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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER MN MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ga i 1 t THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ ST OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTT FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK OLUME LV—NUMBER 22 H9P William a! on, Moriin County, North Carol inn, Thnrsi? 13, 1932 "EST fifiSttUfflffiit Tw o Murder Cases Xii The Superior Court *rr*~r Criminal Docket 'Has Forty Cases On It For Trial Judge J. Paul Frizzelle To Preside Over The Two Week Mixed Term Opening a two-week term next Monday morning at 10:00 o'clock, the Martin County Superior Court will review an ugly crime condi tion that existed in this section during recent weeks and months. Scheduled to preside over the term, Judge Paul Frizzelle will find two murder cases ar.d two manslaughter charges along with numerous drunken driving and assault actions on the docket for consideration the first three days of tha term. Forty cases are awaiting attention on the crim jpal docket the first two days of the term with twenty two di vorce eases scheduled for trial the fourth day along wi*h a few oivil actions. Castannie Sutton, colored wo man, is charged with fatally stab bing Alton Lee Sheppard at her home near Parmele on October 28 of last year, the fatal attack cli maxing a rough evening of drunk enness and debauchery. The kill ing is mired down in confusion. A True bill was found in the case last December but a continuance was allowed when one of the main witnesses could not attend the trial on account of illness. The defendant is at liberty under a $3,000 bond. Gus Andrews is charged with aiding and abetting the murder, and he is at liberty under $3,000 bond. Marvin Parker is hooked for the fatal shooting of his wife, Rosie, at their home near Rober ^jpnville. He continues in jail. James Davis Roberson, 21-year i)ld white man. is being booked for manslaughter as a result of an iutomobile accident near Wil liamston on December 26 when Willie D. Bullock was fatally in jured and several others were cri iically hurt. He is at liberty un der $1,000 bond. Alice Spencer is charged with manslaughter. She is alleged to Jjave hit William Henry Coffield Hi the mouth with an axe at Rob Rrsonville February 2. He did not ' apply for medical treatment for some days and lockjaw claimed his life. The defendant is at lib erty under $200 bond. Pending in the courts since last March, the non-support case against Walter Barnes is again on the docket. Appealed from a judgment in the county court and continued at the December term of the Super r court, the non-support charge P: '1 v'-. -f'Kr,v"V ed fox trial next week. Charged with drunken driving and convictedjn the county court, the following defendants go into the "high" court on appeal: Henry A. Gray, Thurman Jackson Lassi ter, M. E. Hyman, Elonzer Perk ins, Cushion Allen. Collins (Rudy) Smith is booked for breaking into the dwelling of C. F. Joyner in Williamston on •he night of last August 5. A true bill was found at the last Sep tember term and the case was continued. Smith failed to answer when called for trial last Decem ber The case in which B. C Nelson is charged with drunken driving was continued at the December term. Appealing from a judgment handed down in the county court, (Continued on Page Seven) Local Rotary CAub Support» Slock Shoic Willramston’s recently organiz-j eel Rotary Club in its regular meeting Tuesday noon voted sup port for the annual livestock show and sale. The cash contri bution will be used to finance the prize schedule. * It is understood ttiat every civic club in the county is sup porting the show along with the Martin County Farm Bureau and numerous business firms and in-, dividual*. j EQUALIZATION >-■- ■ -— Meeting as a board of equalisation and review, the Martin County Commissioners in special session next Mon day morning will hear com plaints about values assessed against their properties. There was no revaluation this year and few or no com plaints are anticipated. How ever. every property owner is entitled to be heard and the comissioners will be glad to hear all valid claims at the appointed time. Little League Is Completing Plans For 1952 Season Orders Placed by Managers and Officers for Equip ment and Uniforms -- Arrangements for launching the Williamston Little Baseball League schedule were just about completed at a meeting of the league officers and player mana gers held in the courthouse Tues day night. Orders were placed for sixty player uniforms, four dozen bats, four dozen balls, catcher mitts and other equipment. W. B. Gaylord was named play er agent and he is to handle all player contracts The team managers have been selected by* three of the four sponsoring civic clubs and the fourth has a field of four to choase from. Jack Manning is to manage the Rotary league entry. Clyde Manning has been chosen by the Lions to manage their club and Ed Rowland is to man age the Jaycees' entry. Either Bob Newell, Bill Spivey, Vernon Bunting or J. P. Hedgepeth will manage the Kiwanis club entry. Coaches arc to be named by the club managers, Robt. H. Cowcn, president of the league, announc ed. Four sporting goods firms were represented at the meeting and bidding on the uniforms and equipment was keen, it was re ported. With approximately 200 appli cants already pleading for berths on one of the four teams, the managers are anticipating a diffi cult job in making final selections. It is planned to start spring train ing sometime in April, and the selections are to be made on the basis of ability. The season is to get under way in May with two double-headers scheduled each week. In a rr.eetv.ig oeSd Tuesday night the league 'officials are to complete plans for affiliating the league with the national organi zation, President Cowen announc ed. TwaJfoung Men Caught At Still Two young men, Willie Robert Moore, 20, and Dallas Ward Wynne, 19, were arrested at a li quor still between Corey’s Cross Roads and Bear Grass early Tues day night Wynne was taken into custody in a path leading from the still, officers were near until he looked his way to get a supply of oil. Moore was found busily engaged in repairing the manufacturing eauipment and did not realize the oficers were near until he looked up when Deputy Roy Peel took hold of him. The plant was equipped with a 60-gallon copper kettle and eight beer vats. Officers wrecked the plant with dynamite. Making the raid were ABC Officers J. H. Roe buck and Cecil Bullock and De puties Roy Peel and Raymond Rawls. Waiving preliminary hearing, the two young men were placed under bond in the sum of $100 each by Justice Chas. R. Mobley here last evening. They are book ed for trial on April 14 in the county court. Releases Report On the TB Survey In Martin Comity Eleven Persons Have Been Ail vised To Enter Sanatoria By John W. Williams, Martin County Health Officer Now that the TB survey has been completed in Martin Coun ty we can give details of the first and only 100 percent survey the State has ever had. By the 100 percent we mean that out of 10, 952 persons X-rayed, 286 were re quested to come to the Health De partment or the family physician for a larger X-ray picture and everyone of them did so. Out of this number some had to be fol lowed up with further study such as the skin test for tuberculosis, an examination of the sputum for the germ, etc. This was a tremen dous amount of work as each case required two or three visits be fore a diagnosis was established. Therefore, the small pictures tak en at the trucks was just a begin ning of the work of this depart ment and every bit of the expense of the survey such as advertising, stamps, films, circulars, education al material and salaries for the extra nine clerks was paid for by Tuberculosis Association. In oth er words, $1,328.95 was paid for through the sale of those penny stamps and T. B. bonds bought by the citizens of this county. This survey covered a lot more than our survey of 1948 as we were notified of anything not nor mal in the chest, such as large hearts, cancer etc. The following is a detailed report of work done by the X-ray survey in the trucks and the larger X-rays in the health department. Four mobile units were sched uled for operation in Martin County and began taking X-rays on January 11, 1952 and continued until February 2nd, a total of sev enteen working days. One unit was stationed in Williamston for the entire survey, the other three were scheduled throughout the county. During this time a total of 10,952 persons visited the units and received 70 mm X-rays, and of this number 10,458 were mailed essentially negative reports ac cording to the 70 mm impression. Only twenty persons were noti fied that the report was unsatis factory because of poor film and these patrons all returned for oth er pictures. One hundred and .ninety-two persons whose film (Continued on Page Eight) Will Ask Help III Cleaning the Hni Members of the W illiamstun Recreation Committee voted un animously in a meeting last night to contact tlje member organiza tions with the idea of having each make a small donation toward"*'?' fund to be used in cleaning the American Legion Hut thoroughly and keeping it that way. The idea is to hire some person to keep the place clean. The Youth Center has operated since last fall on a budget tA +3Mb which came from rental on the swimming pool last summer. The money just about takes care of fuel, lights and incidentals. Bar ring unforeseen expenses the bud get should hold out until the sum mer, it was reported but there is no question about its being large enough to take care of any clean ing work. Mrs. R. W. Bondurant and Mrs. Jessup Harrison reported that the Baptist church women who have charge of the center at the pre sent time have assembled cards, games, and similar items for use at the center and all of those at the meeting agreed that there was a need for Magazines and books at the center. Children, it was said, show an interest in the more popular magazines even if some of them are of back dates. Organizations with*representa tives on the committee include: Junior Chamber of Commerce, Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary, Minis terial Association, American Le gion, American Legion Auxiliary, Woman’s Club, Eastern Star, Par ents-Teachers Association, Bap tist Church, Christian Church, Episcopal Church, Methodist Church, and Presbyterian church. Seventy-Five More Donors Needed For the Blood Bank Following a preliminary can- ( vass of several sections of the county. Recruiters J. Paul Simp- j son and L. Bruce Wynne announc ed yesterday afternoon that at least seventy-five more blood don ors are needed if the Red Cross Chapter is to meet its quota when the bloodmobile visits here on Fri day of next week. Recruiter Simpson rode the highways most of yesterday ap pealing for donors, and at the end of the trip he counted only 150. Williamston had signed up 120 volunteers. Jamesville has eight with the possibility that a few more will volunteer. Hugh B. Griffin has signed up an even dozen in Griffins Township, and Bear Grass reported ten who were ready and willing to give blood. More are expected from the areas, but unless the response gains.,rnoroentum, the 225 quota will hardly be reached. Mi . Simp son said. Hamilton, Poplar Point and Everetts are making arrange ments to give a helping hartd al though they are outside the chap ter. Several volunteers from out side the chapter gave blood when the bloodmobile made its last run here in December. During its first three visits here last year, the bloodmobile main tained headquarters in the Le gion Hut. On the 21st of this month, the bloodmobile Will be headquartered at the Methodist Church between the hours of 10:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. During the meantime, the recruiters will appreciate if other volunteers will sign to give blood. ! THE RECORD 1 SPEAKS . . . Motorists continued to pile up the vehicles and maim one another, to say nothing of da maging property, in a series of highway accidents last week. Excessive speed is said to have figured in at least three of the four accidents, offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 10th Week Accidents InJ’d Killed Dam’ice 1952 4 3 0 $ 1,950 1951 3 1 0 650 Comparisons To Date 1952 60 21 0 $17,480 1951 53 ljl 0 10,765 Bobber Enters Oak City Home Operating while the family was attending the Hamilton theater, a robber, believed to have been a youth, broke into the Wilbur Bar rett home in Oak Ci.ty between 8:00 and 10:00 o'clock Tuesday night. Going through a rear win dow, the robber ransacked the house .finding Mrs. Barrett’s green alligator type bill fold in a cup board and carrying it away with ten dollars in cash and her driv er’s license. Sheriff M. W. Holloman was called and he found small fool prints leading to and from the back window and across a field. Several suspects were questioned but no arrests were made. To Address Local Club Next Week The regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Ciub will be held I ^--3ilay, * ieuu 1 o’clock. The program will be pre sented by the Reviewer's Book Club, a department of the ditto Mrs. Hugh Roberson of Rober sonville will be guest speaker, giving an illustrated description colored slides, ei iu 1 cross country tour and stay in Cali fornia. A cordial invitation is extended to the public, to attend as guests of the Woman’s Club for this pro gram. Former Resident Dies In Hospital Walter McGowan, a former res ident of this county, died in a Williamsburg, Va„ hospital at 1:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon following a long period of declin ing health. He had received hos pital treatment for several years following a stroke suffered about seven years ago. A son of the late Herbert and Emily McGowan, he was born on September 15, 1887, in Pitt Coun ty and spent most of his life there on the farm. In early manhood he was married to Miss Maude Holland of near Robersonville, and continued to make his home near Greenville, later moving to Beaufort. In 1944 he located in Portsmouth where he was em ployed at the Naval Base and by the Seaboard Railroad. He locat ed in Williams Township, this county, In 1948, and entered the hospital for treatment about one year later. Surviving are his widow who has been making her home near Williamston with a sister, Mrs. Jesse Cherry; three daughters, Mis. C. E. Hall and Mrs. Hazel Olszewski, both of Ahoskie, and Mrs. Edward Culliphcr of Cole rain; two sons, Clarence McGowan of Portsmouth and Reynold Mc Gowan of Newport News; one brother, Snodie McGowan of Pitt County; three sisters, Mrs. Ratte Mills of Aurora, and Misses Sadie and Maggie McGowan, both of Greenville ; and a half-sister, Mrs. Ben Stepps of Farmviile. Funeral service will be held in the Biggs Funeral Home Chapel here Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with the Rev W. B. Har rington officiating. Interment will be in the family plot near the old home not far from Greenville. A*k» Right Of Way For Power Line (.routing TK<. v i -f^Vrh flfUlijfti nd TojKeV i Company has applied for permis sion to construct a 110,000-volt overhead line crossing the Roa noke River approximately four miles above Williamstort. The power lines are to have' a mini mum vertical clearance of 75.5 feet above high water The project plans may be seen at the local post office, and any objections to the crossing are to be directed tb the office of Corps of Engineers, Wilmington. Will Hold Fat Stock Show In County April 10 and 11 Martin County’s annual fat .stock show will be held in Wil liamston on Thursday and Fri day, April 10 and 11, it was an nounced this week by Assistant Farm Agent Sam A. Tuten, Jr. The agent stated that some keen competition is developing between the club boys and girls who plan to enter at least four teen calves in the show. In addi tion to the calf show, club mem bers are showing much interest in the hog show, Entries for the swine department have not been determined, but present indica tions point to an even larger show thpn the one held a year ago. Commenting on the outlook for the show, Mr. Tuten said improv ed stock would b(' seen this year, that more interest is being shown in the event than at any time during the past several years. Prizes have not been announc ed, but a greater effort is being made to have the premiums in creased and to get more buyers to attend the sale. Plans have not Jjcen completed for the adult swine show to bo held in connection with the club event. However, it is fairly cer tain that specialists in swine rais ing will want to participate in the event. No announcement has been made, but it is expected that the i Martin County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting on the last day of the show. Red Cross Fund Drive Advances In This Chapter JiiHK'sville Announces Its Drive Expected To Be Completeil Soon The annual Re d Cross 4 fund drive is advancing right along, and if the present momentum can be maintained the $4,300 quota will be reached, according to a re port released late yesterday by Chairman Iverson Skinner, Can vassers for special gifts in ^il liamston have just about complet ed their drive, and with very few exceptions the response was en couraging, Mr. Skinner pointed out. The canvass is now under way throughout the chapter and the preliminary reports from the res idential areas and rural sections are encouraging. Jamesville is ex pecting to complete its canvass by Monday of next week, the can vassers tligre having been quoted as saying that the $300 quota will be met and possibly exceeded. Special gifts received and re ported to Co-Chairman Pete Aus tin include the following: Williamston Motor Co, $45; C. and C! Soda Shop, $5; Williamston Supply Co., $45; Harrison Oil Co., $45; Branch Banking and Trust Co., $50; Williamston Parts and Metal Co., $30; J Paul Simpson Insurance Agency, $15; Williams ton Peanut Co., $45; Guaranty Bank and Trust Co., $50; Sin clair Service Station, $20; Har rison Shoppe, $5; B. S. Court ney and Son, $40; Welch Auto Supply Co., $5; Lullaby House, $5; Griffin Motor Co., $25; Dixie Motor Co., $42.50; Lindsley lev Ci^., $35; Home Laundry, $15; Martin General Hospital, $50, Thrower Appliance Co„ $15. Critcher Lumber Co., $25; G. . and H Supply Co.( $25; Williams , ton Implement Co., $10; Dr. W. , F. Coppage, $7.50; Standard Fer tilzer Co., $35; V. J. Spivey, $10; ( Mrs. George Peel’s Market, $7.50; . Quinn Motorcycle and Repair Shop, $5; Two-Way Service Sta tion, $2.50; Red Front Grocery, $5; MeClees Grocery, $7.50; R I! and 11 Furniture Co., $5; Martin Feed Mill, $15; Wells-Oates Lum ! her Co., $20; Baker Oil Co., $17.50, Sunny Side Murket, $5, White’s , Heating and Sheet Metal Works, $10. Courthouse personnel, $51; Griffin’s Quick Lunch, $10; Far mers Supply Co., $25; Moore Grocery Co, $10; Martin Supply Co., $25; Davis Pharmacy, $15; Peele’s Jewelers, $10; Muse Jewel ry Co., $15; Viccar Theater, $20; ijj. K. Pope Insurance Agency, $6; W. G. l’eele lnsurur.ee Agency, $20. FCX, $15; Heath Radiator Shop, $15; Price Service Station, $5; Wier Coffee Shop, $5; J Edward Corey Fertilizer Agency, $10; T. O. , Nicholson, $5; David Moore's Store, $7.50; Donaldson’s Store, $5; Roy Hudson's Store, $L, Per fjTirCfi'ueery, $5; *0B7f Gardner, $1, Perlie Moore. $1; M. D. Corey, $1; R. L. Ward Coal and Wood Co., $5; Raynor’s Service Station, $3; Martin-Elliott, $10; Central Cafe, $5; B and W Tire Co., $10; Pitt man’s Used Car Lot, $10. Willard's Shoe Shop, $750; Al pha Cleaners, $2.50; Harrison and Carstarphen Insurance Agency, $20; Geo, Reynolds Hotel, $5; Wur i cl I Appliance Co., $10; Wheeler Manning Insurance Agency, $10; (Continued on Page Six) Construction Work On ISet v Projects Started Construction work is well ad vanced on two new projects here. . Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hopewell are building a seven-room home on North Smithwick Street, corner of Woodlawn Drive, and the foun dation is being poured for a two story addition for the Woolard Furniture Company on Main Street. The store addition mea sures about 42 by 100 feet ■-—♦ Forester To Address Hurituns At Farm Life A representative of the. North Carolina Forestry Division will address a regular meeting of the Farm Life Ruritnn Club next j Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. A change in the hour was ne cessary, it wjis explained. County Court Fines 0 IN ear Record Figure Twenty-Six Cases Heard This Week By Judge Johnson i\«‘,xt Siwion of the Court \\ ill Be field Monday, Mandi 21st Fines, imposed by Judge R. T. Johnson in the Martin County Re corder's Court last Monday, push ed on toward a record figure. Ranging from $10 to $200, the fines amounted to $1,170, but one of the defendants considered her $200 levy out of order and ap pealed to the higher court. Twenty-six cases were handled before the court quit late in the afternoon. Its next session will be on Monday, March 31, the su perior tribunal to reign during the next wo weeks'in the coun ty's old hall of justice. Proceedings: Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost when Bettie G. Moore pleaded guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s lioensc. Pleading guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the in fluence of intoxicating liquors, Clyde Kenneth Woodson was fin ed $100, taxed with the cost and had his driver’s license revoked for a year. S. Calvin Mills was found not guilty of drunken driving. The ease in which John Lewis Jones was charged with an as . sault was nul pressed, subject to be reopened later. Pleading guilty of non-support, R. B. Spruill was sentenced to the roads fur six months, sus pended upon' thb payment of the costs and $6 a week for the sup port of his family during the next two years. The defendant is to rc | turn at the end of two years for further judgment. Charged with practicing medi cine without a license, Tommy Harris pleaded not guilty. Ad judged guilty, the defendant was sentenced to the roads for six months. Execution of sentence was suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and costs. The de fendant is not to attempt to prac tice medicine in Martin County during the next five years Pleading guilty of drunken driving, John Wilson Norton was fined $100 and taxed with the cost Ho loses his license to op erate a motor vehicle for a year. Eddie Johnson, charged with drunken driving, called for a jury trial and his ease was automatic ally booked for trial in the su perior court on Wednesday of next week. Maintaining he was innocent, Wilbur Talmadge Joyner was found guiltv of dr-inkon driving, and the court fined him $ 100, plus costs. His license to operate a motor vehicle was revoked for twelve months. Pjeading guilty of public drunk enness, Fenner Briley was taxed w iin the court costs. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the case in which Osby Watson Hart was charged with operating a mo tor vehicle without a driver’s li cense. Ralph Roebuck was fined .$25, plus costs, for operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. Pleading not guilty, Lester R. Meeks was adjudged guilty of drunken driving, and was fined $100, plus costs. He loses his li cense to operate a motor vehicle for one year. Pleading guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, Glen M. Lewis was taxed with the court costs. L. D. Hatched, the young white (Continued on Page Seven) Firrnirn CalUnl Out Early Tuesday Wight -4>- s Firemen were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sisson»s on Beech Street at 7:47 o’clock Tues day evening when an oil heater went out of control. The home was smoked a bit and the burning soot in the chimney sent sparks flying during a high wind. No material damage resulted, however. r CANDIDATE \__ William B. (Jmslead, candi date for governor, is in the county today lining up his forces for the campaign. 'Vi ter spending last night here, he was stirring early this morning, lie went to Kober sonville first and started fan ning out to cover as much of the county as possible. No speaking engagement is included in his schedule in this county, and as far as it could be learned shortly be fore noon today, no one has been named to head his cam paign in this county. Filieen Couples Marry In County During February Marked Drrrease In Num ber Of Marriage* Amonjj The White Population Fifteen marriage licenses were issued in this county last month, the issuance being the smallest for any February in eight years. The number of marriages among the white population was less than half what it was in February, a year ago, while the number of weddings among the colored pop ulation climbed steadily. In Jan uary of this year there were three times as many marriages among the colored population as there were in the same month last year, the count gaining two last month over the total for the same month in 1951. ■«. Licenses were issued by Regis ter of Deceit) J- Sam Getsmger in this county# last month to four white and eleven colored couples, as follows: White JcnnJs Luke Cherry and Mar garet MizeJle, both of WiUiumston, Walter L. Leggett, Jr., of Has sell and Doris Evelyn Scott of Hobersonville. Asa D. Bailey and Mary Eliz abeth Hopkins, both of Williams ton. Earl Roberson of Washington and Naomi Andrews Williams of V. '.I ! ill". Colored Harry Best of Hassell and CJlor isteen Albritton of RFD 1, Bethel Redden Lee arjd .1 Pu: r::;, iioth of Robersonvdie. James Dennis Williams and Eloisc Williams, both of Williams ton. Raleigh Manning of Oak City and Manjie Lee Whitaker of Tar-. (Continued on Page Eight) Mrs. Warren Dies In Robersonville Funeral services are being held at the home in Robersonville this afternoon at 4:0t) o'clock for Mrs. Rcttic Bowen Warren who died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon at 4:43 o'clock at the home of her son, II. B. Bowen, in Roberson ville. She nad been in declining health for several months, but her condition was not considered serioits until a short time before the end. She was a devoted mem bei of the Flat Swamp Primitive Baptist Church for many years, and Elder Win. E. Grimes, assist ed by the Rev. Ralph Ferguson, Robersonville Baptist minister, will conduct the rites Interment will lx in the Robersonville Cem etery. The daughter of the late Hardy and Lucinda Martin Culliphcr, she was born in this county 7!) years ago. Jn early womanhood she was married to Lawrence Bo wen who died in 11)1!). Her second marriage was to John Warren who died in 1930. Surviving are two sons, A - thur Bowen of Aurora and H. B. Bowen of Robersonville; a daugh ter, Mrs. Neva Bell Ayers, of Rob ersonville; two brothers, Eddie Culliphcr of Williamston and Johnny Culliphcr of Pinetown; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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