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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME LV—NUMBER 34 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 24, 1952 ESTABLISHED 189f Martin Superior ■ Court Came Near j Being No Court Swond Wf»k of the Special Term Lasted About Ninety Minutes' mier rutting and missing re peatedly since its opening the early part of last wc-v, the Mar tin County Superior Court gave up and simply quit shortly before noon Tuesday. Observing Easter Monday as a holiday, the court opened the first sessions of its two-week term on Tuesday of last week, and sus pended activities the following day. A few cases, mostly divorce actions, were cleared from the calendar during the two-day per iod. Monday of this week, just about every member of the county bar association had business in the federal court at Washington, and no session was scheduled that day. Plans were made for big business, beginning Tuesday, but ninety minutes later all pretense of clear ing the calendar was abandoned. Several attorneys explained they were to be in federal court again in Washington, and the tribunal ordered an adjournment after en tering a few judgments in the re cords. One or two civil actions were set peremptorily for trial at the June term. There are numerous drunken driving cases on the docket on appeal, and by the 'ime they are heard it is likely 'here'll be little time left for the trial of civic cases. Twenty-seven jurors reported for duty Tuesday morning along with Judge J. Paul Frizzelle of Snow Hill. They drew their breath and pav, exchanged greet ings and passed the time of day before taking leave of absence. A few isues were placed before the jurymen who merely raised their hands, placing judgments in order for the minute docket. In the case of Martin Supply Company against Richard Bowen, the plaintiff was given a judgment in the sum of $370.53. (Continued on page eight) Pre-School Clinic Here Next Week A pie-school clinic will be held nt the Williamston grammar school Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 and 30th. “If you have a child that will be six years old on or before Oc-| .t.olx'i 1 1852. please, bring him.or her to the Williamston grammar school Tuesday, April 29, or Wed nesday, April 30th, between 9:30 and 11 a. m. Children whose last names starts with any letter be tween A and L, inclusive will please report Tuesday, an dthose between M and Z inclusive, on Wednesday,” Principal B. G. Ste wart, announced this morning. Mr. Stewart pointed out that it is very important that one parent accompany each child. He also emphasized jjjjgrtance of each child that lias had whooping i cough or diptheria shots to pie-1 sent certificates that were given them at the time of vaccination. "We would like for every child who is entering school for the first time to attend the clinic whether he needs vaccination or not,” the principal said. GOOD FISHING Good fishing has been re ported this week in the Roa noke, large catches having been taken at Jamesville. The seine this week was netting r more fish than could be hand led, and operations were lim ited to only a few hauls. U was necessary to “cut” the seine four times on one haul. Herring, caught Tuesday, were said to be the prettiest even taken from the river. Tliey were unusually large. Rock catches are picking up and a few shad are being tak en. Ellsworth Holliday stole the spotlight early in - the week when he dipped up with a bow ifet a rock weigh in 48 pounds. The fish was the largest taken from the stream there in several years. Wins Top Honors At Fat Stock Show John E. Griffin, Robersonville 4-H Club member and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Grif fin of Robersonville, took top honors in the swine department with his Duroc pig at the recent Martin County Fat Stock Show. The lad sold his grand champion to the Dixie Motor Company for $25.75 per hundred pounds.—(Royal Studios, photograph). Body Of Drowned Nan Recovered In Creek Wednesday Arthur GIii^iih, 31, Miss-' inp Sinrr Niphl Of April lilt -<§> Tilt- body of Arthur Glasgow, 32-year-old Nash County farmer who »had been missing since the night of April 4 ,was found in Gardner’s Creek between here apd Jamesyille about 8:00 o’clock yesterday morning. The recovery marked the end of a long search, conducted continually by mem bers of his family, neighbors, other friends and officers in this county. Some member of the family of close friends, including Mrs. Glasgow at times, maintain ed a watch day after day along the creek. W. M. Whittington, keeper of Ray's Camp at the creek where Highway 64 crosses the stream, patroled the waters shortly before 8:00 o’clock yesterday morning but saw no sign of the body. A few minutes later a fishing party i sighted it, Mr. Whittington stat ing that the body had surfaced hardly more than ten or fifteen minutes before it was i 'ji)iV*aX>duV'l j 75 yards above the spot where the empty boat had drifted into bush es overhanging the creek bank. Following an examination of the body which was said to have been in an advanced state of de composition, Coroner William W. Biggs said there were no signs of | foul play, and ruled the drowning I was accidental. 1 r~S ( A A I A I Glasgow came to this county with John Braswell, John Win- | stead and Willis Glover, all of < j Nash County, early in the aftc. I noon of April 4. The party fished [most of the afternoon, returning to the camp about <1:00 o’clock that evening. After supper, two of the party returned to the creek and Glasgow and Glover went to the car to sleep. Shortly before midnight, Glasgow got up, took j a boat and went away alone to I fish. About 3:00 o’clock Saturday ' morning, Braswell and Winstead, returning from their fishing trip,1 found the empty boat about a \ mile down thje creek from the bridge. Officers and others drag ged the cieek for days, but their operations were centered near the spot where the’ boat was found and barely touehed the area where the body surfaced j The body was turned over to a j Rocky Mount undertaker for bur ial. (Continued on Page Eight) County-ft ide Colored l*.-T. A. Meeting Sunday The County-wide Colored Pa rent-Teacher Association will hold a special meeting in the Eve retts school building on the Spring Green Road Sunday afternoon at | 3:00 o'clock. All members arc urg i ed to attend and the public is in | vited. Continue Raids On Illicit Liquor Traffic In County >weeks earlier in the year, under-j I week earlier in the year, under cover agents ferreted out quite; a number of illicit liquor dealers,! but reports declare that the sur-1 face of the nefarious business has hardly been scratched. It is al leged that til** traffic is reaching serious proportions in some com munities, and that law enforce ment agencies have been unable to do much about it. Working on complaints, Sher iff M. W. Holloman and Deputies Dennis Roberson of Robcrsonvillc and Raymond Rawls dealt a blow to the business in Parmele last Saturday morning. Raiding the i home of Booker T. Staton, the of- i r \ CARBINE INVENTOR The life story of David M ^,'illiamsv of Godwin, N and inventor oi the (Carbine rifle, will be portrayed on the screen at the Viccar here next week. Music Department To Hold Festival The Public School Music De partment of the Williamston [schools will present "A Spring Festival” on May 6 and May 9, in the observance of National Music Week, May 4-10. The theme of National music Week this year is "Make Your Life More Musical". On Tuesday night, May G, in the Williamston High School aud itorium, at 8:00 o'clock, grades 1-5 will present a program of songs. A chorus made up of ehild I ren from each grade will present a group of songs. On Friday night, May 9. in the High School auditorium, at 8:00 o’clock, the Elementary Glee Club, the Junior High Glee Club and the High School Glee Club will present a program of songs. A wide variety of songs will be given in both programs, with over 350 children participating. The public is cordially invited to attend. Beers confiscated two and one half gallons of illicit liquor and found two 5-gallon demijohns that had just recently been emp tied. Staton and his wife, Susie, were booked for trial in the coun ty court next Monday. Bonds were required in the sum of $100 each. While those three offieers were working in the Staton home, three others, ABC Offieers Joe 11. Roe buck and Cecil Bullock and Dep uty Roy Peel raided the home of Verna Little. Playing the game safe, the little woman kept her liquor in a bucket and the bucket in the sink. When the officers en tered she tilted the bucket over and hardly enough liquor was re covered for use as evidence. Red Cross Drive Completed Today In Local Chapter ^oiilrihiilion« Exccnl The Original $4,100 Quota Hv M«rt* Than $126 The annual Red Cross fund drive was announced complete to day in the Martin County Chap ter, Chairman W. Iverson Skin ner explaining that the contribu tions exceeded the original $4,100 quota by $120.43. The record showing that the task was well done, Mr. Skinner declared that cooperation on the part of all, including the orga nizers. canvassers and contribu mafic possible the success ful drive, that- he was greatly indebted to all who had a part in it. A report just released by Smithwick's School District, add ed $25 to the total. The drive there was handled by Annie Has sell, assisted by Hen Reddick, the former contributing $1.30 and the latter $1.50, in addition to their services. Other contributions there include: Plum Williams, $1; Mrs. Vor nctia Daniels, $1; Mrs. Reva Red dick, $1; Mrs. Lester Wrisby, $1; Anoxlcs Peele, $1; Mrs. Margaret Peele, $1; Mrs. James Peele, $1; Mrs. Lester Peele, 50c; Miss A Coupe ', $1; James Godard, $1; Joe Daniels, $1; Milton Godard, iOe: | A. K. Riddick and ethers, $5; Cleveland Manning and pthers, $5. Other contributions, not pre t Continued on Page Five) Injimt Badly Burned ' At Home Here Tuesday Andrew Wiggins, nine'months old, was badly burned at his home here late Tuesday afternoon when he stuck his right hand into a pot of boiling potlicker. Carried to a local hospital an hour later, the little tot shrieked and wailed equal to a 10-year-old. \ jBi&Dockel In The Recorder's Court Monday, April 28 Sf\lv-«Mf{lil (ia»«*s Alrrady Been Scliwliilcd For Trial That Day A lung session is in prospect for the Martin County Recorder’s Court next Monday, with toe pos sibility that the tribunal will burn a little bit of night oil. Idle since April 7 or during two weeks the superior court was supposed to have been in session, the county court has approximate ly eighty cases on its docket. Sev eral others are almost certain to find their way onto the docket be fore the court opens next Monday morning or 9:30 o'clock. A second round in the round-up of alleged liquor law violators is scheduled for next Monday. Spec ial agents of the North Carolina State ABC Enforcement Division are to return to complete evi dence against ten defendants pick ed up in a series of undercover raids earlier in the year. During the meantime the county officers are going into court with a few defendants of their own, includ one or two rated as professional retailers. The case in whigji three are charged with or aiding and abet ting the showing of obscene pic tures is scheduled for trial next Monday. The ease is likely to de velop a stubborn defense with members of the Martin County Ministerial Association counter ing with a strong offense. The films arc still impounded. Speeding cases are predominate in the list of actions scheduled for trial, followed closely by al leged liquor law violations. There are eighteen speeding cases and an even dozen cases involving li quor law violations. There are those who still gam ble on driving without operator's licenses. Eight are booked on that charge. Drunken driving and careless and reckless driving are tied with seven eases pending in each category. There are five cases involving indecent exposure of the body and the use of indecent language. Charges are also pending against two drunks, two persons I for violating the motor vehicle laws, and one each for violating the health laws, and for larceny and bastardy. Sixty-eight cases have been placed on the docket already for trial, and six or eight others have ben continued already for trial in May. While the docket for next Mon j day is much smaller than the 109 ease docket call' d the last day >f March, it is listed among the largest ever to face the court. A fairly sizable crowd is expected. Even if all the defendants and witnesses appear, the court room will be just about filled. Old Model Auto Buried in County lieved to have been made back in 1025 or 1!)2(>, was found buried about 100 yards off Highway (54 between Robersonvilie and Par mclc a few days ago by county officers. Some one had dug a hole to fit the car in and covered it up. It had been stripped down and wind was left of the machine had rust ed badly, the officers said. The officers could not reason why someone would dig a hole and bury a car. There could be a mystery surrounding the act, the officers said. I\-T. A. mkktim; A regular meeting of the local Parent-Teacher Associa tion will be held in the high school auditorium nest Mon day evening April 28, at 7:45 o'clock. Following an impor tant business session, Direc tor Jack Butler’s elementary band will appear in a special program. There are fifty pro mising young musicians in the group and they are pre paring to entertain a large congregation. Officers for the ooming year will also be elected at this meeting. Woods Fin s Cause! Big Loss In County j Several Thousand Acres Are Burned In Past Few Days -$ Inofficial Estimate* Place Damage Loss at More Than $60,1)0(1. Forest fires, including two be- | lieved to have been of incendiary origin, have burned over approx imately 2,000 acres of woodlands m this county during the past few days, unofficial* estimates placing the damage at the conservative figure of $00,000 Following a fire Tuesday after noon, officials of the Forestry Ser vice ruled out the issuance of all permits for burning hedgerows and new ground stumps and pil ings until the dry season is reliev ed. The first in the series of fires was reported last week near Bear Grass when a shuck fire went out of control and spread to about 300 acres of timberlands. Last Friday, a fire in new ground went out of control and burned over a fairly large area on the south side of the Prison Camp Road, not far from Wil liamston. The big fire, rated the largest in this county in a number of years, burned over more than 1,000 acres of land in Williamston and Cross Roads Townships. Tues day afternon and night and most of yesterday. A tenant house, val ued at $2,500 and possibly more, was destroyed when the fire spread In the Willie Bowen farm not far from Williamston Tues day afternoon. Farm buildings and homes throughtoul the territory were threatened, but farmers, neighbors and members of the Forestry Service "back-fired" to turn till' big fire back and save the buildings. Fire-fighting equip ment from Robersonvillc and Wil liamston stood by several hours during the night when the fire reached a peak and threatened just about everything in its path Buildings on the Chas. Ray Leg gett farm about one mile East if Everetts were in direct line of the fire, but the woods near the struc tures were burned ahead of the big fire to lessen the danger Starting about noon along the Prison Camp Road, the fire spread rapidly over the area. The Forcs tContinued on Page Two) Patrol Recovers Stolen Vehicles Two motor vehicles, alleged to l«ive been stolen in other areas, were recovered by members of the State Highway Patrol in this county Tuesday. Pvt. William C. Harrell, Frank lin Count',- young man who serving time for being absent without leave from the armed forces, was arrested by Patrolman R. P. Natron on Washington Street here early Tuesday after noon for the alleged theft of a 194!) Kurd off the Fort Bragg re servation early that morning, liar rell drove away from a filling stn lion in the Tarboio area with out paying for gasoline and the patrol was put on his trail. Pa trolman Narron met him on West Main Street and, turning around, chased him back to Sycamore and on to Washington Street where lie stopped him near the colored high school. Explaining he was cn route to visit his girl in Elizabeth Cd.y, Harrell admitted the theft and is being turned over to Fort Bragg and Cumberland County authorities. CJrady Keith Lamb, 1111, was nr rested id his home on HFI) 2, Rob ersonville, l«fte Tuesday afternoon and charged with the theft of a 10-wheel Chevrolet truck from J. R. Rogerson in Bethel sometime during the previous night. Ar rested by Cpl. M. C. Byrum, Lamb showed him where he had parked the truck ori a road about three miles from his homt and about one half mile off Highhway 5)03. Lamb was turned over to Pitt County authorities. r M V\ J Clarence Gril'fin, Williams ton attorney, has been named to manage William B. Cm stead’s gubernatorial cam paign in this county, it was announced by the candidate’s headquarters in Raleigh this week. Progressive Note Sounded by Olive In Talk To Club (laiululate Supporting The .Toiiliiiiialion of tin* “(io Forwanl IVoprain” Briefly reviewing the prufin'S sive march made by North Car olina since 1000 and more partie , ularJv in recent years, Judge Jlu her* Olive, candidate for gover nor, pledged His support in the continuation of that march when lie addressed the local Rotary Club and special guests Tuesday noon. Climaxing extensive campaign ing in tins immediate area, Mr Olive’s address to the club ex plained his position on matters of importance, and clearly marked him as a progressive. Declaring that State govern ment exists only to serve the peo ple individually and collectively, the speaker explained that life was very simple in our State fif t.v yours ago, that there were few tools, no research and no special sci vices. Much lies been riccom plishcd since the turn of the cen tury, the speaker ; 1111 adding that when- 7IJII pounds "1 lo'haTcn were produced on an acre 25 years ago, 1,548 pounds are being produced now. "This gain is traceable to study and research and the services of the various governmental agencies,” he said. ''Although there has been much progress, we can’t stand still. Wo must diversify our farming, add livestock, provide more storage facilities and improve our market ing," Mr. Olive said. Keferring to the highway sys loin, the candidate said the first goal was to Imk county scat with county scat Then the program called for farm to-rnarkot roads, "But the job is not complete," he added, explaining that the high ways must be provided to meet the needs, and that the primary system must be given attention “While I do not favor turnpikes or toll roads, we might have to resort to that method. They have proved successful in other states, and they are worth considering and should be investigated. If such a system will better our State, then we should go ahead with them," he explained, adding that he preferred roads without toll 'More Ilian 117 percent of oiir rural ) it nut'.-. have eh. lijcity. The other aprnximatcly 1.’) percent need ami want electricity, and they .should havi it." Turning to the telephone re eord in this State, the candidate said we rank 47th in the list of states, that only Mississippi is be low us. "It is a record we should be ashamed of, and if the compan ies do not better it then the State should do something about it." Mr. Olive, pointing out that much has been done to provide better care of our mentally ill, de (Continued on Page Three) Holding Funeral A! F air vie w For Nalive oi County Joe Henry Hopkins Died Sudden!} :il Sow Bern Tuesday Ku nin^ Funeral services are being con ducted in the Fairview Church ov in Williams Township this after noon at 3:00 o'clock for Joseph Henry Hopkins, native of this county, who died suddenly in New Bcjn about 10:30 o’clock Tuesday night. The pastor, the Rev. P. E. Carton, is conducting the rites, and interment will fol low in Woodlawn Cemtcry here. Hopkins told his wife early Tuesday evening that he was going to get a loaf of bread, but telephoned her at 9:00 o'clock that he was having car trouble and would be home later. When he did not return about 1:00 o’clock yesterday morning, Mrs llopkins notified police who found the lifeless body in his car parked on the Country Club Road. When the body was found, there was a hose from the exhaust pipe into the front seat of the car and all windows were tightly shut, Coroner Frank Ballard of Craven County, said. One report said the motor of the car was still run ning when the body was found at 7:00 o'clock yesterday morning. Coroner Ballard was of the opin ion that Hopkins died about 10:30 o'clock Tuesday night. Injured while in the Navy back in the late thirties Mr. Hopkins had exeperienced ill health for some time, and it is believed that despondency over his condition prompted the tragic act. The son of the late J. Will Hop kins and wife, Jimmie Griffin Hopkins, he was born in Williams Township 42 years ago. After spending his early life on the farm, he volunteered for service in the Navy. Following lus dis charge lie continued to farm for a while, later driving a passenger line bus for a short time before entering civil service and accept ing a job at the Cherry Point Ma rine Base and locating in New Bern. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Verna Gray Hardi son; a daughter Jo Etta Hopkins; a son, Dale Willis Hopkins, nil of (Continued on pane eight) Glee Club Taking Part In Contests I The Wililctinstun High School 'ttStee'Cftrt?' mpmbft! Wl here trrduy fur Greensboro, whore they will enter the North Carolina State Contest Festival. They will participate in a chorus made up of 50 students, two choruses of 500 each will be under the direction of Kenneth Jewell of Detroit, and Dr. Lara Hoggard of Fred War mg's Pennsylvanians. The contest and festival is be ing held on the campus of the Woman's College of the Universi ty of North Carolina. i he 'veTui.-K ait: return Snlitt* day. Those attending the festival are as follows: Janice Manning, Pat Taylor, Barbara Gurganus, Susie Griffin, Edna Micelle, Car ole Gurganus, Marie Peel, Sallio Roberson, Jo Ann MeLawhorn, Leila Mae Goff, Jane Speller, Bobby Goff, Jack Daniels, Benny Taylor, Wade Bunting, Corrone Bryant, Phillip Coltrain and Jerry Nicholson. r HALF HOLIDAY J While local business houses and most offices closed tight to observe the first half holi day of the spr.ing-suuuM.ec period, a few business firms, including garages, filling sta tions and heavy industry plugged along as usual. The town's volunteer fire men, anticipating an outing from their daily labors, had their holiday spoiled by re peated fire calls. Members of the department were kept busy most of the afternoon roaming over the county, try ing to do their bit in check ing raging woods fires. They were called to the Mickey’s Inn area at 1:30 and to Ftoo Union about 4:00 o’clock. n
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