THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER S,m MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME LV—NUMBER 87 WiUiantalon, Martin County, JSorlh Carolina, Tuesday, October 28. llJo2 ESTABLISHED 18911 Democrats Hold Big Meeting In District Thousand Attends 'Thursday Meeting At Robersonville Gospel Preached For More Thau Two Hours By Party Leaders Holding one of the best rallies in the entire State, Democrats meeting in Robersonvillc’s new high school gymnasium last Thursday evening formed their ranks to offer a united front against the Republicans in the next Tuesday election. That the ranks are well formed was evi denced. w h e n Senator Willis Smith, first on record as not be ing too enthusiastic about the ticket, “warmly" said he would vote the ballot from top to bot tom. Rally folowers across the State declared Smith was the Warmest he had been, possibly taking his cue from Secretary of State Thad Eure’s determined declaration about party loyalty and party favors, and impressed by the crowd of more than 1,000 party stalwarts from all over the First Congressional District. A. Corey, nominee for the State House of Representatives from this county, opened the meeting with prayer, and Mayor H. S. Ev erett welcomed the visitors. Jim Gray, chairman of the Martin County Democratic Executive Committee, introduced the host congressman, Herbert Bonner, who opened up on mugwumps »nd sized up Richard Nixon, the nominee for vice president on the Republican ticket. The host congressman said he admired a man why says he is a Democrat, “and I admire the man *'ho says he is a Republican, but we don’t want any mugwumps in he Democratic Party.” He warn 'd against the enemy trying to in Tiltrate into the party ranks and j ake our young men and women ! away, and went*on to explain that a revival is needed in the • party. “Our party has made it possible ,'or young men and women to make money. Some of them do Hot remember the day of the ^Hoover cart, and we must get off j the sidelines and tell them about' it. Unless we tell them the rec ! urd, the Republicans will mislead I them. The Republicans already j jave young men and women in •heir ranks that should be in nurs,” Congressman Bonner said. Pleased that such a large corwd | had turned out all the way from (Continued on Page Six) Haiive Of County! Died In Hospital —*—_ Funeral services were conduct | ed in the Smithfield Free Will Baptist Church last Friday after- i noon at 3:00 o’clock for Mrs ■Geraldine Williams Faircloth, a . native of this county, who died I in a hospital there last Wednes day afternoon. Suffering with a kheart condition, she had an at tack of asthma early that morn ing and entered the hospital. The Rev. Earl Gleen. her pastor, of ficiated and interment was in Sunset Memorial Park at Smith field. The daughter of the late John Statbn Williams and Emma Tay-1 lor Williams, she was born near j Robersonville 27 years ago on May 18, 1925, and spent her early | life* in the community. About lit! she came to Williamston and made h^r home with her sister, Mrs. Kater Raw ls. In 1944 she met and married E. P. Faircloth, |Johnston County young man who ; was in the service at the time. | Following her marriage she has made her hime in Johnston Coun ■ ty. She was a member of the Free [will Baptist Church in Smith ■ field. Surviving besides her sister and | •husband are two children, James and Gwynn Yvonne, both of the home; and six brothers, Clarence and Raymond Williams of Rober sonvjlle, Dallas of Newport News, Lorie of Bethel, Cecil of Williarns ton pnd James D. Williams of Richmond. | YOUNG DEMOCRATS The organization holding an inactive status for some months, young Martin Coun ty Democrats are meeting in the Wilson Hotel at Rober sonville this evening at 7:30 o'clock to perfect a working organization. Billy Harrison, State presi dent of Rocky Mount, is to meet with the group. The new organization is expected to go into action immediately and throw its support behind the Democratic ticket. Democratic Rally Urged To Take No Election Chances —*.— County Lcatlcrs Say There Ari* Some Democrats For Eisenhower -i - . First District Democrats, at tending a big party rally in Rob ersonville last Thursday evening, were warned to take no chances but get out and work for an over whelming vote next Tuesday. It was admitted that there are some Isenhowercrats in this section, but they are not expected to make much showing. However, it was pointed out by Mrs. B. B. Everett, National Committeeman, that the Republicans have strength in the west and that every Democratic vote is needed in this section to offset the opposition in other areas. Each of the fourteen counties in the district had large delega tions present, including far-off Dare. Most of the county chair men pointed out that there were Eisen-crats in their counties, but they predicted sizable majorities for the entire Democratic ticket. Reporting for this county, E. G. Anderson, pinch hitting for Chair man Jim Gray, said that there were possibly thirty or forty in Robcrsonville who would vote the Republican ticket, but that he thought the county would go about 99 percent'Democratic D C. Barnes of Murfreesboro said there were possibly two or three hundred Ike votes in Hertford County, but that he expected soma of them to reconsider their stand when they entered the vot ing booth. Elton Aydlett, reporting for Pasquotank, said, "We have a few jackasses with very short mem ories. They are known as Eisen crats, but desite them our county day Fur $53 Average Despite a short crop, dry and cool weather and the lateness of the season, tobacco sales on Wil liamston's market continue to hold up unusually well. Yester day, the market sold 150,046 pounds for a $53 price average. Farmers, questioned on the warehouse floors, declared the price was just about the highest of the season, considering the quality of the leaf. Lust Friday the maiket handled 100,160 pounds for an average light at $53 per hundred pounds. Up until this morning, the mar ket had sold 10,397,662 pounds for $5,254,433.00, or an average near $51.00 per hundred pounds. A review of activities on /all the markets in the belt as pre pared b.v the Federal and State Departments of Agriculture, fol lows: Generally steady prices con tinued last week for most grades of Eastern North Carolina flue cured tobacco. Volume of sales was fairly heavy on Monday and Friday, but extremely light on the other days, reports the Fed eral-State Market News Service. Quality of offerings was about the (Continued on page eight) Thousands Attend Annual Harvest Festival By 2:00 o'clock thousands of visitors from nil over this and many parts of other eastern Carolina counties started gathering for the town's annual harvest festival parade an hour later last Wednesday afternoon. The rlowns are seen in the main street alley, amusing the waiting erowds It was estimated that be tween 12,000 and 15,000 persons saw the annual event. —Photo by Royal Studio Party Leaders At Big Rally Democratic Party Leaders (left to right) Bruce htheridge, Harry ivieMun«in“nad K.uro„ ncr b« it Bonner and Bill Umstead, at a First District rally in Robersonvlllc last Thursday eycninn uvji cd the Democrats in this section to get busy and work for a large vote in the election next Tuesday —Photo by Royal Studio. Harvest Festival Queen Miss Elizabeth Walker oj Lntiekt was chosen queen of Wi! liamston 1952 harvest festival last Thursday evening. She was crowned by Miss Patricia Tayl ir, the 1951 queen. Funeral Sunday For Moore Infant Graveside services were held in Woodlawn Cemetery here Sun day afternoon at 4:00 o’clock for the infant daughter of Maui ice and Jane Golf Moore, Jr., who died in a Florence, South Caro lina, hospital late Saturday night. The Rev Thus. Hastings, rector of the Church of the Advent, con ducted the rites. Mrs. and Mrs. Moore, formerly j of Williamston, are now living in ' Hartsville, South Carolina. ; | PKK.INDUCTION v---i-/ Because next Tuesday is election day, the thirty-seven Marlin County men schedul ed to report lor pre-induction examinations that day are having: their trip to Raleigh delayed. The young men are to re port on Friday, November 7, it was announced today by Mrs. Olivia Lee Handy, dratt hoard clerk. Council Of Slate Pleased Ai Rally IN Robersonville ■ —t - " Kim* Says Work For Parly Or Slop VrcrptiiiR * Favors From 11 -«—_ That members of the Council of State and party .leaders were pleased at the rally in Roberson ville lust Thursday evening was evidenced when they admitted there was nothing to worry about when Democrats turn out in such numbers in a district rally widely scattered and with a corparatively small population Everett Jor dan, chairman of the State Demo cratic Executive Committee, pre sided over the meeting and he declared it was one ot the best Tallies held in the State. Mr. Jordan introduced Com missioner of Agriculture Stag Ballentine, Insurance Commis sioner Waldo Cheek, Treasurer i Brandon Hodges, Auditor Henry ■ L. Bridges, Commissioner of Lab or Forrest H. Shulord, Attorney General Harry MeMullan and Se cretary of State Thad Eure, the chairman explaining that others were on missions for the party in other parts of the State along with Governor Kerr Scott and one or two more. They sent greet ings to the rally. | (Continued on Page Eight) I COUNTY FAIK 1 v,/ Flans are just about com plete for the Martin County fair which will be held in the New Carolina warehouse here next week. Members of the Cions and Klwanis Clubs, the joint sponsoring organiza tions, are clearing off the ad joining lot for the Virginia Greater 'Shows which will play the fair. Hut there'll he no tent shows or gambling devices, it was explained. Special entertainment will be provided inside and out side the warehouse, and exhi bits are being lined up in a big way with $1,000 in pre miums being offered. The sale of exhibit spaces is progressing very satisfac torily at the Martin County Agricultural Fair according to an announcement by Fletcher Thomas, Director of the event. He stated, however, that sev eral commercial booths arc still available and anyone in terested should contact him. Appointments In Methodist Church Holding its unmuil sessions in Burlington last week-end the) North Carolina Methodist Con I ference reported a successful 1 year, favored legislation provid 1 ing a State-wide liquor referen dum and announced its appoint metds for the new year. The Rev. It. E. Walston was re turned to the local church for his second year. The Rev. J B. Hurley is succeeding the Rev. Mr. Johnson in Robersonville, and the itev. Vance Lewis, with head quarters in Roper, is succeeding the Rev. Mr. Bingham as pastor of the Jumesville and Si loam 1 churches in this county The It.ev B Duke Criteh.ee, 1 former local man, is transferring from Durham to Beaufort where he will pastor the Ann Street Church. The itev. B. T. Hurley, a form er local pastor, will be at the Tar River church in the Raleigh dis- I trict. Peanut Pi IN ear Sup] (—-' Till KM TIME ' I’sing a brick tu break out a window, rubbers entered the Itoanoke Chevrolet gar age on Washington Street here last Sunday night lor the time in less than two weeks. After breaking the glass, the robber released the latch and crawled into the garage and then moved’toward the front where he ransacked the cash register. Only a few pennies were left in the register and noth ing else was missed. Twenty Cases In The County Court Saturday Morning Krrc-lor- Ml li<;lii l akes l p Mitch Time In The (amrl Judge It T Johnson called twenty eases in the Martin Couil 1.V Recorder s Court last Saturday and held the tribunal in session about throe hours before clearing the docket. Considerable time was spent hearing a free-for-all light m Williams Township. Fines amounted to $41)0 and one defend ant, a carnival worker, was ses tenced to the loads for four months when he pleaded guiltv nl drunken driving. Eleven of the eases involved speeding. Proceedings: James Hawkins was found not guiltv ol operating a motor ve hicle without a driver's license. The eases in which Oetaviou> Daniel was charged with assault ing a female and Guilford Blown Jr., with non support, were mil pi iisseil. Charged with assaults, Russell Li I ley was ad.judgud guiltv ol simple assault and was taxed with the costs. Eugene Bembridge, a second defendant in the ease, was found not guilty The two young men along witii Bruce Lillcy were ehargid with assaulting Ben Barber. Lillev is a minm and goes into I lie juvenile eout t. Joseph Lewis Was sentenced to the roads for Inin inoothi toi (Continued i'ii Page Fight) Fire Threatened Load Oi Peanuts A large truckload nf Farmei Mnpkin.s’ peanut.- was threatened by fill' shortly attri 5.00 o rlurk last Friday evening llav tailing betweeji the boils and cab was in nited li.v tin exhaust pipi and the truck caught fire a.s the vehicle traveled Highway (>4 a .short do tancc beyond Sweet Wutei Creek. Hopkins, Williams Township farmer, stopped to pick up a cou ple of bags ol peanuts that had lalleli 11 out tin- load lid discov ered d/f'-i.v,.J'„vek'*d&; k- ... a erator ol .1 transport truck and who lived clo.si■ to wh re the truck was stopped, put tin fire out with extillgui- lu i: 11 mu his truck. The Williamston lire dc partment was called, but the fire was out when tin truck reached the sei ne Plan To Add Equipment To Weather Station Here Although making fairly good i progress, the annual Farm Bureau membership drive in this county got a shot in the arm last Friday 1 evening when farm leaders met in the agriculture building and pledged time and effort to the task of getting out and pushing tin' campaign over the top. ■'Regardless of who is elected I on November 4, we will need a strong farm organization to repre sent us in Washington," President Chus. L. Daniel told the group, Continuing. Mr. Daniel said, "It we let the Farm Bureau go down, we will soon be back to 1932, for we’ll have no strong agency to un derwrite our programs. It is our responsibility to put the drive over the 2,050 goal in this county. We an’ going to have to sacrifice,1 and wo .should get behind tho drive or quit Tho group frown od upon quitting and .sovoral said they would quit tlioir other work and devote eonsidernble time to tho inonihei ship drive this we'ek. Several membership canvassers explained that the drive was (lit percent effective1 in their com munities, while in others the1 far mors were' showing little interest, apparently de siring to leave it up to tho othe r fellow tei carry the burden. Approximately 1,300 member ships have bee'll reported tee the countV office', and it is believed that the drive will approach the1 2,000 mark by the eiiel eif this Week when the group holds an other meeting. •ires Open port Level Heavy Deliveries On Local Market In Past Few Days I’rirr Holding Firm To The Loan Kale Seliwlulc On Open Market Hardly before the first dust of the season had settled around the threshers, the local peanut mark et went into action here last week, and by late yesterday it was con servatively estimated that the growers had sold and delivered between five and six thousand bays of the goobers. No official reports could be had, but it is fairly evident that the open market price is holding light to the loan rate schedule ad j vanced by the Peanut Growers jCoopeiative That plains the open market price just about three quarters to one cent per pound I below the theoretical support figures. In other words, a farmer whose peanuts have a ti5 percent meat content and as many as 22 per cent extra large Is receiving right at $10,911 per hundred for them. The theoretical support price is $11.90 per hundred* pounds. Jf the farmer chooses to turn to the government he can get the sup | port price, but he has to guaran tee weights, pay storage costs, j which it is estimated will approx imate one cent or more, i It is believed that the open ] market has set what appears to j be a matching price in that the c leaners will have to provide their own storage, insurance land take any shrinkage in weight that j might follow between the time of purchase and sale The open market apparently is anxious for the crop, and it is 'believed that if marketing is ! handled after an orderly fashion the government will not find it 1 necessary to step in and hold the price up. It is certain that the gov ernment will act if the price structure on the open market wavers much. Reports from the buyers main tain that the early deliveries were not of the best quality, that the weights are running low and the I meat content is off several points. Quite a few of the nuts arc not mature, indicating they were dug possibly too early. The yield is running consider ably ahead of that reported last vear Farmer Roland Farmer on ilu Terry farm in Bear Grass Township was said to have pick ed 100 bags from four acres, and combined reports from various I parts of the county point to H yield of seventeen to twenty-five (Continued on Page Eight) Liquor Traiiic In The Streets ■ ■ -™