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THE enterprise is read by OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Wt OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES '» WICE EACH WERM> 3 VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 30 Williamson. Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, Juno 21, 1951 ESTABLISHED 189« Youth Loses Lite ini Ha mi! ion Tuesday Funeral Service Today Ai <5sOO O (.lock For Ilolrhy Anjie _— Hobby Derrill Angc, Hamilton yimth, lost lus life by drowning in the E. G. Anderson fish pond mar the county town Tuesday af tn non between 1:15 and 1:30 (i clock. It was the first drowning in an artificial fish pond in this county. The lad with several compan ions went to the pond early in the afternoon. He was able to swim a little but was warned to stay out of deep water. Investigating the drowning, Coroner W. W Biggs said the boy was walking on an old submerged dam and cither missed his footing or step l-'cd off into deep water He was able to keep himself afloat for a while, but soon gave out. Dick Raynor, Hi, dried to help him out and was pulled under twice be fore he could free himself. Bobby Leggett, 15, standing on or near the bank called for help and Dr. G. G. Himmelwright was summoned along with officers and others. Linwood Gay Boyd dived and found the body, but was not equal to the task of raising it. Fred and Sam Bullock lent a hand and the body was recovered with in the hour. Artificial respiration was given for more than an hour and medical treatment was appli ed, but efforts to restore life were futile. Before they left to attend the funeral of Mr. Calvin Ayers in Ib ar Grass, the parents had given the boy permission to go sVim i: lug, but he did not say just where he was going. Signs, warning against fishing and swimming in thi fjond, were posted nearby and several swim mers had been chased out of the pond last week-end. It was said that the youths approached the pond from the rear unnoticed. > The son of Thurman Wesley and Mary Gardner Angc, he was born V1 Pitt County m^ir Stokes 14 years ago on January 7, 1937, but lived in this county most of his life, locating in Hamilton a few months ago with his lamily. He attended schools in Bear Grass. Roberson wile and Oak City, and was a member of the Community Christian Church near Williams ton. Surviving besides ids parents are a brother, Phillip Wesley, and his^materna}, grandparents. Mr and Mrs. C. R Gardner of Aurora Funeral services arc being con ducted in the Hamilton Church of Christ this afternoon at 3:0C o'clock by the Rev Harold Turnei and interment w:ll follow in the Ange Cemetery near Dardens. Local Young Girl Reported Missing —*.—. Liln Jeanette Silverthorne, fif teen year Old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Silverthorne of IOC Pine Street, Williamston, ran away Friday morning from Sa marcand Manor, a training school at Eagle Springs, N. C , it was re Verted Tuesday afternoon by hei parents. She has brown hair, brown eyes, light complexion, weigh: about 145 pounds. Iler mother believes that sh< may be in this vicinity and afraid to go to her home, and asks that anyone who sees Lila to get ir contact with her. Three Charged In Liquor Case Here Charged with the illegal pos session of one and one-half gal lons of white liquor, Howarc Cherry and Jos. and Norman Hol lis are tentatively scheduled t< face Judge R. T Johnson in the Martin County Recorder’s Court next Monday. Warrants wen served on the three men last eve ning, it was learned. The liquor w'as found in Cher ry’s old model Car, meaning then is a possibility that it will be con fiscated. “But tin- old machin* isn’t worth more than a few dol lars,” Chief ABC Officer J. H Roebuck said. Attend Boosters’ Meeting Retiring president of the Willianitson Boosters, Claude B. Clark, ,lr., is talking to the speaker of the evening, Wade Marr, just before turning the gavel over to the ne« president, R. Edwin I’eele. The event climaxed a special dinner meeting of the Boosters here a short time ago. Conduct Inquiry Into Accident In County RECRUITER ) Sgl. Alfred M. Monteith, a native of Burlington, has been assigned here as recruit er for the II. S. Army and Army Air Force, succeeding C'pl. Quinn who is transfer ring to Rocky Mount. The sergeant, with a nine year service record, comes to his new post from Connecti cut, and pians to locate his family here just as soon as living quarters can be found. Miss Jean Bailey Is Chosen Queen Miss t Joan Bailey was chosen Miss Williamsion foi 1951 at n beauty contest sponsored by the local Jaycees in the grammar ! school auditorium here last even ing. Miss Jean Carol Griffin ' placed second and Miss Jeanette j Thomas.was third in the compe tition. There were twenty eight con testants and the competition for lop places was keen, the judges finding it a bit difficult to deter mine their selections. Messrs. Porter McNair and Ec cles Wail of Tarboro and Mr. Bon ner Paul of Washington judged the congest before a packed audi torium. More than 100 sm tators were turned away when the audi torium became pa . kcd. i Mis-- Bailey, daughter of Mi and Mrs. Clayton Bailey, will re present Williamston in the contest for Miss North Caiolina to be held in Burlington on Julv 20. and (be; e "is' .‘i' po>-limit.y ,-r.< li alb n:i the High Point Centennial as a special guest in early July. All the winning contestants were awarded loving cups. Bloodmobile To Return July 19 ——€— - The Red Cross Bloodmobiie is scheduled to make its second visil to this chapter on Thursday, July 19, it was announced today. The people of this area led the entile Virginia-North Carolina district with their response wher the bloodmobile visited here sev eral weeks ago, and it u, hoped that a similar response will be recorded in July. Those who would have a pari in the valuable program are ask ed to contact Recruiters Bill Spi vey or Wheelei M. Manning or thi Red Cross oiliee. Several Witnesses Heard At Hearing In Robersonville —#>— No Official Report Avail able Following Na\al Oiie-tioning Monday —— Representing the U. S Navy, an official from the Marine Sta tion at Cherry Point this week in quired into the deaths of James Garland Manning, Bethel young man, and Paul Helwer, U S Navy man, in an automobile accident just rast of Robersonville the early part of last week. Conducted by captain, the i hearing was hi id m the Roberson j ville police station Monday after noon. No official report has been filed or could be had here, but the evidence offered at the pub lic hearing virtually, if not al together, clears Edwin L. Everett, driver of the tractor-trailer, of blame. Several witnesses were called but the evidence of only three, Hattie Laughinghouse, George Carlton James and John R. Bunt ing, was recorded. Patrolman B. W. Parker, investigating the ac cident along with several other patrolmen, told what he found at the scene of the accident, and an other witness merely corroborat ed the evidence offered by the Laughinghouse woman, it was learned. Hattie Laughinghouse, believed i to be one of only two eye witness I cs to the accident, made the fol j lowing statement at the hearing: | "! was in the tobacco patch along side the highway when 1 saw the car (Manning’s old model Chevrolet) come speeding down the wrong side of the road. He was going so fast the rear end of the car was switching back and forth. One of the men seemed asleep with his head out the window, resting on his arm. He appeared to be wearing a white shirt. The truck was coming down the road on its own side, at a reasonable rate of speed. Whi n the car struck the truck there was so much dust I culdn’t see much after that.” John R. Bunting, a fish dealer, was at the home of Russell White hurst near Robersonville and saw Manning and Helwer there He made the following statement: "I saw the boys out at Russell Whitehurst's house where i had gone to sell some fish. They drove up the road and I would say it took them ten minutes from (Continued on page eight) Drunken Driving Case Joo Hoi For ■ Jurors loHaridle Mistrial Onlcrnl Wnlurs dav Aflrr Jury Took Case Early Tuesday After interrupting tlie regular trial .schedule, a drunken driving case proVed too hot for the ju rors to handle and a mistrial was ordered by Judge W. C. Harris in the Martin County Superior Court Wednesday morning. Never in the history of the court has a jury been unable to reach a de cision in a drunken driving case, and while he made no comment, it was apparent that the jurist was a bit disappointed if not dis gusted with the admitted break down in the jury system in the particular case. “There's a reputable witness for the State, and she testified that she smelled whiskey on the de fendant's breath within a minute after the accident There’s the de fendant who has been convicted previously of drunken driving and has been involved in other vehicle law violations. And yet the jury can't reach a verdict," the jurist was heard to say as the court waited patiently hour after hour for a verdict. Earlier this year M. H. Hollis of the Oak City section was book ed for drunken driving after his vehicle had been in collision with Miss Catherine Haishp’s car near Oak City. miss IiHisitp tiiki ino cnun 11us week tlirit she smolloci liquor on the defendant's breath when she talked to him immediately after the accident. Her father, reaching the scene five minutes after the i.eident, said the defendant was under the influence of intoxicants. Patrolman R. P. Narron, contact ing the defendant within the hour, said the man was under the in fluence. It was brought out in court that the defendant hardly realized what was happening when the officer placed him in jail. Taking the stand, the defendant said that he had not had a drink all day prior to the accident. He explained that he was nervous and right after the accident he went home and took two drinks or all that he had in his possession, and went on to admit that he was under the influence when the of ficer reached him. He maintain ed that he had not had a drink prior to the accident, however. It was also brought out by the ! State that Uv defendant had told j the officer he had not had any | thing to drink prior to the time ] lie (the officer) reached him, that j he merely got down on his hands and knees so he could steady his hands arid get his driver’s license out of his billfold. The case was called in the court Monday afternoon. The remainder of the day was spent hearing the evidence, the last witness com pleting his testimony Tuesday morning. Arguments by defense attorneys and Solicitor Geo. Foun tain were heard and Judge Harris completed his charge and turn ed the case over to the jury at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. The jury argued until 1:00 o’clock that afternoon and returned at 2:00 o’clock to argue some more. Somewhere along the way tin jury reached a deadlock and i shortly before 5:00 o’clock Judge | Harris asked them how they 'stood. The answer was seven to j five, but ;t was not explained | (Continued on page eight) Planning Tobacco Field Inspection —--jy-— Fridav, June 29th at 9:00 A. M a Tobacco Field Day will be held at the Upper Coastal Plain Exper iment Station, it was announced by R. MeK Edwards, Negro Coun ty Agent, today. The following demonstrations will be observed: Source of Nitrogen, Fertilizer experiment, Minor elements, Top ping and Suckenng, Variety test, ! Residue test, and Rotary Hoe Col i tivating. | Farmers interested in any of these demonstrations should plan to be at the Station bv 9:00 A M The demonstrations will last about two and one half hours. Lend Money For Farm Buildings T'h^^M^rs Home Admmistra tion is authorized to make loans to farmers to construct new build inss, repair and remodel old buildings that are essential to the operation of the farm. This can be a new dwelling, new tobacco cur ing barn, pack house, stock born etc. If a farmer has a building par tially complete but needs help to finish it this can be done. In ad dition he may wish to do repair work to other buildings at the same time. This can also be in cluded. This housing assistance can be extended to a land owner to build tenant houses, operator houses, and one for himself, or a combina tion of these. For instance an own cr may want to build a house for himself and several tenant bous es. This can be handled under the Farm Housing Program. This is a 4 per cent loan and can be made repayable over a period of 33 years, however, if the farmer is able to repay this soon er the repayment schedule will be made for a period of less than this. Another feature about this housing program is that a person working in town but living on the farm is eligible tor the loan For example, a man clerks in a store and lives on the farm. On this farm he has a gaiden, hogs, poul try, and some field crops. He is eligible for the housing loan. There is no limit to the amount of the housing loan as long as Hie farm mortgaged is worth the amount of the loan. A mortgage is required on the farm; however, it is not necessary that it be a first mortgage so long as the farm is worth the amount of the first and second mortgages. It might be well to point out here that the building restrictions do apply This is not a law peeul j iar to the Farm Housing Program , but applies to all constitution | For further details contact the Farmers Home Administration of fice in the Courthouse, Williams i ton, North Carolina. Local Nan Hurl In Car Accident —#— Joseph D. Hodgins, local man, was badly injured in an automo bile-truck crash at a cross roads near Belvoir in 1’ilt County Tues day .Reports leaching here slated the victim was being treated m a Greenville hospital for a possi ble skull fracture and other in juries. Hudgins’ car crashed with a truck driven by Wilbur Brewer, 38, of EFD 1, Tarboro. Hudgins was working on a con tract in Goldsboro. Scout* To„ Ucot Scat Cushions it Hall Carl, -• Purchasing two hundred cush ions from war surplus, Boy Scouts of Troop 27, will rent the cushions to fans in attendance upon tin Martin County League games in the local park, it was announced this week. Fans are assured of a comfor table seat as they pull for th< Martins. Till; IU < OKI) SPKAKS . . . Figures in Martin County's accident record book took a tragic turn during tin 24th week of the current year, and in cold reality show two deaths, live injured and a property damage estimated at $2,000 It has been well es tablished that the two deaths were attributable to drunken driving. The following tabulation! offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 24th Week Accident* In.i’d Killed Dam’ge 1951 5 4 2 $ 2,000 1950 0 0 0 00 Comparisons To irate 1951 11(1 51 11 $27,270 1950 09 25 0 15,750 J, Jvviliis Gets-10-2^ Father On Stand With A Plea For His Son's Killer -- SilriUT I’rrvails YVliru lloy's lallier Says Tlirrt' W as No Malico -» A rather dramatic scone devel oped in the Martin County Su perior Court early Wednesday af ternoon when a father got on the stand and showed there was no malice in his heart for the man who had lulled his son. Possibly it was not the first time that Judge W C Harris had witnessed such Chiistian forgiveness during his long years on the bench, but lie addressed the father and ex pressed the wish that there was something “I could do to bring your son back." The judge added, "the evidence here shows your son tvas a good boy, and even the defendant has never been in court m his 4(i years. It just goes to show what gambling and whis key will do, and we can’t sit idly by and do nothing about such causes,” the judge said as he im posed a sentence of not less than twelve and not more than twenty years in prison upon James Evans for the May (i murder of William I Henry Everett, young Williams ton colored man Although the ease was schcdul ed for trial Wednesday, it was called unexpectedly just before noon when another defendant failed to appear for trial. De tense attorney, Elbert S. Peel, tendered a plea of guilty of mur der in the second degree and the plea was accepted. Solicitor Geo. Fountain called Dave Melton as the first witness, but the witness threw' little or no new light on the case. The wit ness, on the spot at one time him self, mumbled his wav through, admitting certain facts only after the prosecuting attorney literally "pulled” the information out of his mouth. Melton, for whom the load of gun shot was intondent all the time, said he found Evans sitting on his porch at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon of May 5, that Evans was drinking Melton said he put him out twice and actually claimed he gave Evans a quartet to go off and buy liquor. Hi admitted striking Evans once am explained that William Henry Walston earned Evans away, pre sumably to some place on Wash ington Street. The last ouster tool place between 11:00 and 9:0( o’clock, Melton explaining thai Evans returned soon after mid night. ”1 told him he could noi come in, that he had caused tm much trouble and to go away,’ Mellon said, explaining the posi lion m winch the Everett hoy wa standing when he was fatally shot. Melton said he saw Evans leav ing with the shot gun, and said In was at the police station whei Evans said the whole load was in tended for him. He said Evan was drunk and expressed the be lief Ih.d Evans had not intendec to hurl or kdi Everett Oflieer Willie Modlin, the nexi witness, said he heard Evans u (Continued on Page Eight) Wreck Victims Much Improved —•— Critically injured in an autumn bile accident near here on U. S 17 last Friday, Mi. and Mrs. Gu Costello are much improved f’ol lowing treatment in a local hns pital Mrs Costello is able to i>< up, but Mi. Costello, suffering with broken ribs and a knee in jury, continues in bed. Impressed with his surround mgs, Mr. Costello is said to !>< planing to remain here until lie ii able to travel on his own. It i; likely he will continue in the hos pital another ten days or twe weeks. Their daughter. Little Miss San dra Costello, who lost her life in the tragic accident, was buried al the home near Philadelphia yes terday. r on w i i sun: I While sufficient rain has fallen in every section of this county some areas arc getting on the wet side, according to reports reaching here. Fairly narrow streaks in Hear Grass, Griffins, Williams and Jamesville Townships re ported heavy rains yesterday afternoon, and although the crops are holding up, several farmers said that plowing is out for another day or two. Grass is growing rapidly, but the crops are looking all right, as a whole. Darrow Addresses Rotary Club Here Cat lvr Darrow, official of the Carolina Telephone ami Telegraph Company of Tarboro, addressed the regular meeting of the local Rotary Club last Tuesday noon, I choosing for his topic, “Interna | tional Service". Darrow declared that war and strife were traceable to misunder standing, and to eliminate that I misunderstanding “we must in | crease our knowledge of dher peoples hetc and throughout the world." The speakot declared that most people are good, and that “while we increase our knowledge of other people by reading and Its telling, it is important to tear down the barrier to understand ing," adding that traditions and eustoms of other peoples must be considered. “Our minds are full of pre judice and we are selfish. We must wipe out all prejudice and try to look at ourselves as others would look at us,” Mr Darrow said. Concluding, Mr Darrow said, "I don't know any good tiling about Russia, but I don't doubt that there are good people in Rus sia and we must work for good will and peace as individuals as well as a nation." Presiding over the meeting, President Chas I Harris said that arrangements were about com plete for charter-night which will be held in Hotel George Reynolds next Monday evening. Edmund ^ Harding of Washington is to be i the mam speaker, Opening Drive-In Theater Friday Thr Twilight Drive-In Theater, located about two miles went of Williamston on U. S. Highway 64. will hold its formal opening to morrow evening at 7:45 o’clock, it was announced today by the j management. Owned and operated by Mr. (johnny Mobley of Everetts, the theater is strictly modern and will i accommodate 200 ears with mdi jvidual microphones available for l each car. i Accr/tls Position ft illi I (jim/Miny In It illiuntsltm Mr. Jab Roberson, formerly as I seriated with Hendrix-Barnhill in Greenville, N. C. has accepted a position with Lindsley lee Com j par.y in Willsaniston, it was an nounced yesterday Mr. Roberson will work as out side salesman foi tractors and farm machinery and his territory ; will include the Robersonville district I <:\NNKI{\ Ol'KNINt; I v> ! Prof. V. If. Ilairr announced today that the James ville can nery will lie open on Tuesday and I'riday of each week, lie ginning next Tuesday, June 26th. Cans will he available at the cannery and the facili ties are available tu all who wish to use them. Ten persons came by yes terday to do some canning while Professor Ilairr was getting ready for the regular opening on Tuesday. Nearing End 01 Criminal Docket 4lPQupuiui Guuii \Hoprii liootlrggcrH Were In rommlioii Ycslrr «l;iy Vfternoon llriuKins order out of confusion, the Martin County Superior Court today was reported nearing the end of its criminal docket with tlie possibility that adjournment will come late this afternoon or early tomorrow. Adjournment depends to a large extent upon the course rape eases against Sammie and Pete Hardison and Clarence MeCool take ir^the court when they are called today. The rape charges have been compli cated by the marriage of one of the defendants and one of the pro secuting witnesses, Solicitor Geo. Fountain admitting that he did not know what course the prose cution will take. ‘ We’ll have to wait and see," the solicitor said. Alter hogging down, literally speaking, in drunken driving cas es the early part of the current one week term, the court moved ahead yesterday, clearing g sec ond-degree murder ease, a non support action and a liquor charge from the docket before recessing lot the day. A convention of al leged bootleggers was scheduled fur yesterday afternoon, but only one case was reached, and a sec ond session is being called today. Proceedings not previously re ported . James Elmore Bonds, charged with drunken driving, was found guilty. Judge Harris, presiding nvc i the term, pointed out that the defendant had lied, and offer ed the opinion that the action will hang over the defendant the rest of his life. Baker drew four months on the roads. Poland Thompson, pleading guilty of violating the liquor laws, was sentenced to the roads for twelve months, the court later changing it to six and providing for it to i un concurrently with one imposed in the county record ers court the early part of last year. He is to pay a $100 fine. The 410-pound man was given un til today to make payment. Marvin Brantley, lacing two forgery counts, pleaded gudty and was sentenced to the roads for twelve months in each case, the second scntenei to run concur rently with the first. Robert Savag*. charged with the larceny of a hat, was found not guilty. Luther W. Respass, charged with the larceny of a tractor trail - ? ■ av.-h ■ ‘ bind ' *1 !■■-*....vi*\c, „„ found guilty of temporary larceny and drew six months on the roads. The young man, an orphan and one who has leaned toward over indulgence during week-ends since he was discharged from the service, was convicted on a sign ed confession. However, it was said that he was agreeable under all conditions and signed the con ics, ion without knowing what it was all about. Facing three counts—assault, I non support and drunken driving Walk i Barnes was adjudged i guilty on Ins own statement in the 1 assault ease and drew twelve months on the roads. The court suspended the road term upon the payment of the costs and he is on probation for three years. The ooit .- ip/i. i t ci a, vt as ivr unucu, but tin defendant is to pay $30 a month to his wife give her a deed to their house and lot. The drunken driving ease was dis I i 11 b n C U. (Continued on page eight) Premature Baby Goes To Hospital Its life hanging by a thread, the two and one-half pound daughter of Mr and Mrs. Earl Whitley of Hamilton Township was removed to a Wilmington hospital yester day afternoon. Born earlier in the day, the bit by was placed m a carrier in cubator and was carried to the hospital by the father accompani ed by Mrs. Wm, E. Decatur, public health nurse. Scheduled for a stay of four to six weeks m the hospital, the child was getting along all right when the father and nurse left it for the return trip.
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