of Mecklenburg noted: "We haven't shown anybody else any courtesy, why should we (Continued on Page Seven) Loral Studrnl ISumrtl To Duke University Honorary Durham.—Elizabeth C. Muse, Williamston student at Duke Uni versity, has been named to Ivy. sch ilastic honorary society for freshman girls, Woman’s College officials announced today. One of twenty Duke coeds elect ed to the honorary. Miss Muse is the daughter of Mr. Muse, 315 Church I iiamston. Based on a high "B” average made during the Fall Semester, I elections to the group were an I nouneed this week at Woman’s College Assembly. and Mrs. Joel Street Wii | SUNRISE \ SERVICES | _j The union Raster sunrise service will be held in Wil liamston's Woodlawn Ceme tery at ti:00 o'clock Sunday morning, it has been announc ed by the leader. Rev. Stew art B. Simms. All the churches or participating and the pub lic is invited. Should the weather be un favorable, the service will be held in the Memorial Baptist Church. Similar services are being held in other parts of the county, including one in the Tice Community Cemetery in Griffins Township. Grand Jury Files Quarterly Report In Superior Court Itody l{«‘rommt‘ii«ls Minor H«‘l»«iirs Ki> !Y1a«l<> Al Tin* (ioiintv llonn — “•* Filing their quarterly report in the superior court this week, members of the Martin County Grand Jury recommended that ! minor repairs be made to the j county home. Other than the one j recommendation, the report was I routine. Signed by Foreman James Bul luck, the report reads: ‘All bills of indictir.er* present ed were passed on b.v us. “The reports of the justices of the peace were checked and found filed with the Clerk of Court and all fines paid to the County Trea (Continued on Page Eight) Painfully Hurt In Fall Last Evening Guy Thomas, operator of a bar bcrshop here, suffered a painful head injury in a fall at a sand wich ,-diop ori Washington Street i shortly after ti:U0 o'clock last eve ning. After treatment and an over-night stay in a local hospi tal he was able to be out. Tussling with bis brother, Gra | dy, in the sandwich shop, Thomas fell and struck his head on a serv ing booth, lipping ; luirly sizable hole in Ins scalp. Although he lost considerable blood, he continued on his feet until he reached the hospital Urgent Call Issued Today For More Blood Donors •-<4._ __... An urgent call was issued to day by representatives of the Mar-1 tin County Chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross for more blood do- • nors. Recruiters Bil! Spivey and Wheele: M. Manning explaining that approximately one hundred additional volunteer donors are needed if the quota is to be mujt when the regional bloodmobile comes here on Friday of next1 week Time for completing arrange ments for the bloodmobile visit is short, and the recruiters are anxious to get all pledge cards in not later than Saturday of this week. To keep the bloodmobile functioning smoothly, appoint ment- will be assigned and the re-; cruiters plan to handle the task during the week-end. Recruiter Spivey .said this morn ing that possible more persons than are actually needed had said they would be glad to donate a pint of blood, but hr added that ! the pledge cards are coming ini mighty slow, that the volunteer j count is just about 100 below the minimum needed. Plymouth, Windsor and other towns between here and Norfolk have met their blood quotas with ! very little trouble. Mr. Spivey be lieves the people in this chapter will come through with a surplus j to spare, but he admitted that thej outlook just now was not very en-, couraging. ' It has bitn pointed out that sup port of the bloodmobile plan will make available to the people of the chapter any amount of blood needed and without cost, that some will be channeled into the armed services. Hundreds of blood transfusions have been given locally in the past and in quite a few instances considerable difficulty was ex perienced in getting the right type at the light time. All types of blood can be made available and ‘ without delay if our people sup port the bloodmobile program. It can definitely eliminate a lot of trouble and worry and possibly | mean the difference between life I and death. Ally oii<! who hah not volun Leered to donate a pint of blood at tiie American Legion Hut hen Mai eh HO, ih asked to contact I!* cruiters Hill Spivey or vVlicc-lci Manning 01 call the Red Cross of fice in the town hall at once. A few are a bit hesitant in sign ing the pledge cards, but they are assured that no blood will be ac cepted until after a doctor checks the donor and secs that he is all right. There are people right here in Williamston who have given several gallons of blood to the sick and dying, and they are ap pealing to others to come in and help distribute the load bv sup porting the bloodmobile plan. Twenly-Six Cases On Civil Calendar In Superior Court Srvcral Damage >iiil*. In volviii|{ it|> t« $ HUH>0. Are To lie I’ried -,V Twenty-six eases, exclusive ui the eleven divorce actions, have been placed on the civil calendar for trial in the Martin County Superior Court next week While there are several damage suits, the amounts ranging up to $10,000 the proccdings in the court next week are expected to attract very little attention. Quite a few of the cases have been pending trial so long that they are worn with age. Judge W C. Harris, presiding over the criminal trials in the court this week, is slated to re turn Tuesday, the court having announced that Monday will be ubsei ved as a holiday It will not be necessary fur jurors, witnesses or litigants to report until Tues day, March 27. Cases calendared: - Boundary line controversies arc involved in the cases of Cowen Estate agains' Willie 11 Modlm and Dennis Modlm C. E. Moore is suing J. B. An drews to recover on an account. In the case of Harrison Oil Company against J. 1). Harrison, Jr, the defendant is asking a judgment in the sum of $551 95, plus interest from January 20, 194(1 Answering the complaint, the defendant says when he gave ip) the station he surrendered a stock of goods valued at more than the amount he owed. Edgar Hurry I is suing Isaac Blango for $150, the plaintiff saying that the defendant ran in to and killed one of his mules on Highway 125 October 18, 1949 Blango was driving Beulah Moore's car, and in a counter suit she is suing Harrell for $350 damages allegedly resulting to hei car. P. L. Salsbury is suing Lemon Strickland for $1,946.30 under the terms of a 1949 farm contract. E C. Winslow is also a defendant in the suit, the plaintiff alleging that lie lecovcied three mules from Strickland In his answer, Wins low says he held notes against the animals. In the ease of Charlie Duggai against Joe II Mi/elle the plain tiff says he bought a mule Iron the defendant who said there were no encumbrances against the animal James E. Mizelle, repre senting the' estate of his mother claimed and took the1 mule, anc Duggai is seeking to recover $200 the amount paid for the animal. Dr John Allen Davis in hi; ease against P. L. Salsbury is ask mg re lie * from fore closure pro ocedings on certain property u Florida secured by a note (Continued on page seven) | Sl’KAKS TONIWIT Kasley Jones, head of ci vilian defense in North Caro lina, is addressing the regular meeting of the Cions Club and invited guests in the Wo man's Club here this evening at 7:00 o'clock, it was an nounced by Club President James Bullock. Mr Junes will speak on civil defense. Killer Draws 10-20 Years In Court Here i _ I I f-■> Kh:<;iSTIUTION s* Registration hooks tor the April lit municipal primary election will be opened on Saturday o!' this week and will remain open on the fol lowing; two Saturdays. March 31 and April 7. Saturday, | April 14, has been set aside j for the challenge of any names on the books. No new registration has been ordered, meaning that all those citizens who have registered for previous town elections will not find it ne eessarv to register again, it was explained by Registrar John K. Pope. So far no candidates have been advanced for the posi I tions of mayor and town com missioners. Bills Proposed In The Legislature In Past Few Days • 'Molil-thc-l.im-' llux^ Srorc Victory In Finance ('.ommiltcc Itcporl Raleigh The General Assem bly marked time early this week, awaiting reports from its spend inn and taxing eomrmttees which are expected to provide fuel for legislature tempers before the week is out. The House passed bills allowing teachers to retire after 30 years ser vice and pet milting municipal and county employees to conic under the social security act Also approved by the House were bills to: Authorize a justice of the peace to hear and try eases anywhere m Ins county. j Eliminate special registrations j for an election on recreation tax i's or issuance of bonds by muni cipalities Authorize landscaping and maintenance and construction of roadside parks by the Highway Commission. Raise lees for impounding live (Continued on page eight! Boy Writes Front Korean Frontline In one of the first letters com ing from the Korean War trout, i Pfe. William J Moblt-.y tells about j some "hot” fighting in various sectors there The local boy said they took a lull and that night the enemy counterattacked and retook the position. United Forces challcpg cd the action and routed the Chi nose the next day, Pvt. Mobley explaining that there were dead Chinese all over the place, in cluding the cook who had just brought up a 25-gallon cauldron of rice. The soldiei said tlici'c had been sum, nip anil-luck fighting over I there. Red Cross Drive Pushing 'Coward Coal In Chapter The Ited Crie Fund Drive is pushing on toward its $4,057.00 ^ goal in this chapter, according to a report released late yesterday by Chairman John II Edwards. “If the pace can hr maintained throughout the chapter, the goal will be reached," M> Edwards said. Up until late yesterday, a total of $2,426 40 had been turned ovei to the treasurer Mi Edwards, assisted by Co-Chairman H. P Mobley, stated that approximately $200 more was expected from the business and white residential areas have reported $521100 to date, and $1,406.00 has been re ported as coining from local bus iness firms. Jarnesville, in a fairly complete repoit, has raised $245.40 and contributed Meal Gi'ass has $185.00 to date. Principal E. J Hayes, heading the drive among the colored cit izens m Williamston, is to re port late today and he is believed to have met with success, one re port saying his canvassers had raised between $400 and $500. No report has been received from eithei Griffins or Williams Fownships. Few of the colored schools have reported so far Mr. Edwards is of the opinion that when the two townships and all the colored citizens complete their campaigns, the goal will have been reached The chairmen are anxious to ■omplete the drive and have all eports m by the early part of lext week Court Is Recessing Today Until Next Tuesday Morning -^ | | !\iiiii«*roiis (iiiM's (loiitinueil l<’«r Oim* Kra>oii or \II oiIut liulil JIItit* -« Clearing quite a few cases from the docket and continuing many ! others, the Martin County Su ■ perior Court is recessing today un | til next Tuesday morning when lit will handle the first of thrity sovon eases on the civil calendar. The court will observe Easter Monday as a holiday, it was an nounced i Most of the eases continued in | voiced drunken driving. Solicitor George Fountain explaining that two were continued for Attorney Horton who is in the legislature, several others on account of ill j ness and others because the state's witnesses were not avail* 1 able. Norman Worsley, 38-year-old colored man, who allegedly mur dered Lawrence Andrews in Par mele on December 23, 1948, after allegedly raping Andrews' grand daughter, pleaded guilty of man slaughter and drew ten to twenty i years in State's Prison. Opening the trial Wednesday morning, So I lieitor Fountain said he would I not ask for a verdict of murder | in the first degree. When the \ State concluded its evidence, ; counsel Hobt Cowen announced lor the defense that a plea of guil ty of manslaughter would be en tered The plea was accepted, the ' solicitor announcing that the ease alleging rape in Edgecombe County, would be no! pressed or j dismissed. Worsley escaped from j the county and spent almost two • years in New York before he was apprehended and returned to the county last December. Willie Andrews, pleading not guilty of violating the liquor laws, was adjudged guilty and was sentenced to the- roads for six months, Adjudged guilty in the county court a short time ago, Andrews was sentenced to the roads for four months, the appeal costing him two additional months of his time At tlie conclusion of the evi dence in thu ease in which Elmer Rogers was charged with forci ble trespass, the court directed a verdi t of guilty of simple assault, lie was sentenced to the roads for twelve months, the court suspend ing tile 1‘tiad lei m upon the pay ment of costs Rogers was placed no probation lor three years and if he violates the conditions of . probation, commitment is to is i sue without further ado. The ease charging Walter Barnes with non-support was con Continued on Page Five) County Boy Tells 01 War In Korea —<$— Filtering the service in June, 1948, CpI Howard (Butch) Ben nett tract led around quite a hit before literally jumping into the light in Korea He took his basic al Fort Jackson, and following an eight-day leave spent at home, he moved to the West Coast and on to Japan, taking training in various fields, including airborne maneuver.-, lit became a first class parachutist in December, 19411, and returned to this county try in 1949. In August of last year lie started the trek back to Japan i and a few days later he loaded with others on a big transport for a jump into Korea. i he soldi*.; admits lie was "plenty seared”, ad'ding that the mission was accomplished. CpI. Bennet said he was getting along all right, that there were several other Martin County boys in his outfit, including Pfc. James D. Roberson and Sgl. Raymond Whithurst. Bennett explained that mail from home would be wel j coined, and listed his address as billows: "Cpl. Howard (Butch) 1 Bennet. 14282240. Hq. Co., 2nd j Bn. 187 R. C. T , APO 301, Care I Postmaster, San Francisco. Calif.”
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