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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,M4 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WYEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTT FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 103 IT illiamston, Marlin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 2.1, 19,11 ESTABLISHED 1899 Funeral Friday For & »W ell-KnownC j if/pn I : i ' •# C. B. Clark, Sr. Died In Hospital Thursday Noon Prominent In Business ami Civic Affairs Here For Almost Forty Years Funeral services w^e conduct ed in the Church of the Advent here Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock for Claude B. Clark, Sr., prominent business man and com munity leader, who died in a lo cal hospital at 12:00 o’clock, noon, Thursday. The rector, the Rev. Thomas L. Hastings, conducted the rites, and interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Members of Skewarkey Masonic Lodge served as honorary pal! bearers. Undergoing a rn^tjor operation back in 1943, Mr. Clark had ex perienced declining health grad ually since that time ,but con tinued active until last Septem ber 9 when he had a leg ampu tation. Recovering from that op eration, he was thought to be get ting along unusually well, con tinuing an ’active interest in his drug store and his community. On December 5, he suffered a slight stroke and was removed to a Rocky Mount hospital, transfer ring to the local, hospital a few days later, his condition being critical all the while with no en couraging reports coming from his doctors. A son of the late J. A. and Julia Whitaker Clark, he was born in Durham 61 years ago on March 31, 1891. He spent hifc ear ly life there and after completing the Durham public schools he at tended and was graduated from the Page School of Pharmacy, Greensboro, coming to Williams ton in 1910 after serving his ap prenticeship in Greensboro and Durham drug stores. He was as sociated as a registered druggist with the old firm of Saunders and Fowden for several years before moving to his old home in Dur ham about 1914. After a stay of several years there, he returned to Williamston and bought an interest in the Saunders and Fow den firm. For more than a quarter century he had owned and op erated his own store here with the assistance of one of his sons in re cent years. Mr. Clark was active in every nhase of community life down through the years, serving as a member of the Church of Advent Vestry for a long time, as a mem ber of the local school board for years, and as a member of the town board of commissioners for several terms. He was a charter member of the Williamston Ki wanis Club, and director of the Martin County Building and Loan Association for more than a quar ter century. In addition to his un selfish and untiring work as a leader in business, civic and re ligious affairs, he was active in Masonic circles and in promoting the general interest of his adopt ed community and supporting the welfare of its people. His was a ?’reat devotion for his home and family, and was always willing to render a favor or help anyone in (Continued on Page Eight) New Officers For Farm Life Club Succeeding Stephen Manning as president, Oscar Roberson was in stalled as president of the Farm Life Ruritan Club last Tuesday evening, the ceremony climaxing a splendid program. Mr. A. Corey, state official in the organization, made the main address. Retiring President Manning ex plained $80 and $75 is being dis tributed among the needy in the community-this Christmas season. A certificate, showing outstanding service to the community during the past year, was presented the club by the national organization. The ninth grade served the Ruritans, and Evan Griffin, ai^ Blue Manning and their boys, as sisted by two from Bear Grass, furnished special entertainment. DIES IN HOSPITAL Claude B. Clark, Sr., prom inent businessman, died in a local hospital Thursday noon after a long period of declin ing: health. Funeral services were conducted in the Episco pal church Friday afternoon and interment was in Wood lawn Cemetery. Jos. B. Whitaker Died Thursday In A Local Hospital Funeral Servin' ilelil In Penteeohlal Holiness Church Saturday Joseph Blount Whitaker, iVtir ed fanner, died in a local hospital Thursday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock fallowing a long period of declin ing health Suffering with a heart! condition, he had received hospi tal treatment at intervals over a period of months Last Wednesday j he was taken worse and returned to the hospital for treatment. Fnl lowing the death of his wife the tenth of last month, his health had worsened rapidly. Mr. Whitaker was born in Cross | Roads Township 72 years ago on . j August 22, 1878, the son of the ; j late John and Charlie Frances ! Leggett Whitaker He lived and! farmed there until seven years ago when failing health forced his retirement Locating in Wil | liamston, he insisted on occupying 'himsell with light tasks and as sist'd hi •• f .n tin • >perat ion f their lumber mill until a short time ago. He was married to Miss Ira Virginia Swain on December 31, 1905, and was a devoted member 'of the Pentecostal Holiness Church I for a number of years. Surviving are six sons Earl, i Dennis, Archie, R. T Curtis and ! Horace Whitaker, all of near Wil ! liamston; two daughters, Mrs. (Continued on Page Six) ^ _ Loses Fingers In Freak Accident Walter Gardner, prominent far i mer of Williams Township, lost. 1 his finglrs and most of two otb ! ors from his right hand in a freak ish accident at his home last Wed nesday noon A skill saw he was using kick ed back and completely sawed off two fingers, leaving only a nub on the index finger and a badly mutilated little finget Following treatment in Martin General Hospital, he returned to his home Saturday. 1951 FINAL This isue of The Enterprise is the last — the 1951 series. In keeping with a custom long establf bed and greatly cherished, the publishers w ill not issue a second edition Christmas week. The next edition is to appear on Jan uary 1, 1952. The entire force joins others | in extending best wishes to all l this holiday season. Release Schedule For Chest X-Ray Survey-jhM^aaal^. Piiiiis To \-r:iy Kisilit ren Thousand In Kfforl To Stamp Out T1J A schedule for conducting a mass chest X-ray survey in this county has been released by the Martin County Health Depart ment Plans have been made to X-ray every person in the coun ty fifteen years of age and older, health leaders expressing the hope that not one less than, 18,000 would take advantage of the free check-up. It has been pointed out that the survey offers a great opportunity to run down and stamp out tuber culosis in the county Brought here by the North Car olina State Board of Health in i cooperation with the Martin Coun- | ty Health Department, and the Martin County Tuberculosis As sociation, the four mobile units will he located in just about eve ry community in 1he county, be ginning January 11 and continu ing through February 2. When the fust mass survey was made in this county several years ago, the operations were handi capped by adverse weather condi tions. With favorable weather m January and early February, the survey should meet with great success No cost is attached to the service for the individual and to have an X i ay made requires on ly a minute One of the mobile X-ray units, will be located fn front of the Guaranty Bank and Trust Com pany building in Williamston from January 11 through Feb ruary 2 every day except Sunday and Mondays Another unit, will bo located at the Public Oil Com pany's Service Station in Rober sonville from January 18 through February 2 except Sundays and Mondays The schedule of other stops in the county are: Gordon’s Tourist Home at West End, January 11 Gold Point at H. II Weaver Store, January II and 12. Prison Camp( For camp and public), January 12 Everetts, January 11 and 12. Bear Grass School, January 15 and Hi. Parmele, January 15 and 18. (Continued on Page Six) Higher Postal Rates To Go Into Effect First Of Year bulwark m tin line attains! -nfla tiun. is bowing LV> tin inevitable and will jump to two cents, plus, the first of the year when other postal rates climb upward. The action leaves the penny almost without value except for sales taxes and parking meters. Those who have the penny cards on hand on and after Jan uary 1 may use them by affixing a one-cent stamp next to the one printed thereon. In addition to the increase of one cent, the cards when purchased in lots of fifty or more will carry a ten percent levy. One may purchase forty nine cards for 98 cents, but fifty cards will cost him an extra ten percent or $1.10. The first class three-eent letter will go at the same old rate, but the drop-letter rate goes to two cents on January 1 for local de livery at offices where city ear ner service is not maintained and when surh letters are not collect ed or delivered by rural or stai I. , m I Kill ll iC m of Third-class mail rates will hr two cents for the first two ounces and one cent for each additional ounce will continue to apply to circulars and other printed matter not mailed under the bulk-mail ing privilege. Packages mailed from one first class office to anothef will be limited in size and weight on and after January 1. The size will be limited to 72 inches in length and girth combined, and the weight limit is 40 pounds if for delivery in the local, first or second zone, and twenty pounds if for delivers in other zones. The limitations do not apply to live fowl, live plants, books or to any parcel mailed on, or addressed for de livery on, any rural or star route regardless of office of mailing or address. The reduced 'limits of size and weight do not apply to parcels mailed to or from second-, third-, or fourth-class post offices. APPROVED x__y A S40fi.982.00 bid lor wid ening and improving II. 8. Highway fit from Williamston to the Washington County line was approved by the State Highway and Publie Works Commission in a meeting held at Raleigh Thursday. The con tract was let to Nello L. Teer Company of Durham. No report has been releas ed, but it is expected that work on the project will get underway early next year. The contract calls for widen ing of the 17.3 miles of the lfi-foot road to 22 feet, elim ination of several had curves and resurfacing. 1 on rials Enraged Over Eainl Sernleli (hi Ears Two tourists, one from Now York and the other from Penn sylvania, almost flung a fit a few days ago when one of them round ed the corner at Main and 1 laugh ton Strets and scratched an inch or two of paint off the other's car. “You had all the highway over there to pass, but you came over here and hit me, you so and so,!’ one of the motorists said. Hamilton Native Died In Noriolk Hospital Friday [nmiul Srr> icr* itrhl In Hamilton On Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Minnie Williams Pugh, na tive of Hamilton, died in a Nor folk hospital Friday afternoon at 1:05 o’clock following a long per iod of declining health Ilci con dition had been critical for sev eral weeks. A daughter of Mrs Bessie Pen der Williams and the late Joseph Williams, she was horn in Hamil ton 57 years ago on August 17, 11174, and was married in early womanhood to James Martin Pugh. She spent most of her Id • m Hamilton, moving to Norfolk about six years ago to make her home with a daughter She was i member of St Martin's Episcopal Church m Hamilton for a long number of years, and was a mem her of one of the oldest families in this section Surviving besides her mother are two daughters, Mrs W I. Heed or and Mrs (’ 1) Hopkins (Continued an page eight < James L. Harris Died In Hospital {Funeral For Prominent !.o Mmss Man UihT ' Friday Afternoon ’■ — -■» James Luther Harris, Jr., prom inent young Williamslon business man, died in a Roekv Mount lies pital Thursday morning at 4:00 o'clock. Troubled with high blood pressure at times, he was taken ill on December 1, entering the hospital a short time later for treatment of a heart condition. Although he seemed to improve at times, doctors gave the family and friends very little encourage ment. After valientl.\ fighting for life for three weeks, he declared the fight could not last much long er. A son of the late James L. and Zena Alice Vick Harris, he was born m Seaboard, Northampton County, 41 years ago on May 1910. He spent his early life there and after completing his school ing at home, he studied at the University of North C.yolmn, af ter resigning as a cadet at West t’oint where he spent a year. When the Virginia Electric and Power Company opened its of fices here, he was an accountant with the company, •transferring about five years later in 1937 with the Raleigh Gas Company and making his headquarters in Ral eigh and Asheville for several years before going with the Stone and Webster Engineering firm in Pawtucket, Rhode Island While in Rhode Island he enter ed the army and was commission ed a lieutenant in July, 1943. He served as captain in the 12th Ar rnored Division and commanded a tank unit in the European then ter. Following his discharge from the service in February, 194(1, he returned to Williamslon and was employed by the North Carolina Pulp Company u short time be fore going with the Woolard Fur niture Company as its manager Mr Harris figured prominently in business activities and had prominent parts in religious and civic circles in the community as a member of the Methodist church and the Lions Club. He was married December 1(1, 1937, to M^ss Eva Harrison who survives with three sons, James Randolph, Thomas Vick and Jerry Woolard Harris; two brothers, Chief Petty Officer Randolph Harris of Pittsburgh and Reid V Harris of Seaboard; one si. 'er, Mrs Whit Griffith, of Murfrei s boro; a half-sister, Mrs. Charles Septer ot Lubbock, Texas, and Ills step-mother, Mrs J. L Harris, of Seaboard Futic fill Service wei< con ed m till1 Methodist church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev R E Walston, assisted by the Rev. John L Goff, pastor of the local Christian (Continued on Page Six) Drainage Group Holds Meeting Holding their first meting, com missioners of Martin County Drainage District No. 2 la I Fri day perfected then organization. J R Winslow, appointed for a three-year term, was made ehair man. Rufus Taylor was appointed for a two-year term while Henry Roberson was named for a on> year term. Mr Taylor, tiring with Mr. Roberson in the election, got till longer term by the flip ol u coin, it was learned. The commission members wiU meet again on Friday, December 2ft, to discus-, advertising for bids on the project which i centered brtv $ on Highway l>4 a* Collie Swamp and the railroad running bet wen Parmele and I las ell Conlimics Critically III -I I I hum- Of I )uu fill ter Mrs. Amanda Roebuck, widow of da late Sheriff A. L. Roebuck and mother of the late Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, continues critically ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rupert Cowan, on East Main Street here, according to a report coming from her bedside at noon Saturday. Mrs. Roebuck suffered a stroke earlier in the week, and has been unconscious since that tune. Tax Authorities Fix Schedule Of Values /— - , \ I i i STi; vlTFKlT) \Y * j Funeral services were eon - ducted in the Methodist church here Friday afternoon for Mr. James I.. Harris, Jr., former C. S Army captain, who died in a Itocky Mount hospital early Thursday after a short iliuess. Martin Farmers To Get Lime For Land Next Year l our riiousniul Toils Will Itr iVladr Avnilulilc I Inr iuiU I lit- I 4)r>2 ^ fiir -— The Martin County office of the Production - Marketing Adminis trillion will staid receiving ordA s for ground duloimtie limestone in January. Expected to order a minimum ot 2,Odd tons of lime, Martin farm ers may got a maximum of 4,000 tons, it was learned. Arrangements for handling the orders and effecting distribution of the material have been com plcted, farm leaders' announced. A Wilson contractor has agreed to move the lime to the farms in bulk at a cost of $l.Ha per ton to the farmer. For an additional $1 15 or a total cost, of $3.00 to the j farmer, the contractor will spread . the lime in the fields There is a j live-ton minimum for each farm, j reports indicating that there are few farms m the county that will not qualify I'm at least that much, and that possibly there are few va j a , f. ■ 1 !11 : ’ do not m-cf t at least five tons of the material Under the Soil Conservation program the government is al lowing $3.05 on the cost of the lime, meaning that a ton of the material spread on the farmers land ciists $0 id) per ton. The government's accepted share of the cost is based at the, rate of about $1.50 per acre times1 the number ot cultivated acres on a farm In othei words, a farmer willi thirty cleared acres in culti vation is eligible to receive ap pruximalt ly $45 for soil-building | practices. Orders placed early in January will be filled pos ihly a few weeks later or before the spring plant-j mgs. Orders, booked later, will hardly be filled until alter the I 1052 cn>p harvest. f(Continued on page eight! I i\<;s Willi,misKin meni...ills .mil other business men are taking time nut in (Ids issue of Tile. Enterprise to undergird the well being and happiness of their patrons and other friends with Christmas greet ings. Devoid of all commer cial intent, the messages are designed to convey a personal and most sincere expression in keeping with the spirit of (lie season and the great event the whole Christian world pauses to celebrate. Head llie little messages with the assurance that they carry hope and cheer and great meaning, without which most of the cherished things in life would be lost. Meeting Held In Courthouse Last Friday Morning l.itllr 4 iiau”< Y!;i<lr In Italic \ allies; l.isl l'A|HTlril lit II..M ll> Own Meeting in the courthouse last Friday murniii.1,, the several lax list takers and supervisor M L. Feel adopted ;i schedule of values Cur listing personal properties for county taxation in 1952. Various problems were discussed, but, for the most part, the same system in effect for 195t will be followed in 1952, Supervisor Feel explained. No definite decision was reach ed relative to listing motor ve hicles, the supervisor explaining that the red or code hooks had not been delivered. However, it is an tieiputed that the tax listings will adhere closely to the figures in the automotive hook. However, should any change be considered, d will be cleared with the coun ty officials. Merchandise listings are to he based on two-thirds of list price or inventory. New buildings will be listed at values m keeping with .surround ing property listings. Machinery is to be listed at the rate of two-thirds its cost, les.; ten percent depreciation per year Peanuts are to be listed at $0 per bag, based on two thirds the actual count. Reviewing for various items, including farm provisions, the t ix authorities mentioned the fol lowing items: cultivators, $15 to $25; tobacco sticks, $7 per thou sand; harness, $5 per set; meat and lard, 15 cents a pound; horses, $50; mules, $200 and down; cattle, on hoof, 15 cents a pound; sheep, $5 each; hogs and pigs, 10 cents a pound; chickens, $1 each; oil enrols. $100 for 20ft. barn, and $75 for lti-foot barn; lumber, $25 per thousand feet; barbershop equipment, $50 per elm*?; pool tables, $100; gasoline skid tanks, 250-gallon size, $25. New tobacco barns, $200 for 20 ft. burns, and $200 for 16-foot barns II is estimated that be tween 400 and 500 new barns were constructed in the county this year. The list declared that mules and horses are rapidly disappearing in the county, that tractors are tak mg over rapidly and should more than offset Ihe i" s in mule list ings. The list takers had little com ment to offer about the trend the listings will take in 1952, but with ne w'construction and an increase m new automobiles, the 1952 values should more than hold their own over those recorded in 1951 Owners will list their dogs in 1952 for record only. No charges will be made on the tax books, but the owners will be required to pay $1 -it vaccination time next spring for each dog. A few of the list takers plan to start their tax work next week, but others will wait until later in the month. Under Bond For Reckless Driving Geo, John Jon* , alias George Owens, war- bound over to the county court Wednesday after noon when Justice (.’has. R. Mob ley found probable cause of guilt in the ca.-e charging thi defend ant with careless and reckless driving. Bond was required in the sum of $500 which was ar ranged Jones is to be tried in the county recorder’s court January 14. The hearing was held in Wil hamston. Jones was driving on U. S. 17 near the Jamesville Highway in tersection on the afternoon of De cember 15 and pulled out of the line of traffic, crashing almost head-on into Farmer N. C. Ever ett’s new Mercury. Mr. Everett was driving into Williamston on the main north-south highway. Suffering a seven-stitch cut on his nose and chest injuries, Mr. Everett is doing all right.