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* THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE ...n 1 Tsanaas— THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BX OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEBS VOLUME LY—IN UMBER 32 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 17, 1952 ESTABLISHED I89f For County Offices J “Last-Minute Rash * To Enter Contest Is Fairly Certain At Least Six Positions In County Open; Incumb ents Expected To File Ten candidates for various of fices in this county have paid their filing fees and officially entered P the May 31 primary, leaving at least six positions literally beg ging for candidates. While most if not all the incumbents are ex 1 pccted to enter the contest, few have even announced their inten tions. While at least two contests are shaping up, only one has been of ficially booked to date, according to a report coming this morning from Elections Board Chairman C. D. Carstarphcn who pointed out that the filing deadline is (i:00 o’clock p. m. on Saturday of this week. Messrs. G. Andersorp A. Corey and Elmer Modlin have an nounced their candidacies for county representative in the State Legislature, hut only one, Mr. Corey has officially filed, the board chairman said. As far as it could be learned here only two candidates have * filed for the state Senate in this district, and it appears that Hugh G. Horton of Williamston and Malcolm Paul of Washington will be without opposition in the race this year. C. C. Martin iof Jamesville, W. M. Harrison of Bear Grass, J. H. Edwards of Williamston, H. L. Roebuck of Cross Roads and Hen ry S. Johnson of Hamilton, in cumbents, and Jimmie C. .Gurkin of Griffins have f^|*rftj|P(fyhe five places on the boani of county * commissioners. Mr. Harrison and Mr. Gurkin are the only ones up until now, at least, to be in a con test. They arc seeking the com missionership for the Griffins Bcar Grass District. J. Sam Gctsinger filed last work to succeed himself as register of deeds, and Clarence Griffin filed this week to succeed himself as county solicitor. * Judge R. T. Johnson and Trea surer R. H. Smith are expected to file, but no one seems to know what Surveyor O. B. Roberson plans to do. Mr. George C. Griffin, now in his twentieth year as a member d the Martin County Board ot Education, formally announced Ihis week that he is not a candi date, that he is retiring at the end of his current term about a year from now. It has been ru 0' mored that Mr. LeRoy Harrison, well-known Bear Grass . citizen and bussinessman, was consider ing entering the primary to suc ceed Mr. Griffin, but up until noon today he had made no for mal announcement or officially Iiled his candidacy. J. D. Woolard of Williamston and Cecil Powell of Robersonville, their terms ex piring as members of the educa tion board, have made no an nouncement. It is fairly certain ^ Mr. Powell will be a candidate, * but there is some doubt about Mr. Woolard’s intentions. Williamston is fairly certain to * have a candidate for constable, I but nothing has been heard from I Jamesville and Hamilton, two | townships where candidates <>r s dinarily choose to go before the electorate rather than seek ap pointment by the county officials. «Crash Light And Land In Courts Crashing the stop lights on the main stret here has landed sever al motorists in the courts. Police are warning others that the traf fic light violations from now on will be aired in the courts. Charged with running through red lights this wek, Dallas G. Smith of Washington, Henry Travis Briley of Tarboro and Thurman E. Anderson of La Grange were each fined $5 and taxed with the costs in Justice Chas. R. Mobley’s court this week. HALF HOLIDAYS Beginning next week Wil liamston merchants and most ofices will observe Wednes day afternons as holidays through the summer months. The stores will close prompt ly at 12:30 o'clock. The half-holiday schedule has been in effect in other towns for some time and in others foi a week or two. Power Official In Address To Club Here This Week VEPCO Building #200,000 Siih-Stniion Hero For 110,000- Volt Line Addressing the regular meeting of the local Rotary Club in the Methodist church annex Tuesday noon, R. H. Goodmon, Virginia Electric and Power Company vice president, briefly reviewed the op erations of the company and briefly outlined its program for the immediate future. Serving 32,000 square miles oi territory and ranking 13th in the nation's list of power companies the Virginia Electric with its of fice for the Albemarle district lo cated here, is serving more thar half million customers in West Virginia, Virginia and North Car onlina, Mr. Goodmon said. The company consumes more than one million tons of coal pet m^nth, has an annual payroll ol about $17 million and its taxes add up to $14,800,000, a rate of payment of right at 46 o^ms pet second, the official said in citing a few pertinent facts about tjbe company. \ The official explained that his company is now advancing a $2 million expansion program in eastern North Carolina, including the construction of a 110,000-volt line from Roanoke Rapids to Wil liamston and or) to Farmville for an interconnection with the Car olina Power and Light Company. The line is recognized as one of the more important parts in a strong foundation for the promo tion of industrial development in this section of the State. A $200, 000 sub-station for the 110,000-volt line is being constructed near Williamston at the present time. The company now has or will have shortly a capacity of 1,076, 000 kilowatts, not including the power potential now being de veloped on the Roanoke near Roa noke Rapids. The official declared that his company has not opposed Buggs Island but it has opposed the government entering the market as a competitor and is against what he termed super-duper co ops. He explained that his com pany bought two sites A and B for dams on the Roanoke in 1929, (Continued on page eight) Home-Town Boys Neel In Korea Pvt. Tommie S. Roberson, of Everetts, was surprised to meet a very close friend and home town boy, Cpl. Georgp Edward Keel, thirty minutes after he arrived in Korea a few days ago. Corporal Keel has been on the front lines in Korea for some time. Both boys were raised in Everetts, went to school together and played ball on the same team Pvt. Roberson stated that they hugged each other like man and wife they were so happy to see each other. Pvt. Roberson and Corporal Keel would like very much for their friends at home to write them some time. Their addresses are as follows: Pvt. Tommie S. Roberson, US 53 052 242, Co. A. 74th Combat Engr., APO 301, c/o Post master, San Francisco, Calif. Cpl. George E.'Keei, 25 530 516 57, Co. "A” 74th Combat Engr., APG 301, c/o ^Postmaster, San Francisco, Califi FUiMBuDumev Granted Tuesday In Superior Court «AJi .SuLX)or..oX the. Artlout Are Based on Two-Year Separation Grounds After observing Easter Monday as a holiday, the Martin County Superior Court in the first day of a two-weeK special term Tues day granted fifteen divorces, car rying eight others over for one cause or another. No other cases were handled the first day. Judge Howard Godwin, coming from his home in Dunn to hold his first term of court in this county, was very exacting with hi schargc to the iury in the divorce cases. All the divorce actions were based on two-year separation grounds except one, the plaintiff charging and apparently proving adultery in that one. Most of the divorce cases were scheduled for trial at the March term, but were continued when Judge Frizzolle, presiding over the term at that time, was taken ill and cyuld not continue his work. During the meantime the bonds of matrimony, about to break, were strengthened when the couple reunited and decided to make another try of marital life. Had the case been tried on sched ule, a divorce, in all probability, would have been granted. No rush to the marriage li cense bureau developed immed iately, but several of those getting divorces this week are under stood to be considering another trip to the marriage altar. Based on grounds of two years of separation, divorces were granted to the following: George Smith from Eula Mae Smith, Mrs. Nolic Edmonds from John Edmonds, Joyce Johnson from William oJhnson, Charles Fowler from Effie Jane Fowler, Gary Bunting from Maragaret Bunting, Addie Williams from Samuel Williams, Oscar Whitley from Emma Whitley, Rachel La tham from Edward Latham, An drew Andrews from Hattie Little Andrews, Delia Stokes from Wil liam Henry Stokes, Rellie Bradley from Charlie Bradley, Mildred Joyner Chapman from LcRoy Jo seph Chapman, Jr., Rcba Mae Wilks Howard from William Thomas Howard, Mildred Wob bleton Woolard from Fenner L. (Continued on Page Eight) -$> Last In Concert Series Monday The third and last concert of the season, sponsored by the Martin County Community Concert As sociation, will be presented in the Williamston High School audi torium by John Sebastian, har monica artist next Monday eve ning. Mr. Sebastian is rated highly in music circles, and has done much in helping raise the harmonica from the “lowly mouth-organ” to an honored place in the ranks of symphonic instruments. His con cert here promises to be a most enjoyable one, with a varied pro gram planned to please an aud ience of all types of music lovers. This concert will climax the second season the Association has sponsored the popular programs and admission, as usual, will be by membership card only. The curtain time is 8:00 P. M., arid members arc urged to be in their seats early, as out-of-town guests will also be present. Fee System Adds To County Income The fe system plus fines in the 'courts added $6,143.70 to the in come in this county last month, according to a report filed with the county commissioners. Te recorder's court accounted for $4,931.05, including $3,035 in fines. Income from the March term of the superior court amounted to only $64.60 The clerk’s office added $307.30 in miscellaneous fees. The register of deeds office re ported $652.60 income, mainly from issuing various licenses, cer tificates and filing deeds and oth er legal instruments. The sheriff’s office accounted for $188.15. ■Meymsts foaULuipre^jAvtcut^ Board of Education Hears Meeting in special session here yesterday morning, the Martin County, Eh>» rd . >iEducation hrard requests from several school groups for improvements to va rious plants, including those in Williamston, Oak City and Eve retts. Oothers were said to have planned to go before the board, but they did not report. The requests were politely heard, but no action was taken and no promises were made. Williamston’s committee asked that housing be provided for the school’s manual arts department. The Oak City delegation, in cluding Messrs. Mallory, House, Worsley, Edmondson and Early, asked for the consolidation of the Hassell school with theirs. The committee went on to ask that the gymnasium, dressing rooms, top of vocational building, rooms and halls in elementary building and toilets in the high school building be painted. Other re quests were made for the install ation of a bell system, 70 new desks, new water tank, new doors for the gym, science laboratory shelves, adequate lighting, new boiler for elementary building, more playground and improve ments. A three-man delegation from the Everetts Colored School asked that the ' building there'be com pleted to provide an auditorium, lunchroom, indoor toilets and an adequate water supply. They ask ed thpt a telephone be provided. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in getting water at the new school site there. Messrs. J. D. Woolard, Geo. C Griffin, Howard Gaylord and Ce cil Powell were present for the meeting. Member Ernest Edmond son continues in an Asheville hos pital for treatment. A long-range program for the Negro schools was discussed, but no official action was taken. THE RECORD I SPEAKS . . . Although treated lightly in too many instances, traffic ac cidents on Martin County highways and streets are a matter of grave concern. So far, motorists have been able to stay out of the death column, but several flirted with death last week. The following tabulations 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. 14th Week Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge 1952 8 5 0 $ 1,500 1951 6 5 1 2,025 Comparisons To Date 1052 03 39 0 $26,920 1951 77 28 1 19,730 High Point Glee Clnb Sings Here Some two hundred music lovers of Williamston gathered in First Methodist Church Tuesday slight to hear the High Point College Choir in the first of two appear ances in the city. The program, composed entirely of sacred num bers. was a well balanced one, in cluding familiar hymns as well as old and familiar anthems and some which were new to the Wil liamston public. Two numbers Irom Bach’s "For Unto Us A Child Is Born” echoed the joy with which Williamston’s churches have resounded during the Easter season. The hynSns in cluded “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord”, “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” and "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones". Of special in terest was the selection which closed the concert, "Ode to Amer ica” by Cain, suggesting the spiri tual basis of America's greatness. After a night as guests of Wil liainston homes, group made its second appearance at eight-thirty Wednesday morning in the Williamston High School auditorium. There they delighted the students a program made up of sacred numbers, followed by several secular songs. Not only did the group endear themselves to those fortunate enough to hear them by the excel lence of their performances as a choir, but they were also eloquent in their praise of the reception which they received here. The things thiy said would make good copy for any Chamber of Com merce. The choir of thirty-five voices was under the direction of Mr. William W. Collins. Accompanists | were Mr. John Rapcr at the piano and Miss Ernestine Fields at the ! Organ. •- .—. Gubernatorial Candidate To Visit Area Tuesday Judge Hubert Olive, candidate for governor, will center his cam paign activities for this immed iate area here the early part of next week, it was announced yes terday. He'll speak to the local RotBi y Club at noon Tuesday, and make as many personal contacts as possible in various paits of the county. Eniorcemenl Unit Had Busy Time In County In March Twenty Person Arrested; Nine Distilleries Destroyed Members of the Martin iCounty Alcoholic Beverages Control en forcement unit had a busy time in the county during the month of March. And they are continuing their activities this month, accord ing to a report released this week by Chief Enforcement Officer J. H. Roebuck. Reviewing the March activities Officer Roebuck said that twenty persons were arrested and for mally charged with violating the liquor laws. Ten of the ^wenty have been tried and convicted and lone was found not guilty. Nine arc to be tried at a later date. Most of those arrested were charg ed with retailing either illicit or legal liquor and were located for the most part in Williamston and Roberson ville. The ten persons tried and con victed, were sentenced to serve a total of 102 months on the roaejs, but most of the sentences were suspended for from two to five years upon the payment of court costs. The fines imposed amount ed to $1,500, flic figure setting a new high record for activity dur ing any one month Mnee the ABC system was established in July, i 1935 The enforcement unit wrecked nine illicit liquor distilleries, Of ficer Roebuck explaining that on ly two of them were made of cop per. “The porcators are working on a mighty cheap scale, and their product is definitely of inferior quality,” the officer said. The officers, including Assistnat Cecil Bullock, poured out 3,400 gallons of sloppy mash. Twenty-one gallons of illicit liquor were poured out, and six ' V;S;i£. legal or tax-pajrl liquors were confiscated and 'urn cd over to the ARC stores for sale to legitimate customers. This week, the officers raided two plants, destroying an old oil drum still in the Hassell area of Hamilton Township and pouring out four barrels of mash. Working before day Tuesday morning, the ABC officers, assisted by Deputy Roy Peel, wrecked a 100-gallon copper kettle and poured out 200 gallons of mash in the lower part of Cross Roads Township. The copper boiler was one of few tak en lately in raids in this county. Car Thieves Get Terms In Prison Charlie King, George Small, Joe Swink and Frank Moore, youthful white men who escaped from a Gates County road camp last February and stole two automo biles, were sentenced to long terms in prison in Hertford Coun ty Superior Court this week. Each man was given from five to sev en years. The four men were arrested by members of the Highway Patrol I in Hamilton last February 6 after ! they w recked the stolen car near j Spring Green. 1 JZupsusif&xt Tb, I Recess Until Next | Tuesday Morning . \ jrry Few <'ases ire Fle:;rc<! From The Calendar This Week Starting late after observing Easter Monday as a holiday, the Mai tin County Superior Court, opening a two-week session Tues day morning, hurried along to take a recess yesterday afternoon, accomplishing very little Tluring the short time it was in session. Sixteen of the 23 divorce eases on the calendar, were tried, and five other cases were cleared from the docket, the jury handling only two of them. The first week of the term came to a close unexpectedly when three large damage suits against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company were continued for trial at the next November term Counsel agreed that the trials, scheduled for today, would probably take more than two lays, and since Judge Howard Godwin was to be here only this week he could hardly complete the cases. After accomplishing little this week, the court is all set for an other left-handed vacation next week. Members of the bar ex plained to the court yesterday that several of them would be busy with previous engagements m the Federal Court at Washington and asked that no cases be called here next Monday The calendar for that day, was continued until Tuesday, and judge, jury and wit nesses are being advised not to report until Tuesday. Judge J. Paul Fri/.zelle is sched uled to preside next week. The case of Ohmlac Paint and Refining Company against W. T. Hurst was settled by agreement. The Employers Mutual Liabil ity Insurance Company was given a judgment in the sum of $773 17 in its case against Elmo Sawyer, plus interest from April 3, 1951 The defendant claimed a credit which was not allowed by the jury. In the ease of William Brooks, trading as Gray’s Jewelers, against A. B. Hopkins, the plain tiff w'as awarded a judgment in the sum of $245.00, plus interest. The court partitioned the lands lying in the town of Roberson vilie and belonging to the estate of Will Modica, as follows: Lot No. 1 to Margaret Modica Jones, Lot No. 2 to Jimmie Modica, Lot No. 3 to Lula Modica Jones, Lot No 4 to Essie Mae Modica, Lot No. 5 to Harvey L. Modica, Lot No li to Lee,ora Modica Leathers, Lot No 7 toWill Modica, and Lot No. 11 to Bettie Modica Grimes The aged ease of Dr. John A1 len Davis and others against ]’. L. Salsbury was settled in favoi of the defendant. Back in 1931, W. R. and Elizabeth Salsbury signed a deed of trust note in fav or of A. R. Dunning to secure legal fees owed the attorney, late of this county. The plaintiff main tained that the estate of Mrs Salsbury was not responsible for the debt, but th*' findings favored. irtT^ffffl’ffifSnwiio was declared the owner of the certain note and deed of trust. Given in the amount (Continued on Page Eight) — Amvels In Second Meeting Tuesday Senator Hugh G. Horton, ad 'dressing a meeting of the newly organized Martin County post of Amvets in the courthouse Tues day evening, explained that he would support a bill, providing for a state-wide referendum on a State veterans bonus, “I'll be glad to support a measure, giving the people a right to vote on the bonus question,” the senator was quoted as saying, but there was no pledge to support the actual bonus. The bonus plan, advanced at an organizational meeting Wednes day evening of last week, would pay a maximum of $500 for do mestic service and $750 foreign service to veterans of World Wars 1 and II and the Korean conflict. The next meeting of the post will be held in the courthouse next Tuesday night at 8:00 o'clock, it was announced by the comman der, Bernard Harrison. **xjLP * 111 Jamesville Action MILL MISSING J Nothin); has been heard from Arthur Glasgow, Nash County farmer, following his disappearance at Ray’s Camp on Gardner's Creek between here and Jamesville nearly two weeks ago. Believed to have been drowned about a mile from the creek bridge on Highway <>4, Glasgow was last seen about midnight, May 4. A watch has been main tained continually, but no trace of hm or his body has been found. Sheriff M. W. Holloman said today. I Annual Red Cross Drive JksI Short 01 $4,200JO Quota • ' All Itrporls Sulmiillrtl Kx ropt TIiitc School Communities The annual Red Cross fund drive is just $341.(il short of its quota, and when three school dis tricts yet in their reports, it is be lieved the drive will have gone over the top. The late reports, due from the Williamston, Smithwick and Jamesville colored school districts, are expected momen tarily, Chairmen Iverson Skinner and Pete Austin announced yes terday. Reviewing the drive to date, I Chairman Austin said $2,072.til) had been received in the form of special gifts from Williamston busines firms, including $30 from members of the legal profession. Clerks and other employees in the business sections and the res idential areas of the town con tributed $814.24. The colored schools have reported so far a total of $253.35. The townships, other than Williamston, report I ed the following amounts: James jville, a$301. Williams, $100: Grif I fins, $225: and Hear Grass, $192.37. j Jamesville and Williams exceeded j their quotas along with Williams ton. Special gilts not previously re ported, include the following: General Electric Co., $25; Marvi! Package Co., $25; Brown's Com munity Hospital, $30, A. C. 1,. Railroad Co,, 59; Guy Thomas’ Barbershop, $5, Williamston Hard ware Co., $10; Bine Star Cleaners, $5; Bus Station, $5; Bulluok’s, $10; Firestone Store, $5; Zemon’s, $5; Leggett’s, $5; McLawhorn Furni ture Co., $5; Planters Nut and Chocolate Co., $5; Clark’s Phar macy, $10, Woolard Hardware, $5; Virginia Electric, $35; Carolina Telephone, $75; Martin County Building an dLoan, $20; Radio Station W1AM, $10; Colonial Stores, $15; Roses', $13.09; Skin ner and King Tobacco Companies, Texas Co., $50 Contributions in the colored schools, running well above spee tations, and not previously report ed, follow: Riggs School II. I) Rogers, canvasser: Cortez. Hassell, $1; Wright (Continued on i’ugc Five) Harold W. Clark Dies In Florida Harold W Clark, husband of the former Miss Hilda Crawford of Williamslon, died suddenly of a heart attack at hi; home in Jack sonville, Florida, Tuesday morn ing. Mi . Clark was born and reared in Belhaven, moving to Florida about thirty-ft tir years ago. He was a son of James B. Clark of Pantego and tin; late Mrs. Kathe rine Wade Clark. Surviving besides his widow is a daughter, Frances Katherine Clark, of Jacksonville. Funeral services are being con ducted in Belhaven this afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, and interment will be in tiie family cemetery at the old home near Belhaven. -4—.. "9 * Hoi Election Case Up For Additional Airing In Courts I Old Officials Say They Are Rcaiiy To Oivcsl Thdm selves Of Offices-If i The hot Jamesville election case j is scheduled for another airing in the courts on Saturday of this week at 10:00 o’clock a. m., when defendants, L. W. Hardison, L. H. Hardison and James Long are to offer a lengthy answer to a cita tion for contempt, an action brought by A. Corey and others. The hearing is to be held in Snow Hill before Judge J. Paul Fri/zelle. It had been planned to hold the hearing here this or next week, but Albion Dunn, de | tense attorney, could not be pres ent., and the. action goes before (Judge Kn/./.elle in chambers over at Snow Mill. I Far down in the answer, the de fendants or respondents maintain all that they have done was done in good faith, that they ' are will ing and anxious to divest them selves of their respective offices : if any legal method can be devis icd bv which they can relinquish and vacate the same . . . The answer reads as follows: it is admitted that the General Assembly of North Carolina, on the 8th day of March, 1951, enact ed Chapter 232 of the Laws of 1951, and said chapter is hereby referred to anti made a part of | this answer and to the same effect •as if said Act of the General As jsembly was fully coppied herein. I It is admitted that these answer - ling defendants, the respondents I herein, were elected Mayor and j Commissioners of the Town of Jamesville in the 1949 election; I the remainder of said section is I untrue and is therefore denied. And further answering said sec tion these respondents allege and say that the aforesaid chapter 232 of the Acts of 1951 was not called to their attention until af ter the time for holding the pri mary therein provided for had elapsed; that, as will appear from the aforesaid Chapter 232, it is provided that primaries for tho nomination of Mayor and five commissioners shall be held on the 4th Monday preceding the gener al election and, in any event, if said Act had been called to the attention of these respondents there would not have been sufil cient time to advertise said pri mary in the manner provided by law and hold the same on the 4th Monday preceding the general election of 1951, which election, under and by virtue of Section 30 of Chapter 100 G. S., would have been on Tuesday after the 1st Monday in May, which was May 8, 1951. (Continued on Page Six) Hold Funeral For Mrs. Mary Hodges Funeral services were held at the home in the Old Ford Com munity of Beaufort County yester day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock fop Mrs. Mary Matilda Hodges, 90, who died there Monday night fol lowing a long illness. The Rev. Wilbur Hen nett conducted fiho service, assisted by the Rev. W. H Harrington, Baptist minister of this county. Interment w'as in tha family cemetery near the home. Mrs. Hodges was born at Old Ford and spent her entire life time in the community. She was married to Joseph John Hodges, who preceded her in death in 1932, She was a member of the Old Ford Christian Church and \va$ active as long as health permitted. She is survived by almost 100 de scendants. They include four sons, Marion Hodges of Washington, Route 1, Harry Hodges of Wash ington, Route 3, and Jimmy Hodges of Chocowinity; four dau ghters, Mrs. Elizabeth Woolard of Route 1, Williafliston, Mrs. Bur rut Ward of Route 2. WUhamston, Mrs f.aura Woolard of Routar jL,i Washington, Mrs. John A. Ward *’ of Route 1, WilUamstun; 43 grand*,,:, children; and 47 great-granduhikbt
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