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* THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK "VOLUME LV—NUMBER 12 THE ENTERPRISE TTIE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY (\MILIES TWICE EACH WEEK Williamslon, Marlin County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 7, 1952 ESTABLISHED 1899 *Twenty-lour Cases Kaadled Monday In County Court Fines Amounted To Only $240 But Several Road Terms Were Imposed -* • Judge R. T. Johnson handled twenty-four cases in the Martin County Recorder's court last Monday, imposing fines in the amount of $240 and sending sev eral defendants to the roads. Proceedings: The case in which Warren Leg gett was charged with violating the school attendance law was nol. pressed with leave. Jimmy Boston, charged with larceny, was ordered arrested • when it appeared to the court that the defendant had failed to comply with the terms of a pre vious judgment. The case charging Jos. Rober son, colored, with violating the health laws, was dismissed. Pleading guilty of careless and reckless driving, Norman Barnes was sentenced to the roads for ninety days, the court suspending the road term upon the payment _iif a $25 fine and costs. He loses nis driver’s license for sixty days Pleading not guilty, Elonzer Perkins was adjudged guilty of drunken driving and was fined $100, plus costs. He appealed and bond was required in the sum of $150. Beamon Briley was found not guilty of drunken driving. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the' case in which Milton Ricks, Jr. •was charged with operating a mo tor vehicle without a driver’s n cense. Pleading guilty of speeding, Thomas L. Reeves, Lonnie Bul lock of Hobgood, Carson Overton Thomas Clayton Carson, James Billy Rawls, Senth Nathan Tuck er, Ceaser Corbett, Carl Woodley Copeland and Harry Hoffman were each taxed with the costs. The case in which William Henry Whitfield was charged Jhvith violating the health laws was dismissed. John Cherry pleaded not guilty of an assault, but his plea did not hold up and he was sentenced to I the roads for ninety days. A 90 day road sentence previously im posed in a similar case and sus pended, was invoked, the latter to run concurrently with the first Adjudged guillv of possessing stolen goods, Sylvester Beach wa3 flcntenced to the roads for sixty days. The road term was sus pended upon the payment of costs, and the defendant is to violate no criminal law during _____ the next two years Hugh Ellis Moore, pleading guilty of careless and reckless driving, was fined $15, plus costs. Harry Edward McNulla, plead ing guilty of speeding, reckless • driving and failing to heed a si ren warning, was fined $100 and taxed with the costs. The defen dant was first sentenced to serve sixty days on each count. Russell Brown, charged with bastardy, failed to answer when called and his arrest was ordered by the court. Charged with drunken driving, Cecil E. Williams did not answer when called in open court and his arrest was ordered. Enrollment In Local Schools - - Enrollment figures, although | battered bv a t'airfv heavy migra tion to defense centers, continue to hold their own in the local schools, according to a report re leased this week by Principal B G. Stewart for the fifth month. At the end of the fourth month, \037 pupiis were enrolled in the school. The over-all count was the same at the end of the fifth month, but there was a variation in the count total. As of this week there were 238 pupils in the high school and 799 in the elementary school, the high school dropping five from its roll while the elementary department gained five over the fourth month count. There were 1,048 pupils enroll ed in the local schools a year ago ^at the end of the fifth school month. Attendance in the schools here is holding uo very well, Principal Stewart said. Take. Baby Still In Cesuaty.... Taken in a raid near Oak City a few days ago. the four gallon capacity baby still was set up for a picture in the Martin County sheriff's office last week-end. Made of copper, the still could turn out about a pint of raw liquor from each charge. Vernon Langley, Former Resident, Dies In New Bern Funeral Services Will Be Held Friday Afternoon In Kinston Chapel Vernon C. Langley, a native of Wilson County and a former Wil liamston resident, died in his sleep at his home in New Bern early this morning. He had been in declining health tor a number of years. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Langley, he was born in Wilson County 78 years ago, and spent most of his life there After farming in his early life, he engaged in the mercantile bus iness until declining health forced his retirement. In early manhood he was mar ried to Miss Mamie Brown of Jamesville She died some years ago, and since that time he had made his home with his children. After spending a year here with] his son, Carlyle Langley, Jr , he moved last April to make his home in New Bern. Surviving besides his son ih WilUamston, are a son, Erwin Langley of Kinston; a daughter, Mrs. Leon Griffin o( Pinetops; two brothers, James C. and Wil liam Langley of Elm City; a sis ter. Mrs Wiley Colette of Elm City; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr Langley was a member <>f the Wilson Methodist Church for many years, and was active in its support down through the years. The Kinston Methodist minister will conduct the funeral service in the Edwards Funeral Chapel in Kinston Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Interment will be in the family plot in the Elm City Cemetery. A poultry specialist of the N. C. State College Extension Service will conduct a poul try school in the courthouse, Williamston. commencing at P. M. next Monday, Feb ruary 11th. The specialist will review a(l major phases of poultry and egg production, including turkeys and will cover ruch new developments as New castle disease control; infra red heat lamps; the feeding of antibiotics and the use of new chemicals in controlling parasites. The school will be divided into four discussion periods. The fourth period will be a free-for-all discus sion of any individual prob lems which anyone may wish to present. All poultrymen, regardless of the number of birds owned, either commercial or small “home use” flocks, are invit esd to attend, it was announc ed by S. A. Tutcn, Assistant county agent. Robert E. Smith Cels Promotion To Sergeant Fort Campbell, Ky.—Robert E. Smith of Williamston, North Car olina, has been promoted to Mas ter Sergeant from Sergeant First Class in Battery "B” of the 690tb Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Campbelh^* r FWVG I > Warm weather prevailing several days during recent weeks and a strong current have been inviting lor herring in the Roanoke and fairly siz able catches are being report ed. One commercial fisherman took more than 300 fish from one of his machines overnight this week, and others have boon dipping up the fish in fairly large numbers. How ever, it will be several weeks before the fish start coming up the stream in vast num bers. "Nile oi Pennies" Aim Of P.-T. A. Beginning Friday, February 8, over one thousand Williamston school children will begin a drive to build a mile of pennies. This will be the first out-and-out fund raising drive the local Parent Teacher Association has sponsor ed for a number of years. The plan, already tried success fully in several other communi ties, is to raise 8,280 feet of pen nies. Each penny collected will pave one inch of the “road.” Each child will be expected to bring in a minimum of five feet of pennies, or sixty cents. The sponsors believe that the drive will give everyone in the Williamston school district an op portunity to help the local schools. They hope that, everyone will be contacted, and will give as gen erously as possible. Yet, any amount will be appreciated. Contiibutions may be in the form of bills or coins, but the penny will be the unit used for counting. The drive continues for one week, ending on Friday, February 18. Charts in both the Elemen tary and High School buildings and in the Employment office window will report the daily pro gress. —--1--.— Asking Improved 'Phone Service The Bear Glass Ruritan Club held its regular monthly meeting on Monday night, February 4lh, at 7:00 o'clock in the school lunch room. During the business session the club endorsed a petition to Caro lina Telephone and Telegraph Company asking for better tele phone servirp to the community In order to improve attendance an attendance contest was decid ed upon, with the losing side to pay for the Ladies Night supper to be held in October. A. B Ayers, Jr chairman of the finance committee, announc ed plans for a program to be put on by the club for the purpose of improving the status of the club treasury. The club also decided to order Ruritan pins for the en tire membership. In a rather unusual event the Rev. D. Grier Woody, pastor of the Roberson Chapel and Bear Grass Presbyterian Churches, was installed as a new member of the club and then served as the speaker for the program. Mr. Woody gave an inspirational talk on Ruritan vs. the organization of the 'Chiiich lor" Christ. Meeting time for March will Be 7:30 p. m. Calling- Senpatv— Persons for Jury Duty Next Month -4* Two-Week Term Superior Court To Open Mon day, March 1 Till Seventy Martin County citi ’.ens have been drawn for jury duty during the two-week term of superior court opening on Monday, March 17. Judge J. Paul Frizzclle of Snow Hill is sched uled to preside over the term which will hear cases of both a riminal and civil nature Two murder cases are already on the docket along with several aggravated assault actions. Nine of the citizens drawn by the county commissioners at their regular February meeting are to find their way to the grand jury where they are to serve for twelve months. Names of the jurors drawn for service include: First Week Jamesville Township: J. D. Vice, James W. Jones, Oscar Davenport, H. It. Gaylord and William Beacham. Williams Township: Floyd Moore and Jack Hardison. Griffins Township: Richard S. Corey, Ira T. Hardison, N. R Daniel and Archie 11. Griffin. Williamston Township: D C. McLawhorn, C. F. Godard, Le Roy Savage, L. Tom Lctchworth, W. H. Carstarphen, Garland Cow en F. M. Barnes, W. J. Miller, Sr., Jos. W. Griffin, W. Clyde Manning and II. IV Holloman. Cross Roads Township: C. C. Bailey. Rohersonville Township: Thom is Whitley, John R. Bynum, Charlie Warren, T. L. Roebuck, Herbert Johnson, A. T. Weiss, Whit Briley, Norman Wilkinson, Ervin A. James and J. H. Rober son, Jr. Poplar Point Township: Asa Harris and R. H. Harrison. Hamilton Township: James Whitfield, Mrs. Myrtle S. Smith, Turner Ward and Johnnie Scott Goose Nest Township: E. V Smith. Second Week Jamesville Township: Hugh M Martin, H. E. Daniels and Geo. L. Hardison. Williams Township: Henry F. Williams. Griffins Township: B. R. Man ning, Raleigh B. Lilley, Thomas L Griffin, W. Jesse Griffin, A. C. Roberson and Ottis Wainwright. (Continued on Page Eight) Livestock School Here Successlnl Specialists, representing the State College Extension Service, conducted a successful livestock school in the county courthouse here Tuesday. The representatives discussed ill phases of livestock produc tion, pointing out that more live stock is needed to balance the farm program in this county. Bet wen 75 and 100 farmers were in attendance during the day- - Arrest. JCniuricts.. In County Town Late Last Night ——<*— Four While Men Returned To Prison (lamp Marly This Morning Four young white men George Small, lit, of Florida, Cha^ Cain, 18. Joe Swink, lit, of Lincnlnton, and Frank Moore, 18,—were ar rested in Hamilton late last night following their escape from a pri son camp in Gales County last Tuesday afternoon Three of the convicts, serving from six months to four years, were taken into custody by Patrolman Ft. P. Nar ron. and Harry Stubbs Peel, Ham ilton man, took the other one in to custody a short time later. The four men jumped off a truck in Chowan County late Tuesday afternoon and escaped. Wading in water up to their waists, the four hid in a swamp for a few hours before coming out and stealing a 1851 Chevrolet which they abandoned near Har rellsville where they stole a l')53 Pontiac. The Pontiac was ditched and abandoned near Spring Green in this county yesterday morning betwen 3:00 and 3:30 o’clock. The ear was found later in the day and returned to the owner. Last night the four were seen walking toward Hamilton and a search was started. About two i hours later they were taken into custody in Hamilton where a goodly number had volunteered in the search. Questioned in the courthouse here, the four said they would not have surrendered if they had had anything to eat. "We were hungry and tired," the boys said, adding that they were about ready to surrender They were returned to prison early this morning. Board 01 Health Holds Meeting —.i ■ - Thr Martin County Hoard ol Health held one of its infrequent meetings here last evening in the grand jury room. Most of the board members were present. Going into executive session, the board did not disclose its dis cussion or any action taken, ItOANOKi; ItlSlNG I \.___✓ Fed hy general rains throughout the entire basin and little controlled, as yet, hy the Kuggs Island dam, the ^’oTe Roanoke is on another rampage, according to Hridgc Keeper Hugh Spruill. The river is expected to crest at 30 feet at Scotland Neck Saturday and climb to a point right at twelve feet at this point next Tuesday. The stream is now well over the banks here. It is expected the river will reach its highest flood stage since February 21, 1948, when it reached a crest oi 13 feet. It climbed to 11.6 feet in No vember, 1949. Pupils Here Raise $1,316 For March of Dimes Fund Taking over where the primary pupils’ report ended, the- local white elementary school, aided a liny tit by an apparently indif ferent high school group, moved ahead to build up the strongest support ever accorded an infan tile paralysis fund drive in this county, according to reliable Dut unofficial reports released here yestei day. No report is yet to be had from either of the county fund chair men, but the elementary and high school here raised $542.27 during the drive to boost the total for I ail of the school departments to $1,316.54. The amount is believed to have set a new high record for the young folks in answering the appeal of little victims. Top honors in the drive shifted from Miss Sue Henderson’s fourth grade to Mrs. Mildred C: _ ' ird’s fifth grade when the secoijr|. re port was released yesterday. The i fourth grade up until that time j was holding top positjon with a j $119.20 collection. The little folks in Mis. Crawford's grade reported $15.1.00 to lead the entire school Contributions by grades from live through eight, were reported, as follows: Mrs. Crawford's fifth grade, $155; Miss Rogerson’s sixth grade, $23; Mrs. Tarkington's si^th erode, $43 17; Mrs Tavlor’s sixth glade, $22.76; Mrs Cntcher's seventh grade, $65; Miss Byrum's seventh grade, $31.26; Mrs. Joy ner's seventh grade, $62.73; Mrs. Abernathy’s eighth grade, $20.19; Miss Carson’s eighth grade, $33.20, and Miss Whitley's eighth grade, $23.00. The high school contributions, made largely by the teachers themselves, were reported, as fol lows: Miss Dewitt, $1.50; Mr. Joy ner. $9.61; Miss Privott, $5.90; Mr. Butler, $7.35; Mrs. Bunting, $2.10; Mr. Blaekcrby, $6.20; Mi-^Wab tors, $5.10; Miss Thomas, $5; Missj McDaniels, $5.10; Mi Edwards, 1 $1.10; Mrs. Hodges, $4, others, $10. I POULTRY SHOW I w - ■ -* Let Cant met ForOm+nage Project In Martin County A contract for draining Rossi Swamp, located for the most part in Robersonvilie Township be tween Highway ti4 at Collie Swamp and the Parmele-Hassell railroad, was let last Saturday to the Hill Construction Company of Washington along with another contract for clearing approxi mately eighty acres of land Messrs. .1. R Winslow, Rufus Tay lor and Henry IV Rt bersoii, mem ber of Martin County Drainage District No. 2, opened the bids and they declared the Washington company the low bidder. The Hill company submitted a hid of 13 cents per cubic yard for moving an estimated 189,385 cu bic yards of dirt, and a bid of $124 per acre for clearing eighty acres of land. While the total may vary to some extent, the combin ed cost will run right around >34.566.05 for the actual drain age and clearing. The bids, numbering three, ranged from the low up to 17.9 cents for moving the first and $145 an acre for clearing the ap proximately eighty acres of land. The high bid was submitted hv ;> Columbia firm. Although costs have incrcas led, the bids opened last Saturday by the commission were less than those submitted on the Bear Grass j or Martin County Drainage Pro I ject No. 1 The cost on the Bear I Grass job was based on n rate of | 14.9 cents for moving dirt and I $125 an acre for clearing. The bids were said to be favor able and the commission award led the contract, reports stating I that till' contractor plans to start work within the next two weeks. Party Nominees Win Jamesville Election Write-Ins Make Big Dent In The Voting Tuesday N«‘wly KIccIhI Mayor And (ioitmiixsionrrs I'lan To Qualify Shortly Although independent eandi dates made a big dent in the vote, especially in the mayoralty race, the regular Drmoeratie nominees scored a victory at the polls in Jamesville’s unique municipal election on Tuesday of this week Ordinarily recognized as being tantamount to election, the action in the primary last January 14 was threatened during the last three hours of the election Tues day when a write-in vote started piling up. By the time the polls closed at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening, almost as many votes had been cast as were counted in the primary, and while the inde' pendent vote did not threaten the regular ticket it was not treated lightly. Little or nothing was said about ,1 movement to threaten the regular ticket, but such a move ment developed and both toe reg ular party nominees and the in dependent candidates settled down to serious politicking. In the race for Wallace Lilley, tin legular party nominee, polled 99 votes or about seventeen more votes than he re cevied in the January 14 nrimary Leslie W. Hardison, depending on write-in votes, polled 55 votes, according to unofficial reports. The unofficial vote for the reg ular party nominees for town commissioners was listed, as bil lows: Tilinan Coltrain, 139; J Oscar Davenport and (> Wendell Ham ilton, 116 each; Royal Gurganus, 113, and I’hillip C. Blount, Jr, 1 !£.. The write-in vote for commis sioners was listed, as follows: E. L Martin and Luther Hugh Hardison, 31 each; Bennie Styons, 16, James Smith wick, 13, and James Long, 2 A consent judgment handed down at the last November term of the Martin County Superior Court provides for the newly elected officers to take over the affairs of the town as soon as they qualify Appearing before Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne in the courthouse here yesterday after noon at 2:45 o’clock, four of the newly elected e>.minis hirers, K E, Gurganus, Wendell Hamilton, Oscar Davenport and P. C. Blount, Jr., and the newly edected mayor, Arthur Wallace Lilley, subscrib ed to the oath of office. Tilman Coltrain qualified a short time later. The new board and mayor are planning to hold their first meet ing tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the Jarnesville school, and perfect their organization. They are to name a mayor pro -tern, clerk treasurer and decide on a def inite day for holding future meetings. (Continued on Page Eight) NOT Ci:in AIN As far as i( could he learn ed here today, it isn’t at all certain that Martin County will be represented at the Democratic dinner in lialeigh Saturday evening;. The party’s county treasury was depleted long ago and it was decided not to go around and "beg" S.'tOII to finance the six plates allotted the coun ty. And there have been no volunteers to come up with SaO to finance a single plate. Most of the counties in the State have met their quotas, and the politicians arc certain to crowd the capital city this week-end. Jamesville Has New Association Merchants and other business leaders in Jamesville and com munity recently perfected a bus iness association and elected L, tl Hardison as president, Tilman iCottrain as vice president, and Alva Hoberson, secretary and ' reasurer. Designed to promote coopera tion among the business people and advance the welfare of both ,h'’ merchants and the general public, the Jamesville Business Association at its recent meeting discussed various matters. After deciding on a name for the orga nization, the members agreed on a schedule of dues and scheduled monthly meetings each second Monday. A uniform schedule of closing hours and observance of various holidays was adopted. The new organization also discussed plans for various progress pro jects, and its members, numbei ing almost twenty, pledged their co operation in promoting the inter est of the community and its cit izens. Ai Sweat), executive secretary of the Williamston Boosters, as sisted in perfecting the organiza tion, it was announced. fast District (inventor S/teaks To Rotary (lob Slid woud L Roberson past district governor of Robei sonville, addressed tin- regular meeting of the local Rotary Club Tuesday noon. Mr. Roberson, talking about Rotary said that he who serves best profits most. r ' <;i\ni\<;s Marti.' County farmers last cotton crop in a number of years, according to a report released a few days ago by the Bureau o fthc Census, U. S. Department of Commerce. 394 bales had been ginned The report shows that 2, 39t bales had ben ginned from the 1951 crop through last January 1{ The crop was more than four times huger than the 1950 produc tion which was limited to on ly 595 bales. •EaU-Thirty - Six To Undergo Test At Army Station -<JV No Rrnort Rpi rivnl on The \Irn who I rft < anility January 28th Thirty-six young men worn called a short time ago to report for a trip to the army station in Raleigh for preliminary induction examinations. The call was issued by the Martin County Draft Hoard. One transferred in and five transferred to other boards in various parts of the country. No report has ben received on the examinations given about 37 Martin County men who under went the pre-induction tests in Raleigh on January 28. The names of those called to report today include: White Oscar Taylor, RFD 2, Williams ton. Edward l,. Bland, RFD 1, Pal myra. Archie Hertford Padgett, RFD 1, Jamesville. Gilbert Leonidas Ange, PFD 1, Jamesville Raymond Lawrence Modlin, RFD 1, Jamesville. Samuel A. Roebuck, RFD 2, Robersonville Seth Wesley Crult, RFD 2, Wil liamston. Bobby Earl Fleming, RFD 1, Robersonville. Earl Carlton W'llliams, RFD 2, Williamston. James Edward Rogerson, RFD 3, Williamston. John Lin wood Cherry, Wil liamston. Jolmnie Nathan Roberson, Wil liamston. Herbert Linwood Coltrain, Wil liamston and Berkley, V'a. Stanley Hebcr Roberson, Wil liamston. Jos. Raymond Schanzer, trans ferred to the local board from Tewksbury, Massachusetts. David Eugene Perry transfer red to Norfolk. Ken Maynard Bunting trans ferred to Lillington, N. C. William Saunders Raynor transferred to Chicago. Colored Lawrence Turner, RFD 1, Rob ersonville. Willie Frank Deans, Williams ton. James Dalton Fagan, RFD 1, Robei sonville Josephus Latham, RFD 2, Rob ersonville. Columbus Brown, RFD 3, Wil liamston. Vernon Staton, Jr., Bethel and Greenville William Uulcn Hardison, RFD I 1, Williamston. John Thomas Cloman, RFD 3, Williamston. Thomas Jefferson Purvis, Ham ilton Alexander Peterson, Jr., RFD 1, Oak City. Harry Clinton Griffin, RFD 3, Williamston Robert Keys, RFD 1, Williams ton. Romas Hiawiatha Cordon, RFD 1, Jamesville. General Lee Jones, Oak City. Alexander Brown, RFD 2, Wil liamston. ***"■■ Robert Ghee, Jr., RB’D 1, James ville. James Ramsey, Jr., RFD 1, Wil liamston. Curtis Andrews transferred to Washington, D. C. Jesse Edward Lee, Jr., trans ferred to Chester, Pa. The group is expected to re (Continued on Page Eight) Mule Wrecks Car Near Hamilton i Driving toward Hamilton on the Oak City Highway at 12:15 o’clock this morning, Robert Smith struck a loose mule be longing to Farmer Ferd Pollard. The animal was not hurt but dam age to the ear was estimated at about $100. According to Patrolman ft P. Narron who investigated the ac cident, the ear literally scooped up the mule and hauled the ani mal a short distance on the hood. Most of the damage was done to the ear when the mule kicked a fender while getting off the ma chine.