Making Last Call P or Blood Donors To Report To Red Cross Blood)}while Centerln Legion Hut Here Tomorrow 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 —-■ ---== . ...a VOLUME LIV—NUMBER loo Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Thursday, Drcembrr I-I. 19.> i ESTABLISHED I JVM) Superior Court Closed Term At Noon Yesterday IVw Persons Present for Last Proceedings: Three Divorces Are Granted Completing its work at noon ycslerday, the Martin County Su perior Court folded its tent and quietly stole away. Sixteen criminal cases were cleared from the docket, including several stubborn drunken driving actions Eight cases were continu ed for one reason or another, the list including murder charges against Gus Andrews and Cas tannie Sutton. Andrew's is at lib erty under $300 bond The Sutton woman's bond, fixed at $5,000 when she was arrested, was low ered by court order yesterday, but that amount was not raised and the defendant continued in jail. Her trial, delayed on account of the illness of a material wit ness, is now slated to be called in March. Proceedings not previously re ported: Frank Ottis Ussery, charged with drunken driving, was found not guilty in one of the compara tively few cases reaching the jury. Pleading guilty of receiving goods alleged to have been stolen, G. B. Whitfield was sentenced to the roads for tw»o years. The road term was suspended upon the payment of a $200 fine and costs, and the defendant goes on probation for three years. The drunken driving case against Burtis C. Nelson w'as con tinued. Robert A. Wzorek and Robt. Swanke, the two young boys who broke into and robbed Harris Brothers’ filling station near Wil liamston last October, pleaded guilty ,and were sentenced to pri son for not less than four and not more than six years. The two lads, one from Missouri and the other from New Jersey, tried to saw their way out of jail late last night, but they made little pro gress. 1 Grover Barber, charged with ar. assault with a deadly weapon, was found not guilty. Found guilty of drunken driv ing, Elbert Willis Midyette was lined $175 and taxed with the costs. Pleading guilty of forcible tres pass, Ben Biggs was sentenced to the roads for six months, the court suspending the road term upon the payment of the costs He is to remain of good behavior for two years, remain off the premis ts oi Virginia Hunter and molest her in no way during the next two years. Going into court with a splen did record, Claude Bryant, charg ed with drunken driving, was found not guilty. Collins (Rudy) Smith, charged with breaking and entering, fail ed to answer when called and pa pers were issued for his arrest. The ease in which Pi ince Lynch was charged with robbery, was nol prossed with leave. It was pointed out that the prosecuting witness, Eddie Franklin, was not in court. Franklin had charged the defendant with robbing him of $100. The case in which Henry A. Gray is charged with drunken driving, was continued for the defendant until the next March term. Three divorces, all based on two years of separation, were granted the following: William N. licaSlcy from Cora S. Beasley, Henneth Earl Siyant from Doris Bowers Bryant, and , (Continued on Page Eight) Secure Outside His Home and Car; Farmer Jesse Crisp was all locked out Tuesday. Hurrying to get into the court house where he had been called as a witness, he left his keys in the car switch, slammed the door and automatically locked himself out. He called friends in Oak City for another set of car keys Mrs. Crisp had gone away, too, leaving the home locked. The locked-out combination was finally solved after a delay of ■ hours. Peanut Plant Swamped W ith Deliveries Here lleeeiitly There have been gluts, to be sure, but not in many seasons, if ever, have peanuts moved to the Williamston market in greater volume than they have during the past two weeks At one time last week there were as many as thirty large trucks waiting at the plant of the Williamston Peanut Company to have their large cargoes unloaded. Farmers have been asked to slow down the deliveries, and a limitation on grading sin vice schedules has been invoked by the government. Farmers are assur ed that there’ll be a market for every bag with no sagging prices going into effect. Investigate Possibility 01 Replacing Burned Plan l Wounded In Korea, Soldier Volunteers To (live Blood | A Martin County young man j who has .just returned from a | year's lighting in Korea he- con ■ tacted the Blood Donor Recruit ment Committee here and volun I teered to donate a pint of hlood at the vis.t of the Uloodmobile here i tomorrow. Sgt. 1st Class Edward Earl 1 Mobley returhed to his homo in I Hamilton for a thirty day leave, land immediately upon hearing ol | the lagging drive for blood donors jin this area he volunteered to do nate. Sgt. Mobley was wounded jin both knees during the Korean lighting. Sgt. Mobley states that the sup ply of fresh blood for wounded soldiers in Korea is scarce and he is glad to be able to be at home and help furnish blood for his comrades who are still lighting in Korea. He further states that the Red Cross Blood Program lias played a big part in furnishing blued for members on the fighting front, and has saved many lives. It seems that if a man who has faced the enemy for a year, suf fered serious wounds, and is now willing to give his blood for this program that a lot of able bodied men and women here on the home front should realize the impor tance of this program, both for the people at home and the Aim ed Services overseas There is still time to call any member of the Recruitment Committee and get an appointment for the visit tomorrow. The bloodmobile will be at the Legion Hut on Watts Street from 10:00 a. m. until 4:00 p. m., and volunteers may report direct to the center and donate a pint of blood even though they have no appointment. STORK HOURS Beginning nexl Wednesday, Williair.ston stores will re main open until 9:00 o’clock each evening, it was announc ed by the director of the Wil iiamslon Boosters. The late closing hour will be observed through December 24. It was also announced that local business houses will ob serve a two-day Christmas holiday, the 25th and 20th. New Year's Day will also be observed as a holiday. Thirty-Five Cases On Court Docket ----— Idle while the superior tribun al was in session this week, the ; Martin County Recorder's Court will resume its work next Mon day. Thirty-five eases had been placed on the docket up until yesterday afternoon for trial next Monday. Eight persons are charged with operating motor vehicle! without drivers’ licenses, six with speed ing. five with public drunkenness, four with drunken driving, two I each with assauit.s with deadly weapon, violating the liquor laws, i non-support and careless and reckless driving, and one each with temporary larceny and as sault. The court is planning no session on the day before Christmas, but will work on the iasl day of the year. Delayed In Qualifying As Practicing Attorney Friends were waiting around and the court was all set to ad minister the oath, but the promis ing young lawyer, Ned Everett of Robersonville, advised that his law license had been misplaced, and the ceremony had to be post poned yesterday afternoon in su perior court here. He hopes to recover his creden tials and accept the oath possibly sometime next month. Achievement Day Program Saturday 4-H Club members from all parts of Martin County Will as semble in the Courthouse in Wil liamston next Saturday at 2 o’clock for their annual Achive ment Day Program. The principal speaker will be the Reverend .J Don Skinner of Williarr.ston Other special guests who will participate in the pro gram are Miss Edith Rogerson, former 4-H Club member of Bear Grass; Robert W. Parker of Mac clesfield, past president of the State 4-H Club Council, and Miss Margaret E. Clark, assistant State 4-H Club leader. Awards for outstanding 4-H Club work will be presented, re ports concerning county activities wiii be made by club members, and the 1952 County Council offi cers wil be installed, it w'as an nounced today by S. A. Tuten, Jr., assistant Martin County farm agent. Officer: Return With Prisoners Wanted for abandonment, Wil liam Jenkins and Willis Griffin, both colored, were returned late yesterday from Baltimore and New York to face Judge R. T Johnson in the county court next Monday. Jenkins, seeking refuge in the Maryland city, is alleged to have deserted his wife and three child ren. Thinking he was as snug as a bug in a rug while with the millions in New York, Griffin found his freedom cut short when police once got on his trail. Learn ing his address, the sheriff’s of fice here wired New York police Monday. Three hours later the police wired back, advising that Griffin had been picked up and would not fight extradition. Deputies Raymond Rawls and J Joe Blythe made the tiip north j for the two men. Owner Expresses Hope New Plant Can Be Erected -- Town Anxiously Availing Drrisiou I,\|mcI lilsti'lirlrtl To Point Out Nci-dcil Krpairs Vl < ’on 111> I tome Completing their work las! Monday, lvu'iubera of the Martin County 11rand Jury .submitted their quarterly report to Judge Walter J. Hone, and recessed un til next March with the under sUpiding that they are to be re called into special session should it he necessary Few special ses sions id' a grand jury have been held m this county The jury was instructed to point out to the proper authorities re pairs needed at the county home. The report, filed over the name of li K. Williams, foreman, reads in detail; All bills of indictment present ed were passed on by us. The report of the Justices of the Peace were checked and found filed with the Clerk id' Court and all fines paid to the County Trea surer. We found the County Jail clean and m good condition There were two white male inmates, six col ored male and i colored female inmates. We cheeked the County Home and found that the rear steps had not yet been repaired Nor had the outbuildings been painted as had been previously recoin mended Floors of the bathrooms and the floor of one room in TIi - division are in need of paint The TB Ward has one white man, four colored men and seven colored women Other inmates of the sunitorium include four white women, one colored woman, four colored men and three white men We have cheeked the report submitted by Patrolman R 1‘ Nai l on of the Highway Patrol which show's that all school busses wen- cheeked Nov 2t> 27, 1951, and put m condition at that time. We examined the office of the Clerk of Court and found it to be in excellent condition with guard ians’ reports and accounts filed as required Held F uneral F or James A. Hassell —*— Funcarl services are being con ducted this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Cedar Hill iiaptist Church near heie for James Aaron Hassell, respected colored citizen and farmer, who died ia i Sunday night at his home on the Williamston Hear Grass Road His pastor, the Rev. F. K. Lea thers, will conduct the rites and interment will be in the family cemetery. He was fill years old, and farm ed all bis life in this county, liv ing at peace with his fellowman mid leading a useful and exem plary life. His condition had been ritical following a stroke suffer ed last Thanksgiving day. Surviving are his widow; eight .'hildren .thrity-three grandchild en and eight great-grandchild cn. Apparently Made Plans To Attack Jailer Roy Pee! Kol)l»<‘r> Sum— Nu one was injured and proper ty damage was limited to about $450 when a 1950 Chevrolet piek up truck and a 1950 Pontiac side swiped each other on Highway 125 about one mile east of Oak City shortly before Tuesday mid night. Jas. Harry Council of Oak City was driving the truck, and James Holliday of Williamston was oper ating the car, according to Pa trolman K. P. Narron who made the investigation.