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TUG ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER S.M* MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE Tin: ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY ' AM1EIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME LV--NUMBER 91 n mil HMMIMB William stun. Marlin County, ISortli Curolina, Tnnulay, \orrmbrr II. 1952 "Thirteen Cases In The County Court Saturday Morning Two Lose Licenses For Al leged Drunken Driving; Fines Total S420 ” During a short session. Judge R. T. Johnson and Solicitor Clar ence Griffin handled thirteen cases in the Martin County Re corder's Court last Saturday morning. Fines added up to $420. The session attracted very few spectators. Proceedings: Pleading guilty of operating a motor vehicle while his license was revoked, Aaron Council was p) fined ‘$200. plus costs. Pleading not guilty, Essie Ruth Beacham was adjudged guilty of disorderly conduct and was sen tenced to Woman's Prison in Ral eigh for six months. The prison term was suspended and the de fendant placid on probation for two years. Havert Carney pleaded guilty of violating the liquor laws and was fined $10, plus costs. Booked for speeding 75 miles an Iwur, Armando DeFillippi.s, a spe Al police officer of Plainfield, New Jersey, was fined $50 and taxed with the costs. Pleading not guilty of careless and reckless driving, Lawyer Bell was adjudged guilty. The court suspended judgment upon the payment of the costs. Pleading guilty of speeding. Ce cil G. Hopkins of Everetts was taxed with the court costs. Charged with careless and reck less driving, Golden Williams pleaded guilty and was fined $10, plus costs. Booked for drunken driving and operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. Johnnie Hog gard pleaded guilty and was fined $125, plus costs. The speeding case against Lee E. Addeman of Aecoquan, Vir ginia, was nol prossed. Pat E. Cucei of Melrose Park, Illinois, was taxed with the court costs for speeding. Adjudged guilty of not support ing his three illegitimate children, Willie Spruill was sentenced to the roads for six months. The road term was suspended upon the payment of the costs and $5 a week for the support his chil dren. The defendant denied fatherhood of two other children in the family. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Robert L. Sim (Continued on Page Three) Joins Enterprise Staff This Week —<*,— Miss Verdalee Norris, a native of Sanford and Elon College gra | duate, joined the staff of The En terprise this week, and immedi i ately drew all kinds of assign ments. Versed in the newspaper pro fession, Miss Norris was a member of the Daily Times staff in Wil son several years and came here from Siler City where she was associated with Radio Station WNCA. .During her stay in Wilson she was active in the Junior Woman's Club, the Red Cross and Girl ~ Scouts work, and served as presi dent of the Business and Profes | sional Woman's Club. Officers M7 I' v Of Young Democrats Perfecting a new organization at . recent meting held in the Murray Cargil American Legion Post hut in Robersonville. young Martin County Democrats named then officers for the new year. Pictured above, left to right. Billy Harrison of Rocky Mount. State president; Donnie M. Hardison, vice president of the county unit; Ralph Mobley, secretary and treasurer, and Robert 11. Cowon, pre sident. Precinct officers have been named and a nn oting of the organization is to be held shortly. Final Tobacco Sale Here November I 11 b - Market Shooting At Eleven And A Quarter Million —~ -—$-— Hrmil Ss*l«*f* From 56,04)0 To INrarh 100.000 I’ouml* 1 -—•4> Unexpectedly observing today —Armistice Day—as a holiday, the Williamston Tobacco Market is extending its season an extra dnv with the tjhat sale scheduled for Friday of this week, it was announced by a member of tin board of trade yesterday The season was scheduled to end on Thursday of tins week, but sev eral patrons asked for lire later I closing, and the new schedule was adopted. Sales are holding up fairly well, but it is fairly certain that all of the crop id this area w ill be ready for market bv Friday. Yesterday the market sold 59,36k pounds for an average of $4(1.56, the lowest j price figure since election da^ ! Through yesterday the market had sold 11,143,626 pounds for $5, 616,389, an average of $50.40 per hundred pounds. A review of the markets in the entire belt as prepared by Ha state and Federal Departments of Agriculture, follows: i Eastern North Carolina flue Icured tobacco sold for about the same average prices by grades last week ax for the preceding wet k. The Federal-State Market News I Service reports gross sales for the week amounted to 21,276,187 • pounds and average $48.37 per | hundred. This average was the i lowest sojar this season and $3.01 •under thal of the previous week. Volume declined* annmd 1.4 mil lion p-WiA.iwh:} - t:-uy at 447,630.178 pounds for ui aver age of S31.25. Quality of market ings was lower. (Continued on Page Three) SwitchingFromPeaimtsTo Corn In Relief Movement Advised that marketing cards would have to be used in handling peanuts tor Christian Rural Over if- seas Relief the committee advune .! ing the relief project in this | county switched from the goobers to com at a meeting held last | Friday evening. The drive to gather in at least 1,200 bushels of corn is now underway, and non-fanners are being asked to make cash contri butions to finance the purchase of additional corn and pay the freight and other expenses. Ar rangements have been made with the various dealers and shellers in this county to receive corn di ®ct from the farms, and all are being urged to get behind the movement and help the county reach its goal. Sixty counties in -this State have already or are in the process of loading freight cars ■ with cotton and other larm com imodities, some of the ca riots av eraging approximately $8.00 in value. i Since it will be far easier even ■ in the face of a short crop, to | load a car of corn, the committee ! appeals to all to yet behind the humane undertaking and make it successful. Farmer Mayo Hardison is head I mg the drive as chairman in this county, and he is being assisted by Messrs. V. B. Hairr of James jville, C. L. Daniel of Williams, 1 Stephen Manning of Griffins, N. R. Rogerson of Bear Grass, ] W Snead of Williamston. Garland Forbes of Cross Roads. Sam T Everett of Robersonville, Mrs. Ben James and Mi Hardison of Poplar Point, J. H. Lillard of .Hamilton and John Hassell of i Goose Nest. sr<m\(;i: ^_/ With nothing to lose ami with the possibility ot gain ing, tanners in this immediate area yesterday started storing peanuts in government ware houses here. Approximate * ly 200 bags were delivered the lirst day the house was open. Heavy rains today are delay ing deliveries. farmers are paid the loan rate, a price about one rent below the support figure. II the priee falls below the loan I rate, the farmer is not respon sible. If the price advances he stands to gain the advan tage. A large portion of the crop has already moved into the open market in this section. Hold Funeral For Robt. L. Edwards — _ i— Funeral services were held in the Biggs Funeral Chapel here yesterday afternoon 'at 3:30 o'clock for Robert Lee Edwards, 58, who died at his home in West End last Saturday night at 11:20 o'clock Elder W. E. Grimes, as sisted by the Rev. ,1 Don Skin ner, conducted the rites and inter merit was in Woodlawn Ceme tery. Apparently in Ins usual health earlier in the week, Mr. Edwards suffered a stroke ot paralysis last i Thursday and never regained con sciousness. He suffered a second attack and died a short time later. The son of the late Robert Lee and L.vda Hardy Edwards, he was born iii Williainston July 8, 1804. "7Ta,.- early lib on tla 'arm in Poplar Point and iollowing ser vice in World Wai 11 he located in Williainston, engaging in the1 tobacco busuu -s and more recent ly in the livestock trade. When a young man he was mar ried to Snowdie Elizabeth Keel who died in 1930. Ont son, Julius E. Edwards, of Norfolk, survives that union. Ills s< cond marriage i,.wa< to Minnie He!,l Have i. bo survives with two sons, Bobby' | Gent and Eddii Lee Edwards, of the home. Also surviving are a brother, Frank Edwards of Pop lin Point; two sisters, Mrs. W. R. 1 Nicholson and Mrs. Eli White, both of Williainston; seven half-; ! brothers Lestei Oscar Leon, j James. Asa Tom, Joseph Sound- ! ers and Billy Saunders Edwards;! a half-sister Mrs Melvin Wynne, of Williainston and two grandchil-1 dren. Announce Itirlli Ami Drulli Of Ihuifililrr Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Haslip of West End announce the birth and death of a daughter in a Washington hospital Monday morning. Interment was in Wood lawn Cemetery here yesterday j afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Representatives OS Mutual Agency Make Study Here —*— Iii'|mmI Irrlili/rr Plant Ami Ubsi’rvc Various Operations -- By Vcrilalee Norris Eight Frenchmen and two Fili pinns arrived in Williamston Mon day afternoon for a two-day stop in Iheii oti-day tour and study of fertilizei retailing and distribu tion in the Unitod States under the Mutual Security Agency pro gram of technical assistance. Accompanied by two interpre ters and a MSA field service di rector and consultant, the observ ers were greeted by officials of the Standard Ferilizei Company who are directing their studies in the Williamston area Monday afternoon C. G. Crock et, manager of the Standard Fer tilizer Company, assisted by others of his staff, conducted an informal seminar in which the ob servers questioned them on the technical phases of fertilizer plant operation, storage, sales promo tion, financing from producer to user, and plant expansion. With one of the observers acting as spokesman, the group covered a wide variety of technical ques tions m the two-hour session. In spite ot rapid manner of coverage and the use of two languages, the meeting was relaxed and informal and often punctuated by laughter. Following the session, officials ot the local fertilizer company en tertained the observers at supper. Tuesday morning, the observers were taken on a tour of the irri gation and insecticide divisions of (Continued on Page Three) t - - - ■ -- Local Youth Has Operation On Arm A main nerve bjidy tnpurcd when his arm was broken during the football game with Scotland Neck on October HI, Wilbur Stewart, underwent an operation in Duke Hospital last Saturday morning. While the outcome of the op eration cannot be determined im mediately, reports from his doc tor. are said to be encouraging. So badly injured was his arm, the youth, 'could not move his fingers after the break was set. Mrs Stewart continues in Dur ham with' her son. He hopes to be able to return home in about two weeks. m;\ki\<; goal V The Farm Bureau member ship drive is nearing its goal of 2,05t» members in this coun ty, according to a report re leased last Friday evening by Secretary Mayo Hardison. A total of 1,845 members was reported at a meeting of the canvassers held in the agri culture building. The drive will be closed at a meeting to be held on Fri day evening of this week, it was announced. Prize Winners At The County Fair During Past Week Sponsored By Two Civic ('.lulls. Fair I’uiil Out $777 In Premiums While no big money was in volved in any one department, many exhibitors found it profit able to participate in the Martin County Fair, sponsored here last week in the Carolina warehouse by the Williamston Kiwanis and Lions Clubs. Spiked by Assistant County Agent Sam Tuten and with the cooperation of hundreds of others, the sponsors out on a creditable fair, and it is believed they opened the way for even bigger and better events in the tutu re. With little outside help of a professional nature, the sponsors went ahead and gained the co operation of local talent from all parts of the county, a few enter tainers coming from nearby counties. The corwds were up to expectation and the commerical exhibitors were well pleased with the response. The fair paid out a total of $777.25 in premiums and had ample funds to finance the entire $1,000 premium list In the livestock department prizes went to the following: First Lester Bryant, $15; Martin Coun ty farm, $20; Mrs. J. W. Bell flowers, $10; Mrs. J. B. James, $10; Martin Countj farm, $12; Thad Harrison, $10 and C. E. Jenkins, $15. Second prizes went to: Les ter Bryant, 15 and $10; Thad Har rison, $(i; J. B. James, $ti; Martin County farm, $11; Mrs J. W. Bell flower, $ti; Milton Biggs. $10; and James Bell, $10. Third prizes in the department went to Mrs. Hor ace Ray, $4; William Moore, $4 Frank Cherry, $0; Horace Ray, $4 and James Biggs, $5. In the individual farm urn home exhibits, Mrs. Lester Bry andt took first prize of $40, Mrs Ja v Li I ley was second, receivin} $30. Mrs. Gilbert Rogerson wat third, receiving $30, and the fourth award, $15, went to Mrs W II. Taylor. In Department C field crops, prizes were announced as follows: Tobacco Frank Hudgins arid Williamston FFA chapter, $3 each Peanuts Mrs. W T Gurkin, $5 and Williamston FFA Chapter $3; Corn -W. W Griffin and Jot (Continued on Page Six) Busy Week-end Chasing Fires —— Williamston’s volunteer fire men were kept busy last week end chasing grass fires and answ ering other calls. Rains, falling early yesterday morning, offeree relief for awTiile, at least. There was a grass fire near the Carolina Warehouse but no gen oral alarm was sounded. The week-end rush started early Fri day night when a 220-volt switch hox caught fire in the Sunny Side Market. C. T. Roberson, dis covering the fire, broke through a door and put it oui, and fiie ‘men W’clV advised to iui'.'i"back Saturday morning there was a call to the Ben Wilson home on Andrews Street where bedding caught fire and smoked up the en tire house. Members of the fain ily tore the greater part of a window sash away when they threw the burning clothing out the window. Using a small hose, firemen knocked the fire out. Firemen made three trips to a grass-woods fire buck of the grammar school Sunday afternoon and evening. Ori the last trip, the file-men hooked up a large hose line to a hydrant and wet down a large area. Switching from the open, fires iif undetermined origin did con siderable damage to the home of Mr and Mrs Byrum Smith on Ray Street yesterday after noon at 1:00 o'clock. The fire, for the most part, was confined to a clothes closet, but the entire house was smoked und water ag gravated the loss which will run possibly between $750 and $1,000. Firemen, moving both trucks to the area, found it difficult to lo cate the fire, but after tracing it to the closet they had d under control in a matter of minutes. A large hose line was laid, but it was not needed. Prominent Business Man Died Yesterday Hold Funeral In Church Tomorrow For Ben F. Ferry —t— WHI-Kiimtn Loral Man llu'l Been III Only » A Few Days Bi-njamin Franklin Perry, prominent business man and a leading county citizen, died in a local hospital Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock following a short illness. Apparently enjoying per fect health, Mr Perry suffered a slight heart attack about ten days ago, but dismissed it as be ing a slight attack of indigestion He continued his work during the week, looking after his farming interests, and went to a local bar boyshop Friday afternoon where he suffered a more severe attack and was removed to the hospital where repeated attacks were suf fered. He never rallied following a last attack suffered early Mon day afternoon. He was born in Bear Grass Township till years ago on July 22, 1884, the son of the late Si mon and Glendoro Griffin Perry. He spent his early life on the farm following his marriage in 1908 to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Peel located in Everetts where he wa associated with M. W. Ballard and Company for five years, En tering business for himself, he operated a mercantile firm there until 1924 when he moved to Williamston, built a store of his own on Washington Street and conducted an extensive business until 1939 when lie sold out and partially retired. Since that time he was associated on a limited basis with the Woolard Furniture Company and later with lleilig Myers Company, reserving time to enjoy life and look after his farming interests in the county Always friendly and apparently never experiencing a dull mom ent, he enjoyed life to the fullest When a young man he joined the church at Macedonia, moving he I membership to Everetts and fin tally to Williamston. He was de voted to the church and maintain ed an almost perfect attendance record upon its services, contrib uting liberally to its support and program. Holding membership in the Masonic Order he was also active in its work and programs for many years. While never as piling to public office or under takings, he was always faithful in advancing the best interests of his fellow man and community. Surviving besides Mis Perry are two daughters, Mrs. B F. Cox of Kaleigh and Mrs. Thomas II Morris of Galax, Virginia, eight grandchildren; two brothers, W Amos Perry of Williamston, and Dr. Bridgeman Perry of Hope well; and a sister, Mrs Alice Gar rett of Lenox, Georgia. Funeral services will be con (Continued on Page Six) Jaycees Planning Christmas Project —<$> — At their regular meeting last Friday night the local Jaycees received high praise from acting President George Corey for then fine work during the Harvest Festival and the Martin County Agriculture Fair. After a delicious meal served by the ladies of the Methodist Church, the members of the club settled (low’ll to the transaction of business and made tentative plans for their largest project of the year, the Christmas Activities Program. This program includes tile-large Christmas Party for the underpriviledged children of this County, a party to which the Jay eees look with pride and enthus iasm each year, and the erection of the Nativity Scene which has won State-wide acclaim. The chairman and committees are at present on the planning board and will he released during the first of next week. The Jaycees ask thal the people of this community start now sav ing their old toys and be prepared to give them to the needy through the Jaycees this Christmas. iimkvi mm: Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday after noon at ‘Llltl o’clock in the Christian church here for Kenjainin F. Ferry who died in .1 local hospital yesterday afternoon following a lew day's illness. Green Wave Band Will Go To Wake Forest Saturday I'lxlrti IVitrlicF Sessions I < He Held lids Week To W ork <)ii Drills I The Green Wave Band <>t Wil liamstun High School In., muptee an invitation to lie one of the twi high school bands appearing 11 iGroves stadium al Wake Forest a tht' Duke Wake Forest foolbal jgame on.Saturday ut this week, r | has been officially announeoil. I Load Majorette Jackie Harris ol tin' Wake Forest College Band was head majorette of the Wil liamston band last rismi. Jaekn will welcome the Wilhamstor band to Wake Forest and it will j be on the Wake Foresl hie dui'inr i t he game, it i - reported. The band has been allotted sev 1 on minute tor a drill routine or 'the fiold prior to the game and a lot ol work lies ahead for Direetoi Jaek Both i mil his ehaiges the week as Willianislon never take. its visits away from home lightly | They must fool that the- have a i good show worked up or they I don’t go. j The following information is n leased by MI Bui lei who Ugj 1 that parents clip the data and I keep it handy in ordei that they may know how to help tin young musicians get ready for the trip. Extra rehearsals will lie held at (i:()0 p m. on day announced to the band members Uniforms are to be cleaned, d necessary, -hoes shined and green socks put within handy reach Lunch will be taken by band members Saturday (Two may k toeetlii i..i should be worn and an < ,i r,i pan of dry socks earned 'along it ram threaten: Band members .-Imuld a t pleit ty of rest during the week a Sat (Coni limed on I 'a c Six) One Person Hurl In Car Acciedni In Martin County -<g> IVojmtIv !.o—» K*limul<‘<l At S I ..i7,"> In Series Of I'he Wrecks -v One person was painfully hut bchc rd not seriously injured and a property loss conservatively es tmiated at $1,575 resulted in a senes ol five motor vehicle acci dents in this county during the past few days. The first in the series was re ported at about 12:15 o'clock last Wednesday morning when Ken neth Earl Craft, 18. was returning fri m Tarboro to his home in Oak I City and ran into and killed a mule loose on Highway 44, Own chip of the mule could not be I determined immediately. Inves i tigntinu the aoeuient. Patrolman B. W Parker estimated the car ; damage at $300. Driving his father's 1041 Chev rolet. How, i d Rav Moore lost con trol of ihe machine on a curve on | a run,I road near the Fate Ever ett farm in Robersonville Town ! -hip and turned it over three times after skidding sideways down a ditch for about 150 feet. Moore ! and Ins two companions were not j injured Damage to the ear was j--estimated at about $400 by Patrol man B W Parker who made the investigation. On a dirt road leading off High i wa\ 04 not very far from the highway radio station, James Ar lt.hur Rogers, colored of RED 2, Williamston, lost control of his 1941 Ford and ditched the ma chine. causing about $75 damage, •> cording to Patrolman B. W. | Parker who made the investiga j nun. Driving east on Highway 04 at Gardner's filling station, Philip ‘Cherry ol Windsor swerved his 1950 Studebaker sharply to the left to avoid crashing into a bar ricade across an abandoned sec tion of thw highway The car turn ed over, causing about $45CT dam age. according to Patrolman Carl Gilchrist who made the investiga tion It was about 5:30 o’clock Sunday morning and Cherry said j he could not see very well on ae ; count ot -moke and fug, adding that he was on the barrier before (Continued on Page Six! Mrs. James Terry Passes In County -<s> Mrs Caddie Whitaker Terry died at hei home in Bear Grass Township Monday afternoon at 3 30 o'clock She had been in de ! eIininy health for two years or more, but was critically dl only a short time. A daughtei of the late Martin and Sallle Wynne Whitaker, slie ; wa born in Bear Grass Township ii3 i ears ago and lived in that , community all her life. She was married in 1902 to James R. Ter ry who died in 1941. Surviving aie a son. Jesse G. Terry, of Scot land Neck, and a daughter. Mis, rt N Kenner, of near Bear Grass. She wsis a member of the Rose of Sharon Free Will Baptist ( 'h-n ell loi a long time and fllll Will iTT^^oT! nude"? ; diere Wednesday afternoon at 3:31) ! o’clock b.v tin- Rev. Charles Ham ilton, pastor, of Fountain. Inter ment will be m the church ceme tery . Pair Raises Nearly $2,000 For Special Scout Project Sponsored jointly by tlv Lions | and Kiwunis Clubs with Fletcher Thomas as genera) manager, the Martin County Fair, held in the Carolina warehouse heie last j week, raised nearly $2,000 for the Hoy Scout building project The "take" at Jlio fair boosts the ; building fund to 'about $12,000 j leaving approximately $2,000 to j be raised for the project upon i I which construction has been start- , ed at the cornel of Smithwick j and Kailroad Streets The quarters taken at the lair i gate added up to $l,2,)ti, the Sat urday receipts amounting to $287. The Virginia Shows paid the fair $271. Exhibitors, arranging ,.t tractive displays, paid $1,808 for their spare The bingo game gros sed $l,0o0, and premium list ad vertising brought in $720, making a gi 'i.-.s total of $4,!)97. Expenses, including si 77 premiums, printing and advertising $571 and general items, $1,725, amounted to $3,073, according to unofficial and incom plete i eports Few events, advanced here in recent years, have attracted more attention and greater cooperation. Members of both clubs entered into the undertaking whole-heart ed!;., and representatives front the farm and home agents’ offices diil a splendid work along wdth the* various clubs. in the last of the entertainment features, the Rogerson sisters. Misses Jennie and Louvenia, won top prize Saturday evening. It is planned to sponsor another fair next year.
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