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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,090 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWlf'E EACH WEES i====P- -y-=Fr- ■ ' t VOLUME LV—NUMBER 37 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. May 6, ESTABLISHED 1899 iear-taitett In Property Listings Order Crach-Down On Non-Furchase Oi License Tags Town Garbage Dump Re mains A Stinking Prob lem To Officials The town’s garbage dump, a continual headache for the local authorities, is a big problem but * it isn't the only thing that’s smell ing these days, according to a re port filed with the town commis sioners in their regular session here last evening. Checking the 1952 tax books, the treasurer is finding quite a few vehicle owners who have not purchased license tags. Checking the 1952 list of tax purchasers, the treasurer is finding quite a few tag owners who have not list ed their vehicles. Several have been advised of the "failure", and it is fairly apparent that between 150 and 200 owners have not pur chased city license tags for their vehicles. The (Mteck is not yet com plete, but it is fairly apparent that quite a few property owners have not listed their holdings for taxation. There was one vehicle owner who when advised that a delayed purchase of a city license tag car ried a penalty of $1, just decided to buy no tag at all. In accordance with an old order, the tags must be purchased or else. The ’else" in such cases is indictment in the criminal courts along with those owners who have not lilted their real and per sonal property holdings. No in dictments have followed the check, but a crack-down is now in vogue. Several delinquents have boon advised, and the apparent discrepancies were soon wiped away. The board was advised that no i uling has been handed down by Judge Paul Frizzelle following a hearing in March in the town's case against the ACL and the Highway Commissioners and in volving the disgraceful and dan gerous underpass on West Main Street. I Treasurer Cobb reported $47, 77.1.'ll cash on hand,* including $11,070.66 m the sewer rental fund which is just before being spent for line extensions, and $14, *23 3! in the street fund The sheet lurid and i(ioie will be used shortly to finance several paving projects, including School Drive, Sycamore Street from Majn to (Continued on Page Five) • Rural Building Burned Sunday Fire of undetermined Ovigm de - Vurklw,.; 1 iiml threatened the large home of Mr. and Mis. Ir. RoRerson about two miles south of here on Highway 17 late Sunday afternoon. The loss, exclusive of damage resulting to the main lines of the ( Carolina Telephone Company, us conservatively estimated at $3,000 with less than $1,000 insur ance in forct^. Mr. and Mrs. Rogerson left shortly before noon to visit in Henderson, and their son, Dick, had been away almost an hour when the fire was discovered by a young man named Bowen who was passing that way. He turned in an alarm and Williamston’s fire fighting equipment, including • both trucks, were sent there. Neighbors and other friends join ed in the tight to save the home which caught fire twice. The 50 by 16-foot building, housing a garage, wash shed, to bacco grading and storage room, was well equipped for farm use. A new washing machine costing more than $300, had been installed about two months ago, and a ker osene water heater was located in it to heat water for a shower in •he building and water for the house. Telephone communications were disrupted for hours, and service was not fully restored un- j til late Monday. fRE-ELECTED v___ __ R. E. Peele, young- local businessman, has been re elected to again head the Wil liamstnn Boosters, Inc., as the organization's president for a second year. Associate Justice Spoke To Kiwanis Club On Thursday Reviews Procedure Follow ed by Court In Handling Cases On Appeal Associate Justice Itimous Val entine of the North Carolina State Supreme Court took the local Ki wanis members on a verbal tour of the court in an address at the Woman’s Club last Thursday eve ning. Describing the workings of the court in terms of the layman, Justice Valentine explained in de tail the manner in which cases are appealed from the lower court, and he displayed bound volumes of briefs to illustrate the exacting procedure followed to insure fair ness in handling each case on ap peal. He concluded his talk which was spiced with dry humor, bv declaring he felt it was an obli gation of the court to present de cisions to the public in as clear i manner as humanly possible. Justice Valentine, a candidate ‘o succeed himself on the Supreme Court, is well known in Martin County. having married the granddaughter of the la'e .1 A 1 Hobbs, clerk o fthe Martin Coun-j .l.v Superior C'pq/.t ..tor a number! >f years. Mr. Valentine, a veteran of both World Wars 1 and II, has always worked close to and with the people, and has been a credit to the State bench during his tensure there. It is believed he wil' make an impressive run not only in this country and district, but also throughout the State. In a brief business session, John Rossel Rogers, outstanding high school Senior, was installed into the club as "Kiwanian of the M • V on 7in induction ceremony conducted by James Manning. One guest was recognized dur ng the course of the meeting when Morris Stalls was presented by Bob Newell. Announcement of a club spon sored Skit Night, program to be staged at the local high school auditorium on May 17 was made by Bynum Smith at the request of club president Reg Simpson who presided over the meeting, ■smith briefly described the nature if the program and asked for co operation on the part of the mem bership in making the dvent a success. The attendance prize for the evening was won by Walter Mar tin who qualified or, all counts. ————<$> Observing Music Week In Schools In observance of National Music Week, the public school music de partment in the local schools are presenting special programs here this week, under the direction of Miss Anne Royster. This evening at 8:00 o’clock the grades one through five are pre senting "A Spring Festival” in the high school auditorium with Miss Grace Talton and-Mrs. Nell Ward! as accompanists. j Held Heeling In Cafeteria Friday Gaiht-rhig Largest Of Its Kind Held Here; Race For Top Offices One of the largest business meetings ever to be heM in the j Grammar School Cafeteria l;. -.-* Friday evening when the Wil liamston Jaycees acted as hosts for a meeting of the 7th District of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. There were approximately 200 young men present from the towns of Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton, Windsor, Columbia, Plymouth, Tarbcro, Rocky Mount,-Nashville, Spring Hope, Weldon, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, Wilson, Ahoskie, a.id Williamston. Roanoke Rapids won the attendance prize with 24 delegates present and Elizabeth City was runner up with 19 dele gates. Bernard Harrison, president of the local Jaycees, opened the meeting by having the group sing America and Ernest Mears re turned thanks. The delegate^. then enjoyed a dinner of barbecued chicken which was prepared and served by the host club. After dinner President Harri son introduced a Jaycec Oldtimor, Mayor Robert H. Cowen, who made the welcome address. The Laryngitis Five, who fur nished the entertainment for the evening, were then presented by Exum Ward, Jr. Evan Griffin, acting Emcee, introduced the quintet, whose program met with the hearty approval of the dele gation. At this point President intro duced Fred Webb, 7th District Vice-President from Elizabeth City, N. C. who conducted the business meeting Jaycee Webb said that the North Carolina Jun ior Chamber of Commerce could well be proud of this the largest meeting of its kind ever held by the Jaycees in this State and ex pressed his thanks to the Wil- | liamston Jaycees for making such a meeting possible. Vice-President Webb then in troduced the candidates for the various State Offices and ask each candidate to say a few words in his own behalf Among the can didates who spoke were Elmo Lamm of Spring Hope and Edgar Gurganus of Williamston, candi dates for 7th District Vice-Presi dent in one of the “hottest” races ever seen for this office: Mike Harper of Sanford, Burrell Smith who spoke for Gene Ochsenreiter of Ashe ville, and Ed Hicklin of Burlington, candidates for Nation al Directors from the State of North Carolina and finally twei outstanding young mem in the State of North Carolina for Pres- | (Continued on page eight) Obscene Picture Case Continued Ponding in tho courts for week.-., , the ease growing out of the pub- | lie showing of an allegedly ob- ; scene and degrading moving pic- | turo, was continued for the dc- , fense in the county court Monday. | The case is now scheduled for j trial on June 2. The continuance ( was allowed when Defense At- ] torney H. G. Horton explained ] that a witness in the case was un- ] able to be in court. During the meantime, Judge R. , T. Johnson arranged for a private , showing of the film in a local f theater tomorrow morning when j a study of the subject is to be t made by the court, prosecuting c attorney and counsel r ROUND-UP ( •\ Six persons were taken into custody and held temporari ly, at least, in the county Jail during the past week-end. Two were booked for drunken driving, two for pub lic drunkenness and one for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and reckless driving. Two of the six were white, and the ages of the group ranged from 28 to 60 yetrs. A nd Precinct Conventions Scheduled to meet on the pre cinct level on Saturday ot this week and in then biennial con vention in the county courthouse on Saturday, May 17,. Martin County Democrats are to perfect their district and county organi zations for another two years and discuss any particular business j that might be placed before them, j It has been cutomary to jump over the precinct meetings and •jive comparatively little atten tion to the county convention, but Elbert. S. Peel, chairman of the County Executive Committee, is urging all Democrats to hold their meetings at noon in the respec tive prcceincts, perfect their or ganizations and name delegates to the county convention. It has been pointed out that some "hot issues" could present themselves along the way before the State conven tion is concluded in Raleigh on May The county chairman lists the several precincts, the number of delegates each precinct is entitl ed to send to the county conven tion and the present precinct chairmen as follows: Jamesville: 18. A. Corev Wil liams. 8, Floyd C. Movie ; Gnffuis, 15, George C. Griffin: Bear Grass, 14, J. D. Wynne; Williamston 1, 24, C. H. Godwn, Sr.; Williamston 2, 30; H. G. Horton; Cross Roads, 13; Buck Ayers: Robersonville, 27, Paul D. Roberson^ Gold Point, 7, J. R. Winslow; Poplar Point, 8, W. S. White; Hassell, 5, D. R. Ed mondson; Hamilton, 8, LeRoy Everett; and Goose Nest, 14, J. F. Crisp. The county is entitled to send 34 delegates to the State conven tion. CONSOLIDATED r In accordance with a ruling announced by the State Hoard of Education last week, the Farm Life High School is now completing its last year of op eration. While the value of the order is questioned and the closing of the high school de partment comes with a keen sense of regret, the patrons of the community are not at all resentful, according to reports reaching here. Consolidation plans have not been completed, the an nouncement explaining that the couiity board will take final action possibly in a spec ial meeting the latter part of this or early next week. Officers Elected By Boosters Here —$>— The board of directors of the Williamston Boosters, Inc., at a meeting held last-week re-elected R. E. Pecle to serve as president of the organization for another year. The office of vice-president will be filled by A J. Manning and that rtf treasurer by Leman Barnhill, who was also re-elected to the office. The election of these men was made following an election by the general membership of new di rectors to the board. In addition to the men named above, the nine other members of the Board, who will serve for varying terms are: W M Baker. James. Bullm*. Ben.; 0. Courtney, John Henry Ed- j wards, W. H. Everett, K. P. Linds-; ley, Wheeler M. Manning, Ernest Meals and Urbin Rogers. Contin uing as secretary-managing di rector will be Alford Sweatt. Tonight, President Peele will preside at the third annual ban quet of the organization, being held in the Woman’s Club at 7:30 o’clock. The after-dinner address will be given by Lester Rose, manager of the Raleigh Chamber | ut Commerce. &fm gw .-ds -pro j sent will include representatives of the Industrial Development De partment of the Virginia Electric and Power Company, who will present an Industrial Site Survey of Williamston and Martin Coun ty which they recently completed in cooperation with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, the State Department of Conservation and Development and the Williamston Boosters. • A large number of the members •if the organization and their guests are expected to attend this popular annual affair, and accord ng to an announcement released :oday by the Booster’s managing lirector, preparations have been nade for a program which all should enjoy. (.andidale For Lieutenant Governor Here Thursday State political candidates are not slighting this territory in their campaigns this season. Between four and half dozen operated in ana out of here last week, and the door is open to any and all at all times. Luther Hodges, retired busi ness executive of Leaksville, was here last Thursday in the interest of his candidacy for lieutenant governor, and made many friends during his short visit. County Board Of Commissioners In Regular Meeting —«— Discuss I’ruposcd Itud^rl For Welfare bepail mrni for New Year Discussing various matters, the Martin County Commissioners were in session until 2:00 o’clock Monday afternoon before clearing their calendar. Budget figures for the county welfare department were reviewed, and tentatively approved that portion dealing with the aged, dependent children and needy blind. All members of the board were present except Commissioner W. M. Harrison who is recovering from a heart ailment in a hospital. It is estimated that old age as sistance will cost $100,800 during the next fiscal year, allowing an average of $24 to the estimated case load of 350 oldtimers. The county’s share in the cost will be opproximately $14,700, the re mainder to be paid by the federal and state governments. There are approximately 350 dependent children in 100 families that will be eligible for assistance during the coming year, it is es timated. The cost will run around $63,000, of which amount the county is to pay $9,450. Dependent children share at the average rate of $15 each. The 26 needy blind cases, draw ing an average of $34 per month, are fo receive $10,608, the count' to pay $2,155.32, the figuie inelud mg a portion of the tase worker’s salary and travel. The administrative budget foi the welfare department will be considered later, it was reported Requests for improving streets and roads were received. It is pro posed to extend Hamilton's main street 500 to 700 feet to connect Highway 125. The hoard was asked to recom mend for improvement the four tenths. of a note (O' a rioMu.ne from Sweet Home Church Road to the Bonnie K. Taylor home, and to handle a one-mile project con necting Robersonvillc's Railroad Street to the old Everett's Rober sonvillo road. Tax Collector M. E, Heel report ed that all but $25,510 of the (Continued on Page Five) Juniors-Seniors Have Big Even! The annual junior-senior ban quet and dance here last Friday evening proved to be a big event, and one that attracted consider able attention. Observers luted'i't the biggest and best event of its kind ever underwritten by a class in the local school. Working for weeks and using the theme, "The Shooting Star”, members of the junior class made several thousands stars which they suspended from a solid cloth ceiling, installed special lighting and put the finishing touches on the bar-like structure to create an ideal setting for the annual event, Dick Levin and his orchestra played for the dance following the banquet held in the Woman's Club. Annua! Session A* Tar boro Thursday Support To Quota Refer«*n«limi To Be Held During July Members of the Eastern Caro lina Warehouse Association, in annual meeting at TaVboro last Thursday; “Heartily endorsed" a favorable vote for the continua tion of the tobacco marketing quo tas in the July referendum. In a unanimously adopted resolution the vvarehi usemen pledged their best efforts "to the end that a large segment of tobacco grow ers will 'participate in this referen dum for a favorable vote for a three year period.” Guy Barnes of Reeky Mount was elevated from the vice pres idency, succeeding Slim Johnson of Tarboro who for several years worked on both the Williamston and Robersonvilk' tobaecomarkets. B. B Suggs, Jr . of Greenville was the unamimous choice for vice president. Elected to the Board of Gov ernors of the Bright Belt Ware house Association were: 11. I Johnson of Tarboro; K E. Shep pard of Kinston; B. B. Suggs of Greenville; H Leman Barnhill of Williamston; and J. C. Eagles, jr., of Wilson. Sixteen members for* the board of directors were elected and Jim Gray of Robersonville and Urbin Rogers of Williamston were among the sixteen to be chosen. In another resolution, accepted unamimouslv by the approximate ly 75 persons present, the1 Associa tion recommended to the Bright Belt Warehouse Association that a committee be appointe I to study the tariff and export situation in collaboration with other agencies involved, and to stand ready lt> recommend courses of action to the Association The long, four-hour program began when Ed U. Lewis of Tar boro extended the usual welcome. The response was by Bruce Suggs of Greenville. M. A Morgan, field director of Tobacco Associates, discussed the promotion of tobacco exports and told the warehousemen,, "your to bacco is going into most every country now." The speaker point ed out that exports to England and China, for years the chief importers of flue-cured tobacc •, ) (Continued on Page Eight) Lions Will Hold The local Lions Club will colo orate its fifteenth anniversary at ts annual ladies' and charter night dinner and nance .scheduled for Thursday evening of this week, according to an announce ment by Hen Courtney, president. The dinner will be held at the Womans Club beginning at 7:30 p. m. and invitations are Viemg extended to the wives of each ^ vncwiiwr. the •.‘.■•an:! wives if the other civic clubs in town, ( and the officials of Lions Clubs m nVarby towns. District Govei nor Harvey Woodruff of Roanoke Rapids <will be present and will speak to the group. , Following the dinner program , lhe Lions will he host at its an- j nual dance at the high school \ gymnasium beginning at 10:00 | I’cloek. Music will he provided by Bill Glasgow arid his East Caro lina College Orchestra, according to Lion James Bulluck, dance I chairman. Invitations to the dance 1 ire being furnshed by local club members. Annual Banquet When Farmer K. T. Smith missed several of his hoes, he hired Willie James Crandall, young colored man, to search for them in the swamps on and bordering the Smith farm in Coose Nest Township. It later developed that Crandall had stole the very hogs Farmer Smith hired him to look for. Crandall, plead ing guilty of stealing hogs ov er a period of a year of more, was sentenced to the roads for ! three years iu county court Monday. I? • T:m jfti ± Vcoklents In County Fear Leg and Arm Fractures Follow In Latest Wrecks Nearly 83.000 Dam.iep. Is t.auscJ lo Property Dm*. ing Past Week-end • The motor vehicle accident trend maintained in a serious fashion on the highways in this county during the last week-end. While there were no fatal wrecks, several vidims flirted with death loss was aggra of $2,875, esti and the property vated to the tune mated. A week previously, there were I eleven limb fractures and one ! death m a series of highway acci | dents in 1 his county. Last week 1 end there were five fractures, two j "I' the legs two of the arms and ■ one of the head. The first in the eight-count re | l ies was reported last Thursday I afternoon at 1:00 o’clock when Wilbur Jones, 40, of RFD 2, Rob ersonville, apparently got tangled up in Hamilton"and ran his 1950 Dodge pick-up truck into Pro fessor George Haislio’s home there. Jones, explaining that he was on route to Greenville to car ry Irene Lamb to see her son there, turned into the street lead ing to the Hamilton Cemetery. Ellen Edmondson, riding in the pick-up, was slightly injured about the knee. The others were not injured. Patrolman R. P. Nur ron, investigating the accident, es timated damage to the truck at $75 No estimate on the house damage could be had immediate ly • Thursday night at 10:15 o’clock, William Andrews, driving east on Highway 04, started to make a left turn into George Bryant’s station .near Williamston, and Moses j’l’odd cia.-lied into the 40 model Chevrolet with Ins 1930 Model A. No one was hurt and Patrolman 1! W Parker estimated the dam age to the Chevrolet at $200 and that to the Ford at $50. A wild ride on Highway 04 about five miles out from Wil liamston near Mendenhall's sta tion about 2:30 Saturday morning resulted in injuries to several per o*is and a property damage esti mated at $500 he Patrolman Carl Gileh’ist, who made the investi gation. Ceil Olin Yarrell, driving Dae, : Lid* Bit! I-'nrd toward W 1 In hii .1, n meoirip,mied b> L,i I24 yeai old white man, decid ed to reverse lie. course and start ( o if nied on page eight) I_MANAGER | Robert H. t’owen, VViliiams ton mayor and local attorney has been named to manage Judge Hubert Olive’s guber natorial campaign in this county. He declared today that he was impressed hy the cooperation of so many, and that he was pleased with the progress of Air. Olive's cam paign in this section. Drive For Cancer Fund Tops Quoia In Poplar Point Appeal IlciU'Ht'tl for Volun teers In Several Of The Towuships Even before the entire eounty could be organized, the little township of Poplar Point re sponded to the call and went over the top in short order in the cur rent cancer fund chive, it was an nounced today. Headed by Mrs. Herman Harri son who was assisted by Mrs. Ray mood Harrison and Mrs. Ben James, the drive there raised $50.00, an amount in excess of the quota. While the drive has been push ed to completion in Poplar Point, the canvassers are busy in sever al other districts, including Ham ilton, Hassell, Goose Nr t, Wil liamston, Bear Grass, Williams, Robersonvillc and Gross Floods An appeal is being directed to volunteers in Griffins and James ville tn loinI a helping hand. id l J TV TV. d iilin ' i - '. ui the canvass in Hassell Mrs. Hen ry Johnson, Jr , assisted In Mis.-, Milder I Everett, i handling the | drive in Hamilton, and Ml . Law- J ■ cnee Hyman and Mrs. Bon/ic Harrell are working foi the c.uim m Goose Nest Messrs. K. G. An derson and Charlie Gray are han dling the drive in Robersonvillc, and Judge J. Waiter Bailey is handling the (R ive in Cross Roads. Mrs. I.( Roy liarnson is heading up the drive in Bear Grass, and Mi Floyd Moei'. i.-. 'busy with the drive over m Williams Township. In Williamston, the following are handling the canvas: Mi idame W II Sessoms, Glias. II Godwin, Ji , K. W Copeland, S II Grimes, Janie: Bailey Peel, Woodrow Ray, Connie B. Clark, Hi ure Holloman, John Roebuck, William (Biffin, 1). V Clayton, j' David Keel Geo Cot . Daniel (Continued on Page Five) M Concert In Weldon A Successful One A concert by the Given Wave| : i . ■ ' i■ v, ti in tin auditorium of Weldon High: school last evening was enthusi-! aslicaly received by a large audl-, once, it was reported this morn ing Tlie concert was presented in! connection with the efforts of the Weldon school to form a bantl of its own. Traveling in two buses, the Williamston group left about •4:li() yesterday afternoon and re turned shortly after 11 last even ing. M< .d of the numbers in this concert were those used in the an nual spring concert hete iasl month. Oak Ciiy Holds Annual Election Oak City citizens settled their municipal polities for another year ••• • ..I'itl ■ '"'■ii. .n Monday when a new mayor and two new members of the board of town commissioners were voted in by ovci helming majorities. Janus Hope Ayers polled 59 votes to lead the tnayorahty tick et Ernest Hunting, incumbent, re ceived four write in votes and If. J McCtacken polled one special vote, II M Ainsle.v, incumbent, led the entire ticket with t>3 votes. Other votes for commissioner were, Minton Beach, 56 votes, and Edmond Early, Jr., 35 votes. M. C. Liverman, incumbent, received ten and F. B. Worsley was given five write-in votes. Doyle Bunting was second high man on the ticket, receiving 02 v■■■'•■ he; . c tueKa .-'-''-■t-.Aci - ■ ■ l.v, Hr., received one write in vote for constable. Ayers, Beach and Early, tha new mayor and commissioners elect, along with Ainsley will en« t.i upon their duties at the be ginning of a new one-year term the first Monday in Jure, suc ceeding Ernest Bunting, Hackney High, W. W. Tyson and M. C. Liv erman. Plans are being made to abolish the annual election system, and ad 'pt the two-year plan. A hill is to be introduced to that ef fect ;n the next session <*? th* State Legislature.
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