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TIIE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 43 Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 29, 1951 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 Former Local Boy Moving Up In The Scientific World Pursues Hobby In Korea Despite War uml All Other Obstacles A former Williamston boy, “Buster" Old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Old of Norfolk, is moving right on up in the scientific world despite the war and other obsta cles, according to a story appear ing in a recent issue of Time Mag azine. While others were chasing good times, Buster, while in school here, was chasing butterflies, collecting insects and studying marine life, reptiles and so on. He maintained a miniature zoo in his home, and had the characteristics and inter est of a natural-born ichthyologist and herpetologist or scientists who study fish and reptiles. The story in the magazine reads: Bivouacked in the piny hills near the Han early last week, the 25th Division had its hands full digging in for the expected Chin ese assault. But for the buddies of Corporal William Old even the din of Communist whistles and bugles was hardly more terrifying than his tales of poisonous mollusks, leopards, bears and 1.500-lb Man churian tigers roaming the Ko rean countryside. The fascinated. G. I s had good reason to believe that babyfaced "Buster” Old knew what he was talking about Youngest member of the Amer ican Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Buster Old, a 23 year-old photo-lab technician in the Army's Signal Corps, has been an amateur zoologist since child hood, is now a highly respected, unofficial investigator for the Smithsonian Institution. Ever since August, the Smithsonian’s inoluskmen have- been expectant ly watching the mails for the to bacco tins, metal film containers and glass medicine bottles in which he has sent them nearly 500 specimens of Korean frogs liz ards, snakes, crayfish and snails. On the way out to Korea, Old sent a few sample shipments dur ing stopovers in Hawaii and Jap an. But his -nail searches really paid off when he began exploring the zoological possibilities of the battle zone. ( "Hunting for snails and so forth is a wonderful thing for guys like that,” explains one Smithsonian curator. "Gets their minds off the bullets whizzing around.") Some freshwater snails that Old tent back are the first received by (Continued on page eight) New F urniiure For Lunchroom New furniture for the lunch room at the Williamston Elemen tary School has been purchased at a cost of $1509.00, it was learn ed yesterday from Miss Ruth Manning. The purchase was fi nanced from a fund built up over a period of years by profits from ice cream sales at the school. Through April, the lunchroom spent $17,000 this year and had a net loss of .just 17c, it was stated. Ice cream is not sold as a part of the lunch nor sold at any time •when it might interfere with a child’s desire for the mid-day meal. It was also stated that plans are being made foi a centra! library m the grammar grade building as soon as room can be found This space is expected to be available when the fifth grade moves to the high school building. THURSDAY v < Weather and circumstances permitting, the Williamston High School Green W'ave Baseball squad will travel to Hertford Thursday afternoon to play the second game in their series for the Albemarl; Conference baseball title. Hertford won the first tilt of the two of three series but Coach Maynard is determined that the Indians shall have to play for the trophy. Raymond Davis or jAhn Rogers will start for W’iiliamston and Rogerson or White tor Hert ford, S[>ecia l Medal Awarded To County Boy Posthumously -- With the Third Army In Korea, i May 16.— The Bronze Medal for heroism in combat has beer, awarded posthumously to Private Harry p. Roberson, a Martin County serviceman from Everetts, N. C. ’ Private Roberson’s mother. Mrs. A. R. Roberson, lives in Everetts, N. C. He was a member of the second battalion of the 7th In fantry Regiment. The action in which Private Roberson was fatally wounded oc curred February 14,1951, near Chamang-ni, Korea. The citation read: "Private Roberson was a mem ber of a hastily organized, volun teer group w'hich moved to a ridge near the battalion command post HOLIDAY In addition to the regular afternoon closing by local business houses, all federal offices, including the post office, and also the power company offices will observe Wednesday of this week as a full-day holiday in observ ance of National Memorial Day. There’ll be no banking service and no mail deliver ies. Regular business such as stores, county and town of fices will not observe the day as a full holiday, but they will be closed as usual on Wednesday afternoon. District Director Installs Officers Mrs Selma B. Harrell, director of District Nine of the North Car olina Congress of Parents and Teachers, addressed a very small number of parents and teacher in' session at the Elementary School auditorium last evening and in stalled officers for the 1951-1952 ! scholastic year. Mrs. Harrell stressed that there 1 is no end to the work of the P.-T. A. as it is a continuing operation with new pioblems and tasks to face from year to year. She urg the officers to maintain the pres tige of the P.-T. A. and promote its work as diligently as possible. Calling attention to the theme of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers for this year: “The Citizen-Child in a Changing , World,” Mrs. Harrell declared the child of today may be little dif ferent from the child of yester year but his surroundings are vastly different and his problems more complicated. Officers installed were: Lee Reynolds president, Mrs. John L. Goff as vice-president, and Mrs. Asa Crawford, secretary. Mrs. Hoke Roberson will be the new treasurer but was not present for the installation last night. The president reviewed briefly the programs of the past year and expressed pride in the fact that all of them had been on a high level. The program committee, Mrs. E. R. Froneberger, chairman, the publications committee, Mrs. J L. Harris, chairman, and the iiiembei ship committee, Mrs. L'i bin Rogers, chairman, were espe cially complimented for their ef I forts during the past year. An appeal was made .to those present and to others to join in the work of the P.-T. A. next year--“be cause if you work for and with (Continued on page three) Personnel Change At The Post Office Personnel changes have been fairly numerous at the local post office in the wake of calls to ac tive service in the armed forces. Two men, Pete Fowden and Jack Mobley, went with the Na tional Guard unit to Georgia early this month .arid Reuben Williams, a member of the Naval Reserve, was called last week for active duty. W. E. Dunn, Jr., of Oak City, and H. H Cowen and LeRoy God ard, bi»th of W illiamstor., have joined the post office force. (rear) and took up positions against an infiltrating enemy at tack "When a numerically superior enemy force attacked the position. Private Roberson, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own safety, deliberately mov ed into the open to place more ac curate fire upon the enemy. De spite the heavy enemy fire, he stayed,at his post firing round af ter round at the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties. "Receiving a mortal wound, he refused evacuation and medical attention until the enemy was forced to withdraw. Private Rob erson’s heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the high est traditions of the military ser vice.” Hold Funeral For Mrs. Barfield In Church Ai Hassell —*— Native Of County Died In Kdpecomhe County Late Sunday Niplit —— Mrs. Bettie Brown Barfield, na tive of this county and a highly respected citizen, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A Knox, in Edgecombe County near Tar boro at 11:45 o’clock Sunday night. She had been in declining health for some time. The daughter of the late James and Mary Molly Everett Brown, she was born in the upper part of this county 90 years ago in 1861. Before going to Edgecombe Coun ty to make her home with her daughter four years ago, she had lived in the Hassell Community most of her life. She was first married to James Weaver. One son, A. F. Weaver of Hassells survives that union. Her second marriage to J. B. Bar field, well-known county citizen, who died about eight years ago. Only one child, Mrs Knox, sur vives that union. There are elev en grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs Barfield was a member of the Hassell Christian Church for many years, and is remembered in her native and adopted com munities as a splendid Christian woman. Funeral services will be con ducted in the church at Hassell Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev. Olm G Fox. Interment will be in the family plot in thefOak City (Continued on Page Eight) Man's Body Found In Roanoke Today The body of Aaron Biggs, 66 year-old Dardens colored man, was found in Roanoke River one quarter mile below Jamesville early this morning by Douglas Currie, Jamesville fisherman. Biggs, said to have been drink ing heavily for possibly three weeks, was last seen running to ward the river last Thursday morning. No especial attention was given him at the time, and it was thought he would straighten himself out and return home. Visiting the sheriff’s office earlier that day, Biggs said that his neigh but were causing him trouble, that it looked as af he would have to leave the Dardens section. He is survived by Ins widow and thirteen children. ROUND-UP Six persons were arrested and temporarily held in the county jail last week-end, the group including a voung white woman who w>as charged with public drunkenness. One was arrested for breaking and en tering, another for drunken driving, another for drunken ness, another for operating a motor vehicle without a driv er’s license and still another for Investigation. Three of the six were white and the ages of the group | ranged from 25 to 48 years. Agronomist Talks At Farm Forum In County On Friday —®-— Thirty-Four Years Of Pa tient Struggling Final ly Regarded -» Speaking at the first of a series of Farm Bureau forums planned in this county, Dr. E. R. Collins, State Extension Service agrono mist, last F^day night in the courthouse declared that progress is being made in experiments with peanut production. It was readily admitted that the peanut possibly is one of the most complicated crops, but the scien tist declared that as a result of careful experiments something about the peanut has been learn ed. Dr. Collins said that it \s pos sible to overlime the soil, that it would possibly cause more dam age than unrierliming. The reaction of fertilizers is difficult to determine in the pro duction of peanuts. It has been found that the goober will not react to commercial fertilizer un der certain conditions, and that only close checks can determine the type of fertlizer needed. It has been found that to produce peanuts in quantity the soil fer tility must be built up. Dr. Collins said that peanuts had been found to do exceptionally well when planted after corn and crotalaria. In the open forum, Dr. Collins answered numerous questions. It has been found that landplaster is more effective when applied in early July, that it is advisable to scatter the landplaster over all the vine. The researcher said that the peanut feeds through the shell and not necessarily through the vine or stem, that unless land piaster gets to the peanut itself its food value will not leach it through the vine. (Continued on page eight) Falls Out And Blocks Traiiic —«>— Falling out when he suffered an cpiletic attack on the corner of Main and Smithwick Streets here last Thursday evening, John Henry (Private Stock) White, colored man, caused some excite ment and temporarily blocked traffic. Someone .thinking he had been struck by a vehicle, called an am bulance Tommy Bland sirened his way down the street and picked up the man Having no home of his own, White was carried to a relatives on Sycamore Street. "We don’t want him here," the cousin said, and Bland realized he had the man on his hands. Bland, un able to find a bed for his passen ger, pulled up to the police station and insisted that the officers take over. While the officers and am bulance man debated the problem, White raised himself up, a perfect blank. He crawled out of the machine, took a 35-eent handout, laughed and stalked off into the night. Happy as a lark, he admitted he was not certain whether he would buy food or drink. White had just been released from the road gang lifter serving time for public drunkt nr.ess Lindsay Warren Rated A Faithful Public Servant —«— Labor Paper Says Warren Saved Taxpayers Many Millions Of Dollars -—<*> The following story, praising Lindsay Warren, former congress man from this district, appeared m Labor, a national weekly news paper published in Washington, D. C.: Labor is delighted to praise an able and faithful public servant. Then' are many of them in Wash ington, despite the impression the public sometimes nets from head line-hunting “probers.” An oustanding example of the kind of man we mean is Lindsay C. Warren. As Comptroller Gene ral, he has a job of which most people never hear, but which is one of the most important in the government We have pointed him out in the past, and we have a most unusual reason for men tioning him now. A huge new building for War ren's General Accounting Office is almost completed. He looked around it and found that, by eco nomical use of space for members of his staff, he could make two whole floors available for other government use in crowded Wash ington. Some said: “Let’s spread out and use the space ourselves. Why give it up to somebody else?” But Warren answered: “No, we can get along without it, and save the people's .money by turning it back to Uncle Sam." So that's what he did. In other words, Warren is not one of those who merely “talk economy." He both talks about it and does something about it. That’s his full-time job. As Comptroller General, War ren acts as the “watchdog” for Congress over the billions of dol lars appropriated for the adminis trative agencies The Senate and House depend upon him for re ports on whether the billions are honestly and efficiently spent, and for recovery of sums paid out through fraud and error. Depending on Warren is nothing new for Congress. For Hi years, this North Carolina Democrat was highly respected member of the House His colleagues recognized his ability and integrity, and ac corded to him a position of rare influence. That’s why, in 1940, President Roosevelt wisely picked Warren for Comptroller General, a post which is unique in many respects The President, “with advice and consent of the Senate," appoints the Comptroller General, for one (Continued on page eight) MEETING v_/ Scheduled to meet in spec ial session this evening at 8:00 o'clock, the local town hoard of commissioners will discuss preliminary budget figures, and consider applica tions for an extension of the town’s western limits. A special meeting was ten tatively scheduled about two weeks ago but a delay was ur j dered, Registration For Vacation Bible School Here Friday The Daily Vacation Bible School will conduct registration at 4 o’clock this Friday afternoon at the Baptist Church Any boy or girl between the ages of 4 and 16 is invited to attend the school this year. The school opens Mon day, June 4 and closes Friday, June 15. The faculty this year consists of: Directors, Rev. J. D. Skinner and Rev. T. L. Hastings; Begin ners’ Department: Mrs, J H. Saunders, Jr., Superintendent, as sisted by Mesdames D. W. Man ning, Homer Barnhill, James Bul luck, J. C. Cooke, H. P. Mobley, and Miss Elizabeth Griffin, Be tty Helen Mobley, and Jane King Primary Department: Miss Emily Wagner, Sup’t., assisted by Peg gy Savage, Carolyn Bullock, Jc ' Ann MeLawhorn, Jean Holloman, Barbara Edwards, Harriet Ward, Pat Taylor, Susie Griffin, and Jean Mobley. Junior Department: Mr. Roddy Everett, Sup’t., assisted by Mesdamer J. V/ Watts, K W Copeland, L T. Yeatis, Carlyle Langley, H. Gardner, R. J Howl ing, D. R Davis, and Misses Mar garet McDaniel, Coltrain, and Hill Spivey. Intermediate Depart ment: Rev. J. D. Skinner, Sup’t., i assisted by Mrs. J D. Skinner, Mrs Douglas Abernathy, and Mrs J, F. Thigpen. Assistants: Marie j Peel, Janice Manning, Wanda Jones and Sally Roberson The entire faculty is asked to be present at 3:30 Friday. There is room for more workers and j volunteers who would like to (serve, an asked to get in touch ' with either of the Directors. A p prove Contract for Road Projects In This County After a delay of several works, a contract for surfacing several roads in this county was approved a few days ago, according to re liable but unofficial information gained this week. The Brown Paving Company, submitting the low bid, is com pleting projects in the Hassell area this week and will move its asphalt plant to the Popular Point loop road within the next few days, it was learned. The company recently completed road projects from a point on the Hamilton* Palmyra road, not so far from Palmyra, via Conoho Church, and then from Oak City to Gold Point via Hassell, and from Spring 'Grot'ii (n Everetts. A half mile strip on the Hassol 1-Butler Bridge Road was surfaced along with .1 road from Highway 125 to the Hasself-Oak City Road and street paving in Hassell. The new projects include the long Popular Point loop beginning j at Nicholsons Store on Highway 125 and running back to 125 at the Sherrod farm, and from a point near Everetts through Bear Grass I to Highway 17 at Corey's Cross Roads, and a short strip in Bober isonvillc Township. It is understood that materials i will be handled for all three pro I jeets from the plant to be con structed on the Popular Point [ loop road. Road Program Pays Off For County Man J Best Farmland In County Opened Up By New Highway —— Dr. K. K. (lollins Declares I’ropress Itladr In Peanut (imp Experiments “Buggs Island Dam is a great tiling, but it lines not mean near as much to me as oui little pro ject over there," Farmer Frank Barber said last Friday noon when he gave a sumptuous pic nic dinner at his home to mark the opening of a road leading to the Moore Islands of Williams Township. It was a great day for Mr. Bar ber and his family for at that time hundreds of acres of the finest farmland in this section of ti:c State really became a part of Mar tin County and the outside world Heretofore, the family and others, had been virtually isolated months out of each year by high water There were times when the fam ilv could move out only on foot, then to a dugout and back to their feet. There were weeks when 1he children could not get away from their water-locked home and at tend school By airline, the fam ilies on the island are just four or five miles from Williamston, but there were times when the fam ily would be cut off from the out i side world for days at a time. The picture has changed now with the construction of a land fill and bridges, and things are looking up for residents of that j area. But the change was a long time coming. Thirty-four years ago, Mr Barber and his then little ; family moved into their island | home. It was a struggle from the start, but Barbel and rns sixteen children, m turn, developed the farm into one of the best in the county. During the meantime, he was working for means of egress anil ingress Governor Cameron Morrison’s road program came along a few years later, but that was designed as a hook-up be tween county seats. Possibly a little work was done, but it was laigcl.y thiuugh then own effort.. I that members of the family main tained a path through the swamp for vehicular traffic in dry per iods and boat traffic in wet pi r j iods. In the thirties, the WPA did a little work on the road, but the struggle continued (Continued from Page One) Officer Continues 111 In the Hospital -—<*— Taken suddenly ill while mi duty last Wednesnav, Officer Bill Haislip of the local police force continues ill in a local hospital. Reports received this morning stated Ins condition was showing . some improvement, but that he j continues “a sick man". The officer was on special as signment about 11:00 o’clock last Wednesday and radioed for help when he was taken suddenly ill. He was. carried immediately t<> , the hospital. Lee A. (lark, Jr., son of Mr .and Mrs. L. A. Clark of Everetts, was recently initiat ed into I’lii Iteta Kappa in ceremonies held in Gerrard Ilail, (Diversity of North Carolina, Chapel llill. The fraternity limits its member ship to students who have averaged not less than 92.5 in all courses during their first three years in college. The young man is majoring in chemistry. Robbery Series Believed Solved A series of minor robberies re ported here last week was lie lieved to have been solved with the arrest of Eugene Slaughters, 18-year-old colored boy, by local poliei hist Friday morning A native of New York and step son of Robert Staton of Jami ..ville the boy broke into the Cristal Grill on Washington Street early last Friday and stole about $14 m cash. Slaughters admitted the robbery and showed officers , where he had concealed the raoii ey . He is believed to have been eon i neeted with the robbery ol the barbersluo near the colored school and Plum William ' ,;toi m Washington Street earlier m the week. County Youths Get Promotions -(ts. - Volunteering last March 2!) foi service in the Air Force, three Martin County youths have been promoted to ranks of soldiers first class at Sheppard Field down in Texas The promotions, climax ing weeks of hard work and dili gent response to duty, came be fore the boys completed then basic training. A report says thi hoys are completing then basic shortly and looking forward tr furloughs home The boys, now holding the pri vate, first class rating, are. Gar land Hardison, son of Mr and Mrs. Belmer Hardison of Hamil ton, Jack W. Wayne, son of Mr and Mrs W C. Wynne of RFD 3, Wilhamston, and Kip Etheridge, son of Mr and Mrs K R Ethcr lidge ol RFD 1, Oak City. Minor Accidents Reported In The County Recently No Oih* Injured and Dam age To Low Figure, Officers Keport —<*.— Tin wave of motor vehicle ac cidents sweeping this county dur ing the past several weeks sub sided a bit last week, according to reports coming from members of the highway patrol and local police departments. There were at least four accidents reported on Martin County highways and streets during the past several days, but all of them were minor and property loss was held to a low figure. A town truck, driven by Carl Ifighsmith ard a soft drink truck, driven by Jacob Chas. Whitford, III, of Greenville crashed at the intersection of Haughton and Main Street here last Tuesday. Damage to the Greenville truck was estimated at $75 by Chas. R. Moore of the local police depart ment . Andrew Ernest Purvis, driving a 1949 Chevrolet, crashed into the Evan Williard 1949 Plymouth parked in front of the Jos. Pen cil. r home on West Main Street at noon last Thursday, causing about $35 damage to the Williard car. A 1940 Ford driven by Freder ick James and a 1949 Buick, driv en by Homer Holliday crashed on the Pine.v Woods Road near Dar dens last Wednesday evening, hurting no one and causing about $50 damage to each car, according ! to Patrolman M. F. Powers whu made the investigation. When his lights went out about 10:00 o’clock Saturday night., Ira Peel, Jr., stopped his car, a !93ti Ford, about three miles south of Farm Life on Highway 171, and William 11 Wooden plowed into it with his 1940 Ford, caus ing about $50 damage to each car, Patrolman M. I- Powers said after making the investigation. Seniors Hear Annual Sermon Williamston’s high school grad uating class, parents and friends filled the auditorium Sunday eve ning for the commencement ser mon, the first :n the series of scheduled events in the finals program in the school here. The Rev. Stewart Simms, pas tor of the Memorial Baptist cardinal virtues and warned the fifty members of the senior class Church here pointed out the against jobbery Basing his talk on the Good Samaritan story found in the tenth chapter of Luke, the minister pleaded with the seniors to guard themselves against those who would rob them ol their idealism and character, declaring that those possessions were more valuable than material wealth. This evening, the seniors are holding their class exercises, and tomorrow evening the Hon, Rub est Lee Humber of Greenville will deliver the graduating ad dress. tnmmiicvs (.hungc In Ki’f!ixU'rctl \ arses' t'rrtt —-<£* Mr A H Ti omp e.n, president ol the 20th district of the North Carolina Nurses’ Association has announced an increase of $1 in the lees of registered nurses The 20th district, the last to announce the increase, has a rate of $9 for eight hours duty, Mrs Thompson whose headquarters is in Rocky Mount, announced today. SI IWKVTION Steps have been taken to separate the sheriff’s office in this county front the alcoholic beverages control board’s en forcement division .according to unofficial information gain ed this week. Chief Enforcement Officer ,1. II. Itoebuck and bis assis tant, Cecil liullock, have ten dered their resignation as de puty sheriffs, it was learned. They will work independently of the sheriff’s office. Offices lor the enforcement division have not been located, as far as it could be learned- „ j "N I
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