THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT
OVER 3,«M MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 101
W illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 18, 1931
ESTABLISHED 1899
Several Badly
Hnrl In County
Highway Wrecks
■*«*»<* Trcnted For
Cuts and Bruises During
Past Week-end
At least six persons were injur
ed, three of them badly, in a
series of motor vehicle accidents
on and off the highways in this
county last week-end, according
to reports coming from police de
parmtents and members of the
State Highway Patrol.
The first in the series was re
ported about 4:00 o’clock last
Thursday morning when Eula
Cooper lost control of her car
and crashed into the Slade home
on Williamston's West Church
Street. No one was injuried, but
approximately $15u damage v. as
done to the house and some to the
car. < »«T
Saturday aftrenoon near the U.
S. 17 and Jamesville Highway in
tersection in Williamston, George
John Jones, alias George Owens,
pulled out of the line of traffic
and crashed head on into a new
Mercury driven by N. C. Everett
of Robersonville. Owens was driv
ing out of town when he pulled in
to the lane of the approaching
car. Mr. Everett, according to re
ports, suffered a painful cut on
his face and chest injuries. He was
able to continue to his home after
receiving hospital treatment. Al
len Raseoo, riding with .Junes in
an old model car, was badly cut
about the head when he was
thrown into the windshield. One
report stated that he was cut in
one eye and that his sight is
threatened. Jones was bruised on
his left arm. No estimate on the
property damage could be had im
mediately, but the loss will ap
proximate $1,000, according to an
unofficial report. Jones, hooked
for reckless driving, was placed
under bond in the sum of $500.
He is to be given a hearing before
Justice Chas. Mobley Wednesday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
I No one was hurt and damage
i was limited when Wilbur Love
Long of Elizabethtown lost con
trol of his 1941 Ford and ditched
it bn the Poplar Point Loop about
6:00 o’clock Saturday evening.
Four persons were hurt at 2:00
o’clock Sunday morning when
Jesse Carney, colored of RFD 1,
' Jtobersonville, drove his i949
Studebaker off the Prison Camp
Road ne^r Cross Roads into an
embankment. Reports said the car
went through a stop sign and hit
the embankment going 50 or more
miles per hour Sallie Mae Moor
ing, 22, was thrown partly through
the windshield, and, according to
Patrolman B. W. Parker who
made the investigation, her face
was literally ‘ lorn up”. Removed
lo Ward's Clinic in Robetsonville,
the victim was there three hours
while doctors closed the wounds
with fifty stitches. The driver
was also cut in the face along with
Oscar Carney, the patrolman ex
plaining that only a few stitches
were needed to close their wounds.
Ottis Clark, another passenger in
the car, was cut on the wrist.
One person was badly cut in
the face when the car in which
he was riding was in collision with
another on Robersonville’s Rail
Iroad Street just off Main last Sat
urday evening about 6:30 o’clock,
according to a report released by
Chief Wm. Smith. Marion Eakes,
of Bethel, was driving west on
Railroad when Jesse Matthewson
; of Gold Point made a left turn
off Main and crashed into Fakes’
1940 Chevrolet with a 1936 Chev
Ij rolet. Lawrence Blake, riding with
j Eakes, was thrown into the wind
| shield, and it required about
twenty stitches to close the cuts
in his face. Damage to the vehicles
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\ ROUND-UP
Thirteen persons tell into
the hands of the law m this
area and were detained in the
county jail during the past
week-end. Six were booked
for drunken driving, two for
reckless driving, two for non
support and one each for pub
lic drunkenness, assault and
larceny.
Four of the thirteen were
white, and the ages of the
group ranged from 22 to 40
years.
County List-Takers
Will Meet This Week
\ BIT SLOW
After making a compara
tively late appearance, indi
vidual holiday decorations are
beginning to dot the land
scape throughout the town
and countryside. Geo. C.
Griffin, Jr., has an attractive
tree aton his place of business
on Washington Street. Little
candles and wreathes are br
ing hung in windows and on
doors. A few braved the ex
treme cold weather to pre
pare their decorations over
the week-end.
By the week-end, the deco
rative scheme is expected to
be nearing completion, the
display of lights adding to the
spirit of the season.
Drainage District
Gets Commission
A three-member commission for
the Martin County Drainage Dis
trict No. 2 was appointed last Sat
urday by Clerk of Court L. Bruce
Wynne. Recognizing the wishes
expressed by the interested par
ties in an election held in the
Robersonville elementary school
auditorium Friday evening, the
court officers appointed J. R.
Winslow to serve for three years,
Henry B. Roberson for two years
and Rufus Taylor fof one year.
Approximately 75 interested
parties attended the meeting and
about 65 participated in the elec
tion which recorded a close vote.
Six persons were nominated from
the floor, an0 ,fhe fololwing vote
was recorded:
J. R. Winslow, 28; Rufus Tay
lor, 34; Henry B. Roberson, 34; S.
H. Grimes, 32; J J. Johnson, 32:
and L A Croom, 31.
Clerk Wynne presided at the
election, explaining that he would
abide by the will of the interest
ed parties 5s expressed in the
election.
The commission is scheduled to
call for bids on the drainage pro
ject, which is located for the most
part m Robersonville Township
between Highway 64 at Collie
Swamp and the railroad running
between Parmele and Hassell.
Good In Face
Oi Nisiortune
The misfortune overtaking the
approximately 85 employees of
the Wells-Oates Lumber Company
mill when the plant was destroy
ed by fire early last week, has
been eased at least some extent
by a two-week salary bonus dis
tributed by the owners, it was
learned today.
Every employee received con
sideration, it was explained. Ap
proximately $7,000 went to the
workers.
No announcement relative to
the company’s future plans has
been made, but local people have
contacted owners, expressing the
hope that the plant can be rebuilt
and assuring every possible coop
eration toward that. end.
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Volunteers At
The Blood Center
Two young men willingly ad
vanced the cooperative spirit
when they reported to the blood
center last Friday to donate blood.
One of them, Jim Manning of
Griffins Township, said that even
though he is blind and eouid not
tight he could give a pint of blood
with the possibility that it might
help a fighting man in Korea. It
was pointed out that by being
blind he would not have to worry
about seeing the needle. "Yes, but
I can’t see the nurse,” he retorted
The other young man that seem
ed to be doing more than his
share was Sgt. Edward Earl Mob
ley. Just back from a year spent
in Korea, the young Hamilton man
volunteered to give a pint of blood
i even though he had been machine
I gunned in both legs. |
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Same Personnel
Will Handle Tax
Listings In 1952
List-Takers and Sii|Hi \isor
Will Mori Friday In
'Fhr Courthouse
Completing his appointments
this week, Martin County Tax
Supervisor M. Luther Peel will
meet with the several list takers
on Friday to complete plans for
handling the 1952 property list
ings. The group will meet in the
courthouse at 10:00 o’clock that
morning.
Supervisor Peel announced that
all the 1951 list-takers were re
appointed and that all had ac
cepted the appointments. They
are:
Jamesville Township, O. W.
Hamilton: Williams Township, C.
L. Daniel; Griffins Township,
Lester .1 Griffin; Bear Grass
Township, Wheeler Rogerson;
Williamston Township, O. S. An
derson; Cross Hoads Township,
Gordon G. Bailey; Robersonville
Township, H. S. Everett; Poplar
Point Township, L G. Taylor;
Hamilton Township, L. R. Eve
rett; Goose Nest Township, J. F.
Crisp
When the list-takers meet with
the supervisor, they will discuss
valuation schedules for personal
properties with the possibility
that few rates will he altered It
is proposed to' use the blue book
in determining the value of mo
tor vehicles.
There is no revaluation this
year, and real property values
will be listed without any change
except in those cases where prop
erties have been destroyed by fire
or other causes, or repairs or im
provements have been made.
The supervisor would offer no
comment as to the valuation
trend in the county listings for
next year. It is fairly certain that
the trend will be upward in roost
if not all the townships. In sever
al districts considerable construc
tion work was handled, especially
during the early part of the year.
At no other period have there
been as many new automobiles,
trucks and tractors in operation
as are certain to be in use as of
January 1, the day ownership is
determined.
A schedule for handling the ,
listings will be released immed
iately following the meeting this
week, but no listings are to be
expected before January 2, it ,
was pointed out.
Congressman To
Tell About Trip
Recently returned from a for-1
eign trip, Congressman Herbert C.
Bonnet briefly discussed some of j
his findings during a brief visit
here last Thursday. He is address
ing a meeting in Greenville this
week when he’ll review in detail
his findings.
Apparently convinced that
something has to be done, Con
gressman Bonner pointed out that
much of the aid extended some
countries is enriching the few
while the needy, including those
facing starvation, are getting lit
tle or no benefit from the pro
gram.
He said some of the conditions
in India were sickening, that the
stench in some of the cities could
be smelle'1 for miles
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Fire Burns Home
Sunday Morning
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Fne, believed to have started
either from a spark or a defective
flue, destroyed the home of Leo
nard Mobley, colored, just outside
of the town limits on Perry Street
at 10:25 o’clock Sunday morning.
Very few contents were saved.
Members of the family were at
home, but the fire burned so rap
idly once it got started that fire
men were helpless.
No estimate on tne loss could be j
had immediately.
Sickness Among
Swine Herds In
Martin County
fc-eivm Agent Explains That
A Balaneetl Ration Is
Important Non
By D. W. Brady
Assistant County Agent
At this time of year many far
mers have their lions in the fields
with an abundant supply of corn
and soybeans to eat. Many are
also experiencing unthriftness
among their hogs and others are
having sickness in their herd and
arc actually losing their hogs.
A ration of corn and soybeans
alone is definitely not a balanced
ration for hogs. Vitamins, min
erals and other proper amino
acids are lacking. This lack of a
properly balanced diet is to a
great extent responsible for some
of the sickness being found. For
example, pigs fed rations lacking
in Vitamin A are especially sub
ject to diseases of the respiratory
system and often die, from pneu
monia. Others fail to thrive and
may become stiff or paralyzed
1 from rickets.
Corn and soybeans are deficient
i:i Vitamin A and other Vitamins
and are deficient in calcium and
have very little phosphoroirs.
None of the amino acids contain
ed in animal source protein are
present either.
Green pasture grazing plus a
good mineral mixture and a sup
plement of animal source protein
should correct these deficiencies
Vitamin A, found abundantly in
good green pasture may be sup
plied in winter time by planting
crimson clover and ryegrass in
September or some of the small
grains. This pasture should be
fertilized for more abundant graz
ing.
A good mineral mixture for
hogs in the field is 10 lbs. finely
ground limestone or wood ashes,
10 lbs. stemmed bone meal and 10
lbs. common table salt placed in
a dry place and fed free choice.
Tankage, fishmeal, or meat
scraps are proteins of animal
source thus containing amino
acids not found in plant proteins.
Contrary to the belief of some
it is actually cheaper to feed hogs
a balanced ration. It looks ex
pensive when purchasing these ra
tions or preparing and seeding
pastures, but when one stops to
consider the unthriftiness of hogs
on extremely unbalanced rations
and those that actually die. es
pecially in winter, it can then be
seen that it would have been
cheaper to have prepared for
them in the beginning.
While feeding hogs a balanced
ration does not immune them
from any disease, it does give
them a strong resistance to help
combat diseases.
Freezing Weather
Has Area In Grip
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Following a period of unusually
warm weather, Ole Man Winter
took a firm grip on this section
last week-end. The mercury Sat
urday night went down to fifteen
degrees and before day Monday,
it was hovering right around ten
degrees. It was the most severe
weather felt in this section in sev
eral years.
Plumbers were fairly busy re
pairing bursted pipes and the coal,
wood and oil dealers were kept
moving.
One fil e locally was partly trac
ed to the cold weather when oc
cupants of a home possibly fired
a stove too hard to keep warm.
TRAVELER *
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Ordanarily remaining at
home in Jamesville Township
and minding his own business,
Farmer Oempsey Mizelle, 76,
started traveling last week.
Accompanied by County Com
missioner C. C. Martin, Mr.
Mizelie visited Williamston
lor the first time in fifteen
years. It was learned that he
' had not been to Jamesville in
five years when he made a
trip there last week.
He explained there wasn’t
time for much going, that he
just remained at home and
minded his own business. He
hardly knew the ole town
when he finally made a re
turn visit.
Bloodmobile Made
3rd Regular Trip
Here Last Friday
[Colleeied t
Blond From People All
Over The C.ounly
Making its third regular trip
here, the Red Cross bloodmobile,
operating out of the Tidewater
Blood Center, Norfolk, collected
162 pints of blood last Friday.
While the response fell consider
ably below the first visit made in
March of last year, it was better
last week than in July when only
138 pints were collected.
Advi.,ed that only 193 had vol
unteered, the Norfolk center sent
a smaller staff than usual and
only 162 containers. Eight volun
teers. reporting late in the after
noon, were recognized but the
supply of containers had been ex
hausted and they were invited to
return next March when the
bloodmobile is tentatively sched
uled to make its fourth visit to
this chapter.
Fifteen of the original volun
teers found it necessary to can
cel their appointments. Thirty
five others, offering no cancella
tion notice, simply did not show
up, and shortly before noon it
looked as if the visit would make
a miserable showing. Prompted
by last minute appeals by individ
uals and Radio Station WIAM,
forty-five persons, without ap
pointments, dropped in during the
day and helped save the day.
While all were not accepted,
th(> following persons reported to
the center in the American Legion
Hut on Watts Street last Friday:
Robt H. Cowell, K. P. Lindslev,
A1 Sweatt, J. R. Overton, R P.
Monteith, Wilber R. Bender, A L
Jameson, Billy Biggs, Elbert
Heath, James L. Martin, J. A
Edens, J. C. Coltrain, John B.
Godwin, ISjorman Everett, Joe
Nelson, Mrs. Joe Nelson, Bruci
Holloman, Mrs. J. E. Bulluck,
Delmus Rogerson, H C. Michel
sbn, A. J Manning, Clifton Hollis,
J. E. Bulluck, Mrs. Chas. 1. Har
lies, Clyde Manning, Mrs. Jas.
Rawls, Exum L. Ward, Asa Rob
erson, Andrew Hardison, Jr., Sgt.
Edward Earl Mobley, Melvin
Brady. Mrs. Jimmy Mitchell, Mau
rice E. Roberson, J Carl Griffin,
Arthur Peaks, Mrs. Melvin Wynne,
K. O. Rogerson, Floyd L. Moore,
M. R. Carver, J Reg Simpson,
Jack Butler, Robert Newell,
Thurman Matthews, W. J Brid
gen, Robert Gentry, Mrs Marvin
Britton, Roger Critcher, Hezekiah
Bell, Bernard Harrison, Edgar
Gurganus, J. M. Perry, Pete Rug
ers, J. D. Jones, Mrs. J. D
Page, Mrs. Nuthan Barnes
Pearl Ross, W. T. Ross, Betty Col
train, Mrs. Chas. Bowers, John
L. Goff, James Wellons, Jr, J
Kelly Gay, Lewis Pippin, Daisy
Manning, Hewett Andrews, Samp
son Hodges. Cecil Brown, Roger
Roberts, Arlene M. Harrison, Mrs.
Lee Reynolds, Arthur Revels, Jim
Manning, Kenneth Harrington, G.
M Anderson, Paul W Harring
ton, Worth Mobley, Wendell Grif
fin, C. R. Batts, James Vann, Lin
wood Thomas, W. C. Decato,
Hugh B. Griffin, Ralph Mobley.
Eula Mae Leggett, Tom Skin
ner, Elbert Rawls, Clyde Griffin,
Velma Bailey, Robert W. SulJi
(Continued on Page Eight)
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Returns From War
Area On Carrier
San Diego, Calif —-Aboard the
aircraft carrier IJSS Bon Homme
Richard when she arrived here af
ter nearly a year in Korean
waters was Joseph M Terry, air
man, USN, son of Mrs. J. M Ter
ry of Route 2, Wiliiamston, N. C
Recommissioned from the Paci
fic Reserve Fket the Bon Homme
Richard has operated on the firing
line off Korea's east coast contin
ually for more than six months
Her uii group, composed of
Fighter Squadrons 781, 78.'), and
874, Composite Squadrons 3, 11,
35, and 61, and Attack Squadron
923, have flown daily strikes
against key enemy rail lines, high
ways and supply facilities. The
squadrons, all Naval reserve
groups ordered to duty at the
outbreak of hostilities in Korea,
have provided the major portion
of UN air action against the Com
munists in North Korea since
the start of peace talks last sum
mer.
P-M A. Committees
Eleeted Bv Farmers
Sweeplhgtftanges
Are Made In The
Connty Committee
(ioinparati vrl v Few Volcn
Fust In Kloctinn Held
Last Thursday
Martin County farmers in a ra
ther listless election with a few |
exceptions last week chose their j
Production Marketing Admin
istration committees for the va
rious communities and the coun
ty. Only 608 votes were cast in
the twelve districts, and a sixth
of those were recorded in the
Jamcsvillc area where a "hot”
election was reported.
There were eleven changes in
the community .personnel and a
sweeping change was made in
the county committee.
The Jamcsvillc No 2 district
gets an entirely new committee
while other changes were made
in Goose Nest I and II, Hamilton,
Jamcsvillc I, Robersonville 1, Wil
liams, and Williamston-Poplar
Point.
Following the election last
Thursday, the following delegates,
E. C. Harrison, Geo. W Taylor,
Sidney Mallory, J. F. Crisp, Asa
J. Hardison, R H. Salsbury, Her
bert Sexton, P. M Ange, J L.
Daniel, Cecil It. Powell, Grady
Godard and M. L. Peel, held their
convention Friday morning and
had one battle of the ballots after
another before coming out with
a county committee Several tie
ballots wehe held befoie a one
vote shift followed to elect a
chairman and vice chairman. Reu
ben S Everett, vice chairman of
thi' old committee, was moved
up to chairman, succeeding Roy
T Griffin. D. R. Edmondson, after
a year’s absence, was returned to
the committee, this time as vice
chairman. Aithur Modlin of
Jamcsvillc is serving as a mem
ber of the committee for the first
time, succeeding Willie Ausbon
who was named first alternate.
Mayo Hardison was elected sec
ond alternate.
T. B. Slade was reappointed
secretary and Bettie R. Honey is
being continued as secretary of
the association
The new community committees
include the following with the
chairman, vice chairman, regular
member, first alternate and sec
ond alternate listed in order:
Bear Grass: II G. Harrison, H
U. Peel, Elmer Griffin, E. C, Har
rison and Roy Harrison
Cross Roads: G 11 Forbes, Geo
W. Taylor, J F Bailey, Marion
Griffin and Oscar Ayers.
Goose Nest 1: Sidney Mallory,
Julian I.. Mi/.elle, M E Bonnet*,
Jasper Whitfield, J A Everett
Goose Nest 11 Jack Smith,
Minton Beach, Jr , N I,. Hyman*,
R. E. Tyson and Rupert Turner.
Griffins Lester J Griffin, Clar
ence Gurkin, S. E. Manning,
Thurmon Griffin and Win. H.
Peel.
Hamilton: J 11 Lillard, R. II
Salsbury*, I,. R. Beach, Henry
Haislip; (no .second alternate).
Jamesvillc I Howard Hardison,
Georgia Martin*, Harry Jones*,
Carl Griffin; no second alternate)
Jamesvillc II: Arthui Ange*,
D. D. Coburn*, Dan Fagan*, L.
S. Davis and Grady Davenport
Robersonville I J R Daniel,
Hester B Everett, Irving Keel',
Sam Jenkins and Dennis Alexan
der.
Roberson ville II: R. 11 Taylor,
Cecil B. Powell, J D Britton,
Claude Green, Jr , and W. II
Vanderford.
William- R J Hardison, Gradv
Godard*, C. D. Daniel, Paul liar-1
rington and Howard Tyre
Williamston-PopJar Point: Roy
T Griffin, John W. Gurkin, J. K
Cm ,’y*, S. C. Bailey and Hubert
Biggs.
‘New community committee
men.
The vote was reported, by dis
tricts, as follows: Bear Grass, OK;
Cross Roads, 27; Goose Nest 1, 27;
Goose Nest II, 33; Griffins, 60;
Hamilton, 75; Jamesvillc I, 54;
Jamesvillc II, 103; Roberson ville
I, 21, Robei sotiville II, 29, Wil
liams, 24, and Williamston-Pop
lar Point, 07.
STORK HOURS
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Beginning Wednesday of
this week, local stores will
remain open each evening un
til 9:00 o'clock through the
24th, according to an an
nouncement released by Wil
liainston Boosters.
Williamston stores, accord
ing to established facts, have
about the largest holiday
stocks they have ever had,
and the prices are strictly in
line with those to be found
anywhere. The local mer
chants appreciate your pa
tronage ar..I cordially solicit
the cooperation of all.
Volunteers Care
For Blood Center
While nearly two hundred re
ported to donate blood, volunteers
abiy eared foi the Red Cross blood
center at the Legion hut here last
Friday.
The volunteers helped expedite
the operations while others con
ducted an efficient canteen for
the donors.
Among those volunteering their j
services were, Mesdanies W. O.
| Griffin, John I’eel, Joe G Corey,
C. R Roebuck, A R Dunning, A
C. Roberson, Urbin I.illey, Edward
Corey, T E. Forehand, Brownie
Harrington, Henry Griffin, Hoy
Jameson, A K White, Iverson
Skinner, Wheeler Martin, 1) C.
McLawhorn, Jr , Fete Austin, Will
Decato, W J Bridgen, Jesse Cur
tis. Jack Williford, Clyde Griffin, j
T. F. Harrison, J II Saunders, Jr..
Herbert Taylor, T B. Brandon,]
Sr., Leman Barnhill, S. 11 Grimes,
Woodrow Tice, Bob Newell, Bill
Glover, L B Wynne, Tom Crock
ett, Jessup Harrison, O. L Wil
lard, Effie Sparrow and Miss
Alice Wynne.
Local merchants contributed
much of the food served at the
center during the day, and Mrs
Sparrow served the regular blood
mobile personnel.
Need Clerks For
Mass TB Survey
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The Martin County Health De 1
partment is calling for nine clerks, 1
preferably young girls who can
write rapidly and legally, to as
sist in the mass TB X ray survey
to be continued in this county be
ginning January II The task
carries a $5 per day rate. Interest
ed parties are asked to contact
j the health department office, eor
I ner of Ray and Harrell Streets in
Wi lliamston immediately
Plans for the mass survey arc
| going forward rapidly, A. G. Chis
| well is locating the centers where
the X-ray equipment will he sta
tinned. R. W. Johnson is working
among the colored population.
Flay Slellers is handling the pub
licity and Iris A Turlington is sec
retary for the group
The department head is calling
upon school authorities, ministers,
civic clubs and others to get be
hind the drive and see that every
person above a certain age in the
county b checked in an effort to
detect tuberculosis in its early
stages
Farmers Killing
Supply Of Neal
Their burns literally bulging
with coin, many Martin County
farmers are now busy killing and
j packing away an ample supply of
meat.
Hog killings are the order of,
the day in several parts of the
county at the present time, but
the task will hardly reach a cli
max before early January.
Reports state that while the
farmers are killing a sufficient
supply to care for their own needs,
they are packing a mighty small
surplus. There was a time when
country hams were on the market
here the year around, but most
farmers kiil jusl enough meat for
their own use and go to market
with their live hogs.
Mother and Young
Daughter Killed
In Car Accident
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Mrs. j. 1VTPT ">iiuinii\ji, KiHod
Instantly; Husband Is
('.ritirally Hurt
Mrs. James Roy Marinin*;, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs.'Hoyt Holli
day "f Wililamstori, '.vas killed
instantly, Mr. Manning was criti
cally injured and their five-year
old daughter was struck headon
by another machine five miles
east of Suffolk on the four-lane
Portsmouth highway early Sun
day evening. Marie Bender, 16, of
Portsmouth, riding with her sister
and two marines, was fatally nurt
in the collision. The little girl
died early yesterday morning in
a Suffolk hospital. James, the two
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Man
ning, was hurt, but not seriously
in the accident, according to re
ports reaching here
After visiting relatives here
during the week-end, the Man
nings were returning to their
home m Portsmouth where he was
employed in the Navy yard A
car, driven by a marine, was said
to have sideswiped another car
and swerved right into the path
of the Manning ear, one report
stating that when the cars stop
ped there wasn’t room for one’s
hand to go between the two wind
shields.
MY Manning was said to have
suffered internal injuries which
were described tw serious The
young son, sleeping on the bark
scat of the ear at the time, was
bruised.
Mrs. Manning was born in this
county twenty-six years ago, a
daughtei of Ho.vt and Minnie
Swam Holliday She spent most
of her life in Williamston, and in
early womanhood was married to
James Roy, Manning of Oak C'ty.
Following their marriage, they
lived m Virginia a few years and
returned to this county in 1945
and located in Williamston where
he operated a garage on Highway ’
125 near the State Highway prop
erly just outside the town. Early
last spring the family returned
to Virginia.
She was a member of the Cedar
Grove Free Will Baptist Church.
A devoted wifi and mother, she
had endeared herself to many
friends and aquaintances in her
adopted communities, and news of
the tragedy came as a great shock
to loved ones and friends in this
section.
i Surviving besides her parents
i are her husband and young son,
i James Koy Manning, Jr.; six sis
ters, Mrs. Grovei Rogerson, Mrs.
Jasper Silverthorne and Mrs. Joe
Mollis, Jr , all of \\ illiarnston; Mrs.
Daniel ltaishp of Gold Point, Mrs.
j Jaek Whitfield of Palmyra and
Mrs. Julian Comstock of Ply
mouth; foui brothers, J. D. Hol
liday, Johnnie T Holliday, Dan
nie Holliday and Russell Holliday,
all of Williamston
Reports stated that the two
marines were in critical condition,
suffering with head and internal
inju ries
Miss Bender is originally from
Warren County, North Carolina.
Virginia highway patrolmen
had not completed their investi
gation late Monday and no detail
ed report of the accident could
be had.
The bodies of Mrs. Manning
and her small daughter were re
turned here early last night, but
funeral arrangements were not
completed immediately.
Learning of the tragic accident,
relatives and friends went to Vir
ginia. but they were unable to
It am many ot tin. details. A man,
named Carter, was driving the
third car involved in the accident,
but apparently he was not hurt.
The Manning and marine cars
were reported to have been dam
aged beyond repair.
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The Enterprise is stepping
up its publication schedules
this week. Dhile the editions
this week. Whiie the editions
this week are being published
is proposed to publish the
next Tuesday edition this
week-end lor distribution
next Monday. In keeping with
a custom long observed by
the company, there'll be no
second edition next week. '