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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,MO MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ HE OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LY—NUMBER 24 Williams ton. Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 20, 1932 ESTABLISHED 189* ■frifieiitegrtiH Martin County Superior Court Wife Killer Sentenced To Prison From Two To Five Years The wheels of justice have been turning slowly hut surely in the Martin County Superior Court here this week. This morning there were nineteen moye cases on the docket awaiting attention, including nine cases of alleged drunken driving, two of breaking and entering, four of assault with deadly weapons, and one each of motor vehicle law violations, man slaughter, robbery and arson. One of the breaking and enter ing charges against Ted Scott is being continued because grand jury action was overlooked, it was said. Scott, out under bond, is to appear for trial in June. The arson case against James Perkins is being continued until later. Perkins, serving a two-year sentence for brutally beating his wife, is charged with burning his automobile near Williamston a short time ago. Perkins, charg ed with an assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious bod ily injury, was visited by the wrath of the court, but he was safe behind tt\e wording of the warrant and got the maximum sentence allowed—two years. Af ter the victim, Ada Peal Perkins, 34, mother of seven children, told how she was brutally attacked, an dhow she was literally denied medical attention for almost two weeks, and how she hovered be tween life and death for days with blood poisoning, and the jury had returned its verdict against him, Judge Frizzelle ruled that Per kins must surrender his license to preach for at least two years. “A wife beater is about the sorriest person that walks,” Judge Frizzelle said, adding that he couldn't recall of having ever heard before of a preacher beating his wife. “If it was in my power I would give two times and may be three times two years,” the jurist said. He explained that the case was far more serious than the warrant would indicate, adding that he believed there was intent to kill, that had she died, Perkins could have been tried for murder in the first degree. If there was no intent to kill, the judge rea Vsoned, there must have been ® criminal indifference, the judge adding that he hated to think that Perkins was so stone hearted that ae would neglect his wife and * ileny others the opportunity to lelp her in the condition she was in for weeks. "The defense coun sel, Attorney Robt. Cowen, has made a splendid presentation of the case, but the trouble is in the premise," Judge Frizzelle said just before pronouncing sentence. The case in which Alice Spen 4 cer was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon was an un usual one, and a pathetic one, too. Although she said she was 71 years old, it was fairly apparent that she did not know her own age and hardly realized what'was happening in court. She pleaded guilty in the case and then main tained she was innocent after hav ing previously told officers she hit William Henry Coffield, 54, in the mouth with a piece of 4 wood. One witness, Willie Gene Ilobcrson, said he heard a com motion in her room, that he went to her room, found the victim ly ing on the floor with a mouth wound and the woman with an axe drawn back in position to (Continued on Page Six) INCONVENIENT J f ♦ Sticking by his son who is charged with robbery, Perlie Williams, 71-year-old colored man, is iinding it terribly in convenient to attend court here. Having no transportation of his own and unable to finance travel by other means, he de pends on the goodness of others to transport him. He missed a ride late Monday and 1 he walked the fifteen miles to his home beyond Hamilton that night. Since then he has figured closely on a more convenient schedule with others. “T^nuirheb "^KSsiir Seat HSale * County Has Bern Asked To Raise $1,000 During Current Drive Mayor Robt. H. Cowen launch ed the 1952 Easter Seal sale in this county today following the purchase of a block o£ the little seals from Earl Asby of Rt. 1, Williamston to promote the work of the Martin County League for Crippled thildrcn. A quota of $1000.00 has been set for Martin County. Ninety one per cent of the proceeds remains it} Martin County to.be used for hospitalization, surgery, treat ment, applieaqces and transpor tation of Crippled children and adults. In an advance description of this year’s Seal, Miss Mary W. Taylor, county chairman, said it portrays an adult hand holding two child ren, a boy and a girl, on crutches. The hand is symbolic of help pro vided through Easter Seal con tributions, with the future of crippled children lying in the hands of contributors and receiv ing a "life” by them. Crippled children in our coun ty need continuing services, ex pensive ones, to help them become self-sustaining adults. We are con fident that our citizens are will ing to lend a helping hand to help finance these services and to ex pand them to reach children not now receiving help .” Miss Taylor added. R. L. Williams Dies Near Here Funeral services were conduct ed .at Horner’s Funeral Home in Plymouth Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for R. L. (Bob) Wil liams, Sr., of Williamston. Mr. Williams, a native of Wash ington County, died last Wednes day evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J, H. Roberson, near Williamston. He was born May 13, 1867, son of the late H. J. and Sarah Alexander Williams, of this county. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving, besides his daughter, are four sons, Harvey, of New York, N. Y., R. L., Jr., of Norfolk, Va., Paul J. of Parrish, Alabama, and Fiank Williams, of Roper; one brother, J. W. Williams, of Asheboro; two sisters, Mrs. J. S. Collins and Mrs. Fannie Bailey, both of Roper; and six grandchil dren. Services were conducted by the Rev. B. E. Bingham, pastor of the Roper Methodist Church. Burial was in the Williams Cemetery hear Roper. Mrs. Maputo! t-ne l inhvr With Packing Cum pony In listing the personnel of the Williamston Pecking Company in Tuesday's edition of The Enter prise the name of Mrs Magdalene Fisher, bookkeeper, was inadver tently left out. Mrs. Fisher was a member of the staff of the fgrmer company and is remaining to handle the bookkeeping of the new company. f HEARING j A hearing in the Jamesville election case is scheduled in the Martin County Superior Court for next Monday after noon at 2:30 o'clock, it was learned today. No answer has been filed to the complaint which involves alleged contempt. However, it was learned that a lengthy one had been prepared by Albion Dunn and llobt. H. Cowen. Judge J. Paul Frlszelle, pre siding over the term, is to hear the issue. Young Bertie Nan Drowns In River A Windsor young man, J. B. Perry, about 35 years of age, lost his life while fishing in the lower reaches.of the Roanoke River yes terday afternoon, according to in formation heard here. Few details of the drowning could be had immediately, but it was learned that the body had not been re covered at noon today. Friends, about a mile away, heard the motor on his boat speed up and then heard a faVi ii'r 'help He had disappeared when they reached the scene. Said to have been a good swimmer, the young man operated a market in Bertie. To Speak In The Bear Grass School —»— Mr. H. V. Parker, principal of the Bear Grass School, has invit ed the Rev. Albert C. Winn of Po tomac Rural Parish, Viiginia, to conduct a week of Religious Em phasis for the high school Monday through Friday, March 23rd through March 29th. Mr. Winn is to speak each morning during sec ond period *nd students are free to attend Mr. Winn’s talks or their regular classes as they desire The topics of Mr. Winn’s high school talks will be: Monday, Who Was He, Anyway?, Tuesday, The Cost of Following Jesus; Wednesday, The Christian Sex Ideal; Thurs day, God and My Job; Friday; God Won’t Play Second Fiddle. Mr. Parker has indicated that the public is free to attend these services which will begin at 9:30 each morning. Draft Board Seeking Registrant's Address The Martin County Draft Board is spoking the address of David Lee Brown. While he is not yet de linquent, he is on the border line, and the board ean't locate him. Anyone knowing his address is asked to forward it to the draft board, Wiliiamston. Brown reg istered in May, 1951, and gave his address as RFD 2, Roberson ville, at that tirhe. If the board has to list him as a delinquent his case will be turned over to the FBI, it was explained. Thiny-2igirtMtti To Report Monday For Service Test No Final Induction Cull Is Pending; None Answer ed Sinre January Thirty-eight Martin County young men are being called to report Monday morning at 6:30 o'clock for pre-induction exami nations in Raleigh. They are to leave Williamston by special bus. The group includes seven white and thirty-one colored. Jt is estimated that at least twenty of the thirty-eight being called to report next Monday have made previous trips to ser vice induction centers for similar examinations. Seven of the thirty-eight are white men. No official report could be had, but several of the group are said to be married. While pre-induction calls are coming in regularly, including two in February, no final induction calls are pending in this county at the present time, meaning that there’ll be none this month. There was a final induction call received in February, but the call was can celled when it was pointed out that the manpower pool conf trolled by the draft board was just about depleted at that time. Steps are being taken to build up the pool, but comparatively little progress is being made. Out of thirty-seven men called for ex aminations February 26, only sev en were accepted. The names of those scheduled to report for the pre-induction tests next Monday, include: White: Royce Merritt Ward, William Earl Harris, Wesley Brinkley Roberson, James Louis Leggett, Daniel Ray Wynne, Ar chie Allen Lilley, Chester Emmett Mims. Colored: Thelma Whitfield, Jr., Geo. Henry Walton, Albert Gray Lilley, Golden Thomas Gorham, Robert Earl Wallace, Johnnie (Continued on Page Five) Williamston Boy Gels Scholarship Corronc Ertoche Bryant, senior in the Williamston High School, has been awarded the coveted Angier B. Duke’s scholarship which is valued at $3,000. He is the third student from the local school to receive the special award. Zaek Piephoff, formerly of Williamston, and Lilybet Muse of Williamston hold similar scholar ships at Duke University at the present time. There were 600 applicants for the scholarship and only nine were chosen in both the women’s and men’s division. Representing the northeastern region, Bryant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bryant of near Williamston. He has been active in various fields, holding prominent places in his class and leading in extra curricular activities. He was awarded a cup for being the most outstanding 4-H Club boy in the county in 1949. He won the de bating medal, was honorary Ki wanian during November, 1951, 4-H Club president, member of the Glee Club, winner of the $100 district first prize in home elec trification contest, Junior Class president, Senior Class treasurer, member school paper staff and student council. Final competition was held last week-end with sixty applicants in the last round. The award winners i are to enter Duke next fall. fiemocraiicFarty To Stand Pat On Its Farm Policy1 Charged 1 hat Republicans Ar»' Oul To Weaken Farm Program Washington.—Signs are that i the administration may stand pat 1 on the government's present farm program in the approaching presidential campaign. The indications point to a poli cy of sidetracking any contro versial revisions in the program to concentrate on the claim that a Republican victory in 1952 would endanger existing bene fits. Democratic farm advisers think this strategy worked well in 1944 and 1948, and that it can be used again,to keep the farmer’s vote. In 1949, the Truman administra tion went all out in favor of a ma jor revision in federal farm pro- i grams. It warmly advocated a farm plan advanced by Secretary of Agriculture Brannan and given his name. This plan would have made such greater use of federal subsidies to maintain agricultural prosperity. The Brannan Plan stirred up a lot of controversy. Critics con tended it would put farmers un der much greater government control and cost the government much more than current pro grams. The plan ran into stiff op position from some national farm organizations. Largely because of this, it failed to get congressional approval, even though Democrats controlled Congress. In the ,meantime, Republicans strove to make political capital of the plan. They contended it was part of a drive to socialize America—which administration leaders denied. While not abandoning the goals of his plan, Brannan last year conducted what he called a “grass roots” survey—described official ly as “the Family Farm Policy Review”—to get ideas on how federal programs might better promote the welfare of family operated farms. The survey, like the Brannan Plan, ran into bitter opposition, principally from those who had criticized the secretary's original proposals They said the survey was made to give the Democrats material for a 1952 farm issue that would take the place of the Brannan Plan. Some of these critics—princi pally leaders of the powerful American Farm Bureau Fedora (ion—charged also that the de partment was attempting to short Circuit the fanners’ own organi zations and Congress in develop ing government farm policies. The effect of Brannan’s efforts was to place the Truman admin istration and the Democrats in a position of favoring changes in programs which had been devel oped over a period of about 18 years. Many party leaders—in cluding House Agriculture com mittee and Sen. Anderson (D NM), former secretary of agri culture—did not like this. There are indications that Tru man leaders, in luding Brannan, are ready to abandon this position and fall baek to one of the de fending existing farm programs. Such a cue has been provided by recent speeches of Undersecre tary of Agriculture Clarence J. McCormick. He tolrl a meeting of department field officials at Chi cago last month that an “all-out attack on our farm programs is in the making.” “The same obstructionists who strengthened our economy during (Continued on Page Five) Barn and Conienis Burn Last Evening —j,— Fire of undetermined origin (Je st roy eel the stables anti feed barn on the A. T. Lilley farm in Wil liams Township early lust even ing. Said to have started in a second story of the combination stables and hay barn, the %e spread to a nearby corn crib, burning all the contents and a few farm imple ments. Mr. Lilley's car was threatened but neighbors moved it to safety. No estimate on the loss could be had immediately. CouTf Still Woffe'ing; On Criminal Docket! r~ ANNOUNCES E. G. Aiulerson, Koberson viHe business man, yesterday announced his candidacy to succeed himself as martin County’s representative in the North Carolina General As sembly. In making the an nouncement, Mr. Anderson said he would make a formal statement within the near future. Report Filed By The Grand Jury Completing thou- work last Monday, Martin County grand jurymen recessed subjeet to call until next June. Before quitting for the term, the jury filed the following report over the signa ture of Foreman C. D. Pittman: All bills of indictment presented were passed on by us. The report of the Justices of the Peace were checked and found filed with the Clerk of Court and all fines paid to the County Treas urer. We found the County Jail clean and in good condition. There win e ] two white male inmates, 1 white female and seven colored male inmates. We checked the County Home and found that a light was need ed in the smoke house and in the yard. Other repairs previously recommended have been com pleted. The T. B. Ward has three white men, four colored men and eight colored women. Inmates in the county home include four white women, four white men, 5 colored men and one colored woman. We have checked report sub mitted by Mr Narron of the Highway Patrol which shows that all school buses were cheeked Feb. 28, 1052, and put in good condition at that time. We examined the office of the Clerk of Court and found it to be m excellent condition with Guardians’ reports and accounts filed as required. P.-T. A. To Hear First Grade Band On Monday night, March 24, at 7;4;> the Williumstnn l’.-T. A will meet at the Grarnmai School. The first grade children of the Williamston school will present a varied program including com positions b.y well known compos ers. On the light side the rhythm band will play the now popular “Syncopated Clock” by Leroy An derson. The program also in cludes Paderewski's "Minuet in G” and Schubert’s "March Mili tairo," and other familiar num bers. -- Yonnn Actors Here (id ('.onftratulations The five children, Paran Wheel er, Don Skinner, Jr., Gone Cope land, Gail Margohs and Stewart Davis, III, who play the leading roles in Torn Sawyer and Huck leberry Finn tonight and tomor row night, received eongratula I tory telegrams this morning from I the following Hollywood Stars: ! Jack Benny, Red Skeleton, Marie Wilson, J. Carroll Nash and ssev j oral others. Hold Hearing In Case Against The ACL - Highway Courl \ol H\i»rcl*‘il t o l.ml Criminal Trials Brforc Sunn* linn* Tomorrow Starting nut Monday with forty casns on the docket, the Martin County Superior Court, holding the first of a two-week mixed term, early today had handled on ly twenty of those cases, making it appear that the criminal docket ! will not be cleared before late, tomorrow and then only if sojne of the actions are continued. Just, about all of the first day was devoted to the trial of one case and demonstrations in jujitsu tactics. Comparatively few cases were heard the second day, but the machinery was speeded up a bit yesterday with the possibility that the criminal docket can be whittled down to small size bv late tomorrow. However, work on the criminal docket was temporar ily interrupted today when the court was asked to rule on the town's petition for relief of a traf fic hazard at the highway under pass on West Main Street. Attorneys argued the issues in the underpass case for about an hour and fifteen minutes until 12:45 o’clock this afternoon. While no denial of the existing hazards was made, it was evident that each of the defendants is looking to the other to accept the cost of the sorely needed project. After suggesting that possibly the town, Coast Line and Highway Com mission could hold a conference, looking toward a solution of the problem, Judge Rrizzelle called for briefs, nad it isn’t likely that hr” announce his decision before the latter part of next week and possibly later. Nearly everyone of the cases to finally reach the jury got there only after a long, drawn-out trials. Every angle was exploited to the fullest, the defense even calling for demonstrations of certain al leged acts Yesterday afternoon when the defense attorney in tire assault cases against Henry Clay Jackson and li is wife, Esther Mackey Jackson, asked a witness how one of the defendants wield ed a pistol, Judge J Paul Enz zelle, presiding, warned against realism. The witness had explain 'd how the defendant had picked ■ up the spent weapon and ' tapped" her father, Roosevelt Mackey, on the head. When the court recessed at 5:00 o’clock yesterday afternoon, it had heard only two witnesses in the assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill case against Henry Clay Jackson, and the aid ing and abetting case against his wife, Esther Mackey Jackson The victim of the assault told how his daughter and her estranged hus band came to his house early >.*, the morning of December 22 with out a place to stay, adding that he (Continued on Page Eive) Mother Of Local Resident Passes Mrs. Martha Rountree Carver, mother of Mr. Robert A. Carver of Wiiuainston, died at 6:45 o'clock Wednesday morning at her home in Whiteson, near Hert ford Funeral services are being conducted this afternoon by the pasior ul the Bethany Methodist Church in Perquimans County. A daughtci of the late John A. and Htuinah Stallings Carver, she was horn in Perquimans County UJ years ago and spent till her life there, marrying in early life Dan-" ltd A. Carver who died some time ago. Surviving besides her son here are three daughters, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Baker of Belvidere, Mrs. Mary Gregory of Hobbsville and Mrs. Willie Lydia Trotman of Portsmouth; three sons, John Car ver of Jackson, James A, prtd Roy K. Carver of Belvidere; one .sis ter, Mrs. Aseneth Rountree of Whiteston. Ytuffinsm-WiSI— Give More Blood At Local Church \hont Twenty-Five \»ldi lioual Donors Needed To Make Quota Certain Mure than two hundred per sons from various parts of tha county have volunteered to do nate blood to the Rod Cross blood bank when the bloodmobilc stops here tomorrow (Friday) at the Methodist Church from 10:00 a. m. until 4:00 p. m. A few more volunteers are needed and it, is hoped that a suf ficient number of drop-ins will show up to help the chapter reach its quota. It was explained that a few ap pointments had been cancelled out of necessity, that the number of volunteers was fluctuating, that unless others came forward, ihe quota could not be reached. The names of those volunteer ing to dat‘\ include: Pete MendenhalJ, James M. Stalls, H. F. Griffin, Elbert S. Peel, Jr . Mrs Jessie D, Roger son, Archie A Mobley, Elizabeth M. Jackson, Simon Lilley, Jr., Roy II Bland, Exum L. Ward. Stanley K.. White, C. E. Man gum. Robert H. Cowen, Anoxles Peele, C. A. Askew, Wheeler M. Manning, Edgar J. Gurganus. ,J C. Coltrain, Ernest Wiggins, Norman Everett, R. Vernon Bunt ing, Robert Hollis, William M. Tetterton, Mrs, William White, R. E. Cowen, A. L. Jameson, W, D. Jones. W. E. Thornton, Mrs. Betty Courtney, Duksie Ward, Daniel Ryan, A. O. Everett, R. P. Kloeti, Sallie Biggs. Dennis Mizelle, J. Julian Jack son, Cecil Lilley, Cecil Brown, J. C. Griffin, 11 M. Ayers, Darrell Taylor, William 11. Brown, Mrs. Olivia Handy James F. Wollons, Jr., Roger A. Criteher, Jr., Samuel Rogcrson, Russell Griffin, Cpl Johnnie F. Beacham, A. B Ayers, Jr., K. O. Rogers, Van R. Taylor. Delmas Williams, J. D. Balclrea Dorothy L. Waters, Calvin L. Warren, Woodrow Holliday, Er nest Jones. Billy Biggs, Junice Bender, J. E. Bui luck, K P. Lindsley, Roger Roberts, Julia Biggs, Billie Cran ford, J. D. Page. Garland Hardison, Joe A. Vann, Joseph Manning, Jesse Biggs, El bert. S. Harris, Marvin Cherry. Daisy Manning, Rupert Ches son, Heber R. Taylor, Gilbert Long, Hubert Wobbleton, G. M. Anderson. Audrey D Ange, James 1). Vann, Garland Tice, Hewett D. Andrews, Mrs. Hewett D An drews, James L. Price. Elbert Tice, Fred E. Sherman, Mrs. Verna S. Smith, Mrs. Mar garet Baldree, H. P. Mobley, Paul Bailey. Robert Leary, Clyde Griffin, B. W Taylor, Frederick Griffin, W. L. Godard, Mis. Margaret Cher ry, R J. Hardison. J C White, Melvin Whitfield, Willie Wynne, F F. Carstarphcn, Glen Cannon. .1 il Baggett. Mi's. Wvoma A. Morris, Mis. Fred M. Griffin, 1, (Continued on Page Six) HKI) CROSS FUND v__ The lied Cross fund drive is doing all right, according to a report released by Co Chairman Pete Austin late yesterday. The special gifts now total $1,747.1)7 with $350 more expected. Individual workers in the business dis trict have added another 155.71. A first report from the residential areas lists a $50 contribution. Chairman Skinner has been out of town and a complete report to date could not be had, but Mrs. Irving Rober son, Williams Township chair man, advised Chairman Aus tin yesterday that her assis tants, Mrs. C. B. Roberson, Mrs. Henry Williams and Mrs. Grady Godard had just about completed the canvass and that the goal for the district would be reached and possi bly exceeded. Canvassers are cordially asked to cooperate in push ing the drive to completion as quickly as possible. s'
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