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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,0M MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE a— .. 'Z5SI:..-J THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ■» VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 93 ff'illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 20, 1951 ESTABLISHED 1899 Clear Few Cases From The Docket In Superior Court —$—— Court Will Take morrow for TkiiaW^^r ing Holidays Seven divorces were granted and one or two other cases were cleared from the calendar in the first day of a special two-week term of the Martin County Super ior Court Monday. Starting promptly, the court with Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn on the bench, ran six divorces through the sep aration mill without delay. A set tlement was reached by agree ment in another case, and today the court is completing the trial of still another started yesterday. Proceedings: The following divorce cases, all based on two-year-separation grounds, were handled: Edna Hudgins from James Hud gins, Helen Gurganus from Clif ton Gurganus, Gladys Weaver! from R. H. Weaver, Eloise Brown I from Randolph Brown, Smith Ed ward Dolberry from Eure Dol berry, S. L. Blount from Vivian Blount, Sarah Brown Edmonds from Robert Louis Brown. In the case of Cudahay Pack ing Company against the Rober son Packing Company, an agree ment was reached. The plaintiff is to recover $8.687 36 with in terest at six percent from Jan uary 1, 1951, and judgment is not to issue before November 15, 1932, il $3,687.36, plus $521.24 interest, is paid by January 15, 1952. The court started hearing the case of Fred Greer against D. M Roberson et al yesterday after noon and expects to complete the trial sometime today. Judge Burgwyn announced that the court would observe Thanks giving and a recess is on the schedule for tomorrow. The trial of cases is to be resumed next Monday. The following jurors were ex cused for the term on account of illness: Arnold Roberson, B A vcominued trum page one! Potato Markets Closed In Area -« Reporting the smallest deliver ies in a number of years, sweet potatoes markets in this section suspended operations last week end. No official reports could be had, but it is estimated the mar ket here handled in excess of 25, U00 bushels of potatoes direct from the farm at harvest time. The short crop is expected to make a good market for cured po tatoes when they start moving later in the season. However, most farmers in this section marketed their potatoes immediately A report on sweet potato pro duction as released by the De partments of Agriculture, follows: Sweet potato prospects as of November 1 showed some im provement from indications a month earlier. The current esti mate of 3,800,000 bushels is -44 percent less than the 1950 crop production of 6,785,000 bushels and about 47 percent below the 1940-49 pverage production. The estimated yield per acre of 95 bushels is 20 bushels per acre less than the 1950 yield of 115 bushels per acre and 12 bushels less than the 1940-49 average yield. Starling Time ror l he First Community Concert (. ■ »■ The starting time for the first in the series of community con certs is 8:00 o’clock. Last year, the starting time was 8:30. The first in the three concret senes is scheduled this evening at 8:00 o’clock in the high school audi torium. ! LATE EDITION | __j The next edition of The Enterprise will not appear un til Friday, or a day later than the regular pulication sched ule. The office along with all other business establishments, offices and factories will close all day Thursday for Thanks giving. There’ll be no city or rural mail deliveries Thursday. Santa To Make Visit Here Wednesday, November 28 Santa Claus has just about! completed arrangements for mak on the invitation of the Williams ton Boosters, Inc., the merry ole gentleman will make his appear ance here promptly at 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, November 28, the event to offic ially mark the opening of the Christmas season, A1 Sweatt, managing director of the Boosters, explained. The town is making ready for Santa, and all the* little tots for miles around are asked to get busy with their letter writing to Santa. Time is short, for he'll be here a week from tomorrow. Holiday lights, planned on a different and more elaborate pat :ern, are going up this week un der the direction of the street de (Mfcimert and joint sponsorship of ;hc town and the Boosters. Ever green roping, delayed last year, das already been received for the decorations this year, and the lights are to be turned on during Santa's visit on Wednesday af ternoon of next week More stars are to be added to the decoration scheme, and the strands of lights will be doubled across the streets, it was explained. Mr. Sweat is advising the little folks to list their return address es on their letters to Santa with the assurance that each letter will be answered. Letters delivered to Santa in person need no stamps, but they must carry postage if placel in the mails. | CALL FUR TOYS 1 V_S As a part of their program to extend cheer into the less fortunate home in this com munity. the Jaycees are ask ing all local people to drag out their used toys that are still serviceahle and place tlfem on their porches Sun day afternoon. In past years, the response to the call for used toys has been encourag ing, and the Jaycees sincere ly hope the people of the town will cooperate in the same manner and spirit this year. The collection will be made next Sunday afternoon be tween the hours of 12:00 o'clock, noon, and 5.00 o’clock. Asks Support For Annual Seal Sale By John W. Williams, M. I). Martin County Health Officer Tliis is the time of year when the different organizations ask the public for donations to carry on their work. Everyone of them deserves our wholehearted sup port, but as healtli officer for the county I believe there is one that deserves our special attention, namely, the Tuberculosis Seal Sale. This organization took upon itself to guarantee the expenses of a county wide survey which was held in 1948 when the county was covered with snow and handicap ped the work tremendously. But never the less we learned from this survey that tuberculosis is a big health menace and problem for Martin County. The.To be i c trlbsis.Cbiil nin iee" made it possible for us to x-ray all these cases as well as the food handlers and the school teachers. In this way we have been able to catch the early eases and outline treatments. In other words there is nothing that can justify a gen erous donation to services for the whole welfare of this county than our liberal purchases of seal sales. A second and most important county-wide mass chest x-ray sur vey will begin the latter part of January and the first of February and we want a chest picture of every person in this county over the age of fifteen years. It will be worth it to the county and especially worth it to every citi zen in it. -*1-■ Sneak Thief In Baptist Church —*— During the worship service Sunday evening, a common thief sneaked into the cloak room of the Baptist church here and stole several dollars from pocket books belonging to members of the choir. A member, seeing the man’s shadow through a glass door, in vestigated and the thief told him that he was looking for a book left in the church the previous Sun day. That was about 8:00 o’clock and the member thought nothing of the stranger's visit who listed his name as Edward Graham. When the service was concluded, the choir members missed their money and the theft was reported to police. The intruder was a white man in his thirties and was about five feet and ten inches in height No trace of the man could be found. Fernander Scoit Died Friday In Tarboro Hospital —•— Funeral Service Ileli! Near Oak City Saturday Afternoon -«.— Fernander Steve Scott, well known farmer of the Oak City community, died in a Tarboro hospital last Friday morning at 10 20 o’clock. He had hoe in de clining health for more than six months, suffering with high blood pressure, a heart condition and complications. He was in a Dur ham hospital for six weeks last summer and entered the Tarboro hospital about three weeks ago. A son of the late John Henry and Emily Elizabeth Scott, he was born 50 years ago on No vember 12, 1892, in Gold Point community, where he lived and farmed until he moved some years ago to the Oak City section. In early manhood he was mar ried to MiSs Lucy Scott, and was a member of the Christian church in Hassell for a number of years. Surviving are his widow; four sons, Jesse, Virgil, J. D. and Syl vester Scott, all of the Oak City area; four daughters, Mrs. Irene Strickland of Greenville, Misses Ethel, Magalene and Barabara Ann Scott of the home; two grandchildren; one brother, Hurt Scott of Dardens; and a sister, Mrs. Emma Page, of Plymouth. Funeral services were conduct ed at the home of his son, Jesse, near Oak City last Saturday af ternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the Rev. A E. Purvi Interment was in the Hamilton Cemetery.... Bridge Group To Neel In Columbia Created to work for the con struction of highway bridges across the Alligator River and Croatan Sound on U. S. Route 64, the Alligator-Croatan Bridge As sociation will hold its first annual meeting in Columbia next Wed nesday, it was announced by W. S White, president, of Mann’s Harbor. Governor Kerr Scott will ad dress the meeting at 11:15 that morning in the Columbia Theater, following a business session. E G. Anderson, Martin County representative in the North Caro lina General Assembly, and John H. Edwards, chairman of the Mar tin County Boar d of Commission ers, have parts on the program. Both men are directors of the as sociation. Representative Ander son will introduce the governor. This county is asked to send a de legation along with Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare and Beaufort. ROUND-UP *__ j Ten persons were rounded up and temporarily detained in the county jail over the week-end, the number of ar rests running considerably ahead of the average reported in recent weeks. Six were booked for public drunkenness and one each for assault, drunken driving, breaking and entering and non-support. Five of the ten were white, and the ages of the group ranged from 19 to 77 years. "Care-For-Korea"! Drive Gets Great Response In Area •—«— ! Hundreds of S)ul!ars Al ready Contributed; Drive To Last Through 24th The people of Williamston and Martin County are responding in the same way that they usually do when they arc called on to donate to people as much in need as the unfortunate people in Korea. All those who have been contacted have responded liberally and will ingly. In case the canvassers do not see any who would like to share with these pitiful people during this Thanksgiving holiday, they can send their donation to Mrs. Martin P. Moore, President of the local Woman's Club. The Central Federation of clubs is sponsoring the drive and the drive in this section is being conduct ed by the local club, the home de monstration clubs and friends in terested in these starving and freezing people. No where in the world is there a need so great. All their home land has been a battle field for over a year and most of their homes are gone. Little children who have been made orphans by the war roam around, hide in piles of rubbish and bushes until they freeze to death. This money will be used for food and drugs and refugee camps where they can be cared for. It will be a great satisfaction to anyone to help rn lieve such suffering as they are undergoing. Those who have sons or husbands fighting in Korea know how awful these conditions arc because the soldiers have writ ten thnir families. Our own army has done all it could and the Bri tish soldiers say they have to stop up their ears as they cannot stand to hear the sad cries of the child ren. I The drive has been extended until Saturday, the 2.4th, and the club will appreciate it if any who are interested will see others who may not have been solicited and report to Mrs. Moore or any mem ber of the Woman’s or home de monstration clubs. The Woman’s Cluh here spear headed the drive with a $70 cash donation. Only two other reports had been received up until early today, and approximately $300 have been contributed. There’s no goal, but every penny is needed if the life-and-death struggle is to be alleviated for those helpless ones in South Korea. -<$ Book Local Nan For Non-Support —~ Matthew E. Taylor, local color ed man, was taken into custody here yesterday for alleged non support at the request of Jeffer son County, Ohio, officers. Extradition papers had not reached here today, and it could not be learned if Taylor would fight his return to Ohio. During the meantime, habeas corpus pro ceedings were instituted before Judge W. H. S. Burgw.yn yester day a hearing is scheduled before him in superior court here this afternoon. Taylor, according to unofficial reports, was under judgment in New York to pay $7 a week for the support of his child. He came to North Carolina and his wife and child went to Ohio, the de fendant in the action claiming that his wife said she wanted nothing more to do with him. Club Federation Has Annual Meet At Holly Springs j —$— Wiw» Ruth (airi-ont. StaU' Hornt' Agent. Addrrutt e<i Large Group The annual meeting of the Mar- j tin County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs was held Friday afternon at the Holly Springs Methodist Church The guests were registered up on arrival hv Mrs. Clyde Rober son, Mrs. Lee Hardison and Mrs. J. C. Rawls, Jr. Mrs. Walter Wynne, the presiding president of the Federation called the meeting to order and following the club ; collect the opening song was "America, The Beautiful.” Mrs. C. A. Roberson of Rober sonville gave a very inspiring devotional with her theme of thought from the Sermon on the Mount, after which she offered prayer. Mrs. Lucian Hardison, of Molly Springs, extended greetings, followed by the roll call of clubs and minutes. Everetts Club won the gavel for having the highest percentage of its' members pre sent, which was followed by group singing of "God Bless Our Homes." Mrs. Chosley Jones gave a report of Home Demonstration Lliub work in the county for the year. Mrs. T. L. House, of Roberson ville, introduced the honored guest, Miss Ruth Current, State Home Demonstration Agent, who emphasized in her address ouj' need to strive for a bigger, better and more progressive organization , :o fulfill tlie needs of the women >f the world today. “The United Hations Hymn” was sung, fid- ' lowed by the fashion show with Mrs. John Gurkin, Federation rice president in charge. Mrs. William Peel of the Ma cedonia Club won 1st prize in cotton dresses, with Mrs. Lueian Hardison of Holly Springs 2nd pri?e winner. Mrs. Jasper Wool- • ard of Macedonia Club won 1st prize in the street dress division with 2nd honor going to Mrs. Wil liam Fagan of Dardens. Miss Sue Peel won 1st place in childrens 1 ilosses. Mrs. Jasper Woolard re ceived highest recognition over all contestants for her model. The Dress Revue was judged by Miss Elizabeth Moore, Mrs Lester Whitfield and Mrs. S. A. Tuten, Jr. Miss Copeland, from the region al library, Washington, N. C. iwarded 13 reading certificates and Mrs. Elizabeth P. Harrison, the Martin County Home Agent, presented 27 perfect attendance certificates. Mrs. Alton Keel, chairman of the courtesy com nittee, very graciously expressed , appreciation for every effort made in assuring a successful meeting. (Continued on page eight) r NEW LOW □ After holding to shirt sleeve levels earlier in the week, the mercury fell all over itself to reach a new low point here yesterday. 1'nol'ficial reading placed the mercury at IS degrees yester day morning at ti:30 o’clock, and the feat was duplicated by the weatherman at the. same hour this morning. Fair weather prevails with a promise of warmer weather tomorrow. During the mean time, the peanut harvest is going full blast under cold but otherwise ideal condi Young Farmer Loses Hand In Corn Picker Saturday IMi Hoyt Manning, Jr, young t Griffins Township farmer, lost his left hand in a coin picker last ! Saturday morning. Harvesting * the crop on the Harry Peel farm 1 in Griffins Township, the young * man was alone operating the ma- ' chine which was pulled and pow ered by a tractor when the eleva- 1 tor clogged. He stopped the trac tor, but the power take-off was left in gear. He was pulling the ; stalks from the picker when the I machine caught his hand and just about crushed it off, pulling the 1 tendons loose possibly several : ncnes above me wrist. He was able to free the limb, topped the power unit, pressed lis hand inside his coat and walk ’d a hundred yards or more to the ’eel home. Mr. Peel carried him o Brown’s Community Hospital vhcre the hand was removed at he wrist Last reports stated he vas yetting along very well. In a mill accident some years igo, the young man s lather lost he sight of one eye, and in a imilar accident some time later he father lost the sight in his ceond eye. Man Critically Hurt In Highway Accident Eleven Accidents! On Town Streets And County Roads Four Persons Injured; Pro perly Damage Kstiinated At About $1,7(H) -* Motorists on streets and high ways in this county went on a big rampage last week-end, a prelim inary survey released by police and members of the North Caro lina State Highway Patrol, list ing: eleven accidents, four injur ed, one critically, and a property damage conservatively estimated at $1,730. Patrolmen were kept running from one part of the county to the other during most of the period and were hardly able to keep up with the wreck calls, not to men tion their other duties. Victims were delayed unnecessarily just because the patrol personnel is not large enough in this county to render an acceptable and effi cient service C. Chester Clark, 70, of Roanoke Rapids suffered a broken neck, shock and possibly other injuries, Mrs. Clark suffered a broken right arm, a hip injury and shock, and Mrs. David C. Clark was bruised about the head when their car, a 1948 Chrysler, went out of con trol and turned over near Wes ton's lumber mill on Highway 04 between Williamston and James ville about 3:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon. David Chester Clark, driver of the car, was not badly huit The elder Mr. Clark, given first aid treatment in Brown’s Community Hospital, was remov ed to Duke Hospital that evening in a Biggs Ambulance. His wife was reported to be getting along as well as could be expected in Brown’s hospital. Investigating the accident, Pa trolman B W' Parker and Carl > Gilchrist said that the Clarks | were on their way from Roanoke Rapids to Jamesville to see their son and brother, Luther Clark, that the Chrysler started to pass I an old model car when the driver of the old car pulled to its left of the center line. The big car was forced off the narrow pavement and went out of control when it struck the rugged shoulder The machine skidded and turned over on the right side of the road, with the front end facing toward Wil liamston and the rear end in the ditch. The driver of tin1 old model car drove nonchalantly on down toward Jamesville. The first in the eleven-count series was reported last Thurs- i day morning at 5:45 o'clock when T J. Heckstall, Windsor man and cafe operator in Greenville, lost (Continued on Page Five) No Developments In Murder Case Although four pci mu is, three teen-agers and a 24-year-nld adl)lt, have been questioned, there are no new developments in the brutal murders of Mrs Mamie Smithwiek and Walter E. Harr, Williamston man, in Norfolk in early October, according to re ports released yesterday by Vir girua police. The four suspects were arrested bn a tip which proved to be with out foundation More officers have been assigned to the case, and the investigation is being advanced in every possible way, police said. t—’ POPULATION I v> The Census Bureau esti mates the population of the United States at 155,107,000 on October 1. The figure, which includes members of the armed forces overseas, is 254,000 greater than the estimate for Sep*. 1. It also represents an in crease of 3,975,000 over the 1950 official count of those in the United States and an es timate of overseas armed furies. i I'lMMiiiHVIM,*- J The union Thansgiving Service will be held at o’clock, Thursday morning in the Church of the Advent, Hassell and Church Streets. The preacher will be the Rev. J. Don Skinner and the other local clergy will march in the procession and take part in the Service. The Ministerial Association requests that the loose offer ing go toward the completion of the supply of Bibles for our hospitals and the balance toward the purchase of a hos pital rolling chair. Peanut lommillee To Hold Meeting Friday Afternoon Market I'roccdim' \\ ill Ho l.\[)laiin<l \t \leoli1145 In Scotland Nook -« K Flake Shaw of Greensboro, executive vice-president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, an nounced this, week that the Farm Bureau peanut committees of North Carolina and Virginia will meet with producers from the two states at the high school in Scotland Neck, November 23 at 2:30 p, m Shaw said "It is imperative for the peanut farmers to attend this meeting in order that they may get a full understanding of the marketing procedure.” He point ed out that Farm Bureau organi zations m the peanut producing counties are urging warehouses to sign up lor peanut storage, and added that plans are being made to obtain additional storage space, both on and off the farm if pea nuts fail to bring the support price of $220 per ton. Shaw called attention to a re cent joint resolution passed by the North Carolina and Virginia Farm Bureau Peanut Committees, which states: “ no producer should sell his 1951 crop of pea nuts at less than support price, ll the peanut shellcrs and clean ers do not purchase'the crop at support price or better, the gov ernment peanut price support program, working through the Growers l’ranut Cooperative, Inc., is set up and ready to support the (Continued on Page Eight) Brother Oi Local Resident Passes -<£*■ Muses T Muye, brother of Mrs J. C. Manning of Williamston, died at his home in Mt Pleasant yesterday morning of a heart at taek. A native of Pitt County, he was piincipai of the Mt. Pleasant schools He was 54 years old Surviving besides his sister here are his widow, the former Eliza beth Etheridge of Scotland Neck; a son, Elbert Move of Farmville; two sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Wil liamston of Farmville and Mrs Mary Eagles of Saratoga; two brothers, Clifford and Joe Moye of Farmville. Funeral services were conduct ed in Mt. Pleasant this morning and interment wil be in Scot land Netk this afternoon about 4 00 o’clock Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Manning left here late yesterday afternoon to attend the service in Mt Pleasant. Arrest Nan For Alleged Robbery -- Chit:-. Hen Daniels, 27-year-old colored man, was arrested by lo eal poliee last week-end for the alleged robbery ol Louis Daniels store on West Main Street be tween 2.00 and 3:00 o’clock. The store was formerly operated by William Rogers. Daniels allegedly forced an en trance through a window and made away with about $2 in cash, officers said. Funeral For Mrs. - B. W. J. Roberson Tomorrow al 2:00 —»— Wrll Known bounty ■“*/. r. Oit i! .rt-iKitifflilor’s Home Monday Funeral services will be con ducted in the Fairview Church in Williams Township Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock for Mrs. i Barbara Waters Jones Roberson who died at the home of her dau ghter. Mis. Major T. Garner, Mon | day afternoon at 4 30 o’clock. The Rev. W. B Harrington, county j Baptist minister, the Rev. Fer j nando Lilley, a former pastor of the church, of Washington, and Elder W. E. Grimes. Primitive | Baptist minister, will conduct the i rites and interment will be in the j family cemetery near the old fam ily home in Griffins Township Mrs. Roberson had been in de clining health for several years, receiving hospital treatment at in tervals before going to her dau ghter's home a few months ago. Her condition had be. n critical for several weeks. The daughter of the late Taylor and Bettie Simmons Waters, she was burn in Griffins Township 84 years ago on April 17, 1867, and spent all her life in that commun ity and Williams Township. In early womanhood she was married to W W, Jones who died in 1907. Her second marriage was to W. R, Roberson who died about twenty years ago. She was a faithful member of tiie Primitive Baptist Church for many years, holding membership at Hayes Swamp. She was de voted to her family and friends, and humbly went about her neigh bors doing good, and lending a ! helping hand to all in need. Surviving are six children: five daughters. Mis M. T. Gardner with whom she made her home in Williams Township, Mrs. Lennie Manning of Williamston, Mrs. Lawrence Ellis of Jamesville, and Mis. Alex Hardison of Rocky j Mount ;one son, Ira Jones, of the | old home; forty-seven grand children, and forty-five great I grandchildren; one brother, Lam ucl Waters of Kinston; three sis ters. Mrs Mo!lie Taylor of New I Bern, Mrs. Will Baker of Wil hamston, and Mrs. Laura Sum i merlin of Cove City; and one half-sister. Mrs. Sallie Hardison, ' of Cove City. Native Of Town Dies Suddenly Allen W Fred, Williamston na tive, died suddenly in Plymouth I last Thursday afternoon at 3:30 lu’eloek, the apparent victim of a heart attack. Employed as a welder m the Atlas Plywood Cor iporation plant, he was working i when fatally stricken. The son of the late Thomas and Mabel Thomas Peed, he was born in Wiihamston 47 years ago, and spent his early life here, loeatmg m Plymouth about 23 years ago. lie was married in Plymouth in 1928 to Ruby Askew, and was a i member of the Baptist church. Surviving are his widow; two sons, Cpl. Thomas A Peed, U. S. An Force, and Jimmie Peed of the home; three daughters, Mrs. M, J. Fischer. Melba Fern and Mary Fiances Peed, of the home; a brother, Burke Peed of Connecti i cut; and two sisters, Mrs. Albert Sparrow of Kinston and Mrs. L. H Hamm of Goldsboro. Funeral services were conduct ed in the Plymouth Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at | 3:30 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. P B Niekens, assisted by the Rev. C'. N. Barnette, pastor of the (Christian church there. Interment iv,is in the Askew Cemetery near Plymouth. r L RECRUITER - Sgt. Mary Bland, WAC Re cruiter of Rocky Mount, will be at the local Recruiting Of fice in the City Hall on Fri day, November 23 and 30th, from 9:00 A. M. till Noon. She will welcome any girls who have any questions or who would like to join the service.
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