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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER MN MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LV—NUMBER 88 ff illiamafon, Marlin County, J^orth Carolina. Thitrxrlav. October .'UK E-iTA BUSHED 189® Record Registration Reported In County Place Nearly Six * Hundred Names On County Books Nearly Nine Thousand Po tential Electors In The County At Present •—* Registration books for the next Tuesday and subsequent elections l were literally crowded with new names during the past three Sat urdays, according to unofficial but reliable reports received from the registrars this week. A new registration record was chalked up when approximately 700 new names were added to the books, boosting the combined 01 total potential voting power in the county's thirteen precincts to almost 9.000 electors. The recent registration is more marked in ^>izc when it is considered that nOl new' names were added to the books just before the last May primary vote. A complete study of the new registration could not be made since the books arc in the hands of the registrars' all over the county, but preliminary reports declare that the registration this, month is almost unanimously Democratic. Less than 25 affiliat ed with the Republican Party. 1 • Less than twenty registered as independents. It would seem that more than 500 of those who reg istered during the recent registra lion period plan to vote the j straight Democratic ticket next Tuesday. However, it is possible,1 for an elector to split his vote, but the registered Democrat who Votes the Republican ticket next Tuesday can be challenged should be offer to participate Tn a Dem ocratic primary in 1954. The same bolds fur the registered Republi can who votes the Democratic ticket next Tuesday and then of fers to participate in the Rcpub- 1 lican primary in 1954. The regisj rjed independent voter can par ticipate in the general elections next Tuesday, but he can’t par ticipate in either the Republican I >r Democratic primary in 1954. j Observers, using the new reg istration figure as a guide, are predicting the largest vote ever | recorded in the county will be cast in the electiun next Tuesday. It is almost certain to run be tween 5,500 and 6,00. How many uf tho-e will go into the Demo cratic column and how many will wander into the Republican col umn, no one can guess with any degree of certainty. Old-time po litical observers are predicting the Republicans will poll between | 300 and 500 votes, a few holding 1 ptthe figure to 200 and a few push ing it above 600. The last time there was a Re publican flare-up in this county, Herbert Hoover in 1928 polled 411 votes, 103 in Jamesville, 5 in Wiliams, 10 in Griffins, 66 in Williamstun, 81 in Bear Grass, I 16 in Cross Roards, 74 in Rober son ville, 6 in Gold Point, 5 in Poplar Point, 22 in Hamilton, 23 in Goose Nest. For twenty years the Republican vote in this cuun- j ty could be counted on one’s fin- j # gers until 1948 when Dewey went i over the, 100 mark to poll 162 votes. While Dewey was polling | 162 votes that year, President | Truman walked away with 4,632 votes. Henry Wallace got two (Continued on pm* eight) Williams Raises Assigned a $50 quota. Demo crats in Williams Township got busy and raised $55 for the cause 1 within a few hours- time. Chair- I man Floyd Moore reported. Contributions are acknowledg- i ed, as follows: Grady Godard, Joshua L. Col train, Joe L. Coltrain, Floyd Moore, Lucian J. Hardison, W. W. • Griffin, Charles L. Daniel, R. J. Hardison and S. J. Tetterton. $5 each; James Perry and Marvin Hardison, $2 each; Joe H. Perry, William (Dick) Hardison, Walter Gardner, Albert Tyre, Howard Tyre and Clarence Hopkins, $1 each. 1 I REGISTRATION A-* The following figures show the new registration and the total number of names on the books in the several precincts | in this county: Jamesvillc Williams Griffins Bear Grass Williamston 1 Williamston 2 Cross Roads Robersonvllle Gold Point Poplar Point Hassell Hamilton Goose Nest New Total 59 815 13 297 25 537 39 584 74 1178 171 1584 34 586 164 1552 14 303 8 232 11 226 28 404 42 604 683 8942 Morley - Gearhart Team In Brilliant Performance Here First In Gomiiimiity (ion* cert Series Attracts Capacity House -4 Morley and Gearhart, the duo pianists, gave a great perform ance here last evening, marking the opening ot the 1952-53 season of the Martin County Communi ty Concert Association. The bril liant team played to a capacity house in the high school audi torium, attracting members from as far away as Kinston. The “concert with commentary” and without “comment" at times, was widely acclaimed, and the top-flight entertainers were forc ed info extra* periods at intermis sion and again at the close of the scheduled program. Graciously, man-and-wife team responded with popular encores, including “Nola" which the two will play on television Sunday. Masters of the keyboard, Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart held the large audience spellbound with their perfect co-ordination and musici al sensitivity. The w/irk of the artists was in such strict accord one could close his eyes arid wonder of Morley and Gearhart had not been made into one. The open eyes, however, could see the nimble but certain fingers of both team members busy blending Gershwin's "American in Paris” and other numbers into something really worth listening to and talk ing about. The humorous comment, offer ed mostly by Gearhart, filled in the brief gaps, with Morley hold (Continued on Page Eight) Paper To Canvass Election Returns With the cooperation Ilf the thirteen precinct officials. The Enterprise will canvass the elect ion returns next Tuesday night, but no election party is planned. Not one of the local or county offices is being contested, and the election of the Democrats on the township and county tickets is generally accepted. Only the size of the vote on those tickets will be of interest and the returns for those offices will await the offi cial canvass by the registrars on Thursday of next week. Very little interest is being centered in the three proposed amendments to the State Con stitution, and the vote canvass on those will be held on Thursday of next week. Interest is being focused on the national ticket along with the contests for State offices. It is {im posed to canvass those returns for this county, turn them over to the press association for use as a part of the State-wide pic ture. Martin County returns will be on the air over a State-wide hook-up, and every interested person may have an election party around individual radios . No prediction is offered, but it could be some little time, pos sibly Wednesday morning, before i the national returns are eon- j elusive. Grim Reminder Of Other Days Driving a gKty mule, fattened under Democratic administrations, and resurrected frottt the depression ppriod. A. Corey, nominee for the State ntj', reminded between 12,000 and 15,000 people of other day 'in Williamston lust Wednesday afternoon. from this eoun ■ nnual harvest ft minded tival parade a “Hoover Cart," a relic House of Representatives s when he marched in the *—Photo by Royal Studio. Plan Jo Add Equipment To Weather Station Here Additional equipment, includ ing a gadget for official tempera ture readings, is to be installed at the Williamston Weather Bu reau station, according to infor mation released by Charles B. Carney, meteorologist in charge of the U. S. Department of Com merce Weather Bureau in Ra leigh. The weather station here has I been limited to rainfall reports and river readings for 1he past twenty years. During that time Mr. Hugh Spruill has ably serv ed the station and it is largely through his efforts and coopera tion that the facilities of the local station are being expanded, In a letter to the editor of The Enterprise, Mr. CaVney said: r TICKETS 1 The sale of tickets for the current series of community concerts went over the top this week, it was announced yesterday by the secretary. A total of 513 tickets were handled by the Martin Coun ty Community Concert Asso ciation, the number including 1 If* students’ tickets. Amendments Gel Little Attention — Overshadowed hy the hot poli tical campaign, the three propos ed amendments to the North Car olina State Constitution have re ceived only passing attention in any quarter, and it is likely that many voters will take no stand for or against the proposals in the election next Tuesday. In reality the proposals carry no great meaning, and their pas sage is not expected to upset tile State government ns it is now con stituted. Tlu lost amendment would permit the increase ol the 15-eent general tax levy to 20 cents on the $100 assessed valuation. It is found in several counties that the valuation is so low that tile 15 cent levy for general county pur poses is not sufficient to run the government, forcing the ",iug' gling” of the rates. The proposal is not expected to make any dif ference in this county. The No. 2 amendment empow ers the Governor to fill a posi tion made vacant in the General Assembly by immediate appoint ment, upon the recommendation of the executive committee of the county in which the deceased or resigned member was a resident. No. 3 proposal provides a uni form method ul filling positions becoming vacant in certain State offices. Lillie Buaineaa Before. County Board Monday --*-— Clerk to the board, J, Sam Get singer announced today that the Martin County Commissioners have little business on their sche dule for consideration next Mon day. Other than routine business, the commissioners are to draw jurors for the one-week term of j superior court convening in Do-' .ember. t> “Perhaps you will recall that when I visited Williamston lust year to present a 20-year service button to our observer, Mr. C. H. Spruill, you told me you were i very interested in having equip-j j ment for Mr. Spruill to take tern-1 jperuture readings. At that time j the outlook was not very® bright, for us to put such equipment at j j Williamston. but now 1 am pleas cd to let you know that we can | i do so. I “Within the next mohth or so, | I we plan to install the tempera-[ turc equipment at Mr. Spruill's j | place. Williamston will then be an official Weather Bureau tem jpbrature Station, as well as riv [ er and rainfall .station." Sales Gradually Tapering Oil On The Market Here I’riecN (loiilimir To Hold Fairly Firm As Season j Nears Close | Although the market is expect- I ed lo reach the eleven million- [ pound mark, tobacco sales here j are gradually tapering off, ac cording to a report on the pound ages offered on the floors Tuesday and yesterday. After handling more than 150, 000 pounds last Monday at one of the highest price averages of the season, the market reported only 63,972 pounds on its floors Tues day and 70,516 pounds yesterday. The price continued to holds it own and very little tobacco has been going to the Stabilization Cooperative Corporation. Quality of a majority of the of ferings is dwindling along with the poundage, but grade for grade, the price is as high, if not higher.; than it has been at any time this j season. I Up until this morning the market here had sold 10,542,012 pounds for $5,323,703, an average of $50.50. During the first forty nine sale days last year the mark et sold 12,161,010 pounds for $6, 724,910, an average of $55.29. The poundage this year is trailing that of last season by 1,619,006 pounds, and the income is off $1,401,215 (Continued on Page Eight) , Minor Accident In Cross Roads —— Declaring it was a head-on, hit- : anti-run case, Lawyer Bell, color ed man of RFD 1, Robersonville, I wrecked his International pick- ; up about two miles from Cross 1 Roads on the old Williamston- ' Greenville road last night about 7:30 o’clock. He was not injured t but the truck was damaged to the < extent of about S450, according to •< Cpl. M. C. Byrum who made the I investigation. '• Aparently Bel! lost control of it the turck, ran it into a ditch | wheie it turned over and seat- i i tered about 200 pounds of tobacco. |j Predict Victory For Democrats In Tuesday Election Loaders Urge Party Mem bers Nut To Itelax Uutil l’ulls Are. Closed North Carolina Democratic I Party loaders Imvo called the Ron oral election next Tuesday “one of the most important in history and have urged dm&ry registered voter in the State to exercise his ballot right It. Everett Jordan, Slate Dem ocratic Executive Committee Chairman, and William R. Urn stead, Democratic nominee for Governor- issued the statements and called on voters to get to the polls early in view of heavy reg istrations. Jordan’s statement is as fol lows: “Every report we have receiv ed from throughout North Caro lina in the last few days indicates the growing popularity of the Democratic cause and I predict that the Democratic Party will achieve an outstanding victory for Governor Stevenson, oui| Presidential candidate; Senator; Sparkman, our Vice Presidential, candidate, and William B. Um stead, our nominee for Governor, as well as for all other candidates on the Party's ticket. “However, it will not do to re lax our virgilance or energy. A political victory is not won in pre election exurberance or state-; mcnls but by the votes actually put in the ballot box. I, therefore,! urge every North Carolinian who has the best interest, of Ids state! and nation at heart to go to (lie polls and vote the Democratic ticket throughout. “May i urge upon all citizens (he necessity for voting early. The polls open at 6:30 a. in. and close at 6:30 p. m„ and this is only 720 minutes of voting time. In some >f our precincts, due to a very, tcavy new registration, there are oetween 1500 and 2000 names on Ihc registration books and this ncans that each voter will have ane-half minute or less to do his voting. If the voting does not start very early in the morning and continue at a rapid rate through jut the day, there is a great dang (Continucd on Page Eight) Big Halloween Parly Tonight Working to raise money for the ocal library and the Girl Scouts, he Wiliamston Woman’s Club is iponsoring a big halloween carni val m the Planters Warehouse' icre tonight, beginning promptly it 7:00 o’clock. Delicious rcfresh nents, Including plate lunches, vill be served. The entertainment will center iround several planned events, in luding pony ride, cake walk, ostumc parade, bingo games, louse of horrors, fortune telling, pple bobbing, fish pond, to men- , ion a few. Young and old are invied and irgcd to participate in and sup-1 lort the worthy causes. 1 Leaders Urge Straight Vote For The Demoeratie Party Tuesday Marketing Of Peanut Crop Goes Into High Gear Here Following a slow start lust week and with ideal weather conditions prevailing during the past few days, peanut marketing is rap idly moving into high gear here. A preliminary report released late yesterday indicated that be tween seven and eight thousand bags of the goobers were market ed at this point and a few other thousand bags were handled at other centers in the county Farmers’ trucks were lined up yesterday waiting miller's turn to unlod. With a continuation of cur rent weather conditions, the market is expected to move right on up to the 13.000-to-15,000-bag pace daily within another week or ten days. Threshers were operating in all parts of the county yesterday, and they are expected to reach. 100 percent capacity by the early part of next week, weather conditions permitting. Prices arc holding strictly to government loan rates on the op en market, anil with orderly marketing they are expected to hold to that level Farmers are finding d advisable to have their peanuts government graded, and the grading service is providing ample men to handle the work. Farmers are finding that the peanut kernel Is have thicker hull this year than at any time in re cent years. As a result the weights are falling oil as much as 10 per cent per bag Yields are holding up well with the average holding right, close to twenty bags per acre, with si me exceptions, ot course. Starting threshing operations yesterday. Farmer Joshua L. Col tram said they picked an average of twenty bags in one field, six teen m another and twenty-five bags m a third field County Fair Opens Here Next Monday High School Band Will Lead Parade To 'Fair Grounds' Kulerluiumciit I’m^riim for Fair All INcxt Week Outlined Toduv -*> The Martin County Agricultural Fair will be officially opened in Williamston at 2:30 next Monday afternoon, November it, \\ hen the Williamston High School Band leads a parade on Main Street. Several numbers will he played by the band at the close of the parade. Large crowds are expect ed not only for the opening hid also for each program scheduled during the week. A program of oustamling entei tainment is assured patrons of the fair, which is to be held here next week. W. R. Bender, entei tainment committee chairman, stated today that excellent acts would be staged each evening at the New Carolina Warehouse which will be the exhibition head quarters. The climaxing program will be presented on Saturday night, November 1, when an amateur talent contest will he staged. Seventy-five dollars will be awarded ut the conclusion of the contest in units of $30, $20, $15, and $10 as performance prizes. All interested individuals or groups,' who are qualified amateurs, are requested to contact L. B. Wynne, Wart in County Superior Court Clerk, for further details. Other acts to be staged during the week ihclude the following: Tuesday night; a comedy skit staged by a local group of busi ness, men Wednesday night; A double fea ture consisting of the Rogerson t Girls—Misses Janie, Louvenia and j Grace of Williamston, Route 2, and the Bear Grass Trio made1 up of Kneezcr Hamsun, LeRoy Harrison and Lester Terry with Mrs. Virgil Wobblcton, accom panist Thursday night; “The Laringitis Five." Friday nignt; A song fest staged by the following colored vocal groups: . “The Willing Five," managed by William Chandler, P. O. Box | 31, Williamston, and made up of the following: Leroy Smith Fletcher Jones, Wheeler Brown, Ir., and Fred Hassell. "The Silver Lairs,” managed ay George W. Jones, 322 Syca nure Street, Williamston, with he following members: Langston Peterson, Ray Ebron, Geron Jones Villiam Flew, and Clarence Simp ton, The Diamond Fire," managed (Continued on Page Eight) | i;\nwsm> Anxious (o do Ilnur hit, Ala rl in County Democrats bought up nil the S.'i Steven son certificates in a short time. A new supply has been received in the county and the S3 certificates are be ing sold here bv Mrs. K. S. Teel. Democratic Chairman Jim Gray also has a lew books left from the second supply. To show her position in the battle of ballots, one Demo crat bouKlit twenty of the S3 certificates. It isn't too late to contribute for the'money will be wired to national headquarters where il will lie used to offset the millions lie ini; spent by the opposition. Iteports declare that the Ite puhlieans are spending al least three million dollars in Pennsylvania alone. Designate Polling Places In County While must id the polling places will he 11i.ii11tii1111uI next Tuesday in their usual spots, voters in other precincts will ;:o In other locations, il was amuumccd today by Elections Hoard Chairman C I). Carsturplicn The voting places arc to he established a. billows. Jamcsvillc Gymnasium Wi lliams -County I louse C1111fin. C'ounti House Hear lirass I a*Hoy I lai ri.-i m garage Wililanisloii I Courlliouse William Ion II \\ oman's Club Cross Hoads -School I>11i I<Iinp; at Kverctts Hobcrso;i vi I li Masonii Hall Gold Point I’ow ell’s ,.. . I a t J’oplai Point Old Harris Kill j in;; Station. Hassell Old post office build in«. Hamilton Town Hall Goose Nest Next l>llIktI■ I • The polls will be open from (j:U0 ;i m until (1:30 p m. Changes in some of the voting i places were made on account of the cold weather, it was explain cd. Vice President Of Peanul Group - —♦— Itupert Cowcn of the Williams Lon Peanut Company has been | lamed first vice president of the ; Virginia-Carolina Peanut Assoeia- ( :ion, it was announced this week. Mr. Cowan, prominent in the t jusiness, was elected at a meet- < ng ot the association members || lelcl ui Suffolk last week. t Forty-Five Names Placed On Three Election Tickets No Splitting The ProHiden li;il l'ickct At Polls Next Tuesday Tlu' five thousand or more Mar lin County voters will have forty fivc candidates to choose from when they go to their respective polling placet next Tuesday to vote for national, State and coun ty officers. Four of the names ap pear on the national or President al ticket, twenty-nine on the State ballot and twelve on the county ticket. Flection officals point out that the national ticket cannot be split, mcanina that the voter must vote for both the Republican nominees or both the Democratic nominees There is no provision for a split vote on the national ticket It is believed that the vot ers in this county will vote t straight ticket with just a few exceptions, meaning they will mark an “X” in the circle at the top of the party they wish to vote for and quit there. t)n the eve of what has the promise of being the biggest elec tion ever held in this county. State and nation, Martin Coun tv Democratic leaders are addres sing an appeal to loyal Democrats, pleading with them to go to the polls in large number and vote the straight ticket from President right on down to constable. In addition to the national, Stale and county tickets, two ownsliips- Jantesvilie and Wil hamston are offering the Demo cratic nominees for constable fur election The vote on the con stables will be limited to the two respective townships. On one side of the national tick et appear the names of the nomi nees for President'and Vice Pres ident, Adlai E. Stevenson and John J Sparkman Just to the right of the Democratic slate ap pear the names of the Republican nominees for the same offices, Dwight I) Kiscnhuwer and Rich ard M Nixon. The State Democratic ticket i arries sixteen names with oppo sition appearing on the same tiek ii in all hut lhr"o places short til m for superintendent of public instruction, short term for asso ciate justice of the State Supreme Court, and for member of con gress. Names of the party nominees follow with the "D" standing for Democrats and the "It" for Re publicans Koi Governor William B. Urn lead, (D): II F Seawell, Jr., (R) For I lieutenant Governor - liiithcr II Hodges, (D); Warren II Pritchard <R> For Secretary of State—Tliad. Furo, (D); Frank G Carr, (R). Fm State Auditor—Henry L. III idge-, < D) J A Mwuitsby, Sr., (R) Foi Slate Treasurer Brandon i’ Hodges, (I)), S C Eggers, (R). For Attorney General—Harry Mi Mullan, (D); Avalon E. Hall, (It) For Superintendent of Public Instruelinn, (short term)—Chas. Carroll, (D) No Republican. For Superintendent of Public (Continued on Page Eight) Drainage Bonds Bring A Premium Bonds for financing Martin ,'ounty Drainage Project No. 2, orated in Kobersonville Town hip, were .sold a few days ago d a $275 premium, according Bearing five percent interest, lie eleven $1,000 bonds sold for i11,275, and were purchased by G. Matthews, county man. The project, now about com >lete, cost $52,992, but all but ; 11,009 has been paid by the noperty owners in the district. Bearing interest as of July 1, his year, the bonds run for ten ears, but no payments on the irincipal are due during the first hree years, it was reported.
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