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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 82 William tton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 11, 1951 ESTABLISHED 1899 Blow Dealt Whiskey Business In Count} Several Arrested And Eleven Stills Taken Last Month Dry ^ rathrr Forres* Num ber Of Manufacturers Out Of Business -* A telling blow was directed against the illicit liquor traffic irt this county last month, accord ing to a report released to the Martin County Alcoholic Bever ages Control Board by Chief En forcement Officer Joe H. Roe buck However, despite the ef forts of the enforcement unit and dry weather, the traffic continues on what is believed to be a fair ly extensive scale. Limited rainfall, causing small streams to dry up, has forced the illicit manufacturers to quit a number of old sites. They are moving to the larger stream areas for their water supply, it was declared. Before the move was effected, it was said the manufacturers were using water about as muddy as that found in a hog wallow. In his monthly report,. Officer Roebuck said that seven persons were arrested during the month and that seven were convicted of liquor law violators. The list in cludes several arrested in the va rious towns of the county and who were convicted to retailing the white lightning brand The road terms added up to forty months and the fines amounted to $385. Eleven distilleries were wreck ed, about half of them having been equipped with copper ket tles Several of the plants were fired with oil burners Much was taken in the raids that were directed into just about every section of the county. The officers poured out 7,550 gallons of beer or mash, and con fiscated twenty-seven gallons of raw liquor, most of which was of inferior quality. A Ford pick up truck, said to have very little value, was con fiscated when the officers found fifteen gallons of liquor aboard. Several persons have been shot and one officer is known to have died of a heart attack during en forcement raids in this county, hut last month an alleged viola tor lost his life trying to escape from the officers. His companion, ins identity not definitely known, has not yet been apprehended. On account of bad health, Of ficer Roebuck has not participated in any of the recent raids, but deputies find other officers are carrying on the work County Widow Of Confederacy Dies Mrs. Winnie Briley Benjamin, next to the last in the list of Mar lin County’s widows of the Con federacy, died in the Confederate Women’s Home in Fayetteville car!', Wednesday morning. She had been in declining health for a long time, and her condition war critical for a week or more! She entered the home about eighteen months ago when she needed nursing care. The daughter of the late Wil liam Stephen and Eh/.a Briley, .she was born in this county 82 years ago, and was married to John C Benjamin, late of the Con federate Army. Funeral services are being held in the • •RobevaunviHc Primitive Baptist Church this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. Elder A. B. Ayers will conduct the rites and burial will be in Robersonville’s Old Ceme tery. licrovering From Major Opvration On His Eyes Mr. Leon Earl Griffin, Griffins Township farmer, was reported to be getting along very well in a Washington hospital late yester day following major operations on both his eyes last week. He is expected to return to his home within the next day or two. I GET UP TO DATE I ^-/ The Martin County Draft Board this week issued a warning to married men to get their draft status up to date. Those married men who have become fathers since they registered and have not alr«1y done so are advised to submit proof of birth to the draft board office in Wil liamston without delay. Fath erless married men in certain age groups are being reclas sified and are now subject to draft call. Represents Town In Virginia City A guest of the city of Rich mond, Miss Jean Bailey, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bailey of Route 1, Williamston, will rep resent Williamston during Rich mond's third annual Tobacco Fes tival this week. Miss Bailey, who was selected to attend the North Carolina Beauty Pageant in Burlington this past summer, and her companion, Miss Lona Johnson, arrived in Richmond Sunduy and were reg istered at the John Marshall Ho tel. A full week of events, in which Miss Bailey will participate and compete with a number of princesses for the title "Queen of the Festival”, began yesterday with a luncheon and style show at Miller and Rhoads. Last night's activities included a rehearsal a.t the Mosque and a tour of the city park. * The remainder of the week, fea tured events on the festival pro gram will include a "Tobaccotones Style Show,” the Tobaccorama, the story of tobacco in song and dance, a dance at Tantilla, and square dances, together with (Continued on Page Five) --♦ Homecoming Ai Evereiis Church —«— On Sunday, October 14, the 72-year-old Everetts Baptist Church will hold its annual home coming program, including a spec ial service and a picnic dinner in addition to the regular morning and evening worship periods. The pastor, the Rev. E. R. Stewart, and the congregation arc extend ing a cordial invitation to former members, members who have moved away and friends of the church to attend tin homecoming program. Following the morning worship, i picnic dinner will be served on the grounds. That afternoon at i:00 o’clock, there’ll be a special service, dedicating the new church furniture and carpet. The Rev. L. Urady Burgiss, associated mis sionary, the Rev. J. R. Harris, a ormer pastor, and others are to rarticipate in the special dedica ion service, it was announced, rhe Rev. S. H. Roberts, who is conducting special services there r it-, )iis ap pointments through Sunday, it was announced. Dry Spell Bowing To Receni Rains —«.— The dry spell, existing in this area for several weeks has not seen broken, but Sts back "is be ginning to bend in the face of re lent rains. One and two-thirds nehes of rain have fallen here this week to muddy the surface, at least. Yesterday, a soaking ram fell during a greater part of the day, but it only added up to about wo-thirds of an inch. A drizzling am fell this morning, but the forecasters predicted clearing ikies followed by warmer wea ker tomorrow. A report from Raleigh stated .hat 1.03 inches of rain fell in that irea last night, helping a bit but ailong about 13 inches short of vhat is needed to restore the ity s water supply to normal. More Princesses To Take Part In Harvest Festival —#— Director Explains There Is No Fee For Entries In Big Parade Here —» - ■ In an announcement made yes terday by the Williamston Boos ters, Inc., it was revealed that, in addition to the six Princesses pre viously announced, eight more will compete for the title of Queen of the Harvest in Williamston’s Fourth Annual Harvest Festival, being staged on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24. This makes a total of fourteen Princesses and it is expected that at least one more will be enter ed in this year's event. The names of the communities and their Princesses in yester day's announcement are as fol lows: Ahoskie, Martha Pearson; Edenton, Dorothy Henninger; Oak City, Cherry Edmondson; Per quimans (Hertford), May Beth Perry; Robersonville, Sarah Lee Smith; Scotland Neck, Nannette Upchurch; Washington, Pat Mavne, and Williamston, Patricia Taylor. Previously announced commu nities, and their Princesses, are as follows: Bear Grass, Betty Lou Rogerson; Bethel, Jean Cullipher; Farm Life, Linette Coltrain; Jamesville, Jean Ellis; Plymouth, Mary Lou Voirol, and Windsor, Ann Byrd. It is expected 1hat Tarboro will also enter a Princess inasmuch as they arc sending their High School Band to partic ipate in the parade. The Harvest Festival parade, in which each of the Princesses will ride in an individual convertible, will get underway promptly at 2:00 p. m. on Wednesday, Octo ber 24. Following the parade, an important speaker will deliver a timely address. On Wednesday evening, Octo ber 24, in the Planters Warehouse, the Harvest Ball will be held. Music for the ball will be by Dick Levin and his State College Or chestra. At 10:00 p. m., the selec tion of the Queen of the Harvest will be made, and following the selection, the new Queen will be crowned by Miss Jean Carol Grif fin, reigning Queen who was crowned at last year's Festival Contrary to rumors that have been circulated, there is no charge made to enter a float or unit in the Harvest Festival parade. Sev eral groups have expressed a de sire to enter floats or units, but understood that there was a fee according to A1 Sweatt, Manag ing Director of the Williamston] Boosters, Inc., sponsors of the1 Festival. Although there is no charge to enter a unit in the parade, it is i necessary that they be of a qual- I ity in keping w'ith the general i caliber of the annual event. The only other restriction on floats or units is that the group or or ganization entering them be eith er schools, charitable organiza tions, clubs or members of the Williamston Boosters, Inc. This restriction has been established by the Board of Directors of Ihe (Continued on Page Five) Recruit Writes About Air Corps Entering the Army Air Corps a short time ago, Miss Mamie G. Bland of this county declares in a letter to Recruiting Sergeant Al fred Monteilh that she is getting along'line' "...;. “ The letter reads, in part. "I finally got to Lackland. The Air Force is wonderful. Of course, it wa* rugged the first week, hut now that 1 liivt lcair.id to live the military way, it’s fun. "1 have compared the Air Force to high school and it resembles it very much You have to go to classes just as you did in school. The Air Force dining hall is just like the lunch room at school. Every day there is something ex citing and interesting to do. All the girls here are nice. “The opportunities in the Air Force are too good to be true. You are given a chance to find out what career you are best suit ed for and have a good oppor tunity of furthi ring yourself in it. All you have to do is work hard . . .” Make Arrangements To Market Peanuts PRESIDENT President llarr.v S. Truman, coming to North Carolina next Monday (or the ground breaking exercises for Wake Forest College's new plant at Reynolda, is scheduled to land in Winston-Salem at 11:15 that morning. Several hundred North Carolina State patrolmen, or about two-thirds of the com bined forces, are being in structed to report to Winston that day for duty. Several local people are planning to attend the exercises. Thousands are expected to attend the event. Issued Eighteen Licenses To Wed During September -% Issuance A limit Average for This County In The Past Ten Years Eighteen marriage licenses were issued in this county last month, the issuance holding to ahnut an average figure recorded j during the past ten years. Nine license were isued to white and nine to colored couples, as follows: White Joseph Paisley Corey, RED 1, Williamston, and Molly O’Neal Padgett of Jamcsville. James Tuppcr Perry and Miri am Grimes Pcele, both of Wil liamston. James Whitley, RED 1, Wil Uumston, and Thelma Louise Lil ley of Williamston. McDonald Hardison and Eula Perry, both of Williamston. Jerry Whichard of Stokes and Esther Robinson of Robersonvilie. Junius Bright Lee of RED 3, Four Oak, and Mrs Lucy E Grif fin of RED 1, Williamston. Raymond D Whitehurst and Mary Elizabeth Mizell, both of Williamston. J. T. Griffin and Margaret R. Revels, both of RED 1, Williams ton. Marvcn R. Buttry of Chocowin ity and Marjorie Cherry of Wil liamston. Colored Jesse J Outterbridge and Dai sel Jones, both of Williamston. Joseph Little and Clara Mitch ell, both of Williainston. Lewis D. Ormond and Marjor- : ie Perkins, both of Williamston. j Emmett Sanders and Violar Clark, both of Williamston. Amos Hodges of Jamcsville and Odessa Gilliam of Williamston. Army Lee Roberson, Jr. of j Washington and Emma James of Williamston. Lois T Little and Christeen Wilkins, both of Robersonvilie. | Moses Wilson and Mary G. Sals bury, both of Bethel. Clayton Spruill of Roberson vilie and Eva Lynch of Williams ton. ■t Thirteen Answer Army Draft Call: Thirteen Martin County young men, nine colored and four w hite, i ieiT'WomiViy IoT 't-bTt'&rag foi in- | duction into the armed forces. ] They traveled by regular bus. j Those answering the draft call 1 were: White: James Carroll. Li I ley of HFD 1, Williamston; Ralph Gray Mendenhall, Williamston; Jesse David Price, RFD 2, Williamston; and William Jennings Bryan Rea son, Jamesville. Colored: Clarence Earl Jones, Levy Glenn Hill, both of Wil liamston; Ernest Jones, RFD 1, Williamston; John Reaves, Jr., Hamilton; Melvin Griffin, Eve retts; Virgil Lee Daughtry, Oak City; Russell Louis Hassell and Joseph Biggs, both of RFD 2, Wil liamston, and Walter Lee Lynch, RFD 1, Oak City. Twenty-five Martin County men are to answer a pre indue lion call on October 29. Be No Market For Peanut With High Moisture Content No Deliveries Antieiputed By Shelter Hillil On Or After November 1 Plans aie being advanced by shelters and independent buyers for handling the 1951 peanut crop, but few or no deliveries arc an ticipated until on or after No vember 1. No official comment could be had, but present indications point to a tight market for the current crop with the possibility that prices will hold fairly strictly to support figures. It was pointed out that edible peanuts have not been declared in short supply and those planted in excess of the current allot ments but not in excess of the 1947 plantings will go at prevail ing oil prices. Peanuts, planted in excess of the 1947 acreage figure, will he made subject to a penalty of 5.8 cents per pound. Although the open market is not encouraging just now, the support program assures a sta bilized price for quota peanuts. Peanuts with 85 percent meat and no more than fifteen percent ex tra large and with no more than 10 percent moisture and only four percent foreign material and no more than one percent damage, are guaranteed a price ot $11.3(1 per hundred pounds. Based on last year's quality, the current crop should average between 13 3-4 and 13 1-4 cents per pound. Oil peanuts, based on the cur rent market, are in line for « price of between five and si> cents a pound in the hull, ol course. Last year the farmer will excess peanuts but whose excess was below the 1947 planted acre age, was paid oil prices for lus of ferings with the guarantee of a price differential. Last year 424 farms in this county reported peanuts in ex cess of current quotas but less than the 1947 plantings. They marketed 812,800 pounds of ex cess or oil peanuts. This week those farmers who sold those 812, 800 pounds of excess peanuts arc applying for the price differential Just how much the price differ ential will be is not known at this time, but it is believed that it will amount to between $30,000 and $35,000. The per pound price is expected to average close to four cents, depending on the oil market price prevailing at the time the peanuts were sold. Representatives of the shelters pointed out this week that a “bearish” market is in prospect with little intention of bidding on the current crop until the first of next month, and possibly later. It was also pointed out that pea nuts with a moisture content of more than ten percent will not (Continued on Page Five) Conclude Special ~ Services Sunday < ——♦—— The series of evangelistic ser vices being held m the Christian Church will continue through Sun day evening. I)r. D. Ray I.indley, Prebident of Atlantic Christian College, ih leading the services. On Thursday evening Dr Lind ley will use as his subject, “A Reserved Seat at Calvary." The Men’s Chorus from the Ruber sonvili • Chuieh will sing several numbers. Friday the sermon sub ject will be, "Our Contemporary Crucifixion Scent.” Mrs. W C. Manning Organist is giving fifteen minutes to the .(n at hymns of the Church each evening at 7:30. This is a most up lifting feature of the services. Dr Lindley will conclude his stay ivith the Williamston Christian Church at the evening service on Sunday. The meeting is being •veil attended, but manv town people are missing the opportun ty of hearing an excellent speak •r and great preacher of God's Word, it was reported. Hear Twenty-five Cases In Connly Court Ou Monday —*— Non-Supporters Gel Koati Terms; l ines Amount* cil To More’ll $600 -• Working right on through the dinner hivir, tnc Martin County Recorder's Court cleared twenty five eases from its docket and imposed fines amounting to $6-5 at the regular session last Mon day. The court quit at 1:30 o’clock. A warning went out to those married men who are failing to accept responsibilities to their wives and little ones. Judge It T Johnson sent two to the roads. Proceedings: Charged with issuing a worth less check, Alphonco Roberson was taxed with the cost and re quired to pay the amount of the check. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the case in which Plummer Peel was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. Adjudged guilty of drunken driving, Washington Manning was fined $100, taxed with the cost and lost his operator’s license for a year. In what was considered a close case, William R Moran was ad judged not guilty of drunken dri ving. Charged with drunken driving and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, Robert Roberson pleaded not guilty, lie was adjudged guilty and was fin ini $125, taxed with the costs and lost his driver’s license. Judgement was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case m which Charlie Whiatler was charged with violating the liquor laws. He pleaded guilty Charged with resisting arrest and an assault, Harry Wynne pleaded guilty of being drunk and disorderly and assault and was sentenced to the roads for four months. The road term was sus pended upon the payment of a $50 fine and costs The defendant is to remain of good behavior for twelve months. Pleading innocent, 1. W Cobb was found guilty of drunken driv ing and was fined $100, plus costs. He lost his license to operate a motor vehicle for a year. John Henry Jones was found not guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon. Pleading guilty of non-support, Theodore Williams was sentenc ed to the roads for six months. Frank Simmons was fined $50 and required to pay the costs for carrying a concealed weapon. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost in the case in which Eddie Lee Reed was charged with allowing an unli censed operator to drive a motor vehicle. The ease m which Russell Ward Beach was charged with careless and reckless driving was nol pressed or dismissed. Pleading guilty of drunken dri ving and operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license, Eddie P Hyman was fined $125, plus costs He loses his license to operate a car for twelve months. Carried into court for non-sup port, James Robert Biggs was di rected to pay $36 for the sup port of his family, »• Chrvgrd.sy.jtb violating the li quor laws, Witiiam"^!, Cordon pleaded guilty and was fined $25, plus costs. (Continued on Page Five) ; Hurt In Accident | At Robersonville Miss Emily Roberson was pain fully but believed not seriously injured about 3 00 o’clock yester day afternoon at a street inter section in Robersonville. Driving her 1950 DeSoto slow ly toward the intersection, Mess Roberson moved into Highway 64 and into the side of a tractor trailer truck when her foot slip ped off a wet brake pedal, inves tigating officers explained. Dam age to the car was estimated at between $400 and $500. Removed to a hospital here for treatment of an injury to her back. Miss Roberson was reported to be getting along very well this morning. Tobacco Sales Pass Ten Million Pounds I CALL FOR CARS ! s_/ An urgent appeal in made to all owners of convertible automobiles in this area to al low their ears to be used in the Harvest Festival parade. These convertibles will be driven in the parade and will carry the Princesses. Anyone owning a convertible, or who knows someone who does, is requested to contact Krnest Mears, chairman of the Prin cesses' parade transportation, at Belk-Tyler’s, telephone 2244. Wayland Spruill To Speak At Fair C. Wayland Spruill, member <>f the North Carolina General As sembly from Bertie County, will address visitors at the Jamesville fair Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, it was announced today by a representative of the Ruri tan Club, the organization spon soring the third annual fair there m cooperation with the Jamcs villc Woman's Club. The midway attractions were rained out, but Kvan Griffin and his entertuiner.s will be there to night at 8:30 o’clock. The Friday program follows: 12:30—Parade, led In Wil hamslon’s High School Band 1:13- Band concert. 1:30 Address by C Wayland Spruill; Jim Blown Holliday, master of ceremonies; invocation by Floyd Moore, welcome address % by A Corey who will introduce the speaker, closing remarks by J B Holliday. 3:00 p. m Football game, Co lumbia vs Jamesville. The midway will be open be tween events and that evening at 8:00 o’clock Bud and Henry will stage Barnyard Frolics. The exhibit building will be open all day Friday and con tinue open through Sunday Nothing Is Heard 01 Missing Man Disappearing on Wednesday night of last week in Norfolk, Walter Barr, 32-year-old Wil liamston resident, was reported still mission late yesterday, ac cording to reports coming from police in two states Going to Norfolk this week, Mrs. Barr, the former Miss Eliz abeth Howard of Williamston, could learn little or nothing about her husband. An acquaintance thought he saw Barr in a parked car on a little used road in Washington County Monday, but certain iden tity could not be established. Barr owned a 1!MI green ply mouth bearing a Virginia license, tint the man thought to have been Barr was in a Chevrolet bearing a North Carolina tag. Acquaintances believe Barr had no part in the murder of his 57 year-old companion, Mrs. Mamie Snnthwick, whose body was found in a nmi neai Norfolk last Saturday. They believe he nut with foul play Norfolk police, including Chief Moore, have released no report follow ing their investigation here and in Washington, Barr’s na tive home, early tins week. Aged Resident Died In Hospital Yesterday Mercedes Riddick Spruill, aged local resident, died in a local hos pital yesterday morning at 3:40 o’clock after a long period of de clining health. She had been a patient in the hospital for almost two months, suffering with a heart condition. She was tiii years old. She was a well-known figure for years in many local house holds where she was employed as a domestic. Through systema tic saving, she had accumulated much property, and was a leader imong the colored race for a num bei of years. Sale This Week ! One Of Largest Ever Recorded —#-— W callicr ( 'onditioiih Slow inji Down Marketing Bui 1’rirr Holding Up Sales on the Williamston To baeco Market passed the ten mil lion-pound mark here today with the price average holding to un preeendented peaks. Through yesterday, the market hurl sold 9,856,754 pounds for $5, 314,881. a resulting average of $53.91. It was conservatively es timated this morning that there were more than 134,000 pounds on the floors to carry the total for the season over the ten mil lion mark. While setting a financial rec ord last Monday, the market al most broke all poundage records for any one day since the mar ket was opened nearly half cen tury ago. The first sale ot this week amounted to 385,942 pounds and brought in nearly a quarter million dollars, or $245,916, to be exact. On opening day, August 19, 1949, the market here sold 386,156 pounds, but the price average was only $48 36 as com pared with the $63.72 recorded last Monday. The 170,000 pounds sold here yesterday brought the second highest average of the year, and the second nighest in the history of the market. The growers re ceived $107,633, or 63.31 per hun dred pounds. Prices for individual piles yes terday ranged right on up into the nineties. The quality of the offerings was good. “Some may say they do not like i Dixie Bright 101, but I’m doing I all right with it,” a county far j mer was quoted as saying as he walked away with an average in the high seventies. It is estimated that between 85 and 90 percent of the crop has al ready been marketed in this area, meaning that the local market will possibly handle between elev en and one-half and twelve mil lion pounds. Sales this season are already a quarter million pounds greater than they were all of last year, but the income so far this sea son is trailing that of last year by nearly one third of a million dol lars. The differential in the aver age last year and the one this year has ben narrowed to about three and one quarter cents per pound, with the 1950 crop holding the price advantage. To start off with, the price average this year was trailing that of last year by about six cents. Homecoming Ai Oak City Church Thu Oak City Christian Church will hold its homecoming day pro gram Sunday, it was announced today bv the pastir. the Rev Olin Fox, who will conduct services that morning at 11:00 o'clock and that evening at 7 3U o'clock. There'll be special music during the morning service .alter which a picnic dinner will be served on tiie school grounds. Sunday school will convene at 10:00 o'clock, and there H be no after noon service. A free will offering will be received for the building fund which will be used for financing three Sunday school rooms, con struction of which is well advanc ed. The public is invited and for mer* members who have moved away and friends of the church from a wide area are expected to attend in large numbers. -- l ietim Of Accident Reported Improving -• Critically injured when she was run down by an automobile on East Main Street here nearly two weeks ago, Mrs. Mary Roberson Hawes was reported today to b« improving in a local hospital.
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