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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE . 'a -=========^3 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LIV—NUMBER T8 IFilliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, June I f, l1)5.l ESTABLISHED 189t Thirty - Six Cases In The Super ior-Co«rt Judge Harris To Open Short Term Of Court Monday -'f Docket Includes Murder Charge and Several Rape Cases Thirty-six cases have been plac ed on the docket for trial and if there's any time left possibly a few civil matters will be heard during the one-week term of the Martin County Superior Court be ginning next Monday. Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh is scheduled to return to the county and preside over the term. Included in the list of cases are ones charging murder in the first degree and rape. One of the dc fundents in the rape case has mar ried one of the prosecuting wit nesses and the status of the cases is not certain. Liquor law violations, most of them appealed from the county court, and drunken driving charg es are fairly numerous. James Evans is charged with the murder of William Henry Everett, young colored man, in Williamston last May 7 The at tack climaxed a poker game in the home of Dave Melton, and the load of gun shot, according to Evans, was intended for Melton. Percy Peel is booked for as saulting Roosevelt Green with a deadly weapon on April 19 James W7 Barnes is booked for assaulting his wife and drunken driving. The following are charged with violating the liquor laws: Anna Woolard, Roland Thompson, Mat thew Gurganus, John Bonds, No vella Bonds, Robert Glenn Scott, and James E. Whitaker. Whitaker is alleged to have a 200-gallon tank still and 900 gallons of mash in his possession. Robert Savage is charged with the larceny of a hat, knife and other articles from Alexander Dolberr.v while Dolberry slept in his car on April 28. Savage is also charged with assaulting Dalberrv. Dallas Johson laces tne court on a non-support charge The following are charged with drunken driving: Wm. R Wil liams, Jas. W McQueen, J. El more Baker, W R Moran, F. B. W'hitley, L. L. Whitfield, R. S. Gaither, Clyde R Edwards, Luth at Tyson, Thus S Griffin, Ro land Savage and M. H. Hollis. Most of the defendants in the drunken driving cases appealed from judgments handed down in the county court, but several call ed for jury trials, the action auto matically placing their cases on the docket in the superior trib unal. Eugene Straughter alias Eu gene Staton is booked for break ing into and allegedly stealing $17 from the Crystal Grill in Wil liamston on the night of May 25. Luther W. Respa ss stands charged with the larceny of Til mon Coltrain’s truck and trailer and a load of lumber in Williams ton last February. (Continued on Page Eight) electrical Storm Hits This Section —*.— An electrical storm, lasting for quite ;i while, struck this section late last night and early this morning, but as far as it could be learned no damage resulted in the immediate area. Power service was interrupted for an hour and twenty minutes when trouble developed on the main lines of the Carolina Power and Light Company which were feeding this area at the time Ser vice was restored just as soon as a switch back was made to the VHP system through Roanoke Rapids, it was learned. Boat traf fice was detained on Roanoke River for a short while. An inch of rain fell at this point, and first reports indicated the rain was fairly general, sev eral farmers declaring they had their first real “season” since starting their crops. | , - - -.. 'N | BLACK SHAM*. ■-1 Hesitating to quit the old favorite types, a few Martin County farmers are plow ing up black shank tobacco and puttings Dixie 101 in its place. The action was seen on a few farms Tuesday afternoon following the week-end rains. Comparatively few farmers arc still planting the old types, and possibly some of them will get by without the disease striking their crops. Following the recent rains, crops are looking fine in this county. Funeral on Fridsy For Wreck Victims —»,— Double funeral services will be ! held Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. (NaVi) Manning near I Bethel for James Garland Man | ning. 24, and his brother-in-law, Paul Helwer. 31, who lost their lives in an automobile - truck wreck near Robersonville Tues day afternoon. The Rev. N. W. Grant, Methodist minister, will conduct the service and interment | will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Manning, reared in the Choco winity section, moved to this county with his family in 1937, his father serving as section master for the Coast Line Railroad at Parmele. Six months ago they lo cated near Bethel. He served in the United States Navy and Coast Guard during World War 11 He had been em ployed by the State Highway Commission for a number of years and at this time was working at Long Supply Co. in Tarboro. He was a member of Modern Wood men Camp of Bethel. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Cowon Manning, of Williamston; his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J F (Nun) Manning of Bethel; a brother, J. F. Manning, Jr., of near Stokes; three sisters, Mrs Paul Helwer of the home, Mrs. Nanny Edwards of Newport News, Va , and Mis Curtis Whitehurst of near Stokes; two half-brothers, Joe Eddie Manning of Tarboro, and Ernest T Manning of California; and a half sister, Mrs. Richard Hill of Chocowinity. Mr. Helwer, a na tive of Russell, Kansas, had lived in California. He had served in the U. S. Army and U. S. Navy for the past 10 years. He had recent ly been in the Korean area on the USS Saipan, which returned to Norfolk, Va.. last Friday. Surviv ing are his wife, Mrs. Irene Man ning Helwer; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Helwer of California; three sisters and a brother, all of California. County Relative Learns Of Deaths Mrs. Jim Roberson of Poplar Point was advised late Tuesday of the deaths by drowning of her two nieces. Paula Jean 6, and Nancy, 8, in Lake Waecamaw near Whiteville earlier in the after noon They were the daughters’ of Mr. and Mrs Paul J Williams of Rope i at id were visiting «t the lake with their mother who al most lost her life trying to save the two girls. Funeral services for the two victims are being held in Ply mouth this afternoon. Two Local Boys Pass NROTC Test Bobby Clayton and Gloyden Stewart, 1951 Williamston High School graduates, have been ad mitted into the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and are tentatively lined up for four years of schooling, according to reports reaching here this week. The two local boys entered the | freshmen class at Duke Univer sity a few days ago and passed the ! NROTC test.-,. Divorce Cases To Be Tried June 21 | In Superior Court lr “—i';7~ I Two Minor Civil Artiom. i Arc Also On Calendar For ^ 'ial Week Although many criminal cases arc on the docket, seven divorce actions are being scheduled for trial during the one-week term of the Martin County Superior Court opening here next Monday. Two minor civil eases have also been scheduled for trial on Thurs day, June 21, but it is possible that the court will not complete the criminal trials by that time. Wilhelmina Andrews Banks is suing Jobic Banks, Jr., for divorce. In her complaint she states they were married June 15, 1946, and separated January 3, 1948, and that no children were born of the union. In his divorce case against Lil lie Mac Bennett, Jesse Bennett says they were married Decem ber 25, 1938, and separated March 1, 1947, No children were born of the union. In the divorce case of Mary Barnett Richardson against Thom as G. Richardson, of Norfolk, the plaintiff says they were married January 20, 1939, and separated February 1, 1949. A child, now five years of age, is in the care and custody of 1he plaintiff, the complaint explains. Suing Ernestine Reddick for a divorce, Robert J. Reddick says in his complaint that they were j married in March, 1943, and sep I m ated in Mareh, 1946. One child i born of the union is in the care j and custody of the plaintiff. Edna Hudgins is suing James j Hudgins for divorce, the plaintiff 1 saying they were married in Jan j nary, 1947, and separated in May of the same year, and that no j children were born of the union. Eloise Wiggins is suing Ben jamin Wiggins for a divorce. She j says they were married Septem ber 28, 1943, and separated in February, 1948, that the two children born of the union are liv ing with her. Suing Florence Inez Goffield for I a divorce, Alfred Eugene Coffield ! points out they were married in Tarboro in 1935 and separated March 23, 1949 The older of two 'children born of the union is in the sole custody of the defendent, and the plaintiff is asking custody of the younger child. In the case of Mamie G. Grif i fin and others against Lydia Pcr I ry and others, the plaintiff is ask ing $100 damages alleged to have resulted when timber was cut :from their lands in Griffins Town ship D M, Roberson and others arc suing H. D. Bateman, trustee, to I clear up a title to certain proper ty Coach Maynard Makes Statement Before leaving Williamston for Guilford College where he will coach this fall, Stuart Maynard, speaking for his family, said they were going to the new location because it seems like a somewhat better opportunity. ‘‘However, we leave all of you with much rc gr'1* ” ‘tv; l ime; local coach said. “Words cannot express our ap preciation foi the support and I kindnesses shown us during our stay in Williamston.” Speaking to the young people, Coach Maynard extended them be st wishes for the future and ur ged them to cooperate with the advisors and be clean sports. Con cluding, he said, “We expect to return for visits and hope some of you will consider attending Guil ford College with us.” The coach and his family are spending several weeks in Chape! Hill where he is going to school. Large Crop Of dork Predicted In County —t— Judging from a report coming from Farmer John Stalls of near Oak City, Martin County is al most certain to have a bumper pork crop. There was a litter of sixteen pigs last week and early this week there was another of eigh teen pigs. Crop Measurements About Sixty Percent Completed Crop . neasurcmen «'d I'mier the ProdttclMn^JarKcTmg! Administration, arc about sixty per con t completed in this county, i according to unofficial rut rclia- | ble reports received here this morning. It was said that the work is progressing fairly rapidly with the exception of one or two districts where the reporters arc limited in number. There are twenty-two reporters working in the county and the task should he completed within a short time. No official figures have been | MEETING 1 vJ Williamston’s town commis sioners are scheduled to meet In the clerk’s office this af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock to dis cuss the sewer extension pro gram and possibly study the proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Work on the sewer project is nearing completion, a re port from the contractors stat ing that the big out-fall lines are just about ready to he I hooked into tlic system. Poison Victim Is Given Treatment _ Few details could be bad im mediately but preliminary re ports state that John Thompson, 40-year-old Durham man but more recently of Robcrsonville. ■ fell victim of alcoholic poisoning late Tuesday. Treated by Rob- \ crsonville doctors who pumped out the poison, Thompson was ] transferred to a hospital here that evening. Released yesterday morning he consumed something else and was returned to the hos pital. After receiving treatment he decided to leave and after slopping him once or twice, the hospital called officers who placed him in jail. Carried into Justice Clias. R. Mobley’s court this morning, the man said his name was John Bak er and was sentenced to the roads for thirty days for public drunk enness. Vacation School In Hassell Church The second annual Vacation Bible School by the Hassell Chris tian Church will begin next Mon day afternoon, the 18th and will run through Friday, the 22nd. Be ginning each afternoon at 2:30 and closing at 5:00. There will be classes for all children from 4 to 16. Following are the officers and teachers: Intermediates: Mrs. Joe Haislip and Mrs. Dennis Brierly, Jr. Juniors: Mrs. Dewey Edmond son and Mrs Alton McLawhornc. Primaries: Mrs. Doe Edmond son and Mrs. Hannibal Purvis. Beginners: Mrs. Bill Ramsey and Miss Janie Haislip. The Principle, Mrs. John House. The Pianift Mr.: Job« >V. .Eu banks. Music director, Mrs Ernest Ed mondson. Wa rehoused n> up A do pting NewOperatingRegulations — - Meeting at Myrtle Beach, South I Carolina, a few days ago, the Bright Belt Tobacco Warehouse' Association adopted new regula tions designed to eliminate spec ial concessions or allowances, ac cording to Mr. E. G. Anderson a member of the organization and tobacconist. The regulation reads: Warehousemen throughout the Bright Belt shall not make or grant to any customer a rebate in charges, or money allowances, or concessions of any kind, or any discrimination in favoi of 01 against any produce, ih any man-1 ner whatsoever. No warehousemen shall 1 Pay or bear, directly or rncti released, but quite a few ■ imu-jV.-t are .said t<> have planted tobacco f and peanuts in e.v.-e.y of their al lotments. Shortly, those planting in cxeess will be notified with in structions on how to meet the regulations. Most of the farmers in the county are planting within their quotas, and it isn’t likely that the county, as a whole, will show ex cess in either its peanut or tobac co acreages. No other crops are under control this year, and measurement cheeks are limited to peanuts and tobacco. Minor Accident Saturday Night —«?>— Damage, estimated at $f)0. re sulted when a 11)49 Chevrolet truck and a 1941 Chevrolet, crash ed at the intersection of Highway ti4 and the McCaskey Hoad in West End last Saturday night No one was hurt. Leamon Mayo Lee, driving in to Williamston, started to make a left turn into the McCaskey Road just as Albert Weathersbee, Jr., of RED 1, Robcrsonvillc, was making ready to pass him. No damage was done to the truck, ac cording to Patrolman M F. Pow ers who made the investigation Young Nan Hurt In Road Accident King Leggett, .son of Mr and Mrs Mack Leggett, was painfully but believed not hurt seriously I about midnight last night in a 1 road accident about two and one- i half miles from Hear Grass on the 1 Corey’s Cross Hoads route. Removed to a local hospital, i the young man said this morning he lost control- of his pick-up truck in a curve and hardly knew what happened. One report said the truck turned over and was badly damaged. Leggett suffered a hump on his head and said this morning he did not feel well. Revival At Rifliliek'n drove Next II eek A revival meeting will begin at j Riddick’s Grove Baptist Church' Sunday night at 7:45 o’clock. Rev. Howard Williams, a state worker in the church association, will be the speaker Sunday night. The Rev. Stewart B. Simms, pastor of Memorial Baptist Church of Williamston, will de liver the sermon Monday night and continue the services each night through the week, closing on the following Sunday. All members are urged to be present and the public is invited W. B. Harrington is pastor of the church. f . DRAFT CALL '| v_* A draft call was received in the county this week, in structing: the board to send three men down for final in duction. They are to report on Monday, July 1(>. The eat! ttw i>n'i' owe re ceived in litis county since April. rectly, any part ol the expense of hauling a customer's tobacco to the warehouse, or 2. Pay to any growei of tobac co or to any potential customer any compensation for his services as a solicitor of, as a “trade man", or for any other s< rvice rendered outside of the warehouse, or 3. Pay to any customer, either directly or indirectly, any rebate of any warehouse charges. It is not the intent of this reg ulation to affect, or to suggest the prohibition of. the payments nl dividends on a patronage basis to any member of a corporative organization ol producers, orga nized under the laws ol any state ol the United States. Acheson Was Not "Butchered" At Dcjmrlnirnl of Slsitr Haul i.xplaiialion l or The “Formosa Paper” - ”'*** 1 ■' — Washington, Juno i2.—Well, they didn't “butcher" Acheson. In fact, the transcript of the re cent hearings indicates the Sec retary made monkeys of the gen tlemen who for months have been telling reporters they were just "itching" to get at Acheson. The opening fight was over the "Formosa Paper.” During the pre liminary outbursts one might ima gine if it were made public it would blow the roof off. Acheson told the committee he didn’t think it would be wise to make it pub lic. That whetted the appetites of the opposition. Taft -Republicans and Byrd-Demoerats united in "demanding" that the paper be given to the world. Now we all know what is in it Here is the story: A few years ago Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was rushing pell moll out of China. Our State De partment feared his army would disintegrate so rapidly that the Chinese "Reds" would capture Formosa before Uncle Sam could j intervene. This would he a slap in the face for our side. So our State Depart ment sent a "directive" to our I representatives in various parts of I the world, saying in substance: “If Chiang loses Formosa, take I thi' position the island is not a| part of our fundamental strategy i and really does not amount to1 much" !n other words, we were' telling our spokesmen abroad to, keep a stiff upper lip when talk ing with representatives of for eign nations. Chiang got to Formosa, and be fore the Chinese "Reds" could pursue him, we succeeded in throwing a large part of the American fleet between the island and the mainland. That made it impossible for the Chinese "Reds" to continue tho chase and of course, it made the “directive" of no importance -the situation the "directive" was intended to ex plain never developed! In some way the Chinese Hobby got news of this “directive" and twisted it some as to make it ap pear that Acheson had solemnly declared we were not interested in the future of Formosa. They sold that story to most of the Ke publican and Dixiecrat members of the committee. That’s why, for months, you have been reading in your daily paper about the "Formosa Paper," which the State Department did not wish to reveal. Naturally, the Department did not wish all the world to know that, when it finds itself in a cor ner, it sometimes resorts to the language of diplomacy and calm ly minimizes what may be a sei ious situation How about the great army Chiang is supposed to liav in Formosa? Acheson answered there was no evidence Chiang had enough troops to fight any one anywhere. Acheson disposed of the talk that we have reached a "stale mate” in Korea. That’s a good word because most people can’t spill it and have never looked in the dii lionary to get the exact meaning. We haven’t reached a ‘‘.stale mate-," Acheson explained. Wo •.vent jnto—Hjfe war tomresr*' fnc Northern Koreans, encouraged by the Chinese "Reds" and the Rus sians, rushed south of the 38th Parallel and began murdering the Southern Koreans We went in, determined to drive them back uf the 38th parallel and to give them such a licking they would agree not to cause any more trou ble ^Continued from Page Six) _ « — Injiiitil In I.aft pi n(i Acridvni Y cstvuluy Hill Culliphcr, Williamston man, suffered a leg injury in a logging accident in Poplar Point Township yesterday afternoon. A i limb flew around and hit him, it was reported. 'Treated in a local hospital, he plans to return to Ins home this afternoon. Two Killed In Auto Accident In County . m | COiYlMEiSClvMKM The commencement for the Vacation Bible School will be held Friday night at eight o'clock at the (irammar School auditorium. We will open the program with the opening we have used every day in Bible School. Kach de partment will also present some of the things they have learned in Bible School. The departments are under the di rection of the following: Be ginner, Mrs. Buck Saunders; Primary, Miss F.milyn Wag ner; Junior, Mr. Roddie Eve rett ;and Intermediate, Mrs. Hon Skinner.—Reported New Bern Narine Has A Close Call The following story, appearing under a Cherry Point date line, wil he read here with interest since Captain Davis is the hus band of the former Marjorie Wood Fagan, daughter of the late Frank Fagan of Wilhamston, and Mrs Fagan of New Bern. Marine Captain Dcllwyn Davis of New Bern, a forward air con troller with the fifth Marine reg iinent, recently had a narrow es cape in Korea when American pilots mistook him for an enemy. lie went by helicopter to the scene of a crashed p-51 Mustang He found the plane had belly landed in a idee pady after an oil line had been shattered. The pilot had been shaken up but was un hurt, and Captain Davis remain ed with the downed Mustang while he was flown to a first aid station. Captain Davis plan ned to remove some ol the se cret unstruments from the cock pit While he was engaged in that task, three other planes which had accompanied the downed plane returned and began marking pas es at the wreckage The startled Marine captain suddenly realized that the other fliers had seen then comrad removed by helieop ter and probably were planning the use of napalm to burn the downed plane to prevent its fall ing into the hands of the enemy Captain Davis ran on the wing of the downed plant and waved his helmet. The othei planes were preparing to open fire on him when the helicopter returned Crews of the attacking plane:-; realized what had happened and left the scene. Captain Davis boarded the helicopter after vvip ing a prespiring brow, and to rangements were made to place a guard around the wrecked plane until it could be burned. Rotarians Plan Charier Nighi Tentative plans have been ma<le for holding charter night on Mon day, June 25, by the newly form ed Hotary Club here, it was an nounced this week b,v President Charlie I Ham;. The enartei night pingiaoj wiii be held in the II itel George itcy nolds and between 150 and 200 visitors are expot h d to athnd On Tuesday i/I this week, Dr. C. Sylvester Green, executive vice president of the Medical. Foundation of North Carolina ad dressed the club's regular lunch eon meeting. Alford Sweat!, 73, Dies In Concord —— Alford I, Sweat!, father of Al Sweat!, executive secretary of the Williamslon Monsters, Ine., died in a Concord hospital Tuesday af ternoon. lie was 75 years old and had been in declining health fori some time. He was a native of South Caro- ! lina but had resided in Concord for a number of years Surviving besides his son here are four sons and four daughters. | Funeral services are being con- I ducted m Concord this afternoon. | Garland Hanning And Paul Welmer Accident Victims OI<I Model (.ar Crashes Into Bi<; Freight Truck On Highway 64 James Garland Manning, 24, and Paul Welmer, 30, were killed in stantly on Highway 04 about one mile east of Kobersonville at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when Manning's old model car went out of control in a curve and crashed into a large International freight truck and trailer operated by Edwin Lisk Everett, 24, of Hattleboro Everett was not in iu red badly, Patrolman B. W. Parker, making the investigation with three other patrolmen and Coroner W. W. Biggs, explained that the truck driver was bruised about the left eye. According to Patrolman Parker, the Manning car, a 1941 Chevro h t, was apparently speeding east ward around a curve, and the driver could not get it back on his side of the road. Everett, explain ing he was running about 4fi mild an hour, said that to mis:; a head hi collision with the ear he swerv ed his machine sharply to this left and that the Chevrolet plow ed into the side. The rear wheel! in the tractor truck were torn loose. The engine of the car was thrown fifty feet or more from the chassis and the body was ma: hod into accordian shape. Welmer, according to Coroner liiggs, was badly mangled. Man ning was able to speak a lew words after the crash, but died before aid could reach him. Completing their investigation, members of the Highway Patrol and Coroner W. W. Biggs said no inquest was considered necessary. It was also learned that no charges against the operator of the truck were being considered. The wreck was described as bo ng among if not the worst in this aiuiity in recent years. Traffic on the road was slop ped for almost a mile while four patrolmen and Robeisonvillc of fieers cleared away the wreckage. Manning was the son of Mr. and Mrs Nan Manning of Bethel and was employed by the Long Man ufacturing Company of Tarboro. He was married to Elizabeth Co ach of Williamston. Welmer was a native of Cali uunia and just recently returned mm Korean waters. He was en aaiKl uo panuiiuoQ) Hail Losses Add Up In the County ——.— Complete figures are not avail ible, but it is fairly certain that nsurance companies paid out nore than $30,000 to Martin Coun y tobacco farmers for hail dam igc during the two storms on May !0 and June 4. It is estimated that more than 135 claims were filed as a result >f the two storms. Approximately $13,000 was; oai.d o farmers in the Williams and lamesville Township areas fol lowing the May 3o strike, and ap oroxiir.ately $30,000 was paid in Inc Poplar Point area alter the nail on June 4. Cars Damaged In Saturday Wreck —j.— No one was hurt but damage estimated at $175 resulted when .wo cars crashed near the Prison .'amp Hoad and Highway 04 last Saturday evening at 10:00 o’clock. Virgil Wobbleton, driving east, dowed down to make the turn j with his 104!) Ford when John Lee Lawrence, operating a 1040 Ford, lit the rear of the Wobbleton ma chine. No one was hurt. Making the investigation. Patrolman B W, Parker and M. F. Powers estimat 'd the damage to the Wobbleton •ar at $75 and that to the Law rence car at $100.
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