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%■ THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT ' OVER 3,«M MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK I VOLUME I,V—:NUMBER 69 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 26, 1952 i m — —____-—-——-.. --—: ESTABLISHED 1899 Twenty-five Cases lfi*toB5ty's CourF Saturday Morning -—<$» Mother of Nine Children In The Court For Selling Bootleg Liquor • -* Twenty-five cases were handled in the Martin County Recorder's Court last Saturday morning by Judge R. T. Johnson. In the ab sence of Solicitor Clarence W. Griffin, Attorneys Robt. Cowen and Chas. H. Manning prosecuted the docket. Fines, imposed during the half day session, added up to $480. In , terest in the proceedings centered around a bootlegging charge against a mother of nine children, all of whom were declared to have been of doubtful parentage. Proceedings: Pleading guilty of speeding, Jesse David Price, Jr., of RFD 2, Williamston, was fined $10, plus costs. The cases in whih Henry G Ed mondson and William Thomas Culipher were charged with op erating motor vehicles without drivers' licenses, were nol pross ed. Charged with drunken driving, Albert T. Lillcy was found not guilty. Pleading guilty of driving a motor vehicle while- his operator’s license was suspended, Delmus D Williams was fined $25 and tax ed with the costs. Adjudged guilty of drunken driving, William Jasper Page was * sentenced to the roads for six months, the court suspending the sentence upon the payment of a $100 fine and costs. The defen dant loses his operator's license for a year. Roosevelt Bunch was sentenc ed to the roads for six months for assaulting a female. The court suspended the sentence upon the payment of a $10 fine and costs, and the defendant is not to as sault his wife dJring the next two years. John Henry Cooke of Tarboro, pleading guilty of drunken driv ing, was fined $200, plus costs. He loses his operator’s license for three years. Charged with an assault, with a deadly weapon, James Arring ton was found not guilty. Charged with issuing worthless checks, G. B. Whitfield pleaded not guilty. Adjudged guilty, he afAas sentenced to the roads for DO days i neach case, the court suspending the road term upon Jhv condition he pay the court rosts and the amounts of the checks. He appealed and $200 bond was required in one and $150 bond in the other. William R. Taylor was sentenc ed to t{ie roads for six months for an assault with a deadly wea pon after he pleaded guilty. The road term was suspended upon the payment of a $10 fine, the pro secuting witness’s doctor’s bill and court costs. James Thomas, charged with bastardy, was found not guilty. James Bradley and Edward (Ted) Scott, pleading guilty ot deadly weapon assaults, were each fined $25, plus costs. Pleading guilty of violating the liquor law's, Mary Lee was sen tenced to woman’s prison in Ral eigh for six months. The prison term was suspended and the de fendant placed on probation for two years after the payment of a $50 fine and costs. The defendant agrees lor officers of the law to search her premises at any time and without a search warrant during that period. Charged with bastardy, Augus „ (Continued on Page Six) t >*■ ROUND-UP Nine persons, four white and five colored, were arrest ed and temporarily detained in the county Jail last week end. Following a period of comparatively little activity, the sheriff’s office said busi ness almost doubles during vj thf period compared with the previous week-end records. Q Thre were booked for I drunken driving, two for as V| sault, and cne each for lar q ceny, forgery, breaking and . • entering and issuing a worth less check. The ages of the group ranged from 16 to 39 years. Red Cross Bloodmobile T ‘'Make VisiiTJn&eptember O it An urgent call was issued today by Dr. James S. Rhodes, Jr. chair man, for at least two hundred vol unteers to meet the American Red Cross Bloodmobile unit when it makes the regular quarterly visit to Williamston on Thursday of next week. Chairman of the blood bank for this county. Dr. Rhodes explained that withdrawels had been unus ually large on the home front, and that the supply was just about ex hausted a few weeks ago. The minimum quota is 150 pints, and all that and more will be needed if the regional bloodbank in Nor folk is to continue to meet the de mands on both the home apd Ko rean fronts. Dr. Rhodes explained that eight persons, while giving a transfus ion in June, had pledged another pint in September, and that 64 others had pledged to give blood in December. “While we are not urging those who signed to give another pint in December, to help us out next week, it is physically possible for them to do so, and their help will be appreciated," he added. Attorney Edgar Gurganus is heading the recruiting work, and the blood bank chairman is assist ing him. It is asking a lot of the recruiters to go out and seek vol unteers. Those who can and will help maintain the valuable pro gram, are asked to contact either of the recruiters or call the Red Cross office and sign up. The bloodmobile will be at the Legion Hut in Williamston from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., September 4. BRING THEM IN Mayor Roht, Cowen Issued an urgent cal! today to all boys who were Issued Little League uniforms to get them turned in to the managers of their team at the earliest pos sible moment, hinting that if it is necessary -for the officials to call on the boys personnal ly and individually they might take the uniform and cap. Those boys who get their uniforms turned in this week may keep their raps as sou venirs of the season. Aside from the need to get the uniforms back into league possession, it is pointed out that failure to get his uniform back early will bar a boy from playing next season and hamper operation of the Lit tle League here. Ten County Men Leave for Army -<#> Ten Martin County young men left today for final induction into the armed forces. Traveling by regular bus, they reported to Ral eigh where they are being assign ed to various camps for basic training. The orinal call was for eight men, but two were listed as de linquent and they were added to the group. , Names of those making the trip, White Willie'Ray Williams, RFD 2, Robersonville. William Robert Harris, RFD 1, Robersonville. Rufus Sylvester Wynne, RFD 3, Williamston. Clifton Ward Gurganus, RFD 2, Williamston. Ernest McKinley Cube, RFD 1, Oak City. Colored Jesse Bland, Jr., Williamston. Woodrow Spruill, RFD 3, Wil liamston. Robert Earl Bowen, RFD 1, Williamston. Charlie W Barker, Williamston and Hogansville, Ga. Columbus Bill James, Wilhams ton and Norfolk. Lions To Sponsor Broom Sale Hero Giving value for every penny | received and directing every pen ny into channels for the needy j blind, the local Lions Club will conduct a community-wide broom sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Extensive plans are being rapidly complet ed for the sales event, one of the largest ever scheduled in this seer tion The club members will canvas the community, carrying their goods from door to door, remind ing the purchasers that value will be received for every penny I spent for a broom or door mat and that the proceeds will go to the needy blind. It has been explained that all blind labor is employed in mak ing the brooms, and that the fac tory's output is handled almost entirely by Lions Clubs through out the State. The regular brooms sell for $1.50 each and the heavier brooms, designed for store, ware house and factory use, sell for a slightly higher price. The door mats sell for $2.50. Several .Vehicle Wrecks In County During Week-end -—>*>— No One Badly Injured And Properly Loss Held To Nominal Amount Six motor vehicle accident were reported on the highways and streets in this county during the past several days. However, no one was badly hurt and the prop erty loss was held to a nominal amount. While there was no wreck, the heaviest loss resulted when the 1951 Buick, belonging to Mrs Arline B. Coltrain of Ml Lake Road, Newport News, and driven by her husband, C. B. Coltrain, caught fire and burned in the Farm Life community shortly be fore noon Sunday. The car caught fire from a brake lining that ran hot, Cpl. M. C. Byrum said. The first in the series of wrecks was reported one mile east of Gold Point on the Huskinaw I Swamp Road at 10:30 o'clock last Thursday night. Driving toward I the swamp, Joe Edward Hudson I lost control of his 1948 Chevrolet ! in a curve and turned the machine over. The driver was not injured and damage to the car was esti mated at about $50 by Patrolman B. W. Parker who made the in vestigation. Friday afternoon about 1:45 o’clock, William Edmond Early started to turn off Highway 44 about two miles from Oak City toward Tarboro into his farm when Grover C. Whitley started to pr.ss in his 1951 Ford. No one was hurt, Patrolman B. W. Park er said, and damage to the Early Dodge pick-up was limited to about $30. Damage to the car was estimated at $200. Patrolmen Par ker and Register made the inspec tion. A minor accident was reported 1 in Bear Grass last Friday morn ing when a car backed into the street in front of a store into the path of another car. No one was hurt and, according to reports reaching here, damages were ac cepted by the owner of the first car. Riding his bicycle east on Wil liamston's West Main Street aobut 19:00 o’clock Sunday morning, (Continued on Page Six) -—♦ Women's Circle Sponsors Contest The Hattie Edmondson Circle of the local Christian Church is sponsoring an unusual contest this week. Advanced all in fun, the contest will pick the most hen pecked husband in town, it was explained. The winner will be de termined by the number of one ' cent votes he received before Sat urday evening of this week. Fifteen jars have been placed in a local drug store, carrying the ' name of each contestant or victim. The standings are determined and posted each day by the sponsors. The names of those in the con test include, Messrs. Bob Newell, Joe Vann, Bruce Wynne, Clyde Manning, Frank Margolis, Exum Ward, Bill Spivey, Rush Bondu j rant, Marvin Baker, Bill Throw er, "Blue” Manning, J. D. Page, Sam Zemon ,Milton James and David Davis. \ Police Oiiicers 'HmsrTWu Here In Forgery Case] One Defendant Admits Stealing Cars In New York and Boston A lead is believed to have been established in a series of crimes, some of them thought to be grave, here last Saturday afternoon when police arrested James Lloyd, 34-ycar-old New York Negro, on a forgery charge. Police and FBI agents are checking with New York and Boston police, and the net was said late yesterday to be tightening rapidly on Lloyd. While the FBI was checking Lloyd’s record, local police were working on one of the most baf fling forgery eases they had ever handled. Lloyd drove into this section last Tuesday in a Cadillac ; stolen in New York. He met .with Willie Andrew Russell, Georgia Negro who served in Korea a year and who came here to work with a pulp wood logger. “Buster” Brown from Georgia. Saturday 1 afternoon, Lloyd, who, aeeording to local officers, has a page full of aliases, hired Russell to forge a cheek on Brown's account. The check, written in the sum of $85, was made out to Lloyd who went to the Martin Supply Company to make purchases and get the re mainder in change. The store manager, not knowing the man, suggested they visit the bank. The assistant cashier recognized the signature as that of Mr. Brown, and Lloyd met the identification requirements Lloyd then made the purchases at the store, took the change and paid Russell $10 for preparing the instrument. Russell bought a pair of shoes. Officer Chas. R. Moore, hearing about the transaction, contacted Mr. Brown on Oak Street,, and low and behold, he was quoted as say ing that the signature was his. However, a close inspection dis closed a fault, and Brown said he had not issued such a check. Lloyd was arrested a short time later, and he involved Russell who was described by FBI Agent Chas. Still as being an expert in forging signatures. * Lloyd is said to have admitted stealing a car in Boston and leav it in a New York City parking lot, and then continuing *he trip south in the stolen Cadillac which is be ing returned to the owner today. Lloyd also admitted stealing mon ey from an employer in Boston, but denied any knowledge of a rape ease Which the FBI is in vestigating in Boston. Lloyd ex plained that he left the Boston car in the parking lot when the lot operator asked for identifica tion. Firemen Called Out On Saturday Volunteer firemen were tailed out here last Saturday at 1:25 o’clock when the White Sheet Me tal and Iron Works’ asphalt kettle faugh: fire at the Williamston Storage Company’s large storage house just off Washington Street at the foot of Morrison and Peel Streets. The asphalt caught fire when the heating unit pushed the temp erature up to more than 500 de grees. No material damage was done other than to the asphalt which boiled out Of the pot. I Holiness Church r£rea+w2hiHsi ■ For This Section The Rev. J. W. Berry Local Pastor, Succeeding The Rev. Downing In its 42nd annual conference held at Falcon last wek, the North Carolina Conference of the Pen tecostal Holiness Church created a new district with Williamston as its headquarters and including the following churches. Williams ton, Belhaven, Wade's Point, Be thany, Rehoboth, Bethel, Farm ville, Greenville, Jamesville, Pinetown, Roberson vi lie, Roper, St. Paul, Swan Quarter, Wakclon, Windsor, Washington. The con ference now has five districts in the State. The new district has for its general evangelist, W. M. Hudson, and Thad White as its local evan gelist. J. W. Butler, director of the East Carolina College Alumni Association, is public relations di ! rector. Williamston and this district figured prominently in the con ference, Two new churches, Rob ersonville and Jamesville, were admitted, and several Williamston young men were recognized. The Robersonville church was orga nized about a year ago ancf has Samuel Whichard for its pastor. Mrs. A. F. Simmons heads the Jamesville church which was or ganized a few months ago. King E. White, local young man who completed his training at the Holmes Bible College in Green ville, S. C., was ordained as a minister, and he is accepting his first full-time pastorate at the Darlington church near Roanoke Rapids. Admitted to the conference on ministerial license were Thad White and Samuel Whichard, both of Williamston. The Rev. J W. Berry, a minis ter for the denomination for thir ty-eight years, has been assigned the Williamston pastorate, suc ceeding the Rev. E. W Downing who, after a stay of one year here, is transferring to Kinston. The Rev. Mr. Berry, completing a four year pastorate at Falcon, preach his first sermon in the local church Sunday, and will move his family here this week, possi bly tomorrow. The minister and Mrs. Berry have eight children, seven sons, four of whom are mar ried, and a daughter. The lugal church was well rep resented at the conference which was described as the best ever held in the State by the denomi nation. Lost Two Fingers Cleaning Machine While cleaning a meat grinder just before closing for the day, O. S. Green, employe at the Roanoke Locker plant here on North Haughton Street, lost two fingers, i the index and middle ones on his left hand, late last Friday after noon. Mr. Green was dismantling the machine and jogged the power switch to loosen a part that was stuck. The man's lujnd slipped i and the meat flew from the two , fingers. It was necessary to am putate them at the middle joint He is recovering from the shock in i a local hospital and expects to be out today or tomorrow. Officers Flee Woods Ahead Of Attack By Wood Ticks Chief ADC Enforcement Officer Joe H. Roebuck and his assistant, Cecil Bullock, were chased out of the woods in this county yes terday afternoon when thousands of chiggers, siding with the moon shiners, staged a meaningful at tack. Officer Bullock said one bath and an alcohol rub offered some relief, but he had to repeat the treatment several times, and late in the day he was still picking the varmits off himself. The officer admitted he anu his fellow offi cer were not long getting out of the woods and to town. A flare-up in the illicit liquor business since the opening of the tobacco markets last week is1 keeping the officers busy. Before the chiggers staged then alJ-out attack, the officers had wrecked three illicit manufacturing plants, but they withdrew before leach ing a fourth plant on their sched ule. Starting early Monday morning, the officers took a 50-gallon cop per still in Poplar Point and pour ed out 200 gallons of beer. Moving over into Bear Grass Township, the raiders wrecked another plant, equipped with a 50-gallon copper kettle. About a mile away, they wrecked a crude plant equip ped with an oil drum made into a kettle. The raids were called off at that point. There has been more activity on the illicit liquor front during the past few days than there was during all of June and July, ac cording to reports. Tobacco Sales Hold To 50-Cent Averagej <§*'— Market Cleared Block Early On Friday Morning —•— Incrtusnl Poundage Ex IHH'Ird flutter Pari Of The Week Described as being a bit jumpy the first two days of the season, tobacco sales on the local mar ket struck a firm level yesterday and pushed on to the highest av erage of the season. Alone, the price average is nothing to boast about, but tobacconists say and many farmers agree that when quality s taken into consideration, the price is equally as high as it was last year. The great trouble with the to bacco price outlook, according to many farmers, is that the Ins' of their crops is being marketed now. Last year during the early part of the marketing season, the growers were marketing their poorest quality tobacco for a price equally as high as the current in come figure. Prices gradually climbed as the season progressed, but farmers are of the opinion that the average will hardly hold throughout the season to the 50 cent figure now prevailing. The local market blocked last Thursday, but the floors were cleared early Friday, and sales continue fairly light. However, increased offerings are expected the latter part of this wek, and since next Monday is a market holiday, it is likely that there'll be a full sale on the floors for Fri day. Through yesterday, the local market had sold 525,3118 pounds for an average right at the 50 cpnt level. During the first three market ing days last season, the local market sold 4811,738 pounds for an average slightly under 50 cents per pound. A report from the market today maintained that the buyers seem ed more interested in their tasks, and that tobacco was easier to sell than it had been last week. The following report released by the U. 8. and N. C. Depart ments of Agriculture, reviews the activities on the markets in the entire belt during the first two days of the current marketing season: Higher average prices were paid for most grades of Eastern North Carolina flue-cured tobacco dur ing the first two days this year as compared with opening week last year. According to the Federal State Market News Service qual ity of marketings was lower Most gains in grade averages amounted to $1.00 to $3 00 a hun dred pounds. Only a few grades were steady ti lower, most of these being lower quality leaf offerings. A lew baskets of bet ter quality tobacco sold as high us $71.00 Some poorest nonde script went for $5.00. Sales for the two-day period, August 21-22, grossed 14,405,402 pounds and averaged $5000 per hundred The average was $1.57 (Continued on Page Six) DIED FHHUY William II. Gray, popular chief of police for Roberson - villc for many years and a well-known county citizen and leader, died at his home in Kobersonvillc late last Fri day night following a long period of declining health. Discuss Disaster Loan Program At District Meeting b No (»mil Drinaml For Sm*U Loans Aiiliri|»alr«l In This IinnnMliato Aron The Farmers' Home Adminis trution'.s District five, composed of 22 north eastern counties, field a meeting pi Williamston last Fri day to discuss the policy for Dis aster loans in this urea. Personnel conducting the meeting were J B I Slack, State Director, R W Tin ner, State farm management specialist, Herman Higgle, Chief of the PL Division, and Marion C. Holland, State field represen tative. It was pointed out at this meet ing that there would not In' a great demand for disaster loans m this area, hut there may be in [dividual eases that would need ! this type assistance. Loans may be ] made to qualified farmers for the purchase ut feed for livestock where the 1952 fee 1 crops were destroyed because ol the drought, to seed pastures damaged, oi for I the replacement of livestock lost because of the lack ol Iced and pastures. Also, 1953 loans may be | made for farming operations j where a substantial loss was sus tained in farm income because of the disaster However, it must be kept in mind that any farmer ap plying tu the FHA for disaster | assistance must meet certain eli gibility requirements. Among these are I he cannot secure the requited loan from other credit agencies at a reasonable term, 2 ho has sustained .1 considerable loss due to drought, 3-the loan can be repaid from net Cash farm income, and 4-security can be given to assure the Governnrent they arc protected in the loat\, (Continued on 1’age Six) Bear Grass Girls In Amaieur Event The Hogerson .sisters, Misses Janie, Grate and Louvenia, of Hear Grass won second place in an amateur contest that was held in Riddick Stadium at State Col lege last Tuesday night. Janie and Louvenia sang "Wait Til the Sun Shines Nellie” and did a cho rus girl act with that song. They were accompanied by Grace at the piano. The act was conclud ed by Grace playing her own ver sion of "Down Yonder.” The girls won $*20.00 as second prize. Mrs. William May Pierce of Winterville won first prize, which was $110.00. The contest was sponsored by the N. C. State Grange and the N. C. Farm Bureau Federation. It was arranged so that it would entertain and provide a better program for the farm people dur ing their stay at Farm and Home Week. Officer Recovers Nearly $1,800.00 Stolen from a merchant in Co netoe last Saturday, nearly $1,800 In $100 lulls was recovered by Deputy Sheriff Raymond Rawls early that evening when he ar rested Charlie Harrell, young white mart, in Oak City. Originally of Oak City, Har rell was arrested for public drunkenness. Searching the man’s clothes, the officer found $1, 783.00 in cash. Harrell was jailed in Oak City and officers started an investigation The sheriff of Edgecombe was notified and they went to Conet,oe where Harrell worked for Jesse Whitehurst who had not missed any money. Going to his hiding place, Whitehurst found his pocketbook and the eighteen $100 bills missing. The owner identified the poeketbook and the money was turned over to him. Harrell was later turned ijvet to Edgecombe authorities. William H. Gray Died Laleft4d2y~ In Robersonville — —-■ Funeral «ie!d Sunday For Prominent Officer and Civie Leader William H. Gray, retired chief of the Robersonville Police De partment. and for many years a leading citizen there and in the county, died at his home in Rob ersonville shortly after 11:00 o'clock last Friday night. He had been in declining health for a long time, and was confined to his bed for the past several months. The son of the tyte Aaron E. and Nina Purvis Gray, he was born near Robersonville 59 years ago, and spent his early life on the farm He was married to Miss Enid Taylor in 1920. During almost a quarter cen tury he ably served the town as its police chief and also as head of the Robersonville Fire Depart ment, rendering every possible service to the town and his tei lowman. It \va with deep regivt that his resignation was accepted when ill health forced his retire ment in 1940 Mr. Gray made many contribu tions to the civic and religious ac tivities of Robersonville For 15 years he served as chairman of the local school. He also served usa deacon in the Robersonville Christian Church for many years. A charter members of the Rober sonville Rotary Club lie served as president and director. In early life Mr. Gray joinrti Stonewall Masonic Lodge and re mained faithful and loyal m all its activities until his health fail ed him six years ago. A veteran of World War 1, he served as commander of the John Hassell American Legion Post. Mr Gray received his prepara tory education in the Roberson ville schools before he entered F.lon College. After two years in that institution he returned to Robersonville William was probably the most popular police officer to ever bold office in Martin County. His sin cerity and honesty were always evident, and in executing the du ties and obligations of his charge, his every act was tempered with justice and mercy, regardless of race or creed. Mr. Gray's influ ence and friendships extended far beyond Robersonville and Martin County. He attended many meet ings of firemen, Rotarians and Masons throughout the State. He was inspected and admired for his integrity and sincerity in all his dealings with Ins fellowman. He was understanding and hu man, and througnout the time he served tin Town ol Robersonville as an officer, he was fair and square. To accommodate a friend or stranger was a pleasure and (Continued cm Page Six) Colored Schools Open Tuesday 1 he several thousand colored school children in this county will report for work at 1:30 o'clock next Tuesday it was announced by the office of the superintendent of schools thi^ week. The several thousand white children will re port the following day, Septem ber 3, for registration, it was an nounced last week. The teachers ir. the colored schools will hold a county-wide meeting in Williainston on Satur day, September 6. All teachers have been assigned and the plants including several ih w ones, arc being made ready for use. PEANUTS Varied report* are being received on the prospective yield of the current peanut crop. However, the outlook, for the most part, is encour aging and all indications point to a hetter-than-average crop both as to quality and quan tity. * Farmer Simon Perry said he pulled up a bunch last week-end and counted 115 nuts on it. Other farmers have counted between 40 and 50 to the bunch, while still oth ers counted between ten and fifteen to the bunch.
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